The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
STATE OF COUNTRY
WAS INTERESTING REPORT OF
 CENTRAL CONFERENCE.
Negro Religious Gathering Reviews Conditions of a Year Past, De- pforea Increaeing Crime and
 ImpHOren More Indusfry,

Yesterday morning the Central AL abama Concerence (colored) resumed | its sessions, for the second day at 10 o'clock. Dr. W. S. Meadows, of the Luverne District. assisted in the de- votionsl exercises
 pr. R. A. Morrisey. of Philadelphia
 Missionary Secretary: pr. John F. | tary of Brotherhood: Dr. John Singer. ! of Yonkers, N. r.. a inancier repre-
 senting a million dollar corporation | there, of which he is president. ar rived from Scranton, Miss, where the west Alabama Conference Is in ses- ! sion.
 Dr. Morrisey made a glowing report | Of the missionary work throughout the country. The work seems. says he,
 to have received no set back by the | national campaign nor the business i stringency of the past twelve months. Dr. Moreland, of the Ministerial l Brotherhood, incorporated. with $25.- poe paid up capital stock. has been I able to write up nearly 1000 ministers I who thereby become beneficiaries of l the fund. Dr. Smyer represents cap | ital of one million dollars and holds | real estate worth $160.000 around Yonkers. N r. The presiding elders made their report in the Afternoon and fabout $S0.0o0 had been raised for all l purpeses kone hundred and fifty dollars wns | raised in the afternoon for the Lomax- 1 Hannon High School at Greenville. Ala. in the noon collection. The con- ference gave Lillie B. Dungce sio for the Boys Reformatory at Mt. Meigs. W. A. Blackwell and NJ. s. Phinney
 made the report on The State of the l Country"
 pr. $. S. H. Washington. and H. A
 Loveless. of Montgomery. and Rev. B l M. Gudgcr, of the Alabama Confer | ence. were introduced and made brief I remarks. The report on The State of i the Country" was In part as follows: mnistratlvely. we are again un- | der the. control of the Republican Par l ty for the next four years. headed i by Hon W. H. Taft. The high char
 acter of the candidates ofthe two lead- l ing parties was shown in the excel" I lent cleanness of their campaign work 1 There were no bitter personalities, nor l unpleasant vituperation on the part | of either of them. We could have cas- | fly trusted either but feel safe with | the present President-elect. We hope | 1t means continued prosperity and | happiness to the country. We trust that a scheme of graduated tariff Will be enacted to. adjust the present in-
 adequate arrangement.
 'It seems that wave of immortality
 and criminality has been sweeping the l country over. Explosions wrecks homi- eide, suicide and assassination are or daily occurrence and the usual riot out record is fully kept up if not en- 1 hanced. We pledge ourselves to do all in our power to discourage the violent temper and acts of the whole people. We recommend that our peos pie waste no time In destructive plan. ming nor foolish machinations to meet violence with, violence. but study and plan for constructive work. While l others fret and fume, let us saw wood. save money. educate. build better
 homes, and live holier lives.
 "A right principle needs no osten-
 tatious display but works quietly and
 eternaily to the righteous end. We
 believe that truth in the hand of sanctifed intelligence is omnipotent. therefore. we strive with faith and hope for a better, brighter day to dawn"
 There was preaching last night and 1 the committee on education and tenn perance will report today.