The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
Itelf Annual Session Ia Houston Is Con-
cluded.
/. n. GROSS WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT
Cake walking ACKNOWLEDGMENT
IL Deprecntcd-E. l.. .Blnckshear
ON Industria1 Education.

pathetic strain the few present sung
Nearer, My God. to Thee" Editor II.
T. Healing offered prayer, after which
field Not to Temptation" was sung with
some animation. Mrs. Lulu Kerr of Bas-
trop presided ut the organ.
The appointment of the several COM
mittees was made. While the president
was making up his committees Editor II.
I Healing. by Invitation. addressed the
North and South" BY this time the
spacious church edliice was comfortably
filled with teachers and visitors. He was
greatly applauded when he SO ably proved
that the so-called Northern negro was
but the Southern negro at last AT the
conclusion OF the address Prof. r. 8.
Lovinggood, conductor OF the college de-
partment, took the chair and proceeded to
carry out the work of this department
President NJ. W. Dogan of Wiley unlver-
sity read very able paper. subject, The
Importance of the Christian Training
Gained in Our Denominational Schools"
President 1. NJ. Burgan OF Paul Quinn
college led 10 the discussion OF the paper,
which was a mastery talk. Several per-
sons followed, among tho number being
Mrs. NJ. e. Pereault OF Houston, who
made a short, but pointed talk. This
closed the literary work of the associa-
ton.
The following ministers were introduced
to the association and made honorary
members, viz: Reys, i. Parker, Paris;
S. NJ. Bolden. Hempstead n. Moore,
Houston; M. Rederick, Oyster Creek w.
II, Logan, Marshaii c. C. Minnegan,
Paris; w. Brown. Wolf City; M. C.. GIL
lespie, Denison j. |. Gilmore, Richmond
w. s. Curtis, Marshall. Rev. w. H. I.o-
gan was the spokesman for the ministers.
he made an interesting talk. assuring tho
association that 1t had their corporation
and support In the great work for which
it is organized. BY motion of Prof NJ. II.
Broyles the city ministers were made hon
oTary members.
The association denounced "cake walk
ing as now carried on.
Miss Hattie u. Lee was permitted to
present the claims of the Texas State
Journal. She urged the teachers to take
the journal, thereby showing the man
agement they appreciate good literature.
Editors II, T. Healing of Philadelphia
and /. B. Scott of New Orleans we're
made life time members of the associa-
non.
The next order OF business being the
report of the several Committees. w. b.
jenkins OF Galveston offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, Governor sayers and the as
sistant attorney general. N. b. Morris.
have recently brought TO trial persons
who were parties to a mob who lynched
tho HUMPHREYS. and
Whereas, All lawabiding citizens deploro
and denounce mob VIGILANCE and out
lawry: therefore be it
Resolved, That this association mos.
heartily lndorse the spirit and activity
of the chief executive and other State
authorities In bringing TO justice outlaws
and that we, the negro teachers of the
State of Texas will lend our hearty CO.
operation in suppreSsinE crime and in tho
elevation of citizenship of the State.
The resolution provoked quite a debate.
Mr.. Grubbs opposed the resolution because
it named the HUMPHREYS, He thought this
should be eliminated and let the resolu-
tion be sweeping or general in its scope
Editor II. T. Healing, S, !. and w. b.
Jenkins and others thought The resolution
was all right in its present form They
thought ii would show to the world that
the best and learned negroes were unal
terably opposed to lynchng. let the VIC
TINS be white or black Tho resolution
was unanimously adopted
The association adopted the following
resolution:
We reaftirm our allegiance 10 the edu-
cational work of Texas and believe that
In proportion as people Is educated in
that proportion crime and vice are dimln-
ished.
$, j. Jenkins of Austin offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Be 1t resolved, That we tender our sin
cere thanks to the newspapers and rail
roads for thor considerable interest
The committee on presidents address re-
ported ae follows, the report being adopt
ed.
MIR. Chairman: We, your committee TO
whom was assigned the presidents az.
dress, beg leave to report the completion
OF duty, pleasant, though arduous. II
raises many Questions about which there
are differing opinions within this associa-
ton ne well as without but they are
treated with such a broad and liberal
spirit that the address may be commended
nevertheless by all shades of opinion
among us.
We agree in being In hearty accord with
the idea OF industrial education as help
ful supplement 10 literary and academic
system that has for centuries had no pro-
per balance.
Regarding the educational qualification
Of the elective franchise, we redeem 1t nec-
essnry TO say that an honest, fair and pa
triotic law, having In view the supremacy
of thoughtfulness, thrift and character
must be favored BY all men, but laws de-
Gigned to rape the suffrage rights of
large class Of citizens on account of their
S color or race variety, can never strengthen
this government nor purify It's politics
Like any other wrong done by the Nation,
3 ~ can only lead to National debauchment
sof conscience. Men. therefore, show them
selves shallow philosophers when they
seek 10 remove injustice from the field OF
iorue to that OF hnesse. II is in this fact
lies the evil In such enactmentAas several
~ or sister States have passed avowedy