Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-12

work of the American negro. God had no
other purpose In permitting us to be brought
to this country as slaves than to have US
prepared to send the Gospel to our brothers
and sisters in darkest Africa. l am glad
that our people are seeing this in the right
light. and while ar not attempting to
leave America We are sending the Gospel.
We are giving of our earnings, We are fol-
lowing the Scripture by making an Offering.
Schools and Churches.
with our money we are planting schools
and churches. Already we have erected a
school in Capetown, South Africa. and the
church is under course of erection. We
hope this year to be able to erect a school
and church in Queenstown, South Africa.
These are much needed there, because there
are millions of our brothers and sisters
growing up in darkness | believe that the
American negro who has been so successful,
who has made such wonderful progress
will yet do his duty and accomplish some
thing for God and the race.
IF We develop our people in Africa 1t
will be helpful to us in this country. The
negro has no time to sit around and COM
plain about opportunities. He is wei sup
piled with them if he will only take them
up and use them for good. Away with the
gutter-snpe negro, the crowd who are tear
ing us down! Let strive to convert that
class at home, and develop them into use-
funcss."
DR.. Cosey's Appeal.
Rev. DR.. A. A. Cosey of Helena Ark, sec
rotary of the National Baptist Benefit As
sociation, made a strong appeal for his peo-
pie. He said: The condition of race
in this country and the indignities heaped
upon US. without almost any hope of re-
Gress. still demand the thoughtful, sober
attention of the trueSt and best leaders
among us. But we rejoice in being abe to
say that Notwithstanding the treatment
II, cttn L. f,,Ty
progress and winning friends, and have
made up our minds to continue to hold up
our heads and go forward with Jesus
Christ our captain. who says to every
one who would do service under His BAN
ner, Take My yoke upon you and learn of
Me, for | am meek and lowly in heart, and
We shall find rest unto your souls. For My
yoke is easy and My burden is light Our
progress has been phenomenal little
more than forty years ago we embarked
from slavery, without homes, clothes,
chu1 ches, schools, names: and practically
without anything to give standing
among men. But today we have anything
that shows progress, in common with other
people If ] were called upon to advise
the race at this time. when it seems that
1t is popular for office-seekers to abuse us
and win their battles by pointing out our
defects or shortcomings. and never say
word about our worth l would say, in sub
stance. this: Go forward in everything
materia .ly that tends to build up, no back
ward step in anything that is right, and let
our motto be in keeping with the sentiment
of Peter. but grow In grace and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ -
Yesterday afternoon motion prevailed
by which the rule was suspended. and Rev.
+. c. Morris. DID. was unanimously elect
ed president of the convention for another
year and at the same time Prof r. Il.
Hudson, principal of the negro high school,
Selma. Ala, was elected secretary, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of w. l.,
Canister. =
Several thousand peop'e We're unable to
get inside of the church last night Rev
Il. Tyren of IynChburg. Va, preached the
annual sermon
Need of the Gospel.
DR.. Jordan was given ovation at the
close of his address. and the Rev. DR.. H.
d. Prowd of British Guiana, South Amer
lea. was the next speaker. He declared
that there is much need for the gospel to
be sent to his part of the country.
The American negroes are in the lead"
he said. and it is for them to send the
gospel to their people wherever they are
TO he found, and | am glad to note that
this is being done We are teaching our
people the way to Christ, and there is no
higher calling in the world
DR.. PrOwd resigned a large church in
Cincinnati a few years ago to go to South
America. and his report showed that many
good things had been accomplished
millions in Africa south of the Zambesi
river. and urged that attention be given to
their salvation. There is need of a school
there, also several churches and more mis-
SiOnaries. DR.. jackson spent number of
years in Africa labOring for the uplift of
his people.
Miss Z. 3. Delaney, who has just re-
turned from Africa, was the next speaker
She told many things about the habits and
customs of the natives. She will labor in
this country in the future training the chill
dTen to do missionary work among their
people.
Home Missions.
Rev. c. G. Fishback ID. D, of Topeka,
Kan. made an appeal for more home mis-
sion work II am glad to how the ne
groes of this country are contributing to
the fund for foreign mission work for this
will mean much to us as a race. l want
TO see Africa redeemed and do not hest
tate to so tell my people. The redemption
Of Africa will mean much to the American
negro, and it will show to the world that
he is capable of doing something for him
self. and it is not necessary for people to
doubt what we say or do. | want to do
for Christ myself, and l will
work 10 that end
DR.. Fishback is one of the leading Young
men in the church. He is pastor of a large
church in the city of Topeka KAN but
largely to the cause of missions
Rev. d. f. Murff, who has just arrived
from South Africa and who will return to
his field of labor early in the fall was the
next speaker introduced and made a few re-
marks.
officers Appointed.
President Morris appointed the following
officers Revs. T. o. Fuller, Memphis; j. II.
A. Cyrus, Port Royal. Va; c. T. Stamps
kosciusko, Miss, and f. H. Mcdonald
Providence, r. l., assistant secretaries: ].
Thomas Turner, Nashville, Tenn. post office
messe niger.
Tonight Rev. A. d. Hurt d. D.. of Owens
boro KY, will conduct the devotionals,
assisted by Rev. Ernest Hall B. D., of
Ill.
Rev. A S. Jackson, d. D.. of Dallas Tex
one of the leading negro pulpit orators in
the United States, will deliver the mission
AIRY sermon. Mrs. Mary Mason of Pitts
burg, Pa, will render solo.
Lack of Leaders
In his address before the convention YES
tCrday, mention OF which was made in The
Star, Rev. DR.. w. S. Moses of Virginia de-
cared that the colored people are and have
been without leaders.
The negro race has never yet produced
a leader who could whip into line all of the
negroes toward any one aim" he said
Fred Douglass was a great character of
his times. but he was not a negro leader
His genluS nv bo