Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-01
A. M. ASSOCIATION.
Meeting at Nashville-An the PrOmi-
nent Educational Institutions
Represented.
The Work to be Enlarged and Extended
to Normal, Industrial and Theo-
logical Instruction.

During the week just past the executive
committee OF the American Missionary Asso-
citation has been in consultation with large
number of its more prominent workers at
the South. The conference was held in the
parlors of Fisk university at Nashville. The
following gentlemen were present: Executive
committee of the American Missionary Asso-
| citation, Ex Governor Washburn, of Massa-
| chuset.s, president; Rev. NJ. +. Strictly. D. D.,
secretary; DR.. J. f. Roy, field secretary; DR..
w. III. Ward, c. L. Mead, Esq, President F.
A. Ware, Atlanta; Prof A. w. Farnham,
Atlanta; President Fl. S. DeForrest, Prof. G.
w. Andrews, Talladega, Alabama; Presi-
dent g; s Pope, Tougalpo; President
W Alexander, Pr2f. e: F: ieyett, New Or
Prof. A. J. Steele, Memphis; Rev. o. d.
Crawford, Mobile; Prof. H. H. Wright Sa-
vannah, Georgia; Prof W. A Hodge, Ma
con, Georgia; Prof. w. L. Jordan, Charles
ton, South Carolina; President L. NJ. Cra-
vath, Prof. A. K. Spence, Nashville; General
Armstrong, Hampton, Virginia. The object
of the meeting was to canvass the whole field
of operations as carried on by the American
Missionary Association of New York, in or
der to secure greater unity among the schools
and colleges, and efficiency in the work.
Nearly all the prominent educational in
stitutions under the association we're repre-
sented by their presidents Prof. Steele being
in attendance from LeMoyne institute, this
city. The conference continued its sittiDgs
through most of three days. The following
were some of the topics under discussion:
First-General statements from each of the
thirty or more schools, with view TO unifying
ani perfecting their work.
be fOstered by the association.
Third-Theoogical departments and general
theological instruction in other than the tneolog-
ical schools
Fourth = Industrial training, its place and
Fifth-A general adjustment of our whole sys-
tenn with reference to uniformity in instruction
sixth-Boarding departments, their value, etc.
The general purpose of the conference, with
its reports and discussions, was to inform the
association of the condition and needs of its
various fields, and to make plans for needed
changes.
TIE meetings, reported in the Nashville
papers, were full OF interest, and showed the
great extent and influence of the varied
work of this association in our section of the
country.
For the future the work is to be enlarged
and extended, and carried forward in the
following four directions:
First oIlege and college preparatory work.
Second-Industrial instruction, both agricultu
Third;-NoTmal Instruction for teachers
Fourth-Theological instruction.
The conference was in every way a sue ,ess.
The State board of education sent its greet
ing and welcome to the body BY its secretary
DIR. j. Berrien Lindsey. The State superin-
tendent of education, DIR. Doak, also paid
his respects.
The people of Tennessee, in common with
| the people OF the entire South most heartily
and warmly welcome the work and workers
of the American Missionary Association to
| the South. We need these, and all good in
| fuences, to wipe out the disgrace of our
illiteracy.