Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-11
RO IS URGED 10
 DIRK TO REALIZE ATTEST AMBITIONS
D Connor is Principal eaker at A. M. E. Con- s vention Here

5 negro must help himself
 Sot sit down and depend on
 to carry him like he was a
 declared Bishop J. M. Con- '. D., IL. D., of Little Rock,
 aning the third annual ses-
 f the Central Arkansas Afri-
 Iethodist Episcopal confer yesterday in St. John A. M.
 arch, Pullen and Cherry,
 If the negro is to be any
 Fin this country he must do
 ming more than talk" he
 sued.
 Sere is an opportunity for ev-
 Ian, woman and child in Ar
 Ss," he said, 'but you must 1t down and wait for them to
 to you, but thru industry,
 Ny, thrift and reliability you
 Ego and get them for your
 N It has been clearly demon-
 d that it is possible for the Haces to live here together in
 E and harmony.
 A are here and we are here
 Ny, and am sure that the x people want us to stay, and Aat reason we are going to
 protection of life and proper saere are to be better schools, \ homes, better farms, better
 standing, and that will mean &here will be no power that grag us away. We are go-
 D have a real agricultural
 ! for us, and our men must
 8to the farm, stick to the
 md it will stick to you. The
 Independent man in our coun- pday is the farmer. While We suffering he is enjoying asuits of his labor"
 id Are We Yet Alive ?" was pening hymn yesterday morn ed by the Rev. w. T. Pope she Rev. John II. Clayborne, I, in his opening prayer led God for Governor Brough Ehe health and happiness of president of the nation, and hayor of Pine Bluff, and oth- %y, county and state officials. '. l Lowe read the scripture n, and the decalogue was acted by Dr. w. w. Harris, Siing elder, and then follow A practical talk to the minis soy Bishop J. M. Conner. se conference was organized Se election of H. s. Scott, sec sg, Wm. Quinn, assistant sec- N; w. H. Brister, D. A. sing, k. c. Goodlow, H. w. Ams, marshals; V. M. Town. \ private secretary to the sD; G. H. Mahan, correspon- Ito the Christian Recorder, gdelphia; B. J. Finney, to the hern Christian Recorder, sville, Tenn; R. P. Davis, to African Methodist, Little se conference is attended by ' visitors, it being the clos of the administration of 2p Conner, whose return to district has been ask The conference will elect this aing the delegates. Among possibilities are Revs. A. H. who is before the church for spiscopacy; J. H. Clayborn, the ,gest presiding elder in the |; w. T. Pope, director of the ge extension work; .J I. Lowe, w. Harris and number of IS. The conference will elect \ w. Sampson Brooks of Bal re, Md, also spoke.
 1. V. M. Townsend, who is Id for. church extension, ad- sed the conference. "The ' American problems must be I'd by the white man and the O." he said, land they are g to be solved. The world filing for thinkers. and think are getting together. It is time that we can reason to- CT as ma nto man, face to ter 33 years of labor among ministers, Rev. P. K. Washing was retired.
 ecial music was rendered by choir of St. John A. M. E. ch last night. Addresses of on1e were delivered. There
 many visitors.
 vs. B. G. Ashford of Hot lgs and Presiding Elder w. Harris delivered addresses on Ication."