Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-05-18
An Open Letter.
Here A Little and There A Little"
+ rom W. n. Hall
Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Pastors and Presiding Elders:
Did you hear what happened in Georgia?
Bishop Greene threatened punish those who OPP
posed my program that put Pres W. A Fountain who
mshandled Morris Brown colleges funds back president of
that college
Well every decent AME in Georgia against that pro
gram" But the bishop can't punish the lay1nen.
So what happens? Rev. ]. w Chavers pastor of St Mark
Atlanta is picked out the cape goat He will be an example
He will be punished that every preacher in Georgia in the
connection will know that he follow his conscience
committee appointed try Rev. Chavers, contrary
the discipline of the AME church. No charges
brought before the stewards according to the discipline Kew
Chaver given time prepare his aymen
the committee He appeared before it, They found him
guilty, He suspended.
Aren't supposed have discipline? Does not that dis
cpne tell how trial should be had? Why not the trial
according to the discipline?
Remember you can't try bishop unless charges
signed by presiding elder And that way the bishops pro-
tect themselves.
Why does bishop recognize the pastors right? Why
tolerate committee which is illegal? Why did Bishop
Greene dismiss the whole thing? Does he kill
ing so as to put fear in all the preachers of Georgia? Does he
want to make speeches in Georgia saying IF you go
to heaven and ask Chave and Others will your"
Is that the way the Christian church is run?
II would have been bad enough Rev. Cavers
moved But he suspended The bread of his
mouth and his wife and daughters. this suspension holds
he will have to take his daughter out of Morris Brown college
Conference does til November No presiding
can use him. he cannot preach in pulpit just for
after collection He can't be transferred According the law
he has until he appeals the annual conference
November months ahead
He has gone to the civil We don't that. But
what else a do? He has got
You know the bishops get big money" few big preach
ers but not the rank and file of loyal presiding elders and
pastors Rev. Chaves like the rest not any money
He will be beaten to his knees. He will be killed
DO you wonder why few educated entering our
ministry?
DO you wonder why the Baptists growing fast?
Do you wonder why Catholic competition growing stiff
fer every day?
We must stop killing to satisfy ambition of selfish
grasplng bishops.
It's Rev Chayers grave today II Bishop Greene gets by
with this, it will be your grave
Down with Tyranny in the AME church,
Down with Hersm
p ST. Since the writing Of this article Dr. D. " Kyle and your
humble have moved Dr. Kyle Bethel Atlanta
and appointed Conference Evangelist put out doosno
pups the pastors will be denied him of dsfavor
of the bishop W. II. Hail. your humble servant moved
from Stewart Chapel Macon and assigned Sparta There
complaint against by the members Of Stewart Chapel
And have heard of any against Dr. Kyle by the
members of Bethel Atlanta If Bishop Greene is allowed get
away with hghhanded methods matreamen pas
and presiding violation of Book Of Discipline without
any legal whatsoever if the church will this
of thing by bishop of the church, if the bishops the
AME church do not call Bishop Greene for Hit
esm in the treatment of pastors and presiding elders general
officers and aymenbers they the bishops need expect
others abide by the law minsered by consped
with Bishop Greene in lynching Chavers, Kyle and Hall
(Signed) W. II. Hall.