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clared it would be done, and said that
the money was in the pockets of the
people, or was passing through daily,
and he thought that some Of the good
time money should go in the direc-
ton OF making preachers for the fu-
ture. He told the ministers to bring
It, and some heard his voice and re-
sponded, but others thought it Joke,
but he is like man from Missouri
show me-" He insisted on it being
done, and the conference that had
long notice and failed to bring the
seminary money assessed, were sent
back to the people to get it, and the
extra session Of the conference was
held at which time over the amount
asked for was put on the table and
the men received their appointments.
Desiring to get some inspiration for
my Baptists, just got myself to-
gether, got in the automobile car car
raige Of Or. H. Y. Tookes, who Is
on his way to the episcopal bench.
and went out to an extra session Of
the Florida conference, which was
divided in two parts, and two dav
sessions. The first part met in Mad
ison, Florida on our day, April
!. There the preachers brought
up all that had been asked for except
one district lacked fifty dollars and
the other sixty, but they will turn It
in this week.
It was a great day in Madison for
African Methodists. The first time in
the history of the church that such
thing had been done. The college
band Of p pieces went along to fur
nish music and help to celebrate the
event Presiding elders from other
conferences and other leading men
accompanied the bishop. think
there were dozen or more of them
automobile car carriages, and the col
lege bus loaded with the band and
band master.
There were some big speeches
made, by Dean Carter, DR.. H. Y.
Tookes, and the furnishing touch was
put on by F1orida's choice for epis-
copal honors, DR.. R. "A. Grant.
Bishop Hurst made a great speech
in the afternoon.
The next session was held i'll Lloyd,
little country charge, but it seemed
to me that is was the number that
John saw in his vision. They were there
from all the country around, and some
Of them had never seen a bishop Be-
/ fore, and sought to shake his hand.
The people declared that they had
seen their duty toward themselves
as never before and would return and
work the work Of men and women.
Three presiding elders in this confer
ence put down ali that had been as-
sessed their districts and a little more,
and the Rev. Dr. Gaines, told the
Bishop to inform the Florida Regulars
what they wanted and the money
would DC forthcoming Or anything else
necessary to erect the seminary build
ing. Let US all give God the praise
After the meeting at night, in com
pany with Bishop and Mrs. Hurst,
We got III the automobile car carriage
OF DR.. H. Y. Tookes, and he stepped
on the gas and landed Us in Jackson
vile, before o'clock the next morn
ing. That was going some. I went
to bed, remained in bed until 1880,
up and the Rev. Dr. John E. Ford,
came in his own automobile car car
rage and toted me to the Seaboard
Air Line stable, and I left for this
place, without eating, but knew it
would be all right when I got here
at o'clock this afternoon.
was just thinking Of what it cost
Bishop Hurst, and how he has been
abused BY those who should help in
the cause Of educating ministers for
the church, and then I have thought
Of the late Booker T. Washington,
and his work for his people and how
many abused him, called him traitor
and many other things, and yet how
they praise him today. He put edu-
cation within reach Of all and thou
sands have been helped By his efforts,
and now DR.. Robert r. Moten has
taken up the work and he has been
called everything but a child Of God,
but he is going right on. 1t costs
something to be man.
Now I think Of my own. | am
thinking Of the late Elias Camp
Morris, who was president Of the
National Baptists convention, and how
he worked to force US Baptists to
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