VOL. XJV.
ZION CHURCH.
The church celled Sou in the world,
la very strong indeed.
Her Gospel banner is unlurled,
And floating to the breeze
She loves to do her Master’s will,
To merit his approval.
In twin or storm to Zion’s hill,
Forward! we are bound to press.
Her members form a jealous crew
Qfsoldiere of the cross.
The Master meets with very few, .
And s»ys you’ll not be lost
Josus says.in.his word.
My people 1 will save
Who repent bdieve the Goepelhetrtf
- Eternal life shall have. >1*
Let all the nations ji>in ■ 'cl
This glorious army of *«ur Lord '
Salvation to tbeir sou is they’t find . 3
And worship with accord.
Preachers join the grand parade
Of saints the best on earth ; r
She will stand ail decades, < , ,f
With v rum pet sounding mirth '- t
Etdeis with p wer and strength of
G id,
In Zion works indeed.
Striving for heave ’s divine abode,
’fill sinners alt are freed
Our Bishops hold the power,
Which by the church was given,
To change the preacher’s bower
Where he shall work tor heaven
We love Zion our choice,
Four hundred ihom-auri strong, •»
Praise her with heart aud voice, <*
The seeuteet Ziou aougs.
O, '>avi.>ur bless the church.
Dear which thou <-ur fathers gave,
Th *ugh atigels heaven reached,
The church Christ died to save.
ClarkviPe, Tenn.
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SOME SUGGESTIONS.
BY REV B F. WHEELER. i
Mr Editor -—Children's Day waa f
held on the second Sshlyti1 in. Tonal
this year at Somerville instead of*
the fourth Sabbath. As a result.
-we collected more money, bad more
pretty rad Vagrant flowers to deco
.rate the church, the weather was not
sso hot and sultry, did not have our
Children’* Day after every other de
nomination in town had had theirs
The fourth Sabbath in June may
be the best time for bolding Children’s
Day, but for our part we certainly
can not see wherein u is beat.; Uti
less it be that we do not care to have
our Children’s Day on the 4*7 that
other denominations have it for fear
t might interfere with them - For
our part we would ratn-r have it
when it can be held to the greatest
advantage to our c’turch. Will scum
one who knows, tell ns why it should
be held on the fourth rather than on
the second or the third ?
Somerville, N.J.
POUGHKE. PbJE (N Y.) NOTES
Oa last Sabbath Rev. Adam
son delivered an able and isierestia*
sermon both morning and evening
Mrs. Ja*. Lewis and babjr and
Mrs. Robt. Ola we of this cky lefibfuf
last Mouday lor Washington, D. C.
for one month’s visit. They wiii
be the guests ol her m other, cMdK
Lewis. We wish them a pleasant
journey.
Miss Maud Potter, of Brooklyn,
was visiting in the city and was the
guest of Mrs. L mual Du Bois.
Miss M Wyokoop of |£ari«
borough, spent last Sabbath in the
city and was the guest ol Mils Magg.
Bradford. g-'v.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vanderbilt**
daughter Gnane is quit* ill. • > ^
We are hoping to publish soona, jn
port concerning the remodeling of 00*
church.
On Sunday evening June the 1st,
the A. M. E. Zion Sabbath Bthdrf
celebrated Children’s Day; Tbe'ejj
ercises consisted of reading, shtei rdtojj
which wet* very interesting. The
reading by Miss S *rah Deyo was well
tendered. Rev. Adam Jackson de
livered a short address lor the .oot*7
sion. Great credit is due the choir!!
te their aai»uu>oe. The. mm*.
L.*d kw IM (U« writ duri.*
Hf it. Th» •ptritnml co»di
tinn of tho church is better, awl the
oouuectionalVioteresi? fr^better.
Ilsay there is wore oopnectioqal lit *
ttereet because in the-ftro jeers pund
we bate collected fcr gen^H food
50 ceats per
whole day hasten mat. v v8«Jisburj,
B^rWhii+mlb^oei
86VCD do iter* ^
J«r, I 'is
uuo the ebereb Jm *■*>-,
up aritft three potaMo keep it&oa
tilling d«wo. tfooe Ihsi conference
we have knocked doWntfioie* brnpe,
ti^dowa |h»^
is completed YVemoved jn thig new
church the seeped* Japdf^j. » jfaue;
or to whom honor » doe, mad credit
connection, pleaseleaue meout^&r
I «» fiafc
®3K«* t&m---1
will ackoowiedgifdhKi Jhe Kentucky
conference with «~Xeat exceptions, w
not a* Joyai to Atot> open****m- it
ought to be*t I hPpt. tha^^ the Ken
tucky conference,., with the rest of
the conftraaoce khafc ar* t& doing
their duty ia the war of supporting
■* part-of the
doUMx*.i>W**fktym mf dm*km ?
O^CaylUrt^fto
Kimduv. am Itfiuht to ruit Ma thui>
wMHleiMs»' ywsfflif! »•
!»*»*“ «fe» "SjNimkWi
wal«.i> **■%■«•*
'No doubt you have beeo v&ido^ tor
l wjritete inform you a* I our many
readers*f the Sraathat wear.* yet
firing Mid are still at war against
the armies of sin and darkness State
Street, the old ship, is oo tbe ooean
^i* »U kcoU, iiofcrled, ul Ch-i«
mr paptain m. on board of her, aud
prosperity attends every *B>rt that is
pot forward by her t meap to say
by this that oar old State Street is
awing along nicely, both spiritual
~ *i
aDu Temporal. '***
On $he 18th of February l«st, the
stewardesses and fc’ughters of cooler
woe jointly gave a festival for the
beBefit of the church and parsonage,
and thaw dear Haters deserve great
credit &r the manner iu which they
work for the church It seems (hat
ttwy never, get tired working for the
iuetMV May God bless the dear sis
tars hod crown them at last in his
kingdom. The eucoem that attended
chip occasion was ona hundred dollars
whUe these
rork for the
Society, and asking me V> inform the
President of the murionary sodety at
StateStreet cburcti. and make arrange
meets for the same bo which I did,
and the meeting! was called at State
Street churdi on the 21st of February.
Delegates were there from Little
Zdon, Hope chapel and Ebernezer
E Gunter, the pastor, stated the ob
jeet of the meeting and Mrs. Bishop
Pbtty. bbe-fne&mable vice president
&V-bf thb West
k talMhM, Antt/hMiMht /tnUmt »l>a
AiawiDt oouierence, was c&iiea to im
chair fopreside overthe meeting,
fierb arrangements weremade for a
grand ’ musical entertainment, the
T. Jones to the sixth Episcopal Dis
trict. Speeches were made by others
present. The stewardesses of State
Street with oar inestimable sister,
Mrs. M. P. Scott, its president, at
fblhead and quite a number of mem-|
of the church were at this same
meeting, held in readiness to and did
ragpge for a grand reception to be
Jiyentytbe stewardesses and pastor
pf jS^te Street church in honor of
&L Bishop 8, T. Jones, the Presi
dent of the H- and F. M.
of vice
deals, at Love and Chanty Hall on
s On Tuesday morning the a$th,
Mrs Bishop 'Jones and Mrs. Dr.
Morris were met by the writer and
escorted to the residence of Mr . and
Mrs. M. P. Scott. On Wednesday,
the^hth, Mrs. Bishop Jones and Mrs
>0*. .Morris were conducted for the
font time i* their lives in grand
tSiate.Street <?i|Mw»fi. 0f the
Atthe
esfromsomror.ttegu
I the speakers was ou«
Presiding Eider, Rejr. i
| Now Mr. Editor, 13
will say a word about
that will be ready by ti
for the writer to ate*
building will cost $i,j
of February. I
the brick plan colle^tic
were brought in on j>1
This was agrand rally
raised $621.90. The L
[We publish this by
late date, for fear its fu
mig t occasion some,
among the Mobile A
n the 9th
' is called
>kp which
Editor.] ' - \ Lr :
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SUNDAY At Till
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CONFER]
if LA EL
I MORE
'This has been a big dhy for Zion
The session. of Use ,* Ph'ladelphia and
Baltimore annual conference of the
African Zion Methodius bein in sea
eiou duriug the past week, there was
a general expectation that: c<>nfereuce
Sunday, would be a jubilee among
that branch of metbodjst family It
is an admHted fact that: in pulpit pow
er this church etands-aaiong the
people of African descent Che highest
in developing ministers educated in
the school of experience l It has
surprising record in and many
other respects, t* ti&*g Tpast the
church pbw
ere in this city, and as an evidence of
the diyotkm of its ministers and mem
here, Elder David Stevens, a free
man from Pennsylvania, while pastor
<d Spring street Zion church, now
Waters’ A* M E chapel, pat himselr
m pawn in the days of slavery to save
it to the congregation, by whom he
was redeemed with enthusiasm; and
John Henry Butler, the well known
prominent citizen of African descent
and loyal Zi«mte, paid $0,400 out 01
hie own pocket to secure the cburch
os corner of Howard and Montgom
cry streets, which was finally lust, and
has since been converted into a color
ed public school. The impressive
memories that cluster around Zion
church in this city, were revived to
day, and it seems that the declgra
tion of the Psalmist Was vended that
“the Lord loveth the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”
There were excursions and delegations
here in demonstration of the power of
Zion from Washington, D. U, Phils*
delphia, Harrisburg,. Carlisle and
other places in large. numbers. Zion
chureh waanot spacious- enough to
accommodate the crowd, but the fit
ling of the various city pulpits by the
several ministers afforded the people
an opportunity to hear the represents
£y0 preachers.
The centre of attraction wu at Zion
church where there was a crowded
congregation at the morning service
that he would fa sent to the capital
ot Pennsylvania j
At 3 o’clock in tha afternoon. Rev.
R G. Dyson of Washington D O *
* v ry fine serin m from
14—6 And I saw anoth
i the midst of heaven,
- everlasting gospel unto
dwell von the earth, and
i, and kindred! ai d
people. It was an ef
that was Highly appre
ciated
Tonight Rev. R. J. Daniels of
York, Pa, preacbcd a very accept
from. Exodus, 36—15':
shall go with thee, and
rest,” The theme
the presence with his
people E der Daniels is a good
preacher and did himself and the
subject j <stice. The church was
deusely crowded at all the services
MY SOJOURN NORTH.
BY REV. A. M. BARRETT, P. E.
Mr. Editor:
1 embrace this opportunity to state
a few thoughts. I visited Rev. J. W.
Smith at Washington, D. C., just
before the sitting of the Philadelphia
and Baltimore conference. He is
much beloved by hB <congregation.
1 preached ip - fiiother church
in New York fpy. JRev* A. Walters.
He is a good worke|^and'Jiis congre
gation is pleased with him. His
people treated the kind indeed.
Brother Walters is repairing the
church. It will -h!6-^ Beauty when
completed. I pjreach^d’fdr Rev. G.
W. Offiev; He certajuly has a fine
Dr. wil er at. Newburgh sepms to
be pleased with bis;new change. He
treated me kind. Abo Bishop
Thompson’s wife'; she seemed to be
filled with the Holy Ghost. Lord
bless her.
Boston—I arrived here Saturday.
I met Rev. S. C. Birchmore and fam
ily. They were a father and mother
to me. May God bless them. The
Elder is pushing things to the gate.
I visited St. Paul Baptist’ church and
was treated very kindly. I am well
phased here. Rev. Birchmore is
wielding his sword among the white
as well as colored. I could say a
great deal more about him and his
church but I have not time now.
Boston, Mass.
A WOMANS WORK FOR HER
PEOPLE.
Dear General Armstrong, Trustees,
Teachers, Students, and Friends ot I
Hampton Institute:
Appreciating the great honor of
speaking to you to day, I feel that it
is little that I ean tell you. Only
four yean ago—it see a but yester
day—I stood wbere I now stand and
reeieved my diploma tram the hands
of our honored trustees; reeieved it
with a solemn prayer to G al that I
might never; east a shadow of disgraoe
over, my Alma Mater, but go out to
do whatjbesent me to.do-*-t‘> lift up
those who are falling. r.
I have spent a’’ part of every year
since my < grad nation .in teaching pub
lic school My work does not consist
in that alone however, but is also in
Sunday dobool, as teacher or superin
mothers are taught how to cut and
sew, and instructed a* to the right
management and training of their
children It is the great desire of
the mothers to hare their children
educated and bright up better than
they were. In most their homes,
family worship is held and the pa-,
rents try to make home attractive to
their children.
Miss Daughtery, a northern lady,
and Miss 8allie Harris, of our own
obuntrand state, are doing a great
England, who w wtdel* know* all
over Virginia and North Carolina,
and in other states, hf» done an un
paralleled Work for women and men
particularly in the Hue of temperance,
are. Mill I H»,den, Oil, of. m
own -Hampton graduate teachers, we
call sometimes the mother of eduoa
tonal wo“k in the countryr ,
ethers a gift ofsime kind friendsT ;'
The yonng people among whom !
live and teach, havetaprettv hi ah
sraudard of morality I pray God to
mttke me a blessing to them. It i|
not enough tor us teachers to tell <>nr
people the sort of lift they must live
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we must live that life befure then)
ourselves, in the school room and out
side of it. Example is moire telling
than words.
Near the end of my first term of
teaching—three yean ago—I organic
ed a temperance society among my
larger boys and girls. Soon, With
their parents’ consent, my whole
school with a few exceptions joined
it. At last the school boose coaid
not hold us, and I got permission
from the church trustees to use the
church near by. Our first meeting
there Was a grand success My pupils
were prepared with essays and recita
tions. iWhen the exercises were over
invitati >n was given to the old; and
young to come and nga the pledge..
Great strong men came forwatd with
teart is their eyes, saying it was what
had k>b|teen needed. ;;Tbeir whres
came also, and through the influence
of the -J^ung women, many of the
young men signed. . ! 5
I thank Gh id that ray little school
house was the beginning of* noble
work in oar own oounty7 and others.
Mrs. Allen on her next visit to this
country, took right hold of it and it
spread to ^nearly everyone of cur
churches and schools in the country..
Last July and Augnst Miss Martha
8. Doles, another daughter of Hamp
ton, and I, worked-for the temperance
cause among our people in Greens
boro, North Carolina and the neigh
meeting held on Wednesday after
noons and conducted like those here
at Hampton. They have both done
good, I think, to our women and girls.
What my pople need most is earn
est prayer, unshaken faith in God,
and pure works that can stand the
test of the world’s temptations.
Some of the Jbest things to do for
them are these! Sweep alcoholic
drinks out of the land; let the Blair
Educational Bill pass; let prejudice
die in the hearts of both the. white
and the colored races and give da a
chance in the world to make men
women of ourselves.
I appeal to you, the noble and the
the strong, who hold the laws in your
owu hands, and to a certain extent,
the fate of our future, to do these
things for a people still bound, and
strangling for life and li -ht.
I would like to say to all who are,
and are to be, teachers, preachers and
I» aders of our racer let that place
wbere you live among them be the
better for your presence there. Let
not your name bee* me a hatred be
cause you have destroyed their peace,
happiness and faith, and led them
down instead of upward.Sacrafice
your own pleasures for our people’s
good and God will bless you and
Hay God bless Hampton and may
one of her sons and daughters become
| a beacon light on our people’s path
way.
[Read at Hamoton commencement ]
BISHOP HOOD’S APPOINT
MENT8.
JUNE:
So1!?^22^’ ?°?olk» Va'j.'Soiiday
NOTICE.
The pastors and Sabbath School
Superin tenders are ^requested to send
in their ordeis with' cash as early as
possible. Letters containing money
most -be addressed to Key. T. A
Weathington financial Secretary
Montgomery Ala.
K. R. Morris
NOTICE!