The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-30
.COLORED B. Y.P. J.
 ENDS SESSIONS Negro Baptist State Sunday School Convention Be-
 gins Here Today

The desire of the educated young ne-
 the necessity on the part of the negro
 minister to encourage that spirit was
 emphasized by E. s. Smith of Tusca-
 loosa, layman, and president of one
 of the district unions, in a speech
 before the sixteenth annual session of
 the State Baptist Young Peoples union,
 being held at the Sixth Avenue Baptist church, Sixteenth street and Avenue
 F, Tuesday afternoon. The address of
 Professor Smith and the annual ad-
 dress of the president of the state or ganization. Prof. A S. Barnes of Tus- caloosa, were the features of the con- vention and emphasized more than any other thing the growing importance of
 the young negro in the progress of the race
 In his annual address Professor Barnes, the president of the organiza- ton, laid stress upon the fact that the young people of the state must give
 more attention to home and foreign missions, with strong plea particular ly for support for Selma University
 the educational institution of the state supported by the negro Baptists.
 What relation do the young negro people sustain to the church; what can the young people do for the church and
 what can the church do for the young peop1e?' These questions Professor smith attempted to answer in his talk, which was in the main plea for great CT opportunity for the young negro man
 and woman in church work Some pas | nr haxy fof 1a1 people are necessary to the church." he said. "In many instances the Young Peoples Union is opposed, when 1t ought to be easy to see the importance of en- couraging the greatest cooperation be- tween all branches of the church.
 Money is not the paramount thing in the management of a church. If the young people are trained to real system atic Christian work, the money for all church purposes will follow as a logical conclusion
 The need Is urgent for an intelligent laity and as membership of the negro church becomes more intelligent and progressive, the demand is going to be- come more insstent for a progressive
 ministry. That may be the reason some Of our ministers oppose the B. Y. P. U.' The meeting of the Baptist Young Peoples Union Wednesday was one of the most remarkable meetings held by young negro people in this city Begin ming with an hour praise service at 9 o'clock. the interest never Jagged until 2:30, when the recess was taken. In that time addresses had been made on How to study the Bible with the best results" by Rev. S. R. w. Smith of Georgiana and Dr. C. O. Boothe, of
 Pratt City. discussion of the Baptist Young Peoples Union as a means of &C., Nuiring Bible knowledge by Alene
 Freeman and Georgia Scott of Anniston with the introduction of several visitors
 and the annual address of the president Important committees were appointed
 ana some financial business transacted | Among important visitors introduced were Dr. S. N. Vass. of Raleigh, N. C.. field secretary of the American Baptist Publication Society. Dr. M. w. Gilbert President of Selma University, Selma Ala; and Dr. D. Augustine Reid, who
 came recently from Savvanah, Ga. tc accept the pastorate of the First negro Baptist church in Anniston.
 | Addresses during the morning session were made by Professor J. H. H. Creed Gndsden; Dr. A. F. owens of Selma; Dr | s. N. vass. of Raleigh. N C.: Mrs C. M Wells of Montgomery and W. c. Cam
 bell, Fitzpatrick.
 The afternoon session was devoted largely to business. The introductory T Gulley of Selma. The convention con- cluded it's business Wednesday night, al
 which time Dr. M. w. Gilbert delivered the principal address on the subject
 Preparation and Fitness of Young
 People for Service" and Dr. l. T. Simp-
 son, of Tuscaloosa preached the annual sermon.
 | The twenty-third annual session of 1 tho Alabama Baptist State Sunday l School convention will begin It's meet | irg this morning at the same church
 presided over by Professor A. S. Plump
 principal of the Livingston Normal and
 Industrial Institute. The opening ses-
 sion will be preceded by a parade Of
 Sunday School workers which will form
 at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church
 on the Northside and proceed to the
 Sixth Avenue Baptist church on tn,
 southside The addresses of welcome
 will feature the morning session. The
 Sunday school convention bringing al
 array of prominent speakers and tech nical Sunday school workers for in.
 struction and demonstration purpose. will be in session until Sunday night. l