The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-11
WANT $25O,OOO FOR
 AMERICAN MISSIONS PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT VA- RIOUS CONGREGATIONAL
 CHURCHES.

In This City Yesterday-President F. G.. Woodwork, of TOngalOO University, Secretary J. w. Cooper, of New York,
 and Rev. H. B. Proctor, Among Those Who Spoke on Behalf of the Great
 Needs of the Association.
 Under the auspices of the board of the American Missionary association a series of campaign meetings was held in the Congregational churches of this city yesterday. The campaign will be continued for the next two weeks and will embrace the leading cities of Con- Inecticut, New York and New Jersey.
 The aim of the association is to raise $250000 by October from the churches and from individuals, an amount which with other receipts will cancel all in- debtedness and generate forward movement The cause is the cause of Christian patriotism.
 Unfortunately the weather yesterday was not conducive to large attend- ance, and in consequence the congre- gations were small. At the United church, where Dr. J. w. Cooper, the secretary of the association, spoke, Rev. MT. Haynes announced that the collection in aid of the association would be deferred until another Sun day. It is believed that the same course will be followed by other churches.
 The following is the list of speakers and the churches in which they ofiici- ated yesterday:
 United church-Rev A. J. Haynes and Secretary J. W. Cooper.
 Dwight Place chureh-Rev. Dr. w.. W. Leete and Secretary J. w. Cooper
 Humphrey Street church-Rey. F R. Luckey and President B. M, Nyce.
 Dixwell Avenue church-Rev D. F. Coin and President B. M. Nyce.
 Grand Avenue church-Rev, pr. Sheath and President F. C. Wood worth.
 Howard Avenue church-Rev. pr, w. J. Mutch and President F. G. Wood- worth.
 Plymouth church-Rev. Dr. ". w. McLane and Rev. H. H. Proctor.
 Westville church-Rev. F. L. Davis and Secretary c. J. Ryder.
 Plymouth church (evening) Dr. W. W. McLane and Secretary c. J. Ryder.
 Rev Dr. J. w. Cooper, corresponding secretary of the association, who spoke at the United church in the morning and at Dwight Place church in the evening, said in part:
 The American Missionary association Is spending about three-quarters, speaking in round numbers, of it's in- come in the south, That is aside from it's other missions from Alaska to Por- to Rico. Three-fourths of all that it receives from all sources goes to the south. Taking from this the income received from fees for tuition and the income from investment of funds, of the balance that re- mains goes to the negroes of the south and one-fourth goes especially to these whites of the south, though not exclusively to the mountain whites of the south
 Our receipts last year from living do- nors were $1SS,OOO for this work. About two-thirds of the gross receipts of the association came from donations and egacies. The donations last year were S1S3,O0 At out annual meeting in 0berlin it was voted by the representa- ives of the churches there gathered hat this should be increased one-third, adding sonfe $700OO, and making it i25O, OOO
 Now, there is the condition. Why should we go south in the interest of he black man? See how he has re- iponded during these forty years to the ,fforts that have been made in his be- lalf. At one time he was universally | and he was penniless.
 We must give to these people our elves the means for intelligence and ,irtue, and for the acquisition of prop rty through the development of thrift. | There is an appeal for us to help these 'ur black brothers in the south, and | ye who are strong ought to bear the l nfirmities of the weak, and not to ,lease ourselves.
 When it comes to our work for our l white brethren in the south, there, up | n the mountains, we have done our title work and gradually we are reach- ng down to help those who are poor lmong the white people of the south | But We must keep to the forefront, as | ve have always had at the front, our york for the black man, These letters which I have repeated, "A. M A." lave meant much for the black people If the south. There have been times | when theN have felt thern that thn,.