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

Hoping to hear from you at once,
/ am yours for the advancement Of the
National Baptist Publishing Board"
Signed,
A. A. CALVIN. In
S - ..-.. ~,
THE TRUTH ADMITTED.
DR.. Boyd lets the truth slip out In
his private letter to DR.. Calvin before
the Jones convention was organized
or the suit instituted to get the PEG
pies publishing board.
Rev A. A. Calvin,
223 S. Main ST., Danville, Va.
Dear DR.. Galvin,-"Your very
straight forward, plain and bust
ness like letter to II. a. Boyd was
handed me to day by him.-"I take
TIL Is privilege and pleasure Of answer
ing some Of the straightforward ques
lions, which feel very sure he would
not under take to discuss. From
what I have learned Of you and your
character by those best acquainted
with you, that all you are looking for
is tho truth, and when that is obtain
ed you will be straight on matters"
WOULD CHANGE HIS MIND.
well, DR.. Calvin, there are sever
al people unacquainted with this af-
fair like yourself, but If you knew the
history Of the affair, you would posi-
bly, have cause to change your mind
| feel that | ought to briefly state to
You first, the Publishing Board was
and is nominal creature of the Home
Mission Board. In 1896 at st. Louis
Mo-, at the same time that was elect
ed Secretary OF the Home Mission
Board, resolution was passed by the
convention authorizing the Home
Mission Board to appoint Printing
Committee Of five with r. II. Boyd,
as Secretary. This Printing Commit
tee proceeded under this resolution
to organize itself under the auspices
Of the Home Mission Board, and be
gan the Publication Of Sunday School
literature. II. Boyd went from
st. Louis. Mo-, to Nashville Tenn,
started this publication under the
name Of National Baptist Publishing
Board"
Doing this Publication work under
the name Of the National Baptist
Publishing Board. and The Missionary
work under the name Of the Home
Mission Board; he, (Boyd) acting as
secretary Of both. At the Boston meet
Ing in 1917 he had made such a show
ing that the Convention asked the
Home Mission Board to have this
Printing Committee incorporated I'm
der the Laws Of the State Of Tennes
sce."
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
"In March 1898 these articles of
incorporation were drawn up by
Lawyer II. G.. Ewing whom you heard
testify. "Ha drew up the charter
under the laws Of Tennessee by the
Shannon Code. In September 1898
a. Kansas City Missouri, when the
Home Mission Board made its report
1t carried in an exact inventory of
every article purchased whicI the
minutes of that year will show, then
read the charter before the convention
The charter was unanimously adop,
cG and this Publishing Board acteo
40 lluStecS loi inc property, WnllC
the Home Mission Board had the Gel
eral oversight
"The Convention or the Homo Mission
Board elected the five incorporators
which was afterwards increased to
nine. Each OF these have been reject
ed every three years according to
the terms Of the charter"
Under the constitution, If you will
read 1T, any member OF the National
Baptist Convention has right to
come to Nashville and look into the
books to satisfy themselves at any
time"
NO FULL ACCESS.
This does look to me as If tho Nat