AFRICAN
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Hints to Young Preachers.
By S. A. -Chambers—Cannon BAt$*
Wirem you are about 'to act ©very
interest sfiroiuiMi be eonsidoreid that .is
likefty to -be affected! by your action.
iPiray (for tire peace and prosperity
of the church.. (They .shall prosper
.that (iove th.ee.
, When you find a public 'man who
Jcnowts exactly (what to say, antd
|where an<d when to -stop, you ha.ve
y found a rare gem, and discovered
t the eighth wonder of the world.
We should1 newer talk ourselves to
death' '“Silence is eloquence.”
No one is allowed, by law, to sow
discord in the local and certainly
not in (the general church. '
All systems of human govern
ments are defective to some extent.
Therefore, w will Ibe making, amend
I > inig, and repealing laws un,til the
Christ of God returns .who shall rule
in rigiheousness. W.e need not be
alarmed, when any system fails as
iti'S only the work of finite beings.
We have observed' that, in church
a,nid state, those whfo are out usually
jnid serious fault of .those who are
hut when they get in they are
suaUly fashioned ‘by ‘the atmosphere
they move. It is best, to
,W'hdle you
«v
Sen a ‘thing 'is dtone it is the
y of every loyal minister to hold
peace and' work ip unison with
-me action done, whether the thing
done is altogether in/ accord .with
his notion or not. To do otherwise
is discord which Us a .strict violation
of disciplinary injunctions.
Never always be picking at the
bishops. We pay them two thou
sand dollars and two hundred travel
ing expenses to lookout for itlhe best
interest of the ,church, and study
ver needs, and report to us the re
r 0,f .their findings, that proper
may ho .taken to strengthen
1;at remains, and they should be
.and unless iwe can' .prove beyond
wi, reasonable doubt that they are
Intfaitihful in their irecoimimenldia
fio'ns. This will be hard to do.
lslltB
It is hardly possible for two men
).differ and both be right. It may
Ogo .in extreme eases but they will
iOit he of frequent occurrence. And
when you have to (decide with the
jfne or the other it is well to care
LUilly and prayerfully .consider, what
the man says who- is ini position to
know best what he is (talking about,
and who knows most, about the thing
under consideration.
Jf most (people would talk what
they absolutely know (they would not
speak another word in four days.
We need many things 'but .we do
not need enemies. Therefore, ,we
should avoid' making them if pos
ible. When once made they are
unmake. The effort un
hften intensifies what has
tmaoev>
A biting dda will- bite anybody,
and a kicking flwle will lift up bis
jbedUs against his piaster.
- Out daily Conduct furnishes 'data
for the pages of our history; and
the moment that our hearts pulsates
tor the Oaslt time the book .will he
.run. toff of the press and it is up to
ujs as to (whether or mot we would
like to have it read.
(Beware of these local church this
a-iahs twho can tell -you all that
v*r happened tin the church from
Apiha to Omega. They usually
notw too much and have too much
toM the new pjastor. They “Gut
s Inst stick o ftimber for the old
and have carefully noted
rakes of all of the pastors.
what ought
Had'd -enough. To
excess., Excesses
harm than good,
•good that has been
ON THE WING-.
By Rev. B. J. Bolding, D. D.
The handsome iPenin/syflvamia Ave.
Church Baltimore, QVl<d., (ha® ibeei
tihonoiu'ghly ronovatietdV The j m»ai|n
Auditorium bias been/ decorated bj
on«e ,of t'he best artists in the .city.
The versatile am)di (cultu red Dr. E
D. W. Janets is making a record it
this limlportanit city. The church k
crowded at each service and is in
deed in better financial and spirit
ual shape <tlhan ever iit ihis been sinter
we moved into this, ichurdh.
Rev. Dr. J. A. .S. Oole (the former
pastor deserves great credit far the
Able manner he ihiainidiled -this com
plex isiituiafcipm Zion is safe now In
Baltimore.
'The church’ rh^as tiatken on hew
iiife. Thd parsonage lock's like a
U'W bouse. Zion in Baltimore is
maw in; a iprOsperows shape.
Rev. Dr,. F;;■ M. Jacobs of New
York should feel ^tprnud 'of this
dhuiroh because he loaned the $2000.
00 :tbat enabled u.s bo get this val
uable property, The City of Balti
more and Zictn Chnrdh. will ever re
tn-emlber that prince oif fi/njanloiers
Rev. Dr.. J, F. cMoreliand who came
to tour rescue jamd .took th© imorit
er'ty ap% relieved
is now alive Jn
,tm. We
aHain't
must montiotv James T. Butler and
Tthcis. Thomas m itiwo great men
Who have also stood bi^all the
preacher® and the church. I hope
same 'day to agaiiw 'pasftor 'this (great
dkurdh.
Petersburg, Va.
I
A Word From the West.
By Rev. W. M. Witherspoon.
Mn Editor, from whalt I 'can 'heir
flriorn among the men of tth.hs Co i
f eren-ce you ‘meed nloit fear for I thla k
you wtil'l get every vote im this Ooi
feremice unless you get out of t e
race. AM you gtolt (to do is to <g|t
mio-re votes than P. E. Macau aid
Probably you ■wiil'l be the Bishop if
this 'district.
From What I can; learn P. !.
Macon is, up against you tout y 1
have imy prayers not as I wish P. .
Miaicoin any harm but I am ©tidkio;
tio ray imian; I think P. B. Bllackswx 1
is a M aconite,
Mn. Editor we had a glorious rj
viivai this year at Moore’s Ohap^,
twenty-onp were 'happily conver-tiej.
Eighteen of them w-eer saved ji
Zion -church. Rev®. Holley an4
,Smiith ren-dlred valuable services ji,
the meeting, pray for us.. _ |
I am planning to meet Bishp
Blackwell in the annual Co-niter-ene
■with every .dollar .of my claims r-aJ
ed. i
Dr. D. J. Adams my P. E. wu
toe -with imie on -the .third Sunday b
Nov. I am planning for a red 'letijr
day .when- he comes, if 'we -hada
-few more men that could' huiildp,
chutrch in four days like P. E. Bla?
well has done w« would soon touifi
up this Conference. I thought l
could ibuildl ehuxrihe-s faster ;tha
anybody else tout P. E. Black w|
' can build faster -than I can-. !
I am pdiammamtg ito come to -ti}
General Conference -in) May. -wfhethi
i am a delegate or not I -will 1
there. (Dr. Clement you will hen
ftrorn the boys later they are com in
to -Charlotte in- May of 1912 to
y«u where they warnt you.
Cleveland, Ark.
Household furnishing for .sail
Bedroom suit, parlor STjnt, extenaioi
table, sideboard, Tjdggpt picturn
frames, fcM-cben table, hallrack etc
Call at *09 8. Mye?s St. a •
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J
AT THE HAT10.VS
Thfompao®’© JvJewe Bu:
President Taft at VV|
Message .
T>?ft is ag>i
■e House, •!
md the ei
e, (goes
di :toi'tii
aciation
with
ppltbuc
* ode of
(preiheiffi
CRe- from
105, and
.wall
f every
-'Presndemt
it the White
‘swing around
hard ait work cm ihi«
do 'Congress. That (he
ground on the .tariff, tihie'
cost of IF-vi/ng, and ail of ;
that affetae lihe plain
■without saying. The ,
zenis hope for a rtim.gimg
of the evil of lynching,
other 'deel'araition for',
weal. The document
the most suign.'l’fioaait.
sire state papers that hia»i
the White .House in many
the results that grow .out;
be road with eager fnifefe
American;.
That Prelsidiemt Taft
with the people, white
reason of his meeting a,-™
and . speaking frankly to
of tihousiaudls of his fefM/O
all will have to agree.
Prof, w, S. isoaatf^
dent Wiiliherf'oree Ui
dent that President
nominated- and iie-el
Taifigt «3)u<ld easily
Harmon who is thd
in Prof. Scarhoh^glh’s1
die m-ocfaits eoiu I'd,|;"
The "ve ^ _ .
charge of (the reception, and
in honor lof Mr William H
Assistant Attormeiy-Ceneral
United States, announces thaj
in readiimesis for ithe fuuctioin
is ;to (he (held next Monday
ut True Reformers’ 'Baft
de-ciorations will .be superb,
will (be all that Epicurus eoij
the miusis wiM ib© divine,
speeches and1 “gridiron f.
will he mew and original,
diies will (have reserved se.
■gallery. The oommliittee on r
i® made up iof Messns. T
Clarke, D. jM'. Herehaw,
Hall and C. J. Pickett, wi
tote -the executive tcomnndf
gather with ‘Messers. Henry
Lhtwiis,
of the
all is
which
svenihg
The
|e .menu
d ask,
id the
ures”
in the
iception
H. P.
es E.
comsti
itio
Joinmson, Dr, C. iSunmneir M§„
R W. TbomipiSfcm, Oliver R
W. Oalrvim' Gfrase, W. T. S.
E. ‘O. WtiLliEaims, Mlalor iOb: ^
DoiU@lfa.sts, F. H. M. Miwriray
Murray, ID. G. W. Cabainigs
H. tSibetwiar.t, E. M. 'Ktowiletit,
E. Board, J. C Ntajpier, Rd,^
Terreilll, James A. i0obb, Rf
Tyler. Tlhe @ue®b ^wdOfl
ab omit 250., The prtomjo tens
will be -tlbe “'besit ever.”
fOcrtmley,
undoliph,
najokaon,
tea R.
Daniel
Jiesepb
Da*. W.
'©Tit H.
wlplb W.
number
say it
Llea/rues ioT itih-e t
jif'hioolis iOtf ith© S
jibe "WHadtte House
Si. un.. The rap
i rank ."WiM ibe :j
Alexander Crumwell Scl
Dedicated.
100]
T,he Alexander OrumiweiU
at Ivy 'City was .dediiciaitied' Tuesday
in' the ipj-etsiemee otf :tHne officja t,g' ^
city sehoofls amid ia -large c rowd of
citizens., Addresses wane
by Brsiidiemt J. F. Oyster other
members ©if the Board of Be
W. M. Davidson, Aseiwfcaait R’
C. Bruce,-amd J. W. Gromiw ^ "jjr'
Crdmwelfl preseraitad -am ©id raaintini
as the ©iift Of the Negro e ^aieitv ^
HistonicaiJ Reseanoh loif-Neu Y©nk
The school building, ©one j ^
finest im the District:, is in
h'omor of t'he tschJoJairfliy'' AJexr
amder CmnniweE, for tm»r y5^.^
rector of St. Luke’s P. B. C boirdh of
Wiashiiinigitoo'.
Jeanes Fund Bord To ^
It Us dedmatejly lammioumioedj,,^^ jtllle
Board' in charge of the tntf
-iptairt iby Mfc|p,Alliri, T
Se‘n*Slt J rural
South
Do
KHTt Of
heard'
p[ec odnimenidattiomis /wflfl be
>r, Booker T. - Wi * “
ere. T»———l "1~** ■*
f *
'wiln
meet at
14 ait 10
year’s
many
be
u member
1 nriaced a
i d«ep and constant interest in. ale
*htat the board is doing for the en
inrgemeiflJt of itihe Negrro opportuni
ties "fen. 'tihie country districts of tht
9ou thiaiad. .The vacancy caused b>
the death of BMiop Grant will be
fi’lied, ' Bishop G. ;W.. Clinton, otf thr
. A. Zion Church, is strongly en
dorsed by t'he press oif the coun or v
for the place, and Bishop ESKSas Col
. trea.1, Of the C. M. E. Church, a aid
Prof. H. T. Keal'inig, president of the
. Western UniveTsfiity at Quiindaro,
Kansas, are memitritoned as possibil
ities. The colored mefmibers of the
Board, besides Dr. Washington, are
,Hloin. J. C. Napier, Major R. R;
' Mofton atojd' R. L. Smithy df Texas.
Mdjodana—Powell Nuptials
By Miss Raymond Bland.
On he 21s t day of June 1911, Miss
WMlii© 0. Bolwell was maried ho Rev.
David B. Mdiodama at high noon.
Trinity Chapel A. M. E. Zion, church.
The church was beautifully dressed
fp, iwreaths and cillusters of flowers
very - CostlHy ferns and plot flo wers of
; all dlescriptions. -
; The^ bride wore a very costly
Mestallhe siilk which was 'beautifully
trimmed tin silt flowered' feces and
silver Ikxok'imig b raids she also wore
a long white silk veal and was car
ried in the church Iby her father Mr.
J3. F. Powell.,
~ iThe waters were dressed1 nearly
■imlbmidery dresses. -• The
Missels Lizzie Kelly,
Bonflm- Jiniwrviil
^ JUSSI wd W: -a
siik (wihiiite). The <grO'Om wore* a fine
black suit. JRev. IMdlodlama’s Ihotaie is
in Capetown Africa if no htiH^ke is
made ihe is from Africa any way not
sure its Capetown. Three of the
brothers came' to America when
he 'graduated in' the Eugflish lan
guage at Raleigh.. The oldest one
has married a ludiy oif Raleiigih and
gone hack to Africa ;to enlighten his
people. iRev. David B. is pastor of
the Missionary Baptist Church Max
•com', N. C.
‘MJas Powell isa dietar yomnig woman.
She graduated at Sit. Auguishine
Raleigh, taiugiht school at this place
for three or Pour years uni Tenn.,
one year. To 'know (he® is to love
-her we hope for her muicfh success in
Mf e. We were stormy to give tier up
'but had to.
They were joined in wedlock by
the (Revs. Tillman and' Turner. At
the reception we were -served with
-cake, cream, and fruit punch.
The present were -many and very
oostly ones.
(Miss Powell its a great Sunday
School wtorlker she doesn’t shunt any
thing. A^e wish for the Rev. and
Mrs. ,<D. B Mdodawa much sfucoess
■and: a (long and happy life. The
march was played by Miss Perry -of
Maxton, N. C. The visitors . -were
manly tfroim other places.
Southern Pines, N. €.
Hosy as a Girl
Summitt,^ N. C.—■—I'd a, letter re
ceived from this place, Mr. J. W.
Chureh, the~notary public, easy: “My
wife had been ailing for nearly 12
years, from female ailment®, and at
times, was unable to leave the house.
. She suffered agony with her side and
back. We tried physicians for years,
without relief. '■ After these treat
{ mult® all faild, she took Oardui, and
(gained5 in weight at once. Now she
\ is .red. and rosy as a school girl.”
(Oardui, as a tonic for women, has
.brought remarkable results. It re
lieves pain and misery and is the
ideal tonic for young and old. Try
it. At druggists.
Opportunity.
I I can start any honest or ener
getic boy or girl In a pleasnat and
profitable business if they are will
ing to do a little woUt after school
fhours. For information - write Mr.
•A. R. ■Stewart, Tuskegee Institute,
Alabama.
r*m Striving hard' 'gadnet tinhr**!. W
i wh&qh doth ®o easily )>e«£'; ' ' - 3.v "
I’m trying hard to apprehend, ‘5
; ®u.t 'have mat dppreihehdied yet. -
J _
: The uMngfc bahi8.i'd* /me I forget '
;An;d ever press 'tOwa-nd tfhe maPk:
.But inward' fees my p5ans tupstef- '•
:And minke the way atppteiax so di&r&L
The things I .wen Id nx>t 46; I id®: ”
What I would do, I do it met *
Thie very dooirse I mlow puisne
Is blighted hy unhoOfy It'heugrhffe,. •'
I^erd Jesiuis len d a Helping hand-, ‘
Oh sett the captive pris/oher free:
And heap my feefbdie stool to-stan*,
To gain its eft sought liberty. * ‘
Th/etni, I shall ever add succeed,
And (over all (the v ictory win
Yet siiiJ/1 I’m all his meantfs pleiaidj: -
To over (dome myseflf and sin.
i Aggressive Expansion for oBd
i Zion Church.
.Editorial: OharJeshotn (W. Va.) Ad
vocate. hi'.. - '■
*
. Tlhi© i,a%- ©f tlie
unaiou'ail i'Difeetreist %
courntry tallies
fiu
!th‘© past. lit must go tfoaSvard*^”''!
nwer (backward. Tt,thought it w3«
to .elect up tto (ten BteSnops at St
Loute miGOi. Lift jm the mS
thing at Philadelphia (in 1908. Twe
vacancies have occurred sftmoe tie
General Oouiferemee .oif three yearn
ago, anid (there is. an agitation on the
part of some short-sighted f‘eooEtioa»
, tto fl'ea've (these vacancies ua^
Billedi anid try to get 'atong; .for tfie
J,0,u'r . y«WB .witfh toi-e presses*
Benidh of eight B isih/ops, two ,oir three -
who me plhysifcaMy unfit to pertor® *
™elir Episcopal duties as they shoull
be performed. This means that the
griftat A M. E. Zion Chumd, bioa»tfi»c
of -a memibership of a
rs ptodidauig allorng under tihe -mania^
memit of just about "'.stlx active Bisi*.
ops. Wiiltlh possible viaoantcdels dp*.
tibie .next qmadremidiijm, it cfca
easily be seen that the' ahiuTCih vvoybj
e in -a bad way by 1016,' alloiwiqc
the average loss of t|wio. Bishops to*<E
qmadiremnium, based upon -.past ex
perience. •• 's’
A reail'ly effective ^creJiafte iis not- iu.
expense to the dhurich. He i®
asset. (He brings dm more than -he.
tabes out. The cihundh :i®' sure of 3
maTtginj of, profit Ini dollars ^>««||
cents—to speak from "a 'ctome^ei&
standpoint—Ilf a main exerts (himself
and is alive to 'his opportunities
aLo-nig bioith ibusiinteisls amid spiritual
tines. .He wHO; piay 'his oiwin salary
in; a Single quadremmliump -withon#
drawing on the existing resources
of the cnurdh. . • *“■"
iWiftjhoult a Bishop din ithe' brlo&d
pianist from Alabama' to the Pacific
Ooast, there its a vast stretch of yjr
gm soffl wha/cb th£ Zitodlite®, - >bjy ifa*
sainig an aggressi ve , policy *iotf expa®
iskxni, coulld make to ' Mo&Som as ms . •'
rose, with Zion cihturohesi.aiid Zfom
prestige everywhere. Tif fbur Blip' f
ops, young, vir!i*e anid . • :s(ptiritiu«air/"
■magnetic, are “made’* at Charlotte /
neyt 'May and' stationed wifeely, igjm'j. • >
not'- aia extuarvaganlt' prediction; t)hek*/
in another four years 'Che dhurtSif
iwiii (have added more in mesnib^Fl " ^
sfhip aaaidi .increased mere in dollar
nwxmey itham bheise men willl' draw
salaries, arad the glory of the ohiiirtai
will be 100 per oem/t. greater tSsan
it iis- today, (because Of the miask)*^
ary work that It -wii® (hove diotta
through itlhe 'imfuisnioa. Of new biooa
and new exiitlh'ust'ajsm. ' "
If tbe Zion-Cteiufrieb ■ wishes to muatar
tiaim itself ais a truly matijoaiail orgafid
aat&wi, it twp (have itk> adopta pojjjtey
of “aigeiressrve exoamfstiOn” sooner -or
flateo. The (Safometr- tdhe better.