CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
SATURDAY, JANUARY t, 1887.
OUR CHURCHES. ,
SI. Michael's (P. K.l CKuroh, Mint St.
Services «t tO«. m. Kiel Bp. m. Sunday
school at 1 p.tn. Ucv. P. P. Alston, pus
tor.
M. K. t'liuroh. South. Graham St. Ser
vices at :t p. m. nml 8 ji. in. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Rev. E. M. Cou.ktt,
|>astor.
First Itaptist Church, South Church St.
Services at It a. m., 3 p. in. nml 8 p. m,
Suuday-sehcKil at 1 p. in. Rev. A. A.
Pon rxi.. pastor.
EUeneser Itaptist Church. East Sceoml
St. Services at It a. in., 3p. m. and Bp.
in. Sunday-school at 1 p. ui. Rev. X.
H.vmnTON, pastor.
Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh
and College Sts. Services at 3 p. m. and
Bp. in. Sunday-school at 10 a. in. Rev.
R. P. W vent, pastor.
Clinton Chapel, (A. M. E. X.) Mint St.
Services at 11a. m., 3 p. ui. and 8 p. m.
Sunday-school at Ip. in. Rev. M. Si.Am:.
l*stor.
1 .ittle Rock, (A. M. E. /..) E St. Ser
vices at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. in.
Rev. Wm. Johnson, jnstor.
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LOCAL.
A happy New Year.
Give the carrier and the editor a
present.
In the new year resolve and do bet
ter than you did in the past.
Don't fail to attend the emancipa
tion celebration to-day at Big Zion
church.
Miss Sarah J. Johnson returned
home last Thursday from Scotia Sem
inary.
Mrs. J. K. King returned home on
Thursday from a visit of several weeks
in the eastern part of the State.
Wine is a mocker—strong drink is
raging, and whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise.
Leave off all manner of strong drink,
young man. Remain sober and enjoy
yourself.
There is strong talk of a new church
here. We heartly endorse it. It is
for the good of Zion
The Federal court has closed and
the work of the blue bottles result ill
making a sad heart iu the breast of
many poor Democratic distillers.
We regret to learu of the prostration
aud illness of Mr. A. N, llichie, a re
cent graduate of Riddle, llis aunt
writes us from Reddick. Fla., inform
ing us of his ill health.
The W. C. T. U. had a full and
pleasant meeting at Mrs. Della Evans
last Monday afternoon They meet at
Mrs. Rufus Johnson’s neat Monday
afternoon.
We have the pleasure of giviug our
readers a poem written for the occasion
by M iss L. R. Rragg. and hope to pub
lish many of the excellent poems she
has in manuscript, very soon.
The entertainment at Miss Loiuax
on Thursday uiglit was a very enjoya
ble affair. Many special guest were
present. The young lady "Indepen
dents” are to bo congratulated. Have
not time to speak at length of it.
Our headquarters are now at the
Palmetto House on Ith street. Friends
visiting the city will be welcomed at
auy time. Friends in the city will
call whenever they please and settle
accounts.
We regret very much to announce
the suspension of the Ballot. It was
strictly a first-claw paper and was
it -Utii'il to do much good. The office
will remain open and do joli printing.
The following officers wero elected
at the Mu-emic Grand Lodge in Dur
ham, week before last: Stewart Elli
son, W. G. M.; Elijah Lane, G.
Senior W.; John Wright, G. Junior
W.J. II Young, G. Trews.j R. 8. 1
stc\iiM, G. Sce'y. The Grand Lodge
adjourned to meet at Wilmingtou on 1
the third Tuesday iu (letoher 1887.
The emigration to California seems
somewhat eripplcd in this section. We
are informed that persons going are i
required to pay their owu way and the
fare has been raised from f 35 to £lB
We di-Uke su xsu uur people leave, but
the coudilion of affairs around here
with farmers and others seeiu to just
ify action on the part of laborers.
A very pleasant entertainment was
given Miss 8. D. Walker and Prof.
! Simpson, of Fayetteville, on Inst Tues
day night by Mrs Maty Owens. Quite
a number of friends wero out and all
enjoyed themselves. After social en
joyment speeches were made by Prof.
Simpson and Prof. G. K. Davis. The
table was spread with all that the
most insaeiatc appotito could wish for.
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• The Messenoeh heartly endorses the
idea of a new church in Charlotte. With
a population of 10,000 colored people
in a church-going radius, wc can
well afford to have a third Zion church.
It will benefit the connection in every
particular. We want at least one
church in which one of the greatest
virtues in its religion will be temper
auee.
The legislature of North Carolina
meets next Monday. It is supposed
that some liberal will be made Speaker
of the House by the Republicans. It
is gratifying to know that the Repub
licans lack only five of having a clear
majority over all in the House. If
four of the nine Democrats act with
Republicans, the latter will organize
the House.
J. W. Gordon, took charge of Clin
ton Chapel Sabbath school last Sun day
week and said he would hold till the
authorities elected some one else. We
expect to sec no change in the Super
intendent till another pastor takes the
church. The resignation is pretty
well understood. This paper meant
all it said week before last about the
new officers, and a few weeks will
verify our sayings.
Bishop Hood must have hit and
hurt some one by his remarks in the
church meeting here week before last.
Some poor creature (and wc are glad
to, be told by the Bishop that he didn’t
consider him enough man to insult
him) wrote the Bishop, calling him a
liar, &c., and for this, that man is
honored liy being placed in responsi
ble positions by a preacher in Zioti
connection. Rewarding a man for
writing insulting letters to Bishop
Hood ; calling him a liar and abusing
him. O, consistency, hast thou lost
thy charm ? ‘‘Nobody hit, nobody
hurt.”
Gen. John A. Logan Dead.
That great and good man, Senator
Logan, died in Washington City last
Sunday of rheumatism of the brain.
Senator Logan was one of the ablest
and best men of the country, and the
soldiers and the colored people of the
country lose one of their best friends
in his death.
Pror. N. W. Harlleo.
We have received a sermon preached
by Bishop Wayman in Corsicana.
Texas, and reported in short-hand by
Prof. Harllec. Mr. Ilarllce is now a
regular stenographer and typewriter.
It affords us much pleasure to learn of
the display of the talent from the Old
North State in the far South as well as
the North. Wc are justly proud of
all such men as Mr. Ilarllce.
Those Resolutions.
The most distasteful aud disgrace
ful thing we have seen in a newspaper
lately was a number of resolutions
published in last week’s Star of Zion.
They are said to have passed Clinton
Chapel Sabbath School and are signed
by one J. W. Gordon. If Elder
Slade's predecessor and the officers of
the Sabbath School can stand such
false publications go to the world un
contradicted, they are not the men we
take them to be. Wc did expect bet
ter things from Mr. Dancy than to
publish such damaging trash, know
ing it could do no possible good and
is calculated to do much harm. No
one here could expect better of Gor
don, but before the matter is ended
we think some one who were most ac
tive in the publication of these resolu
tions, will he sick of the matter, iu
the thorough publication of the work
of Rev. Slade and other matters con
cerning the Sabbath School. The bat
tle is now open, and parties sought to
be injured in those resolutions will
show that those most active are most
guilty. Sometimes it is best to let an
animal have all the rope he wants and
ho will break his own neck soon
enough, aud again, thu time comes
when all decent people should rise
in their might and put their foot on
the serpeut that would sting them and
thus persuade it to be still. -
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THE NEW YEAR.
BY MISS 1.. 11. 11 It AGO.
Away! dull care, ’tis another New
Year,
And in the book of life a new page
we turn o’er,
It is unspotted, unsoiled and not even
a smear,
And Oh ! i is a page that we’ve
never seen before.
It is not for to write down the woes of
the past,
The turmoils, the struggles, or the
burdensome sigh,
For to wish down these, ’twould fill
its pages fast,
So we say to such troubles a hearty
loud good bye.
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And with the bright and happy year,
We begin our lives anew
Then when its yearly close draws near,
We’ll have nothing to undo.
Then a happy New Year, we wish you
once more
The same as in years gone by,
But we hope that such blessings as
never before,
This coming year, will supply.
Christinas Week
Christmas week is always a week of
merriment with the young people and
many old ones. Many who are away
from their homes and relatives try to
spend a part of Christmas day with
“the old folks at home.” The day is
not observed with that religious sol
emnity it should he, and many oven
try to behave worse on that day than
any other.
Many entertainments have been
given during the holidays in the city.
On Thursday before Christmas a can
tata was given in Clinton Chapel,
which wo hear was well rendered, es
pecially the parts by the small chil
dren, but it was not a financial success
On Friday in the same church, was the
Christmas tree for the benefit of the
Sabbath school children. While it
did not conic up to the past, it made a
creditable show. They had a Christ
mas tree at the Graham street M. E.
Church on Monday night. The tree
at Ebenezer Baptist church seems to
have surpassed everything of the kind
in the city. The appearance of Santa
Claus was the common talk of all
who witnessed it. The “Pole Plat”
the night before Christmas is said to
have been excellent.
The Chri-tmas exercises at the First
Baptist church last Sabbath night
were much enjoyed by all who were so
fortunate as to hear them. The music
at this church is always good, but on
this occasion it was superb. This
church is now having the attention of
the city. On Tuesday night a con
cert was given by the scholars of St.
Michael’s parish school, under the
management of Miss Lucinda Bragg.
The exercises were very good and in
teresting. Everything showed that
the teacher has done her full duty and
has superior tact in training the young.
Wo never saw a school of small chil
dren better disciplined and these were
the best trained children in singing
we have ever heard. It is a great
pity we cannot keep in our city such a
person as Miss Bragg.
There were many other entertain
ments we cannot mention, but one we
will not soon forget was on Christmas
day, between the hours of 3 and 4, at
the residence of Mrs. Annie Williams,
Miss Mary McLean, Prof. J. F. K.
Simpson, Bishop Lomax, Dr. J. T. Wil
liams and the Editor being special
guests. Turkey and ’possum were
among the features that attracted our
attention. This is one of the things
for which we delight to see Christmas.
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Hypocrites in Church,
The Scriptures tell us that the man
who says he loves God and hates his
brother is a liar. We will not write
the names, but we know men who re
fuse to take this paper becauso the ed
itor does not think as they do, and
these arc big men in the church. They
say to one company, they don’t read
this paper, hut they can get up before
a crowd on any Sunday afternoon and
quote from this paper just at correctly
as the editor. They will say hard,
lying things about the editor and act
d 'spitefully toward him because they
hate him., How can such churchmen
lead sinners to heaven in a Sunday
school or ebareb? While a hypocrite
is a common thing in church, be should
be exposed when found out. Give us
pure men at the head of a church. ,
Personals.
Miss Mary McLean, of Fayetteville,
is visiting Mrs. Annie Williams.
Mr. B. J. Edwards was among the
visitors in the city this week.
Prof. J. F. K. Simpson, of Fay
etteville, spent the holidays with us.
Mr. Ed Ilagler is at home spending
the holidays with relatives and friends.
Mr. Ed Houser is down from Zion
Wesley to spend Xmas with relatives-
Bishop T. 11. Lomax preached in
Clinton Chapel last Sunday night.
Miss Jane Middleton left last Mon
day week to spend a few days in Mon
roe.
Miss L. B. Bragg left us yesterday
afternoon to take a position in the
Asheville Normal.
Misses Belle Butler and Mary Fos
ter arc spending the holidays with
their parents at home.
Mrs. Samuel Hall, of Wadesboro,
is spending the holidays with old
friends and relatives.
Prof. Ed. Loftcin Thornton, of Tar
boro, is expected here to speak for us
at the emancipation celebration to-day.
Mr. Nelson Carter, of Salisbury, is
spending the holidays with his brother,
in-law, Bishop Lomax.
Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Partee, of
Concord, spent a part of the holidays
with us.
Messrs. Will and Cephas Houser
were down from Concord to spend
Christmas with parents and friends.
Rev. Fred. M. Jacobs was in the
ciey this week and preached in Clin
ton Chapel last Sabbath.
Miss Sarah D. Walker, daughter of
Rev. Eli Walker, of Fayetteville, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary Owens.
Mr. J.4U. Roberts, of Shelby, left
about two weeks ago for California. I 1
he likes it he will remain; if not he
will return.
Miss Julia Lipsey, of Chester, S.
C., spent the holidays in our city, the
guest of Miss Josic Eady and Miss
Lydia Robinson.
Mr. S. N. Hill, of the Cape Fear
Advocate, was in the city last week
looking after the interests of his
paper.
We were glad to meet in Wilming
ton, friend G. C. Scurlock, of Fay
etteville, looking after the temperance
cause.
Mr. John Holloway is busy con
sulting his constituency preparatory to
his going to the legislature which
meets on 3rd inst.
Rev. 11. Lilly, who was appointed
to the Taylorsville circuit by the Zion
conference three weeks ago, died at
his post last week.
Mrs. A. A. Powell is in our city to
remain some time. We regret to
know that she is not very well.
W. H. Nicholson, A. P. Hunter
and Martin L. Linebergcr are home
from Charleston to spend the holidays.
Mr. Marcus W. Alston is spending
the holidays in this city with his best
friend.
Messrs. Funderburk and William
son, of Greenville, S. C., passed
through this city last Monday on their
return from a visit to their old home,
Lincolton.
Mr. Charlie Ward, a former resi
dent of this city, but recently of New
burgh, N. Y., spent a few days with
friends here last week.
Miss Victoria Richardson sends
greetings to us, one of the most pleas
ant features of which was a postal note
for 01.50 for the Messenoeh.
Mr. Jesse McDonald has our thanks
for assistance given us while in Wil
mington. Me is alive with an'eye to
business. Will be glad to have him
visit us soon. «
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