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KARL-i Jp s s sie-J fis .«I I. ssars •* [tram the Observer.] I offered up my gtftto 0od is prayer, But He deep fa my heart beheld iftMilw mm And stubbornly my spirit had rebelled To make amende. J prayed tn^vato, my gift tree not re .eet'fsd* And ead, I from the saored attar Then sol tlyapoke msaptrit I had grieved While yet the holy fire thereon did burn: “Be reconciled.” My Injured brother then I quickly Bought And begged him to forgive me my of* fasea And wbateppgragaiaet me he had aughfa I made afiftand hearty recompense* *»>. And ha forgave. Straightway I to the attar turned again, My aotif filled full of heavenly peaoe and love ; My gift no more was offered up in vain, But bleeaed; and incense from the al tar rose above. ? And reached to heaven. Grteaaben>, N. C. —J, M. Hats. . ■*• \ -r- ? IN M£ MORI AM. MEHOF1AL JBXEBCI3E9 IN HONOR OF BISHOP AOSEPH P. THOMPSON, D P, AT EVAN’S metropoli tan CHURCH. The pastor, Rev. P. L. Cuyler opened the exercised by Scriptur* rending. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dennis Hogans. After a beautiful J selection by the choir,* Rev. Coy lei spoke feelingly and in high terms of , the late Bishop Thompson. ThV choir then rendered another of i« fine selections, after which Rev. Cm Jer int reduced Hon Geo. C. 8curlock, who delivered the eulogy, of whic . the foil >wing is an extract: '‘Bishop Joseph P.' Thompson > dead Zion chorch to-day moards hi |it«s to her. **tfts sufferings ended with the day, SV'lived he at its dose, And breathed the long, long night away. In Stature-like repose. Bat era ate ena In ell hi* ne»te, Illamlned the eastern sky, He passed thro glory’s morning gate, And walked in paradise.1* Test, trinity of Bish ps, J^uh-, Moore and Thompson, tit in the sui shine of the redeemed, bidding tt»^ church come on Born in the orue .days of American slavery about tt« year 1818, in ih«j state of Virginia, being endowed with a noble'mind ai d an indomitable will, be determined i overcome the difficulties which su» rounded him; embued with a dee. sense of manhood rights, the fetters the slaveholder wet e powerless to re tain longer a brother man. Tbobor on the soil of a state that gave birth t A Patrick Renry, who voiced in tb Howe, of Buige*s, the sentiment «>i #ven liberty loving Virginia, when b defied the combiued fore s «f Grea Britain and sounded the keynote «> freedom that lighted the camp fires n every patriotic heart, Bishop Thom, non. a Virginian himself, when op pressed by his white brother, couid not any 1 an American citizen as do the Apostle Paul when about to bt scourged unoundemned, *1 am a Ro man citizen.’' Knowing fall well that to reman longer on the soil of his native Stat* meant further-degradation and humil iation, ho turned his face to the norct star wbioh had served as compass and chart to many of his brethren in black, the subject of our sketch made a blow for freedom. Id early life he consecrated himself to God whom he served until the summon came on the 21st day of last December and he re* ceived an honorable discharge, and laid down his weapoas of war, having finished his course, kept the faith and fought a good fight, he went homo to the Captain of our salvstiou, having gained the victory over the. Ust ene my—death. Bishop Thompson lovsd his Met nod identified himself with every movement looking to its eleva tion.* In him Zion hsd e strong untiring worker. He tin* t« ibis mfientwersather . tlmra whaa at rescue. His did not consist in words nnd show, but in doing. Hisiomo was the mecca of Zion ministers, nor the poor, tamed away empty Sled or denied si ejter from the cold storm, As a preicher of the gos pel he was earnest, sound and forcible He had the happy faculty of draw ing others to him and by the infln once of bis prraching many were brought tp a saving knowledge of the Savior. Our first acquaintance with Bishop Thompson was at the general conference which convened in theeity of Newbero, in May 1888. Possess ing some traits peculiar to himself yet Kind, .courteous and of a large and d&Serous heart. ' Unassuming and mod<st, but firm and unshaken, ts he weildtd he gavel Zion church may well mourn the loss of her Biihop Thompson fur a gr< at man has fallen •nber, “Mourn, tor to us he seems the last, Bests inhering all his greatness in the past” - Farewell blest saint, thy work is done, the battle is fought and the vic tory is won . No more shall thy voice riog in the c docile of the church below; no more will thou bid a world come to the cross Sleep on un<il the church militant joins- the church tri umphant and the bridegroom of heav en shall come to receive his helot ed and we all shall eee him as he is and awake in his likdheas. “AU is over and done” Bender thanks to the Giver, Zion for thy son. Let the bell be tolled. Bender thanks to the Giver.” Miss Q C Hood read a biographi cal sketch of the Bishop's life.' Him rt. B Cain r-cited a very appropriate l»oem The choir rendered superb music all through As an expres sion of the feelings of the church, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted : " Where is it has pleased our heav enly Father fn his inscrutable wisdom >o take from uv our esteemed and b*» • ved Bishop Joseph P. Thompson o*refore, be it j Resolved, That in the death of our dear brother, the cbnrcb loses one of its most faithful workers, zsdlous ebris iaas and wisest counsellors, the conn cry a good citiz -p, society a valued *nd useful member, humanity a true friend and the family a loving mem ber and an affectionate husband Res Ivcd, That we will ever ch*risb aid memory, emulate his virtues and strive te meet him in the paradise * ove Resolved, That a copy of th*se res jtutioBs be sent to The Star < f Zion with request to publish, a copy be -pread on the records of the church and a copy sent to the family of tb deceas'd. Miss pu*ie Cain, Mibb G C. Hood, Mibb M. Waddell Committee-^ Mi bF. Mitchell, G. A. P WlLKEBfON, E N. Williams, _ .Geo C. gcTTELocK r IBIBUXJS BY THE BOARD OF Bl HOFfl. Another veteran has fought the good fight and bai reached hit borne. Another crown won for tb conquer ing warrior. Bishop J. P. Thompeon, M. D., D. D., one ot the aged bishops, has passed away at a grand, ripe old age, his years crewned with honors, For more than fifty years he was one of the leading ministers, and Since 1876, one of the leading bishops of the A. M, E. Zion church We mitt him as a worker, as an ecclesiastic and as a man. Ready at all times to assist tee struggling, he will be remembered bv hundreds who hare been b eased b? bis benevolence. We miss him as workers io Qcd’a great church and w« ioek'to our heavenly Father to Sndi* eate who shall take his honored place - We convey to bis iamilylhe expres sion of our deep sympathy in their toes but rejoice that their and our lose is Ms eternal sain Whereas our heavenly Father has seen fit in his'wise providence to remove from labor io reward our saint* d brotb«r >*nd JtwIoved ants oonea^FF,; jhsvcp Thompson, M. D, D. D., ofNewburg Whereas he f^>ent fifty years of earnest tad faithful labor for the advancement of the ^Redeemer's king dom and the success of oar beloved Zion, tboretei, hoU*T>:. ^ - Revived, That the A.M. E. Zion church sustained * grttflo® to bis death Resolved, That the nation baa lost 000 of Up most lojrf! citizens and the race aa able and fearless advocate of ^otol rights Bo it farther ^Resolved, That a oopy of these reso lutions be published in The Stab and the Quarterly. (A. Walters, Committee ■{ i\ C. Pettby, (Wm. M. Day. A TRIBUTE FROM MOBILE. #> • • ' Quite a large Lumber of persopsat tended the memorial >«ervioe of the late Bishop Thompson at State-iL, A. M. E Zion church. Bev, P. J McEnt< sh served as master of oeya monies Addresses were made by MeSdames R R. Mima, M. W. Hoaze, Anna Bel), Miss Helen Hawfcina, Mea?ra. A. W, Johnson, Q. W. Lover joy, Eeq., and Dr. Strong, at the con clusion of which the following feaolu* tions were unanimously adopted«• Resolved, That by the death of Bish op J. P. Thompson the A. M. E. Zion church has sustained an irreparable less. Resolved, That the colored race has lost one of its most earnest defenders of their rights. Tta‘ AmettMafcMHri; fees of color, have lost one of tltefr most useful countrymen. Resolved, That his lose is not alone a loss to the A. M. E Zion church but is also a loss and a great calamity to every church denomination, through >ut this broad land of ours. Resolved, That the sympathise of Stated, church and the citizeus of Mobile are extended to the bereayed family and relatives of the deceased in unbounded measures saying to hem their lots is bis eternal gain. <, Resolved, That a copy of theae res* •lotions be published in the colored pcpeis of Mobile; The 8tax1 op Zion at Salisbury, JStf C., andKany other pa per that will kindly publish them and hat a copy ot them be forwarded to the family of the deceased and that they be recorded upon the church rec ord of 8tate$t, A. M. E Zion church and a blank page in said church reo »rd be dedicated, sacred to the mem ory of the deoeaaed bishop. Mr F. H. Leavikgs, Mh. O V. Williams, Mbs. Akna Bill, Mr. F.E. Harris. Committee. F. H. Leavikgs. ANOTHER TFI6UTE. Memorial oxeieiaes in respect to the late Bishop J. P.Thompson M. D.f D D, were held in Matthew*’ Chap el A M. E. Zion church, Richmond Co, N. U Sunday, March 10th, 1895 Sometime prior to this, cur pastor. Rev. R Allen, requested that the church be draped in commemoration of the late venerable Bishop J. P. Thompson (a thing very unusaalwith ns; ) He said, that Bishop thoippw* loved us, and had made great saeri fices lor our welfare. Altrough it hsd never fallen to his Jot to preside in this part of the connection, yet he loved As. " . the weather moderate. Quite Eleven o’clock, the boor for Ont of u* mntm if m* mini, to » koow of , wfie oonveyed rttho sailingin on ike smooth aifiihoe of some Ike effort USgU>nbiMr^>% #A d some of tie meet important geiioal doctrmea of ^tha Christian on in a very distinct voice and >le manner. He snowed that yp Thompson* Hkp Job of old* inchored so de^» down in the of eternal Jiie that all the faroes i and Satan eoold hot prevent from waiting until his ohange He taught * us that though the Bishop had not labored in this pari of the Lord's vineyard, he had heed the chief instrument thro which 2M had been planted^ CUada; aad •hai he, like a Columbus, had muled over the mighty wstezsto the Bahama Iria ids and there uaJlNed the banner of Zion, kissed the eAitk and declared he new territory $$&’* under the tftk of the A.J4 S.1 Sion Chuich Never shall we ihrget the fife and Wo |u of Bishop J. P.;:‘ Thompson as represented by onr pastor. A. man Am heed mistaken in saving that* “Rev. AJ^n is a close preacher,’’ Yes Bishop he it aplose pi etcher and we thadk you for him. He is the "nawk" for fcionin this part of the oonnec* lion. He witches after every interest of the church. F. A. St an back. i TH BEsOLU HONS OF RESPECT TQ THE HON. FREDERICK DOUGLASS. With deep regret we have heard of he death of the most diatinguiahed eader of the race, Hon. Frederiok OodglsM. In hie death we feel that Zion baa sustained a great loaf starting as aextoj^ of oor little New Bedford, If fat... he bwiamo <n successively class leader and I'M*! preacher, but In the Interaat of hla taoe he Alt that a wider field than local, or, even, itinerant preacher at that time afforded, demanded his ef fort. The cry of millions in bondage reached his ear and he went forth to plaid the r cause, until slavery waa abolished. This, howtfar, did not re lieve him firom special work which in* eluded the complete digeothralment of toe race. 2n his latest days, however, he re turned to his first love. In iact, he aeijer formally severed bk relation with the ohurch of his ehoioein early life He never united with any other., Hi learn that he told Bishop Jones that ha should never join any other oh4rhh. He certainly did not Ha tnlly idandjlad himself with our cen tennial movement, promising to con tribute his fhll share to its tendency toward whenever he has met with the last ten or fifteen yeans us kith the notion (tat he accepted holy orders if we have thought to oflfoe them. At hit lspt meeting with us, in Washington, he delivered as fine n^armon as any to whish wa have ntai that he did not among our regular minktry. recently held in the A. M. E. Zion church at Goldsboro, of whioh Dr. B. 4- Bivea is pastor: 1.—Invocation, Rev. J. W. Dew 2 -JCheBt,^ Lord is My 6hep herd.” . 3,—Introductory remark*, Rev. R. 8. Rives, D. D, chairman. 4.—ffctfo, MPiee ai a bird,” Mr. B.& Steven*. 5-Ha early Hi* Rev. P. W. Russell 6 —Chorus, choir. 7. —Douglass aa an aboUtouiat, Rev. 0. Dillard. 8.—Duet, 'Far Away/1 Mr% Battle and Mia Aimee. 9.— Douglass aa an orator. Prof. W> & Hagens. 10-Solo, “Rainy Day,” Mre R. ft Battle. 11.—Douglaaa aa a statesman, CoL Geo. T* Wesson. 18 -Solo, “Onb Tired,” Mias J A. Aimee. 13—Douglass’ social life, Mrs. E. E. Smith. 14.—Chorus, j choir. 15. Poem, Miss N. R Lee. Benediction, Rev. M. Whitley. *<A8LEKB IHJE3US,” BY BBV. T. W. JOHHSON. Fkace allow me nace in your vat amble paper to tpm&irm BBHfc at Father Leonard, who patted away eh Sunday evening, February 17th, 10;45, in hia eighty-third year. For •even month* he was confined to Mi room but with Job-like patience and the fortitude of a Christian soldier, not a murmur* escaped his life At times, hip copntepapce was all aglow with the glorious presence of the Holy 8pirit dwelling within and he Would exclaim in the language of David, (,The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want” His funeral took phtoe from the choreh on Wedneeday the 20th, of which ha wee a trustee at the time of his life. Bev. Pegg, of the M..R church, assisted in the exercises end remarks were made by some of the leading citizens of the place* Due updo* was given to moat oi hie old as sociates in the ministry, and none oould make it convenient to be pres ent, and some of them be also desired to see before his death, but they failed to come to his call I felt endeared to the Bev. Father on neeount el Us sitting on the mraarining committee with others on my receiving Deacon's Orders, all of whom, but one, have passed away with him, and I felt as though he was worthy of aQ the bott om that oould be conferred upon Uni. The choir aang «8ervante of God well done," “Sleep thy last stop,* and “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.” Be it remembered that Fa ther L onard waa one of the old land marks and feundere of Zion, and the located in Sag Harbor,-and apparent ly set aside to die (being superannu ated) he was well cared fer by the friends t>f the community in which he resided, reo«ived ell needed attention in hie last days and reoehed a re spectable burial. Steps arc now be ing tapes* thro t]|0 gfe. ance offrfends, to erect a tomhetone to hie memory. As to his work in the ministry, previous to my aoqalnt anee, which oovem twenty yentif* know nothttg, and leave it fbr some of hi* older associates to give, but this Idoknow ! “A-mlghty maa has fells* asleep ' rC'21 Upon hie SavIcCs taeastr A life tuQ rounded,pose and de»p, . • gs is ilsst” ... ■ 'ii ‘rf^« i Eiv iHk.J 5 SR *v^4iU' <U7 ^J3J| “.?j:.ii v-jS^jujZ (wm, Mobnt ZtovfUrt 4. J Bodg** feSHBaaB «* <*>i Mt Moriah circuit, Q E Rak* «, W»I*Wia*A HMifc non points* . Ibm tajtfee»;|i|e7&. ing well aod are in the gracse of tfr people commit***! to their charge* Ber. Rodgers ;* now serving hie fourth appointment At Oldship end from all four Teen longer were frnfts^vjrig iionofonr Discipline Rev___ Finley, now serves his second appoint ment at Ben Stir. He ia proper ing to remodel the church it a cost of 1350 or $400. the others of my ministers dire newly appointed. Alt are acceptable -end *orthy into and will, In att’ probability, eclipse their peeAeceasori.il) collecting our general claims. Qar district is composed of twenty ttoy^minist^^ era. forty-four local nreacheia, superintendents, 3,^37 numbers w.» 2,824 Sabbath-school chOdrenir f hare urged W tribute liberally to t^Vhr^i^ rial BuiMing lhopethey have doni to. If they hare not, t assure ij&r it is not frotn wanton neglect or djaloy aHf.bnt the hardness of.the times, bad weather and the scarcity of means. Wf have just passed through the se verest winter known in our section sines 1835. pur district sends con* gratulations to our m st worthy Bish oI,T,H.Wx;ftrthe^IU he has hitherto msnitoked in thaperpetu ationof “ the of most assisted by his „ T We have seen several copies op Hood’s history «uid wa truly feel it our duty to congratulate.him tor such mi able production and history of our lion. I shall urge ito-sale thoroughout pay district. ReWAndm sen, our statistician, deserves peat fwedit for the information given to Zion1# followers thio the pages of his book in pamphlet form. We wish him success in its sprernl and sate throughout tiie connection. (Send me some of them brother Anderson, I will remit.Y Well, brother Editor. I will close with these words: lookout for 1896. You are aware of the fool that Zion need* and must undoubted ly have added to our'present board three more bishops. Alabama is on record for one at least. Kentucky and New Jersey ought to be, if pond ble, represented. Howcppy, T ini in fovor of three good men, truly devoted to the service of God and tbe glory and spread of out Zion. Brath ten, hear me,asaemntaofGod, let us enter upon this campaign with eyes singled to tka glory of God. Using no means of election, but that of merit and principle, lit no oratorical abili ty, money or sketch writing bo the path to tha high and holy office d our bishopric. God help us in this oampaign and election 011896 to bo ware of tins rook. Zian mu£ live as she was bora, humble and rgtieoui in all ber dealings, or else i^a wffl foil in her sublime mMm. W« ought to have a resident bishop in Africa. Who will g$T Who wifi answer, hero am f, elect mo ? ; Montgomery, Ala. fOQgh M«T«r experienced in till* of the flon^ry. W# J'/'M our quarterly meeting and jgrtggagaMl W*T&: *"’*M*^ •i. Fmnatwm*ahto**U ItiM aad teort notion tew id MAiy-*- ■ ten' •«<3»h tU84»*|fc: r The antei in w*U with thwf pw+w, Iter, J. A. Hit i Vmtmaf *mi mce p«ww*gw Ar th« ! hte jut bMB terwhirnWti^teNte ‘ J te WWW ii Ite mint ofjQod to 1 l who work aidtailv fin >k^«n/» • ^ »WgLi *:■:■ fcSLi nnwt toXIhtte. I4»di»ll m to do nliui mrt; lot tho JBrtMd* ; Jsl? s*a i • Mr
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