Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-21
COLORED BAPTISTS HEAR GOOD SERMONS President Morris Declares Hope of Negro Is Through
 Educated Ministry.
COLLEGE IS PRAISED
"CheaDer to Build School Houses Than Jails.'' Declares Morris' College Association EIecE
 Trustees.

orcach to an educated pew, ana 'o4i the reaching of the unreached mem- hers of our race in this country, was the declaration made by President F.. q Morris. of Helena in addrt tsslA;s tho Arkansas Baptist State conVen- lion in he First Baptist church west Pullen street yesterday morning.
 "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alonf!' was the opening hymn led by Rev. S. l.. Woolfolk, D. D. and followed strong plea for g training mlnlst'y Inv the president of the conventlca. "The Negro Baptists Of Arkansas stand for an educated ministry. an educated new and for law and order" said pr. Morris, and in order that we may be better prepared to make b 9t- ter citizens through our institution and make the proper changes, "vo must see to it that our school IS put out of debt, and it must he done al an early da.c and you must arrange to do this. The necessary improve ments will of course follow.
 Ignorance is the curse of any lll- dividual, race or nation. and has tean drawback to our people, and now if we would lift Our people up and make of them law-abidine citizens 'n must see that the ministry, recog- nized leadership of the race is edu- .cated. Since they are the leaders If the race, if they are blind, of course their leadership will be blind and inferior, and nothing will be accomp- liahed.
 Schools Cheaper Than Jails.
 "The nation must recognize that it, is chea per to build school houses and employ competent teachers than it is to build jails and employ police Of ficers. Tn a community that is in telligent and literate you will find life and property safe and a high re- gard for law The vicious, ignorant class of any race make up tho human brutes, aiid comprise the criminal element We are sorry that we have them in cur race, but we cannot reach them. Our arms are too short. They are found only in the dens of shame, the gambling hells, where they have the protection of the law Close I'D these dens, and we will reach them cr make an attempt to do so. We caa not get them into our churches or our, hOmcs."
 The delegates were loud and long in the ovation which they gave Presi- dent Morris at the close of his time ly address.
 Rev.. s. l.. Woolfolk, who conducted the opening said that he was proul that he belonged to the negro racn, and had no desire to get away from his race, from his color, and had no respect for a negro who was asham- ed of his race or color. "We have our most trouble when some negro seeks to unrace himself. God intended that we should be as he made us. or He would have made us white. We must work as men and women, and strive to make the world better be- cause you have lived in it,"
 Following the reading of the iourc al, Editor E. M. Wood, of Our Review, negro journal, and author of several books was introduced to the conven- ton, and made an address. He eX- pressed pleasure on meeting the leading men and women of his race who wer,s engaged in religious work.
 The negro editor saw great possi- bilities in the newspapers because they were the great educators of the age in which he lived.
 q am proud of the interest our peo- people are manifesting in reading the daily papers of this country and then reading their own papers. or course we must have the daily papers and then we must have the paper to speak out for the negro race. The religious paper is doing it's part in this country, but we need the secular paper to go right by it's side. There will come q time and not far distant when the negro will have in the southlanl a great daily of his own pleading his cause. To this end we arc now working. The negro must ta producer of thought. He must help to make the literature for his race and if not he will never amount to anything in this world or the world to come.
 Statue No Measmure of Man.
 "'rhe greatest thing that God ever made was man the greatest thing in man was mind and from this you must learn that physical size. or strength is not manhood, and if t were ths elephant would be the great lest man on cath, because he has size and strength. Mind is the great standard by which we measure men. Let us think"
 When Dr. John H. Sims called to order the Stockholders Association oi the Arkansas Baptist college, every member was present and took part in the opening. Rev. s. A. Mosely D. D., secretary. called the roll, and collected stock money, and then fol- lowed an address by President Sims who congratulated the members o. the work which had been done in thl college during the past year. and or the large number of students wnJ were present.
 .Wg are showing to the world what the negro is striving to do tor him ssff. and that we are not sittins