Richmond planet., 1890-10-25
REV. HARVEY J0HN'
Pastor Of the Union Baptist Church Of Bali

REV. HARVEY JOHNSON Few, if
any. ADLER men in the church work d.
and true representatives of progress
of the race can be found than Rev.
Harvev johnson, pastor OF the
Union Baptist Church OF Baltimore.
He was born of slaye parents, Aug.
4, 1S43, FauQuier county; Virginia.
His fathers name was Thomas John
son. His mothers name was Har-
riet johnson. There was nothing
eventful in his early life. lie was
always of "a religious turn of mind,
but was not converted until he was
over twenty. He was Daptised 10y
Rev. S. W. Madden, in Alexandria.
Virginia who took him to Washing
ton and entered him in Wayland
Seminary, where he remained study
ing for FIVE years being aided in part
| by friends ia Watertown, Massachu-
setts, and otherwise supporting him
self by laboring during vacation as
missionary and school teacher, under
the Home Mission Society.
The first school he attended was III
Il Alexandria. which was taucit ~ q
gentlemap aisien I
nvou hy I1uakers in Philadelphia.
He entered Maryland Seminary in
/ 1868 and graduated in 1872 and IN
!, the fall OF the saune year was called
to Union Baptist Church, Baltimore,
Maryland. 1t then had n member
ship of about two hundred and hfty
| and now has nearly twenty two hun
dred, being the largest church In the
State. He has been pastor of this
church about eighteen years. He
has never held any political position
i from the fact he never took any part
> in politics, except for prohibition;
: he has iabored however, very earn
! estly In trying to obtain the rights
of the race as citizens, which has
brought him into communication
/ with a large number of the promi
nent men OF this country Some o
the measures he has been interested
. in securing for the race are the fol
lowing: Opening the bar to coloreC
, lawyers in Baltimore; assisting lou
of his members in suit against tn
steamer Sue. The case was won an,
~ there has been no trouble in getting
proper accommodations in travelin,
on all boats sailing out from Balti
u more. That he was the lender i
Il these things there can be no doubt
He has been much interested in til
>. cause of education, and especially j
e' the young men OF the race. He b'
lieves in an educated ministry an
II has aimed to have his church do til
~ same; as result they will not liceDs
DIS or ordain a man who will not stud
IL and prepare himself for the worl
six have been ordained and sent on
" There are Others preparing for ii
SIS different fields in life; four for Il
or ministry and two for law II
+, church has contributed largely
nc the work of education and mission
III raising some years over one tho
sand two hundred dollars for t
hu u purpose.
Dy He is a life member of the Anne
ies can Baptist Home Mission Societ
leu life director of the Publication So
ETY.; life member OF the Virginia Ba
tist State Convention; and also
'ng New England Baptist Missione
'hu convention. He recently joined I
y Baptist Congress held III the city
- DalllDuOIe, anu was 1udOC a ulCihi
oIn OF it's board of managers. He /
anS been honored with different positic
- in the city; was elected president
io" the Ministerial Union of this ci
consisting of all denominations.
Iiso' organized the Maryland Bapt
'u State convention and was its Fl
az president; he also organized
e%I % mutual United Brotherhood of Lii
'uo ty, wrote it's constitution and '
'"Oe elected president of the same.
has served for term as vice-pr
dent of the White Baptist Minist
Conference of this city, and he is I
vice-president of the Maryland h
n tist State Convention, which
body OF white and cOIored churc
u He has written unpublished sew
sermons, which have been comm
,mes ed upon in most praiseworthy tie
and by the public press, especially
him original discourse on the "Equa
of the Father and the Son." II
rned not a business man and claims
, be wealth, yet he is the owner of
fine homes, one in which he, lives