The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-14

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rive at the church YESTERDAY morning She
took a. rear seat on the Il Oh hand side
sOfa the church. She was seated there quite
awhile before it was known / hat she was
in the church. $500 ~
Are you going to address this conven-
Ztion?"s she was asked.
~ why shouldn't I I? Il was Endorsed by
1T last year. =
When Rev.#N. f. Graham, pastor of the
church. was apprised of Miss JewettsR
statement he gave out the following signed
statement for publication, in order to COR
rect a misleading Impression in the minds
E of the public concerning Miss #Jewett.
Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett, the anti
1ynching agitator of Boston, will not
address the National Baptist Convention,
which Is now in session n the tn
Street Baptist churcl,zof which am pas
tor. We cannot afford to indulge any
one in remarks that would tend to mar
the pleasant relations that now exist
between the white and coIored people OF
this city and State.
wv r. GRAHAM,
Pastor Fifth-Streets Baptist church.
Ma committee, consisting of Rev. G.. e.
Morris. of Boston, Mass; Revs- Adams,
William II. Stewart and Rev. W. f. Gra-5
ham, pastcr- of the Fifth-Streat BAPTIST
church, were appointed to wait en- Miss
Jewett and tell her not to speak before
Miss JeWett left the cllurch and went to
No. CT North Fifth Street, where she
was met by the committee and told that
she could not address the ministers ana
members of the convention.
Rev. Graham said that it mad been decil-5
ed best not to even have Hiss Jewett 1.l--
tru6uced, as she might attempt to say
something and say too much.
REV. GRAHAM TALKS
cral c.oi7 after Miss
Jewett had been notified that she would
not be allowed to deliverltl1er address;
that he did not feel that. in view of the
kind relations between the white
and colored people il this city and State,
that such an agitator should be allowed
the privilege Of the floor before the Ma
tioral Baptist Convention. He felt that her
address would tend to engender strife and
create amnesty among a few ana not
be of any benefit to the convention as a
whole.
EIe said that the committee simply IN
formed Miss Jewett in most cordial man
ner that it had been decided that she could
not address the convention. He SAID that
he could not himself give his consent to
allow Miss lewett to speak IN the churcn
Of which he was pastor
Rev J. B. Bennett Of Hot Springs,
Ark. said that her address would only
tend t. make things worse in the South.
Rev. s. c.. Manuel. of Indiana; Rev. j. Y.
Battle, Of the Arkansas Baptist College,
of Little Rock: Rev. w. NJ. Beckham,
of Houston Texas, and numerous otner
ministers expressed themselves in q similar
Rev. G. c. Coleman, of Manchester,
Va. said: ST am persuaded to tnlnh
that her method is wrong and l3there-
fore oppose her speaking here.
THE DAYS SESSIONS.
The Rev. DR.. r. ]. WIllingham, OF Rich
mond was the first white man TO ADDRESS
the convention. In his address he showed
how the Baptists could all cooperate IN
their Foreign Mission work lie con-
graduated the colOred Baptlsts on "n1C
they had already done for the MISSION
work and urged that they commune 70 w
Ill in their power to lift UP their people.
II tha afternoon session the Rev. e. NJ.
Hrsv1ey presided and introduced to the
convention nne OF the most remarkable
men OF the negro race in the person Oh
Rev. r. II. Boyd, of NASHVILLE, Tenn
Secretary of the National Baptist Puoisn-
INC Board. Rev. Boyd submitted his an
n1ial reuort to the convention, showing
that the literature during the past year
had been printed by negroes, ana the
plant furnished employment TO over one
hundred negro boys and girls, VINO haa
been through negro schools in various
narts ofZthe country He was followed
nv Rev. Z. w D. Isaacs, of Nashville,
Tenn Secretary of Che National Baptist
Young Peoples Union.
Al right Rev. L.. l.. Campbell Delivered
{ n mastery sermon on missions ana ms
sion work. Chas S. Norris d. D., re-
turned missionary from. Africa, also made
an address.