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The Akrico-American Presbyterian
Charlotte, N. C.
THURSDAY, DEC. 21, 1899.
BRIEFS.
A merry Christmas and a Happy 1
New Year to all our .readers and
friends!
According to a time honofe ! < u>tom
in this office, the A frjco- American
ronvTP vdii r>i)+ he dav*
week.
Correspondents are requested to ad
dress the Rev. J. E. Tice at Mebane,
N. C.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Rev. W. J. Herritage and Miss Eunice
R. Dudley at Newbern, January 3d.
Rev. W. J. Avant will officiate.
Now is a good season for calling on
your pastor in companies, carrying
with you a plenty of good cheer. He
will appreciate it and you will feel
happier.
“Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself. ” “ Who is my neighbor ? ”
For answer, go read the story of the
Good Samaritan. Around you there
are many on whom you can make the
application.
There are some complaints of irregu
larity in the delivery of our paper.
It is always sent out regularly each
■week. We are trying to locate the
difficulty and remove the cause of such
complaints.
Professlng; pfiristians cannot be too
careful respect to the example
they set before others during this season
of festivity and mirth. Their con
versation should be sueh as becometh
the gospel of Christ.
The regret will be. general that
Bishop H, M. Turner suffered a stroke
of paralysis' at Savannah, Ga., on
Monday while engaged in his duties in
connection with -the A: M. E. Confer
ence. The stroke ? was slight and there
is no immediate danger.-
Events in South Africa during the
past ten days have forced the conclu
sion that th% BjiUsUj ‘
estimated the and
efficiency of the Boers. The British
are now indica
tions point to a prolonged and
bloody struggle. .
After a ’week’s debate the House
passed the new finance bill, without
amendment, by a vote of 100 to 150,
all the Republicans and eleven Demo
crats voting for the measure. This
would seem to insure its becoming a
aw shortly after the holidays, lhe
same day the Speaker announced the
committees. Hon. Geo. H. White is
on the Committee on Agriculture and
the Committee on the District of
Columbia. Mr. White is a true and
manly representative of the race in
Congress.
The Texas Farmers’ Improvement
Society.
The fourth annual convocation of the
Farmers’ Improvement Society opened
at Columbus last week and was by far
the most extensive, best prepared ’.and
most highly, creditable meeting of the
association. This meeting was really
a well arranged fair, with an admiralffe
display of varied exhibits, and was seen
and appreciated during its progress by
thousands. The Farmers’ Improve
ment Society is an institution establish
ed some years ago by Prof. R. L. Smith,
teacher of the school in Oakland, has
branches in some twenty counties, and
a membership of about 2000. Its carui
nal objects are : To fight the credit
system ; to diversify crops, especially
iu so far as to raise something possible
for home consumption ; co-operation in
buying and selling ; care of the sick and
burial of the dead ; the purchase and
beautifying of homes —all objects com
mending themselves to the best efforts
of all good citizens.
During the past two weeks the society
has erected on the colored park grounds
west of this city a large and commodi
ous exhibition hall, which was most
tastefully decorated for the occasion.
In common with' most of the white peo
ple in town a Citizen representative visit
ed the fair and made an effort to secure
a list of the exhibits and failed,but notic
ed fine specimens of cotton, corn, wheat,
oats, sugar cane, sorghum, potatoes,
pumpkins, tobacco, and the inevitable
watermelon, besides pears, apples, per
simmons, squash, egg plants, beans, cu
cumbers, and other articles iu the vege
table line ; horses, colts, jacks, fine
poultry, pigs, etc. Besides these there
were displays of art in painting and
crayon work, hand painting, shell paint
ing, fish scale work, embroidery, drawn
work, quilting, toweling, etc. The dis
play far exceeded our expectations, and
showed a remarkable progress on the
r*r v of the colored pegglgrand also inu
parted thei fact that the Improvement
Society is really one to expand their
ideas and improve their possibilities.
There were booths for restaurants,
fruits, confections, cigars, tobacco, but
not one for any intoxicant —they being
especially tabooed. The order through
out the four days of the session was ex
cellent —r.o discord —and the deputy
sheriff on duty said he had a picnic of
“masterly inactivity/’ The fair was
visited by many white people, and at its
close Saturday night it was hard to tell
which was in the majority.
The Farmers’ Improvement Society
is bent on further advancement of the
race—among the plans being the found
ing of an agricultural college on the
order of Booker T. Washington’s Tus
kegee institution. At this meeting $3OO
was subscribed for this purpose, some
planking down the cash.
The lesson of this fair w T as that the
colored man has within him the ele
ments of his own advancement, and Pro
lessor Smith deserves great credit as the
leader in the movement. If the Society’s
dominant ideas—to keep out of debt ;
raise all they need at home by diversi
fying crops; co-operating in buying and
selling ; care for the sick and dead ; and
buy and beautify their homes —are car
ried out, the race is bound to advance all
along the line. And the interest shown
by the white people in the Columbus
exhibit shows that they will have white
people to aid them in the w r ork.— Colum
bus , Tex., Citizen.
A New Church in Virginia.
RY REV. w. 11. FRANKLIN.
At a call meeting oi Holston Presby
tery at Washington College in October,
Rev Daniel Murray, Rev. W. H. Frank
lin and Elder Henry Martin, of Jones
vil|fv*y%, were appointed a committee
to v. ze a church at Ross Hill, Lee
Co., Va. December Bth having been
designated for the organization we made
our way thither. We had to go 160
miles to reach the place, which is just
35 miles from us. The route gave us
breakfast at Rogersville, Tennessee;
dinner at Knoxville j supper at Mid
dlesborough, Ky., and breakfast again
at Rose Hill, Va. In the meantime,
we had spent several hours at Knox
ville and all night at Middlesborough.
Att..o **ater piutc . ;.o cordially
received and kind.) treated by Mr.
Moulden, Rev. Mr. Mayo and Prof.
Bell, the principal of the town school.
They proved to be kind, intelligent,
progressive men. Prof. Bell is a -grad
uate of Berea College, has been princi
pal of the graded school, for many
years and maintains a high standing in
the community.
It is an interesting fact that we pass
ed through a tunnela mile ih length
over the centre of which the three
states. Kentucky, Virginia, and Ten
nessee, are said to corner.
•* Rose Hill i 3 not as large as its name*
but, in some respects, it is not less fra
grant than its name itftplies. A more
generous and hospitable people are not
to be found. Many of the colored
people own their own homes, and the
very best of feeling obtains between
them and their Anglo-Saxon neighbors.
According to appointment, Rev. Mr.
Murray with others from Big Stone
and Pennington Gaps,' were on hand.
At 11 A. M. religious exercises were
conducted, participated in by Rev. Mr.
Murray, your correspondent, and Rev.
Isaac Anderson of the Southern Pres
byterian Church, I digress to say,
that Mr. Anderson is an able, broad
and thorough Christian gentleman.
He has proven on more than one occa
sion that he is a firm and valuable
friend of the Negro and of our Church
work. He has served his people in
that section of the country for about
22 years, and has a wide and wonder
ful influence among all classes of the
people.
In the alternoon the church , was
constituted with eight communicants
and some 23 congregational members.
Mr. Frank Martin was ordained elder.
He appears to be the right man for the
place.
On Sabbath at 11 A. M., after an
appropriate sermon by your corre
spondent, the Lord’s Supper was ad
ministered. The services were thor
oughly enjoyed and made a happy
and lasting impression. The evening
service was conducted by Rev. Mr.
Murray.
The occasion meant much to
people. We trust that it means much,
more to the Church and to the glorydf
God. Its importance and future are
Kv* A***'
l lie neiu kPJho __ 'junrifim,
and ripe. The harvest has been stand '
ing long, waiting for the reapers. Now
that everything has been made ready,
we see no reason why a great harvest
may not soon be gathered by the la
borers. I think it one of the most pro
mising of our Virginia churches.
Rogersville, Tenn,, Dec. 15.
A Growing Work.
SPENCER MISSION
Mr. Editor Please allow me
space in your valuable paper to inform
the Presbyterian Church and friends
what God' is doing for us at Horse
Pasture, Va., under the pastorate of
Rev. S. A. Penn, A. M., a graduate
of Lincoln University. Rev. Penn
is undoubtedly a preacher who is up
to the present demands. He speaks
the truth with great force and enthusi
asm. ,
Rev. Penn is stated supply of two
churches and two missions, and is
also conducting a normal and indus
trial school independently ot the Freed
men’s Board.
Spencer Mission L located in one of
the most favored and populous sections
of Henry county. . It. is a great farm
ing and tobacco region. This mission
is about two miles from the Danville
and W. railroad. Any one desiring
to visit this field can have the advan
tage of two trains, morning and after
noon. We have purchased .fifty acres
of land and a large building of four
rooms. This mission had its begin
ning one year ago through the sole in
fluence of Rev. Penn. He met with
great opposition from the Christian
Disciple Church, but he has by his
intelligence and winning manner be
come more than conquerer.
Until November Ist, the member
ship of Spencer Mission was about
ten. Since that time Rev. Penn has
conducted a series of meetings and the
result was thirteen additions. Ten.
were received on confession of their
faith and w r ere baptized by the mode
of sprinkling, and three were received
from the Christian Disciple church.
The total membership is now twenty,
with an encouraging outlook.
Through Row Penn’s influence Pres
byterianism preponderates this locality.
We all love our pastor (Rev. Penn)
and are willing to be led bv him 1
cause his life adorns his preaching.
We are determined to talk him up
pray him up and"pay up in this
Christian movemeut. I hope to speak
more freely of this mission later on.
A word about the establishment ot
the Normal and Industrial School in
connection with the church work at
Silencer Mission. This school opened
the first Monday in Nov. with two
teachers: Prof. Jno. Davis principal, |
and Miss Daisy Davis assistant, the
school is supported independently of the
Boards, through the iutluenee and
plans of Rev. Penn and his worthy teach
ers. During the first month we en
rolled about fifty students. Now that
the factories have closedjaud crop 3 have
been gathered, we expect to enroll as
many more.
The school has connected with it a
concert company consisting of a quar
tette and orchestra. The quartette is
composed as follows: Prot. John
Davis, manager aud tenor ; Rev. S,
A. Penn, bas3o ; Miss Mattie Davis,
soprano; Miss Daisy Davis, alto;
Miss Eugene Carter, pianist.
The orchestra is chosen from the
company. Prof. Davis, Ist cornetist;
Rev. Penn, Ist violinist; Mr. Nelson
Davis, trombone soloist ; Miss Eugene
Carter, pianist. This company has
i made one very successful trip for the
school and is preparing for another
during the holidays.
Yours for Christ,
John Davis.
The Gregg-Hampton Nuptials.
On last Thursday evening, Dec. 14th,
8 P. M., at Black’s Memorial church,
Monroe, N. C., occurred one of the pret
tiest weddings ever witnessed in our
city, when Rev. Junius Gregg of Wax
haw, N. C., led to the hymeneal altar
Miss Josephine E. Hampton, of Mon
roe, Rev. C. H. Shute, of Gastonia,
officiating.
Long before the appointed hour, peo
pie began thronging to the church,
and by seven-thirty o’clock standing
room could not be found. A few
n irutes before 8, a signal that-the
bv dm paty was near, being given, the
hon-** vas silenced by soft, sweet
strains of music from the organ,
follow d by a.solo, ‘Only » Dream,
rendeW-l by Miss Eunice L. Cbresfield.
After which the groomsmen, Messrs.
VV. T. Graham, of Monroe, and E. W.
Gregg, of Sumter, S. C., followed by the
bridesmaids, Misses Carrie Hampton
and Florence Graham, both of Monroe,
marched into the church to the wed
ding march played by Miss E.L. Chres
field. Next to these came the groom
up the right aisle leaning on the arm
of his best man, Mr. M. .T. Jackson,
of Biddle University, while the bride
entered the left aisle on the arm of her
sister, Miss Sallie A. Hampton, maid
of honor, each couple being preceded
by little flower girls. On reaching the
altar, Rev. Shute proceeded with the
ceremony, and in a short time the union
for life was perfected.
The bride was attired in a lovely
gown of white plush, and carried a
large bouquet of roses. The brides
maids wore white cashmeres, and the
maid of honor, light blue. The groom
and groomsmen wore Prince Alberts.
The church was tastefully decorated
with ferns, cedar, evergreen, palms, pot
plants, etc.
The reception was given at the home
of the bride’s parents, Rev. and Mrs
G. W. Hampton. MissS. A. Hampton,
a born musician, charmed the guests
with some of her choicest selections of
music, being followed by Miss Chres
field, who both played and suug.
Choice vocal selections were rendered
by Revs. C. H. Shute and N. N. Gregg,
and Mr- M. J. Jackson and Miss
Florence Graham. Then an elegant
supper was served, a few timely jokes
passed, parting words exchanged, and
thus ended a most brilliant affair.
The presents were mo3t numerous and
useful.
On the following evening Rev. and
Mrs. Gregg boarded the tram for Wax
haw, their future home, being accom
panied by Messrs. Jackson and E. W.
Gregg. Thus Scotia and Biddle ar e
again united, Rev. Gregg being a gradu
ate of the claS3 of ’97 of Biddle and
Mrs. Gregg, class of’97, Scotia. For
this couple we have the greatest hope
of success. Besides possessing all the
necessary qualities to make home hap
py, Mrs. Gregg is an earnest church
worker, and will be of the greatest val
ue to hei husband in his ministerial
work.
C.
Monroe, N. C., Dec. 10.
Biddle Notes.
Ur. Bissell preached iu the chapel
Sunday night from 2:12-13.
“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have
always obeyed, not as in my presence
only, etc. For it U God that worketh
in you both to will and to do of his
good pleasure. ”
The fact was clearly brought out
that by loving Christ we will love only
those things which He loves. M e were
urged to love the things that Go 1 loves,
which we mu3t do by loving Him.
‘•God's love works out ; it will show it
self. ”
Through Mr. J. M. Miller the Clario
sophic Literary Association received
$1 last week from Rev. T. L. loatley,
one of Biddle’s sons. Mr. Toatley con
tributed this to the building fund of
the Association. He certainly deserves
thanks, and the Clariosophic is truly
grateful to him.
Last Friday night was a worthy cli
max to the great excitement which took
possession of the two college Societies
early last week. ’Twas the night for
them to elect officers for the ensuing
term, and also more especially the
performers for the next March Exhibi
tion. The boys were extremely poli
tical in their methods, and early in the
week different parties were organized,
Republican and Democratic, receiving
the consideration due them by virtue
of their national bearing. Though the
Fusionist3 bought many votes and did
much canvassing they were over
whelmingly defeated Friday night at
the polls and were sent to console their
Democratic sufferers.
For presumably good reasons the
election of the Master of Ceremonies
was deferred until the first regular
meeting of the two societies in January.
The following are the names of those
chosen by the Clariosopliic and Mat
toon Literary Societies to represent
them on the March Exhibition Pro
gramme : Clariosophic— J. A. Byers,
Orator ; J. N. Brown, Essayist ; C.
White, Debater., Mattoon —H. G.
Cornwell, Orator; IT. W. B. Van
Buren, Essayist ; J. ’). Howie, De
baler. With such a strong force of
representatives we can but predict
untold success for tb A ' f • “Ex."
The Douglas- Literary Society elect
t*»i the following officers last Friday
night:—President, Jas. L. Hollowell;
Vice Pres., M. T. Fox; Ilec. Sec., A. C.
Williams; Cor. Sec., C. E. Simms;
Treas., O.E. Stimpson; Chaplain ,A. A.
Wilson. For the Moot Court: Judge,
T. W. Mcßoberson; Solicitor, Geo. L-
Winstead; Cleikof court, J. A. Brown;
Justice of Peace, A. C. Williams; Sher
ifl, J. A. Clark.
Men are hard at work laying the
sewer pipes which are to connect our
sewerage with the city sewer. This
work will soon be completed, and the
overhauling of our steam plant in the
main building is to be finished by
Jan. Ist
Our Christmas holidays begin to
morrow afternoon and last till the sec
ond of January. Many of the students
will spend the holidays at home and
they (as all of us) are anxious for
Friday to come. Christmas is quite a
time for worthy rejoicing as it com
memorates the birth of the best man
that was ever born. Yet we are in
dined to abuse this season more than
any other holida we observe. Every
student has been urgently requested
to be an example, wherever he spends
the Christmas, for those who have not
had the chances he has had of gain
ing the right idea of Qbristmas and
its rightful observance; God help us
that while we rejoice in the holiday
which the Lord’s birth established,
we do not forget Him, the long looked
for Prince of Peace.
The Twentieth Century will have
set in ere our names appear again in
thesejcolumns, hence, in addition to our
“Merry Christmas” greeting, we join
our readers in rejoicing over the fact
of having lived to see the end of this
eventful century, with the hope of
living in the next.
C. J. Baker,
J. L. Foster.
r ihe trouble with a good many persons
is that they are looking for a *‘kodak”
religion—one which will only require
them to ” push the button” while the
mysterious operations of grace ‘‘will do
the rest. But the Sermon on the
Mount banishes all such hopes. It is
full ot “striving;” and means, if
it means anything, that the man who
wdl live godly in this present world
must bring an iron will and stern reso
tion to the task.
BLIGH Es,
There is one thing which We ,
ate very highly here: U ev . an,!
Rice make it plsnsant f„ r all wl„ *
this way. I thank them for one v,?*
subscription and a drive of in ' *!*
miles, etc. May the good Lord'V'
Bro. Rice and his people in this
section* The most I savv j, e t> " r
rocks. * trt
I went through the country t 0 i; u i
River and Jackson Creek chure!'
Both of these churches enjoyed *
vivals this year aud many souls Ven
added to them. Rev. T. fi. VeaLl a
bors have been ble-sed. H e i 8 j
by his members. lam sorry I did Qot
get to see him.
I thank Messrs. Robert Price \
Hill and Miss Lizzie Campbell *,
courtesies.
Laurens.
I thank Rev. P. W. Moone tor
usual kindness and Mr. and Mrs i
W. Franklin for courtesies and on«
year’s subscription; also Mr. and Mrs
P. S. Suber for one year’s subscription
aud a pleasant time. Mr. Suber has a
Government appointment, we wish
him much success.
I am sorry that our friend, Mr
ley, is in poor health.
Clinton.
I spent one hour very pleasantly and
profitably with Rev. aud Mrs. J, l
Wright. It was too early for caller?.
Rev. Wright made a fire for me,
gave ir.e $1 and breakfast, aud then
took me tc the train. Who could agf
more? Rev. Wright is putting forth
efforts to build a suitable house of wor
ship which is much needed. Mrs.
Wright is teaching a little school in do
nection with the work.
Abbeville.
The work here is as solid as a gold
dollar. A line is drawn between the
church and school work and every
body hews to the line. The present
faculty is a .-trong one, aud the school
is larger thaL it has been for some
time. Time only can tell what this
work will be.
Due West.
It has always been a source of pleasure
'to me to turn my sails this way.
Rev. F. L. Brcdie has labored here for
ten or twelve years. This is the largest
chiuoh in the Presbytery and has in ft
some as good people as you will myet
any where. I thank Rev. and Mrs.
Brodie and Elder and Mrs. (). N. Ken
nedy for hospitality.
Greenwood.
I thank Prof. J. A. Bryrd and Mr.
W. A. Templeton for one year s sub
scription each. Prof. Byrd holds his
own in the graded school. Mr. Tern
pleton holds a prominent place in one
of the work shops. Greenwood contifl
ues to grow r . Air. Robert Logan, the
contractor, still gets his part <>} the
work.
Newberry.
Our church here is under the care ot
Rev. J. T. Wright, who is dearly loved
by his people. The only fault they have
of him is they don’t get enough of h»
time. Newberry ought to have preach
ing twice every Sunday. 1 thank Mr.
G. Snowden and Mr. J. C. Eichelbur
ger for one year’s subscriptior each.
Other friends will send thei rs soon.
Miss Irene Snowden is doing go*!
work in the graded school.
I thank Mr. and Mrs. a Dl *
Johnson who have always made my
stay here pleasant.
C. R. Means,
Traveling Agent-
SERVED UP BY THE GEORGIA
BAPTIST.
White clerks in every branch
trade in the South wait as readily up -
colored as white people until it come*
to serving a meal; they turn up e,f
noses then.
It grates upon Southern white i* 0-
pie, that a white Southern restaur*
keeper in Cuba was put iu jail t° r re
fusing to serve colored people, hut
true just the same.
The time has come when P 1 ** 0
should stop talking about tio"
they love women, especially whr e
cupying the pulpit. This talk a *
has a tincture of lewdnees and gte®
pleases women who are loose.
When a preacher goes into s
communities, unless he is a man
known, he should have i*ecoin |ne
tions other than license or ere e
So many men are sailing uu ‘^ r
colors th*se days that our -
should be fortified with
tions when going into strange clt
Georgia Baptist ,