The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

as In the South, Tn Tact wherever you find one white man and one negro, you will find problem. What honest peo- pie want is q chance to work, and we have that in the South. In the South the white people give you the chance to make all the money you want You can open all the saloons you are able to open, all the business houses. and then work of all kind is open to you. But the white man of the South will not sleep with you. he will not eat with you, but he gives me a chance to make money and then I can eat and sleep where please with my own people.
 II don't want a man hugginz me. letting me eat with him and sleep with him, and when my money is gone will not allow me to earn more. Away with such hypocracy. You will re- member what the Governor of Illi- ewould take a shot gun himself and keep negro from coming Into the state supplanting white labor in the time of strike
 .The labor problem was instituted by Jesus Christ, when he said Go ye into my vineyard and work Read little closer and you will find that Jesus said so into the closet to pray and he meant when you got through get up and go to work. We want to get the young negroes into the church and put them to work, and not have them sit around and loaf"
 Election of Omcers.
 Dexter Avenue Baptist Church was not large enough to accommodate the large crowd last night and many were turned away.
 The exercises were opened with music of the choir. The opening was conducted by Revs. w. c. Campbell of Waugh and John Brown.
 The Press was discussed by Rev. A. N. McEwen of Mobile.
 "The press Is one of the means God intended to send forth the gospel and the Baptists should take advantage of it." he said.
 The following officers were elected: B. H Barnes. Tuscaloosa, President: Cora Askew. Lafayette, w. c. Camp bell. Waugh. Vice President; S. B. Brownlee, East Lake, Recording Secre- tary; W. H. Holloway, Blocton. Cor responding Secretary; ". R. McCord, Selma. Treasurer.
 Rev Wyatt Frazier of Bessemer; led the convention in singing. Come Holy Spirit Heavenly Dove" Rev. c. o. Booth, D. D, offered prayer
 Rev. D. W. Jemison of Selma. was introduced and preached the annual sermon. He based his remarks on the words of Jesus: T am come that they might have life and that they might have 1t more abundantiy." John x: 10. Life more abundant" was the theme.
 What is ilfeY' he asked and what is life more abundantly."
 Let me tell you some of the things which are not life," he said Moral ity Is not life. A moral man may not always be Christian. There are nor al people like the moral young man who went to Jesus to know what he must do to inherit life and assured Christ that he had kept the laws all of his life and yet struck when Jesus told him to sell all and follow him. Morality will not take you to heaven for nothing in this world can be sub- stituted for the religion of Jesus Christ. There are many men In this world who believe because of their wealth. God is going to take them to heaven; but they are wrong"
 For one hour the speaker held the large audience. He told the people that they could give for missions and edu- cation out of the abundance of their means, but unless they hay ethe re- ltston of the Lord Jesus they will go to hell.
 The State Sunday School Convention oi the baptist negroes will meet this . orning at g o'clock and will be pre- sided over by Rev. c. M. Wells, D. D., of Montgomery. This is one of the largest and most important organiza- tions of negroes In the South.
 The feature of the session this morn ing will be the annual address of Pres ident Wells which will touch many hpases of the race question. Dr. Wells is man of experience as we'll as ability He has been president for a number of years.
 An interesting program has been arr ranged for today.