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Th. 8»a»o» Zio* will bo glad la i% O^lUhJlChtU&LcfihiioXk^ *H pwu of Lb* country on mljectft of gtn •ml intorwi ond nlrinK tloBM of nowib not roopanable lot Lb* cool mbw of tbr ^ iiiiiu *b# vtew*« M ♦iti**'i ^ __ _ Hilo U dosirod oat fcwf publication, but m • «««nniM of food faith. 4 Tbot uHelM Mo publication iboald bo nrlttoo on onojrid* ol tb* ib*M only, to oa plow *' hood oo paoribl*. 4. ttw tbo oditot rooenoM fbo right to *Ol*e* ***** m bis judgment may §, ‘tOoi to town fabUaHito. ortioloo mould bo pointed ^ *Tprmyfi in doount£D* glioh, fro* from paroonnlobua*,ond donling ^ „*t«bi«nwNi.| Mimibtebb who ore pastors in charge of A. M. £ Zion churches are hereby authorised to act aa agents lor the Star of Ztox. Any minister finding a delinquent subnet iber, or persona desirous ol subscribing is re quested to collect from such person* and remit the cash to this office after taking out the cent ol fbrvatdiog the same. NOTICE AGAIN. Correspondents and exchanges will plea e send all communications and papers to Charlotte, N. C. We acknowledge the receipt of the “Glimpses of Africa” from the fertile pen of Dr. C. S. Smith who visited that continent last year. It is on good paper, in clear type, welt ' bound and contains neatljr 300 -^pageBT" -Thw-intrdduoUon is by Bishoy H. M. Turner. The first National Convention of Afro-American women met at Bos ton on the 29th alt. Nine states were represented by fifty six dele gates. The address to the public and resolutions rsepecting the aland erer, John W. Jacks, president of , the Missouri Press association, will appear in our next issue. Aw appeal signed by Ex senator Martin of Kansas asks for aid to re lieve the suffering condition of Mrs. Waller, wife of Ex Counsel Waller who is now languishing in a French prison. It seems to ns that if our government would doits duty Mr. Wallers release would be demanded and he would be restored to and pro tected in the possession of his prop erty w hich the French desire to steal from him. Bipoets of the condition of colonists who have returned from Mexico and Africa are not eneourag ing to those who have waited for news from these concerning the above countries Any spasmodic attempt to colonize our people in other countries than their own natWe America until they are fully prepared with supplies and means to withstand elimate and other unfavor able conditions, and fit up homes for thsms^ves will ever result in little less than min to tbs colonists tfriea and Afrioa is the Moses will be i and the way will be sntranoe there. speak of it now. There is a prepa ration which we believe to be as essential on the part of every Christian or person who goes into the house of God for worship as it is for such persons to prepare to meet God in death. It is evi* dent to every observant pastor that there are crowds of professing Christians nnd regular church go ers that attend religious services 6abbathly who are unprepared for genuine religious worship, unpre pared to meet God in His house. It may be because people don't think it necessary, but one needs only to think of a mind that has been crowded with various secular duties for six days down to a late hour Saturday night, if not later to-be convinced that it is necessary to make special preparation to meet God in Divine worship. No mind that is yet pondering over worldy affairs, no heart that is crowded with thoughts of daily business or other things inimical to the contemplation of spiritual things is prepared to meet God in religious worship. Give me thine heart has not been commanded with more emphasis than the requirement laid upon God’s ancient pepple and equally applicable to his people of the pres* ent day, that ‘ ye shall not think your own thoughts” etc Chris tians need to prepare their hearts and minds to meet God in .their ac customed places of worship as they 1 need to prepare their bodies by i special, apparel to be in harmony < with those who meet with them. ' Family devotion, reading the scrip i tures, and a complete divorcement i of all worldly affairs from the mind and heart are preparations , which, every Christian ought to ; make. Every Christian ought to ] prepare to take some part in the | religious service. Many go -j church and never Bing or prey/and , give but little attentiop-^o 'the read ( ing or preachings of the wbrd. , Those whoean read ought to take ( the** Bibles and hymn books and , When the minister is reading the , scriptural lesson or announcing the , hymn they should follow him dose* ly and be 'in prayerful frame of ‘ mind when God's ambassador is presenting his petitions to a Throne . of Grace in behalf of those waiting upon the Lord in-his house. Prepa ration to meet God in .his house will insure and complete the preparation 1 to meet Him at death. 4 THE STAj? AT CHARLOTTE. i In obedienoe to an order of the Board of Bishops passed daring the Fall session of 1894, we have at last succeeded in removing The Star of Zion to the Variuk Pub lication House at Charlotte, N. C. The delay of the removal which was ordered to take place January past has been caused by circumstan ees over which we had no oontiol. Having made an appeal to our ministers for aid to effect the re moval, and having received about half the sum needed for removing Tbs Star outfit, we began nearly three weeks ago to make the change 8inoe the change was ordered, and the connection had made an outlay of $800 toward fitting up a job office we deemed it best to move just st this time that the offiee might be put in shape by the first of the Fall so as to be ready for the Fall and Winter confer-* cnees, and the abundanoe of job work which our conference minutes and other meetings as well as our ministers and the local trade will then furnish. We have long since seen and urged the necessity of uniting our publication interests; and it has been our aim and en deavor to secure a first class job office, a need that should 4ong ago have been supplied But the fi nanoial embarrassment under which we have labored from the day we took charge of the offioe till now prevented the carrying oat of our plans in the above direotion. However, when the Sunday-sohool of not less than forty or fifty doll [f delinquints will pay up w© can us omplish what is so much needed tnd soon Thu Stab will shine with greater luster and with more regularity than ever. By the first of September we hope to have the job office in condition to print all of cur minutes and any other work that is needed to be done at a job office for our ministers and churches as well as others. We now invite the so operation and support of every Zion minister throughout the church It will be our earnest endeavor to make The 8tab what we have long desired to see it, and we feel safe in promising much improvement in the near future We hope our pat* rons are prepared to excuse the fail are of Tub Stab to shine in their homes during the two past weeks. We shall issue regularly on Thurs day hereafter, using the press of the Southern Newspaper Union at heavy cost until our press is repaired and put up . We hope to. be remem bered by Sunday-school conventions, district conferences and other like meeting*. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVEN TIONS. It has been our pleasure to visit the following Sunday School Conen tions within the past three weeks: rhe Fayetteville, presided over by that godly man and able leader, El ler J. L. Hill, the Lincolnton pre sided over by the scholarly and elo juent Elder B. F. Martin and the Concord presided over by the true md level headed Elde& J. H. Mat ocks. The first of these meet at Fayetteville on the 23rd and was imposed of a large number of the >est looking and mpst representative >ody of young people, from the iripody chairman On down, that it i*s been our pleasure to meet. The iess'ons were held in the basement >f the Evan’s Metropolitan church, 1 large brick structure, which, when completed will be one of the hand somest and most imposing buildings n Fayetteville and second to no Sion church in the South. The )apers'and proceedings were credit ible in every way, and reminded one nore of an Educational or Biblical Institute than a Sunday School Con tention. Elder Hill is fortunate Jn laving an able and faithful body of ninisters associated with him in (he vork. He is no less fortunate in hav ng a very intellegent and progressive :lass ofyouug people who seem to be scattered in every part of the district, ro attempt an important synof sis of he proceedings and personals of the :onventio* would occupy our entire ditorial page. We therefore leave hat task to the reporter. We are ure that such conventions contribute intold good to the cause of elevating, ndoctrinating and fitting the young leople of Zion for future usefulness. Slder Hill is at home in the chair. Sverybody Iqyes him and feels, that hey are following a man of God rhen following him. Unfortunate for us, we did not each the Lincolnton Convention in ime to withess the interesting pro leadings. What we saw. of the dele [ates and heard of the proceedings hrough our . friend Elder Wm. John on, the enterprising pastor, indicat dthat the convention was a brill ant success. It was largely attend d by both ministers and delegates, he papers were all good and instruc werewas delighted. The raffref did cot continue and active in other work, without being impressed with the influence of this godly man, who consecrates himself and his house to God and the church ot his choice. During our .stay at Fayettville we were the companion of Elder T. B. McCain and guest of Presiding Elder and Mrs. J. M. Hill. Although Mrs. Hill was some what indisposed her lovely Christian countenance and queenly bearing made us feel that we were in the sunshine all the while where there was every thing to make one happy and comfortable. PERSONAL MENTION. Kev. n. u. l.oiuns nas gone to Pensacola, Fla, to assist Rev E. J. Garter in a revival. * ¥ * * Accounts of the funeral obsequies' over the bodies of Mrs. Jones and Mrs.Hubert will appear in our next. Rev. I. D. Banks, of West Ashe* ville writes that his Children’s Day exercises were very interesting and successful. *** Preachers and Sunday school workers in Alabama are asked to give, attention to the notices of Presiding Elders Alstork and Go mez. . ¥ ¥* Dr. R R. Morris is at Partee, N. C., the guests of Bishop and Mrs. Cb C. Petty. The water and mountain air have already greatly benefitted Dr. Morris. •* * * The presence of Bishop Hood at l;be Fayetteville and Concord Dis trict /Sunday-school conventions and tiis words of wisdom were instr octrye and inspiring tof all present. ¥*¥ Rev. G. W. Grange, an aged vet eran of the Central North Carolina sonference and one of Zion’s pioneer preachers in this State is very sick it his home in Fayetteville. * a The Charlotte* District Sunday achool Convention presided over by Elder G. G. ‘Musgrave is now in Bession at Weeping Willow church of which ifev. H.>B Beanett is pas* tor. *** In next issue brief accounts of khe Children’s Day exercises held at Boston, Mass., and Portchester, N. Y. where Dr. G. W. Offley and Rev. C, Fairfax axe pastors will be given. *** Rev, W. J. Moore, D, D., of North Carolina. Rev. J. H. Bramer, of Tennessee, 'and Mrs. O. H, Wil liams, of Pennsylvania, and Dr J* W. Alstork have our thanks for subscriptions recently sent in. Up to date Bev. P. A. McCorkle the energetic pastor of our church &t Statesville, N. C, leads in Chil dren’s Day collection. We also no tice that some others have made im provement on last year’s report. *** Hon. John C. Dancy is still in the North traveling and making speeches in the interest of the oentennlal celebration and thank offering of the A. If. E, Zion shuroh, and will remain there until the 10th inet.' •: i' ***•.: \ . . Db Day, our distinguished Geuer Ed Secretary* has again placed'Zion’s Bishops, General Officers and many others under lasting obligations to him for the timely memorial oard sent out informing them of the death pf Ifrs. Jones Rev. E L. Cnyler is pushing .he work on at Evans Metropolitan church at Fayetteville to comple tion very rapidly and paying as the work proceeds. Elder Guyler has succeeded admirably despite the un favorable circumstances with which he has had to contend. Rev. W. H. Goler, D. D., prisi dent of Livingstone College is now traveling and speaking in the* east-' ern part of North Carolina in the interest of Liviugtone College. He acknowledges' his thanks to Rev. Wm Sutton for arranging several appointments for him. ■ * * Rev. J. H. Turner, of Atlanta, Ga, publishes a very important no tice in this issue of The /Star. Zion minister* and others belonging to our church will find it to their advantage to write Rider Tnrner. Zion’s influence has been considera bly heightened under Bro. 1 urner’s administration in Atlanta. • Miss Maggie T. Hood, A. B., daughter of Bishop J. W. Hood, has been elected a teacher in the Fayetteville, North Carolina State Normal School of which Hon E. E, Smith, Ex-minister to Liberia, has been made principal. Miss Hood and Mr. Win. Provinder make two graduates of Livingstone College who have been thus honored this year. *** When la«t heard from Rev. Jebu Holliday, D. D., was in Pittsburg, Pa., having great sucoess in selling Bishop Hood’s "One Hundren Years of A. M. E* Zion Methodism. The circulation of this book will do more to place Zion in her proper light before the world and encour age friends to assist and contribute to her centennial fund than any other agency. Every preacher and layman should have a copy. *** Hon. John C. Dancy is working up the centennial fund with his characteristic zeal and ability throughout the North. He has been making speeches every Sabbath and filling engagements regularly during the week. Wherever he has spoken great enthusiasm is aroused. He has not the least doubt that the $100,000 .thank offering will be raised if our ministers and membership wiil only -rally with united effort to the,sup port of the plans arranged by the Centennial Committee. “BOSTON ’95.” BY BEV. W. B. FENDERSON, S T. B. .For twelve months the inscrip tion “Boston ’95” has been the Watchword for Christiau Endeavor ers throughout the world. And for the last three or four months the interest in this watchword because of its frequent-use has been height ened. So great was the attention attracted by it in Bo.-ton and vi oinity that frequently it became necessary to explain its meaning, which was thought to have been done to the satisfaction of all. But when more than fifty thousand strangers known as Christian Eu deavorers, had poured into Bos ton from every available direction, it soon became apparent that “Bos ton ’95” carried with it a meaning that could only be expressed by the souls contact with soul. It needed the presence of these fifty thousand persons with their exemplary characters and conse crated lives filled with holy en thusiasm to properly explain the meaning of “Boston ’95” Thousands of people who could not be reached by the pulpit, the church or religious press,. were, aroused by the presence of such a vast number of enthusiastic strang ers, who could remain in their oity for a week or more without the least sign of disturbance or disorderly oonduot, The extra force of police had nothing to do except to behold the surging mass of Christian Endeavor ers,. who had completely taken charge of their oity and made it more peaceful than ever. The piok-pooket and other olasses of thieves so numerous at such large gatherings were awed by this super natural presence and thus deterred frqm perpetrating their contemplated deeds ■ V‘‘ : ■ *V;' "•• V" .V■ *'■' 1 Boston herself made one great glooming the visitors, - and herself complete!/ at their ton ’95” or “Welcome Christian Endeavorers." Others were more elaborately decorated with shields, ' Christian Endeavor mottos and ; streamers. The public garden and the buildings in which the conven- i tion meetings were held were decora* ted with all the skill and exquisite beauty that artful decorators could command. The business houses of the city were simply extravagant in their decorations and electric displays It is said that some of these houses spent thousands of dollars to adorn themselves in a manner in which ; they deemed suitable to receive the great army of Christian Endeavorers. The newspapers were captured from the first day of the convention and seemingly, became. Christian Endeavor journals Never before has Boston so completely sur rendered herself to strangers. To accommodate this great body of visitors, the committee secured the mechanics building and pre pared two mammoth tenths (Willis ton and Endeavor) whioh were erec ted on the famous Boston Commons. Tent Willi8ton was named in honor of the church in which the socieTy was born 'at Portland, Me., and En deavor took its name from the so ciety. These tents belong to the Christian Endeavor society and are to be used each year for convention purposes. TPhile each of these great auditoriums is said to seat ten thousand people, and meetings were held in each at the same hour, they were not sufficient to accommodate the great throngs which sought ad mittance into the meetings of the convention. Long before the hour for the exercises to begin, each of these auditoriums were filled to over flowing, and thousands sought in vain to be admitted. The convention work began Wed nesday evening July 10, with twen ty simultaneous meetings held in the churches of Boston and vicinity and closed on the following Mon day evening with consecration ser vices held in each of the convention auditoriums. The entire conves tion was marked for its zeal and enthu siasm in the prosecution oi its work. One of the prominent features was the denominational rallies held on Thursday afternoon in the different churches of the city. The A. M. E. and A. M. E. Zion churches held a joint rally in the Charles St. A. M. E. church. The i?ey. R. H. Stitt, B. D, of Phila delphia, presided. The meeting was largely attended and served as a stimulus to the Christian Endeavor work of each of these denomina tions. Able and enthusiastic speeches were made by Bishop A. fPalters, D. D., Revs J. E. Mason, B. D., J. 8. Caldwell, B D., J. F. Moreland and the Hon. John C, Dancy, of the A. M. E. Zion church, and Bishop B. W. Arnett, D. D. Revs. D. P. Roberts, M. D., W, B Dewick, D, D., J. W. Hurst and President S, T. Mitchel, of the A. M. E. church; also Bishop J. H Cook, of the Union M E. church. Another interesting feature of the convention was the parliament of nations. The following counties were represented in this parliament: England, Scotland, Canada, America, United States, China, Spain, Mexi co, Germany, Alaska, Wales, India, Australia, Bermuda, Japan, Persia and Africa. The American Indian was also represented 'The .representatives of these countries gave four minutes greet ings on the subject of “Our Fell ow ahip.’f It was noticeable that no Negro representative was a mem ber of this parliament Africa was represented by a white lady. This seemingly neglect of the colored brother was not because of any disposition on the part of the committee to neglect him, for in this convention ho was accorded not a four minutes speeoh, but stated addresses with full time, the same as was given other noted speakers, such as Dwight L Moody and outers. Bishops Alexander TPalters, D. IX., and B. W- Arnett, D. D., made speeches that ranked atmong the first of the convention, The pa pera spoke of them in the highest terms I had the pleasure of hear* ittg Bishop Walters, who spoke id the mechanic’s hall, the chief con vention auditoriam, and can truth fully say that his was among the heat I heard during the conven tion. The applause given him during, his address was both pro longed and enthusiastic. The influences of the convention upon Boston and those who attended its proceedings are eternal. The society is beyond doubt the great est religions organization in the world. It is so narrow and that each denomination cat * Into M ;hat the whole Christian church can sect under one banner forgetting iheir denominational .differences md for the time being become “ The Eloly Catholic Church,”, the one peat church of Christ, battling frith united effort against sin and for the promotion of humanity ind the Kingdom of Ood. President Clark very appropri ately described its scope and aim, srhen be said that the organization was an International, Interdenomi national, Interracial Christian En • deavor Society, The society has bat to lire this motto to become the greatest earth ly instrument in hastening • the coming of Christ’s kingdom. Cambridge, Mass. WHERE EDUCATED COLORED MEN ARE NEEDED. Ibere is no field of usefulness that 10 much needs the services of oar best young men as the colored ministry. The opportunity is now given af t he rnskegee Institute, Tuskegce, Ala bama, for young men to educate themselves for the ministry. Pbelps Hall, a large, new building, with bed ro ms, chapel, libraries and class rooms, and a full corps of able in structors, is devoted wholly to educat ing Christian ministers aad workers. Besides the ordinary course of study, the following distinguished minUteis are regular lecturers. Rt. Rev. R T. Taontr, D. D., Rev. Geo. W. Clinton, A. M„ D. D., and Rev. C. O. Booth, D.D, Students are given a chance to work out all or a part of their expen ses. For further information address, Bex ker T. Washington, Principal, Tutkegee, Ala. NOTICE. Toe District Conference and 8ua day-school Conyeniion of the Saliabm y district will meet conjointly at Cleve land, N. O., Wednesday, October 9th, 1895, at 11 a. m. All traveling and local preache: ■ in the district, Superintendents ot Sunday-schools and lay delegates are r. quired by law to le prest nt. Each pastor-will please collect f 1.60 from his charge t > meet the expenses . of the confeience and to pay delegatee way to the Annual Conference Delegates totbejS. S. convention will bring one penny per scholar to meet the expeu^ea of the Co ivention. H L. >N3, P. F, Supreme Court Decisions. I Since Chas, O. Tyner began the manufac 1 tore of Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy, many People have inquired as to its efflbacy. Chief i Justice Bleckley, of Georgia, has tried it for indigestion and dyspepsia, and gives this as his decision: _ “Atlanta, Ga., March 14, 1804.—Chas. O. Tyner, Atlanta, Ga.: 1 hare used, and am now using, Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy. It Is a mental as well as a physical elixir. With its aid and a pair of spectacles I can frequent ly see the law in spite of unsuitable or two much diet. Logan B. Bleckley.” This is a. splendid decision and people are profiting by it. Notice. 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