, 1877-05-29

Mo,k n .se's s1a5sae. 4 done h % ministers
mons ae.' sss ss,n sss ys aslP sP IL:
1e., w. 4 I'saa!s University, nambetinF ~ ata;
proporlon than Il found IN any, oi our xhito eel-
Japane.s mt.sio On .ehoois Tho building df has &C. &C.
sssssiy +! ii III: f.: i, S'ts saSs$ 1s asss
three stories abovn tho baeemcnt, cott $1e, ,n0.
and, with It. endowment, y wotth nhout sld.ooo,
r.. :oms d the iii: ilo!yoks Eeatare. Tho rapis,
n addition to tcho!astIc ssnaies, g!.o attention. 70
ing, aiso 10 inc: necdtowork. and perfotm al tho
nsusGh9! work of M ths @ institution Scotia Semi.
tSo paps sse Ell
b.. s' i II +. 5 apRIsasa, ls
aaiso nan,bes d tho spathasn states. @''' '''''
Besides 1ec.e I've Institution: there arc Under
Fairfield Normal !nsttass ind waii,sstorI xcst:
1o, ey hs na%9Tf t, os PnR,Is IN tsss hshs'
Of Tho older schools Il, aur country. rho Thirst
for knowcdge among TIM colored peupc seems 10
amt ambitious to teach. ''
fos knSwcdge. II sures arc any te,t S Q, % te gtows
q churches, then the coloEcd churches far sntpass
the white eharehcs IN shc ralo e thetr increase.
iiIcraiity keeps pace win tseir protested pfety.
pite tiui former condition and eo,!,eaaen! habits
Of dependence. The Committed . aware tha: this
&C. da 'sy I s ..1
your Committee Of Miss ons las pleaded for means
70 enlarge ts york. ns :" ar ns s con.
ttill. nut WHY doc. this ''' work ''ssn seen,
%n TIL sa sn,!s,, + iai s so.1 e';Ss ss5Iss
vii an.wor ha qaesi!on Ia part % The naSer hSs'of q
wtisa churches contributing to This causo Is nino
ta H. eaIe 81 rg re
esal falling oG in money IL compared with the CON
fbt'pn q tho !. EF,so' ~, 9 to
and while tho 5oD tuo members Of these churches
ns CT S, e Pef o afe n0
81 per member. OF morn shan twelve tlmcs na mnch
ntopSttien Nell wilts brethren; tl,ei. po1eiiy,
that Friend. IN scotland havo. onss and ngaln
sna ~ sa ''ndlns
The Fscssman's con,miss!on isa Hume Mission.
os sae: l: fasia a IL ssa, sssf
,ns TO this sau.s Than 70 any other q our Church
as much to clncatc Ind CIsstianise tho millions of
[tcslmsn a. i aIprars'tes Tor tho meeting Of the
werc mt hN,natng 10 consenplato tho sn,anoss M -
e. So ss S ta. 5 o1y
1as chuschos and only lis laborets; hnt It . moro
than hum1atnE 10 ~ when va contrnst What vo
are doing with What needs to b. done.
These freedmen atc fouud In fifteen States Of tho
un,on, ana ou, work X mainly sona,c 70 Easth
Soo and vo labos amons isss s tan I' laf mlil!on.
They constitute ote-acnth Of entire population,
nnd every third @ n,a,, yoI meet In tho seut. Ia
they a!l vote, and oycrJ onu Of them has soul 10
tavo or lose. They are IN compac! mass, and
area n,akes thom moro danssrons Il IN ais ihei1
,sSEsco o and ae{ae0a sa1 Tscy arc s
nsc aecesalblc. We have tho beginnings Of schools
liberty. Tho rchoos arc tho training places sot
The eeachers. catce!ists, and preachers, To whom
sa ,s s ". 'fss s.e
must Conr, n1a sruil such ss1toos ~ thcsh niust
10 these vast populations Of freedmen. Wo. ca,,.
not foster then, too. earotnlly: Thslf efficiency,
IL yas9 T's Se.ueeay esy .hs san .aS S
anl to whom they viii inlaIser. ara The prosldon:
Mu.t aia!y dsw. j, IN oassnrasinf te.turo @ Ss .;
the educational wusk TINT thu eoo:hor1, States arc
becoming nlora and more favorable 10 tho conytc.
| catou.
Moreover, tho teaching OF, asi sacse WHO como
Says fe!isso.4; Esea n tho public schools 4 q
Il, Et.oirta fltst, th4s sl4o freshmen. beeanse OF
Ss rsapo. bssun's oi sheit nan. ~
ness s md md psSllse.! Influence: hesau.e e taei.
bs 1a s%. 2, The IN s'
thcr prospective relations 70 Tie ovanaoiIzalion Of
and nio4t important Ac1l9 for homo missionary
work ... .,
OH grot'nds Of to!d patriotism mud religton.
tho xosK may Sa enlarged nTe fold now at
b. eaSs r. ~ tSp0's OF the
=, Nt9oiota af!h,, That tha present mcmbera Of tho
eara @ 1; BE- s;s,eetea G Tt W sxeeEt9n 4 Of Jsmss T.
" Hs.oitta. sIsth. Tia. tho minutes OF tho Com.
Ntsolstt seventh. That tho balance stlll duo the
eo%sv aa so naa out S @
Chairman Of Committee,
The report was accepted, aud
Dr. blttltgrr said that liu roatly had very 1T
tic to aud to It. Let thcm consider for mo-
that y loy h. toaE ,'llos perhaps @ ys
dependent upou them. While Ii tho African
work It WIS nccosyary to learn new lauguugcs,
TO contend nEa!nBt evlls OF climate md sur-
roundIngs, nothing Of tic kiud was needed for
tho work among tho American ucgr1cs.
DR.. MCCLELLAN,
Secretary OF tho Committee, said that tho work
among tho frscdtncn consisted OF two parts,
church work and school work. In somc ot the
Southern Staten md tho sea isands there wero
Tar laargs quantities VI rresbyterlan material, but
It !nso communion, for luck Of funds, TAero
WIS an czist!lg feeling Of dissatisfaction Gnong
t'Io best missionaries because the Committee
would not ss,n,l moro help. but tho Commit
tce as business men, did not feel at liberty to
70 OH ~ atiyanco OF what tho Church showed q
dlsposit!oh to allow. Tho women Of thu Church
could DO great deal for this important work II
they wcse prolurly appealed to.
TIE REV. Mtl, SAUNpKns,
q coloEc0 ucleGate, waa received With copad.
crable applause, which he said encouraged him
to believe that tho catlsc Of the freedmen was
not u iuattcr Ut Indifference tu thu Assembly.
llu would refer specially to tho work in tbs
two Catolinns, Qcorgsa, and Florida, where u
per cent Of the population over 30 years Of ago