Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-13
5ys Ills People Must Be Taught pride.
TIE CONFERENCE DELEGATES

TIE CONFERENCE DELEGATES
FILTHY men have 40 business in
the pulpit declared Bishop Evans
Tyree at the opening tire second
days session of the South Arkansas
conference ot The African Methodist
Episcopal Yesterday and the man
who will Use tobacco and spit on the
floor has no business in tic pulpit
and sueh men will receive no appoinl
a.ent from TIC We must teach .4t1
people pride. ard careless men eau.
not do this.
We are living in an age of push
and get there and want to say
that my people must be able To get
there if they expect to be recognized
in a country like this. For the past
four years | have labored down here
with my people, and am proud of it.
and have no desire new to leave the
south. am proud of the position
which have taken for the right, and
| assure you that il has been my
effeat to bring my people up To a
higher standard in this country
want you to work. and work hard.
believe the thing We must today
do is t. prepare to meet this busy
world. | believe that the doctrine of
industry and thrift must enter the
life of every man and woman of my
race, and they must use ii in their
own development. Today is the day
you have set apart for the election
of delegates to the general confer
ence and let NE say to yaal that in
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choice is mine. You may select the
men you think best fitted to repre-
sent you.
Secretary Sutton read the journal.
and after roll call the following were
elected deegates to the genera con-
ference Of the A. M. f. church, which
meets the first Mondaf in May in Chi
cago
James Jones. P. =. Dennis, p. w.
Wade. ]. E. Neal Thomas II. Jack
son, delegates, Wit ttAS.des
]. G. Robinson. j. NJ s.ffon ii. S.et'.
L. Mccullough. sitars3tas. -, 1e-I
port from tie eeetoYsl eol1aee show
ed that A. n. Freeman and !. Il Har
rison had been elected lay de- gates.
Rev. James Jones Of Pine Biuit
heads the delegations which gives him
high standing in the general cssl-
ference, as be will be a member of
the episcopal committee which eX-
amincs the bishops. passes Ell t45eif
work and recommends item To their
districts for four years. 1t has to
pass On the number Of bishops to be
elected. Dr. T. II. Jackson vas for
mer pastor Of ST Johns a. N. e.
church, but left here to accept the
position of Shorter college president,
which he now holds. DR., p ". Wade
is pastor of St Johns in this city,
and has been for several years. He
is mentioned in connection with the
bishopric ri his church. and his elee-
ton as delegate gives him some adj
vantage
Rev. J. G. Robinson made few re
marks. thanking the conference for
making him an alternate. and said
that when the general conference OPP !
ened he would be found in Chicago
Rev. S. A. Mssley, D. d., pastor OF
the st. Paul Baptist church was in
troduced and extended the courtesles
Of the conference. Rev. E. w. Lamp
Rev. DR.. A. NJ Middlebrooks was
cial secretary of his church with head !
quarters in Washington, D. c.. and
grand master of the negro Masons in
was introduced and de-
livered short address, DR.. Larp-
ton said that he was proud to be IN ,
one of the greatest cities in the south :
Pine Bluff-and that he was proud
to note the progress made by his