Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
NEGRO MUST NOT DEPEND 0N OTHERS Colored Man Must Help Himself, Declares Presi- dent of Baptist Assn. MORRIS IS REELECTED Named as President fer 3Svd C0nscc. tive pi.nc-J, w. McC!ary of Pine
 Bluff Elected Recording
 Secretary.
MORRIS IS REELECTED

"Thc man who sits down and de- bends on others to do for him what he should do for himself will never amount to much in this world" de- clared Dr. E. c. Morris, of Helela, Ark, in calling to order the filth annual session of the Arkansas Bap- tist State convention, "and the same thing applies to races and nations, and the sooner the negro learns this the better it will be for him."
 Dr. Morris is safe conservative leader of his people, and is the fore most negro Baptist in America. He has not only been president of the state convention for the past 32 years, but he has been at tho head of the National Baptist convention the larg- est negro organization in the world, with 2,5OO,000 members. This place he has held for 9 years. This gives him standing among his people as TO other negro.
 Standing by the side of Dr. Morris. is Rev. J. P. Robinson, D. D., of Lit tie Rock, vice president of the con- -ention and man who has worked his way up. He is pastor of the largest negro church in the state, and has completed his college course in the Arkansas Baptist college while rastoring the First Baptist church in Little Rock. He assisted in the opea- ing of the convention and presided during the delivery of President Nor ris' annual address.
 When President Morris called the convention to order yesterday morn ing in the First Baptist church oa West Pulran street, the pastor, Rev J. w. McCrary, turned over to the president the keys of the church, as suring him that the members of the church were delighted to have the convention come to Pine Bluff, and the key would not only open tae ehurach, but would open the hearts. the homes and the pocketbooks e the colored people of the city as well, and all were permitted to enter. <. H 2 said that ample homes had been pro vided for all, and they ss would i.e welcome, fed and provided for, during the week.
 Rev. W. E. Stewart of Little Rock conducted the opening, making a short talk on prayer. Rev. w. O. Davis, of Little Rock, secretary of the State Sunday School convention. made short address, and that was followed by welcome addresses deliv cred by Rev. R. w. Patterson, of tho Crary, and Dr. w. D. Watson. Crary; Dr. w. B. Watson.
 Rev. w. F. Lovelace, auditor of t.c convention, responded to the address es. He regretted that Mayor Bloom, was not present to welcome the con vention to Pine Bluff. But in the name of the president and all tho delegates he extended a cordial ad- dress of thanks, and assuring them the mission of the convention was to do good. A collection followed the ad- dresses.
 Greatest of Conventions.
 The session yesterday afterooon, was said to be one of the greatest ever held ill the history of the con- and the election of officers took less than three minutes, because after the delivery of the annual address of President Norris, the rules were suspended and he was reelected for the S3rd time, and at he same time pr. J. P. Robinson was elected vice president. The other Of Pin Bluff, recording secretary; D. 2. 3aines, Little Rock, correspondin,, secretary; J. M. Harris, Texarkana, rsasurer; w. B. Lovelace, Wynne, luditor.