New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
SCORING COLORED CLERGYNEN.
A BISHOPS PLAIN rALK-ADvISING THEM TO
PREACH SERMONS THEY AND THEIR
HEARERS CAN UNDERSTAND.

HEARERS DAN UNDERSTAND.
Chicago Sept. 6-There a lively time at lasc
evenings session Of the African Methodist Episcopai
Zion Church Conference. The church stewart COM
planned bitterly that many minister, were not turning
proper amount into the general fund. although they
don't fail To collect their own salaries lie haheu
three pastors, and an uproar followed. After much
talk the presiding officer Bishop Lomax TOOK the no'r
and scored the delnGuents. lie added "lhieNS You
all collect and pay in your proportion TO the general
fund you will compel to leave some Of you al nome
and get younger men, who, perhaps cannot pre'ch ~
we'll to take your places. The difficulty Win coIoreo
ministers Is that they too often preach ABOUT "haU
they do not understand They take somebody's DOOR,
and write from II long sermon. and they stihd up
and read firstly. thirdly and twenty secondly uiuehecr
and shouts Of that's ~. and finally your ongwndcd
remark, blow out Of the window your congregation Is
asleep there Is interest in the church. ana you COL
lect no money. You should not borrow long '"'nueu
cas steal sermons Leave that t. the highoned white
ministers. Preach something that you understand
and YOU will have difficulty in having goou cohsIe'
rao., Who Wild pay literally to the chuici; but YOU
think it all right So ions a, you ma socDoo; ~, bt
and say amen If they do not uilder'!aiu m,s0
non are saving and you do not understand II yourself
II you cannot manage our cnur hs' you =" n6ush
ing' Voice, Now you are talking" and upr'arou'
laughter, So. p,.,on tomax
declared the conference adjourned until to day ~
At this mornings session the Rev samuel sn tHo
OF Alabama, lntlOuuCtu
Elect that the Confercncc take up subs, rpt1ns TO
The Star OF Zion" the Church organ DIS II
up a general discussion. during which the KEY. W; IL.
smith said he had sent articles to the paper wiz"
he presumed had been thrown INTO the vase D he..
" sent money pay for their publication ,au !ne
speaker. aud tho money was not turned when t.e
article, were rejected. admit that wrote on DUN
sides OF the Sheets out that did not prevent EuoI
Dor>ay from returning the m"Iley:' Inc Iesvn,iom
was rejected and The star OF Mon Is no Ioaee'
recognized by the Kcn.uckl C'ncrnce. a.. 49,.
Passing the character Of the ministers Was me heAs
business in order The Rev. Bireei Mitchcii, "i
Owensburg KY reported no general fuhd' anu ''"'
his salary was only T1i , n.,
I. Inst have 10 hustle" replied Mitchell. -
Did YOU have any entertainments OF run Ca
cursOns :"
Th,n Won should have brought up genera lunu
and diyid;. the ,poils7 replied the Bishop IN an'
var 10 th, Conference Stewards IN stion. IL Was
Ic, rncd that rival church had taken an Oh bronea
Mtclclrs members, and that the chnTch Ha'' s''""
bishop Iornax then proceeded to "leciuIe tae
hr.thrrn n, follow, There are too many Oh YOU
canning up here without any general iuhu ,n.n n a."
some | am going % put ont. Nri'- OF 'NM.n
Rather than come here with excuses, y0u shonIl ol
come al all. About til" w'-t tang can 49, III oi1
tn save yon all from public exposure, Is 10 pass ~
,h,r,rirr. turn yOu all loose. ana ADJUST ti mat;
In th, amendments The liw 'aiS II" minister ai Nv,
have an appointment wh, doe, not comply, WIN W"
i,w and Won have NJ don" 10. Nrc' Oh nr',f
.JIcnr that now - There ems 10 DC somc'n"s
.nt,nn I'm Dcnmark" e. Hear. "ar!c
The Rev SIR. Mtrhell'- character WAS pa'seu' Oil"
the Conference trjh r,crss