Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-09
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NSieoih otiil. w HOL UtlleNe ne hdH-
ted DR.. Townsend's account audited at
all, for no man knows more about the
famous $4,000" loan than DR.. William
and he could have stopped this scandal
which has injured the Boards finan-
cial standing if he had only made a
suitable statement. 1t is understood
that the accountant DR.. Williams sent
to Nashville is to audit the accounts Of
all the Boards. Time will not allow
him to do this thoroughly before the
Jubilee and DR.. Williams knew it. Does
he mean in this way to cause the dele
gates to refuse to accept the report of
the Nashville accounting firm on the
ground that his man could not finish
his report,
What pity that just plain old trick
cry is allowed such high place in the
Lords work. Brethren if we do not
rise up in our might and put an end to
this order of things our children after
us will lose confidence in our leaders
and our religion.
And since l have started this article
was handed a copy of The Voice of
July 10Th issue with statement by the
Foreign Mission Board of the condition
of its finances over the signature of
certified accountants fn Philadelphia
DR.. Isaac and Attorney Robertson held
up the issue and had the article taken
out. Some bosses, Ell? The SAM
statement appeared in secular papers.
Can anybody tell what's wrong about
tha rot i,,
Yes, these men know DR.. Williams mind
He does not want DR.. East's accounts
nor DR.. TownSend's accounts audited
before the Jubilee for the people would
expect a similar audit of DR.. Isaac's a.
counts. The man he sent from Chiago
to Nashville is supposed to audit ali a.
counts, which of course will be impos-
sible before August 14th. Are Bap-
fist pastors and churches inclined to
follow the leadership of such a man
any longer? :
And to my mind the blacklist aspect
of this whole dirty scandal is the haul
ing in of the name Of DR.. Towsend's
only son who is just starting on his ca
reer as physician in Chiago. Who
ever is responsible for thus trying to
ruin the future of this young man is
worse than murderer. He know abb
solutely nothing about the whole affair.
And who would be so low as to take his
own son into partnership if he planned
to murder a man? Not the most brut-
ish thug would condescent to such depts
In arreSting DR.. Townsend's son for
ttt1a e..
few conspirators against DR.. Townsend's
life show that nothing is too low for
them to do. And who brought about
the arrest of DR.. Townsend's only son
to utterly humilate his father? I have
learned from reliable sources that two
hundred dollars was paid to a an to
sign the document by which DR.. West
brook was arrested, thus showing false
testimony which no doubt was the case
with the Townsends also. Anybody
can be arrested an imprisoned any time
if only a person will swear to the war
rant whether it turns out to be false or
true. Let our Baptist brotherhood
know that through false testimony the
TownSendS were both arrested, and that
when the case came to trail in court
they were all thrown out. Do our peo-
pie all know this, and realize that the
Townsends have already been cleared
of the murder charge? This conspirac
charge in only an excuse to keen DR..
Townsend from attending the Jubilee
Convention. Who is behind all this
trickery? Certainly not the state of
Indiana. Who advised the lawyers to
get OUT the conspiracy charge? Quite
an effort is being made to impress the
people that the quashing of the murder
charge was simply due to technicality,
because no man can commit murder in
Indiana unless he is actually in the
State at the time. There is great good
sense in blieving no man could murder
a man unless he was where the man was
nurdred, but why were the cases of
Rev. Westbrook and Mr.. Washington
also thrown out of the same court?
Both of these men were in Indiana, No,
no. The real fact is DR.. Townsend
stands already cleared of the charge
by the court because of the lack Of
And now brethren it is up to us to
stand by DR.. Townsend. We should
lot only vindicate him, but should ex-
press our confidence in him in such
manner that our voice will be heard a.
ound the whole world. Nothing will
ully restore confidence in him and in
,ur Board except such on overwhelming
We cannot destroy Town
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