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 iNi:. I'. I'. 1.1- I' 
 
THE LIFE 
 
 OF 
 
 Daniel RlBxanilBr Pap, D.D.LLD. 
 
 RGV. G. S. SMITH. D. D- 
 
 WITH AN INTRODUCTION 
 
 BY 
 
 BISHOP ABRAM GRANT, D. D., 
 
 AND A POEM, " IN MEMORIAM, 
 
 BISHOP JAS. A. HANDV, D. D. 
 
 NASHVILLE, TKNN.: 
 
 PuBMSHiNo House A. M. E. Church Sunday School Tnion. 
 
 1194. 
 
T3 5^ 
 
 fe;* 
 

 TO 
 
 THE MEMORY OF MY FIRST WIFE, 
 
 CATHERINE JOSEPHINE SMITH, 
 
 Who cheerfully shared with me the tolls and per- 
 plexities of life In my earlier manhood, the 
 humble effort contained In these pages 
 Is most affectionately dedicated. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 Tho task involved in the preparation of this Mono- 
 graph is one of love ami grateful ruiuembrauco of a 
 devoted benefactor. For eleven yearn, three months 
 and seventeen days Bishop Payne and myself were 
 oflicially related in connection with tho work of the 
 Afiiean Methodist Episcopal Churcli Runday School 
 Union, he serving as its President, and I as its Corres- 
 ponding Fecretary and Treasurer. During this time 
 I came to know soinetbing fif his exalted character, 
 something of those excellent qualities which made his 
 name a synonym for uprightness and righteousness. 
 From the hour that our official relation was first 
 formed xintil death severed it, I never had cause to 
 (U)mplain of his manner toward me or his treatment 
 of me. And it is with inexpressible pleasure I now 
 state that during our official relation for upwards of 
 eleven years, there never existed a single difference or 
 disagreement between us. Wo worked together with 
 single concord of spirit and oneness of aim, and the 
 success which the Sunday School Union of the Afri- 
 can Methodist Episcopal Church has achieved is very 
 largely due to Bishop Payne's unswerving fidelity to 
 duty as its first and only President, imtil tho time of 
 his death, and to his just and generous treatment of 
 me as its chief executive officer. 
 (4) 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 of this Mono- 
 jiubrauco of ti 
 
 three laouths 
 il myself were 
 le work of the 
 ■^unday Bchool 
 I as its Corros- 
 iring this time 
 ilted character, 
 vvliich made his 
 
 righteousness, 
 ation was first 
 ' had cause to 
 • his treatment 
 pleasure I now 
 for upwards of 
 ;le difference or 
 d together with 
 if aim, and the 
 iou of the Afri- 
 ichieved is very 
 •ving fidelity to 
 ntil tho time of 
 13 treatment of 
 
 No one perhaps Ik better prepantl to write a Mono- 
 grajth on tlio lil'e ot'tho late Hishop Daniel A. I'ayue, 
 D.l)., I.L. l).,than Uev. C. S. Smith, 0. 1)., whoso de- 
 voted friendship for tho Bishop, growing out of a num- 
 ber of years of close ofTicial relationsliip, warrants him 
 that kiKiwlfdge which an eager public; solicits of the 
 character of one who was held in such high esteem as 
 was Bishop Payne. 
 
 There will be a demand for this Monograph on the 
 life of tho oldest Bislmp in tho A. M. K. Church, and 
 the one who held the ollice of a Bishop longer than 
 any one who has yet occupied tho episcopal chair in 
 any branch of tho Methodist family. It will not only 
 be appreciated by those who knew him, and who 
 learned to love him as ho mingled with them in their 
 social and religious life, but by those also who, reading 
 it, will be inspired to make their "lives sublime, and 
 departing, leave behind them," as he did, " footprinte 
 on the Bands of time." 
 
 Tho object of this book is to give a fair knowledge of 
 the inner life of this noble divine, as seen from different 
 phases, and a general impression of his work, together 
 with extracts from his able productions. To be without 
 it is to deprive one's self of the means of a fair and 
 satisfactory knowledge of one of the greatest teachers 
 
 (5) 
 
(t 
 
 fjfr of nmrirl Alt-xmuler Payne. 
 
 mxd proncluTH of the ninetoentli century. The author 
 no doul)t ohtoeniH the prcpiimtlon of thiB volumo as 
 (,»<■ of the greatoHt privUeges of hin life, and is nuuh. 
 to rejoic! that ho can pay this tril.ut.> to th(^ memory 
 of a cherished friend, who, " though dead, yetspeaketh. 
 
 A. CI KANT. 
 
 Atlanta, (!a., .laniiary f., llS'.t-J. 
 
ry. The author 
 ' thiB volunu^ ns 
 ifo, aud iy niivtlc 
 ) to th(! memory 
 ul, yetsi)eaketh." 
 A. (JuAN'r. 
 
 CONTFNTS. 
 
 SEOTtON. PaOF. 
 
 1. I'iirentago ami Anoefltry W 
 
 II. (.'hilclliood and Voutli 12 
 
 III. StiuUiut DayH 14 
 
 IV. Work an an Kducator ^ . . 18 
 
 f V. I'antoral F^aborH 26 
 
 VI. Epincopal Functions 29 l/ 
 
 VII. A Patron of Munic and Ijiteratiyre 33 
 
 VIII. Literary Productions 36 
 
 IX. Travels 42 
 
 X. As a Citizen 45 
 
 XI. Home l-ife 48 
 
 XII. Moral and Religious Character 52 
 
 XIII. Funeral Services 65 
 
IN MENIORIAM. 
 Bishop Daniel Alex ander Payne. D. D., LL. D. 
 
 BY BISHOP J AS. A. HANDY, D. 1>. 
 
 Come, ye sighing prelates of sorrow. 
 View with me our colleague's tomb : 
 
 Learn from it our fate : to-morrow, 
 Death, perhaps, may seal our doom. 
 
 Sad and solemn flows our numbers. 
 
 While disconsolate we mpurn 
 The loss of him who sweetly slumbers, 
 
 Mouldering 'neath the silent urn. 
 
 May we all, his hope possessing, 
 
 Triumphant leave the Church below ; 
 
 Crowned with everlasting blessing, 
 Far removed from pain and woe. 
 
 Once, when full of life, he never 
 
 Proved unfaithful to our laws : 
 May we, like him, be zealous, ever, 
 
 To promote this glorious cause. 
 
 To the exalted power Almighty, 
 Softly breathe an ardent prayer ; 
 -On bis sacred mound tread lightly, 
 
 While we wipe the falling tear. 
 Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 26th, 1893. 
 
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 irn. 
 
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 93. 
 
 The Life of Daniel Rlexanier Pape. 
 
 i*!^ 
 
 PARENTAGE AND ANCESTRY. 
 
 Daniel Alexander Payne, D. D., L. L. D., was the 
 only son of London and Martha Payne. His father is 
 said to have been of brown complexion, slender in 
 form, five feet eight inches high. It has been" stated 
 that he was born of free parents in the state of Virgin- 
 ia, but when a mere boy was decoyed on board a ship 
 and carried to Charleston, where he was sold as a slave 
 to a painter. He remained in this condition until he 
 reached manhood, when he purchased his freedom for 
 $1,000. He belonged to the Methodist Church, and 
 filled the position of class-leader for a considerable 
 time. He was free and faithful in the exercise of the 
 means of grace, and was a strict observer of family 
 worship. Information has been given that he was one 
 of six brothers who served in the American Revolu- 
 tionary War. 
 
 Daniel's great-grandfather was an Englishman by 
 
 the name of Paine. The change of i to y, the latter 
 
 (9) 
 
 <i'^" 
 
10 
 
 Life, of Danid Alexander Paijnc. 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 being used to spell the name of Daniel's ancest-y, grew 
 out of the fact that his great-graudfather and one of 
 his brothers were among the early emigrants from 
 England to Massachusetts; and as the former decided to 
 go as a colonist to Jamestown, Va., and the latter con- 
 cluded to remain in Massachusetts, the two agreed to 
 change the letter i to y in the name of the one who re- 
 solved to go to Virginia, in order that his descendants 
 might be identiiied separate and apart from the de- 
 scendants of the one who determined to remain in 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 His mother was of a light brown complexion, me- 
 dium stature, .ind delicate frame. She was an admix- 
 ture of African and Indian ; the African coming down 
 through her grandfather's side and the Indian through 
 her mother's side. Her grandmother was of the tribe 
 of Indians known as the "Catawbas." Her grandfather, 
 Alexander Goine, a black man, was remarkable for 
 great strength and activity. 
 
 The admixture of African and Indian blood which 
 flowed through the veins of Daniel A. Payne may, to 
 some extent, account for certain peculiarities of tem- 
 perament. Two of his most striking peculiarities were 
 distrust and resentment. There were very few per- 
 sons in whom he confided. It is doubtful whether he 
 
lijue. 
 
 ancest-y, grew 
 er and one of 
 aaigrauts from 
 mer decided to 
 
 the latter con- 
 ! two agreed to 
 he one who re- 
 lis descendants 
 t from the de- 
 
 to remain in 
 
 mplexion, me- 
 was an admix- 
 Q coming down 
 [ndian through 
 vas of the tribe 
 [er grandfather, 
 remarkable for 
 
 in blood which 
 Payne may, to 
 iarities of tem- 
 eculiarities were 
 e verj' few per- 
 )tful whether he 
 
 Ancedry and Parentage. 
 
 11 
 
 ever communicated his inner thoughts to any one. 
 He had no confidants. Perhaps, it may be true that 
 the frequency of deception which had been practiced 
 upon him by many of his fellows was one of the 
 causes of his distrust; it may also be assigned to the 
 presence of Indian blood as one of the elements of 
 his physical composition, as distrust is one of the 
 strong characteristics of the Indian. His disncftition 
 to resentment was forcible and emphatic. He could 
 not brook opposition with patience. To oppose 'him, 
 waa to instantly kindle the fire of itense resentment 
 in every fiber of his body, mind and soul. 
 
 When thus aroused, he was passionate, vehement 
 and inclined to be revengeful. While in some cases this 
 exhibition of feeling was but transient, in others it 
 seemed to be permanent and abiding. Many have 
 wondered why such strong resentment should be pos- 
 sessed by one whose piety was so deep and fervent 
 that at times his very countenance seemed to be illu- 
 minated with angelic brightness. Many of those who 
 thus wondered were doubtless unmindful of the teach- 
 ings of human experience that ofttiraes while the 
 spirit is willing the flesh is weak, and that crace is not 
 bestowed to uproot all natural impulises and propen- 
 sities. It is given to restrain, and yet there seem to be 
 

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 rj 
 
 rj/r. <,f Danid Ahxiiiukr Payne. 
 
 some imputes which are stronger, to exemplify, 
 •IS it wore, that in all lines of human conduct, 
 " There is none perfect, no not one." His dispoBition 
 to resentment, like that of distrust, may be attributed 
 to the presence of the Indian blood in his veins. It is 
 well that the liery and revengeful propensity of the 
 Indian blood in him was strongly offset by the docil- 
 ity and gentleness of the African blood. I may not be 
 justified in saying that the admixture of the blood ot 
 these two varieties of the human race was a happy 
 union, but I do say, that it was productive of strong 
 qualities of character, which bore fruits of pleasing as- 
 pects and abundant blessings. 
 
 CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH. 
 
 His childhood days, until he was within six months 
 of the tenth year of his age, were passed under the 
 parental care of his mother, aided by that of his father, 
 until tlie first four and a half years of his being ; when, 
 as previously stated, his father died. His parents 
 possessing devout and pious dispositions, it is safe to 
 infer that they exercised due diligence in striving to 
 ' train up their son in the nurture and admonition of 
 the Lord. After the death of his father it was the 
 custom of his mother to take him to class-meeting 
 with her. This she was evidently prompted to do by 
 
 I'. 
 
Payne. 
 
 to exemplify, 
 uman conduct, 
 
 His dispoBition 
 lay be attributed 
 his veins. It is 
 •opensity of the 
 'set by the docil- 
 d. I may not be 
 e of the blood of 
 ice was a happy 
 uctive of strong 
 its of pleasing as- 
 
 H. 
 
 ithin six months 
 passed under the 
 that of his father, 
 f his being; when, 
 ed. His parents 
 tions, it is safe to 
 nee in striving to 
 ad admonition of 
 father it was the 
 Q to class-meeting 
 prompted to do by 
 
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MIt. SA.MrKL WATSON, 
 
 Ui^lmii I';i.vm''s I'irst < Inss I.t-adcr— llio liisimp 
 
 .Idiin'il tlic Mi'tliodist Cliiinli in llis 
 
 I'Mfteontli Year. 
 
ChUilliiiixl tiiiil Yiiiilli. 
 
 18 
 
 tlu' feeling tliiit t^lie alone wa.s ropoii.-ililt' to God for 
 the religious iiistriutioii of her hoy. She did uot, as 
 many mothers ol this day do, deem it a Imrdeu to take 
 her children with li< r 1o thc! house of worshi]). 
 
 Atter tiie dealii of his motlier he was jilaeed in 
 charge of a grandauut by the name of Mrs. Sarah Bor- 
 deaux, who hapijily was zealous in stimulating liim to 
 attain unto a noble character. Tt will thus be seen 
 that dej^pite the deep, dark shadows which were thrown 
 across his pathway by the death of his i)arents in 
 early life, there was a divinity which was shaping his 
 ends. 
 
 The daj's of his youth were chiefly spent ia acquir- 
 ing a knowledge of industrial pursuits. lu the twelfth 
 year of his age ho was hired out to a shoe-merchant, 
 with whom he did not remain very long. 
 
 When about thirteen years of age he was apprenticed 
 to learn the carpenter's trade with his brother in-law, 
 Mr. James Holloway, with whom he remained four 
 and n half years. Subsequent to this he spent nine 
 months at the tailor's trade. Thus, for nearly six 
 yea' 8 of his youth he labored with his hands and 
 provided his own support. The knowledge which he 
 gained of the shoe business, carpenter's and tailor's 
 trades, was of great value to him throughout after life. 
 
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 Llji: of Danid Ala-atnltr Piujim. 
 
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 '/ill 
 
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 ■'Im '^ 
 
 He knew juat what material to order when hj wanted 
 a pair .)f boots, or a suit of clotluH made. n»> alway* 
 preferred hoots to slu.os, aiwl seldom, if ever, wore the 
 latter. lliH knowh-dge of the earpenter's trade wa^ in- 
 valuably helpfvdto him, when, in IS i:,, he deHi^'ued 
 the pbin for the erection of Bethel Church, Baltimore, 
 Md. This ediliee, at the time of itn ereetion. was, and, 
 iu faet,ia now, tho most substantial ehurch edifice 
 posse>^aed by colored peopl.^ in Ameri(;a. Its exterior, 
 which is of great plainness and simplicity, is in strik- 
 ing contrast with its interior. Elder Payne, for that 
 was his title in 1815, was of a decidedly practical turn 
 of mind. He did not believe in lavishing money on 
 the exterior of church edifices, po that when he came 
 to plan for Bethel, he did not include stone trimmings, 
 gothic form, a belfry or a spire for the exterior. He 
 aimed at solidity at every point, and provided for the 
 beautifying of the interior. He built a structure that 
 will endure for ages, and in its interior arrangement 
 and adornment, will ever prove pleasing to the eye. 
 It is no impoverishment of one's accomplishments to 
 have a knowledge of industrial pursuits. 
 
 STUDENT DAYS. 
 
 His career as a student is, indeed, most interesting 
 and remarkable. No man of any age, of any variety 
 
 U\ 
 
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I'njjnv. 
 
 when liJ will it I'd 
 itidc. 1I»! ahviU* 
 if ever, wore the 
 :er's ti;ul»' was in- 
 1,S|.'), lu( (li'sijiiicti 
 hiircb, r.iiltimore, 
 ret'.tuHi, was, iind, 
 ul church cdilice 
 ica. Its exterior, 
 ilicity, ia in istrik- 
 r Payne, for tiiat 
 dly practical turn 
 ribbing money on 
 lat when he came 
 e stone trimmings, 
 tlie exterior. He 
 :1 provided for the 
 ilt a structure that 
 erior arrangement 
 leasing to the eye. 
 iccomplishmentsto 
 
 ?uits. 
 
 id, most interesting 
 Bge, of any variety 
 
 Stiuhiit IhiijH, 
 
 n 
 
 •of the huiuiui race, or clime, ever ntudleil more method- 
 ically than what he <JiU, or pursued Bystematic study 
 with more uniformity iiiul per.-^istency. If asked how 
 long he was a student, the reply might justly he given 
 ^ his entire life. I^et us notice some particulars. 
 
 When about eigiit ye^irs olil he eiitenHi u school 
 ■\vliich was supported by the Minor's lMorali^'t Society, 
 for the care and education of orphan and indigent col- 
 ored children. This society was founded in 1<S0I5 in 
 tlie city of Charleston liy James Mitchell, Joseph 
 Humphreys, William Cooper, Carlow Hugher, Thomas 
 .S. Honneau, William Clark and Ilicliard HoUoway — all 
 free colored men. The society continued its existence 
 until 1847, when it was disbanded. Tt is indeed strik- 
 ing that such a society should exist in a slave city at 
 such an early date. It is true that it was established 
 by colored men who were free ; but who, though free 
 were, nevertheless, hampered and restricted in their 
 movements and means of earning a living by the in- 
 fluences of slavery. Their charitable disposition is 
 quite in contrast with that of the colored people of 
 this day — all of whom are free. There is not an in- 
 stitution in America for the care and education of or- 
 phan and indigent colored children that has been 
 founded and maintained through the charity and 
 
Life i>l' l^"i!'' .V'X"ivlr,- r>t>iac. 
 
 10 
 
 philunthroi.y of any Toloml man or .nun. If th.Tc 
 in anv exception to this g.n.ml .lattMucnt, I hIuiU bo 
 glad to have Hon.e ouo inform nu, cf it. \ oung Dan- 
 ic4 >vas a proUjio of thin society for two year., during 
 which time ho .huwed him.vlf to be au apt and ob- 
 eerving pupil. After leaving the Hch-.ol he received 
 private in,slruction for ab..ul thr-e years from a Mr. 
 Thonuu. Bonueau, one of the founder, of tlio MinorV 
 Moralist fSociety. During this period ho made rapid 
 progress in the rudiinentn of orthography, reading, 
 writing and arithmetic. Monographs of the histories 
 of CIreece Uomo and i^lngland, were mostly used for 
 exercises in reading. The "Columbian Orator"' was 
 the book used for studying rhetorical style and expres- 
 sion. The end of the thr(>o years under Mr. Bon- 
 neau's tutorship closed the second course of his regu- 
 lar instruction. 
 
 During the nearly six years he was onsaged in man- 
 ual avocation, he prosecuted his studies with great ear- 
 nestness and zeal. He studied with great interest a book 
 called the " Pelf-interpreting Bible. " by the Rev. .Tohn 
 Brown, of Haddington, Scotland. The book was pref- 
 aced with a biographical sketch of the author, the 
 reading of which became the turning point in Daniel s 
 life. He was profoundly impressed with the noble 
 
P'll/ih 
 
 or nu'ii. If there 
 itemeiit, I nhiill be 
 ,f it. Young Dau- 
 r two ycurn, during 
 bf au a\)i and ob- 
 ^cbiHil he reeeivcd 
 L' yeiirtj I'runi a Mr- 
 ierrf of the Minor's 
 •riod ho made rapid 
 Ihography, reading, 
 [)ha of the hisloriori 
 jre mostly used for 
 nbian Orator" was 
 L-al t'tyle and oxpres- 
 rs under Mr. Bon- 
 1 course of his rcgu- 
 
 ivas cnsaged in raan- 
 .udieswith great ear- 
 1 groat interest a book 
 e, " by the Rev. John 
 The book was pref- 
 i of the author, the 
 ling point in Daniel's 
 8sed with the noble 
 
3. 
 
 L 
 
Student Days. 
 
 IT 
 
 character and matchless learning of the Rev. John 
 Brown, who seemed to have hecomo thoroughly versed 
 in Hebrew, Greek and Latin, without the aid of a 
 teacher. Daniel becoming inspired with the patience 
 and fortitude manifested by the learned author, re- 
 solved to try to be like him in character and learning. 
 After this he read many books, among which was the 
 '' Scottish Chiefs, " which filled him with enthusiasm 
 as he marked the boldness and courage displayed by 
 Wallace and Bruce, and they became his ideal great 
 men. He devoted every spare moment to the study 
 of books, and every cent to the purchase of them. He 
 raised money for this purpose by making tables, bench- 
 es, clothes-horses and corset-bones, which he sold on 
 Saturday in the public market. While serving at 
 the carpenter's trade he would begin his studies at four 
 o'clock in the morning, would resume them at the 
 close of the day's work and continue until midnight. 
 He always kept a tinderbox, flint, steel and candle at 
 his bedside. He would relieve himself at times of the 
 strain of continued study by drawing pictures with 
 crayon and composing verses. At one time his life's 
 work as an educator came near being thwarted. He 
 had heard of Hayti and its people, and was seized 
 with a desire to go there as a soldier. This purpose, 
 
 -ati?n,ibfe* ''>^sc!-,yifiefe*i3ft*'fe ^t, tn '■i^'93»i - . ^trt ■* -=>: "^- '-" i*- *■ 
 
IS 
 
 Llir of Danirf Akmiuhr Payiu: 
 
 however, was disBipatod by theinlluence of a dream in 
 wliich he behold all the horrors of war. 
 
 His third course of regular instruction was received 
 in a Lutheran college at Gettysburg, Pa., which he 
 entered June, 1835, where he remained two years, 
 when he was forced to discontinue his studies by rea- 
 son of tailing eyesight. His studies while at Get- 
 tysburg were chietly in the field of Theology, though 
 he studied German, Mental Philosophy and Archaeol- 
 ogy, in addition to the curriculum of the Theolog- 
 ical Seminary. While at Gettysburg he contributed 
 to his own support by cutting wood, cleaning boots 
 and shaving. What courage ! What self-reliance ! 
 
 WORK AS AN EDUCATOR. 
 
 Daniel A. Payne was a born educator. He tells us 
 that shortly after his conversion, which took place in 
 his eighteenth year, that one day while engaged in his 
 noon hour devotions, he seemed to feel the hands of a 
 man pressing upon his shoulders, and a voice speak- 
 ing within his soul, saying: "I have set thee apart 
 to educate thyself in order that thou mayst be an edu- 
 cator of thy people." The impression was irresistible 
 and gave a new direction to his thoughts and efiforte. 
 He entered upon his liie's work !is an educator at the 
 age of eighteen years. 
 
(■/• Piiyw. 
 
 uence of a dream in 
 war. 
 
 action was received 
 urg. Pa., which he 
 jmaiued two years, 
 e his studies by rea- 
 idies while at Gel- 
 of Theology, though 
 iophy and Archaeol- 
 iB of the Theolog- 
 jurg he contributed 
 ood, cleaning boots 
 .i'hat self-reliance ! 
 
 ATOB. 
 
 lucator. He tells us 
 
 which took place in 
 
 while engaged in his 
 
 feel the hands of a 
 
 •8, and a voice speak- 
 
 have set thee apart 
 
 tiou mayst be an edu- 
 
 ?ssion was irresistible 
 
 thoughts and efiForte. 
 
 IS an educator at the 
 
 Work (i-i an KdaraVtr. 
 
 19 
 
 His first school was opened in 1829, in u house on 
 Tradd Street, which was occupied by one Ciusar 
 Wriglit. His (irst pupils were Mr. Wright's three chil- 
 dren, for whohc instruction lie received lifty cents each 
 per month. Ho also taught a night school of three 
 pui)ils, who were adult slaves. From these he received 
 tifty cents each per month, making his total month- 
 ly income three dollars. His income was supple- 
 mented by the favors of a slave woman, who furnished 
 him food and other necessaries. His day school in- 
 creased in numbers until the room in which he was 
 teaching became too small to accommodate his schol- 
 ars. Another room was obtained, but this in time also 
 became too small. A friend of his, by the name of 
 Mr. Robert Howard, provided larger and mote suitable 
 accommodations for his school, by the erection of a 
 schoolhouse in the rear of his yard, on Anson Street. 
 This was, perhaps, the first schoolhouse for colored 
 children erected by a colored man in America. It 
 was built in 1830. Here he continued to teach until 
 
 1835. 
 
 After six years of successful effort in school-teach- 
 ing, and with the future radiant with the promise 
 and hope of greater success, a cloud of dark and 
 portentious aspect suddenly arose. The General 
 
 V>^ t 
 
20 
 
 Life of Daniel. Alexander Payne. 
 
 
 Assembly of South Carolina legislated Vr.e teacher's 
 
 rod out of his hands by enacting the following law, 
 
 which went into eflect April 1st, 1835 : 
 
 No. 2639. 
 An Act to Amend the Law Relating to Slaves and Free Persons of 
 
 Color. 
 
 Be it enacted, by the honorable, the Senate and House of Rep- 
 resentatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the 
 authority of the same: If any person shall hereafter teach any 
 slave to read or write, or cause, or procure any slave to read or 
 write, such person, if a free white person, upon conviction thereof 
 shall for each and every offense against this Act be fined not ex- 
 ceeding one hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than six 
 months ; or, if a free person of color, shall be whipped not exceed- 
 ing fifty lashes and fined not exceeding fifty dollars, at the discre- 
 tion of the court of magistrates and free-holders before which such 
 person of color is tried; and, if a slave, to be whipped at the dis- 
 cretion of the court, not exceeding fifty lashes; the informer to be 
 entitled to one-half of the fine, and to be a competent witness. 
 And, if any free person of color or slave shall keep any school or 
 other place of instruction for teaching any slave or free person of 
 color or slave, shall be liable to the same fine, imprisonment, and 
 corporal punishment as are by this Act imposed and inflicted upon 
 free persons of color and slaves for teaching slaves to read or 
 write. 
 
 The effect of the passage of this Act on Schoolmas- 
 ter Payne's mind was withering and blighting. Sleep 
 fled from his eyes and he dreaded the night. In fact, 
 
der Payne. 
 
 islated t'le teacher's 
 g the following law, 
 .835 : 
 
 laves und Free Persons of 
 
 jnate and House of Rep- 
 »ral Assembly, and by the 
 hall hereafter teach any 
 lire any slave to read or 
 , upon conviction thereof 
 this Act be fined not ex- 
 isoned not more than six 
 ill be whipped not exceed- 
 fifty dollars, at the discre- 
 holders before which such 
 to be whipped at the dis- 
 lashes ; the informer to be 
 i be a competent witness, 
 e shall keep any school or 
 my slave or free person of 
 le fine, imprisonment, and 
 imposed and inHicted upon 
 teaching slaves to read or 
 
 is Act on Schoolmas- 
 and blighting. Sleep 
 }d the night. In fact, 
 
7 ^ 
 
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 fi 
 
lF''>/7i.' (i!* 11)} F.ihicotiir. 
 
 21 
 
 thiri vijuT of *'nit)l aiul unjiiHt IcgiHlatidH liml i)liiiig((l 
 its fangs HI) d('('i)Iy into his heart that lie hcgan to 
 quoHtion the exintt'ncc' of (iod. Ho waH comforted, 
 however, and his faith Hocurcly anchored to its moor- 
 ings by a Htill small voice, which said: •' With (iod, 
 one day is as a tliousand years and a thousand years 
 as onoilay. Trust in Him, and He will bring slavery 
 and all its outrages to an end." Ho then took his pen 
 and wrote a poom of twenty-threo double <)uatrain 
 stanzas, giving it the title of " The Mournful liUte or 
 the Preceptor's Farewell." The following are the last 
 four stanzas : 
 
 " Ah when a deer does in the ptiHtiire graze, 
 The lion roam — she's filled with wild aiiiiiKe, 
 KnuwH Htrcngth iineiiuul for the dresulfiil fight, 
 And seekH sweet safety in her rapid flight — 
 So Payne pre[)are8 to leave his native lionie, 
 With pigmy purse on distant shores to roam. 
 Ijo! in the skies my boundleHS storehouse is ! 
 I go reclining on God's promises. 
 
 "Pupils, attend my last departing sounds; 
 Ye are uiy hopes, and ye my mental crowns. 
 My monuments of intellectual might, 
 My robes of honor and my armor bright. 
 Like Solomon, entreat the throne of God ; 
 Light shall descend in lucid columns broad, 
 
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 Itti 
 
 I 
 
 Life »)/ Aom'.V Alr.nii>'l<r l''i!n>' 
 
 ,\„,1 all that lUMM hnn U-urtml nr i..n.. ran kn-.w 
 In slreiims i.rolil'u' ^l.all y..ur n.iu.U .MTllnNv. 
 
 " Hall- Kin ; l..vi- (I...! ; reli«u.n l»'yni.r p.iw; 
 
 II.T \^^^^. ul.c-yea will Hurdy inul;.' y-u wi-'. 
 
 Mccur.! ynii from the ruin of tiw vain. 
 
 \n.l sav.« y..iHM..ils from fvi'rlaslinu |.aiii. 
 
 O faroyou wllforwhou. myiM.M.m>,'loiv« 
 
 Will, .mlcnt Invo. v.in.l. <hrist n>v Saviour knowst 
 
 Twas for your K-H,.lllalM,rraniKl,lnmI May; 
 For you 1 wi-pt, ami n..w lor ynu 1 pray. 
 
 .. Kurew.-li ! farewell ! yo clul.lr.n of my love , 
 
 May j„y„ al.unaant How v.- from :.l«.vo! 
 
 May pfaee cek-Ktial .rt.wu y.mr useful .lays, 
 
 To l)liH» tranMl.orte.l, fing eternal lays ; 
 
 Forsaered wis.lom Rive a gol.len world, 
 Vu.l when f<.nl vice his charming folds unft.rl, 
 O H,,„n. the raonnter, though hi« crystal eyeH 
 Be like hright sunheams streaming from the skies I 
 \uin 10 whither shall yourtntorlly? 
 Guide thou my feet, ^n.at Sovereign of the sky. 
 
 Thus Stunned a.td ha.upored, Schooltnuster Pa>'ne 
 ...ulved t.. go North in search of a new ftold of abor 
 Hecuring lettern of recommendation from a number of 
 CharleBton-s distinguished citizens to eminent ctt;/.en. 
 of Xow York City, he set sail from the former city for 
 the latter Saturday, May 9th, 18=55, about four o'clock 
 p m arriving in New York the following Wednesday. 
 
 m 
 
 . -I 
 
(/,/• I'll III" 
 
 iir iiiiiM «'»" knnw 
 ninil»i>'«rlliiw. 
 
 lu' viiin. 
 
 rliiHtiiiu|iiiiii- 
 
 ,• liiihoni glowH 
 
 ist iiiy Siiviimi- kii'>wst 
 
 ynii 1 \<r.yy- 
 
 Idnii (if my love, 
 
 roiu nliiivi'! 
 
 >ur useful tliiys 
 
 ■mill liiys; 
 
 Idi'H world, 
 
 •ining t'oltls unfurl, 
 
 h hl« crystal eyes 
 
 •iitiilng from the skies I 
 
 r tutor Uy? 
 overeign of ihe sky. 
 
 J, School luaster Payne 
 of a new field of labor, 
 ation from a number of 
 jons to eminent citizens 
 from the former city for 
 18:55, about four o'clock 
 le following Wednesday. 
 
 \\iiih iln nil l\illli'iiti)T, 
 
 '2^ 
 
 Tlin fDriiiwiiij? testimonial now |iulilishr><l fi)r (lii' fir'^t 
 limi', waH given liini by the ]intr(>ti.>< of his Hcluxd ' 
 
 (A Tiiii; cdi'v <p|- I'lii; om«iiN \i..i 
 
 <'nARi.KSTON, s, < ., Miiy Stli, is;;r). 
 
 At 11 meeting of llwise jian»iil.H tliiit hud eliildreu umlertlu' tui* 
 liuii t.l .Mr. I). A. I'liyiie, iieldihe lilst oi Miinli, is;i.\ 
 
 Tilt' following rreninble «inl K»'«>lutit>os were .>.ulimi(lid Mint 
 iiiiuiiiuiiiu.'-ly ctiiieurred in; 
 
 It is Willi rettret mid dimiiny thwe Parents who had eliihlrcii iii)> 
 <ler the Tuition of .Mr. I'liyiie, having witnessed for several hih- 
 etHhive days liiew exenises in the diilerent hrancliew of iin Kn- 
 nlish {•Alncation, and syiii|iathi7.iiig deejily in the Ions our ihiidren 
 lia>* ^llstairieil in an ellicient Teacher, (ills us lit (Uiee with dirp sor- 
 row. Had we been deprived of him hy the ordinary eouroe of Na- 
 ture, iw a Christian duty, we would huinhlv Hidiiiik to the Divine 
 will; hut no, Carolina's hiteAel liasdeprived the( olored man from 
 imparting mental Iiistruetion to his own raee, and our friend Iuir 
 to seek a home elsewhere in order that he may I'ontinue to Instruct 
 the Colored Youth. 
 
 It was our happy lot to have witnessed the jdeasing and gratify- 
 ing sight <if the only school in this state (come into existence), 
 where the Klementary Branches of an Knglish Ilducation are 
 taught and the TeiM-her a colored man— D. A. Payne, and he self- 
 taught, and an orphan at a very early age, and una'ded by for- 
 tune. His piety, talent, general goo<l ctmduef, his manners and 
 his great zeal for improving his |>eople, have secured for him the 
 esteem and respect of all whom knew him. To us as Parents he is 
 equnlly dear. But, as we said in the foregoing, he is about to seek 
 
I i 
 
 iiH' 
 
 Life of Daak'l Alexander Payne. 
 
 24 
 
 .UomeiaanotheT^^XTaLful as is the sepur.tion which will 
 shortly take ,l.ce between our friend and us, yet the hope of raeet- 
 : L in = better world cheers u« inthi. .rout afllict.ou. Goon, 
 our Mldren-s Friend: Can^with you on. ThanUs, our gratuu e 
 our good wi.h.. Our prayer. toTIeave. .-Uall always resound f^ 
 your present and etenu.l welfare, wherever your lot may be (.ast 
 LavL.clu.ice.thle.ingatte„dyo„.Mayabnndantsuc.esscrown 
 
 your every effort, and a. a Testimonial o our «>"«'^-- ^;;7; 
 good character, great ability to teach, and earnest .eal for the m 
 provement of our children, 
 
 Be it Besolved : i xr, T) A 
 
 That the meeting of Parent« do hereby reeommem Mr D. A 
 Payne as a Teacher of Youth and in every way worthy of be.ng 
 encouraged in that employment. 
 And further Eesolved : , , • j 
 
 U„i„B„.„e.a„a.hoz.a.<.I .1,= €„lor,..l Br.,l,„ ..uW"!."? 
 
 him in a school. 
 
 ^ tC Ae above Preamble and Resoluiionn be signed by the Pres- 
 ident and Secretary of this meeting. ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ 
 . —. JOHS MiSHAW, Sec, 
 
 He resumed his work as an educator in Philadel- 
 phia in 1840, on Fourth Street, near Spruce. He be- 
 ^ gan with three pupils, the same number with which he 
 opened his school in Charleston, ten years previously. 
 His work in Philadelphia, as an educator, was highly 
 
 }■ 'i:- 
 
kr Vaijne. 
 
 lio sepamtion which will 
 us, yet the hope of meet- 
 i great affliction. Goon, 
 ir Thanks, our gratitude, 
 Miall always resound for 
 rer your lot may he ('ast 
 y ahnndant success crown 
 f our confidence for your 
 d enrncst zeal for the im 
 
 by reconimend Mr. D. A. 
 very way worthy of being 
 
 n the behalf of our friend 
 I Brethern in establishing 
 
 ;ion» l)e Hignedby the Pres- 
 
 Thos Ingles, Pies. 
 John Mishaw, Sec. 
 
 educator in Philadel- 
 , near Spruce. He be- 
 
 number with which he 
 11, ten years previously, 
 n educator, was highly 
 
 Worh (i^ an Kdaaitur 
 
 25 
 
 Kuccessf ul. There wore two .select t^chools in existence 
 when he opened his, but within one year he had ab- 
 sorbed both of them. lie taught until 184;J, when he 
 joined the itinerant ministry of the African Metho- 
 dist Episcoi^al Church. In 184.3 he again performed 
 the duties of a schoolmaster in Baltimore, Md., in 
 which city he was then serving as a pastor. He taught 
 at this place at intervals for about five j'ears. 
 
 In 1SG3, when Wilberforce University, at Tawawa 
 Springs, 0., was purchased from the Methodist Epis- 
 copal Church for the African Methodist Episcopal 
 Church, Bishop Payne, for he had then been a Bishop 
 since 1852, was elected its President, though he did 
 not enter upon the active discharge of the duties of 
 hie position until 1865. Into the success of Wilber- 
 force University he put all the strength of his heart, 
 mind and soul. He was one of the trustees and a 
 member of the Executive Board of the University 
 throughout the entire period that it was in the posses- 
 sion of the M. E. Church. From the time of its pur- 
 chase by the A. M. E. Church until the hour of his 
 death he held some position in connection with it, 
 being at the time of his decease its Chancellor and the 
 Dean of its Theological Department. Eternity alone 
 can reveal the measure of the influences which he ex- 
 
':i:il 
 
 ].;/,■ (,f Daind ALxamUr Patuo. 
 
 
 26 ___„ 
 
 erted fur the development and prosperity of the I'ui- 
 ver^ity, a. well u. th.> number of youths whose muuk 
 he asBi^ted iu enlightening, and who.e lives he helped 
 to shape in the mould of correct thinking and up- 
 right living. 
 
 I>.\STORAI. i-.vr.oKS. 
 
 His pastoral career was brief, onerous and trying, 
 but successful. The first pastoral service which he 
 rendered was in connection with a Presbyterian 
 church in East Troy, New York. This was in June, 
 1837, and in the twenty-sixth year of bis age. His 
 pastoral labors at Troy extended through a period of 
 less than two years, owing to a serious throat affec- 
 tion which oompelledhimto discontinue preaching. In 
 the spring of 1842 he joined the Philadelphia Annual 
 Conference of the A. H. E. Church, and in May, 1843, 
 was appointed to the pastoral charge of Israel Church, 
 Washington, P. C, where he served with great success, 
 for two years. While in Washington he organized 
 the first Pastoral Association among colored preachers. 
 Tn 1845 he assumed charge of Bethel A. M. E. Church, 
 Baltimore, Md., where he remained for five years. 
 This was the last charge he held prior to his election 
 to the bishopric in 1852. The five years tliat ho spent 
 in Baltimore were perhaps the saddest an.l most try- 
 
 U-N^ 
 
•otipt'i-ity of the I'ui- 
 youthB whose raiiuls 
 vhoHO lives he helped 
 ct thinking and up- 
 
 • KS. 
 
 onerous and trying, 
 ■al service which he 
 ,vith a Presbyterian 
 , This was in June, 
 •ear of his age. His 
 1 through a period of 
 serious throat affec- 
 continue preaching. In 
 e Philadelphia Annual 
 rch, and in May, 1843, 
 barge of Israel Church, 
 rved with great success, 
 jhington he organized 
 mong colored preachers. 
 '>ethel A. M. E- Church, 
 aiained for five years, 
 d prior to his election 
 , five years that he spent 
 saddest and n\ost try- 
 
 Pa!<toral Lahor:!. 
 
 27 
 
 ing of all the years ot his life. The pkce seemed to 
 be the mount of temptation and assault— temptation 
 to forswear his ministerial vows, and assault unjust 
 and violent. 
 
 When he assumed the pastoral charge of Bethel, 
 Haltimore, it consisted of three societies— Bethel, Kb- 
 enozer, and Union Bethel. The property used by 
 Ebenezer society belonged to Bethel, and was entirely 
 incommodious and sadly in need of repairs. The 
 trustees of Bethel, however, would not consent to have 
 the property remodeled or enlarged. Pastor Payne 
 advised Ebenezer society to submit a proposition for 
 the purchase of the property. This it did, and the 
 trustees of Bethel named four thousand dollars as the 
 price. This price Pastor Payne strenuously opposed 
 as being too exorbitant, and without any consideration, 
 for the fact that tlie members of Ebenezer were poorer 
 than the members of Bethel, and that the adherents 
 of both societies were bound together by kindred ties 
 and religious fellowship. He said: "We should re- 
 quire them to pay only a ten dollar bill, and let them 
 have the four thousand dollars: for needed improve- 
 ments." The trustees of Bethel would not listen to 
 this suggestion aiid the matter was submitted to the 
 members, a majority of whom voted in the aflfirma- 
 
 I 
 
1 .( 
 (Ill I 
 
 § 
 
 1 I 
 
 '^ ThuH didEW^or con.e in poBse« ion of valu- 
 able property for the nominal sum often dollars. The 
 trustee, of Bethel, or at leant a number of them, never 
 became reconciled to thiB action, and exerted every 
 mean, to produce dis.en.ion and to neutralize Tas- 
 tor I'ayne-s inliuence. The galling yoke, though, 
 which was fastened ui.on bis neck, was that of a sav- 
 age attack which was made by an infuriated woman 
 with a club. He dodged the blow, which glanced oflf 
 of his shoulder without inflicting serious injury. 
 
 Tlie trouble was caused by Pastor Paynes endeavors 
 to modify certain extravagances in worship. He 
 strenuously opposed the singing of " cornfield ditties 
 and the ludicrous actions of the " Praying and Singing 
 Bands " In this he met with counter opposition on 
 the part of the great majority of the members. It was 
 a conflict between ignorance and intelligence-be- 
 tween a rational conception of the true forms of reli- 
 gious worship and a mere fanciful emotion. Then as 
 BOW, ignorance, though it had the strength of numbers 
 on its side, could hot triumph over intelligence. In all 
 the eternity of eternities the divine plan, after which 
 all systems have been constructed, will never be so re- 
 versed as to cause darkness to be more glorious than 
 light, and error more potent than truth. Pastor Payne 
 
 "UJ.i 
 
(/('(■ I'liinir. 
 
 Epixrirjifil Fit nrthmsf. 
 
 29 
 
 a possess ion of vahi- 
 m of ten dollars. The 
 imber of them, never 
 , and exerted every 
 d to neutralize Pas- 
 lling yoke, though, 
 k, was that of a eav- 
 n infuriated woman 
 iw, which glanced off 
 g serious injury, 
 itor Payne's endeavors 
 ces in worship. He 
 ; of " cornfield ditties " 
 « Praying and Singing 
 counter opposition on 
 f the members. It was 
 and intelligence— be- 
 the true forms of reli- 
 ful emotion. Then as 
 the strength of numbers 
 
 Dver intelligence. In all 
 ivine plan, after which 
 ted, will never be so re- 
 be more glorious than 
 lan truth. Pastor Payne 
 
 tmergetl from the conflict with tho strength of a val. 
 iant knight and his labors were ultimately csrowned 
 with success. 
 
 In 1850 liishop Quinn aj)pointed him to the pas- 
 toral charge of Kbenezer, Itut the society refused to re- 
 ceive him ; notwithstanding tliat less than five years 
 previouly he had championed their cause against the 
 exactions of the trustees of IJethel Church, and secured, 
 them the property which they had so long desired for 
 a mere pittance. Well, has some one said that, '' In- 
 gratitude is the basest of crimes." 
 
 EPISt'OPAI. I'l'NCTIONS. 
 
 In May, 1852, the General Conference of the African 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, in session in Philadelphia^ 
 Pa., elevated J^astor Payne to the bishopric. The elec- 
 tion took place on the 7th. He began the exercise of 
 his episcopal functions by assuming charge of the first 
 episcopal district, which embraced the Philadelphia 
 Annual Conference and all the New P^ngland States. 
 He held the Philadelphia Conference in May, and in 
 June went to New Bedford, Mass., and organized the 
 New England Conference, of which the iiev. T. M. D. 
 Ward, afterwards Bishop Ward, was the secretary. 
 
 In 1854 he was assigned to the second district, which 
 embraced the Baltimore and New York Conferences. 
 
 

 r.hr of Do old Alr.nt,„ln- r«!liu: 
 
 ! 1. 
 
 30 
 
 ~r"i -, ,.,,,,..1 term extouded tarough 
 
 At thiH period au t'piMioP'U itim t- 
 
 l;„aL, iu,tc«l.,r ,„u.as.u,>v,.„dtV,e matter o 
 ligament. ro«U,J outirely with the b,»ho,« fb,. 
 : JaeU.r„.u,oa at ..,. annual mating "f ^.o «. op^ 
 Council, tho f,r«t .^sion of wh.cb wa« held at the 
 01 1 ot tbo .General Couferenc« of 1852, and .« 
 aoubt,e«tb„.,u,.„fD.bol..Vu-3^^^ 
 appreciated the maxim thf^t, intn. 
 counsel there is wisdom." 
 
 rbeGe„..ra, Conference of 18.«, hav.ng abohsb.^ 
 the epi»co,,al di^trut plan, by orjcring tbe b«bo,« to 
 TZ fro'u tbat period until b%0, ni,hop rayne e - 
 erci^ed hi, episcopal functionsin vartous part, o tte 
 Connection. Two important event, to k p ace n 
 ,hich he ,va,, an actor-the dissolvtng "t ''^ '\^'; ';; 
 Cbnrch in Canada and the organization of the Br, .U 
 M. E. Church in itertead, and a v.ttto ^eJ Orlean.^ 
 Tbe first took place in Septcnber, 1850, .rd he latu 
 i„ December of tbe same year. He -''*"<^ J' ^ 
 courage in going to New Orlean,. a, at the tune^of lu 
 risit the whole country w.u, convulsed "'* "" 
 I ery excitement, growing out of the stntggle for the 
 lisLn of Kansas intotbe Union as a free sta^. In 
 March, 18C0, while journeying Irom Xenta, to 
 Baltimore, Md., he and Ms traveling companton, the 
 
 '=-^„;i.^l,^,.ii3 ^-; 
 
X fxtemlud tarough 
 V, and tVie matter of 
 1 the bishops. This 
 celingoftho lUshops' 
 lich was held at the 
 je of 1852, and was 
 •ayne's t<agacity. He 
 " In the multitude of 
 
 ^5(5, having abolished 
 .rdcring the bishops to 
 SCiO, Bishop Payne cx- 
 n various parts of the 
 
 events took place in 
 solving of the A. M.E. 
 .nization of the British 
 a, visit to New Orleans, 
 jer, 1856, and the latter 
 .. He exhibited great 
 18, as at the time of his 
 
 convulsed with anti- 
 it of the struggle for the 
 Jnion as a free state. In 
 tng from Xenia, 0., to 
 aveling companion, the 
 
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Kiii-<itijiid Fii III till iif. 
 
 m 
 
 IlfV. .)uiuf8 Lyucli, were rudely thniHt from us^leeping 
 cjir, though they had Hccured berthtt before <mbarkitig. 
 The period bet\ve<'n 1S()0 and ISC.l wiih un« of great 
 activity with Bishop Pay»«. Theelevt'iith Keswiou of 
 the (leneral Conference eon veiled in I'itt8buig,ra.,.May 
 7, 18f)0. On the llth of June, ISd.'J, he, in connection 
 with Rev. Jamea A. Shorter (afterwanls Bishop Shorter) 
 and Prof. J. G. Mitchell, now Vice-Dean of Payne 
 Theological Seminary, conBiiininated the arrangements 
 for the purcliase of Wilberforee rnivernity. This was 
 an irajiortant movement, and one which has pro- 
 duced most beneficial ri^sults. November, ISdl), in 
 company with Uevs. A. W. WayinanandJ. M.Brown, 
 both of whom were subsequently electijd to the bishop- 
 ric, he visited Norfolk and I'ortsmouth, Va. Several 
 points of interest were viewed, aiii<mg them the en- 
 campment of the First Regiment of United States Col- 
 ored Troops, and the gch(M)]H conducted by the Amer- 
 ican Missionary Society. At Norfolk they met the 
 military goveiuor, Brigadier-General James Barnes, 
 who gave Bishop Payne a general letter of introduc- 
 tion to the military commanders in the valley of the 
 Mississippi. In December of the same year. Bishop 
 Payne went to Nashville, Tenn., where he organized 
 two A. M. E. Church societies. 
 
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 m 
 
 W 
 
 m 
 
 H'ilii! 
 
 ThM-oar ISCl wan fmuKht with iutrnst. as th. 
 mouth of Muv was tho tin..' lor U.r ronvrninK of tl.. 
 twolftb Ht^Hion of the Clen.rnl ConftTonc.,.. Duru.g tins 
 sosHion the first ..lll.ial Htcp. w .v tak.u. looking to- 
 ward the union of tho A. M. K. un.l th. A, M. K. /.-n 
 ChurchoH, an.lacUKMunont was mlopt..! m-omn.ona- 
 i„g lUsh..i. Pavno to tho iK-oi-l.-.f Gnat Britain ns the 
 „.cn-ait..a a,', nt of the A.M.I-:. Church. 
 
 The most striking event which took i.hico in Bishop 
 Vavne-H career, in the period between ISC.l-H, was h.s 
 ,„U,rntohis native city, after an abnenceof tlnrty 
 vears. for the purpose of re-establishing the A. M. V. 
 nuuvh. May l.>, IS'-, he organized tb'" South 
 C;aroUna Annual Conference. May i», bSoG, be lelt 
 Wilmington. N. C, fm- Savannah, Ga., where he organ- 
 ized the Georgia Annual Conference. 
 
 The first part of the period lK>tween 1SC.S-.'> was 
 .pentin Europe, while tho h.tt.r part ^vas devoted to 
 ,he discharge of episcopal duties. From IS. 2 to is. G 
 h. devoted a large share of his time to h.s duties as 
 the President of WilberforceCniverBity. From IS-CT 
 to ISSO he had the superintendeney of the fin^t einsco- 
 pal district, embracing the Philadelphia, New \ork, 
 Xow Jersev and New England Annual Conferences. 
 From 1880 to 1884 he superintended the second epis- 
 
 'iMii, 
 
Ml interest, as ihr 
 111' rouvfiiiiiji »if tin 
 niVrotu'i'. |)nriiij,'tliis 
 .> taken, looking to- 
 ,„1 tlif A. M. K. /i"" 
 •nloi-ttd rn-oiuuienil- 
 fGnat Britain oh the 
 [:hurch. 
 
 took place in Biyliop 
 ween 1S04-H, was his 
 an abscncf'of thirty 
 il)U^«hing tho A. M. V'. 
 orgaui/.fil th<; South 
 
 May It, 1>^''<'n 1»^' 1^''"* 
 li,(la., wheroheorgan- 
 renco. 
 
 l>rtween 1S6S-72 was 
 r part Avan devoted to 
 s. From 1S72 to ISTG 
 ^ time to his duties as 
 niversity. From l^TG" 
 .cncy of the fi'^t epinco- 
 iladelphia, New York, 
 d Annual Confereneep. 
 :ended the seeond epis- 
 
 A I'nlnm nf Mii.tir und l.iiirntnrf. 
 
 88 
 
 copal district, «'iiil»raeingtlie Haltimore, Virginia and 
 North Carolina Annual ('onlereiiccH. August llth, 
 ISSJ, he asHUined thi- presidi im y of tlie Suiulay Sehool 
 (Uiion of thi- A. M. K. Church, a position wliieii lie 
 held at the time of his demise I'roni ISSl to Isss In- 
 had ciiarge of tlu' work in Alaluuna and Florida, 
 and from ISSS to the time of his death he was in 
 charge of the Ohio, North Ohio and Pittsburg Annual 
 ConferencoH. Tims did he round up an eiuseoital 
 career extending tlirougli a period of forty-one years. 
 six nu)nthsand thirteen days -dating' from May Kith, 
 18.V2, the time of his couseeration. 
 
 A PATUON OK MrsIC AM> LITKHATT UK. 
 
 Bishop ray'^<^ ^''^^ ^" earnest and enthusiastic pa- 
 tron of musii' and literature. He was the iiist to in- 
 troduce choral tiinging in the African Methodist Epis- 
 copal Church, which he did in Bethel Church in I'hil- 
 adelphia, Pa., between 1811-42. This act gave great 
 ofl'ense to the older members, especially those who 
 had professed personal sanctilication. They said: 
 " You have brought the devil in the church, and, 
 therefore, we will go out."' Many of these suited their 
 actions to their words, went out and never returned. 
 
 He was also the first to introduce instrumen il mu- 
 sic in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. This 
 
m: 
 
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 LIfr of Diinirl Alr.miidcr Paym'. 
 
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 mi 
 
 h. did in the years 1SAS-1<J in Bethel church, Balti- 
 more, Md. During his pastorate to that congregation 
 a chiireh edillee \vas erected a1 a co8t of about 810,500. 
 Immediately after its dedication dissensions arose 
 among the ollicers. At the time of its dedication 
 B,-i,()()0 had been paid, and the remainder was provided 
 f„r by the issuance of eight notes of equal amount, to 
 be paid annually. The dissensions, however, which 
 had arisen among the officers, rendered the payment 
 of the first note uncertain. To overcome this. Pastor 
 Pavne arranged for a grand concert of sacred music, 
 under the management of Dr. James Fleet, of George- 
 town, D. C. The lyrics were composed by himself in 
 order, as he said, " that nothing incongruous in sen- 
 timent to the sanctuary should go in them." The con- 
 eert was a success, the net proceeds amounting to 
 §r,00. A second concert of the same kind was given for 
 asimilar purpose, the chief feature of which was an 
 orchestra of seven stringed instruments. The finan- 
 cial success of these two concerts, as well as the in- 
 struction and entertainment they afforded those who 
 attended them, convinced the members of Bethel 
 church, that instrumental music could be as fully 
 consecrated to the services of Almighty God under the 
 New Testam- nt dispensation as it was under the Old. 
 
Villi lie. 
 
 thel church, Balti- 
 ,0 that congregation 
 )st of about 81o,500. 
 1 dissensions arose 
 e of its dedication 
 iiinder was provided 
 of equal amount, to 
 Qs, however, which 
 idered the payment 
 ^-ercorne this, Pastor 
 ert of sacred music, 
 pes Fleet, of George- 
 iposod by himself in 
 incongruous in sen- 
 
 in them." The con- 
 iceeds amounting to 
 me kind was given for 
 ire of which was an 
 i-uments. The finan- 
 , as well as the in- 
 y afforded those who 
 
 members of Bethel 
 ic could be ae fully 
 mighty God under the 
 
 1 it was under the Old. 
 
 A Pntrov nf Mn-iic and Lite •id 
 
 lirr. 
 
 Touching the power and efficiency of choral music, 
 I'astor Payne says, "Two things are essential to the 
 saving power and efficiency of choral music — a scien- 
 tilic training and an earnest Christi;unty. Two 
 things are necessary to make choral singing always 
 profitable to a. church — the congregation should al- 
 ways join in singing with the choir, and they should 
 „ always sing with the spirit and the understanding." 
 
 As an earnest and enthusiastic patron of choral 
 and instrumental music, Pastor Payne has left his 
 impress upon the entire Connection ; there being to- 
 day, without a single exception, not an African Meth- 
 odist Episcopal Church congregation in any city, 
 town or village, but what aspires to the possession of 
 an organ and the service of a well-trained choir. 
 
 His earnestness and enthusiasm for the progress of 
 literature was as great, if not greater, than that for the 
 development of sacred music. He not only kept 
 pace with the onward flow and progressive move- 
 ments in the world of letters, but encouraged scores 
 of young men and women in and out of the Church 
 to do likewise. He not only encouraged the young, 
 but urged the old to increase their knowledge by 
 means of reading the writings of standard authors, 
 both ancient and modern. He had groat fondness for 
 
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 111:*-. 
 
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 Mill 11 
 
 iii iU!i 
 
 3,j IJjc of Ihtnid Alrfxn' lcr Payne. 
 
 ;^";;o^M^vhig^»e talom in that direction him- 
 self Anions the colored poets ho regarded Rev. A. A. 
 Whitman as the chief; and in his " RecollectionB oi 
 Seventv Year.," .luotes from two of his works, "Not 
 a Man and Yet a Man," and the " Rape of Honda. ' 
 He read with keen interest every production of a col- 
 ored anthor which he could get possession of, whether 
 a pamphlet or a hook. He had made himself ac- ^ 
 quainted with the works of such men as Bishops A. 
 W Wayman, II. M. Turner, B. T. Tanner, Rev. T. G. 
 Steward, I). D., and Prof. W. S. Scarborough, A. M., 
 LL B. He was always delighted to take note of any lit- 
 erary accomplishment produced by a colore:. - rson, 
 however humble and unpretentious it might ' 
 well knew how to appreciate the fact that «^ ■ 
 from little acorns grow." 
 
 MTKKAUV PROinCTIONS. 
 
 In view of bin increased labors and travels for full 
 fifty years, and in consideration of the fact that he in- 
 habited an earthly tenement of clay which never 
 weighed one hundred pounds, the amount of literary 
 work which he was able to accomplish is simply 
 marvelous. In early life he began to practice the art 
 of writing both poetry and prose. He was a careful 
 and painstaking writer, and many of his productions 
 
 h 
 
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 .■;.ks 
 
 tap ^ 
 
Icr Payne. 
 
 that direction him- 
 regarded lie v. A. A. 
 8 " Recollections of 
 of his works, " Not 
 'Rape of Florida.'' 
 production of a col- 
 ossesHion of, whether 
 ri made himself ac- ^ 
 men as Bishops A. 
 r. Tanner, Rev. T. G. 
 Scarborough, A. M., 
 
 take note of any lit- 
 by a colore-, ■"''■rson, 
 
 ouB it might ' '^e 
 
 1 fact that " a .ks 
 
 JTIONS. 
 
 ■8 and travels for full 
 ofthefactthathein- 
 of clay which never 
 ;he amount of literary 
 accomplish is simply 
 ;an to practice the art 
 e. He was a careful 
 my of his productions 
 
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 are strongly luarkcd with an apostolic tout'. llit> iirst 
 literary ellort for publication was maJu in IS Jo, when 
 he wrote five epistles on the " Kducatiou of the Minis- 
 try," whith attracted wide-.«i)read attention through- 
 out the Chureh. April, ISiUJ, he pul)lif<hed a worlt 
 called the "8enii-Centeiiary and Retrospeetiou of the 
 A. M. E. Cluirch." In ISS.", he issued his " Treatise 
 on Domestic Education,"' which is divided into twenty 
 chapters, with an introduction by Rev. R. S. Rust, 
 D. D, It is a 24iuo volume of 184 !)ages. It is full of 
 thoughtful and valuable suggestions, and claims the 
 attention of every parent. It concludes with this 
 strilsing })rediction: 
 
 " III ihe near future, from the well-disciplined ChriHtiun families 
 shall issue the well-governed Christian Church and the well-gov- 
 erned Christian State; both existing, expanding, developing under 
 the protection and guidance of unerring wisdom and omnipotent 
 goodness, both perpotuatingthenisolves till the nations shall besnni- 
 moned before the .Iiulge of all the eartii, who is Tionl of lords and 
 King of kings. To whom be glory, honor, and dominion forever 
 and ever. Amen. 
 
 In 1888 he brought out two works: "Recollections 
 of Seventy Years,'' and a small volume containing the 
 Quadrennial Sermon and the Ordination Sermon that 
 he delivered at the General Conference of the A. M. E. 
 Church in May of the same year. - 
 
 p.-»WHWM**Wrt^«»"i'4*^S®*'''* 
 
38 
 
 fjfr of l)<l,l'i<l Alr.nindrr l'n;n,C. 
 
 Ilis'IlfCoUectious ..f ^i'v.-nty Years" is a \^vao 
 hookot a3.> pai^e.. with iUu.trutions. It is full ot m- 
 torestiug l\ict.s,>UHl uolrn nmny huportaut event, in 
 the- history of ih. rolond p^oph' of Aniorica not to be 
 f.umdin 'any otluT work. U acquaints the reader 
 with all the pioneer leaders of the colored people which 
 they furnished for their own deliverance. In fact, in 
 a certain Bense, it is a manual of the hist.,ry of the 
 colored people in general and of the African Metho- 
 dist Episcopal Church in particular. Ualso, in part, 
 record., the doings of a largo number of the early 
 abolitionists, who battled ho heroically for the over- 
 throw of American slavery . It chronicles the author . 
 cn-eer from early childhood to the time of its publica- 
 tion. In a very large sense it i« the autobiography ot 
 Daniel Alexander Payne. He concludes with tins 
 paragraph : 
 
 .-But what will be the use of il.ose recollections ot B.en and 
 
 things; what of these vellections on then, if they will not awaken 
 
 someslnntbenn,hoy ; if they f-.H toeKcite the latent faenloes ot a 
 
 sportive lad ; if they be noteffeclive in slimnlatin, the energ.es of 
 
 sotne yottth, wlu., having strong, pure, good blood .lowtng .-otu a 
 
 large, broad heart throttgh his entire body, is b^- nature htted to 
 
 accotuplish good work for God in heaven and good thin,, for m«n 
 
 on earth V Oyouthft.1 reader, hear me I The si-.nt of Rev John 
 
 Brown, of Haddington, Scotland, aronsed n.y soul to a life ot use- 
 
'ililliO. 
 
 ir.-," is a lirao 
 It i^ full c)l' in- 
 •rtaul fvi.uls ill 
 nu'rica not to be 
 ints tbi' rcadiT 
 11(1 pfoi)lo which 
 lilt'. In fact, in 
 It! history of the 
 African Mctho- 
 Ttalso, in part, 
 bor of the early 
 illy for the ovtr- 
 licles the authors* 
 uc of its publica- 
 autohiopra])hy of 
 ichulop with this 
 
 lections of Bit'ii luul 
 llioy will luit iiw!il<t'ii 
 he latent faculties of a 
 nlatiiij,'! lie energies of 
 I blood flowing from a 
 , is hy nature litted to 
 ml good tilings for man 
 'he si'.;rit of Kov. John 
 iiy soul to a life of use- 
 
 Lllirnri/ PriKhiitlmiH, 
 
 '^'^ 
 
 luhii-.i. Shall iMl my soiii start ihi-eon a career of study and UHe- 
 fnlneKH that sh:ill li • iihiasin;; (,, iliy ('reaf..r, and tliat will ItriuR 
 liIessingH to mankind? 
 
 ••I'lirM u-i'liil lil'e by liiilN wi-'lmu cn.H iicil, 
 Is .'ill 1 ii-W, let weal or wm: nlwiiiiMl." 
 
 The two sermonrt referred to arc nmster-iiicccs in 
 their line ami are tho only sermons of his which have 
 been published with his approval. Their delivery 
 produeed a most profound impression upon the large 
 audiences that heard them. In 1S.")2 he preached his 
 first sermon at the opening of a General Conference iif 
 the A. M. ]•:. Church, and iu 1888, hLs last. Both of 
 the .sermons which he delivered in ISSS are vigorous 
 la expression and ring with lioly eloqucmce. I li:ive 
 .selected two excerpts to indicate' the lofty character of 
 these two sermons. The first is from the (Quadrennial 
 and the second from the Ordination ; 
 
 " Tlien there are these two (juulities which ought to he [.osseRsed 
 by every man, whether he be licentiate, <leacon, elder, or hi.shoi). 
 He must liave the capacity to take in knowledge as a sponge ah- 
 sorbs water, and nnist make what he takes In a part of liiujself ; 
 must bo active, and have capacity to develop his activity. He 
 must have a good memory, and what he learns must be engraved 
 on his heart; he must love it, live it, and then give it out with nis 
 lips to the people. These are qualities which every man who de- 
 sires to be a minister should have, Ileshonld in all things emulate 
 the great Teacher. He should be crinilied to the world and be 
 
L!f,'. I'J l)"<,i,l. yl/. /""'/' 
 
 Pii'lil''. 
 
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 "' ."w >,„..l,.r.,u.r,„ .1,. .,.i"> .!"■'. ■■I""." "-' ' "•"- 
 
 .,..::., .-■■ • '•■'-•::;:,,;::;:;,;;:,•: 
 
 .11- T1...V well' n"t m'i):ir;itiil ; lliij w"^ 
 
 . f,r literitun- is not wUl„.n ; not i.1..1.....i.1.n , fo. 
 ,U,gUt, the -''-"'";'"';;;..„.,„ a,plv UnowWg.. how 
 
 o.Uy an u.tn.ua.ut .. th u ^ _^^^ ^^ .^^ ^^ . _^^ ^^^^^^ ^,^_^^ 
 
 itn,h..»n,U.ou.,>u-, oal tlu n.o .. >" ^,^^,^. , „„, 
 
 thin« .uul the other thin, .s know.> ... - ' ' ^,.,, 
 
 from another. Wisdom ri... .uvl lo-r. .. fa- 
 Indent as the hcwen towers uhove the e.rlh. ,. ^.j^^ 
 
 In 1801 ho issued Ins Utst and gn'atest work- I e 
 uw of the A M.E. Church fro.u ISlC. to 18o(,. 
 History oi tne i\. >'i- , „■ r i ,.m'U 
 
 it i, an amo volume of 502 pages, embclUsh«l « uU 
 four .tccl l.c'tnul» and ha« ll.e coov..nu.n«. of a co- 
 I „•:!«. He wa. aM,oi„U.d ..mdal lu.tona,, of 
 rl. M. E. Church iu 18J3, .nd thi» volume ther - 
 te is the result of 4. year, of research and ruvesf- 
 a«„n. ItUtho,no»tvaluah,ec„u.rihu..outhathas 
 
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 lys n-MliI IIIMPII .IcHll^ 
 
 Tlii>e IWK lilt""'- 
 
 ■V Wfic linkcil in :i 
 
 Nut knowlciU''', f""' 
 
 iirtliiit i-ntil wisiloni; 
 
 ; not J)liiliiM.liliy, fni- 
 
 iscl.m'.' U is power, 
 knowli'il),'!' wlu-n ai'- 
 pply knowliMlgc, liow 
 , it. This is wisiloui. 
 xeciUes. KnowU'.lKfi:^ 
 ,lytli.-swonll>y wiiicii 
 ich this thing and tliut 
 blinu'or difrcrinK one 
 far nliove learnin); imil 
 
 I'atest work—'" The 
 rom 1816 to 18.jt). 
 ,, emboli ishiitl with 
 onvonUince of n co- 
 ofTicial hitftoriau of 
 this volume there- 
 search and investi- 
 jntrihutiou that has 
 
 I. ill I'll f I I'ldilvfliniln. 
 
 11 
 
 yet. brrii iii;i,l,> to the lit.niUiio of tho A. M. Iv 
 Church. It i- a st.'indanl work of iiiforiualloii, a'nl 
 as 8uch needs no cniunK nt. As lli« author ha» 
 passed into the uvui heyoiul, il will, pcrhajis, not lie 
 deemed iiiaijpropii;!!.' to rciu-inl hrn- ihr coiichuliiif,' 
 jmragrapiis of tliis luatcldcss work. 
 
 "And liow li:ivln,' i cniiilcli il the woika«tlif lii.storiiiii of the 
 Africiin Mcllii»li-1 i'lUM'.ipal Cliiin Ii, the wrilir thinks it <annol 
 lie lltii.sheil with niiy hctlir wonts th;n liie roniiniiml wliicli th.' 
 Lord our (iod giive to Ahialiiini : 'And when AI>i:ini was nine'.v 
 years old nnd nine, tlie Lord ap|i. arcil to Alirani, and xaid unto 
 him, 1 am tlie Aitnighty tiod: Walk helnie nie nnd lie thou 
 perfect.' 
 
 "We cannot iId hftlcr tlian to eehothi> ((uniiianil nml^ay to ail 
 —to every man, w(im;in and ciiild of llio Afriran M<tliiidi>t Ki>I.>- 
 eopiil ('Iiiireh as imlividiial eleiii.-iits in it, and to the u;,';;reyated 
 whole Afriean M. K. Cliiirch : 'J ho Almighty (!od is the Cod who 
 has led line on from one decree of HtrenRth to Mnotlur-, until thou 
 hast attained a little jiroductive power. Do not hr pidud oi" it, I'or 
 pride does not boeoine mortal man. I >o not boast of il, for boast- 
 ing is the breath of pride. Keiuember that ( iod looks tit the proud 
 afar otT. Rather l)u modest, bo Iiumble, be grntefnl, be obcil'ent, 
 be loving, be faithful, and ITe, the Almi-hty (iod of Abraham, 
 Isaac and .laeob, will raise thee to a liiglier plane of strength, of 
 power, of usefulness, and consequent greatness. Listen to him, as 
 Abraham listened, when lie sayn unto thee, 'African Methodist 
 Episcopal Church, I am the Almighty Cilod: walk thou before me, 
 and be thou perfect.' 'Be thou jierfeot in every one of thy mem- 
 
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11 
 
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 Kno...MU...' -l-V.,-no,,l .l.y.h..M.....-y_;--' 
 
 ,.,„,.,,i; .W.lUlK.ln,vnu>.n.lboU.ou l-cTfect. 
 
 ,,!,,, 1,. ,,ft Chark.tuu lur New \ork in 18oo Jul , 
 
 s:iu.suru..w -^'y-^ - :^"-^;/; \i; ;:!:: 
 
 to the oit'aui/.iitiou <•! llu> i.Nant,*' . , ,, 
 which took place m Loudon. Aftti t u, . i 1 
 av.aaysoutaU.rnble.lonuaro.c.lncl c^^^^ 
 
 U that it wa. cotupcllcd to return. 1< rom «"0 ° -^ 
 he was cnsiigoil 1" tr.iMlini, ,., . ir F 
 
 S,.,t<-8 in «...<l, ..r .lat^ for H'- "«><"»■ "' "'" '^•, ' '•, , 
 „cl.. Kr-m .S.2, .1,,. time „hou he wa, elected. 
 
 ■ ;;i, Ui.hopri. un.l, 1S07. he '''-'^^ »'7;:;::; . 
 .„.Uv, extending the bordersot the A. M. TO ureU, 
 and .eliciling fnnd» fer Wilherfcree r ,„v.r„t> . 
 
 ii 
 
rlnuMitH, »w\ I win 
 ,1 I will iiuiko tlice 
 
 r Ki'iuTiili""", fur 1111 
 , sm.l ll>y t^^'il iillii- 
 I wliin lliii" liii"'i'bt. 
 lj;J,ty wl»'n He huv-, 
 ;,vt. fnrir,f.l llu-i-, imd 
 1 will, I fl.Ml, U'n'l «* 
 »„ I hiive Vi\ thee and 
 aid, aii'l with me hh 
 ,1 iliy fXceudinK \ireai 
 foci.'" 
 
 career as a traveler 
 ,rkinl8n5. July, 
 irope us a <lcl<-'gali' 
 uigcUoal Alliance," 
 LT tlu! ship iKulbeeu 
 
 . which po dibabled 
 From 18'')0 to 1852, 
 irough the Eastern 
 Btory of the A.M.K. 
 when he was elected ; 
 raveled almos^ incest- 
 he A. M. E. CI urcU, • 
 •ce University. 
 
 TnnrU, 
 
 \'i 
 
 May Hth, ls(i7, lie .«et fail a hccuihI tiiin' for I'-iirope, 
 on board Uie sliip •'Cuba," and aftcraii iincvcntfulvoy- 
 agi' of (rii (liys reaclifd Mverixiol. II«' went to 
 Kurope in the intercHt of Wilbrrtbnv liilversity and 
 the uiihsion work of the A. M. E. Church iu the 
 South. He had a.-* I'.'lldw-pa.-KengerH the noted aboli- 
 tioniHts, Win. Mo; <l 'larrii>on uiid (Jeor^'C TJ.onpson. 
 While in T-uudoi. he vi .ted St Pi:ui'8 (^I'.hedral, 
 W'.'stniiii.-^ter Al)l)cy, tlic - .itu" of WD'erlbrce, the 
 original Trotection Society, t!ie li'iii:?h Museum, a, id 
 the graves of Wesley, Chu-:-, I, uson ;mu1 Wdt^;oil 
 He also attended a baniju. o wliieb »\ .,• gi^ru in f;...uo'* 
 of Wni. Lloyd (iarri^'n. 
 
 August ISth, ho kit Ion lou fuv Auisierdum, b> bo 
 pre.-entatthe Fifth Clone 'al A.«seiu'.iy cflb,^ i'" .•nag*;1- 
 ical Alliance. During hi^i stay in .vmf.*: iduui b.'> luol'. 
 a side trip to Paris, where he speiT. tureodajs, aitend- 
 iug a meeting ofliie Anti-^iavery C'l .ffrence On the 
 adjournment of the AU/mce lii reluriied to lVri<, 
 where he remained nearly a ti'<.>..l.'i. He then re- 
 turned to London, where bo HOent ili's nion'^hs of 
 September, October and Novend)er, ^a':u lie wenl 
 ouce more to Paris and remained until iho fol- 
 lowhig April. Leaving Pavi;^ lie went to ^.iv 
 erpool, which place he reached on tbt- .i7th of the 
 
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 Pdi/nr. 
 
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 Kame month, where he remained two days, and then 
 embarked on " The City of Antwerp," on bis return 
 voyage home, and reached New York May 11th. 
 
 From ISO? lo 187G his travels were somewhat re- 
 stricted, as he found it necessary to devote the larger 
 measure of his time to Wilberforce University. From 
 1876 to 1880 he confined liis travels chiefly to visiting 
 the churches in the First Episcopal District, over which 
 
 he had charge. 
 
 In 1880 he made a second trip to Europe as a dele- 
 gate to the first Methodist Ecumenical Conference, 
 which assembled September 7th, in London. Hd left 
 New York on his second European voyage July 9th, 
 reaching Liverpool on the morning of the 20th, thus 
 giving himself abcnit six weeks in Europe before the 
 meeting of the Ecumenical Conference. He took ad- 
 vantage of the interval to revisit Paris, also to visit 
 Canterbury, the Monastery of Fountains, Springs of 
 Harrowgatc, Glasgow, Edinburg and Y'ork. 
 
 September 21st, he left Liverpool for New York, 
 which place he reached October 4th. From 1880 to 
 the time of his death, he did but little traveling, 
 spending his winters in Florida, availing himself 
 of the mild and balmy climate of that section. 
 
 He spent the principal part of the winter of 1889-90 
 
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 days, and then 
 ' on bis return 
 May 11th. 
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 evote the larger 
 uiversity. From 
 liefly to visiting 
 strict, over which 
 
 Europe as a dcle- 
 lical Conference, 
 jondon. He left 
 wyr.ge July 9th, 
 of the 20th, thus 
 urope before the 
 ce. He took ad- 
 aris, also to visit 
 itains, Springs of 
 
 York. 
 
 I for New York, 
 
 . From 1880 to 
 
 little traveling, 
 
 availing himself 
 at section. 
 
 winter of 1889-90 
 
 As a Clthcn. 
 
 45 
 
 in his nativt) city, which wa3 the last visit be j)aid 
 to it. 
 
 The aggregate number of miles which he traveled 
 in his lifetime would reach away up into he hun- 
 dred of thousands, and it is marvelous, in view of his 
 diminutive physical nature, bow he endured the wear 
 and tear of 8uch extensive travel. 
 
 AS A CITIZEN. 
 
 As a citizen he was loyal, law-abiding, and inter- 
 ested in all that pertained to the prosperity of his 
 country. He took special interest in all movements 
 whicli were put forward for the triumph of universal 
 freedom and universal suffrage on American soil. He 
 was an earnest advocate of popular education, believ- 
 ing that the safety of the Republic depended upon the 
 enlightenment of its citizens, a id that universal in- 
 telligence was the chief tower of strength of univer- 
 sal freedom. He was also interested in public chari- 
 ties, and was always ready to give his counsel and 
 financial aid to any worthy cause for the establishment 
 of such. He took no special interest in politics out- 
 side of what pertained to the duties of citizenship, be- 
 lieving that the field of statesmanship should be left 
 to those who were trained for that calling. In 1835 he 
 had the first opportunity of visiting a public assembly, 
 
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 ery Focietv, hold iu Xe.' ^'ork CUy. Here h. h au 
 
 ..Uicatiou or a .^^ ^^^^^Xi::^^^ 
 (^InlclV AuU-Slaverj' Magazine. lltarguca t 
 
 ^mI; avo „.tun.n,. ao«..ave,v and thai H . o,,.. 
 
 ,,y a iraiuing, a. false a, it i. -tcW, ttal they be 
 
 '°r:J^:S"au .ate.vie.. ».th IWdeot Lin 
 cota on the day foUo.i,,. the passage hy Coa^e» ^ 
 the bin abolishing slavery iu the 1^» "«' ;/^;^™ 
 Ma The nbjcotorthlB interview vras to loam .(pos 
 
 .ibie whether the I'reBideut intended to Blgn It. Sen- 
 :":;^hnrn.oniliuoiB,andSenatorCarlSchur.,o 
 
 , «Lt.ri..e.epre.entatthetin.e, The^tes.^^^^^^^ 
 „a» non-committal. Bi.hop I'nyne .a,d, ■ tt^ I - 
 aent yon »111 ^member that on the eve of jour de 
 ueni, you bceed the citizens 
 
 partnro from Sprmgflelo, 111., 5 ou bo g _^ _ 
 
 of the Republic ,opray for you." Ho sa.d, "^es. 
 Blip ryne thou romaiked, "From that moment, 
 ITlL elored citizens of the Ropnblio, have been 
 ° ;,to.. ■ • Lord jnst as Thou didst cause the throne 
 r,ld to .a. stronger and stronger, while thaot 
 ,anl waxed weaker and weaker ; so, wo beseech Thee_ 
 cal the power at Washington to grow stronger and 
 
ricau Auti-slav- 
 II ere Iv^ heard 
 pleading fur the 
 1,0 called " The 
 argued "that all 
 d that it iri only 
 , that they be- 
 
 President Lin- 
 .j by CongresB, of 
 Lstrict of Colum- 
 g to learn, if pos- 
 L to sign it. Sen- 
 tor Carl Schurz, of 
 The President 
 t^aid, "Mr. Presi- 
 } eve of your de- 
 )ogged the citizens 
 He said, "Yes." 
 •om that moment, 
 5public,have been 
 Bt cause the throne 
 nger, while that of 
 ), wo beseech Thee, 
 grow stronger and 
 
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 17 
 
 .stronger, and that -it Ilichmond to grow weaker and 
 weaker.' " 
 
 October, 1864, he attended a meeting of the Nation- 
 al Freedman's Aid Commission in Philadelphia. 
 Among the speakers were the lit. Rev. Bishop Mc- 
 Tlvain, of Ohio, who was its president; Dr. Bellows, 
 Bishop Simpson, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and 
 William Lloyd Garrison. It was an important meet- 
 ing. It was generally feared that when the troops 
 were withdrawn from the South, the school teachers 
 Avho went there from the North to instruct the freed- 
 men would be expelled. It was also arged that all 
 the civil rights of the freedman should bo recognized 
 by congressional legislation before the rebel states 
 were admitted into the Union. The consensus of 
 opinion on this point was unanimous and emphatic, 
 as Connecticut had already refused to grant the elect- 
 ive franchise to her colored citizens. The question 
 of Southern outrages was also discussed, and, owing 
 to certain reports which had been given out, it was 
 feared that the condition of the freedmen would be 
 but little removed from that of actual servitude. 
 Bishop Payne was intensely interested in the pro- 
 ceedings of the Commission, and his suggestions 
 and i'dvice doubtless had some bearing on its final 
 
II: 
 
 
 Lifr of Dnnlrt AlrxowJer Pnync. 
 
 48 
 
 c';;;;;;;;;;^This is z^::^^^-^^^ i-onf that h. ne^ or 
 
 lost sight of the .naterial intercuts of h>. people. a 
 tUis particuhu- he followed in the foot.top. of h. - 
 lustrioUH precleeoBHor. who, with many of 1-^ ^^-^^ ; 
 guiahod contemporaries and hi:.self, -stx uted a 
 power in the land when the battle waged feel be- 
 tween freedom and oppression. These all stood for 
 liberty, justice and equal rights. 
 
 IIOMK LIFE. 
 
 He w»a twice married. His f,«t »ife whom he 
 married in 1847, ,v» the widowed daughter of Mr 
 :; 1 Heeraft, of Georgetown, i.. C. Her w owed 
 !ame was M,...n.lia A. Ferris. She died w.thm a 
 year after their marriage. Her babe, a daughter, sur- 
 vived her ouly about nine months, when she w.j 
 called to join her sainted mother in the sprrrt world. 
 .SshopPayrre felt the blow of this afflt^on very 
 
 keenly, and be cherished the memory of b,s first ufe 
 and infant daughter through all the years cf sub- 
 
 °T°thrsnmmer of 18.53, he married the second 
 
 . .,to, Aswa«hisflrstwi.tc,sowashissec<,ndaw,d- 
 
 ■ „„_Mrs. Elixa J. Ciari, of Cmcmnat,, 0. She had 
 
 three children by her first husband living at the time 
 
inc. 
 
 ■ that ho ue^ er 
 is people. lu 
 top« of his il- 
 of his distin- 
 constituted a 
 red fiercely be- 
 seall stood for 
 
 wife, whom he 
 
 laughter of Mr. 
 
 Her widowed 
 
 B died within a 
 
 a daughter, sur- 
 when nhe was 
 the spirit world. 
 3 affliction very 
 y of his first wife 
 he years cf sub- 
 
 rried the second 
 lis second, a wid- 
 tiati, O. She had 
 living at the time 
 
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 August I I']va. 
 
 In H.'i(), lie moved to Tawawa Springs, ()., no'v Wil- 
 berfor )e, whcrt- he continued to reside until the cIohc 
 of hin earthly earcer. Ilis chief reason fi»r removing 
 from Cincinnati to Tawawa Springs was to secure for 
 his Bte --chiUhTn tlie advantages of instruction under 
 the can of competent Christian teacliers. In referring 
 to this in his '• ItecoIlectionH of Seventy Years," lie 
 says: " I believed, I lioped, I prayed that they would 
 develop characters that would render them at the very 
 least respectable and useful members of society." In 
 this he was not disappointed. 
 
 When Wilberforce University passed into the con- 
 trol of the A. M. E. Church, Bishop I'ayne moved into 
 one of the cottages on the campus. Snbseciuently he 
 secured a piece of ground outside of it, on which he 
 erected an elegant home, and which he named 
 " Evergreen Cottage." This was a model home. The 
 rooms are large and airy, well lighted and ventilated, 
 and were comfortably, but not gorgeously furnished. 
 The grounds were well laid off and kept with scrupu- 
 lous care. The lUshop took great delight in cultivat- 
 ing shrubbery and vines and in keeping the over- 
 greens which adorned the front-yard neatly trimmed. 
 
Th.. -.If r..n. », r.. .1,.. ..l.r. .- "tW, Hi,.-cial con«,. 
 „„„.. ,„,. ,.,.»,. 1..- 1-1 "'a.cl..a .!"■"■ Bn.« . 
 
 issa ih.H.ri,..,., u,ul.ni«ll.v. latul ,Un™» ..I Mr.. 
 
 ,,,,.,;e „..■, 1 ." .:.m.,„l lh.ir .■>..u..val, l.c gave In. 
 
 Llont w,„, «,.at ra„aana.. When the ev^ 
 
 a,.. MCv..rgrc.c„ ('ouage" e,i.U.a ,,„ly u, name 
 
 The .hole „lace gave evWenee ot K>h,l cemfor., 
 ,.„»>„. home or a man .ho knew ho» to hve>v«b 
 „„a „,„,! It .a, not the reclu«- ot a henu,., nor the 
 ,.ell of a rtolUl War. hut the ahode of a g.a.ial, eheer- 
 ,,,, ,i,,,,,,, „„,1. All who have had the pleasure of 
 tlentertamed in that home will gladly hear. e..,. 
 
 l,n. ,o the laet that l)i.ho„ Payne's ho»,.,.ahy wa. 
 Lh^unded. Uea,way,d,r,ghtedtoh,.^^^^^ 
 nelsons of int.'lligence and cidtnre. nt 
 ' Iman, „o«essed of a,,hetie tastes an-l M-aht, s 
 
 which n,ade him a .it e anion even for k.ngs and 
 
 !ril newasa.M."lll—"0»e„er«eld,andno 
 'was more ehaste or pure in Uu,guage than he 
 rdetes.«l hoorishness,ande,erything,whe.heran ae 
 ■ "an expression, whieh had the least semhlanee of 
 Xity'profanity or irreverenee. It was a p.easnre 
 and an inspiration to enjoy hi, assoe.afon. As a con 
 
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 special cniu'eriii 
 (1 tlii'ir v;>"Wtl» 
 ; and when, in 
 . illneKrt of Mrs. 
 vul, ht' gave Iuk 
 /hen the ever- 
 as beard to »»>• 
 only in name. 
 »lid comfort. H 
 o\v to live \vi*<el.V 
 I hermit, nor the 
 i)f a genial, cheer- 
 l the pleasnre of 
 gludly hear testi- 
 i's hospitality was 
 to have with him 
 
 He was a born 
 stcs and <iualities 
 :en for kings and 
 lestertield, and no 
 language, than he. 
 iing,whetheranact 
 least semblance of 
 
 It was a pleasure 
 )ciation. As a con- 
 
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IJoinr. Life 
 
 TA 
 
 versationalist, he was instructive, entertaiuiugand in- 
 teresting. lli« words and sayina:s wore tlios.i of a soor, 
 and never failed lo coramar.il the attention of the most 
 
 erudite. 
 
 As might be- expected, books, magtizines and papers 
 were to be found iu his home in abundance. ITo pos- 
 sessed a large and valuable library, lie was a sub- 
 gcribor to a number of magazines published in Europe. 
 It was his custom for many years to assemble the 
 members of his household in the library after tea to 
 hear his wife read frsm the daily press the leading 
 items of current news, in which ho took great interest. 
 He has remarked frequently that she was the best 
 reader not possessed of a scholaslio education he had 
 ever heard- He would allow no one else to perform 
 that service if her duties would permit her to do so. 
 His home was well-ordered and established, and from 
 ita altar morning and evening, the incense of prayer 
 and praise arose to the Father of all the families of 
 the earth. His second wife, familiarly known for a 
 number of years as "Mamma Payne," died in 18S0. 
 Two of hia step-children survive him— John Alexan- 
 der Olark, the father of Edward, Laura and Ella 
 Olark— all of whom were educated at Wilberforce and 
 became teachers— and Augusta Eva, the wife of Rev. J 
 
/,/•/;; of Jhiiiiil. JliJ-dinlcr P'llliir. 
 
 II Joac., uow pastor c.f St. Paul A. M. E. churd., 
 ColumbuH. Siiuc the death of Miu I'avne, Mib. 
 Laura Avas bis chief atto.ulant, and ahe smoothed the 
 pillow upon Avhich his head ^v«8 laid when he yielded 
 up the ghost and died. She is a noble young woman 
 of pure and spotless character. 
 
 MOKAL AND UKl.UHorS ( HAKACTKR. 
 
 The task of chronicling anything like a correct esti- 
 mate of his moral and religious character will reciUire 
 more time and resources than I can now command. 
 He was a pure and conscientious Christian, and his life 
 was a living epistle 1o he read and known by all men. 
 Tlic law as given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai 
 was his code of Moral Ethics. He believed that every 
 word and line of the Decalogue was intended to govern 
 men in their motives, thought, speech and conduct. 
 He constantly admonished those who came under his 
 instruction Jo clothe themselves with all the moral 
 virtues. At one time, in .peaking of the spirit of might, 
 which was an element in Cbrisfs manhood, he said, 
 " It is moral excellence and purity of thought, uncon- 
 taminated by filth and rot, moving among the iu pure 
 as the archangel moves among them, uncontammated 
 and untainted. This is moral might and pur.ty. It 
 comes down from heaven only to save, not to be con- 
 
. E. churdi, 
 I'ayiie, Jliss 
 iuioothed the 
 II he yielded 
 
 oung woman 
 
 rER. 
 
 a correct e.sti- 
 r will reqviirc 
 )W command, 
 n, and his life 
 n hy all men. 
 Mount Sinai 
 ved that every 
 ided to govern 
 and conduct, 
 line under his 
 all the moral 
 ?pirit of might, 
 ahood, he paid, 
 bought, uncon- 
 mg the iu pure 
 ncontaminated 
 md purity. It 
 !, not to be con- 
 
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 Mirol and JiiHiit'oas Cluirnrtrr. 
 
 53 
 
 taminulcd. Let us strive then lo bring uioral might 
 up to its high and pure position.'' He argued that 
 the moral man is also spiritual minded and that tlie 
 great strength of the spiritual comes from the moral. 
 I feel free to venture the assertion that he was a model 
 of the perfect moral man. During Ids longand evcni- 
 ful life, not even the breath of a suspicion to the con- 
 trary was directed against him. 
 
 His religion was of the Pauline type— consistent, 
 heroic and aggressive. He was given to much i)ray(r, 
 meditation and reading of the Scriptures. He recog- 
 nized his absolute dependence upon divine grace to 
 enable him to keep in the path of righteousness and 
 holy living. He constantly sought the unction and 
 power ofthe Holy Ppirit. So deep and fervent was 
 his piety, and so potent his spirituality, that Bishop 
 Grant was led to m^Iike the remark that "he is living 
 on earth and in heaven at the same time, and he will 
 have a foretaste of the joys and bliss of the latter place 
 before entering it." 
 
 He possessed humility coupled with courage. He 
 hud great boldness when it was necessary to defend 
 the truth and right. At tiinc?, he would seem to glow 
 with righteous indignation when making an attack on 
 wickedness and sin. 
 
T 
 
 Life of Da.iid Arrx<in<lrr /'<'.'/'"•• 
 
 .,„ong other tWnga, ho was w<,ut to say, that 
 :i,.ll should h.. hu,oh.c-„.inao,l a„a W a,, exa-nj. 
 ,„ all helicvere that th.y ™ight i.mtate tho Lou Jo.u» 
 Chnst That ho shoukl hocarctul that the words .cnn- 
 
 • :t. his in« he i"i.--"y -**->>'"' "•; 
 
 U^ess and that in hi. dealing ^rith tho people - 
 Set onght to be in ha^ony w^.h tho Fp,r,t of the 
 UvingGod! a. hecomes a hnmble n,an and teacher of 
 
 hiB brethren." , ,i^iiv„rp(l 
 
 The following Ib a part of the message he deh cred 
 
 „ie„cenortliot,.rc-l,no«ua,. 1 . ^_^^^^_^ 
 
 „„..„»m.n»tor.ll oom.ng .go. _ To »"'" ^^ ^^^. 
 
 tate not to handle the two edged Bword ,n cutting 
 
 "ThttLf his religions and .oral character re- 
 choice; aud, in tho years to como, rt wtll he sa,d 
 
o niinistcr,. 
 that "The 
 ait exampk' 
 Lord JosuH 
 ) words com- 
 spirit of ho- 
 ; people his 
 Fpirit of the 
 id teacher of 
 
 , he delivered 
 J dissolution : 
 )e eternally true 
 eked. It is not 
 a the house of the 
 ration to genera- 
 lie speculations of 
 i upon facts which 
 lin these remarks 
 : from 23rd verse. 
 iree versea. There- 
 is good ; and hesi- 
 ngoft" and cutting 
 
 1 character re- 
 Church of his 
 will be said of 
 
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 hiiii, us it was yuiil of the niiirtyr, Stephen, " Jle was h 
 4J()od mai:, and full of the Holy Choet." 
 
 rrXKUAt, SEKVICKS. 
 
 The funenil nervices of JVishop I'ayne, both at VVi)- 
 berforco and Baltimore, wtre quiet, impresBive and 
 imposing. At Wilberforce eulogies were delivered by 
 President S. T. Mitchell, Rev. J. G. Mitch«'ll, D. D., 
 Bishoijs Turner and Tanner, and Mr. William An- 
 derson. The chapel was appropriately draped. The 
 floral offerings were uni(iue and attractive, especially 
 the design of a clock. Aside from the faculty, stu- 
 dents and members of the community, there was a 
 large attendance of i)reachers and citizens re. ident 
 elsewhere. It was a stormy day and tlio ground wub 
 covered with snow. 
 
 At Baltimore there were large delegations from Phil- 
 adelphia and Wafihiugton. A most excellent and im- 
 pressive funeral discourse was delivered by Bishop 
 Wayman. Brief eulogistic addresses were made by 
 Bishop Handy, Mrs. Fannie Jackson-Coppin, and the 
 writer. The Rev. Dr. J. W. Beckett, the pastor of 
 Bethel Church, Rev. Dr. J. C. Embrv, and the Rev. 
 Theodore Gould, assisted in the services. Dr. Beckett 
 sang a solo full of pathos and sweetness. Resolutione 
 from the Baltimore Preachers' Meeting were read by 
 
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 I.lfr of /'•Ml/./ Ah.f<iiiihr I'di/iK 
 
 Uev Mr lIurHt. The writi«r, acting in l.rlialfoC the 
 Sunday Schc.l Uni-.u, i.r..s..Uc.l two llon.l ciuIjU'Iuh 
 -a larg.- pillow with the nu.tlo, "At r.v<t, " and a 
 .houf of ripmu-d vvlw at, A lKin.lsom<. ureath was pr.- 
 wMitoil by the Baltimore Preachers' Meeting. 
 
 By a Bingnh.r eoi.u ia.'ucc the day waa as stormy at 
 15aHimorea.it had been at Wilberforce the preced- 
 ing Sundav, and a mantle of ^now .'ovcred tlie groun<i. 
 The appearance of Rnow both at WiU.erforce and Bal- 
 timore seemed to indicate that nature was in harmony 
 with Bishop Payne's rnpu'st that his Bhroud phonld be 
 mad.> of white wouleu cloth. This request was con- 
 formed to, and the lifeless form of the distinguished 
 prelate lay in a handsome casket robi^d in white. Pre- 
 siding Elder W. II. Brown, of the Pittsburg Confer- 
 ence Rev. Mr. Goweus, of BaItimor.>, and the writer, 
 were the watchers during the night the body rested in 
 Bethel (^hurch. The body was accompanied from ^^ il- 
 berforeo to Baltimore by Bishops Wayman, Arnett, 
 Salter and Handy ; President S. T. Mitchell, Dr. J. G. 
 Mitchell, Prof. J. P. Shorter, Presiding Elder Brown, 
 of the Pittsburg Conference,.the writer, and the mem- 
 bers of the family-Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Jones, :Miss 
 Laura E. Clark and blaster Clarence Clark. Mrs. 
 John Alexander Clark joined the family at Baltimore. 
 
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Funeral Seroicea. 
 
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 lest was con- 
 listingaii-'bcd 
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 ibtirg Confer- 
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 )ody rested in 
 led from Wil- 
 man, Arnett, 
 bell, Dr. J. G. 
 Elder Brown, 
 and tbc mem- 
 [T. Jones, ^lisB 
 Clark. Mrs. 
 f at Baltimore. 
 
 Bishop Tanner, Drs. Coppin and Heard aeeompanied 
 the body from Wilberforoe to Ilarrisburg, where they 
 continued their journey to Philadelphia. The body 
 waa placed in a vault to await interment in tho Spring. 
 Concluding, it may be said, tbe lamp of his earthly 
 existence has been e.xtinguiHbed forever. He will no 
 more speak in human language to tbe children of 
 men, while his spirit has returned to the God who 
 gave it. But, he is not dead ! No, not even sleeps I 
 Heventy-four years a student, sixty-four years an edu- 
 cator, fifty years a preacher, and forty-one years a 
 Bishop, his name and fame are secure, and his mem- 
 ory is imperishable, being incarnated in the active 
 and widespreading influences for good and blessednesB 
 which he so nobly created and so heroically sub. 
 tained. 
 
 " Servant of God, well done I 
 
 Rest from tliy loved employ : 
 The battle fought, the vict'ry won, 
 
 Enter thy Master's joy." 
 
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