The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-16

| Communities with Flattering SuccesS
How Homo Help Would Have In
creased the Amount of Subscriptions.
The attention Of TIE APPEAL's readers
has been called TO the above named insti-
tute on more than one occasion.
In visit TO the corner OF Wellington
and Frayser streets, a reporters attention
was called TO tho brick structure which
has grown up out Of the ground, and ere
long is TO be occupied as a training school
OF both head and hand for colored boys
and girls. Mr. Countce who IL n leading
factor in this enterprise, has just returned
! from the north, where in three weeks
canvass he raised q 200, and says he
could have doubled the amount II Mem
phis had given him 81 900 before leaving.
One gentleman promised to give 81 900 If
he would raise like sum in Memphis.
| Mr. Countee had the Endorsement OF the
Rev. X. A. Yenable, the Hon. d. L. Had
| den, Mr.. james S. MahalIy, Mr.. j. a.
Omberg, Mr.. X. G.. Craig, Mr.. Il. a.
Keeling, and with these lac was admitted
into the most popular churches OF Glove
| land, o.; Detroit, Mich, and various other
|
tary OF the board Of trustees, has sent out
a number of circular letters, which will be
| followed up by lady canvasscr, and Inc
hopes tho Memphis merchants will con-
| tribute 10 this enterprise. Below is sub
mitted synopsis of an address made by
| Mr.. Countee in Cleveland, o.;
EDUCATING NEGROES.
20 Judson Missionary society met
las. evening ia the Sunday schoOl-room OF
| the Euclid avenue Baptist church. Tho
reports Of several officers were read and
adopted. Messrs Harry Cook and Will
lam Etzensperger played duet on the
| guitar and mandolin. The Rev. X. n.
Countce was then introduced and adj
| dressed the meeting Mr.. Countee Is rs.
socialod with the Memphis Baptist Bible
| Industrial Institute OF Memphis, Tenn.
Al this institute will be provided all man
ncr OF industrial training for the colorcd
children OF the vicinity. The school build
ings are now in progress Of construction.
| la tho course Of his remarks the speaker
said:
Christ went about doing good. That
| Il the keynote OF missionary work. The
! spirit of Christ is upon the missionary. II
| is grand 90 live for others. Christ lived
and died for others. Those who tainted
| Christ saying he hath saved others, him
| sell he cannot save did not know that TO
save Others was Christ's mission. You are
| Christians. know OF no better evidence
I OF that than the very existence OF your
Judson missionary society. ] know that
your work has extended below Mason aud
DXon's line and ! am acquainted with
ono who through your Efforts Is saving
souls In the south. Could YOU know OF
his work there YOU would 10 prOudol him.
My heart il with the country Oi my birth
aud what little intelligence God hns given
me shall be- used to promote the welfare OF
nv own people. / look forward 10 the
day when INV race shall liit up It's head
and clam the respect OF all. In our work
among the colorc1 people Of the south We
need encouragement None but mission.
aries can give il us. Certain Baptist mis-
siOnary women have already done us
wonderful good. The band 81 hope with
which am associated numbers Us. Only
three Of us use tobacco. All the men used
90 smoke. Most OF the women used to
dip snur. Tho ruiorui is due To- Christian
missionary women. dare not think what
W. would have been had IL not boen for
Christian missionary Cnirayor."
Nj. Counlce read from a periodical
called the Lirug Hay, part Of which is
printed by colorrd boys and girls oi Mem.
pills. accounts OF the industrial trimming 10
bc taught IA his school. lie then con
timed. "ln addition 10 the $1,000
We WUrc donated we have ruiscd
5000 by subscription among our coli
urrd people. We cin scarce hope 10
collect ~ ucr cent Of the amount This
sum once raised We mpdc plans aud Fpcci-
60. 3D. I'll
! cred that Ne required 1000 more. WAS
sent north To sec whn, could do toward
/ raising d. ! have M Cleveland spoken In
none but Baptist ChurchuS ana IN no
church save this other than CUlJr.d
chutchcN 90 o. Detroit tomorrow. Nv
work in thiscily hasamuuntci 20 SJil.2l.'
Mrtpuntcu closed hy -nhci ins assistance
| and the treasurer 81 thD spclc,y will ~
. Cciyp all contributions to boz given him
subject to the approval Of the executive
board 1T the sociuly. Tho name oi the
/ Young colonel missionary referred IN hy
| Mr. tuuutco IN his speech Is Allen Aliens
| worth, "a sluthrrnrr, Who W.ts educated for
/ the ministry hv the JutsJn spcurtv. After
Toe aidrvss Miss Katie kurb sang two
splus.
TuE CIRCULAR iurrEg.
Following h the c,rculir lu.gcr sent out
by Mr. Iouuirc
Dear Friends We. the trustees 81 the
Memphis Baptist iihlc aud Normal insii.
tutc, present bnyi appeal % YOU Tor
sympathy End ASSISTANCE. We do thi,
With earnest PRAYER aud full confidence
that you will hcrl o.
The Baptist Home Mission society have
established schools Boo needy fields. hut ~
were su Tar away from any ui them that
they were practically useless b. o.. Tho
Row II. Nu'lsmill, q missionary Of that
nuriuiy, syW the ucrl of q mission school
here aud lyhur,d earnestly with Others ia
starting thv school.
Peter Howe, OF Wcnona. H., gave
$1,000. cur people subscribcd 5000.
AMI We are fairly started ON our second
year with extended plans for usefulness.
We ucvd or the present yrar about $1,000
iuf thy positive, aggressive. helpful Chris.
tian work intended. and u w. should cnn.
tinuc the work nrclrling To our
present limited, though excellent plan, We
would ur"d an annual contribution oi
about eI.unt
4 building anu equipment i1r % manual
training school should hc provided. We
wish iu give instruction in the elem, MT nj
The irtlus, ana o. give GREATER number
1T onr people practical and working
knowledge.
We are iu the black district In fifteen