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vol. vm. NTJMBEE 52 _ • ' 1 --P"" CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE MINISTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE A.M.R. ZION CONNECTION IN f ALL PARTS OF THE ' : LNITED STATES. TO THE STAR OF ZION. N. C. CONFERENCE. [Reported for the Star of Zion.] The general and educational tax assestment, this conference year viz : GENERAL TAX. f Clarkesville Station, Memphis Station, Coleman’s Chapel, Courtland, Wesley Chapel, Pope’s Chapel, Toliver Chapel, Eureka Cotton Plant, Sand Springs, Henderson, Zion Hill, Coffeeville, Brooks, ' Liberty Hill, Zion Chapel, No. 2, Johnson Chapel, Kosciuska Station, Free Union, Bleekville, Middleton Grove, Canton, Sharon, Zion chapel, No. 1, Camden, Liberty Chapel, Carthage, North Bend, Cooksville, Salem, 15 50 15 25 25 5 25 8 15 4 15 30 20 25 15 8 10 14 10 12 10 15 12 20 12 10 10 00 35 00 76 00 8 g § 8 8 88 8 § § 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 § 8 8 8 8 g 8 8 8 8 EDUCATIONAL TAX. 4 3 10 3 5 5 1 5 1 3 Clarksville, Memphis, Coleman Chapel Courtland, Wesley, Pope’s, Toliver, Eureka, Cotton Plant, Band Springs, Henderson, Zion Hill, 3 Jones’ Mission, Cofleeville, 6 Brooks, 4 Liberty Hill, 5 Zion Chapel, No. 2, 3 Johnson’s Chapel, 1 Jones’ Mission, 1 Kosciuska, 3 Wto*. • s Breckville, . 2 Middleton Grove, 3 Canton, 3 Sharon, 3 Jhon Chapel, 3 Camden, 4 Liberty Chapel, 3 Carthage, 3 North Bend, 2 Cooksville, 7 Salem, 15 St. Luke, 2 St. Elizabeth, 1 Stiange Mission, « Little Zion, 1 To&l amount ofgen&al tax U . m . collected, t 84745 : . ; - gg| 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 88 8 88 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 88 88 8 Paid by conference stewards for blank receipt book and stamp, , 1 60 Remitted to general st. 27 80 Paid Bishop J P Thompson at conference 817 75 Amount collected at confer ence of educational funds, 14 00 and the same remitted to Bishop Thompson at Fayetteville, N.C.,to be paid to general steward for th# schol arship of this conference at Zion Wes ley Institute. The pastors m charge of work in this conference are request ed to collect the balance of the gene ral tax and educational funds imme diately on their arrival on their work and pay over the tame to the Presi ding elder as he makes his quarterly visits. Each pastor will take up one public collection from each of his oon gregations by the 1st of July, known as the children s collection, and for ward the same to Rev. Cl. R. Harris, (the general at) at Salisbury, N. C. APPOINTMENTS OF THE WEST TEN NESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI CONFER— ENCE.' • L. J. Scurlock, F. E. 1st district. Clarksville—H. W. Smithy Memphis—M. L. Blalock. Batesville cr—J. A. Coleman. Wesley cr—W. Jones. Eureka cr—H. West. Zion Hill cr—J. E. Ps Marshall Zion Wing cr—H. P,. Simm. Coffeeville cr—C M White. 2nd district. Free Unioa car—G. W. Simm. Kosciuska station—H. R. S. Irby. Camden cr—G. W. Morris. Canton cr—G. W. Hummage. Sharon cr—W L Carr. 3rd DISTRICT. Cooks ville or—D. J. Adam. Canhage cr—J. W. Miller. St. Luke Mission—P. Green. Preston Mission—To be be supplied Strange Mission. “ “ Vaiden “ “ “ Grenada “ “ “ Water Valley, “ “ Macon, “ “ • The next session of the West Ten nessee and Mississippi conference of the A. M. E. Zion will convene in Cookeville, Mississippi, the 1st Wed nesday in December, 1885. A vote of thanks was tendered to the good citizens of Canton for their hospitalities toward the members of this conference while in their midst. The conference then adjourned sine die. L. J. Scurlock, ^ SscrctETY* P. S.—The Bishop’s address is New burgh, N. Y., 219 Washington street L. J. Scurlock, conference secreta ry, Coffeeville, Mias. * J. A. Coleman, conference steward, Batesville, Misk Mrs. M. E. Scurlock, vice-president of the Ladies Home and Foreign Mis sionary Society of the West Tennes see and Mississippi conference, Coffee ville, Miss. Ministers transferred from this con ference to the Arkansas conference during this session: J. C. Cotton, J. R. SimhkAi H; White, J. C. William, T J. Jones and W. G. Jones. Deacons—John Walker, M. C. Coon, L. Bragewdl, N. B* Robertson, and George Walton. Expelled—Wm. Tipton. Located—Nelson Silas. Suspended—Elder P. C. Lovelace, for six months. MOODY ANDSANKEY. Moody and Sankey will be in Rich* mond by invitation of the Y. M. C, X from January 4th to 14di in<dtrf tiVe, and wDl boM'GoBpel ^etingk,— Pfmk u ■ ;Vrft -r* ' & BISHOPS ADDRESS ! DELIVERED BY Rt. Rev. T. Hi LOMAX, ? - ' BEFORE THE* s‘^ A. M. E. ZIOK CHtJRCH. Dearly Beloved Brethren and Member of the N. C. Conference. - It is with profound reverence and deep humility, and no degree of sec tional ambition, I embrace this favor able opportunity to record my highest sentiments of gratitude for your pat riotism in the past, hoping that I shall have your hearty co-operation in the future as I have had in the past.— Nineteen years have passed away like streamlets to the flood, since this con ference was organized in the city of Newbern, and from year to year you have contributed your part of patrio tism to evangelize the word. The king of heaven » has given you time to employ yourself in some usefulness, and we look back on the history of the past with profound satisfaction to our selves and feel that Caod is glorified, and now under the care and guidance of an al-wise Providence,we have com pleted the. labors of another confer ence year, and have met to note the results, trusting that by the light of -past experience we may be the better prepared ter perform effective work in the future, as we have done,in the past. We h.ive just sung one of the beautiful hymn*® of Zion in which our voices cheerfully blended in pathetic praise to Him w ho devinely dictates the doings of the prud®ut. L©t us unite in concert and repeat psalmist, Behold how good and hC4* pleasant it is for brethren so dwell to gether in unity, it is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that went down to die skirts of his garments, as the dew of Harmon, and as the dew that descended on the mountains of Zion, for there the Lord' commanded the blessings even life for’ ever more. Amen, Death enters «nd there id no defence, ! His time there is none can tell. He’ll iii a moment call the hence, To heaven or down to hell. “Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.” These solemn words weTepronouneed j over the body of our, beloved brother W. H. W. Payne, who departed this life on the 30th day of Match! 1884; Peace to his ashes. Mhy the guarding angel watch his soft and silent repose, ! and may he sleep, softly under the shades of the trees until the army of God awakes him, to meet him in the skies. I^et us throw the mantle of charity-around his bereft wife, and cheer the silence of his tomb. Deep1 in thy heart thy cherished Secret lies, Deep as a pearl on ocean’s soundless flow, Where idle b^ld diver never can ex plore, The realms oe’r which the. mighty bil lows rise. EnueicnoK. It is education that forms the com mon mine. Just as the twig hi bent the tree will be inclined. Education is to the imagination ol' men just what a lighted candle is to a darkened room. A lighted candle* expells and drives the darknem be fore it. Education is an inventor ol ideas, it assist the wiemoiyto retain ! them; and the judgment tpcknfljinfe. and decide them, and the&ar of the Lord are the beginning of wisdom, and consists to smothingUieie than a eattftratad mind, it is one of the great est elements man may possess, without it man is incompetent to discharge the duties set before him, with it a man is better prepared to persue in life" the vocations which by nature be is mostf adapted. But a cultivated mind with out all other moral qualifications will leave us still wanting and incompe tent, . We are taught from the sacred volume that we are to seek first the Kingdom of heaven, and all these things shall he added unto us. The importance of a good education, hap piness is founded on rectitude of con duct, virtue* man’s highest interest, misfortunes of men are mostly chang able on themselves. The development ot mind, the ex ertion of talent, the labors of indus try, are all subjects intimately inter woven with the moral-character of a rational and accountable being. It is a curious and interesting investigation to trace the history of man as he emerges from a state of nature, and passes through the successive grada tions from mere animal existence to a state of refine civilization and moral culture* and it is equally delightful to the man of letters to behold-the effects ot learning in its various stages, in amending the inward state Of man kind, as the refinement of i luxury add to their external convenience. It is a common remark with the . historian, that the discovery of the use of iron is the first step from savage life to civ ilization life. We point with profound satisfaction and connectional pride to our Zion Wesley Institute, as we be lieveit to be one of the leading edu cational institutions in this country, and is a sremarkable for its general school capacity as any in the country. I commend it to your coninderation. sabbath school. It sec‘aa€^ pjfdper to state that the Sabbath so^°9l is an instrument in the hands of God> ^ging many souls to his fold, and \Te believe that the future hope and success ef °ur connec tion in the future dspencnT uP°n the foundation laid at present, s^nd tiie great outlook, though enoouragiJ'J?' must be. stirred up by the pulpit for j our fhtdre prosperity as ft denomina tion of Christians, and as we have the experience of the past, we may be ad monished in the. future that the Sab bath schools are indispensible to the growth and prosperity of our beloved connection. Let every preacher in charge-of ft church urge thas grand question of the Sunday school. Work from time to time in their charges.— Let the children be instructed with literature of our church, such a* milk for habesand children’s bread* The Ten Commandments, Apostle* Creed and such ether books as maybe recommended by our Book concern, from tune to time. We commend the Children’s Guide as a Sunday* school paper of stuck value to ouf,t connect tion, INTEMPERANCE. Intemp* trace not only datreyMwt ittflicte1 rofjto upon the innocent1 and helpless, and invkdes the family and social circle of our firesides, and spreads narrow end death all around ; it extinguishes natural aflbfctlons ; it erases oonjugal love, bli^its praental hope* and brings down t-he aged it sorrtiw to the grave; it maheS widowi and orphans* rad is the cause of th< greater part of thedeadtutisiwunou] land ; it destroy* beauty, defiles vir tue, and dethrones justice ;itis Gcd’i bitterest enemy, t man’s latest fbe toe k dren’s tormentor, the neighbors plague, and devil’s best friend; it deludes the mind, weakens the intellect and unfits man for his intended usefulness. "Look not upon the winewhen it is red, aad when it giveth its color in the cup, when it moveth itselt aright, at last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder.” Intemper ance tainted with foul and fertile breath, the dignity of ourpulpits, and left and aching void the world can never fill. } - THE GENERAL TAX. The changing of the financial plan makes it more essential that we should collect the whole amount of general fimd, as the bishops only get one third part of the money m the hands of the general steward. We think the bish ops will receive about four hundred dollars this conference year on salary, they cannot live at this poor dying rate, let us try and collect the whole amount from every member of our churches. OUR BOOK CONCERN is one of the leading departments in our church, and commends itself to our most earnest support and prayers, for its success. THE STAR OF ZION should be improved and patronized by all the ministers in the connection. VISITATION. I have visited the following named churches this year: Flee Hill circuit. Shoe Heel circuit, Whiteville circuit, Wilmington sta tion, Goldsboro station, Kinston st£* ;tion, Newbern station, Washington station, Greenville station, Beaufort station, and Hull Swamp, and find all greatly improving. The brethren have reported much increase in the proba ble value of church property, and many accessions to their churches.— Also visited Clinton chapel circuit. Newbem, N. C. and Raleigh mission, Henderson.Hookerton circuit, Dudley circuit, Magnolia circuit, Lumberton and Shoe Heel circuits. THE METHODIST CEHTEHHIil. By Bishop Jones, of the A. M. E. Zion Cburch, Back of the pulpit in the Metropol itan church in this city, in a stained glass window, encircling a dove, em blematic of the Holy Spirit, are these words, from the 10th verse of chapter 5 of the first epistle of the Apostle John : “He that believeth on the Sod of G^d hath the witness in himself.” This was realized by John Wesley when his ‘‘heart was strangely warm ed” $s he read the preface of Marti® Luther to his commentary on th< Epistle to the Galatians. The sam< truth was recently realized by a boj 0l" twelve years of age in Washingtoi who> said. “As I prayed 1 felt Got heart.1 me» &&d forgive me for being i bad bo V* and made me a good boy.’ baFrom t^i? truth radiates all th< light and warm'th and comfort o Christian experience. In a backwar look at one hundred yea**the ***** sentatives of the various bt.'W”®8 c Methodism in America in the re^eK conference at Baltimore bad abumdan reason to rejoice over the good wo. accomplished inprpclaimingthis trutl —a truth foil of jojr to every one wh embraoes it, that not ihioch alone o r the patriachal agei but men of thi 1 present may truly have fellowship wit God, i The gams feet a, of course, realize l in every Christian, of every name bi ifm growth of M(4hodfem tmtf 1, i members are counted by millions may be traced to the systematic and decid ed emphasis placed on this doctrine in the preaching of the ministry and the relation of personal experience to each other by- the laity. Like the saints in the Apocalypse,- ‘‘the overcame by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony." T|e conference at Baltimore, like Peter’s audience on the day of Pene* cost, number all of the tribes of the hemisphere, the Caucasian, the Afri can, and the Indian. The Indian from Mexico spoke in Spanish and through an interpreter. The African, as well as the Caucasian, used the An glo-Saxon, and all tones heard wa« in brotherly kindness. No one seemed to forget that one is Your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren." No such question arose as that of social equality of political equality, but there was in the air a consciousness of spir itual equality, and, in the Divine pres ence, of a spiritual affinity. All were children of the same Creator. Turning to the future the church starts on its second century in Amer ica as an organized body with high hope. The doctrines tried and proyed and the system of teaching tried and proved, confidence and joy are the . rule, and as joy is contagious we may expect Methodism to continue its work of transforming society until the wilderness and the solitary place shall be made glad and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. OUR STAY IN BALTIMORE. While in attendance of the Centen tennial conference of Methodism, our headquarters, and the headquarters oi all our delegates were at 91 Hill St., and 318 Montgomery street. The comfortabte homes of our esteem and enterprising Brother John Henry Butler, this good brother with his large and Christian heart, threw open the doors of his two fine mansions for the accommodation of all of the dele gates of Zion Connection, he spared no pains in making everything pleas- — ant for us, wsth the enjoyment of the grand occasion calling so many of thes^e followers of Wesley together, and the sumptuous tables set every morning and night at each of these places for the delegates will long be remembered by them, for the manner in which they were treated, lust think of the fine large fried oysters tha * are to be had in Baltimore, superior to any in the country, this delicious salt water oyster was served at. every meal in full supply. Bro Butler is^ one of our well to do, or rich men of race, he owns valuable proper in the city of Baltimore to the amount of $150,000, he is a great lover of his 1 church, and he has his arm around 1 the grand head way that our Zion is again making in Baltimore. Elder J W Smith is most energetic and loved by his congregation, he with them by 1 the aid of providence will soon be fully in possession of valuable church prop erty in the monumental city. We say in conclusion, God bless BroJ HBut Ier'or his noble and generous acts. i We must thank him for that fine Bal f timore ham that he handed us for our t Christmas dinner leaving Baltimore on the 18th inst. We were soon at home. . L > f NOTICE! All who wish to have any commu nication with Bev. J- W. Alstork, will addreao him at Montgomery, Ala. „ Paste* in charge of Clinton’s Chapel, tp- c ThMsmfar lst)1884.
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