Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-21

the dwelling, and as common " 0.skip'
ers At the temple Of God? Ask your
BATH. Scared veterans who left their
all TO the mercy OF relentless circum'
stance, aud went, ia answer to the
clarion call OF the trumpet, TO the gi-
gantic and unnatural strife OF the Sec
ond Revolution. Ask them who look
ed after their interests at home great
cheering who raised their earth works
upon the field who buried the young
hero SO far away from his home, or re-
turned his ashes to the stricken hearts
which hung bresthless upon the hour
Who protected their wives and little
ones { ON the ravages of wild beasts,
and the worst ravages Of famineI And
the answer Is returned from a million
heaving bosoms, as a monument OF
everlasting remembrance TO the benev-
olence of The colored a. in America.
Immense applause. And these are
they who greet you to-day, through
their chief orga cation. the African NJ.
Z. Church in lie United States OF
America. Loud and continued ap'
plause.
And now, though the yoke which
bound the master and the slave TO-
gether, 10 such close and mutual re-
spousibllity, has been shivSred by the
rude shock of war, we find ourselves
still standing by your side as natural
allies against an u%nfriendly world
Applause,
Mr.. Chairman, 1t was as one Of the
nations included in Our Lords inner
%ilanee, that we were sent TO you over
two hundred ears ago for instruction
Ia the government Of the Prince OIL
Peace, applausel that the little lcaven
might be hidden within the true and
trusly hearts Of the chosen representa-
lives Of a mighty race and right well
have you performed your duty. And,
If you did scold a little sometimes, ap'
plause it was as a teacher and a friend,
II was through you we learned OIL
Christ, and to-day graduated from tue
highest departments of the common
M~ethodi,m, instructed in the arts, the
sciences, the literature, the religion, and
the morality Of this age Of light, we
only await the command of the Chief
Shepherd aud Bishop Of Souls. w
know his voice; and as we have well
learned the much coveted lesson Of
obedience, we shall be found moving q:
His Cool Providence may direct
Whether II be that we shall stand with
YOU under the banner OF the i Pluri'
bus Uaam in this land, and hold up the
standard OF Jesus 10 the on-comlng
millions who seek the fire OF our relik'
iOus liberty, or whether in whole or IL
part, a. u people we shall away to ouI
fathers and our Iatber-land, God know
eth. 81 tar, we are at lea, sailing IN
der sealed orders aud the only %iustruc,
ion We now have il, I'D good ual0 al
men, especially unto them who are Of
The household Of faith Gal. 8, 10
Applause.
Mr., Chairman, we must be pardoneC
II we some lines show q decided wish
for development, laughter since pro.
gress Is a law Of life and as an Illus
tration Of the Inherent principle, VI
are told that in the ice-bound oelts o
Siberia, " here the entire Summer con
sists Of but a few dsys, the vegetation
may almost be detected in thu act 0
growing. [Applause.l
We understand that the different ma
lions make up the household of gu
Father in Heaven, just as different chill
dren make up the household OF the nat
ural parent. Thus the elder are set Il
instruct the younger until the gool
Father sets OF these also into a separat
house. Hence We conceive 1t nov Il
be u duty 10 gather ell the scattere,
bands Of the colored Methodist famil,
into one household for better protec
ton and instruction till In His wisdom
Jesus shall otherwise indicate. Ap
planse
Mr.. Chairman, we can never forge
the maguanimity Of your orgsniz iio0
TO US In the dark days succeeding tn
close of the war, how your minister
recognized our divine commission, i
many cases turning over to US the prop
erty as we'll as the people, with thei
prayers and benediCtion. "A, plause.
We remember, also, how helpfu
have been the kind words you hav
spoken 10 US both 10 our Passionate
and Annual Sessions. How SlsO 70
have SO cordially thrown open the door
of your metropolitan churches to GU
Bishops aud preachers, thus declsriu
Ia the midst Of doubts and fears, IL
whit behind The Chiefest, that chSractt
aud ability, and not the mere accident
of color aud cline, entitle mankind
respect. And to-day you have set Ii
seal upon IL.
Aud, although your labor Of Hove BIZ
al ded greatly TO our insIrumentalil
as an organization, although our va
} numbers may surpass ven the sur'
before indicated, with four million do
lara Of property, the wolf never cart
now many the sheep may be; beside
when we look out on the fields alread
/ white unto harvest, how mauy are the
} yer to be brough, to the M4sterl An
. while we have SIX emiaentIy holy NE
, who abound in laOOrs by night al
&. day ; while we count in the rankso of OF
. ministers, DDS aud LIDS, -laugl
| teri with young men who are heroics
ly struggling after knowledge, we poi
. TO our Book Concern, daughter aboI
. at par with others, on the score OF di