The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1915-10-23
DIR. j. +. KERSH ON NATIONAL
BAPTIST CONVENTION.


tional Baptist Convention, which con
vened a few weeks ago in the city OF
Chicago, has passed into history.
This session Of the convention was
quite stormy one. DR.. Boyd lead.
ing his forces with the Rev. f.. p
Jones at he head, finally pulled of
with few of the delegates and some
Of the citizens of Chicago and organ.
lied a "RUmp Convention" Okla
homa stood pat with the National
Convention, with the exception oi
| the good Or. S. S. Jones, Revs. J. A
Anderson, 5. p. Harrison, president
of the Creek Baptist S. S. Convention
and probably Rev. Stephenson, Mod
orator Of the Creek Seminole Associa.
| ton.
This split in the National Conven.
| tion means split in the various
states, for those who are for the Ma
| tional Baptist Convention will no,
stand to be dragged into the "RumT
Convention, Notwithstanding ouI
President collected money from the
brethren on the way to Chicago for
the purpose Of representing the State
il the National Convention, but put
| our money in that "Rump Conven-
| ton"
Some mean to rule or ruin ard will
not be advised by any one. | am
sure oklahoma is not for the split.
but | am writing this to inform the
Baptists OF the state that they may
be on their guard that no man can
pull the wool over your eyes and fool
you at the State Convention with q
fine flowery speech or address, and
make you believe that the "Rump
Convention" is the National Conven-
tior. To prove to you that it is not
the convention, DR.. Boyd went into
the District Court and swore out an
injunction against DR.. Morris that he
be not allowed to preside or in any
way have to do with the Convention.
This was served on DR.. Morris while
he was reading his Annual Address.
He had read it about half when the
sheriff stopped him and served the
notice. To the court house they
went, and when the Judge heard the
evidence he pronounced DR.. Morris
the rightful presiding officer Of the
National Baptist Convention. Then
off went Or. Boyd and the few 9TH
ers. and our "little" President IS. S.
Jones" trotted off after them
Some one may say that we are
fighting, but we are not; just merely
telling the plain, simple truth. Every
word of this article can be proven by
the Oklahoma delegation.
DR.. Morris was unanimously elect
ed President Of the Convection; and
after that "wrangling set" got out,
peace and harmony pCrmcatcd the
Convention.
Rev. +. p. Jones Of Mississippi, and
Sam Prince Of Texas, were helped
down from the platform upon tho toe
OF someone's shoe, il is said. ! do
not know how they got down, but
they came off the platform in an un-
usual way: they were not particular
to return.
VIII the Baptists Of oklahoma
stand together, or viii YOU split your
selves asundcr? You have been
reading the papers, and am sure you
are acquainted with conditions. We
must save the Publishing House for
the Baptists; and unless You stay
with the National Baptist Conven-
tion, YOU can not save il. The Bap-
lists do not own very much there as
| understand 1t, for everything be-
longs to DR. Boyd: but the little we
do own we cannot control that. We
are merely trying 10 get in control OF
our property if we have any. And If
we have none, we want to know ii so
we can begin to arrange to purchase
and own some. | doubt very much
that we Will own any of that that is
said to be ours, for | think that the
Convention has slept almost too long.
But, If il can be gotten for the Bap-
lists Oklahoma is here to do her part
i'm helping to secure it, and no one
need think that, because Rev. S. s.
Jones. President of the State
Convection, Joined the "Rump Con-
vention" that he has represented the
sentiment of the Baptists OF this
state. He only had the advantage