The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-05-18
THAT AWFUL ENCAMPMENF.
NEW EVIDENCE or IN
CoMPENTENOY AND
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gent appeals and everything that the
old leaders could think of, calling
attention and urging upon the people
the idea of a great encampment to
be held on the campus of the Arkan-
sas Baptist College during the clos
ing week Of that school, or to be
more specific, during commenment
week. Every one of the old.liners
that had any influence or thought he
had any influence did his little best
to arouse the people to bring them
forth. A long standing letter of the
most urgent and exacting nature
from the old Boss Chief Encamper,
President of the Incorporated Ma
tional Baptist Convention and old
line State Convention, was kept in
the eyes of the people of the state.
This backed up by the editorials of
the local domestic encamper of thirty
years standing, backed up by the
royal messages Of Encamper Sande-
fur, the head of the State Sunday
school forces of Arkansas, backed up
by Camper Adams and all of the
other encampers, but in spite of all
of these urgent appeals from the
old-line campers, the matter fell
through and demonstrated what hath
been demonstrated time and time
again, that those old encampers had
gone to the length of their cables
tow, and were simply dangling at the
end of their cable lot of dead ducks.
They did not have the power nor
the influence, nor the magnetism,
nor the reputation, nor the ability
to arouse the people. The people de-
no1strated by act rather than words
that they are simply tired of them.
1t was the most pitiable sight that
the editor of the Peoples Defender
has ever witnessed, a most distress
ing, deplorable sight, to see Camper
Booker, Camper Adams, Camper Nc.
Crary and few of the old campers
strOlling around and about the beau
tiful campus at 10th and High
streets, seemingly looking up to God
whom they had long since forsaken,
pleading for help and for other en-
campers to come to their assistance.
Not only did the people of the state
and city fail to respond to their ur-
gent appeals, but the students them
selves were standing around in little
squads as if to say, we are simply
discouraged with the great Dragging
commencement that was made by
the president that hundreds and
thousands of persons would be here,
when in fact and in reality there
were scarcely any out-of-town people
on the campus.
The editor of the Peoples Defen.
der has said time and again and still
repeats that the management is en-
tirely incompetent. We are told
and if reports be true, a large tent
was rented and placed on the cam.
pus at the cost of 500. A collection
was called to reimburse the college
fund, the collection amounted to So.
We are not prepared to say Just what
the collection in full was, but it
was only $12 according to reliable
reports. Now as to the incompetent
cy, can't anybody see who has sense
enough to get out of shower of
rain that in these hard times that
it is foolhardiness to take money
that ought to be given to teachers
and to the boarding department AMI
to the paying of honorable and legiti-
mate bills, to take money, we say,
and expend it for tent and place
it on the campus where people will
almost freeze, catch the pneumonia
and incur doctors bill, when Il
splendid hall erected for the purpose
Of college entertainments, and col
lege days and college commence
ments was on hand. 1t demonstrates
the Big-Eyed-Ness of the Manage
ment. No doubt the management
had been led to believe that hundreds
of encampers would be present, and
raise several hundred or perhaps
thousands Of dollars. 1t is simply
the business foolishness that enters
into the brain of those in control
That is why the institution is where
it is today, is because of the foolish
methods pursued and programs car
ried out. This eAcampment was a
new ruse on the part of the old-line
leaders; it is simply new name for
cid hash. The people knew that 1t
meant the same old thing, but they
wrapped it up in new garment and
called it encampment They thought
they would do the people like the
spider did the fly, but the people
know the winding stairs of that
sang, and the people are not going
to follow them into their little parlor
Of death. 1t is said by them that
the Progressive movement in the
state will not have any following.
This encampment demonstrates most
clearly that the old-liners have no
following. The people are simply
sitting quietly by, listening at the
big talk, hearing the loud squealing
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