The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-27
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T believe" said an sobservart citi- zen, that our Montgomery people man itess more interest In the churches, hs,s ana ,s, the State. This Is a broad claim for Montgomery, but think 1t may be sub stantiated.
 Whenever there is a State conven- ton of Sunday School workers. of Christian Endeavorers, of Epworth Leaguers, or other auxiliary. church bodies. you will find prominent citizens hcers or speakers
 Just now the State Sunday School Association Is in session in Birming- tor in the Baptist Church of Alabama, and who has served as a President of the International Association, has .nl- ready addressed the convention. as has Col. B. M. Washburn of Montgomery, represen tative of the Methodist Church. The General Secretary of the Association is Judge Joseph Carthel of Montgomerians are attending the com vention.
 "our own Dr. o. F. Gregory is one Of the secretaries of the great southern Mcqueen of Montgomery, is President of the Standing Committee of the Epis- copal Church of Alabama. Both pr. f tSs and Dr eSerches Sea Montgomery are members of Boards of Trustees of schools of their denomina- tons
 50 you see we have good reason to be proud of our church people," Conference for Education. The Conference for Education In the South, which Is now being held In O. to the oity where such great educators gather" said prominent citizen yes terday. Tt reminds me of the loss that Montgomery sustained just year ago by not having sufficient hotel facili- ties. The Conference would most cer- tainly have come to Montgomery in facilities provided. I happen to know this through the most influential mem bers of the Southern Education Board.
 T believe. also, that when the Ex- change Hotel is completed Mont gomery will get the Conference at a near date. In an interview last year with George Foster Peabody he acknowledged that place in the South to hold the Confer ence but that the hotel problem pre- cluded its chances of getting 1t.
 T hope that the people of the South from North and South alike for what 1t means. It Is not for the purpose of distributing money throughout the The great aim is to stimulate cooper ation among the educators all over the Union for betterment of both the negro race and the illiterate whites. The
 
 to fling a dole into a beggar's hat. They come to encourage broader ed- ucation In the South. One of the most effective means that they recommend is local taxation for school purposes. This Is preached everywhere. If our wealthy neighbors of the North and East were to scatter contributions ex- travagantly. over the land of Dixie 1t would not be the correct start. The people who live here and reap the civic benefits of more extensive education must be the ones who are to partici- pate in all enterprises.
 "As the result of the Conference held in Birmingham last year the Alabama Educational Committee, consisting of the leading business men and eduea- tors of the State, has received almost a new life and done incalculable good since. It is not the Northerners who constitute the magnificent program at these conferences but the educators of the South as well. All sections are in- vited to take part"