Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-19
SOUTH A. M. K. CONFERENCE
OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST
 CHURCH IN SESSION.
Many Distinguished eolorea Men in Attendance. A Review of
 the Work.

terday WAS busy day for the South Arkansas Conference af the African Methodist Episcopal church.
 After the good advice of tn Bishop the conference elected Rev. ] W. Johnson. chief secretary, and aeys. H. H. King. D. D., q, ". Cfump, assistants: John Wesly and Angus tus Thomas were appointed mhr- rhals. Chas. Stewart, of Chicago, was elected official aIenographer. Bishop Derrick paid a high compli- ment 10 Bishop Henry MeNeal Turner, Iile senior bishop If the A.. NJ. r church. Again the Bishop urged upon the members the import anee If more friendly relation heinz cultivated between the raeta. He told the preachers that they should work for the npbuilding ofhunianity in this country rega rdless .,f race. color or previous condition. He said that if two men came to him,
 
 dark cellar and the other as white as snow, both hungry. he would not give to one because he was black and deny the other because he was white but would divide with both of them. He did not approve of the preach ers sympathizing with a man be- cause he was black. What we want to do, my brethren. is to learn that if d negro violates the law to see to 1t that he is punished. and not try to assist him i'll escaping punish ment because he is Il black man and aunt James son." He continued his address by saying that he came to l the district in the name of peace and not to incite race war.
 Rev j |. Lowe. the Presiding Elder of the Clarendon District. ob- taine1 the floor and delivered a short address. He spoke of the elee- ton of William Benj Derrick. D. D., l to the Episeopacy, which he eonsid. cred q just recognition of merit alone. He spoke Of the popularity of the Bishop before his election and said that he received the highest vote of any man ever elected Bishop in the A. M. E. church. He was proud that the general conference l in it's wisdom had seen it to appoint him over this district tt do his first I work. He declared that every preacher in the conference would join to make his administration a sue cess.
 4 number of prominent and dis tiuguished visitors were introduced. among them were. Dr. l.. W Mana | way. of Miss. the travelling compan- ion Of the Bishop. and Missionary for the State Of Miss; H. T. Johnson D. D. ph. D.. editor of the Christian Record. Philadelphia: W. C. Cox, Secretary of Bishop H. M. Tnrner, and agent for the Voice of Missions; Prof. H. T. Healing, A. M., editor of the A. Nj. E. Church Review. which is the leading literary production in America among the eolored race.
 The afternoon session WAS spent in hearing reports from pastors of the result of their past years work and paying in their contributions to the general fund of the church. Rev II. M. Deaver who has been in charge of the Psstoria District was crowned the silver dollar hing, having brought in more silver dollars for general church purposes than any other pastor in the State. He was highly eomplimented by the Bishop and Dr. Manaway.
 Last night the conference held a publication anniversary. The church was crowded from the altar to the door. Bishop Derrick pre- sided
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