OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH^ IN AMERICA.
Volume XXIV Charlotte, N. C., Thursday, August i6, 1900. Number 32
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
—
We Want $20,000 General Fund
by December 30th.
BY REV, J. S. CALDWELL, D. D. '
Editor of Star of Zion: As
General Steward of the A. M. E.
Zion Church, I shall seek space in
the columns of the Star occasion
ally by your permission to talk
with our members, both ministeri
al and lay, on the subject of our
financial outlook.
Three months have nearly
passed since we were elected to our
present position; we have for the
most part during this period been
busying ourself in getting our of
fice in shape, and in getting the
proper literature in hand to prop
erly carry on the work assigned
us.
Bishop J. W. Alstork turned
over promptly the office which he
had on hand, and gave us a good
deal of information about the
work of a General Steward for all
-of which we take this method of
returning thanks.
The revision of our financial
plan which was made at the last
General Conference, gives us a
much stronger and clearer plan by
which to collect sufficient revenue
to run our great and growing
Church. The complaint has been
by many, who had to operate the
plan, that it was not clearly stated,
and was not easily to be made in
telligible to their flock. Much
reason for this complaint has been
removed in the last statement of
the plan.
The amount to be raised by epis
copal districts has been stated
hence, each of our Bihsops knows
what his year’s task is from a finan
cial point of view; the amount to be
raised by each annual Conference
has been laid; hence, the presid
ing elders, in each conference,
know just what is expected to be
•be raised in their respective dis
tricts. Every church within the
boundary of each annual confer
ence ha^s been or should be assessed
a certain amount for General
Fund. That gives every pastor
in the A. M. E. Zion Connection
definite knowledge of what he is
expected to raise. This, to my
mind, is the best arrangements for
general fund collecting that we
have ever had.
While the fifty cents per capita
idea has not been abrogated, and
we yet hold each member of our
society to the pledge of fifty cents
per annum, we also hold each
church society for an amount lev
ied thereupon by the constituted
authority for this purpose, for the
amount assessed. This plan gives
the pastor the right to look to each
member, and the church as a whole
including congregational mem
bers, for theamounthe is expected
I to bring to the annual conference.
June, July and August are
months whOn but few conferences
are held, and 1 suppose very little
general^und collected. We have
heard from less than half dozen
conference stewards during this
Summer season. I take it for
granted, therefore, that they have
no report. It is to be remembered
that we have only four conferences
in the Connection as yet which
have no conference steward, name
ly, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
New York, Western New York
and the New England. From
these conferences we are receiv
ing reports directly from the
ministers, and each is doing fairly
well up to this date.
The bishops, editors of oar Star
of Zion and Sunday school litera
ture, Quarterly Review, Manager
of our Publication House, Gener
al Secretary, General Steward and
other departments upon the Gen
eral Fund, including Livingstone
College our Connectional institu
tion, wornout ministers, etc , are
all depending almost absoluiely for
support upon the General Fund.
If each pastor could arrange to
collect if but a small amount
monthly, and forward the same to
either General Steward or Con
ference Steward, as the case may
be, we could keep our servants
above distressing want to say the
least.
The amount to be collected by
December 30th, from the close of
the General Conference, was about
$20,000. This amount can be easi
ly raised if each workman will say,
“It shall be done,” and then go
about helping us. Let the watch
word be sounded all down the line
‘*$20,000 by December 20th. I
desire t?o hear from each pastor
or conference steward by August
25th, as I will then begin to make
up my list for publication of con
ferences heard from.
1825 Lombard st.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Bishop Hood’s Appointments,
September
Saturday, 1st.
4-7.Bishops
Sunday,9.
Thursday, 13.
Friday, 14.
Sunday 16.
“ At night_
Monday 17.
Tuesday 18.
Saturday 22.
Sunday 23....
Monday 24-,.
Tuesday 25.
Wednesday 26.
Thursday 27.
Friday 28.
Sunday 30.
b Night.
October
.New York
'Meeting ...
.Fayetteville N C
.Avery Grove N C
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. Michels “
.Evans “
.Siler City “
.Gees Grove “
_..Bridgers Grove “
.Maxton, “
.John’s Station, “
..Matthews Cnapel, “
.Gibson Station* “
.Rockingham, “
.Lethee, “
at a m Union Grove, “
.Combnock, “
Monday 1st —
Sunday 7 at 11
“ At Night.
Monday 8.
Tuesday 9.
Wednesday 10
' Friday 12.
Sunday 14 —
“ At Night.
Monday 15_
Wednesday 17.
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Friday 19.
Sunoay 21.
“ At Night.
Wednesday 24.
Thusday 25 —
Friday 26.
Sunday 28.
Monday 29.
Tuesday 20_
Wednesday 91.
November
Thursday 1st..
Friday 2...
Sunday 4.
Saturday 6—
Sunday 10.
“ At Night.
Monday 11.
Wednesday 13.
Friday 16... .
Saturday 16...
Sunday 17.
At Night
Monday 18_
Sunday 24_
Wednesday 27
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am.Southern Pines. “
.Aberdeen, “
.j.Zion Grove, “
.Condor, **
Troy .(District Conference)
.Mt Zion, “
.Norwood, “
.Cottonville, “
. Albemarle,
...Price MTem Concord,
.Cedar Grove, “
Rock Hill, Cabarrus Co, “
.11 a m Bethel, “
.A.Zlon Hill Church, “
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...Redding Springs, “
.Mt Zion Union Co, ‘*
.Monroe, “
.Marshville, “
. .r.-. Ansonville, “
.Cedar Hill,
..'.Morven, “
.Gatewood, “
.. Wades boro, “
.Lillington, “
.11 a m Oak Grove, “
..Davis Chapel, “
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.Manchester “
.. Union Oak “
. ..Little Marsh “
.At 11 am Spring Branch “
. ...... ...Clark's Chapel “
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Annual Conference. Concord
IN FOREIGN LANDS
The C. E. Convention and Pan
African Congress.
BY BISHOP A. WALTERS, D. D.
I arrived in London safe and
sound, after an unusual smooth
voyage of ten days.
London Convention,
The International Christian En
deavor Convention, which was
held at Alexandra Palace, London,
was a |*reat success. Immense
crowds were present daily. On the
last day more than forty thousand
Bishop A. Walters, D. D.
people v.sjp present. Some of the
most renowned, able and eloquent
ministers of the world addressed
the meeting, among them His
Lordship the bishop of London,
Dr. Joseph Parker, Judge Price
Hughes, Dr. CharlesdSheldon, B.
F. Meyers, Floyd Thompson, G.
T. Pollock, G. C. Lorimer, and
over a hundred others. It was the
greatest religious gathering it has
ever been my good fortune to* wit
ness. I was late in reaching Lon
don, but I reached the convention
in time to make two speeches, and
to open the meeting dn the day that
His Lordship the bishop of Lon
don and Dr. Joseph Parker spoke.
All agree that the cause of Chris
tianity has been furthered and
strengthened by our meeting here.
Pan-African Congress.
Delegates from all parts of the
world where the black races are
represented assembled at the call
of Mr. H. S. Williams, the secre
tary of the African Association of
London, to a Pan-African Con
gress. The meetings were held in
the magnificent chambers of West
minister Hall, near the Victoria
Station.
The following is the list of dele
gates: Bishop A. Walters, D.D.,
United States; M. Benito Sylvian,
aide-decampeto Emperor Menelik,
Abyssinia; the Hon. F.E. R. John
son, ex-Attorney General, Repub
lic of Liberia; C. W. French, Esq.,
St. Kitts, B. W. I ;G. W. Dove,
Esq.r councillor, Free Town, Sier
ra Leone, Africa; Miss Anna H
Jones, M. A , Kansas City, U. S.
A.; A. F. Ribero, Esq-, barrister,
Gold Coast, Africa; Dr. R. A K.
Savage, Ml B., Ch. B., delegate
from the Afro West Indian Lite
rary Society; A. PulcheeriePierre,
Esq., Trinidad, B. W. I.; H. Syl
vester Williams, Esq., Trinidad,
W. I.; Hon. D. Augustus Straker,
Detroit, U. S.; John E. Quinlan,
Esq.;R. E. Phipps, Esq., barris
ter, Trinidad; Mr. Meyer, dele
gate West India Literary Society;
Rev. Henry Smith; Miss Barrier,
Washington, U. S.; A. R. Hamil
ton, Esq., Jamaica; Rev. H. Ma
son Joseph, M. A. Antigua; G. J.
Christian, Esq., Dominica; J.
Buckle, Esq., F. R. G. S , F. C. I.
E.; Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Loudin,
director Fisk Jubilee Singers; Hon
Henry F. Downing, ex-U. S. A.
Consul, Loanda; Rev. Henry B.
Brown, Lower Canada; Dr. John
Alcinder, M. B. L. R. C. P.; Rev.
J. C May, Dr. Rowland May, Dr.
James; Mrs. J. Roberts, (widow
of president of Liberia); D. F.
Ware, member of town council; Dr
R. J. Colenso, Mr. J. M. Parish,
barrister; Prof. W. E. DuBois, A.
M. U. S.; Dr. Schomers, Spanish
Consul; Charles P. Lee, barrister,
U. S. A.; Chaplain E. W. Arnett,
U. S. Navy; Miss Ada B. Harris,
Helen M. Adams and others.
The Chairman Walters an
nounced that a bureau would be
formed in London at no very dis
tant date with the object of influ
encing lsgislation on behalf of the
colored races.
The following officers were elec
ted to serve two years: president
A. Walters, U. S. A.; vice-presi
dent, Wr. B. Brown, London, Eng
land; secretary, H. S. Williams,
London, England; treasurer, Dr.
Colenso, London; vice president
for America, W. E. B. DuBois;
under secretary, T. J. Calloway.
The London News of July 26
says:
“In the afternoon resolutions
were adopted providing for the
formation of a permanent Pan-Af
rican .Association, the objects of
which should be: (1) to secure civil
and political rights for Africans
and their descendants throughout
the world: (2) to encourage friend
ly relations between the Caucasian
and African races: (3) to encour
age African people everywhere in
educational, industrial, and com
mercial enterprise: (4) to approach
Governments, and influence legis
lation in the interest of the black
race; and (5) to ameliorate the con
dition of the oppressed Negro in
Africa, America, the British Em
pire, and other parts of the world.
Provision was made for the for
mation of affiliated societies in all
parts of the world, the headquar-,
ters of the Association being in
London. Vice-Presidents and Sec
retaries were also appointed for
the local branches to be established
in various parts of the world. The
Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia and
the Presidents of Liberia and Hayti
were elected honorary members of
the Association.
The conference was a great suc
cess. We were given splendid con
sideration by the London press.
On Monday, the 23rd, the mem
bers of the conference were given
tea by the Reform Cobden Club.
On Tuesday, the 24th, the Lor<|
Bishop of London entertained the
delegates at this place, at Fulham.
He personally conducted the party
through the grounds, describing
the things of interest. Some parts
of this palace have been in exis
tence since the fifteenth century.
The whole surroundings are beau
tiful. Speeches were made by the
writer and his lordship.
On Wednesday, the 25th, a tea
in honor of the delegates was given
at- the House of Parliament. Sev
eral private dinners were also
given. Special mention should be
made of the work done by Prof.
DuBois. Excellent papers were
read by Mrs. Anna J. Cooper of
Washington and Miss Anna Jones
of Kansas City, Mo'
London.
NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Called to Heet in Indianapolis,
Indiana /
august 28, 1900.,
Washington, D.C., July 28, 1900.
To. the Officers and Members
of the National Afro-American
Council, Greeting:
You are hereby called to meet
in National Convention, in the
Senate Chamber, Indianapolis, In
diana, on Tuesday August 28,
1900, at 10 o’clock a. m., for the
purpose of discussing questions
affecting the interest of the race;
to elect officers for the ensuing
year; to devise plans and to take
such action as may be deemed best
for the protection and advance
ment of the Afro-American peo
ple.
Tbe basis of representation
shall be as follows:
1. All persoiis who hold life
membership.
2. Every Local Council shall
be entitled to representation in
the Rational Council by delegates
elected on a basis of one delegate
to every fifty members, said dele*
gates to qualify upon presentation;
of credentials, and payment of
ten cents for each menber so rep
resented. Provided, however, thal
any Local Council having less
than fifty members shall be enti
tled to one vote, upon presenta
tion of credendials and the pay
ment of the annual tax of five dol
lars.
3. Regular and secular organi
zations which have for their aim
and work the mental and moral
elevation of the race, and which
desire to co-operate with the Na
tional Council, may be represen
ted by affiliated delegates, not
more than two delegates to each
organization. Said delegates shall
have the right to vote upon pay
ment of five dollars for each dele
gate.
4. Editors of Afro-American
newspapers and principals of aca
demic schools and colleges may be
admitted to membership in the
National Council, and be entitled
to vote upon presentation of cre
dentials and payment of the an
nual tax of five dollars.
We need not emphasize the
fact that the National Afro-Amer
can Council represents the organ
ized possibilities of the race, and
that our condition in this country,
at the present time, makes this
meeting imperative.
It is desired that every intermit
be represented, and a hearty co
operation of pur people in all parts
of the country is earnestly solicit
ed.
A. Walters, President; T. Thom
as Fortune, Chairman '“'Executive
Committee; Jesse Lawson, Chair
man Sub Executive Committee;
B,. W. Thompson, ’Secretary.
We are moving on grandly here with
our wort. I trust your future career,
Mr. Editor, may be even greater in the
future than in the pa-t.—Rev. W. B.
Fenderson, Asheville, N7C,