Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation

1910

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people in the state. In some parts, the colored population is to
the white as 15 to 1.
The chief aim is the development of an intelligent, consecrated
Christian character. The Bible is used as a text-book
every day, in every grade.
MARY HOLMES SEMINARY, WEST POINT, MISS.
•• •
Mary Holmes Seminary
Rev. Edgar F. Johnston, D.O.,
President
Found d in 1892 and su ·tained by the Presbvterian
Boarel of Mi sions for Freedmen. A •
memorial to Mrs. yIary Holme. Roekford, Ill.
Fir·t built at Jack.·on. Miss. uft'ered loss by
fire in ]895 and in ]899. Rebuilt at West
Point in 1900. The t'v,entv., acres of land
donated by the citi7.ens of "e t Point. Two
hundred and forty- even students and ]3 •
teachers in 1908. Approximate annual ex-penses,
,]2.000. Four departments -literary,
m u sic a I, ewing, and dome tic economy.
Property valued at $45,000. West Point ha 5,000 inhabitants
and i the center of a large Negro population.
Mary Holmes eminary i the only institution in the state
for the separate education of colored women. The field is
practically unlimited. There are more than 900,000 colored
S. M. Davis. D.D.
Barber Memorial
Seminary
Rev. S. M. Davis, D.O., President
Barber lemorial
minar i a chool
for lYirls e tabli bed
in ] 96 by Mr'. P . •
N. Barber. of Phila-delphia.
in memory
of her husband. Th
, e h a a I stands for
" (.harader. I. n d u s-try,
economv, and
edueation. thc four
primary uplifting powers for the individual and the race."
The building is a handsom structure of tone and brick.
Th('re were ]2 teacher' and Hi7 "Ludent in 1908. The chool
occupic. ixt.,· acre of land in the corporate limit of Anniston,
and is one of Lhe sueeessful schools opel'aLed by the Pre byter'ian
Board of :i\Iissions for l~recdn1('n.
BARBER MEMORIAL SEMINARY, ANNISTON, ALA.
By precept and example, Barber teaches that no profession
of faith or church relation is credible which does not produce
a moral life and an untarnished reputation; that CIll'istianity
molds every-day life; that spiritual development into C1ll'istlikene
is the crown of all attainments; that Christianity
sanctifie for its use" the heart, the head, the hand."

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Title	Era of progress and promise, 1863-1910 : the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation
Creator	Hartshorn, W. N. (William Newton), 1843-1920.
Contributor	Penniman, George W.
Date	1910
Subjects	African Americans African Americans--Education (Higher)--North Carolina African American universities and colleges--North Carolina Minorities--North Carolina
Place	North Carolina, United States
Time Period	(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction (1876-1900) Gilded Age (1900-1929) North Carolina's industrial revolution and World War One
Description	Highlights the many North Carolina schools for African Americans that sprang up in the decades following the Civil War. Also included are statistical portraits furnished by the church organizations that sponsored the majority of the schools, as well as short biographies of more than 60 African Americans, some of them with North Carolina ties, who were affiliated either with a church or with the Negro Business League. Additionally includes a biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln and the texts of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.
Publisher	Priscilla Pub. Co.
Rights	Public Domain see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63753
Physical Characteristics	viii, 576 p. : ills. (incl. ports.) ; 28 x 30 cm.; Electronic reproduction.
Collection	General Collection. State Library of North Carolina
Type	Text Image
Language	English
Format	Books Directories
Digital Characteristics-A	198 MB; 444 p.
Digital Collection	General Collection African American Education
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