The broad ax., 1923-07-14
BY VIM Anthony Aery

Hampton, Va ne tenth annual
meeting Of the Ministers Conference
Of Hampton Institute (Rev. M. Z.
Davis, president, and Rev. Lawrence
Fenninger, executive secretary)
brought together ESQ colored ministers
from 10 states and IS denominations
Baptist, 1885, African Methodist
Episcopal, 81; African Methodist
Episcopal Zion, Is; Protestant Episco-
pal, II; Presbyterian, 10; Christian,
IN; Methodist Episcopal, North, 5;
Colored Methodist Episcopal, a; Holi-
ness, 4; Congregational, 2; Reformed
Union Zion Apostolic, 2; United Pres
byterian, |. and undenominational, J.
Conference Reaches Many States
The distribution by states follows
Virginia, 1873; North Carolina, ";
New York. 2; New Jersey, 2; Mary
land, 2; West Virginia, L; Georgia, /;
South Carolina, /; Washington, D. C.,
L; and Louisiana, l.
The Rev. Lawrence Fenninger,
chaplain Of Hampton Institute, on
the eve Of the conference, gave the
following summary for the nine pre-
ceding conferences: Six hundred diff.
ferent ministers had come for instruc-
ton and inspiration and in these con
ferences the total attendance had beer
1,142 ministers, who represented q
different states and IL denominations
He stated that the religious depart
ment at Hampton Institute was il
touch with 1,500 colored ministers o
the South.
Dean Brown Of Yale Speaks
The Rev. DIR. Charles Reynold
Brown Of New Haven, Conn, dean o
the Divinity School in Yale Univer
sity and well-known author Of book
on vital questions Of applied Chris
tianity, delivered four lectures o.
THE Art Of Preaching"
Dean Brown also delivered. befor
a union meeting of teachers and min
listers, his acknowledgement address
on abraham Lincoln" in which h
discussed the elements in the great
ness of Americas martyred Presi
dent, who was the greatest man Q
the nineteenth century"-his comb
nation Of lofty idealism and practice
sagacity; his ability to comprehen
and use men Of extreme views, hi
power Of holding himself close to peo
pie and at the same time of guiding
them in the ways that they should go
and his political unselhshness an,
moral integrity.
Dean Brown outlined the seriou
problems which Lincoln faced whei
he became president of the Unite,
State-an empty treasury; headship 0
an inexperienced party; counsellor
who were suspicious Of his abilities
public opinion Of Europe, for tn
most part unfriendly to the North
dependency in the North over tn
existing situation; and in the South
powerful, resolute group in arm
against the Government. Dean Brown
declared that Lincoln, when he be
came President, Gid not wear the tai
of any section or school of politica
thought He simply did what he be
lieved would save the Union. He ha,
common sense. integrity, and sens
Of humor.
DR.. James f. Gregg. principal D
Hampton Institute, introduced Dear
Brown to the great mass meeting as
Virginian, to whom workers at Hamp
ton were unspeakably grateful, boil
for his presence and his message.
Negro Church Serves Race
The Rev. DIR. Mordecai w. John
son, pastor of the First Baptis
Church, Charleston, w. va, in add
ton to giving four lectures on IA So
cial Program from Jesus for the Ne
gro Church" spoke in Ogden Hall Il
the ministers and members Of tn,
Hampton Institute Summer School 81
THE Cooperation Of the Negro Min
listers and Teachers"
That the Negro church, in spite o
denominationalism and crudity, is tn,
most powerful factor in the develop
ment Of the race and deserves the &C
tive support Of all intelligent Negroe