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ursday, "November 19, 1896.
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EDITORIAL.
Keep your ejes on vour mouth.
Envy shoots at others and wounds
itself.
The pulpit is a power; so is the
newspaper. The combination of the
two makes a grander power.
When Bishop Hood gets time he
will answer the article of Rev. A.
Cartwright* of Africa, showing that
it is erroneous almost from beginning
to end.
We regret that by reason of its late
arrival, we are compelled to omit from
our issue of this week a most reada
ble communication from the pen of
the Editor of our Wo,mau’s Column.
Subscriptions to the Star are in
creasing weekly. We had to in
crease the number of copies this week,
and will soon have to increase again.
The people know a good thing when
they see it.
The next issue of the Star will
—eentain- the prize Centennial poem
won by Rev. Geo. C. Rowe, Editor of
the Charleston (S. C.) Enquirer, and
pastor of the Plymouth Congrega
tional church.
Some church hypocrites are always
talking about being filled with the
pint. From the way that many of
smell, they are filled with some
and it is certainly a mighty
y load to carry.
nciS H. Hill has been
reach the Thanksgiving
he Union Thanksgiving
the white and colored
relies in Providence, R
in the Trinty M. E.
od selection.
hem
ng
from North Caro
a seat in Mr. Me*
The Republicans
should assemble in con
Raleigh and settle down
and prominent E,epubli
him for the place. How
The Christian Recorder, the official
of Bethel, published in full
week Bishop Walters’ reply to
M. Henderson. Thus you
both denominations are keep
ing up w'ith this discussion. We are
not sure that the Recorder will pub
lish our reply.
The days of intellectual darkness
for women are past and almost for
gotten. The minds of the sweeter
and fairer sex of humanity have
thrown oft their shackles, and tyrant
man must keep his eyes peeled, or he
will lose the intellectual supremacy
that he claims is his by right of crea
The fight between Bethel and Zion
is on. Now is the time for our min
isters to get subscribers for the Star.
Rev. J. M. Henderson, M. D., of
Bethel, will answer Bishop Walters
and the Editor of the Star in the
next issue. He is tha war-horse and
battle-axe of Bethel. The Chicago
Conservator, referring to him, said
last week: “We have heard men
threatened with him—'You’d better
be carelul; John Henderson will be
after you the first thing you know.' "
The Editor will visit the Central
North Carolina and South Carolina
conferences, and by request of ?rof.
S. Q. Atkina, A. M., PresidenAof the
==============
- Norm al School at Winston, N;(C.,
1 will f res,oh the Thanksgiving sermon
in thit city. The 0. N. C. confer
: ence which received him into the
> itiner mcy in 1881, will meet in the
town jf his birth from which he has
been ibsent for eight years. Mana
. ger B ackwell will visit the Alabama
confei ences.
• In making pastoral visits the pas
’■ tor of ;en meets people claiming to be
■ conve rted who do not belong to any
churc i, and who seldom go to church;
. but w 10 grin and say they “leah” to
| wards his church. Most of these peo
pie sa y this when they want the pas
. tor to do them a favor, such as visit
i ing tiem when sick, preaching, the
funeri il of their relative, or baptizing
their equalling baby, etc. They are
like an old razor-back, raw-boned
horse that looks like a meal for tijfe
buzzards. He would only walk fast
when “leaning” towards a haystack.
Will the or somebody,
of the conferences^Hrc, have met, and
will meet, just send us appointments
of mi listers? Unless something Un
usual happens, it is unnecessary to
send is long conference reports about
who i 11 read, prayed and preached.
The Star is entirely too small to
publi ib the minutes of every Sabbath
school convention, district and annual
conference, besides the reports of ev
ery presiding elder’s district and of
nearly every pastor. We seldom get
, space for the discussion of general
topic 5.
M: nisters as well as other people
, may be greatly mistaken as to the
places in which.they can be most use
. ful. They sometimes insist on going
r or st lying here or there, because they
thinl: they can be more useful than
somewhere else. We have quite of
ten seen such views utterly disap
poin eel. Our usefulness depends up
on o ;heil things than our own prefer
. enee*. jlf God gives the increase we
shall reap a harvest; but the ii.cna.e
will depend upon our fidelity in ser
vice for the Master, and not in pleas
ing ourselves. Where God wants us
He will be with us, and there our
usefidness will abound through His
favo'. And herein is our comfort,
that whatever preferences we have to
forego to do so, and have God with
. us is, great gain.
Many of our big conferences are
I mee ing now. They, should be care
ful end rigid and not open the itinr
erant doors and burden their bishops
and conferences with men who would
do t astly more good for humanity be
hind a cqrn or cotton plow than be
bint:, the gospel plow. If these eon;
fere ice candidates cannot come up to
our examination, we should put aside
smiles, favors and friendship and tell
them frankly yet kindly to their heads
( to go back and “tarry in Jericho
lint-.1 their beards are grown." All
’ of our conferences now have more
j hones than stalls in which to put
then; and what is the use of bring
ing in more old behind-time-horses
who when the bishop can’t find stalls
anc cojrn for them will neigh, show
their teeth, jerk their flesh, rear uj
in Yont and kick up behind? It is
g useless to receive them, for the intel
ligent churches will not have them
Th i people are no fools. They know
intelligence when they see it, and
v good preaching when they hear it.
dome of our churches, when they
1 gel a preacher they like, try to bt
1 an; 'thing else but Methodist. They
u have a way of sending delegates tc
u th< annual conferences to notify th<
bishops that, if they do not returr
e their pastors they need not send anj
on s else. This is impudence. Epis
co lacy is supposed to have authoritj
in its head, and the bishops are sup
is po-ed to have wisdom and judgmeni
•. to do what is begt. If the' bishoj
,r makes a mastake in his appointments
e lef the membership not kick np th<
t devil and -declare they will neithei
e su pport him nor go to church whih
y he is there, but write the bishopf ant
he will rectify it. He is elected foi
th it purpose; and he will take pleas
uie in trying to satisfy bdth paato:
aid people. Let pastors and.mem
L_ btrs pray, cease their eaucussjng ant
t fighting, and allow the bishops to g<
d< wn on their knees.and consult Got
,B a? to what is best for all parties con
ctrned. There can be no godly judg
jj ment in these appointments if Jim
,0 T >m and Bill are to psake out thei
^ own appointments and hand them b
ti e bishops. A minister ought b
>r hung his head down, dog-like, ant
ie lc ok sheepishly out of the corners o
,, h i eyes who hangs around and wor
ries his bishop for this or that church
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all the Northern conferences without
any hesitation or lips banging down
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dred years old cannot run one little
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Churches, as well as the great M. E.,
white, have this same law, and they
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pers ; neither do they beg publicly*
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LATER-rBishop J. W. Hood, who
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a dollar at a
theBuBi
poachers. It takes money to rnr
paper like the Stab, and our minis
ters who are al ways preaching to
members to “give liberally, God will
pay yon back,” ought to practice
what they preach and not grow so
ticklish and sore! when their pocket
books are touched.
Rev. J. T. McMillan.
A POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL PASTOR.
BT BYSTANDER.
We introduce to you this week the Rev.
J.T. McMillan, the popular pastor of our
church at Tuskegse, Ala., born May 81,
1868, near the town of Mooresville, Ala.;
his parents were st rictly Methodist. His
father, who departed this life short
ly aftef emancipation,was class-leader for
the colored members in the white Meth
odist church during sir very. It was his
intention to educate his boy, as he be
lieved that he was going to be a preach
er, which prediction came true. His
mother had the same belief »-about her
boy. She identified herself after sur
render with our first organized Zion
church in that section of the country.
As young McMi llan was the pet of the
family, they worked and gave him all
the best advantages of school, hoping to
prepare him for useful life. As soon as
he was large enough he took full con
trol of the management of the farm, and
provided for his sisters and mother, He
has the record of being a good farmer.
Having a general! thirst for knowledge,
he would seek to meet his superiors for
instruction. He has always been a 1 oy
er of the Sabbath-school, which is a tel
ling feature in the history of his life.
Re was converted to Christ in 1880r and
and joined the A. M. E. Zion church.
He was then made teacher and superin
tendent of the Sabbath-school, trustee,
class-leader and preacher’s steward of
the church—all of these offices he served
with satisfaction.
Shortly after 'Ills conversion he felt
Divinely called to preach and tried to
dismiss the idea, as he knew somewhat
BKV. J'. T. MCMII.I.AN.
the hard times of a poor preacher, beiug
impressed,' and feeling the need of be
ing prepared, and having been greatly
benefited under a white teacher, Mr. W.
H. Lockheart, he for two years went un
der the tuition of Prof. McDuffie, for
merly of Ohio, and mastered mathe
matics.
About this time a society at Milton,
Fla., wanted to open a grocery store pro
viding that they could get an upright
and honest young man to attend their
business, and he wa^ recommended as
competent to fill the bill. Here he did
a prosperous business for nearly two
yeafs, or until that great conflagation
which took place on the main street of
the city on the 20th night of May, 1885.
Prof. B. T. 'Washington delivered a
speech in Milton on that day, and he
helped to make up his traveling expen
ses to and from Tuskegee, and met him
at the depot, and marched with the large
concourse of people out to the fair ground
while the band filled the air with music.
He believes the loss of the store by fire
was one of God’s mysterious ways of
moving him out to fulfil that duty He
had called him to- While at Milton he
was secretary of our church and took an.
active part in the church work and re
vivals which endeared him to all.
In 1882 he was delegate to the anuual
conference which was held at the Old
Ship church, Montgomery, Ala. He
was licensed to preach in 1885 by Rev.
H. P. Shuforcl. Shortly thereafter he
was married to Miss Chaney Decs. He
was sent to s. little village (Repton)
where we had no church. He secured
an unoccupied store, arranged seats in it
and at his first service had five hearers;
but this did not discourage him. He con
tinued to labor until he built up a good
congregation, and many converts were
the result of his earnest labors. At
this place we now have a good church.
In connection with his chureh work he
taught public school; and when the pub
lic term expired he taught an indepen
dent school.'
In 188fi he went to Montgomery, Ala.,
to join the traveling connection, and
was examined by Rev. F. A- Clinton
(deceased) and othors. and Rev. Clinton
pronounced him even then as being
very sound in theology. The sedfet was
he had studied sjpteinatic theology.
When the conmittee recommended him
and three others for admission, his for
mer pastors and presiding elder, also his
then presiding; elder spoke of him on the
conference floor if the highest terms.
was received on trial ap4 his presid
ing elder intimatsd to him the possibilh
t j of his being sent to Livingstone Col
lege to be educated. This thought was
uppermost in his mind; but it failed,
for when the appointments were read he
was assigned I
-
1880 while attending the conference at.
Montgomery, Ala., he was ordained
deacon by Bishop Lomax, D. D., and
received idto full connection.
In 1890 he was ordained elder by
Bishop Lomax at Opelika, Ala., and was
seDt to Battles, Ala. Sere he found the
church so poor and dilapidated until the
trustees had planned not to receive a
conference preacher. None of these
things moved him. With his energetic
and untiring efforts he got the people
together and remodeled the church and
paid debts of years’ standing, completing
the parsonage and diffusing new life in
the church. A great many strong young
men and women came to Christ during
his revival meetings; and even some of
the colored Catholic members professed
faith in Christ and joined the A. M. E.
Zion church. Here he also taught pub
lic school—in fact, he has taught school
in three counties.
In 1892 ho was appointed to his pres
ent charge by Bishop Lomax. The
church had becu without a conference
pastor somewhere between six and seven
months. During this period Bro. Oliver
Brooks (deceased) served the church
He took hold of the work trusting in
God; and on finding a very perplexing
debt—a main note against the church—
he did not rest until the debt was liqui
dated. He has held many successful re
vivals at this point, resulting in many
conversions. It has been truly said that
he is at home in a revival meeting. This
makes bis fourth year in this charge,
and he is greatly loved by his people.
On entering this field of labor, he
found that the Tuskegee Bible Training
school was about ready to begin; and as
he regarded this a God-sent opportunity
in answer to his prayer several years
ago, he entered the school at once to bet
ter equip himself for the great work of
the ministry. After pursuing a course
in this school three years, he graduated
May 27th, 1895, when he delivered a most
commendable address on “The Southern
Parish.”
Statistics show that he gets the gener
al fund each*year from nearly every
member in his charge. None of the con
nectional claims of the Connection es
cape his notice. During the rally for
Varick Memorial Building he raised
$10.10, and forwarded the same imme
diately to Bishop Lomax and was only
sorry that he could not do more.
He is not only a logical, fluent and
forcible preacher, electrifying his hear
ers, but is a model pastor. He is a strict
observer of punctuality and is very stu
dious. He has a splendid library, con
sisting of many of the latest editions
from the pens of ripe scholars. He is
now pursuing a Greek course with the
Boston Correspondence School. Owing
to the confidence vested in him by the
Republican party, on the day of General
Garfield’s election, he was appointed su
pervisor of the election at his home—to
see that tlio election was honestly con
ducted.
He is also highly spoken of for the
presiding eldership among tho brethren
of bis conference. He was elected a
delegate to our general conference held
at Pittsburg, Pa., in 1892, but owi ng to the
illness of his devoted wife at that time,
he could not go. He was again elected
a delegate to our general conference held
at Mobile, Ala., May, 1890. There is ohe
particular thing praiseworthy about
him: he has a written recommendation
from all the charges which ho has served.
The white Methodist pastor of Tuske
kee gave his signature to the very strong
petition made to the annual conference
by the officers of the church for his re
turn in the following substantial man
ner: “I add my name to the statement
that Rev. J. T. McMillan is m the best of
favor with the people and would be a
proper man indeed to lead the flock.
His spirit and life and deportment are
first class.”
Elder McMillan is arising South Caro
linian and has a bright future before
him..
Washington, 1>. CM Notes.
BY REV. IAS. H. MCMULLEN.
The struggle between the two great
political parties has at last ended in
the triumph of sound money, Ameri
can institutions, law and order, the
election of William McKinley as
president of the United States, who is
himself the embodiment of American
prosperity and a wall of protection
around the American homes, and the
triumph of Republicanism as enunciat
ed by the National Convention at St.
Louis in June last by the representa
tives there assembled. Never in the
history of this country has the rabble
spirit been stirred to such a high pitch,
and the laborer been so arrayed
against capital (and hence against
himself) as during the campaign just
closed. And to no one is due this
heated condition of affairs more than
to the defeated candidate, William J.
Bryan, who became the leader through
passion and excitement of the rabble
element of % once proud Democraoy,
urged on by Altgeld and Tillman, the
leaders of disorder—one having as
serted that he "would head a mob to
lynch a man/” the other having en
couraged a mob in Chicago which was
destroying both life and property and
became angry when the president
dared protect the mails and uphold
law and order. Mr. Bryan traveled
over the entire country and the one
text from whioh he preached dayand
night was "Down with the man who
has earned wealth! Down with any
avenue or source from whence comes
, But through the wise leadership of
Hon. M. A. Hanna and his efficient
committees in all the states, and the
law-abiding citizens irrespective of
party who believe in a sound curren
cy and good government and with
that matchless statesman, Hon. Wm.
McKinley, whose very name inspired
hope and courage, at the head of the
party ticket, the country has been
saved from repudiation, dishonor and
disgrace and the Free Silver force has
been buried beneath the wave of pub
lic opinion from which there is no res
urrection. In the great landslide
both houses of the National Congress
are Republican, the Senate having
been redeemed from the silver cranks
and put securely under Republican
control. In the wake of such a popu
lar upheaval though not fully com
posed, the present Congressmen are
pouring into the Capital prior to the
convening of the last session of the
54th Congress the first Monday' in
December. With some of them “it is
the last time,’’ while with others they
come with the fresh laurels of the re
cent victory, full of hope and good
cheer. Washington seems to have
put on new life, and the street parades,
the blowing of tin horns, the dis
plays of gold streamers., and the jubi
lant citizens irrespective of party affil
iations are simply wonderful. Three
cheers for McKinley and Hobart,
Mark Hanna and the Republican
cause! The solid South is gone to
pieces and with it goes the far West.
Principle prevails; law and order
reign : down goes Debs, Altgeld and
their principles! Hurrah for Ameri
ca and honest government!
Our churches here are doing fairly
well. There is union, peace and har
mony among the ministers and good
will in the rank and file of Zion mem
bers, a consummation which has been
devoutly wished for, and which is
necessary for the success of our Zion.
* * * * *
Metropolitan in South Washington
under the leadership of Rev, P. J.
McEntosh, D. D., the cyclone preach
er of the District irrespective of de
nomination, is pushing gloriously on,
and her members are well pleased
with their pastor. Like bees in the
hive they are active and energetic
and follow their leader to certain vic
tory.
Union Wesley on 23d. St., North
west, is being led by the graphic
word-painter and fine preacher, Rev.
Dr. Adams, whose name is a watch
word on the lips of all his people.
A grand work is being accomplished
in this truly Zion church. With a
board of officials whose very disposi
tions are to help the preacher ih wise
management, stfcces3 is sure.
Rev. J. B. Colbert, A. M., the schol
arly and refined Christian gentleman
and polished pulpit orator, is leading
the forces at Galbraith Chapel on 6th
Street, Northwest. This refined con
gregation, yet full of religious fervor
apd Christian zeal, is working like
beavers to i ay off the debt of their
church and keep up with their current
expenses. The appointment of Rev.
Colbert to this people is a '.‘survival
of the fittest” and the people so think.
We hardly think it too much to say
that this church has the best all-round
choir in the city. If the other choirs
do not think so, then we take it all
back.
* * * * *
John Wesley on Cohnecticut Ave.,
the most prominently located church
of color in the city, is beginning to
move out a little from shore. This
church, all thinge considered, is about
the weakest of the Zion churches oi
the city. According to the report of
the pastor at the last conference there
were only 92 members and total re
ceipts from all sources for the year
A- about $1,100.
_r_accumulated so
that we have a hard struggle to ex
ist. To give an idea of the condition
of the church we mention but one
item. The taxes have gone on un
paid year after year until the tax bill
alone is $780.27. Such is but a faint
idea of what the present incumbent
has met; but under God and the co
operation of an exceptionally good
board of officers and the few true
hearted members (we mean the en
tire membership of the church, for
they stand up like men to the sup
port of their servant), we expect no
failure and feel that
“When duty whispers ‘Lo, thou must,’
The youtluteplifi^ ‘I can.’ ’’
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/" \
Johnson, of NoHi^
Church, is succeeding admir
of
A Few Pointers From the
Manager.
A] 1 letters and manuscript
lication in the Stab of Zion
addressed to Editor J. W. S
D. Please do not forward
ter to the Manager. He
to do with, nor is he response
line or even a word that
columns of the Stab as rea
ter, except what
and the reg
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Send all subscriptions ana sunscrip
tion money for the Stab, all dona
tions for any purpose, all money for
the sale of papers, all notices for
change of paper, correction in name
and postoffice, all notices of irregular
ity of paper and in a word anything of
a business nature to the Manager.
*****
If the above rules are properly re
garded there will be but little confu
sion in the management of the Publi
cation Department of our Church.
Some of the brethren still insist on
overloading the Editor with the Man
ager's duties and crowding the Mana
ger and even blaming him for the
Edi tor’s duties. The Editor, as well
as Manager, has repeatedly explained
this to the subscribers and yet many
of them continue to violate this rule.
MB*
It is hoped that the ministers in
each of the conferences will pay their,
subscriptions promptly in advance.
We want to begin and continue every
minister's subscription with the sit
ting of his conference; then there will
be no trouble about keeping his ac
count correctly.
*****
The brethren of the Tennessee con
ference under the presidency of Bish
op G. W. Clinton; D. D., and those of
the Blue Ridge under Bishop C. R.
Harris, D. D., did well. One brother
at Knoxville remarked that the pres-,
ent Manager collected more money
out of them than any former Editor
or Manager had done. Thanks, breth
ren, for your renewed interest and
hearty support.
And now let me thank Pastor J.
M. Cornell at Newcomb, Tenn., the
seat of the Tennessee conference,
Mr. and Mrs. William Tate for theft"
kindness toward the Manager while
present; also Pastor F. R. White at *
Knoxville, the seat of the Blue Ridge
conference; and Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Johnson for their hospitality while
there.
Memorial Services.
Sunday evening, Nov. 8th, memorial ser
vices in honor of Jane Rebecca Gray and
Nannie 0. Cowles, wife of Rev. Jesse S.
Cowles, were held in the A. M. E. Zion
church, York, Pa., under the charge of
Brother Aquilla Howard, Superinten
dent of the Sunday-school. The follow
ing programme was the order of exor
cises: Singing, “Jesus is mine,’’ The
congregation. Reading a letter fn>in£jtoii
in Washington. D. C., Miss Ell/a if. Rob
inson ; solo, “Thou art not forgotten,”
George W. Bowles; reading,' “fThere is
no death,”.Miss Jennie Jones <i>f Wash
ington; singing, “Only remefmbered,”
The congregation; eulogy, Jape Rebec
ca Gray,” Aquilla Howard.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESP
The following resolutions /were read
and adopted : |
Whereas, God in His wjisc provi
dence has seen fit to take from our midst,
Fiiday, October 30th, Jane Rebecca
Giay, a mother in Zion; one i rho devot
ed the days of her youth as veil as her
latter days to the upbuilding of God’s
kingdom; one, who, in herladvanced
age was always anxious ab >ut God’s
house and its success; one wi bm we alt
loved and prayed for, and one whom we
consider a mother in Zion, wpose work
will stand till time shall be /no more,
she and her family’s name shill stand in
this church and community as living
monnments to Christian charity, devo
tion to the right and to this church and
its work; and ' _
Whereas, Our Heavenly Father has
called from labor to reward and from
otr midst as well as from the home and!
side of a devoted husband our lamented
siitter and co-worker, Nannie O. Cowles,
she being beloved by all who knew her;
esteemed by the churdrmid. its ministry
for her 20 years of worl
file of church duties;
Sunday-school as a
for 28 years, ever ■
b< led; honored for !
friend, and respected 1
for her Christian i
Resolved, That we
ily, friends and ch«
pi .thy in the toss of !
that we point those'
to the way that she ]
Resolved, That we
lence to Rev. Jesse
ter, in this sad
believing that (