The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
BISHOP GALLOWAY READS EPISCOPAL MESSAGE TO THE DELEGATE

| consideration.
Much Of the commanding influence OF
| Methodism Is due to her institutions OF
learning. They have garrispned the fields
| won by ardent evangelsts and demon
/ strated the fact that Afethodisr has stay
] Ing power. Charles Wesley, who always
had morbid fear of his brothers pro-
gressive craftsmanship. unwittingly stated
| a great fact when on visit to Kings
| wood school, and referring to the work
| of John Wesley In founding that institu-
tlon, which has become historic, he
said: II believe Ire is now laying the
foundations of many generations The
/ chapel at Bristol and the school at
| kingswood were the first separating facts
| IN the history of the Methodist moye-
| ment. They led to the establishment OF
! Methodsm as an Independent ecelesiasti-
! cisfn, and down through the wonderful In
terYenng years the chapel and school
have marked the growth of the church.
! Our colleges must have ampler endow-
/ ment. They are now struggling with the
! accidents and fluctuations of annual pat
| ronage, and while accomplishing much
| for the cause of Christian education, they
/ are doing II amid disbursement and at
| much personal sacrifice The most fabu-
| lous sums given for buildings, equipment
and endowment to certain great insttu-
| tons. not dominated by the spirit of evan
! gelieal Christianity are an appeal to the
/
that right speedily.
During the quadrennium there has been
| a Redistribution of our institutions ac-
| cordng to the stand prescribed by the
| educational commission. While dsap-
! pointing to some very worthy schools,
| this classification Is stimulating the edu-
| cational ideals of the church, and encour-
aging officers of administration to provide
. larger and better things for the instltu-
! lions under their charge.
As directed by the last general con-
! ference, special attention has been given
| to our work in the great west. The board
/ has rendered financial aid to two of the
institutions established in that section.
| and sought in every way to foster and
l.strengthen the enterprises that promise
, permanent success
We call to your attention our relation
! to the negroes of the SOUTH and invite
you to consider, in view of present con-
ditions, what other and wiser plans can
be adopted for serving their spiritual and
educational needs. Many years ago the
general conference declared that our mis-
sions to the negroes 1.-The crowning
glory of southern Methodism." The names
of William Capers. James A. Andrew,
Lovick Pierce, and other apostolic men
are linked in undying wedlock to that
great work. For the redemption and ele-
walton of those people they withheld
| naught of Christian sympathy and evan
| gelical toll. Though conditions have
| changed and much sad history has been
written, the church has reiterated its de-
ssire to be of helpful service to our coll
ored brethren. How very difficult ut times
1t has been to render such Christian as
sistance has not been appreciated abroad
or understood at home But the work
! will be pushed forward, and in the spirit
| of our blessed Lord
/ Opportunity for work may not always
] H.
| meant labors may not be altogether en-
! couraglng. but we cannot withhold every
| possible assistance without measure of
| condemnation. We must not allow our
political conditions, however Intense or
! industrial disturbance, however distress
| ing, to absolve us from our Christian OBJ
| legation to these people at our DOORS
i They need and must have the pure gospel,
and our Christian sympathy. Nothing
| else will redeem and elevate them. Not
| by statutes and consttutions-not by leg
! tslation, state or national--not by politi-
| clans, national or ecclesiastical-but by
the Bible and the spelling book are these
| people to be saved, and this and every
other social problem to be satisfactorily
| and finally solved
| As VIII be seen by the secretarY's re-
! port, the board has raised for the support
| of the colored work of the Methodist
| Episcopal church, south the following
| sums:
During its first quadrennium. s22,3G3 50
| During its second quadrennium. 25 999. IS
During its third quadrennium. .. 81 204 81
This last figure does not include the
| amount raised during the past two years
for the rebuilding of Lane college
For an account of the admirable work
done at Payne institute, whose endow-
/ ment by Moses y. Payne is not included
In the above statement, and the continued
progress of Lane college though embar-
raised by disastrous fire you are re-
ferred to the report of the board of edu-
cation and the catalogues of these schools.
Vanderbilt University.
| The past quadrennium has been of spe-
cial significance in the history of Van
derbilt university. In all departments
| some advance has been made, either I'm
standards. or in methods of work. In
! spite of this advance The attendance has
I been well maintained, and during the
! present year reaches the highest point
in the history of the university-about
$50. There has been n slow and steady
! increase in the finances of the university,
| but an increase that by no means has
| Kept pace with the demands for the en-
| largement of work.
| On April 90 1905, the university met
| its first great material loss in the de-
| struction by fire of its main building and
| contents. The building had stood for
| thirty years, the center of university life
! and the home of its most important
work. The destruction of the contents
/ of the building involves the loss of tho
general university library, the magnifi-
| cent scientific equipment that had been
| provided for the departments of physics
| and chemistry, a large number of por-
| traits and other valuable material. The
| insurance. on the building is insufficient
| to replace the loss. The alumni. espe-
| cially those resident in the city of Nash
| vile. were quick 10 come to the relief
| of the university. The citizens of Nash
| Vile have also responded In way 10
| call forth great gratitude. Mr.. w X.
| Vanderbilt. the leading representative OF
| the family of our founder. has notified
| the chancellor that he would in due time
| contribute his part The burned building
| is being rapidly restored and will be
| ready for the new session In September.
| 1906. Building operations also include
| Furman hall, to be used as a chemical
| laboratory and to be erected largely OF
| the funds provided in the bequest of Mrs.
| Mary J. Furman. formerly a resident OF
| Nashville. and member of Mckendree
| church. Plans have also been projected
| for great library building but Moth
| ing can be done in this direction with
the funds now in hand. Only a special
donation for this purpose will make pos
sible this much-needed building.
The financial strain under which the
university has been placed within the
last ten years has never been fully APP
preciated. The great decline in the rate
Ia