The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-12
BISHOP MCCOY TO
NEGRO METHODISTS
Tells How Important the
Preachers Are Among
ColOred Race

An instructive, forceful and friendly
address by Bishop j. II. Mccoy of Bir-
mingham bringing greetings from the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, the
mother church, to the ministers and lay
ment of the Colored Methodist Episcopal
church, was one of the features of Thurs
days session OF the jubilee eonvocation
being held by the negro Methodlsts in
Smith Park. Bishop McCoy's address
was on the subject, 1.-THE Minister and
Education" and was filled with whole
some advice with reference to the correia-
tion of the ministers duties in the church
with the work Of educating young ne
groes. Other features We're an address
jackson, Tenn, and the collection of
nearly $500 in money for the work of
Miles Memorial college.
All the sessions We're presided over by
Bishop r.. S. Williams of Augusta Ga,
while on the rostrum with him sat Bishop
j. II. Mccoy of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South; Bishop Isaac Lane Of
Jackson, Tenn. Bishop Elias Cottrell
both of the Colored Methodist Episcopal
church, DR.. II. a. Cobb, editor of the
Christian Index, the official organ of the
S. c.. and other distinguished visitors.
Bishop Mccoy spoke at the morning
session and was listened to attentively ny
the more than 300 ministers and others at
, tending the convocation. lie congratu-
!! lated the church for its devotion to che
cause of education and called attention to
the fact that practically all of the educa-
ton negroes received above the common
schools was under the auspices of re-
IieioIs ORGANIZATIONS.
1.-The negro preacher" he said. lis the
negro's great leader along all lines. They
are the biggest men in the race and with
that acknowledged leadership should so
the correspondingiy weghty responsible
ties As leadsrs, these ministers should
have deep care for some things. They
should make it their duty to see that all
the children attend school. They should
see to it that they get the right kind of
education. and above all the preacher
should see in the light of reason that
knowledge of cotton root is more" valua-
BILE than a knowledge of Greek root"
Bishop MCCOY stressed the fact that
man is bigger than carpenter, bigger
than bookkeepe~, bigger than preacher,
and that the three ideals Of education. the
vocational, that which leads to vocations;
the cultural, that which leads to degrees
and character building education, thai
which makes real character must he
combined to make real self respecting
man. ''The colleges of your race must
produce REAL leaders," he added They
must be truly educated or they will soon
lose their power and influence.
The reports of the day aggregated
nearly $S500 BY districts they We're,
Admission, S447.54; North Birmingham,
s4O1.O5: Birmingham, $S47.70; Tuscum
bia, s460.S0; Patton, ss756.99 Decatur,
s576.23. Total $3490.31.
During the noon recess the commit
tee on ways and means decided to ap
point 90 persons to canvass among the
white and colored people of the city
for the purpose of raising $4,000 locally
for the work of Miles Memorial col
lege. Friday and Saturday were set
apart as days for making the canvass,
the canvassers being instructed to
plead the cause of Miles Memorial coll
lege by showing the good work 1T has
been able to accomplish In the few
years of its existence,
During the afternoon a number OF
addresses We're made by visitors, among
them Charles Stewart, the well known
negro newspaper correspondent; DIR.
J. +. Moreland, pastor Metropolitan A.
nj. T.. Zion church; DR.. j. c. Reid. pas
tor Trinity Baptist church, DR.. p. w.
Walls. pastor of ST. Johns A. M. e.
church, and J. o. Diffay, local negro
DuSllltSS iid1
Committees were announced by
Bishop Williams as follows:
Steering Committee. w. Wills. D.
Horton, j. o. S. Brown, ]. w. II. Mays,
NJ Carter ]. II. Davis, j. T.. Murray,
J. II. Humphries, J. H. Bruster, L. w.
Mitchell, NJ. r. Swain, ]. M. Spain, III.
Jones. J. II. Breeding.
Finance-F. p. Wheels, J. +. JenlS-
ms, C. p. Ashford, Charles Jenkins, A.
- Coor n NJ MrI<epzie w Lane
j. S. Love. W. J. Turner, G. w. Welch
and p. Patrick.
Auditing. B. Battle, ]. w. Gilbert
r. T. Brown, G. G. Garner, J. A. Bray,
s. j. Elliot, W. b. Turner and George
Coar.
Ways and Means--C V. Smith D. Hor-
ton. c. Burns, NJ. ]. Mays, r. S. Sing
ley, V. L. Bailey, II. Jones, G. w. Mar
tin, NJ. G. Rowe, NJ. Carter, r. +. Les
lie, J. II. Glaze, r. b. Elliott, NJ Will
son, r. D. Suggs, B. #. Evans. j, Ii.
Breeding L. II. Shelton, c. N. Nichols,
r. Davenport, s. S. Smith. ]. w. Muir
ray, G. Thompson, ID. Hill, +. w. En-
gram, II. w. Young. c. II. Mannings.
Rev. c. a. Smiley. presiding elder of
the Selma district, preached last night
An address was also made by e. W.
Howell of Birmingham, president and
general manager of the Atlanta Ala
bama Special Benefit company.
Reports from the Central Alabama
conference viii be taken up this morn
ing an daddresses will be delivered by
Lucy Paney, principal of Haines insti-
tute. Augusta, Ca: Bishop Elias Cot
trell of Holly, Springs. Miss, and Dr.
n, c. Cleaves of Columbia. S. c. Dr.
j. NJ Moore Of Nashville. of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, will de-
liver the principal address ON THE
FRAMING of th. MinisIIx.''