The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
NEGRO BISHOPS
NEAR END OF WORK
Numerous Reports Of Off
GERS Are Heard, Discussed
and Approved

The board of bishops of the african
Methodist Episcopal Zion church.
which has been in session in this city
most of the past week, transacted a
large amount of their business yester-
day and about concluded their labors.
More reports were heard and the de-
tails of all of them entered into and
discussed with view to making the
requisite recommendations for the en-
suing six months.
DR.. w. II Goler, president of L'v-
ingstone college, Salisbury, N. c., the
school founded AMI maintained by the
late DR. j. c. Price, and one of the most
noted schools in the country main
tanned by negroes for negroes, made
his report, which elected much discus
sion. He showed that for the past six
months he had collected from all
sources, including the pro rata of gem
eraI funds, s1b,272.45 and had expended
S1O.15277. The enrolment of Living
stone college is 23I DR.. Goler empha-
sized the necessity of replacing at once
the girls dormitory, which was recent
Ily destroyed by fire and pleaded for
better equipment and apparatus for the
Industrial and agricultural depart
ments.
John c. Dancy, secretary Of the
church extension department Of the
Zion connection, made his report. lie
criticised the system now in vogue by
which one cause. represented by the
church extension department should be
helped to the exclusion of other causes
equally as worthy and advocated the
equalization of all payments on obll-
cations undertaken by the department.
What was considered one of the most
important matters coming before the
bishops was the report of Aaron Brown
of Pensacola, Fla, secretary of the
yarlck Christian Endeavor society, in
which lie made strong plea for en-
couragement and substantial assistance
in the efforts ito influence the young
people of the church.
r. w Wallace, editor of the Western
Star of Zion, published In St Louis,
precipitated n hot argument when he
suggested that the office of the West
ern Star be made the depot for the
central publishing house. located at
Charlotte. N. c. DR.. Wallace declared
that on account ef the distance, pat
rons in the far west experienced con-
siderable difficulty getting the paper
and their Sunday school literature
DIR. John +. Moreland of Montgomery,
pastor of Metropolitan A. M. 10. Zion
CnuICn ana SetTeld1N OF Ine tnTlSIldD
Brotherhood, sort of fraternal bene-
fit association maintained for the BEN
eft of ministers IN the church, report
ed that the department was now on a
self supporting basis, having a balance
of practically $500 in the treasury.
He had collected during the year, or
rather the past six months, s7,i55.55
and had expended in death claims
$3470
7 yxr aid f.f I,a
late Bishop J. w. Smith of Washing
ton, president of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Mission society, rendered
a report Of the work Of her organlza-
ton for the past six months. From the
conference organizations operating un-
der the general church board she re-
ported the collection s1s6S.76 for home
mission purposes, of which a balance
of $3s3.05 Is still on hand. In addition
to this, the woman's society has sent
to Africa to help In the foreign mis-
sion work 500, expended through
Bishop Alexander Walters, bishop OF
Africa.
In the afternoon session the bishops
of each district rendered their reports
for the year.
Sunday afternoon an educational
mass meeting will be held at Metropol-
itan A. NJ. +. Zion church, presided
over by Bishop J. ". Alstork of Mont
gomery. The principal speakers will be
s. G. Atkins. secretary of education
Winston Salem, N. G., and DR.. w. IL