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*. 5v>c<«5 s*“> ^ EDUCATION IS O The First Step Vfc .c** f a u f aT fc'wvx , J/li to Being Somebodv Doing Something Helping Someone Getting Somewhere CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR IN PITTS BURGH. By Mrs. Anna H. Mahoney. We are using the Varick Christian Endeavor literature which we re ceive with much promptness from our General. Secretary; Prof. Aaron Brown. Our work has been greatly helped and encouraged by our form er Presiding Elder, Dr. J. C. Tay lor- Dr. Taylor is ever ready to ad vance and develop the spiritual and the educational life of the young peo-, pie, realizing that they soon must take.care of thie Church and race. Dr.. G. W. Kincaid is already prov ing a worthy successor to Dr. Tay lor.. Under his leadership and direc tion,. our work is moving forward in a manner that is most gratifying to all the members. I have attended several young peo ple’s. conventions, including the larg est held in America, and have seen IProf. Brown hold his own with the Headers of the National Christian ! "Endeavor movement, • representing 1 the A. M. E. Zion Church in a very acceptable manner .1 have seen him rln charge of our denominational con ifexence, presiding over the meeting, 'ttrlth leaders of other denominations j present, and he always played his part in a mQst able manner. It seems to be the general senti- I ment of the Church that the General j Secretary , be continued in his office and I hope he will be provided with a | living salary, such as becomes the dig- I nity of the office, as is true in the I case of the other General Officers of the Connection, and T further hope i that he will be provided with funds adequate to travel over the local field.1-Prof. B'own has done remark ably well with the scant means which he has had to work with, and he con tinues to carry the work on without murmur or complaint Pittsburgh, Pa. VVHY I Am a candidate. Dear Co-Workers: Itjwas not my intention to make any statement in The Star as to my candidacy for re-election to the office of Corresponding Secretary, but my friends write daily requesting me to "Say Something. ” Busy as I am with the work of the Woman’s meeting to be held in Indianapolis, Ind., May 4th and Gth. in a few words I will give one or two reasons why I am a can didate. ' c" <Ist) I have an inherited love for mis- I slonary work. My mother’s father j and two sisters, Harriet and Anne, left America, sailed from New York to Africa as teachers and missiona ries in the year 1865. As a child, how well do I remember my mother shad ing her hieager means with those far away, that father, those sisters. Well do I remember how the tears would -steal down her cheeks as she read the letters from Africa, and of the sacrifices, the sickness, the doing without the proper attention or medi cine, hut never complaining. How proud I wag when old enough to ad dress a letter to my aunt, Harriet C. Miller, Grand Basso Co. Liberia, West Gold Coast, Africa, and to Aunt Kuna F. Adams, Bulten Town, Gas car, Basso Co. care of Mr. James Henry Deputie, Mt. Olive, West Coast Africa. After twenty years of hard work Ahnt Anna writes from Edina, Feb. 21st 1888 to the Matron of the St. Phillips Parish Home, 137 W. 30th fit., New York City that she (Aunt /", .; v CORNER Anna) had succeeded in establishing a self supporting mission forty miles interior of Basso, Libera, with boarders and twenty day pupils^ and j was planning to build a schp.olhouse ' and church. You see we were taught early in life to love missions. (2nd) We served sixteen years as presi dent of the local society of John Wes ley church, Pittsburgh, Pa., (1904 3920), responded to every request made us by the General Missionary Society or General and local church. We feel proud to have served as dis trict president of the' Pittsburgh dis trict, Allegheny conference seventeen years, 1907-1924. The district that is always ready to ihake her contributions to any worthy cause, and always busy. We give^etlly one example.. On October 6th,"1923 In annual conference assem bled,* ^Pittsburgh, Pa., Rt. Rev. G. L. Blackwell,- presiding, this district donated1 $112.00 for Home Mission work;",.Thirteen days later, October 18th, v reported . to the convocation at Philadelphia $430.50, less than three weeks,'* Nbv\ 15, held the quarterly mass meeting, raised $175.40, send ing ;$110.30" to General Treasurer. :! This district the late Annie W. Blackwell spoke of in her address at Chester, S. C., Jan. 15th, 1921, say ing ‘‘•fbe women of the Alleghany conference were in the lead in mis sionary. Work and had never missed holding their quarterly mass meet ings since these meetings had been inaugurated. They study foreign work. They know Africa well. They have a large vision and do big things.” Therefore we feel our long experience as a ^successful local and district officer' fits us for accomplishing a larger work. (3d) When the sad news was flash ed oyer the wires .that our beloved Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. A. W. Blackwell, had been called from labor( ijb reward the question was asked. ,‘Who will take her work?” To dur 'great surprise we were se lectefriHib fill out the unexpired term of office. When notified we knew not what to do, for the one who al ways advised us, helped us to solve all of our perplexing problems (my husband) had passed to the great beyond. May 18th, 1921. . After careful and prayerful con sideration we accepted the task, went at it with trembling hands, a heart full Of love for missions and faith in God- In the fourteen months we have touched the women in every conference,; every district in Zion, either*' by personal touch or corre spondence. The convocations have been held on schedule time with in teresting programmes and financial success. We have tried to keep the Society up to the high standard of excellence attained by our predecessor.,. (4) We have a vision that in the near future we will see'youhg men and young women studying Missiona ry Methods in our own schools and colleges., ! ’••v • Ah,, yet; we shut our eyes and looking in the future we See African girls properly clothed, with text book in hand entering the open door of the j^fonie W. Blackwell Memorial school for* girls, Mt. Coffee,' Liberia, Africa. '•>. , I want my dream' to beconie a re- f ality. Th$4e are some of- the reasons why I dm a candidate for re-election to the plfice of Corresponding Secre- ’ tary of the A. M. E. Zion Church. Sincerely, • * Anna L. Anderson. | Pittsburgh, Fa. ZION AT JENKINS, KY. ReV. A. B. Ewing. Dear Sir: In a recent publication, mention was made of many of the churches throughout the various conferences that intend paying their full claims at the Mid-year conference. Allow me to say that Jenkins has paid in full and has the bishop’s receipt for the same. S' , * . We are pulling for Zion here and the number is small but loyal. On last Sunday afternoon Mr. W. J. Bell, our npted chorister and chef, dined at his bachelor's quarters Mr. and Mrs. Wims, Rev. and Mrs. Jack son, Rev Grey, the pastor of the Bap tist church here, Mr. and Mrs. Woodson, Mr. and Mrs. Calloway, and Mrs. Thompson. It was a de lightful repast. All had a fine time, and much praise and appreciation is given Mr.s Bell, who is an ardent worker in the church here with much influence in the community with both races. We have met things here far beyond our expectation, and the good work goes on. Pray for us. DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM F. WITH ERSPOON. Bristol was greatly shocked as a result of the death of William F. Witherspoon, Jr., son of Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Witherspoon, of Bristol, Tenn.y February 17, 1924, at. his home on Southside Ave. The services were conducted Tues day, Feb. 19, from Hood Memorial A. M. E. Zion church of which he was a member. Rev. R. T. Mitchell, presidiirg el der of the Johnson City district, con ducted the service with the following pastors assisting: Rev. E.'H. Foust, j pastor of John Wvesley M. E. church; Dr. C. H. Johnson, pastor of Lee St., Baptist church; Rev. G. R. Car ter, pastor of the Ninth Street Pres byterian church and Rev. M. F. Wil son. After the reading of the second scripture lesson, Mrs. R. E. Clay beautifully sang “A Perfect Day. ” Telegrams were read by Dr. B. L. Underwood. Wiliam leaves to mourn their loss a loving mother and father, a devoted wife, formerly Miss Ruby Goins, three sisters, two brothers and a host of friends and relatives. He was a young man whose life expressed the sweetest and best in human character. Possessing a win some personality, nobility of mind and heart, a loving spirit, of helpful ness to others, he had long since won a place in our hearts. We are thank ul for the memory of his useful and well spent life, bowing in humble submission to Him who doeth all things well. ' I At the conclusion of the sermon Rev. E. H. Forrest in a. brief, but sweet manner, beautifully pictured the life of young Mr. Witherspoon, j Solos were rendered by Mibs Nannie j Fagins and Miss Elizabeth M. Wil- i son of Louisville, Ky. r Interment was in Citizen’s Ceme- . tery. ' ;; . - ; Bristol, Tenn. j IN MEMORIAL': In sad but loving remembrance of my dear “mother,” Annie C. Vance Tucker, born in Malden Cdtrnty, near Charleston, W. Va., October 5, 1863, served as matron of Livingstone College, from 1893 to 1923, and who died March 8, 1923. Today recalls sad memories of a loved one gone to rest, And the ones that think of her the most are the ones tl^at loved her best. There’s such a sad, sad longing deep down in my heart today, To see again my “mother'’ whom death took away. , Rest oh. dear “mother,” thy labor’s o’er* Thy willing hands will toil no more, A faithful “mother,”, both true and kind, A truer mother ne’er could be found. " Miss Fannie C. Clay, Salisbury, N. C. > IN SACRED MEMORY. In sacred memory of our dear par ents, Mr. and1 Mrs. Virgil Byers, father who departed this life Febru ary 5th, - and mother who died one vear ago February 20th, 1923. Two faces that to us were..dear, We look and look in vain; . Their voices too we cannot hear, But shall see and hear again. Their children, Wm., B. T., E. E. and Effie Byers, Mrs. Rella Hoke, Mrs. Elnita Funder burk, Mrs. Emma Hamilton. Lincolnton, N. C. Withhold not thou thy tender mer cies from me, O Lord: let thy loving kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.—Psl. 40:11. REVERENCE Planted in Childhood will Bear Fruit in Manhood in BETTER LIVES HAPPIER HOMES NOBLER CITIZENS WATpH YOUR STEP. praVer AND FASTING Benjamin C. Robeson. “Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?” Having sense enough to know when you are beaten is a great virtue. Being frank enough to admit it is a greater oneX, The devil licked the disciples- The£ knew it. They also knew that they should have licked him. Using gumption, they went to Jesus and asked the cause of their weakness. With the devil poking fun at our Ter centenary fiasco, our yearly Confer ence Black Bag Brigade, our untouch ed resources mocking our anaemic re ports. we pat each other on the hack and yell ‘‘bully, bully, bully.” Blind ed by the desire* for office we stifle the cry of submerged manhood, the. wail of impoverished (needlessly) in stitutions, the moans of a wrongfully assessed and greater oppressed, con stituency, while hanging to the coat tail of s9me demagogue supposed to carry the votes of some coward in his pocket. We have failed and all the bouquets of flattery between here and heaven can’t cover it up. Let us admit it. No sinner wants Jesus until he re alizes the wreck he is making of his life. The prodigal first “came to him self” before he said ‘‘I will arise and go to my father.’’ The path from the p'g-pen of failure, defeat and sin has never been macadamized., God will not kill any fatted calf for Zion while we wait to get elected before seeking to right things. Stop collecting money and we can hold any conference in 30 minutes. Let the bishops travel and everybody wonders how much money he is seek ing. He ought to be an inspiration to the children, a spiritual headlight, one of God’s mighty men. We know this is not so. To blame the system is not enough. Whatever the 'cause they , are failing. The ministry is weak. We know it anct deep down in our hearts too. We even hold reviv als to raise our claims while winking at God and begging Him “please don’t show me up. ” One of the saddest sights on this earth is a crowd of . ministers enroute to an annual con ference. Apostles of joy shrouded in gloom. Ambassadors of heaven whose credentials have been lost. Preachers of Jesus singing ‘‘Where is the bless edness I had when first I knew the Lord” Our churches are spiritual refrig erators. You might as well hang a convert as to put him in a majority of our churches. So bent are we to meet financial demands that the gos pel, the pure old fashioned gospel accompanied by the power of the Holy Ghost is a lost chord. Let the Holy Spirit visit a man or a church and we become- so surprised jthat we call him or it fanatical. Friendship with God and playing Hide and Go Seek with the devil will not mix. Suppose we go to Jesus instead of borrowing money from each other to hide our failure. He knows, and more, He cares. He will tdll us how to han dle these devils which dgfeat and laugh at our bishops, our ministers and1 our churches. “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fast ing.” ' Fayetteville, N. C. Peace I leave with you* my peace I give unto you: not as the world giv eth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid .7-John 14:27. IAMUY ALTAR GREATEST OPPOHTUmry tfr0R L'HK/ICMT GENEKAi. OUNFER . E.^CE DELEGATES IN THE HIS TuKY Or THE A. hrt. E. 2fON CHURCH. By Rev. B. J. Bridges. There hds never been in the his -tory of tile A. M. E. Zion Church a more efficient ministerial and lay delegation' selected to take charge of our next General Confer ence winch meets at Indianapolis May 7th, 1924. I am impressed from the personal contact I have had with man/ of them in my travels through out the country that the men and women we are sending to this Gen eral Conference are selected from the most cultured class to be found in the race, and can be relied upon ; to transact business for our great Church upon a high, sane and un selfish line, holding the utmost re spect for the rights of others, how ever vast they may differ in their opinion upon the most vital questions that may be raised pertaining to the future good . and welfare of. the Church. They are not made up of that type of individuals who think they know more than all the rest of the peoille in the world, and are willing to con sume the time of the General Con ference in attempting to send up the roar of a lion to drown out |he r.ghts of their fellow men who may differ with them, which chills the spirit of righteousness and destroys the foundation of democracy, and what ever is done without the spirit of right will prove a hinderance to the future progress of the Church. While I believe we fire to differ and will differ upon issues of vital importance, yet we must not forget the honor that has been conferred upon us by our annual conference that made it possible for us to become a part of { this national assembly of the Church and lose respect for ourselves and our fellowmen and reflect dishonor and humiliation upon the annual conferences that sent us up as their representatives. We should let all of our acts and deportment be upon a sane and most dignified line. I have been attending General Conferences as a delegate since 1904 when it was held in the city of St. Louis, Mo., and have found that some of the delegates who attend these conferences have the wrong conception of the rights of our bishops at the General Conference and attempted to place the bishops in the same columns with the dele gates by saying everybody is out of office at the General Conference. If this was true where would we get executive power to operate the Gen eral Conference. It would not be wise td place a delegate in the chair over the General Conference. So it seems to. me the positions of the bishops never changes until they are retired or pass out. Taking this view of the situation j our bishops with their profound ef ficiency and national experience are the only resource we have to draw upon for the operating of the Gen eral Conference and should receive the highest respects and cooperation at the hands of the delegates in order that the work of the Conference may accomplish the best results for the future good of the Church. All that I have said in this Epis tle I feel will be given broad consid eration by the cultured, refined and intelligent delegates that will have charge of our next General Confer ence. Atlanta, Ga. SADLY MISSED. By Mrs. M, C. Taylor. The members of Bank St. Zion church sadly miss our dear beloved friend, and Brother, William Snod den, who was a willing worker, class leader and trustee of Bank Street Zion church for- twenty-five years Brother Snodden departed this life January 19, 1924 in fpll triumph of faith. He lg greatly missed in*our church and community. Bank Street A. M. E. Zion church has lost one of its strongest pillars. Russellville. Ky. \ i
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