Quadrennial Report of Manager H. M. Turner

This chapter highlights the speech Bishop Henry McNeal Turner delivered at the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church of the United States in St. Louis on May 25, 1880. In his speech, Turner reported his efforts as head of the AME Church's publishing department over the preceding four years. It also details how Turner adjusted his personal affairs with a view to leaving for his new field of labor and took charge of the AME Church's Publishing House on June 26, 1876. The chapter discusses Turner's success in keeping the paper in weekly circulation and not missing a single issue during his term, which was the first instance in the history of any book steward or business manager of the AME Church. It mentions how Turner had succeeded in establishing some character for truth and veracity.