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The Afro-American., 1896-05-30
THE WEEKS DOINGS
In Town, City and
Country,
Cleaned by Our Staff Of Special
Correspondents.
CAToNsvI1LE.
Especial to the Afro American !

special TO the AIrO-AIuSFIcdu
CAToEsvILLE, Md, May 26, '96-
4 has been quite while since we have
written TO yOur very valuable paper,
therefore we hope you will give us q
short space for few items,
The people are fiocking ro our beau
tiful little village and fitting mp their
cottages for the summer months.
On Sunday, 24th inst, the grand
officers of the Order of Esdras, fifty in
number, made very pleasant visit to
trace a. Nj. Il. Church and listened to
an able sermon delivered by Rev
John II. Wagner. the pastor. II. b.
Mills and Ct. Fitzgerald, one of Bal
timore's brightest lawyers, also spoke,
and when the grand officers of that
order left for home the trustees had
smiles on their faces and money in
their hands.
Rev. Wagner, our new pastor, is
making arrangements for his big
grand rally on the 91st instant.
We have one of the finest Sunday
Schools here that you will find any
where in the State, and the teachers
want to know why Mr.. J. H. Murphy,
the District Superintendent of Ha-
gerstown p +. District, Sunday
School Union Convention, will not
call the convention to meet in its next
session at Catonsville. Rev. Wagner
is live Sunday School man, and can
make all arrangements for the said
convention. Let US hear from Bro.
Murphy.
The Afro-American., 1896-05-30
v1NE1AND, n. ].
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Especial to the Afro-Amerlean.
VINRLAND, n. r., May 26th.-Rev
r,isbev Of Union A. NJ. E. Church has
been retained for another year.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gray left for
Atlantic City last week.
M Asbury Brown, ST., Deacon Of
the Union Church, has been sent TO
Springtown BY the conference as their
DastoT. Success to him.
Miss Florence Hoffman white Of
the w. q. L. U. Of Vineland, u j ar- H
ranging for a meeting with taes-.ss. I Nh i
M III. fl. o.. which will beftheAa
Temperance Hall on june 2.
Miss Estelle Bowman is becoming
quite 3 prominent fignre on otlr7 Afeli. 81
way streets ais she glides PIT oh tilt
wheel.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Collins have peeL
left to mourn the loss Of their infanl
son Everett. who died Saturday aG 1
fisses fsiIcarist, ef8islaAa Aats 81
g
The Afro-American., 1896-05-30
ow1NGs MILLS.
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Especial to the Afro-American.l
Ow1HGs MILLS, Nay 24.-Mr. Moses
Holmes Of this place spent last week
in Philadelphia as the guest OF his
brother.
A surprise partywas rendered Dir;
and Mrs. Oscar Do4aey on the 23d
inst. The evening vas pleasantly
spent by all present. Ir. Rob't Dor
sey rendered some of hi choice selec-
tions.
On Monday evening, 25t, the u. v.
@. R F., No. 1896, held ( supper ln
Gron isas. ReisfertoWn Turnpike,
Owings Nils. a large powd was
presga4, and enjoyed themselves 20
/ their hearts content.
Rev. n. p 6rinnage delivered 2
rray,a sermon at Mount 1leasant a.,
iii Church Sunday nigh
The Afro-American., 1896-05-30
BAPTISTS IN CONVENTION.
A GREAT MEETING AT SHARON
CHURCH. PLANS FOR THE Fu-
TURE, THE NEW OFFICERS.
Prospective Unity of all Forces
Evangilazation and Christian
Education. Prohibition
of the Liquor Traf-
fc Urged.
NOTES AND COMMENT,

Last week marked a new era ln
the history of colored Baptists OF
MARYLAND ard the District OF Colum
bia. The occasion was the annual
meeting OF the churches composing
the MARYLAND State and District OF
Columbia Baptist Convention
The link was clinched between th9
Raptisrs of the District and MaFylanu yt
in 1904 Last year the annual Ieel-
mo was held in the Metro ~olIVan /
Hb57nrcb 1!j57 Washing on, ID. Cs heV. /
Robery johnson, NJ. d., pastor
The meeting at Sharon Churcn lasL
,yook is generally conceded TO nave
hoen the best ever held, bysdeIegatess
who have attended the meetings OF
tha Convention since 1889, Besides
Tho large number of churches repre-
eanted, visitors we're present from
Rhode Island. Virginia, Georgia ana
PannsvIvania and all tie sessions OF
the meetings we're we'll attended oy
representative members of chnrcnes
in this city. The night sessions were
| inspiripg and the large audience
room of Sharon was filled. The an
nual sermon was preached ny heT'
| w. j. Howard, Of Washington, u ~
| The sermon was pronouqced py ms
brother pastors as eloquent, earnest
and timely. On Friday nighF Rev.
Mr.. johnson, of Rhode 4slana'
preached to a crowded house on the
Distinctive principles of Baptlsts.
Rev. L. G.. Jordan, Foreign MISSION
Secretary, of colored BaptIsts pre-
sented the claims of Africa THURSDAY
afternoon, and received contrlsu-
tion of more than $40 to help oulld @
chapel in Africa. Rev. A. n sass,
. District Secretary of the American
Baptist Publication Society - ohe
! for the society and was gwen lloefa,
collection. Miss Rebecca Caltis Teao
II paper on the Baptist Orphanage'
) CORTLAND street, this city, apd Gne
Convention gave collection rlday
; night for the institution. Rev. " M
: p. Kiag, D. D., president OF w WayiahI :,
Seminary, Washington, u. C.' tolu y
the good work the school mas aohs
@ aud is doing and the convention ap
j pointed a special commltbee " ~
3 operate with the trustees Of the ihsll
/ tnfion. Res olutions urglng3 Tn
!. churches, pastors ana SUNDAY ecaioo
q workers of the Convention 10 W.
: every possible effort to advance pup
) lie education, Sunday School Work
Z prohibition OF the liquor trafflc; q
use every possible effort for ehe gen
s. eral good of mankind 1n ailI41as.
f Rev. a. Taylor, president 81 HI
ii Convention, made q stirring aaaIss
II onthe ,sChHrch and State, ~ whIci
]. ne urged the pastors to use aeaas
! So ii ~ssssss y4sia1 anu "a s4sg44sat
& l9sses Aealh 91 aivu and po sss an /
The Afro-American., 1896-05-30

Virginia. are here for the summer with
their aunt, Mrs. Geo Crawford.
Miss Addie Flowers of Cfaremont,
Va, is visiting relatives hers.
Miss Gussie Hall of Fraaklinville
spent Sunday with friends in this
town.
A certain gentleman is preparing a
safe for treasures which he would like
to get.
The tub festival which was held at
Mrs. George Crawford's la { hurs-
day night was su, cess. th7 weather
was fine
Mr.. Romeo Little, who has been on
the OK list, Is improving
The Afro-American., 1896-05-30
"A. N. Il. General .
Conference
CLOSING SESSION
REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS
INSTITUTIONS ALL IN-
APPROPRIATIONS TO.
THE VARIOUS EDUCA-
TIONAL INSTITUTIONS
MADE CHILDREN7S DAY
MONEY DIVIDED MN CLOS
ING SCENES.
By Our Special stan Correspondent. !

. W1LMIEGToN, m. C., May RI, '96
Frhe twentieth session of the Gen- |
eral conference Of the A.M.E. Church \
III ended lit has passed into history. |
III ture generations will determine
whether its work MAS well and wisely
l done or not. There II wide dll1ei-
ence VI opinion among the many dele-
0atAs as to whether the work done
EQUALS that of past general confer-
encps. Some say ir has, some say it
Ras HUI. One thing is certain; all
arree that none excelled it ia nolse.
one of the characteristics of the con-
ference was its large number of young
men. One Vi the bishops remarked
tbat he had never seen such small
number of old men as there Were pres-
ant at this conference. Some ot tnem
looked almost like youths
pha latter part of last week WAS
consuraaa I'LL eIecting general officers
TEae lasl w spk sa.as devoted To TRYING
tc8 legisIate. Retrenchment MAS the
wbrd. hut it seemed that the confer
ence could not get down to the real
facts iii the case, and, as result,
nothing along that line was done.
However, the people haye been glven
mn opDoftunity to get the church or
Jan tha Christian Recorder, for Sl
ner year, and the IA. M. n. Review at
SI25 per YEAR IA resolution MAS
nassed to compel preachers-local and
@rayeling-to take the paper and the
Review
The various onaIiOstitutions
nf the church made their reports
either through their secretaries oT
thair nre,iden !. AIT 0f them showed
fhat marked progress had been made
during the quadrennlum.
the several committees reported or
the general officers reports, and sev
erat recommendations were mace.
Tie committee On revision Cf tht
Discipline made a partial report, ANS
are ,of the most important of theIn
recchnmendat. .ons tO extend the tlm'
limit tO five Years ar any One chufch
and to abolish the time limit AS to pas
tors remaining in one city more thal
four wears Were adopted. ln conse
III anealee, III church desires its paste
\ fo remain five wears, he can do 40, an'
after the expiration of that time A
ean be appointed to any other :hurcl
I'LL tile same City.
Tie Presiding Elders AXE appointe'
eaca year, tile same as the pastors
and they car remain the same nun
~~-a-~r 0f vears if desirable, but mus
return to tile pastorate after that tim
has expired.
A strong effort WAS made on th
parbsof Secretary Smith to have th
entire amount of Children's Da
money sent To thu Union, but iht
effort gaslefeatec, ana Children
49, I'll, aA heretofore, he
Sunday Scho,
ah Extension D
hat. notwitl
money nearl
1.-THE UniC
take fuil
1sin u tirs
AIRY Smii
aferen
~ pa
n da,
The Afro-American., 1896-05-30
WASHINGTON, D. 6.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The Nation
aoana of Colored Women VIII
a. ao1d q Convention in the city OF WASH
sr,.tnn sIor July 14th-16. Among Inc
- -, : ~ oSrI important questions to be dls
nnssed will be that of educatloh' anu
L~S1 i,a','o care of children. An effort VIII
iloirro ll'o odo looking to a union OF all the
W oe,nroG I'D yEo1nen's clubs into the organ
;1ation An invitation has been eX.
4ae~,3 tanded to all organized bodies OF
onIorad women. Information VIII be
f',rnished bv Mrs. G. +. Grimke, 1926
= WrS STr Helen A. Cook, Washington,
n r is president. Among the vice
,1roosidenfs. are Mrs. Jas. A. Handy,
egrife of Bishop Handy, and Mrs. X.
NJ CoIIett. of BALTIC.
wAYL4ND SEMINARY.
Uov1and Seminary held a three
aams conference of the Alumni and
G.;o t,.;oo,7ds of the school. The exercises
we've all verv interesting and the ad-
| Jrasses instructive and to the point
/ The school has been at work about aC
vaars and has a host OF graduates sue
sessfullv at work in all parts OF The
oonn+rv. The following is the TO
gram OF the conference.
Goburn Hall. May %, 1896 at
O'clock. Monday eveA ing. elecfi0nse o
officers: Subjects The Church AMI
Temperance, Prof. j d ID. Coleman, q
Wavland Seminary The pastors re
Iafions to the Community. Rev. q II
Waller. Baltimore, bid. Iuen2ay-
q.3sY 8. IL Devotional meeting gn
q 7nefed bp Rev u Il. NASH
Ill IL ubjects
TaoaRoYsH~ 40
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31

Almost every renowned man Of an
tiquity in the middle ages was believed
20 be attended by a spiritus familiaris,
and not a few were suspected Of being
in direct league with the devil Proba-
bly, the Oldest legend Of which the Faust
legend is n continuous thread Is that Of
Simon Magus, mentioned in the history
Il the apostles.
According to Justin, he was a native
Clifton, village in SamariA he
as, no doubt, a man Of great intelleo-
tnal powerG He was the father Of the
school Of tho Gnostics. II is also report
ed Of him that he could make himself
invisible. that he could pass through
dans@ harmed. could transpose mas
ss1, mhA01goid and exercise demons--in
fact. be laid claim 10 all these powers
and his name lived in the mouths OF the
people as a sort Of Demiurg through
many centuries until some other miracle
working personality took his place at
the popular fireside. Unusual accom-
plishments, great erudition, were at
tTibuted 10 the supernatural influence,
and tho general disposition to supersti-
tious assumption was strengthened on
the one hand by dogmatic affirmation
on ths part Of the church of the exist
ence Of a personal satan, with his nu-
merous household, and, on the other
hand, by Incorporating the magic arts
among the practical sciences, Of which
astrology and alchemy occupied no mean
part. -Menorah.
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31

One incident Of Freeman'a early life
preserved by Mr.. Stephens is thorough
ly characteristic, Before he was Of age
he was in love, and as soon as he reach-
cd 81 he offered marriage and was nc
cepted. Some opposition from Freeman'a
own kinsfolk seemed the only hindrance
to a happy union. But another was
created by the sensitiveness Of Free
mans own conscience. "He had ex-
pectations OF a sufficient income, but it
was partly derived from coal mines, and
the shocking disclosures recently made
respecting the treatment Of colliers
made him doubt whether he could con-
Acientiously draw an income from that
branch Of industry until the system was
reformed. " There we see the same tenn
per at work which in later days made
Freeman throw up a pleasant and lucra-
tive connection with The Saturday Re-
view because he disapproved Of its for
eign politics. His standard Of right and
wrong might sometimes be perverse,
his judgments hastily formed, but sell
dom has any man lived to whom the
call Of duty, once made clear, was more
absolutely imperative, in defiance Of any
pleas Of convenience or Of usage. His
action was always in purpose the en-
bodilnent of George Eliot's fine lines;
Nay, faiteF not. 'Tis an assured good
To seek the noblest; 'tis your only good
Now you have seen it, for that higher Vision
Poisons all meoner choice for ovsrmore.
Quarterly Review.
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31
The Moon.

In the opinion Of Professor Asaph
Hall, as recently expressed. the problem
Of the physical constitution Of the moon
is one that yet remains to be solved. OF
the "craters, scattered all over her sur
face, the volcanic theory Of formation
fails, he thinks, TO be satisfactory. An
other notion to which he refers is that,
ages ago. the moon was surrounded by
swRrms Of "moonlets. which eventual
ly were precipitated upon the moon q
surface, forming the oraters now seen.
Thus, the Mare Imbrium was created
By the impact Of 3 huge moonlet. 90
miles In diameter. which. in striking,
was raised to such high temperature
- TO melt its substance. An immense
hole or crater being formed where 1t
struck, tho molten material Of the moon
let spread In every direction for a vast
distance. partly hlling up other oraters
fragments few TO distances Of a thou
sand miles, scoring out deep burrows,
one OF the latter, as now seen, being 1877
miles long, 10 to 95 miles broad, and
with q depth Of / I 900 feet.
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31

IN IN cxuuisitelv prepared dinner Another,
VIII euiov these things half aa much - an-l
other not af All. The things that people
see are Inside them What one sees and
what one enjoys dependa upon The bodily
condition depends upon the capacity for
enjoyment - -depcnds upon The health and
the vitality. The sick man has pain or dis
comfort ~ impressed upon him that be has
no time 10 think Of much else a weak
mar has al he can do 20 struggle for mere
existence. He has no strength 20 use IN
procuring pleasure. His performances are
limited BY his strength. He can do only
few things 20 he can enjoy only q few
things The man who II perfectly wei and
vigorous enjoys life 10 the full. The bed
ridden invalid enjoys 4 not at all. The
man who h half sick and half vel gets cat
OF life about half what he ought to. Or.
plerce'a Golden Medical Discovery makes
people we'll. II doesn't do Il IN a miracu-
fous way. There isn't anything unnatural
about it-it Il the most natural thing In the
world. II simply puts the digestive organs,
the stomach, the liver the bowels, tn per-
feet order aud thereby makes the blood
pure and rich. II doesn't have 20 do any
thing else Nature Dies all the rest All
diseases live and thrive on impure blood.
Keep a stream Of pure, rich, red blood How
ing Into q diseased spot, and the disease
will not stay. 4 man lives on rich, pure
blood, and disease dien on it. That's the
difference Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery makes pure, rich blood - makes
men and women atrong and healthy; brinRa
good appetite, good digestion and builds up
solid, healthy hesh.
Address with 81 cents IL one-ceut stamps, 20
~ cost Of mailing oaiy, Worlds Dispensary
al Association Buffalo, NY, and get q free
rths Peoples Medical Adviaer-Ioos pagca
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31
Ths Trsmor In Japan.

Bot thore Is one thing TO have been
noticed about japan Of late, a thing that
seems to have rather escaped notice
Japan is trembling. In the glowing
moment Of her supreme victories, Ia the
long hour of her almost unprecedented
run OF luck, does It seem more stupid
or more impertinent TO speak Of Japan
as being a-tremblei The laws Of
some countries hold that truth Is no
libel. The laws Of other countries
hold that truth is the greatest lisal.
! am uttering libel or 1 am not utter
ing libel according to the country
by whose laws may be judged. Most
emphatically am uttering the truth.
No other word 30 truly adieCtives jap.
as does the word trembling
This Is the age OF earthquakes. Al.
most daily the papers record the mp
heaval Of some part or other Of the
world. And earthquakes are becoming
almost common where they used 70 bo
nearly or quite unheard Of. Japan, as
far as we know, always has been, and
probably always viii be, the stronghold
Of earthquakes. That inscrutable some
one whom some Of as call God that in
scrntable something which some Of as
call fate; that inscrutable some ono or
something of which the bravost Of Us,
the most phlegmatic Of us, the most
Gallons Of us, one and all. stand in more
than wholesome dread, for uncountable
centuries has seen fit and will see fit to
hold over the flower crowned head OF
Japan Damoclean sword. -. Mrs.
Minis Quaint Korea.
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31

Mr.. L., good natured German, was
the prosperous proprietor of a considera-
bic clothing business in a country town.
BE had In his employ one John s.,
whom he had advanced from cashboy
to head clerk and who had for many
years been an attache Of the store. Since
his promotion John had several times
asked for a raise in his salary, and each
time his request had beon granted. One
morning John again appeared at the
old merchants desk with another re-
quest for an increase Of $40 per month.
"Vy, Shon." said Dir. l., IL dink l
bays you pooty veil alretty. Vat for l
bays you any morei" "Well. 4" replied
John confidently. 81 am your principal
help here. / have worked you up to q
large trade. / know every detail Of the
business. and indeed / think you could
not get along without me. :" "Is dot
vor exclaimed the German. "Mein
3ott, Shon, vot wood / do suppose you
vas to der" "Well," " hesitated John,
II suppose you would have to get along
without me then. The old man took
several whiffs from his big pipe and
said nothing. At last he gravely re-
marked, "Vell, Shon, I guess you pet
ter consider yourself dead. "--Business
Journal
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31
- HIelnn Dldn., ooun,.

The memoirs Of General Marriott upon
the first French empire relate that, on
the occasion Of q very formal distribu-
tion Of rewards made by Napoleon before
Ratiabon, an old grenadier came forward
and demanded somewhat sharply, 10 the
astonishment Of all, a GROSS Of the Le-
gion Of Honor.
'But what have you doneF' said Ma
pOleon.
why, sire" said the soldier. "it
was who, in the desert Of Yafa, when
IL was terribly hot and you were parched
with thirst, brought you q watermelon. +"
THANK you, 4" said Napoleon, "but a
watermelon for a general is not worth q
Gross Of the Legion Of Honor.
The grenadier few into a violent
rage well, then." he shouted, II
suppose that the seven wounds that got
at Arcola and at Lodi and at Austeriitz
and at Friedland go for nothing. chr My
II campaigns in Italy, In Egypt, in
Austria. in Prussia, and IN Poland you
don't count / supposed"
''Tut, tut, tutr' exclaimed the en-
peror. "How you do get excited when
you come to the essential point OF the
whole matter make you now a cheva-
ier Of the Legion Of Honor for you
wounds and your campaigns, but don't
tell me any more about your watermsl-
onp'
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31

Il is difficult to imagine people eating
hair, but thexe are many, especially
girls and young women, who do so, as
experience proves. Doctors conducting
post morton examinations have been
surprised to find a large quantity Of
aair in the stomach Of the deceased per-
son.
Not long ago an English medical
man found % Dunh as four pounds Of
hair in the stomar;s a Q zoman about
80 years old. and similar cases have
been ofiOiAlly reported from various
parts of the world.
DR.. Swain lately performed an oper-
alton for tumOr, when, TO his astonish-
mont, the cause Of complaint was q
mass Of hair weighing between four
and FIVE pounds.
In this case the patient confessed that
she had contracted habit Of biting on
the ends Of her hair, Just as some bite
their finger nails. .-Pearson' Weekly.
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31

Awitness in Judge Lows department
Of the police court came near being sent
to Jail for contempt Of oonrt for telling
the truth. The witness was called and
sworn.
"What is your manner" asked Prose
cutting Attorney Madden.
II. Denau, repeated the witness.
whats thatr" demanded the judge
'L Denau. repeated the witness.
The judge and prosecuting attorney
stared at each other in blank amaze
ment.
"Look here. sir, " roared the judge,
when he had recovered his breath. lyon
win not bo permitted TO trihe with this
court -
"Wsil-er-I only know what have
always been told waa my name." ex-
plained the embarrassed witness. "Of
course can't swear TO It, but IL Il is
not my true namo. I'd like to know II,
your honor.
''That is all any man knows Of his
name," declared the judge. "What
have yon been told was your manner"
''L Denau, sir.
"You done knowl Mr.. Clerk, enter
up an order
''I didn't say / didn't know, " hastily
explained the witness. "IHaid my name
was L Denau-Ignats Denau. sir. ("
"Oh, said the judge
"Oh, echoed the prosecuting attor-
ney. San Francisco PoBt
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31
caAoKeao FOUND All over.


Wnn1srera - tha Tribs IN she West ana
North ~ well - she So N.
You'll find crackers In other parts
Of the country than the south. said the
tall. grizzled sea captain like man nt the
inn. I've seen them IN every land
yes, and ON Long Island. take u the
cracker belongs 70 class by himself.
The crackers. all tho way from the foot
hills Of the Alleghanies IN Lancaster
oonnty, Pa, 70 the mountains Of Geor-
gia, are, as / take Il, the descendants Of
men from the north Of Ireland. Some
Of them reached this state from Canada
and went south by way Of the old Cher.
~ Valley turnpike into Pennsylvania,
and thence into Maryland and Virginia
They are the best Of the cracker tribe.
They still have some Of the religion
they started with anG q remnant Of en-
ergy.
"You find . southern OF western
cracker now and then with = good New
England name. There was an early New
England emigration 70 the south I met
out in the mountains Of Missouri
cracker who was a direct descendant Of
the old provincial governor Of Massa-
ohusotts, Endicott he bore the family
name and bad a trace Of the New Eng
lander In bis face. though he could nei-
ther read nor write He had, however,
his grandfatber's diploma from Harvard
college The grandfather had removed
to North Carolina. and part or perhaps
all Of the family had drifted west and
finally reached Missouri. The crackers
had way Of travelling along the noun
tain valleys from state TO state, and q
good many went into Tennessee and
Georgia. New York Sun.
Southwest-sentinel., 1896-03-31
Man Overheard.

The presence Of mind of a certain
we'll known actor was always very ro-
markable, but was never put 10 so so.
we're q test as on the following occasion /:
While acting the part Of a pirate chief
he was being conveyed in a vessel across
the stage with his band Of brigands on
deck beside him.
One Of the supers, whose duty It was
TO work the waves under large sheets Of
gauze, was SO unfortunate as to put his
head through the gauze and 10 appear
standing In the middle OF the mimic sea
before the full view Of the audience.
The actor on the vessel, without los.
ing his presence Of mind, called out,
"A man overheard r. and the astoniahod
SupeE was hauled upon deck by the pi-
rates amid the applause Of the specta-
tors, who imagined II was a part Of the
play. London Spectator.