The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09
BISHOP GRANT AT PRl Inn
He Is Wen Pleased with Il.
lnSfitutia,.

Houston, Texas, December !; !,
of Bishop Abraham Grant a. n
NJ dthodist Episcopal church to pa
State normal school yesterday Nj
spot in the lie OF the teacher
dents. He came upon this ma
Principal L. l.. Blackshear n
royal welcome.
Tho bishop is OF massive "
standing over six feet birh
thinker, orator and leader hss N
among his race.
He was received in the princirI
and there me- the members of M
who called TO pay their respects d
TO questions he discussed The Y
ms prospects very Underestimate P
osophic ally. He said he believed h
to be the best home for the neglsI
especially wlrm in his prsIse al
SONS OF love for Texas, his iona
one thing a moments talk viii |
any one OF, ana that is that Bishsl
extensive travel ard enforced 10
not caused the least abatement Il I
IN being a Texan.
He referred tn his friendly rslfi
talks on question: touching the 4
his people with Governors Robesi|
ana Ross, and spoke Of the sssl
tenmon each in his turn had pa
growth and the development II
view, which he said was The old
OF lis kind in the country.
II am delighted with the ste I
Toundfng3 of the school and IN 1
class of students that you sean
attending" he said.
He spoke OF the Afro America,
held in Houston next fall, and 4
when properly organized, Il mi
was taken by the citizens Of Hr1
pecially tho colOred ones, that
be taken, those outside the off
side the State, too, would rally 4
II a great success. ALREADY
there Is much interest IN The
among the colored people Up olh
Some OF them have already ~
presidents and reported for ~
All that is needed Is thoroushcfll
Inc paiticipancy OF represenhuM
OF Houston, judicious adyerlisns
cess is assured"
There is no doubt that Prairie \
make an exhibit that will %
the school and to the STATE ~
II.
When he entered THO chapel
teachers ard their ny
assembled The whole body CAV
beautiful Chautauqua salute,
midst of enthusiastic denonsu
arose and expressed his pleasaa
OF Professor Blackshes,
ment as principal, saying nc y
him nearly fifteen years as ~
arship and character and knew n
lifted for. the high and rtspon'',
10 which the board of director
ID him. The bishcP then pv1
give his lecture on My obse1's7
Impressions Abroad" which w
With absorbing interest by the sn.|
1ly. Note books were macs
luently. The speaker has a.
style that draws on all the ~
md humor, OF which he is fun NJ
same time rising to iiights =
luence and strong Descriptive p
VAS a rash TO shake his nAa'
Seated upon the platform VIZ, 4,
I. r. Healing, a native Texan, n
II tho African Methodist Ep'sMn.I
n Philadelphia. Di. I. Y. NJ
Waco and the male members
'ulty. RI
After few moments OF sl
essors Woodruff and Holm.I
pectively of tho Agricultural - I
cal departments, took the VISA s,,u3
md showed them over tnses Y
through the shops. There W. "A
Ience of competency In w n
md thoroughness In the course ~
working and hlacksmrta ilis
re in need OF enlargement q
II regret" said the hisnop .,rs'
appropriations vetoed by uo',o.t|
nd Culberson were mol -,
through, for can see the N
he money to more fully equr 80
nents for work. hope the ,ssa d
ature will carefully inquire "a
I the school, for | am sufs ~
ill bring the needed relief IN
ONE for the enlargement o.
long all lines. hope 70 ~
lcted allowing each sena.oa "
entativo TO appoint s's ~
7ill give to our great sts ,ts 4
han it costs. About 800 stuo.,ir
ave a hitherto denied oppo .,s,,
are for the work OF race u n
he school be placed somewa "A n
UGH schools as Tuskeges
exas with her ample resous,s<
chool fund and hapny popu's,
G expected to be niggaraly
ion for the education Of al ~
a reception was tendefeu
80 p. m. and at g they
,r Houston, well pleased