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#
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