The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25
Dr. WIlIinaham Breaches.

Dr. R. J. Willngham of Richmond, secretary of the foreign mission board of the Southern Baptist convention, preached a sermon Sunday morning at the First Methodist church on The Christians Hope" His text was taken from the Hebrew, seventh chapter and thirteenth verse, as follows: (Which hope we have as anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast; and which entereth into that within the veil.'
 Dr. Willingham discussed faith and it's relation to science. With all of their study and research" said he, 'the sci entists have barely scratched the sur face" He quoted from an eminent scholar who said that thirty-fve years ago the scientists had said that it would take the Niagara Falls 5000 years to cut back te the point that it had reached in less than thirty years.
 The scientists themselves with all their advanced ideas have been unable to agree as to the creation of the earth and the origin of men.
 The story of the creation as told in the bible is still ele only one that has rot undergone a change since 1t was first written"
 Tal,.s for Home Missions. The Rev. Dr. A J Barton of Little Rock. Ark. secretary for the western states of the home mission board of the Southern Baptist convention, addressed the convention Saturday night in the in- terest of home missions. He discussed the negro question and asserted that the south was duty bound to contribute to the uplifting of the colored man.
 "The deportation and colonization of the negro is advanced by some of the southern orators" said Dr. Barton, Ifs one of the widest sagarles ever suggest cd by an intelligent thinker The plan is wholly impractical as well as impossible.
 "The south is the home of the negro. He Is welded to this country. He is we'd ded to the mule and the water melon.
 Put the colored nan in the north and te is restless and lonsome. It makes no difference how far he is advanced, down ir his heart he yearns for the south land.
 ''The negro is. capable of large things, intellectually and morally High ideals ob- tain among many of them. We snouldn judge all negroes by the ones we see in our police courts. There are negroes as well as white people,.
 The speaker arraigned Governor Davis of Arkansas on his effort to have the n ITO school fund cut down. ''rhe Cover nor" he said. stated in his message that all efforts to educate the negro nau lail- ed know some instances where att tempts to educate governors. in the broad sense, have proven unsuccessful.
 Owe Negro Great Debt.
 We owe the negro a great debt He was the slave of our grandfathers and fathers, and he Is our servant. When the supreme test-the war between the states--came, he rang true. In the critical time-even when death came-he was faithful.
 Let us brethren-we the southern Bap- tist-raise $250.0O0 this year for the up- lift of the negro of the south"
 Delivers ForcI5le Sermon. 71ha other part of the programme Sat ufu Ynight was sermon by the Rev. D. B. Eager of Louisville, professor of biblical and pastoral theology of the Bap- tist seminary. who preached forcible sermon The Rev. J. w. OHara read the report of the Home Mission board, which showed that $25,000 had been contributed to weak churches of New Orleans and s10,0OO to the needy churches of Memphis during the past year.