The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19
NEGRO CONFERENCE
 ID CLOSE TONIGHT
Assignments for More Than 400 Preachers to Be
 Made By Bishops

l The two Methodist conferences will close
 tonight, after spending the week review
 ing their work for the past 12 months
 done by the ministers of the African
 Methodist Episcopal church, and the Col ored Methodist Episcopal church. Assign ments will be made tonight when over 40t
 preachers will be sent in all parts of tht
 state to preach to the negroes and teacf
 them right living.
 l Yesterday was busy day in both o
 the conferences, and fratenal delegates
 were exchanged during the morning, eacl delivering short speeches.
 A. M. E. Conference
 1 "I believe the time will come when al the Methodists of this country will be 1T one body, the white Methodists will unite
 and the Methodists of our race vii unite," declared Bishop H. Blanton Parks
 'and greater work will be done It is Kentucky that says United we stand, di- vided we fall As listened to the ad- dresses delivered in the Ecumenlcal con | ference In Toronto last month I could see | that 1t is not long before 1t will come. Tn the meantime" continued the bish' op, 'let us all pray that the time will | come that the strong white man of this country will rise up and put down crime and criminals, and do all he can as he alone can do to protect the life of every man or woman who is prisoner. We have more lynching in our country than any civilized country in the world. I be- lieve 1t Is possible for the white man and the black man to dwell together in this country in peace and harmony" "Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love-" was the opening hymn, and following this was the reading of the journal and a timely address by Bishop Parks.
 Rev. R. T. Brown, M. D., fraternal del- egate from the Coored Methodist confer ence, was presented and delivered an ad. dress, extending greetings from Bishop Stewart and the members of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. He told of the work being done by his church for the uplift and development of the negro race we have kept track of your meet ing this week through the daily papers of Birmingham, especially the morning pa pers, and we are proud of what you are doing. Continue in the good work
 Dr. w. T. Vernon, ex-register of Unit ca States treasury was presented to the conference. He is one of the inspectors of the government schools under the in- terior department. He Is just returning from tour through Florida and Geor- gia, and left last night for Memphis. thence to Arkansas and Oklahoma on official business.
 The report of the committee on the state of the country was discussed at length. The report said that the United States was at peace with all the world, and referred to the recent trip of President Taft.
 The committee condemned lynching and crime of all kind and grades, and said that 1t was time for halt to be called The report said that there was time when lynching was confined to the south ern states, but the north could no longer roint finger of scorn at the south, but would have to clean before its own doors. The lynching at Coatesville, Penn, where man was dragged rom nos, pital on a cot and burned to death said the committee surpassed anything that had been done in the south. We are not here to discuss sections of the coun- try; that lynching is carried on in this country is enough, and we feel that the good white people will stop it"
 The report of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary convention showed that the collections during the confer ence had been as follows: South Birming- ham district, $197.11; Tuscaloosa, $ll9.46 Greensboro, $l10.55; Florence, $56.12 Huntsville, $S0 36; Ensley, $245.10; Birming- ham, $2S2 35. Total, sl,3T.5o.
 The report of the dollar money com mittee showed the receipts to be $ss4555, an increase of $1T.76.
 Rev. J. M. Conner, D. D., of Little x-yr AAv,A nf a candidates Episcopal honors, addressed the confer ence, congratulating the ministers on the large missionary collection.
 Rev. F. w. Walls, D. D., w. B. John sor and E. W. Williams were appointed to carry fraternal greetings to the c. M. E. conference.
 The report of the committee on the state of the church was discussed at Tenth. It was shown that the church was making rapid progress and many be- ing added every week. We are de- termined to take this world for Christ.
 Temperance" was discussed by the conference. Bishop Parks said that nothing had done more to retard the negro and his progress than strong drink, and he considered that 1t was time to call halt 1T will not give any whiskey drinking preacher an appointment as long as I am a bishop" he said, "and want to say to the world that man who drinks whskey O.. any other strong drink as beverage is unfit to preach"
 Tho conference held business session last night Prof. J. A. Bray, president of Miles college, Vineville. addressed the conference on the importance of the negro following and respecting their lead CTS. He said that there was entirely too much jealousy among the negroes. The thing which makes the Anglo-Saxon. race great is that they honor their leaders" he said 'I am glad to look In on your con inference and see what you are doing
 Most of the negro churches will be sup piled with preachers from the confer ences today The following are the ap- pointments made by the A. M. E. con ference: