The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-26
WILL ADJOURN TODAY
MOBILE NEGRO IS PRESIDENT OF
 BIBLE INSTITUTE.
c. Martin Work of Educating the Ministry in Ala

sion In Montgomery three days at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, elected officers last night and will adjourn to-
 The officers elected were as follows:
 President, A. N. McEwen, Mobile.
 First Vice President. J. w. Walker, As Second vice-President. B. F. Wheel
 Third Vice-President. L. D Williams,
 Fourth vice-President. J. E. coley,
 Fifth vice-President. E. E. Scott.
 sixth vice-President. J. R. Brooks.
 Seventh vice-President. W. W. Col ley, Montgomery.
 Rev. J. s. Jackson. Birmingham, Soc
 Rev. W. B. Johnson. Montg omery. Corresponding Secretary.
 Rev. A. '. Hunter. Birmingham. Sta
 Committees were selected as follows:
 On Schools and Colleges-C. O. Boothe. Pratt City: E R. Mayo. Mont gomery; M. M. Mason. Montgomery; l. TeaEIe .ds9a ssS wom PTof Mm Ds land, Marion: H. M. Newsome. Mobile, W. J. Edwards. Snow Hill,
 On Sunday schools--E. M Jones. Jackson. T1scumSia; F. d. aoin. Mo Rlssston. slls %msa3 ssims; Esson. Annis: uSsn Gp ISsa sssns. s Rhodes ssms c: W. Mills. Selma; F; c Ragland Isirminghsm: l. c. d;,. H.; champnsy. Chan cry; cry 6. W. Mitchei, Florence
 On State of the Ministry-T. H. Jones. Greenville; R. l.. Pope. Eufaaia; J; F. .L. Harris, Selma; J. D. Kent, Biri mingham; J. B. Miller, Pratt City.
 on Temperance-s. $. Shell, Mobile; A. U: Rodgers Mobile; T. s.; Green: M. Moreland. Selma; Rev. J. e A Wilhite, Birmingham: Rev. Wm. Craig. W On m Womens' work-Mrs. NJ. A. Boothe, Pratt City; Cornelia Rowan, Mt cry: Mrs. s. She'll Mobile; Mrs g. F. Kinssion, Xii Selma Ms; Msr j. Washing %srra Selma; Mrs. R I. Pollard. selma.
 The third day of the John c. Martin Bible Intsitute for negro preachers the most interesting questions of the week.
 The subjects for yesterday forenoon were, The Church's, Relation to Moral ferent members of the institute; The Bible Institute and the Divinity School" discussed by Rev s. G. Miller, D. D., of Philadelphia.
 Ills address on this subject showed complete net work of educational operation that is now being laid by this movement; that the divinity schools would finally take care of the local institutes on the college exten- sion plan, and the teachers in the df- vinity schools would also be the chief teachers in the local institutes, visit ing them once per month and deliver ing lectures on such subjects as per tain to the course of study laid out tn the plan of work. School" was presented and discussed by Prof William J. Jones, Dean of the divinity school of the Arkansas Baptist College, Little Rock, Ark
 plea for system and regularity. He argued that very little could be ac- lcomplished in anything without sys- tenn. His paper was received with h. | terest by the institute.
 "Christian Living and Christian Uae- fulness," was discussed by Rev. J. W. Walker of Mobile.
 The Sins and Vices of incidence as Related to the Ministry" was the sub. | feet of the forenoon. and although many were tired, the subject of such vital importance and coming so close- | ly home to the race seemed to give mitted that an idle ministry was as unsafe in a leader, as an idle work hand
 The afternoon session was turned over to the women for awhile for the l organization of a Woman's Depart ment, the plan of which is to go Into the> homes of the colored, people mothers and fathers as to the proper manner of raising ard training their children and as to their proper re- latlGn to their psdgab9aS Relgab9ps. ,ed og with paper on The Saloon the Bane of the Race,' and clearly depicted the tntem- perate life of thousands of negroes
 kAAw lwr0a fW col Irfn . and their money for liquor. She as' serted that 1t was impossible for the race to know what to do with itl freedom so long as 1t patronized the he done to bring about second emanci- pation-amancipatio from the drink habit
 Mrs. R. T. Pollard of Selma Univer- Home Life and the Hope of the Race. She referred to the lack of the use ot | the rod in the home as in olden times saying 1t was telling on the youngel lack of discipline followed the .chll- ! dren to school, and since. they knew 1 that they would not receive corporal punishment they were growing worse i and worse. lThere was a strong ap' peal for the return to the use of tho rod in rearing children.
 Rev. N McEwin of Mobile caused mild sensation in the meeting wher he opened the subject of The Race
 strictly speaking the race problem | Is simply the discussion of the Ameri can negro my the dominant or whit | race" said the Mobile delegate. 'Tht negro coming directly from Africa, { heather country. and being made slave: | in America for two hundred and forty years, has been emancipated and en' | franchised and made citizens of tho greatest country on earth. The ques ton being discussed by the clVllizeC | world, Is this: Was the enfranchise' ment or the conferring of citizenship on the negro a wise thing, and is | possible for two races as distinct al the two races white and colored to liv' in the same country with equal righti before the law? We need to face tho l dition of our people While we hav' made great progress, and the classes of our people are educated and re- fined, yet the masses Of our people ar' Ignorant, and inferior to the white mar in every way. When we consider from | whence the negro came, and his condl tion in this country for two hundred and forty years, we do not wonder al he be expected to be equal to the white l man? We must in the very strongeS terms possible, condemn crime among us, and lend our assistance to the or | ficers of the law to run down every criminal and bring him to 1usticeP 1 When McEwen left the floor ther' was an unusual effort in all parts O inc house to get the floor and reply C what he had said. But Melvin wht had expressed himself coolly and calm iy, and who said he would be followed hv such a storm, seemed to enjoy thu dust he had raised.
 Superintendent POnton's wife, in dis cussfng her subject said:
 You may buy land. build palatia houses in large cities; they may beal the marks of the most ancient design and these may be furnished inside witt