The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-04-24
METHODIST. CHURCH SOUTH.
eroadens ito - Financial Policy To.
Ward Our Educational lnstitutiona |

eroadsns its y Financial Policy To.
ward Our Educational institutions
Z Nashville. ETenn.-As a result Of a
conference held in this city recently
the n. r. Church South will in the fu-
ture maintain a broader policy Of aid
10 and cooperation with the @. NJ q.
church. This decision was reached in
. conference Of the secretaries Of the
various boards of the M. q. Church
South with respect to the relations be-
tween the two churches and embraces
particulariy increased aid 10 the edu,
0tional, church extension and Sunday
school work of the C. M. q. church. :,
BY order Of the recent general con:
ference Of the NJ. e. Church South the
secretaries were to confer upon this
matter and report their decision to
their respective boards. Whether an,
thent1c or not the opinion generally
prevailed among the leaders Of the @.
n. r. church that in the future the
WORK which the Southern Methodist
church would do for Negro education
would be confined 10 Paine college, Au-
gusta, Ga, alone. = For more than q
quarter Of q century the M. p. Church
South had maintained this school and
has also contributed 10 the maints-
nance Of Lane college, Jackson; Tenn. /.
Dr.. John M. Moore, secretary Of the
home mission department, was espe-
cial1y active in pushing forward
broader policy Of larger support to the
O. NJ p. church. Rather than con.
tinue it's policy Of combining its efforts
to aid Negro education 10 the support
Of Paine college alone the decision
finally was made to contribute b the
support Of I've colleges maintained by
tho q M. q. church. According to this.
decision, the M. ID. Church South will
continue to care for the. entire Nbudget
Of expenses Of Paine college and, In
addition, WIN make annual appropria-
lions to. Miles Memorial college, Biz
mingham, Ala; Lane college, Jackson.
Tenn; Mississippi Industrial college,
Holly Springs; Texas college" Tyler,
Tex. and Homer college, Homer, La.
when the matter was up for discus
sion the secretaries Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South asked DR..
James A. Bray, general secretary Of
education for the G. M. r. church, for
an expression Of opinion, and he stated
to them that broader sphere of acttv-
ity on the part Of the white church TO-
ward the uplift Of the Negroes in the
@ N. =. church would not at all de-
tract from Paine college,, but. would
rather tend to help that institution,
making It the central school for theolo-
81 and for the higher training Of teach
ess, deaeenesses and other social work.
err, maintaining that the disposition
10 divide its interests In various Sec
lions would make possible better IA
ctltties and better work in schools that
would reach q larger number of peo-
pie than could be expected to attend
the central school.
This idea prevailed, and the several
secretaries unanimously and enthusi-
made thesbroad recommends
don that henceforth 1t is to be the pol
Icy of the southern Methodist church.
Attending the conference were Drs.
Stonewall, Anderson. secretary Of edu-
,ation; John M Moore, secretary of
home missions; w. w. Pinson, secre-
.ary Of foreign missions; It. 81. Parker,
'ecrstary Epworth League; w. NJ. Nc
Murray, secretary church extension; ].
A. Lamar, secretary or manager book
q. D. Chappelle. secretary
Sunday school department Represent
ng the colored Methodist Episcopal !
:hurch were Drs. James A. Bray and
Rufus 8. Stout, secretary of church ex.
ension. DR.. ]. D. Hammond presi.
lent Of Paine college. also attended the