The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.

CTHR HERALD has arranged for a column
OF news from among the colored people of 0s-
kaloosa and vicinity once d week. If the re-
porter does not see you and you have news
that should be given q place in this column
kindly write it out and send it to this ofice.D
Hobe Armstrong, of Buxton, was
t~ransacting business in town Monday.
The sick are all doing nicely and
most of them rapidly approaching re-
covery.
Mrs. A. Blackburn entertained Pre-
siding Elder Malone and Rev. Glenn
ms at dinner Monday.
Mr.. John Williams has been con
fined to the house for some time with
a severe attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Lee entertained
Mrs. Eta Cheek, of Peoria, Ill, and
Mr.. Frank Moore at dinner Monday
evening.
Some of the ladies of the East End
have organized a reading club and are
now engaged in studying the history
of the Negro Race.
Mr.. Geo. Douglass, formerly a resi-
dent of Oskaloosa, but now living in
Colfax, was visiting among friends
Saturday. George is looking we'll and
says he is doing even better than he
did when he was constable in Lincoln
township.
Quite a large number Of people from
Buxton were shopping in town Mon
day and Tuesday. They all express
the hope that the trolley line between
here and Buxton will soon be built,
as Trey say there is no place like Os-
kaloosa for trading purposes.
The second Quarterly Meeting for
this conference year was held at the
A. M. e. church Sunday. Presiding
Elder j.. w. Malone was present and
conducted the services during the
day. The Sacramento service was
held at 3 p. m. and the Lords Supper
administered to a large number. The
love feast and quarterly conference
was held Monday evening.
DR.. J. Will jackson, presiding elder
for this district, held the last quarter
ly meeting for the conference year at
Wesley Chapel Sunday. The services
were well attended and much interest
manifested. 1t is to be regretted that
the quarterly meetings of both
churches occurred on the same Sun.
day, but under the circumstances this
could not we'll be avoided.
The new choir at the A. M. E.
church made it's first appearance at
the afternoon services Sunday and
gave several selection in a very credit
able name All the voices are good.
Some are timid from want Of expert
ence in public singing, and the lack of
sufficient practice together, but with
time and application these faults may
be easily overcome and the choir be
a credit to themselves and a great help
to the church and the community.
We most heartily endorse the posi-
tion take by DR.. Jackson in his card
to Rev. O. A. Johnson. Wesley Chapel
is the old cOlored church in Oskaloosa
and numbers among its members some
of our riches, and most influential ciUi-
zens. 1t is surely deserving of a bet
ter fate than seems to have been pur-
suing it the past five years. DR.. jack
son is a Christian gentleman, a man
of ability and very ably fills the posi-
tion Of presiding elder. He has been
here quite frequently in the past two
years and has by this time become &C
quainted with Wesley Chapel and its
members. He knows what it needs
and what it wants and it is hoped by
both members and friends that he will
be able to selct some one to preside
over it's meetings who will be able 10
build up the church in all it's depart
ments, and awaken a true religious
feeling in the hearts of all. The
church needs such a man, the com
munity needs such a man and stands
ever ready to extend to him the right
hand of fellowship and to aid his ef-
forts in every way he can.