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i ’u’ VOL. XIV. SALISBURY, N. C., THURSDAY MARCH 13, 18W. 1 ■ J' 1 ■' 1 - NUMBER 11. OUR MODERN HEROES. Not as the khigbta of legendary dayis Do modern heroes spin renown; Battles with dragons and with gob lins grits, That lit with glory all thm^w dim, Bring them no crown. Not as the heroes of old chivalry Do our brave knights win fame to-day; The; miter not the lists with pride to right - j * '<■ $ For God, their country, honor, and; the right ' ' In ridr-snray. Our beruee'aota are never bias »ned forth With the loud blast of olden,time: Yet theirs to ace death in its every form Through fire and water, pestilence and storm. Through strife and crime. A nobleArmy stand they forth today Ready nil risk* to. undertake, If there s a life to save,asoul in-need; For this- thdr motto io their every deed- T ’ “For Christ’s dear sake!” —Oeojye Wcatkrrly. BRIEfB. West Virginia has defeated the Australian ballot. Ex Govenor of Connecticut James E. English, is dead. Great floods have been raging on the lover Mississippi. A man’s environment k apt to make or mar him.. The public debt decreased $3,500, 000 during Febswif^ The Natiesallmgae of Republican clubs eras in session at Nasbville iast week. President Harrison has been hi office one year, Tne House committee on Territories reports favorably on the admiston of Idaho. The House bae passed the Senate bill providing. tor an Assistant decre Ury of War. The Inst Charlie Boss is again in the papers. It is a young man at Port Alleghany, Penn. Senator Spooner opposes the Blair biil and says the republican party is not pledged to its support. What? 0 my! Senator Ingalls is acting President pro tern, of the Se nte in the absenee of V ice President Horton. The President nominated Henry C, Caldwell, of Arkaaftaar. to succeed* Judge Brewerastircuit judgefor the Eighth District. Prt-sident Green of the. Western Union Telegraph Company furiously opposes Wanaraakers proposed plan for a postal telegraph. Mayor Creiger and the Chicago World’s fair committee werenthusias tically welcomed home on their return from Washington. Representative Pendleton of West Virginia, a Democrat, has been tin seated by the Hooke in favor Of Atkin The Vice President nod family arc taking a pleasure trip through the Sooth. They have visitedCharleston S. C., and are nrm, fa Florida.; Gilbenwge, 15, fell in convulsions the street It was brought on by rig arette smoking. Stan ley^JbookrWUlM pu hi isbed in SSSfcfSiSFWBfSa; been confirmed byU S. Sermta. B. Hill was ooofirmed U. S. M« of the Eastern wBSfam. day: A Conference of the; labor « zation of Mastachmrits haa db) f«* the qgfa-*** • quests clergynjen of all deaomin * -_JL A Vaae* Ada ShsMAtt m Christopher Columbus jgKS!££& l53o to oin Domingo, and in transferred to the Cathedral of Btyttt, Where it reposed jtntil, 1887 when it was taken to Genoa, hi* city, on board an Italian man of war, and buried there with great pomp . Mr. Dade, colored j lawyer, from New Bedford, M*as.<i» in. the city on hi* Way to Richmond, Yi,.to Elead a easobefbre the court of appeal* to teUa me he road )aW: three year* with the ton in law of Hoooraule Htoa Randall, who lathe Mayor Bedford, and that he iano in lit- with that gentle Dade is a-black man born aud rais -d in Maseaekutfeitt fUxdait’saou in law m Walter Clifford >;| Washington <^»m*pondence—North State, " f ' Lqkoos , March 5 —United States Minister Lincoln's son, Abraham, died at' 1 l.-OT o’clock this morning Daring the morning the knlman in a doometaee condition; he was nan Me tucetaio nourishment and the doctor* Mated definitely that hi* death was merely a question ofafew hoofs He e ffered no pain Mr Lincoln a d hw fiamUjr were at the hadaide »»f the dying boy 4rora early in the. snoraieg umii he died. He pamed away.quietly ; j PEBBLES FROM THE SEA • ' SHORE. '> Oar stoer city, Morehead, )ma colored Postmaster in tb« person of Hob- H Junes, I who hoc jwt recently received the: appoint meat Mr. J<*»es: ip a gootMiaan of good fcpint- ywUfioaOopm a supgrb leader and has the-respect-, of a& regardUee i»£rece qr partyyHe can give the required bond and wifibrefleot ft ; $o lenry P, veteran ol Zion. j PrufObarle- B Henry, emigration | agent, ia here. Those who left for Mitwieeippi fr ra tbit section return favorable greetings. Prof- Henry is Scholar, gentleman and; polished ora* tor, > We ave haying : a large number wrecks on the coast Revivals are ending for the High seas and cold Weather, er a failure. Beaufort, N« CL season. Spring ( RESOLUTION* OP RESPECT., AEBICA HYMAN, ^ PETEit’s SUNDAY SCHOOL. Whereas the Aiwise Oud has] seen fit in Us divine providence to dispatch the monptar death, and re! move from.oar mife opr beloved, and ( flMieh esteemed oumpaqjon in the. Sabbath School work, Brother Afruv* %»«g. an the 27th, dayofjaa. A. D, 1890,' And where a a, hia €hnatian piaty and seal forth* ■ su<3 j vm of the wo k in the Sunday School bascaused the . entire membership of onracbuoi to feel moat keenly his. sadden removal ; and whereas in bie< death, the church of hi* choice hat> loat a faithfal and sealous member, he having served for a number of Tear* •a teuder, minister’* steward, and ex' barter, and ratheschool as a teacher. hhlil‘*if late when he retired as teach : hr and became a pupil He was to his wile a dutiful hus baud, to his children an affectionate i&ther, and to the community a good •tifen. Therefore beh . at£ Beaolted, Thjtt . we bow with hum biesubmjstian to the Divine wiU oi A;iJh.«htar^a«i • ..We moitf .eineefily ;«W bia Joss, yet tie trait that «•*«* loss i# bis eternal gain. JBe it further Resolved, That we tender our synipathy th the bereeved (mbt and point |o the Hester that dpfth all thtogps well, ay a.coat lurtsr cftjmir sed hearti in this their .bottf ^ sad berearamcot. Be it fur mm* . ta»lrad* That the8ondayScbopf be admonished by the sudden removal of oar oo laborer in the work for Christ, that we too must visited by this monster death, and that it is our duty to prepare our souls to met* him Be it further i Resolved, That a committee be ap pointed, to present a copy of these resolutions to the bereaved family. Be it further' [ Resolved, That the Sunday School drape their banner in mourning for 30 days as a token of respect Resolved-further, That tlte secretary copy these resolutions on the Snuday duh<M»i Journal, and that *t copy be forwarded to the >TAK or Zion with the request that they »e published. Very respectfully submitted, H. J Gkekn, R. C. Baker, M P. Holly. Committee. | JOHNSTOWN NOTES. I ' - ■* - BY MBS J T. MATTHEW'. Mr. Editor: '; Please allow me space in <mr most interesting paper for an aoC"Unt of the progress «>f Zion in Johnstown, N. Y.' We have a church free from debt and self supporting, though <>ur color ed population numbers less tt an one hundred Yesterday was our seoond quarterly of this conference year. Rev. John Thomas* P. E, conducted tne services fqrthedaji The love feast was well attended, and saint and sinner felt the presence of our Haviour At 2.30pm, the Lord’s Sapper was lirniii Elder, from John iv . xxriv, “Jesus sakh era to them, my meat is to da the will of Him that sent me, and to finish his work.” The audience appeared as it was spellbound, and many bearty “aniens” were heard through the church A goodly number of both colored and white of the neighboring churches partook of the sacrament Our pastor, Rev. <J. D Hazel of New Berne, N. C., preached the even ing sermon from 2 Oor v : 17, “If any man be iu Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” It was a spiritual serm >n from first to last, aud was listened to by a large and appreciative audience. Right here lee me say. this young man: reminds me of liitle David who slew Israel’s great enemy with one stone wuere many more powerful iu: strength and larger iu stature, could not doa He » quite young and rather small of mature, but a power thiougb Ood in whom he trusts At the el««e of the service two persons were taken in on probation and one baptized The result financially was 116.94 The Presiding Eldar’s quota and fare were paid the Friday night before in quarterly conference. Thia evening the P E. preach es at Oloversville, another plaoe on ibis circuit, where we have a coming «b****h. ... ! A. WORD OF EN OUfiAGE , MENT FROM TORREN' E CHAPEL Cl R UIT. BY BEV. C W HIMMOSU. Mr. Editor: I arrived at my new field (at David sou College) ou toe night of the 6tti ctf DeOetn'ier t>. meat the first quar terly omferehoe of the T-irr«noe cbapeiciicait of this oontVreooe year, oonveord at tue above named chape, on the 7tb. We, had a very pleasant Mason, Presiding Elder R. ri. Riven preached W datuigay(the ftli^at U -j’jiieck.ajm * n»*t mm&imm *W*had not been previoualy announced that there would he p"*®* *»«,91 ... hpor, the congregation was somewhat glim. This was verv much to the regret of the writer, . for all who missed that sermon missed a treat. Nevertheless hr preached again on 8unday at 11 m, another iool stirring term >n to a good congregation, and at night he introduced the writer, who preach nMwip 1 Cor *ii;27, “|Sow yeare the body of Christ and members in particular.” The financial exhibit was very good c nsidering ;|be abort crops We raieed $1745. which enabled us to settle with the Presid mg Elder and have a few dnlters for the pastor. On the morning of the 18th, I returned to Lumberton, and the following week 1 sent .au family to Fayetteville to speudl ifae^riniraHS holidays with friend* and relatives and sbipp d funiture and returned to. my new home to make precarious for the receptien of my family ' ■ Christmas trees were held af’both of my cbu*«he» and were grand A festival was given in connection with the Christmas-tree at RieveSfTempie and was quite a success. $lifS 28 was raised on the fourth Sunday ipc'uding the public collection. 1 b«ve at Kievea’ Temple an txceifi«nably good set of stewardesses. They de vised plans by which tnev could raise money and they very $wn hud $9 30 at their command. L*ng live those dear sisteis to bless the church The stewardesses made it unpleasant as ould be tor my family when they arrived. We were quite surprised on the night of the arrival of ray family bv a very large storm party Among the number I noticed Mrs Lucinda Patterson, Mr gad Mrs Richard R bers-m, Mr aud Mrs Patrick SI.Mr and Mrs Baxter Williamson. Mrs M.iggie Johnson> Mrs Charlotte Hunter, Mrs Minnie Sanford, Mr and Mrs A A Burton, Mr and Mrs J E Davidson, Mrs Har riel Torrence, Mr Lewis A Hi Con, Mias Minnie Phifer, Mr and Mrs Mack Osborne, Miss Perqy Simoapra, Mrs Clara Potts, Mrs Mary Fqlls, Miss Annie Yount. Mr. Wipwri Mdttfera<ttic Miss Annie Gilferfpl^Tars Adeline Osborne, Jiy Mrs Henrietta Torrence, Miss Roea Johnson, Miss Ju ia Simon tou, Master Johnnie Roberson Some { were from Torrence chapel PLANNING AND WORKING A M E ZION MINISTERS MEETj AND TRANSACT IMPORTANT BUS INESS — BY G W. LEWI-, SECRETARY. Iu pursuance to a call of the Presi ding Elder Jehu Holliday, the mem bers <>f the Allegheny District confer euce met in John Wesley A. M E Zion church, Pittsburgh, Penn., at 3 p m„ and was called to order by P E Holliday. Re$ C. H. Dockett addressed the throne of grace The Presiding Elder 8t«ted that the object of the meeting was t>> decide when the next annual confer ence Would be held, and transact auv other business of interest to the district And after some discusai >u as to where the conference should be held; Rev. J. W. Tisenry said hig church at Washington. Pa., extended an invitation to the Bishop and eon ference to convene there—and on motion of Rev. Dr. Clinton it was decided to hold the next Allegheny annual conference of the A M. E Zi n Church at Washington, Pa., o«< the Second Wednesday iu September, 1890 at 12 ra. It waa also decided to bold tbe^ district conference at John Wesley A M E Zion church at the call of tin Presiding E der Ou motion of Rev. iHinton the brethren agreed to lift a collection in their several cougrega tions for the benefit < if the Horn* and Foreign Mission Oh motion of Revs Watson am* Truob e it was agreed that the church es would aasirt Holliday ehapel Ou tlie suggestions of Presidin Eider Holliday a collection of some $9 was taken and turned over to Rev Aoder son for the use of Mid chaps). The brethren all brought np goodreports from their charges ' Rev. Jebo Hoi liday has rebuilt the church and pana.nage at Johnstown, Pa., whioo were destroyed by the late disaster there, and has paid every cent on thorn. Rev. N J. ( Watson of Sewiekl y has added fifteen to the church and is buildina a parsonage. Rev. G. W. Lewis of Uaiontown, Pa., reported 16 additions and a contract tor a |l, % 300 patronage. Rev. J E. Little of East End Hamewood reported hie church in good condition, and an increase of some 20 members. Rev J H. Trimble of Mansfield, Pa., has bis church almost out oi debt and has added 18 new members. Rev. J W.--— is doing a grand work at Washington, Pa., also Rev. Matthews at Mt. Pleasant has added s< me 19 or 20 to his church. Rev W.*H Snowden reported,by letter saying his work was in good condition ' Also RevB. Anderson and < lintou reported their work in good couditi u. They have added many t<« their churches and are doing a spit udiu work otherwise in the two cities Rev. Dr Clinton went home lrotn the meeting sick and is confined to bis bed at tbia time. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 3, ’90. VV AKi FIELD* Va7 NOTES. BY KEY. C. B HOGAN. Mr Edito : Will y ‘U permit the following through our ctiurch orgau! God's inspiring word teaches us that He r^ill hiess those who do his will; aud in another place he says, ‘‘No good tbiug shall be withheld from thosi who do his will ” Mr. Editor, I believe for one that God means ju-.i what be says. 1:1 Doubtless you r member that 1 said in one of my contributions to the Stab last year, that there bad been a severe storm- in these parts that last ed about five miuutes, aud you remem er I said 1 would oe glad to see the ■ing preparatory to auoth ve been slight gathering of clouds arid light rains since that time, but on Tuesday night, February* 11th, the clouds be gau to gatner, the muttering thunders commenced tp be beard in the dis tance, the cloud- still gathered thick aud fast, and thundered, about nine o’clock the storm was made up in full While we were sitting quietly around our fireside, some of us had ietired and the rest of us were thinking of retiring, there was a rap at the front door. 1- opened the door and in walked the steward, Bro T. K. Byrd, and Brother C. CJ. Clement They both had bundles and requested Mrs Hogan which she readily complied with 1 again tooK my seat god be gau to read, and in a few moments 1 heard such a tramping of feet and such a roaring of .voices, 1 was both amazed and *urpri*ed, but it was a very agreeable surprise. 1 said storm hut I guess a better name would be to call it a euroclydon, for it was quite severe ; and when the storm calmed down, there were m re piovisions in my kitcheu than ever was in there at one*-, if I bad to buy it myself. The steward and his generous com pauy of stewardesses, it seems, have decreed that 1 shall not immediately want for any [ good thing to eat We hope they shall have the sunshine of G -d’s smile all through the journey of life We certainly return our most sincere thanks to ail the kiud frieuds who participated iu mat storm. Bro Dancy, I failed to mention that when the crowd came in the loom where I Wap, the signal was given and they gathered hold of me and when I knew auythi >g they uad me up between heaven and earth going out of the door with me. I resisted & little at first, but it was alt iu vaiu They carried me out doors and afewards carried me in the hitch' eu ; aud lo, what a sight, ' I can but pray that God may fill their baskets with good things,, multiply and in crease them in their storehouses and earns, and that their mretises may burst with new wipe In conclusion I would add that hope for greater results in every department of the connections! interest here at t*iuey Grove station this oonferenoe year. ATTENTIO!?* READERS!! Send 10 cents for a copy of Seven '’acts on Baptism to , - ] . : i ’: Bit, B. W, Smith, ; . ;;• ;■ Clarksville. * Bo* 30. W REJOINER TO BISHOP TURN ER’S STRICTURES. SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS PRO POUNDED. BY B F GRANT. Mr Editor,;—In the issue of your paper of the 27th of Feb. I read the able reply of Bishop Turner to my letter. It was scorching. There is an old saying that a galled hofse will, flinch. From the' language of the worthy Bishop cne can see that he was galled in the first place. Ha Bays I excoriated him for the shn pie and sole reason that be favofs governmental aid to assist each self reliant colored men that might desire to return to the land of their ancestry. In this the Bishop errs. He did not say anything about that He said he favored the bill of Butler to emi grate the Negro to the Oongo Valley in Africa, and that the sum $5,000,000 be appropiated for it. That is wb) I wrote- my article Now be twists and turns and wants to tret out of it by shielding himself behind a steamship oompany, but his argument is weak I would like f»r - this learned Bishop to show b»w $5,000,000 will open up an immigration to Africa and build steamships etc, for that is the purpose of bis article How would that bet ter the condi* ion of any one-? It would not plant a colony m jungles of Africa lor the few that would go. They would die for sostenauce before we c o'u I d g e t a'n o t it e r ap propriaiion. Bishop Turner |pows it, and yet he is willing . to sit back cross lagged and tint nnnnln dearly leves, go to What next ? While I am one of the small men and cannot see as far in the future as some or the mideru prophets ; and while I am of a “dwarfed mind,” as the wise Bishop says, and cannot distio guiih between tv “few aud many,” yet I can’t understand when. a man says that be is in favor of a thing, then turn, on the back of it and try to get be bind some shadow to hide himself. But I can see his head and feet and know which way he is going. It is tike the devil, who is always trying to nide his cloven f *>t. It is as plain Bishop as the nose on jour face that you favored imniignttiop to Africa. You say I think if one man g^Bs to jail, penitentiary, gallows or to hell all must go. All they have to do to keep from any plane mentioned is to behave themselves. There is no rea son nor sense in that, and the differ ence is not hard to distinguish. Now as some of us narrow miuded “dwarfed men” understand tbte bill to mean im migration of the colored people to Af rica, and in Eugtish language “all means all,” the bill did not say one fourth r.r one-half, but it said to immi grate the Negroes to Africa Now mv learned prelate, I see, doesn’t un deratand from a louse study of the subject what he is talking about Bishop Turner speaks of the ‘-rot tenues* of this nation ” That ssser tion is enough to make a (hale laugh, I chuckle in my sleeve over it When he nestled snugly in office as postmaster of Macon,Ga, under Pres ident G ran t’sad trii uistratioa, he .did not. open bis mouth about the nation's rot ten ness, nor steamship, nor inmigra tinn.4 He was silent as a m use. I remember then of hearing him mak Ing; a gr$« speech iu Washington, D C , at the colored men’s convention ; this the greatest nation that » shone upon Now at this after, tie has been bounced tidal <>ffi<-e, he baa either ten or been regenerated, and » his artillery upon this gov which be .iates, but takes ns to stay in it and not go to from heal to heels with human blood; '‘like our Bishop and warrior, but; we were in the army and otfr name can be found on the roll. Can . this, war-horse’s name be found ? The Bishop brags about carrying. de$d soldiers off the battle field ; That ds strange. It was not the eastern for the- white cbanlain to do that kind of work. Possib y the colors chaplains were more daring and brave. I al ways saw the chaplain when a battle washing on around the hospital'ad ministering to the wounded and the dying. There was always a corps of soldiers to , remove dead -sol <tfers. Why should thris chaplain of the first 'Diet, colored, troops jump ahead and do this .work« which belonged to ether men ? Jf this Bishop did this work it was not when shot and shell were fly ing, but after the smoke of battle had cleared away. Another thing. It is very little bleeding that dead men do. They are, co d and watery. Such nonsense will do to tell children, but; it won’t do totell sensible people and1 dwarfish minded people like me. The bishop hollows out tfaat .he, never heard of Mr. B. F. Grant before. Me will hear of him. behind then “This rotten nation” as he calls it, never heard of Lincoln and Grant before it had need of them The Israelites in Egypt uever heard •fMog' Saud Aaron until the time came lor their deliverance ’ It is ri. t the heaviest wagon that m.-kes the loudest noise. If a great many of these fellows who are rearing, blowing and snorting Hke Job’s horses to the front were relegated - to the rear it would be better for the race and coun try In regards to my being identified with the kuklux, lynchers and that game of murderers and cu throats, it is below my dignity and not worth a reply from me. The Bishop is more connected with them thau I am forhe has locked arms with that class of Negro haters who are in sympathy with such sinners who are ^ on their Bislmp says give him a line of steamers and see if he wopld’nt go to Africa. I guess he would'if he knew how tp conduct a company after be got it. He would, oome back, too, bringing three naiivetf’for every colored person be carried away. He would soon. have “this rotten -nation” oVer run with natives With my dwarfish mind I tee that not principle bat money is at stake. If I bad my way with Bishop Turner, Morgan, Butler and Co,and all national and race disturbers like them, I would buy a ship, put ., them oa board, apd ship them off to Africa at once to plant a colony If all such men were in Africa, then the two ract-s would live here in union and peace.' This is a startling assertion,- but it is a fnz^n fact. There are men aui^ng us always kicking up sand and strife among the race and they ought to be planted where they would not spout. Senator Ingalls of whom you sneak, is able to take care of himself in what **e says- I was not one of those blood poisoned .Negroes who waited on Mr. Ingalls to thank him for his speech. You say you wouldn’t have been in the delegation for a thousand dollars, I would pot like to bet ten dollars' with yon, for my ten dollars would be gone. . . • , , I was never .a seal lion, as Bishop Turner intimates, and a man who fed at “Ufiele Path's* crib. Alter I left the army I strove to make my own living by the sweat of my !brow, therefore I bad not the chance to see so much of this 'rotten nation ” I am sorry to hear you give praise to the dead issue and the **L"S' tame” and call up Toombs, Cobbe, Vance, Butler,: Hid, Yancy and others. It is a wond< r ,vop did not;call up J« ff Davis They are all like'your steamship company, dead issues. I am sorrv that the Bishop Jbas locked' arms with old Morgan; Butler and Co, and also with the Colonisation Society in this city.to send the colored people V' Af rica to perish, just in Order to please a few Negro hatii.g white people. Bishop, our people and the ’.leading Colored preachers and politicians of this ooutrtlT ttfe givittg you “Hara from the tomb*’ for your wild, airy, 'fooiW expressions, and you ought to stop it. There is no sense in one halfyoU say on the race question. You are a dreamer, and always build ing air-castles for the race. If you, Morgan, Butler and Co, are not pleas* at with this rotten nation and its workings, you all ought to get jour trappings And step for Al)?ca. I will pay the fare for you, Morgan and Butler out of my own pocket. Then we will have some peace and rest in this country. . ,
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