The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-09
CONFI'E;'l|| z |I|ElNCE

SOAN l9.-41EvNA
OF CHURCH WORKERS AMONG
CoLoRED PRorLE
Holds It's First Meeting South in
lien Years and Hfchys Report 'o1
Marvellous Proere2s Along Re,
ligious Lines
Lawrenceville, Va, Sept. g. The
Conference of Church Workers
among colored people held in St.
Pauls Memorial Chspsl, closed Fri
day night last after u three days
session Of what Mas universally
conceded to have hasN the best at
tended and most SUCCESSFUL confer
ence in every respect ever held.
The Conference of4Glmrch Workers
Is a voluntary body without legis-
lative or judicial functions. Its sole
object is to increase and stimulate
the work Of the chursh among COL
ored people. The Conference num-
bers about 200 earneM, thoughtful,
Christian men and w9nen.
The Conference waS organized Is
years ago by DR.. Alexander .Crum-
mel, 1t has had annual sessions
since, but mostly in the North. The
officers of the Conference are: Pres
ident, Rev. H. l.. Phillips, d. D.,
Philadelphia, Pa; Vice-President,
the Won e. Robert Bennett, Arch
deacon elect Of Florida; Secretary
the Rev. Geo. F.. Bragg, Jr., D. D.,
Baltimore, Md; Treasurer, Prof.
Edward Ellis, Jr., Richmond Va. :;
Assistant Secretary, the Rev. ]. K.
Satterwhite, -Winstnn=Salem, N. c.;
Necrologist, Rev. e. e. Miller, Pc
tersburg, Va.
The features of the Conference
were the admirably prepared papers,
addresses and sermons, the address
Of the Church, and the conservatism
Of loftinessof the deliberations. The
Conference Appropriated $25 each to
bishops Ferguson and Holly for
their missionary work. Honorary
presidents were ordered to be ap-
pointed for each diocese. The gen.
eral Church was represented on the
program by Rt. Rev. Robert Strange
Bishop Of East Carolina; the Rev
c. 3. Bryan. D. D., Petersburg, Va,
principal Bishop ~tPayne Divinity
School; and the Rev. Samuel II.
Bishop, A. NJ, General agent. OF HE
American Church Institute for Me-
:groes. ALP oR%the gentlemen made
addresses remarkable for their hope
fullness, broad Christianity and
catholic. spirit, as we'll as for scholar
lineSs. The addresses of the Revs.
Scott Wood and Geo. P. Bragg, on
the need Of Field Secretary, dealt
with vital question in the Church.
The feeling Of the Conference crys-
taliZed in the following resolution:
Whereas the urgent and imme-
1iate needs Of the work among the
colored people demand the presence
and personality Of a capable and eff
"ient Negro priest, who can and will
visit the workers in the field, help
'ng them in their various problems,
confidence and enthusiasm
in the members Of our various con-
gregations, representing the inter
ests of the missionary cause, visit
ing Negro colleges and high schools,
and strengthening the youth Of the
Church in such institutions, and, In
general, operating as a vital con-
Meeting link OF the race and the
Afro-American membership with the
larger life OF the Church at large,
now, therefore, be 1T
Resolved. That this Conference Of
Church Workers among Colored
People has heard with keen regret
the inability of the Board Of Mis-
sions to accede to our request in the
appointment Of a Field Secretary
And that we re-affirm our request
made to them last year with respect
TO this matter.
The women Of the Church were
represented by Woman's Day, which
was Friday. The papers and discus
sions were highly creditable and
their deliberations took a practical
turn. The officers of the Woman's
organization are: President. Mrs.
M. M. peterborough, Richmond,
Va; Vice-president, Miss e. V.
Smith Anaoostia, d. c.; Secretary,
Mrs. 3. w. Paxton. Newark N. J. :;
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Susie
V. Pollard Petersburg, Va; Treas
urer, Mrs. Nellie G. Jones ,Edenton,
N. G.
The session closed Friday night
with a procession Of the clergy and