Show AFRICAN H M E conference bishop walters discourses on the lynching lunching Lyn ching rover fever st louis sept 14 at tho the african am M B E conference ot of missouri today to day the r reports ports e of lay legates delegates de eq were made and a number of addresses on several subjects delivered this evening at least 1200 persons were present to hear the tha discussion of 0 miss hiss ida 13 wells ivella on lyn lunching lynching ching work bishop walters the first speaker commenced commence his remail cs with a denunciation of 0 tho the recent lynch ing near memphis tenn of six colored men ho he spoke of the english investigating committee and said ere they arrived upon our shores this crime which beggars description was heralded to the world to silence the puns of 0 our enemies it save gave the lie to the slanderous reports which had been sent across the waters we Vs do not condone crimes commett d by any member of 0 the race indeed it Is our duty as min istel 3 to lift up our voices against sin bin ot of every kind but ehtle we do our duty in this respect wo we want our white bro brothers theis to see that when we e axe are accused ao of crime we are arzo given n a fair calr trial outrages are arc moro more aggravating whon when wo we remember white men can commit crimes against colored women and nothing Is bald about it he complimented wells and said eaid god himself had raised her up to do the work which ho aho la Is doing he closed by urging ills hla people to form anti antl lynching leagues and to do all in their power to abolish lyn lunching lynching ching |