The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-05-04
Rev. John Gregg,
Bishop Host, In
Opening Address

The thirty-first uuadrennial ses-
sion OF the General Conference OF
the African Methodist Episcopal
church opened al 9:45 Wednesday
morning OF this week al Ebenezer
AME church. Willis AMI Brush
streets. with the RI. Rev. ]. S. Flip
per. senior bishop, presiding.
The quadrennial Episcopal adj
dress was delivered by the RI. Rev
John A. Gregg. bishop host. who is
bishop OF the Fourth and Twelfth
Episcopal districts. in the presence
OF an immence assemblage OF min
isterial and lay delegates. AME o.
ficials and visitors.
The pastor host to the conference
Is the Rev. George W. Baber. who
is an able candidate for the bishop
ric from the Fourth Episcopal dis
trict. The Rev. Mr.. Baber. who is
widely known throughout Michi-
gan and the country for his pro-
gressive leadership. has purchased
or built several beautiful church
edifces in various cities OF Michi-
gan He Is a forceful orator and
has recently made a number OF
eloquent addresses during tours in
different sections OF the United
States.
Pastor OF one OF the largest AME
churches in the country the Rev.
Mr.. Baber is also general chairman
OF the Seventy-Fiye Years OF Negro
Progress Exposition. which will be
held In Detroit from May 10
through May 10
Among the notsbles attending
the conference are many AME
leaders from every state in the
Union. including Africa. and Can
ada.
Some OF the prelates attending
the conference are. Bishop d. r.
Simms. OF Philadelphia. who pre-
sides over the First and Ninth
Episcopal districts: Bishop NJ. II.
Davis. OF Baltimore. OF the Second
district; Bishop n. c. Ransom. OF
Ohio, who presides over the Third
and Thirteenth districts: Bishop
Noah W. Williams. of st. Louis.
from the Fifth district: Bishop w
n. Fountain. OF Atlanta. from the
Sixth district: Bishop j. s. Flip
per Georgia OF Seventh district:
Bishop S. l.. Green. Arkansas. Of
Eighth district; Bishop y. p.
Young. Texas. Of Tenth district:
Bishop II. V. Tookes Florida. os
Eleventh district: Bishop +. ].
Howard Texas. OF Twelfth ard
Il. Wright. South Africa OF Fiji
teenth district
Included among the general Of
Ulcers OF the connection who arc
attending the General Conference
are. the Rev. G.. {. Curry. business
manager OF the AME Book Con
Germ, Philadelphia: the Rev. L. S.
Berry. New York. secretary Of
Missions Prof. A. S. Jackson.
Washington, d. G.. secretary of
finance: the Rev. r. a. Adams.
South Carolina. secretary-treasur-
er OF education; Prof. E. A. Selby.
Philadelphia. secretary OF Sunday
School Union: the Rev. f. II. Hem
mingway. Washington. ID. c.. secre-
tary-treasurer OF church extern
sion: the Rev. ]. II. Clayborn. Ark
ansas. editor Southern Christian
Recorder; the Rev. J. H. Wilson.
California, eltor Western Christian
Recorder; the Rev. S. S. Morris.
secretary-treasurer OF ACE league.
the Rev. r. S. jenkins. chief sec
rotary OF General Conference: Mrs.
Christine S. Smith Detroit. prcsi-
dent OF Women's Mite Missionary
society; Mrs. I. NJ. Hughes. Texas.
president OF Woman's Home and
Parent Mite Missionary society:
Mrs. c. b. Thomas. New Jersey.
editor OF Missionary Recorder.
Mrs r. L. DeLyles. oklahoma. ae-
sistant editor OF Missionary Re-
porter. and the Rev. G. A. Single
ton. editor-manage Christian Re-
corder.
The following presidents OF AME
colleges are attending the confer
ence: DR.. r. G. Dent. president OF
Kittrell college. North Carolina
DR.. u. o. walker. Wilberforce uni
versity. Ohio; DR.. +. ID. Jordan. OF
Western college. Kansas: Or. NJ
A. Fountain. Sr. OF Morris Brown
college. Atlanta. Ga: DR.. s. r.
Haynes OF Allen university. Suoth
Carolina; DIR. X. A. Scott. Campbell
college. Mississippi; DR.. j r.
Burghes. OF Payne university. Ala
hama: Or. c. W. Young. OF Paul
Quinn college. Texas: DR.. G. A.
Gregg. Shorter college. Arkansas;
DR.. George w. Davis. Flipper-Key-