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OIR.C3-A.3Sr OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZIOUST CHURCH I3ST AMERICA VOLUME XXI. CHARLOTTE, N. CM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1897. NUMBER 46 LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE, ' i r Our Chief Connectional School—Charac ter Of The Work. RESULTS VERY GRATIFYING. We attended the Western North Car olina Conference last week in Salisbury, N. C., presided over by the witty and courageous Bishop T. H. Lomax, D. D., and also visited Livingstone College sev eral times, and we here present the cuts of the college, and its President and two of its professors. The faculty consists of eight teachers. We gather these “Gen eral Statements” from its catalogue: ORIGIN OF THE W'ORK. Livingstone College is a regularly chartered institution. It was incorpor ated in 1879, and the first session was held in one room of a colored minister’s parsonage in Concord, N. C., in 1880, but was more definitely organized in 1882, and began its work on its new premises the first Wednesday in October of that year. The new site consisted of one building and forty acres of land. The school opened with three teachers, three pupils, and a matron. It was chartered as a college in 1885. The idea of an educational institution for the training of colored youths was the result of a conference of colored minis ters for the p-^raotion of self-reliant ed ucation among the colored people. It was argued that our friends at the North had done much for us as a race in this direction, and the time had come for us to begin to do something as a supplement 1o their generous benevolence. This wa? the beginning of the educational en terprise now known as Livingstone Col lege, named in honor of David Living stone, the great Christian missionary, philanthropist and discoverer. b t GROWTH STEADY. During the fifteen years of our history the growth of the work has been steady and commendable in every particular. It has gradually increased from year to ydar, in numbers, efficiency, and in the list of substantial friends. During the 15 years we have had in- attendance stu dents from different parts of the United States, Africa and from the British West Indies. GROWTH TN BUILDINGS. We have now four large buildings od the campus. Huntington HaJlia a three story frame building 91x38 feet. On the basement floor we have a spacious di ning-room, kitchen and store-rooms. The first floor affords space for the chap el or assembly room, library, recep tion room and two recitation rooms. The second and third stories are oc cupied as dormitories by lady teach ers and students—girls. The building is named in recognition^ of a large gift toward its erection by Hon. 0. P. Hun tington, of New York, who is an an nual contributor to our work. Stanford Seminary is a large brick building 100x40 feet, four stories high. The first floor of this hall is fitted up with assembly and recitation rooms for the Preparatory or Grammar school de partment. The second and third stories are used as dormitories for girls. The fourth story is not completed. This sto ry is greatly needed as the building is crowded every year; $1,000 is needed to complete and furnish this floor. This building is named in honor of the late Senator Leland Stanford, of California, who gave the money that has thus far entered into its erection. When com pleted it will accommodate comfortably twenty-four girls more. Dodge Hall. Thisfis a brick structure 60x40 feet, and four-stories high. The first floor affords accommodation for the Normal department. The assembly and class rooms for this work are on this floor. The second, third and fourth sto ries of this building are used as dormi tories for young men. The Ballard Industrial Hall is a two story brick building 66x26 feet. The first floor is used for carpentry and cab inet working and store rooms for furni ture. On the second floor is the print ing department and shoe shop. This building was erected by Mr. Stephen Ballard, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been a generous and substantial friend of the institution for several years. IMPERFECT IN 0 SUCCESSFUL BRICK YARD. The institution has a very good brick yard. All the brick used in the construc tion of our large brick buildings, were made on our ground, the students doing a large part of the work. In the erec tion of one of these buildings, viz: Bal lard Industrial Hall, the students made the brick, and under the direction of the superintendent of industries, put up the building. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING. ' We regard industrial training as an indispensable feature in Negro educa tion. In keeping with this idea, we have encouraged the industries from the beginning. The school has had in suc cessful operation for several years an in dustrial department, embracing carpen try, cabinet-making, shoe-making, print ing, bricklaying,plastering, sewing, cook ing and farming. The results of this endeavor have been gratifying. SPECIAL DONATIONS. It is an encouraging sign of progress in Negro education when we see colored men and women making substantial gifts to their own institutions of learning. Mr. John Henry Butler, of Baltimore’’ Md., has donated to Livingstone College sixty (60) acres of valuable land near Gains ville, Fla. .The deed for the same is no^r in the hands of the treasurer of the c< liege. In addition to this Living PRESIDENT W. H. GOLER, A.M., D.D. stone College stands on and owns 53 acres of land in Salisbury, N. C. The late Mr. Chas. G. Chase, of Bos ton, Hass., for several years made an nual contributions towards the mainten ance )f the college, especially in assist ing worthy students in their efforts for an education and donated the college with i life size portrait of Abraham Lin coln valued at $1,000. It is said by com petent judges fo be the most life-like and expensive painting of the martyred Presi lent in existence. The son of Mr. Chase says his father's interest in the colle< e shall be Sustained. Mr, Potter, for many years a generous contr butor to the college, at his death remei ibered it in his will. The college has received a bequest of $2,500 from the estate of Mr. Potter, which has been in vested and the income for the same used or the education of girls who have, no ot j’er means of support. Rev. A. J. F. Behreuds, D. D., the popular pastor of the Central Congrega tional church, Brooklyn, N. Y., visited the e< liege as commencement orator in ’92 an d was so well pleased with the work done and being done that he and friends and congregation have taken a special inters st in building up a new library o1 the ‘ Central Library.” He and his cliurci have secured over $800 worth of books. Mr. S. C. Dizer, of Boston, has recent ly donated $1,000 worth of new books to tht college and contributes annually a sum for the support of the work. Last winter through the intercession of Rev. J. B. Colbert, a graduate of this college, Mr. George Henry, of Provi dence, R. I., was induced to donate to the college his large, valuable and excel lent library, together with splendid rel ics of the days gone by, the picture of hims< If and Mrs. Martha Henry, and that )f John Brown and several other notec! characters. The faculty and stu dents decided to name it “The George and Martha Henry Library.” We hope soon ;o hear of other graduates of Liv ingst >ne College following the example of Rev. Colbert. Th; late Rev. Nathaniel J. Green, D. D., o le of our most noted preachers, ar range d in his will that his very valuable librai y of theological books should be giver to the college. The gift has been received and it is the first gift in this di-„ rectie n coming from one of Zion’s minis ters. We trust our other ministers will follow this splendid example. The stu dents were never more careful and en thusiastic in their reading than now. ’ A SELF-RELIANT ENDEAVOB. Lh iDgstone College is a Negro self help mterprisc. It represents this idea to a £ reater degree than any institution in tin South. A large per centage of the mont y required to maintain it is paid by Negnes than in any similar work in the coun ry. Every teacher is paid out of fundi, appropriated by colored people. This fact is encouraging, to say the least, espe< ially when it is remembered that the r ice is a little over a quarter of a centi ry removed from a degrading and dependent bondage of 240 years—a sys tem t hat meant to crush out of him—the Negro—all manly instincts, and to re duce him to the aimless life and mechan ical 1 svel of the brute. The college has no S< ate aid and no wealthy organization behii d it. It is supported largely by the A. M. E. Zion Church. The progress of LiriDgstone College has the favor of , the father of us all as well as the con sider ition of good men and women. The i colie ;e thanks its many friends in and out >f Zion who have encouraged and helpid in the work from year to year. Doni tions in cash or^material, whether new Dr second hand, will be very grate fully received. Th e following is a report of the con ditio 1 of the college as rendered last weet in the Western North Carolina Coni Brence: Bii hop and Members of the Western Nortbt Carolina Conference: We the committee appointed to report on the prog'ess of Livingstone College, our chief educational institution, beg to sub mit t lie following: We have visited the i grou ids.and buildings of the college and l find he work in a good and prosperous i cond ition. The property of the institu tion is well kept. The teaching force is 1 efficient; the character of the work as j displ ayed during [our visit and demon r stratid in the exercises of the college and also in the good and ‘^reat work done, and being done, by the students who have gone forth from the school, is _truly gratifying. Twenty years ago, at the meeting of this Conference in this city we decided to locate a college here for the training of our youths and the 5 better preparing of men for the pul pits of our Church. We had then no money, but we had, then as now, men of ability, men of determina tion, self-sacrificing, men with un shaken faith in God. The result of their faith, self denial and deter mination is seen in the hroad acres, massive buildings and school equip ments, valued in all at something over one hundred thousands dollars. The fruitful brains of Rev. W. H. Thurber conceived of this great en jyterprise. It was fostered by his peers land materialized by and under the “splendid leadership of Bishops Hood and Lomax; but the moving spirit of that great and laudable enterprise of our great Church now sleeps in the bosom of its green campus. He completed his part of the work in ten eventful years, at the close of which God called him; and Dr. J. C. Price passed to his rest in the month of October, 1803. The teachers he gathered around him, though poorly —paid and somewhat discouraged be cause of his apparent untimely taking off, nevertheless remained at their posts and continued to develop the plans 'and PERSONS AND THINGS.' Notes On The Blue Bldge And Tennes- j see Conferences^ BY REV. R. A". MORBIBtr, A. M. The Blue Rid;»e Conference recent ly held in Greer ville, Term., Rt. Rev. 0. R. Harris, D.. D., preening, was a decided success n every way. He was associated by the eloquent Bish op G. W. Clinton, D. D.$ who ren dered valuable s.ssiatance'in holding Conference. ' % Rev. J. W. Sn ith, D..I)x the brainy Editor of the Zwn and the fearless champion of our Ghurch, was present and aadsd much tinspiration to the Conference by Bis personal magnetism and active 'participation in the proceedings. One of the ir ter eating, features of the Conference were the welcome ad dresses delivered by Hon. A. H. Pet tyboue, Ex-member of Congress, Prof. J. N. Fitzgerald, Mr. A. D. Pearson was crowded to overflow with the white and colored citizens of Green ville to hear Bishops Harris and Clinton, and Editor Smith. All of the sermons were rich and masterly discourses and el icited merited praise from the groat concourse of people who had assembled to hear them. The white citizer s of Greenville and many of the colored remarked that they did not kne w until the sitting of the Conference that Zion had such able men. Rt. Rev. C. R. Harris presided over the Conference to the entire satisfaction of all and again put himself on record as a wise and judicious executi 7e and master of as semblies. * * * * * The Tennessee Conference which met later in the picturesque and his toric city of National fame, Chatta nooga, presided overby Bishop G. W. Clinton, associated by Bishop Harris, was made conspicuous by the pres ence of three of the General. Officers: mmm BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE—BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. materialize the ideas of the great leader and educator, and the work has keen kept up to its original standard. The work on the present site began in 1883. The trustees employed three teachers and they opened with two stu dents; one of these two students is now an active and successful minister in the itinerancy of our Church, a member of this Conference, and one of the marshals on this floor to-day, thus demonstrating Rllll emnhasizinrr fhn. nhipnt and and the writer, Jind the tesponses by Bishop Clinton; and Rev. G. L. White. Bishop Clinton’s response to Hon. Petty bo ae was a masterly speech and will long be remembered in Greenville and by all who heard it, as a gem of oratory. Bishop Clin ton has not only taken high rank as a great preacher but also as an elo quent speaker. Revs. J. W. Alstork, D, D., A. J. Warner D. D., a ad J. W. Smith, D D.: also Revs. F R. White, E. J Carter and B. M. Gudger were present. These big men in Zion by theii speeches and sermons aroused so much enthusiasm and interest until the occasion seemed more like that of a General instead of an Annual Conference. OXJ.^1 bUU UUJCtl a LIU aim of this institution from its very start; namely, to prepare men for the ministry of our " Church. We have matriculated since the enrollment of those first two students two thousand eight hundred and forty-five. We have regularly graduated of these one hundred and fifty-five, among whom are men and women as teachers, preachers and other professional pursuits, three gen eral officers among whom is a Bishop, three college presidents and 7 professors in Livingstone College, railroad clerks, officers in the government and a large number of mechanics scattered all over the country. Very few come to and go from the institu- / tion with embracing religion, and the moral status of our students is of a high order. We rejoice in the great inter est the general Church and espe cially the Western North Caroli na Conference has taken in the College, by the encouragement they give in the increased collec tions on Children’s Day and other donations to the college. We make special mention of such ef forts as that made by Presiding Elder M. V. Marable and the min isters of the Lincolnton district. The Theological Department in the English course, under a strong corps of instructors, im proved course of instruction will begin January 1st, 1898; andit is hoped that the generous contri butions of the members of this Conference to sustain the theo SECRETARY It. A. JOHNSON, A M. _ The Missionary and Educa tional ssrmors preached by Revs. T. J. Manson and W.fl, Ferguson werepronounced by many to be the ablest and best the ^ had heard on the subjects. The verdict was unanimous among the minis tersand Bishops present that Livingstone would honor it self in conferring the degree of D. D. on these two able and hare working leaders in the Ten lessee Conference. Sunday in Chattanooga was a oigh day for Zion. Bishop Clinton, Dr. Smith and Dr. Warner preached in the city mditorium, the seat ing capacity of which is esti mated at from five to six thou sand people. The sermons were somd, practical and convincing and went home to >; the hea :ts of the people in such a manner until many of them could not refrain from giving \ent to their joy in uproarous demonstrations. Editor Smith, has won fresh laurels l y his recent visits to the Blue Ridge and Tennes see Conf srences; and his mas terly sermon8 and speech _es made him the subject ol logical cnair will be continued. Respectfully submitted, Committee. Rev. B. Lynch is the right man for us. The grand work accomplished by him this year proves it. Because of a small membership and a dilapi dated building, the members had be come discouraged. Bishop G. W. Clinton appointed him here Septem ber a year ago and he went eight to work tearing off the old roof, getting under the building with jack-screws and making a respectable building out of this old hull that has stood since the days of slavery. Nearly every cent of the indebtedness has been paid. He has put in the church an organ costing $110, and increased the congregation 7^j5er cent.—New Castle, Ky. Robert Ward. . j ■ Rev. E. J. Carter, P. E., and Fra ternal Delegate from the West Ten nessee and Mississippi Conference, made some able speeches during the Conference which placed him among Zion’s leading men. He seemed at home among the brethren and all were glad to see him. On Saturday^he Conference in a body visited Greenville College and and after inspecting the bnilding and the grounds, eve ry one expressed en tire satisfaction at the condition of the school and recent improvements made. The Trtstees of the College met and transac ted much important business for the good of the school. They assured the faculty that they were well pleased with the manage ment of the school and its condition and would do all they could for its future success. much comment lor the Bishopric at the next session cf the General Con ference, provided any Bishops are elected. The brethren before, having never met him face to face, had only known him as a brilliant editor and fearless debater; but now they know him as a great ar d electrifying pulpit orator and an able ready extempora-. neous speaker v'henever be is called out. If Drs. Smith and Warner con tinue to make such profound and last ing impressions as they made at these Conferences by their speeches and sermons the otlkr candidates may look well to the: ^laurels. Stick a peg down here | % Bishop G. W. <Hinton is deserved ly popular in T< nqhasee and is be coming more an<l_.W>re in demand not only as&*h<p o^our Church but as a lectnSBr and orator as well. The Chattanooga Dai y Times published I his sermon preached in thp audito rnmmmd rium on Sunday morning in fall as a fitting recognition of his ability a3 a IS — * TREASURERF.H. NOBLE, A.M..LL B leader of men. Surely the Bishop is following closely in the wake of Bish op Hood, our' oldest and greatest leader.—President Greenville (Tenn.) College. J\/ew York. THE W. N. G. CONFERENCE. A. GREAT SESSION—MUCH IMPROVE MENT—LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE. BY REV. D. C. COVINGTON. The Western North Carolina Con ference convened in Salisbury Wed nesday, Nov., 3. 1897, at 12 o’clock m., with Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Lomax D. D., in the chair. He opened Con ference by reading Hebrews Gth chap ter and 61st chapter of Isaiah, and commented upon the same. “Talk with us Lord, thy self reveal,” etc . was lined by Rev. H. L. Simmon*. P. E. Rev. M. V. Marable, P. E , addressed the throne of grace. The Bishop then made some timely re marks to, Die delight of Jb* „Cnnfpr ence, ana ttren proceeded to the erec tion of the following officers: Rev. S. F. Hamilton, D. D., secretary; Rev. B. F. Martin, assistant secre tary; Rev. D. C. Covington, reporter to the Star of Zion, Charlotte Ob server and city papers. Bishop Hood, the oldest active Negro Bishop in the world, and his devoted wife, were introduced. The Conference was pleased to the high est to have the Senior Bishop with them. Bishop Lomax said, “I am pleased to have Bishop Hood with us to associate me in my work here, an 1 I extend to him a cordial wel come.” Evangelist R. Alonzo Scott, the "Singing Pilgrim” and evange list of the A. M. E. Zion Church, Revs. J. B. Colbert, J. S. Settle, T. P. R Moore and T. F. Morr, of the M. E, ! Church, South, were introduced. These gentlemen made some very encouraging remarks. Dr. Blackwell responded. At 7:30 p. m., Wednesday evening Rev. R. Alonzo Scott, associated by J. B. Colbert, and D. C. Covington, preached tbe annual sermon from St Matt. 22: 42. It was an able effort and completely captivated the large audience. He, Scott, is the finest singer I ever heard. He has just published a collection of choice songs for church service?, Sunday-schools and weekly prayer-meetings. The whole Church would do well to place these songs into our churches, and Sunday-schools. Rev. Scott deserves a place in our Publishing Depart ment somewhere. He is prepared to furnish Zion with all the choice and most select songs Of the present day. Let the General Conference of 1900 keep its eye on him. Dr. Goler add ed strength and sunshine to the Con ference. We have only one John C. Dancy, the greatest layman in any Negro Church. He is always ready to take hold of the work of the Church and intensely interested in the uplift of the Negro race. On Friday night a grand reception was tendered the ministers and dele gates in the old church building by the King’s Daughters. The Char lotte district raised this year for all purposes $9,385.13; Statesville dis trict, $8,271.26; Lincolnton district, $7,586.35 and Salisbury district, $8,12947; total $34,372.21. This shows up well for the Western North Carolina ConfereWfe, considering the fact that the Conference year con sisted of only eleven months, The amount of general fund raised this year is $1800—an increase greatly over l$sh year, The societies m taken in the Conference, are Colum bian Heights in Winston, Brooklyn Mission in Charlotte, O’Conver Mis sion and Moore’s Chapel Mission near Salisbury. Revs. Williams, Edwards and Pagans were ordained [deacons; Revs. N. D. Dickerson, C. H. Ardis, G. J. Turner, W. M. Massey and P. C Lackey ordained to elders, or der*. Tiie Woman’s Missionary meeting was a success. The receipts amount ed to’$63. Mrs. Maggie A. Marable, the vice-president of the W. H. and F. Societies of W. N. C. ] Conference, is always on the alert for the mis sionary cause. Rev. M. V.'Marable, Presiding Elder of the Lincolnlon dis trict, presented Livingstone College with ten dollars® from} his district. The Conference adjourned to meet in Lincolnton, N. C., on the first Wed nesday in Nov., 1898. But before it adjourned the delegates visited Liv ingstone College in a body last Mon day morning, where we listened to an excellent programme^ carried out by the} leading students. Bishop George W. Clinton responded on be half of the Conference. Rev. R. B. Bruce spoke cheering words to the College. Bishop Lomax gave some very interesting bits>f .history con cerning the College. We repaired to the dining hall where we took'on and eijoyedagood lunch and then re turned to the Conference and [re-as sumed work again. Livingstone Col lege is doing a great work [for; the Church and race in general. They have on roll now one hundred and twenty-five students—a splendid en rollment up to the present time. I cannot close this report without mak ing some mention of the Sunday services. Sunday was a high day in Salisbury., Prof. S. G. Atkins ad dressed the Sabbath-school at 10 anlncka. m iLr. J W gi.; i u. pj: l .—.«*.-„— the1JTX.lt OF Zion, preached a power ful sermon at 11 o’clock. Bishop G. W. Clinton, the youngest Bishop in the world, preached a wonderful sermon at 3 o’clock, and at 7:30 p. m. Bishop Lomax carried his audience away. It was indeed a great day. The following are the appointments: Statesville district, R H Simmons, D D, presiding elder. Statesville station, R C Collins; Belmont circuit, J S Smith; Mooreville circuit, A L Newby; Catawba circuit, P C Hilton; Newton circuit, A Mclver; Hickory station, B F Martin; Forney’s Taber-, nacle circuit; H S McMullen; Mor gantoo station, T P R Moore; Marion, circuit, C L Byers; Siloam circuit, W D Dickerson; Wilkesboro circuit, W B Grady;^Tayloisville-circuit, A L McIntyre; Columbus chapel circuit, L H Wyche; Davidson sta tion, J A Miller; Torrance chapel circuit, S L Hyatt. Charlotte district, H. L. Simmons, presiding elder. Clinton cbapel, I) C Covington; Grace church, G. 0. Clen ent; Little Rock church, H B Moss; Biddleville circuit, E Beer, Jones chapel, Wm. Little; Center Grove circuit, S M'Pharr; Steele Creek circuit, H B Bennett; China Grove station, J W Smith; Pinevilie circc.it, S W Jackson;’Mowing Glade circuit, Wm. Massey; Jonesville cir cuit, G G Musgrave; Rockwell circuit, P J Holmes; Jonahville circuit, M Caldwell; Moore’s Sanctuary station, W Ii Alexander; Greeuville mission, J J Hunter. Salisbury district, P A McCorkle, presiding elder. Salisbury station, RB Bruce; Cleveland circuit, Wm Johr son; Secoud Creek’circuit, F H Cummings; Union chapel circuit, W K Howard; Providence circuit, J A House; Miller’s chapel oircuit, W J McIntyre; Mockaville circuit, R L Houston fBiney Grove circuit, 0 H Ardis; Smith Grove circuit, A J Author; Hicjfiry Grove circuit, F L Bell; Winston station, A McLees; Be thania circuit, J G Williams; Oedar Hill circuit, H J Simpson; Popular Springs, A T Clement; Garter circuit, Wm Rickert; Moore’a chapel mission, S W Speight; Mt Airy mission, J B Turner. Linoolnton district, M V Me,rable, presiding elder. Lincolnton station, S D Watkins; Kings Mountain cir cuit, A L Martin; Pleasant Ridge cir cuit, W J Benjamin; Shelby circuit, S F Hamilton; Doggetts Grove, S 0 Cartir; Rutherfordton circuit, E L Campbell; Zions Grove circuit, J M Follunwider; Logan’s chapel circuit, W Id! Carpenter; Gastonia circuit, H Richardson; Mt Holly, F M Edwards; O’Connor oircuit, R D Davis; Trinity circuit, A D Dunlap; Lincolnton cir cuit, A L Long; Mooresboro, N L Milk; Chimney Rock, A J Pagan. BISHOP HARRIS’ APPOMTNCttTS. November 21st, Snow Hill circuit, Snow
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