, 1877-06-03
FRATERNIZATION,
BONE PLRAsANr NxwB rnoH ALABAMA.
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| Obtr1fn (0.3 NtHs.
For years pnat tho ministers aud teachers o1
the American Missionary Association have been
10 coldly received III the South that In SONG
places guard was necessary u protect their
| Pcraons. Ssuce tho announcement OF Haycs,
policy rapid chaugc Of feeling las taken place,
and these ministers arc now greeted cordially
by other Christians, and encouraged Ia thcIr
good work among tho colorcd people. The
Presbytcry Of Bauth Alabama held a session
April II At Selma, at which tho l.cv, u, W,
Carter, o. 7. sem. 1870, Superintendent Of
Schools .at sclma, Ala, and tho Row E. C..
stlckfc, Q. T. Sem. 1909, mluIstcr ut Montepm.
cry, Ala, were Invited to make statements Of
thu progress uf their work. The Presbytery
thcrcupon passed the following resolution:
ot9!s*d Thst 70 havs hcss! With great pleasure
bama contorenes oi Congregational uhs fcbss. %
about thelF work among Tho eoIofe4 people, and
Aastsr, aud shoir wofk a. tic work Of oar coamoS @
L1sa apa VI w %hstsey sxpfes. to them our
sp aid 10 hrreby eonend as. ts md Pf ,bsis IT,
~eFk TO tho sympsthy and prayers OF cur psopie.
We have been kindly permitted to make an
extract 1rom letter to Mrs. Eliza Andrews,
from hss daughter in Talladcga. Ii i dated
About three weeks ago we oil went to IT.
tend State Conference, SA0batl-Sclool Gun
vention, and Theological 1ustltute, at Alariui,
week we. meeting oi wonderful ilss; in.ots;.ts
allu Tor Tug nrst ttmo y. our aeycn years. cx.
reF!enee y tho South the white people met
u,,,, ~ se1,,a.Iy attended oar n.eiing., aud
g tc4, apl even t. sl~nd tho night. tcll YOU,
ucorgc. and felt like 'rat t14 4 stFu,,gu rar.
ret, spending the hight In Southern families,
aud receiving tho most cordial Treatment in 4
place where We were onco iu 80 muvll Danger II
being ku.klux'd. Elder Layc!are, one Ut tho
veal illest merchants ln tho place, aud a inet-
Yer oi the lsssoytsr!an Church. took Us to his
man.on IT, ~, to tsa, and ~. Raymond. ths pastor of
and ~ dill ~. Why, W. almost lost our identi.
". It was sucl, q vigorous t,,1sct, 70 wholly
unexpectctl.. Then WI hal fellowship meeting
present taSiua astsa part, whish aRts reaEiy
oaille. deseription., Such sympathy
q. a. y, shsy J.. ssprssssed! such ap,loxtsa
ral Rronlds,. such readiness ID they felt to do
everything they could Tor Us, and they weFe not
ashamed t9 have Il known. they hsl been ,nls.
nhdv1stood, but whatever, sIaeklrs had ever
wcro "oac In Chr,st," which lnplto wa lad ta
evergreen letters upon eLe wall, back Of ths
pulpit. tad II proved tue text for the evening.
,.s ns was ~ ~, systgfeen sr. below xreathcd
tho woods, the solid coloF fruin tho evergreen
represented we'll tAs eross We had been bearing,
o0t wtSatheu with the flowers, the cs0as light
eas4i. by thls ne1 expression VI loye from thoss
from whom foF ~ loug> We had had 50 Rseat
right to expect IL.
''When the meeting closed could hardly tell
whero had been ur whero was, II wu3 I'll 90
new and sttange. could hayu tlancel before
tho Lord ~ David did, Without tho least eGurt.
Everybody was shaking handx. and smiling aud
expressing good viii, and When we came sEniu
wu were y ac entertained by them, thcsc wbita |
people. Thus, We said goo1-bye, yct, the next |
mosnlng, several Ut them wers ii tie trim to
say It over again, aud talk Ut somo special A.
t9ncementa 70 luset ln soms meetings VI ths Y.
M. Z. A., which sksoci2tion no doubt has had
much to DO With bringing about til. state of
fceltpY. also our Northern eyanxelists, PFest-
dent HsJes, aud q gradual changS lu thelF own
pfetRdicas and feelings. 9incs thau ths South