EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH
NUMBER TWO
VOLUME FQXtTY-TWO.
' HHAliiStG THE .PLUM TREE.'
Twenty-Five Reasons Why I Boast
of our Zion.
By Dr. E. D. W. Jones.
Critics are seldom just. They al
ays see the defects of one side and
not the balancing good inf uence of
efche other side shows sternness and
stoicism. Your estimate of his char
acter depends therefore on tho angle
.of your view.
V/Cbi-ries ' oofe'at,tnen and institutions
sabjettiv'ely and their estimate is col
ored by the varigated angular opti
cal figures fatting across their vis
ions. Zidn Church has been passing
through the critics scrutiny and it ,is
our intent to look *he g’-eat c4use of
the Church in square front face and
see the regular lines of symmetry
and beauty .which makes the church
a joy forever. •;
- Have we nothing to boast of; tc
glory ini Is criticism all that we
have for a church that has existed fc
over a hundred'years,? fs there noth''
ing ,in its past., 'and in its pregnant
•I resent to make us all rejoice and lx
exceedingly glad? Let us: pee.
First; It ifs a source of just pride
that the Church (has kept steadily-or'
its way. without losing its identity
for near y a score of years into its
soyond century. R haa most difficult:
sailing ,in its beginning and it has
fcad to, pro ve itself , capable of a per
manent place alongside, of other com
pe-iing- iustiptions lUring these one
beV'no matter his station, now in the
Chuych had One thing to do with its
beguning. It was nil formed, its
foundation was laid and securely
•built upon; its laws were formulated,
its government was^made to be just
and conducive to encourage the v ery j
besif depbr'iment. iits doctrines were )
written and all of ,us now active came j
into this well-constructed ark with- ;
out sawing a timber or hitting a hail '
"Walk in and occupy" stood in blaz- !
ing letters over the door and person- j
al possession is curs as ong as we
prescribe to the original plans of the.
fathers and "Keep, the old ark mov- j
ing." Legated opportunity.
Thid: We have reasons to be
proud of our Church because of the
men it has produced, some dead.,
some actively engaged and others in
preparation tramping rapidly to take
their proper places. Few if any in
Zion would (have reached to such sud
den heights outside the pales of the
church. They may think so at times
when d'scoraged and confronted with
large duties and problems, but as we
are dealing with facts and records
based on experiences and tests, this
idea of what might have been is not
proven. ■
Fourth: We have reason to rejoice
in our Methodism because of the op
portunities it affords us for useful
ness and service. If in her march
'through the decades she has not
reached our conception of spiritual
idealism, tfaat lack should afford the
strongest incentive for immediate ef
fort and labor. If she has; there is
still work for us to do in pushing her
to an always roomy top.
If our finance is not larger, if any
of our departments 'are not meeting
their respective demands., if there is
cause for complaint against our sys
tems—our highest and best service
is to be formed in regulating all seen
and known irregu’arities. The mere
fact that we notice a leak of breach
is an invited opportunity for service.
To say that we cannot, is to say ttoait
we are unfit to take charge of affairs
and utilize them for the very best
possible resu’ts; and to lay down in
hopeless despair is tbuifc the last cover
of the coward.
Fifth: We have reasons to be
proud of bur Church because of her
history. In all great issues of the
race .we'fcaye bdrne our part of the
(Continued on page S;)1
ACHklii V UC A* iilv/iV
.MI^ jBjLEicJ;',
By R&v. W. J. Walls, BD.
Tiie repeat e.ection tor the peaty oi
Douisvilie and Jefferson Coujky was
one of the greatest and most decisive
victories for Republicanism for more
than a quarter of a century. The
municipal affairs had been conduct
ed by a debauched Democratic ma
chine, dominated by the Roman Ca
tholic ctiurch. committed to corrup
tion, graft and trickery to perpetu
| ate itself in power! There was no
crime in the calendar that had not
been connived at and resorted to by
this corrupt ring. For years, votesell
ing and repeating were carried on
with impunity by the trashy element
of both races, to the shame of de
mocracy and the disgrace of the de
cent people. That something had to
be done to purge out such a condi
tion'.. was evident to all, 'both white
and black, agreed that -this was the
time to begin the work of house,
cleaning. Mr. Chesley Seagrcysa white
“an made Chairman of the Re
publican Campaign Committee and
Pr Jesse B Colbert was the chairman
of the Colored RepubliQ^ dSampaigni
Committee, thus giving the Republi
cans the most perfect organization
ever had iniits history. Dr.. Colbert is
successfully practicing law at the b£r
of Louisylie and, the'State ox Ky. ;
well as paltering, iQiir &i§tftric.
At _ , |jta •lk“4f
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al machine in 'this city, and now
we hhve a full fledged Republican
party in control of <a democratic
State and Southern City. The colored
man can now expect fo be regarded.
as a citizen and if pa ty loyalty and
dignified deportment count for an>
thing they will be. Dr. Co bert is con
ceded to have the inside tract, his
vigilant and industrious ie«d.
the influential forces of his people,
has caused him to be sought and
courted by scores of people of both
races, seeking consideration at the
hands of the ne-w Administration.
The writer was in Conference with
the Mayor and other prominent of
ficials and was told that Dr. Colbert
was the most deserving colored man
:n the city and no doubt wou d be
substantially rewarded. The Dr. has
dhosen Louisville for his future home
and purchased a beautiful residence
on W. Walnut St. a most desirable
locality.
When I met Dr. Colbert the other
day I made inquiry of him as to what
was his primary motive for taking
such an active part in the campaign
at this time. He made this reply,
After I had been honored witih the
,ery important and responsible po
sition of the Chairmanship of the
Colored Campaign Committee, a po
sition offered me without the remot
est attempt on my part 'to obtain it/.
I had an opportunity to learn a
great deal concerning the work of
one of the most malicious political
machines that has ever cursed an
American city, and since I was a citi
zen of Louisville, own property and
pay taxes as well as many others of
my race., I felt that was my civic
duty as a citizen to contribute my ‘bit’
towards the destruction of the in
falmous policy of ’one man power.’
to make myself better understood,
the administration of Louisville had
been practically dictated and manip
ulated by one man, l\y the name of
John Whallen, an Irish Catholic and
had subsidized the whole city to the
benefit and in the interest of the
Roman Catholic Church which in its
final analysis was a policy of 'Whal-.
lemsm” and was a synonym of ballot
'ov stucing, thievery, thuggery, -vice *
and gambling dens. It was this same
identical machine that batched ou*
the obnoxious Segregation ordinance
which has lust been declared invalid
by the Supreme Court of the United
Ufa At OX
ZION CHURCH OF THE PRES
SENT TIMES.
Of
anc
the
DR JESSE L
Louisville, Ky
COLBERT.
Great Preacher
Lawyer. A Logical Candidate for
Bishopric.
stales. I am inherent!
ably opposed to ring a
ootii in church ana in
reason I believe it to|ibe out of har
mony and contrary td(jiour American
institutions. It is a species of auto
cracy which is at the ('/bottom of the
world-wide war which1 is now being
waged in the world to-day. J have
vowed to strike it down when and
wherever I see at. I verily believed
that ‘charity should 'begin at home.’
The results of this election have
shown beyond all reasonable doubt,
the trend of the times and what we
may expect when once the conscience
of the people becomes aroused against
wrong doing and injustice.
y and unaiier
r machine rule
State for the
The spirit of revolution and refor
mation is in the very atmosphere
whieh we breathe. In Louisville po
litical bossisim has been dethroned
and the chaos of right and justice has
been enthroned. The Republican par
ty which is conceded to be the party
of liberty and freedom, is entrusted
with power to rule in the affairs of
Louisville for the first time in full
in its history. The thing that please?;
me most is the fact that the colored
man had a part in the destruction of
the vicious machine which has work
a hardship and exploited its perpe
trations of injustice nron my race
for all the years.”
After hearing Dr. Colbert speak at
one of fhe great meetings last fall
during the Presidential campaign,
Mr. Wood F.. Axton who was a can
didate for Mayor a few years ago
‘said Dr. Colbert delivered one of the
abldst speeches to whh h he had lis
tened during the wiho e campaign,
notwithstanding he hal heard Mr ,
1 Hughes^ (the President a1 Nominee .
Col-. Roosevelt *** y other local
speakers. Mjr. Wood is a man of
great wealth and influence, the Pres
ident of one of the largest manufac
turing concerns in the West. Dr. Col
bert enunciated (the slogan wlhich was
caught up during the campaign to
the effect, “the machine must be de
stroyed’’ and it was destroyed and it
remains to be seen what substantial
emoluments will colme to him for this
unprecedented victory for the race
and the citizens of Louisville and the
State of Kentucky.
MISSIONARY CONVOCATION AT
INDIANAPOLIS. INI>., A
GLOWING SUCCESS.
By Miss Frankie L. Wallace.
On Thursday Morning, Aug. 2., 1917
a representative body of A. M. E.
Zion Missionary women gathered in
the auditorium of that historical
Jones’ Tabernacle, where they were
greeted and cordially received, by
Rev. and Mrs. S. D. Davis and the
good members of the above named
church. There were Missionary wo
men from New York, New Jersey.
Philadelphia and Pittsburg, Pa., Ken
tucky, Missiouri and a host of wo
men from Indiana.
The opening session was formal
with a soul-stirring sermon by our
Missionary Secretary, the Rev. J. W.
Wood. t). D., after which holy com
munion was administered.
The organization “for the Convoca-?
tlon was in order add the following
person# elected : owing to the absence
of Mrs. L. W. Kyles, (due to illness)
the general President Mrs. Florence
Randolph of Jersey City, N J., pre
died; 'Mrs L: B. Evans-Pierce, of
; mrisvfili*; Ky., was elected Secretary.
(Continued on page 5
m.
WALKING ABOUT ZION.
. . By Bishop J. S. Caldwell, D. D.
Editor of the Star of Zion
It was my privilege *9 visit the
I Western North Carolina Conference
1 a few weeks ago at Charlotte, N. C.,
(presided over by Bishop G. W. Clin
ton. This Conference ip composed of
some of the best and Strongest men
of our church. Within its boundary
j is Livingstone College, our chiSf
| Educational Institution. I was
| pleased at the spirit which pervaded
I the sessions as regards the pro
J gressive movements of our great
j Church. The Debt-Paying Rally was
j taken hold of wath • steady hand
and with a determination by bot'tt
! the Bishop and men We were as
| sured that more than their quota:
| would be forthcoming ere the Ita ly
closes. Rev. B. F Martin one of the
pioneer members of the Confertna.ee
preached an eloquent* logical agM}
very instructive sermon at the op*
eniug of the Conference session.
Rev. T. H. Jon s was heard to good
advantage in a sermon also.
Cur if ext stop was. at B-irmiug
uain^ Ala. Here we found Bishop
,J. W. ' Aistork presiding oyer the
North ; Alaba-tha Conference./ Thisa
piedgel every cent or their quota in
the Debt-Paying Rally. The men of
the Conference planenl a purse of
$400 or $500 with which to send
Bishotpi Alrtork n' a little rest touiC
•to some resort. Mrs. Algtork, as us
ual, was there, doing her mite to
aid the BrShop in ever*♦ way pos
sible.
Our next stop was at Montgom
ery, Ala.., where we found Bishop
W. L. Lee, presiding over the Cen
tral Alabama Conference. Here we
spent two da^s very pleasantly. We ....
had the opportunity to observe our
brother beloved for the first time
weilding the gavel in one of his
own Conferences. He went about
his work like an old experienced
.man. He was methodical and carried
on the business with great dispatch.
This Conference, Like the others,
pledged their full quota in the* Debt
Paying Rally.
Our next point was Mobile, t^la.,
where we held the West Alao|W
Conference. The (brethren in: this
Conference each pledged his quota
of the Debt Paying Rally money.
Bishops Blackwell, Warner, Kyles,
Bruce end Clement; have all been
interviewed upon the outlook of the
Debt-Paying Campaign, and have re
ported that every dollar askel by
the Committee and more will be
raised. We find some of our breth
ren willing and' ready to raise more
than they have been asked to raise.
Remember* the first report will
he made in May in connection with
the Commencement at Livingstone)
College. Let us see how much we
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