The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS HERE
Mayor Mccarthy Welcomes III
tcrnational Organization.
Or. Mitchell Speaks.
WOULD UPLIFT THE. NEGRO
This is the Avowed Object of
Association Composed Of
White and Colored.

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White and Colored.
rho international Sunday School Assoc
citation, consisting OF prominent white
men of the North and South, and Of
colored men who are leaders In their
race began It's convention m this city
yesterday afternoon, the sessions being
held at IIbcnezcr Baptist cliGn,h, colored.
Dclega ties were present from the Dis
trlct Of Columbia, Virginia and North
Carolina, and comprise men and women
In all walks of life, who are conscien-
tiously seeking to know the things that
will uplft the race. In this effort North
ern white men and Southern white men
have united anu are giving their money
and the value of their experience to help
the negroes see the light Many Of the
members OF tho ub.coinmittee who man
age this work arc In the city. Among
them are w N. Hnrtsllorn. chairman OF
the International Executive Committee;
Marion Lamance. general secretary, To-
5ledo, Ohio; Hon. NJ. B. Broughton md
other members. .65
Nearly one hundred delegates assem-
bled for the afternoon session.
James e. Shepard, field superintendent
Of the work among negroes, delivered the
principal address at the afternoon session.
"The salvation of the negroes depends
upon the religious uplift of the. race, he
said. Neither higher education, nor In
dustrial education will Of itself lift up
the race. What the race needs now
above all things else is moral training.
and this comes through the Sunday
school. II teaches moral restraint, and
the negro race above all others. needs to
learn this lesson.
The night session opened with song
service, rendered by the j. Colorado Tay-
lor Choral Society.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by the Rev. Scott Buwel, secretary OF
the local Y. M. C. "A.
j. r. Shepard then introduced, w. p
Burwell, president Of the Richmond
| Sunday School Union as the presiding
| officer Of the evening. The chairman
made very appropriate remarks and then
introduced Rev w. I. johnson. pastor
Of the First Baptist Church, OF this city.
Rev Johnson spoke of the choice
memories which abounded everywhere in
the city and the friendly feeling that
! existed between the races, and on nc
count Of this feeling felt he could safely
welcome the delegates to the city
No Race Question.
Atthe conclusion of the address. Mayor
Cation Mccarthy was introduced. He
| spoke in part as follows: e
In this community there Is no race
question. have as warm personal
friends among the colored people Of Rich
! mond as have anywhere. / have color
| cd men who would lay down their lives
for me. my children and my wife, and
1 who would trust as implicitly as
would any white man from Texas to
| Maine. feel Very much at home in this
place for two reasons. First, bee use it
is Baptist church: and secondly, be-
cause am with people whom have
been familiar with all my life. and who
have been my friends all my life, and
who vel. believe, Re my friends as long
4 us life lasts because we treat each other
justly and kindly The Sunday school
work is the best paying work in which
men can engage. !.
while falling this morning with
! number of men who are interested In the
material development Of the people. who
are ambitious to make the field produce
crop and to see the land dotted with
bright. cheerful and comfortable homes
In talking with these people said the
thing which we most desire and for which
we most earnestly strive In this world is 4
the, moral influences. I impressed upon
those people that the moral ds< el0pnent
of the people was more Important than
anything else. | earnestly believe that
| the most certain road TO success In Nk
| Is the road along religious and mora,
| influences. God bless the Sunday school
and the home.'
DR.. Mitchell Speaks.
DR.. S. C. Mitchell was The next speaker
I am here tonight to express my SYM.
patty with the object Of the gathering
| 1t is sometimes necessary for people to
| make changes. In Germany they live so
closely and are SO packed that they have
| to move out. Others have to move be-
cause the land is so sterile and the eli.
mate so severe that It becomes necessary
to make some changes. These neople nre
bothered with physical conditions. Butt
that is not true of you and mo-
Marion Lnwrance, general secretary ot |
tho International Sunday School Asso,
clation, was introduced. Mr.. Lawrancc Is
regarded as the foremost Sunday school
worker in the country. He has been ac-
lively connected with Sunday school work !
as teacher and superintendent for thirty
years. HI gave history of the organ.
lied Sunday school work and for what |
,, 1t stands,
Ills speech was full of witty suggcs.
tons.
Hon. n. b. Broughton. OF Raleigh en-
,, pressed his great delight at being con
nectcd with such a great movement ana /
said he stood ready to help unfit man
everywhere.
twas a great meeting and many good
results are confidently expected,
Three sessions will DO held today