The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-19
DR.. RUSSELL
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, never for a sing!e moment had ans
thought of excluding the coiored PEG.
pie. and have never taken any action
to that effect.
After the Sunday party reached
Richmond. Mr.. Sunday himself was
, consulted about the matter and a com
mittee consisting of II H. Pitxer. OF
| the Sunday party. s X. Mckee and
Russell Cecil met with the ministerial
alliance of the coiored people, Mon
day. January 81, and offered them a
section in the auditorium and also
some special meetings at night In
which the coIored people might have
use of the entire building. AT this
meeting OF the committee with the
coiored alliance. all denominations In
the city were represented except the
colored Baptist churches. The colored
ministers present received the commit
tee very courteously. but said In sub
stance that they felt they had been
discr minated against In not being in
vited at the beginning to united with
the Ministerial union In the invitation
10 Mr.. Sunday and in not being ask ed
10 share the expense of the meetings,
and that after the meetings began one
Of the colorcd ministers had been re-
iuSSu AufnIS~IDn 10 tne auGtIpTlUfNs
and they, therefore. courteously but
very positively declined TO accept the
privileges offered TO them by the COM
mltfee. They were assured that no
action Rad been taken by the COM
mittee excluding them from the SER
vices. and that no order had been
~iven by the committee that coIored
people should not be admitted. and
that the committee was In no sense
YnSnnngfbSa hA "a ha
occurred"
THIS committee reported back 70 the
renerai committee in charge Of the
Sunday campsirn, and after full con-
alteration OF the matter at meeting
held February 3. the committee passed
the following resolution. which was
introduced by Dr. George w Mcdaniel
pastor OF the First Baptist church:
Resolution: Entertaining the most
fratcrnai regard for our coio~ed hreth
rem in Christ. and desiring that they
shall enjoy the blessings of the Sun
day meetings, we instruct that two
tickets be issued to each Of the coiored
pastors az they desire them1. admit
ting them TO seats in the northeast
section Of the main hoor. and. fur
y ermore, we express our sincere re-
rret tbat tho seating capacity of the
auditorium Is Inadequate to seat more
VI gNi CNtPfFN ttbHttr anu we eA VI GSS
the hope md purpose to arrange for
special services In the auditorium
where large numbers may hear Mr..
Sunday
The following committee was ap-
pointed TO present this resolution to
the colorcd pastors. who were invited
70 meet with them in the Y. NJ. C. A.
building at Grace and Seventh street~:
George w Mcdaniel, Jacob Cmtauf,
A..
/ pitzer. This Joint meeting was held
February 8, and fourteen OF the col
Nred ministers were present. Or Nc
Daniels and Mr. rttzer were not able
tc ne present, but the other members
! Of tho committee ret with the colored
pastors and presented the resolution of
invitation. a fun ana free discussion
Of the whol9a matter WAS entered into
and the cotcred ministers given full
liberty to express themselves. More
than two hours were occupied In the
I discussion. They presented the same
/ objections that had been presented by
| tho colored ministerial alliance. and
declined to accept the invitation. The
committee told them that 1t would be
nec"saarv for MS to puhlish the resolu-
ton for the Information of the pub.
lie They asked that nm opportunity
he given them to make rn EXPLANATION
of their position. to which the com.
rnIttee cheerfnIIv acceded They took
n cory. Of the resolution and appoint.
Cd committee of their own number
TO exn1ain their position. but AT least
ten DAYS have new elapsed and we
have heard nothing from them. I feel
therefore, that this resolution shouIt
no published with statement Of the
facts
''The invitation TO the co,cred peonI,
stul remains opcn, ana " they destrs
a meeting 7 am sure that nv Sunda,
win be gisa TO preach TO them.
'T wish to say again most earnestI,
that no thought. suggestion. word NJ
resolution has ever been before thu
committee looking to or proposing tn,
excluding of the colored people from
the SUNDAY meetings but II has beer
and In now the most earnest d@sHA o.
ALI Of us that thew shall have tn,
privilege Of these services. The eours,
~ the committee has been consistea
throughout and I do not see how 4
could he different II we were to gt
over the whole matter again. We have
certainly been conscientious and kint
n our desire 70 meet the embar~a rs
: rrents OF the situation. II the coloret
reop'e fail TO enjov the privileges nt
!. Mr. SUNDAYS preaching, the rerponsi
hiI'ty for that failure must rest upor
the pastors OF the co'ored churches
| RUSSELL CECIL"