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L organ or th:k -A.FiR.ic.A.iisr methodist ’iscopal, zioist church in America .■_ -’.'J'.T 1 • Ml ■» -■■ ' ■' -— - ■ - - - ' ■ t- _^ *T VOLUME XXI. CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2,1897. T NUMBER 4» - REV. J. H. MARLE7, D. D. _ . 1 Lecturer, Financier, Sweet Singer, For* cible Preacher. *' A SKETCH OF HI3 WORK. j ‘ Rev. J. H. Manley, D. D., is now i fclosing up his third year as pastor Of I ^-Talbert Chapel A. M. E. Zion'church, in Pensacola, which is the largest colored church in West Florida. So popular has this divine made him self in Florida by his sweet singing, eloquent sermons, and his successful financiering that his name has be come a household word throughout the state. His church is packed et \ ery Sunday night to hear him, and in fact, the mere mention that he will preach at any of the other churches ■ in the city, assures a crowded hods*. As a singer we have but one Manley. Asa money raiser, he is a genius. Manley'is highly esteemed by all 'of the minis’ters-in his conference. He is really looked upon as a leader. He has during his pastorate of Tal bert Chapel, paid off a mortgage of four hundred dollars, paid off several other debts against the church, and this year has had one of the most successful revivals that has been held in West Florida. This press has the following to say about it: The Gospel Tent Meeting, under the auspices of the congregations of Big Zion Church and. Mt. Moriah Church, closed last Wednesday evening yith over sixty conversions, the like of which for attendance and enthusiasm, has nev er before been seen in Pensacola 'this season of the year. The moral senti ment of the city has been toned up, backsliders have been reclaimed and a large number united with the church. There is great encouragement for Zion In this city. The meeting was conduct ed by Rev. J. II. Manley, D. D., pastor of Big Zion Church, and Rev. S. Brown, pastor Mt. Moriah Church. Some very efficient service was rendered by ReVs. Dr. Moreland and S. M. Gaines of Mo bile, Ala., Revs. Perry, Allen, Graves, Williams, Ford, Simons, Smith and Mur ray. / 1 Manley has added to the church fully 150 members during his pastor ale. He is a lover of his Connection and observes all Connectional claims. The church i3 in splendid condition spiritually and financially, and is out of debt. Rev. Manley closes up his third term with the respect of both white and colored citizens of this city. In laying of a corner stone for a new A. M. E. Zion church, the Sentinel has the following to say in relation to Rev. Manley: October 25th was a red letter day in Pensacola. The occasion was the lay ing of the corner stone of another A. M. E. Zion Church, North Tarragona St., about twenty blocks above the union depot. Elaborate preparations had been made for'the day. The attendance was very large and the enthusiasm abound ing. The location of the church is charming. The large gathering of peo ple listened to the most wonderful and eloquent sermon preached by Dr. J. H. Manley, pastor of Talbert Chapel A. M E. Zion Church, that has ever hen heard to fall from any gospc-l minister’s lips. It did one’s heart good to see the tears roll down the cheeks of our host whose genuine conversion and large hearted ness made the day possible. Dr. Man lcy’i sermon will never be forgotten in Pensacola. In the zinc box we depos ited a copy of the Bible, Discipline, hymn book, minutes of the Annual Con ference of 1897, and a copy of Manley’s Centennial Marching Song. Rev. Manley and wife are also" en gaged in the school wbrk, known as : Manley’s Music Reformatory and Bi- . bie School, which is dojng a grand : work. The average attendance . is ■ forty. Long may he and his affec- : tionate wife live to do much good for - God and Zion.—E. J. McKenzie. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE. Dr. J. H. Manley stands high with the ministers and people of the Pen sacola district. He has held the forces together at Talbert Chapel and built up the work at the same time. In every sense of the word he has proven himself the equal of any that has had charge of this church. He has had one of the most successful revivals that has been in our city since Dr. W. H. Smith left. He has the church in better trim financially and spiritually than it has been for a long time. We failed to learn what brethren had collected $32 general fund at the time when a report of this dis trict was made through the columns of the &TAB. The person that re lit failed to give us the list of i that collected it. He also failed Vi) report that the Rev. S/Der ry, ofMiltor, Fla., held a very suc oessf^l revival, and that the Rev. 0. P.i Perry, pastor of Warrington circiiitt ia re wilding St. Luke A. M. E. Zion church that was blown down by this atom July one year ago. The* district, as far as I have gone, is looking ur) with great anticipation of a good collection this year On all lines notwithstanding the yellow DISTRICT CONFERENCES. Sessions Held At Various Points—The Work Reported. A BRIEF SUMMARY. The Summerville (Ga.) district Conference and Sabbath-Bchool Con vention convened in Summerville, August 4,1897, Rev. L. W. Taylor, P. E., presiding. Rev. H. E. Jones REV. J. H. MANLEY, D.D. t ' fever searo has caused everything to move slow; but byf Qod’s help we shill do our level Ifesifc for God and Zion.—-Rev. Simon Brown, P. E. BIG DAY AT LiyiNGSTONE. Monday at 10 a. m, the conference marched ir a body to Livingstone Col lege for thi i purpose of hearing a program rendered t y tfie school ■ The exercises were open id by pfayer. Dr, Goler then made a fei r statements, in which he said that the s chool had prepared only a short program, and that ho extended the invitation to the conference to be pres ent at its i endition, that they might see what the s chool was doing as a result of legislation 20 years ago by the annual Conferenc 8. The choir rendered a spec ial selecti< n which carried the confer ence wild with enthusiasm. * The firs, was a recitation by Miss Thompsoi., of Lancaster, S. C. She proved herself an elocutionist of unus ual ability. When she had closed her speech, si e Was loudly applauded by the conferenc e. f Next v as a solo by Mr. John W. Walker. He acted well his part, and was enco: ed after taking his seat. Next introduced was Mr. H. W. Allen, whom we all kn jw iD Asheville. He delivered an impressive declamation, subject, “Voices c f the Dea£.” Next, Miss An nie Wari er, of Montgomery, Ala., who came for vard and read a beautiful es say, subject, “The need of an educated Christian ministry,” upon which she received rounds pt hearty applause, Miss Em na 0. Williams, star of the college, (harmed the conference with her appearar ce upon the stage, and the ren dition <pf two, classical solos. Miss Will iams is’u idoiibt^dly the finest soloist In any of Vur institutions in the Stato She won many laurels for herself before the confi irence Mr. W. J. Trent, of Pinevillc, N. 0., was next upon the pro gram. He delivered an excellent decla mation. Bishoj Clinton responded with some very inercsting and appropriate re marks. He stated that he could assure the stud' snts and all the faculty that the member) of the conference, when they returnee to their charges, would go de termine) i to do more for the institution in the ft ture than they have in the past. Bishop Lomax responded with some very important and interesting remarks, relative to the institution 20-years ago. Prof. S. G. Atkina, president of the Winstoi i Industrial, was called upon by Dr. Golsr and the school. He came forward and delivered the most touch ng eulc gistlc remarks in memory of ;he dist nguished dead, Dr. J. C. Price rhe ex< rcises were concluded by a beau. ;iful an' hem Bung by the choir. Lunch was served in the dining half 5f the ^ uilding to the whole conference ind delegation. After lunch, all narchel around over the college ground: > and into the buildings to learn iometh ng of the great work they had mdeav >red to encourage as they teach ind pr< ach. At the tone of the bell, all Lsscmb ed in front of the chapel and formed a column two and two. and narche 1 to Dr. Price’s grave, where >ne pai sed on the right of the grave ind th) other on the left-with unoov i ads. From thence they marched the church edifice and entered ieir executive wort—Ashevillc ) Colored Entorpriu. preached the annual sermon from St. Luke 10:12. The delegates all asked for the return of their pastors. The address of the chairman was well written and up-to-date. Rev. J. Q. Taylor preached a good sermon. On the third day the local preachers were allowed to preach ten minutes each. Pastors on missionary work said they need money to put up church buildings. Rev. A. Robinson preached an impressive temperance sermon. A Clinton Institute is being established at Lyerly, Ga. Subscription^ are be ing taken for it. It was agreed that the presiding elder be paid not less than $500 a year on this district. Prof. King, a young man who is just starting out in the ministry, preached a creditable sermon. The Sabbath school convention was held over un* til after the Sabbath. On the Sab bath at 11 a. m., Rev. L. W. Taylor preached from II Chron. 19:18. He also preached at the M. E. Church., At 3 p. m., Rev. J. E. Transue preache 1 a rousing sermon, and Rev. A. Robinson at 8 p. m. Amount of money raised, $29. Donated to the Star,$1.40. Rev. J. C. Taylor, Sec’y. —o— The Petersburg (Va.) district cob* ference convened in Berkley, Sept. 29th, with Rev. S. P. Cook, P. E.j presiding. Bishop Walters walked in and the Presiding Elder called the conference to its feet to receive him. The Bishop was cheerful and full of BUDshine and he asked the confer* ence to let him come in and go out at his convenience as he had a good deal of writing to do. Granted. Bishop made a rousing speech and ex* plained the 30 cents additional tax passed by the General Conference and that had been ratified by the Board of Bishops. Presiding Elder 0. W. Winfield agreeably surprised the con ference by his presence and was warm ly received. He made a telling speech on "Worn-out preachers, widows and orphans,’’ which will do good. Rev. B. F. Harrison preached a fine sermon from Isa. 9.5,6. Thursday night Bishop Walters, attired in a robe, preached a thrilling sermon on "God through the gates." The re ports showed signs of improvements along all lines. Rev. 0. B. Hogans, Reporter. The Abingdon (Va.) district con ference convened at Pocahontas, Va., Rev. S. Lorenzo Stinson, presiding. It was well entertained by the people. Rev. F. R. White preached the an nual sermon. He is one of our men who has suffered to help build up Zion. The Presiding Elder’s address was instructive, as he never fails to entertain. The subjects were all dis cussed eloquently. The following resolution prevailed;, Rev. F. R. White, E*-P. E.; for 15 years or more had ascended the high est peaks and descended into the low est valleys in Virginia fcnd West Vir ginia, and whereas, he » an acknowl edged theologian tnd fine platform and pulpit orator, and is now filling for the third time opr Urge church at Knoxville, Tena.,.therefore, be it re solved, that this distrct conference pray the trustees Ind faculty of Liv ingstone College to confer upon him the degree of D. 0,” f W. W. £ lade, Sec’y. >-C— . Th*' second district, Sunday-school of the ftemapolis district of the North Alabama Conference assembled in Buck’s Chapel, Sutntet XJo., Aug 27, 1897, Rev. E. Hunttir, presiding, it being impossible* for . the. presiding elder to be present. After the elec tion of Prof. S. W. Sjales as Secre tary, the convention proceeded to business according to, program. The papers were valuable, full of logic and eloquence, espfecif.lly the one by Rev. Sylvesta on "Oi r colleges and their work.” Revs. I.. Hunter, J. C. Saunders, M. 0. Crawford and H. J. Starks preached able sermons. Re ports grand. The people made every thing pleasant for the convention. The young men tende red a reception. God bless the pastor and people. Miss Julia R. Blocker, Cor. Sec’y. The New York Sunday-school con vention and the first annual session of the Yarick Christian Endeavor So ciety convened in the Memorial Zion church, Peekskill, N. Y., August 12, 1897, Rev. Benjamin Judd, presiding. A very large deleft on was present. The reports were eaoouraging and showed great interest manifested in t£e different departments of church work. Mrs. Perry 0. Walker, oh Clinton Institute, Rock Hill, S. C., was introduced and warmly wel comed and made a member of the body. Educational x aport, encouched in beautiful language, advocated the earnest endeavor of all to do all in their power to aid a id support all of our educational institutions, most es pecially Livingstone College. Aboat $139 had been collecte'd and sent from this district fov the educational work. Rev. A. J. Colbert preached an excellent sermor on (‘The Chris tian graces.” Mrs. Perry G. Walk er, by request, sarg the beautiful song of her composition, ‘'Ashamed of Jesus,” which vpas sc enthusiastically received that she had to repeat it. On the second day the Christian En deavor work was .Well represented by President J. B. Colbert. He deliv ered an eloquent adc.ress. Mrs. Walk er presented tb# work of Clinton In stitute and received a collection of $5 02 Rev^E.‘Gec. Biddle gave her some, of his literati re for the school and others promise d to aid it in the he&i future. The linance committee reported $85. Mrs. Perry G. Walker, Reporter. —o — The Sunday-school convention of the'Fayetteville (h+. 0.) district con vened in Red Springs, July 27,1897, Rev. J. M. Hill, D. D., P. E., presid ing. Rev. A. McOallum delivered an able welcome address. The an* nual address by Dr. Hill was rich in composition and clothed in the best of English. The nmuea and meta pbors were welladtpted to the objects illustrated. . Rev. J. H. Mattocks preached the annua l sermon on "Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, etc." He divided it into 1, The Yoke; 2, Learn of me; 8, Rest, Ii was the sermon of his life. '"Miss E. J. Council, Vice-President of the convention, gaVe, us a short and pleasing talk. RiV. W. H. Graham preached the temperance sermon and got in some good licks for the cause. Text, Prov. 22:3! St James Zi'od church purchased a memento from Dr. Hill, whioh was a free-hand painting by Miss 3. J. Council. Mrs. Bishop Hood Wf* introduced. A motion offered by Rev. Mattooks pre vailed that the several papers, brief and excellent, be p rinted in pamphlet form and sent to the Sabbath-schoob of the district. Mrs. Hood talked on the work and condition of the W. H. and F. M. Soriety. Rev. H. C. Harrison preached the farewell ser mon from St. Mark 24:14. The con vention Was brain/. Rev. T. B. Me-; REV. W. R. DOTCLASS. A Young Minister Who Is Pushing Rap* Idly To The Fruit. DOING A S^DBLE WORK. William Rufua Dougluss, the sec ond son of Aden and Mary Douglass, was born in Gill’s Cre?k township, Lancaster County, S. 0 , September 11,1862. He attended the free com a critical condition. The Building and Loan Company from which the church had borrowed money, wa3 in the aot of closing them out. The church was under the sheriff's ham mer. The property being very val uable the Loan Co. was anxious to close out at once. Rev. Douglass asked them for thirty days ta arrange -matters which time the compa ny reluctantly granted. During this / REV. W. B. DOTJQLASS, A.B. w mon schools until 17 years of age. He then entered the Pettey High School, now Lanoastei High School. While there under th< instruction of that great teacher and preacher, Rev. 0. 0. Pettey (now Bishop), he decid ed to take a college course, and en tered Livingstone Col ege (then Zion Wesley), Salisbury, N. C, February 1888. In a college revival he was converted January 14r 1884. He graduated from the classical depart ment in 1888 with the degree of A. B. In the Fall oi' 1888 he was elected*jc4incipal of .Lancaster High School, where six years prior he was a student. He held this position un til the Spring oi 1895, a period of seven years. During this time the school pros pered and scores of young men and women went out therefrom as teach ers. He labored hard under many disadvantages to male it second to none. He had the esteem and confi dence of both white and black. For years he was superintendent of the Sunday-school and a church worker in general. He mac e for himself a reputation that will not be soon for gotten. On the 28th of Ms y 1891, he was rharried to Miss Mamie E., the hand some, cultured and refined daughter of the Hon. Allen and Mrs. Malinda Hudson, who rank among the beat families of Lancaster. This event was one of the most pleasant of his life. Elders H. Blake and I. C. Clin ton, (now Bishop Clinton) officiated. They received many valuable pres ents from their many friends, both white and black, which Bhowed - the high esteem in which they were held. ? Being fully perauade4 that the ministry was his calling, he was li censed to preached: n September, ’94; and joined the South Carolina Annu al Conference at Yorkville, in Decem ber, the same year. He received his first appointment ir ’95, to the Cedar Creek circuit. Th« Lord wonderful ly blessed his labor) that year. Hil’ protracted meeting resulted in 46 conversions and quite*as many acces sions. He remodeled and put a new roof on one of his o lurches, bought a fine bell for the othur, and left money enough in the respective treasuries to ceil them. He wat beloved by saints And sinners. Hi*, removal was much regretted by all. ' In December, 1856, he was trans ferred by Bishop I. C. Clinton, to the North Georgia Conference and sta tioned in Zion ChnP^h, Atlanta, Ga. Oar ohurch here has Been struggling under a heavy d^tfor\ number of years. Forthree or four of the members time with only twelve members that could be depended on he raised a lit tle money and with skillful maneu vering he effeoted a plan by which the church could be taken out of the Building and Loan Go., on the condi tion that he would raise one hun dred dollars in thirty days. He went to the company a second time and pleaded for thirty days more. It seemed that God had touched their hearts and it was granted. He at once instituted some plans, called his little flock together, and after spending a few minutes in prayer he explained the situation and gave each one so much money to raise and at the expiration of thirty days the amount of money necessary to save Zion in the Gate City was in hand and the change was saved. The church, through his efforts, stands in a better condition to-day than it has for years. The debt has been divid ed into $20 notes, payable monthly without interest, and they are now - struggling to lift these notes as they fall due each month. The member ship has increased from 12 to 20 and with these he raised over five hun dred dollars last year for all purposes and entertained the Annual Confer ence in his church 2?th of last Octo ber.r On this occasion he was ordained elder on Sunday the Octi 31st, by three Bishops viz., Bishops I. C. G. W. Clinton, and L. H. Hoi sey, of the 0. M. E. church. The i church was packed to the extent of its capacity and the exercise was quite solemn and impressive. Long i will be remembered those hands upon < his head. He is a self-sacrificing hard-working young man, and is la boring hard to build up Zion in the great city of Atlanta. He manifests ] a great interest in searching for di- ] vine truth, and while in Atlanta he ( S taking the advantage of Gammon £ Rheological Seminary. He is push ing his studies and if permitted to ' stay there he hopes to finish up in i the Spring of ’99. 1 He is a rising young man and we I bespeak for him great success. He is e fully worthy of the high esteem in e vyhich he is held by his many friends, g His devoted wife spares no pains in ^ doing all she can for his success. Her affable disposition makes friends. 1 We feel safe in saying t’.at this c poung divine will yet write his name L upon the wall of honor and fame. e R. J. Crockett, president of Clinton a institute, visited the Columbia district t inference last week at Carlisle, Rev. U. w. Stewart, P. E., and the citizens UNIT7 IN THE CHURCH The Indlspensabillly To Success-Tlie Christian's Characterizing Force. « -fc 1}Y ®. F. GROSS. r*%m — It ia an undeniable fact under all circumstances that anion united the first pair in the garden of Eden, and in like manner ehould unite all true Christians. This is very often lost sight of by some who claim to be al ways abounding in the spirit of the Lord. Disunity in the Church has been and always will be a hindering cause to church work; but that underlying principle in some of our people is, ‘;Lf I can’t you shan’t;” and so we go down the declivity of time, and yet we ask why is it we can’t do this and the answer comes back—lack of Chris tian unity and fortitude. There are some Christians whose hearts are overburdened with disuni ty in church work, if they are not at the head of Borne special enterprise. Here is where the deceitful heart is overburdened with arrogance. Like a serpent'it licks out its tongue and tries to sting the progress of a worthy cause. What we want now to fur ther cn the Connectional Church work is greater activity and mere Christian Unity. Often in extending the right hand of fellowship, and in this action of Christian friendship in many in stances tbs heart does not accompany the hand. This is pretended friend ship, such as some Christians possess; and often you will hear some cry out, “I thank God I am not like other men; but with all such Christians the cry should be, “Lord, write thy laws upon my heart and give me that • true Christian principle that should characterize true Christian fellowship. On the other hand in extending the right hand of fellowship, if the heart accompanies the grasp of the hand, then it exemplifies true, interested Christian friendship and a mutuabil ity of the Spirit. One of the most essential methods to Churcli unity is the unity of the spirit, unity of action, unity of the heart and unity of hands and actions. The underlying principles of true Christian unity is love. The beating of the hearts of the first pair in the garden was the mutuability of God and the unity of His Bpirit. Special efforts are made in every well regu lated church to cultivate intelligent patriotism to its connections, and without unity among its members it proves some times a failure. The pastor may preach and pray for the unity of the spirit among his people, but some people though they had the voice of an angel, unity is not their watch-word. Some times . so-called good Christian workers in the church are called upon to take part in some enterprise for the church, and they readily accept the same, but not with a spirit of unity but with a spirit of disunity; and when the time cornea to perform the promise of .assistance to the church, they often fail to ma terialize at the appointed time. Them are some isolated cases where some people have lost their influence with th s church and people, and at the same time they will persist in be ing a leader without one spark of Christum unity in their hearts. Alleghany, Pa. The district conference met at Lowieaboro, Alabama, September 9, 1S97, with Dr. J. W. Alatork in tie :hair. The delegates of 18 Sabbat^ school gave very good reports andafl vere well, pleased with their pastors ind denired their return and also the return of Dr. Alatork,. Each school paid or.e cent per member. The m^ deal and literary program was fine/ lome if the subjects being: “The Sunday-school as a factor in the church‘‘The Relation of the Pas or to the Sunday-school;” “Why Lo ;al Preachers and Bxhortexs should Attend“Should Unconverted Perr ons Teach in the Sunday-school^ ‘Home Influence;”' “Our Sunday ohool Department and its Liters ure,” “How to Organize a V. 0. E. Society and the Sunday-school Schol Coilection, 14 38. Donated Of the S. ]
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