The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
Evaneezatlon. Committee Will Ask General Assembly for S150O0 Increase Buildings and Facilities Secretary Snedecor Gives
 Views on the Race Question:

The report of the executive committee on colored evangelism is one of the six most important to be submitted to the general assembly, and is especially inter- esting on account of it's connection with Alabama's own great cooperative school, the Stllman institute at Tuscaloosa.
 The executive committee held two ses- slons yesterday and decided to overture the general assembly for permission to enlarge the institute very materially. It will include the teaching of industrial arts, such as Iron working, carpentering. farming, forging, blacksmithing, brick masonry and numerous others which will require additional buildings and will sup plement the present theological and aca- demic departments.
 That part of the report which relates to the Stillman institute, prepared by the secretary, James G. Snedecor, is here given:
 Work of Stillman Institute.
 The increase in the income of the com mittee has enabled us to make substan- tia1 Improvements in the buildings and grounds, but there remains much to b. done if this useful school is to be enlarged and further developed. The attendance now taxes the capacity of the buildings.
 When we reflect upon the growth ot this Bible training school from the half dozen scholars gathered by its distin guished founder In a single room, to an equipment worth $2O,0O0, with fifty men in training for missionary work among tI ,otr n think that no limit to it's development should be fixed by our lack of faith. We have, therefore, unanimously resolved to ask the general assembly to authorize the raising at once of a special fund of $15,000 for new building and other needed equipment.
 The faculty now comprises Rev ". E. Hutchlson, principal; Rev. B. H. Holt and Rev D. D. Little, while the secretary has had general supervision.
 "rhe graduates this year number four, three of whom are Presbyterians: Will liam A. Young, South Carolina; L. M. Flournoy, Alabama; J. C. Stull Louisi- ana. and R. M. Golightly, Alabama Bap- tlst The first named desires to join our mission In the Congo. The others will preach the gospel in the home land'
 The Presbyterian church Is fast coming to realize the importance of work among the colored and is beginning to feel the responsibility on it's shoulders There are so many problems ahead of the commit- tee and the denomination at large that 1t Is a hard proposition. The Rev. James G. Snedecor, the enthusiastic secretary of the committee, after a recent address, .la txrith rpm1rkS which D1leHY compass his views of the only solution of the negro problem:
 Views on Race Problem.
 Surely the following conclusions are apparent and to name them is to blaze the trail toward practical effort:
 I. The hands off policy of the southern people Is an egregious mistake.
 ''2. The public school for the negro has been a farce. He should have White teachers of the best moral character.
 $. The churches of the south should turn instant attention to the training or a godly negro ministry.
 "4 Just recognition and help should be given law abiding, upright negroes. They should be protected and given every op- portunty for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
 ''5. All negro schools should be required to appoint a majority of their trustees rom the WDlle ptOplt bl lilc NOuhitS Ait which they are located, including all schools and colleges supported by reli- gious societies.
 "6. Religious and industrial training should be emphasized. A good man, and an indispensable man, wins all rights and privileges needed to make him hap py and successful
 "7. Stop all silly effort to make white man of the black man. Let the black IaT a mans chance .pt his edacation have reference to the condi- tions in which he must live.
 "Deport all negro criminals now under conviction, or hereafter to be sentenced to terms of ninety days and over to Pan anna for work on the canal.
 ''9. Let the white churches send forth abe and practical missionaries, evangel- ists and preachers to visit the negro churches and to instruct and advise the pastors, cooperating always with their organized church systems, holding Bible and Sunday school institutes
 The executive committee Is composed of the following members: Dr. F. H. Sholl, Rev. L. s. Handley, D. D., Judge J. H. Miller. Rev. N. l.. Anderson, D. D., Rev. J. w. Stagg, D. D. Rev John Van Lear, Gen. R, D. Johnston. Rev. A. A. Little. Rev. J. F. Jones. D. D., MT. Chas A. Stllman, Rev. s. J. Foster, D. D., Judge T. w Coleman, with Dr. John Little, Tuscaloosa, Ala, as treasurer.
 The terms of following members expire at the present meeting of the general assembly: Dr. F. H. Sholl, Rev. s. J. Foster, Judge J. H. Miller, and Gen. R. D. Johnston.
 Extracts From Report.
 Here are a few interesting parts of their report
 "The events of the past year have strengthened the conviction that our mis- sonary work for the negroes is patri- otic and Christian duty. The gravity of the general situation, the serious race riots, and the intolerable labor conditions in the south have at last induced many people to give earnest consideration to the claims of this committee. There is silent but powerful Christian conscious ness beginning to assert itself in regard to the presence of the negro, and the central motive of that feeling is that the stronger race Is largely responsible for the ignorance and immortality of the