The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-15
HE STIRRED THE BAPTISTS.
ELoQUENCB or YOUNG NEGRO on
Atom APPLAUDED.

Money for Missions RaIned Upon the
Platform When lie Had Concluded.
Finance Report Showed an In
crease In Contributions to Foreign
MIssIons-GoGd Work Done Among
the NeGroes-Convention Next Yeas
VIII BE Held in New Orleans.
Hot Springs, Ark, May i-Another
Booker Washington appeared al the last
moment of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton this evening He was Rev. Charles
s. Morris. young man Of brown skin and
with eloquence that thrilled the big assern-
blage. He Is a missionary among 'hs
blacks of Africa and had been granted
few minutes for the purpose Of making a.
plea for missionary work in the dark con-
tinenL
A half dozen other missionaries had just
told of their labors and, while the ccnven-
tion listened with great interest, II re-
mained for the negro to s.ir the great
gathering 10 tumultuous enthusi 8 N
when, with splendid eoquence. he told his
hearers that Carey was not the first nod
ern missionary, but that the pioneers wers
the Cody women who took charge cf the
SidNtS NliNl tuSy liIIka III OlQ NiI6l IN
and clothed and fed them and gave hem
the gospel.
1t was some time before ex-Gov. North
en-, the president, could obtain silence after
the negros speech. The crowd, however,
could not he restrained and broke forth
into fresh applause Crowds pressed for
ward and struggled to get near enough 10
throw money on the platform. Several
hundred 1pliQ N 1il "a a
Morris feet. He asked the audience noe
20 give money to him, but to turn 1t over
to the treasurer and have 1t used to seilt
messengers throughout the South 10
arouse the coiored people to cooperation
in the mission work in Africa. The OUT
pouring Of money was so spontaneous
that even after the eloquent back orator
had refused it. 1t wns flung at his feet.
Much Important Business.
To-day was crowded with business. Tflo
convention adopted resolutions to report
on the relations to the convention sus-
tained by the denominatonal papers,
There was a good sized collection taken
up for the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
The finance report showed an Increase
of more than Is per cent. for foreign mis-
slons over the previous year. The report
was discussed by ten prominent delegates
and the Rev. Dr. Pitt Of South Carolina
Iedu tHe report on the advance movement.
They brought forth many animated
speeches, urging that at least 100000 be-
raised for the century movement
Rev l. j. VanNess read the report OF
the work among the negroes. The report
pointed out that Baptlsts everywhere must
show the negroes that they viii get JUS
| tlce and consideration and that they must
be encouraged TO learn trades.
Rev w NJ. Vines, of Asheville, N. c.,
submitted thereport on frontier work, ami
Rev. T. IS. Potts Of Memphis presented
the rerort on cities while Rev. j. e.
White OF North Carolina made report
on the work in the mountain regions. The
report on the enlargement OF home mis-
sion work recommended that $150000 be
raired for home mesi ms.
The committee to select the place and
time of holding the next convention re-
commended Ashevillo N c., but the dele
gales rejected New Orleans and the FRI
day before the second Sunday of next
May as the time.
Few. Dr. Mullips, president of the semi-
nary was elected to deliver the conven-
ton sermon next year.
After several resolutions Of thanks the
convention adjourned