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of the exalted positions they so credibly and ably fill.
PROF. J. II. JACKSON. -
Prof. John H. Jackson, President of Lincoln In stitute, was born in Lexington, October 31. 1850 where he received his early education in the public schools of that famous judicial seat of Fayette county. Ky. lle later entered Berea College. fron which he graduated with high honors in the class of 1874. he being the first negro graduate of the Blue
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Grass State. Following the completion of his edu- cation he engaged in teaching a number of years at Lexington. In 1881 he removed to Kansas City, where he was President of the Lincoln High School a number of years. He was appointed by the Gov- ernor of Kansas to a number of important positions at different times, among them he was clerk of the JJury Commission, and also clerk of the Police Board of Commissioners of Kansas City, Kansas, and mem- ber of the Board of Examiners for Kansas City. Kan- sas, a position no other one of his race had as yet been honored with. In 1887 he responded to a call from the State Normal College at. Frankfort, the Capital of his native State, where he continued to conduct the affairs of that institution with distin- gnished ability until 1898, when he resigned to ac- cept a call to his present exalted position. the most important of the State occupied by one of the eman- cipated race. President Jackson was united in mar- riage July, 1877, to Miss Henrietta Stewart, a lady of education and culture, of Lexington, Ky. This de- voted companion he had the misfortune to lose by death November, 1887. In 1889 he was married to Miss Ida Joyce, of Columbus, a graduate of the famous High School of the Capital City of Ohio, and a woman whose mentality and culture makes her a most congenial and companionable helpmate of her distinguished husband. To the first marriage were born two sons; Arthur, the eldest, will graduate from Lincoln Institute, class of 1900: Atwood M .. a bright lad, is also a pupil at that institution, while Earl. the son of his present wife. is a pupil in the primary department of the Institute. Although Prof. Jackson has devoted his life to the education of the negro race, his distinguished ability and very broad and well-balanced mind has been recognized by the people with whom he has lived and who have called upon him to serve them frequently in a politi- cal capacity. He was delegate at large from the State of Kentucky to the Republican National Con- vention, 1880. being one of the famous 306 whose fidelity to Grant in the memorable struggle to place the great warrier and statesman a third time in the Presidential chair. makes a dramatic page in the annals of our country's political history. As stated above. he served the State of Kansas, during his stay in Kansas City. Kansas, in a number of impor- tant positions and was prominently mentioned for the office of State Anditor, but declined the honor. He has also been prominent and earnest in his op- position to legislative measures which he thought were prejudicial to the interests of the negro race. being one of a delegation of several hundred who appeared before the Governor of Kansas, request-
ing him to oppose, in his message. The famous sopa- rate coach law. in which petition and ceremonies he was the leader and most prominent speaker. His masterly address in opposition to the measure was based on conditions rather than color. lle was also chairman of the Committee on Educational Statis- ties of the Negro Race at the World's Fair in 1893, his comprehensive report being most favorably com- mented npon by the press throughout the United States. Ile was also one of Kentucky's Commis- sioners at the Atlanta Exposition, at which place. by invitation, he made an address on Negro Education in Kentucky, which attracted much attention from those interested in the social and elevating problems connected with the negro race throughout the civi- lized world. In 1897 he addressed the Senate for
the purpose of securing an appropriation for the benefit of the State Normal School, which was so marked and able, in its presentation that the appro- priation was made in full of his request. Few men. if any. of his race enjoy more fully the confidence and esteem of the broad-minded people of the United States than does Prof. J. H. Jackson. His broad and well-balanced mind. associated with his sterl- ing character, makes him a man eminently fitted for the exalted position of trying to lead and stimulate the more ambitions and worthy of his race, to aspire to the highest in life. He is a consistent member of the A. M. E. church. and has been for many years, combining with his many other qualities of man- hood the highest type of Christianity. Lincoln In- stitute, the great State Normal for the negro rare of Missouri, is fortunate in securing a man of his distinguished ability and character to direct its af-
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fairs. He lives with his family in the comfortable home provided by the Regents of the Institute for the President of the college.
PROF. B. F. AALLEN. A. B. A. M.
Prof. B. F. Allen, A. B. A. M., Vice-President of the Lincoln Institute, was born in Savannah, Ga., and received his early education in the public schools of his native city. He completed the course of study at the University of Atlanta, and later at- tended the National University, graduating with high honors. In languages he became very profi-
cient and served as a student teacher-an honor much envied. He was afterward elected Principal of the Monticello High School. which he filled most credibly, and later as principal of Ristey High School at Brunswick, Ga. Soon after he was elected Principal of the Florida Baptist College at Jackson- ville, Fla., but before accepting the offer he was notified of his election to the chair of Natural and Physical Sciences in the State University. at Lonis- ville, Ky. While both these were under considera- tion he received a telegram from Prof. I. E. Page. (formerly President of Lincoln Institute). asking him to accept the chair of Latin and Greek in Lin- coln Institute, which he accepted with little time in which to notify the other institutions of his inability to accept their offers, and has tilled the position four years with honor to the institution. He is pro- fessor of Modern Languages, History and Pedagogy and has been prominently connected with all move- ments of the work for the past tive years, and specially interested in the Collegiate Department,
which department he has done more to build up than any one connected with the school. Few men so young have been more useful in life, and can ac- complish so much with apparent case. He is a fear- less speaker, a born teacher. and those who have been under his instruction say they cannot fail to get the essence of the subject he is teaching. He has a reading knowledge of four of the modern languages, which. together with his well stored mind, make his work specially advantageous to the students under his instruction. Very few men of the negro race have been so much favored by nature or enjoyed the edneational advantages equal to Prof. Allen.
J. H. BREDEMAN.
John IT. Bredeman, Superintendent of the Indus- trial Department of Lincoln Institute, was born in Nord Borchen, near Paderborn, Province of West- phalia, Germany (June 8. 1849). He attended school under his father (who was a teacher) until 14 years of age. In 1867 he graduated from the Mechanical School of Paderborn, having determined to make blacksmithing his business. He immigrated to Amer ira the same year, coming directly to Jefferson City with his uncle, Joseph Knanp. The following two years he was employed as blacksmith by Fred Fisher, Jno. Fitzpatrick and Henry Dimler, when he formed a partnership with Joseph Crump and opened a blacksmith shop (1869), buying ont his partner's interest one year later. After continuing this stand five years he sold out and engaged a: foreman in the saddletree shop of J. S. Sullivan a the Missouri Penitentiary, continuing ten years when he was elected Assistant in the Industria Department of Lincoln Institute, and later (1899 Superintendent, which position he now holls.
Mr. Bredeman was married (June 9, 1870.) t Miss Theresa Schrimpf; 17 children have blesse their home, two dying in infancy. Kate is the wif of Ben Droste of Jefferson City; Anna is the wife o John W. Grieshammer, Jefferson City; John is i St. Louis with the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company Lawrence is assistant foreman at the Giesecke Sho Company: Frank is a druggist with J. L. Wright Jefferson City: Mary. Lizzie. Clara, George, Edward Pauline, Lavenia, Herman and Henry are at hom with their parents; Albert is with the United State soldiers in the Phillipines. Mr. Bredeman is member of St. Peter's Catholic church, Catholi Knights of America, and an enthusiastic Demoera With his large and interesting family, his home i at 123 East MeCarty street.
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SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH (COLORED).
The Second Baptist church (colored) of Jefferson City has an interesting history. In January, 1859. a colored minister. Emanuel Cartwright, comply- ing with an urgent request, came to Jefferson City to preach at the funeral of Julia Brock. At that time (when they were slaves) the colored people were members of the regular First Baptist church, with whom they worshipped. Following the funeral, Rev. Cartwright held a series of meetings, which contin- ued several weeks, and under his preaching some 50 or 60 were converted. In 1860 the whites, who were the Masters, concluded the slaves, who were men- bers of their church, should have their own pastor, and in answer to their request, Silas Woodson was sent from St. Louis to take charge of the church. still they were not allowed to hold their meetings on account of the excitement at the time resulting from the agitation of slavery. Just previous to the war, they were not allowed to worship except when some of the whites were present. The colored con- gregation grew restless under this restraint and called a church meeting of their own, and elected the following named deacons: Archie Drake. How- ard Barnes, Patrom Johnson and Arthur Lee. all of whom were elected Trustees. They held services for some time in a small frame building. between Jefferson and Main streets, and later in the stone church on Main street, west of the Madison Hotel. This building. however, was soon closed against them by the then owners, the Presbyterian church. Rev. Cartwright continued to visit them once a month, and when he would fail to appear. the deacons would conduct services. The earnest little band feeling the necessity of a home of their own, decided to make an effort to purchase property. which they did, on the corner of Main and Monroe streets, agreeing to pay for the same $1,150. With the co-operation of the earnest and faithful lady members of the organization they succeeded in rais- ing this amount, after a struggle of some length, and the property was deeded to them. The congre- gation continued to prosper spiritually, and grew in numbers. They exchanged their property for their present location, and christened the new building the "Second Baptist church of Jefferson City." About this time (1873) Rev. Cartwright gave up his claim on the church, after which they elected a regular pastor. the first being Rev. Gabriel Gray, with How- ard Barnes as clerk. After a short time Rev. Gray was succeeded by Rev. H. H. White. After the departure of Rev. White. Rev. Attwater occupied the pulpit a short time, but attempted to defraud
the congregation without success. He was discov- ered. and left clandestinely. About this time John Gorden was elected clerk. Rev. H. I. Burton was the next pastor, whose administration was prosper- ons, both financially and spiritually. During one of his protracted meetings there were 65 additions to the church. Rev. Burton continued in charge nearly three years, and was succeeded by S. P. Lewis, who was a pulpit orator of great power. Ile was followed by Rev. B. F. Ratliff, whose adminis- tration was a blessing to the church. November 11, 1888, Rev. J. S. Dorsey became the pastor in charge, continuing for five years. During his pas-
torate they built a new parsonage at a cost of $1.000, and raised during the five years $5,580 in cash. When he left. the treasury contained $400 to its credit in the bank to go toward the erection of a new auditorium, the plans of which had been drawn. At this time William Mause was elected Treasurer, with Mrs. S. H. Wiseman. Assistant, who succeeded to the office on the death of Mr. Mause, filling the place until a successor was elected in the person of John H. Burton. The church organization has built adjoining their church proper a splendid auditorium, and now have one of the nicest and most modern church buildings in the city. The present pastor is Rev. John Goins, the church now being the best equipped and strongest religions organization of col- ored people within the Capital City.
REV. JOHN GOINS.
Rev. John Goins, who will be installed as pastor in October. 1900, of the Second Baptist church (col- ored) of Jefferson City. Mo .. was born in Madison county, Ky., October 15, 1864, from which place he
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came, when a lad, with his parents to Marshalltown, Iowa, and from there to Richmond, Mo. Ilis public school train- ing was in the white schools of Marshall- town, lowa. His higher education was at Lonisville, Ky., State University (col- ored). He finished a classical theological course at the Western College, Macon. Mo., in 1897, which entitled him to the degree of B. D. His pastorates included the churches at Waverly. Liberty, Stewart- ville, Plattsburg and Platte City, Mo. These churches were greatly helped and improved under his administrtion during the last two and a half years. He is now laboring as State missionary under the plan of co-operation, run by the Ameri- jean Home Mission Society (white), Southern Baptist Convention (white). State Board of Missions (white), and State Board (colored), of this State. His work has given general satisfaction to these four Boards, and all concerned. He was united in marriage October 24, 1899, to Miss Mary E. McMahan, of Fulton, Mo., who is a graduate of Lincoln Institute, and a very estimable lady, and has been of great help to him. He is a member of the A .. F. & A. M. Rev. Goins is a man of talent, who has profited by his oppor- tunities for study, and large experience with men. the colored race in the State, gives promise of great His work. in this, the most important point for good.
AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH.
The A. M. E. church of Jefferson City was organ- ized about the year 1862 by the Rev. John Turner. with twenty-five members. A lot and log cabin at 116 Miller street were given to the members by Mr. Elijah Ramsey. For about a year they had no pas- tor. In 1863 the Rev. Frank Carter, their first pas- tor, was sent to them. He served the church one year, and during this time they were holding ser- vices, consisting of both Methodists and Baptists, as the Baptists had no place to hold services. In 1864 the Rev. Prince Wright was sent to the church, and served two years. During this time the old cabin was torn down, and a frame structure was erected in its place, where the Methodists continued to worship, having separated from the Baptists. The membership continued to increase. They worshipped in this church until 1876, during
which time the following pastors served: Rev. Ed ward Doran served two years. Rev. Thornton Smith one year, Jolm F. Jordan two years, M. S. Parks two years. G. H. Nickels two years, J. C. C. Owens one year. William Ware one year. Rev. William Hen derson was sent to the church in 1875, and was it: pastor three years; he bought the lot on the corner of Miller and Madison streets, and erected the com modious brick building. in which the church stil worships. The church had grown to a membership of over one hundred, which made the building a necessity. The Rev. John Turner, the man who or ganized the church fourteen years before, was the next pastor. He served one year. He was followed by the following pastors: Reverends John Fouche G. W. Guy. W. A. Dove, C. W. Preston, J. P. Wat son, Solomon Dorcee, James Madison, C. N. Doug
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lass and W. B. Brooks. In 1895 an unpleasant period appeared in the history of the church, which had grown to a membership of abont one hundred and fifty. The Rev. P. W. Dimavant was sent to the church as pastor; after serving three months he was suspended from the A. M. E. connection, and succeeded in taking nearly all the church with him. They claimed the property, worked to hold it, and kept possession of the building about one year. During this time the A. M. E. 's, that were left, had no place in which to worship. The Rev. W. A. Nor- ris was sent to look after them, and improve their condition. The year following, those who had withdrawn, finding they could not hold the prop- erty, vacated the building, procuring other quar- ters. The Rev. E. S. Brown was sent to take charge of the remaining few, about fifteen. He was sue- ceeded by Rev. Madison, who was followed by Rev. J. C. Caldwell, who served two years, being sue- reeded by Rev. E. R. Vanghan, who served one year. At the meeting of the annual Conference in St. Lonis, in October, 1899. the Rev. J. F. Sage was sent to take charge of the church. Rev. Sage has been doing effective work, and within five months he suc- ceeded in adding more than sixty members to the congregation. The membership is now back to its normal size, and the church is in a prosperous con- dition.
REV. J. F. SAGE.
Rev. Jefferson Franklin Sage, pastor of the A. M. E. church of Jefferson City, was born in Lonisville, Ky., in 1858, coming to Missouri when a youth. After the war he lived with Mrs. Henry Godfrey, in Warren county, three years. He then attended school at Jonesburg. and later learned the barber trade, working in different shops in JJonesburg, War- renton and St. Charles. While in St. Charles he
accepted a position in the car shops (being the first colored man to work there), continuing three years, and while there also preached for the A. M. E. church, but was not licensed until 1879. His first charge was O'Fallon Circuit, where he remained a year and a half, and during his pastorate built a church house. He then went to Ashland. Boone county, Mo. ta cirenit), continuing two years, en- larged the building and increased the membership fifty per cent. Ile then served Montgomery City one year. and later three years at Richmond, where he increased the membership from 17 to 170, and re- modeled and improved the church building; while at this place he also served as editor of the Richmond Critic, a weekly paper. His next charge was Mo- berly. Mo., where he remained two years, and dur- ing the first year 126 were converted. During his stay here he was editor and manager of the Chris- tian Recorder. From here he was transferred to Lawrence, Kansas, where, during his two years' service, he secured 118 additions, and remodeled the church at a cost of $500. He then served a con- gregation at Ottawa. Kansas, and Lincoln, Neb., at the latter place securing 33 additions, and paying off $1,000 on a debt of $3,300. After one year's service at each of these places he went to Miami, Mo., where there were added 52 members; after two years here he came to JJefferson City (November 1, 1899), where he has continued since. The church and auxiliaries are in good condition, and the Sunday School in fine working order. During his short stay here G1 additions have been made to the congregation. He is a member of the Knights of Tabor.
Rev. Sage was married in 1871 to Miss Mary Alexander, at St. Charles. This union has been blessed with five children: John Wallace is in St. Lonis: the remaining four are attending school in Ottawa, Kansas.
AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH (ZION).
The African Methodist Episcopal church (Zion) was organized October, 1894, by members who with- drew from the African M. E. church. Services were held in the Opera House until the erection of the church on Madison street, between Miller and Elm. Rev. P. W. Dunavent. the first pastor, after the or- ganization, was succeeded by Rey. S. C. Doby, the next pastor being Rev. Clement Peters. Rev. S. W. Hawkins followed, who was succeeded by the present pastor. Rev. W. A. Ely, September 24, 1899. The church is in good working condition. William
Thompson is leader of the choir. The Superintend- ent of the flourishing Sunday School is Ferny Long- don.
REV. W. A. ELY.
Rev. Wesley A. Ely (colored), pastor of the A. M. E. church (Zion) of Jefferson City. was born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1854. When nine years of age he was taken in charge by Col. Joseph Wilcox, an officer in the U. S. army, who took him to his home
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in Syracuse, N. Y., where the wife of this distin- guished man took an interest in the promising lad and gave him all the advantages of an education. At the age of fourteen, having previously studied in the primary schools, he was sent to Oswego, N. Y., and from there to Fulton Academy tan M. E. school) at the age of seventeen, where he remained two years, when he returned to Oswego, N. Y .. and entered the State Normal, where he completed a course two years later. He then engaged in teach- ing, his first school being in Raleigh, N. C., where he was Principal of the High School (colored) two years, after which he attended the Madison Uni- versity at Madison, N. Y., where he graduated, class 1879. From here he went to Drew, a theologi- cal college of the M. E. church, where he continued four years, completing his course in 1884. He then engaged in active work in the Western New York Conference, and began preaching regularly, first at Athica, N. Y., where he continued most successfully in his work as pastor three years. The following two years he was at Syracuse, after which he was made Presiding Elder, in which he continued four
years, his charge including a number of congrega tions. He was then sent to Rochester, N. Y., by his bishop, where he remained two years, and the fol- lowing two at Saratoga Springs, after which he was again Presiding Elder over the New Jersey district three years, this work being followed by two years at Atlantic City. the famous seaside resort. He was at Louisville one year, from which place he came to Jefferson City in 1899, being sent here by the Zion M. E. C. organization to try to strengthen spiritu- ally their congregation in the Capital City. Rev. Ely was married to Marie Carle, of Utica, N. Y., a lady of education and culture, a graduate of the famous Pochester High School. She is the mother of his children, most of whom are at present attend- ing prominent schools in the state of New York. Rev. Ely has a good mind, and has been blessed with the advantage of a splendid education and a large experience in his work as preacher. His work, since coming to Jefferson City has resulted in nineteen additions to the church, while the Sunday School, prayer meetings and other auxiliaries are in good working condition.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
B. H. OTTO.
Benjamin H. Otto, whose death in this city on March 17, 1900, cast a gloom over a wide circle of friends and relatives and produced a keen but. re- fining sorrow in the hearts of his immediate family, was a native of Hanover. Germany, where he was born May 25, 1850, at Drehle Court, Bersenbueck. When he was six years of age his parents, Henry and Katherine Von Delde Otto, immigrated to this country. He had the misfortune to lose the one who bore to him the sweet relation of mother, when she was only 36 years of age. His father. however, survived her and reached the allotted time of man. three score years and ten. The subject of this sketch learned the trade of pressman in the office of the St. Louis Republic, where he remained a number of years. At the age of sixteen he was a charter member of the Typographical Union, No. 8, of St. Louis. He came to JJefferson City in 1870, accepting a position as foreman of the pressroom of the paper then known as the State Times, now the State Tribune, in which office he continued until the time of his death. When he moved to JJefferson City he became a charter member of Typographical Union, No. 119, of this city, an organization in which he always took a deep and earnest interest. In 1886 he was elected President of this Union, to which
position he was re-elected a second time. He was united in marriage, March 28, 1872, to Martha,
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daughter of dames H. and Charlotte Meador. To other reports have been printed; also the Cole County Sketch Book. During his fifteen this union six children were born, three of whom died in infancy. Of the living children, William Il .. years' residence in Cole county he has, by his in- who is employed by the Missouri Illustrated Sketch dustry and thrift, acquired a neat little home in the southwestern part of the city, where he resides Book Co .. and Minnie, are with their mother. Lottie. the eldest daughter, is the wife of Rudolph H. (Ren) Dallmeyer, to whom she was married December 17, 1890, and is the mother of his two grand children to whom he was passionately devoted), Martha Allien and Philip A. Dallmeyer.
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