Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-01
AFRO. AMERICAN NOTES.

There will be lawn party on the
lawn of the Merry Point colored school
No. 8. Saturday, June 25, for the bene-
fit of annexing a room to said school.
Ball games on the ground.
REPLY TO THE MODERATOR OF THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Rev. H. v. Washington must admit
that the Council certainly erred in not
hearing both sides. Grant that we
were Calvary's members, was il right
to condemn and brand US as disorderly
without hearing? Let any fair minded
man answer. Would he like to be tried
and condemned unheard? When the
truth about this matter becomes known,
as it will some day, he will regret that
he styled a congregation of baptized
believers disorderly, who have never
harmed him, but have refrained from
telling the public what they can prove
about him.
1t is neither right nor proper to call
an Advisory Council to consider difficult
ties existing between two Baptist
churches. A Mutual Council is the
proper one.
He deals with the effect of US organ
izing Baptist church rather than the
cause. He knows so little about church
government that he rushes in where
angels dare not tread.
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ganize Baptist church is not compelled
to get the church they leave to organ
ize them. Please read Hiscox's Bap-
fist Church Directory.
One hundred dissatisfied members in
any Baptist church are too many to re-
main therein. If this is not an ZAP
parent necessity" then there never was
one.
He is jealous of our pastors ability
and success. Shame on you TO hate q
brother minister because of his scholar
ship and ability!
Our pastor ought to be commended
for accepting our call. rather than con-
demned. Few men with his qualifica-
tons are SO self sacrificing. He places
the cross above the dollar. An evil
mind, such as yours. will suppose
| wrong.
We show more common sense than
Rev. Washington, in that we want q
pastor who has scholarship and ability
to lead US. He not only possesses these
qualities. but he is gentleman. Bott
white and colored will tell you this
During the nine years he has been here
he has lived above suspicion.
Why do you make this uncalled fol
attack on our pastor? Are you tn.
same Rev. Washington who was sus
pended from the Virginia Union Uni
versity for conduct unbecoming a gen
tleman? Our pastor graduated will
honor from the above school. You di.
not. Why?
We know with what Christian forti
tude our pastor has labored here. If W,
/ mistreat him as he has been mistreatet
then we shall not blame him for leav
ing. There is limit at which for
bearance ceases to be virtue"
Your decision does not bind the Bap
fist hosts of this State. We shall still
pursue the even tenor of our way. On
church has already been asked to unit
with several associations.
| Anent our pastor leaving us. he re
ceived last Monday letter requesting
him TO consider a call to a church in tn
western part of this State, which give
a parsonage and pays 500 per year
He has declined to consider the call
preferring to remain our pastor. H
will show this letter to you or any O
your friends.
This ends the controversy so far q
we are concerned Let US have peace
Done by order of the New st. John
Baptist Church.
| III