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TEE STAR OrZIOK REV. J. W. SMITH, D. D.t Edit o *— REV. Q. L. BLACKWELL, A. M., D. D., Business Manager. Published every Thursday at Charlotte, If . C. 206 8. College Xt. Entered at the Post Office at Charlotte as sec ond-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES: $1.00 per annum; Hr months, 60 cents; no three month’s subscrip #OM. CP” When you see this paragraph marked, take notice that your subscription has expired, and with out renewal at once we shall be compelled to discon tinue your vaver. get TO CORRESPONDENTS: To insure publica tion write with ink and extra carefulness on one side of the sheet only: do not abbreviate; avoid personalities; deal with live questions and give us items of chw dh and race news; condense, so as to occupy a column or a half column: do not, if possible, exceed 650 words.' When writing about re vivals, anniversaries, dedications, donations, mar riages, receptions, death of c\urch members, Easter or Children's Day, and the like, write on postal cards. If you write long-winded articles, the Edi tor wiH, ‘■’■boil them down.’’ Send all articles to the Editor and all business mailer to the Manager STAFF CORRESPONDENTS. Mrs. Bishop O. C. Pettey, Editor ot Woman's Column. Bov. G.W. Offley, D. D., Bev. E. G. Biddle, B. D., Her. J. H. Anderson,1 Bey. J. E. Mason. D. D., Bov. W. H. Marshall, Bev. W. A. Blackwell, Bev.G.S. Adams,DD, Rev. E. D. W. Jonfes, A. B., Bev. F. H. Hill, Prof. B. A. Johnson, A. M., Bev. 3. H. McMullen, Bev. T. A. Woathlngton, Prof.E.L. Thornton,A.M.,Bev.J.H. Manley, D.D., Prof.D.W.Parker.A.B., Bev. J.A.D.Blolce, A.M., Prof. W.F.Fonvellle.A.B,Bov. n.W. Winfield,D.D. H.O. Wooden,Esq., Prof.W.M.Provlnder,A.B. Bev. H. W. Mnith, Et-.v. D. O. CovlDgton. Thursday, January 28,1897. EDITORIAL. Brethren, preach the old gospel with new power. Pray for a Iresh baptism of the Holy Ghost. f Because of a rush of important ar ticles we have again surrendered con T aiderable editorial space. . Every member that pays 50 cents general tax should exact from the pastor a receipt then and there. Make him write it before you pay him. , ^ From trustworthy information, J. C. Dancy stands a fine chance of capturing either the position of Re corder of Deeds or of Minister to Hayti. Sam Jones says Boston has 200, 000 sinners. Perhaps this is why Sam Jones, Moody and Murphy— three evangelists—are there now try ing to get them converted. ThosE pastors who would like to know a plan for raising money on church debts can write to The Cur tis publishing Company,* Philadel phia, Pa. State that you saw the an nouncement in this paper. Bishop G. W. Clinton presents in this issue a very important article on the Methodist Centennial Commission iwhich we ask our bishops and minis ters to read carefully. Z’on must come t6 the front at every opportunity. The pastors ought to have a rally on general fund every fifth Sun day. If they would do this they would have all their general fund and every other conference claim long be fore the meeting of their conference. Try it. President Cleveland and wife will invite the incoming President and wife to dine with them at the White House on the day preceding the inauguration. Ex-President Har rison extended a similar invitation to Mr. Cleveland four years ago. We acknowledge from Miss Dora M. Bell, the talented daughter of Rev. J. W. Bell, of the A.- M. E. Church, the receipt of an excellently arranged catalogue of Dickinson Col lege, of the M. E. Church, located in Carlisle, Pa. It has just celebrated its 114th anniversary, and Miss Bell is the first and only colored girl to attend said college. The New York Sun, Washington Post and Pittsburg Press, three great white journals, devote a column of their Sunday issues to Afro-Ameri can news. T. Thomas Fortune, a lay man of Zion, is the able correspond ent of the Sunday column of the Sun. This is a Bplendid opportunity to lay the cause and progress of the Negro before the world. A big revival has just swept over Livingstone College and all the stu dents, except one, are converted. This speaks well for the moral and relig ions atmosphere prevading the col lege. Doubtless some of the young men will feel divinely called to preach. Since Jones’ Theological Chair is defunct, they will have to go toi other schools to learn theology. When will Zion wake up on this matter ? 4The election of Senator Pritchard by the Nprth Carolina Legislature to succeed himself in the United States Senate is still an occasion of great re joicing among the Republicans in this State and Nation. It w*s brought ! — .1. .. .. .... ' ' ■ ■»!> ! about by the Republicans and the middle-of- he-road Populists. Hie election r inders absolutely certain the passag s of a new tarriff bill. .The brilliant Senator is quite a friend to our people 1 Since the death of Mrs. Harriet Beecher £ to we, the author of Uncle Tom’s Ca )in, a movement has been on foot t< erect a monument or stat ue to her memory. The children of Mrs. Stove feel that if the movement is to be a private affair, that it is their duty to do this; but.if public, they prefer that it should take the form of a, Harriet Beecher Stowe scholarship at Hampton, Fiske or Tuskegee Schools. Hqw irany of our bishops and pre siding elc ers in their travels urge up on our pastors organizing Varick Christian Endeavor Societies? Just a few words from them to the pastors would work wonders. Bishops and presiding elders, do wake up and take a deeper interest in this Society. While Z on is so indifferent in this matter, t le other denominations are hustling md capturing our talented young people, the cream of our Church. Let us from now on be ag gressive )n lines for “Christ and the Church.’ AmoN't the large number of United States Senators elected this mouth were several brilliant young men, the most pr eminent being Penrose, of Pennsyl vania; Pritchard, of North Carolina ; Fairbanks, of Indiana; Ma son, of Illinois, and Kenney of Dela ware. Fools walking around in Cl urch md Nation sneering at young men because they haven’t had as much eeperience as the old men will not carry their points now. If a man, old or young, has brains, character and mei it, nothing can keep him from coming to the front. A committee of ladies of the three ehurches—Clinton Chapel, Grace and Little lock—of Charlotte, N. C., and also some of the best talent in and out of the city, will give a grand concert and leaf promenade in Var ick Hill Friday evening for the purpose of purchasing a sewing ma chine fc r the ladies department in Liv ingston? College. It is a worthy ob ject, at d we are greatly pleased to see our great Church giving more at tention to our chief college. Miss Mary Garland has charge of the girls’ sewing room in the college. ZiOE will regret to hear that Edi tor J. 0. Dancy lost his little baby, Emma last Friday night. Rev. R. C. Col ins, associated by Bishop G. Yr. Clinton, preached the funeral last Sabbath at one o’clock. She was nine nr onths old. She was for months quite frail, then developed wonder fully, and took pneumonia and passed rapidly to the purer and grander ex istence where her little spirit wings its anjelic flight with the saints in light. Though young,^she was lov able, beautiful and almost idolized by all. Mr. and Mrs. Dancy have the symps thy of the entire Church. Wf iters need not curse and swear if they find their articles condensed or cut down considerably. We are compelled to do this to give every one some say in the Star. Because of long articles last year, we could not cutch up, and at the New Year had ;o reluctantly destroy between 50 a id 75 articles out of date. If those writers will write again, and write short, informing us that they haven’t had a hearing since we have been in the editorial chair, we will give them an immediate hearing. Sinc< some of our writers will not writ< short articles, we are doing it for t lem. Nobody cares to read a long article, unless it is unusually interesting. Write short, and then you :an write again. E tery Zion pastor ought to organ ize at once a Yarick Christian En dear or Society in his church to meet every Sunday evening about 7 o’clock and hold religious services—singing, prar ing, reading the Bible, explain ing in(l giving religions experiences on he C. E. topic which appears wee rly in President Colbert’s Column in t. le Star—so as to hold the young peo lie and build up his church. No min ister qbould be allowed to preach in c ur pulpit another conference year whe is not interested in the welfare of t le young people. Those pastors and churches which have no V. C. E Soc eties are behind the time. If you do lot know how to organize, write imi lediately for information to Bev. J. L. Colbert, A. M., 1114 6th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 1 Vb feel proud of the ha1 e one of the^ abl eat, staff i ored weeklies Woman’s Column, which charms both sexes,is unexcelled. Mrs. Bishop Pettey is one of the ablest writers of any race, and has been asked to contribute to other prominent journals. Fonvielle, who is a dandy with a pen, writes occa sionally for the New York Age and Colored American. One of the best writers on the staff is Rev. W. H. Marshall,.of Harrisburg, Pa., whom we licensed to preach and who is our pastor in Middleton, Pa., and princi pal of one of the public schools in his city. Like Adams, Fonvielle, Bid dle, Johnson and others, he has edi torial ability and will make a popu lar reputation before this year rolls out. Colonel Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, the ablest Southern Dem ocratic editor, who fought with the “Boys in Gray” in the civil war, in a lecture’last week in Girard College in Philadelphia on the life of Abra ham Lincoln said tLe Emancipator had been treated unfairly by the press of his time. “It is easy to call names,” said Mr. Watterson, “and Lincoln was abused because he dared to think what few others had dared to think, and because he expressed his convictions openly. He was ahead of his time; men do not read ily forgive what they cannot appre ciate.” After explaining the mar tyred President’s difficulties with Se ward, Chase and Stanton, he closed by saying that Lincoln’s deeds were prompted by an inspiration from a higher Power. This is a glorious tribute paid to Mr. Lincoln by Mr. Watterson who, though opposed to him and to all that he represented in 1861, is now a warm admirer of the traits in, his character. Dangerous Precedent. Among other things to be consid ered by the council of bishops of the A. M. E. Church now in session in New Orleans, La., is the importance and propriety of electing and ordaiu iDg a bishop for the work of Africa. They think that the situation and de mands of Africa, and. some sort of precedence found in similar emer gency action of kindred bodies of a higher episcopal east, will justify their proposed action. The^Christian Re corder terms it« “super-radical or un Methodistic,” and says such an ex treme acjtion, independent of the wishes or instruction of the General Conference, would be bad precedence, and bring down upon the bishops im peachment at the bar of an orthodox public judgment. There is no dan ger of the; bishops of the A. M. E. Zion Church attempting such a thing in the absence of General Conference. ! New -Discipline Ready! Bishop Walters informs ns that the r.ew Discipline containing the new and revised laws of the last Gen eral Conference is ready. We will review it in our next. It is bound in two different styles—beautiful— 60 cents, and 50 cents to ministers; plain style, 50 cents, and 45 cents to ministers. Let bishops, ministers, officials of the church send immedi ately for them. Send cash ; cannot credit, as printers want their money and Bishop Walters must raise $300 on them in 30 days. Just as soon as you finish reading the Star step down to the, post-office and send your money by post-office money order to Bishop A. Walters, D. D., A. M. E. Zion Book Concern, 353 Bleecker St., New York City, N. Y. Hurry up, for the ministers and people are so anxious to see the new and revised law until there will be a big rush for them. If you haven’t the money, you need not send. Bishop Hood’s Sliver Anniversary. Bishop J. W. Hood, our Senior Bishop, has been a bishop for twenty five years. We all know his great worth to our beloved Zion. The last General Conference decided that a sufficient number of elders from the nine episeopal districts be formed in to a committee to enter into ways and means to celebrate his Silver Anniversary next June in Fayette ville, N. C. In addition to a liter ary and musical program lasting two or three days, the committee thinks, and thinks rightly, that Zion for which BishopHood has given untiring ly the best part of his life should show its appreciation of him in a substantial way; therefore they have issued a unique little book accompanied with at circular in which each bishop, minister, member and friend is asked to put a piece of silver money, name ly, 25, 50 cents, ^1.00 &r »•«. The bishops ctaghfc to give $5.00 apiece, the mipieprs, able members and friends, ode dollar each, and can cents. Bishop Hood is poor in this j world’s goods. He night have been | a rich manf for in his palmy days he ' made money rapidly, bat loving his 1 Church and race, he spent it freely for their comfort aid upbuilding. Age and physical weakness are be ginning to'tell on hm now, and we ought to cheer him in his declining days and show our veneration for him by contributing liberally to this anniversary. To mi.ke it a success, let «s put our amounts in the book, put the book in an addressed envel ope, and send it by registered letter to Bishop Hood so that we may be sure he will get it. Send all money to Bishop J. W. Hood, D. D., LL. D., Fayetteville. N. C. We will publish the circular in the next issue. s “No Apology to Make”—“Sabbath Breaking Bishops.” BY BISHOP 3. B. SMALL, D. D. Mr. Editor : I do not think Rev. E. Geo. Biddle was very consistent in his pointed and personal criticism of of me and others for having per formed the duty asf igned to us by the strength of our church connec tion, the injustice ol: which was quot ed and commented upon by the Stab Of Zion; and the assignment of the duty having occurred during the cel ebration of our Centennial in the city of New York, i.nd in the pres ence of Rev. Biddle. He said noth ing to the contrary at the time of the assignment—at leait he said nothing to the contrary of which I knew. But I think it more than unwise when he saw and maintained perfect silence, and after the subsidence of the warmth of the oc< urrence, used his Trumpet to express his rash and heady criticism. I learned a lesson from the wisdom of Solomon, expressed in his proverb ial sayings: therefore I answered him not. Now he goes to the Stab and repeats his atts ck—this time call ing me by name. t1 have seen men using less than an ounce of judg ment to express a pound of unreason ableness—I never thought it reason able. It is an easy thing to look for and find a faulty person seeking to find fault. The gipod is easily known by his charity—’if he sees fault in others, if not with “skin” to cover the shame he is willing to deprive himself of a portion of the lining of his overcoat to make batting for ihe wound—but when he seeks to open it to the air, wound or no wound, he shows only his Rev. Biddle abundance of gra< hold up his innoci “goody-goodnesa”: you need not search to find him a very faulty person. a pretender of e—has sufficient to nt brethren to con tempt, and make them guilty of an offense whether they are guilty or not. You will remember my expe rience at the Holiness Meeting dur ing our Centennial. I said I believe in Christian perfection in all of its elevating tendeurjies, but I say less than I would in’ that direction, be cause persons whose professions were greatest, show more weakness than ordinary. Here p a case. If Rev. Biddle felt that l)e had more wisdom than the authorities of his church, the time to makfj it known was when the duty was assjgned to his breth ren to convey the approval and kind wishes of his chijrch to the standard bearer of the grpt Republican party; not wait until th^ duty was performed and then go around whining like an unbearably naughty boy who thinks he knows his body’s else. H< and to have hip ought to have proper time. Ipusiness and every claims to be manly own opinion; he ixpressed it at the Then, Kev. Jpiadle saw me alter my return and said nothing to me. Does it not app jar that he was wait ing a chance t<l air his thoughts, to show his “purif y,” or to condemn others without a reasonable cause ? In the unjust at »ck, Rev. Biddle de clared that the lelegates knew before that they woulc be on their journey on the Sabbatll day, and that “one of these ‘Sabba stood up on tl morning and read to us an £ssay on fection of grace h-breaking bishops’ " e following Monday it might appea good cause whi bhth. However smart this might ap] ear to Rev. Biddle; however it mi{ ht appear to the per and character; how for the interest of the :h he loves so ardent ly—-but not sb wisely—howeve might tickle bps vanity to so himself; I hav b my doubt of its rais he eyes. of God, an Any man who can af ford to make e uch an untrue state ment, that the se “Sabbath-breaking they would be com ing himself in gels, or men, Bishops" knea pelled to' forming New Yo spect of fifty knew that ws would be on our journey, on the Ikbbath. On* thing of which i I am perfectly sure, a thought never crossed my breast until we were on our return to New York. But Rev. Biddle made it as strong as possible. He charges the delegation- with traveling “to and fro on Sunday in the interest of partisan politics and the ‘spoils of office.’1’ In the first place'on account, of missing connec tion at Pittsburg the Sabbath over took us on our way 1o Philadelphia. Does Brother Biddle enow the mean ing of “to and fro” on Sunday? Truth is one of the graces of perfec tion. It takes a wise man.to be a consistent critic—unfortunately all critics are not wise. If Rev. Biddle is mad because McKinley is elected, the thing at which he is mad, the whole country is gh.d—Republicans and Democrats. Dc not be wise in your own conceit, Brother; Qther people know a thing or two besides yourself—keep your feet from your mouth or the latter will swell. It ia true this is a free country, but free dom Joes not consist in one brother holding up another b rother to ridicule without occasion. 3o learn-the al phabet of charity, and returning, you will make an apology. York, Pa. Majors and Minors. THOSE RESOLUTION!.—SOUTH CARO LINA AND MASSACHUSETTS MEET AGAIN. BY W. F. FO SVIELLE. Mr. Rehoboam Jonah Crockett, the son of hia father, a native of South Carolina, principal of an institute at Rock Hill, a layman in the 'Lion Methodist Church, and the brightest star in the Crockett constellation,'had some resolutions ii the Star some time ago, prefaced by a preamble and punctuated with the proper amount of Whereases. Among some other things he says: Wherfab, One Rev. E. Geo. Biddle, an apparent disciple of maladministration and mob-violence; an adherent of “Pitch forkism and Bryanism” which rose once above our country like Chimborazo above the clouds, and rolled beneath her institutions like the Turkish streams of Ganges, destroying the autonomy of good government; % caterer to ignor ance and sloth ; a courtier of Jeff Davis’ Democracy which makes the Negro an heir of ignorance and an associate of im mortality, issued a tirade against the ecclesiastic excursion selected to con gratulate ohr choice for president on be half of our Church; Resolved, That wo, the ministers and delegates in annual session denounce the action of Rev. II. Geo. Biddle as un manly and unchristian and insist that he be asked to recant or account for his harsh, untimely, repugnant attacks upon his brethren.” South Carolina never does things by halves; and the above has the proper amount of ginger, red-pepper, salt and'other condiments in it to stamp it as genuine. ***** South Carolina and Massachusetts are both famous and have played conspicuous parts in American his tory. ' South Carolina has been the mother of many great men who hav$ sent forth burnirg philippics. It is the home of the illustrious Tillman, and this in itself is sufficient to give Kheoboam Jonah great courage in the delicate work of drafting caustic res olutions. ***** It is not the first time South Caro lina and Massachusetts have met: Let’s turn back 1he pages of history for a short while. Hayne and Web ster met upon tie floor of the U. S. Senate in their famous debate upon the Protective System in 1830. Pres ton Brooks in 1856 savagely as saulted Chas. Sumner in one of the cloak rooms of the Senate. South Carolina was alsc the home of Sidney Lanier, the 6weet poetic singer of the South, the home of Marion the Revolutionary "Swamp Fox"—no man will forget ‘iMarion’s Brigade" at ‘Fort Watson and Eutaw Springs ; the gallant Robt. Small; the elo quent Robt. Bnwn Elliott can be catalogued with the greafr men this famous Southern State has claimed as its own ; and now it has produced a Crockett who shows clearly unmis takably in every line of his writings, that the fervid, burning, glaring cor uscations of Sou ;h Carolina eloquence .is not dead, bub servives in his own manly bosom. * * * * 1 * • By the time this appears in print the Rev. Ezekiel Qehu Biddle will have said som< thing about all this which Rehoboam Jonah has been say ing of him. Ezekiel Oehu will no doubt think it bad enough to use all of those rhetor cal figures in referr ing to him; an I after all these years laboring patiently in the vineyard of the Master to be called “One” by > -'Vir.”1 '-!■ 1 1 1 "»» ..Mj.; ■ » j Tf .» ^ The whole thing is delicate and in tricate, to iky the feaet. Rehoboam Jonah is not a minister, but his fath er is; Ezekiel Gehu is^a minister in good standing, and not only preaches with power and effectiveness, but edits a paper, Zion Trumpet. H8 is not a McKinley man and the indica tions are that he never will be. In addition to this, he has a perfect hor row of trusts, pools, combines, monop olies and the single gold standard. He believes in the Free Coinage of Silver, Wm. J. Bryan and the keep ing of the Sabbath day holy. * * * * * On the other hand Rehoboam Jo nah believes in all of the things which Ezekiel Gehu does with the ex ception of Free Coinage of Silver and its most eloquent champion, and tells Ezekiel Gehu so in figurative resolut ing rhetoric ; and the South Carolina Conference backed Rehoboam Jonah up in the resoluting business. ***** JTow the Rev. Ezekiel Gehu is at present a New York Presiding Elder, and is greatly beloved by all who know him, because of the beautiful life he lives. He believes in holiness unto the Lord, and that is the bur den of his song. Rehoboam Jonah has many amiable qualities and is all right until he feels that some one has cast a reflection upon a bishop or a minister of the Church', and straight way he draw3 up resolutions and pre-' sents them. Both of the combatants are destined to be great men in Zion Church, if they are not already great. ***** Let not the Rev. Ezekiel Gehu Biddle forget that Massachusetts pro duced such men as Sumndr, Lloyd Garrison, Webster and Wendell Phil lips, and what Massachusetts has done she can do again. All Hail! And which ever wins I move now, that we vote him the rights of bel ligerents. Newbern, IT. C. Asleep in .Tesns. EY HATTIE A. BIBB. Our friend and associate', Sunday school worker. Miss Paulina Louis, died January 2, 1897, between, four and five o’clock a. m. By reason of her condition we expected this; but regret so much to think of it. Her funeral occurred at her home on the third at 11 a. m., attended by Rev. L. D. Workman, who knows how to select a text and suit the occa sion. Text, Matt. xxii:42. She was a consistent Christian and an earnest Sunday-school worker. Her love for her church was marvellous. ■She wa< interested in its every department. She was loved by all who knew her. Her friendship was as firm as the rocks of the Alps. In the language of Longfellow: “There is no flock however watch and tended, But one dead lamb is there; There is eo fire-side howe’er defended, But has one vacant chair.” She was ready. Angels came down and took charge of her and bore her across the Jordan to the home in the skies. Sleep, Paulina, sleep. Morganville, Ala. His Last Hays. REV. S. A. CHAMBERS. War is over, peace declared and victory achieved on Zion’s sdde. To Dr. J. W. Smith and Bishop A. Wal ters belong the praise. Bethel will be a little more careful in attacking Zion hereafter. Just before Dr. J. M. Henderson drew his last breath** be tried to hurl an insult into Zion’s face and a reflec tion on our great men, both living and dead, by saying “The election of Bishop G. W. Clinton is the highest and most progressive step Zion has ever taken.” Thanks, Dr. Hender son for your compliment ou our George; but as these are your dy ing words I am sure the other Bish ops of Zion will pardon you for the reflection. I dare*say that none of them will reply to you, and no one will make a defense for them, for the success of their efforts in estab lishing Zion in 38 States, Canada, Africa and the Isles of the Sea, will testify to the wisdom of each of the general conferences wherein they were elected. Peace to yoUr ashes. Sleep on now, and take your rest; for you shall not rise soon again to disturb Zion in her glory. Farewell! Union 8. a BISHOP 6. W. CLINTON’S APPOINTMENTS. TENNESSEE CONFERENCE JANUARY ' J 2?, Athens, Tenn. 28, Cleveland, Tenn. 81, Kingston, “ ' » FEBRUARY 4, 7tM p. m., Fort CliinlU^I, Tenn. 7, . Chattanooga, Tenn., 7 Men of Distinction. Rev. F. M. Jacobs, A. B., B. D., the talented and scholarly pastor of the A. M. E. Zion church in Knox ville, Term., will be presented by his many friends to'the incoming Presi dent, Mr. McKinley, as a suitable person to represent this country as Minister Resident and Consul General to the Republic of Liberia, West Coast Africa. Rev. Jacobs is a gradu ate of Howard University and a gen tleman of broad experience. He has done yeoman work for Republican ism, and especially is this true of him in the late campaign. Amid the lu minous constellation of Afro-Ameri can intellectuality, it appears to me that there is no man better fitted for the position than our own inimitable Jacobs. Let the voice of the people be heard claiming for the right in sup port 01 our leaders until it becomes the will of the nation. Rev. .Jacobs richly deserves recognition by the Government. Rev.- P. A. L. Hubert, D. D., the financial agent of Livingstone College, is the embodiment of culture, dignity, native ability and sterling qualities. Vivacious and quick-witted, he sways his hearers at will. He is a gentle man of classical attainments, with a well developed and powerful intellect. Livingstone College has cause to be proud of him as her financial agent. The church finds in him an able ex ponent, and the race a bold defender. Dr. Hubert could wear with honor the robe of diplomacy in some foreign port. He possesses the learning, the experience and the manhood essential. He is genial, liberal and Spacious in thought, docile as a child, yet as brave as a Spartan. * * * * * Another star is rising in the South west that is already famous for its bril liant lustre. There are but few stars of the recently discovered clusters that shine with such great magnitude as the one which illumines Jones Unive .-sity. I refer to the President, Prof. David Williams Parker, A. B. God gliding him, this young man is destinsd to a seat among our chief counselors. * * * * * — We have noted men by scores whose names are household words the States over. Their fame would be chanted in song were “The Blind Bard' living. We have them in every profession. Many of our young men are coming to the front as lawyers, and we need to encourage no class of young men more than those in the legal pro fession. The Honorable C. H. J. Taylcr. LL. D., Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, is one of the most illustrious men of the preseat century. His career as an educfl.tor, a lawyer, a statesman and. diplomat evidences his ability and worth as a man. I care not for his politics but honor him for his in trinsic value to his race and man kind. I have seen many names men tioned for Cabinet positions, but, in all candor, none of them in my opin ion would grace Mr. McKinley’s Cabinet with more honor than the * honorable C. H. J. Taylor. * * * * * ^ , This confederated government of ours has indirectly recognized the new Caban Republic by allowing new postage stanips from there to pass " through our mails. The Cuban in-? surgents have fought long and fought well to bring the island peace, pros- , peril,y and happiness, coupled with liberty of conscience, freedom from exorbitant taxation and burdensome state laws. The Cubans are brave, patriotic, and breathe the true spirit of chivalry. Nothing but victory is theirs. May we not hope that this.^ cruel war will soon end, and that our Congress will ere long cable con gratulations to the new Republic of Cuba. ***** It is a lamentable fact ,that our banking institutions and trust com panies are closing doors all over the Uh ited States. It is earnestly hoped that the incoming administration Vill change the present existing state of affairs by supplementing this pres ent stringency with better times oc casioned by good, sound money. BISHOP HARRIS’ APPOINTMENTS. FLORIDA CONFERENCE. JANUARY .Key West, “ 8*2®,.Ft, Meade circuit, “ 30-1,....-.Seffner, “ / FEBRUARY
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