Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The Baptist Convention Spent an In
teresting Evening.
DE. BroAdus Makes the Address on Hom'
Missions, and the Baptist Apostle Of
Cuba Makes Stirring Talk.


bstokening stormy weather, which later ar
rived, the church was crowded at the opening Of
,he evening session of the Southern Baptis'
convention saturday.
Vice-President L. B. Ely of Missouri called
the body to order. Rev. Dr. G. A. EuneAy led
in prayer, and "There is Fountain Filled with
Blood was sung.
Rev. DR.. John A. Broadus of Kentucky made
the opening address on home missions. He
said: 81 regret TO stand before you twice IN
the same day. Yet none should hesltate 20
speak for so good a cause. propose 10 say
some words on three points First, the nome
mission work deserves our thanks, tor
it aids foreign missions by promotlon OF
unity Sometimes it is sad that our
great Baptist demonstration is q mob. enjoy
this somewhat. Yesterday when we were packed
in confusion at the organization, some ssld II
would be better 10 have few dign1hed people
transact the business. enjoyed the crowd. l
am Iised to it. was raised that way. want
10 saw that the Baptist unity is wonderful 1
sat at the table of great Presbyterian minis,
ter who came from the old country. he sad
said, would it not be well to get up some creed
TO emphasize this unityG ! replied: You
would thus destroy this unity
The fact is that to be Baptist you must stand
alone on the Bible, especially the Ne" Testa-
ment. AS the old negro said In explaining why
sc many colored men were Baptists,
well white folks have so much farming they
can 'sIpAin the Bible away, but the poor negro
has no larning and has 10 take the Bible as
sSNow as to unity, I do not want to be con-
sidered an alarnist, but there is in this con-
vention tendency toward CONTAMINATION.
have no patience with such an idea In our
church some one remarked about the action OF
the board of deacons. l said board OF deacons,
hddlesticks. Laughter A deacon is only
servant That is what the word means, not 3
ruler Deacons are not to rule the church. SONS
talk about organizing the staTe conventions 70
voice the denomination. Look out for that 1t
is an unhealthy tendency toward Capitalization.
Better read church history or the New Testa-
ment or some good book, ana guara against
Capitalization. But let US cooperate IN
every way, and that is the unity we need.
The second reason for supporting the nome
board is it is working and has worked in fields
not SO satisfactorily to be worked by state
boards. How much it has done in Louisiana!
How much the board has done IN New Orleans!
How much il has done in this great Texas2
How much it has done in Arkansas! And
1t proposes to do much in New Mexico.
And how much it viii do in the great mountain
regions OF Virginia, Kentucky, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. All the
world is beginning to know that thai is the
promising portion OF our country. Baptist peo-
pie have hold on that region That country
will MI up with beauty. If Baptists can only
see these great openings and take hold they
that great region are amazing. Our states all
run theif mountain ends, into that region,
cordially cooperate, but the home board can do
SO most happily. 1 verify believe-and it is
hard to believe it-that we can get ahead Of the
Methodists. Laughter.
The Methodists are good people, and it is hard
to get ahead of them. Our wheel is softer than
theirs, but we can get it to turn around some
times easily. Let us wisely cooperate. Read
that magnificent address of our home mission
secretary. It is literary. gem
board deserves hearty support for what
It has done and can do for the colored people.
Heaven help me, shall say nothing of the race
problem or any other problem. You can solve
a problem by VIII olesale. You can only do it as
Nehemiah did, rebuild the walls OF Jerusalem
each did his part. The Scriptures say as We
haua tv a toward
have opportunity to do these colored people good.
/ suggested this cooperation in New York at
Somethiug quite different. We have opportu-
nifty. Let us do good, Let no unklnd critl-
cisms dishearten. These criticisms are very
natural. You say if they were in our place they
would do we do. oh, if we were in their
place we would say as they say.
= ''And let no ingratitude among colored people
prevent our doing them good. 1 remember q
railroad official sent me note asking about
colored brother who wanted to found an institu-
ton / went across the city to see and serve
that coiored brother. Yet he went miles away
and in q distant city denounced you and me like
forty. But this shall not hinder me from help
Row you say that some colored preachers are
abominable politicians. Let not this prevent
our doing them good. As to what is proper,
can not lay down any law; but whatever you or
can do, oh God of mercy, help you and me do
NOW a word or two more The colored peo-
pie here are of several distinct races. Many ask
are colored people capable of higher educationf
IS forty times as smart as the other.
The brown race, not black, and without white
blood, are the capable race. They are brown in
Africa, where they live in walled cities.
They have kept their blood pure to great ex-
tent. In boyhood I have heard them say: L
amt going to marry any sure enough BLACK ne
Then there are black men with good foreheads
and chin lips. They are capable of education.
END " Of We" the war war and made
an admirable senator. 1 remember such col
ored pastor in Louisville, and we all went to his
funeral Now the numerous negroes are the
Ccngoes. Let us work wisest among the colored \
people. One OF the heaviest responsibilities,
one of the highest duties that God Almighty
ever gave you and me was to do what we could
for the elevation Of the colored people"
sin the Sweet By and By, was sung and Rev.
Alberto Jesus D;az, the Baptist apostle OF Cuba,
was introduced. He spoke saying:
81 was like TO remember only speak English
0a1 the more feel advertisements.
didn't come TO make speech, but TO tell what the
Lord done. We have baptised PA believers
since last year; 1907 members are IN our
churches. We have twenty -one missionaries.
Our Sunday-schoo is 2400. We have also q
daily SundAy-school-
We teach reading, writing and the Bible We
have forty 1.-TWO meetings every week. We have
collected 5000. 20; income from the cemetery,
Sunday. Some Sundays we had only thirty
present. You know in Catholic countries all
things are left for Sunday. Now We have SEQ,
2oO Brother Godmas eighty-five to 100.
There are twenty lone Catholic churches in Hs-
vanR- went one day and and counted morn
ing and evening, and we had more in our |
churches than the Catholics.
Last year we had to-lose two Baptlsts from our |
congregation because they were so poor. So |
begun to practice medicine, and it has been |
great success. You know sometimes men are |
80 busy they can't talk but when ne is on sick |
bed then that 10 my time. Laughter.i If |
he gets well he comes to my church. 1
How in Padrone we had heard $50 out OF 700sI
were at church, so went to see. We found /
only thirty houses. / ask, how can you get 500 |
people from thirty housesG He said, you will |
BEE. At preaching time they came from all i
parts OF the country, The house could not hold |
Shem. At close OF service we bsptised q large
family and constitute Baptist church. We |
had two lots given, one for church and one for
cemetery church. I showed this to DR.. Tichenor.
The Catholic priest worked hard against us.
About nine months ago while 1 was sick man
went 70 the room upstairs and took my child and
ran away. ] heard my wife cry. I ran and 4
caught the man square from tbs house. He I
tried to take my child. Brethren, forgot was |
q Baptist put my hand on his heao and he |
laid down. daughter. policeman took
IN at man away. do not know whether that was |
persecution or that man made q mistake
II he stole child for money he make mistake. 1 |
nm Baptist preacher. iLaughter.i 1 hesrd |
once that the bishop had child stole to take TO
Spain, SO you must leave Cuba. / said never
leave Cuba till the Lord call me away. Now
that is all the persecution we have.
sfAbout five six months / read in he |