before the rising sun.

The _Southern Congregationalist_ gives the following hopeful statement:

One of the most distinguished representatives of our Baptist
brethren, whose name is a household word in that communion
throughout the South, expressed a common view among us when he
said in our office not long since:

"We once thought that Negroes were incapable of education, but we
have found ourselves mistaken, and now favor the education of the
race, trusting that with better edification better ideas will
come."

* * * * *

CONFERENCE OF EDUCATORS.

BY REV. GEO. W. MOORE.


The first Conference of Educators of Colored Youth, which met in
Washington, D.C., March 25-27, was a large and interesting meeting, and
the results were very gratifying. Representative instructors were
gathered from various parts of the country--chiefly from the Southern
States--at the invitation of the College Alumni of Howard University, to
review the educational progress of the past twenty-five years; to
compare views of the status and needs of the work, and to consider plans
for the future. It was felt that there were certain questions and
special needs arising out of the condition of the colored people in this