The times., 1897-09-20
SCHOOLS OF The CHURCH
A COlored Pastor breaches Of the
Progress of Education.
Campbell A. NJ. L.. Church ut Hills
dale Appropriately Celebrates
Endowment Day.

Yesterday Was Endowment Day in the
States. Campbell 4. NJ. f. Church, Hills
dale, celebrated the day with addresses by
the pastor of the church and Messrs. W. 4.
Smoct. Moses Brooks J. I Pond ana J. IL
Dale. Essays were read by Miss hlanch
SInoot, Miss BeItie Dale and Miss Annie
Cant.
The Rev. 1. +. Aidridge i'll his address
said There is no greater subject eonsid-
cred by the human mind today than re
| Iieious, Christian education There is no
earthly power that can overthrow 1T. Edu-
cation is knowledge Sand knowledge is
power, | mean 10 reflection upon our
fathers. who were deprived OF schools.
when / say that the uneGucated men and
women NhoIive today are not prepared to
discharge the great duties and responsible
titles that rest upon them. They may do
the best they can, but there IS not very
much that they can do in training the
children in the way that they should go,
| along the lines of culture, intelligence aud
refinement. They are unable To each what
/ they do not know.
The person who cannot read and write
! is often found I'm a dileI,Ina, even among
/ the Children OF today. The minister must
| be educated in order to teach the con
| gragaiiun the word Of God. The parents
| must be edu,at in order TO teach the
/ enid the word of truth, the way Of life
and the rules of society, and the law
] OF God, and the law of the state. The
/ sChool tea cher must be educated in order
To instruct the students IN the schooroom.
/ It is said that the blind cannot lead the
| bind. The slave holders did not want the
slaves educated because it would make
| them wise, and they would soon become
/ power that could not be easily con trolIed
] upon the plantations. The government In
the church and St8te is controlled by the
! educated and intelligent class. The liz
| n0rant class cannot overthrow the educated
and intelligent class. The majority OF
the parents are doing the best they can
to educate the children of today.
! The public school commissioners
| and teachers are doing a great
| work among the children upon educational
| lines But there is something for ever
! church determination to do. The African
| N. F. Church was the first coIGred oTgani-
| Zation To begin the work OF propagating
| education upon The individual effort OF the
| cOlored race. The work was started in
! 1853, III Ohio. In 1863 the NJ. +.
| Church took high grounds upon the qnes-
| tiuu Of education " hen Right Rev. Daniel
| a. Payne, one OF the bishops of the y
| NJ. L Church, bought WiIberfurce Univcr-
| sity, Zenla, Green county, Ohio, from the
| NJ. Z. Church, The property then con-
! sisted Of fift y-two acres of land, large
| edifice with numerous rooms, ard fine
| springs, and cost $4,000. There special
| interest has been paid to the educa-
| tional work OF the church. In 1884, the
| educational work was made u special
department OF the church and a regular
| system adopted by the general conference.
The work has progressed and the sy5-
| ten. has been extended all over the States
| and Territories OF the Union, Africa, and
tile islands Of San Domingo Bermuda and
Demerara. There are forty-one instftu
| tons Of learning that belong TO the A. VI
| E.. Church, covering all grades Of school
| work from the lowest to the highest
There are 16T teachers employed in these
schools, and there are 5,533 stud IT,
The Sunday-school property is valued ut
| S756 ,tT5. The annual Income for the sup
port Of these schools is S98 1888. This in
come is from tuition, private donations
aud hequests. and the endowment fund
raised by collections In the churches.
The churches contributed from 1884 70
1896 the sum of $3.50, ,01331. And we
expect TO reagh the 81 600 900 mark by
the year 1900.
the schools for learning fostered by
the A. N. E. Church and her many
friends are p wer in this country These
schools WELD a mighty influence among
the young, and make Il lasting impression
upon The old. The results show that oul
fathers acted wisely when they estab
iished an educational system in the A. II
+. Church. The commencement exer-
cises in the schools of the A. NJ. E.
Church are the delight and Joy of the
parents who send their children to these
schools.
I'VE must continue the work commenced
by our fathers. Educate the head, hands,
heart, mind and soul.''
The singing was iii charge of the choir
| led by Mr. w H Weirb6