The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-27
NEGRO ORATORS EFFORT
Was the Chief Event at the Southern
Methodist Conference.
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON LISTENED TO
BY an Audience Which Tested the Ca
paeity of the Buildine--lmport-
ant Meetings Held.

New Orleans, April 26..-The two great
features Of the Methodist missionary con.
ference today were the addresses OF Book
err T. Washington and John Barrett, ex.
minister 10 slam There were other spen
did addresses Including Bishop HendnS's
ON The Missionary Idea" which was a
very strong and effective one, However
Il was apparent that the people were walt,
ing especially for Washington, The gal
lcry on the left Of the hail was given UP
TO the colorcd people, who were there In
large numbers to hear the greatest living
representative of their race, Washing on $
address WAS long, tmpaSslunch eloquent
and witty, aud the audience applnudcd aud
laughed by turns. Every man and woman
who could crowd into the hall was there
aud ladies even stood on chairs 10 get n
glimpse Of the negro orator and to hear
what he would say.
There were several important committee
meetings and the various conferences met
aud discussed the best method of carrying
the enthusiasm and Information received
~ the conference to their homes, Public
meetings ana literature are tue main means
60 he used
Tne reception and LUNCHEON ut the ST
charles hotel nj noon was the FIRST so,
cinl event ot the conference aud was very
much enioNed by the visitors
Not the least interesting OF the great
missionary conference nrc the womcu who
have come from all parts Of the world TO
missionary fields, aud along missionary
lines Never before In the hlstory Of
southern Methodism have 70 many gifted
and brilliant women gathered together,
they have come from far OF china from
japan, from Mexico. nrazl and other pnr.
t!ons Of the civilized and unclyllzcd globe.
tendance und those represent the best
thought for missionary labor.
Among the visitors are the ladies' of the
Womnns Home Mission society and hoard
,.l mis- ..T nt,f..t
who came TO New orleans last wear fop
the annual session Of the conference lui
there are hundreds OF new faces, Including
the hPhest officials Of the wumpn's board
al foreign missions, women from the Scar
rift Nihe nnd Training school women from
the hospital In shanghai. from the great
lhhle training school for the women OF
China, from the inland aen missions from
the hottest equatorial Nrctops from the
indun Territory, from the Blanket Ind an
trihc. from East. West and South. from
the mountains of Virginia 10 the Gulf ~
Are thev brilliant? why. their faces urc
lust scintiilntiop with Intelligent pride and
that they intend TO do for the cause they
have In hnnd
They iupt poured into the Indies head
Quarters. which have been SO comfortably
httcd M by the local committees ~ the
Methodist ladies For hours mud hours
there was n porfect stream Of delegates
and visitors This devoted worker from,
far oil china. the ladies' from the monu-
tain districts mot those from the owlnnds,7
everywhere there were greetings az 10Y nN
some friend mot another whom sho had
not aeen In Years Thcre were editors
md nreRldcnts Of societies. and district
and FOREIGN union workers. md
whnt with the Find grcetings, tho hgrpy
chatter for though they are missionaries
thev know how 10 he bright ma cheerful
md lawful, with the trnc iov That comes
front the knowledge Of duty well per
formed.