The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-26

and Arch streets was celebrated the thirty,eighth
sOoe Hon. Johh NJ Moy presdea Tpe pro
veedings were opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Gel
lett and singing. Dr. Backus then read the annual
report OF the society, from which we abstract the
foilowing:-The receipts labors aud results OF the
last eight years have equalled those OF the first
during the period mentioned were s7si, i,4ist0;
missionaries commissioned, 2s4I. These have
organized lql2 churches and ordained $40 brethren
to the ministry. The contributions OF the
churches made to home and foreign missions
amounted TO s525 800 Add to all this s400 600 paid by
the churches towards the support of the msslona-
ries, 100000 paid towards meeting houses for i'm
thirty years work will be approached The total re-
cepts for the last eight years have been 1921 47 ga
1l4O32: baptized, 80, IA; churches organized coo.
The work in the South has been prosecuted with
complete success: $40 colored pupils have been in
structed by missionaries during the year. number
OF freedmen have also been educated for the minis
try. Cash TO the amount OF nearly s3s ooe has been
sides this, pledges, good and reliable, have been
secured, to the amount OF over $50 900 additional
thus giving prOspectivey more than 600 the
result Of the years effort in the department Of
Freedmens Education alone.
Very valuable school properties have been secured
Orleans the Board paid sl2 500 towards the founding
of school OF high order, and Baptist Of the city OF
more, making $4,000 in all. This school is known
as Leland University. II is the unanimous and
hearty opinion of the board that the society ought
to greatly enlarge its educational work in the South
The board have determined upon the following plan
"First To attempt the founding and endowing of
first class training school for preachers and
teachers in each Southern State, except it may be
the States Of Maryland and Delaware already suff-
ciently accommodated for the present in the Semi
nary at Washington, ID. @. = ID coo
''Second. 10 enter upon the raising of perma-
nent fund OF 100000 for this purpose, to be ex-
pended in grounds, buildings endowments Of pro-
apa anS w see Sd o % o
kept separate from the money raised for the ordi-
nary running expenses OF the schools and carefully
invested, the interest only TO be used.
'Third. To employ all proper means to attach the
hearts of the colored people to these schools as
rapidly as misunderstanding them in each State
that the school is theirs that they should assist In
its management, send to 1t their pious youth and
adults who desire to preach or teach and contribute
Fifty different church edifces have been erected
during the year. After the reading OF the report,
short addresses were made by Rev. G.. Il. Pentcose,
OF NJ Y, Rev. A. e. Mathers, OF Michigan, Rev. J.
S.Schoate, of Germany and Rev. d. b. Cheyney, of
Mass. The latter gentleman spoke at length in
reference to the work amongst the Cinnamon now
resident in California. -i' .
Rev. J. B. Simmons. of New York, made stirring
address with regard to the colored people OF the
South, during which he exhibited four yards of
collection list made by tho members Of a coered
congregation in Richmond, amounting to s7eO.
This was shown as an evidence OF the colored
peoples earnestness in the work. g-. s.-~r
Rev. Warren Randolph offered the following
,h Nnea aVe arisen 10 e
and University established for the education Of
coored Baptist preachers and teachers; ana O.
Whereas, The work of the Institute and University
has been regularly transferred by its proper Board
OF Managers to the American Baptist Home Mission
Whereas, In the Judgment OF this body largely
representing the Baptist denomination in the North
ern States, it is eminently desirable to have the
work Of educating colored Baptist preachers and
teachers carried on through the agency Of the Home
Mission Society; therefore 1s- 'afarI ...
Resoloed, That we hereby unite In petition 10
Congress to annul and declare void the charter OF
the National Theological Institute and University
the Wayland Seminary, now in successful operation
being capable of meeting all the necessities OF the
Baptist denomination in the city Of Washington.
On motion the matter was referred to committee
After a stirring address from Dr. Fulton, the
meeting adjourned until 2H o'clock. ,
COMMERCIAL EXoHANGE.-At noon to-day there
was meeting OF the Commercial Exchange, at the
rooms No. All Walnut street, to take final action on
a supplement to an act incorporating the CONNER
cial Exchange of Philadelphia, increasing the num-
ling submission to the decision OF the Arbitration
Committee in all cases OF disputes arising during
the progress OF purchases and sales. The supple
ment was accepted unanimously. and the meeting
| adjourned.
5 INSTALLATION OF NEW CoMMANDERY.--on Tues.
| day next lvanhoe Commandery, No. IL, knights
| with the usual interesting services. number ol
communicates of other places will participate In tht
exercises, among which are the Mary Kadosh, st.
Johns, and Philadelphia, of this city. tJI
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| rendered at the Academy OF Music on Tuesday even
ing next by the Handel and Haydn Society, assisted
| by eminent solo talent inclHdng Miss Antoinettt
1 Sterling, OF New York, pupil OF Madame ViardO
! Garcia. Those who wish good seats should secure
| them at once. .....
LARCENY OF CLOTHING. "A colored man thi
morning gifted" pair OF pantalo0ns from the stor
| of Isaac Isaacs, at Second and Pine streets. Al
officer was sent for, and he took the thief in charge
He was committed to prison in default Of bail
AT THE ELEVENTH STREET M. E. CHURCH, on Rle
| venth street, above Washington avenue, Mr.. Samue
| Hastead, of New York, will conduct special ser
| vices tomorrow (Friday} evening at O'clock, an
| Sabbath afternoon at O'Clock. . .r..
| A LOST BoY.-Last evening a lad about six year
! OF age was found wandering through the streets
He says that his name is William Jacoby, and tina
he lives near an engne-house.
HELD TO AEswER.-Captain James Ireland, OF tn
schooner Archer and Reeves, charged with SINUS
Cling, was to-day held in S10e0 bail Tor trial b
United States Commissioner Hibberd. '-
OWNER wANTKD.-There is a jenny-lind at tn
| Fifth District Police Station awaiting an owner.
was found last evening at Eighth and Barcls
| streets
| ship News.
HAVANA, May 26,-The steamship Columbi
| has arrived. l .I ..
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