The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-11
REV. HAYNES AGAINST NEGRO
BAPT|STS Of TENNESSEE
SAYS REVEREND JOHN LUSTER HARDING.
New Transactions Revealed-Roger Williams
Involved New Ally

please notice dear reader, that l only
said that Brother Haynes was en-
titled to a commission. Rev Haynes
sends me warming by my friends
ITO remember that the late Harry
Stokes lost his life by digging up too
much on these Big White Folks, and
that one of them is mad now, and
that | ought to stop this" / have no
desire to punish any one, nor to GUST
the trustees, nor to send any one to
prison. Then why should | stop? 1
have lived here for thirty-fve years,
and have never Intentionally nor
knowingly harmed any one. Then
why should | fear to speak the
truth about matters which effect the
present and future welfare of my
race and church. regardless as to who
may be offended? | shall write and
contend in this matter until | am
called to go hence from this world,
or until the American Baptist Home
Mission Society of New York, make
conveyance that will protect the in
terest of the Negro Baptists of Ten
nessee
ANOW 1 all sui at hl u W
Kirkpatrick answering for Brother
Haynes, when | would have believed
Brother Haynes about the commission,
| if he had said over his signature that
he received none of the sale.
| said he was entitled to a nice com
mission for making 100000 sale,
and | say so now, which neither
Brother Haynes, nor Mr.. Kirkpatrick
deny in their defense. Mr.. Kirk
patrick is one of the most success
full business men in the south. Rev.
| Haynes has represented others and
himself in deals amounting to thou
! sands of dollars with him. ! can
not conceive of such relation, never
prompting Brother Haynes to ask for
any commission on any of these
deals, nor Mr.. Kirkpatrick Offering
not one cent. The only logical conclu-
sion is, if he ever did receive COM
mission for making sale for him,
the 100000 cash sale to the Ameri-
can Home Mission Society being the
biggest and best, he was entitled to
some kind of nice commission in dol
lars and cents, or credits or something
Men think very little of a co-partner-
ship where one of the parties gets all
of the profits. | compliment Brother
Haynes upon the unlimited emolu-
ments he enjoys from Mr.. kirkpat-
rick, who says Endorsement on any
transaction is worth 100 cents to the
dollar with me" that could be COM
mission Brother Haynes. Another
revelation.
Whep the property was sold to the
Society, Mr.. q. o. kirkpatrick and Son
held building and mechanics lien
interest against it to amount of
4 100000 or more. | feel little shaky
when a read what he says, Further
there is dying to us balance of
about $1s5008Qgfor building material
which we1have been carrying on our
books for the past two years, mainly
through your influence If the
property was sold at first to satisfy
Mr.. Kirkpatrick claim, the above
says. were it not for Brother Haynes
influence with us we would have a
collection of this money. ! am glad
Brother Haynes has that influence,
and | wish the University had as
much. Oh well, that could be some
commission too. Well Brother Haynes
| said nothing about lumber in my
whole article, but to appease your
poor conscience which seems to be
worrying you about something
knew nothing of, | will add, if you
negotiated the deal for the lumber
for your friend and our friend, Mr.
]. o. Kirkpatrick, you were entitled
to some more commission, (Emolu
ments), There is no dishonesty in
getting a just commission, but
All right gentlemen | am waiting tC
hear from the American Baptist Home
Mission Society of New York about
the commission they were entitled tt
pay Brother Haynes and few others
| will speak to Prof. Samuel A. Owen
President of Florida Memorial Col
lege ON this issue next week.
j. l.. HARDING.