always kindly, and when we finished we were better friends than when we began, and our friendship was never so warm as at the very last. In my home hangs his picture, the last that was taken, underneath which when I asked for his autograph, he wrote in a tremulous hand, one of the results undoubtedly of his army experiences, 'Your friend, T. J. Morgan.' He meant it, and I prize that autograph more than anything else which he has left me. So I want to say here to-day, that Gen. Morgan, with all of those qualities which to the outside world appeared perhaps stern and a little severe, was one of the most lovable men that you could meet when you got inside of him.

"He was a man of strong domestic attachments. It was beautiful to hear him speak as he did frequently of his love for her who through many years had been his sympathetic and efficient companion in all of his work. While he belonged to the Loyal Legion and other organizations, he was not a club man, but found his highest enjoyment in the circle of his home.

"Gen. Morgan loved his work. He came from the stress and turmoil of his official position in Washington to an environment entirely different. He felt that God had been preparing him for this service, and said again and again, 'I do so enjoy my work.' He enjoyed it for good and sufficient reasons: It appealed to his Christian patriotism, for he saw the bearings of this great home mission work upon the welfare of this mighty nation, not only for to-day, but for the days that are to be; it appealed to his philanthropy, as he considered the needs of nine million negroes unable to provide for themselves adequate means for their improvement; and above all things it appealed to his Christianity. If he spoke and wrote more concerning the colored people of the South than any other department of the Society's work, it was because he believed that the negro problem is the great problem for America yet to solve, and that Christianity in its varied forms is the only solvent of that problem, and that the supreme need of that people is godly, consecrated, intelligent leaders. While his views of industrial education differed from those of some of its chief exponents, like Mr. Booker T. Washington, he yet recognized its value in the proper place, believing, however, that the kind of education. that has made the white race what it is is the kind that will make any race in time correspondingly high.

"He was a man of large administrative ability, with a statesman's breadth of view.

Indeed, had he entered the political arena he would have made his mark, although he would not have stooped to the dishonorable methods of many successful politicians. He was direct and straightforward; a sharpshooter who took good aim, fired for all there was in him, and usually hit the mark. He was a general in his survey of our Home Mission fields, recognizing the allied forces of other denominations engaged in similar work and dealing with them in a spirit of Christian comity and coöperation.

"He was a man of high intellectual ability, with a remarkably analytical mind, which almost instantaneously opened the constituent parts of any subject and presented them in a clear and logical order. In his religious life, while not effusive or demonstrative, he was sturdy and steadfast, actuated not so much by sentiment as by principle, and thoroughly Christian in all he said and did.

"A great man has fallen. By some, perhaps, Dr. Morgan was not fully appreciated. I predict that twenty, thirty, or fifty years hence in the perspective of time, he will be regarded as one of the great men in the latter part of the nineteenth century in our denominational life. When in his last illness he was told that his recovery was very doubtful, he made the pathetic remark: 'If so, I must then leave undone much that I wanted and planned to do.' The message that comes to us is this, 'that we do with our might what our hands find to do,' knowing that the night will soon come for us also when our work shall cease; and when it comes may some little group of friends say of each of us: He served his day and generation well; he rests from his labors, and his works do follow him.

Self-Supporting.

Rev. Peter Mitchell, of Bottineau, announces that the church henceforth becomes selfsupporting, and on behalf of the church expresses its gratitude to the Society for the fostering care it has received. During the past four years the church has increased in numbers, the church building has been extended twenty feet, and the steeple has risen to a respectable height. The influence of the church for good has more than kept pace with its development in other respects.

Rev. A. C. Nasby, of Dell Rapids, S. Dak., rejoices in reporting that the church at that place, which has also been aided by the Society, henceforth will be self-supporting. They send a message of thanks to this Society for its generous aid in the days of its weakness.

The Swedes.

The Swedish Baptist State Conference of Nebraska "extend their heartfelt thanks and high appreciation to the American Baptist Home Mission Society and to the State Convention for the liberal support rendered to missionary work among the Swedes of that State.

Rev. C. A. Boberg, of Spokane, Wash., reports the organization of the First Swedish Baptist Church in Idaho, at Vallmar, where there is a Scandinavian settlement. At a series of meetings which he held there, six converts were baptized and six others united in the organization of the church. Swedish Baptists from Eastern States are moving into the farther west, and it is expected that a Swedish Baptist church will soon be organized at Medical Lake, Wash. At Spokane the Swedish house of worship, after a long and difficult struggle, is completed, costing, with the lot, about $4,500. "God bless the American Baptist Home Mission Society and its great work."

From Wisconsin, Rev. O. Ellison, who has been general missionary for four years, but now becomes pastor of the Swedish Church at West Superior, writes that the churches have been greatly strengthened, and four substantial meeting-houses have been built and others repaired and the missionary spirit developed.

Rev. N. J. Thornquist, of Whatcom, Wash., writing October 8, says: "I am happy to inform you that at our last business meeting the Swedish Baptist Church of Tacoma, Wash., voted the missionary to become selfsupporting, and they also voted that I should send, with my last report to the New York rooms, this letter expressing our thanks and gratitude to the American Baptist Home Mission Society for the liberal assistance we have received during the past seven years of our work. Knowing that next to God's gracious blessings, we are indebted to your Society for having in so short a time reached the blessed day when we are able to own a church property worth $5,000 without indebtedness, and having a membership of ninety-six members, we wish to express our hearty thanks and assure you that we appreciate all that you have enabled us to accomplish. The gifts of this church shall be a constant reminder to your Society of its series of resources."

Danish-Americans.

Here is an illustration of the process of Americanization that is going on, and how

Danish blood is reinvigorating an American church. In Kasson, Minn., an American Baptist church, with a brick house of worship, from various unfortunate circumstances had only a nominal existence for several years. The Danish Baptist Church in the same place was weak, but vigorous, having had nineteen additions by baptism during the year. The Danes have decided to sell their house of

worship, unite with the American Church, use the proceeds of their church to put the other house in good condition, and henceforth services to be for two Sunday mornings in Danish, all the rest in English. Rev. C. T. Hallowell, District Missionary, was largely instrumental in effecting the union.

A Mormon Magnate on Mormonism.

It is well in all great conflicts with error, as in military campaigns, to know the temper and strength and purpose of our opponents. Accordingly, we republish from the New York Herald of October 12 the following statement from B. H. Roberts, of Utah, who failed to be seated in Congress. If any one imagines Mormonism to be in a moribund state this should be evidence to the contrary:

"The Mormon Church, from the first, has stood four square to all the winds that have beat upon her, falsehoods against her founders, mob violence in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, and exodus into a desert wilderness, disincorporation and confiscation of her property through the temporary mistaken policy of our great government, brought to pass by the clamor of fanatical sectarian priests. All these things the Church has survived, and her membership of 300,000 are more firmly established in the faith to-day than were the fathers of a generation ago.

"The President of the Church, Joseph F. Smith, nephew of the first prophet, Joseph Smith, possesses the entire confidence and love of the Church. His counsels are everywhere respected. His authority, which extends over the Church in all the world, is unquestioned, and his administration is accepted as able, dignified and honorable.

"To carry on the foreign missionary work of the Church-for the Church has a message for the world, for Christians and pagans alike, that must be delivered-she has a quorum of twelve apostles and a body of ten thousand as their assistants.

"For the work of the home ministry to teach and perfect the saints in Zion and her stakes, there are 7,000 high priests, 20,000 elders, between 500 and 600 bishops, with about

"The settlements of the Mormons extend from the province of Alberta, Canada, through the Rocky Mountain valleys of the United States into the northern States of Old Mexico. Peace and prosperity abound in their settlements; God is honored in their homes, and their children are reared in the faith and the strict morality of their fathers.

"Such in outline, is the present status of the Church. And the prospect? Why, that the Church will quietly move along the lines projected for her by God from the beginning, preaching the restored gospel to all the world; gather into the stakes of Zion those who will accept the truth and live by it, and do all in her power to prepare a people and a place for the coming of the Messiah when He shall come to reign on the earth with His people." (Signed)

B. H. ROBERTS.

CHURCH EDIFICE.

Needs in Wyoming.

At Burlington, Otoe, Basin City, Shell Creek, Meeteetse and Irma, the only religious services by any denomination are those held by Brother Jones. We have chapels at Burlington and Basin City, and the one thing we need most of all is money to build chapels at Meeteetse, Shell Creek and Cody. Brother Jones has secured lots which will be deeded to the Society in all three of these places. He gave his own note for $50 for the lots at Meeteetse after getting $200 donated. He raised about $600 toward a chapel at Shell Creek, and about $500 toward a chapel at Meeteetse. At each of these places about $400 will be needed from the Society. If we can get this for the erection of chapels, costing about $1,200 each, we can hold these fields, otherwise we must abandon them."

So writes Dr. Rairden, Superintendent of Missions. The Society's Church Edifice funds are inadequate to these and other demands. Who will help build a frontier chapel in Wyoming?

Rev. J. M. Jones, missionary in the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming, in asking for $500 from the Church Edifice Fund for a chapel at Meeteetse, says that this section of Wyoming will be the most important part of the territory when developed, a land of gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, coal, soda, etc., and fine ranches. It is the newest region of the West. Meeteetse is the gateway to the mineral region, and will be in the immediate future, to all appearance, very important. It has practically nine

except what is being done by me. I have no doubt of the ultimate success if we can have a church building. There are no Mormons here. Material and work very high; in fact, everything is high here; for example, finishing lumber from $50 to $75 per thousand, according to the distance hauled. Carpenter work is $5 per day. Now is the time in this and in other places. $100 now will be worth $200 two or three years hence. Investment in church edifices now is most important in building up our cause here.

The Wants of Washington.

The State of Washington is having a remarkable development, which calls for great activity in missionary effort and in church edifice work. Rev. L. W. Terry, general missionary, writes: "There are at least twelve or fifteen new houses of worship in prospect, but unless we can have more than the Society has set apart for Washington our plans will be paralyzed for the present. The churches have never done more heroically than during this year, but it is hard to see so many fine openings, for new edifices and not be able to lift a hand in their encouragement."

In South Dakota.

"During the quarter ending September 30," writes Dr. T. M. Shanafelt," three new houses. of worship have been dedicated in South Dakota, and the church at Hill City, in the Black Hills, has just purchased the Presbyterian Church property. Two new parsonages have been built and one purchased. In North Dakota one new church has been organized, and three churches are beginning to build. houses of worship."

In Oregon.

Rev. R. W. King, of Pendleton, Oreg., writing of the remodeling of their church edifice at a cost of $1,800, with about a third of the amount to be raised next year, and stating that thirty-two members have been added to the church the past year, says: "We rejoice to know that a large part of the praise for what has been done belongs to the Home Mission Society, which for so long a time has held up the work here, and I earnestly hope the time may never come when the Society will again have to help, but instead, I expect as long as I stay on the field to train the church to give more and more for Home Missions. I am sure the church appreciates very much what has been done for it and will try to show its appreciation by doing all it can to help others."-A good example!

THE COLORED PEOPLE.

Schools.

Reports from a number of Presidents of our institutions indicate an exceptionally large attendance this year.

President Meserve, of Shaw University, writing October 8, reports 306 students at the chapel exercises. By far the largest number ever present so early in the session. He is apprehensive that shortly they will have to decline to receive more students. The heating plant is practically completed, but only the two principal dormitories, the Shaw Building and the Estey Building, are heated thereby. Five thousand dollars are needed to extend the system to other buildings.

Reports from Benedict College at Columbia, S. C., show that it opened with the largest attendance it has ever had on the first day. This is very gratifying in view of the fact that there has been a factional and unjustifiable opposition to the school, and predictions from some quarters that it would suffer seriously in the attendance of students the coming year. It is evident that the mass of the Colored Baptists of South Carolina are not easily led away by unwise and self-seeking leaders.

The word from Bishop College is encouraging. President Chaffee tells us that the enrollment shows an increase of twenty over that at the same time last year, and, in general, a better class of pupils; 220 were present at the opening. Every department is moving smoothly under the guidance of capable instructors.

The Negro College.

The paper of Professor W. E. Burghardt Du Bois, of Atlanta University on "The Training of Black Men," published in the current number of "The Atlantic Monthly," sets forth the precise view of Negro education upon which our Home Mission Society has prosecuted its work for the negroes. Prof. Du Bois, himself a colored man and a recent graduate of Harvard, holds that industrial schools are by no means all that the negro needs, and that manual training does not point out the only path to his advancement. Of course many of the collegiate institutions formed for the negroes in the South have not been ideal, but from the thirty-four high grade institutions, the gift of New England to the freed negro, about two thousand negroes have gone forth with the bachelor's degree, and about 400 negroes have graduated from Yale, Harvard, Oberlin and other Northern colleges. Of the

2,500 graduates 53 per cent. are teachers, presidents of institutions, heads of normal schools, etc., 17 per cent. are clergymen, 17 per cent. are in other professions, 6 per cent. are farmers, artisans and merchants, and 4 per cent. are in the government service. Prof. Du Bois' main point is that these thoroughly trained negroes are the true leaders and missionaries of their race-missionaries not only of religion, but of everything for which true civilization stands. Occasionally a man like Booker T. Washington may appear to spring up from the soil, the gift of God to the race, but even he was thoroughly trained. We must train leaders and missionaries of civilization and religion, not in shops but in colleges, by that discipline which, in accordance with the experience of a thousand years, imparts a clear and wide and just outlook upon human life. There never was a more wayward or ignorant perversion than the statement that our Home Mission Schools are seeking to put the negro race through college. They are simply seeking to educate the missionaries of civilization and religion.-The Watchman.

The Need of "Exceptional Men." "In my opinion, industrial education, even with its side light of a little learning, will, if not safeguarded and undergirded by higher and distinctive intellectual training for the race, forge the chains of a servitude on the black man from which he will never recover. The negro is suffering to-day from an excess of industrial training divorced from logical thought and rational reflection.

"President Tucker, of Dartmouth College, has been quoted as saying: 'I believe with a growing conviction that the salvation of the negro in this country lies with the exceptional men of that race." The President is right. I have known these people face to face all my life and have studied them carefully for many years. I believe that they were never before so threatened since they landed here, and I urge that the ablest men undertake at once a very select and a very vigorous campaign in the interest of the higher education of the negro. I speak these words to put his friends on notice in the North and the East that the money and the men which they have spent in God's name on him these last forty years are in peril. More must be given, or much, if not all of what has been given, will be lost."Rev. J. R. Bigham, D.D.

The Lott Carey Convention.

The Lott Carey Baptist Home and Foreign Mission Convention of the United States held