The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-28
NEGRO FARMERS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE ENDED

ing Of a classical course. No man can
be called fully educated who does not
understand something of the classics.
A knowledge of the classics, even a
little knowledge, helps to give
one the power to express himself
more fully, Each community ought to
have one person, at least, living in it
who has some knowledge of the clas-
sizes
Prof. Carver spoke on the question
How Far Can Industrial and Literary
instruction Be Successfully Carried
On in the Same institution" He drew
a very fine difference between keeping
school and teaching school. He thought
the nature of the child's inclinations
ought to be considered and all training
should be based on the natural inclina-
the kindergarten first. because kinder
garten training is natural and tends
to make the child less artificial.
After the session a photographer
took a picture of the assembled far
mers.
At the night meeting there was a
large audience. The crowd was feeling
elated. believing that great good had
been accomplished and they were es-
given them by the college.
How Negro Can Better His Con-
ditiOn.
Rev. r. B. Lillard, pastor of the
Congregational and a graduate of the
Hartford Comm Theological Seminary,
made an address on the subject: What
Can the Black Man Do to Better His
Own Condition. This was the subject
nv, he nj cry, 7
said the negro must not permit himself
to be hindered by any obstacle. No
matter how he is oppressed by his foes;
no matter how deep race prejudice may
be; no matter what conditions may
confront him, he must ever look upward
and forward, and with faith in God,
must never lose hope. He thought the
negro ought to fix himself in the soil;
that he could not own too much prop
erty; that the possession of real estate
gave him tenure on the state, on the
respect of others, on life itself. He
said that he must not wait for others
to build his school houses or educate
him. Educate yourself; that he must
develope in himself and in his children
the highest degree of self-respect; that
he ought to look inward as we'll as out
ward, forward and seldom backward
that he must organize race enterprises
SoPPOAl bhOAii anu btldl ttc must pur-
chase stock in strong white organiza-
tions as we'll. Let him keep on build
ing better homes, let him beautiry
them, let him, in every way, strive 10
give to himself a character that will
stamp him as man among men the
world over. Rev. LIZARDS remarks
were enthusiastically received.
The Negroes Opportunity.
Rev. Kemp, pastor of Beth Eden
Church, spoke in manner that cap
tured his audience. He told his hear
ers that no matter if prejudice was
great the door of opportunity was not
entirely closed. The chance to work
| was not denied the negro; that if he did
not work it was because he was too
lazy, and not because his labor was not
wanted, He said that the negro was
citizen and his highest aim ought to
| be to make himself a good one. He
urged that the negro continue in the
| future. as in the past, to cultivate
| friendly relations with the whites. He
| agreed with Rev. Lillard that race en-
| terprise ought to be encouraged. He
| told the people to be self-relant, hon
est, upright and sincere, to keep their
word and pay their debts, and all would
! end well,
! A vote of thanks was rendered by
| the conference to President Wright for
the splendid manner in which they had
been entertained; to Senators Bacon
| and Clay and Representative Fleming
| and Lester for their kindness in send
! ing the seeds; to DR.. True for the bull
! letins; to the various journals for pub
| fishing the accounts of the confer
| ence.
! A number of resolutions were adopt-
ed, and an extract from one of them
will show how the body stood on farm
ing:
! Resolved, That we feel that the farm
Is one of the best avenues for the ad-
| vancement of the race, and we shall
| strive to do what we can to purchase
homes and farms and train our children
| to become useful members of the COM
| monwealth.
| Resolve, That we favor the holding
of colored state fair at some con-
venient place.
In the closing remarks of the presi-
| dent he urged that each mem
Der of the conference do every
thing in his power to carry
! out the resolutions. The best
| year of the conference has
closed, and much good. he said. has
| this section.
The crowds attending have been
larger than any previous meeting.
More than thousand persons were
| present each day of the session. The
actual number of farmers present have
! increased each year. until the confer
ence is second only in size to the pres
ent conference Of Tuskegee.