Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-03
HOME FROM ATLANTA.
Rev. Mr.. Lamkins Tells About the
Baptist Convention.


| baptist Convention.
The Rev. s. Ger:ah Lamkns pastor of
the Salem Baptist Church, Champlan av-
| enue northwest, returned to the city this
| morning from Atlanta, Ga. where he has
been in attendance on the national Baptist
| convention, which convened in that city
September "A last. He was much pleased
with his trip. There were, he said, ABOUT
| 1,2O0 delegates, representing all the Leading
| states of the Urion. About 5000 was re-
| ported as having been raised for benevolent
| objects of the convention.
| lone of the most important features Of
| the meeting" said Mr.. Lamkins 10 Star
| reporter, was the consolidation of the edu-
cat.onal home and foreign mission conven-
| tons into one body, to be known as the
| national Baptist convention, with the edu-
cational home and foreign boards composed
| of fifteen members each, t. look after the
| educational home and foreign mission work
| of the convention. The home mission board
| will be located at Little Rock, Ark; the
| foreign mission board at Louisville, KY,
| and the educational board in this city, with
! the Rev. j. Anderson Taylor, pastor of
! Shiloh Baptist Church. as president Rev.
/ George w. Lee, pastor of Vermont Avenue
| Baptist Church, vice president; Rev. &. f.
| Champ, pastor of the Rock Creek Baptist
! Church, treasurer; Rev. w. Bishop Johnson,
| pastor of the Second Baptist Church, corre-
spending secretary. l was made recording
| secretary. woman's national Baptist con-
vent!on was organized during the session.
which will meet each year at the same
place on or about the same time of the ma
t,onal convention, with Which al of tie
leading women of the denomination are in
vited to participate. The women have al
ways been great power in church work,
and we expect much of them through this
convention. Mrs. A. \. Bowie Of Alabama
was elected president Mrs. b. Il. Harvey Of
Tennessee vice president. Mrs. V. w. Brooch
ton Of Tennessee recording secretary Mrs.J.
P. Robinson of Arkansas corresponding
| secretary. Mrs. George Gibbons of Georgia
treasurer. Mrs. Frank Of Kentucky and
Mrs. Wright of Alabama were elected au-
ditorS. Rev. E. c. Morris, d. D., of Ar
kansas was elected president of the national
convention; VIM. H. Stewart, recording sec
retary."
Speaking Of the exposition, Mr. Lamk.ns
said while 1t will be at least three weeks
before all of the buildings VIII be complete,
there is no doubt but that the exposition will
be great success. Il think he said, that
the negro department exhibit of the cxposi-
ton will do more to eradicate race caste
and prejudice and stimulate and develop
our people along all lines of industry than
any one event that has taken place in the
history of the American negro. The ocular
demonstration of the negro's mechanical
skill will do more to convince the white
people of the south and many of the forth
of his wonderful genius along these lines
than all the theory ard literature of the
world on the subject. But the effect upon
the aspiring negro youth will be the great
est, most lasting and far-reaching in its re-
suits Upon the race"