The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-12

race. I have no time to sit around on street corners and complain, but must be up and about the work before me. I know we must contend with race perju- dice, race antipathy, but let us remember
 that race prejudice is saying to the negro do something for himself. I have but
 one favor to ask and that is for the pro- lection of life and property, and I will look after my own social affairs. I go back 25 years and see where We were and then notice our condition today, and we have much to inspire us, to make us hopeful. We are getting negro profes- sional men, negro business men and even negro bankers in all parts of the south. To all this the negro preacher has played his part"
 There was a large amount of business transacted in the conference during yes terday. Rev. J. T. Griffith conducted
 the opening song and prayer service. He is presiding elder of the Anniston dis trict in the East Alabama conference. Who are admitted on trial?" brought before the conference the report of the committee on admission. The following young men were admitted:
 l.. J. Wallace. W. E. Evans, George McWilson, K. H.. Young, Robert H. Der
 rick. c. H. Newhy. J. c. Jones, c. C.
 letter, s. E. Cornish. A young man who NJ. was turned down because he was divorced | from his wife.
 l We are not going to take into our con- | ference men with two wives. The negro
 must learn to regard the marriage vow"
 said Bishop Parks, land in this the
 preachers must take the lead. There Is
 entirely too much divorcing among the
 people of today, and all of the church
 should make a step to stop it if possible
 The committee on fourth year studies
 recommended that the following grad
 uates be ordained elders: Addison Wes-
 ley. Samuel Moses Huggins, George A. Lyons. Thornton H. Russell, Willie l.. | Johnson, Albert H. Harris.
 l T. J. Young and B. A. Morris were
 made full members of the conference, and
 elected to deacons orders. The ordination | will take place tomorrow morning. Bish- | op l.. J. Coppin, D. D., will preach the or-
 dination sermon. Presiding Elder Ed.
 mondson asked that Eli Hudson F. Don | negan and S. Hill be ordained deacons | under the missionary rules for mission | work. They were sent to committee for | examination.
 | Rev. B. F. Watson, D, D., of Washing | ton, D. C., secretary of the Church Ex- i tension society, was introduced to the | conference and delivered an address
 T did not come to speak of the Pruden- | ital Savings bank" said Dr. U. G. Ma | son, president of that institution, 'but l come on a more sacred mission. Some years ago my wife, through this confer | ence, was given a scholarship at Wilbert-
 force university, Ohio, and on her dying
 bed she thought that some appreciation | should be shown for that kindness, so in
 keeping with her request I come to pre- | sent you with check for $50. that 1t may
 help some other struggling girl. l am | glad of the work you are doing for God l and the race"
 l Bishop Parks, in short address, ac-
 cepted the amount and said that 1t would ] be the starting of a fund to help deserv- | ing girls of the race.
 | St. John A. M. E. church, Birmingham, was selected for the next annual meeting. | The report of the dollar money commit- | tee showed that the following amounts | had been collected: Birmingham district,
 sS2575; South Birmingham district, $57150.
 Bessemer district, $65S; Florence district.
 s365 A; Ensley district, s333.25; Greensboro
 district s4S9.5o; Tuscaloosa. s2e9.75; Hunts
 vile, s310.6o total. $3774.79, an increase
 over last year of $174.44
 During the afternoon the Woman 8
 Home and Foreign Missionary society
 met, and carried out an interesting pro
 gramme. Lula Craig presided, though | short addresses were delivered by Dr. w.
 R. Pettiford, president of the Penny Saw
 ings bank; Rev. F. R. Eknedy and l. T. | Simpson of the Baptist church. Carrie A. | Tuggle, president of Tuggle institute, told | of her missionary work at the institute, | where she was putting forth an effort to
 reach the young boys and girls of her | race and instill into them the doctrine
 preached by Bishop Parks, Industry, | honesty reliability and thrift"
 | The church was once more crowded last night, it being the annual educa-
 tional mass meeting presided over by
 Bishop Parks. The opening song service
 was impressive. The Rev. T. W. Coffee
 made the opening prayer, and after d
 short address by Bishop Coppin, the Rev.
 E. E. Newell was presented and deliv- | cred an address on "Education." It out | lined the policy of the A. M. B. church | in the education of the young negro | pr. H. E. Archer, president of Payne | university Selma, the institution of the | conferences in Alabama, and one of the
 leading negro schools in the south, was | presented and delivered an address. Dr. | Archer has been in the educational work
 among negroes in Alabama for the past | 20 years He was vice president of the | A and M. college in Huntsville under President Councll, during which time he | completed a course in medicine and sur
 gerry at Meharry Medical college. Nash
 vile. Two years ago he accepted the
 presidency of Payne, making many im- provements. | IT. | cation for his people. He wanted trained. useful men and women and not trained
 loafers He considered it a curse to the negro race or any other race to have a | lot of educated loafers, educated thieves | and educated criminals.
 l Bishop Parks announced sthat the con | ference will close Sunday night. Most | of the morning session will be spent in | executive council.
 Tonight Charles Stewart. A. M, the negro newspaper correspondent and hu- morist will deliver a lecture on "Sambo
 Waxed Fat and Kicked which will be full of good advice to the negroes, as lwell as freighted with wit and humor He
 is one of the best posted men in the coun- trya on the condition of the negro race
 He spends all of his time on the road most of it in the southern states. Dr. stewart will also preach Sunday morning at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church ba ic