The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-13
COLOREOCONGRESS
TO Be HELD HERE.
Rev. D. E. Butler, OF Bethel A. M. e.
Church, Announces Important
Negro Educational
Meeting.
DATES ARE AUGUST 7-8
VIII be Rally for support of WILDER.
force University, Oldest Me-
gro Educational lnst-
stitution.
DATES ARE AUGUST 70

One Of the results of the general
conference of the African NJ. e. de-
nomination, recently held in Philadel-
phia, was the transfer Of Rt. Rev B.
f. Lee, senior bishop, to the Alabama
conference, and the assignment of Rt.
Rev. Levi ]. Coppin, as presiding
bishop of the Fourth Episcopal dis
trict, which includes the states of
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and the two Dakotas.
The bishop is one Of the ablest
churchmen among his bretheren, and
has contributed much to negro litera-
ture. In his salutation TO the fourth
district, which includes Keokuk. the
bishop said in part:
II am glad to be associated with
you in christian service out here in
the west, where mighty men have set
standards. Where brave men, loyal
and true, have heightened the cords
and strengthened the stakes: and
where men now on duty regard the
field as being vet propitious for new
conquests. The west is the course Of
empire, and holds the records of
Americas highest marks in material
progress. Here adventure is invited
and golden opportunities are offered
broaden--let us cooperate. No ele-
ment in our constituency can be over
looked or moderated. None so in
significant as to be neglected and
none so lofty as to be excused"
The bishop suggested that the black
man play well his part in making the
community better in which he lives.
Impress the white man that to edu-
cate, moralize and sociaHae the black
man is surely making the community
better. Bishop Coppin has designated
August as the month when the men
of the Iowa conference rally for Will
berforce university and negro educa.
ton. The amount apportioned to this
conference is $1,000 and for the entire
Episcopal district, $4,000.
Wilberforce is the oldest negro uni
versity in the country and has cadet
! or military department, supported by
| the general government. Rev. d. e.
Butler who is trustee of the insti-
tuition, will hold an educational con-
gress here August and s. Among
the speakers who will take part in
the congress will be DR.. Geo. T. Shaw,
Presiding Elder 1. N. Daniels, Rev. ].
F. Augustus and Rev. j. II. Ferribee,
and arrangements are being made to
hdFC oil doulCoS ny lol. HppClbUl
of Donnellson, la. A special musical
program to have the cooperation of
the Keokuk Colored Alumni associa.
tion
In commenting on the affair Dr.
Butler said: II do not know Of any
organization among negroes that Is
doing more for the bette-ment OF my
race, than the one with which my lot
Is cast. But for the church, the
school, and the Y. M. C.. A. in the
community, the negro would all but
run amuck and so would any other
race. Talk about the spirit of antago-
nism and race riot, but FOR these in
situations heaven alone knows just
what would take place.
THAT elemen responsible for these
things, as everybody knows. is made
up almost entirely of the lesser de-
veloped and pestilential sort.
"The negro. as he is improved in
tellectually and morally will be less
disposed to crime and Incidence, and
contribute larger percentage toward
the civilization of our country. Our
department Of missions and twenty
one schools are dedicated to this end.
1.-THE total sum administered by
Wilberforce university last year alone
was 23,906.74. While the department
of missions administered S4S,345.3S,
much credit is due our white friends
who subscribed large part Of these
funds toward the uplift of my race.
"Our congress here will last two
days and we shall endeavor to make
it's influence felt all over the entire
as 1t does when the
grand lodge Of the International Order
of Twelve is in session here"