The Denver star., 1917-09-01
over the protest of Rev. 4. ]. King, the
aecrptary of the BOyd factinn

"The committee has had in view one
thing-Tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing else but the truth 1t has
gone forward imbued with the spirit
OF the convention it is endeavoring to
represent 1t believes t:is: 'Ye shah
know theO.ruth. and tro truth shall
make y0u free.N .
at has attempted to how the people
that the Boyd faction or the board
convention which meets in Atlanta In
September can IN no wise be counted
a properly constituted Baptist con-
vention. because Baptist conventions,
when properly organized. are made up
of messengers appointed by Baptist
churches or Baptist organizations al
ready existing and recognized: that the
messengers thus appointed must bear
credentials showing their appointment
and authority to organize in the name
sf and for the denomination: that after
the organization Is formed as stated
above it must be recognized by Baptist
bodies of equal or cc-ordinating rank;
that the Boyd faction or the board
convention which he attempted to or
ganiZe' at Chicago had no credentials
ization to organize a convention, but
instead We're appointed as messengers
to the National Baptist convention, IL
to any. II they say they We're author
lied to organize-which they cannot
say and prove-they will show them
selves to be willful usurpers of power
in all that they did or attempted to do
in the National Baptist convention In
Chicago the first day of Its meeting"
One National Baptist Convention.
The committee has said now since
the Boyd convention was not author
lied and since no Baptist organization
of equal rank such as the National
Baptist convention, the Southern Bap-
tist convention and the Northern Bap-
tist convention, has recognized it it is
plainly evident that 1t is not Baptist
organization, and it therefore cannot
by any rule Of reasoning be considered
the National Baptist convention.
''Once more we have shown also that
the Boyd faction. or board convention,
does not itself claim to be the National
Baptist convention of America. Look
at Its name Here it is, National Bap-
the name of the convention is the Ma
tional Baptist Convention of America
The committee has expressed its won
der why. in the formation or evolution
of this board convention, 1t did not
loose the post appendage, its tail-'un-
Incorporated very strange thing for
a convention to possess.
This -unincorporated-is a new
thing in connection with the name OF
a Baptist convention, but some of the
Boyd followers said to us it was to
show that our convention was incor.
porated and theirs was not To them
we have said DIR. Boyd proved in lis
paper syndicate before we went to Chi.
cago in 1918 that there wasn't a word
nor line nor resolution found anywhere
in the records of the National Baptist
copventton authorizing anybody to
charter said conventions We have told
them that the National Baptist conven-
ton In its session at Chicago and Sa-
vannah refused to adopt the charter.
and we concluded by asking them II
the convention. as DR.. Boyd stated, did
not order . charter before and has not
approved once since 1t has been secured
how can you or DR.. Boyd say now ours
is an Incorporated convention?
Charter opposed by tn. Convention.
"We have told them that we were
the only convention. according to Bap-
tist precedence. according to the re-
puted vote upon the resolution offered
by Rev. Brooks. which DR.. Boyd said
indicated the opposition of the conven-
tion to the charter, according to the
Bennett resolution, according to the
statement and visit of DIR. Booker r.
Washington. made at the Armory hall
the very night of the day OF the sup
posed split: according to the verdict Of
the northern baptist and southern Bap-
tist conventions and according to tho
verdict of the Council of the Federated
Churches Of America. We have said
and proved that there is but one. only
one. National Baptist convention. and
1t will meet in Muskogee.
The committee has shown that the
Boyd conventions seeming opposition
to charters is specious. fimsy PIE
text, illogical and designed to prejudice
and mislead the unwary. We have
shown that the National Baptist pub.
fishing board has chartered the National
Church Supply company. all under the
control of him who in words utrers We
hement protests against charters. The
committee has also shown the people
that tour convention was chartered
it was orderly, regular and more
nearly and truly Baptistic than char
tered board could be. We have shown
them that conventions are bigger than
boards, that Baptists believe in ma
Jority rule that majority reside In con-
ventions, register their will there as
they do and cannot in chartered boards
'On this point the committee has
produced and presented the charters of