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' SMITH, D. D., Editor. lLACKWELL, A. M., D. D., iinkss Manager. Thursday at Charlotte, JV .C. at the Poet Office at Charlotte as sec mall matter. ZIPTlON RATES: $1.50 per annum; 90 cents: three months, 60 cents, Clubs *5; Club* often at $1.00. To ministers you see this paragraph marked take ~ur subscription has expired, and with• t once we shall be compelled to discon ' Paper. OORBESPONDENTS: To insure publica ■ write with ink and extra caref ulness on on t of the sheet only; do not abbreviate; avoid -Hies; deal with live questions and give ' of church and race news; condense, so as y a column or a half column: do not if i exceed 650 words. When writing about re anniversaries, dedications, donations'- mar , receptions, death of church members, Easter dren’e Pay, and the like, write on postal if you write long-winded articles, the r-di / will “boil them doicn." Send all articles to' j Editor and all business matter to the Manager. STAFF CORRESPONDENTS. Mrs. Bishop <3. C. Pett&y, Editor of Woman’s Column. . G.W. Offley, D. D., Rev. E. G. Biddle, B. D., . J, H. Anderson, Bey. J. E. Mason. D. U., W. R. Marshall, Key. W. A. Blackwell, " Adams, Key. E. D. W. Jones, A. B., w. H. Hill, Prof. B. A. Johnson, A. M., J. H. McMullen, Key. T. A. Weathlngton, "3.E. Thornton.A.M.,Kev.J.H. Manley, D.D., ,W.Parker,A.B., Bey. J.A.D.Blolce, A.M., rivi. TT .F.Fonvellle,A.B,Rey. 0. W. Winfield,D .D. Prof .8. G.Atklns,A.M., Prof.W.M.Provlnder,A.B. Rev. H. W. sml h, Key. P. C. C Tint ton. Thursday, August 13, 1896. editorial. Read Bishop Hood's earnest ap peal for the Star and act at once. •McKinley is growing stronger with each passing hoiir. Bryan will not be elected. —-Having to rip down the first issue of last week’s Star and hurriedly set up the second edition, two or three sentences, beginning with the first, of Mrs. Bishpp Pettey’s splendid ar ticle were typographically butchered. The word “one’ before “ofttimes should have been “and.” Near the close the word ‘no” before “sponta neous” should have been “not.” Clos er attention by the editor and fore man will be paid after this to proof reading. We have sufficient articles on hand for three issues, and if correspondents will let up for two or three weeks, unless something very important hap pens, and will then write short arti cles, we can accommodate them by bringing them out in a week after they reach us. We have 50 articles band—some have been here since !y—and brethren are making faces and gnashing their teeth because of their delay.'s If the ministers would .all turn m~ arid get us a large list of subscribers, the Star could be enlarged and publish all articles promptly. the) Rev. J. H. Anderson, General Statistician and Editor of Zion’s Year Book, in his usual able way, wiites instructively concerning the caution we should .have in the use of statis tics: Irt view of our approaching Centennial, it is very timely to all who intend to read or speak concern ing the progress made by the A. M. E. Zion Church in the last century. Let every Zion minister and layman clip and preserve the statistics given so as to defend their church when as sailed in the future by envious, his torical liars. If any man, because of ability, usefulness and long service to Zion, is entitled to the degree of D. D., it is Rev. J. Harvey Anderson whom Mr. Carroll of the great M. E. Book House in New York last year in the presence of Bishop Walters called the greatest Negro Church sta tistician in this country. Bishop Hood, before he was mad< bishop, used to be one of the shrewd est and most active politicians in tin Southland'. '• He has stumped Nortt Carolina from the mountains to thf wear shore, and has held prominent po litical positions. He was an influen - tiaXmember of the State Constitu tional Convention, and over half o the Constitution of North Carol inf was called then, 1b called now, “Hood'< Constitution." Had he stuck to pol itics he could have beep a rich mar to-day. But, like Moses, he loved hi; i church and race far better, and wa; more willing, feeling God-rcalledv fr spend his life for their uplifting am ‘ upbuilding than to stay in politica Egypt for self-aggrandizement. WhiJ< i ► he has long Bines left the politica stump for the bishop’s chair, still hi horoscopes the political horizon with prophetic ken and occasionally toko i up his pen and writes so entertaining!; and convincingly that it makes man; ’ rotes for the party pf Lincoln, Grant, Sumner, Sherman and Blaine. Hi i gtter on the “Silver Craze" in tb}» timely and a valuabl) document. We hope in l move the Senior Bisho * the Star whieh b j years age. X'tKSunAu.i. L-tr-. , , • l ev, M. P. Hawkins is holding Zion’s for, at Edenton, N. C. §®Ip' -0— I lev. W. D. Smith says the Atlanta dis trict was never in better couditon. pDf —o— Rev. H. H. Whidbee, of Jamesville circuit, N. C., is an earnest worker. Rev. E. Overton is pushing things on tilts new McBride circuit in Virginia. Rev S. Birchmoie has removed from Providence, 11. I., to New Haven, Conn. —0— Rev "W. H- Pringle, of Washington, Pa., intends to tear down the old Zion church and rebuild. Rev. Ti R- White, formerly pastor .;t R igersville, Tenn., is now pastor of Lo gfin Temple, Knoxville, Tenn. —0— Rev. J. R- B. Smith, the Grand Army oiator, and pastor of our church, con tinues seriously ill at Troy, N. Y. —o— Rev. II. W. Richardson, of Davidson College, N. C , preached to 2,000 people at his camp meeting last week and had three converts. Rev. T. J. Manison, presiding elder, p -eached a great sermon recently on the Athen’s district on “Christian Citizen ship,” Phil. 3:20 G. C. Scurlock, editor of the Greens boro (N. C.) Sun, called at our office this week and chatted pleasantly about old times. Call again. —o— Rev. G. W. McDowell, of Hollis, S.C., has aretival in full blast; 15 conversions, 20 accessions, 50mourners. The meeting waxes hotter and hotter. The Episcopal College of Philadelphia 1 as conferred' upon our minister, Rev. 1v. H. Jones, of Meriden, Conn., the de gree of Bachelor of Divinity. Presiding Elder M. V. Marablc writes: T am not surprised at the Star shihing <o brightly. Statesville district will do all in its power for its success” Rev. lr. G. Mitchell, of Mt. Pleasant, ^hi.j had a grand quarterly meeting last Sabbath and was assisted by Presiding Elder Lewis and Rev. M. J> Snow. —o— Mr. J. S. Davis, 50 Locust St., Mobile, Ala., desires to know if Rev. P. R. Pitt man, who was once at Demopolis, .V is dead or alive. Please write him. '• \-p— ' ' / C. J.- Robinson, of King's Mountain, N. C./writes that bis wife lias a young baby and be has named it after the first Negro bishop of Zion—James Varick. —0— If any pastor wants 50 oak church benches, 18 feet long and in good condi tion, write for particulars to the German M. E. church, 50 Stagg St., Brooklyn, N. r. The prayers of the church go out for Rev. Thomas Hutchinson of Lexington, Ky., in tlie loss by death of his dear daughter. She was a good and obedient child. —0 Rev. C. W. Winfield. R. D., presiding elder of the Edenton district, a metapho rical preacher and a born fighter as a de bater, is the leader of the Virginia con ference. —o— Rev. L. H. Wyelic, of Center Grove church, near Charlotte, has bad 15 con verts the past week; 40 mourners now. He will have a basket camp-meetihg September first. Rev. G. S. Adams, who was thought to be too small physically for the Union Wesley church, Washington, D. C., is making a fine impression on bis people. They donated him the other night. —o— The building committee of Big Zion church, Mobile, Ala., Rev, C- H, Smith, pastor, have adopted plans for remodell ing and now ask forbids. That's going to be one of the finest. churches in thp South. —0 — Rev. J. H, Arrington, of Montgomery, Ale., says Rev. W. H. Smith, D. D., pas tor of the‘Old Ship,” is dangerously 11} with brain trouble. Three doctors are attending him and they say lie is over worked, James A. Hackett, of San Francisco, Cal., sends his suhseriptiou aud says Rev. H. J. Callis is getting along grandly. We want some spicy writer to send us some brief news occasionally concerning ad of o«r churches on tb.e Pacific Coast. l .ue sip|juimiuuui ui ncv. 4. o. of York, Pa., as conference Stewart} of the Philadelphia and Baltimore confer* pace, is a good one. He has held that position before and he will have the gen eral tax from Ui£ piinistcrs or know the reason why. Jones’ Chapel, of Augusta, Ga., Ttev. H. P. Thomas, ig on a boom, spiritually and financially. Money has bp.en raised for a new church; 25 accessions. Big ti mje on Children's Day and Elder Thohs #,g says he exnects to fopyc a never-to-be forgotten tjme on his centennial day the first Sunday in Septenjber. Prof, David W, Parker, President of Jones University, Tuscaloosa, Ala., writes: “The Sta« grows brighter and pfpre useful and influential every week. I wish y**h, if r. Editor, great success, and believe your ability, energy and brill Lsiacy, as displayed in thy Star, will cause Gpd pp pall you to a still higher Station at the proper tip/*.” c. Ferrell, prpaphpr’s steward of John Wesley ph»rch, Pittsburg, Pa., says %e trustees met withotft notifying.the pastflr, Kev. G.' W. Kincaid, and m8P/i ffUt $$| a,ry to $1,200 a year v that Elder Kincaid, wto has been raising from $500 to $000 s, month, and^whe baf added 00members jtp thp churchin the last three moolbf, is —o— —0— State July\th. Great St. Mark md St. Lake in Pensacon^ur churches at Spring Hill and Powelton arc all blown down. Mt. Moriah, where we held our last annual conference is almost down. I heard that great damage was done at Milton, where we have a good church I am afraid it is down. It is thought that half of the churches in the county are down. We need help. Iam thinking of going up in Alabama to try to get help to put up these churches. Will you help me ? Look for me, for I am coming.” —0— Rev. J. H. McMullen has succeeded in capturing the members and adherents of John Wesley church, Washington, D. C., to that extent that they outvoted those people who only wanted to give him $600 a year and he pay his own house rent and have agreed to give $900. That’s more like it. John Wesley church on the finest avenue in Washington has property which, while $12,500 in debt, is worth fully $100,00; and it wants to look long and well before it thinks of selling it and the church and going on an inj significant street. It is time for ourj churches everywhere, if they wish to succeed, to sit down on all these officials who fight against giving pastors living salaries. —o— Mr. Isaac H. Smith, of Newbern, N. 0., a prominent and wealth}' Zionite, in pay ing his subscription to the Colored Ameri can says the following to which overy editor will say, Amen:—“A subscriber who will read a paper and not pay for it, is no better than that other fellow who borrows five dollars of an editor and keeps it- An editor cannot run a paper on high sounding praise, nor fine speech es telling him how and what to do, noi wishiug him much success, nor shaking his hands and extending to him congratr uloticns, etc, It takes the dry, cold., hard cash, to run a newspaper or any other kind of ‘business. This in thirty two years the ra^c has not learned. The problem of a race is solved through the channels and avenues of business with the principles and rules of business ap plied strictly,” —o— ■« j Our churches in the Carthage district, Rev. G. H. Miles, presiding elder, began the Centennial celebration with a Cen tennial fair aiid jubilee at Carthage, If. C., the 8th inst, It will continue ten days. Each circuit has its own building on the ground, managed by its own local committee. There is also one main building known as the “Exhibit Build ing," where are exhibited relics of inter est of our deceased bishops, ministers, etc, also works of art, books, poems, paint ings, drawings, made or arranged by members of the Church, or Sunday schools, photos of ounleading ministers and laymen, also opr leading churches, colleges, high schools, and private resi dences of our members. This building is open to visitors during the fair and ju bilee, except op Sunday. Bishops Hood and G. W, Clinton and other big preach* ers are expected to be present. Rev. J. T. Tilghman, of the New Jer sey conference, laid the corner-stone flor an A. M. E. Zion church in Closter, JN. .T., Uirec Sabbaths ago. The church will be situated on Campbell avenue, on a lot 50x300 feet, dountpd by the Pelhamdale Land Co., through Wm. E. Davis. The size of the church when finished will be 24x4(1. The foundation stone was donat ed by Post and Miles; corner-stone by J. Massey Rhind; cement, etc., by James Blauvclt. Help has been extended and donations made by other business menof Ploster and surrounding towns. Rdv H, Ward, pastor of the Reformed church, is treasurer of the building fund- Sever? al ministers who promised to be present were absent. Presiding Elder E. M Stanton, of the New Jersey conference, Revs. H. Ward, Wm. Walton, of the Congregational ehurPh °f Haworth, N. J., and C. A. S. Dwright, of sajnp dp? nomination jn Closter, werp present and mnd^enpouragiug remarks. Collection, $90—making ilOfi now iu the treasurer’s hands. Services will be held in Hammond Hall Until the new church is completed. Extracts From Letters. Miss Lydia ,J. JJagby, Apbum, N. Y.: !‘yfter reading your pipa for help {think that I might help you a little by spiling a few papers here, We have about 140 members In our church and I am tho on ly one, except the pastor, that takes it. I was agent for the New York Age and I sold about 30 copies weekly. Please send me your .business terms and 10 cop ies of the Star weekly.” . Hiss Sarah J; Jenifer, Washington, D. 0.: ‘‘I am doibg nicely with u»f (toe copies per yyeek and it you will send me five extra copies containing my artieie I think I can dispose of them, as I h»¥P had many applications. 1 shall make my returns monthly. Am just in receipt of a note from E. E. Cooper Editor of the Colored American, asking me to write occasionally for his paper and compli menting me on my article. I feel much complimented at having my article ap pear on the first page, and so near the trib,ujte paid Mrs. jjjshop F«?tt<?y. ~i am dptiermir^d that {he §tar pF ZfON shall shipje hrlghjtij fn »§ f tWSBF ppopip erg highly plpaspd 4 a«y littje church news th4 haPIfh8 Fff bp mPnr tioned about them, and it shall be my aim that you have such little articles. You are bfinging up the tone and. qual ity of the paper' to what it should bp as the church organ of the great Zion Con nection. May God prosper and bless you in the undertaking.’.’ Mfse 4-hh^ M- Broadie, Washfngfon, D. C.: “I am grpatly phased wit 1} |he husinpss-like way you and' flje manager iigy.e lapnjched ojr spt safl ^e $tar. | Wjsh jrfftf. ipuph succps§, and J shall do all I can to help ygl* fejep it fwfnklfng, financially, by trying te increase the number of subscribers monthly. I have longed to see the day that the five pul pits pf Zion in Washington could com pare eq ually with'the ' ading pulpits ‘dp IA, 1 ■ . A jh pleasing and con vim The outlook for John Wesley* clnrcli is bright. As president of our trustee board r.nd also superintendent of Sunday-sciiool, we have E. Victor Davis,'attorne,y-at-law; and as his cabi net such efficient persons as G. L. Joy, secretary; J. Wilson, treasurer; J. M. Johnson, preacher’s steward Dorsey, Albeit Kyles. J. E. Henry Brooks. Sunday-school! officers : assistant super intendent, B. W. Jeffrson; treasurer, Miss 8. Burgay; secretary, your humble servant; librarian, Ralph Brent; organ ist, A.*M. Broadie. Mr. Editor, as you know most of the persons mentioned, you can judge whether we will be suc cessful or not* Important Notice. District conference and Sabbath school convention notices still rain in on us weekly for insertion in the Stab. As space is valuable, and we desire to be impartial and give each presiding elder’s district a show, we give notice that after another issue we will take out all the old notices to make way for the new ones. Minis ters and members concerned will get out their lead pencils or pen and ink and jot dowii these conferences and conventions, and when and where they will meet. If that is too much trouble, clip them with the scissors and either paste them in your hats or put them under your comb and brush where you see them every morning. Hereafter we will, unless it is really necessary, only run these notices two or three weeks. Take due notice and govern yourselves accordingly. Bishop Hood’s Appeal. The Editor and Manager of the Stab arc making a heroic effort to keep the Star shining during this dark period. In this praiseworthy effort they deserve the assistance of every minister and member in t ie connection. The general conference year is always a hard year on every connectlonal interest. More than three hundred ministerare taken from their work for about four weeks, or one twelth part of the year. More than five thousand dollars arc expended in conveying t'lam to and from the place of meeting. N ew officers arc created and new enterprises started. These require an increase of expenditures without any corresponding increase in the collections. It will therefore be seen that every con nectional interest depending upon the general fund would have a hard time. It takes about tliree thousand dollars a month to run the connection and yet for July and Aigust about two hundred dol lars is all we get. Some of us who have had long experience, and have known what to expect, have studied how' to be prepared for this hard time. But those in charge of the Star have not had the time, if they had been possessed of the foresight to prepare. Every one, therefore, who wants to see the Star succeed must come to its rescue note. I pul down the first five dollars to start it nearly twenty years ago, and have put down twenty-five several times since, when I found it in a hard place. But it catches me now in a hard place. I don’t see ny own way out unless things take some i.urn not now in sight. In the crippled financial condition in which the atest legislation has left me, the best that I can do is to unite with those in charge of the Star in an effort to kindle in the hearts of ministers and members s, flame of interest in this important connectional institution. What you do, do quickly, for the king’s business requires haste- The best of all paeans tQ b 4p the Star is to pet cagh guh scriptwng. Jf one hundred ministers wii! get five Cftsd subscriptions paph, and spud the money to the manager within the next two weeks, success will be^assured. Who will l>e the firit ? Fayetteville, N. C. ; Shooting Stars. The wisest man wp em knew was a Jew who lemurkpd; “I tell you vat it ish, young man, I buys my ogsperienoe vresh efry day.” A man c jming out of a Texas news paper offlc i and being in a bruised con dition, rejdied to a policeman who in terviewed him: “I didn’t like an article that ’peered in the paper last week, an’ I Went in ter sets the man who writ it; hp WW thprp ” {(EpBtvEp py 9QPsp; «Ib§iiPiP,’'said the paadidatc, ^tb»t my country oalls ir.e," •‘If you are alludin' ter jthat noise you hearn jest now,” said the old farmer, “you air somewhat mistook. Hit wur nothing but the ole mule a-brayin’ in the lot.” , THE MINISTER’S SERMON. JJapoi}— L see they’ve puj; a sounding board pajk of the; pilnistprts ppipif. ^haf (jo you supposp that!s ff)r ? ^gbprt—Wby/ff >? \° out sofjnd; “Gracious! If you throw out the sound there wouldn’t be anything left in the sermon!” HE WANDERED. kittle Clarenc^—“I?a i” Mr. Cal ipers—“Well, my son ?” “I took a walk through the ceme tery to-day and rpad the inscriptions on tbp jramiptQngjh” “And wliat Verp your thoughts after you had clone so?” “A^hy, lity, I wondered where all the wicked jnople were juried.” No matter what the state of the wtather r ow is the time tc subscribe ^is piper. I want to say something about the work in the West Tennessee and Miss issippi conferences, especially the second district. I have been away from my work quite awhile attending the last general conference. I left this city on .the morning of the 26th of May for Columbus, Miss., and here I stopped a few days with my mother, and left this city on the first night of June and arrived at Courtland, Miss., the next morning. This is where my family lives. Here I met several of the preachers of the first district. Rev 8. M. Metcalf is holding the fort at Court land and is doing a great work, and his people all seem to love him. While here I visited Batesville and Chapeltown. Rev. W. L. Lee is in charge at Bates ville and is doing a grand work. Rev. C. R. Anthony is in charge of Chapel town and is doing fine. Prof. W. S. Cooper, of Courtland, will soon be in the school room again to carry the Sum mer term. He is a well prepared young man, and highly appreciated by white and black. This is all we will say about the first district. Rev. E. J. Carter is the Presiding Elder of this district- We don’t know just now of his whereabouts. We left here for Dublin, Miss- The next thing in order was preparing for the quarterly conference which conven ed on the 13th of June, at 5 p. m., Rev. G. W. Rommage, presiding. Sunday morning we had a grand session. Our Presiding Elder is an old man, but be is a close observer in business. Mighty few things pass him that he doesn’t see. At II a. m., Father Rommage mounted the stand and preached to a neat con gregation and the “amens” were heard from all parts of the house. He handled his subject with power. Several of the brethren and sisters were filled with the Holy Spirit. At 8:30 p. m. the writer filled the sacred rostrum and chose for his text Revelation xxii:10. The Holy Spirit came in our midst and we had an old fashion mee'. ing. I am getting along splendidly at Dub lin. Just now I have a good body of officers who are always willing to do something for the church of their choice, esDecially my stewardesses. This is in the Mississippi bottoms where but a few of our preachers want to come. They say they will die with chills and fevers. That is a mistake. Death has no respect of place to visit. You can rest assured of that. No, that is not it; they do not want to go out and organize and build churches for the good of Zion. Christ said to his disciples, “Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, teach them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo ! I am with you always even unto the end of the world.” We ought to take our Saviour’s sayings and digest them well, and see wherein \YC BUUU. | Presiding Elder Rommage is now traveling through the district on his second round and he reports the work in fine condition. He reports Rev. E. P. Davis, of Jamestown to be doing a grand work in his mission field. Rev. J. R. Lumkin and Rev. R. B. Poston are hoUiog thfc fort on the lower end of the 1 district; Rev. Lumpkin at Webb station and Rev, Poston at Block Byour, Miss. The men are carrying everything before them. Rev. J. R. Lumpkin, the Holy Dost preacher, Is in the midst of a loving people. Rev. Boston, commonly called the “Swamp Angel,” is moving things at will. We want to make this district second to none. We have a new Bishop this year. The two districts felt somewhat at a loss to give up Bishop Walters, whom thpy all love so well; but Bishop G. W. Clinton is our bishop. The Connection has done credit to herself in making him Bishop. I chanced to hear him preaeh one sermon in the A. M. E. church in Mobile, Ala., and he satisfied me, and I brought tl;c fraternal greetings baok to both districts of the West Tennessee and Mississippi conferences and they all seemed to be satisfied and .are awaiting his arrival the last of October or the first of November, 1896. Our annual conference will convene the 2nd Wednesday in December, 1896, at Coffeeville. We have very rich land in the Mississ ippi bottoms, and I say to emigrationers if Bishop Turner and Rev. A. J. Warner fail to get youjto Africa, you can Imigr&te here, and prepare yourselves for the journey. Everything is in good shape in the Delta. I am the conference steward, and preachers, send in your general funds and save trouble even if some of you have said to your people, “Rfiy the man you spp.” ffriblrQ Prises IJ Prises J l J 4 ®if® sis® rictur® o® Jam®* Var iok, First Bishop of the 4. M. E. Zion Connection, will be given to the church which raises and sends to the treasurer the largest amount of money (according to membership) for the Centennial Fund. Fifty dollars in gold will be given to the presiding elder who raises and sends to the treasurer thp lafgps$ amount qf ipoppy qn his (Jistript (hppprfiing to qpmbprs4ip) fqr the Centennial Pun<h PjFfY P<»PP4®S in GQt,R will be given to the pastor who raises and sends to the treasurer the largest amount of money (according to membership) for the Centennial Fund. 4 LIFE SIZE PICTURE OF BlSHOP RUSH will be given to thg ^uq4uyschool that raises and sends to the treasurer the largest amount of money (according to membership) for the Centennial fund. In addition to the above a BE^u^typh CERTIFICATE WfPR ^PfUR® OF Bishop Variok w^ll be presented }o every per son who pays one dollar. .4 larger cer tificate with picture to the person whip pays five dollars. 4 still larger certifi cate with picture to the person who pays ten dollars, and so op qp tfl an? huqarea dollara, ' There harfieen a tendency; for cent#-, ries remote to crash the aspirations off womanhood, if those aspirations rose above the level of the common house wife. It was thought that her mission was to prepare the food, sweep the house, mend the clothes and rock the cradle. Well this may have been the height of the Colonial dame’s ambition ; but the nineteenth centnrv chronicles the advent of the new woman. She is a creature to be admired, for she is an all round woman. She is becoming versed in all the elements essential to man’s happiness. She no longer goes up to the temple veiled as did the women of Greece, Athens, Sparta or Bohemia; but she is called unveiled to the front to act her own part in life’s great drama. Yes, she realizes that there is a work to be done, and she must do her share or for ever succumb to man’s supremacy. Because the woman of to-day is pro gressive, some would laugh her to scorn ; others would call her masculine; but it is not true,—she is only up-to-date. Who would not pay a ransom for the invention of any modern appliance? Who would not bow at the shrine of the man whose capabilities and environ ments fitted him to be the foremost among men ? Then who would not ad mire the charms, graces and genuine ad justability of the up-to-date woman ? nnt t.rviTiar tn lpnn aprnea tlio broad cha9m of nature and change her sex; but she is striving to keep pace with modern civilization. She has been a student of domestic economy, and at home is truly domesticated; from garret to pantry she understands her business and performeth it welL Those persons who are disposed to criticise the ad vanced woman reason from the same an alogy as that class of Anglo-Saxons who believe that Anglo-Africans ougjit to be educated only for menial labor. In oth er word, they would put a limit to the capabilities and possibilities of certain classes of humanity; while for the more favored sex or class they would bequeath them the unlimited territory of the uni verse as a field for adventurous exploits, and then offer as a reason for this sexual limitation “woman’s inferiority and na tive inability to cope with man.” Two things are requisite to prove true hero ism and meritorious leadership, viz., in nate ability and an opportunity. The up-to-date woman claims the abil ity and only asks the so-called lords of creation for the opportunity of clearly demonstrating her merits, and thus prove herself worthy of a place in the front rank of the thinkers of the age. Some would say that .woman is good in her place. This reminds me of what some white people say of the Negro; that “He is good in his placeand for two hun dred and fifty years America has been trying to define our place; but the Afro American seems never to be content in the position circumscribed for him by the more favored race. His manhood will not allow him tc j rest contented within the limits of senti mental boundary, and God forbfcl that he should. And as he struggles upward and onward toward the temple of fame and grandeur, renting the band9 of prej udicial circumscription, the world stands watching and waiting to see if he will take his place on the top. So with wo man. For nearly' six thousand years the various races have differed as to wo man’s true position in society. Some have made her but a serf, while others have crowned her queen. Where isdiei place? It is acknowledged by the lead ing teachers of to-day that the influence of cultured, Christian motherhood has moulded modern civilization. If this be true, at what stage in man’s life does woman become incapable as an associ ate, counselor or advisor among men \ Political economy and civil govern ment has e at last found favor in her sight. She is no longer ignorant of the1 doings of her government; but is alive tc all its workings. Should circumstances, warrant it, she is qualified to legislate and arbitrate with statesmen of no mean ability. Some States recognize their stateswomen and allow them the; right of suffrage; and they are not, much in advance of to-day. Woman was destined to go side by side with man in all life’s struggles. In this spurious era of irregular party lines and populis tic gore with fusion as the unknown quantity, woman is a silent bnt potent factor in moulding sentiment for the approaching campaign. The new worn an is thoroughly conversant with the various platforms offered. She has the love of her country at heart and has a right to hoist a gold, s.lver or bimetalie standard, if she chooses, in her own com munity. Oburoh polity has in her a staunch ad vocate. She is the backbone and sinew of the Christian Church; but notwith- i standing this, some think that she is good enough to labor hard in building the temple but when it is completed that tier work is finished. Such, inhumanity to womap mahh8 countless Christian* , 2f0wkrn, W, l\.; _:_' . i BISHOP HARRIS’ APPOINTMENTS. AUGUST >8,.. Hendorsottville, N. C. 55,..... ........South Asheville, “•. if, ...Waynes ville, “ JO,.. . .Asheville, SEPTEMBER 1st,.Greenville, Tenn fod,...;__ .Johnson City, “ ith,...;.... Bristol, “ 1th,..Abingdon, Ya, 10th,.Jonesboro, Tenn. 13th, Rogersville, “ ..Morristown, “ 17th,.:.Newport, “ 10th,..........Knoxville, M ©nd,..... .Middesboro, Ky, |fe>i .— m tiieir Fred’fjibbs, Liitle C. A. Smith, Saratoga, J. R. Dangerfield, Bath, N. 11. H. Rosa, Syracuse, N. Y-, I. Watkins, Schorahie, N. Y., J. H. Anderson, Rochester, N. Y. J. W. i.acy, Binghamton, N. Y., J. C. Temple, Utica, N. Y., W. A, Ely,' Anburn, N. Y H. R. Phenix, Towanda, N. Y., B. W. Swain, Johnston, N. Y., J". T. Matthews, Oneida, N. Y., Mason Jones, Watertown, N. Y., E. J. Butler, Norwich, N. Y., E. B. Briggs, Oneida, N. Y, G. J. Cliff, Amsterdam, N. Y., J. E. Nichols, Montrose, Pa., ID. F. Bradley, Williamsport, Pa., J. W. Lacy, Binghampton, N. Y., H. S. McMullen, Salisbury, N. C., D. I.Manley, Wilmot, Ark., ;Vf iss Lucy Bowles, Pine Hill, N. Y. Mrs. A. E. Harris, Ridgedale, Tenn. G. L. Terry, Cambridge, Mass., A. J. Jackson, Madison, Ky., W. T. Webb, Tallasee, Ala., Bishop Small, E. A. Wallace, Albany, N. Y., C. TT. Simmons, Waxhaw, N. C., D. J. Adams, Mounds, La., J. J. Moore, Coryden, Ky , G. TF. Brown, Belle Porte, N. C., . S. A. Jordan, Carlisle, Pa., Mrs. Jennie Foulks, Carlisle, Pa., “ Annie Edwards, “ Robt. Thompson, “ “ Mrs. Fannie Preston, “ “ W. C. Chapman, “ “ Miss Betsey Shadney, “ *• Mrs. Matilda Young, “ “ P. M. Law's, " “ “ W. H. Thomas, Providence, R. I., MissM. Watson,. Philadelphia, Pa.. Mrs. Sarah Griswald, Boston, N. C. J. W. Cooper, Montgomery, Ala., G. W. McDowell, Hallis, S. C.,, Nelson Davis, Yorkville, 8. C., W. T. Biddle. Rossville, N. Y., , 1. 1J 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 LbO 1.25 .50 , 3.00 , 1.00 1.35 1.00 i.oir^ 1.00 I 1.00 j .50 1 1.00 im 1.00 1.00 1.00, 1.00 1.00 , 'l.or 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.50 . 1.00 , .50 1.00 .38 1.50 1 00 L Looking Backward. June 21st, 1896, marked the clc of another conference year for Ga braith A. M. E. Zion church, Wast ton, D. C. Under the able, wise and intelli^ pastorate of Rev. W. H. Chamber the church has had a progressive year, spiritually and financially Many were added to the membership and, notwithstanding the hard tim^ nearly $3,000 were-i his wise leadership. The choir which is such a power) factor in religious worship, was re ganized and a junior choir from t]j Sunday-school, established under leadership of the talented musicia Mr. Joseph Wilson. We had askj for the return of our pastor, but | and the Bishop had different ideas Rev. Colbert was sent us. Our Christian Endeavor was; Tzed ‘UncTeKthe lamented Rev. G. Dyson’s pastorate. The tide of i success has ebbed and flowed, now we have a prosperous with a large membership. Our tor believed in fostering everyth that has a tendency to encourage! young. God grant that when; east a retrospective glanc,/* year it may be upon a year as 1 not better spent both religiously financially. A Mf.mbeI RAM'S HORN BLASTS. Vinlac Motet Calling lit Wioktt Repefctaace. HAPPY tlan is alw useful one. It la a time to hypocrite. Believing has ev< do with right. It is to hare war th peace. Doing pay better in the end than Whenever you make a mil it teach you something. People who worry forget that ■till at the head of things. It is as unpopular to be the of God to-day as it ever was. If yon would be a good clods to the Lord of tlfe The man who is willing i little religion might as iny. Be careful where -you nan who follows yon 10 iiueh. Showers of blessings iad by bringing the last storehouse. There are some preachers teem to hike anjr inteibst in t >f religion. #ould bare God 1 comes, begin to; ■P. The pleasures of eta •all Whfle we ferget that 1 l id Is death. . If ws kflew what i offered, our enmity ludden death. The devil never thinks l o answer back when alks in church. The span who wahls 1 is hap dons may look that he trill do It Mansions are bi
The Star of Zion (Charlotte, N.C.)
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