. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . constantly had charge of mission work in his section,and has also given much time to Sunday School and Leaguework, in which he is a leader. Among the secret orders, lieis identified with the Odd Fellows, being Deputy Grand Mas-ter of the 29th Division. For years he has done a great dealof institute work among the colored teachers, and the esteemin which he is held by the school authorities may be inferredfrom the fact that the examination of colored teachers isusually entrusted to him. In his reading he takes to
. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . constantly had charge of mission work in his section,and has also given much time to Sunday School and Leaguework, in which he is a leader. Among the secret orders, lieis identified with the Odd Fellows, being Deputy Grand Mas-ter of the 29th Division. For years he has done a great dealof institute work among the colored teachers, and the esteemin which he is held by the school authorities may be inferredfrom the fact that the examination of colored teachers isusually entrusted to him. In his reading he takes to authorslike Dumas and Hugo. He is also very fond of asked how the best interests of his race in Georgiamight be promoted, his response was, By the application ofcommon sense. JEFFERSON TIMOTHY THOMAS THE REV. JEFFERSON TIMOTHY THOMAS has hada rich and varied experience as a minister of the was born at Chattanooga just before the outbreak ofthe War Between the States. His parents were owned by theBailevs. His mother was Frances Thomas and his fathers. JEFFERSON TIMOTHY THOMAS. 500 HISTORY OF AMERICAN NEGRO name was Bird. He secured his literary education at the pub-lic school and at Bloods High School, Chattanooga. He tookhis theological course at Gammon, from which he was grad-uated with the degree of B. D. in 1886. On April 10, 1879, he was married to Miss Annie Walker,a daughter of Eliza Walker. They have nine children: Fran-ces (McLeod), Annie Maude (Porter), Jessie, Willie, Samuel,Essie May, Benjamin, Mary and J. T., Jr. Young Thomas was a bricklayer by trade and while still inhis early years moved from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Whenhe was fourteen years old he was converted and at once feltcalled to the ministry. It was not until after he moved toAtlanta, however, that he was licensed to preach, in 1885, atSt. Pauls Church. The following year he was admitted tothe Conference under Bishop Shorter. For more than thirtyyears he has been in the harnes
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