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THE STAR OK ZION JNO^C.DAKCY, Maaigiiig Eiitor. | FRIDAY," - OCT. 29, '86. NOTICE. The following gent'^racn composed the Editorial Stali_Qf .the AR of 7*107?: J. McH. Farley., Ti Petersburg, Va. } Associate Editors—J. A. Tyler, Charlotte, N. C. Rev. J. W. Smith ,1015, 21st> St. Washington, D. C. j Rev. W. H. Ffrguwfl, New York Conference. Rev E H Curry, Kentucky Confe rence. s Rev G W Cliftton, Corresponding Editor for S C Conference. G. C. Scurlock, Estp, State caftvas • , i ^ r» * • • i sing agent, 4 JOHN G^bAftCY/, Business Manage, no£ r“ON’ SalisU» , 2 r •< f~r d V es-NOTICE l7».. The mi veiling ofthe Bartholdi Statue of “Liberty Enligbtefifag the World’? took place in Ncw’Ybfk yesterday in the presence of distfngtiUflied 'person ages representing America and'fVance. The ceremonies v/^he cetfducted on a grand scale. •' •••" ft;:' • Mr. Hewitt, who is rnftnJng for May or of New York, ft tW sain* ttran who declared so positivllvW 188), daring the Presidential campaign, that- the “Morev letter” was in the handwrit ing of Jas A. Garfield, and although proven to be a forgery and so admit ted by his best and leading party friends, he has never made apology for this unwarranted slander. Good material for Mayor, isn’t it. Political hatted and animosity are. frequently carried to far, and this case serves as an example. Rev. H. V. Harris arranged r. splen did meeting at Motfltville Inst Satur day, and invited ProU J. C. Price and J. C. Dancy to be present to speak. They both were present and addressed a large audience. Praf. Price spoke on the Home and Temperance Reform while Mr. Danov discussed the Negro as a factor in this government Each spoke for about an hour. At night Prof. Price lectured on the “Negro and his peculiar work” at the Couft Hoiise to a large audience.* ‘AH were delight ed.. Both were royally entertained during their stay, apd speak warmly of their reception and treatment* President Cleveland contributed ten dollars towards the .relief of the A. M. E. Church at Charleston, and we take this opportunity if heartily thank ing him for the whole race, for fo9 condescension«in. ^hus relieving the wants of the needy' It iji currently reported that the.d>\ured people, who needed it most, received a very insig nificant proportion©! the great amount of money sent tp Charleston for the re lief of the destitute. explana tion should be given at onqe. At' any rate Mr. Cleveland continues lo make himself a splendid example for his paj ty, so far as the Negro is concerned. We want lr disimdtfy understood that we do not'wfeh to-dd the’Editor of the Mese&igur thesUghtest injury We took issue wit**1 him because we considtred him in the wrong. He de nies having intended any suoh thing and it is far from our purpose to mis represent his motives. , Personally we have not the slightest prejudice or ill will toward him. He made a mistake which he does tiot W) consider, and it may he of thelidffa rather than the heart. We do not wish him to think that we harbor ill feelings against him. His experience in the field ot journalism ought to be a guarantee of his ability to steer clear of breakers. over as well. Bishop JJ Moore has just returned tdrofe % kanxlmw that all the churches bestir "themselves and raise all the General Fund they arc due. The Protestant Episcopal conven tion at its session in Chicago, has re fiiseb to.prefix its title with "Catholic’. This is we|l. Its policy is rather circum scribcbnow, and to prefix Catholic, .though having a professedly bfoadtfr signification, would really render it more narrow , minded, so far as its church polity is concerned. They show ed wisdom in reject.fig the proposal and w&congratulate them. ' 1 The Prohibition sentiment, although strongly opposed by partv dictation is growing South and North. It « said to be stronger in Texas than anywhere eke and threatens to disintegrate tha Democratic party the.e It is also Strong in Pennsylvania, New York and oth^rn Northern states, but it is hardly likely to change the political complcx tion of those states. It will be the is sue bhe of these days, if not now, but will win w ith, instead of without the support of one of the existing political parties. The abolition of slavery did not sucoaod till a party took hold of it; neitKer will prohibition in our judg ment. But one of the parties will have to expose its principles in the near future. Our it Ed ti e Ailito An iiiui Presbyterian refuses to eater the dis cuspion gyawingoutof the Messenger*& arraingir eat of Bishop Jones. In this il is entirely right as it should never have been,started. The controversy was heightened ,however, by our good in Mentioned c ontemporary’s publishing the matter which excited the contro versy. Its failure to publish the reply in full may have served to quiet and al lay any undue feeling, and we h«>p€ the Whole trouble is at an end. Bro Saunders has hitherto shown himeeli fair and just, and we hope never to find him treading in other paths, as we have i always regarded him as a friend and Christian gentleman. The rallying cry all along the line should be “Do your duty ” In what ever avocation of life the simple per. formance of one’s duty brings a satisfac tion which nothing else can give. If s inan feels that be has neglected his duty there is a certain amount oi dissatisfac tiou and remorse of conscience which disturbs his peace continually. It is a smhll matter, perhaps, at the time, but by multiplication it assumes such pro portions as to reduce one to a financial wieck, or cause the best laid plans tc wholly miscarry. Do your full duty and the responsibility of another wot or misfortune rests not on your shoulers Ministers, members, and Triends art you doing your duty? If so we expecl to hear of you a good report at confer ence. • V The Colored Industrial Fair, Asso ciation has been successful in securing greatly reduced rajesoyer all the Rail roads in the State, so as to put it within reach of all. The exhibits promise to exceed those of any previous Fair, j Many States will be represented. Th€ news from every direction is that it will eclipse anything of the kind ever un dertaken-hy the race. Zion Weslej College will be represented with some very fine hqndtaork, crocheting and thh like, All those attending the State Teachers Association will be ad mitted at half rates on Educational Day. The presence of Hon JohnM Langston,'as speaker, will attract quite a number of persons from a distance Mr Waraom, the Secretary, writes ui that this'Fair will certainly surpass all previous ones. Friends give it the benefit of your presence and assistance as it deserves both. It is helping great ly to sol ve the vexed “Kegro Problem” MiiA^FT Stewart, perhaps the >tAitBpninjjyyi America, <|ie<i at: ler home iffNwibfk, this. at j the advanced age of 84 years. Her j husband, the prince of New York mcr- j chants, died ten years ago. |p>ipppiNG SOUTHERN PRIDE, | j. It is given nut in Washington, and | has been pretty widely circulated, that the failure of Mrs. President Cleve land to visit Richmond last week, after she had promissed and arrange 1 to do so was owing to the .presence, at Gov. Lee’s residence, of Miss Winnie Davis the accomplished daughter of the Pres* identof the late Confederacy. The Southern papers are very much exer cised and wroth over the matter and threaten to get even with the President for such a slight,.yea offence to south ern pride as they term it. The episodo shows conclusively that the country is hot thoroughly settled yet. The eoncil iatiou we bear so much about is not so much a fact as it is a fancy. North ern and Southern Democrats vote the same National ticket but their senti ment is very different indeed. Besides Northern Democrats think less of Jeff ersnu Davis than do Southern Repub licans if such a thing is possible. HEW TO THE LINE. ifirlt hns come to a pretty pass in this country that a man cannot disa gree with another man without being denounced as dishonest; and car-not join the Knights of Labor, without being denounced as the associate of negtoes.-Daily Examiner. You see the whole matter in its prop er light. There are some men in the world who Will learn nothing and forget nothing. All such the world Would be better off without. This is a lc.pid, progressive age, an age in which times change and men must change with them. There is no standstill anywhere. In politics, bus iness and everything there is progress for the better. The “ignorant, thoughtless and intolerant” time serv er must get to the rear, and allow the progressive men of enterprise and i deas to come to the front. Progress ive, energetic men who love their State and country defy unjust jeers and criticisms and hew to the line. I'he Knights of Labor are teaching professing Christians a useful lesson, that “God is no respecter of persons, nor color.” The whole nation must come sooner or later to a recognition of this fact. To doubt it is to doubt God, and to doubt His word. The cry bf the wolf has been falsely raised so often, that few believe or heed it when made. TURN ON THE LIGHTS. If the story of the recent tragedy at Chapel Hill, as told by a correspon dent of the Greensboro North State, is half true, or if there is any foundation for another version of the affair which is given privately but which has nev er gotten into the newspapers, it is , proper tbit judgment of the conduct of the negroes should be suspended until their side of the story is told in 1 court. It is very strange that they should wantonly, and without any , provocation, have first insulted and afterwards attacked the students. Let us wait for all of the fac;s. Statesville Landmark. Right you am. There are individ . uals in the vicinity of Chapel Hill who strove earnestly to find some clue which would lead to the apprehension of the colored men in order that they might lynch them. For what? Why for defending their homes against the at tacks of midnight marauders. If re ports are to be believed^ the colored man’s wife had been insulted and threatened by these students, and he warned them to keep away from his house. They became angered, which anger increased in its intensity so that they gathered a crowd and went to the house about 12 o’clock at night to , teach him a lesson. The result was one was killed outright and others in jured While endeavoring to gain en trance. We ask in all candor, were not the colored people right in defend ing their house? If not, away with home and all its sanctity aud saered ncss. 3+ OUR EVANGELIST. BY REV. H. 11. MORRIS. Those who have watched the prog ress of our Connection since freedom has been proclaimed to our people here; in the South, nr* greatly aston ished far beyond th* most sangtvne expectations at the wonderful results of the efforts put forth and the means employed in the untold good| that has been accomplished. In each of the interests of the church special marks of the divine favor of God are seen, which demands admir-! ation, praise and gratitude Many earnest pra> ers have ascended to the hill Of Zion. Strong and implicit iaith in God, and indefatigable labor with self sacrifice and much self deni al practiced, combined with money, time and talent have been Ihe means used to effect what our eves sec to day. Our temporal affairs such as the Book Concern, Press, and Educational de partment are marvelous to consider, Our mission fields are far and wide* sending ’home encouraging reports saying “the harvest is great and the laborers are few.” Then the many churches which have been built as well ns the numbers that are in co .rs^ of erection. Thd vast army ofSunday school children who are studying the life, character, and teachings of Jesus every Sunday, all impress amazement upon the observers of the iittle church which came out of the John st. M. E. Church New York, about the year 1796. rirst, \vc had superintendents, then Bishops who were elected every four years, thc:i Bishops for life, men who came up into the church through the proper course being endowed by ^ the Holy Spirit who consecrated their time, talent, lives and their all to the cause for the Master’s sake and the elevation of - lie race. Men who have not said go forward but sounded the calf, come on, and the hosts have and are obeying orders to day. The office of Presiding Eldership is now an addition to the ministerial rank and though to some the office seems unneccessary yet, we find it a very important factor in aiding the ad vancement of the church as an under Bishop, the office ii indispensible. But to the subject of our article “our evan gelist Itev. J. W. Brown of the N. Y., conference, a child of our church, a son in the gospel of our Connection, converted, licensed and sent out from the Gaspee st. A. M. E. Zion church Providence R. I., to preach Christ anu Him crucified, has tilled the pul pits of our important and popular churches in the New England confer ences, regarded as an able minister, a successful pastor and a judicious ad ministrator as well as a grand repre sentative of the churches in the East. When he was transferred to the N.Y. conference expressions of sorrow were heard both from the city as well ns from the minister that such a change should be made, but as it was the Bish op’s choice submission to hisexccellent judgement, prevailed. Rev. J. W. Brown for some years past expressed that he was not follow ing the impressions of the Holy Spirit upon his mind; he said his work was not pastoral labor but to go forth and proclaim Christ to all that while he liked and choose to be under our creed and church—yet he wished to save men independent-of denomination or sect, his mission is to all the world “come sinner thou all things in Christ are ready now.” Having this impress ion after receiving his appointment and about to settle down to work he found that he was disregaiding his convictions, consequently he resigned his charge and set out upon hid work. He has had strong opposition from the fact that those who knew him, de sired to not release him from pastoral work, therefore persuasion, entreaty and pleading were resorted to so that he would not leave the pastor ranks, but all in vain, no money, no fhtnc no church in view he goes forth to the work trustiug Qod for support and expecting men to be saved. As min isters of the same church let us en .!*«£& - -•—---l courage find give help, in every possi ble manner to our brother in the w<ft§t Hfe is impressed with that he i$>called to perform. Who dare say he is not called to the special work? Who knows but this is another avenue opened, for men and women that they may find their way into our church? There are thousands of our people yet unsaved. Know nothing of God's church nor religion. This may be one of tho means to reach such. The new Methodist church in England would not recognize Gere Booth when he said he wanted more scope than the church allowed. The consequence was he went out on h‘s own responsi bility trusting God, now to-day his adherents number their thousands al most in. every land and place. The Sal vation Army is now a power doing great good in many ways; therefore, encourage our e>nngelist. Invite him to help us and no one knows the happy results that may occur. WORK PREPARATORY TO REVIVAL. Tbe strictest definition given o re vival, as applicable only to the church and the Scriptural conditions join closely to the steps to be taken in ev ery case before any mighty work of grace may be expected. “If my peo ple who are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins and will heal their land.”' The pastor must begin with his own heart. A fire in the pulpit is the best means of kindling a fire in tbe pews. The pastor should not talk about revival, but be revived. Let him exnect nothing from his peo ple that is not first in his own heart. He should bemoan dendness in the church before the congregation until he has in the closet removed deadness in himself before God. Nosearching and rebuking sermons to his flock w ill avail much, if he has not already felt the rebuke of theta as the truth of them have searched his own soul. Thus humbled, penitent, burdened, yearning for the presence and power of God, let the pastor lay his heart open to those who are his spi ritual advisers and his natural helpers in every good work. The pastor should now aim at great searching of hearts with his people, preaching to the church, let this be followed up in the closer contact with the prayer meet ings. Compel Christiana for the time being, to forget the impenitent in their great concern about their own condi tion tafyre God; The tendency is to turn at once to the impenitent. The im, rcssion prevails that God is not working if conversions are not taking place. Lot this habit be corrected, get the peuitlo to heart searching and penitence, confession and humbliug of soul before God ; and have them un derstand that this la more acceptable to God, and more likely to secure bis large blessing, than a sudden zeal for the impenitent, they are in no condi tion to do the ungodly much service until they have humbled themselves before God. As soon as you find a few persons on whose altar a holy flame is kindled, have with those per sons a special appointment of an hour of communion and prayer; pleading God’s special promises and bearing special cases before God. Arrange for special prayer among the mothers in Israel, the devout and Godly wom en who will el-serve a certain time for prayer for the outpouring of God’s spirit. Call the Sunday School teach ers together and have them interested in the same way for their schools. Have the interest comped tbe meetings but don't appoint extra meetings to get- up interests With a prepared church tbe pastor may turn to tbe im penitent, and pour tbe hottest shot. Yes, lightning truths into the fortress oi error, with the assurannee that the conditions are now present for a great awakening and multiplied victories. I do not say that a pastor is to wait for this before he makes appeal to the ungodly. I do not say that souls will not be given him, though he has no such aroused, humbled and praying church behind him, but I do say that no large numbers will ordinarily be •)orn to God in connection with a* church, nine-tenths of whose members are asleep or drowned in worldliness.. Genuine religion is the work of God in the soul. A revival is God’s work; not theology, not ceremony, but sim- ’ ply this: supreme love to God. This is its core, its essence. Where this is, whatever elso is absent, genuine relig ion is where, this is absent; whatever else is present, genuine religion is not. The production of this in the soul is the work of God. He produces it, it is true, by means; nevertheless, no one else can or does produce it but him self. This work of God in the soul is liable to decay, therefore, a revival is indespensable. There are many things in and outside of man that tend to im pair, weaken and destroy this supreme love. Carnal impulses, impure asso ciations, social influences, engrossing worldly e^jes, these are all detriment al. They are to it like a blighting a mosphere to vegetation. This de cay should be overcome* by a revivals Revive tHs supreme love, quiokefi^ energize it, give it more force and in fluence in the soul. This is the trim revival; what many call a religious revival at this time, is a revival of crude theological dogmas, of mawkish sentiment, of putistic cant, of hynino* logical sensualities, of superstitious fears and of selfish longings for per sonal employment. Helps to a suc cessful revival, first plead the promises before the King of heaven in tears ; secondly, survey the ruins ; third, re move the rubbish out of the way.— “ Subject: “Faith the Condition of Spiritual Power.” ( To follow in next edition.) LIBERIAN NOTES—REV. M. A. * IJOPKINF—OTHER ITEMS. The following letter though not in tern1! <1 for publication, addicted to Pi< f. D. O. Suggs, is of so much inter-, est that we take much pleasure m( publishing it. It shows the great need} of mi sionaries in our father-land. Monrovia, Liberia, w est Africa, > August 30.18H0. i D ear Si 1 : Indeed you r kind letter earner to hand just at the time when I was sad and in the mi«lst of great responsibility Hon. Moses A. Hopkins had just died a week hefor** yonr letter came and I was acting in his position at said t me and therefore could not reply. X was however, glad to receive your letter. It produced in me feelings of cheer and !oy. I thought you had forgotten me. I thought I tras not living in your mind, hut I see I am; and for it I am glad. I am still at my pc*t doing the work for which I was educated, and the work I love and the work that to day tells me to die for the salvation of w*y people here. I lind the work sweet. I find groat pleasure in preaching Christ. Glory to His name for such feeling. Ah! my dear brother you and others of my race, who are in America, cannot see the deep need of our people for the Gospel until you come here. You cannot see hew low our people until you visit this land where sin reigns and livis. The work is great. I preach at the above named place which is the seat of the government. I have the leading church in the Presbytery. My church con sists of fifty-five members, my Sabbath School about 125. I am trying to work through and by the Spirit, and -my work is growing. At this time lam not only preaching, but I am acting as the United States Minister Kcsident and Consul Gene ral, in the place of Moses A- Hopkins. I was his Vice Consul, before his death, and now I am in his place. God is doing good things for me. At present I am getting from your government $1,250 a quarter. I shall get that salary till the next Minister comes. I cannot rejoice in myself, only in Jesns I can rejoice. Pray for me. I am glad you arc doing well. I hope God may bless yon to do still better. Roberts is here preaching about 15 miles from where I *m; he is doing weR. He preached M oses '. HopkiVs funeral He did it ably and well. I was with the family at the grave. We all wept latterly. Oh! I am indeed sorry for Mrs. Hopkins that she should lose her husband in this far-off land from friends- It is no little sadness I have this day sent her via England to her home, (N. C.) in the U> 8. Bhe is a good woman Pray for her that God may bring her safe to her home in North Carolina. I am coming to A merica in -the spring to speak in behalf of my school and also to the General Assembly. All the boys are here but James Wilson. Write soon. Give ray love to Prof. Moore and Price. I am yours truly, L. 8. Severe.
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