The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-17
EDUCATING THE NEGROES
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CONSIDERED CHARACTERIZATION.
The Good Work Is TO Be Extended-The
Churohs institutions Are in
FIourishing Condition,

Jackson, Miss. May 18.-The report OF
the committee on colored evungelzation
was presented to the general assembly OF
the Presbyterian church in the United
States at its morning session. The report
showed an encouraging development In
every branch Of the committees work
During the year avo churches have been
organized and eight houses Of worship
erected and purchased. The report showed
that more than 22oO0 colored children are
being regularly taught by white teachers in
Sunday schools throughout the Southern
States. The executive committee supplies
e!shty-four churches with preachers and
has paid promptly and fully all the mlu-
listers under its direction
st the Stllmau Institute Nhlcl is n
school for training colored ministers, the
students are to be put upon their own
resources on the following general plan.
Tho committee will provide tho land, the
buildings, the necessary implements, stocks
and all necessary teachers and the stl-
dents will be expected to furnish tho Ia
Dor, fertilizers seed, etc. and 10 have the
proceeds from their farming.
The committee announced its purpose to
make OF this Institute a training school
Tor ministers and teachers. Its WORK to be
done ia harmony with the views oil the
southern people respecting negro educd-
ton.
Appended to the report was resolution
upon the death Of Hon. James w. Lapsey
a member OF the committee.
DR. Russell c. Reid of Richmond, Va.
presided at the afternoon session. tcle-
gram of greeting and congratulations from
tho general conference OF Mcthodists at
Halves OF West Virginia. dnanClcl agent Of
the home and school at Fredericksburg
Va, made report showing the work done
by this young institution This school Is
Tor the education and maintenance Of the
children of deceased ministers and mission
aries. The receipts for the year Rerc Sill
O82 and on April ] they had $500 on hand.
Not dollar OF debt has been incurred In
five years, and the debt on the college has
been reduced to $1,000 The institution is
supported by gifts message OF sym
leans. expressing earnest hope and prayer
for his recovery.
DR.. Matthews, general secretary Of the
Presbyterian alliance OF London, told the
assembly of the work of his department
In South Africa. The clerk announced re.
celpt Of the papers In the appeal Of Rev.
u. b. Graves OF the Louisiana synod and
Of Il. G.. lIogue Of the synod Of Virginia.
These, with several oyerturcs. were referred
10 a committee and will come up for discus.
sion at a later day.
The moderator then announced his TWEEN
ty-hye committees.
Al the afternoon session. Dr. Morris Of
Atlanta presented the report OF the nd
interim committee, which had charge Of the
recommends that 20 per cent Of the colec-
lions shall be transmitted TO the general
assembly and be distributed according 10
the needs Of the churches. The commit
tee on the Twentieth century fund showed
that the various synods have raised
$4,000
gayel made from the ivory Of an ele
plants tusk, gift OF Ndomfe, king Of
Bashiland, Central Africa, was presented
10 the general assembly by DR. Samuel
Philips Vernon OF Tuscaloosa, Ala.
gave made OF cedar from Lahanon.
olive from Bethlehem, ebony from Egypt
halsnm from Jordan. almond from Mount
Olive and hebron oak was used today.
a telegram Of greeting was sent 10 the
general assembly In session 10 New York
requesting that the fourth, hfth and sixth