The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-10-11
The coLoRED sAPTIsTs.
Fourth Annual Session Of the
Baptist General Association.

morning of Oct. 5, in their Fourth
annual session with the Second Bap
fish church, Morgan and Lamine
streets, this city.
The association was organized in
Chillicothe, Mo-, for the purpose OF
doing home and foreign mission and
educational work among the colores|
people. Much has already been done
by the organization in these branches.
They have established a university in
Macon City, Mo-, which is maintained
and controlled by the cOlOred Baptists
of the state. They purchased house
and twelve acres of land for the above
purpose and opened school there last
January with q large attendance OF
young boys and girls. Special atten'
is given in training preachers and q
special department is established foi
training missionaries to work anon.
the natives in Africa.
The school opened Tuesday under
favorable circumstances with about
forty students. The faculty is COM
posed of Rev. E. L. Scruggs, A. b.,
B. D., of Chicago, Miss Georgia NJ.
De Baptiste, A. NJ, of Chicago, and
Prof. W. F. Smith, of Kansas City,
Mo. Additional teachers will Ike adj.
ded during the year, and improve.
ments made as fast as the means will
permit.
The object Of this annual meeting
is to raise means to prosecute this
work and to awaken an interest among
the colored Baptists throughout the
Northwest.
The Association was called to order
by the moderator, Rev. j. T. CASTOR,
Of Macon City, whose short address
stated the things that would be brought
before the Association and desired
that the brethren take hold of the
work with all of their heart, and con-
tribute to the work largely. The
congregation joined in singing,
"Come holy spirit heavenly dove. The
Rev. J. f. Tucker of Smithton, Mo-,
offered invocation. The following
committees were appointed
Enrollment-Revs. H. Morton, J.
S. Dols.y and Mr.. S. w. Embry.
Business-Revs. H. H. Mcdaniel,
B. J. Guthrie, C.. X. Mcdowell ID.
$. Sawyers and j. S. Dorsey.
Finance-Revs. T. l.. Smith, NJ.
c. Cox, H. Mcdaniel, j. W. Miller
and T. j. Thornley,.
The committees were confirmed.
Mrs. l.. Day, of Kansas City, Mo-,
was introduced and made a short adj
dress. She congratulated the breth-
rem on the work thus accomplished.
She said, 1 thank God, that We are
spared to-day to meet in here in an
other annual session after twelve
months. We have met here in inter
est of our college, the institution that
we all love. If we are to raise the
moral and intellectual standard Of our
race, we must uphold this grand and
noble institution.
We sit and listen to some of our
preachers, pray to God to give us
such an institution as the one just
started. l propose to contribute to
this work, as long as l have a dollar.
We are now laying the foundation of
a building that our children will grow
up in fifteen or twenty years from now
and call us blessed. 1t will speak
well for us as a race anddenomination
l tell you white brethren are proud
of us.
The association then adjourned with
benidection by Rev. Amos johnson.
The afternoon was spent in hearing
reports from churches, and ass;cia-
tiOns.
The Rev. J. S. Dorsey, of Jefferson
City, Mo stated that he was represent
ing the best cOlored Associations in the
state and paid to the finance COM
mittee s134 for the educational work
of the associations. A vote of thanks
was rendered him.
The Rev. John Coins, OF Liberty,
No., preached an interesting sermon
to the brethren.
Last night the Rev. c. X. Mellow
ell, of Independence, Mo-, preached
the Introductory sermon: Text. "Sir
we would see Jesus" John 1921.
Theme-.'The worlds demand of the
pulpit" He is an able speaker and
his sermon was enjoyed by all present.
The association continued in their
work to-day. The morning was spent
in general discussion. At II o'clock,
Rev. J. H. Jennings, of Fulton, preach
ed. Rev. J. w. Miller, of Boonville,
preached. Rev. G. H. Mcdaniel, of
Hannibal, Mo-, editor of the National
Baptist Standard, will preach.
The association will continue in
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