Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
neither bishop nor boss, hut the SER
want Of the Baptist.

We wonder why DIR. Brand, 5eept
"hobnobbing" with the Negro Bap'
tist of the State? II he is 9 Baptist
and want tho help OF the Negro Bap.
tist o I the state, why does he do 1t?
II he cares to help them, can he not
do 1t without censuriug the Illinois
Blptlst association, and tho South
ern Baptist Convention? Why does
he ssex to raise the slavery qnes
ton? IL 10 for the purpose of de-
eeiving the ignorant and design ing
Negro Baptist ef the State.
Yes, the Southern white people
held slaves at one time, and they re-
pented of, and theirt sincerity 10
proven by the great help they are
giving the Negroes In the boutb.
They are helping TO build schools to
tram the Negro Ministry, and last
while the Southern Baptist Conyen-
tion was la aession II st Louis, our
own Dr. Sutton d. Griggs the Corr
responding secretary Of the Nation
al Baptisl Convention, delivered an
sddpess to that body, which result
ed into contribution Of $50, 000, 90
What do We hear next? Why, some
OF these same men say that DR..
Grigss sold out the Negro Baptist
TO tns Southern Baptist Convention.
How could this be done, when the
National and the Southern Baptist
conventions cooperate jointly In
educational and mission work? and
the National Baptist convention,
publishes the literature for the Me-
gross in this conntr, and the Foreign
held. What IL there for the white
Baptist OF the South TO gain by the
contribution of go, ,00c, 90? IL can be
plainly ssen that there Is nothing
whatever to be gained other than to
help the Negroes to preach whole
Chrise.
rhe same charge went out against
Phillips and McWilliams; Philiips,
sold out the baptist of the State to
DR.. Brands side for SO and Bro. Mc-
Williams, for elo per month, total
amount of si3.oo per moth.
IfDr. Brand, 10 sincere LET him stop
"hobnobDing" and provo his SINGER
ity to lila milk lu d older Negro Bap-
tsst brsrhrsn, By doing somsshing TOR
them. The proof of the pudding 10
the eating. Not by lip gush ioysity.
Yes, DR.. the south aL one time held
slaves, and she has repented OF it
and too, tho white Baptist of che
south stand hand jim hand with tho
National Baptist Convention, in Mis-
sion aud Educational work. We
have cited the s5o, ,0oo, 90 contribution
or rather proposition, that was Civ
ing out At Nashville, last September
during tho National Convention, 30
acres of land Is all that was required
DR.. Stokes of Aiabams, and several
other ministers in the convention
propose to give the tho site. The
re adcr can see il Is = 20. Now let
DR.. Brand, repent aud sdo likewise"
with has speekle bird brethren, and
they can soon have the speckle bird
convention in operation.
The people are wondering why 1t is
that DR.. Brand, tries TO make war on
the Illinois Baptist Assooia tion, and
the Southern Baptist Convention.
The reason lies ia fine fact, that there
10 about 40 much difference between
these two organizations, and the Ill-
inols Baptist State convention, as
there is between thom and Pedo-
baptist erganization. The State
Convention, fsvors "The Church
Federation, Free VIII ordination and
Alien Immersion. In other words
they are sailing sailing under the
fslse colors and the guise OF Mission
arr Baptist, while there are some
thing elst God only knows whnt. l
for one will raise my voice against
all such doctrine II 1t cost me my
ministerial reputation. Before I'd dc
that I'D meekly lay aside the Bless
ed Gid Book, take my plastering
tools and mount the scaffold, and
feel that would be OF more service
TO my Christ, community and toun-
try.
O. G. Phillips.
The above was republishcd by
request.