The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-14
DISCUSSES FUTURE
Of SOUTHERN NEGRO
Rev. Mr.. Bishop Delivers Inter
esting Address at Mass-Meet-
ing at ST. Paul's.
SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE
bishop Nichols EloquentIy De
scribes Conditions in Stricken
City.

y great missionary mass n1eattng.
the only convention service Of the day.
was held III st. Pauls Church ycster-
day evening at $ o'clock. The building
was crowded to it's utmost capacity,
and many people, were forced to stand.
The meeting was presided over by the
Rt Rev. Charles p. Anderson, ID. D..
Bishop of Chicago, and WAS opened by
q prayer for those who are living in
want OF the light of civilization and
religion and for those who are endeav-
oring to help them. The speakers were
the Rev. Mr.. Bishop, who spoke on tn e
work of the church among the negroGA
in place Of Bishop Greer, of New York,
who was unable to attend the meet
ing; the TT. Rev. William Nichols. ID.
D.. Bishop of California, and Mr.. Ed
ward p. Bailey, of Chicago.
Work Among Negroes.
Mr.. Bishop, the first speaket, made
a powerful appeal for the education
and general uplifting OF the negro, and
spoke in detail of the work of the
American Institute FOR Negroes of
which he is secretary. He outlined the
progress OF the institute which has
been in existence for only n short time
When the institute began its work, he
said, there were few schools among
the differen parishes but no organized
effort, was being made to concentrate
the work along special lines. The in
stitution at once began to organize a
few large schools with smaller ones
preparatory to these, In which useful
branches are taught SO that even those
who cannot or will not attend the
higher schools can get instruction
which will tit them for more useful
existence The branches taught arc
primarily those which tend to make
the negroes useful citizens and mako
them Of assistance in the uplifting of
their race. both by their teaching and
by example.
Work is being provided in the sum
rner for promising pupils IN order
that they may obtain sufficient means
for attending school IN re wnte T. a ma
temptations Of the cities to which
they are SO susceptible.
Continuing. Mr.. Bishop quoted statis-
ties showing the great percentage OF
the graduates of the schools VINO haa
done something with their, lives and
remained true to the teachings they
had received. Tho future Of the South
ern negro, he said, must depend on
his work, whether 1t be religious. edu :
catonal on manual lie Closed ms NJ
of the races and clasJa.s, which he
holds IS the only way 10 solve the
negro problem.
Church In san Frnnclsc0.
Bishop Nichols spoke in an eloquent
land dramatic manner of the church III
San Erancisco---its experiences, leeus
and hopes. lie referred to the great
earthquakes which had practically de-
stroyed tho material chnrcn 20 ny
4 city Of the Golden Gate, and SAID Isla =
| It would stagyer the resources OF =, y
Dante to recount the horrors q inns
time, Ele made n touching re1sreilce
/ to the heroisnl OF the people OF tn ia
city, and especially to those 81 ,1.H
clergy and laity w %h,, w ,s,mal pelt to
succor the eick and dying me story
of his visit to tho churches OF Nhe ely ~,
| after the disaster was .especlnlly Ply
ltnetlc OF the SIX beautiful cnurches
Ithcre was not one left whole. SONG
I We're completely demolished. and IA al
i,were unfit to worship m !, ah y
archives were burned TO dust, hessala
but in their places he has streasut,e is
(which he values more, lmese ~ and
multitude OF letters of s syn nayts ri
| help from people from ~ pu' -
III me nou DEMONSTRATION OF the churche'
( will be slow In the extreme, but VIZ ",
people are facing the prablem VIII
| the heroism. which has eharsotesrlx1,s ,t
them from the firSt. IN p Which the,
formerly worshiped, they are nov
I obliged, to content themselves for th.
! present, atlslenst, with houses whici
are but nuts compared With me sorine'
In a simple ard pathetic manner
Bishop Nichols thanked the people to
their kindness To- his congrs,gat,lons !, y
\ non etaera,t y thiu43Etat be,fss the most an