Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-24


committee on new bodies report. Sew
enty mine new churches applied for
membership in the convention and the
committee reported that they We're reg
ular and the convention received them
1915 was the first money laid on the
table by DR. r II. Bowling, from the
Butte st. Baptist Church. of Norfolk.
and $500 was put down by DR.. w. F.
Graham of the Fifth Street Baptist
Church, Richmond, and the next was
$500 from Rev. w. w. Brown and his
church in Roanoke.
PENNSYLVANIA RALLIED.
Pennsylvania sought hand in the
$4,000 rally, and the Rev. DR.. G L.
2. Talieferro. editor of the Christian
Banner, Philadelphia, spoke for the
6aptists of Pennsy wanna, assuring the
coiored people in. Virginia that they de-
sire 60 take part in the good work. and
substantial part at that He believed
hat the Negro should do something
else aside from talk, and now was the
time TO get at il. He said that he was
born IN Virginia, and considered it the
greatest state in the union, and would
be identified with everything for the
good of the state and people.
He introduced Rev. II. g. Fox, q
young colored preacher of Pittsburg
president of the Pennsylvania Colnred
Baptist convention. who delivered am
able address and the money was paid in
by the Rev. DIR. Z. w. Moore, of Phila
delphia, amounting TO S6l3.6i.
The rest of the morning session was
spent in taking up money and speech
making. The delegates brought from
50 co $500 and many of the other states
took part. Rev. DIR. j. Anderson Tay-
Tor represented the District of Columbia
and Rev. CT. w. Lee made an address.
turning in the money. The Baptists of
the District of Columbia declared that
every Negro should help 20 make the
Virginia Theological Seminary and Col
lebe the greatest institution in this
country for the education of the Ne
groes. The declaration met with ap-
prevail.
DR.. X. II. Bowling presided in the af-
ternoon session of the convention and
introduced Samuel Harris, colored
business man from williamsburg, who
delivered an address, telling the mem.
bers OF bis race how they could do some
thing for themselves.
DEACON SMITH HAPPY.
Harrison Smith, deacon in the First
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not IN harmony with the convention.
delivered an address. He said that he
was with the convention because il
stood out for Negro manhood and Ne
gro enterprises. He conceded that the
Negr res and white men should go hand
IN hand for the development of the
country, but the Negro should do his
work separate and distinct from the
white people. al am glad that the Ne
groes are printing their Sunday School
literature, and l want il in my home.
and then that college which you are
supporting in Lynchburg. l thank
God for our great leader, DIR. w. F. Ora
ham,"
y number of other short speeches
were made at this point, and the CON
vention proceeded with the collection.
Hon. A. w. Harris of Dinwiddie was
introduced and Lawyer j. 4. Byrd sent
along $40 by Professor Hayes to assist
IN the work. The delegation from the
District of Columbia paid in 1912.
DIR. LEE Is SARCASTIC.
DR.. Lee declared that he told the
members of his church that if they did
not help the Negroes in Virginia they
would have TO get another pastor, ''for
the devil came after them in the shape
of the Home Mission Society of New
York, he said, "and was about to take
their college and Virginia turned out
to be heaven and salvation came
through Humbles, who lifted the mort
gage, and Tor that reason the people de-
serve help"
President Bowling through the fl
nance committee announced the re-
ceipts for the day TO be So, 622.O6.
NIGHT SESSION.
Gilfield Baptist Church was not large
enough TO accommodate the large crowd
last night. and it was necessary to open
the lecture room and hold an overflow
meeting in order Co accommodate the
large crowd of colored people who were
present and desired Co hear sermons by
representative men of their race.
Music was furnished by the choir of
the Fifth Street Baptist Church of
Richmond, and Rev. DIR. w. f. Ora
ham read the Scripture and made the
opening prayer
DIR. JOHNSON breaches.
DIR. Harvey Johnson, of Baltimore,
was introduced by President Bowling.
and announced his text from Genesis
TX. "a; and showed 20 his congregation
that Ham was not cursed but Canaan.
DR.. johnson has been pastor of the
North Street Baptist Church in Balti-
more for 30 years and is recognized as
one OF the most learned and influential
ministers of the colored race. He is ac-
tive in everything that is for the better
ment Of his race.
DR.. Walter II. Brooks, of Washing.
ton, preached in the overflow meeting
and over 500 people heard him. After
the two services, a collection was lifted
for the Virginia Seminary and college,
and the convention proceeded to take up
the money sent in by the people for the
work.