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f-rr ' ) L« I »sp, -», »k. ·Z.-4(H4,-:I Ja IN If k « ./OiS.^O HA’TB SHT ' o ;>4«t3 «k>.. i ••;••• ► i35 ;'V* ■■■■PH .,,,- . ■ .?mw; -r ' • •:' & . .... V: ;, -1 Jffr- ■'—"' ,■*■>'■-'■ ^ iij ■ ii ■ ww . - W*’ . - ' i' rfinrr S ’in,■■■1.„„t,;■■■■■;-, MW (M ’ ‘;X ----—---—-^-r ':~* Mafeaft * :M CORRESPONDENCE, FROM THE MINISTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE A. M. E. ZION CONNECTION IN AlL PARTS OF THE tNITED STATES. TO THE STAR OF ZION. •' The following article Was intended for the New York Witness, but it seemed willing to publish all seriously reflecting statements made against our people without wanting to give the other side unleeB it Was written by an ignoramus from central Alabama, or put in the mildestterms, therefore, we hope you will'give us room-in the Star. TO THE WITNESS, JM. fr \ January 3,1885.) Mr. Editor : I have been'told by a reader Witness that you are still solicitous for mere facts from the colored Baptist and Methodist of the South, in refer ence to the moral and educational status of my people ~ ' was my nature. I was always to accept and embrace the truth, and that which is good, let it come from whatever source it might; but in wri ting this article 1 wish to depart from my usual position and strictly conform to denominational lines, as you have drawn them in an issue of the Witness of November 20th, vol. 18, and No. 47. In the clipping from the New York Observer reference is made to the position of an Episcopalian cler gyman of Mississippi, and Dr. Matton, in the Wisconsin General Assembly, and Dr. Allen, in ih» Saratoga dene ral Assembly, and iti your comment you called for us. - It would seem that you have made ] ro be suprised to learn thaflie bad a tentfous slaveholder, or a staunch advocate of it as a divine institution, j I do not wish to screen my people i from any censutos which they may de leasee farmer, aud now I, in an hum ble way, am trying to fin {he exalted presiding elder's office, which enables me to take in the whole situation, asT im at a different point every week the year round, therefore I am spedfiing nore from observation than oraldtate nents. But I may be asked, with your birth in the South and your twenty years familiarity with the prerogatives >f masters, the customs and habits of ilavery, do you not me that it is utter* y impossible, yes, worse than non tense, to talk about inen who own ilaves for two hundred years, forget ng their former feelings towards them, is made: to do the biddings of another, rod the abandonment of long engen lered cast prejudices. BahIBah ! But the negro who has been the sub* ect of every pamion, of'every luOt, ivery blushing outrage of I virtue ivery burning massacre, every fien Ush mob and murder, the dupes of (cores of self-designing politicians of he South, and from the Norjth»‘ trip* ere in the garb of savings haiks,, and idewise pickets, all at one time, yeti ie is expected to rise to the level of 4e proud Anglo-Saxon; in twenty rears. Oh I Lord. give us . patience hat we may, sin as little as posable, mder such exactions. Well; in reference to our church, we n this region, are ; morel to raise he standard of our V people than an^ Cher denomination Firsts because he masses are with us. We are not sonfining our work to the mulattoes, >r a few so-called wealthy ones, but he whole race. We are doing more ceause we are depending -upon our >wn means and are doing the work turselves. Raising the money Out of air own congregations to build our ihurohes, to buy the books and sup* >ort our ministers. Our congregation rnd membership are made up of as food moral material as is to be found a the race. Of course, where the nasses are there you may always ex* lect to find some of irregular habits, lur college, managed entirely by col ored men, is bound to do more in >uilding up the race than those ejm rolled by white men. The pttpilsttre Recently taught the idea of equality with their professors, in the dining ■oom, the parior,around the premises, md in the submittal ofpropositions, md discussion of foots. We have Heard of sehools, whieh -being taught yj Northern teachers that did not like or their students to manly defend an lonest opinion from seeing matters of bet, if it clashes with the professors, fhat do not allow the colored teaeh* trs of their Own make t* wearthe lame apparel, no* eat at the same able with tbeir professors; nor no note to be seen in the front yardthan i cotton field negrowould b» ailtwei *> be seen sitting in his master’s par tor before the war. i' At this -rater 44 ail! never Vise. Colored mettmust build up the twee if wears ever to be jreat. * -u. •?/: Should anything of a humiliating i^Mjappeatoom tarttuhSn»« NOT&r?: On the first Sabbath ml we were on oHr mSfeion as I Elder in Monroe. Wefoimd pastor, H. C.S., and cong quit* happy,” They have do* to make'him and wife cejnforti L!rt n i nlr>4 - *vn KmnA "£T fc W ; IWiMICPt H i Ope of our; many happily -e< D sons from Fayetteville, it isqi i ural for us to entertain great * his success, And suffice us 1 without a thought of flattery, tl decessor for hisi. tireless efforts whk are to be seen in finishing that‘chufd May he he successful in future as1 the -past. '.V m-.yyr-.k^'- yU \ ^Ql^itha «th^ This is certainly Gideon’s host. ] has been about nine months since the commenced: to make the bride then selves, and they put in the windows o yesterday, and welheld. the quarter) communion services in the new hous They have only to ptesterand |ew now, the tower excepted*and the will be about thfaugh.. ; The> are j the point, where they ennhot e^ ar we predictUsvcomp^ion;bW«‘0* Street, if it has; not been finished th Wiuter. «sd* & * There is no happier,..yet hpmble congregation in thi* country. A prmsef to |his Httle . hand of soldiei ■!..j Notice, To Ike Ministers of the KorthCarb * Una Annual ■Conference. 'i,,T ; ‘ I hereby issue this circular to call your attention to two important mat ters. • -;tX . ."'V H First^I ask atowe to lose that property at *aksifcfcor»ofc ifou re ftoembto,; mf-;^repdtoii.itf:yotof fast seal urn xa* demand* each minister to make month ly collections of the general foods ihd forward the i«ne conference stefi^hndhe theannas! Conference steward w* raake Mr report to the Keneha'jrfewsr#' thhiie6ontf W edne* day an eaeh mW«r*ttd tiro months of the <xmiferhh^ryear haye'pamed'away* A on or before the lat of Jaaaiary, S6. We can and must pot forth a icerted conneetional effort to bring afit emount. We believe tfcat the ntral Conference can easily roll up ,000 or $1,500 more than last year, he brethren will go to work at once Collect it, The North Carolina iference come* up behind every w. That donforepee ought not to nk of being a dollar behind the ntral, when it remembers that it ltains five important churches to I Central’s two, and its next five ailer ones are stronger in number lent,; for they have always done But if,the,. Old Korth State tencea will atfcktheepura a little r that will be sufficient for them, p* ought to he our richest con . _ iL . Oi.i ’ 1 ___ agea it has been laboring if not quite from its vary .tion. The two Alabama con ought never to come up with ^ than $4,000 each year, they have the | tontey. the; wealth, and mem* hers. then rthmh of these two eon ferences^ bringing up about $1,500 general fond each year. If our Ala bama brethren would not i^earythem selves so much about foreign brethren coming in to help? them, all parties woulci soon’find ^^as^vee. enjoying greater ibl^8ing8,,and our ^stitutihnfl would he able to double #ieiir efforts in the wqrk ofutheiMas|e^ Kentucky 9ugbt^.to thinMr^W;^88 $1,500, and East Tennessee, which is farlargerthan Ken*noky,hasalways done much less. The Tennessee brethren have had less rivalry from other denominations than any of the conferences mentioned in this article, tfcey have had the whole thing their r'W«J. TIU v U1 . brethren have'beeu, and still ing in competitive spirit and connee il' pridZ In ftct this latter do fect seems to be the malady of all . Qnr Weston and Ghitf Conferences, Flori da excepted. Thtrlrtetbren Of. these iL nvtslrrt^ MitJ iM’ulvUvlUgXj' 50 1^0“ the catalogue of th^dtot in tneir opinions wbidb Zion Weal# Ojpvikkic jiroua t\&Lj SnnMtorfr hftlrfff fin iMpjr vyucgy the best Colleges in thiscountry. Brethren, whatever la gfcnonsand grand wftMn the borders of tot- connection, rather fa Boston, LoMSMUe,'1' ' #:%iiriu*e FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Lunsbury, Gates Cbt&rr* N.’c.'T ' V Februtttv 18,1885, f Mr. Editor : ' Pleas© allow me space inone of your columns to say to the many readers of the Stab of Zion, about this part of Zion’s vineyard. We are progressing in our church and Sabbath; school at St. John, and we are looking forward for a better time yet. Mr. Editor, I see that the Centennial conference was quite; interesting also, I see what our beloved bishop desires from all its members and friends, and the Sabbath school. At St John's church both members of the ehurch and school were highly pleased when our beloved elder A. Paxton, stated 4t to us^ We are at work for one of the banners. Pray thatwemay inherrit one of them. Mr. Editor, this entire circuit is progressing finely for this season of the year.. Our father, A. Paxton, is loved by the entire congregations—both Baptist and Methodist. Wehave fine Sabbath schools at three of the churches. May the good* Lord bless Father Paxton, for he knows how to encourage Sabbath schools. '; MfJ Editor, our first -.quarterly con ference was in January, we had a hap py time. The entire conference is composed of men and women that are trying to wipe out this terrible intox icating liquor. We see the time has come for us to care for the rising gen AMf'inn AM/) MA KaUm> / mIam aam 1%A W»U<M1, ana UO D6U€V(pUUI CilU ^pcr taken thanthia. Oh, that the tune MOTH#! »»y be cornered with temperance men and teaaszrfsa members be temperance one?, I am doingwhat I can for the Stab and our) Connection, I shall use our own Sunday School papersJ .1. am trying to circulate the Children's Guide 4ll all the families. ,Xh»yethe Stab m nearly every; femily in this neigh borhood. Pray loir me. I «m yours for Christ and Zidn.' ' ; * J. M. Beaman. 1st SWEEPINGCHARGESAQAINST ,fc > <nm'PEOPLE. Mr. Editor ‘^j ' ' , r The New York WiineyttXiiip Duran, of the Antmki ^on^srenee, of church, andaiiother sister de* nomination hate within the last fow months brought sweeping imraortl in. dBJtmeny against the colored Metho* dists, and the race generally. Wehav* soti^t to get such an answer through the columns of the fTCme»a*%e think .n 3... 1-,-. i :_A-V menta as these c We hdve four or call for, and shell in the magazine which we wl8“ to hurllrom yemprtar* hear with us. There a» two orations, oneon: (Mir church, and the other on the cele bration of the Emancipation l Procla mation in Charlotte. Jfcnuarv 1st, loot>* am dot ambitions to appear beftth the pufcllo iii 'orations and doc We ?*».'<*« ft* mwepfog ~iwM SPECIAL NOTICE. The Board of Bishop -will meet in Ithaca, New York, on the first Thurs day in March, pud not the fourth Wednesday, as has been notified. Bishop Hood will be chairman of A meeting of the Trustee* of Zion Wesley Institute is called to meet on Friday, February 27tb, at Salisbury. APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Editor: Please publish my second quarterly visits of the WestiTenneasee and Mis sissippi Conference district :* - Coflfeville circuit—Brooks' chapel, February 28 and March 1;. Batesville circuit—Courtland March 7 and 8. Eureka circuit—Cotton Plant, March 14' and 15. ,«i Wesley circuit—Wesley chapel, March 21 and 22. Zion Hill circuit—Sand Springs Much 25 and 25. Memphis Station—March 31st and April 1st; ~' * '■ .. . Zion Winger—April 4 and 5. Free Union drdiib—Free Union April 11 and 12. Camden circuit—Liberty chapel, April 4 and 5. Canton circuit—Middleton April 18 nad 19. «3W % ocaron circuit—*ion cnapei April j26and#6. f Koeciosko station—May 2 and 3. vCSirfl%s 9 and 10. Cooksville circuit—-Cooksville May 16 and 17. ^Clarkaville station—May 23 and 24. L, J. Scublock, Presiding elder. Coffeeville* Mias., Fek 5, ’85.. 1 £ A CARD TOTHE STAR. Mr. Editor •? -***- . The A. B. C. of the gospel can be found in Komans, John and Matthew I will pfcy for Mand^n>aAe the Stab a present for six months" to the first boy of girl between'th^ap* 6f 12 and 21 years, who answers it^* Written in full in the fctddhnis of Ae Stab op Zion. I’ve made up my mind to give the 0rXir|iOO a-year in subscription to get it in the hand* of the young people by'offering it ^answers of scripture' questions. Boyf and girls, look out for the Stab. You# for the .Star, of Zion. & B. Hishteb. P. S.—It must be exohuned thus iSSL&iltVfi ipw vem. efter the *?«=ss=nfcaE=== mmm KjMKQttL . - ' ......> 0Uij2 -
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