In  1905,  testimony  was  given  by  Rev.  A.  J.  Sanderlin,
principal  of  the  Sanderlin  Academy  and  evangelist  of  the
Northern  Mississippi,  Western  Tennessee  and  Eastern
Arkansas  Colored  Conference,  which  shows  that

THIS   WORK  WAS   NOT   IN   VAIN

but  that  it  is  still  bearing  fruit.     He  said :

"As  to  the  work  that  the  Eastern  Society  did  here  in
the  South  among  the  colored  people,  it  is  still  alive,  and  will
be  until  the  King  comes  in  His  kingdom.  We  have  several
of  the  members  living  who  used  to  sing  and  pray  with  Elds.
Leslie,  Himes,  Cole,  and. others.  I  often  hear  them  speak
of  those  brethren.    We  have  a  church  building  in  Mem-


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phis  on  Seventh  Street,  that  Eld.  I.  I.  Leslie  erected  him-
self with  his  own  hands,  membership  about  forty  or  fifty;
Eld.  T.  R.  Montgomery,  pastor,  is  doing  efifective  and  ex-
cellent work.  We  have  no  one  whom  the  Society  ordained.
Eld.  P.  Oston  died  about  ten  years  ago,  the  last  of  them.
