New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-15
THE SOUTH.
EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS wASTs-AS ADDRESS
By GIN. CLINTON B. FISK.

BY GIN, CLlNTOh ID. FISH.
The third Of series Of lectures, for the benefit Of
the Nints. Congregational Church Wiamsburgh de
yered in the church last evening BY Gen Clinton Fk late
Commissioner COZ Freedmen IN Kentucky Tennessee and Ala
On being introduced Gen Fisk said that the theme that
would engage their attent0nthc educational and religious
wants The S0utha IN which every who loved bis
God and his country felt an interest Tue restoration OF peace
and tranquility the country subject OF interest 70 OIL
anu concerning Wnipn ~ .i -
lie was asked about the southern peOpe-dd tlN love ""
Union did they desire ia restoration Were the newspaper
reports Of the feeling Of the south correct he would endVof
70 SGT down naugbt IN malice anu would nothing o1enue ~
naratng what ho bad learned during the war and since ne
OF the feeling and condition OF the southern people he
had fought under The nag during the war ana al he co'
the Rebellion ordered into the Freedmen Bureau The
States Of Kentucky Tennessee and portions OF Georgia Ala
baua Mississippi ana AIkansas were paced uhltt as
jurisdiction as military commander ior a time ana as
u the mission OF the fteedmens bureau 70 60 INTO
South by acting the chaotic elements that then existed
out all that desoated country when he r went into the
South in s6j be found the southern people submissive Inc
war and willing 70 abide the result They only asked %
live and move and have being 70 plant c0ol hoe aud
paw taxes They willing that loyal should rule The
country The more sensible o. tAem said th ic hch Wh9
preserved the Republic ought % govern H. Men WLo had
States went quietly and ndustiousy work their pnta
tons condition o. things continued for mo1ths 50 long
as NJ johnson stood by the loyal oce Of the country there
was comparative quiet al through toe south Bl when they
received the FIRST utlmaon that the President wm breaking
from that aud turning h back upon ihc par that I'd
yanced him power from that hour natter grew Wos N
the south and grew constantly But he plcsJmei thai
when read the election OF last woek end became sat
ished by that expression Of e public vii thai Tie men No
again become tranquil
Gen FIsk read al extract from letter he haJ Just received
from one Of the prominent l11y1s o. Nashville Team
CONCENTRATING him upon le result Of tie election, saving et
the effect upon the south o. tie triumph Of tl poy % Con
rres would excellent and pTIvnE the kOfth % Dr. a.trs
ir KoT 10 Pev y II Caldwell a Me1ydist csrEgm9r iu
the interior Of GcOrgia-a clergyman whose pulpit az
ARMY apT b, rers ,st yc,r bo head pseaoh1g upoa
fhH barlf nam III
5fy tina, corrtrv diving from their homes and nue7
the freedmen and praying the authority o. Che Breal
might be- exercised and they De restrained m their aifoc
IN H. Pre.den pocy succeeded the gang OF dcparaI0s
would rum that country His policy would virtually restore
Sontb and no fey for The mssonales and travellers sen
by the North Another letter read from james Butler
OF Helena Arkansas who had always been Union aud
who suffered much during HE war because Of his Union seui
condemung the policy " The Administration and citing
the not at NewOTeanA as sample VI the sfi a present eA
Cen Fisk continued by saying that be was frequently asked
II this condition Of things existed what encouragement there
trbution Of money for the education Of the freedmen The
because of this unfornate condition Of affairs The churches
OF the South ike the people very poor and could do
very little the education OF the blacks and whites
me great work devolved upon toe North II might
be interesting look the spirit q the Southern church
during the Rebellion and thus Judge OF their spirit NJ the
close OF the Rebellion Very early m the Rebellion
Church Of the Confederate States and sued address 70 the
sc5 IL later address Slavery wa declared 20 De divine in
ituton and lie popetutv as well az the porpetuy Of the
Conedeacy was fixed fact Providence through the ustr
mentality Of slavery had redeemed the African rom bar
barsm oi SIN had been link n the chain Of Providence by
which many and daughters had been made The he 81
heavenly inheritance Tie Baptist Church n Charleston 10 letO
prior the Of any Of the states declared before
and God they held them readiness subject the
call proper authority 10 ACT defense Confederacy
sovereign State % withdraw from the Union IN Litter id
dress they declared that the lawcss reign Of terror n the
SOnthe depedat0ns anc Violence committed upon unohend
he
Bantist Cbrcb ~ he S npnbsng pesrjy Zoo 0j crs9n
almost unanimous for Secession and entirely the
peTpetatOn slavery The Protestant Episcopal Church
EQUALLY emphatic with The Preyrrian and BAPTIST Churches in
their declarations concerning Slavery and permanent dunOn
The Methodist Episcopal Church The most numerous and inu
entail Of Southern churches alsO unanimously favor Of
south and also the North very generally struck lands with
the Rebels general address Of all the southern churches
issued in 1868 showing M how The leaders Of the Church
felt AZ that time and they have keu any Of these things
back In that address they rearm all that had been said IN
10 bold fellowship will persons who doubted That slavery
divine institution Such the feeling Of the leaders OF
the church in The South In We have evidence that
they have since that time changed their views relative the
War Secession OF slavery The record they then made snds
against them today Since that TIME the Presbyterian Church
met at Macon Ga and renirmed their former declarations
which met IN New-OTleaas In May las, did not
take back single word ~ their previous assertions but pen
days IN discussing whether they would have anything 70 DO
with the American Bible society because in lie vaults were the
stereotype plates Of two speeches delivered last Spring while
the nation stood within tho shadow of me great msrtyidOm OF
the President The great objection the speeches
that IL favored the hanging Of Gen Lee and Je Davis The
other speech denounced the Rebellion Of the South wicked
Rebellion and charged the clergyman OF the South with doing
much toward prolOngng IT, But although the south had
uttered and sti maintained declarations North
the less bound establish Christian schools their
midst and 10 do ell that could be- done oT the promotion Of
Christian culture and education.
lie would next consider what being done for the
education OF the South There IN operation $40
Freedmen schools employing 0 teachers and attended by
eO1e pupils There also large number OF pupils IN
night and Sunday schools aggTegang perhaps In ell 10000
But there eco 900 Of Southern children still standing
without the door Of the school house and with Of e
cation They look appeangly 10 the North and with out
stretched hands and help Would NOT the people
Of the North that appeal hold the Ofhe
education OF The freedmen very near their hearts and contribute
largely OF their treasure for the maintenance Of the schools
already operation and for The establishment Others These
schools were conducted by different societies Tho akers OF
Pennsylvania had been very liberal and earnest in the work
The Baptist Church North bad established good schools
The Methodist Episcopal Church always the advance line
VI aggressive ChriEany have into that country and
rolled up their sleeves for work " they meant 70 stay and
were building churches and schools aud fastening the progress
OF Christian civilization
The American Missionary Association had done more
al others for the education OF the Freedmen lie loved 20
speak Of that honored institution which he trusted the
Christmas present At Nashville The Fisk school Freed
men lad been established by thai society TOrsands Of chill
dreu there being taught well IN the
country he had visited many schools his lifetime
better one than this did he see greater progress by
pupils than there being made he in an Other
school such bungcrng add tIfrsrg afsr InOui1gc
la m