Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-21
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| LFFoE-5 N BEHALF OF THE CoLoRFp RAcF.-Tn
Pursuance oI call through the publio prints r.
meeting was neld at the New Assembly Rooms last
evening OF tho laty of the Methodist Episcopel
Church to devise and adopt the best means for the
intellectual and religious improvement Of the col
oTed people. Ateght o'clock Mr.. Nicholas L. Wood
Police Commissioner, stated the object Of the meet
ing, and announced that it would be openeI with
SINGING and prayer by the Rev. J. A. McCauley The
reverend gentleman announced the hymn COM
meHcing From all that dwell below the skies" &C.
the singing of which was followed with prayer.
There were upon the stage at the time Hon. S. P.
Chase, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Senator
Evans, of Colorado; Major General 0. 0. Howard,
Chief Of the freedmcns Bureau; Hon. Hugh L.
Bond, and Mr.. VIM. Daniel.
TIE audience numbered about three hundred per-
sons including about twenty y-yc ladies' By request
Judge Bond proceeded to state at some length, the
purposes If this meeting and referred to the fact
that twelve Methodist churches had been burned in
Maryland since the emancipation OF the colored
people. because of the efforts made for the education
and elevation of this race. lie thought it was time
an Indignation meeting should be held in regard 10
this matter. So far as the Methodist Church is con-
cerned nc was proud that it recognized the brother
mood OF rap, and he hoped that the effect Of the
meeting would be to awaken the sympathics # the
ðodiSts tor these people whom God had placed
mere as objects of their bencyolence.
General Howard was then introduced and proceed
Ell to speak OF the duty Of the church toward the
gtoes, with regard to their improvement rcIigously
and intellectually. He merely wished the same laws
which were made for the white man, extended over
the colored people, and to have it recognized as Il
fundamental principle. that we were children of a
common parent-wero brothers. Efforts for the ciu-
cation Of the cOlored people should be increased an
there was 10 church which had such an influence
among this people, 1t became the duty Of that church
to correct all aliases in relation to their education
an d Improvement. During the past year, some BOO
UOO OF taese people of all ages and sexes have been
educated to an extent enabling them to read the
Blbie. The great sin which had been committed BY
our people the failure to recognize the manhood
OF the colored man. Let the Methodist Church cs-
tabish parochia schools, and forward in the work
Of educating this the Episcopal and Presbyte
rlan Churches hadi are0dy taken steps in this di-
rCction.
At the conclusion Of the remarks Of Gen. Howard
series Of resolutions were read By Mr.. W. Daniel
declaring it the duty of all Methodists to pray and
care for the multudes of these destitute people who
nave rlghttul claim the sympathy of the churcl
and the natiOn that it is the duty of the church and
State to provide for the educational training of he
people, as well its white citizens and especially
the church to provide for their religious training
that they accept with uufegned satisfaction the Civil
tights bill as recently passed. and that they woult
seek not only to purge the statute books of parta-
legislation, but the public conscience Of the spirit
caste. The resolutions were adopted, and Senator
Evans then made brief speech. endorsing General
Towards remarks and exhorting the Methodists to
exert themselves in improving the coIorod race His
remarks were closed at late hour, and the assem-
blase dispersed after Chief Justice Chase had briefly
responded to a call for speech,
CHAMPION GAME OF BASE BALL.-A game of base
ball for the championship of East Paltiruora ,-os
| played on Thursday afternoon, between the Carroll
and Clifton clubs, the grounds of tho former, on
Jefferson street extended. The game was quite spirit
cd and exhibited good playing on both Sides and as
will be seen by the following score the Carroll clut
( Won the championships