The colored American., 1900-05-19
ZION CONFERENCE NOTES.
prsszv Budget OF GeneraIites that Gilt
ter and Hints That Hit.

p.v J. S. Caldwells selection as
neral steward is a popular one.
Han JOhn C. Dancy has the rare
,.-nIrv Of being able to be almost eV-
t",.vhrre and to talk to everybody at
g., and the same time.
The connection is anxious to organ
:uo = strong church at Chicago. Such
~ able manager and t1nancler as ReV.
- / blackwell could do the work to
,br satisfaction OF all.
4 lively discussion of the work IN
forpfgn fields grew out OF report OIL
the condition of the church In Liberia,
made bv Rev. owen l.. w. Smith, min
isrpr resident and consul general at
MUurUYia.
Tbe female delegates are bright, in
dusrriOIls. and Well-dreSSed. They have
stood the tremendous strain wonder
fuIJv. and after three weeks Of hard
work they look freSher than their mas
culne brethren.
Furnishing meals at the church is a
decided improvement over previous az
rangementS, and greatly relieves the
housewives who want to attend con-
ference instead of being tied up in
kitchen all day.
The triumph of Rev. J. w. Alstork
for the bishopric is favorably regarded
by both the magnateS and the rank and
file He is Il man of great executive
ability, and will take rank with the
strongest factors now on the bench.
The Christian EndeavOr work,
known in this connection as the Varick
Christian EndeavOr, is presided over
bv DIR. j. 3. Colbert, of Charlotte, n.
C.. where the headquarters are. He
reported 600 societies and 10000 mem
brrS.
One of the most brilliant young men
of the country. and who is doing a
grand work for Zion, is Prof. Benz. A.
Johnson. Financial Secretary of Liv
ingStOn College. The church's future |
is assured as long as it can attract to |
lis standard such progressive young |
leaders rs Prof. Johnson.
Rev. J. w. Smith, the erudite editor
of the Star Of Zion, possesses a genial
personality and makes Il friend of ev
eryOne with whom he is brought into
contact. Though one of our ripest
scholars learning hath not made him
mad, and he is strictly a man of the
people. He is making the Star of Zion
felt in both religious and secular cir
cleS.
Hon. II. P. Cheatham, Recorder of
Deeds for the District of Columbia,
and Hon GudsOn w. Lyons, Register
Of the Treasury, Saturday evening last
entertained at banquet given to the
attending bishops in honor Of the con-
ference. The affair took place at
Gray'S on NJ street. There were about
thirty guests present. Bishop Hood
presided, the introductions being made s
by Bishop Walters. Addresses were I
made by Recorder Cheatham, Regis I
Ter Lyons, Bishops Hood, Petty, Wal .
terS and LomaX, Minister Smith, Ed
iior Cooper, Collector Dancy, Prof.
Johnson, and others.
Said prominent delegate to Col
Wed American man the other day: E
Why should our publishing depart
Ient be located away down south out l
Ot eyerybody's reach and where free
speech can be had only at the risk of
one U! life? 1t ought to be right here in
Washington, a national centre, where :,
TIE influence of our literature could be = =
ySefled to the very best advantage. l, -
washington is a model of convenience VI
as s 4 distributing point and for being
III l0uch with all the notable nennle of II