Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-19

Kingston, Jamaica, In the interval be-
tween November 8 and November TO- pre-
sumably for Porto Rico, which, with 9TH
err points in the West Indies, are still cut
off from cable communication.
as the most effective religious propagan-
da The strongest factor contributing TO
the success of Southern Methodist church
work declared DR.. Hammond, is the in
auence of school training among the
young people. He made a powerful plea
for conference Endorsement, cooperation
and help for the schools. He outlined
great movement for formation of an edu
cational federation to comprise a MEM
bership of 100000 southern Methodists
Every member will pledge to give 81 per
year for five years, at the end of which
time a fund Of one-half million dollars
will have been raised for the support of
Methodist schools. Application blanks
were distributed among the delegates and
several hundred members were enlisted.
Rev. w. A. Parks, representing the
American Bible society. recruited the
ranks of his agents by enlisting large
Aumber OF preachers.
Rev Nath Thompson, pastor of Wa
| leska church and agent OF the Waleska
| institute In his characteristic straight
| from the-shoulder style, made tremend-
I ously strong appeal for subscriptions to
| the Rinehart Normal school,; and he was
followed by Rev. ]. A. Sharp, president
| Of Young Harris college. Professor Sharp
struck a new note of appeal when he de-
! clared that he doesn't want enough to
make Young Harris comfortable. Let us
stay poor" he said. but not too poor to
fail in the task of doing the best work
! capable of our resources and equip
! ment." He pointed out that little help
! here and there" for the educational fed
! GRAFTON movement will enable a school
! here and there to keep it's doors open.
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS.
One of the brightest and most appealing
| educational addresses of the session was
made by Prof John w. Gilbert, a negro
preacher and educator, who is at the head
| of Methodist church educational work
among the negroes. A striking feature
| of Gilbert's address was the expression
of his views regarding the solution of the
! race problem. He decried the tendency of
| the times to involve the negro in politics.
| Education. he declared, is the only pos
! sible way to restore the best relations be-
! tween the races. The negro is a nisfit
/ anywhere else except in the south, he
! said. An impressive account of the work
| being done at Paine institute, in Au-
! gusta, of which Gilbert is a professor,
was given in glowing words of enthusi-
asm. The loyalty of the black slave to
! his master during the dark period of the
! civil war was no truer than the loyalty
! the negro of today stands ready to give
( the white man. All the studous and
painstaking effort of the magazine writ
ers and northern sociologists will never
| do thing for the solution of the race
| problem, Gilbert declared. Education
right here in the south, backed up by
the advice and help of our white friends"
said he, "is what the negro needs
| Just before Professor Gilbert took up
a collection and passed the subscription
list, Rev. L. G. Johnson, pastor of st.
John M. e. church, in Augusta. made the
statement that no graduate of Paine
institute has ever been convicted of a
crime. The fact made a marked impress
sion, and was well-timed in it's presenta-
| ton.
PUBLISHER INTRODUCED.
| DR.. H. ]. Lamar, one of the associate
managers of the Methodist Publishing
house. made a brief report of the work
done in the past year, and plans for the
! future; and in conclusion introduced Prof.
| H. L. Gray, one of the faculty of the
training school for Christian workers at
Vanderbilt university.
! Professor Gray outlined the work being
done by the training school very clear
/ ly and forcefully. He went into some
detail concerning the course OF study. A
remarkable feature of the advancement
in all directions said he, is the fact that
not few Jews have become actively in
| terested in the work of the training
school to such an extent as to contribute
to it's support. He pointed out the increas-
ing need for trained workers and called
attention to the purpose of his school to
! lay particular emphasis on that branch
of work.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
| DR.. McMurray, secretary of the church
| extension board reported a series of the
most gratifying successes.
The action Of the conference in locat-
ing Rev. l.. u. Coggins two years ago
was sustained; for lack OF a motion to
consider his application for active
| work.
The following young preachers were
| advanced from the first to the second
years work: Rev. William w. Benson,
Rev. Irby Henderson, Rev E. Il
Mackay, Rev T. a. Boxwell, Rev A. W.
SmlLn, Rev. Walter A. Wells, Rev
| Richard F. Elrod. Rev George w.
! Hamilton, Rev. Dedrick P. Johnson,
Marvin Swillisz. r. Lindsey White
| head.
Rev. c. c. farrell, chairman of the
| examining committee, stated that
every member of the class stood on ex-
| cellent examination.
| TOKEN PRESENTED.
At this juncture of the session Rev
DR.. r. f. Fakes, pastor of the First
| Methodist church at EIberton, pre-
scented in behalf of the Methodists at
| the Elberton district a handsome sill
yer service to Or. }. n. Mashburn' the
| retiring presiding elder.
Rev Roswell Price Jackson formerly
Baptist preacher. was the first applicant
| to be re-admitted under the reading OF
the question ). WHO are re-admitted?
! Dr. j. T Dawes, being given the floor
| by special request at this juncture' read
! n resolution to be spread the records