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42 W. Wall, S. P. West and others, in Allen’s spirit, for our church and named it Bethel. Alabama now has two strong schools which are being ably carried on by our strong, young Bishop Fountain and loyal sons and daughters of the Ninth District.

Lampton College, Delhi School, now known as Lampton, organized under Bishop A. Grant (1890). The leaders were: J. Grins, J. W. Rankin, P. W. Williams, J. H. Markin, Handy Walton and Prof. L. H. Harris.

Paul Quinn College was organized (1881) by R. H. Cary, W. Leak, W. R. Carson, J. D. Goins, and others; the school has grown wonderfully and the rallies held by the Presiding Bishop of Texas, W. D. Johnson, have shown a steady tread of progress of the spirit of Allen in Texas.

Campbell College, Jackson, Miss. (1887). This movement first had two schools one in Vicksburg and one in Friars Point, but in 1898, under Bishop W. B. Derrick, these two institutions were merged into one at Jackson, Miss., and was called Campbell College. The leaders were: T. W. Stringer, N. R. Carson, L. W. W. Manaway, E. R. Carter, W. T. Anderson and Thomas Richardson. Bishop