The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23
THE HONORABLE BEN DAVIS OF
THE ATLANTA INDEPENDENT
TR1UMPHS
TR1UMPHS.

TRlUAIPHS. .,
We do not know the absolute merits :
Of the contentious of the Odd Fellows
in Georgia, but we do know that a L
fierce conflict in that very great order T
has been going on in that state for I
some time with the Honorable Ben
Davis as champion of one faction. 1t ,
would appear that the matter were ,
finally thrown into the courts after
the enemies of the State r and Mas
ter and State Grand Secretary had
been declared accommodated,
The matter having been sifted
through the courts, Secretary Davis
seems to have won every contention
, sought and came out more than victor,
practically retaining in his hands the
: MANAGEMENT and disposition Of half
l. million dollars worth of property be-
: longing to the fraternity in Georgia
G Lined up with him were such men as
the Rev. DR.. E. r. Carter and other
noble churchmen. We are not at
liberty, however, TO say that the
church spirit entered into the conten-
ton, but it is singularly suggestive
that those who are contending for the
al National Baptist Convention unincor-
av porated are lined up with that giant
he in this struggle. We have always be-
es- lieved Colonel Davis to be honest and
u honorable. Since we have known him
or. we have believed him incapable Of
rk espousing a wrong cause His con
Try victions for the right are so clear anC
An, exalted his consciousness Of justice
.bo is so sublime his convictions are 81
,ur firm and reached after such delibera
viii ton and meditation until the edito
ne of the Peoples Defender believes hir
,ot incapable of espousin~ a wrong cause
NJ In this conviction, he has been Wind
Gated by the Supreme Court Of Geo
gia. for the Supreme Court has sal
leir that the Hon. B. J. Davis is right, an
TO that those who fought against hi
Ssar were wrong. 1t seems singular
,me strange that after man has spei
ear his life and energies, ability and ta
in building up a great institution thi
49,. those who are his interiors from eYei
- l,o+ viewnoint and who could not have
Mr.. any means brought to pass the pro
hey ress that exists, calmly wait until SUI
progress is made and then assail
, ~, The most ruthless and unwawant
for fashion those who have brought it
will pass, but somehow God hath arrang
are, il. that he who soweth shall also ha
''0'0 hand in reaping. 1t seems to
true in this particular case, for to t
luch credit Of the Hon. Benjamin Jelfers
beat Davis can be attributed more tn
OUT TO any other one man in Georgia {
present high financial and comm
cial standing Of the fraternity of o
will Fellows. and if left to his enemi
cam, he would not only have been depriV
ST. T,o of rea0ing any Of the benefits deriV
nIav. from such labors but would have be
lg OF ANONYMOUSLY thrown entirely out
the order itself. This reminds us
inst what the Baptists, the incorp
some ated Baptists, are trying to do to u
this venerable old sage, DR.. r. H. 30
The vbose genius and integrity and
give sightedness and activity and busin
ability hath builded for the Ne
race generally and the Negro b
best lists in particular, the greatest CT
mas mercial enterprise in the race. H
- 1"N @ dreds of men waited patiently III
raveI he had pushed that enterprise to
half million dollar mark, and Il
e the they rise up and cry, thief thief, "
no other intention but to play
quare thlel themselves iHe! "o''" u
GOOD. that old saint, that old business
ius and cast him entirely out Of
tainly o,4orrriso +,o+ bn hath baIned
,bIott build and indeed no doubt some
vii them would put him entirely out
err he the Baptist church and conftne hin
Il !, VT e prison if they could Satisfy their
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