The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-27
AMONG THE COLORED PEOPLE.
,,ousroy AT PRESENT THE MECCA
FOR CoLoRED PEOPLE.
several Important state Events NOW
IN session fin the Magnolia
City.

Houston is at present the mecca LOT the
colored people of Texas. In addition to
the school OF methods which has been in
progress for two weeks. the Texas State
colored Teachers association VIII con-
yene here tomorrow. the State convention
OF the Epworth League commences It's ses-
sion today and the Colored Woman'e
Christian Temperance Union OF Texas Will
be in session at the same time, all or
which have brought an unusually large
number Of colored people to the city
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The school Of methods continues to have
its regular class work in subject matter
and at the same time to carry on the reg
uar examination for State certificates.
Eleven persons applied for certificates yes
terday. seven for first grade and four for
second grade. Applicants were examined
yesterday in these subjects: Geography,
school management and methods, SPELL
ing and writing Examination and regular
work In subject matter will continue until
Wednesday.
The colored teachers have abandoned
their entertainment for Wednesday night
in honor of the Texas State Teachers as
ISOLATION and will concentrate their forces
with the cOored citizens and tender a re-
ceptlon Friday night at the Emancipation
park which, from all indications, prom
ises to be big affair.
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At o'clock this morning the Womans
Christian Temperance Union for the state
will convene at Antioch Baptist church in
it's third annual session with Mrs. w. e,
Miller OF this city 10 prewdent and Mrs.
@. Phipps of Corsicana secretary. Already
several prominent coored women from
different cities of the State have arrived.
The following programme is to be executed
today:
opening exercises. Bible reading. Mrs
n. p. Pullun.
Prayer, Rev. L. S. BlakeneY.
Song, by the Union.
Address of welcome, Rev. +. l.. Lights.
Response, Miss j. l.. Caldwell, Dallas.
Report OF committeea
Song. by the union.
our work in Texas" Mrs. ]. w. RAN
klns of Corsicaua.
Solo. Miss Mary Austin,
Address on temperance. Rev. P. H. Jen-
kins
Song, by the union
Paper, by Mrs. NJ. e. Wakefield of Gal
weston.
Duet. Misses Lizzie and Lucy Taylor.
Eulogistlc remarks in honor of Mise
Frances Willard, opened by Mrs. e. NJ
Grggs, Palestine.
Song, by select choir.
Paper by Mrs d. Woodland, Austin.
Eulogistic remarks in honor of Mrs. ].
n. Dodson, opened by Mrs. G. Phipps, Cor
sicana.
Reports of officers.
ElneiDer .lyy b,rn r
Election Of officers.
Quartette.
BenediCtion.
Probably the largest colored Epworth
league convention that ever assembled IN
Texas will convene this morning at Mount
Vernon Methodist Episcopal church, in the
Fifth ward. The president, Prof. r. S.
Lovinggood of Wiley university, Marshall,
has created great interest in the conven-
tion. This morning the leagues of six
local churches will turn out in a body. A
coach OF fifty Will come up this morning
from Galveston. Nearly one hundred aeie-
gates have already arrived in the city.
Among them are Rev. NJ. w. Dogan, Phi.
d., Dr. |. b. Scott, Prof Richard Frank
I'M Rev. j. II. Reed A. NJ, Rev. ]. 0.
Williams, Rev. Frank Gary, Rev. W. S.
Curtis. Rev, w. H, Jackson, Rev. j. |. Gil
more, DIR, w. II. Logan, Rev w. H. Fort
SON Rev A. c. Culbreath. Rev. b. NJ. Tay-
Tor and many others.
a very interesting programme has been
for rendition today beginning
at O'Clock. 1t will be preceded with de-
votional exercises, followed by an address
of welcome on behalf OF the city by j. S.
Ilbbett, a welcome address for the Ep-
worth league by Prof. w, NJ. C. Dickson
and responses to the welcome addresses by
Rev. j. II. Reed, A. NJ, of Galveston.
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The principal division of the Teachers
state association will hold a session this
morning, several of whom have already
reached the city, and the morning trains
doubtless will increase the number greatly
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Rev. A. s. Jackson, pastor of the First
Free Mission Baptist church OF New Or
leans and one of the ablest men of the
negro race, will preach tonight at The An
tioch Colored Baptist church.