Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06

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be made to conform to the Constitu
ton Of The National Baptist Conven
ton.
WANTED A CLEAN BILL.
(c) l took pains and said these
words: when the Secretary Of the
Publishing Board sent sor me and
sat down aud told me of the actions
OF the Commission and asked my ad-
vice, as to what was the best thing to
do, told him: ITO prepare to give
the people q clean bill of health" and
II he was not right, he had better get
right for l was going to the people
with this story, and I would not
ewerve a hairs breadth for the truth
regardless to whom 1t may hurt until
this question Ia settled and settled
rightly to the glory Of God and good
OF the constituents Of the National
Baptist Convention world without
end l have no personal feeling
against a living human being, and
am not looking for a job, either for
myself, kinfolk, friends or acquain
tances. And l here by serve notice
that am going to try to help elect q
New President Of the National Con
vention." Il am not going to follow
QnI5ffnro. ( rnk ,pl~ lo
elected I am going to remain in tho
National Baptist Convention and con
tend for the ruler Of the people until
the people wake up to the marvellous
possibilities Of the Great National
Baptist Convention" See page 1924.
HAVE KEPT THE PROMISE.
,. ~~<s4SyaN
have kept that promise to
day. (d) DR.. Boyd promised he
would change the charter and did at
tempt to submit a Minority report to
that end at Philadelphia, which was
votet down, CDR. Calvin voted n~~,rct
IL too) Then DR.. Boyd and I made a
common cause against the administra
lion: And told him, that DR.. Calvin
aVo"" JOIN us II he would tell him
ME position as he had told It 'fo me:
although he had voted with the COM
mission against Dr.. Boyd at Philadel.
phia 1913. '0'
le) Henry Allen Boyd wrote DR..
Calvin; submitting three questions
and DR.. Galvin's reply and DR.. Boyd's
reply to DR.. Calvin are here given to
gether with extracts from DR.. Bovds
letter to mo concerning DR. Galyin's
attitude.
tf) here submit some extracts
from those letters (for lack of space)-
VIII publish the whole Of tho origi-
mas II any one desires 1t, for the pur
pose or showing that DR.. Boyd's posi
ZION was right wheI I was with him
ana mat DR.. Calvin was against him
at that time and with the administra
tloh' and that now since Dr.. BOYD re-
Versed his position when he went in
10 the courts, I abandoned him. and
Dr. Calvin Joined him and ia aiding
and abettfng him now at the perr,, Of
dividing the Convention in Virginia
and losing the supports of the V,r.
ginla Seminary in the North and T al
so wish to show that DR.. Boyd admit
ca In his private letter to DR.. Calvin
the very point the Denomination 10
trying TO prove in the courts and that
thls letter will be placed in evidence
against him. ''No
UR. BOYD'S LETTER TO DIR, MOSES
Nashville, Tenn, 4-16-14.
Rev. w. Fl. Moses, D d.
Knoxville. Tenn,
Dear DR.. Moses,-"I am enclosing
Iatfar
ana copy OF my answer. You SCI,
you judged him a little wrong, buo
the PROBABILITIES are that you can
prlng him around-"I know he has
oeen misled. but I think If you get
aiter MIN you will straighten him out. "
Yours truly,
r. Fl. BOYD, Secretary.
DIR. GALvIN's LETTER
TO DIR. BOYD.
232 South Main st..
Danville. Va, April & "a
Rev. Henry Alien Poyd, ' "
Nashville, Tenn.
Dear Rev. Boyd,--Yours OF the
third instant received, and replyine T
wish to say that I am perfectly will
ing to answer your questions from
my view point.-"In answering your
first question. I have to say that I do
not believe that the Publishing Board
and the Home Board should In anv
way, be run in association ons with
the other. but that they be absolute.
ly, positively and distinctly separated,
And I do not think the other enter
prlses should be connected with the
Publishing Board.
SHOULD NOT BE BLOCKED.
Responding to your second question,
1 would say I do not believe "the
progress Of the Board should be
blocFed and their work retarded by
undue Interference ill-ady ised lapisla-