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

Mr.. Chas. Parker who went to the
Hot Springs in Ark, some weeks ago
for his health will be back to day.
The mother of Mrs. J. l.. Neal, Mrs.
Williamson, arrived in the city Wednes-
day on visit. She will spend the
summer months here,
Mrs. Stapp and Miss Susie Jackson,
have opened bakery at 257a 10th ave.
South, where any one desiring home
made bread, pies, cakes etc, can obtain
them at reasonable rates.
Mr.. A. H. Myrick has purchased the
elegant tonsoral parlors of Mr.. J. R..
Henderson's 303 I'd Ave. s. and took
charge Wednesday. He will still run
his shop at No. 1900 Franklin avenue.
We wish him success.
Boarding house for sale REASONABLE.
The Glyndon house l19 Sd st. S. Min
neapolis, fine large house with l6
sleeping rooms, Office, sitting room,
dining room and kitchen fitted up in
first class style, doing good business.
The reason for selling is the ill health
of the landlady Mrs. Geo. Williams.
For further particulars address PIG Sd
St. S. Minneapolis.
The Quarterly conference convened
Monday evening at the St. Peters A. M.
E. church. Elder R. Knight, of Chicago
presided and the general routine OF
business was transacted peculiar to their
discipline. The appeal case of Mr.. F.
L. Anderson was considered which re-
suited in the reinstating of Bro. Ander-
son to his former position as secretary
of the Trustees board.
Rev. r. H. Williamson the new pastor
ofSt. Peters church arrived in the city
Friday morning of last week from
Chicago and has been stopping with Mrs.
S. Mitchell 2s06 Cedar avenue south.
He took charge of the work Sunday
evening. His first sermon was preached
to good audience and was evidently
we'll appreciated. Rev. Williamson has
wife and two children in Chicago, a
son of about IS and a daughter of l6
years. They will be here some time
sooL.
The social event of the week has been
the birthday party given by Miss Leona
Akers, at her home 40 Hennepin Ave.
| Wednesday evening. Among those
present were: Mesdames R. Burke,
F. Scott, George Williams; Misses
Fannie Burke, Hattie Taylor, M.
Williams, Hattie Watkins, G Evans,
Mrs. Fancy; Messrs. G. Nelson, M.
McFoley, G. Coleman, j. H. English,
Ousley, M. E. Singleton, Fred and
George Reed, J. Foster, J. Bersey, G..
Roper, w. Harris, N. Casey, A. Ander-
son, A. Norris, A. Kelley, Robert
Hamilton, A. Buckner, S. Saunders, j..
Brown.
The last quarterly conference of the
year convened in the St. Peter A. M !.
r. church Monday evening with Elder
R. Knight in the chair. The general
routine of business peculiar to such
meetings was transacted. At the last
the appealed case of Frank L. Ander-
son, who formerly has been the Secre-
tary of the Trustees board and was ex-
PEELED from church some weeks ago,
which resulted in the reinstating of Mr..
Anderson. Rev. G. H. Thomas was
present and spoke very gentlemanly in
behalf of the new minister, saying he
had no malice against the members
and hoped they would all pull together
and assist in making the work SUCCESS
Rev. Robert Henry Williamson who
succeeds Rev. c. H. Thomas, comes from
Joliet, I'll. He was born in Hegers
Town, M. d., and is AZ years of age.
His grandfather VIM. Berry took him
when very young, with l6 other men,
bers of his family and made his way to
Canada, where Rev. Williamson passed
his boyhood days, and was educated in
the Canadian schools. About 1886 he
left Canada, coming over to Detroit,
Mich, and enlisted in the LIST Michigan
Reg, from there he went to Jacks N
and entered the l22d U. S. Reg. At the
close of the war he was discharged at
Harris island, from there he went to
New York from New York he went over
to his home in Canada, again from there
to Chicago, from there to Camden, AJAX,
where he bought property, was married
to very esteemable young lady Miss
Bertha Mum In 1871. He taught school
for four years, while living theregiving
general satisfaction to all. His wife was
the means of bringing the first civil
action in their courts under the 18th and
18th amendments, the case was against
white man, for insulting her at white
churh where Colored people was not
welcomed. He was ordained by Bishop
Isaac Lane of the C. M. E. church in
Washington, Ark, in 1879, first preach
ing in the Ozan Academy in Washing
ton. He then took charge of the .tOzan
Circuit in Heamstead, after two years
of successful work, after year of hard
labor he went to Chicago to live, there
he Joined the African M. E. conference
and was sent to Council Bluff, Iowa,
where he WAS crowned with success.
After two years he wrs sent to Sioux
City. Iowa, where he for two seasons
having the best of success. He was then
sent to Joliet, ILL.,, after J. M. Hender-
SOD. He staid IN Joliet for nearly two
years, and is now here as pastor eff the