The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
FAKE HARMONY MEETING.
Peace Out of the Question-HypOc-
IIsy Exposed-Ciaimed He Created
DISSATISFACTION Everu,uhere

IISy EXpoSed-CiaImed He Created
DISSATISFACTION Everywhere.
One would be led to believe from
what appeared in The Evening Star"
OF this city March II. IQI2. under
the caption of Church Harmony
urged. that the dove of Deaca had
settled over the Vernon, 8yenue
Baptist Church, but this i far from
the truth At the fake harmony
meeting reported there we're about
tye persons present, and they were
staunch whistles. The anti-Wilis
ties knew nothing OF the meeting.
nor were they invited TO take part
therein We are tired OF BEING Mac
ed nj d bad light before the public bv
Our brethren, and we propose to bare
their hypocrisy 10 the world Peace
and harmony can not exist there un-
til the opponents OF Willis are al
lowed to exercise their rights as mem
berS of the church No member who
voted against Mr.. Willis is safe 10
go to the church alone. About three
weeks ago, you will recall eight OF
those persons who voted against
Willis were arrested merely because
the went to the church. The sex
ton, a Willisite, commanded these
people 70 leave the House of Wor-
ship. They refused. Bias immedl-
ately shot up the community. He
was arrested and Is now held under
bond. Judge Mullowney dismissed
the cases of the eight upon the tesu-
mony OF the Government witnesses
alone. Mr.. Z s Harris, one Of the
eight, had been a church worker for
forty years; he was badly beaten up
by member Of the Willis faction.
who had only been in the church
for nine months
The election of June 0, ICII, was
not fair one, rejecting the senti-
ments of the people of the church.
but was fraudulent IN its very nature
money and Whiskey playing an i'm
portant role. 1t was such a farce
that no minister would have accept
ed the call.
After the persons voting for Vii
lis had been counted and during the
time the opponents of Willis were
being voted, a fight was precipitated
by a Willisite, which so intimidated
the people then voting that they ran
out IN order to escape coming in con
tact with the Tazors and knives which
were being freely used by the Willis
ties in order to carry things their
way
MIR. Willis has created dissatisfaC-
ton In all the churches over which he
has had charge When he was pastor
OF the Mount Calvary Baptist Church,
Orange County, Virginia, there was
trouble created, and after he left peace
was restored. This reverend gentle
man and church dignitary then tried
his hand iii Greenville County, Vir-
ginia, where he succeeded in bring
ing on a bitter church fight, and he
left there for the Nations Capital.
where he has preCipitated a church
war, the like of which has not been
chronicIed
This same gentleman claimed to
have graduated Cd from a school OF
theology in Virginia, which. upon in
vestlgatiOn, we found that the school
was only in existence three months
when 1t was burned down We find
that this same gentleman graduated
% from third grade private school
OF this city about ten years ago.
They tell us about harmony Well,
that Is. what we want, but if it Is to
be had in the abandonment of our
share III the SI25,OOo church, then
pass it up.
We purpose to stand our ground,
asking no favors, but simply the right
to worship God according to the die
tates OF our own conscience, and az
the same time not infringe upon the
rights OF the humbest member OF
the church.
JABEZ LEE.
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