Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-01

order by Rev. w. D. Chappelle, CORE
spending secretary of the Sunday School
Union. A. NJ. E. Church of Nashville, Tenn.
Among the speakers were Rev. E. w
College. Abbeville, S. C.; Rev. B. F. Wheel
er of Mobile, Ala; Rev. Charles E. Morris
of New York city, and Rev. c. Albert Find
ley of Philadelphia. Pa.
The rest of the program consisted of the
singing of hymns by the audience and
three minute speeches by several of the
delegates of the congress- all of whom spoke
of the good work being done by the ne
groes of the south.
Address by Rev. r. S. Stewart.
Rev. Rufus S. Stewart general secretary
of the church extension board of the A. NJ.
e. Church, and president of Williams Col
lege of Little Rock. Ark, delivered an ad-
dress. He said, in part: The branch of
the great Methodist Church of the world
was organized December 10. 1870, in Jack
son, Tenn. with less than 5000 members,
and few thousand young people, without
money, schools or departments; but today
we bring greetings from 100000 members,
100000 Sunday school scholars, 1900 trav-
cling preachers. 105 presiding elders, five
bishops, five general officers. 800. 900 pub
fishing plant and twelve colleges He
stated that there were 10000 members and
Sunday school scholars of the .colored
Methodist Episcopal Church in America
who desire the adoption of plan for reach
ing people who are not now enjoying the
privileges of the church.
The session adjourned at o'clock, with
prayer by w. L. Lee of Wilmington, Del,
until 2:30 o'clock. when the afternoon meet
ing was opened.
The afternoon session called to order
by Rev. r. H. Boyd, corresponding secre
tary, National Baptist Publication Board
of Nashville, Tenn. Rev John Porter of
Gainesville, Md, offered prayer. Speeches
were delivered by several ministers, the
NH IN,yt1
Programs of Reform.
Slow in Arriving.
Delegates and visitors were slowly COM
ing in all day yesterday and last evening
a delegation from Louisiana, one from
Greensboro, N c.. and one from Virginia
came in at late hour and there were many
| arrivals early this morning. Among them
were Bishops George w. Clinton, North
| Carolina; Alexander Walters, New Jersey;
| R. S. Williams, Georgia; DR.. ]. F. Moreland,
| North Carolina Rev j. W. C. Coggin,
| Georgia; C. S. Alexander, Maryland: Rev.
| c. Asker, North Carolina: Drs. Rustus S.
| Stout, Arkansas: N. C. Cleves, South Caro-
| lima: E. r. Carter, Georgia. L. A. Earle
| and ]. T.. Hughes, South Carolina; H. r.
| Harrison, Georgia, G. S. Crawford Florida;
| L. C. Chamberlain, South Carolina; H. T.
| Johnson. Pennsylvania; George Taylor,
John Bishop, w. NJ Dennis, w. H Clai-
| borne, John Boyd, Virginia: Rev. T. w.
| Corey, lony Rice, >. w. Right, j. ID. Love-
| joy. Samuel Lovejoy, Georgia; c. B. Carney.
| South Carolina: n. Crockett, II. H Ayers,
| C. C. Jacobs, South Carolina, John H. Nit
| ter, Delaware. The arrivals last night num-
bered nearly five hundred.
| Prof. Jesse Lawson and George w. Stew
| art, with their assistants, are handling
| the delegates over the Southern and Penn
| sylvania roads. The greatest throng is
| expected this evening and tomorrow.
| The local COMMITTEES has worked hard
for several weeks to arrange all of the de-
| tails and to bring success to the congress.
| TIL local celored ministry gave up its
| usual annual vacation to work for the
congress. The leading colered women
worked with as much zeal as did the
| men,
A delegation from Philadelphia arrived
| at 11:45. Among them were Bishop j. s.
/ Caldwell. DR.. G. l. Blackwell and Mrs.
| A. w. Blackwell.
| Proceedings Yesterday.
The first days session of the negro young
peoples Christian and educational congress.
| which is in session at Convention Hall.
/ closed last night with a grand concert ora
torio entitled "Hiawatha. by the S. Cole
riege-Taylor Choral Society, under the d.
rection of Prof John T.. Layton.
When The Stars report closed yesterday
| afternoon the congress was still in session.
Following the responses TO the addresses
made by Commissioner H. l., West and
| others greetings from the churches 10 the
congress were delivered by Rev W. A.
Credit of Philadelphia, Pa. on behalf of the
| Baptist Church; Rev. T. III. jackson OF
Little Rock. Ark, on behalf OF the A. N. E.