Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-22
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION
Of the CoIored People Completes
 Its Work.
MOST INTERESTING MEETING
Resolutions Passed Against Excursions and Asking for Refcrmatory School
 for Young Criminals.

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 The negro Baptist state convention con- cluded it's labors at o'clock last night The last day of the session formed the
 most interesting of the days that the con-
 yention worked.
 At a. m. Rev. J. P. Barton, of Talla-
 dega, called the convention to order. and after deyotiouals the convention trans- acted the following business:
 STATE MISSION BOARD.
 Rev. D. W. Gully, of Greensboro; Rev. J. T. Brown, Montgomery. Board organ ized, electing Rev. A. N. MeEwen, of Mo- bile, chairman.
 Rev. P. S. L. Hutchfns, of Greenville, clerk.
 Rev. Davis, of Selma treasurer.
 Rev. A. J. Stokes, of Montgomery, cor responding secretary.
 This board has charge of the state work during the adjourned session of the convention and is of vast importanet. EDUCATION AND MISSIONS. The convention raised $1,S0O for educa- | tion and missions, home and foreign, and has on foot plans to liquidate the debt of $l.5G0 against Selma university, their de- ne minational school
 ADDRESSES. pr. S. ". Vass, district secretary for the American Baptist Publication socie- ty, of Philadelphia, Pa, addressed the
 body, also Rev. Dr. Boyd, of Texas, edi- tor of the National Negro Publication
 house being erected at Nashville, Tenn,
 assuring. the convention that the Negro Publication house will have out it's first series. Of sunday school literature by Jan. 1, and sell them at current pgicss The convention pledged him their unit | ed and enthusiastic support and donated | him SIS, which lie said was the first do- nation made by any state.
 During the session DTS. Bledsoe, cor responding secretary for the white Bap- lists of Ala bama, addressed the conVen- tion powerfully setting forth the benefits of the cooperation plan for conducting
 mission work in the state. Dr. M Mac
 Vicar, representing the Home Mission
 society Of New York. and party to the same plan. followed in lucid statement of facts; showing the generous help given by the society which he represents. During the day Prof. w. B. Patterson,
 president of the State Normal school for colored youths at Montgomery, was in-
 troduced, who delivered a very pointed
 and inspiring address showing the in- equitable distribution of the school funds
 of the state between white and colored students. His familiarity with the facts and figures of the various counties gave his address an authoritative character that made it listened to with marked at tention His exhortation to self-help in view of such conditions were received with thunderouS applause. It IS con ceded that this was the most successful session ever hsld in the history of the sentiment created. The delegates are all delighted with the hospitality of the l citizens of Birmingham and passed reso- lutions of thanks to them and also for | the attention given them by the press | of the city, especially the State Herald. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. The afternoon session was devoted prin- | cipally to hearing various resolutions | upon subjects that affected, in one way l or another, the interests of the race. A resolution offered by Prof. P. H. Pat terson, of the State Normal school of Montgomery organizing committee or nine persons to secure evidence that would establish proof of the unequal ac- communications furnished by the railroads
 in the state to the colored people, was
 passed by the convention. In another
 resolution presented by Prof. P. II. Pat
 terson, of Montgomery, and adopted by
 the convention, expressed the conVen-
 tion's decided opposition to the proposed constitutional convention that is at pres
 ent being agitated in Alabama.
 RESOLUTIONS.
 Whereas, large numbers of negro boys and girls are convicted at every sitting
 of the court of our city, and Whereas, many or those CoilNlcleu dl t
 less than q years old, and the reform
 of whom is impossible when confined with hardened criminals in the penitenti- aries. mines and upon the convict farms
 in our state, and
 Whereas, believing that these young convicts, if confined in prison from which adult persons are excluded, will yet be- come good and useful citizens, therefore be it
 Resolved, That the Negro Baptists, in convention assembled. petition the gen. eral assembly of Alabama, asking it to | establish reform school in the state to be used exclusively for the imprisonment of negro boys and girls convicted under 21 years by the courts of Alabama. Respectfully submitted,
 r. II. PATTERSON. tHs J. r. BARTON, Pres, .f.- F T POLLARD Secy,