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              <text>The triennial meeting of the Consolidated American Baptist Missionary Convention will be held in New Orleans, commencing Nov. 11. The opening sermon will be preached by Rev. Rufus L. Perry, of Brooklyn; the missionary sermon by Rev. &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;Jesse F. Boulden&lt;/a&gt;, of Mississippi; the doctrinal sermon by Rev. Richard de Baptiste, of Chicago; the widows' fund sermon by Rev. E. Cartwright, of Missouri, and the educational sermon by Rev. J. H. Magee, of Ohio.</text>
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              <text>Notice to Pastor &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;Boulden&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COMING CHANGE AT THE 19TH STREET (COLORED) BAPTIST CHURCH.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rev. &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;Jesse F. Boulden&lt;/a&gt;, pastor of the 19th street Baptist church, has received a notice from Chas. H. Middleton, church clerk, which reads as follows: "The church, at its adjourned meeting convened to consider the question of the advisability of severing the relation which you have sustained to it as a pastor, voted that it was to the mutual advantage of the church and yourself that the relation should be dissolved, and that according to agreement you should be notified that at the end of three months from the 17th inst. your relation to the church as its pastor would cease to exist."</text>
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              <text>Natchez, Mississippi, has four colored "ministers of the gospel," duly authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. They are Revs. Charles Burce (Methodist), and Revs. George W. Bryant, &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;Jesse F. Boulden&lt;/a&gt; and Randall Pollard (Baptist.) The former three are from the old free State, and Pollard, a one-armed man, was formerly a slave of Andrew Brown, Esq., of Natchez.</text>
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              <text>The Nineteenth-street Baptist church, one of the largest among the colored people, celebrated its thirty-eighth anniversary on Wednesday evening. The Quartette Jubilee Troupe sang with excellent taste some of their peculiar songs, such as "Roll Jordan, Roll," &amp;amp;c. Miss Anna Mason, a teacher in Wayland seminary, delivered a short address on the history of the church, which was full of interesting matter and well delivered. The church was founded by three women and one man in 1839. It has had twelve pastors, the Rev. &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;J. F. Boulden&lt;/a&gt;, formerly of Mississippi, being the present pastor. Its membership is nearly 1,000, and the church is nearly out of debt and in a flourishing condition. Prof. R. T. Greener read some choice selections, in fine voice and with excellent taste. Among them were Will Carleton's decoration poem; "The Vagabonds," by Trowbridge, and "Father Phil's Collection," from Lover's inimitable "Handy Andy." He handled the brogue like a native Milesian. After the performance, refreshments and social converse followed in the basement of the church.</text>
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              <text>Columbus, Miss., April 25, 1874.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To the Editor of the New National Era:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pursuant to the adjournment of the meeting, called by the Rev. &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;J. F. Boulden&lt;/a&gt; on the 14th of April, to deliver an eulogy on the life of the Hon. Charles Sumner, a large number of persons assembled at the court house on the 25th inst.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notwithstanding the paralyzed condition of our people, by reason of the great freshet in our river, and the overflow of all within three and four miles of its legitimate bed, a deep interest was manifested in the occasion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The meeting was called to order by Mr. Thaddeus N. James who stated the object of the meeting. Mr. R. C. Harrison, Esq., was elected clerk of the meeting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The committee appointed at the previous meeting to draft resolutions, expressive of the feeling of the people on the death of Mr. Sumner then made their report as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mr. Chairman&lt;/em&gt;: - Your committee appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the feelings of the people here in reference to the death of the Hon. Charles Sumner, beg leave to report that they have attended to that duty to the best of their ability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHEREAS, it has pleased the all-wise and beneficent Father of us all, on the 11th day of March, 1874, to remove from our midst that earnest philanthropist and great statesman, the Honorable Charles Sumner; and, whereas, the suffering and oppressed people of these United States owe a debt of lasting gratitude to this memory for his unswerving fidelity and devotion in pleading for their rights before the law as citizens, our language is inadequate to express the sorrow we feel, and the sympathy we have; therefore, be it&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Resolved&lt;/em&gt;, That we sympathize with Massachusetts in this loss of one of her best and ablest sons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Resolved&lt;/em&gt;, That we sympathize with the nation in the loss of one of its brightest stars, wisest counsellors and greatest statesmen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Resolved&lt;/em&gt;, That we feel most keenly the loss of Mr. Sumner as the true friend and advocate of our Civil and Political Rights in Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Committee: Henry Baker, J. N. Bishop, &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;J. F. Boulden&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pending the adoption of the above, the Rev. &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/jesse-freeman-boulden--lowndes"&gt;J. F. Boulden&lt;/a&gt; was requested to address the meeting, and he came forward and depicted the private and public life and character of Mr. Sumner in most glorious colors as a philanthropist, a scholar, statesman, a champion of liberty - equal rights to all man and all of which was heartily accepted as the sentiment of the meeting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following resolution was then added to those before presented, and the whole unanimously adopted:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Resolved&lt;/em&gt;, That a copy of the doings of this meeting be sent to the &lt;em&gt;Jackson Pilot&lt;/em&gt;, the Government Printing Office, and the &lt;em&gt;New National Era&lt;/em&gt;, for publication.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The meeting then adjourned, perfect harmony having prevailed throughout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thaddeus N. James, &lt;em&gt;Chairman&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;R. C. Harrison, &lt;em&gt;Clerk&lt;/em&gt;.</text>
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