The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-19

MEET RACE
PREJUDICE

ed churchmen ever to assemble
in the United States, the National
Baptist Convention, Inc, opened
it's annual meeting here Wednes-
day morning with Dr. L. X. Will
liams of Chicago, national presi-
dent, presiding.
More than 500 persons have ga
thered att the meeting place day
and night to take advantage OF
splendid Accommodations for which
the local committee has drawn the
praise Of DR.. Williams. The site
Of the convention, a tabernacle, Is
the first OF its kind ever to be US
ed by colored churchmen. There
are no nails in the entire frame
work. It is put together with
bolts and the top is covered with
canvass.
Citizens Praised
Colored citizens here have drawn
much praise for the work done to
make visitors and delegates com
;, Portable Prices, however. are a
! little high for Jacksonville, but
y that did not effect all of the dele
gates because some of them had
attended conventions before and
knew better than to go to commit
tees for rooms Accommodations
for two sharing the same room are
rs cents each per night if obtain
ed from the committee.
Miss Francis B. Watson, return
ed West African missionary, will
work under the National Baptist
board. She formerly worked for
the Lott Carey Convention. Rev.
j. II. Jackson, SECRETARY of the
Foreign Mission board, thrilled the
convention soon after it's opening
by giving a glowing account of his
trip to Africa.
Staff Reelected
DR.. Williams and all his official
staff have been elected to succeed
themselves. This did not take
place, however, until committees
had reported, showing sufficient
mean had been raised to insure the
, successful operation of the conven-
ton for the next year. A plan to
suspend the rules and hold the e.
lection first was halted by the
president who insisted that the e.
.. lection wait until after the reports.
Rev. A. M. Townsend, Sunday
School board secretary; Prof. f.
w. ID. Isaac of the B. Y. p. u.
board; Rev. F. w. Penick, secrtary
!. OF the benefit board, and Rev. j
H. Branham of the Transportation
commission gave splendid accounts
y of their stewardships. DR.. j. M
: Nabrit of Atlanta, DR.. f. Arlinton
Wilson of Texas and Rev. Marshall
l.. Shepard of Philadelphia have
/, also drawn praise for their hand
ling of secretarial duties.
Educators Present
President j. r. +. Lee of Florida
A. and d. college and n. w. Col
lier of the F. n. and c. l. at st.
Augustine were present and deli
; vered addresses Thursday. Presi-
dent J. n. Stokes of the state con-
Rowland Smith have been singled
out for special plaudits in connec-
ton with their handling of the bond
> drive.
The assembled thousands have
: heard great sermons by such pull
piteers as Revs. G. II. Sims of New
York, G.. G.. Adams of Philadelphia
3 and d. D. Crawford of Georgia.
Aged Pastor Talks
u Rev w. II. Brooks, pastor Of 10Th
: Street Baptist church in Washing
ton and one of the oldest active
! ministers in the faith, delivered an
address telling how he was con-
verified 81 years ago and had been
pastor of the 18th Street Baptist
for 81 years. He called for a un-
tied Baptist family and requested
the pastors to lead the churches
in giving handsomely to missions.
Commended by the convention for
their part in arranging details were
Revs. A. B. Colman, John E. Ford,
H. T. Wimberly, J. M. Bing, and
Mrs Pattie B. Green and Miss Ear
tina NJ white.
Prejudice En- Route
White people have been fairly
polite to the visitors. The mayor
did not come to welcome the con-
vention, but he has never address
ed colored conference and evil
IDENTIFY did not want to spoil his
: reputation this time However, he
sent letter of greeting by Rev.
I w. G.. Sayle, white preacher who
= spends much time among Negroes
!. and helped raise money for the
= convention committee.
7 The writer and his party were
insulted by white roughneck in
} North Carolina who threatened to
| kill us all for parking to eat near
his gas station. l had to talk to
the younger men in the group to
keep them from having a fight with
the Southerner The South is
still the South and has not chang
ed
Other Reports
Atty. William HAYES Of Chicago