VOL 8 NO 17
11 Ml
TO BISHOPRIC
Life Chart of Rct Evans Tyree St D
D D Bishop of A M E Church The
Upward March of Genius and the
Pinnacle set Eye of Merit Ever a
Pleasing- Contemplation The Career
of a Self made Man and a Vindication
of the Sarlne Power of Honesty In
dustry and strong Personal Character
Tis not birth nor wealth nor state
But get up and get that makes a man
great Old Saw
The difficulties of the world cannot
kp a good man down The flight of
nius is ever upward and the eye of
i Tit seeks the pinnacle of human at
1 1 inent Given birth education and
dth it is to be taken for granted
tl it the -weakest mortal can make his
v through life Avith some degree ot
-lit The career of such a favored
attracts but passing note Tin
1 i dits of the multitude the paeans
it i lie masses and the laurel crown of
nry are reserved for him who coin
f up through great tribulation and
i ibs the ladder of fame with naught
I tods mercy and his own brawny
t i to brush away the tangled skeins
tit injudice jealousy and doubt and
i irage him onward to the goal
S l success acquired by patient en
iiitip industry and sacrifice Is
wn i far more to a man than that
w mi is handed down to him by pre-
generations It has the rugged
tnlt that survives it has the co
in n - forces that stick The world
fiU of such heroes Thousands live
nil their brief space unheard of by
1i g world about us but their work
ti t lost for the glowing impress left
f f i field where they labored repro
lf s and multiplies until its influence
in nates the entire universe Every
r H le however humble its environ
ii and however limited Its area of
at ty furnishes an inspiration to
uther life They are milestones
hi i mark the way
I therefore a most inviting spec
ie Ir to peep into the pages of history
anil - poitrayed by a generous hand
1 ft chart of a truly great charac
r ind to watch how step by step
hi irWd from the shades of ob
Mir iirnnrnnep novertv slavery
the fierce white light thai beats
nln a throne Such an investiga
an interesting excursion into
vu ii md an brings home to youth
a kntr thrill than can be found in
tittitious romance for the lines are
l i n virile and convincing In no
t ffective way can great moral
trnlis be inculcated nor can honor
fiiy and purity of character be
hiuchingly vindicated than by the
an ss of a successful career and n
irt inpiation of the possibilltieswith
w h every living creature is preg
islt The world 3s loud in its praise
WASHINGTON D 0 SATURDAY JULY 28 1900
BISHOP EVANS TYKEE
Tennessees Boy Preacher WhoBe Election to the Bishops Bench by the
great A M E Church Has Given Such Great Satisfaction
of Garfield who journeyed from the
canal tow path to the White House
Great as was that feat it is equalled
by the rapid and industrious strides of
Evans Tyree who in forty rive years
traveled frojn the slave cabin and cotton-patch
to an exalted seat upon- the
Bench of Bishops of the grandest or
ganization in Christendom Ed
The subject of this sketch Dr Evans
Tyree was born of slave parentage in
DeKalb County Tenn August 19
1S54 and was therefore a slave for
the first eleven year of his existence
The system of slavery had separated
his father and mother so that Evans
entered upon his new life of freedom
without the fostering care of a father
and his frail mother could only help
him with her good advice He was
dutiful and obedient and tne world
knows -the result of his having hon
ored father and mother The first few
years of the las life were spent on
thp fnrrn where nis adamanrine char
acter was formed so that when he was
thrown under tke iuiluences of city
life he was strong morally On he
farm he made a good hand a reliable
faithfl workman lie early had the
care of providing for others as well as
himself and this gave him an idea of
responsibility and made
Among the farmers- young Tyree
worked for was a Methodist preacher
i niniort him He worked for the
aforesaid preacher for several dajs at
One days pay was all
75 cents a day
he received That bad impression has
never been eradicated for Dr Tyree
has always found it a hard task to col
lect from a preacher He worked for
1000 per month when there was a
family ef five dependent on him In
1SG0 he worked for Capt E L Will 1
iaius who taught him the alphabet
and reading Learning letters and
reading in the first reader was a great
revelation to him and his thirst for
knowledge more light was stimu
lated And this year marked an epoch
in this young life He became a Chris
tian and united with the Methodist
Church at the early age of twelve
his conversion taking place on his
birthday Shortly thereafter he began
to exhort During the year he joined
the A M E Church in which he was
granted an exhorters license From
that time on his promotion through
all the grades has been rapid Tn 1872
at the age of eighteen he joined the
Annual Conference of Tenmssee
wbfph met that vear in Clarksville
But the boy preacher was not to go up
in the Annual Conference without a
protest from the old fossils one of
whom said to him You are a pretty
looking fellow to come to Conference
for a charge You should not baptize
my dog
Vmmir Tvree continued upward and
onward until he has reached the top
while the man who spoke so disparag
ingly and cruelly tqhim sank to the
level of that dog of his This Confer
ence was a sort of eye opener to the
boy preacher for it was the first body
of intelligent negroes he ever saw and
it fired his ambition to measure arms
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THE FOURTH HAMP
TON CONFERENCE
Status of the Race in Religion Educa
tion Morals Iabor Property Crime
Reports of the Committees- Notable
Addresses More Skill Better Sontes
More Iand Better Farms Better
Schools the Burden of the Discussion
The Fourth Hampton Negro Confer
ence was in some respects the most
successful yet held Co operation
thrift improvement in matters educa
tional religious and social temperance
and the cultivation of a more friendly
feeling with the white people of the
the
things
Among those present were some of
the most prominent and intelligent
members of the colored race Prof
Scarborough of Wilberforce Miss
Georgia Washington of Mt Meigs
Ala Mrs William Scott Special Agent
of the American Ilome Mission Bap
tist Society of New York City Miss
Anna E Murray of Washington Rev
Wm V Tunnell of Washington Rev
T J Bragg T H Murphy editor of
the Afro American of Baltimore Mr
Walker W W Lewis and Benjamin
nughes two of Baltimores suc
cessful business men Rev and Mrs
Hurst Lawyers McGuinn Fitzgerald
and Hawkins of Baltimore Rev W
A Hunter of Atlanta Dr A M Cur
tis Mrs Helen Douglass was also an
interested spectator The Annual Sum
mer Institute had brought to Hampton
between two and three hundred teach
ers from all parts of the country and
several white teachers from the North
who are specialists in their line Pro
fessors Stevens of Lynchburg Colton
and Johnson of Petersburg and many
other prominent educators were pres
ent Mere than 50 colored ministers
from far and near by churches were
present The Conference was hand
somely entertained during their stay
by the Hampton School Dr Frissell
gave a reception to the visitors Boat
rides sailing fishing and bathing were
the diversions
The Summer School is being largely
attended
Dr Frissell delivered a strong ad
dress of welcome He said it was very
gratifying that the Hampton Confer
ences were studying and discussing
those problems which we ourselves
can sclve such as Improvement in edu
cation in worship sanitation co-operation
and combination education and
the getting of property crime and its
preventives He was gratified that the
central point of the Conference was
love We do not cultivate unkindly
feelincs He thought that it was es
sential that both races should improve
the whites as well as the blacks He
stated that while soma hard things
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