Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-14
.COLORED BAPTISTS.
Some Six Hundred Delegates Will
Assemble Here.
A CCEVI LINTON OF THREE BRANCHES
Called Together in the Vermont
Avenue Church.
PROGRAM OF THE SESSIONS.

This morning the colored Baptists Of the
country met in annual convention at the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church and will
remain in session all of this and the greater
part Of next week
The convention Is composed Of three
branches, the foreign missions, the educa-
tional and the general. Each branch will.
1t is expected. be in session two days. and
the 100000 members of the church in the
land will be represented in each branch
by the same delegates. some 600 in number.
The delegates to the convention are repre-
sentative men and among them are the
most prominent and able men Of the Bap-
fist Church Of America.
Many important measures will be brought
to the attention of the three branches of
the convention, and In that respect alone
| the present gathering will be perhaps the
most important one ever before held. Prob
ably the most important matter to be
brought before the convention will be the
project to establish a publishing house In
which to print the many papers and other
literature ernanating from the church. At
the present time the white branch of the
church Is responsible for the publication Of
such matter, but 1t Is not proposed by the
eoiored branch Of the church to cut loose
from their white brothers in this or in any
matter the intention being merely to make
the colored church more Independent and
progressive.
The Foreign Mission Branch.
The branch Of the convention which met
this morning was that Of the foreign mis-
sions- Not more than two or three hundred
delegates wer present when the convention
was opened by devotional exercises this
morning, conducted by the Rev. ]. T. Thorn
as of Chicago, assisted by the Rev. w. c.
Parker Of Tennessee and the Rev Robt
alltchsii OF Kentucky; but the various re-
ception committees appointed from the local
colored Baptist churches reported that dele
gates were arriving on every train, and it
| Is not doubted that by tomorrow evening or
saturday morning the full number of dele
gates VIII have reached the city As the
delegates arrive they are received by the
members of the reception committees and
are then escorted to the homes Of the men,
bers of the churches here, where they will
be entertained during their stay in WASH
| ington.
Following the devotional exercises, which
were begun at lO:+5 and which occupied
| fifteen twenty minutes time the dele
| gates were welcomed to the city and
| church by the Rev. Robert Johnson and by
the Rev. Geo. w. Lee of the Vermont
| Avenue Church in appropriate and earnest
addresses. which were responded to by
Rev. Harvey johnson, DID,. of Baltimore,
| Nd
Enrolment of Delegates.
President A. r. Griggs of Texas IF the
foreign mission branch Of the convention
delegates was commenced. The enrolment
of delegates was necessarily a matter Of
| considerable time. and it was not expected
| that a complete and authentic roll would
be completed until late this afternoon.
When the roll Is finally completed the
ntiOn will proceed to appoint The fol-
lowing committees: Permanent organiza-
ton. finance. communicate tons, on the best
way to interest the people in the cause Of
African missions and on time and place Of
II N Of fha ttrv, A,,rs
| the enrolment Of delegates several brief
interesting addresses were made by various
delegates.
The program for the late afternoon session
today was announced as follows: to $50.
devotional exercises: $3.50 to 4. address by
President A. r. Griggs; to 40. address
by Prof. s: N. Vass. A. NJ, American Zap
tist Publication Society Missionary
Agency" 40 to 4:40 address, Our Field
! and Work" Rev. L. L. Campbell; 4:8 to 5,
paper by Mrs. V. W. Broughton. This even
ing at the Rev. II. W. Bowen will preach
the Introductory sermon.
Program for Future Sessions.
The program for the remaining sessions Of
the convention was announced as follows:
Friday. Q to $50. devotional exercises.
$50 to 10, report Of the executive board
| and treasurer by the corresponding secre-
tary.
10 to 1890, general discussion of report,
opened by Rev. G. B. Howard. B. D.
| Ic-oV " II, SieSltOAA anu luStdiiSttioh VI
| officers.
II to 1870, address, "The Missionary
Spirit of the Apostolic Age" Rev. James A.
| Dennis.
n:so to n.50. address, Il am a Debtor to
Others" Rev. r. A. Jackson.
| u50 to 1910. THE Colored Man Africa's
/ Redeemer," Rev. G. E. Read, p. d.
1910 to 12:35, paper, 1.-The Negro in all
Ages" Miss E. j. Hall.
1926 to /, The New Philosophy" Profess
| sor G.. W. Hayes. Intermission.
| Friday afternoon. to 800. devotional
exercises.
| $40 to 40. women's conference, paper,
THE best way TO reach every Baptist from
a missionary standpoint" Mrs. NJ. Stewart.
Paper. Woman; her place in the evangeli-
zation Of Africa" Mrs J. j. Coles.
i:2O to 5, address by Rev. j. ]. Coles, ''Our
mission; its past and present"
to SOS, address, THE relation of the
colored Bapti5ts of Virginia to African
MISSIONS" Rev. j. w. Kirby.
SIS to s. reports of committees. Intermis-
sion.
Friday evening at s. missionary sermon
| by the Rev. z. D. Lewis, DID,, and re-
ports of committees.
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock a grand
| missionary mass meeting will be held,
when the Rev NJ. Vann of Tennessee will
deliver the following address: THE Sue
cess of One Hundred Years In Modern Mis-
sions." There will also be interesting ad-
dresses by the Rev. W. W. Colley and
others.