untold blood and treasure. The great strain of the next hundred years
will be what slavery has left behind it--a vast and growing black
population, and an imbittered race prejudice.

There is but one way to meet this strain of the coming century, and that
is by the education of the blacks. The task is great, but if the
American people will awake to its urgency and put forth the needed
effort, the crisis may be averted. We call upon all Christian people,
and upon all patriots, to begin this new century with the purpose to
increase their contributions for this great object. We ask them to begin
at once and to continue steadily--in church contributions, in personal
gifts, and, not to forget the object in the making of wills.

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CONGREGATIONALISM IN GEORGIA.

Our readers are aware that there are two Congregational Organizations in
the State of Georgia. The Georgia Congregational Association was
organized in 1878, and is composed of about a dozen colored churches,
some of their pastors being white and some colored. The United
Congregational Conference of Georgia was formed a little more than a
year ago, is a much larger body, and is composed of white pastors and
churches. With a view to a possible union of these two organizations,
committees have been appointed by each, and, in another column, we lay
before our readers the propositions to that end, made by the Committee
of the Georgia Association. We cannot withhold our expression of
satisfaction with the Christian spirit exhibited in this document, and
the readiness to accept any possible alternative to secure the union.