I . , iiSjt VOL. XVIIL SALISBURY, N.CJ. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1804. ip tJt >'• Ki tSAi-i ir i.- h " ,-*1, NUMBER 44 A RUNNING FIRE GO It ME NT ON PERSONS AND THINGS. BY *KV. J. W. SMITH. By special request I spent the seoond Sabbath In OotoSerwith Her. J 8.(Md weUL the able pastor of Mother Zion. If was a JohObe sad grand tally day; a day of gospel faast had ee*toe of eoag. It opened at 7:90 a. a^, eitii experlenoe meeting, led by Brother Am Robbins, and others, of Jersey City The first gospel gnn was fired at 9 a. by Bee. j. H. Mason, of Newark, K. J. He use to be a ntetnber of my ohnreh la Wash# ington. He is osaaait yovng meh To glee yon an Idea of hie earmoa I will quote the words of the editor of As, Christian Recorder who era* present and* ■aid: “Brother Mason that was a grand m—iw- Ton are on the order of Bishop j Simpson, as a preacher.” debater, sharp writer, and able preaoher, the Bar W T Biddle of the New Jersey oonfbccnoe. He 1mm been preeohing for years and is an old ohamuiloa of Son. *** Hr J H Manley, with Blind Tom No. 3, and little Bessie, was in NY. He says he feels mace encouraged, and that la spite of orittoism and discouragement*, he will oome oat all right at the general oanfsmnoe fat 18g0 *** ' l I met Bishop Waiters at oar Book Con earn. Be, Caldwell, Manley, J H An demon and myself spent several hoars talking of the fntare good of Zton. Ike bishop to Ml of bright Ideas and is des tined te be of great serrioe Se bis ohurob. He Is growing more popular daily be cause he has the magnetism of wrapping young and old men around hint. The election of Bishops Petto? and Walters memos that y mag Seen oaa make jaat ae g<*od bishops as old men. ▲111 ft m, / H * Johmcn, D D, Editor of to* Christian Beooid er, of tbft AMI Cburob, levelled bis gospel oan non and fl ed ft ball on ibeiortof bell fiom 8 Cor. 8:9 Tbrnti ♦‘The Believer’s Blob Inbeii»»Bce through oor Lord Joftftl Christ” Brail scholarly, exe»«l tlossliy gent, srgtiBtt-oy tlve, Ulastift'lvt, as full of go*p*l troths as fto egg ‘ Is full of * * While la IT 7, f met BerFd Hilt tee popular young pastor of the Metropolitan Zion ohoreh iu Washington, D C. He, Cardwell and I went on Satur day ni« D, Chairman Centennial Committee? So 358 Bleeoker St, New York City. *T. Executive ' ommittee: Bishop J W Hopd, DD, LL D; Bishop J P Thompson, D D, Bishop T H Lomax, D D, Bishop C C PatteW A 1C, D D, Blah op C R Harris, D D, Bishop I 0 Clinton, DD, Bishop A Walters, D D, Rev Wm Howard Day, D D, Bke J W Alstork, D D, Rev E Deo Biddle, B D, Rev W H Chambers, Rev J S Q&dwell,BP, Rev G W Clinton, A M, BevTW H Goler, D O, Rev R S Rive*, D D, Rev H Blake, Rev J P Thompson, D D. r Hun J C Daooy, General Manager. A VOICE FROM FLORIDA. BY BEV , B F STKVJ5YS. It has baen tiffa^iaaa I bavi g*en anything in the col am as of oar behoved STAB tsoacaraiag oar war k io the Land of Flowers Wi bad a uuioa camp meeting vf all the Metho dist charcbes ia «od tiftrand the city of Pensaoia, at Lire Oak with Dr E J Carter manager That energetic, intelligeat, deep thiuke*, scholar, preacher and race leader, who is in charge of Big Zion, -md-u* to victory There'were seven souls c Averted to God; three joined Big Zion and three joined the A. M E church, Dr. A W- Watson pastor. We want the several readers of the Star to be informed respecting Big Zion. When this son of Zion took charge he found the church ve»ydeep in debt—about $850, a mortgage given to the Build ing and Loan Aw ciation on tb< church for $450. With a member ship of 651 this debt was made in *92 during Rev. W. H Smith's adminis tration who was p stor here two years and with that hoat of members and a concourse of followers $40 was paid on the debt. The bishop in his godly judgment saw fit to move Rev. Smith and make him presiding elder. Notwithstanding this has been ions he wanted to pastor the church and told (he people he woold build them a brick church if he was their pastor. The wonderful work that is being done by our pastor, Rev. Carter, shows the wisdom of oar highly es teemed Bishop Lomax in appointing him to this work. Money has been tcarce but despite the hard times be has paid $90 on the debt and is only wai'ing for the time to cotne to call in the dubs to liquidate the whole of it This is the man for Big Zion. Rev. Outer is highly respected by white as well as colored. He has a loving wife and five children. Your humble Servant is working np a club for the Star. : We have not had a pay day here in three months, so my people are without money, bat we ere coming. All the minister! seem to be doing well on their work, Dr. AJstork was in our city on tbs 4th of last month o meet the Board of Bishops which laiied to meet Dr. Alstorkisa grand man and ii mj mind he will be elected Bishop in '96 Loot opt for n% we are coming What is there to keep bim back? Hi has the ability both spiritually ami intellectually. A8BURY PARK SPRAYS. by mbs. juli i o joensoar. • TEE ^oraeav^ PASTOR TI0N8 OP A DURING HIS OUT ING* BY HSfV.^. % HILL Having been granted a leave of ab sence by the members ot my church I packed ray satchel and made" ray way to the Oth-st depot, Washington, Hr C, October 9, for the purpose of taling a trip to New York and Phila delphia. On arriving at the station we met Rev. Geo. W. Clinton the genial edit or of the Stab who had been attending conference at Ithica, N. Y He certainly must have had a pleasant reception for his face was all smiles as Le made mention oi his ir‘>p aid the hospitable friends he had met. While titoa engaged the train criar called passengers for the Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York express. We spoke a hastj got d bye and joined in the mad rush for the gate leading to the train. Af* tei some lively scrambling we sc | cu el a comfortable seat and settled | down f liaycnd disetip tion The mixture tf green and gold 11 p n which the sun cists 1 s; ra^s was" a ectne no* boo i. to be forgotten for its beauty. A^ong ia the afternoon about 4:30 we sighted Jersey City and knew then we we*e nearing the great Metropolis -In ten minutes we wore on board the ferry boat and headi ng for Deabiosacs 8 r*t. Upon e wide-awake cabmen seemed determined on taling our bag gage from us at any rate; but having knowledge of the pait'cular line of cars wueh carried us near to our stopping place we proceeded on onr way and Had thestfisfacti>n of com i g to the residence oi Rev. J. 8. Caldwe-1 without any difficulty. On learning that he had shortly before onr ar.ival gone out with our beloved Bishop Walters,we awaited his return, in the book room. , He soon pot in his appearance, however, and with a cheerful greeting invited us into the parsonage and established us so. com fortably that the fatigue and dost of the journey were soon forgotten in the attention be and his dear family gave us. The success ef many a minister is largely due to the choice he makes of a wife and *thoce who have had the pi asure of meeting Mrs Caldwell are immediately impressed with the cbeeriul and easy manner in which she relieves a stranger of any uneasi nvss concerning a welcome to her home. From the precise and studied movements of Eider Caldwell we knew that he was following up a well arranged plan looking forward to grand results in the rally in Mather Zion on ®uaday. An elaborate pro gramme had been arranged from which we learned that the 14th would be an all-pay Gospel feast and ser vice of song; and thus it proved to bo. At 7 3 a. ra. experience meeting was conducted by Rev. Amos Rob* bins and others fiom Jersey City. 1 At 9 a m Rev. J. H. Mason, of Newark, N. J, preached a grand sermon from Isaiah xxxv-10. Sub ject:‘The return of the ransomed.” Hib choir oondocted the singing. One v»ry notable feature oi this ser vice was the beautiful solo iupg by ■* little giri of about 10 years wbicn »fleeted the entire congregation The ooU'ction at this Very good. Alljt a m. > hud assemble! to Johnson, i). H it ' tcV .«i Strong preachers are generally good editors, »• wpqbesrve in the editor of oar St^b. The collection at this service Was very gratifying to E'der Caldwell,. Haring received a tele gram from Rev. R Haywood Stitt, B. D., pastor of Wea'ey Zion 15th Lena bard, Philadelphia, to come and preach for him at 8 o'clock Son day evening, we took our leave of Rev. Caldwell Vand our mends in New York just about the time (1 p. m.) that Rev. George Biddfo, of Jersey CSy, if as introduced to the congregation. We have learned, with a great deal of pleasure that the program was carried, out with great effect. Rev. J. W. Smith, of Carlisle, Pa., the versatile writer, the eloquent speaker, and earnest go.-pel preacher delivered a soul stirring sermon st the eieuing service* Ihe four days spent ia New York and Brooklyn were full of in terest. . We met two promioent-y< ung men ia the medical proits-ion from the “Old North State ” Dm E. P. Roberta mid B. P*. RgM, who aucces - ( fuiiy adtdfnilter Electrical Treatment. [The > hifctrtc.il bath which they recom ! mend and administer is a moat effect ive remedy for rbewnatisu and gener al debility. ' Their office ia located at 521 Sixb-a\e, New York. ' We met PVof. David Williams Parker, president Jones University, in Brooklyn ; be reports that he is do ing well in b half of the school Rev Caldwell is doing well in New Yo k. Rev. Coffey, of the Fieet-at, church, Brooklyn, is doing Well and preaches totaegasmi aftaaffvw aadibhoes. IEU has bepn quite sick* bat we are glad to note the f ct that be is improving. Leaving New. York at 1:10 p m, we arrived in Philadelphia in due season and went immediately to the ratideoeeof Rev. R. Haywood Stitt,' 1533 Lombard-st. He and his con gregation were attending services at Bethel A. fii. E. church. Prior to the regular services of the evening the Christian Endeavor conducted a very inte eating praise mee ing and by 3 o’clock the gallery and tower floor were packed and chairs were place in the aisles. The congrega tions that gather at this church are simply amazing. The aisles, the steps, and vestibule and even on the outside of the church the people stand to lis ten toth» stirring eermo s and sweet singing of their pastor. A deep spir ituality pervades all the servic s and every department cf the church is alive to the needs of the hoar. Ia a rece t rally they realized nearly $1, 500. There is a peculiarly attractive and unpiessive grace winch. Rev. 8titt possesses in his pulpit which car ries with it a force which ia indiscrib able. His manner of delivery is pointed and by easy stages h * leads his hearers to the conclusion of what ever matter he is considering. He has the spirit to make thoee, who arc with him to enjoy every moment; and eis estimable wifo is alive t > every in terest for tbesuooeee of her husband. They have two interesting children We attended the lecture delivered by Miss Ida B. Weila in the Y. M. 0. A. Hall, corner Ohesnut and Fifteenth streets, a d without exception she is ths most eloquent lady we have ever listened to. The lynchirgs of oolored men in this country receive a just oondemnatisn from this ptaoky little woman* The audience was complete ly swayed by her as she described the horrible butcheries perpetrated in Texas and Tamieaee. The audience gave vent to their feelings in groans and other expressions of condemna tion. . -■* I T ' feast was held in the church ir*s i *iJay evening, at the close oi which 19 whsco! looted to pay the ex pauses of brother A L. kernel to ffcftli** Mich, who had been tran* ftrrtd to the Miehig* t and Oanadi conference by Bishop Walters. Go teg Oct from this church te the work Of Me His he received a very earneat and pht hstio charge iron his pastor, Bar Stitt It was a touching The »tab**of tth filed part him, chokinghii in tVfiSr SnntiZfZm *■ ' >. 1 - • . - - - • <<++.** • <&•.>■■■ ■■ ;*«%J* they sang “Shall we meet beyond the river.” - Having spent two weeks away from our charge we boarded tin cars Bator day after ood", October 21st. nod at 4 30 we were again in tin midst ot our flock refreshed and in pi red t» no >ler work with jm kind-hearted people aa €?ver contribute \ to the c -inert of a pastor. ATKINSON COLLEGE 1IY MR. J CRENSHAW. Iu its third session, the Msdieo'J* ville High School opens U' dor the new name cf Atkinson College. ibis in dicates rapid growth, but in some re spects the the iodieatim exceed* ihe realities. To the two buiidiu^a that formerly did duty as dormitory, din ing d partment and recitation rooms another uilding has been added con tain Dg sixteen rooms' In this hold ing-there are ten rooms (12sll) on the second floor for the cccupamy ol young men. O; the first floor ihero io one larger roc m (15x50) to bs used as a chapel, three recitation ro rcs and two office rooms. \vhen tLo rooms iu all these buildings have'beer, properly fitted up, there will be suita ble acctmuacdaiioua *’ r thirty five boarding students The new building is to be kne wu as Baily Hall. It is eo n^nod in honor of the benevolent spirited man who came to ouy relief when there was no other friend t) help, except Mr. J* B. Atkins n in whose honor the college has heen named. The buiidiog is by no m^an3 a fine ttroctarev -and, in fact* it fans fisr short of wjiat the present age demands, but, as it was not erected by raco pride, it may as a gift from our-white friends, meet the present demands of uti ity. As soon ai raco pride can be r llied to the support of ih i institu tion, more spacious grounds will be procured and better buildio^s erected. But what is now demanded of the Negro race is to equip the rooms of the present buildings, fill them with itudents and meet the remaining in debtedness and current expanses cf the institution. Until this is done, neither the race in general nor the connection in particular has aay part in the school to boast of. No school of a higher grade can be established and maintained without money and a great deal of it. Five and teu cents contributions will not meet the de mands. * It requires dollars by the fives, tecs, twenty-fives, fi ties and hundreds. Business must be conduct ed on business principles and it re quires businesslike contributions *o do it. I dare say the school coud be handsomely supported with the money that is annually thrown away, even by the members of the connection t whisky, “beer and tobacco, if ihes degrading habits were stopped and the money thus spent were given to help educate and elevate the taee. As a race we have depended upon the whites for aid so much that we are becoming burdensome to them. We need to help ourselves more an 1 not to beg si much. Let every man or woman who read*, or hear* of ibis give one day’s earniugs every year to support this school Then the pres ent condition of aff »irs will be greatly changed ior the better. GORDOllVILLE (KY ) NEWS. BY BEV. J. J KENNEDY. Mr. Editor—Will you please eay to your many readers that I went to Gordon villa on the same day the K« n* tutky conference adjourned, in com psny with Sisters A G Smite, Martha Rush, Fannie Mason, Jane Gought, and Bro Mason, members of my new appointment. I, was bless* d to start mv .meeting on Tuesday tig *r, Sept. 11th,"and we have had a crowded house ever since God has smiled upon Gordonville.. Wo have the hurch crowded every night. * e had three conversions and three additions to the ehuroh. We had some aElec tion for the church, and Zion U m«»v on nicely. We moved oere but 1 ! gof the' parsonage repaired