Huv. Charh'H A. Pariah, who preached
the belief that Adam was a black
man, earned a big impularitv by his theory,
which he has sinco then
discounted by claimim: that tho watermelon
was the fotbiddon fruit.
The African Methodist Conference,
held at Midway, transferred Itev.K.
to Kichmond and pent I'ev. W. II.
Crowdus to this iippointmeut. Mr. Wilson
has endeared himself greatly to his
congregation, who regiet to havchiiii
leave.
In New York Sunday 1,S00 gathered
to tiva n negro baptized. The
preacher didn't weigh more than half as
much, but he handled his imiu
and did the job to the entire
isfuctiou of everybody, including the
heavy weight.
It almost appears as thotichpi fatality
attends the president of I'othuny College,
W Va. Dr. Woolery died some
two yews ago of typhoid fever and now
Prof. J. M. Tribble, the newly elected
president, was stricken down and diad
with the ame dieeiihc.
The Hurbourville News ia8 that
Charley Iirallord, an old sinner, professed
religion at tho Woodbine meeting
and lnd repaired with the converts to
the creek to be baptixed, when he espied
Deputy Sherlll SkuiI in the crowd.
Ah there were several indictmonts
airaiimt Hrafford lie thought the deputy
was after him, so he struck out with the
remark, "I can't bu baptised to-day"
and is perhaps on tho run yet.
Colored Teachers.
Tho Colored Teachers' Association of
tho counties of Hoyle, Lincoln and Garrard
met at the Christian cliurcli, Stanford,
Saturday and spent the day with
great pleasure. A great many of the
teachers could not got hero, but Rev.
Isaac Fisher, of Danville, took nn active
part ami helped out nicely.
