The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-04-03
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTH.

ward Our educational institutions.
Nashville, Tenn.-As result Of q
conference held in this city recently
the M. q. Church South will In the fu-
ture maintain broader policy Of aid
to and cooperation with the @. NJ. q.
church. This decision was reached III
conference Of the secretaries Of the
various boards Of the M. e. Church
South with respect to the relations be-
tween the two churches and embraces
particularly increased aid to the edu-
cational, church extension and Sunday
school work of the G. M. e. church.
BY order Of the recent general con.
ference Of the M. e. Church South the
secretaries were to confer upon this
matter and report their decision to
their respective boards. Whether au-
thentic or not. the opinion generally
prevailed among the leaders Of the @.
NJ. e. church that in the future the
work which the Southern Methodist
church would do for Negro education
would be confined to Paine college, Au-
gusta, Ga, alone. For more than a
quarter Of a century the M. Il. Church
South had maintained this school and
has also contributed to the mainte-
nance Of Lane college. Jackson, Tenn.
DR.. John M. Moore. secretary Of the
home mission department. was cspe-
cially active in pushing forward a
broader policy of larger support to the
G. M. e. church. Rather than con-
tinue its policy Of combining its efforts
to aid Negro education to the support
Of Paine college alone the decision
finally was made to contribute to the
support Of five colleges maintained by
the @. M. e. church. According to this
decision. the M. E. Church South will
continue to care for the entire budget
Of expenses Of Paine college and. in
addition. will make annual appropria.
tons to Miles Memorial college. Bir-
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. NJ e. church, for
an expression Of opinion. and he stated
to them that a broader sphere Of activ.
ity on the part of the white church to-
ward the uplift of the Negroes In the
@. M. e. 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
gy and for the higher training Of teach.
ers, deaconesses and other social work.
ers, maintaining that the disposition
to divide its interests in various Sec
lions would make possible better IA
cilities and better work in schools that
would reach larger number Of peo-
pie than could be expected to attend
the central school.
This idea prevailed. and the several
secretaries unanimously and enthusi-
ast1cally made the broad recommends
ton that henceforth 1t is to be the pol
Icy Of the southern Methodist church.
Attending the conference were Drs.
Stonewall Anderson, secretary Of edu-
cation; John M. Moore, secretary Of
home missions; w. w. Pins0n, secre
tary Of foreign missions; F. II. Parker.
secretary Epworth League; W. M. Nc
Murray, secretary church extension; J.
A. Lamar, secretary or manager book
concern; e. D. Chappelle. secretary
Sunday school department Represent
ing the colored Methodist Episcopal
church were Drs James A. Bray and
Rufus 8. Stout, secretary Of church ex.
tension. DR.. J. D. Hammond, presi
dent Of Paine college, also attended the
conference.