Progress and Achievements of the Colored People: Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success
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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, EDWARDS, MISS.
The leading school of the Christian denomination. It was founded in
1875, and is owned and supported by the Christian Woman’s Board of
Missions. It has 18 teachers, nearly 200 pupils, an annual income of
$21,000, and property valued at $160,090.
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_The Christian Church._—The Christian Church began work among the
colored people as soon as the Civil War was ended. The official body of
the denomination is called The Christian Woman’s Board of Missions. The
church had no organized plan until 1872, when a group of philanthropists
formed a stock company to start a school in Mississippi. About 1890 the
American Christian Missionary Society took over the property and work of
the stock company. In 1900 all the property was finally transferred to
the Woman’s Board. Through the efforts of this board the annual
contributions have increased from $3,000 to $10,000, and four schools
have been added to the one in Mississippi. A summary of the schools of
this church is given herewith:
CHRISTIAN WOMAN’S BOARD OF MISSIONS.
────────────────────┬────────┬───────────┬─────────┬─────────┬─────────
│ │ │ │ Income │
│ Number │ │ │ for │
│ of │ Counted │ │ Current │Value of
States │Schools │Attendance │Teachers │Expenses │Property
────────────────────┼────────┼───────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────
Total │ 5│ 440│ 37│ $29,910│ $184,602
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Alabama │ 1│ 93│ 6│ 2,512│ 8,875
Mississippi │ 1│ 196│ 18│ 21,006│ 160,491
Tennessee │ 1│ 61│ 4│ 1,730│ 3,750
Texas │ 1│ 14│ 3│ 1,712│ 3,000
Virginia │ 1│ 76│ 6│ 2,950│ 8,485
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The Christian Woman’s Board maintains five schools, of which two are
rated as “larger or more important.” The total income for current
expenses is $29,910, of which $21,000 is for the Southern Christian
Institute in Mississippi. The value of property is $184,602, of which
$160,492 is also in the plant of the Southern Institute. The total
income for current expenses is $29,910, of which $21,000 is for the
Southern Christian Institute in Mississippi. The value of property is
$184,602, of which $160,492 is also in the plant of the Southern
Institute. The total attendance is 440, of whom 409 are elementary and
31 secondary. The number of teachers is 37, of whom 15 are white and 22
colored; 14 are men and 23 are women.