Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-04-16
THE RAMBLER.
He Discusses the District Convention
Another PropositiOns-An Appeal to
Statistics.

A District Convention was recently
organized for the purpose. it is SAID.
{ do missionary work in Africs cheap
ar than heretofore, e, to sUend less
money in America, but more in Africa,
for the conversion. civilization and en-
OF the heather.
For such q laudable purpose, Ram
b. er" thinks that a District Convention
i like going to a goats house for wool.
A District Score taryship will accom-
plish more for Africa than District
Convention will. The A. b. p Society
the A. b. ii. M. Society, the A B. Nj
Union and host of other white socie-
ties raise their thousands of dollars
annually by District Secretaries and
not by District Conventions.
COMPARISONS MADE.
The white missionary Societies have
had a century and more experience in
missions while we colored folks have
had but a little over quarter of a Gen.
tury experience.
Let us snalyze the matter. The Ex-
ecutive Board is located in Richmond.
Sixteen members of the Board reside
outside of Richmond. The aggreg gate
number of miles for them TO travel to
Richmond is 327T The cheapest they
can travel is ten cents miles going,
that is $65. "a, back to their homes,
twice such, $l31 OS. The Board should
meet at least four times year. that
will be 1924 30; add to such 100000
salary to the District Secretary, it il
the sum of $f724 80.
Add to the above, the cost OF taking
care of the Convention in its annual
meeting and the expenses of the dele
gates to its annual meeting, from the
churches ETC., it will be large sum o.
money expended in America, and per
haps more than will be sent to Africa
unless more money is raised thar
! formerly.
There is much zeal for Africa, bu
there ia fear that it is not according
TO knosSledge. Office seeking, offici
holding blinds many. Having no deal
ings with certain brethren, as the cas-
many as separatists.
WHY NOT COOPERATE?
Much is said by colored Baptists i
behalf OF cooperation. Why is it the
will not cooperate with the America
Baptist Missionary Union2 1t is
! sound missionary society of long hor
orably standing, May 18, 1914, {
: years ago.
The last annual report shows that
has IL principal stations and 20 ou
! stations in Africa, 40 missionaries,
native preachers-9 of them ordained
} 80 native helpers, 16 Churches, II {
them self-supporting, membershil
1899, % Sunday Schools, 260 scholar
= 81 day schools, % native teacher
? 1881 pupils, value of mission propert
: SOC, $50.
In 1897, 23O 1872 immigrants entere
&, the United States of which ID GAL 81
D tered the southern states. Such is Q
, increase over former years. From al
j, pearance there will be q continual il
e crease. Only II 933 went west of I'll
J. Mississippi river. Owing to the rigO
g of the winters on the west, emigran
thereto are ia the decrease. The mil
y die and southern states are fast b
K coming destinations for immigrant
: The colored people of the south hi
!. better ba looking out for their best i
{ terest for fear they may be displac
n by immigrants.
4 SOMETHING ABOUT THE DEATH-RATE.
n Death-rates, whites and colored, I
II IA years, ending 1895: Atlanta, q
70 population, 80 PAT whites, &c, 525 c'
5 ored deaths, 65l whites, 9O4 cOlore
Is Memphis, Tenn 1866 whites, 20. 8
is coIored deaths, 638 whites, $50 colo
Ie ed. Charleston. s. C, deaths. .
il whites, 1 1872 coiored. Richmond.
deaths, 953 whites, l, 1873 colored. b
he timore, Nd, deaths, Dol whites, 2,(
colored. 3,7S5 whites. 6 ,229 colore d
J. No wonder some colored people {
re like sheep. They have virtuslly Il
saken God and turned their churcl
into dens of thieves. homes of merchi
disc and play houses more theatre
than spiritual.