Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-28
Why DIR. Rankin ReSiCned.
CONTROVERSY OVER A CoLoRED SUNDAY sCHo
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- SoNi NV EhSa ONEh a tOLOhED SUNDAY SCHOOL
The following is portion OF a recent letter from
this city to the Zion Herald:
''Rey J. E. Rankin. D. D., the able and faithful
pastor OF the congregational church for fifteen
years has resigned his charge, and is now pastor OF
aI ~ ~ ~ U.ange niey, n D. near Newark, at
tors resignation has never got into one Of our secu
lar papers The Con0regdt'onatiSt OF April "a had
which gives key TO the separation, and in the H.
dependent OF the following week a keen editorial
appears with the right ring In 1t also The history
0l tnis church Is interesting 1t is the growth Of
PURITAN plant from New England aud has been
watered by her streams for over twenty years Con-
gregationaliSm has never proSpered south OF Mason
and Dixon's line, Which is easily explained. The
Idea OF planting the vine here was to have place
OF worship Tree TO all. irrespective Of color and to
this understanding Gen. Howard formerly raised
over $1,000 towards erecting this church, which
expensive. must abridge the sequel of what is
suggested in the letter referred to- Colored and
White White, people worshiped together during DR.. Ram
kin's term A large sunday school OF three hun
dred colored children met In the church each Sun
day afternoon. with Or. kankin'S WIFE daughter
anu OTHER leading members as teachers, and Mr..
Jerome r. johnson, superintendent. But con-
Servatlve element in the church desired the school
to remove TO other quarters, and this resulted in
Strlle ana the pastors resignation. Dr. Rankin Is
man OF convictions, and TO his credit be it said he
always has couEageously carried them out He
leaves regretted by three-fourths OF the congrega-
ton he has built up from 9S To $50. The debt on
The church he reduced from $4,000 to 81 600 and
over $1,000 OF that is provided for The churcn is
now without pastor, and is likely to remain so
for some mOnths.'
WHAT MEMBER OF THE CHURCH SAYS.
prominent member OF the church to whom
STAR reporter showed this article said: "The facts
as stated are all true, but as it is all now
should thlhk that 1t was hardly worth while to
publish 1t. At any rate, don't want my name
mentioned. The dispute about this colored school
IS not new one. Last spring some Of the ladies
gave hotice tliat they wanted to carpet the room,
ana that the school could nc longer occupy it. The
teachers OF the school at once raised the money
and returnlSlled the room at their own expense.
MS removed the Objection that it would not do to
have mission in the room after it had been fur
nlshed. But The diScCntented soon thought Of "a
new reason and said that they wanted the room on
sunday afternoons. Although the church had
settled by vote OF three 10 last spring that the
school should remain, various persons kept hagging
Dr. Rankin about the matter, and in the midst OF
getting rio OF the annoyance or this small minority.
he school IS still III the church," continued the
speaker, land Is likely to remain there The fac
tlon That opposed il are so small in numbers as TO
be poWeress. In the recent election OF a commit
tee to select pastor they were not represented"
Cebb's Island Shooting.
SLAUGHTER OF SEA BIRDS FOR MILLINERY AND MER-
CAMILLE PURPOSES.
From the Baltimore Sun
During recent trip with the Orpheus sailing
club OF Baltimore to the well-kpown Cobb,s island
the following facts We're asccrtain and created a
very unpleasant lnlpreSoon:-An enterpriSing
woman from New York has contracted with Paris
millinery firm TO deliver during this summer 10000
or more skins OF birds at 40 cents piece With
several taXdermistS she was carrying out the con-
tract, having engaged young and old to Kill birds OF
Inherent kinds, and paying them 10 cents for each
SPECIMEN not TOO much ullated for millinery pur-
POSES Inc plunlage OF most OF the birds to be OBJ
'aleu at tho island Is plain, but with the assist
;'ne OF little dye 1t is soon transformed into that
vi the gayy coored tropical birds. The birds COM
pIlSeu III this wholesale slaughter are mainly the
ullleieht species OF glS and terms sea-SwallowS
OF which many species in large numbers could for
merry DE found upon this island. But now only few
OF 'neSc graceful birds remain upon Cobb'S island
itself, and the pot-hunters or rather skln-huuters
nave TO 80 some distance to carry out their cruel
scnelne. IL we consider that with each old bird
hilleu-and only old birds have suitable Dl,lmave
also many or the young BIRDS still unable to take
care OF themselves, are doomed to starvation this
slaughter becomes still more Infamous
ana criminal y good deal OF dissatisfaction was
SHOWN ny some Of the guests staying at the hotel
about This matter, but they did not do any thing to
prevent it.