Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-12
DESCRIBED WORK OF
 ST. AUGUsTINE's SCHOOL
Rev. A. Burtis Hunter of Raleigh,
 N. C., Spoke at Lenten Service.

A brief historical sketch of St. Au- gustine's school at Raleigh, N. C., was given by the school principal, Rev. A. Burtis Hunter, Thursday evening at Trinity church at the fourth of the united Lenten services of Christ and Trinity Episcopal churches. Rev. MT. Hunters talk was very interesting and he had the close attention of all throughout.
 After the opening hymns Archdea- con J. Eldred Brown, the church rec tor, read as the first lesson Isaiah 62 and as the second lesson, Luke IS. Rev. Richard R. Graham, rector of Christ church, offered prayer.
 In his opening remarks Rev Mr. Hunter spoke of the feeling of broth erhood between the Episcopalian clergy of the North and South during the Civil War and said he has been told that at the general convention of the Episcopal church in 1862 the roll of bishops was called just as if there had been no secession of the states.
 In 1887, clergymen of the Episcopal church went to Bishop Atkinson of North Carolina and asked him if he wished to have a school established for the education of the negro. Bishop Atkinson warmly welcomed this offer and so it happened that St. Augustines school was established in Raleigh in 1867. During the AS in tervening years the school has carried on it's work quietly and effectively.
 The school is not college and is not primarily an industrial school yet it has had to serve in both capacities. It has had to discharge this two-fold function of preparing teachers, and of shaping the lives of young men for fu1%, of those wh6 attended the school have gone forth to theological colleges.
 Many of those attending the school are unable to pay for their courses and so they volunteer their services about the institution. This affords
 lines. During February the George c. Thomas Memorial dornitory was opened. In 1910 the woman's auxil- iary subscribed $5,000 towards its erc-
 tion and several years previous to that they subscribed like sum. The work of erecting the dormitory was done largely by students. There is also a large hospital at the institution. The stone was quarried on the institution property, although not by students. However the stones were placed in position by students and the plastering was largely done by the students.
 The chapel stands at the centre of the school life. Two services are held in the chapel every day, although the same congregation do not attend both services. During the morning hours attend the school, making the trip out from Raleigh, distance of two or three miles.
 Going over the record of the work being done by former students Rev
 MT. Hunter has found that some off lad }hA since it's inception although all have
 not graduated, as many were unable to complete the course. As far as possible careful record Is kept of al
 the graduates. At one time there were
 four colored archdeacons in four diff. ferent dioceses of the south, all form.
 CT students at the school. Many oi l those at work among their own peo- pie in the dioceses of the south are graduates of the school
 The bishops of the southern dioces. es maintain parish schools for the ben. eft of their parishioners and to these | schools St. Augustine's school has sem | a number of teachers. In Philadel- pfia there are three colored clergymer who were former students at St. Au, gustine' school, as is also a colorei
 minister in charge of handsome large church on 123rd street, New York city.
 At St. Augustine's school there is ar | interesting family, the family of Arch. l deacon Delaney, a former student. Hi. | wife has been matron of the schoo
 for the past 25 years. She has brough up not only the girls who have beer under her care at the school during that time but she has also brought ul a family of 10 children. The oldest 1. now a practising physician a second | is a teacher of domestic science a; Brunswick, Ga, and another is thu l present music teacher at St Angus tines school.
 Ten or 15 years ago there was bu one colored physician in Raleigh | now there are IT colored physician | there which shows that the young col | ored men are endeavoring to fulfil | their ambitions.
 Rev. MT. Hunter spoke of some O. l the boys and girls who attended tn, school and who have grown up ant l gone among their people as teachers 0, l ministers, and in closing spoke of thu necessity of having money enough tt I carry on the good work,
 Change of Song.
 1 Pierre Lott, who, as you will recall I retired soma ffna aH0 f0 tho nAaCf