The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-07
NEGROES RAISING
 MONEY FOR SELVES
FINE SHOWING MADE BYREPoRTS SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL BOARD OF cOLoRED METHO. DlSTS IN SESSION HERE.

"That the negroes of the south have learned that they can do more toward helping themselves is certainly demon strated in these remarkable reports Of the money raised for education by our church in the last three years" said Dr. J. W. Mckinney of Texas in discussing the reports of the educational work be- fore the general board of the colored Methodist Episcopal church yesterday aft ernoon. He continued by declaring that the white people of the north and the south had helped the negro immensely since his emancipation and that 1t was meet that such evidences of self-help should be furnished.
 Dr. McKinneys remarks were brought about by the reports from the various episcopal districts with reference to the educational work, which showed that the 5olored people of the colored Methodist Episcopal church had contributed more than $75,000 of their own money during the past year for the support of their edu- cational institutions
 The erection and maintenance of Miles Memorial college here in Birmingham 1t was pointed out, furnishes an excellent example of the large amount of work this church is doing in that direction. The property is now worth conservatively s75.000 and was for the most part con- trbuted by negroes.
 Bishop Elias Cottrell reported from the Fourth Episcopal district the status of affairs at the Mississippi Theological and Industrial institute. The school at Holly already has property of about $SO, ,o0o value fully paid for. Mir Carnegie has recent ly given this institution s25,0o0 for Q central building contingent upon the rais- ing of another $25,0O0 by the negroes them selves The school Is doing a great worl for the colored people in that section anc has an able faculty. Haygood seminary at Washington, Ark, and Homer seminary at Homer, La., are also situated in that
 diocese.
 Bishop Isaac Lane Of Jackson, Tenn
 said to be the oldest negro churchmar
 In the country began 27 years ago wha
 Is now known as Lane college This wa.
 the first correctional school in the entir,
 church, and keeps pace with the remarka
 ble growth of the church. Bishop Lan,
 reports the erection of new girls dormi
 tory at Lane college at a cost of abou
 $2O,0 ,00O whiehNmakes the total valuation O
 the property, including a 4O-aere farm, ap
 proximate $60,000
 The work in Georgia under Bishop l. H. Holsey is prosecuted along entlrel, different lines The members of the col ored Methodist church have access to tn Payne college at Augusta, Ga, and tn church gives its attention to rural schools
 and has already planted four of thes schools at trategic points, where they ar easily accessible to the boys and girls il the country districts.
 The report of Rev. w. B. West genera secretary of missions, was perhaps tn most important matter coming before tn general board yesterday. He reported total collection of $G0OS for missionar. purposes, which goes largely for the sup port of mission preachers and to hell small and weak churches
 heated discussion was provoked ove the interpretation of certain phases o the general law enacted at the last gen ereal conference, and later over the disposi | tion of some of the missionary funds. 9th CT reports from general officers wer | heard, including that of Rev Rufus s | Stout, Little Rock, Ark, secretary O | church extension. who reported total re I ceipts for the year of $646S.27, with none 1 appropriated to needy churches in Ten nessee Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana. Ok lahoma, Mississippi California and In | diana.
 1 Dr. G. w Stewart, secretary of the ED i worth league, reported an increase in tn l interest manifested in the young people, l department and presentd u financial re 1 port showing the collection of more tha 1 s30S0 for the years work
 l The general conference commission de l clded after d heated controversy that tn 1 general conference should met May 19l, i In Augusta, Ga This Is the place wher
 two of the present bishops were elected l and is the location of the oldest an ! richest church in the connection. Her l Payne college, maintained by >the Metho 1 dist Episcopal church. south. for negr 1 education, is also situated.
 l Addresses were delivered at the mornin | session by Rev. Dr. George William Wal | ker, president of Payne college, Augusta 1 Ga.; Rv Dr. F. P. Culver, presiding el l der of the Birmingham district of tn I Methodist Episcopal church. south an l Rev. Dr. l.. c. Branscomb, pastor c | First Methodist Episcopal church, soutf 1 this city.
 | Bishop Elias Cottrell of Holly Spring
 Miss. responded to these addresses.
 The general board will adjourn toda