The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-13
! NEGROES TUR,NIED
MISS J.|E=:N'E'IT {: DOWN
Had No Time to Hear
Anti tl-Lynchlng Talk.
WAS AT THE CHURCH.
Unattended and Uninvited She Ap-
peared at 3 pt;st Convention.
REMAINED BUT A SHORT TIME.
Representatives Gathered From All
Parts OF the Country Claim They
Are Flaming 70 Elevate The
Race - Not Fighting
Against the
Unattended and Uninvited She Ap-
peared at 3: pt;st Convention.
REMAINED BUT A SHORT TIME.

Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett was '.turned
down" by the National Colored BAPTIST
Convention, at the F'ifth-Street Colored
Baptist Church. last n;sht She was not
allowed to address the convention.
Ii was about 9 O'Clock when Miss Jewett
entered the church. unattended, and took
seat in the rear OF the audience. Her
coming had been expected and discussed
among the colored ministers. AS Miss
Jewett entered the building. she was rec
ognized by some OF those present.
Ihere's Miss Jewett!' was the excla-
NATION tnat was heard on various sides as
the anti-lynching agitator entered.
Miss Jewett had come unlimited and un-
attended. and remained only a few mo-
ments. Then she departed as she came
Miss Jewett was not asked to remain and.
SO far as is known. she was not spoken to
by any one in the building except Rev w.
L. Causer.
OPINIONS EXPRESSED.
Rev c. H. Parrish, president of the
Ecksten ~ Norton university.Cf Cane Spring.
Ky, whose headquarters are at Louisville.
was one of the first to see Miss Jewett
enter the church. He said that Miss Jew
EFT came here on her own accord, and
would not be allowed to address the Ma
t:onal Baptist Convention, or be in any
way connected with it.
The colored men say they know not why
Miss Jewett came here, and that they have
not extended her an invitation to address
them. After leaving the church, Miss
Jewett returned to the Jefferson Hotel.
She came here from Boston yesterday, and
it is thought that she is going farther
south.
During the exercises the presence of Miss
Jewett attracted much attention. ''She Is
here" suggested. some one to the recording
secretary. Rev. w. l.. Causler, Of Nash
: vile. who at once arose and stuck his PEN
ell behind his ear, replied Il will go and
see what she wants. He had short in
terview with the little woman in white, y
and then returned and furnished the in
formation that it was Miss Lillian Clayton
Jewett, who desired an interview With the
president of the convention, and wanted 10
deliver an address. One of the delegates
arose and went back and talked with the
Young woman, and at the close Of a long
prayer asked an opportunity to make a
statement.
1T is not in order just at this time"
replied Vice-President Bowling, and the
speaker took his seat, Miss JeWett de-
parting.
Almost every member Of the Convention
expressed his opinion Of Miss Jewett in
some way last night, and opposed her adj
dressing them in emphatic language. They
claim that they know absolutely nothing
about Miss Jewett's plans.
DETAILS OF CONVENTION.
Perhaps the largest negro convention
which ever assembled in this city, is now
in session at. the Fifth-Street Baptist
Church (colored), and will continue in ses-
sion until Monday evening. 1t is the
twentieth session OF the National Baptist
Convention which represents consti-
tuency of 1,S00,0oO coloreG people. The
convention is for the purpose of lifting up
the negro citizens, by making of them law
abiding people, as we'll as good Christians.
Fully 1900 people were present and took
part in the opening exercises yesterday
morning. DR.. r. c.. Morris, OF Helena,
Ark, is preside It.
During the morning, session, DR.. Morris
called attention to the people in Texas who
We're suffering on account of the recent
work of the convention amcng other
things was to help suffering humanity. a
committee was appointed to express the
sympathy OF the CONVENTION to the peoples
in Texas who were suffering, and colec-
ton of $40 was raised.
The President announced the following
committees after the sermon:
E. B. Topp. Miss; E. w. Moore, Pa; B.
F. Fox, Va; c. r. Mcdowell, Mo.
Enrollment: w. G. Parks, Tenn; w. H.
Steward, Ken. E. r. Carter, Ga: G W.
Raiford, Fla; P. R. Neal Indian Ter
The convention took a recess for din
ner which was served in the iecture-room
of the church by a committee Of church
members.
Rev. Dr.. a. n. NIcEwen. of Mobile. Ala.
presided over the afternoon session. j. II.
Eason, of Anniston, Ala, editor OF the
Baptist Leader, and author of .'sarctifca-
ten Ns. Fanaticism.' conducted the de-
yotiona2 exercises. His address and PRAYER
attracted much attention
For short time the President was l,e,+
busy answering questions touching repre-
sentation and enrolment. He answered
them and the Committee on Enrolment
made partial report. Following this
came the address of the President, DR. y
c. Morris He said in part
BY the direction of an unerring Provi-
dence, I have the distinguished honor of
announcing that the hour has arrived for
convening this gathering of Baptist mas-
sengers in the twentieth annual meetine
of the National Baptist Convention in this
magnificent southern city. I ccngrat tulate
you upon the suspicious outlook for Al, an
thusias;ics and profitable meeting. We ara
assured in advance by letter ana through
the medium Of the daily and weekly press
OF the nearly cO-Operauon OIL Doth the
white and colored population of this srea-
city and State-a city and State which
have been prominent in the affairs of orr
nation for more than century of the past
and which numbers among her sons Soma
of the greatest characters that ever took
part in shaping the destiny Of our nation
HOSPITALITY SHOWN.
.aThe student of history while eirculatinq
E among the people Of this Commonweair5
naturally has brought to his mind tbe
names of such illustrious characters ~
Washing.o jefferson, Madison, Monroe
Harrison. Tyler and Taylor, men Nh
stood foremost in their day in steering ,o ,ho
ship of State. whose noble lives are hon 0n,e
ored and revered by the people Of th.
whole world To be in the midst of a nea e.ls
ple and on the soil Of "a State which ,o, sa.
produced such characters s in itself insn,s rIIs