, 1866-08-20

Tho National Association for the Edu-
cation Of C0lored Preachers and
Teaehers-D1sconF1e by
Rev. J. d. Fulton

Rev. J. D. Fulton, Of the fremont Temple, Boe-
ton, occupied the pulpit OF the Second Baptist
Church yesterday morning, and made m eloq1ent
appeal In behaffof the Eatipnal Association for
the Education Of colored Preaehesz and Teachers.
Tho spacious edidee vas crowded, and the r.
snasks Of the reverend speaker wcre lstened to
with absotblrg interest," The Association, he
anid, was organized IN 1B65, in Washington, D. C.,
bnt it, origin might be dated back to 1864, when
the esl}ct Of emancipation WIS iesned; From that
Romeat N hEssissiale Impulse 70 ies1n 70 resd
eo:ored race-one 81. the most wonderful facts .
our hi.toEy Much had been already done to aid
them T. t6s so, b, ths nd e5ts9,sd ,9t w1s a.
nttudc olthe th1d to be covered by such lahors.
When. 4 fsw xeaEs aSe, r. vnrd e1o1s that 1taly
1sna 4Rssoaadea 1fh iae sppf q si III and e.
response came most lberalJ as 1eaat N eqaai
interest should be manifested IN ths poor hlaeks
Tbs work vas really commenced By Rev. 1. 4.
Crimes, pastor OF The Twelffh Afsiean Church, in
roes9p, r hinaself t.vtng le7rasd 70 rad u
by the shareholders for having dAred to talk loo
earnestly 70 the negroes. Hewent down to Wash
ineton and there began to seach those iEho wete
lowed up untl now the Association hss thirty-txo
schools In active operation, with more tlan dsc
% maeh mofs ynht simple % one taaa many mIsht sup
eibed to he eolofcd rsce. Tbs aet mas tut they
tho Scriptures .ha. it WIS their thoughts night
| md day tn they had aceomRlsshed the task- 4
| few wecka sudiced. md then these students went
| out to teaeh others. He h1d seen a many IS
the instructor, who was pointing ont tha Letters
md giving their cotubfnAtfons- It xAs trcai 10
ecu the WHY IN which those simple minded people
taught and learned. Tie aptitude q tho coloted
| able, and their eloquenee. was saspaas,,
ing. He hzd ohm heard tnloycd
preachers Who could not read = wort. dlseonyafuE
| etudent. Indeed, he confidently locked forward
| to the day when The brightest specimens Of ofs-
toricat cloquenec would dow from The lips Of the
eolesea man Hs nsa ~. ostsn @ isat xn1le as,tenlng =,
nine ornios IN him thsn In most e2eskess Of the
Three hundred md twen.y :nse thousand eolored
The rest need instruction. Funds arr needed to
pay the expenses Of educators; The men are rcadJ,
all that s wanted ia the money, Fifteen hundred
snrn th.n he s1ersse paid for pulpit
in The North, md f0r this men arc willing to take
thcir lives In their hands md teach the
sSTsa eRssst. Res1s e t. .S ns to u DO ,bss
70 lis hearers to help OF their ahnity, hat the
soea q xse oe haa reeeny ea l1' bsa q ds1esed o
Hs hi # hts duty to testify to ne aesosus,
wSn Ia becn @ e. 1rsd TSs
tie 4laycho!dess hsd Ss.red IN the past They had
bad no objections TO The rude worship OF tho i:1o
Sat se a. afn2t III: aGs 70 a.
coroue1y, the matters intcr1ered-the hlarea vert
! IN danger OF knowing too much. He Hnsted thu
| the tiue was not far distant whcn the whole
eclyes, be ab1t to read the Gospel Of 11{c-
NJ. Fulton will speak this evening in tae FIJI
Bsptist Church, On Dearborn street