The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-17
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
THIRD DAY OF THE METHODIST
MISSION CONFERENCE.
Number of Visitors Yesterday
Work of the Book Concern-tA
Temperance Meeting Last Night.

The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev G. c. Waynick.
At $50 Bishop Merrill took the chair
and the secretary read the minutes or
the second days session.
Reports were heard on Epworth League
and woman's home missions. The report
of the treasurer was read, adopted, and
ordered printed in the minutes. The re-
port showed 1864 raised during the year
for benevolent objects
The following visitors were introduced
to the conference: Rev. r. G. McNiece,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
this city; Rev w. S. Hawkes., superin-
tendent of the Congregatio nal WORK n3r
Utah and Idaho; DR.. Earl Cranston, pup
fishing agent of the Western Methodist
Book Concern, and DR.. j. W. Hamilton,
general secretary of the freedmen Ala
and Southern Education society.
The report on temperance was read by
one OF the committee, warmly discussed
by several of those present., mc!udlng
Bishop Merrill, then recommitted for re-
vision.
DR.. Cranston addressed the conference
on the work of the Book Concern. he re-
ported the completion of the main part OF
shout 500. GOO. and all paid for out of the
proceeds of eight months business Oh the
house.
DR.. j. w Hamilton then addressed the
conference on the work OF the chqrch
He said he REPRESENTED the only Msin-
terested and unselfish society in the
Methodist Episcopal church W t,ia,,c toI
returns. Being an unselfsh work, It
should enlist the sympathles of all
Christians. He said that 500 black oa pies
four hours. and that the population IS
outrunning the facilities for their edu-
ca ton. Since the emancipation OF tie
black race their number has 1ouoi lea m m
this country, increasing from 1860 tNQ at
that time to 900 at the present 'lIne,
and of that eight million less than d, half
million live in, the twenty-eight northern
states The iliteraey, among +, an9 nsg.eo Of
education. The state has practically a han,
doned them. though for 2ao years i roobed
them of all they prod ICED. me Stdle
schools in the south being founded en-
the plan that colored tea I'll srs must tea n
colored pupils, and app.opriatinS NJ
more than 5 cents per mead Tor the eau
cation of all the ropn.atlon. White ana
black. such facilities wers not to i'' ie-
pended on. The church must take up inns
work. and especially the Sredt Methodist
church must do It's part. lie Salu IT was
these days, unless ore was z! EttiS
Methodist He spoke CT .ha ivnchin5s OF
colored criminals IN he south as an at
! tempt to punish crime WITH crime. wh1cn
always resulted al lowering the com
munlty guilty OF suna i'raetlcHs 70 edu-
cate the negro is necessary, sn1 patri-
otto business. Or. Gamilto closed his
address by stating chat he would s!.es,k
in the First II. f. church on TIE same
subject tonight.
The report of the 'onuhfi..e on. educa-
| ton was read, and action on it deferred to
Mondays session.
After announcements the session ad-
journed with the benejii:'iol nv l,r. Ham
| ilton.
At p. m. there vas a temp erarae mass
George f. Jayne and Iona &; lark.