The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-01
THE NEGRO B. Y.P. U.
ANNUAL CONVENTION BEGINS IN
 MONTGOMERY.
This Body and the state sunday School Association Brings 1000 Delegates <.
 To The City.

To reach the unreached negroes in this State and make them better citi- gems, and elevate the negro race 10 d high honor, intelligence h1nh ahd spiti.s ,he 1000 negro Baptists of Alabama who are not holding their anniversaries at fine Dexter Avenue Baptist Church nave started out to accomplish.
 The delegation Is com,posen ,re seq sorvsfive cr s9me negroes in Alabama. who believe that bv industry honesty and thrift the raoe win be able to climb.
 The first session was held Ias' night t5e f5 Tsptiss the YSaee SRsnf nfeopies linton convention which will conclude tonight. This organization is reacn- ing out for the young negro ana nas started \, crusade against gambling Ioaffng. drunkenness and the. nke' urging the young men ana women " be honest. industrious. ana s, reliap.s Prof. R. B. Hudson of Selma, prineipa' ~ inc negro public school con ductsd the song and praise service last 'is 5work faS for the night is coming was the opening hymn. Rev. 2. n' Moore made the oRenins prayer. q, the chs,rch turned over the keys to the eof,vention and assured the deiesates that inc people were proud to nave trar,, in the city, because of the work they were going to do-for all the peo' pie. = r,sealoosa na sior that each day would pc sLven ]. to the. uplift of the people He sara t%at he was glad to see such larse delegation present. .ha
 M Agnes Jenkins represente9 .ne vai,nz people in an address or weicoins to the church and homes or sns 0o'o' VI neoule. and to the street cars, -
 she was followed by Lilife l. Sreen in an address of welcome. .. .ha-
 nxUa welcome you" she said De- .a,,sa we feel that your meeting nere will he the means of helping 10 rsasn s - inc unreached that you are a,s y,s to civilize and Christtantzs shs a. pg vonr ,'.orL .n and fife will be an inspiratloh to our boys and girls. Y1u & are, 'nsts " fore welcome, thrice NeiconS,
 Rev |. D. Kent of Birmingham re . snonded to the two addresses. ne salu that he accepted the welcome m tle name of 2.1so negro Baptist churcHe' of Alabama a,,r oren doors of homes and churches. We are glad of your welcome
 Rav A N. McEwen, of Mopile' re- sponded in the name of the conVeh' 
 sswe are willing to ride on the backs ar the tons of your ears, ne saiu' " in the country where many or us eonne n's from we are used 70 riding sS = or any other way. so we are si~u " be here. M ., hoav cai- .,,,a ted to do good for God and human itv more than this body or Cnrls'lln @ .,o,,ne' neople. I have always been op- ti,,,isfic on this question and It IS lns sntrirr to see so many young men ah1 so few gray hairs and paid neAus, nsed to think, as many or you enlin that the thing the race heSuso M 1s ,wss literary education, rms IS . saoa thing. hut above it must come a Ssrtetian education. The hope or the ,as-ro race is in the church Of the nv ins God. Call the young negro men
 rS ,ronoan to study the word or Sou. Thi. ia the thing you need. We must take the world for God
 The feature of the session las. nie p m was inc annual address Of Presluelt n FJ Barnes. Thelwork or the pass psss,,t sw .,.nntbs was reviewed by the presidenl' ,.e rgs .,aid a tribute to Montgomery. the GrsaIa of the Confederacy, which, ne
 V ts ,,o,,ld ever have prominent .sIsra in history He discussed I ,pnsssth the Baptist Young Peopie Union and it's work in the soiu''on oA the negrp question. sa...s many
 At the close of the address many
 As adaresxes were delivered and collection was taken . ,.rors-sd
 Al tnteresting program IS prepaI eo for a itoday@and the Sunday School con m. vention viii meet tomorrow morhins z M srS % Win be presided over by pr. C' M Wells of this city. of
 Rev. William seckham. p. p,; ,pa Nashville, Tenn. Field secretary oI pros @ Sa~tnnaI ~ Raptist Convention, and Proi' Easi T.an Boyd, of the National Sap 1ie. ne y,,hlishins Board. Nashville, Tenn'' ara aTone the prominent visitors