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BITS FROM JERSEY. BY REV. W. H. DAVENPORT. That which passes for autocracy Mr. Napoleon L. Wyche, son of L H and M. A. Wyche. was born Mar. 8.1879, in Raleigh. N. 0. He was taught the printer’s trade by his uncle. Editor R. B. Russell, of the Maxtan Blade, in the.Fall of ’94. He gained speed in typesetting so rapidly that Edi tor Russell spoke of sending him to the Atlanta Expo sition. He has been with the Star for nearly three years and is one of the swiftest compositors in the State. He generally sets up the editorials on the Star of Zion. While pursuing his trade he siicceeded in graduating from the Normal Department jf Biddle Uni-, versity last year. N. L. WYCHE, Printer. and austerity in Negroes in author ity, and their intoleran ce of express ed opinion at variance with their owri is not so much a manifestation of innate qualities of u surpation and tyranny as it is an illustration of that mental paralysis and contrac tion brought about by whiplash lessons taught them by ignorant plantation overseers, conscienceless masters, and the super-injection into themselves of the principles and qualities which resulted in their own mental and physical deg radation. He who vulgarly! yells E. D. HAGLER, Printer. : Mr. Edward D. Hagjer was born in Charlotte, N- C.', November 4, 18<3J He bega|n the printer’s trade as an appren tice With Star of Zton in 1880, and af terwards worked with the Georgia Bap tist, { then accepted F oreman ship of Augusta Sentinel, Edited by Prof R. R‘ Wright. Later he was instructor in Printing Department of Haines Indus trial Institute. In 1887 at the request of Bishop ' Holsey he accepted Fpreman ship of 'Christian Index, Jackson, Tenn,. for 5 years, Dr. F. M. Hamilton. Editor. There were no colored workmen on this paper until he took charge. He was; also Editor and Proprietor of the Afro-American Sentind, of Jackson, Tenn.. then in 1893, bought interest in the Charlotte Enterprise. Afterwards he founded and editel the Twin City TirAes He was also ore of the proprie tors of the Vineland (N. C.) Hustler, now edited and owned by E W. Smith. Mi lr Thaddeus J (!)oles, son of \V R. and R. E Coles, was born in Salisbury, N C f His parents thein moving to Aiken, S C.. be attended the Im manuel High School graduat i n g from said school in 1890, with honor. He later attended Lincoln then Biddle Univer sity,'graduating from the latter with honor in 1897, receiving the de£ ree of A. B. He began the printer’s trade in 1890 and has since worked in the offices of the Georgia Baptist and Africo-American Presbyterian, as well as the A. M. E. Zion Publication House. He is also a job printer of no mean ability, having worked as such in the job office at Bid dlfe University. T. J. COLES, Printer. “ sit down ” or hysterically shrieks u shut up ” is paying tribute to the practices of a darksome period —the recollection of which has cursed our existence and blighted our career. In that period it was not ours to inquire the reason why. Mindless, we were simple machines operated by the will of others. But in proportion as the Negro mind is the more broadly devel oped, just in that proportion does he recognize the right of others to to think and to express their thoughts. Those who are strug gling and striving to reach this happy end will find ample encour agement in these free-thinking times. The dismemberment of China is the outcome of her crawling into herself, and her denomination of the outside world as heathen.’’ Spain, oblivious to merciful im pleadings, and indifferent and deaf to the opinoin of others is reaping the tragical consequences of her own conduct. Other men have views which if stifled may break out in unex pected quarters at an unexpected moment, perhaps to the dismay and demoralization of authorities and possibly tc the disintegration and death of the institutions with which they may be connected. It is the smothered blaze that should be carefully watched. Men should feel free to express their opinions on public matters, without the fear of incurring personal animosi ties, or being marked as the vic tim of a revengeful and canes cent cabal. <, Unhappily there was a time in the history of the Church when men with high-rOofed ex citement trembled in the pres ence of ecclesiastical distinction, like a wooden craft beaten by impatient storm; but happily, especially for the Zion Church, the^e were none of her dignita ries who appreciated these tri butes of darkness, but on tile contrary deprecated the condi tions which disputed to men the possession of a soul. The vari ous schools which they have as sisted in organizing and estab lishing bear irrefutable testimo ny to their deprecation of the subservient and dehumanizing spirit, and are a standing rebuke to those who may be moved to certain forms of conduct because of their strange belief in human infallibility. Cam den, JV. d. FROM A NOTED WOMAN. liev. J. W. Smith, Editor Star of Zion: I do not know you per sonally and I have not seen a copy of the Star for nine months until this week. But I am so delighted with the tone and make-up of your j journal, that I am minded to send this line in acknowledgement there of. Next to the delight in accom plishing great things is the exqui site pleasure which comes from true appreciation of such endeav or, therefore I add my congratula tions to those you have already received. . My pleasure comes not so much from the change in form arid size (though that is also a great improvement), as from the change in tone and contents. Trusting that the columns of the Star will always be filled with the moral and spiritual food so nec essary to the development of our hungry and thirsty race, I am ,/ Truly yours, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. 2939 Princeton ave., Chicago. OUR EFFICIENT FOREMAN. RY EDITOR J. W. SMITH, D. D. The Star beasts in the fact of having one of the most competent Foremen in Negro journalism— Mr. J. E. Smith, whose cut we here produce. He was trained un der Mr. H. P. Slaughter, the Nes tor of Negro Foremen, who is now in the Government Printing Office at Washington, D. C. Mr. Smith, son of John T. and Mariah S. Smith, was born Sep tember 12, 1875, in Charlotte, N. C.; attended the city graded school and finished the prescribed course therein May, 1889. H£ entered J. E. SMITH, Foreman. Biddle University and graduated from the Classical Department with the degree of A. B., June, 1897'. President Sanders told me last year that he regarded Mr. Smith as one of the finest young men and one of the brightest students that has gone from that institution. He began the printer’s trade in the Industrial Department of Bid-1 die University November 1891, un- | der Mr. Andrew W. Laboo, and j later under Mr. Willie E. Hill, I and after serving full apprentice-' ship, worked in the office of the Afr/co-Amrvtciin 1 d edit-, ed by Rev. D. J. Sanders, 1). I). j tie began work in the A. M. E. , Zion Publication House September, j T-. ■.■■ H. A. KELSEY, Printer. Mr. Harvey A. Kelsey, born in Ches ter County, S. 0 , learned the printer’s trade in Kansas and worked on the Bar ton Couni y Deiriocrat, Great Bend Regis ter and Elwood E.vpre»s He began work on the Star under Editor Dancy in 1886. Went int in ihe mail service in ’90; promoted from .$800 to $1,000 first 12 months. Was i n the service three years. Came back to the Star in ’96 During Mr. Dancy’s time, he was Foreman of the Star. He Also edits the Charlotte ‘Independent and wields a waspy pen. 1894, one month after the office was opened under Bishop T. H. Lomax. When the Star of Zion was moved by Editor G. W. Clinton from Salisbury to Charlotte he began work on it as a journeyman printer until the present manage ment assumed control, when Mr. Slaughter resigning the Foreman ship, he became Foreman of the Publication House which position he now satisfactorily holds. He is also the proofreader of the office. When Mr. Slaughter left here it was not the intention of Manager Blackwejll to make Mr. Smith Fore-! man, because he thought him not sufficiently experienced. While he was casting about for a Fore man Mr. Smith went to work and so quickly prepared himself that the Manager soon saw he was su perior to any that had applied for the place. There is amoral in this. Mr. Smith is a loyal Zionite and the accomplished Superintendent of Clinton iChapel here. He is very obliging, full of Chestertield po liteness, although he has found himself at times “between the dev il and the deep sea”trying to sat isfy the Manager and Editor whenpheir instructions unknown to e4ch other concerning the conduction of the paper would conflict. He knows what the “Trials of a Foreman” are. There is a bright future before Mr. Smith. f r | CANNON BALLS. REPLY TO REV. B. J. BOLDING. BY REV. S. A. CHAMBERS. The gentleman of Chambers burg^ Fa., laid off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, threw aside' his silk beaver, thrust his fingets through his hair, foam ing at the mouth and came • dashing at us with his eyes hashing fire, breathing out-epi thets peculiar only to himself, shouting, as he advance d, “Shoo! shoo! begone! begone!” trying to scare us off the war path, but we have not given back one inch, and never intend to as lotig as there is the least | scent of powder smoke in the | air. ! We have waged war against ordaining women to Holy or ders in the absence of Biblical authority and shall cease firing only loftg enough to wipe out our gun anti sink something or be sunk. > The brother fired at us with l a 2-inch gun, and dodged around the corher and peeped to see what elect it would have, but he missttl his mark and his tar get s t a u d s as before. He quotes a lot of ancient history which does not enter into the discussion as proof either pro or con. Where is the Biblical authority for ordaining women to Holy or ders, is the point at issue. The question is not to be settled bv his tory, bt.t by the Bible, and that onl y. He intimates that Zion Con nection had distinguished herself by ordaining women to Holy orders I in advance of any other Church. But Zion must not do things sim ply to be “in advance of other Churches,” but do such things as will stand the criticism of and bombardment coming from what ever source it may. “Mr. Wesley lid not recognize women as preachers. Bolding. That is just the reason why we tight it: because it is unscriptural and was regarded as such by the founders of the Methodist Church. Mr. Wesley was a close Bible student, and of all that are born of woman, there was none broader than he, and his broad religious views ted to the establishment of the grand old Methodist Church, and if he could not find Scripture for ordaining women to Holy or-J ders, where do we get it from? I! think the brother let his pen slip when be made this frank acknowl edgement favorable to' our views. “The reason he did not recog nize them was because he (Mr. Wesley) was a strict Churchman.” —Bolding. That is right, brother. A good point, but not in your favor. Do! you mean to say that our Bishops are not “ strict Churchmen,” but simply a set of loose fellows who allow just anything to go on in the _ Church without any consideration as to authority to warrant it? Lookout there; you will reflect upon the heads of the Church. The heads of the Church need to Mr. Albert B. Hughes, son of |i. T. and D. A. Hughes.was born in Raleigh. N. C. His parents then moved to Oxford, N. O.. where he attended the pub lie school Uutil 14 Veals of age; then lie entered Bovd ron Institute” in 1890 and graduat ed in 1898. At this school he be gan the printer’s trade under Prof. Ambrio Fields, then President of said school, and in 1892 became Foreman of the Midland (Va ) Express Publishing Co., organized by Prof. Fields, and later of Our Helper owned by Miss 0 B. Hatch "teacher in the above named Institute. He has also worked in several other offices and is now assistant Foreman in the A. M, E. Zion Publication House. be just as strict now as Mr. Wes ley was. Women pi eachers were not in demand in Wesley’s day, and they are not in demand now; so there is neither Scripture nor excuse for licensing and ordaining them to preach. Women preachers are becoming more and more offensive every day. It was out of curiosity, that crowds gathered to hear them when they first started out but that has ceased to be. The General Conference has a right to nullify anything that is not founded upon Scripture. It J. M. WHITE, Apprentice. Mr. James M. White was horn in Con* cord, N. 0. During his childhood he? attended the local schools as opportu nity afforded, and by dint of his own ef forts he was enabled; to enter Living stone College where in a heated con test he w'on a silver medal for oratory. He graduated from the Normal Depart ment of that institution in 1896, with honor. Since then he has proven a very successful teacher. He has recently cast his lot with us. and bids fair 10 be a printer of no mean ability. may lend credence to it, but would that make it valid in the absence of Biblical authority ? I Tim. 2:11, reads: “Let the woman learn in silence with subjection.” Does this favor women preaching? If so, how? The Apostle Paul was ‘ [continued on 7th page.] J. E WALKER, Printer. Mr. John E. Walker, son of J E. and H. O. Walker, was born July 7, 1875, in Charlotte, N. C, He learned- the printer’s trade in the Industrial De pa rt m e n t of Biddle Universi under Mr. A. . Laboo, and la* ter under Mr. W. E Hill. He be came a composi in the Africo American Presby terian office, and for a time served as pressman. He fin ished the Normal Department at Biddle University, June, 1894, and is now a member of the class of ’99 of that insti tution. He is also local Editor of this paper and a practical printer. No more obliging man is there in the whole office than he is. 'itfuriiiiirtnrr
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