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 Conycn
ton.
WANTED a CLEAN BILL.
(c) l took pains and said these
words: when the Secretary Of the
Publishing Board sent Cor ME and
sat down ond told me of tho actions
Of the Commission and asked my ad-
vice, as to what was the best thing to
do, told him: "To prepare to give
the people 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
swerve hairs breadth for the truth
regardless to whom it may hurt until
this question Is 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 l
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
New President of the National Con
vention." Il am not going to follow
any splittcrs; it matters not who Is
elected l am going to remain In the
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.
~~s4sassGN
l have kept that promise to
day (O DR.. Boyd promised he
would change the charter and did at
tempt to submit Minority report to
that end at Philadelphia. which was
votet down, CDR. Calvin vo+od o~,,rc+
1t too) Then DR.. Boyd and I made a
common cause against the administra
ton. And told him, that DR.. Calvin
VOID join us if he would tell him
MS position Gs he had told 1t to mo:
although he had voted with the COM
mission against DR.. Boyd at Philadel-
phia 1913.
tc) Henry Allen Boyd wrote DR..
Calvin; submitting three questions
ana Dr. GalVin's reply and DR.. Boyd's
reply to DR.. Calvin are here given TO
so,her with extracts from DR.. Boyds
letter TO me concerning DR. Galyin's
attitude.
f) l here submit some extracts
from those letters Cor lack of snaceIw
will publish the whole OF the oriri-
nails If any one desires it, for tho mr.
pose or showing that DR.. Boyd's nosi
ZION was right wheI I was with him
ana that DR. Calvin was against hin,
a. 'hat tlme and with the administra
tioh' ana that now since DR.. Boyd re
serseo his position when he went in
70 inc courts, l abandoned him, and
Dr. Galvn Joined him and is aiding
and apettlng him now at the peril Of
"lv'o,hs the convention in Virginia,
anu losing the supports Of the Vir-
sihla seminary in the North and al
80 "lsn 10 snow that DR.. Boyd admit
gu III MS private letter to DR.. Calvin
the very point the Denomination Is
.,y'hs 10 prove in the courts and that
'hls letter will be placed in evidence
against him.
nR. BOYD'S LETTER TO DIR. MOSES
Nashville, Tenn, 4-16.14,
Rev. w. Fl. Moses, p d.
Knoxville. Tenn,
Dear DR.. Moscs,-"T am cnc,osinc
you letter from Rev. A. A Calvin
and copy Of my answer. You ac,,
you Judged him little wrong nn1
the probabilities are that Won can
bring him around--"I know he has
been misled. but think If Won rct
ai'er him you Will straighten him out"
Yours truly,
r. II. BOYD, Secretary
DIR. GALVIN's LETTER
TO DIR. BOYD.
232 South Main st..
Danville, Va. April s. u.
Rev. Henry Alien Poyd,
Nashville, Tenn.
Dear Rev. Boyd,--Yours OF the
third instant received, and rcplyine T
wish to say that am perfectly will
Ing to answer your questions from
my view potnt.-"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 one with
the other. but that they be absolute.
ly positively and distinctly separated.
And l do not think the other enter
prises should be connected with the
Publishing Board.
SHOULD NOT BE BLOCKED.
Responding to your second question,
l would say / do not believe "the
progress Of the Board should be
blocled and their work retarded by