, 1876-05-26
Statistics Relating to the Baptist
Publication Society.
Action Looking to tho Reunion OF
Northern and Southern
Presbyterians.
Congregattonalists at QuincJ, Il1..-.scr-
mon by tho Key. ". W.
Patton.

l1iE hlEI41OD1S1Ss
DaLTtNons, Md, May 25.-Ufshop FocE pretlded
In the Con!ereucA to.dny.
The report Of the Committee on Freedmea was
taken up It statts that the collections for three
years and four months were $500, GOO; total dis
hnrscnchts sincu the organization in 1900, 1924.
600.
Tho report soye: "The Methodist Episcopal
Church is the only Church, with single exception,
tl,at has large membership among tho colored
people In the South, that doing anything for their
education" The report urges forcfhly the duty
Of the Church tn make proper psoslston
for the education, moral nnd mental. Of tho
Freedmen Of the South. Under pn'pef influences
n,ent In American Christianity and cisllization:
Dut I. should not ',e concealed from out1eyeh that
iasTe erree per9etted T to R5mc @ E@issaIes o
thia Church arc already At work among them. anl
sy M 5s1 vi. h ases bel 3ss assnn. % Vie
papal propaganda az tar,1eaching' ana the,
asSat aefstooa %'xi at ea' ~hosvat ,ho
freedmen viii nleo possess them eceieslas;sealiy,
thfa work. it Is ssd tlat there il nfge cla.s Of
coored young men from tlo South tome say ncar.
hptsa seff % " ysal e
fahh. 1t ii not " a.armfrts tIa. We statc tfeso
ias ~. Of es %eea sheua hsaf a iced
Tie peril Of their own Religious faith Tue duty Of
peessfy .ad ND eaiaesy 70 w. to ho
Methodist Hp!seopai Church.
The EcpuEt concludes With thcSo Fecommcnda-
F1r.t-That the Frecdman's Aid Society retain
substantially IT. present organization.
the work Ut this Society t'!at very large incecaaa
of its annual ineomc should be contributed ~ tho
71ird-That the Board Of Managerr Of thla So.
etcy re hereby instructed 70 app9Fton the amount
mes rat . Htr4tHl fN{,Ff
fotfr,A-That IN tls management Of The fund,
committed 10 It's trust and the work accomplished,
tho Frecdman's Aid Society IL worthy the fullest
SegsSnef sap "sssss s
no ore Woray ebary 9Th for hstt ID. and
that uc!d Ut Christian effort promises better re-
os The ana a9, ~ n sh'n this
The report ind recommendations were adopted
without dlseent. after which aajearnsA
n.,4lxonr, 1 Msy sa@X. fSsthsr illustration Of
the good fcl!1w.hlp Of Methodas preachers r. gen
tske Tie reception accorded 10 Diahop Camu.ins oi
the Reformed Epscepal Church, T. y Y t:a pte.
i aid noi W Calm 10 ha,e tsen sons BY an1eSdy ,e
ss perfect kal. Of good. .feel!ngs which hna Pre-
rsn '1t S.nH n es lie va. Vii
! choce rhetoric, an3 h!s speech was responded K
with laughter and chesEa. Really, thls has bser
ever my good fortune to attend.
Our Southern delegates hare taken thess leave
| with muCh courtesy anu pleAf1Ht u!Hcauf6e. AAC
Conference Is to appoint y Commission to nee
their Commission II has also soted to establish
brother IIastzcls Soathnesft1n cArttstan Adro'
cats a. the regular Church organ At Now Orleans.
With "a annual subNtdy Of 81, ooo; which ly'
editor and his wide awake paper have been, ncxt L
the negro colleges, the sharreat thotns in tho eye'
Of our Methodist brethren Ut the Church South
Hers Is the case in nutsllell: The Church Soutf
/ | world like I cinliias arrangement 10 tlat whlct
. . prevails in canada, whore no minister Of til.
Methodist Episcopu! Church Of tho United States Il
allowed to plant himself and gather congfeSn
Nnthn1ifNt lin thn 1ilfI
: on this aide Of the lluc To such IN arrangement
! tue old Church will never conacnt; what, there
fore this bit OF ecclesiastical diplomacy can nc
tomplisb, " ono Of the curious questions Ut th
, | day. CAlcAaoAs.