The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-05-21
GENERAL Il CONFERENCE
Continued from Sd page.

TO publishing the books for the church,
the official organ, The Christian Re
corder, is printed by this department.
DR.. H. T. Johnson is the editor OF that
publication, which .exerts grtat IN
fluence in the church.
The office of department of finance
is located in Washington, D.. e., with
the Rev. E. w. hampton, D. D., OF
Greenville, Miss, as secretary. Dr:
hampton represents the possibility OF
the young men of the South. He was
slave born, educated himself, and be-
came one Of the leaders in Mississippi.
He is at the head of the Str1nger
Grand lodge OF Masons, which 1nstltu-
ton raised and distributed among its
widows and orphans 1882 IN one
wear. and it has been declared that it
will greatly exceed that amount this
year.
DR.. hampton in his report showed
that the receipts of the financial de-
Dartment during the last four years
had been 1898, 994.28, an increase over
the last -quadrenium of $3.50, 1856.
Church Extension.
The church extension department
has as its secretary the Rev. B. E.
Watson. D. D.. of indianapolis, Ind.
This is called the savings bank or
the church. as money is raised anu
spent to assist in paying off church
debts and is loaned with interest," 70
churches. The plan has met with
great success and much is being done
to pay off the indebtedness OF all the
churches and to erect more. Dr. wat
son succeeded Bishop Shaffer and his
administration has been the most sue
cessful in the history of the church.
The Rev. w. D. Chappelle, native
of South Carolina, is at the head OF
the Sunday school department, with
offices located in Nashville, Tenn.
There the literature for the schools OF
the African NJ. E. church is printed
and distributed. Through the Sunday
schools is where they strive to reach
the youth.
The missionary department has
HEADQUARTERS in New York City and
the Rev. H. B: Parks, D. D.. is the
secretary. This department has IN us
hands the raising of money to prose
cute the home and foreign missionary
work of the whole church. The mis-
sionaries are paid from this fund. Dr..
Parks went from the West to New
York eight years ago to succeed Blsn-
on Derrick, who was elevated to the
episcOpacy.
John R. Hawkins, A. NJ, is secretary
of the educational department. He IS
one of the most scholarly men OF the
race. For number Of years he was
president of the college located at
Kittrell. N. c.. and has Travelled very
mas
charge of AZ schools and colleges or
the A. M. E. church located IN various
parts of the country.
H. T. Healing, the general mission
arv of the church, is editor OF the A..
NJ. E. Church Review. which renects
the thought of the church. Inc con
nectional Preachers Aid ASSOCIATION
has as it's secretary the Rev. Jonn L.
Jenifer, D. D., who at one time was
pastor of Quinn chapel and who pur-
chased the site where the church IS
now located. He is looking AFTER the
= comfort Of the widows and orphans OF
preachers. His work is that OF lnsur-
ance.
The Rev. H. T. Johnson of Phlladel-
mia is editor of the Christian RECORD
er. DR.. G.. E. Taylor is editor OF the
Southern Christian Recorder, the Rev.
T. Frank Mcdonald of the Western
Christian Recorder. the Rev. c. M.
Tanner of the South African Christian
Recorder, while the department OF
Christian Endeavor is under the
charge of the Rev. B. w. Arnett, Jr.,
of Springfield, Ohio.
There were many women attending
the general conference, yet it has been
decided that women cannot be or
dained or hold membership in the gen
eral conference They are appointed
in the conferences as missionaries and
evangelists, but cannot be pastors OF
churches. Among the prominent Wo-
men present who are workers IN the
Mite Missionary society are Mrs. john
H. Hurst of Baltimore, Mrs. Mary +:
Handy of Baltimore Mrs. M. B. Sal
tiers of Charleston, S. c.; Mrs. Sarah
A. Anderson, wife of United States
chaplain; Mrs. Ellen Tyree, Nashville;
Miss M. L. Gaines, Atlanta, Ca; Mrs.
Julia r. Coston. editor of Woman's
Messenger. Hagerstown, Md; Mrs. Z.
S. Smith, Detroit, Mich; Miss Halle
O. Brown, Wilberforce, Ohio; Mrs.
Elizabeth V. Taylor, Cincinnati; MRS.
Rosa Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, field
secretary. Mite Missionary society;
Mrs. C. r. CHATTER, Kansas City, Kan;
Miss M. Alice Shropshire, Palmyra,
No.; Mrs. A. Yeocum, Philadelphia;
Mrs. J. H. W. Norris. Baltimore, Md;
Mrs. D. w. Gillislee, Jacksonville, Fla;
Mrs. G. A. Perrin, Tampa, Fla; Mrs.
L. M. hampton, Washington, d. e.;
Mrs. Bertha Jenifer, Baltimore, Nd;
Mrs. M. J. Payne, Puget Sound.
A strong resolution was adopted
against dancing, card playing, and
whisky drinking. The members were
told they were no longer to send their
children to saloons for beer and stay
in the church. 1t was declared neceS-
sary to do one thing or the other, and
they were told to take their CHOICE.
The conference is a dignifed body
of Christian men. Some OF the lead
ing preachers of the race are among
the number, as are also a, number OF
prominent business and professional
men from all parts of the country.
I'VE feel that we must do something
for the moral, religious. and intellec-S
tual development of the people, de-
clared Bishop Derrick THE African
Methodist Episcopal church stands for
the manhood rights of all men, teach
ing to do by doing. We realize that
we are in this country and are here
to stay and We must make the best
of our opportunities. We practice and
teach the doctrine of self-he1p. We
believe what man hath done man can
do, and this is the inspiration we are
striving to put into the minds and
hearts of our young people, -.