MORGAN'S HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Page 135
By the following expressions, it will be observed that the A. M. E. Conference of New Jersey has always been alive to the religious, intellectual and political interests of its people. It has been the object of Conference to take advanced ground on all the important questions of the day and the expressions of opinion will show that an absorbing interest is taken in everything that pertains to the advancement of the African race. This chapter covers a wide field but we trust it will be found to contain many matters of interest to those who vouchsafe it a perusal.
The Committee on Education beg leave to indulge in some reflections on the momentous questions submitted to them, before presenting certain recommendations for your earnest consideration.
It is a fact of much significance that, in the first Methodist Conference, the subject of education was a prominent feature, and it was carefully considered. We are told that the question was asked, "Can we have a seminary for laborers?" and the
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