The Colorado statesman., 1919-10-18
CHEYENNE, wYo., NEWS.

The Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho
| Missionary Baptist Association met
in their first annual association here
last week with the Second Baptist
Church. During their session, the
following resolutions were adopted
deploring their spread of the lynch
law from the South to the North and
calling on Congress for legislation
to cope with the situation.
The resolutions follow:
''Resolved, That we, the Baptist
Association (colored), render thanks
to the Almighty God, for the glori
Gus achievement, and express our
profound gratitudes to men of pride
and honor, who fought so nobly in
the air, on land and sea, and
brought a triumphing victory to suf-
fering humanity out of which the
league of nations was born, out of
which We hope all nations may soon
rest in life long peace.
''We deplore the brutality of the
mobs and lynching that is now going
4 on in this nation.
1--WE are sorry to speak of these
heinous crimes, that now stain the
fair name of our country, who was
face of the earth among civilized
eoa aatriesa to declare in favor of a
Worldwide democracy
I'VE bow our heads and blush
with shame, because of it's far
reaching effect that is staining the
fair name of our nation from north
to south.
There was a day when we could
point at the bloody hands of the
south, and say this awful condition
existed only there.
But no longer is it true. The
fair name of our capitol, right in
the door where every man should
get a fair show, has been stained
with blood and shame that can new
er be erased and in states where
freedom of our race has ever been
protected, it has gone down in
shame.
1--WE herein condemn such treat
ment to all races and ask the pres
ent administration and congress as
sembled to call a halt to such.
REV. w. j. BRANNON,
REV. G. o. SMITH,
-. T. MUSE,
&c w. HARTS,
Committee"
Pastors present at the association
were Reverends G. w. Hart of Salt
Lake. A. j. Billingsley of Sunnyside,
and Brannon of Ogden, Utah, Rev.
j. A. Wright of Phoenix, Ariz., and
Rev. C. o. Smith, pastor of the Bap-
tist church of Cheyenne.
Thursday, the first night of the
association. consisted of service of
praise, and welcome addresses by
! n TT an
iston, and response by Rev. Bran
non.
Sunday afternoon splendid pro-
gram conducted by Mrs Lizzie Chris
tian was rendered, consisting of
songs, solos, papers. duet. and short
addresses. The solos which were
sung by Mr.. H. C. Jefferson, Mrs.
j. T. Muse, and Mrs. Lizzie Chris
tian were excellent, as was also the
duet sang by Mrs. Ida Anderson and
Mrs. Norman Pension. Other items
on the program were a paper by
Deacon Charles Horn on How to
Live for Christ, and paper by Mrs.
Ida Anderson on What Is the OBJ
ject of Religion?"
Sunday night DR.. Hart preached
a soul-stirring sermon on the text
Rise, Shine, for the Light Has
Come" The association is contem-
plating on a great work. Something
over 100 dollars was taken up during
the session for missionary work.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Rev. DR..
G. w. Hart. reelected moderator of
Salt Lake; Rev. A. J. Billingsley of
| Sunnyside, Utah, was reelected vice
moderator and treasurer; Rev. Bran
non. secretary, and Rev. G.. o. Smith,
missionary.
A paper read by Mrs. j. T. Muse
was adopted by the association,
which read as follows:
1--WE, the Second Baptist Church
and friends, Cheyenne. Wyo.. take
this method to say that we pride
ourselves on being able to have with
us as spiritual guests and advisers
4 for the past few days such noble and
amiable characters as has been ex-
hibited in the persons of Revs. G.
w. Hart of Salt Lake, A. J. Billings