The bee., 1883-09-08

| IeSouicoSs anu, IOr 1tS skilled ingenuity
OF inclined cars, the houses upon the
mountains are made as reachable as
those in the valley. There is but one
thing more remains for Pittsburgh to
do to make her the mistress of Man
chester, England, and that is continue
as she is doing. She is equal to New
ork IN communications in all respects
Ior trade, either by rail or navigable
water; and various titles, by which she
Is known within her corporation limits,
make her the equal of Rome with her
seven heads or hills 1t IS grand city;
because she is the source of all metals.
and is city of refuge for every labor
ing man, woman and child. who seek
an earnest labor, good wages, and
prompt payments. 1t is city of iron
OF mills, of coal and smoke: of houses
10y miles, human beings by the hun
dreds Of thousands, and moneys by the
millions. And yet it is only the labor
ing classes who are mostly disturbed
by the smoke, whose residences are
necessarily located in the near commu-
nifty of their occupation.
Your correspondent having been
invited there by the Ebenezer Bap-
tiSt Church, to look after its in
interests, | was given a first-class
opportunity, through the kindness
OF the church people, to survey
the capacity of the city, together with
Its many streets and avenues, its large
warehouses and wholesale dry goods
merchants, its many bridges and con-
yenlent depots, to my greatest salts
faction.
Your correspondent also will state
that an opportunity was given him to
address the citizens Of the great Allie
ghany County, in mass convention.
at the Franklin School House. TO dis
cuss the utility of the Colored Y National
Convention, and, after reaching what
they considered a proper conclusion.
voted not to have anything to do with
the said convention; but in this time.
having there, and they, initiative of
the hospitable spirit Of the eyer-gener-
Gus people of Pittsburgh, yielded their
local opinions for the purpose of col
Letting some facts of national charac-
ter; and through the kindness of Mr..
Paul Carson, a very prominent gentle
man OF Pittsburgh, / was introduced,
upon which the meeting 10y a unani-
nous vote invited me to speak. The
emblttered feeling which had grown
out OF some false impression that the
off in
was being actuated 10y Hons. Frederick
Douglass and B. II. Bruce, to keep
| them before the country for something.
when in fact they had never done any
thing for the race, was the cause:
which impression | had to remove. by
assuring them that the convention was
race, and not a party interest. That
it was for neither an individual man.
or men, of the race, or party of the ma
tiOn; but race interests and race inter
est5 alone: upon which they repealed
all resolutions previously passed, order
ed a State Convention for September
9TH inst, and appointed committe of
20, with Mr.. A. Ryle Neale as chair
man, to make suitable arrangements.
fix the apportionment of the counties.
and issue the call to assemble in Pitts
burgh, as above.
THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The First Washington Baptist ksso-
citation will meet in the Fourth Bap-
tiSt Church, on Tuesday, September
llth inst, at IL a. IN, when the Rev.
j. ii. Prior will preach the introduc-
tory sermon, TO which all friends are
invited. At 8 p. m. the Rev. r. John
son will preach the doctrinal sermon:
on Wednesday evening at s p. m. the
missionary sermon by r. S. Laws: at
p. In. on Thursday, the sermon on the
ministers and widows fund will be
preached by Rev. Washington Waller
and p. IN. the sermon ON the perse-
verance of the saints by Rev. H. V.
Plumer.
The annual meeting of the Grand
Council Of the Sons and Daughters of
Abraham, Is now in session at their
hall in L street, between 3rd and 45
streets. S. w, with Mr.. J. W. Branson
presiding.
The Rev. Mrs. r. j. Daniels and
daughter have returned home from
Atlantic City, where they have been
spending the summer since the latter
part of June.
The regular fall term of the Laws
Seminary commences on Monday, Sep
tember 10th at 8 a. m, and the evening
session at z p. m. Tuition Sl00 per
month for day, and IS cts. for evening
session. All the English branches are