Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-11-18
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 Company.
EDUCATIONAL DAY
At the coiored Baptist Convention-An
 Interesting Discussion.

This was education day at the Ar
 kansas Baptist State Convention
 anu the entire day was devoted to
 the Arkansas Baptist College located
 at Little Rock. All the ministers and lay
 men in the state are considered stockholders
 i'll the institution and todaY's session was de-
 voted to the stockholders. Rev J. H. Boke
 Of Little Rock who is the State missionary called the meeting to erder this morning at 9 o'clock.
 | Key. N. F, Edwards. of Grand Lake, con dueted the devotional exercises by reading
 scripture lesson and making Il prayer All
 the ministers were present and took part in
 the exercises. After the opening exercises
 Dr. Hoke made Il short address In which he discussed the object of the meeting. Ho
 said that for many years m effort had been
 made to educate the young negro boys and | girls and he was sure that tho future of the
 race was in the school room and the Arkan-
 sus Baptist College was filling the needs of l the people inasmuchi as 1t was turning out
 young negro men and women to take their
 place i'll the busy world.
 At the conclusion of the address, Rev J. K. Bennett, D. D., of Hot Springs called the l roll and the dues of the members were bald | in. Robert Caver, a member of the graduat- l ing class of the institution was introduced and mace an address. He said in part: l Allow me to express to you my heartfelt l thanks for extending to me an opportunity | to address, this the preate st body in all these | United States. . say greatest, because in this convention my fathers are identified, because of It's relation 10 me. say greatest because among you arc mea who, although 1 ignorant of the fact, have done more towards forming my determination, laying out my course, ploting the way so that might have l clear view to the fact that the greatest and most profitable service Of inortas is in the circle of religion and In the arena oi educa- | ton. than I myself have done by nature l Nay, morel call this body greatest because | It's principles exactly suit my highest ideals of Christian service.
 | We are aware of the fact that we Lave | more idlers in our generation than could, by any means, have been in your earlier days. But we are strengthening to be moro able to drag them along, accepting freely that the strong should bear the infrmIties of the week, and where sin abounds grace does much more abound.
 l Why is it that our young folks find so hhbh pieaSure III HoluluR up the lamp posts daily Why Is it that they are such aliens to education and such enemies to work2 Why is it that they cannot sec that even man should live by his own toil2 Why Is It that so few of our race aspire to be man. l lecturers, leaders Of labor. and care no moro for the work than to perform 1t, get one dol lar day for the same-and get that forever2 Whyis it that those young men who general V m bpQf ha ef lIxx seen with their eyes glaring towards heaven. their arms dangling inadvertently and their fingers so loosened2 Will you tell me why all that riotlng and bloodshed occurred in the
 Carolinas the other day. think 1 can give
 reason or two Because there is such lack of religious interest, and such an overabun- dance of literary slugglshness; not enough Of pure Christian training, not enough of dear deliberative legislation, not enough of education" Near the close of his discourse the speaker made urgent appeal for a contribution by the convention towards pay ing for piano which the students of the Arr kansas Baptist college are buying. Accord
 ngly the convention will appropriate S25, ,0O for the purpose.
 Several instructive and interesting speeches followed and the remainder of the morning session was spent in hearing re- ports.
 Rev, D. Crawford. of Camden, addressed the convention this morning.