Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-24
RACE QUESTION IN
VS.. S. MEETING
NEGROES ARE BONE OF CoNTEN-
TIoN AND NOT GIVEN FLOOR
OF CONVENTION.
LiOnize Booker 4. Washington .
Panacea 70 the ColOred Folks.

Worlds Sunday School association
convention was held, and all by him
self sang Travelling Home. Led by
Jesus, am Travelling" the audience
applauded so long and Justify that
Mr.. HofGecker was compelled to go
to the front, mount the platform and
sing 1t again.
1t was during song service led by
Charles M, Alexander, the singing
evangelist. who has sung the gospel
parts of the world, that Mr.. HoReek-
er, when volunteer was called for.
stood up In a far corner Of the big
hall and swept the audience on its
feet with enthusiasm.
Officers Elected.
The officers Of the association were
elected as follows: President, George
w. Bailey, Philadelphia; vice presi-
dents, Sir John Kirk, England; Jus
tice J. ]. MacLaren. Canada; Bishop
]. C. HartselI. Africa; w. N. Harris
horne, Boston. and e. F. Fritch-
ley, Indiana; honorary vice presi-
dents, the venerable archdeacon OF
London, Rev. DIR. J. Monroe Gibson,
Right Hon. Lord Kinncaid, and w.
H. Groser, former secretary of state;.
John Wanamaker, the Rev. DR.. s.
H. Bell and w. A. Wilson of the Unit
ed States; the Rev. E. r. Rexford of
Canada; the Rev. ]. G. Lehman
Geary; Prince Bernardotte, North Eu-
rope; Bishop William Burt, Europe;
Baron Uxkall, Russia; DIR. Ibuka,
Japan; Rev. DR.. s. A. Moffet, Korea;
Rev. John Mackenzie, New Zealand,
and H. L. Lipson Hancock, Australia.
Joint secretaries, Marion Lawrence
for the United States, and the Rev.
Carey Bonner for England; statisti-
clan secretaries. George Shipway for
England, Hugh Cork for the United
States, and Sir George White, for
England. E. X. Warren of Three
Oaks, Mich, a former president of
the association, was made chairman of
the executive committee.
Mexican Flag UnfurIed.
A large Mexican flag, sent to the
convention by the Sunday School as
ISOLATION of Mexico, was unfulred and
draped over the front OF the speak
er's stand by the side of the Stars
and Stripes.
Bishop Hartsell of Africa spoke on
THE Moslem Peril in Africa declar-
ing that Christian churches had come
TO realize that 'in the conversion OF
the Mohammedan world, the church
faces the supreme crisis OF its his
tory"
Race Question Rises.
The race question has bobbed mp
frequently in committee meetings,
but the cooler heads succeeded in
keeping it on the floor of the conven-
tion. A great many of the delegates
who came from outside the District
of Columbia criticised the local COM
mittee for its action. The fact is,
however. that the negroes were not
directly barred from the floor of the
convention. The Sunday School of
the District of Columbia association
in picking its delegation, filled it with
white men and women. claiming the
negro Sunday schools in the district
were not members of the association.
No Local Negroes on Floor.
This action kept the local negroes
on the floor as delegates, though they
were not refused admission to the
sessions, but feeling was high when
the negro would-be delegates went as
spectators and saw seated with Gre
dentials negroes from the West In
dies, East Africa and, in some rare in
stances. from other states in the
union.
All the wrinkles which were form
ed when the color line was drawn
were smoothed out when Booker T.
Washington was made a life member
OF the organization and the necessary
subscription of 81 900 was promptly
pledged. mostly by delegates from
southern states.
Tribute 70 Booker 4. WashingtOn.
white delegate from Kentucky
nominated Mr.. Washington. saying:
We may all have our own ideas OF
how the negro problem Is to be work.
ed out. but We owe IT as a tribute tc
the Christian negroes Of the world e
make Mr.. Washington a life mem.
Der"
Other life memberships were ere.
ated. all at the rate of 81 900 each
Women delegates of the w. C. t. U
subscribed one for Mrs. Lillian N. N
stevens. president OF that organiza,
ton. Others were voted for Lady
Henry Somerset OF London: BisAov
John H. Vincent. Sir Francis Flint
beSleV of LANAI. IL -.