The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1892-08-27
Savannah, Ga,

Mr.. E. W. Houston has been Serious.
y i'll this week. He is not expected to
recover.
Mis- ]. G. Moore sailed Friday for the
North. She will visit New York, Bos.
ton, Philadelphia and Washir on.
Mr.. J. H. G., received some very
tender and loving verses from his girl
who is in M-Look out there will be
a match soon.
The couple who missed the last car
from Ihun1erholt Thursday night had
either TO roost outail night or walk home
by the light of the stars.
Mr.. 10 eph NJ. Barron, we'll known
and respect ed citiz n of Savannah died
Thursday morning in Washington, Ga,
from neuralgia of the heart. The dec eBs =
ed carrie d on business in the market for
years ss butcher, and went away
short while ago in hopes of regaining his
health. He Was IS years of age and
leaves wife and four children. He was
! Fnst lieutenant of the Forest City Light
In'antly and member of Hilton Lodge
OF Masons. His funeral took place from
st. Stephens Church Friday afternoon
and was largely att nded.
A grand rally of the Colored Bapt;sts
of the whole country will be held in
Savannah next month. The American
National Baptist Convention; the Baptist
! Foreign Mis- ion Convention; and the
Baptist National Educa ion Convention,
all organizations of the Colored Baptist
Church, will be in session here during
that time. Delegates from all over the
United States, but chiefly from the
Southern states, will be in attendance.
Over one thousand delegates have al
ready given notice of their intention to
come, and from five to ten times that
number of spectators are expected. All
the southern railroads have given ex-
cursion rates. The American National
| Baptist A. ISOLATION is the largest body
! Of Colort people in the world, and the
convention that will meet in Savannah
next month will doubtless be the largest
dehberative religious body of Colored
people ever assembled IN the s. uth
Rev E. K. Love, pastor Ct the First
African Baptist Church, is in charge Of
the arrangements for the reception OF
tue delegat 8.
Capt. :. D. Bradwel', state school com.
missioner, was present at the closing ex-
ercises of the Peabody Institute, which
has been in progres IS in Savannah during
the last month. lie address d large
audi, nee at tie Second Baptist Church
| Monday night, the subject of which &C.
casion was the 'co-education of the
Sexes" giviog sumo very interesting
statistics on education in Georgia
| Preside Mt Wright of the Industrial COL
lege presided and introduced the State
School Commissioner, who addressed
the audience at some length, dwelling
first upon the Peabody Iusti ute, it's
conduct and operations, the good that
has been accomplished by it, and great
or things it intends to accomplish. The
elevation OF the teachers and Fl ting them
for large degree of usefulness was the
main subject of the Institute he said.
He then took up the work of the
teachers, the difficulties with which he
has to contend, and ,he responsibility OF
his work. Coming to close he discuss
ed various educational subjects and his
address was almost as much desig, ated
to parents and idle children as it was t.
teachers. Miss Nellie Scott won the
prize which was large Webs er Un-
abridged Dictionary for the best average
in Arithmetic. The second term of the
State Industrial College will open this
fall with nearly twice as many students
enrolled as that Of last year. The future
Of this institution will b. very prosper
GUS, judging from the large increase Of
students and toe fact that the instruc-
tors are the ablest in the state.