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As 1 See It. THE MISSION WORK A POOR MISSION ARY SYSTEM. BY W. HENRt SNOWDEN, P. E The subject that seems to agi tate the mind$ of the leaders of the Philadelphia and Baltimore annual Conference, both ministe rial and lay, isj “New Missions and How to Help Them.” This Conference, one of the largest and grandest in Zion Con nection, should occupy all the available places within its bounds. 'T‘ is an undeniable fact that we It are doing very little if any thing in the States of Delaware and Maryland, alcjng this line. All great denominations make a strong fight to establish a church in the Capital City of the State. But when you visit Dover, Delaware, or Annapolis,; Maryland, you will find that ouif 'Zion is not repre sented, nor hardly known. Zion is a stranger in more than 25 cities and towns in these States whose population is each more than 500 colored peop It is said tricts where of securing the presiding eiders ought to visit and investigate all these cities a ad towns in theii dis there is a likelihood members enough to organize mission churches. The presiding elders in this Confer ence are not able at this tirae to visit these pljaces even where they know a work can be inaugurated. We have our hands full trying to keep alive the missions already or ganized; very little encourage oaent do we get on the line mission work. There is no doubt but ten or twelve good healthy missions could be organized between now and next jvlay. But whit needed ? is First, each pastor must get him then self deeply^ interested and stimulate his parishoners in the work. The next principal thing is to get the money with which to carry on the work after establi shed. We need each year in this district from $500 to $600, and unk ss we we can’t accomplish This mon the annual Conference treasury, because it is not there. The question is, Where are we to get the money to carry work? I know nDt. I can get it much in mission work ey can’t cokne^from on this cannot tell. We have a missionary depart ment established by the General Conference. What has it done? What is it <foing? * Has it assisted If so, any one chjurch singe ’96? where and to what extent? I am sure the Missionary Secretary is a we hard workejr; but the trouble have a very poor system by which the department is run. * I venture to say that the present system has not assisted the local work $1,500 since last General Conference. How can wje expect anythin,? more from it when the Secretary has to first collect his salary and then ' pay traveling expenses all over the Connection ? I am in fnvor of every man getting a good big sal ary. I think that right, but I am opposed td this thing of spending three or four hundred dollars a year running from Conference to Conference to get ten or twenty dollars. The Church cannot af ford it, nor will such a system <. ever build up a strong missionary department. It is no more nor less than a'useless waste of money coupled tola good time. What we want is a department in reality— not on paper. I am .satisfied that if properly managed the mission ary department can be so organ ized and a system adopted whereby the first year more money will be at the disposal of the general Mis sionary Board than has been in the last three years. There are plenty of men in Zion to-day, who are never seen nor thought of, who can run success fully any department in the Church; but, poor fellows, they never get a chance. I have seen some men in my life-time that have been wonderfully favored and God blessed, because they can fail at one place and be elected to a greater. The next General Con^ ference I hope will take time and give us a better system. I am not opposed to the Secretary. No, God forbid. I am opposed to the system. Baltimore, Md. A. M. E. Zion Conference. The South Carolina Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church held their annual session at Chester last week. Bishop I. G. Clinton presided. The Conference was in session from Wednesday 23rd to Monday 28th. Several noted divines from various States attended. Dr. Smith, Editor of the Star of Zion Charlotte, N. C., Dr. A. J. War ner, Secretary Church edifice fund, Revs. Becham, Robinson and a number of other men of note were present. Friday it was our privi lege to be introduced to ,the Con ference with Revs. McClure, Hern don and Editor White of the Rock Hill Messenger.—Peoples Record er. Christian Endeavor Topics.' DECEMBER 25, 1898. 1’he Christian Anthem. Luke 2:13, 14. At no other ,time of the year does the Christian feel so much like breaking forth with song as at the time when the birth of Christ is celebrated. Among the customs which aid to make the Christmas time joyous as well as being an expression of the joy with in, songs of praise will retain a place as long as the human race will last. This anthem of praise began at the birth of our Saviour when sung by the heavenly hosts in the fields of Beth lehem. No one has such cause of rejoicing and singing praises to God as the Christian. He alone with the angels in heaven can say, “Glory to God In the highest.” No praise is great en ough. Human language divine would be required to describe the Divine love of God. It Is related of a Moravian mission ary who was sent to the West Indian Islands to preach to the slaves that he found it utterly impossible to bring the gospel message to them. They were driven so hard that in the even ing they were too tired to listen to him, and 4n the morning they were early’ awakened to their task. Furthermore they were black and he was white and of the race to which their oppressors belonged. Finding that he could make no progress what ever, he sold himself to their master and became a slave with them. He lived as they lived, did the same work they did, and while at work he would talk with them and in the evening he would teach them, so that the gospel message was brought among them and many a slave was won for Christ. Something like this was the love of Christ which brought him from his heavenly home to become man and dwell among us in order to reveal to us the love of God. “He took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of man." Phil. 2, 7. Such good will toward men calls for the loudest praise. “Glory in the highest!’ Such good will it was which brought peace on earth, the announcement of which was heralded by the heavenly host. It was an army from heaven, but they brought the message of peace. Peace between God a!nd man brought about by Christ’s atoning work while on earth. Is it any wonder if, at Christmas time our hearts break forth into song? Would that every one could join with us in this anthem of praise for the love which God has shown toward us. Can you join in this anthem? Have you heard the message of “peace on earth, good will toward men?" Have you followed the example of the shepherds in seeking for the Saviour after they had received the massage? If not; why not? Let Rev. Hrs. Small Alone. BY MRS. CARISSA BETTIES. In regards to Rev. Mrs. Small’s case* it appears to me that men are attending to God’s business. If it be of God, men cannot overthrow it. I will say to these men, keep cool, for you know not at what you kick. . Angels have their work in heav en, and they are ministering spir its. “The angel of the Lord en campeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” So I say, Mrs. Small, “Fear them not, for they that are with you, are more than they that are with them.” Ask God to open the eyes of those men that they may see the horses and chariots of fir*, that are about thee. You are right; go, and as you go, preach. “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15. There was a little boy once who was running with all his might to catch the train. As he got there, the train pulled out. A gentle man, who was looking on, said to him, “My boy, you clid not run fast enough.” He said, “Yes, I did, but I did not start in time.” So these men preachers did not start in time to stop Rev. Mrs. Small from preaching. Let her alone; she is doing what: you won’t do. I will be glad when the time comes that those men will find something to do and let Rev. Mrs. Small alone. She is like a sheep before the shearers—opens not her mouth. It makes no odds if they do call you “a petticoat minister;” that shows their ignorance. Some men heard a mule bray and said that God had called them to preach. A word to Rev. Mrs. Small: “Our Lord is now rejected ' And by the world disowned; By the many still neglected, And by the few enthroned; But soon He’ll come in glory— The hour is drawing nigh, For the crowning day is coming by and by.” May she say in her trials, “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me.” Still may she repeat, “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone.” Dear sis ter, “Speed away, speed away on your mission'of love. ” Calvert, Texas. -a———? To The Negro Race. CALL FOR A MEETING CF THE AFRO AMERICAN COUNCIL, TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON, D. C., THURS DAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1898. To the members that were enrolled at the formation of the Council at Ro chester, N. Y., September 15th, 1898, and all the signers of the call for said meeting, and all who a:fe in sympathy with the object of the (pouncil (which is the amelioration of the condition of the Afro-American race,) and are will ing to contribute five dollars annually towards the carrying out of the pur poses of the Council: You are hereby requested to meet at Washington, DC., on Thursday, De cember 29th, 1898. If any apology is needed for the issuing of' this call of the Afro-American Council so soon after its formation, I hope the following rea sons will be satisfactory:’ 1st. A large number of the leaders of the race who were anxious to attend the convention held at Rochester were pre vented from doing so because of the limited time between the issuing of the call (Aug. 24th) and the elate of the con vention (Sept 15th). 2nd. The place of meeting (Rochester, N. Y.) was considered by many as too far removed from the masses of our people where the majority of our leaders reside, necessarily entailing considerable expense. Mr. Fortune, who issued the call for the Rochester meeting, recogniz =■-*■ ■;." ing this fact, gave tt.e following as his reason for doing so: “My excase for calling the meeting at Rochester is to take advantage of the race sentiment which will be invoked by the unveiling of the monument of B'rederickJDouglass in Rochester, September 14; a city in which Mr. Douglass spent some of the best and happiest and most fruitful years of his life, an 1 one of the freest and most tolerant cities in the Republic whose hotels, homes and press will re ceive the conferees with open arms and generous hospitality.” 3rd, We did not have sufficient time to finish up the business of the Council as satisfactorily as desired. These reasons make it necessary that another meeting be called in a more central locality to consummate the work so auspiciously begun at Rochester, giv ing ample time between the issuing of the call and the date of the meeting for all needed preparation. The continua tion of brutal lynchings, unjust discrim ination on railroads and in hotels, res taurants and labor unions, the attempted disfranchisement of Afro-Americans in several of the Southern States, and a host of other obstacles which are thrown in the way of our moral, financial and educational progress, make it absolutely necessary that we organize and perpet uate an organization for self protection The Afro-American press is almost a unit in its demand for a national organi zation which has for its object a fair representation in the government of the country, local, State and national; to re sist by all legal and reasonable means mob and lynch law, of which we are made the special v ctims, and to insist upon the arrest and punishment of all such offenders aga.nst our legal rights; to resist the tyrannical usages ofjrail roads, steamboats and other corpora tions, and the violent and insulting con duct of theif employees; to labor for the reformation of our penal institutions, where barbarous, cruel and unchristian treatment of convicts is practiced; to se cure a more equitable distribution of school funds; to insist on a healthy emi gration from terror-ridden sections to other and more law-abiding sections; to encourage all kinds of business enter prises, etc. My reason for calling the National Council during ’holiday week is rthat the delegates may take advantage of the reduced rates made during that time. All applications for accommodations should be made to Mr. E. Cooper, 459 C St., N. W., Washington, D. C. [Signed] A. Walters, President. Our Bishop. REV. R. C. NASH. Bishop J. B. Small is now mak ing his episcopal visit here in the South Mississippi churches. He was accompanied by Presiding Elder J. H. Jackson. Bishop?s text, I Kings 7: 25. It was a powerful sermon, Biblical, histor ical, logical. It made a great impression upon the people, and many are saying, Bishop Small is' truly a great man. He has made a mark for Zion in Mississippi that time cannot erase. Presiding Elder Jackson is traveling with the Bishop over the district and he and the pastors are making things pleasant for him. Our annual Conference will convene at Canton, Miss., Dec. 21, 1898, and we would be truly glad to have the Editor or Mana ger with us. Carthage, Miss. CONFERENCE* DIRECTORY Conference Place and date Bishop North Louisiana# Carling, Nov 80, J. Holliday N Carolina, Wasnin ?ton, v C, Nov 80, <TR Harris Alabama Dec 7 Wetumpka, T H Lomax N Alabama, Seim i, Ala, Dec 7th, J B Small S Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec 7, J. Holliday West Alabama, Whistler, Ala, Dec 14^ J B Smell Palmetto, Winnsboro, Dec. 14, I. C.Clinton N. Arkansas. Little Rock. Dec. 14, J. Holliday North Arkansas, SI. Paul, Dec 14. “ W N C, December 14. Llncolnton, TH Lomax Mississippi, Centon, Miss, Dec 21, J B Small W Tenn & Miss Webb. Miss, Dec.. G. W. Clinton Florida, February 1. Pensacola, T. H. Lomax S.'Florida, Tampa, Fla, March 1, O. H. Harris New Jersey, Jersey City,N. J. Apr. 28 A Walters New England. New Haven, Ct,May 5, J.W.Hood , New York. New York City, May 1. J. W. Hood Phila & Balto, Carlisle, Pa., May 19C. C. Pettey Evangelistic Engagements OF REV. R. ALONZO SCOTT. Binghamton .r. Dec 550, ’98 Washington, D C, (U Wes) . .Jan 12, 99 Rockville, Md . Jan 25, “ Berkley, Va . “ 81, “ Louisville, Ky,(Jac-st tab) . Feb 8, “ Middleboro, Ky ..“ 18, “ Indianapolis, (Blackford st) “ 26, “ Chicago, (Walters’ Met) March 12, “ Detroit, Mich .. “ 26, “ Colchester, Ont, Canada .. Apr 16, “ Utica, NY . “ 80, “ Oneida ..May 11,“ Schenectady .... “ 17, “ Bath . “ 24, “ Sparkill . “ 81, “ Newark, N J .. June 7, “ Port Chester . “ 14, “ Tarrytown .,....,. “ 21,“ Watertown . “ 28, “ Ansonia, Conn .. July 5, “ Open for camp-meeting engagements* etc., ftom July 20th to Sept. 20th. Open for evangelistic engagements in the South from Sept. 25th to Dec. 20th, 1899. R. Alonzo Scott, Connectional Evangelist. Permanent address, 19 Eagle Street, Rochester, New Fork. P. 8.: The reason 1 am so late send ing out my schedule is because I have been waiting for more of the Southern brethren to write me. I am sorry no more of them have written in time for me to put them in my schedule, since it was my earnest desire to spend the greater part of the Winter in the South. I belong to no particular section of the field, but will endeavor to go wherever I am invited, when invitations reach me before my time is all taken. R. A. S. Able And Safe Preacher. The church here in Tuscaloosa had a change last July, when Rev T. > H. Tipton was transferred to Mobile, Ala., and the Rev. I. F. Aldridge was transferred from Washington, D. C., and stationed here. The Rev. Aldridge, by ju dicious management and able preaching, has made friends dur ing'his four months’ service. He is a careful pastor and safe preacher. He can be trusted to represent Zion anywhere. His report at Conference will reflect great credit upon the church here. The general fund report will be the largest ever made by the church here, and the present pas tor has collected it all within four months, except $23.80 collected by his predecessor during his seven months’service. The church here is assessed $87.50 and the full amount will be paid this year. Last year the amount paid was $75.00.—Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Chroni cle. THE SLATER INDUSTRIAL ACADEMY AND STATE NOR MAL SCHOOL, Winston, N. C. LOCATION—T h e ocation for health and general availability is all that could be required. DORMITORIES—The dor mitories for boys and girls are widely separated and are comfort able and well-appointed. FACULTY—The faculty con sists of eleven persons specially selected on account of their thorough competency andpeculiar qualification for the work assigned hem. ] ENROLLMENT—The enrol-1 ment in ail departments last year was 250, representing 15 counties of the State. EXPENSES—The regular expenses for all purposes are $6 per month. NEXT SESSION—O p e n s October 1st. , . For further information, write the President, S. G* Atkins, Winston, N. C.
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