The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-17
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STATE CONYEN T|0AS.
John Mitchell, Jr., Delivers the
Principa! Address.
MUST LOOK TO THEMSELVES |:
A Letter from Congressman J.A. Reid
Ter, Of Ohio, Gives Hopeful View
of the Future the Race-Work
Being Done in Africa.
MUST LOOK TO THEMSELVES
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

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Especial Dispatch to The Times,
PETERSBURG, VA, May 16.-John
Mitchell, Jr., the negro editor, to-day de-
livered the principal address before the
Negro Baptist Convention. Mitchell's adj
dress and the reading of a letter from
Congressman Reidler, Of Ohio, were the
features of the days session.
Mitchell said: There are two separate
and distinct races in this country. and
the white man is doing his part for the
development of his own people, and he
will thank us if We will look after our
part of the work. I am for negro enter
prises, and there has been an attempt to
consign me to the hot region because I
dare to stand out for principle. We
have negro churches. negro banks, negro
merchants, negro dentists, negro doctors.
negro drug stores, and negroes in all
kinds of business. We are separated
from the white people, and why say we
are cooperating with them when we are
not.
BLACK TEACHERS FOR BLACKS.
II notice that the people who run the
schools in the interest Of corporations
say that would never do to put a white
man under a negro. hence they have all
"Ilil0 pleSluSIllS VI tllSii SCilpoiS, 81 SiHSC
that is true, let US have black schools
run by black men and all teachers be of
the black race. am glad to say that
we have a number of white friends in
the South, and we appreciate them. but
we do not intend to intrude by hanging
arbund them asking for cooperation.
They help us better when they allow us
to do something for ourselves"
Deacon J. c. Farley, of Richmond, adj
~, tiroH
of, being bossed.'' shouted Rev. S. A. Car
land, of Lynchburg. 'and now we must
do our own bossing. We are going to
build up the Virginia Theological Semi
nary and College"
Rev. II. Powell, of Detroit, said that
the negroes of Michigan were with the
negroes OF Virginia and would assist
them in their struggle. The cause of the
negro is the same, whether North, South.
East or West. and we must unite ana
be something"
CONGRESSMAN REIDLER.
The president read the following letter
from Congressman ]. ~. Reidler, OF
: Ohio:
mot only have the heartiest sympa-
thv with your race, but have the great
est faith in its possibilities. l am contl-
dent that there is a future for the ne
gro little dreamed of now, and that with
his inherent QuallCleS, lOSleieu ny oNt
Christian civilization, he can and will
achieve great and good things. But real
growth and development must come from
within. It is impossible that they should
come in any other way. Therefore, your
neople must work out their own salvation
and accomplish their own uplifting. NO
other real and permanent progress Is pos
sble. and the more fully they realize TINS
the more rapidly will the work go on
1,,I ct
such a school as you describe by the
brave and self-sacriicing efforts of your
own neople is a work which calls Tor
varmest endorsement and commentator
and cannot fail to be productive OF
a. powerful and ever increasing influence
in the uplifting of the race ana the ao-
1,ancement of the common interests ana
institutions.
NOT HOSTILE TO WHITES
-. Po1v,inp declared that any who said
that the Virginia Baptist state ColiSei-
tio,, vas hostile to the white people mis-
,a,reeented it: 1--WE are trying to 90
something. and / think that this effort
has the support Of every White man IN
The state. and they think the more or
ms when we tell them that we want 70 90
something for ourselves. we are LOT ne
gro enterprises all the Tune. we nav
had helm from the white people. ana we
.
~ o.rry ,,s around all the time. l pc
liaye that the time is that we must MAKE
POSITIONS for our boys and girls tiidl
we must educate them nor lleil
work. and let us get to II. we are ue
tcrmined to stand by the laws VI o"l
state and country: to assist IN otiheI,ts
TO Justice every man WHO sioid. w
law, regardless OF his race " 49,
40 enemies to wrong and VIII not COR
~, II will appreciate our TRENDS, ana
Iii % On doing something in an honora-
Up PRESIDENT Bowling announced that IN
eorm,+ion from the Finance committee
vas that s91s2 IS had been collected up
to noon to-day. a Mic.
Mrs. b f. Fox, OF salem anu We
a. r Bayton. of the Hartshorn Memo
rial College, Rlch11loi'o' o
convention. 1,ro>c
n Jordan D. D., of Louisville,
eecretary of the Foreign Mission
Roard of the National Baptlst Geii.eil-
ton addressed the afternoon conVel'tloli.
IL smoke of the work being done by the
negroes in Africa. and ne VIII san -. q
few DAYS for South America, ~ iooh g
49, NC work of the negro Baptlsts tnere.
~ -. Terd,n in his address, spoke OF the
.L;a,,o1e and dimes that had been palo
=, Nv tho negroes of this country 1or tne
.,,n,,ort of the gospel. and declared tildu
thev were doing their duty. 49,
RI. Rev. e. ". D., Of Nashville. Tenn mn
secretary of the 3. X P U, Convention
also made an address. .-,.. -
The report of Rev: ". +: Ashpurn :, e o1
Salem, general missionary: oo! H. 3o 80
most of the afternoon session. he re-
r,i1 81 600 collected for missionary work
Rev e George W. Lee, of washington,
D. C.. preached to a large audience to- e.
nieht The convention will practically