URGAJf OF
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VOL. XIX.
SALISBURY, N.C.
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APRIL 11,1895.
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•“BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT
AND lHEN GO AHEAD.”
BY REV. 8. B HUNTER,
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There ere mapy people who owe E
juht and honest debt end hide behind
some excuse to keep from paying it
When many people begin to take The
Stab they are like persona who begin
an account with merchants. The
merchant is alright until be wishes a
settlement, then c< mes a dissatisfac
tion which sometimes results in (he
loss of a customer. So it is with
s >me subscribers. Before we fino
fault with a merchant who has credit
ed us, let us examine ourselves and
see if we bave teUied up with him
\ he same rule will work with an ed
itor and the >ubscribers who owe for
The Stab and have not paid their
subscriptions Yet they complain
about not getting their papers regu
larly. Don't all speak at onoe. We
would like to get the number sad see
if The Star had what was due i from
subscribers, if the amoRist would not
be sufficient to ild it of complaint
There is aJso another- evil under the
•sun, wbi’h m:ght be remedied ' Thu
i) happens in the poeteffice Sub
trctriJMjs fail to get their papers on
arrival, Some port masters lake it to
read. Sometimes they carry it home,
lay it down sod i‘: never returns »<
Ihe po*t< ffice again. Still, complain
js made against the editor when he is
the teape-goat bearing the aics of the
postmaster who does these things
And yet in order to *eep from pay ing
for my paper. I am behind
*M» In other words, I am glad i
saws a few copies ifc*i*vWfly to h*v*.
When the light is turned <>n "him h
his dark deeds he thinks to bide
behind some words iu the Mole, sue
4*} "There are rone good.’*, £al b<
ns at remember when t !ki«t k
t‘«»0rd8 thn were for *& purp^
and fhat purpose* was to send tp'
back to those who credited it again*
jhim wh n his friends had tpoken o!
his goodoeee; but his enomio* 8?*i«
there was none good but Gi)d—i>
f*cogniz:ug him as God
will find that Christ does uo
contradict himself. He s*ys in tin
fifth chapter of Matthew: “Ye ai*
jtim salt of (he earth and the <ig t of
rn-; world” And in the fourteenth
chapter of St, Luke: “tfa’t it» g'*>d ”
8o we can see where we try hide
when we are no( -right. Therefor*,
|r*tusbeeure we are right^and tbe»
■yt pj) go ahead Stop complaining «•
mapfa about poor pa]er and py* x
print and do your duty or wo will
goon bave a poor editor not abb
to print what we do get. This is
to us subscribers who have alread1
b on cut off and the rest of us wh
are /trembling, “owe no man any
thing.” Let ua get right and then g
ahead.
Carver Creek,
GREENVILLE (TENN.) DIS
TRICT NOTER v
UT BEV. J. 8. HBBPEB80K, P B
It affords trie mocb pleasure so a*>
lo the members of the Blue Ridg
conference, notwithstanding the cold
weather, I have not failed to trave
over ray work and having just made
ray first rour.d I am now prepared to
atytt* the spiritual and temporal con
dition of the d istrict. Greenvi lie sta
tion. Rev J-H Baroes pa-tor, ha*
mode rapid improvement since con
ference. Rev Barnes is a faithful
servant of the Lord ' There have bee«
several conversions in the school and
a good number added to the cburcb
this quarter and the congregation is.
well pleased with him as pastor
Rev R A M or they sod wifi aw mak
ing fine progress In the college, though
the? need financial aid a* d I hope
that all itte ministers of the Blue
Bidge eonference will.assist Rev Mor
rwey and iernity in per,floating the
glowth and Iq spread the influence of
important educatior.al >.erm of - our
connect'op and conference; encourage
ment** an ,im ortant factor, in able
eff#rt« and in order to show to tiw
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people of Tennessee that we «* con
nectiunally interested. Let os do alt
we can to encourage Rev. Morrisey as
principal of the GreenviDe College,a
man who is working for tbe upbuild*
ing «f the church.v
Limestone circuit is in a fine con
dition and they are building a new
church and repairing another- Tbe
woik is splendid. Re v G W Rose is
the pastor.
Whittsborough circuit, Rev R
Shepard pastor, is in good condition.
Several have been added to the church
and the pastor is bonding a good
church and having another at Whites*
burgh. The pastor is a go«\d n?”n.
The Lesdvi Is work, Rev B B
Brown pastor, is a go d circuit and the
pastor is doing welt. He is repairing
his church at Pire Bluff aud is doing
a good work;.
Rev H Bay lisa is pastor at Rogers*
ville. This church is not doing well,
t'looi the dissatisfaction between the
people and pastor They not agree
Rut R*v Bay‘its is do'ng ail tha
c< uld be expected at present.
Zion Hill circuit is pastured by
R^v A Hunter This work is in fine
cordiu n;they sre building a new
rhurch at New Cant a
Rev Was Bailey is pastor at Rings
I port Tb s vour»g man is d< log a
g.-w d work and is ’ookirg ahead fir
grand success in tbe future.
New Port circuit is psatored by
Rev C 0 F-nowden who is a goor
nan, loved by his members and is do
-v.g weii He wW clear the char b
of debt this year and lead in gener.l
fund.
Rev »V I K«m edy who is pastor
be.Hcte Spring circuit, is dolrg ven
we'!, though the winter #nowr havi
him from doing much sr
vet. He is hopJhi of success in tb*
future. Q
Rev 8 M Charles who pastors th*
J:.uet>vii!e circuit, is one ot cur aph
workers and a strong Zion preacbt r
*nd Ids work is in fine condition.
Hits people are well pleased with him
Back Water mission is looked at*
t*r by R< v J H Hall. This mi-si;*
■« improving and will be a {rood wo»k
Rev George W Bell, who is Ibe p«s
tor at Middesboro, Ky, ii doirg*t
grand work and his new church wt er
completed will be vie fifth best io the
Hlue Ridge con treuce This w.l b*
a grand work.
rjoec-i ie mission, JKjy, Key J H
Howard past* r, is being -upplied by
a man cal lt d of 6 d to preach.
/ Hailing, minion,' Rev D Weil*
pastor, wi'I some day be a good woik
Bvllruouiit mission, Rev W H
Frszier psator, will s *on be one of out
strong circuity All of tbe Greenville
Harriet Is increasing in property and
membership. Old Tavern c rcuit it
coming to the front and sh iwrs w i»
derfu! manifestation of tbe spirit and
I am looking for big income of gener
al fund this year. I would say
*o the ministers of tbe Greenville Dis*
irict don’t forget tbe dducatipoai coo
vtnuon which is to assemb'e in
Greenville, Tenn., June 4tb. 1895, at
10 a m, and all tbe Sunday-ecnoolsdn
be district must be represented by
heir stipe rintendents, ard be it re
me ni bored that ail money raised it.
>hat conventi‘ n shall be for the bane
fii of tbe Greenville College.
A VOICE FROM CART HAG EON
THE-RIGHTH OF I HE PEO.
PLB.
BY B1V. W H DAVENPORT.
It is Saturday tight and I have
just finished reading Tbe Stab of
this week—the 21st'of March. Iam
anxious to get it; and the reason I
sm anxious to get. it is bt cause it is en
tertaining and interesting. But 1
didn’t sit down to praise The Stab as
tuny one can see from the head lit e of
this article. I took np my pen to
record my agreement with the Rev
McMullen respecting this veting busi
toss; to urge the abolishment of vot
ug in the churchts, ora conformation
to ihe wishes which that vote express
(Bill It is advanced tbit cheh a cootte
Bill be depriving the people ef their
right to vote forima*
It i* common to heara
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good deal of sentimental gush about
the “right* of the dear people,” when
the dear people are not thought of.
Let ns face the question squarely.
Can we consistently say that a naan
has rights (with raspect to voting)
when he caste his vote and that vote is
not counted ? If the ballot is the ex
pression of his will, and . that expres
sion is ignored—a 1 is the case in most
instances—of what “rights” is he de
prived, if we abolish the useless phys
ical exercise of voting—when the re
sults are ,tbe same as if he did not
vote? Itrnational politics there is
not so much trouble about voting, as
|here is about counting the vote as
c«st, and recognizing and honoring it
as the rippif eats o f- the will
of the people. It the church ever gets
around to this1, and gets away from it,
theft it will be depriving the people of
their “rights.” Until ..then- the cry of
^people’s rights” « a misnomer.
, f*L L. F ” after making a risible
effort to be humorous, says something
*bout undesirable pasters and the de
sire “for a ..change.” He. doubtless,
never suspected that he was reflecting
upon the activity of the. bishops ard
was giving them credit for knowing
very little about their work. It is
burled from Carlisle,^ Penn., that the
abolition of the custom of voting “is
contrary to common serge.” Well,
let us see ' Two hundred people vote
for Fev That means they want
him Bro{ber Q says I’ll come back
if--, Jt what ? He talks like an
idiot. The peopte-eay they want h'-m.\
%o l cy insect their delegate to in
struct the bishop and the cor fere ore.
Brother »billing tv go back.
8at “ho his godly judgment” (he Irish.
another place,” and that fettks it.
the vote is a ehatn. at d th's is wbat
the biethren eay is in harmony with
common sense! It is just as sensible
v0 elect one man bishop and conse
crate another.
If pastors wapt to kpow how they
g t along, the people can, by vote or
ttberwhe, tender him thanks tor his
inestimable ter vices” and he’Jl feel
jua'ae good ea if they bad voted for
-dm to return Congregations are
trrqne- tly embaira sed by being
:al!ed upon to vote. Tbpy have noth
ing in the wcr!d against the pastor.
But they want a new man, He has
been there so long ' They bave,ap
jreci»ted his services. But they
want a change and they riote ’‘no,”
Fbis negative vote is taken and re
ported to the cor fere p re. Once it
urikcs the ears of the underhreJib
,aikers, it is construed into a failure
The map is injured and the people
misrepresented. Away with -the vot
ing business. And there are plenty
of prominent men in Zioa who will
say amen.
LOCAL AND GENERAL MAT
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BY *EV. JA8. T. GAP KILL.
Mr. Editor:—During tbe last fifteen
months, while sojourning in this part
of the Lord’* moral vineyard, I have
«een b»t little through the columns of
The Star respecting the working* of
the Virginia conference. I have wc-n»
dered why the newe from this enter
prising ard progressive little confer
ence » given to tbe church through
the columns of The Star so sparing
ly. It has occuned to npa that per
haps ynu had no correspondent frou
this part ol the field, and in that case,
j“*'0 M MVpi v**v
who writes but seldom. / . <
We have been having a very severe
winter indeed. We have had anow
most all the year and today, the 20th
of March, the snow has fallen thick
and fast, until the ground is covered
about six inches deep Owing to the
severe oold and scarcity of forage cat
tle have perLhed on quite a number
’ dwelling, kitchen-ind
! By hard work his
! meat for him ere
cdfr<umcd. flffo large in* safe was
the principle thing laved' out of the
flaming d welling, I# a abort time all
wa« over and about $1,000 worth of
property lay in a heap df coals and
aabe?. Fortunately he will recover
about on( half of -the damage, as his
dwelling Was insured for $500. Mr.
Douglass is a good, botieit, bard-work'
fog man, starting out at the close ol
the war with not a foot of land, and
necessitated to borrow the money with
which to buy the ox he made his first
crop with, be has steadily climbed
the ladder round by round until to
day he owns a song farmToftwo or
three hundred acres, free ^bm mort
gage or debt to the amednt of five
cents, with as eound a credit as any
man in the county, irrespective of
race or color. Such men ;do much
for the reer by laying ‘example*
worthy of emulation.
This conference is presided over by
ZWs senior biejbrip, a man whose
public record and faithful* service's
both in church and state, eraesr kirn
to all who know him or havfe read of
his work. I think I am correct when
I say that every minister in this con
ference, to a man, reverence® Bishop
Hood as a father. Aside from bis
sterling qualities which make of him
the great man that he is, he is a schol
ar, ss is-evinetd from the fact that he
is speeding much of his time, at this
stsge of his life*, ijfi studying the Scrip
surcs in the original tongue/
Presiding E'der*
and ( Poke are g>
wide awake to the, i
We are informed that Revs Haw
kins.,pat tor in charge cf the Edenton
station, Peitigrgw, cf the Elizabeth
:ify station, Dick, of the Norfolk
station, are “holding the fort,” mak
r,2 no eempromise with the en^my of
vuls, but lilting high the standard of
tbecioss cf our Lord j«sus Christ
Rev. Jones, cf Mfc Hope circuit, is
nrvir.g bis fourth year and we are in
formed rendering acceptable service.
We bear that Re? Story is doing ex
ceedingly well ch his work. There
are msny brethren of whom w6 would
like to speak, but a jack of knowledge
of tl eir work forbids.
Rev W H Snowden, of Ptfeertborg
station, has been very ill, so that he
cub'd not fill his piece in his own pul
pit; but we are thankful to be able to
state that he is now convalescent and
the members of Oak-st, church are
again permitted to drink from the fo
tfbaftetjble founts u of God’s wbid,
delivered by this eloquent pulpit di
me.
In an editorial a few weeks ago Tshb
Stab t< uched a oord which, in my
opinion, vibrated in the heart of every
Zion minister in the land. The same
siting was polled again by Rev J 8
Caldwell, of. New York, m a recent
tone of The Stab. . That cord iathir;
Wrat can be dene to alleviate the
present condition f our worn cut
Brethren, thia ia an important qoee
tion and demands the serfeoe alter:*
lion of the whole church, and especial
ly (he ministry In fee than 80
years - firm today every itinerant
preacher in Zion will feel the force
and more folly under?Und the logic
which prompts this question. Turn
your ears this way Zicn ministers and
hear—all of yon can not and will hot
be bishops. 8ome . of yon who are
now aspiring to the Dishoprk*, in all
probability, will die in the itenerancy,
worn out presebers, in the condition,
the dear old man was in whom Rev
Caldwell spoke cf, who died in Hew
York a few weeka ago, hare to lie op
Don't go wild over the bishopric.
Let every delegate go to tbe general
conference determined to fcgishite
such laws, m will insute the
worn out servants. a comfortable sup
port and while they are faithfully en
gaged 5n making such provisions, the
Lord himself will wlect from among
them the persons he Would have elect
ed bishop*. Do not get in the Lord's
way. If ,be is allowed a chance he
will select’ and help you to elect bish
ops who will he anxious to legislate
laws for the protection of the wow
out preachers and families, as to legis
late laws for the protection of them
selves and their families. • In my
opinion, every thoughtful Zion preach
er is looking for these kind of bishops
whichfs limply a desire to have fbe
Golden Rule applied.
Piney Grove, Va
[We always welcome such letters
as the above, and have wondered why
our brethren of the Virginia confer
ence take such little interest in our
church paper. We only received a
renewal of four subscribers from that
conference l‘st December. Write
again brother Gsakii! —Ep ]
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COL DARGAN’6 FOafTIoSpi
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THE NEGEO AND THE PROPOSEDCOX- J
STITUriONAL CONVENTION JS . »
fQUTH CABOVJNA.
[From tbe Sumter Freeman.]
Having been asked by numertu*
parties within and without the State
(South Carolina) to define my pod
tfenfrglwon tl* coming eppsti&tMr
al'feonVentioh, I will -here ufcdertal
to bring into light in logical Older the
determining factor* that make op the
petition in as frwjwotds as will afford
clearness of expression.
I beheve that the wisest teacher
that the world ever saw was Jeans of.
Nagare'h That bis ideas of sociol
ogy and ethnology are diatinctly more
advanced and more enlightened than
those Ilf Herbert 8penrer, great and
far seeing as is Mr. Spencer. I beMeve
that all the nations of the earth are
to live together in peace and mutual
helpfulness under 'Shat blessed tb
that binds their hearts” in love cf
truth and r ight pod justice and equal
ity, as brothers with one Father. God
I believe that God answered Colum
bus’ prayer that he might discover s
country over the water, and bring the
uttermost parts of the earth together
under this great doctrine of unity of
the human races into one great family
when He allowed the black man tad
white man to come together on this
land ,oi America and show to the
that the extremes of race
wo:
differences can meet and live in mu
tual helpfulness and prosperity on the
san^e *11. I believe tbosq, who like
Mr. Calhoun, think that one or the
other race must become extinct under
rac^ conflicts are entirely in errp’, as
events unco the close of the American
civil war conclusively demonstrate.
Hence I can see n great psrpose and
promise in ths presence of the Negro
here now, and a plain duty off his
white neighbor, to bring this black
brother to tbe highest possible statFof
civilization that he may one day aid
the white man moat efficiently in re
deeming Africa from its barbarism.
There ip Africa Ilea the strategic
point of C hristian progress at present.
Then I believe in universal suffrage.
Because history, which is hut record
ed experience, teaches that all le
ans of the suffrage in the past
been unwise. As good argu*
have been advanced for Jewiah
, Saxon and ofo*
' are j. w
M
two;
Jitn
these can be
use posset nobly, i
66 used, a very good
ample; but ex|
to bj tio* to be ehrat'dit ltob)*
ter method.stllU Girt the masses tjm
ballot and they ar« placed then under
the ve»y best iaatruction pcssible in
*6od oitizeoslip. They get that self
develcpc rnent which, at aR teachers
are more aod more clearly seeing, Ilea
at the bottom of all knowledge of any
practical value No human system ia
perfect. Universal suffrage presents
its difficulties but taken all in all* »nd
fortified with every possible safe-guard
against corruption and intimidation-,
we believe it will do moie for the ad
vsnccmenlHtf the human race than
any system of restrictions can possibly
ccctnplbh It should ever b bone
in mird that governments are organ
iz'd for the bent fit of the whole peo
ple and not for a favored few What*
everytherefore. will best elevate the
whole mass is the best government.
I believe that the amendments
wbicb give.to (be Negro cquality Of
citizenship in these United State* Can
not be defeated by any election tricks,
of registration nor 6ven by pet jary
> f the managers That the attempt
^defeat them is mildest folly and
■pH bring di-»gre"e and moral diaaat r
and no g?od resalts whs lever upon
,tbe white people.of the State, a:
1 am persuamd to at not cniytne
physical powers of tbe Federal Go**
f r.ircent, but the political, moral tad
religion sentiment of tbe people of
this nation and cf tbe bighlye»bgbt
rn d ard CbristisBiaCd world ere be
bind tbess raeaduent#. That ibey
are tta nWorsl at«w4i from the Bee*
|asatN K**d#<*fc®c**' ^feab--im
itfeif rusty *
teaching* (viChr'atiauity. For sear
two thousand years flow- Christians
have been woikiog tov$atabHsb tbe
doctrine of brotherhoedof all tbe
world without regard to race or con*
dhi-m ef servitude At: last their
doctrine took firm political root on
Anaeri an a il and is simply growing
to irresistible dimensions here. We
illustrate here better than anywhere
else ia the world, tbe practicability
and dtsirabilily of every nation, jtveiy
tribe on this terrestrial ball having;
one c< mmou end— tbs glory of one
God and living on terms of unity and
cqislitT. So America is in for a
great missionary work—religious and
political. We are to teaeh by exam?
pie and precept tbe advantages ot
amity am/mg all races and all classes,
co-operating uncle* laws of Christian
ity to the great end of human happi
ness. So "those who resist those
| amendments are resisting: the manifest
destiny i f these Uuited States and the
natural progress of Christianity as
well as the physical forces of the
courts and armies. What we need n
to cultivate mere liberal feelings to
ward the black race and a zealous
puapoee to ais:st the rare into higher
living—moral, intellectual and phy
sical. We should remember, that
prejudices are strong*st amongst the
most ignorant and brutal savages and
slightest among those nations and poor
pie the most highly civilized. That
it is discreditaW* aHle to* one’s bead
and heart to see a Negro-hater. That
to lift up and not to kelp do«n is tbe
miasioa^of aft noble minds and to en
courage these inthe lower rank* of
men. That the Negro race is beftMs
against our tyranny and that all bate
and wanly nature# yoorn ft strftfc
lower the already helpless Wan;
gro lynching and Negro Oppression of
Jvety form is h.tefhl to hirt aud
chivalrous sop's. If. N
were detested before
gio hangers i
Vew, for the Hrgto Is more dbfince
now
I, for one.
Ifcfjrea
• liid
kSbO
J»id but 6T ®coi
&;m/b *«*
#*.#•,<f«»
ihat bu tewfitti
gioaiid fcr th« fHN
>Taw«d to bun * *
by eome provide—
the amendment* fl
ed by fraud and ptrjfriyi - nil#
Governor Tillman and bii
the Governor’* office aboold en^r fibo
Bnchj) acheaae of iraod and pajoj^1
sorprUfB no one of eonne, bat Unit
people Heretofore honorable aadf'tt^*1'
nghtn^cfficetbonW bate joined iMi •!**
inthlfoow^—3yli t#r
nothing vile from him can torpriae
«>y «0e. He k~ tfMfi ll—*>of
feted Jo lead a mob
of the etate to kity ‘
the crime of ran*
itft—ri ft nnmmit
a* •N»WkPw3SBT
utteMidt? Uft i&nociBCM
dered. 8abae^nf&t^ At. *.:i
showed the mob bad ViUelithemymg
man. Tbete ajfe^fny ::I
ing to 9fe: J
ter dijraga^of^petei §*# a&fcLv r
bxv>;.:
leader^,1bs«)il»e4^adA^ tggfcrf r.
Wife* t'o
and dewn-tiodden mamea. Hi*;! so* *.
*UnfrM been «eifah gain. Hiaafficial
lite hah been noe of &Wmj. tojufetam
6tat^*,d>oHdca^e|^^^e^ig^c
:S4tn%hiui a t //jv .. i > • in
I have solemn!,j jfri&jw vqw A:-.
ima^fAd .wm ^ itmllfrsm?
tHHh&workiedcne or my life* **, te
whed. ? • , •• ..? • M ;;••• fiv.
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