The National tribune., 1910-05-26

to bed and gets up with two-thirds of
| the inhabitants, positively declined to
| let the negro appear in the parade. AL
| tho he was upon the platform and
| heard to very great advantage in all the
general discussions, and helped to make
some of the addresses, he was not good
enough to march down the Avenue. The
| foreign delegates were very much an
| noyed by the performance of the Wash
| ington committee, and expressed them
selves very strongly concerning the dis
| elimination. The negros of the city,
under the guidance of their ministers,
| had made great preparations for the
Sunday school children to take part in
the parade, but were notified a day
previous by P. H. Bristow, Chairman of
the Washington General Committee.
that there would be no place in line
for negro Sunday school children.
Parenthetically, it may be stated that
the negro Sunday schools are by long
odds the largest in the District of Co.
lumbia. DIR. Thirkield, President of
Howard University, was very angry over
the exclusion of the negros from the
parade. In his statements he declared
that American men of the black race
are about the only means and hopes of
evangelizing Africa, and declared that
the action of the parade leaders was a
violation of the principles of fellow
ship.
Color Line Drawn.
While foreign delegates declared that
they did not care to be quoted, as that
would seem to be questioning their
host, they at the same time declared
that the whole thing had cast a cloud
and blight over the convention, and
that they did not see how anyone with
Christian feeling in their hearts could
exclude, any human being that wanted
to give that much expression to the
hope and aspirations toward higher
life that might be yelling up in his
soul.
Later sort of an attempt was made
to wipe out this i'll feeling by making
Booker L. Washington a life member
of the Sunday School Association. Incl
dentally it should be stated that the
motion to do this came from a Ken
lucky delegate.
. One of the most important addresses
that was made in the congress, one of
the most interesting and entertaining.
was made by Rev. c. C. Boone, the COL |
ored American missionary from the
Congo Free State. 1t is not recorded, |
however, that any member of the |
Washington Committee left the confer
ence while the colored gentleman was
talking.
1t is impossible to give even a faint
idea of the tremendous Importance of
this worlds conference of Sunday
schools here in Washington, but it can
be briefly stated that it was one of the
most valuable of the series of these
worlds conventions. There were recep-
lions and trips without end, and among
The most enjoyable, of course, was the
given at the White House in
honor of the guests of the city from
every part of the world. The colored
brethren were not excluded from this
reception. AS a matter of fact, when |
he President of the United States holds
state reception some of the blackest
If black people are in the Blue Room,
where the President receives, wear uni
'orms and medals of extreme value,
epresent their countries here as Min
sters Plenipotentiary and Embassa-
lors.
New Officers.
The convention wound up in a whirl
II glory and new inspiration. The Off J
,ers elected were as follows:
President-Dr. George w. Bailey.
Past Presidents-Sir Francis Flint
3elsey. ]. p, London; Edward X. War t
en-, Three Oaks Mich; Rev. F. B. v
ieyer, B. A, London. S
Vice Presidents-M. N. Hartshorn. t
3oston; Sir John Kirk, London; Bishop II
[. Q. Hartzel, Funchal, Madeira d
stands; Justice j. ]. Maclaren, Toron- s.
o, Ont; E. w. Fritchley, Port Bombay,
ndia. Il
Honorary Vice Presidents-Jobn X
Philadelphia; Rev. n. III lt
Tell, San Francisco, CAL; Rev. e. I. y
texford, Montreal; Hon. John w. Fos- q
or, Washington, d. c.: the venerable p
of London; Rev. ]. Munro
lbson, d. D., London; Right Hon. Lord lb
London; W. II. Grosser. Lon