The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-30

In tho main sohool-White. 7.o7s; col.
ored. L6S3. Teachers OF Bible culass-
White 81; colored. &c. Students In
Bole class-White. 1905: oolored. a57
Total receipts-Whtte. S12.347.77; col
ored. seo+.38. MISUNDERSTANDING
s11.ss4.SS: colored. s47l.sa. In view OF
the faot that in u number OF parishes
thore arc no Sunday schools. the COM
mittee recommends the establishment
or homo department OF Sunday
schools The committee says ono OF
tho greatest difficulties met with in
the Sunday schools In many of the
parishes is the absence of trained
teachers and OF adults in the Bible
classes. The Rev. G. Otis Mead spoke
earnestly in behalf of tho cause of the
sunday schools and Of the Importance
OF building UP this great department
OF the church. The present Sunday
school committee was continued to
carry out the recommendations of the
committee.
Tho Bishops Elaboration.
me Rev. Cleveland Hall offered
the following:
Resolved. That the exhortation OF
me bishop to the clergy and laiety.
with which he closed his address. DO
printed In leaflet for distribution
TO tho delegates before this council
adJourns. and that the secretary is
hereby instructed to order 500 copies
Tor this purpose. Unanimously adopt
ed.
The council at o'clock P. NJ adj
'ouIneo until Tomorrow morning.
Diocesan Missions
Tonight meeting was hold in St.
fauls III tho interest of diocesan mis-.
sions Addresses were delivered by
congressman Il. w. Saunders, j. w.
Carter and others.
st. Paul Normal and Industrial School.
IN MIS- annual address to the
Diocesan Council tho Rt Rev. B. ID.
trucker. D. D.. bishop coadtutor, paid
very high tribute to the work of
the st. Paul Normal and Industrial
school at Lawrenceville. founded by
Archdeacon Russell twenty-four years
ago. and still under him as its princl-
pal lilo considered the school with
Its various academic and industrial
departments as one OF the best of Its
kind in tho country. He referred
strongly to tho splendid relations
existing between the races In Bruins
WICK county. due almost, IL not entire.
ly. to the training given in this in
stitution.
A careful analysis of the State
auditors report shows that in value
of land. value OF buildings, exclusive
owned by colored people Brunswick
stands ahead Of every county in the
State. The negroes of Brunswick
county own over $1,000 acres of land
and pay taxes on personally and
realty. as OF 1910 assessment, s74l,-
6Ss. This exceeds the taxes paid by
negroes in any other county in the
State.
1t is not without Significance that
the period of this great growth and
progress Is coincident with the found
ing, growth and expansion of St
Paurs School. The policy of the
school from Its inception has been to
encourage efforts in land buying. home
making. good morals, good citizenship,
Improvement of farms, and raising
the standards of lfe and living
The achievements have been &C
complshed by the school working
through the efforts of its allied and
affiliated bodies. The st. Paul Farm
ers' Conference" THE Brunswick
School Extension Society" THE
Brunswick Teachers Association"
The Brunswick Mothers Club" and
THE Brunswick County Fair" Dur
Ing the past two years the colored
people of the county have raised by
self taxation $4,000 to extend the term
of the public schools and to improve
the school buildings and provide bet
ter equipment for the same.
The number of criminals has been
greatly reduced and the criminal ex-
penses cut in half
Surely no one can question the value
and effect of negro education when
II Is attended with such direct and
tangible results as these