The Twin City star., 1916-10-06

books and makes reports which are
thousands of dollars out Of the way
In one place the auditor states that
$1,000. whereas she has received but
800. This distOrting Of figures was
lone with either malicious design or
gross incompetency. In either case
the innocent victim suffers. for which
the auditor should be made to answer.
He should further be made to furnish
Miss Burroughs the difference. OF
,ourse he offered an apology. but that
does not suffice, when in his financial
report there are errors amounting to
eight or nine thousand dollars. for
which the convention would be respon-
sible
Auditor Rogers Report Under Fire.
When Miss Burroughs sought to
point out the errors In the auditors
report she was met with yells, Wen
stand by our auditor. Give us Rogers"
How gloriously inspiring to the great
Baptist family it must be to see the
dominant organization resolve itself
into a machine of oppression against
one lone woman. Yes. stand by Rog
ers, a man and proven failure as an
auditor! Down with Miss Burroughs.
a woman who is successful educator
and builder!
Rogers will need several people to
stand by him and to those who were
not present and have since read of the
affair, it seems marvel that he was
not bodily elected from the platform
Something more than momentary in
dignation should follow the treatment
Of our corresponding secretary. NJ. NJ.
Rogers will find the women "puzzling
angels" before he has finished with
his claims.
Miss Burroughs has given her hearts
blood to make the National Training
school what it Is today. The same glut
tonous principles which prompted the
controversy concerning the publishing
house and resulted in the disgracefu
and deplOrable split in Chicago are
again at work. AS was predicted at
that time this was the first opportu
nifty to cause disturbance among a
hitherto peaceful body. The women's
meeting had been both successful and
railroaded through for the property OF
the National Training school to be re
moved from the hands of the trustee,
no doubt they remembered that here
was a good field for Jack-leg professors
seeking q job and obviously conven
lent for those who have sons ant
daughters to educate.
But the women will protect thu
property Of the National Trainin.
school regardless of the contemplate,
robbery. What explanation has Presi
dent Morris to offer concerning his at
titude in permitting this same auditor
to be reelected? "A woman who cal
start up and build up an institution
that carries an intrinsic value of $685.
600 and moral and beneficial value t.
the race of several hundred thousant
dollars is as well prepared to handk
the affairs Of the National Trainin.
school. Miss Burroughs is better fitte
than any man coming out Of common
country schools, who has never had
job at anything more than teaching il
rural schools and gauging whisky 70
the government. who suddenly leap
into prominence through political Chi
canery and wire pulling in secret So
cieties. To the minds of the public
seems that the one who has built u
this national institution should stan,
at its head till God says. 1t is enoug
come up higher"
The news of this contemptiblp
movement has Travelled like wildfire
and the entire country is supporting
Miss Burroughs and her work. She is
besieged with kilograms and personal
messages of encouragement and sym,
pathy and has been rendered the sup.
port Of host Of influential friends
from every section Of the country and
representing every walk Of life.
Mr.. Rogers would find himself a
most uncomfortable guest should he
have the temerity to impose his unwel
come presence in Washington, New
Jersey or New York, where the influ
ence Of Miss Burroughs has been felt
for all that Is good and uplifting.
Miss Burroughs Worked For Peace.
On a plea for peace an article which
appeared in the weekly papers Of July
Is. the writer clearly set forth Miss
Burroughs attitude as being first and
last for peace and unity in the demon
ination. Her only fear was that dis
sension might be sown in the ranks
Of the women by the warning men
1t was in the spirit Of peace that Mis-
Burroughs sought by every possible
means to bring the bodies together
This commendable effort was pounced
upon by another very ingenious brother
in the person of Rev. L. X. Williams
also Of Texas, who by distortion of
fact and juggling of words sought to
place Miss Burroughs in the guise of
disturber, accusing her Of desiring
to set up the women independent of
the men.
This was as far from her thoughts
as the poles are apart. This act of the
convention only drives the women to
do so. as q matter of self defense. The
women Of this country who have work
ed to hold up Miss Burroughs in build
ing up this work are prepared to go to
the last ditch with Miss Burroughs H.
holding her at the head of this work