The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-16


cessity Of lifting the debt
TO-DAY'S APPOINTMENTS
REV. George Cooper, ID. H.. pastor OF
the lrfrst Baptist church. Of this city an
nounced that he regretted very much
that IL had been found necessary TO make
some changes I'm several OF the ass gn-
ments Of ministers TO pulpits for to-day,
bur that # was unavoidable. He read
these changes:
Grove .Avenue-A. G.. Ramsay, New
York
towards Grove-Claude Kelley. Ohio.
West We've NJ. Sh0m. New York.
Broaddus Memorial-Jacob Sallade,
Pennsylvania.
ma.
Leigh-sreet-R. L. Anderson, PennsyI-
vania.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Second Church-C. j. Rhoades, New
YORK.
chusetts.
METHODIST
Tnlon station-Mr. Wood. Rhode Island.
And that Rev. r. r. Y. Pierce of Penn
svlvania the "chalk takcr' Of the con-
veption. will illustrate and teach tho sun
aav school lesson at the First Baptist
church at 9i5 \. VI.
He asked that those present who had
delegatos in their homes would call theiI
attention 20 the changes in the morning
papers to-day.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
Al this delegate seated near tho front
iumped M and inquired of Mr.. Chair
man" whether Or. Cooper meant 10 adj
wise the purchase and reading Of sunday
NEWSPAPERS. lie was greeted WITH
slight applause.
Rev. p. NJ. Hunt, chairman Of Tho
BOARD Of Managers. was in the chair and
responded that the delegate was a mem
her Of the convention as much as the
brother who had just spoken and wa.
as able 20 settle that question as he.
40 further attention was paid 10 thu
matter. the delegate not following The
matter up and Dr Cooper refraininl
from opening a discussion Of the SUBJ
iect. 10 "a Times reporter Or. Cooper
said later that had he responded he would
only have said he was glad the brother
could get along without the Sunday
papers
introduced and Secretary Ch.vers said he
had eudcavored 20 have Professor VIM
l.. Wilson deliver am address, but failed
10 secure either him 0r Dr. Hawthorne.
Mr.. White had as his subject The
south's Mission" Iie said Doe had nl
objection 10 playing second fiddle and af
ter some jOcular remarks along this lln'
plunged into his subject and delivered a
magnincent address. The passing OF sec
tional anim0sIty was one of The things
which greatly pleased the speaker and
be proceeded in a very dramatic way q
unite in marriage the North and th'
South. calling upon each to respond %
the usual promises. THE responses were
made On applause by representatives, oil
each section.
NEGRO QUESTION.
IN his address SIR. White dwelt at some
length ou the racial question. The negr.
he said. win always De o. negro. H'
cannot Doe amalgama,ed with the white
race. THE negroes are not an bad. how
ever Not all are offenders against Tho
Jaws of society. There are many good
negroes
The northern people make mistake
lu waiting until q man is lynched an'
then c0ndemning the whole South and mol
the crime Wulcn caused LIr ltuth+l5. NJ
au of the Southern people are lynchers
lie referred i'm substautiadon OF this %
the fact that lynchers were recently CON
yitced in Virginia. the first time 10 ha'
been done anywhere.
Tie believed one OF The remedies for The
troubles of the country was the puriica
ton of the ballot and the DISTINGUISHING
of the purchasabie voters.
I'm the course of DIS speech, Alr. Whit
said the University Of Chicago was the
citadel Of the higher criticism that re-
cards the Bible as literature
Mr.. White was followed by Rev. r. J
Morgan. d. d.. OF New York. i'm an abi'
discourse on 1.-THE Vocation OF the Ma
ton"
Rev. A. G. Lawson. d. d.. Of Camden
y. j.. was unable TO be present 20 deliver
his address on AN Added Grace.