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ORGAN OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH IN AMERICA. Volume XXII. Charlotte, N. C., Thursday, July 28, 1898. Number ^2 MRS. SMALL’S CASE. 5 — No Member Of Annual Conference — P. E.’s Conduct Arbitrary. BY REV. JOHN E. PRICE, D. D. Mr. Editor: In regards to Rev. Mrs. Small’s case it appears that REV. J. VV. SMITH, D. D., Editor Star of Zion. Born January 27, 1862; graduated from State Normal School, Fayetteville, C-, in 1876; began his ministry in 1881; received D D from Livings ;one Col lege in 1896; elected Editor by acclama tion in 1896. there has been ‘"Much aco about nothing.” I can imagine when Presiding Elder Snowden made-up his judgment in her right ;o mem bership in the quarterly confer ence of York, Pa., he had in his mind the following syllogism: (1) A traveling preacher in full connection, is not a member of the quarterly conference. (2) Rev. Mrs. Small is a travel ing preacher in full connection. (3) Rev. Mrs. Small is not a member of the quarterly confer ence. While the first premise is true, the second is false; and 1 herefofe the conclusion is false. In read ing Bishop Small’s article pub lished in the Star June 16th, I noticed that while he said that he and his wife both belonged to the York church, he did not claim that she was a member of the an nual Conference. In the Star of June 9th, our venerable Bishop J. W. Hood, in reference to Rev. Mrs. Small’s case, says, ‘She was recommended byv the quarterly conference to the annuel Confer ence, of which she became a mem ber.” j Now J am confident that it can be proven that the Bishop had been misinformed in regard to the matter. I stated in my article to the Star of July 7tti, that 1 doubted whether Rev. Mrs. Small is a member of the annlul Confer ence in any way other than as Vice-President of the W. H. and F. M. Society. Since wi iting that article my doubts have resolved and now I am confiden t that she (Rev. Mrs. Small) has never been recommended by the quarterly conference for membership in the annual Conference; nor ivas she at any time received on trial in the annual Conference. Neither can it be shown that she remained on trial or was ever received into full connection. See answer to Dis cipline questions in the minutes of each ^session of the Philadelphia and Baltimore annual Conference held since 1892. I find in Presiding Elder Dan iel’s annual report to the annual Conference of 1894, that she was recommended to the Conference by the quarterly conference at York for local deacon’s orders, which shows that she was at that time a local preacher. See Con ference minutes of 1894, page 44. While it is charitable in us to believe that Presiding Elder Snow den was actuated by the best mo tives in this affair, it is neverthe less evident that he had a fictitious case or question in his mind when he made up his decision, whereby a grievous wrong has been inflict ed in the feelings of an eminently worthy member of the Church. Errors of law, made by a presid ing elder, in cases of appeal to the quarterly conference, are to be corrected on appeal to the presid ing bishop of the next annual Con ference, w'ho has, by our law, dis cretionary power, and can direct the presiding elder to rectify the wrong, or can “remove him and appoint another in his place.” If the presiding elder kicks he will be found kicking against the pricks. Discipline page 60. The case would, of course, be brought up in the proceedings of the ensuing annual Conference, where the whole matter would be determined and the bishop’s de cision on the questions of law in the case be fixed, and from which the presiding elder if not satisfied could appeal to the General Con ference. The Bishop has dealt very leniently with the Presiding Elder, especially when it is under stood that he had no case legally before him, the whole matter be ing a gratuitous assumption on REV. W. J. MOORE, D. D., First Business Manager Star of Zion, his part. Elder Snowden’s con duct in this affair has been, to say the least, rather arbitrary, and having been so gently dealt with by the Bishop, he would do well to quit crying and be thankful that his punishment was not greater. [continued on fifth page.] TRIALS OF A FOREMAN. Must Be Both Editor,And “Devil” ==Never Lose Temper. BY M®. G. L. DOOLEY. •H ' _ The trials of a Foreman are so numerous that I hardly know where to start enumerating them. We will start with Monday morn ing of a busy week. We have copy on the hook to last three or four days. Seven o’clock comes— the hour to start to work—and two or three men are absent. We put all to work as quickly as pos sible, then dispatch the devil to find the missing ones. The devil understands by lodks and actions body pull off and go to work on the new copy. About the time you get started good, customer number one will send for proof sheets of his job. You send him what you have and he sends right back to know when he can get the balance. Th3 Foreman makes him some promise with a “loop hole” in it, for he knows he can’t keep it, but he must satisfy the customer. He wjll work over time to get the job up, and send out the proof sheets. The customer will keep them a solid week and send them back ] with instructions that the job must be finished and delivered to-lay. It makes ho difference how much work the BISHOP T. H. LOMAX, D. D., Chairman Board of Publication. I _ r oreman has promised to get out on this day; three or four other jobs will come i n which must be had at once. The Fore man has to be a mind-reader and also able to i n t e rp ret Chinese a n d other hierogly phics. He is held respan si > ble for every f; error that i s made, wheth % er in his de partment or not. Hehas to work cuts in a job when they are larger than the page and make them —gister with ste that the foreman |s in no good humor, so he scoots out to rind the missing ones, leaving the offico half swept and sprinkler and broom in the middle of the floor. The printers breathe out threat enings against him as they plough through the paper and other rub bish on the floor. The Foreman will come to the conclusion after thirty or forty minutes that the boy is gone for good, so he finishes ^weeping and puts broom and sprinkler away. The Manager or proprietor is sure to come in and find him sweep ing and jump on him for doing the devil’s work and leaving more •important work undone. When he tries to tell kin:' that the boy had to go after the men, he hops on the Foreman be cause the men are not there. Alter an hour or | so the boy is back with the men, J and the Foreman has to swallow two or three yarns about a sick wife or baby or a late breakfast. By this time there is a galley to proof and rush out. The devil, in the rush, pies about half of it and the Foreman starts to fix it up when the Manager will come in bringing a customer with him Who makes you promise to drop everything and get his job out. The Foreman has ;o make every reotypes trimmed two picas out ot true. He mast never lose his tem per; if he does some one will say he is rattled over a little work, and if he can’t keep cool and give in structions without getting mad he R0Y. R. B. BRUCE, Assistant Editor Sunday School Gleanor. Rev. Robert Blair Bruce was born in Charley Hope, Va., 37 years ago of Methodist patents. He was brought up a Zion Methodist under pious and care ful parents. He attended the common schools of his community and got out of them all he could. By dint of hard la bor he worked his way into the Episco pal Divinity School of Petersburg, Va., where he studied for several years tak ing both a literary and theological course. He graduated from this school in 1893 and was appointed to Winston station the same year. He was the suc cessful pastor of Grace A. M. E. Zion church for 3 fears and in 1897 he was appointed to Salisbury station where he is still holding forth a successful pas torate. While pastor of Grace church in 1895 at the decease of the Rev. Dr. Morris he was marie the editor of our Sunday-school literature, in 'Ahich ca pacity he served the Church satisfacto rily. He is now assistant editor of the Sunday School Gleaner, an illustiated Sunday School monthly. Rev Bruce is a fine preacher, good scholar and a most excellent Christian gentleman. REV. G. L. BLACKWELL, A. M., D. D.. Business Manager Publication House. Born July 3, 1861; entered ministry 1881; graduated with degree of A. B. from Livingstone College 1888; gradu ated Boston University with degree of S. T. B. 1892; received the degree of A. M. from Livingstone College 1894; Dean of Theological Department Livingstone College 1893-6; received the degree of D. D. from Kansas Wesleyan Univer sity, Salina„Kan., June 1896. had better get a job driving a dray. If the Foreman doesn't want a Corbet*t-Fitzsinmrons affair in the shop he never puts two boys on the same job. The meanest job the Foreman ever has is to get out a good job with incompetent work men. It is cheaper to have com petent men if you have to pay more for them. The man that runs to the Foreman every min ute tor instructions, can’t follow instructions after he gets them. The Foreman must always have plenty of men to put on a rush job, but he must never have a force so large that he can’t tind work for them all to do. "He must do twice the amount of work this month he did last, but -the pay-roll must not be any larger;if it is, he is tVying to bankrupt the concern. The Foreman has a few things to worry him, but he hsjs all day Sunday in which to rest]from his labors and sweeten his spirits and be ready for the trials of another week. To the Pastors of the First Ed- ^ ucational District: Brethren—It is earnestly desired that* you send in your collection for Children’s Day as soon as possible. So far the collections have been coming in very slow. We want to publish . all the names in the Star in Aug ust and desire to make as credit able a showing as heretofore. Some of our most prominent churches have not been heard from. Send the money always to B. A. Johnson, Livingstone Col lege, Salisbury, N. G. Mi
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