Huntsville gazette., 1883-09-22

| Louis street Baptist church, Bethel A. NJ
|E. church are carrying on protracted meet
|ings. Parson Brown of the Bethel was
Shaking old satin's kinfdom down in his
vicinity so hard, he had to ask public in
|dulgence of the neighbors in and around
the vicinity of the church. was in atten-
dance OF service at State street church on
last Sunday night awaiting the beginning
| Of the opening hymn, when as it were in
the twinkling of an eye the lights went out
and was with many thoughts in utter
darkness. Don't yen forget that Elder
Wales was equal to the occasion, for he
conceived pointed ideas and fastened upon
his hearers how quick you could be shut
out from the light of the gospel. The me-
ter was attended to, light again produced
and then calling up of sinners.
There was wedding ct Stone St., Bap-
tist church last evening. the contracting
parties being Miss Adele Williamson and
Mr.. Peterson, both of Mobile.
I see by the PAPER that the Creole social
club has elected new officers. You are, no
doubt, aware they are separate and dis
tinct population as between white and
black. they being as claimed of Spanish
extraction. ONUs.
September 18th, 1888.
failed to mention in notice Of Teachers
Institute in my last letter, that Mrs. G. ".
Williams and Miss Anna Ewing. teachers
in the Public Schools. read very interest,"
ing essays; also able addresses containing
sound and practical advice were delivered
by Prot. Lord and Revs. Wales Ragland
and Owens.
DR.. J. L. Tucker, of whom so much has
been said, was announced to speak on last
evening and explain his opinions of the
colored people. I visited the Draymens
Hall now being temporarily used as an
Episcopal church, to hear the Rev'd Doc
tor. Unfortunately and for some unex-
planned cause he did not appear. Howev |
er the Rev. Dr.. Johnston of Trinity church
in company with Hon. R. B. Oven Chief
Magistrate Of the Port, were present, and
after waiting some minutes over the time
for beginning Of services DR.. Johnston
arose and began services in accordance
with the rites of the Episcopal church. At
ter which he said tnat no doubt great
many Of the audience had oAe out to hear
DR.. Tucker and while it was bad thing to
be disappointed, he nevertheless was pres
ent and would have something to say. He
then very clearly and forcibly elicidated
the origin Of the Episcopal church. and
stated that great many people had form>
; d wrong impression about the church
and while it was peculiar in many instan-
ces it Was not as supposed an aristocratic
institution.
But it did believe in an educated Minis
try and an intelligent membership. That
its object was to raise the ignorant as high
in the scale of progress as possible, and
this required the teacher aud the preacher.
In reference to the education of the colored
people DR.. johnson cited the eloquent and
learned DR.. Crumwell, whose sermons he
said were unsurpassed by any. And wheth
er not he was demonstrating enough as to
the intellectual faculty of the colored man,
be laid particular stress upon the fact that
he was pure blood.
Every word of DR.. Johnston's exhibited
Hto my mind that he was in earnest and thai
his thoughts welled up from the depths OF
his heart; indeed became very firmly i'm
oppressed when the Doctor with that fervol
krarely svinced on such occasions. eloquent
Ely said that the colorcd man WAS a man
= land brother.
II Speaking in reference to the parsonage
E3tnd school house now being erected, DR.
~ ohuston said that if he could carry out Ii S
I3o wn personal views, that he would not
Souild the church as there were churches
= rnough now. But, however, he was o.
3rocky ground, time and education together
with few first class funerals would settle
all differences. God knew no color line
The church drew no political lines &c. Ii
few minutes after the lecture, benediction
was pronounced.
Mrs. Wales and Miss Theresa Page have
been sojourning at Montrose, beautiful
hamlet on the Eastern shore Of Mobile Bay.
C,ok Do..cro- oe 49,