The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
GEOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.

on the Gilmore, plantation. His parent
were John and Sicily Jackson; Both wer
slaves and nneducated, but were very pi
GUS christians. There were twelve chi.
dren in the family. p. j. jackson wa
the seventh, and as Mr.. Jackson had 81
many to provide fer, he was unable Il
| give them much education, but tried t
| teach them to be farmers and shoe-mak
ers. He first placed 2. j. to Craze cattle
viii lie the other boys worked on the farm
farm. He would get Websters spelling
book and study in the day and pay an ole
colored minister twelve years of coin eact
| night to hear him recite. He soon learn
ed to be a very good speller, and when ht
was twelve years old, his father said "a:
You have been quite faithful in watching
my cattle I'll send you to scho awhile
This pleased him very much. He seized
his book and bucket and walked with his
brother three miles away to country
school, taught by E. N. Bliss.
During the four months term he learn.
ed to read and spell very well. The next
year his father said as | am yet unable to
send all of you boys to school, some must
work to help send the rest. and the way
| shall determine which will go regular
will be the one that stands at the head of
his class for week, so the lot fell upon
p. j. and he went four months each year.
In those days any kind Of a white man
was allowed to teach the colored youth,
teachers were poorly educated, school
house were poorly and rudely built,
schools not graded, etc. So with
these disadvantages a scholar would
almost forget, during the eight months
vacation, what he had learned in the four
months Of school. When 10 years old
young Jackson professed hope in Christ
and was called to the ministry. He con.
suited his devOut mother, who advised
him to give much time to reading the BIZ
BILE and prayer. After much study of the
Bible he managed to get third grade
lisence to teach in the public schools and
when his school closed he again attended
school. AT the age OF Is years he COM
menced to preach and exercise his calling
and short while afterward he had re
vival in school among his pupils and sew.
eral professed hope in Christ and a num-
Der wer baptized. The people seeing the
nee, Of his services and he being prom
ising young man they called for his
ordination. He was ordained by the
Laura Hill, Baptist church, Lee Co,
Miss, where he pastored and taught two
years resigning that church to accept a
larger chnch in Knoxville Co., Miss, and
served nearly two years, building neat
church editice and added forty accessions.
The Mt. Olivet Association held out in
dncements to young ministers to educate
themselves, by holding competitive
examination for applicants to the Jackson
College, jackson, Miss, and the one who
stood higighest and best in his studies,
would receive his scholarship for one
year free in that college. p. Jackson
was the boy who led the van. He then
resigned his charge at Knoxville Co. to
90 to college. He attended the school
there three years and completed the nor
NAL and theological course, was imme.
diately called to the PASTORAL charge of
the New.Hope church Grenada Miss,
served that field three years and added so
accessions. He was also appointed mis-
sionary by the Grenada association and
did much good as -reviValist. In 1888
and 1889 he conducted several reyivals
in the states Of Mississippi, Missouri,
Arkansas and Kansas and it was reported
that 49S converts were received by bap-
tism. When he returned from off this
revival tour, he was called to the pastor
al charge of Winona Miss. He accepted
the call and raised last year $1,4S5, was
recalled again and eight other places
demanded his services, but wishing to
breathe some of Kansas free air, he con.
Guided to accept the call of St. Johns
Baptist church, Salina, Kansas. Before
he lett Winona, Miss, the pastor and
church Of korciacus Go. invited him last
October TO assist them in two weeks
meeting. Rev. Jackson preached % Ser
mons and 90 converts were united to that
church. His original fields of labor re
gave him up. He now holds
the fort at Salina Kan He Is a revival |
st Of the Sunny South.