The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-02
IN \. Nj. r.. CONFERENCE HN
PREACHER WHO SAYS HE'LL
VOTE AGAINST TAFT.
Lively Discussion
IS tAlSIID BI REPORT or COM
MlTTEE ON STATE or THE
COUNTRY IN WHICH WHITE
PEOPLE Or THE SOUTH ARE
ASKED TO PUT" DOWN LAW
LESSNESS.

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Mr.. raft is ncmirated for President
OF the United States, then win
vote tor the Democratic nominee"
NtS the statement made by the Rev
j. G. Robinson Of Ohio, which threw
the a. N. lI. Conference into an up
roar today. DR.. Robinson said that
no man since the days Of the Union
Of the states had done so much
against the Negro and his progrcss
as the DleSant President Of the
United States
while you may express your
views said the presiding officer, at
must be understood by all that this
- not political organization. and
We do not want lYolitics brought ia
to tie roDfrrcnrc."
A report was Received calling on
the wn!;c people Of the Solth TO put
down lawlessness OF all kinds and,
Ill dcciarinE that lyncntn% was
spreading, the report. said the North
can no longer laugh a. the South,
but must clean before their own
GuOrS
Much Interest.
This is the closing day Of the Ten
ntssce African Methodist Confer
C"ncc and there Was a large amount
OF interest manifested in the OPEN
ing this mCruing at st. Johns. \.
NJ. r. Church. Bishop II. Blanton
Parks presided, and made Il few re-
marks.
" Rev. j. \. Jones. ID. d., Secretary.
read the journal, which was ap-
proved, anI immedALcIy thereafter
Rev. II. l.. i. Jones, one Of the PIE
siding Elders, spoke or the 2Nou
work done by the Secretary as Pres
idcnt Of the College and Secretary
OF the Conference for years, and
thought hc should be promoted.
Resolutions were offered commend
ing DR.. Jones 70 the General Con-.
ference rOr the position Of Editor
OF the Southern Christian, recorder,
>hlrh Will mean the promotion o:
tx ". Allen to the npiscOpacy
Rev. j. II. Ransom, d. d., Of TO
peka. kas., addressed ;ne Cnnicr~
rrcr. He said he was glad to be
cole 20 return 20 his old home. IIt
"aS born in Murircesboro, Tenn,
and SHrm. his carly days in Nash
vile. He attended Central TenncS-
see College, which is now Walden
NIverSlty He has dcvn!ored into
one Of the strongest ministers VI
ll' y. ii. l.. Church, and is now en-.
d"rSod for the position OF Finan"in}
Secretary. Ii is declared Inat he
VIII be elected by the General Con-
ference next Mas at Kansas City.
BiShur Parks ;Mrnel attention to
Fearing reports. Rev. Wm Gaines.
pastor VI Bethel Church, turned over
oiic dOlI:; in I::on,y aDI said that
he had been too busy to attend the
conference, hence begged 10 Hn cX-
ru&rC. \"HinSt ,HiS BiShOu Park :;
protested. The members Of the
church had sen $145 to the con.
;er2nr" last %ear. and lie could not
understand The laIi Off. Inc DisDoiL
referred the case to u special com
mittce for investigation.
Rev. ]. J. Edwards was elcctcn
Conference Treasurer over Rcv. G..
I. Jackson IT 81. Louis.
Resolutions we're aICDteI ,culirst-
~" TIL" conference to vote for Rev
i. K. itunsom for Financial Scrrc>
:H.V
itcv. Jchr W. sexton, y. D., Of
St Louis, Mo vas Introduced aud
auIonIreh rs Il trnrSICr to- tie con
. t"r"nC". Whrn this vas said som,
"nc in ttc congregation suggested
that he Wa5 Tor The position 0f ua4-
tor at st. PaIl. and it Is runoreu
that Rev. ". sampson EroOkS will
Ec sent to St Paul a VI. T.. Church
in ti'1t city.
l'": Down JAvlcSsncsS.
Th" report Of the committee or
tlc state Of the country caused o
lively discussion. The white vco-
ll" oI the South we're called upon
by tEc committee 10 put forth a
strong effort to put down lawlcss.
n"sa, crime and lynchinE CT every
Kind, SO mat tn" country can build
up.
'I.ite and rroDIr'.. arc too rheau
iN our country" declared the cOn-
ulttCr. "UynC ming is g1ONinG ard
spreading TO al sections Of the c0un
try. and Jhc men who lake par IL
lNnchin2S ar" mover punished. bU.
permitted to 20 free. We note witl,
rNUCb rc&rct that thc llurHcr., .,
that Negro in COatsvillc. Penn. or,
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