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TALLADEGA COLLEGE.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. H.S. DeForest, D.D., Talladega, Ala.
Prof. G.W. Andrews, D.D., " "
" Jesse Bailey, Woolwich, Me.
Mr. E.C. Silsby, Talladega, Ala.
" John Orr, Clinton, Mass.
" E.A. Bishop, Talladega, Ala.
" Fred'k Reed, Boston, Mass.
Miss L.F. Partridge, Holliston, Mass.
" Jennie A. Ainsworth, Winter Park, Fla.
" I. Mary Crane, Gilbert's Mills, N.Y.
" May L. Phillips, Cannonsburg, Pa.
Mrs. Clara O. Rindge, Homer, N.Y.
Miss Ida C. Lansing, Homer, N.Y.
" Alice S. Patten, Topsham, Maine.
" Sarah J. Elder, Melrose, Mass.
" F.L. Yeomans, Danville, Ill.
Mrs. E.A. Bishop, Talladega, Ala.
" John Orr, Clinton, Mass.[3]
Miss Lillian R. Upson, Waterbury, Conn.
Mrs. E.C. Silsby, Talladega, Ala.
Miss Alice F. Topping, Olivet, Mich.
Mrs. H.S. DeForest, Talladega, Ala.
" G.W. Andrews, " "
[Footnote 3: Deceased]
MOBILE.
_Minister_,
Rev. F.G. Ragland, Mobile, Ala.
EMERSON INSTITUTE.
_Principal_,
Mr. Chas. M. Stevens, Clearwater, Minn.
_Assistants_,
Miss Alice M. Beach, Cortland, N.Y.
Mrs. Chas. M. Stevens, Clearwater, Minn.
Miss Bessie A. White, Southwick, Mass.
" Anna Z. Woodruff, Oberlin, Ohio.
Mrs. H.C. Hecock, Elyria, Ohio.
Miss Mary R. Whitcomb, Redfield, Dak.
" Lizzie I. Clarke, Simons, Ohio.
_Matron and Special Missionary_,
Miss L.A. Pingree, Denmark, Me.
MONTGOMERY, (P.O. Box 62.)
_Minister_,
Rev. R.C. Bedford, Watertown, Wis.
ATHENS.
_Minister_,
Rev. H.S. Williams, Athens, Ala.
TRINITY SCHOOL.
_Teachers_,
Miss M.F. Wells, Ann Arbor, Mich.
" Kate E. Sherwood, St. Joseph, Mich.
" Alice M. Whitsey, Dover, Ohio.
" E.C. Albro, Sherwood, Tenn.
MARION.
_Minister_,
Rev. A.W. Curtis, Crete, Neb.
_Teachers_,
Rev. A.W. Curtis, Crete, Neb
Miss Gertrude L. Bridgman, S. Amherst, Mass.
" S.J. Goodrich, Rochester, Minn.
" Emma F. Woods, Knoxville, Ill.
Miss Eliz. Van Akin, Oberlin, O.
Mrs. A.W. Curtis, Crete, Neb.
SELMA.
_Minister_,
Rev. E.J. Penney, Selma, Ala.
_Special Missionary_,
Miss Mary K. Lunt, New Gloucester, Ms.
KYMULGA.
_Minister_,
---- ----
LAWSONVILLE AND COVE.
_Minister_,
Rev. W.P. Hamilton, Talladega, Ala.[4]
[Footnote 4: Part of the year.]
JENIFER AND IRONATON.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.B. Grant, Talladega, Ala.
SHELBY IRON WORKS.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.R. Sims, Talladega, Ala.
CHILDERSBURG.
_Minister_,
---- ----
ANNISTON.
_Minister_,
Rev. H.W. Conley, Talladega, Ala.
_Teachers_,
Miss Adelaide Cruikshank, Talladega, Ala.
Mr. J.E. Bush, Anniston, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM.
_Minister_,
Rev. Spencer Snell, Birmingham, Ala.
_Missionary_,
Miss S.S. Evans, Fryeburg, Maine.
DECATUR.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
_Minister_,
---- ----
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
_Minister_,
---- ----
FLORENCE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. Thos. J. Austin, Jackson, Tenn.
_Teacher_,
Mrs. Katie L. Austin, Jackson, Tenn.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Henry S. Bennett, Nashville, Tenn.
FISK UNIVERSITY.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. E.M. Cravath, D.D., Nashville, Tenn.
Prof. A.K. Spence, " "
" H.S. Bennett, " "
" F.A. Chase, " "
" H.H. Wright, Oberlin, O.
Rev. E.C. Stickel, " "
Prof. Helen C. Morgan, Cleveland, O.
Miss Anna M. Cahill, Nashville, Tenn.
" Laura A. Parmelee, Toledo, O.
" Anna T. Ballantine, Oberlin, O.
" Annie L. Harwood, Oak Park, Ill.
" Mary A. Clark, Oberlin, O.
" Ida M. Abbott, Oberlin, O.
" Jennie A. Robinson, Oberlin, O.
" Mary E. McLane, New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. Lucy R. Greene, No. Amherst, Mass.
Miss Harriet E. Kimbro, Nashville, Tenn.
" S.M. Wells, Middletown, N.Y.
Mrs. W.D. McFarland, Winsted, Conn.
Miss M.A. Kinney, Whitewater, Wis.
" M.E. Chamberlain, Oberlin, O.
Mr. Wm. R. Morris, Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. A.K. Spence, " "
" E.M. Cravath, " "
HOWARD CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. D.W. Culp, Nashville, Tenn.
THIRD CHURCH AND GOODLETTSVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Reading B. Johns, Reading, Pa.
MEMPHIS.
_Minister_,
Rev. B.A. Imes, Oberlin, O.[5]
[Footnote 5: This church has recently assumed self-support.]
LE MOYNE SCHOOL.
_Principal_,
Prof. A.J. Steele, Whitewater, Wis.
_Assistants_,
Miss Esther A. Barnes, Tallmadge, O.
" E.N. Goldsmith, Chester, N.H.
" C.S. Goldsmith, " "
" Susie H. Walker, So. Weymouth, Mass.
Mrs. M.L. Jenkins, Marion, Kan.
" F.R. Nichols, Keene, N.H.
Miss Zulee E. Felton, Memphis, Tenn.
" Fannie A. McCullough, " "
Mr. Fred. R. Nichols, Keene, N.H.
JONESBORO.
_Minister_,
Rev. Samuel Rose, Poquonock, Conn.
_Teachers_,
Rev. Samuel Rose, Poquonock, Conn.
Mrs. Grace M. Rose, " "
Miss Blanche Page, Kewanee, Ill.
" M. Lena Smith, Somerset, Mich.
KNOXVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. L.D. Cunningham, Talladega, Ala.
CHATTANOOGA AND WHITESIDE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Jos. E. Smith, Chattanooga, Tenn.
GRAND VIEW.
_General Missionary_,
Rev. G. Stanley Pope, Grand View, Tenn.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.B. Riggs, Emmington, Ill.
_Teachers_,
Rev. C.B. Riggs, Emmington, Ill.
Mr. R.E. Dickson, Poquonock, Conn.
Miss Lillie E. Dougherty, Oberlin, O.
PLEASANT HILL.
_Minister and Teachers_,
Rev. Benj. Dodge, Centre Lebanon, Me.
Miss Ninette D. Hayes, Portsmouth, N.H.
" Barbara I. Buchanan, Oberlin, O.
POMONA.
_Minister_,
Rev. B. Dodge, Centre Lebanon, Me.
ROBBINS, SLICK ROCK, HELENWOOD AND GLEN MARY.
_Minister_,
Rev. Gideon C. Clark, Robbins, Tenn.
_Teacher at Robbins_,
Miss Kate B. Clarke, Robbins, Tenn.
CROSSVILLE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. F.M. Cooley, Crossville, Tenn.
Mr. James W. Dorton, " "
DEER LODGE.
_Minister_,
Rev. G. Stanley Pope, Grand View, Tenn.
_Teacher_,
Miss Belle Hodge, Deer Lodge, Tenn.
GENESIS.
_Teacher_,
Miss Inez Chadbourne, Genesis, Tenn.
SHERWOOD.
_Minister_,
Rev. Stanley E. Lathrop, New London, Wis.
_Teachers_,
Mr. Geo. O. Hannum, Sherwood, Tenn.
Miss Mary L. Hubbard, Sunderland, Mass.
JELLICO.
_Minister and Missionary_,
Rev. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
_Missionary_,
Mrs. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
_Teachers_,
Mr. E. Frank Dizney, Jellico, Tenn.
Miss Alice Lickorish, No. Ridgeville, O.
PINE MOUNTAIN.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.F. Campbell, Pine Mountain, Tenn.
KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
_Instructors_,
Rev. Azel Hatch, Oberlin, O.[6]
Miss Flora C. Clough, Meriden, N.H.
" Kate B. Clough, " "
" Mira L. Olmsted, Denver, Col.
" Mary A. Peffers, West Hawley, Mass.
" Anna B. Conklin, Tuscarora, N.Y.
" Louise C Hollman, Lincoln, Neb.
[Footnote 6: Deceased.]
LOUISVILLE.
_Minister_,
Rev. G.M. McClellan, Louisville, Ky.
_Special Missionary_,
Mrs. Geo. M. McClellan, Louisville, Ky.
WILLIAMSBURG AND S. WILLIAMSBURG.
_Minister_,
---- ----
ACADEMY.
_Principal_,
Rev. L.E. Tupper, Post Mills, Vt.
_Teachers_,
Miss Fannie O. Obenauer, East Saginaw, Mich.
Mrs. L.E. Tupper, Post Mills, Vt.
Miss M.A. Packard, Williamsburg, Ky.
" Edith Williams, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. J.P. Hubbard, Hiram, Me.
PLEASANT VIEW AND ROCKHOLD.
_Minister_,
Rev. L.E. Tupper, Post Mills, Vt.
CORBIN AND WOODBINE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. E.H. Bullock, Woodbine, Ky.
Miss Hattie Finigan, Gallipolis, O.
LYNN CAMP, LIBERTY AND MAHAN STATION.
_Missionary_,
Mrs. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
DOWLAIS AND SAXTON.
_Minister_,
Rev. A.A. Myers, Jellico, Tenn.
ORLANDO.
_Teacher_,
Miss Flora M. Cone, Masonville, N.Y.
CLOVER BOTTOM, GRAY HAWK AND COMBS.
_Minister_,
Rev. Mason Jones, Berea, Ky.
KANSAS.
TOPEKA.
_Minister_,
Rev. B.F. Foster, Topeka, Kan.
LAWRENCE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Welborn Wright, Lawrence, Kan.
ARKANSAS.
LITTLE ROCK.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. Y.B. Sims, Talladega, Ala.
Mr. W.E. Youngblood, " "
FAYETTEVILLE.
_Minister and Teacher_,
---- ----
MISSISSIPPI.
TOUGALOO.
_Minister_,
Rev. Frank G. Woodworth, Wolcott, Conn.
TOUGALOO UNIVERSITY.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. Frank G. Woodworth, Wolcott, Conn.
Mr. B.S. Hill, Graytown, O.
" Wm. D. Hitchcock, Jackson, Mich.
" H.P. Kennedy, " "
" J.C. Klein, Stockbridge, Mich.
Miss Julia A. Sauntry, Burbank, Minn.
" Ellen M. Pease, West Randolph, Vt.
" Sarah Humphrey, East Saginaw, Mich.
" Gertrude M. Sammons, Wattsburg, Pa.
" Clara E. Walker, Lorain, O.
" Ada S. Whiting, Clearwater, Minn.
Mrs. Wm. D. Hitchcock, Jackson, Mich.
" A.V. Whiting, Clearwater, Minn.
Miss S.L. Emerson, Hallowell, Me.
" H. Eudora Keep, Madison, Wis.
MERIDIAN.
_Minister_,
Rev. James E. Rawlins, Brooklyn, N.Y.
_Teachers_,
Mrs. H.I. Miller, E. Corinth, Vt.
Minnie H. Hubbard, Hiram, Me.
NEW RUHAMAH, PLEASANT RIDGE AND SALEM.
_Minister_,
Rev. Eli Tapley, Columbus, Miss.
GREENVILLE.
_Minister_,
---- ----
JACKSON.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.L. Harris, Jackson, Miss.
LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS.
_Minister_,
Rev. W.L. Tenney, Oberlin, O.
STRAIGHT UNIVERSITY.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. R.C. Hitchcock, Thompsonville, Ct.
Prof. W.L. Tenney, Oberlin, O.
Mr. Walter H. Perry, Oxford, Conn.
Miss Ella J. Ball, Ithaca, N.Y.
" Alice Shovelton, No. Weymouth, Mass.
" Nellie S. Donnell, Bath, Me.
" Amy S. Bridgman, S. Amherst, Mass.
" Anna F. Condict, Adrian, Mich.
Mrs. R.C. Hitchcock, Thompsonville, Ct.
Miss May O. Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J.
" Ella Samson, Somerville, Mass.
" Jennie Fyfe, Lansing, Mich.
" Sarah A. Coffin, Beloit, Wis.
" Sibyl M. Noble, Norwichtown, Ct.
Mr. F.S. Hitchcock, Boston, Mass.
Mrs. E.C. Rose, New Orleans, La.
Mr. E.C. Rose, " " "
CENTRAL CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. Geo. W. Henderson, No. Craftsbury, Vt.
SPAIN STREET CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.H. Claiborne, New Orleans, La.
MORRIS BROWN CHURCH.
_Minister_,
Rev. I.H. Hall, New Orleans, La.
NEW IBERIA.
_Minister_,
Rev. Byron Gunner, Talladega, Ala.
FAUSSE POINT AND BELLE PLACE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Wm. Butler, New Iberia, La.
CHACAHOULA.
_Minister_,
Rev. I.H. Hall, New Orleans, La.
HAMMOND.
_Minister_,
Rev. C.S. Shattuck, Memphis, Mich.
TEXAS.
AUSTIN.
TILLOTSON INSTITUTE.
_Minister_,
Rev. Henry L. Hubbell, D.D., Amherst, Mass.
_Instructors and Managers_,
Pres. Henry L. Hubbell, D.D., Amherst, Mass.
Miss Fanny J. Webster, Sheboygan, Mich.
" Lydia S. Cody, Cleveland, O.
" Adelia V. Hunt, Webster City, Iowa.
" Florence A. Sperry, Rock Creek, O.
" Phebe B. Parsons, Marcellus, N.Y.
" Rose M. Kinney, Oberlin, O.
" Carrie M. Park, West Boxford, Mass.
Mr. Charles H. Smith, New Haven, N.Y.
Miss Florence M. Smith, " " "
_Special Missionary_,
Miss M.J. Adams, Columbus, Wis.
HELENA AND GOLIAD.
_Minister_,
Rev. Mitchell Thompson, Helena, Tex.
CORPUS CHRISTI.
_Minister_,
Rev. J.W. Strong, Talladega, Ala.
PARIS.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.R. McLean, Paris, Tex.
Mrs. J.R. McLean, " "
BOIS D'ARC.
_Teacher_,
Rev. J.R. McLean, Paris, Tex.
DODD AND ROXTON.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.W. Roberts, Dodd, Tex.
DALLAS.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. R.J. Holloway, Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. R.J. Holloway, " "
INDIAN MISSIONS.
SANTEE AGENCY, NEBRASKA.
NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
_Superintendent and Missionary_,
Rev. A.L. Riggs, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Treasurer_,
Mr. Joseph H. Steer, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Teachers_,
Mr. J.A. Chadbourne, Bridgewater, Mass.
Miss Harriet B. Ilsley, Newark, N.J.
" Susie M. Furman, Canandaigua, Mich.
" Edith Leonard, Scotland, Mass.
" Cora I. Riggs, Santee Agency, Neb.
" Ella Worden, Topeka, Kan.
_Native Teachers_,
James Garvie, Santee Agency, Neb.
Jennie M. Cox, " " "
Eugenia LaMoore, Brown Earth, Dak.
_Matrons_,
(Dakota Home),
Miss L.H. Douglass, New Haven, Conn.
(Bird's Nest),
Miss Harriet A. Brown, Rocky Point, N.Y.
(Young Men's Hall),
Miss Jennie E. Kennedy, Montrose, Iowa.
(Boys' Cottage),
Miss S. Lizzie Voorhees, Rocky Hill, N.J.
(Dining Hall),
Miss Nettie Calhoun, Kenton, Ohio.
(Whitney Hall),
Mrs. E.E. Scolford, Chicago, Ill.
_Missionaries_,
Mrs. A.L. Riggs, Santee Agency, Neb.
" J.H. Steer, " " "
" A.H. Stone, Philipstone, Mass.
_Industrial Department_,
Joseph H. Steer, Santee Agency, Neb.
A.H. Stone, Philipstone, Mass.
Edgar H. Scotford, Chicago, Ill.
Reuben Cash, Niobrara, Neb.
Ivor P. Wold, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Supt. Printing Office_,
Chas. R. Lawson, Santee Agency, Neb.
_Native Pastors and Helpers_,
Rev. Artemas Ehnamani, Santee Agency, Neb.
Mr. Eli Abraham, " " "
PONCA AGENCY.
_Minister and Teacher_,
Rev. J.E. Smith, De Smet, Dak.
Mrs. J.E. Smith, " " "
OAHE, DAKOTA.
OAHE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
_Superintendent and Missionary_,
Rev. T.L. Riggs, Oahe, Dak.
_Manager and Treasurer_,
Mr. Elias Jacobson, Oahe, Dak.
_Instructors_,
Miss M. Lindemann, West Newton, Mass.
" Julia E. Pratt, Essex. Conn.
" Ethel Collins, Keokuk, Iowa.
" Flora Farnum, Pierre, Dak.
Mrs. T.L. Riggs, Oahe, Dak.
Mrs. Geo. Reed, Oahe, Dak.
CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY, DAKOTA.
FORT PIERRE STATION.
David Lee, Cheyenne River Agency, Dak.
OPPOSITE FORT SULLY STATION.
Henry Lee, Cheyenne River Agency, Dak.
CHEYENNE RIVER NOS. 1 AND 2.
James Brown, Santee Agency, Neb.
CHEYENNE RIVER NOS. 3, 4, AND 5.
Elizabeth Winyan, Sisseton Agency, Dak.
Edwin Phelps, " " "
CHEYENNE RIVER NOS. 6 AND 7.
Joseph Day, Flandreau, Dak.
HOPE MISSION, MOREAU RIVER.
John Bluecloud, Brown Earth, Dak.
ROSEBUD AGENCY, DAKOTA.
_Missionary_,
Rev. J. Franklin Cross, Hudson, O.
BURRELL STATION.
Francis Frazier and wife, Santee Agency, Neb.
PARK STREET CHURCH STATION, WHITE RIVER.
Louis De Coteau and wife, Sisseton Ag'cy Dak.
STANDING ROCK AGENCY, DAKOTA.
_Superintendent and Missionary_,
Rev. Geo. W. Reed, Springfield, Mass.
GRAND RIVER NO. 1.
_Missionaries_,
Rev. Geo. W. Reed, Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Geo. W. Reed, " "
Mrs. Sarah W. Devoll, M.D., Brookline, Mass.
GRAND RIVER NO. 2.
_Missionaries_,
Miss M.C. Collins, Keokuk, Iowa.
" Josephine Barnaby, New Haven, Conn.
Elias Gilbert, ---- Wakanna.
FORT BERTHOLD AGENCY, DAKOTA.
_Missionary_,
Rev. C.L. Hall, Fort Berthold, Dak.
_Teachers_,
Mrs. C.L. Hall, Fort Berthold, Dak.
Miss Mary B. Benedict, No. Walton, N.Y.
Mr. L.E. Townsend, Fort Berthold, Dak.
_Matron_,
Miss Roanna F. Challis, Kampeska, Dak.
S'KOKOMISH AGENCY, W.T.
_Missionary_,
Rev. Myron Eells, S'kokomish, W.T.
NEW MEXICO.
SANTA FE.
_Principal_,
Mr. Elmore Chase, Jacksonville, Ill.
_Matrons_,
Mrs. Elmore Chase, Jacksonville, Ill.
Miss Mary W. Green, Philadelphia, Pa.
_Teacher_,
Miss Ida J. Platt, Santa Fe, N.M.
CHINESE MISSIONS.
_Superintendent_,
Rev. William C. Pond, D.D., San Francisco, Cal.
_Teachers_,
Los Angeles, Mrs. C.A. Sheldon, Los Angeles, Cal.
" " Miss Clara M. Watson, " " "
" " Loo Quong, " " "
Marysville, Miss M.A. Flint, Marysville, Cal.
Oakland, Miss L.F. Lamont, Oakland, Cal.
" Chin Chung Mow, " "
Oroville, Miss Zilla Deuel, Oroville, Cal.
" Miss Jessie Martin, " "
Petaluma, Mrs. M.H. Colby, Petaluma, Cal.
Sacramento, Mrs. Rilla Carrington, Sacramento, Cal.
" Chin Foy, " "
San Buenaventura, Mrs. Ida White, San Buenaventura, Cal.
" " Gin Foo King, " " "
San Diego, Mrs. M.A. McKenzie, San Diego, Cal.
" " Quon Newey, " " "
San Francisco.--_Central_, Miss J.S. Worley, San Francisco, Cal.
" " " Mrs. M.A. Green, " " "
" " " Miss Rosa E. Lamont, " " "
" " " Miss Violet W. Lamont, " " "
" " " Thomas E. Haven, " " "
" " " Jee Gam, " " "
" " --_Barnes_, Mrs. H.W. Lamont, " " "
" " " Wong Gam, " " "
" " --_West_, Miss F.N. Worley, " " "
" " " Mrs. C. Goodwin, " " "
" " " Chin Gaing, " " "
Santa Barbara, Mrs. E.M. Shattuck, Santa Barbara, Cal.
Santa Cruz, Miss Mary L. Perkins, Santa Cruz, Cal.
" " Yong Jin, " " "
Stockton, Mrs. M.H. Langdon, Stockton, Cal.
" Hong Sing, " "
* * * * *
CONVENTION OF COLORED ROMAN CATHOLICS.
"A National Convention of Colored Roman Catholics, composed of delegates
from nearly all the colored Roman Catholic churches and societies in the
country, began its sessions on the morning of January 1st, in the St.
Augustine Colored Catholic Church in Washington. Every seat was occupied
when Father Tolton, of Quincy, Ill., the only colored Catholic priest in
the United States, began the celebration of solemn High Mass.
Immediately in front of and beneath the pulpit sat his Eminence,
Cardinal Gibbons, who delivered the sermon. He was clad in scarlet
robes. At the conclusion of the sermon, the Cardinal welcomed the
delegates in his own name, and in the name of the clergy and of the
congregation. He said:
"'This gathering will mark an era in the history of the colored people
of the United States, for never before have colored Catholics of the
country met in convention.' He suggested that the convention discuss the
education of the children--the religious education necessary to the life
of the Republic. _The universal level of the Catholic Church--its
equality--was eloquently dilated upon, and attention was directed to the
fact that a colored priest had celebrated mass in company with two white
clergymen._"
We quote the above from the _People's Advocate_, a paper published in
Washington, D.C., by colored editors and in the interests of the colored
people. In comments upon the above report, it adds:
"The presence of a Negro priest of pure lineage, born a slave, ordained
at Rome, Augustus Tolton--the property of Stephen Elliot, as the record
stands in the Vatican--the appearance of Cardinal Gibbons in his
official robes to sanction the meeting, his eloquent reference to the
universality of the Church of Rome that 'knows neither North, South,
East or West; that knows neither Jew nor Gentile, Greek, Barbarian nor
Scythian,' may mislead the unwary as to the real object of the movement.
Its real purpose is to propagate the Roman Catholic faith among the
colored people. So far as this meeting will secure from white
Protestants a greater interest in, and a more Christian recognition of,
the Negro as an equal participant in the Gospel plan, we regard it as
Providential. We are not ready to concede that the Roman Catholic Church
has been the friend of freedom, of education, of human rights and of
progress. We do not see that anything is gained by claiming for Roman
Catholicism to-day, or in the past, what is clearly not so. But the
Roman Catholic Church has placed itself squarely on the doctrine of the
Gospel as taught by Christ upon the question of universal brotherhood.
Prejudiced as many may be by long years of training against the tenets
of this church, all must acknowledge that this practice of the Romanists
as manifested in the presence of a black man on terms of perfect
equality, officiating at the altar of St. Augustine's Church, assisted
on his right and left by white priests, in the presence of his Eminence
Cardinal Gibbons, will be put in striking contrast with that of the
white American Protestant churches who are willing on every occasion to
sacrifice the Negro to secure the co-operation of the South on other
than Gospel terms."
* * * * *
Rev. George W. Moore, of the Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church, at
Washington, to whom we are indebted for a full account of the sessions
of the Congress, comments upon it as follows: