American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-10
CoIored M. E. Conference.
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Now, as l am most through with my adj
dress, let me urge you to hold up lions
flag do not let it trail in the dust; if it
goes down it will be your fault, for God has
promised to build up Zion. My brethren
in Christ hear what David said about Zion,
in the As Psalm, 18th verse: ''Walk about
Zion, and round about her; tell the towers
thereof 18th verse, MARK we well her
bulwarks; consider her palaces, that We
may tell the generation following. For
this God is our God, forever and eyer. He
we will be our guide even unto death.''
l02 Psalm, Is W, ''rhou shalt arise and
have mercy upon Zion, for the time to
favor her, yea, the set time, is Gomez
You see that we have four new churches
in this D. c. this year. This goes to show
us that God is visiting his people and
building up Zion as he promised to do.
Let Zion and her sons rejoice;
Behold the promised hour;
Her God hath heard her mourning voice,
And to exalt his power.
Zion, awake! thy strength renew;
Put on thy robes of beauteous hue;
Church of our God, arise and shine,
Bright with the beams of truth divine.
Oh, Zion, tune thy voice,
And raise thy hands on high;
Tell all the earth thy joys,
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Shine, mighty God. ON Zion shine
With beams of heavenly grace
Reveal thy grace through every land,
And show thy smiling face.
The beams that shine on lions hill
Shall Tighten every land;
The King who reigns in lions towers
Shall all the world command.
We are one race of people. May God
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we are one rae and making tor one city
which is called Zion.
| d. Pitts moved that each member pay
| twenty-five cents to defray the expense of
| the Conference. Approved. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met pursuant to adjourn
ment at l p. IN. Roll called. Reports
from the different churches read. Elder
Morris and the Rev. A. White appointed
to preach at night. Adjourned.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Conference met at 10 a. M, with the Rev
T A Hopdns in the chair.
| Reading by Elder Hopkins. Prayer was
offered by Brother Whitehead. Report of
the different committees heard.
The committee on boundary thought
best to put Sharon, Liberty and Zion
chapel i'm one circuit; approved. Also, to
put Free Union, Shiloh, Breckville church
and Camden IN one circuit after several
debates it was agreed to. Liberty Hill cir
cult to remain as before; adopted. To
make Carthage, Free chapel and Browns
vile one circait; Canton 70 remain station
airy. Brother Vanarsdale moved to adj
journ.
Conference met at halEpast m. Ii
cense issued to w Colwell to exhort, also
to Isaac Williamson; Ned Kemp licensed
| to preach. Sabbath School delegates heard
| from. certificates issued to the delegates
| to go to the Annual conference. Brother
! George Whitehead's license renewed.
The delegates elected TO the Annual con-
ference were George Adams, of Sharon,
and w Mills, of Free Union.
The conference adjourned to meet at
Free chapel on Thursday before the Sd
Sunday in October, 1878.
The New church at Free Union was dedi-
Gated on Sunday Elder Hopkins preached
the dedicatOry sermOn-teXt, ''The glory
of the latter house shall be greater than
that of the former house. "-Haggai, 2 chap
ter, 9th verse hymn 40l, page 472.
Baptized, 2. Amt collected for Bishop,
conference and Elder, S4S 81.
The people OF Free Union showed great
kindness towards the delegates.
j. w. MILLS, Sect'y.