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Historical: The plan for the organization of the Sunday School Union of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was presented by Rev. C. S. Smith to the Council of Bishops at their annual meeting in Cape May, N. J. August 11, 1882. The bishops approved of the plan, and the Rev. C. S. Smith was appointed corresponding secretary. At the General Conference, which met in Baltimore, MD. May, 1884, the Union was adopted as one of the general departments of the church, and the Rev. C. S. Smith was unanimously elected corresponding secretary of the same. The building now owned and occupied by the Union was purchased February 28, 1888, at a cost of $9,000. The building is situated on the north side of the public square in the city of Nashville, Tenn., and is a handsome five story structure with a solid stone front. The printing department was organized February, 1889, and is known as the publishing house of the A. M. E. Sunday School union. The first book ever issued by a colored publishing house in the history of the world was issued by the Union, September, 1890, with the title, "Poor Ben." The first Children's Day to be observed in the A. M. E. Church took place on the 4th Sunday in October, 1882

Thumbnail for Historical: The plan for the organization of the Sunday School Union of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was presented by Rev. C. S. Smith to the Council of Bishops at their annual meeting in Cape May, N. J. August 11, 1882. The bishops approved of the plan, and the Rev. C. S. Smith was appointed corresponding secretary. At the General Conference, which met in Baltimore, MD. May, 1884, the Union was adopted as one of the general departments of the church, and the Rev. C. S. Smith was unanimously elected corresponding secretary of the same. The building now owned and occupied by the Union was purchased February 28, 1888, at a cost of $9,000. The building is situated on the north side of the public square in the city of Nashville, Tenn., and is a handsome five story structure with a solid stone front. The printing department was organized February, 1889, and is known as the publishing house of the A. M. E. Sunday School union. The first book ever issued by a colored publishing house in the history of the world was issued by the Union, September, 1890, with the title, "Poor Ben." The first Children's Day to be observed in the A. M. E. Church took place on the 4th Sunday in October, 1882
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Print commemorating the ten year anniversary of the Sunday School Union containing half-length portraits of the president, and founder of the Sunday School Union, and three-quarter length portraits of the four regional queens of Children's Day 1891. Shows Bishop D[aniel] A. Payne D.D. L. L. D. President of A. M. E. Sunday School Union, an avid proponent of higher education of blacks; Rev. C[harles] S. Smith. Founder of the A.M.E. Sunday School Union and organizer of Children's Day; Miss Amelia Boddy, Philadelphia, Pa. Eastern Queen; Miss Ida Jenkins, Independence Mo. Western Queen; Miss Mamie Pettiford, Franklin, Ind. Northern Queen.; and Miss Minnie Mabrey, Vicksburg, Miss. Southern Queen. The young women wear crowns, sashes, and flowers and hold scepters. Also contains a central vignette showing the exterior of the publishing house and a border comprised of flowers, ferns, and greenery. Children's Day was devoted to the interest of the children in the church, and included donations, special programs, and exercises such as original poetry, hymns, and African American history lessons.

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Keywords

  1. African American Clergy
  2. African American Women
  3. African Americans
  4. African Methodist Episcopal Church
  5. Boddy, Amelia
  6. Buildings
  7. Commemorative Prints
  8. History
  9. Jenkins, Ida
  10. Lithographs
  11. Mabrey, Minnie
  12. Payne, Daniel Alexander, 1811 1893
  13. Pettiford, Mamie
  14. Portraits
  15. Rites & Ceremonies
  16. Smith, C. S. (Charles Spencer), 1852 1923
  17. Sunday Schools
  18. Tinted
  19. United States
  20. Women

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