The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-05-24
REV, HENRY w. TATE,

al Cl0HCutdIy OpcllcI Ill WHICH lie
le rned his letters. When Mr.. Lincolns
Emancipation Proclamation went into
effect in his native state Jan. 1, 1853, he
with his mother left the old slave home
and started a foot for Tennessee, a dis
lance of eighty miles walk. They came
to Cleveland, Tenn, and from there to
Chattanooga, remaining in these cities
three and one half wears, during which
time his mother was married to Col
ored soldier by the name of George
Pleasant, of Ohio. In the summer Of
1866, with his mother and stepfather, he
came to Troy, Ohio. There he attended
the Troy Colored schools five and one.
half years. during which time he ad.
vanced from the Primary to to the In.
termediate Department of the white
schools where he was admitted as the
first instance of Colored boy in that
place to learn with the whites. No
little excitement followed that was usual
for those times. subsequently the white
friends with whom Mr.. Tate lived re.
moved to Dayton, Ohio, in the fall OF
1871 and be went with them where he
engaged in binding allnanacs during the
day and attended night school two miles
from his home. The first of January
1872 he entered the National Normal
University at Lebanon, Ohio, where he
studied the Normal and Scientific
courses. Having but thirteen dollars,
when he entered he acted as janitor,
office boy and librarian, to make his
way through school. Having graduated
here ne was intending to go South and
teach, but the K. K. depredations were
so great at that time shat he remained
in Ohio. He began to teach in Troy,
Ohio, in 1874 and continued there three
years, from thence he accepted posi-
ton at Chambersburg, OHIO, where he
taught two years. Next he taught one
year in Wiltshire, Ohio, and one year at
Bridgeport, Ohio. In March. 1880, Mr..
Tate joined the Lexington Conference
of the NJ. E. Church, then in session at
Paris, KY. Ever since then he has been
successfully holding charge in the fol-
lowing places: Bellaire, Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry, O., 1880. Bridgeport,
Martins Ferry and Mount Pleasant O.,
1881. Stevensville, O., Latimer Chapel,
1882. Springfield, O., Wiley Chapel,
1883, 1884 and 1885. stevensville, O.,
Latimer Chapel, 1885, Lexington, Ky.,
Asbury Temple, 1887, 1888, 1889. Elem
ingsburg, KY, 1890.
Success has attended pastor Tate in
all his charges, and he has made many
friends in the fields he has laborej
Rev. Tate received theological training
in Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio,
while pastor there. Since then he bias
studied the Pastors Theological courses
of the Central Tennessee College, during
his active work on his charges. Rev.
Tate has served his Conference two
years as the assistant, and six years
their secretary in which capacity be
edited and published their minutes very
cred1tably seven successive wears. He
was electe0the fast ministerial reserve
delegate to their last M. E. General
Conference of 1888 at New York, and is
prominently spoken of as delegate for
1892. He is ready and forcible speaker.
He frequently contributes to his church
papers and to the secular press. In the
subject of our sketch we find studious,
progressive man, deeply interested in
his race of people. A Republican in
politics. Married. A member of the
G. o. 0. Q. r. He surely vindicates
that poor Colored boy can rise to dis
tinction. Two of his favorite lectures
are "The Possibilities of an Humble
Birth !" and ''The Afro American, Past,
Present and Future" He owns prop
erJy both in Ohio and Kentucky.