The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-02-19

widow of the Rev Edward Jones the
first Negro Methodist preacher in the
state of Kentucky, and the grandmoth-
er of the we'll known Bishop E. w.
hampton of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Greenville, Miss.
Her death recalled to the memory
of the older citizens, the stirring
times of ante-bellum days and the
activities of that pioneer preacher,
her husband Ned" Jones, as he
was Familiarity called preached for
many years before freedom i'm the
white Methodist Church of this place,
his audience of course being the slaves
of the members of the church. He
Jones, Presbyterian minister, but
his freedom was purchased by money
advanced for that purpose by the stew
ards of the white Methodist Church
in order that his usefulness to his
people might be increased
1t was in 1856 that he heard of the
movement that had reached Cincinna-
/ ii, the establishment of an independ-
ent Negro church, known as the Afri-
for his zeal in the effort to establish
such an. organization in Christian
County, he was placed in Jail on
! charge of "inciting an instruction
among the slaves" Here he remained
/ for three months, his wife, Mrs. Anna
! B. Jones, sleeping on the hard foo
of the none too comfortable prison in
order to be near her husband
! 1t was his prayer at a meeting in
the Jail house with the other prison
ers ON Christmas Eve night 1856 that
so moved the jailer and the Judge who
! lived near that he was released the
next morning, whereupon he after
wards moved to Bowling Green.
In a tumbled down brick house in
the rear of the Jail Edward W. Lamp
ton was born, and from his early
childhood, the fond grandmother who
! had taken the place of his mother
now deceased, consecrated him to the
ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ,
with the fond hope that he would fol-
low in the footsteps of his illustrious
ancestor.
That her prayers and the lessons
she impaired to his youth have borne
fruit, the country is now well aware,
and in the career of Edward w. Lamp
ton, lately elevated to the Episcopacy
of the Church in which his grand
father was a pioneer, a concrete eX-
ample of the efficacy of prayer and
the reward of a faithful life is fur
nished.
In order to pay the last respect to
; the only mother he knew, Bishop
Hampton Travelled all the way from
Jacksonville, Fla, where he was at
tending the Bishops Council of his
church, and here where he first saw
the light laid to rest the remains OF
that sainted woman, whose influence
had so much to do with the success
of his career.
Nothing was more fitting than that
by the side of the tumbled down
shanty in which he was born, now a
landmark dear to the hearts of all
ante-bellum Negroes of the vicinity
Bishop hampton should stand for 9
photo, which he states shall ever be
; to him one of his choicest possessions
5 The remains were ACCOMPANIED by his
relatives from Bowling Green chief OF
: whom was the Rev Charlie tones, on
: ly surviving son of the union. VIII
t himself is a well known and inAuen
: ti1l Divine in the connection
: The funeral ceremony at Hop ms
vile was brief, simple and vet wo'
thy tribute to the faithful life led hy
Mrs Jones, Rev. DR.. S. r. Reid na~
tor of Allen Chapel A. M. r, Church
Bowling Green, Rev. DR.. S. r. Bailcss
"astor of Freeman Chapel A. NJ r
Church. Hopkinsville, and Rev. !. l.
Allensworth, one of the oldest an
most prominent Baptist preachers o.
this section of the state, who was
contemporary of Rev. E. w. Jones j.
his ante-bellum activities, offiCiated p
the funeral The simple character q
the obsequies was in keeping with tn
life she mad led and a large numbe
If the older citizens Of the countr'
aid respect to her remains.
Bishop hampton left Immediately
for his home in Greenville, Miss, ant
while in the city was the guest of M
d. S. Stewart, one of the substantial
citizens of Hopkinsvile.