Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13

dent Of Howard University. delivered an
address of welcome. congratulating the
negroes upon their progress and urging
them to stand as a unit for race devel-
opment and strength.
Tribute to Lincoln.
W. T. Vernon. register of the United
States Treasury. was the next speaker He
was greeted with an ovation which last
ed five minutes. He said in part:
"Ninety-nine years ago tonight there
was born man who. in his youth never
had pencil and never had a paper, nor
a slate. but who crawled to the fire.
place. raked out piece of charcoal, took
the back of shovel wiped IL off with
his sleeves. and used these to figure out
the sums. and thus began the teachings
of his powerful mind. This man was
Abraham Lincoln.
1T seems but fitting that on this an
niversary. a century later these great
Methodist bodies. the chief benefciaries
of his life and death. should gather here
at this nations capital. where he passed
away. to evolve plans for the betterment
of the race for which he gave all. This
man stood for an emancipated country,
for an unshackled race.
Other Addresses.
Rev. J. w. Smith was the next speaker.
and he was followed by Mr.. John c.
DdfcH anu MI. LEWIS DouSldSS Inc
addresses were attentively listened to.
The closing address was made by III. b.
F. mcfarland. president of the board OF
Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia.
Music was furnished by a choir of loo
voices. under the direction of Prof. j. L.
Layton. Responses to the address will
be made tonight by the bishops.
Bishops Present at Opening.
The following bishops were present and
took part in the opening meeting yester-
day: A. NJ Ell. NJ. Turner. DID,.
LII D.: Wesley ]. Gaines, DID,; b. T.
Tanner. DID,: A. Grant. DID,; b. +.
Lee, NJ. B. Salter, w. b. Derrick, Z.
Tyree. c. S. Smith. C. T. Shaffer. Levi J.
Coppin. A. NJ. e. Non-J. w. Hood. {.
r. Harris. A. Walters, q. w. Clinton, j.
w. Alstock. j. w. Smith. J. S. Caldwell.
c. NJ. Ell. III. Holsey, Isaac Lane, r.
S. Williams, Elias Cottreil, c. III. .'hil-
lips.
Bishop ]. w. Hood of Fayetteville. n.
c.. led the convention i'm song. and Bishop
Isaac Lane of Jackson. Tenn. made the
opening prayer. The second hymn was
lined by Bishop Il. IL. Holsey of Atlanta,
Ga Bishop Hood read the Scripture les
son.
Bishop III. NJ. Turner of Atlanta. Ga.
preached the opening sermon. He used as
his text, But grow in grace, and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. To Him be glory both now and
forever.''-II Peter Hills. Bishop Turner
told of the work of the fathers in, plant
ing the church even back in the dark
days of slavery. and how they had labor
ed to lift up the negro.
At the close of the sermon holy COM
munon was administered by Bishop ].
w. Hood. assisted by other bishops.
The convention has brought to the city
800 of the most noted negro preachers in
I-.,st
Almost every state in the Union is rep
resented, and some prominent laymen are
here also. The bishops have held separate
meetings since Monday, taking up their
Methodist Church will hold its general
conference in May in Norfolk, Va, and
the A. NJ. E. Zion will meet at the same
time in Philadelphia.
Some of the Visitors.
Among the visitors of the Zion Church
are: Revs. George l.. Blackwell of Phila-
delphia. general secretary: NJ. r. Frank,
lin. DID,. of Philadelphia. financial secre-
tary; John F.. Moreland of Charlotte, ".
c.: George c. Clement of Charlotte n.
CT w. III. Coffee of Philadelphia. w. ii.
Goler. DID,, president of Livingstone Col
lege; r. B. Bruce of Charlotte n. c.; f.
George Riddle. Zion Trumpet: j. c. Dancy
and j. II. Anderson.
c. NJ. E.-R. S. Stout. DID,. of Little
Rock, Church Extension; n. e. Cleaves,
DID,. of Columbia. S. c., statistician.
A. NJ. Ell. T. Johnson. DID, of Phila-
delphia, editor Of the Christian Recorder:
G. w. Allen, DID. of Columbus. Ga: w.
ID. Chappelle, DID,. of Nashville Tenn;
B. F. Watson of Philadelphia. John r.
Hawkins of K;tirell. n. c.; John III. Col
lett. DID,. of Philadelphia; II. Il. Parks
ID. D.. of New York city; Joshua A. Jones'
DID,, of Wilberforce Ohio, president of
Wilberforce University; j. 7. Jenifer of
Baltimore. j. A. Lindsay of Savannah
Ga; John A. Dickerson of Jacksonville
Fla; S. r. Tice. DID,, of Tampa. Fla;
John Hurst. DID. Of Baltimore: ]. Al
bert Johnson. DID,, of Philadelphia, and
number of others.