The Portland daily press., 1888-10-25
MISSIONARY WORK IN AMERICA.
CoIored CIergymen Speak to the
Convention at Providence.
The Sufferings of the Kiowas Told
by a Native Missionary.
unIversaIIsts Begin the Sessions of
Their Meeting in Chicago.

PROVIDENCE, Oct. 24.-Rain did not pre-
vent large attendance at this forenoon's
meeting of the AID anniversary of the Amer
lean Missionary Society. After the morning
prayer meeting, led by Rev. r. B. Howard,
Secretary of the American Peace Society,
and devotional exercises, Secretary Strictly
read paper on American Freedmen and
African evangelization. This was followed
by an essay by Secretary Beard on the hope
fulness of Indian missions as seen in the
light of history. There followed warm tri-
butte to the late Secretary, James Powell, d.
D., by Rev. Drs. Simeon Gilbert and George
ii. Ide, Secretary Strictly and DR.. VIM. M.
Taylor. DIR. Gilbert read report on the
missions of the association among the Chi
nese in America. which was followed by dis
cussiOn.
AT the afternoon session, Rev. j. G. Rid
er, secretary, read paper on the systematic
spending, showed in the expediture and man
agement of the business of the association.
were combined in high degree. Rev. DIR.
Pratt, of Norwich, said the education work
OF the body, if pushed, will avert such re-
suits Of emancipation as those Mr.. Froude,
in recent book, says have been the outcome
OF freeing the slaves in the West Indies.
Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Sturtevant made a stirring
address and said that until some one teaches
the colored people of the South the idea of
brotherhood (not equality the white race,
as whole, is sitting on safety valve. Rev.
closing address on the "Church and the Col
or Line" which, he says, the church must
exterminate or be itself demoralized, cor
rupted and enfeebled. The caustic of the
Sermon on the Mount must be applied freely
and constantly to it or it will corrupt or de-
stroy our life.
AT the evening meeting, Josha Givens, son
Of Kiowa chief, gave a pathetic account of
the forcible removal of his tribe to Texas.
His father was shot because he refused to
go. He went to school at Carlisle, Pa, with
$500 which he had saved from the wages
ment and persevered until he was qualified
for missionary work. He thought training
schools were the best means of eivilizing his
people. He told of the ignorance, drunken
ness and dishonesty of the agent appointed
by the present administration, who is now in
prison for the theft of $4,000 belonging to
the Kiowas, which would have been $780,
600 but for the sharpness of educated In
dians.
Three colored then spoke. Rev. Joseph
X. Smith, of Chattanooga, Tenn, spoke
about the evils of caste to the colored race
and described the gross injustice educated
and refined col0red people have to endure
everywhere in the South. The resentment
of the colOred people to such treatment was
the reason why the cause of prohibition was
defeated at the recent election in Tennessee,
and in Atlanta white ministers and churches
never protested against the many sided In
justice of case.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, of Memphis, Tenn, was
the second colored speaker. His subject
was the evils to the colored race of secret
societies, which are very prevalent in the
South, their annual picnics costing
not less than $1,000 year in
Memphis while the money spent by them
for relief of sick members was only S2800
The mystery about them aroused the super
stitions and fears of the ignorant and church
discipline became difficult if not impossible.
Rev. j. X. Mclean. a pastor from Paris,
Texas,aDd graduate of TalledegaCollege, Al
ALBANIA, spoke on the evils to the colored race
of intemperence. He said the chief reason
was that they considered the liberty to
drink and attribute of freedom.
The universallsts.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-The first regular daily
session of the Uniyersalist church general
convention was held today in St.. Pauls
church. The convention was formally or
ganized by the election of Hon. Hozea w.
Parker of New Hampshire, presiding officer.
Rev. DIR. Charles Ii. Eaton of New York de-
livered the occasional sermon. The trustees
report showed increased prosperity in the
church, a gain in membership and marked
gains in contributions. 1t was voted to
change the meetings of the convention from
annual to biennial. This evenings meeting
was addressed by Hon. III. W. Parker of
New Hampshire, Rev. Henry Blanchard of