It will prove a more gaily occasion than any previous one, and
ilie classical atmosphere will show a decided clerification, elevation
and crystallization compared with the past history of the College.
Great and substantial improvements have been made; the standard
of Scholarship raised as well as efficiency in every respect. The
new $50,000 Dormitory for girls—“Goler iiall”—will be dedicated,
and together with the dedic*¥tion of the new tomb-monumental to
the honor and sacred memory of the late Prof. Joseph Charles
Price, A. M., D. D., first President and Founder of the College and
which will doubtless attract thousands who desire to participate in
-and witness these deeply interesting ceremonies as also the com
mencement exercises which will prove this year of unusual interest.
Ample accomodation will be made for the Board of Bishops, the
General Officers, other church dignitaries, distinguished visitors;
all will be suitably taken care of. Best of sleeping quarters at
homes and college, good table-fare and plenty of it, a happy greet
ing and a down-right good time promised to everybody. You do
the “COMING”, WE will do the REST.
A MORAL QUESITON.
For patriotic and economical reasons the United States Govern
ment changed the standards of the ordinary time of the day, which
brings the Christian Sabbath one hour earlier than its usual time.
This change does not effect the lunar nor solar measurements of
time, but does inject a moral question. If the Christian Sabbath is
to be governed by the time measure heretofore employed, would
the laborer using that once sacred hour belonging to the Sabbath,
be violating the sanctity and moral restrictions of the Sabbath? If
io, why? There is universal assent and response to the Govern
ment’s action, therefore, the patriotic phase of the act is not in
question. But answers to the moral phase of it as effects the Chris
tian Sabbath are permissible and wj^uld be published in this paper.
¥. THOMPSON TURNS “SEER.”
I .. ■
Mr. R. W. Thompson, a prince of newspaper
expert news-gatherer, lias also turned “Seer,”
sue of the Indianapolis Freeman, he predicts a
for Drs. P. A. Wallace, E. D. W. Jones and B.
their well known ambitions.
correspondents and
in the current is
“glorious future”
G. Shaw respecting
ZION IN LITTLE LOOK.
The Arkansas Conference can
catch inspiration from the- Zion
jchurchesLof Ditt’e
severe setback that ckme
with th^ hardest winter ever ex
perienced h©re, the churches appear
to have become resurrected bodies.
Little Rock is proud of the two
residing Elders who make their
residence here. Rev L D Davis of the
■pa District and Rev C P W
-uitched of the Little Rock District,
3 men of sterling worth who have
given many years of sacrificing ser
:ce to the church in this Conference,
loyalty and their devotion are
felt in their interest in the local
•churches, too.
mskop L W Kyles is thoroughly
-alive to the interests of the churches
-here and has sought to place a num
r of good ministers in Little Rock.
At St Paul’s we have as Pastor
Dr W E Shaw, the Missionary and
Guilder of African schools. He has
put new life into o'd St Paul’s
Many persons have been added to
the membership, claims are being
easily raised and the general collec
ts are larger than they have been
for years. The iprospects are that the
church will soon be free of its long
standing mortgage debt. At presen,
the church is stirred with a good re
vival.
Dr Shaw had not been here long
before he was selected president of
the Minister’s Alliance, and last
"o?k he was the only city minister
whose name appeared for an ad
dress to the State Teacher’s Associa
on.
At Coleman’s Chapel, Dr H N
Rhodes formerly of Alabama is
•van ding the alarm and in a financ-'a’
effort that assures the final payment
r'U the church debt very soon, a debt
~ that has hung on for years. He is
untiring in his labors and preaches
* a packed house. The membership
is proud of his leadership and ap
pears united in their determination
to support his iplans I
Payne Chapel our beautiful and
commodious church on Rook Street,
the church that has had so many
‘ ups and downs,” is now pastored
by Rev E E Morgan of Mobile. This !
church has had four pastors within
the past year. It is a fine piece ot
property ancf one of the prettiest
churches in 'the city.
Rev Morgan has taken hold with
energy and appears hopeful of the j
future. He is on the front rank as j
a preacher and if his iplans are fol
lowed Payne Chapel will soon have
smooth sailing. w
Active missionary Societies are led
oy Sisters. Davis and Mitchell.
VQKD FJRDM WAKEFffEliD, VA.
\VDi
Cr. H. Spaulding, Pastor
Dr Anderson
i Will you please allow me space to
say just a -word about o>ur work
here. This is our second- year on this
: charge, our work is in a better con
dition this year than it has ever been
i Vv e have not room to accomodate the
cowds that come to hear the word
ol‘ God. Members are joining our
church every Sunday. Just a word
about Easter. We had the best ser
vices Easter, it ha,3 been my pleasure
to attend. On March 31 the sun was
Suining bright, everything seemed to
welcome Easier. At 12 o’clock people
were making their way to church
from a i directions to hear the Eas
ier sermon. The Pastor preached
from ' the subject Our Resurrected
Saviour.” At 3 pm. we listened to
a urogram by the children who had
osen trained by M"s Spaulding, Miss
Ellen Warren and Miss Margaret
Warren. We raised $45 at Wakefie'd
on Easter.
We nad our Easter services at
Dendron on the, 7 of April at twelve
o'clock the church was crowded and
the yard filled to hear the Easter
sermon preached by the Pastor. Sub
ject “A Man Wanted.” At 3 pm. Rev
J A StringfieM preached a splendid
sermon from the subject ‘‘The King
dom.” At 8 pm. we listened to an
other splendid program prepared by
Mrs Annie L James. The following
persons raised $5 for Easter: Mrs
Agnes Hamilton $5; Mrs Ju’ia Wal
-_r, $5; Mrs Mary Spriggs $4.30;
Mis,g Tessie Judkins $3; Mrs Lena j
Loud $4.10; Mrs Della Saunders, $2; |
total amount raised from Dendron i
$65. Total amount raised at both
churches for Easter purposes $110.
Our Debt Paying Ra’ly money,
church extension money and Dinwid
die money have been sent in
Dr Anderson: tne Star is shining
a,s never before. I enjoy reading
your editorials. Let this appear as
soon as you can.
Wakefield, Va
T^E GREENSBORO N. C. BIST
PICT AND THE MEN
By Rev T. H. Stevenson.
At our last Annual Conference
which met in Concord,, N C Nov
28th 1917. Bishop G. L Blackwell
DD, LLD, removed me from the
Concord to the Greensboro District.
Rev E B Watson
our adjournment ai
first Quarterly Conference which
was a decided succ< as raising $65.
But Watson is a h 3tier. The 3rd
Saturday and Sund y in December
were spent with Re
at St Paul. The sn
had a splendid sessi
La g rand. - ,
At High Point D
is ^.astoring to grea
1st Quarterly Confefence was noted
for the high spirits; 1 interest, as
well as for its final i$.l success.
Rev E. H. Kemj>
days after
for his
M T Lagrand
w fell, but we
a. Better watch
W H Howard
advantage. His
pastor at White Oa He only has
they are faith
a few members, but
ful.
On the Briscoe -iork Rev G W
Verble in the mids
ain raised*' in his
All his churches ar<
M French has thing:
is the splendid
of snow and
uartor $49.22.
a:ive. Rev. W
going his way
ircuit. We had
on the Zion Grove
a great Conference^n. this work
i. --
Rev J R Robmsoi holds the fort
on the Mt Olive woi it snowed
Saturday night, ibu t tl^e 'ptiople
came through the shjw and we had
a good conference.
The District songi ter and gospel
preacher Rev S 0 ’"V raddell outdone
himself at Troy. In
raised *100.27 and.
his quarter ho
left the peo
ple shouting. Our ftunday School
Convention meets it* ith the Troy
church. Dr. Sims, ti e President of
the Congregational School and the
student body turned out w th us on
the Sabbath.
er is making
Circuit. Tile
ere we had a
is pushing on—
•work. His
Rev J W Shamb
good on the Mt Zi
people ’ove him. J
great Conference.
The old warrior of many battles.
Rev. W. J| Gaines,
ward on the
Conference was a grfat succe’ss.
Dr J J iStubhs h£ 3 the happy
people on the Mt A! y Circuit, H?
knocked Rev. :Fa‘d; 1 out of the
box by raising 28 Saturday
and Suncicy in his - i ;aar:o". Stuobf
is a power atuT^cs awes any pro
motion that his . Cfnforence can
give him.
Rev A W Fry
ras due the hij
WmM
mi
a. sub
Rev J J
his quarter
Grove Mis
knows how
)bs has our
Rev D H* Cham:b^|
3t.itu.te Presiding ElJ
Stubbs and raised il
•$50.20 on the M6unt|
sion Circuit. Chambi
Lo do ’things. Dr Strj
thanks for assistanceM rendered.
Rev C W Lawrenc I has a tew
faithful members at |the Warners
vil'e Mission who are jworking hard
to build a church. I the Connec
tion would inffest^fcSoJroT $400, there
it Would prove a i;»ying invest
ment. We had a livil Conference
nere.
Revs T M Person,
T W Bynum; A B J
Cobb have promising
Star; Ashboro; Reeisvi’le; Dan
ville, Hillsboro; Cha ?el Hi’l and
Rcxboro and Ramseu
Hope it wid be d mvenient for
you to pul lish this re; il soon as Rev
is.ennedy and myself
new districts. J
Greensboro, N C. i
E Gilchrist,
ner and J C
Missions at
are each on
JUST A WORD Fll
COLiNTuN DIS
Am
THE LIN
TRICT.
Mr Editor of the .* |ar:—Perhaps
tlje readers of our p« *er may think
that we are frozen oi . and dead
from the severity of"' te past win
ter and war times. I tl mght a word
from us would not be out of place
Considering the unexi rienced hard
ness of the winter ai f war times,
we have no just reasdps to com
plain. The men en tltp fields are
doing fairly well. Thi^ are encou
raged and hopeful of V, year of suc -
cess. Rev R J Arnold, began his ad
ministration at Linco ^ou as well
as could foe hoped fo % The .people
received him gladly atid the entire
congrejgation is loud prnise of
him as a gospel preadierr* They are
paying him $700.00 arid kept near
ly uip during the cold \9duter months
The second quarter, 6 ®un_
day in March wTas a great day spi
ritually and financial^*- Aside from
the Presiding Elder Isilfry we rais
ed $40 on pastor’s sala
any special effort. I
Gastonia |
It was ‘hitting t
head’ when Dr
to Gastonia as the
S T Hawkins who
pastored there for
without
il oh the
was sent
r of Rev
ccessfuliy
rs. FVery
body is highly pleased with Elder
LanKfordMsnd says he preaches
straight from his shoulders from a
deep fountain of 'intellectual divine
truth and the congregation is hap
py and looking forward to greater
success. They are paying 1700.00
Trinity Circuit
Rev T B Jones slans off the sec
ond year deeper and higher in the
estimation of his people who says
unstintedly that they have never
had a better preacher if as good in
the history of the church. The}
have raised nearly a 1 of then
claims already. Eider Jones i3 one
of Zion’s strong and ' intel ectuai
preachers who will measure u*e to |
the gospel standard of today when !
and whereever ca led upon. We -are
proud of him on the Lincolnton
district.
Bessmer Circuit.
Rev L. L Boyd was returned to
this charge for the third year. His
people say he igets better every ser
mon. Bro Boyd is developing into a
very great preacher. IHis sermons
are well thought out and delivered,
intellectually filled with fine dic
tion and spiritual power. The con
gregations are ever on the increase
He and the churches are not ex
pecting anything less than success.
>it Chapel Circuit.
Rer R H 'radon was appointed to
that wurk. He was sick and not
able to get started until very late,,
and the people scattered, especially
at Adams Chapel. However since he
has gotten there and met the peo
ple things are putting on new life.
They have put a new addition to
the church at Mt Chapel and ceiled
the church all over since Bro Hern
don -went there and success Ieohs
very hopeful.
Kings Mt. Circuit
Rev J S Smith, who for a- long
time in the Western N C Confer
jnce has been .noted for success ev
erywhere he castors, is keeping up
his reco d. The people-say the o d
nan is “craving rations from the
■jospei ration house and walking
■bout in the pulpit. Everything is
in fine shape and looking forward
to round reports and a high spirit
ual year.
I .. . . Cherryville Circuit.
man the people here'have Been look
jig tot-a long time. They have nev
er been so delighted since my ad
ministration of a pastor. Nine per
sons joined the church at Cherry
ville at one service in January when
few people were going to church.
Rhones Chap<?l Circuit.
Rev W A Wheeler is there for
the second year. The date for tue
first quarter there, the snow was
so deep and cold I did not- got .any
further than Newton, but he in
fo rimis me that everything bj OK
and all who knows Rev Wheeler ex
pects nothing less than success.
_ Shelby Station
Rev P R Flack was appointed to
that field and of course as -is well
known did not stay. lie went up
there and spent one day, preached
two sermons and left. This and the
fact that some of the members de
sired the retu-n of the former pas
or caused some dissatisfaction in
he church, so Rev T F Rinehardt
who was appointed to succeed the
Rev F acie went theMa under un
favorable conditions. The weather
was bad and the people could not
get out etc. It was a little dark for
a while but the cioud that over
shadowed him is about passed over
and the sun of hope has risen and
is shining brightly. They contract
ed to pay him $500.00 with par
sonage
Henrietta Circuit.
Rev. L C Thomas is doing well
there. The people speak of him as
being a high toned Christian gen
tleman and a strong Gospel (preach
er. He was very successful last year
and I hope this year as well or bet
ter.
Doggelt Grove Circuit.
Rev R M Harrison is the very j
acceptable pastor there. This is Rev !
Harrison’s third year and the peo-1
pie like him better. His good vife!
is a splendid help mate to him.
Both of them are very highly re- j
spec ted by the membership. They I
are paying him more than they
have ever paid any pastor. The New I
Hopewell Church at Harris Station'
is being built and will be ready for!
use soon. I
Zion Grove Circuit.
Rev H A Keaton is carrying ev
erything before him there. This is
his second year and he has brought
the work 'up from $500. to $650.
pastor’s sala’y and built up the
work every way. He is now fixing to
ouiid a new enured at Zion Grove.
Rev Keaton is a strong preacher
and great singer which makes him
very acceptable with the people.
Rutherfordton Station.
Rev R Farley Fisher is simply
sweeping on to higher heights. He
has had a splendid revival already
this year in which twenty were sav
ed. He has one of the best organ
ized churches in the Western N C
Conference. It is like a ebe hive—
everybody at work. The Sunday
School Convention meets there in
July. 1A high entertainment may
be expected. Dr Fisher is one of the
rising stars in Zion as an intellec
tual Gospel preacher.
Jjog'an Chapel.
Rev W D Carson is bringing
things to pass on this charge. I
hardly know which is the more de~
j lighted with each other, he or the
people. Dr Fisher spoke of his suc
cess not long since through this
paper.
Wesley Chapel Circuit
Rev P B Falls is still doing well
there as could be expected under
’the present conditions. They are
building a new church at Wesley
Chapel and the church is genera’ly
on the increase.
Rev James Love at Dallas and
Briscoe on Chapel Hill Mission are
both getcing on nicely. Since Rev
Love has been at Dallas they have
put an addition to the church for
the pulpit and choir which adds
very much to the looks of the church
iSibce the winter has passed ev
erything on the District seems
hopeful for success. The Debt Pay
ing rall y money will be raised at
least by the Sunday School Conven
tion in July, the Lord willing, ?
Notice.
The pastors of the District wi 1
please report and send to me ycur
amounts for the Debt Paying Rally
hy the 15 of Iviay. Raise and report
the whole amount if possible. If
iiri ossib e to report all send me
what you hatfe and report the bal
ance at the Sunday School Conven
tion
H. Blake, Presiding Elder.
.... ,
t
Editor of the Star of Zion:
Plc-se allow me space in y&ur
shining paper to say a few \Vords
about our work in South Bend. I
was appointed Pastor of Taylor’s
A M E Zion Church at the Connec
tional Council which convened at
Chicago last August, by our distin
guished Bishop G L Blackwell who
knows how 10 dp and plan things.
At that time I had pastoi&d St Mat'
thews in' Chicago for over two
years, and had learned to love the
people of the “Windy City’’ and it
pained my heart very much to leave
tnem and come to South Bend.
''Being obedient to the Bishop I
took this work on August 24th 191?
and found them very much dis
couraged along all, lines, but all
seem to be very intelligent Chris
tian people. I at once organized my
forces and put them to work, and
they all seemed willing to rally to
any plans. Much has been said about
the “disloyalty of church and peo
ple of South Bend, but I find just
as true Zionites here as anywhere
in the connection, and the work is
moving on. In my six months work
here, thirteen new members have
been added to the church roll and
close to two thousand dollars have
been raised for all purposes. Our
fall rally which was he’d Nov 25th
was simply a land-slide laispng
£906.00. South Bend holds second
place in the fall rallies of all the
churches in the West. Let the large
churches at Chicago and Indianapo
lis report if they can beaf this. We
are looking forward to a great time
at our Annual Conference which
convenes here in , June under the
leadership of our great Bishop G L»
Blackwell and our Presiding Elder
G W Register. We expect to bring
great things to pass, for great are
the people Of South Bend. We are
glad to note the great success our
friend Dr H J Cailis is haring in
Washington D C. It is not a sur
prise to us for Cailis is one of our
best Pastors.
Mr Editor tell John W Wood,
through your paper to preach on,
sing on and write on, being faith
ful over few things we will make
him servant over many at the next
General Conference. You may let
the bright Star Shine on.
L P Powell
South Bend, Ind. g