Fifty years in the gospel ministry, from 1864 to 1914

Autobiography of Theophilus G. Steward, a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, including his life as an itinerant pastor in the A.M.E. Church and his experience as an army chaplain, where he recounts some of the racist incidents he encountered. The second part describes his travels through Scotland, England, France and Italy with historical and social background on the country and people and his impressions of museums, universities, churches, and other cultural highlights along the way. Steward also notes the more liberated racial climate in Europe as opposed to the United States. Finally, Steward concludes his book with a description of the Universal Races Congress in 1911.