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r L LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE. MY FIRST VISIT—A MONUMENT FOR PRICK REV. R. ALONZO SCOTT, EVANOELI8T. I’d often heard of Livingstone, The pride of our Connection, And that it was a model school. Approaching to perfection. ' But though great men had sung its praise If And oft had spoke about it, j ■Vet in the secrets of my heart I bad my doubts about iti But since I’ve been there I’m convinced “For self and not another,” And now I need not wait to hear Th’ opinion of my brother. I’ve seen the grounds and buildings too, |ome of the exercises; And am unable now to tell How great were my surprises. Irm like the queen of Sheba, Who went back home elated And said “The half had not been told,” Of all that had been stated. The present president I found, Who governs this great college, Has proven ihat he is a man Of wondrous skill and knowledge. His predecessor—wondrous man, Whom to us God had given, Hath quit this sinful world of ours, And reached his home in heaven. Uncompromising foe was he To ignorance and vice; Long live his name in Livingstone, The name of J. C. Price. Like some tall guardian standing near, A solemn vigil keeping, A marble shaft, should mark the spot Where this great hero’s sleeping. It is a shame that Zion Church Of which much is expected, Should let the dust of her great man So long remain neglected. [TO BE CONTINUED]. Fayeitmille, N. C. I f LOCAL ITEMS. JOIIN E. WALKER, REPORTER. Mrs. A. W. Blackwell spent Saturday and Sunday attending the Conference. Miss Nina Ury of Concord spent a few days with Miss Blanche Justice, this week. Mr. H. A. Kelsey of the force, spent several days this wreek in Salisbury, at tending the Conference. • Misses Willie Massey and Frances Banks, who are teaching in Pineville, were in the city l;ast Thursday. Persons desiring to have local notices in this column would do well to have them in the office by Monday noon. Rev- Dr. Savagjs and Rev. A. J. Tate addressed the Y. M. C. A. last Sunday afternoon at the Congregational Church. Rev. R. E. Jones, General Manager of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, who is on his way to South Carolina Confer ence, lectured at the Graham St. Church Monday night. HOLINESS AND POWER. This is the title of a charming new book by Rev. A. M. Hills, a successful pastor and evangelist of the Congrega tionalist Church. He treats his subject doctrinally and experimentally, from a Congregational standpoint. Every les jser issue is left out, and the theme, Ho liness and Powgr, is experimentally and luminously magnified. He treats'.First, The Disease. Second, The Remedy. Third, How to Obtain the Blessing. Fourth, Results of Ob. tainingit. It is a garden full of fragrant flowers, a battery manned by guns that cannot be captured. It is doubtless one of the most valuable additions to holi ness literature of the present day. The following brief extracts from the press show the esteem in wheih it is held: His book is ably written, with clear ness and candor, and his teaching is plain and definite. It is a strong and forceful, earnest presentation of great truths, too often misunderstood and neg lected.— JV". Y. Christian Advocate. Mr. Hills is eminently Christian in spirit, and deals with the great subject earnestly and forcefully. He himself professes large things which by the pleasantness of his spirit he will lead others up to posses3.— Western Chris tian Advocate. \ > As a historical reference book on the subject it has marked values.—St. Louis Christian Advocate. Those desiring additional light on this subject will do well to procure and read U.is book.—Religious Telescope. One of the best treatises we have seen on the subject of experimental and prac tical holiness. The author has forged 1. is book on the anvil of Scripture state ment, confirmed it by his own clear blessed experience.— Way of Faith. You cannot afford to miss this book. It will make a splendid present for hol idays—386 large pages from new type, neatly bound for $1.15. Published by M. W. Kuapp, Revivalist Office, Cincin nati, 0. “LEE’S PRIMARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.” r Parents and teachers of the country are indebted to Mrs. Susan Pendleton Lee, of Lexington, Va . and the B F. Johnson Publishing Company, Rich mond, Va., for the excellent new text book on history for beginners. The Primary History just received. It con tains 240 pages, is beautifully illustrated, while the price is ouly 50 cents: ex change price, 80 cents- This makes a series of three Histories by the same author—Advanced, Brief, Primary, Our teachers have now no excuse for using unfair and partisan Histories in our schools, as the publishers of this work have the most complete and satis factory series of Histories that has ever been published. The books have been heartily endorsed by the United Con federate Veterans and hundred of local camps throughout the country. This series of books has been extensively adopted and used by the best teachers, who heartily commend them. The pub lishers will be glad to send sample pages and further particulars on application. They also offer to send our readers that splendid address entitled “A New Era in the Educational Development. of the South,” by Professor T. S. Minter. This is an attractive little booklet, and will prove interesting reading to all who have children to educate, or who are in terested in the welfare of the rising gen Manager's Column, FALL CONFERENCES. To ths Bishops and Conferences The Fal conferences are upon us. A large nu nber of the brethren will re new their subscription and others will subicribe. It is not possible for me to" reach all the conferences in person t > collect the subscription, etc Dr. J. W. Smith and Hon. J. C. Dan cy will visit several conferences and collect icr me. They will receive subscrip ions for the Star, Quarterly Review, Sunday School Gleaner, and also col ect Easter money for the Sunday-school Department. When neither they nor I can reach tha Conference, I shall be glad to have he Bishop appoint a very re sponsibln brother to look after these matters and see that the money, name and correct address in each in stance £ re sent directly to me at Charlotte, N. C., and I will forward a duplicate receipt from the office. C3NFERENCE MINUTES. I woi Id be glad to" have all the conferences that owe us for printing minutes Df the last conference to set tle up so as to relieve us of financial embarrassment. The Bouse would be glad to print your minutes again, but cannot print them wr.hout the cash; at the very least two-thirds of what they are supposed to cost. If you haven’t the money, therefore, don’t send the min utes. Co idense them as much as pos sible so pou can afford to print them. SUN] lAY-SCHOOL LITERATURE. Will t ae pastors all please inform their schools: 1st. That the S. S. Literature will be ready on time and if they wish it on time then they must order it on time. 2nd. That all schools must pay up old 1 ills before the Department can fill r ew one3. 3rd. That the Lesson Cluster has been red iced from $1.25 to $1.00. ANNUAL ADDRESS. BY REV. B. X. SIMMONS, P. E., CHARLOTTE DISTRICT. Ladies and Gentlemen : We regard the task t lat confronts us to-day, as one among th 3 most important duties ever imposed i pon us. After a lapse of five years we ind ouiselves back retracing the old pt ths of the Charlotte district, and here to-day for the first in five years, to ry and deliver the annual ad dress tot lie District Conference. We regard this as an important duty, be cause it si ould relate to the past, the present and future of the Church of God. I implore His favor that by inspiration I may say something here to-day that may add to the great future of the Church. Important, because we stand before yo 1 as a representative of that great light which came into the world more than eighteen hundred years ago. Theaccuiacy of His council and the truth of a 1 His sayings was profitable to the childr en of men. As a professed follower < f His. I should, strive to do His bidding and endeavor to be Chriet like. A great part of the work of Our Sa vior coni istefi of advisory talk. If therefore I should faithfully prose.cute the work af an humble minister, I shall be found iit any and at all times, trying to mete out such council to mj brethren as will su itain us in time and in eternity. I first congratulate you for the honor of office that you hold in the Church of God; no n atter how humble it be, it is a great honor. The Psalmist said: “I had lathe • be a door-keeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickednens.” It is too often the case that the n an in office doesn’t realize that to be preferred rather than another should begone among his highest appre ciations. First, be cause to be preferred is a manifestation of confidence in one, that he is trust worthy. Second, it places in his hand the authority to op perate in ;he sphero to which he called, by which he may show himself worthy of the vocation, or unworthy, as the case may be. This test consists of meeting three things only , viz: what we say, w lat we do and what we leave undone. ‘By their fruits je shall know them,” Me tt. 7:20 This responsible po sition should be to us a great governor in all our lets. We should keep watch over oftrst Ives under God never to bring reproach upon our profession. On my leturn to this district T found it largely in discord. The people here and clsew'iere in discord and rebellion. I have of en thought of the state of affairs as! found them when I came here and wondered why all this confu sion ? Ti e answer came to me forcibly, this is the result of bad teaching. Not theteachi ig that sprang up in a day, not the teaching of one year, but from the seed that was sown years ago by bad designing men, called leaders, among which wau a league of some preachers and politi :ians whose example has been such that the Church of God has been subjected to their influence and the progress c f the work impeded. Breth ren, when aver we make a compromise with the c evil to carry out our personal Gcd will show us up. Saul made a comprisu with the witch at Endor and God exposed his sin. Haman had a gallows erected, upon which to bang Mordecai but be hanged upon it himself. “Whatsoever a man soweth th it shall he also reap,” Gal. 6:7. If we wor t to the damage of others we get the sa me in return. “Whatsoever you measure to others it shall be meas ured to y( u again,” Matt. 7:2. The great growth of insubordination and disco d is prevalent to-day. Shall the blood of the people be upon our shoulders for these things, brethren? God forbi 1. But what shall we do ? Shall we ever live at this poor dying rate?’ I I would suggest that "we re form our ihurches by precept and ex ample. l et us have the people know that we ai e called of God, and we pray' them in Christ’s stead to be reconciled to God. Underground political wire pulling b< longs to the rabble and the rabble be! ong to the devil. The dij nity of the high and holy office of the ministry has b;en brought low— not-by th > people, but by some preachers whose ac a have made us all suspicious character j. Brethren, I see omo remedy for us, an d that is that we endeavor to live stricl ly moral-lives and conform to gin Christ Jeans. In this they, seeing oar ^ood works will glorify our Father in heaven. We are pleased to note the great change in the district in the last ten months, and yet there is room for so much improve ment that we dare not boast of any achieved victory. Peace and harmon > prevail in the district so far as I know*?1 V MEMBERSHIP, We have on our book the membership of the district according to the leaders’ report from class books. We therefore know about the amount of general fund that should come from each charge. I would kindly ask you brethren, please don’t attempt to cut your report of mem bership to accord with the money that you collect. If you do, this will not ac cord with my took, and will thereby make confusion. Let us insist upon the collection of every dollar of the general fund in our charges and restore the Charlotte dis trict to her former glory. I havo been sorry to learn through the Conference Steward that so little general fund has been paid him. It is wrong to collect the money and hold it or use it to jour own purpose and let the institutions of the Church suffer. We should remit as wc collect accord to law. Two thousand dollars is the amount assessed this con ference this year. Let us raise our part of this amount like men. I trust, my brethren, that you have observed every connectional day as dictated by law and especially as relates to the general fund, Children’s Day, the Sunday-school Un ion, the Mission and the day for collec tion on the Yarick Building. I now thank you, brethren, for the manifestation of your appreciation of my services in your charges during the year. Both you and your people have wel comed me to your homes to partake with you of your home comforts. I believe that you brethren are doing more to re deem the Charlotte district than has been done before within the last six or eight years, and if it should so please the Lord that the right men be kept In the right places, there will be a great change in the Charlotte district in the near future. I * EDUCATIONAL SERMON. [CONTINUED FBOM FIIIST PAGE.] The speaker in our text had ascended to ecstacy and was walking the regions of delight, where the-fullest measurement of divine enjoyment attainable by moral existence could be anticipated when he exclaimed, “Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” “Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.” My hearers, you see at a glance the'familiar acquaintance with psychological phe nomena, the mental development at tained to and enjoyed by the speake^ of our text. The difference between ignor ance and intelligence is far greater than that of a starless night, filled with cloud and rent by storm, and the May morn ings whose sun beams with the sweetest kiss, dries the dewdrops from the lily, as it basks itself in the gentle zephyrs of Eden’s glory. The expression “whiter than snow” is the richest contribution of which human thought is capable when attempting to describe innocence, royal ty and happiness. A well developed mind, thoroughly drawn out, cultured and refined by the magic touch of a mas ter hand, whose ideas of social life ftre properly formed; let such a student mi grate from the Ur of sin and folly to where social order and the tinet of ppre society is crystaliaed from the Pierian Spring of a blessed and well ordered life, where the Canaan love and care of fath er and mother, bar all doors against the idolatry of every age; there you will find health, happiness and bliss. Three im portant steps must be taken to reach the zenith of the expression “white as snow.” The grace of God shed abroad through a soundly converted heart en joys the cleansing of that fountain which is open in the house of David for sin and all uncleanliuess. It is only the in telligent and tersely educated who can properly apply the means of grace fur nished to all, who would live godly jin Christ Jesus. Ere the soul is washed clean of sin, the mind must from prac tice and rigid discipline learn to medi tate upon the law of God day and night. David realized the treachery of human thought when he prayed “Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, 0 Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” My hearers, when our minds shall have learned to flow through the channels of pure and holy imaginations, to the full and overflow of God and His glory in the heart, then of the fulness and innO ccucy of a pure heart the honest and in telligently inspired mouths will become the issues of life, the outlet of a pure and holy living. Every word expressed will be news flashed from the temple of God, every act performed will be the vibra tions of a saintly spirit who is ever and anon measuring the lengths and breaths, fathoming the depths, and climbing to tho dizzy heights, where a full and thor ough knowledge of the love qf God will beam out in the face and life of the Christian, like that of Moses from the" Mount of God. A3 we stuuy tne importance and ad vantage of moral rectitude and Christian integrity, the two great fundamental principles of the good and great are brought to the surface. The individual life and personal worth of the men and1 women of every age evolve into two facts, which are best understood when denominated character and reputation They are possessed and disposed of, one being what the individual really is as to fact and reality while reputation is held by and disposed of through the agency of public sentiment. It is not unfre quent that character and refutation are at variance with each other as to their tendencies. It is indeed perfectly natural for character to follow in the trend of its own existence. If the individual is one of bad character, it matters not how he is held in public estimate, nor how well he is sustained by circumstances; the fate of a bad character is like murder, “It will out,” and vice vena, “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit.” Ill may be the fate; death the result, yet the destiny of a good character is immortal. It often happens that character is humil iated to the foundation and becomes the bedrock upon which an everlasting structure is reared. The world will not question the character of Christ and yet bis reputation was as veering as the sea • * ‘ asa-“ * * goodness, but to a ccrrupwond perverse generation whom He csthe to save. Ste phen; though good and pure, died at the hands of an-infuriated mob and went up to glory through a shower of atones. These two attributes constitute right eousness of heart and holiness of life. Poor David was wrestling with the weakness of the carnal mind; he felt the need of abetter condition, one of strong er parts, of more* enduring substance; hence the plea “Create in me a clean heart, 0 God, and renew a right Spirit within me.” It is the imperative duty of all who would be useful in the world and enjoy heaven in the end, t > see to it, be sure and know that a good character, pure> courageous; a sanctilied spirit pervades and dominates the inner man. An ex amination in quest of holy character and the discovery of a feat ful want of inward goodness inspirited the prayer, “Purge me with hyssop and I shall be flean.” It was the existence and power of character that enabled Job to etclaim in the dark est hours of his great lafflietion, “Though he slay me yet will I praise thee, O Lord.” It was his character, sound and enduring, that enabled Joseph to resist tho temptation of Pbtipha’s wife, and carry the fortunes ofimfluehce and pow er to the throne of Egyptian royalty. It was Daniel’s innate determination of heart and purpose of -jmind which devel oped and ripened irto reputation and power so potent, that he, singled handed and alone, revolutionized the religious sentiment of the greatest kingdom of idolatry in the world. It was the char acter of the man, the Herculean pillars of purpose and holy c aring, that enabled Elijah to call fire from heaven to destroy both men and sacrifice, thereby destroy ing faith in human deities and conver tion to faith and power of the Almighty. My brother, no circumstance or condi tion can prevent the enjoyment of a good conscience, the legitimate offspring of a pure character, nor can the very gates of licll jjrevont the crowning blessings of reputation from ripening into the glory of God and the good of mankind. Character is like gold, the hotter the crucible through which it is put, the sooner is it made pure, and the greater friction by contact in any way, the brighter will the metal shine even unto the perfect da}'. The evangelist, John saw in one of h s great wisions the redeemed hosts of heaven who wore shining raiment, whiner than snow, car rying palms of victory in their hands, shouting Amen, and singing Hallelujah to Moses and the Lamb. The angel ac counts for.them as hi ving been men, re deemed from the ear.h : having washed their robes in the w iters of tribulation brightened their character; embellished their reputation and made them white in the blood of the Lumb. They were clothed in linen white and clean, which was the righteousness of the saints. The transfiguration of Christ, accompanied by Moses and Elias, and the ever bril liant garments in whi'fh they are attired, touches the acme of pride and splendor to which every child of God may aspire When we shall havh lived the glory of God in life and chancier, when the ac knowledged purity a id worth of Chris tian piety, when an intelligent display of reputation won by honest conflicts shall have dominated the communities in which we live and through our instru mentality the world of mankind is saved from sin and pollution, the Master will say to us, as one by one we finish our tasks, “It is enough.” Through the purging streams of grace thou art clean in the sight of God 2nd fully prepared for heavenly habitation; and through the repeated showers of the Holy Ghost and the furnace of earthly affliction we stand before God at the gate of heaven washed whiter than snow, liesting on the hill tops of Beulah land, where the last smile of life in the parting hour, where we bid friends adieu and soy farewell to the world, the conquering soul whispers from within: “I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith and run the race.” An expressim of confidence breaks over the soul: “Though I walk through the valley and shadow of death, I will fear no evil; fer thy rod and thy staffthey comfort me.” The soul grows light, the spirit is cboered and lifted to ecstacy, and as the golden chariot bears the sainted spirit away to the very heights of glory divine, the pilgrim spirit sings: “How happy is every child of grace, Who knows his sin forgiven ! ” WE ARE NOT HAPPY. Mr. Editor ; Brother Biddle’s report docs not reflect credit npon the Bine ►Ridge Conference. If you do not pub lish this we shall nc t feel happy any more. The true report o ! the Centennial Fund of the Blue Ridj;e Conference col lected in Conference by the Committee, Mrs. Julia A. Martin, Revs. J. D. Gaith er and A. G. Kesler: November 4, 1890, Bishop C R Harris,' $21 CX) Rev A G Kesler7 * 5 00 “ TFH Blackman, • ✓ 3 00 “ R A Morrisey, v *' 1 50 “ Geo Brazelton, ' 100 “ JR Shepherd, 1 fO “ J W Wright, 100 “ Geo W Washington, 1 00 Zion church, (Rev Gee Bell, pastor,) Middlesboro, Kp, Rev Geo Bell, “ F R White, Mr Geo Thompson, Mrs Mary E Simmona, Rev J T Quinn, " HT Wright, WS Smith, Miss Avery, Mrs H L McKinney, Mrs Ella Reed, Rev A Roache, Gso Hampton, Wm Lyons, J J Kelly, 0C0 100 1 00 1 00 100 1 00 1 (0 1 00 100 1 00 1 00 55 50 .50 " ' l.l —I _J. i Burnsville circuit, N 3, (JW Wil liams, pastor,) 78 Zion church, Greenville, Tenn, J D Gaither, paBtor, 5 82 Rev J D Gaither, 100 “ D Goode, 50 “ J E Kilgore, Bluff City, Tenn, 80 Zion church, Virginia City, W C Van hook, pastor, 5 00 Rev W O Vanhook, 8 00 Zion church, Johnson Cit/J" Tenn, S L Stinson, pastor, * 2 78 Zion church, Jonesboro, Tenn, G W James, pastor, 1 32 Rev M Slade, 25 “ B B Brown, 25 Mis9 J L Kyle, Rogenville, Tenn, 2 00 Knoxville Sunday-school, 3 37 Rev C W Walton, 50 Miss Caroline Chestnat, 1 00 Mr M D Smith, 1 00 Bishop G W! Clinton, 50 Mr T H Hemphill, 1 00 “ Geo Hale, 35 “ Peter Sanders, 25 Friends, 45 Am’t raised on the C( ntennial Cele b rat ion at the annual Con. 86 45 Knoxville district, 28 00 Sent to Rev Biddle by Rev F A Moulden, ® 4 40 Sent by Bishop Harris from Morris town, Tenn, 2 00 Prof R E Toomey’s expenses for lecture at Lo&an’s Temple, Knoxville, Tenn, 1890, 2 10 Rev A O Kesler, expenses for cards and traveling in the interest of Centennial, 7 00 Total expenses, * 9 10 Paid Bishop T H Lomax, 114 45 Sent Treasurer, 6 40 Tqtal, 120 95 Grand total, Including expenses, 130 05 Asheville district, A G Kesler, pre siding elder : For 1897, A M E Zion church, Asheville, N C, Rev G L White, pastor, 15 00 Rev A G Kesler, m 5 00 Zion church, Hendersonville, N C, W M Lyons, pa sfor, 5 00 Clear Creek circuit. N C, Rev A Mills, pastor, 2 00 Leicester circuit, N C J D Wad dell, pastor, 100 Waynesville circuit, W M Anderson, pastor, sent to Rev B F Wheeler this yoar, 4 30 Franklin circuit, N C, J F Quinn, pastor, 4 00 fMurphey circuit, NC,FN Neely, pastor, 2 00 Sent Bishop Lomax, 81 00 Mrs Harriet McDonal 1, Rogers ville, Tenn, 12 0Q Mr Samie Pate, Bankii, Tenn, 30 Jonesboro circuit, Tenn, J H Sliger, pastor,; 1 08 Rev J S Henderson is a member Blue Ridge Conference and not the Tennessee Confer ence, therefore please give the . Blue Ridge Conference credit for $13 more on our report. Names of those who paid on Centennial Fund Knoxville district, Tenn, 1890, A G Kesler, presiding elder, Mrs N A Kesler, Asheville, N C, $ 1 00 “ Julia A Martin, “ 100 “ Josephine E Cal iwell, Morgan ton, N 0, 100 Logan’s Chapel, Knoxville, Tenn, expensed, 2 10 Clinton Chapel, Knoxrille, Tenn, G W Hampton, ps.9tor, * 4 CO Zion church, East Poij Knoxville, F A Moulken* pastor, 4 40 Sent this to Treasurer. Oakland circuit, G P Barnes, pastor, 3 85 Logan’s Chapel circuit;, C C Snowden, pastor, ; 1 85 Rockford circuit, J C Chandler, pastor, 12 55 Union Hill circuit, J E1 Durrell, pas tor, J 35 Strawberry Plains circuit, Wm Lyons, pastor, 2 00 New Market, Tenn, Mrs Tempie Bra zelton, 1 00 Morristown circuit, A S Henry pastor, 8 90 Two dollars of this amount sent to Treasurer, leaving, 1 90 Mooresburg clrcutit, M M Morris pastor, 5 00 Total 43 40 Prof R E Toomey’s c xpenses, 2 10 Sent in to the treasurer by Rev F A Moulden and BiiihopC R Har ris 6 40 Expenses of Rev A G Kesler for the printing of car ls and other matters 7 00 Total expenses 9 10 A G Kesler, P. E. -U AiheviUe, N. C. On the 23d of September, the Star of Zion gave up its first page to the Silver Anniversary celebratio 1 of Bishop J. W. Hood- He has rounded out twenty-five years in the Episcopal office and his brethren cheerfully celebrated the event Bishop Hood is the Senior Bishop of the A. M. E. Zion Church and is highly es teemed by his denomination. Dr. J. W. Smith, ourjold friend and versatile editor of th< Star, says “the Bishop stands out in bold relief, single and solitary, preeminently the greatest religious leader to-day in the A. M. E ' Zion Church.” Our A. M. E. brethren smiled and must have concluded that Dr. Smith will have his way when the latter said: “We have not sufficient space in the paper to givo an adequate estimate of the character and 1 fe work of this race leader and Senio:1 Bishop of the oldest Negro denomination in the world.” A fund is t>eirig raised for him, quite a number oNUspreachers and members contributingB dollar each. Thk Christian congratulates Bishop Hood upon his H^nty-fifth an niversary in the Episc<^p office; upon d the race; dneas; and human* ac ’A SYMPOSIUM. BY THE NINEfBISHOPS OF THE A. M. E. ZION CHUBCH. In keeping with the spirit of the Endcavorer, we have arranged to give all our readers another treat for the December issue. We give this notice so that' any one desiring to read the December number, or the Bishops’ number, wilFdo well to send in their subscription at^once. Aside from the subjects which will be dis cussed by the nine respective Bishops of our Church, we have also requested each to send us his cut to accompany same. The following subjects have been suggested and each Bishop is kindly asked to write upon the same: The Relation of the Varick C. E. to the United Y. P. S. C. E.; Bishop A. Walters, D. D. The Varick C. E. and its Relation to the A/M. E. Zion Church; Bishop G. W. Clinton, A. M., D. D. The Varick C. E. as a Factor in the Development of the Young People; Bishopp. C. Pettey, A. M., D. D. The Hopefulness of the 0. E. Movement; Bishop J. W. Hood, D. D., LL. D. The Possibilities of the Varick C. E. Movement in the A. M. E. Zion Church; Bishop C. R. Harris, D. D. The Varick C. E. as the Training School for the Church; Bishop T. H. Lomax, D. D. Varick C. E. in the Church and for the Church; Bishop I. C. Clinton, D. D. The Varick Christian Endeavor as a Missionary Agency; Bishop J. B. Small, D. D. The V. C. E. of the 20th Century; Bishop J. Holiday, D. D. So, readers, you can readily see what great things are in store for you. Take advantage of the opportunity of subscribing at once for the Endeavorer. The largest and best C. E. paper published by the race is the consensus of opinion of all. Yours truly, J. B. Colbert. A DISTRESSING APPEAL. Mobile, Ala. Nov., 1, 1897. Dear Bishop and Brethren : I wish to call your attention to the condi tion of our city. It is sad to say that the Mobile District is undergoing one of the darkest seasons in its history. Since last August the yellow fever has hung over the city like a black cloud, throwing thousands of our peo ple out of work and on the charity of our city. Work has been shut down and the white people, with the assistance of the Citizens’ Relief Committee, have called on the pastors to relieve the s&fferers. They are doing so every day. I fear that this trouble will continue until January which will hinder our annual conference that is to be held here on December 8th, from meeting here. Yours Truly, S. M. Gaines, Pastor of Hope Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church. A WESTERN LETTER. BY MRS. M. E. WASHINGTON. Rev. J. W. Smith, Dear Brother: I much admire the brilliancy of out Church organ, the Star, and find all succees is due its fearless Editor J. W. Smith. I have noticed from time to time articles from various States and conferences, but nothing of note from the brethren of the Kentucky Conference, who are doing what they can to stimulate the borders of our beloved Zion in the Third Episcopal District. I don’t know whose neg lect it is, but we think it would cause inspiration amongthe'earnest labor ers of this conference to readjjf their work at some time. We have men the peer and equal of other conferences, and churches the uniform of strength, rank and talent as any of the Connection. We feel, Mr. Editov, that your presence would have proved a great blessing to our last conference and vicinitv. The Rev. 0. 0. Pettey, A. M., D. D with his eloqunce, forethought and dignified bearing made a lasting im pression with the people of Louis ville and Fall City. We have com menced on our labors for another twelve months. We hope with the noted Rev. E. D. W. Jones, the inde fatigable Rev. W. H. Chambers, the active Rev. R. L. Cherry, the aspir ing Rev. T. H. Merriweather, wi’h laymen Weeden and King, to Lear, from the toilers of the Kentucky conference. Bev. E. H. Carry, D. D., is cur presiding elder, and he is a man of experience and ability, a devout Christian; one of the strongest advocates of Zion in this part of the country. Aew Albany, Ind. Wheueas, God in His all wise provi dence has seen (it to remove from among us out dearly beloved and faithful Sister Dclea A. Hughes, whose presence has in spired us and whose words have helped x. s. Eetohkid, That we, the Woman’s Chris tian Temperance Union, tenderly con dole with her family in their hour of trial anc affliction, and commend them to God who looks with pitying eye upon the Weary and heavy-hearted. Jtesovved, That while we deeply sym pathize with those who were bound to her by the dearest tie's, we share with them the hope of a reunion in that land above where God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes. Be it further Sesolwd, That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to the bereaved family. Tanny^Jordan, (Mrs.) M. T. Pope. . Brethren of the_Palmetto Conierence : The law makes it my duty to tackle the character of any minister in the annual conference who has not raised general fund according to law; therefore for the benefit of the brothers I will not wait until conference but [ will taekle it now. Some of you haven’t raised a cent of it this year. You have little over a month to acquit yourself. I will meet you at conference. Excuses will cut no figure. —Spartanburg, S. C., (Box 213) J. R. Blake, Conference Steward. REV. TALMAGE’S SERMON. [CONTtITtfEP FROM FOURTH PAGE.] amid procession of planets and dirge of spheres. Home. Let everlasting ages roll irresistible sweep. Home. No sorrow, no crying, no tears, no death. Bat home, sweet hone, home, beautiful homo, ever lasting home, home with each other, home with God. One night lying on my lounge, when very tired, my children all around about me in full romp, and hilarity, and laughter—on the lounge, half awake and half asleep, dreamed this dream: I was in a far coun try. It was not Persia, although more than Oriental luxuriance crowned the cities. It was not the tropics, although more than tropical fruitfulness filled the gardens. It was not Italy, although more than Italian softness filled the air. And I wandered around lcoking for thorns and nettles, but I found that none of them grew there, and I saw the sun rise, and I watched to see it set, but il: sank not. Audi saw the people in holiday attire, and I said: “When will they put oft this and put on workmen’s garb, anti, again delve in the mine or swel ter at the forge?” But they never put oft the holiday attire. AM I wandered in the suburbs of the city to find the place where the dead sleep, and I looked all along the line of the beau tiful hills, the place where the dead might most blissfully sleep, and I saw towers and castles, but not a mausoleum or a monu ment ore. white slab could I see. And I' went to the chapel of the great town, and I said: “Where do the poor worship, nnd where are the hard benches on which they sit?” And the answer was made me: “We have no poor in this country.” And then I wandered out to find the hovels of the destitute, and I found mansions of amber and ivory and gold; but not a tear could I see, not a sigh could I hear, and I was be wildered, and I sat down under t ho branches of a great tree, and said: “Wnere am I? And whence comes all this scene?” And then out from among the leaves, and up the flcwer? paths, and across the bright streams there came a beautiful group, thronging all about me, and as I saw them come I thought I knew their step; and as they shot ted I thought I knew their voices; bnt then they were so gloriously arrayed in apparel such as I had never before wit nessed that I bowed as stranger to stranger. But when again they clapped their hands and shouted: “Welcome, welcome,” the mystery tdl vanished, and I found that time had gone and eternity had come, and we were all together again in our new home in heaven. And I looked around, and said: “Are we nil here?” and the voices of many generations responded: “All here.” And while teas of gladness were raining down our cheeks, and the branches of the Lebanon cedars were clapping their hands, and the towers of the great city were chiming their welcome, we all together began to leap and shoul: and sing “Home, home, home, home!” _ __ _ ICUREFlTS When I s iy I curs I do not mean merely to atop them for a time and then hare them return again. I mean a radical cure. I have made the diseaae of HUS. EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life long study. I warrant my remedy to cure the worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason for sot now receiving a cure. Send at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Ex press and Piratotflce address. MJ.PEHE.FJ.,iCtllai§>..lleiiyH! Notice. Having purchased the stock cud Az ures of the Queen Ci'y Drug Go., I take pleasure In informing my many friends that I will continue the business at the same place. Mr. Isaiah Hart, every body’s favorite, will be with me. Dr. Williams will continue to make ids head quarters at the drugstore. Your liberal patronage solicited. M. T. Pope, M. D. BIDDLE - UNIVERSITY, CHARLOTTE, - - N.C., Consists of four Schools—THEOLOG ICAL, COLLEGIATE, NORMAL and PREP ABATOR Y,and INDUSTRIAL and offers Eight Courses of Study. Ex clusively for males. Buildings heated by steam and well lighted, a:ad as well appointedvfor their rmrposes is any in the South Atlantic States Wanted—-trustworthy and active gentlemen or ladles to travel for responsi ble, established house In North Carolina.! Honthl* $6!,.00 and expenses. Position steady. Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped «nv»inne. The Dominion Company, Dept. W Chicago.
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