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, — That b« written on on* (id* l That the editor reserves the right to rajact such matter as hi* judgment may determine is improper for pohlfentien. 6, That to insure publication, articles should be pointed, expressed in decant En glish, free from personal abuse, and dealing with lira questions. Ministers who are pastors in charge of A. M. E. Zion churches are hereby authorized to act as agents for the Star op Ziosr. Any minister finding a delinquent subscriber, or persons desirous of subscribing is re* quested to collect from such persons and remit the cash to tbia office after taking out the cost of forwarding die same. UtttL >at the Insurgents are destined to be victorious. Tbk God, who has said vengeance is mine, I will repay, will surely deal with the Tillmanites who are perpetrating the convention fraud in the State of North Carolina. We have just received the cata logue of the A. and M. College, of which Dr. J. O. Crosby is president. The catalogue shows the attendance of 155 students during last session* This promises to be one of the strong est schools in the State* See adver tisement on third page. The current issue of the A. M. E. Review is one of the best ever sent out. It is a Douglass memorial issue containing articles from some of die best writers of the race, each of . whom does credit to himself as well ( as honor to the great subject. The person unable to purchase a volume of the life of Douglass would do well to get the July A: M. E. Re view, Wn 1 n9 n -r iL. _i_ vv UUO JttlOOiVUWj r.T J I Herald, published at Birmingham, Ala., is one of the latest visitors to our exchange table. Rev. A. J. War ner, D.D., the able pastor of 4th Av enue A. M. K Zion Church in the above named city, is editor, and pub; lishes^the paper in the interest of the missionary and church extension work of the church of his choice. L<?ng life and success to the Herald, C, who contributed. C °*jl moiilit L , . ^whciratched over their families and ***Sak'int6re8te during the late war, would dothe colored'people more good and more credit by according t^e colored v people their manhood rights and assisting them to. thwart the devices of the wicked Tillman rtes. Justice should always precede generosity,especially when that gen erosity is only sentimental. "" We both to see that papers South have spoken cowardice of the executive committee. The Constitution of the new organizatiox has for its object the elevation, pro acted wisely in choosing as its nresi dent a lady who lives in the sectior where the bulk of our people dwell and we hardly think the mantle could have fallen upon one more com petent and progressive than Mrs Washington. We shall expect to set good results come not only to oui women, but to our entire race through this organisation. The' ele vation of our women means the ele vation of the entire race. THE CAMP-MEETING AT LAT TA PARK. On Wednesday evening, the 21st inst,, a camp-meeting, under the aus pices of Little Rock A. M. E. Zion Church, will open at Latta Park, near the city of Charlotte, and con tinue until the 2nd day of September. The following ministers hfcve con* sented.to be present and assist: Rt. Rev. T. H. Lomax, D D., Bishop of the district, Dr. W. H. Goler and Dean G. L. Blackwell of Livingstone College, Rev. R. H. Stitt of Phila delphia, Dr. F. Killings worth of Fort and Rev. J. H. Jackson of Blacksburg, S. C, also Rev. P. L Cuyler of Fayetteville. Some of the pastors of the city and vicinity have promised to render assistance. We anticipate a gracious meeting that will be the means of accomplish ing great good for the cause of Christ and .the Church under whose auspi ces it is to be conducted. ; The preachers whose services have been secured are among the ablest men of the race and all who attend will have the pleasure of hearing the glorious gospel of the blessed God delivered by some of its ablest expo* nents. Reduced rates over the railroads have been secured for a distance of 200 miles. Friends in and around Charlotte who wish to enjoy an open air meet ing where a large tent and seating sapacity for thd accommodation of 1,600 have been provided, are ear lestly invited to be present All Christians who may attend are asked bo join in the services. NEGROES TO THE RESCUE The heathenish attack of a crowd Italians and other foreign bora ^^H^ona band of working Afro-Americans at Spring Talley,HL precipitated a riot in which several workmen were wounded. The coward ioe of the mayor and the indifference of the misfit who occupies the guber natorial chair at Springfield are largely responsible ,for the serious oonsequenees and continuance of tbkr tfgly riot. Had the mayor and gov eraor done their dujby-the riot would have befn nipped In the bud and lit tle or no blood would have been shed. Afro-Americans in Chicago, finding their brethren being slaughtered without protection, held a meeting and prepared to go to their assistance with both supplies and arms. v;."' -' »«.0' ;-T A man is on trial at Winston, N. C., charged with having killed a po. Liceman. On last Sunday evening the coming of a crowd of whites into the city aroused the suspicion of jthe colored people that lynching would be attempted and hundreds of men went ;to the jail to protect the pris >ner against what they supposed was i lynching crew. It seems, howev », that they were mistaken, the srowd being w he meeting of ’pint. The bove action on red citizens t ie an ersof tiie o aIIavi “colored” building, and In order to have the good graoes of the Boathern people i he mast be unassuming and not hare any sort of aspiration to go into the plaoss of oomfort prepared for the na tions of the earth that have not been held in American slavery. Now, the bulletins sent out for publication concerning the facilities for the accommodation of the “gen eral public” have been misleading inasmuch as they contained nothing which would indicate that there would be any distinction on aooonnt of race or color, or that the colored people were not a part of the “gen eral public.” This expose on the part of the Express will go a great way to frustrate the efforts of the Department* of Publicity and Pro motion to keep this part of the pro gram in the background. Although the management boasts of the inter national and cosmopolitan aspect of the Exposition, no colored man would ever presume that he would be other than a proscribed toleration in a city where sign-boards at the entrance of a park proclaim that “no dogs and ‘niggers’ ” are to enter, and where special rear entrances are pro vided for “colored patrons” at places of public amusement. It will be a bitter pill for the col bred visitor to swallow and the for eigner will, no doubt, wonder why such a condition of affairs obtain in a country where 240 years of Negro brawn and muscle have made such an exposition possible. That the Negro should be thus treated is a burning shame, a disgrace to the American boast of liberty and free institutions, a stigma upon the su perior civilization (?) of this country and a contemptible outrage on ten million loyal American citizens. The meanest, most degraded and most despicable foreigner is accorded a hospitable welcome while tlje Ne gro citizen of this “land of the free ancthome of the brave” is made to feel the stinging fangs of Amerioan prejudice. 0, justice t Where art thou? | sfe r . m PERSONAL MENTION. — Her. W. A. Peggans, pastor of : Zion Church, Greensboro, has been elected Grand Orator of the Royal Knights of King David. Rev. Peg gaas is a very enterprising and ear nest young man who is making-a creditable mark in church work. „ K«v: M. c., has shown himself a very success ful pastor. His accomplished daugh ter, Miss Hattie Hasty, a former stn -H at the Fayetteville Sundayischool Convention was one of the best on the program. Rev. elder of the Charleston (S. G.,) district in the Palmetto conference sends good news from the lower part of that 3tate. Besides the acquisition of &50 members and a half-dozen preachers in Charleston, Rev. H. P. Salters, a recent accession to our diufob, has scoured a large ohurelv Fhlle at Monroe*we met Rev. ?. R. Moore. nresidine eMer of (Kpldistri^jBa5 adapted to be the companion of a Canister. Everybody seems to love the pastor and his wife. , * NEWS AND COMMENTS. The Shemwell verdict and the Salisbury public hanging in this State are subjects which continue to receive the severe critioisjm of the State press. : ! Prof. Daniel B. Williams, whose death occurred recently at his home in Virginia, was an author of consid erable note and a professor in the Virginia Normal and Industrial In stitute. ; Associate Justice Jackson of the United States Supreme Court, died at his home last week after a linger ing illness of several months. Al though a Democrat he was appoint ed by President Harrison. , D. Marshall oi Counties, Miss., T. Dinkins of Senator-elect J. Warren and Hindes shot and killed By Jackson, Miss., on r the morning oi the 9tli inst. for circulating an un pleasant report about him. It has been about settled that the fare rates on all'railroads leading in to Atlanta will be bne-caat a mile during the Cotton States and-Inter at tinue until On Sunday flight, the 4th, ins! while Mr, David Bay, colored, an his family were at ehurcb, in,Sont Point Township, Gaston Co., h bam was completely destroyed fc fire and his two mnles perished i the flames. No further particular are given. The death of Mrs. Susie Talmage, wife of Bev. T. DeWitt Talmage, D. IX, the far-famed Brooklyn preach er, was one among the events of note which occurred last week, Her will which has been filed to her husband, includes -her entire estate which is Yriued at tl66,W. Jas. B. Garfield, son of the late President Jas. A. Garfield, who was recently nominated for State Sena-* tor in Ohio, is about the same age his father was when he wa* nominat ed for senator in the same district in 1859 and, like his father, he has been married only about one year. He is said to be a brilliant young man with a great liking for politics. The first National Afro-American Women's Convention which met at Boston. Mass. elected Mrs- Bdofcer T« Washington, of Tnakcgee, Ala, president, formed a permanent or ganization, issued ar»d address to the pipio and will endeavor to branch organizations throughout th# country. We have no doubt much, good-wili be iiccoinpliftbe^by this new organization, provided it shall of our; women throughout the country. 01 with Qie bean asked fair next week in be Mom North Car themselves see to it that a creditable exhib ition of race products be gathered and forwarded in time. Every oth er State and section which has decid ed to lake part in the Exposition is doing its best. IMPORTANT NOTICE. To All Whom It May Concern: This is to advise you that Rev. S. A. Chambers has been appointed col lecting and soliciting agent oPThS Star of Zion. He is authorized to collect unpaid subscriptions and se cure money from subscribers. All persona paying him money for The Star will receive due credit for the same at the office. Signed Gxo. -W. Clinton, Ed. and Manager. TO CUR OLD PATRONS, ES PECIALLY DELINQUENTS. We take pleasure in informing you that we are now located in Charlotte, a city estimated to contain 20,000 in habitants, and, in many respects, the most progressive city in the State. facilities for issuing here, and will tage of these the paper as soon as we can get our own press to running. To do this we will need all is due us from every delinquent sub scriber. We have about 1,000 who are more or less in arrears. Each and all ihust pay up or the paper will sure lybe discontinued. Prompt settle ment will avoid this; we need the money and can't get on without it. Spiff TO THE PEOPLE OF CHAR = LOTTE. With this issue Thi Star makes its aedond appearance in Charlotte. The editor feels encouraged from the favorable consideration which the pa per has already received in the way of new subscribers and the promise of advertisements at an early date. Tin Star has the largest circulation of any Negro paper in the Stole and is one of the best advertising medi ums {or persons desiring to reach dur people. It shall be our aim, as ever, to serve our patrons to die cream of current erews and discuss die issues o the day that may concern then r best judgment may dictate, al ways from a religious standpoi We invite the W|i|i Jkf jwJuli ' an/) vnsfr m ifm ttcwmmt* of itumt ana outrage. Even tin tick and helpless have not been spared bp the brutal mob. If Mandarins and Vicn-oys have assented to the crimes in the one case. Mayor and police have done so in the other. If the Emperor of Chi na is responsible for the wrongs done in^s dominion, what djalibesaidof the Governor of Illinois? This wholesale slaughter and pil lage at Spring Valley has been called a “labor trouble.” It is not. No question between labor and capital is at issue. It is h race war, or a piece of race aggression, ppre and simple. Were it the former, u would be bad enough; being the latter it is the most detestable kind of violence that can be perpetrated in this country. This Nation was cosmopolitan in its origin. It was founded upon the doctrine ot equality. As one of the fruits of the‘ greatest war of niodern times it has put into its Constitution a declaration against discrimination between races in a matter of citizen ship. Of all laeds in the world it can least well allow such discrimina tions to be made. The Italians at Spring Valley have not merely as saulted a lot of Negroes. They have assaulted a vital principle of the American Republic. . ’ Even if there were any discrimi nation to be made between races, in this case it would have to be in favor of the Negroes and against the Ital ians. The former are all American citizens, and “natural born citizens” at that, and speak the National lan guage of America. The latter speak a foreign tongue and arrforeign born: those who are citizens are naturalized but many ol them are not citizens at all. We do not believe in any dis crimination between natural and nat uralized citizens, excepting such as the Constitution itself makes. But if any should be made, it surely must in favor of the former. And when the line is drawn between American citizens and unnaturalized aliens, there can be no doubt as to the side on which our sympathies and prefer ences should be. These considerations will probably have no weight with the clownish demagogue who at present defiles the Executive Chair of Illinois; or if they do, they will incline him to the side of violence and disorder, which he loves, and against true Americanism which he hates. But there are forces in Illinois, more potent than an an archist Governor, and more lasting.” THE CHARLOTTE (DIST.) b. & CONVENTION. me unariotte xnsxnci ounuay school Convention met at Weeping Willow Church on Wednesday, the 7th, and closed its session Thursday evening. The district is composed of fear stations and seven circuits, souse of the circuits having three churches, and all of the churches having one Sunday-school. Rev. H. B. Bennett and the pro gressive people of Weeping Willow had made ample preparations for the convention; The church had been thoroughly renovated, ceiled over head, paintedr within and, without and a neat belfry had been placed up on it. Promptly at 11 o’clock A, M., the convention Ofcs called to order by Presiding Rider Musgraves, and opened with religions services. Of ‘doers were chosen and committees appointed, after which the conven tion adjourned until 2 P. If. At the second Cession the roU call showed a large attendance, the dele gate# representing fdmost every church, and a majority of the pastors were present. ThV delegate! seated and the program was at once taken up. Rider Bennett delivered a well prepared address of welapne and Rev. B. D. Davis responded inn neat speech. Thladnual address by Rev* R B Nioey Better treatment by a serial and devoted people we have sever witnessed. Delegate Henri gen, Superintendent Dinkins, all the jfficers and members of this church will ever be remembered by the del sgates and ministers.' Many visitors went out from C bar Lotte and vicinity. Grace ehnreh was most largely represented by visitors from the city. The Sta* received 96 00 and will print in next issue a synopsis of the proceedings. *1*2 BAST ALABAMA S. S. CONYEN . TION, Era i.ii\ I—. "To the Presiding Elders, Pastors, Superintendents and all Lovers of the Sunday school cause in our East Alabama Conference : — You are hereby notified that our Conference Sunday school Convention is oalled to meet at Tuskegee, Alabama, the 4th Wednesday in August, 1895. You will remember that the East ' Alabama Conference consists of Un ’ ion Springs, Tuskegee and Opelika uibm>v;w». Now, we not only urge upon you to tatir yourselves to make the con vention a grand success, but we in vite any who may desire to oome in to help us to make our Sunday schools what they ought to be.' This important branch of the church should, not be slightly treated, bat should be given both practical and special attention. We should hold these annual meetings for the pur pose of taking a general review of the whole work and to devise plans for ways and means with which to supply the many needed things that so often prevent the schools from succeeding as they ought. - CONNECTIONAL HEEDS. 1st. I believe we need three new bishops to fully do our part to all our connectional interests. I also believe that we have men fully qual ified to fill that high office. I am sure that we would do ourselves hon or were we to place in that high of fice either or all of the following highly inspected brethren : Dra. Al stork, Clinton and Wheeler. Then there are others who are equally as well qualified as the aboveu named j so lat ns not fear of any lack of our great church in that particular. THE CONCLUSION, We would like for the brethren all over the country to know that we want a bishop from Alabama thia time ; therefore- we-’SSk all-of 'the delegates who are elected and who , may chance to be elected to the General Conference to honorably consider our anxieties Joseph Gomez, Conference Supt. 8. 8. U., East Alabama Conference. / - • -; CONFERENCES TO MEET. The following conferences meet next month: The Kentucky, ist Wednesday in September at Clarks ville, Tenn.; Missouri, and Wednes day at Evansville, Ind.; Allegheny Conference, 3rd Wednesday at Pitts burgh, Pa.; Genesee Conference, 4th Wednesday at Gloversville, N. Y. Persons expecting to visit these con ferences will do well to write to Rev. I. W. Selectman at Clarksville, Rev. J. J. Moore, Evansville, Ind., Rev. F. A. Clinton, Pittsburgh, Pi., and Rev. J. J. Adams, Oloversvtlle, N.Y. ihIiihi I I I—» vr MOORE'S CHAPEL. BY H. B. PBALOW. I am glad tomj that Mooro'aChap*
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