Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-09-25

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The bishop also issued papers Of
authorization to the following persons
to act in the capacity Of evangelists:
Mrs. Tena Dixon. Mrs. Steward
Moore, Mrs. Matte Myers, Mrs. Hollis
Higgins Mrs. Kathryn ID. Tillman,
Mrs. Emma Ransom. Mrs. p. G. Lewis.
Mrs. M. C. Malone, Mrs. Tena Ragaa,
Rev. ]. w. Washington.
Services were held at the A. M. r..
church yesterday morning and the or.
dination ceremonies were witnessed.
Prominent members of the church
spoke at different gatherings during
1 the afternoon. Drs. Keeling and Carey
spoke at the Central Christian church
in the afternoon DR.. Healing also
addressed a meeting at the Y. M. C..
a number of contributions were Gale l
for, and last evening the announce
ment was made that an even 800 hal
been secured. E;.
/ Following the announcements OF tn :
appointments the conference was at an
end. Bishop Grant said 1t was the
most successful from every stand
point in the history of the Iowa col.
ference. n
Or. Ransom's Address.
| An address on the subject, mighty
Men of Valor." delivered by Rev. r. G..
Ransom Of Chicago. was the feature
of the Sunday afternoon meeting of
the conference of the African NJ r.
church, in the auditorium of the Cen.
tral Church of Christ. DR.. Ransom
spoke in part as follows:
THE world. especially In this age
of the world. has little space for weak
ness. We have had our age Of iron
and our age Of bronze. Now the age
is one of bronze and iron and steel
intermingled. The man or woman who
has not the strength to stand, is swept
away on the crest of the wave Of the
busy life of today
The world has only one word for
the timid man or woman, and that
word is failure. There is scant place
for weaklings; they are crowded to
the wall by men of courage and vigor.
What the world wants is men of
thought and action. Most Of us in the
world must be followers but the world
needs followers, mighty men Of valor.
who will take orders and obey them.
Great men are not great because they
have risen SO high that no one can
reach them. They have been raisel
by the people, and when they forget
that fact they fall. They are great be
cause they stand for great principles
and carry them out. They are men
of thought and action. g
The same, Is true In every walk Of
| life. Intellectual and physical. It Is
true in stat tesmanship, in business and
in the pulpit; valorous preachers to
head va1orous church. Men and wo.
men of valor are wanted to meet the
moral and spiritual problems of our
times
MAY God crown lis with more Wig.
Orous Christianity, that we may make
the world richer with the deeds We
have done,'
Brillian oratory marked last Fri
days session of the A. NJ. E. confe'-
ence at st. Paul's church. The race
problem was discussed. by earnest and
able speakers, in detail, and remedies
were proposed for the solution of the
problem. The audience included 2
large number of white people who lis.
tened to addresses by such leaders
of the African race as DR.. Chapelle.
editor of the Sunday school period;-
Gals at Nashville, Tennessee; Editor
Kelley of the A. M. E. church Review
and DR.. E. J. Carey, pastor Of Quinn's
chapel. Chicago, a church boasting
membership Of more than 1900. and
Rev. r. G. Ransom, also leading
African pastor of Chicago. "
The discussion was precipitatel by
the report of the committee on the
state of the country Dissatisfaction
with the report was stated since 1t
did not include recommendations look
ing TO the solution of the race ques-
ton. upon which, 1t was argued, the
country would expect some expression,
Of opinion from the conference
Report Of the Committee.
The report of the committee on the
state of the country was submitted by
Dr. Gaines. and is as follows:
ITO the Bishop and Conference.
Your committee on the state of TIL,
country beg leave to submit the follow
ing report: God made one race Of
men to dwell upon the face of the
earth. Nations began with Abraham
and tribes with Jacob. Kossuth of
Hungary taught the solidarity Of na-
tions; the French taught the solidarity
of the family and Jesus Christ taught
the solidarity of man. The nations of
the earth have established peace
conference at The Hague for the pur-
pose of establishing peace throught-
out the world. We are developing a
species of organism that has for its
objective point the best interests Of
man.
''The right to vote is one of the
most sacred belonging to the Ameri-
can citizen We do not object to an
educational or property qualification
for the exercise of right to vote. Blu.
We insist that these tests should oper-
ate impartially toward all classes OF
our people. It is well known fac.
that the revised constitutions of the
| southern states were framed for the
avowed purpose of disfranchising the
| negro. Judged by every test of 10y
atty and patriotism, the negro has
earned the right to vote. We most
lstrenuously insist that the negro vii!
never voluntarily compromise or sur
! render these rights.
4 Unusual elementary disturbances
have produced storm, rain and flood
! resulting in great damage and loss
of life. Enormous destruction Of
property and failure of crops iii
many sections of our country has sent
food prices on the upward tendency.
1.-The labor strikes, because Of pro-