Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-08

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CONFERENCE OF A. NJ. E. ZION CHURCH.
The conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion church of South Carolina,
Bishop James w. Hood, presiding. convened
in the church edi6ce of that denomination in
Yorkvile, on Wednesday of last week. In
attendance upon the conference, were num-
Der of delegates from Virginia and North
Carolina-the territory over which Bishop
Hood is presiding officer embracing, as it does,
that portion of North Carolina east of the
Blue Ridge; the State of Virginia, south of
Richmond; and the upper part of South Car
olina. Each State, however, has its own sep
arate conference. -
Bishop Hood, who was elevated to that po.
sition in 1872, is tall man, of copper color,
intelligent features and pleasing manners. He
is native of Pennsylvania, was educated in
Delaware, and is about Al years of age. His
home is in Fayetteville, N. c., and since the
war he has been prominently known in that
State, not as politico.religious adventurer,
but as an earnest, intelligent Christian, who,
while seeking to elevate his own race, has also
labored to cultivate amicable relations between
them and the white people ofthe State. We
have his own authority for the statement that
the colored people of North Carolina are pros
porous and contented, and that both races
are moving together quietly and harmonious.
ly. Addressing the conference at its opening
session, Bishop Hood spoke, in substance, as
follows:
Commencing with an expression Of gratitude to
Almighty God for being permitted to gather again
in annual conference, he then proceeded to urge
| upon the conference the importance Of raising
funds to meet the expenses circumference, stating
that the entire cost OF last years minutes was still
unpaid.
His next recommendation was that adequate
provision be made for the support of presiding
elders and of the bishops. he called the attention
of his brethren to the fact that the last general
| OPS at so cents per member If this amount were
| raised the sum would be sufficient to maintain
all the bishops Out of this fund two missionary
| bishops were to be paid. SO far from this being
Ln6 case, one Oh bishops, 0aQ
not received enough money to cover the expense
of Transporting laborers into his field. The third
district being of the largest in the connection.
should raise more than the salary Of its own bish-
op, 80 that q surplus might 60 to maintain the
missionary bishops
| The star of ZION, a paper published in the in
terest Of the connection at Newberne, N. c., next
received the notice of the Bishop. After stating
| the circumstances under which 1t was establish
| ed, and the low price &l per annum) at which 1t
Is published he urged his hearers to see to it that
| the Star of Zion be made power in the Land, and
| bright and shining light in Zion.
| The question of emigration to Africa was then
referred to, and as 1t s subject Of general inter-
est, we give his remarks in full. Said the Bishop:
Two years ago, when addressing the Virginia
Conference, I said would not be understood as
prove their condition. Like other people, we are
free to 60 where ever we please In this broad
| land. But any movement, which has for It's OBJ
and superstition, to land where there is little
else, shall receive my disapprobation. To bene-
dt Africa, those who go must first be educated. 81
For twenty-five years I have opposed the
wicked schemes Of the old Colonization Society,
which always looked upon as the legitimate
offspring of slavery, scarcely less odious than
that monstrous evil: But there has recently been
organized an association lin Charleston( which
not only has the same bad object in view, but
must also fail to fulfill its promises to its deuded
followers. The old Colonization Society, 80 far
as know, fulfilled all ts promises, and il people
formation from the agent Of that society. For
bad as consider its object, have never heard
word against its officers.
But the agents of this new movement make
promises that cannot possibly be fulfilled. For
instance they telling the people that they will
purchase ship at cost of $780, 900 by the pay
ment Of $40 from each man. This makes him q
stockholder and gives himself and family right
this proposition. 1t will take 900 heads of fam
lilies to purchase the ship. Five to family would
make $4,000 people. It would take your ship
families over there-that is if the ship don't sink
before its work il done. But what will It cost to
run the ship for seven years, Including the pay
Of officers, seamen &C? Certainly not less than
$6O, 900 more Where is that to come from? Then,
what guarantee have you that one dollar Of your
money will be expended in the purchase of q
shipf Men who go about sandering ministers,
and trying to poison the minds Of their congre-
cations against them, will not be very scrupulous
in their dealings with other mems money.
But these men, some of them making no pre-
tension to religion, have set themselves up ex-
Founders Of Scripture. Yes, they have the ar,-
taken prophecy in Isaiah and applied 1t as q
prophecy respecting the exodus Of the colored
people from this country to Africa Let rs see
the passage referred to: Isaiah xiii l4-"And it
>shall be as chased roe and as sheep that no
man taketh up: they shall every man return to
Ms own people, and flee every one into his own
land" Now, what is it that shall be as a chased
which 1t Is proposed to fee? This Government
has not gone to pieces. It is not hunted by foe.
ask again, what is 1t to be III a chased roe3 The
answer will furnish key to the Interpretation
of the other part Of the verse; Well, II you will
run your eye up to the first verse, you will read:
''The burden Of Babylon, which Isaiah, the son
of Amoz, did see." So it was prophecy respect
ing Babylon-not America. Babylon was to be
as chased roe-not America. II was from Baby
lon that every man was to flee to his own people,
and every one into his own land. Nebuchaddnez-
zer. king Of Babylon, had been great warrior,
as had his father before him. They subdued and
took captives from all nations around them. But
in turn that mighty empire was overthrown, and
the captives returned to their own people-the
several nations to their own land. An UNDER
taking that needs to be supported by perverting
the Word of God, must be bad, indeed.
But whence comes this newborn desire to get
our people away from here? Twelve months ago,
when Rev. Mr.. Porter was seeking seat in the
Legislature, he would have been tho last man to
urge our people to leave. What has happened
since that time? So far as my observation goes,
the men who are leading in this matter are disap-
pointed politicians. Now, politicians have almost
ruined US here, where there are checks or breaks
What would they do with us in Africa? Half
dozen of them would want to be President, and
they would set to killing each other to satisfy
their ambition. Then disappointed ones would
want to pick us up and carry US off somewhere
else.
But can these men have thought Of the untold
misery they are likely to bring upon their vic
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