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VOL. XVII.
SALISBURY
1898.
NUMBER 5*
[THE WEST ALABAMA CON
FERENCE.
BY PE8IDING ELDER B. C. O. BENJAMII
The Weft Alabama Conference whicl
met at llobie on the 14th of December,
1802, was an interesting gathering
Bishop C. •. Pettey piesided and took
All of the time needed to examine all ol
the werk in detail for the purpose of ob
taining absolutely oorrect statistics oi
•very charge, and doing the best possi
ble service for the conference. The oity
of Mobile in whloh the conference met
is the place selected for the meeting Oi
our next general conference. It is a city
of considerable proportions. The popu
lation numbers 80,000—20,000 of whom
are colored. A large majority of the
latter own their own homes and are
doing business on a large scale on their
own hook. On the whole the general
condition of our folks in Mobile as prop
erty holders, in general business, and as
mechanics oom pares favorably with any
in any oity in the South. Though Mo
bile lsoks the enterprise which charac
terizes Birmingham and Atlanta, it is
nevertheless a very desirable place to
live. Pure water, salubrious climate,
hospitality, fish, oysters, handsome wid
f owe, pretty young girls and sincere Zlon
ites are some of the special features of
Mobile. Among all our conferences in
the South, the Alabama conferences, and
'especially the West Alabama conference
whioh takes in the “Magic City,’’ seems
to have the most hopeful field for imme
diate and large growth. The Immense
influx of immigration to the State, the
new and growing towns, the vast re
sources of iron and coal, the many manu
facturing interests and the disposition
•on the part of capitalists to employ Ne
gro IftDOr are ooniriuuMuji w
neat establishment of Zion Msthodism.
^ Taking all things on an average Zion
JMds in Alabama, •ther denominations
Snbrdlsparagett by tM*1
they are all doing their share in the de
velopment and extension of ohristianity
end the betterment of the race through
out the State. But the Zion element ie
surpassingly active and effective in es
tablishing schools, and building new
churches in hithert* neglected parts of
the S^ate, and are succeeding in mould
ing publio opinion on the side of educa
tion, morality and righteousness with a
rapidity that can only be accounted for
from the faot that there is something
about the character of Z'on Methodism
that appeals to popular sympathy and
admiration.
The impulse of pioneering, of pushing
forward, of possessing new fields, mani
fested by James Varick. Fathers Bush
and Clinton, our pioneer teaohers and
ohampiont, are being strictly carried on
by the Alabama branch of Zton. We
make our religion a matter of every day
duty and ad*antage in the sense of
adapting it to the material as well as the
spiritual aepeot of human existence,
hence our sucoess. Our difference of
opinion on Orginlc Uunion does not in
terfere with our harmonious work for
the profit and glory of the ehurch. There
is a profound agreement between us all
to ding, and perpetuate the old flag of
Zion until the organio union shall have'
beeneffeoted—in the morning of the res
urrection—
Then shall all nations’ song ascend.
To God our Ruler, Father, Friend,
w no peace uu uj, hwu wu> w
We’ll all be one, but - not ’till then.
I hope I will be pardoned for alluding,
to the organio union. I started out to
write up the session of the West Alar
bams Conference.
Bat what about the West Alabama
oonferanoe $ We have the best oonfer
cnoe in the oonneetton. For oonnection
al pride, and positiTe loyalty to the dit
oiplinary mandates of the ohoroh, we
are simply superb, and the editorial in
Thk Stab of January 5th, in whioh the
editor speaking of o<p oonferanoe, from
personal observations, is sufficient en
dorsement of our greatness, After
speaking in glowing terms of the unusnal
interest manifested in the oanse of edu
cation, the healthy and profitable influ
ence exerted by the different organisa
tions connected with the oonferanoe, the
editorial says: “The West Alabama
oonferanoe is one of our largest and most
intelligent conferences, and in its ranks
may be found graduates from leading in
stitutions, men Representing one or tiro
of the othor leading professions such as
law and medicine. There are more than
a score of assn who oan perform the
duty of secretaries, compilers, etc., in a
very proficient manner. The best of or
derand a most eystesaatts modes oper
andl characterised the proceedings from
beeinning to end. Bishop C. Q. Pettsy,
A. X., D. D., who 1s the able and Judi
. throughout the session. The bishop is
impartial in his rulings, courteous and
considerate almost to a fault to all of his
men without regard to their rank, henoe
the enviable esteem in which he is held
by them. One of the most pleasing
1 features about the oenferenoe was the
intelligence of the lay representatives,
froth male and female. Among these lay
del< gates were persons who own ▼ery
valuable property reaching figures that
extend quite up into the thousands.”
And the half has not been, told, Mr.
Editor. The eulogiS^o manner in which
I speak of the West Alabama conference
may lead some one to beliere that. I am
inclined to be egotistio, not so, I only
want to inform the brethren of the North
Carolina and Philadelphia and Baltimore
conferences that they must discontinue
blowing their horns until they become
«ble to cope with us. Hie fact that we
hare not been blowing our horn is no
evidence that we had no horn to blow,
we were simply waiting until the other
fellows horn rusted. The distinguished
general officers, Drs. B. R. Morris, J. W.
Alstork and Editor George W. Clinton,
who visited the conference ably repre
sented the interests committed to their
care. Editor Clinton being a stranger
to the conference a great deal of anxiety
was evinced by the brethren to hear him
talk. His speeoh on the night o£ the
third day’s session was a masterly pre
sentation of unanswerable arguments on
the moral, social, Industrial, educational
and religious progress of the race, and
the triumphant march of Zion Method
ism. The speeoh which was Interspersed
with humorous illustrations was logioal
impressive and eloquent, and kept the
oonferenoe and large congregation spell
bound for over one hour.
. Bishop T. H. Lemax, the grand and
venerable Disnop who nas suneroa bo
much and straggled so hard and heroical
ly to plant the banner of Zion Method*
ism in Alabama yean ago, and who srave
in the conference proceedings much to
the delight of the brethren, all of whom
Iotss BUhep Lomax.as dutiful and grate
ful children lore a father.
While the speeches, sermons, musical
and literary exercises which character
ized the conference interested their hun
dreds of visitors who attended daily.
The part in which the ministers were
most interested was the reading of ap
pointments, or rather ‘'disappointments*'
for such it was to a great many of the
brethren. To say that Bishop Pettey
“swept things" and tamed appointments
almost “topsy turvy," is to pat it in the
very mildest terms. Those who wanted
did not get, those who got did notexpeot
and those got left Bat as we all know
th it Bishop Pettey rarely make a mistake
in his appointments and that he makes
them with an eye single to the bnildlng
up of the kingdom of Christ and the
success of Zion. We reocived what he
gave os thankfully and resorted to work
with renewed zeal and more energy.
There are five Presiding elder's dis
triots in this conference. The first pre
sided over by Rev. A. B.Smyer; the sec
ond by Rev. William Spenoer; the third
by Rev. F. A. Clinton; the fourth by
Rev. Edward Hunter and the fifth by the
writer. There are a large number of
circuits and mission churches through
out the districts; the largest and most
influential stations are located at Mobile,
Selma, rusoaloosa, Demopolls, Besse
able, competent and God-fearing pen.
The Mobile ohurohee membership runs
up into the thousands. The Birmingham
church in oharge of Res. A* J. learner,
better known aa the “Swamp Angel” is
destined to be one of the leading ohuroh
es in the connection, for what Br. War
ner cannot do in ohuroh work It la use.
leas for any one else to try. He fonnd
the ohuroh abeolutelj without member
ship and with a heavy debt hanging over
it, no seats, in fact hardly any ohuroh at
all, but with his usual vigor, Indomitable
will and earnest devotion to Zion he has
snooeeded in making It the leading
.church in the city. There is still how
ever a large indebtedness on the ohuroh
which the “Swamp AngsT/ hopes by the
help of God and the assistance of the
friends of Zion to liquidate.
■ I have already made this artMe longer
than I intended* but to oloee without
mentioning the names of a few of the
members of our opnferapoe whose abili
ty, integrity end religious fervor are
making a name for Zion would bo to
leave the article incomplete. Hot only
are we in Alabama proud of suoh men of
the East Alabama •onfereneeJaa F. A,
Golers, Blackwells, , Clinton*, Smiths,
Dysons, •ffleys, Biddles, Walkers, Cur
rys, Hollidays, Ciaibornes, Morris, Air
storks, Atkins and Manleys together
with our noble bishops lire long to eon
tlnue the good work for God and the
race. ,
A • —^rrt—'—■» »"♦ —--r
OUR AFRICAN LETTER.
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Mr. Editor, friends, readers and son
neotion. It haw been some time since
you saw me, many I thought, what has
beoomeof me. Still la the work here
but there has beep some hard things oo
onrred since you saw me last (I mean in
Thi Stak of ZiOv). Satan through
wioked men and women, became preju
dice to us and work, tried to destroy us
and work, but some how we manage to
holdout. Dm't,nnderatanime to say
all BrewerriUe nor all Zlen members
rose np in that fight aginst us. Nb! All
is not in it ; only, a part of Zion mem
bers henoe this church oame out in open
rebellion in the later part of 1890. There
fore the battle has been hot till late.
Whi'.e this (rebellious party tried to
usurp the superintendents position,
whether or no, and tried to do away
with the law and usages of oar discipline
in making presiding elders, &e., and the
gound root of this thought ,we were get
ting $1,000 a year. After trying every
imaginable way here in lying and slan
dering, rad sowing disoension, so as to
make him oome to their unlawful plant;
after all their threats, etc , and finding
he would not suooomb. Then writes a
fiend slanderer to the board of Bishops.
Bight on the book of this, at his absence
auesme for my own property, stable
whioh he had made out of his own hard
earned money.
These are some hard things, and eause
me to oe m tnree uwioiv, tnree menms
in succession, on that table, I working
far them, in Zion’sinteresta. Now this is
that tame party that wrote against the
tlnualiy, and go from one 'degree of
wiekednes to another. They eare for no
kind cf law, wait for nothing, and did
not only suefme, but Ja gentleman whom
Elder asked to assist me in affairs, should
I need any. The law of this country it
—and I believe it Is the law in other
civilised countries—that a man is re
sponsible to some eaten*. I had not killed
any one nor stolen any thing, but teach
ing peaoably; when I came to anything
here oomee adaunken constable about
dark with a writ"summoniog me to ap
pear before a justice of the peace, April
20,1802, about my own table.
But that party took all the laws
(ohuroh members) and put them under a
bushel; knowing that they had already
sent my husband 6,000 miles on lies and
slander and thought to kill and bury me
while he was away. But the quarterly
oourt in June took the bushel off, sad
brought them somewhat to their senses.
And thanks be to God, these people see
ing how Elder had worked here and how
they had sent him away; also knowing
how I had labored too, brought many
friends to me. The idea of suing a man's
wife at his absenoe aroused the public
sentiment.
That party did not write only against
the snperlntendent, but against me.
They told the board, how they had called
a public meeting, that Thursday, order
ing every male and female, belonging to
this church to come out. Their object
mi In an* whn th«v (Muumlzfd an ihclr
preacher, and to make a preacher —all
over the superintendent'* head, not only
so, bat breaking the law and usage of
ohorch not according to Methodism. As
they ordered all to oome oat oh that day,
about 30 came, 1 and snperlntendent in
cluded. After they had stated their ob
ject and then said, 'I call upon anybody
In thU body to respond" to this objeot
The superlnteadeat arose with discipline
la hand and asked if they would not
bear the law, and you ate being misled.
“Mo," from s*feral foloes, "don't want
to hsmr no law,; some to attend to our
business." Doubtless the oldest bishop
that now lire* in. the United States ever
witnessed the church government that
■■*•*• -here, and,the other
- this was before
Dm. 1801. i; J
li the board how
1801, Uke msd
lother
iawaa
to the superintendent end others to!
out o( the church, end they seeled j
door. The following Sebbeth the?
opened tome how, end the superintend*
held 11 o’olock serrioes; elso met on ^
following Wednesday end held service,
Some of this party came out like i
mem One rose firsts, celled the tup
tcndent e liar; another arose end
suoh talk, the way these two meni
sod roeted, in suoh indecent
end seems if they had pickets ent,
they came running to the ohttrob, when
they gave the alarm and broke np the
meeting.
This breaking np of meeting is the ent*
growth of the two law shits in last year.
Seals the ehoroh several times and sups.
But G>d waa for us, and they got beaten
again. Now write a paper to the super
intendent saying they did not reogidze
nothing he did; such folly and assump
tion they stated; also a list of names and
many were forged, lots of children
names, (ohlldren and probationers are
not eligible to vote on ohurch matters
yon know) but this they did so as to We
a majority.
One of the local preachers sent Ids
paper separate from the others, saying
to the superintendent “I am a polished
man of God untouched, untarnished,”
&o. “Desoon of A. M. E Z. church.”
Now they leave us and go about a mile
and a half in the country to worship.
About Jane their oaptain leaves them
and joins the Bethel or A. M. E. church.
The Board of Bishop s calls the super
intendent and he leaves in July. This
party returns and says they had a letter
from the Board of Bisoops to call the
members and take who they waattd.for
their preaoher. The^ receiving of Jhis
letter pnts them another degree deeper
into discord, degrading, misleading and
deoieviog whom they could.
At they did before, wrofe another let
ter to the Board of Bishops f;
names so as to mate them think
hers mein
forged a receipt o1* the Elder. I h*f
pened to see the paper as it was passing
to the magistrate that the wri'ing was
not the El 'let’s n>r mine either and had
not given any one a receipt oh onr prop
erty. They did not tell the board that
among their cargo were Kqnor men who
though*, «ai<l and did as they pleased
It is bad enough for common people to
deal in liquors, bat when {t comes to
ministers who are also tesohers, j tell
you the devil has a high eeat in snob
hearts. Offering the Bible to the mem
beis with their left hand and the devil
with their right hand. Can these men
tarn their brethren from their drinking
habits when they sell it ti them ?
They dli not tell the board how I had
became responsible for $39 50 worth of
books for their children so that they
oould hare a chance of baying before
the others bought them all and how hard
I had tried to grade the sahool, how
kind the merchant was to wait on them.
I never received a cent They had all
benefits; and what a flourish the school
was enjoying, and of the 14 or 15 young
folks converted in 1890, all added fo onr
ohnroh. Right on the back of this they
brought about this rebellion. Alto how
[ had gone 14 mile* in one direotlon and
10 in another to beg money for onr new
church, resized when all oolleeted $25
in cloth, oaeh and.Liberian onrrenoy,
and how warm hearted the friend* who
gave. And I have the pleasure to say,
Prof. E. E. Smith, ex-Minister gave A3
oub, auto visitea oar sonooi ana was
present at the examination. Thought
ire were doing well under our flnanolal
embar sssment. Even if ti the begging
of thla money some one (old a lie, said I
was gone to get members to join the
lodge, and had got two of the worst per
sons In Monrovia. If this had been true
I should not ha«a been ashamed of a
good cause, but my objeot for going was
funds for the ohnreh.
The e are some hard things. Now on
the f aoe of all this, after all this fight
ing, moving the ehnroh property, going
off and returning, sealing np the church
twice, law suits twice lsst year, writing
a paper to the superintendent, saying
they did not recrgntse his doing*, names
forged also, and did the same to the
board; barring their children from
school and others who would pay any at
tention to them, (say nothing of their
doings afterwards) then write a lie and
slander (big aa all Africa If it oouldbe
measured) 0,000 miles to the Board of
Bishops against the superintendent, mis
leading the hoard and tried to fool ahem.
No wonder it la said and so plain, Mlf It
ware possible they, shall deceive the
not including the 9 that were expelled for
rebellion, etc. They should Wy Wal ex*
polled unlawful. I see ha ihe discipline
a form of ♦rial and expulsion from the
laity to the hist oprin But none for open
rebellion, in such case is left understood
for him that has charge to fight do his best,
for God in Zion especially when it comes
to fight you in your house, locks the door
and sue. It is high time for that man to
fight his best Good Lord hart mercy
upon such mean degrading, contemptible,
prejudice hearted people.
Now after all this rebellious and destruc
tion, most of the ring-'eaders of that re*
be’liouB party and some of their followers
are gone to the Bethel or A. M. E. church
here, who are now trying to build np their
church. Surely when they get the strug
glers, degraders and law-breakers, out of
the other churches, the other churches will
have joy, peace and prosperity.
This must he a time of cleansing puri
fying and these left will rebuild Zion, go
on rejoicing, giving praise to God.
From what I aee of some of the bishops
writings, and hear, looks like they are
complaining of work moving slow, nothing
done. With all due respect, if they would
b it caT up the financial record, and there
see what has been done for African minion
and workers. Also see how this humble
work emerged through financial drowners,
from the very first. All these b anks are
certainly staring. As for me, I tha"k the
genera] conference of 1892 for the $19.34
and the $*3.50 that was sent on superin
teadent’s salary (for ao the letUr said) bat
afterwards I learned it was for n e. This
$19.34, $43.50, $6184 is all I have had
workirg the five years hers. Surely there
is no reasonable ground for complaining.
It certainly takes oil to make a machine
run without friction; and io some things,
kind words and good wishes will not buy,
it takes the money or no go.
What shaU be done for thorn scholars
we nave oeen trying to get rtaay to enter
oar college? After seeing the leeolut'on
that was made in general conference, 1888,
hoy* end girt*, to be amt to onr oollege:
accordingly we bar* labored under that
neolu-ioo, ha-e tome waiting now, would
have had the rix had it not been for that
stir.
As God remembers ns and gives us
means and support, why not we remem
ber others? Suppose we mention a few
of our oonneotional flnanoial plans and
drop first on Childrens Day; second, on
Ladies Home end Foreign Missionary
Society; third, Easter Sunday; fourth,
Afrloan Mission Day. The three former
are now mueh thought of, bat the latter
and I hope none the least, la tnoked
away. Ob, those blanks I see, now-and
-then a work; what I see In tke Stab,
and some of the annual conferences of
last year, and previous ones. Oh, those
blanks I sse on reports on Afrioan Mis
sion Day. James City, Jones Chapel,
Clinton Chapel and St Peter, I did not
see yon one bit; tLoee blanks will kill
me. I thought yon loved me sad Africa
We shall leave yon a bit and turn on
chat big ohnreh In Philadelphia, where
the largest organ in the eonnoetioa. It
la certainly beautiful and grand looking,
and show that the ohoroh Is looking for
grand and high muslo, I Imagine the or
ganist must think he is la tile heavenly
land; when all, chorister, choir and con
gregation join in one solid sound of
praise whose soloes assisted by that ie.
strumsnt, sounds like distant thunSer,
sad forget yon are yet on earth, please
get back by next African Mission Day In
oopivuvor*
I am not at all envious of your organ
I like lo sodohrlstian oompotion and Irish
wo bad one for onr now ohuroh when it
la finished, bat not sooostly m that, for
we need the moot true iron hearted
preachers and teachers, and ohnrohee Bi
bles and books, after these, the adorning
oome in all i* perfection. |
Ton will kindly keep up with the im
mediate rotation which has now rotated
on the New England states. What say
you on African Mission Day f Brother
B. George Biddle where are yon ? I felt
you a little one time, bat I don't feel
yoa again.
Next rotation * will be on the North
Carolina oonferenoe, which oonferenoe is
my ohristian adaptation. Hare yoa for
gotten the step yoa taken In oonfarehoe
of Dooember 1889, to send am hare as
missionary teacher? Of ooume,lamnot
independent of the grand body, yoa will
not allow me to say that the step Is all
yon hate done.
Mother Zton did yoa see when it start*
ed for you? Kindly notioe your heading
the Northern Leter, you are nearly 100
old seethe? Zion and mast be a Ut
ile hoary ;aaa!dadre»e winds and rapid
have spread over the United
* small spot on the West Coast of Africa
I know yon lore yoot
mother, If you ever intend to help your
poor children do help now, now is the
time, for wo are the most needy. As
motheroverlookad the house, I hope pen
will not stop there, hut look East, West,
South and North; for some of these folks
are sleep, end need *2 rousing collection
on Afrionn Wssj—Pay.
While I usee made mention of e few
plaeci, merer mind lets made e grand ro
tation orer the whole connection; with
willing minds and ha spy hearts, see if
yoa can’t turn out $9000 in 8* ptcmber,
African Mission Day. The Western ier
er must turn Eastward, such another
improvement, building of houaaa, and
laborers will notehrink from coming to
this field, as they do now, and some of
the A Ma, and B Da, will be paoktog
up for African Mission, and John Bull,
(a term for African fern) will not be at>
much dreaded.
I hope there is no sore headed brothei
or sister will grunt at me, and say,jester
Cartwright wants too much; and that we
men are after money. Now in the face of
all these blanks, figures and sacrifice,
ssy that I need a donation; It may look
hard, nevertheless, I am just tailing you
the truth and my need. Can we prosper
without tho meens, and surely yon do
not intend to kill me on premises, burj
ma with sympathetic words. Poor
Sister Cartwright died in that Dark Con
tinent, we shall see her In the resurrec
tion morning, and a thousand others get
soared to death, poor Sister Cartwright
away with Africa, America forme, we
are here and here to stay. Ton do not
Intend to kill us thus; and remember,
“Other aheep I have not of this fold,”
and tha word is,
“Go work in my vineyard thcr’s plenty
to do,
The harvest Is great and the laborers
are few;
1UWV m WVQ4UI5 Miu IV«IVUI|
log of roots
And plowing and sowing tho frui s.
Thors are foxes to take, and wolros to
as
I’ve aheap to be tendered, and lambs
to he fed,
The last arast be gathered, the worry
ones led.”
Needs of the work. We have long
slnoe reported annually to the Board of
Bishops, and quadrennially to the Gen
eral Conference, and occasionally wrote
to the Stab, at least they were mailed
The sohool needs to be on better fooing
houses, one tor the girls, one for the
boys, dining hall and ohapel, and go on
the manual labor system la the beet plan.
This government I learn will give 100
sores of land for mission purposes, after
these a medical building, then we shall
need If Ds.
We want to go down deeply for the na
tives, (I mean th»xamnat|vae) take them i
at 6 or 7 years of age, and keep them till
grown up, and net go book in their
oountry. It. is n mistake to train tho
boys end leave the girls out, the boys
will want wives whan grown, and so
train, olviHfee and ehrletlaalaethem, that
they may serve God clothed in their
right minds. It is another mistake to
think of bringing this oountry up to
high civilization and rapia prosperity,
and leave the natives onto# the question
comparatively 'speaking, ;so few are
trained or cultivated. How much oaa a
handful of foreigners do among so many
millions of people? If anything like a
rapid and prosperous oommonweelth is
oonoerned, I like the Livingstons oollsge
building and want one similar.
The hope of oar oaaee and country la
(ha rising race. The native Liberian
and Afro-American should be trained
alike, then the expected glory and grand
eur of Africa may be realined,
Onoe more let me appeal to you, do
not shrink nor shirk from duty on
your part for ua and work bare, we are
doing our beat under the droumstaaoes
and often when you cannot aead oash
why Bend provision*. Do not get weary
in well doing, remember Zion in bar
early days then, and hoe ahe was treat*
ed by the AQenittf.
Livingstone College students on you 1
am largely looking ior the advancement
of oareaxanherm What do you say and
of AfrloaP Bat the money is
searoe the laborers few, the fleld is rough
and distanoe long, who will answer,
here am I, send m*
Lovingly for .Christ,
Gasan E. & CaxawaronT.
Brewersvlde, W. C. A.
ORGANIC UNION,
BY BBV. M. S. LAY.
the F^th*™ J?1??’ to prMld*
we Fourth District has gireo
satisfaction. P §**enl
Ithe "“>* <rf Zion
S*£3K~aB£5:
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LOUISVILLE, (KY.,) NOTES.
BY BEV. J. H. MCMULLBB,
The article from the pea of our able
iiitelaufj-aasntuy. Dr. j. H. UuIt,
■" W» l« Ob dtj, I. th.
f*ot that it is aa Impartial and truthful
•tatemeatof the worklaLenisville. Ia
o®«d the General Conference acted wisely
w^a it elected Dr. Manly at the head of
this department. He is a man who
knows no failure. He is full of plans,
•ad if one won't work he trles\nother,
In the meantime he dose net beoome
weary nor diaoouiaged, but is sure of
an coses in the end. Such men are caps*
Me of managing auoeeasfully the depart*
msnts under their control.
Dr. Mealy labored in this oity several
weeks visiting very near every church of
oolor la the city. He also the
white pcenoher** Association, and at their
***** sang a few of Ida selection ef
•ongs whloh caused the tears to roll from
their eyas. They gave Dr. Holliday 95.
for his ehureh, and Dr. Manly a oontrl
■» nouini emgiag, _____
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The first work done In this city
bfovaNNtef vm to organist •ode*
*r—TFiBSsJg^
Rev. Dr. Jehu Holliday
intlqg which time he built the **014
Ship of Zion”, an attractive entertaln
it which mt« fails to interest every
body. The entertainments were quite
suooessfal in spite of the unfaveraUe
circumstances and inclemency of the
weather.
Bot. Holliday la doing a greet work at
lftth Street A. M, S. Zion church. He
haa made an excellent showing In the
short time be has labored here. The
ohusck la gathering strength and central
lag its ibroesso that success is sure. Dr '
Holliday la full of energy and knows no
failure.
* At 13’Ji Street A If B Zion ohuroh,
Her It T Anderson Is stationed. He al
ways anoeseds wherever he la sent; he
haa a large following and is almost idol
ised by his people; he la a powerful gos
pel preacher and successful revivalist, he
haa arranged to put In a pipe organ In
his church, together with other lmprov
menta which will add much to tha beau
ty of hiaohurch. The missionary police
tion of; this church waa tha largest of
any shuroh In tha oily. Bav Anderson
la tha JJerry Washington of tha oonfer
▲t New Albany, IncL, just aoxosa the
the river, Rev J B Irvin la stationed,
Bev levin is succeeding nioely, and is
loved by hia people.
The Ladies National Advisory Board
In the Interest of the Msdisonville High
ton U doing a great work. Xn Washing
ton la interested in the cause of eduea
tion, and a better aeleetloa oould not
hare been made. She la the daughter of
the late Mr* Amanda Lancaster who was
one of the organising members of Jaoob
Street Tabernacle, and a pillar in said
ehoroh while she Used.
At Jaoob Street Tabernacle the writer
is stationed. Here we are doing nloel j.
Erery faction is in line and work is go
ing on grandly. Our ehoroh want In
with Bor Dr Maoly, with an entertain
meat at the Odd Fellows HalL The en
tertainment prosed a groat snap— in
spite of erery opposing obstacle and the
rery bad weather. The band was quite
* norelty, being oosapoaod chiefly of
young ionics. They aoquitted thorn
nelres nicely and pleased the aadtenoe.
It was the grandest of the season and ro>
fleoted great eredtt on Her Sr Hanley.
We are nosing on we think enonsaeftiBj.
Ker J B Johnson, P E;of the 1st Dis
trict has jest c >mpleted his first quarter
ly round, and reports his district in fiat
condition.