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The Star of Zion. Rev. J. W. SMITH, D.D., - Editor. Rev. Q. L. BLACKWELL, D.D., Mgr. Published every Thursday. EnU red at the Post Office at Charlotte, N. c.,as second-class matter. Subscription Bates: One year, $1.X); six months, 60 cents; single copy, 5 cents. Ni three months subscriptions. Articles exceeding 60u words which make a column run the risk of Being boilec down. Postal card articles will be published at o. ice. We do not promise to print articles from pet sons who are not subscribes 8 nor agents of this piper. Send all articles to the Editor; send all subscriptions and business matter *o the Manager. STAFF CORRESPONDENTS. Mrs. C. C. Pettey, Editor of Woman's Column. Kev.G.W.Offley,D.D . Prof.VV.F Fonvielle.A.B. Rev. J.H.Anderson. D.D., Rev.J.K Mason. D.D Rev. W. H. Marshall. Rev. W A. Blackwell Rev. J. H. McMullen. Rev.E.D.W.Jo’ies.A M. Rev. F. H. Hill. Rev. J, A D Bloice, D. D. Rev.E.G.Biddle.B.D., Rev. W.H. Davenport,A .B Prof.VV.M.Provinder.A.B., Rev.D.C.Covington Rev. C. W Winfield. D. D., Piof D.W.Parker Rev. S. A. Chambers. Prof.B.A. Johnson. A.M Rev.H W.Smith, Rev. T A. Weithing'on.D.D. Rev.F.M.Jacobs.B D, Rev. R. E. Wilson, A.M.. Rev. G. C. Clement.,A.B., Rev ,!l.A.Fisher D.D Mrs. A. Walters. Miss S. J. Janifer Thursday, November 17th, 1898. EDITORIAL Winter is almost here. A weak man cannot build up a weak church. The critic never turns up his nose at the pocket book. Every minister should canvass in his town for students for Liv ingstone College. > Dr. Warner authorizes us to state that he will publish the amounts and names of contribut ors to the Church extension de partment. Ihe learned Hisnop (J. K. Har ris, of Salisbury, N. C., will next week reply to Bruce- Grit’s able letter in the Star on the National Afro-American Council. The white Methodists of this country propose to try to raise $20,000,000 as a twentieth century fund to be applied to education, missionary and other Church work. Despite the exciting campaign in North Carolina the entire Negro race will rejoice to know that Hon. Geo. H. White, colored, was re-elected to Congress. The Bethel people had better postpone their General Conference because last week’s Christian Re corder says that perhaps the world will come to an end in 1900. Bishop Hood draws splendid lessons from the lawsuit and re cent victory of Clinton Chapel, which would pay every pastor to read from his pulpit to his mem bers. In The Christian Index article in this issue, *the statement “he comes to the acmlissioiis of Bishop Walters” is a typographical error. The word “comes” should be “cor rects.”/' 1 ,/ We are greatly pleased with the short articles-in this week’s Star. If all of our writers Trill only fol low suit a great many more sub scribers can get a hearing. Dead heads need not send us articles. Evangelist R. Alonzo Scott has an interesting advertisement and a sweet hymn on Frederick Douglass this week . Pastors that desire to make money to go on their salaries should accept his offer. Bishop C. R. Haihis, D. D. was at the Publishing House last week looking well and cheerful. He is interested in the question of Lay Representation and says there are at least three general offices that laymen might fill. Bishop Hood replies to us again on the pro rata business. We agree on the law relative to the December payment, but since we cannot agree on the other two is sues raised, we step back and let the other General Officers split hair^ with him. Our handsome church—St. Luke —in Wilmington, N. C., was only twenty feet from Editor Manley’s printing office which was de stroyed by angry white men last week. We hope it was not dam aged. Possibly Pastor M. L. Bla lock will write us. What has become of the federation committees in the A. M. E. and A M E Zion Churches ? Will this era find them any further apart? Have their negotia tions for union ceased?—8. W. Christian Advocate. The federation committees nc longer exist. Organic union with these two Churches is a thing of the past. The Atlanta (Ga.) Age, edited by W. A. Pledger and A. M. Hill, favors a conference of representa tive Negroes and desires Bishop Walters to put a lecturer in every nation on earth to show the condi tion of the Negro in this country so that they will become interested in the race. Commencing with the Novem ber issue Rev. J. B. Colbert has changed the name of his paper from Ihe Vdrick Christian En deavorer to The Missionary En deavorer. Why leave out the word “Varick” in the new name since you had it in the old one? Dr. A. J. Warner has a paper called The Missionary Herald. As one mis sionary paper is all that we need now the Doctor ought to change and name his paper The Church Extension Ilerald. The Mobile (Ala.) Register, the leading white daily paper of that city, devotes nearly a half column of brevier type to a report of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage of Bishop J. B. Small 1 and wife in State-street church, and says it was grand and attended by the best colored citizens of that place and other cities. We pub lish an account of the brilliant af fair by S. M. Dudley as it is fuller and contains all that the Register has respecting the anniversary. It is now definitely settled that the Republicans have both branch es of Congress, having a majority of 26 in the Senate and 21 in the House. This victory is an indorse ment ©f the President’s war course and expansion policy. It is also a victory for the gold standard and protective tariff for the next six years at least, if not longer. The business men are rejoicing, for it means an era of prosperity to the country. ' More laboring men will now find employment. Bishop A. Walters has another interesting proposition in this is sue concerning the National Coun cil and calls for a discussion of the points therein referred to. Being deeply interested in the uplift of his race he has agreed to serve the organization without salary or traveling expenses. He says he has decided to go in for Federa tion and to invite to become mem bers of the Council all the bish ops, presidents of societies, lead ---*■ .. mg editors, president! of schools, Dr. A. J. Warner’s appeal for a. thanksgiving collection of one dollar or more should be heeded by every pastor who is interested in the spread of Zicflb. The peo ple will respond cheerfully if the pastors will put the matter before them clearly. Brethren, do so. The articles of endorsement by Bishops J. W. Hood and G. W. Clinton and Rev. J. S. Caldwell are evidence that the general Church is becoming awakened to the necessity of sustaining this de partment. When we referred in the last issue to the two sanctified Zion ed itors constantly rocking the Editor of the Star, we had no reference to friend J. S. Caldwell. He is a grand man with a bright future, and has too much common sense and religion to be snapping at us because our conduction of the Star may not suit him. Caldwell is alright. The two Siamese twin Editors will never make us lose our individuality nor change our style of writing, no matter how much they criticise us in their pa pers along these lines. SON, REMEMBER. Every Zion minister must agree with the Editor of the Star of Zion politically or suffer himself to be abused editorially in the Star.— Zion Trumpet. The sanctified (?) or holiness (?) man, E. Geo. Biddle, is after us again. Because we; call him a Democrat every time he meddles with us, he calls it “abuse.” Let’s see. There was a;colored preacher, of the New York Conference, named E. Geo. Biddle, that used his Zion Trumpet and the Star of Zion two years ago to “abuse” Bishop J. B. Small and the Centen nial delegation, of wh&ch we were a member, because fhey, by the order of Zion’s great Centennial then in New York, went, as the representatives ()f the A. M. E. Zion Church, to Canton, Ohio, to pay respect to Mr. -William Mc Kinley, the standard-lbearer of the Republican party. Does Rev. Bid dle of 1898 remember that Rev. Biddle of 1896? Why did he polit ically abuse that Ziofi delegation, abuse Mr. McKinley|and the Re publican party, and hpw kick be cause he thinks him politically? wep are abusing It makes a differ ence whose ox isj gored, doesn’t it? When Rev. Bidclle lets us alone, we will let him*iilon<&r—not before. We are just as juseful to Zion as he is, and until we advance as far in holiness as he “imagines” he has advanced, he need not expect us to be silent s[nd kiss the hand that so unbrotherly and revenge fully smites us from time to time. REV. CHAMBERS ANSWERED. Rev. S. A. Chambers, the fear less and sensational correspondent, who leaped intj) national promi nence in a day fiy fiercely attack ing and leadirig the fight on “Woman Ordin ition” in the Star, turnsithe mouth of the cannon and hurls a few ballls at us this week, because the St!ar carries certain medical advertisements. We can not answer him, because we had no hand in the forming of the agree ment. The SouthernjNewspaper Union, a white firm of jCharlotte, has had control of the advertising columns frl I . , i i f of the Star, of five or more col umns, ever since our Connec tional paper has been located in Charlotte; and it looks as if the agreement then entered into will last for years unless an end is put to it by the Board of Publica tion. This firm has been told re peatedly by the Manager and Ed itor what ads are objectionable, but they soon forget our telling and run in their medical and to bacco ads. The ads mentioned by Rev. Chambers are certainly not the kind for any Negro paper, and we would advise our readers not to bite at the baits. The Negro that is not satisfied with his color and hair is a tool. No amount of grease, liqaid, powder and quack medicine will improve his com plexion aid hair. For firms to advertise that they can make knotty, ki iky, curly hair straight, and remove the black skin and make a Negro a mulatto, half white or white, to do what our Creator did not see fit to do, is an insult to every self-respecting Negro. We have utter contempt for any Negro who feels sorry be cause Jehovah made him black. If the Star can get rid of the character of ads on the last page, so that the ads mentioned by Elder Chambers can be substituted, they will be in keeping with the character of our Connectional or gan, and as an advertising medium to ministers and members will*be a big bonanza for the Book Con cern and Publishing House. dangerous advice. When the report on the state of the country came up for discussion in the General Conference in 1892, Rev. E. Geo. Biddle argued that the Negroes ought to kill the bad white people if they didn’t quit killing them. This was queer ad vice for a sanctified man to give. Last year Doctor W. D. Clinton advised the Negro to take the Bible in one hand and a Winches ter rifle in the other and do the same. Last week Rev. W. H. Davenport advised the Negroes to use matches, shot-guns, dynamite and the lyncher’s rope. Remember that these gentlemen live North, and * were up there when they spoke and wrote these incendiary words. Suppose they come South and speak these words in hearing of some of the white newspaper offices and also put their suggestions into action. If they get across the Mason and Dixon line alive again the South ern Negroes will build fine monu ments over their graves. It is very dangerous advice, and out of harmony with the teachings of Christ Jems concerning enemies, and of the gospel that two of them preach, aid of course, will be re pudiated by sensible Negroes everywhere. For the*. Negroes to raise a race war in any part of, this country would mean their extermination by the whites. Ten million Ne groes would be worse than fools to go to war with fifty million whites. Since two-thirds of the Negroes of this country will live and die in the Southland, it is to their interest not to be led by thoughtless, frenzy agitators, but to make friends with the whites who give them employment. The white man is determined to rule this country, especially the South, at any cost, and the Negro cannot afford to be at dagger’s point with him. Let the Negroes continue to be law-abiding, respectful and patient, wait on the Lord, be in dustrious and economical, get edu cation, property and mon^y, afid prejudice and hatred will then pass away like mist before the ris ing sun. SHOOTING STARS, Bishop A. Walters is traveling through the Virginia Conference visiting his churches. • Rev. T. P. R. Moore is doing well at Morganton, N. C. His revival resulted in 22conversions and reclamations aDd 9 added to the church. He is hopeful of raising all his finances. His people keep him supplied with meat, flour and vegetables. Colonel but now Governor Roosevelt, Congressman Geo. W. Ray, Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff and oth er prominent politicians have sent checks of $10 each to Dr. J. H. Ander son on his church improvements in Binghamton, N. Y. Rev. J. T. Matthews, the popular pas tor of the Moseley-st. A. M. E. Zion church, of Norfolk, Va., iis hustling for Conference, raising general fund and other moneys. The chqrch is in fine condition and the members desire his , return another year. Rev. H. Bell, of Goldsboro, N. C., is a very fine man, full of good sense, an ex cellent worker, and an intelligent and stirring preacher. He is moving on gloriously with his fine church and will make a report at his annual Conference that will be worthy of hearty appfause. Rev. John H. Love, B. D., the able pastor of St. Peter’s church in Newbern, N. C., has written a very fine -pamplet on “Divine Election Under the Old and New Dispensations and Divine Personal Election to Salvation.” It is a knotty subject, but this talented divine piles up strong argument. There has been received at this office a copy of the Star of Zion, the organ of the A. M. E. Zion Church in America. It is an eight-page weekly paper. The Star shines brightly in what we are informed is its new dress. It is ably edited, and its columns filled with well written con tributions and news of interest to the Church and race. We shall welcome a continuance of its visits.— Toronto (Ont.) British Messenger. Bishop J. B. Small and his wife, Mary J, Small, of the A. M. E. Zion Church who have been married 25 years have celebrated their silver wedding at York, Pa., and Mobile, Ala. The Index con gratulates the well-matched pair upon their happy married life and trust they may be spared to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. This pair is one of the many to show that marriage life is no failure — Christian Index. Miss Carrie E. Wright, of Africa writes: We have all been sick, but are up now, thank God. This government and natives are having War in the inte rior, but the government is subduing the native hostilities and very few lives are lost on our side. Elder Cartwright sends love to younnd the brethren. My address is Brewersville, Monsorrdo County, St. Panl river, Liberia, W. C. Africa. Maybe I will get the Stak now. AN ABLE PREACHER. - ■ —•-; REV. S. H. V. GUMBS. Rev. R. J. Strothers, of New burgh, N. Y., is a valuable man There is no church in Zion Con nection that is too large for him. As a preacher, he is up to date. As a logician, he i«t fine. As a theologian, he is efficient. He pos sesses every quality which is need ful to make up a great man. His sermons are being published in the daily papers of the city, and have brought forth the highest praise. His speech at the 25th celebration of the pastorate of Dr.-of the Presbyterian church, was said' to have been masterly. FisKkill Landing, N. Y. ■N
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