The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-02
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dies, were heard shout OF amen,
glory TO God" and many other ex.
pressions. 1t was one OF the features OF
the Whole session.
| Among the visitors TO the general
association yesterday was the man
hunter of Virginia, Major James H.
,McGrew, state secretary of the Y. N.
&c. A. among negroes. He is goin8
into the rural district. into the cities
and towns trying to devise plans o 6
reaching the unrerched, aud in every
possible way establishing friendly re-
!lation between the two races. He rep. :
resented his race in the meeting Of the
state executive committee of Y. NJ.
&c. A.. of Virginia.. which has been in
session during the week at the Jeffer-
son hotel and Chamber of Commerce
building.
The Sunday school convention
elected the following officers: w. F..
Epps. Richmond, president. c. H
Johnson. Bristol: J. S. Bundy, w. T.
Johnson. Richmond. vice-pl csidents;
David G. Jacox, Norfolk, correspond
Ing secretary: w. G. Crasty, Danville.
recording secretary; J. f Jones'.
Richmond, educational secretary; j. f.,
Brown. Petersburg, statistician. James
II. Blackwell. Richmond, treasurer;
". /. Hopkins. chairman executive
board; John Ballard, Richmond, secs
rotary executive board.
The b. Y. r. u. elected: w. r.
Riddick, Portsmouth. president: Miss
D. I. Talliaferro, Fredericksburg:
Miss Pauline Rice, Petersburg. Miss
Mamie Jackson. Salem; j. r. Cooper.
Danville. vice-presidents: Mrs. Kate
Taylor Faye, Danville. recording sec
rotary; w. S. Clement. L.ynchbu,g.
corresponding secretary; G.. w. Goode,
Danville, treasurer; Miss Tobitha Nor
ris. Portsmouth. statistician.
The Woman's Baptist missionary,
and educational convention elected w.
IT. Johnson. Richmond. president,
Mary Gaines Goode, Danville: Laura
G. King, South Richmond; Ada NJ
Lewis. Richmond: Estella Norton,
Eastville; c. NJ. Long. Charlottesville,
Nice-presidents. Annie E. Reed, Gov.
ington. corresponding secretary; Ada
f. Buford, Danvillc. recording secre-.
tary: Ora 3. Stokes. Richmond, stats
%tician; Julia c. Patterson, Hampton,
treasurer: Julia A. Willis, Portsmouth.
auditor; Fl. r. WILLIAMS. Richmond,
chairman executive board: Lucy A.
Peters. Richmond, secretary execu-
tive boal d.
The closing business session will be
held today, and all of the coiorel
churches viii be lJpplie.: with E.iu!s-.
lefs from the ~toaS"n'.pn tomorrow.
Night Meeting.
A chorus Of five hundred voices and
THE all star female quartet furnished
the music Tor the meeting at the audi
toriunr last night and there were
present fully 1000 people. Many Of
m delegates vail leave the city today.
hence that was perhaps the largest
meeting. The missionary mass meet.r
ing tomorrow afternoon will be ono
CT the biggest meetings ever held b,
the colored people. Ii will be presid-
ed over by DR.. W. II. Stokes. and the
speakers will be: {. s. Brown. D.. D..
of Winton. N. c., president of Lott
carey missionary convention: j. H..
Randolph. president of woman's
auxiliary of Lott Carey. DIR. T. B. RAY.
ai southern Baptist convention. and
DR.. w, 7. Johnson. OF Richmond.
Charles Stewart, A. NJ, D. D.. gem
eral missionary OF the National Bar
list convention, delivered an address,
which was practical and full OF COM
mon sense. The man of today Is the
man h Is honest with himself" he.
said, and that is what / am urging
the negro everywhere to be The
world hates a liar. know Virginia
- 90 L Hft any state In JnlS
country. You have some strong men.
some we'll educated men, and you
should have with Union university.
Hartshorn memorial college. the
state schooI in Petersburg, and then
the effort of the negroes themselves
in the Virginia Theological seminary
and college at Lynchburg. with DR..
T, J. King. president of the convention
ana X. c. Wood. president Of the in
stitution.
Complaints and vikings. never vet
made a race and nevcr will, hence I
say 10 my people instead Of sitting
around complaining about Others. 20
right on and do something. God has
planted for every man a fortune IL
he will only take the time 10 get n.
No excuse for loafers. or idlers in
virginia. God Is opening the door for
the prepared man. Stop talking about
.ne poor down rodden race. and take
advantage Of the school room"