The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-15
BLACKS OF AFRICA.
A Missionary from the Dark Continent
Creates q furore.
CAUGHT SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
His Eloquence Won the UnStinted Ap.
plauSe Of the Convention.
s. s ssg s,; asss lowered UPON HIM.
20 1s-S
Negroes 10 tnc to Be Assisted in {
Practical Manner.
MISSIONARIES GIVE THEIR EXPERIENCES
Convention Next Year VIII BE Held
In New orIeans-Dr. Crantill's
Resolutions Were Adopted.

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1 Hot Springs, Ark, May 14,--Anothcr
Booker Washington appeared at the last
moment of the Southern Baptist conven-
tion this evening He was Rev. Charles
S. Morris tall young man of brown
skin, aud ne spoke with eloquence that
thrilled the big assemblage. He is a
missionary among the blacks of Africa.
and had been granted few minutes for
the purpose OF making a plea for ms
sionary work a. the Dark Continent. \
half dozen other missionaries had just
told Of their labcrs and while the conven-
ton listened with interest, it remained
for the negro to stir the great gathering
to tumulmous enthusiasm, when, with
| splendid eloquence, he told his heaNrs
that Carey was not the first modern mis-
sionary, but that the pioneers were the
cody women who took charge Of the
slaves when they landed in old Virginia
and clothed and fed them and gave them
the Gospel
The thousands in the audience over
whelmed him with their applause, 1t was
some time before ex-Governor Northen,
the president, could obtain slleree
brethren" he said, Il am in sympathy
with your applause, but it is against the
law"
The crowd saw the smile on his griz2led
fsce and broke forth into fresh applause
] 4 d. Cd an II
ge, near enough to throw money on the
platform" Several hundred dollars II
silver and notes were at Morris feet
lie SAID not to give money to hin, BAT
tuiu it over to the treasurer of the con
ventloa and have it used 10 send mos
ssngers throughout the South TO ar9us,
the colored people to cooperation in mis-
sion work In Africa, The outpour ng o
money was 50 spont ineous ehat even aitei
the eloquent black had refused to receive
It. 1t was flung a his feet.
There have been several great speeches
AID two other remarkable scenes durini
the four days OF this gathering Of Bap
fists of the South, but the speech os tn
African missionary and the incidents at
tending it formed the climax of a hshl.
enthusiastic convention.
This. the last day Of the convention
y was crowded with business. The c1nyen
ton adopted the resolutions OF Rev. DR.
Cranhll Of Texas to report on the rela
lions to the convention sustained by TN
denominatioual papers. There was a good
sized collection taken up for the South
ern Baptist Theological seminary. IN
finance report showed an increase of MGR
THAI % per cent for foreign missions owe
the previous year and the number O
Baptists now in foreign lands reache
fifty.
The report was discussed hy ten promi
nenl delegates and Rev DR.. Pitt OF sout
Carolina read the report % the advapt
movement.
They brought forth many animal,
speeches urging that 1000 al least b
raised for tine century movement.
Rev. /. j We Ness read the report a
the work among tho negroes.
| One of the most serious questions, h
, ss41nss The negro problem We can nc
afford 9nnnsplse or ignore this people.
Tne report sd out that Baptist
everywhere must 8Hs& the negroe he
, viii gel justice and consideration. Sec
, only. the negroes must be encourage
q to learn trades thirdly, pastors shout
t give counsel to negroes whol opportunit
presents, and, lastly all should co-opegat
. with the home mission board in all FL
forts 10 help the blacks.
7 Rov w. M. Vines Of Asheville. r. G.
,uhnitted the report on frontier wor
and Rev. T s. Potts OF Memphis presente
that on cities, while Rev j. ~ White
North Carolina made report on the wor
In mountain regions
l. Rev NJ j. Breckner OF Missouri report
ed on the work in Cuba and Rev D
In. j. Holt OF Tennessee, submitted a ropol
on The enlargement OF home misSl9I
work The report recommended that Sl9o.
coo be raised for home missions.
l. Ex-Governor Eagle of Arkansas, In
report on womans work, said the wome
are the hest Workers in the church re
Dr. f. c. Mcconnell Of Lynchburg, va
declared that the foundation OF futnI
WORK must be laid by women Many ml'
: sionarles addressed the convention.
: II address congregations as big as IN
II. ]. Holt OF Tennessee submitted a repol
lin China China is waking up said
W. Pierce. from Central China
II have stood on one emlnence i
China" said W. Fl. Sears OF North Cart
lima. "and counted 500 villages.
e. 2. Simmons of South China said
has been there thirty years He told OF
young man whom he baptized and WI
has since baptized 200 Chinese
q q. smith OF Africa showed idols
D found among black tribes. They wei
9 images Of the devil, the God Increase. 4
Twin God and the God Of Lightning. l
y said the natiyes- worshlped not the lido
y but the spirits within.
A. c. watkins. from Mexico, gave e
lcouraging accounts Of work in that coul
try. and It was then that the conyenti'
y wac captured by the nsgro Morris. fro
B Africa but who is graduate OF Howa
university.
At the windup OF the enthusiastic see
he raised much laughter.
Why You have more respect for a nj
ger than for your own people ne 50
as the money sttowered on him.
The committee TO select the place
Il time OF holding the next convention u