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Dr 4. IL Manley, Kioxville,
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fie?. 4. (V Hftmalera, Tuscaloosa,
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Be?. F. A. diatom Floridft Corner
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Allegheny Conference, Be?. G W
Clinton, Pittsburgh, Pa.
oi all *mr eobnoribeni to the feet that
whenever they eee two blub masks
opposite our paragraph celtlve to
tpne, it is the last paper that will bo
maikd untO the subsoriptioa is zee
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
n»8ia<Ur Ziob Will b# glad to
otart woEMvfttMB ooonntminottBM
all n*ri» or the eonatry on wihjvct* of fut
onuintereci and giving tans of am > U
u andttnxaod.howarer,
L That tbojgiy^ia not wnpoombla for
a. Tli* in all cam the teal oame of th*
writer niactnooomiMnj bi» oomnramcation
Thb isdeauvd not fat mbiicatioa, bat a»
a gtuuaotw of good frith.
a That *mclm lor publication dumld
be vrittaB4a oovikbafibo abeet only, in
an plain • hand w powible.
4 That tbe editor twarrca the tight u>
A. That to tnaon publication, ardolee
ohoold be pointed, mppnmtd in decent En
gliah, tree from penunai aboee, and dealing
vitiilift ^oeetaoue.
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'Bun^h Manager of Stab of ZiOh,
Halehew
. b-,». c.
TaBonwourk oo the <mp ot
your paper aska you to renew or a*
tie up y«<or euOecnptio at xuUr *“**
ia oat. Do to pinnae, this very
month.
What a cruel world indeed, that
will make the i»noctat suffer for the
aiua of the guiliy.
According to the Feterabu-g Lun
vet the colored people an 16 leading
ciuee of Virginia own more than
three million dollars worth of ^ropar
ty. Good—very good.
Jay GooidV income is only $7,500
per day. What a pity ! Poor man*
Astor only takee in $9,000 a da?
Can't some one help theee pour meu
along a Uttlm
*SfcM
THBlmefhoU;. Ounewn did w*
give to charity with anything like a
laviah'hand. He gave all toiiis-rela
lives and warrants, we believe. Hi»
wea worth $1,250,000. *
Do the brethren in the. two AJ*
bama confareooea, wbo haws n<**r
newed their subscriptions, desire to
have the Stab continued to their
address? ifeo,tber will please indi
cateit by ao early remittance.
ago. m Mft dangerous
fight ag*m* ihow
Tii dominant uartf in
Irumuna and ' Arlaumn
>^1
Ssvatob Ingalls inert hie hi
again last week at speech maki
and had an immense orowd to b
him. He is tali and *lim*aȣp
row; has a most cultivated voice, and
his stylo of delivery entrances all who
bear him Hejfa a bright scholar ac
quainted with all the questions ofth*
day. and bis utterances sparkle *feh
brilliant flashes of wit, sarcasm and
eloquence. Ha is easily the finest or
ator in the senate, and can ontdraw
any man there. He reminds one of
Rneooe CMtifng in his superciiHous
ness, and hhi imperious strut, and iik*;
him be fa feared by every rival in
debate. Heewoope down on an an
tagonist and grinds him to powd er
Sesatob George F Hoar is easily
the more collared sod humane than
any of the other senators now in the
National Congress. He is the right
fol sueoessor of Charles Sumner, who
saoeeeded Daniel Webster. He
stands for all that is honorable and
just and right in American statesman
shin. Hebelongs to i family «»f the
brightest intellects in this nation
Henee it isnot to be wondered at
that be leads in farthering a measure
winch emaas that the national
tution shall have thrown
proper safeguards to
American cAtisen in the .
erase of the elective fondiHL,
honor to Senator H«»ar. AU honor to
tbaa* noble men, who support him in
an effort ao worthy of a free and liber
V lovingpt-pW , T
Da. SAtmoaaa, of the Afr * Araeri
can is so genial and so serious for lb
Own church' that we wtUibgly pardon
him for being led into error touching
the financial doings of our chwoh.
We treated his comparison humorous
ly as'we thought he woold at once
discover. Seriously howevoywe did
ritiefe quite 950,000 within the coufcr
epcq fur the purpuees named 150
preachers on an average salary of
9200 gives 930,000 uf the amount;
ten riwrchm .in the eonforenoe, vis.,
"aliSbUrv, Charlotte Payrtterille,
Statesville, Gunord, Llncolnton, Mon
raei, Wadrebore and Winston raised
10.090 besides, while rodents paid
910,000 quite for eopport of o«»
schools. Wc are really correct Edi
Urn Sanders, with a good maigin to
spare.
STILL 1 MPBOyiNG.
Read the Stab carefully this week
«Ve give yon as much reading matter,
original, we mean, as any ev<unri pa
per. ante oue. in the entire bouatry.
And it is ns good matter, as an*
colored paper will publish yet awhile
Wa hope to keep up this reourd A
brilliant array at correspondents will
grace our columns durian the year
Our list of contributors embraces
of tne brightest minds in the
m
per*
salable' ’ ——
WfiOAG CREDIT.
jiimiw or the state
RjatuiKlinan .],»<
EKpUllitUBII BM,r
ippointmt-n <8 to dfe«
the pneitiors in the
be members that c<»roe from district#
vhere they are a factor may have
Ktnie explaining to do hi the Aitare
-Harrusbarg Times
nakeie •«
THANKS.
It was universal!v regretted that
Mr. White was laboringund*r a thnuu
uffectian, which forced him to Ihni
his remarks to only a few minute
Mr. Dancy, who was a s * present bi
special invitation, was introduced and
made a moat timely and thrilling sp*eatt
which captivated the andience and
wt« i«r him fresh lanrele as an engag
ing speaker The benediction waanru.
nounced by R^v. R H Simmons.
Afro-American P esbyterian.
[Mr White really spoke an hpg
and in onr opinion made a furcibl
Wx like to receive letters and com?
muuications, but we do dislike to re
ceive so many of them, with nothing
in them but paper. Send us a"WA>
soriber or two mid you eucourage ui*
to .publish your matter. Do not ex
act so much for so little—indeed tor
... We’have to pay printer
paper tnantifkcturers, postage,’
pressman, travelling expenses etc,
and it takes money and a lot of \i to
do it. TTnderstaud this, and send
fewer communications and private
letters with nothing substantial in
them,. ■ I
THINK AND THEN oPEAK
The Greensboro “Methodist” is un
fair opt to say unreasonable in its
criticism of a certain preacher, whom
it farts to name, and the denomination
be represents. This certain preacher
has ashed tor missionary worh and*
for three years ha* been aeeommo
dated. His S'lcee* has been marvel*
ous it, is tree, but it sh-rnld excite n<>
four nor jealous criticism on the part
of the church he held allegiance t«»,
It should ritber' rejoice that it bad
whj»cao auoo#l, so weT
it to his former fields n*%
to injure others, but to strengthen -his
own fold, and gather in the scattered*
fl ask of tlrC house of Israel—not
necessarily the scattered of amaher
church, because tbev should not h*
scattered, but 4«*ne fdd*
' Rev. Z. T. Pearsall belonged to ‘ hr
church, and was psator at Mbile Ala
He grew dissatisfied, withdrew with
all be could take with him, and the
M. E church erected him a church
right there, and there he is t -da;
How is this as acsseinpoint Br ,tfi*
er “Methodist ”
PARTY THE ICUERY EXPOSED
Eiqut Bepoblioao aenttore votd
last week 4o sidetrack the Fedora,!
Election bill and tekr op the sjlyer
bill, which provides lor free Mbsg*i
The Democrats voted unanimous y
with them, oi d the result wm the
combination carried
Thle was a severe blow indeed to
the principle of equal aod exact jus
tice, and the fre* d*»m of the ballot
The issue Jmm been nnsrep'seented
and obscured by a psjiissu prase and
partisan speeches,. The bill ot»l^
provides for the security and prop*
fion of every mgp in the exercise ot;
the franchise,and every hone# map,
beiievsw In thfewhetber he jb.a Re*
publican or a Democrat. No partj*
***** J*'*m;*nv**'*p
•the*by having all the efoeti n
in its own hands, as it
„ %mmm «rd outrage.■
Hence we era surprised; tea, as
founded at the acti n of the senators.
Aui think they deeenre to he
pHued either at Washington, or mad1
to aeoouht for their stewardship to
their constituents at home. • •'; •
*0R£ CgtfBOHES THE GREAT
^•> ; / ITEEP $.i.
W* went ehurcbe* and better
cborcbet We have s >bte nseo «rh *
ere . noted . tar their T a bil l t ^
to build eh arc he* We
•riot mom of them. It is easy
IjMffc«® M(*n * »ap«g*i»». if we
MO fifll
in a civi
the Grand P*«
eiffc Hotel, Han Francisco, Calif *rnia.
last Monday af ernoon. He was a
member of the Episcopal church, aod
«a« honored and reapected bv all th**
nat tonalities of the w »rld. We r- g» e
his unexpected demise
EVEN M).
The Gioservatyr iutimateH b>a8tin_
ly that Dr J U Price has charged th»
colored ministry with tar greater mor
al and mental incapacity than wag
charged by Prof Washington W
have never heard a finer defense made
by Dr. Price in Atlanta—Augusta
Sentinel.
The change originated with a Boston
paper, and was exaggerated by thv
Southern *‘Rec «rdet. The Sentinel
is right h iwevur, in sxyiug that the
c lored ministry has no stronger de
tense living than Dr Price. His plea
in their behalf in Beechers church
seveu years ago was one of the strong
est ever uttered by a member of tfoe
race The Co uerwtor and Rec»rder
are away off this time and need to hunt
other ammunition as their supply is
exhausted in its premature discharge.
JOHN WESLEY AHEAD OF
^ ALL.
For the last several days Mrs, FUta
Batson Bergen, the noted colored wing'
er, has given a series of priz* concerts
in the following churches. Wylie A
M. E ,^A very Mission A. ME ^ionl
fabe'rnacle Baptist and John Weblev
A M E, Zion. It was given oni
that the chuoch selling the ra «t ticket',
and having the highest seller would
win the prize and be eonnidered tb*
m*J6t popular church On Wednetc
day Eve,-Dec. ljth the last ' its the
series was held iu the John Wesley
church. Notwithstanding the snow
lay Id inches on the ground, and wus
still coming down the church was filled
with a very intelligent and apprecis*
live audience The singer was acc m
paniod by a select band of John We»»
iev's bea< local talent, and Miss Put*
press as Pianist Th • exercises being
over, mauag r Bergen aunounoed the
result, wnion shows that John Wesley
nas cleared more money than all otb»
era in the cmtest, and J.W. Sands
her highest seller His w st e $20
*ir fir*t prize.
itifs Broad Anr
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THE FABMEE'ci ALLIANCE.
North Carolina hss certainly a
Fanner’s Aliiauo- legislature with a
Vengeance. The men certainly are
true blue. Fhev have already paw
ed Resolutions instructing the senat *ra
and repregnu 1411 yes m congress, from
the state, t 'sopp <rt the subr treasury
bill—or something stronger*** urt
ft ardly endo siog the Ocala platf >rin
They liave thoroughly c-'mmit<ed
’Senator Vauee to the measure and
he hss agreed to supp >rt it
The farmers are indeed a great
power iu the land to day They are
j ist beggnfuing to realize what their
organized strength am hints to, and
they a** forcing ehe elements «>f op
position tor treat for terms of peace
4 id cuueidati-'n.
*. |.i<feed the holiest yeomanry of the
country shpui(| he treated with great;
er consideration an,4 respect th^n
bitnerto. Every class is protected
and coquetted with but the farmer,
and the time has at length arrived
when he must have bis interest looked
alter, or he will demaud to know the
reason why . 4
.However we think relief will come
to the farmers through independent
political action, rather than reliance
on a party thajt has always opposed
the granting to tabor its just d 3mands
' ni—w i»i .’ifc 1111 n.— * '
T8Y AMAIN.
it contemporary
Dr J
0 Price a «eri>.U8 injustice lo quoting
tbe Boston Trarue ipt report of a
speech Or Price '&fhr*r*d in that
city The whole p int «*f the speech
is l««t m the abbreviated statement,
Dr Price was descanting pn the great
prgress of the nice under serious dis
advantages. He pointed out that out
of the 10,000 Negro prea h< rs—wh
are the actual leaders -of the race—
and who are leading well under the
circumstances, that not more than
5MJ00 had received any special school
• raining,' and that yet they Were doing
»U«b ft irofl wHjHt such training
Which eras the marye} of rhe g/e
‘The whole speech Was, iod**d, com:
pliuietitary fit the highest degree so
ihepegro ministry ^fludeedy. Dr
Price has said less in criticism of hie
raoe, than, any man ofhia capacity
that we knosi
th*r far-fetoh«d in
the fteoorder s ?u«*i endorm
but «mu» (MUd i
Why Hoes n<»t the President
o the name f James H Young?'
be Senate for c- ufirmati>>n as I’oi
ecror at the Put* sf W
“ah_.
ia« been asitd f r and urged bv *s
j .ud men a» are>* he fnind ih-:ihe
St ite, white and black alike -«-Stah
•fZion. . ,
Tbrge be bold W> rdt», Sir Dane*
A.re y^Taware ofjfehe foil tin plication
•tynor statement ? ■ Ifc*-vo» aeaUf
mean to charge that Benjamin Har
rison, President (it these XJf.frbd
Stae*. actually agreed to d«> a thing
which he tailed to <t?i? Genera^y,
»ucb a change would be tantAoV'tyut
to sating that such a person is unre
liable, that his promises are not to
he depended upon In this <*aae,
surely Edit« r Dancy is not so seiious
We Would like, however, to be set
straight, for the Star of Zion is otfi*
i>f the'papers wh.se u Vrknces have
gr- at weight —Augusta, (Ga.) Sen
tinel. •
Their Oddness, brother Wright, is
ott'y equ led by their sincerity aud
their 'truth. We go further. The
President not only agreed to make
the appointment, but actually ma te
it, and sent it to the Senate for*• co<
Urination, and it fsiied iievause of the
inability of ihe Senate to reach it be
fore adj Urnment. This occasioned
a tremendous fight immediately affe»
wand, Which baa thus far prevented
Mr. Young’s name fcyjn, being sent iu
again' We did not; mean Yvujph
imii -n o^jithefwise to, infer that the
President bad, nof told the truth
He did really nuceNfhat he agreed to
do, and we were merely jogging bis
memory so as** have him repeat so
creditable" a performance.
BISHOP J P. THOMPSON, M D.
We present to our readers this
week a very excellent Jikeneg* of
Bishop J. p. Thompson, M D T*»
sav he is a remarkable man in many
way a is but to declare what all who
know I'im are felly aware of He
began life as a slave io Virgm *
But be did ®ot like slave-life, and took
nis master’s beet horse, and under the
pretense «>f going to»a
visit, stopped uot until he batfleaned
into free* loth In making the j*'*urney
however, he had to ■snhdue «&•* ietrils
at one-,. they hav;ng sotigbt
acie and return bira into slavery#
He was robu t, being of powerful
(U »u>d amt build, and easily dispose !
f tne entire crowd- V * .. V
Once into fretdoR* his inpatp love
of knowledge began to avert itseJt,
and hence be eooo found himself, after
a hard day’s mil, with, b ». k in baud,
learning those lessons* witch were to
serve him to so great purpose in late,
years He learned pretty rapid)
because he was anxious to learn.
In early life he was converted
upder the preaohiug of a pious aud
devmt servant or G**d, and he attrib
utes bis subsequent success in life to
thi$ fact. 4II his triumphs are the
result of hie ieiplH* faipi gnd f-'ust in
G*d
He was .the intimate f>iebdan<t
It ib reported that Bisb'pTotu, •
aon i| prepariog a work on hi*life’s
rec Elections, for which w# bespeak i/<
advance a tremendous sale.
He is true to his church and its
teuets. He has filled (Oust of «»ur
iarg - churches North aud was regard*
ed as a forcible preacher aurt w>ode*
fuI revivalist Speaking to ua n-a
long ag », he r. marked that some f th«
tellows tried to outprepeh him when
he heltf the fci»u church at New
y.tra, &ut hp said ti they o»uld«i,>
cbig&ftey g&mm financial
^tfPrlmy fails in such eases
tioiii puO^^JBtxik . Ouooera on a
l^bwKijpval it aJinoet entirely
•f$fe di*0Wal embarr/i^iaetit, and
pljged it igiboutd 80011 Prove a
soWgce of riveat^m the church * **
n jffe hflSPfTOov*r*ight at preset-t
ufjlhe North . Carolina, Geuese ami
Michigan and Canada conference-,
and the way he is rransterriog men to
the 'two. Titter fftitu the form**
mdi cates that be means t > strengthen
help bw cbnri^tmd a*d fi's cotnjigeif
t«» make it what they d< sire it shoo <d
b&^aJ wring exaihptc J»f * *±
weak things of the world to confound
the mighty. ^ . ^
CONDOLENCE.
tPiX****
* , Yamt- ’*D> ^' i
¥<m have ',mV_«jn«are lytupathf^
Earth hjw no sol-ryW that beaten cau
notliein ~*** - ”***
*■-*** ‘*>**^06*Thoma*
1 /# ’**' ' * * 4 . '.k •
*-»r tJ3«jJu»ar?.‘Md •'
May tbia afflicti* >n be sanct»fi«i i •
your j/o-d, aud iu the neer future
enable you 'to fully \eiPize that,all
tbiOit**wnrk together fur good {utiytyu.
ttoTW« (&r * v ,
^ J A D Bloice.
Wilmington, NT*(J.
** Editor DabbyHe who tamper*
the wind to the shorn lamb, will never
tax bin servant* ben.i d thei* strength
I qnnpathiaa with y >u greatly* - .
,, Maqgib L. W hiteman .
Wiiwy», N. <; j
M.a^thegood Lor$ sustain, support
and comfort you in this b uir of iriaf
■> - V' ** « .1
J- W Levy. *
Philadelphia, Pa.
I fnabr^otir' wife welf, and I d» •
plordlWfc?^tiu her untimely
You have our heartfet ay ugpathy.
' Ukh JmyE^D HtjARO'
43 Dawifti;} I gyuapathut
wi b you ih (be ’death. of • ymlr dear
wih (inr thie «4r>.< tukrtaet %* dew ba-r
bamVfcmi hi* W#what4fc "i* nsthejeii;
all hfone1 in the %m\d > >1 eau’.onU
»ay, in the wordref • J<b,- **the kn-d
glietb, tCnd he l>*d tak« th aimff
Brtdfop’tiad**r y**oir bhrdeii sw^bes*1
you cau and truaf God and he wif>
taltadiir** f*you all;
Y*for friend, A l/. GAiTBEfc, ■ •
*• ' - - - Kn«>xville, Tens “ >j
-Henderson, Njr,
‘In the death of your 'deajr *$},,!.
regard it aa not only y<>ur grm»u*i
and moat solemn JRwfartijne. pfi
»TjuaUv afiared^ with the churph, $|*t*
and race. Accept-'my de pest cypd«><
enee^SHth y>u in your d^sjtean .* I
uOaftmtffl yon to the source of
justice. * peace, rigbte’ -utm«SB
.^ward^ef good *o |1< rnep , *7;
To Wrap death in a roan tie ..f mercy
ie what others have done in -
■^oeot language tbsu I: ever could
hope to com round . To tell you it l*
thp krt of mortals is but to*epea>»
The .K«iy're«i'c**nof.^rt yi>u can dar|»**
from my pen ia, took in th*'diieetj«u»i
it points The Soger points heaven i
wa*d 4 JL would say, think *of Mr*
G U Milks J
THE .MISSIONARY
„_CONFER
ENCE—R are' PROGRESS
INDICATED.
[>!!*• ,,
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM THAT
• FIELD.
BY RBV. SMITH qJUpOBNi;.
Mr, Editor: Probably the many
readers of the Star would like to,
receive some* intelligence concerning*
the Missouri conference, somp of
whom-1 * presume are- unaware of its
existence. This conference was'set
off by the Kentucky conference *flf
P*l •1S°wK5Ps7^
traveling preichcre, fwelVe Ttofises of
worship,' mne hundred members, and
nit»tb^a>oi»pwnwiiy.j^- tJmr.qhfe
in many respect*
vine guidance nod sup.ort we have
succeeded in liquidating the debts of
three or four of our ending churches,
Several others hav^been ri^ntrfW arid*
beautified, membership1 increased
to one thousandi four hundred and
twenty three. -Four jqpw societies
have been organiaed under very en:
couraging circumstances, and we coin
template the erection of two of three
new churches this year. Our con*
f rence territory is large,Jthe'field i»
white Unto harvest, and competent,
worthy laborers are few. But are have
DO suph a word P in vocaba
'gpjS&S?J£ES?%
conncctidn in the near
s3B
hurch (hat had a
tearly a thousand,
nodate his Sabbath
ations. May the triune God eou
inue to augment the wceeaa of Rev.
fhorapson and send us a few more as
ie.
Rev. Anthony Bunch, the pastor of
>t. viark’s chapel, St. Louis, with a
math but faithful membership is mak
ng strenuous efforts to purchase a
wenty-eight thousand dollar church
>n the North west, corner of Nine
eenthand Morgan sts. Rev. Bench
ra- in the organisation of the Ken
nckv conference, and if he fails to
jut^WaHtTmembership in a new
Ttnsrcft, it will be his first failure of
he kind durfffe^is ministerial ca
•AjUiuC. Jemp!^ of St. John,
Sdhth St. Louis ii^Mwing a com
'nendkbte degree M success. He
fias buil*< a new fefcce around his
:hurcK,^iftd k now making prepara
:ions to have it repaired and beautifi
»d, . wh[icH when completed will
greatly enhance its prestige in the
Gptpmn^ijLjL.. #f 4*
.Jones’ 'Eabcpjacle.^ Indianapolis,
[od^wbich r^s re-JnRil and finish
=4.mp.io MyW l^tycar by Rev ■
r. J, Mahson, now of Chattanooga,
Tcpn\ Vis doing grandly under the
leade/snip*of R<r^. *W.H. Ealy. It
is the finest and <tnost attractive
Ne*ro church, in the interior of the
Stale ot Indiana, Its financial and
ipiritpaCcondition has been greatly
improved \n the past four months.
Hev.'Ealy has no superior and but
few equate tot honesty, magnanimity
and connectional pride and interest.
He wields a potent influence where
ever hr goes for God and Zion
regardless of the many peculiar and
perplexing circumstances by which
he is enwiruped* He moves on with
an „ indomitable will and courage,
handling' thd debts of his church
(which, w*H aggregate nearly seven
mousand duffart)' apparently with as
Itkkh ease<as'«rg»Mt would handle a
boy Of five summers. His
pdapfeaie highty-ontAtfsed over the
ntlillaffkprospects otj&eir signal sue
<*“■*»«!*«c,« ..
. tstyeiv. uaue, iuamu*PQiw, is Kr!tu
usify and l<ermati»,utly>mergiog fr»>m
the slougii tff deepoad and insolvency,
rhe local ion, mechanical *kill, archi
tf crurai beauty and pauper t ion of this
6urch,'V%irder ltt one & the most
.umirjdj e in iKe* conference. It waa
(srr^d-a&i ui tightyears ago under
ile ^ O. B Wal
«er,*» ie of the bftgfcatst intellectual
igbis oi the Keutueky conference, a
dee th ok'^Uu,' an ek-euent preacher,
and an t duoatyr of great repbte.
But isiu& hjk runovaf better than
tivLuiui^vuUfiuua comparatively
' 1 * ^•na ,5*r the good
Retf’ William F
'of H two months
‘great good,
lly baa been
Jones u an
ago (jiQoe Whl _
fi and«ily aaid
aooomplisbath
upright* honest^ Holy Ghost preacher
aud the people aay he ia the right
niaft and is i* the right place. Your
hiitfible &rv*nt fat ppver tfeajfd
hotter » gp4 made toffcal mure like the
fficeuf Presiding Elder is deairable
add lucrative ouer than while h Iding
the quarterly aseotingsof Elders Ealy
and Jones, ^lay the fc»»od Lord con
nate to hVeaa their labors with
unbounded success
There are several other churches on
my district whose labors since oonfer
euOfe dre'equally meritorious and note
worthy. But as I do not’wishto worry
you with a lengthy, uninteresting
fetter, l wijl conclude by saj jnp that
thi membCra ot the Missouri oouferr
ence have reeotved by their loyalty
anfworkjto refute eyerything that
h«a been said derogatory to their
orihnSptt inti interest, jmd especially
Vbiiefh^y were member* of the Ken*
tucky conference ;a*d we frel that if
tiJesstqte and highly distinguished
edi** r woU*d eirfeit «otir annual confer
euche hi ‘ct thnion with others, that he
wrklfffa«e»eat«4M kindly and magr
Hsnimously by- uV ae hgany other
dlhlH*-B«e upbr the ftce* of B»s globe.
ar paitoK wahtn peace and harmo
ny to>‘ reign tfa 'bia ofaureh, and eapec
tallyhetweerf- himself, and members,
he bad b«*<W visit all alike, and any
tn«mbe* who ia tod lioentious and
disreputable fw tbtf - pastor to visit
ate hi Id hot be retained as a member.
HoweNrdr, dear Editor, we
***** you t» visit *iar conference some
time, an! not ihthonse some one else
to aa t .r you who will send
unrated reports
^UMhnsJmt
qu tbcWaad
truth.
Uh««*, ii