National Baptist world., 1894-11-09
n the redemption Of Africa.

:
I! The committee on religious publi
cation reported through Rev. w. l..
/ Grant, the consideration of which
was deferred until the afternoon ses-
sion. The convention then adjourn
ed for dinner.
In the afternoon the delegates as
sembled at 80 O'Clock, and the con-
vention was called to order by Assist
ant Moderator Balay. After the US
ual song and prayer service, the con
! vention listened to the reading of the
minutes, which they approved.
The report of the committee on re-
ligiOus publication was taken up and
discussed at length. The three pa
pers published in the interest of the
Baptist denomination we're especially
spoken of as the report Of that COM
mittee referred to them, viz: The
American Baptist, the Baptist Quar-
terly and the NATIONAL BAPTIST
WORLD. These two journals and
magazine are doing much for the
Baptist cause in this country, and
were highly commended by the con-
vention, and an urgent appeal made
to the cOlored Baptists throughout
the country to support them by sub
scribing and paying their subscrip-
tiOns. The committee on nomina-
ton reported through Chas. Stewart,
recommending the members Of the
Executive Board. Their report was
adopted.
An invitation having been extend
ed to Bishop Arnett, of WilberfOrce,
and Mr.. Daniel Payne, student Of
that University and a native of AT
RIGA, to visit the convention and the
latter to deliver an address, Bishop
Arnett was introduced to the con-
vention, and he introduced Mr.
Payne, who spoke in part as follows:
"Mr President and members Of
the convention: 1t gives me great
pleasure to stand before you this af-
ternOOn. / stand here as a repre-
sentative Of South Africa. / learn
that the people here have a great
many different ideas about Africa.
To some it is field OF lions and ele-
plants, to some it is gold and sill
yer field, to some, they think their
sisters and brothers have gone there
to work as missionaries. But in
South Africa there is much room for
work.
[ came to this land nineteen
months ago to raise money to assist
in carrying on our mission school at
home, and seeing the privileges you
have here for getting educ alton, and
as it was my desire to be a minister
for my people at home, I thought |
had better get myself fixed up in
stead of singing. You have good
schools here where you can learn
anything, where you can learn all
the higher branches, at home we
have mission schools only, where we
are trught the common branches. 1t
is impossible for us to study the
higher branches, not because we
don't want to study them, but be-
cause we have no one to teach us. A
half million white people are in the
schools at Cape Town, and some in
Southern Africa.
l heard you speak something about
the Sunday School work. Let me
say that the Sunday School work is
is a great work. and | rejoice to hear
you speak so highly of it. We want
in Southern Africa, colored preach
ers and teachers to teach us in this
great Sunday School work"
The speaker also made an appeal
for better missionaries, and spoke of
some of the white people who came
to that country under the guise of
missionaries, but only came there for
selfish gains. He said that in most
of the cases, the natives were not
taught the full benefit of an educa-
ton, but on the other hand were
taught how to work for the white
people. That was the extent of their |
education. He also spoke of the Ii
quOr trade which was killing thous-
ands of his people annually. He
said that Africa would not be saved
until the American Negro came over
there.
The speaker told the congregation
that the natives we're daily asking
why the colored people of America
did not come over and teach them.
At the conclusion of his address a
collection amounting to $11.23 was
taken up and presented to the young
man to assist him in school.
One Of the most important reports
made to the convention was the one
II Sunday School work. This re-
port was made by the chairman of
he committee, William III. Steward,
4. NJ, Editor of the American Bap-
list, and Sunday School worker.
he has national reputation as a
worker among the children. After