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ORGAN OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH IN AMERICA. Volume XXII. . ,f> Charlotte, N. C., Thursday, September 15,1898. . * ' Number 39. I TOPICS OF THE TIME S. The Bench Of Bishops As I Saw Them At Asbury Park. REV. W. H. DAVENPORT. Bishop J. W. Hood impressed me as a man of considerable re serve force. He has keen eyes which on occasions move about restlessly. He is swift or slow as the circumstances warrant. He is ijuick to seize, every event that l'would improve the interest with which he is connected. He knows what lie says, and says what he knows. Were he a farmer he could “hoe his own row." He has helped his Church by giving Encouragement to the youth. Bishop Lomax is plain and em phatic. He is an organizer of considerable merit, and has in him the element of an agitator. He fears nobody. He allows no nan to overawe him. He is a Bishop iind that is the highest office in the gift of the Church. He is also evangelical. * Bishop G. C. Pettey lives in an atmosphere of letters—an atmos phere which no doubt pleases him. He assumes a position w th iiint giving all his reasons therefor, voluntarily placing himself at temporary disadvantage, knowing fnat he can rise at will and crush Ms opponent. He would not seek tight nor would he run from it. He is conscious of his strength and is serene and happy. He is careful of his words and a force ful speaker. He is cautious. He signs no papers without reaving jthem. me predominating quality m Bishop A. Walters is goodness. The pressing throng at Ocaan Grove bear testimony to this statement. | Young, active, bouy ant. energetic, sympathetic and intelligent!' he marches right into phe hearts of the people, white or "black, learned or ignorant, and -its down, supreme. He is not by nature combative, but in a light, he could “mix it up" pretty ive ly. He could go into several par lors when some other men must content themfeelves with standing on the door-sills. i Bishop I. 0. Clinton is the very personification of deliberate and measured dignity. He is dignified without being stiff, and goes along unconcernedly, unswelled by the praise of men. When one r otes m him the absence of airs, and his simplicity of manners it is not hard to find a reason for the high esteem in which this powerful preacher of the “Palmetto State” is held by the South Carolina and Georgia Conferences. . Bishop C. R. Harris is construc ts and analytical. Were he worked up in an argument, he would cut and slash his opponent unmercifully, rendering hire ri diculous. Affectionate, the Bish op would take that same opponent in the next moment and fervently and sincerely embrace him com mending his courage. He lias a great mind. He ought to be, as he doubtless is, very instructive in his discourses. Bishop G. W. Clinton is' a man of great nervous energy. He is magnanimous and liberal. He knows what he knows, he knows it as well as anybody. He is quick to see and to speak. He is modest. He will stand up in the fray und fight to the last ditch; but he is not by nature revengeful. His splendid physique and his stu diousness and eloquence have made him a valuable addition to the Board of Bishops. Bishop J. B. Small is careful, cultured and dignified. Tall and carrping a head that looks us, he has a very imposing appearance. His feelings can be wounded and his memory is not bad. He would sncourage the legitimate aspira tions of youth and would give to svery man what he thought was his due. * Bishop Jehu Holliday is full of the Spirit of God. He loves the brethren, for love predominates in him. His very appearance com mands a certain reverence. He fraws sinners because he lifts up Chaist in himself. On evangelical wing, he is sweeping through the Southwest. [to be continued.] tyvm den, N. J SPECIAL NOTICE. BY BISHOP JEHU HOLLIDAY. Dear Dr. Smith: Please give this notice a place in the Star for the ministers of the South Arkan sas and North Arkansas Confer ences. Dear brethren, please remeni ber the grand rally that is to take place at Wilmot, Arkansas, on the first Saturday and Sunday in Octo ber, 1898, to raise money to pay for the building of Walters Insti tute. I shall expect every minis ter in the South and North Ar kansas Conferences to send or bring one dollar; and I ask every member of the A. M. E. Zion Church of the said Conferences to do likewise. I shall expect every minister who has charge of a church to take up a public collec tion for the Institute and bring it, or send by post office order to Rev. E. M. Martin, P. E. Let us rally and we will be able to finish (the building and be ready to open school in it in a very short time. The building is 40x60 feet, two stories high. - -► ♦ ---— . . Pastors of the Kentucky, Mis souri, Allegheny and Ohio Con ferences respectively. You are hereby requested to raise the spe cial 10 cents per member for Mis sions and Church Extension pur poses and report the same at the ensuing sessions of your Confer ences. By order of the Board of Bishops. A handsome prize will be awarded to the pastor raising the highest amount. Jesse B. Colbert, General Secre tary Missions, A. J. Warner, General Secretary Church Exten sion. REV. J. H. MANLEY, D.D. 3 Great Pastoral Success_Episcopal Honors Await - IT.-; BY W. H. PARi|ER. -B Old Ship church in .on-;r city has been remodelled and efe-(iedicated. It is a beauty. That powerful preacher and chief paistor of the district, Bishop T. H.'Lomax, D. j D., preached the dedioational ser X mortgage of several hundred dollars on the church. The mem bers are very exultant in their praise of the efforts of their pas tor.” Dr. Manley's ability and work has attracted the attention of the white and colored press. He is a man of destiny. He is constantly climbing the ladder of fame. The Daily Times of Pensacola says, “A slight figure and ::orm, one would mon which has been the talk of the city and has received Cmore commendations than any sermon! he has ever preached here. In four months Dr. J H. Man ley has made it the Metropolitan church of the city. Crowds can be seen on the Sabbath on their way to it long before services be gin. “The successful pastor, who is Zion’s sweet singer, a witty lecturer, able financier and practi cal preacher, is known through out the country, and the above qualities are an epitome of his eventful career.”—A. M. E. Zion Quarterly Review. He has been a success wherever he has pastored, raising thousands of dollars and increasing the mem bership and congregation of his churches by the hundreds. He is one of the most popular men that pastored thatjimportant church at Knoxville, Tenn., which had such grand men as Bishops Pettey and Walters and Revs. Jacobs and Warner. The Virginia Conference paid a high tribute, to his ability by a strong resolution regretting ips depart ure offered by Doctors Fisher and Winfield and Revs. T. R. V. Har rison and Caldwell. During his stay in Petersburg, Va., he raised $4,582.99 and increased his con gregation from 250 to 600. The Florida Sentinel says! “He is worthy of the name of 'financier, and in a few months has raised sufficient moneys to pay off a hardly think^ithat Rev. J. H. Manley as he stands in the pulpit would be able to stir up an audi ence." Tne Cecil couuty News of Elkton, Md., says, “Rev. Manley lectured in Knoxville, Tenn., to I, 000 hearers." The Knoxville Daily Journal says, ‘For speaking with plain, common sense and use ful suggestions. Dr. Manley is the one to hear.’" The New York Age says, “Rev. J. H. Manley, D. D., is known in America as the sweet singer of Zion. He has done a work rh West Florida that has attracted the attention of the race all over the country. H3 has exhibited rare skill and exceptional capa bilities as a leader in every posi tion in which he has been placed. His oratory and preaching are practical, eloquent and at times earnest and convincing. As a pastor he possesses a skill in con ducting his church in the most beneficial manner.” The Montgomery Daily Joxmml says, “Rev. Manley has a reputa tion as a builder and organizer co extensive with the Union, and he enjoys the confidence and support of the Bishops of his Church to a rare extent. He is frequently spoken of as a strong possibility for,the next election of bishops. He has only been in Montgomery three months, but during that time he b&s shown himself to be a wise, conservative and,progressive [CONTINUED Oil FIFTH PA6E.] — ' -1-..__ A FEW CANNON BALLS’ Why Didn’t Bishop C. R. Har ris Quote the Whole Verse? REV. S. A. CHAMBERS. We are glad that the day has come when a man in a lower rank can differ with one in a higher Mithout being regarded as saucy or impolite. It is with some de gree of reluctance that we venture a* reply to the very able article from the pen of Bishop C. R. Harris which appeared in the Star a few issues ago favorable to that ill-founded ordination of women to holy orders with au thority to expound the law and the gospel, which authority has only been Scripturally invested in man from the earliest dawn until now. < He kindly refers us to Galatians 3:28 as the “Magna Charta of woman’s rights in the Church;’ but if the learned Bishop had quoted the whole verse it would have been seen with a half an eye that it does not even remotely furnish proof for his position nor dimly cast a light by which my opponents may see their way out of the pit into which they have fallen. The Bishop only clip»ped off a little bit of that verse and threw away, its antecedents which were so very indispensable to the meaning of the whole. Of course by this method the Bible could be made to mean most any thing. The whole verse reads: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” Just how the learned Bishop can make tins tne "Magna unarta to wom an’s rights in Church” as respects the distribution of office is bej’-ond my comprehension and is a riddle as badly tangled as that of Sam son’s. We understand this Scrip ture to have reference to the broad and sweeping terms of free grace and to the scope of a free salvation. The Jews verily be lieved that salvation was of them and^for them, but the Apostle here has it clearly understood that in Christ Jesus all races, colors, sex and conditions of men h&ve a hope. But as to the fact that he was giving us a code, just here, by which to be governed in the distribution of office in the Church is indeed a new discovery. He further says that “If it means any thing, it means that male and female stand on equal footing in Christ’s Church.” So far as the spiritual benefits to lie derived from a relation with Christ’s Church are con cerned they are on “equal foot ing,” but when it comes to hold ing office and ruling in the Church they are not and cannot be Scrip turally, judicially nor physically placed on “equal footing” with man. Does the Bishop mean to convey the idea that he is in favor of women presiding elders, bish ops and general officers !! It cer tainly seems so from his argument. Clicfe, click! Beady “*’gin.” Rock Hill, S. ,0. . -
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