New-York tribune., 1876-03-14
NETHODISM IN TIE SOUTH.
REMARKS OF THE REV. MR. LEE AT THE MEElNG
or THE METHODIST PREACHERS.

REMARKS OF THE REV. Mr.. LEE AT THE MEElING
or THE METHODIST PREACHERS.
The subject before the meeting Of Methodist
ceryInen No 5Oj broadway yesterday was cne Dear
ing on the relations OF the Methodss OF the southern
Church to teir brethren OF the North The RSy MI Lee
Presiding Elor Of the Atlanta District OF the Georgia
Conference gave n Of te work Of the Northern
Methodss among tho freedmen aud OF tie financial end
political difficulties they have to contend with. Mr Lee
is here IA tie representative Of the FTeedinenS Ala
Society With tho hope Of awakening greater interest st
tho North III tho missionary WORK OF the Solth'
Bofors the slaves emancipascd. Mr. leo SAID the
southern &shodsts pried Themselves on their concern
f.1 the spiritual bong Of the negroes but after the
war and the formation OF the Colcred Methodist Church
they avo themselves concern on their ocoonn
Consequently tie Northern MethOdi'ts hiuestoob
10 educate and .npr9rs tLs moral hstdro ~ "a"
and there has been feiioTsep between thcm ~ We
roni, !ocsca. The SOdicrn NeshOdstl hid u Icoiihk
iha me Meihodis Epll>ooa Church North had no sooG
right 10 extend lis mlns.rap ia &crOsS s1HS'h ',iu
DfsoB, line Whom ths missionary work began. the
Northern Church II tho had ~ 600 white and
10000 cJlored IG0Inbers. Since tho war, oCOuVe
Inninbars have been added, and tho nsmoertEip Is
dl,ded nov into nbout 10000 vhito and 10000 col
Ored commandments. On Ne border tbe c0l0. SL A'9
cburpIrs aro allowed work almost Independently IN
more so.er districts the Conferences arO mixs' Dg'
Il, churrbs fhc:nsD'Yes are Gapt Distinct. In Georgia
Ls NcrRara church h.s - white and 81 colorcd mt
isors As u rule there churches WITH mixed Nom
tsrsp Whito Ia charge 0f coiorei ci''rchss
nsnaT yheI school il attached 10 tho church. SJine
low coioed ministers well qualified to ako care of
ths 3oaOOlS.
Mir Zee had considerable ~ say about the prejudice
Which exists South against tho negro schools and MS
,.pary work as tHE In,aicsts the idoa Of Bpcld
&c rltJtJ. Within year accomplished cOiorti Ioinoc
teacher on the EiHJ River abandoned her school cvrg
q no repeated threats OF the WINS reSidents T4!te
lady beJ teaeins for eight years Ia tno Sgl.n
IN thaE tins had received only two cils rom "Ettc
ht)us of the nB oogao0d, who SlOIcd onJ .EUrtss IN
h,r work Along tho lnss Ot railroad, NJ. ies ssy5, tlo
ne rcuy aa brcuu.ng enlightened, bus Ia know. from
,s lr,e ens tne itnlov that therc arc lnsny pc's
s~lo farm hands scarcely know lat sicJ nrs eilh:ci
I'd In many places th0 men are pelh only fEO ySr
year cacn !nd tho so. facG maui - suppl.u
tn TiioEa for himself herself. bus not ior Iaer
fa,uiirs Under such ocniilOs ig - jmpo58jjie G7r
- sn 20 do ahch b1vad s,p POI tt Lhc,r schools ana
CEu.cses. TDe Southern Grange movement series 20
re1ato tho lew price OF Sag5 and It's influence ~ teit
rasuiJ shloux xnCGt tho slave belt MANY ieg'tb arc
virtually stats of poorse. The state school supgf
ili,n,ipIt ~ Georgia ia making an eaGfb 20 srcp te
s,oOl. open siias months N the yeAr iais cnfcfs
cart 0I TIE cotton picking season, ana pracsicl.y no
s3SO1 season mucH snDrcr. InC county oureflns5Dt-
eu. refused .io cOUrHd teScHcrs .r}Gl tto AJ!al.H
ss-;ns school Ja tho e.JHnc that EcI au -at ~ tape
"a tGCu Un.Jg teachers aud had received sccGl cNu
jty .,ns. T.e sshOci-hUUses and cnIEcIoS arb THGy
ciD,p churcoS pVt averaging Yaluo or i|te t.in
500 The ucs srocs ~ the Cotton states own 9l0OO'c
~ church. property. TAo AehO5s Church S0usl Is tie
,Ioig lniueI.al among Tao white 3eopo. @d mr. l'
sSs strong political lIcnc5 AdFs!ui ~ MS
EN.