The Portland daily press., 1895-10-12

| field of Christian work that is supreme
| in it's needs and hopefulness. The school
enrolment has increased In these three
years thirty three per cent. A hundred
and fifty teachers yearly, VINO nave
gaind more or less mental training an d
fnstruction in methods of teaching, go
from our mountain schools TO teach in
outlying districts. Christian Endeavor
work has been largely developed in this
mountain field. A mountain superinten-
dent who has given large part of his
| time to introducing the Endeavor idea,
societies. The number of churches
among the oolored people organized or
added during the past year is larger than
in any previous year in the history of
the Association. Especially in the Caro-
linas and in Georgia there have arisen
significant movements in the establish
ment of churches which are Congrega-
tional both in faith and polity, which in
many cases were protests against the
usurpations and expressions of central
lied church governments.
ssIn the line of educational work our
thirty nine Normal and graded schools in
eight different Southern States as we'll as
our six chartered institutions are power
houses and storage batteries from which
Christian power goes forth constantly to
make itself felt among all the people
whom we seek to save. We are thus
reaching tens of thousands. In all of our
schools especial attention has been paid
to industrial education. The first indus
trial training departments in American
missions indeed were begun by the AS
ISOLATION in its schools.
zone Normal school-that of Orange
Park Florida-may call for special no.
tice. The facts concerning it may be
already sufficiently before the members
of this Council. 1t has been made the
object of a determined attack by the
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion under the influence Of State law so
significant in trend, Intent and purpose
that after legal opinions of eminent ceun-
sci our Executive Committee see no other
way but to test it's validity not in spirit
of defiance to law but on its merits.
Since our teachers have now returned to
Orange Park the State Superintendent
informs our Principal that he CONSTITUTES
the law so that it will close both the dor
mitories and boarding halls Of the boys
and girls. even for oolored children since
III is a necessity that teachers shall dwell
in. direct and control these dormitories
and boarding halls. This construction
would expunge the entire school and If
other States should copy this Ubiquitous
law would close every school of the As
ISOLATION.
Inc ToDOrU Vi UllG AIloIlCCA oAo tuA0Ccb-
ton society was submitted by its score
tary, the Rev. DR.. Hamilton of Boston.
This society is doing the work of three
the Education society, formed in 1916,
the College society, formed III 1843. and
the New West Commission, formed in
1875
Within four years department. of
academy aid has come under the society's
care.
The yearly average of regular students
assisted during the period is 80. Of these
there were in colleges 1856; in theological
seminaries, 243. Besides of those properly
classed as special students, about sixty
have received limited aid. These COM
prise English and Slavic students in
Oberlin, foreign students in Chicago, and
students in the German seminary former
ly at Creta, Nebraska, now at Wilton,
Iowa.
The society during the three years now
ended has aided the following collegiate
institutions: Pacific University, Doane
college, Yankton college, Whitman
Ramona college, Lake Charles college,
Ridgeville college, Salt Lake college.
The pupils in attendance upon the
above named institutions have been
above 1900, the number of professors add
instructors about seventy five.
1t was Amherst academy which had
largely to do with the gift to the world of
Mary Lyon. and Bridgton academy.
which have Cyrus Hamlin. Such an
educational institution, though not now
so common in the East, is being repro
duced in the newer portions of the
country.
the Christian academy, centrally
located in western county, or group Of
counties, is fitted to supply want which
no class of schools can meet. Sixteen
such schools now exist under the auspices
Shadron, Weeping Water, Fairmount,
Stockton, Eureka, Kidder, Big Horn,
Iberia, Hull, Puget Sound, Ahtanu1n,
Endeavor, South Collegiate Institute,
Ward, North Wisconsin.
A late announcement of DR.. D. Z.
Persons intention to aid at no very
distant day, in endowing. several
the future and furnishes to every friend
of the society no occasion for gratitude.
The question, therefore, whether
churches, which are neither Mormon or
Roman, shall exit in the New West, re-
solves itself into another question,
whether the mission school shall be
planted and maintained as long az
needed. The following are the academies
under this department: Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Last Vegas, New Mexico;
Trinidad, Colorado, Provo, Utah, and
Odgen, Utah.
Aside from the academies inherited
from the New West the society received
ten mission schools. These, save one, are
now in operation in charge of fifteen
teachers, with not far from $40 pupils
They are as follows.
Mission schools - Bountiful, Utah
Pennington, Utah: Coalville, Utah;
Heber, Utah; Lehi, Utah; Atrisco, New
Mexico: Barelas, New Mexico: San
Refael and Cubero, New Mexico.
The Rio Grande training school devoted
to the education of Mexican preachers, is
located on the border between our country
and Mexico. Its support is shared with
the American Board, and while it is yet
in it's infancy it has already proved its
great Importance. This department has
been maintained during the last three
Years at an expense of 500, 9S5. 81.
The total number of professors in all of
the institutions above named, including
colleges, has been about 8, $50; the num-
her Of instructors about 200.
The amounts received for all depar t.
ments during the three years are as fol-
lows
Tn 1898. 1854, 10000