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IfJAKY |. 1903,
Entered at the Post-office at Char*
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SALUTATORY,-1879.
Human enterprise* usually have
their origin in circumstances which
are bejono the ooetrol of men. Ap4
-if-the «ird in view hr «T4‘ dlWoe Chirac
ter the origin of ihe enterprise for 're
curing'that end and the circumstances
demanding it are all the more difficult
to bejiecoanted for and controlled.
This aphorism is applicable to a re
ligious newspaper. Consequently, in
launching dor trail barque upon the
dangerous and tempestuous sea ot reli
gioue journalism- (dangerous and tem
pestuous because many have come to
grief here a* well as tl ewhere on the
set of journalism) -4t is deemed entire
ly uoneoe?8iry to advert at length to
the circumstances out of which the
Africj - American • Presbyterian
ari es. Whether ruth a paper is de
imanded u a question which we eh ail
Vl ow the future In decide,
r 1>‘it is opportune it wilt be sus‘ained.
" It shall seek tj^h0 t^fi rpf^inl
of Africo - American Presbyterians, re
fleeting their views, setting for.h tbeir
'x/hdicQ of Christ Thejefore, while
our Church will be interested in its
worksite simple existence appeals in a
to Afrleo-American
Presbyteni
It shall
to support un
ed existing in
scription department of this paper.
Don’t fail to call on our many adver
tisers when you want anything in their
respective lines.
servance is becoming more general in
the South as the years go by. This is
as it should be.
President Roosevelt is inking things
livelier about the White-House iu every
way, it would seem. Innovations are
ihe order of the day.
The original “Salutatory’’ of the
' U Afbico - American Presbyterian is
' printed on the first page of this paper.
It is thought our present day readers
may find it of passing interest.
Thus far the President is holding
i his own against all coraere on the Negro
question as relates to the offioes. He
stands square on both feet, and is,
therefore, hard to be moved.
As we predicted immediately after
sJblAseembly adjourned^ the vote on
JTthe Revision Overtures is going all
f0^- one way. Thus for about 130 Presby
teries have voted in the affirmative and
•>; none in the negative.
The annual Week of Prayer, under
the direction of the Evangelical Al
liance, will begin next Sabbath, the
< 3rd inst. It is hoped the observance
--will be general and that good results
' will follow.
. A ministry of intelligence and char
acter must be provided for the people.
.'This manifest need is duly becoming
more urgent. Let those having this
wprk in hand appreciate its value more
Let our houses of worship be beauti
fied and made as comfortable as possi
>■ hie. Expenditures for modest improve
ments of this character should be en
couraged. This is to honor the Lord
with our substance. >
When a man like Ex-Con|
arid more.
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departmeuts except the mechanical,
and sometimes the greater part of that.
For three or four yean the paper
was printed by contract. This was
found to be a losing business. An
outfit, including a Washington hand
press, was seewen ’Cix'MjeourL
to ijpcrease the burden of carrying for
*"r Cor tbe edttor lo bro*
ZSSZ&tN&tete*
the office where the paper had
printed. A number of colored boys
were taken iot> the office and id an
incredibly short time the first perma
nent colored printing office in the
8outh. piobablv, was in full npention.
In this connection there igiodeb'ednee*
to many friends by whose indulgence
and endorsement the financial engage
menta of the enterprise were met.
Several attempts were made to form
a co partnership ’or stock company for
publishing the paper, but they were
not successful.
Early after t'ie Africo Amebican
*■ rb^byte rian was smarted it wap en
dorsed by minivers, Presbyteries, and,
“later, by Atlantic aDd Catawba Synods
as their organ It continues to b|BO
recognized. Bbt for cordial support
friim our,u>ii'isters and people the pa
per could not have been sustained.
The gen» rous words of brethren ind
ffianHa fonn;H edition
« WmiectsMtry tba?
made fuller,
THE VALUE OF THE AFR1CO
AMERICAPRESBYTERIAN
TO OUR MINISTERS.
BY REV. W. E. PARTEE, D. D.,
Pastor First Pre3byterian Oburcfy
Richmond, Va.
op they will be*
detriment of the
to thi
Young men fitted for s]
are too difficult* to jlhd. Thl
is, numbers deem tnemselvee fitted who
are not. Let a vacancy occur where
special fitness is required and it is
surprising to find how numerous the
applicants are, all of whom often can
give no guarantee even of probable sue
cess. OvefAtimating themselves, they
think they can do what is wanted to
be done. When a man is qualified to
do a work people will not be long in
finding it out and helwill soon get a
place.
The bad observance ot Christmas
was as pronounced as ever in this sec
tion. Drunkenness was prevalent. On
the other hand, the day was observed by
numerous Godfearing and decent peo
ple in a becoming manner. There were
appropriate!services in the churches
with fair attendance. There was an in
creased interest shown in extending a
helping hand to the poor, and many
needy ones, young and old, were* made
glad. There was far more good done
than evil.
A few years ago there was quite a
discussion among some of our Jeaders
as to who should be credited with hav
ing coined and introduced the patro
mode, ‘ ‘Africo-America n. * ’ We did
not enter the discussion simply because
we did not know to whom the credit be
longs. We do know that we bad neith
er seen nor heard the form until we
were trying to fix upon a name for this
paper. We proposed to ourself “Amer
icau Presbyterian.” That seemed too
broad. The I paper was being designed
to represent the Presbyterians of Afri
descent in the South. So it just oc
curred to us that ‘ ‘Afri do-American
Presbyterian was the thing and the
thing it became, and so continues to be.
That is all we know about it.. If it was
not Used by any one prior to Jan. 1st,
1879, then we chum the honor. Who
can
No people were ever great yet that
served the race with its hands only.
Who cares for Carthage now ? But
there is Athens and there is Jerusalem.
Every man Icares for Athens and for
Jerusalem, but no man careB for the
pile of ruins on the Southern shores of
literraneao; because the people
were your workers with the
only.—Hamilton W. Maine.
Pastor of &L DAVID BJI'M
men with a purpoa
who can be trusted,
ed and gov^ed bjj
gjpgin with,(jjpMftd beqptent
EHSivate a stylMUXMliethof of his
owbT In this way only can hefevel
op individuality, which is the most
forceful element in editorialising.
Should the editor’s name be ithheld
the journal itself will be recogkzed in
its individuality, upon the cferacter
of which its usefulness wpleblfly de
pend. To read others eu^nMly and
quote still others copious,lfn^indi
cate research, but to culti^HLQ en
gaging individuality it is ■Hary to
take these for what #*>y Mjikbrth,
and to adopt the simple plan® writ
ing and re-writing the paragr#h so ag
to become able to state the^pA^^iox
in more ways than one, a44^B|ttlect
the best of these. Eapid^fec^O^itl
Next, there is news jr
modern journalism it i««Stl tha
editorials be instinct MjHftflpife 0
the times. The succes^MRAEr mua
infuse ins productions m
this vitality. There fl
fore, the capability to M
between the true anfl
probable and the implfl
wise the life of the wot|
graphs will be turnedM
the reader is reached, fl
The editor reaches
of people than any other 1
the people, and, taken al
most intelligent classic
matters not what iiflB
resent* He must be V
facts in any given caH
dates and circumstancaM
in hand. Otherwise ■
opinions set forth in cal
with will go for naught. ^
it 18 not believed that the
everything, bat it is
he be informed on the'
which he writes. And y«
do for him to ignore vital]
be too tardy in treating
must ofuwa he is.jMund to |
to be known and ex$i
on short notice.
He,must be a careful
student of human m
this atndy much Bimpl
becomes positive in the
human nature is at
Other things being eqi
will be about the
pensable in its place and without it the
work miist cease. Bat the
er for the good of his fellows ana We
glory of God should keep this end in
view.
These thoughts come to us at the
i nloHA of manv Tears of editorial obeer
ration and experience. As the years
have come and gone we have had the
helpful encouragement of many friends
in many ways. There has been the joy
which is derivable from a consciousness
of doing a needed and appreciated ser
vice for our . people, for the Church and
for its great Head. This baa often
nerved us for persistent effort when all
things else have Jailed.
The compensations of the editor are
not to be passed unnoticed, as being of
little, or no importance. To be re
quired to know ana wrue aoout wuug»
is a benefit, and after a time becomes
a real pleasure. To have the wide
acquaintance and friendship of so
many people, a goodly number of the
friendships personal and intimate, is in
itself a large and delightful reward.
There are other compensations which
will readily occur to the reader. Had
we to live over again these 25 years
we could wish them to be essentially
the saute as relate* to our editorial ser ]
vice,/chiefly because we have dndeav
ored' to do our best. We could not
W«e done, nor. could we again do,
The Whitening Harvest
3 BY MBS. FANNIE P.
PANDERS.
[possible within the
Itof space- allotted to
detail me uarvetu
1*8 Missionary Socie
ty definite idea of
which might be
“The Whitening
whose lead we
ic-hb us that we
we
this field in
on through
hear the
kgah ! there is music in the vervM
lj|ow we love to give ftee plawH
inflections and live over again IB
old days of our youth, when 9Rg|jp
free from care and sorrow, and
do love to sing over and over again
‘Home,
the well remembered song,
Sweet Home.”
*‘U nappy nomei unguw a™
cheerful hearth!
Look round with me, my lover,
friend and wife,
On theee fair faces wp have lit with
life,
And in the perfect blessing of their
birth, ‘
me to live pur thanks fo* so
much Heaven on earth. ”
Hamilton says that six things
create a happy home
am requ-^w^ — ----*■* -
and no one who-reads these lines is too
poor to have these:
“Integrity must be the architect and
tidiness the upholsterer. It must be
warmed by affection and lighted up
with cheerfulness. Industry must be
the ventilator, renewing the atmosphere
and bringing in fresh salubrity day by
day. While over all, as a protecting
canopy and glory, nothing will suffice
except the blessing of God. ”
I would here present, as our model, j
the humble family of Nazareth, re
ferred to hi tbs second chapter ot Luke
who dwelt in obscurity and toiled for a
living:. I would .ask the fathers to imi
tate Joseph iff his tender, loving ^care
of his wife Mary, going before her and
searching out an abiding place. And
when care and sorrow come upon the
home let the husband, wherever possible,
bear the greater part of the burden.
Mothers, let us take Mary as onr pat
tern. In Luke the first chapter and
thirty-eighth verse observe her willing
ness to devote herself to the Master*!
t aervice. In the same chapter her
thoughtfulness oi omere w
Joseph and Mary were the God-chosen
guardians of the child Jeeus. On one
occasion, while on their return from
the feast of the paseover, the child re
mained behind without his parents’
knowledge or consent. They, snppos
ing him to be with relatives and friends
who were on the same mission, gave
no serious thought to his absence till
they had traveled a day’s journey.
The sun has hid its iaoe behind the
western hills, night is coming on, and
can in the whw (
the Master, both at home and
Have you thought of the work that is
to be done; of the motherless children
to be cared for and their young ieet set
in right paths; of the young men and
young women to be influenced for good;
of the reckless men and fallen women
to be' reached and brought into the fold
of Christ ? ‘ r
l'be command is, “Go ye into all
the world and preach my gospel to
every creature. ” By this we see that _
we must not be satisfied with woikiflg ^
at home in our particular church and
community; we must give some atten
tion to foreign work. You cannot go
to Cuba or Africa or other far away
climes, but God in His allwise Provi
dence is sending others, xou can oy
contributing of your means help to
send the Gospel Only a few of us can
work publicly for God. I believe, for
the most part that woman’s minist^
lies in the opposite direction. We
may not be like Miriam or Deborah,
but we can be like Ruth, or Hannah,
or Dorcas, or Mary. If we are Willing
to work we need not remain idle. The
Home, the Missionary Society, the Sab
bath School, the Christian Endeavor—
are all avenues through which we cang
glean tor the Master. And then
ward is sure, for our Master has safl
“Go ye also into my vineyard.^
Biddle University is one of j
known institutions in the con
voted to the education of you!
ed men. It is now in the 34t!
its work. The usual expe
wholesome influel
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