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<r THE STAR OF ZION. REV. J. W. SMITH, D. D., Editob. HEV. G. L. BLACKWELL, A. M., D. D. Business Manage* Published every Thursday at Charlotte, N. O* »5 8. College at. EtCtrtd at the Pott Qjto* at Charlotte at eeo cndUass mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION BATES: *1.00 wr annum; Hr month.s, 80 etnit; no thru month’t eubeerip TO CORRESPONDENTS! To insure publica tion write with *nk and extra carefulness on on* tide of the shut only: do not abbreviate; avoid pc venalities; deal with live questions and give im items of chut eh and race news; condense, to at to occupy a column or a half column: do not, if rctelbie, exceed 650 words. When writing about re anniversaries, dedications, donations, mar ric&e, receptions, death of church members, Easter '^Children's Day, and the like, write on postal C-ds. If you write long-winded articles, the Edi Zr will “boil them down." Send all articles for publication to the Editor; send all subscriptions; all changes and all business matter to the Manager. STAFF CORRESPONDENTS. Mrs. Bishop O. 0. Pettey, Editor ol Woman’s Column. Ret. Q.W. Offley, D. D., E«t. E.G. Biddle, B. D., Key. J. H. Anderson, Bet. J. E. Mason. D. D., Bey. W. H. Marshall, 0er. W. A. Blackwell, Rev. G. S. Adams,DD, Rst. B. D. W. Jones, A. B., Key. F. H. Hill, Prot. B-. A. Johnson, A. M., Key. J. H. McMullen, Bey.T. A. Woathington, i>roM3.L. Thorn ton,A.M.,Bey .J.H. Manley, D.D., Prot.D.W.Parker,A.B., Bew. J.A.D.Blolce, A.M., Prof. W.F.Fon vellte, A.B,Bey. 0. W .Winfield, D J). V, H.O Weeden.Esq., prof.W.M.Proylnder.A.B. \ Kev H. W. smith, Bey. D. 0. Covington Friday December 16, 1897. EDITORIAL. Be loyal tojyour Church. It is wisdom lo say nothing about that of which one knows nothing. Obey this advice and you will not make enemies Or get into trouble. We endorse that portion of the Pres ident’s Message whic h favors the an nexation of the Hawaiian islands. The colored people are in the major ity in those islands. It is very exasperating to forget a good thing just as you’re on the point of saying it and then have to go grop ing around for it in the dark with the tail just sticking the fringe of your recollection—and never get it. Realizing the strength and ag gressiveness of Methodism to-day as it has never recognized before, a Cath olic priest in England said a few days ago that the conflict with which Ro man Catholicism is to contend in the future will be the conflict of Methodism. He might have ad vanced and declared that Methodism will triumph, too. Bishop G. W. Clinton writes us that he was compelled to cancel four appointments in the West Tennessee and Mississippi Conference on account of a serious attack of an acute indi gestion which wa9 very painful for nearly three days, but, if providence permits and there is no recurrence of the attack, he will be able to hold his, conference thi3 week in Batesville, Miss. Some people who give advice or of fer suggestions are actually offended unless their counsel is followed to the letter. They do not take into con sideration the possibility that they see only one side of the question, or that they are of a-number being con sulted, and the man asking advice is doing^o not in the sense of acknowl edging his inability to manage his own affairs, but because he wants all possible light upon the subject in Congressman W. C. Anderson of fered a bill in Congress last week pro viding that mail boxes on all mail cars shall be kept open at all stations except when closed for sanitary reasons. This feature of the bill is good, although its intention iB to revoke the order which causes the mail cars to be locked when passing Hogansville because the prejudiced and angry white people in that little hamlet have boy-cotted the post-of fice and the colored Postmaster Lof tin. THE PRESIDENT AND CUBA. The President’s message, as was expected, is able, clear, practical and pleasing on all topic j except Cuba. His word “I regard the recognition of the belligerency of the Cuban insur gents aft now unwise and therefore in admissible” are wholly disappointing. The Republican party in its last na; tional platform is pledged to recog nize the political independence of Cuba and the President is under ob ligations to carry out the pledge of his paity. The President and his party even promised to go further than simple recognition of belligerency. The 70,000,000 American people are ex pecting the President and a Republi can Congress to fulfil their pledge. To fail to do so will be cowardly: The property held by American citi zens in Cuba has been damaged, de preciated in value and destroyed. Trade between that country a6d this las Lecn^jaralized. Cuba ha& been argely depopulated by cruel way and tnen starvation. ( destroyed and, as the President sayt hi his message, ‘‘the agricultural inhabitants have been herded in and about the garrison towns and their lands laid waste.” Certainly this Government has a rigl t to interfere where questions in volve principles of humanity and rigl t. Cuba, which has been hero ically struggling for years for liberty, should not be told to fight on until Spa in exhausts all her resources before she can receive recognition. We re joice to know that Cuba where the blairk people are in the majority, in ten Is to have liberty or die fighting for it. The fires of liberty once kin lied in the bosom of an individ ual or nation cannot be put out. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. T lie first of December, by request of Bishop Lomax and the General Mana ger we boarded the train at night at Cht rlotte and wheeled for the Central Alabama Conference which met that day in Montgomery, Ala. After four teen hour’s continuous ride we stepped in on the Conference in Zion Star church and found the Bishop and breth ren busy as bees in a hive. This being our first appearance in this body, we weie enthusiastically received. Elder W. M. Findlay entertained the Confer enC3 grandly. This is a fine set of men. They are loyal progressive and interested in the general upbuilding of our Zion. Bishop Lonax calls this his “pet conference.” Doctors J. W. Alstork, T. A. Wcathing ton W. H. Smith and Revs. A- J Rod geri, A. S. Watkins, L. D. Workman, W. M. Findlay, W. S- Meadows and P. A. Shuford are undoubetdly the leaders Rev. M. Rankin, R. L. Boyd, C. E. Ba ker J. W. Armstrong, J. C. Thompson, C. V. Motley, J. W. Eason and others men. Doctors Alstork, Wcathington and Elder Rodgers are the presiding eldi xs. E espite yellow fever, quarantine and smjll pox this conference came up pret ty well on all conference claims and raised on general fund $1,517 34—a fall ing off from last year of about $60 or $70 But for these epidemic diseases the conference would have easily rolled up this year on general funds $2,000. Out of the three presiding elder districts Dr. Alstork’s district raised this year over $750. He says he will raise $900 nest year. Every fellow who collected general fund and spent it were either sus jended or expelled. Rev. D. L. Jackson, whom the committe on com pla nts reported as having collected and stolen $25 general fund, $5 Children’s Day money and Easter money, and also. elo >ed with a girl, was expelled. Dr Alstork, as soon as he runs across him, is t > jail and prepare him for the peni ten.iary. This is right. No one who steals church money should be allowed to !tay in Zion another day. I ishop T. H. Lomax, D, D., is very poi ular with his men in this conference. Thuy gave him several donations. They respect his rulings, and when he raps) fur order it is immediately given. They like to hear him talk. His wit, humor anc sarcasm expressed in a dry and un concerned way and each point made clii ched with his familiar, phrase, “No doi bt about that,” keeps the conference roaring with laughter. The excellent anc practical comments on the Scrip turj lessons in conference evidently shews that the Bishop is still a close reaier of the Bible and newspapers. His expository sermon on the eleventh chcpter of Hebrews on Sabbath morn ing was truly instructive and caused a great wave of enthusiasm to roll‘over the large congregation. We preached at Up. m., to a church overflowed with people, people stauding in the aisles anc. the presence of the Holy Ghost was fell. Dr. W. H. AY. Roes, (white,) Re cording Secretary of the Freedmen’s Aic . and Southern Education Society of the great M. E. Church, was present anc. said he intends to publish the meta phorical parts of our sermon in the Christian Educator in Cincinnati, Ohio, anc head it “Genuine Eloquence From a Coming -/’ well, it is hardly nec ess cry to put in the other word; but we wish to say that hundreds of people for wa it of room were turned away from chi rch at night and Rev. J. H. Parker preached a stirring and delightful ser mon. Montgomery is a great, fine, historic city. It was the first Capital of the Southern Confederacy; Richmand was the second. Monday morning we went to he AVest side of the State Capitol on , Dester Avenue and stood on the identi cal spot marked by a large brass star where Jefferson Davis stood iu 1801 and took the oath of allegiance when in augurated President of the Boutin The inscription on the star reads “Placed by So )hie Bibb Chapter, Daughters of the Co ifederacy, on the spot where Jeffer soi: Davis stood when inaugurated Pr:Bident of the C- S. A., Feb. 18, 1S( 1.” We went from there to the cor ne ■ of Lee and Bibb Streets to sec the house in which Mr. Davis lived during his short Presidency. Ii is an old two stcry frame, painted white, and has about eight rooms. The streets on . which it stands are dirty and ordinary loc king, and this famous old house hav ing been bought by the railroad will 1 socn be torn down. We also visited Je:ferson Davis Avenue. Lion almost owns Montgomery. We j ha re eight churches there and Bethel j on-;. We have strong pastors there— sec appointments in this paper—and Zi- J on must keep strong men there. Zion is j well guarded in that city by such strong ( A1 ibamian as Alstork, Weathington and ^ Rcdgers, Every one is popular with wl lite and colored and lives handsomely. ( M: . J. H. Arrington, the accomplished , or janist of Old Ship, with his horse ard buggy, drove us around the city. Our people, on the whole, are doing" wi ill and are very intelligent. Many of mtr ' — them are very ■wealthy. The relations betwcon the whites and blacks tire very friendlyr We saw colored guards guard ing white convicts and vice versa. The Hale -Infirmary, colored, the costly gift from the late James Hale, colored, of Zion, to our people, is larger and finer than white Infirmary. The State Col ored Normal School, Mr. W. B. Patti son, Principal, is up-to-date in its meth ods of teaching. Prof. Pattison sent two carriages to conference for a com mittee to visit his school. In the Indus trial Department we saw a splendid clay bust erf J. C- Price made by one of the students. We are now on our way with Bishop Lomax to Tusjregeo to meet the Alabama Conference.—J. W. S. 8H00TING STARS. ; Rev. J. L. Whitten is taking well in San Francisco, Cal. He is an able di vine and preached recently on “Leprosy —its symptoms, detection and taeat ment.” The Zion Trumpet says that Rev. T. C. Johnson, an elder in Bethel, formerly a member of Zion, was received back into Zion by the quarterly confer ence in Williamsburgh, N. T. Rev. R. J. Strother is meeting with excellent success tn Newburgh, N. Y. His church is a bee-hive aDd his thought ful sermons are being publisher} in full in the white papers of that city. Rev. A. J. Tolbert, who built a beau tiful little chapel last year in Catskill, N. Y., has just laid the corner sjtone for a fine new church. That’s what Zion wants—church and parsonage builders. Rev. A. L. Green, the hustling pastor of Pilgrim’s Rest A. M. E. Zion church at Whistler, Ala., was in the city Satur day shaking hands with friends for the first time in three months.4-Mobile (Ala.) Weekly Press. Rev. S. J. Hargraves is the new min ister at St. Matthew’s church. He is a graduate of Biddle and is an orator of no mean ability. Rev. J. M. Mitchell goes to the Lethec circuit near Rocking ham-.—Maxton (N. C.) Blade. In the quarterly conference in Fleet-st. church, Brooklyn, N. Y., Presiding Eld er E- Geo. Biddle gave local preacher’s license to Brother D. W* Francis, who promises to return to San Domijngo and work in the interest of Zion. The Palmetto High School, of Zion, in Union, S. 0., opened four weeks ago with bright prospects. Mr. J. A. Cun ningham is the principal. He baybeen the proficient principal for the 5 last three years of the graded schoolj at Lan caster, S. C. At the Baptists Young Peopled Union held in Oakland, California, a few days ago, so the California Elevator says, Miss Emma Chandler read a carefully pre pared paper on the duties and ^eponsi bilities of the race, with the results, as shown in the lives of the lamented trio of. leaders, teachers and preachers— Bishop Daniel A. Payne, J. C. Price and W. J. Simmons. The Yarick Christian Endeavor, State Street church, under the presidency of Mr. J. E. W. Smith, is in a flourishing condition. The exercises on Thanks giving Day showed that a great deal of good work is being done by these young men. The exercises are always com mendable and each participant seems to take special interest in the wbrk. It Will do yoa good to pay them a visit.— Mobile (Ala.) Weekly Press. Of course it cannot be denied that there are individuals of the race who have grown into exemplary characters, monuments of honor, adorning the cause of God and their people. We point with pride to the noble Douglass, Price, Washington. Alex. Crummell, D. D., and True Reformer Brown, and many others worthy of emulation.—Hartford 'Conn.) Correspondent in Indianapolis Freeman. Rev. Dr.'A. A. Crooke, tlienew, popu lar and beloved pastor of the Union Wesley church, preached an able and impressive sermon last Sunday night to the Young Men’s Immediate Rolief As sociation, his text was : “Quit ye selves, poung men in the service of the Lord, because ye are strong.” The subject tvas masterly handled and the audience left with many indelible impressions Drought upon them. The Association raised $31.72, donating $5 to the pastor is a token of their esteem and the rest to lid the church. Standing room was at a premium.— Y/ashington Bee. A Blue Beard exhibition and Martha Washington tea narty was given by Miss Ramie E. Skinner, orgauist of A. M. E. 5jon church, last Thursday evening, in ,ho Immanuel Baptist church. An ex :ellent audience greeted the juvinile Ray, and acknowledged it to rank infi litcly above any presented for several rears. Miss Skinner is an amiable ener getic, young lady with sterling qual ties, who having lost her remaining par ent not long ago, has the hearty com nendation of her large number of rriends in her inevitable success.—Hew York Age. The wife of the President has given special permission to John Philip Sousa, ‘The March King,” to dedicate to her iis new composition, just finished, and which will be called “The Lady of the White House.” Mrs. McKinley for warded her permission last week to the iditor of The Ladies' Home Journal, which will publish the Sousa composition com pete in its next issue. This magazine ins also recivcd for the same number a lew and large .portrait of Mrs. McKin ey, taken a few days ago in the White louse conservatory. This is the second ihotograph, which the President's wife las allowetf to be taken within ten years, he first portrait taken of her since 1887 laving alsoktone to The Ladies' Home Journal, whicjd^mblished it in its last October number, ^wjyig the entirs edi ion of tha£ issue to b^£h&u$ted.j "The way ol the tranagressoHa hard,” and it needs no arguing. “Here’s a pretty howdy-do.” I met Bill Arp onc^—once only. I was a boy ther ; and with the swag ger of a Georgia Major, he asked me if I knew his name. You have al ready guessed what answer I gave to this gjeat man of the South! I, at, that time, he expected to know so distinguished i. citizen as "Col. Arp of Gawgah, Sa'a!” But since that memorable day I have learned to know the “Major.” Lieut-Gen’l. Arp poses as a Southern humorist, and manages to keep things moving around home by the aid of the sheckles he pcckets from the busi ness. Bill Aip is a vicious writer and because of that I seldom read him. Some time back, however, I did read one cf his sindicated con tributions. B e said that he was mad all over becai.se McKinley had in sulted the South by appointing Ne groes to Federal positions. I don’t intend to write about Bill, nor the appointing of Negroes to office. But about somethi ag nearing home. Fol low me awhile ***** Unlike “Ma'jah Arp," I am not "mad all over," but disappointed all through. "Friends, Countrymen,” readers of the Star (This is no fun eral oration of Marcus Anthony) but bear with me a while* just a short while, until I can wipe away the thermal (the adjective is all right) tears that aw chasing each other down my cheeks. "Have mercy and pity me, for I am desolate and sore ly afflicted.” Perhaps you to have had sorrows, troubles and disappoint ments in life. If so, “Turn thou un to me.” How I long to pour forth my story as the blue-bird does—free, unfettered. But every attemp is stiffled, and the words I would say, are held back by tears—"tears that unbidden—start:” "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the-. Tears again. * * * * * We have b«en good friends, you and I. I havs written and you have read. The whole Church knows that I have been enthusiastic in any advocacy of a re-convening of the General Conference. But, I take it all back new; and if those who have difiered from me, will for forgive me, I promise not to mention such a thing again before May 1900. • I have been forced to take such a position because the RevJehoaiaphat Weobley Sides of Monroe, N. 0., in a beautiful let ter, written in his prettiest style and most clearing English, has publicly retracted, and says that Bishop Wal ters need not tell him where the Cen tennial money is now. ’If these knot ty uuestions can be settled out of court, what is the need of having the Conference reconvened. Here I have been laboring all Summer and Au tamn, upon this one idea; and when I was most sanguine of success, my strongest supporter falls away, and in November monosylabics says; "I take it back" notwithstanding he wept Jeremba tears some weeks back. * * * * * There are other mooted questions, you say? Why, to be sure there are. But upon whom can we now depend ? The robe quention has not, yet been settled, nor his that other great ques tion, as to the. manner in which we Methodists should pray. There is “Onr Episcopacy and the everlasting Prosiding Elder system. But who can tull but at the very last moment the Rev. J. W. Thomas may be found standing a—praying, and Rev. S. A. Chambers wrapped in a robe of gi gantic proportions done in filigrees and ruffled from top to bottom? **,*** What is the need of calling the General Confsrence together. Does jrof. Crockett write any more reso lutions? Is not the Rev. W. A. Blackwell still “pausing for a reply? And does he ask for any more de grees? Not a single one. Who knows but-what the Rev. J. J. Adms is already riding the circuit as a pre siding. Rev. J. H. Love is now at St. Peter’s in Newbern, and may have, since yssterdf y, abandoned his re search after a ad theory of perpetpal motion. The financial plan has been settled and the disputants have tak en a day off. But there is one figure etanding alone, unbending, unyield ing} like a sentinel upon- the ram parts. Like^ - Marshalls Ney, the “bravest of the brave.” Like Cam bronue at Waterloo, even after Na poleon himsel f had turned his back upon the fielc. and his face towards Pars—Like Oambronue he forms the the hollow square, and when a flag of truce is sent n asking him to surren der, he sends back the memorable re mass, stands < ne lone sentinel with his face turned towards the morning, The observed of all observers"—E. Geo. Biddle. Goldsboro, Ir. C. CLINTON INSITUTE. The annual meeting of the Crock ett Literary Society was the best in the history of the society. " The in stallation exercises were highly en joyable. The following were formal ly installed- President, Mr. P. G. Killingsworth; Vice President, Miss M. A. Gist; Secretary, Mr. F. H. Neal; 1st. Critic, Miss Nettie C. Crockett; Treasurer, Miss Lizzie Neal; Chaplain, Mr. W. Neal; Janitor, W. A. Bowans. The preside! t’s inaugural nddress was surprisingly good. All the form er officers deserve special mention. Mrs P. G. Walkefr furnished the so ciety with a spicy historical journal. All enjoyed it. Rev N. A. Crock ett in responding to the toast of "His Impress on of the Society,” made all feel his presence of the past and present of the race. Dr. J. W. Smith, D. D., editor of the Star of Zion, paid us a pleasant visit this week. Dr. Smith came a visitor and left a friend. He evinced his friendship not only in burning words of thought and elo quence but by presenting the school with a fine portrait of the hero Ma ceo. Call again. Bishop G. W. Clinton called by while enroute for the South Carolina Conference. He also spoke to the ex treme gratification of the students. •The Bishop is one of us in purpose. L The boys are getting along nicely with the wel'.—Rock Hill (S. C.) Messenger. LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE. The college is the recepient of a beautiful lithcgraph t>f the late Cu ban leader—Gen. Maceo. This is a gift from the « aterprfsing firm of Geo Rowell & Co., and came through the recommendation of Dr. J. W. Smith, Editor of the Star of Zion. It is needless to ss.y that the authorities and students are grateful for this val uable gift. It will adorn the walls of the college and be kept in memory of that brave patriot. This week 1he Star of Zion prints an excellent account of the institution with cuts of three of the professors and a bird’s eye view of the build ings and grou ids. No words are at command for expressing gratitude to the Editor and Publisher of our ex cellent Church organ for this flatter ing notice. Tut after all it is all Zi on Rnd such notices are but the pro motion of our own. Mr. W. A. .lunton is the only rep resentatives oi oitr race on the staff of more than twenty-five or thirty Inter national Secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. His work is confined to the college for Negroes and since his tak ing hold seven years ago there has been marked development in College association work. His visits are al ways inspiring both to the association as such and to the individual stu dents. But this work in Livingstone College has f.lways been a positive force in developing the Christian life of the school. Its missionBry spirit has borne tangible fruit and permanent form in the es;ablishment of at least two churches in the college vicinity, which are now attached to the West ern North. Carolina Conference and receive regularly appointed minis ters. The gieatest revivals ill the history of ths Bchool have been the culmination o ' the religious meetings of this as3ocia:ion. President G oler announced public ly a few days ago that plans were on foot to begin i, special course in Eng lish Theology about January first for ministers in the field as well as can didates for thn ministry; The course will afford an oppor tunity for valuable learned men in certain Eoglinh branches which will help those mt n whose early training has been neglected. Special empha sis is to be laid on the study of the Bible and Sacred Rhetoric. The adopting cf such a course ought to be commended by all and no one who is deficient should let slip this opportunity. The laity of the Negro Church is demanding an educated ministry and men not able to ex pound the Scriptures intelligently will sooner or later be relegated. Special terms will be allowed all ministers and the term will be from January 1st to April 28th. The Board of Trustees and Bishcps at the meeting in Charlotte last Spring adippted a resolution to collect $1.00 from each mirister at the conferences fot support of this department and ministers shoving a receipt for said amount will have even better terms than these en jcially arranged. Fur writing the Secretary of the College Faculty, Prof. Ei Moore or the Dean of Theology—Di). W. H. Qoler.—Liv ingstone. WEBB (MISS.) NOTES. BY EEV. M. V. &ANCOCK. Mr. Editor : This is my first note to the Stab; pleaae don’t cast it away. This is my first year on this wort • I found this circuit in good condition. We have a good Presiding Elder ; he is just sweeping things before him. On the 3rd of Jfily we had a picnic on Little Zion church grounds and on the 4th a rally. The M. V. Railroad company gave u? an excursion train for the occasion;! there was a host of people on the ground. During both days we raised $115. We are pre paring to build a new church at Lit tle Zion. Everybody is wide-awake around Webb. On July 11th we intended having a rally ti Johnson Taberna cle but it rained all day till 6 p. m. We had a small Congregation of about 18 persons and raised $26.83. We have put some very nice seats in our Tabernacle chnrch and the members of the church are all rjght. The fol lowing names are those who donated something towards the new seats: A J Johnson, $5. Alfred Andrews, A L Thrower, Lee Thrower, Harvey Roberts, Mr. A Cl and.E D Galmoor Provinces, paid $2 50 each. The fol lowing are the sisters and friends who isters Dorcas John 11, Georgia Johnson, Bell Roberts, Alice Syns, H J An drews, Rose Foster, Lizzie M Prov The friends that donated oth paid $1 each: son, F A Mitch inceS. er amounts are .j Prof A Harvey, 75 cents. Mr D Watkins, B C Kenedy, $1 each. Messrs Hitson Lacy, 50 cents. F Johnsoa, 10 cents. Taylor Hiram, 25 centk. -Miss T A Hayes, 15 cents. Y C Logan, 10 cents. Mrs S J Bowles, 10 sente. The following promise $1 eacV. W W Hayes, A Shaw, Tom Hughes, B Sanders, Isam J Moore, 50 cents, and cents. Anderson. E P Griffins, 50 Mr. Editor, wfe are moving along nicely. place. Zion Revs. AL in the front in this P. Pettey, H. Helm, W. M. Hurt, Eevs. Nelson, M. W. Waters and Crbmwell preached for me on the 4th of July. That was a! Holy Ghost day Go on, Dr. Smith, you will be re warded in 1900. I hear the boysj talking about you. Come down to! our annual conference in December^ and we will tregt you right. . Presiding Elc er S. T. Meeks is a good Presiding Elder and knows how to hold a lovely quarterly conference The Spartanburg district is moving on nicely. Two mission point; Moore’s station and Gattieroy’s mis sion, near Nesb tt, S. C..—have been established on his district this year, Editor Smith was the first General Officer to visit us and preached two wonderful sermons which shows him not only to be a great writer but a great preacher. He is unassuming, easy to approach, lively and pleasant, keeping in touch with his brethren. He is Zion’s great defender, as hia fight with Dr. IT. Henderson ’shows. He will be remembered for it. The Star is the leading Negro paper to Rev. S. R. Gattieroy. day. Woodruff, S. p. I would like to ask Dr. Blackwell if! he books advertised in the Stab for traveling preacbersare the required ones for Elder’s! orders ? If so, there will be rejoicing among those preach-1 era who have been deprived of ordiJ nation for not having them—many of them not being in our Bpok Room Dr. Smith is making the Stab the only Negro paper in the South. May God bless him tp continue his histor ical correspondence with Dr. Hen derson and othe:: antagonists of Zion. Furman, Ala Rev. T. M. Moore. —o— Bishop Hood is a father and coun selor, a deep tl inker and close ob server. Bishop Lomax is a hard worker. Bishop Pettey is a scholar and theologian. Bishop I. C. Clinton is a Holy Ghcst preacher. Bishop Walters is a debater and hard hitter. Bishop Harris is a scholar and logi cian. Bishop CL. W. Clinton is a fine orator and able writer. Bishop Hol liday is a natural born preacher. Bishop Small is a scholar and discip linarian. Dr. Blackwell! makes a good Gen eral Manager. The election of Bish ops G. W. Clinton, Holliday and Small’ forms a splendic ing; and wbon Editor the keys building. Neve been so newsy. aroh in Zion’s build 'r. Smith was elected ne was fitted in the before has the Stab When you want a Zion David to mOefthe Bethel Goliath, Editor Smith id the man. With the present bench of Bishops and General Officers we do not need a change in eight years unless otherwise ordered by Providence. Rev. J. P. Meacham.1 Wilmot,Jlrk. MRS. S. E. C. PETTEY, AUTUMN LEAVES AFLOAT. The conferences have all seemingly rounded up good and pretty full, porta this Autumn tide. Which the banner conference along all n »ctfonal lines ? We pause for.a ply until we hear from tbo conferences. * . * * * * So far the Central North Carolina Conference carries off the palm in raising missionary money in the South. We congratulate the efficien a:ad zealous Mrs. J. M. Hill, who is vice-President for that conference district. The mother conference of this sunny South, yea, the old North’ Carolina Conference, loudly clapped when it was announced that one hun dred dollars had been raised for mis sionary purposes; but the Central North Carolina exceeded this amount by five dollars. To the Central we make our politest bow and assure you that this, the mother conference will strive to take the palm from you era the close of ’98. It is with much regret that wa chronicle the departure of the talent ed Dr. R. S. Rives, ex-pastor of St. Feter’s A. M. E. Zion church, New bern, N. C. He goes to Fayetteville to succeed Dr. R. AIodzo Scott as pas tor of Evans’ Metropolitan church. Dr. Rives is a hustling, up-to-date preacher, a ready reasoner, a pleas ing speaker, a model pastor, and withal a cultured Christian gentle man. While we had entertained the/ hope of having the good Doctor with - us longer, we are truly Methodistic in our views and bow in submission to the will of the Bishop, fully trust ing that the good people of Fayette ville and Cross Creek vicinity will tender Rev. R. S. Rives, D. D., a right royal welcome. The A. M. E. Zion Quarterly Re view for the month of October is a newsy magazine and should be read in every Afro-American home. It has many valuable conti ibutions from some of the best brain that this coun try has yet produced. The editorials are terse, spicy, and on diverse top ics. In fact the whole volume re flects much credit upon its clever Ed itor the Hon. J. C. Dancy, A. M. Rev. J, H. Love has succeeded Dr. Rives as pastor of St. Peter’s A. M. E. Zion church. We have not en joyed the honor of a personal ac quaintance with this distinguished civine; but we have heard much of the good work done by him for the Church of his choice. We extend a cordial weloome to the entire Love family and sincerely trust that their sojourn among us will be pleasant, profitable and altogether Love-ly. The Sunday School Gleaner for the month of November contains nothing but sheaves of golden thought. It is £. newsy little sheet and richly de serves a wide-spread circulation. We congratulate the scholarly and versa tile Editor, Rev. Cr. L. Blackwell - ~ D. D. * * * * * The reference above regarding missionary money refers solely to ‘southern work for the Philadelphia i 4 and Baltimore Conference holds the banner high over all, having raised and turned over to Bishop J. B. Small, D. D., one hundred and four teen dollars, ere his departure for the Dark Continent. There are only two presiding elder districts in this con ference, which also raised seven hun ted and eighty-one dollars general fund per presiding elder district. While I am interested in each of the Episcopal districts, it is my special • eaire to see the Third Episcopal dis trict lead the van.' ***** Wedding bells will soon ring in the North. It will be quite a brilliant affair so Dame Rutnor says. All eyes ire centered on tbe union of Jersey flity and New York. Philadelphia i3 to furnish the wedding cake. Can > ou guess the names of the contract ing parties ? If so keep them till tha cards appear. Newbern, N. C. Dear Stab: The sad doty is de tolved upon me to chroniele the death of Sister Diana Dunbar, :ccurred Nov. 18th at 5 o’clock'^ m" :!he died in full triumph of the faithl .>he was a consistent Christian mem ber of Social Chapel, the oldest Zion Church in Georgia, for $5 year*. She iras born in Terrell Co., N. C., n 1828. She was the daughter of Isaac and Nancy Haskel. She was ;he faithful wife of Rev. J. Dunbar or 49 years. She lived 69 years 3 months and ten days. Her life was i series of good deeds for her fellow iien. Her bouse was the preacher’s oftie. Her funeral was attended^ itevs. S. H. Hays, A. J. Wi H. Mallory and the i’eace to her ashes. Awgu9ta, Qa. H. P. Sis*"
The Star of Zion (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 16, 1897, edition 1
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