The Washington bee., 1909-02-20
DR., SheDDaTd's Work
THE SOUTH'S GREAT WORK
NATIONAL TRAINING
SCHOOL AND CHAU-
TAUOUA

the greatest, II not the greatest Nd
tional Training School and Chautau-
qua. is to be started in this place
under the direction of DR.. James E.
Sheppard, no doubt one of the rising
young men in the South. DR.. Shep-
pard IS looked upon in this section as
the right man in the right place. Al
though a busy man he is making a
great sacrifice to take a hold of this
new national enterprise to the .eX-
clusion Of his other business. The
success of the school means that DR..
Sheppard must let go some of the
enterprises in which he is now en-
gagged. namely: Director Of the Me
chanics' and Farmers Bank; Trustee
Lincoln Hospital, given by the Dukes
to commemorate the fidelity OF the
slaves: Director of the Baptist Sen
tinel Publishing Company; First vice
President. Carolina Mutual Life In
surance Company Treasurer of the
INSTRUMENTATION Sunday School
Convention Of North Carolina; and
one of the three colored members OF
the executive committee of the Inter
national Sunday School Association.
There is no man in the South who
IS more highly thought of than DR..
Sheppard. He has a new method OF
tending colored Americans and it IS.
quite likely that this new propaganda
will be an eye opener to the colored
people in this contry. President
Roosevelt highly commends this new
enterprise of DR.. Sheppard's and IS.
of the opinion that it will do good
work for the masses.
Where to be Located?
Hillsboro, North Carolina. Hills
boro is one of the oldest towns in the
State. The site embraces 40 acres of
land running near the small chain Of
Occoneechee Mountains. A little
stream winds its way through the
beautiful woodland. a quiet, pic
turesque spot, and yet near enough
to three of the most prosperous cities
in the State, Raleigh, Durham, and
Greensboro.
WHY Such an Institution?
There is no similar one for the col
ored race in America. 1t is to be
modelled after Mortified and Winona.
Is the Location Central?
North Carolina is the happy me-
dunn between the North and the
South. The conservative feeling OF
its white citizens, makes the State
especially attractive to cOlored people.
Do the Colored People Need Such an
Institution?
All industrial or college education
that will cause the betterment of the
real condition of a race must be
founded upon a moral and religious
training. The rallying cry of the
race must be: Change the man and
the environments will be changed by
the man.
What are the Advantages of a Re
ligious Training?
I. 1t awakens the sluggish, dor
mant energies of the individuals and
turns them into channels of useful
ness and service.
2. It lessons crime, reduces idle
ness, stops violence, teaches lessons
of restraint.
:. 1t builds up a better citizenship
and checks the great waste of human
material found in chain gangs, jails
and penetentiaries.
4. Makes a man practically reli-
gious and the industrial and educa-
tional side will take care of itself.
:. The rallying cry should be
change the man and the environ
ments will be changed by the man.
What is the Plan Proposed in the
Establishment of Such an In
stitution?
I. To train men and women in the
Bible and thus change the inner life
and with this life changed, send them
out to change others.
2. 1t is also planned to have a
literary department especially adapt
ed for the illiterate minister. The
ministers of the colored race are the
real leaders of the race, and for the
next three or four generations will
remain so. There are aboxt 10000
colored ministers in the United
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