The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-06
REPORTED
IN NEGRO BAPTIST WORK
IN STATE.
Crowd Of Baptists of Race Come to
Newark and Hear Address
by Chairman.

Hundreds of negro Baptists from all
parts Of the State are in this city today
In attendance at the annual meeting of the
4 fro-American Baptist State convention,
which convened this morning In the Mount
Zion Baptist Church In Thomas street, OF
which the Rev. ]. r. Brown is pastor.
The convention was called to order by
n Rev. George E. Morris. OF Morris
town. president Of the body. The record
ing secretary Is the Rev. w. T. Watkins.
or Orange The convention will be con-
t1nued until Monday of next week, during
Which time the interest Of the negro Bap-
lists OF the State will be considered and
ways ana means devised fer the further
spread OF the faith among the negroes of
the State.
Prior to the opening of the business
session OF today the praise service was
led by Peter Smith, of silver Lake. and
.. X. Fitzgerald, of Nutley. Devotional
exercises were conducted by the Rev. J.
n. burton, of Newark, assisted by IN
Church. Railway. President Morris an
bounced the committees on Credentials.
FINANCES and the nomination of officers
TOT the ensuing year. The president, among
other things, said:
1t Is with a source Of peculiar delight
that we greet you on this, our third ami
yersary as a Baptist State convention. God
mas greatly blessed us during our conven-
tional years. We have came up from our
several fields of labor to Mt. Zion, the
church of the living God, where the holy
or witnesses is now surrounding us. to
counsel, advise, deliberate and legislate in
Q things pertaining to the Kingdom of
500, and the moral uplift of fallen hui
mainly in general.
We feel that the work Of the state has
succeeded. most hopefully. Those in charge
az Zone the no different mt Parts tbaf Of Of the bsvS work GGnd have We
mat we would or as well as we desire.
out We have determined to see that the
Amalekites Of infedel.ty, scepticism.
agnosticism. and all foes are defeated,
and Gods church goes on from conquest
to conquest.
Our foreign mission work has succeeded
admirably. About s., 200 have been raised
for the evangelization of Africa. Under
the wise direction of this board our home
neld Is succeeding very encouragingly, new
churches are springing up, many remod-
elings. be%autifyings and enlargening are
going on-a great many additions of SOL
diers to the Lords host are being made.
The church must speak out on. all moral
questions. The divorce and scandals in the
highest and so-called best society are a
stencil in our ~nostrils. a shame and dis
grace to our country. and a hiss and by
word ITO other nations.
Though our treatment at the hands of
the present Republican party and the
Federal government is out of harmony
with fairness. Justice. equity and Chris
tianity. making our government a down.
right mockery ard q base Migrate. never
theless let my people trust in God, do
right, be good Christians, the best citizens,
and put to shame, by our noble and Chris
tian patriotic spirit. those who mallgn and
try to degrade us. Have faith In God and
in yourself and al will be well.
At the conclusion Of the presidents ad-
dress the committee on nomination of off,
GERS reported the following, who were Sc
lected as officers: President, the Rev. G.
&c. Morris. of Morristown: first vice-presi-
lent. the Rev. A. G. Young. Of Lakewood;
second vice-president, the Rev. A. Small
wood. Long Branch; third vice-president,
the Rev. J. J.. Burton, of Trenton: fourth
vice-president, the Rev. Theodore Hawkins,
Of Newark: recording secretary, the Rev
w. T. Hawkins, ORANGE; corresponding
secretary. the Rev. R. L. Harris: Ruther-
ford, treasurer. the Rev. M, w. Vaughan,
of Roselle. The boards and other officials
were continued.
The annual sermon to the convention
was preached by the Rev. DIR. w. B.
Reed, of Madison. The delegates are to be
welcomed to the city this afternoon by a
representative of the Mayor, and will be
addressed by Pastor Brown. The response
will be by DR.. H. H. Mitchell, of Eliza
beth.