. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . He was converted and called to the ministry at an earlyage and had the wisdom to equip himself for his work in a preacher and a pastor, he was successful from the be-ginning and has to his credit rare achievements in Virginia,Alabama and Georgia, where he erected new buildings, im-proved the church property, paid off debts and added untothe church such as were being saved. For permanent, con-structive work, no other pastor in the Conference holds afiner record. As lecturer, he has spoken for his people i
. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . He was converted and called to the ministry at an earlyage and had the wisdom to equip himself for his work in a preacher and a pastor, he was successful from the be-ginning and has to his credit rare achievements in Virginia,Alabama and Georgia, where he erected new buildings, im-proved the church property, paid off debts and added untothe church such as were being saved. For permanent, con-structive work, no other pastor in the Conference holds afiner record. As lecturer, he has spoken for his people in many of theStates on numerous occasions and always instructs and charmshis audiences. He is at once a forceful and fearless speaker. His work as an educator is no less notable. For ten yearshe was Dean of the Seminary at Morris Brown College andleft a lasting impression on the many young preachers whopassed through the Seminary during his administration ofthat department. He brought to this work not only the knowl-edge of a careful Bible student, but the rich fruitage of many. WILLIAM G. ALEXANDER. GEORGIA EDITION 617 successful pastorates and a broad vision of the work of theKingdom. His work as a Presiding Elder has endeared him to thepreachers and people alike on the districts which he has beencalled to serve. The life of such a man is an asset to his race. It is to beregretted that the absence of detailed information will notpermit a more satisfactory treatment of the subject. ALONZO WILLIAM BRYANT REV. ALONZO WILLIAM BRYANT, pastor of the Metro-politan Baptist Church, of Columbus, and President ofthe State B. Y. P. U., is a man whose history is a creditto himself and an honor to his race. It should prove a sourceof helpful inspiration to the young people of the race. He was born at Sparta, Georgia, on Christmas day, father, Isaac Bryant, was a farmer and his mother, beforeher marriage, was Lettie Moody. His grandparents on hisfathers side were Richard and Julia
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