Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-23
Mrs. Payne Speaks

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enrolment of the delegates to the
Women's Auxiliary the Introductory
sermon was preached by the Rev. j.
B. Robinson, of Pittsburgh, who
praised the work done by the women
of the State.
of the president Mrs. A. r. West, was
given. Mrs. West said that never be-
fore in the history of the auxiliary has
there been so great an amount of work
done for the betterment of missions
and education in the State. At late
hour officers for the next year were
nominated and elected and the plans
for the auxiliary outlined briefly.
This evening short addresses will
be made by the wives of the presi-
dents. of the colored schools in the
State. These speakers will tell of the
care taken of the young girls that
come to the institutions and of the
methods employed in teaching the
students.
Committees Named
At the session the following com
mittees were appointed by the presi
dent:
Committees on Obituaries-Mrs. c.
W. Washington, Mrs. NJ. b. Turner,
Mrs. Gamble, Mrs. j. Friend, Miss
Carter, Mrs. Il. Epps.
Committee on Finance-Mrs. w. i.
Graham, Mrs. S. j. Jones, Mrs NJ. e.
Johnson, Mrs. c. ID. Patterson, Mrs.
l.. Richardson, Mrs. p. A. Cousins.
Committee on Enrollment-Mrs. j.
]. Jackson, Miss Sylvia Hade, Mrs.
Robinson, Mrs. NJ. Russell, Mrs. ]. r.
Bennett.
Committee on Reading of Letters
Mrs. w. r. Atkins Miss NJ. Locket,
Mrs. Tula Thomas, Mrs. l.. G.. Jordan,
Mrs. A. Golfer.
f. Brown, Mrs. j. Hunt Mrs. j. Har-
rod, Mrs. c. Baxter, Mrs. II. Banks,
Miss Maggie Taylor.
Committee on Temperance-Mrs. r.
Goodall, Mrs. NJ. Burrell, Mrs. l..
Gould, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs Rosa Car
penter.
Committee on Resolutions - Mrs.
Mary S. Tribett, Mrs. G.. Washington,
Mrs. b. e. Mason, Mrs. b. johnson,
Mrs. T. Irwin, Mrs. Price, Mrs. S. Aske.
Sessions Close Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning reports of the
committees appointed by Professor E.
w. Johnson will be read and acted up
on. In the afternoon a meeting of the
executive board and this and next
years officers will be held. This will
be the last session of the conven-
ton. Some of the delegates will re-
main here over Sunday before repart
ing for their respective homes. The
pastor present will leave at the close
of the session tomorrow sc that they
can take charge of their church SER
vices on Sunday.
Meet at Washington Next Year
The Nazareth Baptist Church, of
Washington, Pa, will be the place of
meeting for the sessions of the con-
begin October 4, 1915. The following
men have been chosen to give ad-
dresses at the convention next year:
Introductory sermon by the Rev. ].
p. Greene, of Bryn Mawr; missionary
sermon by the Rev. Il. w. Moore, of
Philadelphia; temperance sermon, the
Rev. T. II. Hughes; educational ad-
delphia; doctrinal sermon, the Rev.
E. l.. Cunningham, of st. Paul's Bap-
tist Church, of this city.
Memorial services for the Rev. G..
J.. p. Talliaferro, editor of the Chris
tian Banner, were held after the busi-
ness session in the afternoon. Short
addresses in his honor were made by
nearly all of the pastors present. The
Rev. l.. G. Jordan, of Philadelphia,
then gave a talk on the work in the
foreign missions.
In Jle evening short fifteen minute
talks on the institutions of the State
were made by the president of each
one. The increase in enrolment and
the advantages of these schools, to-
gether with the work that they have
done in the uplifting of the race, were
the most important things discussed.
The Rev. +. NJ. Hedgeman gave an
educational sermon, Immediately after
the presidents of the institutions
spoke. He said that the negro owes
his freedom to education and that
there is nothing in the present day
that is helping that race more than
the educational advantages that they
now enjoy.
Yesterday afternoon a letter written
by Justin Carter, endorsing Judge
Kunkel as candidate for the Supreme
Court was read to the delegates of
the twenty-third annual Colored Bap-
lists convention. The letter was
unanimously approved and placed on
the minutes of the convention.
To the President and Members of
the Baptist State Convention,
assembled in Harrisburg, Pa,
October %. 1914.
Gentlemen: l am advised that
a resolution will be proposed in
your convention to give to the
candidacy of the Honorable
George Kunkel, of this city, your
endorsement for Judge of the
Supreme Court of this State.
AS a member of this bar and
colored man, VINO has known
Judge Kunkel for almost twenty
years, | want to say to you that
you can make no mistake in such
endorsement. If ever it behooves
colored men to support and rally
to certain friends of the race, it
does now. | assert this from per-
sonal experience before him as a
Judge and association with him as
a lawyer, that we have no better
friend in this State. ] could eX-
haust your time with instances
wherein he has done things for
our welfare.
When a member of the Legisla-
ture a bill was proposed to pro-
hihit the intermarriage of white
and colored persons. At that
time Judge Kunkel was one of
the leaders of the Legislature. 1
went to him and asked him to
give his support against that bill
His eXertions were such that the
bill did not leave the committee
room.
AS a judge he has so admins
tered the criminal law so that he
has not only tempered justice
with mercy but in every instance
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