The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-18
COLORED BAPTIST
STATE CONVENTION | I.
Roanoke Selected for Next Meet.
ing Place by Convention.
FARMvIllE DOES NOT DECIDE
Or. Battle Addresses the Convention at
Petersburg, and critieises the Posi-
ton Ex-senator Morgan-speech
by Rev. W. F. Graham.
Roanoke Selected for Next Meet
FARMvIlLE DOES NOT DECIDE

by Rev. w. F. Graham.
Especial Dispatch to The Times!
PETERSBURG, VA, May 11-speech-
making occurred most of the uhe Oh
the Negro Baptist Convention To-Day.
Or. Battle of the First Baptist Cnurch,
in this city. was among the speakers
and he criticised Senator Morgan views
on the negro question, saying he mad
made a big mistake, and that there Is
possibility for the negro IN TINS coun-
try and urged them to work 10 that emu.
Roanoke was selected as tne nea. piace
for the meeting OF the convention.
The Spnday-school Committee made Its
report.i DR.. George w. Lee. in discuss
Ing il. called the attention of the mem
bers to the fact that the white man was
educated to teach all the world and
the negro was educated to each negroes
only and IN order to be able to do his
work he should be in sympathy with ms
own people. DR.. Lee said that no man
is qualified to teach the negro who does
not believe In his possibilities.
Rev. w R. Ashburn. State missionary
for the baptist State Convention. the
Sunday-school State Convention and the
STATE Baptist Young Peoples Union Con-
rention, read the report of the commit
tees and ttSlDle ana fuOllCdtlOii Dudiu.
REPRESENTATIVE NEGROES.
Rev. Ashburn. who is a graduate of
Virginia Theological College, at Lynch
burg, encouraged his people by present
ING TO them the work they are doing and
showed the negro boys and girls the rep
resentative men of their race. rms he
does BY stereopticon views de mas PIC
lures OF the college. members OF the
convention. officials of the National Sap
inn
house.
Rev, s. ". Coles, of Culpeper, deliver
I'd an address.
Mrs. B. F. Fox, Mrs. l.. w. Terrell
and Miss c. z. Allen were elected lie
members of the convention. Kew u. 4.
Howard called attention to the space
the daily papers had given to reports OF
the convention. and resolutions We're
adopted expressing appreciation.
REV w. r. GRAHAN'S ADDRESS.
Rev. ". T. Graham. Of Richmond.
delivered an address on the progress the
race had made. Eve must continue TO
make friends" he said and buiid our
people up. Our fathers have maze it
possible for US to rise in this country,
and some CT lis We're in the confllct.
am not fighting against the American
prejudice as I see It In this country,
for il has done much to make us rise;
TO make US have something and to make
us do something in this world White
churches white eating houses and places
OF amusement are closed TO US. and we
go and get them for ourselves: We have
fine churches, we are building good
schools, and We own good homes which
we are beautifying. We are putting car
pets on our floors. hanging negro pictures
on our walls and filling our libraries with
negro books and thoughts ] have no
respect for that white man who tells
me that he thinks I am as good as n
white man. and that he believes we are
all the same invites me to his house to
eat. but when apply for work he closes
the door to me. The negro must not be
battered by such men. There is a dit
ference and from this do not mean TO
saw that there is q superior race and an
inferior race, for God did not so create
the world. We learn that out OF one
blood he made ali mankind. but there
are superior and inferior environments.
and that's all. We must not smoke and
chew UP so much money, but put IT
where it will do good;
Short addresses We're made by Rev.
7 Anderson TAYLOR. Of Washington, and
Harvey Johnson. of Baltimore.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Revs r. II. Boyd. Of Nashville. Tenn;
g. ". Hayes of Lyrchbarg. and Charles
stewart OF Chicago. the negro newspaper
correspondent, were elected life members
of tho convention Roanoke was selected
for the next annual meeting. The follow
ing boards were elected ara their loca-
ton fixed 10y the convention:
State Mission Board. Norfolk-Rcvs j.
NJ Powell, w. H. Dixon, T. H. Shorts,
Thomas Hill. NJ. D.. ". d. Norman, L.
d c. Metz, c. A Green. S. Tucker, c.
s. Boston and J. NJ. Dawson.
Educational Board, Lynchburg-Profes-
sor G. w. Hayes, Revs. A. A Calvin.
w r. Frye. A. A. Stewart, 5. a. Garland,
r. r. Jones. 7. ii. White: Nelson Jor u
dan. J. c. Jackson, J. S. Brown and Il.
Golf.
bible and Publication Board Roanoke
peys w. B. Moods. w r. Galloway, ].
~. Pate. w Dabney. r. r. Henry. S. E.
smith. +. C. Patterson. w. r. Ashbuin.
Charles Thomas and r. n Ciarkson
Foreign Mission Board, Richmond
Revs. w. F. Graham, ]. II. A. Cyrus. G.
q. Howard, D. w. Davis. Joseph Perry,
i H. Burks. c. II. Phillips l.. Banks. NJ
q Hucles. A B. Smith. G. w. Morris
and A. Forhs.
church Edifice Board. Chrstiansburg-
Revs. w. P. Hughes, F. Johnson. B. p
wilkins, d A Reid, x. r. richardson,
T. ]. Jefferson, d. Jackson. S. "A. Car
land. c. E. Miller, Il. NJ bowman ana
Elkaner Scott
DR. Bowling made short address on
the work accomplished by the convention
since il has been in session and Thanked
the members for the assistance rendered.
Rev. w F. Graham, OF Richmond. was
elected educational secretary and inar-
t.ial agent of Virginia Theological Semi
nary and College
Charles Stewart. of Chicago. was the
official stenograrher OF the convention.
he is one of the hest-known newspaper
writer's in America. and for more than
fifteen years has been on the staff of the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. He has also done
considerable work for the Associated
Press. Stewart furnished the reporters
and correspondents in this city with type