The Colorado statesman., 1920-11-13

emy Institute? Rev. Caleb Griffen
said: brothers, you wait until L get
to Mt. Olive on Sunday! If you can't
preach send for Griffen!' Professor
Hightower said: For many years |
didn't believe white folks had any re-
ligion. Now 1 believe there are sim
cere Christian men among white peo-
pie" The ministers, speaking through
their committee on resolutions, eX-
pressed their appreciation of the serv-
ices rendered by DR.. Dillard and his
party and by Principal Nicholson and
his faithful, Woodworking, unselfish
associates.
Institute in Georgia.
A similar institute for Negro rural
ministers was held at the County
Training School, Forsyth, Georgia,
which is in charge of William NJ. Hub
bard. faithful colored leader who has
been struggling for twenty years to
bring educational opportunities with
in the reach of worthy Georgia Ne
groeS.
In 1900 Professor Hubbard came to
FORSYTH in order that his wife's health
might be improved. The Negroes in
FORSYTH at that time had no school
facilities, except II one-rOom cabin i'll
which Il single teacher taught school
at $50 to $50 month for five months
each year. One of the local Negro
ministers asked Professor Hubbard to
remain in Forsyth and ''stir an edu-
cationaI pride" Professor Hubbard
worked for IL year without receiving
any pay.
Finally. through the Rev. DIR. Will
linn S. Beard of the American Mis-
sionary Association, who had helped
Professor Hubbard struggle through
Fisk for an education, II yearly salary
allowance of $500 was secured for this
unselfish Negro leader. For fourteen
wears the American Missionary Asso-
ciation made an appropriation of S3OO
to Professor Hubbard's work. For the
first two years of his educational
struggle in Forsyth, Professor Hub
bard received no money from the local
public school treasury. Indeed he had
to invest his own small savings in the
school to keep the work from failing
utterly
Little by little, however, Professor
Hubbard was able to bring the local
school officials in contact with this
pioneer work. At last he won public
support. The early appropriations from
public funds were very small-only
$50 per school term now they are
very much larger-S3,70O per school
term. The County Training School
has for several years been receiving
financial aid through the Slater Board
and the General Education Board. Ihe
white people of Forsyth are coming
TO see more and more clearly the
value of Professor Hubbard's work
and are willing to make even larger
appropriations. Professor Hubbard has
won and kept the confidence OF whlte
and colored townspeople.
Last year the County Training Schooi
at Forsyth employed nine teachers haa
u school term of nine months, ana
helped TO train 427 boys and girls for
more useful American citizenship Last
year some forty boys produced farn
crops which had n market value OF
more than $4,000. Professor Hub |
hard Dersuaded his boys to put their
money in the bank or invest it wisely.
He refrained from taking anything ior
himself. What has been the resultF
White and colored people, for exam
nIe ioined some months ago in buying
PROFESSOR Hubbard II fine automoblle.
These same citizens look with priue
upon their Negro County Training
School and regard it as an important
community center. These citizens were
glad to have DR.. Dillard hold Il min
isters' institute Mt Forsyth.
The institute, like the one at Belts
Academy, was undenominational and
aimed to give information as well as
inspiration The Negro ministers were
encouraged by DR.. Dillard and his CO.
workers to present freely the vital
questions which arise in the work OF
making the country church minister
more satisfactorily to the economic,
educational, social, and religious needs
of their respective communities. NO
one can doubt the sincerity of these
words of appreciation from Professor
Hubbard:
"The good of the Preachers Insti- |
tute. held at Forsyth, is being teT.
Every preacher who attended says
that he was much benefited. DIR. Bivens
has spoken from his pulpit in com
mendation of the conference lie Is
very certain that an everlasting good
has been accomplished by it. Dr.
Rivens joins heartily in the request
with the colored preachers for the IN
stitute next year"