The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-10-21

DerS, Bishop Aner. at dinner
Friday. .0Hhe press agent of the Negrv
race. who is being entertained at tn,
home of DR. and Mrs. T. t. Wendell
was also present at the jackson
dinner
The afternoon session was spent il
the meeting of the lite NissionaT.
Society. An excellent pScgrsnane wai
rendered.
| Missions" will be discussed FRIDAY
night. A good programme has beer
arranged Bishop Shaffer. who ha:
visited West Africa, will speak
Education" was the theme dis
cussed at the session of the Kentucky
| African M. E. conference. THURSDAY
might. A large number OF Jeopie were
turned away, being unable to get in
side of the church. Excellent music
was rendered oy the choir Of The
chuI ch.
Rev. T. A. Thompson, ID. d., chair
man of the educational committee
presided, and in calling the conference
/ to order delivered a short address
referring to the educational work OF
1.-THE African Methodist church in Ken
tucky, showing that it stood for the
highest development of the Negro
race, and for manhood and woman
hood.
Prof. c. H Brown, principal OF Way
man Institute, Harrodsburg, KY, was
the principal speaker. He is one OF
the leading young educators OF his
race in the United States and man
who has contributed literally for the
development of his people He is
product of Wilberforce University,
Ohio
Prof. Brown said that there was no
subject that should interest the mem
hers Of the conference more than that
of education. He referred to the fath-
ers. Abby, Burke. Turner and others
who introduced the resolution in 1898
which brought into existence Wayman
Institute. which was an advance step.
The school opened in 1890 at Harrods-
burg in the basement of the church,
and has been on the growth since He
considered it was a necessity because
the church and school united and
made ~ bright spot in the much talked
of and discussed Negro problem. He
considered them the greatest agencies
at work, and the present condition OF
the Negro, his marvellous progress
was due to the real work done by the
church and school room.
''The school was planted by our
fathers, and now it must be supported
1t has been handed down to you. VIII
YOU permit it to die2 7 am sure that
you will not, but each man will do his
part. Our boys and girls must be
educated. The biggest curse TO the
American people to-day is ignorance,
and it must be wiped out The masses
must be lifted up through educational
mediums, and | know of no other
method to do this but the school
''Waymaa from point of efficiency is
second to none i'm the State, but then
a es.la;.1.- SOM -tsiags which are e..l-
barrassing that you must take hold OF.
The messing debt must be lifted and
Paid of, and then you must send yoIr
boys and girls there. We have turned
out sixteen students as graduates, and
they are out in the world being heard
from"
The president then took up the
needs of the institution one by one,
showing how they could be supplied.
One Of the first things he appealed Tor
was a dormitory for the boys and
girls, and declared that it was neces-
sary IN this age of progress. He .laid
high compliment to the women and
men, who had from their earnings in
the wash-tub, cook kitchen, in the
fields and other places had contributed
to the education of their sons anl
daughters. Concluding. he said;
Tn these days of giant combinations
/ in the1Iorld of industry and commerce
/ il has been realized that manifold
more can be accomplished through ju
dicious cooperation than individual ef
fort can hope to attain. | believe fed
Grafton and union of churches formed
| in a practical way and yet involve nc
concession in belief or change II
creed can accomplish great things
What is true in the Industrial anC
commercial world is applicable to tht
religious and educational world. 1t il
strange that this valuable principle
has not been adopted in conducting
our schools and thus make their cam
paign for betterment Of humanity
more successful Why so many httl'
struggling church schools? Would j
not be better to centralize our efforts
combine our money and make one Z
our church schools equal to Howard
Yale, Harvard or Princeton?
After considerable investigativ
work it has been found that leadin
mother colleges of the North do no
! want NEGROES and offer no induce
ment to Negroe students. hence it
now IN tn he Negro to make his Ow
! lor he viii suffer"
!. Following this came an addres
from Pey. !. c. Anderson. of Loui'
, vile, XIV. chairman of the Truste
, Foard of Wavman. end pastor {
Quinn Chapel. He delivered a stron
: schcIarIv 9ddress defining educatiOl
and then cominP to the practical sid
CT the duty of the ministers to Wa.
! lr'an. ne made an arDeal for INN
Z date helr and discouraged the I'D sa
:. ing about what the Negro was goin
s r. do after awhile If he lived an
!. Irothiue happened. For fear that n;
something might happen the speak'
Z Z clared that the time to do was rigl
ben and there. and then let the aft
!. awhile take care of itself
DIR. Anderson Said that God was ca
ing uron the Negro to fsipSr the wcl
q Of making a rare. He said that Il
e mothers and fathers coming out
;. slavery gave their best that their sol
s and daughters might become enligl
It ened. and the Negro in order to ke
mn tho oood work would have - wa
Of fewer hats aud clothes. and ?
ie more in his head instead Of on
ie Are we worthy of what our
ri end r~c-hers. Nar POD Sow~ tc usyN..
sy we handle its We are their heirs.
to we would have and apDreciata an a