Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-16
Do MelhodI.l llI.sIon rnnlerence.

Tho following fcp3u OF the thigd
Days proceeding. has bsun handed In
Tor Publication;
The devotional exercises were cou-
Quoted hy Rev. q. &. Wayuick.
A. $50 Bishop Msrrill OK the
char, hud the secretary read tho miu-
utCi a the second uuy'r HtHslIn. re.
ports wtrp heard on Eyw0tih Lsasuc
and Wumun's Home mission. Tue
report OF the treasurer WIS tcaI,
adopted aud ordered printed In rho
minutns. Tho report showed s0i
raised during the year for bonovoi,n
objects.
The following visitors were intro.
duCed 10 the conference; Rev. u. a..
McNlrCe, pastor " tho Fret pfcsby.
terrain church, this city; Rev. W. +.
Hawkes., superintendent %, TIC Con.
gtfRRtiOnai work Tor Unh and Idaho;
DR.. Esfl CrausiDn, publishing agent u
the Western Methodist Book Concern,
aud DE- J. w. Hamilton, general apcr,.
tary Ut the ffcedmeu's Ala uud south.
ofn Education society.
The report on temperance was read
by one Of tho committee, warmly dis.
Cussed by several OF th0to resent, iu-
Guiding Bishop Merrill, then recon-
mitled Tor revision.
DR.. CrnnstOu addressed tue ClnioT-
encu on the w0rl. VI the Book concern.
lie reported the completion Of the
main part Of tho new building at
Cincinnati, costing about 100000, and
all paid Tor out Of the proceeds OF lght
month"; business VI the huuBp.
DR.. J. w. Hamll on then addressed
the couiefuucH ON the work OF the
church among the colOrci people u the
South, Ho said he represented the
only uislutorrstel aud uurUliltu H1ci-
oty In the NJ. n. Church, Work f0r
other societies gave prOmise Of hnau.
cial returns. Being an uusrliish work
Il should enlist the HymplthY Jf
all Christians. He said that 900 black
bablru are born In this country every
twonty-t1ur hours, ami that the pupu.
lallon N Outfuuuing tho facllitips for
their education. Since the omancipg.
ton OF thu black race their number has
doubled la this country, increasing
from four mllllOn5 40 that time 10 eight
millions NJ tue present Time, anu Of
that olght millions lttH than half
million live m the tWUniy-pight
Northern states. The illiterAcy
among tho negroes OF tho south
was gaining ON the means VI
education. The state has pfactic.
ally abandoned them, IA ugh Tor $50
years 10 robbed tlUm Of all they pro.
duced. The state schools la the south,
being founded on tho plan thar
COlOTed totuhera must teach colOTtd
pupils, ana approplialiug not moro
than i've cents per need Tor the euuca.
tiou Of Ill Tho population, white and
aud uIHCb, such facilities were not
10 he depended on. Tho chufcu
must lku up this work, and
especially the great Methodist churoh
mutt uU Ita part. lie slii % was
no little business 90 De Methodist
these days unless Ogu was "A little
Methods. lie spoke OF the lyuchings
Of cOl0teI and criminals In tho South
~ Hn attempt 10 punish crime with
crime, which ulwaY6 resulted ia low.
etiug the community guilty Of such
practices, To educate the negro 10
necessary, aud a patriotic business.
De- Hamilton closed his address by
ntauug that he would speak In the
First M. h. church on tho same suu-
Juct Sunday night,
The report VI the committee on
educate II was reaJ, anu action omit
deferred % Mondays 5p-BiUu, After
announcement. the sessiDu adjourned,
with the buueIiCtion by Dc. Hamilton.
Atsp.m, there Will be a Temperance
mass meeting addressed by Gr0. M.
jeffrey, Geo. j.. Jayne Hud John u.
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