The Sentinel=record., 1916-11-26

| for it.
 We regret to note that in many parts of our country, fife and prop
 erty of negroes are unsafe, and during
 this year men have been shot down | li.-e dumb brutes We feel that it is
 our duty to appeal to the white people | for protection, We know to none
 other to go but t9 the white man Of | America for he has in hands all the reins of government. If a law is 70 | be made, he makes it, if construed, he
 must put the construction on it; if executed. he must be the executioner Why need he to fear when he mas all
 the say? We believe that if burning be the penalty for any kind of crime,
 then legaize burning at the stake and
 let the law do it's work.
 The country has just passed through perhaps the liveliest cam paign it has witnessed for many dec
 ades, and now that the conflict is
 over, we will all settle down to busi- ness, with a hope that something will be done and that soon to check the high cost e. liy:ng. Foodstuff con- tinues to go up. and a few more steps will stop the poor people from eating at all We are praying to God to di- rest the affairs in favor of the pCor
 man.
 As a race, let us continue to be loyal to the flag Of our country. The negro has always been ready and will ing to die for his flag, and We can sing My Country 'Tis of Thee We pray for peace and harmony under tho second administration of President Woodrow Wilson We trust that he may realize that he IS president O. the United States, including all citi- zeas."
 Rev. !. M Harris of Texarkana spoke on the report, commenting the good work being done by the commit tee. "I am in the south, and Ike the
 ether members of our race l am here
 to stay tntil go to Heaven. We are going to make tle best O. It. for thjs ace i3 full of opportunities.' Women must play an important part in the uplift of the negro" ca-
 cared Sopha C. Shaaks, of Pine Blufs, president cf the Womens Auxiliary convention. and while our convention was held last June, yet through our executive board which has been m session here during the week, we come
 to join hands with you in this great convention
 T say women must play an impor- | tant part, for she has the making of
 tile home. the training of the future men and women of the race, and with out her the future would be dark. Not only do we train the men. but we help you to send the gospel to foreign lands, and We help to build the cot tage, the school, the church, Take | away wome1 and the churches would
 go down. YqIl are our leaders, it is l true, but We are trying to be good followers.
 You are putting Christian educa-
 tion within reach of our boys and girls. You are training the preachers today | for tomorrow. This age S demanding more Of the negro than it did during
 the days of slavery. We had then only to be tools, machines, doing only what the white man told us to do without asking the why, but now we must think out our own paths, and walk in | them. The world is demanding eff | cient serv.ce. and then we must be able to give reasons for doing things. ' Professor Mary c. Booker who has
 the 1h1ir Of English literature and
 Bible work among girls, followed with
 strong address. Our president as l spoken we'll" sae said, and the wo l men of Arkansas are with her in this
 great uplft work. They stand ready | to assist her in any possible way for | the mora, intellect al and spiritual Iu9 ift of our people. Let me here say | that we have seen the necessity of ! looking after thh boys ia the home
 as well as the girls. We are trying to lay for our boys a foundation Of virtue and morality, on which to trect their manhood. This is our mission. Worthless boys make worthless hus- bands, worthless. lawless men, and
 from that class come the criminals. 1 We are holding up to them and teach ing them at the Arkansas Baptist
 college, the doctrine of industry, hon
 esty, reliability and thrift
 We are trying to iustill into our
 boys and girls that the only life worth living is an honest, industrious life.
 backed mp by reliability With these they will be accepted in any commr.
 nity, town, city or country With | these they can win the higher things
 in life. We want to give Arkansas
 in fact to the United States-men and I women and not plgmies."
 Virginia w. Broughton. of Memphis,
 Tenn secretary Of the Woman's Aux | Hilary convention of the National Bap list convention, was introduced and | delivered an address. She also spake of womans place in the development of mankind. She had many good
 things to say about women in history.