Bishop M. M. Moore, D.D., was elected to the bishopric in 1900. For four years he had served the church as financial secretary. He was a native of Georgia. He was elected Bishop in May, 1900, and died in November of the same year. Bishop Charles S. Smith, D.D., who is a native of Canada, was elected as Bishop in 1900. He was for seventeen years manager of the _Sunday-School Union_, a department of church work he created. As a scholar he is regarded as one of the best in this connection. Bishop C. T. Shaffer, M.D., D.D., was elected as Bishop in 1900. He had been for eight years secretary of the church extension department. Splendid mention of Bishop Shaffer will be found on page 383 of this book. Bishop L. J. Coppin, D.D., who was for eight years editor of the _A. M. E. Church Review_, was elected as Bishop in 1900. Mention of his life and work can be found on page 359 of this book. Rev. H. B. Parks, who is a very able man and was for years a prominent pastor, is now secretary of the missionary department. Rev. R. H. W. Leak, of North Carolina, is now business manager of the A. M. E. Publishing House, 631 Pine street, Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. P. A. Hubbard is secretary of the financial department of the church located at Washington, D.C. Prof. John R. Hawkins, A.M., secretary of education, is mentioned on page 132 of this book. Rev. W. D. Chappelle, D.D., of South Carolina, is secretary of the _Sunday-School Union_, at Nashville, Tenn. Rev. H. T. Johnson, D.D., Ph.D., editor of the _Christian Recorder_, is mentioned on page 356. Prof. H. T. Kealing, editor of the _A. M. E. Church Review_, is mentioned on page 373. Rev. G. E. Taylor is editor of the _Southern Christian Record_, located at Atlanta, Ga. Rev. John T. Jenifer, D.D., is Secretary of the Preachers' Aid Society, located at Baltimore, Md. I regret that, for want of space, I am not able to give a more extensive account of the general officers, who are all worthy men, and most of them have been prominent pastors, holding charge of some of the largest churches in the connection. The next largest body of Methodists among Colored people is the A. M. E. Zion Church, which is organized on the same principle as the A. M. E. Church, with an able force of Bishops. They also have a publishing department, located at Charlotte, N.C. Bishop J. W. Hood, D.D., stands as the leading spirit of the Zion connection. He has done a great work for the church and the race at large. He is the author of two books, in the way of a book of Sermons and a history of the Zion Church. Bishop C. R. Harris, D.D., is a graduate and was, before his election to the Bishopric, connected with educational work at Livingstone College, also general steward of the Zion Church. Bishop C. C. Petty, D.D., is also a graduate and before he was made Bishop was one of the leading pastors. Bishop I. C. Clinton, of South Carolina, has been one of the most useful men in the connection as a church builder and organizer.