The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-26
EIGHT HUNDRED PRESENT.
Large Delegations Here Attendnq One of the Big Coored Con
 feernces

Large Delegations Here Attending
 One of the Big colored Con
 feernces.
 Fully 500 men and women from all parts of the state are here attending the thirty-fourth annual session of the Arkansas Baptist Sunday school convention, which opened yesterday morning in Eureka Baptist church and will continue in session through Sunday night, presided over by one ot the most noted Sunday school work CTS and pastors among the negroes in the. south, Rev T. $, Sandefur of Camden.
 The Rev. G. w. Sandefud, DID, pas tor of the Eureka Baptist church, conducted the opening, and turned over to the convention the keys Of the church, assuring the delegates that all the negro Baptists and all the negroes of the city were pleased to have them come here to do good, anu then because of the good they are doing to make the negro better.
 "You come to one of the best cities in the country" said Rev. Sandefur, and for that reason you will be able to do good work. Our white people are always glad to have people come into the city whose mission is good. We welcome Christian mon and w0- men, and we don't want any more loafers and would like to get rid of all we have"
 Rev. R. l.. Sims of Texarkana made the opening prayer. He prayed for the president of the convention, the president of the United States, the governor of Arkansas and the mayor of Hot Springs.
 The program prepared by the ex- ecutiye committee was read and ap- proved, then followed the apponr- ment of the following committees:
 Enrollment-S. D. Hildreth, B. II. Hil, Alevia Moore and H. Walker.
 Finance-D. B. Gaines, M. D.; M. E. Goodman, J. k. Jamerson. John A. Hibbler and C. D. Sandefur.
 Delegate Money-R. B. Porter, T. NV. Chism, J. $. Drew, J. II. Sims.
 The feature of the opening was the annual address delivered by the Rev. T. s. Sandefur reviewing the work of the past year and saying some point. ed things on the negro question in the county. Dr. Sandefur made an appeal for his people, for the protec- tion of their lives, for the training of the boys and girls, and pointing out some danger signals.
 We should not forget our duty al any time" said President Sandefur, because it is a great thing for man to do his duty, and for him to strive to make friends, In this age it is not how much can you say, but how much can you do. The world is not asking about your father or your mother, but it is asking who you are and what can you do? If you are not able to fill a place then to you this IS hard world. It is to the man who can do something that the world is paying tribute and all others must get ont of the way.
 "The future hope of any race is in it's children. No children no race. Children without proper care mean a weak and shadowed race. This is why we are here today to plan and work for our children. Sunday school teachers should be devoted to God and children. The Sunday school is the best place to teach children Che love for home and God and church. II is one of the saving stations of the church. There are danger signals which we must regard. They ara such men as Senators Tillman, Hoke Smith and Vardaman and few others. In railroad regulations there are danger signals. In our case the gentlemen referred to are the danger signals. When they blaze out upon the black man, he should look ahead, for there is something on the track, a bridge may be down, or a spread rail. These men have done much to 
 widen the chasm between the races, and melted many riots and bloodshed. l believe that it is possible to have the white men and the black men all live together in this country. We must be able to show to the world that we have served out our boyhood days and that we are now men, men able to meet the demands laid upon men and this must be done by doins manly things. We must be able to make our own business world and fill it with commerce. We must make places for our boys and girls vhen they come out of school