CLOSE IN TOUCH W ITH GOD.
BY R. L. PERKI NS.
I would lie close in touch with
Thee,
My Saviour and my friend ;
Into Thy confidence take me,
On Thee do I depend.
Jesus, my Saviour, Go land-King,
My life, my guide, ny all;
Eternal praise to Thee I’ll sing
And on Thy name I’ll call.
Closer and closer to Tty side
Dear Saviour take Thou me,
For all my wants do T iou provide
TillT thy face shall see.
Closer, until in Thee I live,
Protected by Thy power ;
To Thee my being now I give,
O, take me from this hour.
Br&wton, Ala.
LOCAL ITEMS.
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J. ELI WALKER, Rl PORTER.
Mr. H. T. Hughes is spending
the Summer at Buffallo, Va.
The camp meeting, we are in
formed, will start about the first
week in August.
Miiss D. Regina Scott succeeds
Miss E. W. Sasser s,s one of the
clerks in our office.
The Y. W. C. T. U. concert at
Friendship Baptist church Monday
night was quite succe ssful.
Miss Maggie Dixo i and Mr. S.
L. Young will be united in holy
bonds of wedlock to-night.
Rev. J. W. Davis, pastor of the
M. E. church, is meeting with suc
cess in his series of ir eetings.
The communion of the Lord's
supper was celebrated at Clinton
chapel last Sunday afternoon.
While Miss A. E, Chapman is
away Miss Gracie Scott presides
at the organ of Clintc n chapel with
ability and credit.
For good work arid reasonable
prices, send your p rinting to the
A. M. E. Zion Publishing House.
Mail orders receive prompt atten
tion,1.
The Charlotte Cycle club is pre
paring for races J ily 4th. All
who would like to enter the race
contest, would do well to see eith
er president J. T. Sanders, or
track manager N. L, Wyche.
Grace church is losing some of
her best members. Two weeks
ago Mrs. Jethro Surmer died, and
Mrs. Mary Moore, a sweet soprano
singer of * the choir died, Tuesday.
Both had large funerals at the
church.
Miss Cornelia Gorham, after a
stay of nearly three weeks in the
city, left for "her home, Montgom
ery, Ala., Tuesday night. Dur
ing Miss Gorham’s stay in the city
' she made several fri ends and some
“lasting impressions.”
Among the recent visitors at
the Publication House this week
we note Rev. R. D, Davis, Misses
Lydia Schenck, Miry Anderson,
Minerva Thacker and Emma
Richie. Misses Thacker and
Richie are the guests of Miss An
derson.
Mrs. D. C. Covi igton, wife of
the genial pastor of Clinton Chapel,
recently left for Statesville to vis
ti relatives, traveling through the
country, a distance of 44 miles.
The parson has the absence of his
horse and buggie as well as his
wife to grieve over now.
Last Friday night the force and
a few other friends of Miss Sasser,
realizing that we were soon to lose
her went to the home, of Miss Ad
die McKnight to show our esteem
and respect to our iriend, Miss Sas
ser. The evening was spent very
sociably and one of the mosten joy
able features of ttie evening was
the giving in of tho experiences of
love. When the question was
asked one young Is dy she said she
had always found love “sorter
nice” which put an end to that
part of the program. Miss Sasser
left Saturday morning via Wil
mington for her home, Goldsboro.
All expressed themselves as being
sorry to have Miss Sasser leave.
ON THE WING.
BY REV. J. B. COLBERT.
I left Washington Wednesday
evening, June 1st, enroute for the
Western New York Conference at
Rochester, N. Y., arriving there
Thursday morniDg in time to witness
the opening of the day’s session. We
found this Conference to be composed
of an intelligent and progressive set
of men. Bishop A. Walters was as
sociated by Bishop G. W. Clinton.
We were delighted to find that Bish
op Walters put into execution the
unique plan created by himself at
the New Jersey Conference, to wit:
that every minister can become a
bona fide subscriber to all of our
leading periodicals, viz.: The Star
of Zion, The Quarterly Review, and
The Varick Christian Endeavorer, for
the sum of $2.25, and in keeping with
the good example set by the New
Jersey Conference, the New England,
the New York, now the Western
New York is following in hot pur
suit.
When we can get our ministers to
read and patronize all of the literary
productions of the brains of the mem
bers of our Church, the signs of the
times indicate that Zion is marching
on. Really, we can see stronger and
more potent evidences of the wonder
ful possibilities for the Zion Church
to day than ever before in her histo
ry. We find the ministers of this
Conference alive to every interest of
the general Church. Away with your
pessimistic and narrow notions about
the interest in the Church being on the
wane! Not a word of it. The Church
as well as the world is growing bet
ter every day. All the more because
of the influence of the blessed Chris
tian religion. We left this Confer
ence full of hope and courage, and to
God be all the glory and honor lor
what the world and the Negro in par
ticular have accomplished through
the instrumentality of the Church of
Jesus Christ.
Among those who compose the old
and venerable regime in this Confer*
ence and have contributed so largely
to make this in some respects the
banner Conference, are, Fathers J.
W. Lacy, I. Stewart, M. H. Ross, C.
A. Smith and R. M. Turner. We
find the major portion of the work
has been transferred upon the stal
wart shoulders of the younger men
who have manfully and willingly as
sumed the work which has come to
them as the glorious heritage of the
fathers, such as Revs. J. E. Mason,
D. D., B. F. Wheeler, D. D., J. H.
Anderson, D. D., G. C. Carter, J. R.
Dangerfield, F. E. Owens, W. A.
Eley, W. 0. Cooper, H. R. Phauix,
B. W. Swain, A. R. Jackson, W. A.
Fitch, S. L. Corrothers, J. H. Accooe,
H. J. Callis, H. M. Cephas and oth
ers of the younger men who give ev
idence of hopefulness for a bright fu
ture. r
All V. C. E’s having celebrated or
observed the anniversary occasion
will please report at once as we de
sire to publish names and amounts
raised on said occasion. Those hav
ing failed to celebrate will please do
so at once as the time will not expire
till the latter part of the month.
Prayer without faith is salt
without savor.
PASTORS, ORGANIZE.
BT MRS. U. BANKS.
Mr. Editor: I have been a reader
of the Star of Zion ever since the
beginning of its publication, and this
is my first attempt to write an aiticle
for said paper. I want to speak to
tbe ministers of the West Alabama
Conference, as I am the Vice-Presi
dent of the Woman’s Home and For
eign Missionary Society. I beg them
to do all they can in organizing the
Society in the different churches and
to encourage the women and tell
them the meaning.' of the Society and
its object for raising money. My
heart, soul and bcdy are in the work.
I also havg a gi’eat desire to travel
ov6r the district, but on account of
the illness of my husband, as you
heard me speak of it in Zion church
last January during the Conference,
I am hindered in going over my work
and doing my whole duty. I now
ask the pastors to do all they ean to
bring in a good report should we live
to meet again in another annual Con
ference. Pray that God may bless
the good work throughout the dis
trict as I know that nothing can be a
success without prayer.
Mr. Editor, I must say something
more about this paper as I have some
of the copies that were printed at the
time that Dr. J. A. Tyler was man
ager, and have many copies reserved.
I love this paper as I do the Bible
and I am sorry to say that a majority
of Zionites do not know the good of
the Star of Zion. On account of
sickness, to read that paper is all the
gospel I hear. I read it with a heart
full of joy and eyes full of tears. You
shall hear from me again soon.
Mobile, Ala.
A THANKFUL MAN.
Dear Brother Smith: I take this
method of ex! ending my heartfelt thanks
to my many frie.ads who have and are
still sending me valuable presents in
money and other things of a substantial
nature. My Jubilee was a grand suc
cess in every way, as it was associated
with a Preachers’ Institute. It was of
great interest to ministers and members.
Bishop J. W. Hood was present associ
ating our presiding Bishop C. R. Harris,
and they gave us some wholesome infor
mation.
The program was carried out to the let
ter and in grand style. It was my intention
to publish the names of the donors and
amounts of Jubilee presentations, but I
have received quite a number of letters
asking me to withhold publication until
they could get in their donations. The
Institute decided that the many friends
might have until the first of December
to get in their presents; and I have de
cided to publish the minutes of the Ju
bilee and Institute, and in the minutes I
will publish the many soul-cheering let
ters with all the papers read, and the
sermon preached by Bishop Hood, to
gether with the names and amounts of
the donors.
Up to this writing St. Peter’s A. M.
E. Zion church, Rev. J. H. Love, pastor,
Newbern, N. C., has sent in the larges
amount of money, and Smith Creek cir
cuit, on the Washington district, Rev. J.
W. L. Council pastor, has sent iu the
largest amount on my district. I have
received letterf, and money from such
distinguished persons as Bishop C. C.
Pettey and wife , Bishop J. W. Hood and
wife, Bishop C. R. Harris and wife; Bish
op G. W. Clinton and wife, Rev. J. M.
Hill, Presiding Elder, Dr. W. H. Goler,
President of LI vingstone College, Rev.
W. H. Davenport, Camden, H. J., and
Rev. O. L W. Smith, Resident and
Consul General to Monrovia, Liberia,
who left with me $2.50 in gold before he
sailed for Africa. He was first on the list.
I have received money also from Rev.
P. W. Lawrence, Rev. C. R. Coward
and others that I have not time to men
tion just now, but will later on. Oh !
we had a granc time, and the stay-away
mtnisters lost a grand treat. 1 am a
happy man to-day, and I feel that the
Jubilee together with the Institute has
added ten years to my life, whether I
live that long or not. I am as ever
yours for the success of our great
Church, *
W. J. M>ore,
Box 59, Wilson, N. C
BISHOP LOMAX’S APPOINTMENT
“ 18-22, Montgomery, Ala
Jane 23, Morganville, Ala
NOTICE.
To the Pastors in the North Carolina
annual Conference: You are hereby
notified thi.t Rev. Hubbard Bell, Of
Goldsboro, N. C., has been appointed
Conference Steward instead of Rev P.
L. Cuyler, who has resigned.
C- R. Harris, Bishop.
BISHOP HARRIS’ APPOINTMENTS
NORTB CAROLINA CONFERENCE.
“ 19, 11 a m.,St Peters church,
Newbern, J H Love.
“ 8 p nc., Trinity Chapel,
Newbern, A Hill.
BISHOP HOOD’S APPOINTMENTS
July
3rd,
10th,
12th,
14th,
15th,
17th,
18th,
19th,
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Bridgeport, “
Derby, “
Waterbury, “
Hartford, “
Haydens, “
Norwich, “
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22nd to 24i,h,
25th to 27th,
New Bedford, Mass
Attleboro, “
Providence, “
28th to 31s,t, Boston and Cambridge, “
August
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