Thirty / Sixth Session J OURNAL == OF THE -— National Baptist Convention
HELD WITH THE Baptist Churches, Savannah, Ga. September 6th to 11th, 1917 CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ADOPTED 1895 AND REVISED 1915.
PREAMBLE. Whereas, It is the sense of the colored Baptists of the United States of America, convened in the city of Atlanta, Ga., September 28th, 1895, in the several organiza tions known as “The Baptist Foreign Mission Convention of the United States of America,” hitherto engaged in mission work on the West Coast of Africa, “The National Baptist Convention,” which has been engaged in mission work in the United States of America, and “The National Baptist Education Convention,” which has sought to look after the educational interests, that the interest of the Kingdom of God requires that the several bodies above named should unite in one body. Therefore, We do now agree adoptjto the following Constitution: ARTICLE L—NAME. This Convention shall be known and styled in law by the name o' “THE NATION AL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.” ARTICLE IL—BUSINESS AND OBJECTS. The particular business and object of this Convention shall be to promote a growth and propagation of religion, morality and intelligence among the races of mankind, by engaging in missionary work in the United States of America and upon the Con tinent of Africa, and elsewhere, by fostering the cause of education and publishing and circulating literature and in providing the necessary ways and means for carrying on such work. ARTICLE III.—MEMBERSHIP. The membership of this Convention shall be Representative, Life and Annual. (a) Representative—Any orthodox Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday School, Missionary Society, District and General Association, Sunday School Convention and B. Y. P. U. and State Convention may become annual members by paying Five ($5.00) Dollars for every messenger representing such organization. The money to be paid for representation by the above-named bodies may be paid to any one of the Corresponding Secretaries of any of the boards for the objects of the work fostered by the Convention at any time during the year. (b) Life—Any one in good standing in any regular Missionary Baptist Church and in harmony with the spirit, objects and purposes of this Convention may become a life member by the payment of Twenty ($20.00) Dollars at the time of enrollment or Five ($5.00) Dollars for four subsequent years. (c) Annual—Any one who is a member of and in good standing in a regular Mis sionary Baptist Church and in harmony with the spirit, objects and purposes of this (7) MINUTES if 8 MINUTES ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. Convention miay become an annual member by the payment of Two Dollars and Sec. 5. The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties as may be assigned Fifty Cents ($2,508, provided the delegation from the church where the Convention to them by the Secretary, and for their services shall receive Three ($3.00) Dollars is being held does not exceed five. per day. TREASURER. article iv.-Qualifications. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and receipt for all moneys All of the oificerk agents, missionaries, the Wield and the Corresponding Secretaries turned over to him and pay out the same only upon an order signed by the President of the Convention ahd its Board must be members in good and regular standing of and attested by the Secretary: and, at each annual session, submit a written and item some regular Baptist Church in union with the churches of this Convention, and must ized report of all receipts and expenses. For his service he shall receive One ($1.00) furnish satisfactory evidence of their genuine piety and fervent zeal ii) the Master’s Dollar per annum and railroad fare to and from the Convention, and give a bond in cause. such an amount as the Board of Directors may require. ARTICLE V.—OFFICERS. AUDITOR. Section 1. The bfficers of this Convention shall be a President; a Vice-President- Sec.-7. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to audit, annually, the books and ac at-Large, a Vice-President from each State and Territory, a Secretary, four or more counts of the officers of the Convention and of the several Boards: and, if he deems Assistant Seenfetaries, a Treasurer,~ an Auditor, two Assistant Auditors, a Statistician necessary, he may employ such assistance as he may desire. He shall, at all times, arta Attorney,|, an| Assistant^ Attorney,_. it Horne Mission .Board, , a ____Foreign.... ______Mission have access to all the books and accounts of the Convention and of the several Boards; Board, an Educational Boat’d, a Publishing Board, a Baptist Young People’s Union and, during his audit, obtain from any officer of the Convention or of the several Board, a Benefit loard, a ~Women’s Auxiliary Board and a Board of Directors, all Boards all books, legal papers and such other documentary evidences or data as of whom shall be Elected annually by ballot or by the determination of the Conven- tion. he may desire and deem necessary in making a proper examination. He shall submit, annually, his findings to the Convention, together with such ' I ARTICLE VI.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS. clerical and financial recommendations as he may deem best arid possible for the Section 1. I;t shall be the duty of the President to preside at all regular and call business development of the Convention and of its several Boards. -For his service sessions of the Convention, and to sign all orders drawn on the Treasurer ______for ______such an he shall receive Four ($4.00) Dollars per day and railroad fare to andirom the places amount that may be voted by the Convention or ordered by the Board of Directors. He shall sign for and in the name of THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION of audit and from the Convention. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA all official papers or legal documents STATISTICIAN; which the Convention or the Board of Directors may order and perform such other Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Statistician to gather statistical data of the duties as usually devolve upon a presiding officer. He. shall be allowed railroad fare denomination churches and schools, and report the same annually to the Convention. to and from the annual meetings, necessary office expense and such donations as For his service he shall receive such compensation as the Convention may allow. thei Convention may make, j
VICE-PRESIDENT-AT-L ARGE. THE ATTORNEY. Sec.. 2. It. spall be the duty of the Vice-President-at-Large to preside during the „ Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Attorney to prepare all legal documents of the absence of the President, and, during hisi absence, perform all the duties of the Presi Convention and its Board; to represent the Convention and its Board in all legal dent. proceedings; to render, in writing, all legal opinions which may be required of him j vice-presie|ents. by either the President or any other officer of the Convention or of the Board; and, in a general way, represent and protect, at all times, the legal interest of the National Sec. 3. The Vice-Presidents of the several States shall preside when called upon. Baptist Convention of the United States of America. For his service, in rendering THE SECRETARY. written opinions and as a retainer’s fee, he shall receive an annual salary of One Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep, in a well-bound book, a true Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00); and, for other services, such an amount as and complete record of the proceedings of the Convention and an accurate account he and the Board of Directors may agree upon. between the Convention and its officers. He shall attest all legal documents which THE BOARDS. maybe executed bylthe Convention or ordered by the Board of Directors. He shall issue and sign (all orders on the Treasurer, and, in a general way, perform the usual Sec. 10. Each of the various Boards, as named in Article V of this Constitution, duties of that officer and at each annual meeting submit such an annual report as shall consist of one member from each State and Territory represented in the Con the Convention or the Board of Directors may require. For his services he shall vention, except in the State in which the Board is located; and, in that event, that receive Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) and necessary office expense. 11 minutes 10 its own body such sub-committees as it may deem proper and make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the Constitution as it may deem "“W- Poard shall have eight additional members from that State. The said members It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to complete the unfinished business us Bo irds shall be nominated 1,by the delegation from their States and of the variqi of the Convention and to adjust such matters as may be referred to it by the Com Territories tnd c< nfirmed! by the Convention. Each Board may, out of its own mittee; to fill all vacancies which may occur in the roster of the Convention, to try members^ create ;.n Executive Conmiittec with not less than five nor more than and remove from office any officer of the Convention (against whom charge may be *memb
Sec. 12.! The Recordings Secretary shall keep a true and complete record‘of the proceedings of the Board and of the Executive Committee and an accurate account of the receipts and expenses of the same. I
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. [ Sec. 13. It shal be the Iduty of thd Corresponding Secretary to conduct a genera] correspondence of that particular Ebard; and in connection with the Executive Committed, have the1 'mXdl£!te *”a?aFeT-®nt Of its affairs- subJ'ect at a11 times to the rules, regulatims and (By-laws of| that| Board, j ------1;—|------iie shall be the custodian of all legal docu ments c his Board. For his service he shall receive such compensation '■ as the Board of D rectors may fix. | |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The B<|ard of Directors shjall consist of the Vice-President of the State and various ■Territorial-j J Conventions- — re]|reser|ted at cavileach annual session, the FresidfcntProoi/Sn(. the Vice-I’residenti-at-Largc, the Secretary the Treasurer, the Auditor, the Statisti- C‘an, the Attorney and the Assistant Secretaries of the Convention-a majority of whom shill constitute a quorum for] the transaction of business The Board of Directors shallshall organize by electing a Chairman*C ‘ and a Secretary, who shall perform the duties usually assigned to like officers. It may, if it so desires, create from i among
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Cities In Which the Sessions of the National Baptist Convention have been Held from its Organization in 1880 to the Present. LIFE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION. Yrs. Cities. ] | Presidents. Secretaries. 1880 Montgomer f, Ala . L j- Rev. W. H. McAlpine. Rev. J. M. Armstead Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D______...... Helena, Ark. 1881 Knoxville, Tenn. —1.|- Rev. W.iH. McAlpine Rev. J. M. Armstead Mrs. R. E. Pitts______Uniontown, Ala. 1882 Macon, Ga Rev. W.iH. McAlpine- Rev. W. R. Pettiford Rev. L. L. Jones, D. D______North Birmingham, Ala. 1883 Manchester Va Rev. J. Q. A Wilhite.. Prof. J. E. Jones Mrs. R. T. Pollard______Selma, Ala. 1884 Meridian, Miss _. Rev. J. A. Foster_____ [Rev. H. H. Mitchell Rev. C. L. Fisher, D. D______t------Mobile, Ala. _____ Montgomery, Ala. 1885 New Orlean s, La .. Rev. W; A. Brinkley,. Rev. S. T. Clanton, B. D. Rev. A. J. Stokes, D. D______Birmingham, Ala. 1886 Memphis, T enn.. _ Rev. J. A. Foster_____ Hon. J. J. Spelman John Bunn______Birmingham, Ala. 1887 Little Rock Ark . . Rev. A. IS. Jackson__ . Hon. J. J. Spelman Rev. G. L. Thornton, D. D... ______Live Oak, Fla. 1888 Nashville, Tenn------Rev. A. S. Jickson___ Hon. J. J. Spelman Rev. R. T. Pollard, D. D______Columbus, Ga. 1889 Indianapolis, Ind__ Rev. E. K. Love, D. D iRev. S. D. Clanton, D. D. Rev. P. S. L. Hutchins, p. D ______..Eufaula, Ala. 1890 Louisville, Ky------Rev. E. K. Love, D. D... Rev. S. D. Clanton, D. D. Rev. J. D. Maddox.._____ Rev. C. H. Crawford______...... ____Mobile, Ala. 1891 Dallas, Tex BS_. Rev. E. K. Love, D. D. _. Rev. S. D. Clanton, D. D...... Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1892 Savannah, Ga___ .. Rev. A. R. Griggs, D. D Rev. S. D. Clanton, D. D. Prof. B. H. Parnes______...... ,.....Uniontown, Ala. 1893 Washington, D. C . Rev. E. K. Love, D. D__ Rev. S. D. Clanton, D. D. Rev. William Madison, D. D...... Mt. Meigs, Ala. 1894 Montgomery, Ala _ . Rev. A. R. Griggs, D. D.. Iw. H. Steward Rev. C. J. Davis, B. D______...... Selma, Ala. 1895 Atlanta, Ga_____ J- Rev. E.jC. Morris, D. D___ W.I™ H.,r Stewardoa-C—J Prof. R. B. Hudson______1896 St. Louis, Mo____ j Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D__ |w. H. Steward Rev. N. W. Robinson______...... Monticello, Fla. 1897 Boston, Mass_____ . Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D__ jw. H. Steward Rev. A. P. Dunbar_____ J_„...... Atlanta, Ga...... Atlanta,_ Ga. 1898 Kansas City, Mo... Rev. E. C.Morris, D. D. _ .1 iW. ”H. Steward Rev. E. R. Carter, D. D___ ..... ______Augusta, Ga. 1899 Nashville, Fenn.. Rev. E.| C. Morris, D. D.. ,|W. H. Steward Dr. C. T. Walker______...... Chicago, Ill. 1900 Richmond, IVa.. _• Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D___ (Prof. W. L. Cansler Rev. J. F. Thomas, D. D_____ Rev. William Gray, D. D______....._...... Bradwood, Hl. 1901 Cincinnati, Ohio.... Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D__ Prof. W. L. Cansler ...... Chicago, Ill. 1902 Birmingham, Ala__ Rev. E.j C. Morris, D. D... Prof. w. L. Cansler Rev. D. H. Harris, D. D_____ Rev. J. R. Bennette______.______Philadelphia, Pa. 1903 Philadelphia, Pa...J Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D__ Prof. W. L. Cansler ...... Des Moines, la. 1904 Austin, Texas______Rev. E.jC. Morris, D. D__ Prof. W. Cansler Rev. T. L. Griffith______._____ .Indianapolis, Ind. 1905 Chicago, IlL______Rev. E.i C, Morris, D. D__ I Prof. W. L. Cansler Rev. C. H. Johnson______Rev. C. G. Fishback, D. D___ ...... Wichita, Kans. 1906 Memphis, Tenn-----1. Rev. E.lC. Morris, D. D___ jProf. W.... L. Cansler "Mrs. M. E. Steward;______...... Louisville,_ Ky. 1907 Washington, D. C__ Rev. E.jC. Morris, D. D___ jProf. W. L. Cansler William H. Stewart______...... Louisville, Ky. 1908 Lexington, Ky------.'. Rev. E.| C. Morris, D. D__ Prof. R. B. Hudson John H. Frank, D. D------...... Louisville,_ Ky. 1909 Columbus, bhio____ Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D__ Prof, R. B. Hudson ...... Louisville, Ky. 1910 New Orleans, La___ Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D... Prof. R. B. Hudson W. H. Craighead______C. H. Parrish, D. D______...... Louisville, Ky. 1911 Pittsburgh,' Pa______Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D__ Prof. R. B. Hudson Rev. C. C. Bates__ ,..._____ ...... Louisville,...Ky. 1912 Houston, Texas_____ Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D... Prof. R. B. Hudson Rev. 0. Durrett, D. D___ ... .______..Hickman, Ky. 1913 Nashville, Tenn___ |. Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D. _. Prof. R. B. Hudson Rev. E. P. Mars______...... ____Louisville, Ky. 1914 Philadelphia, Pa------Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D___ Prof. R. B. Hudson Rev. Jackson Acox______...... New Orleans, La. 1915 Chicago, I1L______Rev. E. C. Morris,..AV. .io, D.XX. DAX___------Prof.X I Ml . XV.R. XJB. . XlUU^UIl Hudson ...... Florence, Miss. 1916 Savannah, Ga jj. Rev. E. C. Morris, D, D jProf. R. B. Hudson Rev. A. C. Morris.....------Rev. T. S. Edwards....r___ ...... Hattiesburg, Miss. Correct list of names of Presidents and Secretaries from 1880 to 1893 con. Rev. T. J. Davis...-;...... Meridian, Miss. trlbuted by Dr. L. G. Jordan, Cor. Sec. F. M. B., N. B. C. Rev. E. Thomas______...... Cranford, N. J. Rev. G. E. Morris, D. D_____ ...... Morristown, N. J. Rev. W. P. Lawrence______...... -Orange, N J. (13) 14 MINUTES MINUTES 15
___Montclair, N. J. Rev. John L. L OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION. Rev. A. M. Harri: ___ Jersey City, N. J. <______Rev. W. B. Reel . .... Madison, N. J. ___ Roselle, N. J. Mrs. S. Cancer----- .. ------PRESIDENT AT LARGE. . .Newark, N. J. Second Baptist Church-.. .----- REV. E. C. MORRIS, D. D______...Helena, Ark. Rev. J. B. Herben, D. D----- .. Atlantic City, N. J. Rev. D. S. Klugh. ------_ Princeton, N. J. VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE. Rev. M. W. Gilbert, D. D. ______Selma, Ala. REV. W. G. PARKS, D. D______. ..:______Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. C. S. Morris, I). D New York, N. Y. . New York, N. Y. SECRETARY. Arthur D. Chandler R. B. HUDSON, A. M______. ______Selma, Ala. Mrs. E. L. Eastman ------______Roselle, N. J. Rev. G. C. Coleman, D. D J __ Philadelphia, Pa. 1 ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. Rev. D. A. Reed----- IL------____ Philadelphia, Pa. REV. T. 0. FULLER, D. D______Memphis, Tenn. Rev. L. Cunningham. - - ___ . .Ardmore, Pa. REV. E. A. WILSON, D. D______Muskogee, Okla. Rev. C. Cunniingham. .. Ardmore, Pa. REV. E. H. McDonald, D. D______:.L...t...... St. Paul, Minn. Rev. D. D. Gibson. ___ Philadelphia, Pa. REV. G. M. NABRITT, D. D______....'______,.... Augusta, Ga. Rev. W. G. Parks..------. Philadelphia, Pa. TREASURER. Rev. E. H. McDonald, D. D. ____ St. Paul, Minn. Rev. T. 0. Fu|ler, D. D------:... _ Memphis, Tenn. REV. A. J. STOKES, D. D______Montgomery, Ala. Rev. H.' Alien Boyd------...... Nashville, Tenn. • '. STATISTICIAN. Rev. William Beckham, D. D ---- ...... Nashville, Tenn. REV. C. H. PARRISH, D. D______L______. .. .Louisville, Ky. Rev. T.• H. Dailey}....------}------...... Palestine, Tex. Dr. A. R. Griggs.}------...... Newcastle, Tex. AUDITOR. Prof. D. Abner, Jr . J------...... Texas PROF, M. M. RODGERS______...La Grange, Tex. .Newport News, Va. Rev. H. H.IHarris.;------ATTORNEY. ..Clifton Forge, Va. Dr. H. T. White______T. G. EWING, LL. B______.. . . .Nashville, Tenn. Dr. W. R. jBrown. ______...... Roanoke, Va. Mrs. A. Graham------._____Richmond; Va. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY. Dr. W. F. Graham______...... Richmond, Va. W. J. LATHAM .. . . ______...}.____'.______...... Miss. Rev. J. 'C. | Jackson______...... Lynchburg, Va. Rev. W. J. | Hackett______..1...Covington, Va. OFFICIAL REPORTER. CHAS. STEWART, D. D______|______'.____Chicago, Ill. Rev. A. A. Galvin, D. D------...... Danville, Va. Dr. W. B. Johnson. .J...... ■..}...... Washington, D. C. W.iH. Young...... }.------L--- STATE VICE PRESIDENTS. Rev. A. T. Stewart, D. D______...... Helena, Ark. Rev. D. S. Klugh------. ... .New Haven, Conn. Alabama—Rev. P. S. L. Hutchins, D. D______<______Columbus Rev. John May, D. D...------______Dallas, Tex. Alabama—Rev. T. W. Walker, D. D______Birmingham Rev. Kemball Warren _____ Hartford,Conn. Arkansas—Rev. J. W. McCrary, D. D______Pine Bluff Connecticut—Rev: D. S. Klugh, D. D______t____ New Haven District of Columbia—Rev. A. Wilbanks______Washington Florida (general Bapt. Con.)—Rev. G. P. McKinley______.Live Oak Georgia—Rev. C. T. Walker, D. D______Augusta Illinois—Rev. I. A. Thomas, D. D____ .______i - j...... Evanston 16 minutes MINUTES 17
Kansas—Rev. W. A- Bowrfen___ ...... Kansas City North Carolina—Hon. H. P. Cheatham______Oxford Indiana—Rev. M. M. Ported______Bloomington Ohio—Rev. C. G. Fishback, D. D------'. Kentucky—Rev. C. H. Parrish, D. D______. . . . Louisville Oklahoma—Rev. H. T. Bordus______Oklahoma City Louisiana—Rev. W. M. Taylor.. .Baton Rouge Pennsylvania—Rev. A. R. Robinson, D. D______.. Maryland—Rev. J. H. Taylor, D. D_____ Baltimore Pennsylvania—Rev. J. R. Bennett, D. D______Michigan—Rev. D. H. Foster, D. D ___ Benton Harbor Pennsylvania—Rev. Chas. Blackwell, D. D______Minnesota—jRev. E. H. McDonald, D. D ...... St. Paul Pennsylvania—Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D______Mississippi (G. B. S. C.) — Rfev. A. M. Johnson, D. D ...... Vicksburg Pennsylvania—Rev. L. G. Jordan, D. D______Mississippi (G. M. B.)—Rev. A. B. Bolden, D. D Greenville Pennsylvania—Rev. J. T. Smith______Mississippi (E. M. S. C.)—Rev. C. S. Lee, D. D _____ .Meridian Pennsylvania—Rev. P. H. Hughes...______..— Missouri—Rev. S. A. Moseley, D. D___ . . . . ______St. Louis Pennsylvania—Rev, J. B. Brandon______1 New York—-Rev. M. B. Hulcless, D. D______. . .New York City South Carolina—Rev. F. B. Johnson______------North Carolina—Rev. S. N. Vass, D. D_____ . Raleigh South Carolina—Rev. H. C. Anderson, D. D______Anderson Ohio—Rev. I J. Franklin Walker, D. D______Cincinnati Tennessee—Rev. F. M. Seymour______Knoxville Oklahoma'—Rev. B. J. F. Westbrooks, D. D... . Oklahoma City Texas—Rev. F. L. Lights, D. D______Houston Pennsylvani* —Rev. J. C. Jackson, D. D______Philadelphia Virginia (Gen. Bapt. Assn.)—Rev. W. L. Johnson, D. D.------South Carolina—Rev. N. C. Nix, D. D ______. ______Virginia—Rev. S. A. Moses, D. D______Danville South Carolina—Rev. J. W. Boykin, D. D...... Camden Washington—Rev. C. H. Graves______Tennessee—Rev. J. W. Ribbon, D. D______...______Memphis Texas—Rev! A. L. Boone..|______Ft. Worth Virginia (G4n. Bapt. Assn.] —Rev. Z. D. Lewis, D. D______Richmond HOME MISSION BOARD. Virginia—Rev. Thos. H. White, D. D______.. ______Clifton Forge Alabama—Rev. R. N. Hall______.______East Lake Washington—Rev. W. D. Carter...... ;______Seattle Alabama—Rev. M. W. Robinson______N. Birmingham FOREIGN jllSSION BOARD. Arkansas—Rev. S. S. Odom______Ft. Smith Connecticut—Rev. D. S. Klugh, D. D....’______New Haven Alabama—Rev. D. M. Coleman, D. D ______Selma District of Columbia—Rev. A. Wilbanks, D. D.------Washington Alabama—Rev. H. Hawkins...______Birmingham Florida (G. B. C.)—Rev. W. D. Vann______St. Petersburg Arkansas—Rev. Wm. Jones...... Fort Smith Florida (West Fla.)—Rev. C. H. Hawkins______Pensacola Connecticut—Rev. W. M. Morton, D. D...... Bridgeport Georgia—Rev. W. R. Forbes, D. D______.______Macon District of Columbia—Rev. M. W. D. Norman, D. D . Washington Illinois—Rev. F. L.s Polk______Chicago Florida (G. B. C.)—Rev. J. W. Drake______. ..Miami Kansas—Rev. D. A. Jefferson______...______Coffeyville Florida (WJ Fla.)—Rev. J. B. Marvey______r______Warrington Kentucky—Rev. P. H. Kennedy, D. D.‘...'______Henderson Georgia—Rekr. E. P. Johnson, D. D______Atlanta Maryland—Rev. Junius Gray, D. D______.___ Baltimoie Illinois—Rev. E? T. Martin.______...... Chicago Louisiana—Rev. John Marks, D. D______New Orleans Indiana—Reiv. J. D. Renfroe, D. D ...... Indianapolis Michigan—Rev. D. H. Foster, D. D______Benton Harbor Kansas— Rev. Geo. McNeal... ______. Kansas City Minnesota—Mrs. A. W. Jordan______St. Paul Kentucky—Rev. W. R. Richardson...... Winchester Mississippi (G. B. S. C.)—Rev. J. H. C. Henry, D. D______Vicksburg Louisiana—Rev. G. D. Boulder ..... ______...;______Winsboro Mississippi (G. M. B.)—Rev. Wm. Thomas______Clarksdale Maryland—Rev. Jones Watkins, D. D______Baltimore Mississippi (East)—Rev. J. S. Brookins______Meridian Michigan—Rev. D. H. Foster, D. D______.Benton Harbor Missouri—Rev. I. H. Monroe______x..._____St. Louis Minnesota—iRev. E. H. McDonald, D. D______St. Paul New York—Rev. Timothy Brown, D. D______Mississippi (G. B. S. C.)—Rev. J. J. Totten, D. D.._.______Tunica North Carolina—Rev. C. S. Brown______...... ______Winston Mississippi (G. M. B.)—Rev. N. C. Wic’-s, D. D______West Point Ohio—Rev. Harvey Miller______.______..______Cincinnati Mississippi (IB. M. Si C.)—Rev. A, L. Perkins, D. D______Meridian Oklahoma—Rev. Geo. McGlendon, D. D...______Muskogee Missouri—Rev. G. W. Boyd.....:______Kansas City Pennsylvania—Rev. W. R. Brown, D. ______.______Pittsburg New York—|Rev, M. P, Hucless, D. D____ .______New York City South Carolina—Rev. J. F. Felder...:...... Orangeburg MINUTES 19 18 MINUTES EDUCATIONAL BOARD. South Carolina—Rev. P. A. Callahan, D. D—... Darlington
Tennessee—Rev. R. J. Petty------Memphis Alabama—Rev. William Madison, D. D______l------_...Montgomery Texas—Rev. helix Jones______Greenville Alabama—Rev. L. J. Hendricks______Birmingham Virginia (Gen. I apt. Assn.)—Rev. P. F. Morris, I}. D Arkansas—Rev. H. R. McMillan, D. D______New Port Virginia—Rev. Thos. H. White .Clifton Forge Connecticut—Rev. W. 0. Harris______Stanford Washington—Rev. W. Di Carter, D. D . ______Seattle District of Columbia—Rev. W. B. Johnson, D. D------Washington West Virginia—Rev. D. W. Stratton, D. D ___ St. Albans Florida—Rev. J. T. Brown, D. D______Maim Florida—Rev. J. W. Croshshon------Pensacola Georgia—Rev. S. S. Broadnax______...______Thomasville PUBLISHING BOARD. Illinois—Rev. S. W. Smith______,______Chicago Alabama—Rev! J. A. Martin, D. D------Selma Kansas—Rev. D. B. Jackson______. —------Kansas City Alabama—Rev! V. B. James------,------Birmingham Kentucky—Rev. A. W. Nix, D. D------Georgetown Louisiana—Rev. L. Allen, Jr______.Shreveport Arkansas—Rev>. R. A. Adams------Baxter Maryland—Rev. R. D. Johnson------Baltimore Connecticut—Rev. D. S. Klugh, D. D______New Haven Michigan—Rev. D. H. Foster, D. D______BcntonHarbor District of Columbia—Rev. W. B. Norman, D. D------Washington Minnesota—Rev. E. H. McDonald, D. D ------St. Paul Florida (G. B.i C.)—Rev. H. K. Hill______..Orlando Mississippi—Rev. J. A. Marshall, D. D______. -____Lexington Florida (West iFla.)—ReV. J. B. Green, D. D _____ Pensacola Mississippi—Rev. Z. E. McGhee, D. D------Moorhead Georgia—Rev. A. D. Williams, D. D------___ Atlanta Mississippi—Prof. G. M. Reese______■ -!------Meridian Illinois—Rev. L. K. Williams, D. D------______Chicago Missouri—Rev. J. Goins______------Jefferson City Indiana—Rev. J. L. Mason.. _____ Anderson NewYork—Rev. M. B. Hucless, D. D------—New York City Kansas—Rev. S. B. ,------iButler ______Wichita Kentucky—Rev. W. H. Williams, D. D______Owensboro North Carolina—Rev. W. H. Moore------Wilmington Ohio—Rev. Rev. S. S, Sisson______.______-Cincinnati Louisiana—ReV. B. Moore, i______.'______Shreveport Oklahoma—Rev. J. A. Anderson, B, D------,— ------Okmulgee Maryland—Rev. W. J. Winston, D. D _____ Baltimore Michigan—-ReV. D. H. Foster, D. D_____ Benton Harbor Pennsylvania—Rev. J. H. Dwelle, D. D------Braddock South Carolina—Rev. C. W. Walker------...,------Bennettsville Minnesota—Rev. E. H.j McDonald, D. D ____ ..St. Paul South Carolina—Rev. A. W. Nicholson------—Trenton Mississippi—Rev. W. W. Lindsay______Greenville Mississippi—Rev. Benj. J, Perkins_____ ■ ____ Granada Tennessee—Rev. T. J. Searcy, D. D------\------— - — ..Memphis Texas—Rev. U. S. Keeling_____ ------Waco Mississippi—Rev. R. G. Moody______... ______Macols Virginia—Rev. E. Payne, D. D------,------. Missouri—Ret). W. H. Young______Springfield New York—Rev. M. B. Hucless, D. D____ New York City Virginia—Rev. R. C. Pannell, D. D------Washington—Rev. S. G. Wilson------Spokane North Carolina—Rev. S. N. Vass, D. D.. ______Raleigh West Virginia—Rev. H. B. Rice, D. D------—------So. Charleston Ohio—Rev. J. H. Jaekson Oklahoma—Riv. J. F. Kersh______Tuna Pennsylvania--Rev. W. H. Moses, D. D._ Philadelphia B. Y. P. U. BOARD. South Carolina—Rev. T. L. Jones____ . ___ Columbia South Carolina—Rev. H. M. Moore______Anderson Alabama—Rev. C. H. Crawford...______4------i------_.------—Mobile Tennessee-.Rjv. Wm. Haynes, D. D._. ______Nashville Alabama—Rev. J. J. Willis------Cardiff Texas—Rev/ 4. Barbour, D., D. _____ Galveston Arkansas—Rev. T. W, Chism______4------Plumerville Virginia—Rev W. H. Stokes, D. D Connecticut—Rev. R. B. Williams------\------Virginia—Rev B. Tyrell, D. D._ Lynchburg District of Columbia—Rev. W. H. Jernagin, D. D....—------Washington Washington—Rev. W. D. Carter, D. D ___ Seattle Florida—Rev. A. L. James,------Ocala West Virginia—Rev. P. A. Harris, D. D____ .Kaymour Florida—Rev. W. W. Parker_____ .....------Pensacola Georgia-®Rev. P. Jas. Bryaijt, D. D----- „ — ------—------Atlanta Illinois—Mrs. I. B. Maxwell------j...... Chicago Indiana—Rev. Wm. Moseley------.Anderson I I
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Kansas—Rev. H. I. Monroe______:------Tcpeka Ohio—Rev. W. A. McWilliams______Kentucky—Rev. J. Francis Wilson______Harrisburg Oklahoma—Rev. R. A. Whitaker______Louisiana—Reiv. S. G. Gaither------Lake Providence Pennsylvania—Rev. J. B. Bennett, D. D...... _____ Chester Maryland—Rev. P. C. Neal, D. D______Baltimore South Carolina—Rev. E. D. Jones...... St. Matthews Michigan—Rev. D. H. Foster, D. D______Benton Harbor South Carolina—Rev. T. W. Williams______Sumter Minnesota—Mrs. Fannie D. Sears------...... St. Paul Tennessee—Rev. Wm. Coke______Jackson Mississ ppi—Rev. J. W- Grayson.------Texas—Rev. J. H. Branham______•. ____ Sherman Mississippi—Prof. P. H. Thompson------Koscuisko Virginia—Rev. A. S. Thomas, D. D___ -.______...Richmond Mississipp—Rev. C. T. Stamps, D. D_.------■------Meridian Virginia—Rev. J. A. Harrold______Saffolk Missour—-ReV. 0 F. Nelson------Louisiana Washington—Rev. J. W. Smith______.Spokane New York—Rev. Timothy White______New York West Virginia—Rev. B. R. Reed, D. D____ _ North Carolina—Rev. 0. S. Bui ock------H gh Point Ohio—Rev. W. A. Hoard--....-...... ______—.....------Oklahoma—Rev. J. W. Perkins______Muskogee Pennsylvania—Rev. 0. P. Goodwill, D. D. ------..Steelton South Carolina—Rev. A. W. Nicho son------Trenton South Carolina—Rev. T. W. Williams______Camden Tennessee—Rev. E. D. W. Isaac, D. D______:------Nashville Texas—Prof. E. D. Pierson______i______Houston Virginia—Rev. R. C. Mitchell______Richmond Virginia—Rev, C. H. Johnson______...______Washington—Rev. W. W. Casman______■.______Seattle West Virginia—Rev. L. Dabney______Freeman
BENEFIT BOARD. A’abama—Rev. P. W. White, D. D.L______Georgiana Alabama—Rev. A. C. Morris______.______Birmingham Connecticut—Rev. B. W. Reed______...______District of Cdlumbia—Rev. W. A. Taylor, D. D______Washington Florida—Rev.! J. H. Moore______l______'.______Fernandina Florida—Rev.— Borden______.______Marianna Georgia—Rev. N. D. Wright, D. D______Macon Illinois—Bev. J. S. Jordan______Glencoe Kansas—Rev. J. R. Richardson______,______Kansas City Kentucky—Rev. W. P. Offett...... La Grange Louisiana—Rev. J. M. Harvey______Shreveport Maryland—Rbv. R. T. Winn, D. D______,______Baltimore Michigan—Rev. D. H. Foster, D. D______Benton Harbor Minnesota—Rev. R. P. Jackson______Mississippi—Rev. E. G. Mason______...... Greenville Mississippi—Rev. A. B. Washington______Greenville Mississipp —Rev. J. S. Brown______.. Missouri—Rev. I. W- Jackson______Springfield New York—Rev. M. B. Hucless, D. D...______New York City North Carolina—Dr. J. E. Dellinger______Greensboro MINUTES 23
9:30 A.M.—Address of President. 10:30 A. M.—Election of Officers. PROGRAMME OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 11:00 A. M.—Report of the Home Mission Board. NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION HELD AT SAVANNAH, 12:00 A. M.—Collection and Recess. GA., SEPTEMBER 6-11, 1916. AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY—MORNING. 2:00 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. R. J. Petty, D. D„ Tennessee; Rev. E. T. Martin, D. D., Illinois; Rev. P. H. Hughes, D. D., Penna. 10:00 A. M —Call to; order by President. 2:30 P.M.—Report of Foreign M ssibn Board. Devotions conducted by Rev. J. W. Boykin, D. D., South Carolina, 3:30 P. M.—Report of the Educational Board. Rev. W. A. Taylor, D. D., Washington, D. C., Rev. P. W. Wrenn, 4:30 P. M.—Report of the Benefit Board. D. D.,| Mississippi. 5:30 P. M.—Recess. 10:20 A. M ,__Reading and approving program. Announcing Committees on En rollment and Finance. EVENING. 12:45 A. M .—Report! of Enrollment Committee. 7:15 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. J. Frank’in Walker, D. D., Ohio; Rev. Hl. D. 1:00 P. M. —Recess. Proud, D. D., California; Rev. J. W. Gordon, D. D., Missouri. AFTERNOON. 7:45 P. M.—Paper, “The Outlook on Foreign Fields,” by R. T. Pollard, D D., 3:00 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. R. A. Adams, Arkansas: Rev. L. Allen, Jr., D. D., Florida. *• ' 1 Louisiana; Rev. E. E. Edwards, B. D., Alabama. 8:00 P. M.—Missionary Sermon by Rev. R. A. Mayfield, B. D., Louisiana. 3:30 P. M.—Welcorne Addresses:— 8:00 P. M.—Alternate, Rev. I. V. Bryant, D. D., W. V rginia. On Behalf of the City, by Judge C. N. Feidelson. 9:00 P. M.—Collection and Benediction. On Behalf of Baptists of Georg a, by W. M. Reddick, D. D. i I On Behalf of Other Denominations, R. H. Singleton, D. D. FRIDAY—MORNING. i On Behalf of Fraternal Organizations and Business Organizations, by 9:00 A. M.—Devotions by Rev. W. D. Carter, D. D., Wash ngton; Rev. J. H. J. C. Lindsay, and E. W. Sherman, Esq. < Taylor, D. D„ Maryland; Rev. J. C. Austin, D. D., Penna. On Behalf of White Baptists, Rev. J. J. Taylor,®. D. 9:30 A. M.—Report of the Publishing Board. On Behalf of Professional Organizations, by Dr. B W. S. Daniels. 10:30 A. M.—Report of the B. Y. P. U. Board. On Behalf of the Baptists of the City, by Rev. Wm. Gray, D. D. 11:30 A. M.—Address, “National Temperance Movements,” Rev. J. M. Cogging, 4:45 P. Ml—Response to Welcome, by Mr. John Mitchell, Jr., Virginia. , D. D. Alternate, Rev. N. C. Nix, South Carolina. 12:30 P. M.—Recess. Recess. AFTERNOON. EVENING. 2:00 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. C. M. Carwright, D. D., North Carolina; Rev. G. 7:15 P. M— Devotions by Rev. Wm. Johnson, D. D., Kentucky; Rev. J. H. Evans, H. Sims, D. D., New York; Rev. J. C. Caston, D. D., Mo. D. D.; Georgia; Rev. S. A. Moses, D. D. Virginia. 2:30 P. M.—Consideration of Reports. 7:15 P. M.—Annual Sermon, by Rev. A. M. Johnson, D. D., Mississippi. 3:30 P. M.—Report of Auditor. Alternate, Rev. Thos. H. White, D. D., Virginia. 4:00 P. M.—Introduction of Visitors. 8:45 P. m|.—Introduction of Newspaper Representatives, Mr. W. H. Steward, 5:00 P. M.'—Recess. Kentucky. EVENING. 8:45 P. M|.—Alternate, Prof. J. D. Crenshaw, Tennessee. 7:15 P. M.— Devotions by Rev. G. W. Harts, Arizona; Rev. O. C. Maxwell, Ind ana; 9:45 P. M).—Collection and Benediction. Rev. J. C. Love, B. D., New Jersey. THURSDAY—MORNING. 7:45 P. M.—Paper, “Why’Maintain one Great National Organization?” by Rev. .W. H. Moses, D. D., Pennsylvania. 9:00 A. M.—Devotions by Rev. C. C. Buford, Texas; Rev. S. R. Butler, Kansas; 8:30 P. M.—Address, Dr. Robt. R. Moton, Principal Tuskegee Institute. Rev. W. C. Brown, D. D., Florida. Introduction of speaker, Rev. P. Jas. Bryant, D. D., Georgia. (22) 24 minutes MINUTES 25 SATURDAY—MORNING. 9:00 A. M.—Devotions by Rev. S. M. Twine, Oklahoma; Rev. H. K. Hill, D. D., AFTERNOON. ~ Florida; A. C. Copes, Arkansas. 2:30 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. L. Dabney, D. D., West Virginia; Rev. A. R. Ross, 9-30 A h|l.—Reports and Consideration Committees Reports. Missouri; Rev. A. Gordon, Pennsylvania. 11:00 A. M—Announcement of State-Vice-Presidents and Members of the Several 3:00 P. M.—Missionary Mass Meeting in the Interest of Foreign Missions Boards and Committees. 6:00 P. M.—B. Y. P. U. Mass Meeting. 12:00 P. M.—Recess. EVENING. f:15 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. J. Goins, D. D., Missouri; J. E. Prayer, Dl D., ' SATURDAY AFTERNOON—SEPTEMBER 9. West Va., Rev. P. D. White, D. D., Mississ ppi. UNVEILING AND DEDICATION OF THE LISLE MONUMENT. Sermon, Rev. T. O. Fuller, D. D., Tennessee. Alternate, Rev. R. J. Brown, D. D., Florida. 2:00 P. M.—Devotion—Rev. G. H. Griffin, D. D., Tampa, Florida; Rev. J. M. Collection and Benediction. i Booker, Kansas City, Mo. „ 2:20 P. M.—“The Life and Work of George Lisle in the United States, C. T. Walker, D. D., Augusta, Ga. MONDAY—MORNING. 2:40 P. M.—“George Lisle, the First [Negro] Missionary, Gift of American Baptist 9:30 A. M.—Devotions by Rev. J. H. Pearson, Iowa; Rev.. W. J . W nston, D. D., to the West Indies and the Non-Christian World,’ W. H. Brooks, D. D., Maryland; Rev. H. C. Crawford, New Jersey. Washington, D. C. Report Women’s Auxiliary. 3:00 P. M.—“George Lisle, the Foreign Missionary as Known by Those Among Considering Amendments, etc. Whom He Lived, Labored and Died,” C. H. Parrish, F. R. G. S„ 11:00 A. M .—Voting on place of next meeting. Louisville, Ky. Recess. 3:20 P. M.—“The Inspiration for Nobler Service, from the Life of George Lisle," Miss N. H. Burroughs, A. M., Sec’y of Women’s Aux. Convention. AFTERNOON. 3:40 P. M.—“The After-Effects of What We Do Here at this Hour,” C. S. Morris, 2:30 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. W. Cosey, Mississippi; Rev. J. S. Sandifer, D. D., D. D., Norfolk, Va. Arkansas; Rev. C. L. Butler, Pennsy van a. 5:00 P. M.—Presentation of Monument, Prof. J. W. Hubert, Savannah, Ga. Consideration of New Business and Report of the Treasurer. Unveiling of Monument, President of National Convention and Presi Recess. dents of all State Conventions. . EVENING. EVENING. 7:15 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. Thos. Bellingef, D. D., Texas; Rev, Robt. T. Winn, 7:30 P. M.—Devotions by Rev. R. W. Littleton, D. D., Texas; Rev. W. R. Jack- Maryland; Rev. M. A. Tally, North Carolina. Sermon, by Rey. A. Barbour, D. D. son, Oklahoma; Rev. H. D. Parker, Alabama. Alternate, Rev. Z. E. McGhee, Mississippi. 8:00 P.|M.—Sermon by Rev. B. J. F Westbrooks, D. D., Oklahoma. Adjourn. Alternate, Rev. H. J. Moore. 9:30 P.M.—Collection and Benediction. ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE. fm. H. Steward...... !...... Kentucky SUNDAY—MORNING. . A. Cosey.------I._ 1_____ .___ Mississippi . J. Perkin------I___ .______Tennessee 9:30 A. M.—Sunday School Conducted by the Sunday Schoo Board of the Natiol ■ F. Kersh...... -...... 1..'.^...... Ok ahoma Baptist Convention. . D. Wilams.K.______,______.....r...Georgia Devotions, by Rev. J. H. Easton, D. D., Alabama; Rev. C. T. Stan . FINANCE COMMITTEE. D. D., Mississippi; Rev. T. B. Co bert, D. D., Mississippi. .. E. Bryant..------*------•______..______Arkansas Sermon by Rev. E. C. Morns, D. D., Arkansas. ■ L. Lights------,.— ------;______....______Texas Alternate, Rev. A. Wilbanks, D. D., District of Columbia. f. W. Whittdn„ — ------.------Tennessee Collection and Benediction. » s W. Goodgame.. ______.______I...... ".______-._____Alabama 26 minutes
CHURCH FINANCE COMMITTEE. w I. A. Thomas----- — ------Illinois J. R. Bennett J. _ _ ...Pennsylvania J. M. Harris-----. ------Arkansas PROCEEDINGS. R. T. Simms------... Mississippi ______C. S. Reddick. . ---- ..Alabama Savannah, Ga„ Sept. 6, 1916. USHERS. The National Baptist Convention was called to order in its Thirty-sixth Annual T.P. Smith.. . . Missouri Session in the First African Baptist Church, Savannah, Ga., Rev. T. J. Goodall, W. J. Jael■kson....i . . Georgia D. D., pastor, Wednesday morning, September 6th, at 10:30, President E. C. Morris George McNeal. . -.Kansas in the chair. His opening address was a happy greeting to the vast throng of earnest A? Matin'].. Ill____ -'t------,Alabama J j workers assembled from all parts of the country. The following is his address: E. C. Canady... JI-..-...... Mississippi "Brethren and Friends: I am extremely happy of the privilege of calling to order Each state delegation is requested to meet as early as possible on the first day and for the twenty-second time this great Convention of Baptists, who to me epresent select one member ifqr each of the following boards and committees, and hand same the most invincible force of Christians in the world. v to the Sec-etary on the second day of the session: Notwithstanding the terriffic cyclones which have raged for the past twelve months, Foreign Mission! Hoard, Home Mission Foard, Educational Board, P. Y. P. U. the old ship has the appearance of one which has weathered the storms, and comes Board, Committee on Account, Committee on Obituary, Committee on Resolutions, into the harbor safe. * Committed on Ti JJ and Place, Committee on the State of the Country, Committee I most heartily greet you and congratulate you, for a few hours before you left on Temperance, i your homes, you were not certain that it would be possible for you to reach this i Respectfully ipbmitted by order of the Board of Directors, place, owing to the threatened railroad strike, which if it had occured would have E. C. MORRIS, President. paralized the business of the entire country, but instead of being hindered in that R. B. HUDSON, Secretary. way, we are here in the name of our Lord and Master to plan and work for the further ance of His kingdom in the world. Our coming together at this time and place is Mysic by the United Choirs, Mr. J. E. Johnson, Conductor. of far reaching importance fo the Baptists of the entire country, hundreds of thousands who are now in their humble homes, praying that God may direct us in all of the de liberations of this meeting. We have come together as the stewards of the household of faith, and are under the eyes of Him who never sleeps, and he expects of us to do that which will redown :o His glory, and for the good of all mankind. We must not disappoint Him. The nterest of two and a half millions of Negro Baptists should be taken into account, i every act of this Convention, and more than that, the interest of a struggling ace more than ten millions strong in this courftry, and many hundreds of millions f black people in other parts of the world. That you will be true to the trust imposed in you, I have not any doubt, but that he evil one may not at an unguarded moment get into our minds, let me caution ou to keep ever before you the important commission which you bear, “and seeing hat we are encompassed by such a cloud of witnesses, may we lay aside every weight nd the sin that doth so easily beset us, and run the race with patience.” Devotions were conducted by Dr. P. W. Wrenn, of Mississippi and Dr. J. W. loykins, of South Carolina. “Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove” was sung by re congregation. Dr. Boykin read part of the third chapter of Colossians. A Tvent prayer was offered by Dr. Wrenn. He invoked the favor of God upon the ■ssion just begun and upon the great work fostered by the Convention. “Stand (27)
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up for Jesus,” was sung. Appropriate remarks on the outlook before the Convention For the Baptist of Georgia, by Rev. M. W. Reddick, the President of the Georgia were made by Dr. Wrenn. He urged the importance of a thoroughly converted State Convention. “We had four hundred thirty thousand before our last baptism. and God-called ministry. Georgia is pre eminently a Baptist State. How many we have, *floI not know. Secretary Hudson read the official program as prepared by the Executive Board Georgia is the cradle of the Baptists. We welcome you back home, to get inspiration.” of the Convention. Action on the program was deferred pending the enrollment On Behalf of Business Organizations, by Mr. J. C. Lindsay. of the Convention delegates. Changes were made in the program in the following For the White Baptist of the City, Rev. J. J. Taylor, D. D. Among the things particulars: Rev. R. M. Caver, of Arkansas, was substituted for Rev. J. M. Harris; the speaker said: “The-welcome which I extend grows out of what I know you have Rev. W. H. Jernigan, of Washington, D. C., was substituted for Rev. E, W. Johnson accomplished for yourself and the country. What you have done is not equaled on the Finance Committee; Rev. J. Francis Wilson, of Kentucky, was added as an inf the annals of time. I have just read Dr. Riley’s "Life and Times of Booker'T. usher; Rev. H. W. Jones was substituted for Rev.' Wm. Johnson on the Wednesday Washington.” It was the story of a human soul—Booker Washington got as far evening program; Rev. E. B. Young was named as an usher by the President. from whbre he started as did Abraham Lincoln. I enjoyed what was said about the Rev. T- J- Goodall, pastor, made important announcements for the Local Enter progress of the Colored race, but you were worshiping God before you had any banks, tainment Committee, assuring the Convention that every arrangement had been you built churches before you owned homes.” made for convenience and comfort. ' “Unavoidable conditions prevented the building Welcome in Behalf of Professional Organizations, by Dr. B. W. S. Daniels. of a city auditorium, and this church holds more people than any other building in Welcome on Behalf of the Fraternal Organizations, E. W. Sherman, Esq. the city,” said Chairman Goodall. “What we lack in space will be made up in On Behalf of the Baptist of the City, Rev. Wm. Gray, D. D. other important details.” Dr. Goodall’s address was a happy one and well received. In the absence of Hon. John Mitchell, of Virginia, Rev N. C. Nix, of South Carolina Rev. T. J. Hall, of Montgomery Ala., was adddfl as Usher. A recess was taken responded to the addresses, of welcome, being the alternate. ■to give time for enrollment. Dr. B. F. Riley, one of the best friends of our race, was presented by Dr. E. C. The Convention resumed its session at 1:30 p. m. Morris. Said he, "You are standing on sacred ground, there are characters of your Editor W. H. Stewart, of Kentucky, made a partial report for the Enrollment race, Lisle and Bryant, whose names are richly embalmed in the Baptist history. Comi^iittee. The statement showed that six hundred fifteen members had qualified This is no time and this is no place for jollification. There are more colored Baptists by the payment of the required fee, and the sum of One Thousand Six Hundred in America than there are of all other denominations among your people, by one Thirty-five Dollars collected to this hour. The report was adopted and the com hundred sixty-one thousand, six hundred thirteen.” Dr. W. H. Moses paid a glowing mittee Continued. Question arose as to the interpretation of the Constitution as tribute to the worth and work of Dr. Riley as a friend of our race. to membership. President Morris ruled and the matter dropped. Rev. H. E. Jones, of Alabama, made a happy address accepting the warm hearted The program as read earlier in the day was adopted as the order of procedure welcomes extended by the various speakers. His speech was an eloquent effort. during the session. Rev. S A. Moses, of Virginia, served notice that he would On motion by Dr. A. Barbour, a platform will be built in the open air so that the propose an amendment to the Constitution with reference to the payment of annual public may hear the address of Dr. E. C. Morris, the building being too small to fees by life! members. On motion by Rev. C. H. Parrish, Kentucky, a committee accommodate the people. of three was appointed to correct the list of former presidents of the Convention, Benediction, Rev. P. Jas. Bryant, D. D. as follows: |Drs. C. H. Parrish, C. T. Walker, A. R. Griggs. The committee was EVENING? enlarged by adding Dr. W. Bishop Johnson and Dr. A. T. Stewart. The Contention adjourned at 2 o’clock, for one hour. Dr. C. T. Walker pronounced The Convention assembled at 8:00 o’clock for the evening session, Rev. J. C. the benediction. Jackson, D. D., of Pennsylvania, presiding. The song service was conducted by Adjourned. Rev. W. H. Skipwith. “Oh, God our Help in Ages Past,” was sung by the congre AFTERNOON. gation, led by Rev. S. W Jones, of Kentucky. Rev. S. A. Moses, Virginia, read The Contention convened at 3:30 for the Afternoon Session. Rev. J. J. Franklin I Cor. 13th Chapter. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. H. Evans, of Georgia. Walker, of |Ohio, was in the chair. “Glory to His Name,” was sung led by Rev. The hour for preaching was announced. Dr. Thos. H. White, of Virginia, was W. H. Skipwith. Rev. R. A. Adams, read the Scriptures, electing 117 Psalm. called to the platform, being the alternate to the speaker. "I am Going There Some “Come Holy Spirit ” was sung led by Rev. E. E. Edwards. Prayer was offered by Day,” was sung by the chow. By request, Rev. Skipwith sang, "I am Living on Rev. I>. AUen, of Louisiana., "Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart,” wu that Hallelujah Side.” “How Firm a Foundation,” was sung by the congregation. sung. Dr. W. G. Parks, Vice-President at Large, took the gavel. He ca'led for the Rev. A. M. Johnson, of Mississippi, was presented to preach the Annual Sermon. Dr. Johnson for twelve years has been President of the Mississippi Baptist State Con addresses of welcome. vention. The speaker announced as a text, Isa. 60:1—‘ Arise shine for thy light is The welcomes were extended as follows: come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” Theme: “God’s Call to the For the Other Denominations, by Rev. R. H. Singleton, D. D. 30 MINUTES MINUTES 31
Church To-day.” “Every age has had its crisis period,” said the speaker as he reviewed President Parks presented Dr. Morris, who looked into a sea of faces and received the changes and revolutions in human history. . . an enthusiastic Chautauqua Salute. He spoke as follows: 1. The church must keep in mind her true office and mission. "Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy 2. She must stand as Christ’s true representative. ways.” 3. The church must represent the real Christ. Officers and Members of the National Baptist Convention, Ladies and Gentlemen: 4. The church Is Christ's abiding witness. We are happy for the privilege of once more meeting you face to face on this side The church must not be silent when she ought to speak. Never neutral when right of the mystic river. and wrong are involved. The church' must die to sin. Death precedes burial, burial It has been twenty-four years since we had the privilege of holding a meeting of preceded resurrect on, resurrection must precede the new life. The church must this great Convention in this historic city, which has been made historic by her announce mid emphasize her doctr na creed and her moral code. No church can contribution to religious thought and activities. It was from here that the Wesleys succeed with a card playing, dancing membership. The church is essentially a directed the movements of their great organization which has become world-wide. missionarjl church. God is calling every church to-day to duty. The. battle will It was from this city and state that the principles of the Baptists first took a firm goon be ov|er. Eviery; warrior will quit the field. We shall see Jesus in the new world hold upon the people of our race, and though they were slaves, were allowed to worship as we stand upon a sea of glass with harps and palms of victory. God under their own vine and fig tree, and the first African Church is a living monu The sermon by Dr. Johnson was an able soul st rring message, that sent a thrill ment to that early beginning. Savannah was the home of George Lisle, who by of spiritual power through the vast congregation. Dr. Thos. II White lifted the frugality and economy saved enough money to buy his liberty from bondage, and Conventioh in an earnest, fervent prayer. "Angels Get My Mansion Ready,” waa after becoming .free, became the first foreign missionary to the people beyond the sung by Rev. Skipwith, sea. It was here that, that stalwart leader and gospel preacher, who was foremost A collsciion wad taken amounting to Sixteen Dollars and Thirty-two Cents. in the organization of the National Baptist Convention, the Rev. E. K. Love lived Editor Wm. H.'Stewprt, of the American Baptist, was called to the platform and and died, and without recounting the valuable historical data of this great city, I after suitable remarks, presented the editors of Baptist newspapers as follows: C. T. would say as Peter said when he emerged from beneath the hallo of a heavenly vision, Walker, Georgia Baptist;; J. W. McCrary, Arkansas Masonic Monitor; C. H. Parrish, ‘It is good to be here.” Kentucky Home Finderi Wm. Carter. American Star; J. C. Jackson, Christian Banner I am sure yoy will not consider me vain when I tell you that having passed the E. A. Wilson, Ministerial Voice, Muskogee, Okla; A. J. Stokes, Helping Hand, Mont lixty-first mile stone of a busy life, and having been maligned and abused almost gomery, Ala.; G. L. Thornton, Baptist Leader, Birm ngham, Ala.; E. D. W. Isaac, ncessantly for the last past twelve months, that I am still happy and as full of hope The Clarion, Nashville, Tenn.; P. S. L. Hutchins, Southern Guide, Columbus, Ga.; is I was when the effort to tear the banner from the staff of this grand organization G. G. Daniels, Messenger, Charleston, S. C.; E. M. Lawrence, National Baptist Voice, ailed one year ago at Chicago, and you my brethren are to be congratulated upon Nashville, Tenn.; Walter II. Brooks, The Planet, Richmond, Va.; E. C. Morris, The he brave and successful conquests you have waged against error, and the practical Baptist Vanguard, Arkansas; E. T. Martin, The' Chicago Baptist Blade. verthrow of oligarchy in Baptist Institutions. After some announcements, the Convention adjourned. Benediction by Dr. In no year of my life have I been so flooded with letters of sympathy, telling me" f prayers which had been made for me, than in the present one. You know that C. T. Wafker. appreciate them, but if you have not yet learned that God is my refuge, I would lodestly say in these words of my Master, “Wijat went ye out in the wilderness to SECOND DAY-THURSDAY MORNING. k a reed shaken with the wind?” The man who would be the least bit vacillating, I undecided at a time like this in your work, is unfit to be trusted by you, and I The Convention met Thursday morning at 9:30, Rev. W. G. Parks, D. D., pre ill add weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and your children, for when all siding. “Down at 0ie Cross,” was sung, led by Dr. Skipwith. Rev. S. R. Butler, 1 us shall have passed to our final reward, the principles for which we now stand, of Kansas! read the Scriptures, twelve verses of the fifteenth chapter of St. John. id at which an unholy thrust has been made, will survive the coming ages. “Stand Un, Stand lip. for Jesus,” was sung. Rev. W. C. Brown, of Pennsylvania It is marvelous how you have been able to stand against the terrific storms which led in prayer. The minutes of the first day’s session were read and approved. ive raged for twelve months with a velocity which has surpassed anything within Secretary Hudson read a letter from Rev. G. Wm. Ward, of Indiana, enclosing y recollection; a storm which has for years been gathering with but one purpose, letter of representation from his church with Five Dollars. “Pass Me Not, 0 Gentle at, to overthrow the will of the people and bring them at the feet of selfish interests’, Saviour,” was sung. hat you have'been deceived’will not admit of any question, for I myself have for Rev. Win. Coke presented a set of resolutions for the Tennessee Delegation. On ore than ten years believed that there was danger of too much radicalism being motion the resolutions were referred to the Committee on Resolutions. hibited towards those whom we sought to regulate; and not until we met at Chicago The Copvention repaired to the front of the building for hearing the address of e year ago was I thoroughly convinced that the utter overthrow and destruction the President, the building being too small to accommodate the great crowd. Vice the National Baptist Convention had been planned. MINUTES
It TlfiS been »•wise "K”" —in— you -to exercise patience with those who banded themselves together ip wrest from your hands the trust imposed upon you by the people. Any other course would have delayed for many years clear understanding of the issue involved, but all can now see the motive which prompted the disruption of the Con- vention. The fallaceous statement that the trouble in our ranks was over men has been completely exploded, and all who are unbiased know that the one living issue is “Shall the people rule?" I have never thought that the destiny of our great de nomination depended upon an/'man or set of men, and have considered it a very serious reflection upon the intelligence of the hundreds of great men and leaders which we have;) to even intimate that the Baptists were divided over two or more men, and I beg you now to never give any credence to the statement that there is a Morris faction ij> the National Baptist Convention, for I tell you most emphatically that Morris is! with and for the Convention, and will ever be, whether in or out of office, and that! he has no greater interest in it than you have. We ar ing entered suit the following excerpt from the answer filed by the nine incorporatoi is significant. Viz.— "These Respondents say that it is not true that they claim t REV. W. G. PARKS, D.- D., Vice President-at-large, be, or that they hold themselves out to be, the Executive or governing Board, < Committee of the Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention of the Unite » Philadelphia, Penn. / States, if the allegation of this bill is intended to mean that these respondents clai to be a IBoard created by or governed by the National Baptist Convention of tl United States, or that they claim to be a Committee that derives its authority fro any constitution, resolution or action of such Convention, other than that may hereinafter specifically set forth.” In another paragraph of their answer it is said, “Such offices or positions as th< Respondents hold in connection with this corporation were created by this chart 34 minutes
and undor its provisions and these respondents deny that they were ever elected tt MINUTES 35 office, or that they have derived any authority as officers, directors, or trustees, by virtue oi any action, or any Convention of the Bapstits of this country at any tin# It is not out of pace for me to pause long enough to say that finding ourselves whatsoever.” z thout a medium through which to speak to the people, their paper hav ng been The ffimax of the perfidy tVas not reached however until the deception had aken from them,-that we owe a debt of gratitude to the Editor of the National turned upon those who had "followed the nine incorporators ahd the man whom 'eacon-Lighl and the Ed tor of the Christian Banner who * volunteerly made their they e’epted as their President submitted what they called “‘Exhibit CC"” with a iapers the organ of the Convention and fought its cause a bravely and wisey as view doubtless to further shield hem against the just wrath of an outraged public. f they were defending their personal interests, and while we are thank ul to all the The foil jwing is the closing paragraph© that Exhibit: baptist papers which stood so firmly by the Convention special mention should be “You are aware that the Nat onal Baptist Publishing Board of the National Baptist nade of the Beacon-Light and its able editor, who set aside all personal interest and Convention is an incorporated Institution, a legal entity created under the laws of dok up the people’s cause. Entire y too much is expected of the President of you Convention. If he should the Statjeje c.of Tennessee,-—TT---- , and that the National Baptist Convention has no record ttempt to answer al the calls of the several Boards and of the State and District known ------io us— where------the National Baptist. Convention owns any property interest or invested any money in said corporation, therefore you w 1 no be expected to meetings and then answer the thousands of letters which come to his office, every enter litigation for possession of the property, or the removal of any of the incorpora loment of his time would be taken and the time of two assistants; but hitherto he tors, but you will demand in the name of the National Baptist Convention (unin- as borne these burdens uncomplain ngly, and now ask that they be distributed k corporatied) of the United States of America, free and ful advisory supervision as to mong the hundreds of intelligent leaders in the several states, who are sufficiently nformed to protect the interest of the denomination in every state of the Union. n the doctrine, diction and polity of all Baptist publications furnished by them to • our chu Iches and Sunday Schools under the resolution passel! by this Convention. The President has been crit c zed for not answering many of the th ngs said con- erning the Convention, and himself personally, but t has been one unchangeable Signed,, pev. E,. P. Jones President; Rev/T. J. Ring Secretary. ule of tlje Pres dent to not attempt to chase falsehoods, but leave them to return It may be clealy seen from this last excertp that the prime object in try.ng to get nd hauntj^eir authors. But I would have you to know that I have felt no humilia- up another Convention was, for the sole purpose of having that Convent on turn ion whatever because of the unwarranted attacks made upon the administration, ove to (these n ne |men the property whic belonged to the peop e. 1 am reliably r upon me personally. You will doubtless agree with me that no man can lose his informed that this latter Exhibit was not approved by the meeting held at the Salem haracter unt 1 he .consents for it to be thrown down. There is no act of the admin- church in Chicago, but that is matter for them to work out among themse ves. stration w’hich needs defense, for every act has been .in accord with orders handed The Convention ordered that the Board elected at Ch cago proceed to Nashv lie, own from the Convention, and yet the rank and file of Baptists have not always and derAand possession of the property there, which the Convention had been nine-j nown this and having heard and read that things were going wrong, many decided teen years in building up, and if peaceable possessioh was not given, to take whatever] hat they would be ‘neutral” upon the issue before the Convention. But my friends steps were necessary to restore to the denomina ion that which rightly belonged to here is no neutral ground between right and wrong, and the deceptive slogan held it, and pending the litigation, that the Board proceed to get out a series of Sunday p to blind the people, and not let them see the one great ssue having been exposed School periodicals] with which to supply those Sunday Schools in harmony w th the nd removed all wil’ now declare themselves either with the National Baptist Con- National Baptist Convention. While the task aid upon the new Boards was verf ention, or with those who sought to divert the people’s property to their personal great, yet it was wise to give such an order, for the reason, had you continued you se. With the line thus drawn, there will be ho further occasion for war, for if after patronage to a Board which openly defied the authority of the Convention yd he people have been shown the scheme of designing men to overthrow their organiza- would have been furnishing that rebel ous Board w th both arms and amunitio pn, and some of them still persist in following such men, no effort should be made to with -which to fight the entire denomination in the interes of what had turned on revent them. to be a private corpo ation of nine men. For eighteen full years the Conventio | The false representation continues to be made that the Convention pays ts Pres has through the several state delegations been electing a Publishing Board, compose ent a salary of One Thousand Five Hundred Do’lars a year. The truth is, the Con- of one member from each state, and all believed tha the persons thus e’ected con ention has never paid its President a salary of any amount since its organization stituted! the Publishing Board o the National Baptist Convention, {and perhap ut the Convention has undertaken to pay the expense account of the President’s this deception would have gone on or an indefinite per od had not matters taken th ffice, and that of all other officers, where those expenses were incurred in doing the turn thqy did at the Chicago meeting. The Convention should see to it that nt rork of the Convention, rfhd I may say that the undertaking has never been fully opportunity be g ven for a *repetition of such a vile course. I would say however, arried out, but the officers have gone on uncomplainingly discharging the duties that there is no doubt in my mind but that the Board elected one year ago wi 1 be nposed upon them by the Convention.' It will be interesting to know that the dis- able to give a good account of itself, and that you wi 1 find that no mistake was made nguished gentlemen who is editor of the paper through which all of these false in its personnel. ^presentations have been made has advocated through that very paper, that the Convention should pay its Pres’dent a salary of F ve Thousand Dollars a year, but 36 MINUTES
up to now no officer of the Convention has ever intimated that he would like to go into such a trap. It has been recently said in the papers that the Convention owed ts President Ten Thousand Dollars. Of course this statement was made to create a prejudice in the minds of the people against the management, and to give further credence to the false statement that the convention pays its President a salary. That you may be rightly informed I would say that should the Convention undertake to pick up all that it has attempted to pay on the expense account of the President’s office, up to and'including the Chicago meeting, it would not exceed Four Thousand Dollars, and no urgent demand has been made for that, even though Two Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars of that amount was spent by him in the promotion of the celebration of thb fifteth anniversary of freedom which was celebrated by the Convention in 1913 at Nashville, Tenn. THE PEACE MOVEMENT. Our Blessed Master has said '‘Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.” I most cheerfu'ly and unreserved y apply this to all who have l sought to bring about peace with those who have brought war in the ranks of the Baptists, and hope that they may succeed in bring ng back to the fold all who h^ve been led away, and 1 have no word of condemnation for any who may have made such an effort, but I am sure that they have found out how futile such an effort would be when applied to those whose only motive was to lead away such a number o persons from the regular organization, as to make it appear that they had not appropiated the people’s property to their personal use. So far as I have been able to discern thefe is no division in the National Baptist Conventidn, and that which has been made to appear as a division is only the un righteous scheme of those who have sought in many ways to deceive the people. At the Chicago meeting all kind of devices were resorted to, to overthrow the Con vention, biut by patient waiting and stubborn resistance to those evil designs, the Convention was permitted to peaceably organize after an enrollment had been made and reported. Finding t|iat the Convention Ijad organized and was moving along in the usual peaceable way, those persons who were bent on the destruction of the organization went into the courts of Cook County, Ill., and swore out an injunction against the President and seven other officers of the Convention with the hope of getting full possession of t. But the injunction was dissolved and reversed,- and stands against the ‘‘Rump Convention” to-day. The meeting at Chicago may be called a repetition of the war in heaven, and I am sure you all know the result of that rebellion. It has not been generally known that the men at the head of that rebellion, finding themselves hopelessly in the minority so far as the messengers of the Convention] were concerned, sent a committee to the Secretary df the Convention'and offered! him One Thousand Dollars for five hundred badges. Had the Secretary yielded] to such a wicked scheme, there is no telling what the result would have been, because the majority of those who would have worn those badges would have been irresponsi-l ible persons who were not sent to the Convention by Baptist churches. But we pass from this to that which represents the constructive forces of our denomination, Making note of the slack way in which the Convention permitted the old Publishing Board to operate the National Baptist Sunday School Congress, and the fact that MINUTES 39 38 MINUTES o at the meeting held at Philadelphia, a separate management was chosen and the it, like dther features of that Board was being run for personal gain, the Executm adquarters of the Home Mission Board assumed its original place at Little Rock Board o thethe: National Baptist Convention at a meeting held at Nashville last FebFeb, •k. ruary, authorized] [the Sunday School...... Board .of the National.r.x.'...! Baptist Conventionr. As soon as the new Board was installed and the Home Board of the Southern and the B. Y. P. U.If. Board of the National Baptist Conventiort to proceed at oncetoonce to:1 iptist Convention had been notified, every agency which the old Publishing Board organize! a Congress of our Baptist young people, which would serve the needs, and uld employ was set to work with the avowed intention of breaking the fraternal the interests! of the denomination. The Secretaries of these Boards went to work lation between the Southern Baptist Convention and the'National Baptist Conven immediately,! and' after getting the consent of the Baptists of Memphis, Tenn., to er, and had the effort been successful the result would have been very serious to hold the meeting!in that city, begun to lay before the Baptists of the country the r denomination and the race in general. To have the leading white men of the importance of sucli a meeting, and the desirability of all Baptist churches which be uth who are allied with the Baptist denomination, in co-operation with the Negro lieved in the'rule of the people of dur institutions to send representatives] to the Con iptists of the United States in Missionary work, and their many churches contribut- gress. To say that the meeting was a success is expressing it in the mildest term, • to the support of our missionaries, awakens an interest among the many thousand A conservative estimate of the number of progressive young Baptists who answerei white Christians in the South in the future well-being of the Negroes which could this call] can [safely be put at two thousand. An organization was perfected by th t be reached as well in any other way. I am glad to tell you that all efforts to de- adoption of a Coiktitution and the election of officers, who are to bear the same r( oy the brotherly alliance between these two great organizations have failed. lation tl the National Baptist Convention as that borne by other auxiliary bodiet THE LAW SUIT. The young men i-hosen to lead these forces are among the ablest and best youn men in the race, and deserve and should have the encouragement of the older leadei Much has been said about the law suit entered for possession of the property in every state of Hie Union. It was also ordered by the general Executive Board i ich has been built up in Nashville with the money given by the thousands of the National Baptist Convention that the Sunday School Board proceed at oni ptist churches and Sunday Schools of this country, and the officers of the Con- to get olit a paper! as a medium to get the truth before the people and counteract tl rtion have been severely criticized for not pushing the matter to an early condu- many false statements being circulated by the Union-Iieview. The gentlemi n, but I beg to say that there has not been a meeting of the Convention since the elected by the Convention as the Editor of the Convention's organ was given t blishing plant was snatched from the hands of the people one year ago at Chicago, editorial management of the new paper, the .National Baptist Voice. It is needle d the Executive Board having no means at its command, could not do more than that I say one word about the tremendous amount of good accomplished by the Voi las done, and is bringing the matter to you who constitute a higher court and that but knowing as 1 do the advantage of such a publication, I most earnestly urge that ard stands ready to execute whatever orders may be given. substantial plan be adopted for its future. The organ of the Convention shoi 5ut may I be permitted to suggest that the matter of forcing the National Baptist by all means be ptit in twenty thousand homes as a matter of education of the pli blishing Board to turn over your property to you, be carefully and dispassionately and purposes of the Convention in its leadership of Baptist affairs throughout ’ isidered before any further action be taken. I am reliably informed that the plant world. I leavily in debt, and mortgaged to the limit, and that as soon as a decision is ren- THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. ed, which in my opinion could not be otherwise than in your favor, that the prio ri creditors will at once apply for a Receive^so as to not alone get the present Perhaps the Strongest and most influential Christian organization in the Soi >me of that house, but the money which the loyal Baptist churches and Sunday is tile Southern Baptist Convention. Sixteen years ago this great organizati tools are sending to the Board created by you for their Sunday School literature, through] its Home Mission Board entered into co-operation with this Conven far most of the burden of paying Attorney’s fees has been borne by the Sunday in Missionary work on the Southern field. The co-operation entered into has grad tool Publishing Board, which in 'its present condition is hardly able to bear this ly increased from the time it was formed to the present, but sad to say several y lonsibility alone, and if the suit is to be continued, the amounts given by that ago it developed that our part of the agreement was not being faithfully carried ird Should be supplemented by the Convention. and that instead of our Missionaries doing real missionary work and being dire< by our Home Mission Board, they were required to act as the agents of another B< ONE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION. which was not engaged in Missionary work. As soon as it became known that br several years prior to 1^95, we had three National Conventions of the Negro and other infractions of Christian comity were being violated, the President cs itist, but the wisdom of those who were prominent leaders at that day suggested attentiojn to the matter, and urged that the Home Mission Board and Publisl blending of these three Conventions into one, and that henceforth every phase Board be separated and placed under separate management. he work among Baptist should be represented by Boards and for twenty years The Suggestion for the separation of the Boards was made as far back as 1904 arrangement was carried out, and I believe will continue, and that those who Austin, ITexas, but met with stern opposition, which opposition increased each; the opponents claiming that the Home Mission Board could not live unless it under the fostering care of the National Baptist Publishing Board. Two y 40 MINUTES
MINUTES 41 went off after a tangent, finding that the circle has not been cut, will return and help to make the organization a greater force in the world than it has hitherto been. « There are many reasons why there should be one National Baptist Convention iere assembled decide every question which may come before this great body. The •but I shall only mention a few. harge that we have been disorderly, and that good men are not permitted to be 1st. Because it places the Negro Baptists in a position to be an example to al leard on the floor of the Convention has arisen out of the fact that you have been other Baptist, in that they are in no way effected by sectional lines in their organize nthusiastic and jubilant over all the success which have come to the denomination, tions. Theji came on the scene when the Mason and Dixon line had been practical!; lay I ask that you take the advice of Paul and agree that “If eating meat cause wiped out by the Civil War, and therefore there was no reason for a Northern Baptis ny brother to offend I will eat no more meat,” and especially do I urge, as I have done and a Southern Baptist Convention among them. a former years, that you quietly elect your officers in the way prescribed in a resolu- 2nd. Because one great organization with a following of three million people wi ion adopted two years ago. give them standing with other great National and International Societies which coul THE EUROPEAN WAR, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? not be attaihed if there were more than one. 3rd. Because it affords an opportunity to prove to the world that the black rac While our nation thus far has been spared the awful carnage and bloodshed which is capable of self government under democratic form. i cutting down the nations of Europe, yet we cannot separate ourselves from them, 4th. Because the black .people of the whole world are to be touched, and lifted ui ’hey are human beings, and all came from one common stock. I am sure that you by the American Negro, and it cannot be affectively done through a multiplicity ke myself, have tried to pray that the end would soon come and that no more wailing of organization. It has been marvelous how the leaders of thought among the people f widows, and crying of hungry orphans could be heard in the streets of the old of our race have endorsed the idea of one great National Convention of Baptists. rorld. But the heavens seem to be brass above our heads, and our prayers fall Such strong (organizations as the New England Convention, the Lott Carey Conver ack on us. What can all this mean? Is it that the man of Galilee is now upon His tion and the General Convention of Western States and Territories have approve rhite horse, and is now lifting up the valleys and pulling down the high places and the plan and are loyal supporters of it. I am sure you have been impressed with th raking smoothe the path so that His gospel may run and have free course? magnitude of such an organization, and the mighty task of holding such an army a Think ye not my brethren that this titanic war is a white man’s fight for thousands we have in one great Convention, an army far greater than that which Moses let f black men are now pouring out their blood on the gory battle field daily. out of Israel to the border of the promise land, and whose accomplishments far ex A movement has already been started among the Christian forces in this country ceed that of Ithe Israelites for the first three hundred years of their freedom. J carry the REAL Gospel of Jesus Christ to these people, and while we cannot o much in a financial way, we can do something, and the least we do for Jesus will One National Convention, e precious in His sight. , Of Baptists for this land; Oppose every contention, OUR CONDITION IN THIS COUNTRY. To break this Christian band. Our situation in this country is not what it should be, nor is it what it will be in DANGER OF A NEW ERA. le future, for I can assure you that true white Americans are getting their eyes open nd are rapidly considering the importance of treating their black brethren with Just at this time ”hen the thoughtful men of the denomination are getting *them ’ lirness and justice. The strong Christian societies; and the great organizations selves together for effective work in the future, and when the good Lord is carryim ke the Sociological Congress, have already recognized the black man as a brother, us through His winnowing fan, there is danger of us allowing division to creep int nd you may rest assured that these mighty forces will ere long control the legislation our ranks. Already there has been some talk of changing this and that man to mall f the country and will cause the scales of justice to evenly balance between man and room for another, but my friends, a New Era has at last dawned upon the Negr. lan, and why should it not be so? Baptists of this country, and the opportunities which now loom up before us aresudi There are no truer patriots than those found in the Negro race. Their fidelity as to cause u!s to set aside all selfish ambition; and all unite for the common go > a principle, or trust, reaches beyond the days of their freedom, and was fully ex- Do you not See the prophetic words of John Wesley about’ to be fulfilled? In t mplified during the Civil War, for while their masters were at the front fighting God is breakijng down the barriers and the world is soon to become the parish of > tighten the chains of slavery pn their limbs, they lived up to the charge committed Negro Baptists? In less time than our race has been free, our Boards will be sen j them, and if there was a single instant where they betrayed their masters, it has the many millions of black people beyond the seas. “Are you ready? Are you rea ot yet been reported. That they wanted to be free is not questioned, and yet they Are you ready for the day to come?” ut their honor above freedom and waited until the Union armies had come in reach If I am competent to advise, I would suggest that whatever ambition we i f them before they made any effort to enlist in their own behalf or for a restored have, that we put it in the back ground, and let the cool judgment of the messen inion. But once free, they stood ready to follow the flag even in the jaws of death, ut one thing can be said of the Negroes, and that is he never put the National ensign bove the banner of the cross, for as he follows the flag of his country, he sings aloud: MCgU^ES 43 • 42 MINUTES And then moved onward toward the Western shore; “In the cross of Christ I glory, And I moved onward until I reached my home, Towering over the wrecks’of time.’’ And saw from there a change in Heaven’s dome; For. that same cloud which loomed so dark at one In a way the people of our race have been marked by a large element in the doi Was bathed in glory at the set of sun. nant'race. ; Every Negro is held under suspicion by that element and when any crii So shall the clouds of every child of God; has been committed by the lowest and most debased Negro, the whole race is by tl Which seemed so dark above the way he trod. element charged with that crime; this ought not to be, lind is itself a crime agai Be seen’lransfigured from the home above, the upright[members of the race; but the redeeming feature is, that such a sentimi Bathed in the light of God’s eternal love.” does not represent the best white people, and they know that the best black peo[ have as much respect for the law as any white man can have. Apd now finally let me earnestly appeal to you to grant me rest from official respon- Now my brethren as I come to the close of this address, I- can say without an bilities in connection with your great Convention, and I here and now promise you, hesitation whatever, that I have for twenty-two years endeavored to serve yi lat during the remaining years of my life, I stand ready to use whatever influence faithfully as the President of your Convention, with no hope of reward except sui may be able to command, to increase the efficiency and usefulness of this the greatest as finally comes to the faithful in Jesus Christ. And in all these years I have nothii rganization among Negroes in the world. but praise lor my brethren everywhere. You have followed me from Boston, Masi Thanking you most sincerely for the many unmerited honors which you have seen to the capil al of Texas, and no distance has been too great for you tQ go and ansi t to confer upon me, and for the unlimited confidence you have reposed in me, eg to remain when t he roll was called. If there was those who sought to destroy my good nan I freely forgive them and pray that the good .Lord may have mercy on their sbul Most affectionately yours, hut I fully ’ealize that I am now living on the shady side of life, in the evening of m E. C. MORRIS. days, they ite beautiful days to me, and no regret will be felt when the sun sets, ai RECOMMENDATIONS. I am called tot'< join ipy [faithful comrades on the other side of Jordan. First: I recommend that the Constitution be so amended that hereafter the mem- It would b6 inexcusable if I should close this address .without pausing for a momd ership of the Convention be composed of representatives from Churches, Associa- to pay a de serving tribute to those of Our biithren who have departed this life sin ons and Conventions, provided that those who are now life members may retain we last met ip an annual meeting. The prominence of each and all of them wassu leir membership and that no other life certificates be issued. as to be de, lejrvmg ojf special mention, f.«r they whre loyal supporters of the kingdf Second: That the Constitution be amended to provide for a Corresponding Sec and faithful followers -if the King. it will be readily conceded that among! tary in addition to the Recording Secretary and the four assistants; and that the faithful memibe of the National Baptist’ Convention, none were more conspicw orresponding Secretary be required to maintain an office to which he shall devote than was I r. 1 .’Poker T. Washington, who periodicallycsjme to us with a great m is entire time. sage of love and good will for all the people. In his death this Convention sustair Third: That a Church Extension Board be created, which Board shall raise funds an irreparable loss and the country has been deprived of orie of her foremost citizi > help needy churches and to build churches where the people are not able to build But we (an truly say of him that his life and works are still with us, and will ir themselves. passed from one geperiition to another as an example of what can be accomplis! The address was a review of the interesting events of one of the most strenuous by one, even though born in poverty, if that life is dedicated to the uplift of his rs ?ars in the history of the Convention. He emasculated the deceptive schemes of The greatest desire ;of Dr. Washington in the closing days of his life was that’, ibellious agencies and left them helpless in the wake of his triumphant march, National Baptist Convention might remain united. Perhaps one of the last acts he. Annual Address of President Morris was a clear forcible and statesman like his life wasl to write a letter to the man who had sought to tear asunder this g jliverance, and was received with appreciative attention by the assembled host of organization, ask.ng .that he go no further until he couljcl see him personally. le interrupted leaders of our great denomination. The convention returned to the The National Badtidt Convention will greatly honor itself if the many hundl lurch auditorium at the close of the President’s address. of prominent leaders will throw the full weight of their influence in favor of rai On motion, the rule was suspended and Mr. G. H. Bowen, a prominent real estate the Two Million Dollars Memorial Fund to perpetuate the work of the greatest! jaler of Savannah, was presented. Mr. Bowen gave his office free of charge to of his times. I am suije that suitable resolutions will be p’assed by the Conven le Local Committee for arrangements in the entertainment of the convention in honor of jail of our brethren who have died during the year. ' n address from Dr. B. F. Riley was made a special order fpr Friday morning at I know np better words wit h which to close my address on this occasion than t 1:00 o’clock. lines written by A. L. Crawley to the World. The election of officers was the special order for the hour. A call for the Com- ittee on Permanent Organization was made. The list had not been perfected it I saw a raging storm cloud rise one day, Which hid the sun and darkened all my way; It cable at noon and raged an hour or more. 44 MINUTES MINUTES 45
was said. Dr. A. Barbour was recognized. After a brilliant and appropriate addres hairman of that Board, was recognized. He presented Rev. J. A. Booker, the he moved the suspension of the rule and the election of Dr. E. C. Morris by acclama orresponding Secretary, who submitted the report for the Home Mission Board, tion. The motion was ably seconded by the Rev. W. M. Taylor, of Louisiana, whose s a preliminary statement, Dr. Booker reviewed the previous workings of the Home eloquent tongue electrified the convention and crystalized the all ready dominant fission Board. He spoke of the co-operative plan for missionary work with the sentiments in favor of the presidents re-election. Rev. Win. H. Moses was recognized luthem Baptist Convention. “The checks from the Home Mission Board of Dr. Moses seconded the re-election of Dr. Morris in a speech that was eminently le Southern Baptist Convention are sent to the office of Secretary Booker and are prophetic of world-wide achievements in our denominational progress. Dr. C. T. nt on to the missionaries without any rake-off.‘ Nq part of the salaries of the Walker was recognized. He seconded the motion to re-elect Dr. Morris in one of issionaries is retained at our office,” said Dr. Booker. Dr. Booker explained that his characteristic speeches. He said, “Dr. Morris is a constructive analytical, re e co-operative missionary work was restricted to the Southern States, at the request sourceful, tactful, diplomatic leader. Let us do some constructive work to prepare and by agreement with the Southern Baptist Convention, North Carolina and us to meet the oppositions. We must fight, but pitch our battle upon a high plane. irginia are not included in the plan because of the New Era Plan formerly operated Give men the truth. The truth is invincible, eternal and will prevail if given to the these states. “An extension of the plan to include the states north and south was people. Four hundred thousand Baptists’ Of Georgia are loyal to Dr. Morris.” contemplation,” said Dr. Booker. The report was comprehensive ahd clear cut The addressof Dr. Walker was a brilliant constellation of flashing luminaries of every id greatly interested the convention, being as follows: variety and of every degree of magnitude. The vast throng sat in ecstatic delight while the matchless speaker bedecked the forum with jewels of oratorial splendor. At the'close of Dr, Walker’s address, he led the Convention to a throne of grace REPORT OF HOME MISSION BOARD. in a fervent soul-lifting prayer, when a deeper consecration to the Master’s work was tduchingly invoked. REV. JOS. A. BOOKER, D. D., SECRETARY. Dr. W. Blishop Johnson was recognized. He is President of the New England In presenting to the National Baptist Convention our second annual report in Convention. On behalf of that convention, Dr. Johnson seconded the motion to le twenty-second, year of the Board’s existence and work, we do so with some differ - re-elect Dr. Morris. Dr. S. E. Griggs was called for and was greeted with a Chau ice and timidity. We have all passed through one of the most stringent years tauqua Salute. He seconded the motion to re-elect. Dr. Morris. In course of his irhaps, in all the years of the existence of this general organization and its specific remarks he emphasized the lack of co-operative efficiency in the race, which makes >ards. Adding to that fact, the negative influence of our family, warfare, and con- difficult the (accomplishment of great and important tasks. The motion was now sion, it seems a miracle that, our Home Mission work has continued successfully put and Dr. Morris was re-elected unanimously by a rising vote. this good day.v) Dr. W. Gj Parks was re-elected Vice-President at Large, by a unanimous vote. THE SCOPE OF HOME MISSIONS. On motion the Secretaries were re-elected. These being Recording Secretary, Prof. The field to be covered by our Home Mission work is not well understood. Many R. B. Hudson; Assistant Secretaries, Rev. E. A. Wilson, Rev. E. H. McDonald, Rev. our constituents and some of our leaders believe that Home Missions is limited J. M. Nabritjt, Rev. T. 0. Fuller. On motion the convention took a recess. the border lines of their respective districts and states. We have before us three THURSDAY AFTERNOON. asses of articulate missions: District Missions, State Missions, and Home Missions istrict Missions should cover the district; State fissions should cover the state; The convention assembled for the afternoon session at 3:30, Rev. P. H. Hughes, ome Missions should combine the states and cover the United States. That is presiding. “Am I a Soldier of the Cross,’’ was sung. Rev. R. J. Petty, of Tennessee, say, the combined churches of a district under some associational name should read the Scriptures,-selecting the fifteenth Chapter of Romans. Rev. P. H. Hughes * to it that one or more missionaries are kept busy canvassing the district with the offered prayer. “My hope is built on nothing less,” was sung. Prayer by Rev. spel, with instruction on Sunday School work, with plenty of information for B. E. L. Bowden. P. U. work, with encouragement and help for women’s organizations and women’s On motion by Dr. L. G. Jordan, Dr. C. H. Parrish was re-elected Statistician for icific missionary effort with enlightenment on foreign missions. He or they should the Convention. Dr. A. M. Johnson moved the election of Atty. W. J. Latham as from church to church and from community to community till the whole district Attorney for Ithe Convention. Several brethren seconded the nomination of Atty. covered and stirred. The State Missionary, one or more should go from district Latham. Rev. J. H. C. Henry moved,to amend the motion by naming Attorney .district, touching principal points and occasionally meeting the district mission- T. G. Ewing; as Attorney and Hon. W. J. Latham as Assistant Attorney. The ies for conference, *co-operation and institute work till all the districts have been motion as amended was adopted. Rev. P. W. Wesley moved that Prof. M. M. uched in the name of the State Convention. Finally, one or more General Mis- Rodgers be re-elected Auditor for the convention. Carried. Rev. A. J. Stokfib maries or Home Missionar es should have touched and had conference with the was re-elected Treasurer. irious State Missionaries ti 1 all the states have been combined under one great The hour for the Home Mission Report was announced. Rev. P. A. Knowles, heme of nation-wide Home Missionary activities. This is a chain of Baptist Mis- 46 minutes sions both beautiful and strong in its conception, but we often find some valua MINUTES 47 links broken missing or altogether thrown away for* the lack of proper understand! and because we have not well developed the denominationa consciousness, distri 3ut it is nothing less than generous and philanthropic in them to follow us up with wide, state- wide, nation-w de. ►ur varying self-help, duplicating in cash what we even claim to be doing for ourselves. THE MEANING OF CO OPERATION. A CALL FOR RETRENCHMENT.
Not only do many of our leaders and people misunderstand the meaning of Ho The plan of co-operation with the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Missions, but they misunderstand co-operative mission work, When our sche Convention with headquarters in Atlanta is at this time contributing the following of missionary work is properly understood, it will stand to reason that the plan c alaries to missionaries as set forth opposite their names: be worked out by close and careful co operation. The district boards and n Arkansas: sionaries must co operate with the state boards and missionaries; the state boa; Salaries Total. and missionaries must co-operate freely and readily with the Nationa Board and. R. N. Davis______.$ 300.00 missionaries, or Corresponding Secretary. W. E. Stewart______300.00 The plan of co operation depicted above, calls for a general fund to be receiv T. P. Hilliard __ 2.... 300.00 $ 900.00 and re-distributed by the National Board. States must pool their missionary i Georgia: terests and send their surplus to the Home Mission Board of the National Bapt J. W. Jackson______450.00 Convention which Board will sub-divide this surplus among the weakest stat A. B. Murden______300.00 and the states most needy. Example: If it takes Eighteen Hundred Dollars a yt A. W. Bryant______300.00 to sustain tihe missionary Work in Arkansas, should Arkansas raise Two Thousa A. A. Mathis__ ___ 300.00 $ 1350.00 Dollars for Home Missions, she will have Two Hundred Dollars to divide either amo Kentucky: her associa^ional missionaries, or among the weaker state- having deficits as t P. H. Kennedy. 500.00 National Board may see fit. On the other hand, if it takes Twelve Hundred Dolli G. W. Hampton__ __ 300.00 $ 800.00 to sustain the miss onary work in Louisiana and this latter state raises only T jouisiana: Hundred Dollars a year for co-operat ve mission work, the surplus in Arkans P. B. Lewis (resigned) -300 00 $ 300.00 should go to meet the deficit in Louis ana. And so oh almost to the vanishing poi Mississippi: the co-operjitive mission plan requires that the deficit in one or more states will E. B. Topp______.$ 450.00 met by the surplus in one or more other states. Thus using the state as the u S. M. Duke______300.00 of Federation, we develop the National Baptist Consciousness—we construct i E. T. Carson_____ 300.00 $ 1050.00 tightly combine one great Negro Baptist.family. Oklahoma: J. W. Stewart______300.00 $ 300.00 THE GENEROSITY OF OUR WHITE BRETHREN. Pennessee: A. D. Hurt______Feeling that the National Baptist Convention believed in that sort of policy $ 400.00 Wm. Collier______co-operative home missions, and that the constitutency was already contribut 300.00 $ 700.00 fexas: « to missions under that plan, the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist C J. E. Knox______500.00 vention offered to stimulate these contributions by giving “dollar-fcr-dollar”—t $ $ 500.00 Llabama: is One Dollar for every dollar collected among our people for this work—to the am® T. T. Jackson______300.00 of Fifteen Thousand Dollars. This offer has stood for twelve years; but it is to .? W. L. Jeffries______300.00 $ 600.00 regretted that our contr buttons, sent to the Board and col ected on missionar louth Carolina: salaries have not reached the high-water mark set by our white brethren. Furt Wm. Howard. ______300.00 300.00 more, the manner in which our contributions have been made upon that proposi $ has not been in keeping with the proposition, has not met the conditions and th Grand total 6800.00 6800.00 fore, has not been satisfactory to them. But they have not been over-scrupul $ They have been generous enough to give dollar for dollar even in the varying amoi This sum of money has come to our office in four quarterly payments with individual we said we had collected. Strange, to say, we have never been able to say we hecks made out to each man, as his interest appeared except in two or three cases collected much over Nine Thousand Dollars. According to our own falling off, iaid in Atlanta. These checks were remailed promptly to each man as per his post white brethren have dropped their portion to Six or Seven Thousand Dollars a y ffice address on file in the office. We have our first time to learn that any of these hecks ever went astray, or that any part of them was “rubbed off” before reaching heir owners. In one instance, in case of the April quarterly, the scarcity of postage 48 minutes I' MINUTES 49
or means to buy it made it necessary to delay several days in sending out the checki We believe that this is only a temporary measure and should not go very hard with ■ Besides this generous sum of Six Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars passing through . We hope therefore, that both our State Boards and State Missionaries will be so our hands as a fifty per cent appropriation on our missionaries' salaries; the Atlanta 11 prepared in mind for the retrenchment both in men and salaries as not to con- 1 office has spent this year Six Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-two Dollars and er the steps taken as an act o* discrimination, but as a move of expediency. Seventeen Cents for the following work and workers: Missionary Teachers: C. 0. Booth, J. H. Gadsden, S. T. Clinton, A. F. Owen. A CHALLENGE TO SELF-HELP. Evangelistic Work: J. W. Bailey, Richard Carroll. t our Southern brethren have been doing for us for the past twelve years New Era Workers: Three in Virginia and one in Missouri. , d that too, without sufficient warrant of contract, and what will have to be done But the Atlanta Board is Seventy-two Thousand Dollars in debt. There has I way of retrenchment for the present, ought to be a great challenge to self-help come to said board from its creator, the Southern Baptist Convention, a sweeping our part. We ought not only double our contributions to our Home Mission demand for retrenchment. On the 9th of July in response to wire Summon, your rk to make up the losses, but we ought to gladly give the Atlanta Board a contribu- Corresponding Secretary went to Atlanta and spent five hours with Dr. Bl. D.Gray n directly from our various states or directly from our own Home Board, the eral State Boards acquiescing and aiding in the same. HOME MISSION RALLY DAY. n order to begin the accumulation of a Home Mission Fund of our own to enable W to carry out more strictly the contract ol co-operation with our Southern brethren, ■ d to enlarge upon our work without regard to their appropriation, your Board set M de the last Sunday in May of each year as HOME MISSION RALLY DAY. ’ll 1915, the effort made a good beginning. In 1916, it was almost a flat failure. S iere is no particular reason why this day in the near future should not bring to H ur Board several thousands of dollars. There are other forms of Home Mission |■ >rk it must undertake, where the accumulation of means will justify the undertak- ■ u It must do Church Extension work. It must enter upon the task of pastoral dentation where the present local help is worthy and promi ing. It must aid in ieeming worthy churches from debt, or from unfinished condition. Your Board rnestly appeals to the churches and the church auxiliaries through the pastors Id their associate officers everywhere, to come to our rescue at least once a year and ake this day a missionary precedence for the next generation and make it a financial ccess. STATES WITHOUT CO-OPERATION. There are several Southern states and all the Northern states are not included in ir co-operative plan. Virginia and North Carolina are not included because they e still working in co-operation through their white state boards, with the Atlanta REV. JOS. BOOKER, Secretary Home Mission Board, ice on the “New Era” plan. Flor da is at present off the list because it was not actical to fill at once, the place made vacant in that state by resignation. Louisiana Little Rock, Ark. s recently had a vacancy by the hasty resignation o Rev. P. B. Lewis, which cancy the Atlanta Board says ft cannot fill now under the circumstances. in his office going over the situation and reaching careful conclusions what must be WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW. done for another year, in case of each state and each man on our list. Dr. Gray showed that all departments of the work of that great Board were obliged to be re Where the Atlanta Board declines to filljvacancies or increase salaries, your Board duced in their appropriations to conform to the Convention Budget, except in case 'powerless, and will be, till its creator, the National Baptist Convention, and its of our co-operative plan. Th s he felt would have to be reduced very material!/ in men or salaries or both. We are at work on that at thistime, but cannot make public our findings till after the meeting of this Convention?^ But retrenchment ii inevitable, and we, our men and fields will be ready for1 the (mange when it comes. MINUTES 51 50 MINUTES onary and educational work. Your Board believes that this great work of enlist- constituent, the Negro Baptist Churches throughout the United States shall tai ,ent could be very easily and most effectively carried on if our great army of mis- hold of the matter and greatly aid in the creation and accumulation of a Home M onaries were armed with blank letters of representation. sion Fund, But at present, to meet the emergency of Florida and Louisiana, yo THE MISSIONARY, THE COLLEGE, AND THE BAPTIST PAPER. Board calls on the missionaries and organizations of the various states to make special comtibution to aid these states. Six Hundred Dollars contributed for t Your Board does not desire to usurp any authority given by you to other boards, specific pui pose at once, would enable your Board to keep up close co-operation tch as the Publishing Board and the Educational Board. But the close relation these two 11st named States, inotwithstanding the inevitable retrenchment that mi itween the missionary and the State Baptist College, and the missionary and the apply in general to our work. ;ate Baptist paper in every state wherein there may be one or all three, is inevitable, ^avoidable and sacred. The state missionary should everywhere declare for the CO-OPERATION IN THE NORTH AND WEST. aptist paper or papers in his state. He should secure, subscribers for these papers . very small commission; he should encourage young people everywhere to attend The plai of co-operation as now carried on between your Board and the H< ie Baptist school or schools in his state. In real fact, every State Missionary Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention is restricted to Home Mi< lould be ex-officio an active and permanent agent for the.Baptist paper and the work in th( 1 South. This is accordance with the wishes and designation of th aptist College one or more in his field. brethren,w ho are anxious that their appropriations shall be allowed to doithe great good to the greatest numbe'r of their colored brethren and to the colored people THE MISSIONARY AS A BOOK AGENT. general, the great mass of whom may be easily reached in the South. But so 1c as this rest action obtains, and sets the imit of your Board’s operation, iso] long t There was a time when fifty per cent of the missionary’s salary was dependent upon yours be called a “sectional. Board... . ”„ Hence,Henpe> efforts are being|)ojng putput forthforth yet,'asyet, as e sale of books to that extent. This was irksome and unfair, and was not pleasing case of last vicar, to include all our Northern__ .Jj and tXT-Western l._____ j statesj • in one generalI I . plan those good brethren who guaranteed and granted without condition sufficient co-operation. It[t can be done, not by violating our contract with the Atlanta offii eans to cover the amount necessary for this per cent. •but by an accumulated; fund, and by an amicable understanding with some sta X HINDRANCES TO THE MISSIONARY. boards, the Executive Board of the New England states, Executive Board of t Western sti tes, the Executive Board of the Lott Cary Convention and the Executi There are many great hindrances to our work and workers that neither your board Board of tinej American Baptist Home Mission •Society. Your Board does hot enj >r this body can imagine, only as an inkling of them is caught up here and there the delay in pie consummation of such a board and.desirable plan of Home Missii om our field correspondence. For instance, the appointments are arranged like ary Co-ope-ation throughout Continental and insular Vnited States, but the 1 ilroad schedules. They must fill them as they come to them. But when the pastor of-- funds, .1tl ee properproper respectrespect forfor arrangementsarrangements alreadyalready inin existenceexistence andand atat work,11 ys “we are not quite prepared; don’t come till next Sunday,” the missionary must make it necessary for long and careful patience, wise and brotherly consideral ther go by this appointment altogether or knock down all the others trying to fill and the fairest sort of negotiations to bring about the desired change. is one at “some more convenient day.” Again, all the happenings from the natural ements are charged up to the missionary and his work and collections must suffer THE PASTOR AS THE PIVOT. icordingly. For instance, in some sections of the country the floods have broken Say whatljve will or may as to our aim, intentions and determination in this gi ose and in their rampant rage have swept things before them. In other sections, work, very little can be done, for home missions; or missions of any other sort what ddemics have held away. In others still, communities have been fire-swept. In 1 of these, the missionary must help rather than be helped; he must give rather ever, till the pastor of each Baptist church the country over, will “school up” to an receive; he must ‘/save others; himself he cannot save.” Your Board recites situation and do his duty. The pastor is .the pivot upon which the balance in fa’ ese sample causes as the strongest argument for the prosperous churches, pastors of missions nust turn. lieHe must teach them that the local church is a means to id communities to contribute to Home Missions even though the missionary may end and not the end of the means;* that the unit of all missionary work is the lo >t put in appearance there once a year. The right kind of support for our mission- church and its effort must be led on by the pastor as a general heads his army victory. ies will enable them to prosecute their work in all parts alike “without let or hinder- ice.” It will enable them to sing THE WORK OF ENLISTMENT. In all my Lord’s appointed ways, It follows then, that much ’of the work of our — missionaries, district and st My *journey I pursue; should be tl e(' work of enlistment; viz., churches all over the district should be Hinder me not, ye much-loved saints suaded to take part in the missionary ’ ’ •------...... —•«»««’y and educational work of the district; chun For I must go with you.” all over the statef should be enlisted to take part in the missionary ahd educatii work of the! State Convention and the National Convention. The basis of enlistment if, first of all, representation in all these annual meetings that mean 1 52 ' MINUTES minutes 53 f CO-OPERATION AND RACE ADJUSTMENT. FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL, The effect which our co-operative plan of missionary work is having upon race e? Financial Statement: * adjustment fe something wonderful. It is not a campaign of politics, nor of civil Money raised on field------$ 7947.70 rights, nor of Llegalo„‘. contentions. ILIt 1is _a —campaign of civic _1righteousness;O'._L------..it ‘is -a cam------Money sent to office by Home Board______6495.21 paign of religious fellowship; it is a campaign of amiable adjustment between man Money collected through office------2------1*6.32 and wife, mah and man, race and race, It is a campaign worthy of the funds we are eliciting and raising for its own prosecution. Our white brethren who proposed Total direct collection______$ 14628.23 and started i surely built “wiser than they knew.” Our white and colored people | Money spent by wh:te board on fields------6372.17 who are standing for it and supporting it are truly casting their “bread upon the waters.' Let us hope that the plan is just now in its budding season, “being con- $ 21000.40 fident of thisbvery thing*” that ...... he which ... ’hath ” ’begun a good work in you will perform Money left with churches______- - -______- ______$ 2623.26 ■ nf Taaiia ** until the day of Jesus Christ?’ Money applied on Missionaries------18291.82 CHURCH EXTENTION AND PASTORAL SUPPORT. Money applied on office expense------186.32 The Home i Mission Boards of the various denominations are giving themselves $ 21000.40 no little concern about the extension or multiplication of local churches in new com Balance on office expense, 2 years______—-2;____ ---$ 1377.67 munities, and to the temporary support of pastors where local churches are for the time too weak to do their duty by their pastors. Your Board does not pretend to Statistical Report of Field Work: be doing any work of that sort directly, for one good and simple reason, a lack of Sermons delivered______„ 2401 means has forbidden it. But much of this kind of work has been done indirectly Sunday Schools attended______1395 I through the mimissionaries whom we delight to call our “field marshals.’’ They have Prayer meetings led-______i— _____ 1744 “ collected large isums of money and left on the field as our statistical figures will show. Lecturers deivered______4442 These field glqanings have been raised by these hard-worked, poorly paid men, for Churches visited______— 1721 the purpose of supplementing the salaries of local pastors, paying off debts of burdened Conventions attended______L______•______139 local churches, and making initial payments on. church-houses newly begun. Our Cards and letters written______3127 missionaries aiie not merely seeking their salaries; they are seeking to do good, and [Days of actual service______5517 this is one of the many ways they go about it. The old Beale Street Baptist church, [Houses found w thout $ bles______’______563 of Memphis, Tennessee is a conspicuous example of this sort, where missionary A. D. [Homes visited______7606 Hurt and his brethren rested not day nor night, till they made it possible to wrest HOME MISSION BOARD OF THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION. this land mark of Baptist aggression from the hands of commercialism and re placed JOSEPH A. BOOKER, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, in the hands of the denomination. Our people who live in fine arge church homes ------T7-a-^TO A a WTkTT .V Q1 1Q1ft and who are ndt burdened with 'debt should remember these “waste places” and aid us in starting a fund for church extension and pastoral sustentation. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS UNPAID. REV. J. H. SIMS, DECEASED. Balance due Secretary, 1915 (see quarterly deficit)______$ 593.32 Your Board regrets to chronicle the death of one of its most faithful members, Secretary’s salary 1915-16______600.00 Rev. John H. Sims, of Argenta, Arkansas who has active’y filled his place as a Board Balance due Stenographer ______55.00 • member since 1905. In the Philadelphia meeting in 1914 he was elected Treasurer. Balance due Bookkeeper______.______90.00 But in 1915 he was called to be with Wm. J. Simmons, George W. Lee, A. N. McEwen, Balance on office rent______B______30.00 and all the blood-washed mustered soldiers out at the gates of death We greatly miss him for he was active, congenial and loya . But we too, must soon fo low in Balance against Board (Secretary’s acct.)------—$ 1368.32 his wake and be [with Jesus, the angels and the spirits of just men made perfect. Balance against Board by Auditor------9.35
,, , ___$ 1377.67 Grand balance------54 ' minutes
So far this office handles four books in carrying forward the business of the Board:! MINUTES 55 The Letter Record, in which will be found the record of all letters sent to the Board, containing money, stamps, etc. Johnson, R. M. Caver, W. G. Parks, C. H. Parrish, W. M. Tay’or, Pres. John Hope, The Recejpt Book, in which are written duplicate receipts for all moneys sent to Pres. Jno. W. Beverly, Rev. W. L. Boyd, Rev. W. H. Stewart Drs. R. T. Pollard, the Secretary, without regard to the size of the amount remitted. Original receipts Jos. A. Booker and T. O. Fuller. made therein, are sent to remitters; the carbon copy of each receipt is kept for the The hour for preaching arrived. “Go Preach My Gospel Saith the Lord,” was Bookkeeper, the Auditor, and for permanent record. sung. Rev. R. A. Mayfield, B. D., of Louisiana, was presented to preach the Mis The Ledger is a book in which all daily receipts are recorded, showing amounts, sionary Sermon. Text, Matt. 24:14—“This gospel of the kingdom must be preached and names of persons sending. Also, the Ledger contains a classified account of Jn all the world for a witness.” Theme: “The Gospel For All the World.'’ The all creditors,! such as rents, office helpers, secretary’s account, and etc. speaker said, “Christianity is a missionary religion. It is suggestion in God’s search The Field! Record, in -which Missionaries’ monthly and quarterly reports are en for Adam and the shadows of Eden. The mission of Christ as he departed from the tered, footed], and the footings footed, so as to ascertain the amount of field work done bosom of his father was purely a missionary journey. The extent of the missionary in a given time, by the Missionaries. field is world-wide. Signed: There is a wideness in God’s mercies, like the wideness of the sea, JOS. A. BOOKER, Corresponding Secretary. There is kindness in God’s justice that is more than Liberty. A motion prevailed that the report of the Foreign Mission Board shall be made There was a legacy left us on high. The good news was brought by Jesus Christ. this evening at 8:00 o’clock. Dr. A. R. Robinson urged the importance of the report It is our duty to send the news of the legacy throughout the world. Ignorance of and asked that the brethren be present and bring their friends. the work, self-pride and unbelief are hinderances to the spread of the gospel. The Rev. W. III. Jernigan was recognized. He presented a resolution naming Dr. W. 1 ast great question to be asked us will be what have we done with our money? God Bishop Johnson as a suitable person to write the history of Negro Baptist and com-l wants to use our hands, our feet, our voice and our whole being.” Speaking of our mending Dr. Johnson as our representative at Washington connected with the Bureau organizations the speaker asked, “How can our meetings be mad more effective?” of the Census. Resolution was referred to the Committee'on Resolution. Another 1. Let the spirit of Christ be the great directing force. resolution w|s offered by Dr. Jernigan with referenc to the erection of a monument 2. We must have the redemption passion. The sermon was one of truth and to Colored Soldiers and Sailors. Referred to Committee on Resolutions. beauty and showed through preparation. The Holy Spirit gave power to the speaker Convention adjourned with benediction by Dr. C. H. Parrish. and the Convention heard one of its’ grandest sermons. THURSDAY EVENING. “If you need a Friend to help you, He’s the One,” was sung very effectively by Rev. W. M. Nix, of Chicago. Prof. H. B. Britt, the noted gospel singer, delighted The Convention was called to order at 7:30 by Dr. J. Franklin Walker, of Ohio, . the convention with one of his selections, “Just passing through.” An offering “Leaning onflhe Everlasting Arm,” was sung. Dr. Walker read the 23rd Psalm.! was made for Foreign Missions of One Hundred Three Dollars and Fifty-seven Cents. Rev. J. Franicts Willard led in prayer. “Just as I am” was sung. Dr. R. T. Pollard! Rev. W. H. Moses, D. D., was presented. Dr. Moses emphasized the value of read an excellent paper on “The Outlook on Foreign Fields.” prayer in the life and work of the minister. H£ made a stirring appeal to the de Dr. Jordan asked that the report of the Foreign Mission Board be postponed till! nomination to rally to the redemption of our property now in the hands of a rebellious to-morrow morning. Request was granted. Rev. Jenkins was introduced to speak Board. He made a special appeal to the young manhood represented to stand loyally in the interest of his Orphan Home. At the close of the address an offering of Twelve by the' convention in this important crisis. Dollars and Fourteen Cents was made for the orphanage. The pastor of the Second Baptst Church (white) of the city was introduced and Dr. A. R. Robinson made an urgent appeal for funds to protect our interest and made a happy address. Rev. Lewis, the singing evangelist from Texas, sang by property rights. Dr. A. D. Williams conducted an offering which amounted to request, “I am Going Home to Heaven, in the Good Old Fashion Way,” and “Life Two Hundred Thirty Dollars. Prayer and thanksgiving were made by Dr. J. F. is Like a Mountain Railroad.” Walker. Rev. Dr. Stratton, of West Virginia, made an interesting talk. His will has been The convention adjourned with benediction by Rev. A. J. Stokes. made and hisiproperty left to the Foreign Mission Board for African Missions. Rev.I Stratton is seventy-five years of age, and an active minister of the gospel. The Secretary announced a committee appointed by the President to escort Dr, I • FRIDAY MORNING. Robert R. Moton, as follows: Prof. R. B. Hudson, Drs. Chas. Stewart, A. Barbour, The convention was called to order by Dr. W. G. Parks, Vice, President. At 9:45, S. N. Vass, R. A. Williams, E. W. D. Isaac, P. Jas. Bryant, D. V. Jemison, W. Bishop following a very able Bible lesson by Dr. S. N. Vass, of North Carolina, the noted Bible Teacher and Lecturer. “I heard .the voice of Jesus say,” was sung; prayer was offered by Dr. Walter H. Brooks, of Washington, D. C. MINUTES 57 56 MINUTES Whereas,. Rev. B. F. Riley, of Birmingham, Ala., a leading Southern white man, T^ie Scriptures were read by Rev. ,1. H. Taylor, of Maryland. He read the second i scholar, Christian gentleman and an able and conscientious advocate of justice Psalm. “Am I a Soldier of the cross,” was sung. o all meh, and has given free many years of sacrificial, costly and beneficial service The minutes of the previous day’s session were read and approved. The amount s an element in our achievements; and of Sixteen Dollars and Fifty Cents was added to the Foreign Mission, collection taken Whereas, There remains yet more to be done than has been done, or we will suffer last night. "Dor you I am praying,” was sung. The report of the Foreign Mis in irreparable loss, and sion Board was the special order. .In the absence of Dr. A. R. Robinson, Chairman Whereas, We shall need the aid of our white friends in the future as in the past, of the Foreign Mission Board, Rev. .1. C. Jackson, of Pennsylvania presented Dr. L specially the service of Dr. Riley. Therefore be it G. Jordan,! Corresponding Secretary of that Board, who arose to submit his annual Resolved, That we commend him to our constituency as a wise counselor, a true report. Dr. Jordan reviewed the work of the*past year, recounting the difficulties md tried friend of our race, a sober, able advocate of right and justice, and one that and thanking God for the blessings along the way. He presented some of the re ve shall need to plead our cause at the bar of Public Opinion as much or more in the turned missionaries who brought first hand information concerning the work on the uture than in the past. Be it field and urged the brethren to use these workers in District and State Missionary Resolved further, That we express through him to our white friends whom he can meetings for the mutual good of our home and foreign work.-. (See report elsewhere.) each as none other can, our desire for their good will, confidence and aid, and the The addiess andveport of Dr. Jordan, greatly interested the brethren. Dr. W. G. urther fact that we shall prove ourselves worthy of the same; and be it further Parks, pres ded,(' called- • -Dr. W. --IL -Moses, - to introduce. - Dr. B. F. Riley. In presenting Resolved, That this Convention appoint a committee which will use its best time Dr. Riley, Xev. Moses spoke of the domination of Southern sentiment by the White nd energy in efforts to promote the work done for our people alone by Dr. Riley. Baptists of, the South. And the "coming of Dr. Riley, marks a new era in the activities Respectfully submitted, of the Soutl,” said Dr. Mose Dr. Riley was greeted with applause and a Chautauqua L. K. WILLIAMS. Salute. "I •epresent a sentiment that .you cannot represent,. . ’’ said the. - speaker.,_____ “You A telegram from Dr. Masters, giving news as to the illness of Dr. Gray, of the failed to send messengers to our Southern Baptist Convention as we sent to your outhern Home Mission Board, was read by Dr. C. T. Walker. The information . Chicago meeting.” \ fas received with regret. Speaking of the Seminary, the speaker said that the division in our ranks has de- An offering for Dr. Riley was taken amounting to Twenty-six Dollars ?ind Eleven layed the gift of Fifty Thousand Dollars for our Theological Seminary. The speaker ’ents. was glad to be styled the “Apostle to the Negroes.” lie wished that inscription on On motion by Dr. T. J. Searcy, a committee was appointed to answer the telegram his tbmbste ne. “We need at present three great things, (1) conciliation; (2) co- f Dr. Masters. The following were appointed: Dr. T. J. Searcy, Dr. C. T. Walker. operation; ( 3) construction, in our work in the South.” It is not the Negro that I )r. P.«J. Bryant. am after, it is humanity I seek.” '“Y ou people at this time need a friend at court,’i On motion by Dr. C. T. Walker, a committee was appointed to draft suitable said the speaker, and they are coining on the scene in large numbers.” ssolutions on the death of Dr. Booker T. Washington. The following were appoint- If you wi 1 put yourselves in the proper attitude, and build yourselves in character d: C. T. Walker, R. T. Polland, E. P. *E.Johnson W. D. Isaac, S. N. Vass, D. S. and needed institutions, we will help you build. Dr. Riley, spoke of two other im- Hugh, C. T. Stamps, W. H. Stewart, S. A. Moses. portant things in prospect, (1) An Anti-Lynching Convention to be held in the city A motion to reconsider the adoption of the program with reference to the report of Washington, during the session of Congress. i To Organize an industrial in f the Educational Board was adopted. The time for the report was fixed for to- stitution that will prepare our colored boys or girls to do efficiently the things'necessary ight, proceeding the address of Dr. Moton. for a useful (life. The address of Dr. Riley was well received. The rules were suspended as to the order of the Board and other reports, and the Rev. L. R. Williams, of Chicago was recognized to introduce a resolution Xvhich sport-of the Benefit Board was called for. The representatives were not present commended! the work of Dr. Riley, as a true and tried friend of our race and provided nd the report of the Auditor, Prof. M. M. Rogers, was called for. Auditor Rogers for the appointment of a committee along theories laid out in the resolution.' Under, ?sponded, reporting an audit of the books and records of Prof. R. B. Hudson, Sec the suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. tary of-The National Baptist Convention. Dr. A. R. Griggs, and Rev. S. E. The resolution is as follows: rriggs, Educational Secretaries; Dr. James A. Booker, Corresponding Secretary of RESOLUTION^. he Home Mission Board; Dr. A. J. Stokes, Treasurer of the Convention; Dr. J. M. Vashington, Secretary Benefit Board; Prctt. S. P. Harris, Secretary Sunday School Riley Resolution: hiblishing Board. The National B. Y. P. U. Board, Dr. E. W. D. Isaac; Secretary Whereas, The Negro Race in America has made unparalleled progress in moral he Foreign Mission Board, Dr. L. G. Jordan; Corresponding Secretary.; The Woman’s living, wealth, education and religion; and Luxiliary Board, Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, Secretary. Whereas, We have been aided every step of the way by magnanimous friends outside Speaking of the National Training School, the report shows that the title to the of the race, and 58 MINUTES property is in Miss Nannie H. Burroughs and Miss Julia M. Layton, Trustee's. The MINUTES 59 school is incorporated as the National Training School for Women and Girls, but (.here is no legal relation between the Trustees to the property and the school co-operation THE EDUCATIONAL BOARD. There is no legal relation between The Woman’s Auxiliary Convention and the Trus Dr. S. E. Griggs, Cor. Sec’y, Memphis, Tenn. tees to the property nor to the school corporation. The Auditor called attention to the necessity of hating a detailed report from the ceipts______.-.$1130,61 - Secretary and Treasurer. On motion by Dr. A. D. Williams, further discussion of lance______138.60 Expenses...... ______4.--$ 1269.11 the report was defered until Monday. The Auditor made certain recommendations which may be found in his report. The recommendations had reference to authorizing Total...... 1269.11 Total______....$ 1269.11 a charter bk’ the Benefit Board and a proper adjustment of property relations between , STATEMENT. the Woman’s Auxiliary Convention and the Trustees and Corporation of the Nationil Training School for Women and Girls at Washington, D. C. A statement of expenses Under date of July 3, 1916, Dr. S. E. Griggs acknowledged the receipt of my notice was submitted by the Auditor. Jurle 26, 1916 and referred me, for reports, books and other data, to Dr. A. R The Auditor’s report is as follows: iggs, Dallas, Texas. In compliance with the instructions of Dr. S. E. Griggs, I took up the matter with ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. . A. R; Griggs, and he furnished me with the date which shows the receipts and senses as above stated. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 6, 1916. A request of Dr. S. E. Griggs has been made for the date which shows receipts and To the -Pceaident, Officers and Members of the National Baptist Convention of the UniUi senses from August 1, 1915 to and including November 30, 1915; but, up to date, States of America. ■ptember 4, 1916) he has not been heard from; but, in a letter even date, Dr. A. Dear ColWojkers: Griggs, the Associated Corresponding Secretary, writes me that the report for I hereon submit for your consideration my Second Annual Report. iney received and expended by Dr. S. E. Griggs, from August, 1915 to November , 1915 will be handed me during the session of the convention. OFFICERS AND HEADQUARTERS VISITED. HOME MISSION BOARD. Office of Secretary, Prof. R. 13. Hudson, Selma, Ala. • Dr. J. A. Booker, Cor. Sec’y, Little Rock, Ark. Account] beginning August 1st, 1915 and ending July 31, 1916. Account from August 1, 1915 to and including July 31, 1916. Receipts; Expenses Receipts Expenses Chicago Session . . .$ 2119 85 To Treasurer______$ 2119.8! ought forward.. 1. .____ $ 163 .24 Paid Missionaries____ .$ 163 .24 Total indibtedednehs . ....____ ■____ . ______$ 5792.11 ' Corresponding Secretary . 315.77 On salary Cor. Sec’y . 500 .00 The records of thb Secretary are well kept and revealed, as above stated a toti M. B. Sou., B.' Con.___ 6512 .01 Office help______115.00 indebtedness of Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-two Dollars and Ten Cents lance______329 .23 State Missionaries___ 6512 .01 The major part of the above amount was reported, in an itemized form, in my report of 1915; and, for further information, I refer you to my report and to the item $ 7320.25 $ 7320 .25 ized statenJent which, no doubt, will be submitted to you in the coming report of th BALANCE SHEET. Secretary of the Convention. Resources Liabilities OFFICE OF TREASURER. ice furniture______$ 207.00 Accounts payable______$ 30 .00
a Dr. A. J. Stokes, Montgomery, Ala. ibilities over resources 1161.00 Salaries payable______1338 .00 Receipts. _ 1------— $ 2396.75 Expenses______$ 2396 J Total $ 1368.00 Total The entries of the Treasurer were regular and his books well kept. There i, $ 1368.00 however, a difference between the receipts, as reported’by the Secretary of the coJ STATEMENT. vention, and those found from the records of the Treasurer. The amount being Off Hundred Seventy-six Dollars and Ninety Cents, in favor of the convention. The above receipts should include the total collection made by the State Mis- naries which are under and co-operating with Dr. Booker’s board; but, at the time dit was made, those reports had not been received by the Corresponding Secretary; d, of course, are not a matter of record in this office. The Secretary was, however, 60 minutes MINUTES 61 making a faithful effort to obtain such data and no doubt has succeeded and present the same in his annual report. im Nat. Bapt. Voice 229 .42 Ed. Crenshaw... 236 .75 The books of the Secretary are well kept and duplicate receipts, for all money Balance on hand 421.91 ceived, w?re retained and presented for my inspection and reference. •Criticise convention for no report from Treasurer and Secretary. Total .$ 18184.43 Total $ 18184.43 BENEFIT BOARD, HELENA, ARK. *STATEMENT. Dr. J. M. Washington, Cor. Sec’y. Chis board, to all intense and purposes, is but a supplement to our National Baptist Account from August 1, 1915 to and including July 31, 1916. Wishing Board, which is now in the courts; and, considering the many obstacles Indigent Ministers’ Fund. ich this supplement Board had to surmount, it is clear to all that it has done ex- dtngly well; but, with a successful and final termination of pending litigations; ___ $ 19.00 Balance on hand___ L..$ 19.01 Receipts. I, with an active and aggressive campaign, on the part of the Convention, the Insurance Department. lual receipts will easily foot up One Hundred Thousand Dollars or more. Receipts Expenses Death claims______! $ 245.« THE NATIONAL BAPTIST VOICE. Salary______140. fflfrom the aT)ove account, it will be seen that the Sunday School Board, expended, Office & Sundry exp___ 365.9< editorial sendee and the publication ______of The _____ Voice,, One______Thousand _____ Four Hundred Collectioris $ 781 .50 Balance on hand______Nine Dollars Und Forty-one Cents ($1409.41). M 'he auditor is in doubt, since The National Baptist Voice is not the property of the Total $ 781 ,50 Total $ 781. 9$ day School Board, as to whether this account should be charged to or against BALANCE SHEET. 9 Sunday School Board. Until the relation of this paper to that of the Board has M n established; and, an order given room the Convention, to charge that Board up I Resources Liabilities perating expense of the National Baptist Voice, I question very much the- Furniture) & fixtures__ . $ 215 .00 Notes payable..._____ $ 200. riety of having this board bear the entire burden of the publication and the dis- Liabilities! over resources 1105 .00 Claims payable_____ ... 1150. ion of that paper. Jour Auditor is of the opinion that the Convention with respect to The National Total $ *1350.00 Total . . ..$ 1350. ist Voice, should do one or two things; viz, elect the editor of the paper and defray STATEMENT. JB he editorial and publicational expenses; or, elect the editor and prorate the expenses As seen)from the above, the Insurance Department of this board is in debt to | he editorial service and the publication equally among the several Boards and amount ol) One Thousand One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,150.00); and, as sta convention. in my report last year, this board needs the proper insurance regulations and NATIONAL BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES’ BOARD, NASHVILLE, TENN. guard thrbwn around it. That is, it should be incorporated and placed under Insurance) Department of the state in which it is attempting to operate. Unia I Dr. E. W. D. Isaac, Nashville, Tertn., Cor. Sec’y. that is done, this board cannot and should'not expect to get and hold the confidenclH :count from August 1, 1915 to and including July 31, 1916. of the-peoble and successfully compete in the field of insurance, with similar organin I Receipts Expenses tions, whifch are legally safeguarded and properly directed by legislative enactment I Accounts payable... -$ 1979.47 and insurance regulations. The convention, therefore, should clothe this Bi Star Rental Investment with the necessary authority and protection. Ight forward $ 55.41 Co...... 129.00 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PUBLISHING BOARD, NASHVILLE, TENN. ness Dept _ _ 6757.23 Cor. Sec. salary______2371.68 h Cor. Sec.. ) Prof. S. P. Harris, Cor. Sec’y. 1500.00 General Expenses______4326.54 594.41 Balance on hand______100.36 Account from September 25, 1915 to and including July 31, 1916. Receipts Expenses Total...... $ 8907.05 Total...... $ 8907.05 Operation, etc______$ 13810.6 ■ BALANCE SHEET. Salary & office help____ 2303.11H Resources Liabilities , Beacon Light______239 UH ------$ 100.36 Accounts payable...__ $ 71.23 From supplies $ 17955.01 Nat. Bapt. Voice...... 1072« receivable------217.66 Notes payable.,.______443.00 MINUTES 63
MINUTES 62 Sewing______84.06 Miscellaneous______463.62 Ofli.ee help------■______Furniture and fixtures 75.! Cor. Sec. salary_____ 5340.22 Salary Cor. Sec___ .... Books and periodicals 196a<65 5499.1 Balance on hand____ 1146.67 Land and building . . 8000.00 Mortgages______1500.J Resources over liabilities 3828;. Total ____ .$ 18821.07 . Total______...$ 18821.07 BALANCE SHEETS. Total . Total $ 11416. General Department. ANALYSIS. Resources Liabilities The mortgage is a Deed of Trust, executed February 15, 1916, to the First Savin bilities over resources...... $ 4529.27 Accounts payable___ - $ 689.27 and Trust Company. Nashville, Tenn., to secure the payment of a cei Salary Cor. Sec_____. 3840.00 Bank -- r promissory not e. of even date, for the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars (Sl.oOOJ The etel’ution >f the above instruments cancelled the promissory note and the Da Total______------$ 4529.27 Total______4529.27 of Trust i made April 25, 1913'i and transferred the lien on the property, described National Training School. my report of 1: *15. from Dayis, Cochrill and Finegan to the First Savings Banka Resources Liabilities Trust Company. h______. ...$ 1042.67 Notes payable______3206.11 The property is well protected for three years by policy issued April 16, 1916 i Rec..______.. ____ 432.40 Accounts payable____ 2147.04 the Milwaukee Mechanic Insurance Company in the sum of Two Thousand Doll ds______12700.00 Mortgages______6000.00 ($2,000.00’. 3The building has been enlarged and somewhat renovated and thereto dings and furnishings.. ____ 44439.00 Salary Cor. Sec ____ 3840.OC makir g its appbarance more attractive and its value greater. lical instruments______1000.00 Resources over liabilities 51350.31 •e furniture and fixture. _ ____ 1300.00 WC MEN’S CONVENTION AND NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOO ting plant___ .___1.’...... 769.62 AUXILIARY TO THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION stock______800.00 OF U. S. OF A. WASHINGTON, D. C. jellaneous______1_____ 1543.85 Miss Nannie H.. burroughs, Cor. Sec’y. Account of August 1. 1915 to and-including July 31, 1916. Total______... ____ $ 64953.46 Total____ /___ ..$ 64953.46 STATEMENT. ERAL DEPARTMENT. le buildings and furnishings are amply insured for three years, in the Dixie, the Recef its. inia Royal, the General and North America Insurance Companies, in the sum of Balance. Expenses___ :$ 37.' ity-two Thousand Six Hundred ($22,600.00) Dollars. >e mortgage item, which’appears in the balance-sheet, is the same as stated in Total. Total...... $ 37: eport of September 1, 1915 and is in favor of Wilcox and Haines, Washington, NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL. to secure the payment of a' certain promissory note. Receipts Expenses THE DEED. Cash brought forward Boarding department.. $ 34i e deed to this property, executed July 24, 1907, vested the title to this property From states. J. Repairs and buildings . 181 rs. Julia M. Layten and Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, Trustees. Boarc: and tuition 103S6.53 The Center.______ice the “National Training School for Women and Girls” is an incorporated in- The Center 166.73 Furnishings...... 16! ;ion, the title to the property should be vested in “The National Training School Sewinjg department On Field ______37 Zomen and Girls;” and, not in individuals, as the latter will not always exist, Supplies_____ Garden and’Poultry__ 41 the former is perpetual. Garden and poultry Heat, Light and tele u will observe, also, that there is no legal connection between the Women’s Special gifts. _, 1448.85 phone. _ ... ______' lit entiop, Auxiliary to the National Baptist Conventiqn of the U. S. of America, Breakage.__ Notes and interest____ ;he National Training School for Women and Girls. In other words, there is Printing______'____ 61 Books and stationary _ _ Postage ______66 minutes
2. That a committee of not less than three, nor more than five, be appointed by MINUTES 67 the President (with plenary power) to confer with the parties in whom the title to the property is vested, and have the same transferred from them to the “National Training W hereas, He has all these years made the Bible the basis of his work, studying and School for Women and Girls,” and, to confer with the incorporators of the National teaching the Old Book with special reference to the condition and needs of our people; Training School for Women and Girls, with a view of having the charter so amended, and as will place the said institution under and be made subject to the rules, regulations Whereas, During all these years by constant study and application he has made and constitution of the Women’s Convention. Auxiliary to the National Baptist himself proficient in the knowledge of the Bible, and has taught Bible Institutes all over this country. Convention |of the U. S. of America. Resolved, That this National Baptist Convention hereby puts itself on record as Respectfully submitted, M. M. RODGERS, Auditor. fully endorsing the Bible Institute work of Dr. Vass and commend him to our churches and schools and Conventions throughout the United States. CORRECTED STATEMENT AND ERRATA. Resolved, further, That we hereby express our thanks to the American Baptist Pub 1. The report shows that Six Hundred Eighteen Dollar^ and Twenty-four Cents lication Society for its support .of Dr. S. N. Vass and its other workers among us all these years. ($618.24) were expended for printing; when it should be that Six Hundred Eighty-two Respectfully submitted, Dollars.and Twei)ty-four Cents i$682.24 were expended for printing. 2. The rebort states that Five Thousand Three 1 lundred Forty Dollars and Twenty- T. J. SEARCY. rtwo Cents (85340.22) was paid the Corresponding Secretary, as “Salary;’’ but, it Dr. L. G. Jordan, filed a notice of Sundry Amendments, he would propose to the JLhould readJFive Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Dollars and Twenty-two Cents Constitution of the convention for action in 1917. ($5840.22), “Salaries paid employees.” 3. Under “Liabilities,” of the National Training School, the report shows a “Bal PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION BY ance on Salary of Corresponding Secretary,” Three Thousand Eight Hundred Forty DR. L. G. JORDAN. Dollars ($3,840.00), but the “Balance" is Two Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty To the National Baptist Convention in Session Assembled: Dollars, ($2250.00). Brethren: I hereby give notice that I propose offering the following amendments M. M. RODGERS, Auditor National Baptist Convention. and changes to the Constitution of the Body, to be passed upon in the next session On motion by Dr. P. p. Bryant, the reports were put in the hands of Secretary of this Body, 1917. Hudson, to lie sold at ten cents each. I recommend, first, that Article No. 3, (b), Life—be made to read: Any one in A resolution by Rev. A. T. Stewart, provided for the appointment of a committee good standing in any regular Missionary Baptist Churth and in harmony with the to bring the deeds and cnarters secured under and by authority of the convention spirit, objects and purposes of this Convention may become a life member, by the into harmony with the policy of the convention. Referred to Committee on Resolu payment of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) at the time of enrollment. tion. Second, That Section 9, Article No. 6, captioned “Attorney,” be stricken out. The convention adjourned until four o’clock. Third, That Section 15, Article No. 6, become Section 17. Fourth, That the following paragraphs become No. 15 and 16 respectively: FRIDAY AFTERNOON. No. 15. The Board of Directors, shall meet at 8 a. m., the first day of the Conven The convention re-assembled at 4:30. Rev..I. A. Thomas, of Chicago in the chair. tion; first, for more perfectly arranging for the sessions of the Convention; second, to hear any suggestions from any State Convention looking to the good of the work “A charge tojkeep I have,” was sung. Father L. Patterson, of Memphis, Tenn., of the Convention. The newly elected Board shall meet during-the first recess after read the Scriptures, selecting 1 Cor. 13th chapter. “Rescue the perishing,” was sung, their election and organization for the new year. They shall hold a session after the led by Rev. Rogers. Prayer .was offered. “Blest be the tie that binds,” was sung. adjournment of the Convention to wind up any unfinished business of the Conven Rev. J. C. Jaclyson read a communication from the Equal Rights League, which will tion. J hold an important meeting in Washington, D. C. Rev. P. II. Hughes read a resolu No. 16. Any member of the Board of Directors may solicit his expenses from his tion with reference to furnishing minutes to churches representing in the Convention. state, reporting what is so given to the Board in session, as a matter of record. Referred to Committee on Resolution. A resolution by Dr. T. J. Searcy, commending the Institute work as conducted by Dr. S. N. Vass, was adopted. Fifth, That Article 15, be so amended as to strike out the requirement for the publication of proposed amendment in the official organ of the Convention. RESOLUTIONS. Letters of greeting and representation were read from Rev. A. Hubbard, Covington, Tenn.; Rev. W. F. Graham, Richmond, Va. A letter from Rev. G. W. Ward, In B hereas, Dr. S. N. \ ass has for twenty-three years devoted his entire time to the diana, contained Five Dollars toward the expenses of the enforced litigation in which general uplift of our people in all parts of this country; and we find ourselves. Dr. C. L. Fisher, sent letter of greetings and expressions of his loyalty and support. Letter was read from Rev. C. O. Booth, Pratt City, Ala., en- r
68 minutes MINUTES 69 closing Twb Dollars for the Convention. Miss Ada F. Morgan, successor to St lave the same consideration that in time past has been given to any Board that Joanna P. Moore, in the Fireside School work with headquarters at Nashville, Tei onstitute this great convention of which the Benefit Board is a part. was presented by Dr. E. W. D. Isaac. Among other things Miss Morgan reque We wish to call the attention of the convention to the fact, that those who have that recognition be given April 15th each year, the day of Sister Moore’s death. G ondemned the Benefit Board most are those persons who have not contributed one tificates may be publicly given those who have finished certain studies in the Firesii ent for its success but inflagrantly insulted the onward march to its goal. A careful School work. urvey of the work of the convention will show that every phase of the work has had On motion by Dr. S. E. Griggs, a committee was appointed to draft suitable resolv B struggling period and that time alone has enabled them to succeed. Newspapers tion on the)life and services of Sister Moore, as follows: S. E. Griggs, J. A. Booker] avp delighted themselves in telling and discussing the failure of the different B oards. L. G. Jordan, E. W. D. Isaac, J. M. Washington, S. P. Harris. There has been afloat a rumor that the Board had ceased to work, caused by a little ftev. J. M. Washington submitted the report of the Benefit Board. The report beet printed at Nashville and sent to Little Rock for distribution, called the “Peo- showed woijk done and some important recommendations. Remarks were madefy les’ Defender," better known as “Offender." Unfortunately it tried to explain the Dr. A. T. Stewart. Rev. J. R. Bennett spoke in the nature of an explanation of his uditor’s statement in his report of 1915 at Chicago. When the Auditor said that attitude toward the Benefit Board. The report is as follows: e were not able to pay our debt, told the truth so far as having the money on hand REPORT OF BENEFIT BOARD. as concerned. This is true of many others, not only Boards but firms and business mcerns of various kinds. All business must be considered from a business stand Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Convention of Baptists of the United State; pint: (1) The kind of business; (2) How supported; (3) Rules of management; of America: I) Execution. . For three Mears we have been studying the work of the Benefit Board and come to (1) A: This work was intended to assist the work of charity throughout the entire submit to the Convention its Thirteenth Annual Report. ^nomination in a way to give some direct help to those who were found worthy, Born in the mind of a genius, taken up and put in operation by the National Baptist his would bring some sensible credit to our own Christian efforts. The Union- convention,'! have carefully considered every phase of the work and aim of the 'eview has been very unkind in that it has sought to bring discredit to our Board by Board. The original purpose was to, in some way, provide a medium for the can taking charges that were wholly untrue, and paying the cost of distributing these and protection of the ministers of t.he Baptist denomination through the U. S., and lult statements to thousands of men, women and children throughout the entire whereever the Baptists are found. >untry in every hemlock, village and city; in every nook and corner. In the face Throughout the entire thirteen years, thousands have been added lind thousands all this I have fallowed these misleading and destructive newspaper articles and have been subtracted. The falling away has been caused by various conditions and ace the Chicago Convention, we have added more than two hundred members by comes thus fkr by main force. Since I took charge of the work, there has arisen y lone effort. I found that all this misrepresentation had to be explained before I obstacles from within the ranks that gave us more trouble than one could imagine. iuld present the real purpose of being present. We have had! to contend for the faitK that was first delivered to t^e saints. We could not for the life of us go on with our work until we had explained the en tire There was a contentioTi on the part of sortie of the brethren who wanted to be ntroversy that infested the National Baptist Qpnvention. Notwithstanding we Secretary of'the Board, that the Board Headquarters be moved to Philadelphia It that we were right and went on our way rejoicing. Knowing we had a promise The persons jvho thus attacked the Board lived in Philadelphia. at was both sure and steadfast, and feel even now that the brotherhood of this con- Now this contention'has absolutely nothing upon which to start a sane and safe intion are not willing that we shall go down as long as they find that truth and and logical reasoning. To place the headquarters in Philadelphia would carry the [hteousness are the standpoint purposes of the Board. work too far from its constituents and thereby leave the field open for others to reap Truth in man, truth in state and truth in church will ultimately bring success to the harvest. Il have sought the best advice that can be had on the Insurance ques ir entire work. This we endeavor to bring. We come to tell you the real standing tion and find (that the plans of the Board must be completely remedied and executed the Board as it exist to-day. We do not attempt in any way to water this report in a way that the claims may he paid at the death of members and without leaving mislead you, but we believe that by giving facts you will be better prepared to help any claims unpaid at any time. ide us to success. This year has been practicly lost with all of our work. This can be; done as easily as not, if the plans that I shall recommend in this report Since your last storm at Chicago, we have added about two hundred fifty members’ be adheared to and executed. We have labored under adverse circumstances and ish, Aug. 8, 1915..1...... -____ $ 30 .00 still feel that bur labors are not in vain. >tal amount of premiums collected______-4___ 631.00 What has happened to the other Boards that constitute the National Baptist ining fees______.______137 .00 convention, his also had telling effect on the work of the Benefit. Board. If the ;ed ministers’ fund______68.00 controversy which the Baptists have been affected with has caused any constinationl s-instatement______,______-______20.00 in t e work to.be done, the Benefit Board has suffered for the same reason and should Total income .$ 886.00 MINUTES 71 minutes 70 iriggs, Isaac, Caver, Robinson (not J. P.) and a host of others that have fought as $ 325 JU Paid on claims... >ravely and as well as did Joshua when the walls of Jericho went tumbling down; as 49.01 11 Indigent ministers >ravely as did Hannibal in the defense of Carthage. 71 .IS Rail fare, Secretary. . 25 JI PLANS. ‘ . • Printing..J----- . . - 75 tt Typewriter!(balance $13..90). We come to make this one appeal to you, that you allow the Board and assist it to be Secretary...------1 140.00 >ut on running bases. 70.7) Communion To this end, we recommend that the entire plans be changed, that the Board can P.O. Box rent. 9.01 lear itself of debt and that the Constitution be so amended that states shall be divided 45. tt Stationary...... 2.1 a districts, so that a taxation plan can be used to pay our claims. 75 tt Office rent.— We also recommend that the state members of the National Board shall be Sec- 15.00 H.'W. Holhpway. etary of State, so that he can co-operate with the National Board. That each district shall be composed of no more than a thousand members and be 899 JI Totaj_____ $ axed twenty-five cents or whatever may be necessary to raise the required amount, o pay claim. Claims past due, last year $ 1118.01 Claims for 1916. 400.01 We further recommend that the State Districts will hold a state meeting previou- □ the time of the setting of the National Convention; that a Constitution and Bys Total claims ...... $ 1518 JI iws be worked out by the Executive Board of the National Board. Amount pail on claim, 1916 325.11 Adjourned at 6:40 p. m., with the benediction by Rev. W. H. Moses. FRIDAY EVENING. Total .... $ 1193/ * < Four quarter collectable . $ 300.1 The Convention was called to order at the usual hour by President E. C. Morris, Office fixturp and other material 385 J le presented Dr. T. J. Searcy, Chairman of the Educational Board, who in turn itroduced Dr. A. R. Griggs, Associate Corresponding Secretary of the Board. A- $ 685.' long other things Dr. Griggs, .said: “We must put ourselves in a positions to assist Due Secretary Hoards 175.' eople who wish to honor God in the ways chosen by themselves.” The Theological eminary offers such a channel. The campaign already made has aroused a very Total Liabilities J $ 1368. ivorable sentiment among the white people of the South. Dr. Griggs, gave a verj^ Total outstandings.abovp $ 685. iteresting review of the early history of Theological Institutions, which showed the Balance___ .$ 683. umble beginnings of some of the best Institutions of to-day. Dr. Griggs made a able address which was full of valuable information. He spoke as follows: LOYALTY. REPORT OF REV. A. R. GRIGGS, ASSOCIATE CORRESPONDING We, as man and as Christians, are called upon as never before to be faithful to’ SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL BAPTIST EDUCATIONAL cause we represent and above all, be faithful to those with whom we are assoda’ BOARD. in representing any common cause. To be loyal to one department of our work, and to say that no one could n Savannah, Ga., Sept. 8, 1916. good but you, with any department, shows that you are either prejudice to the sue As Associate Corresponding Secretary of the National Baptist Educational Board, of the work cIr to the individual who tries to lead that department. . has been made my duty to present the annual report of the Board for this session Loyal hearts in the bosoms of men will make the wheels of this present time I the convention, because the major part of the work of the Corresponding Secretary with inconceiveable velocity. Loyal hearts in the bosoms of men will make t is been performed, during this conventional year by me. The regular Corresponding stay with a cause and nbt faulter by the way. Strong men will not change for i ecretary, Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, who has toured this country, and with his eloquence and doctrine) but, will stay by a principle even if it cost great sacrifice. I w •oused both white and colored with the importance of establishing a Negro Baptist not pass by without giving honor to some of our loyal sons, whom I believe to heological Seminary for the moral, spiritual and social uplift of the race, felt called faithful to the Baptist cause throughout the country. i turn his attention more directly toward the establishment of an Institutional Men who have fought the bloody battles of the denomination in defense of lurch in Memphis. Therefore, the Educational Board, or the local committee, principles for which we stand: Parks, Taylor, Jordan, Brown, Parrish, Topp ‘ Johnson, of [Miss.; Kersh, Wilson, Crenshaw, Holloway, Booker, Bryant, Gr MINUTES 72 MINUTES 73 the first of December to be associated with him in prosecuting commissioned me on In 1873 it was resolved to move it to Louisville, its friends in Kentucky having this seminary work. My commission reads: “You are to serve as Associate Corresponding Secretary cf offered Three Hundred Thousand for its permanent establishment there, provided the National Baptist Educational Board with power to represent the Board officially, that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars should be added from other sources. When to inaugurate financial campaigns, to appoint, contract with and direct worken financial embarrassment threatened the ruin of this great scheme, Dr. Boyce who and to do whatever else the interest of the Board may- require. was at that time wealthy, borrowed large sums of money on his own responsibility Clothed with this authority I have done the best that 1 could in the last nine and threw his surprising financial talent into the enterprise. For about seven years it seemed as if a Godly project must fall, and the gloom of almost despair settled months. Ai 1 was to deal with the seminary proposition I set about to study Baptist history with reference to the origin and growth of Baptist theological seminaries in upon the hopes of its friends. But Dr. Boyce by his patience and business skill •einspired the energies of his brethren and more than any other person led the move America. Ih my research I find that: ment to complete success. In 1813 a charter was obtained from’the Maine Literary and Theological Institu The Crozer Theological Seminary, located at Chester, Penn., was organized in 1868. tion and in 1818 a school was opened at Waterville under tbe charge of Jeremiah The late John P. Crozer, Esq., was deeply interested in ministerial education and Chaplain, III. D., who for several years had been given theological instructions to a argely aided therein through the Louisburg University. After his death his family few young men who had removed with him to Waterville from his pastorate at Dan ;ook up the work where he left it, to give it an enlarged-zand more permanent form. vers, Mass, i l
/ .. minutss 76 MINUTES 77 Cary that opened the gates of civilization to the people of IndU It was William The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary of Ft. Worth, Tex., has a women’s in Bermah. __ t building that the women built for themselves at the cost of One Hundred Thousand THE WORK STARTED. / Dollars. Whereas, The National Baptist Convention in its annual session at Philadelphia, There are thousands of our women who are anxious to improve their Bible education September in 1914 voted to locate the National Baptist Theological Seminary it in a regular Bible School where they will not be contaminated with worldly influences/ while pursuing their studies. Memphis, Tenn., and / Whereas, The Southern Baptist Convention, in its annual session at Houston, Texas, We all ready have many applications for students that desire to take a course of agreed to donate Fifty Thousand Dollars to help the National Baptist Conventioi study in the Seminary. It is said that as many as three persons have all ready moved to establish this seminary at Memphis, Tenn., and voted again in'their last sessiot to Memphis to take advantage of the opening of this seminary on October 2, 1916. at Asheville, N. C., last May to give the National Convention 0ie Fifty Thousand ’ WHY WE STARTED THE SEMINARY. Dollars as soon as the time seemed ripe for action in the matter; .and Whereas, The war in Europe has created a financial panic irt this country that ha 1. The agitation of the necessity of such a school has been in progress several so disturbed I usiness conditions as to render the business Men of Memphis unable years and we are satisfied that sentiment is ripe and ready for the project. to carry out 1 heir pledge in furnishing a site for the the01ogical seminary for the 2. The joint committee of white and colored Baptist representing this and the present. The efore be it / Southern Baptist Convention who were appointed to locate the Seminary agreed Resolved, That we the Educational Board of the National Baptist Convention an unanimously -at Houston, Texas, that Memphis, Tenn., is the best place for its loca fully authorize 1, do here and now resolve to open the Theological Seminary and Bible tion on account of such a large population of colored people and other things con Training school in Memphis, Tenn., beginning October 2, 1916. And sidered. f H'hereas,,The Board of Trustees of Howe Institute, on St. Paul street, Memphis, 3. The location of this seminary at Memphis by the joint committee was read and Tenn., with two brick and three frame buildings''offer to this board room for the discussed before the Southern Baptist Convention at Houston, in May 1914 and Theological school in this institution until suchjime as this Board shall be able to unanimously adopted. erect the necessary buildings on its own campus to be furnished by the Guarantee 4. The same committee report on location was read to the National Baptist Con Committee of fifteen reputable business men of Memphis. vention at Philadelphia in September 1914 and was adopted. 'Resolved, second, That we appoint a committee consisting of the Corresponding 5. It is said that the organization of a faculty to teach Theology would in no wise ‘Secretary of tli|e Board and Recording Secretary of the local board to arrange with lessen the interest of the citizens in Memphis, Tenn., in making good their guaranteed bonus. the authoritiesiof Howe Institute for a /oom or rooms as the case may demand b which to organize and conduct a Theological Seminary or a regular Bible School for 6. The Secretary on the field felt that as Memphis people wanted to organize and ministers, missionaries, Sunday Schoo/ teachers and Baptist workers. push the work of raising her bonus with her otfn people and in her own way, he had Third, that tihis same commit tee 4>e authorized to arrange with some competent better center his efforts on something else for the time being. Hence the idea of Theological teachers to take charge of this Bible training and employ said Theologiol commencing the school so that he could collect money for the salary of the teacher teacher to superintend this Bible/trainihg in Howe Institute. and to aid poor students. a Fourth, thatRev.___ _A. ____R. Griggs,... the .Associate Corresponding7 . „ ~Secretary is hereby’ 7. It was thought that if the great Southern Baptist Theological Seminary could authorized to announce to tlje public the opening of this school and request of bin start a little Southern Baptist Seminary with one man, Dr. J. P. Boyce in Furman 'to not only get students to attend this Bible Training School, ’but to raise money University at Greenville, S. C., in 1858 we might start one on a little larger scale. to help pay the teachers in' the temporary quarters of the Theological Seminary and 8. It was found that a National Baptist Theological Seminary could be easily Bible Training School-t__ i wjnch ______we propose.. to____ open _____Monday,i__o Octoberioic 2, 1916. organized on the campus of Howe Institute and run as separately and distinct from T. J. SEARCY, Chairman. t as was Rochester Theological Seminary when it was organized in Rochester Uni versity under the same roof. J. W. PETTIE, Secretary. 9. If the white Baptists should feel inclined to demur from our hasty action we In connection with the National Baptist Seminary, ample provision is made for the vould call their attention to their own statement through Dr. E.Y. Mullens and his reception and Jr ^ruction of women for all lines of Christian work for which that ellow committeemen who said in his report: “First, that it is exceedingly desirable igentle sect is so fitly adapted. Two women who are Theological graduates will help md expedient that such a seminary»be established. Second, That the institution be look after the xvoimen who may attend this seminary in Memphis. inder the government and be controlled by the National Baptist Convention.” We have )tfarm, Christian-hearted women, influential, well-balanced, with rounded 10. We see that delay is ruinous. The minds of the people are ready and willing education that wiill fit them not only for class-room duties but with a moral standing ;o help this seminary. A white Baptist pastor recently preached to a colored con that will serve as a drawing cardJor the seminary. gregation and one of his deacons opposed it and at a deacons’ meeting, it came up MINUTES 78
for the first time that every preacher should be ready and MINUTES 79 for discussion and he saw wiling to preaeli the gospel to every creature...... He was converted and confessed. ____ade their re’iiort to the church and the newspaper article in the Negro Theological Seminary be continued and that the committee was authorized These white deacons ma f Julv 13th says: "Deacon Smith finished reading, some one put T°otPa7XweVralS!i,fUn^ fOT th?NcKro Seminary so soon as conditions warranted it. Baptist Standard ol ...... the motion, and the report was mlopted• ’ •wnh...... ------q£t. ; As he passed to his seat Thirf n'd tor‘h®..nlne months of Personal service, One Thousand One Hundred arose and said: ‘Brothers and sisters, I am indeed sorry you could Th rty Dollars and Fifty-one Cents ($1,130.51) also a legacy valued at Five Hundred DeaconnoUaveX Swayneyene. whh "Seredin our monthly deacon’s meeting W. came Dollars, making a grand total paid out for ministerial education, salary and general together in a spit it of fault -finding. We were narrow and mean, and full of prejudice, expenses One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-nine Dollars and Eleven Cents ($1,269 11) of racial hatred; mt we took our potty theories and hold them up before God s mirror, balance due this office One Hundred Thirty-eight Dollars and Sixty Cents ($138.60). and pastor, ‘Go ye into all the world, doesn't mean, go ye to China or Africa or Japan Asset in the form of a legacy of Five Hundred Dollais given by the late Mrs. Isabella Miner. and leave the igiorant Negro about your home town to find God and serve lumas he max- and how generously we should respond to the call of duty.• But I am not 1 Tae^rs.t Td0”ar rTliVed for this Work was handed t0 me by a sick sister as she had here merely to moralize ont duty.f : e 1I wanwantt to make a concrete expression of my change hehrii that I wanted five thousand persons to give a dollar. This was Sister Ashton. of view by giving Five Hundred Dollars to the fund now being raised to build and „ 'ui'T1 r‘?e’ °-f Hd,sboro’ Tex- just before she died, handed her pastor a dollar and equip a proper theological school for our black Southern Baptists,’ and turning again told him to give it to Rev. Griggs as a token of her love for ministerial education. T‘ T" - 1| X.^tor,school for our -pastor black’ ifSouthern you feel Baptists,called to’ goand and turning spend againyour 1 1 ' * . t i ■...... , if \-Mii fnnl «i w tn trn and snpnd vnni- Revs C. C. Buford, T. T. Adison and Sister Green of Taylor and Sister Pertilla of Granbury sent in money to help swell this total. The above legacy is for the education time teaching these young Negro preachers the way of truth, 1, for one, will not bar ot lexas women in the seminary. the way, much as I'd like to keep you here. Respectfully submitted for and in behalf of your Educational Board, whose The pastor was on his feet in a second. He raised his hand, and, with bowed.,bowed head Executive Committee has approved the foregoing document, led his people in a prayer of thanksgiving for His wonderful goodness in opening the eyes of His children dial they might see the glorious opportunities all about them.” TJ 11 ox . - „ A' R' GRIGGS- Associate Corresponding Secretary. 1/24 Hall Street, *Dallas, Texas. 11. While the Board is willing and very anxious to have the direct co-operation of the Southern White Baptists or any other Baptists in launching, arranging and „ . _ _ Memphis, Tenn., May 9, 1916 conducting this theplogical seminary project in its present embryo, yet we feel that Rev. A. R. Griggs, D. D., proceed and push the work as best we can with the hope that they it is our duty to Associate Corresponding Secretary, N. B. Educational will come to our help so soon as they see their way clear. We realize the fact that Board, Dallas, Tex., according to the agreed plan of co-operation, the Southern white Baptists will com- Dear Brother: J and official co-operation so soon as they see their way clear to con- mence their activ Your letter containing check to assist some worthy students, who are preparing tribute to our seminary project any amount of money to aid us according to Article for the ministry, received. We highly appreciate the efforts of the Educational 4 and 5 of their committee’s report in the beginning of this seminary which says: Board through you. I am sending you official receipts bearing the names of the “The co-operatiion of the committee is desired further with reference to all things students to whom the money was given. pertaining to the expenditure of funds, the arrangement of the curriculum and or We have just closed our Pastor’s Class, in which there were forty pastors enrolled, ganization of the school.” in addition to the young men who are preparing for the ministry. It further saysc “It is desired that there shall be a Board of Visitors to keep in Our Women’s Bible Training Class enrolled two hundred ten women. touch with the st hool, making its trustees such recommendations as seem desirable Again thanking you for this donation for the work, wishing you continued success, and carrying such reports and recommendations to the Southern Baptist Convention I am, . as conditions warrants.” Fraternally yours, Signed: T. 0. FULLER, Principal. (Dr.) E. Y. MULLENS, and others. Seminary Hilla Fort Worth, Tex., 5-10-16. From the above brethren, you can see. that the white brethren, so soon as they can see their way clear to give us some money, they will naturally and rightfully so feel it Dr. A. R. Griggs, their duty to enter into a more active and personal co-operation with us in advice 1724 Hall Street, * and influence from an official standpoint. Dallas, Texas. Hence we will plod along as best we can singlehanded and alone inviting thar Dear Brother Griggs: moral and financial! help which we hope will be forth-coming as their committee recom Yours received expressing your good impression of our Seminary here and the joy mended at Asheville, N. C., last May, that the Southern Baptist interest in this of your trip. I wish to assure you that it was mutual. We all enjoyed your address and the thought of your great work that you are advocating and dointf. minutes 80 MINUTES 81 be L«'iu any W to encourage you or help you more sub. Remember we shall be glad in any The speaker called attention first to “Race Pride.” No Negro should be ashamed in the construction of your great seminary at Memphis. of his race, nor should he reflect on the God who made him. The real leader of the stantially if possible in th. ___ for your highest success, and that of your With best wishes and earnest prayers Negro, race is the Negro minister. I would serve no power human nor divine, that oppressed but now progressive race, I am once I thought unfair to my race. pst cordially and fraternally, Yours mi C. B. WILLIAMS. (b) The race should be industrious. As a rule we are not an industrious race. We work. We do not love work. It was good for Adam, industrially, that he was driven rom the garden.' Labor is fundamental, and is the basis of racial development. ed by the Corresponding Secretary, Rev. S. E. Griggs and reported The hornyhanded working people are the support of our churches. We must hold Amount receipt it is Eight Hundred Forty one Dollars and Ninety Cents ($841.90), >ur jobs by being prompt and polite and intelligent and honest. We should have to this depart in ?nt is Associate Corresponding Sc-retary. One Thousand Ope Hundred aith iiv ourselves, in labor and in the white race by whom we live. We should make collected by th? ------>ur religion practical by sending the gospel into the alley, into the byways and into Thirty Dollars :.ndU Fifty-one,Cent:i ..ts; total receipts from legecy, Five Hundred Dollan, ither lands. In the mhd rush of the world’s dangers, where human life is imperiled, Grand total. Two3 Thousand7.’____ ‘ ~ Four’ Hundred Seventy two Dollars and Forty one Cents. Auditors report will show. One Thousand Three Hundred Seventy- n our efforts to rescue and save them, we should ignore the fact, or race, or color, Paid out as the n the greater thought that they are human beings. In applying the truths of an seven Dollars and Forty-one Cent; ’ 1.377.41 : to aid students in the seminary, sala- .... it....r-.-— .. '• Balance on hand as a legacy; ,ppropriate illustration, he urged us, “don’t cut the rope between safety and the ries,nes, railroad fares, stationary and traveling expenses. Five Hundred Dollars:' ” ,s: due Corresponding~ ’’ - °Secretary, One Hundred Fifty-six Dollan >oor, struggling, despairing members of our race.” The address of Dr. Moton was xceedingly practical, with the stamp of the utmost sincerity and honesty. His hnd Fortj’-six ( ents: the Associate Corresponding Secretary, One Hundred Thirty- d S;..;,. C... Contributing states to this fund: Arkansas, Georgia, nitial appearance before the National Baptist Convention is but the beginning of eight Dollars and Sixty Cents. lore cordial relations between us and the noted educator. Illinois, Mississhppi, , Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. A. R. GRIGGS, Associate Corresponding Secretary. Dr. S. N. Vass, was recognized. He presented a series of memorial resolutions n the life and worth of Dr. Booker T. Washington. Adpoted.
1724 Hall Stree . Dallas, Texas. RESOLUTIONS ON DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. On motion bj Rev. J. Francis Wilson, Twenty-five Dollars was voted to the Semi nary out of the door receipts of the evening. Rev. S. E. Griggs, addressed the Con Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst Dr. Booker T. vention. Rev. i'. 0. Fuller, was called for. I le presented Mr. G. B. Riley, of I’anana Washington, since the last session of this convention; and Canal Zone, a Jtudent at Howe Institute, preparing for work,’‘in his home country. Whereas, For a number of years Dr. Washington has honored this convention,, Air. Riley did not have time to speak but on motion by Dr. C. H. Parrish, the sun rith his presence on Friday night, and has made an address for the benefit of the of Twenty-five Dollars was voted to the Home Mission Board to assist Brother Riley invention expenses and for the purpose of reaching the masses of our people through in his education! * leir religious leaders here assembled from all parts of this great land, and Dr. Robt. R. .Moton appeared under suitable escort and was received with a Chau Whereas, Dr. Washington was a preacher of righteousness as well as America’s tauqua Salute. Prof. H/B. Britt sang, "Thank God it is Real,” to the delight of the lost advanced and successful educator, the great mediator between the races, and convention. President Morris presented Rev. Dr. P. J. Bryant, of Atlanta who had re-eminently the leader of his race. Therefore be it been chosen to (introduce the distinguished speaker of the evening. '‘Preparedness” Resolved, That while we deeply mourn his removal from us in person, we fully was put forth bv Dr. Bryant, as the key note of our advancing civilization. Manly jalize that Booker T. Washington is not dead but his work and his influence still men do not despise their brethren. Christian men cannot hate their brethren. “We ve in Tuskegee Institute and other institutions scattered over the country, in the are living, we are dwelling in a grand and awful time. In an age on ages tellingto lousands of pupils that have come in touch with Tuskegee and also with Dr. Wash- be living is sublime." The once cherished theory of the races has melted away in igton in his addresses over the country and in the many books and publications he the new doctrine of the human race. Douglas and Booker T. Washington, and Morris is leftb ehind. and Scott, wen?; passed in panoramic review before the animated song that waited Resolved, That we here pledge oiyselves to do all in our power to perpetuate his upon the Hashes of his eloquent speech. And Dr. Bryant hastened to present to his ork and influence, and to be governed by his wise advice in all our dealings. audience the able, the gifted, the noted successor of the late Wizard of Tuskegee, Dr. Robt. R. AJoton. The reception that was given Dr. Moton, was royal *anden thusiastic. The opening remarks of Dr. Moton were brilliant scintillations of wil and humor, that; marked him as a prince of platform speakers, and an entertainer0) rare ability. MINUTES 83 minutes 82 )r. Skipwith. Dr. E. C. Morris presented certain brethren, eminent in character, nledie our support to Tuskegee Institute and toward then nd good works. First was Dr. S. A. Moses, of Danville, Va., who assured us that Revolted, Tpiatkn Memorial we Fund, ami contribute in every possible way to the Virginia was with the National Convention. ■‘Rev. Thomas, of Richmond, Va., was T. Washingt he next presented. Dr. Hayes, of New York, pastor of the Olivet Baptist church, tainance of that great institution. ’he father of Rev. P. J. Bryant was also presented. Father Bryant uttered a prayer Respectfully submitted, or a united Baptist family. Said he, "We are better talkers than we are workers.” S. N. VASS, C. T. WALKER, The presiding officer recognized Chairman Wm. Haynes, who presented Secretary R. T. POLLARD, D. S. K.LUGH, . P. Harris, of the Sunday School Publishing Board. Prof. Harris said he submitted E. P. JOHNSON, C. T. STAMPS, is first annual report as Secretary and the nineteenth teport of our Publishing Board, E. W. D, ISAAC, W. II. STEWART, unong other things Secretary Harris states that Eight Hundred Thirty-eight Dollars S. A. MOSES. ad been paid on law suits. Five Hundred and Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents of the bove amount was taken from the sale of literature, the remainder was contributed p. Hudson presented resolutions of. appreciation of Dr. R. R. Prof. K. t y the brethren for the presecutfon of the suit. The report of Secretary Harris was Adopted, omprehensive and complete, and showed an intelligent, efficient handling of the RESOLUTIONS ON DR. R. R- MOTON. ifficult situation placed in his hands. A great demonstration followed upon the inclusion of Secretary Harris’ report.- President of the convention called the fol- 11 limas, U'e have listened with delight and profit to the masterly address of >wing writers of Sunday School literature to the platform, namely: Dr. C. H. R. R. Moton, qnd arrish, Dr. E. A. Wilson, Dr. R. T. Brown, W. P. Offut, J. A. Booker, E. C. Mor- iboctor Moton has been selected as the successor to the immortal B ll/iwio s, T. 0. Fuller. Prof. Harris said: T. Washingt| and head of Tuskegee Institute, and iboctor Moton was the special choice of Dr. Washington himself to I NETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PUBLISHING IWirrrai BOARD OF ^THE NATONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION, NASHVLLE, up his manti e and continue his great work., TENNESSEE. X ’hat we thank Doctor Moton for coming all the way to honor us, his presence md helpful advice, and we hereby extend him our standing invitatia fr. President and Members of the National Baptist Convention of the United States of address us e;.ch year. America. Respired fi rther, That we endorse 1 loctor Moton as head of Tuskegee and su< I beg leave herewith to submit for your consideration the first annual report of to Dr. Wash ngton and pledge him our influence and support. jur present Corresponding Secretary, but the nineteenth annual report of your ublishing Board. Respe ci fully submitted, The incidents growing out of the disturbed conditions manifested in your last R. B. HUDSON, inual meeting at Chicago are too well known to be recounted here. Suffice it to R. T. PllLLARD, JNO. HOPE, ty that growing out of these incidents and this disturbed condition, your Publishing •IND. W. BEVERLY, A. BARBOUR, oard, new as to its personnel, was ordered to proceed to Nashville, Tenn., and take : E. W. IX ISAAC, Wm. H. STEWART, large of your publishing plant. iDr.) R. A. WILLIAMS, W. J. LATHAM, Your Board, backed by the authority of this convention, proceeded to carry out j W. G. PARKS, C. II. PARRISH, s orders; hence a demand was made upon the old Publfehing Board, which had been P, JAMES BRYANT, T. O. FULLER. tired by the vote of this convention, to turn over the printing plant, or to speak "Praise God From Whom all Blessings Flow,” was sung. Benediction by ore broadly, the Publishing House of the National Baptist Convention. This de- A. R. Robinson. and, of course, needless to say, was flatly refused. The new Board was further ordered, in case of a refusal on the part of the old oard to turn over the Publishing House, to institute legal proceedings for the pur- SATURDAY MORNING. >se of carrying out the orders of the convention to get possession of the Publishing The; conve it ion met at 10 o'clock. Dr. E. C. Morris, presided. An appi ouse. The new Board was further ordered to issue a series of Sunday School periodi- song, by Dr } Skipwith, marked the opening of devotions. Rev. S. A. Mot .ls for the purpose of supplying the various Sunday Schools that might apply to it, Virginia, led |in a fervent prayer. Revs. A. D. Bell, of Mississippi, and J. T. r literature, pending the settlement of the suit ordered to be brought under the of Mississipp conducted'the devotions. '"Come ye that love the lord,” was ithority of the National Baptist Convention. Reading of uhe Scriptures the 116 Psalm. “Blest..«• be. the. tie that.I.. binds.' This report is to show that your Board proceeded to carry out your orders according Scott, led in prayer. “Lord I want to be a Christian in my heart,” wasf minutes 84 MINUTES 85 to the best of its ability, taking in consideration the circumstances and the mar to the best ;he employes could only get a dollar now and then, which did not afford them suf- disadvantages under which it had to work. In pursuance of your orders your Bent icient means to meet necessary expenses. ■ rooms of the National B. V. P. I1. Board, September 15, 1915, and pre met iff the! As a result of this, when the fourth quarter of 1915 rounded out, there were some ceeded to' organize.------iebts on hand which had not been settled, amounting to perhaps four hundred irUent Corresponding Secretary was at the time employed at the Hop Your pi lollars. During this time, however, that is, during the period of the fourth quarter, Williamswilliams Universityu..i>c.=;:,. as Dean of that institution, he having resigned his positionsposition, 1915, your Board had set on foot, as stated above, the lawsuit looking toward securing bookkeeper of the Publishing Board, which resignation took effect September If he possession of our Publishing House, and it might be well at this juncture £o tell ' 1 he entered upon his new work as Dean of the above-named institution! 1914, when 1 he story of the lawsuit as far as it has- gone before proceeding to the matter of issuing Having seiivserved in this capacity for the year, he was re-elected for the year 1915-1, i series of literature. and was 1...holding said position when called to the service of the National Baptist Con THE LAWSUIT. Corresponding Secretary of this Publishing Board. ventiop as In carrying out your orders to institute legal proceedings for the purpose of gaining The ac<■ceptance of this position necessitated his resignation of the position name lossession of your Publishing House in case the old Board, which had been discharged, aid resignation was handed in to the president of the said above,auwc, and)...d,™ for thisL'..~;;aa. reason :i Said resignation was handed in to the president of the sail iroved stubborn and refused to turn it over, the Executive Committee of your Pub- institution] which was presented to the Board of Trustees in the course of time and ishing Board succeeded in securing the services of Mr. Harry S. Stokes as leading duly accented. ounsel in the suit to be brought for this purpose. He had associated with him Mr. Your Bohrd first took steps looking towards securing possession of the Publish^ ?. G. Ewing, the attorney for the convention, and Mr. Russell M. Miller, the lawyer House as pt’r your orders. Demand having been refused on the part of the old Boari zho appeared at Chicago in response to a message sent from there to him at Nash- as stated above, your new Board proceeded to file suit in the Chancery Courts ille during the disturbance. Mr. Stokes, our leading lawyer, was usually represented Davidson County for the purpose of securing the end sought, namely, the possessia n the conferences held by a Mr. McCauley, a young lawyer connected with his office. of the Publishing House. The services of Mr. Stokes was secured because he had become famous for at- Having been sent out without money With which to bring this lawsuit, arrange empting to oust (and did succeed in ousting) certain city officials of Nashville who ments had to be made for securing money immediately to serve as a retainer fee befon ad been charged with grave misconduct and maladministration in office. However, any action could be taken. This was accomplished after some effort and the cas efore making sure of his services, or before he would agree to enter upon the case, started on its way. our Executive Committee of the Publishing Board had to secure a loan of Five Hun- red ($500) Dollars in order to be in position to pay him a retainer fee of that amount, In the meantime there were many loyal schools which had not sent their orders b e taking the position that he ought to have a Thousand Dollars but would accept the old Board for literature prior to the sitting of the convention and which absolutely 'ive Hundred Dollars down in order to start the case on its way. I mean a Thousand refused to send to the old Board after the misbehavior or bad conduct of the oil )ollars as a retainer fee, which would go as apart payment of the regular fee for his Board durihg the Chicago meeting. These schools sent their orders to the net •gal services after the same had been agreed upon. Board—I mean new as to its personnel—rather than to sent to the oldBoard at 52J As stated above, the committee succeeded in securing the five hundred dollars Second Ayenue, North. Provisions therefore had to be made to fill these orders ad nd also succeeded in getting, the consent of Mr. E. J. Smith, a very eminent lawyer to meet further demands that might be made on the new Board, located at 409 Gay f the Nashville bar, to associate himself with Mr. Stokes, to the latter’s complete Street, Nashville, Tenn. The Board had no literature and it was too late in the itisfaction, for the purpose of- assisting him in conducting the lawsuit. season to issue a series of literature. For this reason arrangements had to be made So far all seemed to be plain sailing until after the bill had been drawn and the with other publishing houses of like religious faith to secure the necessary literatui ime presented to the Attorney General of Davidson County for the purpose of to fill the orders referred to above. This arrangement was made with the Baptis •curing his signature. From the nature of the proceedings brought, which was a quo Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tenn., which is doing business under the authority arranto proceeding, it was necessary to secure the signature of the Attorney General of the Southern Baptist Convention, an organization whlh has always extended it “fore the suit could be filed. At this juncture the committee met with what was helping hand to the Negro Baptists, the constituents of the National Baptist Cob- lought at first to be a serious *difficulty from the fact that the Attorney General vention of America. >uld hardly be prevailed upon to sign the bill. The reason for this was afterwards But the Sunday School Board was not in position to offer any inducement inti •und to lie in the fact that the former secretary of the Publishing Board had sought way of discount in order to allow a margin of prices sufficient to meet the operatii it the Attorney General and had proceeded to lay before him his complaint, alleging expenses of your Publishing Board; so the only way your Publishing Board had I tat the Executive Committee»of your Publishing Board had in mind and intended exist at all was to live on the very small margin as indicated by the difference in prio > carry out its purpose of moving the publishing plant away from Nashville, to the of the literature issued by the Sunday School Board and that issued by our ow etriment and injury of Nashville itself. This, of course, affected the Attorney Board. This, of course, afforded very scant and meager support, so much so that eneral just as it would affect any other business man who is very solicitous about minutes 86 Hses of his own town. In addition to this, your former secretary business enterp charged that this desire,-lv> lt to removve the Publishing House from Nashville to some point with the desire for otfn- mi the part of your Executive Committee, North, coupled ison that copld be given for a change in the affairs of administration was the only re had been open'and .’above board and unimpeachable, and that his conduct in office as his putati<*ri n as a . there was von great reluctance on the part of the Attorney (General to sign said bill.’ And after hr had been urged by the arrorneys in the case L|to sign, he»... did.1:1 an,i in <|<>ing so he reserved the right to withdraw his consent if at any time in he course of the proceedings he found himself justified in doing so. This attitude on the part of the Attorney General, together with certain defects (in the present charter of our I’ublislrng Board, such defects as would'render the (charter voidabl , if-not void. * aii'fd Mr. Ei ’. Smith to retire from the case. This attitude was cl anged. however, when- certain members of our Executive Committee visited him am placed the fads of the matter before him just as they are. After I hearingiiif. from...... theel nt they being men of the highest reputation as to honesty, truthful- Iness iand...... veraefy.-...... he Attorney General not only agreed to let his signature remain, but stated that Ihe would sign any bill that might (>e drawn looking toward cleaning -out the Puhlisli|i:ing-llouse si> far as unfaithful employes were concerned. I This change of attitude in the Atmrm-y General formed the basis for opening negotiations with Mr. Smith Io re-enter the <•; ■. This matter was pending at the time of Mr. Stokes’ most tr igie death,, and Mr. Smith was on the e\p of re-entering the case, but tl e death of Mr. Stokes caused a halt in the proceedings, which had [been moving-ak ng very slowly nt any rate, by reason of the fact that Mr. Stokes was engaged in wha was popularly kin»wmus the “city probe," and was giving most of his attention at (he time to this suit, that is, the'Qity Hall probe. I After Mr.-Sto
MINUTES 95 minutes dissolved; and that R. H. Boyd and his followers did retire from the regular National Baptist Convention and organized their irregular and disorderly so-called National over the publishing plant- Boyd and his faction, as shtei Convention, the said injunction having been dissolved by the court.” This statement together with the affidavit, was handed to the Assistant Postmaster Ln under the name of the National Baptist Convention. Suit in not ate Saturday afternoon, January 1, 1916, and the same was forwarded to the de- a new convents Iago seeking to restrain the'Boyd faetion from using this name. But pending in Chi’ Mirtment at Washington. action did not walk out of the convention until after an injunct™ Your Publishing Boaid was allowed to continue mailing under the temporary Boyd and his I ' secured by them restraining the old officers of the convention Iron which had bees lermit pending the settlement of the controversy raised by the former secretary, but ^•ipal'ing Herein had bwn dissolved or set aside on the same day on which it lad to mako deposits of large sums of money in order to continue the mailing. Under ’ >v the same court that issued it after both sides had been fairly head i was issued and I lormal conditions, and before the question was raised as to its right to the use of the rs of the •court the National Baptist Convention was allowed to pro- nails, your Board had already made a deposit of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars. j Under the ordeusintss, and during the course of its business all of the officers iw ! ceed with its l|i Vhen the pressure was brought to bear this deposit had to be increased by Five the ensuing year and are now holding the offices to which they wet re-elected for tr lundred Dollars, and before the matter was settled your Board had made a deposit So tije National Baptist Convention is still intact, and under its authority ; elected. mounting to Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars for the purpose of getting use of the is attempting to supply the many Sunday Schools which haveaot the new Bohn: rails. Sunday School literature. To fordp the new Board to issue a serie to it for their But this was not your former secretary’s first move in his efforts to cripple and to t dor some name other than the “National Baptist Convention Series' of literature tn index your Publishing Board. He had laid the foundation for this -by printing would be fprciijig it to p ay into the hands of BoVd and his faction, who are seekii nd circulating all kinds of false reports concerning your Publishing Board and its I destroy this religious organizatfbn which has been in existence for til to disrupt and Dilily to supply the Sunday Schools with literature. He had written letters and last twenty or nore years. Il would be permitting Boyd to issue a series of literatus mt them broadcast in the land telling the people that it would be useless to send | under the autl lority of an organization which he defies and which fhas utterlyn i us for literature because, if we made delivery at all, we would not be able to get ! pudiated him cand his Board. It would be making the new Board surrender til le orders filled and sent out earlier than February or March, and that it was very ' contention that it is now making in the courts, to-wit: That it is under the author^ obable that we would not get to send them out at all. In this he wasjelying upon of the Nation;iil Baptist.' Convention and is subject to, and controlled by, that a ie success which he hoped to achieve in the matter of the protest filed in the post- ganization. fice. He had written other letters prior to this and had sent them throughout the Second: The statement that Boyd and his faction walked out of the regular! untry, seeking to handicap and discredit your Board. The following is a copy of ! ventibn during its session at Chicago in September, 1915, and proceeded to orga s first letter in this direction w'hich came to my notice: ition is sustained by atlidaxits of parties who were eyewitnesses to another conven “Dear Friend and Brother: I write you this personal letter to say that it may incident. Respectfully submitted, possible that the erroneous rumors have reached you about the National Baptist S. P. IlA’Ris, Scernto® iblishing Board, with whom you have been dealing for years. We have been fa rmed that rumors are being circulated that the Publishing House has been closed iry also conceived the idea that it would be a good thing to havel ; that R. 11. Boyd is no longer secretary and that the Board cannot fill orders for above statemd nt accompanied by affidavits of eyewitnesses to some of the trans nday School literature, books, church supplies, etc., in the future as it has in the tions named it icrein, und .-•> he had no trouble in getting the following affidavit, na st, and that the patrons are being advised to send orders to 409 Gay Street. by Drs. II ay nr\s, Lawrence, Isaac and Prof, Crenshaw: “Believe me when I tell you that the Publishing Board stands today as it has always appear d before me the undersigned, who make oath and stated toil, a Baptist institution. 1 have been elected by the Board consecutively for the hers-a id officials of the National Baptist Convention; that theyj st nineteen years, and I was re-elected as usual. I send you this letter that you tended in pen >n the last session of said convention, which met in Chicago, Ill., S ly say to your church, Sunday School, superintendent, teachers, and all friends that 1915: ’that R. 11. Boyd,. - then acting- „ secretary of the National j Publishing Board is doing business as it has always done, with R. H. Boyd as Publishing Bo jird of the National Baptist Convention, to thfcir certain knov iretary. I learned that a brother, wjio for a number of years was bookkeeper for they being eyewitness^,...... rebelled against„______the orders ______of ______the National Baptist , i Board, has associated himself with a number of others, and moved to 409 Gay vention; that he positively refused to submit the report of the Publishing Bow vet, this city, and is advertising to the Sunday Schools that they are prepared to the said convention, and subsequently voluntarily retired from the appointed med orders for Sunday School literature. I learned also that they are making arrange- Ints with the white people, who will pay €hem a commission, to advertise our place of the convention and organized an unauthorized and disorderly organint which he now claims to be the regular National Baptist Convention. They I riodicals and books, and then fill the orders with theirs. If this is true, it is a great make oath that the said R. 11. Boyd and the rebellious Publishing Board, whid lime on Negro Baptists that they should be misled in this way. is serving, file! injunction proceeding against the regular National Baptist Com tion in the Chancery Court of Cook County, Illinois, which the said chancery 0 minutes MINUTES 97 96 send you this letter but for the fact that I am sure you wishtokno, discouraging notice, there seemed to have been left a spark of hope in my mind, be “I would notU, orders sent to the National Baptist Publishing Board, R. H.-Boyd, cause the application for a news agent’s permit was singled out. I somehow thought the truth. Al,3 Second Avenue, North, will be filled as promptly in the future as they that the applications for the other publications had not been reached. The Assistant Secretary, 523 Postmaster, however, was very frank to say that he thought that this was the end of lie past- ... , have been in 11|ou for your long and continued patronage, and hoping that you wij the entire matter. He called me over the telephone and gave me the information. “Thanking the future as you have been ill the past in sending in your orders,I I retired at the close of that day with a heavy heart, so .to speak. But somehow thal be as prompt i i little spark of hope seemed to linger. jam. Yours truly. On returning to the office the next morning I found a telephone message awaiting R. II. HoYD, .S’rrrrtarj.” me from the Assistant Postmaster at Nashville. I lost no time in making my way to the postoffice, because I was very anxious to hear whatever else there might be A copy of the above letter was sent to me by some friend and I proceeded at ora to say further on this matter. The Assistant Postmaster had left his office temporarily •to lay the saiie before the secretary of the Baptist Sunday School Board, when I arrived, he having gone to some other part of the building. But the lady in business under! the authority of the Southern Baptist Convention, and which is nor charge kindly told me that she thought he had some good news for me this time. and always ha| behn a staunch friend to your former secretary, and did more tha This sounded like the sweetest note I have ever heard, so I took my seat and awaited any other one institution to puVhjm on his feet when be first went to Nashville. Il patiently the return of the Assistant Postmaster. N -placing this letter before the secretary of the Baptist Sunday School Board I Upon his return he took up the matter at once and read a communication from the " him as follows Third Assistant Postmaster General saying that my application for admission to the Dear Sir: I am enclosing in this letter a circular letter that is being sent out bf second class of mail matter, The Sunday School Teacher, had been allowed and that jthe old Board.) I'wish to call special attention of the latter part of this letter, h :he same would take effect from the date of the application, which was December 24. iwhich the work of our Board is discussed. I do this because your Board is the only He at once notified the secretary of the Sunday School Board and also the former Board with which we have dealt and you know just how much truth there is in th secretary of the National Baptist Publishing Board, telling them that I had won )ut in my contention as to the right of the use of the mails for my periodicat—The which the writer of this letter has "learned." Sunday School Teacher bearing the headline at the top of the ourside cover: Nation- You will notice that the writer uses the expression “I learned.” As you know, th il Baptist Convention Series, and also the imprint at the bottom of the outside cover is his'own way iof expressing what he wants to say. )age: Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention of I ask you ki jdly to return this letter. America. Yours truly, We having sought to enjoin him in the courts from using the name of the National baptist Convention, he sought to retaliate and to enjoin us more successfully, through he medium of the postoffice department, from the use of the term, National Baptist I was determined to let the secretary of the Sunday School Board know just hoi Convention. 1 the former secretary of the National Baptist Publishing Board could knowing After this signal victory, namely, the admission of The Sunday School Teacher, misstate things. But, speaking more directly now concerning the protest that was filed with th he way for the other publications was made easy. So that early in February, 1916 Third Assistant Postmaster General, I wish to state that the first notice ream ill of our publications had been admitted to the second class of mail matter. But concerning the same wits not very encouraging. To be more specific, there were 1 •ur Bible Lesson Pictures and Cards did not pass so easily, not because of the con many as six different applications made for admission to the second class of mi est, but because of the form of the application. Under the postal laws and regula- matter, it being necessary to make separate application for each periodical. So I hi ions it was not possible to obtain the news agent’s pemit without handling the pub- to make application for admission of the Sunday School Teacher, The Senior Quart! ications of more than one publisher, and so your secretary reverted to his former ly, The Advanced Quarterly, The Intermediate Quarterly, and The Primary Quartet mention and made application direct for the admission of Bible Rolls and Lesson Cards to the second class of mail matter, same being printed at Cincinnati, Ohio, •These were all published by your Board at Nashville, Tenn. But your Board i '■•a not handle the Bible Lesson Pictures and Lesson Cards. These were all manuli tut published at Nashville, Tenn. This permission was granted without any hesi- tured for your Board by a Cincinnati firm. And so application had to be mil ancy, and thus your Board succeeded ^n securing permits for all of its publications. for news agentjs permit, the last named publications not being published by yd With the field thus cleared we had simply then to direct our attention toward jetting the people to turn their orders from the old Board, which was still doing busi Board at Nashville, Tenn. So, as intimated above, the first notice from the department at Washington^ ness at the old stand in definance of the orders of the National Baptist Convention, anything but encouraging, because it brought the information that the applies^ nd send them to the new Board, which was doing business for the present at 409 of S. P. Harris as a news agent had been refused. But somehow, in spite of 4 Say Street, Nashville, Tenn., under the direct orders of this convention. minutes 98 MINUTES 99 In this effort the Publishing Board was assisted by many of the brethren, who ted Ln this eflori mended the service of the National Baptist Voice and its able fearless Editor, Prof. it upon themselves to canvass certain districts and certain states and wage a « it upon *oy..™t,ie., — - . .1. D. Crenshaw. Speaking of the organized opposition to the work of his Board,' paignPaiE"m°glad for what’to theysa^t^t'whdem'r'pr'^ss believed to be right. has not been as rapid as we might desL-c the report shows an increase of more than One Thousand Dollars over the previous I am I years, said Dr. Isaac. Bible made Christians is the supreme need of the Church. ye the growth has been steady and continual; so much so that we were fortaw Die Church is burdened with those who are the paralyzed members of the body of Lh to double during the second quarter, the number of orders received dura, tte W quart This ratio of increase has not ,been kept up, but we have mJ Christ; who fail to respond to religious appeal and Christian duty. “Few of our nembers are real Missionary Baptists. They have a zeal of God but not according tne nrsi i ouarter of our existence as a new Board. SUAstaanfuarthear"ind'eatit>n of our growth, our circulation the first quarter was 105,000. o Missions,” said Dr. Isaac. The address of Dr. Isaac was the effort of a man, ripe indication of our'growth, our circulation the first quarter was 105,ON n scholarship, faithful to the doctrines of his denomination and alert to the develop- the second quarter,{ter, 165,000 and the third quarter, 220220,000. 000 ...... nent of the young people for whom he has labored for years. The following is his The following financial statement will show the result and volume of business dm •eport: * by your Board during the first year of its existence under the present circumstance:cireumstmm] SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE’S UNION BOARD OF THE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION. FINANCI \L STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1916. Receipts. 4 ro the Officers and Members of the National Baptist Convention. Fourth Quarter, 1915.. .. $ 1343 ,g XV e congratulate ourselves that it is no longer necessary to spend time in efforts to convince our people that this auxiliary work is a necessity. There seems to be a [First Quarter, 1916------4450.11 [eneral recognition of the fact that this department is essential to the permanent Second Quarter! 1916------5866.9 mprovement and steady advance of the young people in Baptist churches. The Third Quarter, 1916...... 4 7932.9 ictual work that is being done by the local unions and the county, district and'state •rganizations commends the movement to the admiration, indorsement and support Expenses. »f the most skeptical and critical in our denominational ranks. jsept. 15-’15—Aug. 31-T6, Accounts------... $ 11164.51 STEADY INCREASE. Sept. 15-T5—Aug. 31-'16, Salaries------3434,61 Sept. 15-’15—Aug. .31-'16, Postage------. 1466.56 There is such a steady increase in the work of the local unions, and their helpfulness Sept. 15 ’15—Aug. 31-T6, Lawsuits------838.10 .nd efficiency are so generally recognized that they are reckoned among the denomi- Sept. 15 ’15—Aug. 31’16, Notes------747.0 lation’s assets and called upon regularly to assist in the promotion of every phase of Sept. 15-’15—Alug. 31- ’16, Stamps------681 Si lenominational work. The pastor, the missionary, the educational secretary, all Sept. 15-’15—A|Ug. 31-T6, Miscellaneous------872,461 tersons representing denominational claims, put the B. Y. P. U. Societies and Con- Sept. 15-'15—A|ug. 31-’16, traveling------915 entions on their lists, and are seriously disappointed and chagrined if their calcula- £ept. 15-’15—Aug. 31'16, Drayage------60 SI ions fail. City Conquests are at work in nearly all of the large cities, not content Sept. 15-’15—Aug. 31-’16, Rent------o promote the B. Y. P. U. work, but bent on taking the most active part in all the Sept. 15-’15—A^tg. 31-’16, Freight Charges... 19 M flairs of the denomination. District and State B. Y. P. U. Conventions aid liberally Sept. 15-’15—Aug. 31-’16, Coal------. 15 W n the missionary and educational work fostered by the parent-bodies. The greater Balance.______128.11 ortion of the money raised by the young people’s organizations is given to the edu- ational institutions within their reach and to the missionary agents whose appeals $ 195925 re numerous and pathetic. This is done without any serious regard for the work of Respectfully submitted by his Board, which, in our opinion, it is their duty to support. S. P. Ha! his, Corresponding Secretarf. OUR PRESENT OUTLOOK. On motion Editor J. D. Crenshaw was voted Fifty Dollars out of the funds from Al We are pleased to state that, despite the increased cost of printing material, the Moton lecture. Several brethren, were presented who brought the assurance till normous and startling advance in the cost of print paper, disturbed business con- Kansas City andiNew Orleans are with the National Baptist Convention. The repoif itions by reason of the war and organized opposition, this department has not only of the B. Y. P. U. was the next order. The Chairman of the Board, Dr. P. J. Bryul eld its own, but has made profitable additions which bespeak greater prosperity in in a happy speech presented Dr. E. W. D. Isaac, the Corresponding Secretary,™ le future. The local unions have more permanent character than heretofore. Not proceeded to submit his annual report. In his preliminary remarks Dr. Isaac, c® uite so many of them “blow hot and blow cold,” as in former days; on the contrary, minutes MINUTES 101 100 ire year and meet every legitimate ciH in Article IX of the Local Constitution are sent in accordance with the plan therein a large- „ number of them do bus mss •ity and district organizations are fast ntioned. le denomination, that is made by ’I’ nu in numbers and point of useful^ t agencies • nd i becoming permane: I ,ns are more largely attended, a better grade of work AN EDUCATIONAL 'AGENCY. I’. .([on ventions a The State B. Y. P. »f ail. a much'larger number of pastors *an attend^ is bling done by tht i I'he value of this work can be seen much more readily since “preparedness” has and affiliating with them. •nine the slogan of the nations. If military “preparedness” is a necessity, spiritual ( OMIIIN ATION <>r EFFORT. reparedness” is a much greater necessity. If the allied forces of sin, wickedness 1 corruption are to be met and resisted; if Satan is to be baffled on the Mount of ongr* affording to its original plan, allied itself with tluySundiy TheB. Y. P. l - P mptation; if our denomination is to hold its own in the march of progress, our those iwp boards wukvd jointly and successfully in efTorteto aining processes must not be overlooked or neglected. If our beautiful, free spirit School Board, and and Sumin S. iiool forces in a Congress which would be truly uhiv‘ the B. ' - P- democracy would obtain, we must of necessity have an intelligent constituency, ikahle under the supervision and control of the National Baptist large measure of freedom is a dangerous weapon in the hands of ignorant people, Baptist and unmist, ; agreed to have ti young people’s reunion in Memphis, Tenn, Convention. It wa matters not what other religious people may do, Baptists must educate in their r cordial inflation from the Ministers’ Alliance and theB.Y.P. n necessary self-defense. Every little Baptist church is a separate and independent city. A splendid program was formulated, the movement is niblic, in which every member, wise or foolish, has a voice and a vote. It is an in consequence of which messengers came from all portions of: lependent community not having any recognized head on earth, not acknowledging one thousand delegates were registered and practically Thirtttf v sovereignty except that of Christ, its Founder. Its officers and leaders are the country. Quite sed for the work. Experts in methods of research and organiu-. cted by the people. This is as it should be; it is not an innovation. The Apostolic Hundred t)ollhrs ra and six da.ys spent in high grade work, which according to the tioii were employed nslitutions, belonging probably4oward the end of the third century, declare that sent, was biMh a revelation ami an inspiration. So determiMQ * bishop is a select person, chosen by the whole people. The clearest proofs exist testimony of all *-pr . to make it a denominational rather than aprivite werp the members < it many of the distinguished bishops of the Patristic period were chosen by the hey organized it and adopted a constitution whim ice of the people, as Cyprian of Carthage, Ambrose of Milan, Martin of Tours, or independent boaid alia:r, •oinpromisingly ami irremediably under th^ super*) stathius of Antioch, and Chrysostom of Constantinople. Moreover, the church il Baptist (‘invention. A full account of theor| /visipn and control >f the a congregation is the ultimate appeal in matters of discipline. Where the assent ongress officials. It is encouraging to state thati| ganjzation? will be given b’ the people is required and the voice of the people is supreme, it is a fearful thing ioney eollecti-d and the manner of disbursement full account was g ven of fall into the hands of a living mass of ignorance. For the pupose of emphasizing name of the Baptists concerning which “therein Ono Congress has b >en hel ducational character of this work, we call attention seriously to the objects for Congre.-s will lend impetus and thrill and monwfr lich it was brought into being. nothing done in a t artier.” •ment as nothing else has done during our whole' turn to the young las a complete faculty of men and women especially INCREASED SPIRITUALITY. period of organized lich -they undertake; from whose services, therefore The Christian must charge his religious battery from the King’s pow-er-house. fitted and ‘trained f< •esultk Being placed wholly under the supervision we get the’best and ms Paul admonishes Timothy to “Charge them that are *1nrich this .world that they st Convention, its officials should be able to seem andicontrol of the j not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, whogiveth the |argesl measure Of co-operation from all other denominational agencies. richly all things to enjoy; that they do good that they be rich in good wrorks, ready distribute, willing to communicate. Laying up in store for themselves a good OCR CO-OPERATIVE WORK. indation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” The mind must be tutored so as to realize the immanence of God before the soul Opr co-operative work has been more encouraging this year than ever. The State n reach its higher mood. The church that would maintain its hold on the hearts B, Y. P. U. Convrt tions- iiavr felt for some reason that it was their duty to giveotr d affections of the people must give strict attention to the spiritual development of Boapl more united Isupport ami to co-operate on a larger scale. The organizeraw [• field have been much more diligent in getting our cause and young people. The critics of the Church of England blame it for the decay of other agents on th th among the men who are not *calledto fight in the trenches. They say the Vlaim before the people,,k. The number of district organizers have increased in I fnches are producing more genuine religion in these days than is the pulpit; that twofold *ratio whir ni ...... moans tha^-the district associations are becoming more intere tension of this movement. It is our sincere desire that there! 5 church has quite failed to elevate and sustain the spirit of the nation in the great P. I . Convention attached to every Baptist association in bis of its existence. The reason given is that “the people who have been asking for be a district B. Y. bad have got a stone: they have failed to find spiritual sustenance and are tired of country, and constpiently a uniform method of advancing this department of b formulas which, while useful, doubtless, at the time they were brought into being, work. We urge the!■ pastors to see to it that the missionary contributions prov minutes 102 are hopelessly beside the mark, in the light of modern research. This increased are spirituality increases the volume of efficient service. InI» thpthe church *th™there is an ut changing demand net only for the highest form of intelligence, but the most inspiring and helpful character of service, i intelligent religion Hintthat dno«does nntnot inorn>>increaseca religion activity is so much
as it endeavored to bless men anywhere and everywhere, taking them as it found then it proved itself (adapted to menas men, not in respect of race and nationality. , Throughout he world that was then within its reach, it went with power, ^riumph- ing over a tho isand difficulties and winning successes of a noble order. *It ognized no lim t on its field, hut called itself universal, a faith for all. When In races, called barbarians, came in its way. it laid gold upon them with a divine ena and accomplished more for them perhaps that it had done for the civilized. Its suet was not perfect according to its own standard, for the agencies through which had to work Jere imperfect, and it was unavoidably influenced in turn by what had conquered! yet it sent forth to men of various races as a conquering faith i proved itself aluniversal religion worthy to be offered to all the world. Ever sir wherever Christianity has had its spiritual health, it Las been strong in mission activity. Greit undertakings are still before it: as it arises to the missionary | with faith andjvigor, it should be a great question with Baptists what part shall play in the great program of missions? The Christian denominations that are i sionary in character and spirit have concluded that they must not longer play al if they do a reasonable commendable task, they must become aggressively mission! They are, ther?L.~,pforo, addressing—’-o themselves-- seriously to the question of preaching gospel to all the nations of the earth,. Nearly all the budgets for the present y contain largely'? increased missionary appropriations and a proportionate increase workers on th? mission fields. It is not proper, certainly not commendable,I Baptists who demand that they be called Missionary, should come behind any oti in the prosecution of missionary work. The different missionary denomination!! been compare^ to shipg which, though sometimes crowded while in harbor toget will have room enough when they go forth into the broad sea. The Baptisti sionary ship is among others of the great fleet by which it is intended to carry to ends of the earth the blessings of the gospel: this ship, like the rest of them, must manned, freighted and provisioned for the voyage: and our most strenuousefft are necessary to fit it for the sea and to prepare it for the service on which it is desti to proceed. Other denominations are concerned for their own respective ships;f ardent prayer!is that God may send them all a safe and prosperous voyage, but must particularly care for our own. It is needless to expect answer to this pn, unless we stuc iously and effectively train the young captains and pilots who art man this ship in the years that are to come. We must experience some difficv in explaining how it happens that the call for volunteers to our mission fields mt with such unfavorable and discouraging response from the ranks of a denomimt that claims superior right and title to the name Missionary. We cannot defendt title if we fair to contribute our quota of missionary workers and to do our part the conquest of the world. Let us not forget that wherever the missionary spirit imbibed, therej is, as a necessary resultant, steady and unparalleled growth. We; with astonishment upon the rapid and continuous growth of Catholicism; we be! the resistless march into the strongholds of every Protestant denomination; we its convents, schools and churches multiplying in alarming ratio; we observe it populating Prptestant realms, and find ourselves unable, to account for its unpn dented prosperity. There is just one way t o account fo’r it: Catholic people art tensely, aggressively and alarmingly missionary. The historian Bancroft tdb
& minutes MINUTES 109 108 the Pilgrtnis anchored within Cape Cod, the Roman Church h (2) That the subjects of Christ’s Kingdom are distinguished by a regenerate that years bcfjl,v missionaries from Fran.v in the eastern moiety of Maine; andl character of life and a vow of allegiance in baptism. been planted 1. irtious Franciscan. the companion of Champlain, had penetnttedli (3) That the church is the visible form of Christ’s,Kingdom and the divine or landsCarn, ofan thennanj A ohawks. bad passed into the North into the hunting ground.of|| ganization for its establishment. Wvandottes aid. bmintfby his vows to the life of a beggar, had on foot or pad® (4) That the church is composed only of those who give credible evidence of faith n b-iri.- -1 .....- onward and still onward till he reached the rivers of Lake HuronHuron. in Christ. : in with renewed interest of the heroism of the Jesuits, the zealousi (5) That it is composed only of those baptized on personal profession of faith. I ewers of Ignatius or Loyola, and the marvelous success of. their. (6) That the power and authority for all its acts reside in the church, and not in ( ediately on its institution, their missionaries, kindled with a hero, councils and man-made convocations. .deavors. Inn ery danger and endured every toil, made their way to the ends ofti (7) That the church has the power of receiving, disciplining and excluding its own which defied <"! waries among the Cadres: in California; on the banks of the Manri. determined by the Scriptures. • 'the plains < f Paraguay, they invited the wildest barbarians to the civilization (!)) That each church is complete in itself; its decisions are subject to reversal by no ecclesiastical tribunal on earth. SZ7of Irish missionaries is another striking illustration of the compel^ (10) That each church, though independent of all ecclesiastical authority on earth, (endeavor. Patrick, the first missionary of the island, had not b«t is accountable fo Christ as its sovereign head. fftr missionary ad when Irish Christianity (lung itself with a fiery zeal into bid (11) That the church is in things temporal subject to the state, but in thnigs < of heathenism which was rolling in upon the Christian world. In piritual independent, of it and subject only to Christ. mred among the Picts of the Highlands and among the Frisians di (12 > That the community of churches, so far as the character of any individual An Irish missionary. Columbia-, founded monasteries in Burguni jhurch affects their common name and welfare, have certain rights and duties in and tin- Apei.li ines. The Canton of St. Gail still commemorates in its name and relation to such church. Irish missionary before whom the spirits of flood and fell fled, waiting over the will (13) That a church is valid only by virtue of conformity, in character, doctrine of the Lid.e Constance. For a time it seemed as if the course of the world’s hish and organization, to the constitution given in God’s Word. was to he chat god: as if the older Celtic race that Romans and Germans hadsiq (141 That the ordinances of the church are symbols or sensible representations of >ad turned t<» the moral conquest of their conquerors; as if Celtics the vital, essential truths of the gospel; symbolic acts, in which a profession is made Wore them, li of personal faith in these truths. not LatinLain ( ’hrhrikiianity1 was to mould the destinies of the churches of the West. 11 brim’s its reward: the faithful energetic missionary! (151 That infant baptism is in itself wrong, and its ultimate results evil; that it lominational asset. This answers the silly question ofi is will worship; thaf it is the perversion of a divine ordinance; that its practical ten people does missionary’effort pay? dency is tp a false and fatal dependence on a mere ceremony; that its results, as seen in history, are disastrous to the power and purity of the Church of God. ’ indoctrinating the young. .This is a re statement of fundamental Baptist principles from our standpoint, but they deserve repetition. These principles we hold not only to be important in them AVe reeognizle the fact that it is our duty to make disciples: we firmly believe® selves, but they bear such a vital relation to the purpose o[ doctrine and the preser our duty t > mji'-'e intelligent church members -people that can give a satisfacw vation of the church that we dare not regard their observance as a matter-of indif on for t b»-pith to which they cling. It is necessary, therefore, that wegivei ference. We look upon these principles as a sacred trust committed to our keeping, diluents instruction- in Baptist History and Doctrines. These doctrinal and which our fidelity to Christ binds us to guard with the utmost care. If we because no other people subscribe to or advocate them with then calk'd peculiar should be unfaithful, these princip es would be lost to the church and the world. (•>. .1782 and David George vwent" to Canada. George Leile organised a church at King. all in the economy of his plan which made possible the observation of the ordinances ton, Jamaica, ar d■ did” ’ a ggreat work. 1 le was a pioneer in religious work in the islaid by poor as well as rich. (6) All and all in simplicity, dispensing with the necessity of Jamaica. Ei glished Baptists hovered over the work in this Island, and hindered of costly splendor. (7) All and all in life, and all and all in death. All and all in the promulgatii h of distinctive Baptist principle.* George Leile went as the tint resurrection.” The sermon by Dr. Westbrook was a lucid, forceful, presentation of ordained evangc list through Georgia and the Carolinas, met the raw heathen, and gospel truth, and took the responsive congregation upon a veritable mountain of gave them Jesii: .. The facts given by Dr. Brooks are rich contribution to Baptist spiritual transfiguration. history. Dr. J< rdan said, George ilvb* went to Jamaica ten years before William Rev. G. L. Thornton, of Ala., led the convention in a soul-lifting prayer. President Carey, went-to India, and twenty-four yea: before Adoniorn Judson, and is therefore Morris announced a committee as follows, to plan a budget for the coming year, the pioneer of nodern Missions. which shall cover the work of all the Boards and nominate workers to carry the work The local cor uniHue was-called to the front for recognition, and Major R. R. in all parts of the country, viz.: Dr. C. H. Parrish, E. W. D. Isaac, Prof. s. P. Wright was made the Spokesman of the committee. The following were presented Harris, P. H. Kennedy, J. T. Walker, Wm. Haynes, E. M. Lawrence, Z. F. McGhee, Rev. J. S. Moody...... ingfield, Daniel Wright, John W. Hubert, H. W.'Halloway, A. R. Griggs, A. T. Stewart, W. M. Cosey, J. J. Totten, W. A. Bow Houston, .Tulia Ward and Bessie Foster. The address'of Major ren, A. L. Bartlett, A. Barbour, L. K. Williams, S. A. Moseley, R. M. Caver, T. J. Wright was an eloquent tribute to one of the Teatest men of all times. Searcy, H. C. Bordens, J. A. Booker, S. E. Griggs, L. G. Jordan, D. S. Shadd, P. J. An offering w is taken, which amounted to One Hundred and Three Dollara and Bryant, J. W. Boykin, T. W. Chism, S. A. Moses, Wm. Taylor, J. R. Burdett, D. Twenty Cents. Following the collection. Prof. John W. Hubert, formally presented Bratten, H. W. Scott, J. C. Jackson, Wm. Coke, A. L. Boone, R. J. Petty, R. B. the Leile Monmi -ent on behalf of the local committee. Among other things he said, Roberts, G. L. Thornton, A. D. Williams, W. D. Vann, W. P. Hayes, Wm. Madison, : iugfit the children to !<>ve their Church, their home, and their school.” Jr., J. H. C. Henry, W. R. Richardson, D. H. Foston, W. N. Morton, W. J. Latham, At the close of the address the vast congregation sang the doxology, and Dr. Thos. A. Wilbanks, W. C. Owen, W. J. Winston, W. H. Moses, J. M. Washington, W. D. II. White of Virginia, offered a fervent dedicatory prayer, Thus ended one of the Hudes, D. V. Jamison, Washington Taylor, H. R. Cooper, Wm. H. Stewart, J. E. most impressive services ever witne-cd by the National Baptist Convention. * Knox, W. I. Boyd, J. K. Parker, W. D. Carter, T. H. Hayes, L. P. Pinckney, Rev. D. B. Cleveland, Wm. Jenkins, Thos. Bellinger, W. H. Young, D. S. Klugh, C. T. Stamps. Opened by sir;ging, Rev. Skipw.iiIk Scriptures read by Rev. J. Francis Wilson, Editor J. D. Crenshaw was presented, who yielded to Dr. W. H. Moses, who de of Kentucky. 11 raver by Rev. L. Patterson, of Memphis. Dr. Jordan moved that livered one of the most inspiring addresses ever heard before the convention. Hie Foreign Mis: ion report be adopted, Carried. On motion by Rev. W. L. Craft, C. H. Young gave-Rev. A. J. Stokes, Five Dollars (check) on lawsuit pledge; J..W. that the B. Y. I’. I . report be adopted: amended so as to provide for Two Hundred Stewart, note for thirty days. The convention adjourned. Dollars or such , )arti of it as necessary to n ake the amount Three Hundred'Dollan for the Board. On( inotion by Dr. A. R. Griggs, to adopt the educational report. Amended by Re\ . W m. Coke that $lb,Qil() be raised for Education, to be apportioned SUNDAY MORNING. among the State;,; according to st rem'try hind. ua.< >.ir;g. Rev. Parker Led in prayer. “When the mountain top,” was sung. J. M. Coleman read the Scripture lesson from the sixth trumpet of God s ic.ll somic. v.;.. s'.m.-: Rev. Dr. Kirsh of Oklahoma was presented chapter of St. Matthew. The congregation joining in the reading of 'the Lord’s by Dr. Morris, w mtrodmi d t, a fitting manner the speaker of the hour, Dr.B.4 prayer. The classes were organized by States. Westbrook, Presi 11,1! ; Baptist Convention of Oklahoma. Dr. WaH Classes were taught by the’ following persons: brook hogan by < i.ycg that. \\. arc n the glory day of the National Baptist Con- No.—State and Teacher Pupils Col. vention.” Text, f ol. •.:! !, "\\ j .-<• ilav.e js neither Greek nor Jew, Barbariansnot (1) Louisiana, R. A. Mayfield, B. D------... 10 $ 1.00 Christian, bond n 0: 1' p "pemng remarks were a brief review of conditions (2) Kentucky, A. S. Bryant______... 21 2.13 obtaining at the t •'!- v riHeji. Dr. Westbrook put Christ forward as (3) Illinois, L A. Thomas_____*------.------.------... 10 2.60 the dominant cl.-ai nomy. “ D He is all and all in the scheme (4) Ohio, J. A. Anderson.______T._...L.— ... 14 3.00 of redemption, an^‘‘Il in the oracles of God. (3) All and all in hunffifr : (5) Tennessee, John White, Jr —------... 25 3.07 ation, and that C • :-'t taught L v. a ni'an who could get down lowest in God could .. 30 6.40 rise highest in Go i- J All and all in the ordinances of the Church. (5) All and 16) Texas, W. F. Bledsoe______(7) Alabama, I. T. Simpson...... J...... 32 8.45 minutes MINUTES Jjg (8) .Florida, J. M. Coleman------® 10.85 Jordan. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Brewer, of Florida. Music, "Onward (9) Mississippi, R. T. Sims.------U.S Christian soldiers,” was very effectively rendered, led by Prof. Skipwith. ’ (10) Arkansas, Mrs. Ida J. Young------7- 47 15 .0D Dr. Jordan was the first speaker upon the program, and discussed the possibilities of making the gift of Emiley Sanford, of Texas (a gift of fifteen cents, when dying) 287 J 64.55 a blessing perpetually to Foreign Missions. Rev. Horton, a graduate of Morehouse, and a candidate for foreign service, was presented and made known his desire to go Music "Down at the cross.” Dr. S. N. Vass conducted a very interesting revie, to Africa. Mrs. E. V. Sykes, a physician, daughter of Mrs. V. W. Broughton, another □f the lesson. Music, "Just over in the glory land.” The committee reported, awl candidate for foreign service, made remarks. Mrs. V. W. Broughton thanked God Arkansas .was declared the winner of the annual contest, and the National Baptist for the opportunity to give her daughter. Rev. F. I. Bunthong, a South American Bible was awarded to the State of Arkansas. Morning service was announced. Missionary was presented, and made remarks. Duet from Swain School. Re (Preaching Service.) marks by Miss Morgan of the Fireside School, Nashville. A very timely tribute was made to the life and work of the late Miss Joanna P. Moore. Miss S. Taylor, our I "Jesus will you be my friend," was sung by Evangelist Skipwith, the congregation reutrned missionary from Africa, was introduced by Dr. Robinson, and made a joining heartily. Rev. C. T. Stamps, D. D. of Mississippi, read first chapter d very touching, helpful and inspiring address. A collection was lifted, anounting to Hebrews, as the. f tripture lesson. “ 'Tis the old time religion,” was sung by Brother One Hundred and Two Dollars and quite a number of pledges. Adjourned. Lewis, the gospel linger from Texas. Prayer was offered by Rev. I. T. Simpson, of Alabama. His benediction was like the dew drops of heaven, upon a withered plant SUNDAY EVENING. Prof. H. B. Britt land “He lifted me." (B. Y. P. U. Meeting.) The vice president at large, Dr. W. G. Parks presented Rev. Dr. E. C. Morris, The B. Y. P. U. Meeting was opened by Rev. Skipwith, who led in singing, “Down the preacher of the hour. The convention stood and sang, “All hail the power of at the cross.” Rev. Dr. E. W. D. Isaac then took charge of the services. After some Jesus’ name,” led by Rev. P. H. Hughes. The speaker announced as his text, Row. remarks he called on Rev. Wilson of Kentucky, to lead in prayer. The congregation 8:18, “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time, are not worthy to be sang, “We praise thee 0 God.” Dr. Isaac presented the chairman of the B. Y. P. compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Theme, "Minimizing Osr U., Rev. Dr. P. Jas. Bryant, who spoke upon the necessity of using B. Y. P. U. guide, Burdens.” “There is not a trial in our path, nor a burden to be borne, but that our and then introduced Rev. Coke, who is considered one of the best teachers in the B. Saviour has gone over it before us,” was one of the striking utterances of the intro Y. P. U. Congress. An offering was taken amounting to Thirteen Dollars and duction. "Christ appeared before the host of heaven with the mangled form oil Twenty-seven Cents. The session was closed with a solo by Miss Holloway, which slain lamb, yet witjh the power to redeem the world. The triumphant entry of the was as sweet as the song of the morning stars. world’s Saviour into the portals of heavenly glory, has put to shame the sublimest The hour having arrived for the preaching, the choir sang a lovely selection. Scrip spectacle of earthly conquerors or the gorgeous coronations of the kings of the world." tures were read by Rev. Dr. J. Gains, of Missouri, Rom. 1:1-16. Prayer was offered The sermon was illuminating, convincing and powerful, and fully sustained the by Rev. D. V. Jamison, of Alabama. Solo‘by Mrs. Henry. This ended the B. Y. reputation of the lifted speaker. Rev. L. K. Williams, of Chicago, led in prayr. P. U. meeting. Mis. Ophelia Petty, of Tennessee, sang a solo, “Why should I feel discouraged," The hour for preaching had arrived. Dr. W. G. Parks vice president at large, was “I know he watches me.” in the chair. The choir sang an appropriate selection, the Scriptures were read, and Rev. A. Wilbanks of Washington, D. C., was presented. Dr. Wilbanks lifted the prayer was offered. Rev. J. T. Brown, D. D., of Florida, introduced Rev. T. 0. mighty throne amid the white light of supernal glory, and set bur souls aglow with Fuller, D. D., of Memphis, Tenn., to preach the educational sermon. Dr. Fuller spiritual fire. The church choir rendered a suitable selection, and an offering »« led the congregation in singing, “Go preach my gospel saith the Lord." The speaker taken for the Benefit Board, amount, Twenty-five Dollars and Two Cents. Brother announced at his text, I Cor. 1:18-21, “For the preaching of the cross is to them that Lewis sang, "In. thje good old fashioned way." A collection for singers amounted perish, foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God,” etc. Theme, to Seven Dollars and Forty-five Cents. "Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,” "The Preaching of the Cross, the Hope of the World.” Among other things, the was sung by the choir, and the convention adjourned. The benediction pronounced speaker said, “The Gospel is the setting forth of God’s purpose to save the world, by Rev. J. B. Brandon, of Pennsylvania. upon condition of repentance and faith. God is the Author of salvation; God’s word SUNDAY AFTERNOON MASS MEETING.' is the chart and compass; Jesus Christ is the central character; the Holy Spirit is the inspiring agency; the minister is the herald, the ambassador, and the Church is a Foreign Mission Mass Meeting called to order by the. chairman, Dr. A. R. Robin group of saved people called out from the world by the preaching of the gospel, and son, of Philadelphia. Remarks were made introducing the subject of “Missione,- organized to do team work in the redemption of the world. Man’s salvation hinges and the American Negroes' Opportunity,” by Foreign Mission Secretary, Dr. L. G. upon the fact of Christ’s divinity. The cross of Christ is the central thought in the minutes 120 MINUTES 121 I The gospel without the cross, would be as a river without water; Christian religio i, moisture: a day without sunlight: a fire without heat. cAryh Auditor’s report, be instructed to secure competent legal advice, so as to protect the a cloud without . the golden setting inui\ thei„ previous\... The co-operativejewel of our effortredemption, interests of the Training School, its officers, the convention and all parties and boards concerned, before giving any statement to the public. Adopted. to found school! . for the training of ministers, is a recognition of the obligation o! The place of the next meeting was considered. Rev. W. J. Winston nominated human agencies to the work of world redemption.” Dr. Fuller’s sermon was i Baltimore, Dr. E. Arlington Wilson nominated Muskogee, Dr. S. A. Moseley nomi captivatingcapuvauos one,v..c, which showed that he was a master in sermon building, an eloquent preacher, and at eminent scholar. Miss Josephine Junius, Jacksonville, Fla, fol- nated St. Louis, but at the close of his address, he withdrew in -favor of Muskogee. Dr. J. C. Jackson, of Pennsylvania, seconded the nomination of Baltimore, and Dr. {lowed with a Io’ r1 •elyely solo. The educational offering was taken and the church choir A. Barbour, of Texas, seconded the nomination of Muskogee. The vote was taken sang. The amoo.mt collected was Six Dollars and Twehty-nirip Cents. The serviea with Secretary Hudson, Revs. Bennett, Brown and Prof. Daniel acting as tellers. .Closed with the renediction by Rev. T. 0. Fuller. The vote was announced as follows: Muskogee, 1000; Baltimore, 60. On motion by Rev. J. H. C. Henry, the vote for Muskogee was made unanimous. A resolution MONDAY MORNING. by Rev. L. K. Williams, with reference to Dr. S. E. Griggs, and the Beacon Light, was adopted under the suspension of the rules. The convention assembled Monday morning, at the usual hour, Dr. E. C. Mowi RESOLUTION. ?, Jesus is mine,” was sung, by the congregation. presiding. “Blessed assurance, Whereas, This convention has just closed a singular year’s work, and The Scriptures v ere read. P'Rev.l~ T, W. Walker, of Alabama, led in a fervent prayer. Whereas, The Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, scholar, author, eminent pulpiteer, con “My hope is built on nothing less,” was sung. Dr. W. Bishop Johnson, Washing- vincing debater, Christian gentleman and ardent worker, has certainly contributed ton, D. C. was introduced, also Mrs. M. 1. Anderson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Busby. much or more than any other in energy and labor to our present prosperity, and Rev. J. H. Graves, one of the older ministers; Rev. G. W. Brown, Mrs. A. E. West, Whereas, He has done this at a great cost to himself financially and otherwise; and s. Tenn., and Dr. R. A. Williams, Helena, Pennsylvania; Hon. T. II. Hayes, Mem.p Whereas, It was the Beacon Light published at his own hands and with his own, Ark., were presented to the convention. A letter was read by the secretary, from means that sounded first the war tocsin and flooded the realms of our denomination the Baptist World Publishing Co., and Dr. (’. H. Parrish and Secretary Hudson were with information that has been the greatest element in our unity and success, and designated to make suitable reply. Mr. Adolphus Lewis, representing the Laymu’i II hereas, He has been maligned, unduly-persecuted, criticised and misrepresented. movement, was pKard with pleasure. Mrs. P. J. Bryant, the vice president of the Therefore, be it Woman’s Convention, was presented, the order being the report of that convention. Resolved, That it is the sense of this body that Dr. Griggs is a wise, honorable, She assured us that the Woman’s Convention was in peace and harmony, reports to competent, conscientious leader and Christian gentleman. Be it the contrary notwithstanding. She gave the following statement of finances: Re Resolved, also, That we commend him to the world as such and be it ceipts, $19,150.3«: disbursements, $17,491.95. This does not include the balance Resolved further, That this convention hereby authorize the Board of Directors to brought forward from the previous year. On moiton of Dr. A. T. Stewart, the make such contributions as it can to assist the Beacon Light and the invaluable work report was adopted unanimously. being done by Dr. Griggs. The report of the Auditor was taken up for consideration. Dr. Walter H. Brooks Respectfully submitted, introduced a resolution with reference to the Auditor’s Report as it relates to the L. K. WILLIAMS, National Trainin School, and moved its adoption. Judge L. J. Latham wasrQpog- A. L. BOONE, nized, but was in erfupted; M. M. Rogers, the Auditor, was recognized. Removed » A. BARBOUR. to table the Brooc’s resolution. The motion prevailed. Rev. P. H. Hughes moved to adopt the Auditor’s Report. Rev. W. II. Jennigan opposed the adoption of the The Finance Committee made partial report up to three o’clock, Monday. Amount report. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs called 'attention to errors in financial reports collected, $3,504.45, of which amount Eight Hundred and Eighty Dollars was for previously made by the Auditor, who made reply in particular and several to the enrollment. Adopted. objections made by Mil Burroughs, to his report and offered to make public cor- FINANCIAL REPORT. rection over his signature, if any mistake made. Dr. R. T. Pollard moved that the Mr. President, Officers and Members, National Baptist Convention. Auditor be instructed to prepare an erratum, based upon the typographical errors Wo, the Finance Committee, beg leave to submit the following report: and other agreed corrections, and print the same in the back of a special copy of the Moneys collecte from all sources___ 7______2______$ 3442.87 report, as a supplement, to be given to the secretary, for the record. The original The following amounts having been already disbursed— motion to adopt the Auditor’s report, as amended by Dr. Pollard, was adopted. Dr. Dr. Chas. Stewart___ •______$ 10.00 S. E. Griggs was recognized. He moved that the committee provided for in the L. G. Jordan, Foreign Missions______I____ 1______103.51 Legal Fund,...... J_____J...... 265.00 122 minutes MINUTES 123 Local Committee, Dr. Goddall------A 45.00 annual session hereafter be so extended that Sunday of the second week of the con B. F. Riley.....J------.------; — 26.11 vention be the last and closing day of its work. Foreign Missions, Dr. Jordan------— ------16.50 J. R. BENNETT. B. Y. P. U. Board, Dr. Isaac------102.55 Dr. C. H. Parrish was recognized. He submitted the report for the special Com Lisle’s Monument-L------■ 103.20 mittee on Budget. The report was adopted. A motion, to print one hundred thou Foreign Mission, Sunday------102.00 sand copies of the report of the Budget Committee, was adopted. Door receipts, Foreign Missions. ------51.65 Educational Board------6.29 REPORT OF BUDGET COMMITTEE. Benefit Board _ . _ ____ ------25.02 7b the President and Members of the National Convention. B. Y. P. U. Board______------J------13.27 We, your committee appointed to plan a budget for the coming year and to nomi Sunday School Board------...... ,.. .------x------., 64.55 nate state agents to represent the work of the convention, beg leave to submit the following: Grand Total:______:------$ 3494.50 Having been appointed late on Saturday night, we were forced to hold our meet Balance cash in hand of Committee ...... — ------$ 2559.80 ings on Sunday. We met in our first session Sunday morning at 9:30 and adjourned Collected after report------$ 9.95 at 1:30 p. m. Reconvened at 3:30 p. m. and adjourned at 6:00 p. m., to reconvene Total____ J...... -...... --$ 3504.45 at 10:00 p. m., and adjourn ten minutes past 12:00. The meetings were largely R. E. BRYANT, Chairman, attended and all seemed determined to use their best efforts to comply with the •’ W. H. JERNAGIN, orders of the convention. After the most careful and prayerful consideration we F. L. LIGHTS, recommend the following: JNO. W. GOODGAME, Sec. 1. Resolved that the financial slogan of the National Baptist Convention for the year 1916-17, be $200,000 including National Baptist Convention funds from all Dr. W. H. Moses moved that it be the sense of the convention that the services sources. of Dr. L. G. Jordan, should be retained Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board. 2. That said amount be designated as follows: Dr. Griggs moved that the matter be referred to the Publishing and Foreign Mission Boards. Dr. Bryant moved to table, ruled out. The Griggs motion was voted Foreign Missions------...... $ 50,000.00 down. The motion by Dr. Moses was adopted. On motion by Dr. Craft, the Home Missions______25,000.06 secretary was instructed to notify the Foreign Mission and Publishing Boards as to Publishing Board ..______; _ ...... 15,000.00 the action taken above. Dr. E. C. Morris made remarks concerning the secretary Educational Board__ ___ .______50,000.00 ship of the Publishing Board. He felt that relationship to him should not be made Woman’s Training School______4a--1______25,000.00 a basis for unfavorable discrimination. A motion was made that it be the sense B. Y. P. U. Board.....______10,000.00 of the convention, jthat Prof. S. P. Harris should be retained as secretary of the Charitable Dept., Benefit Board______^..1______5,000.00 Publishing Board. Dr. P. J.^Bryant discussed the motion, after which a motion to Convention Contingent Fund...... $20,000.00 refer the matter to |the Publishing Board was made and adopted. A notice by Dr. J. R. Bennett, with reference to the length of the session, was filed as an amendment Total...... $ 200,000.00 proposed to the constitution. 3. That this $200,000 be apportioned among the States according to the numerical BENNETT RESOLUTION. strength of the denomination in the State. 4. That the representatives of the agents of the National Baptist Convention, for Whereas, The time allotted by the Constitution of this convention is entirely too the execution of the above plan in the several states, shall be vice presidents of the limited for the prosecution of the work that needs to and should be done in the an National Baptist Convention and the members of each Board in the several states, nual sittings, and except where the circumstances justify the proper quthorities in the State to name Whereas, The increasing responsibilities and demands of the convention are of some other person to serve in this capacity cooperatively. such magnitude, and 5. That the active pushing of this campaign shall be in the hands of Publicity Whereas, The present allotted time of six days is evidently too short for careful Committee composed of the Executive Board of the National Baptist Convention or and best conclusive deliberation, therefore be it a sub-committee from their members, whose duty it shall be to prepare and circulate Resolved, That the constitution be so revised, or amended that the duration of the literature, arrange Wnd give stimulus to the workers in the several States^ 6. Your committee suggests that the sale of reports from the various Boards be 124 minutes discontinued. Tha the individual paying his membership fee shall be entitled to receive free copy of the minutes, all reports, president’s address and badge. We further suggest that the accounting of the report, of funds taken up at our annual' • sessions■ be■ , given more in detail and reported as early after the report of Committee on Enrollment as possible. 8U That-...... the Publicviiy Committee shall work in harmony with the several Boards utilizing their work1■rs whenever possible for the General Campaign. 9.' That, our next The morning session having extended far into the afternoon, the convention ad journed. MONDAY AFTERNOON. The late afternoon was taken up with a meeting of the Executive Board. The proceedings and disbursements were as follows: EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT. The Executive Board met at 5:30 p. m., with President Morris prejiding. After the call to order, a report from the Finance Committee of the money on hand to be disbursed, by motion, the following disbursements were made: Charles Stewart, reporter______.. ?______$ 100.00 M. M. Rodgers, auditor, on account______..______75.00 J. D. Crenshaw, edi^jial services, on account______50.00 Finance Committee...______...... _...... 40.00 C. H. Parrish, expenses..______15.00 Assistant Secretaries______72.00 Badges and expressage______270.00)4 W. J. Latham, attorney______25.C01 B. Y. P. U. Board, designated...... 25.00 Enrollment Committee______.______25.(0 Home Mission Board, designated______...j 10.00 Church Committee______.______15.00 Educational Board, designated_..______37.50 Foreign Mission Board, designated______1 145.00 Foreign Mission Board, printing______.. _ j ...... _. 210.00 W. G. Parks, vice president, R. R. fare. J______.______45.00 E. C. Morris, pres., office expense account__ _...... 61.80 R. B. Hudson, secretary, on salary______...i. 124.44 Expense of the Convention______*. ______.* K -______L 21.85 Dr. Chas. Stewart, stamps and telegraphic expense______{. 5.21 R. B. Hudson, secretary, expense for year______350.56 S. P. Harris, on note of Convention for Attorney Ewing...... _ 150.00 Ushers. ______43.50 A. J. Stokes, treasurer, R. R. fare______.____ ... 18.00 A. J. Stokes, treasurer, expense account ______7.00 Expense of Dr. Moton..______L______.______. 18.00 J. B. Brandon, on committee______,-i. 5.00 T. 0. Fuller, expense account. _♦______-______5.00 Dr. B. F. Riley, donation______25.00 I. B. Bennett, old account paid by secretary------j. 5.00 Total...... —2516.86 By motion of Dr. J. C. Jackson, the president was authorized to borrow Five Hundred Dollars to assist in meeting the obligations of the convention. A motion prevailed to pay the Beacon Light and Christian Banner, One Hundred Dollars ($100) MINUTES 129 128 MINUTES each of the borrowed money and Three Hundred Dollars ($300) be retained by Dr E. C. Morris on his expense.•. By mot i<>n. th (-.secretary’ was ordered to make ____ note of One Bundled and Seven Dollars in favor of Attorney Ewing. By motion, these? retary was irdered to execute notes for old accounts. There beinglieing no further busins,busines, the committee adjourned. E. C. MORRIS, President, JU B. HUDSON, Secretary. THIRTY-SIXTH ANUANL REPORT OF THE FOREIGN MISSION MONDAY EVENING, BOARD, N. B. C. The senHees of the evening. bcgu’i al the appointed hour. Devotions were con- ducted by [{ev. Thomas Bellinger and Rev. J<- Reid of Texas. Rev, Skip with sang, Savannah Ga., Sept. 6-11, 1917. “A charge ,■> keep 1 have." Rev. Beijinger read the Scriptures. Rev. Reid offered prayer. “Aly soul be on thy gua-d.” was sung. The speaker of the evening, Rev. Brethren of the National Baptist Convention. Greetings: A. Barboui of Texas, announced as his text, I Cor. 2:1, 2, “And I brethren, when! “THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES IS THE MISSIONARY ENCYCLOPEDIA came to yetu, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you OF THE AGES.” This one book in the Bible seems entitled to a special rank as the testimony.... of. God. For1 I determined not to know anything among you, save God’s own commentary on missions. It opens with the repetition of the Great Jesus Christ, and■ him•••...... crucified. : : "” IDr Barbour is a— greato---- preacher,f ———••»-•, and his...o uuuiuusermonou vu Commission, and the prediction of the Great Anointing. It briefly outlines the whole thisr-occasion was brimful of gospel truth, and was-delivered with the power and scheme of missions, “Ye shall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem and in all demonst rat iop of the Spirit. TThose’ who heard the sermon will not soon forget it Judea; and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth,” and then proceeds After singing many appropriate■ selections, one of the largest and most interesting to trace the history of the witnessing church, through the first age—the lifetime of sessions of the National Baptist ...... Conventioni adjourned, to meet in the proud city one generation—showing how God went before to open doors of access wide and of Muskogee, Okla., in 1917. effectual, and how the Church, following His lead, gave her witness, in the,exact (Dr.) E. C. MORRIS, Pres., order which our Lord had indicated—in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria; then R. B. HUDSON, Secretary, in the uttermost part of the earth, Rome, Greece and the nations beyond. Surely T. O. FULLER, Asst. Sec. this is no accident. Our Lord Himself defines the bounds of our work: First of all, the purpose of this world-wide witnessing is a world’s evangelization. It behooves us carefully to note our instructions: “GO YE,” “PREACH THE GOSPEL,” “MAKE DISCIPLES.” Our Lord saw this world, lying in sin, and its millions going down to the death of the grave and the second death of hell with fearful rapidity; and He urged a cor respondingly rapid proclamation of the Gospel. Bidding His herald not wait for others to come to them, but “GO” to every creature—sweep round the globe and trumpet forth the warning and the invitation ilntil “EVERY CREATURE” shall have heard. In every case we owe the same opportunity of hearing and heeding. With all possible haste should the Church push her heralds on to the very limits of the globe. Without an hour’s delay, for any cause, on any pretext, save only to receive power from above, should we who believe urge on this holy crusade for God until every living soul has heard of Christ. This Gospel of the Kingdom must first be preached among all nations as a witness—and “THEN SHALL THE END COME.” PREPAREDNESS. The Edinburg Conference spent much time on'r‘The Home Base” report. It set forth in strong terms the need of an adequate Home Base if we would have effective work done at the front. Germany, in her preparedness, laid double tracks to her minutes 130 MINUTES 131 strong home base, enabling her to move great bodies of troops from one place to another wwith great rapidity. Because of her preparedness, for nearly three yean she has challenged the praise of the whole world. Recognizing the Sovereignty the message to Africa, but in common .with the converts “from every nation under heaven,” the Egyptians must have gone back to their homes to tell the wonderful of the, indiv;..”/dual church, in keeping with the command of our Lord, we are Mu more «%,-•!***inclined to the opinion that we must stand each for all or all for one. "Ye Story. (Acts 2, 5-47). witnesses’ • * ’ unto .the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts. 1:8. shall be my RAPID SPREAD OF CHRISTANITY “Ye,” induces all believers. Anything short— of...... an intelligent— knowledge of our Lord’s will, in this matter, weak- Certain it is that the Christian Church was quickly planted in Africa, arid that ens us at hone and abroad. before the middle of the second century, well organized churches were to be found A PURPCL-SE —During- . „ the year our secretary has been drawing the attention of in every important city and town. In A. D. 202, Tertullian, one of the great leaders our pastors 1.0 their unique positions as Kings, elected by Subjects in our little in- of the African Church, said that the number of Christians in the cities was about dependent Kingdoms-Baptistj'ngdoms—Baptist ChurchesChurches-and and the tremendous responsibilities atat- equal to the number of pagans. Some idea of the rapid spread of the gospel may be tached to their positions. Some of our brethren have chafed under the analysis. oftained from the fact that, in A. D. 235, a great council was held in Africa, which But after 3II. ~brethren,------are - ’ we. not to be -judged - by that same Christ, who said, “Ye was attended by thirty-five Bishops. are My friends, if ye do the things which I command you?” John 15:14. ALARM OF THE ROMAN AUTHORITIES 1 Our Master said, “ Repentance should be preached unto all the nations.' ' Luke 24:47. Are we doing our best either in prayers or gifts? So rapidly was the spread of Christianity that the Roman authorities became In Philade phia. the home of your Board, the Nazarene Church raised Three alarmed. . I Thousand De liars in one day. The* Union Baptist Church, Four Thousand Dollars The Christians had gone to the most distant colonies; they were to be found in the in a single ral y; Olivet Baptist Church, in Chicago, Three Thousand Dollars; Shiloh army and in important civil offices, and already this new and strange doctrine rivaled Church, in C dumbus, Ohio, Five Thousand. Neither Pennsylvania with one hun the old faith of the empire, even in the capital city itself. It was soon determined dred seventy-■ five churches and forty-eight thousand Baptist nor Illinois, with to stamp out Christianity by violent measures. In Africa, in particular, the prop one hundred •ighty-two churches and thirty-one thousand Baptists, nor yet Ohio, agation of the gospel was in spite of extreme violence and of bloody persecution. with one hundred sixty-five churches and twenty-one thousand Baptists, has given as much this [whole year for saving the two hundred millions in Darkest Africa as EARLY PERSECUTIONS IN AFRICA one of these respective named churches raised in a single rally. This condition In the year A. D. 202, an edict issued by Septimus Severus forbade conversion to obtains,through our whole denomination. With such a shameful record before us, Christianity, and sent a storm of persecution sweeping down over Egypt and other in this high day of missionary information and with an army ready to go, if only parts of North Africa. As a result of this edict, Leonidas, the father of Origea, was the churches were ready to obey their Lord, may not these warnings be to us what beheaded in Alexandria. Potamiaena, a female slave noted for her beauty and for Nathan’s was in David’s day, Elisha's was to Ahab or Jeremiah’s was to Judah? her moral purity, in defending her honor, was accused by her master of being a Chris in Kingdom) work it is for church and pastor each to “go” and grow, or remain tian, and she and her mother were slowly dipped in burning pitch. The soldier, at home indifferent to the call of our Lord and die. Basildies, who was ordered to execute the sentence, himself embraced Christianity, In this cold, material age shall we, as leaders of God’s flock, stiffen our necksand and was beheaded. In Carthage, Perpeua, a young mother of high birth, twenty- harden our hearts, or will we, rather, like the noble Bereans, inquire “if these things two years of age, was accused of being a Christian. In spite of imprisonment and be true?” Our business is to Evangelize! Evangelize!! Men must be sent into torture, the pleading of her father, and the love for the infant in her arms, she was every land and unto every creature not that all will believe, but we, in obeying true to her faith, and was thrown into the arena to be torn by the horns of a wild our Lord, help all to have a chance. A failure to do this on the part of the churches cow, only to be released from her anguish by the dagger of a gladiator. The slave in North Africa caused their declination as the following will show. girl, Felicitas, in the same prison, preferred to be torn by the wild beasts rather than to deny the Lord. These few examples of the bitterness of the early persecutions THE EARLY BATTLEGROUND have come down through the centuries. It is certain that the persons whose names From the beginning of the Christian era, Africa has been a battle ground where, have been preserved are but a few of the vast number who were martyred in Africa. in some respects! Christianity has had its hardest fight. In the early days, Christian The early persecutions are significant as showing the sterling character of the early ity spread with [great rapidity along the northern coast. Ten days after the ascen Christians in Africa, and they are also instructive in that they bear testimony to the sion of Christ, ‘dwellers in Egypt” who had been in Jerusalem heard Peter’s re rapid increase of the number of Christians in the early Church. markable sermon of Pentecost, and doubtless many of them were among the three thousand who thjat day were added to the Church. It is not known who first carried INTELLECTUAL LEADERSHIP OF THE AFRICAN CHURCH In addition to its great numerical strength, the early Church in Africa occupied an enviable place in intellectual leadership. ‘ ‘ Of twenty greatest names m the history 132 minutbs MINUTBS 133 of Christianity in the first four centuries after the apostles, more than one-half Carey five hundred years before the Christian world was ready to understand and. belong to Africa.” Origen, one of the greatest scholars and one of the most brilliant co-operate with him.” From the time of Raymond Lull until now, the Church has intellects of the world; Clement, the missionary', and head of the school of Alexandria; been investing life until the African continent is dotted over with graves of the brave Tertullian “tlhe first great mind in Western Christendom;” Augustine, Syprian, and men and women whose bodies rest in lonely places, but whose souls are with the Lord. many others, (were among the foremost leaders of Latin Christianity for two hundred The above to us is an indictment not only against the early days of frivolities and and fifty yeads. , ,, , bnake-believe Christianity of the people of Africa, but against their descendants in There are many who believe that the time was now ripe for the speedy evangeliza America and the West Indians, of our time. For twenty years I have called the at tion of Africa; That the self-sacrifice of the early Church; the brilliancy of the in tention of my brethren who lead the flocks of God to what I believe was then and tellectual leadership; the manifest power of the Holy Spirit;-these influences com still believe is the impending wrath of Almighty God, which would sooner or later bined— mightihave spread down over the continent, and sof ar as human judgment break gn our prayerless heads. can determind, Africa, in the first centuries of the Christian era might have been re- For the past fifteen years we have spent our chief strength in discussing the material deemed. A LOST OPPORTUNITY * Africa, favored as the'training-ground of the Jewish people before they were per suaded to enter the land of Canaan; Africa, chosen by God as an asylum for His own Son; Africa permitted through Simon, the Cyrenean, to share with Christ the burden of the cross; Africa, home of the intellectual leaders among the giants of intellect in the early Church; Africa, bathed in the blood of the early martyrs; surely this Africa stretches out her hands unto God. “In the height of Christianity’s glory in Northern Africa, there were nine hundred Chilrches of Christ in that region. O, that they had understood their calling! If, instead of spending their chief strength in theological and ecclesiastical arena, they had turned their magnificent powers to the evangeliza tion of all Africa, instead of being still the dark continent, it might have become the most luminous portion of the whole plant a thousand years ago.” But the Church gave herself over to the theological disputations and forgot her message, and the fires in North Africa burned low. Islam, armed with the sword, carried the crescent across North Africa, down through the Soudan, and is still spreading along the east coast. Notwithstanding her spiritual decline, the Church in North Africa had taken such a firm rodt during the first two centuries, that it took Islam more than eight hundred years (completely to depose her, but having once accomplished the task, the Church has1 never been able to recover the lost ground. THE PRICE With the Chiirch practically blotted out in North Africa; with Central and South Africa still in the deep darkness of heathendom; no wonder the Church has had to REV. L. G. JORDAN, D. D., Secretary, pay a price for tihe redemption of the continent which may well'‘stagger humanity." Africa has been (called “The white man’s grave.” Of more than seven hundred ex Foreign Mission Board, National Baptist Convention. plorers who havejtraveled in Africa, about five hundred and fifty have found there their last resting place. “For missionaries is has been pre-eminently a land of death." side of our racial betterment, while our love for Christ, our duty and privilege of making Him known among the naillions in non-Christian lands have been largely THE MIDDLE AGES lost sight of. I have cited again and again Isaiah 9:16, “For they that lead,this people In the thirteenth century two hundred Franciscan missionaries were murdered cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed,” and Jer. 5:26-31. at the hands of Moslems. The Dominicans “gave nearly as many martyrs to Middle- “For among my people are found wicked men; they watch as fowlers lie in wait, they set a trap, they catch men. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear Age Africa as did the Franciscans.” Raymond Lull, knight errant of evangelistic . r rule by their means: and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end .. Christianity, spent the most of his long life in storming the stronghold of the Moslem .: v faith, and was stoned to death when nearly eighty years of age. He was “a William thereof? Jer. 7:23: “But this thing I commend them, saying, Hearken unto my __ W- - i \ . MINUTES 135 |34 MINUTES AFRICA. voice and I mil be your God, and ye shall be My people; and walk ye in all then, WEST—The work in Liberia has been under the supervision of Misses U. B. that I command you, that it may be well with you. Lastly: Jer. 32-38: “And the, DeLaney, S . M. Taylor and E . L. Davis. These three faithful women, unprotected shall be My people, and I will be their God. directly by any civilized male helper, have wrought well. God has truly been with, I have told in sermon, address and song of the fate of Meroz as given in the *Bo guided and helped them. No work of modern times has been more signally blessed of Judges,land my heart has been wrung with anguish and pain as I have related the of God. story—2 Kings 6-7 chapters. MONSORADO CO.—In Miss DeLaney’s report oflast year she told of the help This same Jesus shall pass upon our final work and judge us, brethren. fulness of Mr , Solomon Hill, Sr ;. and Rev. R . B . Wicker and others. Judge Green, through his paper, the African League, has reported the work of all these women as WORK OF THE YEAR being excellent. In our last report we asked you to name the school, organized and conducted at Seuth By Miss DeLaney, the Hattie Presslpy Institute, in memory of our first martyr, This has been done as thorough as any year of the organization. We have issued who died on that continent in 1884, which you did. three hundred thousand copies of the Herald. We have sent out nearly a million' GRAND BASSA—Here, fourteen miles up the St. John River, on a beautiful hill, pages of tracts. We have mailed about eighty thousand circular letters and sent may be seen at a great distance a building, thirty-six by forty-eight, the Bible and out letters. Despite the disturbed conditions of the mails, we have kept in touch Industrial Academy. This home is unfinished, and it will take Seven or Eight Hun with workers, save in British Central Africa, from which point we have not had i dred Dollars to finish it. It is on a tract of three hundred acres of land given by the I line since uhe reported uprising, and the death of Rev. John Chilembwe, January, ' 1915. Baptists of Liberia. One hundred acres of this land has been cleared and eleven thousand coffee trees planted. It’s hoped we may be getting many pounds of coffee from these trees by your next session, thereby helping it to become a self-supporting OUR WORKERS IN FOREIGN FIELDS. station. Rev. A. C. Reeves, D. D.’, who has been “a friend in need,” therefore “a ----- .------friend indeed,” to our missionaries: writes under date: WEST INDIES. Fortsville, Grand Passa, W. C. Africa, June 2, 1916. Dear Rev . Jordan: JAMAICA—For a time, Rev. G. E. Stewart was led by brethren, who sought to I suppose by the time this letter reaches you Miss Taylor will have already met destroy our| organized work, to think that the Board had been moved to Charleston, and told you of the great straits the work is in. Sister Taylor has done her duty S. C., but when he learned the facts, Jamaica Baptists reported loyalty to ourBoari faithfully. We have no complaint to make against her, and pray God’s blessings In that island there have been numerous accessions. upon her as she goes from us. BARBADOS—Rev. B. A. Harris left the work in this field, and is now in the States. Since the organization of the church at the Bible and Industrial Academy we Through the faithful work of Deacon Boyer and his helpers and the kindness of have organized one other church on the St. John River. We plan to organize another Rev. S. A. Easterbrook, of the Free Baptists, we have been able to keep the work church further interior. On the 14th of last month I baptized ninety-four happily going. Hence we have a number of stations, with approximately five hundred converted people from heathenism. members. We are greatly in need of more workers. Civilized and heathen are begging for SOUTH AMERICA. some one to teach their children. Send us teachers for these two points. Miss Davis is greatly in need of some one to help her; besides, she is in npuch need DEMERARA -From the Chicago Convention, your Board sought to employ of provisions. Rev. J. H. Wilson on the home field, which he refused. We felt he could do no further good! in Demerara, but over our protest, he went out about. December, took God bless the work and you. Yours for Christianizing the heathen, i charge of *the building, and has defied the Board. In February, Rev. Joseph Garner, A. C. REEVES. a member of'the Shiloh Church, Pittsburgh, Pa , was sent out to look after the work. Brother Wilson refused to relinquish, without resort to court, and this we felt would This station was opendd January, 1913, and as a result of the persistent work of do more harm than good, so we advised against it. Those loyal to your convention our Sisters Taylor and Davis, more than four hundred souls have accepted our Lor . joined Brother Garner, and are now worshiping in the Nazareth Church. The From Dr. Reeves’ letter we learn that a third church is to be organized for the de property usurped by Mr. Wilson cost your Board quite Five Thousand Dollars. veloping of these converts from heathen darkness to the light of the Gospel. n Under God, we believe it will work out all right, and all return to your Board. Broth® I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto Me,” is verily being fulfilled at that station. Garner reports matters well in hand, and the Lord working with him. 136 minutes Miss Taylor who left the station on March 8, says: "We women have gone asfo as we can go without a man to look after the boys and the farm.” Miss Djvi 8 wfe. MINUTES 137 The Bible Industrial Academy, been since the late Rev. Murff returned home. By directions of your board, Rev. Grand Bassa Co., W. C. Africa, J. E. East visited the city and reported as follows: Fortsville, June 18, 1916. DE ARR, February, 1916 . Dear Dr. Jordan: My Dear Brother Jordan: Yours dated Feby. 15th, containing two $50 checks, are received with many In keeping with my promise I visited Cape Town. The members were unanimous thanks. Quite sure Sister Taylor 'has reached you ere this and explained in person, in saying my visit was a very profitable one to the church. pertaining to the work up to the date of leaving. Deacon Daniels has done well to hold the work together this long without a pastor. I have bought, on credit, two bags of rice, five tins of salmon, ten pounds of floor, He has always impressed me as a true Christian. five pounds: of sugar, feeling that in some way the Lord would furnish the means to Electric lights have been put in the chapel. The house and chapel are in excellent pay for thorn, so you can see your check is real answer to faith. I pray God mil condition and they have no debt. always keep you with that shining faith, beholding the beautiful sunshine after the Many of the old members begged me to come and take charge of the work. They are in great need of a pastor. J E EAST BIBLE INDUSTRIAL MISSION, WEST COAST, Buchanan Mission And Industrial School AFRICA Middle Drift, S Africa, July 14, 1916. Organized by Miss Susie M. Tay My Dear Brother Jordan: lor. Dedicated, Sunday, Mar. 11, Yours of April 19th reached me in June. The attendance at our Native Association, 1917 by Rev. L. G. Jordan, D. D„ because of the drought and prevailing hard time, was very poorly attended I have Secretary F. M. Board. It is also written each of them for statistics, but I fear they will reach you late. the home of Miss Eliza L. Davis and Our Baptist work in general is suffering much for the need of qualified ministers. Rev. and Mrs. D. R. Horton., It is not altogether the color that hinders them from recognition by the government, Baptists own three hundred acres but their ignorance. of land here, also. Let me thank you most sincerely for the One Hundred Dollars, Jt will give me great strength to carry on the work of the Master. I am sure it is an answer to No pastor asks for a penny for himself, but our MASTER will reward us if w» prayer. faithfully let His people give one cent for His millions of heathen children. Isn't I received the Missionary Cable Code and the New Voice in Race Adjustments. it kind of Him to let us take the twenty-five cents, fifty cents, One Dollar for ourselves Accept my thanks for it. Thanks also for the newspapers, which sets forth so clearly and reward tis for the one cent given him? the right and wrong factions of our National Baptist Convention. A great musician once translated the blows of the blacksmith’s hammer into Our ministerial class is more hopeful than ever. The books you sent one of them music.' We want an inspired prophet to translate all the work of the world into were just the things he needed, and Oh! how I wish how all six of these ministers in the music of the spheres, and show the relation of the humblest service to the preparation had the same. May the blessings of Heaven rest upon you and your highest law-j-Frank Walters. efforts. Our church is moving on; souls are being saved. I have baptized fifty Will be delighted to have you visit us in December, and conduct the dedicatorial eight since Christmas. services of our building. We will be greatly pleased to have you meet our Liberian Yours in Africa, sisters, in their First District Convention meeting. They have adopted our Mission J. E. EAST as the niethud by which they will carry on work in this country. MIDDLE DRIFT—This is the headquarters of Brother East, Superintendent of Yoursjin His Service, E . L. DAVIS. our work in SouHi Africa His report for the year has not reached us as we go to press. A school for the training of ministers is here. The Firesides Schools and at least SOUTH AFRICA. five others are supervised by our Superintendent from this point. Rev. J. N. Menzi, CAPE COLONY—Deacon Daniels is still in charge of Capetown Church and has a well-equipped native, is his assistant. PONDO L AND—We are out of touch with Rev. John Nthlaah, because of the war. NATAL -Rev. E. B. P. Koti has taken up work in that colony, with giant forces of evil combating him. MINUTES 139 f ■ V' <• . i jj;8 - MINUTBS TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE. The need of a more adequate support for all these workers must be raised in th, During the month of February we observed the twentieth anniversary of the elec coming ylar. May we ay. here and now, say, “WE CAN, WE MUST, AND BY tion of Rev. L. G. Jordan, as secretary of our Board. The event elicited quite a bit HIS GRACE WE WILL , DO THAT!” of missionary interest and gathered some money for the Bible and Industrial Academy in West Africa. We think the summary by Dr. Jordan,, which follows, a very benefitting climax SOME CONDITIONS THAT PREVAIL. to the occasion. OUR STUDENTS—Because of the money we have spent as Baptists on Foreign It was on a snowy day in February, 1896, as well as I can recall the 16th day, I Students, |you should know the outcome of the past twenty years. As information, received a letter, signed John H. Frank, Chairman; S. E. Smith, Recording Secretary, we give yqu the following, from our twentieth anniversary of Secretary Jordan. telling df my election, on Wednesday, February 13th, as General or Corresponding • ■' • ■' Secretary of the N. B. C. After twenty years, with thankfulness, I lift up my heart in gratitude to God for OUR DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. His goodness to me. I have spoken to thousands of pastors now at work among The Lott Carey Convention met last week in Baltimore, reported quite Six Thou our churches, from one to a half-dozen times, each of these twenty years. God alone sand Dollars raised, and hopes, in connection with this body, to begin work in knows how often I have gone from my knees to the churches, associations and con Haiti on al very large scale. ventions. Too, often, allowed ten, fifteen or thirty minutes to make known the That island at our very door needs the Gospel, and needs it now. Because our I claims of God to the united service of His people. I have always found, in every own Government is exercising a kind of protectorate over Haiti we believe theynuy gathering, a few pastors and people in sympathy with the appeals. I am so thank- be induced] to co-operate with a united effort on our part to aid in a great industrial I ful for the little done, and, oh, how ashamed of the vast undone! and religious awakening among the people of that island? [ Nothing occurring in all my ministry of forty-three years has done more to cheer RETROSPECTION FOR THE YEAR-Brethren, we will never fully know the i and encourage than the many kind sentiments expressed by friends on this, my twenty horrors of I the awful eastern war. This awful toll from the common walks of I years’ service, as Secretary of the F. M. B. life in itself is a drain that two hundred years will not repej. In the European n’ Men of advanced years, children in joyful youth, women of every age, representa- twenty-four million men and boys are engaged, as against two millions in the greatest | tives from the professions, valiant leaders of the flocks and churches and all their previous war. The average daily expense has run from Thirty-seven Million Dollars , auxiliaries in many cases, responded to the bugle call to service. To all we are grate to One Hundred Million Dollars. The total wealth destroyed or withdrawn from ful, and hope each one who contributed will accept this as a personal note of thanks. use is Thirty Billion Dollars as against Fourteen Billion Dollars in the twenty prin The contributions came in stamps, checks, money orders and cash, but in whatever cipal previous wars. Annual interest charges on war debt incurred will in two yean I way they came they helped to fill a need, the smallest donation being appreciated equal the total annual revenues of nations involved before war began. Already as truly as the largest, because we feel all came from givers whose hearts are full of two million six hundred thousand have been killed. In six hundred thirty days the the spirit of the missionary propaganda of the age, and we are as happy in this as total casualties were twenty-six thousand a day. Think of the hundreds of thousand* ; if the contributions had been personal instead of for the Bible and Industrial Academy, of maimed who shall be left to the care of society, and of the broken-hearted mothers West Coast Africa. and wives, with their growing up army of fatherless children, who, through blinding | My only boast is I have been faithful, and this is God’s way of spelling success: tears, saw son, husband or father entrain to fight for king and country. I "Be thou faithful and I will give thee a crown of life,” is the unfailing promise You should have heard Dr. Mott, on his return from that battle front, tell of worn® | of my Master. relatives standing before the bulletin boards in throngs, at cross roads, towns and RESULTS OF THESE YEARS. cities, reading the long lists of the wounded and dead, and how some poor, helpless During these years there have gone out fifty-six persons to Foreign Fields. A women when they reached the names of their loved ones among the slain, would swoon and die of broken hearts on the spot. Hundreds of these at the battle front number of these persons have crossed the ocean four and six times. These workers have baptized more than thirty thousand persons who have professed the Christ were, and are preachers -comrades in this Ministry. Thousands were, and are, members of churches. The Kingdom has suffered great losses in useful lives in this I Who saves “all who come to Him b^ faith.” unreasonable war. | Thirty-eight young people have spent an average of seven years as the beneficiaries of the Foreign Mission Board and the Baptist churches, making two hundred sixty- The awful price in men, God’s master creation, and the consequences which follow six years. They have cost the Baptists an average of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars in the wake of this wicked, titanic, uncalled-for war—it is enough to grip the hearts Per year, making a total of Sixty-six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. While the of the stoutest-—takes us almost to the palsied point. j Board did not pay this whole amount, it was through information gathered and sent And when it is over, whether what remains shall be for God or lined up for wickedness, depends very much upon the Christ attitude assumed by—not white Christians, but American Christians. J40 MINUTES MINUTES 141 by the millions in Missionary programs, tracts, the "Mission Herald" and other Mary Buchanan and Delia Rudolph. Mary after five years, returned to Africa in continual ^oing that created the interest in the work it is prosecuting. The president 1909 and died in 1911. Delia Rudolph finished the Normal and Missionary Courses of the schools adopted or gave scholarships and the churches and friends gave for the in the National Training School in 1912. John and Richard remained in Kentucky; support of these strangers within our gates. Richard Ndisi died two years later. Add to It his the gifts for our Missionaries, for lands and buildings, and it will be Then came Harry Mamponye, who was taken by Professor Abner to Conroe seen Negro Baptists have done a great work for God in the non-Christian worli College, from which he finished and is. now with Professor Hope at Moorehouse Money invested in lives is the very best investment possible. While many of these College. In 1908, Jeremiah N. Memzi and Gxoyiya fell into our hands. Mr. Menze in whom Le have invested are still in this country, they are prepared to be of more finished from State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, was ordained and returned to use to thel world and themselves than if left down in -their native lands, and the re Africa, and Gxoyiya will finish this year from Selma University as a minister. Dan ward of the givers is sure in this and the world to come. iel Malekabo came in 1906 from British Central Africa, and was adopted by Miss We havie raised in round numbers, Three Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars. E. B. Delaney, who had been his teacher in Central Africa. He is to finish next Hoping !to report the best year’s work of the twenty, at Savannah, 'in September, yeir from Meharry Medical College as a doctor. Nangu, from South Africa, who and with thanksgiving to God and all who have by prayer or otherwise helped. came in 1909, adopted by Professor Gross, is now in Houston College. Mgumqo, adopted by Dr. Creditt and put through Downingtown, is in Virginia Seminary through the kindness of Dr. Harrod, of Connecticut. 1913, Henry Sci, from West STUDENTS FROM FOREIGN LANDS. Africa, adopted by Professor Collier, of Florida Baptist College. Sonjica, adopted by Dr. Abner, is at Conroe College, and Sishuba, in Roger Williams University is supported by the women of Bethlehem Association, Illinois. AFRICA. ■ After the death of Dr. Bouey, his two younger sons, Edwin H. and John D., were In September, 1899, Rev. R. A. Jackson brought from Kamsas Land, South"Africa, brought home for schooling. The late Dr. Pettiford adopted Edwin, and Professor | Monti Kama and Alfred Impi. Dr. Parrish gave a scholarship for Monti in Eckstein Hope, John D. Edwin is still in Moorehouse College, and John D. is in Hampton. Norton, and Dr. Meserve to Alfred to Shaw University. Alfred died in two yean; In 1907, Matthew and Frederick Njilima were brought from Central Africa by Rev. Monti remained in school, and is.still in the United St^fefc. L. N. Check. They entered Eckstien Norton;,afterwards Matthew was adopted by Mr. Booth, an Englishman, brought John Chilembwe in 1897 from British Central Professor Owens, President of Natchez Baptist College, and Frederick, after two years Africa, and in the spring of 1898 was given into our hands and was put in Virginia in State University, was sent to Lincoln Institute in Kentucky, Dr. Thomson, Presi Seminary and College under Professor Hayes, where he remained a part of three dent. They are both still in these schools, and are to finish this year. The one is to years, when he was ordained and returned to Central Africa in 1900. He did a great take medicine and the other is to prepare for the ministry. Philip Koti came to us in work and was killed by soldiers on February 25, 1915, in what was reported tobea ,1909, was adopted by the late Dr. Owens, then President of Benedict College. He native uprising. is still there, through the kindness of Professor Valentine, President. During the winter of 1898 there came to our shores two young men from Zululand- In 1911, Misses Maggie Brownhill and Jennie Sumtumzi came from South Africa Paul Seme; and Alfred Ngadi. Mr. Seme went from school and was lost to us in and entered the National Training School, Miss N. H. Burroughs, President, where Canada. In 1911, Mr. Ngadi finished with honors from Virginia Seminary and died they finished in 1915. Earnest Ndlazi came from South Africa in 1913. He was in Philadelphia in 1912. Philbort Mdodana finished at Shaw and returned to Africa ’ adopted by Shiloh Church, Philadelphia, and the Baptists, West Virginia, and is in 1909. Following him three other Mdodana boys came to us. One was given a “pursuing studies in West Virginia Institute, Prof. Byrd Pillerman, President. Miss scholarshipiin Arkansas Baptist College by Dr. Booker, President; one entered school; Ritchie Stewart, daughter of Rev. R. L. Stewart, came to us from England after the with Professor Frazier in Kentucky; the other went to Shaw University. The one death of her father; was putin State University, supported by our good women, where with Dr. Booker, died; the other two are still in this country. she spent part of two years, but was finally taken in charge by an aunt living in New In 1904, I brought from Africa seven young people—John Ntlahla, David Tyesi, Jersey. Robert Sisi^sa, Richard Ndisi and Mhlambiso and Mary Buchanan. Miss Delia W. ■ WEST INDIES. Rudolph, of Capetown, came in 1905, and, with Miss Buchanan, was put in charge of Miss Burroughs, Corresponding Secretary of our women’s work. All entered Two young men, Mr. Holder and Mr. Drake, came to us in 1899 from Barbadoes, State University, but we finally scattered them as scholarships could be secured, the former entering State University, in Louisville, Ky.; the latter was given a place Robert Sisusa going to Selma University with Dr. Pollard, and after two years, in Virginia Seminary and College. Both are ministers—Mr. Holder in the A. M. E. Prof. Byrd Pillerman, President of West Virginia Institute, adopted Robert until he Church, and Rev. William Drake finished from a Baptist school and is pastonng in finished. He hopes to finish this spring as a doctor from Meharry Medical College. Pittsburgh, Pa. Miss Clarence Gooding, from the same island, entered the National Professor Hayes took David to Virginia Seminary; the Women’s Convention took Training School, finishing in 1913. Rev. A. S. Phillips, who was ordained by Rev. 142 minutes G. W. Anderson, South America, for work in Barbadoes, organized the first Baptist / MINUTES 143 Mission there in 1901. In 1910 he came to the United States to increase his educa tion, entering Virginia Seminary and C oilege, from which he finished with honors Woman’s Convention, BeUiel Association------1.75 in 1914, and is still in the States. Brown’s Creek Sunday School Convention.______.85 Joanna P. Moore Missionary Society, Rogers Memorial Baptist Church, • HAITI. Knoxville, Tenn./i.L------1.50 Rev. L. Ton Evans brought Miss Alexis here in 1909. She has finished from the Loudon District Sunday School Convention______.75 National Training Schook Miss Christina Francis, cousin to Miss Alexis, is now Loudon District Association______5.51 in the National Training School. Knoxville Districy'Association------L - 1 .25 Knoxville District Sunday School Convention______. 1.00 JAMAICA. s Knoxville District B. Y. P. U. Convention______.66 l i Advised by Dr. Stewart, D. A. Waught, from Jamaica, spent two years in State Total/______1------$ 17.06 University, finished a ministerial course, was ordained and returned. Mr. Thomas Yours in Him, spent one year in the same school and is now in Lincoln University, Pa., pursuing A. D. HURT, State Superintendent of Missions. further studies. / I . SOUTH AMERICA. ’ A WELL NEEDED. / Dr. Prowd sent to us a young man in 1909, who entered State University, but / . ' finally drifted laway. John P. Reir came and entered' Natchez Baptist College, sup Ah Miss Taylor portrayed to your Board the great need of a well, on the Mission ported by President Owens, from which he graduated, and then took a course in Station of the Bible Industrial Academy, we made strenuous efforts to get the monej( theology at Union University, Virginia, through the kindness of Dr. Hovey. to pay for same from all the Baptist of some one city. St. Louis undertook it; our 'good friend, Dr. Caston, raising Ten Dollars, while all the other Baptist in the city FIX IT RIGHT. ■» . • gave Fifteen Dollars and Fifteen Cents, making a total of Twenty-five Dollars and Now that we are making adjustments in our National Convention, there are Fifteen Cents, when the well is to cost at least Seventy-five Dollars. things which should be made very plain. First—Every board and our Women's We want to name this well after the city or individual who will donate it, and we Auxiliary are parts of the Convention; in fact, the Contention at work all the year trust that before this convention adjourns a number of the brethren will get their around. hbads together and make the balance of Fifty Dollars up, or some steward, preacher Second—Those who are selected as executive secretaries of any of these depart or layman with whom the Lord has entrusted funds will give it. The well must be ments should be as big as the National Convention. Any secretary who is so small had to protect the health and prolong the lives of our Missionaries and their children he cannot represent every department of our great national work is too small to at that station. ' , represent any part of it. It is out of the question for the representative of all 6ur THE FINISHING OF THE BUILDING OF OUR WEST boards to attend every State meeting. Again, it would be an imposition for a half AFRICAN ACADEMY. dozen of us to go one meeting and expect to be heard to any advantage; but by an arrangement among the secretaries, every State body and many of the six hundred It is hoped at the close of this meeting we will be able to send out the money neces district bodies could be reached each year. In this way the message of the-represen- sary to finish the .building, the picture of which, in its unfinished state, is given in tative would be a source of information and inspiration to the delegates coming up this report, and also as it will appear when finished. to the annual meetings from the most remote corners of our denominational boundaries This will be the most beautiful and most-substantial and the largest building of its and all branches of our work would be helped. kind in all that part of Liberia. It will, indeed, be a credit to Negro Baptists here In that way money for any department could be receipted for by the secretary, and in Africa, and can, in time, be made our main Training Station for Native Workers who attended or even by the general missionary of the State and setit forward to its in all West Africa. destination. Situated on a commanding hill, on a three hundred acre tract of good land, sur A CASE IN POINT. rounded by eleven thousand coffee trees and nearly one hundred acres of this land cleared, proper help now means self-support in a few years, to the glory 0 Go an Nashville, Tenn. Dear Brother, £ev. L. G. Jordan: /’ the Good of Africa. Enclosed find check for the following f Bethel Association ...... 3.60 Mr. D. R. Horton, born in the West Indies, educated at Moorehouse College, Bethel Sunday School Convention .26 Atlanta, Ga„ and who is highly commended in the ministry in and about Atlanta, has pleaded to go to West Africa as a missionary. 144 MINUTES MINUTES 145 Everything being equal? it is hoped, after he meets your Board during this session, tfr.H. B. Evans, Texas; Mrs. Edna Strickland, Texas; Rev. N. P. Pullum, Houston, we snail have him go out in November or December. Texas; Mr. M. M. Rodgers, Texas; Rev. E. M. Griggs, and wife, Texas; C. N. Jones, A man is an essential thing at this station, and at this time. If he is not the man, let South Carolina; Rev. J. A. McPherson, Texas; Rev. J. W. Hawkins, Texas; Mrs. Ida us earnestly pray that the man will he found, with a good competent wife at this Brinker, Texas; Women’s Auxiliary of Mount Bethel Association, Washington, D. C.; session. | Mount Bethel Association, paid for one year, Washington, D. C.; Rev. J. R. Broaden, Texas, paid Four Dollars; Mr. Hamilton Brown Evans, Texas; R. B. Francis, Texas; Rev. C. A. Wallace, Texas; Mrs. B. J. Wilkinson, Minnesota; Mrs. C. D. Brown, MISS TAYLOR'S RETURN. Tennessee; Rev. C. D. Henderson, Virginia; Rev. Richard Ashe, Virginia; Mr. David Miss Susie NI. Taylor, who accompanied Miss DeLaney, June 2, 1912, after three Robinson, South Carolina; Rev. C. M. Miller, Missouri. years and nine months, returned to us April 31, 1916. Who knows but that a Toussaint, a Douglass, a Booker T. Washington, an E. C. The work among the Pessey people in Bassa County, Liberia, by this sister, has Morris, a C. T. Walker, or the double of any of our patrons, may be found in one been most wonderfully blessed by God. At...... first, in a school' ' of5 one______hundred and or more of those little fellows? Perhaps a Nannie Burroughs, a Susie Taylor, a Mary eight (108), thirty (301 accepted the Lord Jesus Christ. She was joined by Miss Tolbert—a woman who shall revolutionize the home, life of these neglected heathen, Eliza L. Davis, in* 1913, at which time another revival began, resulting in more than through these givers, may be found among these neglected, needy African girls. three hundred (300) conversions. Two hundred good members of our churches should gladly give one of these little A letter received from Rev. Dr. JReeves, who did the baptizing, says that two (2) ones a chance to find the better way in life and to God. other-churches have been organized in that part of the world, and that he baptized The Western States Convention met in July and planned for larger work for the ninety-four (94p persons in June^f this year. coming year. All of this can be traced by the work started by our Sister Taylor. A walk of NEW HEADQUARTERS. eighty (80) miles was covered to reach the ship to bring her back to us. During the year, property at 701 South Nineteenth street has been remodeled at Since returning, she has spoken in a number of States, and made friends for the cost of Two Thousand Dollars, giving us a basement fpr a printing office, the first work everywhere. floor as office for carrying on the work; the second and third floors are apartments Your Board Voted to continue her service up to this convention. For the new and rented. year srifch arrangement will be made as to have the churches get the benefit of her The building was dedicated as the Ewen Building. The presses are memorials fund of information on the great missionary question in far-away Africa. of Lisle, of Georgia, and Carey, of Virginia, who went out as Foreign Missionaries.' There is a fireproof vault for safeguarding the records of our Board, known as the "William J. Simmons Vault,” in memory of Dr. Simmons, who conceived the idea A CHANCE FOR SOME PERSONAL WORK. of a National Convention and told it to us. Miss Taylor says: “Because a Pessey child is thrown on its own resources so early in life, in aj large measure, accounts for their learning to eat anything that has life in it.” We find we can take many of these little ones, clothe, feed and school .them for about Sixteen Dollars per year. The following persons have pledged to give Four Dollars per quarter, for three years, beginning with October, 1916: Mrs. Frances McFarland, Minnesota; Mrs. F. B. Watson, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. John D. \ inegaij, Minnesota; Mrs. M. H. Browne, Minnesota; Mrs. Elmira Davis, Minnesota; Revj C. M. Miller, Missouri; Rev. J. H. Shields, Missouri; Mr. C. T. Taylor, Texas; Mrs. L. A. Henton, Texas; Mr. Will Shart, Texas; Rev. A. P. Cpokey, Texas; Miss Ira Haines, Ohio; Rev. R. C. Dow, South Carolina; Mr. Samuel Canty, South Carolina; Mr. Henry Skinner, South Carolina; Mrs. Mary V. Graves, Virginia; Mrs. Mamie Bowser, New Jersey; Mrs. N. L. E. Gregory, Baptist Missionary Union, New Jersey; Miss Julia Wofford, Tennessee; Missionary Society, Charleston, South Carolina; Thomas J. Taylor, South Carolina; E. D. Norris, Texas; Rev. E. D. Pierson, Texas; Mrs. R. J. Brown, Texas; St. John Missionary Society, Wichitafall, Texas; Rev. L. A. Weavjer, Texas; Rev. R. B. Francis, Texas; Mrs. L. J. McNorton, Texas; MINUTES 147 146 MINUTES OUR GREAT LOSS. We have had occasion to regret no occurrence during the year more than the “home oing” of Miss Joanna P. Moore. Her life has truly brought “sunshine” to all whom she has touched, and for almost iif a century she has labored among our people, scattering sunbeams from the sun- jht of a life devoted to Him. Nowords of praise can portray her as she lived—humble, unselfish, loving and kind, nd always true to the principles of the Christ-life which she taught. The influence of her noble life lives though she is dead. In far away Africa, a Sunshine School, established by the Fireside School of Nashville, of which she was founder and chief promoter, is being, and has been, conducted since the days of J. I. Buchanan. Through its influence many of the boys and girls of that benighted land are being led to Christ. She hath chosen the better part and done what she could. Her day is done, but its setting sun Cast one last lingering ray, on a path though dim Which led to Him, a narrow, upward way. During the past conventional year we have lost, by death, M. W. Vaughn, D. D., who had been an untired worker in Africa’s behalf for many years. He served as a member of this Board from his State, and no missionary from any part of the foreign world has ever come from other lands or ever returned to mission fields that have not known the earnest and loving helpfulness of.Dr. Vaughn. It is largely through his influence that the salary of Mrs. E. B. DeLaney has been paid by the New Jersey Baptists for four years. Africa has lost a great friend in M. W. Vaughn. The Foreign Mission Board was represented at his funeral through its secretary. The Lord give us other men with the spirit and high missionary ideal as our late comrade possessed, is the, earnest wish of we who remain. EWEN BUILDING. f the I 'oreign Mission Board, National Baptist Convention, 701 S. Ninteenth St., Philadelphia, Penn. 149 148 minutbs MINUTBS RECOMMENDATIONS. I. That the secretaries and their assistants hold quarterly meetings to evolv preparedness and efficiency in covering all annual meetings more economically. II. That a Commission, consisting of our secretary and at least two others, raj West Africa in December. George 2Iisk Monument And that they confer with leaders of Liberian Baptists, first, as to a plan of to operation; second, that we jointly work among the non-Christian tribes in Wa Africa; third, that every effort be made for larger plans for cooperative work i Liberia among all Christians. Thajt the Commission have power to arrange in the name of this convention fa any and all of these things, reporting to the Foreign Mission Board on their retun and to this body, 1917. HI , ...... That the National Voice, Mission Herald, The Worker and any other orgu of a board be merged, and that one “National Organ go to our people, represent the whole work of the convention, with department including each department d the work carried by the N. B. C.” EMILY SANFORD FUND. We have made the Emily Sanford ’Fund a prominent issue in this,year's work. The “STORY OF FIFTEEN CENTS,” in which the beginning of the Fund is graphic ally told, has been scattered throughout the States and from many missionary or ganizations and individuals aprons have come, which we hope to sell and augment the fund. There are wonderful possibilities in the project, and we are bent on working out the plaii to its fullest extent. During the ensuing year we hope to reach the Mission Circles land all the other church organizations with a plan of action which will permit them, through a small investment, equivalent to the sum left by the last will ad testament of Emily Sanford, to do their allotted part in contributing to a budget of Six Thousand Dollars, which shall be known as the Emily Sanford Fund, intended to liquidate the present indebtedness on the Bible and Industrial Academy, West Africa, and at the same time start a reserve fund which may reach the proportions of an endowment. Before leaving this meeting, we want the names of one hundred projectors, whoril take active part in hoping to arouse interest in this Emily Sanford Fund. We want the PROJECTORS, each to enlist ten other projectors, who in turn will enlist ta others, and report the names anti fifteen cents collected from each person enlisted, on WATCH MEETING NIGHT, December 31, 1916, or New Year’s morning, 1917. The Emily Sanford Fund should become a fixed and known quantity in the Foreign Mission work of the N. B. C. Literature outlining the plans of campaign will be sent out each quarter from the F. M. Rooms, and all workers will be expected to conform to the regulations laid down therein. Erected by'Loving Friends, I nder the Auspices of the Foreign Mission Board, National Baptist Convention, at Savannah, Ga. Unveiled and Dedicated Saturday, September 9, 1916 During the 36th Session, National Baptist Convention. f minutes • < MUSINGS. MINUTES 151 Methinks I hear faint voices, Then free indeed from bondage That come from the cold dead past, Of spirit and of frame Bringing memoirs of the faithful Still sorrowing and rejoicing From a sea of forgetfulness—vast. He labors again in His Name. They chant like ancient minstrelsies I listened enrapt by the voices Of a sable race of men, That sang the song to me And tell of worthy tributes The world has withholden from them. Wondering as I looked anon Whose face is this I see. The air is rife with the music, But the sound that strikes my ear And then, methought in fancy, Is a song of loving service As I gazed and gazed awhile That ail fhe world should hear. Beneath the painted picture I saw the name—GEORGE LISLE. A song of human chattel —Pearl K. Henderson. In which men used to trade, And it seems as I gaze in the distance A scroll before me is laid The GEORGE LISLE MONUMENT. Adorned with the faded features In gratitude to our Father for the life and work of that old Baptist Hero, George Of one whose life was spent, Lisle, and as a mark of our deep sense of appreciation as sons of so worthy a Baptist In sacrificial service, Father, the Foreign Mission Board, N. B. C., have erected, and unveiled and dedi For human betterment. cated, a monument to his memory, at Savannah, Ga., September 9, 1916. Monuments are as old as human society. So important is the monument to uman From the chant of mysterious voices enlightenment that we have Monumental Theology, so we may not oply know o I catch the trend of his life beliefs of those in the long-gone-by from their writings, but we may study t em in Of struggle and toil and sorrow, granite, marble, stone and metal. Of hardship and suffering and strife. On reaching Southampton, enroute for London, you meet a monument to Isaac Watts, the great hymn writer. At Smithfields, great walls of marble tel o atimore, He preached mid jeers and curses Ridley and other martyrs to Christianity. In our own land one of the finest monu That men might see the light, ments at the Capital of the Nation is to Martin Luther. Trafalgar Monument, in And daily as he labored Liverpool, Eng.,; Washington Monument, in Washington, D. C.; Lincoln Monumen , Endeavored to do the right. in Springfield, Ill., are all sought by visitors from every land, because of the grea lessons they teach. . ■ . „ .. v f_n While yet the vision lingers There are thousands of monuments dotting every city in our coun ry, I see him suffer shame, louder than the written pages of love and loyalty to those who o eroicee s, See him fettered and led away religious and otherwise. The age of our racial group in civilization and the fact that Without one bit of blame. we control no cities, no ports, no public squares, may, in a measure accou poor knowledge and little interest in monuments. But when I fain would close my eyes GEORGE LISLE To hide from view, the sight Behold the shackles fall away, Just as persecution in the early days of Christianity scattered the first■ . * . Loosened by God’s own might. until "they went everywhere preaching,” in a marvelous way o sen k pa then West India Islands as the first, modern Baptist foreign missionary 8 heathen people.' He was born a slave in Virginia in 1750, and inp“od Burke County, Georgia. In early manhood he became a Chris lan, MINtmtS 153 COMMITTEE. 152 minuths T. J. Goodall, Ga.; J. A. Ward, Ga.; R. R. Wright, Ga.; J. R. Bennett, Penna. of God to preach the Gospel. His master being a Christian and a deacon of a Baptist B. E. Foster, Ga.; A. B. Singfield, Ga.; R. G.'Houston, Ga.; D. A. Reed, Jamaica: church, was impressed with his ability to do good, gave him his freedom. After his D. Wright, Ga.; J. W. Hubert, Ga.; S. C. Johnson, Ga.; Nannie H. Burroughs, D. C., death his children, in their pursuit of gold, sought to re-enslave Nfr. Lisle, who was L. E. Williams, Ga.; Pearl K. Henderson, Kan.; W. H. Brooks, D. C.; W. B. Davis, Ga.; Wm. Gray, Ga. now an ordained minister. ' To save himself from “this sum of all *villainy, ’ Lisle borrowed money frojn Colonel Kirkland and indentured or bound himself to this army officer until the payment, using same to secure passage for himself, wife and The base is a sort of a crazy quilt arrangement, being made up of cement and blocks three children, to Jamaica in 1872, which country was at that time one of the wickedest of marble, granite or stone from Jamaica and Barbadoes, B. W. L; Demerara, South spots on the face of the earth. Hence, Rev. George Lisle, a former slave, was the America; West and South Africa, and from each State in the United States where very first Baptist mqdern missionary to a heathen people, going eleven years before Negro Baptists have organizations. There will also be found in the base a piece William Carey sailed from Europe and thirty-one years before Adoniram Judson of iron from the railing which once inclosed the tomb of George Lisle, also a brick sailed from the United States for foreign fields. brought over by the commissioners in 1915, from his tomb, which was destroyed by vandals. CONCEPTION OF THE MONUMENT IDEA. "Life passes; work is permanent. It is all going, fleeting and withering. Youth goes; Mind decays. That which is dpne remains through ages, through eternity. It was conceived by the secretary of the Foreig'n Mission Board, who, in company What you have done for God, that, and only that you are. Deeds never die.” with Dr. Parrish, of Kentucky, went as commissioner to Jamaica in 1915 in answer to the earnest request of Rev. G. E. Stewart and his brethren, who traced their or ganization back to George Lisle, the American Negro Baptist missionary. Brother RECEIPTS BY STATES FOR YEAR BEGINNING SEPT 1ST, Jordan says: “As Dr. Parrish and I had gone to what was once the grave of that old 1915, ENDING AUG. 1ST, 1916. Baptist hero, in the same block was found the foundation of what was once a beautiful Alabama______$ 516 .98 Arkansas______J...$ 345.01 brick church, but now only the foundation remained; the great brick columns upon Connecticut...... 106.77 which large double gates had swung ajar in other days to admit worshipers by the Colorado______30.68 California______1...______8.68 thousands a hundred years ago, now marked the entrance to only a little coop of a Canada______12.59 District of Columbia______.. 239.88 church house, with twenty- sevenmembers, ridiculed and laughed at by the descend Delaware______1.. 2 .05 Florida______675.69 ants of the very people for whom this man had given his life. Georgia______j.. 546 .44 Iowa______6 .28 Illinois...... L. 325.11 Indiana______;...... 52.12 Kansas______,,______,.. 344.85 THE LISLE MONUMENT. Kentucky______206.35. Louisiana______.. 173 .89 This monument is i of Italian marble—including the base—weighing about four Mississippi______.. 469.79 *?Minnesota. ______96.07 thousand pounds. It is our grateful tribute to this father of modern missions. The Michigan______3 .00 Massachusetts______142.61 monument was made in Virginia, where he was born, and is erected in Georgia, from Maryland..______9.95 Missouri______215.37 whence he sailed as a missionary one hundred and thirty-four years ago. New York______i______281.65 New Jersey______.. 175.12 New Hampshire______.2.10 On the coping upon which the shaft rests, in the other three spaces corresponding Nebraska______5.00 North Carolina______426.20 Ohio...... 1. 284.53 to the one where “Peace” is seen, beginning from the right, the following is inscribed: Oklahoma______192.45 Pennsylvania______1513.96 “THE FIRST BRYANT BAPTIST CHURCH.” Rhode Island______.______51.00 South Carolina______-______372.66 “NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION ORGANIZED 1880.” Tennessee______'______’ 140 .97 Texas______L- 855.34 “THE FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH.” Virginia...... --_____ 690.74 West Virginia______L. 315.44 The early association of Rev. George Lisle with the founding of both of these Conventions______1113 .99 Fire Side Schools______.. 208.50 historic churches is our reason for associating their names with this memorial. Loans______3147 .00 Legacy______L. 750.00 Women’s Auxiliaries______458.27 The front panel of this die speaks for itself. Reading to the right on the three Printing______;.... 814.36 Incidentals and Sundries____ ... 68.90 Agent's Report, Rents______L. 516.00 other panels of the die will be found: < Cash ______666 .66 Heralds...... L. 52.31 "ERECTED BY jNEGRO BAPTISTS EVERYWHERE,’ E. C. MORRIS, PRESIDENT N. B. C.- R. B. HUDSON, SECRETARY. "DEDICATED BY THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD, A. R. ROBINSON, CHR.; L. G. JORDAIN, SEC’Y.” 1 minutes 154 n MINUTES 155 DISBURSEMENTS BY MONTHS SALARY. September.. ______$ 117.51 October____ ----- ...------$ 211.13 SUPPLIES AND CUTS. 173 .01 December______-v_. 110.70 November.. September. 162.50 February------T ------201.03 .—$ 15.60 October... $ 224.53 January----- November...... 81.85 April...... ------.... 61.74 .— 131.64 December. 130.65 March____ January___ 125.55 June______119.66 ----- 153.85 February.. 72.79 May______March______.. 204.12 ----- April_____ 20 .00 July______May______Total ...... $1568.80 .... 117.35 June_____ 190.96 July______.... 95.00 INCIDENTALS. Total $1152 .29 5 September. _$ 23.54 October______$ 1.61 PROPERTY. .55 December. .55 Total November. _ $1170.82 January___ 15.00 February...... 26.90 .45 April______•______10.05 TRAVELING EXPENSES. ______1.00 June___ 1 -J______30.30 May______...... September. $ 53.16 October______$ 36.66 ______15.00 July------November.. 52 .85 December______46.40 ______...$ 124.35 Total January___ 60.83 February______i_. 32.33 POSTAGE. March____ April...... 73.52 *s 1 May______June...... 17.72 September. $ 25.58 October...... $ 29.40 July...... 112 .26 ( 20.42 December...... 27.35 ' Total November. _ - ••t...... 485.73 January.... 15.09 February...... 42.27 March____ 16 .44 April____ ...... 15.32 HERALD. 13 .49 June_____ ...... 14.46 May._____ September.. $ 45.15 October______$ 39.79 . 15.65 July...... November.. 15.91 December. ______.... 1.45 ...... $ 257 .07 Total January.... 41.79 February______,... 77.47 OFFICE EXPENSE. March_____ 93.51 March______93.51 April...... 103.79 May...... 95.90 September______. $ 4$ .74 October------$ 45.31. June______80.02 July...... 71.52 November______55.88 December.;______44.67 January______.______116.36 February______39.12 Total ...... -...... K,...... - June 228 .30 STATEMENT. 1 L July .. 50.73 September 1,1915, to and including July 31, 1916. $ 686 .29 leceipts. ------17747:84 Expenses____ 17866 .30 REPAIRS. elicit...... 118.46 September______J. $ 365.00 October.. $ 324 .74 BALANCE SHEET. November _. ------146.24 December 457.38 298.09 February- 162 .45 RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. January____ 4------ills receivable______48.00 April___ 83 .31 $ 465.25 Cash deficit______$ 118.46 March-.______ads and building (U. S. A.) 286 .64 June____ 13973.60 Salary to secretary___ 491.73 May______nds and building (foreign) _ . .32350.00 101.75 *■ Notes payable.__ 14345 .78 July------oks and periodicals______2248 .61 Total______$2273 .60 Bills payable.______.2536 .44 ice fixtures and furniture___ 856.90 INSURANCE ION PROPERTY AND EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY. nting Plant 6328.20 17492 .41 Total...... -...... $ 47.08 Assets over liabilities .38729 .15 SUNDRIES. 56221.56 56221.56 September------$ 22.65 October $ .65 November______--...... -- .25 December 5.31 January______3.37 Febuary.. 3.38 GOOD SOURCE OF MISSIONARY EDUCATION. 2.25 April____ 1.60 March_____ ------s a source of lasting missionary education, we commend to our pastors and people .51.40 May______—'-...... 1.08 June____ ywhere “Every Land,” for boys 'and girls, and the "Missionary Review of the July------.98 Id," the leading missionary magazine in all the world on missions. $ 91.92 Total______--_____ oth are published at 156 Fifth avenue, New York. The Foreign Mission Board Cherry Building and Loan____ $ 110 .00 Disc. & Int. on notes & mortgages 223 .48 gladly receive your subscriptions. Notes and loans______1651.84 TRAVELING EXPENSES. ECHOES FROM DR. JORDAN’S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY AS September. |._------$ 53.16 October....------—$ 36.66 SECRETARY OF THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD. November___ |______52.85 December______i...------46.40 lease accept my congratulations for the great work you have accomplished for January______I.__ I.__ 60.83 February__ _------______32.33 ist and humanity during the twenty years of your Secretaryship of the Foreign March ______.. |.. .■______April______73.52 sion Board. May______June______17.72 io other living man has done as much when you take into consideration the material JiSJy,.j...i...... L.l------112.26 ------k which you have had to work. Total. _ i______,______j______$ 485 .73 inclosed find Five Dollars for the Shiloh Baptist Cburch. Total._j__ ...______■______$ 551.55 Yours for Christ and humanity, C. G. FISHBACK, Pastor. MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES. September__ -_____ L..1____ $ 542 .57 October______._____$ 766.97 enclosed kindly find a check for Two Dollars and Fifty Cents as a little contribution November__ ,______204.09 December______656.66 «nrds the Foreign Mission interest. I hope this will prove of some assistance in January______I______620.32 February______780.57 is very worthy and needy cause. March-______.’...______90.26 April______575.14 Respectfully, May..-...... L...... 329.87 June______.-______769.27 WALTER W. H. CASSELLE. July..,...... 1147.51 iiladelphia, Pa. Total ______...... ______$6483.21 MINUTES 159 158 MINUTES In answer to your Board’s request, February 13th, I am so glad to say that God t has allowed me to land in a field where I can help the mission work. I only pray You have truly been faithful. May God bless you and your co-workers. tat this small offering may do Sister Taylor and Sister Davis some good. You mav (Miss) MARY WILLIAMS. find enclosed Four Dollars. Dayton, Ohio. Your brother in Christ, , . o „ WILLIAM M. DICKERSON. Enclosed find]One Dollar, representing five cents for each year in which Dr. L. G ’astor Second Miss. Baptist Church, Indiana. Jordan has served as Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, N. B. C. * *' ♦ We are glad to have a part in the great work for which this money is being raise. Please find enclosed Three Dollars from the St. James Baptist Sunday School, Ludo- Yours fop the Cause, ica, Ga., to help in this great 'cause. When you have such earnest appeals at stake, MARTHA HOWELL. t me know of them in time, that I can do more. National Training School, Washington, D. C. Yours for the cause of Africa’s redemption, ... t ... J. C. KEMP, Superintendent. I have read wit h some interest your unselfish appeal in recognition of your twenties ♦ * ♦ anniversary. I am sending to you, total Ten Dollars and Fifteen Cents. Mi } our paper came to me and I read it with great care. I shall heed to the call. I Heaven breathe upon this and multiply it to Africa's salvation. i a Missionary Baptist, and I feel within my heart, and I have always felt, to help In His Name, sustain the cause of Christ throughout the world. So I here enclose you One Dollar S. A. BROWN. help preach the Gospel in the dark continent of Africa to my brethren and sisters. Virginia. I am a poor widow woman, but I am willing to share the widow’s mite for the * * *. lifting of the fallen; so let me hear from you again. Enclosed you mil find twenty-five cents in answer to your letter. Sorry I canr MARY HUNIGAN. give more. Wish every member in every church would do likewise. isas. With best wishes, I am, Your sister in Christ, ' •• ou will find enclosed post office order for One Dollar from Bethesda Sunday CARRIE H. GREEN. ool to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of your being Secretary. Washington, D. C. * lay God’s blessings continue to be with you in your efforts for the Foreign Mission * * * You will find i enclosed a draft for Nine Dollars and Seventy-five Cents. 1 spoke about this matter at the Union Church yesterday, asking church and Sun- church, Five Dollars; B. Y. P. U., One Dollar; Missionary Society, Two Dollars, a School to send contribution for the work. little collections alone, One Dollar Seventy-five Cents. Yours truly, Respectfully, WILLIAM J. PURCELL, Superintendent. D. B. JACKSON * ♦ * Pastor Eighth Street Baptist Tabernacle, Kansas. paid my twenty cents as pastor and our Sunday School made it One Dollar ♦ * ♦ terday in response to the appeal for the Foreign Mission £oard as a token of the .Find enclosedicheck for Sixteen Dollars as a result of our anniversary of y< ntieth anniversary of your election as Corresponding Secretary, which amount twenty years’ service as Secretary of our Foreign Mission Board. n sending. That is the only paper we get to keep the people posted on our work. We would like] to have done better, but could not at this time. I did my best Yours in Jesus, May God bless you to render twenty years more of faithful service. God x A. A. COSEY. always have men who will stdnd by you and come to your rescue in time of net >und Bayou, Miss. I am praying fori you and the workers on the field. ♦ * * Your yoke-fellow, Enclosed you will find One Dollar Fifty Cents from the Little Reapers’ Mission G. D. GRIFFIN. id; Two Dollars from the Sunday School; and One Dollar from me. Your letter Moderator, Roanoke Association, N. C. i turned over to me. The church and Missionary Circle are also going to send a itribution. I wish you all the joy and sunshine that is in life, and wish you many You will find here enclosed ten stamps and my congratulations on this, your twen re returns of such as has been set apart for you. You are worthy of all the good years of faithful Service in the Foreign Mission work. “ May you live long to do mu more good. ! Yours in His Name, JULIA CHAPMAN. Pittsburgh, Pa. 160 MINUTES that comes to you for your faithfulness. Please send us fifteen "Heralds," as we I MINUTES 161 didn’t get them last month. That is the only paper we get to keep the people posted I ruary to help pay off the debt on the building at West Coast Africa. Enclosed you on our work. I am, will find money order for One Dollar from the church. I do hope that you will have Yours in His Name, AMANDA EAST.I great success in getting enough money to pay off the debt. Yours in Jesus’ Name, National State Director, Pennsylvania. • • « Having read your appeal in my wife’s "Mission Herald," I herewith enclose twenty® „ , JESSE R QUINN. cents in stamps, one cent for each of the twenty years that you have served so faith -I Kentucky. • In answering your letter will say I did the best I could on short notice. I am fully the cause you represent. sending Ten Dollars and Eighty Cents and hope this money will do some good for God bless you and the work is the prayer of JAKE C. IRWIN. I our people. I also congratulate you in your twentieth year of service for our people in the dark lands beyond the seas. Alabama. * ♦ • Your sister in Christ, We wish you much success. Hoping you may raise much money, I am, MARY M. STRATTON. West Virginia. Yours in the work, * * * (Mrs.) JOHN YOUNG, Superintendent Union Baptist Sunday School, Ohio. I am sending you herewith One Dollar for Foreign Missions. May the Lord con Enclosed One Collar. tinue to bless you in your earnest endeavors. • ♦ ♦ Very truly yours, I will try to reply to your request. God has blessed me to reach my eighty-thi M. M. KIMBALL. year this a. m. at 10 o’clock. If I will be pleased to live till June it will make i District of Columbia. sixty-four years in the service of God, and I have not had a day to be idle sinct ... came in the Cause. You shall have my prayers. Pray that God may strength My Dear Dr. Jordan: me in my declining years. I am no scholar. I have to have some one read my lettc I have received the circular letter announcing the rounding out of twenty years’ to me. We have had so much sickness and so many deaths in our community th service for our Foreign Mission Society on February 13. I want to thank you for I was deeply interested in that I failed to have your letter read until on this vGry dt and congratulate you upon the great accomplishments of these twenty years. You my eighty-third birthday. I am trusting in God. Bye-bye. have truly made bricks with very little straw. Our foreign mission work has been From your co-worker, given standing among the other denominations of the world. A slight glance at your FOUNTAIN HOWARD. past record will show that I have tried to be your constant friend and supporter Staunton, Va. during these twenty years. In this I have some reason to rejoice. • • ♦ During the last three months our church has given Fifty-five Dollars, and we Enclosed find order for One Dollar and Fifty Cents as request for the scho pledge our loyalty both to you and to the Foreign Mission work in the future, re The One Dollar from the Avenue Baptist Sunday School Rev. L. Allen, -Jr., paste gardless of our denominational schisms. Please regard this letter as expressing not the twenty cents] is from me. only my personal sentiment, but the sentiment of the Baptist Church. I am Hoping and praying for your success, I am, K Most cordially yours, Yours in the work, « A. C. POWELL. SALLIE WILLIAMS, Superintender New York. • ♦ * Enclosed please find ten stamps. May God bless you and your work and may ye Dear Brother Jordan: live to do greater work. I prefer that the Grand Bassa School should have the pre-eminence instead of your Sincerely yours, self, when all the churches and evdry member in them should take pleasure in honoring ANNA M. KAY. you on such an occasion. I am enclosing check for Five Dollars. I wish it were Massachusetts. five hundred times as large. May you live to see your fortieth anniversary as sec ♦ * • retary of the greatest board of our great denomination is the prayer of I received your letter of January 28th to the brotherhood of Baptist minister Your friend, asking the help of all Baptist churches to raise money on the second Sunday in Feb C. LE ROY BUTLER. 162 MINUTES MINUTES 163 APPRECIATION SHOWN BY I OUR WHITE BRETHREN The Baptist ministers of Philadelphia at their session on Monday morning in On behalf of the American Bible Society we send you the felicitations of the Society structed me to send this greeting and express to you their joy and congratulation, and our congratulations to Dr. Jordan, who for twenty years has successfully advanced on the successful completion of twenty years of service as Secretary of the Foreign. the interests of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention. Mission Society of the United States. We take great delight in honoring you for We trust your efforts to secure the needed funds to complete the Bible and Industrial the great work you have done for the good rof your people and for the Baptist de Academy at Grand Bassa, Africa, will be successful, and that this success will be a nomination, and we pray God’s richest blessing upon you for a continued service in great encouragement and incentive to Dr. Jordan to continue his excellent work for His vineyard here and a joyful welcome in the presence of Him Whom you are so many years to come. nobly serving. With best wishes, I am Fraternally, Yours sincerely; GROVES W. DREW, Secretary. HENRY J. SCUDDER, Acting Recording Secretary. New York. Be assured that we are thoroughly in sympathy with your work, and with the My personal acquaintance with Dr. Jordan dates back many years. He is one special effort that you are making to express appreciation of the work of Dr. Jordan. of the “live wires” in the work of Foreign Missions, not only in his own Society, but Yours very truly, also in all the gatherings where his voice is heard. His genial spirit and his great zeal should act as a tonic among the people whom he has served so well during two (Per) W. M. CASSETY, Ir. Board of Missions M. E. Church. decades. More of such men are needed in this wonderful century of missionary op portunity. My prayer is that his life may be spared for many years of useful service, I understand that our Negro Baptist brethren (for whom I have the highest regard) and that the Board he represents may continue to prosper in its efforts to extend are celebrating the twenty years of service of Rev. L. G. Jordan, D. D., as Secretary the kingdorii of, our Lord unto the ends of the earth. of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention. May I beg'to With all good wishes and kindest regards, I remain, a assure Dr. Jordan, through you, that he has my sincerest congratulations on the Very cordially yours, < i.a efficient work he has done and my best wishes for his future. The record he ALLEN R. BARTHOLOMEW, Secretary Board of Missions. made during the past twenty years is a splendid one, both in the results secured and Reformed Church in the U. S., Philadelphia, Pa. in the unselfish devotion which he has displayed. May God spare him for another twenty years of service and multiply his usefulness and success. Very truly yours,; A. J. ROWLAND. Secretary of Amer. Bapt. Publication Society, Pennsylvania. I covet the privilege of being among the many friends who are congratulating you on the coming anniversary of twenty years of devoted and successful service as Sec retary of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention. It is a great thing to have had so influential a part in the work of world evangelization for a full score of years. You have done great things for God and your fellowmen, and I pray that God may give you many more years of happy and useful service in the cause that yo u love and where you are so conspicuously useful. Sincerely yours, ARTHUR J. BROWN. Secretary Presbyterian Board Foreign Missions, New York. We are glad to make note of the conclusion of the excellent work of Dr. Jordan. Yours cordially, >: F. M. NORTH. hi i Foreign Mission Board of'the M. E. Church, New York. MINUTES 165 164 minutes FLORIDA. Mt. Carmel, Gainesville______2.50 Springfield, Washington. Rev. C. J. Hardy 5.00 West Hunter, Atlanta------5.00 Ebenezer, Atlanta, Rev. A. D. Williams. 5.00 Brvan, Savannah, Rev. C. A. Walker.... 5.50 Herrington, Claxton, Rev. T. R. Herring. 5.00 Mt. Moriah, E. Macon. Rev. N. R. Wright. 5.00 Springfield, Augusta. Rev. J. M. Nabritt— 5.00 Wheat Street, Atlanta, Rev. P. Jas. Bryant A.00 First African, Savannah, Rev. T. J. Goodall ILLINOIS. AND Bethesda) Chicago, Rev. E. T. Martin------5.00 DONATIONS FROM CHURCHES, CONVENTIONS Second Baptist. Evanston, Rev. R. T. Sims------40.00 Mt. Moriah, Chicago, Rev. T. L. Polk----.. ...------5.00 ASSOCIATIONS. < Betldehem Association, Chicago, Rev. I. A. Thomas.. 15.00 INDIANA. ALABAMA. Mt. Zion, Indianapolis. Rev. G. Wm. Ward------— - 5.00 Antioch, Mt. Meigs, Rev. C. J. Davis------...... ------S 5.00 Second Baptist. Indianapolis------5.00 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, Prof. J. W. Beverly, h rancis Rayfleld. Mrs. C. M. Wells . _ 5 .00 St. James, Wylam. Rev. G. L. Thornton. ------5 .00 KENTUCKY. New Era State Convention. Birmingham, Rev. T. W. Walker------5.00 5.00 N. E. State S. S. Convention, Birmingham, Rev. V. B. James------5.00 Fourth Street, Owensboro, Rev. W. H. Williams______5.00 First Colored Baptist, Dothan. Rev. Thos. Bellinger^------5.00 Women’s Missionary Society, Bandana, Rev. T. P. Smith______Twenty-third Street, Birmingham, Rev. G. L. Thornton------5.00 Hall Street, Montgomery, Rev. C. W. Willis------5.00 LOUISIANA. St. James, Waugh, Rev. M. Davis------5.00 5.00 St. James, Montgomery, Prof. G. W. Trenholm------5.00 East Carroll Association, Lake Providence, Rev. S. G. Gaither__ Bethlehem Association, Cardiff------*------5.00 Hopewell, Bessemer. — ------— 5.00 MARYLAND. First Baptist, Birmingham, Rev. S. J. Jackson------— 3.00 10 .00 First Baptist, Jasper, Rev. S. J. Jackson.------3.00 Maryland Baptist State Convention, Baltimore, Rev. J. H. Taylor Geneva Association, Dothan, Rev. W. B. Neal------5.00 First Baptist. Ensley. Rev. A. T. Allen------5.00 MINNESOTA. Mt. Nebo. Patton, Rev. J. J..Jackson______5 .00 5.00 St. James. Birmingham. Rev. A. C. Morris------—------5.00 Memorial. St. Paul. Rev. E. II. McDonald------Sliiloh, Birmingham, Rev. T. W. Walker------....------5.00 MISSISSIPPI. First Baptist. Gadsden..... —------...... ------.000 5.00 Shiloh, Gadsden* ------0.00 Mercy Scat, Grills______5.00 St. Louis St.. Mobile, Rev. C. First Johnson...... ______5 .00 Grenada Association. Grenada, Rev. A. Nabors.. 5.00 Franklin St.. Mobile. Dea. N. Rivers______— ------— 5.05 Mt. Bethel, Columbus, Rev. J. W’. Sandford___ 5 .00 Yorktown, Plateau. Rev. 11. D. Parker------5.05 First Baptist, Mound Bayou, Rev. A. A. Cosey.. 5.00 Mobile Sunlight Association. Mobile, Rev. C. H. Crawford------— 5.00 First Baptist, Winona, Rev. R. T. Sims.. 5.00 Lilly. Mobile, Rev. C. H. (’rawford______•______5.00 New Zion, Greenwood. Rev. J. C. Curry. 5.00 Sixth Avenue. Birmingham. Rev. J. W. Goodgame------— _* ______5.00 Mt. Bethel. Gulfport. Rev. R. T. Sims.. 5.00 Union, Mobile, Rev. C. H. Crawford------...... 5.00 Zion Association------Union District Association, Georgiana, Rev. P. W. White------5.00 St. Union, Mobile, Rev. C. W. Wilson______5.00 OHIO. Zion Star, Birmingham, Rev. A. Hawkins...... ______5.00 Shiloh, Cleveland, Rev. C. P. Fishbone____ L... 5.00 Stone Street, Mobile____ L______5.00 Salem, Greensboro______5.00 OKLAHOMA. New Shiloh. Alabama City. Rev. J. L. Vaughn______5.00 Alabama Baptist State Convention, Birmingham, Rev. J. H. Eason______10 .00 Oklahoma State Convention, Oklahoma City, Rev. J. A. Anderson 10 .00 Friendship, Gadsden. Rev. O. B. Burton 5.00 Union. Gadsden------1------".______5.00 PENNSYLVANIA. 5.00 Salem. Jcnkinstown. Rev. J. A. Penson------5.00 ARKANSAS. Holv Trinity. Philadelphia. Rev. W. T. Graham. _ 1 .00 Mt. Canaan. Gurdon, Rev. M. E. Goodwin------5.00 Mt .‘Olivo. Philadelphia, Rev. T. J. Robinson. 5.00 St utheast Association, Wilnjot, Rev. C. A. Steed------7.50 Central. Philadelphia------5 .00 First Baptist, Eudora, Rev. G. W. Owens------5.00 Antioch, N. Glenside, Rev. J. B. Brandon— Centennial B. Y. P. U., Helena______5.00 SOUTH CAROLINA. M. C. & P. Association. Forest City, Rev. G. W. Dudley. 5.00 5.00 Fir t Baptist, Forest City, Rev. G. W. Dudley------5 .00 First Calvary, Columbia. Spring Creek, Rev. G. W. Dudley------5.00 TENNESSEE. 8u h ay School Convention, permott, Rev. N. W. White. 5.00 Ne \ Light, Helena, Rev. D. B. Cleveland------5 .00 2.00 St. i aul Sunday School, Pine Bluff, Mrs. I. J. Young.... 5.00 Willow Grove and St. Luke, Covington. Rev. Arthur Hubbard 5.00 MonumentaM. Chattanooga. Rev/M. W.Moon ..... 5.00 CONNECTICUT. Friendship S. S. Convention, Memphis, Rev. A. L. Bariett.. 5.00 New Prospect. Memphis. Rev.B. J .Perkins...... • 5.00 Union, Hartford, Rev. C. L. Fisher______5.00 Mt. Moriah. Memphis. Rev. W. L. Petty. ------5.00 Mt. Olive, Clarksville------r DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mt. Carmel. Washington, Rev. W. H. Jemigan______5.00 Nineteenth Street, Washington, Rev. Walter W. Brooks______5.00 166 MINUTES MINUTBS 167 TEXAS. Zion Hill Association, Palestine, Rev. S.'J. Williamson, J. D. Tubb. S888888888 Antioch Sunday School, Palestine,” Rev.... 2. S. J. j. "’ .Williamson.’.T.™zzzzz— Trinity Valley Association, Beaumont, Rev. H. W. Bendy. _ Hopewell, Tyler, Rev. C. C. Beauford------Cypress Association, Wolf City, Rev. J. I. Hilmore New Hope, Greenville, Rev. Felix Jones______Cypress District B. Y. PJ U., Wolf City------Northeast Texas Association, Pittsville, Rev. E. W. Johnson East Texas Association, Overton, Rev. C. M. Batto------Texas and Louisiana Association, Marshall, Rev. A. M. Moore ENROLLMENT OF CONVENTION WASHINGTON. ALABAMA— Rev. G. L. Thornton, D. D_____ Birmingham N. West Coast Association, Seattle. Rev. D. W. Carter__ 88 Rev. W. A. Tutt...... Pratt City Rev. W. M. Robins______Birmingham Olivet, Tacoma, Rev. A. W. Williams. Rev. W. A. Crosby______—Greenville Rev. M. Thornton______Bessemer Rev. Wm. Crawford______.Birmingham Rev. U. J. Robinson______Anniston Rev. H. D. Thompson______.Birmingham Rev. G. M. Porter______Rev. Jas. Hampton______. - Tuscumbia Rev. L. H. Terry______Mumford Rev. J. S. Shackleford______. Birmingham Rev. H. E. Jones------Anniston Presidents and Secretaries of State Conventions Rev. Chas. L. Thompson___ ..Uniontown Rev. J. R. Matthews______Birmingham Rev. J. A. Marton, D. D______Selma Rev. H. B. Ashbrook______Leighton Prof. A. S. Plumb______..Livingston Rev. W. G. Gotler______Hobson City Mrs. R. T. Pollard______Selma Rev. L. Steele------Anniston State president Secretary Place Date Rev. R. T. Pollard, D. D... _____Selma Rev. J. W. Weston______Margaret Rev. L. H. Ingraham______Birmingham Rtev. G. A. Revizee______>__ '__ Plateau Alabama----- Rev. D. V. Jemison, D. D., R. B. Hudson, A. M__ [Birmingham Rev. G. S. Smith______Bessemer Rev. C. S. English______Mobile Selma______November Rev. D. M. Coleman, D. D_. ------Selma Rev. M. C. Turner.______Montgomery Arkansas___ Rev. E. C.I Morris, D. D., Rev. J. W. McCrary, Pine Bluff _ _ Rev. W. Morris Jenkins____ Birmingham Rev. S. B.' Brownlee______i___ Anniston Helena. ______D. D., Pine Bluff ... November Rev. E. E. Edwards______Rev. J. II. Holmes______i.l_____ Garnsey Florida. Rev. G. P. McKinney, D. Rev. D. V. Jemison. D. D. ______Selma Rev. C. W. Willis______Montgomery D., Live Oak______Rev. R. J. White______..Girard Rev. V. B. James______Birmingham Maryland__ Rev. J. H. Taylor, D. D., Rev. J. I. Monroe______Selma Rev. J. J. Willis______Cardiff Baltimore______June Rev. J. M. Dixon______Dothan Rev. N.J. Jackson______Jasrter Mississippi _. Rev. A. M. Johnson, D. D., Rev. Wm. W. Black-Clarksdale Rev. M. J. Adams______Dothan Rev. W. S. Stratman, D. D______Prairie Vicksburg______burn. Port Gibson _ .1 July Rev. G. W. Martin______Dothan Prof. R. B. Hudson______Selma New Jersey.. Rev. J. C. Love, D. D., Mt. Rev. J. B. Glover______East Lake Mrs. R. B. Hudson______t____ Selma Claire. ______Rev. D. C. Allen______Geneva Prof. G. W. Trenholm______-Montgomery New York__ Rev. Geo. H. Simms, D. D., ReV. A. C. Matthwes,' Rev. L. J. Hendrick______Birmingham Prof. J. H. Beverly______-Montgomery New York City______B. D., Brooklyn___ Rev. J. H. Freeman______Moulton Mrs. C. M. Wells______Montgomery Oklahoma__ Rev. B. J. F. Westbrooks, Rev. E. W. Perry, D. Rev. T. L. Lynch______Courtland Mrs. Bettie Glass______Selma D. D...J______D., Oklahoma City _ Rev. O. L. Freeman_____ — _------Cardiff Mrs, Marinda Edward?____ I______Selma Penn.. Rev. E. W. Johnson, D. D., Rev. J. H. Jones______Birmingham Mrs. R. E. Pitts______Uniontown Philadelphia______Rev. C. O. Booth. ______------Pratt City Rev. C. H. Crawford______Mobile 8. Carolina.. Rev. J. J. Durham, D. D.. Rev. H. Watkins, D. D; Laurens Rev. W. H. Hesse------Pratt City Rev. H. D. Parker______Mobile Columbia. ______Belton______May Rev. R. W. Weatherly------Birmingham Rev. A. C. Collins______•______Hazen Texas Rev. A. L. IBoone, D. D., M. M. Rodgers, A. M. Texarkana Rev. S. M. Hall, D. D------Birmingham Rev. W. S. White______Union town Fort Worth______Dallas October Rev. G. S. Austin______Birmingham Rev. Jno. McIntosh______Selma Virginia____ Rev. A. A. Galvin, D. D.. Rev. M. W. Brown------Montgomery Rev. J. T. Latham______East Lake Danville.__ ,■______Rev. R. J. Moore------Tuscaloosa Rev. W. B. Neal______Dothan Louisiana__ Rev. W. M. Taylor, D. D.. Alexandria Prof. B. H. Barnes------Tuscaloosa Rev. J. J. Jackson______Pattos Baton Rouge______Rev. J. H. Thomas------.... Anniston Rev. C. J. Dawis, D. D______Mt. Meig Georgia------Rev. M. W. Reddick. D. D. Rev. J. J. Howse;.,------Alexander City Rev. H. R. Cooper______Montgomery Americus.; 1______Rev. M- W. Talley------Gadsden Rev. C. F. Johnson, D. D______.Mobile Tennessee__ Rev. J. W. Ribbons. D. 15.,: Rev. S. A. Bostic------Girard Rev. N. Rivers______Mobile Memphis;______> Rev. P. S. L. Hutchins, D. D_.Columbus, Ga. Rev. P. W. White, D. Dl...... Georgiana Kansas Rev. W. A. [Bowren, A. B., Rev. J. E. Lewis, D. D.| Rev. E. W. DeYampert------Birmingham Rev. A. Hawkins______Birmingham Kansas Ci[ty______! Rev. Wm. Carter------Tuscumbia Rev. C. W. Wilson______Mobile Rev. J. S. James______.Moble Rev. M. Davis______Waugh Rev. A. A. May------Montgomery Rev. I. T. Simpson, D. D______Tuscaloosa CHURCH EXTENTION BOARD. Rev. Geo. W. Williams______Montgomery Rev. Thos. Bellinger______Dothan R. B. Roberts, D. D.l Chairman. Rev. W. H. Haggerty------Montgomery Rev. R. N. Hall______East Lake J- W. Shaw, D. D., Vice Chairman. Rev. H. R. Casper______Montgomery Rev. A. L. Stevens..''______Pratt City W. :L. Petty, D. D., Secretary. Rev. A. C. Morris------Birmingham Rev. J. W. Lathum______Montgomery Z. E. McGhee, D. D.L Treasurer. Rev. J. W. Goodgame, D. D___ Birmingham Dr. J. W. Moorer______Selma Benj. J. Perkins, D. |D., Cor. Secretary. Rev. T. W. Walker, D. D___ Birmingham Mrs. J. W. Moorer______|_____ Selma J. L. Campbell, D. ID. Rev A. Hawkins------Birmingham Wm. Thomas, D. D. f Rev. M. W. Robinson______Birmingham ARKANSAS— Thomas H. Hayes. Rev. J. F. Owens_____ .______Courtland Rev. N. W. McLenore______Vandale Rev. G. W. Jackson------Montgomery Rev. B. H. Hill.------—.Hazen Rev. S. M. Robinson______Decatur Rev. J. B. Bentley------Brlckley Rev. K. H. Robinson...... Anniston Rev. Wm. Childress_____ -_ ...Matianna Rev. A. W. DeYampert. .Augustine Rev. J. H. Warren------Newport Rev. T. B. Brown______Rev. Silas Sims------L------Keo Rev. A. F. Allen______Rev. W. L. Grant______Pine Bluff Rev. J. H. McDavis____ .Montgomery Rev. A. Richards------L______Hope Rev. C. H. Dennis______.Birmingham Rev. J. I. Johnson------Montrose Rev. W. C. Owens, D. D. .Birmingham Rev. W. S. Terrell______Pine Bluff Rev. G. R. Braddon_____ ....^Cardiff Rev. W. B. Brownlee------Pine Bluff 168 MINUTES MINUTES 169 Rev. J. E. King______..Winchester Rev. E. W. Davis__ ------Dumas Rev. S. J. Edwards_____ ------Tampa Rev. W. R. Baldwin______L Rev. J. F. Clark..__L_. ___ Brinkley Rev. N. W. White... Rev. J. N. Stokes______Lumber City Rev. L. C. Culliver. ..Pine Bluff Rev. W. H. Polk... ------Dermott ------.Cocoa Rev. P. R. Turner______-Philomath Rev. A. C. Scott—1... ------Pine Bluff Rev. G. D. Griffin_____ ------Tampa Rev. R. B. Ponder______Camilla ..Pine Bluff Rev. A. L. Taylor. ------—Marvel Rev. AV. D. Strong______------Lawtey Rev. W. H. Ferrell______Rev. J. N. Nance__ i ___ Van Buren J. K. Rev.Bell___ v. ... ------______Aubrey Rev. N. AV. Robinson______Romo Rev. E. H. Bean J_._ .....Ft. Smith Rev. M. F. Weatherspoon. ------Gainesville Rev. W. Satter AVhite______■_ ------Albany Rev. D. W. Moore. I______Sherrill Rev. N. H. Hunter______------Brickeys Rev. H. L. Stephens____------Manatter —Columbus N. II. Hunter____ ------Wynne Rev. A. Means______------St. Pierce Rev. AV". M. Gray______Rev. Dewitt Williams;__ ..Cotton Plant Rev H. P. Patton____ ------Hope Rev. M. Crooms>______—Savannah Rev. E. W. Davis I ______Dumas Rev J. L. Bradley.. ------—Orlanda Rev. M.^W^Reddick, D. D...---- Americus Rev. S. M. Moss__ | Rev D. R. Ross____ ------Hazen Rev. D. R. Choice Rev. C. T. Walker, D. D_____ -----Augusta — Grand Lake ------Little Rock Rev. J. H. Garrison_____ ...S. Jacksonville Rev. E. P. Johnson______Rev. R. E. Bryant.._i... ___ Marianna Rev J. T. Brooks___ Rev. R. J. Taylor______Atlanta Rev. J. A. Booker, DI D ...Little R Rev. J. A. Brown_____ ------Cleburne Rev. R. A. Smiley.... Rev. B. M. Curio. _ _. . .Muskogee Rev. E. T. Brown. . Rev. W. F. Bolden_____ ..------Hearne Rev. J. .Nashville --Mt. Pleasant Rev. F. B. Williams.__ _—McGregor A. Anderson. __Okinulga Rev. R. E. Hawshaw. -Memphis Rev. J. H. May------Marshall Rev. M. B. Bilbrew______Marshall Rev. ____C. Reeves. ______Lawton Rev. M. H. House___ Rev. T. W. Dailey.. ------Palestine Dr. J. B. Pius______Rev. P. C. Dandridge.... __ Muskogee Rev. J. R. Evans___ Dr. B. J. Brown______Austin Rev. W. B. Starr______—Gainesville Rev. F. L. Lights, D. DD. ____ Houston -.Cicarmoro Rev. W. A. Jones. Knoxville Atty. S. J. Williamson ------Palestine Rev. J.’ A.‘ McPherson.'' - ______Belton Rev. M. C. Springer. _ Rev. J. G. Sims______------Pittsburg Rev. W. H. Scott__ PENNSYLVANIA— Rev. A. McKee_____ Dr. J. E. Knox______---- Beaumont Rev. W. R. Brown______----Pittsburg Rev. E. L. Bowden._ ------Dallas Rev. B. Moore_____ .Nacogdoches Rev. J. R. Bennett, D. !D__ Prof. W. L. Davis_____ ------Houston Rev. John Jones___ ------Houston ___ Chester Rev. S. M. Jackson. _ Rev. J. W. Hawkins___ ------Mexia Rev. J. B. Atkins___ .Texarkana Rev. Chas. Blackwell, D. D. -Philadelphia Rev. A. J. Jackson___ -Memphis Rev. W. T. Tally_____ Mineral Wells Rev. R. H. Littleton. Rev. J. H. Dweile______Braddock Rev. C. P. Perkins___ Rev. SaiA Davis______Bryan Rev. P. H. Hughes______Germantown Rev. R.— B." Roberts" • ______-Humbert ------Tyler Rev.Jas.____ I. ______Gilmore ______Wolfe City Rev. J. C. Jackson, D. D... .Memphis Rev. A. T. Stewart_____ -______Tyler Rev. C. C. Beauford__ _ Tyler .Philadelphia Rev. W. M. Haynes, D. D. .Nashville Rev. L. K. Williams, D. D ----- Ft. Worth Rev. E. D. Stephens. _____ Novasota Rev. L. G. Jordan, D. D_____-Philadelphiarmiaueipiua Rev. R. J. Petty______-Memphis Rev. A. L. Boone, D. D__ Rev. A. R. Robinson, Di. D’___ Philadelphia Rev. M. W. Moore______Ft. Worth Rev. A. P. Cooksey. ____ .Longview Mrs. A. E. West------1______Pittsburg Dr. C. C. Harper______------Dallas Rev. L. Reed______.—Nacogdoches Rev. O. S. Harwell__ '___ . Hainbert Rev. J. C. Sweeney____ ------Taylor Rev.C._ __C. Choice______L__ Denison Mrs. ----- Clay------..L------Pittsurg Rev. D. Ingram______..Jackson Rev. A. R. Griggs____ Mrs. W. T. Graham, D. D------Philadelphia Rev. W. M. Coke______------Dallas Rev. W. H. Johnson. ______Terrell Rev. Warren Brown . _ _ 1______Steelton .-Jackson Rev. M. K. Curry_____ .McKinney . Rev. A. J. Goodwin______Carthage Rev. R. B. Hayes______Memphis Rev. Felix Jones______•_ ___ Greenville Rev. A. L. Russell.._ .Ardmore, Okla. Rev. J.'vB. Brandon__ -_____ N. Glensido Rev. S. Woodward. Rev. A. L. Moore______Carsicana Hon. M. M. Rodgers. ______Dallas Rev. J.aM. Clay------|------Duquesne Rev. ”E., W. Johnson. ____ Pittsburg Rev. J. R. Burdett. _____ Houston Rev. O. P. Goodwin_ 1______Steelton Rev. M. C. Durham, D. D. Rev. A. A. Gordan. ------Houston Rev. C. Smith______Mrs. O. P. Goodwin______Steelton Rev. W. W. Davis______Prof. M. W. Wells. ____ Marshall Rev. W. J.~ Cobb” ”12 .Wolfe’City Mrs. Pearl Henderson.._____ Philadelpliia Rev. J. J. Totten______Rev. E. L. Harrison- Mrs. W. H. Moses____ i_____ Philadelphia Rev. R. T. Scott______Marshall Rev. W. W. Webb___ __ Marshall Rev. W. II. Skipwith. I). D______Rev. T. B. Johnson.. —Jacksonville Rev. Wm. Roberson.__ __ El Paso Rev. R. Branch______Rev. J. S. Simmons.. __ Waxahorhie Rev. D. H. Shivers___ .Bryan Rev. W. G. Parks, D. D_____Philadelphia Rev. Jno. O. Mebane____ ...Memphis Rev. C. M. Butler.______Overton Rev. U. S. Keeling____ ..Waco Mrs. J. A. Pcnson------1------Jenkinstown Rev. I. S. Strong______...Memphis Rev. J. H. Reeves______Dallas Rev. —M. _D. ______Hardeman. __ Waco Revr T. J. Robinson, D. D___ Philadelphia Rev. H. B. Brunson______.Memphis Rev. R. B. Francis______Pittsburg Rev. A. M. Moore.. .Marshall Rev. O. S. Howse______.--Humbert Rev. J. I. Gilmore... _____ Ladonia VIRGINIA— SOUTH CAROLINA Rev Robert~ ~Smith. • * -----Battles Rev. _.J. H.” Branham" * ____ — Sherman Rev. S. L. Finley_____ ..Chester Rev. x.1. C. Sherron.. _____ Rev. S. A. Brown---- .Petersburg Rev. N. C. Nix______Rev. H.” W. Bendy_____ — -Beaumont Rev. B. Tyree______Lynchburg Rev. C. W. Graham___ Rev. F. R. Ruffin______Giddings Rev. Z. D. Lewis__ -Richmond Rev. A. W. Nicholson.. ------Trenton Rev. T. J. Search, D. D Memphis Rev. H. J. Wormby______Winchester Rev. A. S. Thomas______Rev. J. S. Brown____ ---- Ft. Mott. Rev. E. M. Seymour___ Rev. W. H. Germany__ ------Kountze Rev. T. M. Griffin______.Petersburg Rev. N. B. Perry___ —Charleston Rev. H. C. Sebayne____ Rev. H. C. Alexander. ______Killgore Rev. S. A. Moses, D. D______Danville Rev. A. W. Wright... —Charleston Rev H. Green______Rev. W. R. Neil______-----Big Sandy Rev. Thos. H. White, D. D___ Clifton Forge Rev. G. W. Johnson... .St. Matthews Rev_____E. F. ______Gooch______Memphis Rev. W. H. Whiten______Lodi WEST VIRGINIA— Rev. G. G. Daniels______—Charleston Rev. Wm. A. Young______Rev. J. J. Alexander______Cason Rev. P. A. Harris_____ Kaymour Rev J. J. Box------Holly Hill Rev. J. S.. Swift______Rev.E.____ M.______Clemmons______Ft. Worth WASHINGTON— Prof. J. R. Wilson------Columbia Rev. Wm. L. Craft______.Nashville Rev. S. A. Tillman. ____ Lagrange Rev. W. D. Carter, D. D_. -Seattle Rev. Wm. M. Radcliffe...:____ Bennettsville Rev. W, M. Cannon______Rev. T. J. Jones______Columbia Rev. S. E. Griggs, D. D____ .Memphis Rev. W. J. Jenkins. _ Rev. E. II. Johnson!______.Memphis Rev. T. J. Jones’ _____ ------Denmark Rev. W. S. Vance.. -Clarksdale Rev. F. B. Johnson___ —Orangeburg Rev. E. W. D. Isaac, D. D... ..Nashville Rev. J. F. Felder_____ —Orangeburg Rev. E. D. Hudson______--Memphis Rev: S. L. Taylor___ -----Charleston Rev. J. L. Campbell____ ..Memphis Rev. J. C. Houser_____ ---- Rowesville Rev. Arthur Hubbard___ -Covington Dea. E. D. Jones____ St. Matthews Rev. D. H. Thompson____ -----Pulaski Dea. A. W. Wright____ —Orangeburg Rev. W. L. Petty______.Memphis Rev. W.... O._ Carmichael. —Branchville Rev. E. M. Kitt.... TEXAS— Rev. A. B. Watts. _ Rev. A. Barbour______------Galveston Rev. H. E, Taylor. _ Rev. D. A. Scott______L. ------Austin Hon. W. F. Bledsoe______------Marshall TENNESSEE— Rev. A. L. Wright______------Marshall Rev. J. W. Ribbons, D. D. ..Memphis Rev. J. A. Brown_____ ------Cleburne Rev. S. B. Burnett______Rev. W. F. Bolden______._Mt. Pleasant Rev. E. M. Lawrence, D. D. ---- Nashville Rev. J. H. May ------Marshall Rev. M. W. Moon______.Chattanooga Rev. T. W. Dailey. .2. "2 Rev. A. J. Brown______I ------Jackson ------Palestine Rev. J. F. Bradshdw______Dr. B. J. Brown______-----Gains villo Rev. * T ...... ---- Memphis Atty. S. J. Williamson__ ------Palestine A. L. Bartlett____ |_ ---- Memphis Rev. J. G. Sims______------Pittsburg Rev. H. T. Spann______L ---- Medon Dr. J. E. Knox______------Dalias Rev. E. Moore______L .Chattanooga Prof. W. L. Davis...... Rev. J. E. Jones______F. .-.Clarksville _____Houston Rev. Rev. J. W. Hawkins______Mexia M. W. Gilberts D. D__ ----- Nashville Rev. W. T. Tally______.Mineral Wells Rev. rW.... T._. ___Hightower__ 1 ---- Nashville Dr. J. B. Singleton... Rev. Sam Davis_____ ~ _ Tyler Prof. S. P. Harris____ ---- Nashville Rev. A. T. Stewart______Tyler .-.Nashville Rev. L. K. Williams, D. D Ft. Worth Atty. T. G. Ewing... ----Nashville Rev. A. L. Boone, Df D___ Ft. Worth Prof. J. D. Crenshaw. —Nashville Rev. C. W. Chapman... Dr. C. C. Harper. _ ___ Dallas Rev. J. W. Neighbors. Rfiv. J. C. Sweeney ___ Taylor Rev. C. T. Speaks___ ---- Humbert Rev. A. R. Griggs ___ Dallas Rev. A. D. Hunt______Chattanooga Rev. M. K. Curry.. McKinney -Nashville Rev. Felix Jones.. Greenville Rev. W. M. Thomas, D. D -Memphis Rev. A. L. Wright Marshall JOURNAL OF THE \ ( ' 1 I \ k . f. SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE '■ Womans Convention Auxiliary TO THE National Baptist Convention HELD WITH THE ♦ Saint John Baptist Church ■ I SAVANNAH, GEORGIA September 6th to 11th, 1916 176 MINUTES MINUTES 177 ARTICLE VI.—CONDUCT OF MEETINGS. Every session of the Woman’s Convention shall be opened and closed with re ligious exercises. ARTICLE VII.—AMENDMENTS. f The Constitution may be altered or amended by a two-thirds vote at any annual meeting, thirty days’ previous notice having been sent through the State Secretary to the Woman's Convention. The Corresponding Secretary shall notify each Vice Constitution of the Woman’s Auxiliary Convention. President of the proposed amendment. BY-LAWS. | PREAMBLE. f* Article 1. The President shall preside at the annual meeting of the Woman’s Con We, the women of the churches connected with the National Baptist Convention, vention and at all meetings of the Executive Committee; shall appoint all committees desirous of stimulating ;and transmitting a missionary spirit and grace of giving not otherwise provided for; shall organize new societies, and shall be an ex-officio among the women and Children of the churches and aiding in collecting funds for member of all standing committees. She may, through the Corresponding Secretary, missions to be disbursed as ordered by the Convention, organize and adopt the fol call special meetings of the Executive Committee, when in her judgment needful, or lowing: at the request of five members of the Executive Committee. In his absence the Vice ARTICLE I.—NAME. President from the State where the committee may be located shall take her place. This organization shall] be 'known as “The Woman’s Convention, Auxiliary to the The Vice President shall represent the interest of the Convention and Boards in National Baptist Convention. their respective States or Territories, in co-operation with the State Boards, State ARTICLE IL—OBJECT. Conventions and State Missionaries. The twofold object of; said convention shall be to distribute information and Article 2. The Vice Presidents shall be considered an Advisory Board of the stimulate effort through women’s local, district and >tate organizations where they Executive Committee, who are entitled, when present, to vote at its sessions. exist, and where they do Aot, to encourage the organization of societies; to secure the Article 3. It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary to send to the earnest systematic co-operation of women and children in collecting and raising Corresponding Secretary of each State, and to societies where there is no State or money for education and missions at home and abroad. ganization, three months before the annual meeting, a blank for the report of such ARTICLE III.—OFFICERS. organization; and from these reports the Corresponding Secretary shall collect the The Officers shall be a President, a Vice President-at-large, a Vice President from annual reports. She shall conduct the correspondence of the Executive Committee, each State, a Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Assistant Recording and shall be authorized to organize societies, and transact all necessary business Secretary and a Treasurer, with a local committee of nine managers, who shall reside connected therewith. in, or not remotefrom the city, where the Corresponding Secretary resides. These Article 4. The Recording Secretary shall keep a faithful record of all proceedings shall constitute the Advisory Committee to the Corresponding Secretary of the of the annual meeting, compile and dstribute the minutes and see that minutes are Woman’s Convention. Five of them shall constitute a quorum for the transaction sent to all members, whether life or annual. of business. Article 5. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys collected on the field or at the ARTICLE IV. - ANNUAL MEETING. convention. The Treasurer shall pay out no money without an order from the The annual meeting for |the election of officers and transaction of business shall be Corresponding Secretary, signed by the President. An accurate account of all held each year at the same time and city as the National Baptist Convention. receipts and disbursements of money as reported or received by her shall be kept; ARTICLE V.—REPRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. she shall present a detailed account of all moneys paid out by her, to whom, for what ✓ The officers of the Woman’s Convention, State Convention, that have paid Twenty and the amount turned over to the JBoards. Dollars to the work, District Associations that ha■tee paid Ten Dollars, local societies Article 6. The Executive Committee of twelve members shall be nomiated by a that have paid Five Dollars, and Children’s Bands that have paid Two Dollars and committee appointed for that purpose, and shall be voted for at the annual meeting. Fifty Cents, shall be allowed two delegates for each Five Dollars paid. Only such It shall be their duty to advise the Corresponding Secretary in her work, hear her delegates as are personally present and duly accredited by the convention or local monthly report and pass upon the same. The Executive Committee shall also keep societies they represent shall be entitled to a vote. Any individual may become an in hand Two Hundred Dollars for Corresponding Secretary, in case of emergency. annual member by the payment of One Dollar. Annual members are entitled to Instead of reporting monthly to the committee, she may report quarterly. There vote. | shall be five members in the city or thereabouts. MINUTBS 179 -178 MINUTBS Article 7. The officers, with the exception of the Vice President, shall be elected by ballot on the morning of the last day of the annual meeting, through duly ap pointed tellers. Each Vice President shall be nominated by the delegates from her own State, and shall be elected by acclamation, unless otherwise ordered. An As sistant Corresponding Secretary may be appointed by the Executive Committee. Article 8. Tellers having been appointed by the meeting, an informal ballot shall be cast for each officer, and the delegates shall then proceed to vote by ballot for the two highest nominees for each office. Official Directory of the Woman’s Auxiliary Convention. Article 9. The-Executive Committee is directed to form and maintain the closest possibMconnection with the Boards of the National Baptist Convention and with the State organizations. PRESIDENT. Article 10. The Executive Committee shall report through its officers at each Mrs. S. W. Layton------Philadelphia, Pa. annual session of the Baptist Woman’s Convention what has been done toward VICE PRESIDENT. carrying out the objects of the organization. Mrs. P. J. Bryant------______Atlanta, Ga. Article 11. The By-Laws may be altered or amended by a two-thirds majority CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. vote at any annual meeting, three months’ previous notice having been sent through Miss N. H. Burroughs------Washington, D. C. the Secretary to the Woman’s Missionary Convention. The Corresponding Secretary RECORDING SECRETARY. shall notify each Vice President of the proposed amendment. Mrs. V. W. Broughton______1______Memphis, Tenn. ^■Article 12. All members shall remain during the session, except permission to leave ASSISTANT RECORDING SECRETARY. is given by the President. Mrs. M. E. Goens------Jefferson City, Mo. TREASURER. Mrs. M. V. Parrish------Louisville, Ky. *1 STATISTICIAN. Mrs. E. A. Wilson______.•______Oklahoma DIRECTORS OF STATES. Mrs. R. C. Birdell______Ala. Mrs. R. E. Pitts______Union Town, Ala. Mrs. S. C. V. Shenks______Pine Bluff, Ark. Mrs. S. B. Strickland, 849 Worcester avenue______'...Pasadena, Cal. Miss Martha Johnson______District of Columbia Mrs. P. A. James______4______...Sarasota, Fla. Mrs. Lula J. Washington______Macon, Ga. Mrs. Mattie Grigsby, 2110 Martindale avenue______„______Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. L. Kemp•_------, _ _ _. _ _ _ _;______Illinois Mrs. C. H. Parrish______Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Emma Gains------...... ______Kansas Mrs. L. D. Pruitt, Box 22______Monroe, Ga. Mrs. T.E. Butler______..._____ ...______Edwards, Miss. Mrs. A. J. Abington______Clarksville, Mo. Mrs. M. J. Brockway, 806 E. 4th street______Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mrs. Sarah Johnson, 42 Pearl street______Dayton, Ohio Mrs. Amanda East______------1______Mrs. M. M. Gilmore______*______...... South Carolina Mrs. M. II. Flowers, 612 Gay street...... ______..._Nashville, Tenn Mrs. E. Strickland______..Pittsburg; Tex. 180 MINUTBS MINUTBS 181 EXECUTIVE BOARD. Mrs. M. L. Barnes. _ Ala. Mrs. M. F. Edwards Ala. Mrs. M. 6. Lockhea Arkansas Mrs. Janie Morris.. . Miami, Fla. Mrs. R. C. Daniels. Columbus, Ga. Mrs. C. D. Trice... -Illinois Mrs. Ida Frazier._. Kansas Mrs. S. W. Underwood Kentucky Annual Address of Mrs. S. W. Layton, President of Woman’s Mrs. W. T. Wells .Louisiana Mrs. A. A. Cosey. Mound Bayou, Miss. Convention Auxiliary to National Baptist Convention, Mrs. C. R. McDowell Missouri Savannah Georgia, September 6-11, 1916. Mrs. F. E. Mason Oklahoma Miss Louise Payne Xenia, Ohio Mrs. A.E. West.. Dear Co-Workers. Mrs. W. L. Petty Memphis, Tenn. This is our Sixteenth Annual Session. As we‘grow in age, let us grow in grace, for Mrs. L. J. McNorton.. Fort Worth, Tex. we are told that the indwelling Spirit leadeth into paths of wisdom, growth and peace. Mrs. Cora S. Boykin... . .South Carolina Evidences of God’s power, love and mindfulness of us are everywhere present. The Mrs. Ellen Smith_____ ...West Virginia history of His love He records in the first chapter of John (“In the beginning was the Mrs. B. Corine Carter. _____Washington word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. . . . And the word became flesh and dwelt among men.”) Every design proves there is a designer; STATE SUPERINTENDENTS OF CHILDREN’S BANDS. every law a law giver. The stars and the sun shine the glory of God, the flowers blow Mrs. Josie Moore_____ .Alabama forth His ideas of beauty; everywhere there are proofs of His goodness and His exis Mrs. B. V. Persons...L .Alabama tence. Nature everywhere suggests His wisdom, power, greatness, and intimates Mrs. P. H. Knowles., j .Arkansas His love when we are happy, well and strong. The test comes to us at the times Mrs. H. E. Harris... Atlanta, Ga. when we are sick and otherwise miserable; then there is no hint of these previous Mrs. Louisa Morton Indiana superb joys. If we are to know God loves us, He must tell us.so. He does this—the Mrs. C. 0. Winn].. ..Louisiana method by which he reveals Himself is His love as given to us through Jesus—“He Mrs. Florence Cool Illinois that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; I and my Father are one.” Let us then Miss Josie Turner...... Mississippi study God by studying His law. Learn of the Creator and ruler of the universe, Mrs. Luella Alexander __ _ .Missouri look out into the stellar space—“The heavens declare the Glory of God; the firmament Mrs. Eula Westbrooks . Oklahoma showeth His handiwork.” These declare the omnipresent, omnipotent and omnis Mrs. J. B. TaylOr____ ' _ Ohio cient God who condescends to dwell within us, our bounty, protection and prosperity. Mrs. Mary E. Johnson. .Pennsylvania Think upon His designs and adaptations of nature; learn of and from an allwise Mrs. M. S. Jones.. ______Texas Creator. Then we will not falter in faith, we will not merge into conflict, controversy Mrs. M. A. Parker West Virginia and discord; but willingly we will say, “Where He leads I will follow.” The Women’s Mrs. Henry Washington Convention will continue in union and peace. If we would learn of love, of Father hood, and all it means, of sympathy and guidance, turn your eyes to Christ. To see Him is to know the Father. To refuse Christ and to be led by His spirit of forbearance and meekness is to live and die without a knowledge of the Fatherhood of God. “To as many as receive Him gives He power to become the sons of God.” Paul says then, “They which are children of the flesh, these are not the children of God.” Through r love He imparts to us his nature, the process is revealed in his word. “Behold the Lamb of God.” We can see great manifestations of His power and be no more powerful; we can see signs of His wisdom and be no wiser. Wisdom, patience, power —are all attributes of God, and he possesses these without reference to us, but wil bestow them upon us if we let Him dwell within. He expresses His love by His self 182 MINUTES MINUTES 183 sacrifice on Calvary; and as we see His sacrifice on Calvary, our hearts are stirred with love for Him, and we thus become partakers of His nature. He loves us and chose the tallest and the most stalwart for their leaders and kings. Even Saul was enjoins us to love one another. Can we not then be patient, bear and forbear in chosen for King over Israel because he stood head and shoulders above all the rest of our work? Let Him lead and He will, work out our cause and establish our work. his fellows. In the United States it is not size or physical prowers, but political With this belief and faith, have I stayed by our convention work. strength—strength at the polls that commends the man for political place and prefer At Chicago J said to you, “Not by word or deed will I knowingly do anything that ment. will bring discord amopg our women. We have too much at stake.’’ What have we THE WOMAN’S PARTY MOVEMENT. been doing this year to help our organized cause; has love abounded; have we been instant in prayer, or have we misjudged conditions Und peoples, and given more time The present industrial condition of the Negro is the result of the abridgement of to such than to faith in our Leader and zeal in our work? Have we forgotten that the exercise of his political strength. The greatest opportunity to restore the fran God rules? Do we remember our pledges? Dr. Jordan, our Foreign Missions Sec chise—^-citizenship—to the Negro, since emancipation, is promised in the proposed retary, says, “The mission fields are suffering, there is a big deficit in funds for build Susan B. Anthony Amendment—the platform of the Woman’s Party. This plat- ings and support of the work.” T-his has been his report, that we have not responded forrrf is to secure suffrage for every women in the United States regardless of race or as pledged. Home Missions I am informed are not making the yield of previous color. Colored men must see their chance and vote for the amendment, which means years. Miss Burroughs has been hard-pressed to make ends meet at the school; it our political freedom, our industrial advancement, our restoration to Citizenship. has been her most strenuous year; sometimes she didn’t know how salaries and ex The noblest and the grandest thing in the world, is youth, in all the vigor and penses were to be met; and now the time comes when we are tested. Are we pure buoyancy of manhood, with all the promises of long life and usefulness before him. The youth with physical perfecture, strong muscles, and intellectual strength—that gold—tried by the fire? Sisters, we have established a most remarkable record in constructive work, or which elevates man and places him next to his Creator in the scale of being, is found ganization, numerical strength and in the development of colored women along moral, in the fact that God created in His own image and gave him a soul, intelligence, moral social, intellectual and spiritual lines. Constructive work is being done all over this and spiritual nature. Teach our youth not to injure or impair these gifts. When country by these colored Baptist women. Our Institution at Washington is a mon these sacred rules are overlooked and indulgences in sin allowed, the moral nature is ument too sacred for desecration of our neglect, to mar its possibilities. As women, first to suffer; the first symptoms are an unsubordination to parents, hostility to the let us rally around theiold National Baptist Standard; let nothing shake down our Bible, and the Church, rebellion to God and everything that is good. Subsequent purpose. Prayer associated with work will do the job. What other professed Chris effects are seen in weakened intellectual powers; the result, degeneracy and ruin. tians do is no warrant for us. They may be doing wrong. I read somewhere recently that the first great lesson for a young man to realize PREPAREDNESS THE SLOGAN OF THE HOUR—OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. is that he is of some importance, that upon his faithfulness, energy,, and wisdom all In some way we must not only hold society responsible for robbing our homes of else depends; that the world cannot get along without him. Teach youths, it is not mother-care to our children, but we must make society restore to our num economic after they have become grown and old that they are of value to the w'orld; it is now, opportunity, so that colored women may, like other women, stay home and properly in their young days while the foundation is being laid, that they are of great impor- raise their children and inspire them to place the proper estimate on their worth to ance. You cannot say the foundation is of no importance until the building has been erected, for, upon the right placing of the foundation depends the firmness and security this country as citizens.- In all history of the world there never was a grander or more trying period in which of the superstructure. to live than th6 present. Never before was there so much to minister to physical Dr. Conwell estimates that there are 12,000,000 young men in the United States comfort, to healthful recreation. The fruits of all climes, the products of all nations, between fourteen and twenty-eight years of age, and that these 12,000,000 young men and the resources of the whole earth were never before laid at the feet of man in such represent latent physical force enough to dig the iron ore from the mines, manufacture abundance and profusion. Good books and inspiring influence were never before it into wire, lay the foundation, and construct completely the great Brooklyn bridge so numerous as today. ^Institutions of learning, colleges, universities—are all open in three hours; that they represent force enough, if rightly utilized, to dig the clay > to rich and poor alike. The same is true in commercial and professional life. They from the earth, manufacture the brick, and construct the great Chinese Wall in five were never before offer.edlin such abundance as today to those who have the physical, days. If each one were to build himself a house twenty feet wide, these homes would intellectual and moral endowment for their attainment. The Church and the State— line both sides of eight streets reaching across the continent from the Atlantic to the indeed, all the walks and) the departments of life—are open as never before to young Pacific Ocean. * men of brain and brawn; but capacity, determination and power are nevertheless These calculations, I think, may not include young colored men, and if they do not we may show the estimate of their physical strength by same calculation. The col made, the indispensable requisites to eminence or even success. The world has always,worshiped strength. The greatness of kingdoms has often ored population is estimated to be about one-tenth the entire population. We shall been measured by the strength of their armies. The savage and the uncivilized tribes calculate then upon about a million and a half colored youths whose latent energy and physical force, would be enough to dig the iron ore from the mines, manufacture ____ 184 MINUTES MINUTES 185 it, and completely construct the great Brooklyn bridge in about twenty-four hours; the conduct of their lives, as young women are factors of immense importance to that these same youths represent force enough, if rightly utilized to construct the the great problem of the evolution of the human race. great Chinese Wall in'iabout forty-eight days. If each were to build his own house In the light of these thoughts I would like to have every colored girl ask herself twenty feet wide, these houses would line both sides of one street reaching across the the question every day, “How much am I worth?” ‘ continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Human institutions are about to have their final test. The war will end, and foolish If one million and a ihalf young men are estimated, we calculate there are an equal dreamers imagining they are doing and putting into effect the most practical and number of young women. Although we cannot accurately estimate the amount of progressive schemes for the peace of the nations may inaugurate false standards; physical force represented by these young women, there are some other things we they may create new national treaties without the Prince of Peace, and then the pride can tell. If each one of these young women should be sick one day, that would mean of rebellious man will rise to its highest pich. Learned men of the world, statesmen, one and one-half million sick persons in one year, or one person sick for two hundred publicists, ordinary men studying the Bible have often expressed their fears that the fifty-one and one-half years. Just imagine the loss to the country. world was facing a mighty catastrophe which would change the course of govern Rome could not create good soldiery and courage alone through the physical cul- ments and break up the very foundation of human society. All this has been in the kture of the men; not until she began the physical education of her young women was minds of people for years before the outbreak of the great European war, many believe "she able to secure the nation a race of sturdy, hardy, vigorous soldiery. So the health that conflict is the beginning of the end. During the very near future human history of the colored young women of today is of great importance to the race; for utfon this will behold its mightiest revolutions, its most dreadful retributions and judgments, vigor and soundness of (body, intelligence—depends to a very great extent the health preparing the way for Christ to take to Him His great power and reign. Perhaps and capacity of future generations. a new period of commercial prosperity will follow, and men will increase in untold We are told that 100,000 persons die yearly of preventable diseases; that the loss wealth and plan mighty schemes of personal and national aggrandizements. The to the nation is more than $1,000,000 per year. So we can see that each individual scars of war may heal far sooner than statesmen calculate; the world may become has a pecuniary value to the nation. You are worth just.as much as you can earn. intoxicated with its success. If God is not included, the condition of the world will If you earn a dpllar a <5ay, you are not only worth one dollar to yourself and your be far worse. May we hope that a peace of nations, a peace of God will be the result, personal employer, but (you are worth a dollar per day to the nation; and if through and that the brotherhood of man and Fatherhood of God be soon recognized. If illness you are laid aside one day, the nation as well as yourself is the pecuniary loser. ever a people struggling to the birth of a new era in its history needed able leaders, Our young women could not build houses that would line one street from New it is the American Negro today. If ever a people needed to cry to God for wisdom, York to San Francisco,, but rightly educated they could Convert each one of these strength and unity, it is the Negro here and now. The opportunity for giving the houses into a home; and to found a home and properly conduct it, is to help the world gospel-education to Negroes is larger today than ever before; and now is the time to lift up the banner of the gospel in our denominational work with fresh courage and to higher standards of living. It is easy to measure what is done by physical strength. We can see what men unwearying effort. Therefore, let the Women’s Convention Auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention lift up the banner of the gospel of courage and -continuity of are doing when they build railroads, construct immense bridges and towering build effort with fresh courage and unwearying effort. ings, but it is more difficult to measure what is done through intellectual and spiritual forces; and woman’s work in the world is not so much the using of strength as it is the using of those finer fdrces that go to build up men and women. With this thought RECOMMENDATIONS. in your mind, can you answer the question: “How much are our young people worth When the white people of this country shall recognize the capability and rights of to. themselves and their home? How much money would their parents be willing to Negroes—as friendly relationships are established between the races, then we shall accept in place of them? How much are you worth to your community; to your race; have a nation progressive and civilized and freed from the heritage of slavery. As a how much to the State, the Nation, the human race?” race, it will pay us to se.cure such friendship. I would therefore recommend: I want colored young women to reference themselves, realize their own importance That each delegate annually put on her list of friends at least one new white woman. feel that they are all necessary to God’s perfect plan. If you feel that you are no account to the world, it is difficult to realize that God’s complete plan cannot be That each delegate convert this white woman to the cause of justice for American carried on without you. The tiniest bolt or rivet may be of such importance in the Negroes and secure her pledge to use her influence to suppress mob violence, restore construction of an engine; that its loss means incapacity of the machinery that has to political rights, change jim crow accomodations in travel, and secure her promise do its work. As God has placed you in the worlcl, He has placed yoU' here to do a to get one white man who will pledge his ballot in defense of political, industrial and specific work for Him and for humanity; and your failure means the failure of his legal rights to Negroes. complete idea. | That our women be encouraged to write tracts giving storiettes or a composition, We must realize how much these colored girls are worth, and have them realize simply and concisely setting forth the real situation of our people in this country and 186 MINUTES MINUTES 187 that we revise such tracts and use them for distribution among white people, and thatsrtch tracts be distributed on trains as we travel, in white churches, Y. W. C. A. and etc. Preparedness is the slogan of the hour and as America is now ethusiastic in its preparation of immigrants for citizenship, let us not overlook but include colored aliens in our Home Missionary work. By such I mean Chinese, Japanese, East In dians, Filipiones, Cubans, etc. Let us give them the blessed message of Christ, teach God’s fatherhood and man’s brotherhood and win the friendship of these PROCEEDINGS. colored aliens. This is the best way to teach Americanization. (May this be my aim in all I say and do!) Savannah, Ga., Sept. 6, 1916. “When you think, when you speak, when you read, when you write, The Sixteenth Annual Session of the Woman’s Convention Auxiliary to the N. B. When you sing, (when you walk, when you seek for delight,— Convention of U. S. A. convened in St. John Baptist church, Rev. William Gray, A To be kept from all evil at home and abroad, pastor, Sept. 6, 1916, at 2 o’clock p. m. K Live always as pnder the “eye of the Lord.” President S. W. Layten called the house to order, greeted the sisterhood with Whatever you tfiink, both in joy and in woe, kindly words of welcome and asked the Committee on Devotions to take charge of the Think nothing you would not like Jesus to know. devotional exercise. Services begun with three sentence prayers; Sisters Price of Whatever you sky, in a whisper or clear, Illinois and Flowers of Tennessee, conducted this service. Song, “Praise God from Say nothing you would not like Jesus to hear. whom all blessings flow.” Subject presented by Mrs’. M. H. Flowers, “When We Whatever you read, though the page may allure Walk with the Lord, Wayside Experiences.” A Thanksgiving Service. Bible Read nothing of; which you are perfectly sure reading, Luke 24:13-31, by Mrs. C. D. Trice, Illinois. Song, “When we walk with Consternation at once would be seen in your look the Lord.” Sister Flowers commented upon the lesson, referring to Mos&’ Experi If God should sky, solemnly, “Show Me that book!” ence at the Burning Bush, with helpful suggestions. Prayer by Mrs. Mattie Hunter, Whatever you write, in haste or with heed, of Tennessee. Program was read by Secretary Broughtoj^ Thesprogram was Write nothing you would not like Jesus to read. adopted as read, providing for any changes that might be necessary. Whatever you sing, in the midst of your glees, Fifteen minutes were given for enrollment; and thirty minutes for seating delegates. Sing nothing that God’s listening ear could displease. Music by the Convention choir, “On Christ the solid rock I stand.” Welcome Wherever you go; never go where you fear address, Mrs. W. J. Ayers, on behalf of Baptist women of Savannah. In choice God’s question being asked you, “What doest thou here?” language, Mrs. Ayers assured our sisterhood, that we were welcome, because of the Whatever the pastime in which you engage, great work we were doing. She assured us that the Baptists of Savannah looked For the cheering iof youth, or the solace of age, forward to our coming with real pleasure, the doors of their homes all stood open Turn away from ieach pleasure you’d shrink from pursuing,” to receive us. As it was love for humanity that caused Gov. Oglethorpe to locate Were God to look down and say,— the city of Savannah where it was, it was the love, the Baptists of Savannah had “What are you doing?” for God and the interests of His kingdom as represented by our convention that made them happy to welcome us within her gates. Mrs. M. E. Harper, words of welcome, on behalf of other denominations. She said that all the women of Savannah, organized as they were, in church, charitable and social organizations, were glad to bid us welcome. They were glad, because our deliberations would add to their information and inspire them to nobler en deavors. She spoke of the beautifxfl attractions of her city, the many historic features of interest and bade us be happy and enjoy all, that the good people of Sa vannah had in store for us. Mrs. P. J. Bryant, of Georgia, vice president of our Woman’s Convention, extended a hearty welcome, on behalf of the State, She said that she welcomed us, on behalf of 260,000 Baptist women of Georgia, most of whom were identified with every move ment for social betterment. They were truly bringing things to pass. She spoke of r ’ •1 ' ■ ' i • ill' * ■* 188 MINUTES MINUTES 189 definite lines of educational work, being fostered by the women. Special reference been asked toMpreach our annual sermon. Rev. Fishback asked the convention to made to the home at Macon, Ga., and to'Spellman Seminary. Savannah was the birth-place of our vice president, her home until her marriage, the place where she engage in silent prayer. He took for his text, Phil 4:3 Subject, “Encouragement to Those Who Serve.” He counted himself happy to be privileged to speak to the had her first vision of mission work. Georgis had been with us from the beginning Woman’s Convention. Introductory remarks, explanation of the context, of our work in 1900; Georgia had been loyal to every phase of our convention work Paul’s call to Macedonia; his going to the woman’s prayer meeting on the water side and did not appear what Georgia would do. Georgia welcomed us, because of our Paul’s casting out the evil spirit out of a woman, and his consequent imprisonment, and great achievements in the past, and because of what we planned for the future. glorious release Lydia, the first European convert, with others, constituted the A brief statistical review of our work was given. She finally welcomes us, because first Baptist church in Europe Hence Paul’s remembrance of women, when he we believe in God and are laboring to advance his kingdom, beginning in our several wrote to that church homes and extending a helping hand to all mankind. First: High tribute paid to woman, as a devout, faithful worker in the Master’s Response by Mrs. Ruth L. Bennett of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Bennett said, that it cause, (a) Stress placed upon the Christian development of women; women excel was a source of inspiration to hear the gracious words of welcome that had been in building up society, in beautifying home, and in faithfulness in service. Training extended us. We came from the north, south, east and west, all for the same pur necessary to do these three things well, (b) Service the cry of the age. pose, to take up the threads, where we left them off, last year in Chicago; we were Second: Woman’s place of service, (a) Home, family altar in every home urged, here to lay further anid deeper plans for the causes we have espoused as an united training of children paramount duty of mothers. All the evils of this day attributed, sisterhood. Every State was referred to, as contributing her pro rata to the great in part, to neglect of home training, (b) Reference made to Dorcas, Mary Phoene work accomplished. “We are proud to be in this historic city, and in this great and Lydia as examples worthy of imitation. Cited Prov. 31:10-31 as the rule of Baptist State of Georgia, with its 350,000 Baptist communicants, a host of God’s action for all good women. soldiers, whom the union delight to honor. We are here to work in love and harmony, Third: Appeal to help the women who desire to be useful Our National Training and unitedly endeavor to lengthen our cords, strengthen our stakes, and push our School highly commended, as the place where all necessary trianing is being given. work forward as it becometh the children of God. Song, “We’re marching to Zion.” Concluded sermon with a fervent prayer. Remarks by President Layten. Officers all asked to sit on platform. Devotional Miss Burroughs urged that we make the sermon practical; listen to the plea in Committee asked to begin song service promptly at 8 o’clock p. m. Offering taken song, read mottoes and get busy to do our part in the Master’s vineyard. Song, taken, Ten Dollars arid Thirty Cents. Songs by Convention Choir, “Onward ‘Brighten the corner where you are/’ Christian soldier.” Fourteen young women came forward and offered themselves for service, to go State delegations called to meet at close of afternoon session. President Layten wherever the Lord called. Song, “ ’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord.” appointed ushers, Mrs. S. C. V. Shanks, Arkansas; Mrs. Lulu Allen, Mrs. Clark, Prayer, Rev Bennett. Song, “Throw out the life-line.” The vast congregation Dr. F. E. Kneeland, Tennessee. passed quietly and orderly around the audience room, singing “Throw out the life Visitors were presented: Rev. W. N. Phillips, Georgia; Rev. S. J. Wooten, Illi line,” and laid on the table an offering of Twenty Dollars and Fifty Cents. nois; Rev. Howard, South Carolina. President Layten thanked Dr. Fishback for his practical sermon and praised God The evening program was again read by Secretary. Doxology. Benediction for the happy result, the consecration of fourteen young women, who gave them by Rev. Howard of South Carolina. selves to God’s service. Announcements made by President Layten and correspond ing secretary. Song, “What a day of victory that will be.” Names of young women WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION. as follows: Mattie L. Broadnax, Dermotte, Ark ; Johnnie E. Wright, Fairfax, S. Devotional services were conducted by Sister Maxwell of Illinois. She opened C. Susie M. Newsom, 311 E. Huntington St., Savannah, Ga.; Emma R. Dennis, by singing, “All hail the power of Jesus’ name.” Mrs. McKennie of Georgia, pre 612 W. Bolton St., Savannah, Ga.; Vanburie Berrian, 291 Martin St., Atlanta, Ga.; sented the subject, “Thanksgiving,” in a very interesting manner. Sister Maxwell Alberta TukeS, Powersville, Ga.; Daisy Butler, Savannah, Ga.; Rosebud Rivers, told the story of the man, whose friends brought him to Jesus by letting him down Mobile, Ala.; Gertrude Solomon, Topeka, Kans.; Bessie Haynes, Topeka, Kans.; from the house-top; also of the woman, who was healed of an issue of blood. We Florine Tinsley, Memphis, Tenn.; Willie Gholston, Atlanta, Ga.; Eula Westbrook, can give thanks to God'through service. In supplying the need of our fellowmen, i Oklahoma City. we glorify God. Song, “My Jesus I need thee.” Scripture text given by Mrs. M. I Benediction by Rev. Goodwin. H. Flowers. Prayer by; Sister Day, Chicago, Ill. Song, “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine.” Song, “Oh, think of His goodness to me.” President Layten presented Vice President Bryant to read the Scripture lesson THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. She read Phil 4:1-7 Convention Choir sang, “Jesus met there.” With kind words The devotional services were opened by Sister M. H. Flowers, Tennessee. Sub of introduction, President Layten presented Rev. Mr. C. G. Fishback, who had ject, “Loving Thyself Less.” Song, “Must Jesus bear the cross alone.” Prayer by Sister F. White. Song, “A charge to keep I have.” Sister Flowers opened the ‘ | C •X $ • MINUTES 191 190 • MINUTES A motion by Mrs. Abington, Missouri, to suspend the rule, and elect Mrs. W. S. discussion of the lesson. Sister Shanks of Arkansas, told of an interesting book Layten, as president for the next conventional year. Mrs. M. H. Flowers, Tennessee, he read, “The Golden Chain of Sacred Wonder.’’ She said that book impressed stated her convictions, viz.: that a time should be fixed when all the officers should her to love God morq, and self less. Song, “More love to thee.” Sister Hurt spoke be elected and not continue the practice of suspending the rule to elect individual to the subject; Sister T. J. Searcy, Tennessee, also testified; Sister B. W. Battle of officers. The motion was put, and cafried. Oklahoma and Sister L. L. Davis, of Georgia, all stated that they were denying them Song, “What a song of victory.” Announcement by Mrs. M. H. Flowers. The I memorial number of Hope and the picture of Sister Joanna P. Moore were on hand, selves and working to save sinners and encourage weaker Christians. Sister Trice, Illinois, gave several instances where Christ administered to ms servants; Miss Ghols- and could be secured by all wishing them. ton testified, she was denying herself daily; Sister B. A. Johnson, doing what she could Mr. Bowen, a business man of Savannah, Ga., was introduced. He was pleased to help others. Sister Parrish stood as a living witness for Jesus, she delighted in to meet our convention, said many praiseworthy things concerning the helpfulness of slum work. The touch of the hand was more than a word sent, she was willing to the good women of Savannah, who had labored with the local committee to make ■ give what she had to others. Sister Cora S. Boykin felt twice blest, because she our stay pleasant while in their city. He had donated his real estate office as head helped others, gave illustration. Song, “Nearer my God to Thee.” Sister West quarters for the local committee, and had observed for more than a month the special brook testified that ^he was living a life of service; and thus doing what she believed interest taken by ladies in making the necessary preparation for our meeting. He the Lord would have her do. Song, “Draw me nearer.” Miss Morgan testified ■ wished us a prosperous and pleasant session. that she had not always put herself last, she desired to love the Master more and more. Mrs. E. E. Whitfield spoke of the good pastor, Rev. Wm. Gray and his good people, An earnest prayer by Miss J. Somtumzi. Song, “Blessed assurance.” Vice’presi who had left nothing undone, within their power to make our stay pleasant; she dent, P. J. Bryant, plresiding, asked that song service continue. Song, “Jesus met asked that Pastor Gray be invited to platform. Vice President Bryant bore witness Ito the gracious hospitality of the people of Savannah; Miss Burroughs added her me there.” forceful word of praise to the committee, who was in waiting when the convention Committee on Enrollment read partial report. (See report.) Committees were named as follows: Committee on Resolutions, Committee on Recommendations, convened Wednesday. Mrs. Nellie B. Wilberg, chairman of Committee of Enter Committee on Temperance, Committee on Obituary, Committee on Vital Statistics, tainment of St. John Baptist church, was called; she graciously responded to the kind words that had been spoken concerning their hospitality. Committee on Child [Welfare, Committee on Home and Foreign Mission. Miss Morgan, superintendent of Fireside School was presented. She expressed Song, “If your heart keeps right.” In gracious words of commendation, Vice her joy to be present, said that she had enjoyed our president’s most excellent ad- • President Bryant presented Mrs. President W. S. Layten, to make her annual address. frSdress, and she emphasized that we all carry out her recommendation, to make one Introductory. Thanks for the many blessings of the year. This our -Sixteenth An Knew white woman friend, and seek to interest that new friend in our convention’s nual Session, God’s love everywhere apparent. History of God’s love as -given in Ework. John, first chapter. All nature sings of His love, His wisdom and power. Study | Another member of the Church Entertainment Committee was presented, Mrs God by studying his works. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firma Bl Fanny Anderson. She was delighted to have the privilege to meet us, and do any- ment showeth his handiworks.” B'.hing that she could to assist in our work. _ A word about the controversy—she had kept silent because she knew that God t Offering taken, amount, Three Dollars and Sixty-three Cents. Convention choir still ruled, and in his own time and way, He wbuld adjust all differences, we had too ang, “Brighten the corner where you are.” Announcements by corresponding sec- much at stake to weaken our forces. Our Home and Foreign Mission work and our etary. She called attention to the literature on the tables, and urged the delegates Training School were all in great need; and we should stand together, go forward and |:o supply themselves with everything they could use, to help them interest their • look to God hopefully for the final adjustment df all differences. We had made a iome folks in mission work. Vice President Bryant emphasized the need of leaders remarkable history in progressive work, and could not afford to retreat. Rising all modern methods to keep their people interested. • Preparedness the slogan of the hour; while the natijons prepare for war, let us {| Meeting adjourned by repeating Mizpah. i prepare for nobler an^ higher living, by the proper training of our children, the de velopment of our homes, and our racial life along all lines. Woman’s Party Move THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ment meant the true Emancipation of our race. Our greatest work, the training of • our children, statistics given as evidence of the great latent strength of our young Devotions were conducted by Mrs. J. C. Maple, Illinois, and Miss Morgan, Tennes people. (See report.) see. Song, “I need Thee every hour.” Prayer. Bible reading, Lev. 1:80; I Pet. An excellent address, replete with information and happy suggestions relative to 2:1,2; Il Pet. 3:18. Subject, “Growth in Grace.” Song, “More, more about Jesus.” our future. A motion prevailed to receive and adopt report, and refer recommen Comments by Miss Morgan. Growth in grace essential, a command of God; no dations to a Committee on President’s Address. Christian should be satisfied without his growth was apparent. Conditions of Mrs. M. J. Brockway, Oklahoma, made a motion to waive the part of program, pertaining to election on Saturday, and proceed to elect president at once. Carried. 192 MINUTES M INUTE S 193 growth, first, nourishment from God’s word, I Pet. 2:1, 2; Ps. 1. Prayer, our me panied by Secretary Hudson. President Layten at once presented Dr. Morris to dium of communion with God; another condition of growth, exercise of our gifts; the convention. President Morris congratulated our sisterhood for the splendid in service, another condition. ; record they had made. He assured us that we had the hearty support of our breth Remarks by Mrs. Mopp. Minutes of previous sessions read, and upon motion ren; and they would cooperate with us in whatever we attempted in missions and same was approved. Committees again read. Report of Committee on Vital education. He said that our National Training School was a monument of which Statistics was read by Mrs. G. T. Maxwell. (See report.) Much thoughtful research all Baptists were justly proud. A motion by Mrs. M. V. Parrish that we extend a was given to this report. We should all read it. Song, “Jesus met me there.” rising vote of thanks to Dr. E. C. Morris for his visit and words of cheer. President Layten appropriately presented our beloved, successful correspond^ President Layten made announcement of a reception tendered the officers. Bene secretary, Miss Nannie Helen Burroughs. She read her annual report. Hers was diction by Dr. Johnson. a song of gladness for Goergia and her glorious history; a song of joy for the work we all are here to do. This a great year in sending forth helpful literature; more than a THURSDAY EVENING SESSION. million persons reached by our organization in a helpful way. Each State Director Devotions, Mesdames Flowers and Trice, conductors. Subject, “What the asked to raise at least Two Hundred Dollars, work dependent largely upon State Church Has Done to Bring Those in Who Were Out.” Song, “I gave.my life for Directors. See secretary’s report for work done by Directors. Five hundred two thee.” Three prayers, Mrs. R. L. Bennett, Pennsylvania; Mrs. E. M. Williams, cent stamps asked from each State. Lovingly, reference was made to the “home Illinois; Mrs. Laura Bryant, Illinois. Song, “Rescue the perishing.” Lesson com going” of our beloved Sister Joanna P. Moore. ’ ment by Mrs. Trice. The gospel the power of God unto salvation to every one that Circulation of tracts emphasized, home-life needs, our thought and best efforts. believeth; the church, God’s agency in the world to preach the gospel. Every Chris Right motives essential to successful leadership; consecration, as well as fitness tian should take a part in scattering the gospel light throughout the etntire world. necessary. Special attention should be given to betterment of country people. Mrs. Harris suggested that a man’s club would do much to reach the man of the The girls’ movement referred to; women urged to enlist the young people for the streets. Song, “I want to be like Jesus.” Another sister suggested a night school Master’s service. A successful.year in N. T. School. would be helpful; she had been instrumetnal in saving twenty young men through As usual, our corresponding secretary gave wholesome advice along all the line her night school. Song, “Throw out the life-line.” of our racial endeavors. Let us all read the report as given and strive to carry ou Chairman Flowers announced the subject for Friday morning’s devotions, and the suggestions. A motion to receive the report, and tender Corresponding Sec urged the sisters to be on time. retary a note of thanks for hep inspiring report. Carried. A motion to suspent The speakers of the evening were invited to come to the platform by President rule and re-elect Miss Burroughs, corresponding secretary. Carried. Miss N. H Layten. The convention choir sang, “Jesus met me there.” President Layten Burroughs was declared to be duly elected corresponding secretary of Woman’ presented Mrs. M. W. Riddick, to discuss the subject, “What the New South is Convention Auxiliary to N. B. Convention. Mrs. Eula Westbrook, Oklahoma Doing to be Saved.” spoke a word commending secretary’s report, and urged every delegate to secure The New South suggested an Old South. The history of Old South was well known copy. and she was pleased to say that the Old South of slavery and oppression was giving Treasurer M. V. Parrish read her report. (See report.) A motion to receive an< place to a New South of union and freedom; the education of masses begun; public adopt the report and tender treasurer a vote of thanks. Carried. schools general everywhere; and here and there, schools for higher education were A motion prevailed that the part of the constitution and program which pertainec fostered. The New South believes in industrial training for all her peoples. . The to the election of officers, be waived and all the remaining officers of the convention evils from which we suffer in civil and political life are in the New South, but not of be re-elected by acclamation. President W. S. Layten declared all the remaininj the New South. Sentiment for better treatment of the black folks growing. The. members of the staff of officers duly re-elected. Southern Sociological Congress is the greatest force now operating to change senti Mrs. P. J. Bryarit, vice president and treasurer of N. Training School, read th< ment in favor of adjusting the evils from which we suffer as a race. New South was report of money raised for the Training School. (See report.) A motion to receivi encouraging diversified farming, and the use of home products, ministers of all races Treasurer Bryant’s report, with thanks. Carried. , see the necessity of educating and Christianizing all the peoples. So the New South President Layten read a communication from President E. C. Morris, inviting is moving onward to its salvation. Song, “What a day of victory.” the Woman’s Convention to attend the General N. B. Convention, Friday evening, President Layten asked Dr. Gilbert of Tennessee, who was a personal friend of to hear Prof. Mortpn’s address. In view of the fact that the participants on our Dr. B. F. Riley, to introduce him to our convention Dr. Gi bert said that he could program for Friday evening were absent, the ladies readily agreed to adjourn their assure us that Dr. B. F. Riley was a friend, he was one white man to whom we could meeting, accept President Morris’ invitation and attend the General Convention pour out our heart’s distress. He was convinced that God had called Dr. Riley to in a body. Songs, “What a day of victory;” “There’s only one way of salvation.” assist in changing the sentiment of the south in pur favor through his’book, “The Finance Committee took the offering, amount, Three Dollars and Fifteen Cents. White Man’s Burden.” He said further that Dr. Riley was making converts among his Amid cheers and applause, President E. C. Morris came into our meeting accom 194 MINUTBS MINUTBS 195 own people to help hirh vindicate our cause. Dr. Gilbert then presented Dr. B. F. Riley, as divinely sent of God to defend our cause. held to bring this thing to pass. He is also interested in organizing labor to the Dr. Riley’s Address—God is no respecter of persons, and he came upon our sec extent that all men be given a living chance A brighter day ahead Let us all retary’s invitation to speak to us, as a man of God. He complimented Mrs. Rid praise God and take courage. dick’s address as one of the best of its kind that hff ever heard. He said that the Secretary Burroughs made impressive comments upon the wonderful message of best white people of the South were our friends, and he was here for the first time, to Dr. Riley. “ We must pay the price for whatever we get. Dr. Riley cannot do this speak to an audience of colored women. He said that no race could rise higher than thing alone, we must help him.” its women and he was pleased to meet such an advanced class of colored women, and An offering was called for, to show Dr. Riley that we were willing to help. Offering encourage them to be hopeful and go forward. To him, co or meant nothing, but taken, Fifty-two Dollars and Two Cents. character meant everything. He was a free man, free to do as he pleased, and sub Mrs. E. Arlington Wilson, statistician, spoke of the excellency of the addressee ject to the orders of no institution Seven years ago, the perilous condition of our of the evening, and asked if there were any who had questions to ask, to write them race called him out, to tlake up our cause He was counted as a fool by his own peo on slips of paper and pass them in, and she would do what she could to answer them. ple, and he told them for Christ’s sake, he came out to help solve the problem they Drs. Gilbert Searcy and Brooks, also Mesdames F. P. Cooper of Tennessee, M. had so long talked about. He spoke to both races just alike; had no sugar coated V. Parrish, of Kentucky, President Layten and R. L. Bennett, each told experiences pills for either race. He related an interesting experience, telling us how he talked they had had in securing cooperation of white people of their several communities, in to his people and some of the remarkable results. their various efforts of uplift work. Mesdames Walker and P. L. Busby added Negroes have been burden bearers since they landed on the shores of America. He their experiences.- Dr. Walter Brooks urged those who work as domestics in the wrote his book, "The White Man’s Burden,” to show them their responsibility to homes of white people, to use their influence for the good of the race. the Negroes. He told of a conversation he heard several young white men have The offering was presented Dr. Riley as a slight token of our appreciation for the about killing a colored man for nothing. He worked in. tha: community, and so great work he was doing for us. Dr. B. F Riley acknowledged the contribution with changed sentiment in favor of colored people, that two years after the above con thanks. versation was heard, two young .white men were hanged in that same place. He Benediction pronounced by Dr. White. then spoke of visiting several colored schools, tramping around to them on foot and found conditions so awful that he looked into matters, talked with those in authority, discovered that there was money in the treasury for education of colored children, FRIDAY EVENING. and soon brought about a complete revolution. He spoke of a visit to South Caro lina, where he preached to the First White Baptist church, Sunday morning. Text, Devotions in charge of Devotional Committee. Song, "Whiter than snow.” "God is no respecter of persons ” First: Prejudice and piety can’t exist in same Bible readings, Matt. 8:5-10; Matt. 9:2; John 5:1-9; Matt. 12:9-13; Matt. 9:18-31. house. Second: It’s as much a duty for the strong to help the weak, as any other All illustrations of "The Boldness of Faith,” by Miss Julia Almira Watson. The duty God has given. Third: When God has a duty for us to do, he gives us the leader spoke of her own faith and read the following original poem as testimony of opportunity. The sermon had a telling effect, was received most heartily A judge her own faith. was converted and promised to join him in his great work. Another incident—He visited a convention in Arkansas. He spoke in his plain HE LEADETH ME. matter-of-fact way; and then asked if any one had questions, he would be glad to answer. Questioner—Do; you talk to niggers that way? Don’t you think you’ll Amid the toils and cares of life, put. the devil in them? Don’t you think you’ll put the notion of social equality Amid the storms, amid the strife; into them? These questions were asked in a congregation of four hundred people. One thing I know: He leadeth me, Dr. Riley’s answers were convincing and put to silence the uncouth questioner. His mercy in it all I see. Another experience of a visit to Alabama, upon the invitaiton of a colored preacher. Sunday morning he preached to a white congregation; went home with a rich deacon I’ll fear no more the foes without, to dinner. The deacon expressed himself pleased with the morning service, but in His strong»arm bears me up, no doubt; the course of his talk, he found out that the deacon didn’t believe the Negro had a For God is with me day and night, soul, nor that he was a human being. He left this deacon his book and went on his Amid the thickest of the fight. way to preach to a colored congregation. What will save the New South? Nothing but the gospel of Jesus Christ Put it to the test. Favorble signs appear on every He gently whispers: Child, be still, hand. . , Thy cup of joy I’ll gladly fill; Lynching must go. A meeting of representative men of both races soon to be If thou wilt trust thine all to Me, The dove of peace thou’lt surely see. 196 * MINUTBS MINUTES 197 He leadeth Me, and I’m secure, questions, which the doctor cheerfully answered. Mesdames Abington, Shanks, His promises will e’er endure; Boykin, Searcy, Layten, Miss Burroughs and others spoke to this subject, empha I will not leave thee, nor forsake, sizing the doctor’s suggestions and asking questions which made the address quite Such kind and loving words He spake. practical. Miss Jeanie Somtumzi was glad to learn that Dr. Sykes planned to go to Africa, Into His hand I place mine own, where medical relief was so greatly needed. She described an African hut, no win He makes my heart His very throne; dows whatever—surely ventilation was needed there. Told also how a Seventh He dwells within to keep me pure, Day Adventist preacher was permitted to go into a Baptist church in Africa, because (And teach me trials, to endure. he could tell the people “How to keep well.” He just took Africa by storm, because he knew the healing art. Africa was truly in need of medical teachers; and He cheers me all along life’s way, they would appreciate a medical worker in the highest degree. Others asked ques He strengthens me from day to day; tions—Mesdames Layten, N. J. Johnson, M. F. Edwards, A. E. West. Convention ) And when at last my work is done, choir sang, “If Jesus goes with me, I’ll go anywhere.” He’ll lead me far beyond the sun. President Layten presented Miss Somtumzi, who delivered an address, “An In spiring Vision of the Coming Kingdom.” Theology, the art of preaching, a great Up where the saints in glory be, subject; it was effective in proportion to its leading men to live right. The gospel There my dear Saviour I shall see; teaches us, that man is saved by saving others. Jesus was an example of this teach And all the loved ones gone before, ing, I am among you,, as one that serves. He, who would be great, let him be the Will greet me at the open door. servant of all. Service, the keynote of the heavenly kingdom. Christ’s ideal, elec tion to service. Church lost unless it serves, will Africa be lost, unless the church “Come in, thou blessed,” I shall hear, gives it the gospel? That is not the question, but can the church be saved unless i Aind palms of vict’ry shall I bear; it gives the gospel to the world. Tlje simple gospel of Jesus is the world’s need; And there with all the saints of God, not formalism, but the pure gospel of Jesus preached in word and life. Song, “I only I’ll praise and magnify the Lord. need to trust Him more.” Mrs. Josephine Straughn, Foreign Missionary, was presented. She expressed her JULIA ALMIRA WATSON, joy in being present. She was pleased to note the progress of our work; she had been August 16, 1911. Columbia, S. C. in America twelve years, came to us a tiny little woman, in Memphis, Tenn.; as she grew in experience she had grown in size also, and could no longer be called small. Sister Flowers commented upon the healing of the lame man by Peter and John at Her continuous service under our Foreign Mission Board had blessed her and en the Beautiful Gate, another illustration of “The Boldness of Faith.” The subject abled her to do something toward extending the gospel to all lands. She closed by for the next devotional service announced, “The Spirit in Which I study My Bible.” singing, “There is rest for the weary.” The minutes of Thursday morning and afternoon, read and adopted. President Dr. C. H. Parrish, Kentucky, was presented. He regretted that he had not been Layten called for the order of the day. able to visit us earlier in our sessions, but his good wife had informed him of our _• ’ “FOREIGN MISSION PERIOD.” doings. f The General Convention was a record breaking meeting, more than nine hundred Theme, “Our Marching Orders.” Address, “How to Keep Well,” by Dr. E. B. delegates had erolled, and more than Two Thousand Dollars had been collected Sykes, Memphis, Tenn. She said, after her catchy introduction, man was a three from enrollment alone. He then presented our returned missionary. fold make-up, name, spiritual mental and physical. The remedy for spiritual sick Sister Taylor told us she began work in Africa in 1912, in Monrovia, W. Coast ness was prayer and Bible study; remedy for mental illness, reading good literature, Africa, she stayed there five months; the people of Monrovia had come in touch and changing environmenits; treatment for physical being should be from within, with civilization and were somewhat civilized; she thought she could not do her best Our alimentary canal explained and instructions given how to keep it clean. Clean there, so when she learned of a place further from the coast, she was impressed to liness within and without essential to good health. Clean the alimentary canal by go there, and so she did and her going was greatly blessed of God. She first made frequent salted warm water douches through the rectum; treat the vaginal canal the friends with, the native children by giving them Sunday School cards, then she opened same way, even more frequently; every married woman should take a vaginal douche school with thirteen girls; they were smart and fast learned American customs. every week. "V eneral diseases occasioned largely from lack of cleanliness. The Soon a revival broke out and thirth-three were converted, eighteen of these converts various organs of the body were spoken of and instructions given how to care for went out as missionaries to the regions beyond. The next year more than one hun them to keep them well. A highly instructive address that brought forth many MINUTES 199 198 MINUTES “Higher ground.” Committee on Child Welfare reported. The result of much dred converts were baptized as a result of the children’s work. She told us much of careful study is given us in this report. It will be profitable to all who read it. (See the natives’ customs and manner of life after their conversion. They come to church report.) The report was discussed by Vice President Bryant and Secretary Brough on time, stay until the services close, keep quiet and orderly. Our folks in America ton. A motion to adopt report. Carried. can profit from the church life of the heathens in Africa. We were all inspired from Report of the historian was read. This report was concise, yet replete with facts the report of our work in Africa. The greatest need of the station was good water. that every member of our convention should know. A motion to adopt, prevailed. They were building a good house, had three hundred acres; ten acres of breadstuff, Mrs. M. J..Brocking, Oklahoma, address, “The Value of Christian Leaders and a field of coffee, a good chicken house. Their building when complete will accommo How to Develop Them.” Too much cannot be said about the value of Christian date fifty girls. leadersj world gone wild on graft, present commotion in the world would not exist, Dr. L. G. Jordan added a word concerning our work in Africa. He distributed had the world real Christian leaders. Their value is inestimable; as blood to man's leaflets and asked the convention to sing, “We are winning.” life, so is Christian leadership to this world. Christian leadership, the greatest asset Dr. Jordarfannounced Saturday until noon would be “Tag Day,” unveiling monu to civilization, when the wicked rule, the people perish; God has ever had Christain ment of John Lisle, Saturday afternoon, when Drs. Brooks, Parrish, Walker and Miss leaders to come to man’s rescue in every emergency. Noah, Gideon, D^vid and Burroughs would tell the story of that great man’s Ifie. He told of his apron project, Moses came at God’s call for their special work. All leaders need encouraagement and said that he hoped to finish the house where Misses Davis and Taylor labored Elijah, Moses and Jonah had their moments of discouragement. They received help through the apron project. Dr. Jordan told of Miss Taylor’s walk of eighty miles from God, and so we all must have. Tell the children of our leaders, don’t wait to the sea shore, how she gave up to die when food gave out, and how she prayed, until death to scatter flowers over them—while they live and as they smell the sweet and God sent strength and help, and soon she went and finally reached her destination. odors, they will be encouraged to go forward. g He stated further that all could give something, if not your life, as others were doing, Upon motion, thanks were tendered Mrs. Brockway and all the dear women, wh|; give something. An African child could be cared for a whole year for Sixteen Dollars. contributed to the success of our meeting, by their songs, their reports and their Texas had agreed to care for ten such children. Who will take more? addresses and means. Chairman Robinson said, that he had been very sick, was now under a specialist, Announcements made by Secretary N. H. Burroughs. All were asked to take but interest in this work caused him to be here against protest of physician and The Worker. Young women especially were asked to collect stamps, several gave friends. He said that. Sister Taylor went from his church and he was truly proud of their names, which will appear in the next issue of The Worker. the work she had done; and wanted us all to have some share in carrying it forward Offering taken, One Dollar and Five Cents. Meeting closed by repeating Mizpah. to a more glorious success. As the well was the all important need of the station, The Executive Board was called to meet immediately upon adjournment of the the sisters were asked for a contribution to give the well. An offering was taken, afternoon meeting. amount, Sixty-six Dollars and Fifty Cents. A motion prevailed to call the well “The Jordan Well.” Service concluded with SATURDAY MORNING SESSION, a prayer for God’s blessing on the money, and for a man and his wife to go to this r point. Devotions conducted by the committee in charge. * Song service, prayers, Sister Prof. John Hope, of Morehouse College was presented. He said a few words °f Goens, Missouri; Sister Dean, Illinois; Miss Morgan, Tennessee. Song, “Oh for a cheer; he had been greatly pleased with the service of this period, especially Miss closer walk with God.” Subject, “Soul Messages for the Quiet Hour;” “The Blessed Taylor’s report of her work in Africa. Women had risen from a state of bondage and ness of Communion Alone with the Master.” Comments by Sister Broughton, ignorance, and the Woman Suffrage Movement meant the entire emancipation of Ps. l,st Division; Ps. 84 and Rom. 8; Sister Flowers, Ps. 23. Song, “What a friend we women. Song, “We are winning.” Benediction. have in Jesus.” Sister Dean, Illinois, spoke what is revealed in the closet, will be manifest on the housetop. Song, “Just think of His goodness to you.” President FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. Layten testified and urged that we make much of the Quiet Hour, it would greatly Devotions in charge of committee. Song, “I love to tell the story.” Season of strengthen our spiritual life. Miss Morgan emphasized the necessity of having a prayer, Sisters C. E. Trice, Illinois; F. P. Cooper, Tennessee; T. Walker, Alabama; Quiet Hour, she called attention to a chart, which read as follows: “You can do A. D. Winstead, J. C. Mapp, M. C. McIntosh, E. T. Dean. Subject, “The Spirit in more than pray, after you have prayed; but you cannot do more than pray, until Which I Study My Bible and Texts that Inspire Me Most,” Mrs. Maxwell. Vice you have prayed.” Sister E. E. Whitfield testified, as she was trying to fix some hour President Bryant testified; repeated texts. Song, “I remember Calvary.” Mes- for this secret communion with God, the Holy Spirit directed her to rise early; and she dames Scott, Mapp and Maddox gave their texts, with comments. Many sisters did so, gaining great strength thereby. Song, “Don’t stop praying.” Sister Wash pledged to study their Bibles daily. ington, Georgia, testified that she had found the observance of a Quiet Hour, great Vice President Bryant, presiding, called for the order of the day. Mrs. Tribbit strength. Song, “Let Jesus lead you all the way.” of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Raiford of South Carolina, were absent. Song by choir, 200 minutes MINUTES 201 Subject, SUNDAY MORNING. SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE. Rev. Jackson, the regular^ appointee to conduct devotions, was present but could The devotions were in charge of the Devotional Committee. Sister Flowers not remain. He suggested ttjat Dr. Bennett of Pennsylvania and Dr. Moore of Tennessee, opened the meeting. Song, “I need Thee every hour.” Prayer by Tennessee, would Conduct the devotions. President Layten called them to the Sister Eddings, of Illinois. Sister Trice read Ps. 111. Song, "He leadeth me.” platform. Dr. Bennett asked to be excused, and requested Dr. Rodgers to serve as Sister Trice announced the meeting opened for testimonies. Song, “I am thine 0, his substitute. Lord.” Prayer by Sister E. E. Whitfield. Song, “We praise Thee 0 God.” The Song, “Oh for a thousand tongues to sing.” Prayer by Sister Broughton, Tennes following sisters testified: Sisters Goins, Kansas; Della Gadson, Georgia. Song, see. Song, “How sweet the name of Jesus sounds. Scripture lesson, Matt. 18:1-13. “Is thy heart right with God?” Others testified, V. M. Simmons, Georgia; V. W. Song, “My faith looks up to Thee.” Prayer by Sister F. P. Cooper, Tennessee. Broughton, Tennessee; Sisters White, Lewis, Winstead, M. Hunter, Tennessee. Convention choir sang, “Where Jesus is ’tis heaven there.” President Layten pre Shavers, M. H. Flowers and others. Mrs. Harper of Savannah, Ga., made a state; sented the speaker of the hour, Rev. A. L. Boone of Texas. Dr. L. G. Jordan further ment concerning the Y. M. C. A. of her city, and asked for a donation to that work- introduced Dr. Boone, saying that Dr. Boone was a young man, stepping forward Vice President Bryant announced that a collection would betaken for the Y. M. C. A. by doing the Lord’s; work and not working for self aggrandizement. The Committee on Temperance made a report. A motion to adopt prevailed. Rev. Dr. Boone’s sermon. Introductory. Pleased to be with us. Congratulated (See the report.) The Committee on Foreign Missions made report. Upon motion, convention upon itsl continued success. Text, Acts 17:28. Paul’s conversion re the report was adopted. (See report.) Song, “I want to go to heaven when I die.” lated. Paul author of text, and preached it in the city of Athens, Greece The God The officers and state directors were duly installed by Rev. Gray, pastor of St. whom the Greeks worshiped ignorantly, Paul declared unto them with p< er. First: John Baptist church. After the installation, Mrs. A. J. Abington came forward In God we live, His life the light of men. Description of Athens given and they* and presented each officer a gift as a token of the love and appreciation of the sister idolatrous worship referred to. The altar to the unknown God occasioned Paul to hood. She did this so sweetly and pleasingly that all were made happy. President take the above text. Second: In God we move. Our righteous activities brought Layten made remarks of her appreciation of this tender expression of love and then forth, through Him, various activities referred to—whatever success attained, all asked Secretary Broughton, the first college graduate of Fisk* University, to express wrought through God- The more a righteous man advances, the more he becomes thanks for the gifts on behalf of the entire staff of officers. Sister Broughton, as subject to God, sees his own nothingness as compared with the wonderful power and usual, to the delight of all, expressed our gratitude to Mrs. Abington and all the deari wisdom of his Creator. Third: As your poets have said. Reference made to the sisters who had contributed toward securing the gifts. 1 Epicureans and Stoics, two classes of philosophers whom the Greeks held in high President Layten then presented Miss Burroughs, corresponding secretary, who esteem. By contrast Paul magnified the true God of heaven. Your poets sang of had charge of the evening program. The program was then rendered as follows: this God, your fathers spoke and wrote of Him. In that, God we live, arid move Song, “The heart that was broken for me.” Solo, “His eye is on the sparrow,” and have our being. iFourth: For we are his offspring, man’s existence, the strong Mrs. W. L. Petty, Tennessee, so sweetly rendered, she was encored. Second solo, est evidence of God’s being; we must admit the existence of God before we can account “The man of Galilee.” Song, “Brighten the comer where you are.” Solo, “Bound for man’s existence. When God says stop, no one can go, and vice versa, when God less love of Jesus,” Prof. H. B. Britt. All hearts were made glad by this service of says go, no man can hinder. What is man that thou art mindful of him? Man is song. fearfully and wonderfully made; God hath highly exalted him, having made man in Miss Burroughs made a supplementary report. Total amount sent corresponding secretary for this annual meeting, $1,074.89. Song, ‘“I couldn’t hear nobody pray.” his own image, a little lower than angels. Man’s intellectual faculties evidence of his likeness to his Creator; all nature declares the existence of God, and not only Prof. Thompson of Georgia, presented. He spoke of his visit to the National nature declares the existence of God, but He is made known to his children by reve Training School and congratulated the Baptist women on having the neatest and cleanest school that he had ever visited. lations. John’s vision on Isle of Patmos. Isaiah’s vision also referred to. Great thing to be in God, greater thing to know that you are in Him and that you Treasurer Parrish stated that the convention had run behind in its receipts and live and move, and have your being in Him. Appeal to women of the convention she asked that one hundred women pledge themselves to give Ten Dollars each, to to know that they were in God, by adoption, by revelation, by the presence of the make up the deficit. Holy Spirit. Song, “live anchored my soul in the haven of rest.” The offering was taken to the amount of Seventeen Dollars and Twenty-six Offering taken, amount, Ten Dollars and Thirty-five Cents. Songs sung while Cents. An after collection for Y. M. C. A., Four Dollars and Sixty-five Cents. offering was being taken, “Jesus met me there,” “What a day of victory.” Miss Burroughs made a„ motion to extend a vote of thanks to the church, pastor, Dr. L. G. Jordan and pastor, Rev. Wm. Gray made announcements. Song, janitor and all the people of Savannah, Ga., for all the courtesies extended us. “Brighten the corner where you are.” Benediction by Rev. Rodgers. Song, “God be with you ’till we meet again.” Benediction by Rev. J. Goins, Missouri. 206 minutes MINUTES 207 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING. Vice President Bryant suggested that Finance Committee report the money as President Layten called the Board to order. The meeting was opened with prayer designated, because damaging criticism had been made concerning our appropriations. by Mrs. Boykin, iSouth Carolina. Minutes of last meeting were called for. Miss Mrs. R. L. Bennett spoke to this subject, urging that money be paid out as designated. Burroughs stated that the program for the convention was made out. in the May Corresponding secretary spoke. She said that contributions to Foreign Missions meeting, and she informed the participants of their subjects, and places on the pro had dropped and we were not giving as largely as we did formerly. Mrs. Brockway gram. President asked Corresponding Secretary if she had any matters to present of Oklahoma, spoke to this subject. to the Board. Secretary Burroughs stated that the work needed more thorough Committee on Finance named: Mrs. L. J. McNorton, Texas, chairman; Mrs. J. cooperation of the State Directors. C. Mapp, Illinois; Mrs. F. P. Cooper, Tennesse. Mrs. P. J. Bryant spoke for Georgia. Mrs. Washington, of Georgia, complained Committee on Enrollment named: Mrs. Della Harris, chairman; Mrs. Ruth L. of having received no commission. Mrs. M. H. Flowers spoke for Tennessee. She Bennett, Pennsylvania, secretary; Mrs. Della Gadson, Georgia; Mrs. R. E. Pitts. hadn’t time to do all that was asked of State Directors, and she would present the Alabama. matter to her State Convention Mrs. Boykin spoke for South Carolina. The Vice President Bryant informed the board that we owed corresponding secretary, national work was 6ver remembered in South Carolina. Mrs. Edwards, of Alabama, Three Thousand Dollars on salary and we should plan to pay it. A motion carried spoke. Alabama never failed to remember the national work. Mrs. ^fest, of Penn to pay corresponding secretary all that we could afford from the funds on hand at sylvania spoke, Pennsylvania meant to do its duty. President Layten and Mrs. this meeting. A motion carried that we endeavor to get one hundred women to R. L. Bennett, also spbke for Pennsylvania. raise Ten Dollars each, in five months to pay off the indebtedness to corresponding A motion prevailed that we adopt Secretary’s plan. Each Director take thirty secretary. Mrs. M. V. Parrish pledged Ten Dollars.' cards, calling for Fifty Cents, ehch to be collected monthly, and a monthly meeting A motion to allow the regular bills. Carried. After conference with auditor h® be held for the good of national work. * agreed to accept Seventy-five Dollars. Upon motion, board agreed to give auditor, Secretary Burroughs icalled attention to the non-payment of a check given in Seventy-five Dollars; reporter, Chas. Stewart, Fiye Dollars; janitor, Five Dollars. 1914, by Dr. F. E. Kneeland, of Tennessee and desired Tennessee to have it paid. Committee sent to confer with Dr. Kneeland reported that the Doctor agreed to Mesdames Flowers and Cooper of Tennessee, explained the matter in detail. The pay the money at her State Meeting, and the Committee, Mesdames P. J. Bryant, women of West Tennessee had given the money to Dr. Kneeland for their represen Boykin, S. C., and Johnson, of Ohio, suggested that the matter be referred to thsg tative fee in the Philadelphia meeting, and the Dr. was solely rresponsible for the Tennessee State Convention, by Mrs. M. H. Flowers. misapproation of the money and the convention should look to Dr. Kneeland for it. A motion prevailed to anrfSmt' a committee to see Dr. Kneeland for the adjust EXPENSE ACCOUNT. ment of the matter. Mrs.lJ. N. Norton, of Texas, suggested that the matter be President Lay ten’s expenses and donation______...... 87 .60 placedin hands of an attorney. Mrs. Boykins su The other Two Dollars and Fifty Cents has already been reported to Mrs. E. E. Whitfield, Treasurer. I remain, Yours in His name, (Mrs.) L. D. PRUITT, Chairman. »i ■ ■ ■ , TREASURER’S REPOR’L MRS. E. E. WHITFIELD, HOME REPORT OF COMMITTEES. MISSION COMMITTEE. Sept., By cash deposit______$ 25 .50 Sept., By cash deposit, ______12 .65 COMMITTEES ON ENROLLMENT AND FINANCE. Jan. 14, 1916, Mrs. M. M. Stucky, Ga------1.00 Total amount of money raised per Cor. Secretary_* ______$ 1074 .89 Feb. 16, State Con. per M. J. Dixon, Mo------— 1 -00 From supplies______646 .30 Feb. 16, Mrs. L. D. Pruitt, La______— 2 .50 Per Finance Committee. ____ _._r______775 .46 May 26, Mrs. L. J. Payne, Ohio______.------— 5 .00 Sept. 7, Mrs. L. D. Pruitt, La______2 .50 Total,...,____ j______2496.65 Sept. 7, Miss N. H. Burroughs, La______1.00 Sept. 7, E. E. Whitfield______1 00 Committee on Enrollment—Miss R. E. Tolliver, D. C., Chairman; Mrs. M. E. Sept. 7, Jeanie Somtumzi______-— 1.00 Brockway, Oklahoma; Mirs. Mattie Grigsby, Indiana; Mrs. M. T. Wells, Louisiana; Mrs. Ruth L. Bennett, Pennsylvania. / Committee emphasized the great need of tracts for general distribution and urged Finance Committee—Mrs. L. J. McNorton, Texas, Chairman; Mfs Sallie B. every member to continue soliciting for the Tract Fund, and follow out the general Thomas, Illinois; Mrs. D. A. Elias, Kansas. lines of work as outlined by State Directors. Committee on Home Missions: Mrs. L. D. Pruitt, La., Chairman; Mrs. Ella Brown, Okla.; Mrs. Fannie Barnes, Ala.; Mrs. M. A. Minor, Miss.; Mrs. Cyntha Barnes, Ark.; Mrs. Amanda Davis, Ind.; Mrs. Mattie Hunter, Tenn.; Mrs. Gary, Ill.; Mrs. ON HOME MISSIONS. S. B. Butler, Kan.; Mrs. E. C. Dickerson, Tenn.; Mrs. E. E. Whitfield, D. C.; Mrs. Monroe, La., Sept. 4, 1916. Mary Eddings, Tenn.; Mrs. Ella Brown, Okla.; Mrs. E. J. Allen, Miss.; Mrs. Lelia Committee on Home Missions, E. Barnes, S. C.; Nora Miller, Ala.; S. L. Boone, Texas; E. J. Bennett, Ga.; Josephine My Dear Sisters: I regret that I cannot be with you in this session, but circum Scott, Ga. stances over which I have no control prevent and Prof. Pruitt is writing the letter for me. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN MISSIONS. I trust that the reports will show that each member of the committee has reported Five Dollars on the tract fund for her state, in accordance with the recommendation President, Officers and Members of the Women’s Conventon Auxliary to'the National offered by the committee, last session. Baptist Convention. Enclosed you will find Two Dollars and Fifty Cents balance due for Louisiana given We, your Committee on Foreign Missions, make this report: as follows: By the mercies of God we are permitted to reassemble in another annual meeting. We are thankful to the Almighty for the many truths that have been expressed in B. B. and 0. Association______x___$ 1.00 this meeting; for the many workers—consecrated workers that He has given us, Mrs. C. 0. Winn______L.l______.25 especially are we thankful for those who have sacrificed their lives to work in the Mrs. M. A. Cook_____ .25 foreign fields, for they are truly, following “the way the Master went.” Among Rev. O. Williams_____ .. .25 these workers the names of Misses Jeanie Sumtumzi and Susie Taylor are fresh upon Prof. W. M. Pruitt___ .25 our lips. Miss Sumtumzi, a graduate of the National Training School, will, as soon Mrs. L. D. Pruitt_____ .50 as conditions permit, return to her native country to carry the Light. Miss Taylor has been one of our most earnest workers on the foreign field. The message that Total. $ 2.50 she brings to us is forceful, plain, and gives the exact condition of the African’s every day life. MINUTgS 211 210 MINUTRS temperance. We must be temperate in all things to please the Master, as he bids We pray God that we may have many more such plain, concrete, forcible mes us “be ye perfect even as I am perfect.” ' sages brought to us as the one brought by Miss Taylor. We also pray that more Your Committee, interest will be awakened among us and that we will put forth every effort to extend F. H. Renolds, Ala., Chairman; Ulla Westbrook, Okla.; Je M. Roberson, Ala.; this particular phase of our national work. T. L. Lee, Miss.; A. D. Pettus, Ark.; F. L. Shawers, Ga.; L. J. Washington, Ga.; J. We recommend that each director throughout the states will impress the people B. Mathews, Ga.; Lizzie Woodson, S. C.; Nellie DeLoch, Ala.; J. N. Moss, Texas; more of the needs of our foreign work and that she sees to it that the constituency M. S. Jones, Texas; Cora Williams, Ga.; Mattie Bradshaw, Kan.; M. E. Sanders, Ga.^ gets the information through the literature that is provided. Ada Allen, Tenn.; E. T. Dean, Ill., Acting Secretary. We further recommend the appointment of Dj;. E. Broughton Sykes as medical missionary to the Foreign Mission Board. We have been thrilled by her address to our convention, “How to Keep Well,” and knowing how great the need is of a medical ON RECOMMENDATIONS. missionary to our foreign mission work, we highly appreciate the offer that Dr. Sykes makes to us in giving!herself as a sacrifice to supply this need. We feel blessed to Madam President, Officers and Members of the Women’s Convention Auxiliary to have such a capable young woman to recommend. National Baptist Convention. Respectfully submitted, We, your Committee on Recommendations, beg leave to submit the following Committee on Foreign Mission—Mrs. A. B. Giles, Ala.; Estella Diggs, Mo.; Laura report: L. Ward, Ala.; V. M. Battle, Miss.; Eliza Phillips, Ark.; Rebecca Wilson, Ind.; M. We recommend that the first recommendation of the president be adopted, which L. Banks, Ga.; J. C. Wordruff, Ga.; S. M. Bynes, Tenn.; Lillian M. Boles, Tenn.; reads as follows: J. H. Faulkner, Miss. “I recommend that each delegate of this convention pledge herself to secure one white woman who is honest and true and willing to acknowledge the injustice accorded Negroes in Jim Crow car laws, and will pledge herself to win one white man who will use his ballot and influence toward securing justice for Negroes in the Courts, en COMMITTEE ON TEMPERANCE. deavor to suppress mob violence and give fair trial and justice in the courts, give equal accommodations in travel and simply give justice to Negroes.” Savannah, Ga., Sept. 8, 1916. Second: We recommend the second recommendation be adopted by the con- i To the Officers and Members of the Woman’s Auxiliary to the National Baptist Con vention which reads: vention. \ “That our women be encouraged to write tracts giving storiettes, simply and con Whereas we realize the effect of intemperance throughout the land, and that we cisely setting forth our situation and that we distribute same broadcast. are reaping the benefits of the Temperance Reform that is sweeping the country, Third: Recommend that the convention adopt the third recommendation—That a mass of the people have not awakened to the fact that intemperance is the cause we as a race cultivate the friendship of the darker races coming to our shores and of the great upheaval today, and that the missionaries are forced to face it in many so doing strengthen the race by becoming identified with all the darker races of the forms. world. . It is not enough to say “down with demon alcohol” until we add “down with the Whereas, There seems to be a growing spirit among the cities where the National practices of all things denounced within the lids of the Holy Bible (frequent use of Convention is entertained that women are not wanted in the different homes, be it the tongue, over-dressing, over-eating and the various practices of immorality and Resolved, That we ask our brothers to have a committee of women appointed in forms of extravagance.”) However we must face the fact that strong drink is the each city where the convention meets to look out for the comfort of our. women. greatest demon and prirfie mover of the majority of all evils. Whereas, Since it seems to be the sense of this body that the set time for the election The name of Francis Willard will never be erased from time, for the introduction is afar, we recommend that the constitution be so amended that the election of officers of the temperance movement, which is a life preserver, a home maker, and a nation occur on Thursday afternoon of each session following the reports of the officers. builder. Let us remember to “handle not, touch not, and taste not.” ^Resolved, That the National Memorial Day, May 30th, be observed without dancing Some one has said that the saloon was rightly named “bar room” for it is a bar to manliness and wealth, a door to want and a broken heart, a bar to Heaven and a door and with more solemnity. t to hell, whoever named it, named it well. r. Ju. dUoJd i. We recommend that every effort be put forth to abolish the great *rum evil; that Committee—Madams A. J. Abbington, Chairman, Mo.; M. A. Flemister, Ill.; persistence be used to stamp out the effects of the soul destroying agency. For Willie McKinney, Ga.; Anna Winstead, Ind.; A. E. West, Penn.; E. A. Wilson, Okla • M. F. H. Edwards, Ala.; H. Weakly, Texas; Josephine Smith, Tenn.; Fannie no one can be a model missionary who tolerates intemperance, no home a model home hovered by intemperance, no country a model country under the wave of in- White, Ohio; W. D. Carter, Wash., Secretary. 212 MINUTES uiNunss 213 FLORIDA. W. H. and F. M. Missionary Society, St. Mark, (not named), $5. COLORADO. W. F. and F. Missionary Society, per Mrs. S. W. Layten, Pueblo, $1. GEORGIA. Financial Report o£ Woman’s Convention, Auxiliary to the Baptist Missionary Society, Mrs. Sallie Jackson; Mt. Olive Missionary Society, Mrs. L. L. Davis, Rev. C. H. Young; Missidnary Society, Shady Grove Baptist National Baptist Convention. church, Mrs. Martha Gardner, Rev. J. C. Matthews; Woman’s Missionary Society, F. A. B. church, per Rev. H. H. Coleman, $5; Missionary Society, Reed St. Baptist church, per Mrs. Lula Rhodes, Atlanta, $5; Woman’s Auxiliary to Third Shiloh Washington, Ga., W. Auxiliary, Third Shiloh Baptist Association, $2; Fulton Co., Baptist Association, Washington, donated $2; Missionary Circle, St. John Baptist Ga., Fulton Co. M. Circle, $5; N. Carolina, St. John A. Baptist Circle, $5; Savannah, church, per Mrs. Hattie Mitchell, Miss Fannie Anderson, $5; Woman’s Educational Ga., St. John Baptist|Circle, $5; Atlanta, Ga., Reed-St. Baptist Circle, $5; Atlanta, Convention, Fulton Co., per Madams M. E. Saunders, L. L. Davis, $5; Missionary Ga., Zion Hill Baptist Circle, $5; Chicago, Ill., Olivet Baptist Circle, $65; Marietta, Society, Ebenezer Baptist church, per Rev. A. D. Williams, Atlanta; Mrs. J. C. Wil Ga., Zion First Baptist Circle, $5; Wichita, Kans., Calvary Baptist Circle, $5; State, liams, $5; Women’s Convention Auxiliary General Missionary Baptist Convention, of Washington, N. W. C. Baptist W. Auxiliary,'$5; Atlanta, Ga., Liberty Baptist M. Mrs. E. J. Bennett, Mrs. L. J. Washington, Misses Bessie E. Foster, Willie Rhodes, Circle, $5; Evanston, Ill., Second Baptist M. Circle, $10; Atlanta, Ga., Ebenezer J. C. Woodruff, M. L. Banks, W. F. McKinney, Della Gadson, M. W. Reddick, Ann Baptist Circle, $5; Cjhicago, Ill., Bethlehem Baptist District W. Auxiliary, $50; Crawford, H. I. Forrest, Mrs. R. C. Daniels, Mrs. Luella Burney; Missionary Circle, Mississippi, Dist. W. H. and F. Convention, $10; Oklahoma, Creek District W. Zion Hill, per Madams Emma Rick, Mary C. Bell, $5; Missionary Circle, Liberty Auxiliary, $15; Blunt Springs, Ala., Bethlehem District W. Auxiliary, $10; Bryant, Baptist church, per Madams L. L. Craig, Atanta, H. E. Harris, $5; Woman’s Mis Texas, Old Land Distract W. Auxiliary, $10; Louisiana, F. M. Board, $15; Arkansas, sionary Society, Wheat Street church, Madams Lizzie Coles, Atlanta; J. Hatcher, C. W. R. Dist. W. Auxiliary, $10; Mobile, Ala., W. District Auxiliary, $10; Alabama, Jessie L. Robinson, W. L. Gholston, Cora Williams, W. F. McKinney, C. A. Finley, Jefferson Co. Dist., Woman’s Auxiliary, $10; Texas, Friendship Dist. W. Auxiliary, Rev. P. James Bryant; Missionary Circle Shiloh Baptist church, Mrs. Elberta Tukes, $10; Texas, N. West Dist., B. M. and W., W. Auxiliary, $10; Mississippi, Zion Baptist Ft. Valley, Ga.; W. Auxiliary Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Convention per Mrs. Leah,| W. Auxiliary, $20; Arkansas, W. Baptist S. Auxiliary, $20; Tennessee, State W. W. Overstreet, $10; Missionary Society, First African Baptist church, per Madams 1 Auxiliary, $35.80; Oklahoma, State W. Auxiliary, $20; Birmingham, Ala., New Era T. J. Goodall, Matilda Black, Matilda Fields, Miss Louise Bing, $12; W. H. and F. State W. Auxiliary, $20; Ohio, Baptist W. Auxiliary, $20; Alabama, State Conven Missionary Club, per Madams Lula Allen, D. J. Hamilton, $5; Woman’s Auxiliary, tion, $20; Texas, B. M. and E. W. Auxiliary, $20; Kansas, State Convention, $40, Berean Baptist Association, Madams C. C. Thurman, S. Moody, C. C. Allen, E. R. S. Carolina, Cooperative W. Auxiliary, $20. Total, $519.80. Annual enrollment, Dennis, $10; Missionary Society, Second Baptist church, per Mrs. M. L. Davis, $9; public collection, $169.10; by draft, $40; by check, $5; collection, .35; grand total, $5; Miss Romenia Gilliard, Savannah, Ga., $5; Woman’s Mission Club, Springfield $733.25. I Baptist church, Washington, Ga., donated $2.50; Zion, First Baptist church Mission per Rev. W. T. James, Marietta, Ga., $5; Thankful Baptist Missionary Society, per Mrs. J. H. Gadson, Rome, Ga., donated, $2. ALABAMA INDIANA. Woman’s Miss. Bapt. Educational Convention, (not named), $5; Alabama State Lott Carey Circle, Mt. Zion,.per Madams Anna D. Winstead, Hettie Lewis, $7; Convention, per Madams R. E. Pitts, V. B. Persons, M. F. Edwards, $20^Woman’s N. H. Burroughs Circle, per Madams Rebecca Wilson, Amanda Davis, $5; Woman’s District Convention, Mobile, per Madams Anna B. Giles, Ella Louise'Tyler, $10; State Convention, per Madams M. D. Grigsby, Anna D. Winstead, Rebecca Wilson, New Era State Convention, per Madams R. C. Birdell, Birmingham; M. L. Barnes, Miss Hettie S. Lewis, $47.50. $20; Jefferson Co. District Association, per Mrs. Josie E. Moore, $10; Missionary Society, Dexter Ave., per Madams F. H. Reynolds, J. M. Robinson, $5; Shiloh Bapt. ILLINOIS. Missionary Society, per Mrs. Ethel A. Walker, $5; Bethlehem Blount Springs District Association, per Madams Essie Tremble, Nora Miller, $10; N. Alabama W. M. Bapt. Woman’s General Baptist M. and E. Convention, per Madams E. T. Dean, S. M. Educational Convention, $30. ** L. Francis, Eva Hicks, L. H. Kemp, F. C. Cook, E. C. Morris, I. Maxwell, C. C. Cullers, L. Eddings, R. Ramsey, J. C. Mapp, E. Bassett, E. M. Williams, J. Scott, ARKANSAS. M. J. Wells, $37.56; Missionary Society, Olivet Baptist church, per Rev. L. K. Williams, Mrs. Laura Eddings, Mrs. Janie B. Scott, Mrs. Jennie Williams, Mrs. Missionary Society, Blytheville, none; C. W. R. District, per Madams J. A. Harris, Laura Bryant, Elizabeth Henderson, Belle Day, Sallie Ming, J. E. Flemiste, M. B. Lula Nuckler, Maggie Waddy, Missouri Johnson, $10; W. Bapt. State Association, Clark, I. B. Maxwell,Willa English, Elnora Franklyn, Dr. S. W. Smith, Mrs. Jessie per Madams S. C. Shanks, E. J. Wheeler, Cynthia Bonder, A. D. Pettis, Eliza Phillips, C Mapp, Dr. S. J. Dorsey, Deacon M. J. Pemberton, Madams Amanda Jones, E. Ark ’ $J0Wn’ *20’ For T*aininS Sch<>ol (donated), per Mrs. E. J. Wheeler, Newport, Edwards, M. Clemmons, R. Vincent, L. Allen, C. D. Trice, $65; Woman’s Auxiliary Bethlehem Baptist Association, per Mrs. G. A. Griffin, Mrs. H. L. Gary, Rev. J. S. Jordan, Rev. Sydney Bryant, Mrs. C. D. Trice, $50; Missionary Society, Second Baptist church, Evanston, Ill., per Madams C. C. Cullers, E. M. Williams, Mary Gordon, G. A. Griffin, $10. 214 MINUTES MINUTES 215 KANSAS. S. E. District Woman’s Convention, per Mrs. D. A. Elias, Mrs. D. Shaw, Rev. SOUTH CAROLINA. J. T. Elias, Rev. C. Teail, Mrs. S. A. Kennell, $75; Missionary Circle, Calvary Baptist church, Wichita, per Mrs. S. B. Butler, $5; Woman’s State Convention, per Madams W. Aux, Cooperative Col., per Mrs. O. Bertha A. Richardson, Orangeburg, $20; Emma Gaines, Ida Frazier, J. T. Elias, S. B. Butler, Gertrude Solomon, Mattie Baptist State Convention, per Madams Olivia E. Flynn, Orangeburg, Hettie An- Bradshaw, Bessie Haynes, H. I. Monroe, Revs. Geo. McNeal, W. A. Bohron, C. T. crum, Orangeburg, Sarah Parler, Orangeburg, L. E. Barnes, Trenton, Lizzie Woodson, Fishback, $40. Columbia, Janie Corbitt. Springfield, Miss Lillie Isom, Columbia; Woman’s Baptist and E. Convention, per Madams Julia A. Watson, Shellie Dunbar, Minnie E. KENTUCKY. Wnhams, Mnttie L. Moore, Mattie Anderson, Cora S. Boykin, Miss Minnie B. Eve, Woman’s Missionary; Convention, per Madams Mary V. Parrish, J. E. Givens, S. W. Underwood, Lula Maylaya, Alice Tichenor, Miss Flora S. Byrd, $55.75. TENNESSEE. Woman’s Missionary Sojciety, Green Street church, (not named), Lousville, Ky., $20. Woman’s Baptist Convention, per Mrs. M. H. Flowers, Mrs. V. W. Broughton, LOUISIANA. Mrs. F. P. Cooper, Mrs. J. Smith, J. B. Matthews, L. Bowles, A. D. Hurt, E. Steele, M. L. Burton, M. Hunter, E. M. Laurence, Dr. F. Kneeland, C. E. Dickerson. W. Foreign Missionary Board, per Madams S. P. Mayfield, Georgia Lewis, Mary L. Petty, Ella Searcy. Lewis, Hattie Pickens, $15. TEXAS. MISSISSIPPI. N. W. District Woman’s Auxiliary, B. M. E. Convention, per Madams J. N. Moss, W. H. and F. M. Society, Third Baptist church, Laurel, per Madams Lucy Faulk H. O. Weekly, L. J. McNorton, M. S. Jones, $10; Woman’s Auxiliary, B. M. E. Con ner, Maggie Jordan, $5; Woman’s Convention Auxiliary to General Baptist Con vention, per Madams E. Strickland, H. Weekly, L. J. McNorton, M. Sharkey, A. vention, per Madams T. C. Butler, V. M. Battle, M. A. Edwards, M. A. Minor, F. L. B.oone, M. S. Jones, $20; Old Land Mark Association, per Mrs. B. E. Scott, $10; L. Lee, Bertha Winder, A. A. Cosey, Rev. C. T. Stamps, $20; Woman’s H. and F. M. Friendship District Association, per Madams I. L. Boone, A. E. Sparks, Rev. A. L. District Convention, periMadams E. J. Allen, M. J. Jordan, J. H. Fortner, $10. Boone, $10; Trinity Valley District, pet Mrs. A. Wilson, Beaumont, donated, $5. 5 MISSOURI. VIRGINIA. Woman’s State Convention, per Madams M. E. Goins, Jefferson City, A. J. Abing Missionary Society, Second Baptist church, per Mrs. Rosa Watson, Richmond, ton, Clarksville, C. W. McDowell, Hannibal, Estella Diggs, Jefferson City, $102. NORTH CAROLINA. WASHINGTON. Missionary Circule, St., John, per Mrs. Lydia Samuel, Asheville, $5. W. Society, N. W. C. Baptist Association, per Mrs. W. D. Carter, $5. OHIO. W. VIRGINIA. W. H. and F. Missionary Convention, per Mrs. Sarah Johnson, Mary Martin, Woman’s State Convention, per Mrs. M. M. Stratton, $73.80. Fannie White, $20;’ Missionary Society, Zion Baptist church, Mrs. Fannie White; City Missionary Union, Mrs. Fannie White, Cincinnati, $5. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. OKLAHOMA. Missionary Society, Florida Ave., (not named), $5; Missionary Society, Mt. Car mel church, per Miss Della E. Harris, $5. Missionary Society, First Baptist church, Mrs. E. A. Wilson; Creek District Bap tist Woman’s Association,, per Madams R. E. Mason, E. A. Wilson, Jennie Roberts, $15; Oklahoma Woman’s) State Convention, per Madams M. J. Brockway, Eula Westbrooks, F. E. Mason, Ella Brown, Belle Battle, E. A. Wilson, Jennie Roberts, Madam President: We, your Committee on Enrollment, submit our report $20? which is as follows: PENNSYLVANIA. State organizations represented______21 District organizations______14 Woman’s Auxiliary, Pennsylvania Baptist State Convention, per Madams A. E. Mission Circles------39 West, A. Tribbitt, A.L. Jones, S. W. Lay ten, C. D. Patterson, A. Harmon, Ruth L. Delegates...... 252 Bennett, $20; Home Missionary Circle, Calvary Baptist church, (Chester), per Ruth Annual members______f__,______21 L. Bennett, $5; W. Auxiliary, Eastern Baptist Association, per M. S. Tribbett, S. J. Jones, C. F. Terry, Ruth IL. Gennet, $10.78; W. Missionary Society, Shiloh Baptist (Miss) DELLA HARRIS, Chairman, church, per Rev. A. R. Robinson, Philadelphia, Mrs. S. Willie Layten, $15; Little (Mrs.) M. J. BROCKWAY, Okla., Circle, Shiloh church, (p6r letter), Williamsport, $5; Lydian Missionary Circle, (Mrs.) RUTH L. BENNETT, Pa., Sec. Union Baptist church per Rev. W. G. Parks* Philadelphia, $40. I* 216 Mnnnw ANNUAL MEMBERS. Paid $1 each—Mrs. P. A. Andrews, New Mexico; Mrs. M. M. Hunter, Tennessee; Mrs. L. D. Pruitt, Louisiana; Mrs. N. S. Hamilton, Louisiana; Mrs. E. Major, Louisi ana; Miss Josianna Henderson, Louisiana; Miss G. A. G. A. Willis, Louisiana; Mrs. M. M. Wall Arter, West Virginia; Miss Fannie Blackburn, District of Columbia; Miss M. M. Kimball, District of Columbia; Mrs. Nannie Deloach, Alabama; Mrs. Jennie Somtumzi, District of Columbia; Mrs. Emma Swangin, Georgia; Miss Emma Harris, Georgia; Mrs. Belle Hughes, Georgia; Miss Van Burie Berrian, Georgia; Mrs. L. L. King, Georgia; Mrs. Rosa L. Thomas, Georgia; Mrs. D. A. Tadson, Georgia; Mrs. V. A. Simmons, Georgia; Mrs. Martha Gardner, Georgia; Mrs. Sallie Jackson, Georgia; Mrs. Mary B. Davis, Georgia; Mrs. R. C. Daniels, Georgia; Mrs. Lucinda Holly, Georgia; Mrs. M. A. Tomlin, Georgia; Mrs. Tula V. Peek, R. F. D., Crawfordville, Ga.; Mrs. Maria Porter, Townley, Ala.; Mrs. Cynthia Bonner, East Sth St., Little Rock; Mrs. Annie B. Gibbs, 14 Owen St., Mobile, Ala.; Mrs. Laura L. Ward, Abbeville, Ala.; Mrs. Emma Morrison James, James, Ala.; Mrs. C. M. Wells, 47 Geary St., Montgomery, Ala.; Mrs. Julia Patterson, Tampa, Fla. Statistics. ALABAMA. 3 fl I 1 DELEGATES SOCIETY. a 2 If I •S I z-= 2 g •82 £3 a £ I' R. C. Birdell, M. L. Barnes______New Era State Con vention *102 .00 * 5.00 R. E. Pitts, V. B. Persons, M. F. Ed t 5.00 * 5.00 3 .00 20 .00 wards______State Convention______600 .00|______20 .00 20.00 Essie Trimble, Nora MJller______Blunt Spring District Association 143.851 2.00 2.00 3 .00 2 .00- 10.00 Jose E. Moore______Jefferson Co. District Association 55 .00 2 .00 2 .00 3 .00 2 .00 10 .00 Anna B. Giles, Ella L. Tyler______W. District Convention______5 .00 5 .00 10 .00 ARKANSAS. J. A. Harris. Lulla Nuckles, Maggie Waddy, Missouri Johnson______C. W. R. District....______* 25.00 8. C. Shanks. Emma Wheeler, Cynthia — 10.00 Bouner. A. D. Pettis, Eliza Phillips, E. B. Brown______Women's Bapt. State Convention ___ 7 .50 20 .00 GEORGIA L. L. Craig, H. E. Harris. Atlanta__ Liberty Baptist Missionart______* ___ S 1 .00 * 1 .00 * 1 .00 S 1 .00 * 1 .00 5.00 Rev. W. T. James. Marietta______Zion First Baptist Missionary______* 47 .77 *.00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 Emma Rich, Mary C. Bell, Atlanta.. Woman’s Missionary of Zion Hill Bap 5.00 tist Church ______M. E. Saunders, L. L. Davis______Woman's Educational Convention of Fulton County------2 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 5.00 Lulla Rhodes. Atlanta______Reed St. Missionary______1 .25 .75 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 Hattie Mitchell, Fannie Anderson, Sa 5.00 vannah______St. John Baptist Missionary______*171 .00 .50 .75 1 .00 1 .00 1 .75 Rev. A. D. Williams, J. C. Williams, 5.00 Atlanta Ebenezer Missionary______2 .50 .75 .75 1 .00 Washington______Woman’s Auxiliary og Third Shiloh 5.00 Baptist Association______J. H. Gadson. Rome______Thankful Baptist Missionary______2.00 Washington______Woman’s Missionary Club______2.50 ILLINOIS Mrs. Laura Eddings. Dr. L. K. Wil- * lizms, Mrs. Janie B. Scott. Mrs. Jes sie C. Mopp, Mrs. Jennie Williams. Mrs. Laura Bryant, Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson, Mrs. Bere Day, Mrs. SaUie Ming. Mrs. J. E. Flemister, M. B. Clark. Mrs. I. B. Maxwell, Mrs. Willia English, Mrs. Elnora Franklin, Dr. S. W. Smith. Dr. J. S. Dorsey, Deacon W. J. Pemberton. Mrs. Amanda Jones, Mrs. E. Ed wards______Olivet Baptist Missionary______723 .45 50.00 10 .00 5.00 55.00 Mrs. M. Clemons, Mrs. R. Vincent, Mrs. L. Allen, Mrs. C. D. Trice---- Olivet Baptist Missionary_____ . _ . — — Mbs. C. C. Cullars. Mrs. E. M. Wil 5.00 2.50 2 .50 10 .00 liams, Mrs. Mary Gordon, Mrs. G. A. Griffin, Rev. I. A. Thomas____ Evanston Missionary______5.00 2 .50 2.50 10 .00 Mrs. G. A. Griffin, Mrs. H. L. Gary, Woman’s Auxiliary to Bethel Associa LO .001 Revs. J. S. Jordan, Sidney Bryant _ tion— 175.00 __ 35.0 5.00 50.00 KANSAS. Mrs. S. B. Butler______Calvary Baptist Missionary______5 .00 Mrs. Emma Goins, Mrs. Ida Frazier, Mrs. J. T. Elias, Mrs. S. B. Butler, ■ - Mrs. Gertrude Solomon, Mattie Bradshaw, Bessie Haynes, H. L Monroe. Revs. Geo. McNeal, W. A. Bohron, C. T. Fishback------Woman’s State Convention------10.00 10 .00 20.00 40.00 LOUISIANA Mrs. 8. P. Mayfield, Mrs. Georgia Lewis, Mrs. Mary Lewis, Mrs. Hat tie Pickens, Mrs. V. Jarvis, Mrs. S. J. Purvis Sodus------Foreign Mission Board______10 .00 2.50 2.50 15.00 NORTH CAROLINA ■ Mrs. Lydia Samuel______St. John’s______10 .00 2.00|....._...... 3.001------5.00 • MISSISSIPPI Mrs. T. C. Butler. V. M. Battle. Mrs. M. A. Edwards, Mrs. M. A. Minor, Mrs. F. L. Lee, Rev. C. T. Stamps, Mrs. Bertha Winder, Mrs. A. A. Woman’s Convention Auxiliary to the Coeey______General Baptist Convention____90 .00 5 .00 1.00 2.00 10.00 2.00 30.00 Mrs. E. J. Allen, Mrs. M. J. Jordan, Woman’s Home, Foreign Mission Dis Mrs. J. H. Fortner------trict...... 180 .00 2.00 1 .00 2.00 5.00 10.00 OKLAHOMA • a 3 1 3 8 !1 3 o 8 £ DELEGATES. SOCIETY. _o a« 2 g§ O — B is 5e •2« Vfi 3? 2 » 2 os 85 ______a,__ —£— -S—-0— —s— Mrs. F. E. Mason. Mrs. E. A. Wilson,. Creek District Baptist Women’s As Mrs. Jennie Roberts______sociation ______5.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 15 .00 Mrs. M. J. Brockway, Mrs. Eula West brook, Mrs. F. E. Mason, Mrs. E. A. Brown, Mrs. A. E. Wilson, Miss B. Battle, Jennie Roberts______State Convention______4.75 4.00 4.00 4 .00 4 .00 4 .00 20.00 OHIO Mrs. Sarah Johnson. Mrs. W. H. Mar-1 I I I I I I I tin. Mrs. Fannie White------State Convention| 115 .0| 5.001 2 .00] 3 .001 5 .001 5 .001 20 .00 PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia. JLydian Missionary Union Baptist I Church I 40200 J I 40.00 SOUTH CAROLINA Mrs. O. B. A. Richardson, Mrs. Olivia Flinn, Mrs. Hattie Ancrum, Mrs. Sarah Parler, Mrs. L. E. Barnes,Wo man’s Auxiliary to the Co-opera Mrs. Lizzie Woodson, Mrs. Jennie tive Colored Baptist Conven Corbitt. Mrs. Lillie Isom------tion______. 20 .00 TEXAS W. Virgin, M. M. Stratton______Women’s Auxiliary of the B. M. and E. State Convention______1663 .00 20 .00 20.00 Mrs. B. E. Scott______Old Landmark Association______179 .75 1 .50 1 .50 3.00 3.00 1.00 10 .00 J. N. Moss, H. O. Weekly, L. J. Mc-N . Western District Auxiliary of B. M. Norton, M. S. Jones______and E______435 .00 10 00 10.00 I. L. Boone, A. E. Sparks, Rev. A. L. Boone______Friendship District Association______675 .00 10 .00 TENNESSEE Mrs. M. H. Flowers, Mrs. V. W. Broughton Mrs. F. P. Cooper. Mrs. J. Smith, Mrs. J. B. Mathews, Mrs. Steels, Mrs. M. L. Burton,Hurt Mrs.- Mrs M.‘ E - Hunter, Mrs. E. M. Larence, Dr. F. Kneeland, C. E. Dickerson, W. L. Petty, Mrs. Seacy______Baptist State Convention 5 .00 5 .00 10 .00 ------j* ------3.50 35 .08 WASHINGTON Mrs. W. D. Carter. I _- Women’s Society of N. W. C. Baptist? 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