Evening journal., 1914-02-09
BAR HALL TO
MEETING ON
COLOR LINE
MetI OIlSt Pastors Make That
Charge against Odd Fel-
lows Committee
MOTION ON SUBJECT
LAID ON TIE TABLE

AZ the meeting Of the Methodist
Preachers Association Ia Ggace ". z.
Church this morning the action OF tho
Odd Fellows Hall committee in rofus.
inc TO allow tho temple az Tenth and
King stgcete TO be used for a meeting
20 be addressed by Bishop Quaylo, et
which the audience would probably ba
made up largely Of colored people, rss
discussed BY several preachers. The
matter vas fnally laid on the table az.
tor various motions dealing with IL had
been offered.
According 60 Dr. George Edward Reed,
pastor OF Grace Church and The Rev. j..
s. T. Faust. pastor OF EEion NJ. y.
Church. the committee in charge Of the
temple when first approached regarding
the renting Of the hall for The meeting,
which will be addressed by Bishop
luayle. in behalf OF Morgan College, the
committee agreed TO rent H..
Lalor when IL was learned that the
audience would be made up OF a great
many colored people. the hall was TO-
fused. Dr. Reed said he had expressed
his feeling N the matter 20 the COM
mittce personslly and has offered the
use Of Grace NJ. =. Church for the meet
: ing. which will be held on April 2.
pr. S. ~ Morgan, pastor OF Mt.
salem Church. denounced the action
OF the odd Fellows committees In the
ma -er and comraged tho case 70 one
ln which g celebrated coioGed preach-
er. who had been riding with him on
{ tile Delaware railroad, was forced 70
get out of bis seat and 80 into the
"Jim Grow" car when the train
reached the Maryland line pr. Nor
san offered a motion that the body ca
press itself az regrettlng and dieap-
proving the action Of the committee IN
/ charge Of the hall
: Several OF the ministers were not IN
favor Of the motion. The Rev ". A.
Wise said he had several prominent
/ odd Tellows on his church roll whom
he thought could be made to see tbs
matter Ia q different light. Ih9 Rev
n F.. Beauchamp said that such an
action would probably affect the meet
ing aud vss too Gerious a matter 70
pass upon ia a hurried manner. The
REV. George White Dawson proposed
that q committee consisting Of Mr..
Wise, Mr.. Beauchamp and the Rev,
Vaughan s. Collins be appointed &c
take up the matter with the commit
tee.
DR.. Collins said be would vot
against Dr. Morgans motion beeaua
he did not link the association
should pass resoiltions against every
hing Of small concern which dee
not happen 10 please its members Or
Morgan took exception 20 the state
mept that the matter vas one Q
small c1acefu and pr. Collins aske'
q, be rs''evcd Of duty 90 the com
nittce
Al tal5 jnucWre Mr.. Dawson rsise
tbs question az 20 whether tue con-
mittco in charge Of the ball actuali
represents the odd Fellows Of IN
J city he said that IN bis opinion III
/ preachers were talking about some
ihing troy K ~ very little about am
{ ucTod lhsi thc matter be lad on th
tatle. Or. Morgan accused Mr. Daw
son OF fopping over and Mr.. Dawson
reiorted that he vas broad enough Z
change his mind when he thought
proper Dr. Morgan stated he wa
opDcsed 10 the action Of the commit
tee. The motion 10 lay on th
table was carried.
Sir. Dawson reported for the Rev }
&C. sunfeld, curator. for this mont
I that IL was proPosed 70 debate ~ IN
next meeting, the question OF tbs al
, visibility Of the whipping post oeinl
abolished In Delaware. Several preach