Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-05-20
VIRGINIA BAPTIST
CONTINUED from last week)
made remarks. telling about the work.
Rev. DR.. AuStin's Great Address.

Rev. DR.. Austn's Great Address.
a mastery address was made by the
Rev. DIR. ]. &. Austin, OF Pittsburgh
who made an appeal for Africa, de-
claring that the negro would yet come
into his own, but it would have TO be
through the redemption Of Africa
God had not permitted the Negro to
be brought to this country to wear
good clothes, live in fine houses, ride
i'll automobiles, but lie had a greater
work for him. which was in Africa.
There was much interest manifested
III the morning season., but easily the
feature OF the day was in the after
noon, which was the educational Scs-
sion. All had looked forward to the
address Of the educational leader Of
the Baptists i'll Virginia, DR.. X. c.
Woods, president of the Virginia
DR.. w. II. Jernagin, president of the
National Race Congress OF America,
presided, and Mrs. Mile ]. Thomp-
son, Of Danvillc, one of the leading
women of the state, and worker for
tho seminary, read IAN original poem,
which all but took the roof off Of tho
church, by the outburst Of applauscS.
She was given great enthusiastic
ovation by the large crowd.
DR.. Il. g. Woods, was presented by
DR.. Jcrnagin, and delivered an address.
He declared eternal war on ignorance
and illitcracy, and urged the race not
only TO fight the enemies to human
progress but become thinkers. He
declared that the day would be dark
for his people when the race sought
to lose its identity. The work held up
which had been accomplished by the
Negro for the Negro was held up,
especially the program put through at
the Seminary, the raising Of $4,000
by the race, by the Baptists, and the
erection Of a building costing $I5o,ooo.
1.-The Negro constitutes Onc-tcnth
OF the population OF tho nation" said
DR.. Woods, land if the nation is to
reach its maximum power in econ
omic and industrial efficiency it must
come as a result OF 4 one hundred per
cent. efficient population. The cdu-
Gated colorcd man is the hope Of his
race and a support to his times and
his civilization.
'Lct us not forget that the Negro
must labor for his own development
and the cnlargirg of his racial powers.
He must do and sclf-hclp must have
place in the race program. He must
man or any other man. lie has the
opportunity if he will only use it. We
have raised for our educational work
this year $II5,ooo."
Following the address the Rev. DR..
A. l.. James, of Roanoke, spoke Of the
strain under which DR.. Woods had
been during the past year, the credit
he had established for the Baptist and
said that his present physical con-
dition called for rest, and thought the
Baptists Of the state should give him
vacation trip, and for that purpose
three hundred dollars was subscribed
at once.
The Rev. DR.. G. II. Simms, Of New
York made the first speech Thursday
evening, and it was practical address,
filled with wit humor and common
sense, and then it was back UP in a
substantial way, for he presented a
check for one thousand dollars from
Rev. w. w. Brown, pastor, Of the
Metropolitan Baptist church; and
$4,000 from his own church, and
contributions from other churches i'll
New York. The educational sermon
was preached by the Rev. +. A.
Brown.