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REV. J. W. SMITH, D. D., Editor. RRVYG. L. BLACKWELL, A. M., D. D., Business Manager. Published every Thursday at Charlotte, N. C« ms. College lit. EtCtred at the Pott Office at Charlotte as tee imdUass mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $1.00 per annum; sir months, 60 cents; no three month’s subscrip tion. TO CORRESPONDENTS: To insure publica tion write with task and extra carefulness on one tide of the sheet only: do not abbreviate; avoid .U with live questions and give personalities; deal iis items of chwchand 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 qf church members, Easter or Children’s Day, and the like, write on postal cards. If you write long-winded articles, the Edi tor will “Soil them down." Send all articles for publication to the Editor; send all subscriptions; all changes and all business matter to the Manager. STAFF CORRESPONDENTS. lire. Bishop O. 0. Pottey, Editor ot Woman's Column. Her. G.W. Offley, D. D., Bev. E.G. Biddle, B. D., Bev. J. H. Anderson, Bev. J. E. Mason, D. D., Bev. W. H. Marshall, ®ev. W. A. Blackwell, Bev. G. S. Adams,DD, Bev. E. D. W. Jones, A. B., Bev. P. H. Hill, Prot. B. A. Johnson, A. M., Bev. J. H. McMullen, Bev.T. A. Weathlngton, rrof.E.L. Thornton,A,M.,Eev.J.H. Manley, D.D., prof.D.W.Parker,A.B., Bev. J.A.D.Blolce, A.M., Prof. W.F.Fonvelllo, A.B.Bev. 0. W. Winfield,D.D. H.O.Weeden,Esq., Prot.W.M.ProvlndeijA.B Rev. H. W. smith, ol.W. M.Frovinaer.A.u Bev. D. 0. CovtnjJton Thursday, September 2, J?97. EDITORIAL. Is our Conference Directory correct? Young ladies, modesty is as be coming as beauty. Our local reporter, not us, ctubs the Statesville-Salisbury Times Edi tor this week. Our reporter is game. Will our presidents and principals let us know as soon as they read this when the colleges and schools will open so we can run the Educational Column in the next issue ? We shall not make this request again this year, for brethren at the heads of affairs in Zion ought to be as alert as the Star and know when to give publicity to their interests, The Charlotte (i\f. C.) Evening News, during the past five or six weleks it has been having linotype composition, has improved wonder fully in general appearance, and its many subscribers have not failed to tell it so. The many words of en couragement which they have given it of late have been quite a source of inspiration to its genial Editor. The motto of the News is* “To-day’s news to-day,” and with its increased facili ties it is certainly prepared to live up to it. Physician W. D. Clinton, of Pittsburg, Pa,, son of Bishop I. C. Clinton, writes us that he has war paint on his face, a tomahawk in his hand, feathers in his hat and that he is coming for us next week for criti ing his pistol, rifle, Bible, lynching speech. Ha ! ha! ha ! The Doctor is trying to be an Indian. If he fails to slap a wig on his head to hide his short hair, he will giye himself away. If he comes down South fooling with us with his paint, feathers, pistol, ri fle.and Bible, we will “lynch” him without calling on the mob to help us. f In order to deal justly we want every pastor, big and little, from time to time, to write us on a postal card —not a letter, rem^mber-ywhat he is doing for Cod and Zion, so that we can run it under the head of “Shoot ing Stars.” We do not desire to puff a certain set of men all the time, but encourage all. If any one of you are too modest or lazy to comply with this fair request then do not get an gry and let your lower lip touch your shirt bosom and growl like an old sore bear that the Editor in looking over Zion to find something to write about cannot see you. Financial Secretary P. A. Hu bert has an interesting letter in this isSue concerning the securing of two thousand shares in two silver mines for Livingstone College. Dr. Hubert Should be greatly encouraged; and these chin-music fellows who are not doing one-tenth as much for the Col lege as Hubert should stop misrepre senting and criticising him. As long as President Goler keeps Dr. Hubert on the road in the interest of the Col lege no loyal Zionite should shoot poison arrows at him. Zion would have been farther Up the hill of prog ress to-day had not so many good and strong men been killed off in the past by envious, character-and-rep utation-stabbing critics. ---- Xewbcrn (X. 0.) Fair. The colored citizens have a grand county Fair in progress in the above city and the attendance of all classes is good. M. P. Holly is president; W. W. Lawrence*, Secretary; and R. G. Mosly, Treasurer. Prof. W. F. Fonvielle opened the fair at 12 m.; Bishop C. 0. Pettey delivered the opening address which was a fine ef fort; Prof. J. H. Butler, of the A. and M. College, spoke delightfully i -X Tuesday night; and "Mr. Arthur Sim mons, Pj esident McKinley’s messen ger, alsc made, a fine speech. Mr. Lawrence has worked hard to make the Fair a succeed and has succeeded Lei’s Send In The Honey. Bishop J. W. Hood has done more for the t pread and upbuilding of Zion than an r man, dead or living; there fore, to sho'w sincere appreciation of his abili ty and worth not only should every minister and member send him a silver dollar this month, but they should ice to it that every Sabbath school, Christian Endeavor Society and church club send him one or more dollars. We should not stop there. In view of the fact that there will b( so many dead-heads, in this case as in all other cases, who will not give anything, each pastor and superintendent throughout our great Zion should lift a collection in church and Sa rbath-school and send him. Bish rp Hood is a poor man.' He has not hing but a comfortable home. He has spent all he has made for Zion and to take care of and educate his family The world knows this; and it will consider us basely ungrateful, and al denominations will hold us in utter contempt for years to come, if we fa 1 to rally financially around this orr greatest leader and place him and his family beyond the reach of beggary and want. We hope there is not one minister nor superintend ent in Zion opposed to the sugges tions Thrown out; and we hope that each c lie’s silver dollar will be in the hands of Bishop Hood before the 22nd inst.so that their names will be called at the Anniversary. W1 en the Anniversary book of speec ies and the names of all who icontr buted are published the minis ters and members who selfishly failed to gii e a dollar or more will feel very cheaj and mean. If ever there was a time vhen you should make a sacrifice and show up well, it is now. You will never again have this opportunity to help our beloved Senior Bishop. His age and impaired health tell us that he cinnot be with us much longer. Whe 1 he is gone, Zion will miss him, and miss him badly. Without fur ther delay let us send our money to Bish >p J. W. Hood, D. D., LL. D., Lock Box 160, Fayetteville, N. C. Shooting Stars. ~T1 e parsonage is finished at Mamaro necli, N. Y., and Rev. M. A, Bradley has mov ;d in. < i Y T1 e wife and child of Rev. F. M. Ar chie of Union, S. C., are so sick until the doctor attends them twice a day. M's. Crooke, wife of Rev. A. A. Orouke, of Beaufort, N. C., is improving in h jalth since her return to Poughkeep sie, tf. Y. Riv. G. W. Kincaid, of John Wesley chu ch, recently tendered a reception witl refreshments free to all his mem bers . Kincaid is a great fellow. During Bishop Hood’s last visit to Neir Haven, Conn., he ordained Brother J. C . Parola to the office of deacon. Dr. Bir shmore preached the ordination ser 1 he popular Rev. H. P. Walker and his members held a week’s entertain ment two weeks ago, in the interest of tho parsonage and met with financial sue Bess. The District Conference, Sunday school and Varick C. E. Conventions of the Western New York Conference, Dr. B. F. Wheeler, presiding elder, met yes ter lay in Ithaca and will be in session un' il Friday. The correspondent of the New York Agi says Rev. J. H. Anderson of Bing lia nton, New York, and Rev. S. L. Cor rolhersof Elmira, New York, are re joicing over the recent arrival of a girl in 3acli of their families. The Afro-American Editor of the Pi tsburg Press says that Mrs. Holliday wi il early next month move to New Or les ns and remain until General Confer ence. Until then, this will be Bishop Jeliu Holliday’s residence. Rev. J. H. Washington, of Canan daigua, New York, is getting his church in good shape to do effective work for God. He uses our Sabbath-school lit erature, has a V. C. E. Society of 18 ar d carries on a cottage prayCr-meeting. Rev. J. H. Mason, of Eatontown, New Jtrsey, is a very flowery preacher, re m inding one, as Editor Johnson of the Ciristian Recorder said two years ago waen hearing him in Mother Zion, of the late Bishop Simpson. He is doing well V e were his pastor in Washington, D. C Thinking of the attacks made, Dr. R. S Rives, of Newbern, N. C., sarcastical ly and humorously says that he did not kiow the'chairmanship of the Anniver si ry Program Committee was such a big thing; that it is now worth having; that it is nearly as big as a lynching. It has g ven the committee greater notoriety. THE CITY OF MY DREAMS. Words by Rev. J. W. Smith, D. D., E ditor of the Star op Zion; music by I ,ev. R. Alonzo Scott, the singing ovan a Blist and music writer. It is one of the 3 veetest tunes on*record. Orders have begun to pour in fgr it. Better send F ours in. Ballad with words and mu i c, 6 cents. Address Rev. J. W. Smith, D. D., Lock Box 646. Charlotte, N. C, INCREASE OF MEMBERS AND PROPERTY —KEEP THE LAW—EDUCATION. » - i BY BISHOP JEHU HOLLIDAY, D. D. Editor of the Star : I am glad to report that we are gaining in mem bership and in church property. We will be able to report 12 new church es built on the district this confer year, and 20 new societies. Our gen eral fund will be largely increased this year. I now wish to give notice to all the ministers in my district who have re ceived appointments at my hands, that they must keep the law. Breth ren, the law says you are to report to the annual conference steward every month. Now if the ministers would have the names of all the members in his charge enrolled in a book, and then inform them that their names will be called once every month so they can pay on their general fund as small a sum as five cents, you could collect every cent of the general fund; At five cents a month, in ten months they would pay the fifty cents. You would then have two months left to get something from the congregation to help the children and the old and disabled members to pay their-gener al fund. I shall expect every minis ter in my district from the time this notice is published to keep the law in reference to the general fund. I want them to look at their certificates of appointment and see to it that they keep the law. Ministers, if you will be governed and keep the law your members will keep the law; but when you disregard the law the mem bers feel free to do likewise. Hence, if we don’t call a halt, we will soon have a lawless Church. I see on my district that there is a disposition on the part of some painis-' ters and some of the officers of the churches to cut down the member ship so as to lessen the-general Ifund. This should not be done, and the pre siding elder should watch alon^ that line and see to it that his district in creases in membership and in general fund. Oh, save the membership of the church; gather them in and re form. them. Every minister should have a revival on his charge and in crease the membership, or he has failed to make inroads on the devil’s territory. Think of it. We must not be satisfied with what sheep we have in the field, but we must go and hunt the lost sheep. Yes, we must take the world for Christ. EDUCATION. vv e are liiMiugHume auvauucuicui along that line in our district. Our Lee High School at Amite City, La has a house and lot, and as soon as we can get a principal who will take charge of it, we can make a very good beginning; and I am satisfied that the desire for education will increase and we will get as many pupils as we can accommodate. bishop Walter’s high school. It is at Wilrnot, Ark. We have made arrangements to put up a build ing on two acres of ground donated by Messrs. Ward & Co. The money for the lumber will be raised on the 13th day of November, and the lumber will be delivered on the ground, and soon thereafter the carpenters will go to work. The building is to be 40x60 two stories high. We hope to get it finished so we can teach in it this Winter. I hope every one that has an interest in education will bring or send in their offering on the 13th day of November. Come friends of education, rally. The High School at Calvert, Texas We can’t say much about this school until the Texas Annual Conference meets October 20th at Calvert, Texas then we will be able to tell of the success of the school. Aug.jl6-97. Mason Hill, Ark. Bisliop Hood’s Anniversary. BY REV. E. M. STANTON, P. E. To the readers of the Star of Zion: The time is drawing near when our great Church (five hundred thousand members strong), with more than a million friends who worship at our altars, will pay due honor to our worthy Senoir Bishop, J, W. Hood, D. D., LL. D., at his 25th Anniver sary, September, 1897. In respect to bis faithful twenty-five years’ serv ice, as Bishop of our Church, and to make the coming event great and im pressive I hereby suggest: First, That all the pastors of our jhurches preach a special sermon on he first or second Sunday in Sep ember, 1897, inlionor of him. Second, That/all the children of iur Sunday-sdPiols, etc., be caused to te present atifuch service. Third, Tuft special prayers by all and Sunday-schoolB God on the 3rd Sunday for the future good Thl f our churc, e offered teemed Biabop. At'the time of let the peopw^com West, North and the Anniversary, from the East, lonth, and bring with them pare si] ver, eloquent ad dresses and charming music, and lay them at the feet of Bishop Hood, who is one among the greatest men of our age. Newark, N. J. Majors aud Minors. EXCERPTS FROM 1 HOUGHFUL PENS— ^ WORTH THE T|’mE IT TAKES TO READ THEM. i BY W. F. p'oNVIEETiE. The loud-voiced minister stands mighty first-rate with our people yet. —Rev. T. H. Merriweather. * * jit * * I place truth in thought, truth in word, and truth in act above every thing elee.—Rev. J. M. Henderson. ***** I believe Africa to be a portion of our earth which it held in special fa vor by Christ.—Lev. B. F. Wheeler. ***** When one realizes his ignorance to the fullest extent^ then he has struck the royal road tp wisdom.—Geo. H. Wilkinson. * No man has ever accomplished any great result in Grod’s cause who did not make great sacrifice of self.— Bishop Hood. The life of tyush, like a mighty paint brush in:the hands of God, adorned the livcls of all our bishops. —Bishop Holliday. * The Methodist Church has always the great movements betterment of man been foremost i r looking to tb kind.—T. McCajnts Stewart. * * f * * * No young mah should hurry to get license to prealh until he gets relig ion and a good ijducation. The man must have both —Rev. G. S. Adams. The ministers is a greater mission than that of legislating in the halls of congress, becoming railroad magnates or heading gr<at land syndicates.— Mrs. S. E. C. Pettey. I he divine command, ‘‘When ye are converted sirenghten your breth ren,” was not tittered for naught. Let us do all that* lies in our power to elevate men.—Rev. A. A. Crooke. •* * * * * The b rights:,• and better the citi zenry, the sweeter and more happy will be the homes, grander and more blessed the Church, the stronger and more progressive the state.—Wm. Pr ivinder. If there 'were less audiences “swayed” and held “spell-bound” by men who are entirely at sea in the use of their Er.glish, it would be bet ter for us as a whole.—Rev. W. H. Davenport. I would not preach the gospel if I did not have yhe profound conviction that the kingdom of God will prevail at. last, and tbiat society will be regen erated, and a] nation saved in a day. —Rev. J. F: foreland. * * | * * * Character i is a combination of qualities making itself known by thought, word and action; and gov erned by mojtive and volition,, de pending for iijs condition upon heredi ty home atfd environments.—Rev. W. H. Coffey j There is aj great clamor for educa tion among ojur people and about one third of it nics.—B. A. s “gas.” Money that might be usM for the establishment or go to thjs benefit of some good school is speiit for excursions and pic Johnson. We are truly our brother’s keeper in so much a^ his interest is our inter est, his goodjour good; and we share iu common the disappointments and vicissitudes, },he pleasures and ad van tages of thos’t whom God has created with like facilities of mind.—Rev. E D. W. Jones. ***** It takes a peculiar make-up of a man for a jjood overseer. He must be broad-minded, far-seeing, even tempered, having honest convictions, i liberal education, sound religion, r, pious habits, not giv drink, not a lover of Rev. G. L. Blackwell. *ood charac m to stron: ilthy lucre. * I am nofj a prophet, neither am I ;he son of a, prophet, but I feel per ectly safe i$ saying that unless Zion more attention to the young people for ser ess she will not ha7e arch for to-morrow.— olbert. Ihurch givi raining of ice and inch of a lev. J. B. To our mind, the power and gran- J perienced when clothed in the Bimple language which sgr nga from a heart: fnlly assured of its own blessed por-! bion in Christ and longing to bring the whole world to partake from the same inexhaustible fountain of eternal Life.—Rev. J. W. Smith. ***** If there is a paucity of anything, I should say it is in the following—race loving, race-respeiting, true, loyal and devoted follow ers, who are will ing to accept the le idership of compe tent men of their own race in what ever proper direction they may at tempt to lead.—Ex-Gov. P. B. S. Pinchback. * * * * * Worth and character are the chief introductions both at home and abroad, and these ire to be the levers to lift us to the plane to which we aspire. The courts are to be shunned both as expensive luxuries, and the general ruin they work in relieving us of whatever character and capital we may have when we enter them. The criminal courts are the bane of the race, and we need to instruct our peo ple to shun them, to stop frivolous disputes, to agree with our adversary when in the way with him, and cease appealing ;o Caesar for the set tlement of matters of small import which we can and ought to settle our selves.—Bishop I ettey. Morehead City, N. C. Children’s Day Money. FIRST DISTRICT. PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE CONF. S. C. Doby, Shipponsburg, Pa., $ 15 00 J. B. Colbert, Galbraith, Wash ington, D. (!., 15 00 R. W. Roberts, Ross Point, Del., 11 50 Timothy Keene, Burrville circuit, 2 50 NEW YORi: CONFERENCE. M. H. Ross, Syracuse, 5 75 Miss Alice Levi, Westbury, 6 00 Jno. J. Kearney, West Meadows, 1 30 -, Brcoklyn, 50 G. W. Offley, Tairytown, 12 00 W. H. Eley, Mt. Vernon, 2 00 C. H. Teneycke, Lockeville, 2 00 NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE. S. F. Dickson, Boston, 100 00 VIRGINIA CONFERENCE. Jas. H. Wilson, Chowan circuit, 7 62 C. B. Hogans, Long Ridge circuit, 4 03 J. C Edncy, Ob< rry Circuit, ^ 00" WESTERN NOETH CAROLINA CONF. S. W. Speight, Moore’s Chapel, ' Salisbury, 5 00 J. S. Smith, Glei eland, 9 12 CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA CONF. H. C. Harrison, Flea Hill circuit, 10 00 T. M. Stitt, Nor"ington circuit, 4 10 J. M. Mitchell, Haxton circuit, 10 00 C. W. Jones, St. John circuit, 4 66 R. Alonzo Scott, Fayetteville, 8 87 W. R. Hunter, Monroe, 1 95 NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. H. C. Phillips, Newbern, 10 00 T. H. Lovick, Carver’s Creek ct. 5 19 S. B Gaskill, Yorehead City ct. 6 00 A. A. Crooke, Beaufort, 10 00 H. H. Bingham, Elizabethtown, 11 73 O. L. W-Smith Wilson, 7 64 A. R. McKoy, Lumberton circuit, 14 00 L. B. Williams, Greenville, 6 00 L. B. Blackledge, Bayboro circuit, 2 00 T. D. Harrison, Swansboro circuit, 2 50 T. F. Shepard, Grifton, 7 09 N. W. McMillaa. Tuscarora, 1 00 Joseph R. Hay 38, Merchant Mills, 2 00 J. F. Adams, Vinnsboro, 2 00 R. G. Smith, Polloksville, 7 51 Total* $343 56 Previously Reported, $821 87 Two churches have reached,the $100 mark. Boston raises $100 and Salisbury makes it $100 50. These churches de serve special mention for the handsome amounts raised, and their pastors and superintendent s have our grateful thanks. Let the whole Church applaud Boston and Salisbury. They have always done well. This is the highest ever raised by Salisbury, but Boston has sent the same amount before, Rev. S. C. Eoby, of Shippenaburg, Pa., claims that he deserves special mention because of his raising $15.00 from a small charge. A comparison of the re ports shows that he ranks among those who have don i well in the Philadelphia and Baltimore Conference. Two church es only of thnt Conference out of four teen have surpassed him—these being Harrisburg and York. Some of the brethren continue to send their- names without reporting the jonfrrehce to which they belong, and others send money not belonging to us. Two or three have sent us Easter money —one, money belonging to another ichool, while others sends us stamps. Please don’t do this. The last named orethren failed to state their conference. Please inform us to,what conference you belong. Yours for education, B. A. Johnson, Livingstone College, Salisbury, N. C. —o— FIFTH DISTRICT. Dr. J. W. Smith, Dear Sir and Bro.:— i beg leave to submit to you the amount if money received up to date fromChil- ' Iren’s Day collections for publication, rhe receipts have fallen far below our xpectations. Many of the prominent hurches havo not reported: £ L Rankins, Central City, Ky., $ 2 50 1 I. S. Hicks, Hewickley, Pa., 8 10 s !. W. Simmo is, New Castle, Pa.,, 5 31 f I.' F. Jones, 3t. Louis, Mo., # 5 20 .C. Moore, Springfield, Ky., 1 00 a V. A. Walker, Russellville, Ky., 4 50 t . H. Johnso l, Sebree, Ky., 1 25 c ames Irvin, Bloomfield, Ky., 8 05 a N. J. Watsojl, Pittsburg, Peuna., 2 00 Abram Anderson, Portland, Ore.,- 5 00 R. L Cherry,Clarksville, Tenn., 2 10 W. W. Dorsey,JMadisonville, Ky., 8 32 Aaron Jones, Addison, Kentucky, 1 80 R. B. Orudroff, Hanson, Kentucky, 1 32 G. Alexander, Supt., Earlington, Kentucky, 10 00 T. H. Merriweather, Morton’s Gap, Kentucky, 1 03 J. p. Trimble, Salem, Ohio, 4 50 A. Nichols, Lebanon, Kentucky, 3 30 AVH. Dorsey, Corydon, Kentucky, 3 05 W. H. Tringle, Washington, Pa., 5 97 M. F. Gatewood, Russellville, Ky., 2 00 E. E. Armstrong, Supt., Carnegie, Pennsylvania, 4 00 R. E. Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8 00 N. R. Morgan, Springfield, Ky., 2 00 We hope to hear from churches not reported, soon. Yours for the cause of Education, W. H. Ross, Sec., Atkinson I. & L. College. Dr. Rives Alright. BY REV. J. J. ADAMS. Bishop Hood’s Anniversary is upon us< The programs are out; all that is needed to make it a brilliant suc cess is the hearty co-operation of every true Zionite. Bishop Hood is a plain, modest, Christian Bishop. He has labored to establish a plain, modest, true Christian Church; and I believe he will appreciate most a plain, mod est, but substantial expression of our appreciation of his labors and exeeptionially great ability. The silver-lettered programs will be worth no more the day after the Jubilee than the plain ones; and if the great work that the Bishop has done doesn’t shine out enough to reach the hearts of his admirers, neither will the silver programs. The gospel teaches us to use modesty and sim plicity in all onr dealings. The great pulpit orators of to-day may wear their long sweeping coats, fashionable silk hats and shining patent leather shoes, but the pioneers who laid the foundation of the buildings in which they now stand did not wear them. But greater foundation can no man lay. The pastors are confronted weekly with great lavishness and show in dress by the members of their congre gations, but whose Christianity and real interest in the Church is but a sounding brass and tinkling cymbal. ►This may not suit the aesthetic -taste of some of our most eloquent divines, but what the Church needs to build on and stand high before God and man are those who plainly but truly say, “When the roll is called up yonder I’ll be. there.” Petersburg, Vd. Correction. Editor Star: On noticing my annual report to the Star, I find that I left out the Kentucky Conference of the Third Episcopal District. . Said conference paid in September 1896, $458.22, which makes a total for the Third Episcopal District, $2,120.92. Answer to Rev. C. O. H. Thomas’ questiqns: First. I said in my report (if one will put his glasses on and look,) that the amount set forth in my report -did not include what had been paid to Bishops by the different ministers and what had been expended by the stew ards, etc. So the stewards (2) paid to me, $20100 Paid to the Bishop by ministers, 107 30 Expended by Rev.H.P.Shuford,(3) 2 00 Expended by Dr. J. H Manley,' present steward, 1 70 Total * . $312 00 J. W. Alstork, General Steward. Montgomery, Ala. —o— The North Georgia Conference raised and sent to the General Steward, $209 35. He only reports $127 45, which, I think, is the amount that the Georgia Confer ence raised. The North Georgia Con ference raised the amount that the Geor gia Conference is credited with. W. D. Smith. Social Citde, Georgia. Bishops’ Meeting. 2713 Mills St., St. Louis, Mo., ) Aug. 16,1897. f Notice is hereby given that the next semi-annual meeting of the Board of Bishops will convene in Evans Metro politan church, Fayetteville, N. C., Sep tember 22nd, 12 m. Ait the same time and place a joint meeting of the different Connectional boards and the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Bishop Hood’s Episcopal life will take place. All mem bers of these boards are urgently re quested to be present. Signed : Geo. W. Ciintqp, J. B. Small, Sec. Chairman of B’d. All bishops, general officers, ministers ind others who expect to attend Bishop flood’s Anniversary here in September, vill please send me their names at once, 1 io that suitable homes may be provided. 1 rhe first to respond to this call will se- i sure the best places. R. Alonzo Scott. . Fayetteville, N. G. Miss Lula Hamer is making an envi- < ble reputation as an expert musician. f tesidee being a contralto vocalist of rare i weetness and strength, she is success- t ully rendering difficult selections^ play- ( ng two instruments at once, the piano i n.d zither. Her “Cavalieria Rustic&na” < bus performed has evoked many high < ompliments.—R. W. Thompeon in In- i ianapoiie Freeman. and haii proven situation.—Portchester(N. 7.)j Mr. Hannibal Badham, one of i workmen we have in our midst, build the new A. M. E. Zion church. * Work will begin on said church in a few days.—Edenton (N. C.) Herald. Rev. N. A. Rice is no longer an A. M. E. Z., but “feeling, the necessity of being immersed in obedience to the command of Goci,” he came all the way from Cb^3 auaS» - ter, to Mt: Zion, Guthriesville, becausi there was much water there.—Rock Hill, (8. O.) Messenger. On i.ast Sabbath evening at the A. M. E. Zion church Rev. J. T. McMillan, the pastor in charge, paid a glorious tribute to Messrs. Green and Dorsey, also Mr. C. P. D. Taylor, for favors shown him since residing in this city, and exhorted his members and friends to share largely their patronage with those who help their preacher.— The People's Choice. We trust the members and friends wilT'-^ remember Bishop Hood’s Silver Anni versary, and send the offerings or tokens of lore and esteem to him in Fayetteville, N. C before the time of the Anniver sary gathering' which will be Sept. 22d. An apology for a program has been pub lished in the Stab. Possibly a worthy and respectable program may yet be prepared.—N. T. Zion Trumpet. The sermon for the occasion was preached by Rev. W. H. Smith, D. D., pastor of “Old Ship,’’ A. M. E. Zion. Church, of Montgomery, Ala. The ser mon was deeply interesting to the large audience and considered a gem of thought and eloquence. Rev. Smith’s reputation as a:a earnest, eloquent and impressive minister of the gospel is well known to Pensacolians and many turned out to hear him.—Florida Sentinel. Zion church conference met at Chat ham, Ont., in the B.M. E. Church last week, with Bishop Walters presiding. Quite an amount of business was trans acted. They recommended that the board of bishops send a delegate to the general conference of the B. M. E. Church which will meet in London, Ont., next Jur e. The conference closed with a very interesting lecture Monday evening by Bishop Walters (of his. travels in Europe and other countries).—Cleveland (0.) Gazette. At Clinton A. M. E. Zion Church last Sunday the pastor, Rev. W. B. G. Coster, preached morning and evening to large and appreciative congregations. This church has taken an advanced step this conference year under the present pas toi. The bonded debt has been reduced neirly $300 and there have been several accessions to its membership. The members have been encouraged and all things point to an exceptional confer ence year. The quarterly meeting col lection amounted to $28.50.—W. 7. Age. Rev. J. H. Manley, who is pastor of the largest Negro churdh of this city, preached last evening to an audience of about seven hundred. Several white people were also present. Manley’s pleaching is said to be plain and practical, but at times goes into natural oratorical flights, carrying his audience with him to such an extent which, we are reliably informed, would do credit to the most learned pulpit orator of our time. Man ley deserves a larger church, for which his members and friends are putting forth every effort to give him by build ing a new brick chuvch. We would say that Manley is deserving of encourage ment.—Pensacola .(Fla-) Daily Star. xyuimg uuv ntta bu^iQ uuo aoocui*« bled in Pittsburg one of the most notable gatherings in the history of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The forty-ninth session of the Allegheny con ference and the seventh session of the Ohio conference were jointlyheld at John Wesley church, Wednesday, for the pur pose of facilitating the business of both conferences. Notable persons from the Slouth down as far as North Carolina, as far East as New England, and as far West as the borders of the Third Episco pal District extend, were in attendance Bishop Charles Calvin Pettey, assisted by Bishop J. W. Hood, Senior Bishop Of IheTJhurch, presided at the-session^ of the conference. Throughout its entire deliberations there has been shown the greatest interest both by spectators and delegates; and when the conference ad journs to-morrow night, one of the most mportant conferences ever held in this vicinity will have passed into history, rhe people of Pittsburg should congrat ulate themselves on having so distin guished a gathering in their midst; -and those who cared for the visiting brethren are deserving of a large share of com mendation for their deeds of kindness. The'masterly sermons, the excellent pa pers read, the interesting reports, the valuable information given t6 the world as product of Negro intellect, the beauti ful music by members of the John W®** ley choir and members of the conference, the perfect and well-regulated ,'Order of business as laid down by a learned high >p, the profound thoughts adduced for meditation—all made the conference one ong to be remembered. We would leem it an imposition on our readers to ry to describe the proceedings in the mief space allotted us. That was done n daily editions of the Press, beginning— m Tuesday. It is also needless to state hat a large measure of praise was be- / itowed upon the Press for the accurate ind elaborate accounts of the proceed ngs of the conference, and the fact that >ther daily papers had to reproduce next lay the matter clipped from the Pres* howed it to be the most progressive and ip-to-date newspaper in the city. But. I hat was not all, for on more than one i iccasion, when correct reports concern- % ag the conference were desired, copies i >f the Press were used. We feel highly j omplimented in having had bestowed ipon os the honor of official reporter. -Daily Pittsburg Press.
The Star of Zion (Charlotte, N.C.)
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