ksi ? U-«.UOZLS«-...724;ku M , . . « «9 .-".. 3 FEH vol-TM HEFT „<.yW 'JL.'V Wty. „.•■ m rw1 npwTL*; t)wi b»i ■ tf J/tiK '.Iw^ '"'it* 1 ^ i"t ULmu — NUMBER 3d y CORRESteJDktoCEf • ididfl 'Vi | “1 w' ' fROM THE\ MINISTERS AND , wncowmmmm ALLPAttfSOFfHE ' Tj’ZMmmmL mm i1iiU Jtifl] SHV If* ffiT^f^JJpr: 'gp : '! - ,) •: /!‘ > N ft.j-c.. {•*' n (K&S I TO THE STAR OF ZION. t IH.; : :■.!,] - '< ' :-J ,i . > .vtl- ..iJ ..;=>! ■>’■' A*'; "‘-I •h : toift)RD;N. 0- Sfept.a2: M>\ Editor: It woild be 'an instance of the strangest ingratitude should I fail to make some public acknowledgment of divine aid, after so many evidences of divine goodness and direction in steer ing our little bark amid these troubled waters. One of the clearly defined duties of the Christians of all ages is to sing God’s praise and make known His doings among the pec pie. Too apt are we to tyke credit to ourselves which belong only to |Gqd. Strange, indeed, would it have ap peared to all following generations bad Moses and the children of Israel, stood silent upon the safe shore of the Red Sea with no acclamation of joy, no song of praise expressive of tGod’s merciful display of divine power for their protection; especially so when, the morning 1 which > followed that dreadful night brought to view the fate of thdfi? enemies. Well knight they sing, and that ®6 load that all nations hear their song. Ur. Editor;know. as do many readers of theSTAB, the fearful state of affairs that were in existence when I came to this chaise. Eebelion of the most hateflil kihd deemed to threaten the hiin of ofte1 |>f two fjf our societies. The spirit of Jesus seeihed almost ,or entirely forgotten by some who had formerly made Yfry load professions. And these things are the more re** £ markable when \$e consider that they :t. were put h) motion by those of whom we had every reason t$ hope and ex , pect betterthiugs. : ; i - ‘ Mr. Editor, far is it. from ray pur pose in these lines to hold up anyone to public contempt, yet truth is truth, and will be when the briny ocean will be licked up by the tongue of forked flames. < Our success in bringing order out' of that chaotic gloom has leaped the bbhuids of our most hopeftil expecta tions. I mighteay, however, that the withering, disastrous and niinousef fects which must emanate fisom such causes couldnot he reasonably ex pected to be cured at bnsei*1'-'1’ f We M that our financial' wheel is a little* dogged; but I ata inclined to put thot ih <0k>d^ hands, not1 Without putting forth every possible effort op my phrt toltomovethe difficulty. We ask an interest in your prayers, Mr. Editor, and all the lovers aCTon, v fenga# your attention to read and print a few lines fofthh —^ ‘iFW/koda,^?^^ 9th 6^ Augiist at Lincoln, da (*t 2 sermoh from Hebrews C. elm AtogNfr.-aanNK-'teed' ~ SSsrV' *iHtord, W at e thiii we should let' them slip.* Au that were present were much pleased and here he met mitiy of hlrold ac quaintances, and he was glad and tliey w^ie inote than glaS ito See each other. 1 Lincoln and went to Avon dale on the same day, and the bishop n&this brother, Kbv. John L.'Hdod» who tdJk hl^ home with him bn Sat brought him out to Avondale church, and a ho& of his Aieiids followed him to church, knd we had a splendid verse: ‘•if you ktiow these things happy are ye if ye do them” He made us all happy. It was’ the1 grand est ^ermoh that wis ever preached at this'church. He is the Mt bishop that evfer visited Avondale, and the1 inter ait thaTfoas manifested on thatSu* day, thC 10th of August,; will never die outfit Went throughout all this section of the country. At night he preached to a crowded house another ting ih:e rich srihott, TTP1ch' %aS the grandest; reason ttgl CVerlTeard, and the people want d hear him ,r.l: a • We are i moving on in our church work. nicely.! 'Things seem to look prosperous here—we tnjst *n Mod and move wd*on iu our work. We ex ®PLW?9V off *U, ff? of the church at Avondale. Pray for »s W4 M 8g we caf fot the church fop God and Zion. I want to ring or sound Zion all over this part of ^opunfey;#*#* $e people ali know that we ,ere a living connection. am hrorkkigAftw: Ged and Ziair fWy ft>r ua!tee/r '/u*w ■ »<'*> :v iJ W:H. Busmioi). 4 > Augusta> -tin-, sept.; I. - I* Mr. Editor | ^ j u& Allow me a small space in your columns to, inform the many readers of the death of Brother Simpson : Fer guson, one of. the old pioneers forZion in Auggpfc,\3ty$e Zion was estab lished in thisplaee this beloved bpoth^ or haa beeP one bf the trustees and also the secretary his house and heart were alwaysopi*^ W^Wwee^pp of bishops mt8 mhU^MMso^ lhuc n nevblenee wate sfc^n bn hi* p**t 46 war&entieftafciii^ thinker* <‘&e aiodiWBM^^ r?' ; (:,Jl : jvs» t After * Jodi aitd' waJ afew «t -(Julia Mom omkvati/) A r\f to wwfc #1* Sww^«> **- un' '* 9iiwNfeJP4« left a wife and six little pMldretftemp§WR &0ir.. Jo^and as iPi^ ,i|itm Jqjfdj»n he wcda^ed “Orpat Go*k I wdlfoonbe home f’, His funeral waedaflply at tended, rn«4 9*ly t W, but he left many to ,mourn jtheir .Jpas «a ifafer com munity. Brpther Hurdle is SEW; b° more will we see him pntil .tfe^ teamf rectioa inofijiag. God £*jlp us to ta^e care pi his wi «'■••* ■ ,'n Bertie bounty, it C,' oil Tuesday temW 9th, and fftftWjSS Bession—Eev S 8 Bookrum, of Eden ton, G*W"S of the State, presided,** Bkteiby Mrs Mi&y El Vass, of Ral eigh.^Eeppft^jfrw Wious*u bordinate tabernacles d«r to be io, %g°9* $jk idly spreading,. J^opb. Ousiji^e of importance was transacted. fb;* fi Q» themdoy.o; tbo DM pajrod if»g the *tM$* of « ^ in;M dw*„reg*liai rep*ir«rtio the Baptist chut<&; where ad.dresses wero delivered by Rev l L Griffin, of Wil lismston, Johti A RobittSi of WM^J otto mm »f Windsor, * roffBwOifim loolos^ ■tifcwijJJr toward the officers, dele *-HBi fed v*>d ■ foJidfriUjr^^e eJaet^nqdm / . at i" Jam ■>■ .v a ii . x * *ai C. i %*«*>«»» Windsor. j Q W ► B I mb visited the Wttks of the G B tad S of - LbfVe and Charity in toe State of Korth Carolina, and removed tberefronvbydeath, two of obi well beloved past %auid' officers of the Grand Tabernacle—vi*: Brothers £ N Ffcher, of Woodsiock, hadi<|,W Riddick, of1 Plymouth; therefore be it ? Resolved, That while ire bow with hmnble sabniisston to theiwill of the Meet High, we do not less moutp the Ipse of our deceased brothers,, who "have been called away from their la bors in this lower tabernacle to their rflst in the grand tabernacle.above. Resolved, That in their death this* Order has lotft two who ^erc always activfe ind zealous in their dntienas members o£ thb Order, ever ready to help the needy, prompt, to advance the interest of the Order,wise in Conn* ;cpi'!'; honest1 and 'luptfgfct f nrin, whose Tatties endeared them to all who ic mdnu■■ nvi\> •,J Resolved, That thir Girad Taber nacle tender its sympathy t6 the'lkmi lies and relatives of the deceased. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upd& the minutes and a aopy sent to the families of the deceased. Resolved, That a copy' be sent to the Star op Ziok, -Bhjrtlst Stafadard, Newbernef Lodge, and North Carolina Sentinel for publication. C&fnmmv J tjButl^r. J L Girif fih,«DdAfeot>biM. r ' ■ ' James CryY, Sept, 8. Please periafc me; «o state through Wrap «v*Bgelisfc.» #|e Vjigjtpgi ference. I was first called bf: D W Bbwe*t fcith him itoo weeks, payittkfrom tioW whi(^ a»ol«ite(l ^>l2 07, j But Eldar Bowe made arrangements for ipe tohalda-sa^amentm^kihg athis lutaome £ttts, a« he was closing a meeting at another point. When he arri^i there l had the meeting going on with three’converts. He asked his people if they would let him go to seer Bister Pftfe andleave the meeting with Hunter, ae he knpw;1 who Bro Hu w|UL^XhfiJ«wdfR|i w «*«**»' slnw On his return 'ftom home on Thursday He fbund twenty-six con verts. They made me a collection of $4 07, I took $2 of this and sent it to SkterHunter for the first after be ing away from home four week. It cost me $2 85 to get to this place from Edqntqn by missing the steadier at Eiiaabeth-City, but the good people made me feel good. On the (fidsing Sabbath I was re quested to pre&ch thefuueralof two of the old members of the said church, ope whom was a class leader. After the elosing sermons of the meeting here they took up the elder’s collection and one for your humble servant, but I bad the preaching to do. Now don’t you see? Well, we had good times-—the Lord was with us. Both collections amounted to $10 15. We closed with thirty-eight converts, teaming' thirty-seven tents. ■ iv Oil Monday * night following the trustees -let mo have the ehureh to ex hibit in, and as I had labored so hard to build up .their church, they gave me what was realized that night 'This church jan^ people about made up my lost time at other places. On my return for home I requested Elder Bowe to make me ah appoint ment to preach ior him Wednesday night and to give me a. collection to assist in deiraymg’my expenses back home. He made the saipe. On my arrival, finding that I was expected to preaclpthat nighi I made my way to the church to fill- tny appointment. After preaching‘ Elder Bowe told -his people that he had made an appoint ment an^^ them to bjihg out something for Elder; Hunter, hut one of his members had- since died; and he Wduld have to appeal to them to assist in burying him. I then arose and asked him to 1# me assist him. I told M» people athaiiX Idved(sZion^:eo»^‘ tion and itS'toeaibers, and would wave my collection, aridif. any one had i m .mi anything fc, me to gi,v6 if’W/ne. A few broi^ht me tbs amount of fifty four cental So I moved on for home, six weeks from home I paid qnt. r65, and rceeived coft^ Ymn for/Zion, *16 54. fmght. [U- v, nd tfltp Tallulah {Station, La, Aug 23. jjAiV-y ^ rayowr readers that w< on slow hat stufcf 8fnee 1 New Zion churchy your humble ser- - l^jnl conducting tile services. There was a large erowd present. Her re mains were deposited in the church yard in rear of the church. Dfelhi knows the need of her minis ters, both white and colored. May tsiwfr tei>gHnl%m4^ngg on the good people. Youre in Zion, H. W. Barnett. S. S. Department. . - i ~"F*'~**y** >• *w# The following are the proceeds of the ^Children’s Day” collections for the Zion Wesley Institute, from Au gust 7 to September 20 : J 8 Cowies, Washington, D C, $ 3 00 J W Brown, Boston, Mass, 20 00 John Hooper, Washington, Jf MV # 4 00 R J Daniel, Harrisburg-, Pa, 12 48 A L Scott, Birmingham, Ala, 5 05 R R Morris, Providence, R I, 20 00 Abram Anderson, Camden, N J, 7 00 C. R. Harris, Treasurer Z. W. I,e “Salisbury, N. C., September 6. • xr pj *i •* 1 , mm 'fiSSSHHl* - ‘ v .j Bsasesanai . The anniversary of the Second Creek A. M. E. Zion school which took place oi> the 30th and 31st of August, was one productive of the greatest interest and highly demon strative of the good work carried on in that vicinity. The meeting was, as usual, opened wbhsinging and prayer .a and continued on the first day with recitations and singing worthy of the highest commendation. With choice selections from the compositions pf our departed orators and statesmen, those noble heroes of ^ the dead ohce inore appeared before the imhd and inspired the heart with fresi enthusiasm. The platform was gpaced by Eevs. J C Price, C R Har ris, V H Goler, and Prof E Moore, all of Zion Wesley Institute, , and Mr J Bipice from the West Indies. ( On the evening of the first day ad dresses were delivered by Prof Moore and Prof <] D Prfce. Prof Moore’s speech recalled the past condition of the ^egro, jfresented the hbppy con trast that is now manifest, and the ne cessity for increased energy and dili gent perseverance for further im provement and success. Prof J C Price commented on the sentiment^ expressed by Prof Moore, adducing statistics to, confirm these statements, and enfOrci^^ and enjoin ing, with characteristic zelw and ar dour, the' absolute necessity for the education of the ypyng men andyoung women of the Negro race.. ( On the night* of the same day, Rev ij R Harris, presented the evils of in temperance, and the neeefsityof a ?peedy reformation in the habits of those addicted to it. The next day was one of joy and rejoicing in the presence of tbf Lord. Rev C R Hams preached from Mat thew lii., % in the morning, Mr Bloice from I. Peter i., 19, in the afternoon, and Rev J Garter from II, Gor., v., 1, at night. Soon after Mr. Bloice had closed his discourse the meeting was ably ad dressed by Key W H Gpleron the necessity of increased parental care