Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-08
lNf, CONFERENCE ' WILL MEET IN PINE
 BLUFF NEXT YEAR
c,,t Jrse You If You Are llli- 'eeS e.esSrate.' t Bishop Conner Sald Ill hte.I0an'i,sing Applicant for Licene.
(Rv Chas. Stewart)

ctuttgart, Ark, Dec D. Ill 'i'e M ,s of reconstruction said Bishop z vorh Connar. ~ of Little Rock, in call J. M. order the second days session ns .he he Central Arkansas African We ol a.a;st tis conference this morning III tnoalITs A M. E. church, "the negro De.a "st contribute his share as ne ald npss minning the war and establishing i'll ", W. ,rde democracy and putting svr samn forever autocracy. dowH nTho greatest battles fer a safe
 nanny future are yet to be suu f0nght and they will not De a pat.le l1uSt us hullets, but of careful and prayer ol el, Ot thought. We cannot afford to ful ,e mistake. We fought for the naAS nSom m of the world and now that edom ilesd must be had. It cannot come liI' ln at once. As a race, we must eX- all lo. e" oil that we have won, yet we pe..+ not expect too much to be muo, in one single day. It will tske uJ time in the adjustment of the al.a,t' nne course. we do not expect to -..a into the white house today. We ,1pt s.up he conservative, shun the fire ma1 hnands the men who would Haunt .ha red flag. This age calls tor sa1e 'ne ''nedership. If we unfurl the flag, ,Sausands ,Sau will be killed. Enough .loa s,Ood has been shed already. What shall I we do? Take up our places as aen sn in this new world. We are not I nn going to Congress. we are not am a eong to wear white shirts and aol,ars n but negroes must get to the sorn, There is an honorable. fortune for to every one of you. for God has nlanted r1 it there, and He has placed mitb;n vour reach the key with wien vou may unlock the door. our God is good.
 eve want to prepare our youl5 npcole for the proper kind ot man hood and womanhood, and for that roason we have turned Shorter Col loco into Shorter University, and we ara giving them practical education. Thav may have the classics, langu- ,ges and higher mathematics ana al the same time take ill the manual training which seems to be essential in education. We have our mann nlant in Argenta Sbut at Tyree, near Rrinkley, we have our university farm where the youth will receivc special training in mechanics ahc aariculture. It shall ba a blessing to the state, and l want to here sa" that we appreciat the encouyaSemen7 we have had from time to time 1r'm the white people of this state TNcf have not only said nice things to us, hut have given us money with Wi!cA to back up their good words. We are not making dudes, but practical men"
 Bishop Conner was given an oJa- fon He is one of the most active men in the South. He rendered great service during the war, ln the Food Administration, and in the cam paigns for War Savings Stamps and Liberty Loan drives. In this he made many friends, who in turn are new aiding him ill his efforts to make his people better.
 "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone: was used to open the conference thls morning. The first session was crusade against ignorance and llll- teracy. Dr. J. I. Lowe presided, and Rev. R G. Gilliard, made the open ing prayer. Rev. F. H Johnson read the Scripture lesson, and Dr A. Ii. Hill, of Pine Bluff, delivered lec- ture on English and It's Uses.' He took up the common mistakes made by butchers of the English and told the ministers how errors could be avoided He served as president ol Shorter University for some time, and is regarded as one of the best pastors in the country. At present he is pastor of St. John A. M. E. church in Pine Bluff. and is booked for the episcopacy in 1920. His boyhood days were spent around Stuttgart and has many friends among the leading white people in this section.
 Rev. L. S. Overall, of Helena, Arh: was introduced to the conference ana made a short talk congratulating the ministers on the good work belng done by them.
 The morning session was spent Ill hearing reports from pastors. Seve- ral fell off while most of them showed an increase over the previ- Ous year. We are not asking any hvors in our country" said Dr. J. Lowe, presiding elder of the Clar- endon district, "but every man IS song to do his duty. and in this work we are assisted by our women. olde by side we are going against sn and the devil and take Arkansas tor Christ"
 Key. E. C, Foreman, of Fort Smith, was introduced to the conference and announced as a transfer from the Ar kansas Conference. He was given an ovation and a hearty welcome. ne will be assigned work in this part of the state.
 Rev. w. E. Guy, D. Diff pastor or sllen Temple, Pine Bluff, was trans erred to the Arkansas conference anu sent to Fort Smith. Resolutions were offered by Dr. w. T. Pope, com nlsndlng him, and expressing regrets on losing the strong young man.
 Education," was the theme uls- vussed in the meeting tonight. It eas the conference educational ami ,efsary and a special drive was maue for funds with which to pro oscu.e os the work among the colored A al, Dsrit.>