Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
TALKING OF MISSIONS.
A Proposed Training School In this
City-Last Evenings Session Of the
Council.

City-Last Evenings Session OF the
Council.
After the report Of the Episcopal missionary
council closed In yesterdays srAn the annual
report OF the board OF managers was referred
10 . special compittee. consisting Of Bishop
Tuttle, Rev. DR.. J. II. Elliott. Rev. DIR. a. w.
Smith, Mr.. Hill Bingwin, and Mr.. John II.
Stellmins.
Rev. DR.. Bettinger, Of Ohio, delivered an adj
dress on the growth Of the missions OF the An
gelican church, showing that the church had
grown more rapidly in the last decade than in
any other since its establishment Resolutions,
presented respectively by W. @. Low, of Brook
fyn, and ex-Chief Justice Prince, Of Mexico,
were adopted looking 10 the appointment Of
bishop for Alaska and to the division Of the
jurisdiction Of New Mexico and Arizona by %
viding separate bishop for the latter terri
tory.
A SCHOOL IN THIS CIT.
Bishop Dudley. Of kentucky, submitted Q
report from the church work among the col
oredpeople, declaring that it was believed that
there was an opportunity for the establishment
of an Episcopal training school in connection
with the Howard University in this city. The
sion.
Rev. Or. Gray, Of Nashville, advocated the
Nashville, and gave most hopeful and cheer
iul account OF the work among the colored
people in his parish
=, In order to get the question properly before
the council. Rev: DIR. Langdon, OF Pennsyl-
vania, introduced a resolution, which, after
being amended at the suggestion Of Bishop
Doane. read as follows: That this council
commends as practicable and wise the plan pro-
posed IN report of the commission for work
among the colored people, of founding in con-
nection with some established university a hall
ior the special training Of colored candidates
for the ministry"
Bishop Paret said he had looked into this
SUBJECT with considerable care, and he was con-
Vineed mat some arrangement could be made
with either Howard University, Of this city, or
johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, to
carry out the idea set forth in the resolution
under discussion. He commended the manage
council that satisfactory arrangements could
be made to secure such privileges for the coli
ored divinity students.
DIR. CRUMMEL's ADDRESS
Rev. DIR. Crummel, the pastor Of St. Luke's
church, this city, was invited to address the
council. He expressed his profound gratitude
and that of his race for the efforts of Bishop
Dudley in behalf of the colored churchmen
He differed with Bishop Dudley in some of his
statements. BE denied that colored students
preferred to be taught in colleges by them
selves, and he declared that he had never heard
OF colored student Directing 10 be educated
In white institutions. He referred 10 the adj
vancement the colored race is making in every
branch Of professional and mercantile business,
but he was sorry to say that they were being
rapidly divorced from christianity There
was great need Of higher education among the
coored clergy TO keep their people from drift
ing away from the church.
The resolution was adopted q
Bishop Talbot, the missionary bishop Of
wyoming and Iowa, gave an interesting
count OF the mission work in these territories
The council then adjourned until this morning.
The American Missionary Society.
The American Church Missionary Society
met yesterday afternoon in Ascension church.
Right Rev. DIR. George A. Peterkin, bishop Of
West Virginia, presided, and addressed the
meeting on the principles and work Of the So
ciety. At $50 o'clock the order of the day was
called. This was a resolution offered by Pro-
lessor Crawford, Of the Theological Seminary,
OF Alexandria, Va. urging that the society take
up missionary work in Brazil. In support OF
his resolution Prof. Crawford stated that three
young men of his seminary were ready TO 20 to
Brazil and that annual pledges for the support
of two of them had been obtained. The reso-
luton was referred to the executive committee
for action. Rev. DIR. Stanger of New York of
fered resolution that all the friends of the
society, as far as they may be able,
are requested to send their contributions for
foreign and domestic missions through its
agency. 1t was then announced that Mr. Court
ney de kalb, OF New York, who had promised
to speak in reference to harmonizing the work
in Mexico, was unable to be present, and after
brief discussion the society adjourned sine
die.
The woman's Auxiliary Missionary society
VIII meet IN the parish rooms Of the Church
of the Epiphany tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock, and will be addressed by Rev. DIR.
Langford.