“' NOTES FROM MORVEN, N. C.
Rev. J. T. Tarboro.
The members, and friends of Rose
Hill A. M. E. Zion church were
grieved to lose by death two of their
loyal members. Brother Douglas, one
of the oldest members and a cla.s
leader in. the church passed away
recently at the age of 67 years, and
Sister Leona Harrington, another of
their oldest members, passed away
at the age of 81. Peace to their ash
es.
Mrs. A. B. Tarboro. wife of Rev.
Tarboro, is visiting friends and rela
tives in Florida and will return next
month.
REPORT THIRD MISSIONARY CON
VOCATION.
(Continued from page 2)
urer, made her report Sunday even
ing. During the four days in Wilson
the convocation gathered in thirteen
hundred dollars. The Fifth Episcopal
District is leading.
The convocation could not close
without pausing to pay respect to our
late Mrs. Annie W. Blackwell, who
meant so much to the missionary
work of Zion. The tributes paid to
her by Mrs. Ella Caldwell and other
friends were beautiful and touching.
The convocation closed with the
missionaries encircling the church,
holding hands and. singing, “God be
with you.”
The missionary benediction was re
peated and friends bade one another
God speed.
Resolutions of respect to Annie
W. Biackwell from the Woman’s
Home ana Foreign Missionary Socie
ty, New Bern district, North Carolina
Conference, follow:
Whereas: In the death of our be
lbved General Corresponding Secreta
ry. Mrs. Annie W. Blackwell, who de
parted this life,-Dec. 7, 1922, the A.
M. E. Zion church and especial
ly the missionary department has lost*
one of its most zealous and faithful
members; therefore, be it,
Resolved: First, that while we bow
in humble submission to the will of
Him who doeth all things well, we
take this method of expressing “our
sorrow.
Second: That we hold in grateful
remembrance the faithful work of
■our deceased sister.
Third: That we pledge our service
in carrying on every good work ad
vanced by her.
Fourth: As she was always in her
place ready for work, we will follow
lier example of faithfulness.
Fifth: As she showed to a'l her
coworkers a beautiful Christian char
acter, we also should strive for
more Christlike lives.
Sixth: To the bereaved husband,
Bishop G. L. Blackwell and family,
we extend our beartfe’t sympathy and
pray that the comfort of heaven may
be theirs in their lonesome hours.'
Resolved further: That these reso
lutions be spread upon our district
missionary record and a copy be sent
to the Missionary Seer and Star of
Zion for publication.
Mrs. L. C. Perry, president ot
Women.
Mrs. A.' E. Gaskill, secretary Y's.
Miss Maggie Chapman, superin
tendent of Buds.
Mrs. M. W. Todd, Corresponding
secretary.
Resolutions from the third annual
convocation, Wilson, N. C., a.e as"
follows:
Whereas: The officers anclx mem
bers of the Missionary Convocation
of the A. M. E. Zion Church have
been so highly entertained by the
generous hearted people of Wilson,
who have been so cordial in welcom
ing us to their church, homes and
tables and have done so many things
which meant comfort and pleasure,
be it
Resolved: That the officers and del
egates extend to them a hearty vote
of thanks for their hospitality:
First: To pastor, choir and trus
tees for the splendid service render
ed.
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Second: To Mesdames Lee and f
Cal dwell, who presided so graciously
over our meeting.
Third: To the secretary, Mrs. N. '
E. Darden, for her excellent min
utes .
Fourth: To the general officers who
have spared no pains in making this
a profitable meeting.
Fifth: To Dr. A. A. Crdoke, and
Dr. W. W. Matthews, our returned
missionaries, for their instructive
and inspiring addresses.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. M. A. Hauser, Mrs. R. E.
Belk, Mrs. Josie W. Kelly. -
Committee on resolutions.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRELESS
TOWER.—FINANCING THE A
“’m; E. ZION CHURCH.
By Rev. J. Harvey Anderson, D. D.
Dr. E. D. W. Jones, in his plea
for aq adequate quadrennial assess
ment on the A. M. E. Zion Church,
strikes the nail on the head. The
“budget” dependent upon the financ
ing and maintenance of any system of
government or organization, should
exceed in its prospective revenue net
less than one-fourth of the prospec
tive expenditure; that is to say, if it
will require $100,000 per annum to
run the Church, the assessment should
be not less than $125,000 or more
per annum, and ample provision made
for its collection. The teaching of
the A. M. E. Zion church has al
ways been to raise the amount of the
legal assessment—nothing more, and
this< has become a stereotyped policy
governing the aim of the collecting
agencies from the presiding elder
down to the laity with scarcely an
exception.
The leaders of the A. M. E. Zion
Church, from her inception, appear
to have taken into first consideration
her impotency as compared with oth
er denominations with like personnel,
advantages, possibilities ‘and resourc
es; hence this unfortunate sentiment
and feeling of inability to measure up
or compete with like organizations,
as was said of a famous pugilist of our
race—the A. M,. E. Zion Church—
on the assessment test, “has never
extended” herself. We are well as
sured that the ensuing quadrennium
will necessitate an expenditure of not
less than $110.000—$115 000—$120,000
—$125,000 per annum respectively;
therefore, let the assessment be
$125,000 at once and enable the
church to pull up to the maximum
figures during the four years. We be
lieve she can do it r Give her the op
portunity. She has been the unfor
tunate victim of complaints, misgiv
ings, lack of confidence, and igno
rance of her real strength and pos
sibilities. “Nothing ventured, nothing
gained.’’ Suppose in the first year
of the quadrennial we make an in- |
crease of $5,000 and a similar supple
mentary or plus increase every year
of the quadrennial thereafter, would
that not be commendable? Would not
that prove encouraging? i
And let there be a proportional in
crease on all the assessments to the
general departments, now so well un
• derstood by the rank and file of
church workers from presiding elders
down to the laity, rathter than to make
changes in their good order which, to
some extent would confuse the situa
tion and occasion delay in collecting.
Of course, if an increase is ordered
in the salary of the bishops (to which
I would not object) such legislation
would be controlled somewhat by the
number of bishops we constitute for
the quadrennium. And a similar ac
tion would control the making of sal
aries'to General Departments.
All great organizations like the A.
M. E. Zion Churchi, -are controlled
from the head of its financing as
well as in the application of its ad
-mimistrative functions, and legal or
ders. Not all can grasp the true idea
of the policy especially the ramifica
tions of a great Methodist Church,
so they think the Connection must be
run on the narrow gage of a local
church, district conference, or an an
nual conference. The larger the or
ganizatifcyn the more retired is its gen
era! business from the view of the
local constituency; therefore confi
dence must be exercised in the integ
rity of the administration authorities
in levying assessments upon the
Church, for while susceptible of er
ror, they knowing best the ootaditlons
and needs are the best judges) of the
situation. Suggestion* from the think
ing constituency, like Dr. E. D. W.
i
Jones in his wonderfully able plea
for a program for the Church, and
other able writers will furnish aid to j
1 authorities upon whom devolve the1
duty_the grave and responsible duty
of assessing the church for the ensu
ing quadrennium.
, (To be continued.)
New Bern, N. C.
ministerial reign of rev. j
£.' P. MARSHALL.
“Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O sea,
And I would that I could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
*
And stately the ship sails on
To its haven under the hill,
But, O, for the touch of a vanished
hamd
And the sound of a voice that is
still.
Into that blessed land above our
beloved brother, the Rev. J. E. P.
Marshall passed on Friday, April 13,
1923, to be forever with the Lord. His
passing brings a great loss through
out the A. M. E. Zion connection,
but our loss is heaven’s gain.
Rev j. E. P. Marshall entered the
ministry about forty years ago and
»has faithfully rendered us a most
beautiful and consecrated service.
Up from the dark days of reconstruc
tion he came serving, sacrificing, toil
ing and praying for the growth and
spread Of our Zion. He had labored
successfully in at of the conferences
of Mississippi and in a major part of
the state of Alabama. But owing to
his feebleness and physical disability
he wtas superannuated about fifteen
years ago, but never retired altogeth
er from the field of service until three
years later.
As a pastor it is said by all who
knew him that he ruled with loving
kindness. His voice was certainly
heard and obeyed by all of his sub
jects, yet I am not here to declare
that the judgment of J. B. P. Mar
shall was always sound, nor his esti
mate of men always just, nor his poli
cy always approved by the event.
I am not here to eulogize the mortal
but the immortal- His richness and
depth of religious faith shall never
be forgotten. He is called from earth
ly labor into eternal rest and reward.
He is dead yet he lives.
If we could but get the ear of that
angelic watchman, who guards ■ >the
gateway of that sainted realm above,
we would have him tell our beloved
brother that we are following in his
footprints and to his ideals we will
be true till death.
Sleep on, beloved brother, sleep
on.
, N. A. A. C. P. CAMPAIGN
LAUNCHED FOR FEDERAL AN-'
TI-LYNCH LAW.—REPRESEN
l, TATfVE DYER HAS BEGUN
SPEAKING TOUR. TN THE WEST..
j New York City, May 4.—The cam
paig^io have the Dyer Anti-Lynching
Bill enacted into law by the next
United States Congress is under way,
i according to announcement today by
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People. Re
presentative Dyer has begun his
i speaking tour under the auspices of
the N. A. A. C. P., having already
spoken in Kansas City, Springfield,
Illinois; Omaha and Denver.
Representative Dyer is using as
i one of the arguments for federal ac
tion against lynching the recent mob
murder of James T. Scott, colored
janitor of the University of Missouri,
i who was hanged'from a bridge while
.protesting his innocence of an alleg
: ed attempt at assault, while the fath
er of the girl alleged to have been at
tacked pleaded in vain with the mob
, to give its victim a trial.
At the Springfield, Illinois, mass
meeting which he addresed, Repre
sentative Dyer said of h)is measure:
■ “The bill is not sectional in its
i scope nor is it aimed at any particu
lar part of the country. It simply
i provides justice for the survivors of
i those lynched no matter of what race
or creed or color. The Anti-Lynching
Bill provides a federal hearing for
(those active, in the crime and will
necessitate investigation by govern
ment authorities and trial in the fed
eral court for the lynchers.”
I Did you ever wear a collar that
(didn’t fit? Think how much worse
off Is a mule or horse with a collar
that is too large or too small.
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ments.
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SCHEDULES.
SECOND. EPISCOPAL DISTRICT.
Bishop J. S. Caldwel), D. D.
The New York annual conference
meets at Fleet Street Memorial A. M.
E. Zion church, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Tuesday, June 12th.
The Mid-year conference of the
North Carolina conference will meet
at Beaufort, N. C., Thursday, May
24th.
THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRCT.—MID
YEAR MEETINGS AND CONFER
ENCES. \
Bishop G. L. Blackwell, D. D.
MAY.
20—11:00 A. M. St. Stephens, Ham
8:00 P. M. Mt. Pisgah, Rocking
ham, N. C.
23—10:30 ,A. M. West Central Mid
year conference, Trustee Board Meet
ing. Commencement R. N. and I. T
School, Rockingham, N, C.
27—11:00 A. M. Trinity, Greensboro,
N. C.
3:00 P M. Warnersville church.
29-30—Livingstone College Com
mencement, Salisbury, N. C.
JUNE.
3—11:00 A. M. Oak Street church.
Petersburg, Va.
3:00 P. M. Commencement Sermon*
Dinwiddie, Va.
5—10:30 A. M. Trustee Board
Meeting, Dinwiddie, Va.
0—11:00 A. M. Commencement Day,
D. N. and I. School.
13—11:00 A. M. Virginia Annual
conference, Petersburg, Va.
20—11:00 A. M. Michigan Annual
conference, St. Catherine, Chicago.
Address mail as follows:
April 19-24, 879 Ave. A., Norfolk,
Va.
April 25-28, 21 West Clay Street,
Richmond, Va.
May 1-3, Williamston, N. C.
May 4-10, 420 S. 11th Street, Phil
adelphia, Pa. •
May 11-16, 119 E. Gale Street, Eden
ton, N. C.
May 17-23, Rockingham, N. C.'
May 24-29, Livingstone College, Sal
isbury, N. C.
June 1-5, Dinwiddie, Va.
June 6-16, 27 Halifax Street, Peters
burg, Va..
June 18-23, 3400 Vernon Avenue,
Chicago, 111.
midyear CONFERENCES.—SIXTH
DISTRICT_1023. \
Bishop Geo. C. Clement, D. D.
May
West Tennessee and Mississippi,
Drew, May 21st, 11 A. M.
A full report on Tercentenary and
conference school assessment will be
expected from eveiy presiding elder
and pastor.
MAY—
17th, 8 P. M., Brittian chapel.
20th, 11 A. M., Rome.
20th, 8 P. M., Drew.
Commencements as follows:
May 13th—17th, Johnson . High
School.
May 20th—2Srd, Atkinson College.
MIDYEAR CONFERENCE SCHED
ULE.—EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DIS
TRICT.
Bishop P. A. Wallace, D. D.
Indiana Annual Conference, at Jones’
Tabernacle, Indianapolis, Ind. June
{ 6th at 10 o’clock A. M. Rev. S. D .
Davis, pastor. _
Missouri conference at Kyles Temple,
Des Moines, Iowa, June 13th at 10
o’clock A. M. Rev. S. Chapman, pas
tor .
We are expecting round reports
from each pastor and charge in the
Conference. The bishop asks each pas
tor to do his best to make this a
record-breaking year.
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SCHEDULE OF TERCENTENARY
, CONVOCATIONS OF THE
FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Central North Carolina Conference
Tuesday and Wednesday,- May 22nd,
and 23rd at Raleigh, N. C.
Western North Carolina Confer
ence, Thursday and Friday, May
24th and 25th at Gastonia, N. C.
The Convocations * of the South
Georgia and South Florida Confer
ences have been indefinitely postpon
ed, Announcement of dates will be
imade later.
L. W. Kyles, Bishop Fourth ‘Epis
copal’District.
INFORMATION CONCERNING AN
NUAL CONFERENCE.
All who expect to attend the an
nual conference which convenes
June 13, 1923, at Des Moines, Iowa,
will notify Rev. S. Chapman at once
please. Otherwise we will not be
looking for you. When you arrive in
the city of Des Moines you will
catch the Scott Street car No. 23
across the street in front of the
Union Station and ride 'to 18 and
Scott St. Anyone will show you the
A. M. E. Zion church. /
Rev. S, Chapman,
701 Southeast 15th Street,
Des Moines, Iowa.
NOTICE! ~
The second quarterly mass meeting
o the W. H. and F. M. S., the T. W and
Buds of. Promise of the North Charlotte
district will \convene in Marable’s Me
morial church May 18-16-20, 1923, Rev
R. L. Jones, pastor. All, local officers
with their delegates are expected to be
in this meeting with report. Come and
help make this meeting a, success.
The presiding elder ana all the pas
tors are very cordially invited to attend
and take some part in helping to put
the missionary program over to the
glory of God and the spread of His
kingdom In the hearts of men. May
we look for youT We shall.
Lillian B Lee, district president.
Mrs. M. Ef. Neely, district Secretary.
Mrs. Georgia Rose, district Supt
ft#*!
EPISCOPAL DISTRICTS.
First District? Bishop G. W. Clin
ton, D. D., LL. D., 415 N. Myers
St., Charlotte, N. C. New England,
New Jersey, Western North Carolina,
Alabama.
Second District: Bisnop J. S Cald
pell, D. D., 420 S. 11th St., Philal;
delphia Pa. New York. Philadelphia
and Baltimore, North Carolina PaL.
metlo, North Alabama. '
Third District: Bishop G. L. Black,
well, D. D., LL. D. 420 S. 11th St.,
Philadelphia, Pa. Michigan, Alleghe
ny^ Albemarle, Virginia, West Central
North Carolina.
Fourth District: Bishop L. W.
Kyles, A. M., D .D., 4301 W. Belle
Place, St. LoMg, Mo n .ntral N—
Carolina, Blue Ridge, East Tennessee
t Virginia, California, South Georgia,
South Florida, Oregon, Demarara.
Fifth District: Bishop W. L. Lee,
2-£..«° Quincy Street, Brooklyn,
V Western NewYork, Cape Fear,
South Carolina. Pee Dee, Georgia.
^ 8trict: BIsh°P G. C. Clem
s' A. M. D. D., 1425 W. Walnut
Ky' Ghio, Kentucky,
West Kentucky, Tennessee, West
rennessee & Mississippi, Brazil.
Seventh District: Bishop J. w
Wood, D. D. 1231 Cornell Ave., Ini
iianapolis, Ind. Central Alabama
South East Alabama, South Alabama,
West Alabama, Cahaba, South Mis.
dasippi, Africa.
Eighth District: Bishop P. A. WaL
A. M., D. D., 522 Macon Street
Brooklyn, New York. Missouri Indil
ina, Arkansas, North Arkansas Ok.
tahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Florida.
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GENERAL OFFICERS/
General Secretary, Dr. P. M. Ja_
X)bst 416 Gold St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Financial Secretary Dr *w H
^f®r.p420 S. 11th Street,' PhiladeC
paia, Pa.. - i
Manager of Publication House Dr
oi.H„tt^Nk‘c: 810 E- sth
Editor Star of Zion, Dr. W J
Walls, Box 117, Charlotte, N. C,'
„ Editor of Sunday School Literature
s^^N,c1r* 508 N-Myers st
Editor of Quarterly Review, Rev
C. C. Alleyne, 21 Winyah Avenue!
New Rochelle, N. Y.
^♦®dItor,c'l Missionar3r Seer and Sec.
retary of Foreign Missions Dr W
Matthews, 420 S. llth Street.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Secretary of Education, Dr. J. w.
Loui^Mo428 We8t BeUe Place. St.
nS°ZeirniinB, Secretary Ministe.
iw? ?°it?+lrho°d’ Dr- C- S- Chitted,
i20 S. llth Street. Philadelphia Pa
P.?rCr|tai7 of Church Extension,
Prof. S. G. Atkins, Winston_Salem,
Superintendent of Sunday School
Department, Prof. j. w. Eichelber.
ger, 3947 Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
President of Varick Christian En_
?eaTor, Prof. Aaron Brown, Box
369 Pensacola, Fla.
President of General Missionary
Society, Mrs. Daisy Johnson, 715
t2th Street, Birmingham, Ala.
Auditor, Rev. W. L. Hamblin 612
Thurman Street, Montgomery, Ala.
Vice President of Missionary Sod.
ety, Mrs. S. D. Davis. 2122 Highland
Place, Indianapolis, Ind.
Home and Foreign Missionary So.
ciety-' Miss Victoria Richardson. Liv.
ingstone College, Salisbury, N. C.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Lizzie
E3. Pierce. 724 S. Preston Street.
Louisville, Ky.
Corresponding Secretary Women’s
Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety, Mrs. Anna L. Anderson 6654
Frankstown Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Treasurer W. H. and F. M. So
defy,Mrs. Ida V. Smith, 1809 R. St",
N. W., Washington, D. C.
Superintendent of Buds of Promise
Mrs. Marie L. Clinton 415 N. Myers
St., Charlotte, N. C.
National Organizers, Mrs. Ada L.
Hall. Tuscaloosa. Ala.
Mrs. A. L. Anderson, Pittsburg
Pa. ’•
Mrs. Ida Barber 410 W. Second
St.. Charlotte, N. C.
President of Supply Department,
Mr*. J. W. Brown, 155 W. 136th
St., New York City, N. Y.
Treasurer of Tercentenary Fund,
Dr. H. L. Simmons, 824 S. Church
Street, Charlotte N. C.
Dr< B. G. Shaw General Evangu.
Uet Washington, D. C.
CONNECTIONAL EVANGELISTS.
Bey. H. B. Beck Blackstone, Va.
TraaT* F. D. Douglas, Chattanooga,
Bar. Wn. Lyons Fayetteville, N.
O.
Her. A. 3 Shockley. Indianapolis,
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