The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-02-20

Srlih, Clinton, Lane ana ilolsev.
NiNr!"al Nestment-- bishops Der
rick, GTant, Hood, Walters and Will
iGmS. . :
During tho afternoon, Bishop Der
rick. who has just returned from
Africa, spoke inform:ngly of the i'm
arrived conditions of the Dark Con,
tinent since the activity OF the church
OF AMerlca in. that land. He travel
ed $4,000 miles into the interior,
rATIyin:> tho Message 70 the heIthca
Ina ii VAS encouraSing to the last
CHGrer tn note the oagernesS with
which they listened. no longer is
tlc FEitish Governnnru. inimical to
=. ;.lr !3bor2 Of the Methodist church
IN South Africa and &c neyt. quad
rrH&!"M promises D:irnominal re-
suits IL the Nphut1diH" OF, the cause
OF CHRIST
Welcomed by the Nations Capital.
NJ night, the spacious auditorium
was crowded, and the welcome eX-
icnued by the representa- lives Of the
people OF the capital was hearty and
spontaneous. The meeting was pre-
sided over by DR.. r. w. hampton,
and his brief speeches Of Introduce
ton were unusually feliritous. His
key note was t'In union there is
STRENGTH"
Addresses sounding the tocsin of
optimism, and Astounding in facts
and figures -denoting race progress.
Z happy auSuries for the future, and
NttlnG forth practical suggest ions
for The spiritual, economic. educa-
tiOMal and commercial DEVELOPMENT
OF our millions were delivered by
Dr.. G. W. Lee, pastor Of the Vermont
Avenue baptist 'Church: Dr.. w. p.
Thrhield, president OF Howard Uni7
NersitE; Hon. w. T. Vernon, Regis
ter Of the Treasury: Rev. ]. w.
Smith, pastor Of Israel c. NJ. E.
Church; Hon. John G. Dancy. Re-
corder of Deeds; Mr. Lewis H.
. Douglass. son of the immortal Sage
OF AnacCstia;" and Hon. Il. B. T.:
Mcfarland, president Of the Board
Of District Commissioners, who came
as the special envoy OF the District
Government, and told Of the i'm
mense value such a meeting was to
all the people Of the community
which embraced s6Smany creditable
! members OF the Negro race. All Of
the speakers received oyatiOns at the
hands Of the audience, and the SEES
sion~c!osed with a magnificent rcndi-
ton OF TIE Deum," by the Metro
poIitan A II f. Choir, augmented
TO 100 voices. under the direction Of
Phof. John T. Layton. On Tuesday
evening the reception was c0Htinu-
ed. and eloquent and aDpreCiatiyo
| responses to the addresses Of vel
come were delivered by Bishop Alex
anGer Walters. who spoke fervently
of the mission Of the body to inspire
III the race al intense. determination
20 regain the ballot in the South
where We have been robbed Of OUT
!rights, and sub; ected to every form
Of humiliation. Bishop Grant. known
The country over for his intelligent
conservatism. regretted that polite!
had crept into a meeting which was
held primarily TO consider religious
, matters, but though he was presid
ing officer for the evening, he was
powerless to stay the tide Of feel
: ing evoked By the stories Of the
races wrongs. and the Cheers tina
went I'D at the mention of the name!
Of those regarded by the masses a!
F their true friends, could not bt
, checked without exciting resent
= ment. Bishop Elias. COttreil, .
, Mississippi. described the cOnstruc
tive wort; that the Negroes are doinE
for themselves down in his, section
, ! calling attention t6 the fact tina
! when Gov. N2rdaman vetoed the ap
preparation bill which threatened tF
close the normal school at BOD!
, Springs and turn out 200 amhitior:
: students. the Negroes got together
, ana raised SIS 900 and purchased
10 acres Of land, and re-estabiish
ed the school Now 400 stHd"nI
are being accommodated and the IL
- stitution is on a better footing thar
, ever before. lie stated that Nthert
: are eleven banks in the state o
NississiDpi conducted by cnioTet
; men. 2isnOD Cpttrell did not Shdr'
= the bitterness OF some Of his brefh
rem against PRECEDENT Roosevelt. RI
: felt that the President had been mis-
led and that he had done so man!
good deeds that it was not wltnou
Inc RAM" Of probability that al
equitable adjustment OF the BrOWnS
S Vile raattor would yet 'come. III
stood for al III" rights of his pc0pi"
- hut wished to temper emotion Wit
l sanity. BishoD Walters and BEAHj
Grant were strong in their dehunca
ton o. the shameful discrimination
8 p"ucric"d @~@irG' educated and 70
fired >ylrrrd people on the railroad
- Of the South. Bi8hop Walters ne
. cIarc1 'h>t III" Negroes will supper
( aay party. r"9a"dless Of name, ina
FL vii repc2l ttr3"- unjust statut"3
Other stirring aAdresses wrr" moe
| ) by bishops E"@&s. Tyree, CIV. PM
| ling and G. u (.iinfOn and ~ RCV