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OiUSl* NEWS MOXBS FROM 8KCTION8. 'UK COLUMNS VLTS. TB* IT. VOLUME X CHARLESTON, WE$T VIRGINIA, THURSDAY 1 k NIJMRF I AND WtfESX nfeptf&il OAX8 1>KMAND Nlfc\V 6N?' FOK UBK, Oiily ii i lv ' '2 ? ? * , ?Wi'i w<t' Of tile Staudixiitei'H tfUrvtvm the Big fitornt and Kven He- May be Made to Walk the Plank ? New' Moses Wanted. ? . In lust Sunday's Cincinnati En quirer, Col. Jesse V. Sullivan, local correspondent, says of the present political situation; "To Your TAits, O Israel!" sang! the warrior of ipid, and today the command Us re-echoed by the leaders' of the Republican party \in West Vir-. /iinia, following the worst defeat the Republicans, have suffered sinco tbo state deserted the so^ld South some .i.i jears ago to cast tier Electoral vc.te for the martyred.McKinley. Extremely disappointing to the lie; publicans and surprising even to the most sanguine Democrats was tlie magnitude of the Democratic victor^ won^ on last Tuesday in the Pan handle State. Even that species of ? tl}e ui) terrified in which hope springs eternal would not forecast and could nc'. foresee how a State Legislature, with a Republican majority of * 60 on Joint ballot, could ibe> reversed in to a Democratic Legislature, with a majority of 4 0 on joint ballot, byt that was one of the surprises of the avalanche which routed the West Vir ginia, Republicans and sent t(he waT~ riors of old to their tents, defeated and crestfallen. From Ohio County in the upper panhandle to the mountains of Merc er on t'he Virginia line, and from the rolling hills of Jefferson in the east ern panhandle to W?ayne county on the . Kentucky line, the Democratic victory was general. Counties wJi^ra Republican majorities have beeu In creased far a doaen years, tegtilai' in theiv devotion to Republican polic ies, ... were swept by the ? l&ndslide, local tickets ^Oing down with legis lative and congressional candidates. Only one member of the standpat congressional delegation was re-elec ted. Congressman James A. Hughes, of the Fifth District, has a majority on the face of the returns, but his opponent, Rankin Wiley, threatens a contest, which will be carried before the Mouse of Representatives, and the Republican leaders have a pre dilection that Hughes will be ousted in that event. The crushing defeat of Republi-I cans means a reorgan iz&tlon of the I party, the old machine, rusted and I broken, tojbe sent to the political 1 junk pile and a new model put ori 1 the track. Even the Democrats con- 1 cede that the victory was not in-j tended, as a rebuke to the present! state administration, which (has held to the faith and catered to the pub- J lie interests. WhJle many reasons! are advanced the one most preva- J lent in the public mind for the cause! of the landslide was the failure of I the last Republican legislature to 1 ? redeem those pledges in the -prtyr platform which .the leaders had prom feed . In seclusion the Republican lead- li ers are trying to fathom tihe reasons J for a Democratic victory in a state] where the administration was meet- 1 ing with popular favor. A majority J of the leaders attribute it to the. fac- [? tional disturbances in the party! which have become general through-! out a large number of the counties, r the voters refusing to submit to com-! irtitt.ee domination at home when 1 there was a national revolt in the land. ? I Lack of leadership is also credited I with 'having ibeen responsible for the! Republican reversal. Senator Klkins! has been ill for several months, Sen- 1 ator Scott has heen a. candidate for! re-election, and former Governor I William i\T. O. Dawson, by far the I wisest and most astute of the He* publican leaders of Weet Virginia, was no . longer the directing hand be hind the State Committee. Nominal ly Governor W. E. Glasscock was the leader of the party, but ill health and the duties of the executive offices prevented him from directing the campaign, ' 1 Probably the biggest contributing cause to the disaster was the general belief existing in many counties that nominations were not tendered by the Republican voters, but by county, district, congressional and state co,m mitt??s. In many counties the e were" two local committees, and while In some instances one of the committee# ,W?wi labeled regular foy the State Committer the regularity did not appeal to* the voters. In Marion County the rump candidates polled 200 more votes than the reg ular*. , , j Only a com-plete reorganization of the p^rty committees, dn ?tate, eoun tlW^and dlBtrict? can. restore preBtlgo to the Republican' party> say many o? the leaders, v/ho were disappointed at the result o f the recent election. No longer can the party leaders ex press (tiheir displeasure with) some zealous ipatflot wjho^fe Ideas of equity i and justice run counter to their own aiid read men and factions out of the. party at will. There was a combination of causes which led, -to the defeat of the Re publican party in West Virginia af ter 14 years of power and restored the Democrats to the pie counter. The seed for a Democratic victory was two years ago, and th'ls year came the harvest. The party, in the legislature, had left a trail of brok en pledges; nominations had been secured ' at the ili&nds 'of committees and factional fights had rent the do minant jiarty until it was weak and fell an easy victim to a united Demo - v -r.*-' ? - - era tic- party. . West 'Virginia was not redeemed froip the Republicans by the Demo cratic. warriors without a slashing contest, in which the latter were well supplied with the Binews of war. Oil, gas, ami coal operators contributed "heavily to the victory. They were afraid of legislation In the ensuing Legislature which might separate tihem from some of their revenue,' and consequently they sought safety among the Democratic brethren. Some months ago it was announc ed that a fight would ibe made in the forthcoming session of the legisla ture for a production tax on natural gas, billions of feet of this fuel being pumped from the state every day. It was contended by the Governor and others of liis administration that it was Just that the producers should pay a fair share of-taxes to the com monwe^ji, The talk of a production tax on 1 natural gas scared the oil operators, I and the coal men in almost every sec- 1 Uor of tile state believed that a pro- I They did not care ii6 pay increased J tax .burdens, and thTew their support; ] to the Democrats and contributed I heavily to the victory. While the Democrats in their var-| ious 'platforms "never failed to con- 1 demn the new system of tax laws in I West Virginia, it is a fairly good pre- I diction to say that these laws will notl be disturbed by the Democratic I Legislature, except 'being amended in a few particulars. The system will I not be changed. Under the present laws the direct! state tax has been almost wholly re-l moved, and during the past year not more than $50,000 collected directly] from the people was used by the] state for governmental purposes. I The greater part of the revenue; in | fact, nearly aH of it,- for the support] of the state government and the state I institutions, is paid by the corpora-] tions, in license taxes, insurance tax-] es, charter taxes and etc. In this] respect the new tax laws have proved that they have met the expectations I of the people. The office of the State Tax Com* I missiouer has been ruthlessly attack-.! ed by the Democrat^ L from the stump ]. and in the party platforms, and the] attitude of the party towards that] office during the next session of the] legislature will be watched with in- 1 / . * I terest. The same office has jurisdic-] tion over the Bureau of Public Ac-| counting. ) That the oflice cannot be abol~i ished is certain since the State Sen-] ate will be a tie, with 15 Democrats] and 15 Republicans, but the Repub-] licans contend that the Democrat? | would make no effort to abolish the] office if they were in complete con- 1 trol. Some months ago the people of the] Panhandle State were treated to an] enjoyaible little contest between Sen-] ator Nathan 'Hay Scott and Congress-] man William P. Hubbard for thesen-| atorial toga now possessed by form-j er, but the battle (between Hubbard I and Scott is going to pale into insig-] niflcance since the Democrats slipped I one over on Nate arid Bill, for the "Colonels'' are coming to meet in] another cla?h for the coveted honor.] No one in West Virginia can re-l member when John Thomas McGraw and William K. Chilton did not meet] at each session of Mie state Legisla ture and demand the honorary in dorsement of their party for tho Senatorial toga. Now with the big plum in sight, would either retire gracefully for the benefit of the' other and for the honor and glory of i his party? Not by a jugful! The Senate of the United States can hardly do without a Democratic Sen ator from , and there XTT Ntfap OM PAO! FOP?. | p. L .... .. ' - ? \ ; VlViv ^Exhibits Showily Industrial, Ktlunitjonal and C/Oiiinwrcial Prog . ress of the Race in South Car olina. ? i ^ - . ?Columbia, S. C. Nov. 14 ? Through the untiring efforts of Rev. Richard Carroll, president of the Negro State Fair association of this State, the greatest Negro fair ever -hald in this state \yas the event that "brought thousands of people from every sec tion of South Carolina and points in Georgia to thfs city last week. The "pertinent features of the IM^r. were ^.he exhibits Showing trlal, . educational and commercial progress of the Negro in Sout|jfyar olina': The ' interest manifested , by the people in the rural districts' of the state to show the sul)stantial prp-.j If; ? t? ? *\ . ?? 1 ;l ? - '*?' gre.tjs juado by the Nogro was quit** significant.. < . ! The exhibits of the varioup ; sclio^Wa, I were highly creditable, bpoi^L occupied by the N'ort)h Carolina Mut1 ual and Provident association, ' of Durham, N. C., the largest Negro in surance-company in the world, had [exhibits revealing, wealth gro^h of this company. and reflecting credit upon the Negro people for having men in the race capable of mastering large affairs in the life in surance world. The Durham Textile Mill, of Diir ham. X. C., h'act, exhibits of their pro ducts. The activities of Negroes in an unusual field of industrial pursuits occasioned commendaible comments from prominent white men of South | Carolina who attended the fair. - Governor Ansel, spoke to 3,000 or more people at the fair ground? Friday mtfrningr At least 21,00,0 the geuUfi of the fair on^last Thursday. Among. th? prominent Negroes attending the fair from North Carolina, were Cap tain J. E. Hamlin, of Raleigh, sec retary of the North 'Caroline Indus trial association, tJliat holds big fair annually; Dr. M. T. Pope, of Raleign, a member of the same association; Dr. A. M. Moore, president of the Durham Textile Mii 1 1 , and secretary and treasurer of the North Carolina Mutual and Provident association, of Durham; Prof. J. M. Avery, assistant general manager of the North Cxvj 1 lie Mutual and Provident associa tion, of Durham. Rev. Carroll, stoutly refused to al ley, ' his name to be used again for the office of president of the association, bat the influential white citizens of the city >*nd all the leading Negroes in South ? Carolina urged him" to con tinue as 'president association, and, desp'ie 'his protestations to tii*> contrary, he was tiiiamiously re-elect ed, ' The other officers re-elected a>e Hi'. W' . j>. Chappelle, Columbia, vic<* president; A. Robertson, Columbia, secretary; Dr. J. H. Goodwin, Wes ton, superintendent; A. T. Williams, Newberry , treasurer. The executive board composed of members from various sections of the state were re elected. ? ? * ? ? ? i . HfGH WATWn MARK IlKACHJhJn. KtirolJincnt at- The West Virginia. Colored Institute now equals That of Last, Year. The registration at the West Vir ginia Colored Institute has already reached the high water mark of last year. There have been registered here 251 students from the states of West. Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Mass achsuetts, Alabama, Tennessee, Mis souri, 8nd Africa, The upper classes are pretty well crowded. The, lowest class in the school is the smallest. This shows that the work in the public schools is being much more effectively done. The institution has been visited iby many prominent persons this fall. Among them were: Rev. h. G. Jor dan, Louisville, Ky ; Mrs. George J,ontfbery, Charleston, West Va.; Rev, R. D. W. Meadows, Huntington, West Va.; Mr. J. (>. Rankin, of the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.; Hon. Henry Ivin coln Johnson, Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Maggie Moss, Knoxville, Tenn. Among the later improvements of the school Is a requisition to fit. up a first class hand laundry in McCorkle Hall for the young \yomen. Thi& tunfl^'wTftt hot ana cold water, laun dry stove, ihot water heater, washers, and ringers. , . .. Quietly Jtojjoke (Jw I)ee|8io?i oC ?judge lillioI<Uug illght of the Itawi to Vote. Baltimore, Mv V>, November 9^ The colored citizen^ of Maryland art; still quietly congratulating oue >*$-? other * on the magnificent, dec isiort* rendered 'by Judge Miorris, in the United States Cii*cuHt Court by which the validity of the Fifteenth Amend ment and the right of the race- to vote under it were upheld* Just - aa soon as the Oxelteineijt of the Con gressional ? elections are o*er the Democrats will get ready to have Judge. -V orris'- decision tested in the United States , Supreme Court. This 1s the first time any court lias direct ly and adversely ^passed upon#the question of race f disfranchisement, and as Judg&. Merits lias had nearly all . of His decisioiis: sustained by., the ? ? < - . Supreme Court, a favorable outcome 8 f the matter \ is, confidenly looked y ' '? ?' i ? . for. This will mean the end of race fitisfra ncliisement measure? in the [Southern States.* >. Will Hweiv^ n G^wlly Hiun From tue Methodist. Kpiscopal Ctyurrh and Africa. Will Share. Baltimore, Nov. 9 ? John. H. tflur phy, editor of the Baltimore Afro. American Ledger, was in Washing ton; a few days ago, and had a con ference with Charles Dyer Norton, secretary to tllfe President. It is said that the conferet??e wa? not sought tby Mr. Mjirphy, a%d w^lle. It* precise math re -ha# ravoaled-.-it is said to have been regurding mat ters alTqctinpf the race and the Taft administration. Mr. Murphy f has time and again criticized the alti tude of t lie present administration toward the race. According to current ? rumor con ferences have been held at the W hite' House with a number of leading col ored men lately, and a change in the attitude of the administration toward t lie race is predicted. ' The Board of Foreign 'Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which has just concluded its annual .session here appropriated $50,000 for mission work in Africa. Of this sum, $15,000 will he for Bishop Scott's work in Liberia. Prof. U. S. Levingood. president of Samuel I Fus ion College: Dr. R. E. Jones, editor 9f the Southwestern Christian Ad vocate: Rev. VV. \V. Lucas, 'of Mis sissippi; Dr. M. C. B. Mason of Cin cinnati, O. ; Rfv. (Jeorge M. Cooper, of Orangeburg, .Mississippi, and Rev, B. 1?\ McKwcn were among the few colored men in ai tendance. ? Bishop L. J. Coppin ]>reached at bethel "AT" MT~ K. ~ ctnrrcrr Sunday morning. HOlSTABOl'TS. Decline To Ship on Boats, Although Offered $1120 a Month. Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 2 ? Although offered wages at the rate of $120 per month Negro deck hands, or roust abouts, as river men call them, have refused to leave Mississippi River ports for any price. As a result many boats were tied. up in the har ors along the east and west shores commencing Monday and continuing through today as a result of the non union strike of the colored labor, which seems to be unanimous from 1 Cairo to New Orleans. Those few boats that succeeded in getting away have but a few deck hands and consumed doti'ble the sche duled time in making their trips, ow ing to the heavy cargo this time of year, and owing to the warcity of roustabouts to load and unload. The heavy shipment*, of cotton and strenuous time required from the roustabouts, who are not given any time to sleep except between stojm of the boat, is advanced as the cause of the strike. Memphis ofllcials have tried. to come *o the rescue of the steamboat Officials by threatening the arrest of, all Negro** caught loaning, who will \ be charged with "vagrancy" and ^>0 given a rock-pile sentence, ibut. the roustabouts have taken refuge in th? cotton tyelds, going out- as pickers rather than enlist as dock hands, FHgrimage Sidelights AFTKKMATH OF HKMA KI>U0ATIOf\ALi TOITIL 'rrau>t;OH ! ' . \OlVtli CAllOj|MU Resurtie 61 Mriiiey 4 .?* it . J>. ?'l? Cities of OI(l North State vie Wit It ... Ru;li Otlu'r in Doing .Honor to the Cirewt liiXpoiAont of Industrial Ktln cntion. I Ky K. \V. Thompson.) The tour wps "the 'best yet!" "The Wiz/.ard" was never in better, voice nor in better humor through out. ? The management of Bishop Clin- 1 ton, and .\lessrs. John ^Merrick ami C. C, Spauldiiig was eupenb. There was not a hitch anywhere. The glory was pretty evenly divided, each get ting his full -share of the "spotlight." Charlotte, Durham and trreesboro were warm rivals for . first honors, V> % ? ? ? < but. as. each citv visited had some dis tinctive feature that gave it an in dividual prestige, no invidious com parisons were per mi ted to mar the serenity of the tour. in personnel the party was an "all star" aggregation. It embraced eminent churchmen, physicians, law yers, capitalists, journalists, farmers, educators, mechanics, architects,' federal o dice-holders, business men, fraternity directors, artists and musi cians. As some one remarked: "All had earned a reputation that could not be gainsaid ? every man was ed ucated and qualified for leadership. > It was a group of high toned gentle men, whose coming was an inspira tion to the people of both, races in' the .State." . I Hon. William H. I^ewis, the very ! capable Assistant United States res trict Attorney at Boston, , and pros ' V ? J i. " v? . ? > ># '1 '' . ? f ^ M * ** ?pective* ? Assistant1 ? Attorney-'General. of the United States, made a ihappy" impression. everywhere, and was a nota'ble addition to the party. He enlarged his host of friends and strengthened ih'imself materially with the masses in a section which he will particularly represent in the coun cils of the nation. Mr. Lewis is a native of Virginia, but comes of fine old North Carolina stock, and found quite a numlver of his relatives in and about Rocky Mount. As an orator, scholar, philosopher and all round "good fellow," Mr. I>ewis prov ed that he wad "there with the! goods," and no one can doubt that he will win deserved laurels in the I wider field promised to him. A heated political campaign was in J progress, but it made no difference , ?. > I in, the welcome accorded to the L Washington party. However men hiav have, disagreed 011 other issues,] all were united on the proposition that there should be sympathetic -co operation between the races and that 1. ; ? 1 . c*,o hi m op-sense education, thrift and ? rl ' ? industry were the crying needs of the hofir. . Immense crowds greeted the "Wiz ard" at many points not down on tJhe I schedule, and the train officials kind ly made additional sto<ps so that the people might hear the Tuskegee- 1 ans message of hope and cheer. School children strewed (lowers in I the pathway of the "Wizard" at Heldfeville, as the band played "ITail to the Chief." it was an unique 1 and thrilling spectacle. James City, across the Neuse from New.be r n, populated entirely by Ne- I Kioes, was shown by Isaac H. Smith, a, wealthy N'egro who got his start, as a merchant in this' anti-beUum I settlement, its picturesque log-cab ins offered a decided contrast to the beautiful modern homes of the col ored people of the city of Newbern. . . r tr ?; The commercial activity of the col ored citizens of Durham made the visitors open their eyes In amaze ment. The textile factory presented an elegant pair of hose to each of ? he party as a souvenir, and the en terprising North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association gave a handsome paper-weight, carrying a. portrait of its office-buildings. The Carolina Mutual I/ife Insurance Com pany offered a tasteful watch-fob. The office of the Durham Reform ers was a model of neatness? an ail too- r nee quality fouiid in a.pi^ntjy^j office a n <*' \V ri'e re'. ' ft or iv . &f Y<wyi g : knows nis business. '? *i 1 ?>" ' ? The North Carolina dfttliOfc were I exceptional geiierous in sentiment and in the amount of space granted. The reports furijlfched by Horace I>. flatter and George F. King, both ex perts- in the art of news- gathering, were given choice flr*t-page positions j and Dr. Washington's speeches evok ed complimentary editorial attention , upon every hand. Major R. It. Moton's plantation melodies were a pleasing feature of the tour. His witty introductory re marks prepared (his hearers for the musical treat that was in store, and he never failed to "bring down the house." He sang "I Want to be Ready to Walk into Jerusalem Just Like John" most frequently, because, as he said, "it almost made Dr. Wash lngton get happy." An educational tour without "the sweet Singer of Hampton" present would be as bar ren as the tragedy of Hamlet, with the "melancholy Dane" eliminated. There were banquets galore. The party literally^ate its way through North Carolina'/! Durham was reached on Hallow een, and a beautiful feature of the banquet in the spacious dining hall of Dr. J. E. * Shepard's National Religious Training School were the fantastic' goblins and other character istic decorations, show in a subdued light. At this magnificent banquet, and at those - given in Wilson and Washington, the tables were set to form the letter "W". John W. O'Daniel, who for thirty six years has been epvployed as flor ist and landscape gardner on the es tate of (Jen. Julian S. Carr, a note worthy. friend of Negro education and material advancement, at Dur ham, attracted much attention, Greensboro furnished the largest | audience ? 'because it was fortunate enough to possess the largest audi torium. The. Hi'pprodrome was do nated for the occasion, and 8 000 peo ple turned out ? one third of them white. The special Pullman, the "Uniola" owned by the Qouthern Railway, was used for the*, entire tour, and the party spent the nights abroad of her wh eiv i ear fy m Starts' Were to be made! Jtlr. H. H. Overton, of At lanta, was in charge, and' he <pr'oved to be a most. gentlemanly and oblig ing caretaker. He was handsomely "remembered" 'by the "Wizard" and his associates. Emmett J. Scott, private secretary all the time, and for a period the stellar figure on the United States Commission to investigate conditions in Liberia, was the cynosure of all eyes, because of his expert knowledge of affairs In the Black Republic, now an issue of intense importance to the people of the^ South. He was freq uently asked to speak on "Our Fath erland," and his contribution to the fund of 'history was justly regarded as authentic and valuable. At Wil- - son Mr. Scott, met Rev. E. E. Smith, Minister to Liberia under Cleveland, 'and Rev. O. L. W.- Smith, Minister under McKinley, and the exchange of Liberian experiences placed th?? trio of African explorers in the cen ter of the stage. Senator Hoyden's -tribute to .the fidelity of the Negroes to white peo ple during i h <? dark days of slavery, amTd~TTie crash and din of an awful ClyLl__war, was eloquent and sincere, - It brought tears to many eyes at Salisbury. ' Former Mayor Battle, of Rocky Mount, carried all before him when he told of the constructive labors of Dr. Washington for the uplift of his people and for the commercial regen eration of the South, and stated that "had the nation been blessed with the sane counsel of Booker Washing ton. the horrors of the reconstruction era might have been avoided. The ' Ex-Mayor said that on every occas-- : Jon when he had asked the suffrages ! of the people, with good government, 1 as an issue, he never failed to secure ( the united support of the colored vot- ' ers of the vicinity. 1 Many beautiful homes are owned j by North Carolina colored people, j and there are more schools and col- | leges to the square inc.h than can <be ' found in any other state in the South. ? They lhave immense farms, raising great crops of cotton, corn and tobac co, and are Riven lueratice employ- t ment in the mills and factories oper- ' ated by the whites. The aggregate < wealth of the Negroes of the State Is T estimated ai $2,">,000.000.. There i has been an increase of 300 per cent 1 in the past decade. Isn't that "go- i ing some" for an alleged "down-trod- | den" race? \ . t ? l f ! . T~Tr ? ' ' " - Dp, i Washington's {?owe^s of eprt , durance ate simply ivc^nderful. He , delivered from ' th yyjj^ve find Anniversary Week Occasion for ions Aitont tors of Moment. Nashville, Ten n., !Nov. ? l'4iWWi0;-T happenings of anniversary among the Kplscoplians are pretty; good signs of deep eeated uriWMrtiv.t among the Churchmen of the Tenner see Diocese. It is sure to grow1' ai|.d may go further than Tennessee,;, It. has been reported t4iat T - Keith, wlio presided at the Anniver- ? sary Banquet, supported , toy qtylBTT laymen, has been going after Episcopalians in general for. tbeian < . :?> ? inaction. He has denounced .the ^ ?policy of confirming members "qia&a ;i have become dissatisfied ini othen I ?' ' ? ff., ohur hes. Furthermore, ihe haj* de-? rided them for showing a tendepeCJl to "classify" themselves and &t, jbb<el same time shirk the res ponsibili'tJ^a which they should feel duty boumt to shoulder. He thinks the Ne?)w>' members of the Episcopal churcliea too easily satisfied. ?? I At the banquet where he presi<fe<J as toastmaster, he let his ajjigfe V itself. He openly erttised T,T of his church to tack "danpin^??^;;/ other foolishness" on to the tainmenta. He said, before lttt$0<?^? ing Dr. borrow, "many of seem. to know nothing, carenothtn* for the duties of Christian anon, ,?*& women. If it fell to our M to ' port ourselves as. a part ttite church our attempt wpuld 'bi 41a* graceful if our present efforts are ."to be taken as a criterion. I fee) sonally, that if the colored 12pii#QQ* ' .state of inactivity and seem AfttfMNpl in it, they are not fit to he^^pifr:} Episcopal church or any chiirdi foti . that, matter. ' \ . V* ' .Mr. Morrow. ...pastor of . Cong. Church, Fisk University deitv* x ered a fine address. His - sulsjecf was "Signs of the Times*'. His dress was mainly a strong and very) forceful treatise of the social dis*t orders, economic problems and church * movement of today. iVTli Bishop ('. H. Phillips spoke in bin usual happy and pleasing way^ri* garding the outlook of the Episcopal church and all other churches <di&-< posed to unite in the work of uplift-* ing mankind. V . Vi * Bishop Phillips is well thought of ~ hy t,he l??^ftgfrnien of the BptBOTP&T^ church who feel that he l? a broarf > ' type of the Christian man and ?entte?' * man fully a?ble and competent teiffll1' his station as the leading Bishop s> the <!. M. K. Church... w In some circles it is thpught tb?r# : a growing disposition anrjong </Oldrec?' ' Episcopalians to organize a natkmaf ' convention of colored Episcopalian# \ and press the question of a Negro ' Bishop at-the next- General Convey tion Of the lOplscopal Church. ^ i ^ Hev. a. G. Coombs, Hector of Holly irinity Church- is now serving his fourth year at the charge. v-lJoly lrinitv is among the most, beautiful churches of the entire S6uth. it la rapidly becoming a center of spirit ual power in Nashville largely duo to the impression the pries* Imm, " made upon the congregation and the* community in general. The convention of colored worlwrt* will meet at Holy Trinity in February < Some stirring questions are likely td*" v arise regarding the work in . Tennes see. This largely depends, how i'> "pon the choice of delegates setecrt* ,(1 fo ^present Holy. Trinity Oonsre* nation. There . is a progressive o ment in the church,.. They are going} hold on to their determination j?o '? XH ?hingf. moving in the right direc tion and they may have opposition nut it will have to give way Anally. '< those leading it are looking fat , - iliCad. " ^V, _ ~ ' Hev. A. \i. E. Weeks, pre?1den? Of,:' he Newborn Industrial institute, which bids fair to become one Of the most substantial schools in the fttate, was given a merited endorsement' tty former Mayor .fames A. Bryan, liis home city, who is taking an active interest in the development of t-Ma promising institution. Dr. Washing ?on$ Ms likewise impress**! wltytU^,|fi i)r. \\ eeks.has mapped mitjj fm4l , f ,