The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-09
Meeting for the Promotion OF Education
among COlOre<l Children.

This meeting took place last night in Zion Church
corner of Church and Leonard streets The election Of
Office bearers the Society for the ensuing year was
the first business which gone into
The annual report of the Society next read,
which gave detailed account Of the formation Of the
institution labors and dficutics in pccuniary
point Of view &C. &c. The report stated that the So
ciety had been formed in July 1916; but from the diff
cultes prcudces which it had to encounter at the
ncemcnt but little good resulted from their Ia
bors during the first year In the spring Of 1S47 they
had established what they called high school of edu
cation for coored children; but it was now mpossi-
BILE to continue that school account Of the neccssa
~ funds not being Forthcoming. At the commence
ment of the Society, they only numbered twelve
members; now. however they could boast of upwards
of one hundred and twelve The chairman of the
meeting Uhe Rev Mr. s. r.. Cornsh after the adoption
Of the report introduced the Rev j. w C. Pennington
"a of color TO the meeting who moved rcsou-
ton to the effect that the society ought to endeavor to
lay the foundation for establishing normal schools.
that the schoomasers be regularly taught for the
office of teachers. and thereby make 1t one of the
learned professions Education, said he Is one Of the
most important and audablc attainmcnts which the
human mind can be possessed Of and why not make
public teachers professors IL was at one time matter
Of disputaton whether or not colored mans head
could hold M much knowledge would save his soul
from perdtion these prejudices had passed away
and ii for his coorcd brethren to show In their
turn that they were about as far advanced in educa
ton and the science Of literature their white breth
Of this great republic. IL is now high
time that We show them that we can think for
ries connected with the public institutions Of this
great city, and you will find but precious few volumes
on literature that the production Of Americans
all the works Of merit have been imported from the old
country-so that have really estimated the abilities
white brethren in these States at too high rate
The people of this country decry the aristocracy Of
England for their coercion Of the eastern nations,
while at home they hold far more obnoxious distnc
ton between the Of color and what they have
been pleased to dcnomnate the intelligent whites II
is high time that these distinctions sunk In the
abyss Of oblivion and there II nothing but education
that will accomplish this end by the establishment
Of normal schools IT will also keep out from ranks
adventures who, in too many instances, have much
deprecated the education Of rising generation.
The Rev'd gentleman concluded by moving the adop-
ton OF his resolution. which was seconded by Mr..
Charles l.. Reason. and carried una nimousy.
Dr. j. McCrNr SMITH next read the financial report,
from which 1t appeared that the society in the
mean time, in debt to the amount of $500 He also
read long pertinent. and philosophicaly got up
say Of his regarding the propricty equal educa
ton to the rich and poor. He concluded by recon-
that the society adopt the spirit Of the essay
which was unanimously agreed to-
The Rev n. IT. GARNET next moved resolution.
in effect that the greatest amount of good to be
derived community by educating rich and poor.
ored and white in the very same seminarics I" This
age" said he. il revolutionzing age; the time has
been when did not expect to see revolutions but
expect TO them, and they are daily passing
before our eyes and change after change and revo-