Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-17
RECORDER TAYLOR TALKS
He Says He Owes His Success in Life to the
Church.
Proceedings This Morning of the A.
M. e. Observation-Disclosures Work
and Church Finances.

ehee VI tne AFRICAN Methodist Episcopal
Church were Bis hops Abraham Grant, d.
D.. Of the sixth and eighth Episcopal dis
tricts, embracing Georgia, Alabama and
Florida; b. w. Arrett, D. D., Ohio Indi-
ana, Iowa and part of Pennsylvania, and
B.T.Tanner,D. D. Pennbylvania, New Jersey,
New York and New England The devo-
tfonal services were conducted by Bishop
Gaines.
Rev. ]. G. Embry, D. D., who has sue
cessfully managed the book concern and
publication house for several years, made
some remarks on his department. The de-
partncnt has. he said, done business during
the year to the amount Of $4,000, which Is
5000 less than in former years. He added
that the publication department had print
ed all the hym mn books of the church,
church dfsciplines, the magazine and all Of
the church literature except that of the
Sunday school. which was published by the
Sunday School Union, under the manage
ment of Rev. c. s. Smith, d. D.
Rev. James H. Armstrong, D. d. secre-
tary of the financial department of the
church, made a short addresses showing
the financial condition of the general
church. This department. shown by
Dr. Armstrong; report, has handled $780,
600 during the past four years, which was
used FOR paying the salaries Of general Off
GERS and educational work.
Rev. c. T. Shaffer, D. d. secretary and
treasurer Of the church extension depart
ment. In reporting the work under his
charge FOR the past four years, stated that
the church had assisted large number of
struggling churches and saved church prop
erty. In this direction $1,000 was ex-
pended.
Missionary Work.
Rev. William B Derrick, D. D., of New
York. secretary of the missionary depart
made In Uti eh ho
that large amount was raised for home
and foreign mission work during the past
four years, and the Ladies' Mite Mission
airy Society had raised a large per cent
OF the money for carrying en- the foreign
mission work. He referred IN compliment
airy terms to Mrs. F. NJ. Ridgel, who had
lost her health while laboring in Africa
with her husband for the 1vangelizatiun
Of that continent.
Rev. II. T. johnson. d. D., Phi. D., editor
Of the Christian Recorder, which is the
Oldest paper IN America published among
the colored people, showed that the Re
corder was doing good for the elevation of
the race and church.
Rev. L. j. Coppin. d. D., editor of the A.
NJ. p. Church Review, reported the success
or MS department. showing hat 1t was be-
ing patronized largely among the colored
people Of the country and was finding
place Ill the homes of some of the leadng
white families.
Recorder Taylor.
Recorder of Deeds c. H. ]. Taylor was in
troduced to the conference, and delivered
short address. complimenting the church
on its organization and it's system of
finance. He said that it was to the church
he owed his success in life. Mr.. Taylor
spoke Of the large number of educated
men and women In the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, and said that 1t was
the most aggressive church Org lnization in
the world.
Mrs. Frederick Douglass was also in
trCduced, and the members of the confer
ence rose to their feet as a compliment.
She made very short address. The re-
mainder of the Session was occupied with
the transaction of routine business.
The Vacant Bishoprics.
The conference of the A. NJ. E. Church
at it's session yesterday afternoon had some
discussion in reference to the four vacancies
in the episcopacy which are to be filled by
election at the meeting Of the general con-
ference, at Wilmington, n. c., next. month
Since the meeting Of the last general con-
ference. four years ago. Bishops Brown,
Payne, Ward and Wayman have died. Not
only must their successors be chosen but it
Is possible also the list will be added to- as
there Is a widespread impression among the
membership Of the connection that there
ought to be more bishops than are provided
board of bishops Is full In addition to these
all the general officers of the denomination
are to be elected.
The discussion developed that while the
belief is general that the church has a large
number of competent men for the various
positions, the most favored for the epis-
copacy, however, are Revs J. H. Armstrong
u D.. financial secretary; ]. G. Embry, D.
D., general manager of the book concern
and publication house: l.. J. Coppin D. d.
editor and publisher of the A. Nj. r. Church
Review; j. T. Jenifer. d. d. pastor Metro
pofitan A. NJ. f. Church, Washington, D..
Christian Recorder
Among those mentioned as likely to be
elected general officer Is Rev. W. R. Gull
Inns. u. D.. pastor Of the A. NJ. f. Church,
Richmond, Va, who is one of the leading
ministers In the connection. Dr. Gullins
was appointed to Richmond last year by
Bishop Games, and succeeded in paving off
det which had been carried by The church
for twenty years. He presented the confer
ence In its session held last week in that
city with note and mortgage, bearing the
date of 1915, both Cancelled
hev. >: "A. Johnson, ID. d.. pastor of Bethel
A. NJ. +. Church, Philadelphia, is also
spoken of in this connection. He is a native
of England, and was educa ted in the schools
or that country. Until few years ago he
had been in charge of the work in Canada
He was transferred to this country, and has
been in charge of some of the most imnort
ant churches in the connection He has
peen IN the ministry for twenty-one wears
and is fine scholar
The Baltimore conference will he reore.
sented in the general conference by Revs
J. w. Beckett, d. p. Seaton, j. H. Collect
and l. s. Lee as ministerial delegates and
J. T. Layton and John II. Murphy, Law dele
gates.
At Thursdays meeting Miss Mary Jones
of Raleigh, N. c., and Rev. ]. Strange, pre-
siding elder of the Danville district, Vir-
g1nia conference, were introduced to the
conference.
The following transfers were announced
to the Baltimore conferences: Reys J. f.
Shepherd. from the Bermuda conferences:
Z. E. Grenage. from the PHILADELPHIA con-
ference: 8. T. Trice, from the Georgia con-
ference; w. H. Hunter. DID,, from the Vir-
gina conference. and j. A. Robbins, MD.
from the Ohio conference.
A committee consisting of Reys 7
w. Beckett. J. T. Jenifer, D. D., and
w. r. Arnold, DID,. was appointed to
wait on the President to arrange an hour
for the conference to visit the White House
and the President in a body.
The committee performed the duty as
signed them. and later returned and re-
ported that President Cleveland had said
he would comply with their request with
pleasure, and named Saturday at noon as
the time.
The conference was addressed during the
morning session by Bishop B. T. Tanner
d D. of the first eDiscopal DISTRICT ovid