' A / fJV v ,* WJMSRFORCE, cNTALOG£r 0 F fr FOB 1867—68. BALTIMORE ; Printed by Daugiierty, Maguire & Co. 1867 , f 4L . e fc j A. AlNUti w' r UfltBERFOBCE. 12 H4^ 0 \'V A L O f 0 F lE^OIR, 1867—68. BALTIMOBE : PKINTED BY DaUGIIEKTY, MaGUIKE & Co. 1867, TRUSTEES. Rev. WILLIAM PAUL QUINN,"/ Rev. J. R. V. THOMAS, A. M. D. A. PAYNE, D. D. " A. W. WAYMAN, " CAMPBELL, " J. A. SHORTER, JNO. CAUSINS, J. G. GRIFFIN, Rev. J. G. MITCHELL, " J. T. JENIFER, " WM KENT, M. D. A. J. HOLLAND, ■C. YENA. T. E. KNOX, S. TROY, Rev. R. CONRAD, . Chief Justice S. P . CHASE, Major General O.O. HOWARD,V << " L. PATTERSON. G. SMITH, B. TAYLOR, Rev. W. R- REVELS, << T. STROTHER, " WM. TREVAN, N. JONES, J. BLANKS, I lev. M. M. CLARK, " J. TURNER, " L.ROSS, WM. GIBSON, F. ROBERTSON, Rev. WM. ALSTON, " WM. THOMPSON, << L. GRIMES, S. G. BROWN, . / FREDERICK DOUGLASS, ¥ M. LANGSTON, V' Prof. C. L. REASON.V Prof. BASSET, A. ANDERSON, v C. STEWARD, Rev. WM. BJSHOP, Superintendent of Z. A. M. E. Church. Z. J. COOK, J. BROOKS, Rev. WM. H. HUNTER, " J. EARLY, " JNO. PETERSON, " G. W. BRONDIE, " A. T. CARR, " C. C. PIER, " R. VANDERHORST. FACULTY- OIF 1867- )pANIEL A. PAYNE, D. D., Professor of Chnstial Theology and Mental Science, and Church Government. JOHN G. MITCHELL, A.M., Professor of Greek ami Mathematics. REV. WILLIAM KENT, M. P.. Professor of Natural Sciences. THEODORE E. SULIOT, A. M., •Professor of English, Latin and French Literature, and Associate Prof of Mathematics MIS8 SARAH J . WOODSON, Preceptress of English and Latin. Miss ETHER T. MALTBIE, . A Graduate from the College Department of Oberiin, was Female Principal from 1864—: a period of 15 months, and was very successful as an educatress. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. WILLIAM KENT, M. D., Professor of Practical and Analytical Chemistry. —: WILLIAMS, M. I)., J. P. MARVIN, M. D., ' ALEXANDER AUGUSTA. B. M. (f IFIR,OIM; 18SS-7. MALES. Names. 'Residence. Garrett S. Wormley ...Washington, D. C. Joseph B. Townsend Huntsville, Alabama. William Deckster Unknown. James H. Sumner Nashville, Tennessee. James Napier " " John Bosley " " Eugene B. Cheathan Kentucky. Alexander G-arrett, Chicago, Illinois. ' James Mahoney St. Louis, Missouri. William Berry " " Frederick B. Waugh Providence, 11. Island. William B. Meaux Danville, Kentucky Thomas Mayho ? Nashville, Tennessee. William Luckey Chicago, Illinois. Joseph' P. Shorter Wilherforce, Ohio. William Monroe Chicago, Illinois. John Gee Gallipolis, Ohio. John Q. Grant Nicholasville, Kentucky William J. Wilson Baltimore, Marylai\d Richard Williams "...Mobile, Alabama. Alfred Jackson. Buffalo, New York. Lewis B. Coates Mobile, Alabama. Lafayette Booth Nashville, Tennessee. Washington Booth " " James M. Griffin .Wilberforce, Ohio. Cassius C. Dorham Danville, Kentucky. Jeptha Griffin . Wilberforce, Ohio. William Ford Cl^llicothe, Ohio. John P. Ford " " William Green ....Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas J. White ....Columbia, Tennessee. Charles A. Collins Xenia, Ohio. William 0- Taylor Mobile, Alabama. William M. Holland Wilberforce, Ohio. Francis J. Peck Baltimore, Maryland Charles E. Worthington Cleveland, Ohio. Walter Lapsley Nashville, Tennessee. James W. Lowmax Baltimore, Maryland. John L. Bell ..Washington, D. C. , Robert Smith .-..Green County, Ohio. Edward Smith " " George Page Louisville, Kentucky. John H. Butler Baltimore, Maryland. ^ 6 Names. Residence. Matilda H. Williams Chillicotlie, Ohio. Ellen Peaice Washington, D. C. Celestine Grates — Mobile, Alabama. Sophia E. Herbert Maryland. Mary E. Waddy California. Leelia Gee Gallipolis, Ohio. Clara Satchell Wilberforce, Ohio. Ella Shepherd Cincinnati, Ohio. Julia A. Shorter Wilberforce, Ohio Roberta P. Shorter " " Mary Porter Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary Gee Gallipolis, Ohio. Mary Walker.... Nashville, Tennessee. Emma J. Harris St. Louis, Missouri. Susan Gatewood Xenia, Ohio. Alice Broadie Cincinnati, Ohio. Martha Cary Newark, Ohio. Elizabeth Lewis Louisville, Kentucky. Maria Patterson Cleveland, Ohio. Martha Hawkins Georgetown, D. C. Martha Mitchell Cincinnati, Ohio. Ann Coates Mobile, Alabama. Catharine Pope .... Georgetown, D. C. Maggie Stiner St. Louis, Missouri. Annie Shafer " " Margaret C. Horrace " " Cora A. Brooks " '' Maria E. Hossack New York. Louisa Morris Louisville, Kentucky. Margaret Myers Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary E. Wilkinson Louisville, Kentucky. Flora E. Mosley Wilberforce, Ohio. Luvina P. Davis " " Luvina A. Hunt Smith field, Ohio. Jennie Tate Nashville, Tennessee. Alice Rose " " Ada Green Baltimore, Maryland. Delia Davage : " " Laura Davage " " % 7 PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. Reading, Spelling and Defining, Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar, United Slates History, Analysis of English Words, Linear Drawing, Writing, Vocal Music, Object Lessons, Familiar Science, Declamations and Compositions. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. JUNIOR CLASS. FIRST TERM.—Latin Grammar and Reader, Ray's Higher Arithmetic, Ray's Algebra, Part 1st, Physiology and Hygiene by Lectures. SECOND TERM.—Latin Reader Completed, Greek Grammar and Lessons, Arithmetic Completed, Algebra Completed, The Primary Principles of Logic and Rhetoric by Lectures. THIRD TERM.—Caesar, Greek Lessons, Ancient and Modern History, Bookkeeping. SENIOR CLASS. FIRST TERM.—Cicero's Orations, Xenoplion's Anabasis, Ancient and Modern History, Practical Lectures on Mental Philosophy SECOND TERM.—Cicero's Orations, Latin Prose Composition, Xenoplion's Anabasis, Zoology by Lectures. THIRM TERM.—Virgil, Latin Prose Composition, New Testament, the Gospels, Greek Prose Composition, Ray's Algebra Part 2d. LECTURES ON BOTANY. ! it COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. FRESHMAN CLASS. FIRST TERM.—Virgil, Latin Prose Composition, Xenoplion's Cyropiedia, Greek Prose Composition, Algebra, Lectures on Conchology. SECOND TERM.—Latin Prose Composition, Homer's Odyssey, Greek Prose Composition, Geometry, Natural History, Lectures. THIRD TERM.-—-Livy, Latin Prose Composition, Greek Testament, Acts of the Apostles, Greek Prose Composition, Geometry Completed, Plane Trigono¬ metry, Surveying and Navigation. SOPHOMORE CLASS. FIRST TERM.—Horace, Latin Prose Composition, Xenoplion's Memora¬ bilia, Greek Prose Composition, Conic Sections. SECOND TERM.—Tacitus, Germania and Agricola, Latin Prose Composi¬ tion, Greek Tragedy, Greek Prose Composition, Spherical Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, Botany Commenced. THIRD TERM.—Aeschines on the Crown, Greek Prose Composition, Bot¬ any, Evidences of Christianity. JUNIOR CLASS. FIRST TERM.—Demosthenes on the Crown, Natural Philosophy, Mechan¬ ics and Hydrostatics. Anatomy and Physiology. SECOND TERM.—Greek Testament Epistles, Natural Philosophy, Pneu¬ matics, Electricity, Magnetism and Optics, Logic Commenced, Chemistry. THIRD TERM.—Astronomy, Logic, Rhetoric, Chemistry. isu SENIOR CLASS. FIRST TERM—Mental Philosophy, Elements of Criticism, Geology, Min¬ eralogy. SECOND TERM.—Mental Philosophy, Butler's Analogy, Political Economy, Guizot's History of Civilization. THIRD TERM.—Moral Philosophy, Spalding's History of English Litera¬ ture, Lectures on Social and Political Science. Lessons in English Bible, Compositions, Declamations and extemporaneous discussions, weekly, and public Orations monthly throughout the Course. SCIENTIFIC COURSE, FRESHMAN CLASS.' FIRST TERM.—English Language, History, Geometry. SECOND TERM.—History, Geometry, Trigonometry, Algebra. THIRD TERM.—Algebra, History, Geometrical Drawing, Botany. SOPHOMORE CLASS. FIRST TERM.—French, Analytical Geometry, Surveying, Descriptive Geometry, SECOND TERM.—French, Surveying, Perspective Drawing and Shadows. THIRD TERM.—French, Calculus, Rhetoric. JUNIOR CLASS. FIRST TERM.—French, Physics, Spherical Geometry and Trigonometry. SECOND TERM.—French, Calculus, History, English Literature. THIRD TERM.—French, Analytical Mechanics, Chemistry and Mineralogy. SENIOR CLASS. FIRST TERM.—Philosophy, Geology, Astronomy, Elective Studies, History, Logic, English Literature, Zoology, Analytical Chemistry, German. SECOND TERM.—Philosophy, Geology, Astronomy, Elective Studies, History, Logic, English Literature, Zoology, Analytical Chemistry, German. THIRD TERM.—Philosophy, Geology, Elective Studies, Constitutional History and Law, Political Economy, Comparative Philology, Zoology, Ana¬ lytical Chemistry, German. • o THEOLOGICAL COURSE-FOUR YEARS. FIRST DIVISION. First Yeah. a. Botany begun, b. Zoology " c. Geology—Palaeontology, d. Physical Geography, e. Natural Philosophy, /. Arithmetic, //. Greek Grammar & New Testament, h. Hebrew Grammar & Chrestomathy, k. Review, I. Vocal Gymnastics. *3? Second Year. a. Botany finished, b. Zoology " c. Chemistry, d. Anatomy and Physiology, e. French begun, /. Hebrew Grammar & Chrestomathy, /. Review. ff. Greek Gramm ii' & New Testament, h. Algebra, i. Geometry, Astronomy, k. Paley's Natural Theology. SECOND DIVISION. Third Year. Revealed Theology—Philosophy—The Sacred Classics. a. Mental Philosophy, b. Moral Philosophy, c. Philosophy of History. d. Ecclesiastical History, e. Sj~stematic Theology, /. Pastoral Theology, !/. Church Government, h. Greek and Hebrew Scriptures, i. French continued. Fourth, or a. Archaeology, b. Logic, c. Rhetoric, • d. Homiletics, 7;. Divine Government—Butter & McCosh, Senior Year. e. Symbolics, f. Exegetical study of the Greek and Hebrew Scriptures, ff. French Literature. Original Essays and exercises in Debating, and in Preaching'without Notes, are required throughout the whole course after the first year. Critical Instructions will be given throughout the course in English Com¬ position. The French is made one of the regular studies of the Theological Classes, in order that they may be excited to consider and labor for the Protestantism of Hayti, so as to wrest that gem of the ocean from the grasp of Roman Ca¬ tholicism, and the Semi-Heathenism which uow degrades the uneducated masses of its population. We believe that the scientific character of this course will give our Theo¬ logical Graduates a greater ability to meet and vanquish Modern Infidelity. No one can enter into conflict now with the Infidel of our times by using the arguments and reasoning of Turetin. It is modern science that is modifying the views of this age in relation to Theology. ''It is some hardworking man in his laboratory ; some travelling lecturer ; some culler of plants and flowers ; some microscopic anatomist, or examiner of human skulls ; some geologist, busy with his fossil remains, that is secretly unsettling the belief of men in the truth of the Mosaic account of Creation, or of the unity of the human race " The modern infidel has seized upon the field of physical science, and there must the modern thpologian meet, fight, and vanqnish him. This he must do in the name, by the grace, and for the glory of that God who made both Nature and the Bible. 10 A Normal Day and Sunday School Is connected with this University, in which our Divinity classes can pre¬ pare themselves for the management of Common and Grammar Schools, as well as Sunday Schools, whenever they shall go forth to train the Freedmeu of our Southern Country. To this Normal School, a Primary School is also attached, wherein those who are preparing for the Teacher's profession can have a practical application of the principles taught in the Normal School. This will give them peculiar advantages when the}- shall enter upon their noble and ele¬ vating business. THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Is placed under the management of Rev W. Kekt, M. D., a gentieman who is not only learned in his Department, but who has been for years a successful practitioner of Medicine, and whose piety is unquestionable. This latter, we believe to be a quality which is essential in all who undertake 10 instruct others in the knowledge of the human system, and the application of medicine to that system. There is, perhaps, no man more dangerous to the purity of society than the ungodly physician. Dr. Kent's skill in Vocal Gymnastics, renders his services to our Divinity Students exceedingly valuable. The following statement will show the terms of admission, as well as the character of this Department of the University. Medical Department. This Department is now open for the reception of students. It is designed to furnish it with all that is necessary to send out Graduates that shall be an honor to the progressive character of the Medical Profession. BOTANIC GARDEN. A Botanic Garden in connection with the College, will be opened in the Spring, and will contain the choicest medicinal plants collected from various parts of our country. This is a new and very important feature, and will prove of special benefit to medical students. TEEMS OF ADMISSON, The candidate for admission must be lY years of age, and free from the per¬ nicious use of tobacco in any of its forms. He must furnish certificates of good moral character, and give satisfactory evidence of having obtained a good English education, including a proper knowledge of the English language, and of the art of Composition. DEGREES. To be admitted to the degree of "Doctor of Medicine," the student must be 21 yrears of age, and possess a good moral character; he must have studied four years in this College, or have read medicine two years and have attended two courses of Lectures, one of which must have been in this College; or, he must have attended three courses with intermediate readings, or he must have practiced four years and attended one course of Lectures; and he must also have submitted to the Faculty a thesis, composed and written by himself on some medical topic, and have passed an examination, at the close of the term, satisfactory to the Faculty. 11 COURSE OF STUDY. SPRING SESSION—Medical Botany, Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical and Analytical, Physiology, Materia Medica and Therapeutics. FALL SESSION—Medical Botany, etc., completed, and the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Anatomy, Surgery, Obstetrics, and Diseases of Women and Children commenced. "WINTER SESSION—Theory and Practice of Medicine, etc., completed, and a very rigid review of the whole course. EXPENSES, Each Term, $33J. Matriculation $5, Demonstrator's Ticket $5 additional. To meet the circumstances of our people, the actual expenses for tuition in this department are put down to only a little over one half of what other re- I spectable Medical Colleges charge. As their coudition improves, the price of tuition will be raised to that of other Colleges. Good Board can be obtained for $3.50 per week, which is from <£1.50 to $2.50, less than city charges. SESSIONS. SPRING SESSION commences March 2*7, and ends on the last Wednesday in June. | FALL SESSION commences on the first Wednesday in September, and ends ] on the second Wednesday in December. ! WINTER SESSION commences December 13th; and ends March 20th. j Each Session continues fourteen weeks. |3J> INFORMATION. Persons wishing further information, may address Dr. Payne, President of Wilberforce University, near Xenia, Green Co., Ohio. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. At half-past Eight o'clock all the pupils assemble in the chapel for religi¬ ous devotions, which consist in reading a portion of Scripture, in singing a hymn, and prayer; at which all are required to be present. These exercises have a most happy influence upon the pupils, and have done mnch in making tbe labors of governing comparatively light. At nine o'clock the classes retire to their respective rooms, and recitations commence. Great care is taken to guard the pupils from immoral habits, profane language, and reading improper books. The government is inflexibly strict in excluding all practices tending to immorality, and in exacting a uniform regard for good order, studious habits, and attention to the prescribed routine of duty. Every student, but parties larly such as are of immature years, receives the individual and careful watch- care of members of the Faculty. Wholesome regulations are instituted, de¬ signed to promote the prosperity and happiness of the students, which will commend themselves to every well-disposed mind, and receive the cordial ^ 12 support of every lady and gentleman. A disposition to evade just and salutary rules will meet with special disapprobation. In the work of instruction, as well as of discipline, our aim is to inspire and increase in the pupil self-respect, self-control, and self-development. The religious element will receive particular encouragement and protection. No repulsive sectarianism will be indulged. While such a disposition will be discountenanced, there will be assiduous efforts to favor and render inviolate the profession of Christianity, and to induce those who are not truly religious to become so. To all inclined to respect the Christian religion and its institu- ti'ons, the welcome hand will be heartily extended : but to those whose in¬ fluence is prejudicial to religion and good morals, no protracted stay can be allowed ; believing, as we do, that the success of an enterprise is strictly pro¬ portional to its moral and religious tone. A daily account is kept of each student in such a way as to afford a full exhibit of his habits, in regard to regularity and punctuality in his studies, as well as the merit and demerit of his recitations, each day, in his several studies. A copy of this will be sent to the parent or guardian of each pupil in a monthly report at the end of each month. REGULATIONS OF WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY. PROHIBITIONS. 1. The association of.the opposite sexes in any form without permission. 2. The use of intoxicating drinks, tobacco, fire-arms, or other deadly weapons; games of chance, profanity, or obscenity. 3. The use, or possession of any immoral books or papers. 4. Visiting each other's rooms in study hours. 5. Absence from the premises, or visiting families without permission. G. All improper behavior or unnecessary noise. 1. Cutting, marking, or in any way defacing the building or its appurte¬ nances. 8. Visiting the kitchen, except in cases of necessity. 9. Throwing water or any thing offensive from the window. REQUIREMENTS. 1. Proper observance of the Sabbath—attendance at Church and Sabbath School. 2. Bathing, and all preparations for the Sabbath must be faithfully at¬ tended to on Saturday evening. 3. Punctual attendance at prayers, recitations, and other excercises re¬ quired. 4. Strict observance of the appointed study hours. 5. Every student will be held responsible for all improper conduct occur¬ ring in his rOom, and pecuniarily accountable for all injury beyond ordinary use. G. Every room must be accessible at all times to members of the faculty. 7. Occupants of rooms must keep them in good order, and all must assist in keeping the school-rooms clean and comfortable. 8. Rise in the morning at the ringing of the first bell, cleanse and set your rooms in order for the day, before study hours commence. 13 GENERAL EXPENSES, Board can be obtained in private families at $3.50 per week— Students can Board themselves for $1.50 per week, or $2.50, as they may be economical or extravagant. Tuition in the Primary Department, per term of 14 weeks... $4.75 In the Preparatory Department 5.75 In the College " ; G.75 Fuel can be obtained for from $3.50 to $5.00 per Cord. Students should bring their own bed clothing, towels, et cetera, with their names marked in full. Mattrasses, as well as blankets, call be purchased in the town of Xenia. Further information can- be obtained by application to the President, Bishop Payne, and in his absence to Doctor William Kent, a resident Professor. Appeal in Behalf of Wilberforce University. The only Collegiate Institution founded and owned by Colored Men in North America, is Wilberforce University, which originated, in the summer of 1863—during the heat of the Bloody Revolution, from which the Great Republic has just immerged. Though de¬ signed for the special training of Colored Youth, its charter pro¬ hibits all distinctions on account of race or color, among the Trus¬ tees, the Faculty, or the Students. Its first Female Principal was Miss Esther F. Maltbie, a white young lady, and a graduate from the Collegiate Department of Oberlin, Ohio. Its present Faculty consists of five persons, three of whom are colored and two are white. The School was in a prosperous con¬ dition on the 14th of April, 1865, when it was reduced to ashes by incendiary hands. The Trustees are now nobly struggling to rebuilt it. The whole foundation of solid white lime stone, 160x44, eight feet in the clear, is finished, and the west wing about half finished—or, at least so much so, as to be used for school and other purposes. To accomplish this much, we have contracted a debt of $6,000. To complete and furnish the edifice will require about $35,000. "fe ^ d 14 This enterprise is slowly, but we trust surely, gaining public con¬ fidence and aid, which may be seen in several facts. Three of the Medical Colleges in the Republic have sent their publications as contributions to our Library. Mr. John Pfaff, of Cincinnati, Ohio, has given the first five hundred dollars as a contribution to a Per¬ manent Endowment Fund, which is already invested in Govern¬ ment Bonds. The Trustees of the Avery Estate have promised us j at least ten thousand dollars, and the" Society for the Promotion I of Collegiate and Theological Education at the West/' did, at their ! last annual meeting, vote us the sum of $1,800 for support of two | Professors during the current year. j The confidence which the said Society has in Wilberforce Uni¬ versity, is fully expressed in the following graphic and touching re- ! port of their learned and philosophic Corresponding Secretary, j which we urge the friends of Christian education to read. ! In behalf of Baltimore Conference, appointed to consider the cause i of Wilberforce University, and to publish the Catalogue of the same. To the BoAllD of directors : Gentlemen:—An application for aid to Wilberforce University, near Xenia, Ohio, and under the control of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was laid before you at your last Annual Meeting in Norwich, Conn. Bishop David A. Payne, the President, having heard of the existence of the Society, addressed a letter to the Rev. JOHN M. BROWN, JAMES A. HANDY, J. R. V. THOMAS, Committee. Conference Rooms, Baltimore City, April 25, 1867. -o- Joshua Leavitt, D. D., inquiring whether any pecuniary assistance could be obtained, and if so to whom he should apply. The latter forwarded the Bishop's communication to the Society, and gave the following information and testimony. "I have known Mr. Payne for about BO years. He is a native Charleston, S. C., one of the most pure-minded gentlemen I ever saw, was driven out at the time of the burning of the mails in 1834, taken by the hand by Dr. Schmucker at Gettysburg, and sent into the Lutheran ministry. After trial, he learned the Savior's philos- ophy, that, in order to raise up a people, you must become one of them, and has been now 30 years at work in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. I have no doubt he will do great good with his College, and shall be in favor of their having ai$ from the Society to the extent of a few hundred dollars yearly for a few years, and then an endowment, if they do well. Help them, but judiciously and with-moderation." As the transition from his former position to the head of a Liter¬ ary Institution is so marvellous, a few items in regard to the educa¬ tion of the Bishop may not only satisfy a reasonable curiosity, but shed much light on the question, whether expenditures for the bene¬ fit of Wilberforce University are likely to pay. In March last, as "Historiographer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church," he published a Pamphlet of 189 pages octavo, entitled " The Semi- centenary and the Retrospection" of that Church, which is dedicated to twenty-two individuals. "All alumni," he says, " of the Theological Seminary at Gettys¬ burg, and members of the Society of Inquiry on Missions, at that school, who, in the spring of 1835, so generously resolved to edu¬ cate a colored young man for the work of the Christian ministry, in order that he might labor for the intellectual, moral and religious improvement of the colored people of the United States, and who chose 'me who am less than the least of all saints,' feeding, cloth¬ ing and educating me till I was measurably prepared for the work assigned me: I dedicate this book to you, gentlemen, whom I re¬ gard as my greatest earthly benefactors, not so much on account of the food, raiment and home which you furnished me, as on account of the culture you gave me while I was a student at Gettysburg. They who give bread, clothing and a home to the needy do well, they who educate the intellect and the heart do a nobler work.— Blessings bestowed upon the perishing, perish with it; those be¬ stowed upon the deathless soul endure forever." Bishop Payne, having been made acquainted with the kind of information required by this Board from applicant Institutions, for¬ warded the following communication to the Directors, under date of July 17, 1865. 16 The Trustees have instructed me to lay the following information before you with the request that you lay the same before your vene¬ rable ^Association : Wilberforce University, located east of Xenia, 0., was originally founded in 1855, by the Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for the special benefit of colored youth. They kept it successfully running till June, 1862, when the pres¬ sure of the Civil War caused them to suspend all operations. On the 10th of March, 1863, they sold out to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, for its indebtedness, which was the sum of $10,000. At the end of two years (March, 1865), we reduced the sum down to $8,000, receiving aid from our white friends, only to the amount of $2&0, $100 of which were donated by Rev. Richard S. Rust, D. D., the former Pres. of the University, and $100 by Rev. John F. Wright, first Pres. of its Board of Trustees, the other $60 were collected by a white lady, viz. Mrs. S. W. Dodge. We mention the names of these benefactors with gratitude and love. On the 14th of last April, a day forever memorable in American history, incendiary hands set fire to our college edifice, so, at the same time our martyred President was in his dying agonies, our temple of learning was smouldering. Our insurance on the burnt building was $8,000. Paying off the $8,000, which we still owed, we have at our command for re¬ building $5,000. At the time of the catastrophe, we had an interesting school of 67 students, the greater part of whom were in their primary stu¬ dies, ten in the Preparatory Department, and one Freshman. We send herewith a copy of our charter. Respecting our Location, We can say that, .for educational purposes, it is one of the finest in the country, being in Greene County, in a farming region, on fifty-two acres of land, about three and a half miles from Xenia, Ohio. The railroad connecting Cleveland and Cincinnati lies one mile east of us. We are just sixty-eight and a half miles east of the latter city and the Ohio River. These fifty-two acres of land arc traversed by a ravine, in which are five mineral springs, impregnated with sulphur and the oxide of iron. It is well timbered, with a fine grove for the refreshment of teachers and students. Of Revenues. Our only source is the renting of nine cottages belonging to the University. This forms a moderate salary for one teacher. 17 Prospective Usefulness. Judging from the past, we are of opinion that, when rebuilt, am¬ ply endowed, and officered with a corps of learned and pious teach¬ ers, we shall have a large school, and, under God, be able to ac¬ complish much for the intellectual, social, and moral elevation of the colored citizens of the United States, and aid in the Protestant¬ ism of Central and South America, as well as the civilization and evangelization of our kinsmen in Africa. To cultivate this mission- ary spirit, the first and only college society we have organized is a " Society of Inquiry on Missions." Are : a. Philosophical apparatus , b. Endowment funds, c. Schol¬ arships to aid indigent persons of promising talents and unquestion¬ able piety; d. Aid in rebuilding. I am instructed by the Trustees to solicit of your Society assist¬ ance in rebuilding. a. We can say that we have adopted a rigid discipline, for the purpose of forming a high Christian character. b. We endeavor to keep the Institution as free as possible from sectarian bias. Hence all the Evangelical churches are represented in our Board of Trustees. c. We exclude no one on account of race from the trustees, fa¬ culty, or students. d. We admit both sexes to the advantages of the Institution. e. Our chief principle is to make Wilberforce University a great power to bless mankind and to glorify G-od. The document accompanying this is a true copy of our charter. Yours, respectfully, D. A. Payne. This appeal for aid was referred with special power to a special committee, consisting of the Consulting Committee of the Society and the three members of the board residing in the city of New Ha¬ ven, but in the expectation that the Secretary of the Society, in his authorized tour to the West, would visit the University, and more fully investigate its claims to aid. This visit was accordingly made, and the following account of it laid before the Special Committee, and by them in turn referred to the Board for consideration at the present meeting. A Sabbath was spent at Xenia, and in the morning I attended worship at the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and in the af¬ ternoon supplied the pulpit. The day was one of great interest to Our Wants Respecting our Principles. ^ ~(1 iv 18 ^ me, although in the course of it there were some audible manifesta¬ tions of a kind of religious fervor which tended to show the import¬ ance of'Wilberforce University, and other educational appliances, to raise the standard of intelligence. The town of Xenia, the county seat of Greene County, and lying on the great railway route from Columbus to Cincinnati, has a pop¬ ulation of seven or eight thousand, of whom some fifteen hundred are colored. Among these are three hundred voters, as by the laws of Ohio the ballot is allowed where the white blood predominates. About one hundred of these are holders of property, and one is said to be worth $75,000. There is a colored Baptist Church in Xenia numbering five hundred members, although nothing is done by that denomination for Wilberforce University. There are one hundred and seventy-five members of the A. M. E. Church in town, and fifty at the University. I was informed by the Rev. Dr. Finley, Pastor of the Old School Presbyterian Church, that the colored population were well regarded by the whites—that no general prejudice against them existed, and that theji were more thrifty and quiet than the Irish. On Monday, in company with Mr. Cozzens, President of the Board of Trustees, an intelligent colored man, I rode out to the University, and was agreeably impressed with the aspects of the country—the road. for the whole distance passing through highly cultivated farms. The site has every indication of health, and seems well adapted to the purposes of the institution. Farming lands in the vicinity are said to be worth $100 per acre. The value of the University property, including the site, together with build¬ ings, library, funds on hand, etc., is about $20,000. The Univer¬ sity building, consumed by fire, was originally erected as a hotel for the accommodation of visitors at the sulphur springs mentioned by Bishop Payne, elegantly built, and at a cost of from $50,000 to $75,000. Mr. Cozzens stated that, in his opinion, the building was was not burned through prejudice against color, but by a student who had been subjected to discipline. While the Institution was under the care of the Cincinnati Con¬ ference, it was supported mainly by Southern slaveholders, who sent their children there to be educated. The war, however, cut off this patronage, and the school went dewn. At the time of my visit there were about forty scholars present, three of whom were engaged in the study , of the Latin language, and five were preparing for the ministry. Board, exclusive of room rent, could be had for three dollars per week. After having worshipped with this people in their neat and well- kept Church at Xenia, witnessed their simple-hearted, but fervent piety, and visited some of them at their own homes; after having noticed here and there convenient and tasteful dwellings springing J 19 up in the vicinity of the Institution, and stood on its site where the flames had done their sad work; thought of what these people had done out of their deep poverty, and saw their unwavering faith and the unflinching courage with which they entered upon the work of rebuilding their crumbled walls, I must confess to the kindling of a warm personal interest in the enterprise. Perhaps if we were to search all the annals of educational movements in our country, no more striking example could be found of perseverance in the face of appalling obstacles. But, in order to reach an intelligent decision, it seems necessary to take a wider view, and consider the relations of Wilberforce Uni¬ versity to the denominatian under whose control it is placed, and to the race for which it acts. The requisite information in relation to these points may be gleaned from the work already mentioned, prepared by Bishop Payne, and designed to show what had been ac¬ complished by the African Methodist Episcopal Church during the fifty years of its existence. The narrative is a touching one. In¬ deed, their heroic struggles to raise themselves from the depths of ignorance, and secure the advantages of general education, partake of the sublime. At the expense perhaps of a smile, in view of the titles conferred, the fact may be stated that their first three Bishops had not even a common-school education. The origin and progress of the connection was on this wise: Among the early converts to Christ, by the agency of Methodist preachers in this country, were many negroes in and around the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Charleston, who naturally joined the Methodist Church, where they were gladly re¬ ceived and kindly treated, but, as that denomination began to in¬ crease in numbers and in wealth, these members, as they thought, were subjected to such treatment as none but men robbed of man¬ hood could endure, and they accordingly withdrew and organized the A. M. E. Church. This was done at a convention held in the city of Philadelphia on the 9th of April, 1816; sixteen delegates • were present. The Book of Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal j Church was adopted, with its articles of religion and its general ! rules, as drafted by the two Wesleys, entire; its Episcopal Govern- j ment and itinerant system complete, excepting the Presiding Elder¬ ship, which was not regarded as essential to Methodism. About 1817, Rev. Morris Brown, at the head of nearly 1,000 souls, sep¬ arated from the Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina, and united with this new body. Among these wer§ eleven preachers who would, if they could, have'been members of the Convention of 1816. After having been repeatedly arrested while in the act of public worship, and subjected to the most humiliating restrictions, the civil authorities, in 1822, ordered their organization to be sup¬ pressed. Their leader, Morris Brown, escaped to the North, and 20 some of this little dispersed band joined the Circular Church in Charleston, and others united with the Scotch Presbyterians. During the first ten years of the history of this body no trace is to be found of any effort for educational improvement. The first movement in that direction was made in the 17th year of its exist¬ ence, and in connection with the Ohio Conference ; and, eight years | later, the Philadelphia Conference followed suit, and resolved, I " That as the subject of education is one of high importance to the j colored population of this country, it shall be the duty of every minister who has charge of circuits or stations to establish schools wherever convenient," &c. A new impulse was given to the work at a meeting of this same conference, held in 1837, by addresses from an Agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and the Rev. Joshua Leavitt, then Editor of the New York Evangelist, and strong resolutions were adopted, especially in regard to the import¬ ance of a suitable preparation for the ministry. The year 1841 was remarkable for the birth of the first literary periodical, which was projected at a meeting of the New York Con¬ ference. " This," says Bishop Payne. " was for eight years on the wing, though its motions were irregular." The Philadelphia Con¬ ference was the first to suggest any thing like a systematical course of study for the ministry, by the adoption, in 1842, of the following resolution,"viz : "That we recommend to all our Elders, Deacons, Licensed Preachers, and Exliorters, the diligent and indefatigable study of the following branches of useful knowledge, viz: English Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, Rollin's Ancient History, Modern History, Ecclesiastical History, Natural and Revealed Theology." In 1848, we reach what the Bishop calls " the first open collision between ignorance and education," and it figures as preminently in the history of the A. M. E. Church, as " the first encounter" with the Indians does in the history of the Pilgrims. " Three candidates for the holy order of deacons" were put under the examination of a committee of four, appointed by the Baltimore Conference. Three members of the committee reported in their favor, but the fourth dissented on the ground that they lacked the literary qualifications required by their discipline. An earnest discussion followed—the Bishop sided with the minority report, and it was finally adopted by an overwhelming majority. Within thirty days after this action, the Philadelphia Conference adopted the first regular system of studies for the ministry. In 1844, at a meeting of the General Conference held in the city of Pittsburg, occurred the " second collision of ignorance with edu¬ cation," and was occasioned by' the introduction of a resolution to constitute a committee, to whom should be assigned the task of drafting a course of studies for the education of the ministry. An excited discussion followed, and the resolution amid great confusion 21 was at 6rst voted down—but afterwards reconsidered, and finally adopted by an almost unanimous vote. In 1845, a convention, composed of delegates from the several annual conferences, was held in the Bethel Church at Philadelphia, and spent several days considering various plans for promoting the good work of education among the colored race of the United States in general, but in the bosom of the A. M. E. Church in particular. Some favored the organization of an educational association simply to raise funds for educating young men for the ministry—others favored the idea of founding a collegiate institution. Both sclierties were finally adopted—"but," says the Bishop, "for the want of unity of purpose and action, we did nothing in the form of an edu¬ cational association, and, because we were too poor, we founded no college." Soon after this, however, the Ohio Conference took measures which finally resulted in the establishment of a school entitled, " The Union Seminary of the A. M. E. Church." It was opened about the 1st of December, 1847, in the basement of their church, in the city of Columbus, but subsequently removed to the farm which had been purchased in the vicinity, with a view to manual labor—and, though it accomplished but very little, was kept in running condition, till the establishment of Wilberforce University. The year 1847 was signalized by the establishment of a weekly paper, entitled the Christian Herald. The magazine previously pub¬ lished had now ceased to exist as a monthly, and was ordered to be issued as a quarterly—a plan for the establishment of Parochial schools was also adopted, and the four years' course of study pre¬ viously established was revised, and made the pemianent law of the church. ,^We come now to Wilberforce University, which, as before seen, was first established by the Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for the teenefit of the African race. At the General Conference held at Cincinnati in 1856, the question came up whether they should cooperate with their '' white brethren of the mother church," in establishing a system of education for the colored people of the Western States in particular, especially in founding a collegiate institution. iVn excited debate followed', and the confer¬ ence finally decided against such cooperation—influenced mainly, as the Bishop seems to suppose, by their hatred of African colonization, as if the proposed scheme of cooperation was designed to ensnare them into measures for their expatriation. The minority, however, silently but firmly resolved to give their personal influence and aid to the school undertaken by the Cincinnati Annual Conference. This was in successful operation from October, 1856, to June, 1862, when the pressure of the civil war induced the trustees to suspend operations for twelve months. Before the expiration of this period, —„—ft- 22 however, the enterprise was abandoned, and the property sold to the A. M. E. Church, and thus the Wilberforce University came into being. 'This whole story is full of interest and one of vast significance when we consider how this body of Christians have struggled up from the house of bondage to the point which they now occupy. While their first three Bishops, as already stated, had not even a common school education, we now correspond with one who wields a vigorous pen, shows comprehensive views and great maturity of mind, and stands at. the head of an institution of learning, and with a zeal that knows no abatem3nt is prosecuting not only that particu¬ lar enterprise, but whatever stands connected with the enlighten¬ ment and elevation of his race. There is great force in the following language from his own pen : " The ignorance of a man is not a just cause for despising him. But if the means of education are placed within his reach, and he refuses to use them, then he ought to be despised. But when a man becomes sensible of his ignorance, and seeks the means of cul¬ tivation—begs for aid—puts forth all the efforts of which body and soul is capable to break the yoke that binds his spirit—to rush out of his dungeon into sunlight—he deserves your sympathy, your prayers, your aid." In reference to the body of Christians with which he is connected the Bishop says: '' The only two Collegiate Institutions managed by colored men on the northern end of the American Continent [one in Canada] are managed by members of the African M. E. Church ; the only pub¬ lishing house managed by colored men in the United State sfcis owned and managed by the African M. E. Church; the only organization of colored Americans that has raised $100,000 during the last year, to sustain its Institution and execute his plans of usefulness, is the African M. E. Church." 1 This Christian body now numbers, in the estimation of the Bishop, not less than 100,000 members—having more than doubled within the last year. "The freedmen," he says, "always preferred our organization, but were prevented from joining us by the slave- power—but as soon as they saw this power in the dust they rushed into the bosom of our denomination, because in it they find not only v freedom, but equality." As the African M. E. Church had its origin in Philadelphia, and much of its strength is still there—after my return from the West I took occasion to confer-with the late Rev. Thomas Brainerd, D. D., in regard to the character and claims of that denomination, and in the course of our conversation he said—'' by all means help them." At my request he addressed me a letter, in which he says: 23 " Their four Bishops are men of talent, gravity, piety, and with sufficient education to speak and write with general accuracy and taste. Their Publication Board has a handsome and convenient bookstore opposite my house, furnished with the standard works of the church, and controlled by an active, shrewd, and effective agent, the Rev. Elisha Weaver. In this house, their principal paper, the " Christian Recorder," is also published, with a circulation of 7,000 or 8,000, and on the increase, especially in the South. Imay say, with some experience in such matters, that the paper is ably edited and adapted to do good in educating the race. I have sometimes written for it and always read it with interest and instruction. I regard it as one of the most effective agencies in the whole land for educating and sanctifying the sons of Africa. " Their principal church here will seat 1,500 people, and all their churches here are well kept and sustained. So far as I know their preachers are of pure morals, fervent piety, and eager to improve their minds. They are rising fast in the scale of literary culture, taste, and pulpit effectiveness. '' My dwelling has been in the immediate vicinity of these colored people twenty-three years. I see them daily and hourly, and a more considerate, self-controlled, and kind class I never expect to find. On the whole, I hesitate not to affirm, from the observation of twenty years, not alone that the African can be civilized, edu¬ cated, and refined, but that we have around us in this city a class of colored people who daily develop moral, social, industrial, and religious characteristics which fairly entitle them to a front rank in the world's .best progress. '' They share in the benefits of our public schools, and have a high-school of their own, in a building which cost $40,000, where half a hundred are gaining a classical education. The lad who takes care of my horse is a good Greek and Latin scholar, and aims at a professorship in this millenium of his race. His mother was born in Old Haddam, Connecticut, went to school with my cousins, and is as dignified, intelligent, and courteous a lady as you will often meet anywhere. She and her son, however, are not Metho¬ dists (about whom you enquire), but sound Presbyterians. This is a rambling epistle, but if it inspire your ' College Aid Society' to look kindly on Wilberforce University, which the African M. E. Church are endeavoring to build up, I shall say Amen." It may not be amiss here to add that a recent number of* the Homer (La) Iliad, a loyal paper, thus praises the Christian/ Re¬ corder : ' '' The above is the title of a paper published in Philadelphia, and edited by the Rev. James Lynch, who, we take, is a "black man. His paper is the organ of the A. M. E. Church, and is decidedly one of our ablest exchanges. It contains some editorials which, for manly views and close reasoning, would put to shame the most philosophical rebel in our land." Bishop Payne, under date of August 31, writes that the founda¬ tions of their new building have been finished, and that, when com¬ pleted, the structure will contain school and recitation rooms and dormitories to accommodate two principal teachers and seventy-two students. One of the wings will be ready for occupancy at the commencement of the winter term. " The increase of funds/' he says, c< is slow. We find it difficult to induce the wealthy of the nation to aid us.- The beginning of our endowment is laid in $500—the gift of Mr. John Palf, a mer¬ chant of Cincinnati—which we invested in TJ. S. Bonds. , The number of students at the close of the last term was eighty, half of whom were males. Six of these are candidates for the ministry, not of doubtful character, but tried and already licensed to preach. This class of students could be increased to one hundred within six months, if we only had the means to aid them while prosecuting their studies. '' These people are very poor, and too ignorant as yet to appreci¬ ate .the enterprise which a few of us have undertaken; and yet the very condition furnishes a most powerful reason for the success of our enterprise, because just so fast as we can thrust educated Christ¬ ian teachers and ministers among them, just so fast shall we diffuse the light of science into their minds, and gradually change both their character and condition. " Notwithstanding what I have said of the freedmen who have been gathered in the bosom of our church, no people are more willing to give of their hard earnings to build houses of worship than they. Within twelve months they secured for themselves in the city of Charleston, S. C., two houses of worship, which cost them "$20,000. They have paid for over three fourths of this sum with¬ out any aid foreign to themselves. Meanwhile they spent more than $1,000 for pastoral support. f' At present our greatest necessities are support for two more professors, one for the theological, the other for the scientific de¬ partment. We also need apparatus to illustrate the natural sciences, and books of reference in the higher departments of literature, science, and philosophy; for, although we have about two thousand five hundred volumes in our library, we are sadly deficient in books of this class. "We should therefore be very thankful if your society would aid us in sustaining two professors, till we can obtain sufficient endow¬ ment to do without your aid. We shall, need at least $1,800." -0-