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KEY. J. W. SMITfi, D. D., Editor. KEY. G. L. BLACKWELL, A. M., D. D., Business Manager. Published every Thursday at Charlotte, N . C 206 S. College tit. Entered (it the Post Office at Charlotte as sec ond-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $1.00 per annum; ir months, 60 cents; no three month’s subscrip tion. VST 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 •oaver. SEi ■ TO CORRESPONDENTS: To insure publica tion write with ink and extra carefulness bn one side of the sheet only; do not abbreviate; avoid personalities; deal with live questions and give us items of church and race news; condense, so as to occupy ci 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 church members, Easter or Children’s Day, and the like, write on postal cards. If you write long-wihded articles, the Edi tor wiU “i)oil them down.’’ Send all articles to the Editor and all business matter to the Manager. STAFF CORRESPONDENTS. Mrs. Bishop 0. C. Pettey, Editor of Woman’s Column. Rev. G.W. Offley, D*D;, Rev. E. G. Biddle, B. D.i ■ ltev. J. H. Anderson, Bov. J. E. Mason, D. D.> Bev. W. B:. Marshall, Bev. W. A. Blackwell* Bev.G.8. Adams,DD, Bev. E. D. W. Jones, A. B.t Bev. F. H. Hill, Prof. B. A. Johnson, A. M.i Bev. J. H. McMullen, Rev. T. A. Weathlngtom Prof.E.L. Thornton,A.M.,Bev.J.H.Manley, D.D.> Prof.D.W.Parker, A.B., Rev. J.A.D.Blolce, A.M., Prof. W.F. Fonvellle, A.B,Bev. 0. W. Winfield,D.D. H.O.Weed Bn,Esq., Prof.W.M.Provinder,A.B. Rev. H. W. Smith, Bev. D. C. Codington. Thursday, March 4,1897. EDITORIAL. "Welcome, Mr. McKinley. Mr. Cleveland. ■Exit, Grover, Grover, Grover; Yes, no more of Grover, In he came, out he goes, Now we’ll be in clover. The dashy Rev. G. W. Kincaid is doing a big work for Zion in Pitts burg. In bis revival now in progress be has 150 converts. Bisiror Hood who writes a sensible article on the financial plan showing how it can be made a success will have a strong article next week show ing that the Hon. Frederick Douglass who vras born in Zion also died in Zion. Lawyer J. S.LEARY'who is an ap plicant tor the post-mastership of Charlotte, N. C., is'not only one of our ablest lawyers, but is a staunch and influentual Republican, and a leader of his race. He is worthy of the po sition. Correspondents, be patient. We r—will give you a hearing, In view of the fact that the bishops meet the last Wednesday in this month, the articles on the financial plan and the Theological Department of Living stone College have the right of way. Mrs. G. L. Blackwell has a nice letter in the Star which should touch the hearts and pocket-bpoks of every lover of the college. We hope every graduate who has gone out, or will go out, from this college will or ganize Leagues at their homes and raise money to help it. We must support Livingstone College. J Rev. F. M. Jacobs, the scholar, logician, political orator and able theologian is greatly encouraged over the bright prospects of se curing the Liberian Mission. Strong 'white and colored friends in his State.As well as several Tennessee congressmen are putting in good work .{/or him. Rev. Jacobs is one of the leaders of his race and party in Tennessee. Rev. R. Alonzo Scott, of Fayette ville, N. C., who recently had over 520 conversions in less than two weeks is in great demand as a singer and revivalist. Ministers all over Zion are after him. He is a fine singer and preacher, full of enthusi asm, and specially fitted for evangel istic work. He composes and writes poetry, sets it to his own music, and plays and sings it. He is one of our most brilliant men. He sells the Star of Zion weekly to his people. The bisl^eps and faculty will prob ably elect a Dean of Theology for our College. Several of our minis ters who have seconded our motion to give $5 annually until next Gen eral Conference for the support ot this department will speak next week. The next issue will almost be a “Livingstone College issue.” Our words and those of Mrs. Bishop Pet tey, Dr. Adams and Rev. D. C. Cov ington have aroused Zion. All who will give $5, or more or less, a year, send us your names for publication befare the bishops meet. "Tim Timp kins” now sees the vedue of agitation. Dr. Blackwell thinks that the only way to get out of this financial dilemma is to call an extra session of the General Conference in May, 1898. Bishop Hood this week says such talk is "mid-winter nonsense; ” and wants to know 'wib is going to cal} This statement r^ses a qr We 1 «mld like" to ask Bishop Hood if th i Board of Bishops hasm’t the powe ■ to call an extra session of the Gene 'al Conference if the conditions of tie Church warranted it? Sup pose that t majority or two-thirds of -he annual conferences by vote demanded it, wouldn’t the bishc ps be compelled to call it ? If the bishops have not the power, the General Conference should grant it. Ti E three city pastors of Charlotte, N. C , are making big preparations to entei tain the bishops, general officers and : nembers of the several Connec tions 1 boards called. The stir over the financial plan, the -provisions to be m ade for the several departments, the election of a Dean to fill Jones’ Thee logical Chair at Livingstone Col lege, the adjusting of the Missionary and 3hurch Extension machinery so that our missionary secretary, Rev. A. J. Warner, can statt out, the get ting of Bishop Small, ready to go to Afri ia^ and the determination any how of some of the general officers to mov i for an extra session of the Gen eral Conference, will bring a large crovd of ministers from far and near to tl te city. It will look like a little Gen jral Conference. l ira, Speak To That Young Man. ij l this week’s Star is a hypocriti cal, scurrilous and insinuating article from Rev. E. D. W. Jones, son of the lannnted Bishop Jones, in reply to our editorials on the new financial plan. He is dogmatic and slurring, full of swagger and braggadocio, as sure ing the air of a bully ; and he so rips and rears and lustily yells and ravss like a madman at us and at, wh; ,t he calls, “cross-road exhorters” unt il it looks as if he is deluded with the idea that he is a modern Samson with the jawbone of an ass. In acer bity and virulence of language he tri< s to imitate his illustrious father; bu ; he tails ingloriously. He does not mince his words with us. We shall not mince our words wiih him. When he cools his hot bn .in so as to understand how to ar gu ; decently a question, we will ar gu j likewise with him; but when he de rotes himself to erratic, intolerant an 1 arrogant language with us, we wi .1 return it. Old and young minis teis may, as some do, jump out of his ws y when he comes like a whirlwind, and say the impudence of this young rns.n is colossal; but we Bhall stand our ground, as we are not the kind to be intimidated; and when he looks de wn the barrel of our gun he will always find it loaded. He charges us with “brazen au dacity” to attack high churchmen and asserts that we are trying to “dam age” the bishops. No one in Zion acquainted with us, not even the bishops, will believe this demagogic assertion. Personally and officially t honor the bishops as highly as Mr. Jones or any one else living; and, according to our ability, will do ai much for them as this “young A merica” or any one else ; but this d jesn’t argue that we are to endorse all they say or dp. It has been so for years that every time some Zion follow pokes his head above the crowd and differs with the bishops some Mr. Put-On-Smarty who has an axe to grind holds up this scare-crow of a statement and flaunts it threat eningly in his face until he squats down agaiD. The intelligent white people can differ and discuss reli gious questions with considerable vrarmth and remain friends. It looks as i£ the majority of intelligent black people can’t. While we are at the head of this paper we are going, t,s the case may be, to praise, defend or criticize respectfully from the highest to the lowest churchman, when we think it is for the interest of Zion ; and the columns are open or them to do the same with us. Isn't this fair? Eddie Jones shoots it us this week. We shoot back. If b.e holds personal feelings against us ifter we both have had our say, then he is not fit to enter a controversy with intelligent men. This young Jones has very great love for our bishops just now. What has caused him since the last General Conference to turn these flip-flaps, hand springs? A suspicion is lurk ing in the minds of the General Con ference delegates that he has “heard something drop" from some of the men whose cause he, without being asked, now champions. Although he was not a legal delegate1 to said con ference, for he hadn’t traveled in the itineranqy four years, yet when the dear bishops honored him with a membership on the Districting Com mittee we have been told by some of the members of that Commit tee that he ran over old and young on the Qommittee, made good places for his friends and succeeded in h&ving Bishop Lomax who was and building up Zion born, and who stands next to Bishop Hood in point of service to the Church, assigned to the poorest dis trict—a missionary field.- It so dis gusted Bishop Lomax until he got up and made a sensational speech, raked the Committee fore and aft, refused to accept it, and the Committee had to return and re-arrange the districts. Yes, Mr. Jones loves our bishops. When the bishops asked that provi sions be made for their back salary does Eddie remember that he offered a resolution immediately asking that provisions be made for the back sal ary of ministers, and Bishop Hood asked him not to “reflect” on the bishops? Does Eddie who thinks he loves the bishops better than the Edi tor remember how his lips curled in a scornful sneer and his piercing eyes sparkled with anger when Bishop Hood at said conference told how Bishop Moore, instead of his father, became the senior bishop of Zion? Does he remember how he tried to get the floor to reply and' his friends advised him to not say anything? Mr. Jones has drawn our picture. We have drawn his. The bishops can see which picture they like best and take their choice. Examining closely Rev. Jones’ ar ticle, it looks as if falsehoods were as good to him as truths. He must be mentally razzled-dazzled. He charges us with making a “tirade and exposition of damaging statements against the bishops uuknown of in the history of Zion Connection.” What were those statements? We accused numbers of ministers of collecting and keeping the, general fund until the bishops visited them and paying that with what they collected during his visit to them. Rev. Jones ad mits the accusation. Turn over and read his article. We asserted' that the bishops received these collections collected this way. We stated that it was unfair to the general officers and other general departments for ministers to collect and hold, and for bishops to receive, this money which ought to go into the general treas ury; and we.stated unless the minis ters ceased this kind of business a fi nancial crash would come to the oth er departments. These are the “tirade and exposition of damaging state ments," as Mr. Jones terms them, which have not been denied. Eddie had better get a dictionary and de fine these terms and see if they are applicable to our statements. If he is this loose in his logic and hasn’t a better knowledge of the English language, Livingstone College will feel ashamed of him. He is wrong again when he says we accused the bishops of faulty legislation. If he will re-read our editorials he will see where we said the bishops are not responsible for this new plan, but a hasty General Conference. His arti cle is full of falsehoods. Mr. Jones, prove that we said the bishops had a desire to wreck every institution of the Church. How do you know that “every” cross-road exhorter is indig nant ? Have you heard from every one? Prove that we are seeking ap plause and favors from the class you mentioned. When did we announce ourself as a leader ? When did we claim that the only evidence of man ly leadership is to have the brazen audacity to attack high churchmen ? “Assertions” are one thing; “proofs” are another. Young man, not to know this is to proclaim yourself an ignoramus ; and unless you prove all of the above assertions we shall re vise our opinion and set you down as having more egotism than brains Brethren, watch and see if he proves them. Modesty and merit are a handsome couple, and young Jones who should try to induce them to visit him oc casionally draws down the blinds of his soul and puts up the shutter of his mind so as to be able not to see the needs of the generel officers and says "the bishops are to be com mended if they refuse to change the monetary system of our Church; that they had but little to say on the train when salaries were being re fixed; that they should have but little to say now." Here is a young man with but very little respect and feeling for any one who is not “up yonder” in the office oUce occupied by his papa. We are not surprised at his language. Born under fortunate circumstances, boxed up in quiet softness, perfumed with Javender, educated partly at the ex pense of his parents, and partly at the expense of Zion, as soon as he was educated a royal chariot was placed at his disposal to ride safely from one big church jto another; and consequently knowing nothing about the hardships of the itinerancy, he is, for want of experience, incapable of feeling for his blither ministers in distress. Had he\een thrown back woods and allowed to work like his eminen ers had to do, heart of leather for the general officers who are straggling heroically to do the work committed to their trust while poverty looks them in the face, he, pastor of a big church and par sonage paying a handsome salary, would have a heart of flesh and words of encouragement for them. If some thing isn’t done when the bishops meet the last of this month, and if the pastors do not take our advice and raise general fund pretty soon, there will be live or six important resignations. We did not “whine” about our salary on the train coming from Mo bile ; neither was it re-fxxed. The General Conference did not alter it; therefore we lad no sorrow. The Board of Bishops fixed Mr. Dancy’s and the Manager’s salaries. Eddie says this is not a year to fully decide whether the plun will work; it is an off-year. This means so far as he is concerned. When will the year come to “fully decideand when will it be an on-year ? Must the men and departments suffer until that glorious year comes? Young Eddie philosoph ically says, “1! think we have don e well to pay our bishops.” We ask, “What ‘we’? We who?” When you think of the big fat salary you drew while serving ourj large and magnificent church at Knoxville, Tenn., last year; a church capable of seating 2,000 people and able to raise annually $500 or $G00 general fund, and of the very, very small amount of general tax and other Con nectional claims you raised—almost nothing—you ought not to say “we.” We were told that some preachers on country circuits that were paid less than $200 a year salary excelled you in raising conference claims. We de fy you to publish the amount of con ference claim!! raised by you your last year there. Since you say let the financial plan stand we hope you will redeem yourself as a money raiser at Jaccb-st. Tabernacle. Ac cording to law it is the duty of each bishop to report salary and traveling expenses to the General Secretary be fore the first of each January; there fore, young nan, we had no right to wait until th«y met to see if they had surplus to turn over. Law is law and business is business; and where a lot of men’s salaries are involved both must be observed strictly. This young man desiring to make a big hit by stirring up prejudice says “Our bishops are honest.” "Who said they were noli? We haven’t any more to do with the editing and publishing of the Sunday School Gleaner sent out by Editors Blackwell and Bruce than the man in the moon. Some of our leading brethren, because they are pleased with the shining of the Stab, have, without our asking, mentioned our name in connection with the office once occupied by his papa. This is too much for Eddie who feels now that he would some day like to fill that position; and, therefore, in or der to sneer at our ability and try to head us off he gives a guffaw of laughter, giggles convulsively and tjtlers out the following flapdoodle : “Candidate for the bishopric and of the Star of Zion for 1900.” Child, you are too young and raw to hurt us along this li:ae. If God wants us to be a bishop, we will be, either with or without your vote and influence. The quickest way to get us elected is to begin ar unfair, jealous warfare upon us. We will not be the only fellow who will have a lightning rod in the air in 1900 in the hope that lightning will strike it. If this young upstart expects to be a leader in Zion anc fill honorable positions, he will have to throw off the mask and be himnelf and treat his brother ministers witt decency and respect. Zion only had one Bichop tfones. There is no duplicate in sight. Sons must “do scmething” before they try to be “sarcastic” like papa. Hooray ! Tiger! Sits! Boom I Ah! r Hus ding Must Be Done.. ' RAISE THU ASSESSMENT LAID ON EACH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT AND WE WILL HAVE ALL THE MONEY WE NEED/ i FROM BISHOP J. W. HOOD. MR. Editor : Your complaint of financial embarrassment reminds me that I predicted this state of things as the certain result of makin'g nine bishops and paying them $2,000 a year. An y thoughtful man who fig ured on the amount of general fund that we had been raising for the last four years certainly could not have expected anything else. It is well known that I had a plan which would have saved jus, to a great ex tent, from the present embarrassment. My plan wab to elect two bishops only and thus ss ye $2,000 a year; and since the other had an average of back sajary, my new bishops fn c n was to pay the ish'f1,500 a year fof four years, whi;h would have left $2,000 due them on back salary— only two-thirds the amount due the other bishops. Since the older bish ops had received only $1,000 a year for five years, I thought the new bishops might pull through on $1, 500 a year for four years. This, you see, would have saved us another thou sand, making tlree thousand saved. The whole amount of this $3,000 would have gone to Livingstone Col lege, the worn-oat preachers and the general officers, llie College would have received $1,500 a year, the Ed itor $250, and so on. My plan pro posed that the hack salaries due the bishops should be paid to their wid ows or other heirs. The General Conference ado pted this plan so far as the older bishops were concerned, but it provided that the new bishops should be paid $2,000 a year from the start. I thought my plan better because it would have established a permanent fund for the widows of deceased bishops, as each new bishop would have bee a subject to the same rule. It will b) a long time before such a fund can be established in any other way. Possibly it may be said that if the bishops want something for their widows .hey can provide in themselves; but I am doubtful whether I shoul d have saved so much in any other way. I might not have been willing to have made the sacrifice it has cost me; my desire to build up our educational institutions made me willing to make that sacrifice. I was not proposing that others should make the sacriice we have made in the amount leaned the Connection, nor yet for so long a period. We volunteered to take $1,000 of a $1, 500 salary, and loan the Connection $500, or one-third of our salary for five years. My plan only provided that the new bishops should loan one fourth of-a $2,000 salary for four years, amounting to $2,000. In onr ease it ran till it amounted to more than $3,000. My plan provid ed that their amount could not be ever $2,000. So it will be seen that I was not providing that the new bishops shoulc. do for the Connection as much as we had done. Ours was a great emergency which induced us to make a great sacrifice. Living stone College could not have been built up as it now is had we not made that sacrifice. It will be seen, there fore, that two things were in view: first, to provide that a widow of a bishop should not be dependent im mediately after his death, to the &is jgrace of the Connection: $500 a year for four years would have given her a chance to arrange for the fu ture. Dr. Price’s widow will receive $500 a year till his back salary is all paid. It is (. lasting credit to him that he left : t to be paid to her. The other important thing contem plated was the aid which the money thus loaned would have given the other connectional institutuions. But as I have said said, my plan was not fully adopted. The talk of an extra session of General Corference is mid-winter nonsense. Who is going to call it ? Not the bishops, if they have the good, hard common sense I think they have. What could a General Con ference do ? Waste $5,000 in travel ing expenses and $5,000 more in' loss of time. The last three General Conferences have each plunged us deeper into debt. If we could have no more till 1904 we could be in pretty good financial condition by that time. But of course we shall have to have the General Conference, according to law. I believe in law. But will it pay for us to sit down and grumble about the shortcomings or overdoings cf the General Conference? I think not;. I think I was in the the minority about as often as any body else iri the last. General Con ference, but I have learned that grumbling i.nd sulking do not pay. I make it a rule that if I cannot have my own way I will take somebody’s else way and make the best I can of it. Suppose we let the dead past bury its dead and forgetting the things that are behind us, go forward to victory with the means that are within our reach. I see no ground for discouiagement. Nine strong bishops make a splendid show. If the Bethel Connection can stand eleven, covering about the same amount of territory, we ought to be able to have nine.- We have only to raise the assessment laid upon each episccpal district by the Gen eral Conference, and we shall have air the money we need to pay the appropriation in full, with a small surplus to meet emergencies. There | is not a district that is assessed up to fifty cents a member. The first, third and more near each of th sixth approach the limit than others, and yet has a good margin. HIT the same ^assessment as some which have from' eight to eleven. We ex pect to bring up our five thousand a year, and are making great efforts to do it this year. Ministers in this district say it shall be done, and the members are beginning to talk in the same way. They are feeling very happy over the fact that up to date they have led all other districts jn raising Centennial money. This smallclistrict with only three annual conferences expects t6 lead all on general fund. The way that two or three of the bishops are getting about indicates that the bishop of this district will have to hustle to keep ahead, but “ hustling mu3t be done,” From present indications we expect to be $1,000 afhead of any other district on the first of June. We do not intend that it shall be the fault of this district if any officer or department fails to get the amount promised. The bishops, ministers and members of other districts may take this, if they choose, as a gaunt let thrown down. Who dare pick it up? You can all speak at once if you choose. Loyal League of Livingstone College. BY MRS. A. W. BLACKWELL. There was a request sent out by Miss M. A. Lynch March 15, 1895, to all the lady teachers and profes sors’ wives of Livingstone College to meet and devise sonje means for help ing the College. As a result of this meeting there was organized the Loyal League of Livingstone College, with Mrs. A. C. Tucker as president. The object of the organization .is to bring the needs of the College before friends and strangers, and in every legitimate-way seek for it financial aid. This has been accomplished beyond their most sanguine expecta tions. The first work taken up by the League wa3 to furnish a reception room for the College, which was done in a creditable manner. The second work was to collect funds for the sew ing room, that the College might have a fair, representation at the Atlanta Exposition. The League felt elated over the result of their labors when the College was awarded a bronze medal for its exhibit. The third ef fort put forth by its members was the putting of a hydrant in the girls’ building, and a pulley to hoist wood to the second and third stories. This work was considered the crowning glory of their winter effort, because of the gratitude of the girls who had been thus relieved of some very heavy and injurious work. For this last work each member sent an en velope to ten friends who we are glad to say responded nobly and lib erally and within the allotted time there were over one hundred dollars raised for the purpose. We do not know what work is be ing taken up by the League this win ter, but while on a visit to the Col lege during the holidays and paying a visit to the sewing room, we saw how the girls were handicapped in their efforts to learn the art of sewing and dressmaking, there being only two machines that have stood service for the past ten years; and Mrs. Bishop Clinton and I, two of the original members of the League, de cided we would try to collect enough in the city to put at least one new machine in the sewing room. After two efforts we found there was still a deficiency, so we decided to send out an appeal to several of our ministers, which we did, and we take this means of thanking those from whom we have already heard for the amount sent, and those from whom we are anxiously awaiting a reply for the assistance they may give. Mrs: 'Clinton received from Rev. Q. H. Smith, Mobile, Alabama, $2.50 and from Rev. R. E. Wilson, $1.00; and I have received from Miss S. J. Jan ifer, Washington, D. C., contributed by the V. C. E., $1.06; from Rev. H. W. Smith, St. Louis, Mo., 25 cents. We hope to be able to report in next week’s Stab a sufficient amount to purchase the machine. Charlotte, N. C. Special Notice. ~ The Bishops,. General Officers, and members of the different Connectional Boards who expect to attend the meeting of the Board of Bishops, which will be held in Clinton Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church, Charlotte, N. C., the 15th Wednesday in Maroh, will do me a favor by dropping me a postal card so that 1 can provide homes for them. Should you^ail to do so, y >u will have to pay board when you come. Bev. D. C. Covington, 411 South Mint Street, - , Charlotte, N. -C. No matter what the state of th< weather, now ia the time to subscribe for this paper. ' Bishop C. C. Pettey, Editor. Two Noteworthy Assemblages. THE STATtf UNION OF Y. P. S. C. E. AND THE GEAND AHMY <i>F THE EE - PUBLIC. The State Union of the Y. P. S. of C. E. convened in St. Peter’s A. M. E. Zion Church, Newbern, N. C., at ten a. m., Wednesday, February 24th, President F. S. Hitchcocg presid ng. The local committee ‘Tiad SffSSged a most excellent programme prior to the arrival of the delegates. About sixty societies in various parts of the State were represented and made creditable reports. After devotional exercises Mrs. Emma Cooper Johnson read a most excellent paper—“Will Our Christian Endeavor Live?” which was loudly ap plauded. Then after a topical dis cussion on “Spiritual Power, what it is and how to get it,” by Rev. R. R. Johns, Dudley, N. C., and Rev. E. W. Stratton, Ashboro, N. C., we en joyed a most excellent paper on “Wo man’s Work in the Christian Endeav or” by Miss Hettie E. Brown, F bern, N. ~C. “From what does Christ save men,” was ably discussed by Rev. J. P. Sima of Beaufort, N. C. Prof. W. F. Fonvielle, A. B., Prin cipal of the Graded School of New bern, electrified his hearers by his logical, elequent and able treatise of the subject, “Education, what it is and how to get it.” Mr. H. C. Spar row sustained his well-earned reputa tion when he presented to us “Prayer, how to use it and enjoy it.” Some of the music was exceptionally fine. Dr. R. S. Rives preached the an nual sermon for the Y. P. S. of C. E. His subject was “Christian Rational ity.” He was truly master of the situation and the sermon the master piece of his life. He said among other thing that man is mind and mind is man, therefore we are what we thihk. He divided his subject into several sub-divisions, treating of man’s sensibilities, intellect and will as God’s greatest gifts to man. These gifts when consecrated enable man to realize the highest culture possible. E'r. Rives made a wonderful impres sion upon the delegation. The welcome address was delivered by Mr. I. Harris, Jr., in his usual ir repressible style; and ere he finished, he made one in toto feel thrice wel come to our hospitable little city. Mrs. Georgie Physic Richardson sweetly sang a solo—“If the waters could speak as they flow.” Miss Lil lian Physic accompanied her with in strumental music. Other musical renditions were creditably made by Miss Susie V. Havens, Miss Lizette Saunders and Mrs. Hooks. Prof. F. S. Hitchcock gave aa able lecture on “Effects of Alcohol on the Human Stomach,” which was inter esting, instructive and highly bene ficial. He had about eight charts illustrating the various degrees of injury wrought on the human system by alcoholic stimulants. Dr. A. W. Curtis of Raleigh, N. C., grandly entertained the congregation an the subject—“What would Christ do if He were in my place or circum stances?” His application was pa thetic and on the inspiration of the moment Rev. W. A. Byrd enlarged upon the same subject. He is a forci ble speaker and never fails to impress, his hearers. Among those who attended the Union were Rev. Davis of Raleigh, Miss Percival of Scotia Seminary, Concord, Messrs. Howe and Manly of Wilmington, Miss Anderson of Ral eigh, Miss Matthewson, Rev. P. J. Sims, Prof. F. S. Hitchcock and Ips corps of teachers, Beaufort; Rev. A, A. Croobe, A. B., also came from Beaufort. Many fine papers were read and I think much good accom plished. At the close of the session a grand banquet was tendered the entire delegation at St. Peter’s par sonage by Mrs. Bettie Fisher and Mrs. Emma Cooper Johnson. The dedication of the Grand Army Republic Headquarters took place on the twenty-second of February, 1897. The hall was profusely decorated with evergreens, bunting, flags and pic tures. After parading the principal streets of the city the procession marched to the hall. The James City band and some of the vocal clubs fur nished excellent music. After the President’s surrender of the memo rial to the Post, the dedication prayer was offered by Comrade Rev. L. P. Martin. Addresses were delivered by Comrade A. I). Woodworth of Norfolk, Va.; Hon. J. E. E. O’Hara; Commander H. W. Wiess of Emporia, Va.; Bishop C. C. Pettey, A. M., IX D.; and Prof. Isaac H. Smith. The exercises were impressive and impos ing. The women of the Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterans were out in full uniform. At the close of this dedicati about five hundred people repaired Powell’s Hall where —
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