Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-23

they are going to raise it, and when they get up the road they are going to call on the white people to help them out.
 The state Sunday school convention board met, presided over by Dr. T. s. Sandefur; the women held an an im- portant meeting presided over by So- pha c. Shanks, of Pine Bluff; the B. Y; P. U. got down to business. presid- ed yer by Rev. I. w. Chism, while the laymen perfected an organization with the Rev. E. L. Jones, of the Arkansas Baptist college president, and some of the leading young men in the state associated with him.
 Ut is impossible to accomplish great things in the convention with out the laymen," said Prof. Jones, land the men in the pew are going to help to pay off this large debt on the college and then we are going to be with you in helping to make any i'm provements you desire to make"
 In opening the convention yester- day morning, Dr. E. c. Morris. deliv- cred patriotic address, in which he declared that while the whole conven- ton rejoiced in the reported success of the British, yet it did not mean that the war was nearing an end by any means, and perhaps it would be necessary to send into the trenches of France many more brave American soldiers who would help ti win univer- sal success and put the kaiser where he belonged.
 Pledge Lives to Nation.
 This brought to the floor President T. s. Sandefur, of the Sunday school convention, who after speaking of the loyalty of his race, and his love for the country, for the president of the United States offered the following resolutions which were adopted en- Enthusiastically by the convention:
 "Whereas, our county is part of this world war, and America with her various institutions belongs to white and black alike.
 "Whereas, we as, American citizens have helped to make this country the home of the free and the land of the brave; ..,
 Resolved, that we stand with our president and government for world wide democracy, pledging our lives and all we may possess to brlng suc- cess to our army and navy.
 Resolved, that we support the re- liqious side of the war which is being looked after by the Y. M. c. A. o1
 "That we call upon our people every where to economize both in the kltch- on and in the wardrobe so that the American soldiers as we'll as the allies may be fed while at war.
 Resolved, that we are in full ac- cord with Hon. Herbert Hoover, Unit ed States food administrator. and we exnress to him our thanks and hearty approval for the appointment ot Charles Stewart of the National Bap- fist convention, at the head of a pub i;c;tv bureau in order that our people may be instructed"
 Plea to Young Negroes.
 Vice President J. R. Jamison, call ed attention to the question which was being asked concerning the young ne- gro and warned them to prepare to take their places aas men, and not to idle away their time in dens of shame and disgrace.
 Addresses were made by Revs. J. w. Ford, R. T. Thomas, H. B. Brown, of Henrico; J. M. Harris, of Texar. kama; w. H. Allen, of Dermott; J. M. Miller. of Wynn; w. H. Scott, H. Clay Collins, c. H. Wilmington. Rev. R. A. Adams, president of the state missionary convention, made an address, and reviewed the work of the Baptists in the missionary and edu- cational work for the past 50 years. The work started by men who got only work out of it, and passed on without being able to see the accomplishments which had been wrought by the ne- groes. "They laid the foundation for us," he said "and we are going to con- tinue to build on it until the negro shall come into his own. He must take his place as real man."
 Normal Graduate Goes High. :,
 The jubilee sermon was preached bv one of the most noted negro preachers in the country, Rev. w. F. Graham. DID,, of Philadelphia, whose early life was spent in Arkansas-ln fact he is a native of the state, and is one of the first graduates of the Branch Normal college. He commence ed his ministerial life in St. Paul Bap- tist church, and served the first Bap- list church in this city as his first charge, and from there he has grown to become leader in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
 It had already been announced that he would be present and preach and those who knew him as a young man crowded to the church to hear him.