November 19, 1876.
Respecting Rev. A. H. Newton.
At a meeting of the officers and members of the Bethel A. M. E. Church, held in this city in 1876, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, He has served us faithfully for one year as pastor of Bethel Station, in this city, and labored faithfully and honestly to build up our Sabbath School and other organizations placed under his charge by the General Conference; and
Whereas, He has taken special pains to instill into the minds of the young of the church the grand and beneficent principles of temperance and morality; and
Whereas, His Christian conduct, scholarly attainments and liberal views have endeared him unto us; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, officers and members of the Bethel Church, do hereby tender to him our heartfelt thanks for the noble work he has done among us, and we will ever pray that the blessings of Almighty God may rest upon him and his family, and aid him in his new work to accomplish good work for the cause of Christ.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to Brother Newton, and that they be published in the Little Rock daily papers.
G. W. OLIVER, Secretary.