The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-09
THE AWFUL PLIGHT
OF A MAN WITHOUT
CONVICTION.
By j. P. Robinson, D. D.

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First of all | want to give nv
reasons for writing upon this sub
ject. 1t was caused by a real COM
partnership with DR.. Moses. That is
to say he came to my home more than
year ago, after the great Chicago
Convention. He impressed me as
Christian gentleman and for several
days we lived together in my home;
and no man was more welcome there
in than he and | want my readers
to know that he is still welcome as
a Christian gentleman. But since he
has broken away from what
thought to he sincerity and love of
the cause Of Christ and the Baptists,
| now stand in wonder and thought,
bordering whether or not he was a
man of conviction. | have been
studying him very carefully: | have
leen studying his writings, and am
convinced now that he is man with.
out conviction. Especially so as it
relates to the National Baptist Con-
vention. In his article that appeared
in the Christian Banner of Phila-
delphia on February 90, 1917, he
writes on the subject: "Close Up the
Rank and Shut Them Out | saw
him in Chicago, | heard him speak
in the Convention there until he al
most tainted, and every sentence he
hn in cd
Convention and the man who was
then presiding over that body and
who is president of it now. l do
not suppose there was a dry thread
left in DR.. Moses clothes because Of
the perspiration forced by his ora
torical effort. His coat got too small
for him and he threw it off of his
body in an effort to convince the peo-
pie tina he was a MAN OF CONVIC.
TION. Then he tore his collar from
his shirt in an effort to further con.
vince the thousands who listened of
the wrongs being perpetrateG upon
the Baptists Of America: and to con-
vince the people further of his sin
certify he attempted TO run out of
his white shirt and perhaps would
have, but think some one interfered.
After the great speech, and after
reading the long article written by
him soon afterward, also the visit to
my church and residence, | was con.
Vinced so | thought of his earnestness
and seriousness. But when | heard
of him again, he having left my
home for his place in Texas, behold
be had turned double somersault
and had gone into the camp of incor>
poration-the ones he had so valiant.
ly fought and belittled. First he
had Boyd in his arms and was advo-
eating the honesty and integrity of
Boyd, calling him the greatest ante.
Eellum Negro leader in the world.
But now when I read the article re.
lerred to in my beginning, I am
forced to say the man whom | had
once confided in, am now ashamed
of. 1t is pity to think of him now,
so broad at the National Convention
in Chicago; so little and narrow now.
And | think Dir. Moses ought to he
ashamed of himself when he attempts
to ridicule DR.. Boyd; a man who has
done something for tho Negro Bap-
lists; indeed man that has done
more than any other man could do
Tor even DR., Moses himself, with all
Of his brains and non-conviction,
could not do what Dr. Boyd has done
and if he could, he up to this good
tine has not done 50.
DR.. Boyd has brought into existence
enough for Dr. Moses and all of his
kind to fuss over, and according tc
The article appearing in the Banner.
its tone is such that man could
not have written it unless he was
having spasms. The fact that Dr.
Boyd's name enters into his argument
more than dozen times on the same
subject justifes this conclusion.
Now as to shutting up the ranks
and closing them out, | am lost to
know of whom he is speaking. He
certainly cannot be talking about
the National Baptist Convention
which met at Kansas City last Sep.
TENDER, for they are Baptists both
u lCu II uC anu " IL llOL luG ulSpO'
sition of the National Baptist Con-
vention (unincOrpOrated) to shut out
any Baptist or set of Baptists. We
feel that we would betray the high
calling of our Lord and Master should
We attempt to shut the door CT liberty
against any Baptist body. We would
not do such thing if we could. We
stand for fair play and for majority
rule in our Baptist churches.
Every effort to condemn DR.. Boyd's
actions on DR.. Moses part hut shows
up the insincerity and imbecility Of
DR.. Moses. | shall never forget the
scene / witnessed when Dr. Moses
spoke in Chicago. The memory of
that shirt and collar business will
last me as long as | live. Then to
think that after all Of that sweat
and vocal demonstration he turns
coat and attempts to stab the old
man in the back, is really unworthy
of A MAN
His subject: Close UD the Ranks
and Shut Them Out-needs elucida.
ton. Who can he lie talking about
shutting out? l consider that DR..
Moses has gone into new organiza.