ADDRESS — DEI.IVERHD BY pBfini. w. flrneu, d.d., ll d. Pjf ^storical ai)d Archaeological Society ofOtjio V , v V>; Wednesclau. October nth. Ib?9. at Music Hall, Chicago, III. Chicago Autumn Festival October 4 to October 1I, 1899. .CHARGES TRUAX, President. JAMES H* ECKELS, Treasurer. JOHN BARTON PAYNE,- ist Vice-Pres. AUSTIN A. BURNHAM, Sec'y. . LA VERNE W. NOYES, 2d Vice-Pres. VICTOR NE'WHOUSE, Tech. Direc. L.WERNE W NOYES, General Director. ' RELIGIOUS kXERCISES COMMITTEE. Rt. •Charles R. Hon. C. C. Bonnej^'X. D. Archbishop P. • cehari, I). X), Bishop S. M. Ml, LL. D. ' 1 »' c Bishop Tfeottia- .owmati, LL..I3. Rt. Rev. Chas. Edw. Cheney, D. D. Rev. E. (t. Hirsch, D. D. Rev. H. W. Thomas, D. D. Rt vr. F. W. Gunsaulus.f I>. D. Rev. F. A. Noble, D. D. Rev. Fr. Thos. P. Hodnett Rev. Fr. J, M. Scanlan, Rev 'J..P. Brushingham, T). L). rtn an if ywsvcf. L>., Chi?. [.oUpn, Secret i'rv- R£i£j. H-, O..S.iatli . ^ Rev. *3%L)'. Sev^ringhaus, D. D. ' '■ * Rev. Jenfiviv » Jon^s<"D.'I). ■ - * "Rev. P.'S. Benson, D. L). Rev. R. A.fwhite -Rev.-R. C.j Ransom •Rev. E. IVf. Stires, D. D. Rev. A. Ro'ndthaler, I). I). Rev. L. (.Mercer .. . Rev Jas/s. Stone, D.'L). Rev. J- weph Stolz, D. I). • Rev. T rof J. Ross Stevenson, D. T). S THE MUSICAL SERVICE . iiy'the *\P< 'I.I.O -K-ITSICAL CLtTBK-, I'Yider the direction of Harrison1 M Wii n ADDRESS by- BISHOP BENJAMIN WII^IAM ARNETT, D. D. Wednesday Evening, Oct. 11,1899, at Music Hall, Chicago. Fellow Countrymen And Fellow Citizens: We have been called together by the authorities of the Au¬ tumnal Festival Celebration. First, we are to give thanks for the achieve¬ ments of the present century, for the triumph of mind over matter,*aa well as the success that has attended the labois of our workmen, the harvest pf our farmers and the dividends that have accrued to our financiers' Ic is not only to celebrate the success in the agricultural, the commercial, the edueational and social world, but it is to commemorate certain h'storical events that have proven to be the beginning of an epoch in the history of the country and-of the race. • I know of no subject so fraught with interest and so mysteiious in its workings, as the organizntion and the developmont of the North-western Territory. To follow the birth, growth and development of this territory, itis only to set up a tcue standard, of the progress and development of our whoje couutyy. The country, in fact the whole country, has been one of . the matvels of the century. Our fathers ^who laid the foundation of our ipagnificent Republic laid them on true principles, they were laid on the christian religion, christian education, christian morality and chris¬ tian temperance. The fathers of the revolution cemented these founda¬ tions with their blood and consecrated it with their tears. Our fathers I say, because it was^the Anglo-Sax<'n fathers, and the fathers of the Negro race, whose joint tieroism and co-ucage wou the battle of the Revolution and since that day the great efforts for the development of our country whether north'or sout.h, has been the joint work of the two races. Whatever is grand about our coun- consider the development of our Na- try-, Whatever is noble about our tional wealth, National power and manhood, whatever is progressive a- National lipnor. Whether in peace bout our society. whatever is bene- or in war, on the land or on the sea, flcent in our institutions, oilr church- the magnificent courage ol, the white es, schools,universities and businesp. man and black man have made them they are all a {yirt of the fruitage of invincible against the fees without t he united efforts of the races, and 'and th foes within. No race or na- I t is well for us on this occasion to tlon has ever stood and succeeded 2 before the invincible army of our na- the earth the advantages of our tion, whether led by the Farragut of homes, churches, school houses and the Mississippi, Perry on Lake Erie, colleges. or Jackson at New Orleans, or Dew- The only condition that I have in ey in the Manila Bay. expressing my opinion in favor The material expansion o f our of the expansion by the United fStat- country has been a source of grati- es is, that the expansion 6hall be fioation to all friends of the republi- the expansion based upon the prin- can £orm of government. Starting ciples of the civilization of Plymouth with a few states, it has continued Rock,rather thanthe principles of the to develop and add star to star; since civilization represented by James- tbat the thirteen colonies lormed a town. more perfect union. Thirty-two The two civilizations have contin- stars have been added to the galax- ue1 for centuries. Plymouth Rock ies of the nation, and as a nation has triumphed at home, and Plym- they illume the pathway of the toiling outh Rock ought to triumph abroad, millions and give hope to the strug- The principles that recognizes the gling people of the land. colored man are the principles that The advancement of our popula- ought to prevail, tion has been wonderful. The fol- The inhabitants of our new pos- iowing facts as relates to the expan- sessions all belong to the darker sion, territorial, population, commerJ races, and according to the civiliza- cial, educational, religious and oth- tion of Jamestown, are under the wise, has bean a marvel. We hav- ban of the Anglo-Saxon and only fit expanded by day and by night, every to be hewers of wood and drawers of day in the week, and Sunday too water, and to be denied their politi- There has been no time in the past cal and social rights, that our nation nas not increased in All that I ask is, that the darker force, in power and in magesty. children, who are to be invited to expansion. come in our common-wealth, that The question is often asked, "Are they should be given their seat at you in favor of expansion?" How the table with the other children of could I be any other than an expan- Uncle Sam, and be given an oppor- sionist? It is the doctrine of our tunity to earn their bre.^d by the government, of our religion and of sweat of their brow, or to acauire our civilization. The missionary their place by their skill, by their thought of the gospel is one of ex- ingenuity and by their loyalty to the tending and spreading to the utter- flag of our country, most parts of the earth the tidings of I trust that this will be the begin- man's redemption from ignorance, ning of the accentuation of the im- sin and crime. mortal principle of the Declaration The genius of our civilization car- 0f the Independence, and that every sies with it the breaking down of th- Jaw, statute or decision that discrim- walls of partition between civilized inates against a man on the account and the uncivilized, between the of his race, his color or religion, will barbarian and the semi-barbarian be wiped off the face of the earth and presented to the unfortunate of with the Monroe doctrine, and tha 3 we shall represent the teachings of the humble Nazarene, in all lands and in all countries, bo that where ever our flag floats, it shall represent the principles of the crog3 of Calvery The acquisition of the Hawaiian Islands is a step In the right direc¬ tion. The Hawaiian Island has an area of 6.677 square miles, populu- tion, 95,000. On the 12th day of Au¬ gust, 1898, Admiral Miller of the U. S. Navy, took the possession the island in the name of the United States government, and hoisted the American flag in the presence of the representatives of the island and established a provisional govern¬ ment after which the national Com¬ mission appointed by Pres. McKin- ley, consisting of 8. M. Cullum of Illinois, J. T. Morgan, of Alabama, and Hon. I. Hitt, of Illinois, con¬ vened and formulated rules and re¬ gulations for the temporary and per- inanant government of the island. The national authority and domin_ ion by this act was extended 2,089 miles and destroyed the oratorical expression, "our ocean-bound repub¬ lic." The Spanish war is one of the wonders of the 19fch century. It has taught the world a lesson in milita¬ ry science. It has been an object lesson in the relation of one govern¬ ment to another. It has accentu¬ ated uhe doctrine of the solidarity of nations and has taught a lesson of the interdependence of man upon man as never before, has laid upon the heart of the civilized world the doctrine of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of man. The cry of Cuba lias been heard and a million and a half of people were delivered from the Spanish ty¬ ranny and the chains of four centu¬ ries have been broken, and Cuba lifts her chainless hand to heaven. Porto Rico, with her eight hun¬ dred thousand souls, has been invited to sit down at the table with the republics of our civilization, while the Philipinos are resisting the authority and power of our magnifi¬ cent republic. recapitulation. Area in square miles, Porto Rico, 3 670, population 813,000; Cuba, area m square miles 43,000, population 1,555,000; Philippine, square miles 117,000, population 9,500,000* The total number of square miles in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philip¬ pines combined are 163,670, total aggregated population, 11,868,000. This is the largest number of per¬ sons ever aggregated by one admin¬ istration since the foundation of the Republic and the largest possibilities lie in the acquisition of the territor because it is scattered over every zone of the earth and produces all manner of fruit and animals. Noth¬ ing that we need hereafter for our tables, need be bought outside of the Dominion of the great Republic. Thus, the acquisition isgreatjin man- y respects and it brings with it great¬ er responsibilities for the old insti¬ tutions, customs habits and manners of the new territory will have to be changed and reconstructed on the modern civilization. Newideaswill rake the place of the old, modifica¬ tions in the family relations will have to be dealt with very cautiously in order to prevent irritation and friction; the married relations will have to be changed and be modified according to the teachings of the New Testament. President McKinley has been wise, just, humane and economical in his 4 administration. He has been true to the promise that his party made before his election. He has been true to the farmers and prosperity has attended their labor and the husbandman has been rewarded. Mechanics and laborers have had increased compensation for brain and muscle labor. The white wings of commerce have been spread over the waters of many seas bays and oceans. The educational interest of our coun¬ try was never in a better condition than now. Everywhere all persons are now looking forward,to the risino- sun, the hum of the wheels of indus¬ tries furnish music for the toiling millions, and the advance in prices is receiving the attention of the work¬ man, as he returns from his day's "work. In peace and in war, William Me- Kinley has been the same. He has been true, not alone to the white man and to others, but lie has been true to the Negro, and in every case where he had an opportunity he has advanced him financially and oth¬ erwise. It has been his privilege to com¬ mission more Negro soldiers as offic¬ ers in the United States army than has been commissioned since the foundation of the Republic. He signed more commissions for the Negroes than all the Presidents since the days of the Father of his conn = try, and while Lincoln was the gre.it emancipator, he only signed one, Major; Grant, the deliv'er of the na¬ tion, during his term as President only made one Counselor General, wherein William McKinlev has made two, so in all the departments he has been true to the race, true to his country and to his God. Growth of the republic. In 1772, the Territories of the Con¬ federation extended westward to the Mississippi, and northward to the Lakes, giving a total area of about 800,000 square miles, but by large ac¬ quisitions since made, it has reach¬ ed its present size. Its present area has been ac¬ quired as follows: 1776 1783 by war with 'England, the 13 original states, square miles 820 680, cost, $168, 000,000; 1803, by treaty with France, (Louisana), 899,576 square miles, cost $15,000,000; 1819, by treaty with Spain, Florida, 66, 900 square miles, cost, $3, 000,000; 1 534.36o, 508 $484.20 856.838.472 390.83 809.682.473 211.61 898,155.532 428.94 577.066.232 342.09 Total,... .$4,676,103,216 $1857.66 The value of the property in the Northwest Territory in 1890 was the magnificent sum of $4,676,103,216. The lowest average per person was in Illinois, where it was $211.61 for every man, woman and child. Total Amount Expended for Education in the Northwest Territory. Amount. Ohio, $12,473,295 Indiana, 6.636,756 Illinois, t 5,635,867 Michigan, 5,872,950 Wisconsin, 5,246,192 Total amount. . ..$45,865,060 Daily Average Attendance of Pupils in the Northwest Territory. Ohio, 597 925 Indiana, 401.702 Illinois, 324.623 Michigan, 271.000 Wisconsin, 261.000 1,856.150 111., 7,o57 18,350 25,4*7: Mich., 3.634 12,379 16,013 Wis., 2,^40 9.894 12,334 Total 13.131 40,623 53.764 Av. sal. of men, $47,37 per month. Total " $1,447,901.42 per month. Av. sal. of women, $40 24 per month. Total " 2,243,308.48 per month. Grand Total, $3,691,209.90 School and Militia Ages in the North- west Territory— -1890. School Ages Militia Ages Illinois, 1,323.030 852,635 Indiana, 785.172 455.823 Michigan, 703,684 462,765 Ohio, 1,271,031 767,975 Wisconsin, 603,846 347,469 Grand Total, 4,686,763 2,886,667 Voting Ages, Males 21 Years and Over in the Northwest Territory, 1890. White. Colored. Illinois, 1,054,469 18,200 Indiano, 581,987 I3,070 Michigan, t>l 1,008 6.437 Ohio, 990,542 25,922 Wisconsin, 459.893 1,829 Grand Total, 3,697,899 61,458 7he Main Cereal Crops of the North- ivest Territory. 1897—CORN. Teachers and Salaries in the North¬ west Territory. Male, Female. Total. Ohio, 10,305 14,875 25,180 Ind., 7,13a 7-754 14,884 Total. 14,673, Acres Ohio,. .2 835 864 Mich... 990.511 Ind 3,660,844 111 7,167,018 Wis 1,019,551 Bush 92,165 580 31,201,096 109,825,320 232,928,085 33.615.i§3 Value ?23,o4i,395 8,424,296 23,063,317 48,914,898 8,411,296 499,765,264 $111,855,202 16 I897—OATS. The Northwest Territory Furnished Acres Bush Value the Folloiving Congressmen. Ohio,... 934,606 29,907,392 $ 5,981,478 , . 2I Mich... 882,325 22,940,450 5,276 304 _ ' Ind 1,116,112 33,706.582 6,404,251 Indiana, 13 111, 2,899,953 92,798,496 16,703.729 Illinois, 22 Wis 1,827,215 62,125.31c 11,803,809 Michigan, 12 „ , , 77 I 7T7" Wisconsin, 10 Total.. 1,660,211 241,478,230 $46,169,571 i897-wheat. total — Acres Bush value u. S. Senators 10; Total, 88, Ohio, ...2,251,428 38,049,133 $33,483,237 Mich.. 1,519,240 23,700,144 20,619,125 Itld 2,573.477 32,675,201 29,080,929 Church Denominations in the North- 111, 1,465,570 11,578,003 10,304423 Wis,.... 615262 7,690,775 6,460,251 west Territory. „ . , ~ I 7 J 7 congregational—1899. Total....8 338,977 113,703,256 $99)947,965 241,418,230 Churches. Min. Members. Am'tRaised. 499,765,264 Ohio, 257 195 . 38,544 $35I>5°2 Ind., 58 38 4,589 45,°98 Grand Total 854,886,750 T ' % Q Q , ■ . ™ 3 111., 360 280 48,896 57I>655 The Northwest Territory Furnished Mich-, 374 272 32.377 269,44i the Following Troops in 1861-65. Wis., 252 185 22,085 210,196 No. of Men No. for 3 Colored Furnished. years. Total, 1,265 94® 146,49! $I-.427'89j Ohio, 313.190 24°,5I4 5.035 PRESBYTERIAN—1890. Indiana, 196,363 153-576 i,597 Tir • o Oreaniza- Valua- Cotnmu- IlhnoiS, 259,092 214,133 1,841 tfons churches. tion. nicants. Michigan, 87,364 80,1 u 1,387 Ohio, 820 849 $ 6,722,875 103,607 Wisconsin, 9,134 79,260 155 ind., 389 412 4,649,410 77,213 :— 111., 752 736 4,640,410 43,351 Total, 927,326 767.594 10,015 Mich., 252 243 2,242,236 25,931 Total number of colored soldiers in Wis., 140 150 1,504,355 14,154 the war from 1861-65, 186,917. Total, 2361 2390 $19,259,286 266,259 The Northwest Territory furnished the PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. following Generals. Orgraniza- Valua- Commu- General Grant tions. Churches. tion. nicants. Sherman °hio' 109 106 ^ 2-io3-487 17.7" McPherson, Ind' 6S 61 M7'68° 5'l85 Garfield, in- 196 189 2-343.o75 20,854 L Q ' Mich., 191 177 1,653.651 i8,i«6 Palmer, • Wis- 133, "7 I.Q35.978 10,457 ' Alger. : Total, 694 730 $7,673,791 72.343 1/ BAPTIST— 189,S Ch Min Mem Val Amt Con Ohio 636555 71,980 #2929,821 1418,66349 Ind 583 371 62,618 1,523,175 208,778.40 111 1,129 Wi H5,99i 24,139,15^ 684,334.61 M'ch 456 386 45,685 2,183,426 292,348.81 Wis 220 166 19 717 970,255 165,10935 3,024 2,359314,991 $11,745,830 #1,768,634 75 METHODIST—1898. Org Ch Val Pro Mem Min Ohio 2,340 2,296 $8,749970 240,650 1,205 Ind 1,618 1,585 4,243,180 162,480 76 7 111 1,903 1,779 7046,786 165,191 1,312 Mich 1,085 894 3,730,8 50 86958 734 Wis 706 623 1,791,900 41,360 438 Tot 7,652 5 592 $25,562,686 697,599 4,456 CATHOLIC CHURCH. Organiza¬ tions. Churches. Ohio, 586 515 $7,395,640 336,114 Ind., 311 303 3,534,691 419,100 111,, 690 666 9,946,819 475,474 Mich., 400 360 31671,350 222,261 Wis., 650 62s 4,873,270 249,829 Total, 2637 2467 $29,421,770 1,702,778 Valua- Commu- tion. nicants. After examining the material pro¬ gress and prosperity of the Northwest Territory, and finding such wonderful advancements and multiplication of interests, we could not close without looking at the relation of the North¬ west Territory as a standard toward the national government. First, as administrators, presidents of the United States, and members of cabi¬ nets and Supreme Judges. The following list will be an as¬ tonishment to most persons who have not followed the influence that the Northwest has had upon the policies .and administrations of our govern¬ ment. Not only has this section of the country had a material interest in the success of our country, but in time of war there was no section that furnished a larger number of soldiers, and no section furnished so many eminent generals as did the North¬ west. The Northwest furnished us with Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Lo¬ gan, and a number of others equally as honorable and heroic, but I give you the list. The Northwest Territory has Produced the Following Presidents of the United States. 1841, W. H. Harrison, Ohio. 1861, Abraham Lincoln, Illinois. 1869, LT. S. Grant, Point Pleasant, O. 1877, R. B. Hays, Delaware, Ohio. 1881, James A. Garfield, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 1889, Benj. Harrison, North Bend, O. 1897, Wm. McKinley, Niles, Ohio. I Ice-Presidents. 1869, Indiana, Schuyler Colfax. 1885, Indiana, Thos. A. Hendricks. 1893, Illinois, Aldai Stevenson. Presidents Pro Tempore of the Senate. 1854-57, Indiana, Jesse D. Bright. 1867-69, Ohio, Benj. F. Wade. 1873-75, Wisconsin, M. H. Carpenter. 1875-79, Michigan, Thos. F. Ferry. 1879-81, Ohio, A. G. Thtirman. 1881-83, Illinois, David Davis. 1885-87, Ohio, John Sherman. Justices of the Supreme Court. Ohio, 1829-61 John McLean. Ohio, 1861-81 Noah H. Swayne. 111., 1862-77 David Davis. Ohio, 1S64-73 Salmon P. Chase. (>hio, 1874-8?? Morrison R. Waite. Ohio, 1881-89 Stanley Matthews. Til., tS88- Melville W. Fuller, Mich iSgo- Henry B. Brown. 18 Speakers of House of Representatives. Ind., 1845-47 John W. Davis. Ind., 1863-69 Schuyler Colfax. Ind., 1875-76 Michael Kerr. Ohio, 1881-83 John W. Keifer. Presidential Cabinet Officers in the Northwest Territory. Secretaries of State. 1857, Lewis Cass. Elihu B. Washburn. John W. Foster. Walter Q. Gresham. John Sherman. Wm. R. Day. John Hay. Secretaries of Treasury. 1841, Thomas Ewing. Thomas Corwin. Salmon P. Chase. Hugh McCulloch. John Sherman. W. Q. Gresham. Hugh McCulloch. Charles Foster. Lyman J. Gage, Mich. 111., Ind., 111., Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, Ind., Ohio, Ind.', Ind , Ohio, 111., 1869, 1892, 1893. 1897, 1897, 1808, 1850, 1861, 1865, 1877- 1884, 1884, 1891, 1897, Secretaries of War. Ohio, 1831, Lewis Cass. Ohio, 1841, John McLean. Ohio, 1862, Edwin M. Stanton. 111., 1867, U. S. Grant, (ad in) 111., 1868, Lor Thomas, (ad in) 111., 1869, J. A. Rawlins. Ohio, 1869, W. T. Sherman. Ohio, 1876, Alphonso Taft. 111., 1881, Robert T. Lincoln. Mich., 1897, Russell A. Alger. Secretaries of Interior. Ohio, 1849, Thomas Ewing. Mich.," 1853, Robert McClelland. Ipd., 1861, Caleb B. Smith, 111., 1866, Orville H. Browning. Ohio, 1869, Jacob D. Cox. Ohio, 1870, Columbus Delano. Mich., 1875, Zachariah Chandler. Wis., 1888, W. F. Vilas. Secretaries of Navy. Iu$., 1877, Richard W. Thompson. Secretaries of Agriculture. Wis., 1889, Jeremiah M. Rusk. faster Generals. Return J. Meigs, Jr. Return J. Meigs, Jr. John McLean. John McLean. Wm. Dennison, Wm. Dennison. A. W. Randall. J. N. Tyner. T. O. Howe. W. Q. Gresham. Wm. F. Vilas. Don. M. Dickinson. Attorney Generals. Ohio, i860, Edwin M. Stanton. Ohio, 1866, Henry Stansberry. Ohio, 1876, Alphonso Taft. Ind., 1889, Wm. H. H. Miller. Ohio, 1895, Judson Harmon. Post Ohio, 1814, Ohio, 1817, Ohio, 1823, Ohio, 1825, Ohio, 1864, Ohio, 1865, Wis., 1866, Ind., 1876, Wis., 1881, Ind., 1883, Wis., 1885, Mich., 1888, In looking over the achievements of the century, and of the North¬ western Territory, we find that the greatest achievements in the literary world, as well as the commercial world, have been born in the North¬ western Territory. In the moral and religious world, among the organiza¬ tions of the activities for the better¬ ment of mankind, there is none ;that occupies a more prominent place than the Uniform Lesson system of the Sunday schools of the world. That system which enables more than twenty-five million men, women and children to study the same lesson, recite the same outlines and commit the same golden text on one Sunday. This was born in the North-western Territory, as well as its half-brother, the great Chautauqua movement of the world. It is a child of the Rock River Conference, and the Union of the Sunday-schools of the world is the work of that eminent son of the North¬ western Territory, B. F. Jacobs, of Chicago. The Woman's Christian Temper¬ ance Union is a legitimate child of the Temperance Crusade, begun at Hillsboro, Ohio. The success of this organization is marvellous. The in¬ fluence it has exerted among the states¬ men and scholars is such that to-day the danger signal is hung over the door way of every school-house throughout our land, and the evils of intemperance upon the human system is taught by the authority of our Na tional and State Governments. Thus the Northwestern Territory has pro¬ duced through her distinguished daughter, Francis Willard, the great¬ est moral and religious organization among the women of the world. All honor to the women who have organ¬ ized forces in the defense of home and native land. Uncle Tom's Cabin was built in the North Western Territory. It was constructed at Lane's Seminary, at Walnut Hills, Ohio, by Harriett Beech- er Stowe. That book had a wonder¬ ful sale and a marvellous circulation. It is translated in every language of the world and in hundreds of dialects 9 bearing the burden of the slave and pleading for universal liberty. Another child of the North west was the World's Columbian Exposi¬ tion, unsurpassed in the century by any exposition on the western or east¬ ern hemisphere, while the Parliamen t of Religion was conducted by the son of the northwest, who was wise enou gh to lay the foundation so broad and strong that the children of God of every clime, nation, kindred ^and tongue could meet on the level and worship the one God,—the universal Father. The forces of our civilization are marshaling for the grand view of the 20th century. It is well for this'mag- nificent city, and the magnificent Northwest, to have this preliminary meeting to examine into the assets of our past and present, so that as we enter the gate of the 20th century, our forces will stand the inspection, will hold the post of honot in the proces¬ sion of nations ; with dignity, power and influence as the country where freedom has built her altar, and where liberty has taken her successful stand againstoppression,and shall enter the 20th century with banners flying and with the triumphant procession. The A. M. E. Church in the Northwest Territory. The A. M. E. church was organized in the Northwest Territory as early as 1824. It was organized in Cincin¬ nati, Ohio, February 4th, 1824, by the Rev. Moses Freeman. It was organ¬ ized in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1821. The first African Methodist Episcopal Conference organized west of the Al- 20 legheny mountains was August, 1830, at Hillsborough, Ohio, Bishop Morris Brown presiding. The Rev. Lewis Woodson was its secretary. The church has grown until today the following annual conferences are held in theNorthwest Territory: Ohio, organized in 1830; Indiana, organized in 1840 at Blue River, by Bishop Mor¬ ris Brown; Illinois, organized in 1872, by Bishop James A. Shorter; Iowa, organized in — by Bishop M. D. Ward; Michigan, organized at Battle Creek, in 1889 by Bishop J. P. Campbell, The following statistics will show the development of the moral and re¬ ligious growth of the church among the people for whom it was estab¬ lished: The Northwest Territtory has the following African Methodist Episco¬ pal annual conferences: Ohio, North Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and part of Iowa, with 12 presiding elders 434 itinerant ministers, who received as a salary last year, $97,645.54. They administered to 317 churches, with a valuation of $3,016,317.48. Members and probationers, 28,935, who contri¬ buted for all purposes during the year $300,403.90. In ever}' church there is a Sunday- school properly organized studying the lesson systems and contributing for religious purposes according to their ability. The liberal provisionmade for the public schools of the Northwest Terri¬ tory makes it impossible to ascertain the number of children of the race attending school. The Rev. Lewis Woodson has the first honor of offering the first reso¬ lution in an annual conference in be¬ half of Christian education and Christ¬ ian temperance. In 1831 he offered a resolution which was adopted by the eastern conferences of the church, and since that time resolutions have continued to be passed, and the Ohio annual conferences lead in the work of education. In 1843 a resolution was offered in the Ohio annual conference appoint¬ ing a committee to purchase grounds for a Manual Labor School. The committee reported in 1844, and in 1845 the annual conference pur¬ chased a farm on Darby Creek, in Franklin County, Ohio, of 160 acres, where they established the Manual Labor School, the first school of the kind organized on the American con¬ tinent for the education of the race. The school properly was organized in 1847 in Columbus, Ohio, by Rev. John M. Brown. Mrs. Francis Ellen Watkins was the first teacher. Thus began the educational work in the A. M. E. church and the banner work of the moral and religious training of the Negroes of the Northwest Territory. Out of the Manual Labor school at Columbus has grown Wilberforce university and all the departments it now contains. Wilberforce University was estab¬ lished by the joint work ot the A, M. E. and the M. E. churches in 1856. In 1863 Wilberforce was purchased by the A. M. E. church and began its in¬ dependent career in the educational world. It has grown in usefulness, in power and influence, until today 2 t the African Methodist Episcopal Church has the magnificent result as seen in the following figures: The total number of students attend¬ ing Wilberforce from 1863 to 1876 un¬ der the administration of Daniel A. Payne was 1554. The average attend¬ ance was 11'9 54-100. The total number of students attend¬ ing Wilberforce from 1876 to 1884 un¬ der the administration of B. F. Lee was 1179. The average attendance was 147. The total number of students attend¬ ing Wilberforce from 1884 to 1899 un¬ der the administration of S. T. Mitch¬ ell was . 3058. The average attend¬ ance was 203. The grand tetal attendance is 5788. The average attendance 160 7-9. Bishop D. A. Payne was President from 1863 to 1876. Total money raised $>92,784.92. An average per 3'ear of $7:137.30. Bishop Lee was President from 1876 to 1884. Total receipts, $70,202.80. An average per 3'ear of $9,900.35. Rev. S. T. Mitchell was President from 1884 to 1899. Total receipts, $232,177.05. An average per year of $14,511.06. Grand total receipts, from 1863 to 1899, $404,164.77. An average for 34 years of $11,226.70 per year. Total receipts for the Normal and Industrial Department from 1887 to 1899, $i74i°59-73- Total receipts for Payne Theological Seminary from 1891 to '99, $27,746.85. Great grand total from all sources for all the Departments, $596,97*-35- My Fellow Countrymen :—I have been fortunate in discussing the sub¬ ject of Good Citizenship. It was my privilege in 1895 to discuss the sub¬ ject in Boston on Good Citizens' Day, a day that will be long remembered by those who participated in the pro¬ ceedings, or witnessed the baptism of patriotism that fell upon the multi¬ tude. At twelve o'clock midday, Julyio, the citizens of Boston, and thousands and ten thousands of strangers marched through the streets, or rode on the street cars, all singing the Na¬ tional anthem, "My Country, 'tis of Thee." At one time there were at least fifty thousand people singing the Nation's hymn, and in Boston's Commons they had assembled to hear the words of patriotism and words re¬ lating to human liberty, and beneath, the shadow of Bunker Hill, and in the presence of the monument dedicated to Crispus Attucks, Coldwell, Mevar- ick and Gray, men, women and chil¬ dren dedicated themselves anew to the principles of our government and to our institutions. The author of the hymn, -'My Country 'tis of Thee," was present and joined in with the multitude in consecrating themselves to Good Citizenship and Christian Citizenship. Again it was my pleasure to meet you, Father Clarke, in front of the Nation's Capitol in the presence of the Chief Executive of the Nation, and in the presence of the Supreme Judges of our land, with sixty thous¬ and children of all nations and races; and there I joined them in singing, "The Star Spangled Banner, Long May it Wave o'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave." Christian Endeavor stands for Good Citizenship. Again in 1897, you and I met at the Inter-Mountain gathering at Salt Lake City, in the tabernacle of the Latter Day Saints, with twelve thousand American citizens around the altars of patriotism and of religion, and there on the holy Sabbath day, and the Fourth of July, the Sabbath day of religion and the Sabbath of patriot¬ ism met, and we consecrated ourselves to our country and its institutions; and then we took up our march, and in San Francisco, on Vanness Avenue, the Good Citizens' Meeting was held, and I remember, sir, when the repre¬ sentatives of Australia and Canada joined hands with us around the com¬ mon altar of humanity and we dedi¬ cated ourselves to the greater citizen¬ ship of the common wealth of Christ¬ ianity. In 1898, at the Exposition Hall in Nashville, the blue and the gray met together. Gen. O. O. Howard and Gen. J. T. Morgan, of the Union army joined hands with Gen. Evans of the Confederate army, and the blue and the' gray met together and shoo hands over the bloody chasm; and you will remember the scene that followed when Bishop Fitzgerald, of the Methodist Episcopal church South, arose, and he and I clasped hands be¬ neath the stars and stripes, and the black and the white, and the blue and the gray, met together around the common altars of religion, patriotism and humanity. And now to-night, sir, I have been called to meet you again in this his¬ toric city, at the close of the festival of this magnificent celebration and of the ceremonies that have preceeded this gathering, where the children and the citizens and the Chief Executive of the Nation met. It is fitting that you and I should meet. Like Ruth of old, in speaking to Naomi, I can only say: "Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me."