The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
qHG 4 NOTES

The Baptist IDTlsLlan DduucIs ~
Philadelphia. hes cooled oil 10 It's war
on the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion and publication Societies. me
cause Of the Banners fight is that the
societies in quest1on dlscrlmlnate
against the colored brother IN max
inU no the staff officers OF the socie-
tics The managers OF the societles
donv the charge and express regret
| thaf there is cause for complaint. Ihe
facr 4 there are leaders OF the coiered
/ Raf.tfst nosts who want a publishing
| hoa9se separate and dlstlnct from
/ fbat of the white Baptlsts ana "hlcn
shall be managed through ana
| through by colored Baptlsts. Those
who want such an institution claim
it will give employment TO the DFaln
| of the coloret arm of the denomlna-
tIon and establish a medium through
which the virtues of cOlored Baptlsts
can be reflected.
Those who advocate a publishing
house give as a basis Of support what
our $4,000 churches and nearly as
many Sunday Schools spend yearly
with the American Baptist Publlca-
ton Society for literature.
| Others who are not yet convinced
| that q colOred publishing house Is
what is needed TO remove what seems
TO be a color line, sa +, it IS bad policy
! to establish a business establishment
On An estimate income for It's support
especially when the new estaollsh-
ment has to compete with an old eS-
rahIishment Of the same faith and
which has the patronage of the only
VKTAU a fhR new D1DlSn-
ing agency can hope TO get financial
snDDOrt. The hesitating brethren OF
at least some OF them are opposed tC
set nm house Keeping for themselves
alone. They claim TO be part anC
parcel OF the present puoilcatloh SO
ciatv and that the best thing to d(
is to stand firmly and contend fol
aonal recognition. They also thlnF
such IA policy is far better thah 10 eA
mend money and energy in warfare
against the present society Whlc4 ild
a backing of nearly million uolldIs
to say nothing about the income IRON
the churches, schools ana heneVolen
contributions. Announcer ooSlacle Z
a distinct cOlored publishing house !
that the Publication Society mas aoN
and has had for MANY years colore'
district secretaries in the South an
other missionaries IN nearly ever
state. These agents are not only a
work for the society but are hlgnI
estee med for their wOrks-sake D
their cOlOred brethren, Ihe conJes
in the Banner has been hot, out ther
are already signs that good will com
ont of il. The eyes of the whit
, brethren have opened and they WI
no doubt concede justice to the GO
ore d brother and end the warfare.
At the A. M. E. Preachers meetln
last Monday, DR. l. s. Lee read 10
chile naper on Temperance IN
after discussion was IA accord VIII
the Daper and the agencies at WOr
to overthrow the saloon, and con
mittee was appointed TO co-Opera'
: with the ladies' temperance UnIo
, which will hold public meetlng .
= Z Grace Presbyterian Church, Feo. l;
+. Mrs. Waller, wife of ex-COnsdl Wa
). Ter. who Low suffers in French prl
on. was before the ministers ana mao
a statement of her plans when are
lecture and live canvas eXhloltiOI
of her experience i'll Madagascar. NIT
Waller was cordially received ana a
sured bv the ministers that she hf
+ Their sympathy and will do all in the
= power 10 help her.
e. -
!. Of tie Unjust and cruel punishmeL
inflicted on her husband by th
French nation She wants to bel
herself and i'll her efforts deserve
the support of all good people.
Rev. A. B. Calls and his Macedoni
: host are working to erect new ed
flee OIL their present site, Saratog
: and Vincent SITS. A large publ.
school will also be erected near til
church.
There was a grand celebration {
! candle services at st. Mary's T. I
7 Church last Sunday evening, Th
2 church was packed to its utmost CO
I pacity. The services were very ric
and c2remonious. Rev. Father StOn
was ceIebraUor.