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IBS? -\Vh the ornciAL organ oethe African Methodist episcopal zion church Vol XXVI Charlotte, N, C.,Thursday, Novembers, 1903. No. 46. A FEW MORE WORDS. David’s Army In The Cave Of Adullam. by bishop, j. w. hood, d. d. ll, d. The Star just at this time re minds me of the Cave of ADUL LAM , where David gathered the malcontents. As it is written, “And everyone that was in dis tress and everyone that was in debt and everyone that was discon tented came unto him and he be came Captain over them.” I have no time nor care to answer all the false statements that are now be ing put forth from this latter day Cave of Adullamites. But there is one false statement which I think ought not to pass unnoticed, name* ly, the statement that I have op= posed Dr. Caldwell as a candidate for the bishopric. Nothing could be more false. I do not need to say this for his benefit. I do not believe there are two men in the Zion Connection who understand each other better than Dr. Cald well and I, but I have been afraid to say much for him for some men seem so desirous to oppose any thing that I favor, that I have feared that they might transfer their hatred toward him, when they learn that he enjoys my friendship. But since my silence is being wickedly used to support a falsehood, I.feel it my duty to nail it to the wall. I might say more but I am not willing to run the risk of turning a tide which is run ning in a good direction. I wish also to supply an omis sion in my last article in speaking of Dr. Smith and his advocates. The type makes me say, “On a plane far above his advocates.” I said “Some of his advocates’ I may add that about all David ac complished against Saul with his army of soreheads over whom he became Captain was the cutting off of the skirts of Saul’s robe. The Editor says that Dr. Frank lin cannot be one of the men men tioned by the Bishop, for the Bish op said, “I krow7 of no man who has shown the qualities for a suc cessful Bishop more fully than he.” Now any man who under stands plain English knows that there is nothing in this language to hinder the comparison referred to. I did not say he had no equal, but 1 knew of none better qualified. There is nothing in the language used to hinder a comparison with two or a dozen or a hundred for that matter. And if I bad time 1 could go through his long wordy articles amt find much that he has written which is no more logical than this. But, why all this beating around the bush ? Why does not the Edi tor come out in plain words and say “The Senior Bishop of the A. AL E. Zion Church, who has served the Church faithfully for over thirty years is not an honest man, his word is not to be depend ed upon, he does not mean what he sayrs?” Does discretion forbid nis saying so thus plainly? If so Christian manliness ought to for bid his doing it in a round about way that he has been saying it for the last three weeks. C'hdrlotte, A. C. P. s. The Editor announces his retirement from the debate, and gives his reasons. 1 regret that he did not state that, at the time he wrote, he had in his possession what was intend ed to be my last article on the sub ject. He answers some things in that article which he has not yet published, as the reader will no tice when it appears, and his an swer will be better understood then. I have not charged him with unworthy motives, in entertaining me. He had refer red to his kind ness to me and I thus undertook to acknowledge that kindness as fully as any words of mine could do it. I did not intentionally intimate unworthy motives. If so under stood, I wish most positively to state that such understanding is erroneous. He had intimated, and others had plainly stated, that it was ungratefulness on my part to oppose his desire for the bish opric after he had spoken kindly of me, and had shown kindness. The idea conveyed to mind was that because of his kindness to me, I was obliged to support him, or at least not oppose him. It was against this idea that I was con tending, as any one will see who carefully reads my statement. What I tried to set forth was that no personal favor placed one under obligation to violate his conscience. If I failed to make that plain I hope I have now done so. Wadesboro, N.C. Is It Right To Crush Such A Man? BY J. C. OVERTON. F >r the past few months I have care fully read the series of articles in the S tar written by Bishop J. W. Hood, and 1 have failed to discover any Chris tian spirit, in any of them in regard to Rev, J. W. fc?niith. The Bishop has been endeavoring to show to the Church why he was opposed to Rev. Smith be ing made bishop, but he has failed, sig nally to show any thing reasonable whatever. Why doesn’t the Bishop ad mit that it is not any inefficiency of Rev. Smith that is causing him to have so many objections ? He knows Rev. Smith morally, intellectually or other wise stands all right. Last Spring Bish op Hood when asked by a Washington minister what he thought of Rev. Smith for bishop, replied that he had no more chance of becoming bishop than his son who is not a minister, and would not have as long as he lived, if he could prevent it. Has not the bishop been trying to keep his word, by not allowing Dr. Smith to be endorsed by either the New York or New England Conference, and by usine his episcopaLax on him in the Star op Zion? I ask the Church gen erally, is there any Christianity in that? Is it Christ like ? Does the Apostle Paul teach that kind of doctrine? I had the pleasure of addressing the preachers of Baltimore City a few weeks ago, and after adjournment I was asked by one of the Bishops of the A. M. E, Church, and two or three of the most prominent ministers why the Senior Bishop was fighting the Editor of the Star so bitterly, but I was unable to answer the problem- The Bishop’s at tacks are widely discussed in Baltimore. Is it right to crush a man because he has gone where sent by his Bishop, and ac complished what he was sent to do? Is it right to crush a man because he built a fine parsonage, and built the finest brick church in North Carolina, and at the same time edited the Star which he has advanced from four pages to eight, and has defended the Cnurch on every hand? I am not a preacher of the gospel, but I have been born by the Spirit of God, and am a member of Zion Church. My mother and father, grand mother and grand father all are members of Zion Church. I take all Zion’s litera ture, and I contribute to the support of the Church in every department and therefore I feel I have a right to speak the truth when I see it i3 needed. 223 TV. Biddle St. Baltimore, Md. I Bishop Hood’s Appointments, Sun Wed Thurs Sun 8 at 11, Mazong ** night, Laurinburg 11 veil's Creek 12 Beaver Creek 15 Flea Hill THE CONTROVERSY Between Bishop Hood, Editor Smith, Dr. Biddle and Plum Tree Shaker. SEEN BF OTHERS. Bishop J. W. Hood is makiag ic warm for the young boys in Zion—The Mod erator. Bishop .T. W. Hjod, Editor Smith, Dr. E. D. W. Jones and Dr. E. George Biddle are truly hard hitters, men of ; war.—The Gazette. After the shelling is over, Bishop Hood, Editor Smith, Dr Biddle and the Plum Tree Shaker are too great to hold bitterness.—Weekly S:andard. Dr. J. W. Smith’s vote for the bishop ric is like Rev. G. Clement’s for the Star of Zion; tljey increase every day. Good men will rise.—Zion Meth odist. As a keen disputant, full of wit, hu mor, logic, rhetoric and irony, the con troversy now going on in the Star shows that Bishop Hood hasn’t a thing on Editor Smith.—Weekly News. The-Hood Smith-Jories-Biddle contro versy in the Star of Zion could well be dropped to the pleasure of many who are friends to all parties and who pray for the good of our Zion.—Zion Meth odist. Dr, J. W. Smith, one of the ablest men in Zion, wrote an able aiticle on “Envy and its Effects.” He is being fought by some of the strong men of his Church for the bishopric.—Indus trial Reporter To elect a man editor twice of its great official organ, and his brilliant newspaper work would elec t him again if he wanted it, Bishop Hood’s logic is too lame when he says Dr. Smith lacks the qualifications to make a bishop.— The Watchman. Rev. E. D. W. Jones, the champion plum tree shaker, is according to Dr. J. VV. Smith, hard to beat as a Confer ence entertainer. Since the next Zion Church Conference meets at St. Louis, Rev. Jones is likely to gather the plum best suited to his taste.—Washington (D. C.) Record. Anxious to reverence his superior officer, Dr. Smith of the Star op Zion is a caged lion. He is still cool under a raking fire. If he had his equals, offi cially, as in the case of the fiery Dr. J. M. Henderson, of Bethel, he would make the earth tremble.—The Chris tian- '■ . Mr Editor: Every four year3 a man with one eye can read Bishop Hood’s writings and see who he is after. Two white ministers here laave been read ing his attacks and they said no bishop in their Church would use the official org&n to crush one of their ministers; that if they had the power they would vote for Dr. Smith.—F. H. Williams, Waco, Texas. Rev. E. George Biddle, B. D., of New Haven, Conn., of the A. M. E. Z. Church, and Rev. E. D. W, Jones, A. M., D. D., of St. Louis, Mo., of the same Church, locked horns in the Star of Zion the other week. The public is watching them because both of them are able men and write fire eatiDg arti cles.—Industrial Reporter. Our A. M. E. and A. M. E. Z. Church es are having a veritable war among their general officers. The Church or gans are so full of hot letters that it is a wonder that the papers don’t catch on fire and burn up before reaching the readers. What will be done at the General Conferences it will take a prophet to tell.—Little Rock (Ark.) Reporter. Bishop9 J. W. Hood, D. D., LL. D., Rev. E. D. W. Jones, D. D., and Editor J. W. Smith, D. D., of the Stak of Zion, are having a lively time discussing men and measures through that organ. Some good may result from the discus sion, but we doubt but that its attend ing evils will have a big showing. We naturally enough feel our inferiority to the distinguished prelates, and yet we would suggest that “Whatever brawls to disturb the streets, there should be peace at home.”—Rock Hill (S. 0.) Messenger. Let personal controversy cease. We see no other Church leaders using their mouthpiece as we are using ours, to vent personal spleen, and bitterly at tack one another, which thingo do not tend to the glory of God, nor strength en the cause of Christianity in the world. In this appeal we are taking no sides.—A. M. E. Zion Qufr;eily Re view. Jacob and the Angel are through wrestling. The last week’s isme of tne Star bore the intelligence that the con troversy between Editor Smith and Bishop Hood had subsided. Dr. Smith represented Jacob; Bishop Hood the Angel. It seems from the Editor’s clos ing remarks that he retires from the scene limping. If so, Brother Smith, it is strong evidence that you 1 ave re ceived a blessing.—Rev. J. T. McMil lan, P. E., Tuskegee, Ala. Replied Keenly. Rev. J. W. Smith, D. D., the able and very scholarly editor of the Star of Zion, the official organ of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, pub lished at Charlotte, N. C , and who has developed that paper from a folio to the excellent quarto it is to-day, has in a manner so keenly replied to Bishop Hood, in a iecent issue of his paper, wherein he (the Bishop) refuses to sup port the editor as a candidate for the bishopric, to the extent that we think bis nomination is almost assured. Dr. Smith is one of the strongest men in Zion, and we think his addition to the College of Bishops, will be a great addi tion to the Zion Connection.—Tantpa (Fla.) Intelligencer. The Star of Zion is All Right. The following excerpt from the Star of Zion is self-explanatory. Editor Smith, after directing attention to the continued prosperity of that able pub lication, concludes by saying; “Bishop G W Clinton said a few months ago that the Star is one of the most widely quoted Negro papers in this country. Yesterday we received a check, which we gave to Manager Hill, from one of the greatest men in this Nation, con taining this question: “Will you not send your paper addressed to the Pres ident, Personal, White House,Washing ton, I). C., each week ?” When we by hard work, can give our Church such a paper as is thought worthy for admit tance each week into the White House, our friends and enemies can dr^iw their own conclusions.”—Philadelphia Cou~ rant. That General Conference. Bishop Hood and other tall men of Zion are saying many things concerning the forthcoming General Conference. Drs. Jones (the plum tree shaker), Cald well and Franklin and the great Hr. Smith are among those wtio are sup posed to be fortunate to the Episcopal i sphere. According to Bishop Hood’s letter in last week’s issue of the Star Dr. Franklin would be a fit subject for that lofty hight. The Index has no vote to cast, but feels moved to say, if Hr. Smith may be judged by the match less service rendered his Church for the past 8 years as editor of the. Star of Zion as to what he will do on the bench, Zion would honor herself to make him bishop in 1901.—North Carolina Index. Bishop’s Reasoning Unsound. Bishop Hood goes for the Plum Tree Shaker and the brilliant Editor of the Stas. In view of the fact that Editor Smith is the logical candidate for the bishopric, does it not seem from the above that there is a small war on be tween the old and young elements in Zion ? It occurs to us that Bishop Hood’s reasoning is unsound • He stat es that the Connection does not need more bishops because they haven’t raised a certain amount of money. In fact, Bishops are not infallible or im maculate. They were once poor strug gling ambitious fellows, and their in disposstion to allow a share of the seat on the throne may be the undoing of the kingdom. Men who work will not always wsit. It takes more to win now than it didin ancent days when Bishop Hood was made bishop, and those who win the fight are not going to wait until those who have gone ahead die with senile debility before they want a share in the kingdom.—Mobile{Ala.) Weekly Press. Notice. All persons, not members of the Western N C. Conference, who expect to attend the next session at Statesville, N, C., November 25, I9O3, will please notify Rev. W A Blackwell, States ville, N, C., at once by postal card, and all ministers or delegates who expect to bring their wives will notify him so that homes can be arranged. Please do not delay this as he will not be re sponsible for parties who are so care less or neglgent as not to notify him. OLD LANDMARKS. Personal Experience, BY REV. J.F. MILLER, S. T. D. “0! the times, 0! the manners,” was an expression forced by the condition of affairs iu a country where mission aries were wont to establish aud prop agate a religious sentiment not in keep ing with the truth of Christ Jesus. This same expre-sion is forced from us when we contemplate the fact that we have had a varied experience in mission work in the AME Zion Chnrch. We have felt the force of the definition of a mis sionary as given to us by one of thd Bishops of the Church. Bricks are to be made without straw. This is the sum totum of our position. We spent three months visiting and met the re buffs, the snubs of our own pastors; hence were forced to leave the field. A church with 27 members was organized. The Presiding Elder was notified by.the board, and to date he has not been on the ground; yet he had funds to extend the work. Self-preservation is nature’s first law. Today we are as firm as ever in the belief that a work can be built up with the co-operation of the Bishop, Presiding Elder and brethren. To il lustrate. We visited one of our most important charges and preached, etc* The pastor said of us: “He has no work; give him something,” and $1.54 was the result, after he had pressed the people and gotten $11 and more. I did not ask it. When will the spirit of right enter men’s minds and do to others as they would have them do to them? Punish ment, if that is what is intended, should touch the mao, but the innocent wife and children ought not be made to suf fer. If a man has any spark of man hood, he would never use his official position to crush a brother for-a person al matter. The day will come when these very men will be at the mercy of others. The cry comes from more than a score of men, "We will not stand it.” Be warned. Be iust. Do right, and Zion without doubt will extend her borders. We are alive and are pushing our work. You shall hear from us this month. « Let Dr. Smith retire and Dr. Jones or another come up to the Star. The Church wants men of sympathy. Such a man is Dr. JW Smith. We hope to see him sit as bishop and deal fairly with all men. We believe he is a man on the Bishop Small order: firm, but kind, and not swayed by aspersions of vile mouthed men. Lenoir, N. C, Appointments. WEST TENN. AND MISS. AND N. ARK. C0NF. NOVEMBER. 8 Coffeeville, “ 10 Glendora, “ 11 12 8 p. m., Webb, “ 13 Dublin, “ 16 Riverside, «« 18 Clinton Chapel, Memphis, Tenn NORTH ARKANSAS. NOVEMBER. 19 Brinkley, Ark. 20 Poplar Grove, “ 21 11 a. m., Hot Springs, Ark. 8 p. m., Coleman chapel, Little Rock, Ark. 22 8 p. m., Tucker, Ark. Take notice, the appointment at Sar dis, Miss., is cancelled by request of P. E. Chapeltown, Nov. 2nd instead of Nov. 1st. Cofleeville, Nov. 7th in stead of Nov. 6th. If any change in the above appointments is desired to help the work, the pastor or Presiding Elder may write me at Batesville.Miss., until Nov. 3rd; C ffeeville, Miss., until Nov. 6th ; Webb, Miss., until the 10th; 266 De Soto St., Memphis, Tenn, until Nov. 11th; Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 20-30, Conference. * ^ G. W. Clinton. Ring Him Up. i BY REV. J. T. MCMILLAN, P. E. My esteemed brother, Rev. J. T. Wil liams, Saratoga, N. Y , in reply to your request in a recent issue of the Stab of Zion relative to Alabama’s integrity in 1904, I want to say that Alabama, as far as I can understand, is profoundly grateful to the many friends who so loyally supported Dr. J. W. Alstork in 1900 for the bishopric, and will stand by her colors in 1904. Tuskegee, Ala.
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