New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-07
THE METHODIST CHURCH And THE NEGRO
MEETING OF TIE FREEDMEN'S AID SOCIETY GEN.
EEAL COMNuTTEE-THE APPROPRIATION
TO REMAIN AT $3.50, 00c.

TO REMAIN AT $4,000
St Paul Nov 1.-THE annual meeting Of the
General Committee of the Freedmen's Aid and
Southern Educational Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. which has for its object the
establishment and maintenance OF institutions for
Christian education in the Southern states for
colored and white people. opened this morning Ia
the Central Avenue church. Bishop Ninde presiding.
The annual report set forth that the work or tho
last year had been extremely successful The ex-
tent of the work for the scholastic year or lS'''
% was indicated BY this summary Of institutions
teachers students and property: Among coored
people-Schoos %; teachers 22s: students sos;
property sl,is3OOo. Among white people-Schools
%: teachers lG: students. 1851: property, ss2,S@
The receipts Of the year were 1851 759 o. The treas
ury on June 3d. 1899. was overdrawn s2c@ 81
After the report had been received and filed. the
question Of the amount be raised by the diner.
ent conferences for the maintenance Of the society
came UP for consideration. Heretofore the appro-
praton asked this purpose has been s25o0c out
the appointments OF the various conferences nave
never been met in full. and for the last hsea9
year only sli2.592 OF the $4,000 apportioned was
raised. This condition Of affairs gave rise to Al
animated debate DR. Pearson. Of Cincinnati was
favor OF cutting down the appropriations, IN view
OF the fact that the sum total required was never
posed BY several delegates Dr. l. . Hatzel Of
Cincinnati OF the secretaries, said: we nave
difficulty in getting hearing In many OF tne
churches We have hold on the church IKE
other societies which give as well as receive. we
are taking care OF one-fourth OF our denomnational
schools In Gods name. | pray that something
will come on this committee that Will STIR the
Methods, Church. We are only beginning with ms
great work. and stand In the bloody angie OF me
question touching the negro Strong opposition
also came from the other secretary OF the ~
clety the Rev. DR. J. w Hamilton:
Bishop Newman added his voice and influence 70
the opposition to the reduction OF the apportion.
ments This society Is the hope Of the black
man" he said. I'm the Constitutions or the SOUTH
States well as in almost az others II rs
stated what shall be the length OF the school year
and what amount shall be given for the schools
This amount is left 10 the examiners. and In some
States a month Is school year The state VIII
not educate the blacks and the Church must 40
IT," Several speeches OF similar tenor we're mace,
and the committee finally decided that the total
amount to be asked from the conferences snoula
remain at $4,000.
There was a long DEBATE the apportion.
ment OF the New-York conference. which last year
raised only $3.50 OF the $1,000 asked as us
share. Dr. HatZeli strongly criticised the New
York pastors and churches that are lukewarm IN
the movement and cited the case OF the Madison
Avenue Church. which had literally shut its doors
against the society by refusing 10 allow repre-
sentatves OF that body to plead its use from its
pulpit Bishop Andrews admitted that he could
not offer any defence. The New-fork apportion'
nent finally fixed at $1,000.