.' CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. Epniblislied every Saturday at Charlotte, N. C., By W. C. Smith. p- " • Subscription Rates.—Always in advance. One Year St 50 I 4 months 50 ' 8 months 1 00 I 3 months 40 6 mouths 75 I Single Copy. 5 Notify ns at once of all failures of this G! paper to reach you on time. All money must lie sent by registered letter, money order, or postal note to | • W. C. SMITH, Charlotte, N. C. Short correspondence of subjects of in terest to the public is solicited ; but persons must not be disappointed if they fail to see their articles in our columns. We are not responsible for the views of correspondents. Anonymous communications go to the waste basket. HARD TIMES AND BAD PAY. “Hard times” is the cry every where one goes, and it seems to us we might reply, had pay, had pay. We send out over a hundred extra papers this week in order to reach many of our delinquent subscribers. After • this week we intend to come down to those who have paid up. We don’t suppose any one is trying to starve us out, but as we have often said, we are compelled to pay for our work be fore wo get it. We can’t stand send ing papers to so many delinquents and will not try, for fear we might become unable to send to any. We must un load. Had pay docß not suit these hard times. Please pay up what you owe. The many small bills amount to much, and in order to do justice by those who have paid, we must cut loose and make out bills and stop the paper. We hope no one will become offend ed at this and no reasonable person will, for they should not expect us to take money from our pocket, week af ter week and send papers to hundreds, many of whom we will never get a cent from. After this week we cut regardless of persons and circum stances. If you like to read the pa per, help support. CHESTER, S. C. We spent last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in Chester, S. C. While we cannot say it is on a boom, wo saw no reason why the people should not be satisfied. The health of the town seems good, the schools are full and prosperous, the churches are having revivals, the farms gardens are look ing well, everybody seemed well dressed with a plenty to eat, then why shouldn’t all be happy ? A revival is in progress at the Zion church and Rev. Crocket is meeting with success. Rev. Attics is having a protracted meeting at the Presbyte rian church and has had several acces sions. The Baptist seem to be hold ing their own. The colored people of the town own much valuable property. If they will hold it till the new railroad passes through, they may see "the town grow ing around and pushing them to the center and business part of a large aud thriving city. It seems to us that a large majority of the colored people here live on their own homes and that speaks well for them. They carry ou no mercantile business. The colored Odd Fellows here have built a hall near the business part of the town that does credit to the town and the order. It is- a two-story building and the lower floor will be used for public eu tainments. It is 40x80 feet and is the largest hull in the town. Braincrd in stitute will close next week. The public school taught by Miss Annie Walker and Mr. Gilmore will close with an exhibition on the 17th of June. Local Option. We might areuc if we were so dis posed, to show that local option does not injure business, as its opponents predict it would, but we regard the man who will not sacrifice his pocket book for the sake of his home and country, as too selfish to reason with. For the man who votes against prohi bition because he believes that it is not the proper way of remedying the evil in our land we have all respect, but the man who will turn against his wife and children for the wealth and honor of this world we do not believe could be made to acknowledge his error if it were proved to him. We also might argue to prove that local option had been a success in Concord, but every observing citizen knows this better than we can tell them. All we say is think before you Vote. — Concord. ItegiUer. COLUMBIA, S. C., LETTER. The Color Question in the Episcopal Clmrtih—Netv Lawyers—Personal- Other Matters. Columbia, S. C., May 18, ’B7. Editor Messenger —At tho Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Church, held at Charleston, S C., during last week, the color question seemed to be the all-absorbing topic. In fact it was the cause of fourteen delegations seceding from the Convention. It is time, however, that, the people of South Carolina, had learned that secession guarantees uo right to them to continue in wrong and sin, and should, by this time, cease to show their weakness and silliness by indulg ing in the foolish practice. The Rev. J. 11. M. Pollard (col ored) of St Mark’s, had a seat in the Convention, and a number of the nar row-minded and no-hearted men took steps to exclude him ; and because they could not do this, led a secession from the Convention. The move ment was led and chiefly supported by the layity—only two clergymen seem ed to openly endorse the movement. The stand taken by the clergy in this Convention is a dawn to a bright er era in the Episcopal Church for the Negro in the South. Yet the clergy is responsible to a groat extent for the unchristian spirit manifested by the layity, for if they would preach pure Christianity at all times their parishes would not tolerate such a representa tion as some of them had at the Con vention. Bishop Ilowe is to be commended for his right and firm stand for the rights of his Christian “brother in black,” and such men as Benet and McCrady, Sr., should bo remembered, too, for their unchristian principles, and should be taught by the Negro, at every opportunity, the folly of their stand, by discountenancing them. McCrady said, “Clergyman meant a whiteman!” Ha ! ha !! ha !! ! Then Mr. Desportes, of Columbia, S. C., should not be forgotten either He attempted to stand in the door to keep the Negro out. He has before this time shown his hate for the down-trodden race by leading an op pos tion to the educational system that afforded equal advantages to Ne groes. Colored people, can you af ford to spend even Jive cents with such a merchant, when you can spend your money with men who have hearts and minds, as well as pockets ‘t Fourteen new lawyers were admittSd to the bar of South Carolina on the 13th inst. Eleven white and three colored. The colored gentlemen were Mr. W. W. Still, of Beaufort, the | son of William Still of Philadelphia | “Underground R. R. fame,” and one of the wealthiest colored men of that city; Mr. T. A. Saxon, of Laurens; and Mr. A. E. Hampton, of Rich land. Messrs. Hampton and Saxon have been reading law at Allen Uni versity, under P. F. Oliver, Esq., and will graduate this year, with Mr. A J. Jamison, who was unavoidably kept from the examination of the Su preme Court. Heretofore the exami nations at the Supreme Court have been oral; but the law now requires them to be written. This was tho first written examination, and was con sidered quite rigid, and a thorough test. Those who passed are entitled to great credit. The quarterly report of the Grand Secretary of \\ ise Men was recently issued, and shows growth and im provement in the order. Rev. M. G. Johnson and Mr. A W. Curtis have gone to attend the Presbyterian Genera! Assembly at Omaha, Neb. Mr. P. G. Drayton, a theological student of Biddle, is ex pected to occupy Rev. Johnston's pulpit until his return. Mr. Henry A. Wallace is home j from Washington, spending a pleasant \ vacation with friends and relatives. The Vigilant Fire Engine Company will run an excursion to Summerville j on the 19th inst., and the Wise Men will run one to Sumter on the 23d | inst. The fare to Summerville is SI.OO ; to Sumter 7b cento. It is proposed by Mr. P. F. Oliver , to hold a State Teachers’ Institute under the auspices of the South Caro lina Teachers’ Association during the coming month of July. Ha had a j call in the May issue of tho Carolina Teacher to the teachers of the State. Such a thing *h«a>l4 be made a suc cess in spite of the failure of the State to make the necessary appropriation. It will do honor to every teuober of the State, and reflect great credit on the Negro. A number of persons have organ : ized a club to go to Washington to attend the drill Mr. P. F. 'Poland is its organizer and president. Uni's. A Correction. 1 Mr Editor :—l wrote a note to your 1 paper last Dec. under the heading— : “A church festival turned into a tragedy,” as you will doubtless re -1 member. You and your many readers will hoar me witness that the import of that writing was as follows :—“De cember 14th, p. m., was the time ap pointed for a festival at Caldwel ' church (Pres.) When the parties in -1 stituting the festival had assembled and everything bade fair to pass off well a riot began, and much damage 1 was done the church property and 1 many lives were endangered. The argument made against church festi vals as based upon this incident need ' not be reproduced. But it suffices to say, that any fair-minded Christian 1 gentleman will unhesitatingly agree ' with me when I say that that writing ' was simply an effort to expose an evil already too prevalent in the church, ! viz : tho raising of church funds by 1 indirect means, and thus endeavoring ! to lift from the shoulder of the church • a burden that God himself has placed • thereon. I learned from a very relia ■ ble source that Rev. W. J. Williams then in charge of the church in'ques- I tion, recently said in that community ; I as teacher had no right to publish 1 the matter. Suppose I did not, would 1 the matter have rested where it was? Did it not go to court and was there made known as I dared not speak of it without violence to all rules of de f coney? Yet Rev. would impress the people that my innocent reference to 1 the case has done greater violence to the reputation of the community than its black court record will ever do I simply write these lines out of a sense i of justice to myself, and that it might i be seen how some of the ministers of • the gospel are endeavoring to take ad ■ vantage of their brethren at the peril i of the cause of Christ, This they ■ would do too by playing upon the ignorance of the people. The gentle i man knew that by holding up the dark • side of this affair he could stir up pre -1 judice, and that people are more sus ceptible to the wrong than the right. I Why then would he do this? To in i jure. • In conclusion I would say to this ■ brother read it again. I claim the , \ unalienable right to point out the mis i | takes of my people, since I regard as .; personal the command :—“Cry aloud, | spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their . transgression.” Yours for right, A. IJ. Fbiekson. Biddle University, May 115, ‘B7. Informal Conferences were held at Philadelphia on Monday between the representative of the anthracite-pro ducing companies, whose offices are 1 located in this city, and it is under i stood that they are stijl determined , not to grant an advance of 10 per cent, in miner’s wages. The confer ence will take place Wednesday between representatives of coal miners and the producing companies, at which it is understood the companies will submit a proposition to the men to give them a per cent above the present wages. General Master Work man Powdcrly is declared to be opposed to a strike in the uutbratic regions at this time, as the condition of the coal trade precludes all possibility of success. The miner;’ and mine laborers’ j national district asecipbly No. 135, j Knights of Labor, has issued * gajl | for an annual session of delegates from miners’ and laborers’ assemldies J of the United States, to be held in i CWiqnati on June Ist. Each sub- I division of tisjbinal district assemblies j is entitled to one representative for ! the first six hundred members ur Jess ] and an additional one for each j | additional six hundred members of j the majority frautioo thereof. There j | arc eleven subdivisions of the organisa tion divided among tho various j anthracite and bituminous coal and j coke regions of eastern and western ! Peiowyl vania and Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illi nois Kentucky aud ot*,c/ southern I and western states, Master WoMqnun Hailey is expected to prcaida, and the convention will be called upon to vote BOSKSS()SS E. MOOIII! and s, (i, ATKINS, ■—EXPERIENCED— NORMAL SCHOOL WORKERS (t INSTITUTE CONDUCTORS, Will be prcnaqsl to accept calls to any work in Hus lilie* during tin- sumnicr. Superintendents nr oilier school official* who would avail themselves of the profes sional services of these gentlemen are invited to address either one or both of them. 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