The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-04
FOURTH edition
Tho Catered Conferencc.

The Southern negro outrage ques-
tlon led to a long and earnest debate
in the Conference at Bethel Churcn
yesterday, precipitated by the state
ment OF Miss Ida Wells, editor of the
Free Speech" of Memphis, Tennes-
see, shO being now an exile from home
because she condemned In her paper
the promlscuous lynchlngs Of colored
people for trumped up charges OF
which the most of them are not
guilty.
Bishop Tanner. could not retain
himself after Miss Wells recital. but
getting up said lie saw by the news
papers that Hamburg" Butler was
the guest OF Senator Cameron OF
Pennsylvania and that lie was surprls-
ed to see the North showing courtesy
to such man. who has tried Ito tread
on the negro" He said: Shame!
Shame on the South. Shame on the
clergy OF the North; but God Is not
dead and He will not let the North
think 1t can escape forever. We have
a God who must come to our help.
Our Bible teaches that he that she'd
deth mans blood by man shall his
blood be shed. Lot not the North
think 1t can escape His judgment
The negro has peculiar strength
that few people realize. lie will wait
on God and abide his time. We can
afford to walt ON Him in this matter
II lie can afford to permit these out
RACES any longer"
Strong addresses on the subject were
also made by Rev. II. A. Cromartie OF
West Chester, Rev. AM. Green of New
Orleans, Rev L. j. Coppin, Rev. Geo.
Miller and others.
Presiding Elder j. NJ. Palmer of
Philadelphia, referring to the matter
stated that the colored men employed
III the steel works at Steelton, Pa, had
beaten their own and the white
mems record also. He said the color
cd men had been employed in the
works since the great strike in 1891,
and had produced 525 tons OF steel in
two weeks, which beat any record ever
! made IN the works before either by
1 white or colored men.
| The anniversary OF the Ladies' Mite
Missionary society was held in the
afternoon and was addressed by Blsh-
on II. NJ. Turner, and Rev S. j. Camp
bell missionary on the West coast OF
Africa. Rev. j. Ii. FrederokS of Free
Town, Africa, said he was sert out five
years ago to Africa and he had sue
ceeded In organizing church with
200 Nom bers and ilourtshlng Su nday
school, and no was supported mainly
by the Mite Society.
Mrs. Sarah German, a returned Afri
can missionary, stated that she gave
] christian names to many who were
converted. 10 Que She gave thu
| name of John Allen who became tn,
founder OF the African NJ. f. Church.
In the evening Rev. Christopher
sermon from Matthew 3 ID. Th'
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tomorrow:
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Tanner, 30 II. M; Bishop Turner'S y. m
Rev. NJ Z. Brooke : p. m; Reys. J. n
address, the Sunday school at . p. IN.
Mount Pisgah, Philadelphia-hev J. Y
Mitchell
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kins, lO.30 a. m; the Rev, Frank Bradley
shortcrs Mission. East Wilmington
fev. j II. Thomas, 10 80 II. III.
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