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VOL. XHL SALISBURY, N. C. NUMBER 26. GOING OVER THE WORK^ DESCRIPTIONS AND Rfi- 1 FLECTIONS. V? BY BISHOP C. C. PETTEY, A. V. .__ 5 Mr. Editor: I finished my first letter aboard the steamer, Hattie B. Moore. When I left the city of Mobile, the .flags were flying, drums beating and troops of militia were marching through' the streets, and cannons were thundering in honor of General George Washing ton’s Inaugural Centeouial. The Rev. F. A. Clinton saw us aboard the steamer, and after thirty hours flying up the Tom Bigbee River, I arrived, at a late hour, in the night at Tomp kin’s Bluff, to find Rev. R. Steele awaiting me. Tompkinsville is a very pleasant little village, mjstly iuhabited by colored citizens. Many of them own nice property and good land in large tracts. This was the beginning of) District No. 2 under Presiding Elder A. English, fiav R Steel has four, churches. He is a great worker. He loves his people mud they love him. The people at the several churches did all in their power to ' make me happy. They dressed their churches, gave dinners, etc, etc. God bless those good people. I desire to see them very much. Rev Steele is well informed, knows fair business and attends to it. I finished his work at Butler, the County seat, on Sunday morning, May 5th at 11 a:tn, and one noted young farmer, Mr J J Wilson, carried me eighteen miles in hit fine turn-out to Piney Grove church where I preached again to a large congregation, and on I went to Ward’s chapel trader the iam of ReVJbeSjjflT Lewis, where an immense audience again had assembled to hear me preach my third sermon for that day after travelling twenty-five miles That young, intelligent and energetic colored farmer, Mr J J Wilson, is just my age, born a slave and now' owns six hundred and sixty six acres of rich bottom land, four milos from Butler. The same laud was cope owned by his grandfather’s master. He paid for it just as many others con and ought to do, to wit: He contract ed to pay forty bales of cottun, 500 pounds each, for the place iu four years instead of paying just about half that much rent every year to work other men’s land, and leave with less than he carried. Mr Wilson , is the chairman of our trustee board at Butler qpd owns fine stock. I have only mentioned one young man in this County, but I could count them by the score throughout all these Counties that own good land in large tracts and are doing well. One, I know of in the same (Chocktaw County, owns more than four thou sand acres, another five hundred, etc, etc. And just here let me say to the many young men around the dties and towns—they are far behind many young men in the country and would do well to follow their example. Rev Joseph Lewis has charge of two churches. He is preparing to build a new church for the Piney Grove people. He has a fine people, The whites here offered $40 to return j and preach there this summer. I] way an ou. From Ward’s chapel I was carried by Rev Joseph Lewis to his brother’s work at Monte valla, where Rev Jackson Lewis is in charge. He is also a fine young man, end-has a, most excellent people. 1 can’t help but love them all for their kindness toward me. 1 found Monte valla church very beautifully decorated with iillies of the valley and most delicate roses. They rejoiced .to see me but not more tban 1 hated to leave them. The Lewises are fine young men, and will most surely make their marks in Zion at a day net far distant. Here I also met Eldar A umbum Greek, Push-mattie*baw 'Post Office. Out we went and across the creek Ching Choola, qo to Tomkinsville. -F M Tomkins and wife, P^f Green NSei wife, Bee B Steele and many others had prepared for us a most choice dinner. ; ; ? i We left Tomkinsville but not many friends for most of them followed us to our next point, the celebrated NomafrKa in charge ot Bro M S Goat. TO BX CONTINUED. THE EVERGREEN j (ALA.) DISTRICT. BY REV. M. Q. THOMAS, P. E. Mr. Editoe: I promised the brethren of the Evergreen district that I would write upon their work in this year, that eaoh one may know how the other ia getting along. By reading the Star op Zion and the Southern Review, I regard as a good plan, to have the papers read throughout my district. We promised them four letters from this district; one every 3 months. Wewre 'late with our first but we thought we had better be true. A1 though we are late we have been called upon to. give an explanation of oui- tardiness in complying | with our promise. No doubt you have long since learned that the Rt. Rev. T H Lomax D. IX, presiding Bishop of the East Alabama conference of the A M E. Zion church, appointed us Presiding Elder of the first district, known as the Evergreen district, In 1888, lo ■grin assume the. position which we occapied font years ago. We travel every other way. qCAKTBBliY;, COBrEPEHVIB. Our first quarterly meeting confer enee for this district was December 16—16th 1888 at Mt. Zion church Evergreen circuit. It was awful Wet, sloppy and cold, nevertheless we*found the pastor in charge. Rev. M. Jackson and his people were all on the lookout for ns. 'this is bis thisd year on this circuit He is mack beloved by his people. The circuit, spiritually speaking, is in a fine condition; financially, it is uot do ing well, but they say that is generally the rase every . year about this time. It will be better the next quarter. Edmund circuit, Dec 22^>23rd. Brother Dennis Gaily is the pastor in charge of this circuit We could not. visit it this quarter. The first district conference for this conference convened in Milled geville church,near Gravella, Ala, Friday January the 4th 1889, with the presid ing elder in the chair. The presiding elder conducted the religious exercises also. The pastor of the church, Rev A. Stocks, had every tbiog in readi ness. The pastors of the various cir ouita and stations were i all present with a few exceptions with their lay delegates. We had quite a nice time’ indeed. The conference adjourned to with him and his good wife. The conference was a success every way. This is a new sand growing town ^wiii f* mo notmngi Jigo. Elder Worthy came organized a Zion church. Now we have fifty or more members mod have bought an old store* house and lot in the business portion of the city. It will be the leading colored church in the city when we get onr new honse of worship. - ^ 1, Pine Orchard circuit at Wilson’s Station, January 19—20. We have on this circuit as pastor, Brother G F Colley, a young man just joined the church at its last session. The Broth er who was appointed refused to go, The people love him already. He says that he intends to try and bring up all of the general funds from this circuit. He wants his Presiding El der to get the watch offered by Bish op Lomas. Stockton Station, January 26—27. This is a far away out in the pine woods. There are some of the largest pines up. here that we ever saw. This : is qnite a lumber and terpentine country any way. Baldwin County," financially speaking, is all right. We have a good church and algo a good membership here. Our brethren are all right at this point.' He is a good worker in Zion’s cause. He is a coming young man and holds the fort well. He reported $5 at this quar ter. The quarterly meeting of the Mon roeville circuit was held on the 2nd and 3rd in February at Zion’s church, Monroeville. The weather was wet fr.ld, nevertheless! nearly rf! the pastor in charge of this good flock, was on hand in his quiet and calm way He was not so well pleased with bis charge. At the close of the services on Sunday night, he told his congregation that he was no ways pleased with them ; that if be had to go home as he came to them, the son woulcTga down before he would re tain again. The Presiding^ Elder tried to prevail upon him nqt to leave the work but to give nis people a chance, as he had not served them a month. (To be continued.) ANNUAL Fraternal NUT1S3 UN JrHlCAUJliL/ *«D BALTIMORE '"'^ERENCE. F. M. JACOBS, KEPOBTKB. (Concluded.) )elegates present, Rev H. Mulligan of the Alleghany Con ferenoe, a fine preacher and a success ful church builder, was present and inspired our hearts with experiences of his work in his conference. His report was replete with fine sugges tions, his greeting of the moet loyal kind. The brother who came to reo resent the New York conference, his name has slipped our memory ; hot a reference to him suffices. His deport ment upon the conference floor was of a model kind. His religious exper fence was most fervent, and his fraternal greeting ei a soul inspiring character. V A Tyler, P be present, read motionwas on the ntihutes. Rev. J. 8. Cowles’ gland Conference^ *a* j back id the Philadelphia tad Baki more Conference, mad Rev. J. T. Tillman from the New Jersey Con ference, both transfers were received which was carried unanimously. Rev Smith informed the conference that he was one of the associate «d§0;p and not a conference correspondent. Mrs. Jane Hamer of Washington, D. C, one of the Vice present at the missionary meeting made an ex cellent report of the work during the year past, which was voted on and many commendable speeches made in praise of the work done by the society, and especially by Mrs.’- Ham er. R e v. R. H. G. D y s' o-flj bet ter k n o w n by that famil iar reference to him out cast as the ‘Lion of the East,” preached the an nual sermon. We are not in possession if any of his thoughts’ just p<nr, bnt it is enough to eay that it was one rtf bis best efforts. His words seemed to electrify the vast congregations, and itirred their immost souls. Rev, Jno. A. D. Bloico Cached the Missionary sermon, as at young man he surpassed himself as a preach if, taking as a subject “Who Couched me ?” Rev. J. P. Thompson of John Wes ley church, preached a fine sermon jn Sunday morning, taking a# A aub iect “The Divine command to-preach.’ A.t the court house on Sunday - after noon at 3 p. m, Rev. Jib. H, A.ader ion pf Carlisle Penn,, tald jHHfafc. audience of both white and' glared tpjll bound for about one hour, it was m effbrt long to be remembered. Rev Anderson is a fine doctrinal prijafeher, which he is decidedly a success. Bishop Jones being able on Monday to oomc out, he came in and aonomjt sed that the special order of the day was the ordination of deaconB. He iscended the sacred platform and took for his subject “Look on us” aud .he way he deals ont the word to the jandidates brought tears to eyes of me. Rev. Mann, of the West Indies, rbe cardinal thought in bis sermon vas an injunction upon theme not to >ecome top large, nor think too much if self. He urged them not say too nuch "look on me.” It was an ex laustive-charge to them. It was moved and carried that the Conference convene in Zion church Baltimore on the third Wednesday in May, 1890, The appointments were as follows: Baltimore District. - , Rev 8 8 Wales, P E, Ben Dings, D. C., Washington, D C—Zion Wesley, Rev J P Thompson. Galbraith church, Rev J 8 Cowles. Arlington, Va and Alexandria Mis. sion, Rev M M Bell. Bowce, Md, and Fork Church, Md, —Rev, A C Washington. (Burryille and Laurel)-fiev M J Snow. o:__j n__ n_ «cb Bottom circuit (Peach Bot Fawn and Chaooeford) Rev ^ W Martin. Salisbury mrcuit-*-Rew £. 6 Mitchell. Baltimore Mission Bo 1, and Annapolis, Md, and Cro*s at, Baltimore—Rev J AlD Bloiee, pastor. Baltimore Miijsion, No 2, Beard and Ward streets—Rer Sarn’l I Mills, Getty'burg, Fa— Eav JLHSweres. Ross’ Prin* Del.—Rev X R John lisle, Pa. Hosanna and Avondale—Rev H R ■Rev Thos H.Scott . Jenty Shore and Lock Ha ven—Rev John -H. Williams. . Marietta, Columbus, Fishing Creek, Conestoga^Centre, Washington, Lan caster county, Pa.—Rev Jno Fairfax. Steel ton Mission—Rev Jas Stocks. Conference Steward—Rev Joseph P ' ipson. General Missionary, Intellectual Instructor, Ac.—Rev Wm Howard Day, D D. Conference Missionary Collecting Agent—Rev George Bosley. Evanglists—Revs J H Hector and Lorenzo D Blackson. Supernumeraries—Revs. N. Stubbs, Wm HTilghman, STB Graoe, Chas Roles, J R Dangerfield, George M Payne, S W Johnson, John Quincy Adams, Thomas R Summerville, Chaneeford Fairfax, J H Mason, Wil Ham H Cook, J Henry Brooks, E Frisby, William H Mann, Geo G Mc Farland. Supervisor of Missions—Rev Wm Howard Day, D D Educational Board—Rev William H Day, D D, chairman; John E Price, secretary and treasurer; 8-S Wales, Logan Johnson, R J Daniel, J H Anderson. Church Extension Board—The bish op of the district, president; J P Thompson, vice president; S S Wales, John E Price. Wm H P*y, D D. To pteach the annual sermon, 1890, Bex Wm H Day, D D. To preach the missionary sermon, 1890. Rev JW Smith. Middletown and Mechanicsburg— THfclbjr--" F M Jacobs, West Mission, Harrisburg:—Rev J W Hall. Carlisle, Pa,—Rev J H Anderson. Newville, Mount Holly and Spruce Run—Rev Taylor Brown. ouippeueuurg— n,ev uonn vy .LJavis. Chambersburg—Rev C EE Wye. Salem Chareh and Filbert Street, Alter the reading of toe appoint ments by Bishop Jones, the ladies of the King Street church gave a splen did reception to the ministers in the Log Oabin near the church, where all enjoyed ice cream and cake and social intercourse until an early hour. Addresses were delivered by Hev. G. W. Offley and Dr. Day. The meeting next year will be held in Zion church Baltimore, on the third Wednesday in May. The report of the Board of Ed ucation, presented by Rev. Dr. Day was earnest in reference to the liter ary qualifications of the men looking forward to the ministry. The Jun ior Biblical Institute will be epened at Harrisburg, probably in January. Many speeches were made by former pupils to show its benefits. Votes of thanks to the newspapers, the railroads and the citizens Were adopted. ; 'v AAjoA •- \ ADJOURNMENT SINK DIE. ' The conference yesterday ordained the' following deacons: W. A. Mann J. H. Mason, G. L» Webb, W. % Gook and J. H. Waiams A, Bishop Jones preaohed the sermon; his text being Acts 3d, 4th verse. He then proceeded with the ordination Bey. William Howard Day read the Epistle and the Gospel, | The Bishop solemnly laid his hands upon the head of each of the and ordained them NOTICE. Tbe branch Book Concern of the East Alabama conference of tbe AM. E Zion connection is to be established and located in the city ©f Montgom ery, Ala., under the control and super vision of Dr R R Morris and Rev T A Weathington, by order of tbe pre siding bishop of the fifth Episcopal Distnek Rt Rev T H Lomax. Pay your dues to the Stab. BI8HOP HOOD’S APPOINT MENTS. JUNE: Sun, 23, Williamston, NC. Wed 26,--- -- Fn 28, “ “ Sun 30, Jamesville, NC. JULY; Mon 1, Fork Bridge, “ Tues 2, Oak Hill, Wed 3, Leigh Temple, - “ Thnrs 4, Mary Holly Grove “ Fri 5, Moses Temple, Sat 6, Rebecca Church. . ■ • “ Sun 7* 11 o’clock, Whiteville Grove, “ “ 7, night, Elizabeth City, “ Tues. 9, Genlites, “ Wed Id, 11 o’clock, Mt. Zion “ « 3 « Pitta,Chapel, “ Fri 12, Portsmouth, Ya. Sun 14, Zion, South Hampton, County, “ Mon 15, Millfield, Tues 16, Mt. Moria, “ Wed 17, Mt. Olive, “ Fri 10, Suffolk, Sat 20, Whalej ville, “ Sun 21, If o’clock, Bosely; “ “ K night. St. John “ Snn 28,, Piney Grove, ' Va. Address; June 1st, to 20th, Lock Box, 160, Fayetteville, N, C.; 22 to 26, Jamesville, Martin County, N, C. 27, to July 10th, Elizabeth City, N C; July 11 to 15th, Conrtland. South Hampton County* Va; 16 to 20th, Snnabury, Gates County, N C ,* 21 to 27th, Wakefield, Na. eamore, Hill, Wnd 25, Walton’s Grove, ArrJiiAii _ To the Members and Friends of the A. M. E. Zion ChurchAt the last Sessions ol the Georgia and North Georgia annual conferences, i tion was adopted to in Atlanta, Ga, a largo number of oar members having gone there to reside ibr a longer or shorter time, and there being no church of our June, in the North Georgia confer enoe), on which a Grand Bally is- to lot in a if^tabld and convenient part of the city of Atlanta. A su tion list was also started, the ence making the Bishop in chargrof the district, eelictor and treasurer, of the Fond, said subscriptions ton: be I now make to the aid in tins laudahle Why should wo itan Ziou church in the Gate City of South? Without your help, We can not hope to succeed, as property is very dear, and building material costly. Give us a thousand: dollars, $2 AND A BOOK FREE ? LOOKING FOB ZION. Any person telling me where “Zion” first occurs in the bible and send 40 otb. With their answer, I will on July 1st give $2 to the 1st correct answer and $1 to the second person, 50 cts to the 3J and the next 5persons a copy free. Yon must tell Chapter and verse. To spread the book cal led “7” FACT8 on the mode of bap tism. Every person answering this adv., will get a copy. 8end money by Postal Note. Address Rev. H. W. Smith, Box 30, Clarkeville, T6nn. Successful names will be published in the Stab. NOTICE. To the Preachers of the Arkansas Conference: You will remember brethren that by an act of the above conference at Poplar BlufSi, I was honored with the reelection as Conference Stewart, and therefore it becomes my duty to urge upon you to collect the general fend monthly, and forward the same as soon as collected. I warn you to be gin now and do your whole duty the whole year, and your report wifi be good next fell at Little Rock. Ark. Let ufi resolve to raise $500 general Fat>d this conference year. We can and We must the Lord being our helper. J. P. Meacham, Conference Steward. Little Rock, 515 East 20 st., Ark NOTICE. Teacher’s Assistant for teachers, parentsand the yonng people Sunday school Quarterly lor advanced schol »re, and the Quarterly Lesson Leaves will he ready in a few days, send the * money with your orders to Utal 1‘OHp V Montgomery, • Ala. A.: McCOY. 10 Union St., -- Danville, Va., —Dealer In— FINE GROCERIES, CIGARS. TOBACCO AND EVERY THING KEPT IN A -■ FIRST CLASS GROCERY. A large stock ofDrv Goods, Boots and Shoes on hand, all of which will be sold at bottom prices. tfirDon't fail to call.^M Special attention given to country ordere. mch281y iXUl To the East Tennessee Conferences : A gold head cane to be given to the Presiding Elder’s District who secure four hundred dollars on Gene eral Fund, Yours" Respectfully, T. H. Lomax, Bishop of the 6th E. District; ■*»* NOTICE To the Kentucky Conference; A New and complete Bible Com* mentary, critical, explanatory and practical. By James Jamison, Faus set and Brown. In four large 12mo volume of about 1,000 pages, each to be given to the Presiding Elder’s dis trict that secures five hundred dollars on General Fund. Vy 'S ^ Yours in Gospel bonds, T. H. Lomax, Bishop of the 5th District. NOTICK Annual Conference Stewards tuested to forward a copy of the conference minutes to Rev R ris, D D, General Superinten iontgomery* Alabama. ' 1BATH SCHOOL QUARTER* LY LESSON HELPS.' • 16, - 12 c per copy a year.. Leaves, 6 c per copy a year, ichisms, 5 c eaeh. Supt Quarterly reports, 10 c per ) had at the Sunday School
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