The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-04

MY Country" by Grand Fountain choir;
prayer by Rev. J. l.. Thomas. OF Aiexan-
dria. Va. Of the Methodist Episcopal
church: II VIII Pass over You." by
Grand Fountain choir.
Receipts for the fiscal yenr: General
Office. $1,000: bank. Sl7.70). and real cs-
tate department. S2S.ooo-total. sz6.
The following Committee on Credentials
was appointed, which action closed the
morning session: NJ. B. Jones. Esq. as
sstant G. w. Secretary. chairman, Ben
jamin Ccphas. Felina Jones. NJ. A. Berry
NJ. y. Clarke. Matte Bowen. r.. A. Bran
don, NJ. j. Williams, Agnes Reese. Rev.
Granville, fiunt. K- r. Hin. Thomas
Wyatt. V. II. West, +. D. Banks, 5. I.
Burrell.
The evening session was presided over
by Rev. w l.. Taylor, Vice-Grand Master.
Devotional exercises were conducted ny
the Grand Chaplain. Rev. Richard Wells,
and music was Airnished by the Grand
Fountain choir.
NJ. r.. Gerst. chief OF tho Real Estate
Department. was introduced, and deliv-
cred the welcome address. There has
been great growth in all departments
Of the ORDER a dividend Of % per cent.
had been declared upon the bank stock
for the year, and that Notwithstanding
the great opposition OF the year, there
had been moro than 1000 additions to the
order. and that departments which paid
only $sS2 at the death OF members last
year. were now able 10 pay 800. He eX-
tended an earnest welcome TO the dele
gates.
Lawyer A. ]. Oliver n delegate from
Roanoke Va. responded. He reviewed
the past battles of the organization for
existence and alluded 20 the fact tba-
bu fifteen years ngo the founder and
president Of the order was unknown and
but beggar spurntd by all. He stated
that IL was the unanimous vote OF the
colored people of the South, that VIM.
". Browne be recognized as the success
sor of friedrich Douglass. as ele CBrowne)
had taught the coiored people the value
OF united effort and that material pros
perity is more TO be desired that EMPTY
honcrs OF politics or the discussion OF
questions which bring about diStrust on
the part OF these with whom they live
and breed trouble among the races. lie
said further. that Browne Is the only
negro. who has been able 10 unite thirty
thousand negroes and govern them.
s. W. Rutherford. OF Lynchburg. Va,
followed Lawycr Oliver in an address,
which was both entertaining and in
strrct've. lie showed the effects of the
recent newspaper fight on the True Re
formers OF Lynchtury saying that a
preacher of that place had been around
10 the extent that ne had caused resoiu-
tons 10 be passed In hts church forbid
ding his members 10 attend certain SER
vices at the True Rcforrners Hall even
though said members might be True Re-
formers. He stated further that because
he and five others had refused 10 de-
nouDce The True Rcforners at the com
mand OF their pastor. they mad been ex-
communicated from their church In
this same church there are other men,
bers who Violate all the rules OF the
Baptist church and even run cartoons,
but are not molested while persons who
are members of an organization with the
record for honesty and the tgpbuiiding OF
the negro that the Grand Fauntain has
are accommodated because they refuse
10 denounce the order. His address was
singing rebuke 10 that from of Chris
tianity which seems TO say. IF you do
not 30 TO Heaven through my church,
you must go to the hell"
At the conclusion of the address OF :.
W. rutherford. W. w. Browne made one
of his characteristic speeches teemin;
with natural eloquence and instruction.
The meeting was a very enthusiastic
one.
This morning at II o'clock. five hundred
delegates viii pass in review in front of
the Hall on second street.
At night. there will be two service,
held, one at the Hall, where Rev. /. l..
Thomas. presiding Eeder of the Wash
ington Conference will speak. and one at
the Fifth-street baptist church. where
Rev w. l.. Taylor. Rev. J. r. Carpenter,
W. l.. Anderson. Of PittsSurg, Pa, will
| speak.