Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-05
Where Has Joshua BrOCkett
Been for LO these
Many Years?

j, ed the joined the A. Nj. Z. church, tc
study its doctrine. Tho honorable
hands had been laid on his vandal head,
and he had been ordained Baptist
Minister, he says he entered the A. M.
K church TO study her doctrine, Sir
(Brockett) You can fool all people part
of the time, and you can fool some OF
the people all of the time, but you can
not fool all of the people all of the
time. Out of your own mouth the
public will Judge you. He tBrocketD
makes an appeal for sympathy to the
Bishops of the Methodist church and a
great number of the secret societies,
We make no criminal attack on the
Bishops he refers TO, but with all tle
good that his secret societies have
done, and are yet doing, they are eaus-
ing more people to die and go to he'll,
than any other one thing on earth, un-
der the pretense Of lifting up and help
ing falling humanity; and too. society
Is placing such men as Mr.. Brockett,
In position that all the following
of society under their oath, must sup
port him. tho he be dirty Mug Wump
Hear the eulogy he pours out upon
himself. ''In Sculptural Art" have
to my credit one miniatural bust of
General Robt. <. Lee" Why the
righr Rev. has little picture of Gene
eral Lee, and number of others, over
thirty years a minister. and has not
told in his record of one soul, that has
been scuptured out Of Sin, by his min
istry. HE whole life has shown him
To be blank tablet, SO far as the Cos
pei Ministry Is concerned.
Public and Private Life of the Writer
The above is the eeption under which
Rev. Mr.. Brockett wishes to shadow
himself under, and has asked that we
give the public our public and private
Life aa he has done. One thing among
the many that the Rev. failed to give
in his article, and for my benefit, as
well a. the public's. you (Mr. Brock
ett) will please give the desired infor-
nation to the following inquiry. viz.
What position did you hold in the A.
M. T.. church, when you voluntarily
withdrew from the A. NJ. <. church?
Where were you in charge of church.
when you withdrew, il so, what was
the membership What salary did you
getl We're you presiding Elder when
you left the Methodist connection, or
did you abandon the connection during
the time you we're assistant principal
of the State Normal at Warrenton N.
CT Or did you leave them during
which time you say you were profess
or of practical Theology at Morris
Brown College, Atlanta Ca, for per-
iod of five scholastic years? If you
will answer the above questions, the
above questions, the public, as well as
the sixty churches that you say that
you say that you are going to visit. be
able to judge, as to your sincerity for
returning to the Baptist ranks. Now
the thing you would like to get out be-
fore the public, and that too, you want
to come from my own mouth is, wheth-
er | was ever convicted of a Felony
and served time in any State Prison,
you shall not pine for the evidence.
In Massac County, Metropolis the
county seat, in the grand old state of
Illinois, /, w. p. Washington, was
convicted by jury, and sentenced by
Judge to an indefinite term in the
Chester Penitentiary, without any ev-
idence whatever, but because the
plaintiff was white man. against a
defenceless Negro. em sorry it ever
occurred, but am not ashamed of it.
| | left the county jail for the State pris-
on, rejoicing that could be counted
worthy to suffer for the truths sake.
had rather go to Heaven out of the
Ssate prison than to go to hell out of
Atlanta Ga, with the honors of being
33d degree Mason, together with be-
Il ing a professor of Practical Theolgy.
| was charged with raising two checks,
| (receips) from seven dollars to seventy
dollars, and the amount was in figures
thus 81. 90, or $40. 90 and the seven, or
seventy notwritten. However, serv-
ed % months and one day and half,
and when came out, never went to
Atlanta Ga. that my tail might follow
me, but my tail. and |, staid here
where the trouble occurred, and now,
men that was on the jury that helped to
convict me. togethey with the general
public is declaring my innocence, and
there is no people that are attempting
TO hinder my progress, except such
linen as Mr.. Brockett, who wishes to