The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1927-11-19
CLAIMS BISHOP
WAS UNFAIR IN
CHURCH VOTING
Law And Custom OF Church
Abrogated By Bishops
Actions, Claim
Continued From Page y

ale Of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church, especially in Chicago.
From the opening session of the An
nual Conference at Evanston on We'd
nesday morning, September 81, on
through the days of Conference, every.
one felt the presence Of the evil spirit.
The peace and harmony that generally
prevail in our Annual Conferences were
altogether smothered in the Chicago
Conference at this session. CZariSm
took the place Of fatherly conduct and
kind consideration; spite and deStruc-
ton exercised the action Of every de-
cision; men were made to cut at each
others throat to protect their personal
interests and the peace and tranquil
ity of our beloved Zion was turned in
to confusion to crafty the schemes
and plots Of this ambitions tyrant.
Day after day, each session, intenSi-
fed by the anxiety of a large portion
of the members of the Conference, min
listers as we'll as lay-members, knowing
what had TRANSFERRED in the election
Cd of delegates to the ensuing Cen
eral Conference anticipated what would
likely take place In the assignment of
pastors to the various charges in the
Conference. Unrest prevailed; the
spirit of diSharmony Stalked itself in
every arrangement. Distrust and NAL
content were expressed by everyone un-
til pandemonium broke loose in the
closing session when the appointments
of people gathered in the spacious as
bnn r%f 40 EIVYny Yf~rn,
School that seats 5000, until every
available seat was taken. Extra chairs
were brought in; standing room was
at a premium and hundreds were
turned away because of no room. All
of this to witness the diabolical action
of an ambitious tyrant in creating con-
fusion and destruction irreparable.
Women became frantic, men pulled
revolvers and rushed to the platform
determined to wreck physical ven
geance on this destroyer of righteous
ness and equity, until our beloved Con-
ference wa Sclosed without the bene-
diction. Thus ended the most de-
structive and confused Conference ever
held in the history of our Beloved
Church.
Inc AICermaLn
What could anyone expect from
man like Bishop Gaines, clothed with
the power of Bishop in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, but that
he would, for the qualification of his
ambition, remove all anticipated hind
RANGES in his way without consideration
of the men who had given their years
of faithful service? Why should he
care for service or merit, or the peace
and tranquility of the members of the
Chicago Conference? Why should he
care for the wishes and feelings of the
loyal 1ay-members of the Chicago An
nual Conference? Why should he care
for our beautiful church at Gary 80 if
by removing the pastor it would create
confusion and CONSERVATION and a
split that has driven away over three
hundred of its members into an indie
pendent organization, criticiSing and
ridiculing the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church as represented by this
tyrant? Why should he care for the
split that should take place at Wayman
and Institutional A. M. E. Churches,
if the requests by petition of the ma
jority Of their officers and members for
the return of their pastors were fatty
denied? What would it matter if the
officers and members of Mother Quinn,
loyal and peaceable, the pride of At
rican MethodiSm in Chicago, with an
enviable record of keeping each pastor
five years and sending up a report to
the Annual Conference oyerf1oWing in
all requirements and asking for the re-
turn of their pastor, should be fatty
denied and incensed to revolt be-
cause one of the Bishops henchmen
wanted. the appointment? What if all
the ministers and lay-memberS of Chi
cago, outside of Bishop Gaines tools"
should criticise and ridicule his actin
in his conduct of the business of the
Conference SO long as the ambition of
Of this car of African Methodism is
gratified? The cause of Bishop Gaines
unrighteous and unjust dealing in the
of ministers of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Conferences, is
his Unsuitable desire to be returned as
Bishop of the Fourth Episcopal Dis
trict. Up to the present, no wheel has
been left unturned, no opposition has
gone unnoticed, no unlawful practice
but has been winked at, so that the Ty-
rants plots and plans should be car
ried into effect.