The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-09-21
Regular Business Transacted, and Ad-
dresses Made by Visitors.
Routine Report Of the Proceedings- Syn
opsis Of Rev. ]. w. Hamilton's
Remarks.

The Apostles Creed was read.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Hiram
Gould, followed by responsive reading
which embraced the following facts:
The work of this society is the estab-
lishment and maintenance OF institu-
tons Of Christian learning among the
multitudes Of poor colored and white
people Of the south.
IL was organized in August, 1866.
Oyer 81, ,OOO,O 900 have been received and
expended by the society. over 5000
young men and women have been in ts
various schools.
Students last year numbered 9,2l3, of
these 2j6 were preparing .or the Chris
tian ministry; nearly 1000 for teaching
292 have been graduated in medicine.
The Bible is used in text book in all
the schools.
All the industries are taught together
with domestic economy and dress.
making. They are truly patriotic and
soon the American flag will float over
every school. Last year the students
gave t57,35l in tuition and room rent.
The conferences in the south gave tlI,.
3l7, besides donations for buildings.
In 10 Of the southern states there are,
according 10 the last 4. $. census ,i54,
S53 persons ten years Of age and over
who can neither read nor write.
The audience standing sang the
"Recessional" TO the tune "swect Hour
Of Prayer"
Rev. j. w. Hamilton D. D. then de-
livered an eloquent and interesting adj
dress, brief outline Of which II AZ
follows: Psalms 1860 verse Gle
maketh wars 10 cease unto the end Of
the earth; he breaketh the bow, and,
cuteth the spars in sunder; he burn
eth the chariot in the fire"
War is a rude weapon OF a rude peo-
Pile and Of a rude age and will be done
away with.
The history Of the world il competi.
ton between brute forces.
Christ was not an evolution hut rev
olution. lie teaches there shall be no
more master and slave. Ills dccciples
are "to learn war no more"
In war "might makes right, hut war
settles nothing.
Caesar settled nothing by his vast
armies and continued wars.
II Is not in the nature oi physical
force 10 settle difficulties between war
ring minds and hearts.
The civil war broke the shackles from
the slaves but did not settle the color
problem"
The negroes cannot be exported aud
colonized.
There are born in the 4. $. every -,
hours 500 black babies.
slavery induced low estimate Of
life and the grosscst immortality.
Ducling was common and murlcr pre-
yelent aud since the war there has been
a person killed every day Of every years
over 1900 in all.
What else could be- expected when the
war turned a whole race into the streets
without education or money. IL had
Been crime Tor slave Ia have book
,r to learn 10 read or write. Many still
i've ia the one room cabins, without
loor doors or windows; - or rs feet
quare and lsto - personsln the fam.
ly,
The grosscst MINOR ality is prevalent
he census shows one seventh of the
population oi the II Southern states Ia
70 Mulattncs.
These questions will hc settled, but
lever boy force, War is u factor for the
'eacable settlement, but only hy purity,
entlenoss, refinement aud Christian
ducation can the effects of brute force
'e overcome,
The gospel OF love and the Christ
pirit To bind up the broken and down
roddcn hearts"
Dr. Hamilton then took collection
or the cause aud lett ON the overland
rain.
Rev. John Nanglc, pronounced the
,encdiction,
THURSDAY FORENOON.
The conference opened at $50 a. m.
With devotional meeting lcd hy Bishop
Vincent.