Johnson C Smith University - Golden Bull Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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1 he University Printing Press On January 1. 1879, The Africo-American I ' res- byterian, a religious and educational journal, was started in Wilmington, North Carolina by Reverend Daniel J. Sanders, as a semi-monthly publication. Three months later. Reverend Sanders bought the goodwill of The Southern Evangelist, merged their purposes and consolidated their subscription lists. The Southern Evangelist, was, itself, the result of a previous merger. During the spring of 1874, Reverend J. H. Shedd, Biddle Professor, began pub- lishing a monthly folio, 6 x 10 inches, called The Christian Freedr ' en, devoted to the interest of Chris- tian Education and the Presbyterian wc.k among Freedmen. In 1875, one year later, The Christian Freedmen was merged with The Southern Evan- gelist, which was started in 1869 by Mr. W. A. Pat- ton of Charleston, South Carolina and Professor Shedd ana published in Charleston. When Dr. Sanders effected a merger of The South- ern Evangelist and The Afrito-. merican I ' resbj - terian. The Christian Freedman became a full-blown, three-in-one Christian journal. When I)i-. Sander came to Biddle in 1891, he brought with him the three-in-one journal thus returning the merged Christian Freedman back to its birthplace. Mr. W. E. Hii:, Sr., As.sociate Editor of The Africo- American Presbyterian came with Dr. Sanders to Biddle and assumed a greater portion of the busi- ness of publication for the campus. Among the invaluable and worthy contributors to The Africo-American Presbyterian was the Rever- end William L. Metz, The Sage of Edisto Island who will be long remembered, among many things of scholarly value, for the series of articles pub- lished by the Journal under the title of Blazers and Chips.

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Front row, left to right President D. J. Sanders; Back row, left to right - THE FACULTY — 1891-92 First Predominantly Negro Faculty W. F. W. M. Frierson; G. E. Davis; Brool s: J, C. Johnson; Hargrave; S. B. Pride; G. Carson; H. A. Hunt; A. P. Bissell; F. C. Mabry. (When Dr. Sanders was elected President all the white staff with the exception of Dr. Bissell resigned.) These men were hurriedly trained becau.se the need was urgent. Their training, however, was at the hands of well tutored, consecrated, and dedi- cated instructors. They captured the spirit of their tutors and in turn Kave their best in the same spirit to the eager men who came to the Hill-top, glad to learn and glad to teach.

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t { I- v ( Mr. W. E. Hill Associate Editor of The Africo-American Presbyterian Mr. Hill, a quiet, unassuming but lovable person — was faithful and skilled in the business of publication. He began with The Africo-American Presbyterian as a boy in Wilmington, North Carolina and with the ex- ception of a few months, remained with it continuously for fifty-two years. He was affectionately referred to as Mr. Africo-American Pres- byterian . The Press took over the responsibility of all campus publications in- cluding the Biddle Catalog. In addition, the Press greatly enhanced the training program on the campus. A Printing Course was offered and the students received both theoretical and practice in the fundamentals of the printing business.