Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-24

Eion down to the very bottom Of .ho
hcart OF the beloved Denomination.
ana III all quarters the paralyzing Of
, lcc's ana the disgrace are fct
UNDERLYING CAUSES.
have followed the Convention
closely for twelve years; ! know nil
the leaders intimately, and 7 am nro
pared to say that his fight is bn
tween few men over office and
money '"
1t is estimated that during the last
,,i'E EeaH OF slavery in America.
mere were about thirty mi lions
p'p"ialloh III the United States, and
towards the middle of ;'hc Nineteenth
century about thice hundred fort v
eishl thousand Save holder who ro
cei'ed about thirty five per cenn pro
~ on their Investment i'm Slaves
ms large profit was not confinod n
inc slave holders. bu" extended to tho
northern cotton mills and banks and
. -. inc stock exchange. This thirty
! i've per cent profit influenced Who
thinking poop q in all sections of tho
country. 1T opposed the work and
propaganda of the aboliiionist ~
r."doehce rang out in the halls of
! Ioisress ana its will was written In
ootn state and national law.
ohacriylng this great Baptist war
ana inc disaster that has over.aLcn
.ne denomination is the financial nro
NJ mat few have rcapcd. This sn,r
| /. OF greed is jus;' a. strong on ono
sue as on the other and tho pr.,ot
hsht for the "35 per Gems prof,t" 10
! confined to both sides This 35 oon,
n.1 , 'arSeV caused the disruption
! n IL, IS alssracing the Denomination
III inc courts today and stands on
p'.cd 10 peace md reunion"
announcer cause underlying our
'r""o!eS Is failure to recognize the
Splra Oh fair p!ay. This is a princi
pre- loo held dear by Baptists and
wherever 1t Is disregarded the De
VIZ, encounter$ rocky road
VINO has forgotten the election of
oiiicers in New Orleans and otbor
c'cc IONS where the same sDirit mr.,
vailed? 'piiil pre-
III me convention in Muskopoo
ona.' last September, rcsolut;on
was read asking that a committee 70
! co appointed from both sides TO con
U' "h terms or peace and raunion +,
nc icduest was made that the resolu
oh DC referred to the Committo on
i.csoi"diohs. a Baptist minister oh
Jcc'ed to this cous' esy md moved that
inc resolution be tabled. Two how,
| lalcr TWO white brethren came hnforo
me convention and mad, tho eon,o
proposals couched in tho resolutions
| ana were voted approval whoto,,nn
| w. - i'r me splri' OF autocracy must
nn'c" out OF all our Baptist Con
'on''ohS' and these organizations
n'ns' more and more become places of
'"' pay and free discussion.
hpout n decade ago this serpent of
"'o,'ncs raised his head, in the Maj
eolai baptist Convention. The rreot
3"''c structure bui!a by our fathers
""S pecn demolished, and 10 r,;,,.
! arc scattered throughout the nation
A"'ocracy mus3 go and the ontocrot.
must vacate. ""''oia'S
EFFORTS AT PEACE
III chicago after the Convontio,
nao spit and both sides had cloctod
rmeir Officers and settled down Ro,,
r. Jernagin. d. D., of WASHING
W.T. -. ~ and Rev. r. G.. .Judkins
"no were members Of the Convention
'i when Dr. Morris presided. offer
gu JOINT resolution asking that con,
! "''ees DO appointed from each edo
10 confer on terms 80 "peaca and ~
union. The resolution was yotod
uo"n put forty three mon yond fo,
II These men will yet have q hoorinl,
and the cause they stood for in cn us
cago will yet triumph.
| In the Muskogce, Okla coruo,
t .; ICY. X. Z. Judkins offered resolu
| ..chs asking that a committee of
i've De appointed from each side to
:ohier OH terms Of peace and r,un
ioh' mere was no opportunity Civ
ell Tor the discussion of tho
'eSoHltlohs but many ministers
assured the author that thew
Favored them heartily. The matter
had been discussed in the southern
white Baptist Convention, ana IFS
PRESIDENT. DR.. ]. B. Gambrell and
Dr. o. l.. Haley both Of Dallas. Tex
were sent to the convention in Allan
Ia ana the one in Muskogee to offer
the services of the Southern white Bar
list Conventional hclp the colorcd
brethren 70 get together. In his
eloquent address. DR.. Haley used
these words: awe have come to offer
our good offices in assisting the two
conventions to get together" Those
significant words were uttered before
tho MUskogee Convention in Septen
Der. 1917. Our white brethren see the
folly Of our present course; they SEE
that our work Is hampered because o.
our division, and they offer their hel1
for our be"terment. We do not believe
that these combined efforts ut peace
WIFI come to naught. We believe ma
! they are seed sown that will spring