Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-08

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tian Association, spent several
hours in pleasant converse with
us last Tuesday, and appeared to
be very much interested in the
elevation and prosperity OF the
coloreJ people and is getting up
a statistical table of colorcd news
papers.
Hon ID w Lewis Of Crittenden,
and Hon NJ NJ Murray of La
iayette, called at Our office yes
terday, They were in town in
attendance on the meeting of the
state executive committee of col
Ored men, who met to transact
business of Importance yesterday,
particulars of which will appear
IN our next.
B Levinrson, Is now prepared to
furnish the best brandies. whis-
kies, wines, etc. tor the Christ
mas holidays. Call and sample
for yourselves. +
Up to going to press, the fol
lowing members of the colorcd
executive committee were Iii the
city. Fcrd IIavis, of Jefferson:
d W Lewis, of Crittendcn' NJ NJ
Murray, of Lafayette, S II IIol-
land, of Chicot; IIartwcll Fer,
guson, OF Pulaski; ID b Rarrovs,
oi Phillips: i II Booth. OF White:
X q Samuels, of Hampstead: II
G Grafton, OF Conway: j f Rec
tor, Proxy Not Il quorum.
Mr. Cyrus Mcintosh la'e depn~
ty constable, has thrown up his
commission and has associated
himself with Mr. John Straws
late of Fifth street, grocer and
opened regular grocery and
provision business on the corner
of Eighth and broadway, under
the name and style of Straws x
McIntosh. They will he pleased
to meet thei: old friends and pat
rons ut that well known staui,
SO1 broadway.
Out oi 20 or 100 colorel M"ti,7
odist preachers that met here last
month, only one in the person OF
Isaac Thompson of Blythvllle,
Mississippi county, sab scrlbei,
for the Mansion, and afterwards
he called on us to loan INN
about the same amount be-
fore conference adjourned We
think less preachers and more
farmers. merchants and mcchan
ics. would prove a great blessing
to the race.
We notice quite an extensive
and popular call upon Mr.. Elias
Rector to become a candidate for
school director. We heartily ell
dorse him az an honest, capable
and uprig ght gentleman, ana should
he be elected we feel assured that
the school interests will be care
fully looked after. The election
will be held on the 18th inst.
MIR. ID, G. Fones is also a candi-
date.
Quite pleasant little episode
occurred at Bethel during con
ference, on Monday evening,
November 26. 1885. Brother
Richard Whithers arose ans!
asked Bishop Turner to please to
allow him opportunity 10 per
form little duty imposed on hIm
by the brethren of the official
board. Leave being granted
him, he introduced Brother Cv
rus Mcintosh. who in lew per
tinent yet very complimentary
remarks presented Dir. james
Porter, with beautiful gold
headed cane from the official
board and members OF Bethel A
VI f church. The speech was
q glowing compliment to the old
pastorate of DIR Porter, which
, lasted ten months, the unfinished
term OF DR. Whitman. DR. Por-
ter's reply was teelingly grand.
On the next day Mrs. Addia
| Nelson, a member of Bethel, In
vaded the parsonage, and in pres
ence of the Bishop and other dis
tinguished friends, presented DIR.
Porter with Il large sized beauti
fully illustrated family bible.
which is certainly Il very deserv-.
ed compliment.
By permission We give the fol
lowing abstract of the report for
! Bethel during ten months.
| Members taken in. go
Baptized,.-........... .....................25
Married. Z
Buried .35
Collections 90
Church extension. .... 45O 90
| Miscellaneous. 1.49! 90