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Black, Warren Columbus

clergyman, journalist, author, was born May 24, 1843, in Copiah county, Miss. He acquired a superior education, chiefly through his own efforts; and was successively placed in charge of the leading churches of his conference. In 1861 he entered the confederate army and served continuously until the close of the war in 1865. He was licensed to preach in May, 1864, being at that time a first lieutenant in the confederate service; and he distinguished himself as a soldier, as he has since in his ministerial career. In 1886, 1890, and 1894 he was a delegate to the general conference. In 1886 he declined the presidency of Whitworth Female college of Brookhaven, Miss.; and the same year declined the presidency of the Centenary college of Jackson, La. Since 1893 he has been editor and owner of the New Orleans Christian Advocate. Dr.

Black lectured in nine different states; and three of his lectures-God in Nature; Genesis and Geology; Is Man Immortalhave attracted much attention. He is the author of Philosophy of Methodism; Temperance and Teetotalism; Christian Womanhood; and other works.