Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-24
THE coLoREO BAPTIsTs
Epitome of the Business Transacted at Ma
tional Convention in Boston. =.
Wny1nnd Seminary and the Educa-
cation HOuse-Cause. In Virginia.

can national Baptist convention, to the
number of twenty-five, including about fif-
teen of the pastors Of the local colored
Baptist churches. returned home from Bos-
ton last evening. The delegates left this
city last Tuesday week, accompanied by a
large party from Richmond and other
points south, ard, arriving, as they did,
short time before the convention met, they
spent. hours in looking over Boston and
comparing 1t with the capital city. The
principal feature In which, to the mind of
the local delegates. Washington excels Bos-
ton, is in the number of strong ana
lo urishing colored- churches. Rev. Dr.Wal-
ter H. Brooks, pastor of the Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church, has attended nearly
all the conventions of his denomination,
and he states. that this city, with fifty
churches of colored Baptists. is ahead OF
any other city, and, even comparing the
relative sizes of the colored population, is
ahead of Richmond.
DIR. Brooks Report.
DIR. Brooks, in speaking last night Of
the convention, said:
The welcoming session of the convention
was held in Faneuil Hall. Rev. w. A.
Adams, chairman of the local committee,
presiding; and at this session addresses
we're delivered by Governor Wolcott, May
or Quincy, by Rev. George c. Lorimer,
pastor of fremont Temple, the largest
Baptist Church in the United States on
behalf of the white Baptists, and by Rev.
Mr.. Roberts OIL behalf Of the various col
ored denomin atoms.
The Introductory sermon was delivered
by the Rev. w. F. Graham of Richmond,
Va, well known in Washington; and the
annual missionary sermon by the Rev. w.
BfShop Johnson pastor of the Second Bap-
fist Church of this city. TIE latter, DR..
johnson, was one Of the prominent dele
gates at this convention, and particularly
impressed the people of Boston by the fine
address he delivered at the patriotic eX-
cruises on Boston Common. near the new
statue of General Shaw, the famous Mas
sachusetts commander in the civil war. The
Sunday of the convention the visiting min
ister1al delegates preached at the various
Baptist Church. the oldest and strongest
cclored congregation in New England. Rev.
George w. Lee. DID,, pastor of the YER
mont Avenue Church, preached at the same
church in the evening.
Our annual rally was held at fremont
Temple. and though nearly 1900 people
managed to find entrance, many were
turned away. At this gathering interest
turned African missionaries. and also by
several native Africans. The, farewell
meeting in the same place, and attended
by the same large audience, was addressed
by DR.. Lee and myself and also by Lieuten-
ant Wagner the colored veteran of Fort
Wagner fame.
The Omcial Board.
Nearly all the general officers of the
convention were reelected, and Rev. w.
Bishop Johnson DID,. of this city, was
chosen chairman of the education board.
''Wayland. Seminary was not mentioned
in any CT the public discussions, but the
educational debate was somewhat along
the line of the principle involved in the re-
moval of Wayland to Richmond. We have
now about thirteen educational institu-
tons maintained by ourselves in various
parts OF the country, and the question was
whether we should bend our energies tc
supporting these institutions or aid the
American Baptist Home Missionary So
ciety (white) in their efforts to educate
decided that the il dividual churches should
do as they like. but that no church should
antagopize any of the efforts of the whites.
Publication House Showing.
Several propositions were made before
and during the convention as to the removal
Of the publication house from Nashville
Tenn. but the report of the manager of
that institution, showing that while the
house was established only last January
it had plid all running expenses and had
balance in the treasury, effectually dis
posing of all efforts to have it removed
Indeed the publication house was strongly
1fluOTSeu, ana all tne cHuTCHeS were uTSed
to purchase their literature from it.
REV. w. Bishop johnson, managing edi-
tor of the National Baptist Magazine, pub
lished in this city, made report of the
work accomplished by him, and from this
report and the discussion which followed 1t
has been practically decided that the maya
zine will continue to have its headquarters
in Washington. However it is very likely
that the plant here will be sent to the
Nashville publication house, and the work
in this city done in the future by con-
tract. DR.. johnson is to continue his con-
nection with the magazine.
A Serious Question.
"OEe of the most serious questions We
had to deal with was the missionary ques-
ton. We have about eight missionaries
in Africa. besides several churches and
who have over 5000 IN their treasury
have refused to assist us, we have not
been able to extend tie work rapidly. The
years more than half the missionary funds,
and this year they sent a delegation. the
object of which was to practically arrange
some agreement by which they would have
control of the missionary movement. A
proposition tc band Virginia, the Dis
trict Of Columbia and several other states
into Il missionary Jurisdiction of their own
was voted down. AS a result the Vir-
ginians will refuse to contribute, and will
go on boarding their money.
1.-The convention has not been long es-
to undertake drastic measures with the
beIligerents for fear of split"
The next convention viii. be held in Sep
TENDER 1898 at Kansas City.