Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-16

cal, for there is nothing accomplished by
fire-brand speeches and the like. I am
proud of the success of this meeting because
of the sentiment made. l am glad to be in
Washington"
DIR. James e. Shepard. field superintendent
of work among negroes for the Interna-
tional Sunday School Association, was in
troduced and made a short address on the
negro question.
THE school that sends out one practical
Christian. moral man or woman" he
stated, lis doing more to bring about q
solution of the race problem than the
school that sends out 100 men and women
fully equipped in any trade or profession,
while at the same time they are immoral;
for they are sowing the seeds of a tar
nished name, and hence only the seeds of
continued shame
Negro Seeking to Know.
1.-The negro is seeking to know Send
him the right kind of light and he will
know. What was it that changed the race
from savagery to barbarlsm, from barbar-
ism to civilization? The copying of habits
and customs from those who did know,
the desire within themselves to know, the
striving after a higher and nobler life, as
1t was taught by precept and example
Every step onward in civilization is finding
and applying truth. The command Is work
out your own salvation To do this indi-
vidual and race will rise only upon it's own
merits. To curb the mind and dwarf the
soul and develop only the body is not
building perfect specimen of manhood.
Teach the negro history, if he is to be
a citizen of this republic. History teaches
him the love of Christ, the beauty of pa
triotism. the growth of nations, the cause
of their downfall and last, the conditions
from which he was lifted no matter how
nor where, into the present state. 1t is a
struggle and blOOdshed of a nation for his
uplift, and makes him feel that he must
put the noblest influences into human life
Tl,n ton, N fro
more complex until we give more attention
to the development of the spiritual and
moral side.
Prominence of Race Problem.
among the problems that have been
thrust into prominence within the past few
years is what is called the race problem
This is not the time to discuss it. This is
the same problem at which all people have
worked and at which the Ango-Saxon race
must continue to work So the negro finds
himself at a low point In the scale of life,
and true to the voice of the human soul he
wants to go up higher not that he may
go into the society of other races. but that
he may be fit to associate with himself
In the supreme struggle the politician will
reach no hand out to him. the social spirit
will give no help. the industrial spirit will
lend assistance. but the God-spirit
should speak to him a helping word and
reach out to him helping hand. This
race issue will test the moral quality Of
this nation. and If it finds no settlement
the failure will be a moral failure and
show the point at which our civilization
broke down the lack of moral strength"
Dr. Shepard announced that he will soon
establish in North Carolina a Bible school
where young negroes may be trained to do
religious work
Report by Auditor.
Rev. Robert Mitchell of Bowling Green
KY. auditor of the convention, made his
report. showing that all the boards are in
another wear.
Most of the morning session was devoted
to routine business. Rev. S. n Vass of
the American Baptist Publication Society.
Philadelphia, who is doing Bible work all
The Bible"
Listen to Addresses.
Colored people of the District of Columbia
heard addresses yesterday from their leaders
from various parts of the country Many
sermons were preached. Religion, mis-
sons and business were the things talked
about.
Church, the scat of the convention, were
opened with a National Baptist Sunday
school, conducted by Revs. William Beck
ham and H. Allen Boyd of Nashville.
Tenn number of short addresses were
made on Sunday school work
Rev. w. F. Lovelace of Wynne Ark,
preached at IL O'Clock. He discussed
Gods Ways"
The fire of tribulation has been upon
npnnln than hut