The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-07-18

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Mr.. W. ]. johnson 500 4th street S.
Keeps one of the most Clearly places; TO
the accommodation of the public to b,
found in the country; and, he deserve
the patronage of the whole community
You cannot get better 25 cent Dime
anywhere then you can get there, servet
III the best style.
The famous Chicago Club, Mr.. Lev
Green, president, will give Darby Ball
ut Turner Hall. corner of Fifth Ave. Il.
and Washi' gton next Thursday evenin,
July %. The ball promises to be prea
one, as the president never does thing,
by halves and the lovers of a good time
should all be on hand. +E
| LAWYER Nj Ghee of St. Paul spent 6
part of Monday and Tuesday in the CITY
collecting nf'rmation and preparing the
necessary papers for the prob te of the
estate of James Griffin, deceased, val.
ned at $1,000. The petition asks tc
have Mr. Go. Harrison Of st. Paul an
pointed administrator. The hearing
for August 10th.
/ P. Olson Earl, Undertaken No. 15O3
Franklin avenue South Minneapolis il
one of the most affable and pleasant
men in the business in our city, and his
prices are quite moderate. We hope
our friends will give him call. He was
one of those who fought our conntry's
battles in the days of her struggles.
Call and see him.
DR.. F. B. S.irelv, the well known den
tist, lately locate d at 50 Washington av-
enue South has removed to 5O63 Aicol]e,
avenue, second floor. He has the larg.
est and most completely equipped den
tai p'rlors in the Northwest, and he will
be pleased to see all his old patrons and
all new ones who wist first class dental
work carefully performed at moderate
cost.
Nat. Turner L,dge NJ. 2, knights OF
Pythias gave grand picnic at Oseolo,
last Tuesday. the uniformed division
united with the s.. Paul Kni ,hts in Q
splendid dress parade through the prin.
clple streets of our city headed by a
bani OF music making a splendid ap
pearAnce. Alter the parade the train
lett for the grounds where all had a
royal time.
Sir O. NJ. Wood, Supreme Lecturer OF
the Knights Of Pythias is in the city for
s.'ort visit an net The members of
Nat. Turner and P.ide of Minnesota
L'dg' at their Castle Hall Monday even.
ing. He made an excellent address to
the A sembled knights and compli-
mente'i them for the good work that is
being done. Pythianiem, be says, il
progressing every where.
The greatest religious convention ever
held on earth has just closed here.
u eat in oneness of purpose, great in
the spirit brotherly and siste1ly love,
great in the cause for which it assembled
Crhe world for Christ, great in the spir-
1t OF Christ which they exhibited every
where in the twin cities, great in the
order Of every session of the convention,
We do not believe that any convention
that has ever assembled in the worlds
history has ever made so deep an i'm
pre- sion upon any community. In this
convention we had no North, no South
no East, no West, no white, no black
but all one in Christ Jesus. Here we
have no Democrats, no Republicans; the
man from the far South forgets his pref
udices and mingles just as freely with
his black brother, as though they were
of the same race; here the race problem
has no place. The Colored representa-
tlves were very few but those who took
part were received with great applause e..
On the day when the various denomin-
atoms took part, we heard from Rev. D..
A. Graham, he spoke for the A. M. E.,
Church in America and was we'll receiv-
ed. But on the day when the fields
heard from in all lands Rev. T. L. John.
son was called upon to report for Africa,
and as he arose with his splendid form
and stepped forward gracefully to the
platform. No man on earth could have
received a more tremendous ovation.
The shonts and applause were long and
loud, while ~, 900 hands and handker-
chiefs were waved in honor to the man
and the cause he represented. When
the smoke and din of the shout had
passed Mr. Johnson in the most elo-
quent and touching way spoke for the
dark continent. He claimed that the
next great work for the Christian church
to do for Africa was to put chain OF
mission stations from Liberia to Soudan
Every word that fell from bis lips seem.
ed to fall upon the audience like sparks
of electric fire. After this Rev. Paul P
Watson of Barnwell, South Carolina, the
only Colored delegate from the South to
speak for bis state. He was also receiv.
ed with great applause. The Minneap.
oils Journal says he delivered the mos
eloquent address of any man in the con-
ventiou In him the race and the
South had splendid representative.
Mr.. Watson is a graduate of Lincoln
University, Pa, and is p,stor of the
Bethlehem Baptist church in Barnwell
Sor'h Carolina, and at one time was or n
cipal of the Barnwell graded school.