The Washington Bee Newspaper, October 5, 1889, Page 1

- AND; HEARD. often goto show 4 capacity of @ man. yvnsend of the Land asion last week to in- ty odd clerks un- uew Commissioner. came forword they : name and their re~ vesnamed. Those who s exhibition of a won- were astonded, and embered that he has but a short time e wonderful. Pal we of Hon. Frederick eave a void in many i that of the general the hearts of connected ibe missed, and with him or not other. I want to 1 Negro, that I resent ered him by certain and if the report is retary ot War should livers. As the rep- { this Government and his past services he was respect orded a gen- s a disgrace to all con- understand how any red men in Virginia can » organize clubs to yn of General Ma- what has been said the leading Demo- 1f the Demo- held out any induce- 1 which assured them support they should eatment there would xe some excuse for them. is nota fact, but the te of it. 1 admire inde- ich as any man as a ng wrongs, but we v before hand that in € tnwe are to be ie election of the oth- snot the case in » should pause and tis too late. Never xe been called on ment as DOW. no little anxiety m evidently of Privates commonly bool of from that ex- x /KLOW vith him is had much ties and I bad «be- n him asa safe leader, but it is at time has taught ustead of inspir- confidence, the very result. His endurse. cCant Stewart's anar- ys aud his own ase esident Harrison is man that ever sat in tial chair leads me to ion his Christianity, to his race and his it we “that we must should teach him {be wiser in him to in organizing the old defence than ran- 18 country shooting that along and safe * ae ’s mail reaches us we assaults on our Southland. One hope- is to be found in d decidedly op- the Northern news » always claimed, ceed in arousing North, it will be * when the whole wills understand > and rise in their i once before and th the assistance of Ss as the“N. Y. eld Republican,” : “Press,” “Mail Tepresenting every Nes, We Nay reasona- vller times. In the town papers should Ss and yet ration- e is great work sored editors and ‘« egaal to the occasion. ‘vere is a cure, and 4o discover this balm Uueasiness as to his ‘have been made. *° % Aud this re, ‘eminds me, that on the this occasion of he indignatien meet- ing held here last week, there was a woeful lack of good judgement shown by many who were supposed te be the possessors of that much to be desired quality. Preachers teachers and the coming young man went wild and handled adjec- tives without gloves and regardless of fitness or effect. Passion was given full sway and ran riot. To excite the less intelligent and win applause seem their sole aim. The pot house politician’s antics were introduced and the demigogae was with usonce more, As Ii sat there and watched those men and _lis- tened their wild harangues I asked myself the question are we capable of handling intricate questions that calls for diplomatic statesmanship ? Taking most of the speakers at that meeting as a sample, I say no. Bat fortunately for the race, there are other and wiser men among us. Men who realize the great odds against us, ané which if we would overcome, must be met first in lawfal grounds. Meu who will try persuasion until absolutely forced to adopt more severe meas- ures, aud even then, the wise and sensible leader will not publicly declare his intentions, but silently formulate his plaus; every little detail will be carefully looked after so as to guard against accidents likely to arise and which would cause bis planus to miscarry. Hav- ing done this, he issues his orders to trusted lieutenants, that in cer- tain places, at a certain hour and in a particular manner his forces are to march forth. Such leaders are safe to follew because the chances of success are in their fa- vor, and even if futile his followers will not reproach him because he did all he could to achieve a victo- ry. But the hot headed, blantant mouth pretended fire eaters who do their fighting with their mouth and that at long range, isa danger- ous element that should be ignored. The man who has not the courage to say *‘come on,” but advise oth- ers to “go on, will be found at the time of battle perched up in some safe elevation looking on at the distruction he has wrought and from which he nopes to profit. John Brown and Nat Turner did not say ‘go on”, but were among the dead after the battle. When thetime comes for us todo battle I pray God. for the salvation of our race, that Negroes with the courage of Brown and Turner shall be our leaders. ‘Kine Marreavx. +e 26TH ANNIVEKSARY OF SHILOH. ABLE AND DISTINGUISHED DIVINES PREACH —THE BEAUTIFUL EDIFICE CROWDED —THE ELOQUENT DOCTOR PHILLIPS PREACHED AN ABLE SER- MON The 26th anniversary of the Shi- lob Baptist Church, L, bet. 16th & 17th Sts., n. w., took place Sunday. This handsome church has a histo- ty worthy of mention, and a con- gregation of intelligent and _influ- ential citizens, mostly of Frecer- icksbarg, Va., while many ot whom have young ones who have connect- ed themselves with this congrega- tion. Last Sunday morniug was a happy time among the members and friends of the church. The church having been completed, made the occasion. more enjoyable, At 11 o’clock, Rev.W.H.Scott, sup- erintendent of the Sabbath-school read a very interesting bistory of the church from its foundation, which showed that the original Shi- loh Baptist Church was organized iu Fredericksburg, Va., and daring the war the church was disbanded by the army. Subsequently, the few members who had fled to this city, called a council Wednesday evening, September 23d, 1863, at the Ist Baptist Church. The body was organized by electing G. W. Sampson, D. D., as chairman, and John S. Poler, clerk, Whereupon, the delegates presented their cre~ dentials as follows: The E Street Church was represented by Rev. E. H. Gray, and Brethren A, Roth- well, J. E. Foebush, J. C. Welling, Z. Richards and John 8. Poler; Calvary Church was represented by Rev. T. Jones, and Brethren C. D. Batts, J. T. Files, and ©. H. Nor- ton. The delegates from the First Church were Rev. G. W. Sampson, S.M. Shute and Dr. Lockwood, The above delegates constituted the Council to reorganize the Shilob Baptist Church. The chairman of the Council stated the object for which the Councj! was called, after kahit niin hla cet ities Ak ap kel nsstnoiinnian seen ines cnheesisitadadiosgehacasiaoecickaddaiioainartabuahisusr rien ee ., SATURDAY, OCTOBER which, the application Ww. J. Walker was considered, | which asked for his ordination to | the Christian ministry. | Brother Henry Frazer, the senior | Deacon of the church, gave a his. | tory of its organization and pros- perity. | Brother Wm. J. Walker, who had been associated with that charch about twelve years, presented some | very interesting facts. On resolution of Deacon Roth- well the church was reorganized. On motion of Brother James Sampson, unanimous consent was | given Brother Walker to make a Statement of his Christian experi- ence, his views of the Christian ministry, and the doctrines of our church and denomination, with a view to bis being ordained as their pastor. After listening to Brother Walker, and answering satisfactor- ily the questions propounded, on motion of Rey. Z. Richards, Broth- er Walger was ordained. At 3 o'clock Sunday, September 27, 1863, the Council convened persuant to adjournment. After the candidates for ordination had presented them- selves at the altar, Dr. Sampson gave an instractive and interesting charge to Brother Walker. The following are the list of persons who connected themselves with the chureh from its organization, some of whom are dead: Brother, John J. Taylor, Henry Frazer, James Sample, Clement Morgan, James | H. Payne, Edward Brooks, Alfred Pendleton, George Armstead, Griflin Saunders, J.-M. Wilson, Henry D. Peyton, and Edward | Davis, Sisters: Fannie Parker, Lu- cy Minor, Rebecca Payne, Roset- ta Semple, Jane Brown, Lucy Day- is, Elizabeth Morgan, and Annie Armstead. At the conclusion of the reading of the church history by Rev. Seott, the choir rendered a fine anthem. At 11:30 o’clock, Rev. W. HB. Phillips, pastor of Betulehem Bap- tist Church, one of the most logical and-eleqnént divirestn This coun- try, was introduced, and took for his subject CHURCH HISTORY. His text was from Ps. 48:13— “Mark ye weil her bulwarks, con- sider her palaces, that age may tell it unto the generations to fol- low.” Dear Sisters and Brethren, offi- cers and members of Shiloh Bapt. Church: I feel proud, indeed, that you consider me competent and worthy to preach so important a sermon as the 26th Anniversary Sermon of your organization, and on so important occasion as this, the first one since you have com- pleted this grand and magnificent temple of worship; the finest one and the best arranged one in the Capital of this great nation, among the people of color. I assure you that I esteem it uo little honor, and to do ample justice to this occas- ion according to my limited ability and the time generally aliowed for such a discourse. I have taken the pains to write out in fall every word I wish to say. There are two methods of communicating and imparting history; the first one is the oral method, handed down by word of mouth, from father to son, and from generation to generation. This, however, is not the best method, and is more liable to prove ! iuacurate, because our memory will } sometimes prove treacherous, which wili cause additions, omissions and misconstructions. The other method, you know, is the method of writing history, which is the best. When a matter bas been caretully written it never miscourts the author, andis as well understood one hundred years after the author is dead, as it was when it was first written. God has adopted this method, and whatever He does is always the best, The Lord said unto Moses, ‘Write them these words: I have made a covenant with thee, and with Israel.”’ The word that came to the Prophet Jeremiah from the} Lord saying, Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel saying, Write thee all the words that I have spok- en unto thee in a book, and again. I will write npon him my new name. Write, blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, In taking part with you to-day ia making history, I have drawn upon both ancient and modern his-| tory, sacred and profane history. What is history and what would we | be and how would we get along) without it? For the purpose of making this | subject as clear to your minds as possible, 1 have divided it into three heads as follows: 1, What is history? of. Brother | | the Almig | lightful garden, the easy tilling of | October 14th to one of the follow- | | ing named Choirs, who may deliver | 2, Its use—what acount is it? 3, Its perpetuity, that is, if we fulfil our mission, we must perpet- uate it, carry it on. HISTORY is an account of that whichis known to have occurred, a record of the present, a narative of events, a true story in distinction from a romance, a statement of the progress of a} nation, an institution or a church. 1st, without history we should not | know that Adam was created by shty from the dust of the ground on the 6th day of Creation. His Maker, itissaidin the Scripture, | breathed into his nostrils the breath | He was endowed with an inward | principle, and being placed in al probationary state, not only his | own character, but that of his pos- | terity was to be affected by his conduct. He was placed ina de- which constituted his employment. God imposed upon him but one test of obedience and that was absti- nence in regard to the eating of the fruit of one tree in the garden. | PERSUADED BY EVE, who, having been tempted by Sa- tan, and who had previously trans- gressed, he partook of the forbidden | food, and thus death entered into | the werld, and all our woes. His | conduct involved the greatest im-| piety and the consequences have been dreadful in time, and: will be so throughout eternity; After Rey. Phillips had dealt so | logically and 80 eloquently with | the previous part of his discourse, | he spoke of WRITTEN HISTORY. Without written history, said he, we should nat kuow that Noah was the second father ot mankiad. His eminent piety procured for him and his family an honorable exemp- tion trom the awful destructive efx fect of the delage. Having built the ark agreeable to the divine direction, he entered it at the age of, _ six __bundred____ years; taking with him seven members of his family together with the animals that men intended to restock the earth. Under the special care of God he and the various inmates of the ark survived the desolatious of a world, and leaving the ark in safty, at a little more than the expiration of a year, he built an altar and offered sacrifices unto the Lord. By written history we learn of the faith of the Father of the faithful. Abraham, who was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born, after his expecta- tion had been long and many times delayed. He was commanded by God to offer up bis sou asa sacre- fice; all of his’ lofty hopes were reposed in that only son, and - yet he did not hesitate to execute the Divine’s behest. Just atthe mo- ment, however, when he stretched | forth his hand to take the life of his son, God interposed, being satisfied with Abraham’s faith. Again the doctor got more elo-} quent than ever, and his soft voice and fine physique showed to advan- tage. We learn, said he, by written history of David, the son of Jessie, and anointed King of Israel by Samuel the prophet, while keeping {Continued on ith Page.} . i JONIOR EXCELSIORS The Metropolitan Church, M St., bet. 15th & 16th, n. w.. ON MONDAY EVE., OCT. 14, ’89: | National MUSICAL E. Sensational Contest, $100 AS A MEDAL To be awarded on the evening of | the best rendition of Music: | Metropolitan Church, Washington, | D.C., J. T. Layton, Esq., Choris- ter; Bethel A. M. E. Church, Bal-| timore, Md., J. James Dangee, Esq., | Chorister ; Madison & treet Presby- | terian Church, Baltimore Md., W.| W. Smith, Esq., Chorister; Rob- | erts’ Chapel, Alexandria, Va., N.| B. Pinn, Esq., Chorister ; Ebenezer | Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., | 8. D. Jones, President and COhoris- | ter of the Choir Union; Rockville, | Md., Rev. Hammond, Chorister. | Mr. R. Henri Strange, Philadel-| phia’s Elocutionist, will deliver | Dramatic and Humorousselections. | Excursion rates from all cities. N.| B. Judges will be selected by choirs CUT-PRICK SALE IN FUOT WwEAR. Infants’ Button, regular price 40c, ; now 23cts. Infants’ good quality, regular price 50c.; now 39 cts. Child’s Spring Heels, 4-7, regular price 60cts.; now 39 cus. 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