. Crisis. theexercise of his talents in a larger was only increased insularity to him,however, so he came to thQ United States,enlisted in the navy and served with dis-tinction during the Civil War. Shortlyafter the close of this conflict he became aminister, and in 1896 was elected bishopof the A. M. E. Church. During all these years, however. BishopDerrick found time to occupy a leading posi- tion as a Republican politician, and as suchhe was, perhaps, more influential than as aclergyman. He had the esteem of Blaineand Harrison and McKinley, and he was re-garded jpy the colored
. Crisis. theexercise of his talents in a larger was only increased insularity to him,however, so he came to thQ United States,enlisted in the navy and served with dis-tinction during the Civil War. Shortlyafter the close of this conflict he became aminister, and in 1896 was elected bishopof the A. M. E. Church. During all these years, however. BishopDerrick found time to occupy a leading posi- tion as a Republican politician, and as suchhe was, perhaps, more influential than as aclergyman. He had the esteem of Blaineand Harrison and McKinley, and he was re-garded jpy the colored people as one of theirchief spokesmen. Bishop Derricks attractive personality andoratorical ability won for him much con-sideration in England, to which country hemade several visits after his episcopal conse-cration, and to his efforts are due the growthof the A. M. E. Church in the West Indiesand South America. o A CENTENARIAN. F the same calling, but of gentler moldand less renown than Bishop Derrick,. THE LATE WILLIS ALBERT JONES. MEN OF THE MONTH 73 -was the late Willis Albert Jones, who hadrounded out nearly a century when he diedat Athens, Ga., March 3. He was born atMilledgeville, Ga., February 28, 1814. m A GOOD MIXER. *rT»HERE is no reason why a black man orA a yellow man or a citizen of any othercolor should be debarred from holding aseat on the school board. Nor can it bedenied that it is only fair that the Negro AN ENGINEER.
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