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THE OrriCMl OJRGAN OF THE AT CHARLOTTE, ;N. C. ■ , ,^+3rzlt niODIST EPISCOPAL Z ION CHURCH JANUARY 28,ISIS REPORT OF BISHOPS’ MEETING Proceedings (of the Semi-An nual Session of the Board of Bishops of the A. M. E. Zion Church. By Bishop A. Walters. January 13-17, 1915.; Petersburg, Va. The Board of Bishops of the A. M. E. Zion Church, convened in Semi-an nual session at Oak Street Church,. Petersburg, Ya., on the above date, at 12 o’clock, M., with Bishop G. W. Clinton in the Chair. Bishop J. !W. Alstork, Presiding Officer having missed train connection, sent a telegram to Bishop Clinton, stating his reason for being absent. Hence Bishop Clinton opened the meeting. ' The Chair announced hymn No. 798, “And are we yet alive;” and read as First Lesson the 27th Psalm, and for the Second Lesson the 1st Cor., 13th chapter. Prayer was offered by Bishop War ner, after which Bishop Clinton led in singing, “Blest be the tie that binds.” roll Called—bishops present: Bishop J. W. Hood _ \ “ C. R. Harris , “ A. Walters “ Q. W. Clinton v “ J. S. Caldwell > “ G. L. Blackwell ; ^ “ A. J. Warner “ J. W. Alstofk, (absent, j The‘Board of Bishops was organ-, ized, the ., officers being as. follows: “Jishops J, Caldwell and. pectively. Rev. M. D. Lee, General Sec’y., was called upon to report. After reading ten of fifteen minutes it was found to be unsatisfactory and was firmly re ferred to a special committee, viz., Bishops-C. R. Harris, G. L. Black well, Prof. S. G, Atkins, Hon. J. C. Dancy, and Rev. G. C. Clement. The next report in order was the Financial Secretary, who being ab sent because of the delay of the train, Dr. G. C. Clement, Manager of the Publishing House, made a most excel lent report. It was most favorably commented upon by Bishops Black well, Clinton, Hood, Walters, Dr. Dancy and Rev. Cook. Dr. R. B. Bruce, Editor of the Sun day School Literature, made a splen did report, which was highly approved by Dr. Clement, Bishops Hood, Cald well, Warner, Dr. Dancy and others. The following resolutions on con dolence were read by Bishop Wal ters : Whereas, The Board of Bishops of the A. M. E. Zidn Church, has heard with much sadness of the death of Mrs. Sarah Hubert, of New York City, who passed to her reward, Jan. 12th, 1915, and, Whereas, Mrs. Hurbert was the sis ter of our senior Bishop J. W. Hood, therefore, be it, Resolved, Th^tt we deeply sympa thize with the Bishop and his family in their loss, and that we furnish to the “Star of Zion” a copy of these resolutions. A. Walters. Bishop J. S. Caldwell, Chairman of the Finance Committee called a meet ing of that Committee for 5 o’clock p. m. Benediction by Bishqp A. J. War ner. NIGHT SESSION: Jan. 13th, 1915. ‘ The Board- assembled to hear the Annual Sermon by B i s h o p G. L. Blackwell. The opening hymn was announced by Rev* S. P. Cook. An earnest and eloquent prayer was of fered by Bishop A. J. Warner. Bish op Blackwell announced Job 32:$ for his text. The Bishop preached a masterly sermon, full of thought and inspiration. Hon. J. C. Dancy and Prof. S. G. Atkins lifted the collec tion. Amount $7.32. Benediction by Bishop G. W. Clin ton. t \ SECOND day: n Jan. 14th, 1915, The Board of Bishops met at Oak Street A. M. E. Zion Church, at 10 o’clock, a. m., with Bishop Caldwell in the chair. Hymn 344 was announced by Bishop J. W. Alstork. Scripture Lesson Isa. 32nd chapter. Prayer was offered by Dr. G. G. Clement. Roll was called, and Minutes read and approved. Dr. Jackson being present, was call ed upon to make his report. The re port evoked much discussion. While the report was on its passage, the hour of adjournment having arrived, a motion was made to adjourn. Benediction by Bishop G. W. Clin ton. AETERNOON SESSION: The Board of Bishops he-assembled' at 4 p. m., with Bishop Caldwell in the chair. Prayer was offered by Dr. P. A. Wallace. Discussion of Dr. Jackson’s report was resumed. The report was fouhd to be incorrect. The following amounts -were ordered to be added to the totals submitted by Dr. Jackson: $270,70, $1954.42; $1350.00; $206.04, totaling $3765.18. The totals submitted by Dr. J ackson were receipts $100,326.70, and disbursements $100,060.00, leaving a balance, of $266.70. Real ballamee $3782.12. / . It was Inoved and carried that all reference to politics be expunged from the Financial Secretary’s report. Tbe report was referred to the Auditing Committee, with the understanding that the Special Comihittee be added to the Auditing Committee.. The matter of the Dormitory w»S: ken up, and we found that t session $958.25. The following resolutions were sub mitted and adopted: Whereas, Our Church is in debt to the amount of about $50,000.00 and will require the most skiifull financering in order to avoid serious trouble, and, Whereas, Wc are being greatly em barrassed by the threatenings of our creditors, because a considerable amount is overdue, and the interest has not been paid, and, Whereas, We have an able Finance Committee, indeed our Board is com posed of the very best financiers of our Church, men who are able to un tangle and manage the affairs of the Church so’as . to bring about happy results, therefore be it, Resolved, That all of the debts of the Financial, Church Extension, Edu cational and Missionary Departments, be managed by the Finance Commit tee, and that all monies, except the salaries of the Secretaries and inci dental expenses, be reported and dis bursements made covering same at stated meeting of Finance Commit tee. Resolved, That all monies except salaries and incidental expenses of the Financial, Church Extension, Edu cational and Missionary Departments, be used for payment of debts, and that all the appropriation for salaries and estate claimants etc., be paid monthly on the per rata plan provined by law. Be it further, Resolved, That all notes and obli gations be listed and paid by the Ein ance Committee, and be it, Resolved, That the Financial Secre tary be requested or required to pub lish monthly statements in the “Star,” and notify all delinquents quarterly, and urge them to make reports to the office. Resolved, That the Finance Com mittee meet in Charlotte, N. C., on the last Wednesday in February, and then every three months thereafter. Be it further, Resolved, That the Presiding Elders be, and are hereby requested to asser tain what amounts have been raised by each pastor and find out what dis position has been made of the said General Claims, and the same report to the Financial Secretary and the continued on page live SHAKI |fpe meeting at Peters |Iiorget some Mjgions which y^morable, l ! ||hbtes. 'B w so recentlj l|H, the deliy :VJhg sermon >lina Confer delibe'rations jflnual meet Sfange to us f- AJstotk ir \a dominant . But I soon | fas' out and P of rotation, t the chair, and General il; semi-official h* others hav !< \ the recent if bur Meth B real busi | a single csbody was Mineral of fClement Bally en captiv&t lown r fife) es whiph 7 am just of the Board burg and for or any one of made this m< hasten to send op J. iS. Caldw( distinguished hi eramce of the for the Old Noi euce presided ov< of this epi&colfal ing. It was pot tq see Bishi the chair as he_ factor wherever;; learned that his according to Bishop Caldwell Outside of the Bi Officers I was functionary ©reset ing spent th( Council. Never in the odism was there ness transacted, speech was down to rock bi fleers lake Mr. and Bishop Clint oil lighten such occas ing pyrotechnics solid computation gave no uncertain a< business conditions months. ' It indeed was meeting. I never date- Early late at night .Costing and -i t'iontr would ultimatelyil ottectSthe perfect running of out tea. pijral affairs, and only the Wisest regula tion would save us from embarrass ment and puzzling <cir oumstances. It is always to the Bishtips we look in these critical < imes and while indeed they do have coun selors such as General officers and, prominent Elders the heft of the burden is upon them an d 1 hey fee, their responsibility by fir jpore keenly than it can ‘be (xpressed. Why not let the chi ?ch plunge headlong into difficulties? Why sit for hours to save the .institution from bankruptcy and 1 hreatening ruin? It is because the j i men feel the weight of their office land the heavy responsibility vesh d !in them by the General Conferen^ i and more authorative voice of God 1 wondered why any one would v;ant to be Bishop after witnessed the couhplexities and st; uggles of this recent meeting. Pu il or Tim othy may have thought it “a good thing,” but they reasone . for their uay and not for ours; and while they may have still th is thought if they were living in thi particular decade, yet they wouldjhave been conscious at least at its inultiplying obligations. Every one of our Bisljops was in good health and thosp who at times are subject to ..attacks of ill ness have demonstrated-such won derful recuperative if towers, that we care venture the prophefcy that they will all be on hand in 1916. Our church can boas of leaders to meet any crisis or emergency. Each leads along his own special ine. Borne are planners, others are quick at execution, while still others are conservative, enough to hold inv check radical i ideas anc propositions. It was discovered th it without any material change in he purpose of the last General Co tference to provide sufficient reveto ie to Vuu the church we are nev^r theless get ting back to a safe and well trir system of finance. ;We ire as near the plan -prior to the 'Juadrennial meeting 1912 as we coi ia possibly without destroying eith er wish < the vote of that body. Secretaries will come more in contact and com munication with pastors ana people and financial boards will not ’ mere names on “scraps of paired” but actual workers and n lanipulators of our monetary system. Our schools will be t etter cared for and in a few mont tis teachers will be more promrtlv t aid »nd r” c’aimants better satisfied with thm regular aBoteu stipends, The ce" dition of t.He world’s finance will not stand in the way e f our pres ent satisfactory adlu1 sment and instead of prolonged lea i yearg our Josephs at Egypt ha ire ©rovidc against the day of i;ernury am want. Confidence * and hope musi he inspired, compl&ining must stop and anticipated poverty must have no -place in our righteous and ever trusting minds. There are no alarms; just comprehensive provis ions made against the approach o 'alarms. We start out from this Board meeting with full trust i God, long attested and proven com* dence in our membership and.a de i termination to do all in our power to bring success. Dr. Goler was no less active here than in all conferences where heb and stuccor are needed and an? church or co-op.eration would br proud of his service, because believes in ibringing tilings to pass %nd sets out valiantly thus to exer cise himself. Mrs. Smith was on hand witn Missionary boohs and papers to .gdv exact account of the iwork of the women of our society. She • serves well becuase she has wrought well. * “ Dr.. J. W. Wood with his' Africa views and pictures was on hand e* will at the next meeting report ? proceeds from whatever soured,* col lected so as to give the church definite knowledge of his missionary Endeavors. He is a broad iminde sympathetic brother who is sure td^ebine into hiis own. Rev. J. P. Ffoote the pastor and hid "splendid wife spared no gains to make everybody happy.; He i af fine young man and is deslh. to reach a Higher mark than th of a “discredited controversalist el barren issues.’ Dr. R. B. Bruce, was as usually quiet until wre were aJbout to for get his invaluable service to our" /Sunday ; School /Department. Ht ■ was hopeful that- in-his field t.lia there would be no falling off but that the Literateure was in demand, as never before in the history of the 'Chnncfc, Manager of the Publication House and that future records will prove liis conduct of the office will give a most .profitable ministration as well as satisfactory. • For the sake of the men on the field we might enlarge on his usefulness as weL Us give some facts. He does not receive two salaries and he gets but one man]s traveling expense. ,He was found to be prompt not only ir getting out and sending out al publications under his management but exact as to accounts, punctua; in answering communications, care ful about the mechanical make up of all publications and best of all, scrupulously economic as to the ex penes of this great plant. :He does his work unlike a candidate office holder and while indeed he may be jealously guarding his interests as to future emoluments, he rather seem ingly depends on his present ac tivities to assure him of the kind ]y considerations of the members of the next General Conference. He is doing wonders and fits into the position as if made for that special and particular task. Rev. M. D. Lee was there and strange too about him, he is the same iDr. Lee that we elected in 1908. He hasn’t changed, office has not made him mad and when we declare his unalteraibleness we give those who know him the best in formation as to the character of his service. ' •• Big 'Dr. Wallace of Big Wesley, iji which case the position and the man meet in most perfect harmony: he was there with an undeleted big hank book to heltp in a big way to redeem his church from embarrass ments. Dr. L. W. Kyles brought the Brotherhood as well as the Quarterly Review with him and the same could be said of him as has been afiove said of Dr. Clement his work has been a revelation to the whole church. Dr. J. S- Jack son was there also, dealing in com plicated thousands and intricate pro-ratas and puzzling figures. Coming to the rescue of his church is a sort of second or first nature with the man, and while we have taken occasion to call attention ^to this officers management; we found him at this sittting in .perfect ac cord with the advanced methods o. financeering, largely helpful for bringing the connection out of difficulties and willing to go the limit of his power to negotiate the long-built u.n credit of our Zion so that immediate relief out of any condition would he forthcoming. Prof. Atkins was there with chools on papier, schools in his eart and soul'and schools waiting atiently for the promised harvests. Hop. J. C. Dancy is clear out ol continued on Pane eight. GREAT NATIONAL HEALTH WEEK A GREAT NATIONAL HEAiLTH U Eniiv U) BE Uii8ERVEl> FROM AtAifcCll 2d ST TO 27TH, 191^ Tuskegee Institute, Alabama:_ After considering the whole matter carefully, I am authorized by th,e Executive jCommittee of the Na-> cional Negro Business League to invite the following organizations, as iwell as others to be named later, to unite with th^ League in observ ing a National Health Week:_ Daily and weekly newspapers, Health journals, The National Medical Association, The National Association of 'Graduate Nurses, The National Association of Col ored Woman’s Ciubs, The National Deague on Urban 'Conditions among Negroes, : The National Association of Teach ers in Colored Schools, The National Negro Press Associa ; •' >tion. The bishops and other officers of colored religions denomina tions, State Medical Associations, , Annual Church Conferences apd associations, Secret Society organizations, Colored Insurance Companies, Farmers’ Conferences, Farmers’ Improvement Societies, 'Churches, schools and other local organizations;1 State Health Officers. In Alabama, Louisiana, North Jarolina and o^her states special Health Days have at one time or another been observed. For some years the Virginia Organization So ciety, under the leadership of Major R. R. Moton, has observed a Health sor- : come this opportunity to unite all these efforts in one great National Health Movement, and thus gain the benefit of the momentum and the enthusiasm that will come from the great United Health Movement. Without health and until ,we reduce our high death rate it will be impossible for ps to have perma nent success in business, in prop-, erty getting . in acquiring educa tion, or to show other evidences of progress. Without Health And Long Life All lEilse Fails! The following facts will illustrate something of the need , and impor tance of this Health Movement: 450.000 Negroes' in the South alone die annually; 100.000 of the annual cost of the sickness of these 450,0(00 Negroes is $75.000,000. 112.000 Negro workers in the South alone are sick ail the time; their annual loss in earnings is $45, 000,000: 45 per cent of the annual deaths among Negroes is .prevent able. .2)25,000 Negroes in the South alone di eannually; 100,000 of these deaths can be prevented. The annual funeral expenses Negroes In the South alone amount to $15,000,000. $0,500,000' of this amount could be saved. Sickness and death cost Negroes of the South alone $100,000,000 an nually, $50,000,000 of this amount could he saved. (We must reduce our high death rate, dethrone disease and enthrone health and long life. We may differ on other subjects, hut there is no room for difference here. Let us make a strong, long, united pull to gether. Other facts will appear in tne ■weekly press and in circulars from week to week and information will he gladly furnished. Booker T. Washington, President. National Negro Busi ness League. NOTICE. * All pastors and agents who re ceive Bills o? Star Sales this week will oblige us by prompt settlement. Some of these have been running for quite a while and we need a settlement. Kind ly remit Monday and oblige. If the'account is large pay part if not all. New Hymnals, 60 cents each by mail perpaid. This is the regular Dollar Hymnai with music. Send for one. Six Dollars per dozen express not prepaid. Send for a dozen. IMPERFECT IN ORIGINAL
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