The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-08-13

for God and humanity. we III our region
are doing what we can, silently though it
be.
Already my prelude has grown lengthy,
and for this l apologize. My intention
when / commenced writing was Ito give
you alone Baltimore items. Baltimore
churches are not whit behind, either in
attendance or beauty, for our people are a
church going people. No city where l
have been can boast of better churches
amongst our people. Other cities may
have more of them, but our people dis
played taste and Judgment in the structure
of theirs Baltimore is emphatically
Methodist city, both amongst the whites
and colored. Methodism is in the ascend
encp, as the following will show;
The Methodists (colored) have thirteen chapels
and preaching places, divided as follows
The African NJ E Church has Z
NJ Z. Church has D
The Zion Methodist Church has
st. Thomas Protestant Methodist Church
13
Baptist Churches o
Presbyterian
Total Is
The total membership 1 cannot now
give, nor the value of church property, but
will in a subsequent letter.
SCHOOLS.
We have fifteen cotored schools, all in
healthy and prosperous condition. These
are selfsustaining, as our people receive no
government money to aid them. They
are now closing up for the warm season,
and some of them are giving grand exhibit
tions. Miss Mary A. Harding, a grand
daughter of the late Bishop Waters, of the
African M. E. Church, lead off with a fine
exhibition, at Waters Chapel, African NJ
E. Church; good speaking, good examina-
ton, good singing, and all speak well of
the young lady's efforts.
Mrs. Maria Stewart, formerly of your
city, had also an examination and exhibi-
ton at the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. S.
is a veteran at teaching, and of course she
gave general satisfaction.
Mr. VIM. Il. Dixon gave us a real treat
on the evenings Of the 25th and 26th. MIR.
D., with the regrets of a host of friends,
leaves us for your city. He closes school
of about 124 pupils.
The "Sisters of Providence" Catholic
gave a grand demonstration at the close OF
their school. I did not witness the literary
exercises, but all are abundant in their
laudations of these faithful Sisters"
Their pupils number 100. ! witnessed
their exhibition of needle-work wife and
other lady judges better qualified than
myself in such matters, say that their ef-
forts had been climaxed. Miss Lake, of
Annapolis, worked "The Father of his
Country" in full size. The judges at the
National Fair pronounced it the best they
had ever seen but as there was no pre-
MUM for colored girls, Miss l.. had to con-
tent herself with mere praise. Well, it is
some satisfaction to be praised, for we so
seldom get even that.
Another young lady, whose name | do
not now recollect, has excelled even Miss
Lake, and worked the "GeneraP in much
less time. There were worked chairs,
vests, shirts, &c, but none excelled those
representing the blessed Savior receiving
the tribute mohey and "The Holy Night"
They were charming. When left the
room, l felt deeply impressed that the man
who could go there and gaze upon such
work from the hands of colOred girls, and
they entirely under the control of c0t0red
teachers, and hear their sweet music and
charming voices, must be either amad man
or fool, if he adopt such silly and un-
called-for sentiments as those published by
that Republican paper in Philadelphia, and
republished by the editor of the New York
Herald" with his remarks. IF these
Northern editors will come" down South"
we will teach them that some of us live
otherwise than by d0ckimg their boots,
Shaving their faces, and ecaiting apon
their tables. More anon.
Respectfully, MlFFLlN-