The leading school of the Christian denomination. It was founded in
1875, and is owned and supported by the Christian Woman’s Board of
Missions. It has 18 teachers, nearly 200 pupils, an annual income of
$21,000, and property valued at $160,090.
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_The Christian Church._—The Christian Church began work among the
colored people as soon as the Civil War was ended. The official body of
the denomination is called The Christian Woman’s Board of Missions. The
church had no organized plan until 1872, when a group of philanthropists
formed a stock company to start a school in Mississippi. About 1890 the
American Christian Missionary Society took over the property and work of
the stock company. In 1900 all the property was finally transferred to
the Woman’s Board. Through the efforts of this board the annual
contributions have increased from $3,000 to $10,000, and four schools
have been added to the one in Mississippi. A summary of the schools of
this church is given herewith: