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The Star of Zion. Published every Thursday. Subscrip tion Rates: One year, $1.03; six months, 60 cents. Rev. J. W. SMITH, D.D , - Editor. Rev. G. L. BLACKWELL, D.D., Mgr. Thursday, June 1(th, 1898. EDITORIAL,. Don’t talk too much. Be loving and candil with your members. — We will re-arrange our staff of writers next week. How do you like the Star of Zion in its new dress \ 'i . An article from Bishop Holli . day concerning his work will ap pear next week. Ret. J. S. Caldwell is endeav oring to free the Bo 3k Concern from debt by or before the Gener al Conference. Read his appeal and respond to it. Prof. F. H. Noble, one of the most efficient professors of Liv ingstone College, w 11 possibly next week and every two weeks after give us some practical arti cles on the finances of :he Church. We hope they will bear early . fruit, for we must certainly raise sufficient money to meet the gen eral running expenses. It can and must be done. If each pastor would organize immediately a umite society” in his church to assist Secretary Warner in raising chirch exten sion money none of o ir churches would stand in danger of being sold. Possibly the Lord will let us lose Washington chapel in St. Louis and our church in Jefferson City, Mo., in order to stir us up to duty on missionary and, church extension lines. The faculty and trustees of Livingstone College three weeks ago conferred the degree of A. M. upon Rev. E. D, W. Jones and Prof. J. B. Dudley of the A. and M. College at Gremsboro, N. C., and the degree of D. D. upon Revs. O. L. W. Smith, G. H. S. Bell, F. K. Bird and J. A. D. Bloice. Rev. Bloice is the first graduate of Livingstcne College to receive this degree. Bishop W. B. Derrick, of Bethel, who is somelhing of a fire-eater and has his district in the same States with Bishop Hol > liday, has on three or four occa ^ sions been slurring Bishop Holli day for making inroads on him. Bishop Holliday in a c ear-cut and strikingly pointed article this week cools him off. We keep telling you that the day for k itting Zion and getting away without being struck is past. -— The vote of the Alijnni Asso ciation commending the work of President Goler at the college was the first in the history of the in stitution. The vote svhich will form an epoch in the history of the college and the assc ciation was made by the brainy ar d scholarly Rev. W. H. Davenpo rt, and the acceptance of its sentiments im plies a certain responsibility of the authorities to the Alumni for their conduct of affairs at Salis bury. The A. M. E. Zion Publication House has undergone many changes under the management of Dr. G. L. Blackwell. One has only to stop in and look at these changes. Dr. Smith, Editor of the Star of Zion, and Dr. Black well, General Manager of the House, are making it one of the best, if not the best, publishing houses of color in the South. We hope that success after success may crown their efforts.—Africo American Presbyterian. Thanks for the compliment; but do not stop at the South. It is the largest, finest and best Negro Publishing House in the world. We challenge contradiction. Who will take up the challenge ? Do you realize that the declara tion of religious independence was promulgated by Richard Allen at the organization of the A. M. E. Conference in 1816?-'-Tusca loosa (Ala.) Chronicle. Yes, we realize it and so does every other student of ecclesiasti cal history. Dr. J. M. Hender son will get overheated on the in side and will feel like turning po lice and walking you right into a police station if he reads those figures, for he has been erroneous ly saying it was in 1781. James Varick promulgated the declara tion of independence of the or ganization of the A. M. E. Zion Church in 1796—20 years before 1816. We say to the Bishops and man agers of Zion’s great Connection Rev. Mitchell, P. E., has spoken the sentiments of our entire coun try and especially down here in Columbus, where we are so loyal to Zion’s demand, and never re ceive any credit through the great organ of the Connection.— Vine land {N. C.) Eagle. Whose fault is it that you do not get credit “ through the great organ U” We publish every pre siding elder’s report and cull from nearly every article that comes and run it in “ Shooting Stars” or “News from the Field.” Twice have we asked every pastor in Zion to drop us ,postal cards now and then for publication telling us what they are doing. Any man in view of all these opportunities who will publish such rot to cre ate dissatisfaction and disloyalty is a brainless and surly ass who sits around home with sleepy eyes with his elbows on his knees and his mouth and chin buried in his hands. Hundreds and thousands of our ministers, members and friends have long wanted large and good pictures of the late and brilliant J. C. Price to frame and hang in their homes. Mrs. Price has had several thousand made and they can be had for almost nothing. Read her ad. Every Zionite should get one of these pictures. Here is a chance for agents to make money. As there are so many dishonest agents who sell, pocket the money and lie about it, it is best to send cash for a sample picture to show around and as the people pay send in cash orders all the time. We have had 300 of Bish op Jones’ sermon books in the hands of agents since 1892, many have been sold, and we can get neither books nor money. We must have one or the other very soon or we shall publish to the world who these parties are. This credit system has nearly swamped the Book Concern and has thrown the Sunday-d(hool Department several hundred dollars in debt. If they are to succeed they will have to run on the cash basis. THE EIGHT- PAGE PAPER. True to promise the General Manager and Editor have suc ceeded at last in giving to the readers the eight-page paper. We have passed another journalis tic mile-stone. It will still be in adequate in its i mproved form to accommodate ou(r large army of writers from every section of the country, but if each pastor will be an agent or will appoint some hustling and honest young man or woman to act as- agent to sell from five to ten and more copies of the Star each week in his church and will also canvas? for subscribers, the Star will be enlarged to either a six-column eigh :-page or to a six teen-page paper before the next General Conference. Those who will take the agency will sell the Star for five cents a copy, keep two cents on each paper sold, and send the Manager three cents or each paper sold once a month. The pastor can make a little extra money or if he will boom the Star from his pulpit once or twice a month he can help his agent to make money and at the same time make his members a reading and loyal people to our great denomi nation. The minister that fails to put the Star in the hands of his people so that they may know more about Zion and her institu tions is standing in his own light. Take the agency. We will make some more mechanical improve ments in a week or two and then make this paper hum. THEY WILL CALL US. The patriotic Negroes are given to understand now as they were in all other American wars by blat ant, brazen, shoestring fellows that this is a white man’s war, and that their services are not needed if they are expecting to get honor and reward out cf it. Several of the Southern Governors think so much of the Negroes that they have absolutely refused to call in to service any companies organized by them to tight Spain. Know ing that “war is hell” these Gov ernors prefer to send white in stead of black men to the front to taste it. The Negroes should not lose their heads and fret and cry because they are not allowed to walk into the jaws of death. They will be called for in good time. This war is not going to end as soon as the fool haters think. When the Spaniards be gin to kill the American white soldiers by the thousands the Ne groes will hear the long, loud, ringing Macedonian cry, “Come over and help us;” and we will trumpet back, “Hold the forts for we are coming.” We will go, too, led by black officers, for the Pres ident and Secretary Alger have satisfied our Negro Congressman that there would ;be black officers in the immune regiments from the ranks of captain on down the line. BISHOP CLINTpN’S APPEAL. Appeals for mcney in the Star to help buy or save churches are generally not worth the paper on which they are written. Bishop G. W. Clinton makes an appeal this week for two of his churches which are in critical conditions, which appeal if treated with indif ference will be a severe blow and disgrace to Zion Connection. Washington chapel in St. Louis, Mo., is the finest church both in that city and in Zion. Can we af ford to Jose the finest church we have? How will other denomina tions look upon us? Can we af ford to lose our $6,000 church at Jefferson City, Mo., where our Conference last year was wel comed by the Governor of the State? Our Conference made such a big impression there that the Governor said if he could preach like Bishop Clinton he would enter the ministry at once. If we lose these two handsome churches it will be a terrible set back to our great Church in Mis souri and also m the West. A certain denomination that tries hard to fr ock our onward march is hustling to raise and borrow mon ey to scoop in these churches. Let us disappoint them. Let each pastor, Sunday-school and V. C. E. society raise one dollar each this Sunday and send it early Monday morning to Bishop G. W. Clinton. The names of all who give will 3e published in the Star. KEEP THE LAW. For the first time to our knowl edge President Goler writes a ringing letter and appeals to the pastors and superintendents of the first educational district to rally and raise $3,000 on Children’s Day for oar glorious Livingstone College. We believe his letter will touch the pride of the pastors and superintendents and that they will show him that he has not ap pealed in vain. The appeal from Bishop I. C. Clinton, also from the officeis of Atkinson College, will not go unheeded. In fact we believe that each of the education al districts will financially come to the rescue of our schools this year, in a way that will make us all leap for joy. Let us raise $6,000—one half of ths,t for our chief college. Remember that according to law every penny raised on the fourth Sunday in June all day both in church and Sabbath school is Children’s Day money. No bishop, presiding elder, pastor, trustee nor any other church of ficial can use a cent raised that day. The money belongs to our schools. This is the law and all of the above officers must keep it. If any bishop, presiding elder or pastor takes a cent raised that Sunday on salary he grossly vio lates law. If any pastor allows his trustees to raise money that day for local church expenses he and they brazenly violate law. Let us remember our vows and keep the 1 iw though the heavens fall. Children’s Day only comes once a year. Let us not be so hoggish as to rob the schools of this day. Do right and God will take care of us. The Star of Zion, the official organ of the A. M. E. Zion Church, is a readable paper. Its editor is a scholarly, Chris tian gentleman, with broad and liberal views Something great is just ahead of him and we think our brother is cognizant of the fact, for it is only by hard and assiduous labor that we reach the dizzy heights of distinction.—Austin (Texas) Metropolitan-Hand of Friendship. Rev. W. H. Smith died recently at Montgomery and Rev. J. H. Manley, D. D . was appointed to succeed him. Dr. Manley has labored long and faith fully among the people of Pensacola, and we are sure he will meet with the same success in his new work that has invariably at tended his labors in other fields. There are few pastors in the Zion Connection who are more earnest faithful and public spirited than Dr. Manley.—New York Age. SHOOTING STARS. Rev. Gaines is preparing to build a new church in Pensacola, Fla. j i Rev. J. W. Warren has been appoint ed to the Clear Creek circuit in Tennes see. Rev. G. W. McDowell, of Yorkville, 8. C., has rallied and raised $170 for his church. The Bethel Bishops have appointed Rev. H.C. C. Astwood superintendent of missions in Cuba. Rev. Smith, of Smithwood, Tenn., says he is proud of his people. They have dressed him up in a new suit. Bishop Small is a man of learning and ability and has control of the men under him.—Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Chroni cle. Rev. J. W. Wright is succeeding nice ly and is well thought of in Asheville, N. C. It is said that he is a 33 degree mason.. \ Rev. 8. J. Hargrave made an admira ble chairman at the district convention. He received quite an ovation every time he rose to speak.—Maxton (N. C.) Blade. Rev. Homer P. Walker( pastor of the A. M.E. Zion Church, preached one of his soul-stirring sermons 1;o his congrega tion Sunday. Rev. Walker is a man possessed with a natural gift.— Tarboro Correspondent in the Wilmington Record. Rev. Dr. T. H. Tipton, of the Zion church, easily ranks with the foremost men of the race in Alabama- As a preacher he is able and eloquent, as a pastor he displays tact, judgment and executive ability, as a leader he is wise and conservative.—Tuscaloosa Chronicle. Our Indianapolis contemporary, The Age, The Colored American, The Tribune, Planet, Christian Index, Star of Zion, African Methodist, Boston Courant, Ga zette, and numbers of others besides might be mentioned in the category of commendable Negro weeklies.—Chris tian Recorder. Bishop Walters, of Jersey City, N. J., is in favor of reviving the Afro-Ameri* ican League. If there ever wa9 a time when some restraining influence was needed to check the tide of needless bloodshed, it is now. The trouble with all our colored organizations is, Negroes won’t follow Negroes. :Any sort of ''heap white man can lead them, but a ^egro, too often, never.—Charlotte (AT. G.) Independent. Somebody got the report in a Penn-| sylvania paper that D^1, Smith, of the Star of Zion, had sailed for Liberia via Liverpool. It tickled Editor Smith and he sent word to Revs. Kincaid and Fenderson and Dr. Clinton to explain that thing away,. He prefers jumping ditches, riding giay mules and prospecting for other agreeable honors to running the African fever gauntlet.— Charlotte {N. C.) Independent. In commenting upon the qualifications of Bishop Pettey, Bishop J. W. Hood, s"Mor Bishop of the A. M. E. Zion Church, said, among other things: “It is my pleasure to introduce tc you the scientist and scholar of the bench of Bishops, and one of the most learned of the race, whose whole life has been de voted to the study of scientific subjects —Bishop C. C. Pettey.” This statement coming from the senior Bishop of the Church, clearly showed Bishop Pettey’s popularity with the episcopacy.—Pitts burg Press. Dr. Alexander Walters, Bishop of the sixth district of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of North Amer ica, was recently married to Miss Erne line Bird, Secretary of the African * Methodist Episcopal Zion Book Con cern. Miss Bird is a daughter of Mrs. Eliza Smith, a highly esteemed Afro-j American member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Stamford, Conn. No pains were spared in the education of Miss Bird. We have known her since her childhood, and congratulate the Bishop and his briJ.e.—N. T. Christian Advocate. Rev. J. W. Alstork. D. D., one of the foremost men in the A. M. E. Zion Con nection and D. G. W. 8. of the Love and Charity of Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, preached an eloquent ser mon to a large congregation at Zion church, Sunday 3:30 p. m. He left Sun day evening for Scranton where he was received cordially by Rev. and Mrs. Johnson and friends who b ad an enjoy able tea set for him. A vis it from such men proves profitable to us.—Mobile {Ala.) Weekly Press,
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