Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-22
BAPTIST ...-
 MEETING AT END
  Business Practically Con cluded at Yesterdays Ses- t sions of State Body. LITTLE ! J. ROCK IN q. 1915 I '' President Norris and Other Leaders 90 Speak to Colored Church People E s..sQ Telay segroes Have Fate in Own Hands. l
LITTLE ROCK IN 1915.

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 Rev. k. A. Adams of Baxter con ducted the opening of the fourth days session of the Negro Baptist state con- i vention, yesterday, which was practic- ally the closing session of the conven-
 tion. Dr. Adams made a special pray CT for peace in Europe.
 i Little Rock was selected for the next
 annual session. A 23 Fred Douglass Morris of Helena,
 Ark, was elected editor-in-chief of the Vanguard the official organ of the convention. e. VI Hope With Young People. Rev. Wm. Craft, of Nashville. Tenn. | field secretary of the E. Y. P. U. 1 beard called attention to the work being done among the young people He could see a bright future for his race in America through the young people.
 "No race can do much in this world unless the young. people are saved he said, .and you will find that the
 dance halls, the pool rooms, and the
 moving picture shows are just de- stroying our young people, we must be able to offer substitute 1 am glad to be with you"
 rr. H. c. Lyman of Hamilton, N. Y., superintendent of work among the colored people of the International Sunday School association. addressed the convention last night. Grateful tc Pine Bluff. This has been one of the greatest conventions in it's history" declared
 Dr. E. c. Morris. land we are indeed thankful to the people of Pine Bluff
 for the courtesies which they have extended us. Everybody has tried to
 contribute something to the success of cur meeting.
 "No place have we been treated bet ter by the daily press. The editors of the daily papers have shown dis position to help us reach the people. You see we are struggling to make our race better, and we are standing out against crime. criminality. mob vlo- lence, lynching, outrages against Wo- manhood. but this would not be known unless the daily papers of the country publish to the world what we are doins. The criminal negro. the Jim Crow negro has always had place in the daily press of the country.
 The negro who stole hog, stole
 chickens or outraged some woman
 could get the front page, but the negro
 who stood for law and order, the ne-
 gro who contributed something to the building up of the community where he lived, hardlysgot two line notice on the last page. Things are chang | ing up for the. better, and We thank
 God for it. We are now reaching the place of closing out. We will leave ! the city with our hearts filled with gratitude"
 l Ex.Slaye festifies. During the morning session Of the eonvention the Rev. l. P. Robinson of
 Little Rock presided, mad he declared
 that the negro had much to thank God for in this country. He spoke of his being brought to America against
 his will many years ago. and how he l lad been civilized. Christianized and l made citizen of the country, and \ many of the negroes now own the l plantations where they once served as
 'laves. He considered it was good
 sign in the line ot progress. He could
 see the young negro serving God and