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ZION CONNE&PTONT
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TO THE STAR Of 2ION
Charlotte, jjjrf C., Sept. > HJH
Mr. Editor: \
Will you be so kind as to permit
me to again trespass upon your
valuable columns to make a little ad
dition to my last import from < Char-,
Jotte District Afte^jfpekiag oj^ my
report I found out that there was
quite a division amongst the con
gregation at Shelby in regard to .the
location ofHhe church proposed, to be)
built at that place. Some wanted it
on the old .site and spme on the thq oni
recently purchased..
yIhave su^eedetf hi effecting a,j©qm
promise about, the matter and all have
agreed to build the cliurch on tjhe old
site and the ‘parsonage on the reeenf
purchase. E**jr thHtffe ttotnbg'fen
smoothly now dnd the work ofhirilifirig
will be pushed forwai^id 'tobtt^lhtioii.
Yowih truly, !
* ' •• ~ ' ’ * - ■ • tw- : ■ ■ , i
Premdiag Elder.
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Crawford, Ala., Sept 18, 1884
Mr. Editor, :
Please all<
Tli
low measpace in you? pa,
hear from the $th pistrict of the past
Alt. ‘‘ iV V ’ /V' > F* r
Alabama {Ainual- GpftftijpBce, 1
■ j:t.<i aupunro .ffyiT,.>’•**>
was sent to Creep Stand Circuit py
second year on Creep Stand .Circuit.
I came to il|fe "UMi i» the
Gospel. 1 found the work in a bad
condition, the churches I found on the
circuit, did not look ilike ehuecbes,
l»Ct looked like haras* but I went to
work testing m the lord and igot the
circpitworked up.I have pulled down
the old kams and, put up now church
es on my circuit;
. 'r I had a great r&#al Iftat ^ear^ and
this year toO, 30; converts have been
added to the Church this yedtfyou do
not hea^ much from the 5th district,
we are alive in JestisChrist; our great
leader Bishop Hood promised to bft
on way work this fall. I thick he w®
be satisfied when he sees my Wo?k;we
on the 5th district aregortfg ahfead fare
viral,
general Mifim
feren^. tookfetta.
pray for ua too. Now l
will renew my subscription for ihft
Star, you will findendoae $1 50; for
the same. Pray for 5H* district ‘ >0
Teftr Brother foC;;,Zien and the
Gospel. ,‘ i; •;‘ • ' _ : i W - \ '>V* J 4 id A
m-■fmW.-JE. HoOFKft,
l M tteibihi:
I .■ • »' .* :
j j^TOpnSBFIELD, 4>hA., $ept 16, $4,
0:>
If you caOj^id please
permit,JfckfeMpWlrtfu ,r-x yifi'
• * Bit Ref T II Ivoni^Xj preached‘ « io
jthe pulpit in Clolege Hill Ghnvehv
Aug .12th 84./ Aaid his voice Reached
to the remoteat parteof the building,
I had never before been so I6wxred;i«y
to hear this famous preacher, -regard
men aabe to .the . most scholarly and
brilliant orator in the African church*
e*af America* •/ mb A. •
When bis reverence entered the
pulpit I wag instantly disappointed
with his personal ‘appearance. •** had
aden the; "Bishop before,aWer
lieard hftn prOatoh,'nO heVe^iintil that
irifhtL afcd expense fih& same
type oftoind fo'thkeamesypeefbbiy.
I was looking for ar tall, spare, echo-;
lastic preacher to enter the pulpit, and
*&**&*)! WlWftJpU Wldh. Sut
Bishop Lomax is the leader of the
Hjsfr stesfe«wW5^.4w^ri u
The Bishop has m-hchiti* leak of«
man in the, worlds a pr^eiw- iHe
is no| tad, eniyiof tedium height, ft*
rather thmiand hag a round head and
f»ht cwuplepaort,!hia irfpke , M*
mouth are these,oforpjfc&a £Vpm
fostfoiaat thedfoftta/tf the^aiPh
was literary .a»d*jthedprWhhfNltwWi
“The tgxjfcmae m$W* vndqUlfrwh
tim#* mmm tta pwitoJiM'
iag,te^l
test, i l^Eke i r
nutny kind,pf ban j^£a
-t The Bishop begad in^aidponnhow
seratoaio way on the general janetter
of“ Angel*/' bill —ntikoniiin fdnqaenS
sod when itrea ting* ttia saattecr 1 of;4tts
angels, his words pathetic ip aidagmfcf
ferent classes of ^angels.” Itjrins*
sermon, jn form, matter, and spirit, H
was Ad&tf:*aith* dhrist&a i>tip*l3
f^J3HB|9Hp Sflfewfltjppr put'p^pph
'aims 4to
points and potirs iftii#**be drowlf
cb«tebersoftheoen*cicijco. He Speaks
Wfefc m mia*itogh%to*f iwid^ohaste^
ed elegance; a man W*fcold<ittto atti!ii
not suangth
«0&ale *r*th> *Hdoctrine,
all doty, whoever may hear or who
ever .may .forbear., &■_ mmt*f M*
pendenco, his release ihisowo^atber*
^4»y hiija in the p$8t< with hie habits o*
thought and feeling,,, f||e spoak^in hie
own way from the. ippu^ p(}»if p^
spirit anpl f^cepfling with his own cop
84ppsness |«pd good ..mmi*) iff*
reftdy tp, preach and p^^shes ^ ®8'
pel with convening power., / Thf
chr|stains pan not but rejoice,: the sin
ners are compelled toj^fpp*
'j,u r, Yours.&c,,
Brother Saunders gives a good ac
rssffa^aftstt;
■mukb bttM Ztoi’up WWgott.
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A CARD
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I was again elected at the last get*
eral Conference, Vice President ofthe
Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary
Society for the Virginia i Conference.
The object of which is to i organise
auxiliaries Societies on stations Hind
circuits to raiseJunda for wiseionaary
purpose*# theniwpoedl »f thfeiboatdb
I therefore ask our good mitfistetfs of
the Virginia Conference to collect
wh# they paw much. or little, end
waM to me.at 108 Shore.street:Petem*
| burg, Va. I earnestly spMtyoundr
It*»tfra/to this cw4i *
a notice of the#e«retery .thsmtfill be
a. meeting held in oy* city pf .-#dpe
presidents on the l&h Otgafemiwd
J, wi»h,tp hayft tmftima lo represent
the Virginia,C^feaoe with; m>&%
gftgement injthe,
vents mm from tr*vslligg,$03mMr star
tiors f^L *
Respectfully yourj*ft,Ui
; •? Vimm PA«W,/Yi»
of the LadieaS^ma and Forefe*.]#*
sionary Society. ■
To the Vice Prapdeote,
"tlciiheand Foreign i
ciefcy of the A* M. E.
s:u u
octobhmam
mmk
aikf
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•1 Ithaca, N. Y.< Sept 10.
day's* seeeten ^f the eon
tWeaofedpeuedfw* usual with devotion
al exercises, the Bishop rcadingthe
scripture lesStih. • . *!T
Rev. Mr.RogetSii^iJi Jtnd
D Hunger of the State street church,
came in and were Introduced to the
Bishop and members of conference.
The Bishop said he was gladto Have
his firfeads eeme I® and see them, and:
he asked the pVcetdiBg ckter and Mr.
vtiAuvm mu.
A FEW CHEERING WORM ..
to th« conference, Aft^r short * ad
nwm
rim* for
their tad words of. instruction, %fr
eral committees, then, made ^ their
reported
At the hour of edjommmentthe
conference arose and sang a verse and
fffjaj dismissed.
The afternoon session convened at
three U^oekyand ^4bu*^/oloek^
ease of
W.H.HILLEBY,
which had occupied the greater part
if Satuday’e session, was taken up,
jW#®#}? debate. A motion
waa offiaed by Elder J W
tis&Snsf
Mmmk»
tm> FI
iifi
r*ns„Xhe Genefad-Conference
jOWWNm Nw;prk during
m too#* ofMay,:<nd?ied!ROT. Wm.
H HiUery to ft tried befctf.^.Qwn
R'mSTjJIJmSTM'
. 'u#,msk m,m£wm
! 6f aojd eity; there
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'<\f Inin f V-.-t F.)-l)4u
it 9«nIM- ftejpwijwtdf
%. mfmwyrn^sm
i
sap^T1
u7iniTJii“T^ ’M9t;} af - •s^«a»o M &>■
Rmfo'di fw&w* (toin flw4<»
ntion ofthe above we «swf Wnftw
AM tagaMiWH^.WtWillWiW#
A»W<%ab
' fCUBl
i>i A standing vote was taked and re
tulteid, 17 fcr .expulsion and 2 against,
further reports committee*
Were given, after ‘which the confer
* The'Bi»hop will read tbe «ppoint
ifititatiiir evehingj -■■'nfiWB'WWi
debatethts evening' bj tome'of the
the worldly
wdftderthii
abroad in the land. MAy ttie tea.
Bishop win!
A Bold Stride In Wilson.;
be rribjn • j ,i (41 i. >.»•?* ■
. Psar Brother: in our efforts to
build a new church h<$e, Qff4 seems;
recently to haye^yisiteg jus withspe
cial favors. The, people > of Wilson, in
general h^e contributed^liberally,
and th*i aborts of alt , evince the fret
that they are anxious for a new
church. But, as in the firmament of
heayen some stars shine frith frighten
glare than others, commpellirg the
•areiess eye to behold their beauty, so
winsome men whose walks and ef
forts* in a life make them singular ob
jec^s, worthy of emulation., Permit
me to mention some jyf those who
the cauM pf Sion in Wilson,
;£hie .contest; createdrgreat enthusiasm
;1a#9P
Miss Mary Blount, she having scoured
the greeter amount The aim rev
ised for the chureh was $262.9. The
prize was presented by Mr. D. C.
Sugg, ‘irho: recently I graduated from
title, Lincoln University in Pennsylva
nia. His theme was “Act wfH ?your
JMWt,” His address was one of geneiv
al comment, and.for abput ti^rty min
utes held the audience in breathless
silence* wh% in eloquent;, stains he
painted out to the people,, their duty
W4w§p«cal qfam?
cpjjnnisnded theladies for thpire^,!
admonished a greater a$iyity on .the
part of *U and concludndby epeak
ing of the grand results ^hp* ^re in
store for them, if,ihey only had cour
age^ maintain , thep^ t .convictions of
?^hat; was. right* and? di8(shafg0 J^W
duty in that respect. The nextn^|
I1®®*
was indeed a grand one ; time and ;
space wHl abthHb* us fck'gtWfetfde
tails, but suffice it to say that there
was hot afiiilrfrUmthewhble^nter
tamment and that !tU?e^ part was
3Punnte U&ter,Mft>r h4 ^ rUrt^tfou/ii
“©UifU^^hall ^ot to-night.*’
l|&j
The first entertainment: was a #pnj
test between the Misses Sarah L.
BoMptree- and; Mary Bbmnfc fo? a five»
dollar pair of bracelets ta be awarded
to tho w who should sell the greater
number of tickets , for the ohupwsh
special men
Sugg and Messrs
toward, J. G. Tay
ahington as worthy
an mter^^ Jie ^art ofalT; and
both young and old are taking hold
and pushing the work- forward. The
church is in a progressive condition
and'the Sunday School is flourishing.
Brethren lend us your payers that
God may crown our every effort with
success. ' ' V.
Yours fraternally in Christ.
J. If. Rasberry,
Pastor in charge.
CONFERENCE STEWARD’S NOTICE.
Wilson, N. C., August 13.
Dear Brethren,—I issue this circu
lar to call your attention to matters of
the Utmost importance to us as mem
bers of the North Carolina conference.
1st. The conference year is eight
months gone, and we voted at the last
conference tb raise $000 for mission
purposes, $10Qfor our member atSfion
,JR®n» v,,.. . ,w,J■Hi
$75 to each presiding elder’s district.
This divided into circuits and stations
will make it $7"50 for each minister
4n charge to raise and forward to the
steward admission, mohejy, to which
only Goldsboro and Tarboro has cosi
pM, and the last1 meeting of the
General conference ordered that we
collect and ffeHeard the‘general funcU"' ^
monthly. I received a letter from
Bishop HoOd calling our attention to
the condition pf the church at Baleigh,
ang itis hoped tlt&t each minister
will bring to conference $5, to enable
us to save Um property.
Ymwa^r JZion,
W. J. Moore, J ,
North Carolina Conference Steward*
BISHjQP ITOTt^OlNTMENTS
Sunday, September 28tb, Knoxville
Tenn.
i Wednesdays "October 1st to Stk,
llfaryvtiC TOTfrjAt conference.
September 25tb to October, 4th,
WarYvMle, Tenn. .
'$m IMofe Atb to , 13th, Fayetteville,
/■ an.' .a />:*
MfctftW* ’ fiw the East should be
mailed atrlefst 4ays »bea4 of the
latest date giveiw^.<
Bl>:., . Notice. ..
The Concord District Uonfefence
■ 'P01^
b, of October^ at 10
Wtieir bMre* we
1 have collected the
>y that time, as we
our figures of last
Mcfe and scholar
&itoM*ed. Also
Notice I
Wsakfa <>!
$£the Annual
$» StJLfc. fjjjfti * {$' Spjg