Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-08-28
Va. Baptist :. :. and B. Y. Z. u.
Conventions.

Deautltul Hill City Of Danville. with
three hundred or more sunday school
and B. Y. P. T.. workers present.
Prof James s. Lee, the honored
president of the Va Baptist Stale
Sunday School Convention sounded
the gavei in High Street Baptist
Church DIT W. T. Hall. pastor
and DIT A. L. Winslow. Supt.
of school calling the sunday school
Convention 20 order in its ninth an
nual session.
This was perhaps the most notable
gathering OF Christian and education
al workers. for long time within
the borders Of Old Dominion.
Among those present more promi-
nent in the work as Baptists we
noted: Doctors }. r. L. Diggs Pres
ident. Virginia Seminary, W. r. era
nam. I. Il. shorts, r. II Bowling. W.
p. Hall. A. A. Calvin. J n. Burke.
7, n. White ". A. Taylor. ". r.
Ashburn.
Reys NJ. H. Payne. C. A. Mcsul-
Ivan, a. II Wynn. !. Hubbard
G. St Clair Drake, Richard Ashe. T.
>. Jones, {. r. Jones and hundreds
OF young Christian workers
The session opened with devotion
ais. after which Pro. James 5. Lee
declared the Convention opened
In his opening address. Prof. Lee
congratulated the delegates on their
presence. In an organization which
stood for the highest DEVELOPMENT of
the social status Of the race moral
and intellectual He stated that re-
garding Va. Seminary and College he
stood just where he had been for
years. He had in an humble way
been doing az he could for the de-
Neiopment OF the best possible tyne OF
men and women and believed that
II supported. the final contamination
OF the work Of Virginia Seminary
would be 20 this end
br. A. l.. Winslow. Supt OF High
street sunday school, introduced his
Hon. Mayor Harry W1ooding. who de-
livered the city's welcome TO the
visitors
The Mayor said he had always en-
couraged the colored people wherever
he found them making honest effort
Tor self-improvement. and that he
remembered and loved his black
nanny almost as much as he did
his own mother he was therefore
happy 20 welcome such a band OF
Christian workers and assured the
delegates that be would gladly rem
der them any assistance within his
power during their stay.
Miss O. V Clarke. a cultured and
refined young lady of Danville. de-
livered pleasing welcome on the
part of the church and sunday
school
The scholarly Dr. A. A. Calvin.
spoke for the city ministry Miss Al
ma France. charmed the convention
with sweet solo
Prof 3. Il. Peyton OF Richmond
responded 10 the welcome. for the
convention, he used as a subject.
Work and proved that through
this the problems of the race would
be taken care Of DR.. r. H. Bowling.
Pres. Of the Va. Baptist State Con
yention responded 10 Mayor Wood
lngs address. The DR.. spoke from
the subject Man" his argument
was convincing and logical from
start 70 finish and dealt with every
phase OF the Mission work in the
State, and the educational work of
virginia Seminary and College. The
CHORAL Society led 10y Mr.. Cole. rem
dered sweet music The Convention
as a whole was the best in its his
tory and raised more money.
In the afternoon, Pres. W. r. Ash
burn called the State B. Y. p. L..
Convention 10 order. welcome ad-
dresses We're delivered by DR.. W. I.
Hail. Miss Allen and Miss Essie O.
Grasty, the response was made bv
Prof. w. f. Davis. OF Roanoke. Miss
o. 81. Clair Williams, rendered an
instrumental solo.
President J. r. L. Diggs. made two
strong addresses in which he told
OF the achievements Of the Virginia
seminary in the past and what il is
doing at present and what might be
hoped for in the future.
DR.. Diggs spoke of the state of
the colored teachers and deploved
the fact that many taught on what
was termed a Negro Certificate. or
an emergency certificate and urged a |
more thorough training in one of |
three schools In the state for higher
education, namely the Union Univer-
sity, Hartshorn and the Virginia Sem
mary and College. These three said |
the Prof could alone be recognized |
as schools looking toward the high
er development OF the people.
He urged the purchase of land
but called attention to the fact that |
no colored school taught surveying.
and therefore he urged that this |
point in the education OF colored |
boys be neglected no longer.
He took up the question OF co-edu- |
cation OF boys and girls and proved |
TO his hearers that the methods of |
training at Virginia Seminary at |
Lynchburg were the most salts /
factory In existence.
President James s. Lees annual |
address, was a masterpiece, being |!
full OF thought and argument, II was
well received and left lasting i'm
preston on the minds Of tha dole Y