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B'E OF MISSIONS ffi by the Missionary De- 1 , °* African Methodist ■ Ipisoopal Church, and is issued ■ loathly and semi-monthly at Atlanta, ■feorgia, United States of America, ■fieach 6 °°’ * eW ’ BinBle °°P ieB Mr*. contain Home and Foreign |W*” 10D ®ry new ’» and the progress be- by the African races and | Hgß descendents throughout the !M®°P S » reo iding Elders, Pastors I MMr C^‘eS their wives are agents I MH» ot her without a certificate from i | «B eM > or Missions, Atlan- I or Bishop H. M. Turner, At- D ° * treet or number being I'HMfy- The Voice or Missions I a circulation in America, I America and West In- leaves it without a rival. i advertising medium in foreign i nKMf® it has no equal. flHflß issue will be worth its yearly 1 subscribers not be i and fairly, write to the aMI 11. M. TURNER, Editor and Publisher. 1 EDITORS. u A Turner, L. L. D.. D. C. L. ■3. Parks, B. D. IhiMF , ' SKO^IAT ® EDITORS. H|B A - R^rr > D - J. A. Handy, D. D. Bishop B. W. Arnett, D. D., L. L. D. Bishop W. B. Drrriok, D. D. Rev. J. 8. Flipper, D. D. Rev. W. H. Thomas, D. D. Rev. G. E. Taylor, D. D. Rev. W. D. D. D. Rev. Evans Tyree, M. D. Rev. R. L. Beal, A.\M. THE TEN-MILE PETITION TO CONGRESS BFOR SIMMON. etifion to the United States con ashing for a hundred million » to aid those in leaving the y who have any braids or man ia now being signed mp, Our object is to have enough to differ / ent sheets of paper, so that when they are pasted together the scroll will be ten miles long. The convention in Birmingham, Ala., August the 2d, elected us Presi dent of the movement, but neglected to provide a secretary, but afterwards directed us to appoint one. Rev. J. 8. Flipper, D. D., cheerfully accepts the position of Secretary, and we have gladly appointed him, as he is a man of business methods and punctual al- I most to a fault. Therefore, in all sec tions of the country, persons who may I fill out sheets of paper with a list of names will mail them to Rev. J. S. flipper, D. p., Atlanta, Ga. Street number *not being necessary, as I Let fill who favor I Ke movement aimply sign their names I A sheets of foolscap paper, by writ- I ® their names and residence on ev- I |mline, and when the paper is filled < a margin at the top to ' er, papers to, forward the I above. II.«M. President. , HHHWC GETTING BETTER. ■SmSM'' idently on the moil. and few 'lays or a f vW weeks, again. Our paralytic be t<> Him ■■ :. . i ulcs p,,. ■ ' earth, USS temporarily Hgmlßtoie. It coni,] ha-.e been Though coniine I to ( . ur ■HgKH|Hn<ler the care of the phv hopeful, awl ’xilnwe Hit (hid lliinsr 1 ’Job URb—. <ll HMM v ' ?> BHHBm V A flit to :■ I «lh V\ to give 11,11 l ‘ T; '!■ I 1 V s J l “ l b'Hcm ami I ‘ ,holau is a b.f iat<J 1 fnt .re rc.-uonsibil- 111 'let!! ‘ t ’A hl • ■ til. re. MMMaWiHy acquainted with.J. will be al | e to te'l the BQRESI matters competed v-ith ■MMra 'lunch A\ c i ave liea-J I depart, '' f tweai ■ ||HK|H li!> for the lb hopric. | HHB»HHht never enter, I our if we did fax, r him jßh^jgyWwße x 1 Bishops of ti .. A. he not the equal of in harness, and is he of men spoken of? We I tt Smith Africa because we that he would go and ■Khewjuld go at once, and one tM fve know of, Fitzpatrick, if he pro* 8 T to do a thing, you can re ly upoib4. He is a man of his word. He do» D » have a string of red tape to unT’ wen he tells you he will do a thini » ien , he * 6 familiar with the wCW of the General Confer -1 ence, *■ aB the Annual Confer lencesDWher words, he is a man Bof par-* wole-soul child of God. [KWkRr EASTER DAY. next issue mueh will be said issionary Easter Day. Our L demands are simply fright- Kbit of territory that we Jesus and His church field for those who are EKjjis, and will be a crown those who are to be oH olning a £ es - ket the MLxu M church not forget !W th W»»ln ♦’ - -unary and let them M, E. Church is Coining day. gM|™owp!y, D. !)., whoact the Voice of Missions |BBBp->'Jth Carolina Confer tfded us quite a list of T‘ I 7®^fr , ith their subscription fi > lont^B a °d a year. He about some of the ad- B ministers. Should the J le Korth 1 YNFM traQBf e"ed u Afri. eorgla Conference to Elder ° an< * h 0 will be Pre- I > th© Grand Bassa dis- ||SiBK ®ost notable changes oho ol B y ßtem is the compulsory edtica BBHI O of the forty-five laws for cotnpul- and such probably be adopted gggll the other states. “Now Is Your Chance To Emigrate, and Not to Africa.” | The above is the heading of an ad vertisement which appeared in the September number of The Voice of Missions, from which I copy the fol lowing: “The Planter's Association of Hawaii is in correspondence with the Southern Pa cific company with a view to securing, be tween fifteen and twenty thousand colored laborers. Mr. W. R. Fagan, traveling pas senger agent, with headquarters at No. 10 Kimball House, is in receipt of correspond ence from the San Francisco office, request ing him to investigate, and would be glad to hear from colored people who desire to go to Hawaii. “Write to W. R. Fagan, 10 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.’’ Undoubtedly the editor permits , this advertisement to be inserted in nis paper without understanding its true nature. We cannot wonder that he prefers almost any country to one where mob law rules> where American citizens are publicly burned at the stake and innocent men are liable at any moment to be tortured and killed. If one thinks for a moment of taking advantage of the offer and emigrating to this “healthy, pleasaut and fertile region,” let him read the following extracts from a letter which appeared in TheGalveston,(Texas,) News. It was written August 25, 1837, by The News’ special correspondent in Hawaii, Alvin 11. Hawkins, who died immediately after. Let every “colored laborer” who reads it regard it as a warning from the grave: NEGROES IN HAWAII. THE CONTRACTS EQUIVALENT TO SLAVERY. ‘ The handful of rich whites, backed by the American minister, is the government. The Hawailans, with all the facts on their side, assert that the government was torn from them bytheaction of Minister Stevens. The movement that culminated through the treachery of the American minister in the independence of the government was not to change the form of government from a kingdom to a republic, but to deprive the natives of their lands without compensa tion. This is history, disguise it as we may. “The papers here have devoted column after column to the Negro question, and | have filled their sheets daily with interviews as to the advisability of replacing Chinese and Japanese contract laborers with Negroes from the south. The burden of their cry Is that the Negro is an ideal race to perform contract labor, and candidly say that his schooling as a southern slave pre-eminently fits him for the life here; that he only knows how to work from sunup to sundown, and so could do the work of three Celestials and they are satisfied with corn bread and ba con, so they would be inexpensive to keep. This has continued from day to day until the people have become enthused upon the subject and contracts have been made for their importation. Their plan is to got into the thick belts of the southern states and make contracts with families. But what loos the singing of one of these contracts mean? A ease has been adjudicated by the Hawaiian supreme court bearing on the juestion of volunteer slavery. The board )f immigration of the Hawaiian Island had ■ontracted employment to a laborer of a for ign country, and after his landing assigned liin to a corporation. The laborer had worked for the corporation some two years and then appealed to the supreme court on the grounds that ho was unwilling to work for the corporation and that his slavery and involuntary servitude are forbidden by the Constitution Then follows a description of the case from which we learn that the la borer 8 appeal was in vain and this un fortunate victim of man’s avarice was compelled to remain in slavery. The correspondent of The News adds: bo it might as well be understood by Ne groes desirous of coming here under con tract that all the police power of the Hawai ian government can and will be employed, If necessary, to carry out the bond. Slavery existed in the south for life, but slavery ex ists here for a term of years under the ap pellation of contract labor. In the south the master owned his slaves for life and therefore it was to his advantage to treat them well; but here owning them for but a term of years, that might not be expected. The remarkable feature of this slav ery is that nearly all the Americans here are from north of Mason and Dixon’s line. Clarissa Olds-Keeler. 122 Tenth St., 8. E.. Washington, D. C. September 9, 1899, a LETTER FROM REV. SINAMELA, P. E. Kroonstadt, 6th Nov. 1899. His Grace H. M. Turner, D. D„ D. Att E. Church, n '■ r'’ tA ’’ ® a America: ... E ?’ A1 ’ e R in God—Having this liberty of ac.„. inlj wih .. cumstauces co. cerni „ g o „ r chn p“ rk q.'*? Bro T‘.' enormously in the tree States and is j, nnrin „ .7 for the future, both : n BC I meetings and prayer meetings * w have the whole week’s ™ nr i? .. church: Mondays, wom” k “ the meetings; Tuesdays, on tri. Wednesdays, on full members ,i’ ’ Wednesday night, for men Md S choir practice. I should have wrJ to your honor before this, but ow®, to the war now raging in South Africt I failed, having now found an oppor tunity of sending you this letter. A Special Joined Conference, where we did not go, of both Transvaal An nual Conference and South African Conference, held at Queenstown, pre sided over by Rev. J. M. Dwane, Mis sionary Bishop. We did not attend' where Brother Xaba was and that Re™ fat^l' blow”’ ‘ 1 “! g ' Ve “ ° or chnrch « ‘sm"imT” 7 repre or inclose in this leUe“ me A S r B:: m J Re I J^ i “!»™iog | H g NgcX?.”?’ a ',"° * "’° e K ”“ thia k g r y nd a few others: 80 if to be mixed with the Coiontai K?m “or their manners ,nd habits. rX- what that respectable man and Christian. Mr. F. Oow said.Xt'X church, in the whole, required better representation. He and I agree Now I must say this, I want' your honor to send me my E ld?*B n er j fiC T t v’ which Va B - d « not as I™ d ° 1 eOf ever Kotting it, « t{ eqUlred f .° have “J docul farms. * m ® whilst traveling dn ‘»npTlant^® lla Bni X Bajß men aro itrv.nl. S women rs household I 'The Christian and ffeathei World Oi Beading Knees. ♦ January 15, 1900. Lord Bishop Henry M. Turner, D. D., LL. D.,D. C. L. ,the Martin Luther the Twentieth century, the modern reformer, African explorer, the Pri mate of his church, greatest hero of the age,the philosopher And historian, the acknowledged leader of the Ne gro race,the champion of religions and civil rights, Et-Dipiomat of the Li berian government, one of the fore most Prohibitionists of this country, the most famous silver-tongued orator of this mighty nation, the popular church dignitary among his race of to day, one of the best parliamentarians among our race, a right thinker, jour nalist and scholar, linguist and logician has been prostrated or prehensied by some post-m-ridian disease* The Roamer came upon him December 15, 1899, in Savannah, (la., while holding the thirty-secon HesSiou of the Geor gia Aunttai Conference. He fell among his friends and comrades; his God was nigh; partial prostration to his antag onist; sent a rendering concussion over the cables and telegraphic wires to the civilized and half civilized world, saying Bishop H, M. Turner, the giant Cedar of Lebanon, the chieftain of the race of the A. M. E. Church has been stung by a Henti plegy; his tenement of clay tremb lingly gives away. When I heard it my heart fluttered with a tremor, pulsa tion ran through my thews beyond human control, whimsical feelings quelled my frame; my puisance strength failed; my hydraulic engine was moved to sensation; 1 readily be came a querist, what will the end be? Next, O God, save Bishop Turner; spare him; .restore him; give him strength and health. I thought nothing of eloquence of speech, but earnestness from the seat of the heart up to the throne of Jeho vah. While this great hero of many battles was slumbering on his bed in Savannah, we heard, as it were, Jesus speaking from on high, saying: Behind the ditn unknown Standeth God within the shadow, Keeping watch above His own. Providence bad to do what tongue and pen had failed to do—that is, to get this venerable church functionary to rest. Now*, I say rest, but could he rest with the weight of this mammoth church and with all its volumes of business? The burden of this wicked nation’s sins and malicious malfeasance, the injustice that’s be ing dealt to his race, and the male diction of his foes upon the other hand. Eleven giant Annual Conferences upon him; the unrighte ous and sudden revolt of our church in South Africa; the Missionary De partment and its commanding compu tations rushing in on his brains; all the Negro empires writing to him asking him to please bring the African M. E. Church to them; hundreds of letters pouring into his studio weekly, The Voice of Missions, the leading Negro paper now before the reading world, which is being read by seven Kings and other dignitaries too numerous to mention with an enormous amount of cargo fly ing with the rapidity of light ning from around the globe. I think it is enough to run ordinarv minds distracted. Dear Father in God you have the sympathies of the entire state of Alabama, the Central Confer ence, and also the Camden District, Salem A. M. E. Church, my charge. May you see the light of the recon ciled countenance of the Son of God in full effulgence shining upon your pathway as you roam through life. Sir Haus Sache called Martin Lu ther, the nightingale of Wittenberg, who lures the listening sheep fallen among ravening beasts of prey to a lovely, flowery meadow, where grass is green and waters are still. Long may our Luther Bishop Turner live. Listen, Bishop, to Wallentein’s words of condolence— , Turn not thine eyes upon the backward way— Let us look forward into the sunny days Welcome with joyous heart the victory. Forget what it has cost thee, not of today. This prayer will forever go up for you, dear Bishop, while you pray yourself— Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth. Now, also, when I am old and gray beaded, O, God, forsake me not until I have showed Thy strength unto this generation, and Thy power to every one that is to come. (Psalms Ixxi 9-18.) ‘ ’ There is seemingly no man living that can compete with you. The Ala bama minute men will never forget you, time-honored sir—will take you four more years if we cau get you. Med itate upon God’s word is the language of St. Teresa to His Grace, Bishop Palafox,and Bishop Osma. St. Bernard wrote to his Pope Eugenius, through thy multitude of affairs,meditate; may the fire of divine grace burn in your heart; look to Jesus, your Savior; stay on your knees—He will give you strength. Respectfully yours, Rev. J. H. McGehee, Pastor. Allenton Station. Variety Is the Salt of Nature. The presentation of autograph cop ies of “The Battle Hymn of the Re public” and “America,” which Presi dent Thirkield had secured from the authors, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and s oi‘ ’ S lU **h, was a notable feature ■ ber e f° rma * opening day on Novem inarV*’ at Gammon Theological Sem with n TheBe ’ handsomely framed, valuable o^? llB ° f the a ’ithors,!form ♦ has also a ddlt ? onB to fcbe library, which b { Whittier ,r n,iy be °° the formal presenV* 3 m f anifested of Bishop Hartzell? 0 * ° f * P° rtralt Stewart Missionary ? f Africa by Dr. f ° r The seminary is bound L cre.tary the Bishop’s work, as thr A"! 5° nates have been called £ leadership in the educations ° ligious work in Liberia. u re * The seminary opened the t week in October with a thoughtful ai dre , a by Dr. J. W. E. Bowen. There <, increase in advanced students andtJ* largest class in the history of £! school will graduate next May. Th ormal opening day address was de of V th« d th ,® ReV - Eli j ah H * OHver , of the class of ’95. He has a fresh and N g ° r m" treatment of the theme, “The stron ? Bter ’ His ” His high moraHife ? r S! r intel,^ence ai » d temperance refn^^ 6 miQlBtr y aud for hearty aonl f ?’ ere received with •Id b,. Cr P „ e “a e AT r ?.| i<i t u ‘ I , Mel<i, t“ !j. Secret,rj j jf_ CI * rk U nl Y.r»(- *■«. Ahtou, Baa&ggskai* l !. REAL AND FORMAL DEVOTION. Those subjects immediately connect ed with our spiritual and eternal in terests and welfare seldom excite that serious and thoughtful attention their momentous importance demand. This may be accounted for, in part, by out depraved tendencies inclining Us to give the time and attention dtte them to matters of less moment. The sub sequent consideration of the two phases of religious devotion, indicated in the subject of this crude paper, will serve as an explicit and satisfactory illustration of our home-spun ideas upon religious devotion, Thete ate so many mistaken and erroneous ideas entertained and practically expressed on religious devotion, that we regard it a self-imposed duty to call attention to the most noticeable and prominent. If the humble discharge of this con ceived obligation exposes Us to severe Criticism, we will accept it as a reward for exciting attention, if nothing more. DEVOTION APPLIED. Religious devotion, as applied to mauy piofessing Christians or today, will readily admit of terms other than those employed to describe its mani fest fervency and spirituality. It is an obvious and lamentable fact, that a large proportion of our church membership has a vague and foreign idea of religious devo tion. This class of professors is irregular in attendance upon divine service, spasmodic in giving, cold and formal in worship and inattentive to the preaching of God’s word. The warmth of their interest in the benev olent enterprises and spiritual devel opment of the church will not exceed that of a January day in the polar re gion. They never perspire from lib eral fever or religious exertion. There is another class that exceeds the for mer in magnitude, because it is com posed of the ins and the outs of the church, whose attendance, apparent interest and liberality result from re ligious curiosity, or a love of parade and display. These religious defects are apparent and prominent in the life and deportment of some, from whom we expect their pleasing opposites. These formal worshippers may pos sess many commendable characteris tics, but these, however excellent, cannot supplement tlieir deficiency in religious devotion. Religious formal ity, regardless of the phase it assumes, cannot produce spiritual growth or fruit. A cold and restrained partici pation in the ordinances of divine worship, is aimless, lifeless and un profitable. Religious vanity and for mality are waging a secret and inces sant war upon Christian piety and spirituality. Their virulent effects upon the latter will ere long appear in their most hideous form, to the aston ishment, consternation and embarrass ment of the church of God. Is there any escape from this fore shadowed danger to vital Christianity and the church? Yes. BY A DEVOTIONAL SPIRIT AND HABIT. The devotional habit is the legiti mate fruit of the devotional spirit. The formation of the devotional habit is contingent upon the forceful char acter of the devotional spirit. This devotional spirit is the direct effect of an abiding conviction that it is a vital and essential part of spiritual life. The divine origin of this spirit ac counts for its quickening and produc ing force. The former quality of this spirit' is beautifully expressed by the Psamist, (cxix): “I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt en large my heart.” It inspires devout worshippers to welcome with gladness the returning season of worship and an invitation to go to the sanctuary as indicated in the affirmation of David, I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord.” It produces love not only for the house, but also for the spot upon which it stands. ‘‘Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house and the place where Thine honor dwelleth.” David expresses in this declaration the culminating result of the devo i tional spirit and habit, in its genuine, pure and simple form. He manifests his ardent love for God, His house, its habitation, its ordinances, honored by His abiding presence, by acts of worship, worthy of imitation and commendation. Where the devotional spirit and habits do notexist there is no act of worship manifesting an ardent, active love for God, His house or peo ple. That generous, neighborly sen timent, characterizing true worship pers, is free from selfishness and nar rowness in any form, but prompts the possessor to invite his or her neigh bor to share in the pleasures,happiness and instruction enjoyed in the sanctu ry. The Prophet Isaiah, (ii, 3.) predicts Hie triumphs of the gospel, and recognition of the church as the source of religious truth, worship, and the true centre of religious in fluence and reformation. “And many people shall say, come ye and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of His ways and we will walk in His paths, for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.” God has promised all those who visit His house and worship Him, to acquaint them with His will and the doctrine of true re ligion. We have no encouraging assurance of obtaining this predicted instruction and edification outside the house of the Lord. Hence, the imper ative necessity of the devotional spirit and habit for the purposes and benefits indicated in the soul inspiring prophecy of Isaiah. Then will the mind be purified, under standing opened, the heart enlarged with love, the affections elevated and the body become a consecrated temple for the living God. Only in this state can people worship God in spirit and in truth. Only in this condition can they be elevated above the chilly region of formality. Only then are they prepared to stand upon the holy hill of Zion. Only then can they hold undisturbed communion with God and “with joy draw water out of the wells of salvation.” Then like Jacob we can exclaim: “How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. Amen. I, H. Welch. A Letter From Rev. Mokone. 3 Ashley Street, Cape Town, , South Africa, Dec. 1899. Dear \ oice of Missions: 1 ha\e the honor of informing vou that the Hon. C. A. Bideout arrived bf»e with his wife and daughter. Thev seem very, very happy to be in their forefathers’ land. Last Sunday, the. 3d of December, was their firsPume to hear an preacher in the Af rican language and they seemed to PiP, mucb ' Judge Bideout shores. I believe that the whole of Africa will receive him. Of course, you know Africa is the place of hospi* tality for any man, before they were injured by white men, or other na tion!!. We wish you to do your work to let such men as Hon. Hideout come out here; The men of the race, the men of education, the men of‘sense, the men of means, and not beggars. We Want srtch women as Mrs. Rideout, with their bright education and intellectual ideas. We want such women, whose hearts are in Africa for enlightening our dear native land. Why, if the half of Ottr American Ne groes Were such as our dear sister, Alts. Rideottt, there would be no fear of failing at all. Praise God! such a man as Rideout in our shores. He is the first man of this kind in these parts of South Africa, We never saw a b’ack Judge in our lives, only Judge Rideout, We never saw a black Hon orable,only Judge Rideout, We never saw any black Advocate, only Judge Rideout. We never saw a black mem ber of Parliament, orily HdU. RideoUf, who is Hon. C. A. Hideout, M. P. Well, Well! Heavens above! We are now waiting for M. D., M. A., B. A., L. L. 8., B. 8. C., V. S. We want a man who will be useful to us here in Africa and useful for himself. We want a man of some qualifications, one who will stand fur the prejudice, one who will fight for the equal rights for the race on the face of the globe. 'The men of honorary M. D. and M. A. won’t do much here. We want the men who passed their degrees who can face an opposer with great power; we want the engineers. Don’t wait till Bishop Turner sends you, but ask the recom mendations from him and other au thorities; come on your own expenses, come for your own risk, come for Christ’s sake. Our prayer is, God bless our dear Brother C. A. Rideout and family; give them the spirits of Nehemiah, Ezra and Daniel; God bless them, increase their love for their race, give them wisdom to work for the glory of Africa, and the glory of Hamites in all. O! Lord, give the strength to our dear ly beloved Bishop Turner, who has for many years been struggling for Africa. O! Lord, our God, inspire its House of Bishops and General Confer ence to take a better step, and force them to come and send men of right spirit to Africa to work and die here in the land of their forefathers. O! Thou that in heavens above hear our prayer, hasten the days, the times, the hours and minutes. Where is Dr. H. B. Parks? God, choose him for Africa. Then, if it would be so, ev erything is settled. We don’t want a white Bishop, but a dark one—a dark one whom Africans will trust more and more. God bless Bishop Turner and the rest of the Bishops and general officers, and God bless Hon. C. A. Rideout. M. M. Mokone. Panegyric of Rev. Charles L Bradwell. Since 1864, the subject of this sketch has played no mean part in the A. M. E. Church. If the Rev. Janies Lynch were living he would testify to the truthfulness of the assertion. At this time Rev. Bradwell was Pastor of a colored Methodist Church under the M. E. Church, South. The circum stances under which he became Pas tor are rather romantic as well as his torical. In those early days white Pastors had charge of all Negro con gregations. The white brother in charge of this particular congre gation had been granted a leave of absence, during which time the Fed eral troops came into Savannah. It being impossible for this white broth er of the cloth to return, Rev. Mr. Bradwell carried his congregation and church into the African M. E. connec tion and thus began his life work as a disciple of the immortal Richard Allen. Hemet Bishop Payne in 1865 at a conference in Charleston, 8. C., at which he was the only candidate for itinerancy. He received his first ap pointment at this conference from Bishop Payne, who placed him at Edisto, South Carolina. He re- mained for two years, attending to his ministerial duties. He also acted as agent for the Freedman Bureau of the Federal government. This posi tion helped him greatly in a financial way. This first appointment, Edisto, there is said to have been but few members, during his pastorate more than » thousand communicants were added to the church. His next ap pointment was at Augusta, Ga., where he served two years both as Pastor and Presiding Elder, the district being a very large one and many new churches were erected. Columbus, Ga., was his third ap pointment. The two years he served were full of hard work; 800 members were added to the church, and with the assistance of Rev. John G. Mitch ell, another church was organized in that city. His fourth appointment was at Americus, where great good was ac complished and two hundred members taken in. Bethel church, Atlanta, Ga., was his next appointment, where he re mained one year as Pastor, and the following year was appointed Presiding Elder over the Atlanta dis trict, but, on account of the serious illness of his family, which resulted in the death of his wife, he was com pelled to resign. He was then return ed to Americus for a second term, where he served one year. Thomasville’ Ga., was his next appointment, where he remained for one and a half years. This brings us up to the General Con ference of 1876. At this conference he was elected traveling agent of the publication department. In this ca pacity he traveled for four years and sold thousands of dollars worth of books and increased the circulation of The Christian Recorder to 10,000 copies. At the close of this quad rennium he was appointed Presiding E der of the Savannah (Ga.) district, rhe following year he transferred to the North Georgia Conference on account of the affliction of his fami ly, and was stationed at Madison, re maining three years. During this time he erected a very fine brick church. In 1884 he was appointed over the Ma rietta district as Presiding Elder, re maining four years. St. Paul, At lanta, Ga., was his next charge. While here he bought a lot and built a very nice eight-room parson age. Rev. Dr. M. E. Bryant died about this time, and the house of bishops appointed Rev. Mr. Bradwell editor of the S.Christian Recorder. For two years he filled the editor’s chair, B the end of which time he was made Voiding Elder of the Columbus d\- /ML in the Macon Conference. Aftejl sdrjßng f° r one year he received an an p.jiflfment over the Forsyth distrifl I over the Atlanta district, which posi- I tion he now fills. The trustee board lof Morris Brown College conferred I the honorary degree of Doctor of I Divinity upon Rev. Mr. Bradwell I May of 1890. He is a life trustee of I the same institution, a member of the I financial board of the A. M. E. Church. During Bishop Turner’s I last visit to Africa Mr. Bradwell was appointed arch-elder of Georgia to look after the interest of the church in this state. Dr. Bradwell is a member of some of the most important committees and conventions in the state. He was president of the Atlanta ministers’ meeting during the year ’99. He has been one of the most prominent characters in this sec tion of the church during Bishop Tur ner’s administration. Dr. Bradwell is rightly regarded as one of the fathers I |of the church, since he has been one lof her chief promoters in the south. His very modest and unassuming man ner and the dignified and reserved manner in which he carries himself, say his friends, have prevented him from entering the scramble which ap pears to be necessary in promoting men to higher oflices. We predict for him, should Providence not decree other-1 wise, promotion at the next General Conference, May 1900, Columbus, I Ohio. We have given this resume of his church work that his worth may standout in bold relief. Whatever may be said of this Christian gentle man, he has the confidence of his I brethrfeh. "Cato.” ffomafl’s Home and Foreign Mite Missionary Society. Clinton, S. C. Dear Editor—For the first time in the historj of the church at this place, the women beg to be allowed to speak through your valuable paper to the va rious sister societies in the Mission fields. We owe our gratitude to God through the instrumentality of Miss Emma Carter (the bright star of Lou isiana) for having organized and in structed the women here, how they might spread their joys abroad. Miss Carter well deserves praise. We were organized July 7th, ’99, with Mrs. Car rie Leake, president; Hattie Martin, first vice president, and Mrs. Dollie Foster, second vice president; Mrs. Fannie Wright, treasurer. Mrs. Har riet Dendy, Francis Hunter and Re becca Leake compose the sick commit tee; Miss Ella Williams, permanent secretary, and the writer, correspond ing secretary. Since the organization twenty (20) members have been added to the roll. Glad to state that we were able to send the very small amount of three ($3) dollars to the Annual Con ference w’hich is now in session in Co lumbia, S. C. Hope to be more able next time. Death. —Sorry to chronicle the death of Janie Ella Hunter, daughter of the above named Francis Hnnter. Having) spent her short life of 15 or 1(5 years around the S. S. Board, she was called from labor to reward Nov. 22d, ’99. The Daughters of Ruth will miss her at the door to deliver their password, a Sunday school chorister’s voice is hushed in our midst, and a young but faithful little Sunday school teacher is absent forever. Oh! Janie Ella, we miss you everywhere. But thou wort fashioned for a more blissful clime. There! Dear Editor. My hands up. I’ve certainly trespassed in such a lengthy letter. Please pardon for this once. Should this letter be success ful in passing the waste-basket to the Mission fields, we pray that all the Missionary workers may be strength ened by the voices of many in one strong chord, that we are alive to duty. I wish to establish or introduce your paper to the entire membership, but most especially to the officers of this society. Therefore I beg at least two copies of your next issue. The world for Jesus. Yours for the great and glorious cause of Missions, Mart J. Dillard, Corres. Sec’y. Allen Temple Burned. Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 15th, 1900. I Bishop H. M. Turner: My Dear Bishop—We were pained to learn of your illness, and pray for your speedy recovery. At this time more than ever before we need your courage, counsel and help. I pray (rod you may be spared to pilot us tl-rough the “meshes,” at least, of the next General Conference. For, to tell I the truth, 1 tremble for our church when I note the unexampled scramble of unholy and ambitious men for place I and power. Bishop, there has never been anything like it. Some of my friends have fallen out with me be cause I would not join in the “raid” upon the Annual Conferences and “log-roll” the delegates. No, I will take my chances, stay at home and [ pastor my church. My brethren know of my long years of service, and if God wants me, He knows where I am. So long as I am true to my calling God will give me something to do, and I shall be content. Pardon me; I did not start out to say anything of myself. Wife wanted that I should send you $5 on account, and ask that you send only 20 copies of The Voice till further orders. I suppose you have heard that the “Temple”’ is burned. We shall repair, at once. Covered by insurance. Obediently yours, J. M. Townsend. Tuskegee /Motes. Among Tuskegee’s visiting friends this week were Dr. J. L. M. Curry secretary of the John F. Slater fund and member of the board of trustees; H * Baldwin « Jr., president of the Long Island Railway; Dr. H. B. Frisell, principal of the Hampton Institute; Mr. Robert C. Ogden, mem ber of the firm of John Wanamaker, New York, and president of the Hamp ton board of trustees, and many oth ers. They were present at the formal opening of the Slater-Armstrong Mem oria’.tr.ades building, which took place on Wednesday, Jan. 10th. All spoke in very warm terms of the school. The first meeting of the year, of the board of trustees, was held here on Jan. 10th and Uth. With one or two exceptions there was a full board and the meeting was entirely satisfactory. At the dedication of the trades building, which took place on Wed nesday of this we4> "^ O f the trus tees informed- -* V. „ J; friend o' tjiousanj W™ fiv , e wojjk EQUAL RIGHTS. Waycboss, Ga., Dec. 15th, 1899. Bishop H. M. Turner : If the declaration of the Democratic press and politicians, as well as some utterances from Republican sources be a reflex of public sentiment of the white people of the nation, then the future of the colored inau, in America, is indeed gloomy. In several of the states, laws have been enacted, in the recent past, by which large numbers of our colored citizens are proscribed and disfranchised. In several locali ties he has been driven from his work and from his home, by armed men; and many innocent colored people killed and their spirit of proscription against our colored population is grow ing deeper and more bitter, and will bring widespread disaster to the coun try unless good men of all parties shall counsel together and devise some means to establish better conditions. The idea seems to be crystalizing that the colored man shall have no place in political preferment. He may be ever so good a man and citizen— ever so well qualified, yet he shall have no place, either in civil or mili tary departments of the government. He is called upon to work roads and fight for our common flag, pays taxes to help support our common govern ment and he worships at our same Christian altars in prayer to the same God; and tries to discharge the duties of a good citizen, under hard condi tions, and by reason of color is to have no part in the distribution of places. This is a cold hand position to take by the Democratic press politicians; but this sentiment is grow ing, and is a menace to peace of the country. I antagonize this view; we cannot strike down the rights of ten millions of fellow citizens without in calculable injury to millions of others. Strike down one class because of color, and you will soon see another class stricken down because it is poor, and in the near future—we will have the rule of the classes against the masses. Then discontent, revolution, anarchy. “Then the empire.” Any class of our citizens that are denied equal rights with others will not love the government that enacts discriminating laws, and will grow to be a dangerous and disturbing element in our body politic. Let us give all classes of our fellow citizens the same rights and protection under a common flag to which we all give allegiance. The battle of freedom is not yet won; we must rekindle the tires of liberty; we must again gather around our altars and reconsecrate our lives in the fight for human rights. I appeal to good men of all parties to counsel together and, if possible, adjust differences, to the end that jus tice shall be done. We should give all classes of our fellow citizens recog nition to place commensurable with their numbers and qualifications. I urge this as an ex-Confederate, a southern man and a native Georgian. Yours truly, Z. B. Hargrove. As General Conference Delegates Are Elected, Some One Report Their Names and Addresses To The Voice of Missions. The following are delegates now elected: PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE. Rev. L. J. Coppin, D.D., 754 S. 12th street, Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. N. D. Temple, D.D., 631 Pine street, Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. O. D. Robinson, P. E., Wil min pr ton, Del. Rev. J. P. Sampson, D. D., 1833 S. Carlisle street, Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. D. P. Roberts, D. D., 653 N. 16th street, Philadelphia, Pa. BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. Rev. John Hurst, D.D., 114 E. Cen ter street, Baltimore, Md. Rev. J. H. Collett, P. E., 1365 Cal houn street, Baltimore, Md. Rev. D. G. Hill, Petersville, Md. Rev. G. W. Nicholson, B. D,, 331 W. Henrietta street, Baltimore, Md. Rev. J. A. Johnson, D. D., 1444 Q street, Washington, D. C. NEW YORK CONFERENCE. Rev. W. D. Cook, D.D., Bethel Church, W. Twenty-fifth street, New York City. Rev. John M. Henderson, D. D., 323 Jamaica avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y* VIRGINIA CONFERENOE. Rev. A. L. Gaines, D. D., Por mouth, Va. Rev. D. J. Seaton, D. D., Norfolk Va. ’ Rev. E. H. Bolden, A. M., Ports mouth, Va. Rev. John E. Cook, Hampton, Va. Rev. J, L. Butts, Berkley, Va. NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE. Rev. W. H. Thomas, D. D., Charles Street A. M. E. church, Boston, Mass Rev. Daniel M. Brown, Newport, R ;. L tf C. R. King, M. D., Specialist. Will cure all female complaints. Will cure all piles or hemorrhoids, Will cure all lost vital energy in men. Will cure all rheumatism. Will cure all catarrh. Will cure all neuralgias. Will cure all headaches. Will cure all dyspepsia. Will cure all constipation. Will cure all liver, kidney and blad der troubles. Patients successfully treated by mail in every part of the United States. Write for terms and particulars, en closing self-directed, stamped en velope. Address, Dr. C. R. King, 253 E. Hunter street, Atlanta, Ga. I refer by permission to Bishop H. M. Turner. tf One of the Best Colleges in Georgia. The Georgia State Industrial Col lege has just closed one of the most successful year’s work in its history. It has now sixteen (16) teachers and is prepared to give any one of eight different trades to boys, besides a thorough business course in bookkeep ing, typewriting and stenography. It has also two industrial courses for girls; plain and fancy sewing, and cooking. Girls will also be permitted to take bookkeeping, typewriting and stenography. The literary courses, normal and collegiate, are open to all students. Board will be only $5 per month. Tuition is free to all. There is now no place in the state where so much in the line of industrial and higher edu cation can be obtained at so small a pi ice. It is admitted on all sides that the training given at the Georgia State Industrial College is equal to that given by any other institution in Hie state. School opens October Hh. who wish to enter are OUR rhe Greatest Staple in (A,,VgH| ket Heetnn Deatlned Minnesota is our last of white pine lumber, an will be exhausted within years if the present rate 0 < tion continues. The in our lumber market to disappear. Maine, o nc 7,J e! ® pine State, ceased long 4(r ‘ te ’M source of supply. Th/J 0 W pineries were nearly ejk l lc ' a ® years ago, and the lumbA^A’J consin say they expect to white pine in that State tbi. the Chippewa River. * The disappearance of V 1 , I industry will be a nati ua ,P e tune. Only a few year s^ 64,l were eighty large saw-mill. 1 ? 0 *?< du Lac, Eau Claire a ud J” p » Wisconsin towns, but now disappeared, and the worked in connection with th & - *' had to change their bu B i ae “ eia employment in other lu m L Ot . ! ‘ More than 15,000 men w white pine in Minnesota tIA and their wages amount to J *' at< $450,000 a month. About are employed in the Jai.i® Minneapolis, and over w the State make their living nn A. ea lumber industry. They k So 11 a few years more they murtAi ‘ wotk, and many talk lowing their present rap|,,;„” » Pacific coast, where some of th acquiring large interests i 3th J 4 lands of Washington, OrAon f California. Thus an a riav . &n men will have crossed the com laying low the greatest pinerieslrJ country. 10 Thus far it has not paid p .. coast lumbermen to send much their product East, so their sA 1° has been sent to foreign markets r when we begin to draw more !ar , upon the Southern pines and North ' spruce and hemlock it will certainh be profitable to send Pacific lumbJ to the Eastern markets. There is for us no serious pro9p ) of a lumber famine. The States will continue to beat the world in the variety, excellence and abA dance of its timber available f or , aw ing. But we shall use a good deal d soft lumber not so desirable a 1 white pine. This country should begin in truest the study of methods of husbanding and cultivating our timber, so thatwe nay always have an abundance. Lumber is wealth and it is comfort.- New York Sun. WORDS OF WISDOM. Every rightful occupation has itt just compensation to the industrious worker in the shape of well-earned money; it has also its own peculiar service of welfare to the community but beyond both these it exerts a re active influence for good upon the life and character of every faithful toiler. It has the power of developing every faculty of the mind, every fine moral quality. The basest thought possible con cerning man is that he has no spiritual nature; and the most foolish under standing of him possible is that he has or should have no animal nature. For his nature is nobly animal, nobly spiritual—coherently and irrevocably so; neither part of it may, except at his peril, expel, despise or defy the other. No true artist ever yet worked for ambition. He does the thing which is in him to do by a force far stronger than himself. The first fruits of a man’s genius are always pure of greed. Be not diverted from duty by any idle reflections the silly world may make on you; for their censures are not in your power and consequently should be no part of your concern. Talk about “looking for opportuni ties of doing good 1” We may as well walk about looking for firewoodin a forest or water during a flood. The world is full of such opportunities. The mind requires not, like an earthen vessel, to be kept full; con venient food and aliment only will in flame it with a desire of knowledge and an ardent love of truth. No human life would be possible il there were not forces in and around man v perpetually tending to repair the wounds' and breaches that he himself makes. A happy marriage depends awfa more on a good, loving, patient acter, than all the time, place and money combined. B Think of the ills from which are exempt, and it will aid you to bear patiently those which you may now suffer. Be content with doing with calmness the little which depends upon your self, and let all else be to you as if it were not. Life without liberty is joyless; but life without joy may be great. The greatness of life is sacrifice. The rage after desires unattainable is increased by the difficulty. Judgment and decision are man J great wheels of fortune. Oar First Folding-Bed. “No invention of modern tirn#” 1 - filled the proverbial long-felt want »•' did the tfolding-bed.” These were the words of Robert C. Gill, the head of the model rooms in the Patent Of fice— a genius who carries in his he® o the most minute details of all the sev eral hundred thousand models tha are intrusted to his care. The particular model to which hi referred was the crudest form of ® collapsible bedstead ever devise • But the crude bed, cut in sections and hinged so that it might fold in r convenient form, contained the fi erD of an idea, and to that we owe t ® useful and handsome cabinet folding bed of to-day. , The inventor of the was one James A. Johnston, a Ww erner, to whom letters patent *«[• 17,281 were granted on May 12, 100. No provision was made in the be 1 for the storing of the mattress, p* lows and bedclothes, as is common P the folding-bed of to-day. Also unlike the modern contrivanty which when folded resembles a kflf reau, chiffonier, or other similar of furniture, the folding-bed by Johnston made no j | looking like anything other what it was. A company manufactured ton patent, and it had s ogi« in its day. Little by inents were made on ~ j3 i within the past score of fj» piece of furniture wo evolved, and there Ireds of varieties of Washington Post. ' The Size of & Canada lucks only 5 » y iniles to be as large as y tinent of Europe. It is