The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-19
TUSKEGEE CONFERENCE
TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING AT
 iWASHINGToN's SCHOOL.
Many Distinguished Visitors Present. Negroes Who Have Worked and Saved Tell of Their Ex-
 perience-Principai
 Opens Session.


 Tuskeeee. February 1s.-(SpeciaD-The twelfth Tuskegee Negro Conference met in the large rooms of the Trades Build ing at 10 a. m. The day was most beau tiful. The following are some of the dis tinguished people who were present fl om abroad:
 pr. Wallace Buttrick, Secretary General Education Board, New York. N. Y.: Dr. Charles F. Meserve, President Shaw Uni versity, Raleigh, N. C.; Rev. B. c. Bran- son, State Normal School, Athens, Ga.; Bishop E. c. Cottrell, D. D., Holly Springs, Miss; Rev. 1. B. Scott, editor Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La.; Rev. R. T. Pollard, Presi- dent Alabama Baptist University, Salem, Ala; MT. Isaiah T. Montgomery, Jackson, Miss; Mr. John c. Hill, attorney, Me ridian, Miss; Rev. John L. Robinson, pastor Unitarian Church, Brooklyn, Conn; Rev. W. F. Graham, President American Beneficial Insurance Company, Richmond, Va. MT. John Mitchell, Jr., editor The Planet, Richmond. Va; Rev T. o. Fuller, Principal Howe Institute, Memphis, Tenn; MT. J. A. Conant Willi- mantle, Conn; MT. c. A. Buchanan, edi- tor Safeguard, Kosciusco Miss; Rev Ru- fus S. Stout, General Secretary Church Extension Board, Little Rock, Ark; Maj. R. R. Wright, President Georgia Indus trial College, College, Ga: pr. Thomas H. Jackson, D. D., President Shorter Col lege Little Rock, Ark; Dr. William W. Frost, President Rust University, Holly Springs Miss; Prof. Katharine Conan, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass; Dr. A. s. Hill. Principal Williamsburg Acad- emy, Williamsburg, Ky; Dr. J. E. Shep- ard, field editor The Christian, Raleigh
 M ~ DraP q al xxynr rnr International Sunday School Association Memphis. Tenn; Rev. F. H. Cook, D. D., editor Weekly Herald, Natchez. Miss; MT. T. s. Inborden, Principal J. K. Brick Agricultural and Normal School Enfield, N. C.; Dr. L. M. Dunton, Claflin Univer- sity, Orangeburg, s. C.; Rev. w. l.. Tay- Tor, President True Reformers, Richmond, Va; MT. R. S. Lovinggood Samuel Illus ton College, Austin, Tex; MT. Joseph A. Booker, President Arkansas Baptist Col lege, Little Rock, Ark; MT. s. B Davis, editor The Clipper, Athens, Ga.; MT. J. H. Johnson, Virginia Normal and Indus trial Institute. Petersburg, Va; Rev. Ben jamin McWilliams, Virginia Union Uni versity, Richmond, Va; Dr. Arthur B. Chaffee. President Bishop College, Mar shall, Tex; W. H. Lanier, President AL cora A. and NJ. College Westside. Miss. ; Mir A. A. Cosey, published The Journal Clarksdale, Miss; Prof. I. Garland | Penn, Assistant General Secretary Ep- worth League of M. E. Church. South, | Atlanta, Ga.; Hon. R. L. Smith, President l Farmers Improvement Society of Texas, Oakland, Tex; MT. Joseph w. Holley,
 Principal Tower Hill Institute. Wakefield
 R. l.; Rev. J. P. Wragg. Special Agent | American Bible Society; MT. Lusius Henderson, farm manager Schoheld
 
 A. Currier. Cambridge, Mass. i; Mir. F. W. Moore, Principal State Nor nal and Industrial School, Elizabeth City, N. C.; MT. F. M. Kennedy, St. Angus | tines School, Raleigh, N. C.; MT. Frank D. Banks Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va; Captain Allen Washington Hamp- | ton Institute, Hampton, Va; Rev. Will liam w. Ranney, Hartford, Conn; Dr.
 James s. Hathaway, President Kentucky | Normal and Industrial Institute, Frank | fort, Ky: Prof. George Sale, President
 Atlanta Baptist College, Atlanta, Ga.; | Rev. Robert E. Jones, Field Secretary
 Sunday School Union Methodist Episco- | pal Church, New Orleans La; MT. Ga
 briel B. Miller, Ft. Valley Industrial h. | stitute, Fort Valley, Ga; Rev II. N. l Payne, President Mary Holmes Seminary, West Point, Miss; MT. w. H. Steward, l Editor American Baptist Louisville, Ky Miss Charlotte R. Thorn Calhoun Col ored school Calhoun, Ala; Miss Nellie
 F. Munger, Spelman Seminary, Atlanta, | Ga.; Rev. c. O. Boothe, Corresponding | Secretary Colored Ministers Reformatory Association, Pratt City, Ala; MT. W.T.
 liam J. Edwards, Principal Snow Hill h. situte. Snow Hill, Ala. G. NJ. Sampson, Instructor In Mathematics, Florida State Normal and Industrial School, Tallahas- I ann a AHr
 in Agriculture, Florida State Normal and
 Industrial School. Tallahassee, Fla. i; Prof. Jones, Vice President Berea Col lege, Berea Ky; Rev. c. B. Curtis, Pres 1 ident Plantation Missionary Society Beloit, Ala; Miss Minnie L. Price, Mt. Meigs Institute. Waugh. Ala; MT. R. O. Simpson, Furman Ala. Colonel M, l.. Woods, representing The Montgomery Ad- vertiser and New York Times: Prof. Savage, Principal of Nixburg, Ala. h. stitute; Major J. J. Dickinson, represent ing Munsey Publications, Washington,
 D. C.; Miss P. H. Willis Mcclure Syn dicate, New York City; MT. George Hor- ton, Author and Traveller; M. B. Thrash CT, representing the Associated Press. Outlook, Independent and Boston Tran script.
 The attendance of farmers and peonIe from the country districts was not as large as common owing to the awful con dltlon of the roads and the very cold weather of the last two days. By 10 A.
 m. large number had assembled and the conference hymn, Am a Soldier of the Cross" was sung with spirit. The Scriptures were read by Rev. MT. Wood of Hardaway Ala. and prayer was of ! fered by Rev. MT. Rankin of Evergreen Ala.
 MT. Washington made the following re- marks in opening:
 We come now to the twelfth session
 of the Tuskegee Negro Conference. This
 organization was begun with a few scores of men and women; out of that small be- ginning has grown this great and power- ful annual meeting now national in it's character and influence. At the first meeting, after considering with some care the ways in which the Conference could make Itself of the greatest value, 1t was decided that while not ignoring or under valuing efforts made in other directions
 this organization could best contribute it's
 mite to the lifting up of the race by con- fning itself for the most part to the
 matters which the race had closely within | its own control, and to positive aggres-
 sive effort rather than to mere negative ] criticisms and recitation of wrongs. Further. from the first 1t has been the main work of this Conference to contine | itself to a simple and informal considera- | ton of the methods and means of secur- | hou,as fraeinP ourSalves from