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The American Missionary
February, 1889.
Vol. XLIII. No. 2
CONTENTS.
EDITORIAL.
OUR LIST OF GOOD SAMARITANS
AN EXPLICIT WARNING--PRIVILEGES OF LIFE MEMBERSHIP
THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY--THE ROMAN CATHOLICS AND THE FREEDMEN
NOTES FROM NEW ENGLAND
DEATH OF PROF. A. HATCH
LIST OF OUR FIELD WORKERS
CONVENTION OF COLORED ROMAN CATHOLICS
AMONG THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
ITEMS FROM THE FIELD
THE CHINESE.
GLIMPSE AT SHADY SIDE
ANNIVERSARY OF CHINESE MISSIONS
BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.
THE MOUNTAIN GIRLS
RECEIPTS
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NEW YORK:
PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
Rooms, 56 Reade Street.
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Price, 50 Cents a Year, in Advance.
Entered at the Post Office at New York, N.Y., as second-class matter.
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American Missionary Association.
President, Rev. Wm. M. Taylor, D.D., LL.D., N.Y.
_Vice-Presidents._
Rev. A.J.F. Behrends, D.D., N.Y.
Rev. F.A. Noble, D.D., Ill.
Rev. Alex. McKenzie, D.D., Mass.
Rev. D.O. Mears, D.D., Mass.
Rev. Henry Hopkins, D.D., Mo.
_Corresponding Secretaries._
Rev. M.E. Strieby, D.D., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._
Rev. A.F. Beard, D.D., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._
_Recording Secretary._
Rev. M.E. Strieby, D.D., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._
_Treasurer._
H.W. Hubbard, Esq., _56 Reade Street, N.Y._
_Auditors._
Peter McCartee.
Chas. P. Peirce.
_Executive Committee._
John II. Washburn, Chairman.
Addison P. Foster, Secretary.
_For Three Years._
J.E. Rankin,
Wm. H. Ward,
J.W. Cooper,
John H. Washburn,
Edmund L. Champlin.
_For Two Years._
Lyman Abbott,
Chas. A. Hull,
J.R. Danforth,
Clinton B. Fisk,
Addison P. Foster.
_For One Year._
S.B. Halliday,
Samuel Holmes,
Samuel S. Marples,
Charles L. Mead,
Elbert B. Monroe.
_District Secretaries._
Rev. C.J. Ryder, _21 Cong'l House, Boston_.
Rev. J.E. Roy, D.D., _151 Washington Street, Chicago_.
_Financial Secretary for Indian Missions._
Rev. Chas. W. Shelton
_Field Superintendents._
Rev. Frank E. Jenkins.
Prof. Edward S. Hall.
_Secretary of Woman's Bureau._
Miss D.E. Emerson, _56 Reade St., N.Y._
COMMUNICATIONS
Relating to the work of the Association may be addressed to the
Corresponding Secretaries; letters for "THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY," to the
Editor, at the New York Office.
DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
In drafts, checks, registered letters, or post-office orders, may be
sent to H.W. Hubbard, Treasurer, 56 Reade Street, New York, or, when
more convenient, to either of the Branch Offices, 21 Congregational
House, Boston, Mass., or 151 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. A payment
of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a Life Member.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.--The date on the "address label," indicates the
time to which the subscription is paid. Changes are made in date on
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FORM OF A BEQUEST.
"I bequeath to my executor (or executors) the sum of ---- dollars, in
trust, to pay the same in ---- days after my decease to the person who,
when the same is payable, shall act as Treasurer of the 'American
Missionary Association,' of New York City, to be applied, under the
direction of the Executive Committee of the Association, to its
charitable uses and purposes." The Will should be attested by three
witnesses.
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THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
VOL. XLIII. FEBRUARY, 1889. No. 2.
American Missionary Association.
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OUR LIST OF GOOD SAMARITANS.
This number of the MISSIONARY contains the annual list of our workers,
who go down the Jericho road to care for those who have been wronged,
the poor and ignorant, who need the Gospel. Our ministers and teachers
are not like the priest and the Levite, who looked upon the poor man and
then "passed by on the other side;" nor do they merely pity and utter
words of sympathy. They take right hold and help. They "pour in the oil
and the wine," and they build the _inns_--that is, the churches and
schoolhouses where they instruct and help the needy ones till they can
take care of themselves and help to take care of others--the most
genuine kind of assistance.
It must be remembered that this requires expenditure. The oil and the
wine, the inn and the constant attendance, call for money. Our
constituents, who furnish this, want the work done and well done, and
they are willing to pay for it. But sometimes they need to be reminded
of the cost. At our last Annual Meeting, the "two pence" which they had
during the year put into our hands, counted in American money, amounted
to $323,147.22; and they said: "Whatsoever thou spendest more, when I
come again I will repay thee." We are very careful to watch the receipts
and expenditures, and we find that for the three months since the Annual
Meeting, we have received from all sources $66,958.43; whereas, the
current expenditures for the three months require about $86,000. We give
this timely notice that they who commit to us this work may remit to us
what is needed.
Let it be understood that the generous gift of that noble friend of the
Negro race was not entrusted to us to do the work of the good Samaritans
of the Churches. We are not permitted to use it for this. The yearly
income of the Daniel Hand Fund is to do the work of Daniel Hand--no
more. For this, God will reward him and generations will bless him, but
he leaves the churches and individual Christians to carry on their own
work as before and to reap the blessings of it. We cannot give the
Daniel Hand Fund to the churches. We cannot expend it for the churches. It
relieves no one of duty and privilege. It is limited also, to its use.
The churches and the schools to which we are already committed call for
a great increase in self-denial and benevolence.
Pastors and members of the churches, the work is increasingly great. It
enlarges itself. Other denominations are increasing their efforts to
meet the pressing emergency. Let it not be said that our churches--the
first in the field and the most efficient--are falling behind in the
ranks. Let our banner be ever at the front. Let us do our work.
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AN EXPLICIT WARNING.
One of our missionaries was recently at the North soliciting aid in
sustaining his work. His appeal was repeatedly met by the response: "The
Association is rich--it has just had a gift of more than a million of
dollars." When he explained that only the interest can be used, and this
for educational work only, the reply was: "This interest can be used in
payment of appropriations already made for schools, thus releasing just
so much for other purposes."
Now this is exactly what _cannot_ be done. The Daniel Hand Fund is for
_new_ work, and only in the industrial, primary and normal schools. It
is a priceless boon in this department, for we can now make enlargements
here which were greatly needed, but for which we had not the means; but
no part of this Fund can be applied to meet appropriations for other
portions of the work. If our constituents will not enable us to meet
those other demands, we can only report a debt; the Daniel Hand Fund
cannot help us. We are confident this needs only to be understood, for
we cannot believe that the 457,584 members of our churches have any wish
to shelter themselves behind Daniel Hand.
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PRIVILEGES OF LIFE MEMBERSHIP.
The question is sometimes asked in letters we receive, What are the
privileges of a Life Member in the A.M.A.? We answer:
1. The privilege of voting at the Annual Meeting. Our amended
constitution says: "Members of evangelical churches may be constituted
members of this Association for life by the payment of $30 into its
treasury, with the written declaration at the time or times of payment
that the sum is to be applied to constitute a designated person a Life
Member, and such membership shall begin sixty days after the payment
shall have been completed."
2. A Life Member is entitled to THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY and to the
ANNUAL REPORT gratuitously, if desired.
3. The highest privilege is that of being a _live_ member, doing all
that he can to promote the interests of the Association and of the needy
peoples for whom it labors.
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THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.
We have two objects in printing this magazine. First, to have it read,
and, secondly, to have it paid for. The main purpose is the first, of
course, for we wish to have it read if it is not paid for, yet we
greatly prefer to have it both read and paid for. We believe that those
who pay for it are most likely to read it, and for this reason we fear
that this item will be seen only by those who do not need this reminder,
but we draw the bow at a venture and tell our readers that the price of
the magazine is 50 cents a year.
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We wish to inform the pastors and churches that we have just issued a
new _Annual Leaflet_, brief and packed with facts, and suitable for
distribution in the pews before collections are taken for the
Association. We shall be glad to furnish a supply gratuitously whenever
called for.
Our Annual Report, also, is ready for distribution. Those who wish it
will please send us a postal card requesting it.
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THE ROMAN CATHOLICS AND THE FREEDMEN.
Soon after the war the Roman Catholics seemed to have made a strong
effort to win the Freedmen to their faith, and many Protestants felt a
good degree of apprehension that the splendors of the ceremonial and the
absence of race distinction might captivate the Negro. But the effort
was unsuccessful and appeared for a time to have been abandoned. It has
often been said, however, that the Church of Rome never surrenders an
undertaking; it may delay and wait for more auspicious times, but in the
end it perseveres. There are some indications of the renewal of the zeal
of the Papacy for the Negro. The article in another part of the
magazine, entitled "The Colored Catholic Congress," is an evidence.
One thing is certain. The Roman Catholic Church deserves praise for its
disregard of the color-line. The rich and the poor, the white and the
black, bow at the same altar, and one of the highest dignitaries of the
church is not ashamed to stand side by side with the black man on a
great public occasion. Protestants at the North and the South must not
allow the Romanists to surpass them in this Christ-like position.
* * * * *
We ask our friends to read Mr. Dodge's article about the school at
Pleasant Hill, Tenn. One thousand dollars has already been pledged for
this building, on condition that the remainder of the $5,000 be secured.
We ask that this remainder be given by _individuals_, and not taken from
Church or Sunday-school contributions--all of which are needed for
current work.
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NOTES FROM NEW ENGLAND.
I have swapped horses--exchanged a Georgia mule for a New England
thoroughbred--and hereafter the "Notes in the Saddle" will be written
from this dignified seat. And what a change it is from the South to New
England!
Take a map and look it over. Put down in each State the illiteracy, and
make the comparison. In this good Commonwealth of Massachusetts only
seven-tenths of one per cent. of the native born white population are
illiterate, while in Georgia twenty-three per cent. of the native
whites, and in North Carolina thirty-two per cent. of the native whites,
are illiterate.
The South is pre-eminently the great missionary ground for our
Congregational Churches; for Congregationalism means the school-house as
truly as the church--and here in New England there is most enthusiastic
sympathy with, and support of, the American Missionary Association in
its great work in that section of our country committed to its care by
the churches.
They want the A.M.A. to take Congregationalism into the South, and
whether it organize churches mostly of whites or mostly of blacks, New
England demands that a Christian of any color be admitted into any
church because he is a Christian. The feeling is intense here and
growing more so.
Congregationalism could have planted its churches all over the South
before the war, but it would not strike hands with slavery; so, to-day
the children of the Pilgrims demand that the A.M.A., in its growing
work, shall stand true to the historic principles of the fathers, and
not compromise Christian truth for any seeming temporary advantage.
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There is great interest in the work among the American Highlanders which
the A.M.A. is pushing with such vigor. I spoke in a church near Boston
recently, and, after the service, a young man, his eyes bright, his face
flushed, hurried down the aisle and exclaimed, "I am a Kentuckian!" I
had been telling some plain and rather painful truths concerning the
people of Kentucky--the murders committed there; their lack of school
privileges, etc. I thought this friend might question some of my
statements, but I was delighted when he said: "I thank God that some one
is ready to call attention to the terrible needs of my own State. I
can't get people to believe me when I tell them of those needs. I was
brought up on the edge of the mountains and know them well, and I do not
believe there is any spot on earth more needy than that region of my own
State." He accentuated his words by a generous gift to the Mountain Work
of our Association.
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A good friend of the A.M.A. in Gorham, Me., put into my hands the letter
of Edward Payson, in which he accepted the call of the Second Parish
Church of Portland, requesting that it be sold and the proceeds go to
the A.M.A. work. It is a most interesting historical document, of value
to some one collecting historical literature. It was a generous gift,
for this kind woman valued it highly.
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The President, S.D. Smith, of the "Smith Organ Company," of Boston is
filling our schools with music, gladness and praise. He has sent three
organs to as many schools, within a few months, at no cost whatever to
the Association, giving these grand instruments and paying freight on
them to the field!
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One message that comes from the work in North Carolina is of so much
interest that it ought to have a place here. A teacher had been visiting
her former field of labor, and she writes of this visit as follows:
"One young man, who was but a small lad when I left there, came to shake
hands with me and said, 'Do you remember how you talked to me right out
there under that tree? I tried at first to get away from you, but you
would not let me go till I promised you I would give myself to the Lord.
I thought, "Now I must not lie to that woman," and I did what I promised
right there, and I have kept serving him ever since.'"
Such evidences of souls renewed is worth a life of even such
self-sacrifice as this brave woman lives. Like testimony could be gathered
of many of these A.M.A. missionaries.
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DEATH OF PROF. A. HATCH.
We are called with sadness to chronicle the death of another of our
noble Christian workers at the South. Prof. Azel Hatch, the Principal of
our Normal School in Lexington, Ky., closed his earthly labors and
entered his heavenly rest on the 31st of December, 1888. His illness
began with a severe cold, but it was soon discovered that congestion of
the brain had set in, and the end rapidly came.
Prof. Hatch was born January 16, 1852, was educated at Oberlin College
and at the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He entered the
service of this Association in 1876, and has occupied honorable
positions in the schools at Montgomery, Ala., Tougaloo, Miss., and in
Lexington, Ky. In every post of duty, Mr. Hatch has shown himself to be
a faithful, conscientious and Christian worker, shrinking from no duty,
winning the confidence of the teachers and pupils, and showing adequate
results from his efficient labors. Mr. Hatch was reserved in manner, but
courteous and affable, and a man of spotless integrity and of entire
consecration to the work of the Master. It is a grief to record the
death of such faithful men, but it is a consolation to know that their
work was done and well done. The Christian life is not measured by its
length, but by the discharge of the duties allotted by the Heavenly
Father.
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THE FIELD.
1888-1889.
The following list presents the names and post-office addresses of those
who are employed in the Churches, Institutions and Schools aided by the
American Missionary Association.
THE SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
Rev. W.W. Patton, D.D., Washington, D.C.
" J.G. Craighead, D.D., " "
" A.W. Pitzer, D.D., " "
" S.M. Newman, D.D., " "
" John G. Butler, D.D., " "
" G.W. Moore, " "
LINCOLN MEMORIAL CHURCH.
_Pastor_,
Rev. G.W. Moore, Washington, D.C.
_Missionaries_,
Mrs. G.W. Moore, Washington, D.C.
" Elizabeth A. Duffield, " "
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
_Minister_,
---- ----
HAMPTON, VA.
_Minister_,
Rev. H.B. Frissell, Hampton, Va.
NORTH CAROLINA.
WILMINGTON.
_Minister_,
Rev. George S. Rollins, Monson, Mass.
GREGORY INSTITUTE.
_Principal_,
Mr. Geo. A. Woodard, Weymouth, Mass.
_Assistants_,
Miss Angie L. Steele, New Hartford, Conn.
" Mary Van Auken, Alpena, Mich.
" Cora M. Rogers, Springfield, Vt.
" Louise Denton, Hempstead, L.I.
" Mary D. Hyde, Zumbrota, Minn.
" C.A. Lewis, Columbus, Ohio.
" Mina L. Lewis, Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Geo. A. Woodard, Weymouth, Mass.[1]
" Geo. S. Rollins, Monson, Mass.
[Footnote 1: Deceased]
RALEIGH.
_Minister_,
Rev. Geo. S. Smith, Raleigh, N.C.
_Special Missionary_,
Miss A.E. Farrington, Portland, Me.
OAKS AND CEDAR CLIFF.
_Minister and Teachers_,
Rev. J.N. Ray, Oaks, N.C.
Miss E.W. Douglas, Decorah, Iowa.
McLEANSVILLE AND CHAPEL HILL.
_Minister and Teachers_,
Rev. Alfred Connet, Solsberry, Ind.
Miss Nettie Connet, " "
Mr. O. Connet, " "
STRIEBY AND SALEM.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. Z. Simmons, Dudley, N.C.
Mrs. Elinor Walden, Strieby, N.C.
NALLS.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. M.L. Baldwin, Nalls, N.C.
HILLSBORO.
_Teacher_,
Mrs. Carrie E. Jones, Chapel Hill, N.C.
MELVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.N. Ray, Oaks, N.C.
_Teachers_,
Mr. Sandy Paris, Cedar Cliff, N.C.
Mrs. Sandy Paris, " " "
BEAUFORT.
_Minister_,
Rev. Michael E. Jerkins, Beaufort, N.C.
_Teachers_,
Miss M.E. Wilcox, Madison, Ohio.
---- ----
DUDLEY.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. Jno. W. Freeman, Newark, N.J.
TROY.
_Minister_,
---- ----
_Teacher_,
Mr. S.D. Leak, Troy, N.C.
PEKIN AND DRY CREEK.
_Minister and Teacher_,
---- ----
SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON.
_Minister_,
Rev. Geo. C. Rowe, Charleston, S.C.
AVERY INSTITUTE.
_Principal_,
Mr. M.A. Holmes, Lee, Mass.
_Assistants_,
Miss E. Jennie Peck, Bristol, Conn.
" Harriet N. Towle, Evanston, Ill.
Mr. Edward A. Lawrence, Charleston, S.C.
Miss Alice Terrell, Oberlin, Ohio.
" Harriet J. Allyn, Lorain, Ohio.
" Mary L. Deas, Charleston, S.C.
Mrs. M.A. Holmes, Lee, Mass.
Miss May Holmes, Lee, Mass.
GREENWOOD.
BREWER NORMAL SCHOOL.
_Teachers_,
Rev. J.E.B. Jewett, Pepperell, Mass.
Mrs. J.E.B. Jewett, " "
" M.M. Pond, " "
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA.
_Minister_,
Rev. Evarts Kent, Chicago, Ill.
STORRS SCHOOL (104 Houston St.)
_Principal_,
Mrs. Lottie M. Penfield, Minneapolis, Minn.
_Assistants_,
Miss Alice E. Brainard, Cleveland, O.
" Amelia L. Ferris, Oneida, Ill.
" Alberta Putnam, Pipestone, Mich.
" Lizzie V. Griffin, Norwood, N.Y.
" Caledonia Philips, Cannonsburg, Pa.
" A.H. Levering, Philadelphia, Pa.
" Nellie L. Cloudman, So. Windham, Me.
" Julia C. Andrews, Milltown, N.B.
MACON AND BYRON.
_Minister_,
Rev. Chas. F. Sargent, Macon, Ga.
MACON.
LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL.
_Principal_,
Mrs. Liva A. Shaw, Owego, N.Y.
_Assistants_,
Miss E.L. Patten, Somers, Conn.
" E.B. Scobie, Peninsula, O.
" Ada J. Coleman, Cannonsburgh, Pa.
" S.F. Clark, Medina, O.
" Jennie Woodruff, Berea, Ky.
" Sadie L. Poppino, New Wilmington. Pa.
Mrs. F.E. Greene, Rochester, N.Y.
Miss Emily E. Smith, North Walton, N.Y.
_Industrial Teacher_,
---- ----
SAVANNAH.
_Minister_,
Rev. L.B. Maxwell, Savannah, Ga.[2]
[Footnote 2: This church has recently assumed self-support.]
BEACH INSTITUTE.
_Principal_,
Miss A.A. Holmes, Lee, Mass.
_Assistants_,
Miss M.A. Lyman, Huntington, Mass
" M.R. Montgomery, Arlington, N.J.
" C.M. Box, Kalamazoo, Mich.
" M.M. Foote, Norwich, N.Y.
" H.I. Martin, Toledo, O.
" H.M. Hegeman, City Island, N.Y.
" A.D. Gerrish, Warren, Mass.
THOMASVILLE.
NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
_Principal_,
Mrs. W.L. Gordon, Richmond, Mich.
_Assistants_,
Miss Alice E. Jewell, Olivet, Mich.
" Julia. A. Goodwin, Mason, N.H.
" Anna M. Poppino, New Wilmington, Pa.
" Clara A. Dole, Oberlin, O.
" Cornelia Curtis, Olivet, Mich,
" Amelia Knapp, Greenwich, Conn.
M'INTOSH, LIBERTY CO.
_Minister_,
Floyd Snelson, McIntosh, Ga.
_Teachers_,
Miss Elizabeth Plimpton, Walpole, Mass.
" Mary E. Ayer, Brookfield, Mass.
" Lizzie H. Kuhl, Lawrenceville, Pa.
" Susie L. Leach, Westminster, Vt.
CYPRESS SLASH.
_Minister and Teachers_,
Rev. James S. Walker, Cypress Slash, Ga.
Mrs. James S. Walker, " " "
MILLER'S STATION.
_Minister_,
Rev. James S. Walker, Cypress Slash, Ga.
ATHENS.
_Minister_,
Rev. Geo. V. Clark, Atlanta, Ga.
_Teacher_,
Mr. Lewis S. Clark, Athens, Ga.
MARSHALLVILLE.
_Teachers_,
Mrs. A.W. Richardson, Marshallville, Ga.
Mr. Edw. Richardson, " "
WOODVILLE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.H.H. Sengstacke, Savannah, Ga.
Mr. J. Loyd, " "
MARIETTA.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.W. Hoffman, Boston, Mass.
CUTHBERT.
_Teacher_,
Mr. F.H. Henderson, Cuthbert, Ga.
ALBANY.
_Teacher_,
Mr. W.C. Greene, Albany, Ga.
BAINBRIDGE.
_Teacher_,
Miss Anna Alexander, Bainbridge, Ga.
RUTLAND AND ANDERSONVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. N.B. James, New Orleans, La.
MILFORD.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.A. Jones, Talladega, Ala.
FLORIDA.
ST. AUGUSTINE.
_Teachers_,
Miss Emma R. Caughey, No. Kingsville, Ohio.
" Helen D. Barton, Terre Haute, Ind.
ORANGE PARK.
_Minister_,
Rev. W.A. Benedict, Orange Park, Fla.
ALABAMA.
TALLADEGA.
_Minister_,
Rev. G.W. Andrews, D.D., Talladega, Ala.
TALLADEGA COLLEGE.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. H.S. DeForest, D.D., Talladega, Ala.
Prof. G.W. Andrews, D.D., " "
" Jesse Bailey, Woolwich, Me.
Mr. E.C. Silsby, Talladega, Ala.
" John Orr, Clinton, Mass.
" E.A. Bishop, Talladega, Ala.
" Fred'k Reed, Boston, Mass.
Miss L.F. Partridge, Holliston, Mass.
" Jennie A. Ainsworth, Winter Park, Fla.
" I. Mary Crane, Gilbert's Mills, N.Y.
" May L. Phillips, Cannonsburg, Pa.
Mrs. Clara O. Rindge, Homer, N.Y.
Miss Ida C. Lansing, Homer, N.Y.
" Alice S. Patten, Topsham, Maine.
" Sarah J. Elder, Melrose, Mass.
" F.L. Yeomans, Danville, Ill.
Mrs. E.A. Bishop, Talladega, Ala.
" John Orr, Clinton, Mass.[3]
Miss Lillian R. Upson, Waterbury, Conn.
Mrs. E.C. Silsby, Talladega, Ala.
Miss Alice F. Topping, Olivet, Mich.
Mrs. H.S. DeForest, Talladega, Ala.
" G.W. Andrews, " "
[Footnote 3: Deceased]
MOBILE.
_Minister_,
Rev. F.G. Ragland, Mobile, Ala.
EMERSON INSTITUTE.
_Principal_,
Mr. Chas. M. Stevens, Clearwater, Minn.
_Assistants_,
Miss Alice M. Beach, Cortland, N.Y.
Mrs. Chas. M. Stevens, Clearwater, Minn.
Miss Bessie A. White, Southwick, Mass.
" Anna Z. Woodruff, Oberlin, Ohio.
Mrs. H.C. Hecock, Elyria, Ohio.
Miss Mary R. Whitcomb, Redfield, Dak.
" Lizzie I. Clarke, Simons, Ohio.
_Matron and Special Missionary_,
Miss L.A. Pingree, Denmark, Me.
MONTGOMERY, (P.O. Box 62.)
_Minister_,
Rev. R.C. Bedford, Watertown, Wis.
ATHENS.
_Minister_,
Rev. H.S. Williams, Athens, Ala.
TRINITY SCHOOL.
_Teachers_,
Miss M.F. Wells, Ann Arbor, Mich.
" Kate E. Sherwood, St. Joseph, Mich.
" Alice M. Whitsey, Dover, Ohio.
" E.C. Albro, Sherwood, Tenn.
MARION.
_Minister_,
Rev. A.W. Curtis, Crete, Neb.
_Teachers_,
Rev. A.W. Curtis, Crete, Neb
Miss Gertrude L. Bridgman, S. Amherst, Mass.
" S.J. Goodrich, Rochester, Minn.
" Emma F. Woods, Knoxville, Ill.
Miss Eliz. Van Akin, Oberlin, O.
Mrs. A.W. Curtis, Crete, Neb.
SELMA.
_Minister_,
Rev. E.J. Penney, Selma, Ala.
_Special Missionary_,
Miss Mary K. Lunt, New Gloucester, Ms.
KYMULGA.
_Minister_,
---- ----
LAWSONVILLE AND COVE.
_Minister_,
Rev. W.P. Hamilton, Talladega, Ala.[4]
[Footnote 4: Part of the year.]
JENIFER AND IRONATON.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.B. Grant, Talladega, Ala.
SHELBY IRON WORKS.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.R. Sims, Talladega, Ala.
CHILDERSBURG.
_Minister_,
---- ----
ANNISTON.
_Minister_,
Rev. H.W. Conley, Talladega, Ala.
_Teachers_,
Miss Adelaide Cruikshank, Talladega, Ala.
Mr. J.E. Bush, Anniston, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM.
_Minister_,
Rev. Spencer Snell, Birmingham, Ala.
_Missionary_,
Miss S.S. Evans, Fryeburg, Maine.
DECATUR.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
_Minister_,
---- ----
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
_Minister_,
---- ----
FLORENCE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. Thos. J. Austin, Jackson, Tenn.
_Teacher_,
Mrs. Katie L. Austin, Jackson, Tenn.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Henry S. Bennett, Nashville, Tenn.
FISK UNIVERSITY.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. E.M. Cravath, D.D., Nashville, Tenn.
Prof. A.K. Spence, " "
" H.S. Bennett, " "
" F.A. Chase, " "
" H.H. Wright, Oberlin, O.
Rev. E.C. Stickel, " "
Prof. Helen C. Morgan, Cleveland, O.
Miss Anna M. Cahill, Nashville, Tenn.
" Laura A. Parmelee, Toledo, O.
" Anna T. Ballantine, Oberlin, O.
" Annie L. Harwood, Oak Park, Ill.
" Mary A. Clark, Oberlin, O.
" Ida M. Abbott, Oberlin, O.
" Jennie A. Robinson, Oberlin, O.
" Mary E. McLane, New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. Lucy R. Greene, No. Amherst, Mass.
Miss Harriet E. Kimbro, Nashville, Tenn.
" S.M. Wells, Middletown, N.Y.
Mrs. W.D. McFarland, Winsted, Conn.
Miss M.A. Kinney, Whitewater, Wis.
" M.E. Chamberlain, Oberlin, O.
Mr. Wm. R. Morris, Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. A.K. Spence, " "
" E.M. Cravath, " "
HOWARD CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. D.W. Culp, Nashville, Tenn.
THIRD CHURCH AND GOODLETTSVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Reading B. Johns, Reading, Pa.
MEMPHIS.
_Minister_,
Rev. B.A. Imes, Oberlin, O.[5]
[Footnote 5: This church has recently assumed self-support.]
LE MOYNE SCHOOL.
_Principal_,
Prof. A.J. Steele, Whitewater, Wis.
_Assistants_,
Miss Esther A. Barnes, Tallmadge, O.
" E.N. Goldsmith, Chester, N.H.
" C.S. Goldsmith, " "
" Susie H. Walker, So. Weymouth, Mass.
Mrs. M.L. Jenkins, Marion, Kan.
" F.R. Nichols, Keene, N.H.
Miss Zulee E. Felton, Memphis, Tenn.
" Fannie A. McCullough, " "
Mr. Fred. R. Nichols, Keene, N.H.
JONESBORO.
_Minister_,
Rev. Samuel Rose, Poquonock, Conn.
_Teachers_,
Rev. Samuel Rose, Poquonock, Conn.
Mrs. Grace M. Rose, " "
Miss Blanche Page, Kewanee, Ill.
" M. Lena Smith, Somerset, Mich.
KNOXVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. L.D. Cunningham, Talladega, Ala.
CHATTANOOGA AND WHITESIDE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Jos. E. Smith, Chattanooga, Tenn.
GRAND VIEW.
_General Missionary_,
Rev. G. Stanley Pope, Grand View, Tenn.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.B. Riggs, Emmington, Ill.
_Teachers_,
Rev. C.B. Riggs, Emmington, Ill.
Mr. R.E. Dickson, Poquonock, Conn.
Miss Lillie E. Dougherty, Oberlin, O.
PLEASANT HILL.
_Minister and Teachers_,
Rev. Benj. Dodge, Centre Lebanon, Me.
Miss Ninette D. Hayes, Portsmouth, N.H.
" Barbara I. Buchanan, Oberlin, O.
POMONA.
_Minister_,
Rev. B. Dodge, Centre Lebanon, Me.
ROBBINS, SLICK ROCK, HELENWOOD AND GLEN MARY.
_Minister_,
Rev. Gideon C. Clark, Robbins, Tenn.
_Teacher at Robbins_,
Miss Kate B. Clarke, Robbins, Tenn.
CROSSVILLE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. F.M. Cooley, Crossville, Tenn.
Mr. James W. Dorton, " "
DEER LODGE.
_Minister_,
Rev. G. Stanley Pope, Grand View, Tenn.
_Teacher_,
Miss Belle Hodge, Deer Lodge, Tenn.
GENESIS.
_Teacher_,
Miss Inez Chadbourne, Genesis, Tenn.
SHERWOOD.
_Minister_,
Rev. Stanley E. Lathrop, New London, Wis.
_Teachers_,
Mr. Geo. O. Hannum, Sherwood, Tenn.
Miss Mary L. Hubbard, Sunderland, Mass.
JELLICO.
_Minister and Missionary_,
Rev. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
_Missionary_,
Mrs. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
_Teachers_,
Mr. E. Frank Dizney, Jellico, Tenn.
Miss Alice Lickorish, No. Ridgeville, O.
PINE MOUNTAIN.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.F. Campbell, Pine Mountain, Tenn.
KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
_Instructors_,
Rev. Azel Hatch, Oberlin, O.[6]
Miss Flora C. Clough, Meriden, N.H.
" Kate B. Clough, " "
" Mira L. Olmsted, Denver, Col.
" Mary A. Peffers, West Hawley, Mass.
" Anna B. Conklin, Tuscarora, N.Y.
" Louise C Hollman, Lincoln, Neb.
[Footnote 6: Deceased.]
LOUISVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. G.M. McClellan, Louisville, Ky.
_Special Missionary_,
Mrs. Geo. M. McClellan, Louisville, Ky.
WILLIAMSBURG AND S. WILLIAMSBURG.
_Minister_,
---- ----
ACADEMY.
_Principal_,
Rev. L.E. Tupper, Post Mills, Vt.
_Teachers_,
Miss Fannie O. Obenauer, East Saginaw, Mich.
Mrs. L.E. Tupper, Post Mills, Vt.
Miss M.A. Packard, Williamsburg, Ky.
" Edith Williams, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. J.P. Hubbard, Hiram, Me.
PLEASANT VIEW AND ROCKHOLD.
_Minister_,
Rev. L.E. Tupper, Post Mills, Vt.
CORBIN AND WOODBINE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. E.H. Bullock, Woodbine, Ky.
Miss Hattie Finigan, Gallipolis, O.
LYNN CAMP, LIBERTY AND MAHAN STATION.
_Missionary_,
Mrs. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
DOWLAIS AND SAXTON.
_Minister_,
Rev. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
ORLANDO.
_Teacher_,
Miss Flora M. Cone, Masonville, N.Y.
CLOVER BOTTOM, GRAY HAWK AND COMBS.
_Minister_,
Rev. Mason Jones, Berea, Ky.
KANSAS.
TOPEKA.
_Minister_,
Rev. B.F. Foster, Topeka, Kan.
LAWRENCE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Welborn Wright, Lawrence, Kan.
ARKANSAS.
LITTLE ROCK.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. Y.B. Sims, Talladega, Ala.
Mr. W.E. Youngblood, " "
FAYETTEVILLE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
---- ----
MISSISSIPPI.
TOUGALOO.
_Minister_,
Rev. Frank G. Woodworth, Wolcott, Conn.
TOUGALOO UNIVERSITY.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. Frank G. Woodworth, Wolcott, Conn.
Mr. B.S. Hill, Graytown, O.
" Wm. D. Hitchcock, Jackson, Mich.
" H.P. Kennedy, " "
" J.C. Klein, Stockbridge, Mich.
Miss Julia A. Sauntry, Burbank, Minn.
" Ellen M. Pease, West Randolph, Vt.
" Sarah Humphrey, East Saginaw, Mich.
" Gertrude M. Sammons, Wattsburg, Pa.
" Clara E. Walker, Lorain, O.
" Ada S. Whiting, Clearwater, Minn.
Mrs. Wm. D. Hitchcock, Jackson, Mich.
" A.V. Whiting, Clearwater, Minn.
Miss S.L. Emerson, Hallowell, Me.
" H. Eudora Keep, Madison, Wis.
MERIDIAN.
_Minister_,
Rev. James E. Rawlins, Brooklyn, N.Y.
_Teachers_,
Mrs. H.I. Miller, E. Corinth, Vt.
Minnie H. Hubbard, Hiram, Me.
NEW RUHAMAH, PLEASANT RIDGE AND SALEM.
_Minister_,
Rev. Eli Tapley, Columbus, Miss.
GREENVILLE.
_Minister_,
---- ----
JACKSON.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.L. Harris, Jackson, Miss.
LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS.
_Minister_,
Rev. W.L. Tenney, Oberlin, O.
STRAIGHT UNIVERSITY.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. R.C. Hitchcock, Thompsonville, Ct.
Prof. W.L. Tenney, Oberlin, O.
Mr. Walter H. Perry, Oxford, Conn.
Miss Ella J. Ball, Ithaca, N.Y.
" Alice Shovelton, No. Weymouth, Mass.
" Nellie S. Donnell, Bath, Me.
" Amy S. Bridgman, S. Amherst, Mass.
" Anna F. Condict, Adrian, Mich.
Mrs. R.C. Hitchcock, Thompsonville, Ct.
Miss May O. Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J.
" Ella Samson, Somerville, Mass.
" Jennie Fyfe, Lansing, Mich.
" Sarah A. Coffin, Beloit, Wis.
" Sibyl M. Noble, Norwichtown, Ct.
Mr. F.S. Hitchcock, Boston, Mass.
Mrs. E.C. Rose, New Orleans, La.
Mr. E.C. Rose, " " "
CENTRAL CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. Geo. W. Henderson, No. Craftsbury, Vt.
SPAIN STREET CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.H. Claiborne, New Orleans, La.
MORRIS BROWN CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. I.H. Hall, New Orleans, La.
NEW IBERIA.
_Minister_,
Rev. Byron Gunner, Talladega, Ala.
FAUSSE POINT AND BELLE PLACE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Wm. Butler, New Iberia, La.
CHACAHOULA.
_Minister_,
Rev. I.H. Hall, New Orleans, La.
HAMMOND.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.S. Shattuck, Memphis, Mich.
TEXAS.
AUSTIN.
TILLOTSON INSTITUTE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Henry L. Hubbell, D.D., Amherst, Mass.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. Henry L. Hubbell, D.D., Amherst, Mass.
Miss Fanny J. Webster, Sheboygan, Mich.
" Lydia S. Cody, Cleveland, O.
" Adelia V. Hunt, Webster City, Iowa.
" Florence A. Sperry, Rock Creek, O.
" Phebe B. Parsons, Marcellus, N.Y.
" Rose M. Kinney, Oberlin, O.
" Carrie M. Park, West Boxford, Mass.
Mr. Charles H. Smith, New Haven, N.Y.
Miss Florence M. Smith, " " "
_Special Missionary_,
Miss M.J. Adams, Columbus, Wis.
HELENA AND GOLIAD.
_Minister_,
Rev. Mitchell Thompson, Helena, Tex.
CORPUS CHRISTI.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.W. Strong, Talladega, Ala.
PARIS.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.R. McLean, Paris, Tex.
Mrs. J.R. McLean, " "
BOIS D'ARC.
_Teacher_,
Rev. J.R. McLean, Paris, Tex.
DODD AND ROXTON.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.W. Roberts, Dodd, Tex.
DALLAS.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. R.J. Holloway, Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. R.J. Holloway, " "
INDIAN MISSIONS.
SANTEE AGENCY, NEBRASKA.
NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
_Superintendent and Missionary_,
Rev. A.L. Riggs, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Treasurer_,
Mr. Joseph H. Steer, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Teachers_,
Mr. J.A. Chadbourne, Bridgewater, Mass.
Miss Harriet B. Ilsley, Newark, N.J.
" Susie M. Furman, Canandaigua, Mich.
" Edith Leonard, Scotland, Mass.
" Cora I. Riggs, Santee Agency, Neb.
" Ella Worden, Topeka, Kan.
_Native Teachers_,
James Garvie, Santee Agency, Neb.
Jennie M. Cox, " " "
Eugenia LaMoore, Brown Earth, Dak.
_Matrons_,
(Dakota Home),
Miss L.H. Douglass, New Haven, Conn.
(Bird's Nest),
Miss Harriet A. Brown, Rocky Point, N.Y.
(Young Men's Hall),
Miss Jennie E. Kennedy, Montrose, Iowa.
(Boys' Cottage),
Miss S. Lizzie Voorhees, Rocky Hill, N.J.
(Dining Hall),
Miss Nettie Calhoun, Kenton, Ohio.
(Whitney Hall),
Mrs. E.E. Scolford, Chicago, Ill.
_Missionaries_,
Mrs. A.L. Riggs, Santee Agency, Neb.
" J.H. Steer, " " "
" A.H. Stone, Philipstone, Mass.
_Industrial Department_,
Joseph H. Steer, Santee Agency, Neb.
A.H. Stone, Philipstone, Mass.
Edgar H. Scotford, Chicago, Ill.
Reuben Cash, Niobrara, Neb.
Ivor P. Wold, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Supt. Printing Office_,
Chas. R. Lawson, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Native Pastors and Helpers_,
Rev. Artemas Ehnamani, Santee Agency, Neb.
Mr. Eli Abraham, " " "
PONCA AGENCY.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.E. Smith, De Smet, Dak.
Mrs. J.E. Smith, " " "
OAHE, DAKOTA.
OAHE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
_Superintendent and Missionary_,
Rev. T.L. Riggs, Oahe, Dak.
_Manager and Treasurer_,
Mr. Elias Jacobson, Oahe, Dak.
_Instructors_,
Miss M. Lindemann, West Newton, Mass.
" Julia E. Pratt, Essex. Conn.
" Ethel Collins, Keokuk, Iowa.
" Flora Farnum, Pierre, Dak.
Mrs. T.L. Riggs, Oahe, Dak.
Mrs. Geo. Reed, Oahe, Dak.
CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY, DAKOTA.
FORT PIERRE STATION.
David Lee, Cheyenne River Agency, Dak.
OPPOSITE FORT SULLY STATION.
Henry Lee, Cheyenne River Agency, Dak.
CHEYENNE RIVER NOS. 1 AND 2.
James Brown, Santee Agency, Neb.
CHEYENNE RIVER NOS. 3, 4, AND 5.
Elizabeth Winyan, Sisseton Agency, Dak.
Edwin Phelps, " " "
CHEYENNE RIVER NOS. 6 AND 7.
Joseph Day, Flandreau, Dak.
HOPE MISSION, MOREAU RIVER.
John Bluecloud, Brown Earth, Dak.
ROSEBUD AGENCY, DAKOTA.
_Missionary_,
Rev. J. Franklin Cross, Hudson, O.
BURRELL STATION.
Francis Frazier and wife, Santee Agency, Neb.
PARK STREET CHURCH STATION, WHITE RIVER.
Louis De Coteau and wife, Sisseton Ag'cy Dak.
STANDING ROCK AGENCY, DAKOTA.
_Superintendent and Missionary_,
Rev. Geo. W. Reed, Springfield, Mass.
GRAND RIVER NO. 1.
_Missionaries_,
Rev. Geo. W. Reed, Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Geo. W. Reed, " "
Mrs. Sarah W. Devoll, M.D., Brookline, Mass.
GRAND RIVER NO. 2.
_Missionaries_,
Miss M.C. Collins, Keokuk, Iowa.
" Josephine Barnaby, New Haven, Conn.
Elias Gilbert, ---- Wakanna.
FORT BERTHOLD AGENCY, DAKOTA.
_Missionary_,
Rev. C.L. Hall, Fort Berthold, Dak.
_Teachers_,
Mrs. C.L. Hall, Fort Berthold, Dak.
Miss Mary B. Benedict, No. Walton, N.Y.
Mr. L.E. Townsend, Fort Berthold, Dak.
_Matron_,
Miss Roanna F. Challis, Kampeska, Dak.
S'KOKOMISH AGENCY, W.T.
_Missionary_,
Rev. Myron Eells, S'kokomish, W.T.
NEW MEXICO.
SANTA FÉ.
_Principal_,
Mr. Elmore Chase, Jacksonville, Ill.
_Matrons_,
Mrs. Elmore Chase, Jacksonville, Ill.
Miss Mary W. Green, Philadelphia, Pa.
_Teacher_,
Miss Ida J. Platt, Santa Fé, N.M.
CHINESE MISSIONS.
_Superintendent_,
Rev. William C. Pond, D.D., San Francisco, Cal.
_Teachers_,
Los Angeles, Mrs. C.A. Sheldon, Los Angeles, Cal.
" " Miss Clara M. Watson, " " "
" " Loo Quong, " " "
Marysville, Miss M.A. Flint, Marysville, Cal.
Oakland, Miss L.F. Lamont, Oakland, Cal.
" Chin Chung Mow, " "
Oroville, Miss Zilla Deuel, Oroville, Cal.
" Miss Jessie Martin, " "
Petaluma, Mrs. M.H. Colby, Petaluma, Cal.
Sacramento, Mrs. Rilla Carrington, Sacramento, Cal.
" Chin Foy, " "
San Buenaventura, Mrs. Ida White, San Buenaventura, Cal.
" " Gin Foo King, " " "
San Diego, Mrs. M.A. McKenzie, San Diego, Cal.
" " Quon Newey, " " "
San Francisco.--_Central_, Miss J.S. Worley, San Francisco, Cal.
" " " Mrs. M.A. Green, " " "
" " " Miss Rosa E. Lamont, " " "
" " " Miss Violet W. Lamont, " " "
" " " Thomas E. Haven, " " "
" " " Jee Gam, " " "
" " --_Barnes_, Mrs. H.W. Lamont, " " "
" " " Wong Gam, " " "
" " --_West_, Miss F.N. Worley, " " "
" " " Mrs. C. Goodwin, " " "
" " " Chin Gaing, " " "
Santa Barbara, Mrs. E.M. Shattuck, Santa Barbara, Cal.
Santa Cruz, Miss Mary L. Perkins, Santa Cruz, Cal.
" " Yong Jin, " " "
Stockton, Mrs. M.H. Langdon, Stockton, Cal.
" Hong Sing, " "
* * * * *
CONVENTION OF COLORED ROMAN CATHOLICS.
"A National Convention of Colored Roman Catholics, composed of delegates
from nearly all the colored Roman Catholic churches and societies in the
country, began its sessions on the morning of January 1st, in the St.
Augustine Colored Catholic Church in Washington. Every seat was occupied
when Father Tolton, of Quincy, Ill., the only colored Catholic priest in
the United States, began the celebration of solemn High Mass.
Immediately in front of and beneath the pulpit sat his Eminence,
Cardinal Gibbons, who delivered the sermon. He was clad in scarlet
robes. At the conclusion of the sermon, the Cardinal welcomed the
delegates in his own name, and in the name of the clergy and of the
congregation. He said:
"'This gathering will mark an era in the history of the colored people
of the United States, for never before have colored Catholics of the
country met in convention.' He suggested that the convention discuss the
education of the children--the religious education necessary to the life
of the Republic. _The universal level of the Catholic Church--its
equality--was eloquently dilated upon, and attention was directed to the
fact that a colored priest had celebrated mass in company with two white
clergymen._"
We quote the above from the _People's Advocate_, a paper published in
Washington, D.C., by colored editors and in the interests of the colored
people. In comments upon the above report, it adds:
"The presence of a Negro priest of pure lineage, born a slave, ordained
at Rome, Augustus Tolton--the property of Stephen Elliot, as the record
stands in the Vatican--the appearance of Cardinal Gibbons in his
official robes to sanction the meeting, his eloquent reference to the
universality of the Church of Rome that 'knows neither North, South,
East or West; that knows neither Jew nor Gentile, Greek, Barbarian nor
Scythian,' may mislead the unwary as to the real object of the movement.
Its real purpose is to propagate the Roman Catholic faith among the
colored people. So far as this meeting will secure from white
Protestants a greater interest in, and a more Christian recognition of,
the Negro as an equal participant in the Gospel plan, we regard it as
Providential. We are not ready to concede that the Roman Catholic Church
has been the friend of freedom, of education, of human rights and of
progress. We do not see that anything is gained by claiming for Roman
Catholicism to-day, or in the past, what is clearly not so. But the
Roman Catholic Church has placed itself squarely on the doctrine of the
Gospel as taught by Christ upon the question of universal brotherhood.
Prejudiced as many may be by long years of training against the tenets
of this church, all must acknowledge that this practice of the Romanists
as manifested in the presence of a black man on terms of perfect
equality, officiating at the altar of St. Augustine's Church, assisted
on his right and left by white priests, in the presence of his Eminence
Cardinal Gibbons, will be put in striking contrast with that of the
white American Protestant churches who are willing on every occasion to
sacrifice the Negro to secure the co-operation of the South on other
than Gospel terms."
* * * * *
Rev. George W. Moore, of the Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church, at
Washington, to whom we are indebted for a full account of the sessions
of the Congress, comments upon it as follows:
"Mr. D.A. Rudd, of Cincinnati, editor of the _American Catholic
Tribune_, a colored Catholic paper, was chosen permanent Chairman. Upon
assuming the office he spoke favorably of the attitude of the Catholic
Church towards the Negro, saying especially: 'The Fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of man is taught and practised by the Catholic Church in
no doubtful terms.' He advocated the starting of Catholic schools and
the aiding of those already started. The following facts were presented
by the Committee on Resolutions: There are twenty colored Roman Catholic
churches in the country, each of which has a school annexed. There are
sixty-five other colored Roman Catholic schools; eight colored Roman
Catholic orphan asylums; and three reformatories. Five thousand colored
children are taught in these schools, and three hundred children in the
asylums. Seven colored students are preparing to become priests. The
Pope from Rome cabled his greetings in response to a cable from the
Congress, saying: 'The Sovereign Pontiff gladly and proudly blesses you
with all his heart.' The influence, patronage and wealth of the Roman
Catholic Church are all at the service of this movement, and if
Protestants build up caste-churches in the South, the Romanists will
not."
* * * * *
AMONG THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.
BY EVANGELIST JAMES WHARTON.
My visit to the people among the mountains was rather a departure from
my usual work--that of preaching to the colored people. I have preached
here about two weeks, the attendance being good, and the interest
deepening as the meetings went on, until now we have more than a score
who have professed to find Jesus precious to their souls.
The condition of the natives in this vicinity is very sad. Their
ignorance and pride coupled make it almost impossible to do anything for
them. The rough roads over the rocks and mountains make it a dangerous
undertaking for them to attend church in the evenings. Several of us
started for a meeting among them on a recent Saturday afternoon, with
rubbers, umbrellas and waterproofs, prepared for mud and rain. We
crossed a rickety old wooden bridge that had been nearly washed away by
the floods, and commenced to climb the mountain side by a road that was
nearly as steep as a steeple and which wended around to nearly every
point of the compass, ever going up, over ruts and rocks, roots and
trunks of trees, now jumping across a ravine, and next climbing a fence.
At last among the thickets and brush there were some signs of life, and
we came to an opening among the trees where we saw a miserable-looking
old shanty. The first thought was, can it be possible that human beings
live in a shed like this? We drew near and saw two women sitting with
their knees up to the open fire on the hearth. They looked much
surprised to see us. We told them that we were going to hold a meeting
at a house a little farther on; will they go? No, they don't care to go,
expectorating the tobacco juice from their mouths into the fire at the
same time. We replied, "You would better go; it may be you will never
have a chance to hear an Englishman again;" to which we got a reply,
"Hear a w-h-a-a-t?" Whether they knew what an Englishman was, or not, or
even if they ever heard there was such a country as England I cannot
say; but I understand there are thousands of these people who know
nothing of the outside world, and many who were never five miles away
from their own door-step in their life. With a patch of ground for corn,
another for tobacco, with wood for the fire, they are as contented as
the President; alas, too contented!
We entered the cabin to which we were going by a door-way in which we
must needs bend our heads very low to get inside. The first thing that
struck us was the gloom and darkness. In each corner of the room was a
bed, with a smaller one pushed underneath, and two sick people suffering
from slow fever. It is no wonder, for eleven people occupied this one
room, about twelve feet square. Need we wonder that misery and squalor
are seen all around? An old soap box from the grocery formed a corner
cupboard. Two old chairs which perhaps belonged to their
great-grandmother, all frame and no seat, an empty box, and a bucket of
water with a tin scoop, formed the whole furniture of the mountain cabin.
Poor souls! I was told that I had done wonders when one day, during an
address, I got them to smile! It was quite a treat to see a smile upon
their faces. Joy seems to be outside their domain altogether, and the
worst feature appears to be that they have no desire for anything
different. If they get the idea that you think them low down and want to
lift them up, they at once commence to stretch themselves up to their
full height and stand upon their dignity. They will not fail to tell you
plainly that you must not think they belong to the "know-nothing" class.
They "know what is right and what is wrong, without you coming here."
This is often said, even by those who live immoral lives. Pride of race
is often affected towards the colored people. A colored man
unfortunately had been drinking and was left at the depot. Some one
stumbled against him, saying, "I did not know it was a man; I thought it
was baggage." His companion spoke up and said, "It isn't a man; it's a
nigger." Often their children are bright, cheery-looking children,
well-behaved, unassuming and quiet. These poor mountain people might do
well to take a few lessons from many of their despised, dusky neighbors.
The whole work, in my little time among these people, has greatly
touched my heart and drawn out my sympathies towards them.
* * * * *
ITEMS FROM THE FIELD.
Trinity School, Athens, Ala.:
"During December there was a special religious interest in view of the
meetings held by Rev. Mr. Wharton, your missionary evangelist. The
meetings were well attended by our students and by the people. These
meetings were greatly blessed to the quickening and upbuilding of
Christians, and twelve persons professed conversion. All of our pupils
except one, above the primary department, are professing Christians. Our
student prayer meetings are exceedingly precious seasons to teachers and
pupils. We have just organized a Young People's Society of Christian
Endeavor which promises to be very helpful.
"On account of these meetings we could not make our usual preparations
for a Christmas concert and presents to the children. Accordingly, we
invited them all to our parlors to a reception on Wednesday the 26th,
and to our great surprise, there came a Christmas box on Tuesday, with
presents for every one, greatly to the joy of the little ones, yes, and
of the large ones also. After the distribution of the gifts, delightful
music bubbled from every throat, and the universal testimony was, 'This
is the best Christmas I ever spent.'"
Straight University, New Orleans, La.:
"We are having a glorious revival. Every night during the Week of Prayer
there have been glad hearts. I think there is scarcely a boarding
student who is not thoroughly aroused. Most are seeking the Saviour.
Eighteen have found peace. Many day students, and others who are not
students, have been much interested. One young man who has been a
scoffer at all good things, came to the meetings, and soon came under
the influence and asked us to pray for him. As I write in Stone Hall, I
hear on all sides the sound of prayer and singing."