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Board Of Bishops A. M. E. Zion Church Meet-Great Interest Man
ifested-Much Enthusiasm-Much Important Business Transacted
General Church In Fine Shape-Organic Union Discussed-Can
didates Galore. Cheerful And Happy Of Large Number Of
Ministers From All Parts Of The Church And Country.
The most largely attended Bishop’s meeting in the history of
the Church by officials, ministers and laymen gathered at the Big!
Zion A M. E. Zion Church, Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore Mary''
^®bruary 10-14, 1920. The nine living Bishops were present:
u. v\. Clinton, Senior Bishop, Charlotte. North Carolina, Second
Episcopal District; J. W. Alstork, Third Episcopal District, Mont
gomery , Alabama; J. S. Caldwell, Fourth Episcopal District, Phila
delphia, la.; G. L. Blackwell, Fifth Episcopal District, Philadelphia,
l a.; A. J. Warner, Sixth Episcopal District, Charlotte, North Caro
lina; L. W. Kyles. Seventh Episcopal District, St. Louis Mo.; R. B.
Bruce, Eighth Episcopal District, Charlotte, North Carolina; W. L
Lee, Ninth Episcopal District, Brooklyn, N. Y.; G. C. Clement, Tenth
Episcopal District. Louisville, Ky. Bishop A. Walters and the two
retiled Bishops, J. V. Hood and C. R. Harris died during the Quad"
lennium. All of the General Officers were present and rendered
glowing reports from their several Departments which were not
only highly gratifying to all concerned, but were passed for file and
audit with least criticism. These were semi-annual reports and in-,
dieated increases 01 membership and funds added interest and ac
tivities throughout the entire Church. The Officials presenting their
reports were: Dr. F. M. Jacobs, General Secretary, Brooklyn, N. Y.;
Dr. W. II. Goler, Financial Secretary, Salisbury, North Carolina;
Dr. C. S. Whitted. Secretary Ministerial Brotherhood and Benevo
lence Department, New Haven, Conn.; Dr. J. W. Martin Secretary
of Education. St.Louis, Mo.; Dr- J- "W”* Wbod, Secretary Foreign Mis
sions and Editor Missionary Seer, Indianapolis, Ind.; Dr. J. C. Dan
cy. Church Extension Secretary, Washington, D. C.; Prof. J. W.
Crockett, General Manager of the Publication House, Charlotte
North Carolina; Dr. J. Harvey Anderson, Editor Star of Zion, Pat
erson, New Jersey; Dr. J. Francis Lee, Editor of the Sunday School
Liteiature, Charlotte. North Carolina; Dr. C. C. Alleyne, Editor of
the A. M. E. Zion Church Quarterly Review, New Rochelle, N. Y.;
Di- C L. Aleexander, Secretary of A. M. E. Z. Legion of Financiers,
Petersburg, Va.; Dr .D. C. Suggs, President of Livingstone College,
Salisbury, North Carolina, (This report was loudly applaudedy
1 ™f- *Eichelberger, General Superintendent of Sunday School’
and Editor of the Sunday School Bulletin, Warren, Ark.; Prof
Aaron Brown, Secretary of the Varick Christian Endeavor Union
I ensacola, Florida; Mrs. Ida V. Smith, Treasurer W IT and F M*
Society Washington, D- C-; Rev- F. D. Douglas, Connectional Evan
^e. lst, Indianapolis, Ind.; Rev. Alonzo Scott, Connectional Evang
e ist, Baltimore, Maryland; Rev. Wm. Lyons, Connectional Evange’
jst, Asheville, North Carolina, was the only absentee of the General
Cfficers. Most of the Executive Boards w'fcre represented by one or
more members and a large representation of Presiding Elders pas
.01 s and prominent laymen. But few of the. leading women of the
church were present at this meeting. Aside from Mrs. Ida V. Smith
fere Mrs. Ella J. Caldwell of Philadelphia, Pa.; Mi’s. J. Harvey An
lerson. Paterson, New Jersey; Re'JJemiette Johns. Baltimore. Md. •
feffi^.^neYeport of Mrs. SffiSrSiowed won.
ierful accomplishments by the Woman’s Department of the Church
. is. Annie W. Blackwell, the Corresponding Secretary, was detain
ed by reason of injury sustained by a fall; and Mrs.'Marie Clinton
superintendent of the Buds of Promise; Mrs. Florence Randolph
Tie President, Miss Victoria Richardson, Secretary of the Young
Vv oman s Department were all in regret for non-attendance. How
ever the ladies found it inconvenient to arrange a program as is
Iieir usual custom for this meeting, therefore their presence in so
(mall a number. ( '
lu me large congregation of the clergy were observed: Dr G W
Kincaid Dr. G. W. Gaines, Dr. R. B. Hendricks, Pittsburgh, Pa.;
Drs. J. W. Brown, A. A. Crooke, P. A. Wallace. New York City;
7'tV; Joues> Janaes Ed. Mason, Rochester, New York; Dr
W. J- Walls, Louisville. Ky.; Dr. B. G. Shaw, St. Louis, Mo.; Dr- W
H- Davenport, Wilmot, Ark- ; Dr. S. P. Cooke, Dr. N. D. King, Dr
B. J- Bolding, DrvM. F- Gregory, Norfolk, Va.; Rev. P. Roy Flack
Richmond, \a.; Dr. T- A- Auten, Cambridge, Mass.; Dr. B. W
Swam, Boston, Mass.; Dr- H- J. Callis, Dr- W. D Battle Dr J- T
Moppnis, Dr. W. G Brown, Prof- S. M. Dudley, Washington, D. C-:
n1' n ^OonquesbDr. J. A- S. Cole, Deroit, Mich.; Dr- A- Hannuin,
Dr. Q M- Oliver, Philadelphia, Pa-; Dr. J. S- Shaw, Salisbury, Md.=
Rev. J- H- Johnson, Ithaca, New York; Rev- II. Durham, Buffalo.
New York; Dr C. L- Alexander, Petersburg, Va-; Dr. S. L. Corroth
ers, Isewark, New Jersey; Dr- II- B- Bennett, Salisbury, North Car
olina; Dr. H. D. Bailey,, Chester, South Carolina; Rev. E- C- Mclver,
Sd?r ^’,?0rthA^ar0li^a; Dr- J‘ L< Blaek’ Knoxville, Tenn-; Dr- J
H- McMullen, Akron, Ohio; Dr. W. W. Matthews, Montgomery, Al
abama; Dr. Wm- Sutton, Rev- W- F- Witherspoon, New Bern, North
Carolina; Dr. J. S. Campbell, Monroe, Ga.; Dr. A- L- Martin, Au
gusta, Ga-; Rev- S. Q- Swann, Carlisle, Pa-; Prof A V Taylor At
kinson College MadisonviUe, Ky.. Prof. w. E. Woodvard, DiaWid
die Industrial^Col ege, Dmwiddie, Va.; Rev- A- H- Ilatwood Dr. H.
L- Simmons, Charlotte, North Carolina; Prof. Oscar W- Adams Ed
itor Birmingham Reporter, Birmingham, Alabama; Dr. L- D. Work
man, Alabama; Rev- G W. Armstrong, Detroit, Michigan; Attor
ney, K. L- Brokenburr, Indianapolis Ind.; Dr W- H Tavlor Pa •
7' McCrory, Baltimore, Md.; Rev. G W. Brown W-, Rev. j.’
P- Foote Cincinnati, Ohio; Dr. William Robinson, South Carolina:
"V,B' a Yelverton, Syracuse, New York; Rev. A. Brown Dr
M- D- Lee Lancaster Normal and Industrial College, Lancaster,
South Carohna; Dr. D- C. Baum, Chester, South Carolina; Dr. A. J.
Gorham, Elizabeth City North Carolina. Dr- R. s. Oden, Kinston.
North Carolina; Rev- W- T. Beck, Blackstone, Virginia- Mrs Nellie
(Johnson) Daly, Baltimore, Maryland; Miss E. F. Brooks Chief
Clerk. Financial Headquarters, Philadelphia Pa-; Rev W j’Robin
son Baltimore, Maryland; Dr. Earnest- Lyons of the John Wesley
M. E- Church Baltimore ex-Minister to Liberia, and her present
Consul General to the United States, delivered a magnificent ad
dress before the Board of Bishops and a large gathering of minis
ters and people who manifested their apreciation’ by frequent and
hearty applause- Rev. A. D. Duncan, Wilmington, Delaware; Rev.
Lieut. B- C. Robeson, St- Louis, Mo-; and his brother Mr. Wm. D
Robeson, Medical student m Howard University, Dr. F. W- Alstork
St. Louis, Mo.; Prof. F- W- M. Butts. Elizabeth City, North Caro
hna; Rev- W. McHenry Vmtes, Auburn, New York- TW- F R ttu
lingsworth, Washington, D-G-; Rev. H. B. Gantt, lllantic G
New Jersey/f Present. Rt Rev. Roy B- Mohr, Bishop of the
Protestant Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland; Rev.
A- E. Liles, D. D-, of the Peoples Congregational Church, Baltimore,
Maryland; Attorney W- G. Anderson and a large number of City
Clergymen and visitors from the A. M. E- Church’s Bishops’ Council
in session at the Mother Bethel A. M. E- Church were among the
prominent visitors to the various sessions of the Bishop’s Meeting
and other ministerial Confluences at Zion"Church. The Board of
Bishops straightened out the schedule of General Conference dele
gates and that of the several Executive Boards which will be pub
lished in these columns soon. Interest in the proceedings of the
open meetings was lively and at some points intense and many point
ed and significant questions were asked and answered from the
Chair Bishop J- S. Caldwell, presiding, while Bishop G- C. Clement
acted in the capacity of Secretary, assisted by Dr. F- M- Jacobs
General Secretary. Bishop G. C. Clement delivered the usual ser
mon on this occasion to a large audience and it w&s followed by an
evangelistic appeal and effort led by Revs. Alonzo Scott and W. T
Beck with good results. The sermon was well prepared and deliv
ered in a masterly manner to the delight of all- Bishop Clement is
classed among the ablest of Episcopal pulpiteers of the race and
country- The Holy Communion was served to a large congregation
of ministers and members on Wednesday night after the brief eu
logistic exercise in memory of Mrs- Bishop J. W. Alstork, late of
Montgomery. Ala., the principal eulogy being read by Dr-' W H
Davenpbrt, of Arkansas. Other remarks followed by members of
the Conference. The Boards of Bishops met in Executive session
Tuesday preparatory to the regular sessions at which reports from
the General Departments are read and passed upon- Dr- J. W. Mc
Coy. the pastor and his congregation pleased all their distinguished;
guests with the splendid entertainment they furnished- The terms
were liberal, the homing of delegates was satisfactory, the food was
of best quality, and tidily and politely served by competent attend
ants, ladies of the congregation. The choir of this church is a fine -
musical organization, led by Mr- Maurice Butler, an experienced
and efficient musician and singer, and who also presides at the heavy
tone pipe organ. The leading soprano is Mrs. Lillian Butler, sup
ported by an efficient corps of sprightly and well trained songsters,
bystem characterized their management of affairs. The church edi
fice has been beautified with up-to-date fracoing and new paint and
beautiful latest system of electric lights equal to the best in the
city, white or colored, and heavy and costly art windows back and
front, and other improvements to match both in the spacious audi
torium and lecture room with its various apartments. Dr. McCoy is
a hustling aggressive pastor of great taste and order and he has’the
united support of his congregation which he has increased over five
hundred per cent since his three years’ pastorate, and the main debt
has been materially reduced, and the church made to rank with the
leading churches of the City while Dr- McCoy has the respect and
confidence of the entile City- He and his congregation received, the &
complimentary...vote o4 the delegates in, attendance- J
A. distinguishing feature • the visit of the A. If* -E. ^iion J3isn '
ops in a body aceompariaed by a large number of ministers and lay
men to the Council of Bishops of the A. M. E. Church in their most
magnificent edifice situated on McColoh Street. The Greeting was
most cordial, brotherly and spirited. After some formalities Bishop
W- L- Eee of the Zion visitors was introduced to make the principal
address which consisted in a review of events connected with the
history and personnel, of the great A- M. E- Church, her distinguish
'd Bishops- great achievements and wonderful religious prestige as
a denominational force and influence upon popular sentiment and
as a powerful rage factor in its uplift, progress and education. The
speech was masterly, eloquent and forceful and impressive which
nade it exceedingly difficult to outclass. Bishop Lee was never in
aetter form nor spoke to better advantage and to greater satisfac
tion tfo a11 the auditors. The response Was made by Bishop Chap
aelle of the A. M. E. Church and of the State of South Carolina. The
iishop spoke well but it was evident that he had difficulty in re
sponding to such a timely, logical and powerful address as was de
lvered by Bishop Lee- - This criticism is in good spirit but we must
■ender unto each man his earnest 'earning- The reply was made
n a splendid fraternal and brotherly spirit as was that of the form
'r sPeaher and both advanced in the most sincere terms the pending
proposition of Organic Union between the A- M. E- Church the C
tf. E- Church and the A. M. E. Zion Church
The Episcopal visit was returned by the A- M. E. Church Bish
)ps m a body accompanied by a big delegation of officials and lay
nen on Thursday afternoon when a similar programme was execut
ed Bishop A\. W-Beckett, of the A. M. E. Church being selected to
nake the principal address- The Bishop was felicitous; earnest, >log
cal and eloquent. Ills illustrations were applicable and forceful
vhile Ins mannerism was pleasing and his plea for Organic Union
vas warm and sincere. But another master appeared when Bishop
:,eo. C- Clement of the A M E. Zion Church was called upon to re
;pond to the great speech of Bishop W: W- Beckett. Shch an array
Jnforma13Jn> lucid details history and events connected
vith the two great organizations concerned, logic, religious philo
n’ •Strength of/rgument, force of expression and
llliant eloquence is a sparce feature upon occasions of this kind
U^d^W^WT1 -thlS °ne’ The verdict was unanimous in this
egard. That the Union m question was accelerated by these won
lerful and appealing addresses from the four distinguished Erhs
opates was notleft a question. They were liberally SllpfriX
tpplauded bytteir respective constituencies. Rev. JUonzo Scott, the
.opular and renowned songster, sang with impressive and magnetic
effect the popular selection: “Here Am I, Send Me Send Me “There
lever was in the memeory of this writer who has hkd more than fifty
-ears of observation, eonttef and^miliar connection with the J
emal OTiriT^h^thiV’T’V^81’0 Methodist bodies a more fra
emal spirit and brotherly feeling, and that breathed a greater sin
utath ThT^ssTbihtUfTb t0 leaUy C°mP in sptrft and
■r seen and annrpebHelr "I he acheme was never made to be plata
r seen and appreciated- There is so much to be given up so much
o adjust and re-adjust, so much distance to cover smLhnT the
each between each denomination concerned, so many knottv aues!
ZtousSetremendOTsnyanPdr0biemSit0- S°lTe that the aPPears m°
[lentous, tremendous and almost insurmountable
The report of Mrs- Ida V- Smith, Treasurer of the W H. and F
U Society showed the receipts to be over $3,000 for the past three
nonths which is included in the half-year re’port AH fte Depa^