Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22

are FOR colored people ana Three FOR In
dians, He had also visited six prepare
tory schools which are pressing to be
placed in charge of the Home Mission
society.
In addition he had attended three
colored state conventions, also the con-
ycntion in the Indian territory, one col
ored association and the general conven-
ton of all the colored Baptist churches
of the southern states.
He found In each of the schoo' earnest
and enthusiastic teachers doing an ex-
cellent work in the face, in many cases,
of very unfavorable conditions.
The schools of the society have done
much TO elevate the condition of the col
ored people. But the work is only prac-
tically commenced. The masses of the
colored people are yet to be reached
through ordinary school or ordinary mis-
sionary work
Even the ministers cannot reach the
difficulties in the way. The work can
only be done through the missionary
work of consecrated and trained colored
women.
His six months experience in the
south warranted him in saying that the
attitude of the better class of white peo-
pie i'll the south is decidedly favorable to
aggressive educational and missionary
work among the colored people. South
ern people do not agree generally with
the northern people as to the extent ne
groes should be educated.
In the schools of the colored people,
teachers, 143, of whom 6J were men and
70 women, about so colored teachers be-
ing among the number. Students, 4,749:
males, 2,035; females, 2,714
For the 100000 colored Baptists of
this country, better and more intelligent
ministers are greatly needed.
There is a growing interest among the
students in skilled industrial training.
AS the south is rapidly developing its
manufacturing interests, skilled labor
will be more and more in demand. The
amount of tha.endowment funds held by
the society for the benefit of these schools
is $l35, 403, an increase of So, 1857. 50 over
the amount reported last year; $1S, $40. 80
has been paid of the $4,000 a year
pledged year ago for the endowment
of the presidents chair in Shaw univer-
sity.
Unless there are larger additions soon
for endowments it will be impossible for
the society properly to maintain these
institutions. An annual outlay of at
least 100000 is required. Even with an
endowment of 81 100000 nearly or quite
$50, 600 would yet be required annually
from the society and from other sources.
DR.. MacVicar referred to the scheme
for industrial education which is now
current among the colored people in the
south, but said that religious training
was necessary or the work would not be
lasting. The church missions were
doing grand work in this respect.
The CoIored Question.
Rev. S. Fl. Greene, of Washington,
followed with lively address on the
colored question. He said that when
4 600, coo of slaves We're transformed to
American citizens by the emancipation
proclamation the great questions of
their Christian education, the better
ment of their condition and their re-
ligious training exclusive of sect en-
gagged the attention of all thoughtful
persons
A resolution opposing the opening of
the worlds fair on Sunday was unani-
mously adopted.