The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-22

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Last September there arrived in the
city an individual. attired in coat Of
ministerial cut. With sanctifed mien
ne said to reporter of The APPEAL: Il
am Bishop Lenox of the Evangelical
Mission church of Michigan"
II am in Chicago to make arrange
ments to remove my paper, The Evan
gelical Mission Star from jackson to
this city. I don't think there is single
Colored member of my denomination in
Chicago but I imagine can do we'll
here. My paper has 'circle' of 1,50C
in the city ofJackson alone and if come
here think I can double it. It's pub
lished monthly. / was formerly in the
Zion Methodist church, but they were
not able to give me bread and fish so I
joined the Evangelical Mission and how
l have plenty to eat and good clothes to
year,
WELL KNOWN IN MICHIGAN.
That he is well known in MICHIGAN
the following clipping from the Detroit
Plaindealer will show:
bishop Lennox. self styled, with his
other prefxes that the Lord only knows
by what manner he procured them. is
raising as big disturbance in Chicago
as he did in Detroit. He and his con-
nected brethren either spent their time
filching the public or quarreling among
themselves here, and it scenes from the
dispatches that he hasen't improved on
his tactics since going to Chicago.
Everyone remembers the long gown
that he wore upon the streets here, Civ
ing him the appearance of sanctified
crank. Detroiters were extremely de-
lighted when he and his tribe left for
green fields and pastures new"
STARTS A CHURCH.
"Bishop' Lenox first opened church
at 1919 Clarke street which he called the
Methodist Evangelical Mission Church
and since that time he has been going
around the city soliciting contributions
support of his church. It is alleged
in that he claimed to be an A. ME-.
Bihshop, so the Methodist pastors of
the city held meeting last week to in
vestigate the matter and have issued
the following:
CARD TO THE PUBLIC:
At meeting of the pastors oflhe sew
eral African NJ. E. churches of this CITY
held at St. Paul's church on Tuesday
June 18th 1889 at which Bishop John M.
Brown, presided, the following was
passed:
Whereas, We have also learned that
man by the name of Lennox, residing
some where on Clark street, this CITY
and calling himself Bishod Lenox, has
been collecting money claiming to be a
bishop Of the A. M. E. church, and
Where's, The A. NJ. E. church has
not now and never has had bishop bv
that name, and believing that the said
Lennox is not a bishop; and believing
him to be a fraud of the first water and
unworthy of the confidence of the good
people of Chicago, therefore be it.
Resolved, That the Right Rev. John
M. Brown the Bishop Of this Episcopal
district of the A. M. E. church and Rev.
Knight presiding Elder be requested to
inform the bubble through the medium
Of the press of this action of the pastors
of the A. NJ. E. church of Chicago.
In conversation with a reporter, Bish-
op Lennox said that he was once cook
on the lake, but he determined to rise
in the world. He was made bishop
by twelve elders" He did not give
the names Of the persons nor the date
and place coordination. But he is perfect
ly satisfied that he's bishop as if the
twelve disciples themselves performed
the ordination
In his church he uses the Methodist
discipline, but does not believe in
sprinkling or immersion in a tank He
says Christ was baptized in river and
everyone should be put UNDER run.
ming water. Brother Lennox has one
arch enemy Brother James Darcy form
erly a bishop of the church. Lennox and
Darcy had monkey and a par
rot time on one occasion and
Darcy was expelled from the bishopric
and cast into outer darkness
Brother Lennox now rules supreme in
his diocese and finds time to prod the
fallen angel Bro. Darcy, in his pape,
4 the Mission Star which he issues
monthly. Altogether Bishop Cornelius
Lennox of the Evangelical Mission
church is great.
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