The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-28
CITY NEWS.


FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS - AID
JOURNED SINE DIE.-Conferenc me
this morning at 8 o'clock, Rev. j. b Ham
ilton in the chair, j. III. l.. Cooper secreta
ry. Prayer was offered by the Rev. OS
born Carol, after which the hymn
sBefore Jehovah's awful throne" &C.,
was sung.
The report from the committee on tempe
rance was taken up, discussed by Revs.
VIM. B. Deiterick, q. Carol, M. Marshall
and r. Crusoe, after which it was adopted.
This report embraces the following resolu-
ton:
'That we recommend our minister to
encourage the cause of temperance also,
during the conference year four sermons,
| shall be preached in each station circuit
and mission.
We further recommend all young men
coming into the ministry to refrain from
the use of the filthy weed called tobacco,
and encourage them in doing the same |;
also, recommending that no person or per-
sons be admitted into this conference who
is guilty of this filthy habit without laying
1t aside"
The reports from the committees on Sun
day-school, missions and education were
seyerally taken up, discussed by Revs.
Messrs. Deterick, Marshall, Crusoe and
Carroll, and adopted. The following,
which is the report Of the committee on
education, we print in full
We, your committee appointed on educa-
ton, have had the same under considera-
ton, and beg leave to report the following !:
From all information we have been able to
elicit from the brethren and from all other
sources we find, 1st. That the state of
Virginia, where moral darkness and the
night of prejudice has existed so long, has
at last made ample provision for the colored
children; that the common school system
of education Of said state applies equally
to all the people, and thus the colored
children will enjoy school privileges the
same as others. Already this state has
given an endowment towards an agricultu-
raj school for colored youths, known as
Hampton High School. I'd. Other states
are wheeling INTO line, and IN many cities,
towns and districts throughout the south
our people are enjoying the benefits of the
common school fund. We hope the day is
not far distant when the Virginia annual
conference will be able to build an institu-
tion of learning for the benefit of
those within her bounds, and espe-
cially for the education of our
young men contemplating entering the
ministry, for we feel the time is past
when we should be satisfied with an unedu-
Gated ministry. The light of the age in
which we live forbids it, the interest Of the
Christian church forbids it, the advanced
position of other denominations for
bids it, and we assert that in the utterauce
of these sentiments we only reiterate the
opinion of the whole Church, that the
chief wants of our race and the worth of
immortal souls imperatively demand an
enlightened ministry. Therefore let us do
all that we can to urge and encourage our
young preachers to educate themselves
for the ministry. As for Wilberforce
University, near Xenia, OHIO, your
committee feels Respondent from infor-
nation received pertaining to it financial
embarrassment, but withal, her head
still floats above the pillows of visible and
invisible foes, who would, if able, sink her
beneath the soil. Therefore in order to as
sist Wilberforce, and in pursuance of our
new law, we shall try to collect all our dol
lar money. that the portion for said insti-
tute may be turned over for the purpose
of aiding on the great undertaking, maintain
ing.the only school OF its sort, managed and
controlled by colored men in this widespread
republic. We would further pledge our
selves, as ministers of Virginia District
Conference, to do all we can towerd build
ing up said school, which is destined to be
the Harvard for the rising generation. We,
therefore,
Resolved, that while the states are
making provision for the education of the
colored children, that much remains to be
done on the part Of parents and guardians of
children to prepare them and send to
school. We should urge upon our peo-
pie this great and responsible duty.
Resolved, That we deem it a duty to
ourselves, to the young people of our
communion, and to the church of which
we are ministers, to patron'ze, and urge
our people to patronize, as far as possi-
BILE, Wilberforce University, and all
other institut'ors that may come under our
care.
Signed, M. Marshall, Richard Forres-
tor and VIM B. Dieterick.
A vote of thanks was then rendered the
trustees of the church for the use of that
edifice, the ladies for their attendance, and
to the reporters of the daily papers for the
impartial manner IN which they had re-
ported the proceedings. On motion of
VIM. B. Deiterick, Rev. j. B. Hamilton
declared the Conference adjourned to meet
in Farmville at the call of the Presiding FL
der of the district.