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• January 13, 1938
  ===== DSC09909.JPG ===== : ( 4 j 5 ; HAITIAN fresh roasted ° R.R.WRIGHT SR. IMPORTER. 19TH. & SOUTH STS. PHILA. PA. SHORTER, COMMUNITY CHURCH, form this Herculean task almost $50,- Denver, Colorado 000.00 have been realized this year through the Mercy of God, the Gene- After many years of much struggle] rosity of dear Friends and the Sacri- and hardship, we see once again Our} fice of loyal members. ~ House of Prayer and Praise free from MORTGAGE DEPT, In order to per- Russell L. Brown, Minister !-FREE — FREE — FREE — FREE-! ms 3 2 ....I know that to all you real coffee dri fee is wi important. It makes all the difference, Sheen. oe day right aad wrong. It makes a good luncheon taste just aah o better. 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But now you can enjoy this wonderful drink in your own no and at the same time enjoy reading one of the best Church papers. . HOW TO GET IT wd Just fill out this blank and send $1.50 and you will receive one pound of Haitian Coffee at once and THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER each week for a year, cs a. This is a New Year’s compliment added to the Book Concern. To i Street Enclose please find One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) for one year's Subscription to Christian Recorder and FREE GIFT of one pound o! Haitian Coffee. REY. G. E. CURR\ Manager, A. M. E. Book Concern 716 -S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa REPORT OF FIRST QUARTERLY | weather was cold on Sunda) ; CONFERENCE and. enthusiastic crowd gr‘ ar Presiding Elder at eleven oc Wadley, Georgia, Swainsboro District, preached a powerful sermon. Augusta, Ga. Conference “The Sermon on The Mount o’clock p.m. he preached anot! The First Quarterly Conference con- good sermon; Subject: “It i vened at the St. Mark A. M. E. Church. | US to be little at heart.” November 19th, 1937, at 7:30 o'clock Many of the Presiding E p.m. with Dr. W. H. Morris, P. E. in| friends greeted him in the ch the chair. on the streets during his stay Hymn, “A Charge To Keep I Have, His wholesome advice and tl A God To Glorify”. Prayer was offer- | SOME life he lives while pasto éd by Rev. J. D. Dixon, pastor. Scrip- church. will never be forgott: ture lesson, the 5th chapter of St. Mat- people. of this town are very i thew, was read and commented on by | t® have the return of this Pr the Presiding Elder. Timely remarks’ Elder. They also thanked Ly were made by the Presiding Elder and for sending to them a new pas the conference was organized. Mrs. A. J.D. Dixon, who knows a Fisher was elected secretary; brother when it comes to church wor John Oliphant was elected reporter ta: Sister Ruby the Christian Recorder. Mrs. Ruby Eee Davis, Southern Christian Recorder: t oy Miss Mattie Warren, circular press. General Confer: The Disciplinary questions were asked by Presiding Elder which revealed that’ the church had made a 100 percent re- port at the conference. Many thanks to the former pastor. — Dr. J. R. Hurley, of the Swainsboro Conference was introduced and made 2 powerful speech. Notwithstanding the ‘Minutes NOW READY PRICE $1.00, Postpaid 716 So. 19th Street Phila, Pa. A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN a ne Be AGTHE-OFFicit. 0” JAN: F THe AFRICAN-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHURCK \ ~ \ x py SS - ae Cigist OUR REDEEMEpS: CHRIST Ig GAZ MAN OUR BROTHER ae P ae a HILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS BERMUDA CONFERENCE ISSUE BERMUDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 1938 Bishop D, H. Sims, presiding bishop ‘of the First and Ninth Episcopal dis- tricts sailed for Bérmuda, Saturday, January 8, on the Monarch of Ber- muda. Bishop Sims was accompanied by Mrs, M. A. Sims, Bishopand Mrs. J. A; Gregg, of the District; Dr. G, E Curry, manager of the A. M. E, Book Concern; Dr. and Mrs, D, Ward Nichols. of Emanuel A M. E. Church, New York City, and Dr. W. P. Stevenson, pastor, Jones Chapel A.M \ large delegation of ministers, and Fourth Episcopal ig BAI BEEP TL AAS AAAS AA . Church, Philadelphia = present at Pier 95 to bid yarty “bon voyage,” t year the Bishop W. H. Heard held this conference, assisted by Bishop D, H. Sims, This year Bish- op D. H. Sims, holds the conference at Bhave Shelley Bay; -and-willbebassisted by} aie Rey, Bah anowat tere hop J. A. Gregg and the other pre-]) Sees aul Church, th a so far as colored e concerned, He is also the | Ccnces iding Elder of the Island. He has ful success, spiritually and | ally. He relieved St. Paul of btedness. Mrs The 53rd Session of the Bermuda Annual Conference BISHOP D. H. SIMS, A. Who is holding his conferences muda. ae of Ber Ber- party. sionary work will receive at inspiration from Mrs. M, A ia’ Gregg, a ves of Bishop Sims, Bishop Dr, Nichols, respectively wond Kay alloway is his very | efficient wife, and Conference Branch | 01 the fact tt s the first time in the aN vat ay \ i t B Pr nt of Bermuda, has given | land are muda Work when two wives ri i i ae : e “S| a splendid Missionary Program to the} E, Ch d Bermuda with their Chu women, , Chu y Rev. C. M. Morgan the secretary of | ©. Our Church in Bermuda is 69 years] |, 2 4 P | the Bermuda Annual Conference 41s He ast | old pastor of dur Church in St. Geo was host to the Annual Conference year. Mrs. Morgan was most con- spicious in her. hospitality. This: was English the last Conference in Bermuda super- | ried with vised: by Bishop Heard who ees Negroes. ( abitants, bout 20,000 ar rliament sisted byBishop Sims. }@ Dr. I. L.,Berry, secretary of Mis- sions and. Wife, Mrs. Beulah Berry, Lk pehiac geche vali bers of the A, M. &, Church, bers, five of whom of these are mem- and Miss Valeria Caldwell were in the | N bishop’s party last year. and Dr. Berry’s | Chronology of Bermuda Conference x i | and of the A. M. E, Churches work was epoch making during the} sojourn in Bermuda In 1837 Bishop Nazarey of the P. M, Rey. J. D..Smith, our very efficient Chu organized the Bermuda pastor of Shelley Bay ts the. present | Annual Conference. 1885, Bishop Camp- host of the 54th ‘session of the Ber- bell and Bishop Disney the move muda Annual. Conference He is aj} Ment to unite the B. M. E. and A. M Bermuda under the Wilberforcian and is. ably assisted’ by’). Churches | name of the A . E, Church, MRS. D. H. SIMS his wife and daughter. Rev, E. H. Stowe, pastor of Sommer- | 1888-92, Bishop B, T, Tanner aciong ork Missionary wor 1892-96, Bishop H, M. Turner the president of the set isa graduate of! Wilberforce Uni- | ete EHS poeta ane ei yersity and has made success Im the | 1896+1900, p Abram Grant is attending her conference in DC j paitieh 1904-08, Bi . A, Handy Mita, where she eae Oa Among the other ministers who are in 1908-12, Bishop W. B. Derrick eee to the nae ok charge of our work in Bermuda are 1912-/ Bishop W. B, Derrick ee cner, MISS. Reverends, W, A. Ratteray, and R 1913-16, Bishop John Hurst COLDWATER, MISS: BISHOP JOHN A. GREGG, J, Stovel, J. W. DeShields, and among 1916-20, Bishop C, S, Smith y D. H,| the prominent laymen members of our 1920-21, Bishop J. M. Conner Bishop 1924-28, Bishop W, T, Vernon 1928-32, Bishop J. H. Jones 1932-37, Bishop W. H. Heard 1937— Bishop D, H, Sims sending greet-| 1.9. js accompanying y B. hrough the aud his party to 26! a ee also accompanying him, He the Fourth District, ermuda, Mrs. church is the honorable George A and Mrs, H. W. Dill, Mrs. Matilda Crawford, Miss Merle Smith, “TI take this method of 's to my many friends t s of your newspaper. I hope alll Gregg is y friends had a merry Christmas] esidge over Continued on Page ° * ee ee ===== DSC09910.JPG ===== The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.—Amen. Le ee a te ee De Saturady, January 15 “WE WOULD BE BUILDING” “We are laborers together with God.” Cor. 3:9 Read I Cor. 3: Think today of the great task that is Although men have labored more abundantly than we there still remains tasks that our hands, and only What a joy to know we can work with the Master-Workman! “We would be building; temples still undone, O’er crumbling walls their crosses scarcely lift; ours. ours, can do, Waiting till love can raise the broken stone, And hearts creative bridge the human rift ; | We would be building, Master, let thy plan | Reveal the life that God would give to man,” | Prayer: We thank thé, O Loving | Father, that thou hast made a place for us to labor with thee in building thy kingdom, Amen Sunday, January 16 “TEACH US TO BUILD” Monday, January 17 “O KEEP US BUILDING” “Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if ae faint not.” Gal. 6:9. Read Luke 12:31- 32. Too many of us stop short of com- There pleting our God-given tasks. used to be an old saint who testified in class, during my boyhood days: “Brothers and sisters, I am some- times tired in the way but, thank God, I am not tired OF the way.” One_of the unforgettable scenes from “Green Pastures” is where the worn and tired travellers, marching toward the promise land; burst out in singing with touching pathos: “Child- ren, Don’t Get Weary” “O keep us building, Master: may our hands Ne’er falter when the dream is in our hearts; When to our ears there come divine commands And all the pride of sinful will departs; We build with thee, oh grant endur- ing worth Until the heav’nly Kingdom comes on earth.” Prayer: “O Master, let me walk with Thee In lowly paths of service free; Tell me Thy secret; help me bear The strain of toil, the fret of care.” In thy name we pray. Amen “As a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another build- eth thereon.” I Cor, 3:10, Read Matt. 11 :28-30. One of the maryels of creation is the coral island, which stands as an in- credible monument to the, working- , together of tiny organisms, If we are, inclined to think of our task as hope- | Tuesday, January 18 “WQRKING WITH JOY” “What is that to thee? follow thou Goethe said, “It is not doing what we ike to do, but liking what we have to : aes | less or that our small mite is insigni- do that makes us blessed.” ficant, let us be reminded of the power No duty, however unpleasant or of cooperation and seek only that we difficult, will be one of pain or regret, work according to the divine plan, “Teach us to build; upon the solid rock when performed with a consciousness that we are doing the will of God. A man passed by a farmer who was We set the dream that hardens, hoeing corn under a blazing sun, into deed, whistling all the while, “How you Ribbed with the steel that time and , keep whistling when it is so hot?” he change doth mock, Th’ unfailing purpose of our “ noblest creed; t Teach us to build; O Master, lend get done without my help,” us sight light.” Prayer: la thy feet teach us to build. In the of Christ, Amen, Father in heaven, thou art dost need us in Thy plans. May wert the great Master Workman, as we sit not become discouraged or fretted inquired of the worker, The reply was, I just think that I am doing some- hing that God wants done and couldn’t Prayer: O blessed Master and To see the towers gleaming in the Teacher, help us to labor for Thee with sense of joy and knowledge that Thou _ by circumstances, however, unfayor- | usefulness. . é i able. In Thy name, we pray. Amen THE CHRISTIAN RE wa The Daily Altar > By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn. Se es | 14 33-35, $ S>: “SO TIRED” “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” Is. 40: 31 Read Is. 40 :28-31 Who has not felt the mood of the writer of the following lines? They are “So Tired” by Eva Poole, “Dear Father. I am yery tired-too tired to pray There was so much to weary me thruout this day. The heavy load of household cares has worn out heart and brain; I would I never had to wake and meet those cares again. y And yet, ‘tis thou who willest me this lowly lot to fill; Giving me nothing great or grand to be or to fulfill; | Bidding me bear my daily cross, i and lift my daily load; ? Sure that in simply following thus, I \ tread where thou hast trod,” Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, as we are burdened with the cares of life help us to find the source of our re- newal in thee, for Jesus sake, Amen. =) ‘ Thursday, January 20 “HE UNDERSTANDS” -—). Read Matthew 11:28-30. We continue the thought from. yes- terday taken. from ..Eya: Pool’s “So: Tired”. aa “And I may make of cares and griefs fresh stepping-stones. to thee, - Ff Until I reach a height from which they all look naught to me; And I may know thee closer far. than any earthly. friend, And trust thy great, almighty heart to love me to the end. Dear Father, I can only look—I am too tired to speak; | I know thou wilt not love me less because I am so weak; One look of trust, one glance of love unites my soul to thee; Now to thy keeping I commit life, death eternity.” : Prayer: Heavenly Father, _thou me.” John 21:22, Read John 21:19-22, dost understand all about us, thou | knowest our weak as well as our strength. Renew our power for ser- vice and consecration to thy great work of redemming mankind, In the name of Him who served, Amen } ‘ Friday. January 21 . FIT FOR SERVICE a Y “Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour. wherewith shall it be seasoned?” Luke 14:34. Read Luke I know of nothing so absolutely. worthless as salt that has lost its savour. Nor do I, know of any life so utterly] devoid of influence as that of a man or woman who has lost his Christian As followers of Christ. owe lives are Py YY” 13, 1933 to “season” the world, The Most y, Pretending sinner is infinitely Fe useful than a church member wl : been stripped of his influence, “T do not believe a y | said an unbeliever to ar trying to convince him “salvation. “I have Known you for twen. ty years and you have not SPent a; much on the church in all that time as you did on your automobile week.” Let us be salt that, has . saltiness, e Prayer: Christ of God, who endured calvary for us, despised the Cross and the shame of its painful death, help ys to be of great influence for Zood to all with whom we meet, that they may see Jesus in us, Amen, / ‘ 5 Seat Se is ed ee GRACE AT THE TABLE ho has word you say» friend who wa, of the Need of last not lost it, « For every gift of nature and of grace, for our, heavenly vision of Thee, for all blessings within and. without, for all that Thy love has yet.in stor, for us, O God, we give Thee gracious thanks. Through Christ Jesus.—Amer HYMNS THAT LIVE “After While” CHORUS After while, it will all be over, After while the sun will shine After while the Clouds will pass ove: We will shout, Hallelujah After While | y 1 That evil eye that’s always watching, That sees everything you do 1 That evil tongue, that’s always busy After while will all be through. 2 Tho’ the road is rough and rocky. Tho’ the hills are hard to climb Tho’ your bosom friend forsake you God will fix it in due time. 4 3 Tho’ the cup is sometimes. bitter So bitter sometimes you cry Through your tears just call on Jesus, He will fix it, After While. —Dedicated to Mesdames ‘Hughes and Goins, Popular Texas Confer- ence singers, MRS. GALLOWAY HOSTESS OF BISHOP AND MRS. SIMS AND THEIR GUESTS FROM AMERICA. i, Mrs. B. A. Galloway, President of the Mite Missionary Conference Branch of the Bermuda Annual Con- ference hails the coming of _ Mrs. Sims, president of the Mite Missionary Society of the First Episcopal District also. Mrs. Cecelia. Gregg, President of the Mite Missionary Society of the Fourth Episcopal District with delight. She has been the leader of the Mission- ary work in the Bermuda Conference for several years and is putting forth every effort in helping her husband Dr. Galloway and the members of the ‘Bermuda. Conference to make this meeting a success. Mrs. Gregg will deliver an address to the Missionary Society while in Bermuda. Too much cannot be said of [eMrs. Galloway for the wonderful work she has done in the Missionary field, 1 the 20th Century Quarterly GINNING A LIFE OF SERVICE son Text: Mark 1:14-28 low after John was delivered up, ‘came into Galilee, preaching the 1 of God, 15 and saying, The time filled, and the kingdom of God is land: repent ye, and believe in the J And passing along by the sea lilee, he saw Simon and Andrew brother of Simon casting a net in he sea: for they were fishers. 17 And est is said unto them, Come ye after and I will make you to become fish- ss of men. 18 and Straightway they t the nets, and followed him. And ing on a little further, he saw James e son of Zebedee, and John his broth- ér, who also were in the boat mending } the néts. 20 And straightway ke called tiem: and they left their father Zebe- flee in the boat with the hired servants, land went after him. 2) And they go into Capernaum; Hand straightway on the sabbath day centered and aught. 22 And they were atonished lat his teaching: for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. % 8 And straightway there was in their Synagogue a man unclean Spirit; and he cried out, 24 saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus mihou Nazarene? art thou come to de- troy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus ebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, land come out of him. 26 And the Minclean spirit, tearing him and crying ith a loud yoice, came out of him. And they were all amazed, inso- ‘much that they questioned among : lemselyes, saying, What is this? a mew teaching! with authority he com- andeth even the unclean spirits, and ‘they obey him. 28 And the report of im went out straightway everywhere ‘into all the region of Galilee round about. into the synagogue with an GOLDEN TEXT: The time is ful- { led, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel—Mark 1:15. AT GRIPS WITH THE LESSON KS By Albert Buckner Coe is was a preacher. With John aptist in prison Jesus was thrust the work probably before he was ed for it. It took the imprison~ f John to spur him to action. ached good news. Wise be- nis years he began a constructive ry. At once he expounded God— acter and nature. The love ey of God were placed before Tn that love and mercy was the t He called upon his hear- pent—which meant a complete the past, that they might re- and John and asked t him. Jesus had perhap men for many years, They had talked to- hem to follow s known these gether about this day these the face of Je new many things. But on men saw a new light in sus and realized that a force had come to them, They followed, asking no questions, Why was Zebedee left behind? Per- haps because Jesus needed young men with minds flexible and bodies strong. Also it may be that Zebedee remained to Make the necessary material pro- visions for his sons and others who followed Jesus. The gathering togeth- er of the disciples is a tribute to the leadership of Jesus, Jesus was a teacher. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and taught. Those who heard him were astonished because he taught as one having authority and not as the scribes, The scribes had their fingers in their books, and quoted verse for verse and reference for reference unti Itheir hearers walked away or went to sleep. Jesus closed the book and out of a rich spiritual experience taught them the way of life His thoughts were gems, his words were nuggets of gold. No one leit, no one went to sleep. He inter- ested them. He told them something they never knew. He gave them hope. Jesus was a healer. A man sitting among his listeners in the temple and possessed of an unclean spirit cried out to Jesus: “What have we to do with thee. Jesus The man had sufficient sanity to under- stand that different and gifted. Therefore he cried out. Here was a critical moment in the life of the young man Jesus. If he should heal the demon-possessed man his fame I question whether Jesus craved that fame. thou arene?” Jesus was could go abroad. He preferred So true was he to duty, however, that he healed the man and the quiet life steeled himself to the life “in the sun” that resulted. His fame fame went.abroad and the days ahead were to reveal how well Jesus stood the pressure of the crowds and the buffetings of fame. THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN TO DATE By John R. Ewers Only eyes with a piercing insight, in- spired by God, could have seen a spiri- tual kingdom as at hand in the day of John the Baptist and of Jesus. Rome held a cruel control over Palestine. It was a material rule, seeking for tax-money and for political advantage, You may say that Rome gave peace, order, authority, legal justice and uni- formity of governmental oversight. All that is true, within limits, but it was blightingly, The Roman world w oney-mad. slave-cursed, power-drugg~ : The palaces were The Roman Empire en were satiated and ruthlessly materialistic. as pleasure-drunk, m i ed, ambition wild. full of intrigues was a e, m yas a sad plac life had lost its sweetness and reason- ife The night was dark, Re- the Roman world were every- A nver de- thing and nothing. Rome never ableness ligions in troyed a religion he Pantheon was stre qi t silt and every god and goddess was Dt a ) A man might take his choice—anything or nothing. Aside from the Christian faith, relig- tons were dead. The gods were the objects of obscene joking; religion was a farce. In Palestine the Jewish faith Was pre- tentious, formal and largely impotent. The Pharisees made an attempt to keep the very letter of the law. They were punctilious, argumentative, sterile, Jesus said that they observed the tiny, inconsequential matters and Passed over justice, mercy and righteousness. The Sadducees played the game with the Roman authorities. They talked about angels, but secured the government's appointments. The Zealots were much more political than religious and were incessantly starting a revolution and being beaten into submission, Juda- ism was just another case of an old, established cult which had degenerated into formalism and had lost its divine power and, consequently, power, Thus had nothing but dis- couragement to face in both the politi- cal and religious pictures of his time. its moral Jesus PAGE THREE become something. The imprisonment of one leader is always succeeded by the appearance of another, if God is in the cause, Jesus did not appeal to the authori- ties because he was the atithority. The sermon and the démoniac are usually near to each other, A sermon that does not drive out some devil is not much of a sermon. Evil sometimes knows its enemies better than the righteous know their friends. It always starts a lot of talk when anyone tries to drive out some devil. That's the reason why some churches are never mentioned. The evil spirit was vanquished, not by a new teaching but by a new life, PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert ' Thou who didst call Thy disciples in the midst of their daily toil, open our ears that we, too, may hear Thy voice! May this precious call to service with Thee never be lost in the clamor and preoccupation of our busy lives. Forbid It was a golden age of prosperity—but it was also an age of rank material- ism, Surely the altar-fire of spiritual faith would seem to burn waveringly and alone in that period. But Jesus came demanding a spiritual regenera- tion. Men were hopeless, looking for Me were stuffed with material- ism and sick of it all. Rich patgicians lived in gorgeous houses, surrounded by fountains and flower-gardens. They enjoyed rich wines and elaborate ban- quets; slaves ran to satisfy every wish —but life had lost its significance. Everything to live with, nothing to live for. hope. The slaves on the other hand were rebellious, scheming, angered, de- pressed, exploited. looking for a leader, The goyernment was rotten, consumed and undermined by graft and intrigue. Yet he saw the Kingdom of God as at hand, That was Rome in Christ’s day. Only a God-inspired man could have seen it. Look at our world today; stealing territory from other nations, piled sky-high, dictators regimenting whole populations, stock nations armaments market plunging like a wounded ani- mal, men grasping power in every kind of organization, religion again formal, morality at a low ebb, graft deadly, power being sought by unholy pro- cesses, temples deserted, drunkenness the rule, everyone pleasure-mad. Sure- ly we can cry “Repent ye.” But have we faith enough to see the Kingdom of God at hand? Ferrero, the great Italian historian, has traced many paral- between Rome and our modern civilization. Broken arms, disrespect for ambition, riches on the ‘one hand and horrible poverty on the other, religion merely formal—these are some of the common lels ancient homes, laws, factors. “Repent ye, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” “Believe in the gospel.” Open your eyes. Our world is sick, It needs the Great Physician, POINTERS By Roy L. Smith Mark uses a good word when he says Jesus said, “I will make you to be- Jesus has always helped men come,” that we should be satisfied with respon- sibilities less weighty than those for which we have ability, but keep us from fretful unrest as we do Thy bidding amidst the hampering things that shut May we hear Thy call with such certitude, our tasks within narrow limits. and answer with such complete aban- don, that no service which T provide shall be deemed or unworthy. ou dost insignificant And may none of the emoluments of business hold us back when we recognize the call to duty as coming from Thee and involving the destiny of others about us. May the prompt, response of Thine early disciples rebuke our laggard steps unquestioning s we rise to serve Thee in our church and community we pray—Amen In Thy name DAILY BIBLE READINGS M. Mark 1214-15. F. Acts 3:1-11 T. Mark 1:16-20. S. Acts 2:37-47. W,. Mark 1:21-28. S. Isaiah 11:1-9 T. Matt. 4:1 CAMPBELL CHAPEL Americus. Georgia The coming of Dr. T. J. Davis from the Macon, Ga., Conference to Ameri- cus, is the dawn of a new day of un- precedented achievements for our race group for in and Chapel Church in particular general Campbell He is a high class Christian minister after the order of 1 Tim. 3:1-7, He is brother’y, yet positive and a living exponent of the spirit of Richard Allen, an opti- mistic leader, a preacher, scholar an organizer of great forces. With the leadership of Dr, Davis as pastor, any church will go to higher grounds and | there are great prospects of a faithful year. Our first quarterly conference was held Friday night, December 10th through 12th with Dr, J. E. Brown, Presiding Elder in charge. The ses- sion harmonious; the reports were good and indicate an increase interest effort, We were pleased to acknowledge the pres- ence of the Rey. C. H, Harrold of the Hawkinsville District, MRS, MARY L, MOORE, was pleasant and in and ===== DSC09911.JPG ===== less depths of spirit. NEW AUSTERITY seeing Moral compromise, q NEW ‘CHEER in an mee 2 1848-1938 of tribulation. t MEMBER NEW DEPENDENCE upon: the| by 9322. ‘ NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ~* Infinite, expressing itself ucts | ASSOCIATION PRAYER ei Entered at the Post Office at Philadelphia. Pa., as Second-Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 76 S. NINETEENTH ST. 4 r Philadelphia, Pa. - BISHOP D, H. SIMS, . President Rev, H, U. Cooper, Secretary; Rev. H. H. Thomas, Rev. A. J. Smoot, Rev. M. M. rs bas gone ahead ey ie 4 Dut of sight, The figures Tepres¢ nting | total “Sam does not wish to SHEEP EERE EEE EEE | Ward. Rev. J. D. Cowan. Laymen: Mr. He He Roghen, Wx Avaete Rgoibeat | “ALL IS FUTILITY” | membership, new members, con-| fight, or to pull chestnuts out of ye GEORGE’ A SINGLETON, Balter This. speales the’ pegsitasticds aierene Aone and baptisms are incom-| the fire for John Bull, then “Paci een Wena oo | in the Book of Ecclesiastes 13:8. -Plete, but the PARTIAL 1 report sy UP, and leave China, The follow- encouraging and shows that the gospel still has saving power. The] Michigan conference leads the district with 758 CONVERSIONS. | 2017 for the District and 1277, 3 pee side Of she. paper only. The 8th Chapter also rings the SECONDLY—Do not abbreviate, but spell ON ee : 3 ‘ out all words. It is easier for you to. spell | Changes on futility, “All is vani- the words than it is tor me to pay extra > ¥ . ¢ ty,” what is the use fretting and worrying about things and social to have som= one go uver the manuséript situations? Human ‘nature has ing lines to the point: ‘é “I don't want to see in the hi VYantze it +. Or die on Siberian soil, to spell chem out THIKDLY—Make your manuscript short We have for general church news only vbout a page and a half. Follow this For the millions © of a bag ge Conferences, wrtt | beem constant, thru ‘the ages. Man baptisms. ‘During the year there Maresh J. Pierpont 4 one pi i nahh; bd > 3 . Conlerences; “write irom, two to three Tis prone to sin as the sparks fly ‘was a district preaching mission. So pages, but lor Annual!Con- We pray that it be panes r the barrels of Standard ferences, write not more than five pages upward. Each successive genera- of regular pote paper; for un individual LOSS tak Va “ Ode church, one paragraph “ought to sufftee. | tion eats sour grapes. There is a Ontarie: Cane ae agr Let every correspondent, when he ; i 1a mtario Con erence: ember- ji ———_- writes, remember tha here ure possibl rpétual war man members 5 ‘ ee ens Beet he ee poser «| Ship 287, Accessions 38, Conver-| | CONTRIBUTORS, TAKE to appear the. same week. We cam-handic. | and. when: he would do-soodsevil Hanke NOTICE! ‘ bGutainer is always present. There is none Se "$862.5, Decre a oe i : ail 88 { good, ‘no not one. What is and| ~ 2™SY ecrease : Timer {OF egleton Tie Sauk Aen 6g eee mcr FS pak mee, A History| Northwestern Conference — _FIRST—LET ALL CONTRI. Philadelphia, Pa | Membership 2559, Accessions 282, BUTORS WRITE ON ONE SIDE Moves around in cycles, repeat-}- ing its#f and there is nothing new under the sun. “So I commend Mailing “at special rate of in Section 118, uthorized on July OF THE PAPER ONLY. SECONDLY—DO NOT AB. Conversions 107, Baptisms 171, Dollar Money glen Decrease ct 16, 1918. EV. G. E iness Manager | ++ 41. : : BREVIATE, BUT SPELL OUT REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Manager | mirth; there is nothing good for} S!-90- “AR E mae COS ic aatiota, pee man, except to eat, d&ak, and be}, lllinois Contested! Stetiber’ ALL WORDS. ITIS_ EASIER year, $1.00 for six months, in advance ship 4960, Accessions 345, Conver- FOR. YOU TO SPELL THE merry.” 1937 was a year of war, segre- with any issue. be commenced should and may be Remittances always made sions 222, Baptisms 160, Dollar WORDS THAN IT IS FOR ME jn the safest manner available to the Pe 7 remitter, Post Offce and Express Mons? | gation, chain gangs, peonage, dis-| Money $4086.00, Increase same, TO PAY EXTRA TO HAVE SOME ONE GO OVER THE MANUSCRIPT TO SPELL THEM OUT. ; gent af our rivk Communications should not be lengthy, but must be accompanied with full name of the writer and written only om one Indiana Conference—Member- franchisement, race hatred, social ship4960, Accessions 345, Conver- and economic injustice, lynching, side of the paper. and in ime in short a pagan social order in| Sions 285, Baptisms 179, Dollar AKE 7 ae Pi gent oma terrae sevens Li 2 eee talkt about Jesus but] Money $4602.50, Increase $100.86. pert YOUR lise ig Jess Pat es MANUSCRIPT SHO E Insure prompt iusiness, Manager, REV. | Tefused to follow his way of lifé.| Michigan Conference—Mem- Ad | GB. CURRY, Ay Me nok cons | 1938 will be the same,—for some.} bership 10224, Accessions 1083, HAVE FOR GENERAL Pitiadeiptic, CHURCH NEWS ONLY ABOUT : pSybreriotion Rate in Forcign Fields. | But for others who do not be-| Conversions 758, Baptisms 322; A. M. E, BOOK CONCERN. lieve that man’s quest for the| Dollar Money $7723.50, Increase A PAGE AND A HALF. FOL- N16 S, 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa. LOW THIS RULE: FOR QUAR- \ good life is like a will-o-the wisp | $169.76. TERLY : 2 s Ge tte ey eee cies “they will push onto secure Chicago” Conference—Member- CONFERE nCES: the prize of God's heavenward] ship 14304, Accessions 1458, Con- WRITE ONLY ONE PAGE AND | Weekly Thought ! call in Christ Jésus. Christians, Bee Eee err | churchmen will be optimistic and work as never before to hasten the coming of the day of Almigh-|™ ty God, The kingdom may tarry A HALF; F OR DISTRICT CON- F. ERENCES, WRITE FROM TWO TO THREE PAGES, BUT NO MORE; AND FOR ANNUAL CONF. ERENCES, WRITE NOT MORE THAN FIVE PAGES OF 'versions 605, Baptisms 374, Dol- lar Money $10232.85, Besos $231.37. sel, Total—Membership 37905, Ac- cessions 3587, Conversions — 2017, year before, little oftener, love a little ; ; “Speak a shade more kindly than the ; Pray a more ; but come it must,—in you, in me. Baptism 1227, D i Ay Cling a little closer to the Father's] When we think of ourselves we} $ 5725.35 sae REGULAR NOTE PAPER; FOR love: see why the world is in such a AN INDIVIDUAL CHURCH, Thus life below shall liker grow to life above.” Weekly Poem A NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE FOR YOUR CALENDAR ONE PARAGRAPH OUGHY TO ERY CORRESPON: ete ‘HE WRITES, ; stew at this hour. With unslack-] ened pace into the New Year we march with Him. who still says across the centuries “Fol-| 1 low me,” Another says: lags fore, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovabie, abounding ; at | all times in the work of the L 1 knowing that your toil is not i fruitless in the a SE ris * EEK. WE CAN HAN- poeal aa "LEAST ies ns make this a truly New Year hy filling it full of ~ NEW FERVOR in helpful service. ‘of Swink ‘f VEW TENDERNESS toward ail : CORDER SINGLETON, fig POEET, PHI ne DING ELDER J. M. has held the Third erly Conference at Charles Church, Boston. Rey. 0. ders. pastor. A “Tribe esulted in raising $742, hat amount the Senior choir $63.05. They reported : the conference. Twelve ; members were added to the h, among the number was gelist Ruth E. Morrise. Re- } t sent by Evangelist Charlotte M. Jackson, ) THE REV. R. H. HARBERT siding elder of the Phoenix- Albuquerque District, Colorado | Conference. In one round he / covers thousands of miles. Those in the thickly populated centers do not know of the long travels and heroic sacrifices by such as Dr. Harbert —Christian gentle- ) “PHE ADVOCATE” IS THE “student publication of Bethune- Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida. The current issue ©arries a message from The Act- ing President, Abram Simpson, - who for five years was president Allen University, Columbia, S. He is now heading the Florida WMege during the absence of lary McLeod Bethune whois in Washington as Director of the vision of Negro Affairs of the BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF ‘dedicatory service of a new trum of St. Philips, St. John, B, Canada. The service was n November 14. The pastor he Rev. S. J. H. Potter. ER JEANET TE GAYLE been president of the Senior ardess Board of Emanuel, outh, Va, for 26 years. b reported $158 in the 80th Tsary Rally and an addi- JRDING TO REV. THOMAS n of Mound Bayou, Miss. S. L. Greene has been y Bishop J. S. Flipper to t the African M. Bi tan international gath- f churchmen to name the er test men in America, and greatest in the world. Bishop Grete will sail for Hol-| land in January, ee ae PARE AEE The Churchman Meld Love Feast! The Churchman at- tended Love Feast at St. Matthews. He heard the testimonies, was strengthen- ed by the prayers, Came the sipping of the water, breaking of the bread and hand-shaking. Love Feast is unknown in so many churches. Neglect the means of grace and’soon there will be no grace, On Sunday the Churchman was guest speaker, and it Was communion day, Great manifestation of God's power. Glorious season ‘of refreshing. Six Persons were added to the church. In the afternoon the Churchman de- livered, the anniversary message at Metropolitan Philadelphia in the stead of Bishop Sims. This church and peo- ple have recently returned to the con- nection. Rev. J. H. Slade is pastor. Next Sunday, Emanuel, New York, was crowded. The church was celebrat- ing its eleventh anniversary, and had just raised $2,500 in a rally-held a night in the week. This church never rallies on Sunday. The popularity of pastor Nichols increases with time. The Churchman hurried Trenton, N. J, for ‘an afternoon en is ment at Mt: Zion. The Rey. S. H. Bar- ker is the pastor. Here the house was full for the service conducted by) the Thrilling service. The church sense of pal over ushers is well organized. In ever: the word it is Methodist. for the eveni Back to New York community seryice at Emanuel. Repre- sentatives from the Y.M.C.A.the Y. W. C. A. the Urban League, and the church physician spoke. to Philadelphia and the follow- unday the Churchman was guest speaker at St. Newark, N. J. Dr. A. C. Sanders, minister. This is where friend H. N. Newsome fell with the sword in his hand. Dr. Sanders be- gan his ministry from Bethe, N. Y..and in his first appointment he had three members. He has a splendid record, having served Bethel, N. Y.,.St. James Atlantic City, now Newark, Whenever he is removed it is because his services ied. He is South Carolinian to Jameés, are neec the manor born. oe Se eee LETTER. TO THE EDITOR 516 Lewis Street Frankford, Ky. My dear Doctor: ‘After extending to you and rtiest of the season's greetings allow me to say, that, Every day ae in every way the Christian ee jis growing better and better. M4 Mi not be long before the church will say, a higher.” ce yey sincerely yours, Wm, Henry White yours the hea LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA. Thank be to God for another Confer_|4 ence year’s work has been a success un- der the leadership of Rey, E. Nelson, a young man, and is bringing things to pass, What others who have servi ed us were not able to do. This Bishop and P. E. made no mistake in sending to us this young man, to the Milliken Circuit. He has a great program for this Confer- ence year. The church is up and at work, A.C LINZIE gAY SS TE LO aS THE CHURCHMAN ACKNOWL- EDGES THE SEASON’S GREET-| INGS FROM THE FOLLOWING: Bishop and Mrs.: J. S. Flipper, W. A. Fountain, R. A, Grant, S. L. Greene, J. A. Gregg, R. C. Ransom, D_H. Sims, Noah W. Williams and Bishop Edw. J. Howard, Mesdames: VV. Christian S$ Smith. General Officers: W. Abington, Daniel M. Bax Irene, Drs. G..E. Curry Prof, John R. Hawkins, / Rey. and Mrs, Samuel S. Morris, Prof, and Mrs. E. A. Selby. Rev. J. H. Wil- son‘and family. Sampson Brooks, Revs. and Mrs, C. Presidents: Drs. W. A. Fountain, Jr. and wife, C. S. Long, Jr., Eugene H. McGill and wife, R. A. Scott and wife, Abram. L. and. wife, D, Or- monde Walker, wife and Yyonne. Simpsc Reverends: H. H. Black, E. V. Burkett. D. L. Davis, J. G. Drake, W. H. Edwards, R.. S. Everett, T. M. Greene, John Harmon, Albert Long, R J. H. Smith, H rose W. Thornton, J G, H. White and children L. Lowe Bi H. Williams, Rey. and Mrs::..E. A; Adams, Tal- ley Addison, J.C. Anderson, A L. Augustus.. A, .D. “Avery, George W.. »Baber, -W. H., Bak Sey- mour H. Barker, J, Campbell Beckett, J. B..Bell,,C. H, Boone, WR, Bowman, J..L. Brown, John S. Bryan, H: J. Bryant, J. B, Butler and f J Butler, T, J. Clement, F. Douglass Cole- man, H. Man id Collins and family. Allen R. Cooper, H. H. Cooper, M Dawkins and f » Wm, A. Dor- sey, T. D, Driver, The L. G. Duncans E, Phillip E Alfonso BR. Fox, M, W zier and family, S. S.. Frazier, Ira J: Gamble, C. A. Gibbs, Joseph Gomez Eula and Annetta, W. R: Gullins, Jr., J.:W. Hair, R. H, Harbert, J. E. Har- ris and family, L. H. Hemmingway and family. A. Seon Henri, V, C. Hodges, K C. Holt, W, K. Hopes, J. D. Howell, B M, Hughes, Fred A. Hughes, A. W. Jackson, Prince F. Jackson, Wayman A Jennings and family, F. M. Johnson, 2 P. Jones and daughter, W. H. King Robert S, Lawrence, M. M, Lewis, J L, Link, S. R."Maguinez, W..K. Mar- shall, J. Winsmore Mason and Wins- more, Jr, S.C. McMillan, J. -M. B, Michelle and daughter Lohise, T. J Milés, David Miller and E, Mae Miller, Samuel Nance and daughter, R. O. Nap- per and family. P. A. and D. €. Nichols, D. -M. Owens, I. N. Patterson, T. S, J. Pendleton, J. Leo Pottinger, John L. Powell, Frank Madison Reid, D.. FE. Rice and son, E, W. Saddler, T. Leslie Scott, W. O. P. Sherman, K. J. Siddall rison and family, J, H. Slade, L. W. Stanford, R, §, Stanley, Carlyle F. Stewart, G. Birthday Greetings: R. A. ADAMS Kansas City, Kans. REV. P. E. WOMACK Austin, Texas MRS. J. P| Q. WALLACE Indians DR. J. C. ANDERSON Presiding Elder Pittsburgh, Penna. Wesley Stratton, A. ( son, Henry H. Ti Thompson, and family, , DLL. With- est Ashe Ashe, W. E. Caldwell, Woo 1s, Ler Messrs.: hran, L. H Delphi, Alexander Harris, Thomas New- kirk Mesdames: Sarah Atwater Anna Ball, Thennie Baten, Fannye Morton Drew, J. W, L, Duckett, C. V. Goins and family, Helen H y and Harrison, Cherrié Lou Holnon, Mary, Sumpter- Howard, Anna] yn, Leola. M. Jennings, Estelle Jones, Carrie La~ Font and family, Marian K. Millin, E- vangelist E. Alberta Pearson, Moder- ator Nancy Porter, Ruth. Pressley, E. E. Sims S. H. Smith and family, Irene F Summersett, Beulah A, Tanna and Harry, I. B. Finnie-Wade and Rachel, Josephine T. Washington, Myr- tle Washington, Eleanor C, Whitting- ton and family, Lucille M, Williams. Misses: Portia Arrington and fami- Page 8 Continued on ===== DSC09912.JPG ===== PAGE SIX Young People’s ; Page A NEW YEAR’S PRAYER O Lord, give me \ motto true, To help me sing The New Year through. That I to men, Thy loye may show, The answer came: “My will to know.” Thy will I’ve learned From childhood up! Will that with joy, Fill this year’s cup? Or is there more That must ensue? “Yes, this thing more: My will to do.” My Lord, that task Is harder still; But done, will that Give song its thrill? Again that voice; Came from above; “Learn this, my child: My will to love.” “To ‘know’ my will Is smallest part; That's where all lads Like you, must start: While doing is The testing thing, But they who ‘love.’ Are they who ‘sing’.” JOHN GRANT NEWMAN LIFE’S FOUR SEASONS By E. S. Hanson What does life mean to me? I am twenty, and bold— I shall take from the world what my fancy desires: The wealth and the fame, The love and the glory, Shall be fused into one by Youth’s ardent fires— My power shall endure; I shall never grow old! What dose life mean to me? I am forty, and strong— Hand and brain are helping the world to succeed; Its progress in commerce, In science and art. Are a part of my toil in humanity’s need, To the work! Time is short and etern- ity long! What does life mean to me? I am sixty, serene, - ¥ Iam handing to others the tools of my ‘ art, Not in the battle front, But at the council board, Must I without choice take my lingering Part, Ce eee ee eee EEE EEE EE EEE EET With a shade of regre’ that has been. Just to live a full Ifie Has been well worth the living; Rich in years and in seryice, my time is complete, And I wait the homecoming with trust and content, » SNAPPY STORIES MAKE IT SNAPPY A farmer objected to his pastor get- ting $50.00 per week for preaching two sermons. He argued, “that’s $25.00 per hour.” The next week the farmer brought a load of wheat to the mill. The minister happened to be there and watched him unload, then go into the} confirmed and the Presiding Elder left | OU such as the meaning of the Sc;, office and get a check for $250.00 for the wheat. “See here,” said the minis- ter, “you objected to me getting $25.00 per hour and you are making ten times that.” “Oh, no,” said the farmer, “I just come to the mill to unload.” “And so do I just go to the pulpit to unload,” said the minister. “I see the point,” said the farmer, “and I’m go- ing to pay more toward your salary, but hereafter, pastor, please don’t take so long to unload.” A DEEP SEA DRIVER “My pastor is like a deep sea driver,” a layman remarked. “How’s that?” “He dives deep into the truth, stays under a long while, and comes up dry.” ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH Dallas, Texas The First Quarterly Conference for the year 1937-38. was held Dec. 19-20. The Sunday School opened at 9:30 and was largely attended; the lesson was beautifully discussed. The review and remarks by the pastor and P. E. were interesting. ‘ At 11 A.M. the Presiding Elder, Rey. M. L. Pendergraff was at his best. Text St. Luke 2:11, Theme—“The gift of the Son.” All. were benefitted. 3:30 Union service, with all churches of the District represented. Rev. F. W. Grant of St. Paul A.M. E. Church pro- duced a coal oil burner, and set the = te What does life mean to me?) I‘am]_ eighty, and spent— cf a ely ee [have drunk the full cup, and its taste] are your treasures, 0} or in| rick D. Jordan is still sweet ; -. | Heaven?” It suffice Presi - Western | University left ina quandary, * and Acting Dean The Schoo! «; ie oe, Reaton was held, Bro. Avery conducted a live- ly prayer service. — Devotionals were | conducted by the pastor, he presenti 1 the Presiding Elder, who commended the church for its loyalty and support for the past year and asked for the same this conference year. The organization was perfected. The reports showed that. $418.75, was From Worship? collected by the stewards the Past Matt. 6:6; Exgis: 10, Et quarter, trustees, $296.75, with all de- { partments collecting their budget quo- The Topic Made Clear ie (The leader or the Superintendens When reports were completed we had Should see toit that ie ate! ideas on the table $106.45. The officers were | Which belong to the topic are br TOPIC FOR JANUARY 14 ee _ Training in Worship happy. ture Passages, the elements that enter The “Book of Redemption” plat Bie into worship, and the times and pl en by the Lord to our pastor, if sup- of worship,) : | ported by the church, city.and state, The first Seripture passage sugucs ' the mortgage will be burned in 1938, eae Bhs best poe ey from wor- , It must be done. “Come over in Mace- Spica i I done in private, Certain donia- and hela ieee ™ no Christian should make his pubii sag ML. Pendergraff, Presiding worship his only time of communio Dr: Prince Fe Jackson (Pastor with God. It should always be a Sister Martha Record to what he does in seclusion and i: quiet of his own room. PINERIDGE, MISS. The second passage brings out Preparation for worship. The one approaches God in worship mus clean and ready in his heart and The true worship of God is no tended to be for those who are im; in heart or conduct, A profane or ing mouth cannot speak words of Pp or love to God, nor can a dec heart enjoy the privileges that when one talks to God, Our yrst quarterly conference for 1938 was held November 27, 1937 at St. Paul A. M. E. Church, at Pine- ridge, Miss., Natchez District with the Presiding Elder( Rev.,S, S.. Stephen. Rev. J. H. Jackson, pastor sang for opening, “Once more we Come Before our God,” etc. Scripture Lesson, He- brews Sth. Prayer by Rev, Sanders, pastor of Washington Circuit, then the conference was opened for regular business with every true and tried officer at his place. The Presiding El- der earnestly labored with them show- ing them the need of being punctual to duty. We all enjoyed his teaching with a mind to obey, The Juniors Taking Part On the blackboard may be placc advance of the meeting, or in the op ing of the discussion as suggested b Juniors, the following helpful part worship, which may then be the bases of talks by the Juniors: <a Quiet Quiet Mi Sunday, eas! a high day, our most Reverence j Quotations in p worthy Presiding Elder preached from Mhacned Pible BF poet “« q 5 yi : Yeas: 2% He that saith /he abideth Beautiful surround- Effective light in him ought himself also so to walk tes Grete ere pictures even as he walks” and the Spirit of Meditation Bao nde OF lexpericn God ran from heart to heart for a One caimore time Bee tmor while we had a wonderful pick up in iat neath God fving our work, The finance was very good. On Total for the quarter $53.50. ; ' O.L. BLAKE. WILD ROSE > HAIR GROWER Formerly East India, now Wild Rose Will also restcre the Strength, Vital- ity and Beauty of the hair. PP, a One Jar 50 Cts, Sold by ‘Druggists a Big Money to Age i some (perhaps on all) of thes themes the Juniors will not be prepare! to talk without special help in advan: but the superintendent should see th! the complete picttre is drawn. The impression should not be left that +! ' whole field of worship is covered whe" there is singing, Seripture and prayc’, valuable as these are. Planning for the Future ; | This series of meetings on wors!') | will not be complete unless the Junior plan to use in their future meetines "| many of the ideas suggested. Perhaps oad oo Pid i. : | | some individuals, and cert inly a com- : 3 lal Oki: ‘mittee from the society, will wish t0 slg Ns Central cS er City, ea; start a “Worship Scrap book,” in whic! Wild Rose Hair Grower may be placed choice poems and otlic quotations, hymn stories, apt illustra- tions, ete., which can be made available || to coming leaders. Plans can be made to have every Junior evotional meet: et Pa edt, 2 IIL, How Can We Get the Best Resi, | ES;, a choice wors uniors ma cS his Important leadership, in their own Society, but if sh. Steps should be taken to € all the Juniors ¢ levotions from tj ith enrollment in and with helps be Comrades. particular the plans for next lay’s meeting, which is intended © an application of many of the suggested in ould be gone over, hip Service, Y become Ppro- his meeting n the Quiet Mg provided these Meetings, Every detail of ‘Verses Jan. 10. By Private Prayer—Luke 6:12. Jan. 11. By Teyerence in worship — Hab, 2:20, W,, Jan. 12. By meditation at home.— Josh. 1:8, Jan, 13. By using fine hymns,— Eph. 5 :19-20, Jan. 14. By Pictures—Luke 10 :38-42, Jan, 15—By Preparing the mind for church gatherings.—Eph, 4 :22-24, Sun, Jan. 16 Topic—How Can We Get the Best Results from Wor- ship ?—Matt. 6:6; Ex, 19:10-11. —Christian Endeavor World, BETHEL A. M. E. 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They Arnita R. Grandy, Little Ann Hill, Es-] were without education or preparation sie Remsen, Dorothy Robinson, Ethel] of any kind for the exalted role which Sara and Garzellia Smith, Glendora} circumstances forced them to assume. * Smith. They had only the background of slav= . Prof. H. R. Baranco, Dr. and Mrs.| ery and the tuition of servitude. They J. H. D. Cochran (dentist), Attorney} were catapulted into places of power and Mrs. Herbert L. Dudley,Dr, and] and authority by the ‘ojection of 4 Mrs. J. B. Green (pharmacist), Rep.| events.. And yet I doubt whether any and Mrs, William J. Lawler, Adams] people in history ever developed more Real Estate Office, The Palmetto Lea-| these they learned much of low cun- der, George H. Hampton, Publisher, Joe} ning and consciousless manipulation as Louis-World’s Heavyweight Champion.| a part of the politician’s trade. But The Citizens and Southern Bank and| they were stimulated and sustained by Trust Company, Major R. R, Wright,| the ideal of human rights, political and Pres. civil equality whose realization they be- lieved was jist around the corner. They believed that the ideal posited in the Declaration of Independent and reaffirmed in the 14th and 15th amend- ment would be exemplified in their own day and lifetime and died with this by H. A. Boaz, Cokesbury Press, unfulfilled hope still springing in their $1.00. breast. This untutored generation pro- The Moral Teaching of Jesus, by A. D.| duced the most robust and virile leader- Lindsay. Harpers. $1.50. ship which the race has ye} experienced. Successful Christian Living, by Harry Frederick Douglass, John. M. Lang- : 7 : % Emerson Fosdick. Harpers, $1.50.| stom, B. K. Bruce, John R. Lynch, and “AMERICUS, GEORGIA Makers of Christianity, from Jesus to} P- B. S. Pinchback stand out as politi- , Sia Charlemagne, by S. J. Case. Henry! cal pioneers of a bygone regime. Al- i Holt and Company, $2.00 though they did not reach their goal, : Makers of Christianity, feoas Alfred| 2¢vertheless the whole race was up- the Great to Schleiermacher, by lifted and quickened by their. striv- John T. McNeil. Henry Holt and] "8 Company, $2.00. But this generation of leaders did Makers of Christianity, from John Cot-| "Ore effective work in the church than ton to Lyman Abbott, by W. W.| /? the state. This new order of priest- Sweet. Henry Holt and- Company, hood which sprang into being without $2.00. antecedents or beginning of days The Validity of Religious Experience, brought a whole race andes the SHAY, by A. © Knudson. The Abingdon of the gospel and organized them into eerere $2.00, denominations and church membership In all His Offices, by William Fraser | °" * Soaks 280i ecualled By, Re IB ee: McDowell. The Abingdon Press Four hundred years of Christian en- $1.00. ‘| deavor has nowhere else had such Negro Year Book, by Monroe N. Work’ woes peas a Ae ae y race. uc ynamic leaders as Bishops Tuskegee’ Institute, $2.00. Payne, Wayman and Brown of the A. M. E. Church, Hood of the A, M. E. Zion Church, and Dr, R. F. Boyd of the Baptist Churih deserve a high rank in religious history. Not content with the purely spiritual ministration of re- ligion, they founded rolleges and uni- versities on a self-supporting basis to give soundness and sanity to purely religious emotions. These shurches and “organizations were manned and man- aged wholly from within the race. Thef left this vast religious estate to my generation which candor compels me to say has not the enterprise’ or the devotion to augment its member- ship or increase its spiritual energy. While these pioneers laid little stress upon economic and industrial welfare and business development as such, yet they acquired land ownership of many thousand square miles which have been gradually diminished under the leader- ship of the two subsequent genera- tions, ‘ In my next release, I shall consider the achievements and shortcomings of my own generation which came into leadership with the new century. — ~ : KELLY MILLER. N CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH Rev. L, R. Hayes, pastor ee Parsons, Kansas : ference year, | presiding elder muned. It was day. $59.75. was r gregation declared Meeting: 00ers : The Quarterly Conferéiice was lield additions, and a spirit to take her for- mer place in the conference was made members who were dormant are now attending the services and the church seems a veritable bee-hive under the very able guidance of the few pastor Rev, L. R. Hayes. With continued co- operation Brown Chapel, must go for- ward. We solicit your prayers and good wishes. Lye ak BOOKS RECEIVED Concerning the Ministry, by John Oman. Harpers, $2.25. : The Essentials of an Effective Ministry, M. E, VAUGHN > H. R. BRADLEY re ee ee The First Quarterly Conference for the annual year was held December 25, 1937, presided ovet by Rey. J. E. Brown, presiding elder of the Ameri- cus District. : hei _ After the devotional exercise, the chosen words, arose and introduced him to the conference after ‘some very helpful remarks and “instructions the Presiding Elder, Rev. J. E. Brown turned to the business part of the con- . a THE FIRST GENERATION OF NEGRO LEADERSHIP I was born in July 1863, six months after Lincoln's Emancipation Procla- mation, I may, therefore, take my own life’s span as a yardstick to measure the entire progress of the race under freedom.. We may reckon sixty to seventy years as a completed genera- tion, allowing thirty years to develop and mature, thirty years to function and tem years to decline. In terms of this scale of measurement I have wit- Wessed the leadership of three genera- tions, cach overlapping the other. I. The generation’ which was called into action by the aftermath of the Civil War functioned during the tragic Era of Reconstrution and passed off the stage towards the end of the 19th Century, { Il. My own generation born admist the fire and smoke of the Civil War reached maturity about the beginning ee of the new century and exercised leader- Sy: ship and direction of racial life until the coming of the New Deal under Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, ~ ; . Il, The new Negro born within the BROW 20th Century is just now assuming the - leadership which the outgoing genera- must needs let go, . 4 ich of t tions | mameaiaan" ‘ Each of these Remerations calls for a Our charch has just had the eae fs ¥ Keg les ve Fe a Monday evening. $400.00 was the total amount raised during the Quarter; two manifest by the church: Many of the pastor, Rey. S. W. Crawford with well | ference. Professor J. E, Moon was Promptly. Pastor arose and : lay Or ‘ing the assistant supt, Pro/ 2 Moon operied school, After th ssion of the lesson in rettirn {hy eed the Pre. siding Elder and he cal Tied tis another round higher. Prayer Service was con. ducted by brother MceMi c ; hell. Promp(- ly ‘at 11:30 o'clock, the Presiding Elder, Dr. J. E. Brown arose and announces for a text, Isaiah 40:31 “But they tha: wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wing, as eagles they shall run and not hy. weary. and they shall walk and noi faint,” and with the power of God, hc clothed himself in glory and we 3i/ were made to rejoice in the God o/ our salvation. On Sunday evening, Prayer servic: was -wood. Proniptly at 7 o'clock the Presid Elder arose and. annoinced for text, Romans 12:1 “I beseech you ti fore brethren by the mercies of ( that ye present your bodies a livi ‘sacrifice holy acceptable unto ( which is your reasonable service.” ‘this he carried us to the mou peak of glory and held up Chris: Service for God and his Christ commended the members and conc gation for turning aside from wor things and coming to the house God and doing homage to the Bi A.M. E. MUSIC _HYMNALS bare | - Brand new A.M.E, Music Hymnals, Bound in sem Moroeco with Head Bands ‘| Single Copy _ $ 1.25 Half Doz. — $650 One Doz. _— $12.00 and. Beautifully stamped in Gold are offered at these Bricesucie tae", coiducted by brother J. M. Ma — THE curRisty of St. Paul y . Lission, $2.00; Arkansas » $5.00; Contingent, $1.00 Mission $2.50; Contingent, ington, Mission, $5.00; Con- $1.00, Public collection, $2.50. }- mount collected $32.50, ~ The addresses and the question box showed that much time and study aid been spent. in Preparing and in bring; City Mission, Winfield, $1.00. Welt tingent, Total a: in pr the subjects a ing interesting and bene-| ficial questions to the Society. Mrs. M. Watkins favored us with a solo accompanied by Mrs. E. G Green. Next place of Meeting, Arkansas City, Kans. ys ry Mak ice. CURRY, anager of the A. M, ern, who re-bought the Building for the A. M. E. He has done the biggest job Church and race since Bishop the founder of the African ist Episcopal Church. Rey. ‘attending the conference in luda with Bishops D. H. Sims, J. Gregg, and other members of the to the foreign field. Mis dear Son. He also commended pastor and members for the great they were doing and also « fided: our Pastor, Rey. S. W. Cr d for having proven his leadership of that he had entered in his fourth & labor with this same péople and is trustworthy.” Long live Dr. J Brown to lead us on. _ WELLINGTON, KAN. : First Quarterly Meeting of the » Wichita District Women’s Mite onary Society met at Wellington, insas, December 9, 1937 at St. James ing account of illness. Music was fur- ‘by the Wellington choir. Sermon ne Madies of St. James A. M. E their newly ervice, After dinne> and others reassembled rch autitorium w s conducted by W: as City delegates. In ab- ‘Presiding Elder, Rev. Mn ntroduced and presented Green, supervisor of the jonary Society. ¢ were appointed on the fittee: Mrs, Bowen of E. G. Green of Welling- er, Arkansas City. Mrs. of Wellington. Kans. reports Fichita, Mission $10.50, 52,00, Young Peoples Aux. he, “They tell me that your leader-] the Aug “B/E. Jones of Arkansas City.| der to the audience flington served a lovely| J es remodeled base-| Rev. W: M E. G. Green has labored District, ; ng up the church for com-| to our Presi the , Council. talk. The amount raised was $12.00. } us. remarks were made by the] so fine to have com ise} Wonderful SA Bei “ poe Pie nd each pastor pledg-| you at this time of the year, when you infield] Presiding Elder ar SI RON LOUISVILLE, GEORGIA The First Quarterly Conference of the Spring Bethel Circuit convened Saturday, Dec, 4, 1937, Dr. W. H. Mor- tis, presiding elder, Rev, A.C. Clark, Pastor. Promptly at 11:30 o'clock a.m., Dr. Morris lined hymn 295, “And Are We Yet Alive.” Fervent prayer was offered by the presiding elder Scripture lesson, Psalms 66, was read and commented upon by the presiding elder. after which the quarterly conference was organized, Brother J. L. Lawrey was elected to report to the church papers. All re- ports were yery good. insboro District hail- ed Dr, Mor of men. He carries with him sunshine a kind hearted leader and goodwill wherever he goes. God bless this safe leader. We thank Bishop William Alfred Fountain for returning him to us for another y r. We thank the bishop and our conference for returning to us the Rey year a conference as the Spurs because he is indeed a great preacher of the gospel 3rother G, A. Walker LELAND. MISSISSIPPI The Ministerial Council of the Le- land District was held. at St. James A |, Church, Rev. E, G. Green,} M. E. Church December 22, 1937 with fF Pheme: “The Responsibility of] the new Presiding Elder, Rey. C. W S for a Christian World.” Ser-| Wise. P were opened at 10:30 am with] Scripture 1! ic W. Green presiding. The Pre-| Harringt Elder, H. W. King was absent] Wise made an ver by Rey. F. H. Hanes son read by Rev. W. L after which’ Rey. C. W. interesting talk and after, with great pleasure, Rev. G. W. Thomas introduced the Presiding El- We had two visiting presiding elders: Rev, A. W. ‘ackson of the Grenada District, and Bonds. of the Vicksburg which was quite a pleasure MRS: E. E. SIMS, the mother of Bishop D. H, Sims, one St. Peter Church, New Orleans, Rev. N. L. Lumzey, 1209 Cadiz St. Bishop S L. Greene. January 26—Orlando Conference. St Mark, Orlando, Florida. Rev. J. D+ Jennings Bishop R. A: Grant. Feburary2—Sierra Leone Conference. Bishop Edward J. Howard. February 23—South Florida Conference Cocoa, Florida. Rev. J. R. Rishard son- Bishop R. A. Grant. Liberia Conference, Grand Bassa, Liberia, Bishop Ea- ward J. Howard. March 9—Central Florida Conference Arcadia Station, Rey. L. J. Kincy, Pastor, 256 Orange Strect, Arca- dia, Fla. Bishop R. A. Grant. of the missionary workers of the First District, church At ‘the annual conference held in Scranton, Pa., in September, Rey A E. Morris was sent to Brownsville as He ng to his the pastor of Mt. Zion Church ces tl nean friends and well-wi s of apr hers for any contributions they may see fit to send him at the address below. Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church is the oldest church in the community and “da ‘very important part in building up of African Methodism It. has fill very important in this community and. has been has f{ the need the only large gathering place where members of the race could congregate. It plays a very important part in; the spir mental, and physical development of the Negro youth in 1, moral this on. vish to thank you for any. contri- bution that you may make. We are hav drive for $1000.00 and we ask your assistance in the same before the last of April. Pray for our success. Yours: very truly Rey, A. E. Motris 227 Cadwallader St Brownsville, Pa COLDWATER, MISS. Continued from Page 1 and will have a Happy New Year Dr Wallace Jones and his very fine March 23—Gold Coast Conference, Accra Gold Coast, Bishop Edward J. Howard. a mA re ae Secretary-Treasurer of the Union, 716 iia, Pa, Se », 19th rders School ire to the Elder and the entire ed to go back to with the help ; is called back in February, he'll be able “here am I.” fo answer “WILLIE ROBINSON BROWNSVILLE, PA. ‘A. WORTHY CAUSE Some two years ago the Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church of Brownsville, ¢ destroyed by storm 5 le to liquidate not being abl they have not been able to rebuild their hey ha his job. and work] can’t see any of the Lord so when he] District is well or: and because of | Jones, 2 their debts | lege, and Presiding Elder, daughter, one of the teachers in the ade an, interesting » High School in Corinth, Miss, was with We enjoyed them so much, it is pany to console of your relatives. Our ganized and’ we are solidly following the leadership of our Presiding Elder. We have learned that to be a good leader you must be a good follower. We have some fine candidates for the Bishopric and the way they go so will we. Personally they are all my nds and it is painful to vote a- frie : t any of them, but we are going gains Pa.|to be led by our leader, Dr. Wallace the ex-Dean of Campbell Col- JAMES M, CAMPBELL REV. RUSSELL BROWN The pastor, who announced on Christmas morning at a 5 o’clock sery- ice: “We Are Mortgage Debt Freq” JThe Calendar. January 4, '38—Louisiana Conference. re 5 ===== DSC09914.JPG ===== ee : She te ple ; icon RT ——=_SHRISTIAN RECORDER DO YOU WANT TO Boi og i GPUS 4) a found a y,, ¢l RS JEWISH DEED — FIND SABER-TOOT j : H : ‘is ut through ae qi BAY SAND OUNE Te THE GENESIS OF THE A. M. E.-POLICY OF } sips s mov nae the stony ,, ae = (UP) as 4 4 me n R i ‘ : eee: to beat nor } i reme Court to- tentists Stirred by Dj CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ; = « re ees Z J bon Scag: oi x ctiperating Bn : peestor general of of Bones at Site a Mine WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY ; The Origin of Choral Singing in the A. M. E. Church? je 50 Furloughed by Nazis for Christmas phia:Kecord, ae Aus ae Lighthouse WILBERFORCE, OHIO The Indomitable struggles of Bishop Payne? ~~ ; | Must Surrender ¥ INVESTMENTS 4 Economic Corpora-|_ LEWES, Del, Dec. 3 —Thirty animal hs q 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Traini The wise sayings of this Father of African Methodism? "PALESTINE EAVy evoted Service to the Training ° 3 s aa ; SECURE A COPY OF bones, one of them a jay et, é Vv with a three- we, ant Chureh ‘circles Menortedteinn thse a aa eoting of a farm| @%d-one-half-inch saber sont ee —of. we RE ey 2 . 4 : ttracted the attenti PaO keg the fifty-odd pastors given Christ 0,000,000 Aids Busi ec Was intended ° Ne attention of se M W > furlo 24 pa he val ha’ at ee eit In ah Ind tural colony for Jewish| The bones were atiehek face Young an and omen * : ughs from prison woul ve to AWA d ; g l eighty-foot «- re DUEL saat Danie. exanaer ayne return to jail after the holiday season. tay. — 7 aed Headquarters te ae oe sand dune at the site of ——000o——. 3 pis agin | derstood t Istoric Cape Henlopen lig eek f 2 * About half the pastors imprisoned] JERUSALEM—American, | Oa Maa Pen lighthouse at THE COLLEGE ; . ie evan Aa aera OF LIBERAL ARTS : ‘ G vested NS have ‘k, the entrance of Delewa: Bay. Christian Educator pei fe ape a Byer a Gash aee in Pal Among the bones a, ¥ rib, leg General C oe i e istmas leaves. Among | * Oing into land HHURCH TO WH ahd» socket-bones, as walk deka tie neral Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in By Josephus R. Coan : the fifty-one denied furloughs was ings, agriculture, industry, mo; INDERTAKER BAe "bane from which ee aa ie ae Pia Saline clarence.) clog ae em SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE $1.00 : the militant Rev. Martin Niemoeller, ete, % rea ag SS Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and P inceri en ‘ , reeE cs Saception of the saber tusk, were brok- battokss UR Y, Md—The pastor of “e off. Various others had reached the intry church near here declined to| P#™4N¢ss of petrification, a state not funeral of a dead man when | “COMMON with wooden objects and Employed a white under- tree branches found on the dune, T he location of the bones at the sym- Bo mit of the dune, where the lighthouse HBORS HALT CHRISTMas|*S erected by the British two centur- ROLS les ago, and from which shifti have gradually uncovered the founda- ON, Wis., Dec. 24 (AP).— tion since the structure tumbled into Meiers | hoping to spread the ocean in an April gale in 1926, has Pemieieer among his Be hhare: led to the conjecture that the beast or most outspoken challenger of Nazi au- Investments in land and bua RRR RRR EEE EEE EEE oe ee | thority, who has been held since July 1. r alone amount to $17,701,500, dditional holdings in lang and b ings in Tel Aviv amount to 200 and in Haifa, $835,00. ’ More than 400 individuals have vested a total of $9,417,500 in city ture, : The list of financial invsetmens tals $4,388,000 which are included jy undertakings. Nearly five million dolla: vested in mortgages loane THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION i BETTER ROADS FOR SOUTH - eee ccge ra a e e AFRICA L0 OK | EXTRAORDINARY VALUE Better roads throughout Southwest PS Africa will result from a change of policy, D. W. F. Ballott, member of P the executive council, announced at 4 Windhoek. Under the new system all revenue from auto licenses and gaso- Se line tax will be paid into a single fund HYMNAL ‘ offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training; Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations, college preparatory and general high school work. 150 porated fir trees on his lawn, set up bezats ea Ee ieochenc) jongapetors and used to introduce a progressive Rees i } Santa Claus and reindeer and rigged pene tome and dwelling were built THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS roads program. eeeare american ho fold’ speaker to broadcast carols] _,)%¢ Nanticoke Indians, descendants Shecial ras mee Ac sun we ‘ and factories, amounting roughly 4 Beeaihcide his home Of the tribesvwhich dwelt here: before Aah Peers in es pnts sea 2 weeks to four years; 1,935,000. P. 5 x #5 the first white colonization t he valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers ANCIENT CAMPSITES BARE eee ifteen minutes after Skibrek starte iy a lie et 1 : INDIAN CULTURE Of this total, $1,000,000 is play a policeman called. He said the| Ditch in 1631, have no record of any DISCIPLINE the Palestine Potash Com Br GIVE would have to stop, the | 2et-t0th animal | SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES I 0 E stop, the < : ! 2 ~_ | $250,000 of American capit: eae The discoverers are Captain and Mrs a ie 1 Ae a : May Be Link to Ice Age; Dug Up in. eat ge n aw hbors were complaining. Tana Wine andl John Wo Winie, of Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for poor is, of Pamat Gar : wi ‘ Texas by College Savants ” a ee ———— es who are able to pay in advance. Students may enroll for the year i wit the Palestine Electric Corpx WILD BEE SWARMS TOP Narberth and Lewes; Mr. and Mrs. in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military deposit, or books. By United Press pet Ua tBe ao ALPINE; Tex—New’ evidence that eee 100.00 may prove a long-sought link between a3 Edson C. Lodge, Jr.. Miss Hilda Cham- | bers, of Lewes d Douglas L, Flem- | The bones will be sent AFRICAN PERILS ey $1.50 Music Hymnal ROCK ISLAND, 11. (UP)—wita] 0! Ardmore 2 MAN TICKS FOR 19 YEARS, Re rane to Dr, Frank G. Speck, noted Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on ntl the Ice Age-cultures and acient man|. DOCTORS TO TEST ALAR S areas dangerous as any fourfoot-| (¢ Pennsylvania anthropolc September 27th. ; has been found in Big Bend State park z ce ins a the A mh ise ac-| i. much interested in Susse 3 iscipli by archaeologists of Sul Ross State 4 ing t0 Dr and Mrs. Anton Knut-| ji ctory, and who will turn th : $.90 Discipline Teachers’ College. SHAWNEE, Okla., Nov. 2 inyof Reynolds. who recently return-| 5 ty. /erei Ror Farther: Information aera to University osteologists for exa: Charles Hester, | Shawnec alarm clock, may soon lear: caused the audible ticking i The couple made this revelation at ET for the past 19 years. ete given by friends following their Mrs. Jewell Adams, Red Cross ext tn from a two-month hunting ex- General Conference tive, said today the Veterans bute A $2.40 Value Three campsites buried under allu- vial deposits varying in depth from 7 Both For $2 00 to 12 feet have been discovered. s At one of the campsites, two levels of : occupations were found. A surface from a hunting trip through the DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President ark continent.” WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO tion, =) ‘ - ‘ . dition. in Kenya province. ° Fer, Lae Ss ee site with pottery of the 14th and 15th ; 5 3oth volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocco }} centuries ee Ee MNaRne amid spots had arranged for Hester to «ater Ithough he had dropped a charg- Minutes and Stamped in Gold. The importance of another site lay Chicago hospital for diagnosis, ® lion seven feet from the muzzle NOW READY “Hester’s head has ticked lik since a shell exploded at his the World War. The ticking ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE a Page ee ead i hare eee SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO- ; these lay at a depth of 12 feet and had is gun ideste 00, Postpaid HS and had barely sidestepped a PRICE $1.00, E Speigeume ciephant bull, the physi-| A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN DIY n said he never was nearer death 716 So, 19th Street then attacked by thousands of Phila, Pa. : é heard th feet away. DAY, WE PAY POSTAGE. been protected by grinding slabs that eS ied aa stood on edge. 2 : 2N TE AT 96: WHICH Qe emer aa A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S, 19th Street} | "The secohd; stu depilrof 10 fect,ap-] °° cat paooD? ee ee Philadelphia, Penna. - ? parently represented a secondary bun- ‘ nO EE LLL LEE LS, dle burial. —- Bs SPECIAL NOTICE ..SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (UP)—\ The New Way to get the Manila Phillips, 96 and bed{ast. § a Be Sha ing CHRISTIAN RECORD They are the beginning of what # Bates one year by oe your cae 7 i ah ae nd address with a Money Order for $1. A. M. E. 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HEART TURNING INTO STONE, OPERATION SAVES HIS LIFE 9%, ¥ “His heart turned to stone. ere 4 That phase means something diffe! ent to Kenneth Ripley, 54, of 5548 Up- land St., than it does to most persons. His heart almost did turn to stone and he almost died asa result, WHITE, HOUSE PARTY HEARS NEGRO SING Subscribe for six months by sending Money Order for $1.00 to the above address. rdering ten or more P@- on or before Tuesday he date of the issues oF ye ‘ WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (\!) Ruby Elzy, Negro soprano, s#"# Mrs. Roosevelt’s White House lun! for the wives of Supreme Court J tices today. i Become an agent by o pers at 3 eat a oon preceding ¢ Fired. hers for under ten cone eat: charged at the regular retail price © S githaedy | Proprietor Trial 25¢. Medicine, Roots, Herbs, Burks, : ; * bn ae Purposes, Conditions. roprietor ie His heart was being strangled as the| | Among her songs were: Us copy: : oly Ran henge aig 108 LOMBARD STREET here gnatsonmeatea yi none iets (ete Mines i Become an Agent in Your mat . - Tiking Order, DIVINE SPIRITUAL 1a met oe . Vitter fa Norwegt | igi erm LLIANCE, 1617 South St, wc ine, ly fered Winter ee a > E, BOOK oo tamaee J we is es erat i Ofice : 1402 Lombard St, "Phila. ra nF y if ee, Ve tS atid Adad (tan ae HY u Heat hi Lambs,” 3 Ne REV.G. E- 3 Aen Pi ce ‘ [shortness of breath and swelling of; and “You Heat t mbs, uitadeighla an eee ARRERSan eno Tk ‘the: nd abdomen from lack 0 fe ce Sea! * et . ===== DSC09915.JPG ===== » Mrs. Bernice Louise Burch “The Rushes,” St. John’s Road, Pembroke, Bermuda Mr, Leonard Smith Young Business Man of Bermuda # LAYETTE, INDIANA From The Truth Seeker There has appeared from time to time in the Recorder several very in- teresting articles. with reference to the location of the next session of the Gen- eral Conference. There are two great cities, two great churches, two great pastors, inviting the Conference to come to them. One of these cities, one of these churches and one of these pas- tors is in the far away west, where) it will require thousands of miles and thousands of dollars to reach it. The other is more centrally located, therefore, more easily reached. Each of these contestants has ample facilites for the care, comfort, and the carrying on of the work of the conference. One| is equal to the other in equipment. The question is, which one of these cities, which one of these churches, which one of these pastors, should the General Conference go? The General Conference Commission will decide this very important matter, at their meeting in February, Foras- much as many have taken in hand to set forth in order, why the conference should go to Los Angeles, California, why it should go to Detroit, Michigan, jt seemed good to me, to line up for Detroit. Detroit is one of the large in- dustrial centers of our great country. It is known far and wide as a conven- tion city, where large gatherings fre- quently meet, and receive a hearty and cordial welcome by its citizens. Ebe- nezer A. M. E. Church has all the facil- ites for the comfort. happirtess, and the working accommodations fora large gathering like the General Conference will be. It’s up an doing pastor. Dr. Raber, young and vigorous will leave nothing undone. he ‘nor his church to give to the Bishops, General officers and delegates superb entertainment. Detroit is in the Fourth Episcopal Dis- trict, one of the best districts in the Connection This district is nresided over bv the, Chairman of the Commis- sion. Bishop John Andrew Gregg. He is known too well throughout the church for me to say anything about his persevering and sterling qualities as a churchman and business man. “Tf the Conference comes to the fourth. as it should come as it is the logical place to meet, and since he is the President of the Commission, he should be the host of the Conference. and he will see to it. that everv detail is looked after for his guests. With all this and more too. why take the Gener- al conference. way out vonder to far awav California. and place a heavv burden upon the church. in raising funds for the exnense of the delegates. when it can and will be so amply pro- vided for in Detroit. and save the church two thirds of the money in traveling expense? It’s trite we could go to California. but whv should we go at this time, when the church is struc- ating to recover from the financial de- nression, which has been hanging over it for the nast seven or cieht vears? Our western will loose nothing by the General Conference not going away ont there. on the western borders of the Connection. The stirrine ener- getic. and resourceful Bishop Noah W. Williams. seconded by that ereat pas- tor, Dr. Coffins will see that the work ‘does not suffer, until the recession in , THE CHRISTIAN business has passed, 3 aA There is much to be saved by coming to the Fourth District and the City of Detroit. x ‘ Thousands of miles in travel, thous- ands of dollars in money, large and wearisom hours in reaching Los Ange- les. The Master whom we preach, taught economy, and ‘practiced the same, so should we, his ambassadors, and not burden the church unneces. sarily, Pass the slogan down the line,| to the Commissicn, the Fourth District, Ebenezer Church, Dr. Baber pastor, City of Detroit, the reasonable and logical place for the meeting of the General Conference, in nineteen forty. C. H. Jackson - e JUST A FEW DOTS, THAT’S ALL Bishops S, L. Greene, D. H. Sims and Dr. George A. Singleton Give Some Wholesome Advice ‘i By Dr. J. G. Robinson, Editor of The A. M. E. Church Review As usual, I have been carefully read- ing the church journals of late, and tak- ing note of the advice given the church by the Bishops and others: We look back to the days of Turner, Arnett: and) Grant, and there are those who some- times say: “Since they went away, that we have none to duplicate them, and give the sane and healthy advice like they gave in those days.” KEK As I said in a previous set of “Dots,” we have as fine a set of Bishops today.] as we haye ever had. In fact, in some things, there is ‘much improvement in the present set, along many lines. KEKE t In a recent editorial in The Southern Christian Recorder by that fearless editor, Dri leer. Clayborn, he wrote, that Bishop Greene was advocating a larger number of Bishops to mann the church. Bishop Greene is right. Say what we will, we can not operate the church properly, without more Bishops. Take the work in Arkansas and Okla- homa, as directed by Bishop Tookes. The increase in Dollar Money alone is sufficient to pay the salary of the Bish- | op, That is also true of Bishops Wil- liams and Gregg. The fact of this is because of close Supervision of the work. But with a Bishop just touching the big churches, and with too much, teritory to get over the work, the peo-) ple get the idea that all the Bishops care far, is to visit the big ch a donation for themselye. People stop and whine, ang don But with the work so artangey ve | Bishops can go here and ther that the ir work, the people ine ty ed, and not only give more . the advancement of the Bice! pe ‘come more in love with the a Spiritually. Thus the memb a 7 built up and increased. cr PeRKE Therefore, I take pains jn 00 lating Bishop S. L. Greene ‘ory the good judgement to Advocate 4] lection of more Bishops. I be! the work of African Metho, Fand will be better preserved advance; if we will divide the conneas into Seventeen Episcopal Districts, have Seventeen active Bishops, # RR The brilliant and fine Bishop, jj H, Sims, is giving splendid aceon himself. He advacates the Keep all of our Departments, except pe, the blending of those that do ail but handle Money, such as the ancial, and Church Extensi ments. As to the periodicals, ( self,) he feels, that every pre expects to become anything church, should not only be read all the papers we have, » kind of force, that is given j cipline, but forced by a dec to become abreast, and to ke with the work of the church. ¢ Papers are not operated to makc but they are to sell the chu people. Thus I agree with Bi and denominate him as be the ablest thinkers we hav bench, or have ever had. ee REE Urches, 5 S) And the" lieve § dist «J ) and dence of Mr. and Mrs. J. William h, where Secretary and Mrs. Berry resided Just one more man, abo wish to say a word. He is I A. Singleton, our brilliant Ex Christian Recorder. Dr. S advocating an Old age pensio General officers, who give years their lives to the church, impaired, and incapable to : They after that, can not past: side over districts, and if lay their service has been freely ‘the advancement of the chi should be given a_ pension may finish their days in cont bless Dr. Singleton. More / 235 N. F Philade! HOT SPRING DISTRICT Carthage, Arkansas ‘ Bethel A. M. E. Church * The First Quarterly Conference held December 26, 27, 1937. Sunday School at 9:30 A.) very good attendance, Dr. A. 0 i) son, P. E. made some very 10 res ‘remarks to the Sunday School. Services at 11 A.M. and at 7 ‘Dr. A. O, Wilson, P, E. deliv sermon at 11 A.M. which wé ually and reviving. We are pra) his success for we feel that he 's wold and equal to the task. + Monday nite the business sc the Quarterly Conference was hel | Our financial report for the ©" . ence was $18,78 which was goo! ‘"") fishes, Brauch M. M. ering the inclement weather, ; Bie Society After the closing remarks by the eee lthe Conference adjourned. 4 N. L. Hogan. "4 Miss Sallie E. Pattille ing eo THE CHRISTIAN R PAGE THIRTEEN ECORDER Rev, Eugenius H. Stowe Mr, and Mrs. H. W. Dill, Hamilton, Bermuda Mr, Dill has been for 20 years, director of St. Paul’s Choir, Mrs. Dill has been organist for 18 years. Rey. and Mrs. C, McLaren Morgan Hosts of the Annual Conference Rey. B, A. Galloway, B.D., P.E, ===== DSC09916.JPG ===== : ioe PAGE FOURTEEN —————— Buy Direct From Manufacturer and SAVE MONEY! 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He left this week for Bermuda to attend the Annual Con- ference accompanied by Mrs. Nichols. ie a a Ma eS ee tee re | JANUARY Wad THURSDAY, LUMBER CITY, cy Footy é The First Quarterly Conferen, the Lumber Circuit was helg at ; Chapel A, M. E. Church, Dec. 1; Pastor, Rev. N. W. White Presente Presiding Elder, Dr. A, E. Clark Clark delivered an interesting 44 afterwhich the business Part conference was conducted. iaries made very good rep Presiding Elder commended for their work and urged the care of their pastor, In the evening service Pre der Clark delivered a sermon spiritual truth, subject “The Goo, herd.” We had a very, very succes ing: Every one seemed uplifted 4, sermon, - Under the leadership of Rey \ White every department of th, is progressing fine. ea ese, HH yy Addn "a All ayy rts, Ty all b m GLEN ALLEN, Miss The first quarterly confer Allen and Daniel Chapel Church was held the 5th a December, Rey. Wm, E. Barn siding Elder of the Vicksburg Our new beloved pastor, Peace conducting the openin Rey. Barnes preached a soul sermon. Reports were go jpastor had only one week ceiving his appointment to ge the quarterly conference, b little giant he was ready. Mo for Presiding Elder, $23.40: $16.75, also the Stewardess Boards No. 1 and 2 made “Mrs. O. C, Peace feel good Worth of goods for the parsong CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN C REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Manager. 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa } Please Renew my Subscription for One Year ( ) Check ; Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year (_ ) Check NAMB scan, Seed op cnc ety one souks shed oir ee nerne os vi gues ene sts ADDRESS Inclosed find Money Order for $1.58. ae ome mre omy | ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President -REV. W. P. STEVENSON, ——o0o——_. | Pastor of Jones Tabernacle A. a E. Church, who is attending the Confer- Courses leading to Bachelor oi Arts and Bachelor of Science | aes Pars degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Music. ——00o——. Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Member of Association of American Colleges, -~ —000+—— ‘ST. LUKE'S A, M. E, CHURCH ST. DAVID’S Pastor, Rev. J. w, DeShield 7 For further information write to the President, W. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. , | | conference was organized. Since the last quarterly con/ had three deaths: Bros. P. | Ucless Loving and Sister Jane son. our lost, but we trust it i gain. We're thankful to Bishop 5.4 Greene for sending us Re Peace; he is planning to remodel « parsonage. - Yours for the Caus: MRS. M. J. O. CAS? TUCKER, TEXAS ! The first quarterly conferen: conference year was held at Bay A, M. E. Church. November to 14th, Rev. J. B. Butler, Pr Elder and Rey. L. W. Jenkins After a delightful religious op« were taken in a lovely business Presiding Elder was very well )°* with reports as weather conditio unfavorable. Something over Twenty-two dollars was raised session was good throughout > Rey. Butler preached two wor sermons to a large audience wo‘ pression proved it to be a bless at the house of the Lord. The of Tucker Circuit love Rev. But! believe themselves to have a ( leader. We thank Bishop Yo! the return of our Presiding Fl we than him once we thank hin we thank him once we thank hi such a splendid pastor, Rev ‘ Jenkins and his lovely wife. \V°™ to do great things under his leade ; 4 MRS, P, A. twa IARY 13, 1938 n to the Christian Re- e, church, birth month, who plan to attend ‘ouncil in Montgomery, 1 February 24, 1938, please George T. Sims, Box 481, Alabama. and meals $1.50 Per day, ican M. E. Church, aving any discarded Musi- nts: Drums, bugles, Horns, md to the Editor of the RECORDER to be sent ‘E. Mission House, Mange Africa, Rev. T. H, King. a Rev. J. S. Hatcher deceased ined from Mrs. Gertrude at 1334% Lincoln Avenue, Ohio. ops’ Council of the African % Episcopal Church will meet f mid-winter session Febru- , 1938, at St. John Church, pery, Alabama, Rev. Geo. T. © Madison St., entertaining The opening session will be at | [, Thursday the 24th. J. S. FLIPPER, Senior Bishop A. GREGG, Secretary Council feneral Conference Commission y called to meet in St. John Church, Montgomery, Alaba- Binesday night at 7 P. M., y 23, 1938, all Cities wishing Sthe General Conference will "to present their claims upon sion. - S. FLIPPER, Senior Bishop i Snnectional Council of the Afri- hodist “Episcopal Church will, "im its twenty-eighth annual lontgomery. Alabama Wednes- mM in harmony with the date i¢ Bishops’ Council. The main will consist of the reports Hous committees and the dis- f them, hence the various (are urged to see that a report ‘from every committee. If he mself unable to attend, send to Secretary C. A. 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OUR PAPER ‘Is ISSUED PROMPTLY BUT WE YOURS TRULY, GE. CURRY, Manager. BISHOPS’ COUNCIL AND GEN- ERAL CONFERENCE COMMIs.- SION Montgomery, Alabama, February 23-26, 1938 Going Schedule—Train No. 35 Leave New York, Pennsylvania R. R— 8:10 A. M. Tuesday, February 22, Leave Philadelphia 30th St, Pennsyl- vania R. R—9:59 A. M Tuesday, February 22, Leave Baltimore Pennsylvania R, Rr_| 11:51 A. M. Tuesday, February 22 | Leave Washington, D. C. Southern | Railway—1 :25 P. M. Tuesday, Feb- Tuary 22, : | Leave Greensbore, N, C., Southern Rail- | way—9:00 P. M. Tuesday, Febru-! ary 22, | Leave Charlotte, N. C., Southern Rail- | Lt way—11:45 P. M. Tuesday, Febru- | ary 22, Leave Spartanburg, Railway—1:40 A February 23 Arrive Atlanta. Ga., Southern Railway 50 A. M ary. 23, Leave Atlanta, Ga., A. & W.P. Rai y —6:20 A. M. Wednesday, February | 23, Arrive Montgomery, Ala, A. & W. P. Railway—11:35 A. M. Wednesday, February 23. S. C., Southern M. 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SHELLEY BAY Curry in the December 30th issue of the Christian Recorder is but a feeble p. of the truth, [ was not his agent accountant ort but of the conferences, the subscriptions came regularly in the conferences, Bishop Tookes told every one in case the papers were not sent, the money paid therefor would be re- funded. I sent the money to Dr. G. E Curry as requested. He advised me of the dissatisfaction of the commission taken, as it was twice as much as he wanted to pay. He was then asked to either send the Papers to the names sent, or return all money sent him to Bishop Tookes or this writer, which I am certain he will do. So if the Chris- tian Recorder does not come, as soon as Dr. Curry returns the money sent him, a check will be sent you immed- iately for the money you paid at the conferences for the Christian Recorder. V. M. Townsend, accountant Miss Merle Smith for the conferences of the 12th Episcopal District. APPROPRIATE MUSIC | The musical program is an im- ] portant feature of the funeral ar- A favorite hymn, { rangements_ which has given comfort and strength during the trials of life, accom- paniment to the last farewell. We are always glad to assist in mak- t ing this part of the funeral as beautiful and fitting as possible. WALTER C. BECKETT Phila. Pa Uses 216 W. Coulter St. PHONE BISHOP RICHARI \LLEN the Afri GER ¥ Founder of } is the most appropriate a great heritage Sunday School Children of Heard’s Chapel A, M, E, Chureh, Rey. R, J, Stovell, pastor, Arrow points to Rev, Stoyell ===== DSC09917.JPG ===== ae reer aE SIXTEEN !-FREE — FREE — FREE — FREE-! _L know that to all you real coffee drinkers, good coffee is vitally paicoctank It makes all the difference, at breakfast, between starting the day right and wrong. It makes a good luncheon taste just that much better. And it’s the perfect finishing touch to a delicious dinner. In fact, you can quite sympathize with the Scandinavians who substitute coffee and cakes for the English afternoon tea, That’s why I’m so glad to be able to present to our subscribers this genuine Haitian Coffee—for it is really a delicious beverage. People who are very critical say that is without question the best coffee they ever tasted. ...0 5 ick oniemeernene Perhaps one reason for the excellence of Haitian Coffee is that in Haiti, where coffee is one of the largest crops, all the coffee is grown on small plantations worked by the natives. For generations these people have been proud to maintain the quality of their coffee so much so that they have never lacked for a market. The only reason that Haitian Cof- fee is so little known in the United States is that for a long time the output of Haiti has been absorbed by European countries, especially France. But now you can enjoy this wonderful drink in your own home and at the same timd enjoy reading one of the best Church papers. .... HOW TO GET IT Just fill out this blank and send $150 and you will receive one pound of Haitian Coffee at once and THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER each week for a year, This is a New Year’s compliment added to the Book Concern. To Peder yee magne oN ge om SEARS PRIS ee CEI IROR Mey heme eee as Street Enclose please find One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) for one year’s Subscription to Christian Recorder and FREE GIFT of one pound of Haitian Coffee. REV. G. E. CURRY, Manager, A. M. E. Book Concern 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Matilda Grantors ST. John’s Church Bermuda Conference Branch M, M. Pastor, Rev, W. A. Ratteray ears \THE= 0 ER THURSDAY, JANUARY “6, 1938 LORADO ANNUAL CONFER- ENCE FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Rev. Noah W. Williams, Presiding ishop, Phoenix and Albuquerque R District, Dr. R. H. Harbert, Pre- siding Elder _ Prince Chapel AM. E. Church of Ptucson, Arizona. The first quarterly meeting was held November 7, 1937 "The attendance of both services was Peood. Our Presiding Elder preached IMPORTER. poth services morning and night. His q PHILA. PA. heh Bie message was thoughtful, spiritual and “ inspirational. Monday evening our quarterly con- ference opened with Dr. R. H. Harbert, presiding. Singing “A Charge to Keep ) {] Have” Bros. John Morris leading with prayer. Scripture ding Ist Psalms. Singing, “Am J a Soldier of the Gross.’ Roll call with members sponding as being present r jorie Myers was elected sec < ) ports were called for showing a splen- did progress, the church spiritually and "financially of ‘every “department and auxiliary, Our. Presi Elder and Pastor gave words of encouragement and appeciation of the work. After our pastor, Rev. W. M. Camper made his announcements, Benediction and ad- journment. We are asking the prayers ‘of the members for our continued suc- cess of the work, BRO. JOHN MORRIS FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Chicago, Ill. R.R.WRIGHT SR. The First Quarterly Confe yened at Mt. Olive A. M. Noy. 26, Rev. S. R. Maguinez At the close of the devotional service the Conference paused to pay tribute #6 three fallen comrades: Bros Ed Du- hart, W. D. Dawkins and Sister Willie ‘Allen. All clubs and departments made excellent reports. The trustees have raised $136.16 for current expenses and $124 building fund during the past quarter. The new board of trustees ‘Stalled by the Presiding Elder. He ‘Zave very encouraginp remarks to the newly elected officers and to the ap- ciative audience. A new home is the thought up ~ most in the minds of this congregation. Inder the leadership ° tor, Rev. J, Langston Pp arching on to victory. SAY the close of the business session, group of young ladies led by ary Smith served a sumptuous re- st in honor of the Presiding id pastor. 2, Church iding was in- Rey. J. Langston Poole. Pastor The first Quarterly Conference of John A, M. E, Church was held on December 17-19, with Presid B. Spillman presiding, An unust change in pastors all reports showed increases. Three members have b sonage has been reconditioned ing the and buildir n graciously received The connection z who erected FREMONT, OHIO cho we took to} was seryec whicl e, but he refused 1 time the parsonage Was is work banner year. per- f our efficient oole, we are weatl that fact we had a very mice crowd] TL present. The P. E. preached, He is le svored to carry out his ‘PrOBFen) enc that mortgage and in October apel was ca ceny ated, easil Miss) Warren Cl state ter’s Chapel A. M. Ek, Church, Rev, Joe Hillard. We enjoyed the services Dr. Jones is a very pro- Letters to T gressive Presiding Elder and we are From Other Papers .., Bishop S, L,' Women's Page .. Elder administravion, ut, was no debt agaisist throughou happy to serve with him, Rev, S. R, Maguiner: MRS. oVERLYN WAIKER, Presiding EWer FRANKFORT, KY _ St. John A, M, E. Church tlder tended the Love Feast and Oiler t- Conference on Friday night, Dec In spite of handicaps due to the since Conference. In e Conference th 39 has been raised. The pres i nd the Trustees are arrang of the present p DT new one. Our new pas-| Wel r the Rev. Wm, Henry White has} Mrs only by John but by the entire commu the she ne that been here proven him great propor ve him together presid nt was p in full. MR. ANTHONY HAYNES. WHIGHAM, GA, conference of the wad convened Saturday, the ladies Presiding Elder prea at sermon. May he Rey, A, J. Washington fa lly to make this a I P. MARSELI The COLD y WATER, MISS. Sunda ——- EDITORIALS Quarterly Conference has just Our closed, with Dr. Wallace Jones, our eminent Presiding Elder. The Confer- ence opened according to schedule, The ser was unusually cold, in spite of] Pointe y one of the best pres achers in the} Yo RD Frisk U OF TE AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MAN OUR BROTHERD =p PRICE FIVE CENTS MERIDIAN, MISS. St. James Welcomes Rev. J, E. Jones, Pastor who Came to us November in This Issue eee aised during this quar- eee Rebbe terly conference $40.19, American Past At night our pastor from Hun-| Allen Christian Endeavor League
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  ===== DSC09901.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN eR: | : | : : | THE MAN OF THE HOUR A WORTHY MAN J. W. Hair, D.D. Since the last General Conference May 1936, the Great Ship of the Church . has set its sails toward the forth com- ing General Conference, 1940. Many have been the changes, and many changes may yet come, among the prelates, itinerary, and laity of the Great Ship, the A. M. E. Church, The Fighth Episcopal District, and Mis- sissippi particularly are proud of the work of the powerful Episcopal Com- mittee, and are now marching with the flag of the Lord Jesus, and the banner of the A. M. E. Church, un- furled to the breeze. Seeing and know- ing better now. the wisdom and guid- ance of our own Bishop S. L. Greene, “The Sun of the Soil.” Though elevated from the great State of Arkansas. But since the days of Edward W. Lampton, Mississippi has longed and waited patiently for the elevation of another man, Many have been oifered, we be- lieve perfectly fit for the office, the highest gift of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Such men as honor- ed, S. P, Felder, John J. Morrant, F. RC Durden, John W. Poe, W. M, =] A eed in st cig coming General NY aa i ONE POUND NET" v4 HAITIAN fresh roasted R. WRIGHT « SR. /MPORTE 19TH. & SOUTH STS. PHILA. PA. Barnes, E. W, Edwards, and the Rev. ‘J. W.,Hair, the man of the hour, who now stands head and shoulder above all his apposers. Not by force, but by the powet he possesses to gain the love and respect. of those who know, and are looking for a man to place in a place a man worthy of the place. Mississippi has decided that John W: Hair, “The Little John,” “The Silver Tongue Orator.” and the “Pulpiterian,” is now ripe and ready. 5 Prepared literary, seasoned in under- standing, rich in experience, none too old, bat ripe and ready to stand as a leader of the head we any Episcopal! District that may be named by the Church, whether the District be in the States, the Isles of ‘the seas or the far away Africa. Y As we sat in the last annual con- ference in Mound Bayou, Bishop Greene, who knows Mississippi so well, made an assertion very pleasing to the men of the Bute geenauienh Con- ference. ; “While making reference to the candi- dates of the State, asked that he would not be put on the spot, but was ready to get behind the man chosen by the people of the State, as 2 andidate for 8 Bethel. A. M. E Church, Albany, Ga., one of the Jeading rators | of the A. M. 1 know-that to all you real coffee. drinkers, sea akiee: i is vital] important, It makes all the 1 ference, at reakfast, between starting i day right and wrong. It makes a good luncheon taste” just that Bic better. And it’s the perfect finishing touch toa delicious dinner. In fact, you can quite sympathize with the Scandinavians 19 substitute coffes and cakes for the English afternoon ‘tea, That's why I’m s0 glad to be NSTHEX <OFF able to present to our subscribers this genuine Haitian Coffee—for j, is really a delicious beverage, People who are very critical say that i; without question the best coffee they ever tasted) 271.05... Ra yc: Perhaps one reason, for the excellence of Haitian Coffee is that j, i Haiti, where coffee is one of the largest crops, all the coffee is grown on small plantations worked by the natives. For generations these people have been proud to maintain the quality of their coffee so much so that they have never lacked for a market. The ‘only reason that Haitian Cof. fee is so little known in the United States is that for a long time the output of Haiti’ has been absorbed by European countries, especially France, But now you can enjoy this wonderful drink in your own home and at the same time enjoy reading one of the best Church papers. __ HOW TO GET IT Just fill out this blank and send $1.50 and you will receive one pound of Haitian Coffee at once and THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER each J week for a year, q fourteen million colored people who This is a New Year’s compliment added to the Book Concern. q in many respects hardly rate as human, 3 ; One reads the newspapers and recog- mizes that the news is nearly always a- bout whites—as though for all the world 7 ithere were no Negroes. Memphis, emmessee, has 100,000 Negroes, but "One must read the Negro press to be aware of it. One goes among the shanties in the colored slums of Southern cities and feven smal! towns One sees the inade- quate schools. One sees a few hundred Pooks in the corner of a Negro settle- Hment house as the only public library for a hundred thousand colored citizens. Ine reads of the beating up of Negro suspects by the police on almost every Poccasion; of the shooting of Negroes whenever they do not stop on the| Ss as even in the first igelel of fhe present cen- tury, In 1860 there were no public schools for Negroes. Today the South is dotted with colored schools running from the grades up through senior col- lege. Indeed, there is a better public education system for Negroes in the South today than there was for whites after the Civil War, The lynching fig- ures haye fallen off considerably, and there are many organizations of whites to reduce the evil still farther. As for the colored workers, it is charged by the white laborers that the Negroes work while the whites get work sporadically. Just recently a carpenter told me the Ne- groes were getting the jobs because they were unorganized. and worked for lower wages. I asked him the solu- tion, He said the Negroes must be tak- en into the unions and their wage scale made equal to the white man’s. There is even a change in the atti- tude of Southerners toward Southerners which indicates some slight change in the attitude toward the Negro. It is true the South is predomi- nantly agricultural, but so is the West. Yet a farmer Nebraska “Yankee” jn the South as a worker Manchester me Hope for Remaining Unique is the Negro hn Clarence Petrie is true, but the South does instance, take the colored ques- To: any one coming into the old h from any other section of the intry, the first thing that stands out is the Jim Crow system. One is literally ulled at what it means. Here are regularly To non- Enclose pledse find One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) for one years Subscription to Christian Recorder and FREE GIFT of one pound of Haitian Coffee. 18.) 8S from much a : REV. G. E. CURRY, Manager, A. M. E. Book Concern mill from or a = Ne rec | lawyer from Brooklyn. The reason is ba ¥ eat 716 S. 19th Stre ‘order, Occasionally there is a Horrible oe tr ee Pera - Ue: am Philadelphia, Pa that the distinguishing mark of the to pare: aren ae Fae og ; nching. Hospital facilities are almost South is Jim Crow. When I first en- The colored laborer is still badly tered a small church college in Ala- JANUARY 20, 1938 But there are still living some preachers who can resent the fact that, under Dr. Kirkland, Vanderbilt became more and more non-Methodist, until today it is about as closely related to religion as are Yale, Harvard. and Columbia. Southern Methodism was once a rural religion—perhaps the religion of the Southern countryside, Today Meth- odism with its young ministers emerg- ing from Vanderbilt, Emory, Chicago, Union, and Yale has become almost as intellectualistic as Episcopalianism, leaving the bulk of the Southern rural religion to the hew-to-the-line Baptists. The change may be illustrated by the experience of Unitarian the South. It is only ministers in ten years since there was not a single Unitarian minis- ter anywhere south of the Mason and Dixon line who was a member of a Protestant Pastors’ Association. In 1929 aged to slide into the Memphis ation at the time when the sec- retary was a liberal Episco) He had asked for any new ministers pres- alian ent to sign slips, hand in’ their half- dollar, their name and address. I obey- ed. It was some time before the news feaked out that the Unitarian’ minister had been admitted to membership. One parson, a stanch Southern Presbyterian of the old school, resigned in a huff. s he was’ again back at sefore he left Memphis he was my good friend and was wondering if Unitarians might not find a way to sneak into heayen as I had sneaked in- After two ye: meetings, | underpaid. But the visitor to the South does not See these phenomena in the light of bama in 1910, my greeting on my first ain't night at the’ supper: table was, Mist from the North, you? a nigger ‘Mister’ where you come don’t th Well, we | treat them like dogs in M ppi. We| shove a nigger off the sidewalk if he] doesn’t get off, If he doesn’t take off his hat, we shoot him.” All this in the} drawlingest of drawls. That same M sissippian has been practising medicine | in Bay City, Michigan, for twenty years and has learned to get along beautiful , in my native state where | they call a nigger “Mister.” The last quarter-century has caused stich modi- fications that I doubt if the same re- marks today would be made to a non- Southern student in any college in the r, you're They call from, ¢ eminent clergyman said, fit for the top, until it has do work on the ground floor.” Being- jealous of the success races will not lift our race to We must cease to balk at of advancement, and to bra) « mile-post of progress. Praises N. A. A.C. P Dr. Cooper paid a maryclol q “pute to the NAACP for dog tenacity in contending for f passage of the anti- lynchir vill) ‘said, “The NAACP. is the civic force in America toda) Conference, There was no one en- dorsed by the way of 2 motion, but by emotion it could be read as_ clearly i in the faces of both ministers and lay- men. Give us Hair, He is the man of the hour. We do not ‘know who will be elected to the General Conference, but will speak to the church as a whole. And from my pen comes the voice of Mississippi. Give us Hair on the bénch of Bishops, and we will be satisfied. ‘ REV. W. L. JONES Cleveland. Mississippi ie, oes es “NO RACE IS FIT FOR THE TOP PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS The First Quarterly Conference of Ward's Chapel A. M. E. Church was held, Sunday and Monday, December 26-27, - Sunday School at 9:30 in regular or- der, with Mr. T. C. Muldrow superin- tendent. Promptly at 11 o'clock the ervices began with’ Rey. P. B. Burton conducting devotionals. The Presiding Elder was introduced, who brought to tis the word of God. The speaker se- lected for his text Luke 2:26: Glory to he highest and on earth peace of of \ : wi South. : | UNTIL IT HAS DONE WELL ITS| we may obtain for our race will toward men. BI oath ivehaneibs heaibateellys WORK ON THE GROUND hood rights. and deserves | C. E. League at Ke anes hi ‘ Sh so long ridiculed by FLOOR.” abt ALBANY | of every member of the 10" t 7:30 the Presiding Elder) This CONT. Bible Belt and the PASTOR © } world.” “God has given ¥s nd nother sermon. As he talk- 4 eae cote. antl y Aaice nesis Zone, ie cae ¢ i dom,” the minister concluded, 2" learts were made to rcjoice to Sian oT one eet chanel ‘our soul Salvation. egular business session of the ¢ was Monday night. $28.02 he Presiding Elder on Sal- up to us to. cultivate our ag extent that we can keep a Vanderbilt him great and more BY ts H Jamison, aikely; Gua’ Dr. Allen R, ‘Cooper, the pastor of | lor Kirkland resigned at and the newspapers paid his forty for compliments ; years of service at the tniversity, it was almost forgotten that Vanderbilt was begun as 4 stronghold of peas Methodism, home of the strict old- time orthodoxy of the bettie Jigion that was good enough for father, aking candidate that we will be able to do ter work this year, with jent Presiding Elder and id aquest’ Emanci. 4 f ‘NOW READY ever heard od g id ‘2 PRICE $1.00, Postre’ . E. BOOK concer “26 So. ‘19th Street MATURIA MULDROW to the Pastors’ Some time later the pastors sought Association, to destroy the effect of my member- ship, which seemed to imply that they had decided a Unitarian could be a Christian. So they changed their name from the Protestant Pasto socia- tion to the Memphis Ministerial As-| and invited the But to no ayail. I ago one of the leading sociation Jewish rabbi into membership. eard not long association refer to “one of ‘the best Christians in. Memphis.” members of the that same rabbi as The best proof of the changes in the ng made by a South is the attempt be small. group of Southern intellectuals to make Southern insularity intellect- ually respectable. But they shout yain, The process of standardization is Radio, cifema, newspaper, public transportation—all the old Southern isolation The South but one hope for remaining unique, and that is the Negro, Without him this section would already be as much a province of Hollywood atid Broad- way as are Scottsbluff. Nebraska, and Kokomo, Indiana, in too well under. way, magazine rack, school, automobile these are ‘making impossible has —Zion Herald Ed.—Dr. Petrie is pastor of the First Unitarian Church, Memphis, Tenn, erly NOTES 2 awe “AFRICAN: HETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SAN OUR BROTHER? 2 et | | BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Installation of New Heating Rey, I known continued to line made by year as progress. tdward James as Father PRICE FIVE CENTS Mount Union, Pa. Streamline .. System Now Complete Jones, generally vine, the second, up to the standard the farmer, Starting his 5th pastor, he s made great First, he paid the church out of debt which parsona Third, system ir This $1200, and the ed to $1000. built a modern equipped han $1500. a am heating the church at a cost nearing hich co more I eats both the parsonage church combined. At present a drive is on to cover the expenditures, The men of the chu pay $15.00 eac which with an ample Rey, There isn’t that.be.doesn't Since coming to Mt. L will com Jone irch have agreed to The women $10.00 each, letely cover the cost ver, d-sent man tempts ta do, success-of ha its nion, his mem- bership has incre sreatly, owing | to the fact, the t he preaches, We wish t Jones and his splendid cong his splendid success cere hope he will continue uture as he did in the Irene Dubois BRR EAR REE EEE In This Issue a a ee Carlyle F EDITORIALS A Means of Grace Renee Bishop Greene And Union 4 Our Membership . one Editor J.\G. Robinson Against The AntisLynching Bill..... 4 Pointed Point ‘ Churchman Afield Rig one $ Birthday Greetings 5 Young People’s Page—“ day”—Rev, Rufus E. Cobb.... 6 Allen Christian Endeavor League.. 6 The Christian’ Recorder Pulpit x From Other Papers . 10 Women's Page—“Studies in Mis- sions’—Mrs, R. A. Grant lL Transitions ee ctie 24 The Senior ‘Bisho, The Miracle- Man—Reyvy. J. E. Thomas....., 4 Notices ....05 15 woe eee te OS ===== DSC09902.JPG ===== a The Daily Altar hk By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn. Sa te The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth, He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.—Amen. Monday, January 24 WHAT PRICE PROSPERITY? “Thou fool, this night thy soul shall se Sa eS ee Da - ¢ » z be required of thee.”—Luke 12:20. Read Luke 12:13-21. Roger Bacon once said: “If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.” as he that doth A well meaning friend once said to Read Luke 22:24-] ™e, “Reverend, if I had the money, I would build you a new church.” Know- “And there was also a strife among ing how little he did for the church them, which of them should be ac-| With what he had, I did not gain much counted the greatest.” Luke 22:24] encouragement by his assertion. 3 reads like a comment on some of our| he peril of prosperity is that it is so-called leading men and nations of| @Pt to become an end rather than a means. Spiritual enrichment is the greatest wealth any man can gain, Saturday, January 22 SPIRITUAL GREATNESS —S “Let bunt bess... Luke 22 :26. serve.” 26. today. He fails miserably indeed who does not realize that spiritual greatness is not determined by the number of Prayer: Our Heavenly Father, thou votes “obtained; stor by thewsize vot who dost give strength to those who dae's position. or celia or rank,| have no might, and enrichment of soul Humility and service ever remain the] f° those who have met with frustration badge greatness in realm. 3 for spiritual wealth in the name of Jesus—Amen, “Lord, might I be but as a saw, A plane, a chisel in Thy hand, No, Lord—I take it back in awe, Such prayer for me is far too grand. I pray Thee, rather, let me lie, As on Thy bench the favored wood. Thy saw, Thy plane, Thy chisel ply, And work me into something good.” — MacDonald. Tuesday, January 25 “Who walk not thy disciples arco ing to the tradition of the elders?”— Mark 7:5. Jesus set himself squarly against tra- ditionism when it ‘became a means of hollow form and mockey against sin- Sunday, January 23 AN EYE FOR AN EYE the spiritual] 24 failure, give us a consuming desire First things firs st! There c: but one “first.” The kingd than raiment?”—Matthew 6:25. starve so dreamlessly; Not that they sow, but that they seldom reap; es Not that they serve, but that they have no Gods to serve; Not that they die but that they die like sheep.”—V. Lindsay. The strongest argument for the Chris- ‘tian way of living is the life of ‘the people who live it. Prayer: Christ of Calvary, help us to evaluate our-lives that we may put first things first, Deepen our faith in thee, in each other, and in thy kingdom. |In thy sweet name ‘we pray—Amen. Thursday, January 27. “ “YE HAVE HEARD” “Ye have heard that it hath been said.”—Matt. 5:43. Read Matt. 5:43-48, . Too long we haye listened to the way of living that is not Christ’s way. Look about you in state and church and you will become convinced, if you are honest and discerning, that our methods bear too much of the way of doing that will not meet the approval of Him who said: “Love your enemies, bless THE TRADITION OF THE ELDERS | them that curse you, do good to them that hate you.” , A young king went to a throne with the avowed declaration that he would get rid of all of his enemies. To the surprise of his friends and supporters, he proceeded to tréat his opposers with the greatest of kindness and considera- tion until they felt ashamed of their unfriendliness, When the _ king’s cerety. Ceremonies and customs have {riendSeremonetratede with s hin tand their place but can never be substituted “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,’—Matt. 5:38. Read Matt. 5:38-42. The Christ-version of the old law: “An eye for an eye” was glowingly ex- hibited the other day in New Orleans, Louisiana when an old man, John Amos gave up his eye so that the cornea could be transplanted to a young man who had his burned severely by splashing lime. The older man reasoned that at the hest he had but a short time to live and that the young man had a long life before him, Out of such stuff Christains are truly made! We surely need in our day more men and women who are willing to put the teaching of Jesus into their lives by concrete action, Prayer; Heavenly Father, grant that we may have strength for our * tasks and manifest thy love to the c world, In Jesus name—Amen. comes from the heart. One has truthfully said: bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth.” Religion that comes from the heart strips us of than “the tradition of the elders.” Prayer: “We pray, our Father, that Thou wilt give to us Thy Holy Spirit and that He will change our spirits into likeness with Thine own, Let us be unselfish, pure and kind, even as He was,” Wednesday, January 26 FIRST THINGS FIRST ts reminded him of his promise to destroy for real passion for righteousness that his enemies: he smiled: “I have de- stroyed my enemies; I made friends out “Be not so] of them.” Prayer: Spirit of the living God, open our blinded eyes to the challenge of thy call that we may follow thee in can't and vain forms so that we be- th : ; } : y way of love, friendship of good come obedient to the will of God rather | wit) toward all me . E my Int Jesus name. _ Friday, January 28 THE GOLDEN RULE “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” —Luke 6:31,, Read Luke 6:31-35. _ The Golden Rule is not optional but a requirement of the spiritual life. We cannot ‘hate others without destroying : “Seek ye first the kingdom of God,|our own spiritual life. Booker ‘T. Wash- and his righteousness.”—Matthew 6:33, ington used to say that he would never has priority right in the life of the} Christian. The world is half-starved, half clothed, and half-sheltered; surely the satisfaction of these primal needs is important, Yes, but not the most important. “Therefore I say unto you, Take. no thought for your life, what we shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not your life more than meat, and the body more “Not that they starve, but that they | hate any man. a “T know a life that is lost to God _ Bound down by. things of cart; _ But I know a name, A Name Name a That can bring that soul new birth» The converted heart, the new birth will inevitably give expression th love, consideration, and concer) a others and above afl doing unto , as we would that they would do to tw Prayer: Father above, may «|i a die out in us! Fill our hearts wit love for all mankind. Give us the ming and spirit of Christ, In His name. Amen. GRACE AT THE TABLE O God let all the world bless The: for there is none without the token Thy favor. We, the children of love, rejoice to acknowledge Thy ¢ ness. Grant that we may oi T; mercy inherit the eternal blessedne: of Heaven—Amen. HYMNS THAT LIVE Some Day Beams of heaven as I go Thro’ this wilderness below ‘| Guide my feet in peaceful ways Turn my midnight into day. When in the darkness I would gr Faith always sees a Star of Hope And soon from all life’s. grief danger d I shall be free some day.. Oftentimes my sky is clear, Joy abounds without a tear Though a day so bright begun Clouds may hide tomorrow’s sun There'll be-a day that’s always brci! A day that never yields to night, And in its light the streets of Glor I shall behold some day. Harder yet may be the fight, Right may often yield to might, Wickedness awhile may reign, Satan’s cause may seem to gain There is a God that rules above With hand of power and heart of | If I am right He'll fight my battle I shall have peace some day. Burdens now may crush me dow! Disappointments all around Troubles speak in mournful sigh Sorrows through a tear-stained eye There is a world where pleasure reigns No mourning soul shall roam to plains And to that land of peace and glory I want to go home some day. 2 river mn rip es CHORUS . I do not know how long "twill be Nor what the future holds for me But this I know, if Jesus leads me I shall get héme some day. —Dedicated to Dr. Hodson Wat’ Pastor of Mt, Olive, Philadelph" Leader’ of the Philadelphia Con- ference. ae Lesson January 23 TERING TO PHYSICAL NEEDS sson Text: Mark 1:29-45 id straightway, when they were ‘out of the synagogue, they came he home of Simon and Andrew, james and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother lay sick of a fever; and htway they tell him of her. 31 | he came and took her by the hand, raised her up; and the fever left nd she ministered unto them, _ And at even, when the sun did they brought unto him all that € sick, and them that were pos- ed with demons. 33 And all the ty was gathered together at the door. | And he healed many that were sick ith divers diseases, and cast out many smons; and he suffered not the de- is to speak, because they knew him. 35 And in the morning fore day, he rose up and went out, id departed into a desert place, and there prayed. 36 iat were with him followed after him; 87 and they found him, and say unto im, All are s g 38 and he aith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach ere also; for to this end came I forth. 9 And he went into their synagogues foughout all Galilee, preaching and asting out demons. M40 And there cometh to him a leper, feseechine him, and knecling down to , and saying unto him, [f thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And beilig moved with compassion, he Fetched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be fou made clean, 42 And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he Was made clean. 43 And he strictly charged him. and straightway sent him ou , 44 and saith unto him, See thou fay nothing to any man; but go show hyself to the priest, and offer for thy ansing the things which Moses com- ded, for a testimony unto them. 45 Mt he went out, and began to publish much, and to spread abroad the mat- S insomuch that Jesus could no more nly enter into a city, but was with- inidesert places: and they came to from every quarter. great while And Simon and they thee. SOEDEN TEXT: And he healed any that were sick.—Mark 1:34. IPS WITH THE LESSON ‘Albert Buckner Coe SSTANTISM has neglected its “ministry. Christian Science into being because of that Tt is a source of satisfaction ¢ have today within Protestant- emphasis upon healing. Psy - gists and psychiatrists are being of healing, so did Jesus, nique was not as elaborate tor’s of today, straightway became and at the sound of his voice the leper @rose, w “T Worries due being con- ceptions, so to mental derange- Theological miscon ment, are being cleared up. The doc- tor and the minister are working hand in hand to bring the many who ar of insanity, mental normalcy to € on the borderland If the doctor of today has a technique Jesus’ tech- as the doc- But it was teachnique nonetheless. He used his hands, his eyes, his voice, with telling effect. Sometimes he took the patient by the hand and lifted him up. At other times he looked _ upon the sick one who well. He spoke Of ‘course it was something within Jesus that healed His was a magnetic, irresistible personality, He was God-intoxicated. His very pres- ence was compelling. Jesus found Peter's sick of the fever. mother-in-law One who has. had fever knows how slowly it passes. away over weeks of time. Pneumonia and influenza leave one weak, irritable and inadequate We remember to our shame our own attitudes during such a fever. In the case of Peter’s mother- in-law Jesus healed her at once. So soundly was she cured that she arose at once and ministered to the assembled people, As far as we know, no man since Jesus has revealed such power. It will help us to understand the power of Jesus. however, when we note how strong men of today exert power over the sick. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman was a yery strong personality. him. It is said that his pray bedside of the sick were so spiritual er was a source of his strength y and went to the desert for prayer ue, was in the presence of God. beings who are spiritually strong. The church is wise that looks into the influences that are abo Happy homes are essential its youth. \ssociations must be selected with care There must be no fear. the chu bringing tl ness. TO DATE By John R. Ewers The gospel begins with the physical but moves swiftly on to the & the soul $ n great burgh has beer the past three months by having Dr. Douglas of China, living among us nore and more and with telling Nervous tensions due to our Fifteen years he THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER hurried i FF to misfit occupations are trolled. frequently leading I have sat by him, talked with him as our arms touch- ed, and found a strengthening power in s at the his handclasp so firm and his eyes so Strength departed from him through and returned to him when he The God- filled personality is the strong person- ality. We cannot explain the power of. Jesus. We are helped in’ under- standi him by reference to humar ntifically about More and more rch is to lead the parent in| institutions, ie child to its greatest happi- THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN ealm of Our church here in Pitts- ly blessed during has served as a Chris- tian physician in that country, Last Sunday night he showed us moving Pictures of his hospital. He has been observing, at one of our leading hos- pitals here, and he tells me that he has witnessed only five operations which he has not performed in China. What wonder that he has a Sunday School with four hundred children, that scores of fine young men and women are being trained by him, that swarms of little children fill his kindergarten and that the church prospers! We, who are used to advanced medi- cme and sc.ent‘fic research, have no conception of what a modern hospital means to the Chinese. the whole of medical missions. Countless people are won to Christi- anity by these primary ministrations to the human body. Then there is entire work of prevention. Fevers are avoid- ed by controlling the water supplies. Starvation is prevented by flood con- trol and scientific agriculture. Christianity has the motive of loving Here one faces idea helpfulness toward all, as no other relig- ion on earth. Guatama Buddha, if we believe the records, may began his ministry with a deep devotion to human need, with an almost pas- sionate desire to help the poor, the sick and those who faced death. But long since that passion has cooled and dead formality has taken place Buddhism is like a embalmed. And Christianity, also, we must con- its thing Increasingly there are Christian scien- tists. ployment of faith, prayer, Beyond all this there is the em+ communion in the healing art. God is still the lord of life; prayer still puts us in touch With the infinite. Every good pastor can bear witness to the healing quality of the church POINTERS By Roy L. Smith It is well to note the fact that Simon’s mother-in-law’ began doing a common- place duty as soon as she was healed.~ She ‘did not go on the radio, or sell her name to some cigarette adyertiser. It is a tragic day in the life of the church when the poor and needy cease knocking at its door. The door of any church where life is being healed. whole city will gather at the Even in the midst of doing a good work we are in the need of some quiet time in which to recruit our spiritual resources If Jesus had been like some churches, he would have -referred the leper to the community chest. No Christian is really Christian who on. cannot be moved with compas It is hard to keep a healed man quict PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert cede, has lost much of its missionary in the The far to Christianity has been cursed by motive, last two or three de- cades. seek divisive denominationalism and it has damaging relationship with certain of the worst features of reasons! are not maintained a Western life notably the use of intoxi- cating liquors, war and certain sharp practices in commercialism. These al- sufficient to cool But ,| liances haye been foreign missions. we must re- penetrating that a new light shone in} member that the missionary motive is the sick room when he departed and} sound and it must not be allowed to health came very soon. The strong} become corrupted. personality of Jesus in a similar and As J write, our city is girding its grander way brought health to the | loins for the annual Community Chest stricken. drive, seeking for two and one-half .| millions of dollars. Eighty-two institu- many people he arose] tions are listed as beneficiaries of this Here in, we see Christianity ministering to human, physical needs Why Be- cause this is preeminently a Christian | fund do we say “Christianity”? community, in the sense that our better ideals have been derived from Christ Not for n| district as a1 outstanding example of moment do we hold up this our faith, but we may insist that all of our finer ideals are rooted directly in Chrisianity, or in its antecedent, Juda- ism. Many as we may be removed from our Savior, are our faults, far as divided as we may be in our religious yet what good behavior patterns we possess derive from re- ligion. In the name and motive of re- ligion we add these dollars to this un- selffish fund, I maintain that among all the sons of men there is no finer creation than a I have worked with admiration Christian doctor many them, knows no bounds the medical profession and brings its and my Christianity enters of holy spirit into the hearts of doctors The church also can lay hold of every good scientific discovery and may em- ploy it in the healing of human bodies We thank Thee, O God, that Thou didst reveal the fathomless depths of divine love and pity through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the power of this holy passion of divine love for our fellow men that has swept down the years, we e Thee hearty thanks Touch all onr lives as today we read ssed ministry of Jesus again of the bl at the bedside of suffering men. May \e y we be led to more definite service in our homes and hospitals where there are those who suffer, May we have Christ’s own gift in se minds of those in pain eties and distresses of conscious sin, and the memories of moral de May there come to them a sense of Thy presence so real and inspiring that their bonds may become lighter and their sense of loss keen they accept the higher trophies of self-conquest through conscious nearness to Thee. In the name of our great Physician we pray Amen. DAILY BIBLE READINGS M. Mark 1:29-39. F. Acts 9:32-41 T. Mark 1:40-45. S. Luke 9510-17, W. Matt, 9:1-8 S. Isaiah 61 :1-6 T. Matt. 10;1-8. NEW YEAR GREETINGS To the Bishop, Rt. Rey, John A Gregg and Wife, Ministers and Friends of.the Illinois Annual Conference: We wish to extend to you our most cordial New Year's Greeting. Wishing yau all good health and happiness and a suc- cessful year in your labor Rev, and Mrs. Edward King. P. O. Box 244 Carrier Mills, Il, ===== DSC09903.JPG ===== 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Entered at the Post Office at Philadelphia, Pa, as ‘lass Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 76 $. NINETEENTH ST. Philadelphia, Pa. BISHOP D. H. SIMS, .... Rev, H. H. Cooper, Secretary Thomas, Rev. A. J. Smoot, Ward, Rev. J. D. Cowan. Laymen: Mr. H. H. Lowber, Mr. Amett Rambeau. GEORGE A. SINGLETON, Editor CONTRIBUTORS, TAKE NOTICE! FIRST—Let al} et : Contributors write on yl one side of the paper only. “y SECONDLY—Do not abbreviate, but spell a out all words. It is easier for you to spell a the words than it is for me to pay extra to have soms one go over the manuscript to spell them out. THIRDLY—Make your manuscript short. We have for general church news only sbout a page and a half. 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Morgan’s Business Motto Hebe Weekly Poem Ee Aes ne eee ee et a THE WAY By Thomas Curtis Clark “There was a Way men used to know, _ Which they no longer heed ; For it is thickly overgrown With selfishness and greed. Tt led through olden Galilee, And men could walk in hope; But in my town and in your town Today we blindly grope, Until that Way is found again And yet that Way, so sadly lost, Still beackons—everywhere. Editorials TREE EE EEE A MEANS OF GRACE — One night a week ago the writer attended Love Feast. Last night he attended Class Meeting. A brother while giving his testi- mony said: “The Class Meeting is a means of grace.” It is also an aid to faith. A church that has a pastor who attends the class, and leaders who lead their members will be a nicely working church, The success of the Class meeting depends largely upon the presi- dent. He must not talk it to death but skilfully direct and guide it. He himself must not sing it to death. Therclass is a place of self-expression. It is a confes- sional. The leader must be tact- ful not to let anyone person talk too long and dampen the ardor. The class is “a means of grace” which those need who do not at: tend. Every wise, industrious pastor whose heart is bubbling over with Jesus’ love will follow up the work of his leaders and as- certain why certain members do not attend and apply the remedy. People get a little careless and neglectful, .The proper approach will bring results. Come, and if you have no sins to confess, then tell the love of Jesus. ———000——__ BISHOP GREEN AND UNION Bishop S. L, Greene, who was a delegate last year to the World Conference on Faith.and Order, and Life and Work in Oxford, England and Edinburgh, Scotland has a passion for “closer unity and federation” among the churches. He held an all-day in- terdenominational meeting on January 4 in St. Peter A. M. E. Church, New Orleans. On the program were Bishops A. P, Shaw, of the M. E. Church, B. G. Shaw, A. M. E. Zion Church, J. H. Moore of the C.'M. E. Church and John M. Moore of the M. E, Church South, The Baptists were represented by Reverends Luke Allen, President State Bap- tist Convention, and C. H. Rivers, 6th Street Baptist Church. Presi- dent W. S, Nelson of Dillard Uni- versity spoke, Mrs, L. M. Hughes addrest the gathering at the clos- ing session, Several Louisiana Our hearts shall know despair...... BS *. 4 and Mississippi cipated in the effort. a house in order. = Lo OUR MEMBERSHIP ‘ a No voice is louder and more in- sistent upon-the necessity of com- Noah Wellington Williams. Too often one hears a minister refer }to his members exclusive of chil- dren.» Everybody should be count- ed, — old and young. Our system of church financing which is based upon “a dollar from or for every member” has caused full reports |}of membership not to be made. The time has come for a full ac- counting and a complete census. A very sanguine estimate is that the African M. E. Church has well over one million members. pis PRES yy hid St EDITOR J. G. ROBINSON A- GAINST THE ANTI-LYNCH- ING BILL In the current number of the A. M, E. Review, Page 256, Edi- tor Robinson delivers his soul as being unequivocally opposed to “the passage of a’ Federal Anti- Lynching law by Congress. We are opposed to the passage or en- actment of such a law -in this country.....” When we read the editorial under “Running Comments” we could hardly trust our eyes. Our contemporary in this instance does not represent the church of Allen, nor the spirit of the fathers. Neither does he’ speak for the bishops, various connectional boards or annual conferences. The Christian Recorder has al- ways stood for manhood rights and the intrinsic worth of human personality. We support the work of the N. A. A. C, P., the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, the Fraternal Coun- cil, the Interracial Commission or any other group that girds itself to the task of Christianising the social order and bringing in the Kingdom of God. ees Perhaps there will be much said and written about union from now on. Union among the white Methodists seems assured. Great obstacles to union have been and are selfishness, and passion for place and power. Our churches will have to linger long at the mourners’ bench before we come thru. Union is much desired, but while we await its coming sup- pose we set our denominational plying with the government in the religious census than that of a motion unani repudiate the position a : Editor Robinson. Following se }action they unanimously agre : and requested the Editor of i Christian Recorder and the See. retary to send telegrams to es U.S. Senators from Pennsylvanj, New Jersey, and Delaware aie them to actively support the Wa S ner-Van Nuys Anti-lynching Bi No normal, sane, intelligent American citizen will take the Re- view editor’s advice serious] Certainly the Philadelphia minis. ters do not ; the Christian Record- er does not. The Review article merits a place in the Writings of Thomas R. Dew and the Pro- Slavery Arguments of the decad- es just prior to the Civil War, |. might have been written by Con- nally of Texas or “Cotton” Smith of South Carolina. how are-the Mighty fallen! 000. be | Pointed Points i y. Ed A i+ PIGMY WIDOWS IN THI Andaman Islands mourn for thei- dead husbands by wearing his bleacht skull or jawbone suspend ed by a string about their neck: Strange custom. BISHOP R, R. WRIGHT, JR episcopal supervisor of Sout! Africa is sick with the Africa fever, according to the lette written on November 29 to friend in this country. PASTOR Wm. McKINLE‘ Dawkins has been at Macedonia, Flushing, New York for nin years. He has remodeled and made modern the parsonage. The church has been practically re built to meet the needs of present day religious education. Sixty or seventy-five members of the church tithe weekly. JAMES WELDON JOHN son’s “Along This Way,” “Amer ican Negro Poetry,” and “Select: ed Poems” along with “The Three Musketeers? and “Count of Monte Cristo,” by Alexandre Du- mas, “Up from Slavery” by Book- Ler T. Washington, and “Mules and Men” by Zora Neal Thurston - are included in the 200 books re" jcently added to the White House Library. They were pre The Philadelphia A. M. E. ‘sented to President Roosevelt. ELLA MAE Wine. 'ts the first Quarterly ce of St. Paul, Arkadel- . Revs. S. E, Kolen, pas- ‘A. O. Wilson, P. E. The as a imembership of 293. 2 new membets were added ing the quarter, which was J five weeks from the annuai REV. W. H. PRINCE, jr or yainsboro, Ga. sends a report f the ministerial council held by residing Elder W. H. Moses, and ; contributed article: “Is the church losing its grip on the youth; if so, why? MAMIE WATTS REPORTS hat the Rev. James A. Jarvis has been returned as pastor of Bethel, Johnstown for the fifth consecu- tive year, There have been four ' conversions. Membership is one hundred two. THE CHRISTIAN RECORD- er congratulates Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of Washington, D. C. up- on the fiftieth anniversary of his entrance into the ministry. He is the Senior Bishop in the Metho- | dist Episcopal Church. GOV. HOFFMAN OF NEW Jersey has made the award of $22,- Q00 to those persons responsible for having found the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby. Mr. Wil- liam Allen, a Negro, who actually found the murdered infant was a- warded $5,000. The rest was di- vided among others who contri- buted in solving the crime } ] The Churchman oe McKinley Dawkins at fag nia, This is one of the most He _Songregations in the church, ; at isa “Prayer Room’ which is ac- pet used. It is a Praying church, ee he Close of worship the prayer ane remained for an after-service, Holy Ni y choirs in different Palle ia tive i Cross down the nave and before the chancel. They sang facing the audience. The last verse was sung fac- ing the chancel, The house was darken- ed save fora lighted stained glass win- dow back of the minister's seat, por- traying the birth of Jesus. ainally the last verse was played on the organ chimes without singing. And the Saal hurried back to Philadel- phia. While singing In the Flushing congregation were Leola Carr-Jennings, one-time Allen schoolmate. Thelma Baumgardner of Columbra, Mr. John Gaines, formerly of Boston and member of the Church- man’s first church, and Evangelist Mary Watson. — LETTER TO THE EDITOR Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. 485 Madison Avenue New York December 31st, 1937 Dear Mr. Singleton: We are. happy to inform you that The Negro Hour will be broadcast on the Columbia Network 9:00-9:30. A. M. EST starting January 9th the title of “Wings Over Jordan.” Very truly yours, Davidson Taylor Director of Music Department Ed—The. outlet. will be. WGAR, Cleveland, O. On Dec. 3 at the assigned hour Bishop D. H, Sims was the speak- er, under Back to Philadelphia. Christmas Day Was spent at home and with Bishop D. H. Sims and family, friends thru the years. Many greetings came " from all sections of the church. Bethel, N. Y., Dr. H. P. Anderson, ' Minister. This old ‘historic landmark was a semblance of her former glory on Christmas Sunday. The auditorium has been remodeled, which includes a " new pipe organ, chancel. pulpit, choir stall and choir wall, Facing the pulpit _ center above the choir wa | K. Spearman, minister who gave his spirit while pastor, of Bethel. ve been a bishop had he lived. the Word became flesh ‘service. e evening the Churchmar n wen one beholds a beautiful scene. In the pai ean eaaisetlh Chiteeeann Il is a rich} the vi SeeverReeMEnce 1912 “memorial window dedicated to Henry ) - He ushing, Long Island to be with PROF JOHN R. HAWKINS Financial Secretary ¢ of Education from 1996, Financia’ N RECORDER REV. J. H. CLAYBORN Editor Southern Christian Recorder LOUISIANA COP HITS A. M. E, DIGNITARY -.. By Thomas J. Brown QAKDALE, La—(ANP)—Thiis be- the scene of an outrage committed by a white city nighted little city was marshal upon a veteran minister and editor last Wednesday, when Roland marshal, assaulted Rev. J. H. Clayborn of Little Rock. Rey. Clayborn who is editor of the Southern Christian Bass, Recorder and a candidate for high offi- ce in the church, was struck by the hill- billy officer when the minister tried to protect the dignity of the Central Louisiana Annual Conference held at Greater Hays Chapel. The marshal entered the church ard forcing his way through the 1200 church and women present, stepped au- thoratively near the entrance of the crowded auditorium, defying Bishop S. L. Greene, who was the’ presiding prelate, the presiding elders, pastors, and laymen, and yelled out without any previous warning: “Hyah, ef you all-don’t git dem kyars offen dis highway, I’m goin’ to close dis dive.” “I beg your pardon, sir,” said Rey, Clayborn, “but this is no dive “What de h... you got to do wid it?” demanded the ma “T am a general officer and would have you know, that this is an annual conference of the A. M, E. Church and Clayborn who you are,” id Rey not a dive, “T don't give a d.. said the white marshal as he struck Rey. Clayborn over the head Pandemonium reigned for a few mom- ents and racial feeling mounted almost to the point of mob violence as the ministers milled about seemingly eager to get their hands on the miscreant. The mayor of.the city, Dr. D. B. Isles, a white dentist, rushed up. He assured the conference complete protection and expressed deep regret because of the incident. The mayor said that the races lived together in Oakdale in com- Celebrated his Fiftieth Anniversay Jast June in Memphis. Prof. pier is highly esteemed, honored, loved o respected. His life is worthy, of emu . tion, He has perfected plans See G meeting of the bishops, and a He eral Conference Commission at Mont- Alabama, February 24-27, t gomery, plete harmony and that nothing of the sort had ever happened here before 1938 THROUGH THE SPY-GLASS By Allen R. Cooper REY, J. A. PORTLOCK Pastor Buffalo, New York REV. J. W Pastor St Memphis, Tenn MR. W. E. WALKER Missionary Department New York City EDWARD KING Illinois REV Pastor Carrier Mills for several months. but I have been weighing the opinions of others who have been releasing their ideas through the columns of our Church periodicals waged for forth A battle royal is being the next meeting place of the coming General Conference. I am praying and working to be elected, a delegate, because I am sure that the General Conference will be held some where. 1938 finds the war clouds in Europe growing darker and darker, but up to the present time the United States have sense seems tc enough to yell, “peace!” Thank God! The A. M. E. Church faces.a brighter future than ever ore. The Bishops of our Church are m a fine im- pression upon the other denominations of the world. Our General Officers easily stand on a par with those of other denominations. Our Presiding Elders and pastors are still standing in the thickest of the fi , for Kingdom building, and crying out with undecaying eloquence: “The A, M, E. Church must prevail.” We have an excellent group of candi dates who are fit and ready for all spots and crisis. The Spy-Glass reveals that four or five new Bishops will be elected. Some will be elected from the larger church- es and some will be elected from the smaller churches, because the delegates that will represent the church at the 1940 Conference — will have sense enough to know, that there are General some men at smaller churches who are just as efficient as those in the larger churches. If you do not believe me, I have been silent on Church matters just wait and see. ===== DSC09904.JPG ===== THE Curis 7 offer something wort! unused because in ou not the fire of dey from suffer, hy, whi rote: ; Son ters ji gon at the end of the road, Is not -be the wi i een ae conor © the wagon empty or full, he himself Bier ie hae ae at we, will be as clean as a priest of the Lord; Pinos, ica ied em to-us. nay, he is a priest of the Lord, clothed eichegnt Bis e nowing what in linen pure and white, ministering lsanoe ile cig it is the] at the altar of labor, on which there micoane ence readiness to do} burns the fire divine. His fiery passion man, good master Ridley, for we shall light a candle this day which by God’s grace shall never go out,” he joined the ranks of the immortal fire-bringers.- But what if other less conspicious souls had treated the heritage of faith in. reedom indifferently? How impoverish- ed would a large section of the world be great length of time. Ii we then have enough sense to adjust the quality and quanity of food for our bodies why can we not use just a little of that same common sense in cone & Bey dishing up the Spiritual food for the ee Ores Meare nourishment of our souls? you grace to be: on you.” We heavy load at tim for I am meek and ye shall find rest And when the i let | weariness of th J Is any li is his defense, = I heard a bird sing dust 3 HRS cee Tee vat Aceh : y David A. MacLennan pant ia Pagrae the assults of ‘But when our enthusiasm cools, the ara . i ahiewuites Ae i theta os Dectiibed us, Suppose as i ] Pay f be. Peer tiskin, cd Ae nen av $ not the defensive] fire which Hide pied chlo eat a disquieting number of men gee fe p of our High School steps into the The faithful NE the ot a noble enthusiasm? When ight and} and women today comes the question: all ever be burning on the i never go out.—Leviticus ecting quiet, rest/ : cheer to others is endangered. When in its appearance J ical thin, ‘ y A magic ing advice, and hitch] radiation ceases, chemistry department and finds the] who drags hims Ul sang you obey Emerson’s “What are you doing to tend the altar : And sweet to remember. b . e back, feet. ci : 2 and at. | your wagon to tl inyasion by subtle] fires of high religious faith in God and : : joys and girls playing around the room | back, weary feet. ( often = ee’ . te ne star of a great pur-| enemies begins. O 4 gious faith in God an WW, S in: : ss! - é €, something special sho, : Pose, the aah : s begins. On that October day 2 Iw wale hit th ‘ ceo aay niaed es = a s with: na teacher, in, sight, Paduiry de- | al Me ye Be ne today, A table in the tor bef fe Are de Triomphe in Paris| and prot star irradiates the wagoner| in 1555 when Hugh Latimer turned ie : ion et seek is ane t ‘Thahy we were 1 September, velops the fact that the teacher had a} morning and gives t : : Of the Protects him by the ministry Sey ue uncapacitated hy alinces aaa 1 slab marking the tomb of the jolydier of France. In the y flame burns constantly. al flame symbolizes the devotion of the republic to AIDS DIGESTION nory of the vast host who died BLOOD TONIC ’ 1 13 France and her ideals might live. Diz ore all S iscover y out the ages the ever-burning ZINESS to ‘his colleague jn martyrdom and] clining ‘oom, with a white covering. on wh whi spoke the familiar words, “Play the ; sie may stand a gilded cross with a ca dle.” God will add His blessing to ¢ |stick and candle on either Side wil |easily be the center of attraction Or fort for the help and guidanc pupils. a framed picture of Christ may o cupy | Now let us glance just : ; ositi : u nce uh | prominent position, to be seen by the preparation ee teach 's, Your Pro- Il eyes, and to eatinenee every ea fessor of Chemistry spent four years] Flowers,—not too many, and tastefully rt f ue - i” » S My or more of hard study learning the | arranged,—will add to the Deanty 9 of sacred flame. As I heard a bird sing slight headache that morning or a friend In the dark of December. * dropped in or maybe he just felt like going on a picnic. At any rate the teacher is absent and a lot of boys and girls are waiting to be taught a lesson in chemistry. So the principal rushes out and the first person he runs across is one of the janitors. years, but I would speak chalengingly to the able-bodied spirit- him to his class will’ Jowett once hibet PRE tepen + a ‘ TO A DEAR FRIEND Oh, to be able to give you advice, Something tangible to do. 4 Yet to win or lose £ as been a symbol of those intangi- NERVOUSNESS § Depends eutige’s Se a “Qh, Mr. Janitor,” says the principal, principles of chemistry before he could] the Surroundings. If the church a b ings which the human heart in- SLEEPLESSNESS = 9 I could say, “Chin up. ph bah “We have a fine class of boys and girls| secure the job of teaching that sub-] a Junior choir ats esol es ‘’ ; should never be extinguished. In “6 : Ki rby Ss M M x Life is what you make it. ; that have no teacher this morning.| ject to others. ‘How much time has available abe ietier eth the ancient directory of public worship POOR APPETITE - +, vee ere , ee as he ogy Wontevautabe the Clascee yours Profeccompot Christianity spent | aay aa ens eT ‘for the Jews in Palestine—the Book SOUR STOMACH i { USED Y AND ut isnt 1 ari o take it? =i . 8 “What is the lesson about,” the] in preparation for the job at hand? | > “of Leyiticus—there is a specific instruc- fe IRE SEPSIS A de hen ar Nd Bg il Sle Ne Se nh eB ; re S me oe —SILVIA RAY Janitor wants to know. Paul’s advice to Timothy was “Study}] 2, The music. Seti €are should aa ey ae a Pier hee MINOR INDIGESTION RECOMMENDED “Tt is about Chemistry.” . to show thyself approved unto God, a] be used in all the music chosen, eetegeee snail ever be burning on the DUE To— SNAPPY STORIES SW F y Y Rate ahamed ee i By the Itar; it shall never go out.” The Book Yell, I don’t know much about! workman that needeth not be ashamed, ! piano prel ff Pas | pine i le s BCn pers SERMONS LIKE A FREIGHT {ina put I will try.” ciently dividing tee onder? aks ene ee! of Leviticus is perhaps the least ready | EXCESS ACIDITY y Thousands ° TRAIN We can at least thank God for folks| Now study entails effort and some Ribtcee Beck Pee veuehsald A : book in the Old Sean Eyen for GASSY FULNESS : KIRBY’S MINERAL PRODUCTS 3 ae ee who try, but how much chemistry do| folks are just too lazy to make ‘the | because it ae oh ae ere ot as have been a ¢ MINOR SCRATCHES 15 FIKE AVENUE UNION, s. C. Ps Same _Jones said Ve sermons Were] you suppose those boys and girls will| effort. Some are not too lazy but just] jective of the meeting. sat ae iS Do ees dl ABRASIONS Christian Agents Wanted ie Write ‘or? Tecmis yi like a freight train, “L can just Un-} teary on that particular morning? Not| don’t know how. eae aaa ss Siem ticus: provided the A couple anywhere, tie on the caboose. hI fraid z me) UR. 38 shi a tubries for a form of worship which t BURNS HISTORY OF KIRBY'S NATURAL IRON TONIC, M. M. 1 that’s the end of it.” Eph RE rt eo eae ae hae ee ‘s De ec Ch Seupture. Thes is practically extinct Nevertheless, i . This remarkable mineral deposit was discovered by a colored and that’s the end of it. Oh but you say, that is absurd! Yes} Classes in religion education ar prepare the program should ¢ ace ‘ne ee a Walp ge 4 . SCALDS un Tus digging a ditch. He ncticed a peculiar grayish color of clay. sake isn’t it? Very very absurd’ indeed. And| ducted which yuri help yc re greatest Ree He read a g i oe Baap) Lace i. IEHOTEaTINGS meas Heeerdenamnae as combs in coat we air and water its % 3 a 2 <= ay ¥- = i Ss oO ew: 5 sh. Ss his man worked severa days Kan be- MAKE HIM FEEL SMALL just how Jong do you suppose that} to do the job you have sel do. | quotation of Bible verses from m« SMEG; always a fire prepared SKIN IRR{TATIONS came wet with reddish liquid in the ditch, minor sk'n irritations from bese na rT, teacher will hold his job? Not very) You may learn new methods how The call to worship or the openin: iidieeady whenever any sacrifice had| + which he had been bothered for some time was noticeably helped A wealthy man attended a missionary} long I hope. make your lessons ‘interesting to the} ences may be from one of the Ps. is Peeeneered. “Let a porhipes emie THROAT IRRITATIONS Fi The news vo On antl ee ee about what had occurred to him. prYice 2 gave enny. I . 5 F 1 pag ee a hte. 4 ae. i eeaseen i hen people in the chk j xami and experiine service and gaye a penny to the cause. Now let us suppose another situation. } pupils and how to study your | ible. eg., Psalm 100, “Make a joyful noise when he pleased, hie had not to wait NATURAL TONIC with this grayish Cay anligecn fourenat sk Shtainee radi Couate On the way home he was caught in a] Did I say SUPPOSE? Unfortunately | If every teacher of sunday School lunto'the Lord,” etc. till the fire on the altar was kindled STOPS MINOR SUPERIICIAL ties. | storm, He crawled into a hollow cotton-} we do not need to suppose this case. wood tree for protection. The storm} It is altogether too common a fact. lasted longer than he thought, the tree The Superintendent of our Sunday began to swell from the moisture, and} School looks: around and finds a class the man couldn't extricate himself.| without a teacher. You can name your Thinking he was going to be squeezed] own excuse. There are many of them to death he began thinking of all the] and all are familiar. Any Sunday School mean sins he had committed. After a] Superintendent can supply you with a while he thought of the measly penny] long list of them. he had given to missions and he felt so] So Mr. Superintendent hustles about would avail himself of this opportunity FIVE WEEKS’ TREATMENT POSTPAID $1.00 the School would certainly adyance in interest and spiritual good, dj _ If you sét a fine big roast the table ahd just sit back and look at it you are not going to get much bene- fit from that turkey. But when you get hungry you are going to open that turkey up and get some of it. your insides. Then you will feel stronger “The fire shall ever be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.” Tn the first place, this ancient in- 4. The use of prayer. Hoy h BLEEDING | prayer shall the meeting have? Sill it be written and read, or offered im- promptu? Shall the superinte offer the prayers, or shall the Ju or both? These questions must d¢ answered thoughtfully in advance. | the prayer is a*printed one, or pre }in advance, it should be certaiy & Kirby's M. M. is a Natural Iron Tonic, and contains no alcohol, FOR MINOR BLEEDING AFTER narcotics or other harmful drags. This product is absolutely guaran- ¥ teed. After you have used or taken it for fifteen days, if for any rea- i e TOOTH EXTRACTION son you are dissatisfied, upon return of the empty bottle, your money Struction may well serve to remind| POISON OAK AND IVY will be cheerfully refunded for the fifteen days treatment. We do not us of an obligation we may not evade claim our product to be a “cureall” but judging from the thousands i ithout serious consequences to our AN INTESTINAL ASTRINGENT | of testimonrals we have received from satisfied users we are convinced | rer Es We to f that we have a meritorious product. aracter and service. i ea TIRED AND TENDER FEET ‘ Your blood is one of the most important things about your health. ain the fires of devotion on the If kept clean and pure, you should have good health. Acids in the tar we have dedicated to the worship MINOR IRRITATIONS OF THE blood tend to cause you to be tired, worn out, run down, nervous, ir- all he " j p 7 4 2 : aera T ritable, sallow complexion and you may need a natural iron tor then small he crawled right out. and locates a substitute who dosen’t| and more able to do the work before meet, the exact needs of the me of the Christlike God. No Poa GUMS if so, why not give Kirby's Natural M, M. Iron Tonic a tral gee know what the lesson is about (shame you. And if you lay a Bible on your} it should be dignified, but sho» ‘Possible without the fire. So no Ta euihde ioe sou metisth anti tholigands! bare’ toltivin’ testimiontalk g of love is possible or complete hout the spirit of devotion. How “Many opportunities come to us each day, < portunities in which we can THE SUNDAY SCHOOL on him) but is reluctantly willing to try teaching—God bless him for trying— ’ and the class lesson goes on. And is| tion unless you open it up and gi Lowy x The Sunday School is an institution] that absurd do you think? Or haye| of it inside of you. Then you will be] 5. The leader’s'talk. In introduce of comparatively recent origin. 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With gratitude you may speak appreciatively of the high traditions of whe race, but remember that there are trealms of experience which by no pos- sibility can you inherit. In them, each person as he arrives must feed ,the altar fires. You can inherit real estate but not friendship. You may purchase an annuity but not home life. I cannot delegate another to tend the fires of inward personal character. “There are wo proxies for the soul.” As an as- tute Christian observer puts it: “Mul- titades of people in Christiandom have more Christianity than they can outwardly inherit—its forms and cus- toms. Yet, living in a world where the spiritual life is available. it is a tragedy not to have some of it for one’s own and be’a of its inner faiths, , its saving virtues, no le to s its deep resource “This is mine.’ " (Continued in next issue) DR. L. L. BERRY Secretary of Missions DR, BERRY—A HISTORY MAKING MISSIONARY SECRETARY HATS OFF to the Rev. .L. L. 3erry, D.D., our modern and progres- sive Missionary Secretary. Recent acts have proven him to be a man of vision. He is seen thereby as cutting loose from the apron-strings of favoritism and political fears. And he is making evident to all who are supporting the Missionary set-up under his direction with the cooperation of Mrs. Christine Smith and Mrs, Hughes, that in all he is attempting he sees only the wel- fare of the connection both at home and abroad. Never in the history of the A, M. E, Connection has a Missionary Secretary had the wisdom and courage before to make departmental inspection of the West Indidn and South American work. If this had been systematically done from quadrennium to quadrennium, the West Indian and South American work would have been found in a legs pre- carious state today, The only exception in this sphere was when the Rev, Dr. Rankins—my revered friend—went with] called to the Presbyterian Parish on Bishop John Hurst, a self-sacrificing| the Essequibo Coast, when I met the Missionary Bishop, to take ‘over the} Rev. Dr. Lucky and young Mr. Walker. three mission points which were to| I had been called upon to be Chairman The emphasis of the Home Mission-: ary activity was for many long years laid upon the work in West and South Africa, and the late Dr, Rankins brave- ly sailed to West Africa, in order to get first-hand knowledge of the mis- sionary problems in that Continent. American Trade, Industry, and Poli- tical maneuverings are drawing the West Indies and South America?into a strong protective hemisphere. And the Coloured Peoples in North America South America, and the West Indies are destined to be drawn into closer kinship than ever before. Labour con- ditions will gradually improve in the West Indies,and South America soon after the United States have set the world a profitable example in the, ad- justment of. conditions affecting In- dustry and Labour. As a result there will be no influx of West Indians and South Americans to this country. Therefore, the American Church, un- der Negro leadership that is able to wisely administer through its Ministry for the religious, social, and educational needs of the a consistent manner will receives the lasting grati- tude and unstinted support of my peo- ple in those areas Knowing Dr as I do, and because of his long connection with the Missionary Board of our Church, and masses in Berry because of the experienced leadership of Bishop Young, the president of the Board of Missions, im cooperation with the stimulating energies of Mrs. Chris- tine S. Smith, I again prophesy a re- construction of our entire Missionary set-up in the West Indies and ‘South America under his management. I was convinced of Dr. Berry’s preparedness. and sincerity when he first broached his candidacy to me for the office. He now needs uniyersal confidence and support in order to revamp for the betterment of the Missionary activities of our Connection. I was glad to advocate his election in the first in- stance. although I brought down on my head the long existing enmity of many high-places in the Church, And what if I suffered because of jealous detractors, if the General Church has prospered thereby and has been help- ful to my people! q It will be a blessed day when a system—which I have in mind—can be so projected as to allow the Mis- sionary points to reach that» self-sup- porting status under missionaries who are thoroughly committed to that sys- tem, And, seeing, that because of Dr, Berry's visit, there is bound up there- in assurances for development of the West Indian and South American work along constructive lines, there is one individual who will be made thorough- ly happy. The early self-sacrificing labours of this modest individual has not been made known before to the General Church. And yet, he is the very right-hand man of Rev. Dr, Berry. I have reference to the Hon. Dr, Wal- ker, the Assistant Editor of the VOICE OF MISSIONS. I had just artived from London, England, whence I had been form the nucleus for the Jamaica Con-| of their meeting being held at the ference in the Island of Jamaica, West | Anglican Church Guild, the which was Indies, 3 their first public opportunity to pre- sent the catise of the A. M.E: Church in British Guiana among the better element of the community. Their sched- uled Chairman had failed thém, and by general acclaim I was asked to fill the breech, Thus was the nucleus: of our Missionary work in the West In- dies and South America begun after the old roots under Rev. Daniels had withered and decayed, and while Rev. Talbot was at school in Morris Brown College. The Demerara work under Lucky and Walker gave impetus to the work im- mediately begun by Rey. Dr. Seeley at Barbadoes. The Barbadoes work and the South America work grew step by step under the heroic and self-sacri- ficing Lucky and Seeley. Out of the Barbadoes work sprung the Trinidad work which was financed by Rev. and Mrs. Batson, Mrs. Batson being a Portuguese b¥ race. But the difficulties of the Trinidad work were too great for them, and the Rev. Rankin heroical- ly got hold of the loose strings and turned’ the work over to the Rev. Dr. Mahew, the dynamic Church. builder. We are looking away from the ob- scurity of the past to the light of an advancing day as a result of this timely visit of-the Rey. D. Berry, and we now do him honour for the same, Rey. Samuel E. Churchstone Lord Bridgetown, Virginia January 4, 1938. tewal 1, Macon, Ge was transferred by Bishop tain to the Second Episc and appointed by Bishop wy. to the pastorate of Macedo, E, Church, Suffolk, Virgin; > Since coming to Suffolk by his genial personality a preaching has endeared hj only to the members of his to the people of the city at though he has been with the only three months the members| increased considerably, out-look -for the church brighter, a. GEORGIAN MAKES GOOD wiv Davig mia A. M Org}; Ww. A, Fo Opal Dig, Tict, Dr, Reese Md gospel self not Parish but large Al. Church MD has and the Senera} Is much IN VIRGINIA In October a $500.00 rally was la ed for the second Sunday in Dec The membership was or: five groups, each being for $100.00. At the final ro group had © gone beyond its placing in the hands of the committee the grand total of $0 ..Raised $900.00 In an Eight Weeks Rally 1Z.ec Dr. J. E..Reese, A.B, B.D, son of Dr. E.. Reese one of the Presiding Elders of Georgia, and former pastor cee em emiee: A.M. E. MUSIC HYMNALS SDE | Hymnals, Bound in Single Copy Half Doz. One Doz. J and Beautifully stamped Gold are offered at Prices z Mail Your Orders Today : We Pay Fosta A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN . Philadelphia, Pa. 7 Morocco with Head Band $ 1.25 $ 6.50 $12.00 Brand new A.M.E. Musi sem! i thes¢ > eee eee ef) e : ry, NUARY 20, 1939 orium and galary of the ‘wife of our beloved pastor, Mrs, Reese, A.B., Clark U., daughter ‘and Mrs, E. P, Waddell of At- Ga., spent the Christmas holj- with her husband and friends of folk. She is now teaching science mathematics in the High School “McRae, Georgia. She is the former resident of the W. H. and F. M. iety of the Macon District and also d of the Young People’s Depart- t of Stewart Chapel, Macon, Ga. he will join her husband in the local rograin inthe spring. Too much praise cannot be given esteemed Bishop M. H. Davis, head ‘the Second Episcopal District for ringing to us these two wide-awake ! aders, Many thanks to him for his! imely. foresight. AJOR WRIGHT GETS 1,000 CARDS, 7 CAKES FOR CHRISTMAS PHILADELPHIA—(C)—Major R. R. Wright, Sr., president of the Citi- ens & Southern Bank, 1849 South Street, in an exclusive statement on Monday, January 3, said: “I am still eceiving Christmas cards, and very beautiful ones. I have received over a housand, and my house js literally Packed with them. I never saw so many Christmas cards before in my life. I have received also seven large Pound cakes, stockings, ties, and othér inkets galore. I am so delighted to} know that my friends have thought so | Well of me. I judge it is a good thing | fo have Christmas in order that you may find out how many of your friends re- member you. I haye directed that a list | be made of all of the cards and other Gifts that were sent ta me, so that next year I shall attempt to answer them. Major Wright, former college presi- dent in Georgia for thirty years, found- d and has headed his bank for the t een years. The bank has $700, sources, and many. white de- and over, The { ous of showing the Connection the en- \ been felt universally; to set it ° THE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE Since, the place of meeting of the } next general conference must be chosen by the proper authorities that shall meet in the Mid-Winter Session of the Bishop’s Council, the Alliance is desir tire picture. The great A. M. E | Church is to be congratulated in having such a grip on the minds of its consti- tuency that it is compel to choose a- mong the many applications that have been offered a$ to just where she shall go. Especially are we to be congratulated in having the far west to make, gener- ous and flattering offers. We do not believe that the voice of the west should be indefinitely ignored. The great Church of Allen, the most powerful organization in the world organized by Negroes, guided by the brains of Ne- groes and supported almost entirely by the earnings of Negroes should at a more opportune time visit the far west, but not now. ‘All of us, who haye our hand on the pulse of the financial world know that entering into another the slump has some- National government has retrenchment, In the e are located, we are definitely depression. Already what, the recommended Industrial centers where w: RB Je ce the unemployed walking the Our great department ng off help in an effort The churches are feeling it somewhat already, and 4 bis days and weeks and months ol y we shall feel it more so. We there- fore contend that it is no time, nor would it be wise on the part of the gen- al church to g0 off on a needless ex- he ht seeing trip. We there- neral Conference to first, because of her we can s streets again. stores are lay to stem the tide cursion OF a SIS! fore invite the Ge ‘is the father of Bishop R. R. éome to Detroit; OF DETROIT — THE cHRIs i eee TIAN RE Fasano : losing night of the rally, OU eter oa co a ER 2 PAGE NINE Peele ee If it is historic back-ground and beau- ty of scenery, it is here. One of the main terminals of the under-ground railroads which was operated by the illustrious John Brown and the immor- tal SoJourner Truth the last camping Ground of the Sainted Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, the resting place of the scholarly Bishop Chas. Smith and other historic yalues which time and space will not allow us to enumerate. As to beauty; what can compare with the rolling hills, land-scape slopes and extending planes of Canada, that lie just across the river from us. The grandeur of the great lakes upon whose bosom great steam-boats make their way to such points as Niagara Falls, Montreal, Quebec and Halifax. As we try to pen these words the panorama of beauty that forms a living concept in the mind, beggers description. We are almost tempted in extending you our niost sincere invitation to come to Dée- troit to paraphrase a verse from Holy Rit: “EYES HAVE NOT SEEN. EARS HAVE NOT HEARD, NOR HAS IT ENTERED INTO THE MIND OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND FRIENDS WHAT DETROIT HAS IN STORE FOR YOU IF YOU WILL COME OUR WAY IN 1940.” Signed on behalf of The A.M.E. Ministerial Alliance, J. D, Howell 5 Detroit, Michigan OWELL i ARK: MI BOs HIGHLAND PARK, MICH. 5 St. Luke A. M, E. Church location. We have ascertained from a little reseatch that the difference in en kee 4 : Our Second Quarterly Conference railroad © per individual, including < oy was held + December > 12th, “with ‘Dr. meals and berth would be twenty dol- . f 3 a “f David A, Blake. lars per person in favor of Detroit, On a . Rey, Blake preached a i the basis tes, ¢ of tion including al- At 3 p.m. Mrs. A, Hill was the spea of n-hundred; and easily 1 by the preach- which all were made g i susand Joyal members who shall] . ri ‘ 5 ‘ nee re at ing of Mrs, Hill. The roll c each follow us where-ever we shall go. the}. - A " 4 ea ij hundved-thous. | OMiEE Was present, One Ueath, little church would save one hundred- S- s ‘ 3 Cabal Usp nlymegree criti Mary Bryant, 6 years old. We all and dollars, ($100,000) this one item a- y : , ful tee stood and remarks by stor, We ne is worthy of careful consideration, ; i lone SAG f all joined in Loves We again invite the next session ie Little -Childre reports were the General Conference to the city Of} a1 read and adopted. The presiding Detroit, because of what we have to of- paid $24.00, Total, all monies fer; first, physical assests; nine hun-} paiceg over $500.00 this rter. The dred thousand dollars, ($900,000) worth} ranort of the Prayer Mee Come of church property owned and controll- tmittee "shes of 40 ed by the A. M, E. Church, the con- persons Peary seo nection’s finest edifice, Ebenezer} pe osent: Seven Persons had given Church, the largest auditorium, Bethel shen lives vover ¢0).God: (St, Lukeras Church; a great host of eight thousand} toying on with its New Pastor and members marching under the banner of Sificers: Allen answering every call, possessing} O, December 5, our bishop, J. A. a rare degree of loyalty, speaking| Gregg who brought to St. Luke a through their fourteen pastors, two great message, all were inspired as he Presiding Elders and Great Bishop to reflected on the many tasks that con- come this way that they might receive) (ont our church, yet great was. the new inspiration and that they might ore deeply from the intellect } drink m and geniv it is com ment, we of one hi sessing s¢ to be fou open for number of commendable hotels with many fine eating places to supplement any defic local me who are have General therefore knowing how to ar adequate been through the experience of \ spiritual awakening in the hearts of the many who attended Mrs. B. M. Sykes, Sec. Mitchell, Pastor is of African Methodism. If fort and adequate entertain- have it. A Negro population undred twenty thousand pos- yme of the most palatial homes nd any-where, their doors are your entertainment a large Rey General Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. Wy Washington, D, C. hve iency that might occur in our mbership. Fourteen pastors connectionally known, several Entertainment, range and Conference ly entertaining the same. ===== DSC09906.JPG ===== DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE GENESIS OF THE A. M. E. POLICY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION The Origin of Choral Singing in the A. M. E. Church? The Indomitable struggles of Bishop Payne? The wise sayings of this Father of African Methodism? SECURE A COPY OF Daniel Alexander Payne Christian Educator By Josephus R. Coan SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE $1.00 omc eee eet ec eee ae eee ee ee LOOK! 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They made their mistakes but they did not for- feit their place in the galaxy of human improvement. ss Their work for the last twenty or thirty years shows the fallacy of the retirement age in the A. M. E. Zion economy. Why should a man be re- tired because he has lived a certain number of years? One man is old at forty-five, another man is young at 72 years. What the church needs are workers. We live in deeds, not years or days. We hope the next General Conference of Zion will do away with a certain year of retirement, and let us have a medical examination of the members of the Board of Bishops in- stead, which examination will test the physical, mental, moral, and spiritual fitness of the appointee. Let the Episco- pal Committee be governed by this fitness. What has seventy-two. years to do with it? It simply gives an honest Bishop. a complex after he becomes sixty-eight years of age, and makes him coward and crayen. and then sensitive to every political whim of demagogues. Away with the time limit —and give us strength, wisdom, and —The Star of Zion ONLY 3 FRESHMEN, ii COLLEGE MAY CLOSE : NASHVILLE.—With only three stu- dents enrolled in the freshman ‘class of the Meharry Dental School, grave fears are felt there that the depart- ment’s doors will be eventually closed. The school is one of the two’colored Class A dental schools; the other is at Howard University. Persons interested in the college’s continuance are empha- sizing the pressing need for colored dentists; in Mississippi, for example, there is but one for every 34,000. popu- lation. z ; ce. 8 LYNCHED IN 1937 * cane IN SOUTHERN STATES _ Figure Same as in’ 1936, but ~ Less Than in Two Previous .... TUSKEGEE, Ala., Dec. 27 Eight persons, all N egroe: lynching at the ha the Tuskegee Institut ‘The 1936 lynch toll also wa Deaths by States this year: — Florida, 3; Mississippi, 2; Tennes 1; Alabama, 1; Georgia, 1. Y In 56 instances, the institute rep: officers of the law prevented lync ‘the instances occurre | ACCIDENT RE eA VEALS c ‘the fer-| tile soil of the American Reconstruction * They labored as best they knew _ The giant lizard was a fine 's of what is believed to have indicate against }, s : Rape, 1 ture and robbery, | nding of officer, 2 ESS Magnetic Cabing, _ Successful in Venerea} _ Maladies, NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2 (Al successful “treatment syphilis, Malta fever, and cert, diseases, accidentally discovere, sociation. Dr. A. Buist Litterer and Dr. neth Phillips, of Miami, claime successfully treated syphilis y treatments in an “air-conditione tro-magnetic cabinet,” gonorrhe, six treatments, and 12 out of 15 fever cases. . The patient is placed on ay the cabinet-like box and a quency electric current of 3 oscillations per second is shot ‘| humid air in the cabinet. This artificial fever, raising the } perature from normal to 107 The patient remains in the to seven hours once a week ‘The fever, Dr. Phillips kills the disease germs. T! was discovered, Dr. Phillips “men working in the high-in ocillating rooms at Schenect: ‘plained of being hot. Searchi Cause, it was discovered that tric currents about which the 5 . caused fever. Experimentatio ‘EX-SLAVE, 119, CELEBRATES ' With Her Is Daughter, Mor 3 Than 90 Years Old ST, LOUIS, Dec, 25 (AP)—Nr Flora Williams, former Neg celebrated today what she 119th birthday, anniversary. \ was her daughter, Mrs. Am who Mrs. Williams said was ° eighteen years when the C started, which makes her over | now.” Mrs. Williams said trading showed she was born on ( Day, 1818, on the plantation of 1 Tatums at Clinton, N. C. JUST AN OLD FOSSIL THIS LIZARD PROVES _ ” CAVALIER, N. D. (UP).—"! sil of a prehistoric sea lizard. @ 7" ; believed to have lived more th qr | 200,000,000 years ago, has bev f here. sant found bur , 75 feet beneath the s! I lagoon. Fossilized ferns an" that the climate: the" ates now classific GE GIRLS TOLD N Jan. 3 (UP)—A 2 Vie > crime eal ; Murder, : for gonorty high radio frequency rooms of Gen Electric, was explained today tp meeting of the Southern Medicg| record hed in the Pembina Mountai been and moist in that sect” “ ‘0 EAT WITH FINGERS foods should be foods | IN MISSIONS A. Grant he definition of the term from what word is it Z \ difference between nd Evangelize? Are. the two great divisions issions ? the aim of Foreign Mis- ¢ Missions? id Christian Missions be- t ). in gf in the first book on Mis- was the Mission field to na 2 Lord pointed his Disciples? [hat ‘was the preparation which disciples had, and what further parations were expected of the? |) What was the first opportunity of “spread of the Christian Church? What time, in the history of the rid was Christian Missions started? id What was the state of civilization? , Give the Missionary activities of ie Apostles after Pentecost. 12. What basis do we find in the lissionary work of the Apostles for ir Modern work? 3. Why is Paul’s Life so important the study of Christian Missions? thy ith dele a Til Mal ith the fingers and whether white are permissible on social occasions fied a series of lectures at Hunter pllege by Mrs. Bleecker eigs. After general discussion by the ‘stu- Pits and Mrs. Meigs, it was decided fit artichokes, lobster, olive hes, ery, corn on the cob, canap nd mit could and should be eaten with le fingers. Katherine kel begat e ASS ME THE PLATE RATTLESNAKES shar PU SBLO, Colo. (UP).—Roasted and hWed rattlesnakes was the piece de sistance at a dinner here celebrating slaughter of 208 rattlesnakes by ree Pueblans. The snake skins were fed to make hat bands, belts. and mp shades, while the verte brae fur- shed material for necklaces. ning e {og F. ‘Subscribe for six mo ied f ra at 3 cents each ernoon preceding t sha wa ‘copy. Become an Agen’ if A. M. E. : REV. G. E. CU dis ee erencennencenremcencevenvaniancancaet SPECIAL NOTICE The New Way to get the CHRISTIAN RECORDER Subscribe for one year by and address with a Money ‘A. M. E. Book Concern, nths by sending Money Order for $1.00 to the above address. Become an agent by on before Tuesday he date of the issues or- a d. Orders for under ten gall at the regular retail t in Your Church IK CONCERN aS) salen Manager. THE CHR 14. What Was the number Ns when Paul Was convert: I From what class of they secured? 16. Why is P aul called ¢ the Gentiles? ‘ Baie 17. What is m tile? 18, Was Paul th Gentiles? ia of Christ- ed? People Were he first to go to the is What Preparations did St. Paul ets ieee g) work, and how , etween his conversion and his first journey? The State Supervisor, Mesdames R. A. Grant. A. E. Heath, State Presi- dent, the State Superintendent of the Young People’s Department, R, L, Logan, the President Emeritus, Te iee Brooks of Florida have planned a few interesting features for the Conference Branch Presidents, and Superintend- ents in their meetings for 1938, In the Senior Department they will study Hymnology, Biblical History, Be- ginning of Music in A, M. E. Church, History and Origin of Spirituals, Mis- sionary Study Course. Such questions as will be discussed and answered in the Missionary Study Course. The Missionary Presidents and Superintendents will urge each member to be present in both departments. Well trained instructors will conduct these different courses. SATURDAY WILL BE KNOWN AS “YOUTH’S DAY” The Young People will come from every part of the Conference to study and ‘receive instructions in Bible Drills Hymnology, History of Spirituals, Mis- sionary Study Course, Story Telling (Missionary, Musical Religious, Bibli- cal, and Medical Missionary stories) Poems, (Missionary, Religious, Bibli- cal, Musical, etc.) Bible Games All seniors are urged to bring their Pathfinders, Hymnbooks Juniors are asked to bring the same as and Bibles the Seniors, and in addition to these bring your Young Women’s Aux., man- uals for your devotions, as well as any other literature pertaining to the pro- gram. Come praying that God will be one in our midst Ed—tThis department will be ducted by Mrs. R. A. 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E February 23—South Florida Conference "4 —Cocoa, Florida, Rev. J. R. Rich- + ardson, Bishop R. A. Grant. 4 i : The General Conference Com- ; mission—St. John African M. E. Church, Montgomery, Alabama. : a F Bishop J. S. Flipper, President. John Montgomery, Alabama. C. A. Wingfield, Secretary. Liberia Conference—Grand Bassa Liberia. Bishop E. J. Howard. February 24-27—The Bishops’ Council— St. John African M. E. Church, Montgomery, Alabama. Bishop J. S. Flipper, President; Bishop J. A. Gregg, Secretary; Rev. George T. Sims, Pastor. March 9—Central Florida Conference— Arcadia Station, Rey. L. J. Kincy, Pastor, 256 Orange Street, Ar- cadia, Fla., Bishop R. A. Grant. March 23—Gold Coast Conference.— Accra Gold Coast. Bishop E. J. Howard. : April 27—Delaware Conference.—Sea- ford, Delaware, Rev. G, E. Mat- thews, Pastor, 506 North Street. Bishop David Henry Sims, May 4—New Jersey Conference.— Newark, N. J., Rev. A. C. Saun- ders, Pastor, 95 Union Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. 11—Philadelphia .Conference— Harrisburg, Penna., Rev. P. C May Williams, Pastor, 622 Briggs Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. May 18—New York Conference—Free- port, L. L., Rev. G. W. Maybanks, Pastor, 59 Helen Avenue. Bishop David Henry Sims. 25—New England Conference— New Haven, Conn., Rey. I., A, May McCoy, Pastor, 82 Dickerman Street. Bishop’ David Henry Sims. JONES TABERNACLE REDUCES MORTGAGE $12,200.00 Philadelphia, Pa. Immediately after the close of the Phila. Annual Conference last May Jones Tabernacle launched a Mortgage Fund Drive. With fervent prayers for Divine Guidance and Help the pastor, officers and members were undaunted . by a Mortgage debt of $28,900.00. Nothing had been paid on principal since 1931, The task seemed herculean, but “the people had a mind to work” and fired with a great zeal, They ns struggled heroically making unusual sacrifices. Their prayers were answered their faith rewarded and their labors crowned with success. On December 7, a.committee of Trustees along with the pastor met with the Consistory of the Heidelberg Reformed Church which holds the mortgage and offered to pay three thousand fifty-three dol- lars ($3,053.00) cash and thereby receive credit for twelve thousand two hundred January 26—Orlando Conference—St. February 2—Sierra Leone Conference— The Connectional Council — St. African M. E. Church, Rev. V. M. Townsend, President; Rev. debts approximating $1,500,00, $56.00) current interest in full reducing the mortgage debt from $28,000.00 te $16,700.00, The plan which also includ- ed reduction of the interest rate had been worked out in detail by our pastor and was graciously accepted by the mortgage holder. This consideration on the part of the Consistory of the Heidelberg Reformed Church evidences a spirit of good will and magnanimity rarely equalled by creditors even in the Church, The Third Quarterly Conference of Jones Tabernacle was held Monday evening, December 19, by the P. E. the Rey. I, N. Patterson All reports scored an “all-time” high record. ‘Reports for thirty weeks, May 17- December 13: Conversions 23, Accessions 107, Re- ceived into Full Membership 42, Pres- ent Membership 618, Marriages 9, Bap- tisms 13, Deaths 11. 2 Jones Tabernacle was organized by a part of the old Morris Brown Con- gregation under the leadership of Rev. R.R. Wright, Jr. (now Bishop of South Africa) in June 1930 and purchased the present edifice, which is one of the most commodious church buildings occupied by Negroes in Philadelphia, for $35,- 000.00, The Church is named for the late Bishop Joshua H. Jones and his spirit of Christian zeal, courage, hard work and tenacity in Kingdom building lives anew in the members. = The present pastor, Rev. Wm. P. Stevenson. ’32 degree assigned by the late Bishop W. H. Heard July 1932, is a graduate of the College and Theologi- cal Seminary of Lincoln University (Pa.) and received the Honorary de- gree of D.D. from Wilberforce Univer- sity (Ohio) in 1936. He is a conse- ‘crated Christian, powerful - preacher, courageous leader and fearless liberal. Coming to Jones Tabernacle, Dr. Stevenson not only had the usual ad- justments confronting him that face every new minister but also the tur- moil, disorganization and spiritual dearth that result from strife. Then, there was his youth. Our group has not kept pace with the dominant group in entrusting responsibility to the young men. Dr. Stevenson had to prove him- self. His inspiration must have been those encouraging words of Paul, “Let no man despise thy youth.” Without fear or favor for any men he set out and in six months affer coming here waged one of the greatest revivals that any A. M. E, Church has had for years. One hundred and three souls were| A. cleansed and made whole. The effort was to clear the church of s singing gro 3s both ant service, for children to pans entering their sixth the example, ns Of material s| Not 4 pol home in the pulpit as in This success can be attribute ly to the forethought and , Christial leadership of Rev ‘Stevenson, He : ‘taught us to put God first and then set] “ft kno He not only raises tnorey, but lie saves neato = Set Fee ahe Bet hould come the next Bishop of*the A. M. E. Church. ician, but an exc great parliamentarian—not a dogmatist, but a great theologian. Equally at ceedingly the classroom, souls, Bishop R. R. Wright planted, Dr. Wim. P. Stevenson and prayerfully. Rev. Wayman FACTS ON THE BURNING OF ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH CLEVELAND, : : St. James A, <M. E. totally destroyed by fire ing, January 2, 1938. a.m. and: apparently had bee! way for several hours. © Firemen battled from arte 7:00 a.m. Much criticism has been made of] re nourished, and God gave the increase, Jones Tabernacle asks the church leaders to consider this record seriously Hewlett Bouldin watered. and OHIO. > ee “Church, 840 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, was Sunday morn- ‘ ie A Bo Song the poor equipment of the fire depart- ment in Cleveland, which criticism has been echoed from time to time for Many years. ss Though the men battled long and hard, they were hampered by inade- quate equipment, > ‘The origin of the fire has not been discovered. Damage estimated $100,000. It is presumed that it started in the basement of the church, The St, James Church was bought from the Con- gregational people about. eleven years ago. . : The structure was built in 1895 and was considered one of the most beauti- ful churches in Cleyelan The church occupied the position of a great influence in Cleveland and by reason of its Si was considered — public opinion. 3 shi | —a church which has weather: d and fifty Church after "years? What ? These are ie light of the Ne do know that as they should th in the church, “O church in Phila _ “UNTO THE CHURCH jy , ut the church ab Is 3 tt above Pee ADELPHIA has been paid for +: ym, t Px Vance. De Leon Shelta et ‘s, and toil has been petuate the spirit and all we not “hold that we. “that no man ni After one hundred s we have gained tre- ‘things material, Un- Piritual gains have ice with our material ad- ches, in the main, are ng under heavy obligations, id connectional. We need mem- Statistics tell us that we have less ers today than we had in 1900, is the cause of this decline? I M think we should weed out the preacher, as the “Harvest truly eat, but the laborers are few,” do think that we should clip the | "of those who ior self aggrandize- oppose sensible economy. Ours | his time forward must in a lar- se be a crusade for souls. ‘¢ ¥ I. w thy works, behoid j he set before thee an open door ang, man can shut it, for thou hast 4 id strength ind hast kept my word, hast not denied itiy naitie,” “THo)4 fast which thoti hast that no tia, thy crown.” — i “And if thou wilt walk in my yg to keep tiy statutes and my comma ments as thy. fathet—did walk, th will I lengthen thy days.’ From the four corners of Atria | Methodism thousands of the sons ay daughters of Allen gathered at Mend phis to commemorate the one and fiftieth anniversary of th E. Church. It was one of events in the annals of our Zio S. S. Morris, originator of 1) that gave rise to the first sextuple clave ih otir history, desery: commendation. We were greatly impressed b throngs that poured in from ail tions to do honor to a gloriou | | | | ist (we) be carried to the skies, | flowery beds of case, | ile others fought to win the prize, H sailed through bloody seas?” storm, within and without, on ‘has been tested over and « in the crucible of trials. One hundred and fifty years a Me teas and _intoleranc Wesley’s church, precipitate: birth of spiritual freedom for cans of color. One hundred a years ago, a former slave. by strength of faith, broke the segregation and hate which pr a full enjoyment of religious |! our fathers. And, springing forth iant with the Spirit of God, hx a torch of Christian brotherhood -has grown brighter through the One hundred and fifty years aco star, a star of the first magni peared on the horizon of Me | Traveling from darkest Afric: }space: of countless years, t star ushered in a new era. It was % claimed by thousands, who wept i joy, being made conscious 0°! the own strength and powers. With determination they left their ™ brethren and joined with Allen i" ® relentless crusade against racial ant ‘thy and spiritual wickedness. Wh) God looked upon them and smile¢, P enemies wilted. They had not con") d our father, Allen, but some of fe—ye sons of Allen, Shake off list of confusion—seek peace and patter her, Remember thy father Our father Allen gave us this Art thou greater than our Allen? Tf thou wilt walk in the of thy father, prosperity will s. The “Church in Philadelphia” @ preserved. Are you faint? Are lscouraged? Are you persecuted? the words of thy father Allen: We are striving to follow Christ ould ‘recollect that persecution is badge of discipleship, and led to believe we have nothing to While we follow that which is Hear the words of the great 4 urch in Philadelphia: meth will I make a here is an urgent need for ous young men and by the church of Allen. o not falter. Rally to to be a Daniel. It dig this well of African ill take courage to de- x Allen gave us this ; and mothers drank ade glad. Daniel A. s waters and became benefactors. Henry an apostle to the e dread jungles of from this refresh- I not’ allow us to but suffice it to say conquering heroes fountain. of good repute, crated to sit in scan the Army of aray ef young gen erals, drille wll bil d in the “West ‘ of Experience, yet. line, y: and decorated wi » Victors already d to va Precisioy Point” mn, tri Prestige to the ben Zion, Among’ the Gomez, F i. Clayborn, G. Ww. Gibbs, and others. Prof, 0, M. Travis, of Kentucky, a ati Pata competent business man, choice to succeed Dr, John R, Hawkins as financial secr 3 tary. Prof. Travis is. ripe in deocetiek dependable, honest, and loyal. He Ps the man of the hour to follow Dr. Hawkins who Was appropriately feted at Memphis “pon his fiftieth anni- versary as a general officer in the A. M. E, Church. In Mr. Travis, the im M. E. Church will have a faithful and fearless guardian of her funds. I will have more to say in this connection later, Dr, mM we see Joseph son Reid, John Baber, Carey A. George A. Singleton, of Allen’s most dependable sons, can be counted upon to uphold the Church in Philadelphia. The Christian Recorder is all smiles these days, It goes to press gladly each week to get of thought, wit, news, one its new attire and counsel, and Bees out before the world with its ! head up and unashamed. It is‘all due to the master’s touch, Dr, Singleton Ss Tendering an invaluable service to the church and will remain at. the Editor’s desk of the Christian Record- er until he is ready for a larger ser- vice. Wh hat tim will be comes the church with him. God bless the Church University, Ohio, Some Reasons Why The Next Session of The General Conference Should Be Held in Los Angeles, Cali- In 1940, By Rev. M. S. Smith Many rez fornia, n stated with familia ng words ¢€ ally with re nee attr ons that should be considered in selecting the place for the next setting of the General Conference in 1940. Some have taken the attitude that the scenic route, the sky-scrapin mountains, the rolling hills, the flowers with their with perfumes ed plu the never witl green herbs stud- ded with diamond dew-drops, and the clear streams teaming with the silver- together with many more charming beauties; are some of ges pre laced finy tribes; the many reasons that the next session of the General Conference should go to Los Angeles. While all normal hu- | man beings like beauty, and it has its place in satisfying the sense of vision, this of itself is no justifiable reason that the conference should go to Cali- fornia. Let us reason unbiasly and be fair-minded regardless of our feelings. or favoritism, or ulterior motives; but for the best interest of the church as a whole, with an eye single to the glory of God, and the expansion of His Kingdom, especially through the chan- nel of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the great Wes _ Some have offered an, ex- Second: for wanting to go to Los cuse not ; Angeles, on account of the great dis- enue the foreign delegation will have to travel, and the cost. But isn’t it true, that they can come around the West Coast for just about the same, as if they would come by Now pba Aad ton, the reduced aumber of dele- % A Sates that will attend this session would make up more than the deficit if there happens to be any, than we had last General Conference. Or to have them come ta New York, and then travel several hundred miles to some other place. It would eventually cost more in the main. I do not think that would be good reasoning. Now if we are fair and have the best interest for enlarging the* borders of our Metho- dism in the West( with its great possi- bilities, we should be willing to make a sacrifice, as the Fathers gave their lives for this church, that we claim to love so well; and yet our actions do not always prove ity I am sure the expense if we go to Los Angeles, with the seat of the conference donated, will be several thousand dollars less than what it cost us four years ago, plus the untold good that will be ac- complished. Third: I do not think the Commis- sion. should give much if gregation. annual conference any credence to the wishes of any delegate, or any set of men that hope to be benefited Personally in selecting a place to satis- fy their ulterior motives; but the one objective should be upper-most in the minds of the Commission, to select a place which will mean the greatest good to the greatest number of people I think, Los Angeles, will be found to be the logical place, to satisfy the starving millions thirsting for the true knowledge of the principles, doctrines and the great Motto, for which our church stands; God our Father. Now if accomplishments or big things are y incentives for the bidding of the ral Conference, the Fifth Episco- pal District, has its share. It is the 1 st.in area and her pastors: have f ahead, and’ now occupy a place is our major objectives. the people of that 1 of the A, M. E. Church, surely we are telling the truth, or there must be some- Z thing wrong. The Baptist know the West is a fertile field and the Possi- bilities are great for church activities. and they are determined to take it; but we don’t know that, or at least some of us. You met in Kansas City, Missouri in 1912, and since that time for all of these years, we have been dragging the Western delegation across the country to the extreme East, with é no consideration to that vast undevelop- ee ed territory. I think a grood presiding elder tries to select a place to hold his district conferences, where it will help his weakest church. The thought- ful Bishop, will hold his annual confer- 8 ences where it will give strength and ‘ courage to some weak church and con- Bishop Williams, at the last setting of the North Missouri annual conference consented to hold the next with a Mission churge instead of going to one of the larger places by invitation. In select- ing a place for the General Conference, there should not be an exception to this rule if the betterment of the church I hope the Commission will select a place where community have not had the opportunity of seeing the great A. M. E. Church, expedite busi- ness on a large scale, and I am sure, it will be an inspiration to the members, and encourage others to unite with our church, Let us not be decoyed by meaningless promieses, think With the Bishop Noah W. Wililams, ling the Fifth District with a world ion, @ program technically outlined and workable, interested in every phase of his work with’ equal interest in all of the pastors and churches alike; we ight. ling Elders, pastors h Episce pal by themselves, Dr. Mansfield Collins,} the Bishop, P. jof Eighth and Towne, Los Angeles,| @%d members of the F leads the cor in Dollar Money. District of the A, M. E, Church invite Dr. Brown, nyer, Colorado, has rch of a hundred and the ch thousand dollar debt; these are d Los Angeles, California to azeneral Conferenc nes. he only heroes, but many more one of the done equally as well with their id Think on these things, Now if the B famil with the pri efficiency ; aptist people an come from remote doctrines for which the A. M Los Angeles, and say the cost of travel | than has ever be nd other expens to: Los:Angeles S are not exorbitant, We boast of how much money we raise, and that why should we be afraid? the most outstanding Negroes of the race for the most part are members SCOVERY cas Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH i ini a ength and Are you in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of stre ngt! energy? Do you feel TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, WEAK, NERVOUS? Is your manhood weak? How is your appetite? Do you get up often at night? Do you tire quickly? 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Sims, holds the conference at Bhave Shelley Bay; -and-willbebassisted by} aie Rey, Bah anowat tere hop J. A. Gregg and the other pre-]) Sees aul Church, th a so far as colored e concerned, He is also the | Ccnces iding Elder of the Island. He has ful success, spiritually and | ally. He relieved St. Paul of btedness. Mrs The 53rd Session of the Bermuda Annual Conference BISHOP D. H. SIMS, A. Who is holding his conferences muda. ae of Ber Ber- party. sionary work will receive at inspiration from Mrs. M, A ia’ Gregg, a ves of Bishop Sims, Bishop Dr, Nichols, respectively wond Kay alloway is his very | efficient wife, and Conference Branch | 01 the fact tt s the first time in the aN vat ay \ i t B Pr nt of Bermuda, has given | land are muda Work when two wives ri i i ae : e “S| a splendid Missionary Program to the} E, Ch d Bermuda with their Chu women, , Chu y Rev. C. M. Morgan the secretary of | ©. Our Church in Bermuda is 69 years] |, 2 4 P | the Bermuda Annual Conference 41s He ast | old pastor of dur Church in St. Geo was host to the Annual Conference year. Mrs. Morgan was most con- spicious in her. hospitality. This: was English the last Conference in Bermuda super- | ried with vised: by Bishop Heard who ees Negroes. ( abitants, bout 20,000 ar rliament sisted byBishop Sims. }@ Dr. I. L.,Berry, secretary of Mis- sions and. Wife, Mrs. Beulah Berry, Lk pehiac geche vali bers of the A, M. &, Church, bers, five of whom of these are mem- and Miss Valeria Caldwell were in the | N bishop’s party last year. and Dr. Berry’s | Chronology of Bermuda Conference x i | and of the A. M. E, Churches work was epoch making during the} sojourn in Bermuda In 1837 Bishop Nazarey of the P. M, Rey. J. D..Smith, our very efficient Chu organized the Bermuda pastor of Shelley Bay ts the. present | Annual Conference. 1885, Bishop Camp- host of the 54th ‘session of the Ber- bell and Bishop Disney the move muda Annual. Conference He is aj} Ment to unite the B. M. E. and A. M Bermuda under the Wilberforcian and is. ably assisted’ by’). Churches | name of the A . E, Church, MRS. D. H. SIMS his wife and daughter. Rev, E. H. Stowe, pastor of Sommer- | 1888-92, Bishop B, T, Tanner aciong ork Missionary wor 1892-96, Bishop H, M. Turner the president of the set isa graduate of! Wilberforce Uni- | ete EHS poeta ane ei yersity and has made success Im the | 1896+1900, p Abram Grant is attending her conference in DC j paitieh 1904-08, Bi . A, Handy Mita, where she eae Oa Among the other ministers who are in 1908-12, Bishop W. B. Derrick eee to the nae ok charge of our work in Bermuda are 1912-/ Bishop W. B, Derrick ee cner, MISS. Reverends, W, A. Ratteray, and R 1913-16, Bishop John Hurst COLDWATER, MISS: BISHOP JOHN A. GREGG, J, Stovel, J. W. DeShields, and among 1916-20, Bishop C, S, Smith y D. H,| the prominent laymen members of our 1920-21, Bishop J. M. Conner Bishop 1924-28, Bishop W, T, Vernon 1928-32, Bishop J. H. Jones 1932-37, Bishop W. H. Heard 1937— Bishop D, H, Sims sending greet-| 1.9. js accompanying y B. hrough the aud his party to 26! a ee also accompanying him, He the Fourth District, ermuda, Mrs. church is the honorable George A and Mrs, H. W. Dill, Mrs. Matilda Crawford, Miss Merle Smith, “TI take this method of 's to my many friends t s of your newspaper. I hope alll Gregg is y friends had a merry Christmas] esidge over Continued on Page ° * ee ee
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  ===== DSC09893.JPG ===== : — fresh | roasted R.R.WRIGHT SR. /MPORTER. 19TH. & SOUTH STS. PHILA. PA. V e SALEM, VIRGINIA Rev. W. Boyd Lawrence who was as- ne pata signed to the Monticello District at the last Annual Conference. Madison along with other churches wring. We are proud of our pastor.| on the district has pledged to Dr. W. But not able to do for him as we wish.| Boyd Lawrence its unstinted support. We are praying that the Lord will] The entire district feels that in Dr. help us in our struggle as we have one} Lawrence, they -have a. man with a among the best in the State and our| keen insight on the great ne¢ds of the church has come out so much under him} A. M. E. Church, one who will be a this year. great asset if he is given his rightful Our pastor’s wife is having her vaca-} place, that as a bishop. tion. She went first to Jersey City, N.} Madison, one of the most historic J. to spend Xmas with her sisters and| churches on the district, has taken on from there she left last Sunday for St.| new life under the leadership of its Paul, Minn. to spend some time with} pastor. Rey. C. K. Knight who is both her daughter. We hope for her a}a pastor and a preacher. We are in pleasant trip and stay, But we are miss-| line for a bigger and better church and ing her so very much, Bethel is still] another 100 per cent. year, proud of her pastor, the Rev. M. C. The reports for the beginning of the Williams, and it would be a treat for} year showed that the church had a very you to hear him sing, pray or preach. | fine organization and the forces at (Miss) Elizabeth Price Madison are being marshalled to the tune of success. A teception for the return of the pastor and the coming of the Presiding Elder, a very, very unique affair, was given at the home of Mrs. The First Quarterly, Conference for} L. M. Curgile. Many members and St, Paul A. M. E. Church, Madison, ! friends in and out of town were present Ga. was held January 14, 1938 with its] alongwith the pastor of Covington, most efficient pastor, Rev, C. K,] Rev. C. M, May. The members and Knight and the new Presiding Elder, friends of Madison extend thanks to 4 (Continued From Page 1) MADISON, GA. « cy ate FREE — FREE — FREE — FREE. ....I know that to all you real coffee drinkers, good coffee is important. It makes all the difference, at breakfast, between startin th day right and wrong. It makes a good luncheon taste just that . ‘ better. And it’s the perfegt finishing touch to a delicious dinner, |, you can quite sympathize with the Scandinavians who substitute aah and cakes for the English afternoon tea, That’s why I’m so glad ny i: able to present to our subscribers this genuine Haitian Coffee—fo, ; is really « delicious beverage. People who are very critical Say that is without question the best coffee they ever tasted. ..... ........... Perhaps one reason for the excellence of Haitian Coffee is that j, Haiti, where coffee is one of the largest crops, all the coffee is grown on small plantations worked by the natives. For generations these People have been proud to maintain the quality of their coffee so much 50 that they have never lacked for a market. The only reason that Haitian Cf. fee is so little known in the United States is that for a long time th. output of Haiti has been absorbed by European countries, especially France. But now you can enjoy this wonderful drink in your own home and at the same time enjoy reading one of the best Church papers. . HOW TO GET IT Just fill out this blank and send $1.50 and you will receive js pound of Haitian Coffee at once and THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER each week for a year, — This is a New Year’s compliment added to the Book Concern Vitaly os UME LXXXIX—NO. 45, REY. J. MCKENZIE HARRISON The Good Samaritan Herald, found- ed, owned, and edited by the Reverend J. McKenzie Harrisor umter. S. C.,, recently appeared in 28th Anniver- sary. It contained pictures of Sumter as it appeared in the early days before 4he automobile, the city council, and letters of commendation from various leaders in church and civic life. Editor Harrison is one of the most | substantial citizens in South Carolina 4 Bishop J. S. Flipper has appointed him as Book Stewart for the State. He is official representative of church peri- odicals for the Seventh Episcopal Dis- trict. He is a life-trustee of Allen Uni- _ versity and gives a $10.00 prize each year at commencement to the member of & the Freshman Class who most highly " distinguished’ himself in scholarship. Enclose please find One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) for one ye 's Subscription to Christian Recorder and FREE GIFT of one pound o Haitian Coffee. REV. G. E. CURRY, Manager, A. M. E. Book Concern * i 716 S. 19th Street : AD Philadelphia, Pa Hi Mrs. Gregg and I accor op D. H. Sims to Ber: dance of his Annual Con! Yours in His caus JOHN A. GREG Bishop W, A. Fountain for these lead- ers and pledge to him their confidence in his integrity of character and their support of his great program. | Loyalty is our slogan. ¢ - A. Bynum, Sec. MATTOON, ILLINOIS ‘SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT ILLINOIS CONFERENCE pee BISHOP JOHN A. GREGG MAKES APPEAL FOR ALLEN DAY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN. SUGGESTED PROGRAM ALLEN DAY ANNIVERSA! The Second Quarterly Conference of the Springfield District was held at the A. M. E. Church Sunday, January 9, 4 with the Rey. Charles E. Brooks presid- ing elder in charge. _ The pastor, Rey. W. J. Smith preach- the eleven o'clock service and Dr. s delivered a wonderful message afternoon service. His sermons and addresses have always been heard ly, and his willing services in all of weather, accepted with genuine (Continued From I ment and Opportunity © Church.” Sing Hymn. “C° a Mysterious Way” (A. “ Hymn No. 28). ; Sermoh—Text: First (°° 27, Sing hymn, “On Christ Rock I Stand” (A. ™ I Hymn No. 219). Invitation for the accc? bers. Offering for Allen Allen Day envelopes) NOTE: This service may be he" evening. If held in the | first hymn should he, Kingdom Lord” (A Hymn No. 284.) eb Have each member cor ut penny for each year the been organized, (Continued From Page 1) The manager, Rev. G. E. Curry, has wrought a miracle in buying back the beautiful building that we had lost and he is\working hard to pay for it. I have talked with him about the plan and find that everything is on a sound | basis. If we stand by him, I am sure that we will be out of debt in a very short time and I am calling upon the Presiding Elders, Ministers, and mem- bers of the Fourth District to raise their Allen Day money and send it to Rev. G. E. Curry, Manager. 716 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Monday morning following the Allen Day ser- vices, In the meantime, send me a card reporting the amount sent to him for my record. Dr. Brooks stands high in the com- District, State, and national work of the African Methodist 1 Church and is a tireless work- s district. ; orts were given in as an im- Ne first district conference JC to er, REY. WILL J. SMITH x PHILADELPHIA, PA. ACTHE-OFF i SS —— —__. aAN: AU es OF THE AFRICAN:METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. eM AN QUR BROTHER, REV, G. L. HAYDEN, SUCCEEDING AT ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH St. Paul, Minn, _ Coming from Turner Chapel A. M. E. Church, Ft. Wayne. Indiana. by amicable arrangement and authoriza- tion of our prudent and sagacious Bish- op, John A. Gregg, Rey. Hayden ex- changed charges with Rey. Wm. E. Guy, our former pastor. Rey. G. L. Hayden arrived at St, Paul, Saturday, October 9, 1937 and preached his first sermon Sunday morning, October 10, 1937 to an expectant but nonchalant congregation. From then on, his. work can best be told in the following lines: He came in good faith, a Godsend, With a family amiable forsooth; He came with one purpose. explicit, Preaching purity, wisdom, and truth. He came with a message, undaunted, Full surrender to the will of our Lord; Put aside entanglements that hinder Be steadfast in the service of God. \lthough in a huddle, disquieted; He bade us haye patience and faith, And bask in the sunlight of charity, Where peace and harmony awaits. This preacher, teacher, and master, For the youth of today he pleads, Success is just a step farther, If they follow in the path he leads, St, James is moving forward, United in spirit and work; With Rey. Hayden as our leader No duty or service should lurk, Ambitious for souls, St, James has indeed experienced a spiritual awaken- ing; from October 10, 1937 to January 2. 1938, 61 accessions including 24 con- yerts and § reclamations, and 30 from rches. Our financial revenue has notably increased under Dr. Hay- den’s administration, From October 10, 1937 to and including January 3, 1938 more than one thousand fifty-one dol- lars ($1,051.00) have been raised, and a goodly part of our floating indebted- ness is being liquidated. The church clubs and trustee department under the supervision of Dr. G, L. Hayden will soon launch a financial drive to wipe out the entire indebtedness, All the official departments of the church, including the church clubs and choir, are standing unitedly in support of the pastor’s. program, working like bees, other clubs in the act of formation. The prayer and class service has also taken on new life, surrendering to the other cl reyealin| a Christian life as preached and exem- plified by our pastor. \ Old St. James is realizing the dreams that the faithful prayed for in past years, The conquering power of Jesus Christ has changed our dreaded fears. g inspiration of God's word and] __ THURSDAY, JANUARY , 1938 DR. D. L. GRADY HOLDS FIRST QUARTER AT ST. STEPHEN A. M. E, CHURCH Greensboro, N. C. The Quarterly Conference was open- ed with devotions conducted by the Presiding Elder, Dr. D. L. Grady, after which were yery inspiring remarks by the Presiding Elder, In his remarks, he spoke of the relationship of the members to the church. Also the duty of members in making the work of the church a success. In other words. the necessity of cooperation. Mrs. L. A. LeBoo was elected as secretary for the year. Reports were from the follow- ing: The Sunday School, Stewards, Trustees. Stewardess Boards, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7. Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary, Ushers, Choir, A. C. E. League. The P. E. thanked the boards for the splendid reports given. Also for the excellent work of each board dur- ing the past year. The following per- sons were elected as stewards: Messrs. L.. D.- Middleton, ‘William Hawes, Dayid Neal, James Hayes, William Prid- gen, Richard Howard, L. M. Sim- mons. Edward Flood. Mr. L, D. Mid- dleton was elected as delegate to the District Conference. Mr. David Neal, Alternate. After the report of classes, Memorial Services were conducted for the following persons who passed from time into eternity: Mr. Edward Quick, Madames Legusta Hawes, and Kate Bryant. Doxology. Benediction, Dr. D. L. Grady. Rey. C. A. Stroud, pastor Mrs. Laura Powell | INDIANOLA, MISS. Our First Quarterly Conference for the year 1937-38 was held with Bryant Chapel, December 20, 1937 by Rey. R C. Perry, presiding elder of the Le- land District. Sunday, the 19th, the Presiding Elder preached to a large audience both forenoon and evening. Our pastor, Rev. G. W, Thomas, had everything in readiness, Our spiritual howed their strength and actiyi- ty. very department gaye written re- ports. The Presiding Elder was pleased with the outlook. Our pastor and wife, Mrs. C. P. Thomas, have just recently been returned to us for their seventh year. Collection for the Quarter was $198.75. fore Mrs. E. R. Crawford May the God of Love, justice, and mer- cy continue this bountiful blessing and crown our feeble efforts with success. Cc. H, MILLER Church Clerk ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY The third quarterly conference of the New Brunswick District convened January 4, 1938 at the A. M. E, Church in Elizabeth. New Jersey, Rey, F. Van- derhorst the Presidi New Brunswick’ Di: sided over the conference; the opening service was given to devotion. Immediately and after the devotional service the g Elder of the rict p) secretary and reporter were clected. The Presiding Elder called for all reports of the various boards of the church and day school; their reports were commended very highly. The Charity Club which only made its debut in-this church recently has not only proyen s sful in the fina n- cial field, but is aid also. 1g spiritualistic Dr. F. Vanderhorst in closing com- mended pastor and rch or speedy progress. “In order for church to succeed PEACE, HARMONY, and love must (prevail; m will haye to sacr any times one life for peace s doing splendid ership-of Your sake. Your chu work=arttder the Tea pastor, but mind you in any church or organization where peace domin the old adversary u on the out side waiting pa oppor- tunity; the t will overcome | The Chu of the obstz I inspite h of God will 5 les that confr them for righteousness, will overcome some day and be crowned for its endurance.’ MISS EZEL-COLLIER In This Issue | The Daily Stewart ... 2 Stinday School Lesson 3 Editorials : The Fifth Episcopal District.. 4 Allen Day: o.s.6s4. 05 tel 4 Ts your Church Insured?. 4 Baptists as Good Samaritans.. 4 Pointed Points 4 Churchman Afield .. 5 Birthday Greetings 5 Young People’s Page ...::..:++07 6 Allen Christian Endeavor League... 6 The Christian Recorder Pulpit.... 6 From Other Papers. se 10 TRE CAINE B. tcl tine rye nea rete Fe Do you Know the History of your RGOECERA Na tex deco > eh eae 13 National Negro Hour—Rey, Joseph Gomez Transitions .... Notices ..... The Man of The Hour—Rev, W, TODES vesiees GN Wea CN sane ie A ROE PRICE FIVE CENTS ===== DSC09894.JPG ===== oS os aa The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.—Amen. oe a ee Saturday, January 29 ZEAL BORN OF LOVE “If I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.”—Phil, 2:17. Read Phil. 2-12-18. The heart of Christianity is the cross. The cross stands as an emblem of self- Joy and zeal that does not point in the direction of the cross will burn itself out leaving the heart cold and lifeless and the Christiart life with- sacrifice, out meaning, When your zeal is born of love you fear You never that your labors are vain will life to give for my country.” Prayer. Heavenly Father, with thee.” In Jesus name—Amen, Sunday, January 30 LOVE SHOWN IN DEEDS “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us:” and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”—I John 3:17. Read I John 3:16-19. “They are the true disciples of Christ, not who know most, but who love most.”—Spanheim, Loud professions of love for a person, or cause, or for God are of little mo- ment unless that love demonstrates itself in action, Gladstone has said that one example is worth a thousand argu- ments. Sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? Jesus put his love for us into action, In what way are we demonstrating our love for Him? Prayer: “Not for ease or worldly pleasure. Nor for fame my pray’r shall be; Gladly will I toil and suffer, Only let me walk with thee.” Monday, January 31 A PRAYER OF LOVE “Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus thruout all ages," 4a The Daily Altar kK By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn. in feel about Christ as Nathan Hale did about his country, when he said before his execution as a spy, “I regret that I have only one “gladly will I toil and suffer, only let me walk : if id And] his religion as a pacifier ‘to relieve hi “See from His head, His hands, His t they would not exchange’ places Prem the wate: BE Mag ae 4 Earnestly, passionate exhorted the co We must be obedient unto it. a great vision must f thousands have forf ; Prayer: Give us a great vision,| blessed Lord, andthe heart to follow| it. May we too, like Pay 1, be able to et my sinful days be left Dehing say, “I was not disobedient unto the} And ahead a joyful day to fi ue heavenly vision.” In Jesus name—] If I’ve err’d, if I’ve strayed og My Amen. ; If some debt I’ve left unpaid— Forgive me, Lord, and try me One mor ¢ als January 30 TERING TO SPIRITUAL - NEEDS Eph. 3:21. Read Eph, 3:14-21. esson. Text: Mark 2:1-12 Prof. Glenn Clark says that this pray- Thucsdlay: February 3 ‘ ¢ time. > Me er of the Apostle Paul is a model for LOYALTIES 3 nd when he entered again into all prayers. It is well worth our care- hy : CHORUS flaum after some days, it was i. ful study. Nowhere does he pray di- : t = cf hee 2 “Render to Caesar the things that] Forgive me, Lord and try me ono it an 3 8 SEP ae + d that he was in the house. 2 And rectly for the material but for spiritual Wy were gathered together, so that iP mos mo if blessings. The material wants and]|are Caesar’s and to God the things ! time— 4 ere was no longer room for them, no; needs will be supplied when we are] that are God’s.’—Mark 12:17. Til be yours, good Lord. and you's be ven about the door :.and he spake “strengthened with might by His spirit] Read Mark 12. t ; MOI 5 f ord unto them. 3 And they come, unto him a man sick of the alsy, borne of four. 4 And when they. ‘ould not come nigh unto him for the in the inner man.” When we are “filled] We cannot serve God and mammon.| If I've fallen, if I've sinned, with all the fulness of God.” We will] But we can render unto the earthly Let me rise and try again. be instruments in His hand for redeem-| governments their due and unto God| Forgive me, Lord, and try me one tors ing a lost world. that which is his. Christ demands time. srowd, they uncovered the roof where Prayer: that we be good citizens here on earth) he was: and when they had broken it “Thou my everlasting portion, or we cannot be good citizens ‘of his] — 2 mp, they let down the bed whereon the Sick of the palsy lay. 5 And Jesus see- Sng their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven. 6 ut there were certain of the scribes itting there, and reasoning in their hearts. 7 Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can Morgive sins but one, even God? 8 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his pirit that they reasoned within Mhemselyes, saith unto them, Why rea- son ye these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of ithe palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to Say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and Syalk? 10 But that ye may know that fhe Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of ie palsy), 11 I say unto thee, Arise. up thy bed, and go unto thy house. And he arose, and straightway took ay the bed, and went forth before them all: insomuch that they were all amaz- and glorified God. saying, We never aw it on this fashion. kingdom. The difficulty arises whenf we fail to render unto God the things] 1’™ growing to perfection ev'ry day- that are God’s. The church is filled pat now and then I err’ on the with members who pay their taxes £ I've wrong’d some child of 7 levied by the municipal, state, and fed- By some foolish thot of mine, eral government without a murmur. Forgive me, Lord, and try me ir Tuesday, February 1 And yet those same splendid people] time. LOVE TO CHRIST PREEMINENT] will not give to the church, or poor| — 3 More than friend or life to me, All along my pilgrim journey, Saviour let me walk with thee. in any sense in proportion to their abili-] RAS ty and prosperity. Honesty with our Fill my spirit with Thy love div means and loyalty to God are’ the real | Let my soul a peaceful climate find Rennarks'ot salvar ine Sakic | If my-heart is far from Thee, Prayer: | O Spirit of ihe Living God Master, lay your hand on me, make us ~ willing subjects of thine, Just ai Be Bee geatty ine one Christ has the supreme claim to our UBossts Beye Halil a ae a‘ oh affections. As close and dear as the and pt 8 ete pial se ties of blood are there is a dearer and ; closer tie that we have with Christ. There is nothing in this life that should intervene between us and the Christ. Loving God with all of our heart, mind, so “He that Joveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me.”— Matt. 10:37. Read Matt. 10 :32-39. —W. A. Dor LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CITIZENS OF TWO WORLDS The ‘First Quarterly Conierence - Ward Chapel A. M. E. Chu: ; “They are not of the world, even as| held December 18-21, On Wed and strength gives to him our complete] 1 am not of the world.’—John 17:16. |'the Presiding Elder Rev. F. A. i devotion. In the light of this, it is! Read John 17:13-19, prefaced the conference with not strange that men still give up their Much criticism has been leveled’ at fashion Love Feast. On Sunday native home, cultural contacts, and| the church on the grounds that its} ing the Supt. Mr, H. H. Pettigr many things dear to go off into a far preachers have spent too much time | ducted the Sunday School wit and strange country, infested with telling people about the world to come| Presiding Elder reviewing. At disease and hostile people to bear wit-| rather than preparing them to live use-| the Presiding Elder preach’ ERS ful lives here. I do not know whether} Psalm 23:1. “The Lord is ™) _ There will be those reading these] or not this censure is just. But I'do| herd.” Subject, Text—“Dangeross lines who are suffering the embarrass-| know that religion can be made an| Passable.” Three united with aren of core and proper clothing} escape from the hard cruel facts and| church. The afternoon ae im order that they might preach the} prot hod Ik 4% brought to us by Rey. C. A. Harms gospel in out of the way places, peering Ot ee ete & the ecohd A. oe Church. At 6:0) P, M. the A.C. E. League was ©” ducted by the President, Mr. C. Mot’ SOLDEN TEXT: Son, thy sins are give ark 2:5. T GRIPS WITH THE LESSON By Albert Buckner Coe ESUS was a great diagnostician, lagnostician looks not so much ird appearance as upon inner condition. A young man came je recently and complained of hav- cholia, He had read all of the s he could find on the subject of the was d with the wealthiest man on earth. sleeves and going to work to make a ¢ I Prayer: Lord God, Our Father, may better social and political order under | Too much praise cannot be given to ry ia and was now ready to give our love for thee constrain us to our| Motley for his leadership in his 12% 90k only/a brief conservation go all] the pretext that the world the way where thou does lead us. : rk, At 7:30 P. M. the Presiding Ee Jesus name—Amen, In} home anyhow, and will soon be de- A : an’s religion set der preached to us again a bus geo message <— Tuesday evening was th ia time should be so occupied in hel se i this world a better| increase in finance. The Presi’! ; i Ay eS from the ill} der brought greetings to us peal over that he was worried to sleep ‘Pecatise he feared he would s job. His fear was well founded she was not equipped for the po- was holding, He was told to position and take another eping with his training. His Changed. There was 00 Patite There was no stroyed; then that m Christ's. i, : hictin Bus Wednesday, February 2 ‘We are citizens of ; SERVICE AFTER VISION oy Christ to mak Di =| place in which to li Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was| not over emphasize the not disobedient Es that der broug pes ne,| District. He was very well ‘with the way our pastor, Rev. y unto the heavenly] Prayer: : aegis anit PERG ae vision—Acts 26:19, talon | Price has his church well or", kaeteaned digits Read Acts 26 :12-20, the work of Him tha “sent us whi ie] We can ree ata en coi dae ‘oe ps arcaiele : asta ae Use rede youthful Preacher it is yet day. In Hi me—Amen. ‘ rh ae of Rev 9 ut for maladjustment in his bata serpin Minin on Xf FSB Eeeeaeed this oo : “Where there is no vision the people! © GRACE en : i 1 “4g 2 ee ers. e man, sick of the palsy, perish.” I was more impressed pe Ans lo ask your ak th . the youth than with what he said, . Pearline A. 4 gested to Jesus t ‘| contributory part in bringing on the Everyone id the palsy. But Jesus also saw, manifestations of an hat contributed to the pal- expression that only the Jesus could detect stig- ‘ hat Conscious knowlege of mistakes was playing a. large and ve eye of disease. Eyen if it were only the con= sciousness of unforgiven sin, that was énough. Jesus said: “Son, thy sins ‘be forgiven thee,” Unicomthunicative peo- ple often harbor grudges, envies and lies which so Warp their natures that disease frequently results, Perhaps many of us need to tell our concerns to others more freely. The introvert, the one Who lives with- in himself, is in grave danger of being sickly. The extravert, the communi- Cative person, the talkative’ person. airs his thoughts and as a result thas little fear of inner tension, If people would only learn to talk over their secrets with someone else there would be few- er nevous disorders, Jésus also ministered to the “great throngs of people who came to see him following the spread of his fame. This throng filled the house, so much so that the sick man just referred to was let down through the roof to the feet of Jesus. Jesus was ministering to the spiritual needs of this crowd. Perhaps they were there out/of curiosity. Per- haps they wanted to “feel out” the pos- sibility of healing for some diseased men., Possibly they were spiritually hungry people who wanted to sit at the feet of an unusual man, What was Jesus talking about? Doubtless he was talking. about the inner life “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” “Ye must be born again.” “Unless ye be converted and become as little children ye cannot enter the kingdom of God.” This group of people wanted a larger life and Jésus was showing them how the large life might be had. When Dr. Harry Overstreet speaks on “Ideals for Life” and David Seabury speaks on “Growing into Life” there are always crowds to hear thém—crowds eager for new insight into the way of living. Someone has said that anything that keeps us from realizing our best selves is sin. He who tries to remove the weeds from the soul and plant good grain is ministering to our spiritual needs. THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN TO DATE By John R. EWERS “SON, thy sins are forgiven”. Does that mean anything to you? Peter Ainslie, wise soul that he was, always stressed the note of forgiveness in the holy communion. Having been for de- cades a pastor in the heart of Balti- more, he knew the needs of men and women, and he knew that even the best of us want forgiveness. The Catholic Church is a mellowed institution. which knows people. For hundreds of years this old church has been dealing with human beings. It makes much of little children, it em- phasises the sacredness of marriage; it comes to men when they are dying; in fac OH & Cavin cis HE see wie c THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER | et down through the roof, who looked on the man knew he Had the ‘Palsy—a- malady Prevalent in that day. Jesus Anew that he ha confidence of their parishioners, know what the confessional is. tor’s study is such a place and the tales that are poured out would shake society were they not faithfully kept secret. People lie, steal, embezzle, mistreat wives and husbands, deal dis- honestly every commandment in the catalogue, do every fool-thing imaginable, t it has the art of touching human | his Protestant pastors, who haye won the Every pas- to him, there, fight with their relatives, with their children, break out- rage every moral code; they need for- giveness. Sins, red like crimson, need God’s power to make things white as “Pie THRE life at every high and crucial point.} other men’s faith. This is the soul of wisdom, Not only in the above ways does the church min- ister, but it maintains the “confession- al” Men want to have the sense of sin forgiven. There is no cheap way by which this may be accomplished. Sin is forgiven when.restitution is made to the best of one’s ability. In the con- fessional ‘the priest deals with the sin- ner and helps him to overcome wrongs. Blessed is the man who has friends who are willing to do the unusual ju his behalf. There will always ‘be some scribe nearby to find fault with a great soul who is ministering to the unfortunate. Some people are more anxious to find blasphemy than to find help. No physician is fully equipped who is unable to minister to men’s souls. The most damning objection some people can offer on some good plans is the fact that they never saw it done in this fashion before. PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert Gracious Healer of men’s souls, in Thine own way and time and through us and our consecrated fellow men, wilt Thou touch our broken humanity and make it whole again. Unless Thy healing spirit enter into these distressed souls of men to make them pure, filling them with Thy peace, we shall labor in wool. For there are many sins that we alone are powerless to correct. When we have done our best to establish re- stitution, there remain vast areas which we can neyer touch, Suppose We have circulated a lie. How can we counteract the harm done? That lie has sped upon its dark way; many people have heard it and have passed it on, perhaps with embellish- ments. Only God can forgive us for télling that lie. that destructive lie. Sup- pose we have stolen money (or what is yery common now-a-days, taken money without any honest Service to compen- sate for it). society for this theft? We may even return the money, we may go so far as to pay interest upon it. but we have out- raged the person from whom we stole it, we have outraged society and its practical moral code, and ‘moreover, we have outraged self. When we have done all this, it suddenly occurs to us that we have sinned against God, until we cry out, with the psalmist: “Against Thee, It is in an hour such as this that we deeply On our knees before God, we ask that the sin God-alone against Thee only, have I sinned.” feel the need of forgiveness. be made “white as snow.” can do that. Every ‘soul needs its moral bath. Ey- ery heart needs to be completly cleansed h the sense of oppression Which fills those But there is a new and vital,side to this business The transaction of for- giveness is like a deed of sale—it takes I cannot blithely and gencrously forgive you, un- til you are willing to accept my act. God cannot forgive me without my ask- ing for it and without my action con- cerning it. There is much foolish senti- ment about forgiveness, whereas it is There must be rilease for Who consciously do wrong. of forgiveness. two parties to complete it. How can we make up to yain as we seek to rehabilitate these ill bodies. While seeking to cure the soul may we be in full command of the gifts of Thy grace. Let there come upon us something of the healing passion and skill of those who walk the corridors of our hospitals treating and nursing those who are in physical pain. May we lay our best talents upon this altar of spiritual healing as we minister to those about us who have been hurt by sin and Give to men who preach, -better knowledge of the dyna- mic of Thy healing evangel, that with glowing convictions and persuasive ap- made morally unfit peals they make their personalities and pulpits radiating centers of saving power and spiritual uplift. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. DAILY BIBLE READINGS M. Mark 2:1-12. T. Matthew 5 Psalm 2. . Isaiah Fk. Lu S. II Timothy 1:7-14 5. Psalm 32:1-7. RESOLVE TO BE PERFECT A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR THE FAMILY REUNION By Rev. A. J. Smith 1202 Argyle Ave., Baltimore, Md. Dear Lord I have one resolution to make, Us into thy protection take, Do thou keep us through the year from all of our doubts and our fear. We resolve to be perfect, Sake. for Jesus All perfection dwell in Thee, God-head of The Trinity. And yet, there reigneth enough for me. if by thy grace his face I see. We resolve to be perfect Sake for Jesus a solid transaction when valid, It takes | {wo to work out forgiveness—God and I. When Iam conscious of my sin, when I go to God and earnestly ask to be forgiven, when I am so serious that I try to reform, God will forgive. POINTERS By Roy L. Smith Some of them came to hear his words, and some to see his works. Most of us are the beneficiaries of This command the Lord has given, be ye perfect like father in heaven, All of this I resolve to reach, That perfection which we preach. We resolve to be perfect, for Jesus Sake. Some imperfection do remain, The absolute we have not attained, Lord make us perfect we ask, In Jesus name, your — ===== DSC09895.JPG ===== 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION SON Rit eS a A, Entered at the Post Office at Philadelphia, Pa., as Second-Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. NINETEENTH ST. Philadelphia, Pa. BISHOP D, H. SIMS, Rev. H. H. Cooper, Sec: Thomas, Rev. A. J. 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De La el OCIS ACR ee POEM FOR THE NEW YEAR + New Year's gift—just fit the mouths of all you meet: Some reach for a hearty heartfelt handshake Yet “where’s my new year's gifts?” they still repeat, And I wonder what better gift ciuld be made for one’s own sake, Ob! if T were a clairvoyant and into att their mind’s could peer I’d find the names of gifts that might reach from ear to ear $ But what of these gifts? They are only for a season’s time ‘3 Soon forgotten worn out, gone fro: the receiver’s mind. sand two hundred; Ka . ee, figs in space ; a de struction _ - Jam We pack them there for a lifetime’s urch lan Yhio by re . Clee, last; a ee 7 Con, ; : ne} gation of A: : e And recall each one of ages past. hundred and the Missouri con-| De . ntioch Baptist Chir ference churches owe fifty-five! raised and ¢ owe fi f nd donated thousand two hundred dollars. —_ rebuilding- Brodin —Contributed by Bishop Noah : W. Williams, Se As they fill the minds they bring a smile Pondering thots of the giver—linger a while Just as Mary of wise men’s greetings Treasured in heart for future thots repeatings. Jessie M. Stuckey Texarkana, Ark, SEER EEE EE EEE EEE Editorials Class of Metropolitan ALLEN DAY : “Allen Day is hereby revived, and the same shall be held on the second Sunday in February each year, and shall be known as Founder’s Day. The funds raised Byrd. The popular Mr Brown is a member, an the effective appeal. Su THE FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT of the new Connectional Depart- eee eras mental Building at Philadelphia, Penna.” Y p “The Presiding Elder shall see at all monies collected on... llen Day— are forwarded to the|. office to which they are due, promptly, . . .” The Discipline P.] E. Church, Jacksonville, 138, Sec. 7. On page 127 questions} delivered the Emancipat Number of churches, 286; par- sonages, 215; accessions during th the year, 3,868 ; number of pastors A 300; total number of members in the district, 34,169; dollar money, $26,924.40; money for Western University School of Religion, $7,807.06; for Missions, $6,085.90; value of church property is two million, five hundred eighty-eight thousand dollars ; mortgage debts on all churches, two hundred sey- enty thousand nine hundred sixty- nine dollars; pastors’ salaries, in- cluding house rent, fuel, etc., one hundred twenty seven thousand} j),, support ‘of the Book® Con- sx yuchadce eee me cern. Monies raised on February ap Cincinnati, Ohio. His th tweany live dolleys #ia'eey gare ap a sacred and should be ot Peace on earth. Do you know of any class of pub- pritins ies et asthe ie ; y of P8?"1 after collection” or’ a mere pit- HS SCTVADES «WHO Nareee CHIE tance reported several months af- much for such small salaries? Ceruatdeeune ene 1 fe Several. churches paid their en- gos apie nae am tire mortgage debt last year and we are assured that our debts will be very much reduced this year. By conferences, the church debts in round numbers is as follows: THE REVEREND replied that he had “read the] same city. Co-chairman form of discipline,” and was “will- 0 into full membership he said: “I will be cheerfully governed by the Discipline of the African Meth- odist Episcopal Church.” : cooperation and law observance, every dollar of whatever is due| New York, the outlet was on the Allen Building could be] paid. ee ee aees Puget Sound conference, twelve, 15 YOUR CHURCH INSURED? thousand four hundred ; California PEW? Tria) ae conference debts amount to four thousand five hundred, of which] 614 and several of o the Oakland church (Dr. D. G.linent churches have been. Hill, pastor) has paid $1,700.00 stroyed or damaged by : since the conference; Southern Zion, Charlesto /S.C.; St. Jame California Conference, twenty Cleveland, Ohio: I ring Stre thousand one hundred; Colorado Springfield, Mass., and fire. conference debt is fifty-four thou-| aged sand dollars and I think Shorter! Cheste Chapel in Denver, (Dr. Russell! churc Brown, pastor) has made another! heen y substantial Payment on that. He! cien The year 1938 is not ; Tn 1937 paid on chu $850. 00. Paid on toward th : $142.48 (rs last Sunday The Men’ i Church, Washington, D. c and donated $10.00 to be s Rey. Joseph Gomez. The dent of the class is Mr. has not been found in all Pointed Points See oe a oc 9 and 10, brother Every Apostle address, January 1, at St. Paul, ter th! S$ Bibkl Baptig Taised ent fp p Robert . Edge d mate ch faith Wells, pastor of Mt, Olive A.M Florida ion Day ot the : i -| committee were the Reverend ing to conform to it.” When read] Carey A. Gibbs, and Joe H. anes. THE REV. JOSEPHUS R | Coan, acting dean, Turne - | logical Seminary, Morris Thus the fathers provided for| College, Atlanta, Ga., was Boosters’ Forum speaker Jai. em THE REV, JOSEPH GOM&Z, pastor of St. James, Cleveland Ohio, was heard over the Colum ence. On Allen Day, with proper| bia Broadcasting System last Sur day morning from 9-9:30. From WABC FOR TWO YEARS REV) David Nortis, Pastor Turner Tab- ernacle, A. M. E. Church, Maco | Ga During 1936 the church was month | refinanced, reducing the “ae most prom- debt from $32,000 to $10,000. Paid $500 September 15, 1936 for cl**" ing record charter and debts $300, Added forty one ™ em rch debt Furnace 120, Balance of 7 painting and rep! iat on debt $128 person Increas® IS NOW assured of appiness and peace of Il notes are paid in 15, 1938, te: FIRST CLASS|N he New Year, class lass No. 1 was ob- Every leader was present his budget, with 15 of ing over their budgets, lected $28.30.” St. James Bulletin, St. Louis, Mo. J. A. Dames, Minister, aron Piper, Leader. L iS B DGE MYSELF TO BE true to the Missionary ‘at home and abroad, and alive the spirit of Missions ight and Mites” is the Mot- “the Delaware Conference W, M. M. Society, Mrs. ink, President. The society ts in second quarterly session, ary 20, Asbury in Chester, | w ti HE DAILY CHRONICLE,|# getown, British Guiana, ¢ ith America under date of De- © 7 carties a full account of LL. Berry’s visit to our work me. It also carries a full re- and cut of Bishop C. A. Byne of the A. M. EF. Zion ch. The bishop’s visit was Sioned by a cruise on his 32nd] s dding Anniversary. C t : Churchman at home. Dr. H. T. so 1, regarded by many as the most ding editor in the history of rch wrote that the editor does work when he has an oppor- 0 spend giant hours in his study. the holiday season the Church- d away in his study and read. the books will be reviewed in ching” by C. Campbell Morgan, ving,” by Harry Emer- he Fine Art of Preach- wood, and “Makers of From Jesus to Charle- Shirley Jackson Case. A man visited the Philadel- Meeting and listened ned address by D. H. the 9th and First Dis- is enroute to Balti- e he will be the guest eB. Rice and his les of Daniel Coker, Samuel Drayton, Stipio Beanes, David Smith, the Schuremans, Wayman, Wa- Gaines, Brooks, Davi. i p i Vis cai Rei tries the flag Harris, Coasey My dear Dr. Singleton: New Year. The noble services you have already ‘rendered on behalf of the Church help to place you in fore front of our Church leaders, I wish you con- Room 24, Federal Building Macon, Georgia Dear Dr, Singleton: na. in Macon last month, I did not get to meet you personally, but I did hear, Ministry” at Turner Tabernacle, the Third Sunday in November. I remember so distinctly the obligation you imposed on all of us church members of today, or rather the obligation that is ours be- mothers went through to leave us the church as we enjoy it today. help Rey. Robinson, whom I consider one of the most, if not the most dynamic minister that has been sent to Stewart certainly, in my day, I am resolved to do everything I can assist him and from every nook and corner of Arkan- ts, Handy, Payne, Turner, Hurst, The Churchman rides but thinks of elson, Hodges, Ferguson, Shields, RL ERENT RS RELA S ea ETTERS TO THE EDITOR ——_ horter Chapel A. M. E. Church Parsonage, ridgetown, Va. This is wishing you a prosperous nued success, lam, Yours faithfully in Christ, Rey. Samuel E, Churchstone Lord I y ( t Because I had to be out of the city vyhen the Annual Conference met here nd will long remember that tremen- ous sermon you preached on “This ause of what our grandfathers and As a layman of Stewart, I have re- olved to do all within my power to he church to:carry forward. Yours for service. S. H. Lee, President, Stewart Chapel Choir. Assistant Supt. Sunday School. BISHOP TOOKES HONORED IN THE TWELFTH By V. M, Townsend Little Rock, Arkansas Bishop Tookes should be one of the proudest bishops on the bench, if & pressions of love, loyalty, and apprecia- tion would make a bishop proud. On the 4th day of January 1938, in keeping with well laid plans by the two states that compose the Twelth Episcopal and laymembers District-ministers, sas met in historic Bethel Church on Ninth & Broadway Sts. in the city of Little Rock to pay tribute to the man who has made himself felt and loved by all who have come in contact with Nr aRaapty at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4 a crowd of nearly one thousand filled the church, and enjoyed such a fellow- ship as will be long remembered in Arkansas. Dr. Campbell, the bi ful pastor had a repast at five o'c ne for the multitude and all were serve: We recessed awaiting the 7:30 hour when the bishop and family would ap- Pear, and the great program of honor would be rendered, Promptly at 8:00 p.m, The Bishop, Mrs. Tooks and Mrs. Lamb, the only child of their union entered the crowded auditorium, and this writer acting as master of cere- monies sounded the gavel that opened the greatest affair ever given a bishop in Arkansas, Great addresses were made extoli the virtues and labors of this prelate, by Revs, J. M. Turner, W. T. Pope, J. H, Clayborn, E. J. Lunon, and D: Campbell, Judge S. A. Jones. Bishop Gregg was present and delivered a last- ing address upon the life of Bishop‘ Tookes and his association with him. J, N; ing Let me say right here that the church e must be studied to be known. hem freely and acurately. does not know Bishop Tookes as he really is. He is a umique character whom to know is to honor and love. Yet he is very apt to be misunderstood, He does not claim scholarship, yet he walks with the Philosophers, and quotes from TOOKES BISHOP H.Y. He claims that he is no orator, yet the multitudes are moved by the power of his eloquence. He makes no boast of his power as a preacher, yet they fall like dead men before his volley of gospel truth, and spiritual fervor. His heart is as tender as a child, and often weeps because of the suffering of his brethren. At one conference he refused to accept a home unless room could be provided for all of his brethren. He does not sleep on Saturday night of his annual conferences until all of the mission preachers are paid right in his presence. He stays until it is done. This Bishop takes his money and gives and loans to those whom he know will never The Twelfth District return it. not ceasedto pray him to recant from his position of ONLY FOUR YEARS for a bishop on a District, and agree to return to us for another your years. Out of our respect for him after cele- brating the Thirtieth Wedding Anni- yersaty, we presented the bishop with that would be a credit to any District. The only regrets are that we did not do a purse from Arkansas alone more. Long live this man of God. 513 West Ninth Street Little Rock, Ark. : Birthday Greetings DOOD OD SOOO OOOO r DR. A. W. JACKSON Leader in Kentucky REV.) S..T. BOYD New Jersey MISS AZALEE D, CLARKE Wilmington, N. C. MRS. W. C, B. LEWIS Kansas © Mo. DAISY K. WILKIE Mother Bethel Philadelphia, Penna . MRS REV. G. HUNTER WHIT! St. Andrews Church Andrews, S. C. REV. S. H. ALE? San Angelo, Texas REV. G. LINCOLN CADDELLE Dean of Theol Jackson, Mi ITASCA, TEXAS The First Quarterly Conference was held De Bethel A: M. E. Church 10-12, 1937 with Rev. L. D. C pastor, Rey, E.E.Moody, presidi The reports were good although weather was very inclement Sunday morning at 9:45, the Supt. Brother W, S. Taylor opened the Sun- day School with teachers at their post of duty. At 11:30 a.m. the Presiding Elder de- livered a wonderful message to the de- light of all present At 6:00 p.m. the A. C. FE. League was called to order by the President, Brother W, S, Taylor, The League was has| well attended and the Presiding Elder spoke very commendable of the effi- cient leadership of both League and Sunday School. Rev. S. L. Browning also made remarks. At 7:30 p.m, we opened our evening ser- vice, The Presiding Elder introduced Rey, S. L, Browning. Rey, Browning was at encouraging his best and shouts of Amen were heard all, through the congregation, He preached a sermon. The Quarterly Conference was a success, Mrs, Minnie Lee Taylor great py ALEK ee ===== DSC09896.JPG ===== PAGE SIX + Young People’s A THOUGHT When’er you cultivate a thought, Remember it will trace With certain touch the pictured form And story on your face. Whene’er you dwell upon a thought, Remember it will roll j Into your being and become A fibre of your soul. Whenever you send out a thought, Remember it will be A force throughout the universe For all eternity. —Clarence Edwin Flynn “MAKE NEW FRIENDS, KEEP ; THE OLD” Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. New made friends like new made wine, Age will mellow and refine. Browns may wrinkle, hair grow gray, But friendship never knows decay. SNAPPY STORIES SOME DIFINITIONS Expert—An ordinary man, a long way from home. Expert—An exgpurt. Psychology. Something everybody knows, expressed in terms nobody can understand. High-brow, A man educated beyond his intelligence. Bore——A man who talks about him- self when you want to be talking about yourself, Education—The process by which what’s in the professor's notebook gets into the student’s notebook without passing through the head of either. College Education —Something - to help us express our negative ignorance in positive language, Procrastination—One of the leading doctrines of the Presbyterian Church (and many others), Specialist—A man who knows more : and more about less and less. HAD THE QUALIFICATIONS “I’m sure my wife is an angel,” said a prominent layman, “she’s always up in the air; she’s usually harping on something; and she never has anything to wear.” NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHIP EXAMINATIONS a ee The National Urban League annouces its Annual Competitive Examination for FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL WORK for colored students, Appli- cants must be graduates of or candi- dates for graduation from aceredited colleges. Successful candidates will re- ceive tuition and monthly stipends yalued together at approximately $1000 for the school year, At least two fellow- Rd "The chitin Bon, ae Recorder Pulpit UNDYING FLAME By David A. MacLennan It can be felt, and the f ve ing through the long day al id nights of our sojourn by keeping’ close to Him who is our divine’ Prometheus. You remember the old G Prometheus, who went 1 > te 1, | hat more should we do? lighted his t h at the ch riot o' | Let us list on the blackboard he ‘stin, and stealing fire, brought it | we can_all see them, all the <j He to earth, The Olympians ne Hhings ‘which we think the shunt that man should hi Pt right to expert ie Serch hg fire and endeavored t Pa Hit ae Pre mee | (@he leader will write on the board the suggestions as they come from the : If not many are suggestey ler may Keep adding others unti i ll the following are ther oF any others.) ' | Attendance at Sunday School Good words about the church Attendance at church services Help in singing Membership in Christian Ende: Bringing others Missionary interest The fire shall ever be burning on the ¢ ask altar; it shall never go out—Leviticus 6:13. e boys nd girls, atte d unday School, attending Clistis, et r orf attending ‘church a (Continued from last issue) Services In one of his messages to the United States Congress, President Roosevelt closed with an impressive quotation from one whom he called a teacher of his youth. The philosopher was Josiah Royce of Harvard. The keyword of Royce’s thinking was loyalty: “So be loyal, that is, so seek, so accept, so serve your cause that hereby the loyal- ty of all men, through your example . shall be aided, furthered, increased —so far as in you lies. Be so loyal to your cause as thereby to advance uni- versal loyalty.” Intermittent attention to a fire never resulted in satisfactory warmth. So, intermittent attention to the flame of social worship, of personal devotion to bring light and warmth and mas| into the world of men. BP Je Reverently, I say that our Lord and Master, Christ, is in fact all that ti best of the old stories attributed Prometheus. +R EAS, RS And Jesus is the Prince of the Pro phets and King of Saints. Dr, Burkitt the Cambrid; t History of , and to the best you know, never results in a sentations Jesu: S Khowledge satisfactory religious experience. Op-| to portray him as above Reverence portunity to display courage in adversi-| a Wise Sage who saw |. Promptness ty finds us unprepared. Opportunity to| stinct what was essent dl Money help a lamed pilgrim over a stile finds] and conduct. But hi Worship us unready, because we have forgotten | acteristic cannot Training that “the fire shall ever be burning| Sage, the Teache Loyalty on the altar; it shall neyer go out.” was something Visitation something so at the end of Does someone wish to interrupt here and suggest that it is well-nigh im- possible to maintain what St. Paul called “the spiritual glow’? That in certain seasons, Christmas and Easter for example, the fire burns with a bright and satisfying flame, but that ing when Monday returns and the trivial round is resumed there are only em- bers left? May not the reason for our gradual decline of devotion and interest lie in our expectation that sudden and great emotions will be sufficient? You will understand what the saintly Mur- ray McCheyne prayed for when he cried, “O Lord, hold me on at a steady pace.” “A steady pace”—yes. that is what is wanted; “to go on forever and fall and go on again.” How can this be done? How can you keep the fires ever burning? Well, Stevenson insisted that a valiant soul could feel. . 2... . _ Testimony ~ Now from this list all the Juniors are | speak, and the rest of us will help to at d how the thing desired may be pu! into effect and ‘accomplished. 4 (If there are special things which Mocal church or denomination des helping in a Junior church, m ing a Junior church, giving to stonary fund, taking care of the « lawn, and the like—the leader w s¢ribe them carefully, and the Juni Sheek decide how to do them.) Pp moment, to: flas 1 forth a symp but piercing fadiance, t " young, that is the ‘life struggle, to argue, to’con { the life of a Man . . . Paul is now see- ing the end of ign; Jesus, Bear attvetehan ter it is an ex- he” ‘No, “4 er but as Prome- theus, that we worship Chris who came down from heaven to give men the Divine Fire. Jes sus himself, once describe: is mission as that of a man lighting a fire’ “and whatever course he aken in doing it, it is at lea: The Response of the Juniors : | (Beingad d'td'speak about one 0! the” points listed above, each Junior will tell why the ‘church has a right to expect’ ‘that. Then he will give some f sugdestioiis as to how may be don burned for nineteen cefituries and that| the ‘otHér Juniors will add the of it is alight still. The way the Fire was| ments. The following are som: 0! lit finds its justification in the history of} t ifigs that may enter into the P the, Hires) tr ane f By . j ; ./1. Our church has a right to expec! knowledge, The Sunday School ‘ss up~so‘fhat we ‘may learn. We )\* ‘teachers, ‘lesson books. It is no! '*" any of i$ to refuse to study and ss) up’ our chance to know about i ble and the Christian life. (0th niors may add that knowledge ™ me in Christian Endeavor, by ea the nates' of the books of a a in chapters and verses, how pg ein its leading ©" . +. in the ink of the slough, And the sink of the mire, I know of lands. Of hearts that faint, and tire; But I know a Name, a Nai ships will be awarded. Some of the schools to which Urban League Fellows have been assigned|’ That can set th are the New York School of Social] Its sound is a~ Work, the Atlanta School of Social, N Stott) Work, the Graduate School for Social Administration of the University of Chicago, Bryn Mawr College and the University of Pittsburgh. “ Applicants must file intentions before March 1, 1938 on forms furnished b the NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE, which may be secured by writing to Eugene Knickle Jones, E; ecutive | Secretary, 1133 Broadway, New Yor in the early spring, = Our church has a right to exped its support. While 2 '*" ‘do the whole thing, i ® ‘Christian to hav" . a = ourselves the Westion, ee core our church Expect of yypr | Acts 17:10-12 _ Interest in missions, Acts 13:1-3 26. Learning to give I Cor, 16:1-3 27. Sympathy for the Poor. i T John 3:17, 18 28, Interest in the church, li Psalm 84:1-4 fan. 29, A good life Ps. 1:1-6 n., Jan. 30. Topic—What Our Church ts of Its Juniors. Mark 12:30, (Beginning Christian Endeavor eek.) ™ —Christian Endeavor World Jesus which reads: “Whoso is near me s near the fire.” It has the ring of ithenticity. Men as different in temp- srament and ability as St. Francis and Martin Luther, John Knox, and John Woolman St. Augustine and Phillips Brooks, David Livingston and Albert Schweitzer, Calvin and Kagawa have become light-bringers to humanity be- Rause they have been near that Un- d ing Flame of the Spirit of Jesus He is the Undying Flame. 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Dr. Keys’ opening message was from the Restore unto me the joy of Thy Salvation” which was effectively delivered emphasizing some of the things which prevent restoration. Dr. Keys stated, “Men cannot expect to have the joy of God’s salvation who text absent themselves from the church and the cross roads of progress. It is estimated that more than two Martha Jayne Keys in her opening message of the series of revival services being con- church sets on the historical “Natchez Trace.” Again I say no. If it was be- cause I stood upon this platform and delivered a commencement address to more than five hundred last summer, if in that address you saw enough in me to call me back for this occasion, I thank you. Though I feel unqualified for this great task. Emancipation ts no new word for our lexicographers. Smancipation as the Latins called it is an act of manumission. To set free from bondage, To set free from any thing that prevents progress. All na- tions to some extent have been slaves. Israelites were slaves in Egypt; Ger- mans were slaves under Roman control for many years. Anglo Saxons under British tyranny. In fact all nations have felt the blow of human oppression, The big brother against the smaller, the rich against the poor. Why should we be ashamed of January 1, 1863, when Abraham Lincoln signed the “Procla- mation for our freedom.” The Jews commemorate that day when they left a few stones at-the “Red Sea.” The peasants of Great, Britain cherish the act of the twelfth century instituting the Magna Charta. America looks back with pride to 1776. Today, we should not come with bowed head, but an up- ward look, and a forwatd march, These séventy odd years have brought us to Listen an atmosphere of christian activity. just over there is the sound of the Jap- Neither can they indulge in all of the anese incendiary thunders; there is an- worldly sins which do not harmonize PERSE sound in Spain. What are they? with God's will and yet have that joy.”| War? Yes, but I say these are not only At the close of her message, nine came | Shocks. My country for which my fath- forward and united with the church, ers waded in blood like Ceasar in the Dr. Frank Madison Reid, St. Paul’s “Rubicon, is centuring our progress. resourceful pastor, declared, “Dr, Keys Seventy years have passed still I hear is the most powerful evangelist of the the sound of the whipping lash. J smell denomination and is not to be consider-| the smoke of the lynchers. I read the ed merely as a great woman preacher| Protest of the Southern Senators a- but rather one of the greatest preachers | &4inst the “Anti-Lynch Bill” I vision in the pulpit of today.” A revival chorus of fifty or more voices is being organized with Mrs. God! Will this Negro Race Survive? Pauline Dailey, noted revival singer What saith history Listen! the earth is and chorus leader of Kansas City, as covered with the wreck and ruin of director; with Mrs, Frances Terry Rus-| Past civilizations. The crumbling mon- sell at the organ. With more than two | U™ents of history speak to us of dead hundred personal workers uniting in| ‘ities. dead nations, dead Empires, dead a campaign of soul salvation it seems Republics, dead Dynasties, yes that St, Louis will have one of its| civilizations. Let us go back to the his- greatest revivals at St. Paul A. M. E,| tory of Babylon, Ninevah, Assyria, Church. Services start each night at Egypt, Greece and Rome. Some of the 7:30 p.m, —St, Louis Argus AN EMANCIPATION ADDRESS DELIVERED JAN, 1, 1938 Will the Negro Race Survive By H. W. Henning, B, D. Pastor S. Peters A. M. E. Church Port Gibson, Miss, Ladies and Gentleman: We have come together today for a new purpose, From the dawn of his- torical civilization to the present time it has been the custom of mankind to perform the act for which we have as- sembled. Nor if we pause for a moment for reflection. is this fact at all difficult of explanation. It is quite striking to me, to get an invitation to deliver an address upon such an auspicious occas- ion. This town is more than one hun- dred years old, Why did you invite me? Is it because my church is the oldest Negro church in this town? I think not. Did you invite me because my ernor could make a fortune in a year, Mark Antony laid miniature kingdoms and empires at the feet of the elusive Cleopatra, only to exclaim in his dying agonies, “All is lost this foul Egyptian has betrayed me.” (4) Universal ex- travagance. days were covered with diamonds, dia- the atrocities of the “New Deal.” When will we get a square deal? My dead great civilizations of history are for- gotten, Excavations in Eastern lands provide evidence of civilizations which are nameless, forgotten unknown, lost in the dust and ashes of the prehistoric past. Study the evolution of bygone civilizations. Every civilization that once existed is strength and glory, but has passed to decay and death. When the Roman Empire. was dying there were five signs of National decay, (1) Concentration of wealth. Two thous- and people owned the wealth of the civilized world. (2) The worship of wealth. Money could buy anything, conscience, character, virture, position, purity power. There was nothing money could not buy when Rome was dying, (3) Political Plunder. A Roman Goy- Society Belles in those ers ‘monds in the ears, diamonds in the nose, diamonds on the ankles, diamonds diamonds! diamonds! (5) Universal Ignorance. Dancers, cooks, acrobats, low actors, and professional inagicians received princely comipensatio. As Rome degenerated, $6 did the other Empires. Do not forget that all of the nations had sonie “good traits. Israel gave to the world the golden age of prophecy; Greece the golden age of culture; Rome the golden age of pow-| - er; Italy the golden age of -art and beauty; Germany the golden age of literature; England the golden age of knowledge; France the golden age of Defnocracy. But they failed in the very thing that was. needed most. God. “Blessed is that nation whose -God .is the Lord.” Will America the land of the free and the home of the brave fin ally usher in the golden age of tational brotherhood? May God help us today to say “yes.” As a part of this great continent*we shall knock at the door of American prejudice and disfranchise- ment, until she flies wide to all nations alike. Remember Negro, Japan has broken down her barriers and is stand- ing in the gallery of the great nations to take her seat by the British lion. Ne- gro, what saith thot: of thyself? Will you come once a year and celebrate fe- tire for another year? Look out yon- der, don’t you see the bloody foam of such men as Crispus Attucks, Toussaint L’Overture, countless others whose blood cries out today? Arise, shine for the light is come.” Negro, “Ye are not your own ye were bought With a price. Let us look up to old’glory today as she unfourls her drapery in the wintery breeze. Old glory! You are ours, Old glory! We died for you. Old glory! We will not deny you. Old glory! you have denied us. Old glory! We must share lation, driven here froin den ¢ are part Of this gredt tiation, black but we. are men. Old Heaven has your deeds recordeg geance is Jehovah’s own; late, you'll be rewarded. y, reap what you have sown. The Negro of the Past The Negro’s history is too va for erradication. His history go¢ beyond that of any existing Natio; shines out in archacology like Pharoah of Egypt, he is the buily il ‘thematics, he is the first gteat western world. Negro history extinct; Ancient History rec; story. God sealed it in his sixty books to be read to unborn genera ican Civilization Let us take a cursory survey work in America. In 1619 on t! of Virginia we landed. On Janua 1, 1863, we became free. Seve years ago. The Anglo Saxo 1609. He preceeded us only & A child cannot be reared in te: I declare on this memorial da was no Washington, D. C., no P Canal; No old glory with stars, and no Democratic and R can-parties. Neither had Georg« ington crossed the Delaware famous Patrick Henry made int plasm. We have come up with t ginning of this civilization. \\ spilled our blood in every battle H a ¢ mond in a crucible. The Negro js Old glory! Though in humble cai." Contemp. © den, se We are Slory, » Ven. And tho ugh r poleon of war. He is the pivot which civilization swung toward { ia. the sphinxs and pyramids; he js the ine cipiency of Geometry, the alpha o; figs Ou mug luable It 1 he The Negro as a Beacon light of Amer. A.M. E. MUSI Mail Your Orders Today Cc HYMNALS Brand new A.M.E. Mu Hymnals, Bound in Prices We Pay Postac A.M. E. BOOK CONCERN . Philadelphia, Pa. sem! Morocco with Head Bands pand Beautifully stamped 1 Gold are offered at thes Saletengs) — | $125 Half Doz. fn $ 6,50 One Doz. — ? $12.00 ill, Mexi- landers Field. So today ether not as Africans with , but as American citizens, t without the Negro there ica, ¢ Negro Race Survive we have we will hold. We ir possession five. thousand unparalled civilization. This We have in our possession box. We will not let it go. hold fast to our religious liber- ‘songs, churches, schools, S, traditions of our fathers t pass from our hands. Free- speech we will hold it firm in sh. We will not cower, we will il we are heard, understood and ated. Negro gird about you pins of liberty and righteousness, ot, you have not come but a ears. Be not afraid nor discour- these ordeals through which we ing are just God making morn- child of five, alone in her room, at night with the thunders boom. dark came the lightning’s And the sky seemed rent with } on crash; She had never known a der jstorm—Nor watch the coming the early morn. When she arose ithe morning light—She asked: (was the big yoice last night? § God making morning? The night ery! Men and women with brain With brain and with souls, being bat- fd for gain. I saw those men tamed h fash, Then I heard again the thun- Grash. As Abraham Lincoln, in fely might. split that dark sky with ercing—That rent the chains and é slave His eyerlasting - freedom Behold the black man’s morn- FINDING A MAN fun ye fo and fro through the s of Jerusalem, and see now, and , and seek in Sof, if ye can find a man.’—Jere- im 5:1, thus wrote Jerimah in the turbulent of his time. Thus we say in these f spiritual apostasy in the A. M. lurch, God works through human nicy. He wills that the Church. go yard and conquer the world in His e, yet, there are times, when for of a proper leader, we flounder | flop, when we should be pressing the broad places foregoing text particularly fits Charch Extension Department. In ¢ days, when the progressives are izing connectional recovery, and the slogan of every loyal African Odist should be “Lengthen your is, strengthen your stakes, some ardly souls have the temerity to say "We should give up the Department. the department needs is a man; that man is J. P. Q. WALLACE, g elder of the Northen District diana Conference, who, for un forty years, has labored to en the ranks of African Meth- Toamed the streets of his , with a lighted lantern, honest man. DR. WAI- honest man. He is not 4 yer, to rubber stamp and n blindly, but a man who be- seeping faith with the church Authorities, and with the peopl serves, eae despuhatie eee. BL eee nA incurs dislike. DR.WALLACE, in the face of the displeasure of those he sought to help, has been strictly honest. DR. WALLACE is a business man. Tn the district over which he presides, uearly every church is out of debt. Some half a dozen of the churches have burned their mortgages this year. The very caption under which he writes implies busitiess. We need more men who are willing to “Face The Facts.” Bluster and bally hoo will never get us anywhere. Only by “Fac- ing The Facts,” can we put our church upon a sound business basis. In several instances, Dr. Wallace has appealed to autherities in Washington, D. C, in order to save churches that seemed doomed to the axe. Iused to hear one of our bishops say: “There is more in the man than there is in the land.” DR. WALLACE is a man; but not a yes man. Often, we cast about, seeking jobs for our men; what we-need is men for our jobs. The welfare of the Church is greater than the personal welfare of any man. So, regardless of personal preference, the connection should seek the best available man for Secretary- Treasurer of our Church Extension De- partment; and that man is J. P. Q. WALLACE: REY. R. F. BOYD. SOME REASONS WHY THE GEN- ERAL CONFERENCE OF THE A. M. E, CHURCH SHOULD GO TO DETROIT IN 1940. I am from Indiana and selfishly, you might expect me to be pulling for the General Conference to go to Indianap- olis. For truly we of the Hoosier State have ample capacity and ability to en- tertainly that most renown body the Race has produced, the A. M. E. Gen- eral Conference. But I think in mat- ters that pertain to the general good of all concerned we should. be willing to forego our petty interest and work and even sacrifice, if necessary for the good of the whole body. As for me, therefore, I lay aside every selfish interest and ambition and say with all my heart, “Let’s go to Detroit in 1940.” Detroit is more nearly centrally lo- cated. In these times of stress and un- certainties we should conserve. We should make every dollar bring the largest possible return. ) May I inject a little more selfish in- flag of our Mother Country, so far as the English Language is concerned. ‘violence and lynching. I’ll say more of It may not be a bad step to create all possible friendship with our English neighbors: for when it takes weeks, months, and even years fo get an anti- lynch bill through our National Con- gress we can not tell how long it will be before some of us, at least, may choose to lay our bodies to rest in a Country that does not - practice, mob this anon, But for the present shall we not, turn our attention toward Detroit. If it seems wise in the eyes of our great .church we shall go to Detroit in 1940. If itseems otherwise then. I shall trail along wherever she goes. Rev. H. A. Perry Kokomo, Indiana PAYNE CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH Chicago Heights, IIL Rev. C. R. Waters, Pastor, Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. each Sun- day. Divine worship eleven o'clock A, M. Allen Christian Endeavor 6 P.M. Mr. Reginold Cowles President A. C. E. League, Mr. Talmage Walker Sup- erintendent of Sunday School. Evening worship 7:30. On last Sunday ‘Rey. Waters administered the Communion fo a large audience at the morning service, At the 7:30 service the Gospel Chorus of 28 voices rendered their monthly musical, Mrs: Arcola Berkley, the direc- tress deserves much praise for giving to the audience ‘such.a fine program. The Watch Night Service was a high spiritual feast conducted by the pastor of the church. The Gospel Chorus gave a fine Xmas party and each mem- ber received a Christmas present from the tree. They did not forget the pas- tor and wife, Mrs..C, R. Waters. They presented to the pastor a large box of groceries, and other nice tokens, The Senior Choir also had a_ fine Christmas party, and presented to the pastor and wife some nice gifts. The membership of Payne Chapel certainly remembered Rey, and Mrs. Waters during the Christmas. We cer- tainly thank each one for their kindness to us Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Rey. M. M. ters, the brother of our pastor, will preach a sermon for the Senior Choir, at which time the choir Will conduct a Pew Rally, for the bene- fit of the Trustee Department of the Every one is cordially invited church to be present. Payne Chapel Church has taken on new life and the church is fastly being organized into its various divisions by oi pastor, and soon it will get back on terest at this point. All my life I have longed to go to California. Especially, I do want to.see the great scenery of the West. But I shall not expect to go at the expense of hundreds of my brethern, I'll just wait until I can go , own resources. Peete has all of the attractions of ities and besides all of this ery delegate and visi- tor an opportunity to go on foreign This opportunity many of us have have lived with our hands plow all our lives right old U.S.A. By going to Detroit we shall see just Pay River Canadian Soil, and can wi at few paces find ourselves in a ae i different country under a new lag, the our great ¢ it does afford ev soil. not had. We to the Gospel here in good the old line. . We were glad to receive into the church at the morning service, Mr. John James, and Mr. Floyd Fike. They were assigned to class No. 8; Bro. Mitchel Driver, leader, The membership of the church is lin- ing up behind our pastor, and the out- look for this year is good. : The church has taken on new life. Johnie Tate ASS 1) hore Pam AEE GRENADE DISTRICT Elliott, Miss. The First Quarterly Conference was held in Winters Chapel A. M, E. ‘kson, P. Church, The Rev. A, W, Jac 7 RB, Presiding, The Rey. J. H, Wier, was elected secretary, Marshall, A. L. Tyler reporter to The Christian Recorder, F. porter to The Southern Christian PAGE NINE pastor. The weather was very unfavor- able, but in earnestness the work was quite a success along all lines, Organization: Bros. E. M. Wilson W.-H. Park; F. Sally, re- Re- corder, Sister A. L, Wier, reporter to The Women’s Recorder. Business: The order of services was per discipline.. The session was spirit- ually and financially a success. The P. E. expressed himself as highly pleased as things looked bright for the future. Sunday at eleven o'clock A.M. the P. E. preached a powerful sermon as evidenced. by the many hearty amens among the people. Our pastor, Rey. Wier pastored this place 26 years ago and the people are proud of his return, The members ex- press themselves as complimented for the high service he is rendering We are greatly pleased with the re- turn of our Presiding Elder, he is ideal to the work, we thank him for his fatherly care and wholesome advice a- long all lines of church activities, We hereby pledge ourselves to do our best for the cause of Christ this another conference year. of F, F, SALLY ST. PAUL A. M. E. CHURCH Springfield, IIL Oct. 10; 1937 marked a new day in the life of St. Paul A_ M. E. Church, At that time we welcomed our new pas- tor, Rey. Isaac S. Stone. The church has. taken on new life both spiritually and financially. Rev, Stone and his goed wife, Mrs. S E. Stone have en- deared themselves to the hearts of the people. Souls are being saved and merii- bers added to the church, Sunday morning, Dec. 26, the church was filled to overflowing and the service from be- ginnihg to end was a spiritual treat, At our first quarterly meeting, Dec. 5, all reports went over the top The following financial report from Oct. 10th to Dec. 5, a period of less than two months. First quarterly meet- ing Dec. 5-6, 1937: Trustees Report . $144.43 Trustee Helpers 20.50 A. C..E League...) 3.08 Senior Choit /)....: 17.20 Gospel Choir . 1,60 Deaconess Board . 6.67 Stewardéss Board No. 1 11.45 Stewardess Board No, 2 ......., 15.45 Senior M nary Sociéty 25.68 Junior Missionary Society . 479 Mother Pearls 25 Stewardess Helpers 7.70 Sunday School 21.64 Stewards Board ¢.........¢. 45 S2L71 Grand Total .. $582.15 St, Paul is marching on, MRS, C. V. GOINS General Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any ene sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. ae aea Reena! SSS ===== DSC09898.JPG ===== : —.___THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER CHURCH “WEAPON : DO YOU WANT TO KNOW — THE GENESIS OF THE A. M. E. POLICY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION — The Origin of Choral Singing in the A. M. E. Church? The Indomitable struggles of Bishop Payne? sk in faith, Amen,” | He killed two of the vicious FRR CK ERG, mer came to his aid to a hospital, where he { From Other Paper and rushed him =NS, Eng. (AP)—“Talkies roduced at St, ; Washington Church ’ Raises s$10 to Help ' dD ch Rai OWNINGTOWN, Pac Rebuild Cleveland Edil ve Downingtown Bulletin, ‘ gtown Industrial an, cultural school, Prof. J. H. y. CEU ar Mees ain MAR ho says they are “a potent RY CHRISTMAS, BUT FOR WASHINGTON—(C)—The Men’s WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO 7S Years of Devoted Service to the Training The wise sayings of this Father of African Methodism is SECURE A COPY OF NEW YORK (UP)—w fell in love with a girl down Payment on a diamor Then he invited her to with his family, up and Gesner ‘ ay with another fel- He learned, too, that she financed her honeymoon by pawning the dia- mond ring he gave her, Bible Class of Metropolitan Church, | Jr., principal, is one of the mog Robert Byrd, president raised $10 last | able papers of its kind in the Sunday to be forwarded to Rev. Joseph | The paper had a cash bank ba), Gomez, pastor of St. James A. M, E.| $396.39 on December 3, and a y Church, Cleveland, O., which burned] fore, the balance was $363.74, recently, to help rebuild the edifice, fol- 4 lowing a plea by Edgar ES WITH DOGs —THEY* WIN—HE DIES have Christmas The girl didn’t show learned she ran aw. Daniel Alexander Payne Christian Educator By Josephus R. Coan SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE $1.00 11 “A FALLS, Tex., Dec, 23— our dogs set upon 71-year-old rown today and killed him as tt for his life with a pocket =>) “s >. > 5,002,188 CARS SOLD IN 1937 president of the United Government| Second Year American Plant; Pasi Employes, a member of the class, in] which he called the Rev. Gomez “a 000, 5,000,000 Mark gs attacked the aged man on —of— Young Men and Women ——000——_. THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering. found today with his head in an oven Brown defended | and all the jets turned on. He will great minister and preacher of the new ith his only weapon, the pock- Fsocial gospel of mass advancement.”} sales of automobiles by American m3, | The St. James Church housed a nation-| ufactures in 1937 total 5,002,188 yc) 7 This included passenger trucks, the second time in hist Virginia Daily Puts Colored Man On} 5,000,000-mark’ has been pass Automobile Manufacturers A announced yesterday. The 1937 figure was 8 per cen Dispatch, local daily, included the name] the 4,716,724 units for 1936, y of W. M. Cooper of Hampton Institute, } year in which sales topped 5.()00) on its first annual Honor Roll for 1937.] 1929, when the total was 5,62 New York, Jan. 8—(AP)—Pactoy See ee Pe ee ally knowwn forum. Re eS Se eS eS a LOOK! = EX TRAORDIN ARY VALUE Annual Honor Roll ibe cies omer RICHMOND, Va—(C)—The pines THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training; Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, fHlome Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree. THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses ih vocations, college preparatory and general high schoo! work. Factory shipments in Dece ability, 7 final 1937 month, aggre intelligence and tenacity during the{ units, a decline of 12 per cen twelve months immediately | preceed- Mr. Cooper’s picture was. with a citation for h HYMNAL 376,637 in November, and a dr per cent. under the 518,958 fo ber, 1936, the association also « EERO AR ESS a _| 8th “International Day” At Wilberforce ed. OIL WELL DRILLS NOW co? DISCIPLINE TOCETHER Special reduction in the amount who are able to pay in advance. WILBERFORCE, O.—(C)—Direc- tor C. H. Johnson of: ; national Institute, Wilberforce Univer- sity, announces the eighth. annual ob- he Ohio Inter- TULSA, Okla—(UP)—Oilfi rating equipment has come a THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years; valuable for persons desiring to fit themsélves as journeymen workers. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES deposit, or books, ce the first well was drilled a ville, Pa., in 1859. The first mly 59 feet deep. Today gian rills are manufactured which Pable of drilling two miles into $1.50 Music Hymnal servance of ‘International Day” at the University on, February 12, Lincoln’s birthday. The celebration “is a college| © movement for world fellowship. i: KER EOE KEE EK Texas Bank Has ‘Astets of $443,138.32 of rock formation. $.90 Discipline A $2.40 Value Both volumes beautifully and securély bound in Semi Morocco | YELLOW CAB COMPANY FORT WORTH, "tex! —-(G)—The nk HIRES NEGRO DRIVERS Fraternal Bank and Trust company, Col. William M, McDonald, president, | has assets of $443,138.32, as of Decem- LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan. Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on September 27th. For Further Information Address: DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY of fees will be made for those Students may enroll for the year in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be-paid in September and do;not include key deposit, military WILBERFORCE, OHIO ber 31, it was announced by I. P. An-| Lewis, of 1132 E. 27th street, \ derson, cashier, on Saturday. The bank record this week as the first N« has individual deposits of $419,138. . ERK ORE REE | Wisconsin Baptist Minister Releases| a Prayer for Race ‘ The fruits of his labor were shown at the convention, which brought to- gather in the city of Memphis, approx- imately ten thousand African Metho- This was the largest gathering of this denomination ever known in the history of the Connection, with the ex- ' the General Conferences, and Stamped in Gold. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO- YAY. WE PAY POSTAGE, A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN Philadelphia, Penna. DR. S.S. MORRIS TO BE re erator to be employed by the Cab Company for its new fleet o! nd black cars. d The Yellow Cab Company has public its policy to hire Negroes ively to operate its black an Lewis ‘has been a star _ By C. A. Wingfield, Secretary mnectional Councils of the A. M. E. ae elk Dr. S. S. Morris, Secretary of Allen : aristian Endeavor League of the A. E. Church, will be accorded a signal or at the next session of Bishops and nectional Councils, to be held in Ontgomery, Alabama next February. le occasion for promoting the testi- is. appreciation of his being ¢ first to conceive the idea of cele- the Sesqui-Centennial of the Methodist Episcopal Church, vas held in Memphis. Tennessee, BELOIT, Wisc—(C)—The Rev. H. Zimmerman, 732 Pleasant street, pas-]| cab fleet. tor of the Second Baptist Church, has| the company for more than eigh' 0" released the following prayer “design- Riek 24 ater besieeb ed to bring tothe Seetieeeeeet tice due us as a loyal group of American citizens,” ‘which is “to be prayed in]. 1938 from January to October, by col- embers of State te which meet every four years. The program was comprehensive and rase of church inter- rE ROE * BH a included every ph est, not only to adults but to the youth of the Connection. celebration at Mempl the close of interes ¢ een local celebrations ob- all sections of the egro race the jus- The close of the ; : VERY EAT GRASSHOPPERS TEL get sak Mae NICELY CRISP? , DALHART, Tex. (UP) — © | Hartshorn of the Dallom county 4 | office is afraid of catching himsc! ‘ing. “Please pass the popcorn—! * he “hoppers.” s ding that Dr. Roger Smith, Kan ‘sas State Agricultural College °” says grasshoppers pro’ are a good substitute for Hartshorn has been urein friends to test Smith’s theory. artshorn said he is willing ‘° yers, but he is giing ‘° © rs prepare them—pull off their !es* | them without food eight or " ‘sprinkle with salt, oil or bY S KINgsley 8876 ROOMS $1.5) UP PER DAY FOR QUIETNESS AND coop FOOD €OME TO NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE “Exclusive But Not Expensive” SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 28 CENTS FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) 1, J. WATERS, Proprietor PHILADELPHIA, PA. isiasm and interest awa h old good in stimulating Connection to grea resulted in unt were brought before the Officials of the Connection wo years before the cele- s observed. Through his eal, and untiring efforts. he ct ically every stat ¢ esented his plans before conferences, conventions ople’s meetings, receivB nt of the game, al committee was appointed at the celebration in Memphis by the Con- jonal Council of the Church to com testimonial to Dr Allen, of Clevela: of the American 1, Division Secretary Bible Society, is chaire testimonial com Diyinum all heal Remedive Her barium & Powders for all MN ps Woy me FREE TRIAL TREATMENT- BIGGEST, BEST PRESCRIPTION EVER GIVEN DIVINUM ING HERBARIUM REMEDIUM, ture's Ever-Roady Univereal Never-Fail Speedwell Panaceas for Human Ills. Build System, Invigorate, Strengthen, Put Pep, Snap, Grit, Nerve, Courage, Thrill, Am- hitiion, Activity, Stamina, Vim, Vitality, Helps Kidney, Bladder, Back,. Stomach, Intestine, Loss Appetite, Rundown Con dition, Relieves Cough, Asthma, Catarrh, Burning, Scalding Discharges, Soreness, Weakness, etc. ¥ Trial 25c. Medicine, Roots, Herbs, Barks, Purposes, Conditions, Agts. Make Big Money giving sample Taking Orders. ® DIVINE SPIRITUAL Dr. E, P. Read, originator of the term | HEALTH ALLIANCE, 1617 South St, & Office; 1422 Lombard 8t,, Phila, , , ===== DSC09899.JPG ===== May 25—New England Conference New Haven, Conn, Rev, f A.) he a en ar McCoy, Pastor, 82 Dickerman Street. Bishop David Henry} Guy, Steuben 0 ] Q ‘| Sims. 5 Chapman, Uniontown, Pa.; Mr: 3 January 26.—Orlando Conference—St. H. Davis, North Side, Pittsburgh, s ; ee : Mark, Orlando, Florida. Rev. J.| yEARTIEST APPRECIATION TO| Mrs. Fanny Collins and Lad How it effectively, win” D. Jennings, Bishop R. A. Grant.| THE MANY FRIENDS OF MRS.| Bradgord, Pa.; Mi, 5 i eetVely, vithoy | February 2—Sierra Leone Conference—| Rp. 1. MORRIS, 35 MAYFLOWER| T. Davis, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Miss Maud a Bishop E. J. Howard. ST., S. E. PITTSBURGH, PA. WHO] Scott, Florence, S. €.; Mr ae Eby February 17—New Jersey Conference EXTEND CHRISTMAS AND NEW eon eke Pittsburgh, ae : < Branch, Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church] YEAR GREETINGS TO HER. Coffman, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs.| Branch 2,-0f thie constitutio, for eS of the Conterene, an’s, Mite Missionary 5, j Perry Street. Trenton, New Jersey. ———- _ | Vance Wilson, tsburgh, Pa.; ciety, reads as follows: Section |. ty, | omen, boys and girls, allured 2 Carolyn S. Thomas, Pres. Annie) Bishop and Mrs. R. C. Ransom, Wil-] and Mrs. Bayliss and family, Martins-| object shall be to aid the Boaterast nd wayward ones made worse ‘ M. Collier, Cor. Sec. Rev. S. H-| perforce, Ohio; Rev. and Mrs. A. Q.| burg, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Jennings} Branch Womah’s Mite Missionary a ling Persons telling them that Baker, Pastor. : Norton, West Chester, Pa.; Dr. John] and ‘daughter, East End, Pittsburgh, | ciety in it’s effort to support the Ton ‘bad, tough, and game sports, February 23—South Florida Conference| Rp Hawkins, Washington, D. C.; Prof.] Pa.; Miss L. M. Simms Pittsburgh;| eign work of Parent Home and Foreign them further into badness, —Cocoa, Florida, Rev. J.R. Rich-] ty 7 Summers, Wilberforce, Ohio;| Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Foster, Ganons- Missionary Sociéty, of the frie, People be allured into the ; ardson, Bishop R. A. Grant. Dr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Jarvis, P. E,} burg, Pa.; Doo Jenkins:and family, E.] Methodist Episcopal Church, and toi joodness by telling them that The General Conference Com-} tyniontown, Pa: Rev. and Mrs. H. G. y mission—St. John African M. E. Payne and family, Columbus, Ohio; Church, Montgomery, Alabama-| Reverends and Mesdames G. D. Choice, Bishop J. S. Flipper, President-| Cjairton, Pa.; J. C. Hairston, Pitts- The Connectional Council — St. burgh, Pa.; J. W. Curry, Meadville, Pa.; John African M. E. Church,! cq. Burrell, Pittsburgh, Pa.; C. B. Montgomery, Alabama. Rev. V.} atten, Homestead, Pa.; C. N. Thomp- M. Townsend, President; Rev. son, Wilkinsburg. Pa.; A. Lincoln C. A. Wingfield, Secretary. Craiglar and son, Hagerestown, Md.; Liberia Conference—Grand Bassa} 4 Allen, E. E. Pittsburgh; Miss Liberia, Bishop E. J. Howard. | Beatrice Allen E. E., Pittsburgh; Rev. February 24-27—The Bishops’ Council—| 4 s_ King, M.D., McKeesport, Par St. John African M. E. Church, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Brown, Richmond, Montgomery, Alabama. Bishop Va.; Reverends and Mesdames Charles J. S. Flipper, President; Bishop] addison, Pittsburgh, Pa.; H. R. Tolli- done good and that there is n them? is such a thing as tempting omen, boys and girls, to be nd to do right just as they can ipted to do wrong by telling me good act they have done or heard-of good thing they haye md of faith in good that there hem. Good men and women, and bd boys and girls are the salt of the rand should be told that they are ood man showeth favor and lend- says Solomon. The study and de- The following is an indication of the ppment of human goodness js al industry and loyalty of | Emanuel E.. Pittsburgh, Pa,; Clarence Roman, Sr., Martinsburg, W. Va.; Miss Eliza- beth Truly, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mesdames Cora Brown, Steubenyille, Ohio; Bren- da M. Reineman, Thomas Blod.- Miss Frances Roman, Martinsburg, W. Va.; Mrs. Elizabeth Bass, Johnstown, Pa.; Miss Lucy Duddleson, Detroit, Mich.; Mesdames Blanche Massie and family, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mary Graves, Home- wood, Pa.; Messrs and Mesdames Clarence Wheeler, East Eni Willie Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mark Sloan, E. E, Pittsburgh, Pa/; Mesdames Mar. Ballow, Pittsburgh;" Lulu D. Blair, in the: Home Missionary work within | the bounds of the Annual Confer Impossible, without organizatio; “Orgatiizé, Everybody’s business, j nobody's business. Elect your officer, appoint your comimittees, and nak your work both interestitig and etic. tive. Keepitig iii view, your object Helping to ‘spread the good news of 4 Risen Savior, both in the Home anf Foreign fields. We must catch the vision of service, and organize for that purpose. Nothing can be efiic done without organization. Org a EMANUEL CHURCH New York City THE CHRISTIA and get busy. Build prestige fal art that if faithfully 2 chun , ‘ > a ee 7 3 ria y pursued by| Church, New York, hn Ve Io J. A. Gregg, Secretary; Rev. ver, Pittsburgh, Pa.; James Hendricks,| Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mary K. Wood, East| Missionary Society in your ow: 1 S public would = ae dc pone Nichols, sie c aisha George T. Sims, Pastor. N.S. Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Anna Grey,| Liberty, Pa.; Miss Mattie Snell, East] munity. Let the people know re teed war and oreiudic : bh tral Flicida Cock , ; > ) yon eee ‘ i M , and prejudice. December 7. 1937 Marci §—Cen Flori erence—| Williamsport, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Clar-| Liberty; Mr. and Mrs. Harry W.| in town, and on the job, not 1 f T. REEVES Ree oes) Arcadia Station, Rev. L. J. Kincy,} ence Roman, Martinsburgh, W. Va.;] Smith, Windsor, Canada; Mack Kline,| getting up your claims, collec! ¢ a Nov lPhyllig Mlilliean a. $28.00 “gk Se es pees Street, At-| Mrs. Lovinia Mosely, Washington, Pa.;] Baltimore, Md.; Chas. E. Jones, Colum-|'church gleanings, or selling your (ag; 2 PERE Hir bi |\No.2 Roxatins Jones cadia, Fla, Bishop R. A. Grants) wr and Mrs. A. J. Grey, Steubenville.| bia, Ohio; Mrs. Mary EE. Roper,| all this is necessary, of course, DO YOU KNOW THE His- £] No. 3. T. L. Sprinkt 870 73—Gold Coast Conference: Ohio; J. E. Cox, Brownville, Pa.; Net-| Kearneysville, W. Niet é _ <|ttiember the sick, feed the hungry 7 ORY OF YOUR CHURCH? No. 4 Sarah Alston ... i Pine Coast. Bishop E. J. tie Pelham, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Maude SERS SSeS Sees) cheer the disconsolate, give a he ping 3 “\£)No. 5 Mabel Graham , Scions B. Colman, Harrisburg, Pa.; Mr. and F ‘ME ry | hand to the wayward boys and ods : ee eeiiieintiinti | No.6 Alma Hobson.... E - ‘ = SHOULD EVERY A, M. E. CHURCH HY . eee a i April 27—Delaware Conference.—Sea-| 1774 Noe] Carrington, New York, N. ¥.;]> HAVE AN ORGANIZED © Mis-| Live the life, Lift Christ in yo e5, q No. 7 Martha ‘Dixon ford, Delaware, Rev. G, E. Mat- Walter Waters, Sr., S. S. Pittsburgh, SIONARY SOCIETY 2? AND WHY?| °Y°ty day. “And Bifl be lifted uw q Who was the No. 8 Belle Byrd .. thews, Pastor, 506 North Street. Fe i i : Oe ea ,.| from the earth,” said the Savio i to the episcopacy ir No. 9 Anna White . Pa.; John H. Jenkins, Uniontown, Pa. “ D ” Mit ; % Bishop David Henry Sims. » «)| Read Before the “Cairo District i ll hurch ? No 10 Fannie Coope Barnes, New York, N. Y.; Alfred Booth,| yy;.<: Giawardons Con draw all men unto me. ; x HSE ah s2 ie Cooper vee ob May 4—New Jersey Conference—| Cambridge, Ohio: Miss Marcella But.| missionary. 2nd Stewardess: Conve! Should the A.M. E. Church havea fewWitol was the first circuit rider] No. 11 Geneva Major .......... 1075 Newark, N. Ji, Rev. A. C. Sanne oa te i tion, IIL Conference—April 8th, Mur- tat ee EL ciety, and cher? No. 12 David Jaudon .........- 15.00 ler, Beaver, Pa.; Mesdames Nannie V. a organized Missionary J PA Rus. ders, Pastor, 95 Union Street. Forre: ee E E. Pittsburgh Pa.: Bi *| physboro, II ~ alates » How long was there agitation for EY Bishop David Henry Sims. die Gordon Wachinstod i C: fies By Mesgeeeile E. King e (To be continued) a lay-representation in the General Toraleeso em pumene une $259.00 May 11—Philadelphia .Conference— ike 3 ka aire 1 Re ay 5 Aterence before it was granted? mi Harnbargs Poi: Bee i a Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and) The church, meaning of course the|° MEN ) What is the second oldest church Report (of Glassea Williams, Pastor, 622 Briggs re ilton Edwards, Pittsburgh, Pa.; visible church, is an organized body of} GOOD MEN AND GOOD NEE Beet cannection? Nos rere riearen Siete $81.80 Street, “Bishop! SURANGA ney Mrs. Irene Askew and daughter, Xenia, Christian believers. The word church] ARE DETERMINED BY AN I ¥ Wholis the author of “Richard| No.2 Henry Tolton ............ 47:40 Sims: Ohio; Mr. A. G. Thornton and family,| in the English language has more than] MEASUREMENT IN HUMAN m—Apostle of Freedom?” No. 4 G. N. Robinson .....4...4 56.62 May 18—New York Conference—Free- Panidiah fet sale ae Mrs: James] one meaning. It may mean a building NATURE THE WORLD OVE® NB—Two weeks hence answers} No. 5 Herbert Seabrook . » 43.08 port, L, I, Rey. G. W. Maybanks Guy and sons, Steubenville, Ohio; Mrs.| for Christian worship, also a body for ary Ba above questions will appear in] No. 6 Ceasar Seabrook ....:... 61.74 Pastor, 59 Helen ja Wes Bishop Susie Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. Christian believers working together,}] Nations may have their notion: * HRISTIAN 'RECORDER. No.'7 Rev. D. Wy Nichols’... 113.70 David Hary Sims. : and Mrs. Webster Dixon, Pittsburgh, | 5, having the same ritualistic authority.] bout goodness and réquire thei: i Nae AY Ts ‘Dylert ices - 5.00 Bes Pa.; Russell Chapman and family, Or, the collective body of Christians the| zens to be measured by them, a: - P . No, 9 Jessie Bennett: ... . 31.45 world oyer. et _ | termine their lives and conduct a THEL A. M. E. CHURCH No. 10 e Chappelle Ee 42.30 Should every A. M. E. Church have or bad, just as they comport with these a ! No TieGabriel Green ‘ ue SPECIAL NOTICE an organized Missionary Society. and] nations; but no more heartless, Frankfort, Ohio No. 12 J. H. Patton . B15) why? eee 7 | cal standard or requirements can ae No. 14 P. L, Felder -. cor The New Way to get the Why is it necessary to have an organ: | der the manifestations of that goo" Be ac rapid progress bes a eee ee Fe geen ‘ CHRISTIAN RECORDER ‘ized church in your community? We,| no matter where ‘that may be. om Bs ot tir new pastor, ‘ 4 “ A ye 2 1. Subscribe for one year by mailing your name “| | who fortunately, have always lived in} There is a liking in human nol” Brie g graduate of| N° NN. pe _ Epes be Money Order for $1.50 to ad city, town Oy i Be, where we have cleo Saale email a it versity, at present, 2 middler No 19 joseph I 32.60 é A ME. kk Concern, é ; churches, can not imagine a town with-| every other LL aiaah Be aster theo: Seminary. This Pow-| \., 99 William DeVoe . . 28.00 é; gee ty ve me ae ios ch hag Ba eecurivetiant any a good life Age minister has a bright fu- No, 21 Evelyn Brown . f oie © a want to abide lo: in BRED cy tp. MGSO Gimeeaeiebics iua'y keh Canaiahy - 2. Subscribe for six months by sending Money Se has not blessed society but me has been installed and paid ae 93 A. Robinson . 34.15 Wi bie apes ae ako ee ae areal es a iat i, Mat fs five years old paid, and]. 94, David ..r..--s2+++ 47.00 come Jeri 3 ‘ and helped by social experts. ° My, Hee 1s| NOE on ee Bs _ pi at Fiona tes on oh bates tansee og a tremendous is the loss of Ca 5m ¢ by his members, but ee me perk Perry. sc. Dae 4.50 Mare ie he world when we realize ‘" POHEL Nacpeiy wesc civales Cac 1.50 afternoon preceding the date of the issues or- oy gi 6 it there is an inate pride " es. ue annual SER CaaS one 3 specie dered. Orders for under ten copies will be for the good and 20°” Hoses on the first Sunday TAT RB $915.32 charged at the regular retail price of 5 cents A Yee ae se alee Fee’ copy. P svt foe ary: t people like to be told i ay is now one of the oo. Report df -Aniillarise _ Become an Agent in Your Church © 4 es yi sionary Soeety ; flee aie. Dect 10 ges in Ohio. He re President ’ — pt ) nis a 3 ROME eae ) Tolton, A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN ; : : “people bad, The a com Sel Ey a pol REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Tor et N RECORDER Junior Thrift. Thelma Taylor i 8,00 Progressive Circle Alice Murray 15.00 Principal Club, Elizabeth Wat= Report of Choirs Choir Director Amount Senior Choir, Charles Alford .,$49.97 Vesper Choir, Henry Tolton .... 25.00 Lyceum Choir, Kay Bailey Nichols 15.00 League Choir, Earline W. David 20.00 Gospel Choir, Mabel W. Jones .. 40.00 Dota) oot cles tence $149.97 From Captains ....... Classes Auxiliaries Choirs Anniversary offering 848.83 Grand Total ......$2,779.82 4 Senior Missionary Society, Mary JRGRAERTY cee ae Ue Aes ee 25.00 IST. A, M. E. CHURCH Busy Bee Missionary Society, Sth and Towne Ave Kay Bailey Nichols .....,.. 25.00 \ Silver Spray, Mary Devoe .....; 5.00 roar aa Senior Female Ushers, Ruth The Jeff Williams Courtesy Club un- Keith 50.00] veiled the picture of Rev. Jeff Williams Senior Male Ushe A. K. David 30.00] on Dec. 6,.1937, This being the Ist Intermediate Ushers, Adina Ma- memorial in honor of the late pastor, Toney (eeepc til ate saree ae 25.00] his widow, Mrs. Lucille Williams and Junior Church, A. L. Tyler ...... 50.00] daughter, Mrs. Lois Williams Rabb Excelsior Club, D. B. Wheeldon . 25.00} presented the church with a star of Emer, cy Circle, A. g M. Me- Bronze as a monument to the memory Swain 2 of their late husband and father which Emanuel Circle, Josephine Ben- star was placed on the rostrum, Neth ss ici te ain Ue ae 15.50} The Jeff Williams Courtesy Club Silver Workers, Louise Gilliard .. 25.00] wishes to thank all of the Doners to the Dunbar Dramatic, Earline David 25.00] Memorial for their gifts of Love and Sunshine Circle, Marie Greenock 21.00] Esteem to the Memory of Rev. Jeff Praying Circle, Essie Wilson .... 18.00] Williams. We are happy to pay homage Friendly Circle. Adina Maloney .. 15.00] to a life well lived Volunteer Circle, Ethel Chappelle 800} We can be great by helping one an- Trustee Auxiliary, Louise Sim- other; TONS Ph wey ee ey adicie eid ous 625] We can be loved by very simple deeds; Fuel Club, Marie Barnes . . 25.00] Who, has the grateful mention of a Social Service, Julia Johnson .... 27.25 brother Nurses Unit, Beulah Brown .... 10,00} Has really all the honor that he needs. Willing Workers, Catherine Mrs, Carter, Pres. Rigdiqnageer ss daaniiessetere sc 17,70 Geneva Robinson Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH Are you in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of strength and energy? Do you feel TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, WEAK, NERVOUS? Is your manhood weak? How is your appetite? . ; \ cle Do you get up often at night? Do you tire quickly? Are you ered with minor INDIGESTION, DIZZINESS, FULLNESS, SLEEP. LESSNESS? Then if so, you might need a good natural iron tonic. 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Many of the young women taught by her have mar- ried and have grown up children. She ation lies in the fact that wh« attempt settlement of differe destruction, we set the hand clock of progress back for s« erations; and we know of era we have never regained t! once lost,—a loss infinitely gr: Maroon Robes and Caps SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS National Academic Cap and Gown Co. PHILADELPHIA is now quite active in the Benevolent : te S '}/ materials, a loss of moral and 821-23 Arch St. PENNSYLVANIA Association of which her husband,| force. When around the Charles Cooper is president. She at-| table we meet in’discussion ai Crosses, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin | Boards, Communion Service tends the services at church, being] ation of our differences, and brought there by Mrs. Susie Hill, one of our Deaconesses who uses her “auto” to bring the Abed: and nam tonsehy ices. We pray God’s richest blessings _ | upon her. ‘i Altar Appointments. result some common ground blessings accrue both for our others. Moreover, in discussion exploration we come to ur that differences in others do sarily connote evil nor a bz feriority. Our sense of righteousness ly disturbes ts and proclaims way of mutuality is the onl salvation. The 212 denom machineries, the 45 millions members, the tens of thous others with a marked moral a cannot jn this land of ours, 1 NATIONAL NEGRO HOUR _ SALUTATORY OF “WINGS OVER CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION JORDAN” A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN aS REV. G. E. CURRY, Basiness Manager. 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa Please Renew my Subscription for One Year ( _) Check Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year ( Columbia Broadcasting System— Station WGAR, Cleveland, O. By Rev. Joseph Gomez f Today the generosity and cooperative ) Check WARE) co cca wicdan ozo marae OS MP EE EN PRT gE ieee. spirit of the Columbia Network and} escape the primal responsibil! Station WGAR, Cleveland, Ohio, have| uations so grossly in conflict ADDRESS. pivescuset xc htes PRE elie eet eRe Ee ise hee brought to fruition the Salutatory to] the basic impulses of the hum: “Wings Over Jordan.” Our aims are définitely in the direction of a better America and a better world to create a more abundant feeling of ‘good will among all races, based on an apprecia- tion of each other’s history, achieve- id ments and capabilities. The hope is strong that in this unfolding the gener- al spirit of mutual réspect and tolerance so much needed in our day, may spread beyond our shores and manifést itself A new strategy is necessar must forsake the attitude of ut lessness as it relates to bett standing among peoples. assume the role of the evans Inclosed find Money Order for $1.58. re salesmanship. We must ha) and intelligent cooperation on of the millions of fair-minded cans, who in homes, churches, s¢ and clubs would supplement th MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE lhl ear Ate Ath SS ty. “| | among races everywhere. We believe] limited enterprises of interracial Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President that peace can become a habit, fixed terfraternal committees and & '. O and natural. We believe that fear,] sions. We are to work hon : distrust and cynicism are deadlier in-} patiently, using all practical at hand, In short we need @ turn from a merely negative to positive support and ass success. E Finally we! need to remind 0" that these problems are not pu" ial or group or even national, bi problems. And since these P are ours as a whole, then w' struments of destruction than all the armies of the nations. These curses, we further believe, can be removed by educational processes such as this. Thus z ‘ we dare to idealize despite the present picture of world disorder, staggeringly intense. We base our faith in the re- turn of sanity, jiistice and understand- ing, on certain fundamental reasons. is the only Courses leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Seience degrees in the following divisions: Seiénce, Social Science, Edueation, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Music. a5 : ——000——_ Rated by Southern Association of Colleges. and Secondary Schools. Member of Association of Amériéan Colleges. ran . W.A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. , sited for the larger exper!” tion, Qf many bloods and bacis* stitution : toleray pletely dedicated to the task of mom e all ta coma sel robin e mus! » pin tack them together. Any narrow Pj \ ipehae 4g? : ‘ 4 ed racial conception of a Hee { ¥ : 4 ‘fend us back into despair, a i, i « 4 ie Ce fica is they For further information write tothe President, before, Herein America's Og bi hathel : bas ial oe ; and psychological patter ‘ol ices : in fio the Christian Re- me, church, birth month, Hatcher at 1334% Lincoln Avenue, icinnati, Ohio. ! ¢ Bishops’ Council of the African odist Episcopal Church will meet egular mid-winter session Febru- y 24-27, 1938, at St. John Church, pntgomery, Alabama, Rev. Geo. T. Bs, 809 Madison St., entertaining stor. The opening session will be at n A. M., Thursday the 24th. J. S. FLIPPER, Senior Bishop | J. A. GREGG, Secretary Council. The General Conference Commission hereby called to meet in St. John iM. E. Church, Montgomery, Alaba- f Wednesday night at 7 P. M., bruary 23, 1938, all Cities wishing Hhave the General Conference will cady to present their claims upon } occasion. J. S. FLIPPER, Senior Bishop 3 ¢ Connectional Council of the Afri- 1 Methodist Episcopal Church will, ene in its twenty-eighth annual sion Montgomery. Alabama Wednes- ogram will consist of the reports Sion of them, hence the various 2%, 1938 1 noon in harmony with the date] Baltmiore... “for the Bishops’ Council. The main} Washington..... Leave New York, Pennsylvania R, R.— f 8:10 A. M. Tuesday, February 22, cave Philadelphia 30th St., Pennsyl- vania R. R—9:59 4 February 22. ~ M. Tuesday, Leave Baltimore Pennsylvania ‘ReyRo== 11:51 A, M. Tuesday, February 22, eave Washington, D. C. Southern Railway—1 25 P.M. Tuesday, Feb- Leave Greensbore, N.C, Southern Rail- way—9:00 P. M. Tuesday, Febru- Leave Charlotte, N, C,, Southern Rail- way—11:45 P.M. Tuesday, Febru- Leave Spartanburg, S, C,, Southern Wednesday, n Railway —5:50 A. M. Wednesday, Febru- —6:20 A. M, Wednesday, February : - . ome | the ingredient : CHOIR GOWNS to Piqua, Ohio due to the death of her a uae Ce. aa ay ; PULPIT GOWNS mother, Mrs. Emma Hurd, who died] i116 <oi1 be . chemist RF from burns sustained in an accident on} on ey nent Sted tO the harves Seeyno plan to attend) Tuary 22. ; ca aa = od things for everybody s’ Council in M EMBROIDERIES the evening of December 26 while pre- FON 2 Bee nody. On | § ie nigomery, XARD paring a bottle ofsrubbing alcohol bree cane aed Nene Wrath and py ‘on February 24, 1938, please GOODS aratory to giving a treatment to her pustice presist; poverty, distress and diy eee T. Sims, Box 481, aie GS Pp trust germinate and flourish, , Alabama, TRIMMIN husband, Mr. Thomas Hurd. Mrs. Hurd : F They STOLES a Christian woman and was vei ig Meese on enustry, turn act; th feRocm and meals $1.50 per day. ‘CAPS nla “respected in that city. Thus ie contented hum of voices and roar of ig African M. E. Church, ary 22. < eos dustry are unknown, é 3 GOWNS AND left many relatives anda host of fryers History utters a timely warnin ne having any discarded Musi- Railway—1 :40 A. M., CHOIR’ HATS, who mourn her passing. | logic is final and irrevocable. It ments: Drums, bugles, Horns, n February (Ay VESTMENTS ED ale: _ | the effect that no issue is settle picasesscnd to the Editor of the} “trive Atlanta, Ga., Souther aE EE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED Seater thé field . 1 pe CORDER to be sent HANGINGS - « Mls e Mose nesttve gospel - M. E. Mission House, Mange ary 23. ‘i oe On Wednesday, ay ag 27a here “prociain) (Differences we West Africa, Rev. T. H_ King.] Leave Atlanta, Ga. A, & W. P. Railway anes Mrs, Hattie Cooper, 1923 Montrose ever have. The irregularity oj | , ji Street, celebrated her 88th birthday.| jinds will insure that. Out o ic by Rev. J. S. Hatcher deceased 23. a8 ar art She joined Allen A. M. E. Church dur-} ences comes progress. The differey “be obtained from Mrs. Gertrude} Attive Montgomery, Ala, A. & W. P. Railway—11;35 A. M. Wednesday, February 23, Returning Schedule Leave Montgomery, West Point Route —6:20 P. M. Friday, February 25. Arrive Washington, D. C. Southern Railway — 7:25 P, M. Saturday, February 26 Arrive Baltimore, Md. Pennsylvania Railway—8 :43 P. M. Saturday, Feb- ruary 26, Arrive Philadelphia, 30th St.Pennsyl- vaniaRailway—10 :33 P. M. Satur- day, February 26. Arrive New York, Pennsylvania Rail- way — 12:15 A. M. Sunday. Febru- Fares to Montgomery Round Trip Railroad Fares From Coach Clergy New svonker: cy necihy $41.60 $39.30 Philadelphia....... 38.00 36.60 Baltimore...... 3420 33.80 Washington..... 32.60 32.60 One Way Pullman Fares From Lower Upper D. Room New York....... $8.00 $640 $28.00 Philadelphia 725 5.80 26.00 6.00 480 21.00 6.00 480 wa For further information, reservation, mM Various committees and the dis-| etc., consult: Mr. H. H. Lowber, Traffic Depart- ‘men are urged to see that a report] ment, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadel- cont Made from every committee. If he} phia, Pa, Mr. J. R. Hawkins, Financial pa met hoa I, 140 Vine Stree, Atlanta, Ga., in : for him to receive it before if for the Council. If you know is time that you will not report, the kindness to so inform me, nay arrange for the report. on of all Negro Methodists en prominent consideration rogram. Let every earnest e to help. TOWNSEND, President . HOWELL, Vice-Pres. A, WINGFIELD, Secretary nq — COUNCIL AND GEN- ee t a le—Train No, 35 st Ws himself unable to attend, send] Secretary, 1541 14th St. N. W., Wash- eport to Secretary C. A. Wing-] ington, D. cS CONTRIBUTORS, TAKE NOTICE! FIRST—LET ALL CONTRI- BUTORS WRITE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAPER ONLY. SECONDLY—DO NOT AB- BREVIATE, BUT SPELL OUT ALL WORDS. iT IS EASIER FOR YOU TO SPELL THE WORDS THAN IT IS FOR ME TO PAY EXTRA TO HAVE SOME ONE GO OVER THE MANUSCRIPT TO SPELL THEM OUT. THIRDLY—MAKE oe MANUSCRIPT SHORT. HAVE FOR GENERAL THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER een CHURCH NEWS ONLY ABOUT A PAGE AND A HALF. FOL- LOW THIS RULE: FOR QUAR- TERLY CONFERENCES, WRITE ONLY ONE PAGE AND A HALF; FOR DISTRICT CON- FERENCES, WRITE FROM TWO TO THREE PAGES, BUT NO MORE; AND FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCES, WRITE NOT MORE THAN FIVE PAGES OF REGULAR NOTE PAPER; FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CHURCH, ONE PARAGRAPH OUGHT TO SUFFICE, ..LET EVERY CORRESPON- DENT, WHEN HE WRITES, REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE POSSIBLY A HUNDRED OTHERS WHO WANT THEIR ARTICLES TO APPEAR THE SAME WEEK. WE CAN HAN- DLE THE CORRESPONDENCE OF AT LEAST TWO HUN- DRED PEOPLE A WEEK, BUT ALL OF THEM MUST BE SHORT AND TO THE POINT. SEND ALL ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION FOR THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER TO GEORGE A. SINGLETON, 716 SOUTH 19TH STREET, PHIL- ADELPHIA, PA. —00o0 BEATRICE I. FRANKLYN Anyone knowing the whereabout of Beatrice I. Franklyn or a Rev. Mr. Franklyn, minister in our church in 1915 please communicate with the Edi- tor of the Christian Recorder at once, 5828 Race Street. Philadelphia, Penna. The woman resided at 221 Queen Street, St. John, New Brunswick. Some money is available for them.—Kd. EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS If you want an old time revival, soul- saving meeting or Bible assembly, write Evangelist, F. D. Holloway, Field address Chapel Hill, Texas, Home ad- dress 112 Pecan St., Waco, Texas. EXPLANATION & INFORMATION By Rev. J. L, Butler, D.D., Sr. To the pastors, officers and members of the Waycross District, Georgia An- PAGE FIFTEEN enema EN lad ata iS nual Conference A. M. E. Church, My dear Friends: I take this method of in- forming one and all that, the Annual Conference Minutes for the years 1935-1936 were turned over to your present Presiding Elder, the Rev. L. A. ToWnsley, D.D. A number of the brethren have written to me for min- utes, therefore, you will please be ad- vised. The entire batch of minutes for the Waycross District was turned over to Rey. L. A. Townsley, Presiding El- der, just as they came from the printer to me. Sickness has preyented your Presiding Elder from getting around to give the Minutes out. I am sure you may have them by writing or calling upon him. Iam your brother, J. L. Butler, Sr. P. E. Savannah Dist. we have been fused into an entity dom- inated by ideals of freedom. What an intrigding and soul-satisfying task! This, to make liberty articulate and re- alistic. And so we plead today for an open mind on the part of those tempted to hate. ‘The American spirit is one of sportsmanship. We can at least exem- plify that spirit. We plead for active intérést, warm and genuine cooperation from these hitherto content to remain on the sidelines. We plead with both divisions of our economic situation that they give the unfortunates the change to make-a living, and thereby a life; re- membering that morality and economics are parts of a whole problem. We plead with governmental and judicial agen- cies, with the police power of city, state and nation, that their exercise of power and dispensation of justice be in accord not only with the recognized and written law of the land, but the higher demands of human rights, the ultimate peace and progress of all peoples, and in the interest of national and interna- We salute the real America that is, we shall pray and labor tional solidarity. for the America that is to be. God bless and keep us all WINSTON - INTERNATIONAL LOOSELRAF BtP*™ A pee Co us over 250 Ioos personal notes that mey any number of pages between imy pages In tre Bible, Looks like a roguiar piviaity Cireu!* bound Bible, Sc. 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Church, The Fighth Episcopal District, and Mis- sissippi particularly are proud of the work of the powerful Episcopal Com- mittee, and are now marching with the flag of the Lord Jesus, and the banner of the A. M. E. Church, un- furled to the breeze. Seeing and know- ing better now. the wisdom and guid- ance of our own Bishop S. L. Greene, “The Sun of the Soil.” Though elevated from the great State of Arkansas. But since the days of Edward W. Lampton, Mississippi has longed and waited patiently for the elevation of another man, Many have been oifered, we be- lieve perfectly fit for the office, the highest gift of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Such men as honor- ed, S. P, Felder, John J. Morrant, F. RC Durden, John W. Poe, W. M, =] A eed in st cig coming General NY aa i ONE POUND NET" v4 HAITIAN fresh roasted R. WRIGHT « SR. /MPORTE 19TH. & SOUTH STS. PHILA. PA. Barnes, E. W, Edwards, and the Rev. ‘J. W.,Hair, the man of the hour, who now stands head and shoulder above all his apposers. Not by force, but by the powet he possesses to gain the love and respect. of those who know, and are looking for a man to place in a place a man worthy of the place. Mississippi has decided that John W: Hair, “The Little John,” “The Silver Tongue Orator.” and the “Pulpiterian,” is now ripe and ready. 5 Prepared literary, seasoned in under- standing, rich in experience, none too old, bat ripe and ready to stand as a leader of the head we any Episcopal! District that may be named by the Church, whether the District be in the States, the Isles of ‘the seas or the far away Africa. Y As we sat in the last annual con- ference in Mound Bayou, Bishop Greene, who knows Mississippi so well, made an assertion very pleasing to the men of the Bute geenauienh Con- ference. ; “While making reference to the candi- dates of the State, asked that he would not be put on the spot, but was ready to get behind the man chosen by the people of the State, as 2 andidate for 8 Bethel. A. M. E Church, Albany, Ga., one of the Jeading rators | of the A. M. 1 know-that to all you real coffee. drinkers, sea akiee: i is vital] important, It makes all the 1 ference, at reakfast, between starting i day right and wrong. It makes a good luncheon taste” just that Bic better. And it’s the perfect finishing touch toa delicious dinner. In fact, you can quite sympathize with the Scandinavians 19 substitute coffes and cakes for the English afternoon ‘tea, That's why I’m s0 glad to be NSTHEX <OFF able to present to our subscribers this genuine Haitian Coffee—for j, is really a delicious beverage, People who are very critical say that i; without question the best coffee they ever tasted) 271.05... Ra yc: Perhaps one reason, for the excellence of Haitian Coffee is that j, i Haiti, where coffee is one of the largest crops, all the coffee is grown on small plantations worked by the natives. For generations these people have been proud to maintain the quality of their coffee so much so that they have never lacked for a market. The ‘only reason that Haitian Cof. fee is so little known in the United States is that for a long time the output of Haiti’ has been absorbed by European countries, especially France, But now you can enjoy this wonderful drink in your own home and at the same time enjoy reading one of the best Church papers. __ HOW TO GET IT Just fill out this blank and send $1.50 and you will receive one pound of Haitian Coffee at once and THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER each J week for a year, q fourteen million colored people who This is a New Year’s compliment added to the Book Concern. q in many respects hardly rate as human, 3 ; One reads the newspapers and recog- mizes that the news is nearly always a- bout whites—as though for all the world 7 ithere were no Negroes. Memphis, emmessee, has 100,000 Negroes, but "One must read the Negro press to be aware of it. One goes among the shanties in the colored slums of Southern cities and feven smal! towns One sees the inade- quate schools. One sees a few hundred Pooks in the corner of a Negro settle- Hment house as the only public library for a hundred thousand colored citizens. Ine reads of the beating up of Negro suspects by the police on almost every Poccasion; of the shooting of Negroes whenever they do not stop on the| Ss as even in the first igelel of fhe present cen- tury, In 1860 there were no public schools for Negroes. Today the South is dotted with colored schools running from the grades up through senior col- lege. Indeed, there is a better public education system for Negroes in the South today than there was for whites after the Civil War, The lynching fig- ures haye fallen off considerably, and there are many organizations of whites to reduce the evil still farther. As for the colored workers, it is charged by the white laborers that the Negroes work while the whites get work sporadically. Just recently a carpenter told me the Ne- groes were getting the jobs because they were unorganized. and worked for lower wages. I asked him the solu- tion, He said the Negroes must be tak- en into the unions and their wage scale made equal to the white man’s. There is even a change in the atti- tude of Southerners toward Southerners which indicates some slight change in the attitude toward the Negro. It is true the South is predomi- nantly agricultural, but so is the West. Yet a farmer Nebraska “Yankee” jn the South as a worker Manchester me Hope for Remaining Unique is the Negro hn Clarence Petrie is true, but the South does instance, take the colored ques- To: any one coming into the old h from any other section of the intry, the first thing that stands out is the Jim Crow system. One is literally ulled at what it means. Here are regularly To non- Enclose pledse find One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) for one years Subscription to Christian Recorder and FREE GIFT of one pound of Haitian Coffee. 18.) 8S from much a : REV. G. E. CURRY, Manager, A. M. E. Book Concern mill from or a = Ne rec | lawyer from Brooklyn. The reason is ba ¥ eat 716 S. 19th Stre ‘order, Occasionally there is a Horrible oe tr ee Pera - Ue: am Philadelphia, Pa that the distinguishing mark of the to pare: aren ae Fae og ; nching. Hospital facilities are almost South is Jim Crow. When I first en- The colored laborer is still badly tered a small church college in Ala- JANUARY 20, 1938 But there are still living some preachers who can resent the fact that, under Dr. Kirkland, Vanderbilt became more and more non-Methodist, until today it is about as closely related to religion as are Yale, Harvard. and Columbia. Southern Methodism was once a rural religion—perhaps the religion of the Southern countryside, Today Meth- odism with its young ministers emerg- ing from Vanderbilt, Emory, Chicago, Union, and Yale has become almost as intellectualistic as Episcopalianism, leaving the bulk of the Southern rural religion to the hew-to-the-line Baptists. The change may be illustrated by the experience of Unitarian the South. It is only ministers in ten years since there was not a single Unitarian minis- ter anywhere south of the Mason and Dixon line who was a member of a Protestant Pastors’ Association. In 1929 aged to slide into the Memphis ation at the time when the sec- retary was a liberal Episco) He had asked for any new ministers pres- alian ent to sign slips, hand in’ their half- dollar, their name and address. I obey- ed. It was some time before the news feaked out that the Unitarian’ minister had been admitted to membership. One parson, a stanch Southern Presbyterian of the old school, resigned in a huff. s he was’ again back at sefore he left Memphis he was my good friend and was wondering if Unitarians might not find a way to sneak into heayen as I had sneaked in- After two ye: meetings, | underpaid. But the visitor to the South does not See these phenomena in the light of bama in 1910, my greeting on my first ain't night at the’ supper: table was, Mist from the North, you? a nigger ‘Mister’ where you come don’t th Well, we | treat them like dogs in M ppi. We| shove a nigger off the sidewalk if he] doesn’t get off, If he doesn’t take off his hat, we shoot him.” All this in the} drawlingest of drawls. That same M sissippian has been practising medicine | in Bay City, Michigan, for twenty years and has learned to get along beautiful , in my native state where | they call a nigger “Mister.” The last quarter-century has caused stich modi- fications that I doubt if the same re- marks today would be made to a non- Southern student in any college in the r, you're They call from, ¢ eminent clergyman said, fit for the top, until it has do work on the ground floor.” Being- jealous of the success races will not lift our race to We must cease to balk at of advancement, and to bra) « mile-post of progress. Praises N. A. A.C. P Dr. Cooper paid a maryclol q “pute to the NAACP for dog tenacity in contending for f passage of the anti- lynchir vill) ‘said, “The NAACP. is the civic force in America toda) Conference, There was no one en- dorsed by the way of 2 motion, but by emotion it could be read as_ clearly i in the faces of both ministers and lay- men. Give us Hair, He is the man of the hour. We do not ‘know who will be elected to the General Conference, but will speak to the church as a whole. And from my pen comes the voice of Mississippi. Give us Hair on the bénch of Bishops, and we will be satisfied. ‘ REV. W. L. JONES Cleveland. Mississippi ie, oes es “NO RACE IS FIT FOR THE TOP PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS The First Quarterly Conference of Ward's Chapel A. M. E. Church was held, Sunday and Monday, December 26-27, - Sunday School at 9:30 in regular or- der, with Mr. T. C. Muldrow superin- tendent. Promptly at 11 o'clock the ervices began with’ Rey. P. B. Burton conducting devotionals. The Presiding Elder was introduced, who brought to tis the word of God. The speaker se- lected for his text Luke 2:26: Glory to he highest and on earth peace of of \ : wi South. : | UNTIL IT HAS DONE WELL ITS| we may obtain for our race will toward men. BI oath ivehaneibs heaibateellys WORK ON THE GROUND hood rights. and deserves | C. E. League at Ke anes hi ‘ Sh so long ridiculed by FLOOR.” abt ALBANY | of every member of the 10" t 7:30 the Presiding Elder) This CONT. Bible Belt and the PASTOR © } world.” “God has given ¥s nd nother sermon. As he talk- 4 eae cote. antl y Aaice nesis Zone, ie cae ¢ i dom,” the minister concluded, 2" learts were made to rcjoice to Sian oT one eet chanel ‘our soul Salvation. egular business session of the ¢ was Monday night. $28.02 he Presiding Elder on Sal- up to us to. cultivate our ag extent that we can keep a Vanderbilt him great and more BY ts H Jamison, aikely; Gua’ Dr. Allen R, ‘Cooper, the pastor of | lor Kirkland resigned at and the newspapers paid his forty for compliments ; years of service at the tniversity, it was almost forgotten that Vanderbilt was begun as 4 stronghold of peas Methodism, home of the strict old- time orthodoxy of the bettie Jigion that was good enough for father, aking candidate that we will be able to do ter work this year, with jent Presiding Elder and id aquest’ Emanci. 4 f ‘NOW READY ever heard od g id ‘2 PRICE $1.00, Postre’ . E. BOOK concer “26 So. ‘19th Street MATURIA MULDROW to the Pastors’ Some time later the pastors sought Association, to destroy the effect of my member- ship, which seemed to imply that they had decided a Unitarian could be a Christian. So they changed their name from the Protestant Pasto socia- tion to the Memphis Ministerial As-| and invited the But to no ayail. I ago one of the leading sociation Jewish rabbi into membership. eard not long association refer to “one of ‘the best Christians in. Memphis.” members of the that same rabbi as The best proof of the changes in the ng made by a South is the attempt be small. group of Southern intellectuals to make Southern insularity intellect- ually respectable. But they shout yain, The process of standardization is Radio, cifema, newspaper, public transportation—all the old Southern isolation The South but one hope for remaining unique, and that is the Negro, Without him this section would already be as much a province of Hollywood atid Broad- way as are Scottsbluff. Nebraska, and Kokomo, Indiana, in too well under. way, magazine rack, school, automobile these are ‘making impossible has —Zion Herald Ed.—Dr. Petrie is pastor of the First Unitarian Church, Memphis, Tenn, erly NOTES 2 awe “AFRICAN: HETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SAN OUR BROTHER? 2 et | | BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Installation of New Heating Rey, I known continued to line made by year as progress. tdward James as Father PRICE FIVE CENTS Mount Union, Pa. Streamline .. System Now Complete Jones, generally vine, the second, up to the standard the farmer, Starting his 5th pastor, he s made great First, he paid the church out of debt which parsona Third, system ir This $1200, and the ed to $1000. built a modern equipped han $1500. a am heating the church at a cost nearing hich co more I eats both the parsonage church combined. At present a drive is on to cover the expenditures, The men of the chu pay $15.00 eac which with an ample Rey, There isn’t that.be.doesn't Since coming to Mt. L will com Jone irch have agreed to The women $10.00 each, letely cover the cost ver, d-sent man tempts ta do, success-of ha its nion, his mem- bership has incre sreatly, owing | to the fact, the t he preaches, We wish t Jones and his splendid cong his splendid success cere hope he will continue uture as he did in the Irene Dubois BRR EAR REE EEE In This Issue a a ee Carlyle F EDITORIALS A Means of Grace Renee Bishop Greene And Union 4 Our Membership . one Editor J.\G. Robinson Against The AntisLynching Bill..... 4 Pointed Point ‘ Churchman Afield Rig one $ Birthday Greetings 5 Young People’s Page—“ day”—Rev, Rufus E. Cobb.... 6 Allen Christian Endeavor League.. 6 The Christian’ Recorder Pulpit x From Other Papers . 10 Women's Page—“Studies in Mis- sions’—Mrs, R. A. Grant lL Transitions ee ctie 24 The Senior ‘Bisho, The Miracle- Man—Reyvy. J. E. Thomas....., 4 Notices ....05 15 woe eee te OS
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  ===== DSC09797.JPG ===== THE CHRISTIAN RECORD seieidebiedeldebedeet DR. J. H. SLADE ing and a big Gospel ng at every service. to May Ist 1938 3 -¥ oe Q & a. ote gr SOS “2 Sic Sa" aie Q 2 A oY Se = - o = Ss A On iS gtldalee = < ~~ AGS 9 wo ZNO P = Y oe B.8/OTE|> > eH 4 os 2 «, Be o“|, Ble Sa. |co = — =) an 5318 = Hi S om L£ = (O68 42M" S Ce = SQ 2/FS\25 tale 7 = “be in <a fa eV aces oi Mas re oa), SS as, 52) 5% oA eae = & SWE SE [Glos So Sees = pe G- \3e5 Sree se = SH 3 9 as oO | ai S aA Pe i Glies i LL, Ai cao eee ee They have won t and upwards REVIVAL 1 Evangelists of the A.M.E. Church They have traveled in every State in the tional Interna Specializing in the Evangelization of Youth in High School and College, and in the spread of the Gospel of Inter- Union and in six Canadian Provinces, conducting 400 success- Dr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorre Jeltz ful revivals and 178 large inter-racial services. racial Goodwill. ° Pastor VOLUME XC —NO.5 = _—— IMPORTANT MISSIONARY STATEMENT BY THE BISHOPS OF THE A, M. E, CHURCH Considering the universal c onfusion that obtains today as it relates to the political, spiritual, social, and econo- mic conditions in governments and or- ganizations of varous kinds, whch has reflected itself in the general mission- ary movements throughout the world, and that our throughout our foreign fields are look- ing to us for guidance according to the polity and program of the African Methodist Church; we deem it unwise for anyone to visit and explore these fields in the interest of our foreign missionary work, except the regular constituted heads of our missionary setup at this time. Further, that to the under whose permission our mission- ary work is being supplied in the va- rious sections we g ive this informa- tion for their protection and that they may understand the African Metho- dist Church in its missionary endeavors. Bishops: J. S, FLIPPER W. A. FOUNTAIN A GREGG L GREENE B. YOUNG H. DAVIS WwW H Y missionary workers Government WILLIAMS SIMS TOOKES R. WRIGHT, Jr. J HOWARD memoZZoue GREENVILLE, MISS. The First Quarterly Conference 0 | St. Matthew A. M. E. Church wa held January 23-24. Sunday School a 9:30 o'clock with a splendid attendance with Prof. N. H. McGhee, the super intendent. The regular service began at 11 o'clock with a large attendance. Rey. S. L. Jones the pastor con ducted the Devotional services after which he introduced the presiding elder, Rey. W. H. Debro, who made some timely remarks then read the 23rd Psalms from which he preached a sou stirring sermon that made our hearts rejoice in the God of our salvation. The choir was at its best, with Mrs. E. B. R. Butler as directress and Mrs. Daisy Lee Anderson, organist. At 4:00 o'clock the A. C. E. League met, with a splendid meeting conducted by the Wide-awake president, Mrs. Ove Toler. At 7:30 the Presiding Elder brought another message which was enjoyed by all. Monday night. January 24, 1938, at 7:30, the Presiding Elder held the First Quarterly Conference which was (BZ SS Saas TT THESOFFIC EEMERS = Sas An OF VE -AFRICAN:-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ih 02 GAN: PHILADELPHIA, PA. BISHOP D. H. SIMS 1 First and Ninth Districts He convenes the Delaware Con- ference at Seaford, Delaware on April 27. He presides over the First and the Ninth Episcopal Districts. the business of the conference was then THURSDAY. APRIL 21, 1938 opened. paid $238. During the Quarter the pastors WAS PAI 6 Heieiin'y pm eervagivar $238.45 Trustees raised <5. sh eeerter es 81.78 Presiding Elder .....-.2-¥..009% 30.33 For first Quarter two members joined We thank God for the many blessing it has been ours to enjoy. We ar pressing in the upward way. Mrs. J. L. Armstrong Rev. S. L. Jones, pastor ae Rabi ep er ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH Add, Ga, With regret we sadly mention th death of Mrs. Karene Lavind, who wa taken sick March 6, and: died “short! after returning home from the church with her husband, Rey. J. L. Lavind who is now pastor of the Spark Circuit Quietman District, Rev. Elish Lowery Presiding Elder. Mrs. Lavind was Christian hearted woman and had ren dered much service in church activities | for more than thirty years she did wha she could. Away from her home anc the friends of her youth, she hastenec the herald of mercy, and truth; for th love of her Lord and to seek for th last; soon alas, was her fate, but sh died at her post. The strange’s ey wept that in life’s brightest bloom on gifted so highly should sink to th tomb. For in order she led in the vat of them host and she felt like a souldier She died at her post. She wept no herself that her warfare was done, The battle was fought and the victory won But she whispered of those her heart could clung to most. Tell my brethren for me that I died opened by song, prayer by Bro, Peters, at my pest, PRICE FIVE CENTS BISHOP M. Second District He convenes the Virginia Annual H, DAVIS Conference at Berkeley, Va.-on April 27. The educational interests of the district center at Kittrell College, N. C. Her smiling way and pleasant face| are a pleasure to recall. She had a kindly word for each, and| died. beloved by all. Some. day we hope to meet her, | Some day, we know not when, fo clasp her hand in a better land Never to part again. —Mrs. Ola M. Roberts RIVER JUNCTION, FLA Sunday was a high day at Friendshiy | A.M.E.,Church, Sunday school open | ed: on time with the Supt. Mr. Geo. Diggs presiding. The lesson was beauti- fully discussed. A discussion of found-| ers day was used as 4 review. Immediately after Sunday School, | prayer services began, after which the} pastor, Rev. J. R. Davis, delivered | a soul stirring sermon on founders day | The A. C. E. League opened a } 5:30 as usual with the president, Miss Mable J. Reid at her post. Allen day) was the topic for discussion. At 8:30 p.m. a Founder’s Day pro | gram was rendered. Participants were as follows: | Mesdames—Lula Davis, Gertrude Wil-| liams, Mattie Eggleton, Evelyn White-| hurst, Lucile Waiters, Mable J, Reid Bettie A, Reid, Mr, C, R. West, and Randolph Preston. The program was increased the cot afterwards seemed to have understood so well the duties that a Christian must perform to earn the title “Christi Prof. and Mrs very inspiring and age of many who Russell Stevens and | Miss Hannah Gibson, faculty of River Junction, and Bonnie Hill schools, were week-end guest of friends at Pensa- cola, where they attended a Basket- ball tournament They reported on their return a very enjoyable trip. In This Issue | eR R REE EER EERE AEH The Daily Altar—Rev, Carlyle F. Stewart. ine ce sys 2 Sunday School Lesson .......--+++ 3 EDITORIALS We Hav 5 it The Episcopal Staff 4 Spring Conferences ......,..... 4 His Second Missionary Journey. 4 Organic Union (Editorial of the Week) ...... 4 Pointed Points \.... The Churehman Afield ,. ===== DSC09798.JPG ===== a The Daily Avtar ey By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, ee ee © ee me 05: Minn. tudes who are in the church but not of it, Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, we Saturday, April 23 SPIRITUAL REQUIREMENTS “But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”— Luke 10:42, Read Luke 10:40-42. Orn es are c onstantly confronted pray that Thou shalt take first place in our lives. May alf that we do be attuned to Thy will; so that our deed shall be such that we may be wholly 1 | acceptable in Thy sight. In Jesus name. we pray.—Amen, Monday, April 25 REVEALED UNTO BABES with choices which we must make, not only between the good and the bad, “In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, bat between the better and the best. | and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord Mediocrity is no where more damag- devastating than in the realm ing or of spiritual things. Charles Lamb said that the measure of choosing well is, whether a man likes and finds good in what .he has chosen ale Martha was engaged ia necessary To eat rly prepared food essary.But Mar- én the inward anxie- she possessed in the effort to make gf erarations worthy of the \, Lordes Qe was too much occupied with much service: thereby missing the opportunity of hearing the teachings — of the Lord. Mary fulfilled more adequately the of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”—Luke 10:21. Read Luke 10: 21-24. It is not often that we see the veil lifted from the heart of the Master and catch a glimpse of His inner spirit. In this passage we find that Jesus “rejoiced in spirit”, that is to say, “exulted in spirit:’ giving visible ex- pression to the great emotion of his heart. It has been said that the way is so plain that a wayfaring man, tho a fool need not err therein Jesus had sent out seventy humble and obedient men, who returned with glowing reports of their success in ag) Tae Cree * : SC Ce eee ee ‘ THE CHRISTIAN REC = ae ve od ore shake of his head and troubled look: “I don’t think so,” he said. “And we don’t altogether agree. You think it's all plain. But I can’t. There are such mysterious things Take that say- ing, ‘Come unto Me. all ye that are weary and heavy laden.’ How can you explain that? There is a mystery in it~something supernatural.” Expect not bread; And if the stone gi star 4) Ue And shine ona warm, soft breast And you have tossed : To see it in that nest, Yet is it still a stone—not breag, your sou! away ~ Sunday School Lesson’ ‘rom the 20th Century Quarterly may be that the disciples saw ( and Elijah. It is fee Ne ect 6 of Learning imo reality Se toad suppose that these names personalized | Wren saw St. Pee ane overpowering experiences, seen was nothing in comparison’ with | P°¢t every pag unne dad rage , what had’ been felt. “It is the picture of an exalted emotion quickened by the sense of contact with a fact so _THE CHRISTIA! POINTERS By Roy L Smith dreamed the forty-two-story Cathedral Jesus isn’t able to do much with any man until he can get him apart from other men for a little while. Transfigurations seldom take place in the presence of crowds. Let us not be too severe in our What was | 19 St. Peter’s Every artist, every to dream his project into life Jane Addams visioned Hull House. Jeffer- son, the University of Virginia. Jesus, EREEEEHEEEE EEE | sweetness or its potency. We all must] And laughter fills the air, The Lord is nigh unto all them that] of the kingdom. For proof of that call upon him, to all that call upon him | fact, one has but to repair to any of in truth. He will fulfill the desire of | our churches and behold the multi- them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.—Amen. Yes, there is a mystery in it; but} Seek and you shall find, there is a woe in it, too. Somehow] Seek—seek. or other throughout the long hard} And if yoy go the crowde, years of a tumultuous world, the invi- | Look not to find the hills: tation of Jesus has lost none of its] And if the shops sit gay Ae dd street ng the way experience the mood of Peter: “Lord, Still—you have lost the hills to whom shall we go, Thou hast the d words of eternal life?” No wonder} Knock and the door shall open Clement of Alexandria exclaimed: “He | Knock—knock. has turned all our sunsets into sun-] Two doors are there, beware! rise!” Think well before you knock: Prayer: Dear Lord, thou dost still] Your tapping finger will unlock, call us over the tumult and shouting | Your heaven or hell i of a gainsaying world. Help us to be ever sensitive to Thy voice whether it Prayer : Blessed Father, in ¢) be in the rain drop or the still small] midst of a world of things, we lose ir yoice within, In Jesus precious name, | direction when we do not seek thee bwe .pray.—Amen. as the first among all things. We are to Thee nor trust in else, beside— Amen, ne Wednesday, April 27 TEACH US’ TO PRAY Friday, April 29 nd it came to pass. that as he INGRATITUDE was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto And Jesus answering said, SWere him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John} there not ten cleansed? but where a also taught his disciples.’—Luke 11:1.{ the nine?—Luke 17:17. Read Luke Read Luke 11 :1-13. 17 :11-19, The power of prayer does not lie in] Where are the nine? A doz definitions, nor in eloquent language,]a day we meet with ingratitude nor in shipboleths, cryptic or other-]| ware lest our lives harbor it, too. wise. Prayer is letting go-and letting He writhed upon a bed of pai God. Formulas were not the solution] When I visited him, holding his b for the disciples’ request to Jesus]ing hand in mine, his face br for teaching to pray. Nor are we]las I prayed; and it seemed the ¢ Prayer is harmony with the will of} became a little duller. I know that peating great prayers of the ages. | with tear-dimmed eyes, and voice trem- Prayer is harmony with the wisl of | bling with emotion, he promised 6 God. Prayer is surrender, Prayer is|and me that, should he be spared not asking as much as it is giving. |he would ever serve and trust the Lord... That was a full year ago. H God answers prayer; sometimes, when] has recovered For a few weeks he : vast that the spectators are absorbed | the kingdom of God on earth as it is 1 in the contemplation of it.” in heaven. The effect of the transfiguration Under what circumstances are these upon “the three disciples was to leave holy visions most apt to come to one? them strangely uncertain, One mo- Nothing can surpass a prayer ‘group. ment they were exalted. Another mo- Jesus and his most spiritual disciples ment the yoice of God came out of | VT® engaged in deep prayer when the cloud: This is my beloved Son, the transfiguration occurred. Pente- hear ye him Thus bewildered they cost followed a prayer-meeting. Wes- suddenly came to themselves and saw ley was converted in a Moravian pray- Jesus only. How strangely we react er-meeting at Aldersgate. Spener or- to great experiences! "When one first ganized the German pietists in a prayer looks upon Mt. Rainier from the dis- meeting. The modern Oxford Gre eD tance of Seattle he is filled with awe, ers rely pom the prayer-meeting. Faces then fear and then a voice like God’s shine with an unearthly light, plans voice breaks through the clashings of | S°°™ to spring from the heart of se his soul and he is left amazed and’ ex- himself, new energy seems to be freely alted He goes away from the Rcenel provided, when we actually touch the neyer to forget it, and ever to be| Source of all life in sincere and earn- impelled (by. it,’ The disciples” camel oo! Preyer: hs the pian a down the mountain with a new regard the house, so the yer ore i Pe for Jesus and a new power within anticipate the doing of the wi % themselves. God. “Tarry ye an Jerusalem unti We need seasons of prayer that} ° be endued with power from on i 0 igh.” i e trying to go will lead to exalted experiences. And high.” There+is no use trying Fi forward until the vision is clear and we need exalted experiences to make 8 ae H ided. G us effective in meeting the problems until divine power 2s, Provices: sows and sins*of our vast world. May of the world. How many of our poor, it also bring to us renewed assurances pyershadowing them; and there came Out tof dike nOsiord ne conterencaror schemes have gone upon the rocks] 55 Thy sufficient grace able to save Beco te cloud, This is my | cee 4 ae ca ame the call to because they have been spun out of Our! 4, the uttermost. Reveal to us the Biorede sen, beat ye him, 8 “And: e eae ae “s church.” In a] OW" little minds! “Thy will be done”— nearby and quickly available resources ddenly looking round about, they say ‘ee ld % 4 pee a ca js aay let that is the plan. The strength of one} 5 spiritual power, as we see and feel re tygaig seve Jesus ed ny he eidiobihe the Einiteh Ina eet Of; the, crusades) came from tie a the tragic needs of our war-torn and "geome th fe coming down of racal tension, let the church be the viction that God willed it. People wi May we know how nd as they wer 4 judgment of Peter: he was only try- ing to preserve one of the great, high moments of his life. If there is any radiance in our lives the people who live nearest to us ought to be able to see it first. To have seen Jesus is to have re- ceived marching orders, It was a great privilege to be able to go with Jesus to the mountain, but it was a greater responsibility. We have not really seen Jesus until we have seen him shutting out all other ideals. PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert Our God and Father, may earthly things in no way becloud our vision to- ward Thee. Enable us to lift our eyes beyond the narrow horizon that shut us in that we may catch something of the limitless possibilities of life when set free from the hindering things of self. May our hearts not fail as the far vision brings to us the total sor- son 1V April 24 RECEIVING VISION FOR SERVICE Lesson Text: Mark 9:2-10. And after six days Jesus taketh th him Peter, and James, and John, d bringeth them up into a high jountain apart by themselves: and was transigured before them; 3 d his garments became glistening, xceeding white, so as no fuller on arth can whiten them. 4 And there peared unto them Elijah with Moses: md they were talking with Jesus. > nd Peter answereth and saith to esus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three taber- hacies; one for thee, and one for Moses, nd one for Elijah. 6 For he knew not what to answer: for they became ore afraid. 7 And there came a cloud human i suffering world. try to secure new members for a given} ¢, minister to the deepest human needs. church. We must not require a re ae Bs rom the mountain, he charged them 7 A Urenteaito mr epresent sour ee church if they believe God wills it. With Thy help may we reach the ] should: tell no man what) ©°,UNTS z : Young people will volunteer for mis-| yntimate source of all discord and bit- at they’ s prejudices or our economic sys- AUAGE ‘ i ad seen, save when the sionary service if they believe that] terness in the hearts of our fellow things they ue tems or our class consciousness. God wills it. Every evil in our mod-| men that we may minister to them ern world could be cured if only we| Thy peace Seeing the dire distress of could convince multitudes that God] }roken men and women may our con- wills the change. Even as I write, young men from our university are being trained as soldiers in the field Son of man should have risen again com the dead. 10 And they kept the aying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. Let the church be the church. If now the church is to be the church it must go forward under the impetus of men who have been upon the mountain top—who have secured a message from the Holy of Holies, untouched fidence in the gospel of Christ as the sovereign remedy be strengthened and our zeal in carrying it to the remotest requirement of spiritual growth: for ; his work, It is unto the simple-mind- in the two ways of serving the Lord, she chose the good part. Prayer: Direct us, O Lord, in all our choices that we may chose that good part which shall not be taken F May we fulfill those require- ments that lead us to spiritual growth. In Jesus name we pray—Amen. y: Sunday; Aprils 24 PREEMINENCE OF DISCIPLE- SHIP t the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God."—Luke 9:60, Read Luke 9:57- 62, Jesus takes first place or no place. “Tt does not take much of a man to be a Christian, but it takes all that there is of him”; is a phrase that bears oft-repeating. “We do not crown Him Lord at all, unless we crown Him Lord of all.” Half-hearted disciple- ship has no place in the kingdom of our Lord, No difficulty is too great to prevent Jesus from possessing all of us. man putting his hand to the plough. and looking back, is fit for the king- dom of God,” It is not that we turn back to the world but that we are too reluctant to break with it that gives Us trouble. A man with a divided heart will he of little service in the building “No! ed, (not in the sense of silfy-minded) that the kingdom and its method is revealed. We talk about big men and little men. Jesus chooses humble men. “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” What a spiri- tual awakening we shall have in the church, when ministry and people be- come humble-hearted enough to re- ceive the glorious revelations of the spirit that Jesus rejoices to give. Prayer: We thank Thee, O Heaven- ly Father, for the humility that Thou dost give to our proud hearts. May we ever keep meek enough to receive the revelations that thou art giving h to those who seek them. In Jesus b name and for His sake, we pray— Amen. Tuesday, April 26 THE PERENNIAL INVITATION “Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give | you rest.”—Matthew 11:28. Read Matthew 11 :28-30, The story is told of Walter Peter, who, when met by a very prominent woman much concerned with Christi- anity, and predicting to him its ap- parent failure to stand up under the attack of vicious critics, and saying that the present generation would liye] Ask and it shall be given, to see its breakdown, replied, with a Ask~ask, J an 4 hearts are weak, He gives the very gifts believers seek. attended church, a midst the joyeous acclaim of his wife and children But often faith must learn a deeper | he had been a mean and brutal man rest, However, it was not long until his old And trust God’s silence when He does | habits returned, seemingly with not speak; newed strength. He has forgotten For He whose name is Love will send} God and his promise. His wife the best sorely grieved and his chiJdren sufier Stars may burn out, nor mountain walls | again. Are you like him? endure, God grant that you are the one re But God is true, His promises are sure | turning to give God thanks, For those who seek. _ Author: Unknown. Prayer: Lord teach us to pray; not with our lips alone, but with our “Blow, blow, thou winter wind Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.” earts and hands and with all of our _ Prayer: Eternal and Loving Father, eing. In Jesus name, we pray that | our prayer today is that we may nev"! we may be as Thou wouldst have us| be ungrateful. When we think ©! be.—Amen. Thursday, April 28 SEEKING THE KINGDOM “But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”—Luke 12:31. Read Luke 12 :29-33, I present to you this poem of Ellen Coit | Elliott, hoping that it will do for you what it has done for me. Certainly, if it does anything at all, it gives God’s ' claim priority. : i dee 8 Tey A “ Thy goodness to us, our hearts over” flow with gratitude. Be Thou ev with us and keep us steadfastly Thee, for Jesus sake—Amen. eS a GRACE AT THE TABLE « © God, Thou hast*taught us to !i'' our eyes unto the hills, from when’ cometh ‘our help Our help cometh from Thee who madest Heaven and _| Earth To Thee we render thanks for all Thy good—-Amen, GOLDEN TEXT: This is my be- loved Son: hear ye him—Mark 9:7. AT GRIPS WITH THE LESSON By Albert Buckner Coe ~The transfiguration scene in which Jesus, on the mountain top, is revealed in glory to Peter, James and John is one of the most beautiful and sugges- ive in Holy Writ Of course there is much that is not set down in the Narrative. “Difficulty has always at- lached to any attempt to explain it”. The experience took place on some Mountain top. Perhaps it was Mt. ‘abor—a tradition of the Eastern Church. The evidence for the ex- erience is remarkably strong. It is ecorded in the Synoptic Gospels and ncluded by the Fourth Gospel “in its nner mood.” We may believe that the experience Ollowed an unusual season of prayer Jesus. The hunger of the world suddenly caught up in the love f God. When two brilliant person- lities meet there is always warmth, y and a strange glow. So when od meets man and man meets God the soul of a spirit on fire we have nsfiguration, Phe effect of the transfiguration on the disciples was marked. It in front of my apartment house. No one nation can stop war. but if we came to feel that-God wanted wars to cease, and if we could convince peoples around the world to this effect, wars would cease. Eleven millions unem- ployed in the United States—this land of plenty. How wrong that is! Can we not convince our- people that God} M. Mark 9:2-10. F. Acts 10:9-16. wants all of his children to have homes, | T, Exodus 33:8-11, S. Rev. 1:13-18. food, education, health, religion? This] W. Daniel 7:9-14 S. Hebrews 1 :1-9. is something to preach—and to prac-| T. Acts 9:10-19. tice. Unemployment must cease. It is much more important than rescuing the Savior’s tomb! “Dens volt.” Some flaming Peter parts be quickened. Sustain with Thy promises of power every worker reach- by the world and breathed upon by God ing helping hands toward the hurt and hopeless in our midst. In Christ’s name —Amen THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN TO DATE DAILY BIBLE READINGS By John R. Ewers Service is excellent, but something must precede service. That some- thing is vision, “Where there is no vision. the people perish” Last night a young man came to me. He told me he had lost his /osition. “But,” he said, “I have no fears, for I have imagination; already I have thought; the Hermit ought to appear in our; The Second Quarterly Conference of out a new plan which is sure to work.” | crowded streets crying “God wills it. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Holden, Ww ‘ Twice before he has lost positions and Unemployment would cease because Va. was held February 20th, Presiding each time he has found work within it does not need to be in this fair land. : Elder Rey. A. J. Smoot in charge. De- Sanctified imagination is} We are getting a vision of better hous- votions were conducted by Rey. F. D. ihg. Soon all of our people shall have ; Davis. Rev. Smoot was very much in- There is no need for spired by the reports coming from var- beautiful lake for years and then one | the deadly, religious indifference which jous Boards. He commended each uly ame along and imagined | we witness in our country. We lack member for the interest in the church. ton fae take would look surrounded | conviction concerning this; we lack Expressions of appreciation were made ee lf and by beautiful homes, | vision. First we clearly see a vital for the sacrifice and unselfish service eRediartoke? is “A result Flagler | need, then we carry this: need up to that is being rendered by iur loyal, pas- d the East Coast Railroad and God in prayer and then, if it is right, tor, Rey. Norman Burton. Bethel is en f jficent hotels into} God gives us the power to accomplish holding her place among the leading Bea 4 mee Hill caught a vision | his will, That is the program of all churches of the district. We had one waned eatin Railroad sys-| reform. of all advance. Faces shine member added to the church, ge: G. Bowman, chancellor in prayer and then light breaks upon the Amount raised this quarter $324.28, | of our university here in Pittsburgh, earth, eh | Eugene Carter 4 BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Holden, W. Va. a week. vision. 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Remittances should always be made safest maaner available to the Post Offce and Express Money safe and may be r in the ure always our risk mrunications should not he lengthy. panied with full name written only on one put must be acce of the writer side of the paper and in ink. Money for riptions or merchan- dise and all or business letters, to nsure prompt ion, must be_ad- dressed to thr cess) Manager, REV. G. E. CURRY E. Book Concern, «‘*lphia, Penna. Subscription Foreign Fields, RA. A. M. « ' CONCERN, Te 3S. 19th Str Philadelphia, Pa. i areas at at oe ! Weekly Thaught he tet etait te feted tte eer “Show me your associates and I'll tell you who you are,” —Brady P ; Weekly oem ae soit be RE Ree THE JOY OF GETTING HOME The joy of getting home again Is the swevtest thrill I know. Though travelers by ship or train Are smiling when they go. The eye is never quite so bright, The smile sé wide and true, As when they pass the last home light And all their wandering’s through 'Tis good to take these lovely trips, 'Tis good to get away, There's pleasure found on sailing ships, | But travel as you may, You'll learn as most of us have learned, Wherever you may roam, You're happiest when your face is turned Toward the lights of home. Mary Thomas 165 Yewdell St. Phila., Pa. pale Se ee ee sme ‘| — Editorials WE HAVE FAILED We have a giorious opportunity thru our bishops to make a com- plete census report of our mem- bership The Dept of Census in | Washington is attempting a re- ligious census. Some of our bish- | ops have cooperated. Sorry to say that some have not. The rea- son is neither here nor there. It is imperative that the necessary blanks be sent out by the bish- ' ops and returned by the pastors. Let us meet once and for all time | the oft-made charge that the Afri- | can M. E. Church is losing mem- | bers. There are entire episcopal districts from which no reports | have come. If we love our church let us demonstrate it by our ac- tions. Let us not fail to cooperate with the U. S. Government. If | not when the figures are tabulat- ed it will appear that we have seven or eight hundred members when we have over a million. —o THE EPISCOPAL STAFF What has become of it? Tren- ton, New Jersey, June 12, 1848, a committee composed of Drs. J. J. G. Bias, S. Smith, Willis Naz- rey, J. Cornish, and W. Proctor presented William Paul Quinn an Episcopal Staff “to be transmitted to — his successors in office forever.” Pre- sentation was made during the Eighth General Conference at Philadelphia, May, 1848. Will Bishop Ransom. enlighten us? Evidently the Staff was handed down to the various Senior Bish- ops. aaa SPRING CONFERENCES Annual conferences for the year 1938 will begin on April 27, when Bishop M. H. Davis will convene the Virginia Conference at St. | James, Berkeley, Va. On the same date, Bishop D, H, Sims will call we bishops will be busy thru el months of April, and May, in ad- dition, convening the Baltimore, New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, and New England con- ferences. The Philadelphia Conference, the mother of African Methodism is expected to take the Dollar Money leadership from the Chica- go Conference. We anticipate a healthy increase in connectional claims to be reported by the Financial Secretary, Jno. R. Haw: kins when his board meets on April 20. The steady upturn in general finances, the raising of large sums, mortgages burned, and increase of membership in times of depression and recession attest to the loyalty on the part of our membership and respect for our leaders. 50 Saree oops HIS SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY About two years ago, Dr. Ll. Berry, secretary of missions, made a visit to Bermuda and our work in Canada. He has just re- turned from a missionary tour of South America, the West Indies, the Republics of Haiti, Santo Do- mingo, and Jamaica; Secretary Berry had the foresight to en- vision the value of such a trip to the Department of Missions, and the church and was careful to publish “A little Missionary ‘Jour- ney’* whic tells of his contacts and experiences in a vividly gra- phic way. The “Foreword” is from the pen of two distinguisht modern missionaries to South Africa, — David Henry Sims, and R. R. Wright, Jr. The story is gripping and informative from beginning to end. The Department of Missions is nearly a hundred years old but this is the first time a Secretary- Treasurer has traveled abroad so extensively to get a first-hand impression of facilities and needs. Africa is the only frontier which our intrepid missioner has not visited. In time it too must echo to his tread. It is hoped that Sec- retary Berry’s “Little Missionary Journey” will have wide reading and be the mfeans of deepening interest in the primary cause for which the church exists,—Mis sions * Obtainable from Dr. L. L. Berry 112 W. 120th St., New Sark City, pz ( its kind since mpson Bi the lamented, rned the mortgage on Bethel, altimore. Shorter Community nurch was built under the pas- rate of the Rev. A. Wayman lard of Chicago. ORGANIC UNION It seems that as we draw , to the General Conference of ¥e Methodist Episcopal ¢}, Urch South, which meets in Bj ham, ‘Ala, in May, we detect » very discordant note from the Southern Church as well a, iron the colored members of the Methodist Episcopal Chive) and from certain religions 4; the Methodist Episcopal Church ; are not colored. The editor of the New Yo, Christian Advocate and the 7(,, , Herald are showing sone (jj gent views on certain features y; the comity. We should rejoic, i we could see such a.good ex of union consummated in 61 time, but we fear that in a union, we shall see and instead of three den tions become six or seven. Chris is not yet enthroned as the |) tator of our Methodism. k ber men are still ambitious and that there is no law qi tirming. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ceived of District Conference \d Missionary meetings from yrs. R. S. Jenkins, Dallas, Tex, os. W. Jarvis of the Pittsburgh onference, I. W. Wilborn of the Jeaufort District, South Caro- a, and J. E. Thomas of the Pal- netto, S. C. Conference. hat AT THE LAST SESSION OF he South-West Missouri Con ference the Rev. A. R. Fox, pas- or of Allen Temple, Kansas City, oney report of $1,025. Uile BISHOP E. T. HOWARD AND is fine minis: Tennessee ave planned a series of evange- istic services at strategic centers each of the three conferences H the state. The preachers are: Reverends M. C. Griffin, A. J. a disunio : rS mm On i ; Hie a. E. West, We -F. ambition. Men want to memiGerdon. of E) Penn: ops, want to make histo onference. F. J. mallet BE: to don the purple, want « age large affairs, and th not all big enough to th ; Rose, N. B. Morton, S. L. foward, F. D. Coleman of the 2 Fennessee Conference. Wm. may be chosen of a united I Peet) Powell WE: whatever may be thei itt, J. W. Hall, Wm. Oliver, to one denomination. We have been trying out unions si: and we have sporadic peri hopefulness, but any 11 summation is neared som rises up to make capita position to union. The when every Conference has dark for organic union for it and two-thirds of Quarterly Conferences ha tioned it. The prayer that be one requires developmen growth in Christ. Logic and forms will not bring it on. Let all the Church pray or ‘”" desired consummation. nd D. L Witherspoon of the est Tennessee Conference. DR. WILLIAM H, PECK REP- ssented our church and the en- € group as preacher in a series [ meetings which began March and concluded April 14. The ther speakers were Joseph A. ance, J. Timothy Stone, W. S. bernathy, Norman V. Peale, erton S. Rice and Rt. Rev. Her- fan Page, leaders in American ious life. even LISS ALBERTA MAE JONES, lighter of the Rev. and Mrs. ~The Star o P. Jones, Oakville, Ontario : ————0. student at Wilberforce Uni- FREER ERE q ty She is pursuing a Pre- 7 . ts } ical c ourse. Rev. Jones is | Pointed Points siding Elder of the Toronto poe feeritit trict, and chief Secretary of Ontario-Quebec Conference. THE SHORTER ECHO !5 " ‘ pu SOUTHERN PACIFIC t on a new, fast streamline “The Sunbeam,” between and Houston, Texas with “car exclusively for Colored s.” It is strictly modern -conditioned. The train he 264 miles in four name of the weekly publisht by Shorter Com! ty Church, Denver, Col “The church with a cordia come.” Pastor Russell Bro’ lead his loyal people in pa)". mortgage indebtedness 0 I perhaps the most een outstandint 7c ESSN SE EEE RI aS i Ea ee SS an hours and forty-five minutes, a average speed of fifty-five miles | per hour, ee eee The Churchman Afield NOTE ERE EEE Last Monday as the Churchman sat in the Philadelphia Preachers Meet- ing he chatted for a brief moment with the Rev. M. M. Ward, pastor of St. James, Atlantic City. Rev. Ward pointed out the Superintendent of his Sunday School in the person of Mr. M. W. F. Dickerson, nephew of the late Bishop W. F. Dickerson of the class of Bishops elected in St. Louis. Mo. in 1880. Mr. Dickerson is Vice- President of the Board of Trustees. The Churchman saw the Rev. A. Chester Clark, Bethel, Wilmington, Del, He has the rare distinction of having submitted his annual conference re- port a month in advance. He is build- ing a beautiful church on the site where the former edifice was destroyed by fire. One unit has been completed. Palm Sunday found the Churchman as guest speaker at Allen, Philadelphia, the Rey, J. Winsmore Mason, pastor. The spacious auditorium was crowded. The choir sang the songs of Zion and the Lord’s Supper was administered, Worshipping at Allen were Mr. and Mrs. Houston, their sister and two sons. Mrs. Houston is the daughter of the late Rey. Burgess of Greenwood, South Carolina and was a former mem- ber of the Churchman when he pastored Mt. Pisgah in Greenwood. The Churchman hurried to Trenton, New Jersey, for an afternoon service at Mt. Zion, the Rev. Seymour H. Barker, pastor. Stewardess Board D had charge of the pew service. The Rev. Barker has just had in- stalled in Mt. Zion, He is also wide awake in civic a new oil burner system affairs. Hurrying back to Philadelphia to witness the great triumph in a Wom- en’s Day service at St. Matthew, Rey. Herman F. Tyree, minister, The wom- en put on the table $1,182.34 with more than 25 captains yet to report. St. Matthew is 100 per cent and a marvelous manifestation of the power of God unto salvation is always pres- ent. Monday a.m. the Churchman motor- ed with Bishop D. H. Sims to Charles- ton, South Carolina to attend the last rites of the venerable Dr. L. R. Nichols. Ui LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Louisiana, Mo. Dear Dr. Singleton: You are a great cditor and the Christian Recorder is a much looked for errodiealii in my feats God bless you. Success to you. Sincerely, S. S, Frazier EE SEI eons) Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Editor Singleton: — Your paper continues to be a source of inspiration. We appreciate it. Sincerely, Mrs. U. S. Gibson BAN ge SENG Detroit, Mich. Dear Friend, The Officers and members of Bethel A. M. E. Church, Detroit, are sending to you the announcement card of the Detroit Council of Churches on PILGRIMAGE TO EASTER. They take pride in the fact that their Pastor, Rev. William H. Peck was selected as one of the Lenten preachers It is the first time that such honor has been given since the Detroit Council of Churches began its broadcast of Len- ten Services to the world. Dr. Peck gave a most excellent ac- count of himself in this sermon, for this great city this year. and is truly representative of our group. Very truly yours, The Officers of Bethel A.M. E. Church Wm. E. Boone, secretary ‘O- A FAITHFUL SERVANT Prof. E. A. Selby, Sec-Treas. A. M. E. Sunday School Union When the General Conference which met in New York two years ago elect- ed Prof. E. A. Selby secretary-trea- surer of the Sunday School Union, a heavy burden was placed upon. his Perhaps no General Offi- cer in the history of the church ever He did not but faced his ar- shoulders faced a similar situation whine or complain, task trusted God like a brave and to lead him. Disadvantages duous man, Prof. serious handicaps. Selby began his work under He had no print- ing plant and had to arrange to have his literature printed. Fortunately he is a master printer, also his son. He had no mailing list with names of Sun- day Schools, superintendents and their addresses. He had no mail- ing privileges with the United States Postal authorities. He had no capital to set up and carry on the business. To all these woes was added a law suit in an effort to gain contro! of our print- ing plant and propecty in Nashville. The church was divided on the burn- ing question from top to bottom, Yet this fine Christian gentleman stood frim as a rock and pressed forward. A New Adventure Finally the Department was removed from Nashville to Philadelphia and recognized by the bench of Bishops. It became an integral part of the new Department of Religious Education, which involved directly three General Officers. The literature is supposed to be printed by the A. M. E. Book Con- cern, Certain disadvantages. still re- pastors, main. The Sunday School Union has no home or printing plant of its own. For the printing of literature, Prof. Selby has to purchase the stock and pay the Oe REV. W. L. JOHNSON, Philadelphia District Philadelphia, Pa pe Is MRS. JESSE M. CHILDS Allen Temple Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. Beatrice Evelyn Sims St. John Montgomery, Alabama Carlyle F. Stewart “The Daily Altar” Minneapolis, Minn Rey Editor, MRS. VERNICE CALDWELT Mother Bethel Philadelphia, Penna. WITTE Indiana R BV Abe (BERG W. B. GADSDEN St. James A. M. E. Church Newark, N. J. MISS MARIAN K. COCHRANE New York, N. Y. cost of the work. The delivery of the literature is uncertain. He cannot say at any time when it will be ready for mailing. All source material, such: as ns With music helps, song books, prog and recitations for special days must be bought for cash. In spite. of these and other unmentioned problems the hard-working secretary-treasurer has worked with unflagging zeal and de termination At the meeting of the Prof. activities Bishops in Selby made His Depart- supplying literature to two (2000) Schools. A high class Journal of Religious E tion is being published. It is represen- tative of the best thought in our great church. The Bishops, General Officers, and Ministers are back of it. Already the subscription list is growing rapid- ly. Prof. Selby has done a good day's work. He is affable, kind, loyal to the church, and a high-toned Christian gentleman. The church says now and will repeat at Detroit in 1940: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” Montgomery, port ment a re- of » his is thousand Sunday duca ===== DSC09800.JPG ===== PAGE SIX — ~ Young People’s THE BAKE SALE AT THE CHURCH Sometimes we have the best desert, And often its the day You know I’ve been away!” And then we know what to expect, And do not haye to search Our minds to realize there is A bake sale at the church! The best cooks in the neighborhood Stir up the finest cakes; And what a lot she bakes! She says: “I like the Ladies Aid! To leave them in the lurch Would be a sin, so I support p The bake sale at the church! a They make some money—not, a lot— These enterprising souls— 3ut how the neighborhood enjoys [heir cookies and raised rolls, Especially young wives, who through Their cook-books gaily search But would not dare supply, just yet, The bake sale at the church! —Anne Campbell —_—o SNAPPY STORIES GONE FOR BAIT The minister stopped his horse on the bridge and chided the boy for fish- he said, “your father is a deacon in the if he you were fishing on the Sab- t bath Day.” “I don’t know,” replied the lad, “but he’ll be back directly, he’s ing on Sunday. “Just to think,” church’"What would he say knew gone to dig bait.” aber Bie 7 ade A . PRECEPT AND PRACTICE think I practice what I preach.” Deacon—“No I don't. the sir, been preaching on resigned yet.” — Heywood Adv. f Fa 4 THE SPIRIT TOUCHED A NE- GRO YOUTH Johnie, an alert lad of about 14 years, shares an environment simi lar to that of the average Negro youth, The disadvantages en countered by his family contrasts so sharply with the general case and advantages of the white family across the street, that it puts the lad a thinking. Little Johnie Goes To School— “Oh Miss Jones, I do think Mr. George Washington is a fine man. And Randal, my white playmate, says he’s going to cut down a cherry tree too, and tell the truth about it, then some day he may become president of the United States. Isn’t there some- thing I may be president of, Miss Jones? Seems like I heard something abouth a colored Mr. Washington who started a school or something for colored boys and girls, Was that real- about Joan of Are and Evangeline eee +441| ty true, Miss Jones? If it were, I want Our Mother says: “Here’s just a snack; And Grandmother makes gingerbread, Minister (to deacon) —“So you don’t You’ve subject of resignation for years, and you haven’t THE CHR IsTI to be like him. Wont you please tell us about him every February-or sometimes Miss Jones? Johnie Comes Home to Mother— “Qh mother, I made 96 in history today because I knew all the answers Booth. I would have made 96 in litera- ture but I forgot one of the twelve quotations from Shakespeare and one of the three poems from Robert Burns we were to memorize. But I was just thinking Mom, do you suppose any colored man ever thought of beautiful verses and quotations? And do you suppose that there ever lived a brown skin woman just like you. Mom, who has done great things for her people too? Somebody said something in a lecture once about a colored woman in Florida that started a school. But I haven’t heard of her since. Won't you please tell me more, Mom? Johnie Talks to Father— “Oh Dad, I am glad you are home early today. Now I may tell you some- thing about our school work. We have just the best of times in Miss Jones’ room. She lets us do seatwork from her hectograph, model with clay, and do all kinds of interesting things. To- day when our principal came around, we were telling current events. He said our reports about Mr. Wm. Green aud Mr. John L. Lewis were just as accurate as the high school boys and girls. But Dad, didn’t I hear you men- tion something once about a colored man who had been asking for shorter hours and more money for colored men? Finish telling me about him. Dad, please.” Johnie Talks to the Pastor — “Rey. Brown, I like to go to church now that you preach to us. I heard you mention in your sermon about some Rev. Martin Luther and a great man named Loyola. It must be wonderful Rev. Brown, to give up all the good things of life and go through so many hardships like they did. But isn’t there some colored preacher who started some church somewhere too? I’d love to hear about him?” Johnie Goes to Bed — All is quiet. Except for the grand- father clock, reminding Johnie of the time he is wasting, not knowing the answers to his questions, silence fills the air. Johnie lies still for a few minutes. The cover on this winter night becomes a burden about him. Restless- ly he turns beneath its load, lighter by far than the burden of ignorance, and ponders until his head seems to ache. Without contentment, he sits up- right in bed, draws his knees beneath his chin, clasps his hands around them to keep his small frame sturdy, with eyes wide open, mind aworking, he visions, All is dark. A few kind embers, ‘however, send their soft, red glow across the room to make clear the figure, standing, as it were, at the foot of the child’s bed. This figure, the embodiment of a spirit that knows the pain of prejudice; pays too dear for justice; tells many a weary hour in the blazing sun for a measure of the widow's mite; creates songs above the imagination of a generation yet un- ie born; senses the agonizing dea’ neath a burning oak; exists many a ! day without sufficient meat and rai- ment, so that some youth may have a better chan¢e to rise, bends forward. } Because of her faith in God, she still has the courage to fight, the patience to wait and the desire to rise above her present condition. Raising her right hand, the movement of which catches the childs attention, she softly whis- pers: Le “Four times today I heard you ask for guidance; four times today your answered lingered long. Four times today your spirit was undaunted; be- cause of those my ‘child, I come. I heard you ask for Booker T. Wash- ington, Mary McLeod Bethune, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, A. Philip Randolph, and Richard Allen. There are many more children, of mine who you may know about. Their paths have not been a bed of roses, child. If you only knew their character you would have more respect for your race. The patience their stories tell would teach you self discipline. Their sacri- fices would tell you the real value of unselfish service. Their achievements would spur you on to be worthy of their footsteps. If only you knew their life stories you would believe in the possibility of your race. You would spend more time my child doing worthy things and find less time for trifles. May someone understand your yearn- ings and share with you this uplifting knowledge.” No sooner had these words been spoken, than from somewhere came the strange melody, of a dream song rivaled only in beauty by the voice of Paul Robeson, Marion Anderson, Harry T. Burleigh, or a Roland Hayes, and lulled little Johnie to sleep, The spirit bent over the child to tell him more, but how useless, for he had fallen helplessly back, beneath the clean white covers to dream of noble things. Finding him sound a- sleep, she lifted his hand and kissed it. Placed her head over his heart, then ris- ing to go, she left behind a precious ‘possession. Whatever it was, it linger- ed in the child’s heart forever. In his dreams he saw his school teaching Negro history. Information long hidden from boys and girls had now become common facts. Children everywhere felt the urging spirit of the leaders of their race. Brown skin men and women found a place too, in their hearts as ideal life patterns to follow. Many of his, classmates and friends were now successfull leaders of the race. He too, having attained success, look- ed back over the past yearsand felt proud of those persons who taught him. ‘to love his race. He is grateful to ‘those who believed in the race and told him of the possibilities of doing as others had done. Had he been fed on the thought that his race, had ac- complished nothing, he would not have been a success today. On and on Mr. John Jones (Johnie) passed this spirit of the New Negro on to every following generation. Un- til at length the race had found a lar- ger place in the sun, besides other races of the world. 2 The grandfather clock on the wall will soon strike six a.m. | Z (Johnie will awake as soon as you finish this story. If we will only listen | ‘AYso) Allendale, 8 c ———o—___ : ) ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE TOPIC FOR APRIL 2% Training in Responsibility Presenting the Topic (The suggestions given here yy used either by the leader or the Jun. iors. They are not intended fo; Tead. ing as clippings, but as spurs to thought and as points about which the discus. sion may turn). 1 Our real subject is one which | to do with making religion real wwhere Are there some guides ‘will help us? these?— ‘Religion is real when it is first in one’s life. Real religion shows itself rather than in words The test of religion is this does one act toward one’s fellowne 2. If religion is to be real in the country, it must minister to the needs ‘of people who live there The ‘must be in language the people ‘stand; the hymns must be jand challenging; the -call to ac must be related to deeds that apply to ‘rural needs and experiences; tie g pel must be presented as Christian ‘rather than as sectarian; worship must ibe direct, satisfying, and be church buildings must be pract ‘arranged to meet local needs; and the ay be has ch What do you think of acts How ‘mons under- program of the chuhch must touch ‘every part of the community's lic _ 3. Family helpfulness is a great ‘thing in rural communities. WI! ‘there is illness in one home, its « ‘are felt in many, and all the ne wish to render helpful service. W a boy goes away to college, or 4 ‘takes a job in the city, the v places are felt in many homes and ‘multiplied prayers follow these you's ‘people. This type of fellowship 's ‘strong part of country religion 4 There are some particular prob- lems in church work in the country How can the limited rooms of th ‘church building take care of all the organizations that should use them? ‘How can a schedule of mectings be ‘made so that people who live a ln distance from the church need not come too often or stay too long’ girl ant a A Few Questions 1. What should be the chief 2" of every church in the country? _ 2. What advantages in developing character has the country church ove! the city church? 3.. How can modern improvemen's like radio and automobiles, be made bi serve the cause of religion ee country Bee. 4. If you were asked to describe , ideal country church, how would do it? i Daily Verses— Mz, April 18. Beginning of a Acts 8 :26-35. Ae church THE CHRIST: “4 ; ‘ Sunday outside the city. ae Acts. 16:12-15 Apr. 21. A living, life-giving mes- sage. Eph. 2:1-7, Apr. 22. Real religion is kind. Col, 3:9-14. Apr. 23. Real Religion is practi- cal. I Pet. 2:21. iSin., Apr. 24. Topic— Making Re- ligion Real in the Country. Matt. 18:2-6. —Christian Endeavor World. rected at Columbus, Georgia from funds contributed by Mr. George Foster Pea- body and his brother. Then followed the building in Washington, D. C. to which the initial gift of ‘Twenty-five Thousand Dollars was made by Mr. John D. Rockefeller. It was significient my This campaign was lead by Jessie E. a FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY NE- GRO YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION | (Bishop S. L. Greene) taryship ps é = Having been recently named to serve upon the National Church Cooperation “Committee of the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association of Which Dr. Ben- jamin E. Mays (Baptist) Howard Uni- yersity is chairman, I am expected to ‘pring to the attention particularly of our church the importance of this most “noteworthy celebration. Our Bishops’ Council having been closed, I have in Jieu of the same secured the approval of our Senior Bishop J. S. Flipper, hence this article: The outstanding services rendered by the Young Men’s Christian Association, especially since the establishment of a special Bureau engaging outstanding Negroes to lead in the work among the “members of their own race, is most ' generally known and appreciated. While the history of Negro Work under | direction of the Young Men’s Christian Association dates back to a period as early as 1853 in Washington, D. C., and ater in Charleston, South Carolina, | New York City and other places; it is ‘freely admitted that the real beginning of sustained organization under full "time leadership was at Norfolk, Vir- ginia in 1888. The appointment of William Alpheus Hunton, a Negro born in Chatham, ' Ontario, df parents who migrated from Virginia; well marks the real beginning Fof this distinctive service. Mr. Hun- ton made this work a life’s task and ‘traveled most extensively bringing the cause ‘of the Young Men’s Christian Association potentially before almost every college, engaged in the training of Negro Youth and also most effectu- ally to the leaders in the great centers of our urban population. - One of my fondest recollections of ‘early school days in Alcorn College, Alcorn, Miss., was the periodical visits f the late Mr. Hunton. “As a young man, I was wonderfully impressed with his intensely deep piety and sincerity. No guest among the many who came from year to year in my opinion made a more lasting impression for good upon the Student Body as a whole. Little did anticipate that years afterwards I Would be called upon to give even a aint appraisal of his magnificient bors among us and throughout the ountry, but to say the least, it is a Measure that I prize most highly. stupendous and fine Y. M. C. A. build. ing and development era is the com by Negroes which well earns the dis. tinction for the Y. M. C. A. as a*poin ment and welfare. ..The Present Needs ings and endowment, The Semi-Centennial Celebration The objectives of this ganization during the past fifty year: in the City and Student Fields. of One-Hundred 1938. The local set-ups of the Youn the church toward men and boys ciation. the African Methodist Episcopal Churc and prayer that our churches April 24th has been tional Y. M. C. A. Day. panied be 4 te MES Se “QUR HERITAGE” Rev. William Hodge, Bethel, Clevelan Broadcasts over the Columbia Network, Feb. 6 The Work Among Negroes ince 1888 according to the National ¢ the Y. M. C. A. has been or- fanized in seventy-six cities and in- rial communities, and in one-hun- schools and colleges, In 1907 the itself for a message of good will an encouragement to the Sons of Men first standard modern building was e- that in the campaign to raise funds for this building Negroes subscribed and paid Twenty-Seven Thousand Dollars. ‘Moorland, associate of and afterwards successor to William A. Hunton, who was called from Norfolk to the secre- of the International Com- mittee for work among colored men and boys. In the wake of the above, other outstanding contributions have been secured from many philanthopists and philanthropic organizations including notably Mr. Julius Rosenwald of Chi- cago and the Phelps—Stokes Fund. As aforesaid the significant feature of this paratively large percentage contributed eer in practical demonstration of the Negroes: interest in his own develop- The present needs of the Negro De- partment of the National Y. M. C. A. are all but imminent due to a consider- able reduction in the funds allocated for Thirty-Three Thousand dollars, while the Negro population in the cities where association branches are located has in some instances doubled and tripled and the schools and colleges served have greatly increased in enrollment build- celebration largely are to acquaint the public with what has been accomplished by the or- and to raise an Expansion Fund for the National Services to Negro Associations A goal and Twenty-Fiye|the foundation of our nation. Thousand Dollars is set to be raised in} Declaration of Independence was noth- Men’s Christian Association throughout | pression in the bosom of men inbued the country will lead and direct the} with a burning zeal of freedom, and campaign but it is incumbent upon every the very fact of its ability to endure, to Negro Church to lend its best influence | me is indicative of the touch of the and facilities in cooperation. Perhaps} Divine Hand. no other organized service so well ex- s : presses the higher aims and purposes of | broad and capable of supporting a social as | super-structure, with room for all. If does the Young Men's Christian Asso- ' this glorious heritage handed down to As one of the members named on this appropriated and transmitted National Celebration Committee from I send forth this appeal with the hope the solidarity of humanity. : ¢ will co-| ing discovery of modern physical science operate arid support in a most magni- ficant and substantial manner, Sunday, selected as Na- Again a golden opportunity presents ry ¢ f Not far removed are we from the con- vulsions of the old world, where war | carnage and. blood appear to be the order of the day. Our newspapers paint a gloomy picture of present con- ditions. What message have we for thousands who find themselves the helpless victims of social mal-adjust- ment? What encouragement have we for leaders ‘of religious, social and po- litical thought? A gospel of despair can but lead us to certain destruction of body, soul and spirit. Thus we find ourselves face to face with the task and a high privilege of sending a message of goodwill and cheer to our brothers from the rivers even unto the ends of the earth. As we approach this season of the year, particularly those of us in Amer- ica, and that part of America known as the United States we find ourselves wafted upon the wings of history to the distant past. February has been rather prolific in its gifts of great men to this fair land of ours. Men like George Washington, soldier, statesman, and the first president of a great Re- public, who being dead yet speaketh; Abraham Lincoln, emancipator, and saviour of the nation; Thomas Edison, scientist, famous inventor whose ex- plorations in the field of Electrical phe- humanity; Henry W. Longfellow, who lives in poetry in organized Religion in the New World; Frederick Douglas, abolitionist and agitator for the fights of humanity, and many others who served well their day, made their con- tribution, and wrote their names in- delibly upon the pages of history and fame. When we take into consideration the struggles of the past and the con- tributions made to posterity and the foundation laid for future development, we can but admit that we are the re- cipients of a great heritage; and in proportion as this is made known and accepted in like manner will many of our vexing and intricate problems be s, | Solved. It is a historical fact indisputable that the fathers of our institutions planned even wiser than they knew, in. laying The | ing less than a voice of God finding ex- Thus the foundation upon which we stand is sufficiently us is to be rightly appreciated, justly the sons of men, we must ever keep in mind the fact of the unity of the race and The crown- to h is the UNITY OF THE UNIVERSE, the oneness of all things visible and in- visible in one great system of matter, force and law. The Universe we have discovered is one, an atom is linked with atom, and star is bound to star by d| ties that cannot be broken. The fruit- fulness of our fields, the comforts of our homes, the very habitability of our globe, depend upon the conditions of a body a hundred million miles of dis- % g sical and material world are only par. ables of human life and its relation-— shape today than ever in the history 0! -nomena has been, and is a boom to, ships. , We find ourselves in a better the worlJ, to make true and workable — the saying, that we are our brother's — keeper. Men who think of provin- cialism will find themselves misfits in the great march of the race. We are inter-dependent one upon another, and in proportion as this is realized, in a similar degree will progress be made. Therefore, let us make known this message of goodwill to man by the fact of a greater co-operation, through the spirit of tolerance, through the spirit _ of altruism, by applying the God- — standard of right and wrong, in every- day lives doing unto all men as we would have them do unto us. Out of the struggles of the past, the achieve* ments of the present are made possible. With a proper application to the pres- f ent day task, the success of the future will be measured. Let us then as far “ as possible look’ upon the bright side 4 of life. For when we take into con- sideration, the vastness of our Domain, the richness of our natural resources, the legacy in religion, education, po- — litical science, literature and art, the beauty of our flower gardens, the fer- tility of our soil, the modern conven- jences made possible to us through the brain of inventive genius, instead of kneeling at a Wailing wall sheding tears over disappointments and passing shad- ows; we shall arise and greet the new day with hope and eternal vigilance, mindful of the fact that we are the in- heritors of a rich bounty under God. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Freeport, N. Y. The third Quarterly Conference was held on February 11, 1938. The presid- ing elder Rev. C. W. Walton was in charge. Devotion was conducted by the presiding elder which was spiritual. The conference was organized and the re- 4 ports were given. Rev. Walton was ‘ very much inspired by the reports com- ing from the various boards. He Com- mended each member for their interest and the church. The ex- pressions of appreciatiin were made to ‘ the loyal pastors, Rev. G. W. May- banks, Bethel is holding her place a- mong the leading churches of the dis- trict. Eight souls were added to the church this quarter. Amount raised this quarter, $842.37. Dr. Walton is | one of the leading presiding elders of the First Episcypal District, a gospel ‘ preacher and organizer. ‘ We have rebuilt our church, and t now preparing to entertain the 1938 New York Annual Conference. Our pastor is a preacher and a builder. He is now spending his ninth year here, and we feel confident that our bishop wiJl return him to us again. —Miss Maude Hicks EEE, service in General Conference Minutes NOW READY PRICE $1.00, Postpaid A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street dj tant. .| These facts as discovered in the phy- | deeb Phila, Pa. ===== DSC09801.JPG ===== Waynesboro Ct., Rev. C. H. Rey. W. N. Brown, P. E. . - 100. 00) Ward, ie B. Bheot . : i Bristol, Rev. ALN Cla "4 Wilson, pastor .---.--.--++++ i Marcietta, Rev. J. D. Springs, © 9) otal Siac:k.s Gabe es Wayne, Rev. €. W. Reed .. 4 00 Pastor s--6 44 han nncn vege 4.00 NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Easton; Rey. S. George Dbrée 10.00 Parkesburg, Rey. E. D. Brown, Camden-Trenton District Tyree, Rev. H. H. Cooper, Jr. 5.00 Pastor ...----+-seeesceeere 4.00] Rey. R. B. Smith, P. E. .... $129.25] Conshohotken, Rev. ‘AL Dy Wrightsville, Rev. Geo. Shorter, Newark District Pembertoil , " PAStOr ...-4-- 2+ seas eesnes 3.00) Rey. W. H. King ..--++.+-++- New Hope Mission, Rev. john in Mt. Joy, Rev. W. B. Carr, pas- New Brunswick District Wi. Hudson. i cee: watts Ware cet enenetiere ses J. F. Vanderhorst, P. E. eg 1 hve Atglen, Rev. CC. Williams, | Jersey City, H. A. Garcia ....§ 20.00] | BERMUDA CONFERENCE PAStOr .-- 2+ s+ seen essen ees 3.50) New Brunswick, C. H. Crum- B. S. Galloway, P. E. {t. Tabor, Rev. A. S. Jerrett, | idy 10.0 $53.75 ‘PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE UPAStOD 4-4 dengrhnsntara ns 2.00/ Elizabeth, S. B. Nelson ...... 10.00 First Episcopal District South Philadelphia District Shippensburg Ct., Rev. H. M- | Plainfield, J. H. Wilson . 5.00| | NEW YORK CONFERENCE oS § oid: Cocper, Po EL Satterfield, pastor -......++- 4.00] Princeton, D. J. Brown . 16.00 Manhattan District pe ae - #. H. COOPER, P. E. Oberlin, Rev. Shepherd Marshall, Asbury Park, J. S. Brown . 9.00 Rev ae Lileon, P. &. H Ohio Oxford, Rev. A. L. Augustus $ 6.50 Pastor -..-s- es ee eene neers 2.00! Long Brarich, J. C. Choice . 8.00| Metropolitan, J. A. Stertitt .... $ 5.00 os wondale, Rey. C. A- Price... 1.0 Malvern, Rey. S. B. Timmons, Atlantic Highlands, S. P. Hood 8.00] St. Luke, Wmi. Freenian ... 5.00 | be nionville, Rev..C. A. Price... 1.50 BASSE pe eas errata 1.0 | Rahway, J. W. P. Collier .... 8.00} Flushing, Wm. Dawkins . 10.00 Rey 4 “Kennett Square, Rev. Ne As Mechanicesburg, Rev. J. H. Cranford, O. E. Lattamore . 8.00] Ebenezer, Rev. Anderson . 2.00 be : i MERU RI Peres k cae Rae Queen, pastor ......-...--++ -5 | Middlebush & Emanuel, D. W. Nichols ...... 20.00} Re ae Lansdown, Rev. P. P. Gaines -. 5.00 Mt. Moriah, Rev. J. R. Kinnard 2.00] Middlestone, W. S. Slade . 8.00] St. John, N. Y., Rev. Barrow 5.00 cae aschal, Rev. M. W. Thornton 800 ——] Roselle, J, O. Vick -. 8.00] Bethel, H. P. Anderson ...... 30.00 Morton, Rev. H. L. Hughes .... 14.00 Total -..-0-2r4 ees ene ee weenie $183.30] Pennington and Skellman, I. Emanuel Chapel, R. Frier .... 2.00 “Swarthmore, Rev. Edwin Kenner 5.0 First Episcopal District W. L. Roundtree .. 8.00] Corona, N. W. Brown ... 5.00 St. Mary, Rev. J. W. Harris .. 5.00 Philadelphia Conference Freehold, F. R. Stevens .....+ 5.00| Flatbush, Rey. Moton ..... th 2.00 ( Elmwood, Rev. W. J. Townsend -—— The Philadelphia District Allen, Asbury Park, S. B. St. John, Bky., I. S$. Jacobs.. 5.00 Re H. Okeola, Rev. S. T. Cooper ..... — W. L. Johnson, P. E. Browns (ses ida sacri : §.00] Union Bethel, L. C. Newby .... 5.00 | : Little Bethel, Rev. R. W. Mother Bethel, Rey. H. P. Fairhaven, J. N. Washington 7.00] Tompkinsville, C. A. Johnson .. j : EE tee eva Bgl. Jones -h--. 3.) ise ge $40.00] Metuchen,.S. A. Gatlin’ s.4 6,00) Mts Zion NY. C.J. B Gol, ( Spring Valley, Rev. A. S. Den- Mt. Olive, Rev. Hodson Wa- Boundbrook, A. B. Philipps .. 3.00 Nnts cts ee tie bare see Tears Rev. I “DN SADE ae Reale ol 8.00 bees 30.00] Flemington, E. M. Mitchell Lincola | Memorial, E wW. MePriorbury, Rev. T. J. McKel- Trinity, Rey K. C. Keeys . 18.00] Seabright, E. G. Walden .... 2.50 Thomps6ns4...<0 sens 4 My vey .-.. 750| Bethel G. M. L., Rev. J. R Woodville, I. E. Showell ...... © 6.00, St. Phillips, F. D. Rogers (4. Marby, (a B. Ww. i Renett ee Or Johusom 2. soot cen ce 18.00| Hightstown, J. J. Marteen .. 2.00! Simon Cyrene, A. Joties ..... ; Sreruell Rey. E. W. Tolson ... 125 Frankford, Rev. E. L. Kinzer . 18,00} Ricky Hill, E. D. Williams .... Mt. Oliver, M. C. Carpenter : as Bey! BT). Newsome. 05 Norristown, Rev. W. W. Jacobs 18.00 Trinity, A. A. Kenlock ig "West Chester, Rev. A. Q. Nor- Phoenixville, Rev. M. M. Ham- Moris Brown, J. A. ieome: 1 ethane a ae 1250) ye ae aly aa 10.00 SON AAlgatyue, ee esau NS 2.00] Rev. V. Jd “Media, Rev. L. U. Stanford... $00 Prestmont, Revs &:,:C2 Collins--7/.0.00 Rev. J. L. Russ, P. E. St. Paul, N. Y. C., R. B. Bar- W. Va S’Morris Brown, Rev. W. S. Reading, Rey. W. T. Stewart 10.00} Port Norris and Haileyville, R. fieldi 5.252505 J Drummond ..... 14.00| Yardley, Rev. E. C. Lindsay .. 6.00 W. Lott 3.00| Bronx, R. Dutton Allen, Ohila, Rev. J. Wr Aeon 31.00] Manayunk, Rey. Elton Guyton §.00| Millville, T. King . 4.00 | Tuckaho, i © Norwood, Rev. Alfred Haskins 1.5 Oliver Chap, Rev. J. W. Caulk 4.00] Glassboro, W. R. Gail ........ 3.00) Mi irstuiel. Rev. :D. Ford... 500 Langhorn, Rev. C. H. Whaley 4.00| Lindenwald, Richard Adams .... 2.50 Totalidgeie esas Calvary, Rev. M.H. Brooker. 300| Mt- Carmel, S. M. H. Irvin .. 3.5 | Williamstown, C. Bayard ..... 3.00 News Vere Cantercata a ; eb Veke Rey. I. F. Parham’... 4,00 EWI (0 crt «Shin aeons 3.50| Bridgeton, H. Y. Arnett .. 700.1, Cos WeaNVAItERS, SPs Big cyanea $110.00} Re J. HD St. James, Rey. J. E. Dennis... —— St. Peters, Rev. J. A. Pierson.. 4.0 | Othelle, Earnest Johnson ...2.. 6.00|J- A. Manning, P. E. ........ 80.00 S i i Lebanon, Rev. C. J. Morton .. 3.00] Egg Harbor, W. J. Wright ..... 1.00 Ninth Episcopal District © [Re is RE a bate, a Pie Wm. White .... 1.00| Pleasantville, J. W. Thomas .. 14.00} Bishop D. H. Sims a te eeedeee $502.00 Ra, Allee 2 EE OR Le TA ie mer, Rev. Arnold Rob- ba een tee hula aree 14.00] GRAND TOTAL .......... $2,684.55 Total District Poitstamn,” evi ee ae eae i ss gir razier ee ee ie 5.00 Sez ond/ Episcopal’ District otal ps Rey. R. O. Napper, Presiding Elder so} Deanne enericly ey Deans 10,09 “ ; AE Pld A eS 8.00| Swedesboro, A. B. Else: 6.00 Union Phila , Rev. C. H. Foun- Disney, Rev. E. J. Cross 700 ChinchunsIGi Pal pee y ¥ Be ig ihc ae Pregl eel wie wurst, G. A. Johnson .... 5.00 Harrisburg, Rev. P. C. Williams ae ie E. A, Atlantic ity, M. M. Ward we. 40.00 ce aaah then mi: andl Oa a ae 2.00 sd eciad Atlantic City, J. } Lancaster, Rev A. $- ny lags z 4 ee H.A ete ea gi Peay EY ee be $217.50] Yorktown, J. F. Shorter ...... \ ‘on, Rev. J. R ‘Horii pas- eles estan Pk bee piggie leaner taetl 8: 1 aa aaa mes Bishop D. H. Sims Cape Mary, M. W. Frazier .... Deion, Rev. 3, (C. Soe see ms New England Conference Whitesboro, G. A. Brooks .... ities. Wie nl by ties Rev. W. K. Hopes, Hartford, Mildwood, E. N. Thornley . , Pee. A. 1. Bouldin oie: | COMBE ck Nasty reibe >>.$ 32.50| Oceon City, J. W. Christian . : p fs... OT ass shed Rey. S. W. Overton, Hartford, Woodbine, Samuel Griffin .... Bishop M. H. Davis Rev Miteernbura, Kev. J. WoMaw! | Ne COM fhe sisi) naSpbiedd vide -» 20.00] Mildmay, F. M. Marsh ....-. 2.00] Rev. W. N. Edwards, Sparks, es ier waster 2), Gy, ie. 12.00) j econd Church, Hartford, Conn. 5.00] Toms River, T, E. Hatiman Mdi aecyalns access fs ee lise Rev. J. HI. Queed, pas: 2.00) Rev. E. L. Blake, Springfield, Lakewood, G. E. George ...... 2.00| Rev. G. A. amaaittes St. Fred- Wis. ESC lity Baa . 10,00 MSG.) ory 8 i etecscrns dy 32.50] Barneget, Frank Hicks ...... At 00) erick, Mdesiaseecssccntn the 4,00| Rey. 8 : t_Contesville, hae EE B stot Childers, Boston, Dis- ; Aad P — | Rev. S. W. Wiliams, Method, Mich eAeiioi. pustor’....02 6 : Wilpis: ieee mae ns eo) 0.00 fo) Fi ae ies ricci) Ne 161.50 NG as le UMeatesville. Rev. S. B. Rane 7.00] Mrs, Cora Scott, Charles St... 8.00 West Philadelphia District Dean W. K. Gul fas Kittrell ? EMiiibett </icceig hs 7.00 Rev. I. N. Patterson, Presiding Elder College N.C. .s...eeeee 4 gton, Rev. J. R. Groves ail te : $108.00] Jones Tabernacle, Rey. Wm. P. Rey. Samuel E, C. Lord, "Bridge | ACE Bias: ‘600 Rev. G. J. Richardson, Ply- Stevenson ci.¥ 41 ees .-.$ 50.00 CGH Vide ii udencanic aes » ia, Rey. S. W. Wilmore. moth, Mase. we oeiiaiy 2.00| St. Matthews, Rev. H. F. Ty- Rey. IraJ. Gamble, Lynchburgh, PE eee! 00 — VOC OAL a Faas Maree i Oe en kM Nae Crueatue eee rene. s Wit 5. Reed pak 6. a Total Vc. Cape pen en seat $110.00] Mt. Pisgah, Rev. E. K. Nichols 30.00) Rev. Albert Ronee ‘Onanock, : “EAE Bn abt Peal: ercershurg, Rey. J. A.. Davis, Zion, Rev. John L. Mims ...... 30.00] Vas csseessssseeeseeeees 1 Rev. yes Kinnard. : yet AK bei do hadi ee eet 5.00 | Byrn Mawr, Rev. J. L. Brown 2.00) Rev. Ji EB. Hacris; “Hampton. a oe Th rang «cei ON Bees Ys " ment Ardmore, Rev. M. M. Lewis .. 20.00] Va. . tetetegeneencereres esere rs $130.00 Laos Bat J. R. Gullins 20. 18.00 Rev. Indiana y. James S. A. Mitcham, In- _H. 3, Thompson, cennes, Ind. cv. W. P. Henson, Laporte, aes jaa Bs ‘are iRev. H. H. Black, Indianap- lis, Ind. Rey. John H. Davis, Springfield, Vin- Enoch, Charles Dixon, ev. JS a Rev. Edward King, Mills, Til. }Rev. J. M. Hassell, Il. Carrier Marion, From Trinity A. M. E. Sun- day School by C. Hunt, Supt. Wukegan, Ill. From Trinity A. C. E. Lea- gue From Trinity A.M.E Rev. C. W. Stratton, City, Ill. Rey. Stephen A. Johnson, Villa 0 Ridge, Il. Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church Alton, Ill. by Mabel Hick- Chmurch Mound a RAMEE ihe fh 25/42 a sins ¥/ Rev. T. H. Stoner, Champaign, Bae ety lia tia cin. db! insdisih Ve tie Yl Rey. J. F. Johnson, Pontiac, Matra is dea ssricinikye yeieca eee Rev. Scott, Quinn Chapel Church, Chicago, Ill. ....-. Rev. H. E. Steward, Chicago, PRM Haan hoe A cto dinievals winigie «os '|Rev. E. L. Fuller, Litchfield, 0 11 1 Ap a Ra een ps ) |Rey. A. C. Jones, Carbondale, f C1 GAD OSS Sas eae 0 Rey. George S. Holt, Rockford, WI 6S RRS CSE P Rev. E. Tabon, Mounds, Ill. .. a Rey. S. P. Johnson, Gillsburg, Ill. Rev. G. W. Gordon, Chicago, Til. Rey. J. D. Coston, Chicago, Ill. || Rev. J. W. Wiley, Blooming- { ton, Ill. | Rey. Maude B. Johnson, Ches- ter, I, po... eee tees Rev. W. R. Stewart, Cedar 4 Rapids, Iowa .....--+++++++ |Revy. W. A. Majors, Clinton, ‘ eT gea ne ee Bae eicia yw nee sine *s 4 Rey. J. J. Evans, Sionx City, 0 Ligky Ch Ae eee a '|Rev. B. F.. Moses, Clarinda, BOWa screens eects 8 |Rey. Andrew R. Parks, Os- caloosa, Iowa . C. S. Spears, Burlington, Twelfth Episcopal District — Jackson, P.. Ee) oon ay sen Friars Point District—Rey. E- ©, Pullet? Paes; <iieeion axe Clarksdale District—Rev. F. R. (Ce: Durdon; Petes eee Sunflower District —Rev. J. L. Montgomery, P. E. .....--+ Westpoint District—Rev. J. C. Green, P. E. > Leland District—Rev. 2.00 Repryy Dare Le sania e 1.00 Senatobia District—Rev. Wallace 1.00 Tones PBs ni ake 1.00, Bishop H. Y. Tookes saa Bishop Noah W. Williams fs ail Laren rei Jags d scar ame ara Rey. J. D. Wilson, Bogue, Kan- errant SE Ue aay, 9500 A Pa sas) its! Nay ep Oe oa % y ili V2: Revs PIM Suh aaah Shrevesport District—Rev. A. | Thirteenth Episcopal District Kansas A cela 1.00 Ballerty Be Hass singers 2.00 2.50 ron, SEN Maris DANCES Monroe District—Rev. G. L. Church Sunday School by Prpson! E ii rat naar Ee 7:00 2.00 iTanies Golemanysinee Ropes Alexandria District—Rev. P. W. Ka Kansas) ison c a wesiadat G 1.00}. Bap ister seme se ON oe 7,00) 2.00| Rey AL. Washington) Ri Central New Orleans District— Side eat ete 8.00 Rey. I. V. Granderson, P. Rev) B.'s Taylor) Wenteville, i Eeldery/;-a 3). Seti 1.35 6.0 We Fen a EAM NN Ga 1.00 New Orleans District—Rey. P. Rey. B. J. Barnes, Globe, Ara- i We Ee EN, we bee ies 40. 1.00 MI GE ONE As Ue 2.25 North New Orleans District—Rey. “90 MUP Staves] PB jena 4.50 Baton Rouge District—Rev. J. 4.00 K. Washington, P. E. .... 5.00 Lake Charles District —Rev. W. 1.50 Joie o CE SAC Oe ae ee nO 1.50 Rev. J. H. Hall, Raymond, Bishop E, J. Howard rie Mississippi isi dio ihllees 1.20 i Rev. F. A. White— Chattanooga : MOA lh en wereeen svat $53.90 Tennessee $1.00 a Rey. J. W. E. Tenth Episcopal District Tennessee ... 2.25 ee wexsayag| Rev. M. C. Griffin—Chattanooga TON teleosts easins > ceewanae 3.00 5.00 Rey. R. J. Gordon—Chattanooga, Teme lise se dea sul aeatlale 2.00 Nae Bishop W. A. Fountain ...... $375.0 Rey. )E. S- Rose Nashville, Penn eh a iaeseas peoree ee tne 5.50 1.50 e Rev. S. Lyman—Midway, Ky ., 2.00 Seventh Episcopal District | Rev. L. L. Green—Campbells- 2.00, WINE URG Ys ios weal eiies ey 1,12 Mrs. Lottie Gamble—MacRobert, 8.00 Kentucky, sent by Rey. G. D2, W.. Andrews, 'P. E..2..-- 5. 2.00 Si T. M. Greene, Lexington, 3.00 : Kenttioky file an dries ine yee 3.50 dein) anne liege Rey. Mack R. Jackson—Wheel- 5.00 Rey. B. L. Reese—Houston, Tex wright, Ky. ..0.-+eesersnees 2.00 12.00 $ 065) viet Yn sysipae i Rev, R. A. ScullGalveston, Rey. J. L. Madison—Harrisburg, 2.00 AUT AN ead eS ta 1.00 Kentucky seeteprtsettenesss 3.50 Rey. T. J. Clement—Houston, Rey. H. B. Threadgill, Shelby- 1.50 Kliesedg OA tien gets BSLOg Hy Ties EN eas oo Pete Tea Rev. G. W. Jackson—Waco, Rev. H. W. Wooding, Monti- 1.00 cello, Kentucky ..... peteee 1.00 Rey Rev. N. B. Morton, Nashyille, 1.00 Tennessee 5.00 Totaly ec cced respecte Fourteenth Episcopal District 1.70 Bishop E. J. Howard 1,3 Fifteenth Episcopal District 1.00 Bishop S. L. Green Mississippi: Greenwood District—Rev. c.G. Scrivens, P. E. eee $3. 10 Natchey District—Rev. Stephens, P. Es .+-+-++++ 6.25 Brookhaven District—Rev- S. } L. Green, Jr., P. E. «+++ 2.00 Pa Gulf Port District—Rev. G. W. Winston, P. Ex sss+ssse 1.00) : ; Grenada District—Rey, Ay WwW, Bishop R, A. Grant ..)++ey+4+ $500.00 Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr, ===== DSC09802.JPG ===== ‘AGE TEN agi LOOK! EF CHRISTI THE a ee en -XTRAORDINARY VALUI. Sere HYMNAL_ and DISCIPLINE TOGETHER $1.50 Music and Hymnal ».vU Discipline A $2.40 Value Both For $2.00 Both volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocce and Stamped in Gold. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BI SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO)- DAY. WE PAY POSTAGE. 4. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Str-ct Philadelphia, Penna. tore KINgsley 8278 ROOMS $1.50 UP PER DAY FOR QUIETNESS AND GOOD FOOD COME TO THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE ° Pa) “Exclusive But Not Expensive SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 25 CENTS FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) L. J. WATERS, Proprietor 1438 LOMBARD STREET Sook +47 ALT! t & Or E. P. Read, originator of the term Divinues all heal Remedium PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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MILLER DIES FINDS BIBLE LOST IN ‘ FRANCE IN 1918 Thursday of fast week, they ..° Ex-Cong! on, reasman themselves on Yecord by nice Play ch Sas LOOMIS, Neb., April 2—(AP‘—Twen- ty years ago, somewhere in the mud of a French battlefield, a private in the ‘A. E. F, lost the pocket Bible he car- ried from his Minnesota home. A letter from Australia recently. told omas Ezekiel Miller, last surviving member of Congress from South a, died last Friday. He was 88 young. Congressman Miller, a blican, served from September 24, to March 3, 1891. He was de- adopting a recommendation oa “a in the report of President p. ca ker stating that each teacher ; We expected to attend all religious me held by the university all con, a: chapel exercises, and such, a ; him it was found at Queanbyan Jigious services that may }. Fy " d for re ean oe ioe He was Australia, and would be forwarded if from time to time by the admin an in: Ferreb eve, Heautort county, he would communicate with the finder. Stratig ded public schools in Charleston Dr. Walker in supporting the A. mendation, stated that since \; force university is a religious in The Bible’s owner is now Rev. Sam- | uel T. Berg, pastor of the Moses Hill Hudson, N. Y. and was graduated Lincoln University, Chester coun- Church. tion born out of the deeply religy j a 2 hearts of men and women, | ; » A q Vv) ORDERS REHEARSAL OF OWN] inat teachers should give thei HYMNS THAT LIVE FUNERAL HN ——— support in carrying out the eligi principles of the founders ang 4 clause will be inserted in all ¢ signed by instructors and ¢ stration will enforce the s the trustees at the open next September. ee SURVEY SHOWS 1 IN 5 NEVER VISIT DENTIST KINGSTON, Tenn., April 2—(UP).f —Bush Breazeale hopes to hear his own funeral here on June 25. Breazeale wanted to see for him- self what his funeral would be like, and requested Rev. Charles E. Jackson, former Rockwood, Tenn., pastor and now in charge at the First Christian Church at Paris, Ill, to preach at the “rehearsal”. pian) Sse EATING ALLOWED IN CHURCH— }|: VE DIVINE, ALL LOVE EXCEL. LING ¢ Divine, all love. excelling, of heay’n to earth come down, in us thy humble dwelling. thy faithful mercies crown! us, thou art all compassion. fe unbounded love thou art; i us with thy salvation; fer ev'ry trembling heart Families of the Unskilled are Foy Most Indifferent mathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit 5 eve’ry trembling heart! ‘us all in thee inherit, us find that second rest. ce away our bent to sinning, ha and Omega be, of faith, as its beginning, four hearts at liberty. WASHINGTO} Public Health Servi that 4.4 per cent of the grow .in white families headed by « sional individual had never dentist, while almost four times 16.3 per cent, in families workers, had never dental office. Nevertheless, the Health Service .serts that the admonition, dentist once a year,” had been o by more than 42 per cent of a fessional population and b cent of its unskilled workers The study, a supplemental the National Health Surve) -grants from the WPA, persons of three years old The proportion by age 0! had never seen a dentist v 85 per cent in the age grou to 8 per cent in the group 2. For the whole group 19 pe never seen a dentist. a - — New York 1 Studies have KINGSTON, Surrey, Eng.—(UP)— People attending the All Saint’s Church here may eat and worship at the same time. The rector, Rev. T. B. Scrutton, has announced that “eating will be al- lowed during sermon time. bt ES Sew SON SUCCEEDS FATHER IN ALABAMA CHURCH been inside ie, Almighty’ to deliver, bus all thy life receive, denly return, and never, more thy temples leave: © we would be always blessing ; fe thee as thy hosts above; y, and praise thee, without ceasing, fy in thy perfect love. Rev. John W. Goodgame, Jr. has been chosen to succeed his late father as pastor of the 6th Ave. Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala. He had been in charge of a smaller congrega- tionsin the same city. Rev. Mr. Goodgame is a brother of Mrs. George Jeter, 1702 Christian St. —Phila., Tribune eee Sree pee A CALOMEL AN INSECTICIDE ht of these was not the cause. le disturbing news came when we mbarked at Takoradi, and were med by the brethren that they not ready to hold the conference; the Gold Coast was in the grip of orst depression it had experienced any years; that this condition had ined since September 1937—the be- ing of the cocoa harvest—when the 's were told that the price had reduced to one-half the price of eceeding year. iving this information, they re- © sell. Upon investigation, they | that the traders had formed a agreeing to pay one price and ol the market. The Governor is hat the farmers sell, but they ermined not to do so and are ring their cocoa. “This con- ‘as brought stagnation in. busi- “greatly reduced the circula- ioney, and a colony-wide de- © here we are with pastors jionaries at our door without without conference claims. trained to say with Amos, is, O ye that swallow up the ven to make the poor of the Scientists Say Old Medicine Checks Cabbage Maggots —___ —_— GENEVA, N. Y. —(AP)—By an ac- cident, scientists at the New York State Agricultural Station here have found that calomel, an old-time remedy for human ills, is highly effective in com- bating cabbage maggots. #. Dosing cabbage maggots with calomel applied either in a suspension around the young plants, as a dust, or as a coating on the seed has distinct ad- vantages over most methods devised for fighting the major pest of cab- bage, cauliflower, and radishes, ac- cording to Dr. Hugh Glasgow, en- tomologist at the station. The insecticidal properties of calo- mel were discovered by accident in some tests at the station in which all of the salts of mercury were included as a matter of routine. Dr, Glasgow said. Such striking results immediate- ly made the subject of careful tests which showed its value. —— BISHOP BROWN REPORTS GOLD COAST IN GRIP OF “WORST DEPRESSION” Bishop’ James Walter Brow" A. M. E. Zion Church, under dates February 28, writes from the © Coast, West Africa, that they that country in the grip of the depression in its history. has E compelled to postpone his an ference, becatise of the ‘ a brought on by the unemploym" other effects of the depress!” letter in full states: “While enroute to our fiel Ihad misgivings, and remarke' Brown that we were going '° we | unpleasant news either from ie or Africa. We thought of wt at home, especially those who W 4 at the time of our depart 1 9 4 of HM 110M When will the new moon be we may sell corn? and the hat we may set forth wheat, ‘a teething rattle to assist mother na- making the ephah small and the shekel Sreat, and falsifying the balances by deceit? That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?” (Amos 4:6.) “In that day, God swore never to forget this injustice, neither will He forget in this day, but is never in a hurry. He takes his time. But what to do now is our task—to act requires wisdom understanding and_ patience. May God help me to act wisely and be a good shepherd to the people in this time of their leanness. “Iam called upon to meet some hu- man needs and cannot increase the Property values by making all the im- provements and additions to buildings as © ontemplated before sailing to this far-away land. “Iam saying this to say to the Bish- ops, to the Foreign Board, to the Wom- en's Home and Foreign Missionary Society, and to my friends in the home- land that the West Gold Coast Con- ference has been postponed sine die. Pray for us and send support in our meeting this emergency. “The crossing was very rough, but we were both well.” SECOND CHILDHOOD AT 92: HE’S CUTTIN TEETH! PALESTINE, Ill, April 10 (AP)— At 92, James Richards is having a lit- tle trouble he never expected. He's cut- ting his third set of teeth, and are his gums sore? He said today friends offered him ture in her work. PRE B EN Poe <2 eS ey REV. DAVID E. RICE, B.D., D.D. CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY CHURCH EXTENSION DEPART- MENT REV. RICE was born in South Caro- lina. His father and grand gather were ministers in the A.M.E. Church. His grandfather was a member of the origi- nal South Carolina Conference under the late Bishop D. A. Payne. His father joined the Columbia Conference along with the late Bishop W. D. Chappellee, Doctors D. H. Johnson, C. C. Dunlap, A. J. Hunter, and Bishop W. F. Dickerson. lumbia, S. C. Conference at Spartan- burg, under the late Bishop W. J. Gaines, in 1902. During the interval of the conference he was appointed to the pastorate of the Elloree Circuit and was ordained Deacon at the ensuing annual conference. At the Conference in 1904, because of the excellence of his work, was voted the Wilberforce Scholarship in Wilberforce University, from which he graduate din June 1911 with the de- gree of B.D. and salutotorian of hi class. While he was in school he pas tored Selma and Jeffersonville, Ohio, where Bishop R. C. Ransom had also pastored while a student in Wilber- force. Rev. Rice also pastored Spring- field, Ohio, where he paid in five months a mortgage debt of twenty four years’ standing. He returned to South Caro- lina, his native state and became sec- retary to Bishop B. F. Lee for the conferences of South Carolina. He was ordained Elder December 3rd, 1911 at Anderson and sent to Mt, Pisgah | Temple, Greenwood, S. C. where he the church. paying it back in six weeks. OUR CHURCH fohnd a heavy debt and was shccessfdl (A. Lincoln Criglar) in greatly redhcing the debt and saving He remained five years, then the limit. bury, where Tho they are Jews and cling faith- He was sent to Cokes- fully to Judaism, Christiandom breathes Allen University was no contented: breath as it thinks of the founded and remained there four years, merciless treatment of these people by remodeling the church, putting ina new the German government. The situ- lighting system by borrowing twenty atiin is one of pathos in the highest de- two hundred dollars for six months and gree. Yet intermingled with my feel- He was ing and sympathy for these people is then transferred to Mississippi and the clear and unfortunate statement stationed at Pearl Street by the late found in Matt. 27:25 “His blood be on Bishop W. W. Beckett and elected us and on our children.” O the tragedy Dean of the Theological Department of these words! They sowed the seed of Campbell College, which positions in blind and dark hatred but they are he held for seven years, making an in- reaping the harvest in the high noon of crease in Dollar Money and other claims suffering and sorrow. each of the seven years. He was trans- “What do you think about the Jews ferred by Bishop W. H. Heard to in Austria?” a Jew asked me on the Greenyille, Miss. and stationed at St. street a few hours ago. “It’s the most Matthew. He was here during the flood atrocious dealing I have heard of,” I of 1927 and list all of his belongings in replied. “But where is God and where same when the church and parsonage are the prophets?” he asked further. were wrecked. He rebuilt the parson- “God still reigns and controls the uni- age, which is regarded as one of the verse, but there has been a spiritual, finest in the state, and was one of the moral and religious recession hence, show, places in the state for both races. the devil is loose for a season,” I re- He also remodeled the church so that plied. Then the thot “His blood be up- it contained all modern conveniences. on us and upon our children” come to The year previous the Dollar Money me and I asked: “have yiu Jews con- had fallen off $220. After remodeling cluded that you were in error by de- the church and rebuilding the parson- nouncing the Christ?” The doxology age he brought the Dollar Money back followed. to $220, it had fallen off. He was tele-! Tho thru great suffering perhaps graphed for by the late Bishop A. L.! many years, God will finally bring the Gaines and transferred to the Baltimore Jewish nation to the foot of the Cross. Conference in June, 1928 and appointed “The bud may have a bitter taste but by Bishop J. Albert Johnson, pastor of sweet will be the flower.” St. John, Baltimore. In ten months he succeeded in moying St. John from Lexington street, before the market, to North Carrollton Avenue, one of the most beautiful sights in the city, at ajthe Brady-Menard Circuit of the San cost of $56,800: After remaining pastor] Angelo District, was held February 3- seven years he had reduced the debt |6 with Presiding Elder J. Bennett including the sale of the old church] Brown presiding. In our Sunday after- building, to $26,000. He is now pastor ing Payne Memorial A. M. E. Church Laurens St. and Madison Ave., where he has paid $5,000 interest and made the only payment in twelve years on the BRADY, TEXAS The Second Quarteriy Conference of noon joint-service we were pleased to recognize the presence of the members of the various city churches and also the pastors and members of the two following charges: Ballinger, pastor principal of the first mortgage. He is; Rev. V. T. Heron, and Coleman, pas- host to the 12Ist session of the Balti | tor Rev. Jameson. A very instructive more Annual Conference, convening May ¢th, 1938. He has been eminently successful a a pastor, preacher, teacher, executive sermon was delivered by the P. E. The Quarter closed Sunday night with another noble sermon preached by the presiding elder. convening and financier. After a struggle of| The Quarter was _ blessed, both more than thirty years he has a yision| financially and_ spiritually and a program that will help to greatly —Sis. H. Booker He joined the Co.! relieve the struggling churches that are overburdened with debt and will release energies that will help to redeem men For The Best and bring into the world the Kingdom GiGod! Results We as a church, cannot afford at this | : J 4 6é 7 period of our Connectional life, to place Try an Ad men in such responsible and strategic positions because we are moved by sym- — IN THE | pathy or motivated by personal friend- eM \ ship alone, but rather because of spe- Christian Recorder cial and peculiar fitness and adapti-| «9 fe bility for said positions of trust, and also | Snecial Monthly or of tested business acumen proven by]; past performances. The subject of this Yearly Rates sketh measures 100 per cent in these fie me 3 requisites, therefore he is the logical .xeyeeysresssRre suey! SARASAAAS WINSTON-INTERNAT! BLACK EACET YPE BISLES ‘ene Only, Sci-Pronouncing Black Face type Bibles Published Best for Young and Old—Home School—Teachers and Strdente Send for sslustrated Caialog b man for this position, not because of A fine words, he may utter but rather be- cause of fine deeds he has performed in the Church of his choice and the Church of his fathers. J. M. Harrison, Jr. Allen A.M.E. Church, Conference Superintendent A,C.E, League, i Washington, D. C. ===== DSC09803.JPG ===== j / : x f te ; e ; Notices ‘ ete ee Please mail in to the Christian Re- corder your name, church, birth month, and date. Rev S. S. Morris, General Secretary Allen C. E. League announces as new official address Department of Relig- jous Education: A. M. E. Book Concern 716 South 19th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Home Address Box 357 or 1494 Hawkins Street Nashville, Tennessee > NOTICE NOTICE PHILADELPHIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE A. M. E. Church Harrisburg, Penna. May 11th to 15th, 1938 _....... Information as to fares ..---: Clergy fare, Philadelphia to Harris- berg, Round trip ...-.-+--- $3.10 Party fare, 25 or more going to- gether, $3.15 per capita round trip Schedule Leave Broad Street Sta. .-.-.- §:35 a.m Arrive Harrisburg .-.-.----- 11:00 a.m. n any train as individuals. srmation, consult H. H- enger Traffic Dept. Return For furt Lowber, P. Broad set Station, Philadelphia. ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY HEAR YE Sunday Schools, Leagues, Young People’s Missionary Societies, Boy Scouts, and Youth Councils. JOIN The Primrose Campaign of Enlarge- ment and Efficiency in Religious Edu- AWARDS: Presented to the church- es in each Episcopal District reporting the largest Growth as a result of Par- ticipation in this Campaign. TIME: Beginning Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938, ending Sunday, May 29, 1938, Six weeks of Intensive Activity. WHAT TO DO: 1. Register at once your Sunday School, League, Junior Missionary Society, Boy Scout, and Youth Council with Dr. S. S. Morris. 2. Begin now to plan a membership drive for your organization, and to organize a leadership Training group. 3. Wear a Primrose during this season. 4, Write at once for a copy of DAN- IEL A. PAYNE LEADERSHIP TRAINING CURRICULUM (Re- ligious Educational Bulletin, No, 101), Price 10c. 5. Order this bulletin and procure other helps from the Department of Religious Education, E, A, Selby, Treasurer, or to S, S, Morris, Gen- eral Secretary. New Address: A. M. E. Book Concern. 716 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Watch the weekly Recorders and the New Journal of Religious Education, February issue for detailed information, April 27—Delaware Conference.—Sea- ford, Delaware, Rev. G. E. Mat- thews, Pastor, 506 North Street Bishop David Henry Sims. 27—Virginia Conference — St. James A.M. E. Church, Berkley South Norfolk, Va. Rev. Louis M. Thompson, pastor, 313 St. James St. Bishop M. H. Davis. 4—New Jersey Conference.— Newark, N. J., Rev. A.C. Saun- ders, Pastor, 95 Union Street Zishop David Henry Sims. April May AN APPEAL FOR AID On March 2nd, 1938, we lost our church and school house by fire, St. John A. M. E. Church, Florence Dis- trict, North East Conference, Seventh Episcopal District. We have begun to build our church back, and are asking the aid and assistance of anyone to lhelp us out. Any donation will be high- ly appreciated. I. H. Dozier, Pastor St. John A.M.E. Church Pamplico, S. C., R.F.D. 1 NOTICE All persons planning to attend the 121st Session of the Baltimore Annual Conference which convenes at Payne Memorial A. M. E.. Church, 1716 Madison Ave., May 4th to 8th, please write Rev. D. E. Rice, 417° Laurens St., Baltimore, Md., so that proper homes may be provided. Sincerely, D. E. Rice 417 Laurens St., Baltimore, Md. Attention A. M. E. Lay-Members A great Mass-Meeting of Lay- Members of the A. M. E. Church Friday, April 22, 1938, 8:15 P. M. Allen A. M. E. Church, 17th and Bainbridge Streets, Rev. J. Winsmore Mason, Pastor, under the auspices of the Lay-Members Association of Phila- delphia Conference. —Bishop Da¥id Henry Sims Evangelist Wanted At Brinkley, Ark. If anyone can give me the name of any good Evangelist, please write me at once to Brinkley, Ark. Box 242. Any Evangelist seeing this want ad who feels that he or she has confidence in God and will walk out on His word, please write me at once and give me your own date when you can come. Please don’t promise me and then don’t come, as I have had three promises this year already from two noted Evange- lists of Arkansas who refused to come. This is a fine place for a revival. Rey. A. E. McDade Brinkley, Ark., Box 242 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: If you are planning to attend the Philadelphia Annual Conference which meets in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Har- risburg, Pa., May 11 to 15, please notify the pastor, Rev. P. C. Williams, 622 Briggs St., Harrisburg, Pa. so that arrangements may be made for your entertainment. ! | “=P. C. Williams May 4—Baltimore Conferen: “ "A. M. E. Church, Rev, D. Ey Rie pastor, 417 Laurens - Street, Bishop M. H. Davis. 11—Philadelphia .Conference.— Harrisburg, Penna. Rev. P. C May Williams, Pastor, 622 Briggs Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. May 18—New York Conference—Free- port, L. L., Rev. G. W. Maybanks Pastor, 59 Helen Avenue. Bishop David Henry Sims. May 25—New England Conference— New Haven, Conn., Rev. I. A|° McCoy, Pastor, 82 Dickerman Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- deavor Convention, Melbourne, Australia. hi August 24—Ontario Conference—W ind- sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, 404 Mercer Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. August 31—Michigan Conference— Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rev. W. H. Jones, 508 James Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. if 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. J. W. Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets. Bishop John A. Gregg. September 14—West Virginia Confer- ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R? G. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington; Penna., ‘Rev. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. Sept, 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- ville, Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. _509 East Gum Street. Bishop ‘John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. October 5—lIIlinois Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North 14th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. October 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- Sept. Sept. ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. Cc. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate, East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. November 9—West Tennessee Confer-| _ ence—Greater Bethel, Jackson, ‘forward march; with the 4 igaphor and yictory reflects the re 7 m i fi ata al . 4 onsibility to take thi | of-a Mebane ee vaanenel SAINT JAMES TAKEs qy, in of debt and reproach at thi | When the record of thi es MOUNTAIN HE ‘would give skeptics and othe | under Rev. G. L. Ha ie ae) we es elievers a chance to brand ou | the auxiliaries, their Se sihtiy has hopeless. supreme, laity and friends se a val th this thought in mind thes is penned in history; The stor Huet n groups or auxiliaries of St. accomplishment, thei: ee ean _ M. E. Church led on by their} labor and sacrifice will fill he aa ed queen; oe aie zeal | thrilling chapter. baie hurch of their choice, a boo. | Whi f , ind given; with a trustee aid am | ed AN ane oe Hey s {-sacrificing male members of | tinguished designation een in respective groups ali willingly] James, the Kings Daughter: if ie St their time, talents and strength | leadership, George W ees iien 6 ing, cultivating and gathering th | Aide, having reported th A of necessity of giving; that God’ ie Sothern ecsty a s might not be incumbered with ad indebtedness, thereby enable more freely to be about our x's business, the ingathering of with service in spirit and truth. e auxiliaries, their respective queen, pe aids, and the amount of cash Bht in by cach; noted as follows: ings Daughters, Mrs. Mable Harris Dueen) trustee aide, George W. nirk the chal ement Pastcr mount brought in at the specified time, however the trustee department pres- ented each queen a token of apprecia- tion equal in value. Words are not sufficiently commendatory or presen- tations adequate to express the praise due of the deed accomplished. We can- not close this narration of achievement | without noting with heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to our friends in par- ticular the members and offici f frooks Sen. $301.10. church in general. ae pte Aas, fonogram Circle, Mrs. Carrie] ment of our city, chief Clinton Hackert ams, (Queen) trustee aide, James] dispatcher, Hendricks, last but not least . Lynn, $255.08. one of our own race group, detective Anderson Circle, Mrs. Willimenizc | James Mitchell. ‘The jena and con rump, (Queen) trustee aide, B. C ysiderate service rendered by these mem- weher, $204.35. bers of the police department for the mC. O. D, Club, Mrs. conveyance of funds from the church to the public safety building in their own police car for safe keeping and an! gain the morning after to the bank, | This service will not soon be forgotten, Rev. G. L. Hayden With wholehearted cooperat fective organization, supplic faith, with sincerity of pur James A. M. E. Church, St Minnesota went over the top first financial drive under the tration of our present pastor Gerald L. Hayden, who has bea in our midst less than six mo enthusiastic demonstration, t! tion and happiness that prey de, J. W. Crump, $162.25. the vast audience assemb|: (C.F. Stewart Club, Mrs. Jose James A. M. E. Church Su ine Hunt, (Queen) trustee aide March 20, 1938 will only ichard Stokes, Sen. $96.00. mendation for the accuracy, speed and when the consummation o pLadies Aid Club, Mrs. Beljnda cautious manner in handling the cash. | ambition, the completion of fashington, (Queen) trustee aide ; Other trustees not already men doncds ‘structure, apparently, in th< ac Denny, $32.00. | who functioned as kings to the queens ture. This very special occas amount raised by clubs, $1,251.78, George W.. Brooks Sen., J. R. Lynn ending or completion of a 6 w« al offering to trustees on day o Isaac Denny, Dr. Crump (absent due to liquidate a cumbersom Tr fa.m. $14.75 ; p.m. $10.15. Tota to illness). The choir of St. Jame ; debtedness of more than « 0. Trustees portion of general col- | Church rendered _unexcelled servic. dollars. Too much credit and r all day March 20, day of rally throughout the drive under the direc tion cannot be given our } p. Making a grand total raised fo Mable spirit diffused, progressive ps rustee rally of $1,311.33. To March they. sang their way into the hearts o Gerald L. Hayden, yet in th 88. With all debts paid to March the people, with inspiring soul stirring Br Senne Buta pow B68, leaving a balance in ‘trustee spirituals, solos, anthems tha service of Jehovah. Seeing t! iry of approximately $150.00. Our brought forth words of praise and ap plight of our Trustee Depai sought its liquidation in th« this marvelous drive: with hearted moral support of department, he immediatel) to carry out his plans of orca With restless days in study about the city, sleepless nights tation and prayer, strengthen moral of his organized forces 13, in the parlancy of milit ccommander-in-chief, gave Notah Clay Jling Workers, Miss De Bughnia Coleman, (Queen) truste The special finance committee in charge ly funds M Stokes, and Neal trustees; deserve special com of ssrs Archer tion of Mrs. McGavock Lewis and eee ene enmend JEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY IODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE the front line trenches, ot)! following close behind; and auxiliaries of St. James as sho leading the way, the laity *" as infantry following on. WV’ ‘courage and faith, disregardful riers, they strove with nus their objective to gain. thought in mind they plunged " He, armed with ammunition of ©" J faith with these words embla7" their banner: "No force can stem our proe! Our invasion will be compl! The mountain of debt will D With diyine guidance, “° i} ait Kae! HSS ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERM. Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- d floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with fe, convenient to, cars, schools and churches. Several 8 and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- ME rage mn CONTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 dams, 5641 Market Street 'preciation includes them. Preciation, en ; Samuel Chapel A. M. E. Church of The Gospel choir of St. Peter |the Mobile District wish to mention Church, Minneapolis, Minn. in spirit | the advancement of our church under ual melodies that brought forth spiritua | the leadership of the Rev. J. H. Dil- acclaim in exclamation of praise, for | lard: Bai their contribution to our success. On March 17, Dr. L. G. Duncan, The choir of Pilgrim Baptist churcl | Presiding Elder opened his 2nd athe: presented a twilight recital in a praise | tional and informative quarterly con- worthy manner, with voices blending] ference with an address which was a ensemble, in harmonious rhythm, de | treat to all who heard it. The reports lightful to hear, excellently rendered | ly. with deserved approbation. To the Johnson and Sons Grand Ave. Florists for the use of palms for on We have made some improvements were made, both literary and financial- r on our church building] We have added of the affairs contributory to the drive |34 members since the last quarter and Last but not least to those minister | have raised $477.59. Sunday was a red of the Twin Cities of the same faith|letter day. 9:30 Sunday School, 11:00 or other denominations, who contributed| and at night. The Presiding i Elder by their presence, a sermon or words| preached two inspirational sermons of encouragement in this drive. In keeping with the season. On Ghia: To any and all who in any way to} fixion and Resurrection. There was one the least degree have contributed spe-| convert gained. We closed out filled cial service or funds, through oyersight| with the Holy Ghost. Money raised ford lack of memory, we have failed to| during the quarter, $46.50. We are mention. The pastor, trustees, queens,| jroud of our pastor and presiding elder. and all concerned proclaims this ap- ; If this has! been the gleaning in less than. six! months of Dr, Hayden’s administration, with the members demonstration of a mind to work financially and spiritually, what will the harvest be at the close of; the conference year? Just a glance at these brief tabulated facts in less than’ conyined at six months. 34 conversions, total 79 ac+| Church, cessions, amount raised approximately $3500.00, average attendance 280. | Be there a member with. spirit so dead, Yours for the cause, James A. Pendleton Dr. L. G. Duncan, P: E. Rey. J. H. Dillard, pastor The Second Quarterly Conference KELLIEVILLE, TEJAS Rock Island A..M. E. March 18-20. Our Presiding Elder was | Rev. B. L. Simpson, ast, but the weather was |to held love unfavorable. All officers present, Sunday Sch ‘ f ( Hl sent, s y School aYKS will not to himself now say, | opened at 9:30 Sunday School We're proud of St. James, its laity raised $2.25 in zone A. B a friends, and Z. Z. raised the highest amount, roud of our Pastor, our women and $1.13. Superintendent A. C. Simmons men, — ; ig from the Baptist Church, R. Fisher, A. Proud of our achieyement in dollars) M. E. Church and Rev.-F. H. Hut- and cents, ived the Elder. opened at 11 o’clock, Text, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” May he live long to deliver’ God’s message. Many came and son, re Proud of our queens and auxiliaries,| Ser enough said; We're proud of the fact we're out of the red —Charles H. Miller’ | contributed 25 cents. raised $35.75. We « Church Clerk thank Bishop George Young for our G. E, CURRY, Manager | appointed elder and pastor, F. H. Hut- 0 son, pastor, B. L. Simpson, presiding PRICHARD, ALA, eider. We are praying for success. We the officers and members of th —A. B. Rockwell Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH Are you in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of strength and energy? Do you feel TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, WEAK, NERVOUS? Is your manhood weak? How is your appetite? Do you get up often at night? Do you tire quickly? Are you both- ered with minor INDIGESTION, DIZZINESS, FULLNESS, SLEEP- LESSNESS? 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Gary, Minister — | clubs that is n Ported by 7. * land Stewards $67.78. Total am, Pactual cash raised thus re ae) “Highly Successfully” aptly describe | indebtedness and paying aster Sa and Rose Brown » also the Presidin Elder motored to Rumley, Ohio for ike Quarterly Meetin. arte ig and Confe This little Church is unde bi vision of Rey. Nelson, community and onl: there, ng wi i he meadowey sky ving planets, blazing media j] hear preachers decrying and philosophy, I always fee ‘of sadness. A Philosopher i ‘of wisdom, a seeker of truth stematic knowledge, it goe r the super- This is a small ly a few people live but they are one hundred per cent loyal to all of their obligations. The Presiding Elder Preached a soul stirring We solicit the prayers of the ‘a continuance of the ‘Sirs, State, Rev. A. J. Smoot the veteran it /'f —Hattie Edy, PULPIT GOWNS indisposed, delivered two inspirationa _ ae pen field ee sermon to the good of all present. The EMBROIDERIES messages to twi responsive and larg ——o—__ - eee cath. S sie enon followed. The Quar- YARD audiences at the morning and evening A OBSERVATIONS is . Reeds votces man. in ante oy erence _ Showed that the GOODS services on Sunday. Rev. Smoot over | _ AND IMPRESSIons i” Bere Wallace Mi, a 1s progressing. The elder closed \f came the handicap of his physical con- By Norman W. Brown Ae teiiolleie-to sing, “Giv jthe day as Der-schedule, being with bags a dition and lifted his hearers to the ) ence Religion ag coe Rey. D. E. Harris, pastor of St. James STOLES heights. We were delighted to havethe “As ye go preach, saying the Ki Bor Mev Was oad eae, ae E. Church, Troy, Ohio. CAPS presence of Mrs.. Mamie C. Lyles the dom of heaven is at hand.” 4 bel Bd aie poodenaneh for ny) a onday evening found the Presiding GOWNS AND Radio Songbird if Bluefield, W. Va. at ‘Preaching as we know it, jc a Mee eee neler i3> the aI - ae te A.M. E. Church, for CHOIR HATS the service. Mrs. Lyles rendered two eminently a Christian institution, a something that you can He daiel ei i Conference. After a VESTMENTS selections at the service. . Nearest ‘approach to it, was the a God. Daniel’s religion was Sie hy ee Rev. --elson read CHURCH The business session of the Confer- and office of the Hebrew Prophet Bie Godot tic Hebrews, but’ offered the ora ¢ ieee lesson, and HANGINGS ence was held on Monday night with who told forth, and forth told the ni ‘a tribunal God, a God bound by was Pee ) io Glenna Moss ACADEMIC Presiding Elder Smoot, presiding, ably the heart and the will of God. 7 undry lines of Palestine or the Gani. heen the, Dietary HOODS assisted by the pastor, Rev. Irvy oH. « “There were, extemporancous prophel world. , questions Were acid vie Bem ane ah Gary. Mrs. Valarie O. Trigg, Church like Elijah, Elisha, Nathaniel, and oth, Secretary was elected Secretary of the and there were prophets Amos, 1 Conference. It should be mentioned Jewel, and Isiah, and others, who x that this Church reached the “Zero duced their prophecies to writing, Hour” during this Quarter. We were But the Hebrew prophets, or prea] threatened with a Creditor’s suit which ers, were not world-wide in mi would have placed our Church up for nor interracial or interde sale. Our loyal constituency under the in scope and asperations. Jolin the By leadership of our beloved pastor, met tist of all Hebrew preachers, \ the emergency as brave soldiers and by haps the most dramatic, poir their loyalty saved their Zion. Miss unique, in the galaxy of Hebrey Daisy B. Cardwell was elected delegate ers. to the District Conference which meets Christ Jesus is the essence of G at Beckley, W. Va. beginning March and man combined, in a per 13th. Mrs. Willie Carter was elected will not yield to explanatio: alternate. of the intrusion of sin wi ‘As the reports were read they bespoke man from his God; God s: the loyalty and sacrifices of the mem Jesus, to bring to the world bers of St. James. Williamson is situ of reconciliation and hope. Af ated onthe Tug River which divided close of his ministry He sent forth West Virginia and Kentucky in the disciples, telling them that they wed heart of the Coal Mining section. With to go into all the world and the coal mines with curtailed employ the gospel to every creaturé ment, and those working on the rail The disciples had persona road working only part time, yet our with Jesus, and received t members found a way to carry on the mission from the lips of their | work of the Church at high gear. We The apostle Paul after his co are realizing a spirit of unity with the became the greatest expo different Church groups working beau- teachings of Christ that the w tifully. It was our Presiding Elder, Dr. ever known. 5. , Smoot’s opportunity to be with us for His Epistles are an exhibition 0! ™ one week and.observe at first hand the Christ taught. How poor indeed be work of the Church. As our Presiding be the Christian world if he h Elder closed the Quarterly Conference delivered discourses or seri he expressed as highly pleased with the had not written his epistles work of this. West Virginia’s leading Thirty-seven years 490, Drs Church in our denomination, as pastored Ransom, M. C. Bruen, and by this friendly pastor, Rev. Irvy H. Cracken, visited Howard Gary. (Dr. Ransom, tall, erect, ¢ : St. James will also entertain the next tured, with a voice with cader a Session of the West Virginia Annual “The Negro has not as yet “" Conference which meets September 14.' world what he thinks of y Reports of Classes: beardless boy was training to Classes No. 1, Mrs. Josie M. There was something in ™¢ Wyrtch’uzirenere ee ees $ 4.70 accept the challenge. 2, Mr. Clarence Shépherd .. 9.25 There and elsewhere T read “al ‘3, Mrs. Mamie James .....--- 5.55 I began to study. God, as ™' 4, Mr. A. L, Trigg ...--+++.- 16.12 the Bible: I soon found the 5, Mrs. Hattie Edwards . 5.75 but part of His ways; and 6, Mrs. Ora G. Cardwell 4.00 the Bible was God's jesturs Fi 7; Robert Shepherd ...... 1,35 message over to man, I foun’! 8, Mrs. Marie E. Gary .. 3.00 still had many things to * 9, Mrs. Willie Carter 3.70, But because of pschic obi Offering ....-. perce peor ... 4,12, could not bear them now, 20", Amount raised and reported on Mon-| had secrets locked up aa day night from classes $53.42. Offering the strata, substrata, Bner f “$4.12. Clubs $20.20, Conference claims! and fossils of the earth. "| collected $1.40. Amount raised at Quar | 4. message in the rolling ‘ie va terly Conference $79.14. The Presiding] laughing waters, the ne hi Elder’s Assessment $40.00 was paid. |the opening rose bud, eo i “Trustees raised for Quarter $436,90 | flower, the skipping lamb, man by searching can find out reports perfection, but through prayer, were made. All reports were good and mn, research, and much self de- showed a decided increased over the man can approach God, to such a reports of the First Quarter. The that he can in a measure ap- Church is well organized and EN, de- the thoughts of God. partment functioning properly. ‘It is Holy Ghost will breath in his in fine condition, better than it has been h idea of God’s will, and purpose. for years. Ing, Rey. Nelson is proving to : : be master of the situation. Cyrene A. more than thirty-five years, I M. E. Church feels honored to have d in mind, crowning my minis such a character as its shepherd. He fh a concrete exhibition of what is leading the Church on to certain vic- it of God and His word. Whe- tory. We are glad to say that the of- fripling the membership of the ficers and members of the Church take j at Grasonville, Md. increasing this opportunity to again thank the Rt. money from $10.00 to $50.00, Rev. R. C. Ransom for his wise ap- ing the parsonage for Trinity pointment, and for allowing Rey. Nel- Berkeley, Va., and paying son to remain here for the past four paid-in. fifteen years, or re- deemed and is now occupying her form- the mortgage in Newport News ¢r place. 14,800.00 to $6,000.00 in four unstinted support of the Church and is ind building a parsonage, or rallying to him as never. The General my forces so we could lay Church is destined to hear from Rev. table $2,600.00 in six minutes, Nelson| the membership and purchas- wtWeeasingincr arsonage in McKeesport, Pa. General Conference ng $700.00 for Wilberforce in MINUTES g, Pa. when Bishop Jones le to raise $450; or raising $19, ARE NOW READY Wo years at Portsmouth, Ohio, ON SALE AT THE hg the church out of debt in FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT wn, Ohio, burning the mort- and will be mailed out to any one F organizing Scotts Chapel at sending $1.10 tn , Ohio, and Jones Tabernacle, JOHN R. HAWKINS, ‘Paul Churches in Cincinnati, 1541 14th Street, N. W., have kept before me that some Washington, D. C. St answer Dr. Ransom’s chal- ~?-4-R# RRS, id tell the world what I think Miss Doris Bowles PROGRESS herefore I have about com- book of sermons which I trust easure tell the world what thinks of God. + ———o—_—_ YE A. M. E. CHURCH R.N. Nelson, Pastor A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his predecessor. As the result of this advancement, the public re- ceiyes protection and comfort in a time of great need. hat © to Fcond Quarterly Meeting o , - M. E. Church, was hek | ebruary 20th at 11:00 A.M.| Ransom, Jr., the Presiding On hand and delivered a ‘oking sermon, dealing with iomas,” The Elder seemed greatly inspired. The Z ee WALTER C. BECKETT i inion was administered to 216 W. Coulter St. Phila., Pa. nber of communicants. The PHONE: GER 0585" R. N. Nelson, and wife, : 4 nas, Miss Aileen Gillem,’ gupejefatintointotettertspetttptteteiete | from the various auxiliaries > m the church in five years than years. The Church has really been re- is The pastor is receiving the} PAGE FIFTEEN ROCKY HILL A, M. E. CHURCH him back. On Sunday morning he spoke Rev, J. M. Coleman, Pastor again in the Sunday School. 12:30, the ; be ae Veeetor introduced the presiding elder First Quarterly Conference since the who preached a wonderful sermon. It Annual Conference, January 30, 1938.'made our hearts burn. We want to Business session was held on Saturday thank Bishop S. L. Green and Pre- evening. 2 o'clock. The Presiding Elder’ siding Elder for sending us our pastor Dr. J. K. Washington spoke some very, and his good wife back to us, we see encouraging words to the conference, nothing but success. said that he was much pleased to find —Golean Edwards WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training —ot— Young Men and Women ——o0o—— THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering. THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training; Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree. THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations, college preparatory and general high school woik THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years; valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for those who are able to pay in advance. Students may enroll for the year in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military deposit, or books, Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on September 27th. For Further Information Address: DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO sat tl WILD ROSE HAIR GROWER Formerly East India, now Wild Rose Will promote a full growth of hair Will also restore the Strength, Vital- ity and Beauty of the hair. One Jar 50 Cts. Sold by Druggists Big Money to Agents Send for Wholesale Price E. B. LYONS 518 N. Central Oklahoma City, Okla. Wild Rose Hair Grower Made In Oklahoma City—Sold Everywhere TEMPLE OIL for DARKENING THE HAIR ep itebet ste tt et ===== DSC09805.JPG ===== jME XC-—NO. 4 THE TWO debbie HH. SLADE “hr Fee z IDR to May Ist 1938 20th and Fitzwater Streets Philadelphia, Pa. ic) DQ n ered $ ie) e eo 20 8 Sf ier as ~ 3 a3 zm) = n Ss oS a on © a der, 2 20 Se ee | S ae seoal — | Sajis . tetiege sal = | a) ote i @ > co B.2/OR ls bia Se Gass - oo ee iZe¢|8e Ss = = SS Sib“ |S" 2S |2 B\ a5 us . Q. TH SS SS Hels | = = Se" lw k |e oo) SS 8 im <= | Sion | am i= ¢| = a) iS) A. A | n ‘J 2a | > s 1 << w | < 8 NO | 9S S vo "O a = St OF aie) coed dua val (oes eit = be) i oO 8 |s4|s%\e\8 2] = Se ) BS eH 6 3 8 ie) ° fu [ae (—) kee yDr. William P. Stevenson, pastor BE Jones Tabernacle, Philadelphia, Pa. Lx] ET an) wel wel \~ Be. Cae | cote page: of e “« Mo E- thurch. He believes in progress along sal lines. He is a strong supporter o A. M. E; Book Concern. - Manager Curry takes this method o ng him and Jones Tabernacle fo 0.00 for Allen Day. If we had many thers like this church and pastor, eo 400 success- They he ion Department, it would very soon B where the church wants it. The law ys that the money received on Found- fs Day should be sent to the Book pncérn to apply on the Allen Build- g. Dr. Stevenson has done this. pyalty to one thing. and disloyalty to Bother. is very unfair; in fact it is q fot loyalty at all. Tt is only a matter of time when this Bung man will fill the highest office in le gift of the Church. G. E. CURRY, Mgr. A. M. E. Book Concern ‘ 0 —_—_ ZION A M E CHURCH i ° REVIVAL They have traveled in every State in the a178 Sunday was a big day for Zion. Our istor preached a soul stirring sermon. International Evangelists cf the A.M.E. Church \ MINISTERS AND CHURCHES WHO LEAD THE ENTIRE CONNECTION IN ALLEN DAY REPORTS take the lead in helping the Publi-! “ Ta . : at . 7 + . Specializing in the Evangelization of Youth in High ery time he entered the pulpit he lairged with the Holy — Spirit. brought us a wonderful message. teording to St. John, he stirried our ¥ souls. Old Zion was made to 1g. We are indeed proud of our pas- = it should be a treat to hear him If, Pray or preach, We are getting ready to raise our lication money and are trying our st to go over the top with it. _ REV. W. M. JACKSON, Pastor A KATE DEAS ion and in six Canadian Pr chool and College, and in the spread of the Gospel of Inter- Dr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne Jeltz racial Goodwill. ae: Ss A+ ebb Heber eee tebelebbebelefebtbbebeletetebadointebetebcbebebetebtcbel: fotcbotet teteliot eebebeebbidnbbbeb et ot MQ - H <0 EDEEME SSE PHILADELPHIA, PA. redial ad! ; SURF IVIAY ORG OF NE AFRICAN: METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. AN: 7 em THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS | STATEWIDE RECEPTION FOR SENIOR BISHOP AND WIFE Bishop Joseph Simeon Flipepr, D.D. LL.D., was elected Bishop in the great A. M. E. Church, May, 1908. He has served continuously without a. break up to now; longer than any bishop since the death of the late Bishop H. M. Turner. After the death of the late and illustrious Bishop W. D. Johnson, he was assigned to the Old Seventh, Pal metto State; and came preaching doctrine of love and Peace. The Stat has never been more kindly, brotherly fatherly and affectionately supervised —Both laity and ministerial. No big, Rey. A. C. Clark, pastor Bethel A. M. E., Wilmington, Delaware, is a strong supporter of the A. M. E. Book Concern; a very loyal and en- thusiastic leader of the A. M. E. Church. He iSbuilding one of the fines Churches in the connection and paying for it as he goes. Notwithstanding carrying a very heavy load in the re building of his church, he sent $50.0 S : stick, no boss, just a great big, to the Book Concern to help bring} brother. The A. M. E. Church is a49 to the Church the heritage of ou | atisfied with its supervision from fathers. i _ |mountain to coast. He has already made his report for hi Annual Conference, which will be hel ————————— RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LEAD- ; ERS IN KANSAS CITY Drs. S. S. Morris and C..W. Ab- ington gave. the Kansas Cities three inspiring days March 13-15. The full schedule included preaching services at Allen Chapel and Ebenezer; Youth Mass Meeting at Ebenezer at 3:00 Sun- day afternoon, Model Allen Christian Endeayor League at Ward Chapel at 6 p.m., a Round Table Luncheon Con- ference Monday and Enlistment and Consécration service at Bethel Monday night and a similar program for Kansas City Kans Tuesday night at First A. M. E hurch. An informal recep- tion for Religious Educational workers at the parsonage with Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Wilkins as hosts, assisted by other local workers. At a special as- sembly at Western University, Dr. Morris addressed the students of the the last of this month. Manager Curry takes this method in thanking him and his wonderful congregation for their strong support in helping us carry thi load. 3 Dr. Clark can fill any place in the A. M. E. Church. Such men like him are bound to be seen and it is only a matter of time-when he shall hayethe leadership of our Church. G. E. Curry, Manager A. M. E. Book Concern ° BISHOP J.-S. FLIPPER The Executive Board of Allen University The Executive Board of Allen Uni versity in its last sitting voted unani mously to’ tender the Bishop and hi wife, Reception; afte seeing he was financing Allen University and how smoothly the affairs of Allen University were per | colating. The Presiding Elders in Coun cil presided over by its Senior, Dr. L. R. Nichols, voted unanimounsly to cor & a a State-wide how easily: roberate the Executive Board in tender ing the Reception and yoted the fol lowing set-up: Program Committee: Palmetto, Dr. Miles, Northeast, Dr. Janerette; Columbia, Dr. Dent, South Quarles, Central, Dr. Nance. Committee on Ways and Means and Arrangements Palmetto, Dr. Benbow, Northeas Dr. Spears; Columbia, Dr. Adams South Carolina, Dr. Wilborn; Pied mont, Dr. Mims, Central, Dr. Hilde brand. The Reception is tendered Bishop and, aa eee Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom For the Christian Recorder Pulpi we publish this week, notes on a ser mon. delivered by Bishop Ransom tc the candidates for ordination at th Kentucky Conference tw@ years ago as appropriate for this Eastertide. We ad- mit that we did a poor job of note-tak-| ing. At the conclusion of the sermon, which left the audience deeply movec '31, 1938, in Allen University, Columbia S. C., because the Church is satisfied and feels that they are so worthy of our praise. Mrs. Flipper on Tuesday evening, May, . school of Religion. He complimented the president, Dr. Frederick D, Jor- dan, and the faculty upon the splendid improvements in library facilities, the agricultural work. and other branches of The visit of these leaders in the field of Religious Education in the A Methodist. Episcopal: Ch to revive interest i ed field’ in this seconded by whose ican did’ much have done so much to stimulate African Method in the field of Religious All of the pastors joined in through the Ministerial Drs. T. H.. Wiseman ar Wilkins the preside gratulated on the success of their labors New enlistments of leaders in the work ication in the local ured and old wor were re-consecrated with enlarged vision to challenging possibilities of their work. It is reliably stated that Dr, Morris’ friends are joining in mncerted effort to elect him to the church at Detroit in 1940 opacy of the fobs efeletdebeleleleleetebeiebeteeie In This Issue Sos ca ba tS br DO Data Oe 2a ba OO aa ta The Daily Altar— Stewart Sunday School EDITORIALS: Easter, An Opportunity A Solemn Responsibility A Good Job Well Done The Same Stumbling (Ed. of the week) v. Carlyle F... Li ae to tears, Martha J. Keyes sang: “Le | Executive Board; Dr. T. J. Miles us cheer the weary traveller.” Th bishop. is no stranger to the Christiar Nichols, chairman; J, E, Tho: ‘ Recorder family, eg mid Sa ASS F chairman; J, E, Thomas, secretary.) Churchman Afield ., Presiding Elders Council; Dr. L. R |Young People’s Page Pointed Points BRAnh Ss The Christian Recorder Pulpit ,,
• April 14, 1938
  ===== DSC09805.JPG ===== jME XC-—NO. 4 THE TWO debbie HH. SLADE “hr Fee z IDR to May Ist 1938 20th and Fitzwater Streets Philadelphia, Pa. ic) DQ n ered $ ie) e eo 20 8 Sf ier as ~ 3 a3 zm) = n Ss oS a on © a der, 2 20 Se ee | S ae seoal — | Sajis . tetiege sal = | a) ote i @ > co B.2/OR ls bia Se Gass - oo ee iZe¢|8e Ss = = SS Sib“ |S" 2S |2 B\ a5 us . Q. TH SS SS Hels | = = Se" lw k |e oo) SS 8 im <= | Sion | am i= ¢| = a) iS) A. A | n ‘J 2a | > s 1 << w | < 8 NO | 9S S vo "O a = St OF aie) coed dua val (oes eit = be) i oO 8 |s4|s%\e\8 2] = Se ) BS eH 6 3 8 ie) ° fu [ae (—) kee yDr. William P. Stevenson, pastor BE Jones Tabernacle, Philadelphia, Pa. Lx] ET an) wel wel \~ Be. Cae | cote page: of e “« Mo E- thurch. He believes in progress along sal lines. He is a strong supporter o A. M. E; Book Concern. - Manager Curry takes this method o ng him and Jones Tabernacle fo 0.00 for Allen Day. If we had many thers like this church and pastor, eo 400 success- They he ion Department, it would very soon B where the church wants it. The law ys that the money received on Found- fs Day should be sent to the Book pncérn to apply on the Allen Build- g. Dr. Stevenson has done this. pyalty to one thing. and disloyalty to Bother. is very unfair; in fact it is q fot loyalty at all. Tt is only a matter of time when this Bung man will fill the highest office in le gift of the Church. G. E. CURRY, Mgr. A. M. E. Book Concern ‘ 0 —_—_ ZION A M E CHURCH i ° REVIVAL They have traveled in every State in the a178 Sunday was a big day for Zion. Our istor preached a soul stirring sermon. International Evangelists cf the A.M.E. Church \ MINISTERS AND CHURCHES WHO LEAD THE ENTIRE CONNECTION IN ALLEN DAY REPORTS take the lead in helping the Publi-! “ Ta . : at . 7 + . Specializing in the Evangelization of Youth in High ery time he entered the pulpit he lairged with the Holy — Spirit. brought us a wonderful message. teording to St. John, he stirried our ¥ souls. Old Zion was made to 1g. We are indeed proud of our pas- = it should be a treat to hear him If, Pray or preach, We are getting ready to raise our lication money and are trying our st to go over the top with it. _ REV. W. M. JACKSON, Pastor A KATE DEAS ion and in six Canadian Pr chool and College, and in the spread of the Gospel of Inter- Dr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne Jeltz racial Goodwill. ae: Ss A+ ebb Heber eee tebelebbebelefebtbbebeletetebadointebetebcbebebetebtcbel: fotcbotet teteliot eebebeebbidnbbbeb et ot MQ - H <0 EDEEME SSE PHILADELPHIA, PA. redial ad! ; SURF IVIAY ORG OF NE AFRICAN: METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. AN: 7 em THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS | STATEWIDE RECEPTION FOR SENIOR BISHOP AND WIFE Bishop Joseph Simeon Flipepr, D.D. LL.D., was elected Bishop in the great A. M. E. Church, May, 1908. He has served continuously without a. break up to now; longer than any bishop since the death of the late Bishop H. M. Turner. After the death of the late and illustrious Bishop W. D. Johnson, he was assigned to the Old Seventh, Pal metto State; and came preaching doctrine of love and Peace. The Stat has never been more kindly, brotherly fatherly and affectionately supervised —Both laity and ministerial. No big, Rey. A. C. Clark, pastor Bethel A. M. E., Wilmington, Delaware, is a strong supporter of the A. M. E. Book Concern; a very loyal and en- thusiastic leader of the A. M. E. Church. He iSbuilding one of the fines Churches in the connection and paying for it as he goes. Notwithstanding carrying a very heavy load in the re building of his church, he sent $50.0 S : stick, no boss, just a great big, to the Book Concern to help bring} brother. The A. M. E. Church is a49 to the Church the heritage of ou | atisfied with its supervision from fathers. i _ |mountain to coast. He has already made his report for hi Annual Conference, which will be hel ————————— RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LEAD- ; ERS IN KANSAS CITY Drs. S. S. Morris and C..W. Ab- ington gave. the Kansas Cities three inspiring days March 13-15. The full schedule included preaching services at Allen Chapel and Ebenezer; Youth Mass Meeting at Ebenezer at 3:00 Sun- day afternoon, Model Allen Christian Endeayor League at Ward Chapel at 6 p.m., a Round Table Luncheon Con- ference Monday and Enlistment and Consécration service at Bethel Monday night and a similar program for Kansas City Kans Tuesday night at First A. M. E hurch. An informal recep- tion for Religious Educational workers at the parsonage with Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Wilkins as hosts, assisted by other local workers. At a special as- sembly at Western University, Dr. Morris addressed the students of the the last of this month. Manager Curry takes this method in thanking him and his wonderful congregation for their strong support in helping us carry thi load. 3 Dr. Clark can fill any place in the A. M. E. Church. Such men like him are bound to be seen and it is only a matter of time-when he shall hayethe leadership of our Church. G. E. Curry, Manager A. M. E. Book Concern ° BISHOP J.-S. FLIPPER The Executive Board of Allen University The Executive Board of Allen Uni versity in its last sitting voted unani mously to’ tender the Bishop and hi wife, Reception; afte seeing he was financing Allen University and how smoothly the affairs of Allen University were per | colating. The Presiding Elders in Coun cil presided over by its Senior, Dr. L. R. Nichols, voted unanimounsly to cor & a a State-wide how easily: roberate the Executive Board in tender ing the Reception and yoted the fol lowing set-up: Program Committee: Palmetto, Dr. Miles, Northeast, Dr. Janerette; Columbia, Dr. Dent, South Quarles, Central, Dr. Nance. Committee on Ways and Means and Arrangements Palmetto, Dr. Benbow, Northeas Dr. Spears; Columbia, Dr. Adams South Carolina, Dr. Wilborn; Pied mont, Dr. Mims, Central, Dr. Hilde brand. The Reception is tendered Bishop and, aa eee Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom For the Christian Recorder Pulpi we publish this week, notes on a ser mon. delivered by Bishop Ransom tc the candidates for ordination at th Kentucky Conference tw@ years ago as appropriate for this Eastertide. We ad- mit that we did a poor job of note-tak-| ing. At the conclusion of the sermon, which left the audience deeply movec '31, 1938, in Allen University, Columbia S. C., because the Church is satisfied and feels that they are so worthy of our praise. Mrs. Flipper on Tuesday evening, May, . school of Religion. He complimented the president, Dr. Frederick D, Jor- dan, and the faculty upon the splendid improvements in library facilities, the agricultural work. and other branches of The visit of these leaders in the field of Religious Education in the A Methodist. Episcopal: Ch to revive interest i ed field’ in this seconded by whose ican did’ much have done so much to stimulate African Method in the field of Religious All of the pastors joined in through the Ministerial Drs. T. H.. Wiseman ar Wilkins the preside gratulated on the success of their labors New enlistments of leaders in the work ication in the local ured and old wor were re-consecrated with enlarged vision to challenging possibilities of their work. It is reliably stated that Dr, Morris’ friends are joining in mncerted effort to elect him to the church at Detroit in 1940 opacy of the fobs efeletdebeleleleleetebeiebeteeie In This Issue Sos ca ba tS br DO Data Oe 2a ba OO aa ta The Daily Altar— Stewart Sunday School EDITORIALS: Easter, An Opportunity A Solemn Responsibility A Good Job Well Done The Same Stumbling (Ed. of the week) v. Carlyle F... Li ae to tears, Martha J. Keyes sang: “Le | Executive Board; Dr. T. J. Miles us cheer the weary traveller.” Th bishop. is no stranger to the Christiar Nichols, chairman; J, E, Tho: ‘ Recorder family, eg mid Sa ASS F chairman; J, E, Thomas, secretary.) Churchman Afield ., Presiding Elders Council; Dr. L. R |Young People’s Page Pointed Points BRAnh Ss The Christian Recorder Pulpit ,, ===== DSC09806.JPG ===== AS es mR CHRESTIAN rantwo THE CHRISTIANS ~ 1 Weare not serving a dead but a living] others. = ot - eee — Christ. He is not to be found without Jesus must die. Today he states that, , 3 : You and : ‘ ae : ; ,| resurrection, or is it only a myth? Has! , Eterval Li ‘ Yorting EXER = ——— iving, ‘ Be PENEr ae : : ‘E| because di f ie , 8S for Eternal Life. This comforting 3 h e Dail a sepulchre: Ba aoe ee » Teal! of the nails in this life but i s Prig si ; is the hae ae aa ae aes 2G easicn become merely a great festival,| . stains me in every crises. Those of . things of life. faction we have these comforti,. °* Sunda is School prevailed: in: the’ fitst insta of "Heteriike a European Seite Gage Ailua tie| hy sevnhy and fiends wha Wave ate! If Easter be not true— of Jesus: “Thomas, because fans webu instance. the His| crowds, the flowers, the music—which| j,2ye but passed before me into another ae Ae ates in the second. Even| make this day the high church day of| room. Tie is the Easter hope. ¥ _amuted knowledge of Jesus is suffi-| the entire year? Is it all formal? cient for belief in his Lordship. The untutored in theology, But it is true, and Christ is risen! And mortal spirit from its prison Of sin and death with him may risel Worthwhile the struggle, sure the prize, Since Easter, aye, is true! Altar kK By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn. seen me, thou hast believed ; Dless they that have not seen, ang Cd ate believed.” Yet haye Prayer: “I will no longer O Lord, I will ieee et i word.” Dispel all misgivings an Thy eer us perfect faith in Him, for His Bive Amen ; Sake, Lesson! From the 20th Century Quarterly -If any man can honestly and with — We read of the Russian churches as} ji; whole heart hold the above articles, the one who has| they were before the war. The people] he js-able to face all the facts of exis- Gee ak awareness of the sang, even wept and as they greeted| tence with equanimity and the future TEA hh ay easily call him friends and relatives with the holy} with entire confidence. This is my sim- ord. But with what emphasis and con- | kiss, whispered, “He is risen.” But the] ple, but glorious, creed upon this Easter i April 17 fidence men call Jesus the Christ when} Russian church'lacked sincere spirituali- ee. : Prayer: “We shed tears when we sson II. - i oo tion. A 2 a 2 FREER EEEEEEEEE , ‘OS ae Lesson Text: Acts 2:22-36 r _ | lions of young people in Russia belong POINTERS O Father. Grant that we may be more » April 22 How had Peter gr : TR aaa ted The Lord is nigh unto all them that} “Arise, O soul, this Easter Day! LOVEST THOU ME? grown so much since] to “The Society of the Godless.” Was call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.—Amen. Saturday, April 16 HONORED IN DEATH Forget the tomb of yesterday, For thou from bondage art set free} Thou sharest in his victory And life eternal is for thee, Because the Lord is risen.” Prayer: “Lord, give me grace to tel the world that Jesus is risen from the dead, and to convince people that in And he took it down, and wrapped His resurrection we have our resur- it in linen, and laid it pa sepulchre rection. Lord, lift us from death in sin that was hewn in stone, wherein never] |) J::. in the risen Christ, Amen” man before was laid.” Luke 23:53.— Read Luke 23 :50-54. We haye a warm spot in our hearts Joseph of Arimathea. He was probably a member of the Great Council Luke tells us that he a good man and just, and that he consent to the counsel and for of Sanhedrin. did deed of the rest of the members of the not Coun I do not know whether or not ad the courage to protest against their judgement but he did go boldly unto Pilate and begged the body of Je- king it, tenderly wrapping it in and laying it in a sepulchre that n in stone, wherein never man s laid. il the apostles had deserted, stood loyally by the Master, Him in death. re hewn from different all must have our Calvaries; Monday, April 18 THE WAY TO EMMAUS “And.they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way. and while he opened to us the Scriptures.” Luke 24:32 Read Luke 24:13-32. The way to Emmaus was from con- fusion unto understanding, darkness un- to light, blindness unto vision, doubt unto faith, despair unto hope, sorrow unto joy, death unto life. “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.” Harsh words of rebuke? Yet we deserve them. Je- sus had to make himself known to the two. Why could they not recogniz him? How could they know Him when their eyes were holden? Our eyes are always holden when our hearts falte and faith fails. ought to have faith in Thy promises, fully committed to thy will and strength- ened in the faith of the power of His resurrection. In Jesus’ name. Amen Wednesday, April 20 PEACE BE UNTO YOU ES ees “Came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.”—John 20:19. Read John 20 :19-23. “Fear doth make cowards of us all.” Defeatism was at full swing, as the disciples shut themselves away from everyone because of fear of the Jews. I wonder if they had forgotten the words of Jesus: “Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. When we have little within we are not fortified without. In the midst of ab- ject fear and stark doubt and unbelief, Jesus appeared in their midst with words of marvelous reassurance. “Peace be unto you.” Had they forgotten he had said to them: “Peace, I leave with you, my peace give I unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid? Let us today never forget that His Peace is ours. . Peace does not mean the end of all our striving, “Simon, son of Jonas, love: “Feed my sheep.” John 21:16, Peter found that it was easier ty mr fess than to possess. One may q his love with loud testimonies by ,, uine love is proved by service, those who are the loudest in re ‘sion are the sprest to fail when put to the test. St thou me declare It has been said that most People know what they have been saved frog but not what they were saved for, Peter following afar off wou little service in ushering in the k dom of God. When the final test is made perhap; the Lord will not ask his ser much money they raised or | they talked, but did you feed n Prayer: May our love for Thi fest itself in faithful servic: ministering to Thy children \ Thee, in Jesus’ name. Amen ee — GRACE AT THE TABLE Father of life, Thou Giver very good, we rejoice in the holy n of this day. Thou hast shown us the empty tomb, and our hearts | with the knowledge that in Chri has no dominion over us.—Amen JE VICTORIOUS SERVANT 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words od unto you by mighty works and ; ders and signs which God did by m in the midst of you, even as ye yurselves know; vered up by the determinate counsel nd foreknowledge of God, ye by the ind of lawless men did crucify and lay: 24 whom God raised up, having osed the pangs of death: because it fas not possible that he should be olden of it. 25 For David saith con- erning him, _I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 6 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell _ in hope: 7 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. 8 Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenance. ) Brethren, I may say unto you freely Mf the patriarch David, that he both lied and way buried, and his tomb is fith us unto this day. 30 Being there- sus of Nazareth, a man approved of Dee tim! Reine de death, his resurrection and his mission. they know of his death and resurrec- ty and it has fallen upon evil days. Mil- the death of Christ? There are two help-|it all empty formality? We turn our ful answers. 1. Fifty days had elapsed| minds to the old Lutheran church of since the resurrection. During that time| Germany. It was mystical and other- Peter and the disciples had talked at] worldly, but it had little place for the length about Jesus, his teaching, his}social gospel. Everyone joined the : church, but only too few took it earnest- uring those fiity days the theology of| ly. Formality encrusted the sanctuary. these men developed. The study they] Then came Totalitarianism and the had done in the presence of Jesus now] persecution of the churches. Bravely ripened in the face of tragic and tri-]many of the clergy have behaved, but umphant events, 2. Peter was moved] we also are appalled by the neo-pa- by the spirit. Such movements come to} ganism preached by Rosenberg. Thou- men. The truth is that a consecrated,|sands of young men and women are thoughtiul man may today be so em-| quite godless. lf they have gods at all, powered by the spirit that his tongue] they are the oid Teutonic deities. is loosed and his influence felt. Peter What a strange Easter morning this was given power through meditation] is—with a world at war, our own na- and through the spirit. tion arming—the Prince of Peace for- Peter's sermonic ability is worthy of! gotten! In England and in America the study. He would make a great teacher| churches are overwhelmed by indiifer- of homiletics. His vocabulary is stately. ] ence. Attendance has fallen off, ex- He commands attention by his apt] cept where preachers and laymen are quotations. In his sermon he quotes| exceptional. In France religion is for- from Psalm 16, giving background for] mal. In Japan youth is swallowed up in his argument and at the same time sug- | mad nationalism; poor Kagawa is si- gesting the final fulfillment of pro-|lént. A wise man of our day said last phecy. week that only in the Oxford Groupers Peter was a preacher of good news. | did he see a ray of hope. Another lead- There was a positive note. He did not] er of public opinion, himself a devoted “back and fill.” He showed his hearers | Christian, perhaps as good a man as that it had been decreed through the| walks the earth, upbraids the church years that Christ should live even a | for having done so little in two thousand it was decreed that out of the loins of| years. Why, after that many years of David should come “one upon his| Christianity, should we still have un- employment, war and rank injustice? throne.” By Roy L. Smith A real understanding of the resurrec- tion will work a miracle in almost any man. The Christian church would never have come into existence except for the resurrection of Jesus. Easter is the promise of victory to every Christlike ideal. As long as we have Easter we have hope. ~ Life begins at Easter. Any recreation that is wrong at Eas- ter time is wrong at any time. Ever since that first Easter Jesus has been met by all kinds of men in the most unexpected places. Lea Be BS PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert May we, O God of Life, rise anew this day into a clearer faith and a more vivid understanding of the glorious mystery of the endless life through Christ. May something new and con- vincing leap forth from the precious but oft repeated story of our Lord’s resurrection that shall vitalize every article of our believing faith and charge our souls with a spiritual passion that will burn in us throughout the days and weeks of’the year. May a world where millions mourn their dead find anew the great hope of, immortality. Pre a prophet, and knowing that God ty s : 2 B i 5 . ye | Lift the burden of grief from the heart " z Z $ F : q bi eache e Vi 7 ut we need to remember that we 5 § RRS Beart climb the height from a dif-] Jesus is still walking the Emmaus] Joy does not mean the drying of our ; bre a prophet, and knowing that God = Re we be ue ae Ware have not evolved far from animals and|0f those who during the years have ferent side, road. He will pass on by our door un- tears, fad sworn with an oath to him, that © ag ae ie ee ie Beas savages. We are in process of becom-| !aid to rest their own loved ones. Give But we each go up to be crucified; less we constrain him with an invitation Peace is the power that comes to HYMNS THAT LIV! ¥ the fruit of his loins he would set er Ceca hs Gna : es)” i 3 - We ¢ them the calm and quiet spirit amidst ‘ z aoa men, laboring for some worthy end,} 198, but we have not arrived. We are i As we scale the steep, another may} he never refuses: “Abide with us.” souls arriving, ” i share The dreadful load that our shoulders bear 3ut the costliest sorrow is all our own For on the summit we bleed alone. And yet we are not alone for thru his death we are never forsaken, : Our Dear Heavenly Father, with grateful hearts but sorrowful, we think of what thou hast done for us. We rejoice that we have an opportunity This day after Easter, let us walk the way to Emmaus and see anew the resur- rected Lord. John Wesley walked that way the night he went to the church on Aldersgate Street, when he testified that as the minister read Luther’s Pre- face to the Romans, his heart was “strangely warmed.” Prayer: “Make us receptive at al times to the leadership and guidance of Christ who came to His disciples along to do some little deeds of love and af-¢the Emmaus Road, we pray, in Jesus’ fection for our Blessed Lord, Thy Son Jesus Christ. May we honor Him in our liyes, always, for His sake. Amen ; * SeteacSeaa April 17 name. Amen” Tuesday, April 19 WITHOUT THE SEPULCHRE Up to the light where God Himself appears. Prayer: Dear Father God, grant that the peace Jesus left with his disciples may be ours. As we work for Thee, may our hearts be filled with thy love and our service be completely thine. In His name. Amen. Thursday, April 21 | : THE PRINT OF THE NAILS , — ee “Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not be- O WONDROUS CROSS 1 Upon the cross my Saviour died, And for my sins was crucified His love so great, how can it be, My Saviour died, yes, died for me ; Chorus © wondrous cross, O Calvary! My longing eyes look up to The 74 I sought at length His pardo» fret, I gained at once great liberty; mine! ne upon his throne; 31 he foreseeing his spake of the resurrection of he Christ, that neither was he left nto Hades, nor did his flesh see cor- uption. 32 This Jesus did God raise feing therefore by the right hand of iod exalted, and having received of the lather the promise of the Holy Spirit, hath poured forth this, which ye see id hear. 34 For David ascended not ito the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, _ Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the foot- stool of thy fect Let all the house of Israel there- know assuredly that God hath 5 worshi P, whereof we all are witnesses. 3 is are never defeated—rather the rebuffs | still, in the main, selfish and stubborn. that come to them serve only to spur We refuse: to learn. We have ideals, them to definite action. but we refuse to turn them into reali- Large crowds of people attend church ties. We talk about God, but we live in on Easter day. Why? Some worldly ways. We catch glimpses of say they attend out of gratitude for the immortality, but we go right on living beauty of spring. Others say that] Ss though this life were all. Let us not spring colors attract. But the real rea- allow ourselves to become discouraged son for the interest in Easter is that and depressed by world conditions, and people | let us refuse to surrender our high hopes sense the emphasis on victory. and our deeply held faith. Our lives can stand just so much of What then can we believe? For my- the dullness and the drabness found in self, my creed now contains only three the cold and the storm of winter. But articles. It is a far cry from forty-nine e] articles. But what I hold is sufficient. My faith can and does meet every de- mand of life or death. (1) I believe in consciously or unconsciously when the spring comes with its promis of sunshine and flowers and green grass and budding trees we cleave unto the their fresh sorrows. Let them look backward at his empty tomb and for- ward into the endless years wherein the glorious destines of God’s children shall unfold as they share his own end- less life and love. Give us unwavering courage as we walk toward the exit of this temporary abiding place, through which we pass to the rest Thou hast prepared for them that love Thee. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, DAILY BIBLE READINGS Acts 2:22-32. Acts 2:33-36. Isaiah 53 :7-12. M. Ts W. TasrActs 1 6-9; F. HE AROSE “But Mary stood without at the| lieve.” John 20:25. B’en now by faith, I claim 1 acs Christithia| “PEI H3e0! of victory i fike the sam, beaming also upon| > 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Tot ear sepulchre weeping.” John 20:11. | Have we been unfair in our judgement |I am redeemed thro’ grace divine. : ener te Lng ak ake, Geigcienes 107: “This Jesus hath God raised up, Mary’s tears were unnecessary. Had] of Thomas. Doubting Thomas, he is j X : whereof we all are witnesses.” Acts 2: K she looked down into the sepulchre at once there would have been no need In our earthly career, death ends all. | to weep without. Mary did not know; Easter is the strangest sequel ever writ-]| but she cared. And because her love so often called. Perhaps he did not doubt beyond the others but was more vehement in his expressions of unbe- lief. Having heard the ring of the 3 Upon the Cross of Calvary, His blood was shed, was shed for miei O cleansing fount! O bleeding powt SOLDEN TEXT: This Jesus did d raise up, whereof we all are witnes- » Acts 2:32. GRIPS WITH THE LESSON THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN] live in Jesus Christ. I have lost all TO DATE By John R. Ewers interest in trying to measure how much of him is divine and how much is hu- : man. I only know that he is my Mas- Sk S. Philippians 2:5-10. —-—0 ebeleletet- General Conference i i IT IS EASTER MORNING. NO} ter and my Saviour. He inspires, com- = ten in the life of a man. For when Je- | was so abiding she went to the grave to| hammers which drove the nails, and|y neeq Thy flow each passing hout: Bee ea er {Bicktier Coe doubt the young people in your church,| forts, guides me and the imitation of Minutes sus died, the life did not end, His resur-| be near the earthly remains of her| having seen the thrust of the spear in with eyes to the dawn, have already} him requires all of my admiration and_ NOW READY rection is even the more amazing be- | Lord. his precious side, Thomas could not 7 cause neither his friends or his enemies expected it. Human reasoning becomes Love always finds a way. Too often church members stand at nonplussed. But we can say from the] the sepulchre, weeping. When what is depths of spiritual faith; “Because he| needed is to look within where are lives, I too shall live,” angels waiting to direct us to glorious y |believe the testimony of the disciples who told him that they had seen Jesus. | Becatse Thomas was not with Jesus | when he first appeared to his disciples, “i En A: Vl sing His power while I have In glory praise Him aft > Redeem’d, redeem’d, I know !'" Thomas lost an opportunity to see Him} I've peace with God, and liberty: breath ter death; n fret Peter, in a sermon at once masterful] celebrated the sunrise with a prayer-} energy. (3)I believe in the life ever- beautiful, is defending the thesis} meeting. Now you are gathered in your | lasting. No matter how Jesus is the Christ. In the last| classes. 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He is not here, for he is risen from the dead Weekly Poem EASTER MORNING The morning comes. But I need alta light— 1 who have stayed so long away— The mellow-throated notes the orgar makes, The stillness for some one to pray. I who have made the skies my temp! walls, My music of the weewinds and thé +t of prayer Can not alone comfort my soul for me. of God; through the wood, Brush of men’s shoulders toward the same high goal— The heart grows hungry for the words Africa. i And even though the Christ walks department and will be watching der the impres: Man speaking unto man—is always good. So I will find the temple on this day men— and sea again. —Clara Hood Rages aeces S, TOWARD CHURCH UNION “Toward Church Union.’ ial Committee. Please pardon us. See ee BERR EEE EEE EEE EEE Editorials rs Worship an hour with the throng of Will stand beside me: in my church’ spurs. Within the last few months’ preaching of “social equality” —The Editor the exception of a few hundred officials as Bishop Denny Rogers v. oe . Smi Be . A. White, R. A. King, G. W. pe and M. M. Fie of South! ) * > Prejudice will from the Test of on. We Were uy. |- The church is iaterested in the their denominatio the selection by the board. Some-! taught the broth: jone must be chosen who has abili-' and the father! ty to do the job and who is loyal was himself op to the ideals of the fathers. ‘jracial distinctions, but if Bisho ——o——_ [Denny i is right, Our Understay A GOOD JOB WELL DONE ! of the Bible has been faul How does Bishop Denny x The Rev. M. M. Lewis, now count for the unity in the Biel ethood of all ; hy hood of God Re posed to class and He whom I sought near stars and sky, finishing his ninth year at Bethel, tant Episcopal and Catholic de. Ardmore, Penna.. has won his! nominations without the so-c; alled he succeeded in leading his people their church schools, South as a to install a pipe organ, build a as North? chamber for it, purchase an illumi-! Many distinguished Negroes nated cross, candelabras, an elec- have opposed the unification , pro- tric clock, and remodel the chancel. /gram because they felt Negroes In the issue of the Christian Reéorder Th e auditorium has b =. dot MeenlGl dor atlecsal sete 2a een redeco-' would be segregated into a small The name of Bishop S. L. Greene was inadvert- ently omitted from the list of the Spec- rated. A new piano and vessels auxiliary of the larger church body for the Holy Communion have but even this would not be tolerat. been purchast. These improve-'ed by the Southerners it.scems ments have been paid for with' The narrowness of such cl dollars. Bethel is housed in one be used as good reasons why } of the most beautiful church groes should support thei: , buildings in the connection. lracial denominations, as ‘| Such an overflow crowd was ' spokesmen clearly indicate Mae EAT aI My VE ER at the dedicatory services, ‘fear contamination by contact EASTER, AN OPPORTUNITY that a loud speaker was used, ‘with Negro Christians. Easter Day affords an excel-, lent opportunity for us tol test ‘places in our Methodism. It is a our Christianity, loyalty and zeal The cry is heard from the mission field for help. Shall we heed it? EERE EEE EEE EERE EEE EP EP EE? The fathers planned that “The’ collection on Easter Day in all EDITORIAL OF F THE WEE WEEK churches” and no other purpose. But we shall be for missions,| More builders of the Lewis type, are needed in a hundred different —The New Yorl *. - Pointed Points i OUT IN PIKEVILLE, KEN- tucky the staff of the First Ne , RS Pee | tional Bank holds daily Bib! FERRER EERE EERE EP EE ings and devotions. Frank | good job well done. ele ah) oa have allowed ourselves to beccres METHODIST UNIFICATION |Auxier, assistant trust offic: ligations that we mostly take an block that spilt the Methodists of. after offering.” “An after offer-' this country during the Civil War Pee REE HEE EEE EEE ing” for extending the borders of is likely to prevent unification of the kingdom. Let us do our best’ the three branches of that church And the angel answered and said unt |t9 redeem this General Day, glad- this year, according to reports) and JuS: Flipper participate: in den the hearts of our missioners,' from the South. Already approved strengthen the work at home and iby the Methodist Episcop al Memorial abroad, and support our Depart-' Church, North, and the Methodist’ Americus, EH AEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHE | ment of Missions. It is an oppor-| Protestant Church, the Methodist’ Georgia conferences. The tablets | tunity. foe ieee? ais a When-the Church Extension! of race prejudice is being used by Board meets in Washington to- "the church officials to defeat the day it will be faced with the task _merger. Bishop Collins Denny of| of electing a Secretary to fill the. Richmond, Va., in spea king. a- place made vacant by the “demise jsainst the merger said: of the late, A. J. Wilson. Upon! the shoulders of Bishop S, L Greene and the following mem- bers the responsibility rests: Reyerends D, Ward Nichols, 1). SEEEEHHH++ | so involved and burdened with ob-! ec eeRis A SOLEMN RESPONSIBILITY merger when it meets in Birming- L. Grady, JW. sag, C E | It He Bey ..THE SAME STUMBLING the reader. The bank holds ‘low:r shows and gives away hollyiock seeds to its oe. BISHOP W. A. FOUNT: AIN the installation and dedication Tablets in honor of the South and the Augus'* Episcopal Church, South, is;were put in Old St. Philips Mon scheduled to vote on the proposed} mental A.M. E, Chureh, Save Georgia. The installation address was delivered by Bishop gS. Fp 0 ham on April 28, But the bogey| = RAM A COPY OF THE “PROGR of the 31st Session of the ‘. C.B. _ {League Convention of the Georgit Annual Conference” has been * |ceived. The convention will be “If the churches are tinited | groes in our church. |held at the ‘irst Church, - equality will be taug Ga, May 11-13. Rev. W. 4 a _ church schools. ‘| Sherman, Conference Pres., : he! Wilkes, State S85 Supt, M. pet sion “that Chri B nding q mmond, Y, TOOKES OF ; ker at Emanuel Church, N. on the third Sunday in March. e to us an eloquent and in- piring message.” The offering “PRESIDENT W. A. FOUN- AIN, Jr. was a recent visitor in was returning from a trip to York where he attended-a meeting of the General Education Board.! * | DRS. I. N. PATTERSON, R. B. Smith and .D. Ward Nichols at- tended the meeting of the Board fof Trustees at Wilberforce Uni- ersity. They are members. * BISHOP DAVID HENRY SIMS will preach the Baccalaureate ser- mon at Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. during the commencement in June. Before his elevation to the episcopacy he made an en- viable record in the field of edu- cation as Dean at Morris Brown ollege, and President of Allen University. Bishop Sims is a pro- duct of Georgia State College, Oberlin, Yale, and the University ‘of Chicago, METROPOLITAN CHURCH, under the six-year pastorate of Dr. J. H. Slade has reduced its Mortgage indebtedness to $21,000. The church which left the connec- tion returned a few months ago with 360 members. The Churchman Afield So et tet on Tuesday night at the Vine Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia. The Rev. -- A. Carr, pastor. Dr. H. F. Tyree, ior Choir and several members of Matthew were present and took part in the service. a Re The following night the Churchman mpanied the Reverend J. L. Brown Bethel, Bryn Mawr, Penna. There a down-pour of rain but the service had just the same. The church in iburban town of Philadelphia is a auty in grey stone, Gothic and stained glass windows. “Davia! Arkansas* was guest] in this reg: yas $177.91. D. Ward Nichols! i The prayer ~The Churchman was guest speaker] Tt was a yeritable fellowshi pSainis In many of our chu “means of grace” The wise pastor and apply the ne Paul, St. ard. ee 3 ip of gay N. McGrew, and L. rehes this The gospel singers: Mrs. E. E. Moody, is entirely neglected| M. P. Hughes, and Miss M. E. Goins; will find the reason] delivered charming spiritual melodies, GOS OSS S OP OSS cessary remedy. St.}of church music.- Dr. Louis, Mo. does not suffer) delivered the key sermon, for the! great start of the Educational and re- ligious activities for the year of 1938. ‘Sanders. E. D. Cooper, On Sunday morning the Churchman Text: St, Matthew, 25:10 “And they a Bishop was at his best andj 25 Stest speaker at Metropolitan, that were ready went in with him to Philadelphia. A fine congregation greet. the Marriage” Dr. A. S. Jackson, Com- ed us. This church, under Dr. Tew. Slade’s leadership, has a very fine order’ ‘of worship which is quiet and dignified yet fervent. Years ago Dr. D. M. Baxter, retired Business Manager of the Book Concern was a member. His son-in-law, Mr. Arnett Rambeau is Publication. eee was offered by brother Ira Burgess whom the Churchman fail- *,ed to recognized until the close of the service. Ira is the son of the late Rev.’ Burgess of Greenwood, S. C. and a | member of Mt. Pisgah’s Sunday School when the Churchman was pastor. Bro. L. M. Moore heard the Churchman re- fer to Randolph McGhee and came for- ward to make himself known as one of the founding officers of Mt. Pisgah. It was a pleasure to meet Mesdames Willie Remsen-Thomas, Carrie Burges-, Gordon, Mr. Sawyer, and. several friends of other days. eee The Church of God. The pastor is. the Rey. T. P. DeLaine formerly of Darlington, S. C. His wife is the for-, mer Miss Clara Clutts, graduate of, Allen University, once a student of, the Churchman. Again the Churchman was guest speaker. It was a pleasure, to meet Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, parents of the late Mrs. Sara Stewart-Delaine. The latter was also a studerit at Allen. Few years ago she passed away. KR KEK In the congregation was the mother of the late Rev. Piedmont, South Carolina Conference. It was a touching scene to meet her. eee EH The Churchman has just converst with D. Ward Nichols by wire in Charleston, South Carolina. His vener- able father, Dr. L. R. Nichols is ill with pneumonia. Dr. Nichols is the oldest minister in our Methodism. The church prays for him. aN SS \acy, ae BISHOP GEO. B. YOUNG RAISED * $2529.75 IN THE MID-WINTER PRESIDING ELDERS COUNCIL AT WACO TEXAS By R. S. Jenkins February 16 was another red lettered day in Texas. Bishop George B. Young the great financial educational leader along this line in the A. M. E, Church, The efficient and progressive bishop of the Tenth Episcopal District; has again lifted the blue flag of Episcopal triumph by his gallant leadership and the well faid plans which caused the Presiding Elders to come to Waco, Texas, the seat of the great Paul Quinn College and they placed upon the table $2529. 75. The meeting -started with high ne Devotionals conducted by the Revs. J. B. Butler, E, A. Anderson, O. A. Parker, was a, schoolmate and fellow member of the missioner General of Education, render-' ed his exposition of the activities for the College: the excellent work done by Dr. A. S. Jackson, for the Paul Quinn College and the educational cause were commendable and a unanimous vote of confidence with commendation ; still a member and was present. Mr. was passed. After the key address de-| i Philadelphia, guest of Bishop and, Rambeau is 4 member ofthe Board of livered by Bishop George B. Young, Mrs. D. H. Sims. The President outlining the program and plans for, | the year’s work and they were heartily , approved by the assembly, both pace ters and the lay-members. As is his | usual custom in every State religious | gathering, the good Bishop Young lift) ed a collection for the disabled super-| anuated preachers. Then the fire works sure enough; the districts were called and the 26 Presiding Elders responded so readily and cheerfully was the re- sponse that Bishop E. J. Howard, who. had been so long used to the step and march fell in line and laid his check on the table for $10.00. Ah my, so it is, when Bishop Geo. B. Young, starts a) collection he charms everybody and! the people fall in line and give willing-| ly and cheerfully. Listen ye heralds “and sons and daughters of Allen, the record is set and the marching host) ‘of Texas will fill any one with en-' ‘thusiasm and the willingness and the ‘regularity will be so bewitching that every one under the spellbinding in-! fluence of Bishop Geo. B. Young, will give to the great cause without regrets. The Paul Quinn College has never been in better hands than those of Dr. A.! S. Jackson, as president; and the en- tire work and defense; the results and the helpful administration never were greater in all the history than now under the efficient and the progressive administration of Bishop Geo. B. Young. I write from 50 years of ex- perience in the church and the ministry. I write the truth without any fear of | contradiction. Watch this year’s pro-| gress. We hold the Educatignal Finan-| cial “Belt” holding it fast and no Epis-| copal District can take it without some mighty achievements beyond the power of great “old Texas” Personal :—Reys. A. W. Williams, P. E. Womack, W. D. Williams, R. N. Reed, and J. L. Parks, are the One.Hundred per cent men of the Austin District, they raised ! Elders ‘Council. Our next great event in Texas will be our District Conferen- ees and College Commencement. Watch for better and more graphic church news for we are on the road toward the goal. ECTS 4 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. The second quarterly conference o Grant Chapel A. M. E. Church of Los Angeles, California, On January 30 at 1la.m. our own Bishop Noah Williams electrified the congregation with a soul stirring message. Tuesday, February 1 at 8 p.m., the Presiding Elder, Frank A. Harris, conyened the second quarterly confer- the full requirement for the Presiding} Birthday Greetings BISHOP R. R South WRIGHT, JR. Africa MRS. ROMAYNE PORTLOCK By Portsmouth, Virginia 5} REV: S. J. H. POTTER Canada MISS GERALDINE SCOTT Raleigh, North Carolina MRS. W. C. CRAWFORD Smyrna, Delaware RBY. CHARLES H. FOUNTAIN Pastor, Union A. M. E. Church Philadelphia, Penna. REV. J. RANDOLPH FORTUNE Pastor, Mt. Zion Berwyn, Penna. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Columbia, S. C. Dear Dr. Singleton: I enjoy the RECORDER very much especially the Editorials and the Daily Altar. Sincerely yours, E. M. DUNHAM Chicago, Illinois Dear Editor Singleton: Congratulations on the very way you are handling the department where you are serving. Wishing you and yours success and happiness. Yours for service, Rey. W. Henry Jenkins fine ence in business session, After the de- yotional service the reports of the var- fous auxiliaries were made, the Presid- ing Elder paid high tribute to each of the auxiliaries for the accuracy of their reports. The total amount raised this quarter was $1793.92 for which we are grateful to our heavenly Father for His Divine blessings. At this time, expressed their appreciation to the pas- tor, Rev. Robert House, for what has been accomplished this quarter under his inspired and efficient leadership and liberality. —Mrs. the members S. L. Eggleston ===== DSC09808.JPG ===== % pi "PAGE SIX Young People’s Page RRR The day or Resurrection; Earth, tell it out abroad, The Passover of Gladness, the Passover of God. From death to life eternal, from this world to the sky, Our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory. —John of Damascus (Resurrection) HE CHOSE A GARDEN He chose a peaceful garden When he longed to pray, Upon the lonely eve Of crucifixion day. He knew the quiet healing That growing things impart, The balm a garden offers To soothe a troubled heart. — Kathryn Kendall 0. SNAPPY Stories —— Got Something Out Of It A little boy attended church service for the first time. On the way home he said to his father: “Daddy, wasn’t that nice of the man to pass money around to us on a plate? I got seventy-six cents; what did you get?” ear Sie SB oe FOR THE HEATHEN A missionary collection was being taken. A man next the aisle whispered to the collector “I’m not putting any- thing in, you see I don’t believe in mis- sions.” “Well, here, take some out,” said the collector, “It's for the heathen.” Ge The Christian Recorder Pulpit Se bt a They Have Taken Away My Lord And I Know Not Where They Have Laid Him.—John 20:13. Theme: “The Recovery of Christ” This is the sobbing wail of a woman that comes to us across the centuries. She came to discover the tomb empty. Met a man who seemed to be a stranger. He asked why she was weeping. She replied that she had come to anoint the body of Jesus. “If you know anything about it, tell me.” He called her name, —"Mary.” she was filled with com- prehension. Many have called my name, my wife and children, but no one can call it like mother. Sometimes in the night I hear her call now. I awake and look. This woman was Mary Magda- lene. The other Mary,—you never read about her,—the sister of Lazarus. You may read of her at home being instruct- ed, adoring, but Mary Magdalene fol- lowed hin. At the final hour after the tragedy and climax of Calvary she came fo the tomb to discover Jesus. This is EEE Ed what the world is doing and has been doing for 2000 years. I In early times they attempted to dis- cover him in stately cathedrals, some of which required a century to build. St. Peters and the Sistine Chapel in Rome where Michael Angelo wroght in marble and art. They tried to bring Him back. They sought thru Gothic architecture and marble. In Samaria Jesus told a woman that God is a spirit. Everywhere are stately churches but God wilt not necessarily be there. We attempt to recover him in music until some genius writes Handel’s Mes- siah. So we have our vested choirs. But human devices will not suffice. They are only aids. Weare lifted db, harmony, melody, song. We say in the Methodist Church “Means of grace.” I haye seen some churches where they have all means and no grace. This is the thing the church is set for, to make real the revelation of Jesus. I do not know how many lives of Christ I have,—Frenchmen, Italians, English- men,—all trying to discover Christ. We preach from the introduction to John, but no one understands it,—the Logos, the Word. We have so much ceremony and form that we lose the reality. I have heard many sermons but few messages. If you made it up it is no message. No one can speak the word of God, but God himself. Preach- ing is like a dry bed of a river. He is a channel but empty. He'll stay dry until the Day Spring from on high visits him. Why we need a revival! The divine current fills the channel. When he comes, backsliders come home, sin- ners rejoice. St. Paul says we have this treasure in earthen vessels. The word reverend is in the Bible only one time and then it refers to God. The people pay us a salary and support us. The people come to church not on our account. They come hoping that thru you the word of life may be spoken. I looked at the preacher, stewards, trustees, for the Lord. They go to hear a strange man who comes to town to see if this evangelist has Him. They'll go and go to test it. They'll say “he is not there.” Many leave our churches and we scold thém. We should not. | They think the other folks have it. Some join, jump and shout. I don’t care where they go if they find Him. If you have Him, study, read//The New Testament was written after he left. The church had something that is not in the Bible. “A more excellent treatise O Theophilus, write I unto thee in order of all the things which Jesus did from the beginning. That thou mightest know with certainty wherein thou hast been instructed.” It ' There is a secret. A little crowd wait- ed in the upper room. A preacher can’t fool people long. Nothing happened un- til they got down to business and emp- tied themselves. God can’t send his Holy Ghost and fifl you until you are empty. He will send the power if you repent. Sometimes you have to repent. When that happened’ the Holy Spirit came. We are going thru an outward form. We go thru a ceremony ‘set up by the church, but the power comes from God ‘pray for him. He is standing n th for God. If he has not been called, sent and touched by the divine fire, his fate will be awful. Paul said that he found it. Everybody is arrested. The main point is he knew it was Jesus. You know when you meet Him, whether at altar or at home. “I have seen the Lord. | TRAINING FO He told me to arise and to stand on my. feet.” You shall get it by the things you shall suffer That is how you will find it. Don’t get excited. Nothing is going to empty the church. Television will not empty the church. We've got something that is not out there. Let them go, they will come back. The soul is hungry for redeeming love. Dr. Spivey talked about Adam’s sin. I do not know anything about it but I know about Reverdy Ransom’s sin. It is hard for a scholar to make it. Socrates al- most made it. He was not crucified, but drank the hemlock. Ghandi almost made it. You must have your sins blot- ted out— I mean blotted out. John 3:16. Life forever, Life beyond the grave. The older men said heaven was searched. They searched the angels, the seraphim, the tall archangels. There was one who stept forward. “Prepare me a body, and I'll go.” The seed of Abraham, Mary’s son. Heaven touched earth. Folks nearby said they heard angels. There is only one way back, —suffering. You've got to pay the price for your sins. God is not going. to permit you to go up and sit with the saints. I see him out yonder on Calvary. A sinner like Reverdy Ransom,—he is crooked and sinful. “I am the Lamb of God, came by the way of man, to die for you.” Logic and Philosophy can’t do it. It is God’s way. If you want him) you can find him. On the cross he takes away the sins of the world. Paul says He has translated us into the sons of God. “I saw Ransom coming up to the cross and I redeemed him!” Sins blotted out! You get light! Earth falls away! You are eternal. “I remember your sins no more.” Men dig you up. He does not do it that way. If he is going to remember you and I have no chance. “Go on in. It is alright.” No wonder the world looks at this thing. Nobody but God and the man and wom- an that knows it. r Jesus told the story of the good boy, and the wayward boy, when he was a long way off his father saw him. His face was turned toward home. All God wants. He is my son, He was lost, now he is found. That is the gospel you preach. Jesus is ageless, never gets old, boundless. It is timeless. You know about time. Bye and bye, you get where you need no watch or clock. Don’t envy your rich man. When Mr. Rockefeller , gets down to the border line he will, be naked and penniless. People who fill their lives with passion, and lust have nothing to carry them over. You can’t quote science and philosophy. We have it here! “ I'll take him up from the gates of death and pour redemption in his soul.” I pity a suicide. I’ve lost all, turns on the gas, at home when things go wrong. In an hour like that there should be something you could stand on, a star to guide you. I am the Light. That is why Mary could not find it. Peter thinks he has it. Jesus walked with the antedeluvians, preached to the spirits in prison, but came back with death chained to his chariot wheels, out of heaven. If you fool us God will| leading captivity captive. I have come take care, I say to you people, keep | te the place tiow after a half a ce your hands off these preachers. Just in this | h ini : RESPONSIR}1, _ IIL How People Work Saha ; in the Country 4 ay “Luke 10:30-35 _ The third meeting of this serie, should find the Juniors eager “is tell of the benefits of living jn Ae country. Again the leader wil find ‘much help and suggestion jn the book Out in the Country, by H7.) V. Orton. The Topic Presented: On the farm as in other places j possible for one to be selfish a out interest in other people. So lies live entirely to themselves, or’ church, or in any mover for community progress. But most peonle in the country are not of th As a rule the best friendships helpful neighbors are found in th try. Our government has show ingness to assist the farmers as ; work together for better results. In irrigation, for example, of the supplying of water for crops; in forest pres tion, both by wise cutting of trex the planting of new trees; in mental stations, where soil tr and scientific handling of crops ar special studies; and in quarantine and the fighting of blights and pest would kill growing crops ar bearing trees. In all of the however, the farmers must h another. t is Comments by the Juniors: . When Albert Johnson, nine was taken suddenly sick with di and the nearest doctor was in eleven miles away, what could father do? He dared not go av so long a time as it would take t his horse to Auburn and back; no telephone; and there was ' else in the house to send. But kers lived a quarter of a mile dc road. He could easily walk ther help, and it was only a little w! Joe Parker was on his way to to bring Dr. Sutton out. John Southey stepped on 2 b Auburn broken music. Voices celestial and me to the other side. I am ge toward the mellow twilight whic will change into a glorious daw" you read that Reverdy Ran gone it will be alright if I can the voice of the Lord of life s4) done.” Laid hold on by faith crucified, and resurrected onc. — is a highway built by the Son °! whereon the redeemed shall walk be saved. : to the There God an —R. C. RANSOM Ed. Apologies to Reverdy Cassis Ransom who delivered this as a" 0°" tion sermon at the Kentucky < ence, Danville, Kentucky, October 4 1936. The preacher has not sc! tne notes. Without his knowledge \° a dacted them. It was a mighty effort ; only the sage can make; and very ive. Bishop Ransom, we 8°" but wanted our readers to pec? our ‘shoulders and read our notes: Up her cargt cs AE Shag Contfet of every harvest on his farm, ‘his wife Emma were just about aged. Who would harvest their before it was too ripe? The yer came one morning a few days when a dozen husky farmers that "t have broken legs came in the ay, went to the barn, and then the wheatfield. In two days they had ‘whole crop cut and in shock, and ew days later they came and put it he barn. The farm offers just as good a chance show a helpful spirit as does business government or religion. It all de- nds on how much one wants to show nterest in other people who are a- und him, and how much one is in- ired by the Spirit of Christ. uily Verses Apr. 11 Age-old cooperation. John 4:35-37. Apr. 12. Cooperating occupations jn the country. Gen. 4:3, 4 . Apr. 13. Irrigation and its mean- iiee s. 1:3. Apr. 14. Making gardens out of desert land. Isa. 35:1, 2. Apr. 15. Makers of highways. Isa. 35: 8-10. Apr. 16. A community church. Luke 4:16-21. fin., April 17. Topic—‘How People fork Together in the Country.” Luke ; 10 :30-35. —Christian Endeavor World 2 ——————— ECHOES FROM WEST VA. By A. J. Smoot, P. E. Almost two years have passed since have said anything about the “Echoes” dear Old West Virginia. There are @ny sounds going the round, from my places in the c onnection. We sar from this fellow and he is telling ‘Vhat he has found the man for this ce in the Church, and then in a ferent part of the Church connection mes the Echo that we have the man. ell as far as I can see we have plenty men who are able to do the work the Church in that high and honored ice (the Bishopric) but do we need re Bishops? This question should properly analized by competent crit- } before we go too far. But the ho thinks that if we are to make re Bishops, then the people of this at Church should not forget that. le Rev. Joseph Gomez is the type of nhood that would fit into the place J. G. that I used to know. Charleston District is Going Fine ‘This Year acher. " id is doing a fine work. couldn’t do it this time, and he: é Rev. M. M. Mitchell has put new life in our Church at Tams, W. Va. a good report is expected, ‘ Winding-Gulf and Mealpin, West Va. This place has almost out done hereelé under. the leadership of this young man A great report is in evidence. Lester and Slabfork, are pastored by the Provement has been done at this place. Rev. Patterson is a coming young man of whom the Church can be justly Proud. the re you sure that the. Rev. J. G. binson did of his own free will, make it glaring statement against the anti- th law? Well if he did then we are that he is getting doty. He is not . F. Little at Bluefield is doing a graduate of Payne and a Rey. C. V. Truitt is ical man for Eckman, West Va. ing forward with the good work. E. E. Dickinson-Giatto, and he moves rapidly among his ‘M. Saunders—The old gen- ing the fort at Goodwill, is S. A. Simms has Carlisle and Ameagle is pastored by loved by his people, and a good report “4 at Simmons. West Rev. R. A. Lewis is the pastor at Rev. G.W. Patterson. Much im- Rev. J. H. Maxwell. 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We will have a Station that will be equal to any in West Virginia. Brother Bennett is a great man. pastored by the Rev. C. C. Richardson. He is a fine young man and is making good. The people love him and all goes well. doing well and greatly respected by the people of the Church and Community R Rev. G. L. Bennett, the pastor of} Holden and Logan—Pastor. Rev. N. Burton. Much interest is in evidence making good. is in charge. He is doing a great work ‘there. A good report is looked for. | Lorade Circuit—Rev C. F. Shaffer is marching on most successfully. Puri- ton Mines—Rey. R. Watson the little giant moves with ease among his peo- ple. MecVeigh—Rev. Henry Garner. keeps watch over this place. He is Madison and Allen Chapel Circuit, is St. Paul, Charleston. Head of the Charleston District, this Church is| doing well. Williamson, West Va., pastored by the Rev. A. J. Smoot, Jr.| Rev. I. H. Gary is the pastor. All the son of the Presiding Elder. He is| goes well wherever he pastors. 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Burks — YN } ‘ ===== DSC09809.JPG ===== Waynesboro Ct., Rev. Cc. cee Wilson, pastor 5.00 iG B Marrietta, Rev. J. D. Springs, ae OF ristol, R : es D. Sorins aba Poul eee eee eG Wayne, Rev, C ark . © 14.01 SW : : et ee NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE | Easton, Rev. S. George Do 12.0 : istrict Teckeanee AE Twelfth) Epacopelya j pastor 4.00 eyo ae Sida Loa 2 | Tyree, Rev. H H “Cooper, i 3 ) = Dh 5 aS eR a a a . = — I Friars Point District—Rev. E. / Wrightsville, Rev. Geo. Shades er ss .» $129.25] Conshohocken, Rey. H 00 : Ov Pulley PUR Ys venae 1.00 a pastor 3.00] Rev. W. H. ee istrict | Pemberton oe % Sees Jarek e. ik Mitcham. 1 : é : Clarksdale District—Rey. F. R. {t. Joy, Rev. W. B. Carr, pas- ‘ * ing Sear ae $86.00 New Hope Mission, Vein ae | dianapolis, Tad. am, ay GDurdon, PV Bera kn ens, 2/00 New Brunswick District W. Hudson . s yp Nd. vee eee eee epee 4.00 Sunflower District —Rev. J. L dk; oa og Rea Seen X': J. F. Vanderhorst, P. E eas es eer. 3.00 | Rev. H. J. Thompson, Vin es onbey Boe ay Atglen, ev. €2.C- S. * r LQG Ey Hy. ESC ahe tes On uae i sat V illiams, fe Jersey City, H. A. Garcia ....$ 20.00 BERMUDA COREE «++<..$277.00 Ee Ca ee PeeKE uae 2.00 Westpoint District—Rey. J. C. ¥ x Seger Adee sau .50] New Brunswick, C. H. Gane B RENCE tey. W. P. Henson, Laperte, Green, P. E. .. 1.00 Mt. Tabor, Rev. A. S. Jerrett, oe . S. Galloway, P. E, Ind. Ee sai Yes nice nts 2.00 Leland Dice Rey RUC! : PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE pastor -...-e1-nesteeeeerees 2.00) Elizabeth, S. B. Nelson, Pass i660 a : $53.75. | Rey. J. L. Tolbert, Princeton, 5 Perrybe Hacer aiiees ae 1.00 South Philadelphia District Shippensburg Ct., Rey. H. M. : : : irst Episcopal District Tides keene Senatobia Distri ; ; H.H Satterfield, Plainfield, J.-H. Wilson ...... 5.00] NEW YORK Ci Rev. H. H re ree Nd oe EN re 5 - Cooper, Fa EL ne es ae eld, pastor ........++ 4.00’ Princeton, D. J. Brown .../.. 16.00 ae ONFERENCE Re ev. ‘i . H. Black, Indianap- % i JONES Cb hia Sr. ee neon 1.00 Bishop H. Y. Tookes ¥ H. H. COOPER, P. E erlin, Rey. Shepherd Marshall, Asbury Backy Je/S0 Been eee 0100 f attan District : é PHMOEUA oss onc ices beans 4.00} ,, Bishop Noah W. Williams Port Gibson District—Rev. J. J. Nothing sy Oxford, Rey. A. L. Augustus $ 6.50 pastor 2.00: Tots Buea 2G ev. A. L. Lilson, P. E. ey. John H. Davis, Springfield, Rey. J. D. Wilson, Bogue, Kan- Motranty Pook. 6 eos ie 6.50 Thirteenth Epi istri Avondale, Rev. C. A. Price 1.9 | Malvern, Rev. S. B. Timmons cos ae ids ee ae ...+, 8.00] Metropolitan, J. A. Sterritt .... $ 5.09 a LAU ac eae 1.25 Gage ee $2.00| _ Leuisiana: : piscopal District o ha ME, ) Atlaoti h : © ap) °°: MR | gare coer at nnn ; obverse t en teneseees 4 : oan: Rey. C2 Ae Price 81.50 pbetak tees {Oh Rehaee Seer eg. = Luke, Wm. Freeman ... 5.0018 sue Charles Enoch, Dixon, Rey. F. M. Stitch, Hiawatha, Shrevesport District—Rev. A. er a Square, Rev. N. A. eee Revi)... Ee Ceinfords OF 58 REA tne Faded Ble Dawkins ...... 10.00 Res R aes ars, cone las ane Reon ara0) BS er! Pe sis ee haan 1.00 Fe Ngthe ) ee Ree 2.00) ylton Bree 9h Queen, pastor...) !....7 ssh 5 | Middlebush & : M Sbenezer, Rev. Anderson ...... 2.00 ceN dward King, Carrier t. Marks A. M. E. Monroe District—Rev. G. bL. se | Tkasdown, Rev..B. BoGainess. 5,00 Mt. Moriah, Rev. J. R. Kinnard 2.00! Middl Emanuel, D. W. Nichols .... Ba Behar oe cults 0s: 2.00 Church Sunday School by Stinson, P. E. 7.00 Paschal Rev. Mo W.Th 4 Middlestone, W. S. Slade . - 8.00 PGE. John, Ns -Y.5R: B ee Rey. J. M. Hassell Aa i James Coleman, Supt. To) Alexandria District_Re } ee ornton 8.00} Roselle, J. O. Vick celta oe ee wcll LO ag ae iia a Kagan B i Morton, Rev, H. L. Hughes .... 14.00 otal “ ....+.-,$183.30] Pennington and Spine ; a 2 el HH. B. Andersons... 30.001 R ce oar Ss Eg IGE Se 2.00] Rey , nsas-. 1.00 aptiste, bo Tas eee cen 27 4 | ee iifeinkce Ker BawiiKentee,. 60 First Episcopal District ee an, I. Emanuel Chapel, R. Frier ..,. 2.( From Trinity A. M. E. Sun- ey. A. L. Washington, Ri Central New Orleans District— . Ei Nwrpi Rev: J. Wa: Hace bee Philadelphia Conference me 2 Sarees SN rtie . 8.00] Corona, N. W. Brown .,..... ee i day Schoo] .by C. Hunt R Gs: Calif. - 8,00 Rev. I. V. Granderson, P. f Elmwood, Rev. W. J. Townsend — The Philadelphia District AT AST ae HEVOHS aes 5.00| Flatbush, Rev. Motom ...... era Supt. Wukegan, Ill. eeranae: E. T. Taylor, Wentaville Elder s.-eeceeeceeesees 1.35 Dieser: SE. Cooper Wel: Uekhioe PE® 4 ee Asbury Park, S. B. Sh ohnebion si ese lacsbe. Grenieerninn ACE bes enaelie Moet arene Weta 1.09| New Orleans District—Rev. P. ) Little Bethel, Rev. R. W. E. Mothers Bethel Revo. ee Fai pare ree SA ness $.00| Union Bethel, L. C. Newby 5 Cul ee baa ee ool i hes ei eee ee SIN ai OSRC Ry efi seas 4.00 Bewit Say ten. tn 2.50 JORES Ls doa $ 40.00 paaliey 0. us ak ae 7.00) Tompkinsville,C. A. Tome. From Trinity A.M-E Chentceh 90 PRgen ale aie fee Hee es pi eta ay ; ihe Valley: Rey ry rutnrt./ (PN pes. eipres) Regen kiideal aan Nle: .00| Metuchen, S. A. Gatlin ...... 6.00] Mt. Zi > : i : i -. M, Staves, P. E. ....-. 4.50 pr ne alley, Rev. A. S. Den- is Bae Rev. Hodson Wa- Boundbrook, A. B. Philipps 3.00 cine Neve c.f Ps Col Pa. ah Stratton, Mound rTapal aea een elt $11.25 Baton Rouge District—Rev. J nis... : 8 Re hong thc ee 30.00] Flemi Z ete SO MINS ore ee pero Teg ete ee ee PU. eee eee 4.00\ 2 2 | Sixth Eqiscopel Dictrict ashing Pit io i Thornbury. Rev. T. J. McK TinityeRey ok OG. Rees a, Flemington, E. M. Mitchell Lincoln. Memorial, E> W Reetephen A: Johnson, Villa chi K. Washington, P. E. .... 5.00 4 bi CT Bethel vee MRS .... 18.00] Seabright, E. G. Walden .... 2.50] Thompson : Ridge, Ill i Borealis Ue renee te ai Duchy, Rev. B. Wi Armen Hig Suageon ee ae es a baie I. E. Showell ... 6001 St einige Re. Rowers —-.. ioe Reni GhapelA i Mi.) Church Rie 2S SCN a ere an Ah Bishop E. J. Howard i 4 ho SM a bnson ......sseer eee eee ees x ; : “ d Beer. 2 Piemanl Rey. EW, Tolson 2c) Eh ee igbtetgiiny Te yee eae Simon Cyrene, A. Jones ...... 2.¢ Alton, Ill. by Mabel Hick- Rev. J. H. Hall, Raymo i d \ Ricky Hill, E. D. Willi , Raymond : Avast. R De Nessa hit Norristown, Rew Wir Wie Lacake 416 00 , E. D. Williams . Mt. Oliver, M. C. Carpenter... 2.(1 F006 a SBN Bess tl eae oe el a “1.025 Mississippi : Rev. F. A. White— Chattanooga a | West Chester, Rev. A. Q. Nor- Phoenixville, Rev. M. M. Ham- j Total r Con, A.A. Kenlock..,...... 2 ( ~"|Rey. T. H. Stoner, Champaign, ; Nite oa R aR GAMESS EE os ter eat ey vee $1.00 : ton ...-. Fy, -. 4250 Lisa? Bt, Papo oes ee 10.00 ero Morris Brown, J. A. Thomp- BURL Wetec dk (Sw ae ak ws 5.00 Total foie eee deta $53.90 ah Ye Wate ee Media, Rev. L. U. Stanford 5.00 Crestmont, Rev. A. C. Collins 6.00 . ee ae istrict Son: -. 2. f >| Rey. J. F. Johnson, Pontiac ie id vectra peeteanntne 2.25 Sictsse| Bicones Bev... Wo 5. | Reading, Rev. W. T. Stewart 10,00| Port Norris and H a E. St. Paul, N. Y. C., R. B. Bar- 5.0 Ee OUO NE Sa see noe 2.00 Tenth Episcopal) District Mens riffin—Chattanooga Ke Drammond Fra 14.001 Yardley, Rev. E. C. Lindsay 6.00 Gene ni aileyville, R. Ee (co Co ep fe pe ee he 1.0 Rey. Scott, Quinn Chapel 3 sana 3 Ao ae 3.00 ' , 4 y . 36001. Wi thguec te wie DE) a ratooll Brome RecMeren gerne. ( ev. R. J. Gordon—Cha aoe Ohila, Rev. J. W. Mason 31.00} bay toes Rey. Elton Guyton 5.00} Millville, ES King . np pe pect rey ee Church, Chicago, Il. ...... 5.00 i Tenn, ee ma pesos, Rey Alfred Haskins 1.5}, iver Chap, Rey. J. W. Caulk 4.00| Glassboro, W. R. Gail sekeve 4,00] Tuckaho, ..0...00 02, eae. CS Rey: H. E. Steward, Chicago, q ‘ aie 4 Revie be: 3 Emanuel, Rev. E. D. Ford... 5.00 Langhorn, Rev. C. H. Whaley 4.00] Lindenwald, Rick: penn guy : —— ibs Ping BinmOp EWN a. Ae en tsey - ayers $375.01 Tenn a pat grr M. H. Brooker . 3.00 syd aig SMe Be kevin, 5-3-5 Waldictionn Ce ey ee . brie anes eee weet een r eee $119. y oa L. Fuller, Litchfield, Total é ‘ Rev. S. Lyman 2.00 . Luke, Rey. I. F. Parham 1.00 VIE, 28 Ure ip ero ae 3.50} Bri ced Tike ee _New York Conference 0 ONE RE IRE VOUS Say 1.50 Ss i istri Revi sd Te Gre Can pells- ; St. James, Re Fo yee St. Pete is ; ridgeton, H. Y. Arnett . 00] C. W. ‘ eventh Episcopal District ts Pee Oe ga James, Rev. J. E. Dennis... — {pci veil J. A. Pierson.. 4.0 | Othelle, Earnest Johnson foe AS Peace eat a aN ; h Epebaien meee ne 8 Be s gy non, Rey. C. J. Morton .. '3.00] Egg Harbor, W. J. Wri thin anning, P. E. SS SRG O se aa ate ae 2.00 Pe Mrs. Lottie Gamble—MacRobert, Total .... SF $154.75] | heridon, Rev. Wm. White .... 1.00} Pl Orr aes right . 1.00] Ninth Episcopal Dibict j Rey. George S. Holt, Rockford, Kentucky, sent by Rev. G. ee TM alee keen oe easantville, J. W. Thomas .. 14.00] Bishop D. H. Sims 1.15 BR ce asker eosin acne 8.00 W. Andrews ; len Day aie of the Harrisburg PRN Es ee sa ies a = 14.00] GRAND TOTAL .. | “| Rey. £. Tabon, Mounds, Ill. 1.25 Rew. Ta Me F istrict Poltstowin Rew! Th Al Meee : ineland, J, G. Frazier ..... ; ; Rey. S. P. Johnson, Gillsb Kentuck th BO Napper, Presiding Elder soit Os SE ee ice Fenwick, J. E. Dennis ........ Second Episcopal District = 1S : aan ae kis: 3.00 Rey ine R "pie Phila., Rev. C. H. Foun- Disney, Rev. E. J. Cross : i! Swedesboro, A, B. Elsey . ‘ Rey. G. W. Gordon, Chicago, Bishop George B. Young Weighty Kya) cox asttana yen tain, pastor ... '§ 25.00|- =" ire ane 7,00| Chisehurst, G. A. Johnson .... Il 5.00 eae e perebars, Rev. P C. Ww Fitliams Beata gj pag eat E. A. s Atlantic ity, M. M. Ward .:.. Rey J. Pe < Gicauot tu: Ee Rev. B. L. Reese—Houston, Tex J. UNE Sos saath ' seetoe j BC AE, or Wt ce ta het FC .00| Allen Chapel, Atlantic City, J. | Hee tw) Wiley, Blooming . $ .65 Ssieacks a apcaates Rev, H. A. Tvey, pas- Talal see eee $217.50 thn met : G | ‘op ICL ee 2.00 Rey. R. A. Scull—Galveston, Rey. H. B. Threadgill, Shelby- . scene etary 12.00 i nae peo) : own, J. F. Shorter ...... RAL Bish Ss Fli TOMAS Mosk gute wee 3 1.00 Wille, Keyes yee agen ts te . 2.00 Deyon, Rev. J. R. Fortune, pas- Neu hue ates — Gil Tiehele a en B. Johnson, Ches- ry ishop J. S. Flipper ..-.--+- 500.0€| poy T. J. Clement—Houston, ey ELL Wroodine) see i ae efi _H. s ‘ape Mary, M. W. PET rea LS owes ans ‘ nae Sn ieertacky ‘ ree 13, ‘y, M. W. Fra: x Sosaee , Kentucky . ‘ 1. Brdelisis Rev. JC) Sper, oan ve mal New England Conference Whitesboro, G. A. Ray | = ae R. Stewart, Cedar one Sa Die SH a 500.00} Rey, G. W. Jackson—Waco, Rev. N. B. rerio % ree ‘ ad ge K. Hopes, Hartford, Mildwood, E. N, Thornley ae R ae ae Clinton saprane oeT Le Roc Shae 2:00 Ea ae 3.00 feds at yuNne i y Hee ING Siles ev. - 2 4 Fs i Rata Wake aap 2. ‘ York, Rev. A sh Boulain, pas- Rey $s. W , J. W. Christian .. | owe ee 1 Rey, EC Browaine, sibuens: 4 ee ons 10.00 Rey. S. W. Overton, Hartford, miiels Grif! z 7 hearse ace a -00 TERAG Lae uM Waa oat eo ine 2.00 Total vei. eeeese eters $33.87 Chambersburg Han, J W. Ma 3 : Cote oe hie A Been MAP M. M: ra ey ‘ Bishop M. H. Davis key Rey. J. J. Evans, Sionx City, a i tik bite ee - Mar- pes Sécond Chucchy Hartford, Conn. §,60| Toms Rivers = aE ty 2.00] Rev. W. N. Edwards, Sparks, Nes oo eS Be eae CeO, MGW 6145 eek sper eee $30.65 Fourteenth Episcopal District Carlisle, Rev. J, Fb. Cheers pase 2.00) Rey. E. L. Blake, Springfield, Lakewood, G E Ges ys Mia gees tegnd cate os ese $ 2,00| 4 Berge Moses, Clarinda, “ Bishop E. J. Howard t s tor paler ait 10.00 ae Site, Wes gE NE wh 32.50| Barneget, "Frauke ° 2.00| Rey. G. A. Hammnins, St. Fred- Towa Be ei. « 1,70 " Daae Coatesville, (Reve 00 Hoe Rey. O. Childers, Boston, Di k y ee ‘ fee 400) Re |Rev. Andrew R. Parks, Os- Eleventh Episcopal District Fifteenth Episcopal District Knowlton, pastor age : bes a 10.00 Total Ee cs ae Rev. S. Ww. Williams, Method, | caloosa, Iowa ....-.+1++5-7° 1.3 at Coatesville: Rev. Si B aie 7.00| Mrs. Cora Scott, Charles St. one 8x00 West Philadelp Jphia Di trict bee We cite Pee. 1.50 - Bliss c. S. Spears, Burlington, to jig Seen dolph, pas y is' gens jean K. ‘atkins, Kittrell #00} Iowa .. 4 ishop S. L. Green Pi ciagton, Rev y Bes ' $108.00 pits a batter ta Presiding Elder Hege. c.. Sis waee 275| Reve 1 Henry J. Parker, Water- Mississippi: i , Rev, Rev Gy 1 chemise Pe ire Tabernacle, Rev. Wm. Ly © | Rev. Samuel E. CG: Lord, Bridge- Greenwood District—Rev. C. G. 4 SU Bah ce Meeps sae 6.00 mead Meds they . tevenson .. .$ 50.00 te 2.00 Scrivens, P. E. ...+.++s+* $3. 10 a BR 5 oe ie ie oe ‘ on, BV ont ! Be Columbia, Rev. S. W. Wilmore, sey 2, OO Pree Mae Rey. H. F Tye 2 re ats Gaile, Lyachburah Natchey District—Rev. S. S. . ona eo hl sins eRe RRS CHE 6.00 rotate 2 2 250) I Stephens, P. E. .-++-++0++ 6.25 ¥ ieton, Rev. J, R, Reed, pas- ~ Meriarcbitg ‘Raye See Dai $110.00 Mt. aa Re, p | oS Deo 00| Brookhaven District—Rev. Bk tite peepee 5.00 pastor. ; avis, 2.00| ‘Henry J. Parker, Water- L. Green, Jr. P- E. ---..- 2.00 mont, Rey. J. Deliwaie Cas ar Be \ we Cet eee eel” —— 2,50] Gulf Port District—Rev. G Ww. Pa gt hie ch OF od a oak Ys Fh Link, Siphon Ardmore, 5,00| — Winston, P. Ee .sessssees 1,00 : + ee coees $130.00 LaMott, ° eee $130.14 Greneie District—Rev, A, W. Bishop R. A. Grant ....s..ss.5 $500.00 Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. . ===== DSC09810.JPG ===== HYMNAL \ } | | | } } \ | \ j and Stamped in Gold. KINgsley 8278 14338 LOMBARD STREET tk ectestacte J. FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) L. J. 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Ralph King of St. Paul’s and other members of the Santa Barbara Minis- terial Union. Invocation was given by Reverend! H. B. Thomas of the Second Baptist church and Reverend John De Forest Pettus of All Saints Episcopal church as part of the program which included the singing of spirituals by the choir and a solo by Mrs. Mabel Price. The picture, painted by Mrs. Tucker- man in memory, of Barbara Williams and Mary Jane Robinson of Washing- ton, D. C., completely fills the nave of the church. Models for the picture, Mrs. Eva Buckner, Mrs. Dorothy Wright, Miss Dorothy Chapman, Mrs. Sally Smith, Miss Lillian Telfair and Mrs. Mary P. King, pianist, were ushers at last night’s ceremonies. Reverend King said it is planned to post regular visiting hours for the church soon. He urged those desiring to view the symbolic painting mean- while to call at the parsonage for en- trance. Dr. Royal Balcom of Trinity Epis- copal church read the response of Mrs. Tuckerman to the messages of ap- preciation in behalf of city and church officials. I. C. Steiner was in charge of the offertory. BEEN Gre eA. St ns) DR. NATHANIEL DETT’S NEW ORATORIO IS PRE- SENTED IN NEW YORK By Cleveland G. Allen “The Ordering of Moses” an oratorio| la by Dr. Nathaniel Dett, the noted com- Howard University. PE ied re < i i Act ag tion. Eugene Goosen was _Dr. Dett is one of the fo, posers of th race, one of the leading ing of the American co compositions are widely has made a noted contrib field of religious and RIVERSI NEW YORK—(C)—The cho Riverside Baptist church, scraper edifice built largely Mr. John D. Rockefeller, ie Harry Emerson is rector, thrilled Harlem when peared before two thousand pe Abyssinian Baptist church C. Powell, Jr. Pastor, Tuesday ing. Two members of the cy colored, Mrs. Charlotte Wallace fy, ray, soprano, wife of Dr. P. \f. \fy, ray of the Dunbar apartine Merrill Dames, tenor. which Dr. the dir Femost and is Tegard and m q m, Sed an, Ution in Sacred Mt —New York Age — DE CHURCH CHOIR THRILLS HARLEM Re nt O——_—_ [WM. H DAVIS, ONE oF LINCOLN’S BODYGUARDS, DIES IN CHARLESTON CHARLESTON, West Va.— H. Davis, 89, who said he instructor of the late Booker ington, Tuskegee founder, Thursday. One of the two surviving the Grand Army of the Rep section, Davis was a mem Ohio Light Guard Company for President Lincoln at ¢ House during the Civil War FISHERMEN Lagosian Woman Has Unique Wi eo HALF-WOMAN, HALF SHARK CAPTURED IN AFRICAN WATERS BY ASTONISHED of Replenishing Her Hook Supply Sound Whipping Follows Confession ACCRA, Gold Coast, W (ANP)—Recently, Wekumagber, in the Ada dist 20 miles from Great Ningo, was st to great excitement oyer on Strangest incidents ever record dof the Gold Coast. A party of fishermen put ter, the men in one of the cand ighted a shark and immediately poser and director of music at Bennett| chored. Bait was fixed to severa College, was presented by the New York| which were lowered into the sca. Pr* Oratorio Society at the Juilliard School ently a shark swallowed one ° of Music last Friday evening. It was| bait, but in pulling the shark m vases the first New York presentation of this| to cut the line. Subsequent! oratorio by Dr. Dett, and a large | than 20 lines were cut in this mannet; gathering@f music patrons were present, ! which proved a source of great myst" Dr. Dett was the guest of honor at} to the expert fishermen. the presentation, and was accompanied ‘ by his daughter who is a student at] caught, but as it was being hauled i the fishermen were shocked sp°° The story which is based upon the} with surprise—for at the end ° Negro Spirituals, depicts the eman-| hook was not a shark, but a! cipation of the children of Israel by] woman whose long, wet hair W*S Moses, and is one of the outstanding|ted about her face. She was *" compositions of Dr. Dett. The world’s } hooks seller in the village of W’ kumi Taking Orders. ® DIVINE SPIRITUAL | Premier and first presentation of this At last, however, the shark was in the vi s ber, and part of her body was sll oratoria was in Cincinnati by the Cin-! like, the other part human form Cott nal ,, e ‘t, OSt outsta POsers, hy ir of ty the gh throug » and gf Foscig May TSOns y ofthe ut to seal Is the mort chiles the costal mate ‘| ry of our loved one, S. Nottingham, who left us April N rolls on we miss you more, ng smile, your welcome face an fill your vacant place. s was bitter, the sting severe, ith one we loved so dear. was hard; we will not com in God to meet again, E missed and never to be for by he rheart-broken Brother and Niece. © ir attention is respectfully calle: hristian Recorder, April 7, 1938 “Transitions’—“In Memoriam, ~ Singleton, Editor April 6, 1938 ANNIVERSARY y. and Mrs, B. F. Hildebrand rated their 25th Wedding Anni- ry on March 12, 1938 at their jn Manning, South, Carolina. j ——__0—___. W.-B. GIBSON SUCCUMBS; OLD FUNERAL FRIDAY feral services for Mrs. Winifred ¢ Gibson, only daughter of Rey. irs. Jonathan C. Brewer and neice vy. Cornelius Brewer of Harris- g on the strdnge occurrence, the an Morning Post described her ire thus: he was given a sound whipping (by ishermen) and confessed that it her practice to cut people’s lines sell to them again the hooks which bought from her. She promised fishermen the sum of $25, if the: d spare her life. They yielded to ‘equest and until the moment o fg, the woman is living with sev- vounds on her head as a result of logging. his occurred about four miles from hore. Those who would like to see yoman before believing this narra- tan go to the village. Go by lorry ‘Accra to Ningo, thence to Keku- ” _ i ee 9RED. WOMAN NAMED TO ICE FORCE IN BALTI- te, MARYLAND nouncement of the appointment Violet Hill Whyte to the police the City of Baltimore was made ly by Police Commissioner Law- Mrs. Whyte is a member of the f Directors of the Monument rban League. Ppointment climaxed a seven- ttle on the part of the Urban ind other interested organiza- Negro’representation on Balti- itherto lily-white Police De The League has announced will continue to fight with a secring the appointment of ‘men to the force. _ —Opportunity Whyte is a sister of Mrs. ix Isaacs, and a frequent | Cemetery. f ; ’ ¥. oa a b i a 4 ies Se. —THE CHRISTIAN RECORD contributor to the Christi fem Fr burg, Ill., was held “he Sa Surviving the deceased cleric are a the Welfare League, which is now in its the Charles S. Jackso: FE ¢ chapel of | devoted wife, Mrs. Ethel B. Campbell; 7th year, having lodge hundreds of men Friday mocuihe, deat 58 vie Home a son, James, Jr. ; a grandchild, a daugh- during this time. % Rev. Peck of. Grea Ree i pean law, Mrs. Alice James, the latter The Bishop will be presented by Rev. E. Churek Bihiiad: * Bethel A. M.]a minister in Coldwater, Miss.; two Smith, Presiding Elder of the Camden “PAGE ELEVEN : sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Doty, and district. i ae who had been ill for] Mrs. Cora Jenkins, both of Chicago Or tre “pee ae an ot many other relatives and a host of QUNICY DISTRICT 28. stricken in aho, | friends, i ini i ; Net e a eae femurs a especially the ministers of his East St. Lows, Ill, district, who loved and respected him. Bishop Sims announced the appoint- ent of Dr, Hopes as presiding elder Chicago. Rev. G. A. Brown, D.D., . iding Eld Mrs. Gibson was a graduate of Hyde|m Presiding ler Park high school and was employed} to succeed Rev. Campbell for eight years on the St. Louis Argus’ 1 Staff in St: Louis, Mo. She had also | of worked at the Omaha Guide and the of Chicago Bee. She is-survived by her mother, father, and a brother. The 2nd Quarterly Conference of The bearers were Revs. D. D. Davis St. Luke A.. M. E. Church was held Stamford, Conn.; Phoenix Foreman February 27th and 28th in East St. Greenwich, Conn. ; Luther M. Fuller Louis. Sunday morning Rey. G. A. of Chelsea, Mass.; William Turner of Brown, our worthy Presiling Elder Providence; I. A. McCoy of New preached a very effective and practical Hayen, Conn.; and A. R. Foxworth sermon, subject, the “TWO MEN.” In N area ae of Bridgeport, Conn. the afternoon at 3 o’clock the Meth- THE LATE REV. J. R. CAMPBELL] . yas ‘ odist Ministerial Alliance had charge The family of the late Rev. James of the services. Those attending were - Campbell wishes to thank the many Revs. J. H. Talbert, J. W. Turner, relatives and friends for their kind re- P. C. Wilburn, F. H. Oliver, J. Men- i James Richard} memberances and expressions of sympa- nefield, G. W. Young and J. H. Campbell, presiding elder of the New- thy in their recent bereavement, and Rhoulac, The Presiding Elder pre- port District of the New England Con- especially the following churches, pas- sented Rev. Young to preach the ser- ference of the A. M. E. Church passed] tors, and organizations: Bethel church, mon. A great host representing all away on January 27/at 11:50 p.m. Providence, J. Julian Jenkins; Bridge- the churches of the city was present The Rey. James Richard Campbell] port church, E. H. Collins; New Haven and the spirit ran high, In the eve- was born in Paulding, Mississippi, the church, I. McCoy; Bethel church, Hart- ning service Rey. Rhoulac delivered the son of Henry and Nellie Campbell. He} fort, C. P. Cole; Moore’s Tabernacle, closing message. was the second son of the twelve boys | Boston; Greenwich church, J. G. Drake Monday evening after devotions con- in a family of sixteen. At the age of] Stewardess Board and Stewards’ Coun- ducted by Bros. J. R. Conrad, C. C. nine he began to preach, and entered} cil of Bethel church, Hartford; Mis- Paxton and M. V. Lucas, the Presid- the ministry of the African Methodist sionary Society of Allen chapel; Mis- ing Elder called the Conference to or- Episcopal Church in early manhood un- | sionary Society, New Haven; Women’s ‘er- der Bishop Henry McNeal Turner.] Mite Missionary Society, Conference Bro. B. B. Hayden was elected Sec- His early training was received in the] Branch; Jane Hampton Missionary ‘etary and John Jenkins Marshall. Roll public schools of Paulding, and at}Society of Ebenezer Church, Provi- Call showed all the officers at their Meridian Academy. He was graduated| dence; and all others. Acknowledge- Posts. The disciplinary questions were from Rust University and Gammon|ment is also appreciatively made of Called for and answered with perfect Theological Seminary at Atlanta, Ga.|telegrams and messages received from Satisfaction. One of our most valu- Rey. Campbell received his first ap-] Bishop Sims, Rev. and Mrs. C. Gordon, able members, Sister Lelia Thogmartin pointment in the A. M. E. Church at| Dr. L. K. Williams, Chicago; Mr. and Passed on the eve of the quarterly con- Helena, Ark. He has been pastor of,| Mrs. H. Bonaparte and family, Mrs.| ference; many tributes were paid her and built many churches throughout |Sarah Herbert, Rev. and Mrs. H. L.. for her faithful service in the church. the south and southwest, notably in] Moore, Rev. C. H. Richardson, Cone The reports of the various auxiliaries Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana | Scott and Mary Cantor, Mrs. Elizabeth Were read which elicited much ap- He came East to take-a church in| Carter Brooks, widow of Bishop Brooks,' Plause and enthusiasm. Bridgeport, Conn., in 1928, and in 1932] and all others. Dr. was sent to Bethel Church in Provi- dence. From Bethel he was made pre- siding elder of the Boston District, where he served one and one-half years. At the New England Annual Conference at Stamford, Conn., last year he was made presiding elder of the Newport District. PROVIDENCE, R. I.—Taken to the] R Rhode Island Hospital on Wednesday, January 19, the Rey. Brown, our beloved Presiding Elder is a splendid executive and dis- patches the business of the conference He highly complimented all of the departments for their splen- did work. St. Luke under the pastor- ate of our alert and progr ve. pastor, Rev. M. R. Dixon, is moving on with He his efforts for every interest of the church.. He brought to us echoes of the Bishops’ Council held Mont- gomery, Ala. which were very inter- and inspiring. Our church choir donned their new robes for the services Sunday and re- ceived many BE Se ea EMANCIPATION PROCLAMA- TION TO BE OBSERVED with ease. The Bishop David H. Sims, an emi- nent prelate of Alabama, successor to the late Bishop Heard of the Ist Epis- copal District, embracing New York, A teacher as well as a preacher was] New Jersey and Pennsylvania, will be Rev Campbell. For years he was|the principal speaker, April 11th at the principal of a public school at Wash-| Macedonia A. M. E. Church, Camden. ington, Miss. For fourteen years he| New Jersey, Rev. L. J. Pottinger, pas- was president of Lampton College at|tor. The other speakers are Prof. Alexandria, La., and here he built the] Howard Brown, Principal of Whittier Administration Building at a cost of| School; Rev. Chas. Churn, pastor 10th $300.000. However, he was a powerfu | St. Baptist Church and Dr. R. P. Bow- Gospel preacher and led many souls to] man. President of the Camden N. ASA, ee ere i thi: casion will be furn neral service was held on usic on this occa - dt in from Bethel Church, ished by the Celebrated kane oe Providence. The Rev. Dr. W K.|of Macedonia Church, Mrs. Pottinger great success. s very untiring in in esting favorable comments for their splendid attire. The Presiding Elder was paid in full. Total amount raised this quarter for all purposes was one thousand, sixty-five dollars and forty cents, ($1,065.40) We are now organizing for our grand rally. Hopes of Hartford, Conn.. was mas-| Directress, and the Antioch Female TRUM RaNiten Secretaiy i ef HS B. B. Hayden nonies, and assisting in the Quarte : ci: oe the Rev. Dr. J. G. Drake, Editor W. B. Adams, Master of Cere- Rey. J. Julian Jenkins, pastor of | monies. WINSTON - INTERNATIONA. BLACK FACE TYPE BISLES ‘fhe Only Seif-Pronouncing Blacks ees ‘pype Bibles Published 4 Best for Youbg and Ol—Home hoo!—Teache dente alog Bethel, Dr. E. L. Blake of Springfield, Mass., and many clergymen from all over New England. The sermon was delivered by the Rt. Rev. BH: Sims, Bishop of the New England Con- ference. Special music was rendered by For several years the Welfare League Mi of Camden, N. J. has sponsored these annual celebrations. The League is a Civic and Charitable Organization with headquarters at 818-20-21 Sycamore Street, Camden, N. J. It also operates a farm in Berlin, New Jersey, where abined choirs. Funeral arrange- aes Ae were in charge of Andre J. men are sent so that they may Bell, Jr. Interment was in Nore bnd Ie AneManR i deo acon Wm Roger Williams is Superintendent of ===== DSC09811.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE Notices and date. DN 6a Salad es Rev S. 3. Morris, General Secretary Allen C. E. League announces as new official address Department of Relig: ious Education: A, M. E. Book Concern 716 South 19th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Home Address Box 357 or 1404 Hawkins Street Nashville, Tennessee NOTICE ANOTHER CHURCH BURNED Bethel A. M. E. Church at Hart- ford, Conn. was destroyed by fire, Tuesday morning, March 29. Rey W. K. Hopes, 180 Clark St., pastor. It will be rebuilt soon. Aare ieee NOTICE NOTICE PHILADELPHIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE A;, M, E. Charch <5... Harrisburg, Penna. May 11th to 15th, 1938 .. Information as to-fares ..... fare, Philadelphia to Harris- Round trip Party fare, 25 or more going to- gether, $3.15 per capita round trip Schedule e Broad Street Sta. ...... 8:35 a.m Harrisburg Return on any train as individuals. For further information, consult H. H. Lowber, Passenger Traffic Dept. Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. berg, ee ee Please mail in to the Christian Re- corder your name, church, birth month, $3.10} May April 14—Church Extension Board, 1535 ington, D. C. Bishop Sates Greene, Pres., D. Ward Nichols, See. Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C. Bishop M. H. Davis, Pres., John R. Hawkins, Sec. off. Finance. April 27—Delaware Conference.—Sea- ford, Delaware, Rev. G. E. Mat- thews, Pastor, 506 North Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. April. 27—Virginia Conference — St. James A.M.E. Church, Berkley South Norfolk, Va. Rev. Louis M. Thompson, pastor, 313 St. James St. Bishop M. H. Davis. May 4—New Jersey Conference.— Newark, N. J., Rev. A. C. Saun- ders, Pastor, 95 Union Street | Bishop David Henry Sims. May 4—Baltimore Conference—Payne A. M. E. Church, Rev. D. E, Rice, pastor, 417 Laurens Street. Bishop M. H. Davis. 11—Philadelphia .Conference.— Harrisburg, Penna., Rev. P. C. Williams, Pastor, 622 Briggs Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. May 18—New York Conference—Free- port, L. I., Rev. G. W. Maybanks. Pastor, 59 Helen Avenue. Bishop David Henry Sims. 25—New England Conference— New Haven, Conn., Rev. I. A. McCoy. Pastor, 82 Dickerman Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. May 11:00 a.m. | August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- deavor Convention, Australia. August 24—Ontario Conference—Wind- sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, Melbourne, ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY HEAR YE Sunday Schools, Leagues, Young People’s Missionary Societies, Scouts, and Youth Councils. JOIN The Primrose Campaign of Enlarge- ment and Efficiency in Religious Edu- AWARDS: Presented to the church- Treasurer, or to S. S. Morris, Gen- veral Secretary. New Address: A. M. E. Book Concern. 716 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Watch the weekly Recorders and the Boy New Journal of Religious Education, February issue for detailed information. AN APPEAL FOR AID On March 2nd, 1938, we fost our es in each Episcopal District reporting church and school house by fire, St. the largest Growth as a result of Par-|John A. M. E. Church, Florence Dis- ticipation in this Campaign. TIME: Beginning Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938, ending Sunday, May 29, 1938. Six weeks of Intensive Activity. WHAT TO DO: 1, Register at once your Sunday School, League. Junior Missionary Society, Boy Scout, and Youth Council with Dr. S. S. Morris. 2. Begin now to plan a membership drive for your organization, and to organize a leadership Training group. 3. Wear a Primrose during this season. 4, Write at once for a copy of DAN- TEL A. PAYNE LEADERSHIP TRAINING CURRICULUM (Re- ligious Educational Bulletin, No, 101), Price 10c. $, Order this bulletin and procure other helps from the Department of Religious Education, E, A, Selby, trict, North East Conference, Seventh Episcopal District. We have begun to build our church back, and are asking the aid and assistance of anyone to help us out. Any donation will be high- ly appreciated. I. H. Dozier, Pastor St. John A.M.E. Church Pamplico,S)'C., RF Do f Aff persons planning to attend the 121st Session of the Baltimore Annual Conference which convenes at Payne Memorial A. M. E. Church, 1716 Madison Ave., May 4th to 8th, please write Rev. D. E. Rice, 417 Laurens St., Baltimore, Md., so that proper | homes may be provided. Sincerely, D. E, Rice Al7 Laurens St., ’ Baltimore, Md. ‘ ae THE CHRISTIA a has ue GR cs cela ies So ois 2 Oe ed The Calendar... 14th Street, Northwest, Wash-| Sept. April 20—Financial Board, 1541 14th| September 14—West Virginia Confer- - 404 Mercer Stre A. Gregg. 31—Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rev. W.H., Jones, 508 James Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. J. W. Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets. Bishop John A. Gregg. ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. j ; 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Gregg. Sept. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna., Rev. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. Sept. ville, Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. October 5—IIlinois Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North 14th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. October 5—Qhio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- |. ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. : oie _ 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. | 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. November 9—West Tennessee Confer- ence—Greater Bethel, Jackson, Tenn. Rev. C. H. Harden, Pas- tor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. ST, LUKE’S A. M. E. CHURCH 139-141 West 126 Street New York City ae) REV. WILLIAM L. FREEMAN, PASTOR OF ST. LUKE'S closed its 4th and last Quarterly Con- ference. Sunday, March 6th, our Presiding Elder, preached a very constructive and soul sterring ser-| mon at 11 o'clock service; our peo- _ple’s hearts were made to burn, after which the Holy Communion _ was served both by our Presiding Elder and our beloved Pastor, the Rey. William L. Freeman. More than one hundred and fifty took part in Communion Service. THE PRESIDING ELDER, DR. A. . WILSON, was very pleased with Bishop John A.| 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- |. way St. Luke’s is carrying on] _ dent of the Busy Bee done very great Work 4 ALL BOARDS AND Ciupg, presented with Written bi they were as follows. '™ « Trustee Board .... Steward Board .... __ Stewardess Board .. Stewardess S. S. Senior F. Usher Gospel Choir Pastor’s Aid ... Coal’ Glnbn ee... Senior Missionary Junior Missionary . Club of F. Light Club Busy. Bee... ..... Je (Oe) 1595 8 Ore Sunday School . Praying G25... W. Worker’... _ League Choir .. 1 _ Junior Church ... 8 Pulpit Aid Grand Total /REV.-A’ L. WILSON Pg ‘Manhatten District REV. Wm. L. FREEMAN, Pastor” SISTER HELLEN JINKRy Reporter IN MEMORY OF OUR LOVED oN S. BLANCHE NOTTINGHA _ WHO LEFT US APRIL 3, Oquested ’AesY. As time rolls on we miss Your loving smile, your weic No one can fill your vacant Fhe loss was bitter, the st To part with one we loved x The trial was hard; we plain, . But trust in God to mect will not ¢@ Sadly missed and never to ) by her heart-broken brothe niece. F JUST A FEW DOTS—THATS ’ A Little of Everything and no! Mud Anything By Dr. J. G. Robinson, Editor of The A. M. E. Reve After a long seige of illness, God, I find myself again gett My wife and, I visited 4 conferences in Georgia, Al@ sissippi and Arkansas, and ceived by Bishops of all thos: a way almost ‘surprising. pe ER EET We attended the Bishops’ *"" néctional Councils at Mon'* Wishing to not be elaborate, to the churches that Bishop ‘a Wright, Jr. preached the ables! that I have eyer listened to“ ops’ Council, and, mark Y0" 4 the attended every one of fry ya Councils, except one, for fi oa eee +s * vid H. Sims, the tp the First and Ninth © presi fed, and full of information was R. S. Jenkins, and Prof, EA. Selby | Mesdames C. S, Smith, L. M. Hughes, C. S. Thomas and Bertie L. De'Lyles. ’ A RE RR RE _As to the Connectional Council: Dr. MS MS Townsend, President; J. D, Howell, Vice President; C. A. Wing- field, Secretary; J. W. Mrs.:L. M: Hughes, entertained the : ican Methodists in a supremely indiscribable. I wish age at my-command to give ‘of each Bishop, but suffice it t they were fine both in looks +. Bishop Joseph S. Flipper, able senior. presided over the f the Bishops’ Council with]. dignity and he was looking op William A. Fountain, was}: mo of the bench. He is the d leader of the Sixth Episcopal - composed of the “Georgia reg- shop William T. Vernon, re- s on hand looking well and is in other years. Bishop Rey- . Ransom was active, verile and pep and_lively as is his way. . John Andrew Gregg, and host next General Conference, was as a spring chicken after winning ously the next General Confer- for Detroit. Bishop Robert A. Hwas absent because of holding the Annual Conferences in la. Bishop Samuel L. Greene, hilosopher of the bench, was all -and full of information which he o the Bishops and Church con- g the great conference held last n Europe. Bishop G. B. Young, erful man on his knees,. quiet, tary; Mrs. Fay S. Robinson, ponding Secretary, The job and performed their ably. KKK EK The Bishops’ Council had the follow- ing work before them, viz; Dr. H. P. Anderson of New York, to complete the historic bronze; Mrs. Valeria Caldwell- Williams desired to collect conthensa- tion and back salary on the late Bishop William H. Heard’s estate. quest was deferred. KEKE R EK The re- Much interest was taken concerning the disputed action of the last General Conference relative to the number of delegates from each Annual Conference to attend the next General Conference. The Bishops were unanimous in uphold- ing the law; therefore each Annual Conference in the Connection will be allowed three ministeral and, three lay delegates, RRR ERE The Department of Christian Educa- tion, headed by Professor E. A. Selby, Secretary of the Sunday School Union and Dr. S. S. Morris, Secretary of the \. C. E. League, was approved by the bishops. piration to all who came in touch him. Bishop Monroe H. Davis, esent and, out of the depth of his neces, thrilled African Metho- Bishop Noah W. Williams, the y orator and fine friend, was jovial Il of life. Bishop Henry Y. s never_lets an opportunity pass t and give a friendly word to the and the lowest who were pres- Bishop Edward J. Howard, the Bishop of the bench, gave an Bt of his work in West Africa and «| the possibilities of that land egards to educational and relig- evelopment. eo KEK KK EK Bishop W. T. Vernon asked to have his retirement lifted and be placed on the active list. Plea denied. Ke KKH KE Bishop S. L. Greene was selected to go to Europe in May to attend a “fol- low-up” conference of the World Con- ference of Faith and Orders. KARR SE The following leaders were appointed fraternal messengers as follows: viz; Methodist Episcopal General Confer- ence, Bishop S. L. Greene; Methodist Episcopal Church South General Con- ference, Bishop David H. Sims; Afri- can Methodist Episcopal Zion General Conference, Dr. Allen R. Cooper; C. M. E. General. Conference, Bishop Henry Y. Tookes. General Officers. were present: &. E. Curry, George A. Single- . L. Berry, John R. Hawkins, FS. Jackson, J. Glenn Robinson, + Abbington, John H. Clayborn, H. Wilson, Samuel S. Morris, OEE A a JEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY ODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE CE ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- Od floors, hot water. heat, stationary laundry. Some with e, convenient to cars, schools and churches. Rate” and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- a “CONTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 4 Adams, 5641 Market Street D othastacednaniaaia inal the Women's Home and Foreign Mis- Mrs. Lucy M. Hughes, President of| Henderson delivered the message. — Monies raised from all departments sionary Society, was given expenses to| were $346.25, the presiding elder was go to South Africa along with Bishop] paid in full. Secretary J. W. Harwell; Wright. Mrs. J. G. Robinson, of Phila-| Assistant Secretary, Mrs. S. Gillispie; delphia was appointed by Bishop E. J.| Church Reporter, Mrs. Kathryn Stump, Howard to proceed with the work of| Rev. P. A. McWorters, pastor. Hall, Treasurer; | establishing a W. Sampson Brooks she will visit’ West Africa. RR KKK AK As many, of you know, I have been writing these “dots” for more than fifty years. The’ conference was an inspiration Assistant Secre~| foundation to raise money for the Mon-]and enjoyable gathering for all. , Corres- rovia College. Mrs. Robinson will sail ¥ were on the] with Bishop Greene in May, and after duties admir-] attending the “follow-up Conference,” —_o—_,—— THE SPY GLASS TRUTHING THE CONNECTION By Allen R. Cooper of Georgia I have read several releases recently, I hesitate writing much|+that are calculated to mislead the Con- today, Being the second oldest living | nection, but here comes the whole truth. active African Methodist preacher, I am looking towards my final home. LISTEN! Georgia has not endorsed I any candidate for the Bishopric for the want to thank God for the Bishops’ and’ 1940 General Conference. We do not Connectional Councils held at Mont-j endorse our candidates until all of our gomery, and say: 1 am supremely happy | delegates have been elected. over and satisfied with everything complished at these meetings. ERK KKK ac- The Connectional Council repudiated The next release that attempts to mis- lead the connection, I am going to rub some “Annanias Paint” on it. po oe Na ina very definite and effective way the} MOUNT ZION A. M, E. CHURCH action of Mr. Ira T. Bryant. They also let the Rev. C. V. Monk know that African Methodism can get along without his vituperations. Crestview, Fla. First quarterly conference which was Such young! held February 6-7 by Presiding Elder leaders as William A. Fountain, Jr. Whitehurst with our new pastor, Rev. A.J. Cary, Jr..D. L. T. Robinson, F, | Spatis w D. Jordan, Lawyer, H. L. a successful one. All re- Dudley of| ports were good. We are now happy Detroit, Mr. Travis of Kentucky and] and our church seems to be moying on many others gave evidence that the Church is marching on. PREKREEE upward to where it once has been under the leadership of our new pastor and we are thankful of the return of our dear Candidates galore for the Bishopric] Presiding Elder, Rey. R. W. White- and other positions in the Church were present and many of them are able and hurst, return to us on this Pensacola District for he can always lead this worthy leaders of the A. M. E. Church,} flock with such burning words to make Their names will be given in future]OutT hearts rejoice. Thank God for “Dots.” such a shepherd Let me hear from you. 235 North C. R: RATLIFF Farson Street, Philadelphia, Pa. MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS | Second Quarterly Conference of the Brooks Memorial A. M. E. Church was held the 27th and 28th of Feb. Communion Service was held Feb. 22 Presiding Elder S. R. 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CURRY, Business Manager. 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa Please Renew my Subscription for One Year ( ) Check Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year (_ ) Check S| | On en ee Py Peer PAL Sec beideveceiien Seldovia ke peveece ADDRESS: ocy cs Faviad ebtedineten tony seepeecoacvevccen eeeetoy nn inclosed find Money Order for $1.58. MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President ——000——_ Courses leading to Bachelor or Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Eéono- mics, and Music Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Member of Association of American Colleges. -~ —o00o—. For further information write to the President. W A. FOUNTAIN, Jr ee DR. L. R. Charleston, away Friday A. Funeral was held Tuesday. April 12th FOUNDERS DAY ADDRESS MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE AS A LAYMAN SEES IT By R. E. Pharrow When in 1881, Morris Brown College was founded under the auspices of the African Methodist Church for the Christian education of Negro boys and girls, Bishop W. F. Dickerson, Revs. W. J. Gaines, A. W. Lowe, peace Wood, Peter McClain, Richard Graham, Andrew Brown, R. A. Hall, A.. Gonick- ey, J. B. Warne, D. J. McGhee, Ww. HH. Harris, A. J. Miller, W. P. Holmes, Charles L. Bradwell, S. H. Robert- son, G. W. Williams, J. W. Wynn Henry Strickland, William Raven, Wm. D. Johnson, W. C. Gaines, W. He Powell, and James Porter laid a foun- dation upon which was builded the greatest super-structure of education ever devised by Negroes for the higher education of Negro youth in the South to be manned and maintained by all Negro faculty. Indeed, it was a mar- vel that such a gigantic undertaking should be attempted by men who, just sixteen years before, had emerged from the most cruel bondage eyer in- flicted upon any race under the canopy, of heaven. These men who had looked into the distant future had been turned out into the world like cattle upon a thousand hills with’scarcely a place to’ lay their heads, but with faith in the great God of the Universe and con- fidence that leaders would come forth to carry on, they said, “He who would be free himself must strike the first blow.” z Many were the predictions coming from foes within and without that such an undertaking would soon result in failure; that the promoters were ignor- ant, untrained, inexperienced and would not be able to find teachers with suffi-| ple of Georgia that we mus South’ \ds of laymen in Georgia are ‘annual contributions to the up- nd perpetuation of this school, ey are more than compensated nselfish service of the over in- number of loyal graduates who king good in every section of the y. Daily they sing and continue + the praises of such a wonderful mn. a representative of the laymen rters of Morris Brown College it ‘pe unpardonable for me not to cognition and a word of praise ; beloved faculty. If one should are the training and teaching ex- of the faculty of Morris Brown any other college of similar rank, sould find them not only equal but any cases superior in academic ration. a layman I have watched the lit- d that was sown on Boulevard and ston Street, grow gradually through NICHOLS ears to an institution of learning nd to none for our group. And as ‘Carohina passed h as it is to be regretted that we © leave the sacred old spot which ili so much love, and while there is h sentiment on my part because of small contribution of some of the jings, and because I was given that ice when thirty years old as my contract, as a layman sees it, there greater and more protentious Mor- Brown College in the offing which he not distant future shall spring up Most over night, building after build- jn which to prepare the youth of group for the higher duties of life. ist as those sturdy old English Pur- gave up their comfortable homes th they loved so well in dear old Hand and came to-a foreign. country tre they have developed the greatest ry on the face of the earth, so fris Brown in moving from Boule- | to its new site, is not a step back- id, but a leap toward a greater and useful service. Although it was rending to leave the grand old the school has received a higher ig, wider recognition, and equal ideration by the higher institutions he North. The yery fact that Mor- Brown has been rated by the South- Association of Colleges and Second- Schools proves that it was a step Wisdom and progress. at credit is due the administra- of the Rt. Rev. Wm. A. Fountain | whose shoulders has been placed burned in the largest measure of ling open the «doors of Morris wn College. He has been and still § thirty-nine generals, who in turn marshalled the hundreds of pas- to back his unselfish leadership in great crises which have confronted church in carrying on the work h the founders laid out. And to gacious and brilliant son who has on despite the critics who prop- he doom of the institution be- of his youth, I doff my hat to and in the words of Holy Writ, I plead, “Father, forgive them, for know not what they do.” order to erect great buildings, the list be excavated, firm foundations be laid, and the frame work must Pai dig testest °°", tantially built in order that the iso tek ‘anlage Tt is for this Her: can stand. Whatis true , = the is equally as true of any - 4 of eration of the great masses + eal M., April 8th. cient training to carry on such the education of Negro youti ’ The foundation was not mature thought and prayeriu! eration of those God-fearing the fifty-three years of suc eration has proven beyond 2 sh doubt that the Sainted Pi more than justified in founding great institution, although ‘hey greater than they know. In the maintenance and | of Morris Brown College must be given the Negro Georgia, the thousands of men, maids, cooks, and !ay ally who have sacrificed t years, even to their own ¢ in order that their hopes w' blasted to have operated 2 © can call a Negro owned inst All through the history Brown College, the laymen worked hand in hand and s\\ shoulder with the ministers who have led the Sixth Epis trict to keep Morris Brown Co going concern. It was a lay w was the first principal, and 1 man who was the first Pres College of Liberal Arts whose administration the first ¢ received a diploma to start the © on its way to greatness. Since that glorious day the s daughters of the working P¢ Georgia and the South have loc ward Morris Brown College source of their intellectual ins Eyer since the founding ©! University in 1635, Americ © exclusive and wealthy schools a education of the rich, but 5 * I have seen Morris Brown serve underprivileged and deserving ™ as pirat Har nas ¥ * / THE CHRISTIAN RE CORDE great structure requiring stren as to stand the ravages of time. ris Brown College has been laid on a! solid foundation so as to withstand the! ravages of time. founders who have long since Passe It is a heritage that will stand the un- warranted attacks of its enemies, it will live longer than critics and scandal- mongers, and be more enduring than one and brass and precious jewels. The immortal Longfellow wrote well when he said: “Thou, too, sail on, O. Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity, with all its fears, With all its hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate! We know what Master laid thy keel, What workman wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat In what a forge and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, *tis of the wave, and not the rock; tis but the flapping of the sail And not a rent made by the gale! In spite of rock and tempest’s roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee; Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our faith triumphant o’er our fears, Are all with thee, are all with thee.” ILLINOIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT CHAMPAIGN. ILLINOIS The second quarterly c onference of Bethel A. M. E. Church convened March 14th, with Rey. C. E. Brooks, Presiding Elder in chair. After devo- tion disciplinary questions were an- swered and reports of various auxilia- ries were read, complimented and ap- proved, Three additions to church, increase in attendance on Public Worship, Prayer, Class Meeting, and Quarterly meeting were well attended through the day, about 100 communed. gth S0 | Missionary Society . Mor- Trustees Stewardess Board No. 1... ; Stewardess B Te yeill forever pee oard No. 2 as an enduring monument to the Sainted | Usher Board don.| Trustee Aid .. Gospel chorus .... 16.72 A. C. E. League. ale ke OrOD) Senior Choir ......... ROR be endef ttt tt PROGRESS A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “andertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his predecessor. As the, result of this advancement, the public re- ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need. WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. Phila,, Pa. it PHONE: GER. 0585 i] 12.41, - 181.72 Brother. J. Henderson was elected delegate to District Conference April ..- 8.15 6. 1938, Decatur, Illinois. Rev. G. T. . 12.00 Shaw, pastor. Bother Edward Glover 272.00 j elected Alternate. i ‘ ‘ ' 3 11.00, REV. T. H. STONER; Pastor fe 2 0:85 REV.-C. E. BROOKS. P. Ey —- J. HENDERSON, Secretary. Total for the quarter........ $519.74 WILBERFORCE. UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training - —ot Young Men and Women THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Adininistration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical. Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering THE COLLECE OF EDUCATION offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training, Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading»to the Bachelur of Divinity Degree THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations, college preparatory and general high schoo! work. THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in yocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years, valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for those who are able to pay in advance. Students may enroll for the year in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College ot Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military deposit, or books, Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on September 27th. For Further Information Address: DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President WILBERFORCE, OHIO WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILD ROSE HAIR GROWER Formerly East India, now Wild Rose Will promote a full growth of hair Will also restore the Strength, Vital- ity and Beauty of the hair One Jar 50 Cts. Sold by Druggists Big Money to Agents Send for Wholesale Price E. B. LYONS 518 N. Central Oklahoma City, Okla. Wild Rose Hair Grower Made In Oklahoma City—Sold Everywhere TEMPLE OIL for DARKENING THE HAIR atety Undofetettettetstettteb ett ===== DSC09813.JPG ===== _ ae PAGE SIXTEEN THE CHRIS My ee ee oe AFTER—EASTER REVIVAL , y shit: Wislelieteteietetetededefebtede> at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church 20th and Fitzwater Streets Philadelphia, Pa. From April 8th to May Ist 1938 Dr. Jeltz will do the preach Chorus will sing at every service. ing and a big Gospel Lecture to “MEN ONLY”- 30 P.M. April 24 Lecture to “WOMEN ONLY” 3 30 P.M. May Ist SERVICE-8:00 P. M. April 29th 3 YOUTH ~ Dr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne Jeltz International Evangelists of the A.M.E. Church { 30 30 to 8: Prayer 7 Specializing in the Evangelization of Youth in High 30 Preaching-8 Come and Bring Your School and College, and in the spread of the Gospel of Inter- They have traveled in every State in the racial Goodwill. Union and in six Canadian Provinces, conducting 400 success- They have won ful revivals and 178 large inter-racial services. 0 OOO and upwards of 2 20.000 converts to the Chris Family and Friends DR. J. H. SLADE Pastor »the x fh issue of the Chri —_ ME XC—NO. 3 PHILADELPHIA, PA. __THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS IME LEGAL OBSERVATIONS By Attorney Herbert L. Dudley mnectional President, A.M.E. Lay- men’s College and Member of the Committee on Legal Charters and Titles Legal Charters: and Titles and thought-provok- 1 the February Recorder, Mn a challengi ian George A. Singleton, focuses the 1 Methodist public inion on certain conditions and sit- flions existing in our church organi- ion. Under the caption, “We GO D MONTGOMERY?” the distinguish- editor writes as follows: ‘A year ago when the council met in frleston, South Carolina, Bishop Da- Henry Sims in prophetic utterance ld us of our sick patient. In drawing Bm, parlor and in sequestered places Biremedy is discust but the strong Sician is yet to appear who will ad- ister it. We wonder what has been degree of improvement since last Wuary, or has there been relapse? PE GENERAL CONFERENCE [MED A COMMITTEE TO RE- BE ALL CHARTERS AND BRING EM INTO HARMONY WITH fE AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH. B KNOW OF NOT A SINGI STANCE WHERE THIS HAS EN DONE. T BENEFIT IS A PIECE OF OPERTY TO A MAN WHEN HE NNOT CONTROL IT?” t this editorial, our learned editor, Characteristic vigor and alertness, its out the vital questions affecting Organic structure of African Metho- Pwhich met in New York City, May, Was authorized to inquire into the lcharters of the major departments (Continued on page 12) he A. M. E, Church wherever lo-| | that Rev. J. NORTH PARK ADDITION. Knight Chapel A. M. E. Churek Rey. A. C. Johnson, Pastor We are thankful that our Heavenly Father has spared us to see the first | quarterly conference of 1938. Sunday | School 9:45. At 11 o'clock Dr. M. C. Pendergraft, the Presiding Elder of | the Dallas District. preached from Luke 10:2, At 3 o'clock the Union Quarterly Con- ference of the Dallas District met with us and Rey R. L. H. Rice of Garth Chapel delivered the message, from Amos 4:12-13. GWG: League met at 6 o'clock with the president. 8:15 the Presiding Elder requested Corney of the Southern lifornia Conference, who was Visiting He preached from Mark Our rter was a success, raising $53.35. We are thankful to the Presiding Elder and conference for our new pastor of tus to preach Spiritual Monument. hom we are very well pleased. praying to our Heavenly Father, asking Him to help us to do more in the future than in the past. REY. A. C. JOHNSON, Pastor MRS. OZELLA YELDALE PALESTINE. TEXAS The second, quarterly conference of Grant Chapel A. M. E. 4th to 7th, presided over Butler, presiding elder held February by Rey. J. B of the Palestine District, was one of the greatest conferences held in this church for some time, The Presiding Elder present! on Friday night February 4th. Watts, of West 1 Baptist Church preached for us. e. Sunday was Rey a burning mes morning the Presiding Elder was pre- sented in Sunday School and encourag- Giving ed all in his inspiring remarks. He a great sermon at 11 A. M. Subject: “The Lord’s Supper”. Sacra- ment was given on Sunday evening, Rev, Hill of St. Paul A. M. E. Church with an- preached and his people were with us, other burning message Sund The Presiding Elder laid the way open. ran high throughout the day. added to the church. Monday night y night. The spirit hree souls were The business session on showed that a great work had been done during the quarter, in spite of Our pastor. Rey. how to reach He knows message in a way untavorably weather. J.B. Hightower knows the hearts of his hearers. how to deliver the that is inspiring and uplifting to Raised in the quarterly conference, $30.86. Our pastor, Rev. ie in the hearts of his peop ing on the church of Allen, OLA B, JONES. all. B. Hightower is Je, and is lead- We}: Church’ was BILOXI, MISS. On March 9th, the Stewards. Steward- esses and members of St. John A. M =. Church gave the pastor Rey. L. G Moore, a Surprise Birthday party at the home of Sister 1. G. Herbert. That the membership in its entirety loves the pastor was evidenced by the entertainment given him. splendid There a Table loaded with food that a king would was have enjoyed. Everyone was smiling and happy A beautiful cake, baked by the h« tess, S table One ister Herbert was on the surrounded by Oysters, Ham, etc can hardly write about it without get- fing hungry. After all had been served sandwiches and refreshments, the pas- tor cut his Birthday cake and it was passed, mar jolly Following this sayings could be heard the parents were presented The pastor was so surprise admitted to the party tha most at a lost for words t itude. > who gave presents were ers—I, G. Herbert, C. J. R Ellen’ Bradley, Lessie Anderson, T Smith Si s, Oliva Thompson, W. D, “ea — Brat CHURCH EXTENSION BOARD/ MEETING The annual meeting of the Board of Church Extensfon will convene at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 14, 1938, at the board of Church Extension Head- quarters, Washington, D_ C. All members are hereby duly notified and expected, Faithfully yours, S$. L. Greene, Chairman D. Ward Nicholas, Sec. Miss Marie P. Thomas, Bookkeeper FINANCIAL BOARD The Financial Board will meet on Wednesday, April 20th at the home of the Department of Finance, 1541 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. M. H, Davis, President John R. Hawki: $, Sec.-Treas, WEIRTON W. VA Williams, M. Crawford, Deola E. and M, M. White,’ M White. Brother Chas. Pope, Lashley, and others.. The love as evi- denced by the members nds of St. John, for ou The Church is ward under hi thank Bishop S. L him back to f Church Joves and respects the pastor and g follow his leadership We wish to th in the Party gi birthday and < ank all who took part “nour pastor on his k that no one will feel bad because if we were to attempt to name all who actually took part it would take too much space, however, we thank you one and all, Wishing tl and many more to come. SALLY OLIVER pastor a happy birthday ST PETER’S A M E CHURCH New Orleans, La. St. Peter A. M. E. Church, New Or- leans, La ference recently with Dr. L. M held-its first quarterly con- Slave, the very efficient Presiding Elder. The reports bit of progress under the leadership of our pastor, N. L. Zlder Slave preached a soul stirring ser- The this this quarter showed quite a Lumzey, Presiding mon. assessments quarter were paid out in full Monies raised quarter, May strengthen our pastor and Presiding El- der that they may continue the good work, this $775.35 God -M. ROSS. do} The Daily Altar—Rey. Carlyle I Stewart Ss " 2 Sunday School Lesson st EDITORIALS “At Ease in Zion” 4 The Record Shows The Connectional Council 4 Bilbo, and, The Negro j Pointed Points . i 4 The Churchman Afield ear ame Letters to the Editor 5 Birthday Greetings Notices ett 3 Meditations—R. J. Gardner.,...... 8 The Calendar .. 9
• April 28, 1938
  ===== DSC09789.JPG ===== . ‘ ee ed “PAGE SIXTEEN AFTER—EASTER REVIVAL THE CHRISTIAN RECORD —$—$—$—$— $$ ae —— x) LD S/ CHRIST ENC rout Jeri Seat <i EPISCOPAL CHURCH. SAAN OUR BROTHER: Se La eS Te —~ ORDER. 3AN: Re PRICE FIVE CENTS Bettie eleletiek y G Va chee eee DR 00 30 to May Ist 1938 Dr. Jeltz will do the preaching and a big Gospel at Metropolitan A. M. FE. Church 20th and Fitzwater Streets Philadelphia, Pa. From April 18th Chorus will sing at every service. Lecture to “MEN ONLY”- 30 P.M. April 24 Lecture to “WOMEN ONLY” 30 P.M. May Ist ° ° ° . 3 ~YOUTH SERVICE-8 3 30 to 8 Preaching-8:30 Come and Bring Your Prayer 7 Family and Friends P. M. April 29th ight: Bishop John A. Bf Council of Bishop; host. and. Bis Bishop R, R. 2 ims, the By ‘ookes They have won David irrived too late for the pictur | While attending the Counc ips at Montgomery in F secretary Henry | hop H. Y. | Wright, Jr., | of Bish- ebruary, the OUR Officers John ‘R A, Singleton were in the party as well as Presidents D. O McGill, E ops present, ministerial BISHOPS AT TUSKEGEE Front, left to right: Bishop M. H. | bishops accepted the courtesy of’ a Dayis, ‘President. F. D. Patterson, | motorcade by Bishop Sims, and Chap- | B hop W. A. Fountain, and Se lain Harry V. Richardson of Tuskegee 5 shop J. S. Flipp Back, left to |to visit the famous institution. General | Hawkins and George Walker, E.) H. Dean Chas. H. Spivey, Dr. Stewart. the wives of the bisk- two hundred from all and. about and lay visitors immortal Booker T H hi c t sections of the church. The’ bishops, their! wives, the General Officers, and schoolimen were guests at a Juncheon which was tendered by the institution President Patterson was present. Pre- ceding the luncheon the group visited the Memorial Chapel, the tomb of the Washington, and of which his: monument, at the base the above picture was made. The Rev. R. E- Pastor, Emanuel, his historic church has he heroic labors of Dan layne immediately after he Rebellion, Emanuel ionument to the late L Emanuel in New York Mispring. Dr. They have traveled in every State in the School and College, and-in the spread of the Gospel of Inter- International Evangelists of the A.M.E. Church and Colored px Specializing in the Evangelization of Youth in High White sed for education, $820 Union and in six Canadian Provinces, conducting 400 success- Dr. & Mirs. Nathaniel Hawthorne Jeltz ful revivals and 178 large inter-racial services. racial Goodwill. A splendid quarterly c PONS AAAARRAREAASINERAAS C60 ULGRLDEASARTATS RDNA 277 1 itt Ons on Sunday. Brogdon Charleston. S. C. by some of the greatest preachers | n African Methodism and dates s its legitimate Brogdon pastors 1500 members ind is serving his second year fear, the church reported 80 new mem- rs, 65 converts, 1500 members, $600 ind $8000 for all purposes. pean NE SANFORD, FLORIDA eld at St.. James A. M. E. anford, Fla., Sunday, February 25-27. br. A, P. Postell, presiding elder of anford District, preached two able been pastor- rom jel Alexander the War of is a living R. Nichols. Last Dollar Money onference was Church. The hailed a J year, were appre Dr. Dr. good. ence 10th, Services were well attended morning was very practical, Subject: | Private Virture various boards ‘of the church. One member was added. Postell’s to bear a Spiritual awakening. of tears. gospel to dying men and women. Campbell Chapel A- Mick. The sermon on Sunday and | Public Good.” full assessment was raised. Dr. | James was delight. This being his quarterly conference held with ames Church in this Conference his work and sérmons brought There many Amens heard from this ciated audience. also the shedding It is our sincere hope that Postell lives long to preach the coming to St with MRS. C. C. JOHNSON Le eas AMERICUS, GA. Church— T. J. Davis, pastor is making The second quarterly confer- \ elder. Every body was ‘all smiles as listened to the reports of the Every signs of increasing they indicated progress, and our beloved, highly re- spected and honored pastor and officers The report had. everything “in fine shape. conference opened for business. All necessary officers. were ¢ lected. After the Questions the auxiliaries and class leaders all made splendid reports for the quarter which Disciplinary ing February by and nancially is text Matt. of our Presiding Elder; mas' afraid to say don’t care the man that is if you love thé truth here until his term is out regardless to the other fellow. think the Bishop could better dition by ——————— LAKE CHARLES DISTRICT FRIENDSHIP A.M.E. CHURCH Tunica, Louisiana Our first quarterly conference end- 12th, which was held our worthy Presiding Elder. W. H. all. Everything went out with love peace; both ‘spiritually and fi- good. You find 21:2, 1 am not ashamed he absolutely ers what he picks up. I am not were will ashamed and He is where else Where ver he goes in this District he carries neither who knows it just for us and any the truth with him. I hope the Bishop may continue him and send us a man just like him if he can find one. Also his wife is so kind and lovely, and carries out her duty directly. Rey. J. T. Coastor is a fine man; loves he church and will carry out his duty I don’t our con- two men, which is a help to us and the church. Please find all of this being true facts. —D. C. JACKSON PRAYING FOR A UNITED CHURCH sending us these I solicit your prayers for the same Organized prayer is the only thing that situation will change the present Organize yourself and then your what- with, Social, group—Family first and then ever «group connected Church, Fraternal, Civic, School what not group pray for the Church. Prayer you are Insurance, Doctors, Lawyers or I mean for you and your changes things. Yours sincerely, MRS. W. D. JOHNSON Plains, Ga., Pres. W. P. U. Lob er De eh | InThis Issue SHIR RRR PERRET EEE The Daily Altar—Rev. Carlyle F convened Thursday night, March with Rev J, E Brown, presiding showed collections $624.52 received as Stewart t 2 full members 18, death 4. Any church | Sunday School Lesson 3 will go to higher grounds under the | Editorials: leadership of Dr. T. J. Davis as pastor, Church Extension Board Mets 4 a man with a program, a preacher, Wilberforce University 4 scholar, humanitarian and great orga- | Build a Chicago Cathedral 4 nizer. It is amazing to see the large AUP SU RT ACKSOMS cae 3 4 4 number of young people drawn into Millions (Editorial of the weak) 4 the church since he has been pastor. | Pointed Points 5 The Junior church, Sunday School, |The Churchman Afeld. one 5 A. C. E. League are the medium | Letters to the Jr 1 ape eA Ara through which he has worked to give | Birthday MGreCHINEO voces sss seg AD Campbell Chapel the bigest crowd of | Transitions ll young folks of any church in town. Notices Sr 12 MARY L, MOORE |The Calendar jijyscsreeveeenveven A ===== DSC09790.JPG ===== - seapiraa treat es peste Scien ae 2 4 The Daily Altar kK By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn. The Lord is nigh unto all them that|together. Let the cry in the church call upon him, to all that call upon him {once more be: “For me to live is in truth. He will fulfill the desire of | Christ.”! them that fear him; he also will hear] Prayer: We would be ambitious to their cry, and will save them.—Amen. | do Thy will, O Gracious Father. For- give us all our ungodly desires, and make us truly chosen vessels of thine Saturday, April 30 TAKING UP THE CROSS at all times and always. In Jesus a bale aaa —_—_——|name. Amen. “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up the Monday, May 2 Matthew 16:24. 16 :24-26 Christ with|“For even hereunto were ye called: re would be a dis-|because Christ also suffered for us, must take up the cross. So]leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.” I Peter 2:21. OUR EXAMPLE cross and follow me.” Read Matthew A man cannot follow empty ands ciple he ften we s eR undue anxiety or concern peas tee een SS eee ; bear the cross alone 1 the world go free; a cross for everyone nd there’s a cross for me.” than aking up the is more cross of Jesus. hear people, in the m to | | must bear mine.” But may that burden is not has been thrust upon us, ill Only those things ake, and bear will, can be ou, that for Jesus them of our own free roperly called, osses,” Losing one’s a fine 1 tment in laboring for Thee. In the Name of Him who cheerfully went all the way for us, Amen, Sunday, May 1 HE HUMBLED HIMSELF “He humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of Phil. 2:8. Someone has made the remark: “A man the cross.” that is wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small parcel.” Jesus was not wrapped up in Himself, but in God; and in doing His will. There- fore, he not only humbled himself, but He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. inable, he chose, rather than be dis- obedient to the will of His Father. When we humble ourselves, God is able to exalt us. But when we exalt ourselves, He must, necessarily. hum- ble as. We need to recover the Spirit of Jesus in our churches, in our con- ferences, in our board meetings, and in all bodies, where Christians come For only he who his life shall find it. yer: Dear Heavenly Father, help us to bear our crosses without mur- muring or complaining. Give us joy Read I Peter 2:21-24. A generation ago, a young minister in a small Kansas town delivered a series of sermons that were later pub- lished in magazines and book form, and became one of the best sellers of the age. I speak of Charles Sheldon; and ans voluntary |the book: “In His Steps” or “What It is] Would Jesus Do?” Whereas the characters of the book oluntary difficulties andj were, perhaps, imaginary, nevertheless “Well, Jesus had His|they could be duplicated a thousan times in real life. As I think of that excellent book, from which the author gained no _financial remuneration, I cannot re- frain the thought that the Christian world needs more earnestly to bring itself back to the standard of Christian life for Jesus’ sake is living, as it is in Christ Jesus. If all of us could reflect before act- ing, and ask ourselves, “What Would Jesus Do?” before we plunged hastily in lines of conduct, I am sure that this world of ours would be more like the kind of world that our Lord wants it to be. Prayer: Help us, O Heavenly Fath- er, to follow in the steps of our great and unfailing example, Jesus the Christ. May all of our conduct be carried on in the light of His spirit and example. In His Name, Amen. Tuesday, May 3 SPIRITUAL SEEKING “But seek first the kingdom of God.” |the way of life. Matthew 6:33. Read Matthew 6:31-33. Too many people leave off spiritual|do not want to be After they |radiance; nor torches with flame. Help The most have become frustrated and grievously | us to shine brightly for Thee. that men | shameful and scandalous death, imag-'disappointed by the trials and affairs|may see Christ.“ In His Name, Amen. of life, they, sorrowingly, turn to seek- ling the spiritual things, or the king- dom of God. seek for the fulfilment of seeking until the last. The Gentiles, primarily, material needs, thinking that they are the most important needs of life. From such | Which hear the word of God, and do seeking, there can be but one end: dis- it.” ‘Luke 8:21. appointment and disillusionment. Tak- ing no thought, means not exercising a of God and of the Kingdom, In Jesus satisfactions of the physical - For} reveals Jesus no! if we have faith, we know that these |respect for his relatives, espec: will be adequately provided. mothes Genin ts ace a hi How necessary it is, then, that, from] For, if in no other place ana a the lowest to the highest, we turn our | Cross, Jesus manifested a mo. ‘ OM the attention to spiritual seeking in our able and unusual interest St admis. lives. mother. a Hy Prayer: As the Greeks came of old] Jesus’ brethren never unders seeking Jesus, may we earnestly seek | message nor His ministry. the things of the spirit, being assured]rassed him, at times, More 50 that he who seeks will find. Sanctify}even His stupid enemies. Th ‘hag our seeking in the name of Jesus. |cused Him of being out of ae ae Amen. because they could not conceive a in what he said. Often, our Closene. to’ objects “blinds our spiritual ie standing from seeing them. 1 ; Jesus established a new relation “There came a woman having an|family not drawn together by tic, ‘ alabaster box of ointment of spikenard | consanguinity, but by spiritual a : very precious; and she brake the box,|fellowship and regeneration. Tha and poured it on his head.” Mark 14:3. | God we can be his brethren, too a Mary felt that nothing, however cost-|we hear and do His word. oa ly, was too precious for her Master. Prayer: Not only hearers, Precioy, So investing what she had in rare]Father, but also doers of the Bvord: a ointment, she anointed his head as an] would be, and thus blessed with D act of supreme affection. It is im-]lege of being brothers possible to cherish affection for Christ | Amen. without finding some tangible way of manifesting it. Love that plays itself out in words, is of very little moment in the build- ing of the Kingdom of God. Jesus turns an impulive act of loveying and death on the cross hast from a devoted ~woman into a time honored memorial to her. this day and implore Thy constant It is not ours to pour costly oint-]mercy and providing care, for ment, but each little nameless act we|holy name’s sake. Amen. do in His name and for His sake makes : him anointed. tood His They ha. Wednesday, May 4 ANOINTED with Thee GRACE AT THE TABLE Merciful Saviour, who by Thy suffer. aid its price of all our sins, we praise Th HYMNS THAT LIVE Prayer: Help us, O Eternal Father, to give ourselves freely for Thee, that} WE MAY NOT CLIMB THF the glory of our lives will-be the glory HEAVENLY STEEPS 1 We may not climb the heay’nly s To bring the Lord Christ down; In vain we search the lowest deeps For him no depths can drown “No man when he hath lighted a can- 2 dle. covereth it with a vessel or put-] But warm, sweet, tender, even ye teth it under a bed; but putteth it on]A present help is he; a candlestick, that they which enter in] And faith has still its Olivet, may see the light.” Luke 8:16. And love its Galilee. A hidden candle, however brightly 3 it may be burning, is but of little or]The healing of his seamless dress no value to anyone. The darkened |Is by our beds of pain; room will never be illuminated by a]We touch him in life's throng nd light placed under a bed in the cor- press, ner. Likewise, a life. to be of service} And we are whole again. for Christ must shine conspicuously. For a light or life that cannot be seen|Thro’ him the first fond prayers is without value or help. said In another sense, however, whether |Our lips of childhood frame, brightly or not, our.lives are being ob- |The last low whispers of our dead served, Are burdened with his name. 5 name. Amen. Thursday, May 5 THE LIGHTED CANDLE People are turning toward the church, ey today, expecting the lives of the mem- O Lord and Master of us all! bers to shine enough to direct them to Whate’er our name or sign, : Christ has no other We own thy sway, we hear thy © We test our lives by thine. A-™*" way to shine except thru us. Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, we candles without ENNIS, TEXAS Wayman Chapel A. M. E. Church is progressing nicely under the leader ‘|ship of the most efficient pastor, Rev H. Y. Jackson. It has been @ long time since you heard from us. but we must say that we are coming back “My mother and brethren are these }into the limelight. We have just closed a gospel! assem | bly conducted by the Evangelist pastor )Rey. F. D. Holloway, which will be (Continued on page 3) Friday, May 6 THE NEW RELATIONSHIPS Read Luke 8:19-21. . Many people have been troubled over Lesson V. Sunday School Lesson From the 20th Century Quarterly en a | May 1 FOLLOWING VISION WITH SERVICE Lesson Text: Mark 9:14-29 14 And when they came to the dis- ciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the mul- titude, when they saw him, were great- ly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked them, What question ye with them? 17 And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, J brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit; 18 and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able. 19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me. 20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievous- ly; and he fell on the ground, and wal- lowed foaming. 21 And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child. 22 And oftimes it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. 23 And Jesus said unto him, if thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth. 24 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 25 And when Je- sus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy be- came as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead. 27 But Je- sus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose. 28 And when he was come into the house, his dis- ciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out? 29 And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing save by prayer. Golden Text: All things are possible to him that believeth. Mark 9:23. ee AT GRIPS WITH THE LESSON By Albert Buckner Coe When one leaves his vacation home in the mountains‘at the end of summer to come back to a city as large as Chica- go he is forcibly made aware of the quietness of his summer retreat on the one hand and the noise of the big city on the other. The relaxed inner spirit gained through the summer must suddenly become strained. When Je- sus and the three disciples, Peter, James, and John, came down from the nesta To mountai i i P untain of transfiguration they were thing, to work is another. To hold the | saloons, the amusement places—ne relaxed and spirit-filled. Suddent F i ae : ly they int hand is one thing, to tely the di er. Can we came upon a crowd. The voices of ex- Dae eee : bebe asta dapat ; cited men came to their ears. The world burst in upon their quiet souls. The quietness of the mountain gave way before the noise of the crowd. with his son who had a dumb spirit. He had asked the nine disciples to re- power is ON€ | market place, the schoolhouse, the build the house is quite another. Vision | bring it down and apply it or are we must be transmuted into action. powerless? 3 On the other hand vision may be intellectual. To be a seer is not sui- ficient. The church is full of people who are keen on analysis. They can ia lay their fingers upon the exact spots Every great soul will find a ysier _ They can diagnose the | number of scribes who want to waste progs ssne, Sumby spirit A:onty Rie weca: ibe cy gut eae Not | his time in their arguments. Bat Hey had failed to do so. Perhaps only that, they can think out plans. | The church that is not casting devils ag ae Meee were lacking in They er all the answers. They can | out of a town is not bringing in the poptidence /in/\they abvenvey Ob Jesus, build programs; they can create card- | kingdom of heaven. ahey pes ene following a me- indexes; they can lay out zones; they It takes a great deal of patience to chanical technigue—the words of com- can formulate campaigns—but can they be a Savior. Every evil spirit tears any man to POINTERS By Roy L. Smith A man was in the midst of the crowd mand, the i ices— ~ could: - eae vee tig: Api ee Ue ee en | wreces despa otters 3 hoapenee Perhaps they had not analyzed the sults een Sy aoe bad oa oa Faith i binati f i 11 nt 3 spire them to act? After all, it is so ‘aith is a combination of intellige per At any rate, they did not easy to let our emotions play and it is opinion and implicit trust. ; . so easy to let our emotions play and it} Real transfigurations and healings When the crowd saw Jesus, they | i, 50 easy to think out plans. Just as an jare never far removed from one an- Tan to him. Surely he could bring forth airplane needs two wings — so the | other. the evil spirit. He was filled with} Christian must possess prayer and The effectual prayer will have as spiritual power—the power gained 0n| practice, idealism and reality, power much effect upon the healer as upon the mountain top. He was confident. and performance. the healed. When the father of the boy said, “If Take this picture before us: the thou canst,” Jesus rebuked him and] op ocen disciples had been upon the called for belief on the part of the mountain; they had witnessed the father. With Jesus believing and the transfiguration; they had shared a holy father believing and the disciples be- experience; they had caught a new PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert Teach us, Thou Great Teacher, how lieving and the crowd believing the} ion of God’s purpose and power. atmosphere was ready for the words: “Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I com- mand thee, come nae: him and enter | he dull plain. : no more into him. : The evil spirit by an ugly sight—a demoniac boy. did come out. One writer has suggested They could not cure him. the want o: speech and hearing were illusory results of hysteria or a pervert- ed will. Perhaps the child had discover- ed the fatal secret of ‘rule by tantrums’ Ae which destroys the peace of so many Bee iat Seas y s said to Jesus, “lf thou canst do any households. Hence Jesus’ treatment |iping help us,” the of the case, of which we have only the| rds of challenge out of his mouth. most meager and incomplete report,}«j¢ thou canst—anything is possible to was distinctly moral.” Perhaps such} nim that believeth.” And he healed attempted explanations are beside the hime point. Sufficient is the combination of a spirit-filed life and a great faith. We may work miracles in dispelling selfish- ness, envy, malice, etc., by that same combination of spirituality and faith. How may this power be secured? Through prayer. Livingstone went through Africa on prayer. Walter Rauschenbusch made his own life and deep cry of the world. ‘When I read the life of posterity the richer and the radio letters that come to me, I cure. It was a question of following through, of transmuting inspiration into and cries: “If thou canst . . . ” Some would admit that the church does pos- sess the power, but that it is too love- the church has any power. “Ji thou prayed most intelligently have gone | .ome power and loving purpose. Peo- far in removing dumb spirits from} j. are lost, there is no doubt about their fellow men. that. I tell you they have thrown up eae RAR their hands, they are hopeless. TO DATE By John R. Ewers ) They are lost in a maze. The church After the mountain, the plain. After | must come down from its mountain and it must touch and cure these ugly wounds. The demoniac boy is only a type of what the church would see in the plain. Can the church enter the slum and clean it up? Can the church face yenereal disease and clean it out? Can the church come down to these lost souls and lift them out of their de- spair? We may need a new vocabu- lary, but we shall use the same old power. We may talk in terms of Freud, but we shall still need God. The ‘the prayer-meeting, action. After the vision, the dream must be made real. Nothing is more dangerous, nothing more suicidal, than the refusal to fol- low the vision by appropriate action. Sometimes this is emotional and at other times, intellectual. There are people who enjoy a prayer-meeting. It seems to relate them to God. It seems to give full play to emotionalism. They sing, they implore, they seem to loye their fellow men. They ask God to give them direction and power. It doubt the preliminary value of such its mountains of worship | experiences, but prayer is only the miracles in the plain. That was all good and necessary. Then into practical plans of service. they went down from the mountain into | UF duties never lose themselves in the They were confronted emotions that human needs awaken. The Master | OUTS, as we view life in all its states and that possibly “in this case epilepsy and} 1,4 to come forward and ferform the conditions, be wisely related to ways of helping. that we haye done our part with our noble action, of changing emotion into ire hed When the father | Situation that moved us. thing of Christ’s penetrating under- Master took the standing of sick men’s souls be ours. May we carry to every man the joy- giving words of Jesus to those he heal- ed: “Be of good cheer, Thy sins are canst do anything, help us’—that is the} ,-...eq and unhappy people They |. THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN cannot solve the modern enigmas. Life} 7 is too much for them, too intricate. | yy. to translate our visions and purposes May sorrows and May these feelings of Prevent us from feeling hile leaving untouched the sad May some- forgiven Thee.” Fill the heart of Thy church with a fresh glow of sympathy The world turns to the church today For alll clanede: aud xcondiGonae Onan so that every organized measure of her service may be warm with sincere human love and definite tokens of gen- less and indifferent to use it. bone uine brotherhood. Prosper every unit more skeptical, would even deny that) (5 puman helping and save it from cold and comfortless routine as it serves de- every- May the Great Physician be more and more welcome in the open where. mire ee ae ne ca Ay am convinced that many people are} doors of human need at home and a- tospkayie, MenY sud ec ee Laden only waiting for the church to show Teves voy Mie’ names .t Amen: DAILY BIBLE READINGS Mark 9:14-19. Mark 9:20-29. Isaiah 6:5-13. T. Acts 19:3-8. F. Ezekiel 2.1-7. S. Ezekiel 12:21-28. S. Acts 26:12-20. ENNIS, TEXAS (Continued from page 2) long remembered by the people of Ennis. He is a fearless preacher, and left the spiritual fire burning in the Church; and on every heart. He is stressing the need for a department of Evangelization in this great A. M. E. ‘Church, and he is an aspirant to head is all very fine. No sane person could | modern church must ‘come down from |such department if created. Our pas- and work tet is also in line to be elected delegate The slums, the to the General Conference, ===== DSC09791.JPG ===== 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Extered at the Post Office at Philadelphia, Pa., as Second-Class Matter °UBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE AM. E. BOOK CONCERN 116 $. NINETEENTH ST. Philadelphia, Pa. BISHOP D. H. SIMS, Kev, HW, U Cooper, > vi oh Tima, Kev. A J Rev M. M. Ward. Kew. J D) Cowan, Laymen Mr. oh WT Lowber. Mr. Amett Rambeau. er GEORGE A, SINGLETON, Editor CONTRIBUTORS, TAKE NOTICE! 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Rit et { Weekly Thought 4 ter Ce a een ec God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and m us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages William E. Channing oh ate ninine Weekly Poem tel en eefonta onbetinnten fentoney BETHEL, AWAKE Rethel, awake and educate thy sons Who bear the message of the Lord of Hosts, Let science elevate thy sacred ones And God inspire them with the Holy Ghost A flood of light this pulpit then shall pour, And “baptized infidels” thy d- adore! Here may repenting sinners be for- giv’n Through cleansing blood, high heaven On tablets lasting as the throne 0) God _ jtreasurer to fill the place faith in Jesus and his vacant by the demise of the late ¢ hen hi thei mes recorded in) 1 Sanco eaiAN RSA: way a year ago. The ballot re- ¢| sulted in the election of Dr. Law- Dr. A. J. Wilson, who passed a- rence H. Hemingway, presiding O Bethel, then how dreadful will thou] ejder in the Central South Caro- be Th te of heaven, a house O God f nena out of thirteen votes cast; P. W. for thee. (From a photograph of Bethel A. M. E. Church in the city of Phila- delphia, Taken on the spot during session of conference 1843. —By the Rev. D. A. Payne, Minister of the A. M. E. Church.) miter MEETS ' Bishop S. Extension Washington home Visiting Bishops present: W. A. Fountain, Sr., John A, Gregg, M. Bek ie Williams, D. H. Sims, General Officers: Board Members: First Episcopal Jarvis; Fifth, W. H. Burnette; Sixth, J. Wright, Jr., and E. J. Howard. pairs made. John R. Haw- carrying on and preserving the kins, George A. Singleton, L. L. noble traditions which have come serry, E. A. Selby, G. E. Curry, down from Daniel Alexander S.S. Morris, and C. W. Abington | Payne and men of other days. Jina Conference. He received seven’ Rogers, four; W. H. Burnette, one; J. H. Smith, one. The new- ly-elected Secretary is a man of large experience and has been a success in business and in hand- ling whatever has been committed eee eee eee | to his charge. The session of the Editorials board was very harmonious. All were eager to preserve the heri- tage of the fathers. o | CHURCH EXTENSION BOARD WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY According to Calvin’s News A Secretary-Treasurer Elected Service the report by President D. O. Walker revealed a reduc- L. Greene, president, |tion in the indebtedness of the |convenéd the Board of -Church Jinstitution from $270,135 to $179, at the department, |394, which is $90, 741 less. 845 on April 14,jstudents are enroled, 54 % of which are members of the Afri- can M. E. Church. The Carnegie H. Davis, G. B. Young, Noah W.}Library has been enlarged, con- crete roads laid and several re- The President is One cannot think or write about District, D. Ward Nichols, sec.; Wilberforce without considering Second, D. L. Grady ; Third, J. W. Payne Theological Fourth, ‘C. E, Brooks;|Dean Charles H. Spivey, a finely Seminary. trained scholar is endeavoring to L. Butler: Seventh, L. H. Hem-} make brick without straw. More ingway; Eighth, P. W. Rogers; attention must be paid to the Ninth, L. V. Starkey; Tenth, J. preparation of leaders. The funds H. Smith: Eleventh, J. M. Wise;;Tised and reported for Wilber- Twelfth, R. A. King; Thirteenth, | force ought be equitably divided G. W. Andrews. Bishop W. A. Fountain, Sr. brot greetings ftom his collea- gues. Dr. John R. Hawkins repre- sented the General officers, and Dr. J. E. Beard represented the ministers. Miss Marie Thomas, for years the efficient bookkeeper, read the 46th annual report of receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year which ended March 31, 1938. The largest amount of Dollar Money percentage of $1,262.34 was re- ceived from the 6th Episcopal District. The largest amount of loans returned was $210.25 from the Baltimore Conference. The largest Children’s Day returns was from the Fifth Episcopal District of $184.06. Total received God "from all sources $20,152.64. Much interest was manifested in the election of a secretary- with Payne. How long shall we continue to educate the pew, with ‘the help of the state, and neglect the ministers who will preach to them in the years ahead? What is true of Wilberforce and Payne is also true of most of our institu- tions. The time has come for a change of emphasis or increast emphasis upon ministerial ef- ficiency and religious training. BUILD A CHICAGO CATHEDRAL African cathedral in Chicago. Years ago when Bethel was in her glory the church occupied its rightful place. ig d not ethe] blest er... ablest men: Drs. Tanner, Tookes }and Ward who built Shorter Cha. pel in Denver. The congregation has been held together and has paid all connectional claims, When Bishop Tookes was pastor, Bethe] reported the largest amount of Dollar Money in the history of the church. The people are in Chicago. The church has possession of the cor- ner lot at 43rd and Southparkway., The connection owes it to herself to initiate a plan and program of cooperation to build on the shores of Lake Michigan, in the heart of the mid-west, a monument to Richard Allen, and the intrepid trail-blazer, William Paul Quinn. A. S. JACKSON “Simple ignorance is pitiful enough, but boastful, blatant, in- tellectual ignorance is ‘terrible Boasting ignorance has an odor that is always detectable by the carrion crows which circle where it may be found.” He has the gift of mighty ut- terance. His grotesque figures of speech at one moment arouse one’s risibilities and evoke laugh- ter. In the next one’s deep sympa- thies are aroused and unbidden tears freely flow. This man is an orator and speaks in moving, thunderous tones. No audience ever goes away disappointed when Arthur S. Jackson delivers his soul. His voice has resounded in the church for a quarter of a century or more. Master in the art of the witchery words is Ar- thur S. Jackson, Texas’ gift to Allen’s Church. “You can never play the in- fluences of yesterday against the desires of today.” Ss os won Fe EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK * MILLIONS It is cheering to see several Ne- gro business enterprises now in the million dollar class. In the annual statement of the North Methodism needs a, Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, there were several mil- lion dollar items—assets, five mil- lion; legal reserve, four million ; Today this congregation is with- ,insurance in force, forty-one mil- out a church home. Thru the jlion, etc. decades there was a population shift. The building on Southpark- way was destroyed by fire, the y Atlanta Life Insurance Com- pany reports: assets, three mil- lion; income in ’37, two million ; 7 Jacksonville, Fla., reports: assets, a million; and income last year, a million. go, now reputed to be the largest Negro business enterprise in the North, reports: assets, two mil- lion; legal reserve, nearly two million ; insurance in force, thirty- six million. ‘ Denver report assets of over three million. income of a million last year, chanics & Farmers of Durham re- ports assets of nearly a million and a half. by these institutions in the de- pression years. Our best brains is not all in the field of education, nor in the professions, tetas ectententenfaofonfontonfon fends ber, pastor of Ebenezer, Detroit, Michigan, and host of the 1940 General Conference will deliver the Baccalaureate Campbell College, Jackson. He re i) early twor million. The’ fro Atmerican Life of Supreme-Liberty Life of Chica- The American Woodmen of Universal Life of Memphis had In the banking field, the Me- Surprising are the gains made —Calvin’s Digest Pointed Points { ful “Fourth Annual Concert” on Sunday afternoon, April 10. The artists were: Doris Dandridge Harris, pianist; Ruth B. Plenty, contralto; Ruth Vincent, cellist; Irving Ridley, tenor; Huggins, baritone; Victor Mas- coll, tenor. The concert was giv- en for the benefit of the church. John A. Gregg and D. H. Sims have been designated by the bish- ops to prepare a statement on the attitude of the African M. E. Church on vital, social problems of the day. Vital religion must come to grips with current issues. Christological problems and the inscrutable mystery of the trinity do not engage the thinking of men nowadays as the relation of capital and labor, color, racial and international relationships. Oe Sei ing Harvey BISHOPS — RiG, RANSOM, , The Churchman darkness telling men about God. An old man tired, in heat and cold, weary, laid down not for physical rest but for eternal gold. Dr. D. Ward Nichols has the distinction of closing out the quarter in order that his father’s name may be enrolled in the record as having completed his task. The trip to Charleston was sad but we were happy to stand by ‘the side of friends in the hour of bereavement. On the other hand it was a joy to see so many familiar faces—to be back home. From the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. Ey with Bishop Sims to Columbia, S. C. and Allen years ago the Bishop was President, and he a teacher. Guests of President, and Mrs. E. H. upon holy ground. Early | next morning the trip to Washington was begun. The Church Extension Board was about to meet and a elected. The Church was interested. out yonder, in the light, in the | y- el Brogdon the Churchman motored University, where a few McGill. Feet trod WV. secretary was about to be a LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Afield Be IHRE EE THE REV. GEORGE W. BA- Sermon at will also participate in the Com- mencement exercises at Shorter College, Little Rock, Ark. Recent visitors to Philadelphia, the Allen Building and the Phila- delphia Preachers’ Meeting : Gen- eral Officers S. S. Morris and C. W. Abington, Drs. G. T. Stinson, P. W. Rogers, and V. M Town- send. On the evening of April 28 a reception was tendered pastor B. K. Nichols and family by the mem- bers and friends of Mt. Pisgah where he is finishing successfully his first year. The sponsor was Mrs. Blanche Robertson, active - member and a teacher in the city of Philadelphia school system. __ Se IT IS COMFORTING TO know that our pastors very gen- erally conducted Lenten, and Holy Week services leading up to 4 glorious Easter. Before the writer are printed programs of services at Metropolitan, Washington, D. C., and Allen, Philadelphia. enn ; DR. O. W. CHILDERS, PAS- Stréet; _ Boston, Mass. reports 4 success- tor of historic Charles pany with Bishop D. H. Sims the Churchman motored to Charleston to attend the funeral of the Lamented Dr. L. R. Nichols. The trip was made safely over the Sea Level Route which lies so near the Atlantic Ocean that at times it seems that one could toss a stone into it. Emanuel, present building, Dr. Nichols, is crowded with several persons well done,” “Lead Kindly Light,” “The Old Rugged Cross.” hymns and songs move the vast throng. Flipper, R. A. Grant, M. H. Davis, From Philadelphia, Penna., in com- ‘V- The service is in progress. Historic erected by standing. “Servant of God, . . How these v- On the platform are Bishops J. S. D. H. Sims, and H. Y. Tookes. Presi- dent E. H. McGill, Drs. J. E. Beard, R. E. Brogdon, W. P. Carolina, and the Churchman. A host of visiting and sorrowing ministers and friends are present x5 The Churchman sees among others Drs. Lee A. Logan, W. B. Bowler, Tom Brown, T. J. Miles, E. A. Par- ker, S. H. Lewis, R. I. Lemon, aKa Oe Benbow, E. A. Adams, A. P. Spears, B. F. Hildebrand, D. J. Gadsen, uy W. Wilborn, J. C. McClellan, E. F. G. Dent, E. P. Ellis. There’ is a veritable sea of upturned, tear-stained faces, v- The obituary is being read by Dr. R. S. Lawrence. The people say “amen” as the story is told of a beauti- ful life. “Go forth ye heralds in my name” was a favorite of Dr. Nichols. It is being sung by the choir and con- gregation. Bishop Flipper is delivering the eulogy from Judges 19:16a. Flipper is preaching, structure donation. All gifts will be eo Waitigosa owas ne, ledged through this paper. Make all) bi sadelphia, ° Pa. ; orders payable to said Church or pas- tor. Rev. My Dear Sir: We enjoy your style of the RE-} Williams was CORDER very much and consider it | Presiding an effective medium for disseminating | before giving Bro valuable information concerning both jhe examinec Bishop MAJOR R. R,. WRIGHT President, Citizens & Southern Bank, Philadelphia, Penna. Mrs. J. S. Hatcher, matron of Home for Aged Colored Women, Cincinnati, Kea wr ortlin: pena Ohio; Rey. I..N. Patterson, presiding the ground on the 15th of March. In- A. MLE surance insufficient to rebuild. brie dred J. Cochran, Washington, Bae pastor sandy mempens ay yea Ne | Mrs. M. Susie Hill, Allen A.M) E. SU Ae ie inti PT ey Ve | Church, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Mrs. hope to send a picture of the rebuilt) —. 1. Jennings, Flushing sending a to each pastor Thanking you in advance for your kindness, We are yours in Christ, Johnson Chapel Membership L. C. Young, pastor Box 1155 pee George Singleton: our church and race. Yours sincerely, Walter Chenault Pastor, A. M. E. Church French Lick, Ind. AB ON Ea SERS Hawkinsville, Ga. Dear Dr. Singleton: Your administration of affairs is splendid. Man —you have lifted the standard and the end is not yet. Com- mand my services when needed. Yours very truly, C. H. Harrold RE SUF ne a ER NASHVILLE, TENN. Trinity A. M. E. Church The Second Quarterly Conference of “66 years stand- Trinity A. M. E. Church was held Rey. Boone present sion’ was held Monday night, Mar, 21, Opening songs, “A Charge to Keep! I Have”. Pra District ; Elder, West Philadelphia NpbnsoniCuaued) ay “ aa Elizabeth Etta Graham, evangelist; of Ft Worth, Texas was burned to} Winiam E. Caldwell, linotype operator, | Book Concern; Miss Mil- Leola NG WAG Revs Andrew R.. Parks, Shorter Chapel, Helen Ashe, Brother J. W. Ross, Albany, Ga March 20-21 with our Presiding Elder The business ses- t by Rev.’ D: €. Wil liams. After a few remarks by our Presiding Elder, the meeting was open- ed for regular business. Rev Ds Ge to the recommended lder for license to preach Williams his license { him and instructed him he also urged the local pre achers and fF members to subscribe to the) Church | papers and for all to buy disciplines The reports from all the departments were very good and showed an im- provement {over last year’s report Our Sunday School. is all seems to have taken on new life and a new determination to do more for We paid our Presiding Monies collected for the growing and the church. Elder in full Quarter : Stewards .. . $62.64 Trustee .... . 94.64 Stewardesses No. 1 _ 20.75 Stewardesses No. 2 £11.00 We thank the conference for send- ing us a man like Rey. G: P. Howard. We feel that he isa man that is sent from God and if we all work together for the good of the Church we will succeed, Mrs. Louise C. Barnes SE ===== DSC09792.JPG ===== Page e+ - “For books are more than books They are the life ‘The very heart and core of ages past; The reason why men lived and died; The essence and quintessence of their lives.” “GRADATIM” Heaven is not gained at a single bound; Sut we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round. Hee WOMEN’S DAY AT VERNON t , March 27, 1938 ; Young People S Rev. W. A. Jennings, Pastor f Tulsa, Okla. j The hundreds of people who, un- daunted by the inclement weather of | last Sunday, worshiped at Vernon A. |M. E. Church at 11:00 o'clock, were partakers of a spiritual experience that will long remain with them. As Mrs, !L. M. Hughes, Connectional President | Jennings led by the Spirit delivered lof the Women’s Home and Foreiga Missionary Society of the African with her listeners about hearers | Force or a Farce,” those who heard, glad they had come to the house of the Lord. A Woman, who travelled great A.M.E. Church, journeyed all of the way from her Texas home to Tulsa to tell the women of Vernon and the citizens of Tulsa of the reality of I count this thing to be grandly true. That a noble deed is a step toward God— Lifting the soul the from common prayer The indictment, that many of us who dared to claim kinship with Christ and so wear the name of Chris- tians, play with prayer, is undoubtedly THE CHRISTIAN RECORD ranged by Mrs. Person Neely. The}: other outstanding musical number for the afternoon was given by the choir and was arranged by Miss Ross, “De 5 Blin’ Man Stood on the Road and : Cried.” EVENING SERVICE—At the eve- ning service of Women’s Day Rev. W. | 1 His subject “Tet Her Alone” was taken from the A. Jennings preached. ee ALLE - ENDEAVOR LEAGU; + Topic For May 1 Training in Working Together . Stories and Poems We Love Luke 15:11-24 text found Mark 14:6 as always, Rev: What the Topic Mé the message masterfully. During the day there Tuesday night. Mrs. Jennings, wife of the pastor to the topmost seat for women in the had charge of this great day. —Algerita W. Jackson RESOLUTION Philadelphia District May 6, 1938 souls Methodist Church, talked, as she said,|saved and reclaimed, spiritual fellow- ship among the worshippers, and an enlarged financial contribution. truly must have felt that they were complete financial report will be made Thé sod We To a purer air and a broader view. our feet; and gain; slain; meet. Wings for the angels, but feet for men! We may borrow the wings to find the way— We may hope, and resolve, and as- pire, “and pray, But our feet must rise, or we fall again. Only in dreams is a ladder thrown From the weary carth to the sap- phire walls; But the dream departs, and the vision falls, And the sleeper wakes on his pillow of stone, Heaven is not reached at a_ single bound ; But we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round. —J. G. Holland, From Quotable Poems, Vol. I. SNAPPY STORIES Went The Limit “Did you see my sunburst last night?” inquired Mrs, Richleigh of a neighbor, who had also been to the reception. “No, T didn’t,” replied the neighbor, “but I thought he would if he ate another bite.” Knew His Bible The pastor was asking some pre- liminary questions of the new cate- hetical, class. “Johnny,” he asked, “ean you_tell me a few things that may be found in the Bible?” By what we have mastered of good By the pride deposed and the passion And the vanquished ills that we hourly true. The story of the entombed min ers rescued physically and saved spir itually, make us realize that. rise by the things that are’neath MRS. L. M. HUGHES Strangely enough, Miss Clee Rose, the efficient and capable character of Vernon sang “Prayer” by David W. Guion, with no previous knowledge of what Mrs. Hughes’ address would be Surely God must have guided her-in the choice of this solo, from the about. many that she might have chosen. AFTERNOON MEETING—At 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon, the main auditorium of the church was filled with representatives from many sister churches of the city showing by their presence and their contributions both intellectually and financially their be- lief in the women of the world. The guest speaker for this service was Mrs. I. M. Geech, Dean of Girls of Booker T. Washington High School, whose subject was “The Problem of Leader- ship as it Relates to Women.”, This discussion indicated definite prepara- tion on the part of the part of the speaker based upon a wealth of facts thoroughly digested. Vernon Women’s Choir shared mus- ical honors with the Girls Glee Club of Booker Washington High School that is under the direction of Mrs. Carrie Parson Neeley, supervisor of Music of the Tulsa Separate Schools. The interpretation of “An I Cried” by Miss Dorothy Williams was very impressive. The number by the Glee Club, “Done Paid My Vow to the Lord” was ar- nln ila peepee se “Yes, sir,” enthusiastically replied Johnny, “a lock of my hair when I was To the Presiding Elder and Members ~|of the Philadelphia District Monthly ~| Meeting: We, your committee on resolution feel that the coming of, Bishop David H. Sims to the First Episcopel Dis- trict was by divine appointment for just such a time as this, when a leader of his giant-like intellect and in- vincible will, was needed to give epis- copal supervision to this the Mother District of the A.M.E. Church. He like Joshua, took up the Episcopal Mantle of leadership laid down by the late Bishop W. H. Heard, who like Moses, had been gathered unto the ,|fathers, your committee feels that Blshop Sims is God’s Joshua for the First Episcopal District and that the church under his leadership shall be seen as a rising sun with its smiling rays kissing and blessing the entire corinection which is the living wish of our parent Richard Allen, the sainted and revered progenitor of African Methodism. And whereas— We feel and see that the coming of Bishop Sims to us marks the dawning of a new day which has already inviger- ated the Ministry and lay members with | new hope and increased interest. Be It Resolved: : That we reaffirm our allegiance to his progressive and well planned pro- gram and our unshakened confidence in his leadership. Resolved further: That we do also express our sincere gratefulness and appreciation for his selection of Dr. W. L. Johnson, the former pastor of Allen A. M. E. Church as Presiding Elder of the Phil- adelphia District: We feel that the selection of this successful pastor- evangelist and former presiding elder will help raise the spiritual standard which will also raise financial standard of our work thereby making it possible for the Philadelphia District to serve trict which is the cradle of African Methodism. : a baby, the ticket for pa’s watch, ma’s recipe for vanishing cream, and a clipping from a newspaper that tells about pa and ma getting married.” Respectfully your committee, Drs. H. P. Jones W. W. Jacobs, and ~ | There are two purposes placed be. fore us in this meeting. The firs one is that we shall each think care. fully about and hunt earnestly for the stories and the poems that we like best. To do this we can use our Bibles our school books, magazines and aa pers, or any other sources which yjjj provide good stories. We should ce- cide in our own minds what we think to be the points which make a story or a poem stand high in our own esti- mate, and by using these very points we should come to a decision. (If the proper plans for this meeting have been made in advance. the Jun iors have already done this choosing, and now come to the meeting to pre- sent and defend their decisions.) The second purpose is to compar: the stories and poems chosen by thx Juniors, and to see whether they meet with common approval. Are there some which should be discarded because they do not meet the best standards Ate there some which have not been chosen by any Junior, but which shoul certainly go into any list? Can we make a list of stories and poems which we can recommend to our own Juniors and to others? What the Juniors Will Talk About (The Juniors must be given every en- couragement to do their own hunting and to reach their own conclusions but this must be done in advance. I! choices are made in the meeting, they will not be thought-out choices, and therefore they will not be dependable The following suggestions may be used as guides by the Juniors.) 1. Among Bible stories few will equal the one about the prodigal son and his forgiving father, for it teach- es human selfishness and sin along- side of God’s love and forgiveness. 2. The story of Joseph may be a favorite as it shows how God will hon- or one who has goodness and love in his heart. © 3. The story of Mary and Martha and Lazarus and their Bethany home brings out the blessing which Jesus Christ may bring to any home. 4. “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, is one of the world’s best stories, for it brings out the common emotions of home and family life. 5. The story of the Great Stone Face, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, teaches the following of high ideals. 6. The story of Robinson Crusoe points out how a person may overcome tremendous obstacles by patience and inventiveness. _ 7. “Little - Women” has been 2 as a beacon light to the First Episcopal |great favorite among girls for many District and to the entire Connection |years, and its characters have been as should be true of the Mother Dis- |models of conduct for multitudes. Among other things, this meeting gives a chance to aid the Juniors in knowing how to select good stories. The naming and use of poems will J. H. Slade, Secretary provide another interesting period in he } : REV. J. St. Stephens A.M.E_ Under the Lead- ership Of Rev. J. D. Howell Goes Over the Top Again The Third Quarterly Conference presided over by the Presiding Elder, Rev. David J. Blake disclosed that St. Stephens A.M.E. Church in total dis- egard of the recession is still the ader in the church activities in Michigan. With twenty five clubs and boards having in their treasures $700.00. Total collections for the quarter D. HOWELL $2204.14. “Maintaining a Church Cen- ter that has spent $400.00 during the quarter for our needy. Keeping our Church free from debt. And at the same time installing one of the finest organs that we have been privileged to listen to. We have lead the 4th District many years in our Connectional Conference Claims. Then through the guiding hand of our very worthy pastor we have started a Sinking Fund and to date we have saved $1231.85 with a goal of $5000.00 this Conference year. —W. Ray Dezon the meeting. Among the poems the Juniors may name are these: “The Barefoot Boy,” “I Think When I Read That Sweet Story,” “I Heard the Bells mn Christmas Day.” “The Arrow and the Song,” “The House by the Side of the Road,” “The Cotter’s Saturday Night,” and “Winter in New England” (from “Snowbound”). Daily Verses M., April 25. The story of Ruth. Ruth 1:6-18. April 26. The story of Samuel. y : 1 Sam. 3:1-10. N., April 27. The story of Joseph. ‘ Gen. 37:23-27; 41:39. ., April 28, “The Three Wise Men. Matt. 2:11-13. April 29. “The Children’s Hour.” Proy. 20:11. April 30. Dickens’ “Christmas We Love. Luke 15:11-24. oP 9 Christian Endeavor World i {lins is the man of — _ 9:15. |sometimes. Dr. Col : May on, i 2 aA and | the hour. Delegates, we need him. > ee eke 1s, _Dr. J. L. Glover DR. COLLINS THE MAN OF THE HOUR Dr. H. M. Collins spoke as never before from Cleveland, Ohio, over National Broadcasting Co. This was a great message. His speech before the Bishops’ Council was a master- piece. It would be a fine step upwards for the General Church to elect Dr. Collins to the Bench at the next Gen- eral Conference. He has served the church from a Mission to the largest church in the Connection. He has served as College President and is now serving First AcMieRs Church, Los Angeles, Calif: His program is uptodate, yes up to the hour. He is a friend to all men from the Mission to the highest appointment. We need men like Dr. Collins, and let us re- member the West should have some consideration, We love our church, but we must clect our Western men THE CHRISTIAN R DETROIT MICHIGAN i PREPARES FOR MORTGAGE SHORTER DENVER BURNING WEEK—MAY 15-22 - BETHEL IN CHICAGO Ss A. Wayman Ward, Minister Climaxing a two weeks Evangelistic service with Holy Week and the lar-, REV. RUSSELL BROWN A.M.E. CHURCH and for that One of the greatest occasions in the gest Easter in years, Bethel in Chicago closes a great Lenten season with FIFTY EIGHT (58) accessions, fifteen of whom were conversions, and ap- mat- | proximately $2,000 added to her Build- ter in the Nation will be held in the Rocky Mountain Region, May 15-22, when Shorter African M. E. Com- munity Church burns the Mortgage on the new great Shorter. Several Church dignitaries will come to Den- yer for the event. Rt. Rev. Noah W. Williams, the Presiding Bishop of the Fifth Episco- pal District will be guest speaker, May 15, and assist with the Mortgage Burn- ing in the afternoon. Rt. Rev. J. A. Gregg, Presiding Bishop of the Fourth District and former prelate over the Fifth, will speak, Sunday, May 22. Others who will attend the Week’s festivities are Revs. A. Wayman Ward of Bethel, Chicago who was pastor during the erection of the new church and J. M. Brown of Pasadena, Cali- fornia, who helped save the Church during the Depression period. The $50,000 balance debt on Shorter has been raised entirely under the leadership of Rev. Russell Brown, the present pastor. ST. JOHN A.M.E. CHURCH Conshohocken, Pa. Dr. I. N. Patterson, Presiding Elder of West Philadelphia District held his last quarterly meeting on March 14th, and was paid in full, was well pleased at the grand work done by such few people. The officers and members, wish to thank the many friends for co-operation with them. under the leadership of Rey. H. T. Pembleton, he has practi- cally given us a new church. It has been stouccoed on the outside, painted inside and out, a new roof, and outside conveniences. Two persons have join- ed the church and $25.00 paid on the mortgage and we want to thank Bro. Wm. Docken and his club for their wonderful support. Rev. H. T. Pem- Los Angeles, Calif. ing Fund. Pastor A. Wayman Ward has quietly built up a strong reserve fund with which to begin the construc- tion of the New Bethel Cathedral under a program that shall carry it to full completion, once work actually begins. The congregation has been greatly re- vived under the leadership of Dr. Ida Mae Myller in the special ev angelistic services, and moves forward now with a spirit of unity that has not marked the church for several years. There is much promise that this the tenth year of the present pastor will prove to be his best, a most unusual thing for one who succeeds himself thru so extended a period. Crowds had to be turned away on Easter Sunday morning, when Pastor Ward delivered his message on “He That Over Cometh.” Twenty five of the accessions were had on that day. Bishop Edward J. Howard was a sur- prise guest. He returns to preach for Bethel on Sunday morning, April 24. Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. was a re- cent guest preacher. Bethel is still in Chicago, and extends her greetings to African Methodism everywhere, with an invitation to worship with her at 729 Oakwood Blvd. when in Chicago Pastor Ward may be reached at 538 East 34th Street at “The Ward Arms.” Drop in sometime. Bethel will be the mortgage burning of Shorter Chapel in Denver, Colo. on May 15 by Rev A. Wayman Ward, its builder, and other Chicagoans. represented at APR ERREEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEE General Conference Minutes NOW READY PRICE $1.00, Postpaid A.M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street bleton, pastor. Wm. DOCKEN, Secretary | pppepep pepe eee \ Swine Nt Phila, Pa. ===== DSC09793.JPG ===== sienna Bishop Waynesboro Ct., Rev. C. H. ‘ ‘, Witsen pasrcsuees EA Rev. W. N. Brown, P. E. .. 100.00] Ward, Rev. . He Dixons: 4 Marrietta, Rev. J. D. Spri Saar Bristol f ‘ : ERS eae et aa Wave re = pein i Cag iyo. Oley Cale COs aa eae 5.00 aie, Ane ; , Rev. C. W. j : ‘i f f Poe ies eh eee NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE | aston, Rey. S. Geor see 12.00 ‘ —| Rey. M. L. 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Garcia $ 20.00 Belson +. $277.00 : cennes, Ind. ...... 2.00 ¥) is Pe bo Veh 1.00 od f : E faa: 20. -00 a ener i Neen aed a {t. Tabor, Rey. A. S. Jerrett 3.50] New Brunswick, Cc: H. Crum- 3 poe ame tng 4 Rey. W. P. Henson, Papert pe heli Rev. J. C. 4 i PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE pastor | onus Gee Tar Maumee 10.0 ion ee PLE. ne. ees 2.00 Leland District Rev. R. C. von } South Philadelphia District Stippensbare Chr Ren TEE o . anni §.. Be Nelson eee LDIOO Ral Eph ae + Bi a L. Tolbert, Pa para ne Vv ae Aa 4) : i B Cacpes, PCE: Gauterheth coe eo ‘lainfield, J. H. Wilson .. 5.00 scopal District a eae 1.00 & eiiatobid District Rex) Walla 4 pees een cae aes Enamel 4.00] Princeton, D. J. Brown .....- 16.00 NEW YORK CONFERENCE a Rev. iH. H. Black, Indianap- 4 feves pa eee oa : ee ee : 2 Marshall, Asbury Park, J. S. Broy Manhattan District $ olis, Ind. re Bishop Noah W : p io Te Aa ai pet Mit 1.00 Bishop H. Y. Tookes , a. . Augustus $ 6.50 Pastor, Atruchist ou. boo twene 2.00 > : wv HL as ot 0 Os Rev GA ete Ok Bo | ey eeneeheD : 00} poy Noa . Williams ‘ort Gibson District—Rev. J. J H tee eae’ varid | Oklah Avondale, Rev. C. A. Price.... 1.0 Malvern, Rev. S. B. Timmoi .00) Long Branch, J. C. Choice .... 8.00] Metropoli L. Lilon, PLE. 4 ci . Davis, Springfield, Rev. J. D. Wilson, Bogue, Kan- Morrant, PE z i oma Wl Misenyille Rev. C. A: Pri : tbat i ns, Atlantic Highlands, S. P. Hood 8.00 politan, J. A. Sterritt .... $ 5.01 1.25 SAS rua a wa $2.0 hpi ee aia ne 6.50 Nothing ea < . A. Price .. 1.50 OT se eveeteeeres sys enees 1:0) Feahway TOW. » ¢ -00] St. Luke, Wm. Freeman eee Rowen Me amttel ae baa -00 st Baa ad 8 Se quare, Rev. N. A. Mechanicesburg, Rev. J. H. cr: f He ia . P. Collier .... 8.00] Flushing} Wm. Dawkins eeteee 9.00) Rey y Hi es itch, Hiawatha, hrevesport District—Rev. A. Thirteenth Episcopal District ‘ 7 Hylton re Queen, pastor ... ranford, O. E. Lattamore .. 8.00] © i ; ta} 10.00] Rey y 4 f 2.50) 1. 4 1.00 Pullen; eee sa eae t 1 Res Roy PY Got) 500 ee RE at Boe . ee a : 65. | whiddiehuch ise lee a Anderson re 2.00 4 : Bets (Edward King, Carrier Rrom St. Marks A. M. E. Monroe District—Rev. G. ibe is 3 Paschal, Rev. 0, W.Thoraren 200 ar 0) Miadiestone: We SeSladeer an a uae . W. Nichols ...5.. 20.00! x, ; 1.00 IVR RLEL iit anece doe we 2.00 Church Sunday School by Stinson we wpa cesses cael : 7.00 o Bee ie. H.. Hilts “2 "i Basa Py oer Rascile | Co ee ou oe 2 oe Y., Rev. Barrow 5.00! 4, Ss Rev. J. M. Hassell, Marion, Hasan Supt. Tope- Alornideeniaiee Ren HW if : Swarthmore, Rev. Edwin Kenner 5.0 First Episcopal Diseice. 30} Pennington and Skellman, I. Bee a : Anderson Da AoA 30. 00) Rey o : Til) ER a Oa 2.00] Rey OM eae eles eas Mean 1.00) Rc hat ig a baie 7.00 mal St. Mary, Rev. J. W. Harris .. 5.00 Philadelphia Conferenc W. L. Roundtree ........ 8.00] Corona, N ai sit ee 00 ‘ 00 Hema ga ME, Sun: side, C Nes estat) ay entra ane aipeenst oe Eimwood: Rev. W. J. Towosend) — The Philadelphia District Freehold, F. R. Stevens ...... Soleo ee ae, $.00| Re : Rey cencot By. C., Hunt, ee ee POS OO AOUSha Vy enone en Okeola; ‘Rev. S: TB. Cooper’...2 We Biches POS Allen, Asbury Park, S. B. St. Jone, one Moton .....5.. 2.00 A 5.00 Supt. Wukegan, Ill. ...... 6.0 nen . Taylor, Wentzville, ; Bilder uiem tens teeta Saeierar 1.35 Little Bethel, Rev. R. W. E Pe age ver - Brown. bis bieeaeeaeleseee 5.00} Union Beth a i, . Jacobs. 5.00) Rev. 00) From Trinity A. C. E. Lea- Rev B We Ni rare . ir Se ee 1.00 eons District—Rev. P. EN pre F tones: r f urge | Fairhaven, J. N. Washington 7. ly ewby . 5.00) ots Se 1.00 au pd arnes; Globe, Ara- S «OB CER PLE. oo... 4.00 Spring Vat codes Lc 2.50 fg ee Beds aol oe SE 40.00 Metuchen, S. A. Gatlin Te fo ee oo Jolngon™: 5.00 Re ; -00) From Trinity A.M.E. Chmurch —.90 ae At ey 32: cao New Orleans District—Rev. MRM LZ sat eck varieties Be 8.00 teres oe tate | Boundbrook, A. B. Philipps .. 3.00 Ij ion, N. Y. C., J. P. Col- j B00 Rey. c. W. Stratton, Mound Total Bat ae aN i Hei fra Thornbury, Rev. T. J. N sisal yee De SMe ota 30.00 Flemington, E. M. Mi Set itsesl ry Be 4 eM eh... OAL a ate Lana Maa Cath Sitios | Paton, Rouge District-Rey.)) J. y . T. J. McKel- y, Rev. KiGaiReeset ub 180006 ngton, E. M. itchell Lincoln Memorial, E ReMistepheniA. Jo CST IN fad K. Washington, P. E a vey re Mien us ee eh es Bethel G. M. L., Rev. J. R Reals 2 E., Gee wWatden 1ce0 2080 ion Mion y eet DWN ae = 5.00 Hise a . Johnson, Villa Sixth Episcopal District Lake Charles District “Re “Ww 5.00 arby, Rev. B. W. Arnett 15.0 Johnson ae oodville, I. E. Showell 6-00l'St Phillipe ho De Reser... 2.00 | Se A eae one si 1.30 Satie : : Bea eee Oe Me ONES ferinsinnee ersitcten gy ae : hill ] H. Hall, P.E. . Turnell, Rev. E. W. Tolson .. 125 Frankford, Rev. E. L. Kinzer ri Hightstown, J. J. Marteen .. 2.00} Simon Pi Regeremec 2.00; P 4.00 ace ant Anam. E, Church Fea s 4 1.50 Arnett, Rev. E. D. Newsome... 1.5 Norristown, Rev. W. W. J: (a ; Ricky Hill, E. D. Williams .,.. é Mt. Oli mee NOR ES es | 2.00) eee Mt ee Rev. J. H. Hall, Ray: Wiest Chester, Rey./A. Q. Nor, | PRoenarville Rev: (M4 inact pis t. Oliver, M. C. Carpenter .. 2.00 iojieueeeenes Cyt 1.25 At eclapeny Bishop E.) J. Howard ton - Nor- , . M. M. Ham- Total 5 . ——] Trinity, A. A. Kenlock . 2.00) R | Reve wa H. St i A es seats ep EE Cen 1.20 OM eeeeeneeeeerenertee eens 12.50 Bin ea ea ee 10.00 tal © shakes eae omairs $162.50] Morris Brown, J. A. Thomp- -00| R . H. Stoner, Champaign, f | pais Rey. L. U. Stanford.... 5.00 Crestmont, Rey. A. C. Collins. Atlantic City District 5 son , J. A. Thomp- Pa, 9 0.00 1S ENG A aE TE 5.00 Totalovyy i ite Ke Bi. As White Chattanooga i ee ee tes wea hee Ot aaa Ra i Be Fein td a Ae ee | ce bed pues $53.9 Tennessee ..-,.---05- see ees | ‘od aia aoe Merlin Repel pent Stewart 10.00] Port Norris and Haileyville, R ‘St. Paul, N. Y. C., R. B. Bar- W. go |. Wh ete 2.00 Tenth E Rev Te We : Allen, Ohila, Rev. J Ww. ‘Mason eye Manayunk Be Elto perad -. 6.00 W. Lott Ale 3.00] B ot A 1.0} ~~ | Rev. Scott, Quinn Chapel ead pucopyy District Tennessee i Bhy.'5 ! a ; : nee oh vette eeeee renee 4 ronx, R. y 2 ; j ; wd Niet R oe Rev. Alfred Haskins J.5 Oliver Chap, Rev. J. W. Caulk ed Millville, T.: Kings avepoisec 4.00| Tuckaho, nttON as ee dae burg 8.00 Church, Chicago, Ill. ...... 5.00 TE coal Vai tmanuel, Rev. E. D. Ford.... 5.00 Langhorn, Rey. C. H. Whal .00] Glassboro, W. R: Gail ........ 3.00 Jou 5.00 i. : Rev. H. E. Steward, Chicago, a ah iGoed | Calvary, Rev. M. H. Brooker. 3.00} Mt: Carmel, S. M H. asi ae Lindenwald, Richard Adams 2.50 Total 4 | bung 2.00 foo tedetes ahiver 2.00 TERT RPT en ee Gordo —Chattanooga, < . St. Luke, Rev. I. F. Par veh ig) Tepe en str ae hua le Williamst sees 2,50] Total sees. eee $11 2 Rey. E. L. ‘| Bishop W ; A aah be eaten 9d: 5 2.00 | , ey Bl ham .. EM Lae eee stown, C. Bayard .. +. $119.00) Rev. a: : Fuller, Litchfield, p W. A. Fountain .....- 75,0 i alae i i St. James, Rev. J. E. Dennis hal fcr Peters, Rev. J pe Oe in 3.50] Bridgeton, H. Y. ‘Mbaedt ay as Cc. W New York Conference Pa: 5.00 TM. reece cence entree eee te 1.50 ee Aa Mie ee mcas, “* “~~! Lebanon, R - J. A. Pierson.. 4.0 | Othelle, Earnest Joh: es Z Wig Walters PHB: strc estes $110.00] Rev. J. Rey. A. C. Jones, Carbondal Se RG Raa iT a 5.50 ele as moti i; oni = J. Morton... 3.00] Ege eee s ay .. 6.00] J. A. Manning, P. E 80.00 tle I Bp Tl > e, as Seventh Episcopal District Rey. S. Lyman—Midway, Ky .. 2.00 te MODE pane HE 3: $154.75] 7 n, Rev. Wm. White ... a or, W. J. Wright .... 1.00 Ninth pee elDieile oh.) | R 5 1 SES Sa aaa h Rey. L. L. Green—Campbells- | LE IBIES B ei Ke bomen Bek Keron 1.00 baci J. W. Thomas .. 14.00| Bishop D. H aS Dl ae R ; br ee S. Holt, Rockford, ai, ville; Kyun ca esses gaia 1,12 rer isburg fusons L147 oldtown, J. B. Bell .. isi re .00 a. 1.15 apie ir ialds cme ohne 8.00 Lert ea pee ar ae Be bed : Rev. R. O Pda , Pottstown, Rev. HAA rreee 2.00] Vineland, J. G. Frazier . . ihe GRANDE LOSS - $2,684.55 Rey. E. Tabon, Mounds, Ill... 1.2 Ps pty eaeeyeat Union Phita. Bar arrorepyd cos) SOe oe et Kee Fenwick, J. E. Dennis 10.00 Second Episcopal District Tot 0.65 | Rev. S. P. Johnson, Gillsburg, W. Andrews PE AOE eo “ie sine oi >. H, Foun- Disney, Rey. E. J. Coad ge ba Swedesboro, A. B. Elsey .... 6.00 ‘i Fe ne ey Bie Rates cits. tae a ohe:s)2 3.00 Rev. T. M. Greene eee . bh PONE ods colon t annua ELI GAB Sak Pe se ce f is seiiee! Vv 4 ; ‘ nebary ai. ¥.C Wikee , Mrs, Janie E. A. Soe ie Se Gear 5.00 ml ae “OR eh agate! Tear yaccoe Wekectl wy pastor Ree antic ity, M. M. Ward .... 40.00 Beer oc ee 5.00 Rev, Mack R.. Jackson—Wheel- hit Riccpatee: Rev. W, A’ leds: dae: Pod Allen Chapel, Atlantic City, J. Rev. J. D. Coston, Chicago, Ill. 12.00 Rey. B. L. Reese—Houston, Tex wright, Ky. . } Make (ek eee hg DS : ‘ M. Golson Rev. J. W. Wiley, Blooming- $ 65) ccc Yn:. | Pave) Rev Ferree ere t ne ee een 2.00 Fi r chhe orktown, J. F. Shorter .... (cl TRG: 2a Ri 2.00 Rey. R. A. Scull—Galveston, Rey. J. L. Madison—Harrisburg, | % ev. J, R. Fortune, pas- cha eae District Salem, G. A. ester’ “i Rey. Maude B. Johnson, Ches- STAG Sauer nGvarci 1 ISSA MICH rnaaae tote i 3.50 i Steelton Ree if €.§ CG Fees Be New England Co: ya Cape Mary, My, We Reine vile UE US ere 1.50 Rey. T. J. Clement—Houston, Rey. H B. Threadgi | tor 5 ; pi Se dia Rev. W. K. Ho H ference Whitesboro, G. A. Brooks Rey. W. R. Stewart, Cedar TLORSS bay yrransteasny nts” 25.00 ict Sets SO ante oie 2.00 Norle Rev. A LB ie. fe thes 17 NN a a artford, Mildwood, E. N. Thornley . Rapids, Iowa .......-+--++ 1.00 Rev. G. W. Jackson—Waco, Rey. H. W. Wooding, Monti- | eS . A. L. Bouldin, pas- ie eS We ra ohMeae Ne ated $ 32.50] Oceon City, J. W. Christian Rev. W. A. Majors, Clmton, Peas erat arse Tce 2.00 cello, dScathckey Tada i ; pgs . 10.00 Const - Overton, Hartford, Woodbine, Samuel Griffin i MWe eos = 1.00 Rey. L. C. Browning, Albilene, Rev. N. B. Morton, Nashville, , Rev. aes kine Ay eee 20.00) Mild: 4 : Bishop M. H, D: Rey, i ; Reins S Cite pene h Mexagy Mi Pend baictvank caer 2.00 Tennessee (inc. even ceiradebes 4 Z hi “nit De hie eee 12.00 aga Hartford, Conn. 5.00 bein Self gine an 2.00 Rev. WwW. N eawetds pol 501, 3.00 oe ras Sign: City, 5.00 M Carlisle, Rey. J. Pa A ayn Bae Bt . ,T. E. Hallman .... $ a , ao: | reer : 3 tor be J. H. Queen, pas- Mass, . lake, Springfield, Lakewood, G. E. George .... 2.00] R, oe Pe ee ge $ 2.00) Rev Ne Rey. B. F. Moses, Clarinda, Rares sae ee sa a Bey echel PReE ay Rast Contewillc. Rey No iT. 10.00| Rey. O. Childers, Boston. Di _.. 32,50) Barneget, Frank Hicks ........ ; ev. G. A. Hammins, St. Fred- Wai REE oc NON a ae 1.70 ; at: ike a t ar eM frieks. pee ple re sen) 10 1 -merick, Md. 2. <2 Breer ee ete 4,00| Rev. ® Rev. Andrew R. Parks, Os- El h Epi aerinany nag gente So, Coatesville nae Maas 7.00) Mrs. Cora Scott, Chai tes § Oy i Total -....... $161.50 Aue. Williams, Method, ict 1.00) caloosa, Towa 1.3 ras aan Sinan bee SAG ae eR ; » Rev. SB. s 1 irles St...» 8.00 ‘Wack Mad eee i: ieee 1.50 James | R . seheerensenes fee Seat cattle as 50 | James ev. C. S. S Burlington, : istri siege elas 7.00 senat| flees eee egmeee ee K. Gullins, Kittrell lf 2.00 Towa aE Bishop S. L. Green FR RARE , Rev. J. R. G Gone resi EE emeonc ; ag a) be aTOVves Revs: 4. Rihana $108.00] Jones Tabernacle, Rev. Wak iy ee B rae NGS Civtere ene po 2.75 i Rev. Henry J. Parker, Water- Mississippi: 6.00 mouth, Mass ia os Stevenson ...,..... { '$ 50.00 ev. Samuel E, C. Lord, Bridge- 2.00 loo, Iowa 2.5 | Greenwood District—Rev. Cc. G. sal 2.00| St. Matthews, Rev. H gee ‘ TOM, Vile wah n ei an haan ans 2.00) Rev POtabl. cckcs > Scrivens, P. E. ..-++- $3, 10 6.00 Polat... : hie pee ees atta ee Sai Gamble, Lynthbureh; ; PAQV Ga towWag. cies neces ee cere 33| Natchey District—Rev. Si S. Ne cherie 4 Maieen bik on | NIE . 10.00| Mt. Pisgah, Rev. a ae Pree a! 5 Ailes gud one Ceqe ney a tty ano 2.50 Rev. C. S. Spears, Burlington, Stephens, P. E. ...-sse++ 6.25 5.00 fastor x. Rev. J, A. Davis, Zion, Rey. John L a aa papas ae Albert Lane Gactecs 0.00 Oo, 4 RS Sao 1.00| Brookhaven SRS ih doe. « aM aye I 4 ic 5,00|B ieeee g Ay Sia cea Meeps eee ee 2.00 dav 4 Rey: ash se L. Green, Jr., P. E. +++: 2.00 Dela: } yrn Mawr, Rev. J. para i . Henry J. Parker, Water r sopbeere : 5.00 Rew, y ep ee Ardmore, Rey Mt a Sa 2.00) Rev. J. E. Harris, Hampton. Rev. & ‘Yoo, Towa «0.00.66... 2.50| Gulf Port ON G. W. A aN § $130.00 | LaMott, Rev J R Gallien Ne aie es vie te oes ta: | 5.00 : Winston, P. E. .-+++++19- 1.00 6 Chea hts IS yy 4+ x ey. Ss 1 ada District—Rey- i ae Pole keds tes N. Grenada District A.W, + [Bishop R. A, Grant .,..,-4.+++ $500-00 Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. ===== DSC09794.JPG ===== PAGE TEN LOOK! Both volumes beautrtully and and Stamped in Gold. A AD AE a THE CHR {YMNAL and )ISCIPLINE TOGETHER $1.50 Music and Hymnal ) Discipline A $2.40 Value Both For $2.00 securely bound in Semi Morocco ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO- WE PAY POSTAGE. A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna. Ph ol Se KINgaley 8276 See ROOMS $1.50 UP PER DAY FOR QUIETNESS AND GOOD FOOD COME TO t / 1 THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE “Exclusive But Not Expensive” SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 25 CENTS FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) L. J. WAT&RS, Proprietor 1438 LOMBARD STREET — Dr. E. P. 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CHURCH SENTENCE FOR WIFE BEATER BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 16— (UP).—A longshoreman here has been sentenced to regular church attendance on an assault conviction. He was ar- rested for beating his wife.’ From Other Papers i | CHILD BITES SNAKE’S HEAD | GREER, S. C., April 16 (AP)— , Dr. T. O. Walker had a rush call— Dewey Turner’s 3 year-old daughter '\vas playing in the yard with a snake. He reported he arrived just in time to !see the child bite off the garter snake’s head with no harm to herself. | RACE NOT RELIGION ‘The merger of the 3 Methodist bodies has degenerated into a racial question— that is, the Southern brethren opposed to the merger have made itso. Where the racial question is dragged in any question, as a rule, leave is taken of “honor, manhood and manners.” Logic, facts and fair play go out of the win- dow insofar as those haters of the Ne- gro race are concerned. Opponents of the merger for the want of decent and sensible argument say things so ab- surd that one must wonder if they are 1 | really honest in such. Mr. James W. \ Liscomb is the president of the lay- men’s organization that is resorting to every trick in the trade to defeat a favorable vote in the General Confer- ence of the Church, South. Of the propaganda of this organization Bishop Wm. Ainsworth of that church says “it transgresses all bounds of reason and propriety.” That organization says that a merger will mean mixed mar- riages and such foolishness. Mr. Lip- scomb “rejoices that in the territory of the Methodist Church, South, there is not located a single one of the 28 states in which blood mixture is leg- alized.” It may be noted that Mr. Lipscomb uses the word legalized. No doubt he uses that word deliberately. As long as the mixture is illegal to him it seems O.K.. but what a sin to be LEGAL. If there is a more absurd argument that the merger of religious bodies will mean a mixture of races, the intelligent mind has not yet con- ceived of it. “WINGS OVER JORDAN” The Negro now has a nationwide audience over the air which affords him the opportunity to reveal to America the better side of Negro life, culture and group achievement. This has been made possible chiefly “through the foresight and energies of the Rev. Glenn T. Settle of Cleveland, O., who conceived the idea and is now director of a Sunday Radio Program known as “WINGS OVER JORDAN.” This program is broadcast from Sta- tion WGAR, Cleveland, and is carried throughout the nation over the facil- ities of The Columbia Network System, each Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, Eas- tern Standard Time. The programs are i i troversial matt and as such the: tionally impressive and jns good way to start off our tivities and services would in upon these programs. The salutatory nationwide Over Jordan” program was ren on January 9th, 1938, when thes Joseph Gornez, pastor of s;. } A.M.E. Church, Cleveland, mag guest speaker. Since that date Big ; D. H. Sims, D.D., has been the ga er, and on Sunday, March 6th, Rel H. Mansfield Collins, pastor 4; toric Eighth and Towne Stree Chung Los Angeles, Calif., broadcast an quent message to the youth of land. The Secretary of Mj been requested to appear program in the near future This program affords a yery forum for the presentation of the ¥ gro in his spiritual, cultural and intellectual achievements, asa peculiarly fitting vehicle § interpretation of the Negro (| it will be revealed through t! alities of these leading Ni chad acters who will be privileged to appeg upon these programs. Li “WINGS OVER JORDAN” eac day morning, and then write ¢ tion WGAR, Cleveland, O., ¢ Piting. 4 Sunday ; 2 be to ing OLDEST MINISTER answers Roll Call Prince F Jackson “ 5. Johnson, D.D. Born in _D. 1851 by slave parents, by a white family, in which sidered a member. When ng man he inlisted in the and was a regular soldier ate of Oklahoma for five » came to Texas immediately s honorable discharge, and ‘ool in Milford, Texas. converted and joined the der the influence of Dr. J. sins, Sr. by whom he was to preach. He received ppointment from Bishop M. and served fifty three years erent minister as pastor and Ider, and all of this time was leaders in the Texas min- Johnson was an unusual day. And never relinquish- adership until superanuated ing his last report as presid- MDec., 1936. He was a great ith a commanding person- Upon just how you have enjoyed gram. usually remarked, “during ministry, I’ve never failed in eport nor missed one roll ; on time for the opening of ting of which I was a mem- —Voice of } REST IS ONLY CURE FOR COLD! TESTS ON 1667 PATIENTS SHOW ered his last ROLL CALL ght, April 10th. On Palm made his triumphal entry ulem.” (my happy home) ervices, Thursday, April 14, .M. fitan A.M.E. Church, Aus- Dr. A. W, Williams, pas- _ By Associated Press NEW YORK, April 6.—S dred and sixty-seven Harvard who lost 70 years of time in 3 from common colds and respirat fections were cited to the Americ College of Surgeons today d that for colds there is only one pr ventive and one cure—rest. The study was reported by Dr. Ar V. Bock, of Boston. In the Stillman Infirmary yard, the students were established kind of treatment, but om complete rest in bed had muci effect, Dr. Bock said. Bed { SSIONAL—‘Flee as a bird.” “Servant of God well J. W. Howard. at Has R—Rev. J. L. Parks. very RE LESSON—Dr. P. E. cold ‘Lead: Kindly Light”—Choir he said, is the “common-sens¢ i AMS—By Rev. L. C. ment that Hippocrates, father of mee cine, started nearly 2400 years 28 IONS — Mt. Bonnell “It saves,” Dr. Bock: added F.& A.M. trouble and money.” Vaccines Unproven In the Harvard studies, litt! dence was found that vaccines colds and respiratory infections a. Few drugs were potent: atigue not only of body, but o! “a he said, is important in causing *™ to catch cold. To avoid colds, he said people ™ “live within the resources ig physical and nervous systems.” Th should be careful of chills, changes! weather, irritants in the air and 0m tagion. —(a) Presiding Elders— - Pendergraff and W. N. b) Pastors—Drs. P. E. Prince F. Jackson, H. B. Baptist) E. J. Davis, Wm. Baptist), F. W. Grant, H. C. C. Davis; (c) General - A. S. Jackson, Mrs. L. au RY—Rey. L. C. Graves. Dr. J. V. B. Goins, Jr. igo J. V. B. Goins, Sr. the clamps, Dr. Goldblatt animals immediately re- Y imitate all degrees of the nan disease and make per- r the drugs proposed for Blood Pressure Tests Some dogs and monkeys at Ws" Reserve University, Cleveland, 1" "7 are imitated the high blood pres humans, were described by Har'’ 4 blatt, M.D. Silver clamps which i duce the blood supply of arteries ° : animals’ kidneys give them the trouble. S to date, Dr. Goldblatt © that none of the drugs ve great curative effects. she added, that high blood He to some as yet unidenti- irculating in the blood, ——— Es 8 licensed him) 2 Cor. 4-7 good fight.” | Dr. Ay owe Williams, Ceremonies. “Servant of God well done, Praise be thy new employ; The battle fought, victory won, Enter thy Master's joy.” i ee COY, ALA, Master of Rev. Thomas Clayton Hilsam Ppass- ed Sunday night, April the 3rd, 1938. He was born at Forest Home, Ala. September 19th, 1875, was converted at an early age, called to the ministry at the age of 25 years, was a successful pastor, and by his preaching many men and women were brought to Christ,. He pastored the following charges: Samson, Hartford, Enterprise, Brant- ley, Atmore, Camden and the Pine Level Circuit, where he preached his last sermon Sunday at noon from Job 14:17. After the close of his sermon he sang “I will trust in the Lord,” and called a brother to pray. Thus he became deathly ill, the end came at 12 P. M. He leaves to mourn his dismise, a wife, ten children and a host of friends. Rey. S. M. Davis, P. E. of the Camden District of which he was a member. —Rev. E S. Singleton THE PRIMROSE CAMPAIGN Pres. Frederick D. Jordan, Western University Dr. S. S. Morris and our Depart- ment of Religious Education is to be heartily commended for bringing to the church at this time The Primrose Campaign for enlargement and enlist- ment for the Youth activities of the church. It is particularly timely. Just now when the spiritual element in our lives has been strengthened and re- vitalized by the meditations and exer- cises of Lent. We are in need of tasks to which our awakened enthusiasms may be harnessed. What task is more challenging in its urgent demands and more heartening in its promise of re- ward than this one. Youth today needs a vital experi- ence of the reality of God. No alliter- ation of catch-phrases will suffice. No program of activities however exten- sive, presented as a bait to catch and hold the youth to the church will be effective. The old Christian Endeavor rallying cry, born on the lips of youth itself must again be raised, “For Christ and the Church.” We can save the youth to the church only if we first save them to Christ. Let us heartily join in the Primrose Campaign. Let us seck new members for our Sunday School and Allen Chris- tian Endeavor League. Now is the time to gather those boys and organize a Boy Scout Troop. Nine months of outdoor activities are before us. Ac- cept the aid of this character building program in your fight against Juvenile delinquency. What about your young people’s’ Missionary Work. Are the heroic labors of our foreign mission- aries to fail? Shall the “Heavenly vis- jon” being promoted with such. self sacrifice by Bishop Wright and the other Bishop's in the foreign field go for naught? What are you doing to help the youth of your church to a clearer understanding of Jesus’ will THE CHRISTIAN “T fought x RECORDER for their lives in this our complex be- wildering civilization. Organize the Youth Council. Write to the Depart- ment of Religious Education for a vital stimulating program. The Hour has Struck! The need is Urgent! The Campaign in on! BUILDING THE SESQI-CENTEN- NIAL MEMORIAL, IN MEMPHIS, TENN. Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church To Be Erected With Chain Of Dimes Con- tributed By A.M.E.’s and the Friends of Christianity Every Where By I. T. Jefferson What mean Israel these stones? When crossed the Jordon, and was commanded to carry a pile of stones, out to the other side, anticipating a question like the above; their leader, Joshua explained: “That this may be a sign among you, that when your chiidren ask their fathers in time to come, saying, what mean ye these stones? Then ye shall answer them, that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord when it pass- ed over Jordan; and these stones shall be a memorial unto the children of Israel forever.” INSPIRED by the ideals and history of the great A.M.E. Church, and in order that a monument marking its ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH YEAR of work and progress in the field of Christian Evangelism and race development may -be erected, the pas- tor, officers and members of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1628 Patton St., Memphis, Tenn. have resolved to erect a modest but beautiful structure to be known as the Allen Chapel Sesqi- Centennial Memorial A.M.E. Church, that it may mark the 150th milestone of our march in the conquest to bring the world to Christ. And shall be to the glory of God and for the inspiration of coming generations. That when our children shall ask, what means these brick and stones? on South Third St. (our new location) We can answer, “The Great A.M.E. Church halted here in June, 1937 to celebrate the One Hundred and Fiftieth year of religious freedom for the Negro in America.” We have resolved by prayer, and the ingathering of dimes from the mem- bership of the A. M. E. Church throughout the connection, and from friends far and near, and through the influence of our brethren, to col- lect the mecessary funds for the erec- tion and equipment for whatever is to be known as The Allen Chapel Sesqi- Centennial Memorial A.M.E. Church in Memphis, Tenn. We therefore beg you to join in this chain of dimes. Send Us A Dime! Ask your friend to send a dime! Ask the members of your church to send a dime. Lift a Dime collection from your congregation, and send it to us. Get a Dime from any lover of the cause. A DIME WILL BUY AND LAY ONE BRICK IN THIS BUILDING. So send a dime and buy and lay a brick today. Send it to S. J. Jefferson, Sect’y., 279 Essex St., Memphis, Tenn. or to Rev. J. W. Hall, 380 South Cynthia St., Memphis, Tenn. Committee James Spight, Chairman PAGE ELEVEN S. J. Jefferson, Sec.-Treas. Rev. J. W. Hall, Treas, W. Tenn. Conference Rey. I. T. Jefferson, Pastor E. J. Howard, Bishop .... FAYETTEVILLE, TENN ~The Fayetteville Circuit held its 2nd quarter on March 5-6 with the Rev. G. M. Flemings. presiding elder of the South Chattanooga District. Be- ginning Friday night at Mayes Chapel special sermon for the Stewardesses was delivered by the Rev. A. J. Sim- monds, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Fayetteville, Tenn. His subj. was, “Not by My Strength, but by My Spirit saith the Lord”. He preached till the hearts of his hearers were set on fire with the Holy Ghost. One was converted and joined the church. The choir sang, “Take my hand Precious Lord” afterward, the master young i] man, Evans Hester sang “I am on the : Battle field for my Lord”—and it ap- : peared that a shower of the Holy Ghost fell on all that were present. The 11:30 o'clock service Saturday morning was held at Brown’s Temple A. M. E. Church at 11:30, Rev. Si- monds lifted our hearts again with a great message. The business part of the quarter was held by the Presiding Elder, Dr. Flemings. All reports were good, with a large increase over several years. On Sunday morning at 11:30 the Rev. G M. brought us the third message during our quarter. His subject was, “The Everlasting Gospel” which he preached to the delight of all who present. During sermon one was converted. and juined Conversions this quarter Flemings were his the church. 8, accessions 9, amount raised $162.25 We are thankful to our Bishop for sending us our good Presiding Elder, Rey. G. M. Fleming and our pastor, Rev. W. B. Wilson. “They make a fine team. EULA HESTER ALLIGATOR, MISS The second quarterly conference was held March 5-6 by our Presiding Elder C.'S. Jones at St. James A. M. E. Church. The Presiding Elder preach- ed a soul stirring sermon, Text; Luke 16:25 or Subj. “Son remember” and our souls were charged. Our church is moving on since the second quarter we have done some repair work on the parsonage. We thank the Bishop ifor sending us Rev. A. M. Francis. | Prof. R. H. Young and Miss Mil- dred Wilson were quietly married at the parsonage Saturday, March 19th by the pastor, Rev. A. M. Francis. 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ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY HEAR YE Sunday Schools, Leagues, Young People's Missionary Societies, Boy Scouts, and Youth Councils. JOIN The Primrose Campaign of Enlarge- ment and Efficiency in Religious Edu- AWARDS: Presented to the church- es in each Episcopal District reporting the largest Growth as a result of Par- ticipation in this Campaign. TIME: Beginning Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938, ending Sunday, May 29, 1938, “Six weeks of Intensive Activity. WHAT TO DO: 1, Register at once your Sunday School, League, Junior Missionary Society, Boy Scout, and Youth Council with Dr. S. S. Morris. 2. Begin now to plan a membership drive for your organization, and to organize a leadership Training group. 3. Wear a Primrose during this season, 4. Write at once for a copy of DAN- IEL A. PAYNE LEADERSHIP TRAINING CURRICULUM (Re- ligious Educational Bulletin, No. 101), Price 10c, 5. Order this bulletin and procure other helps from the Department of Religious Education, E.. A. Selby, Treasurer, or to S, S. Morris, Gen- eral Secretary. New Address: A. M. E. Book Concern. 716 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Watch the weekly Recorders and the New Journal of Religious Education, February issue for detailed information. rt THE CHRIST! ee er deer EEE Notices : = ee The Calendar April 27—Delaware Conference-—Sea- ford, Delaware, Rev. G. E. Mat- thews, Pastor, 506 North Street Bishop David Heury Sims. Virginia Conference — St. James A.M.E. Church, Berkley South Norfolk* Va. Rev. Louis M. Thompson, pastor, Slay St: James St. Bishop M. H. Davis. May +-New Jersey Conference.— Newark, N. J. Rev. A. C. Saun- ders, Pastor, 95 Union Street Bishop David Henry Sims. AN APPEAL FOR AID On March 2nd, 1938, we lost our church and school house by fire, St. John A. M. E. Church, Florence Dis- NOTICE | trict, North East Conference, Seventh Episcopal District. We have begun to build our church back, and are asking the aid and assistance of anyone to help us out. Any donation will be high- ly appreciated. 1. H. Dozier, Pastor St. John A.M.E. Church Paffiplico, S. C., R.F-D.1 NOTICE All persons planning to attend the 121st Session of the Baltimore Annual Conference which convenes at Payne Memorial A. M. E. Church, 1716 Madison Ave., May 4th to 8th, please write Rev. D. E. Rice, 417 Laurens St.. Baltimore, Md., so that proper homes may be provided. Sincerely, D. E. Rice 417 Laurens St., Baltimore, Md. Attention A. M. E. Lay-Members A great Mass-Meeting of Lay- Members of the A. M. E. Church Friday, April 22, 1938, 8:15 P. M. Allen A. M. E. Church, 17th and Bainbridge Streets, Rev. J. Winsmore Mason, Pastor, under the auspices of the Lay-Members Association of Phila- delphia Conference. —Bishop David Henry Sims Evangelist Wanted At Brinkley, Ark. If anyone can give me the name of any good Evangelist, please write me at once to Brinkley, Ark. Box 242. Any Evangelist seeing this want ad who feels that he or she has confidence in God and will walk out on His word, please write me at once and give me your own date when you can come. Please don’t promise me and then don’t come, as I have had three promises this year already from two noted Evange- lists of Arkansas who refused to come. This is a fine place for a revival, Rev. A. E. McDade Brinkley, Ark., Box 242 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: If you are planning to attend the Philadelphia Annual Conference which meets in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Har- risburg, Pa,, May 11 to 15, please notify the pastor, Rev. P. C. Williams, 622 Briggs St., Harrisburg, Pa., so that arrangements may be made for your entertainment. — P. C. Williams A. M. E. Church, Rev. 18—New York Conference—Free- pastor, 417 Laurens Street,| Bishop M. H. Davis. 11—Philadelphia .Conference.— Harrisburg, Penna., Rev. P. Cc. Williams, Pastor, 622 Briggs Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. port, L. L, Rev. G. W. Maybanks, Pastor, 59 Helen Avenue. Bishop: David Henry Sims. 25—New England Conference— New Haven, Conn. Rev. I. A. McCoy. Pastor, 82 Dickerman Street. Bishop David Henry Sims. August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- deavor Convention, Melbourne, Australia. . 24—Ontario Conference—Wind- sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, 404 Mercer Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 31—Michigan Conference— Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rev. W. H. Jones, 508 James Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. J. W. Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets. Bishop John A. Gregg. 14—West Virginia Confer- ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illindis, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna., Rev. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- ville, Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. October 5—IIinois Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North 14th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. ce 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 4 East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. : 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor, Bishop Edward J. Howard. November 9—West Tennessee Confer- ence—Greater Bethel, Jackson, other Harold was SPRING RALLY 54, St. Paul A Mr. od Rev. T. M. Greeng Lexington, Ky. St. Paul A.M.E. Church Spring Rally in anuary March 31. Sunday, March men’s day and Sunday, \ was womei’s day; \jj) th 4 results : 7 ¢ in his regard. were organized this rles Street Church are and the church is moving on. pastor’s remarkable prog- At this most needy time, expecting a change ih sworship, we ask the an- (Sol SS Ea aa ae MACON, GEORGIA RECEIPts Men’s Day collections Women’s Day collection; From other sources GRAND TOTAL previous years. The Presiding. Rev. J. astees are working and |'e@C% Pastor. their power to assure sat- On Friday night the ‘ The various units of th active and indications ar tha have a good year The pre tor was assigned to this ch, one year and nine, mont} ceeding Dr. George A. Sing was elected editor of the Chr corder, May 1936 served this charge Two annual conferc been made for this chu ent pastor. The first in a period of three n nual conference report reports made in recent spiritual side of th pace with, the financial s lar services are c with accessions | added regularly, and should be. At the beginnihg of ministration, the chi hind with the payme: gage; and many loc¢ his leadership, we ha catch up with all deli on the mortgage— and insurance on the all paid up in full, and 4 fi time many local debts have been paid, and | made on others. 7 ates on a cash basis single debt made dur administration. To activity of a large pcr membership, belong the credit, together \ like leadership of th« y greater advantages will by Rey. T. M. Johnson, a jate our presiding elder’s | fave success in your work. pf Richard Allen is march- selections Presiding Elder selected EWilliam G. Johnson prayer, Mr. J. I. Hanson Remarks, Benediction. . M. E. CHURCH Dixon, Ill. quarterly conference ii March 18th, at Lee A. jon with our Presiding HARTFORD, CONN. opened the meeting with | Church was held Sunday, March S pleased with our reports | Campbell. T PHILADELPHIA QUALITY ERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE FOURTH QUARTERLY CONF Charles Street A. M EN Boston, Mass Reverend Oliver W. Childe watt ee. iw W'MBBENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS ference of Charles Sir’ Church has finally rolled ® conference convened "| thusiasm, with Revere"’ teau, Presiding Elder Charles Street Chur plished many wonder!’ this last’ year under the " ship of its pastor, Rev ders. Miss Ella Williams Church Conference >° Mr. Arthur Murray 2° *” Cooper was appointe! "a The Sunday School selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- ors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with ‘onvenient to cars, schools and churches. Several d dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- CONTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 Jams, 5641 Market Street eR RCE STR IIRL, nd said that we were Progressing. ‘Brother Best reports we ever had, each report ed by the Presiding | ©@ttied one dollar along with it Wy, onderful work among |@e grateful to our own Bishop Gre 1. , for our Presiding Elder and our be members have been add- loved pastor, Rev. Charles, Enoch and uurch membership roll. his dear wife. Our pastor and wif se mourned the passing have their hearts in the work and Be jnurchman, Brother Basif working with us desiring to see us go Many beautiful re |Over the top. Two new auxiliaries wes senate heclens second quarter DELINA KADOGAN. The first quarterly conference for ce to return him to us. the conference year convened in St is service and his inter- Luke A. M. E. Church on January excelled by any other, | 28-30 with Dr. T. W. Evans the very ents of the church re- efficient presiding elder of the Forsyth owed greater interest and District, Macon Georgia Conference, Coleman Law- i Disciplinary Bie congregation ‘in the Questions were asked and the reports Bi hore centonient place from the various organizations were five resreene leave dear read. Sunday morning at eleven o'clock Bcc pariah cucion: tat the Presiding Elder ascended the sacred birthiowhenave move up rostrum. Hymn No, 343. was lined ‘ siting min- Be cncut that tie Tord: 6 ister. He also prayed a heart-felt aif cenaugmeraes lyless: prayer The Scripture lesson I Cor. 3:13 for his text, I Cor..3:11. Subject, “Christ the only sure foundation”. { eta etre oeecien “Atl This was a powerful message, everyone Fe seemed uplifted who witnessed it. feet you all in New Haven Closing prayer by Dr. W. F. Bodie. “|The choir rendered several beautiful At the evening service the odus 3:1-14 jas a Scripture Lesson. Text, Exodus 3:14 After sermon, selection by choir Offering, | MRS. L. B. PONDER low-townsman whom we ha from our youth up. Twice were we|of the The Fourth and last Quarterly Con- | schoolmates: Rey. Hemmingway has'}dent S. L R. Maguinez who in his| ference of the Second A. M. E, is predicted for him now. ding the Scripture and | 1938 by the appointed Presiding Elder, Ipreached a wonderful ser-|us a wonderful message after which as Peter and John going | the Conference was called to order, and mple to pray. The spirit | all reports were read when called for, rom heart to heart and|-We are glad to say our rank hasn't Hoiced in the Lord. Mrs.| Rev. W. R. Hopes. who brought to ack was elected secretary. | been broken by death, although, the Marshal. Our Presid- | Lord took from our district Dr. G, R. CL A OD Secretary L. H. Hemmingway When the Board of Church Extension a long distance in rehat e known Greene, and been a success heretofore and success | Hemmingway. Re es In all fairness we do not expect Dr. convened on April 14, the Reverend |Hemmingway to perform a. miracle. Lawrence H. Hemmingway of Orange-| The church should give his depart- burg, S. C. and a presiding elder in the Central Conference was elected to|lar Money. The portion of the Child- the office of Secretary of Church Ex-|ren’s Day money should be sent on tension to fill the vacancy occasioned | according to law. A serious effort to by the passing of the late A. J. Wilson. | repay outstanding interest and loans The newly-elected secretary is a fel- i ment a larger percentage of the Dol- ciety. Let the church stand back extension Department, Sleep on Dr. Campbell and take your | Church rest, we loved you, but God, loyed you Our Evangelist, sister T. Baten is | success. working very hard, trying to help put Yours for the cause of Christ, the program over for the Lord; she Rey. C; H. Richardson, pastor brought five new members) into the | Rev. W..R. Hopes. 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Episcopal District, and the en- dorsed candidate of the State of Mis- sissippi for the bishopric 1940. Dr. Barnes brought the message from the book of Genesis: 28:12: To say that he preached a great sermon is putting it mildly, because he is generally known throughout the state as a great preach- ere The spiritual fervor was high, four young people came forward for prayer. The stewards lifted a collection to the i Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year ( ) Check amount of forty-two dollars. NAME. . .ccecssranneoas we cquitsine «idodae ane oes no de decincewitis ceinccecoesias Dr. W. M. E. Barnes is serving his mia Fs sixth year on the Vicksburg district ADDRESS ...... wknee be ceceen cen maa sees odie vee datulastelewnys as presiding elder, and Dr. J. M. B. Michelle is serving his fourth year as pastor of Bethel Church. Each of them seems to become more popular each year. The choir, the best in the state, rendered excellent music, with Mrs. J. M. B. Michelle, the wife of the pastor at the Pipe Organ. The evening worship was well at- tended. The presiding elder preached to the delight of all present. Monday afternoon the Stewardess and Mis- sionary boards entertained at the pa- latial home of Mrs. L. C. Jefferson, in honor of Dr. Barnes. A very splendid program was rendered anda delicious repass was served. Dr. Michelle pre- sented Dr. Barnes, who spoke to us in a brief way of his trip abroad. Asa response to the address, Mrs. Sarah J. Cox read a resolution endorsing Dr. W. M: E. Barnes for Episcopal hon- ors in 1940. Dr. Michelle, Mrs. L. C. Jefferson, Mrs. J. M. B. Michelle Mrs. Ethel Olin, Mrs. Elizabeth Jink- ins, Mrs. Sarah Saunders and Mrs. Sarah J. Cox gave their endorsement and pledged their support for his elec- tion. The reports read in the quarterly conference were the best of any prey- lious quarterly conference, The presid- we have accomplished this “4 stand at the head of the District. . . iz FOURTH QUARTERLY Quarterly Conference for this q ence year was held at Bethe Ch Barnes, the leading presiding elder of | Gospel Chorus 8th by Te sD. Michelle p -E:D. Wilson ” : CONFE, AT Bethel A. M. § a Ardmore, Penna Monday Evening, April | The fourth and last Session Monday night, April 4th hf siding Elder, Dr. I. N Pattersg siding. Devotionals were condud the pastor, Dr. M. M. Ley, Presiding Elder began the acquainting the conference yj Bishops New Program {o; tha trict, and refreshing th ‘i the various divisions Money. Disciplinary questions anj follow :— . of the Increase in membership Amount raised by Trustees Stewards... -..--.. Senior Stewardesses Jr. Stewardesses .. Sunday School .... Senior Choir Nady \Shers *.<..... Male Ushers ...... ¢ are SCP! S EAT COMMISSION of Jesus The material vision of life he delusive glory it promises is , between us and the PRAYER *E that the servants of God should God has not promised to bless GOSPEL of HATE. The pro- of REVENGE may satisfy an d godless vision, but it separates yn the PROGRAM of Jesus for this world. We are nearing dition in which we have a form dliness without any power. When ncortverted masses behold the in- nt conflicts we wage against each they hesitate to accept the GOS- we preach. If they hear us they ot apt to be guided by us, be- the thing’ we preach to them is o be found in our lives. If I ‘d SIN in my heart, the Lord will ear my prayer. Inward power s with the Christian capacity to|each other as are used today. for one’s enemies. Our standing court of Heaven is not measured ur relation to those whom we love, ch as it is by those who hate us dispitefully use. Can we love and a CROOK tomorrow. Especially who hate us and dispitefully use Tf all of my ecorts are organized get even with my enemies, the Ghost cannot use me. Men may me just as godless men may each other, but the SPIRIT of t Jesus is not in me. we measure the present day Hard of life by the RULE of life fnd in the life of Jesus Christ, are the CHRISTIANS among Heart and Hand Coal Club Have you seen one? Where is Mary F. Handy Missionary Society .:..... 5 Young Women’s Auxiliar The most of our CONVERSA- IS are expressions of our HATE ch other. W4uth some exceptions, ACs Bs League .. md of the PLANS have in them Mother Pearls .... ip Allen Stars ....... Interior Decorators Total raised for all purposes.4 The reports at this vealed that $7674.50 wort! ments have been made onc erty during the past two which there is less than °/ due. Both pastor and p¢ mended for the remarkav made in the developme! along all lines. And every with a request for the pastor for his tenth yea" “Bethel Marches On.” —Mrs. Florence eee OUR CHRISTIAN LOVE EACH OTHER By Rev. Albert Lon | t one § If we read for at leas ‘times the 17th Chapter ° ‘ recorded by John and th¢ “of John, we shall find jus are drifting from the LOV'~™ in Christian service. If J 4 ‘with the spirit of HAT! PREACH the GOSPEL ° 'T live amidst the forces 0! * then the MASTER'S messiée in me. The GOSPE! ° " in it no power to advance a DOM of GOD. The out of our success as 2 church @ the worldly minded to bell are doing great things; ho" pirit of REVENGE. If we at- to pray on one PLANE of life known that we live on another —. If the HOLY GHOST is it of our plans the SPIRITUAL in the CHURCH will die. The tion by John tells us of the IN- D state of any church in such a ion. The GOSPEL of HATE hearts has come between us and converted mass of people out of They are finding many of us ve LAMPS in which there is no They are DRIFTING away from The majority of our fathers did ave the book learning we have. ver, thousands of them lived what PREACHED. Men took NOTE bm that they had been with Jesus f. As the men of today take E of us, with whom do they find have been? It is a wonderful to look up into men’s faces and behold the vision of love. It is derful thing to behold Jesus in the lives of men. Such lives in others a HUNGER, an IN- D longing to live better. Lives ved let themselves down into lives, and thus the KINGDOM d is advanced on earth among The spirit is bitter with hatred nge, can not COMMUNE with ‘© into one of our annual con- S, and one will find but a feeble on of love there among the 2 compose it: PLOTS, FALSE- », and programs of REVENGE y become the order of the day. ne go into our General Con- erence, one can see j rep —_—_—_ - ; ae - : as some men one meets oe offis to make us fight each other and to)GRAM OF CHRIST JESUS.” Jesus MURDER. Such men give of tear down that that our fathers gave |said, LOVE ye one another as I have © dence of ever having been Hee | oa Our desire to make a SHOW in |loved you. By this shall all men know They are living, walking ex Seas the flesh has taken away from us the |that you are mine, if ye Love one an- ote hatreds love ctevtheke on ee SPIRITUAL Power our fathers had. |other, we are slowly slipping into the We cannot go'on in this 24, rie The cry today is: “GIVE HIS PLACE valley of failure. If we are loyal, thing that is WRECKING aS e|TO ME. LET HIM DIE. I CARE pena and true, the God who gave odayiis aoe the eri work 7 rod) bi NOTHING FOR HIM. WE ARE IN. the victory to Richard Allen and the without but the lovele our foes eas KEEP ALL OTHERS OUT.” jmen of his day, will give the victory to amedliniolig esc nals and the |“HOLD THE LINE SO THAT THE us in this our day. our Bishops were to call a Sek A BE as - ERC May a week of FASTING and PRAYER, a oer: good deal of good would be accompiats ed in this direction. Heart selfishness and the unspiritual mind to either RULE or RUIN is to the fore today. Forty years ago, I have seen ministers put their arms around each others necks and weep for joy when they. met WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training in an annual conference. Arm in arm em they would walk to the seat of the un conference together. Each was in- Yo g Men and Women terested in the wellfa f re of the other. ——o0o—— No such TRICKS were used to defeat In the Present set up, WHO IS A MAN’S FRIEND? The man whom you take into your heart and into your home to- day, may turn out to be a RASCAL /) THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering. is this apt to be true if you happen to have an appointment that he wants either for himself or for his false friends. There are millions of people about us whom we are neglecting. The church needs these people. We stand between the CHURCH and these peo- ple in our fighting each other. What is the nature of our conflict? Is it for HOLINESS of life or for RIGHTE- OUSNESS? NO. NO. NO. it is for PLACE, POWER and WEALTH. Before some men can get their feet warm in an annual conference, they are looking for places for which they have no programs. The use of money to advance the cause of sin is destroy- ing the SPIRITUAL PROGRAM in all of our churches. Brother, unless the HOLY GHOST leads our forces we are DOOMED. The work of the devil THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training ; Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelur of Divinity Degree. THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations, college preparatory and general high school work. THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years; valuable for-persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for those who are able to pay in advance. Students may enroll for the year in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College ot Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military deposit, or books. Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on September 27th. General Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Rcd ell be mailed oubtclany vane sending $1.10 ta JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., Washiagton, (DC be hPa pane tantanfertantnnlnnlanfanfenfaaeefantontarto For Further Information Address: DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO PROGRESS WILD ROSE HAIR GROWER Formerly East India, now Wild Rose Will promote a full growth of hair " Will also restore the Strength, Vital- ity and Beauty of the hair One Jar 50 Cts. Sold by Druggists Big Money to Agents Send for Wholesale Price E.B. LYONS” 518 N. Central Oklahoma City, Okla. Wild Rose Hair Grower Made In Oklahoma City—Sold Everywhere TEMPLE OIL for DARKENING THE HAIR A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago, Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his predecessor. As the result of this advancement, the public re- ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need. WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. _Phila,, Pa. PHONE: GER, 0585 ===== DSC09797.JPG ===== THE CHRISTIAN RECORD seieidebiedeldebedeet DR. J. H. SLADE ing and a big Gospel ng at every service. to May Ist 1938 3 -¥ oe Q & a. ote gr SOS “2 Sic Sa" aie Q 2 A oY Se = - o = Ss A On iS gtldalee = < ~~ AGS 9 wo ZNO P = Y oe B.8/OTE|> > eH 4 os 2 «, Be o“|, Ble Sa. |co = — =) an 5318 = Hi S om L£ = (O68 42M" S Ce = SQ 2/FS\25 tale 7 = “be in <a fa eV aces oi Mas re oa), SS as, 52) 5% oA eae = & SWE SE [Glos So Sees = pe G- \3e5 Sree se = SH 3 9 as oO | ai S aA Pe i Glies i LL, Ai cao eee ee They have won t and upwards REVIVAL 1 Evangelists of the A.M.E. Church They have traveled in every State in the tional Interna Specializing in the Evangelization of Youth in High School and College, and in the spread of the Gospel of Inter- Union and in six Canadian Provinces, conducting 400 success- Dr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorre Jeltz ful revivals and 178 large inter-racial services. racial Goodwill. ° Pastor VOLUME XC —NO.5 = _—— IMPORTANT MISSIONARY STATEMENT BY THE BISHOPS OF THE A, M. E, CHURCH Considering the universal c onfusion that obtains today as it relates to the political, spiritual, social, and econo- mic conditions in governments and or- ganizations of varous kinds, whch has reflected itself in the general mission- ary movements throughout the world, and that our throughout our foreign fields are look- ing to us for guidance according to the polity and program of the African Methodist Church; we deem it unwise for anyone to visit and explore these fields in the interest of our foreign missionary work, except the regular constituted heads of our missionary setup at this time. Further, that to the under whose permission our mission- ary work is being supplied in the va- rious sections we g ive this informa- tion for their protection and that they may understand the African Metho- dist Church in its missionary endeavors. Bishops: J. S, FLIPPER W. A. FOUNTAIN A GREGG L GREENE B. YOUNG H. DAVIS WwW H Y missionary workers Government WILLIAMS SIMS TOOKES R. WRIGHT, Jr. J HOWARD memoZZoue GREENVILLE, MISS. The First Quarterly Conference 0 | St. Matthew A. M. E. Church wa held January 23-24. Sunday School a 9:30 o'clock with a splendid attendance with Prof. N. H. McGhee, the super intendent. The regular service began at 11 o'clock with a large attendance. Rey. S. L. Jones the pastor con ducted the Devotional services after which he introduced the presiding elder, Rey. W. H. Debro, who made some timely remarks then read the 23rd Psalms from which he preached a sou stirring sermon that made our hearts rejoice in the God of our salvation. The choir was at its best, with Mrs. E. B. R. Butler as directress and Mrs. Daisy Lee Anderson, organist. At 4:00 o'clock the A. C. E. League met, with a splendid meeting conducted by the Wide-awake president, Mrs. Ove Toler. At 7:30 the Presiding Elder brought another message which was enjoyed by all. Monday night. January 24, 1938, at 7:30, the Presiding Elder held the First Quarterly Conference which was (BZ SS Saas TT THESOFFIC EEMERS = Sas An OF VE -AFRICAN:-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ih 02 GAN: PHILADELPHIA, PA. BISHOP D. H. SIMS 1 First and Ninth Districts He convenes the Delaware Con- ference at Seaford, Delaware on April 27. He presides over the First and the Ninth Episcopal Districts. the business of the conference was then THURSDAY. APRIL 21, 1938 opened. paid $238. During the Quarter the pastors WAS PAI 6 Heieiin'y pm eervagivar $238.45 Trustees raised <5. sh eeerter es 81.78 Presiding Elder .....-.2-¥..009% 30.33 For first Quarter two members joined We thank God for the many blessing it has been ours to enjoy. We ar pressing in the upward way. Mrs. J. L. Armstrong Rev. S. L. Jones, pastor ae Rabi ep er ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH Add, Ga, With regret we sadly mention th death of Mrs. Karene Lavind, who wa taken sick March 6, and: died “short! after returning home from the church with her husband, Rey. J. L. Lavind who is now pastor of the Spark Circuit Quietman District, Rev. Elish Lowery Presiding Elder. Mrs. Lavind was Christian hearted woman and had ren dered much service in church activities | for more than thirty years she did wha she could. Away from her home anc the friends of her youth, she hastenec the herald of mercy, and truth; for th love of her Lord and to seek for th last; soon alas, was her fate, but sh died at her post. The strange’s ey wept that in life’s brightest bloom on gifted so highly should sink to th tomb. For in order she led in the vat of them host and she felt like a souldier She died at her post. She wept no herself that her warfare was done, The battle was fought and the victory won But she whispered of those her heart could clung to most. Tell my brethren for me that I died opened by song, prayer by Bro, Peters, at my pest, PRICE FIVE CENTS BISHOP M. Second District He convenes the Virginia Annual H, DAVIS Conference at Berkeley, Va.-on April 27. The educational interests of the district center at Kittrell College, N. C. Her smiling way and pleasant face| are a pleasure to recall. She had a kindly word for each, and| died. beloved by all. Some. day we hope to meet her, | Some day, we know not when, fo clasp her hand in a better land Never to part again. —Mrs. Ola M. Roberts RIVER JUNCTION, FLA Sunday was a high day at Friendshiy | A.M.E.,Church, Sunday school open | ed: on time with the Supt. Mr. Geo. Diggs presiding. The lesson was beauti- fully discussed. A discussion of found-| ers day was used as 4 review. Immediately after Sunday School, | prayer services began, after which the} pastor, Rev. J. R. Davis, delivered | a soul stirring sermon on founders day | The A. C. E. League opened a } 5:30 as usual with the president, Miss Mable J. Reid at her post. Allen day) was the topic for discussion. At 8:30 p.m. a Founder’s Day pro | gram was rendered. Participants were as follows: | Mesdames—Lula Davis, Gertrude Wil-| liams, Mattie Eggleton, Evelyn White-| hurst, Lucile Waiters, Mable J, Reid Bettie A, Reid, Mr, C, R. West, and Randolph Preston. The program was increased the cot afterwards seemed to have understood so well the duties that a Christian must perform to earn the title “Christi Prof. and Mrs very inspiring and age of many who Russell Stevens and | Miss Hannah Gibson, faculty of River Junction, and Bonnie Hill schools, were week-end guest of friends at Pensa- cola, where they attended a Basket- ball tournament They reported on their return a very enjoyable trip. In This Issue | eR R REE EER EERE AEH The Daily Altar—Rev, Carlyle F. Stewart. ine ce sys 2 Sunday School Lesson .......--+++ 3 EDITORIALS We Hav 5 it The Episcopal Staff 4 Spring Conferences ......,..... 4 His Second Missionary Journey. 4 Organic Union (Editorial of the Week) ...... 4 Pointed Points \.... The Churehman Afield ,.
• April 7, 1938
  ===== DSC09813.JPG ===== _ ae PAGE SIXTEEN THE CHRIS My ee ee oe AFTER—EASTER REVIVAL , y shit: Wislelieteteietetetededefebtede> at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church 20th and Fitzwater Streets Philadelphia, Pa. From April 8th to May Ist 1938 Dr. Jeltz will do the preach Chorus will sing at every service. ing and a big Gospel Lecture to “MEN ONLY”- 30 P.M. April 24 Lecture to “WOMEN ONLY” 3 30 P.M. May Ist SERVICE-8:00 P. M. April 29th 3 YOUTH ~ Dr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne Jeltz International Evangelists of the A.M.E. Church { 30 30 to 8: Prayer 7 Specializing in the Evangelization of Youth in High 30 Preaching-8 Come and Bring Your School and College, and in the spread of the Gospel of Inter- They have traveled in every State in the racial Goodwill. Union and in six Canadian Provinces, conducting 400 success- They have won ful revivals and 178 large inter-racial services. 0 OOO and upwards of 2 20.000 converts to the Chris Family and Friends DR. J. H. SLADE Pastor »the x fh issue of the Chri —_ ME XC—NO. 3 PHILADELPHIA, PA. __THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS IME LEGAL OBSERVATIONS By Attorney Herbert L. Dudley mnectional President, A.M.E. Lay- men’s College and Member of the Committee on Legal Charters and Titles Legal Charters: and Titles and thought-provok- 1 the February Recorder, Mn a challengi ian George A. Singleton, focuses the 1 Methodist public inion on certain conditions and sit- flions existing in our church organi- ion. Under the caption, “We GO D MONTGOMERY?” the distinguish- editor writes as follows: ‘A year ago when the council met in frleston, South Carolina, Bishop Da- Henry Sims in prophetic utterance ld us of our sick patient. In drawing Bm, parlor and in sequestered places Biremedy is discust but the strong Sician is yet to appear who will ad- ister it. We wonder what has been degree of improvement since last Wuary, or has there been relapse? PE GENERAL CONFERENCE [MED A COMMITTEE TO RE- BE ALL CHARTERS AND BRING EM INTO HARMONY WITH fE AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH. B KNOW OF NOT A SINGI STANCE WHERE THIS HAS EN DONE. T BENEFIT IS A PIECE OF OPERTY TO A MAN WHEN HE NNOT CONTROL IT?” t this editorial, our learned editor, Characteristic vigor and alertness, its out the vital questions affecting Organic structure of African Metho- Pwhich met in New York City, May, Was authorized to inquire into the lcharters of the major departments (Continued on page 12) he A. M. E, Church wherever lo-| | that Rev. J. NORTH PARK ADDITION. Knight Chapel A. M. E. Churek Rey. A. C. Johnson, Pastor We are thankful that our Heavenly Father has spared us to see the first | quarterly conference of 1938. Sunday | School 9:45. At 11 o'clock Dr. M. C. Pendergraft, the Presiding Elder of | the Dallas District. preached from Luke 10:2, At 3 o'clock the Union Quarterly Con- ference of the Dallas District met with us and Rey R. L. H. Rice of Garth Chapel delivered the message, from Amos 4:12-13. GWG: League met at 6 o'clock with the president. 8:15 the Presiding Elder requested Corney of the Southern lifornia Conference, who was Visiting He preached from Mark Our rter was a success, raising $53.35. We are thankful to the Presiding Elder and conference for our new pastor of tus to preach Spiritual Monument. hom we are very well pleased. praying to our Heavenly Father, asking Him to help us to do more in the future than in the past. REY. A. C. JOHNSON, Pastor MRS. OZELLA YELDALE PALESTINE. TEXAS The second, quarterly conference of Grant Chapel A. M. E. 4th to 7th, presided over Butler, presiding elder held February by Rey. J. B of the Palestine District, was one of the greatest conferences held in this church for some time, The Presiding Elder present! on Friday night February 4th. Watts, of West 1 Baptist Church preached for us. e. Sunday was Rey a burning mes morning the Presiding Elder was pre- sented in Sunday School and encourag- Giving ed all in his inspiring remarks. He a great sermon at 11 A. M. Subject: “The Lord’s Supper”. Sacra- ment was given on Sunday evening, Rev, Hill of St. Paul A. M. E. Church with an- preached and his people were with us, other burning message Sund The Presiding Elder laid the way open. ran high throughout the day. added to the church. Monday night y night. The spirit hree souls were The business session on showed that a great work had been done during the quarter, in spite of Our pastor. Rey. how to reach He knows message in a way untavorably weather. J.B. Hightower knows the hearts of his hearers. how to deliver the that is inspiring and uplifting to Raised in the quarterly conference, $30.86. Our pastor, Rev. ie in the hearts of his peop ing on the church of Allen, OLA B, JONES. all. B. Hightower is Je, and is lead- We}: Church’ was BILOXI, MISS. On March 9th, the Stewards. Steward- esses and members of St. John A. M =. Church gave the pastor Rey. L. G Moore, a Surprise Birthday party at the home of Sister 1. G. Herbert. That the membership in its entirety loves the pastor was evidenced by the entertainment given him. splendid There a Table loaded with food that a king would was have enjoyed. Everyone was smiling and happy A beautiful cake, baked by the h« tess, S table One ister Herbert was on the surrounded by Oysters, Ham, etc can hardly write about it without get- fing hungry. After all had been served sandwiches and refreshments, the pas- tor cut his Birthday cake and it was passed, mar jolly Following this sayings could be heard the parents were presented The pastor was so surprise admitted to the party tha most at a lost for words t itude. > who gave presents were ers—I, G. Herbert, C. J. R Ellen’ Bradley, Lessie Anderson, T Smith Si s, Oliva Thompson, W. D, “ea — Brat CHURCH EXTENSION BOARD/ MEETING The annual meeting of the Board of Church Extensfon will convene at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 14, 1938, at the board of Church Extension Head- quarters, Washington, D_ C. All members are hereby duly notified and expected, Faithfully yours, S$. L. Greene, Chairman D. Ward Nicholas, Sec. Miss Marie P. Thomas, Bookkeeper FINANCIAL BOARD The Financial Board will meet on Wednesday, April 20th at the home of the Department of Finance, 1541 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. M. H, Davis, President John R. Hawki: $, Sec.-Treas, WEIRTON W. VA Williams, M. Crawford, Deola E. and M, M. White,’ M White. Brother Chas. Pope, Lashley, and others.. The love as evi- denced by the members nds of St. John, for ou The Church is ward under hi thank Bishop S. L him back to f Church Joves and respects the pastor and g follow his leadership We wish to th in the Party gi birthday and < ank all who took part “nour pastor on his k that no one will feel bad because if we were to attempt to name all who actually took part it would take too much space, however, we thank you one and all, Wishing tl and many more to come. SALLY OLIVER pastor a happy birthday ST PETER’S A M E CHURCH New Orleans, La. St. Peter A. M. E. Church, New Or- leans, La ference recently with Dr. L. M held-its first quarterly con- Slave, the very efficient Presiding Elder. The reports bit of progress under the leadership of our pastor, N. L. Zlder Slave preached a soul stirring ser- The this this quarter showed quite a Lumzey, Presiding mon. assessments quarter were paid out in full Monies raised quarter, May strengthen our pastor and Presiding El- der that they may continue the good work, this $775.35 God -M. ROSS. do} The Daily Altar—Rey. Carlyle I Stewart Ss " 2 Sunday School Lesson st EDITORIALS “At Ease in Zion” 4 The Record Shows The Connectional Council 4 Bilbo, and, The Negro j Pointed Points . i 4 The Churchman Afield ear ame Letters to the Editor 5 Birthday Greetings Notices ett 3 Meditations—R. J. Gardner.,...... 8 The Calendar .. 9 ===== DSC09814.JPG ===== a hin The Daily Altar Ke » By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart © Minneapolis, Minn. REE The Lord is nigh unto all them that] [y lowly pomp ride on to die! call upon him, to ali that call upon him} 0 Christ, Thy triumphs now begin in truth. He will fulfill the desire of} O’er captive death and conquered sin. them that fear him; he also will hear their ery, and will save them.—Amen. Ride on, ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die! Bow Thy méck head to mortal pain! take, O Thy power, and reign! Sass April 9 PURPOSE Then God, 1y, soul troubled; and what Father save me from this Prayer: Our lips and our lives would John 12:27. 2 :27-32. that cometh in the name of the Lord. Amen. man’s reach ¢ p, or what’s a Monday, April 11 n for?” YE HAVE MADE IT arlyle has handed down to without a aid: man “Is it not written, My house shall be 1 ship without a rudder] called of all nations the house of pray- I anoman. Havealer? but ye have made it a den of and havi throw | thieves.”—Mark 11:17. d, and muscle into Read Luke 19:45-46. iven you.” In Matthew and Luke, the cleansing of the temple was part of the activity of Jesus on Palm Sunday after he nad riden triumphantly into the city as a spontaneous action on the part of Je- sus when he beheld a scene repulsive to any Galilean, the money changers in the temple. In Mark however, we find that the cleansing occured as the main event in the sceond day, or Monday; and is therefore an act more deliberate. As Walter Bundy says: “The cleans- ing of the temple was the one act of Jesus that set the death machinery go- ing that crushed him within less than May]a week. If Jesus had not cleansed the discernable and may] temple, he might have worked in Jeru- ter as we press forward in] salem for weeks and months, even years. name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. | But as we learn to know Jesus in the -| Gospel story we cannot imagine him failing to cleanse the temple,” “My house shall be called of all na- - ——_—_———- J tions, the house of prayer” said Jesus. “Blessed be the King that cometh in] What have you and I made it? If Je- the name of the Lord.”—Luke 19:33. | sus came to our church next week, Read Luke 19;29-40. what kind of house would He find? It has been truly said that we do not Prayer: We bless Thee, O God, for crown Him Lord at all unless we crown[the courage of Thy Son, Jesus, who Him Lord of all. gave us an example of the kind of house It is easy to be caught up in the} that Thou wouldst have us make, Amen. surge of crowd hysteria and shout words that do not come from the depths of our hearts, Praise is comely and de- sireable bat when the lean hard days confront and grip us, we need a loyalty born of a surrendered fife, Lincola in Ghandi in India, rawa in Japan, yerforce,—these dedicated to a How about world, Union, Cay, es vere or < noble purpose ome, more and more, into the t us more clearly our lives that s on i Father; we great blessings. in all the fulness Thou hast intended for us. f the Cross Prayer: Dear Heavenly Thy life thank Thee for that yur purpose be never fa Soucek April 10 LORD OF ALL Tuesday, April 12 BY WHAT AUTHORITY “By what authority doest thou ifaze Then we] things? and who gave thee this author- will not only shout with our lips but our | ity to do these things?”—Mark 11-28, lives will be one great declaration that} Read Mark 11:27-33. He is Lord of all, There is no day in the entire ministry of Jesus to which the first three Gospel | writers give so much space and material as this third day in Passion week. So' much happens on this day that the reader is apt to forget that the event took place in one day. The temple, where Jesus purge the money-changers, becomes the scene, “Ride on, ride on in majesty! Hark! all the tribes “Hosanna” cry; iour meek, pursue Thy road, With palms and sattered garments strewed, ; Ride on, ride on in majesty! for this cause came I unto] crown Thee, Lord of all, Blessed is He}. the chief priests plotted against his life. The completely surrendered Chris-} tian never questions the authority of Jesus to have the entire rule of his heart, His authority to rule over us is not disputed because we know that He alone has the power to transform our sinful lives. Whenever we refuse to conform our lives to his will and teaching, no matter what we may say, we are questioning his authority. Prayer: Gracious Lord, we surren- der our all to Thee. We know that thou hast the authority to rule over us. Grant that we may unhesitatingly fol- low thee whithersoever thou does lead. In Jesus’ name. Amen Wednesday, April 13 SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD “She hath done what she could.”— Mark 14:8, Read Mark 14:1-11. Matthew and Mark place the anoint- ing in Bethany on Wednesday of Pas- sion week. Many writers think that it is an insertion in Mark because it in- terrupts his narrative. Be that as it will or may, it seems to me that it has peculiar significance coming as it does so shortly before the crucifixion of our Lord. No effort expended in honoring the Christ is ever wasted. Because the woman erected a monument of love her deed has become an imperishable me- morial. Not realizing the true signi- ficance of what she was doing in fol- lowing the promptings of her heart, nevertheless what she did had the ele- ment of a sacrament. As we go forth doing the little nameless deeds of love, let us never lose sight of the fact that what may be deemed as of little conse- quence by us may take on the propor- tions of a mighty act in the days to come. : Prayer: Dear Father, help us to be imbued with the importance of our every acts performed in the name of Jesus. May we, doing what we can, pour out our best for thee at all time. In Jesus name. Amen. Thursday, April 14 THE PREPARATION OF THE PASSOVER “And he will show you a large upper’ room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.’—Mark 14:15." * Read Matt. 26:17-19. The fifth day of Passion week is the least eventful of all according to the three Gospel writers. Closing at sun- set, Thursday witnesses only one event, the Preparation of the Passover. Re- maining in Bethany, Jesus does not enter the City of Jerusalem but sends his disciples to make the proper ar- rangements. The Passover was a Jewish feast, and Jesus prepares to celebrate it in the truly Jewish manner. What was in the heart and mind of Jesus we cannot know. But we are certain that as he comes to the end of For Jesus remembers, when ot” the journey, that he is willing to do the will of His father, : : ee st ee ae. Help ¢: ee help us : 8 to ky ! the 2th ie Quarterly the feast not with the unleavened of unrighteousness but in the & tea Jesus who gave himself for ys. a rit never partake of the Supper fe being keenly conscious of ut . What p;: was paid. In Jesus name, re ae i zi Fl NG OURSELVES IN Friday, April 15 i Say SERVICE GOOD FRIDAY ee “It is finished.”—John 19:30, Read John 19 :25-30. Again and again ought we the happenings on that fataj Ry Was ever a day so full? Did Mortal ma experience such cruelty on the Dart F both his enemies and his frie; Us derstand it? Of course not, thing we know: in his death « ferings we find life. — son Text: Mark 8:27-37. ‘And Jesus went forth, and his ples, into the villages of Caesarea pi: and on the way he asked his les. saying unto them, Who do fsay that Iam? 28 And they told saying, John the Baptist; and Elijah; but others. One of the ets. 29 And he asked them, But jsay ye that I am? Peter answereth ‘saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. And he charged them that they Id tell no man of him. And he began to teach them, that fF Son of Man must suffer many gs, and be rejected by the elders. ‘OvTeg The hands of Christ Seem very frail, For they were broken By a nail. . But only they reach Heaven at last Whom these frail, broke; Hands hold fast. And Peter took him, and be- to rebuke him. 33 But he turning but, and seeing his disciples, rebuked . and saith, Get thee behind me, fan; for thou mindest not the things God but the things of men. 34 And called unto him the multitude with disciples, and said unto them, If any n would come after me, let him deny Aself, and take up his cross, and low me. 35 For whosoever would te his life shall lose it; and whosoever il lose his life for my sake and the pel shall save it. 36 For what doth fit a man, to gain the whole world | forfeit his life? 37 For what should Man give in exchange for his life? enly. Prayer :— “Porbid it, Lord, that I sl! Save in the death of Chris All the vain things that char: I sacrifice them to His blood GRACE AT THE TABLE Almighty Father, we ¢ thanks for the blessings conierr us, so weak and so sinful. Gis strength to abide by Thy w us our sins and bring us to et: fe Amen. HYMNS THAT LIVE 3 SOLDEN TEXT: What doth it pro- man, to gain the whole world. and feit his life? Mark 8: 36. JESUS REMEMBERS WHEN OTHERS FORGET GRIPS WITH THE LESSON When I am burdened, when | « By Albert Buckner Coe When I'm in sorrow, He 1 glad; And if I trust Him, I'll never © For Jesus remembers, when ot)" get. t Jesus were to come into our com- pity today would we recognize him? E exactly. The people of Jesus’ day ‘not recognize him. They knew he unusual, that he was clear in his king and daring in his charges and Ctrating in his insight like the hets of old, but they did not know /he was the Christ. Some of them, ng heard of John the Baptist, t he was that man. Others ht he was Elijah, others thought as one of the prophets. The mag- quality of Jesus’ life was evident. T in an impulsive moment ventured tement that Jesus was the Christ rd of men, “r was right, but only by chance. on as Jesus began to tell his fol- $ the kind of life he must live in that he might be the Christ they certainly Peter rebelled. Must ffer and be rejected by the citizens and finally be: killed that 1g might prove himself CHORUS Jesus remembers when others He is my captain, I’m trusting ! When I am sad, He makes mc For Jesus remembers, when ot! get. When I have labored, seemly " He gives me courage, to try it Long I have served Him, I’m " yet, For Jests: remembers, when othe’ get. A Times I am feeble—can’t ge! Trials and burdens, are be down; prowl Friends all forsake me, but wy *" I fret, o fore te ri Christian Revief Pn E, re = the chief priests, and the scribes, a ae Th ¢ be killed, and after three days rise tt m u ie ah is bah Fa pouey ye cake. the saying hat keeps its wealth for itself in the Ne har | Jesus believed tha: necessary. but Peter did not, Pe: ter re- sponsiblities and Tequirements of Chris-] written tians and there is immediate rebellion. We find that attitude among many noble Christians when we mention that the Christian must give his life for racial understanding and Peace and international peac Christian of yesterday it was enough to read the Bible and believe and be kind and go to chutch. Such Christians were the salt of the earth. We can un- cause he is like so many Christians today who call the social implications of the gospel “getting into politics.” Peter is a representative of the human barriers to anything new. We gain in this world by losing. The} had to leave his broad and beautiful Thy se it was denies Christ. kernels of wheat have been found. They did not die—they never were buried in the ground—they are intact—but they In, the tombs in Egypt have produced nothing. He has talent. come an inspiring lecturer. have led campaigns and conducted re-| us and reinforcing forms. to our highest selves by finding Thee He could have] imposes. great books. He could have be-] sibilities in the light of promised help PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert Help us, our Heavenly Father, to rise Let us see our personal pos- He could} through Thine own spirit dwelling in our purposes. May But he only reads in his own| we learn of Thee by doing Thy will and home. He gathers about him a congen-| grow into Thy likeness in all things by nothing. He abideth alone. He will die is a sordid thing to be selfish. i “What shall it profit a man to gain] rewards of a life of s derstand Peter as he rebuked Jesus be-] the whole world and lose his own soul?” man, That is the heart of the Master’s phi- losophy. We grow by giving. We be- come great by service. cate self.to a holy cause. Washington Life becomes | out to them daily the abiding rich by forgetting self, while we dedi-] tions of all those who have industrial} jal group of bright, selfish and well-to-] undertaking to make Thy love and €. To the} do friends, and for society they do—]truth known among our friends and fellows far and near. Help us to put ‘unwept, unhonored and unsung.” It}in contrast with the fleeting profits of earthly living the substantial and eternal service for God and May those who bear Thy mes- e to the far corners of the earth amid privations and perils haye measured satisfac- aken all Thee yants of eve and followed Bless and keep name and station greatest spiritual values come to us in acres upon the banks of the Potomac] who have laid their lives upon the altar the wake of loss. We do not decry]and dedicate himself to the cause of] of service for the love of Christ and the wealth, but isn’t it true that many of who hoard wealth? Of course there are exceptions. But we have frequently seen families that have utterly disintegrated through the strange influence of large money, tenaciously held. The same is midst of a world in need is bound to suffer for it. THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN TO DATE By John R. Ewers young person should take a day off and ask himself how he may actually live richly and fully. At the end of that day's cogitation he should have reached the definite conclusion that the selfish life is the starved life. Read again that beautiful, yet simple, story by Tolstoi entitled “Where Love Is, God Is.” Recently it was performed in Chichester cathedral. in England. You recall the story? Old Russian boot- maker. Hardship had made him an atheist. Reading Bible had conyerted him into a mystic. Thought Jesus would visit his humble shop on a certain day. Up early, cleaned shop put borsch on stove. In midforenoon helped a cold mother with her baby. Gave her soup and a coat. Helped an old soldier who was suffering with the cold- Aided a poor apple woman in the sunset. Disappoint- ed because Jesus did not come. Slept while reading Scriptures. The three whom he had helped appeared, each saying: “Inasmuch as ye did it unto this one, ye did it unto me.” It’s a grand story, full of the very essence of the gospels. Every American independence. union in order to find himself. Carnegie was great not in acquiring, but in dis- tributing. We save ourselves only by giving ourselves wholeheartedly some high and worthy cause. ‘The cause lifts us beyond ourselves, identi- fies us with eternal movements, confers upon. us ‘immortality. Many people live moles. minds us of that noble group of re-| g; i ied i ligious People, present in many places, i ; : be make their answers on the basis i ‘ in . of the patterns of the cent = Past. Let some} | i i : — new suggestion be made as to the re-| wife. Veta ee eat eslamces et a ses a ese as usclessly They sleep, they eat, they wear clothes, they travel to luxurious hotels, they absorb beautiful music—they neyer do anything for anybody. They utterly selfish. They exhaust goods. They contribute to the general good— They live and die to them- as are nothing. selves. Eyery young person should analyze the people about him, seeking to find out why people are truly great. is the only test. serviceable teacher; Service A great teacher a great lawyer is one who can serve you. Who is the great doctor and why? A great preach- er is one who inspires, comforts and guides you. Even great railroads, ho- tels, steamships claim greatness. only on the basis of superior service. When I left home my father said to me: “Make yourself so useful that people cannot get along without you.” He did not use the word “service”—but the idea was identical. He was wis right. We can get’along without sel- fish people, but richness of life depends upon the willingness and the ability to serve others. POINTERS By Roy L. Smith Men who have never known have never been able to agree Jesus about The Master gave us the same teach-} him. ing in another form. Do you recall that Saviours are born to responsibilities, pregnant saying about the grain of} not privileges. wheat which, when it had fallen into the Ignorance is always busy rebuking ground and died, brought forth much] wisdom. fruit? But the price was—dying! As Jesus does not call men to easy ways, a boy I used to brood over that hard} but to sufficient strength for hard ways. saying. Must I die, like a grain of No man can be a Christian and put wheat, in order to build the kingdom? his own interests first. Some people scem to expect their religion to lead them to a couch instead of a cross. The bigger the cause in which a man loses himself, the bigger the life he finds. ‘ But, now, after all these years of service Christ. He who lives for himself, One must frequently deny himself, his ' own selfish pleasure, that he may win genuine success. Nothing is as ghastly as a selfish preacher, He is almost anti- fishChrist, He who lives for himself, Lincoln had} eternal welfare of their fellow the saddest people we know are those] to espouse the cause of freedom and] as to] T. men. We Christ's name. Amen. DAILY BIBLE READINGS 2.9722 M. Mark Mark 8 é W. Romans 6:15-23 T. Philippians 1;19-26 24-29 F, Matthew 7 Matthew 2 . Hebrews 1:10-14 WINDOM, TEXAS Banham District, Coft Chapel A. M? their first Rev. M Spen the spirit re amuel prea financial First quart sheld wa ran hi $13.74 OCTOVIA CHILES CLEAR CREEK A. M. E. CHURCH FELIXVILLE. LA. Rey. C. S. Johnson, Pastor Our held February 2 thy Presiding E ington, of The busi day rly conference 26, 27, with our vy r, Rev. J. K. Wash- Rouge District. ess session was held Satu The r the conference. glad to work one first q the Baton evening Presiding addressir year with them in and he thanked God that he was assigned to them another loey and harmony He spoke highly of our. pastor We our Presiding Elder also our pastor; we are grateful year. also his wife. love to God also our dear Bishop Greene, for sending them to us. Sunday was a Our Presiding Elder preached from Corinthians 9:15. Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift, powerful sermon. high day, It was a The spirit was high. He had every one in the building re- joicing in the God of their The Church was crowded. May bless Rey. Washington to live long to preach the gospel. $37.22 was raised this quarter i SISTER E, B, JOHNSON, salvation. God ===== DSC09815.JPG ===== MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Entered at the Post Office at Philadeiphia, Pa. os cond-Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 6 3. 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Stev- enson’s epitaph. ee ee ee oe ‘Weekly Poem = | 4 is feet tes I cannot wax ecstatic with the throng Of parasites and servitors who pray And make stich vast ado, this week and day, Over the details of an ancient. wrong, Yet in their soddenness themselves prolong Still, for the Son of Man, Golgotha’s way} Who yet the slaving multitudes be- tray, ] That they may share in Herod's dance and song. t I count remembrance of the martyred dead _B. M. Reid 58 2 Remembrance only worth esteem tyr’s dream. —Robert Whitaker REE RRR i Editorials Before us is a bulletin of a sub- | stantial church pastored by a fine | Christian gentleman and an able preacher, Our gaze falls upon the financial statement of the church ‘for the year: ‘ OVER 200 | PERSONS HAVE GIVEN ABSO- | LUTELY NOTHING,” for. the | support of the church and the gos- |pel. Chureh members ought treat their vows and obligations sacred- | ly. Lent does not mean to be ‘at in Zion’? The dream of a better world must possess us. Nearly 2000 years ago He carried His cross to a lonely hill and was | nailed upon it between two thieves | because He refused to be at ease ‘in Zion.” He chose the hard way | of sacrifice, and death. How far ; will you follow in His train? 000: THE RECORD SHOWS ease The record shows that the sec- ond highest group of ministers |for the episcopacy in the New | York General Conference of 1936 jis as follows: | Ballot 1 2) 3 Votes Cast 940 892 808 G, T. Stinson 78. 88 92 A. O. Wilson ig a ee R. B. Smith Ed cep Pa oe: W. H. Thomas* Va Gee, "Tee, W.M.E. Barnes ODE 92) D4 H.-N. Newsome* 68 78. 88 E, A. Adams 63 8&8 1 The Reverends Thomas, and Newsome, fine types of Christian ministers and loyal African Meth- ing ranks above. The latter and G. T. Stinson were the most con- sistent gainers on each ballot with the exception of E. A. Adams who gained 25 votes on the second bal- ‘lot. The journal for the second | ballot from A. O. Wilson is mis- leading and confusing. The "names of E. A. Adams appears twice with two different votes. Of the large number which re- ceived less than 60 votes on the { Ae ballot, the following are list- ed: CS, Long 58. OKK j} When it bears upward still the mar- odists have gone to join the shin-| troit. It will be a different Gene al Conference and a smaller dele gation by 300 members. God give us the vision, consecration and mind to raise up to our holy epis: copacy the best elders in the church. The best in mind, heart, and spirit. Turn forever back any brother whose record of loyalty to Allen’s Church is questionable. | Turn him back if he does not have a vision larger than his home state or episcopal district. No rebel or consort of a rebel must ever sit on the episcopal bench. The fathers built up this heritage at too high a cost‘for us to permit its destruction. Let US look a- round for suitable brethren to re- cruit our episcopal ranks, and be- ware! * Dead ** Record misleading eee Op ee THE CONNECTIONAL COUNCIL It appeared conclusively that the Connectional Council is deter- mined to stand on guard for the interests of our Methodism. It is prepared to preserve the sacred trust which has come: down from former generations. It says, “We won't destroy the church of our fathers, and you shan’t.” The Con- nectional Council stands firmly and unequivocally by the General Conference election of E. A. Sel- by as Secretary-Treasurer of the Sunday School Union, and the Department of Religious Educa- tion. It also stands for ultimately regaining full control of the Sun- day School Union property in Nashville. 000 ‘Sunday School Workers” which will be BILBO AND THE NEGRO’ Sen. Theodore Bilbo sees only suicide for the white race with {the Negro living by the side of it. ; To save the white race from pass- ing he would deport all the Ne- gtoes to Africa. This of course is impossible for the simple reason that the blood stream has been \interfused from the beginning of _ human life on the'earth. It is silly for man to try flying into the face of nature. The Senator is correct when he says: “.... and the time will come when he (the Negro) | will yote in S \regard he is a genuine prophet. Not only in Mississippi but all over the South the Negro will vote soo x dy? vill wot e W.D. Miller 57 bes ee ae He J. S. Johuison 49 ** “and Turner. T. The vote quoted above speaks r for 1936 and not for 1940, Tt is a gO, } ENERAL STORp parties a stock a eee Mable. The by. ness is precisely what its Name} 4 plies. ae h Mr, Waters and id wife are officers in Mt. Pisgah ‘ M. E. Church, Salem and th... tor is the Rey. G. A. Mitchel, BETHEL CHURCH, COLUY, bia, S.C. is in the midst of faa cial campaign to liquidate id present mortgage indebtedn ssi $48,000. For a cash Settlement pastor S. H. Lewis writes that 20, or $12,000 may be saved. 1. FE an option on the first morteas, a $20,000. Bishop Flipper and the pastor are calling upon friends ,; Bethel to help. A few ycars. the church was erected du pastorate of Dr. T. H. Wise: CAMPBELL CHAPEL, mericus, Ga. celebrated Anniversary the week of | 13-20. The well-printed prog teflects the organising ability of the pastor, and is. elaborately done. The “Anniversary ‘Ser. mon” was delivered by William Alfred Fountain the “Unveiling Address” by Mrs Minnie Singleton of the Macon Daily Telegraph. To dat church has had 31 pastors, includ ing the late Bishop W. D. Johnson The present minister is the Kev- erend Thomas J. Davis. “IT WAS REFRESHING 10 | receive the “Announcement of the Second Annual Institute of Churc held at Allen Temple, Cir Ohio April 25-29, Allen sems to have the leade the connection, judging { faculty ‘personel, organisa! setup and program. The G Stipt. is Mr. Jessie M. Chiles cutive Secretary of the miccee ay MGs, The Min is Rev. A. C. Sumpter who's ang his sixth year. He built be tiful Allen Temple, Greenville, creewy ~The, Churcher lay thi tion Board ™ fs ilade bi a eae fends HH. DIY a Churchmat ectiNf {pila enna. ty than many younger men. n at- Matthews. 3 listen to the s of the saints. class room the sed to hear the Senior ning the Churchman was aker at the First Colored M. E. Zion Church. The the Lord filled the house on of Pentecost, Persons who + Union City, Tenn. last year the West Tennessee Conference understand. The spirit came ighty power. Churchman was informed that uurch with 500 members has paid itstanding debts and two weeks a- jsed $1,300. They have a cash ling fund of $5,000. { ‘ the afternoon the Churchman went Bethe!, Ardmore to participate in a cial dedicatory service of a pipe or- a pipe organ chamber, an illumi- fed cross, and electric clock, and ndelabras. The message was brot Bishop D. H. Sims. The Church- in made remarks. The minister is e Rev. M. M. Lewis. He has done of the finest pieces of work it has fen our privilege to behold. Sunday as a great day at Bethel, ‘Ardmore, | Tt was a genuine pleasure to chat ith “Tell therh we are rising” Major PR. Wright, Sr. The old sage and hancial genitis weats his four score fats with more ease and greater dig- Mr. €. Wright and family, Mrs. D. H. ims and Careve, Dr. W. P. Stevenson, fe and little son, Rev. J. Q. Norton id many visitors were present. Monday at 12:30 noon the Church- an was guest speaker at the Waiters prvice Union, Philadelphia. From ere he hurried to the Philadelphia feachers Meeting and heard a_ fine ess by. Bishop Sims. The minis- ts expelled the Rev. C. V. Monk, itor of the New Era for publishing vu rrilous articles in his paper about church and its leaders. a Birthday Greetings Pa Ie eR Vs Wye es a Sa eo LETTERS TO THE EDITOR # Rendville, O. ar Editor Singleton: m ‘writing to give notice of three tributions which will ultimately, I appear in The Recorder at no t period, viz: 1. The delinquency ‘the Colored Churches in America ards Ethiopia. II. A New and ater A. M. E. Church. Ill. The 20 is prerogative of the Christian to wealth, as any other organi- I see no reason why we as a Christian Churches of this itical Empire, should not be re- wealth sufficient to take care responsibilities, as any other political organization; and al organ of the A. M. E. hristian Recorder should the size of its present ne, believe that it can, s with us; let us believe il REV. J. McKENZIE HARRISON Editor Samaritan Herald Sumter, South Carolina } MRS. LIL AN D.. WATERS Mt, Olive A. M, E.Church | Philadelphia, Penna. REV. SEYMOUR HOLMAN BARKER Pastor Mt. Zion Trenton, New Jersey REV. O. C;, DUNHAM New Brookland Circuit New Brookland, S.C. J. W. HAIR Mississippi REV, MRS. JAMES HILL Musician Philadelphia, Pa. MR. R.|J. GARDNER Layman 3rd Episcopal Dist. Si. James Cleveland, Ohio “Right forever on ‘the affold, Wrong forever on the throne; But the scaffold sways the future, And behind the dim unknown} Standeth God within the shadows, Keeping watch above His own.” i LS 285 Harewood { Miss. was both, my “guest” and “g | preacher” ‘at’ Metropolitan A. M, E.) j Church, H. D. Tillman, pastor, March | Hie 6th Mo ‘at “Old Ship”’—Rey. W. H DR: INO.) J. March 14, 1938 | super The Rev. Dr. Morant, of Vicksbu: Then “tén nites” of eva mm. MORANT class of “s Bishop Zion Church, the Waterec District of the St, Luke | Cirewit which owas held at Haynes Chapel A) M.E. Church January 23rd Lone Star, S.C. Our Sunday School was opened at the usual hour, by the Superintendent, | Miss Rosa Brown, ‘All the classes were combined and taught by Miss’ Agnes Hilderbrand of Manning, S.C. The lesson was reviewed by the Presiding Elder, Dr. B. F. Hilderbrand, soul stirting sermon from the St. Matthew, The pastor, Ri Win. McDonald and the officers of the Circuit} had everything well arranged for the quarter, after which the quarterly con- ference was called ‘to order, by the Presiding Elder. Rey. Hilderbrand, and was a real success. ‘The Presiding El- der ‘said ‘this. quarter was the ‘best KINGFISHER, OKLA Rev. A. D. Burton, Presiding Elder Lawton District has just completed his second quarterly conference at St, ind z therefo: At 12. o'clock the’ Elder preached to’ us a| vieo he is Ospel of | | is'a most wonder pastor!’ As a) “preacher, and / ist?) Dre)’ Morant, ranks easily ‘in a A. Mot | LONE STAR, S.C (Mark A.) M thie sits Okla., which The first quarterly conference Of we Tt tinuous ‘thr very of retains his 1 ists the pastor i y way pos> right; he to sible | that’s helps th spi District, Motto— This he is‘ erally ov tat the be the service and that fe t monish the soul- rch people, in g saving is the paramotint issue in the efforts put forth, as Bishop: | It is so) easy’ for, the and ‘members! to of pious Supervision Pastor Madame C S. Clark is tchwoman, No. nt clouds are too « , no, hills are too high, nothing) fr ens her from the Shores of succe: She’ always | pays de the Presiding nd has a surplus. Our. Motto: “Over ‘the top”. Prayerfully submitted MAMIE My VANCE ===== DSC09816.JPG ===== Young People’ Page $ sit »me home the month o brightly sl twenty-nine. DON’T GIVE UP Don’t give up holding Grab a sf , to drown are hit your grit. ‘Some What's In A Name christer tilizer Johnsé the ceremony. There’s the Proof © from the Le study window. d Little garden his y he Tommy it ained fi ieve me him.” MANY ATTRACTED BY Y.P.D. WINTER MISSIONARY INSTITUTE By Mrs. Edna Morgan On Friday morning, March 18, at 11730 acm. at Mlen A. M. ExeChurch, 7th and Bainbridge Streets registra- tions were begun, opening the FIFTH MISSIONARY INSTITUTE Young Department Philadelphia Conference B of of the the leadership of Mrs, Alma F, Mason, our néw Seeretary-Treasurer, The theme of the Conference: “Better cation,” Citizens Thru Christian Edu- The “Worship Period” was conducted Church in w Misses Estella Roberson, Edith Gibbs and Mrs, Alma F. Mason. when [ told him you were perfectly baldheaded, and I wanted to ee a EE ET ERE REE EE EEE EH when the ship uing and refuse < you're dying just because 1 face of danger and hang to »eople die too easy,—just sort of Church hild’s name?” asked the inquired Serdinand and is Liza, so we just called him *s small son called fustily The pen and put his “What Harry ex- Perkins wouldn't be- 2 et ld Aw THE CHRIST The “Get Acquainted Period” which j was quite unique was conducted by Mrs. Edna Morgan of St. Matthew A.M.E. Church. Next- was a “Book Chat” by Miss | Edna M. Upshur of Allen, in which the | Conference was informed that the study regarding Foreign Missions for this particular year the “Moslem | \Vorld” and the study of Home Mis- sions is “The Church in Rural Amer- ica.” Books suitable for the adult, young people and intermediates were nerated as well as prices given. Because of our racial identity mention was made of texts regarding Africa and the Negro in America. The Conference then adjourned for dinner. The first thing on the agenda of the aiternoon session was an address by Dr. L. L., Berry, of New York, ‘Sec- retary of-Missions of the A. .M. E: Church. Fn a very simple but instruc- tive way Dr. Berry gave us a bird’s eye view of his recent itinerary to the West Indies, South America, Republics of Haiti and Santo Domingo and Ja- maica. After this the audience then separated in various groups for the Study Period. 7 The leaders and subjects taught were: Miss. M.- Marguerite Davenport, Placement Sec~ y of the Armtsrong Association, ous Training of Youths in Schools and Colleges,” Dr. George A. Singleton, Editor of the Christian Re-|- corder, “Woman as a Spiritual Pion- eer,” Mrs. Matthew Anderson, Princi- pal of Berean School, “Planning a School of Missions in your Church,” Mrs. Edna Gullins, President of the Philadelphia Conference Branch, “Mis- sion Work from a Foreign Viewpoint,” ence, District Presid is Mrs. Edna tie Wells. “Rebuilding America” by Mrs. Mayme A. Sims, wife of our bishop. The next on the docket were the nae sg ae ‘ and Langston. High Spots” of the study period given by Mesdames Coafou, Kinzer, Whet- stone, Polk and Misses Kellum and Burnett. The visiting out of town guests were Mrs. Alma A. Polk, former secretary- Weasurer, now residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kay Nichols, Sec- retary-Treasurer of Y¥Y.P.D. of the ‘ew York Conference and Mrs. David of New York. le evening session consisted of a Pageant entitled “The Light of the World” in which the music of a choral group of young people from Allen Church with Miss Naomi Smith at the piano, The main characters were “Seer” and “Church” enacted by Mrs. Emiline Wiggins and Miss Dorothy Congo respectively of Allen Church. The representative churches were “Af- rica” Mother Bethel, “Turkey” and “India” Mt. Pisgah, “China and Amer- ica” Tyree, “Japan” Campbell Church, Frankford, “South America” Allen, The nurses were from Allen’s first aid unit of which Mrs. Susie A. Thomas, is 50 pounds were Luke 22:19 text, in hand. The the! Ethel Huie of the Mary Lee Circle of 3ranch under Allen, | was by the Junior Choir of Tri by Miss Minnie Burnett of Mt. Pisgah Medit hich the readers were the Mother Bethel. | V Wise, the pastor president. The Missionary was Miss d a spiritual feast, ! The pageant was directed by Miss Edna M. Upshur. The Devotional Period was conducted } nity A.M.E. Church of which Mrs. Kelsey Keys is directress. The Institute Sunday night. closed with en “Silent ation” by Mrs. Julia Stevens of We then wended our way home realizing the significance of the statement that we are our brothers elder in full $30. quarter $217.11, a keeper and detern to carry out the The Institute wa: One death, Sister Mary Miller. She was faithful, loved by all who kn Our lost is heaven’s gain 45 persons communed. Raised quarter for all purposes $186.51, raised during Conference $30.60. Paid the ent Mrs. REV. W. ALBERT DAVIS Rey. W. Albert Davis, P. E. of the Hugo district and one of Oklahoma’s most brilliant young men. serving his second year as Presiding Elder of the Hugo District and tenth year as chief Secretary of the Central Conference and received his education in Shorter College, Western University He is the son of the] Rey. E. F< Davis of Hope, Arkansas. CLEAR CREEK A M E CHURCH Felixville. La. On Friday night a Pound Party was tendered Rey. and Mrs. C. S. Johnson, sponsored by Sisters Malinda Butler. Matilda Williams, and others; about given. _E. B. JOHNSON ARCOLA, MISS. The First Quarterly Conference of the Macedonia A. M. E. Church was held February 19 and 20 with the new Presiding Elder, Dr. R. C. Perry. “Christ's Memoria] ;” it was a master piece and full of inspir- ation; the pastor, Rev. W. L. Har- rington, the Little Hero has things well quarterly conference closed 3 o’clock Sunday. Rev. T. W. of Hollandale Station preached the 3 o’clock sermon. It was everybody enjoyed it. The Presiding Elder was paid in full | er. this {Grand total for the “ s entertained by the Florida Grant Mite Missionary Society. PERSONNEL: Bishop D. H. Sims, Presiding Elder Dr. H. H. Cooper, Pastor Rev. J. Winsmore Mason, First Mayme A. Sims, President of Conference Branc) D. Gullins, Treasurer of Y.P.D. Mrs. Alma F Mason, President of Senior Sociéty Mrs. Mary Cole Gray, Superintendent of ¥:P.D. at Allen Miss Edna M. Up- shur. COMMITTEE: Mrs. Alma F. Mason, Edna Morgan, Edna M.- Up- shur, Viola Cole, Edith Gibbs, Minnie Burnett, Susie Perkins, Bernice Jack- son, Clara Graves, Ruth Griffin, Es- telle Roberson, Ida Patterson, Edith Cook, Bettie Penn, Sarah Kellum, Mat- Secretary- He is now pepe Onc Training jour, Teach Me worship at the lating to school cussion. formal, it should ent attention to ture, the prayers, and the other ments in the worship period. 7 it = a School Life in the a i Oi bray, 31-9, Program for th velopment should lead up to a pe, pictures cut from magazin meeting apply to school li be a natural means of star Although the m FOR APRIL jy in Responsihj; miry e Meeting This meeting, like the one of, week, may be quite informa] and out a set program. While jt » with one or more good hymns, “O Master Workman of the “This Is My Father’s World,” and Day by Day,” it, close. ,The of the meeting will thus be use bri cipally in discussion of the Ife. <If so give definite the offerin ture passage, Proverbs 3:1-‘ more effectual if the Moffa‘t tion is used. For the Leader and Juniors intended to be ADRS) | ews 1a record has-been the free public school should b¢ part of every community, 1 possible for all children to ha For a century and a (The points described beloy read, but to challenges to further reading set up in Ame a primary education. children several central school are make one school done by six or done better. 3. The ease with which co ple now mingle with their c and gain the advantages ofi< city demands a higher type of ¢ in the rural sections. this education th tention paid to culture and tor It should always be clear that s teach knowledge are not eno’ matter where people live th be filled with goodness as w filled with knowledge. 4. But while provements in schools as a whole are still {a ! adequate. ‘ Some come are these: (a) the need for buildings and equipment; (b) ' mand for better courses of study, should be better and to recreation. 2. The automobile and have made possible great ad school opportunities during ‘| century. Centralized schools teachers are beginners who © hired at’a low wage rate becaus’ is not enough money to pay teacher); (c) the necessity for to every phase of rural life; terests, to the problems of citi”” miles distan brought to t do the work for eight—and now But alon ere must be « there have b many places, " problems to be teachers (ma a bet! with special r! elation to 24 etter ation (d) thet would like to attend, Verses : pril 4, Attend to teachers. ee Net : Proy. 2:1-5, pril 5, Earliest schools—Dan. 1:4. pril 6, The Divine Teacher— Matt. 7 :24-29. pupil— I Tim. 1:1-2. ril 8, Striving for better things— q ‘ Phil. 3:12-14." pril 9, Our need of schools— Proy, 29:18. April 10, Topic—School Life in the Country.—Prov. 3:1-9. ih De Brit 7, Teacher and - SWAINSBORO, GA. 4 Swainsboro Dist, Ye are doing great work over here the leadership of Dr. W. H. js. The writer a few days ago fat one of the Charges to hold a rter for Dr. Morris as he was not to attend, that Charge was Can- chie Mission. Rev. C. E. Green is stor. He and his folks are doing pat work out there, he has the lumber ‘the ground to build a church and y seem to be in love and harmony one another. All reports were Mt. Moriah A. M. E. Church vy. W. H. Morris held his second arterly conference February 11 and h, on Friday night Dr. Morris called ‘Conference to order by singing and lyer; after prayer read a Scripture ion from the Book of Psalms. He Ike on the life of Bishop Allen and great work he did for the Negro. @ Conference then was organized. : following officers were elected: J. B. McCluster, Sec.; Mr. R. ght and G. B. Ray, Reporters; M. H: Pierce and Sister F. S. rghly. I am very glad to say that have a man at the head of the dis- it who knows no failure. He. had Tything well at hand and the mem- and friends of Swainsboro Circuit ell pleased with Dr. J. R. Hurley. is keeping up with his budget for juarter and has raised $170.75 for poses. In Class leader’s report, Ellen Wright won number one ere were two deaths, Sisters Susie mkin and Minnie Burkins. jinday was a high day, Sunday O01 first, review by P. E. After day School prayer service began. . Morris preached two able ser- is and the spirit was high, so the Mbers and friends said that the Nsboro Dist. leads the Augusta ence at Tenn.; they expect him at Wrens, Georgia. I also think Id send Drs. Morris and J. R. tet is our leading delegates. I feel 2 do their best for their christ. Oh! I was reading African Methodist paper they had named all the did not see Dr. W. ¢ on roll so I felt like he completed for I have General Conference in| + your choice as to the! x SERRE EEE eit a te ae Dae at at Dat a , munity | been a member of the Augusta Confer- ence for 22 years and find Dr. Morris a one among the best Presiding El- ders under whom I have ever served Yours for His cause, Rey. W. A. Morris, P. E. Rev. J. R. Hurley, Pastor Rev. M. H. Pierce ST. PETER Jacksonville. Fla The first quarterly conference of St. Peter A. M. E. Ghurch was held Jan. 30-31 with Presiding Elder, Dr. D. P, Duhart, of which was a very splendid conference and a large number of visi- AIDS DIGESTION BLOOD TONIC DIZZINESS NERVOUSNESS SLEEPLESSNESS POOR APPETITE SOUR STOMACH MINOR INDIGESTION BUE TO— EXCESS ACIDITY GASSY FULNESS MINOR SCRATCHES ABRASIONS BURNS SCALDS INSECT STINGS SKIN IRR{TATIONS THROAT IRRITATIONS NATURAL TONIC STOPS MINOR SUPE£KIICIAL BLEEDING FOR MINOR BLEEDING AFTER TOOTH EXTRACTION POISON OAK AND IVY AN INTESTINAL ASTRINGENT TIRED AND TENDER FEET MINOR IRRITATIONS OF THE IE CHRISTIAN RE pe CORE TA eR A. M. E. CHURCH ue olf 0} és, tors present. Mrs. Katie Prosdale and four daughters constituted the chair and rendered fine service Dr. Duhart delivered two master. sermons which were enjoyed by all, All reports from all the boards and clubs were splendid Rey. H. D. 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Watch the weekly Recorders and the New Journal of Religious Education, February issue for detailed information. Evangelist E. Alberta Pearson has recovered from her recent illness and fs ready to begin holding series of meetings wherever her services are de- sired. 244 North University Avenue, Knoxville, Tenn. Address: Please mail in to the Christian Re- corder your name, church, birth month, and date. AN APPEAL FOR AID On March 2nd, 1938, we lost our church and school house by fire, St. John A. M. E. Church, Florence Dis- trict, North E Conference, Seventh Episcopal District. We have begun to build our church back, and are asking EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS If you want an old time revival, soul- or Bible assembly, e aid and assistance of anyone to ielp us out, Any donation will be high- ly appreciated I. H: Dozier, Pastor St. John A.M-E, Church Pamplico, S: €.; R.F.D.1 Rev S. S. Morris, General Secretary Allen C. E. League announces as new official address Department: of Relig-| jous Education: Sy \ll persons planning to attend the A. M. E, Book Concern I2lst Session of the Baltimore Annual 716 South 19th Street : hich convenes at Payne of labor remain theirs to enter, Mi We chalenge the production of more} representative group to be found any- where among Church leaders than is that of our Episcopacy and department- al heads. | ‘ ‘ My way of thinking is that good judg- ment was displayed in the selection o: Detroit at this time for the next General] i earning and a Conference. We are fully in sympathy | tion of over-head and ove ; with our Western brethren and pray| eral Departments and \t for the time when they too will be] deavors. , given the recognition they so much * The future depends Upon ; deserve. of leadership selected. Not i It is a question in my mind as to] or men and women with. aji tl whether the curtailing of delegates will] bet Strung out behind their , bring about the remedy in the expedit- | men or women Whenever found ing of business in the General Confer- south, east, west, educated ence. I think the trouble lay not so of course, but leaders With much in numbers as to the type of men | hearts, common SeNSe, ageress;, and women selected. We have got to| consecrated leaders, be yet educated to the idea of selecting} I think the Church would not our friends for the sake of friend-| mistake at Detroit and would ; ship but men and women on merit] on_ ifs upward march by mal fully qualified to think and act in emerg-| selection from among the follow encies. A Episcopal honors: D, Ward We are aware that many delegates] John H. Clayborn, Joseph Gor etter prepared , ulpits; better e rlapir {ssionary and re syn M>: BE. Church) 1716 ison Ave., May 4th to 8th, please Home Address rite, Rev. D Box 357 or St., Baltimore, 1404 Nashville, Tennessee Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rice, 417 Laurens Md. so that proper be provided Hawkins Street homes may both ministerial and lay are products | Allen, A. Wayman Ward, s:;; of some aspirant--ear-marked before | Louisidna, Geo W. Baber, \V he or she is passed upon for election, and othersequally qualified; at the Conference or College. These | later mention men and women do nothing but walk the Sti James, Clevel Quite a few visitors. The » M. E. Reverend Lott | evi respectiyely | Were visitors Sunday night to assist in the Conference. The M..E. ‘Choir furnished the music for the night sery- ices. ‘There were M. E. and C and Reverend Patterson rofound truths were ecent Philadelphia of the United Stewardship il, Yet it was deplored that after tions of preaching these truths The managers reported all Mrs. Pinkie Alexander Claim. their claims, doubled her She has the honor of reporting more than any one manager. C The Church Spirit, is very high and; congregations, by and large, do| everyone's working to one great end understand them or at least do} New members are constantly being add five concrete evidence that they | ed. q The younger members of the church are taking an active part in the welfare of the church, The Sunday School Te-organized and now has a larger and better organiza- tion. The Superintendent, Mr. C. S. ms that the minister and his of- mily must continually use every o remind church-goers of these id and fundamental truths. And ching alone will not do it. perience of hundreds of churches ate that the most effective way to Williams knows his w ay. with the young people. April 14—Church Extension Board, 1535 14th Street, Northwest, Wash- ington, “D.C. BishopS. Li: Greene, Pres., D. Ward Nichols, Sec. April 20—Financial Board, 1541 14th Street, Northwest, Washington, D?) CG.) Bishop? Mi Hi Davis; Pres., John R; Hayykins, Sec. of Finance. April 27--Delaware Conference.—Sea- ford. Delaware, Rev. G. E. Mat- thews, Pastor, 506 North Street Bishop David Henry Sims: April 27—Virginia’ Conference — St. James A.M. E. Church, Berkley South Norfolk, Va. Rey. Louis M. Thompson, pastor, 313 St. this lesson is by means of the smatic and tactful distribution of ature. One series of this literature aried as to literary style. Some ts in the series are inspirational, fe are Biblical, some are narrative, ‘others testimonial. h some churches a stnall committee irely independent of the official re- pnship, takes over the distribution of pamphlets. fometimes the program lasts three Bths, sometimes for three years M. TE, Church’ was’ the scene © school meeting Thursday The P. T. Ay and Dad’s and Club ‘sponsoring ating capacity. of the church was The 2 S e Blue Jay Singers were visitors to the A. M. pices of trustee, Mr: Ed. Luck. There wasn’t room enough to seat all the peo- This Second Quarterly) Conference Aj has been a the meeting. “i =. Church under the aus-| glorious one and it is passing James St. Bishop M. H. Davis. 4—New Jersey Conference.— Newark, N.J., Rev. A; C. Saun- Pastor, 95 Union Street. Bishop’ David Henry Sims May { ders, May 4—Baltimore Conference—Payne A. M. E. Church, Rev, D, E, Rice, pastor, 417 Laurens. Street, Bishop M.) H. Davis, 11—Philadelphia . Conference — Po au Oh May H Harrisburg.) Penna., Rey 622 David Pastor, Bishop Williams, Flenry Sept, October Bishop John A. Gregg. September 14—West Virginia Confer- | ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. — Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C, Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate, 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna. Rev. E. L, Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M, H. Davis, As- sociate. 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- ville, Ind. Rey. M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum _ Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. October 5—Illinois Conference—Spring- field, Ill, Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North 14th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rey. J. Harrison Bry- ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 12 Kentucky, (Cankerence OMe Sincerely, | streets and have a good time until such } time they are called in to make senti- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A, Ly- Bishop R, C. Ran- _ THEY/MUST BE REMINDED f accumulation of evidence testifies) a compliment to our Presiding Elder. e effectiveness of this program. I think the entire district: agrees. that { , num, Pastor. DES Riee : port, L. L,Rev, GW, M ress will be 300 Prichard St., 417 Laurens St., Phone Belmont 9436. sy Baltimore, Md. Ala. MEDITATIONS L. G. DUNCAN P. E. Mobile Dist. | Music by R J. S. Hatche from Mrs. Ger VY Lincoln Avenue, | needing a Revival or Finan- e write to Dr. A. B, Brown, a Miss. He “is a reat preacher, a neier. He is pastor- ne head, Misgs., is a Lor i sor ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY HEAR YE ment and vote with no forethought, Independent thinkers. local Church| “Christian Stewardship is defenders and law enforcers are left at| crete expression of a livine home. Is not this our problem? God and of a santified obec We are going to be ably represented , His Will.” by our Fraternal Delegates. All are amply qualified and will give a good account of themselves. ERK KH “The Christian is the stew | mental, spiritual and material rcs eee ecm ee are. ene eens 0eme cemecems RE SEE a ES a On A A.MeE. MUSIC HYMNALS Brand new A.M.é. M lay Sel f flymnals, Bound in Pp ole’s, b ti eee i i ie Moroceo with Head 2a outs, and Youth Councils, R. J. 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History will continue to record first rank to African Methodism so long as at the helm of our brigs, remain the type of great leaders such as we now have. Many criticisms and ungodly attacks have been made hecatse of some errors once your Sunday School, League, Janior Missionary Society, Boy Scout, and Youth Council with Dr. S. S, Morris, 2. Begin now to plan a membership drive for your organization, and to organize a leadership Training group. 3. Wear a Primrose during this season. 4. Write at once for a copy af DAN- TEL A, PAYNE LEADERSHIP TRAINING CURRICULUM (Re- ee eee —— Half Doz. One Doz. and Beautifully stampecc Gold are offered at thes¢ | Pricés’ - J m mad ae Mail Your Orders Today — fight. The Presiding Elder preached he series referred to is sponsored by | he Layman Company, 730 Rush Street, icago, a non-profit organization en- ved in publication and distribution of ature on Tithing and Stewardship.| thing is company will send to any address| the mark for the prize of the high call pmplete set of 32 complete bulletins, | ing of God in Christ Jesus.—Phil. Chap t-pait for ten cents in stamps. ter 3 verses 13-14 —Mrs. J have. Forgetting those things which Lee McCollum DENISON, TEXAS ere is one of the finest leaders’ that we are behind, and reaching forth unto those which are before, I press toward Pastor, 59) Helen Avenue. Bishop Dayid Henry Sims. 25—New England (Conference— New Haven,’ Conn., Rey. I. A. McCoy.) Pastor, 82 Dickerman . Street... Bishop , David) Henry ® Sims, August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- Melbourne, May deavor Convention, Australia fhe Second Quarterly Conference ied March 5, 1938 with Reverend P. Harvey Presiding Elder and Werend J, J. 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THEREFORE, We, the Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, urgently request all Presiding Elders, Pastors, and Sunday School Superintendents throughout CHURCH EXTENSION BOARD people, so that our Extension Depart-_ AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ment will be able to help all of our ' churches that need and deserve help? y I have given this matter much thought and consideration, in fact I have gone to the trouble and expense to make You will assemble in a very few days some investigation, not that I want the now, for the purpose of selecting a suc-| job so much, but that I am intensely cessor to the late Dr. A. J. Wilson, | interested in my church, And though former Secretary-Treasurer of the’ I stand ready to answer the call to this Church Extension. There are many, position, yet if I am not elected, I stand caer men in the race for the position; a-|ready and willing to cooperate with iq mong them several Board members. [| whomsoever you elect to the end that happen to be included among the many some of these things mentioned might candidates, I trust every other candi-| be accomplished. I sincerely trust that date feels as I feel, and that is, even| you will elect someone with a vision and er Ba NEGRO AND THE NATIONAL, |*2% Jusoslavia, G DEEN -| who recently Bave the It de facto recognition as ar ve ~ 5 To the Editor: fact, but did not give fuii As the House of Representatives Sa considers the Administration’s billion- BRITAIN COUNTS dollar naval construction bill, the at- tention of the country is directed to a]. 1,645,000 EXTRA fact which the chiefs of staff have given inadequate consideration. 5 It may be necessary to ring our coasts with floating fortresses, but outer de- fense will avail nothing unless internal Ie; iShbors_y q and Tithe alian con n ACCompji legal dost _ IN MEMORIAM d and loving memory of Mrs. ¢ Nottingham, wife of Rev. Nottingham. She was the snt of the Va. Conference Branch Woman’s Mite Missionary So- nd member of the Executive the Parent Body of the W. M. ciety at the time of her death. assed away April 9th, 1937. A To the Chairman and Members of the Church Extension Board, Greetings: HYMNAL Cle jg and HISCIPLINE LONDON, March 26 (UP) is a great shortage of husbands i, 4 Britain. oe The Registrar-General’s lat TOGETHER Heaven. est reg African 3oth volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocco and Stamped in Gold. = ‘i though T would like very much to have | a progressive program. $1.50" Music Hymnal} {morale is health anmem shows that although Tecord numbers, Methodism, to sacredly observe EAS-} the position, I am more interested in Daniel Lee Witherspoon a On this polit TaaRehe can ctontee us are getting Married, there year among the angels thou hast Pee APRIL 17, 1938, in a] my church than I am in myself. There Pastor Avery Chapel sid the saorale it ike Neeec: een oa women in England any iy) en, he ee be pore seit and in keeping with the} is a great challenge facing our church A.M. E. Church , hi which represents 15,000,000 of our na- ee will’ o through life without my year Lr oT ee portals see ae polity of the African} today, and the Church Extension can Memphis, Tennessee Wiseiphine tion's Bitizens. hE the nation wishearte ecause there are not enough men tog t back the sound of pen, “ethodist Episcopal Church, Immed-] go a long way in helping the church to A $2.40 Value Both For $2.00 INLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE }SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO- present a united front to foreign foes, it should concern itself more with giving | the Negro equal justice and protection. If a new cry should be raised tha we go to war to make the world safe for democracy, the Negro would find Race himself with little to fight for. ‘| around. t CHURCH HALL Burns DENTON, Md., March 25 (AR) Fire swept through Proper’ Bethel African M. E. Chu day, wrecking a hall whic ee 5 © pused as a church and a prejudice and economic strangulation hmenacing the parsonag ge are becoming more intense every day. proper The Negro has practically been bar- H red from Federal service except for Rey. Ashward H pastor, estimated loss at a et no word of pen comes floating n from thee, ss the mighty of the deep blue ” i what glad wonder a year of ty of g Heaven may be.” Pbeyond the sunset and the stars, has gone to rest awhile, fing memories of loving words, d the sweetness of her smile.” iately following Easter. send one-half of Easter money to Dr, L. L, ‘Berry, Secretary of Missions, 112 West 120th Street, New York, N. Y., as per Law in the Book of Discipline. Yours in the bonds of Christian Fellowship, JOSEPH S, FLIPPER, WILLIAM A. FOUNTAIN, tVERDY C. RANSOM, JOHN A. GREGG, ROBERT A. GRANT, meet this challenge. Whoever the man is that can go into the Department and so organize his forces, and set the ma- chinery in motion, that will guarantee the prosecution of the progressive and constructive program, elect him and let him set himself to this task, and I am sure the rest of us will be happy. There are many states of our country, espe- cially in the south, where our people are thickly settled, that have vast stretches of territory, over which the flag of CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE March 14, 1938 The Second Quarterly Conference of the A. M. E. Church was held at War- ren Chapel tonight of which the Rev. M. C. Griffins is pastor. The Rev, J. M. Brown, Presiding Elder of the North Chattanooga District presided. The Conference was formally opened at 7:30 p.m. with a song and invocation. POA DAY POS 5 , menial jobs. The public utilitie: ill . A. J. Nottingha Husbanc SHERMAN L. GREENE, - | African Me Fes Beate win eure Presiding Elder delivered a short j iia WE PAY POSTAGE. not beau except z a ae - hoes Oe eS AND THe ; eee etane) GEORG EB YOUN G | ven nae Sa pai aia pee as address to the members of the Confer- | 4 M. £. BOOK CONCERN 116 S. t9th’ Street {lic. tess cae eee LAYMEN LAW Me Catan G! Tiayaham MONROE H. DAVIS, Bee heen be chien vinavel cnet ots. called altenbion tb Fes eae Philadelphia, Penna freeze him out. q NOAH W. WILLIAMS, cational and Religious progress being a a ce a ee (Daughter) DAVID H. SIMS, are some splendid cities, with large Ne- made by the church and urged the In addition, malicious propaganda is being spread over the entire country to vilify and humiliate the Negro, as wit- ness the depths to which certain Sen- ators from States where the Negro is disfranchised descended during the six- ; James W. Traynham, ( (Son-in-law) and the family gro populations, where the A. M. E. Church has never been established. Why can’t the Church Extension in cooperation with the Missionary So- ciety do some real extension work? It is sad to say, but true, that in most of parents to train their children to be- “It does not make for progress to send your children to school unless they take an interest in the activities of the com- Cece KINgsley 8278 SEECCEECEEe ps ROOMS $150 UP PER DAY FOR QUIETNESS AND GOOD FOOD COME TO HENRY Y. TOOKES, RICHARD R. WRIGHT, Jr., EDWARD J. HOWARD, Bishops of the African Metho- dist Episcopal Church. come leaders in the church. TER MESSAGE FROM THE|, THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE 6 C 1 Exclusive But Not Expensive” SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 25 CENTS FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) L. J. WATERS, Proprietor 14338 LOMBARD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dr. E. P. Read, originator of the term Divinury afl heal Remedium Herbarium DIVINU M FREE TRIAL TREATMENT- BIGGEST, BEST PRESCRIPTION EVER GIVEN DIVINUM ALL-HEAL ING HERBARIUM REMEDIUM, Na- ture’s Ever--Ready Universal Nevyer-Fail Speedwell Panaceas for Human Ills. Build System, Invigorate, Strengthen, Put Pep, wunipswoy week filibuster against the Gavagan- Wagner-Van Nuys anti-lynching bill, It is impossible to expect that the Ne- gro can be abused and persecuted in time of peace and then suddenly trans- formed into an effective fighter the mo- ment that he is wanted for the defense of his country. The best and most certain investment in national defense which the country could make would be to build up internal morale by extending justice, fair play and equility before the law to all of its citizens, regardless of race, color or creed. —CHARLES H. HOUSTON National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ; —Phila. Record By Bishop Noah W. Williams The last General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopa! Churti had more delegates than th al Conference of the M. E. Chu than the combined House of Repr tatives and Senate of the United States) more than the Chamber of Del Senate of France; more than the of Lords of Great Britian. believed in delegates. I noticed in the General Confer Minutes that Bishop J. S. Flipper = some sort of ruling on thi f while I was presiding. Now OPS OF THE A.M.E. CHURCH le Great Rallying Day for the ich Members of the African Metho- ‘Episcopal Church begins to dawn us, and our attention is moving ds the Sepulchre and Our Resur- ed Lord “early in the morning while as yet dark.” Christian Church is taught to re- Easter as humanity’s Great Eman- ion Day. No day can mean as h to the World as that day which ight Freedom to all. It is a Free- fulland complete. All demands of ine Justice have been satisfied. Per- is the sacrifice made by Our lour, who for our sins, became de- td and rejected of men, and bore iniquity of us all. By His stripes World is healed, and by His death resurrection, the World is redeem- We s |THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMA- TION TO BE OBSERVED our secular schools now, including col- leges and uni ities, our boys girls are suffering for the lack of Chris- tian training. I notice that the Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal and The Bishop David H. Sims, an emi- nent prelate of Alabama, successor to the late Bishop Heard of the 1st Epis- copal District, embracing New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, will be the principal speaker, April 11th at the Macedonia A. M. E. Church, Camden, New Jersey, Rev. L. J- Pottinger, pas- tor. The other speakers are Prof. Howard Brown, Principal of Whittier School; Rey. Chas. Churn, pastor 10th St. Baptist Church and Dr. R. P. Bow- man, President of the Camden N. A. A. Cx Ps Music on this occasion will be furn- ished by the Celebrated Male Chorus munity and church. The church, home and school are the contributing factors to the character of our youth.” The Conference went into a busi- ness session and elected officers for the current session. ~Alex Smith was Church, along with the Board of Home Missions, and the Board of National sions, of the Presbyterian Church, furnishes Christian teachers in certain states, to carry on the work of religious education in the public schools. That is to say, these organizations working with the public school authorities see that the boys and girls have at least one hour a week of Christian training. Some states have provided for this period of special training, though they have made no provisions for it, have no prohibition of such a plan. Cannot our Church Extension start something in this direction? In many cities some of our onetime while others even elected Secretary and C. H. Hawkins Assistant Secretary. Drs. L. G. Cape- hart and W. B. Davis, A. B. Brown, and Madams Louise Bond and Lois Meadows were elected to the Finance Committee. Clarence L. Benton was elected Conference Reporter. All classes and other auxiliaries made their financial reports. The Trustees, Steward and Stewardess Boards made very favorable reports and pledged their loyal support in a further effort to liquidate the current and bonded indebt- edness of the church. A short memorial service was held for the deceased members of the church. F i Dr. L. G. Capehart, Prof. F. K. Brad: solutely silly to think of any one m=hitt of Macedonia Church, Mrs. eck tase popular churches Have gone down | * i ni a Pears ‘IMPERIAL DIGNITY’ - F zi xcept the A ice i ss, and the Antioch Female z y ey, R. B. Butts, A. B. esis OF . any ruling on any subject exc"! 4 highest aspiration and hope of | Directress, and almost closed their doors, because] y5;+ hot, Arthur Webb, E. E. Woods, DELIGHTS SELASSIE one who is presiding over the Genet met when Jesus, standing at the | Quartette. dine wae Oe the people have moved away from the Alex Smitheand (Clarende L.’ Benton Conference. The fact of the | His open grave, bids His follow- Editor W. B. Adams, church into other sections of the city. Ce muietied 40 thal Steward'’s Board LONDON, March 26 (AP)—Haile} is that no ruling was ever called 0% fi “GO AND TELL OTHERS.” monies. Suppose our Church Extension could Selassie, former Emperor of Ethiopia,|if there had been I certainly looked over a new sculptured image of; have given it, subject to an apo° himself at the Leicester galleries re-| the decision of the chair. Wh¢ cently, then opined that if it were dug business of the General Confere up in 2000 years’ time people would; over, which cer still say that it “bore an imperial dig-| which was weer only on the las ty-four years ago the Fathers of an Methodist definitely entered Missionary Enterprise in an or- ed way. Missions today offer the st challenge to the Christian in its existence. When we think from) inly included For several years the Welfare League of Camden, N. J. has sponsored these annual celebrations. The League is a Civic and Charitable Organization with headquarters at 818-20-21 Sycamore Street, Camden, N. J. It also operates New Jersey, where have helped the church to move with the people? Our church history in many cities would have a different color today. We have hundreds of thousands of dollars out that we cannot collect today. and confirmed by the Conference which | immediately adjourned. | Rev. M. C. Griffins, Pastor Clarence L. Benton ENA AAAAASAALASASABABABAABABAASBABABOASS | WINSTON = INTERNATIONAL Sp, Crs, Mere, Cour, rll fae nH of the General Conference °* “TIMMIMME world-wide distsbed conatons | form POO TN ay tart] WN Ne One wns i] BLACK RACE TYPE yA » Stamina, Vim, Vitality, an ie ne CY its third reading, I gave the char catenin, war clouds. we are} men are 5 teach our people ha’ whe 3 neon fo a Soins SOFIA RECOGNIZES , Bishop Flipper’ to close ag on ly convinced that the time is Re re uiinins is Superintendent of es Dee satee ety by BISLES Black dition, Relieves Cough, Asthma, Fain, ITALY’S CONQUEST | Conference and he did make so™ “b n Christians shall wrap more| Roger hich is now in its ae ts LC ae Ga ce cy Ee oa cies eubiiened “! m Catarrh, Burning, Scalding Discharges, Soreness, Weakness, ete. Trial 25c. Medicine, Powders Price $1, $2. Roots, Herbs, Barks, for all Purposes,® Conditions, Acts. Make Big Money giving sample Taking Orders. & DIVINE HEALTH ALLIANCE, 1617 Sout AL . 1617 South + 1422 Lombard a Phi The Bulgarian Government today ex-|the General Conference tended de facto recognition of Italy’s| pleted and no ruling had been “ conquest of Ethiopia when 1 feuele IIT accepted a new Italian Minister wit : pba fa : King Boris | for. a c __ | statement as he is claimed to have’ : SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 26 (AP)—] But this was after all the business © y about them the mantle of faith Yer devotion, and exercise more ae \e adherence to the command of 1 had been © ie the Welfare League, Ww! 7th year, having lodge hi during this time. The Bishop wil undreds of men | be presented by Rey. Ider of the Camden _Noah W. witliatt Smith, Presiding E! district. back, they are depriving their sister congregations over yonder of some ben- efit to which they are entitled. Will the next secretary of the Church Extension start a process of education among our % Best for Young and Old-——Home School—Teachers and Strdents Send for s,ustrated Caialog ===== DSC09819.JPG ===== ¢ . A, C. E, League buttons 5 cents each. per doz. . +++... Usher buttons 10 cents each, per doz. .... nite alles COURSE OF STUDY FOR TRAVELING PREACHERS, EXHORTERS AND LOCAL PREACHERS OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH ] cay SOME LEGAL OBSERVATIONS | entirely too expensive, cumbersome and ; ing clause” or said bill would be held un- _ a a gee f inadequate to render efficient services constitutional. In keeping with this ; ey isc eer a Course of Studies for the First Year - Continued from page 1) in actively supervising and over-seeing . view our Senior Bishop declared the bill : yi Be) ge) 7 Lh RLS! dia emma mn it ata ies to Philosophy—Brightman ........ the work of these departments. | limiting the elective delegates to the Nashville. 4 sae vi Berea fomismle: by iiiioe fi 0) ie ee ame pany yee Pastor—C. Erman cated. This Committee was composed] In everyone of these instances re- General Conference to three(3) minis-} : a The A M E i ie Bee of ee Lage dism. And there is no gainsaying the] ferred to above, the committee has not terial and three (3) lay delegates un- TYREE CHAPEL A.M. 5 RR 1€ jes eo Bae Book Concern aun ee tee Pept fact the future progress and develop-| merely pointed out the defects, irreg- constitutional and void. (See page 96, Ballinger, ey CHURG, Fath eect yo oer Mea all redone tenia urchased and Rea ment of our Zion will depend very] ularities and ambiguities appearing in paragraph 3, of the Journal of the 30th] The second quarterly cone 7 G. E. Cay, Bere at Phildelphia, Pa. +s+++. Pastor Preacher—Quayle yee largely upon the answers we give to] the charters of the various departments, Quadrennial Session of the General | March 4-7, Dr. J. Bennett ae ; : : pale Be Ok i eh. aiken MaMa HL Baptism — Merrill these far-reaching questions raised in] but has made concrete recommendations Conference). I have searched in vain] siding Elder opened Gada ne Pl eTHUEAS MC. F: Rea BOO eee ai cut Wu den arcane Bs ss... A. M.E. Discipline (Page 1 to Quarterly Cones this editorial. and suggestions for correcting such de- for some definite ecclesiastical law or| Love Feast. Presiding ae might mi “19th St., Philadelphia, Penna. ? -.-+ Negro Year Book—Ransom ..../.... 2... ¢.0seees> Regarding the Committee on Legal] fects. authority to sustain this contention.| from the subject: "Work". Jorn Curry, Manager, “ : 2. Course of Studies for the Second Year Charters and Titles, I feel that as Sec-] In undertaking its work, the commit- The General Conference Rules for 1936] Sunday morning Dr. Brown A Sirs: EOI ANE IST a a ee aU RD a ee Old Testament History—H. P. Smith ...........- retary of this Committee, I am eligible} tee took the position that inasmuch as by which our last General Conference] a wonderful message, Neh. 5-3 a a ease find enclosed Postal Money Order or Certified Check for$......0 Psychology of Human Society—Ellwood .......- j to speak in its defense. The Committee} our Church is a connectional organiza- was governed do not set out any such} Stay on the Job. Sunday a bie hich please send goods ordered below to the addres Hees ao Ses Fane Uti aS) ei | ay ERG cticice pi League Religions Sue raer appointed at the last General Confer-} tion, every department, every educa- restrictions or requirements. The 1936] Dinner on the grounds, on Beet, i fC ROTOR Oa aN as Outline of Christian Theology—Newton Clark of the following named persons: tional institution and every piece of General Conference Rules applicable tof Union Service. which began at a Price of ; ae viele Mae thei Nae SMe eee Attorneys C, H. Calloway, Chair-] property belonging to the African bills, resolutions and motions read -as| splendid representative Pa ae les < each iii si owen Quarterly Conference to =. P.]| Methodist Episcopal Church should be follows: churches was present, also vist Name of Article Pokal ay corcwe ese 2s Daniel A. pes, R. Coan . st man, Kansas City, Kansas; Blakemore, Chicago, Illinois; W. H.|under the absolute control, dominance, “All motions and resolutions shall be] membership from San Angelo ¢ C. Brown, Washington, D. C.; F. D. | and supervision of the General Confer-, reduced to writing, if requested by the}man and Brady, Texas The R 5 he Rey, § Presiding Elder's Record A. M. E. Church Record .. .. History of A. M. E. Church—Smith Jesus Through the Centries—Case ..., pa Ransom, Indianapolis, Indiana; John] ence of the African Methodist Episco- President, Secretary, or any three} H. Alexander of San Angelo pres _ Quarterly Conference Record é 5 Be Hno eho Adams, Omaha, Nebraska; Herbert L.} pal Church and the Bishops’ Council. | members.” a wonderful sermon, Heb. 2 a ae gles Record iyi); Rakai LNpsilien idle OMe a 2.60 Dudley, Secretary, Detroit, Michigan] And in keeping with this idea, the com-]| “All questions pertaining to petitions, shall we escape, if we neg a ‘ 4 Christian Recorder, 3 months 3 sage Studies ‘for Third Y ae, gs re and Dr. John R, Hawkins, Washing-] mittee made, in addition to the specific] resolutions or amendments, to change] salvation.” 8 P. M. Dr. a Christm necorder, Gymonths, 22.25/52) 52 0 soe) LOOT LU Me ey gi een gy Chureh History_—Hurst Te MEE TAT ton, D. C. recommendations, the following general | the Discipline, shall first be read before} Jer. 6:5; Subj. : “The Swellin of Mn Ghrsatrammecorder, Myer. c. oc. lsiyecoiscy uss eo 1 OO seen sialleseabetbediat cw! 1. salen aH iGe MNCL Gds GER Rap ledeeeRinee aed GUUS ILA minal This Committee has held meetings in] recommendations with respect to each] the Conference and lie oyer a day be- dan’. ee | A. M. E. Discipline, 1936-'40 .... Ward . B50. cs |opeewere Washington, D. C., Nashville, Ten-]of the departments: fore being altered, rescinded or repeal-} Monday, 8 P.M. the business cess $1936-40misciphnes, per dozen 9.0.0... 2.60 une ds) 9.00, are haMlye eae jo) Mra eagle History “of Religious Education in Recent Times— nessee and Charleston, South Carolina.| 1. That the charter provisions of] ed, if desired by one-third of the Con-| of Conference opened. Dr. | ; . Music Hymnal, Cloth é Brown yee oe seae wok Uae akon seis WSOP ete eae It has had before it the charters of all] every major department of the African] ference, unless on the last day of the} Brown, presiding. Miss | . Music Hymnal (per dozen) Books to be Purchased and Read the major departments of our Church. | Methodist Episcopal Church be brought } session.” Jackson, secretary. Reporter eMivetmimmrmall (peri 100) of. 2 ho oie se ene eases 9000, eelbyotere ol SUNT Arild say The Technique of Public Worship—Odgers and Not only has it had these charters be-|in absolute harmony and agreement] “All resolutions offered to amend, en-} Mrs. H. J. Betts, Southern f Word Hymnal ......... Schultz, « ig i fore it but the Committee has carefully | with the A. M. E. Discipline. large or change the phraseology of the| Recorder. Miss Elizabeth Ja Rem mnAARPEGESOZEN) 3 2.06 0's fe rh ed cna ON nde cciellee tg te aE to, Scie Judicial’ Practice Butler : . Word Hymnal (per 100) . History of A. M. E. Church—C. S. Smith...... | . Introduction to Reflective Thinking . and critically examined each one of! 2. That where the Charter provis- Discipline shall be read three conse- cular papers; Mrs. V. T. Herr them and made DEFINITE AND|ions of any particular department are Cutive times before the Conference, if, tian Recorder. Bro. Wilso: : see pte eather bound) 5... SPECIFIC WRITTEN RECOM-|silent with respect to any matters per- desired by any members, and referred) Marshall. P. E. after lis © Hymnal for Pulpit (Morocco bound and in Gold): 4.50.-..-Meveeee 0) nee English in the Pulpit MENDATIONS to the Bishops’ Coun-! taining to or effecting said department to the appropriate committee, without| minutes of the First Qua me Classreards) (per 100). 06.2 teen a Books to be Purchased and Read cil sitting in session at Charleston, S.| then the provisions of the A. M. E. debate.” ference, comiplimented [. Dollar Money Envelopes, per 100 .... ek iin one Cai ppey fon Moura eae C,, February, 1937, Not a single depart-| Discipline shall prevail! | It is an elementary principal or rule] son who is the outstandi » Pastor's Salary Envelopes, per 100 - Fd heaton ka RAG 1s A ea ey ava a (Sia Re Wi sare amenieas mental charter has escaped the eye or} 3. That all property bought, owned , of procedure that where tlie ecclesiasti- | Ballinger High School, also 7 ee Bee oh bene A crests tonto saat ENO ear scratiny of this Committee and its rec-} or by whatever method Benda should. cal law is silent on any given question, | est tiow being shown by members! General Contribution Envelopes, per 100 ........ it Sy History—-Hurst) Cae ommendations have been thorough and|be held in the name of the African, the Law of the Land noe il Unde : Tyree Chapel. We are movil f + Educational Money Envelopes, per 100 .... Ftd Rooke a atte Car Re Sha A as ane MS eae ea BE and far-reaching Methodist Episcopal Church £ j | he Chal tT hi Beats aoe BS va ‘tt Bg © Individual Communion Service Tray, 36 glasses. Ward (Rages 161 to 398) .. 450...... LR In two instances the committee dis- pee and b Cone a oe ES iy i a fe he. : ne AS a a sha ae 5 Die Pi iavasmaeer S1ASSCS wai ir lsc ester ets Ct Re Sou Saye ea yay PIO REHE ROSS ert e. pats ARs ie Darang covered that under the provisions of the 4 TI shpl Seisees spec pee wes alegisiative Dody passes) ComnAN Ty a serge: ny ‘ . Glasses, per dozen .... 9 Books to be Purchased and Read is chadters) of tyre) of aie depenondatute Wants hat no property belonging to] any act of legislation which repeals an| to have as a visitor, Ds, J. M. Boling S Collection Plate ., History of Negro Church—Woodson 4.50... -c[fse..5 Gettcat’ Charen Had ahaat , any of the departments of the A. M. E. | existing or established law, the former | Presiding Elder of the Miner ls B canmalann "Tr ray-Gover i ORs Sadeele \Nemolistentager 50. sigh ihcg oh page oh hw 25 nt utely Ses Church should be sold, mortgaged or|/aw is automatically repealed if the District, who spoke to us sa) Pulpit Bibl i... Adolescence— Averill vee 2.500022 0 0l fey eres trol or superyision oyer the affairs of encumbered without the expressed con-| atter one is so contradictory of, repug- ‘words of encouragement. q & re a Riana h oie eel Pe A OUECTRINIS. ais Richard Allen—Apostle of Freedom—Chas, H. these departments and hence the con-| sent or approval of the General Con-| nant to or inconsistent with the former} Elder Brown was well pleased ie bic rae lf P panic “ Bible oe duct of their affairs were neither amen-| ference or of the Bishops’ Council. as to render it impossible for the two] the quarter, being payed in ung q ree a. ae? Ban id inl Hs able to nor susceptable to control by; 5. That the Board of Directors of| to stand together. The former law is| amount of $32.20: was raised 1 th 4 eee eh eee ee . Bea the General Conference of the A.M.E. | each one of the departments upon re-| repealed by implication even though the assessment. Tyree Chape ~ C me Fa an oy be 1 : hae ageen May be assor' 2 ae Church. In another instance, it was) quest from the Bishops’ Council or the| latter law had no specific Mears failure. Presiding Elder asked J pais er See Paek ; 25 Please ship to (Print) Name)... discovered that one of the major de-| General Conference should take im-| Clause, If you place the old rae rae large representative to the >< 4 Pa gaa yo 4 Aaa Sa ey partments of our Church was incorpor-| mediate steps to have its particular] Discipline pertaining to representatives] Conference. Brady, Texas. May E a ie eects , (per idee Street Number ......:2-.0355 County . 3 Gre ae the Laws of one state but] charter amended to conform with the] side by side with the law teea by the We must carry on. siya (Getic: (oer dozen) sr ae a i a , a pr gat i. nye tc. Lf woe actually conducted its principal busi-} recomm j 4 . - : r j si 3 pay WN. B.—We haye hundreds of other church suppltes, books, etc. °° yt ness in another jurisdiction, with no] so pies He Retr fore ae neat cee aie ak Bites ; id : ; abe inte Feeee Sen it donot see on this sheet what you want just write in and we will get it for i 4 a 2 of BY t . \ptism ertificates (D * you. Prices subject to change without notice. Read your Christian Recorder Weekly for Special Money Saving of Church Supplies. .. Marriage Certificates (each -. . Richard Allen’s Autobiography ;. History of A. M. E. Church—Smith . Back to Methodism—Baxter Spirit of Allen—Baxter .- . From Slavery to the Bishopric— SHELLMAN CIRCUIT : Sale ostensible or apparent authority for do-| pline. not be construed together and hence ing business in the latter place. In} The Committee on Legal Charters|the Jaw of 1936 would repeal the old another instance it was found that the| and Titles has no authority of its own to| !aw by implication even though it (Law charter of one of the departments pro-| request, petition or demand that the}! 1936) had no repealing clause. vided that the Board of Directors should] Board of Directors of any department] The fact that the General Conference. The second quarterly confer ' a the Shellman Circuit at St Paul’ "| E..Church February 27, 1958 Studies for Admission cher to be admitted to the Annual Conference must have He must have a respectable Every prea: Waterers: an eighth grade education or higher. a Pape sige of one representative from] amend its charter. This Committee] in 1936, passed a bill in direct contra-| with the Presiding Elder. Dr. | ‘ : : : each of the Episcopal Districts but mad®) was sent out to examine the facts re-| Vention of a former law, would be con- All the reports were good. Key to the Study of the Scripture—Coppin ------ knowledge of the Bible, History of A. M. E. Church, by Smith, The Dis- it mandatory that three of these repre-| lating to the charters of the various de-| Strued by the Court is indicating the| Presiding Elder preached fr Unwritten History—Coppin .--+--- Fan Ry aR ; cipline of the Church and Life of Richard Allen. sentatives, at least, should be laymen | partments and make its recommenda-| intention of the General Confer is 37th Psalm, 7th verse, after which Envelopes orders must not be less than 400. May be assorted. ip ast MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER The history of this department reveals | tions with respect thereto to th FY repeal the earlier |. Nace a house Rast iiened over to the! B/S?) Sermons Outliue—Bishop Coppin --.+-+'>-": Ses As these books are not our publication, we are compelled to pay cash that no layman has ever sat on the| ops’ Council and THIS IT HAS DON © did not sa baie onsmets aa Rev. A. M, Roberts. We r@ | Arnold’s Commentary on the S. S. Lesson for Shela for chem and ask our customers to do the same. We would suggest that Board of Directors of this department,| The next step must of necessit ae the terete oles parents eee wise to say the Shellman Circ!" . Gospel Pearls Song Book vice p enc cerensane ee 50. ah sedor only what books you call pay Pan in contravention of its expressed char-) nate from our spiritual fathers a and important in con i i es ae spiritual condition under the lea MTL ne en ca ee a eae .. Pulpit and Choir Robes 6.00 up ...-.-[[-.++-+ ‘ fer, provision... Thus, legally spsaking, i ing of any fa pei ee of the pastor, Rey. A. M. Robe . of Emancipation Proclamation . Choir Caps ....+-+++ ues 2.00.0. .4l|e- eee every official act taken by this Board| “Repealing Provisions” in General As i rails ‘our next Gi 1} am glad to say we have a noble M Peotone Woodson s+ ee . Phyllis Wheatly Poem : 1.50. me has been null and void because its char- Conference Legislatio ae Gopteranae ehe z pt A get haa as a leader and a loving Pres Helping Hand Dime Collector (per dozen) +++ at -vsaas Ethiopia at the Bar of Juatice ..icrcescerssyeers 25. ter provisions have not been complied} Our distinguished senior ‘ 1 Risles ‘should be so-reyiaed, ei edie der. These two as our leaders *Y Combination Collection Album (per OZER) tee rt Song Books plat : Bishop J. S. Flipper, of ait ed and pps» fo failure. The Presiding EM * Encylopedia of African Methodism ; -..., Palms of Victory ..., 30 cents each ,...$3.00 per, doz, «Supper, of whom T haye and amended as to eliminate any Ke é : of the past “Life o ‘Christ?—Stalker ..--+-->+-"° Eck NB ) v.ete. Gems of Love . 30 cents each .,..$3,00 per, doz......[lseees d Sean ane Gates of Praise ..- .. 35 cents each .... $3.50 per doz. .....sfeerer Sie eso br gti felt, that the] the greatest _everence and respect,| Cause for confusion and doubt should} very encouraging words iy eit eoces oA : 1 ibe takes the position that any bill or reso-| b€ so construed and interpreted as to so they aheebiarid oT dee & © make | lation passed by the General Conference intelligently apprise the delegates of] — ers of the Board of Direc-| which seeks to repeal any established | the requirements necessary sroperly | ; Af tors of i ‘sti ‘ eI f the various departments to be | or existing faw “must contain a repeal. | drawing bills, resolutio Catechisms (Revised) .+++++Pef dozen, .85 per " a ee Record wiesrese: ) i afety Church Record «-- sae nf ee p Buttons § cente ea! Kingdom Songs (hard back....+.+..++. 75 cents cach .....l]eecery Sheen cveees Hallelujah Voices .... (35 cents each ....@3.00 per doz ...5.s[}. eer Gonge of Paradiae ..)+100+ 3 conty each Ub aetabenesencieeaba’ geet.) toh ue ma ta ===== DSC09820.JPG ===== ES ee yes for the sum of $200.00 which if not , : ee i : zy hele ry much interested in the editorials paid Id . & ’ 1 ie | .of Y f z would result in the foreclosure of} secretary nor for the entertainment Buy Direct From Manufacturer and nb ah S. 7 : i for us ll a ee lalate cin mortgage. Besides this, there was|the conference. But these things di Mm Hiss lub, ae ing also needed the sum of $60.00 for pay-| not concern the good Bishop, that SAVE MONEY! Aas ; trikes " - able men and pea cr ate which Tam pleased | ment of a court fee; making the re-) which satisfied him and concerned him é | see my past prediction has come to} = rave been welll to men aspiri er in the great in-| quired sum of $260.00, After this a-]) was that he gets his $100.00. As soon WE MANUFACTURE A COMPLETE LINE OF pass. ; "There is timber in this youn, Mission Board] should be ‘MEN or the Bishopric, it) mount was taken out, the deat good) as he got his he went away. Boeen < fe as When Dr. D. H. Sims was President Prophets in N. C. I will peak a robably done the most out-| jence and 4 B ee Laat of exper-| Bishop requested his payment of $100. call that religion? A thousand times, CHOIR GO Wy Dee of Allen Universitgsaud wheatae pict aman enw. Of hate : ao RE Sore'among| that Ae A ee S. While it is true| leaving in the treasury if I remember, NO! PULPIT GOWNS for the Bishopric were many I wrote : Glen igine Hart ae Indians, and large] tive aera fies not take a nega-| rightly $24.00. There was not sufficient W. C. Perry EMBROIDERIES saying: Give South Carolina Dr. Coit, |, ————— bo Japanese and Mexicans,} bition Pe a aco MEARE ere it OL ee Chet Oe ‘ YARD whose hart is warm as wool, or give By jed on in the homeland. encouragement to para ioe. meee E GOODS =“ Dr. ave whose a wih, Nae Be ery es LETTER ve ae ok Sate ay class; but the men with the i eee : TRIMMINGS edge is full, or give us Dr. McGill, who 8. C. Becket inating Report of Bishop R.| should be consider | STOLES can sway humanity at will. Beard or] “The Home Mission Coyycjj: int to the General Conference] be placed in camera Fo 3 : . CAPS Wilburn will do, Either can put the “The Council of Women for Home th jn respect for Home Missions:| gest to the delegates Ahat legislation WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY i program through. sions” held their Annual moc, ter the war Congregationlist and] be brought in regulating the ages for 5 GOWNS AND I now am looking down the tane of New York City, Januery 9 De through the American Mission-} entrance and pcienene A saauinaunl WALBEREQRCES ORIG CHOIR HATS, futurety and I see differently from Dr. Nearly 250 delegates in attenday, sociation, the M. 138 Church serve at least 15 years in the, ministry Fey OHO vy he cane Teataing VESTMENTS E. P. Ellis, “The Old Gray.” resenting twenty-eight den hh the Freedmen’s Aid Society, the | as a pre-requisite condition before of- CHURCH If I quote him correctly, he said: We ineluding seventy organizatioy. . terian through the Board off fering himself as a candidate. I also Rene ; HANGINGS do not need any young men for Bishops. | Societies of which our group js ONE: Missions, the Baptist through| feel that a Bishop should retire at the V9] ACADEMIC I say: We do not need to elect old men the work, 7 ne Mission Society, and others,}age of 70 (seventy years). Not only Young Men and Vi omen é HOODS in their dot age whose usefulness is Mrs. L. L. Berry (wife of our schools and colleges. all over| should an age-limit be set, but an edu- O ‘ Wek cee tie! already waning, and in a few years have | "etary of Missions) and I ig i puthland. Education was seen to} cational standard as well, so that men of | ie es : Nour Bice aad a lot of Superanuated Bishops to pay the “Human Side of Home ) s finest expression of the Chris-] the best brain plus a Christian character THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Washou Rakes or a lot of money to be paid to Bishops’ | Which can best be understoo, fissionary spirit and many of the} and life be eligible. offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Specia) Courses in Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering wives. - servation. On this hurried oung men and women of New] A law should be enacted making it an He (Dr. Ellis) refers to our own and twenty five delegates ind and the North dedicated their } offence for any man offering or paying SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS = Bishops Davis and Sims, and their} °V¢T the Home Mission Field n the Spirit of Christ to the edu-| money for votes as means to his elec- achievements. But he must remember | ©&nters. fof Negroes. The Negro churches | tion. Men who have faith in God can- National Academic Cap and Gown Co. Bishop William David Chappel’s slo- SEA AND LAND: Wher oked upon education as their} not stoop to such un-Christ-like meth- aim, and those churches which} ods to place them in the high office and Caps THE COLLECE OF EDUCATION ‘ LaNTeee hip and are taken care * PHILADELPHIA gan: “Never destroy the hen that lays} WOFs m care ¢ ee : gl - Doles offers &Zi-Z E Pee Tis the golden ege. is too o rt mes and shelter, \ f if lela i , eneral Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training ; 8 7} 23 Arch St PENNSYLVA™IA he gold gg.” If she S oldaia fortable ho: fil shel d education were in the fore-) of a Bishop Yet if such are elected, G Wes High E 5 Fs oe a of Negro leadership. Thus the] their council to ministers will be, “Trust Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education lay then her activities have ceased and| Program, hundreds have e: : S . i x E Vi so far as progress is concerned, the hen gratitude in new joys and | 4 gE. Ree i daar is no good. (the church) CHURCH OF ALL NATION | University, Morris Brown Col- ; : But Bro., the same h th Nationalities with an atter "Edward Waters College, Paul] election. No man who has been elected duced nee successfi : eee pe ave 5000 per week with each nN: College, Payne University, Camp-| or hopes to be elected a Bishop of the ing. Wi peace es sented by a preacher Gn h ‘ollege, Shorter College, Kittrell] Church in this way, can conscientiously ee d i “ee DEebohcdead aeons gue” day and evening, doi: Be, Flipper-Davis College, Wes-} declare himself as placed there by God ae eS ena ba a age Pe tnading pe a - Gniversity, Lampton College, Way-| Almighty. He got there by climbing ctivities to run Boe 3 S € be «att by high was allecal: on a hypothétic platform of a super 2500 children in this area. ( ois idence ite bat at ee abunuant consecration. Give us men, oo B gates from each conference in propor- 4 , » Manual Tra God” when they themselves failed to 2 ‘ } spine Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. trust Him at the time of their illegal Crosses. Hymn Tablets. Bulletin Boards, Communion Service Altar Appointments THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations college preparatory and general high school work stitute, Turner College and peo- yave largely to education every- “Education” was the watchword. THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIGNS 2 cet it £ prepared men who for the love of God IN CHINATOWN: The I = South had opposed Negro edu-|tion to the size ot the conference Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years; 5 CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION are lifting up the Christ with moral] . ‘ 5 on ag or at best was indifferent for a| should be accepted as timely and valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers t A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN strength by choice ; physically, mentally a a aciiecin pate Br time. Negro churches lent their} thoughtful. It is quite unfair for the i « e and spiritually strong. fan Social Service and Aim ; : _| conference with a large and very large ss t REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Manager. et pag ._ | cafried on by a Young Chit Bes fos eadeation, Indeed, thous: | cor ae Ea eip oah Sao heen SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES 716 S. 19th Street Philadetonis r- Mew that rari last) ob eane eau oe of these humble edifices called] membership to be equally represente’ graduate from Columbia Univers thes were used more from five to] with one whose membership is ver) Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for those in the field this year should remember pe pares: Se priondps OME Ratt ieee sft the niompice io) cages crate ee | Pemoeacaegamse> of her la Be tedaye an the week while| small. Equally’ so is the altiount paid’) a4) who are able to pay ih advance. Students may enroll for the year Picase enter oy name tor a new Subscription for One Year ( — }. Chech so please get in or get out. bie building modernly equipped by on Sundays or a short while in| the Bishop.” Each conference is sup-| in the College of Liberal Arts for $250. Oana in the College of MONE. Svsuewnasalirceems os Wide ee ete i “Don't block trafic’—Dr. K. C. | 2usiness Chinaman pio the ex ights was there worship. It was posed to pay to the Bishop at each an- ‘| Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts Holt has the above word as a slogan for $750. consisting of Kinders ; ffort of religion that finally in- nual conference the sum of $100.00, ir- must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military ADDRESS the Morganton Dist, es, mothers club rooms, ete ed the South to support Educa- respective of the size of the conference. deposit, or books. i Incloxzed find M Orde: Bishopric timber among the youth JUDSON MEMORIAL for pf Negro even in a meager way.| Our conference with a small member- Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on nelox nm oney for $1.54 "TT olinie wi : Fesene and 4 a as py ees ares S , with the tembe Pre Aree SY SE AE MC ERE aE a ERT: SEN SN ey Cae Bek A at AS Sooner or later, I see Dr. Geo. A pee ae medical hygiene a iow boast of many fine county and | ship pays that amount eouals with the 5 ptember 27th. Singleton rushing to the front. There’s es ie 5 seasonable activitics. ae hools-and state schools and col- Chicago and New York Saris 3 NRE ORR. not a prophet in Israel who will'say he of all is to make a contact tw and we are on the Education Step This is quite unfair. A few years ago ‘or Further Information Forte, enable the worker touch, not © ? in the Ontario conference, we were DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President | ‘ ically, but morally and spirit 0 5 led espond to an emergency ap- as As I look from my den on the hill, Se y san ag a Oks:—The Story of the American] called to respon : Oi er crane renremrenommcmmcmmomnd, and meditate on our Lord’s will, every- ee iuessaze anal its: po "q bye inaeGorrine Brown—60cts. | peal from one of the very small church- | % WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO B Z sponsored Of . time I.reach my conclusion with this these are conducted and spon lye Negro Americans by Mary Nias: n a p 1 wlonkefnint ae MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE | (ih # #5 sist Dr: Begsne Mel iteston BOARD. ee ON ae ae i Gill. SION BOARD. ela task of the Missionaries will not} ; PROGRESS Se Ree. SES UI ey ATLANTA, GEORGIA oe BOWERY MISSION of plete until we incarnate their ; +: ‘ . 5 ae Cia. | place of refuge, a substitute for >! ‘into our daily lives. i Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President Me thinks the time is coming ee * 4 Maes 7 —_ Py | —— And dhattime should ceceanivehe ae ee reading room, 4 and Youth are building a new f WILD ROSE SAE, Ee ' Wher. we tarh @upapenteneotedhe ap. . fe a te a c Last month Carrie Chatman | A wide gulf separates the mod- HAIR GROWER . and broken heart, to hundred +" 80 years old, Honorary Chairman irector. from the F 4 j , Courses leading to Bachelor oi Arts and Bachelor of Science Ast Tet SOIC Se dreds of out eet ra be ant feirce or War” with 11 a) eae ae years ago. cake esi Sey atthe ; ‘ . see ip ¥ z = | eee Bhs # | a e) Ki Z ill promote a i Pipddaed 7” he following divisions : Science, Social Science. | You may call Tennessee from labor to] Home Missions’ ministry is © lizations representing 7,000,000,000 nada we have a highly trained Son sins resiceithe Strength, Vitel- pee pir Prarie Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- refreshment, : ly carried on in Cleveland, n women said “To remain long professional man, using all the ity and Beauty of the hair. ; i" 2 At the designated time, “High noon,” | Through the door of the Cor a iseful one must be devoted to a advanced methods of science and Onevar 50. Cex: 2406. pees yes ie crying: | aa oo aed ee if y. A offering a multitude a poe | Sold by, Drugeists ive us Daniel Lee Witherspoon. 000 men, women and children, '° "* -all ages are endowed with hi never expected 0 ; ea Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary + fe ‘ of yin material as well as ‘! J ‘ bs undeveloped. It sci As the result of | arty Scores Schools © Member of Association of American Colleges. Humble, flexible, highly educated men | ministry was given. Mattie G.A x ty to “Stir up the} + this advancement, the public re- | E.B. LYONS ae . are hard to find, an outstanding worker for m*' of God within us” and our fellow ceives protection and comfort in | 518 N. Central Oklahoma City, Okla. i Ps fe} Such a man as this 1 have in mind had been at work first in ‘ . ; m missionary work domi- a time of great need. \ Wild Rose Hair Grower Made In 4 A speaker, leader, teacher and preacher | Ohio and for severat years ™ r éarts and life. oT aReET ' OMishoma City—Sold Everywhere Michigan; for it also shares the "” WALTER C. IL for DARKENING For further inf erg hee : of fame, es Hea Olea EP ta : TEMPLE OIL for ; lormation write to the President, Chas, E. Stewart is his name. -—« | of Home Missions and has conte : 216 W. Coulter St. fer Pa THE HAIR W. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. S| oP ia eee | 55,946 persons. Mrs. Anderson”, PHONE: GER. : Worth and preparation make his way| ed an address (on her dep!" sistian Recorder does REE RR EAMAAAM Hen Denominations. she state regularly, I have been Reeeeeetttenr at eee cere ce eeegeicemeemcencemnetmonmeanemed clear, aoe bs x Bs ===== DSC09821.JPG ===== Pastor KEKE KEK (The only Pastor in 150 Years Rev. H. P. Jones, D.D., to remain 8 Years at t om eee ae ee —PRE-EASTER—HOME-COMING— ATE RE ERED STS em ee peeve eas DR. N. H. JELTZ World-known evangelist, who is con- ducting his third Revivel in ten years at this church. THE CHRISTI Program:—Dr. Jeltz Speaking + April 3—10 .Church) 15 A.M.—“Ne Cross, No Crown” » ¢0 P.M.—“Here Am I, Send Me 3— 8: April aw AN April 4—“Every Man in His Place!” April 5—“Awake! Arise!” ° 7: 6—“Unanswered Prayers” April April 7—“Broadcasting Salvation” April 10—10:45 A. M.—“Palms of Victory” April &—“Dry Bones” (Rest Saturday) April 10— 3:20 P.M.—“Love, Marriage and Divorce” (Lecture for for Adults Only) April 10— 8:00 P.M.—“Twice Born Men” April 11—“Profit and Loss” April 12—“Death and Judgement” ‘April 13—“The Sin That April 14—“This Do, in Rememberance of Me” ” * April 15—“The Crucifixion” Aprilli7—(Easter) 5 A.M—“The Resurrection” April 17—10:45 A.M.—(Dr SIMS will speak at SHOP D. H. Jones Union Good Friday Ser- vice held from moon to three o'clock, el at the INESSEE AFRICAN : METHODISTS —— If we are correctly informed a cer- in element of disgruntles in Nash- Tenn. unwilling to respect the of the chureh and the dictates of « General Conference, are trying to some of our loyal members to | out from us and set up an inde- ion. It has been said A L Presiding Elders. We cannot believe that any loyal and Z Africa nMethodist will leave the organizanized institution the has just to appease the vanity of a . Shades of Bedford Green, Paul Quinn, Evans Tyree, f roe FOR MO HOUSE . church property with them. ' Finally the time has come when the of the church are determined to our heritage. We refuse to any one man or set of men to the old ship. Whatever is under God, we propose to set We are not going to let up until ‘this pernicious, destructive, devisive, be spirit shall have been con- by that of peace and perfect To your tents, O Tennessee Methodists! Think for your- and be not deceived. God help God help us. aa FEDERAL POINT, FLA. ‘ wrong, Wer Nest’ The first quarterly conference of ount Pisgah A. M. FE. Church was id January 30, 1938 at 3 o'clock with .H.H, Merrick pastor. Dr. R.B okins, presiding elder of the East acksonville District in charge the con- e opened with devotions con- ted by the pastor, after the devo- al service the Presiding Elder, Dr. $rookins introduced Rey. Arthur An son, Rey, Anderson delivered a won- message. After which Elder called for all reports of various boards of the church. The siding Elder thanked the Boards the splendid reports given and some helpful remarks. Each re- thanking the Lord and Bishop return of the pastor and Pre- Elder for another year of work, A gt peaiabel Stirrime Uns e Eagle é PI j April 17— #e quarterly conference of Conner Chapel A. Owing to our small membership and being out we were not sent a pastor from the annual conference day } ing our new Presiding Elder, he was| children of Israel from the Ej < steps toward incorporation in| received very cordially as Richard Allen delivered us Memphis, Tenn. 5: : that they may dictate their pas- Rev. Burton preached Sunday and religious bondage and gave us the free- he appointments and embarrass the| Monday night and held his quarterly} dom tc worship in our own emotional Our first quarterly conference con- B iding bishop. It is reported that conference, ome member was added | way i January 2-3. St.John Dr. 7 are being told not to pay|to tlie church Sunday, another Tues- At o'clock the procssional of the presiding elder. r ¢ our pastor, entertained honor were served, Tookes the Pre-, , f: STHE-UFFiCi. “ oF Nat AFRICAN:-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL gua REDEEMERS= OUR BROTHER? S AN PRICE FIVE C MONTICELLO, KY. CHEYENNE. OKLAHOMA BIRMINGHAM, ALA. The St. James A. M. E. Church of Avondale celebrated their Founder's Day with a very interesting program. That began with the Sunday School, which opened at 9-30 o'clock. A very interesting lesson was enjoyed by all At 11 o'clock a heart felt sermon was expounded by our pastor, Dr A WwW Patterson. He preached from Exodus 4. The calling of Moses to deliver the The second quarterly conference of St. John Church was held February 19-20, with Dr. B. Spillman presiding elder in charge. More than $200.00 was raised during the quarter The church looks forward to a successful We are happy to report that the first M. E. Church, convened with Rev. D. Burton, Presiding Elder of the awton District Rey, Burton arrived on January 20th. conference year H. J. WOODING, Pastor ROSIE M. COFFIE, Secretary This be- ~ $$$ ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH ers of the 58 Bishops. and general offic night church—which was represented by the The ull assessment We, the members of Conner Chapel the Presiding Elder, birthday. Refreshments and presents were given ed a spiri- eae Elder was paid his Presiding members of the church, reached the at 8:30 The Sunday roll high lights of the da School also played an important The audience was spell bound As the addresses and ovations were ere blessed in ~ conga held of his young people that Negro slave livered by the of how This bought his freedom established his sim We sincerely thank Bishop H. ¥ this splendid for sending m ; Presiding Elder, and we do hope the | dependence and gave to his peop e ; Presiding Elder can find a pastor to| rights to public worship as well as an j sendto us.:-Hiehas.given.us his promise organization that ‘amy truce Christian . to do so. may become a part f | Conner Chapel will be looking forward| Miss Mable Pullium played the role t we will stand by to our next quarterly conference, when 'of Sarah Allen—Richard’s wife. Mrs d support his plans : our Presiding Elder will be with us Harhala Thomas, read the life and MRS. B. F. BRADLEY. ; again works Of this noble woman. As she — . REV. A.D BURTON, Presiding Elder | talked. The spirit of her seemed in marct wherever they y hear a new General our midst The choir rendered the most beau ful of our selections of Founder's D songs. As rang out the ears of the audience, their feet kept beats of their hearts, as MA K SMITH The Allen MISS EM = t discussed PEGRAM CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH ea the anthems time with the the music swells their emotional breasts once the day went down in history as another celebrated event that shall be recorded in the book of time with a pen that has been dipped into the sun- light and written in the clear blue above President of Missionary Society, Sis- ter Mollie Washington called the meet- ing to order at 2-30 o'clock. Song by “Give me that old time Re- also prayer by -pastor Scrip- ture Lesson selected by pastor. Num- bers 18th chapter, “And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the = other matters v Easter Day rtan the pastor, figion,” Brethr mth until is left ge Elder. us all. was passed to The name of our Christian hero an father—Richard Allen MISS LULU B. EAST 1 Confer to the discretion ot iniquity of the sanctuary--.--- REV_ K. A. COLLI cy a of the congregation. ...to he Brooklyn’ District ot the New i lab haiecppi adem oy en fork A s i a x D Thompson : Every heart pagrus am Daa ce RRR the spirit of the Lord Sister Washington oman and is doing Missionary, We including Sister far reaching and inspiring programme The Daily as being outlined by its Bishop David} ....Stewart H. Sims. Something that is new under | Sunday School Leson.....--.----»- 3 the sun, and the men are responding |} EDITORIALS with vim and vigor. The meeting was General Conference Preperations called to meet at 3 P. M. in Allen The Church Faces The World Church, Jamaica, Rev- E. E. Tyler, Toward Church Union pastor by the Presiding Elder of the | Pointed Points District, C. W. Walton. He thoroughly | Letters to the Editor outlined to- the men what the ‘Bishop | Churchman Afield is expecting of the Brooklyn District, | Birthday Greetings and urged upon them to be ready to! Notices ... The Calendar ..ssccrres was touched by from his discourse 1S m his iscest woman and is doing | S* SCE Cot ng that is new under | Sunday Schoo! Leson.. | wonderful here in the Vad several visitors White, teacher. “There was quite 2 few visitors from Palatka and other paints. They all " expressed themselves having enjoyed "the services very much. The Presiding Elder was paid his full assessment. \ Church Reporter: FO mM ee Sererrrr rary
• June 30, 1938
  ===== DSC09298.JPG ===== CARRI E T. HOOPER National Evanglist and Author yer National Evange- | 59 tight and strong stood still, later it Composer the only | crept away. . ecord can show] .The passengers were all alarmed. " p the great mon-|So they gave her soda while others at prayed. , ¢ an said good bye to The Conductor phoned ahead for Cit ist January 6th and | Doctors to be at the railroad station. across the continent She was taken at once to Highland Hospital where she stayed twelve days. > The Evangelist is now convalescing and ar will return east as soon as she is able 1 t day | to travel. p nt direct Evangelist Hooper comes from { ‘ ° an en-| Bethel A. M. E. Church, New York g € Agent there | City. ale es of work as i tit wer which | BISHOP TOOKES PUBLISHES i i k she has written en- EASTER DAY RETURNS that lies in right I am herewith publishing the names he message at the | of the districts who have paid on Easter The First A. M. | Day for this year and I am urging that { and Towne | they augment this and let us at least [ nu pastor second | do as well as we did last. A.M. E. ¢ C. A. Harris Arkansas Conferences By District Astor Chapel A. M. E. | Dist. Presiding Elder Amt. hur I Price, pastor, Bethel | Pine Bluff—Rev. J. Wayman h h. Rev. A. A. Moore Blakely, DD. cc. soe. eho -29.35 ist { Grant’s Chapel A. M. E. | Little Rock—Rev. J. D. Dennis, 1 Re bert House, pastor. DAD) Hinde tp ees eee 2.51 van t Hooper bid Los Angeles | Clarendon—Rev. W: M. Black- good bye anc ed on to Bakers- Geert, DBR Seo aeee ee 7.48 d, Ca it Cane’s Memorial A. M. | Fort Smith—Rev. L. S. Overall, Church, Rev. Handy, pastor DD A a eee 31.30 The de message that+ Hamburg—Rev. J. W. White, tl Lord anc Jesus Christ DD ys ete ees 27.00 uve ea ions Hot Springs—Rev. A. O. Wil- igelist retired sou, LE De ye) oseht echt 32.50 ve ept a voice told her | Prescott—Rey. L. D. Johnson, 1g on her but she would 13 Bl 2 ae Seep a ee ee 14.06 he feel in her | Magnolia—Rev. J. W. Stinson, at monster, the strange | 2 9 Se es 17.76 feeling on her, she could | Stuttgard—Rev. F. see he vw him off with her Wee; BE DY vcs oes 9 - 16.71 right hand. Hele Rev. W. R. Akery The next Monday she boarded D.D. Spee ie Lah oe the Santa Fee railroad train for Oak- | Camden—Rev. O. Sherman, D.D. 44.50 | land, Calif, , Monticello—Rey. V. M. Town- As the train neared Oakland the SENG) Dis Pees ft doc dan hide wes 32.00 Evangelist felt that strange mysterious | Augusta—Rey. W. M. Lunnon, fe ®& creeping over her, the same as DD score peeks aie CO it were in the vision the night before | South Pinebluff—Rev. G. W. she knew it was death, and as she sat Ashford, DL Dyy..6.0:.< ssi. « 12.00 there, decided to tell the passenger oc- | New Port—Rev. W- M. Turner, cupying seat with her De hl ee nt ta oes 3.20 She was knocked to her feet, the | Jones Borough—Rev. Wingfield, eonductor rushed in and gave such EDS eerie hy ideebeay a 5.10 first aid as he could. The Evangelist | Forest City—Rev. W. T. Pope, asked for anointing oil out of her bag DD amin vec Berg geet aw ctet? 11.00 brief case that was open on the seat | Dumas—Rev. M. M. Nelson, years ago. St. John 14-14. She took her DD. veeeerseecereeeseceees 3.00 right hand and got her bible from the nadine she anointed her heart and while each TOES op. hope ce gmegexey $331.97 moment seemed to be the last. She Dr. L. L. Berry, 4 ......165.98 ’ bered a voice told her some —— bo ode her. She rested it on the seat talance to Home Treas. ..$165.99 od turned to that scripture. As she Yours very truly, i! ond prayed that terrible sorri- H. Y. Tookes, Bishop tol, Mysterious feeling which held her ERE ISTE EEL ERE ILS RD SEI ODE IS DE EET 7 We THURSDAY, JULY ; ,, rece ree ee emcee A.M. E. MUSIC HYMNALS a ee OO ane® ARE ERE ARE : Ame aye EER NRE GRR og s Brand new A.M.E. Musi Hymnals, Bound in semj and Beautifully stamped in Gold are offered at these Prices Mail Your Orders Today We Pay Postag A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN . 716 S. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. oO =) | E. Discipline | The New A.M. SINGLE COPY - = $ .90 HALF DOZ. - _ $ 4.89 ONE DOZ — = $ 9.00 A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street Phila. Pa. Twelfth Episcopal District ee Morocco with Head Bands | Single Copy — $1.25] Half Doz. _ $ 6.50 One Doz. _ $12.00 VOLUME XC—NO. 15 OC REV. B. R. HOLMES recognition of efficiency, training d meritorious work; Allen University Columbia, S. C. conferred the hon- ry degree of Doctor of Divinity up- Rev. B. R. Holmes, founder and President of the Holmes Institute, At- anita, Ga., at its recent commencement wn College with the de- ‘ees of Bachelor of Pedagogue and helor of Arts. (B. Ped. and A.B.) cy. Holmes has done graduate work Harvard University on his Master’s eree. Rev. Holmes has distinguished him- elf in educational work by organizing Holmes Institute in the heart of he South, one of the leading institu- tons in helping the unfortunate stu- dents to confinue their education, who could not meet the financial program other institutions. The Institute will ve fifty half and twenty five free scholarships for the term beginning October 1, 1938 to worthy students. Che Institute under the leadership of br. Holmes has erected four buildings at a cost of $75,000.00, The main building was destroyed by fire in 1934. \ new site has been purchased. The ‘rst unit has been completed of the ‘ew building and three more buildings purchased. The new building has been vaid for in full. There is no graduate who has left ‘lorris Brown. College who has ac- complished what Dr. Holmes has under similar circumstances, succeeding with a institution not sponsored by any ‘enomination or organization. ; More thain 5,000 students have attended more than 300 have any of them are holding all sections of the country. As far ag record, not a single one has been ary rested for any crime. This is due to th religious training emphasiz~ ed by the Institution ! Se ae ee Sraduated. — Positions Ae: Seay A.M. E. CHURCH PHILADELPHIA, PA. HAS NEW PASTOR Rev. W. Y. Delaney Comes To Local Church From Middletown The congregation of Bethel A.M.E. Church is welcoming their new pastor, the Reverend W. Y. D. Delaney. Mr. Delaney is a graduate of Howard Uni- versity, Washington, D. C. He comes to Coxsackie from Bethel A.M.E. Church in Middletown. His family will remain at Middletown un- til after the ending of the school year. His son, Harold is a student at his father’s Alma Mater. His daughter, Mildred and his son, William, Jr., are students in Middletown High School and his daughter, Ethel is in Junior High School. 3 Mr. Delaney comes from one of the most prominent colored families of America. His grandfather was Mar- tin R. Delaney, the first colored man to receive a commission as Major in the United States Army, and whose fig- ure appears on the Shaw Memorial on Boston Common. There is a tradition that the Delaney family sprang irom the Royal family of Abyssinia. — DALTON, GA. The Second Quarterly Conference of Bethe! A.M.E. Church was held May 29, with the Presiding Elder, Dr. J. F. Moses presiding. This was the banner quarterly conference, each organization of the church read its report with one dollar. On Sunday, May 30, at the Sun- day School -hour, the class reported $5.50. The Pastor’s Class reported the largest amount. At 11:00 o'clock Rev. Deforest Jones of St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Chatta- nooga, Tenn. A number of St. Paul members, and friends were present to hear that great sermon, it lives in the hearts of those who heard him. ‘At 3 P. M. the pastor and members unraveled the memory slab, of all the church’s sainted dead. Dr. Moses was at his best. St. Phillips A. M. E. Church Choir from Atlanta rendered the song services at 3 P. M. ‘and at Zo) Pa: Me Rev. Peters and his good wife came | to us 4 years ago, when we were all but lost. But today we can thank God we have a new church paid for at the cost of $3,000. Our pastor knows how to lead a church from darkness to light. At the close of the Quarterly Conference we were able to pay our 'P. EB. in full and pay all of our Ed. money for Dear old Morris Brown. We are getting ready to entertain North Ga. Annual Conference in November, 1938, a —Mra, F. M. Walker wre —— ~~ eTHELOrr OF THe AFRICAN: METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. IR aAsKe whee o™ SAN: THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS COLUMBUS, GA. The Third Quarterly Conference of the East Columbus District was held at Allen Temple A.M.E. Church Friday, May 13-15. The conference was open- ed with the Presiding Elder, Dr. M. C. = THE TRUTH A THING IS OR 1s NOT West Coxsockie, N. ¥. Bishop Sims has done what I have expected of him, and some things bet- ter; he is a man after my own heart. Dayis, presiding. First song: Hymn No. 329—Congre- gation. Prayer—Dr. Davis. Scripture Lesson: Proverbs 25—read by Dr. Davis. _ The meeting was then turned to the business side. The following officers were elected: Reporter—Christian Recorder—Nel- lie Armstrong. Reporter—Southern Christian Recor- der—Maude Hunter. Reporter—Voice of Mission—Julia Say my Darling Editor; I am pastor- ing at Coxsockie, New York, but the New York Conference is not my Con- ference, according to the Editor of the Christian Recorder; he gave a few names in his editorial stating it was their Conference. Well, well, 1 am rather jealous of the - name Delaney. We have had two conversions since I came here. I wonder if any of those whom the Conference belongs to have had any. But oh Mr. Editor I have been mak- Mitchell. ing places for other men for 22 years Reporter—Circular Press — Noah | in the first District. We made Cran- Armstrong. ford, New Jersey and because I did During this meeting there were two|some of the ministry tried to assassi- great sermons preached by Dr. Davis. After two years The first Sunday-morning and the oth- | we were sent to the woods of Haley- er Sunday night. The Conference was | ville, N- J. with 3 members; I stayed a great success. there and drew the whole community Rev. N. F. Fedd, Pastor to me and at the same time went 4 - Dr. M.-C. Davis,'P: E.°- | miles away to Port-Norris and founded Nellie Armstrong Union Bethel, bought the enter State - Building, set up a church and parson- age. Kept the Circuit 4 years, went to Wildwodd, brought in a church to the Conference a property valued then at $20,000.- IT was doing too well for some of the tricksters, they had me pulled out. We went to Jersey City and purchased a building but my suc- cessor did not wish to have the weight of any debt. 1 was sent to Borden- town where the people said they had been asking for a new church for over 40 years. The church there according to record was founded by Bishop Allen. The offering was running as low as 6 nate my character. LULING, TEX. Rey. Mrs. L. A. Barr, of Ark., one of the outstanding Evangelists of Methodism closed a great revival meet- ing Sunday night, June 5, in a blaze of glory, at Bethel A.M.E. Church. Rey. E. T. Taylor, P. E. A large number of converts and many additions to the church. Great crowds that taxed the seating capacity of the church followed each night. The Rev. Mrs. Barr is the most ef- fective in her preaching and unique in her program that we have today in all and 7 dollars per Sunday but from there the world. Luling SeDE net away | it went to more than $200 per Sabbath. smiling over the beautiful gifts given |W. puilt a nice modern brick chureh by her many friends. with every improvement as —Mrs. J. W. Moore I recall the church is 90 feet long, eRRERREEREEEREEEEEEEEEEEE | they paid me more than $2,000 a year . —this was too much for the wicked In This Issue trickster’s. They tore me out from 122 loyal members who wanted me with 17 The Daily Altar—Rev. Carlyle F., Stewart persons signed on a paper arranged by the trickster who came to me and said 2| they were told to sign it some of whom Editorials : were less than 20 years of age in the American Independence ...... 4 mean time while I was away represent- Shorter Mortgage Burned .... 4| ing the State Alumni of Howard Unr- Opportunities Not Assessments 4 versity they came and held a meeting False’ Prophets ... 4] in my church to kill me. When I re- Pointed Points turned from Washington assisting in Churchman Afield . 5 | the inauguration of the present Presi- Young People’s Page . ee 6 dent of Howard University this party A voice Fyom Delaware—Rev. died. As soon as the trickster heard Rb Lowe-..: 6| that he came to town and had a letter A,.C, E. League... From Other Papers . Transtnissions: 1. +53 4+» esiayeeeny modern 7\drawn up under his dictation to the . : 10 Bishop with 105 members holding out — (Continued on page 5) ===== DSC09299.JPG ===== PAGE TWO Altar *k By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, call upon him, to all that call upon him He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them—Amen. in truth. Saturday, July 2 Read Psalm 95 almist exclaimed ur md ul words of Joyce I think that I shall never see lovely as a tree, \ tree that looks at God all day her leafy arms to pray; Poems are made by fools like me But only God can make a tree,” Prayer able reverence for thou art worthy of Amen Sunday, July’ 3 Read Psalm 96 “Or worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; fear before him, all the earth,” Psalm 96:9. Sometime ago I ran across these lines which are so expressive of the mood of the busy housewife, “Sometimes contritely, secking ease, | say my sorrowful litanies, Sometimes by the power of the Holy Ghost I praise God with the angelic host. But most of the time I just get thru The thousand things there are to do, And find myself too tired to pray When I get to bed at the end of the day. Yet as thru a covert of leaves a bird Will be for a moment seen and heard, Se in the happy voice of a child, The tender face of man who smiled, And the love of a mother, I see and hear Thro the thick of the day the God who ig near.” Prayer; Thou art not far from us, Our Heavenly Father Brighten our dulled way with the light of Thy coun- tenance. In Jesus name—Amen, Monday, July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY "Stand fast therefore in the liberty The Lord is nigh unto all them that n we find our- e and more to God’s There is nothing 1ature at her best time. It is a time when drawn closer to God, the uch deep reverence “O come, let vow down; let us kneel er.” The im- Kilmer come orshipping before the Our Heavenly Father, Crea- ill the earth, we bow before thee We worship thee, our praise— Minn. Gal. 5:1. This day is rich with historical achievement. The fathers of our na- tion valued independence equally with life itself. They would rather have died than to have forfeited the precious liberty that they felt was their inalien- able possession. As we celebrate Independence day it is no longer possible for us to conceive of independence in just the same way Whereas we rejoice in our national integrity we cannot be unmindful of the interdependence of all peoples and nations. Our lives are so interwoven that it would be well-nigh impossible for us to get along without each contemplate our physical liberty let us not forget that a man can be psysically free and yet be a quarry slave in the deepest die of bondage. Read Gal. 5. Prayer: We rejoice in our freedom, our blessed Father, may we use it to- day to glory thee and serve our fellow- man.—Amen. as our fathers. other. As we Tuesday, July 5 “WHICH IS ME?” “Blessed is the man whom thou chast- enest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law.”—Psalm 94:12, Much has been said about dual per- sonality. Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde is merely an exaggerated case of any one of us. The Apostle Paul must have experienced this inner conflict for he said something about when he would do good, evil is present; and how he failed to do the good he desired to do. Here is, a stanza that expresses rather humorously, yet pointedly the agelong battle. “Within my earthly temple there’s a crowd, There’s one of us that’s humble, one that’s proud; There's one who's broken-hearted for his. sins, There's one who unrepentant sits and grins; There's one who loves his neighbor as himself, And one who cares for naught but fame and pelf. From much perplexing care I would be free, i If I could once determine which is Me.” A surrendered life has no doubt about “which is me”, for it is a life crucified with Christ, Read Gal. 2:20, a Prayer:"Go wash me thou, without, within. go purge with fire, if that must be, no matter how, if only sin, die out in me, die out in me,” J wherewith Christ hath made us free.”— Wednesday, July 6 his stout heart would waver, Ge LIVING VICARIOUSLY Sai that in moments of weakening coura, --— | he would say to his friend Melanenth, “Having a form of Godliness, but} “Come let us sing the 46th Psajp, » 7 denying the power thereof.”—II Tim. | this magnificant Psalm voiced the 335. + heart of Luther may it be ours in A man, whose wife is a faithful mem- | trying circumstance. ber of my church, was telling me the - % i other day, apolegetically, that he did A mighty: fortress is our God, not have much time to attend church A bulwalk RENEE failing; and when he did he was too tired but Our helper he, amid the flood that his wife represented him. He is Of mortal ills prevailing, expecting to be saved upon his wife’s | Tet goods and kindred go, good works. Prof. Slosson in his fas-|/ This mortal life also; cinating book entitled, “Sermons of a] The body they may keill; Chemist” has this to say about kind] God's truth abideth still, of attitude of living: “We have a] His kingdom is forever.” pastor to do our religion for us. We look upon ministers as forming a class with other ethics and other duties than ours. Paying a man to be good for} With gratitude we acknowleje, you is as bad as paying a man to dO] these gifts and all the benefits of ve your praying for you. You might as] race. Help us to live for Thy well have a man to breathe for you.] through Jesus Christ our Lord. Neither does contributing to the sup- Ba ee Pee port of a minister relieve you from the HYMNS THAT LIVE duty of active religious work.” Read IL Cor. 6. Prayer: * “O Master, let me walk with thee In lowly paths of service free; Tell me thy secret; help me bear The strain of toil, the fret of care.” Stout eve GRACE AT THE TABLE NATIONAL NEGRO ANTHEM By James W. Johnson Lift ev’ry voice and sing ‘Till earth and-heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise Amen.! High as the list’ning skies, ---— | Let it resound:loud as the rollin; Sing a song full of the faith tha dark past has taught us, Fei = --— | Sing a song full of the hope that the od is a spirit; and they that wor- present has brought us; ship him must worship him in spirit] Facing the rising sun and in truth.”—John 4:24. Of our new day begun, : Finite man in the midst of an overaw- | Let‘us march on’till victory is won ing world finds that his very limitations strike wonder, fear, and confusion into | Stony the road we trod, his heart. He tries to catch step with | Bitter the chast’ning rod the universe. He longs to be one with | Felt in the days when hope waborn the great Creator, In his groping for had died; help he finds that help in God through | Yet with a steady beat, Thursday, July 7 WHY WORSHIP the worship, Have not our weary feet : wes Come to the place for which Prof. Wieman in his book on fathers sighed. “Methods of Private Religious Living” | We have come over a way tha es this to say regarding worship tears has been watered, Private worship is doing two things: | We have come, treading our pat! finding out what is wrong with oneself the blood of the slaughtered and establishing that personal attitude | Out from the gloomy past, through which one can receive from |’Till now we stand at last sources outside himself those influences | Where the white gleam of our which will correct the wrong which is in him. This is why complete sincerity is indispensable. The hardest thing God of our weary years, for a human being to do, and the thing od of our silent tears, most critically important for himself Thou who has brought us thus far on and all affected by him, is to discover the way; what is wrong with him and so be able Thou who hast by Thy might, to expose himself to those influences Led us into the light, which can work in him the needed Bicep us torever indberpath, we pray star is cast. transformations.” Lest our feet stray from the places, Read John 4:20-24, our God, where we met Thee, Prayer: Thought: Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee, Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may ¢ . forever stand, True to our God, true to our native !ant: “Saviour, teach me, day by day, , Love’s sweet lesson to obey; Sweeter, lesson cannot be, Loving him who first loved me.” Friday, July 8 ELECTORAL COLLEGE “A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR] Gifford, Fla., June 15—The Electo! Gob” College, of the South Fla. Conferen Read Psalm 46 after the devotional services, the or¢#!"” --—| ization, was perfected. Mr. M. |: _ One of the great hymns of the charch Monroe, Chairman. Delegates elect’ is Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress | Dr. A. W. Chapman, Mr, M. J. Mo" Is Our God, A bulwalk Never Failing.” | roe, Mr. J: W. Brothers. This m¢e!” This great hymn is adapted from the | ing was the guest of Mt. Zion A.M-/: 46th Psalm. Martin Luther was pos-| Church and was nicely cared for >! sessed with great courage and strength | pastor and wife, Rey. Wm. Everet!: of character and yet sometimes even —Mrs. F, L, Phillips The 75th Commencement of Wilber- force University the oldest institution i higher learning for people of color in the world was held in Jones Audi- torium, Shorter Hall on June 9, follow- ing a week of brilliant events and liter- ary programs. The day was ideal. In- spiring was the academic procession which formed at Galloway Hall and moved down the historic walk, by the Derrick Fountain into the Jones Audi- torium where the address to the grad- lates was delivered by United States Senator, Hon. Robert Johns Bulkley: America Looking Forward.” At the conclusion of the program Bishop John A. Gregg lead in singing the Alma Mater, composed by himself. ‘God be with you till we meet again,” and the benediction by Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY Wilberforce, Ohio Jones Memorial Chapel THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 9 Nineteen Hundred Thirty-eight TEN O'CLOCK ORDER SERVICE PROCESSIONAL: “Marche d’Athalia” ‘ $ Mendelssohn ACADEMIC PROCESSION: MUSIC: “Pm on My Way” arr. Roberts WILBERFORCE SINGERS 3 INVOCATION : Bishop Noah W. Wil- liams _ SOLO: “La Donna e Mobile” from Rigoletto Verdi GEORGE RAINEY FAREWELL: JOE NEAL MOORE MUSIC: Sextette Lucia di Lammer- moor se _ Donizetti WILBERFORCE SINGERS PRESENTATION OF SPEAKER: Reps , nS eee PRESIDENT D. ORMONDE WALKER Wilberforce University ADDRESS: “America Looking For- ward” Hon. Robert Johns Bulkley United States Senator from Ohio arr. Roberts WILBERFORCE SINGERS the Trumpet MUSIC: “Let Me Ride” “Waiting for Sound” Ss PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES AND DE- GREES Dean F. A. McGinnis—Arts, Sciences, Honors Dean Gilbert H. Jones—Education, Commerce, Industrial Arts Dean Chas. S. Spivey—Divinity, Hon- ors DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Adams, Charity Edna Coleman, Jamye Harris Howard, Eleanora Elmira Olmstead, Mary Virginia BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Austin, Junius Caesar Barnett, Maurice Henry Blake, Walker‘ Mifflin, Jr. Brooks, Terry Howard Brown, Christopher Perrian Caesar, Mildred Susie Collier, John William Porter, Jr. Davis, Sylvia Hargrove, Hondon Bud Hammond, Jane Griffith Hatney, Ernest Haynes, George Edmund Hill, Walter Johnson, Hazel Louise Johnson, John Henry Jones, David Henry, Jr’ Kenner, Audrey Sophronia Leftwich, Carl Livas, Mary Hester McLean, Walter Norman, Jr. Moody, Harry Jacob Moore, Joe Neal Orr, Doris Edwyn Preston, Theresa Willistine Sampson, William Christopher Small, David Spiller, Evelyn Cornelia Wilbon, Roscoe Weldon Williams, Isaiah Damon Wilson, Mary Virginia Winstead, Samuel Henry BACHELOR OF SCIENCE In Education: Miller, Caroline Frances Adrine, Herbert Alexander Anderson, Martha Marie Aycock, Julia Myrtle Bowman, Neulen Totwood Buggs, Philip Chester Burns, Naomi Evangeline Byrd, Virginia Webster Caldwell, James Crawford Calloway, Doris Clark, Ada Beatrice Clark, Leslie DeWitt Clarkson, James Buster Colley, Eunice Cowan Dalton, Marie Dowell, Frances Lee Dowell, Thomas DuBois Fairrow, Virginia Elaine Finley, Anna Williams Florence, Mary Alyce Foote, Hillis C. Fuller, Eleanor Theodosia Gant, Lillie Belle Glenn, Mildred Youell Green, Inez Catherine Harris, Ramona Cynthia Harris, Thomas Hawkins, Eddie Garfield, Jr. James, Thelma Jones, Lillian Madelene Jones, Patrick Lane, Selma Shorter Leigh, Marina. Lucille Lottie, James Preston Miller, Carolyn Frances Mitchell, Emory Moore, Jean Leone Morgan, James Gerald Newman, Virginia Louise Payne, Olive Grayson Peacock, Amjogollo Elijah Porter, Louise Beatrice Posey, Dorothy Mae Powell, Berry Frank Renfro, Juanita Richmond, Ivory Riffe, Jessie Belle Robinson, William Ross, Ramona M. Shields, Ella Lucretia Somerville, John, Jr. Taylor, Eleanor Emma Taylor, Esther Marie Taylor, James Boris Thomas, Myrtle Louise Thompson, Taswell Robert Thornton, Dudley Harley Thorpe, Dorothy Lee Turner, Beatrice Seberia Turner, Julia Josephine Wallace, Milton Walls, Ida Eugenia Wardlow, Albert Thad Ward, Lucinda Fox Williams, Arthur Williams, Geraldyn Darlene Williams, Arthur Winfrey, Dessie Goings Worthington, Bernice Inez Wooten, Ann Burgess Young, Lavinia Thelma Jones, Beatrice Pauline Murrell, Dolly Antoinette ; Thompson, Sidney Scott Aiken, George Dewey Caldwell, Paul McDaniel Baber, George Wilbur Dandridge, James Lee Gibson, Arthur Burdise Giles, Christine Louise Moore, David, J. Ross, Paul Glandice Young, Marion B. Chenault, Rowena Ada Martini Farmer, Edward Michael, Jr. Gillespie, William Morris, Jr. Robinson, Henrietta Johanna Starks, Johnetta Louise Evelyn BACHELOR OF DIVINITY HONORS DOCTOR OF LAWS Robert Johns Bulkley, United States Senator from Ohio J. N. Samuels-Belboder, Vicar of St. Margaret’s Parish, Dayton, Ohio William Ebenezer Best, Principal of Lincoln High School, Evansville, Ind. Robert Abraham Grant, Bishop of the Eleventh District in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. M. J. Gillam, Principal of Waring School, St. Louis, Mo. William Henry Peck, Minister of Beth- el A.M.E. Church, Detroit, Mich. John Walter Wills, Sr., Successful business man and community-spir- ited citizen DOCTOR OF DIVINITY Thomas Willis Chryer, Minister of St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Canton, Ohio B. A. Galloway, Minister of St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Hamilton, Ber- muda Mansfield Edward Jackson, Minister of Bridge Street A.M.E. Church, Brooklyn, New York. Leon Sylvester Moore, Minister of St. Daniel’s M. E. Church, Chester, b Pa. Frederick Douglass Jordan, President, Western Quindaro, Kans. Jacob Anthony Portlock, Minister of Bethel A. M.E. Church, New York City DOCTOR OF THE HUMANITIES Emma Sarah Ransom, Social worker and community-spirited woman Margaret Elizabeth Barnes, President of Ohio Federation of Colored Wo- men’s Clubs DOCTOR OF MUSIC Artie Matthews, Founder of Cosmopol- itan School of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio University, COMMISSIONS Second Lieutenant Officers’ Reserve 4 Corps Walker M. Blake Terry H. Brooks Hondon B. Hargrove James G. Morgan Berry F. Powell James B. Taylor Certificate of Appointment William C. Sampson Announcement of Prizes Walker Prize—Mr. Theba Foster Delta Sigma Theta Sorority—Jane Grif- fith Hammond Rust Prize—Mr. Henderson Davis Bishop Grant Prize—Roberta Spencer Elizabeth Carter Brooks Prize—first, Miss Iva Jones, second, Miss Violet Harrison MUSIC: “Alma Mater” BENEDICTION : RECESSIONAL: “Marche d’Athalia” Mendelssohn ===== DSC09300.JPG ===== THE CHRISTI Editorials q RRR EEE 1848-1938 MEMBER Re inspired the church to raise $25,- one to inspire. $ AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE | ip. shadow of a doubt is the fact NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS eH THURSDAY, JUNE 20. 1955 AN RECORDER 000.00 in one effort. Such a feat places him in the class with W. Sampson Brooks of precious memory. Demonstrated beyond The church is not dead. It jg not dying. It is a divine instity. tion, and the “might of Hades shall not triumph over it,” no; “succeed against it.” Two hun. ASSOCIATION OI octane toc BE Entered at the Post Office at Philadelphia, Pa, as Second-Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. EB. BOOK CONCERN m6 3. NINETEENTH ST. Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS: Bishop D. H. Sims, President Bishop M. H. Davis, Vice-president G. E. Curry, Manager Dr. George A. Singieton, Editor The American verely as in the days of the dough- erty. reg 8 Naziism. A widespread Send all matter for Publication to Christian Recorder, 716 So. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Bureau of Investigation. ; Weekly Thought Geet THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS of . Independence with this sentence: \nd for the support of this Decla- the we danger to American independence is not from Europe or Asia but from quasi, hypocritical, hypothecated Americans home. ~ Not from but from — within. The Declaration yncludes firm reliance on Providence, ze to each other our lives, ition; with a tection of Divine it fortunes and our sacred honor. human persons as things. It is well to remember that the foun- of the Republic were men of . Pa trong religious convictions; that they the shrine of power. firm cliance on the protection of Di-|ion is less than an opiate. Providence.” Salvation must the Lord appoint dei eleieedebtedeteiebtetefette | for walls and bulwarks, not men|nominational loyalty. Obey the of destruction.}law of the church. Let honesty Neither American nor the nations|be the guiding policy. Let jus- can long exist by the sword. Je-|tice and fairness obtain and the sus is out of place in a military | people uniform with a rifle on his shoul-| obligations not as assessments This nation and the nations| but opportunities. and machines Weekly Poem Ue ei bbeeielee eb GOD OF OUR FATHERS, WHOSE ALMIGHTY HAND der. ( almighty |of the earth must decide finally whether they will seek the peace, en forth in beauty all the starry} justice, prosperity and brother- band hood in Jesus or whether they will 30d of our fathers, whose hand Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies, arise, Thy love divine hath Jed us in the past; cast; which stands God, the Re Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide, | civilisation is doomed. and Stay, apis the GO) Gate, Thy Word our law, Thy paths our Whe ex:-wicy. SHORTER MORTGAGE BURNED | thieves and robbers. From war's alarms, from deadly pesti- lence, 3 Be Thy strong arm our ever sure de- Thirteen BS pe he fense; Thy true religion in our hearts in- fire. crease, dering embers a new, peace. way; Lead us from night to never ending Gre day ; Fill all our lives with love and grace divine ; Gregg and A, Wayman joined with the members Thine, that difficult problems will yield dred years ago the Methodis Government, to solution when the right man now 151 years old, faces timeS]arrives. The church needs men that try men’s souls just as S€-|\who can deliver. ty Tom Paine. The concept of} Episcopal District. The First the totalitarian state is knocking }Church,’Los Angeles leads the at the doors of our citadel of lib-} connection in Dollar Money with Many voices are raised a-|$2135.00, H. Mansfield Collins, st Communism, Fascism, and] Pastor, St. Paul, St. Louis is sec- Nazi} ond E espionage system has been un-| Pastor. All earthed by Turrou of the Federal} pail, the Fifth! This is to say that the greatest | QPPORTUNITIES NOT at|to his congregation with refer- without|ence to financial obligations and American] calls them assessments, whereas citizens who treat the constitu-|they are OPPORTUNITIES. No tion as a mere scrap of paper and‘ dollar spent by any people any- refuse consistently, persistently | where has the value of the dollar to embody and live up to its ideals. | given for Dollar Money, Educa- They disobey the law and regard] tion, Mission, Church Extension, Their | Pensions, salaries of general ser- god is gold and they worship at|vants and operational expenses. The church} Not assessments but opportuni- ad faith in God, and that they put “a| i$ an unnecessary evil and relig- ties to share in the enlarging pro- seek the way of reeking|the church until now false pro- Our grateful songs before Thy throne | Shard in Spain and China. If the | phets have appeartd and at times world does not come around to] clothed in garments of righteous- the Jesus conception of one com- | ness. In this free land by Thee our Jot is }™0n world family at the head of | was inviolate, and that the seven- Father, | hilled city of Rome would stand Shorter, |the increase in conversions, new Denver, Col. was destroyed by|member, fine spirit, increase in Out of the ashes and smoul-|local and connectional finances. ae: modern, | Mortgages are being burned and hy bounteous goodness nourish us in} commodious edifice arose under| church debts paid. Hundreds of the guiding genius of A. Wayman| our educational institutions are Refresh Thy people on their toilsome| Ward. The other day Bishops |in better condition than at any Noah W. Williams and John A, | period of our history. Thousands Ward | attend church services weekly. It i and |is difficult to get a building suf- friends of Shorter in a mortgage | ficiently large to house an Annual And glory, laud, and praise be ever| burning and rededication cere-| Conference. When the confer- mony. Pastor Russell L, Brown| ence closes, usually the sight ig movement was born in the strangely-warm beating heart of John Wesley. A half century later Richard Allen came oy from Old St. George and for 152 years his sons have been carrying on thru evil report and good. “.\; all points we are hard pressed, yet not hemmed in; perplexed, y¢; not at our wit’s end; pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed...... : false prophets.” And Denver is in the Fifth Frank Madison Reid, hail, Shorter! All “Beware of i ——o0o—— ASSESSMENTS St atx DO Dt Da a ate Pointed Points t eR ERE RRR RRR eee: IT SEEMS THAT THE RE\- erends W. H. Griffin, pastor Grant and A. Wayman Ward ci Bethel in Chicago; J. A. Dan of St. James in St. Louis, Mo. ; |) Ward Nichols of Emanuel in N: York City; J. D. Howell of Stephen and W. H. Peck of Betii- el in Detroit hold the record « long time pastorates in the con- nection. These ministers ha: served their respective church:s from ten to eleven years respe‘(- ively. Too often the minister speaks gram of the Kingdom. Teach fidelity to Christ and de- ST. STEPHEN IN DETRO'T has 69 class leaders. Last we the class leaders reported $85.70. Ebenezer has 71 leaders who ported $73. With class dues thes: two churches are able to pay the ministers and have- additiona| funds for operational expenses will “regard their ——o00———. FALSE PROPHETS From the earliest beginning of PAYNE THEOLOGICA! Seminary is in a period of tran ition. A committee has been 2) pointed to work out a plan of per- manent cooperation with Wilbe' force University. In the meat time, the contributing bishops have agreed to direct sufficicn' funds to the seminary for i‘° maintenance. — x They said that Jerusalem forever. With us today they say that our leadership is corrupt, un- scrupulous, purblind, dishonest, The answer is to be found in DR. RUSSELL BROWN, PAS- tor of Shorter Chapel in Denve". Colorada was the Sunday mor ing guest speaker at St. Stephe” Detroit on June 12. He visited Wilberforce during the mencement week. com- THE REVEREND C. |! Boone, presiding elder of the South Nashville District, Ter nessee Annual Conference ©” Re H. yened the conference, and W. and F. M. Society of his district at Lewisburg, Tenn. on the 22nd of June. Rev. E. E. Crenshaw, pastor. DR. ABRAHAM GRANT WAS 40 years of age when elected to the episcopacy in 1888 at India- napolis, Ind. ys SOJOURNER TRUTH, “champion and defender of her -ace” was a member of the Afri- can M. E, Church. IN THE LOSS OF HIS BRO- ther the Christian Recorder sym- nathises deeply with the Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart, author of “The Daily Alter” page in the hristian Recorder. MRS. CHRISTINE SMITH. President of the W. M. M. So- ciety attended the annual meet- ug of the Board of Home and Foreign Missions in New York City. ae The Churchman Afield Sitting on the beautiful campus of Wilberforce. The sun shines thru the vees. Gentle breezes blow. To the ears comé music of birds as they sing ‘o their mates. The very air is laden vith the commencement spirit. Hun- ireds and thousands of people gather. The grounds and campus are crowded. \t intervals of about forty paces fly the university colors of old gold and green. Ae +. Bishop Noah W. Williams is in the act of offering the invocation. With bowed heads the large number of teach- ers, students and friends worship at the throne of the Most High. The musical numbers are excellently done. The Churchman sits between Drs. J]. D. Howell of Detroit and Joseph Gomez of Cleveland and looks toward the platform. Toward it he focuses his gaze upon President D. O. Walker. At his left sit United States Senator Robert Johns Bulkley, Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom, Dean F. A. McGinnis, Gil- bert Haven Jones, Charles S. Spivey, and two high ranking military officers from the U. S. Army. Bishops R. R. Wright, Jr., D. H. Sims, John A. Gregg, Noah W. Williams and S. L. Greene, J. O. Haithcox and Supt. Carl Jenkins to his right. Impressive sight—faculty, students in full academic regalia. Thousands of | not forgive your transgression nor your the flower of the race in attendance. |sins. 20 If ye forsake Jehovah, and Years ago upon this spot Daniel A. | serve foreign gods, then he will turn Payne founded and built Wilberforce University. : % ey ae The Wilberforce Singers stir the vast throng with: “Let me ride,” and “Wait- ing for the trumpet to sound.” Great gift of music marvelously used. Degrees are being conferred. George Wilbur Baber is among the seminary degree graduates. _THE CHRISTIAN a REC OR Mt. Zion Holcomb, Miss. the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah. GOLDEN TEXT: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15. We have in the first few verses of the book of Joshua a statement from God. The statement is a revelation of the gentleness, the considerateness and for me and 17 names on a paper against. I was pulled out and sent to Wood- bury, N. J. where no one wanted there —we made a modern church and par- sonage for $11,000. Reducing it to. $4,000 I asked for a change after 5 years but the return of another administration that opposed me because I opposed it. I transferred among strangers rather than be murdered in my own Confer- ence. And on goes the story. MR. J. T. P. CROSS St. Matthew Philadelphia, Penna. THE TRUTH A THING IS OR IS NOT the thoughtfulness of God. The Chil- dren of Israel had been for years in |- Egypt and God had never failed them. They came across the Red Sea, moved into the wilderness, dwelt for a time at the base of Sinai and God never fail- ed them. They moved up to the bor- der of the land of Canaan. Even then God did not fail them. Moses died. Still God did not fail them—he immed- iately chose Joshua as the leader. In a rich passage God promised Joshua not only success, but also his own con- tinued presence. Moses and Joshua were God-con- scious. They were men of deep spirit- ual insight. Their responsibilities had bought them close to God. Whenever they planned any move of their people they first sought the guidance of God. (Continued from page 1) MR. ROYAL MOORE St. Paul Springfield, Illinois REV. D. M. FRANKLIN Pastor Bethel Burlington, N: J. x REV. FRED O. GRAVES Brunswick, Georgia REV. C. W.-PRINCE 4 Pastor Bethel Hearne, Texas —Y.W. DeLaney A CHOICE OF LOYALTIES REV. B. A. GALLOWAY 1:2 Moses my servant is dead; | ang God always answered. Pastor St. Paul now therefore arise, go. over this We need to be God conscious. It is Hamilton, Bermuda Jordan, “thou, and’ all this ‘people, Just as important to be God-conscious 000-— unto the land which I do give to FOURTH OF JULY in the twentieth century as it was in the far off days of Moses. There are even more decisions to make in this day. It While we’re making preparations, makes all the difference in the world Pa struts around and talks, if we make those decisions with God in | He says we're all born equal and mind, That person is wise who before He in the kitchen walks, making any decision, however small it And the way he hustles out of it, may be, brings God into his conscious- Poor patriotic Pa, ness. The Bible begins with “In the Shows equality ain’t cutting any beginning God” and thereby sets an ex- Ice just now with Ma ample to all of us. When we move But Pa, you can’t repress him, and we move out into some larger field of He gets out on the stoop, action for peace or justice or mercy we And lets the good old eagle scream, do so in.the name of the Lord God. And can’t he make her whoop! The God-motivated life or movement | And to prove creation we can whip has an initial advantage. Dead easy if we try, Pa’ll sit on cannon crackers on the Fourth of next July. even to the children of Is- real. 3 Every place that the soley of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spake unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be yqur border. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this peo- ple to inherit thé land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 24:14 Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fath- ers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah. 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jeho- vah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehoyah. = 16. And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should for- sake Jehovah, to serve other gods; 17 for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed; 18 and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God. 19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will them, MACOMB, ILL. Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Illinois Annual Conference Under the guidance of our beloved pastor, Rev. Thomas we are travelling Springfield Dist. Champaign, the upward journey. We are proud of our prayer service attendance, and through our prayers ye hope to achieve great things. We are proud of Messers Albert L. Derrick and Robert Cooper who* were among the graduates of Macomb High School, the latter being awarded for carried on with a decided success, with the highest atheletic achievement in the | harmony and peace, sympathy and hope class, he received an award for every | for the early recovery of Rev. C. E reason of sports, an honor rarely a- Brooks. All and members warded to a student. We extend our worked together and brought all re- prayers that these young people will} ports up and above par, with a glorious strive for a higher goal. day of service, Rev. W. C. Doty, pas- The men and boys were guests at a|tor C.M-E. Church preached for us Father and Son banquet held at the in the afternoon his members uniting church Thursday, June 16. A lovely with us with a wonderful service. Col- three course dinner was served. Mr. lections for the day, $89.90, reports for Gumbart, one of the town’s prominent | quarter above $600.00, trustees reported bankers was guest speaker. During the church practically out of debt. All the evening piano selections were play- | current expenses paid, and balance in ed by Miss Wanda Newsome, who re- | treasurer. Stewards report $25.00 on cently returned home from her studies Dollar Money, Spiritual interest fair, at Wilberforce University. A group | with 9 accessions,-7 baptisms.2 deaths, of vocal selections were rendered by |congregation well pleased with pastor Miss Thelma Abington. and wife who report much success in The Church observed Fathers Day Missionary Department. Praying for with a program under the direction of | future success and thanking God for Mr. George Smith assisted by Madi- | the past. . son Carey Junior. Rev. Robert Thomas, pastor Illinois June 12—Rev. C. E. Brooks, Pre- siding Elder scheduled for the conven- tion of our third quarterly meeting, but on account of illness was unable to fill to successfully his appointment assigned pastor preach, which was very officers Rey. C. E. Brook, P. E. ‘ou evil, and consume you, after ana aa oe Rey. T. H. Stoner, pastor that he hath done you good. 21 And ===== DSC09301.JPG ===== at the : firval Session. Ours had been an ex- — perience common to many pastors. done with and receive our Young People’s i Page AN AMERICAN chanced to mcet— ded street, » came, Just today we Dewn upon the wondered ence nation» name? hin Tell me true— re you Pole or Russian Jew, , Irsh, German, Prussian, Belgian, Scanish, Swiss, Mcr Dutch Fi en he raise “What I an, Gree« or Scandinavian?” head en high this reply is naught to me In this tani of Liberty In my soul a o man I am just American!” Watchman-Examiner SNAPPY STORIES Aa Exeulsive Resort Id. golden hat is that a hat f St. Peter Mic in thar sure who re the only es up here. Obeyed Orders Did you announce t reach ked the elder, as he viewed the exceeding sma!l congre gation No sir,” said the young pastor Well, see that you grant me this courtesy the next time I come.” When the elder came again the crowd had dwindled to a mere handful. Again he asked the same question of the pastor. “The other crowd was my wed, and this is ained yours,” the pastor A VOICE FROM DELEWARE R. L. Lowe, Viola, Del. The Chureh Marches On! We refer to that part of the Church represented by the First Episcopal District and sinee the progress of any organization fs enhanced by the progress of its Units, we repeat “The Church Marches Ont” Another series of the Conferences of the First District is finished, It has been the happy privilege of the writer to devote some time all of them but one Born and reared in a parsonage and trained in an African Methodist atmos- Phere, and having personal experience in the Ministry of the African Metho- dist Church for more years, we had become what to expect at an ence from the announcement of the first hymn at the opening session to the reading of the appointments in attendance at than twenty accustomed to \nnual Confer- Krewing that we must report to the Conference, we have anticipated jt with the single thought of having it Appoin that we might return to bork fie of labor and strive to hold our own for mother twelve months, wall for?” ee se in order to keep in line and have ai appointment from year to year. big men and chafing under these con ditions to the point of discouragement, bu were felt the futility of complaint or protest selves to the system as we found it. District. Conference is barely closed, | ticipate the next se we have never had before. First Every real man and God-called preacher in the District. including those with the smal- lest appointments, begin another year of labor determined to meet every’ ob- ligation, not because of feeling that he is compelled to in order to receive ah appointment next year, but because he feels that the Church in the First Dis- trict has resumed the March of Pro- gress and is de- termined that no omissiop nor laxity of his shall impede the resumption of that March. and Developement Nor is this feeling held by the minis- try alone; it is shared by every God- fearing, Church-living layman in the District. Never has the time seemed more propitious nor the prospect more promising for the First District to set the pace for the Connection. At the very beginning of this series of Conferences at Seaford, Delaware, the atmosphere seemed to be charged with a spirit of optimistic expectancy. Every participant in the program of the Conference appeared to uncon- sciously sense the spirt of the Distirct leadership antl a freedom of initiative and expression, seldom if ever before witnessed by this writer. Subsequent events justified this op- timism. The Bishop's opening address, stressing ‘efficiency, preparation, pro- gress, leadership and honest business administration; his fearless Ppronounce- ments and demand that the Church of \llen ¢ ontinue to portray and rightly interpget to the world the Christianity of Christ; the study of the Life of Christ led by Dr. Taylor, stressing the importance of the personal conception of Christ in determining the effective- ness of the ministry; the addresses of Dean Spivey upon the theme “The Essentials for a Successful Ministry” stressing the uniqueness of the Chris- tian Ministry; the addresses of Editor Singleton stressing the importance of publicity as a medium for selling the Program of the Church; the appeal of Bishop Wright for the sympathy and co-operation of the Church in America in the endeavor to facilitate the leading of the natives in Africa to Christ with a program of service and ministry to the economic, physical and intellectual needs of that great people; the anticipation of the future Church and the importance of ifs developement as indicated by the pro- minent place on thé Conference pro- fram given to Youth: these combined with the spirituality that pervaded every Session, were indicative of the fact that THE CHRISTIAN RECORDE Heretofore, we have attempted the}a new day has dawned for African | much credit is due to the raising of our Conference claims with the feeling that we must raise them Many of us commonly called “small men” with small appointments, feel that the Con- ference was dominated by the so-called restless and dissatisfied either did not have the courage or so that, as an old m inister once advised the writer, we sought to adjust our- But something has happened in the Though this series of we an- with feeling ers pul gece PSs e brotherly Methodism in the historic First District. | spirit of Dr, David A. Blake who 7 Despite the fact that this District] the worthy successor of the late Dr | W. Saunders as P. E of the Bistrici ference next year, we heard little or}The men of the District were unani. none of the conversation usually heard | mous in their praise of his work, and at this time in the Quadrennium, at any | expressions of confidence that the of the Conferences. Matters of more | Distrig’ is safe under his very fine -| weighty import seemed to engage the} leadership were many. thoughts of the members and visitors. The Conference went over the top t}| As the reader may surmise, with] for Wilberforce University, the n]|elects delegates to the General Con- - fre. such a full program there was no time} ports showed more than six hundreq ,| to handle and worry with money other | dollars had been reported with a few than the public offerings, nor was | charges yet to report. there need for it. The program for} The Sunday School Convention got the Conferences had been so well ar-} under way with Mr. T. Washington ranged that financial matters had been | District Superintendent; Miss P. Rasp. taken care of the day before the Con- | berry, Assistant Superintendent; and ference opened and our minds were] Miss Eunice Anderson, Secretary, as. free and ready for the information and | sisted by Miss Elizabeth Johnson. the inspiration to be had from such a program. The interest of the Connec- tion in the First District and its leader- ship was indicated by the unusual num- ber of Bishops, General Officers and visitors from throughout the Connec- tion. HUBBARD, TEXAS The Third Quarterly Conference of the Hubbard Circuit was held June 12 - [at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Rey. A From my acquaintance and contacts} W. Wilson, pastor. Our P. E., the with the laity as well as the rank and} Rev. W. N. McTrew, of the Waxa. file of the ministry of the District, I] hachie District, presided. venture the prediction that the Con- Sunday School at 9:30 with Supt, W nection may safely look to the first Dis- | H. Wills at his post. trict to once again assume leadership At 11:00 o'clock the P. E. brought and not be disappointed in its expecta- | soul stirring sermon. His text was tion. "| “I Know One Thing. I Once was Blind Notwithstanding the subordinate part | But Now I See.” On Sunday afternoo; money played in the sessions of the] Rev. Peter Hopkins, of the Mt. Car- several Conferences, the Delaware Con- | mel Circuit, delivered to us another ference, the smallest of all, reported | Wonderful sermon. His text was “Go an increase of $3000, almost twice the | ye into all the world and Preach m amount ever reported before; and the | Gospel.” Mother Conference assumed the posi-] We had a wonderful time and tion of Mother in fact by taking the |™many helpful things ere said. W: leadership from the-Chicago Conference | did splendidly financially. We have a in Dollar Money reported. “The Church] God sent man and we thank the Lord Marches On!” x “|for him. He is trying, with our as sistance, to put the program over in a big way. We ask each Christian to Pray that we might do wonderful things for the Lord. We are striving each day to obtain that Home of Rest Rey. A. W. Wilson, pasto: Rev. W. N. McTrew, P.E —W. M. L. Smith SS FLINT, MICHIGAN The South Detroit District Confer- ence and Sunday School Convention met May 31, June 1 and 2, at Saginaw, Michigan, Bethel A. M. E. Church of which Rev. James A. Dean is the officient pastor The Rev James A. Aiken, pastor of Vernon Chapel A. M. E. Church, Flint, Mich., was elected chief secretary, The Missionary Board of the Natchez Rev A. D. Evans pastor of Smith | District met at Union A. M. E. Church Chapel A. M. E. Church, Inkster, Mich., ]n June 4-5 with the President C. W was clected assistant secretary, Rev. | Hardy. The Presiding Elder read the J. A. Dean, reporter to local papers }XXVChapter of St. Matthew and it and the Conference secretary reporter was, discussed which brought about to the others, good thoughts. The Presiding Elder The Annual sermon was presciied asked the pastor to preach the Annual! by Dr. D. A. Blake, Presiding Elder | Sermon, which he did and was enjoyed of the District. It was a burning mes- | >y all. The missionary sermon was de- sage on the subject—The Unknown | livered by Sister M. E. Brant of the Gad. M. E. Church which was énjoyed by _Many addresses were delivered and | the entire board. discussions held by the clergy member- | Money raised in the Board, $51.90. ship of the Conference. An enthusias- | On Sunday the Board was served dinner tic election resulted in the naming of by the Home Missionary of Crosby Mr. Harold Jackson of Lansing, Mich., | at the home of Sister E. B. Butler. Mr. George Moore of Allen Temple, | Great help was given by Presiding El- Detroit; Mr. Walter Harrison, Ann| der S. S. Stephens. Arbor, Mich. and Mr. T. Washington} Sister E. B. Butler was elected for of Benton Harbor as lay delegates to | the treasurer of the quadrennium S. S. the Annual Conference. Ora Lee Sheppard was elected assistant A very fine local program was ren- | Secretary. Sister Jane L. Thomas was dered with many of the outstanding | ¢lected treasurer of the Blue Eagle citizens of both races participating. Club. é The reports of the churches reflected much growth and work. For the success of the Conference CROSBY, MISSISSIPPI DP; Jackson, pastor S. S. Stephens, P. E, E. B, Butler 2 pad ¢ fcan from the government. ae THE CHRISTIAN American should be grateful for the blessings which the American goyern- ‘ment has brought, and every Canadian should be glad for the privileges he en- joys. But much should be given in re- turn. If our country provides free education, then that education should be used to help other people. If re- es ligion is encouraged and allowed to ,is meeting is designed to develop] spread, then everyone who is helped Christian boys and girls right| by it should pass the help along to ides toward the nation in which | someone else. altit a anda patriotism that is proper] The danger is that we will do too ‘ vasisteo with other principles and | little for our country. Our topic calls, In the United States it is | not for our mite, but for our best. And eed to Independence Day; in other }surely our best includes more than a 2 ies it may well be a time for find- | little tax now and then, or a criticism of t what the nation is, and what it] some leader, or a complaining spirit expects OF its citizens. as though we wish we could live in There are two wrong and dangerous | some other country. . that are running at full speed ugh the world, This meeting is | Questions for the Juniors to Consider to notice them. The first is that] 1. _ ation and government should be J iors can give to their country? ALLL CHRISTIAN ~ : ENDEAVOR LEAGUE —— at Topic For July 3 y Best for My Country Rom. 13:1-10° Giving M | Tl Aamo! tices+ ou in (The 0) his Yr 2 , worthy means of bringing power to aj} ience to laws, faithfulness to school, nation, even though it brings death to] and the like.) ts citizens. The second is that one’s] 2. How can boys and girls have an rnment is wealthy and strong, and| influence on public affairs when they citizen should get as much as he | cannot vote? current events, listen to other people, have open eyes for the breaking of laws, urge their parents and other vot- ing friends to vote for good govern- ment, always try to have a good influ- ence in school and church matters.) 3. How can we give our best for our country go e \Vith these thoughts in mind, those , plan this meeting face the chal- re to accomplish much more than ‘s often related to the Fourth of July,— a review of the growth of the indepen- dent American nation. Suggested Program The hymns should call attention to the goodness of God in providing com- fortable and beautiful places in which | holding office, and serving the country His children may dwell. ‘“America’the | as citizens, they will need to be trained Beautiful,” “This Is My Father’s carefully or they will not then give their t World,” and “America” may be used. | best.) The salute to the American flag and to the Christian flag should make an | Daily Verses pressive feature, as follows: M., June 27. A boy gives his best. ‘T pledge allegiance to the flag of the I Sam. 3:1-4, 18, 19. ed States and to the Republic for | T-, June 28. David’s best treasures. hi it stands: one Nation, indivisible, II Chron. Diels liberty and justice for all.” W., June 29, Ministry of music. “L pledge allegiance to the Christian 3 II Chron. 5:11-14. ‘lag, and to the Saviour for whose King- | T., June 30. Jesus gave His best. must prepare to be good men and wom- it stands,—one brotherhood, unit- John 17:1-4. 11 mankind in service and love.” F., July 1. A nation’s birthday. Jesse H. Holmes is the author of the _ Ex, 12:1-4. icllowing appropriate responsive ser-|S., July 2. Paul offers his all. Rom. 9:1-5. vice: “Our flag symbolizes for us all the beauty and charm and high ideals of ur homeland. “Its red stands for courage, moral as Well as physical. “Its white is symbolic of purity, which cannot flourish amidst hate and fear 3 and prejudice. The Third Quarterly Conference of “Its blue stands for truth and loyalty. | the Fitzgerald District was held at “Let us then pledge allegiance to our Allen Temple Church, June 12. Dr. I. flag, with a renewed sense of- being|G. Glass, P. E.; Rev. J. G. Percell, loyal every day of our lives. pastor. : “Let ae nae that everyone in this Friday night, June 10, the Confer- country gets an equal opportunity to | ence was opened at the usual hour, with cnioy its privileges.” prayer service conducted by the Pre- siding Elder in which business was ten- What the Topic ‘Moans ded. Sunday morning, June 12, Sunday (The leader way use some of the mat- | School opened at 10 :00 o'clock by the ter in the introduction above, or the | Supt., Bro. C. P. Pertilla. Lesson was following, put into his own words.) _ | reviewed by the P. E. This is a good ambition for every| Service started at 11:30. We had a Citizen of every country to have :—that spiritual prayer service, conducted by his country may be noted for its all-a- | Bro. Clyde. Scripture lesson read by ‘ound strength and goodness. Every | the Presiding Elder, After which he for My Country. Rom. 13:1-10. (Con- secration meeting.) Christian Endeavor World TIFTON, GA. Conference was carried out spiritually. be with him always. St. Luke A. M. E. Church, Waco, Texas held its second quarterly confer- ence in grand style. Presiding Elder, Dr. E. E. Moody is What are some things that Jun-| making history for the Waco District. Pastor L. C. Graves and his loyal ‘ted and maintained by the citi- | answers might include such things as members are loud in their praise for { any cost.,—that the chief glory | honesty, clean speech, respect for pub- | the very splendid leadership this little . individual is to give himself for | lic property, regard for what belongs to | giant is giving. ountry. Thus war is glorified as | other people, kindness to animals, obed- | Over with a burning desire to put over the constructive program outlined by Dr. Moody. (They can read about trict predict another year of successful work and a report that will be astound- ing during the Educational Congress in August. at Paul Quinn College, when Bishop Geo. B. Young shall hear each Presiding Elder give an accitnt of his stewardship. ? (Only by being our | ance of his task and has the ability i 5 r vi vith credit. His very best all the time. All boys and girls | t© render service wit 3 accomplished wife, Mrs. Z. A. Moody en. When they take the lead in voting, | is ever by his J : : courage by helping’ to push forward the work. Constant activity seems to be heir slogan, foresight their steering wheel, speed throttle and brake lever, to guide us aright. _We have found that Presiding Elder Moody is sold on the idea that, “Nothing succeeds like suc- cess.” ner Chapel A.M.E. Church, preached the Baccalaureate Sermon, text Ecc. 9:10, and used for a subject: “Personal Responsibility in the School Sun., July 3. Topic—Giving My Best of tucks School. RECORDER ‘ se took his text from Psalm 34:15, and| and joimed the church. Our pastor preached an instructive sermon. Evening service began 7:40. Prayer | raised during the quarter. service conducted by Bro. C. P. Per- then —Rev. J. G. Percell the WACO, TEXAS Tenth Episcipal District They are bubbling Dr. Moody is skilled in the perform- side to inspire and en- MRS. A. W. JACKSON PANCA CITY, OKLA. Attucks High School Rev. W. R. Walden, pastor of Con- from the Life.” It was the best ever delivered at At- It was a master-piece, and was enjoy- ed by both white and colored. We are proud of our pastor, we find in him a great preacher, pastor and leader. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Plaquemine, La. Our Second Quarterly Conference of Bethel A.M.E. Church of the Lake Charles District was called to order Fri- day night, June 10th with Dr. W. H. Hall, Presiding Elder in the chair. The business session was conducted in a very orderly way by the Presiding El- der, Sunday morning our beloved pas- tor led the devotions after which with well chosen words, he presented the Presiding Elder who preached an able sermon from Ltike 15:20, To the de- light of all present one came forward thanks was offered by the writer in tilla. Scripture lesson by the Presiding | commendation of the pastor as leader Elder, then his text from Proverbs 13:- 15, and preached a noble sermon. The|beyound all doubt that the church is under his leadership, inspite of a little We thank the Presiding Elder for} contention among some of our mem- his kindness toward Allen Temple A. | bers on account of the removal of our M. E. Church. May God bless him and | ex-pastor, Rev. E. D- Farmer, which contention has the support of the Pre- siding Elder. of the church. steady increase in membership. thank Bishop Greene for sending us this Godly man and his Qucenly wife. More anon. Westcott and footnotes, meaning. and 6th. lifted the offering. $175.00 was A vote of — Dr. Wilson has proven Our church is leading District in finance, and we have a We —Miss D. D. Wilbert The New Testament A Translation in the Language of the People By Charles B. Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Greek, Union University This translator brings to the worthy Greetings, brought by Dr. Moody task of translating the New Testa- fe th s BC ee OF the’ Waco Dis: ment into the ordinary language of Waters e contemporary America, a thorough scholarship and rich experience in his subject. over thirty years, he has spent twenty years in the completion of this work. A professor of Greek for based on the Greek Text, translation is and Hort This which is recognized as the authori- tative text throughout the English speaking world. Where there have been conflicts in the Greek texts, the Vatican ceded to be the oldest and best, has been followed. Manuscript, generally con- Attempting to convey the exact thought of the Greeks, rather than to translate its single words. Dr. Williams has also added explanatory notes at the beginning of cach book, to further clarify the HUNTSVILLE DISTRICT Texas Mt. Pilgrim A. M. E, Church The 3rd Quart Conference con- vened at Mt. Pilgrim Church June 5th Rev. M. Davis, entertaining pastor; Rev. W. B. Baker, P. E. Rev H. Gaston from Athens, Tex. was a visitor in the Conference and preached ly three sermons, also sang many beauti- ful songs, which were enjoyed by every one present. One person was united with the church. Rev. Bakér brought to us much inspiration —Anna T. Scott FS ee General Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. REE EERE EEE EEE EEE EY ===== DSC09302.JPG ===== 1) Se PAGE EIGHT -- THE CHRISTI tionalism of the Roman tradition, the moral-religious tradition of the Jews; and the barbaric tradition of Northern Europe what was to become European Civilization. Out of this came the Monastic Schools. Throughout this period the primary emphasis of Educa- | tion was upon Morals and religion of the Authoritative type, with a corres- ponding neglect of emphasis upon the intellectual and cultural aspects of life. Paralleling Monastic Education was a Social discipline in the form of Chivalry Court of the THE SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THE EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH By Jesse M. Chiles Read before the Cincinnati District Conference of the Ohio Annual . Conference Payne Chapel A. M. E. Church Hamilton, Ohio May 4, 5, 1938 in connection with the interest on the part the | Feudal Lord and the radical discipline ious Education. With] of Mysticism in in$titutional forms. oncerningthe| 3. THE SCHOOLS OF THE RE- hich character | FORMATIONS: The Reformaton of c- | the 16th Century in the North of Eu- rope was one aspect of the larger move- ripened into | m tion from the authority of the Middle Ages, which in the South nto a deep- | of assumed the form of the é- | Renaissance, in the 15th Century. The Renaissance in the South of Europe was individualistic, secular, and classi- al; in contrast—the Renaissance move- ment in the North of Europe was so- It as- and concerning the ss of education for social recon- interest has nts of re a heig appreciation of Religious Education as a method and Europe ening sense of responsibility for the Ré- hild gious Education of the Am has beer So profoundly ial, religious, and reformatory. thinking As i the form of the Protestant Ref- at the present time, there is | ormation, under leadership of Martin , a te ' yn the part of | Luther. The fundamental doctrine of $ to regard Refermation was that sal- x fucation a Charch’s ° vation. ¢ by faith of the individual, personal and responsible re- The basis of authority from the ecclesiastical institu- Religious | lation to God od he modern tte h as its rootage in n to the scriptures, which were to be interpreted according to the reason onal Ministry of } of the believer is for the} 4. PHILANTHROPIC RELIG- IOUS SCHOOLS Notwithstanding the emphasis on elementary Education in the German States, vast masses of the common people throughout Europe were under privileged. In France at this time the condition of the masses was particularly bad. In England the so-called “public schools were for the elite, there being no provision for pub- lic elementary schools until as late as 1870 in local communities, and 1899 for the country as a whole. The general pattern of Education in Europe was aristocratic. In order to provide op- portunity for underprivileged masses, the philanthropic—religious movement arose. Schools were provided on the basis of charity for the common peo- ple, From among these the Sunday School arose as a world wide organiza- the | tion and so the chief instrument of the Church in America for the promotion of Religious Education. "| 5S. THE EDUCATIONAL RE. SPONSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH mental place of Religious Edueation in | In America came the secularization of modern Church is rooted LSchools: Factors that led to this were m an insight into the ef- fectiveness of t number of undamental place ation in the modern ntal ‘place which cupies in the dame netion ustry of Jesus The terms of the Great Moreover, the teaching «s incorpor- | ated by the found L specific item im the terms of the Great Commission Make Diciples of all Nations teach- ng them ¢ > all the things that He had ed THIRD The hi teaching storic Charch a Institutior Throughout its historic career hurch, has While from one been teaching Institutio hifted the em phasis has spect of the life of the Church to ar 1other, the Edueational tr 1s are unbroken, ly- ing like a path across centuries and the continents POURTH \ new appreciation of Religious Education as an instrument Perhaps the appreciation of the funda the life of the most deeply four: Religious Education as (1) Break with European tradi- tions incident to the National de- velopment of indigenous points of view and procedures that arose within the conditions of the new wared environment. (2) an mstrument for the building of the Kingdom of God The Teaching Traditions of the Church |. SCHOOLS OF THE EARLY CHURCH ; at the very beginning of its | The National’ expansion of historie career, business and commerce incident to the increase of material wealth. (3) Factor was found in the con- ditions of frontier life, (4) And perhaps the most deter- mining, was the Sectarianism of the Churches. Denominational ambi- the Church assumed the role of Edueation 2. THE SCHOOL OF THE MID. DLE. AGES: During the Middle Ages, whieh extended from the Sth to the 15th coutury, the task of amalgamate the heterog af culture arising society was to eneous elements from the Philosophy AN RECORDER | social institution. These contro- verses and donflicts in control sharpened the very old prob- lem of the relation of Church and State. In attempting to think through this complicated and diffi- cult problem of the relation of re- ligious and public education under the increasing pressures of a de- mand for character education for all the childhood and youth of Amer- ica, it should never be lost sight of, that the Church, not the State, was responsible for taking religion out of the public schools. Therefore under these historic conditions in America, the Church must assume the responsibility for Religious Edu- cation—if, under existing conditons, it is to form a part of the education of the American child. The church, which wisely or unwisely, in the past was chiefly responsible for the remoyal of religion from the public schools must now frankly and ef- fectively face the responsibility of providing education in religion for the American child and youth. a How Can this be done? In order to do this the Church must first of all develope a sound Education- al program. State supported and sup- ervised education, have followed the Scientific Method; the Church in its educational work has not and as a re- sult, while the Church has done its work on the basis of the most worthy motives of consecration and a desire to further the interests of the Kingdom of God, its program to a great extent has been educationally defective and in- effective. With the introduction of the Scientific Method, the Church is now in a way to ground its work in as sound Philosophy of education, to build its structures and procedures upon the sup- porting sciences, Psychology, and so- ciology as well as upon the Scientific understanding of the nature and pro- cesses of religion, and to formulate its content and procedures upon the scien- tific techniques of research, experi- mentation, and the patient testing of results. This movement on the level of the Christian interpretation and noti- vation of life must be pressed forward until the Church has developed an edu- cational technique that is as education- ally sound and as socially effective as the work being done by the public schools, and with results as valid. The relative progress of public Edu- cation is by no means to be constructed as suggesting that it has always been scientific in its methods. Public Edu- cation has arrived at its present imper- fect status by a long and patent process of gradual improvements in every fac- tor of its educative process, such as curriculum, methods, organization, and Preparation of teachers. It has yet far to go before it would think of claim- ing perfection. Neither is Religious Education to take its standards and techniques from public education, ex- ,cept in so far as both types of Edu- cation are rooted in fundamental Edu- cational processes. The differences in the two developments have to do with tendencies and they are only relative. Moreover, the Church, working co- operatively, must develope a nation tion, jealousy, and strife jeopordized of the Greek the effectiveness of the school as a tradition. The institu- wide program of religious education. The focus of its attention must be re- efforts at centered upon the tota Spi itual neg of the child and youth of the , the public school and other educa agencies that the education of 4 merican child will be a unity, ang the persons and society that result fron it will present an integrated effective id man life. Content of Religious Education When Religious Education IS cond when it has expanded its Present pro, gram to these dimensions, it will Need so to articulate its work with that of rather than upon the parish And ceived as the development of Ch, i, ian Personality functioning through a Christian Institution and the Spiritual reconstruction of Society, rathe; than instruction in a body of knowledge the inculcation of, predetermined habits one’s conception of the content and method of Religious Education j, at once profoundly effected. On the oth. er hand if Religious Educatioy thought of as a process of incul pre-determined ideals, then the c will consist of traits arrived at } an analysis of adult activities: if tr ng in pre-determined habits then the , ne tent will consist of habits arrived adult judgement. Again if Rel Education is thought of as the achieve. ment'of an aware and effective ( tian Personality, then the cont: of Religious Education is the expe of the learner as it undergoes en ment, interpretation, and contro n terms of ideals, and purposes. Prom the standpoint of both content and pro- cedure, which from this point of becomes inseparable, Religious Educa- tion is actual experience under < ance in living the Christian life. Natio, tional ne A is ~ Objectives: While it is quite difficult to se: up even general objectives because of ~1p- idly changing conditions of modern ‘fc, we must hold those we do set as tative and in a flexible form that may be reset in terms of the re changing conditions of a dynamic In the light of our present know of the spiritual needs of persons and society, a statement of general ob ives might well assume four forms (1). The development of a plete, satisfying, and- effective 0 sonal life, in terms of personal | (2) Acquaintance with racial ligious experiences as will help earner to arrive at convictions of his own, concerning the religic's values of life, in terms of knowledz’ (3) Amaware and effective Chur hi as a spiritualized agency for |) interpretation and ‘promotion of Christian ideals, and purposes if terms of the Christian Institution (4) The gradual and progress! reconstruction of social relation 214 functions on a spiritual basis, i" terms of the great society., HISTORICALLY, there are thre (3) aims of Religious Education (1) Is evangelistic: Its objective being to win the child to a defini'’ commitment of his life to Chris! °° Savior and Lord to membership i” the Church. (2) Is to instruct the child in wh! he needs to know concerning the Christian Religion. (3) The development of Christi” Character. ders’ Council. t I i MRS. EVA L. JOHNSON REV. W. P. STEVENSON | ly of the Woman's Day Effort] Head of the Religious Education ady . Monument of the Ist District and pas- len A.M.E. h. Their goal ten. Ae MS sGBanG £ 4 tor of Jones Tabernacle A. M. E. Church. REV. J. L. LINK The accountant of the First District and Presiding Elder of Delaware Con- ference. REV. J. H. SLADE Pastor Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. was the host of the Presiding El- BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH Mount Union, Pa. This Church.was graced with the Therefore through this Educative | presence of the “Dean of Campbell oa process we must develop an aware and | lege, Jackson, Miss. eee = 2 fiective Church; prepare people for} As far as reports come ie ‘ tia intelligent Church membership; dis- | sippi, he is widely known an i ae over and train an adequate cas by Ag eas PE as a ership; create a Christian type of | eighth episcopa ' 5 Nas reconstruct society spiritually, | stantly sought to deliver addr ae giving men and women a social concept | sermons in Jackson and adjacent to f of caval 2 eee our material | He is ‘considered ys at ae Ovilization and unifying society. ber on the faculty of ae a he Time will not permit me to go into,;to have ever preached a i . aie he responsible administration of a rated ia ne sia ae Higious E ion, in the local Church; | were : " the ‘nee inter-denomination | members in ee ee 4° il relates to the Pastor, Board, Di-} Chapel, on May 26. : is per, ctor, workers conference, volunteer |a white President a a bis ating Superintendent of the Church School,|ty. In the ag og silt oe talership training, tempérance, mis- | pers of | eee We sel a at ions, Stewardship, and Church School} ed when he wou oN moe a) Organization and function, but to say the commencement - ae eae hat the PROGRAM OF RELIGIOUS | wating class of St. Ma eta ieee i A i. Nbc . . : 1 i Hee, pines Greene of the eighth episcopal district TY WITH INTELLIGENCE AND | Campbell College, Jackson, Miss. DEVOTION PRINGING THE KINGDOM , OF OD IN THE EARTH. Rey. Mr. Caddell. bs 1 mon on Theme “The Eternal Light in our Midst.” this man of God with us, we truly hope for him a wonderful success at Camp- bell College, for he is truly a man of God. ored from this College with the gree of Doctor of Divinity” Rev. or schools of this connection can con- fer upon him, for he is truly a man called by God to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. once. place. mediocre appointment for many and many years, is now one of the best in the confinds of the Pittsburgh Con- ference. ly out of debt. is one among the best homes in Mt. ‘ logical department of LY ASSUME THIS RESPONSIBILI- | to head the theologica sais members of Bethel had a glorious time Bence On when we sat as we did and heard the At the above named place and church, he speaker delivered a dynamic ser- We were indeed delighted: to have We are also happy to say that our pastor, Rey. Ex J. Jones, has been hon- De- Fores is worthy of any honor that the church He has real spiritual and ntellectual powers, you just hear him He is a real big man in a small Under him this church which was a The church is paid complete- The new parsonage Union. A steam heating plant has just M. M. WARD been installed and soon will be paid for] Pastor of A.M.E. Church \tlantic by this great pastor and people. On City, N. J. will entertain the next your way to Harrisburg, Philadelphia | Annual Conference or New York, stop in and see us, then you will understand it better for your- self. We also thank God for our good Presiding Eld¢-, Dr. W. H. Truss, who like-wise contributed largely to the suc- Sakae em ncacacatae eee ee PROGRESS cess of this church, we truly ‘love him. And now through this little article, we take this opportunity to ask our good Bishop, Bishop R. C. Ransom, to re- turn to us our beloved pastor, Rev. E. J. Jones for the next coming year, for he is still doing good work here. Sandy Glass, Secretary of the Trustee Board A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained t professional man, using all the + advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his Predecessor. As the result of this advancement, the public re- ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need. -eneral Conference Minutes NOW READY PRICE $1.00, Postpaid & M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street Phila, Pa. WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. Phila,, Pa. PHONE: GER. 0585 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT _ I have been appointed by Bishop Sims —District Episcopal Evangelist for the First Episcopal District of the A. M. E. Church, and Special Agent for the Church Ex- tension Department in Washington 1 am also authorized to take subscriptions for the CHRISTIAN RECORDER and supplies for the Book Concern. 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It is a love which has superiority only in religion or in the family. It has been a mighty factor in human progress toward freedom and morality. Proper- ly defined and loyally practiced, it is a yirture which must mark all citizens if their nation not only is to survive, but is to become a nation whose God is the Lord. Patriotism is relative as to time and form. It consists of varied elements and conduct in the changing conditions of human advancement. It often needs a new birth. The word implies a grow- ing life, not a stone pillar. Independence Patriotism in 1776 was support of in- dependence to the last full measure of devotion. The Declaration signed on July 4 was a great and adventurous ex- perience. No more momentous decis- ion ever was made in political history. While it made the American ‘colonies rr free and independent states, it also ren- dered service of inestimable value to England in preventing George III from becoming what many believe he was determined to become—absolute dicta- tor of England. The Declaration is an immortal document, though the original lines have become dim. Its voice of courage and freedom has reached every land and people. The same message of faith in free government is vital to human welfare everywhere in these threatening and bewildering days. Ry ai our better clergymen are ni psychologists. As such, they utomatically good public speakers, , man cannot be a good applied ologist and a poor orator. churches are closing their Sun- yening meetings. Why? Because Jergyman cannot pull even a half- house. What's -the trouble? jes, taverns, fadios and poor speak- the pulpits. en on Sunday mornings few hes are filled to capacity, except ster and Christmas. There is an jing that in order to fill the ) you must fill the pulpit. ertising Methods in the Church Fen | go to church I consciously clergyman my attention at of his sermon. If he cannot it, then I feel I am entitled to day- mm. In this modern advertising age, clergymen as well as school teach- ust learn to catch and hold the nce's attention. me second rate speakers wander nd in polysyllables and never even h the vital interests of the crowd. nce will sit on the edges of s in rapt attention if it is fed ight speech from the pulpit! But’ fll sleep or daydream unless you its basic hungers. ny ministers sit down with c and try to take their entire uirse from its pages. They labor truggle for a week only to put an nce to sleep within ten minutes lollowing Sunday morning. Why? use they don’t know psychology! ers shout and*use the rhetorical Seology of the past. They get in ancient ideas and verbiage. t didn’t waste his audience’s time such tacties. He used anecdotes COLIGNY, South Africa, June 17 Within 20 minutes a live and healt), cow weighing 1,950 pounds, was redue. ed to a mere skeleton after a flight 9; 50 desert vultures swooped down from out of skies and attacked it near he, last Wednesday. The bovine, property of D. ¢. P, Badenhorst, bellowed, rolled over and over on the ground and sought to flee as the cordon of death buzzed abouy her. However, the hungry denizens of the sky darted in and out with thei, steel-like talons and ripped huge Strips of flesh from the doomed animal. At last exhausted . and mortally wounded, the cow collapsed and a; promptly reduced to a glistening pile of bones as big, dusty birds of prey completed their feast. Natives who witnessed the slaughter said the vultures in their first swoop upon the cow plucked out its eyes and tore out its tongue. ; WHY MINISTERS FAIL TO HOLD AUDIENCES A few days ago an incensed reader sent mea violent letter in which he de- nounced me as a religious bigot for recommending Sunday School as a good place to send children. My ad- miration does go to the church, but to- day I shall give you some criticisms of clergymen. By Dr. George W. Crane Northwestern University CASH M-176—Charles J., aged is an average boy. “Charles goes to Sunday school larly,” his father told me, “but hc jects to staying for the sérmon says he grows sleepy whenever he | the preacher. “T can’t blame him much, for | ‘ce! ‘the same way about our clergyman. He is a fine man, but not very good in the | pulpit. dramatized his nounced evil in spite of tre- ersonal danger that he there- red. He dealt with current life { the ritualistic dogma of the ‘ i 1. And he used “trick” stunts | “Now my problem is to hold Cl Acting attention. linterest. My wife and I stay ‘or Pi il he were disguised today, he |church on Sunday morning, and be- hold an audience’s attention be- cause our house is several miles away, he thoroughly understood the I can’t let Charles go home after foloey of human interest, and day School. What can we do with the rules for motivating people. him? Is it right to make him Teacher will be far more success- B knowing how to make an inter- through a dry sermon?” B talk than by knowing the year x * * DIAGNOSIS—I don’t feel that it is led the exodus from Egypt. ight be an improvement ifthe- right to make a youngster sit throug! > al schools taught a little less Old ——— JACKSONVILLE SCHOOL HEARS REV. C. A. GIBBS JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 10— Members of the faculty, students and reehd pales A friends of Stanton High School crowd- e re Dene ie Sei a ed St. Paul Chapel Sunday to hear an eh fer ge SP Gane aa address by the Rev. Dr. C. A. Gibbs, men are the key men in most commu secretary-treasurer of Edward Waters dry sermons. In fact, some of the most bitter critics of the church today ment history and a little more are those who in childhood were © d Psychology, including devices pelled to submit to such unwarranted tching and holding attention, and 4 course on modern advertising treatment. ting methods. One of the great needs of the mode ' BRBPricht 1938, Pittsburgh Press) —__ Ae ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. College at the school’s commencement‘ ASASBAASASSSSSAS Louisville District Conference exercises. Mf ‘ WINSTON INTERNATIONAL , aa Prof. F. J. Anderson, principal of LOOSE-LEAF RID®’ : Y Chapel A. M. E. Church,- own, Kentucky was the meet- va the members and friends’ st Louisville District in one "ost epoch making District Con- “Sof years. The Conference was '0 order at 10:30 A, M, Thursday, \ Stanton, Jacksonville’s only Race high A one eith o(BLE FOR NOTE’ as school, presided. i Coucams: over 250 tay nomabecor pagee’ en any pas ‘ a - in the “ po like @ regular hi Send for Illustrated Catalog of Bibles i ' If you want to be rich give, If you want to be poor, grasp. If you want an abundance, scatter Tf you want to be needy, hoard, June 2 by Dr. B. M. Hughes the dyna- mic Presiding Elder of the District Rey. J. L. Carter, pastor of A.M. E, Church, Woodburn, Kentucky delivered the annual sermon which gave the pro- per setting and momentum to a gather- ing whose objective was to do all things in accordance with the divine will, All churches of the District were rep- resented by the various Pastors, cach Paying a major portion of all assess- ments due upon such an Occasion. Among the outstanding visitors were : Dr. J, H. Jenkins, dynamic pastor of ‘Quinn Chapel A. M. E, Church, Louis- ville, Kentucky, whose presence was highly -esteemed and whose talk on missions Thursday night was inspira- tional and constructive. Dr, Jenkins used for a subject “Hiding Among the Stuff.” from the book of Jonah. Our second distinguished Visitor, for- mer pastor of Quinn Chapel and present pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. Church, St. Louis, Missouri. Rey. Frank Madi- son Reid, Kentucky's unanimous choice for Bishop 1940, Throughout the session the confer- ence maintained a moral, spiritual, and ‘intellectual equilibrium. All Theologi- cal Forums were interesting and bene- ficial. All sermons were helpful and constructive. Friday night marked the close of the conference at which time Dr. Martha J. Keyes preached the closing sermon which was enjoyed by white and colored. All members and friends were reluctant to depart from Rev. E. Russel and his people of Elizabethtown because of the hospitality extended to them while it was their's to have been the guest of the city. REV. F. ‘H. SHIPES. JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI The Campbell College Trustee Board, presided over by Bishop S. L. Greene, Presiding Bishop of the 8th Episcopal District, showered the prelate with great ovation here last week at its regu- lar annual session at Campbell College auditorium when approximately 500 ministers and laymen coming from all parts of Mississippi and Louisiana heard the returned prelate give his reaction on his trip abroad. Bishop Greene who recently returned from Utrehs, Holland, where he served as one of the 10 most outstanding A- ,merican churchmen, in cooperation with '60 representatives from 32 denomina- |tions of the eastern world drafted a | constitution which would unite the Uni- lversal Council of Faith and Order and | Life and Work into one world council, lsaid: The doctrine of the universality ,of the atonement of the Lord Jesus [thru 19 centuries of acid test has sur- vived the ravages of agnosticism, skept- ‘icism, pantheism, humanism, intellecti- _cism and all other forms of infidelism. The world is upon a higher plane today ‘than it has been at any: time since the ‘days of Constantine the Great. Following the address, the church- men voted to give the bishop a testi- | monial reception September 6-10 when there will be present special invited guests from various parts of the coun- try who will join the Mississippi and | Louisiana church ranks in doing honor ‘to the great Churchman. Dr, J. H. Clayborn, editor of the THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Se Siew te Southern Christian Recorder was one of the guest speakers who paid a lofty tribute to Bishop and Mrs. Greene. He was one of the platform guests on commencement day when he brought greetings from the Eighth Episcopal District. Bishop Greene was loud im his praise to Editor Clayborn for the fine consideration given to the district. The Southern Christian Reeorder editor will be succeeded by the writer if he is elected bishop. If he is not elected bishop, the good doctor will most likely succeed himself. Bishop R. R. Wright, former editor of the Christian Recorder, and 4 years President of Wilberforce University, now Bishop of South Africa, spoke to 53 graduates from all departments from the subject, “The True Genius of Afri- can Methodism,” in which the scholar and writer declared: The African Meth- odist Episcopal Church is perhaps the greatest heritage that has been handed down to this generation. The church is the only organization that the Amer- ican Negro can send across the sea. The A.M.E. Church is the only organ- ization operated by Negroes in South Africa that owns property over there. In conclusion, the Bishop urged the students present to incorporate into their lives the spirit of manhood, self help, grit, courage, backbone and thrift that Richard Allen, the founder of our institution, possessed. Mrs. S. L. Greene was one of the prin- cipal speakers at the banquet given on Wednesday night by Dr. Seott and the members of the faculty said that she was reminded of elaborate affairs given to her and Bishop Greene abroad. Miss Lillian Greene was also introduced and spoke of her experience with the bishop on her trip to Holland. - Speakers included Drs. T. S. Pen- dleton, Little Rock, G. T. Stinson, Shreveport; J. W. Hair, Jackson; C. G. Scrivens, and A. W. Jackson, Gre- nada; J. W. Williams, Columbus; H. D. Rhode, Meridian; I. H. Hunt, Nathez; S. L. Jones, Greenville: W. M. E. Barnes, J. J. Morant, and Sim- mon, Vicksburg; S. S. Stephens, Brookhaven; I. B. Granderson, P. W. Whitfield, Staves, Powe, J. W. Wash- ington, New Orleans; Mrs. P. W. Baptiste, Alexandria, Drs. J. C. Crowe and J. E. Crowe, Alexandria; L. Pondexter, Greenwood; C. J. Mar- shall and J. C. Hall, Md. Bayou. —Rey. Thomas J. Brown TORONTO ONTARIO,-CANADA Dr. L. L. Berry, New York City General Secretary of Missions of the A.M.E. Church and Editor of “The Voice of Missions,” accompanied by his attractive wife were the guests of Rey. and Mrs. J. W. Wright, Elm Street, Tornto, when Dr. Berry paid an official visit to Grant A. M. E. Church, Toronto. Turner A.M.E. Church, Oakville, and Stewart Memor- ial Church, Hamilton, Ontario. Large crowds attended the Sunday services at Grant A.M! When Dr. Berry preached so inspiringly morning and evening. Mrs. Berry addressed the afternoon service of the Women’s Mite Missionary Society. Monday evening a public reception was given in honor of Dr, and Mrs, Berry. Dr, Berry giving a short lec- PAGE ELEVEN ture. The evening program was very acceptably, rendered. In the absence of His worship the Mayor Day, Alderman Bogart extend- ed to Dr. and Mrs. Berry a very hearty welcome to the City.- Out of town visitors were Rey. and Mrs. C. P. Jones and daughter Alberta May of Oakville; Rev. J.-Holland if Hamil- ton; Rev. Cecil Stewart of Halifax, N. S. and Mrs. Alberta Duncan of Oakville, Ontario. At the close of the program every one joined in a grand march to the lecture room where the tables were daintily set for the reception. Speeches were in order at this time. A presentation to Mrs. made by Mrs. Rachel Hackley, on be- half of the Women’s Mite Missionary Society. The members and friends of Grant A.M.E. Berry was have enjoyed the re- freshing, inspiring atmosphere created - by Dr. and Mrs. Berry. stirring Their soul inspired and Truly it was messages have encouraged our hearts. a great day in Zion. We extend to Dr. and Mrs. Berry a hearty invitation to come again. We have derived much encouragement from Dr. and Mrs, Berry’s visit and shall always remember their friendly cheerful and Christlike fellowship with us. The doors of Grant A.M-E are open wide to Dr. and Mrs. Berry May God abundantly bless their work Mrs. Rachel E. Hackley Church SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 172 central Illinois church organiza- tions will participate in the twenty- second season of Sunday Evening open to be held in Springfield, Ill, from July 17th, to August 28th, under the auspices of the air Union Church services, Summer Union Service Committee, ex- ceeding all previous records for church- es enrolling for these services. The chief feature of the services will be preaching by seven noted pre including Major P. L. DeBevois the Salvation Army, Kansas City, Mo.; Rev. Robert G. Lee, Pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn.; Rev. WilfH. Houghton, Presi- dent of Moody Bible In ate, Chica- go; John Timothy Stone, President of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Chicago; Rev. Burris A tor of the Community Church, Kansas City, Mo. ; Bishop Alexander P. Shaw, Negro Bishop of the Methodist pal Church, New Orleans, La M. E. tist Church, Shreveport, La Jenkins, pas- Rev. Dodd, pastor of the First Bap- The musical program will include three well known bands of this vicinity, and eight choruses, under the of Harry J. Maher a gospel song service each evening Audiences, ranging from 900 to 7,000 persons in a single evening, have at- tended auguration in the summer of 1917 central Illinois choirs and eneral direction who will conduct these services since their in- The officers of the Summer Union Service Committee are: Rey. Walter R. Cremeans, Chairman; Rev. Hudson H. Pittman, First Vice Chairman; Rev. Charles B. Tupper, Second Vice Chair- man; Rey. Roger F. Cressey, Third Vice Chairman; Elmer J. Kneale, Secy retary; David J. Wright, Treasurer, ===== DSC09304.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER The Calendar} Notices July 26-30—First Episcopal District | .--p1-p- i : Missionary Institute,| Please mail in to the Christian Re- Bordentown, N. deavor Convention, Australia. 24—Ontario Conference—W ind- sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, 404 Mercer Street. . Bishop Joh: A. Gregg- 31—Michigan Conference— Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rey. W. H. Jones, 508 James Street Bishop John A. Gregg. Sept. 7 Davenport, Iowa, Rev. Fs: Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets Bishop John A. Gregg. 14—West Virginia Confer Northwestern ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- Irvy Gary, Pastor. sociate. 21—Chicago cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street Bishop John A. Gregg. J.,Mrs. D. H. Sims, president. August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- Melbourne, Conference— Ww. Conference—Chi- corder your name, church, birth month, and date. In keeping with a resolution that was passed by the Connectional Coun- cil in the City of Montgomery, Ala- bama February 25th, 1938, in which five 1! commissions are to be set up, consisting of five persons, to be appointed by the President at his discretion as soon after the adjournment of the Montgomery -| meeting as convenient, to study our systems concerning I. Literature, II. Finance, III. Education, IV. Inter- racial and V. Organic Union of Negro Methodist Churches, I am appointing the following: : I. Literature: Revs. V. C. Hodges, Baltimore, Md. J. C. Beckett, Washington, D. & Joseph Gomez, Cleveland, Ohio. S. S. Morris, Philadelphia, Pa. II. Finance: »| Dr. J. L. Roberts, Chicago, Il. Mr. O. M. Travis, Montecello, Ken- tucky. Rev. J. D. Howell, Detroit, Mich. 21—Pittsburg Conference Washington, Penna,, Rev. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R.<€. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- Flipper. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate ville, Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr 19—West Kentucky Conference 509 East Gum Street. Bishop Howie Greed Kye Re ee John A. Gregg Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev, R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom Bishop M October 5—IIlinois Conference—Spring- H. Davis, Associate som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. ; East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville. Tenn. Rev. T. E. West. f r Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 ard. North 14th Street. Bishop John 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint A Gregg. i Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes- Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- J. Howard. ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- November 2—North Georgia Confer- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ence_Dalton. (Gal Bettie A ee ciate. 5—South Georgia Conference Ga., St. Paul A. M E. Church, Rev. H. D man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, Bishop W. A. Fountain 12—Southwest Georgia Confer- ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel A. M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- Valdosta, Harde- leston, S. C., Morris Brown Church, R, I. Lemon, Pastor, 194 St, Phillips St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 19—Americus Georgia /Confer- ence—Ellaville, Ga., S. B. Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A. Fountain. 20—North East Conference— Bishopville, S. C., Rev. A. J.} Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 26—Augusta Georgia Conference —Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Foun- tain. 27 — Columbia Conference — Winnsboro, S. C, Rev. V. A, Janerette, Pastor, Bishop J. S. E..Church, C. W. Peters, Pas- tor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conference— Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.E. Church, C. W. Knight, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. —West Tennessee Confer- ence—Greater Bethel, Jackson, Tenn. Rev. C. H. Harden, Pas Bishop Edward J. Howard 10—South Carolina Conference— Walterboro, S. C. Rev. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 16—Macon Georgia Conference— Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, tor 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A. Fountain. ; 17 — Piedmont Conference — Laurens, Si Ce °-Rev. Ay Jy Thomas, Pastor, 234 North Caro- lina St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 23—Georgia Conference—Sulvan- ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L. W. Lane, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 24—Central Conference —Man- ning, S. C., Rev. D. J. Gadsden, Pastor, 213 Rigsby St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. Prof. John R. Hawkins, Washington, Doe: ; Rey. John Ark. a III. Education: : President D. O. Walker, Wilberforce, Ohio. Prof. A. S. Jackson, Waco, Texas. Presidents W. A. Fountain, Jr. At- lanta, Ga. F. D. Jordan, Kansas City, Kansas. E. H. McGill, Columbia, S. C. IV. Inter-racialship : Revs. Russell Brown, Denver, Col- orado. D. Ward Nicholas, New York ‘City. Mr. H. L. Dudley, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Bertie L. DeLyles, Tulsa, Okla. Rev. J. L. Butler, Savannah, Ga. V. Union of Negro Methodist Revs. J. N. Campbell, Little Rock, Ark, ‘ E. C. Hatcher, Dothan, Ala. F. Madison Reid, St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. H. R. Baranco, Baton Rough, La. Rey. C. A. Abington, Philadelphia, Pa. I am trying to find Misses Tempie Jane and Olivia Puryear of Burlington, North Carolina who came North from Greensboro, North Carolina and settled in Philadelphia. They are first cousins of Mrs. Lettitia Worth who is a mem- ber of the Graham Circuit of the A. M. E. Church at whose request this notice comes. Anyone knowing these persons and their addresses please communicate with the Editor of the Christian Recorder or Rev. J. A. Hunter, Box 242, Graham, N. C. H. Clayborn, Little Rock, The Junior Allen C. E. League topics graphically outlined and includ- ing a stimulating program for children appears monthly in The Journal of Religious Education. r The materials are prepared by Mrs. Mae J. Paskin of Allen A. M. E. Church, Philadelphia. The Journal copies are 10c each. To Ministers and Laymembers of the A. M. E. Connection The Bishop’s Council at Kittrell, N. C. in August, makes it necessary for me to call the Connectional Council in summer session at-noon Wednesday, August 17, to join the Bishops in their consideration of “Union of Negro Methodists.” : We have appointed the five commis- sions who will complete their “set up” and report at this meeting. This will consume the major part of the program with the exception of the discussion of “Union of Negro Methodists.” Min- isters, laymembers and _ organizations of other Negro bodies of Methodists are invited to sit with us and discuss the matter of “Union.” V.._M. Townsend, President C. A. Wingfield, Secretary J. D. Howell, Vice President The Annual Sunday School Conven- tion of the Camden-Trenton District of the A.M.E, Church was held Wednes- day and Thursday, June 29th and 30th at Campbell A.M.E. Church, North Woodbury, N. J. Rev. David Henry Sims, Bishop; Rev. R. B. Smith, P. E., Mrs. Mildred B. Stanford, Dist. Supt., Rev. W. H. Hicks, Pastor To all whom it may concern, : I: J. J.. Jines write to say | it inconvenient for me to continge, subscription for our valuable pal “The Christian Recorder.” : Having no work and no Prospeq am yours for the Master’s sake, 2 J. J. Jones 417 Sixth Stree Monongahela, p, P. S. Will pay what TI owe nex nual conference. The Mid-summer session of the pj ops’ Council opens at Kittrell Cottg Kittrell, North Carolina, Thur morning, August 18, 1938 at ten o'clog Communications should be addre, to the Secretary of the Council, Washington Boulevard, Kansas Kansas. Bishop J. S. Flipper, Senior Bish Bishop J. A. Gregg, Secretary Address all communications (o; Re Lawrence H. Hemmingway, Treasurer, Board of Church Exten A. M. E. Church to 1535 Fourteed Street, N. W., Washington, D. ¢ Se 2 The Harrisburg District M sionary Society will meet in Lancasf Penna., Thursday, July 14, ai Be Church. Mrs. Marie Wilson, President Mrs. D. H. Sims, Dist. Supervi Rev. E. S, Dennis, Pastor Rey. R. O. Napper, Presiding The Sunday School Convention the Harrisburg District will co York, Penna., Wednesday ar day, August 3rd and 4th, at Church. Rev. Dwight V. Kyle, Bishop D. H. Sims R. O. Napper, Presiding F\deq enel Thi Bet Pastd The regular quarterly meetin: of Philadelphia Conference Branch Missionary Society is changed Thursday, July 21, 1938 at Bethel E. Church, No. 10 St. at Ws Reading, Pa. Rev. W. T. Stewart, Pastotl S. E. Hoxter, Secretary Edna D. Gullins, Presiden! FOURTH EPISCOPAL DI5s7Rie ‘Bloomington, Illinois Third quarterly meeting wes * best, pastor and members well plea with the high spirit of the church account of the Presiding Elder, 8 C. E. Brook’s illness, althous!! 5 what improved was not able to be? ent. Rev. J. W. Wiley, pasio™ ed Rev. T. H. Stoner of Cham? to preach in the afternoon )2v!l commendable congregation Rev. 5! gave a very practical sermo” to waiting congregation who w* much inspired, after which we 2 istered communion to Sister \\ is very ill, but improving, yet °° to her bed. : Rey. J. W. Wiley is love! people, and is doing a great on Bloomington, in spite the ha” his wife’s illness. ~ May God’s blessing rest upon and his people. _ Rev. J. W. Wiley,” Tetag A lord ve hyseli, hy « I hy TOs ue Did Be s ind e committed them and myself to His care and keeping, and went about arranging my flowers=roses, Gladiolas, and for- get-me-nots. I wish that I could describe the ship, beautiful; Her total capacity is five hundred and eighty-one. The list con- sists of 72 British subjects and 42 U.S. subjects, also three Danish subjects. I am the only Negro passenger in all the 250, and a crew of 331, and a more congenial bunch you never want to meet. Yes, there are two Africans from Lagos on board enroute to Rich- mond, Va. to school. Amusements! Such as, Teas, band concerts and movies. There was a concert Saturday night in conjunction with the passengers. I sang Mrs. Vel- ma Nutter’s master piece, “You Must Be Born Again” and ay an encore I sang “Alonette.” As we neared Devils Island, I felt like singing “Master the Tempest is raging.” The sea was mad, j and raging that night although I went to sleep and rested very comfortably. The next morning, members of the SAMARIE asked me how I rested? I told them fine, that I did not wake up during the night. They replied, “we never slept a wink.” When I asked the reason they replied, “the terrible storm.” Each said that they feared that the ship would go down. I told them, hereafter to commit themselves to the care of the Lord and not to stay awake to see if He was on the job. We sailed on without accident until we reached Liverpool and the next day got aboard the magnificent ship “ADDA.” The Captain of this ship is Mr. Cavewe, I had the honor of his presence at din- der; an unprecedented courtesy, I am told. The “ADDA” was built by the Hol- land and Wolf steamship Company, Belfast, England, and made her maiden voyage, Jan...1923. She has passenger accomodations for 230 persons, a crew of 149. Length 453 feet; Gross Ton- nage, 7864 tons; registered at Liverpool, official number of 146664. I give this information that our readers may be intelligent on matters pertaining these two lines. A feature of much interest on the SAMARIE was a party that found “MORNING GLORIES” By Mrs. J. G. Robinson yoman’s soul goes forth with the dawn, i inging so fearlessly on, nan’s soul goes forth with the ht, enters some Aliens cage in its ht.” ting she has dreamed of the le it breaks, breaks, breaks, ltering rocks.” as a perfect morning when. the ip SAMARIE set sail on April’ or Liverpool, England, pier No. Vorth River was never more beau- | as loved ones bade farewell to s and friends—was I happy? s cannot express the emotions that pt over my soul when~I came to and knew that the dream of ldhood had come true. As long vuld see the dear ones through inoculars, I waved to them “The f Christ. By this sign we con- The American Red Cross and ‘lory when they could not longer en, | breathed a prayer of praise anks to Him whose resurrection rid so shortly celebrated and to ee OR a Se a WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE NICE ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with garage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. Several Stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- come. CONTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 | Adams, 5641 Market Street OPS TP OTROS HOI | _ THE CHRISTIAN RECOR birth by trying to help the Mothers en- young people and the result was. an- imals were made from inner tubes of automobile tires, and toys of many de- scriptions, too numerous to mention. The dolls, well Joe Louis and Charley Chaplin did not have to be named, we also served candy. An, OS Pe ee ee \ DER PAGE TH at a quarter of eleven, Africa, preached a very fine new. force the heart of man. outside and knocks and saved the children. The attendants in turn gave paper caps and decorations for the African kiddies to wear—at the autograph party we will give in Mon- rovia. Many want to know why I am going to Africa—well, I am going because I want to and to get first hand knowledge of the memory of the Sainted “Samp- son Brooks School,” also of our friends over there. God bless them. Time will not permit me to write more as I must mail by nine as we land at Medi- via in the morning. us new. his wife and three missionaries twins. pass five. but to do and die. of the fruit. “We thank thee Lord for weary days, When desert streams were dry, And first we know what depth of need, Thy love could satisfy. Somewhere at The touch that heals the broken heart, Is never felt above, His angels know his blessed-ness, His way worn saints his love.” bagged by black night. levees soft and bend, At Madriea: An island of thrifty people whose chief export is wine, a big Casino where many travel far and near for sport. The ship is surrounded with do defend. traders crying their wares of fine linens,| Grains of sand met drops of Canary birds, wicker furniture, etc.’ black men, for sale. The Sunday religious on both ships was very high class, as well as spiritual singing and orchestra ac- defeated Cairo’s flood. services fell on Verdun’s mud; ed is clannish sin, IRTEEN Ungrateful Dixie, communities people from tertain their children. We called it a] every deck were seen hurrying to Naming party and little Slassie Can-| church. 1 was the first woman to en- bell of Maine, was chosen to play Her-|ter her portals. After the regular ald. You are wondering what she was | ceremony, the Rev. Mr. Belshaw, an naming—well, Mrs. G. M. Wynn, Supt. of the Young People’s Department of Forrest City, Ark. wanted to do some- thing to help our work, (God bless her) so she organized a club among the] Creative’ and before Jesus came He was law, but Jesus came to make things Now God is love but He can’t He stands Irishman, enroute to Kumasi, West sermon from the Epistle of Paul to the Col. Among other things he said: “ ‘God is Charles and John Wesley and others who saved He is still knocking and willing to come into our lives and make Mr. Bellshaw has with him one has They are a happy bunch. This must be posted by seven its now half Tomorrow the 14th, we will arrive at Freetown and the 15th, in Monrovia. Women of America read Gen. 17:23, and remember, ours is not to make re- ply, ours is not to reason why, ours is Christian Rossetti says “OBEDI” is the fruit of faith, patience the bloom Steamship “ADDA” sea TRIBUTE TO BLACK HEROES sand- Monster of many molecules made dirt Filled every time by black men, they Unsung heroes’ singing won that fight, Alsy the wars Ham’s sons these shores sweat of Wars won by Negroes and black blood Silence is not broken! black men prais- companying gave a very fine setting to | Others fled Negroes all day, all night a service of praise and adoration to a to the end. great conquorer. —LEWIS M. YOUNG Sunday, May 5th, will linger long in Cairo, Illinois my memory; as the bells were ringing Chicago Defender /; COLORED MAN'S DISCOVERY Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH Are you in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of strength and energy? Do you feel TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, WEAK, NERVOUS? 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McDonald and S. the erudite and invincible Bishop George % : age ‘ " hich has served many rei]B. Young, the chancello. 5 Church Extension; B. F. Hilderbrand. | J. McFadden and Paul Carmicahel. TRANSITIONS Cooperation and Christian bo postita On ee te tury | closely allied by the uncer ee. 8 | Presiding’ Elder of Wateree District;|° With the leadership of Dr. Samuel J * F M f cturer and hood. ; jjgious denominations for half a cen wy ey aed by the uncomparable fin-| E. F, G Dent, Presiding Elder Columbia | Nance our intellectual giant and spirit- be Buy Direct rom anufa At this point the Conference and a decade. The highlights of thes¢ | ancier the polished and scholarly Presi- District; J. McKinzie Harrison, State | ual adviser of the Orangeburg District a into organization. Rey. SAVE MONEY! BIRTH to organization. Rey. x Thimpson was elected secretary fe ef Mrs. E. T,,) WE MANUFACTURE A COMPLETE LINE OF Joana Conner Ransom, 2 months, the Conference; Mrs Ford appointed by the Presiding CHOIR GOWNS activities to wit :—The escalate cand dent A. S. Jackson, who has given Evangelist and A. M. E Book Stewart; | knows no Alps she cannot ascend. sermon, Was delivered by Dr. P. D.| more than $12,500 in his unexcelled ser- | Prof, C. G. Garrett, an outstanding lay- saddler, pastor of Allen Chapel in| vice. - The Summer School opened with | man in the A. M. ExChurch; Revs. B. REV. E. E. RICHBURG. Fort Worth, Texas. Address to the}a record breaking enrollment. The Theological class by Dr. Charles Fish} next great event for the A.M.E.s in daughter of Professor and Mrs. Rev- E porter to the Secular Press and PULPIT GOWNS ‘erdy C, Ransom, III. Wilberforce writer was elected reporter to thes er, Professor in Tillotson College in] Texas is the coming State Educational University, Ohio. ligious Press 4 ‘Austin, Texas. The key sermon for} Congress to convene on the Campus EMBROIDERIES % zl Presiding Elders’ financial rally de; | of Paul Quinn College the last week j The Conference was graced \; he Presiding ly des : ast week in ERLCAD YARD MARRIAGE He coma ROL, oe a He = by Dr. J. B. Butler, Presiding | August. The interest and competition WILBERF ORCE UNIVERSITY GOODS | oe C- 4 f the Palestine District, East] is so great until it is certain that th ; 5 tt of Allen University; Dp: i of the D be s n that the TRIMMINGS Rey, and Mrs. Brancis Ex gEpysee poe P. E. of a i qexas A. M. E. Conference. $7,102 membership and Presiding Elders will 5 Pee BORE EL OIo. STOLES announce the marriage of their ee Dicer J. L. Benbow, P. F. gj contributed by the several Presiding El; | raise more than $25,000. 1S Years of Devoted Service to the Training CAPS ter, Elizabeth Dennis pee te Kingstree District; W. E. Ric rd Districts. The dedicatory ser+ R. S. Jenkins aya GOWNS AND aa Sen es va. | pastor of the N. E. Conference mn, FOF i a “8 the George Dallas, Texas TS, ning, June <9, 5 Morris, Evangelist of Cha . Young eologica Gul Bags | CHOIR HATS M. E. Church, Tyrone, Penna. 3 ee st # Ces : ee delivered by R. S. Jenkins, Presiding a Young Men and Women VESEMENES =a eee re jer of the Austin District in the Cen. CHURCH . ETURNED AFTER Green of the Kingstree District: x ou Cees vd tera AG NGINGS EAS LO » | Williams of the Piedmont Coniere Texas Conference. In his histori CAMERON, S. C. ne SERIOUS OPERATION ‘ ings and the starting of the Edu: THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Mrs. Rosa Gadsden, Georgetow; acings t is a ACADEMIC aes ; ie nal work of the A.M.E. Church; offers ‘ HOODS The Reverend Alexander Mattison, ty Demonstrator. Many of these : : { was clearly shown that the Metro-| The Orangeburg District Conference politan A.M.E, Church in Austin was ‘the mother or progenitor of the Paul On May 26-27, the Orangeburg Dis- Quinn College; it was there in Austin, trict Conference of the Central South T , where the Paul Quinn College Carolina Conference convened at Brown started as a High School in the Chapel A. M. E. Church, Cameron, S. ropolitan A.M.E. Church in 1874 C. The Presiding Elder, Rey Samuel and the Rev. J. E. M. Gilliard, was its Nance in his suave and dignified manner first. principal and he was murdered on_ presided. inday evening at Wills Point, Texas[ The following literary reports: “The while resting under the shade of a tree. | spiritual condition of the people,” “The In 1875 by motion of the lamented Rey. | condition of the Public Schools”, and G. E. Taylor, this High School was|“The Moral Condition of our People” | moved to Waco, for the central Joca- | were prepared and read by Revs. B. C. tion in the State and designated as a] Scott, J. B. Jennings and W. R. ge and was successfully operated | Bowman respectively. anc chartered under the laws of the A symposium: “The Social Princi- te of Texas May 24, 1881, as Paul] ples of Jesus,” His childhood, His youth n College with 9 Departments,]and His manhood were given study Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years, ly: Grammar, Normal, Collegiate,] and brought much informatiin to the valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journcymen workers ological, Medical, Agricultural, Mil- | Conference by Reys. J. I. Hamilton, P. and Nayal. This is the evidence | B. Brooks and E A Parker respectively. | General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Administration Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law sad Pre-Engineering. Ask to see the New Blue and Maroon Robes nod |Cips tors took an active part in the dice 5 i A.M.E. Church, "- St SOR : en Re a serious | S11 aNd helped to make the Conierg home very inspiring. operation, and by the help of the Al- is a mighty was able to pull through. He ee an nee ag oa orm has done a great deal for our church a- che oe ieeeey cS ang é i e the great work of the District long the line of adding members, also N Ac 1 A d ic Cap and Go Co Penovatoni: Rew. Ma riconaesicuedel toe Tuesday night the closing ationa caaqem wn le hi avant ke Suttlay mecningd om was preached by Rev. F. Kinlg LAs. DUD IL ARG, WEE ee Uae, ee pastor of Bloomingville Circuit ‘ PHILADELPHIA at eleven o'clock service, his text was] °°". a 821-23 ArchSt. PENNSYLVANIA J/St, Matt. 13:58. It was a masterful bi ahi ae 4 | - nh ae on. the subject: “Hindering “Goals Erdiectione Many souls Soc made to feel happy as he prea word of God. Rev. Kinloch is « str gospel preacher. THLE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS offers General Courses i High School and Elementary Teacher-training; Special Teacher-traiming courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree THE HIGH SCHOOL \ Jour year Ingh school offering specialized courses in vocations, collet preparatory and general high schoo! woik a . Zullet Boards, Communion Service : 4 eee highly (espe cos The speaker said, “the great strife in the world today, in the home and in site ar pease es oe Da gta WeinesdeyNAe NE. the finad gored, SOR SS ASI) SON ETS STS roll was called. Just about all of of his people. But because of our un- charges made excellent reports. 1 i 1 llowchi lo.” reported $1900.00 for Christian Ed more for us than we allow him to dO cane) TheeDRenMes the w Se es a ee ee | Going on he said there are people in THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS bab ; State. f CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION the world today, sacrificing their souls Dre Mileo is amereae: Teader t err EECA REDUCTIONS OF Fees t A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN for honor and social distinction. They with the cooperation of his minis ‘hat the fathers founded better than] The stewards of the District reflected | 7 REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Manager. are willing to sacrifice redemption, im- mudémembers he tee been leading they knew themselves; for this old] much credit upon themselves by the Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for those 716 S. 19th Street Philadelptua, Pe mortalty and eternal life for the grati-| crite for Hany Meare e raisin charter is fully up to the requirements manner in which they discussed, ,‘What who are able to pay in advance Sita ie enroll for nS year Please Renew my Subscription for One Year ( ) Check fication of temporal ambition. for our great School, Allen Us ¢ day’s progressive educational de- | qualities should a Steward have?” “The in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of This was indeed a great sermon that He is worthy of any office s of the State Department of Duties of a Steward’ and “The Stew- Education or Schoo! of Vocations for $275.00. These amounta Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year ( ) Check made our hearts burn, we are proud to church. We will do credit to oursel Education, and today we have 9 pro- | ards’ Relation to the Pastor”. must be paid in September and 4e not incld< key deposit, military NAME 3. 7. cis scsnnudvecwecesue na hrs nele sagen bade ta a eases teen 4 welcome him back. aoe ne HEMereae COME. Churcll fes with the Master of Art degrees| The Spiritual side was well taken care deposit. or hooks F —(Miss) Lula Walker lect himn to%He Bishopric in 1940 on the faculty of Paul Quinn College. | of by singing and preaching of the Freshmen regict September 22nd, upper-classmen register on ADDRESS kccivnsuvcyiestdinantdeens ene pe eer. eer erg ere 7 rahe following Bekeifen were «leq The George B. Young Theological | Gospel. Sermons full of spiritual fer- Ss piember 27th Inclosed find Money Order for $1.58. J, GEORGETOWN DISTRICT. lay delegates to the ensuing annv!.illme °°" Nary, was dedicated by Bishop Ed- | vor were delivered by Revs. A Hamp- og esses a eee eee CONFERENCE | ceerice Mestre Tahus Priolea: ward J. Howard, assisted by the 25] to, I. S. Taylor, B. C. Scott and the For Further Information Address: Georgetown, S. C. age Richardsom, Rancom Scot Presiding Elders and witnessed by 2,500 | sermon on Education by the write. DR DO ORMONDE WALKER, President FT OW, a cob Smith. Alternates: Mes The Georgetown District Conference | G. Greene, H. D. Drayton, J. was called to order in St. Paul A. M. People who had come to the commence- | More than a thousand dollars were "ent and waited for the occasion. Mus- | raised for Education. ‘by the gospel singers. The com-| The reception program and intertain- WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO Thompson and James Brown. ° . E. Church, Rev. M. B. Geathers, pas-| The Conference Bee ragiily enterl "encement address to the graduating | ment of the Conference by Rev. P. B. tor, with Dr. T. J. Miles, Presiding El-| eq by the pastor and his good pe AK Was delivered by Dr. C. W. | Brooks and his good people were ex- MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE | ee ; We ee that theyswill live long singtony editor.of the A.M.E. Sun- | traordinary. . { Devotionals were conducted by the] help carry on the great work of “Y School Literature. The following visitors were present A / ATLANTA, GEORGIA | Presiding Elder, assisted by Dr. J. E. | church. , [he Paul Quinn College is now tak- | and made eloquent speeches: Drs. L. WILD ROSE 1 Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President { Thomas, Presiding Elder of the Mt. —Rey D.'N. Wilsot Ps ts rightful place as the citadel of | H. Hemmingway, Presiding Elder Man- “nee eet ! cet Pleasant District. The Presiding El-| . Wild Ros | j (er presented Rev. G. Washington, | PAUL QUINN COLLEGE ABA ae ee Be ck of ied i om ul ol ' Courses leading to Bachelor oi Arts and Bachelor of Science i pastor of Sandy Island to preach the - COMMENCEM Th ee f Ch . t Mea Be Pe aie Secenct Vital \ degrees in the following divisions; Science, Social Science, opening sermon. He selected for a 54 Graduates Honored e Humanity ce) ris Dy aki Bee BS Rie Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- { text II Timothy 2:3 ‘Thou therefore en- / By ty and Beauty ‘ mics, and Music. dure hardness as a good soldier of Je-] Waco, Texas—The 1938 Paul 2 One tar SO Cts j sus Christ.’ Subject Christian War-fare college commencement exercises REV. JOSEPH H. SLADE, D.D. Sold by Rigi F { —He preached from the following top-| colorful, More than five thioe A condensed and topically arranged work on the human composition 4 me it Pik ; Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary ics: 1. Prayer 2, Faith 3. Obedience. | zealous African Methodists, frie’ of our Lord’s Life. It provides valuable and authentic material for the en 4 Th ; a thei al gape tee d E. B. LYONS / Schools. Member of Association of American Colleges. {! iecane Cat Was quite a spiritual treat former graduates made building of sermons and lectures. Especially helpful to the busy pastor £18 N. Central Oklahoma City, Okla: 2 \ 1e Conference. traditional tracks back to Wac° and Sunday School Workers. - Made t e After the sermon the Presiding El-| mecca for African Methodists °! 3 Sant lding postage A’ id) Ruse Haw Grower Ma Py - —000o— * $ der came forward and made his annual | Tenth Episcopal District—to atte” Bee ce ai. - ae haaren NG ! ; | address to the Conference. He em- 57th, commencement activities ©" Sold at the A. M. E. Book Concern TEMPLE OIL for pabnens For further information write to the President, Phasized the necessity of every minis-|6 gala days. This month of J1 716 So. 19th St, THE HAI | W. A, FOUNTAIN, Jr. ter doing his duty. He said the min- filled with inspiring, illuminati Philadelphia, Penna. : Oe Sh a RRS, 1 : ister who will preach the gospel of thrilling events in creating s0” ' Fase eae a Be BS i 1 Md os ere ore NT RT I a + Jesus Christ and do his work will suc- history for the A.M,E, Church,“ ===== DSC09306.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER CARRIE T. HOOPER National Evanglist and Author National Evange- omposer the only iy record can show top the great mon- said good bye to Cit ust January 6th and across the continent yrevious engagements er the Holy Spirit arch 24th she arrived next day n c Calif. the und Composer went direct H l. Calif. to keep an en- her Senario Agent there three pieces of work ititled, Power which as written en- in right lies e message at the First A. M. Towne The et ns, pastor second C. A. Harris Chapel A. M. E. Price, pastor, Bethel Rev. A. A. Moore and Church, Rev astor 1"Grant’s Chapel A. M. E. Churel Robert House, pastor. I ig! Hooper bid Los Angeles ourneyed on to Bakers- Memorial A. M E. ¢ rch, Re Handy, pastor There sl ivered the message that the | and sviour Jesus Christ ga © teach all nations. After t 1¢ Evangelist retired ond he sk voice told her deat As Comin ier but she would *he ould feel in her sleep the reat monster, the strange mysterious feeling on her, she could see herself throw him off with her right hand The next day Morday she boarded the Santa Fee railroad train for Oak- land, Calif, , \s the train neared Oakland the Evangelist felt that strange mysterious feeling creeping over her, the same as it were in the vision the night before she knew it was death, and as she sat there, decided t6 tell the passenger oc- copying seat with her. She was knocked to her feet, the eonductor in and gave such he could. The Evangelist asked for anointing oil out of her bag brief case that was open on the seat years ago. St. John 14-14, She took her right hand and got her bible from the ‘e anointed her heart and while each seemed to be the last. She voice told her some She rested it on the seat arned to that scripture. As she read it, and prayed that terrible sorri+ rushed first aid as ment smbered a ' te her ful, Mysterious feeling which held her so tight and strong stood still, later it crept away. The passengers were all alarmed. So they gave her soda while others prayed. ’ The Conductor phoned ahead for Doctors to be at'the railroad station. She was taken at once to Highland Hospital where she stayed twelve days. The Evangelist is now conyalescing and will return east as soon as she is able to travel, Evangelist Bethel A. M. E. City. Hooper comes from Church, New York QUARTERLY MISSIONARY NEWS LETTER Ten Thousand Miles With A Message By Mrs, M. S. C. Beckett What would you think of a boy run- ning nearly a thousand miles with a message from New York to Chicago that they average a mile for every five minutes. In 1908 the New York .Y. M. C..As- sociation arranged for this exciting race to be run by two thousand athletes. One hundred thousand boys tried to get ap- pointed to run, however all did not suc- ceed in running but there is a universal message to be carried a much more im- portant one delivered to all true fol- lowers of Him “Who went about do- ing good.” Over 1900 years ago Jesus Christ our Lord stood on one of the little hills of Galilee and called for messengers that will save the lives now and forever of millions of people if only messengers found. “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature,” can be Many have gone and left impression- able results. Bishop E. J. Howard of W. Africa; Bishop R. R. Wright of S. Africa and Dr. L. L. Berry are the last elected to run these thousands of miles, Bishop J. Howard who is think- ing in serious terms of Africa. The great crowds waited and thronged to hear his marvelous message which cre- ated a lasting value. Bishop Howard also came in contact with Mrs. Ran- dall, a Native teacher who has a large school with Native teachers under her charge on The Gold Coast and doing a marvelous piece of work. Bishop R. R. Wright's Touching ap- peal published in “Christian Recorder,” “Voice of Missions” and “Woman's Missionary Recorder (which ought to be read by the 25,000 missionary work- ers) inspired by his sincere and sacrific- ial compassion for the underpriveledg- THURSDAY, J ed. It presents an extraordinary op- portunity for contribution. He _tells largely of what as been accomplished during his short stay and possibllities of the future and its needs. The presentation of religion as some- thing worthy of supreme effort calls for a message of awakening men and women to realize, nothing can be gain- ed without cast of some kind physically, educationally, spiritually or financially. Re-read his appeal, especially of the clinic to save infants. Dr. L. L. Berry, the energetic Sec- retary of Missions sat in his study won- dering what next in Missions? He had a vision. A solid rock of endeavor to make a survey of mission work under his charge to carry out the thought for the benefit of all mission workers, him- self the church and others interested, [ he visited and wrote “A Little Mission- ary Journey” to a Great Missionary }- Area.” It is a veritable encyclopedia of genius portraying our work in de- tail causing “gladness and sadness.” To miss this gem is a direct loss to our worker§. It is a book to read and re- read. Its contents will never grow old gathered for you, by thousands of miles } travel it is of absorbing interest, more than a sketch of the West Indies and South America. June number “Missionary Review of the World” The Modern City Number “Two American Cities” (New York & Chicago) each has a population larger than the whole of the United States in 1780. There are 96 cities in the U.S. with over 1,000.000 each &c. Try “to secure one for mission study. SINGLE COPY PLAINS, GA, ~ St. John A. M. E. Church The Third Quarterly Conference wil held at St. John with Dr. J. E. Browal —P.E. The reports were fine, the Pp E. was well pleased at the way the church is operating under the pastop. Rev. F. R. Reid, from Atlanta, Gay also we are glad that the Bishop \y A Fountain sent us this man. He jg great preacher and pastor. Dr. Brow, P. E. is bringing the Americus pjs_ trict back to its place. We fee} thatl we'll be one hundred per cent at ¢h, next Annual Conference. Dr. Brown preached three powerful sermons Suna day, June 19. Rev. T. R: Reid, past< Dr: J. E. Brown, P. | Mrs. M. Wright MITCHELL, GEORGIA The third (3rd) quarterly con{ of Sandy Circuit was held at Si A.M.E. Church, June 4th and 5 The conference was opened } A. P. Solomon, P. E. of the»A District. The conference was well a and everyone seemed-to be ir working spirit. Dr. Solomon delivered a wo sermon, which was enjoyed by raised thirty one dollars and five ($31.25) cents, paid our full ment of thirty dollars ($30.00 combined. report for the quart $176.00: Dr. A. P. Solomon, P Rev. P. T. Thomas, P Mrs: M. L. Lucas DrJ custal ded good Now $ .90 $4.89 $ 9.00 A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street The New A. MLE. Discipline Phila. Pa. yOLUME XG=NO. 14 PROF. J. R. HAWKINS FINANCIAL BOARD OF THE AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH AND GUESTS April 1938 Financial Department Washington, D. 4 Finance of the African et in Washington in fhe Board Ml. E. Church pril and received the annual report the Financial Secretary, Prof. John Hawkins. Bishop M. H. Davis: sident. Receipts: iDstrict Dollar Money Increase rst $30,61908 $648.33 ond 23,861.97 869.53 ird 16,322.75 593.59 yurth 29,724.40 436.04 ifth 27 294.39 971.90 <th 31,559.00 303.35 Seventh 25,077.75 — Eighth 14,793.73 461.96 inth 14,512.23 406.28 nth ~ 17,884.57 867.84 Eleventh 24,493.40 1555.05 velfth + 17,054.37 985.97 hirteenth 14,278.10 420.40 $287,425.74 $8489.74 Pension Fund $81-100.42 Cash Balance 49,879.53 These figures reveal the healthy con- ‘ition of our church treasury. There is a steady increase in the Dollar Money “und which is a good barometer. Dr. ‘lawkins ig a most efficient General Olficer in whom the church reposes ‘biding confidence. \side from the Board Members and Suests associated with Bishop Davis ‘re Bishops D. H. Sims, and R. R. \Vright Jr., Editor George A. Single- ‘on of the “Christian Recorder ;” Dr. S. S. Morris of the A. C. E. League; ‘ud Secretary L. L. Berry, the Dept. f Missions; Mrs, J. R. Coasey, and Rebecea M. Glover, a ud A s Be LIQ Y EEMERSS a IRD ASTHE-OFFICI F AL OP GAN: OF Tat AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. * R BROTH MAN OUR BROTHER PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1938 “PRICE FIVE CENTS BACCALAUREATE SERMON ADVISES RENEWED MORALS Wilberforce U. Class Warned of “Poverty of Spirit” Addressing an audience of 800 people, including the 125 members of the 1938 graduating class, Rey. Frank Madison Reid, pastor of St. Paul’s A. M. E. Church, St, Louis, Mo., discussed “Ideals Can Save Us” as the theme of the baccalaureate sermon he delivered Sunday morning at Wilberforce Uni- versity, opening the annual commence- ment week. “Allover the world, political as well as religious leaders are rising to power with their promises that humanity shall be well-fed, clothed, comfortable and secure,”*declared Rey. Reid, an alumnus of Wilberforce. “When we talk today about a better world most of our talk has to do with bodily comforts. It is thus that we find ourselves in a world greatly lacking in the qualities of high moral resolve. The world is suffering from a poverty of spirit, a lack of inner resources. “The graduate of today steps forth into an era which offers little other than a great challenge, an era which threatens to draw upon all one’s spirit- ual and mental reserve. The discovery of the way out of the world’s present crisis challenges you. You alone have within your mind and soul the key to tomorrow. Advance as fearless adven- tures guided safely by the ideals en- | throned in all that is right, pure and good. Do not under-estimate the value if the properly centered.” The processional, “Marche - Pontifi- cale,” was played by James R. Ander- son. After the invocation by Bishop Gregg, the college choir sang a selec- tion. President Walker read a scrip- ture lesson and after another choir selection and a yocal solo by Miss Ethel Carter, introduced the speaker. SORE Sen EY, aaa HOLMESBURG, PENNA. Sunday, June 5th, Dr. W. L. John- son, Presiding Elder of the Philadelphia District, held the First Quarterly meet- ing and conference, for the conference year at Bethany A.M.E. Church of Holmesburg, where Rev. C. H. Car- ter, Jr. is the pastor. Dr. Johnson delivered an e'oquent sermon on “I 2m about a good work and T can’t come down.” The pastor and members of the church consicerel the text most timely, as they are enter- ing into a thousand dollar rally to reno- yate their historic church. After the sermon, the Presiding El- ter entered into the Quarterly Confer- ence with Mrs. Rachel Stout serving a3 secretary. j The various organizations throughout the church reported the aggregated PALESTINE, TEXAS The Third Quarterly Conference of Grant Chapel A.M.E.. Church, was held. April 30th-May 2nd, with P. E Elder J. B. Butler beginning with Love Feast Friday night. S. School opened at 9:30 by the Supt., Bro. W. R. Lin- sey. After the lesson and reports from all the classes P. E. was pleased to see the work of the Sunday School and its increase of scholars. He gave some in- spiring words which made us feel up- lifted. 11 o’clock P. E. preached from St. John 6:12. Two souls were added to the church of God. The Holy Com- munion was given to a large audience At 3:30 Sunday afternoon the good people from Erhart Circuit and Tucker Mt. Vernon was with us. The pas- tor’s subject: “Leave it alone for anoth- er year.” Sunday night P. E. brought to us another powerful sermon. Monday night the Business Session was held. All reports were good, raised through the quarter $328.68; paid P. E. Every body was uplifted and full of smiles. We are doing good work un- der the leadership of our pastor, Rev. J.D. B. Hightower and our P. E., J. B. Butler, : They know no failure. We are grateful to our Bishop for sending back to us these two men. Rev. J. D. B. Hightower pastor -Mrs. Ola B Jones THE MIRROR Shady Dale, Ga. The District Conference of the Mon ticello District of the Atlanta Georgia Conference proved to be the g ever held on the District. Our very efficient P. E. Dr. Boyd Lawrence led us to the ranks. eatest WwW front A Resolution was read by the wri of this article and endorsed by the Con ference as going on record as endorsing Dr. W. Boyd Lawerence for the Bish opric; and pledged him our unstinted support. And we are asking the dele- gation of our forth coming Genera! Conference to consider him as one of their choice, by electing him to the highést office in the Church. The Mirror reflects that Dr. W. Boyd’ Lawerence, is the man for the Bishopric. The Mirror also reflects for the Secretary and Treasurer of the 7 9 he Opes ON League. We may say as the Scripture to the Brethren, “So run that ye may obtain.” that Dr. W. Reed Wilkes is the man (Rey.) W. Maryland Smith sum of $83.31, There were five accessions during the quarter. —Florence E Carter |by the 28th | the jin the | South Africa Day BISHOP D. H. SIMS Bishop D. H. Sims, D.D., LL.D., at the Presiding Elders’ Council at Metro politan A.M.E. Church on last Wednes- day announced that Tuesday, June 28, would be SOUTH AFRICA DAY. The suggestion was unanimously ap- proved, and every pastor was requested to raise an offering on Sunday, June 26 it to Bishop Sims will be applied to African Clinic which Bishop and Mrs. Wright intend to build and send or bring This South Africa Transvaal A NEW A.M.E, CHURCH AT GLOUSTER, OHIO The Rey. L the A.M.E under W. Stansbury. pastor of Church in Rendville, has dis- a building which promises to be a New A.M.E. Church in the City of Glouster, about twelve miles distant Divine guidance recently covered from Rendville—Glouster is a beautiful City with a population of 3,700 and be- tween three and four hundred colored There is only one colored organization there. The Second Baptist Church with a fol- lowing of some forty or more members citizens in that population. An A.M.E. Church has never been in operation there. The New A.M.E. Church to be, has been kept in reserve for some time by some who were desirous of starting a Methodist Church there. is fully equipped The building with furnishings— Stove, furnace, piano, pulpit, chairs— song books, choir Up-to-date seats, etc. and the opening service were held on Sunday, June 19. Prayers stand fo. success are requested by all Chris- tians, —Rev, J. B. Harewood
• June 9, 1938
  ===== DSC09322.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN great mon-| The passengers were all alarmed. _ |So they gave her soda while others * aid d bye to | prayed , ( ast J and} The Conductor phoned ahead for "s Chapel A. M. bert House, pastor would range ie ¢ could ee her ' him with her ry Monda he boarded Fe silroad train for Oak train neared Oakland the t felt that strange mysterious feeling creeping over her, the same as t were in the vision the night before ihe knew it was death, and as she sat there, decided to tell the Passenger oc- cupying seat with her, She was ; 7 knocked to her and feet, the conductor rashed in gave such firat aid as he could, The Evangelist asked for anointing oil ont of her bag brief case that was open on the seat years ago, St. John 14-14. She took her right hand and got her bible from the she anointed her heart and while each moment seemed to be the last. She remembered a voice told her some beside her, She rested it on the seat and turned to that scripture, As she £ ug HOOPER and Author Evange- | ful, Mysterious feeling which held her | so tight and strong stood still, later it crept away. ent | Doctors to be at the railroad station. She was taken at once to Highland 1 where she stayed twelve days. ngelist is now convalescing and Hooper from E. Church, New York comes THE LEESBURG DISTRICT CONFERENCE Florida Conference, presiding elder, in Haines City. The Annual Sermon was deliv ly Leesburg District ccd Johnson, red by the Presiding The Holy by Communion was admini- iding ct, Revs. Elder Dempsey, S. G. Baker, THE CHRISTIA we N RECORDER T those who listened in. The missionaries, under the efficient leadership of Mrs. C. D. Johnson, and the children under the fine manage- ment of Mrs. W. H. A. Pickett, Mrs. Nance, Mrs. Green, Miss Sampson and others, held interesting meetings and laid plans for the district and state conventions which will be held in Apop- ka and Jacksonville respectively July and August. While the reports did not measure up to the hope and expectation of the presiding elder, he accepted them in the spirit of a father in Israel, and encour- aged the brethren to make strenuous efforts to “balance the budget” before or at the meeting of the board of trust- ecs. The committee on resolutions, through its secretary, S. G. Baker, recomend- ed the re-endorsements of Drs. A. P. Postell, for Bishop; E. D. Dempsey, for Financial Secretary; S. G. Baker, editor of the Review. These recom- mendations were adopted and a vote of thanks was tendered the Presiding Eider, the officers and members of the entertaining church, the citizenery at large for the hospitality slown their guests. The closing sermon was delivered by Rev. S. G. Baker. It was well received and énjoyed by the large enthusiastic audience that heard him. The con- ference closed Saturday morning amidst great reioicing and appreciation to the great chieftain of the district. completed its Third Quarterly ing. The Presiding Elder, Rey, trict was present and gaye a yw, ful sermon at the 11 o'clock seryj All who heard him were greatly fited. : During the afternoon a stirring m sage was given by Rev. Blackshire Brown Chapel, Joliet. The music y furnished by choirs from LaGran, Illinois, combined with Joliet. T) was a glorious fellowship with past custom of nearby churches get; quarter seems to help all spiritually On Monday evening the Quarte Conference was held Rey. Magui: Thomas S. Henderson. There gain in activities during the past quar which pleased the Presiding Elde When all-reports are in on fi Mortgage Drive we expect to pay ; the balance of the debt on churc} The members of St. John ask ear; prayers of all to help us continue this work. Ruth Crawford Onder. bene. and visitors from other churches and many took the Holy Sacrament Thi > This together to assist each other ever, presiding assisted by the pastor, Re, Were reports from each department of th. church and all showed a noticeat Meet. : S. Maguinez of the West Chicago a Wek ies. of Vas ge, ere | Ors oO. 2 yOLUME XC—N ing rly nez dle ter ral ff in Geneva! Confere psa ec ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH Aurora, Ill. St. John A. M. E. Church has just | Gaines, A. W. Green, H. W. M. Thompson, T. E. Baker, A. B. Young, J. J. Hill, C . Ed- Is, and th siasm ran high in service hoir under the di- Sampson, rendered ‘ Miss y was elected secre- s secretary. +} the distinguished visitors | present were Reys. R. W. Logan, presiding elder, South Ocalo District ; | E. D, Dempsey, Orlando District; J. | S. Blake, P. M. Murrell, each of | vhon "liver rT j i | whom delivered strong and inspirational addresses. The laymen who are aspirants for | election to the General Conference at- | tending the conference were: Mes- dames M. E. Harris, Gladys Fields, | and L. R. Randall, who was a member of the conference from Kissimnee. Dr. W. M. Wells, of Orlando, and E. F. Robinson of Lakeland. These fine laymen showed themselves worthy of the honors they seek. Prof. J. M. Dabney a member of the conference was in evidence, and laid his claims before his brethren. Rev. J, 1. Butler delivered a very excellent sermon Thursday evening to the extreme delight of all who heard read it, and prayed that terrible sorri- him. Long will it live in the hearts of reporter; and the appointed the usual | Rev. A. E. Green, chairman of the finance committee, S. | G. Baker, May Day; J. L. Butler, | Day, with Rev. H. W. Gra®in | The New A. Mi SINGIE COPY HALF DOZ ONE £7007. A 76 S 19th Street Ct he IBuy Them Now MF ROCK CONCE PRICE $1.00, Postpaid A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street Phila, Pa .E. Discipline $ .90 $ 4.88 $ Saw) Phila Pa. Minutes NOW READY REV. J. A- PORTLOCK 3ishop D.. H- Sims at. the New York Conference appointed the Rev. Portlock to -the “jmportant pastoral charge of Bethel, New York. Years aco Bethel lead the connection and 4 destined to surpass historic Eighth i eh fering was $2 s members. Rev. Portlock was joyfully and cordially received. TYREE CHAPEL. A. M. E. CHURCH Bay City, Texas The Third Quarterly Conference of Tyree Chapel A. M.-E.- Church, Bay City, Texas was held May 13-15 with Dr. J, A. Howard, presiding elder of the Weimar District in charge. Friday night Love Feast was con- ducted by the pastor. _ The business session was held Satur- day night by the Presiding Elder as- sisted by the pastor. Y Auxiliary department reports were fine. The report of the Stewards and Trustees showed Spiritual and financial growth which may be coupled with the siding Elder, Rev. George A Brown held our third quarterly meeting the first Sunday in May at three o'clock. ithe» Rev. EF. burning message that set our hearts on fire. Wesley, Chapel is taking her place again in the Quincy District. The Presiding Elder was well pleased though he was not well. he will soon recover. to see Mrs. Brown looking so well. Every department of the church was represented and paid the Presiding El- der his full assessment. a smile after the service. invited the members and friends to the parsonage and served ice cream and with his leadership we are show ‘conférence was opened by Dr. W. M ean MSTHE-OFFICI.. COGAN: OF THe AFRICAN METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Sa AN OUR BROTHER; PHILADELPHIA, PA. EDWARDSVILLE. ILL. Wesley Chapel A. M. E. Church Rev. I. C. Daniel, pastor. Ous Pre- B. Stratton brought a We are praying that We were glad We left with Mrs, Daniel We have a great pastor and to cake succeed. a ROLLINGFORK, MISS. The second quarterly conference of Rollingfork Circuit was held in New Hope A. M. E Church May 8-9. The He is a powerful preacher. he delivered a Mothers Day sermon. Weare happy to have a man like him. He is the only indorsed candidate in the State of Mississippi; and why we all love | him is because he is a big hearted man. He never worries over little things. He has a character that no one need be ashame of, The mnisters and laymen of the Vicksburg District are praying for his election in 1940. , J. H. GREEN, Pastor PROF. H. H. WETHERS, Sec. MRS. HATTIE L. TATE WEES ol Ee INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church had a rally for the’ trustees’ department of the church on Sunday, May 22. The report follows: }a part of a book she has written en- a Str al THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS CARRIE T. HOOPER National Evanglist and Author She was knocked to her feet, the conductor rushed in and gave such first aid as he could. The Evangelist asked for anointing oil out of her bag she anointed her heart and while each moment seemed to he the last. She remembered a voice told her some years ago. St. John 14-14. She took her right hand and got her bible from the brief case that was open on the seat beside her. She rested it on the seat and turned to that scripture. As she read it, and prayed that terrible sorri- ful, Mysterious feeling which held her fight and strong stood still, later it pt away, a, Carrie T. Hooper National Evange- list Author and Composer. the only human being that any record can show who had power to stop the great mon- ster death. The Evanglist said good bye to New York City last January 6th and started a tour across the continent she made no previous engagements but stopped where ever the Holy Spirit directed. On March 24th she arrived in Los Angeles, Calif. the next day the Author and Composer went direct ies ae “THe passerigers. Were all alarmed. So they gave her soda while others prayed. ‘ The Conductor phoned ahead Doctors to be at the railroad station She was taken at once to Highland Hospital where she stayed twelve days The Evangelist is now convalescing and will return east as soon as she is able titled, the power that lies in right thinking. After leaving the message at the following churches, The First A. M. E. Church Eight Street and Towne Avenue. Rev. H. Collins, pastor second A. M. E. Church, Rey. C. A: Harris pastor— Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church, Rev. A. Price, pastor, Bethel A. M. E. Church. Rey. A.A. Moore pastor and Grant’s Chapel A. M. E. Church Rey. Robert House, pastor. Evanglist Hooper bid Los Angeles good bye and journeyed on to Bakers- field, Calif. at Cane’s Memorial A. M. E. Church, Rev. Handy, pastor. There she delivered the message that for to travel. Evangelist Bethel A. M. FE. City. Hooper comes from Church, New York ee eg E In This Issue zee - $315.00 Richard Allen Guild . Spiritual Gospel preaching of our pas- tor. . At 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning, Sunday hoo! pened with Superin- tendent C, Robinson in charge. We went immediately into eleven o'clock F Sunday School. © Opening exercise was conducted by -, The Presiding Elder preach- ed a wonderful sermon. ‘ At 8:30 p.m. the Presiding Elder which was enjoyed by ever pray the choicest our pastor, and Pre- Willing Workers 207.50 Volunteers 94.05 Silent Workers 84.50 Ladies’ Chorus 58.13 Sunday School _ 50.00 TAHEES —Riiey sere 31.00 A, C. E. League ..-.- é 26.25 Woman's Mite Missionary So- ciety 20.00 Senior Choir 16.40 Broadcasters 11.45 ‘Deaconesses 3.00 Junior Choir . . 1.50 leat Total PAE nyor es cove $918.78 We thank God for His goodness. ‘ —H. H. Black the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Une gave her to teach all nations. After service the Evangelist retired | The Daily Altar—Rev, Carlyle F. and while she slept a voice told her ERY Ee Sp ee 2 death was coming on her but she would}. throw it off, she could feel in her Editorials : sleep the great monster, the strange Our Children ..,..++s2+s ees: 4 mysterious feeling on her, she could The Little Children ......... 4 see herself throw him off with her, The Children Cry .... 4 ae a Wee ainntioy ehesheerded An African Traveller Bat AY he next day Mon she boarde ” M! Li ie (Sante Hee railroad kes teem: The C, M. E, General Conference ,. land, Calif. , Pointed Points ........5..+ss0 eee As the train neared Oakland the | Churchman Afield ma Evangelist felt that strange mysterious | Young People’s Page - 6 feeling creeping over her, the same as | Allen C. E. E. League . 7 it were in the vision the night before | Voice of the Far West ... 7 she knew it was death, and as she sat | Freely Ye Have, Received, Freely there, decided to tell the passenger oc- Give—Rey. N, W. Brown ret cupying seat with her. Transitions ....sscrsssserererenney 14 ===== DSC09323.JPG ===== TN i Rite CHRIST The Daily Altar i By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minn Minneapolis, The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to alt that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of | — them that fear him; he also will hear and will save them.—Amen. Monday, June 13 TRANSFORMING POWER “The parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water.”—Is. 35:7. Read Is. 35. The marvel of Spring is how the flowers bloom and the trees bud when the water and sun and air work upon and in confidence shall| earth. No farmer has to worry about sth.” 30:15.—Psalm | making the seed grow. Potential grow is in the seed, it is his task to make all surrounding conditions condusive,| and the growth will take care of itself.’ their cry, eT QUIETNESS ‘In quietne —lIs busy world. Activity, en- erg ambition, hustle, achievement— ¢ are the words of the day. Calm- ictness, serenity, unperturbed, | “Thou hast made the flowers to bloom liberate, meditation, self-possession—| And the stars to shine; ese ds this harried and dis-| Hid rare gems of richest ore urbe eration seldom use. Hos- In the tunnelled mine; tals for merttal cases are being en-} But chief of all Thy wondrous works. | irged. Insanity, neurosus, physopa-| . Suprenge of all Thy plan. Thou hast put an upward reach In the heart of man.”—Kemp. bre lown, neurasthenia, others are terns becom- umiliar to our contempor- Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, grant Thy transforming power in our lives) ‘our carwoescolneito us over) tat may experience that “the! ¢” parched ground shall become a pool}| and the thirsty land springs of water.”' We ask this in’ Jesus’ name—Amen. “| May we not forget that spiritually, we Drop thy still dews of quietness, 1 our strivings cease; souls the strain and Tuesday, June 14 rom our ‘ GUARD YOUR TONGUE And let our ordered lives confess ate The beauty of thy peace! “YT said, I will take heed to my ways, Prayer Dear Father, may we be!that I sin not with my tongue.”—Ps. quiet before Thee until Thou hast | 39:1 poken peace to our hearts and given A rather simple-minded man came strength to us In Jesus name—| to a minister with the request that: he Amen teach him lessons in the Bible. The clergyman gave him the above verse with the instructions to learn it and return the next day to continue his ———| studies. It was several day later until O Lordy for the minister met his student, and he chided him for not returning to learn more of the Bible. The man replied that he had not returned because he had not yet learned the first lesson. Many people have not learned the lesson of guarding the tongue though ness and inability. At such a time we they be prominent in church and boast feel like the Psalmist: “Have mercy of many years of Christian service. upon O Lot! toc. ties weet” We do irreparable damage to friend and foe because we fail to learn this most fundamental lesson. Prayer: Dear Lord, help us not to utter idle words, or one designed to wound our brother. but may we think before we speak and guard diligent our tongues. In Jesus’ name we pray.— Amen. Sunday, June 12 OUR WEAKNESS ‘Havy mercy upon me, 40 are moments in our lives when feel utterly helpless. The floods cf adversity and affliction sweep over us and we Tam Read Is There Psalm 6:2 we are conscious of our weak- me Or as he said upon another occasion: “When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.” It true, weak; but the beauty of the situation is that we have a souree of strength ss we are available in our weakness that makes jus strong and able to withstand. and “ have done all” to stand. Prayer: Gracious Father, we pray for strength in our moments of weak- ness, We rejoice that we need never y stand alone, for Thou art always near| “But grow in grace and in the knowl- us and with us and power and strength, | edge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Bless us in Jesus name—Amen, Christ”—II Peter 3:18, Wednesday, June 15 THE SEASON OF GROWTH iat aacORDER Spring and Summer are the seasons Christ to save. Whe id you brin of apparent growth in the vegetable |, someone ‘to. Jesus?» Are. YOu willing < world. But in the world of the spirit ‘eo be a personal worker? : there is no restricted time for develop- Prayer: Our Father, give us th ment. Spiritually, growth continues as | spirit and dedicate our hearts to ao long as there is life. Here and. there} May we not Jeave everything to the we behold a stunted tree or bush, or] pastor and officers of the church put some flower that did not reach its] grant us power to be living Witnesses possibilities because ‘its growth become | that will bring forth much fruit, In arrested. Similarly, in the realm of Jesus’ name—Amen. the church we meet so many people who are dwarfed. For some reason or other, they failed to grow. The flow- ers of the field grow only by following the laws of life and growth. We can] Holy Father, we give Thee the praise not grow. either, unless we too follow | of our hearts for the blessings that life the rules of spiritual progress. Now brings us through Thy grace, We are is the time of growth. all “Thy children, and in constant de. Prayer: Help us to grow. O Lord,| pendence upon Thy care and good wil} until we reach the full stature of man- | We thank Thee for the little children hood as it is in Christ Jesus—Amen. in our homes. Give us wisdom s0 to rear them that we may. bring them straight-away to Thee. For Jesus’ sake.—Amen. <upMITTED)TO°THE sieht ts DISTRICT), CONFERENCE - BY) . REV: Lauda ‘BRYANT, Da Ecqnomic; /Social,-ancb Political» Phenomena Have Inescapable Religious; Significance? —— ~ GRACE AT THE TABLE Economies is the Science that in- vestigates the’ Conditions and laws af- fecting the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. or the -ma- treial means, of satisfying human de- sires. Society is the relationship of man as- sociated in anyway to one another. Politics is the science dealing /with the organization, regulation, and ad- ministration: of a State, in both jits in- ternal and external affairs. Specifeally religion is ‘conformity in faithand/life to: the precepts inculcated in the Bible srespecting conduct of life’ and duty toward.'God and man. Phenomena ina general.sense con- stitute any, observable facts: or eyents; In line with these definitions eco- nomic, social, and political phenomena do have inescapable religious signifi- cance. Economies has to do with: life; society has to .do-..with life, :politics has to do with life, religion is a way of life. There- fore life and religion are alike. They were meant and made to be one and the same. The only religion that can stand the final test of life is one that® covers the whole of life and all its relationships ; » E Economics. i is a very, vital factor. to Man's” -existence,. Hunger is per haps the most pow fu “appetite Man | has. Anyone would- find it very diffi- Thursday, June 16 FRIENDS OR FOES? “Ye are my friends if ye do whatso- ever I have commanded you.”—John 15:14. We are either His friends or His foes. We have no right to call ourselves His friends unless we do His command- ments. Many followed him for the “loaves and fishes.’ not | His friends because they did not pos- sess His spirit; nor were they willing to identify themselves with His sufter- ings. They accepted of His hospitality ; received blessings from Him, both spiritual and temporal. but they were not His friends. “Ye are my friends if ye do? There: is that word ‘IF”. I read a book, the other day, in which ‘the author was talking about the“Lost Chord of Metho- dism,” . John Wesley-had “they witness of the spirit.” Have we lost the wit-, ness or the work; .or have we lost both? What right have I to call myself, a Christian? Does my life conform to His will? Am I trying daily to ex-. emplify His Spirit? Am I willing to deny myself daily, take up my cross, and follow Him? Prayer: Fill us O Holy Spirit we pray until our lives shall become Thine, In Jesus’ name.—Amen. HYMNS THAT LIVE CHILDREN’S PRAISE 1 Wilt thou hear the voice of praise Which the little children raise. Thou who art, from endless days, Glorious God of all? While the circling year has sped, Thou hast heavenly blessings shed, Like the dew upon each head; Still on thee we call. : 2 Still thy constant care bestow; Let us each in wisdom grow, And ‘in favor while below, ‘With the God above. ‘ In our hearts the Spiri ‘mild, ¢ “Whith adorned the Sar purechild. Gently soothe each impulse wild To the sway of love. 3 Thine example, keep in view, Jesus, help us to pursue; Lead us all our journey through By thy guiding hand; “And when the lif eon earth is o’er, Where the blest dwell evermore, May we praise thee and adore, An unbroken band. They were when his body..is: suffering because of hunger. live by bread alone, but he must, live by bread. Therefore one may get, fur- ther working on: man’s Soul after his body has been §atisfied with bread. Here in our’earthly existence the Soul can not get along without the! ibody- neither.can the body-get; along without) the Soul, they are interdependent. Graham Taylor has said, “Unless re~ ligion ‘transforms its cross into terms of economic valué anl of industrial re- lationships it can never hold its su- Premacy> over human life in indus- Friday, June 17 PERSONAL EVANGELISM ORES 82 a Simms Chapel A. M. E. Church “He brought~ him to Jesus.”— —__ 1:42, Dr. J. Bennett Brown, the Presid There is no substitute fcc personal jing Prelate of the Sanangelo District evangelism. The day of revivals is not | held his ‘third Quarterly Conference past. Perhaps we shall never witness | with Simm’s Chapel May 13-16. Th: again the great sweep of spiritual tides Presiding Elder delivered three soul- as in the day of John Wesley or Bishop stirring sermons during the day. Grant. % But the power of the Gospél] On Monday evening at 8 p.m. the is still manifest. The revivals of the | Presiding’ Elder held the Business part future, I take it. will be thru the wit-]of our quarter with all’ officers and nessing of individuals to individuals. \members present. Our Presiding El- Personal evangelism, in other words. | der was much pleased with our work will be the method. of winning men. | during the quarter and commended the There is no more effective way than |,pastor Rev. J. J. Jamerson and mem- for Christian men and women to go | bers for the fine spirit. The Presiding out with the specific. purpose of bring- | Elder was paid his full assessment. ing men to Christ. Mrs. J. Bennett ‘Brown, the wife John }- function in human fife.” For they are interdependent, and only on the com- mon ‘ground of their community of New Heayens and the New “which God has promised: to | Man. through them.” I believe that the feed- ing of the multitude by Jesus and his teaching that we should: feed the hun-. &ry and clothe the naked have teéligious Significance. Matt. 25:42-43. Il. When we think socially Wwe can not help but feel that the family is not more dependent. upon religion than re- ligion is upon the family. The hope of the one is dependent and identified There is too much prevalent the at-|of our great P, E. who is our Dis- titude toward the pastor of the church | trict Missionary President held a grea! that he must build up the church. The | meeting with the Local Society. Mrs- pastor can life up Christ both in his | M. Reed, president. Monday at 3p.™: life and in his message but the mem-| we do thank our good bishop, Geors¢ the Church must bear strong |B. Young, for these fine leaders. Mrs, Stella Ditto that pertains to family life and pro- an it is as religious as religion it- e When we thine in terme of the tte oon 1 testimony of the power of ja ‘whole think and say something of the cult, administering ito a Man’s Sout! It is true that man, shall: not Industry. and religion ‘must ither is to realize its ideal or! human interest ican they ever bring the’| earth | with that of the other, Therefore all| ‘crucifixion, and resurrection of Je- sus, days which we have so recently: observed: with sadness. but. with greater joy, we can not help, but see that all Jesus did, He did not for him- self but for others. He was a man who walked in the road with'the crowds} and shared ‘with them their joys and their sorrows. A Wise man has said, “When we let the- experiences, and observa- tions, the successes, and failures, the knowledge arid aspiration’ of others in- to ourselyes back goes our sky-line, out goes our|horizon, greater-grows the world in which we live, and. larger is our own life. Spiritual. friendship is rarer, yet more needed, than alms or even preaching. It costs more to be something to others than to give al- most anything we have'to them.” There. are: those who will give us alms. but. they refuse to give us their Spiritual) ‘iendships. There are those who need alms but they need Spiritual friend- ship more than they need alms. This is’ indeed social but in a deeper sense it is at their home. The members of this year’s prospective graduating class pre- sented the dean with a handsome zip- per case. And to each guest Dean and Mrs. Spivey gave a gift in the form ‘of a book entitled, “Re-Thinking Mis- sions,” by W. E. Hocking. An enjey- able evening was spent in wholesome entertainment and heart-felt fellowship. Payne Theological Seminary is pro- gressing splendidly under the deanship of Reverend C. S. Spivey. He has the respect and goodwill of every stu- dent and faculty member. With dean as our leader, we see a bright future 5 for Dear Old Payne. : MARION YOUNG Carmet Baptist’ Chureh, Washitigton, D..C., May, ll, 12, 13, Rev. W. H. Jernigan, pastor and president of the Council. The Council purposes ‘to unite the Negro=Churthes in a practical Chris- tian program, which will make more effective the principals of Christianity. in the. civic, economic, social, and politi- cal conditions of the Negroes in ‘Ameri- ca and the world. It purposes to speak with‘one voice against all evils effect- ing the Negro Race. The Fraternal Council of Negro Churches in America was organized six years ago, in 1932 with Bishop R. C. Ransom, of the A. M. E. Church as its first president. He is now Presi- dent Emeritus of the Council, and at- tends all the sessions and his influence is most vital to the sessions. Representatives. at the Council The Council was fortunate to have present at this session: Dr. W. H. Jernigan, president Bishop R: C. Ransom, A. M. E. McGREGAR, TEXAS The second quarterly conference of Robinson Chapel A. M. E. Church be- gan Friday evening, April 22, with a spiritual Love Feast. Rey. P. D. Sad- religious. Bishop J. H. Kyles, A. M. E. Z.|ler, Jr.. the pastor and Sister W. B. When. we think of politics, we think Bishop Hamilton, A. M. E. Z. Williams, conducting. The spirit was also of the delivers, varied, and strange, Bishop Phillip A. Boulden; U.A.M.]in the place. Saturday evening at 8 o'clock Bro. N. E. Williams lined the opening hymn, “Must Jesus Bear opinions and feelings of manny, rela- tive to the part that a minister should Drs. Joseph Gomez, Ohio V. M. Townsend, Kansas play in’ polities: There are those who S. S. Morris the Cross Alone”. After Devotion, say that the minister should stay out C. B: Abbington Rev. C. C. Davis, pastor of Edward of politics: Surely, the) minister can J. G. Robinson Chapel, Waco read the Scripture from not afford to be a party to the act) Modecai Johnson, president, | Genesis 3:10 and took for a subject: “Fault Finding.” Every word was true and the pastor, Rey. P. D. Sadler. Jr., E. E. Moody, the Presiding Elder of the Waco District, Central Texas Conference who so Christ-like presided. He took time and explained the work of our Church and our needs. The business of the quarter was soon over. Sunday morning Sunday time, officers present and we had with us Mrs. A. Z. Moody, of the Presiding Elder, Dr. E. E. Moody who made a short talk at eleven o'clock After Devotion, Howard University. Mr. L: Hi King, New York City Mrs. J. H. Kyles Mr. Brown of North Carolina of helping to foster what we call “crooked politics.” But the aggressive, intelligent, farsighted. and prophetic mitlistercan not afford to stay out of politics. Why?) Wecan best give the reason, pethaps:/by- again -quoting Graham Taylor, “What. is a town or, city! or state for? Should not the: whole church of a town and city as presented Dr. PAYNE: THEOLOGICAL SEMI- NARY, WILBERFORCE, OHIO Wichita Falls. Texas Dear Editor Singleton: Enclosed find P O. Money Order $1'50 ‘for renewal of subscription of the Christian Recorder, you have indeed made it a great paper and Mrs. Moore and myself feel at a lost when we miss a single copy.May you live long to carry on this good and begun work. Yours faithfully, MR. & MRS. R. E. MOORE Payne Theological Seminary Wilberforce. Ohio. Wednesday night, April 6, the John G: Mitchell Literary Society held elec- tion of officers for the Spring Quarter. The following students were elected: President, James Roberts, New York Gity, N. Y.; Ist Vice President. Vinton Elliot, St: Joseph, Mo.; 2nd Vice Presi- dent, Stephany Tucker. New York City, N. Y.; Secretary, Rufus K. Young, Lit- tle Rock, Ark.; Assistant Secretary. A. McNeil White, Philadelphia, Pa.; Critic, Henderson Dayis. Plainfield, Indiana; Parliamentarian Ernest Smith, Phila- School on own.and icity as a whole? Should! these who: claim to have “the Oracles! of God” and to, interpret the prophecies, have nothing to say or suggest as to the immediate or remote future of their own town or city? Should they who bear “the burden of the Sou!” have no part in determining the! conditions, and shaping, ithe public policies and plans which. will influence the destiny of ‘souls? If in the life to come heaven lis held up as “the mansions of our. Fathér’s ‘house, a place prepared for each,’ surely inthe ‘life that now is ‘some care should be taken to provide ‘some place for men and women, and children, and the kind of house a “soul” ‘can live in here. The Community can ‘mot fail to profit by being “faced with a religious ideal of what it ought to be. And a Church can not fail to gain by having and proclaiming an ideal for its) Community.” Were not some of the greatest pro- wife the pastor Sister W B. Williams of Rogers Station, Temple District read the 37 15 verses. Grace” ing. pture, Psalm sang softly the echo was far reach- Dr. Moody's Text was from St. John 6:68. Subject, “To Whom Skall we go.” This was a high service and our hearts did burn while he preached God bless our Presiding Elder, goes through this world. vice two persons were church, The choir Amazing as he At this ser- added to the Afternoon the Presiding Elder conducted a when and where meetinyr. The spirit came in showers of blessings on our heads and hearts. All stood and sang, “Nearer my God to Thee’ in memory of the Sainted Dr. W. $ Johnson passing to the sweet beyona. After a jolly League at six o’clock. After Devotion the pastor. Rev. P. D phets spiritual advisors of Kings? So]delphia, Pa.; Music Director, Arthur Sadler, Jr. Acts 4:7, Rev. R. L ‘must the prophets of today take a hand |B. Gibson, Bordentown. N. J. ; Chaplain’) Tewis delivered a sermon from Acts in the running of the government, and| Mrs. Estelle Shelto, Wilberforce, Ohio; ) 4.7, subject: Prayer. encourage their people to do the same. | Sergeant at Arms Theodore S: Cle- ; BERDIA LEWIS. The big’ business of ‘religion is to] ments, II, Long Island, N. Y. unify all the forces which make for} The officers were installed by John eats vs righteousness and inspire them to real-'] W. P. Collier Jr, an alumnus of Payne, ize the highest ideals attainable. and now a Senior in Wilberforce Uni- DR. M. E. JACKSON Therefore Economic, Social and Politi- cal phenomena have inescapable re- ligious significance. versity, The Society anticipates a suc- cessful quarter with this new staff. The entire student body is endeavor- ing to make this the most successful term in the history of the literary or- ganization. On Thursday night, April 7, Dean and Mrs, C. S. Spivey entertained the faculty and students of Payne Seminary Bridge Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. He is serving his fourth year at Bridge Street. He reported 24 con- versions, 18 baptisms, 147. new mem- bers, 940 members and $1295 Dollar Money, an increase of $5, Perhaps this church leads the connection in percentage, FRATERNAL COUNCIL By A. C. Wells The Fraternal Council of Negro a, In Ameriga, Met in Mt. ===== DSC09324.JPG ===== 1848-1933 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Entered at the Post Office at Philadeipbiu Po, os Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN m6 $. NINETEENTH ST Philadelphia, Po. OFFICERS: , President is, Vice-president G. E. Curry, Manager Dr, George A. Singleton, Editor Send all matter for Publication to Christian Recorder, 716 So. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa fer the little child- 1em not to come unto orbid such is the kingdom of eaven; and he laid his hands on them Matt, 1914-15, dnt Weekly Poem ONE DAY FOR THE CHILDREN One day for the children; All over the land In churches are gathering, A. great joyful band: We learn about Jesus So gentle and mild. And Jesus was once Just a dear little child, We try to be like Him, And we learn the way, To be good and happy. On each Children’s Day. fff dentnfefoofnfnferffnde Editorials Aedolet OUR CHILDREN We must not rest or be dis- couraged until the Young People’s THE LITTLE CHILDREN “Sadly through the factory doors The little children pass, They do not like to leave behind The morning sky and grass. All day the wheels will eat their joy And turn it into gold, And when they pass the doors again The world will seem so old py factory doors them. a fair opportunity to unfold. which teaches | loins of the group. THE CHILDREN CRY i “And the children } | sighed by reason of their bondage, and they cried, and (their cry came up unto God.” —Exodus 223% This passage above refers to! the ancient sons of Abraham in the land of Egyptian slavery. Their descendants sigh and cry today in Germany and Austria because of the new god whom they re- fuse to worship. Their ‘little children cry. The Nations of earth took the wrong road 24 years ago and things have been in a stew ever since. Spain is a gory battlefield. Her child- ren groan for deliverance. In the midts of carnage and shambles little rhildren play. The new god reigns in Chinia. Yellow child- ren bleed, and die like rats before the Japanese advance, Amefica, Here black child- and opprest. Department in the church shall have been fully redeemed, re- vampt and re-establisht, Children’s Day 1938 finds us still in the wilderness, but with a sublime faith in God that some day we will reach Canaan, We owe it to our children to pre- serve this heritage and pass it on to them improved, enricht, glorified, Have faith in God. His cause will not fail. It will win in spite of demons and de- signing men, bondage of ignorance. shall deliverance come Zion? and brotherhood. asleep. God is inexorable law of retribution. His children shall be free. THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER | ————$—$—$—————— The hope of the Negro child in] Church, America, Africa, and the isles of] election of those two brilliant, |and the sea is in the church of Allen outstanding clergymen is worthy church. He wrote the Christian self-reliance,|of commendation and_ its ap- Recorder from London, ‘England industry, thrift, and racial esteem.} proval transcends the bounds of Che redeemer must come from the denominational was read by Bishop James A. eth not to be ashamed is the Rev. view is travelling and visiting | his Jefciant -oaktorsoe mission points in West Afriha.| Avery: has returned to the She is to be commended for her|The mortgage debt has been + persistence and fortitude. When] tired with the exception * the history of the church is writ-] $94.30, which will be paid befo ten a large place will be given to|the West Tenn, Annual Mon ter. of this intrepid woman of faith. |ence convenes at Jackson. THE C. M. E. GENERAL MRS. G W. MAYBANKs CONFERENCE ‘ wife of the pastor of Bethel Freeport, N, Y. is president Be The delegates to the recent|the local missionary _ society 19th Quadrennial General Con-|teacher and recording secretary Irwin Granich could not have} ference session of the C. M. E.]in the Sunday School, secretary been writing about black child-}Church at Hot Springs, Arkan-|of the Pastor’s Aid and Mothers’ ren for American Prejudice has|sas over-rode the recommendation] Club. She and er husband are closed against |of the bishops and elected two| begining their tenth year at 1 On the other hand cot-] elders to the episcopacy: William | Freeport. oe ton fields and the modern, share-| Y. Bell, “Ph.D.” professor of New| cropping plantation system keeps] Testament Interpretation in the them tied to the soil with little}Howard University School or no chance for education and] Religion, and Dr, Charles L. Rus-|tepresented people of color at a BISHOP S, L. GREENE HAs o{ |returned from Holland where he sell, pastor of Chestnut Street} meeting whic was the outgrowth Louisville, Ky. The of “Life and Work,” and “Faith Order” seeking a united groups. Inj DR. J. L. BUTLER, P. E. OF Bishops Bell, and Russell the|the Savannah District has seni young people have ideals and]out a program for the 72nd ses patterns to follow. High schol-| sion which will be held at Egypt arship, successful pastorates, Ga. July 20-24. Bishop w. A prophets in the kingdom. Fountain is expected to be pre In the Episcopal Address, which | Sent. ai Bray, of Chicago it was recom- THE ARKANSAS DEMO mended: . “That we might ap- crat did the unusal thing in its point a commission to seek cola- | SS¥° of May 17 when it carried boration with a committee of the the likeness of Editor J. H. Cla; African Methodist and the Afri- born and an account of his havin: can Methodist Episcopal Zion delivered the fraternal addre Connections” “to arrange a uni- fos tits Mislead MVEyChurch 21 form order of worship to be used the C.-M. E, General Conferenc: ie al oie ehicickee Di stg which met at Hot Springs. is sincerely hoped that this re- a ae : commendation will be carried out. C oY bees SUL ORS ( oe The new Editor of the Christian pare ceesh ee" Index is the Rex. Luther Stewart pee opel of Hopkinsville, Ky. College, N.C. in the issue for May 17. Hawkins Hall, Duke Library, and the, new Alspaugh Hall for men are featured. The institution built at the famous health-giving mineral springs has : been reopened by Bishop M. H. J. J. SMITH OF DALLAS, Davis. The president is W. J- Pointed Points — ren and poor whites are exploited] Texas reports a successful 18th Cochran. The Council of Bishops They are under the | session of the Dallas District Con-}@nd the Annual Religious Edu- When | ference May 18. from|raised $367 for education and The children of men cry,}$152 contingent, they sigh for peace, prosperity |one of the oldest superannuated not| Ministers in the connection at- In time he will answer|tended the sessions. by the might of his power and|his 60th. ‘ The conference | Cation Convocation will convene at Kittrell in August. Father Joshua ston «(The Churchman A WORKMAN THAT NEED- , Choirs from Bethel, Emanuel, Free- AN AFRICAN TRAVELLER | Daniel Lee Witherspoon, pastor | port., Flushing, Rockville Center fea- of Avery Chapel, Memphis, Tenn.,| tured. the closing of the New York Mrs. J. G. Robinson, wife of|and host of the Sesquicentennial | Conference with excellent music amid the Editor of the A, M. E, Re- of African Methodism, — Under [st : a gee. aesteh ee ae ER aD aes F { ; aa8 happy to greet E. Deas Ward, of | on my mind as one of the Leaders of Jamaica, : ‘Viola _ Morris-Ross, this great church. If you are elected teachers in, his- youth. . The latter African Methodism will see a new eg in Freeport and is. organist. in day. A day that I firmly believe ‘ Almighty God will be pleased with. I believe you are another Moses to : : Be lead us back to God. We are far The Churchman returned to Phila- from God. I am praying to. God ‘to delphia and attended the meeting of| have you elected and asking every |. true born Christian to pray and fast and ask God for you. I firmly .be- lieve you are a chosen vessel for God. My very best wishes to you and yours. (Mrs.) E. B. Johnson, wife of Rev. C. S. Johnson liv Bethel. the ministers on Monday at Metropol- itan where Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. showed several reels of South African pictures. ' Bishop Sims spoke, also Dr. J. H. Clayborn. Editor of the Southern Christian Recorder, and Mrs. Lucy M. Hughes. “ THE MORNING COMETH” Toe eS By William E. Guy A motor trip has just been completed from Philadelphia to New Haven, The last of June Bishop Ri Re Conn. as the guest of Dr. H. F. Wright Jr. leaves for South Africa. f . |It was a stimulating and magnetic mo- Tyrese jaunts Peace meiunscn Caesr in ment when Bete Wrskt We the party. at Montgomery: “I have been sick, Dean Spivey’s car in front of the} But I am going back. It is as near church, above the door of which an|to heaven via Cape Town as it is via artistic sign hangs : “1851-1938, Welcome Philadelphia.” “No complaint! No to the 87th Session of the New Eng-| tying out oud”, No tale jof woe! 3 No tearful wailing! But stirring, land Conference of the African Metho- 2 i sid dees ms dh aS challenging message! “Doing a great dist Episcopal Church.” Corner stoné| work, I must be about my Father's nscription: “Bethel A. M. E. Church, | business.” 1882-1929.” And as the good bishop and his wife set sail, Mrs. Lucy M. Hughes is to accompany them! Dynamic leader - of missionary women, the loneliness Re New ene lait elses nhep senyed of her widowhood sanctified through his first appointment. He looks for | inselfish service, Sister Hughes be- ends. J. H. Sydes, J. C.|holds her Lord beckoning from South G. Leeper, A. L. Murray, Africa and hesitates not to answer besics ‘Blacknall, C. B. Lawyer, Byrd, | “Here am 1 Fresh, impersonal state- J. S$. Myrick, J. H. Robinson, Bur- ment of the conditions, needs and ac- complishments in the South African chell Jacobs. J. M. Campbell and) yji-sion Field presented to the church John M. Henderson. These have}py such an inspiring and fact-giving gone to join the church triumphant, | executive missionary The Churchman sits in The Churchman enters Bethel and executive— will S. P. Perry, E. L. Blake, Waters mark an epoch in the history of our Methodism. Matching this fine mission of Sister Hughes is the trip to our West African : Mission Field by the wife of one of ? a ‘| our General Officers. I refer to Mrs, C. P. Cole, W. K. Hopes, H. L.{J. G. Robinson. Motivated by a mis- Moore, W. O. Childers, J. J. Jen- | Sonary zeal that her husband’s eleva- * tion could not quench, Sister Robin- kins “are among. the leaders. Madame é ” Gs de i son refuses to “take it easy.” Though Pissed [Carter-Brooks, Rosa Lee a grandmother she still presents her- Smith and Lucy A. ‘Brown still carry} self to her Master and her church for service. Having experienced a mira- culous healing through faith in the power of the Great _Physician even ett here and now, Sister Robinson ceases Jighe Jelta, gS See # not to give thanks and-be willing to so moving, The congregation is| erve. Wonderful! happy. Sweet’ cadences: Piano is} Do you mean to tell me that the sun being played softly.’ Feet strike the 6f our Methodism has set? Glorious floor with rythm and ieieaenred ‘beat. 2S js our Past, can you not seein the THE! ate Die Present the Promise of a Great Future? his man Jeltz is a mighty power. : S Ree 3 There is some haziness in our deno- Go give him life and opportunity to| ,inational sky. But it is not the sing the gospel. He is another twilight. It is the gray of approach- Abram. Grant! Sina aatae are a few present who were in the conference when the Churchman serv- ed. ees) on in the work of missions. Rev. So powerful, “PI tell. it wherever I go.” ing day. the setting sun. ing Cometh.” Truly, “The Morn- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR _ Felixville, La. t —Fort Wayne, Indiana be BETHEL CHURCH Baton Rouge, La. $876 00 Raised in our Rally at Bethel Church, Baton Rouge La. Dear Dr: Singleton: : Twant' to’ assure you ‘how much, I enjoy the Christian Recorder, since Rev, is in the’ rural its my companion. till praying for you, and long to see you'on the bench of Bishops. I know T am a Christian and you. stay |\/28 ~ The Lord blessed us in our Trustee Rally which was May 15. This Rally given for the purpose of finish pay- ; * _. THE CHRISTIAN R We face the dawn and not}: ECORDER i Birthday BISHOP S. L. GREENE 8th Episcopal District REV. J. J. JENKINS Pastor Bethel Providence, R. I. REV, C. A. WINGFIELD Presiding Elder Atlanta, Georgia MRS. THENNIE BATIN Second A. M. E: Church Hartford, Conn REV. J. W. P. COLLIER Pastor A. M. E. Church Rahway, New Jersey ing on two very valuable lots purchased | Missionary Soiety ays es as Oe some time ago for four thousand dol- | Mock Conference ..-.-------- 242 46 lars upon which to build a greater Tstive Club .....-.48-- GLENS SA: Bethel and Parsonage, which is located | Usher Club ok tee ahs ee. in a Negro section of the city. Choir RUE in Macnee Fe) 724; On this splendid piece of property we Laidies Aid ae. 113.37 had already paid all that was due on Parsonage 22.70 it but $367.00. We gave the Rally to art A total of $1,925.94 pay off this amount, but the Lord bless- ed us and we raised $867.00 which was more than was needed to finish paying the four thousand dollars, that we had Closing with remarks by the Pre- siding Elder. Every one hoping that the Rev. O. M. Johnson will return to obligated ourselves to pay when we} Trinity A.M.E Church, Middletown. purchased the property. Rev. J. L. Link, Presiding Elder We hope to build on this property Rev. O. M. Johnson, Pastor Wallace Sulder HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK ARKANSAS The Second Quarterly of St. Paul A. M. E. Church was held April 24-25 with Dr. A O. Milson, presiding. Rey. H. C Dixon, pastor- in-charge. Sunday School 9:30 a.m Mrs. Z. Sinclair, superintendent. 11:00 a.m. sermon by pastor, filled with food when we find ourselves in a position to do so. Our present church is in a strictly white community where it has been, for more than seventy years. I am the minister who bought this property upon which to build a new church and am thankful to God that he spared my life and enabled me to re- main in charge and pay for the same. Bethel Church is one of the most ‘loyal churches in. the Connection. Yours for the upbuilding of the cause of Christ. . J. W. Washington, pastor Conference for truth’ seekers. During the quarter Ebeneezer Bap- tist choir and our choir combined forming the South Hot Springs Choral Club. 3:00 p.m. Ebeneezer Baptist Church in union service with us. Sermon by ‘Rev. J. H. Ellis, pastor of Havens Chapel M. E. Church. Music by the Choral Club. 8:00 p.m.—Sermon by Dr. Wilson, MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE The Fourth Quarterly Conference of Trinity A.M.E. Church was held on the 18th of April by the Presiding El- der, the Rev. J. L. Link. Opening fi at Bad iti in his usual way. Reporting from the ull of wisdom and admonition. first quarter to the fourth as follows Business session Monday night. Very EE Rc Sy Sara Rt $443.44 good written reports from all depart- 983.17 | ments. Assessment paid in full. Stewards .. ha The present membership is 48. Y Ee 48.14 Stewardesses ...- ete sO We ESCONA Sunday -School ===== DSC09325.JPG ===== PAGE SIX Young People’s Page SMALL BUT MIGHTY Cette A preacher, named Charles Smith Thought he could children take and with Their aid alone, great work could do, Their Sunday School supplies. print, too. In eighteen hundred ecighty-two, The Bishops’ Council said: Go, do; Their action later was approved; From Bloomington he southward moved. ent to Nashville. Tennessee, fith faith and through great energy e-front building there he bought The children did as he had thought. Though they were poor, scattered and small, They ansy ed to his clarion call; The church’s children did unite nd showed, though small, they had at might They bought the building, for it paid, Asked not the Church for one cent’s aid, And this department, here to stay, Supports itself, pays its own way. Though this great man has passed away, The work he did still stands to-day, A. credit to the Church and race, To child life gives a useful- place. The children still great work can do To help themselves, the Church, race, too, If they their energies unite, And all they do. do with their might. As we recall, this Children’s Day, What children did who’ve passed away, From henceforth let us keep in view; Though small, we toc do, , can great things JOHN H. DAVIS Springfield. IN SNAPPY STORIES Who Wouldn’t Dr, Howard H. Russell took his first check to the bank for cashing. The teller told him to endorse it on the back He said he wrote, “T heartily endorse this check, Howard H. Rus- sell,” GOOD BAIT \ young minister was walking with two beautiful young ladies along the river. An old fisherman, mistaking his identity asked “Are you catchin’ many, Spencer From the standpoint of its} the needs of the people a : met. gbometints tt curehis eBeTees have turned home to take up his duties in: lives. partnership with his father on the farm. | history it desires understanding. t ‘ © Soon after his return he went with] The Youth:is expected to understand } seemingly been “expended of doctrine his father, who was one of the deacons | the. social accomplishments of the Jand d , Whelt actually more of it of the local church. to a board meet- church. Jishoild Have igone’ to’workitig ‘upon the ing. Here the officers of the church] In reading, that, book “Youth Looks | actual life of the respective, time. entered into a conscientious discussion | at the Church” which is.a_ compilation Sometimes it has sanctioned war, 4 as to ways and means of improving of views of some of the-keenest young | close observer recently noticed the fact their church physically and spiritually.| minds of America in regard to the that the steeple of Trinity Church, N In the course of the discussion some { church. one. must agree» ith Stanley |'Y. C: fas “begtin to lean slightly te: observing brother said, “We are graced | High’s comment that these views show- | Wards ‘Wall’ Street. | Sometimes a, to have in our- presence this evening, }ed a “vast amount of familiarity with }thisiimight symbolize the Church: has brother John’s boy who has come back the problems with. which the church} apparently leaned, too much toward from college. | Wesknow he has got | may be expected to deal such as race) ver and interest—the status quo. hold of many newsideas and can give | and war and industrial relations. But But let us make no mistake this has us some suggestions as to how we there was very little familiarity with | not been the church. The church jis can improve our church.” The board the way.in which the-church is-actually not always what we see as the church, agreed and the young man arose in a meeting those problems”. “Tt ap- | The true church is. not the himp. But | dignified manner to-offer suggestions. peared” he said that.the students were | it is the leaves hidden in the lump He-had looked» about and had seen| more conversant with criticisms of the gradually leaving the lump. It is evidence of the fact that the members| church than with its constructive | the faithful few within the church had> continnéd tacilecorate the walls | achievements.” actually working for the kingdom of of the church with tobacco juice. which | _ This is typical of what youth thinks God. The church entreats you “be- they would spit out from time to time. about the church that it is asleep on | fore: you- deride me for what T have In an assuming manner he said, all of the liye issues vitally affecting not) done: fairsenough td find out what “Gentlemen upon looking around [| life today. The church, pleads with | I haye done and am doing about war, see that among the first things we need | its youth to understand its work on | crime, race, economics, immortality and are some new cuspidors.” A quick this score. : church ‘unity. witted brother who-did not know the} The Federal Council of Churches of | As a result of real knowledge of its meaning of the term thought that it Christ in America, made up of many of | history and activities tHe church would was some kind of officer. He in-| the leading Protestant denominations, {naturally expect its youth ‘to love it stantly blurted out yes I think brother The Federal Council of Negro Churches Love it. to the extent. of sacrificial John’s boy is right we need some various city councils and local churches seryice in its: various activities. | new cuspidors and I move that Brother will reveal the fact that the church} When a boy in the grades we re- John’s boy be our chief cuspidor.” often spéaks and acts. with force in| member a little girl who wrote a love In consideration of our subject, problems of social and political. im | note in this wise “If you love me like What the Church Expects of Its Youth | Portance. | pIvlove you, you'd give me a nickle or there is a danger that we make the Is the church asleep on international }2/dime-or two.” This himorously ai- mistake that this well meaning brother problems such as peace and. world }firms a! great truth namely that love did of expecting too much of them— trade? The work of the-Commission best demonstrates itself by sacrifice. of expecting them to do and be every-| 0" International Justice and Good! | The church expects of its youth their thing. We shall attempt to guard Will of the Federal Council and: of ‘love and devotion to the extent of against this danger as we proceed. The World Alliance for International sacrificial Service in its activities of The first thing that the church has| Friendship through the Churches, say | fiiésions, ‘education, worship, and evan- every right to expect of its youth is} "0. (1 wish there were time, a gelism. Ido not think we misappro- understanding. Youth expects with | borate on these). _ | |priate the words of the Master by its ambitions. ideals, impluses and de-| ‘s the church asleep on industrial and |,Pataphasing them thus: “Greater ide- sires to be understood by the church, | 0¢ial problems, such as labor. hours} | votion hath no man than this that he It is reciprocally fair that the church | Wages. etc? If one reads the 16| lay down his life for the cause.” should expect youth to understand it. | Points of the Social creed of the Com- Phe church Would expect of its youth Firstly to understand its history. mission on the Church and Social a: deep: sense of identification, a reali- Whence it arose. Why it arose. Service of the Federal Council, if he zation of the fact that the church is What it has been trying to do. What notes the work of this Council, in | NOt the church of the aged nor of the it has done. strikes etc. he will see that.the church | Middle aged nor, of the youth. It is The Christian church is no ephemeral is hard at work on every social. pro+ ‘the church of all age groups. _ Youth thing here for today and gone to- lem of consequence. | should nev: r think of ‘the church apart morrow. It has its roots deeply im-| The Methodist General, Conference p ftom thinking of himself as a part of bedded in the past in the Jewish | der the influence of Prof. Harry |it- church. It took on new proportions Ward and Bishop McConnel has com-} In jits beginning the church was 2 with its immediate founder, Jesus mitted itself to many ways. of applying company of young men under 30 who Christ. It has been the greatest at- | Christian principles to economic life. | stood in the Gallilean hillsides and tempt man has been able to make to-| _Is the church asleep on Race Rela- listened to a young man under. 30 tell ward establishing the Kingdom of God | tions? The Commission on the Church | fhem about truth love, and duty on earth. One of the Father's, Augus-|2"4 Race Relation of thé Federal |'@"d'then went out to turn the world tine, sensing this fact says in his “City Council of which Dr. Geo. E. Haynes upside down. ee of God” that:“the church even now: is is a member, in its work of distribut- The | Pilgrim ‘Fathers coming to the kingdom of Christ and the kingdom | ig literature. promoting forums,, America to, establish) churches: to. wor- of heaven... and yet though the tares | interchanging of pulpits, campaigning ship God with. fre Bee j : ae God were young grow in the church along with the| fr the anti-lynching bills etc. demon-}men William Bradford, Pi, oor wheat, they do not reign with Him”. |Sttates the fact that the church jis] was only 37. Edy ns ne Ae the pard?” “Sir.” replied the young divine, “Tam # fisher of men.” “Well you surely haye the right kind of bait,” was the parting shot. WHAT THE CHURCH EXPECTS OF ITS YOUNG PEOPLE Delivered at N. J. Conference 1938 We have often heard the story about Brother John’s hoy. This young man had enjoyed the rare privilege of leay- ing his rural community and going for four years to the state Agricultural Collepe. After graduation, he re- We at least can go this far with | (tite awake along this line. And. so pforéign’ minister Was only went Augustine, the church has been the | 0” we could go. These are just afew| ‘The. historical Methédist Conference ers institution in season and out, tho | ™Stances. Time will not permit} in 1784 known as the Christmas Con- yarying oftimes in practice that’ hag | ™°re- ference had present two. bishops One held up Jesus Christ as the pattern for (1 City of God 20:1 « ‘thirtyrseven and the other \fhirty-six. men and women to follow individually | (1) Intreduction-of Youth Looks at an average of 35 years of age. and socially. ae the Church The A.M. E, Church whose found- _ Granted its inquisitions, granted its| The church desires its youth to read | ¢T Was Richard Allen was twenty-seven indulgences, its simony and the like| about and find out about, what it is|¥¢ars of age when and Absolom yet it has been the one organization | doing and has done socially from the got up and, walked with manly (which has still proclaimed this pure | days when the apostles “sold their | dignity out of St. George's to begin # ideal and has in many individual in- | possessions and goods and parted them | Movement which was later to result in stances truly reflected his spirit. to all men, as every man had need,” to | the establishment of. the ‘vA. M. E. ’ The Church is no plaything. It now a days when the church stronger Church. aie 0 advocated for centuries principles | numerically than ever is striving to| If there is any historic institution or which men willingly gave their] reform the social order and sée that with which youth should have a deer ‘ § i 1 gs ie tion it is certainly jpn Xe sense of identi c the church ieee A last expectation ime would’ Ber- mit us to name is that of constructive tds: THE CHRISTIAN. RECORDER : er ase at he has earned the right to aspire to the highest position in the gift of this grand old church. Training, experience, personality and merit have proven to be the outstand- 4. Prepare yourself to get good from the picture you have decided. to see. Do not go for fun. or with a noisy crowd, or to pass the time away. aeclis CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE: criticism. The church has always TOPIC FOR JUNE 12. | though sometimes in a stubbornly slow manner listened to and sometime acted in accordance with constructive criti- cignt ae expects of its youth fearless honest criticism Not irreyerant nor flippant criticism but open-minded, honest, criticism. Youth of the church will not accept the criticism of those who would pro- pose dynamiting its entire structure. Our faults are not so much walls which need a drastic dynamiting criticism to blow them away as they~are clouds of mist which need the sunshine of tian people should stand in opposition honest criticism to woo them away. to all moving pictures, the reasons for | T Beneficial criticism of the church has the choice and use of this topic should mostly come from within. The keen-}be made clear. Superintendents and cst critic of the first century was not leaders should consider (as did those some heathen scoffer out side the | who chose the topic) such points as church, it was that great character in these: (1) Movies are an almost uni- the church, Saint Paul. Saint Francis, Ignatius Loyals. Raus- | to persons of almost every age and chenbush, Washington, Gladden, Harry condition. They are not confined to the large cities. but are everywhere. (2) Movies exert a very strong influence on Training in Making Choices II. Getting Good From the Movies Matt. 6:19-23 or or Planning the Meeting who consider that the moving picture | M business is decidedly a harmful element children wrong conceptions and harm- ful practices, and that therefore Chris- F Ss Ward and all those who have giyen the most redeeming criticism have been within the church. the thinking, ideals, language, and ac- Youth within the church can serve | tions of the young, particularly of the with great effectiveness here. May Junior and early-teen age. (3) While I conclude by urging that you do not there are too many movies that are be eaisly discouraged upon finding out | totally bad, and many others that are that your criticism: will not always be objectionable at one or more points. welcomed with open arms. That | there are likewise some movies that might be illustrated by that almost classie experience of that great mission- | ™4Y have only beneficial influence. ary, William Carey, who was the first Definite standards should be set by to conceive of and propose the idea of parents, teachers, religious leaders, and going to India to Christianize the Ind- | bY the Juniors themselves, as to what 4 things are helpful and free from criti- a | cism. (5) When choice is made, these | standards should be rigidly applied, an every good means should be used to- ward that end. The goal to be reached in the meet- ia S. When _twenty-five- years of age ji 1786 as a probationer minister he sat in a minister’s meeting in Northampton. Toward the close of the meeting old Doctor Ryland. asked some one of the younger men to propose a subject for general discussion Young Carey arose and stated as a subject; in words): Whether ‘the command of Jesus to his apostles to go to all the world did not mean that they should go to India to preach to the Indians. Dr. Ryland answered heatedly “Young man sit down: when God pleases to convert the heathen He will do it without your aid or mine.” He was ultra-Calvanis- tic). Carey sat down for the moment but he soon getting up again all over England until his proposition got a hearing and missions went to India. If when you criticize we, shocked out of our conservative complacency, shout at you to sit down, get up again and again and again. Get up until the church is straining every nerve for kingdom building. Get up until it is divorced from hypocrisy and greed. Get up until this old church, in whose mountains our fathers worshipped, has had a reformation and can be presented Some Do’s about Movies to Christ without spot or wrinkle. 1. Make up your mind that it is Keep getting up with the sincere con- | better to see a few goodimones.than viction that, many inferior or bad ones. ¢ 2. Carefully read the “film estimates” We cannot stop tho storms arise | and newspaper comments before going We cannot slack our speed, lito any picture. It is still safe to as- For faith has opened wide our eyes | sume that a picture is bad until it is Some day our church will heed. known to be good. 2 = 3. Talk to trusted friends about it. Parents will seldom advise their chil ren to see unwholesome pictures, movies, but the consideration of the things to be looked for and the ways to find them. When reference is made to certain and particular movies. it should be to illustrate a point. so. many Some Don’ts About Movies 1. Don’t go to the movie on a set schedule, ‘ie., on the same day each week. If you do, then the power of choice is gone 2. Don’t believe the advertising. The posters, previews, and newspaper ads are often very misleading. 3. Don’t let someone else do your choosing for you unless that person be your parent, or someone else whom you can trust. Always be sure your- self that a movie makes a real appeal. - 4. Don’t go to a theater which has a bad picture alongside of a good one. is what Jesus condemned. feSélomen Hill _ 25 Division St. New Brunswick, N. J. 5. Be sure to apply the standards you haye made for yourself. Be pre- pared to say no to a good many pic- tures that look inviting. 6. Choose pictures which are musical, ,Since there are numbers of Christians | Laily Verses W., June 8. Refusing to follow the ., June 9. Travel to other lands.— versal form of entertainment, appealing | Sun» June 12. Topic—Getting Good VOICE OF THE FAR WEST— dist Episcopal find that there appears upon the hori- are good for children to see, and that | 7 (4) about or seen at a casual glance. As she has grown, developed and spread her usefulness throughout the world she has attracted men from all walks of life and from all-points of the compass. q | vantage point where they spokesmen for this great- soul saving unit. 5. Don’t become “movie-mad.” That | From this point he went overseas as of It Co! have to do with history, or travel, art, or literature or great persons. . June 6. Helped by good stories. Matt. 25 :14-21. evil-doers.—Matt. 27 :1-5. hi - example of evil—lIsa. 59:1-8. Jonah 1:1-10. . June 10. Your favorite film. and why ?—Luke 17 :1-10. ., June 11. Absorb a good example.— Heb. 12:1, 2. from the Movies—Matt. 6: 19-23. —Christian Endeavor World. ing qualities considered in the election brotherly and the fact that he leads the~ connection in Day Money and other claims evidences his connectional in- terest. ATTENTION Florida, Alabama, and other sections! in today’s living, that it brings to|T, June 7. Warned by the fate of Henry Mansfield Collins! Let us elect bishops in the A. M. E. Church. is upon this record we present Drs ilins. He is scholarly, efficient, Dollar Money, Easter connectional You know this man m in 1940. Committee J. W. Price, Chairman F. A. Harris, P: E. H. C. White, Vice Pres. C. A. Harris Alfred K. Quinn, Sec. Kovels Ns ALLEN CHAPELA M.E. CHURCH Woodville, The Second Quarterly Conference of Mississippi Allen Chapel was held May 8-9. Dr. S. S. Stephens our beloved presiding BEYOND THE ROCKIES | cider was present, but after a long eee illness was unable to preach. Dr. G DR. H. M. COLLINS W. Winston acconipanied him and When we survey the African Metho- Church properly, we n several things that are not talked Many of these-men have come to that become As each section of the field reaches a ing, then, is not description of good given state of development some man indigenous to the section is usually chosen to speak for and represent this area. The exception to this rule, and the only one apparently, is that no real westerner has yet been chosen to speak from and for the far West. This being true, the West is now presenting a man that we believe will meet every requirement as a repre- sentative of this section. We, the Ministers of the A. M. E. Ministerial Alliance of Los Angeles County pre- sent the Rev. H. Mansfield Collins, a native son of the West. A Missourian by birth. Dr. Collins was a member of the first class to be ordained by the Southwest Missouri Conference. He was ordained Deacon in historic Allen Chapel\at Kansas City, Mo., and sent to Yakima, Washington, then to Ta- coma where he was ordained Elder. chaplain in the army. He came back to the Sth Episcopal District and served at Pueblo, Colorado and from there he was appointed President of Bethel Col- lege at Montgomery, Ala. Dr. Collins has since served some of the leading churches in the connection, namely: Mt. Zion at Jacksonville, Florida; Quinn Chapel, Chicago and now as pastor of the famous Eighth and Towne Chureh, Los Angeles which is the lead- preached two sermons. At the morning and night services Sunday, to an ap- preciative audience Phe Presiding Elder opened the doors of the church and nine boys and girls gave their hearts to Jesus: ceived Mother's Day program was rendered Sunday afternoon which was enjoyed were re- into the church. A_ beautiful At the night service Rey. Win- ther strong sermon by all ston preached ar to a large congregation. One member joined the church. Monday was held. Dr. Stephens presiding over the The auxiliaries made excellent reports and night thé business session sion. various boards and were highly praised by the presidi elder. The sum of $31.76 was raised. The presiding elder was paid his full assessment of $25.00 Total raised dur- ing the quarter $252.95. Peace and har- xhout the quarter. mony prevailed throug We thank the-bishop for the return of our pastor and for sending us Rev S. S. Stephens as our presiding elder Mrs. Resa Mae Argue Rev. W. R.F Rey. S. S. Stephens, P. E. Palter, pastor Mie iS eS ee RRR EERE EE EERE General Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. ing church of the connection from the ide point of Dollar Money, Easter Day Money and other connectional claims, ISR EEE ===== DSC09326.JPG ===== PAGE EIGHT = =§=— Bishops Make ALLEN DAY RETURNS FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Second Episcopal District Bishop M. H, Davis $162.25 BISHOP D Total H. SIMS $2145.28 C. RANSOM $ 93.15 BISHOP. _R. Total SWAINSBORO, GA. Mt. Marie A. M. E. CHURCH Fourth Episcopal District The May week the first Sunday in Hu before Dr. J. R conducted a week’s meeting, having Rev. J. W. | Means from Louisville to preach for | him. Dr. Means did his best every | night and carried a large crowd. Sun- | day was the pastor’s timc that young man preached as never before! and There were many souls made to be glad 3;30 A.M. the Young Men’s Mass Meeting was called to order by Rev. | J. R the Hurley after a song and prayer followi spoke N. J cat Bishop J. A. Gregg trothers Williams, of Swainsboro High Colored eee school, on morals; W. Fifth Episcopal District Coming, the Shoe Maker of wainsboro, on busi ness J. B. MecCluster, a first class teward and church lover of Mt. Marie spoke on religion. There were some helpful thoughts from these Brothers. Bishop W. A Fountain and Dr. W C. Diggers, P ia Dist.; Dr. W.°O, P. Sherman, P. E. and Rev, Manonie from the West Savan- nah Dist. were present. The Mass Meeting was grand. 8:30 o'clock A.M. Bishop Fountain filled the text was from St. Luke 15 sermon fell from his lips. On the 6th of May Dr. W. H. Morris held his third quarterly conference for Swains- boro Circuit. Rey. J. R. Hurley had everything in hand, after singing and prayer, reaching scripture lesson, he | pulpit, his A great Bishop Noah W. Williams Total then called for reports which were good. Dr. Hurley has Mt. Marie as never before and has put men and wo- men to work as never before. Dr. Hurley is a good preacher and pastor. Monies raised this quarter $377.76. A man like him should be elected for dele- Rate to the General Conference in 1940, There were some prizes given to the one who raised the most. Mrs. Ellen Wright was the first winner, Mrs, FP. S. Pughley second. Rev, J. R. Hurley, Pastor j ie M. H. Pierce Bishop W. A. Fountain ...... $375.0 Seventh Episcopal District Bishop J. S. Flipper..........-- Eighth Episcopal District Returns. Eor Allenna Bishop S. L. Green Total .. Bishop D. H. Sims Bishop R. A. Grant Bishop H. Y. Tookes Arkansas and Oklahoma Nothing Thirteenth Episcopal District Fourteenth Episcopal District i Bishop E. J. Howard Total beteeeeee a! Si ie .. $53.90 Ninth Episcopal District $502.00 Tenth Episcopal District Bishop George B. Young Total (ewe davies ke ohea ~» $30.65 Eleventh Episcopal District es - $500.00) Twelfth Episcopal District * tere $33.87 | Wednesday night. Dr, Bell received y b Fifteenth Episcopal District 4 i 1 f s t Bishop R. R. Wright .......... $50.00 Ati From Other Papers 1 DRS. BELL AND RUSSELL CHOICE OF DELEGATES Luther Stewart, New Editor Of Chris- tian Index; Other General Officers Elected Hot Springs, Ark, May 18—The 1%! quadrennial session of the General Con- ference of the Colored Methodist EF copal Church closed) here Tues: night after one of the most interesting sessions, in the history of the great re- ligious organization. The Monday Tuesday sessions of the General Con- ference were given over to the last o! the important legislation to govern ‘h¢ church during the next four years and to business of Vital interest to the dc nomination. The highly impressive consecr: service of the two newly elected bis!- ops were held Sunday morning before a capacity audience in the spacious city auditorium. The sermon was preached by Bishop C. H. Phillips. senior pre late with Bishops R. A. Carter. J. © Martin, J. W. McKinney, H. P. Por ter, J. A. Bray, H. H. Moore and presiding elders, C. L. Howard, J. H- Stewart, S. W. Broome and T. ©: Little assisting. “The consecration of Bishops Wm. Y. Bell, and C. !- Russell, brought the total number of active bishops of the C.M.E. Church up to ten. The denomination lost Bishop Isaac Lane, retired and Bishop Elias Cottrell. in December of 1937. Bishop Bell who was professor of New Testament Literature at Howard Un versity at- the time of his election to the highest place in the church was elected on the second ballo! last Wednesday evening. Dr. Russel! who is pastor of Chestnut Street C. E. Church, Louisville, Ky., was elected Thursday morning on the ‘first ballot after running on three ballots take" ae ne secon! Roy Le diana Shre op © : zs of the candidates withdrawn was as Wednesday night session adjourned at of Dr. Russell by a vote of 166 to 102 jor into tion which followed that of the bishops re- sulted as follows : dex. Rev. Luther Stewart, Hopkinsville, 46 out of a to al of 273 votes cast on d ballot. Of the more than ts who received from one vote on the first ballot and on the second allot the following were runner-ups: Young, Mississippi, 76; C. L. cll, Louisville, 67; G. T. Lang. hington, 65; A. W. Womack, In- polis. 31; W. Q. Hunter, Hous- J. D. Hudson, Augusta, 38; \. Evans, Cleveland. 13; BWV aes. ell, Chicago, 20; J. G. Collins, yeport. 19; T. C. Little, Tupelo, The balloting for the second bish- esulting in no election with several 0 aspiran Ms on, 23 dd 1 allows: R. L. Young, 121; C. L, Rus- oll, 115 and G. T. Long, 34. The , Jate hour to resume the balloting for he second bishop Thursday morning only Drs. Russell and Young in he race, which resulted in the election Dr. Young. Several interesting situations entered the question of the election of two more bishops and then into the elec- The election of General Officers Editor Christian In- Ky.; Publishing agent, Rev. W. P. Pipkins, Jackson, Tenn.; Secretary Kingdom Extension, Rev. T. L. Lewis. Jackson; Secretary of Education, Rev. Bertram W. Doyle, Nashville; Finan- cial Secretary, Prof. G. F. Porter. Secretary Super-annuated preachers, widows and orphans, Rey. J. B. Boyd, Memphis; Secretary of Evangelist. Rev. J. M. Reed, Little Rock; Secretary of Religious’ Educa- tion, Rey. B, J. Smith, Jackson; Edi- tor Western Index, Rev. J. R. Starks, Dallas; Secretary Lay Activities. E. F. Durr, Birmingham; | Superintendent Collins Chapel Hospital, Dr. W. S. Martin, Memphis, Tenn. Jackson; ST. LOUIS CHOIR PRESENTS PAGEANT OF HISTORIC SHAWLS St. Louis. Mo., May 18—The Victory Gospel Choir of St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Rev. Frank Madison Reed, pastor, presented a “Shawl Pageant” Thursday, May 12. The Lecture Room decorated with Oriental Hangings gave a flitting background for the scenes. This unique Programme. a rare combi- nation of talent and comic aptness, di- rected by the author, Mrs. Violette Carter Mahr, afforded entertainment to an approciative audience. Many colorful shawls were modeled among which was a shawl now the val- uable property of Mrs. Anna Lavine whose history dated back to the War of Secession. The True Cashmere Shawls which were originally manu- factured in Kashmir India were model- ed. A beautiful tapestry shawl worn in an Indian Scene was reputed to be 150 years old. Through the courtesy of Miss Marguerite Kenner a Knitted Shawl formerly owned by the late Mrs. Emma Washington of St. Charles, Mo.. was worn, The majority of the shawls modeled afforded interesting history. Mrs. Jessie D. Robinson, as histor- . ian, gave effectively, the history on the shawls formerly owned by pioneer Spirits of Historic St. Paul A. M. E. Church, who were members during the have acclaimed Mrs. Mahr, director of the competent cast, an artist. STUDENTS CHEER AFRICAN AS HE GETS M. A. DEGREE (ANP)—A ‘prolonged wave of applause from fellow students and the general public greeted Mr. Vilakazi Saturday at City Hall when he stepped forward to receive Master of Arts degree conferred at tine graduation exercises of Witwatersand University. only African member of the graduation class. Conception and Development of Poe- try in Zulu.” ies attracted hundreds and natives and the applause given Mr Vilakazi by his white men and women fellow class mates was an indication of his great popularity. of the exercises. CLERGY ROW OVER Streamlining of religion was attacked here at a meeting of commissioners of of proclaiming the Gospel. Southern Presbyterians. The delegates voted 151 to 130 to awaken and converted by their sermons strike from the church Confession of |@nd the expectation led to an adopta- Faith but the quéstion must be ratified tion of their discourse to this end. Second Period of Development 1865- | an inspiring indignation. And the ser- 1890 at their former location. Those who witnessed the Pageant | be an ap JOHANNESBURG, S. as Africa — Walle Benedict the only Mr| Vilakazi was also the His thesis for the degree was “The | ia ‘The City Hall ceremon- of - Europeans tk of native friends crowded the ros-1 trum to congratulate him at the close b STREAMLINING OF r FAITH CONFESSION t s MERIDIAN, Mass. May .22 — by three-fourths of the presbyteries. Vigorous opposition to changes came effect is not satisfactory: from Dr. M. G. Qutzke, Sherman. Tex.. who said, “omissions of the sec- tions strike at the very foundations of Presbyterian religion. we are streamlining our versions of the scripture.” “THE SUCCESS OF THE PULPIT ORATOR” By the Rev. D. L. Davis, Pastor of Mt. Hebron A.M.E. Church Linwood, Pa. Among the many fields for oratorial display, none has been nearly so pro- lific as the pulpit, in which weekly, thousands of sermons are delivered by art. In this multitude of cultivated orators it would be strong indeed, if there were not many of superior pow- ers. And their ‘subject, “The Salva- tion of Man, is one that lends itself to fervid and vehement examples of ora- tory. The pulpit orator who is thor- oughly in earnest has a surpassed in its inspiring force by the: most revolutionary and exciting of po- litical conditions. As a rule, however, the incessant repetition of pulpit ora- tions is apt to quench the fire of elo- quence in the most earnest of speakers, and leave a taméness from which few | advance un escape in the end. Their efforts be- come forced. They are not due to single stirring occasions, of passing mo- ment, but to permanent conditions a- gainst which it is not casy to maintain | itself into, mon, to be fully interesting, needs to surroundings, elevation of sentiment, words. tions from the leading pulpit, orators, therefore, it seems best to take them, these eloquent men. and the trained oratory remain, and with these is associated a living inter- est in the subject which does not al- ways inhere in that of the printed ser- mon. periodicals representing the Evangeli- cal portion of the Church of England, the English Independent, the Baptist of England and America, the Uniter- tant Episcopalians of this country, ap- pears now to be striving with one ac- cord towards the accomplishment of ful Minister.” A large numbers | ceded that revivals of religion have maintained a uniform and consistent and glorious success in no small degree, might be the hope of its future results. helpful to any congregation. It seems to me | one of the methods by which thousands men trained to the fullest and most them to tears by preaching the puré effective powers of expression in this | gospel of Jesus Christ extemporancous- theme not | toa large extent caused much variation. following this style of speaking, which the science and art of oratory in their profoundest production, and most il- lustrious example, have always recog- nized as based on the nature of things, and the natural taste and judgement of mankind. It is certainly therefore to be hoped that with increasing facilities for edu- cation, there will be by these churches in the future no abandonment of this truly Apostolic mode of preaching. Let the standard be elevated by all legitimate means, let the pen be a con- stant auxiliary, but let the experience of the past be considered as having dem- onstrated this to be the most excellent way. Note that King Charles of England in the Seventeenth century, uttered his official protest against sermon reading So did Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century make public commendation of The lowing is from her published diary: Oct. 29, 1854—We went to the “Kirk” as usual at 12 o'clock, the service per- formed by the Rev. Norman McLeod of Glasgow, and any thing finer I never heard: rancous was quite admirable, so ample, heard; with all the aids of solemn d the grace and power of spoken When read, its fine aroma is t to disappear. In offering selec- a rule, from the secular efforts of The moral force At least prominent individuals or ns, the congregationalist the Protes- extemporancous preaching. fol- he important object, of “The Success- In all quarters it seems to be con- een and are to be, chiefly promoted y the Eyangelical Sermon. The Wesleyans both of Europe and n America have from the beginning The sermon entirely extempo and yet so eloquent, and so beautifully argued and put. delighted and how satisfactory it is to come back from church with such feel ing. A gentleman in America heard this same man preach and expressed both his appreciation and the manner Everyone came back ecord on this subject. They attribute their rapid progress o the blessing of God upon their con- istant adherence to the primitive mode in He said, I would give one hundred dollars, yes two hundred dollars to hear anoth- er sermon like this. By such preaching this where he which the sermon was delivered. Our fathers expected to see men It is still burning in my soul. A sermon which has not some visible Whatever man was a success went. The successful minister must use pul- eyery Extemporaneous preaching is always pit elocution and with much from a- This was | bove, and to keep themselves from the world, and know that he or she has that and spiritual impulse of God. Then go about his task with a and do with his heart, soul and mind have been saved, where ten will not be saved otherwise. . We cannot indeed conceive of the preaching we have described as other than extemporaneous. Reading never could be preaching in this sense, anymore than the letter of one word spell the other. When we think of the heroic men of yesterday, the prophets, the Epostles and church fathers, how they went thundering through the land prostrat- ing multitudes to the earth, or melting will, The mes- But what his hands find to do sage is God’s it is like himself what good would the message do us God’s it. We must have that sermon not spoken, but acted. in deeds. successful must feel by his without sermon upon Given to us not in words, but The minister again to be e as he wants his audience to feel. If you want your people to cry, you cry If you want them to shout, you shout, and in so doing you will find that success ly, we can readily sce the result, the | Will attain your every effort. spoken word might have been upon the different class of men had_ their method of preaching been in writing. The success of any minister depends upon the kind of gospel he preaches, Theology, Science and Philosophy has TULLAHOMA, TENN. Shorter Chapel A. M. E. Church Second quarterly conference April 24, 1938 was held by Presiding Elder, Rev. GW. Flemings and Rev. W. J. Handcock, pastor. Rey Fleming preached a soul stiring sermon. Sunday at eleven o'clock every heart was made to rejoice. also at night. The report of each board was good. the conference was good all the way. Pastor and Presiding Elder were pleased with the conference. : The repair on the church is being finished by Mr. R. M. Martin, Sunday School is doing nicely under the leader- ship of Mrs. Hattie M James. MRS. VIRGINIA A. WAGGONER Not only the loftiest oratory, but the largest amount of success has always attended the spoken Minister in a logi- cal way, not only Christianity in its in- fancy, but every reviyal of it since its first corruption made its early’and only der a speaking ministry. And Methodism, therefore, which is the latest revival, and the recovery of the original ideal of this glorious words, has achieved its triumphs and spread if not over the globe, by ===== DSC09327.JPG ===== PAGE TEM is LOOK! and DISCIPLINE TOGETHER $1.50 Music Hymnal and +9 Discipline A $2.40 Value Both For $2.00 Both volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocn and Stamped in Gold. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE |} SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO Lae slain F +DAY. 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Church, Baltimore, Md., | late in life and some have not Rachel May 4-8. was characterized by a spirit ]it at their death. The ideals, cri of Christian fraternity and harmony | and principles they advocate continys unexcelled by any conferences previous-|to show that such persons are a ly attended. spiritually dead. The speaker Dace. Tht conference opened Wednesday | men like Richard Allen in the Hi morning, 9 o’clock with Bishop M. H. | class. - ‘ Davis, presiding and Dr. D. E. Rice, Dr. S. S. Morris, assisted by Dr. c the entertaining pastor. After the} E. Stewart. led in commemorating the Presiding Elders assisted in the opening | 200th Anniversary of the BX Gerssats service and the Rey. C. S. Stroud of | Experience,” which can well be terme; the Western North Carolina Confer-'} the “Burning Bush” for John Wesley, ence led in prayer, the Rev. J. W.| Payne by Dr. J. G. Robinson, The Bowie of Elkton. Md. preached the] speakers were as follows: Dr. J, ¢ annual sermon which was a source of | Beckett, “The Home Life of John ; courage and power. Following the ser-| ley”; Dr. Samuel Giles, “His College mon the Holy Communion was admin- | Life’; Dr. V. C. Hodges, “Missionary istered by the Bishop and assisted by | and the Aldersgate”; Dr. Hale Thomp- the Presiding Elders. son, “Excerpts from the Diary”; p; ‘The conference was organized with | C. W. Abington, “Aldersgate a Spiritual the Revs. R. A. Riddick, A. L. Criglar, | Experience”; and Dr. Morris summed THE BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE thay assistant, Recording and Statistical | Benediction by Dr. J. H. Clayborn Secretaries respectively and Dean Geo. Thursday night, Dr A. D. Avery, Pre. F. Woodson as conference accountant. | Siding Elder in the Western North Car. er, C. C. Grady, and Frederick Johns | Revs. J. C. Beckett and S. R. Drum- were elected as marshalls. mond. The ‘Rey. H. H. Shields A large number of visitors and min- ; Preached the Missionary sermon. isters’ wives were introduced. The at- Following the sermon Dr. L. L, tendance was large at every session, | Berry gave a sketch of his travels in The Rey. I. M. Gray was presented | Bermuda, West Indies and South A- and gave very classical and inspiring | merica and he urged his hearers to remarks. give freely to the cause of Missions The Bishop gave a very practical,| Friday morning Mr. E. A. Selby, friendly and timely message, outlining Secretary-Treasurer of the Si the program of the conference and of | School Union, was introduced and g Kittrell College; as well as giving ad- many ihteresting facts concerning the’ vice to the ministers. A. M. E, Sunday School Literature and Wednesday night an elaborate pro- its publication. gram and welcome reception was ren- Rev. 1. T. Walker a’ Presiding Elder dered for the Conference. Invocation | i the Virginia Conference mace a by the Rev. Noah Melvin, after which few remarks Drs. J. R. Hawkins, day F. Henry, Jr., as master of ceremonies, L. M.-Hughes. President of the Home who made a few remarks. The follow-]| #74 Foreign Missionary Society, were ing persons gave welcome addresses on | introduced and each gave brief inspir- behalf of various organizations: Local] img remarks. Dr. Curry gave some Church, Mrs. Irene Lee: The Interde- | $teat thoughts to ministers in the form nominational Ministers’ Alliance, Rev. of “Don'ts.” Revs. J. W. Henry and E. A. Haynes of the M. E: Church; |C- H. Fountain both formerly in the The Business and Fraternal Organiza- Baltimore Conference and now pastor- W. Allen; The State of Maryland, His delphia, Pa. respectively were intro- es Gov. Harry W. Nice; May- duced. ° Howard W. Jackson was scheduled| Friday afternoon the ladies of the to give an address of welcome on-be- Women’s Mite Missionary Society re- half of the city, but he was not present dered Program which was instructive and ‘sent a telegram expressing his enlightening and inspiring. Mrs. M regrets. Music was furnished by the H. Davis, the honorary president and ea and Gospel Choirs of Payne. Mrs..M. L. McEaddy, president pre- Mrs. Laura Washington and Mr. Lio sided. : 5 Mf es Dorsey rendered solos. Bishop Davis Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, president gave iin ae and appreciative clos= ae Phyllis Weatley Y. W. C. A ing remarks after whi ici i ashington. D. C., i dress Pass was served H ee tei re} pers Bish me Fe wa 2 re church, Oe pede eee done at Kitt i ar et ™ ich z : rell. Mrs L. M. Hughes On Thursday, Rev. J. A. Young of had as the principle thoughts of her the Virginia Conference brought greet- address, “Rescuing the Lost’ and “The ings. He emphasized the decadence in Romance of Rubbish’ or the turning Spi morals, attitudes, and ideals : : : of today. : A delegation from the Washi P INTERNATIONAL hington ; Conference of the M. E. Church wer LG LEAF RET” Presented, with Dr. A. J. Mitchell, Dis bear eb ey oe tos trict Supt. of the North Baltimore Dis Detinvorted ia trict, as the spokesman. eget usher na The Rev. C. E. Stewart, of the Vir. } Circuit tube me ee art, o ir- soe ilesia te soles ginia Conference was igvesedlted mn rac 2 7 of Bi ; address the conference. He illuminated ‘4 the thought that ae we : F. P. Furner, A. D. Holder; chief, | up the experience and its significance, The Revs. T. J. Jackson, W. F. Bratch- } olina Conference presided, assisted by the pastor presented Attorney Josiah |A- S- Jackson. G. E. Curry and Mrs. | tions of the City, Grand Master Willard | "gat Newport News, Va., and Phila- | ___ THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER a ve | twelve sons of Jacob. so the kingdom Jof the Christ must have twelve pil- something asetal, fat iw! n throy eh st a igi fi Te aks 4 the plan ; 4 there in Al ed by the Mt scionary Sextette. and will win. To doubt would be disloyalty and to falter would be a sin. God did not put the gas, coal, oil and minerals in the earth for the economic royalists. He did not fertilize these fields to be the reward of the schemer and politician; He made them for the sustainance and enjoyment of His creatures and there can be no peace on earth until fate strikes the shackles from the limbs of the poor, and lifts the latch that opens the door of opportunity to all mankind and says; come all ye ends of ‘the earth and. participate in the enjoyment of the bounties created by a beneficient God, Constitutions, inactments, laws, edicts. pacts agreements. pronouncements will be but as a passing shadow until that righteousness, which exalts a nation shall become the motivating power which moves man to action. The blackest that blights the world today is the sin of selfishness. Whatever else Jesus Christ may or may not have been, He was not selfish. The moving passion of His heart was others: : “Others Lord Yes Others” Let this my motto be, Help me to live for Others Lord. That J may Jive for thee.” ° ell Oi hey were selected because each rep- pee Tesented certain characteristics and ele- ir and the | ments which were prophetic of the tragedy and final consermation of the y, Fountain Miss Mae Johns. | principles espoused by its founder Christ 5) Frilay night Educational night | Jesus. observed. Bishop Davis presided, The kingdom was to be a kingdom of ‘ted by Revs. J- C. Beckett and | good-will, of benevolence, universality, C. Hodges in opening the service. | comprehending and inclading all man- _ Hodges was. presented. to deliver kind.. Heralds were sent to proclaim Educational, address, which was its coming, they were to go preaching Steriul, forceful and instructive. His saying, the kingdom of Heaven is at bject was, “The Origin, Growth and|hand._, elopment of The Educational Pro-} The command is to heal the sick, m of The A. M. E. Church.” The | cleanse the lepers. raise the dead, cast aference voted to print thé address | out devils: freely ye have received. free- the minutes. ly give. it was amusing and yet encouraging} I. The kingdom of Heaven and its eee the spirit of competition between | principles are the free gift of God to churches in raising money for | humanity. Give because of a two fold Over $566.00 was placed on| aspect; first because of the dispositiin ; of God, second because of the needs br. T. J. Miles, Presiding Elder of | of man. orgetown District, South Carolina] Spiritual values have no correspond- ference, ePpok -C. G, Garrett of |ing rating with material things. No nth Carolina and Dr. E..F. G. Dent} | man can estimate the value of those e- Dean at. Kittrell were intro-| things which have to do with spirit ed ||and soul. They are as valuable as they Saturday morning the Bishop lec-| are indestructible, they may be marred, don ‘Episcopal Authority.” which | distorted, rejected, but they can never quite instructive. The conference be valued or weighed in the material ed tha* more time be given to such | scales of human accomplishments. wres in the future. A’ collection of } God not only gave the world His 635 was raised as a donation of ap-| Son, but he gave the world; the world ciation to Dean Woodson who had | is His idea, His concept and His gift Aducted the institute several morn- | to man. is. i ; ‘| Man in the eyes of God, is the cli- br.D. W. Nichols sent regrets of his| max of His creative genius. In no-| My prayers shall be for Others! due to his giving lectures at| bility and character but little lower | Let self be crucified and slain. New Jersey Conference : than the angel’s. In potentiality out | And may all efforts be in vain to rise e transfer of the Roy E.| rivals the sun. moon and stars. unless to live for Others. fers to the Weste: th Carolina “More astute than the coony. braver 3 {erence was arinounced by the Bish- | than the lion, more bold than the eagle,| Not Others spelled with a little o, b Rey. Peters gave a few farewell|and whatever there is in the Divine | but Others capitalized, until it blazes arks and sang “I Know a Great | mind, whatever is manifest in the uni- like the consecrated rays of a thous- Vior.” = f verse; whether suns, moons or stars, | and suns; emblazing its light upon hu- Delegates from the Ohio Conference | oceans, rivers, channels, lakes, or bays; | man pathway: Until every man can re introduced and the Rev. Wallace | mountains high or valleys low, birds,| hear the voice of the Christ saying. Wright was the spokesman. beasts fish or foul are all man’s in|of any man thrist for living water, let Sunday morning from 6 to 8 Class|his own right. him come unto me and drink. Let him d Love Feast were conducted. At| It was for man that God made them,|come and enjoy the riches of the Dock the Conférence Sunday School] and man’s deed to the universe has | produce of the field. mines, and facto- s conducted by the Rev. G. O. Wing, | been signed and sealed by the blood | ties. Let him come and enjoy the Conference’ Superintendent. At | of he-goats, male pigeons, turtledoves, fulness of protection of the Lord. o'clock Bishop Davis preached a| lambs without a blemish, upon a thous- Come and let him enjoy equal rights y fervent, forceful and impressive | and Jewish altars and by the blood of |to carn a livelihood, to educate his pron, 'the Christ on Calvary’s cross. children. TI. It was not God's purpose to the fullest possible enjoyment of world for our honored dead was con-| limit man to circumscribe or curtail ted by the Rey. W. A. Harris, Pre- his appropriation of the superabundance | no Jew. no bound or free, no peonage ding Elder of the Hagerstown District. | of things spiritual, he Young People’s Mass Meeting | things material. the Allen Christian Endeavor League Sunder the supervision of Dr. S. S. orris, : sin all the work IT do To ever be sincere and true Knowing what I do for thee Must need be done for others. Help me in Let me live in such a self forgetful way, A solemn and appropriate memorial crated upon making provisions for the ly give Ost fastidious desire of man. The gold of ophir and the diamonds of ‘Rhodesia are alike, the free gift trains in Mississippi. The Bishop Zave a few closing re- arks and fead' the appointments. The rhythm of eternity and the anthem of his days, is that a freedom. he sends the harvest golden grain: the rain falls upon the just and unjust alike. of the sun unfolding themselves in diadem brightness, chasing the dark- Come and let him enter into citizenship, where there is no Greek, things social and} no jimerow cars, no lynch laws, no segregation, no hate, no usurpation, no “The whole mind of God was conse- | tyranny: Freely ye have received, free- “You can stop me from riding the. You can stop me from earning a de- a hie? AT PAGE ELEVE) f the music of the heart of Diety. He sends the sunshine and the rain. The warm and vigorating rays ness into oblivion; adding lustre and warmth to the universes is a free gift to man. Air with its ponderable and im- ponderable realities is free to all alike. The mellow moon, the gorgeous heavens with its blue domes, concaved arches and diamond paved highways where worlds travel and comets burn, where stars twinkle and meteors live; and mysteries wrap themselves in the awful- ness of immensity, are freely yours. Come go today through fields and forrest and gaze on the gor- with me geous landscape, the stretched out val- leys. the curtained hill, the verdant meadow, the music of a thousand birds, the skipping lamb, playful children all if its ecstasy, all of its joy, all of its melody. all of its youthfulness, all of its harmony is yours. Freely ye have received, freely give. In the realm of mind, prejudice can- not stake off the boundary line of your You can set your affec- tions upon things above and live in of the house imagination the marvelous contemplation blissful hour when this earthly of your tabernacle is dissolved; and you have a building of God not made with hands, but eternal in the heavens Yours is the incalculable gift of love. Nothing can approximate the dynamic impulse of the soul when lifted in the realm of ecstasy upon the wings of love 3 And all assuring eternal and ever- lasting love upon which you rest your head when sorrows waves deluge your soul, when deception pours its bitter- ness in life’s cup. tures your soul; and cares write dis- when sorrow punc- figuring epigrams upon your face. Blast your future and destroy your hopes, love of mother, of friend, and God, lifts you upon the ladder of reas- surance and sweeps the clouds away., You haye been asked today in the honor of the birth of Richard Allen the founder and first bishop of our church to give an offering for the maintenance of our book concern in Philadelphia. That the Christian Recorder might continue to go forth like an angel of God continually flying with an ever- lasting” gospel to preach, and that the discipline, hymn book, Sunday School literature, might be sent out as harben- ger of light. liberty and happin And some of you are already saying, that L. S. PENN. ‘of God to man, and I think, I read |cent living in Georgia. you are being asked too much, but : Gay : iv the heart of God the desire to have You can stop me from educating my | how much is too much, All I ask is FREELY YE HAVE RECET D, | the medium of exchange on the level | children in South Carolina. that you count your blessings and name FREELY GIVE Meee Lael every “man’s .capabilities and the | But you can’t stop my mind from | them one by one. e engaihen miko” i ea reaching up to the hill of God. and That you try to ascertain the spiritual pply equal to human needs. uman__perverseness. has distorted | the purpose. of God. turn back the GuNdS of the clock of destiny, wrecked ‘human hearts, blighted hopes and aspi- j ration, and sent millions of this fair ‘tWorld of ours through the streets, $ highways, and byways, begging for bread and a right to live. But if God fs universal good and if right is right, ince Gbd7ig God, then, right the day with the highest and best that ther is in the Universe. III. Freely ye have received, freel give. world are free, ever and indeed appropriating those finer dynamic emo- tions, which makes me feel my kinship | our brand of Christianity and reckon The most costly things in the breath of God that blows from the garden of his love, bearing the sweet fragrance of his Love. and cadencies values derived from the crusading of e|if you can, the value of the wounded spirits that have been healed, the brok- ly }en hearts that have been bound up. The minds that have been unshackled y | and the spirit that has been made free. And then I think you will say in the language of our Lord: Freely ye have received. and frecly give, ===== DSC09328.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE The Calendar June 2—Allen University, Columbia, s. C. E. H. McGill, President. Commencement: Address by Presi- THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER PAGE THIRTEEN came however, and in jus- ane e illustrious and scholarly worthi ai i iness and faith towards other | and life that is coming even if slowly, Taces cannot be questioned Said I far above all so-called aid, sympath: And now after so many centuries of unfortunate division due so largely to human ego and selfishness, abetted by natural barriers, geographical, national, racial, language and what not, it is expected, with these and many other so thoroughly Greensboro, North Carolina and settled} t8m of the University to rota | in Philadelphia. They are first cousins | presidency annually among a to the ‘Arch-Bishop of York, I | of Mrs. Lettitia Worth who is @ met-|fessors, thus this unique disting eman, te erect eres ber of the Graham Circuit of the A.]and honor falls next year to cn d <i inte apand beyond M. E. Church at whose request this] happens to be a Negro, but 3 dvance' ie eda whe bad notice comes. Anyone knowing these] one of the leading professors in ee & in signifying intention persons and their {addresses please | College of Tropical Diseases. i ded mi »|over all peoples who adhere to the and what u Y| teaching of the man of Galilee and # not, the supreme desire of the leadings of his Holy Spirit who was Negroes, the world over is simply to be to guide us into all truth. Aeearded 8 people. Yes, Brothers,| The organizations initiating this mar- Sisters, Citizens, and Fellow-Travelers velous advance in Christian ecumenici- Notices Please mail in to the Christian Re- corder your name, church, birth month, limitations . 3 7 overcome dent M and date. communicate with the Editor of the|tg Holland! No circuitous Feak. Every, ear wascpmicked to toward “A city whose builder and | ty are, as is quite well known, the two] through the instruments of an all-wise, F. Whittaker, State A. and M. Christian Recorder or Rev. J. A.|undertaken to escape this fens what the Ae hike igh ea ett is God.” World Conferences on Faith and Or- J all-powerful, and all-loving Creator and 7 4 .; s % 4 very g ay- Like others, joine n a word, i : a 5 He) | "; > a College. In keeping with a resolution that} punter, Box 242, Graham, N. C. oddity in their handling of the had to say > rd, my contention in the by | der and Life and Work, which organi-|Governor (Science, Invention, Educa Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas. President A. S. Jackson. ofessing great sympathy for the assed and persecuted Jewish peo- and large was that under that notable zations agreed in their recent sessions vas passed by the Connectional Coun- t was pi ry 13th chapter of Paul’s Epistle to the | last summer to merge and to invite cil in the City of Montgomery, Ala- tion, etc.) that at some time and place alled “Negro Problem.” r a 4 this scattered followers, throughout the Acting PROPOSED WORLD & e y + . ¢ which we should and must | Corinthians: “Though I spe. i ; ij ‘ “In r ncement Address, C. W. bama February 25th, 1938, in which five CHURCH COUNCIL] The Personnel of the Commi. all of WI tite thy dace | i igh I speak with the | all churches which accept Jesus Christ | world, would again come pee Abingto soot istii G; i 1S8ig 5 Christians Ss ongue of men and of angels and have | as God and Saviour to join in the es- | one accord and in one place. ington. oat commissions are to be set up, consisting | Persecution of Negroes Different But And Some of Their Proble, ked that in like charac- | not | Ib . r 0 Western University, Quindaro,} + £1. persons, to be appointed by the Wares ™ms h | remarke charac- | not love, I become as a sounding brass | tablishment of a World Council and] May, therefore, those churches, es- ee F. D. Jordan, President. bi b+ i i : re ore A “ xcept in a few most glaring in-}and a tinkling symbol” together with Fellowship of the Churches. The pro-] pecially whose membership and guid- Kansas, f > ¥ President at his discretion as soon after | Than That of Jews Says Bishop Greene| Space hardly pernits the na ea i eee ge “biked i 5 tthe ‘ A ie ( nencement Address, President " M x : 4 aiming es, L was pleased to say re scores of other mountain peak uttcran-| posed Constitution provides for an ance are predominantly Negro, receive ‘comm nee f . the adjournment of the Montgomery To World the entire persontiel but it might beg king, there was no direct per- W \. Fountain, Jr peaking, ces of both Scripture and Gospel, the | ecumenical assembly of not more than present day church must yet come to| Four Hundred and Fifty official dele- know and understand, that in the Ne-| gates of the Churches, but associating gro and her attitude towards in close connection representatives of rests with hope and great faith this new world . undertaking. It may not of course work for us as a people any modern miracles, but if our day is meeting as convenient, to study our systems concerning I. Literature, a? Finance, III. Education, IV. Inter- racial and V. Organic Union of Negro Commission of the Churches said that on the whole it includ of the most eminent men and Wome The final draft for the proposed]our tities, lay and ministerial, World Council of Churches fas been} most probably, iri years to come, ion of Negro people, especially in game sense and character but that y opinion, our plight as a people Payne University, Birmingham, Ala. J. R. Burghes, President. Bacca- laureate Sermon, Rev. J. C. Jar- Address, him far t = her greatest® challenge M ical i d Chris- | ever to come again (and it must), we : Commencement * aie : oda : Gece far the worse } g eye. all ecumenical agencies under is be ee Ww oy Haba i Methodist Churches, IT am appointing | completed and in due tite will be pre- | be spoken of in history as the draf rsecution in the nature of in-} Indeed, if she can ask for unquali-| tian auspices. The proposed assembly | need look to none other source, except e Chsiphell College: eee the sonoming -) sented for approval and adoption to of the first Conistitution lookitig towa ance towards Jews, said I, even] fied justice and equality for the Jew,|is to convene ordinarily every five| the Gospel. Who can say aught, but Miss., R. A. Scott, President. Bac- I ere at! Balti re the legislative bodies of all the Chris- | real economical unity of the scatte ; worst was but mere ill treat-]|the Chinese, the East Indian, and what | years and is to serve as a world agency | that these awful fires through which Res ne * < Revs. V. C. es, Baltimore, - | tian Churches of the World, which ac- | portions of the Lord’s Body. Q i vi R : y sse sti i re but calaureate Sermon, Rev. George J.C. Beckett, Washinston: D. Cc Di y. It y one OF, more groups, in turn|not, she must with equal firmness and| for the churches, but not to legislate | we passed and are still passing are bu cept Jesus Christ as God and Saviour.]be of more than passing int During one of,the sessions of the com- | members of our particular ra mittee of the whole when engaged in] who so seldom are called in upon § Ww to be protected and cajolled by he rest; but that in the case of the sincerity be moved to ask no less for the Negro. should 3aber, Detroit, Michigan. Com- icement Address, Bishop R. R. to prepare us for a great ministry? At least we must know and understand for or to bind them, without their con- Joscoh, Gomez) lexis OHS: sent in any matter or relationship. S. S. Morris, Philadelphia, Pa. m In all fairness, I Wright, Jr- IL. Fi ss 2 3 a B 0, who fortunately has, through say however, that I could never have In the general scheme of the organi- that those memorable words: “Let not 9— Wilberforce University, Ohio, Dr seen eee Ch Ill a period of fact-finding as to the gen- ground floor in the establishment ears, learned how tc divert and | imagined such wholehearted and uni- zation every denominational unit, ac- your heart be sreub ea: ye believe in D. Ormonde Walker, President. ce J. M Ss pas M inate kK eral status of human society as it Ss organizations of world-wide signal hc direct persecutioa through a| versal sanction I received on the part|cepting its principles and aims, will God, believe also in me” were not idly Baccalaureate Sermon, Rey. Frank Mr. O. M. Travis, Montecello, Ken- fists today and the attitude towards it| cance, to know that an this ne application of the philosophy} of the delegation as a whole which | be granted representation, either direct- spoken, Indeed, in proportion ies ashe Madison Reid. St. Louis, Mo. ss Il, Detroit, Mich that the universal church should as- | body, sation equal Parity, one of t sistence his peesent plight now | convinced me that at least in the church, |ly or through very closely kindred re-} ourselves can love, can forgive, and C encement, uxddresn, bhi Se ev. J. D. Howell, Detrolty i a sume, Bishop Greene proyoked exten-] own, racially speaking: (your | ce a new but far more subtile,; there still flickers the lamp of hope, }lationships. The work of the proposed alas can believe, even so shall it be SAB : Prof. John R. Hawkins, Washington, | sive discussion and consideration as re-j servant) who merely as an nt type of persecution which | God still lives! World Council will fall chiefly into at | done unto us! Senator Robert J. Buckley. D.C. August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- Sept deavor Convention, Melbourne, Australia. 24—Ontario Conference—Wind- sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, 404 Mercer Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 31—Michigan Conference— Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rev. W. H. Jones, 508 James Street- 3ishop John A. Gregg. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev, J. W. Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets. Bishop John A. Gregg. 14—West Virginia Confer- ence— Williamson, West. Va. Rev, Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna., Rey. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate, Rey. John H. Clayborn, Little Rock, Ark. in this release, II. Education: arnt gies President D. O. Walker, Wilberforee, Ohio. Prof. A. S. Jackson, Waco, Texas. Presidents W. A. Fountain, Jr. At- lanta, Ga. F. D. Jordan, Kansas City, Kansas. E. H. McGill, Columbia, S. C. IV. Inter-racialship : Reys. Russell Brown, Denver, Col- orado. D. Ward Nicholas, New York City. Mr. H. L. Dudley, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Bertie L. DeLyles, Tulsa, Okla. Rev. J. L. Butler, Savannah, Ga. V. Union of Negro Methodist Country in General the countries of the world, and the sessions through May 13th. I am trying to find Misses Tempie Jane and Olivia Puryear of Burlington, North Carolina who came North from dral (1331), 332 feet with the best ca- som. Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- the Netherlands. Railway; gards the so-called Negro question, and | happened to be one of the bishops a reference is made to it further along | the The Place of the Meeting and the} Negro churches, if not of th: Every facility of the historic Utrecht | of Negro blood, for according to Cathedral and the University of Ut- | plan of distribution, the majority o° recht were placed at the disposal of the | delegates were selected with a vie notable Commission which included of- | representing, more or less, whole m: ficial representatives of One Hundred | of kindred shades of divisions, in Twenty Two different denominational | ing the racial, confessional gcosr units; embracing forty-five or more of | cal and what not? continued from May 9th| however, was not to be of nr The City of Utrecht, according to| seek those lines along which » Dr. Edgar Brown, F.R.G.S. is the| find that oneness and unity » fourth in size of the country of Hol-| the thought and expression of our land and is known as the city of super- | when He prayed so earnestly | latives, viz: the most centrally located; | followers might be one. To the most historic religiously speaking; | fiot a3 an end in itself . contains the highest tower, thé Cathe-| that there might insure a 9° rillon (1772) by Hemony brothers; the | world might believe that He was § largest building, the central Building of | of the Father. Who indeed ‘olay the most | true Christian Faith and under! nd characteristic and most picturesque| could possibly essay to stand canals; the most interesting Post-Of-| way of a moyement ot such ! fice, with its remarkable vaulted roof | signs? more nor less than a sort inive understanding that what- the locality, so’ far as he was cen- was simply to forget about This, I said, was the equivalent the Negro race as a whole 12 sort of island, socially and puically speaking, and that toc ¢ obvious intention if regimenta- to either restrict intercourse al- or to regulate it with an all human efficiency. this strain I declared that whether lividual or group I personally atly prefer direct persecution he case of the Jew, if by reason uch and in consequence thereof, escape that new sort of of the Negro problem,” can bring, if continued, but one itable resultant: the complete iso- African Methodist Church, In a much larger sens the representative of all « of the world, being the only one pre The controlling thought erg but cot which we disagreed mainl) least two main divisions : (a) The Study of the Christian Faith and Order, with a view towards recognizing more clearly the basic one- The Constitution for the proposed |mess of the Gospel, even in spite of World Council of the Churches repre- | the many apparent divisions and dis- sents the growth and development of | agreements of believers; twenty-eight or more years of serious] (b) To relate more understandingly study, prayer and planning, dating |the Life and Work of the Christian from- that sjotable meeting in Edin-4 Peoples of the world-and to hear the burgh,’ Scotland, when a proposal for | Voice of a common Lord and Saviour World Church Unity was uttered by | On matters of Christian conduct and the late Bishop Brent coupled with | every day life. the significant statement that “Against No true Christian doubts for one a united world a divided church can- | moment that the Gospel was intended not preyail.” by its original creator and expounder, First of all, it is not an attempt to|to be a message not for any particular country, clime or: race, but for the world: “Go ye into all the world,” etc., It is also quite universally agreed that of a single personality and therefore the Gospel is the voice and utterance undivided in its essence and character. The Constitution and the Ecumenicism New devise some humanly designed scheme under the impulse of an age that is notably becoming ecumenically minded generally, but to give utterance and expression to a real oneness in heart multitudinous audience) but tty d PROGRESS Yas A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his predecessor. As the result of this advancement, the public re- ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need. WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. Phila, Pa. PHONE: GER. 0585 COLORED MAN'S DISCOVERY and modern sculpture; the largest cov-| In even this brief _period am ODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES ered cattle market, the biggest inter-| definite and serious effort W's m % FOR SALE ciate, East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. J. Howard. October S—IIlinois Conference—Spring- | November 9—West Tennessee Confer- e 28—Indiana Capference—Evans- ville, Ind. Rev, M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop fohn A, Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES! OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH ou in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of strength and sa Do you feel TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, WEAK, NERVOUS? Is your manhood weak? How is your appetite? Do you get up often at night? Do you tire quickly? Are you both- ered with minor INDIGESTION, DIZZINESS, , SLEEP. LESSNESS? Then if 20, you might need a good natural iron tonic. Why not give Kirby’s M. M. a trial? Kirby's M. M. helps to rebuild ational Fair Building; the largest | to discern the will of our blessed | University, and the youngest owned by | alone, as to the attitude that h /the Government; and the city besides sent followers should and st is a centre of scientific and religious sume, not only of themselves as '"" activities, as well as of traffic, com- wails, but also of the every d4Y Le merce and industry. q | lems that face Church, Commun!’ In this connection, the other three | State. ike largest cities, all of which we visited| Naturally, the anti-Semitish quest ICE ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 ence—Greater Bethel, Jackson.|are: The Hague (480,000), seat of the | evolved in its turn and despite thed & joes ae Wei Be erie Soret Res pag sky Speirs ea eaten North 14th Street. Bishop John Tenn. Rev. C. H. Harden, Pas- | International Court of Justice and the | known attitudes, historically, th! ° bored ey tee ae acy 4 Bes Wealiles inspection wel- oni cov pina TREATMENT POSTPAID—$1.00 A. Gregg. tor, Bishop Edward J. Howard, |Royal Palace; Amsterdam (760,000) | acterizes the Jewish People, soc!" lMtome. | © VOB: 8008 Dusine : Neri ck nase ciathutcly gamrintell’ Cashier the low prio of 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes- Church: and Rotterdam (590,000). It should | ctherwise, the delegation, facie : : p Manye MM > ville, Ohio, Rev, J. Harrison Bry- ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran-| Ark. Leydon (70,000) you have what is re-| impossible to be a Christian and E CONTINUOUS BUSINE S SINCE 1880 j te your home. a Seba som, Bishop M. H, Davis, Asso-| EF. C. Hatcher, Dothan, Ala. garded as the “Northern Athens”| Semitic at one and the same "i * i i rey MINERAL ee angie F. Madison Reid, St. Louis, Missouri, | where is located the famous University | What if no member of our r2°° x 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev, S. A, Ly- num, Pastor, Bishop R. C, Ran- Pa, Revs. J. N. Campbell, Little Rock,| also be mentioned that in the City of Mr. H. R. Baranco, Baton Rough, La. of Leydon, over which in the next year Rey, C, AL Abington, Philadelphia, 1939 a Negro will preside as its Presi- dent. This is due to an established cus« good Christian? Well, duty as Christians, resolved that i! been present? Who would Br expected to present our case? Jus % emrriny Adams, 5641 Market Street Kirby's M. M. Mail $1.00 today for a five weeks’ treatment delivered ===== DSC09329.JPG ===== PAGE FOURTEEN Ee | rr! | 3c] A.M. E. Church was held Fri- HH EERE EEE PEER ER EERE ERE EEE bbb itt hte Buy Direct From Manufacturer and SAVE MONEY! 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FOUNTAIN, Jr. President ——o000o——— Courses leading to Bachelor oi Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Music. —000 —— Rated by Sonthern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Member of Association of American Colleges. = —oll0 -— sd For further mtormarion write ce time | resideyit W A PUM NTAEN ys THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Philadelphia, Pa ) Check a a ae emmy TRANSITIONS j } i The Rev. J. A. Jennings of Orlando, Florida, brother of Rev. Wayman A. | Jennings of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Rey. Bunyan Jennings of South Carolina died Saturlay morning. Funeral was held Friday, May 27. i Rev. N. A. Hylton of Kenneth Square, Penna. was graduated from Lincoln Seminary, Lincoln University, Penna. June 7th. ANNOUNCEMENT ii “Miss Lizdie Almire Davis, Cham- paign, Illinois to Wilbur H. Johnson, | Gibson City Illinois Xmas 1937. Mrs. Johnson is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John H. Davis of Springfield and Urbana, Illinois. MARRIED At 8 o'clock tonight, June 9th, Miss Jessie Gertrude Kennedy will be marri- ed to Mt. Tazwell Ellison Cooke. The | ceremony will. take place at Bethel A. |M. E. Church, Columbia, S. C. Miss Kennedy and Mr. Cooke are both graduates of Allen University. The bride is a sister in-law of Rey. Hale B. Thompson, sometime dean at Allen University. MILLBOURNE, FLA. The first quarterly conference, Allen day night May 13th; Presiding Elder M. M. Smith of the North Palm Beach District presiding; Rey. M. M. Lind- say, pastor. First hymn No. 1 was lined by the pastor. Prayer. Scripture Lesson Mat- thews 5:1, 8 read by the Presiding El- der. And after a brief comment upon the same, declared the conference open- ed for business. Brother J. W. Broth- ers was elected secretary and Sister {G. N. Sellers, reporter. Disciplinary Questions answered by the pastor. All reports good. Every one seemed to be in a good Brother J. W. Broth- ers was so elated over his first visit to the District Conference that his expression ‘brought renewed spirit to every one. J. W. Brothers is a young man who is worthy of whatever the church may give him. He is also elected to the Electoral College and an aspirant for delegate to the General Conference. Sunday was a high day. Sunday School was opened at 9:45, G. N Seltrs, Superintendent an dall of th: teachers present. The lesson was r« iewed by the Presiding Elder, which y 3 full of food for thought. 11:00 c’ ‘ock the Presiding Elder gave us a gicat Message from Psalm 92:12, Sub- ject: “The Righteous Shall Florish as a Palm Tree of Palm Tree Life.” 7:30 o'clock the Presiding Elder preached from Ist Samuel 31:4. Subject: The Awful End of a Promising Life. Visiting ministers: Revs. I. T. Tysen_ ef DJealo; W. F. Harp, Salerno, We vy “o glad to have them with us, Thus ev ‘1 one of the best quarters we have | had for some time, Be a in Lodibar A. M. iF Chur i te WwW. Janerette, Presiding Bi in the chair. The Elder made brief remarks after which the conf ence, was organized, Rev. E. V. ci secretary; Rey. W. T. Felix, Repor Rey. E. V. Gibbs, Reporter; Marshal Rev. C. A. Miller, J. P. Kelly, J. y Bartell,.J, R. Grant, B. C. And and T. Weston. trodiced. the visitors, Drs. L. A. \; and J. S. Coe, J. M. Harrison; R E. W. Williams, Thomas, Hilderbr, Dr. L. A. Wells introduced the RI E. W. Williams who lined the hymn Rev. D. D. Doughty leq congregation in prayer. Kinzie Harrison,,Dr. the Rev. preached the opening sermon. Ti St. Matthew 10:16. re FLORENCE DISTRicT New Zion, S.C, The Florence District Conference y called to order May 10, at New 7/4 ~ J. R. Richardson, pastor, Committees appointed by the P,, ng Elder. The Presiding Elde; | 2nd Hymn was lined by Rey, D, Doughty No. 296. Scripture Lesson read by Dr, J. Wells intrody Herbert Anderson He preached a soul stiring serm Benediction by Rey. Hilderbrand. Ag noon session—Remarks. by Dr. McK zie Harrison, Rey. E. W. Williag Drs. J. S. Coe L. A. Wells. Pea by “Bro. S. T, Cousar and Rev. Doughty. Roll called, all charges made g reports. ; Evening — Devotion conducted) Revs. “A. Oliver and R. L. McB after which Rev. W. E. Richard announced the Ist_ hymn No. 18G Prayer by Rev. D. D. Doughty. ‘hymn No. 290 L. M. was lined by W. E. Richardson. The Rev. A. J. Jenkins was inf duced by Rey. W. E. Richardson, ‘preached the Annual sermon. He lected as a text Micah 6:6, 8. preached a noble sermon. The good members. of Lodibar & a fine receptional program On Wednesday . morning we graced with our God-sent Bishop J Flipper, who out of the depths of heart spoke to the waiting cons‘ tion who enjoyed it very much Drs. T. J. Miles and Dent act@ panied him. The Florence District is 0178 leaps and bounds under the leader of Dr. I. W. Janerette. Every pre er and officer is behind him on¢ dred per cent and some more. We are praying that he may 6° and on until he reaches the officé a Bishop. REV. E. N. GIBB ys GREENSBORO, GA. ‘The Washington District Confer met Wednesday, April 27th, with Presiding Elder in the chair. 4 preaching. the Holy Communion given by the Presiding Elder, Re B, Lancaster of the Washingt" ‘trict. THe house was then iv © for business and the Presiding © made his address, Among the many things he mi ween ih preheat aor of the White Plaines Circuit. All the Educational ey on was de- | eal, the pas- Miller a youth as Assistant Organist. ; The outstanding program as launched by Bishop W. A, Fountain i in the state Was endorsed unanimously by the Con- vention and after remarks by a pomber of the Ministers and delegates they pledged to see to it that a hundred per cent report would be rendered at the roll call in order for Morris | pastors were present and reported * the Washington District can’t j| under the leadership of Dr. Lancas- as Presiding Elder. All reports j an inerease over last year. _ G, Brown and wife made it Sail for the meeting, D. M. GAITHERS oo \ BAXLEY, GEORGIA By Rey. W. O. P. Sherman r ve to gain the victory Brown College and the entire program as named. The Chorus sang, The Church Is Moving On. Miss Essie Hannah represented the _Home Economics department of the State. Prof. Brown the ‘Agent represented Prof. P. H, Stone the State Agent. Able Sermons were delivered at the Convention by Revs. ntion of the Georgia Annual A. G. G. Burk, F. D. Jaudon, A. ate _ E. Conference. conyened at the Martin, T, J. . A. M. E. Church. Baxley, Ga. Revs. I. J. Johnson of Waycross, ay 11-13th; Revs. N. C. Welch and J. F. Duheart, of Hazelhurst, : _ T. Robinson entertaining Pastor Williams of Savannah gave high points hi Presiding Elder. on Talents, Music, Socials, Ideas and Rev. W. O. P. Sherman the Con- Christ. ence Superintendent delivered the The Model A. C. E ynote message at the opening Thurs- ducted at 9 a. m. Agriculture The Thirty-Third Annual session of Allen Christian Endeavor League Isom. Henry . League was con- each morning by , morning 10, o’clock on The Modern Prof. J. E. McCloud, District Super- fut; it was highly endorsed by the intendent of the Blackshear district ge number of delegates and youth and Mrs. Annie Goodman as assistant esent from all parts of the Georgia in a very effective manner. nference. The closing sermon was delivered by The Superintendent was assisted by Rev. G. G. Burke the pastor of Mt. e following presiding elders of the Zion Circuit, Oliver, Ga. on{erence in the session, Revs. J. L. Thanks were extended by Rev. W. tler, M. T. Rolsinson and J. W.| QO. P. Sherman the Conference Super- laxwell Presiding Elder L. A. Towns- | iutendent to the Pastor hb of the Waycross District was ill who assisted in the meeting which was ni could not be present, words of | the best held in years. eer were voted him by the convention Mma ke ee, id prayers. MEDIA. PA. Dr, C. P. Hobbs, spoke on Church oe Bw: Dr. S. R. Dinkins was at his The Fourth Quarterly Conference of ton speaking on The progress of | Campbell A. M. FE. it League; Dr. D. W. Stephens on Pa. met on April 20. In the absence of Playground; Dr. D. S. Saunders | Our P. E. the Rev. H. H. Cooper Fihe Connectionak Councit and Mrs| Who. because of recent illness, was C. Sherman spoke on the Mission-| wnable to attend, the Rev. W. L. e of the Council held at Mont-|Johnson P. E. of the Philadelphia Alabama in February and gave District presided. Iks on the Senior and Junior ~The Conference was well gue work, Great interest was shown with re- Delegates from the Savannah Dis- gards to the return of their pastor, t read papers on Youth the Hope;fRev- L. W. Stanford The Con: lest Savannah District, How to hold| ference going on record unanimously young people; Waycross district | for the same. The pastor and people gates, Socials best suited for the | have labored assiduously this year and buth; Brunswick district; Morris | Crowned the same with success. ‘own College A Light House; Black- We want to compliment the Rev. ar District; How the Leagues can| V. L- Johnson for: his fair and im- St help their pastor make a round | Partial ruling and his fine Godly ad- Bt monision to all who heard him. W. M. Lockwood, J. Oneal The reports were good and were as , people and all Church, Media, attended. 4 Ware local paste-3 of the M. E, | follows: 4 Missionary Baptist Churches with} Sunday School ... : it Epworth Leagues and B. Y. P. | Sr. Stewardess . 35.85 S gave valuable assistance at the JT. Stewardess ... 15.27 ting. | Miss Annie Golphin of Savannah was : ‘led as Secretary; Mrs. E. C. “man as. Organist and Thomas | The Humanity of Christ By REY. JOSEPH H. SLADE, D.D. A condensed and topically ar ranged work on the human composition °f our Lord's Life. It provides valuable and authentic material for the uilding of sermons and lectures. Especially helpful to the busy pastor ‘nd Sunday School Workers. Price — — Mary Campbell Mite . Missionary Benevolent Society Trustee Aid — $.30 including postage ~*— Sold at the A. M. E. Book Concern 716 So. 19th St. | Philadelphia, Pénna, t foatoeoteonfetestestrrfforontetostere THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER potest en ieee So Ladies Add (at esemae crc me 37.57 PastorisPAidciiaqwiwn ty. . 29.52} The influence of his labor among us Young Peoples Christian ...... is felt. not only in this church but Society throughout this community For Por Presiding wherever plans are being worked out Stewards for the betterment of our town and to Trustees F encourage the youth to higher living, Rey. Stanford has labored zealously | Rev. L. W vford is found workir He-shows great interest in every de-| with the other good folks of our town. partment of the church. 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Wild Rose Hair Grower Made in Oklahoma City—Sold Everywhere TEMPLE OIL for DARKENING THE HAIR ===== DSC09330.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN ST. PAUL A M E CHURCH Kenley, North, Carolina Ww The Rocky Mount District Confer- ence March 29-31 at St. Pau] A. M. E. Church, Kenley; N. C. Rev. J. R. Bridges, pastor. Tuesday night the house was called to order by W. Larkin, P. E. of the Mount District who introduced A. Stroud pastor of St. Step- Church. Wilmington, N. C. to After a brief devotion Dr. the Rey. A. J. Mattison pastor of St John’s Golds- to deliver the Introductory Mattison chose for his 19:16 “The son of man to save that which convened Dr. G Rocky Dr. C hen Stroud introduced boro, N ¢ Rev Luke seek and ome to lost” The choir gave a selec- and Stroud the Rey. A. Patrick pastor of the Pente- Church and Prof. Wat- of the High School who The » city school under the introduced Dr ostal Holines on principal , hearty welcome. Thornton rendered selections. morning the conference nine-thirty and Dr. D. ndy, P. FE led. After devotions Dr. Dr: Eons yho preached for us He used text Mark 11:12-13. Dr. De- 81 years old and still active n the pastorate, He Carolina Conference and one of the most efficient pastors. Following Dr. DeBerry’s sermon Holy Com- munion was administered by Drs. G. D. Carnes, Stroud. Grandy, and Pearce. The organization next in order Rev. D. A. Johnson was elected Secretary. Brothers John Atkinson and P. Bolden were elected Sargeant at-arms. The other committees were appointed by the presiding elder Dr. G. T. Larkin. At three P. M. with Dr. Grandy still presiding the roll was called and all the Ministers of the Rocky Mount District answered. All reports showed improvement. The Rocky making wonderful of the Wilmington dy introduced is the father of the N a great Mount District progress under the leadership of our great leader Dr. G. W. Larkin a man who believes in doing business in a business way; with the co-operation of the Pastors of the Rocky Mount District; we hope it will continue to grow The evening session began with Dr. Grandy presiding and after a brief de- votion, Rev, D. A. Johnson was intro- duced to deliver He | choose for his text Psalm 31:15. The | sermon was organized and he electrified the house with his eloquent the sermon. well manner, Thursday morning devotions were conducted by Revs. D. A. Purefoy pastor St. Luke A. M. E.. Wilson, N. C. and C. W. Parker, Noliner. N. C. a student at Kittrell College. Dr. G. D. Carnes was then introduced and he brought us some very helpful re- marks. We always enjoy Dr, Carnes who is the P. E. of the Fayetteville District. Dr. Carnes then introduced Rey, MecMillian who brought us a wonderful message that shall long be remembered. The afternoon session was called to order by Dr. Carnes and following de- votions we had the reports of the var- THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER — MONIS STATION, GA. The Lowel Circuit Third. Quarterly Conference of the Curthbert District was held in Bethel A. M. E. Church, eight miles N.E. of Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia, May 21-22, with the Presiding Elder F. M.- Johnson, pre- siding. He delivered a most wonderful sermon which was highly enjoyed by all. His sermon was found in Daniel 6:10. “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three time a day, and prayed and gave thanks be- fore his God as he did afore time.” He brought out many inspiring thoughts. A large crowd was present, this quar- ter will be long remembered. We raised $26.49, the members of Bethel A. M. E. Church highly entertained the con- gregation with a large dinner spread. They are people with broad hearts and loyal at all time. Both Presiding Elder F. M. Johnson and Pastor Rev. J. A. Jewell gave some most interesting remarks at the closing of the meeting. F. M. Johnson, P. E. Rey. J. A. Jewell, pastor Mrs. N. B. Thompson, Sec. Savannah M. Bennett MARIETTA, GEORGIA The Third Quarterly Conference of Turner Chapel A. M. E. Church was held May 6th to 8th, with the presiding elder Rev. J. F. Moses presiding. Each organization of the church ren- dered splendid reports; The combined reports showed that $578.53 was raised during the quarter, the parsonage has been covered and same paid for and partially beautified inside. Too much praise cannot be given our very effici- ent pastor and wife for the splendid work they are doing. Our spring drive is underway at which time we are striving to raise$500, and the regu- lars say we cannot fail. Two splendid sermons were delivered by the presiding elder, thus we closed a very successful quarterly meeting. Rev. J. M. Moses, P. E. Rev. B. F. Mosely, Pastor Corrie Anderson a ious committees. Dr. Carnes then spoke to us about the necessity of sup- porting our Church School. He de- clared in a loud voice “If the church closes its schools we will loose our civilization.” | The evening session was presided over’ by "Dr. Li Ro Peaece, P. E. of the Newbern District. After devotions Dr. Pearce introduced the Rey. R. E. Ligon Pastor of the Rich Square Circuif to deliver the message of the evening. He selected for his text Matthew 14-16. It was a soul stirring sermon and we are satisfied that our work was well crowned. The total amount of money raised during the district conference was $288.05. We cannot close this report without thanking the good pastor. Rev. Bridges and the good people of Kenly for the kind hospitality and wonderful entertainment given us while we were guests in their city. Rey. Alexander Mattison | Oo, <2 eT Oe GREENWOOD, MISS. The Third Quarterly Conference of the Valley Hill Circuit of the Green- wood District was held May 1-6 with Presiding Elder Rev. C. G. Scrivens. The regular service began at 11:30 o'clock with a splendid attendance. Rev. M. H. Roberson, the pastor conducted the devotional services, after which he presented the Presiding Elder Rev. C. G. Scrivens who made some timely remarks. Nine souls were added to the church this quarter.. We paid the Presiding Elder in full. Amount raised this quarter $291.44. Dr. Scrivens is one of the leading Presid- ing Elders of the Eighth Episcopal District. Our pastor is a preacher and a builder; he is now spending his fifth year here, and we feel confident that our Bishop will return him to us again. Rev. M. H. Roberson, pastor Deborah Hemphill See eG os GRENADA, MISS. Rev. A. W. Jackson, the Presiding Elder of the Grenada District held his Second Quarterly Conference at Ray- born Chapel on the 12th and 13th. Rev. Jackson preached a wonderful sermon on Sunday, after which he gave the Lord’s Supper. Forty pupils participated. The amount of money raised was $10.70. We are glad that the Presid- ing Elder brought Rev. D. W. Wilson back to us this year, we hope for them great success. A, L. Brown SINGLE COPY HALF DOZ. ONE DOZ ; A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street as oT ee | The New A. M.E. Discipline is) ig $ 90 ag Ls $ 4.89 psn c= $9.00 MT. VERNON, Ga, A Glance At Vidalia Dist, The Vidalia District Conference Rey. Singclair seemed to have eve thing ready for the Conference anq hi good people were proud of the Confer. ence. Dr. W. C. Driggers, P. E, ya very happy and his men were smiling but the Vidalia district is a turpenting country and men must know how ¢g work, it for success, but reports seem to be good. We heard one sermoq preached by Rev. J. A. Densy, his tey was from Acts 24:12. For five minute he had the house in fire. Rev. Deng is a great preacher for a young mayJ Dr. W. C. Driggers, PF Rev. Singelair, Pastor Rev. M. H. Pierce DOUGLAS, ARIZONA St. James A. M. E. Church The Third Quarterly meeting ang Conference were held May 8, 9. Th Presiding Elder R. H. Harbert wa present and preached two very inspir ing sermons on Sunday, The reports showed that the church is still moving At the close of the meeting Presid ing Elder Harbert offered a wor prayer for the members of the quai ly conference and the members of § James. Church; in Mis prayer he for unity and cooperation, for there is unity it is strength pow wisdom. Brother Joseph Cl was Baptized on Sunday May the pastor. W.. E. Washington, minister I. H. Johnson, Sec. erful aske _ Phila. Pa. VOLUME XC—NO. 11 Be FRATERNAL COUNCIL By A.C, Wells The Fraternal Council of Negro Churches in America, met in Mt. Car- mel Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. May 11-12-13, Rev. W. H. Jerni- gan, Pastor and President of the Council, x The Council purposes to unite the Negro Churches in a practical Chris- tian program, which will make more ef- fective the principles of Christianity in the civic, economic, social, and political conditions of the Negro in America and the world. It purposes to speak with one voice against all evils effecting the Negro Race. The Fraternal Council of Negro Churches In America was organized six years ago, in 1932 with Bishop R. ‘cy Ransom, of the A.M.E. Church as its first President. He is now Presi- dent Emeritus of the Council, and at- tends all the sessions, his influence is most vital to the Sessions. Representatives At The Council The Council was fortunate to have present at this Session: Dr. W. H. Jernigan, President, Bishop R. C. Ransom, A.M.E. Bishop Hamilton, A.M.E.Z. Bishop Phillip A. Boulden, U.A.M- Drs. Joseph Gomez, of Ohio V. M. Townsend, of Kansas S. S. Morris, C, W. Abington. , J. G. Robinson : Nelson, President of Dillard Univer- sity, Modecai Jobnson, President Howard University. Mr. L. H. King, N. York City. Mrs. J. H. Kyles, “Mr. Brown, of North Carolina. REPRESENTATION FROM FLORIDA The Rey. C. A. Gibbs, Candidate for the Bishopric, 1940, was elected by the A.M.E. Ministers of Jacksonville, to represent the A.M.E. Church in Flor- ida. He was, accompained by Rev. W. P. Mitchell, W. F. Foster, A. C. Wells, of Jacksonville, Florida. The Rev. Gibbs was selected by Bishop Kyles as Secretary of the Council. He was elected Associate Secretary of the Council during the closing Session. Other representatives from Florida were: Dr. J. J. Heath, A.M.E., St. Petersburg, and Rev. Cromwell of the Baptist Church, The Rey. C. A. Gibbs made quite an im- Pression in the Council as a very capable representative and candidate for high- er honors in his church, ADDRESSES AND DISCUSSIONS , (Continued on Page 12) (aa # OF THE AFRICAN: ——— UR BROTH Bishop Grant holds a successful Board BELIEVE IT OR NOT By V. M. Townsend “Can these bones live?” was the di- vine question to the prophet of a past century, and to the prophet there was but one answer, “No’ or “Lord God Thou Knowest” they cannot. It was only a short time ago that I was in the City of Philadelphia, at North 19th Street, where at that time lay helpless and dry the Book Concern of the A. M. E. Church, as I look at this feeble institution as it was groaning under the burden of a century worn program, “Can * and I submitted the * and the Lord knows it. But on this 17th day of May, 1938 I find myself on the opposite end of 19th Street? 716 South, and I have quite this same question came to me, these bones liv same reply, Meeting at Edward Waters College; raised $20,000 for Education. EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL _ June 6th—July 22nd. sie ee acceaie tian SUMMER SCHOOL EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE JACKSON- The aim of Edward Waters College is to offer a thorough christian and use- ful education. ORGANIZATION To better meet the needs the follow- ing organization is effective: The Junior College offering two years of study in the liberal arts and sciences. The Teacher-Education’ division giving two years of work on the college level for the professional training of teachers. The Theological school of- fering two courses; one leading to a degree, the other to a diploma. The high school course leads to a diploma and prepares for college entrance. September 12. 1938 Fall Term Begins CHANCELLOR BISHOP R. A. GRANT Untiring in his efforts to build 2 bigger and better Edward Waters, Bishop Grant has gained the whole- hearted support of the thousands of Methodists in Florida. His program calls for the liguidating of all debts of the college. COURSES he. courses, offered are irtually the saric as those given m the regular session and yield corrésponding credit. The summer school is planned pri- marily for those seeking credit towards college graduation. EDUCATION COURSES made for the needs of the public school teacher and administration. Courses are offered Psychology Supervision and Ad- ministration, Rural Education and such others as may be desired. Special provision is in RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Courses in religious education with special émphasis upon Missionary work, Sunday School and Allen Christiau Endeavor Administration will be ot fered for Academic credit. Courses in ~the departments of {nglish, History and Religion will be offered to meet the needs ot Min- isters, Missionary, Sunday School anl A. C. E. League workers. THE FACULTY AND EQUIPMENT The faculty of the institution is re- tained for the summer session, with such additions from other institutions as may be deemed necessary. The resources of the institution in- |The Christian Recorder Pulpit cluding the biological and chemical | Notices laboratories, will be available for use. (Continued on Page 12) a different answer a at this heavenward, I gaze “Sky Scraper” towering six stories high, with a black girl fly- ing the elevator in perpetual motion while the thunder of a number of giant presses continue their hum, turning out literature of every kind and class, from a post card to an unabridged dictionary, with an army of happy Negro work- men are the beneficiaries of the weekly payroll. ~Ttis here thatthe Ai MLE Sunday School while we Union is domicled wait on the looters who for the present have robbed us temporarily j of the use of our plant at Nashville, | Tenn.. by a technical legal question pe culiar to the State of Tennessee These dry bones do really live, for since the prophet has spoken “Thus the Lord” every bone is alive and through the y the ophet who spoke to the dry bones, Dr. G. E Curry who is manager of this great ac- (Continued on Page 13) Sots Nr a Nb Sata a In This Issue Sa be cD Se ha DN The Daily Altar—Rey Carlyle F. SUA eA es sy 3 Believe It Or Not—Rev. V. M. TOWNSEND: 0... s.cscech es esses 3 EDITORIALS: Leadership Not Drivership .... 4 Backs eiomtes tcegeany ce koe e ks 4 Our Biships Salary— Rey. T. Dean Scott ...:. Pointed Points The Churchman Afield Young People’s Page .. Allen C, E. League .... From Other Papers The Calendar Transitions ......,
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  ===== DSC09314.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN sig CARRIE T. HOOPER al Evanglist and Author Composer the only y record can show | a F iotts feeling which held -hec ver National Evange- | ful, Mysteriots feeling which CHRISTIA N RECORDE TH E a close and all adjourned till 3 o’clock when another program as Se service | had. i Reading by Miss Ruth Teggens;- Reading, Mrs. Eva Mae Bradford; Solo, | Ermega Brannon; Reading, Luella Jackson; A short talk, by Sister A. B. Stevenson; Solo, Lillie Jones, Song, Sister Fannie McGentry;, Reading, Bir- tha Mae Wesley; A short talk, by Mrs. Pearl McClindon; Solo, Sister Bertha Williams; Song, Mrs. Lue Airington; Song, Mrs. Pearl McLindon and daugh- fea Reading, Mrs. Corine Dumas; Duet, Sisters Irene Parker and Sister- in-law; Song Miss Lillie Lee Jones; and last on program, but not least a great lecture by Sister W. M. Jackson. Alf adjourned again ’till night service. so tight and strong stood still, later it crept away. organized, Trustees: Sister Jackson, Chairman; Jeters, Jacob Wise, Reuben Rushmore ~ ~ Rey. J. H. Gordon was highly Teceived jat Salem hy its officers and Membe, for anothed year. The Church at large has pe. Samuel Williams. Stewards: Brother Samuel \v Johnson, Reuben Rushmore. Stewardess: Sisters Charlotte Jack son, Chairman; Juanita William; Fla riene Stone, Pearl T. Rushmore, \, mig Garner Ruth Nickolson, Lottic Lyongt Bertha Cotter Alice Denton, Trustees meet every first Mond i n re arloty Brother San), illiamg Chairman; Brother Henry Robert jh in} Se ee VOLUME XC—NO. 13 > MEMPHIS, TENN. NICHOLASVILLE, KY. First Quarterly Conference of the Grandjunction Circuit A. M, RB. Church, Springs Chapel and Ewels Chapel, were held by Dr. J. S. Kely, presiding elder, May 21-22, Sister Pinkie Robinson the Evangelist of Memphis was present and Sunday May 22 the presiding elder again intro- Mrs. Pinkie Robinson to a - crowd and she delivered a power- Sunday the 22nd marked the closing of the third quarterly conference of Bethel A. M. E. Church. With the Presiding elder, Rey. W. K. Marshall who helped to put the Danville District on top in its educational reports, pre- siding. All reports from different auxiliaries were good. The Presiding elder brought the morning message. The evening duced ful message on the subject, “The Re- message was brought by our splendid na i Z = widers were cabeajarmed: | a 730°P. My and after a very brief [ihe months. Willing Worker Chi ' x pe haces g a 2 or soda whilé others prayer “sekVice ithe great Evangelist} meets every first Tuesday. p org th So. thiey-gawe: her : predehant er farewell senuian: Her] Aid Club meets every Wei; ayy , ang) Mee ee G Bictae phoned ahead for | text:And I saw the dead. small and Prayer and General Class every y . r Ja 6th. and a e the railroad station. | great,-stand before God and the books evening of the month, Quarterly \{cot 1 aa, the. continent packers oy ie dt once.to Highland | were Gaéwed® and ‘aiéther book ‘was ing third Sunday in July, October, ; Pn, bap akn pees saa yee ai she stayed twelve days. | opened which is the Book of Life.’—[ January and April of each y« punt pe l m, Eh 4 ay Ste whe eis selist is now conyalesting and | Revelation 20:12. Subject: “The Open] Salem is planning to celebrate ity i sas “ty stie cobs uied i Sea at nee as soon as she’is able Books.” Seventy-sixths Anniversary someting les, ( Senet, day Ageing - : in the fall, watch paper for dat : oe acca ent ins t Hooper comes from} Total amount of money raised during | Officer of Salem in general. Rey wod. Calif Ke ay EUS en gy E, Church, New York | these 8 nights was $30.45, and 5 con- J. H. Gordon, D.D, Pastor; rg Win: Ngent these ~ a ‘ A: verts were added to the Christian band I Bertha Cotter. Church Secretary. ( a ¢ eui@h ; ae pee Pe Se ee of Soldiers. We all enjoyed Sister H-|tceze Moore, Assistant Secretary 7 baat 5 B. Mott and all wish for her coming | Charlotte Jackson, Church Tr« Cr pa er LUMBERTON, MISS. again. She is wonderful. Brother Reuben Moorton — Rshinore in pght | " i — If any one wants to get in touch with | Church Accounter; Brother id our great Evangelist, write to Mrs. H. Peters, General Class Leader 7 The A. M. E, Church of Lumberton |B. Mott, Box 292, Elesyille Miss. Church Reporter: Brother ell : ‘ si ‘ P had 8 nights of Revival and had a REV. G. B. BRANNON Pastor | Morton Rushmore, pastor second C, A. Harris pel A. M.. E. stor, Betlrel A. Moore House, pastor dea AS ¢ her but she would the he ould feel in her lee mnster, the strange i ¢ n | he could see hers thre him off with her wht hand Phe Monday she boarded th anta I iilroad train for Oak- ind, Calif 4s the train neared Oakland the Evangelist felt that strange mysterious fe creeping over her, the same as it in the vision the night before she knew it was death, and as she sat there, decided to tell the passenger oc- copying seat with her. She was knocked to her feet, the eonduetar rushed in and gaye such first aid as he could, The Evangelist asked for anointing oil out of her bag brief case that was open on the seat years ago, St, John 14-14, She took her right hand and got her bible from the she anointed her heart and while each to be the last. She remembered a voice told her some beside her. She rested it on the seat and turned to that scripture. As she read it, and prayed that terrible sorri- moment seemed . | ipel BE eS | of Elesvillé> Miss. It ster H. B. Mott was a wonderiul wonderful Evangelist Revival which began on the 29th of May closed on.the Sth of June. Sunday night text “O, Israel thou st not stand before thine enemies.” Joshua 7:13, Subject: “Clean up then | take the city.” alee Te Mo text: “For Son of Man to seek and save that vhich was lost.”"—St. Luke 19:10. Subj. \ Soul, Savir riour.” Tuesday night, text: “And the spirit and the bride say come and let him | that heareth say some"—Revelatior 17. Wednesday night text. Jordan S ven times. Thursday night te escape if we r “Destructicn Subject: Hebrews 2:3 lect.” ru fr Priday night text: "Thou art weigh- d in the bal and art found want- ing.”Daniel 5:12. Subject: “The |, hand ting on the wall.” Sat ht text: “I will arise und Bo to my Father and I will say unto Him Father, I have sinned against Thee.”—St. Luke “The Prodigal’s ‘eaven and before 15:18, Subject: re- turn The Sunday School was nicely carried out by the women, after which at 11 AGNES B. SMITH. Dict. by RMRM 6-14, 738. Buy Them Now oe = $ 90 o'clock the women rendered a program. SINGLE COPY i * Opening song, “Yes Jesus loves me,” HALF DOZ. ae —_ $ 4.89 Solo, Euler Lee Jones; Reading, Doro- ip 9.00 thy Page; Solo, Ermogene Pranno: ONE DOZ Soon $ ‘eading, Dorothy Jones; Solo, Lindsey Mae Smith; Reading, Ordie McGown; Reading, Leoner Brisrest; Reading, Lee Page; Reading, Ersteen 14th Airset Rosie ne = Page; Address Edna Anderson, This brought the eleven o'clock program to « oa Dae A.M. E. BOOK CONCERN ~ quirement of God.” We felt that we I had another day of Pentecost. hen Dr. Kelly in his most masterful iy had closed his sermon we thank God for Dr. Kelly. collection was $26.08. J. H. Davis, pastor Mrs. Pinkie Robinson, evangelist Dr. J. S. Kelly, P. E. See ey ieee MONTICELLO DISTRICT Aucilla, Florida pastor, Rev. E. M. Alcorn. siding elder was paid $30.00 in full. Raised this quarter, $300.00. E. M. Alcorn, pastor Maudie Elmore Se as MORGAN CITY, LA. The pre- Our Leis Chapel A. M. E. Church of which Rey. W. M. Partis is pastor, held its second quarterly conference Sunday May 15; the Presiding Elder, Rey. W. H. Hall, preached two ser- mons, which were enjoyed by all. The church made a splendid report which the presiding elder was well pleased and he was paid in full. The membership and friends of Morgan City are yet thanking God, Bishop Greene, and Presiding Elder W. H. Hall for the return of their pastor, Rey. W. M. Partis who has won ‘the love and friendship of the people of Morgan City and one who is leading the church on fo success. 1 Sunday May 22, the pastor, Rey. W. M. Partis sponsored a community Program, which was one of the most interesting that has been in the city of Morgan City. The speakers who spoke on special subjects were: Profs. E. D: Wright, G: M. Stringle, Busi- ness men; Mr. D. D. Davis, O. J. Wright, Dr. E. D. Jacquett, Zack Palmer. Solos, Mrs. Mable Coleman, Mr. James Smith of Berwick, La and the choir of the church rendered splendid ‘service, this program was largely attended and will be long re- membered in the minds of the people | of Morgan City. Rev. W. M. Partis, pastor The Second Quarterly Conference of ilo A, M. E. Church was held 'y May 22, 1938. The Presiding , Rev. C. H. Burges being absent G. W. Jones, pastor of Philadel- A. M. E. Church, Monticello, Florida, presided in his stead. He con- ducted the conference nicely. The first sermon was preached at the assistance Church Salem (Turkey Scratch) Sun- day morning at 11:00 o’clock by Rey. G. W. Jones, the acting presiding: el- which was an uplifting to falen anity. The second sermon was ched at Shilo A. M. E. Church \ucilla, Fla. at 8:00 o'clock by Rev. W. Jones. Every soul was revived spiritual strength was renewed le Rey. G. W. Jones delivered a stiring sermon. ¥. € collections and the reports were °d from both churches. Rey. D. H. Hackley, pastor Rey. C. H. Burghes, P. E. B. L. Qanders SSL ae DUBLIN, GA. The Third Quarterly Conference: of 4 Dublin District convened at St. Miss Daisy C. Thomas aul Ms M.E. Church, Friday evening, 9 ending Sunday evening, May q ae 7:03 Oa Clark, Presiding elder bee eater ‘the Dublin District Presiding. The Qvarterty Meeting was largely attend. The Second Quarterly Conference ed, all One of Brown Chapel A. M. E. Church was held May 7-8 with our presiding BiderveDr. | J. | Ki, Washington, pre- siding. Our pastor, Rev. R. E. Frierson, had things well in hand for the quarter. Each department reported with writ- ten reports and each report showed. the reports of the church were We Percent reports, this Rental Was a complete success. Two ers of the church have Passed 8reat beyond since the last Namely, Rey. Charlie Isaak Bj Mrs, Carrie Salters. We all nit to the Almighty God our Heay- the Harter, Ind tly PP ‘ birin at teee The reports showed that ference was among the best ever held bice ual, financial interest had grown | in Dublin. the last Conference. This Gon- + A. Jackson if are (THE-OFrF SEIN CHAS ©? GAN: COR THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MAN _OUR BROTHER SIDON, MISS. The Second Quarterly Conference of the Greenwood District was held at Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church Friday night, May 27. Dr. C. G. Cribbin in the chair. Dr. C. B. Bradley has brought on new life, new courage. The presiding elder and Pastor are loved by more than 75 per cent. Dr. Bradley has gone over the top with his assessment every quarter. O. E. Honey bp tB eS wa SMITHFIELD, OHIO St. Paul A. M. E. Church We had with us the Rev. S. H. Williams pastor of our church at Cambridge, Ohio, the home for two weeks like the house was on fire four- teen souls’ were gloriously brought to the Lord. To my mind he is a pastor and evangelist. Great crowds came out to hear him each night as never before. My God ever bless him in his work Smithfield is moving up and onward. W. H. Price, pastor. marked increase over last quarter. the Sunday School Superintendent, Brother H. Muse conducted a wonder- ful Sunday School. The Presiding Elder brought us some wonderful information about the lesson. At 11:30, the pastor conducted the | devotion which was very inspiring. He then presented the Presiding El- der to preach, who selected his text from St. Luke 2:7 from which he preached a wonderful sermon. There were shedding of tears, clapping of hands, and good old time Methodist shouting as we rejoiced in the God of our Salvation. At 3 p.m. our union service began. Brother L. Lee, Revs. L. B. Gorden and T. T. Tucker taking part. A grand time was had by all, the spiritual tide, the collective tide, and also the financial tide ran high. The Presiding Elder was paid in full and we had a neat sum for our pastor. The Presiding Elder commended the pastor and members for such a wonder- ful Quarterly Conference and left re- joicing. May God bless Dr, Washington, also our pastor. May they live long to preach God’s word. Now we want the world to know that Old Brown Chapel is coming back to take her rightful place on the Baton Rouge District. The Louisi- ana Annual Conference and the Eighth Episcopal District and African Method- ism TOR J Re Washington, P. E, Rey. R. E, Frierson, pastor Sister P, Coleman At the usual hour Sunday morning, } son, The Third Quarterly Conference of the Newberry Circuit A. M. E. Church convened at Mt. Pisgah A. M. E. Church, April 31 with Presiding Elder Dr. D. W. Monan. The conference opened at 1:00 o’clock after singing. Prayer was offered by Brother A. D, Donalson: Scripture was read by the Presiding elder, it was enjoyed by all. After the disciplinary questions, all reports were read, which were splendid. On Sunday morning at 9:30, a modern Sunday with ten classes. Amount, $3.92. Service took place at 11:30 a.m. $25.00 were raised. We pray God’s blessings upon our leaders. Rev. B. Moore, pastor Miss Ella Lee Fedd ge NE MACON, GEORGIA The Second Quarterly Conference of the St. James Circuit was held at St. James A. M. E Church May 20 and 22. Dr. G. H. Dunn, Presiding elder and Rey. S. T. Watts, pastor. On Friday night, May 20 the Conference opened for business. The Teports of all. the Organizations and class leaders were | good. We are proud of our pastor and | Our presiding elder and hope they both may live long to carry the good work of the Lord. Sunday we had a ool, our pastor and large Sunday Presiding elder gave some timely remarks on the les- Morning Dunn stirring sermon from I Epistle of I John and first verse, Sunday jnight he prez thew 24:35. powerful Se vices, Rey preached a very soul hed from Mat- His sermon was great and which was enjoyed by all present. Dr. G. H. Dunn, P. E. Mary M. Cliett In This Issue PEER EERE The Daily Altar—Rey. Carlyle F. Sterna nse ay. ie a Uuto The Church in Philadelphia— Rey. Vance De Leon Shelto.. 2 EDITORIALS: Man M Society .. A Missionary Program e A Great Challenge 2)... .., Bishop W. A. Fountain in Great Sermon (Ed. of the week)... Pointed Points Churchman Afield ., Young People’s Page . Allen C. E. League ... From Other Papers .. OUCER Yes cee ac Calendar ....,,. Transitions RD SYST NUN V ee eee eee UNUOVRO vee tennenene PRICE FIVE CENTS DISTRICT ===== DSC09315.JPG ===== Pe Alt The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them—Amen. stations taken from Turn- Polity, Chapter 38. Saturday, June 18 Read I Cor. 2:13-16 the erudition of secular mannerisms, e do not help to clothe with th. unique power an enable n to perform They tend, like a to dissipate vital harvest fullness.” not depend upon him the power ive work in sav- should not let his ay of the power of Spirit to direct. man the w y © God Our Father, we realize that our greatest need lies in a full sur- nder to Thee. Help us to do so Amen Sunday, June 19 I Cor. 1:18-31 T something distinct wv r to all forms of hu- nan er that may be in the pulpit, ind which may give it influence. This power is not ¢ force a mighty in- ect, holdir im its gia it grasp great truths, flooding them with light and them ng into shapeliness and renut Neither is this power the ef- feet of a great learning; neither is it the result of an address faultless and complete by ruel This power is not held in the keeping of any of these earthly sources of power. The effect and energy of these forces are essen- tially different in source, character, and reault from this power on high.” Prayer thought: “Take time to be holy, Speak oft with thy Lord; Abide in Him always, And feed on His Word. Make friends of God's children; Help those who are weak; Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek. Monday, June 20 Read Romans 8:1-10 “Tt is the transmission of power from God, a betowment in’ measure and force of that energy which pertains only to God, and which is transmitted to the preacher in answer to waiting, longing, wrestling attitude of his souf before God, conscious of his impotency and seeking God’s omnipotency, a The Daily kK By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn. ar This power may be found in combina- tion with one or all of the sources of human power; but must not be con- founded with them, is not dependent on them. Whatever of human force may be present in the preacher, it is not to be trusted in or made conspicuous. The human must be hidden, lost, or inspired by this divine power.” Prayer thought: “Take time to be holy, Let Him be thy Guide, And run not before Him, Whatever betide; In joy or in sorrow, Still follow thy Lord. And, looking to Jesus, Still trust in His word.” Tuesday, June 21 Read Proverbs 16:1-9 “The preachers of the present day excel those of the past in many, per- haps in all the human elements of suc- cess. They are well abreast of the age in learning, in profound research and intellectual vigor; but the presence of these do not insure the gift of power from on high; neither do the largest measure of these, and that in the most commanding and impressive form in the least abate the necessity for the added and full endowment of the Holy Ghost. Modern preaching seems to fail in the very thing that creates and distinguishes true preaching, and which is essential to its being, and which only can eleyate it into a divine and power- fully aggressive agency. It lacks the heavenly unction; it fails as the chan- nel thru which God’s saving power may thunder on consciences.” Prayer thought: “Take time to be holy, Be calm in thy soul; Each tho’t and each motive Beneath His control; Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love, Thou soon shalt be fitted for ser- vice above.” Wednesday, June 22 Read Tim, 2:1-12 “Modern preaching fails by a lack of that sacred, potent influence which dis- turbs the sinner in his sleep of carnal security, and awakens by its thunder Atte peals his terror-stricken soul; which quickens and arouses the conscience from its ignoble and fatal stupor, which convulses the will by a mighty revolution, which searches courage and skill for the battle the vic- tory. These ends can never be secured | prayer for fathers of faith and courage by a pulpit clothed only with the human |to take up the tasks of leadership in elements of power, however gracious,|the age which is upon us. Make us comfortable, helpful they may be.” THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER into the}. secret parts of man’s inner being, di- | us, for Thou hast summoned us into the vides the joints and the marrow, and | highest service which the universe of- opens the awful and mysterious depths | fers to mankind. and lays them bare to self and God; | side the work that is to be done, and which infuses new blood into the heart | we know that only those who have seen and veins of faith, and arms it with|the vision of God’s purpose can ac- Prayer: We pray Thee, O God, for Thy blessing on us this day, that we, haying the form of Godliness may not deny the power, thereof. Speak thru us unto a perishing and gainsaying world. In Jesus name. Amen. worthy of a place in the City of God— Amen. HYMNS THAT LIVE COME, THOU ALMIGHTY KING " 1 * Come, Thou almighty King, Help ys Thy name to sing, Help us to praise! Father all glorious, O’er all victorious, 5 , Come and reign over us, Ancient of days! Thursday, June 23 Read II Tim. 3 “This power from on high is the one element upon which God stakes the success of the pulpit, his one supreme condition of success—so supreme as to stand alone as the one universal, en- luring, changeless enducement for God’s preachers in all ages, and among all classes. Without it the pulpit will al- ways be veering between faith and success, philosophy, always powerless to stem | Spirit of holiness, On us descend! the torrent of sin and worldliness, and 3 will itself flounder in the storm of] Come, Holy Comforter, Thy sacred wit- doubt and infidelity.” ness bear, Prayer: Almighty God, giver of wis- | In this glad hour: Thou who almighty dom and power, who never faileth them art, Now rule in ev'ry heart, who diligently seek Thee, be with us} And ne’er from us depart, Spirit oj 2 ‘ Come, Thou Incarnate Word, Gird on Thy mighty sword, Our prayer attend; Come, and Thy people bless, And give Thy word and endue us with heavenly virtues that pow’! we may be fit for Thy holy use. Amen. 4 - To the great One in Three, The highest Friday, June 24 praises be Read II Tim. 4:1-4 Hence, evermore! His sowreign ma- -- jesty May we in glory see, “This power is the only thing that] And to eternity Love and adore! can save the ministry to Christ and his Church, the only thing that can save the church through the ministry. This power cannot be girded by a definition. If eludes description. It is the common patrimony, the indispensable need of every preacher. It is the great promise the richest provision of Christ’s dispen- sation. But it does not come simply by promise or provision; it is conditional. It must be waited for, sought for, wrestled for until received, realized. This power does not inhere in the Word of God; it does not lie in the facts of the gospel. It is the fire of God which has descended on the preacher, and which gives to these divine facts and truths their dynamic force. This pow- er belongs to the preacher by a con- scious divine endowment. It pervades his soul as a fragrant unguent. It is on his head and heart and tongue, exudes through his life, sets his tongue and heart on fire, lays soul and body on the altar-God-touched, God-illumined, God- inflamed, God-empowered. By it the whole man is transformed, his utter- ances pointed, barbed, transfixed with convincing force and saving power.” Prayer: Almighty God, we pray Thee for the coming of Thy kingdom in the hearts of men. Especially do we pray for Thy ministry that they may be en- dued with power from on high that will make their preaching so effective that men will be saved. ALLEN TEMPLE Little Rock. Ark. The third quarterly conference con- vened May 15. Dr. V. M. Townsend, Presiding Elder being out of the city could not be with us. Rev. W. H. Hightower was on the scene Sunday A. M. Sunday School opened at the usual hour. Bro. B. Thompson, Supt. The religious service began at 11 o'clock, opened by the pastor, Rev. H. D. Brook- ins. Rey. W. H. Hightower was pre- sented by the pastor. He preached a wonderful sermon, Text found Esther 4:14. subject: “The Purpose of Coming into the Kingdom.” Sunday afternoon at 3:30 another powerful sermon was preached by Rev I. C. Anderson, pastor of St. Peter Baptist Church, Text found St. John 6:54. Subject: “What shall I do to be Saved.” We were very glad to have Rey. Anderson and some of his faithiul members with us. At 7 o'clock the A. C. E. League held its session. 5 o’clock our night service began; Dr. J. H. Clayborn, Editor of the Southern Christian Recorder, candidate for the Bishopric and acting Presiding Elder was presented by the pastor and preach- In Jesus name. by Monday night the business session was opened by Dr. Clayborn. Song, prayer, Scripture Lesson St. Matthew 29:1-10. Officers for the conference were elected. Report from all auxili- aries were called for all responded well. We ask the prayers of the entire Dis- trict for our success. We raised sinc¢ last quarter $199.37. Paid our Presid ing Elder his assessment. Dr. Clay- born gave encouraging words and fatherly advice to all. ‘ DR. V. M. TOWNSEND. P. ©: DR, J. H. CLAYBORN REV. H. D. BROOKINS, Paste’ SISTER ANNA JOHNSON GRACE AT THE TABLE Our heavenly Father, Thy call is upon We see on every complish it. We join our voice in the true citizens, that we also may be - RICHMOND, KENTUCKY pect Bs Marshall, in charge, J evening services. The church is moving along nicely | should go {ar jer the splendid leadership of auxiliaries showed progress alon: lines. The total amount raise he third Quarterly communion and snference Was held at St. Paul A. rg. Church, May Ist. and 2nd. ely with the presiding elder, | rassed by A| will roll away the stone? Who 4 crowd greeted the presiding | be a “Moses.” er and pastor at both the morning | the answer. THE his education are still very limited. In other words the Negro is still in the “Wilderness,” and he is still being ha- “Pharaoh's” hosts. Who The church must give The union of Negro Methodism in helping the American the | Negro find himself and enjoy the abun- tor, R. L. Parker. Reports from | dant life. bi But the Methodists cannot ig | do this alone. It will take the combin- dj ed strength of all Negro religious bod- 5; quarter was $470.00 and $48.00] ies. that sum was in bank for education. he presiding elder was honore The program of a united Methodism d | seek to serve the whole life of the Ne- st at a banquet given by the Young] gro. The Methodists have a wealth ople’s Club of New Bethel A. M. E arch, this county on May 13th. of experience in pioneering and organi- zation and are therefore capable of Rey. W. K. Marshall, presiding leading the Americans of color to the elder Rev. R, L. Parker, Pastor Mrs. Lillian T. Cobb NTO THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA | fayors for themselves or a fe Vancé De Leon Shelto he A.M.E. Church is ulated for ted enough to see the instance of to be con- having bishops far- the need and| must do more than that. e of the united Negro Mtehodism. a resolution pre- place they deserve in our national life. Too long have we left our fellows to find their own way around economi- cally, politically and otherwise. The politicians, most of whom, seek only ‘w of their friends, have failed the Race dismally. For years we have devoted ourselves to the spiritual, social and intellectual well-being of the Negro. But, we Our preach- ing, of late, has been, more or less, to the end that “dollars may be garnered” ited by the agressive and Progressive | rather than to the end that “souls may hop R. C. Ransom, the initiator of | be saved.” he of the greatest social and relig- movements of our day, the Bishops’ of Montgomery, Alabama, a- inci! Negro Methodists therefore should welcome the opportunity to reopen the all-important discussion of church un- d to invite the several branches of }ion. The future welfare of the church 0 Methodism to discuss the age- question of “Union.” This action, and Race demands concerted and un- selfish action. Come on Methodists, doubt, was dictated by the signs|let’s show the world a thing or two. he times, of which Bishop Ransom keen observer. hile I was serving in Canada, sey- (denominations of different faiths fit to unite under the banner of “United Church of Canada.” I ight to myself that if several de- Biauions of different faiths and Htrines could get together, certainly emnations of the same beliefs Uld be able to unite as one. nly recently the news was flashed Dss the country that the union of the thodist Episcopal and M. E, South, cen consummated. The estrang- ‘others of Methodism had finally td to live together again in the f house. What the future holds ne black brothers of that family Bins to be seen, Perhaps they © given the servants’ quarters, Union has given rise to much spe- ‘on. What were the motives be- this dramatic’ act; What in- Cee brought to bear to close » ity-five year old breach. Is ‘sm Slipping? Was the clos- of the ranks 0S move in and. out & the observers, ‘inly Negro Methodists need to ; There is strength 'S economy in union. Need a “New Deal,” “cthodists, : (nomic condition of the Ne- Merica is more or less des- § i 's Benerally known that we fs Wie be hired and the first ii The Negro has made Metho- 8ress politica © he is still a p Let this meeting be solemn, weighty, epochal. And as I paraphrase: “Is there a Negro whose soul’s so dead, who never to himself has said, I am a man, and a man’s a man for ah that, and ah that.” “Not by might, nor by power,” but by the spirit of righteous- ness and manhood we will get together and forge a chain of Christian unity which will command the admiration of the world. This should be the deter- mination of all. Who cares who “planted,” or who “watered,” when God is ready with the “increase.” Who cares about senti- mental “Landmarks” or “Names” if they no longer are capable of serving the needs of the times? Let us get together, one for all and all for one, and under God, build a new “Land- mark,” one that will eclipse the “Sphinxes” and dwarf the “Pyra- mids.” SAVANNAH, GA. The Second Quarterly Conference of imperative? Such| St. James A. M. E. Church, Sunday of the} School and League was held by this matchless and eminently fitted bishop timber in person of Rev. J. L. But- in unity. | ler, presiding. Conference was called, April 22, but especially Ne-| on account of rainy weather, reports were not heard until Monday night April 24 which brought to a close a high spirit to continue on to higher heights. Sunday School opened at 9:45 with Superintendent Mrs. L. M. Porter lly, but taken as | at her, post with wide-awake attendance, olitical tool, He The lesson’ well studied, Dr. Butler, SE CHRISTIAN RECORDER SSTIAN RECORD has made &reat progress in education, but his opportunities for making use of will our beloved Elder reviewed the lesson took the entire school on the mountain of transfiguration. Then brought us down to the foot of the mountain where we could render service. As he made it plain and clear that when we meet God there is always warmth and joy. At 11:30 o’clock the regular services were opened with the choir in proces- sion and they were at their best. Rev. D. S. Saunders conducted the devo- tional services. Then presented the Presiding Elder, who arose and de- livered a burning message from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 6:11; Theme, “Life Pictured as a Warfare.” Many beautiful pictures were given during the discourse. Christians should have their loins girt about them with truth and having on the breastplate of righteousness. They shall be able to withstand the viles of the devil. Put on the whole armor of God through the sheild of faith wherewith you may be able to condemn all wick- edness around you as we are too un- concerned with the gift which God has given us. Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power oi his might. League opened at 6:30 p.m. with Mrs. Agnes Willis president, lesson being well discussed. And helpful in- structions given to this body by Dr. Butler. 7:30 p.m. found us once again in worship the attendance of the evening being good. The discourse at this hour was from Acts of the Apostles 26:19. Theme: “Paul’s Apology before Agrip- pa.” I wish to say to the church gener- ally that from the expostulation of this our noble prelate they will make no mistakes in placing this man of the hour who is right at the door, on the bench as one of our bishops, as he has received a vision and is ready for a greater field of labor. All reports were gathered and an in- crease in activity, and finance over the first quarter was reported. We thank our heayenly Father for the many blessings it has been ours to enjoy. Raised during the quarter $144.00. Rey. D. S. Saunders, pastor Mrs. A. L. Sampson ga A Ea QUARTERLY CONFERENCE AT MT. ZION A, M. E. CHURCH Dade City, Fla. The pastor, Rev. G. J. Oates con- ducted the opening services and pre- sented the Presiding Elder who de- livered his’ opening address and pre- ceeded to business. Mr. Dan Haryin was elected secretary. Mesdames G. A. Bennett and C. C. Oneal reporters. All of the reports were read and showed an increase. Other business of the con- ference was taken up and finished in order. We thank the Rey. Potter for his fatherly instruction as well as advice. Sunday morning the Presiding Elder preached as never before. At 3:30 the good Samaritan Society held its annual meeting which was en- joyed by all present. At 7:30 p.m., Choir No. 1 sang “Holy Holy, Holy” the pastor conducted the ritualistic services after which the Presiding Elder was presented. The Presiding Elder selected his text from St. Matthew 6:33; “Seek ye first the ro tered MILE Ld SABES NRL OM at i a, kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto Some very beautiful and helpful illustrations were given as only Dr. Potter can give. Many hearts rejoiced. The collection for the conference was very good. The pastor, Rey. Oates, had things very well in hand. Thus closed a very successful quarter- ly conference. Mrs. Grace A. Bennett eS ee Ne METHODIST MINISTERS UNION Bessemer, Alabama Endorsed Dr J T L Dandridge for Secretary-Treasure of A.C. E. League 1940 Inasmuch as the pastors of the four leading branches of Methodism, name- ly— M. E., A. M. E., A. M. E. Zion, and C. M. E. Churches now operating in this city, haye united themselves in what is known as the Methodist Mini- sters Union, so united, we are conscious of our potential possibilities, we there- fore, with hopeful pleasure look to the near future for a brighter day for our Persuasion in this city. Hoping also that this organization may serve as one of the feed-rootes to a General Organic Union of these four branches of Meth- odism which the bishops and leaders of our denominations are now advocat- ing. And WHEREAS, This body of Methodist Ministers has seen and es- teemed the high qualities of leadership and love for the youth of the church in Dr. J. T. L. Dandridge whom we have elected president of our union two years, And WHEREAS, He has shown him- self to be a scholarly and studious Son of Methodism, in that he holds a certi- ficate from Selma University, and is now working toward a degree at the University of Chicago, also has held the principalship of a public school six years in the State of Alabama, And WHEREAS, He is a successful pastor in the A. M. EF. Church, having come regular Missions in the back-woods to stations in Cosmapoli- tan cities, Therefore, Be It RESOLVED, That this Methodist Ministers Union go on record as endorsing the candidacy of Dr. J. T. L. Dandridge our presi- dent for the Secretary-Treasureship of the A. C. E. League of the A. M. E. Church at the next session of the Gen- eral Conference, 1940, at\Detroit, Mich, The church will not make a mistake if it will elect him, but this will be a step forward in its wonderful progress. He is a prepared and worthy man. Yours trely, Methodist Ministers Union Bessemer, Alabama Signed: Rev. J. T. L. Dandridge, pres. J. C. Chuman. vice pres M. E. Church S. M. Avant, teacher, A.M. E. Zion Church L. W.: Owens, A.M.E.Z. L. C. Kennedy, C.M.E. W. T. Marrisett, A.M.E. W. M. McCall fi! G. W. Whiteman, Mo Deal: ici? W. P. Driver, A.M.E. E. M. Gooden, A.M.E, P. Royster, A.M,E, from ‘ ===== DSC09316.JPG ===== PAGE FOUR 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION $$ or the Post Office at Philadelphia, ve 5 ae Second-Class Matter °UBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. EB. BOOK CONCERN 16 $. NINETEENTH ST. Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS: Bishop D. H. Sims, President Bishop M. H. Davis, Vice-president G. E. Curry, Manager Dr. George A. Singleton, Editor Send all matter for Publication to Christian Recorder, 716 So. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. FATHER every year, we pause to pay > to Dad. “Father's Day,” we all it, and hope that in some small s unfailing devotion to family ind unselfish sacrifices may be repaid. ure I But only Dad himself can ever know fatherhood. To him alone is given the burden of plod- the true meaning of ding along, year upon year, with never a whimper of pain or hate, for the sake of those at home What if he doesn’t always seem care- free and ready to play? Even if he does eem a bit grouchy at times, just try to realize that it’s hard to smile when you're weighed down with a thousand ind one problems that the day has brought One day in 365 is but small tribute to a Dad who is the best of men. But to him it is one day in a million— to have the joy and comfort that those he loves, love him! ee Weekly Poem ari tate MY DAD'S DINNER PAIL Preserve that old kettle, so blackened and worn; It belonged to my father before I was bern; It hung in a corner beyant on a nail— ‘Twas the emblem of labor, my dad's dinner pail, It ylistened like silver, so sparkling and bright; 1 am fond of the trifle that held his wee bite; In summer or winter, in snow, rain or hail, I've carried that kettle, my dad’s dinner pail, When the bell rang for mealtime my THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER father’d come down— He'd eat with the workmen about on the ground; : He’d share with the laborer and he’d go bail, You would never reach the bottom of dad’s dinner pail. It the day should be rainy my father’d stop home, And he’d polish his kettle as clean as a stone; He’d joke with my mother and me he would whale If I put a finger on dad's dinner pail. There’s a place for the coffee and also for bread, The corned beef and praties, and oft it was said; “Go fill it with porter, with beer or with ale;” The drink would taste sweeter from dad’s dinner pail. —Edward Harrigan tee iinteintietede Editorials Ss oes oat bat Sat St Dat Dat Dat Date et SS St See etc ec soe ee MAN MADE SOCIETY For centuries countless human society has been man-made. In the Bible record man is regarded as the ead. He is the prophet, priest, judge, king. The family tree of Jesus is on the male line. Even in the New Testament the place of woman is subordinate. Present day society represents a carry-over of ancient customs, but it is rapidly changing. The World War resulted in a great social, political and industrial up- heaval which has altéred the com- pletion of the map of human socie- ty. Woman has entered practically every area and phase of activity. However, men who are fathers are charged,with the responsibili- ty of sharing in the rearing of their children, maintaining the family, and bringing in the day of the Great Society when all shall live together as brothers. Fathers are morally obligated to pass on to their sons and daughters the highest, noblest, and best. Negro fathers must work and contend for a place in the social life. They must not be satisfied with crumbs that fall from the table of the political and civil lords, For all that becomes a man must they fight for their families, their sacred altars, their God, and their country. There is no compromise with the American god of segregation and racial ap- pression. The conflict will be to the bitter end. Men, fathers every- where, you are called upon to battle for the Lord. Use every means Christian to hasten the coming of the day of our God, A MISSIONARY PROGRAM One cannot sit under the stir- ring missionary appeal of Bish- op R. R. Wright, Jr. and not be tremendously imprest with the need of a practical program of missions for our foreign ‘field that will meet the needs of the people there. For years we have attempted to point out the need of medical minstration. Bishop Wright is endeavoring to make actual the real vision. He is speak- ing in the annual conferences and rallying the people wherever he goes and enlisting their support. Not only do we need medical missions in West, and South Afri- ca, but in the islands and South America. Will the church and young consecrated physicians and nurses rise and follow the gleam? es 2 cal Ea am A GREAT CHALLENGE Dr. I. Albert Moore in his Fra- ternal Message from the A. M. E. Zion to the C. M. E. General Con- ference recently held at Hot Springs, Arkansas called atten- tion to the statistics below with reference to Negro population in Si states, the number of church members and non-church mem- bers. In Mississippi alone there are 661,293Negroe who are not church six states, the number of church members. In North Carolina, 487, 314, and Louisiana, 527,539 a- gainst 248,797 who are members of the church. Here lies an op- portunity which the church can- not neglect. A mission field at home. The harvest truly is great, the fields are white, but the labor- ers are few. State Pop. C.M. Non-C. M Ark. 478,463 201,240 277,223 La, 776,326 248,797 527,539 N.C. 918,647. 431,333. 487,314 Ind. 111,982 49,704 62,278 Naixe 412,814 114,543 268,271 | Miss. 1,000,718 348,425 661,293 +** Pop.—population C, M.—church members Non-C. M.—non-church members i EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK Bs tS BISHOP W. A. FOUNTAIN IN GREAT SERMON NOTHING does the work of preaching, and no effort in the ethics of the souls of men arrests, attracts, and fulfills the heart- woorings of the people as does that of God’s ministers standing before His people declaring His Word; that fact was fully realized the week of April 26, in the Anni- versary of Holsey Temple Church ‘in Atlanta when Bishop Fo ¥ URSD Bis. ined THURSDAY. JUNE 16, 1938, T 2 UNtain, delivered one of the most effectiv messages on the General Topic of “The Effectiveness of thd Church.” Why we build churches and go in debt to build and mai,’ tain churches for the people Was interpreted by the Bishop. He alsg drew a very vivid picture of the inability both of ‘the Teligionist and scientist that neither of them can defend anything they don't quite understand; that jj the scientist understood his work a. such; that if the religionist knew the deep mysteries of the fait, neither of them would boast a complain of what one another was trying to teach; but because they're ignorant of each other, don’t understand the effectiveness of Christianity in the world”, they fall out over their ignorance.” The Rey. J. D. Parham, our pas. tor of Holsey Temple in Atlanta has given his congregation q great treat at this season of the’ years in his anniversary climaxed in that inspiring message by Bish- op William Alfred Fountain of the A. M. E. Church, who is next in the ranks of seniority to Bish-j op Joseph S. Flipper the present senior ‘Bishop! =". 22 —The Christian Index yell merited the thanks and ac- sich of all African Methodism. The church marches on. THE REV. GEORGE JAMESON Richardson, pastor of Bethel, Ply- mouth, Mass.. has publisht a very valuable historic booklet of the church at the place where the Pilgrim fathers landed. It con- tains an historic sketch of Bethel {rom the beginning in 1866 with the names and years of service of all the ministers. FIFTY-FIVE NEGROES RESIDE permanently in Plymouth, 24 families, and 5 children. There are six full members in the church. Rev. Antrim Lee is the oldest. He was pastor in 1894, \ PROGRAM OF THE FORT Scott District Conference Sunday School and A, C, E. League con- yentions has been received. They will be held June 22-23 at Ebene- zer, La Cygne, Kansas. The Rey. B. R. H. McGuire, pastor, L. E. Matthis, P. E., Emma Hayes, S. S.; Sarah Hill, A. C. E. League. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 8 the members and friends of Metropolitan, Washington, D. C. tendered their pastor and wife, Hee eee ieebebefebepee tet y. and Mrs, J. Campbell Bec- . ji { kett a reception. Pointed Points erraneenrrnen terry Webbie pete bi tie The Churchman Afield : \ stirring farewell address has just THE REV. JOHN ACTION HILL is enjoying a successful pastorate at St. John, Paducah, Kentucky. His services are much in demand for lectures and commencement addresses. been delivered by President D. O. Walker, When he emphasized loyalty MINISTERS BETWEEN THE to the church all hearts were toucht. The conference has just come out of the Aldersgate Street celebration when @ re-commitment was made to the ages of 23 and 34 years, regularly ordained, graduates both of a + year college course and a 3-year theological seminary course way make application to the War De- partment to be appointed as Chap- Hearts were made to burn. It was the first time the Churchman ddrest ‘the New England Conference | 1 | Emma P. Moore-Hannah 18 E. 69th St., New York Crowned “Miss Wilberforce” by Bish- op D. H. Sims at the New Jersey Conference. In a contest for Payne Seminary she reported the largest amount of $19.40. MACOMB, ILL. Browns Chapel A. M. E. Church The church is going onward and up- ward under the leadership of our pas- tor, Rev. Robert Thomas. Prayer services are being held every Wednes- day night, a wonderful time praising the Lord. Allen Christian Endeavor is going forward under the supervision of Madison Carey, grandson of the late Bishop Carey and a student of Western Illinois State Teachers’ College. We believe the young people realize Christ is challenging youth. The Standard Bearers met with Mrs. Lillian Sloan and sponsored a social entertainment at the church Friday, May 27. The Church is proud of Miss Patricia Cooper pianist for the Sunday School, Church and Christian Endeavor, who graduates from Macomb High School. Memorial service in the afternoon at the Central High School building. With Dean Charles S. Spivey the Churchman returns to the Philadelphia citadel of African Methodism and pre- ince his student days. lain in the U. Sv Army. Write for W. D., A. G. O. Form No. &2. Dr. J. G. Robinson has offered Prayer. Marvellous talent and gift of Sospel grace has this man of God. The Ordination sermon is being delivered »Y Preacher C. S. Spivey from Jonah. MISS MOZELL JACKSON RE- ports that Presiding Elder !. Moore held the Third Quarterly Conference at Bethel, Allapulg™ Ga., May 20, 1938. The pastor of the church is the Rey. Fulgon. Sunday morning. Bethel, New Haven, nn. presents an inspiring. scene. 'ndreds of worshipers have come to at on the Lord. The choir sings Pymns that stir the soul. “Amazing race,” “A Charge to Keep I Have,” And Nathaniel Dett’s mighty song im- wtalised in the Green Pastures: Lord, I don't feel no ways tired,” THE DENVER POST FOR MAY !4 carries the picture of Rev. kus sell L, Brown and assigns him # place in the “Hall of Fame” ! having lead Shorter Chapel hop Sims is Preaching from Isaiah raising $25,000 and freeing | MBS, “wat, up and live.” The people church of its entire indebtedues® “alk back to iim,» Greatis the power This is a most outstanding {¢44 » God's word Pastor, people, and friends hav? i pares to leave for Pittsburgh, Wilber- force, Detroit, and Chicago. Few days ago the Churchman found himself treading on holy ground. He stood at the corner of 6th and Pine Streets, Philadelphia. Bethel, an order- ed mass of grey stone lifted its spire and tower toward the sky. He stood in front of the spot where Richard Allen had his shoe shop. On Pine Street he lingered in front of 631, a number the church will ever remember as the site of the Book Concern for many years. Then to the place where Allen died. Back to Locust Street he paused in front of the First Presbyterian Church, founded in 1698. Then back to Inde- pendence Square where the Constitu- tion was signed. Holy ground. OUR CHURCH |The A. M. E. Church is our church And after all is said and done, It's the church of our fore-fathers “And to us is the only one, We find no fault with others Who praise theirs to the sky, But the church of Allen is ours And ’twill be to the day we dic. Richard Allen and his wife Sarah Gave their lives to make real sure, That the church they loved and _ cherished Might forever remain secure, She may not be all they had hoped for And may not be perfect as yet, But she has brought to us joy and comfort And peace we can never forget. We admit there are critics in pulpit Also faultfinders in the pew, But compared to those who are faithful They are only a scattered few, If everything is not as we'd hoped for And our plans don’t always obtain, We should fall in line though out num- bered And put forth our efforts again. Let “Never-say-Die” be our watchword Or onward and upward we'll strive, Put into every thought and action Will keep the spirit of Allen alive; For our church is not a dead one In spite of the critics and knaves, We'll march on with Allen and Jesus And never submit to the slaves. Take courage dreary Look up though the night be dark, The old ship is only steadying herself To dash forth to an even higher mark We can never win by whining Or hope for success if we quit, There are only three things to make it go They are grace, greenback, and grit. when the days seem There can come no harm from the out- side From either Satan or sin, That can down the spirit of Allen If we keep united within ; Let us then put away our jealousies Little spats between pulpit and pew, And march together for Jesus As good Christians ought to do. —Charles C. Harris Pe REL EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE IN NEW ERA At the Commencement exercises last | Thursday, President C. S. Long, Jr., announced that Dormitory Space was limited and those who expected to be housed in. the buildings upon the grounds would have to register their applications early. The Commencement Program was voted by the sentiment of public opinion for the best ever pre- sented and President Long and _ his assistants deserve special mention for the completeness of the program. Ed- ward Waters College High School Di- vision accredited and twenty thousand dollars to apply on the debts and the spirit of the faculty student body, mem- bers and friends running at a riot gait will send the Institution forward at t Birthday Greetings PPP DOPOD OOD MRS. C. H. FOUNTAIN Union A. M. E. Church Philadelphia, Penna ae ees DR..H. L. P. JONES Richmond, Indiana ee REV. S.. P. WEST Lancaster, Ohio fr SA helen Es, REV. CHARLES V. MONK Philadelphia, Pa. SE oe In MRS. W. M. BLOUNT Kansas City, Kansas (SS ea Miss Elva O. and Master Guy Johnson Clear Creek A. M. E. Church Felixville, La. jz a rapid rate. The administration slogan was to save two thousand dollars as a sinking fund to be set aside for En- dowment and the debts paid and the College set in the proper class that Jacksonville might have a Junior Col- lege accredited is rapidly being carried to the goal line. The Bishop said in the meeting that as the High School Di- vision had been accredited that they must set out to make it the best High School. Everything seems to be work- ing together for that goal line. If Ed- ward Waters College is to be your School in September register early one HATTIESBURG, MISS. Rev. G. W. Winston, Presiding el- der of the Gulfport District held his Third Quarterly Conference at Zion Chapel A. M. E. Church, May 22 3. A very appreciative audience was Present Sunday to hear two powerful sermons preached by Rey. A. Taylor of Biloxi, Mississippi. The Presiding Elder’s Address on Monday night was instructive and encouraging. All re- Ports showed marked increase with the Presiding Elder’s assessment paid in full. Total amount raised this quarter $729.99. Our pastor, Rev. J. A. Thornton and is doing Christian work in the Church and community. We are travel- ing on to success with the help of these men. Rey. J. A. Thornton Mrs. A. D. Walker. ———. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Mt. Union, Pa. The sons and daughters of Allen held their regular monthly meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wil- liams; after a short business session, a surprise repast was held in honor of Rey. E. J. Jones’ Birthday, pastor of Bethel A. M. E: Church whom we all love and appreciate. The home wsa beautifully bedecked in blue. The flowers were: Iris, roses, and lilies of the valley. Gifts were accepted which he appreciated. The invited guests were wife and daughter of pas- tor E. J. Jones—Miss Edna Jones, a social evening was enjoyed by all Present. We all join in thanking God for a noble and capable leader as our pastor. ===== DSC09317.JPG ===== PAGE SIX So a ee Young People’s : Page: MY DAD He's not so spry as\he used to be, His footsteps falter so. He used to move with alacrity But now his gait is slow. The years are creeping slowly on His The ace is rather sad, lines of care have creased brow. He's very irritable at times Cares and worries face him It's harder now for him to smile His troubles always embrace { try to cheer him when I can, A\kind word helps him so; It makes light his burdens As on his way he goes Onur best friend was also his She bid us all good-bye { with her went the best of him best of him had died worked and prayed and reared us He gave us all he had to give When no one else could cheer us riend of friends s overlook, His unde Kept our faith in him unshook. nding solidness To him Jet’s pay due homage On this our Father’s day So here’s a large bouquet for Dad plods on his way. WILLIAM V. MARTIN 1,420,000 U. S. SENIORS TO BE GRADUATED WASHINGTON—The nation’s high ae 100ls and ch colleges will graduate a record total of 1,420,000 students this year, officials of the office of education aid today The National Youth Administration has given financial assistance to 326,000 tudents during the year. YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAGE Melvyn L. Gault, son of the Rev, and Mrs, Harvey L. Gault, West Green street, as been named a stu- dent instructor in French at Wilber- force University, Wilberforce, Ohio, where he is a member of the sophomore class. He has a straight “BR” average for the two years. He is also a mem- ber of the University Glee Club and recently appeared with the club at Cleveland, Ohio. Ina few days young Gault will be a junior. His ambition is to be a teacher of French in some University. SNAPPY STORIES Young Father; “In your sermon this morning you spoke about a baby being a new wave on the ocean of fife,” Minister: “That's right.” Young Father: “Don't you think a his THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Had The Capacity Lake Chautauqua. by the lake, drinking it all in.” Whither? “Say your prayers, sonny, or won't go to heaven.” “T don’t want to go to want to go with you and pop.” heayen, HATTIESBURG, MISS. Eighth District Zion Chapel A. M. E. Church pas- tored by the Rev. J. A. Thornton, ended its Spring Drive, May 8 with success. The reports were as follows: Men Improvement Club .... $147.05 Stewardess Board No. 1.... 46.76 Stewardess Board No. 2 .... 10025 Trustee Aid Board No. 1.... 52.82 Trustee Aid Board No. 2 31.85 *Golten Slipper Club ...... 79.75 Busy’ Bee! \Clnb’)co 3. eau: REG} Usher Board Other Sources | Grand Total Our pastor has been with us ‘for | enghteen months laboring untiringly. He found a long standing debt of $2200 which he reduced last Conference year to $1500.00. The congregation was dis- couraged, but under his leadership the church has taken on new life. We thank God and our dear Bishop Greene for sending him to us, We are asking for his return for the next Conference A young lady was vacationing at ¢ ‘ She wrote to her] on the subject: “The Scriptural Proof fiance, “It is moonlight. I am sitting | of Pouring and Sprinkling as a Mode you | al exercises a very strong gospel mes- 1} Wright. All papers and discussions were good and Rey. C. C. Townsend was especial- ly commended for the excellent paper EVANGELIST VIOLA E. IN REVIVAL SERVICES St. James, Pittsburgh Sunday, May Ist, marked the of of a series of Evangelistic sey St. James A.M.E. Church, Pit Pa., which began Easter \, night. Miss Viola E. Smith, of lumbus, Ohio, was the, eVatigelist. services were highly inspirations| 4 beneficial, resulting in 65 Convers) and 64 accessions to the church , one person uniting with one of { Baptist Churches. Speaking from a knowledge of p sonal association with all the Proming evangelists on the field over a peri of years, I can state emphatica!}) t Miss Smith is without a superio: a the equal of the best. A splendid, co vincing, forceful preacher, yet Spirity and fervent and the services are kq on a high plane of religious charact Any pastor or church desiring hold evangelistic services which prove beneficial in all phases, wijj well to secure the services splendid woman. For the information of any wh interested, her address is 861 F. 7}; Ave., Columbus, Ohio. St. James A.M.E. ( Rey: A, E. Allen, Pastor —o——__—_ St. Petersburg, Fla of Baptism.” Mrs. Mattie Glover the district presi- dent called to order the ladies of the Missionary societies and after devotion- Vices sage was delivered by Evangelist Agnes After organization all reports were taken which were very good. The President was presented by Mrs. F. O. Davi# and she delivered her annual address which had been very carefully prepared freighted with many admonitions and scriptural truth her address will long be remembered. At the close of the wonderful address, flowers were presented by Mrs. Mary Hall and the choir dedicated a special song in her honor. The president was over-joyed with the kind expression of love and expressed her gratefulness, after the literary part of the program was completed. All officers were re- elected to serve another year. We wish to commend Rey. A. C. Butler and congregation for the ex- cellent care and kind consideration given to all who attended this meeting. The welcome program rendered by the young people of Greers Chapel Church will long be remembered and with the spirit of such fine young people we feel safe in saying the church of Allen will never die. of thi I have pastored this congregati one year and have just closed my {i Mrs. A. F. Davis | ——o—__ | ST. MATTHEWS, S. c. Wateree District Conference MOORE CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH quarter of the second year, May 20- Rev. C. S. Long. I am forced to year. Rey. J. A. Thornton, pastor Mr. Frank Tatum Pant dat Be 2 PD On Thursday, May 19th at 10 A.M. Dr. B. F. Hildebrand, the efficient and beloved P. E. called the 17th Annual Session of the Wateree District Con- TENNESSEE ference to order with Mt. Moriah A. The district conference and W. H.|M. E. Church of the Sandy River Cir- and F. Missionary convention of the | cuit, St. Matthews, S. C. East Memphis District of the West After the devotionals, the conference Tennessee annual conference convened | was organized for business, which May 18-20 at Greers Chapel A. M. E. | proved to be the best in the history of Church, Rev. A. C. Butler, pastor. the District, from every point of view. The Presiding Elder opened the Con- | The spirit ran high throughout the ference at 10:00 a.m. with most of the | sessions. There was peace and har- pastors of the district present. During |mony on every side, and a general the devotional period the spirit\over | team work among the ministers and shadowed all and the spirit of the |laymen, Let us Pray that this spirit Christ reigned supreme throughout the | may continue to exist in the Wateree entire meeting. The Presiding Elder, } District and above all that this typical Rey. A. P. Gray, gave wholesome and|P. E. and Christian man may be per- sane advice to the brethren urging them | mitted to lead us on. to make full proof of their ministery| During the afternoon of the first day and save souls for the Master’s King- | our meeting was graced with the pres- dom. ence of Bishop J. S. Flipper, Presiding The opening sermon was delivered! Bishop of the 7th Episcopal District, by Rev. S, W. G. Wilson, the message | who was introduced by, Dee Bases was filled with gospel truth and all re-| Hildebrand, and in return delivered an joiced. able and impressive address, the moral He selected his text from Psalm 51:10 | of which shall linger ever in the minds at the close of the sermon the holy | of his hearers. J communion was administered. The Conference was also graced with The reports were taken all were good | the presence of many other distinguish- and many souls had been added to| ed visitors, among whom were noted the church, Dr. L. H. Hemingway, Secretary- We were happy to have many visitors | Treasurer of the Church Extension De- irom various denominations and we| partment with head-quarters in Wash- were blessed from the very splendid | ington, D. C.; Dr. T. J. Miles, P. words that fell from their lips. Many| E. of the Georgetown District, and sermons were preached during the|Dr. S. Nance, P. E. of the Orange- meeting and they were delivered by | burg District. All were introduced and strong gospel ministers, Rev. A. G.| spoke to the Conference in very be- fresh squal would have been nearer the truth?” Brown, Lewis Williams, M. L. Young | fitting words. and N. L, Nelms. —Rev. C. L. Barr left without his full assessme is $40.00 and always left a s s $30.00 to $35.00 for the church. He a forceful preacher, draws on the when he comes. He was with us Friday, May 20 to the 22nd. We $67.59. Total for the entire « $430.64. Moore Chapel is a s church to pastor. I have pastored thes people with ease, I praise them f their loyalty and faithfulness. held at Shorter A.M.E. Church Su day, May 22. The P. E. Dr. F. 4 Mason was pleased with the splenti work we are during under the | ship of our. young pastor, Rev. Bright New York City and is a student @ Wilberforce. spoke on “Love.” The finance of th day was very good. The church coming back to the standard it °"™ maintained. Revs, Paul Robinson, Dove, Wa!d® and Mr. Pullen. Mrs. Cooper took care of the s¥°S by serving them Supper. that my presiding elder is an i I have served thirteen presiding eld but Dr. Long is my ideal. He has } five quarters for me not a tim Rey. T. M. White, pastor SHORTER A.M.E. CHURCH South Charleston, Ohio The First Quarterly Conference w’ aden Rev. Bright comes from Bethel In. the evening service the P. E The guests with Rey. Bright Mrs. Henderson *" We ask the interest of your pray" that we might go forward under ° ‘great leader. Rev. John D. Bright (pas! Miss Anna Austin (clerk) ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE A. C. E. LEAGUE Topic for June 19 Training in Making Choices III. Getting Good From the Radio Prov. 23:12; Rev. 5:11-13 To call this a “Radio Meeting” will not make it uniform for all societies, because they meet at different times and under varying conditions. At least that would be true if actual reception on a radio set in the meeting room is intended. The advantages of having a radio set in the meeting room ure many, for even if the dials are not turned on, the atmosphere of listening to the radio is more easily created. In some in- stances it may be possible to have some parts of the program actually received and transmitted by the radio loud- speaker but proceeding by means of an amplification system from another room in the church. Suggested Program Suitable Hymns: “Holy, Holy, Holy,” “Yield Not to Temptation,” “More Like the Master,” “Who Is on the Lord’s Side?” Scripture: Prov. 23:12; Rev. 5-11-13. (These verses should be recited from memory by some Junior who has made that his preparation.) “Lord, this day Thy children meet In Thy courts with willing feet; On this festal day we raise Grateful hearts in hymns of praise. “Help us unto Thee to pray For Thy blessings on this day; From Thy presence thus to win Hearts all pure and free from sin.” Prayer (by the leader): “O God our Father, make us wiser than we are by nature.. May we have so much of Thy spirit, may we give ourselyes so much to Thy direction, may we do so many things for Thee and in Thy name that great good may flow from our lives. Help all our Endeavorers today to think nobly and to speak courageously. In Jesus’ name, Amen. The Topic in Questions and Answers 1.. Why do people listen to pro- Srams on the radio? Is it for enjoy- ment? To keep from being lonesome? To learn new ideas, new songs, new happenings? To keep up with the hews? To get the thrills of entertain- ment without paying for them? 2. Why do you listen to radio pro- grams? Do you have certain fixed times or programs that find you listening? If So, what are they, and why do they ap- Peal to you? | 3. Is the radio a source of pleasure or of irritation in your home? Do the members of your family differ as to when the radio shall be turned on, or to what station, or to what degree of loudness? Whose desires usually are granted? 4. Who determines what programs are broadcast? Do the listeners have anything to say in the production of Programs, or must they take what is Produced or nothing? 5. From what sau know about radio T Programs, what do you consider the best things Produced? What is about half-way,—neither very good nor very bad? What things do you think to be bad, and better omitted entirely? 6. Do you like or dislike the adver- tising which you hear on the radio? Is that just like the Programs,—some good and some bad? 7. If you could do so, what stand- ards would you set for broadcasting? If these questions are faced squarely and seriously, the answers will develop much good discussion about standards, and high class music, and drama, and re- ligion. As a part of the consideration the leader should have the radio columns from a number of current newspapers. These should be carefully scanned, and an effort made to classify those pro- grams which are known. When any Program is called “no good” or “Door,” the question should immediately come, “Why is it no good?” Special attention should be paid to the place which the radio gives to re- ligious programs, Church services, gospel music, clebration of special re- ligious days, and morning devotional times should be noted. To get the greatest good one must be prepared, and must choose carefully, refusing to give place to what is coarse or harmful. \ Daily Verses M., June 13. Programs you like best. Why? Ps. 90::16,17, T., June 14. News from radio. Hab. 2:1-4. W., June 15. Tuning out the bad. Prov. 27:12. T., June 16. Listening to great preach- ers, Acts 17 :22-29. F., June 17. Picking distant broadcasts. Ps. 19:1-6. S.,|June 18. Listening to great stories. Acts 9:1-9, Sun., June 19. Topic—Getting Good from the radio. Proy. 23:12; Rev. 5:11-13, BETHEL A. M. E, CHURCH, DETROIT, MICH. On Monday Evening, May 2 the Third Quarterly Conference of Bethel was conducted, with Dr. R. Francis Washington. Presiding Elder in charge. promptly at 11 o'clock the Sunday pre- ceding the business session of the Con- ference, Dr. Washington delivered a stirring, elevating and philosophical message on the subject, “Is There a God?” The report of the Stewards told of the great spiritual awakening experi- enced in Detroit through Bethel’s ex- tensive Membership Campaign. This gigantic program launched by Bethel’s matchless and eminent leader. Dr. William H. Peck, and in keeping with our Lord’s command of “Go ye into the highways and hedges and compel men to come,” was the most effective and far-reaching drive of its kind in our history, Four hundred. sixty-five mem- bership applications were received in six weeks. Each has been personally contacted for effectivé orientation into the particular phase of Church life to which he or she is adapted and each has been surrounded with a training program for the development of their Pe RECORDER —<—————qum__ latent abilities for Christian -useful- ness. . sThe report also told of the masterly Christian message delivered during Lent by Dr. Peck. on a station-to- station hook-up and broadcast as far as Sidney, Australia, Dr. Peck being the first Race member chosen to partici- pate in this series of services which has been annually conducted by the De- troit Council of Churches for the past ten years. The Trustees’ report showed the amount of $3,176.56 having been raised during the quarter, this amount being given through envelopes and free will offering only. There were’ no Rallies nor special efforts during the quarter. The money in the treasury of our many Auxiliaries is not included. Dr. Peck presented a concise report ‘of his Departmental Plan for a “working church.” This plan which includes only six committees is most comprehensive and gives each of Bet- hel’s two thousand one hundred and seventy (2,170) members a particular Piece of work todo. The departments are viz: Membership. Ways and Means, Benevolent, ‘Building and Grounds, Religious Education and Public Wor- ship. The ;departmental heads: are all of the officiary of Bethel Church and each is well trained and particularly adapted to the type of program which he directs. The officers named to these posts in their respective order are: Charles F. Simmons, Jack C. Cushing. Dr. Aaron C. Toodle, Edward S. Rodgers, Dr. Scipio G. Murphy, Dr. Ernest W. H. Johnson. In succeeding issues I shall outline the work of each Department separate- ly, stating the qualifications of each de- partmental head and the activities they and their respective groups are en- gaged in at the time of each article. ROSA SLADE-GRAGG, “DR. PECK HONORED” On Friday night. April 29th, Dr. Wm. H. Peck was awarded a very expensive gold medal by the Charles Young Post of the American Legion in recognition of the outstanding contri- bution to the people of Michigan and Detroit since becoming the Pastor of Bethel Church. In the face of almost insuperable difficulties he and Mrs. Peck have organized the Booker T. Washington Trade Association and the Housewives’ League which is recogni- zed as a powerful organization in edu- cating, refining and bringing about a better union of his people and made their influence nation-wide. Dr. Peck has likewise done the seem- ingly impossible thing for his church. He found Greater Bethel more than $130,000.00 in debt. reduced this debt to less than $40,000.00 added hundreds to the membership and made the insti- tution a power for good in the city and state. WM. E. BOONE BLOUNTSTOWN, FLA. The Second Quarterly Conferenre of St. Paul station was held May 20 with St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Presiding Elder N. Hy Leath, presiding. Rey. 1G. R. Taylor, pastor. After the re- Ports were all read the Presiding Elder expressed himself in a most pleasing way with thanks to all that goes to make up the conference. The repor a of the Trustees showed that an effort — is being put forth to repair the church building. Dr. Leath seemed to be in accord with the same. All departments of the church seemed to be at work in following the pastor’s plans. This is the second year our pastor has been with us, and we haye been able to clear the church of -all indebtedness, straighten up the church constitution. We have now a beautiful pair of stone steps at the entry. Presiding Elder Leath lectured to the Sunday School and preached a wonderful sermon at 11 a.m. and lec- tured again to the League and at 7:30 p.m. preached another great sermon. All moneys raised for the quarter, $267. 30. Rey. G. R. Taylor, pastor Mrs. Lottie Whitley SAVANNAH, GA. Savannah District The Second Quarterly Conference was held at Flipper Chapel A. M. E. Church Friday night, May 13 with pre- siding Elder J. L| Butler, pastor, Rev. Henry Williams opening by singing “Qh for a Closer Walk with God.” Prayer by Brother Louis Jenkins, Scripture by the Presiding Elder. Sing- ing “Down at the Cross”, after which the organization was perfected. Bro, W. M. Balds was elected secretary. The disciplinary questions were asked in a business like manner. The reports were read, each showing an increase. The full assessment was raised. Sun- day School opened at 10 o’clock, Supt. Mrs. Edith Williams and teachers at their posts of duty. At 11 a.m. the Presiding Elder, J. L. Butler delivered a most excellent and inspiring sermon, using for his subject “Destiny Chris- tianity-ship in Loyalty and Service.” At 8 p.m. we were blessed with an- other soul-stirring message to be long remembered. Mrs. Florida Pierce was elected reporter to City papers. Mrs. Edith Williams, Church papers, Mr. Jimmie Ginn and Mr. Eligah Ford, Marshals. This was one of the best quarters ever held. Our Presiding El- der, wife and daughter were present with us. She made timely remarks en joyed by all. All officers were duly confirmed. Our pastor is working with perfect ease. May everywhere. Rev. M. D. Potter, presiding elder, held his first quarterly conference here Friday night, May 13. Mrs. Edith Williams at aS a Do General Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one success abound sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. be tt ===== DSC09318.JPG ===== PAGE EIGHT SECRETARY OF MISSIONS VISITS CANADA DR. L. L. BERRY At the recent North American Mis- sionary Conference held in the Royal York Hotel in nto our Missionary De. L. L » this auspicious body ac- the Rev of the Episcopal etary Berry who was itation Wright, Methodist from Ve pastor African Toronto to visit our church this Grant Church of acepted by arrived in Toronto May 28 at 8:25 and at the station by the pastor car the three story parsonage owned by the Grant A. M. E. Church on Elm St. A splendid gospel meeting w: n Toronto, Berry invitatio accompanied his »emed they day night met ind wife who placed them in their and brought them to domicile in gress at the Church which This is one of the Church’s attended by both races. the weekly features of activities Sunday morning, Dr. Berry was presented to a very anxious audience who had been looking forward to his coming for weeks. To say that the good Doctor captivated his audience is but a mild compliment to the master- ly and eloquent manner in which this gifted man presented the gospel and portrayed the Missionary program of the African Methodist The Junior church blended their sweet Episcopal the voices in songs of inspiration and devotion. This was a The people were enthusiastic in their appreciation. Dr. Berry visited the Sunday School session in Church choir of glorious service the beautifully decorated Lecture Halland found Superintendent James McAleer and his energetic corps of teachers and a large gathering await- ing his arrival. Dr. and Mrs. Berry were introduced and received a great ovation from the Sunday School. His address to the young people was though- ful and Jeft a deep impression upon the youth of both races who attended this school The Woman's Mite Missionary Socie- ty under the leadership of their queen- ly president, Mrs. Elizabeth Hackley whose years of experience in the work as well as her refined’ personality is inspiring to any group of women had rallied a great audience combined with the Allen Christian Endeavor League ———— - THE CHRISTI Wright wife of our pastor. Mrs. Berry the wife of the secretary of Missions was presented, and gave a beautiful address. Her quiet dignity, and smiling approach to the subject presented won her entire audience at once and Mrs. Berry will always have a warm place in the hearts of the Missionary women of Ontario. At 6 o'clock Dr. and Mrs. Berry were presented to the Mission Band under the inspiring leadership of Mrs. Vera Clarke. Here hosts of children enthusi- astically sang, “Can the Church see Allen in You?” as Dr. Berry arose to address them. The people came from all parts of the City to the evening services to see and to hear the Secretary of Mis- Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Jones of Oakville and many others out of town came. Dr. Berry was at his best and stirred his vast audience with his dynamic preaching of the gospel of Love. One young man, James Coil united the Church. Dr. Berry has a vision and represents the story of Missions in a most gripping manner which wins the hearts of his audience. \ great reception was given in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Berry on Monday night to which many of the leading citizens came as well as out-of-town notables. His Worship the Mayor being unable to attend had sent Alderman E. C. Bo- gart, K. C. to represent the City Coun- Mr. Bogart paid a high tribute to the pastor of Grant Church and the outstanding work being done in the City of Toronto. He referred especially to the work among the young people of the church whose organizations were out in full, Sunday School, Missions Band, Allen Christian Endeavor, Boy Scouts of Canada, Cub Pack, Junior Choir, Sunbeam Singers, Mission Band and Jubilee Singers were there to greet and to hear Dr. Berry and his noble wife. The Senior Choir under the di- rection of Mr. C. Andrew Johnson was at its best. This is one of the best choirs in the City. Mr. Johnson who ha won great honor as a soloist at the Canadian Exhibition sang upon this oc- sions. with cil. under the Supervision of Mrs, Lillian casion. Mr. LeRoy Williams noted pianist was heard in a piano solo. Dr. Berry’s address was inspiring as well as informing. He told of his recent tour of our Mission fields in the West Indies and South America and as a large part of our congregation is from these places his address was highly ap- preciated by all. A splendid repast was served in the beautifully decorated din- ning room after the program. Dr. and Mrs. Berry, Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Wright were dinner guests in the beautiful home of Mrs. Elizabeth Hackley, widow of the late Presiding Elder A. W. Hackley, Tuesday after- noon they motored from hers to Oak- ville where Rev. C. P. Jones and his faithful wife had gathered a faithful few to hear the Missionary Secretary. These good people were hearty and lavish in their warm hearted hospitality and a splendid time was enjoyed at Oakville. A real heart to heart Con- ference with the Pastor, Rev. John C. Holland, his good wife and some of his leading officers in Hamilton has brought about a most encouraging outlook for future relationship between this splendid people who are in heart still African Methodists. A splendid dinner was served on this occasion in the beautiful aT AN RECORDER ~ parsonage there. had withdrawn from the A. M. E. Church). The worth of Dr. and Mrs. Berry's visit to Canada at this time cannot be measured in words. The entire connec- tion will benefit by it if certain things materialized which Dr. Berry has so potently stimulated in his brief stay ir Toronto. We expect to keep the General Church informed as to these developements. Our esteemed Bishop John A. Gregg has expressed his fine attitude and I believe that under his leadership we are soon to present a United Method’sm in Canada. pairs SHES yeaa el 4 “BELATED PRAISE” By Rev. Wm. H. Burnette This is the first of a series of three articles about a man and his travels that I think should be known and ap- preciated, that of Bishop Noah W. Williams, who has covered more Bible Lands than any other Negro from the United States and a very few white people have covered the territory of Bible Lands as has Bishop Williams. Mr. E. T. Ellis who writes Sunday School Lessons in the Daily papers, Rev. Mr. Fosdick and a few of our Archaeologists and commercially mind- ed men are the only notable persons who have done so. Bishop Williams states that Palestine is in area only a very small part of Bible Lands. The Bible begins by talking about a Garden planted Eastward in Eden, about Baby- lon, Ereach, Ur of the Chaldees, of Ninevah, Shushan, of the river Chebar on the banks of which Ezekiel sat and dreamed; it speaks about the river Hidekel and the river Eupharatees in Mesopotamia which means, “the land between the rivers,” The Bible talks about Haran, of Damascus, of Mt. Sinai, of Egypt and the Land of Gos- hen, of Mars Hill in Greece and the Appian Way. So far as I know Bishop Williams is the only member of our race who has ever covered these lands, and he has brought moving pictures which he took himself, except when he is himself in the picture, then his guide manipulated the machine, while the Bishop got in the picture, which he calls his trademark. It has been my joyous privilege to have witnessed these moving pictures which were not staged, but according to Bishop Wil- liam’s statement were taken just indis- criminately, so that one gets a fine view of places and people just as they are. And the pictures would not be complete without the lecture that Bish- op Williams gives while showing the pictures. We absolutely have nothing in the race what Bishop Williams has to offer us and he should have been given a whole night at our Sesqui-Cen- tennial not only because of these won- derful Bible Lands Pictures and Travelogue, but because he also brings much hope and encouragment to any member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. And it is with his permission that I am giving this series of articles on what I am pleased to call, “BELATED PRAISE.” This write-up is taken from the lecture of Bishop Williams. It was the first day of January of 1935 that Bishop Noah W. Williams left his home in St. Louis for New (This congregation THURSDAY, JUNE ‘6, 193, York where he took the Rex for Bible Lands. The Rex was an Italian ship and at that time was the fastest ship that sailed the seas. Since that time the French have built the Normandy and the English have built the Quee, Mary, both of which are faster than the Rex. After spending a night jy Naples, Italy, the Bishop went {, Alexandria which is in Egypt of North Africa. It was in Alexandria that Alexander the Great was buried a). though he died in Babylon. In Alexand- tia the Old Testament Scriptures, bo. fore the days of Jesus, were translated from the original Hebrew to the Greek, called the Septuigent Translation pe. cause it was translated by the Seventy Scholars. Haifa is the landing place of Bishop Williams in Palestine. Ayq by the way Palestine is only about one 140 or fifty miles from Dan to the farthest point South and an average of about forty-five miles from the Mediterannean Sea to the river Jordan: a little rocky, hilly backward country with Egypt of Africa contiguous jy territory on the southwestern side, Arabia on the South, the Arabian desert on the East, the Mediterannean Sea on the West and Seria on the North. Just a little backward couniry looks like nothing good could conc out of. And yet the greatest personages that have blessed humanity were born and reared there. It is the birth plac: and earthly home of Jesus our Lord and Master. In his Bible Lands Travelogue Bishop Noah W. Williams states that Palestine is a very small part of Bible Lands, but there is a railroad running from Haifa to Jeru salem and from Jerusalem to Cairo Egypt of North Africa. That the Ene- lish have the mandate of Palestine and have made very good roads. The towns of Bible days very small. Some man once stated that Joshua could not havc led the Children’ of Israel around Jeri cho seven times on that seventh day that it was a physical impossibility this was done to discredit the Bibl: falsus uno falsus in omnibus. But whe: the Archaeologists a few years ago found the bast of the old wall of Jeri cho and traced it around they found that Jericho covered about two blocks and in walking around it seven times they had walked just two miles and a quarter in all seven times, The only town now on the shores of the Sea of Galilee that was there during the days of Jesus is Tiberius a very nic‘ town where the Bishop says he took dinner, eating nothing but fish which were caught out of the Sea of Tiberius or Galilee. He says that they tasted better than any fish he had ever eaten before, but he thought it must have been his imagination because they were caught in the Sea of Galilee. Speaking of Biblical impossibilities the worldly wise have or had decided that Solomon could not have had all the stables and horses in the country Palestine that the Bible states because no traces of any such stables had ever been found. Well Bishop Williams says, at Megiddo in the plain of Esdraelon or Jezrel they were digging and struck a rock, which is very plentiful in Palestine. They continued to dig dirt away until they had completely unearthed a_ stable that would accommodate three hundred horses with-a rock stall, rock hitching THURSDAY. UNE 16, 1938 posts and @ rock trough for each horse, nd in addition places for chariots and jroonis. Nothing: like a pick and shovel fo prove the Bible. Over in Mesopota- nia at Ur of the Chaldees they, the Archaclogists were digging for the ombs of kings and queens. They had figged down through several towns, nue on top of the other until they had truck what they regarded as virgin oil, But Mr. Breadstead, Archae- ogists from the University of Chicago ought differently and digging deeper ound silt over fén feet thick. They went several hundred miles in another Jirection and at the same depth found he same thing, and going still in an- pther direction to find the same thing. rom this they knew that there had been a flood that covered the world known during Bjble forming days, Scientists do not question the fact of flood, world, wide they are trying fo determine what towns were before he flood and what after. Speaking bout one town on top of another heeds little explaining. You know that everal thousand years ago when the neans of travel and the means of labor yere much poorer than they are today, up of nomadic people would come a spring or small body of water | wousd degide to camp there. At first the camp would be very temporary, but after a while they would build nore permanent dwellings, usually on hill for purposes of defense. Per- ps for several hundred years they ould live here and build up a culture pottery, animals and other arts of ace. After a while another nomadic ‘owd would come and subdue or run first set, taking their cattle ni women for themselves and go on Paving this place completely blank. ethaps after several hundred years his place would be fallen down and vered with the sands and dirt of e years. When another nomadic ‘owd would come along and finding bine water would spread their camp nthe site of the former town and hen they would also decide to re- ain there more permanently they buld smooth the dirt over this first Hy and build a more permanent habi- de. In the course of time the same ing would happen to them that took ace with the first dwellers. So you m sce that in the course of a thou- id years there would be built several Hicrent towns on the same place, for Archaelogists of today to unearth. bs of the rulers that they might 1d records of the people. Louis, Missouri ———_o—___ RAYVILLE, LA. Phe Presiding Elder and pastors of matlieville, Manghan, Rayville, and chabald circuits, met in joint-session Shady Grove A. M. E. Church for Second Quarterly Conference. Y. Ear Hutchinson, entertaining tor, DreeGe te Stinson, presiding es Quarterly Conference is some- 's New under the sun. Born in the | of the Dr. G. T. Stinson, “A \ Vision for the Church.” ; 2:30 Saturday, May 28 the fol- VS Pastors and their congregations with Dee G. T, Stinson, presiding. hat they are looking for are the |- Opening hymn lined by Rey. E. R. Hutchinson; Prayer offered by Bro. M. A. Lark; Scripture Lesson, 27 Psalms, by Dr. G. T. Stinson; after some timely remarks. The presiding elder preceeded the organization follows : Brother B. Williams, secretary Brothers Spencer Samuel, Richard Calhoun, and John Small, marshals, Committees appointed —Finance, Education, Missionary and Dollar Money. After a sticcessful business meeting all charches reported in full. Manghan Circuit, Rev. A. Willis, pastor, $15.65; Charlieville Circuit, Rev, Wm. Simons, pastor, $28.15; Rey, A. P. Watson, Rayville, $31. ; Rev. E. R. Hutchinson, Archabald Circuit, $62. 00 Rey. Hutchinson and A. P. Watson paid presiding elders in full, The following paid education: Revs—A. Willis - $2.00 A. P. Watson . - 5.00 George Jones .... . 3.00 E. R. Hutchinson .. 10.00 as $20.00 Grand total raise d for education, $140.05 Paid the presiding elder $120.05. Sunday was a high day. Model Sun- day School opened at 9:30 conducted by the District Superintendent, Brother R. B. Boughton assisted by Supts. from Shady Grove and Camp Ground. At 11:30 the presiding elder preached from the Book of Ezekiel, 37-3,4. In his masterly and forceful way, our hearts burned within. As he enlarged upon the state of the church in the valley of sin. About 600 people wit- nessed the services. At 3:30 another great sermon was delivered by the Rev. A. P. Watson, text, Matt. 5:14; Subject, “A Christian’s Position in the World.” After a great service—an old time basket spread on the ground, every one expressed an enjoyable time. Conference closed at the Rev. A. P. Watson’s church, Rayyille, La. Another great sermon preached by the presiding elder Dr. G. T. Stinson. Invitation extended by the Rev. E. R. Hutchinson and one united with the church during the session. This marks the closing of one of the greatest meet- ings in the history of the church in Louisiana. Doxology—benediction by Rev. E. R. Hutchinson. Mrs. C. C. Hutchinson DISTRICT CONFERENCE Huntsville, Alabama The Florence District Conference was held at St. John A: M. E. Church, Huntsville, Alabama. This be- ing the Fifty-fifth Annual Session and the best as a whole under the leader- ship of our new Presiding Elder, Dr. C. L. Wright who was appointed pre- siding elder, November, 1937. Peace and love prevailed throughout the meeting and the P. E. said we are going to work to gether. By so doing, we can put over a program for Christ and His Church. The District Con- ference was interesting each day and it was largely attended. The work throughout the district has been un- paralled, more conversions and more members added to the church, All PAGE NINE ee sSSSSSssSsSsSseFesesesssSSSSSSSFsFsFhshe the churches reported well, the spirit- ual side of the meeting was high, we had strong sermons at high moon and at night. Rey. J. E. Cheeseboro., Rev. A. H. Harris, Jr., Rev. L. C. Maple, Rey. J. C. Carter, Rev. V. G. Draper. The institute conducted by Dr. W. M. Craig, the entertaining pastor. Rey. C. S. Woods, visiting presiding Elder. Dr. P. T. Matherson of the Birming- ham District, Dr. Thompkin, presiding elder of South Birmingham District, Presiding Elder of the Florence Dis- trict, Dr. C. L. Wright, presiding. Total amount raised, $404.00 Bishop David H. Sims J. S. Jones ANOTHER PROPOSAL It has been proposed that we drop the “African” from the name of our Church, substituting “American” there- for. Whether or not this change would be advantageous is not the question which this writer is concerned to answer, But it suggests to him the desirability of a change in the cognomen of the church official known as “Presiding Elder.” So far as the “Elder” is con- cerned, there may still be sufficient justification to have it remain, but scarcely can such a plea be entered for “Presiding.” There is as little ex- cuse for calling that official a “Presiding Elder” as there is for speaking of “Presiding.” Besides, the name, “Presiding Elder” carries no implication of the scope or character of his work and has no in- herent value to be lost in its abandom- ment. The Methodist Episcopal Church dropped it as meaningless more than two decades ago, and substituted there- for the term “District Superintendent.” So appropriate does that title seem to some of the pastors of our own church that, in introducing their presiding el- ders to an interdenominational audience, they frequently designate them “District Superintendents.” Through sheer pride, we may not wish to change to the same name for our traveling official as that chosen as by the A. M. E. Church, however, fitting and appropriate it may be, but can we not sufficiently unbend to give to this, the only true itinerant minister of ours in modern times, a name which shall be truly representative of his ofice?” I suggest for him the name, “District Elder.” Who has a better name to suggest? C. J. Powell NEW BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH White. Springs, Florida The Second Quarterly Conference of the Lake City District. Sunday School at the usual hour; lesson reviewed by the Presiding Elder, Dr. T. D. Tyson, after which the choir led in singing. The Presiding Elder then delivered a very helpful sermon which was enjoyed by all. At 3 o'clock the funeral of sister Maria Yerdy was preached by Rev. T. W. Wright. At 8:00 the Presiding Elder preached ‘Thee: E. opened with the business of the quarterly conference. All reports were good. Collection very good in spite of the another soul-stirring sermon enclement weather. Rey. J. A. Porter, pastor Lunetdia Bryan pv ete y LYNCHBERG, VA. Marshall Chanel A. M. E. Church First Qua rterly Conference was held May 13-15. Friday night, Rev. A. L. Williams, elder called this quarter to order at 8 p.m. All boards and clubs made written reports. Raised during last quarter, $276.09. The Pre- siding conditions vresiding Elder was pleased with and are thankful Almighty God, our bishop, and the for the pastor very We to conference return of our be- loved and presiding elder at the close of the business part of the quarter on Friday night. A reception Was given to welcome our pastor’s re- turn. On Sunday 15th, the Presiding Elder preached two sermons. Contri butions during the quarter, $18.09 Rev. A. L. Williams, P. E. Rey. Ira J. Gamble, pastor Sister Sarah P. Byrd \ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT I have been appointed by Bishop Sims District Episcopal Evangelist for the First Episcopal District of the A. M. E. Church, and Special Agent for the Church Ex- tension Department in Washington... am also authorized to take subscriptions for the CHRISTIAN RECORDER and supplies for the Book Concern. I am now booking Revival dates in my district from July 15th forward. .Letters will always reach me addressed to EVANGELIST Dr. N. H. JELTZ,-716 So. 19th St., Philadel- phia, Pa. eA RL IT IMAI ITI I ===== DSC09319.JPG ===== 5) PAGE TEN —— a a eer LOOK! EXTRAORDINARY VALUE THE CHRISTIA eon en HYMNAL and H>CIPLINE TOGETHER $1.50 Music Hymnal and YU Discipline A $2.40 Value (Both For $2.00 pes nd Stamped in Gold. 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Here are 10 superstitions June brides riage cannot be successful until a (and most other brides) have taken to parties forget percentages!” thelaltar with them through the years: | The truth is, he said, the most D 1—From ‘way back comes the belief itive evidence of “a good and succe, that summer is the luckiest wedding ful marriage is considerable disagreg season, June the best month and Wed-') vient.” nesday the luckiest day. ; “Why,” he continued, “a good wi 2-The bride should wear “something keeps her husband alert and alive h old, something new, something borrow: | gicagreeing with him occasionally, ed, something blue.” ‘yes-my-dear’ wife soon makes for egotistic male with whom no one 3-It’s a good omen if the wedding gct along.” day tbe bright, but if it rains—‘weeping sky, weeping wife.” Something can apon't Go ta Parents” be done about a wet day, however; the And when serious disagreemenf bride should carry three grains of rice) jceyr, Mr. Auerbach advised, coupig in her left shoe. should not go to their parents, “yh can’t look on marital problems impeg 4-It’s unlucky for the bride to look sonally,” or to lawyers, “whose by at herself in a mirror after she is fully | joc it is to handle divorces.” attired for the wedding. She should! fystead, he counselled, they sho finish looking at her reflection before | consilt a wise clergyman or a p putting on her gloves. chiatrist or psychologist, who will m; “every effort impersonally to keep the $—On entering her home after the together.” wedding, the bride should step across! ye warned against two tendenci tlie threshold with her right foot first. | j, present-day marriages ; the unnecg Otherwise, she may have trouble in the sary employment of wives in many ian ilies and the overemphasis on “savi for the future.” house. 6—When she changes to her going- away gown she must throw away every pin used in her wedding dress. Tf one re- mains the newlyweds will quarrel with- in three days. Too Many Sissies In the first case, he said, the r is often “a husband from whom f sponsibility has been taken. The x ingness of women to do what m should be doing is developing a natid of male sissies,” he said. In the second instance, he dec'aré &—Eating a piece of bread and honey |“many young couples carry too mi on the wedding eve will insure smooth going on the wedding day. 7—If the bride’s shoes pinch she will have trouble with her in-laws. insurance, put too much in savings buy a home too heavily mortgaged enjoy life fully. 9—Before leaving for the church, the] “They are so busy with their futtl bride should feed any household pets. | obligations it is impossible for ‘nem This will insure plenty for her new] enjoy their present opportunities, home. ‘said, 10—Keep peacock feathers out of the new home. They bring ill luck. Warns Against Perfection As a final injunction, he warned gainst expecting perfection in om mate. “Tt is important for each husband wife to keep in mind that each ™ CAPETOWN, S. Africa, May 27—] vidual has his own set of weakness4 (ANP)—A request that colored stu-|he said. “Statistics actually show dents be segregated at the University | people obtaining divorces often hast of Cape Town, was made last week by ] into a marriage with mates poss¢s the Cape Peninsula joint committee of | the same weaknesses as the mates {rg the Federasie van Afrikanse Kultur- | which they thought they escaped.” uyerenigings. | Prominent | members hs ‘ —Philadelphia Record SEEK JIM CROWISM IN AFRICAN SCHOOL Her bari wnipow FREE TRIAL TREATMENT- BIGGEST, BEST PRESCRIPTION EVER GIVEN DIVINUM ALL-HEAL ING HERBARIUM REMEDIUM, Na- ture’s Ever-Ready Universal .Never-Fail Speedwell Panaceas for Human IIIs. Build System, Invigorate, Strengthen, Put Pep, Snap, Grit, Nerve, Courage, Thrill, Am- bitiion, Activity, Stamina, Vim, Vitality, Helps Kidney, Bladder, Back, Stomach, Intestine, Loss Appetite, Rundown Con- dition, Relieves Cough, Asthma, Fain, Catarrh, Burning, Scalding Discharges, Weakness, etc. Price $1, $2. Trial 25¢. Medicine, Roots, Herbs, Barks, Powders for all Purposes,® Conditions. Agts, Make Big Money giving sample . Taking Orders. ® DIVINE SPIRITUAL HEALTH ALLIANCE, 1617 South St. & Office: 1422 Lombard St., Phila of the local native colony are vigor- ee ously protesting the move. NEGRO TO HEAD FAMOUS .. DUTCH UNIVERS! PERFECT MARRIED COUPLES ‘EITHER MORONS OR LIARS’ UTRECHT, Holland, June— A? Couples who insist they have gone @ggyesyaysrraxxaTANNERTEEE from 30 to 40 years without an unkind WINSTON -INTERNATIOW word between them are “either morons I or liars.” Rev. W. Hamilton Auerbach, rector of Christ Church and St. Michael’s, Germantown, said so yesterday in a sermon prepared especially for young couples who will marry this month. The veteran clergyman, with years of experience as councellor to the ma- any number of in the Bible Looks tl "Seid Jor Ttustrated Catatca 5 PPV YVYETYYT’ / Pees Unie ae THURS D, A’ _ most famous of European educational institutions, will have a Negro presi- dent in 1939, Bishop S. L. Greene] meeting of the Annual Conference h Jearned on a visit here. been the erection of a new Chi i This is due, the A. M. E. prelate building, in the heart of thi ore was informed, to the university’s cus- | population. i iy tom of rotating the presidency annually} Rev. G. L. Bennett has advanced among its professors. The Negro to| the interests of African Methodism i tbe so hotiored, whose name was not | this section of the State as a result of icarned, ig professor in the College of | his labors. (ropical Diseases. One of the big things that has hap- pened in this Conference since the ; What was once a part of th. Raleigh district has now become a Station. No sooner than this task wa. HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—(ANP)—W. completed than 65 additional weenie. \. Blakely, presiding elder of the Pine | were added to the Church. The dis- Bluff district of the African Methodist | trict Conference me ipiscopal Church, presented Bishop J. | invitation. Rev. A. J. Smoot gave \rthaur Hamlett, of Kansas City, Kati- | valuable assistance to the paatee thus sas, a presiding prelate in the Colored | enabling him and his good folks to Methodist Episcopal Church, a $125] achieve the almost impossible. watch ds a token of appreciation for] The District Conference opened with his setvice to the race. Presiding Elder ‘Smoot in !charge. Rey. Blakely made the presentation | After fitting remarks followed the de- for Bishop H. Y. Tookes, presiding | votional service, the Conference Of- \.M.E, prelate of Arkansas and Okla- | ficers were elected; Rev. A. J, Smoot, homa. It was made following a frater-] Jr. Secretary; Rev. J. Little, Assis- nal address from the A.M.E. Church | tat Sec; Mrs. R. A. Lewis, Confer- by Dr. John H. Clayeborne, editor of |} ence Musiciati; Mrs. Mamie C. Lyles, the Southern Christian Recorder, at] Radio Singer of Bluefield, W. Va., the C.M.E. General Conference, which | Conference Songster. The Finance closed here last week. Dr. J. R.| Committee: Rev. Irvy H. Gary, R. Starks, editor of the Western Index,} A. Lewis, Geo. W. Patterson. responded. i Following the election of Offiicers the (he watch is a “Longines,” imported | Presiding Elder called for the reports irom England, and is the same kind that of the Churches. Generally speaking was presented to the King of England | these reports were up to par. As the at the coronation. The presentation | Various charges reported, their reports proyoked much comment as it came | reflected their interest in the work of from a sister church and demonstrated | the Church. In spite of the recession, a fine spirit of brotherhood between | by the sacrifices of the people, they bishops of separate denominations. | said, that the work of the Church must Bishop Hamlett is a nationally known | move on. character, both in religious and civic] Among those delivering sermons were circles. He has represented his church | three of the younger men of the Con- here and abroad, and is considered one | ference, Revs. A. J. Smoot, Jr. pastor of the greatest preachers in the:Amer- | at Charleston W. Va., J. Little pastor ican pulpit today. at Bluefield, W. Va. C. C. Richardson, pastor at Madison and Charleston, W. t with them on THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER © HUNGARY DISCOVERS OIL Va. Others were C. V. Truitt of Eck- ON BUKK MOUNTAINS | man, W. Va. and Irvy H. Gray of BUDAPEST—(U. P.)—After years Williamson, W. Va. Many interesting subjects were dis- The University of Leyder, on¢ of f of experimental drilling by the Hungar- | cussed by the Ministers and Delegates. ian bureau of mines, rich supplies of | As a result of these helpful discussions oil have been struck on the slopes of | the Ministers and Delegates were in the Bukk mountains. The oil gushes|@ much better position to cope with without mechanical aid and the peace- | the intricate problems of the Church. ful countryside is being rapidly trans-| Rey. D. B. Taylor, presiding Elder formed into a miniature Texas with|of the Wheeling District graced the towering derricks. Conference with his presence and assis- ted Presiding Elder Smoot in the work. GIRL, AGE 10, OPENS DRAWER 4 AND SEES RATTLESNAKE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION BIXBY, Okla.—(U.P.)—A_ rattle- A snake reared its head when 10 year old}. On the Third Day of the Conference Imogene Combs opened a dresser draw-| the Sunday School convention of the cr in her farm home east of here to| District was held. The delegates from Sct some clothes. Mrs. M.A. Combs,! the various Churches in the District the girl's mother, aided by other mem- | held sway and discussed the problems bers of the Combs family, tossed the | of the Sunday School. It was agreed drawer outdoors and killed the snake. |at this Conference that hereafter a - separate Sunday School Convention THE CHARLESTON DISTRICT | will be held during the Summer each CONFERENCE OF THE WEST | year. VIRGINIA ANNUAL, CONFER- ENCE. BECKLEY, W. VA. ADDED ATTRACTION What has now become an institu- tion in the District Conferences as : presided over by Dr. Smoot, is a choir Inspirational and interesting from | and Quartette contest held on the last “Start {to Finish’, was «the recent | evening of the District Conference. Meeting of the Charleston District | Choirs and Quartettes from the District Conference which met in Beckley, W. | itrespective of denomination partici- Vay ‘ f pate in this contest and prizes are of- Rev. A. J. Smooth, Sr. _ Presiding Elder fered for the best choirs and Quartettes appearing in the contest. This af- fair lends added interest to the meeting of the District Conference. Presiding Elder Smoot presided over the Conference in his usual brotherly manner and has endeared himself into the hearts of all. Rey. G. L. Bennett, wife and good people of Beckley did everything pos- sible in entertaining the Conference. Irvy H. Gray. NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS FOES, INET Evangelists Beatrice L. Doswell Rev. A. R. Foxworth Mary Tatum Cora Scott F.C. Nolan Orrie Travers Marjorie Townsend Ruth Morris Ruth R\ Jenkins Charlotte Jackson Gladys Gross Glayds R. Holmes Lucy Gross Henrietta Foskey Mary C. Eday Abbie H. Durbin Ethel Campbell Esther B. Crawford Pearl Collins Mary Cantor Rachel Burke Lucy A. Brown Thenia Bateman L. M. Blake Rev. J. G. Drake, P. E. Charles St., Boston, O. W. Childers St. Paul, H. L. Moore Grant C. B. Crawford Lynn, H. E. Charles First Church, Chelsea, S. P. Perry Moore Tabernacle, Mrs. M. J. Moore St. Jude, H. A. Hinds Bethel, Providence, J. Julian Jenkins Allen, Providence, A. Shaack Fall River, W. C. Walter New Bedford, W. N. Brown Salem, J. E. Critchlow Everett, T. E. Lawrence Plymouth, E. M. Gilbert Lowell, Geo. Richardson Newport, C. P. Cole Springfield, E. L. Blake Hartford; W. K., Hopes New Haven, I. A. McCoy Bridgeport, E. H. Collins Norwalk, W. C. Walter New Canaan, Mrs. Cora Scott-Mary Canton Stamford, D. D. Davis Greenwich, R. H. Gross Holyoke, C. W. Davis Allen Chapel, Hartford, Chas. Richard- son Narragansett Pier, A. E. Andrews Jamestown, E. A. Peacock Transfers Conference Sunday Schoo} Supt. : Iola M. Murray — Conference League Superintendent J. Julian Jenkins _——9 BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Johnstiwn, Pa. Bethel recently closed. a successful Third Quarterly meeting and Con- ference. The pastor preached to the large audience Sunday, May 22 in the absence of Dr. W. H. Truss, presid- ing Elder who was delayed due to motor trouble. The theme for the morning was in keeping with the 200th Anniversary of Methodism. Tuesday night, Dr. Truss addressed the Bethel group on “Reflection,” after which an interesting business session was held. Our congregation is with- out a permanent place of worship and with crisis, however, the church is very much alive. One new member was added to the flock, one received baptism, one passed to the great Eleven made financial reports for the quarter which totaled $248.38. There was an increase of over $100 for the quarter Mrs. Mary L. Sedgewick represented Bethel at the recent district conference which met at Bellefonte, Pa. The “Quarterly Visitor” just released by the parish carries a complete report for the three month’s work. Bethel is engaged in a definite program of rehabilitation and success is attending the effort. July 3 marks the Fifth year of the pastor and the 21st year of the local church. We seek the cooperation of African Methodism. Dr. \W.. H. Truss, ‘P.-E. Rev. James A. Jarvis, pastor Mrs. Mamie Watts GN the continued economic beyond. units LOCKHART, TEXAS St James A M E Church Sunday morning found all at our posts. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. At 11 a.m: the pastor came forward with a wonderful sermon which was both practical and very instructive. We all enjoyed a high time in the Lord. Sun- day afternoon at 3 p.m. we worshipped with Mt. Salem M. E. Church in an effort to aid Rev. Hutchinson in his Quarterly Conference. Sunday night we came back to St. James for a splendid. Mother’s Day program. All last week we had on what is known as the seven seal rally with the four horses carrying their all trying to make their horse win above. the fifteen mile drive. Monday night, May 9, the pale horse took the lead Mrs. C. Procter as the horse. The black horse Brother W. H. Barks- dale running second. This was an ef- fort put on that we might be able to meet our district conference convened at Luling, Texas; May 18. With a smile we thank God for Sister S. A. Alexander the pastor’s wife for different riders, which J. M. Stepteau, Deleware Conference, such a plan, which we all know she is Linwood. full of them. Rey. Alexander and his D. V. Kyles, Philadelphia Conference dear wife are putting the program oyer. C. E. Wilson, New York Conference We all stand as soldiers on the firing to Westbury. Director, Religious Education Gladys R. Holmes line ready to back all good thoughts and plans that may be produced. L, V. Byars ===== DSC09320.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE The Calendar June 2—Allen University, Columbia, E. H President. ncement Address by Presi- =. ¢ McGill, Ce State A. and M. hittaker, Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas. jent A. S. Jackson. t Address, C. W. Jo Address, President in, Jr Payne University, Birmingham, Ala J. R. Bu , President. Bacca- eate mon, R J. C. Jar- rett Commencement Address, Prof. W. B. Doby. 3—Campbell College, Jackson, Miss., R. A. Scott, President. Bac- ureate Sermon, Rev. George Baber, Detroit, Michigan. Com- ement Address, N a fe 9—Wilberforce University, Ohio, 3ishop R. R. D. Ormonde Walker, President. Baccalaureate Sermon, Rey. Frank Madison Reid. St. Louis, Mo. Commencement Address, U. S. Senator Robert J. Buckley. ~-30—F irst yiscopal District ¢ Institute, D. H. Sin ident August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- deavor Convention, Melbourne, Australia. 24—Ontario Conference—W ind- C. E. Penny, r Street. Bishop John or, Ontario, Rev 494 Me A, Grege 31—Michigan Grand Conference— Michigan, Rev. . THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER i a a. | |!U|!!l Please mail in to the Christian Re- h, birth month, corder your name, churc and date. In keeping with a resolution that was passed by the Connectional Coun- cil in the City of Montgomery, Ala- bama February 25th, 1938, in which five commissions are to be set up, consisting of five persons, to be appointed by the President at his discretion as soon after the adjournment of the Montgomery meeting as convenient, to study our systems concerning I. Literature, I. Finance, II. Education, IV. Inter- racial and V. Organic Union of Negro Methodist Churches, I am appointing the following: I. Literature: Revs. V. C. Hodges, Baltimore, Md. J. C. Beckett, Washington, iD BS Joseph Gomez, Cleveland, Ohio. S. S. Morris, Philadelphia, Pa. II. Finance: Dr. J. L. Roberts, Chicago, Tt. Mr. O. M. Travis, Montecello, Ken- tucky. Rev. J. D. Howell, Detroit, Mich. Prof. John R. Hawkins, Washington, 9 He xt Rev. John H. Clayborn, Little Rock, Ark. III. Education : President D. O. Walker, Wilberforce, Ohio. Prof. A. S. Jackson, Waco, Texas. Presidents W. A. Fountain, Jr. At- lanta, Ga. F. D. Jordan, Kansas City, Kansas. E. H. McGill, Columbia, S. C. IV, Inter-racialship : Revs. Russell Brown, Denver, Col- orado. D. Ward Nicholas, New York City. W. H. Jones, 508 Street Bishop John A. ¢ - Sept. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. J. W. Col and R Streets Bishop John A. Gregg. 14—West Virginia Confer- ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M, H. Davis, As- sociate. , 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Iilinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street, Bishop John A. Gregg. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna. Rev. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 28—Indiana Conference—Fvans- ville, Ind. Rev, M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop John A. Gregg 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C, Ransom, Bishop M, H, Davis, Associate. October 5—INinois Conference—Spring- field, Ti,, Rev, K. J. Siddall, 415 North Mth Street. Bishop John A. Greger. S—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- ant, Pastor. Bishop R, C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- Mr. H. L. Dudley, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Bertie L. DeLyles, Tulsa, Okla. Rev. J. L. Butler, Savannah, Ga. V. Union of Negro Methodist ciate. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R. Reid, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate, East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard, 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S, Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. November 9—West Tennessee Confer- ence—Greater Bethel, Jackson, Tenn. Rev. C. H. Harden, Pas- tor Bishop Edward J. Howard. Church; Revs. J. N. Campbell, Little Rock, Ark. FE. C. Hatcher, Dothan, Ala. F, Madison Reid, St, Louis, Missouri. Mr. H.R. Baranco, Baton Rough, La. Rey. C, A, Abington, Philadelphia, Pa, I am trying to find Misses Tempie Jane and Olivia Puryear of Burlington, North. Carolina who came North from Greensboro, North Carolina and settled in Philadelphia. They are first cousins of Mrs. Lettitia Worth who is a mem- ber of the Graham Circuit of the aXe M. E. Church at whose request this notice comes. Anyone knowing these persons and their ‘addresses please communicate with the Editor of the Christian Recorder or Rev. J. A. Hunter, Box 242, Graham, N. Os The Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers of the Missionary De- partment of the A.M.E. Church will be held at its headquarters, 112 West 120th Street, New York, N. Y., Wed- nesday morning, June 15th, 1938, at 10 o'clock. Bishop George B. Young, President Dr. L. L. Berry, Secretary-Treas. To Ministers and Laymembers of the A. M. E. Connection The Bishop’s Council at Kittrell, N. C. in August, makes it necessary for me to call the Connectional Council in summer session at noon Wednesday, August 17, to join the Bishops in their consideration of “Union of Negro Methodists.” We haye appointed the five commis- sions who will complete their “set up” and report at this meeting. This will consume the major part of the program with the exception of the discussion of “Union of Negro Methodists.” Min- isters, laymembers and _ organizations of other Negro bodies of Methodists are invited to sit with us and discuss the matter of “Union.” V. M. Townsend, President C. A. Wingfield, Secretary J. D. Howell, Vice President The Junior Allen C. E. League topics graphically outlined and includ- ing a stimulating program for children appears monthly in The Journal of Religious Education. The materials are prepared by Mrs. Mae J. Paskin of Allen A. M. E, Church, Philadelphia. The Journal copies are 10c each. Great Ovation iri Honor of Dr. L. Hemmingway, Secretary-Trea- surer of the A. M. E. Church Extension DR. Ly H. HEMMINGWAY The Manning District was called to order by the great leader and business genius, Dr. L. H. Hemmingway, at Biggers A. M. E. Church, May 27. After leading his conference in every phase of church activity and for 9 years presiding elder he was elected secretary-treasurer of the great A. M. FE. Church. We are looking forward to greater things from this strong, energetic, ambitious leader who has been called higher to do noble things for our Zion. God has always had a} man somewhere to intrust with the work of His Church. We can almost hear His voice saying, “Hemmingway, the Church Extension has slipped out of its useful place; take thou the work and go forward.” All who know Dr. ‘Matt. a " THURSDAY, J 8 1a Hemmingway believe that there js \ new day for the department of Ry. tension. A great crowd gathered to hear and see our Presiding Elder wind-up pi, work, and to tender honor that js due a great leader. Dr. A. P. Spears spoke of the need of a-man as Dr, Hemmingway at this time. Dr. Bey. bow, in unbiased and glowing terms, praised the great work of the districy and said that the A. M. E. Church is blessed to find a man like Dr. Hemm. ingway to head the Church Extension, Drs. J. McKenzie Harrison, B. fF, Hildebrand, E. F. G. Dent, J. |, Hamilton, B. J. Hodge, also Professor C. G. Garrett and Mr. H. Pinkney appeared on program in honor of this promoted leader. They were eloquent and loud in their praise of Dr. Hem. — mingway for his work and achieye- ments. He will be missed by all never- theless, we pray God’s leadership wilj carry him on to higher, heights. L. C. Burgess. FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Rev. J. A. Gregg, Bishop The Windsor, Montreal District Conference convened at Campbell Chapel A. M. E. Church, Chatham, Ontario, May 20 to 22, 1938. Rey W. Constantine Perry, the efficient Presiding Elder was also the host of the Conference. The Annual Sermon, an eloquent message, was delivered by Rev. W. C. Perry, after which the Holy Com- munion was administered with the assistance of the ministers present The spirituality of the conference ran high. Papers on the following subjects evoked spirited discussion: “The prob- lems of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada and how to solve | them;” “Means. to make the church more prosperous spiritually ;” and “Are we justified in praying for another Pentecost?” Rev. Charles Penny of Windsor, preached the second sermon of the conference, Friday evening: text, Matt 18:3, “Except Ye be Converted.” Welcome was extended to the Com ference for the Chatham church very pleasing manner by Miss Beulah Harding. Miss Jeannetta Woodcock of Windsor responded graciously. Lay delegates to the Annual Con- ference to be held at Tanner Chap¢! Windsor, were elected. “The Relationship between th ¢ Sut day School and the Church” and “Tie Best Inducements to promote the In- terest of the Youth in’ Church Activ ties,” were discussed fully. ” Rey, Thomas Woodcock, of Montre@! preached at the morning hour, text, 5:20. It was an_ inspirins: thought-pervoking sermon. At 3 p.m. Rev. Charles Penny again filled th ‘pulpit; text, Acts 4:13. Rey. C. Brown of Chatham and Dr Gordon Hay, pastor of Chatham Com: munity Church were pleasant visitors to the Conference. “ Brother G. Sands and sister Rosie Sands, of New Canaan, assist’ throughout with the devotions. Pro! McCallum, blind pianist assisted w"" the music. At 8:00 p.m. Dr. 7- H Henderson, conference evancelist ae financial agent, brought the closi" THURSDA ji » 16, 1938 message of the conference; text, Phil. 3;13-14- It was a soul-stirring sermon. “Much credit is due the pastor and church at Chatham for their splendid entertainment. Rev. Charles Penny, secretary SCRANTON DISTRICT CONFERENCE Third Episcopal District Dr. W. H. Truss, P. E. Belle Fonte, Tuesday afternoon, the sixteenth Annual session of the Dis- trict Conference convened in St. Paul A. Mus Church with Rev. W. H. Truss, Rev. W. S. Cooper, pastor entertaining. Hymn No. 1 led by Rev. Wright; prayer, Rev. L. J. Izzard, Scripture by Rev. Izzard; Rey. W. H. Truss was then introduced by Rev. Wright. After brief remarks, Dr. Truss introduced Rey. A. E. Martin, who delivered the sermon, subject— “Commissioned to Feed my Sheep.” The Lords Supper was administered to the Conference by the following mini- sters: Revs. Bowser McLinn, Northern, Jones. Singing, “Draw Me Nearer,” Rey. Truss thén began the organiza- tion of the Sixteenth Annual District Conference, the Election of the Secre- tay I. B. Brewington, Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Ruth Lyda—Finance mittee, Rev. B. M. McLinn; Revs. A. E. Allen, J. A. Deveaux, E. J. Jones, L. J. Izzard, Mrs. Mary Ballou. Marshals—Brother Williams. Musician, Brother Walker; Reporter, Rev. B. M. McLinn, Committee on Financial abili- ty. of the people throughout the Dis- trict—Rey. Lee, Mrs. Mable Patience, Mrs. Pointer. Moral Condition—Rey. A, E. Martin, Miss Stewart,* Mrs. Mrs. Mitchell. What are they for Missions—Rev. Northern, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Lyda. Spiritual conditions of the churches —Revs. E. C. Brown and Lee. Public Schools—Mrs. Simms, Mrs. Sedgwick, Mr. Wilson. Requirements of the Sab- bath School, Rev. Wright, Rev. Cooper and Mr. Mosley. Tuesday evening Sermon delivered by Rev. L. J. Izzard. Aiter the sermon Dr. McLinn then made the appeal for the offering. Dr. J. W. Jarvis was introduced by Dr. Truss, Miss Mills Mistress of Cere- monies then took charge. First, Banjo Band. Welcome by the Mayor, H. Harris welcome on behalf of the mini- sters Rey. Willis Hartstock; Solo by Miss Mathews, Violin, Miss Stewart and Miss Cooper, Rey. E. J. Jones responded on behalf of the conference. Many subjects were discussed during the Conference and many sermons were delivered by the ministers Revs. J. W. Anderson, P. E. and Je twa Jarvis, P. E.. All.the churches made excellent reports nearly one hundred percent. Contingent Fund, $185.73. Lay Delegate .. $39.00 Mission Preacher . - 10.00 Music Directors . eek 4) Accountants - 17.00 12.00 53.00 22 ee ST. PAUL A. M. E. CHURCH Lexington, Kentucky The month of May 1938 is now a closed chapter. It has been a very busy month for St. Paul under the energetic leadership of our pastor, Rev. T. M. Greene, who came to the pas- torate of our church nearly two years ago from the presidency of Shorter, Col- lege, Little Rock, Ark; at once our church took on new life and has been a beehive of activity since. He has organized a number of new units and stimulated activity of the older units. Our spring rally closed in March with the result of $1359.22. Now for a brief sketch of the unit activities for the month of May. On May 16 the united auxiliaries sponsored a Calendar tea representing the four seasons of the year. The annex of the church was beautifully decorated in the color scheme of the with flowers and shrubbery arranged ac- cordingly on and about the twenty- three tables and the guests seated ac- cording to the- season of their birth months. The occasion was interspersed with choice musical selections.. At the close of the program, Dr. J. L. Berry- man, secretary of the Steward Board presented the pastor a cash purse of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars as a token of appreciation of the member- ship for faithful service as pastor and the seasons, ec ee en ee a a a a a a ae me aa ene WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES | FOR SALE NICE ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS ( — Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- | Wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. convenient to cars, schools and churches. Sarage, Some with Several Stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- come, CONTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 | = ‘Adams, 5641 Market Street THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER : PSOE SSN 2 Re is OD Tose Mt ig ar ak ee administrator. The net receipts of the tea exceeded the sum of $60.00. Immediately following this event came the State Educational chautauqua held here on May 18. The meeting was largely attended by the ministry and laity; Bishop R. C. Ransom pre- sided. Dr. D. O. Walker, president of Wilberforce University delivered the principal address on the closing night. The adress was logical pointed and impressive, and clearly demonstrated the fact that the speaker has a wonder- ful vision of the fundamentals and es- sentials of education needed for the | enjoyed by masses as well as the classes. Evidences | by are that Wilberforce will not suffer un- der his administration, but will build on the foundation of her well earned prestige in the field of education. The history of Wilberforce University can- nit be written without including, along with others, the name of Biship R: C. Ransom, one of her most illustrious sons? who is, in a very large degree, responsible for the present growth and developement of the oldest and largest educational institution owned and con- troled by Negroes in the world. The entertainment of the chautauqua by the local church was declared to be the best. BRYAN, TEXAS ful pastor, Rev. A. completed a_ third ference. Rev. E. D. Cooper, District Leader for five years. Presiding Elder, after which financial reports was $41.71. The District Conference 5 to 8. Presiding Elder E Pastor A. R. conference. mid-summer missionary the pre-S. S. vening here July 26, 27, 28 and 29. The Church improvement has made both spiritually The baccalaureate service of the Dun- bar High School was held at St. Paul Sune afternoon, May 29, our pastor delivering the sermon from. the text, Matt. 6:33, “Seek ye first the kingdom ship of Rev. A. Ro Ne! i —Ruth Cunningham PROGRESS these things shall be added unto you.” There were seventy-four graduates from High School department. of God and his righteousness, and all | Prof. W. H. Fouse, principal of the local High School, retires at the conclusion the A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his of this school year. Prof. Fouse is an active member of St. Paul, a member of the trustee board, a Sunday School teacher, and member of the choir. When we say active, we mean just what the word implies. The general plans for unit activity predecessor. As the result of haye been outlined for the summer this advancement, the public re- We are looking forward to the meeting of our district conference, Sunday a ume of great need School and League Conventions which | will be held at Paris, Ky., June 29-30, | followed by the Young People’s Con- gress in August at Shelbyville, Ky. Rev. T. M. Greene. | ceives protection and comfort in + WALTER C. BECKETI1 216-W. Coulter St. PHONE: Phila,, Pa. GER. 0585 PAGE THIRTEEN Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church un- der the leadership of its most success- R. Nelson has Quarterly Con- pre- siding elder has been our most efficient COLORED MAN'S DISCOVERY Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH Are you in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of strength and energy? Do you feel TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, WEAK, NERVOUS? Is your manhood weak? How is your appetite? Do you get up often at night? Do you tire quickly? 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When we lost you dearest Mother | We lost our dearest pal, | We loved you, and we miss you, And we forever shall. : ¥ Sadly missed. Maude Bazie Johnson, Hortense Bazie Holman, Daughters; Alfreda, Alma, Holman, Grand-daughter. WIFE OF C. M. E. PRELATE DIES Mrs. J W. McKinney Succumbs to Fatal Illness SHERMAN, Texas—Mrs. J. W. McKinney, wife of Bishop J. W. Mc- Kinney of the C.M.E. Church, died here on May 15th. Funeral services were held the following week at the C.M.E. Church. Bishop McKenney was at the General Conference, and was called to her bedside just before she passed. She was a faithful worker in the C.M.E. Church. Bishop McKinney throughout the connection because she assisted the Bishop, serving as his pri- MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ' ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm. A, FOUNTAIN, Jr. President Courses leading to Bachelor ot Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Music. ——000o—- Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Member of Association of American Colleges. | | - —0o——— Por further information write to the President, W. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. SE eee were received from all parts of the country. REV. MR. AND MRS, HODGES OBSERVE 20th ANNIVERSARY ficers, Baltimoreans and friends from near by cities in attendance, the Rey. Virnal C. Hodges, pastor of Trinity A.M.E. Church, and Mrs. Hodges j Were entertained on the twentieth an- niversary of their marriage at a recep- tion at their home, 1024 W. Lanvale Street, Tuesday evening, May 24. The officers and members of Trinity Church were host and hostess. | With a large number of church of- | i Wears Black Lace Mrs. Hodges was striking in a Chanel model of black lace and chiffon, with accessories of silver, and jewelry worn by her mother at the latter’s an- niversary fifty years ago. Her cor- sage was of talisman roses and lillies of the valley, and was a gift from the Stewardess Board of the Church. Also in the receiving line were Mrs. Aliene C. Ewell of Washington, who selected black net caught at the front with a fistful of pink gardenias helq with velvet bands; Mrs. Louie Wij). liams, of Washington, sister of Rey, Hodges, wore a becoming gown oj tricolored caronation print and Mrs. Minnie L. Gaines in a model of black lace made with a bolero. Bride Elect in Line Others in the receiving line were Miss Minnie Summer Moore, foster daughter of Rey. and Mrs. Hodges, who was becomingly gowned in a “Snow White” chiffon with Empress Eugenie bodice, with which she wore silver accessories and red roses, whose engagement to W. Richard Wynder was announced the same evening, Mrs M. H. Davis, wife of the bishop, gown- ed in black taffeta printed in red car- nation and belted with velvet of the same hue; Mrs. K. Bertha Hurst in Lelong pale blue lace with matching accessories and Miss Eliza Sherrell of Crisfield, Md., in gold satin and point de venise. In addition to the honoree the gentle men of the line included Mr. Williams, Mr. Wynder and Mr. Joseph Cor nick of Easton, Md. Out-of-Town Guests From out-of-town for the affair also came Rey. and Mrs. Elbert Beard of Washington; Mr. and Mrs. James Early of Annapolis; Mrs. M. J Henry of Cambridge, Md. Some of the other guests attending were: Revs. and Mesdames J. T Bond, J. R. Nelson, H. E. Walden, W. A. Harris, R. E. Ford, John Hammond, W. H. Manokoo, J. T Colbert, Frederick Johns, C. H Blanks, Daniel Hayes and daughter; Mrs. Hall, S. M. Morsell. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Wiod, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Henderson, Mr. and Mrs John W. Woodhous, Dr. and Mrs Lawrence, Mrs. Sturges of New Jer- sey; Josiah Henry, Jr. Miss Mabel Whiting and Miss Milbourne Davis together with the membership of tlic church. ee ee ee eneeED DEATH Rev. J. J. Evans, pastor of Malone A. M. E, Church of Sioux City, Iowa died May 25. Funeral from the A. M- E. Church Saturday May 28 at 2 p.m Buried in Oakdale cemetery Sioux City Iowa. A large number of ministers from the St. Paul district assisted Presiding Elder Thomas B. Stovall with the funeral services. Elder Stovall called upon Rev. H. C. Boyd of Ottumwa, Towa to read the large number of telegrams and condolences, The church was packed to capacity with members and friends out of respect for their late pastor Rey. Evans. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Emma Evans a sister, and a niece, Dr. Mary G. Eyans, pastor of Cosmopolitan In- dependent Community Church, Chicago: Ill, T. B. Stovall, P. E, p. WILLIAMS THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER } which he was held. Rey. H, E 4 ys. G- MAS MOORER |; : + ey. H, E. Dan- Mason and a K. P. Is a home owner,|der S. M. Davis. All reports were ANDER iels delivered the principal eulogy at the is married and has a wife and four | fair, The Presiding Elder’s message | Friday, April the 22, in the town Huincy the Rey. G. B. Williams, | who for more than forty years ed in the Itenerant System of the an M. Ey Church as Pastor and jding elder. Rey. Williams was ¢q worker and was above the aver- jntelligence- He was three times pinted Presiding Elder in the Flori- nd West Florida Annual Confer- He was widely known and tly loved. Some years ago he ac- ied superannuated relation because he failure in health, but remained piul amid both afflictions and sor- , until the end which to him wel- hed. At his funeral conducted in ett Chapel A. M. E. Quincy a number of ministers from all parts he conference together with hun- Ws of members whom he had pas- j and many scores of friends upon m he had made lasting impressions frayed their love for him in florals. plutions, letters of condolence, tele- ms and voluntary expressions. He bys a blessed sleep from which he lnot wake to weep. he great invader Death came again took from us another great preach- hurch builder and pastor, who la- d in the church as an Itenerant ister for more than fifty three years. Rev. Thomas Moorer better wn by many as Father~ Moorer. Rey. Thomas Moorer entered the istry 1873 and few men in the A. E. Church rendered more service n he. He was an evangelistic her and by his great gospel ser- is thousands have been brought to ist. He perhaps organized more ches than any five men in the le. His was a life of consecrated ice. In the passing of this great N the church sustains a great lost Well as his devoted family. fis funeral was conducted in Bethel M. E. Church, Tallahasse, the rch which he was three times pas- He died at his home on Pensacola et, and at his funeral every possible n of sincere regard was shown by hundreds who filled to the over W the spacious auditorium of Bethel rch. Long before the hour set for funeral the church and grounds © crowded with people from all S of Florida. The many resolu- Ms, letters of sympathy, and_ tele- ™s as well as the many expressions ether with the number of floral de- Ms from friends in and out of the Y seemed to be only a faint expres- of the esteem and reverence in REV. JOSEPH ‘nd Sunday Schoo! Workers. Price — Sold at the A. M 716 So. | funeral of the Rev. G. B. Will Rev. Thomas Moorer. It was his re- ues in the ministry leave to mourn was held on April 9th by Presiding El- The Humanity of Christ A condensed and topically arranged work on the human composition of our Lord’s Life, It provides valuable and authentic material for the building of sermons and lectures. Especially helpful to the busy pastor Philadelphia, Penna. and F : lams, children, one of whom is with him your humble servant delivered the and his wife in Paducah. principal eulogy at the funeral of the was very instructive. Our church is moying upward under the leadership of our new pastor, Rev. G. E. Harper. We ask your prayers for our success. Rev. S. M. Davis, Presiding Elder Rev. G. E. Harper, Pastor RR DuaE FS eB SNOW HILL, ALA. quest that the Rey. Daniels and I preach his funeral. Both of these Our Second Quarterly Conference Susie Verdelle Edwards their lost a devoted wife and children. Father Moorer lived to see his eighty- eighth birthday, and the Rey. G. B. Williams lived to witness his Seventy- first birthday. The church has been greatly blessed by the faithful service of these two great preachers and church builders. One by one we pass ‘away, to meet again some glad day. With bowed heads we say Thy will WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training be done. ag N. Z. Graham, Pastor Bethel A.M.E. Young Men and Women Church, Sor Tallahassee, Fla. THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS REVIVAL NOW ON AT ST. JOHN offers A. M. E. CHURCH General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering. ' THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training; Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree. THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations, colleve preparatory and general high school work, THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years; valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers. REV. J. ACTION HILL SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for those who are able to pay in advance. Students may enroll for the year in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be paid in September an4 4o not include key deposit, military deposit, or books. Freshmen er on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on S.ptember 27th. A revival is now in progress at St. John A. M. E. Church, Rowlandtown, in which the pastor, Dr. Hill is being assisted by Rev. W. P. Patton. Since the coming of Dr. Hill to St. John the cliurch has taken on new lif The membership has been increased, the attendance doubled, debts paid and the church encouraged. Dr. Hill is an able preacher, having Frankfort, Louisville and Nashville and served as presiding elder. He saw ser- vice in the World War as chaplain and first lieutenant, is a graduate of K. S. I. C. and Wilberforce, and is said to have delivered more commencement addresses than the state. He is independent in politics, Is a For Further Information Address: pastored in DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President WILBERFORCE, OHIO @ WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY any minister in WILD ROSE HAIR GROWER Formerly East India, now Wild Rose Will promote a full growth of hair Will also restcre the Strength, Vital- ity and Beauty of the hair, One Jar 50 Cts. Sold by Druggists Big Money to Agents Send for Wholesale Price E. B. LYONS 518 N. Central Oklahoma City, Okla. Wild Rose Hair Grower Made In Oklahoma City—Sold Everywhere TEMPLE OIL for DARKENING THE HAIR ieee H. SLADE, D.D. — $.30 including postage . E. Book Concern 19th St. ===== DSC09322.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN great mon-| The passengers were all alarmed. _ |So they gave her soda while others * aid d bye to | prayed , ( ast J and} The Conductor phoned ahead for "s Chapel A. M. bert House, pastor would range ie ¢ could ee her ' him with her ry Monda he boarded Fe silroad train for Oak train neared Oakland the t felt that strange mysterious feeling creeping over her, the same as t were in the vision the night before ihe knew it was death, and as she sat there, decided to tell the Passenger oc- cupying seat with her, She was ; 7 knocked to her and feet, the conductor rashed in gave such firat aid as he could, The Evangelist asked for anointing oil ont of her bag brief case that was open on the seat years ago, St. John 14-14. She took her right hand and got her bible from the she anointed her heart and while each moment seemed to be the last. She remembered a voice told her some beside her, She rested it on the seat and turned to that scripture, As she £ ug HOOPER and Author Evange- | ful, Mysterious feeling which held her | so tight and strong stood still, later it crept away. ent | Doctors to be at the railroad station. She was taken at once to Highland 1 where she stayed twelve days. ngelist is now convalescing and Hooper from E. Church, New York comes THE LEESBURG DISTRICT CONFERENCE Florida Conference, presiding elder, in Haines City. The Annual Sermon was deliv ly Leesburg District ccd Johnson, red by the Presiding The Holy by Communion was admini- iding ct, Revs. Elder Dempsey, S. G. Baker, THE CHRISTIA we N RECORDER T those who listened in. The missionaries, under the efficient leadership of Mrs. C. D. Johnson, and the children under the fine manage- ment of Mrs. W. H. A. Pickett, Mrs. Nance, Mrs. Green, Miss Sampson and others, held interesting meetings and laid plans for the district and state conventions which will be held in Apop- ka and Jacksonville respectively July and August. While the reports did not measure up to the hope and expectation of the presiding elder, he accepted them in the spirit of a father in Israel, and encour- aged the brethren to make strenuous efforts to “balance the budget” before or at the meeting of the board of trust- ecs. The committee on resolutions, through its secretary, S. G. Baker, recomend- ed the re-endorsements of Drs. A. P. Postell, for Bishop; E. D. Dempsey, for Financial Secretary; S. G. Baker, editor of the Review. These recom- mendations were adopted and a vote of thanks was tendered the Presiding Eider, the officers and members of the entertaining church, the citizenery at large for the hospitality slown their guests. The closing sermon was delivered by Rev. S. G. Baker. It was well received and énjoyed by the large enthusiastic audience that heard him. The con- ference closed Saturday morning amidst great reioicing and appreciation to the great chieftain of the district. completed its Third Quarterly ing. The Presiding Elder, Rey, trict was present and gaye a yw, ful sermon at the 11 o'clock seryj All who heard him were greatly fited. : During the afternoon a stirring m sage was given by Rev. Blackshire Brown Chapel, Joliet. The music y furnished by choirs from LaGran, Illinois, combined with Joliet. T) was a glorious fellowship with past custom of nearby churches get; quarter seems to help all spiritually On Monday evening the Quarte Conference was held Rey. Magui: Thomas S. Henderson. There gain in activities during the past quar which pleased the Presiding Elde When all-reports are in on fi Mortgage Drive we expect to pay ; the balance of the debt on churc} The members of St. John ask ear; prayers of all to help us continue this work. Ruth Crawford Onder. bene. and visitors from other churches and many took the Holy Sacrament Thi > This together to assist each other ever, presiding assisted by the pastor, Re, Were reports from each department of th. church and all showed a noticeat Meet. : S. Maguinez of the West Chicago a Wek ies. of Vas ge, ere | Ors oO. 2 yOLUME XC—N ing rly nez dle ter ral ff in Geneva! Confere psa ec ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH Aurora, Ill. St. John A. M. E. Church has just | Gaines, A. W. Green, H. W. M. Thompson, T. E. Baker, A. B. Young, J. J. Hill, C . Ed- Is, and th siasm ran high in service hoir under the di- Sampson, rendered ‘ Miss y was elected secre- s secretary. +} the distinguished visitors | present were Reys. R. W. Logan, presiding elder, South Ocalo District ; | E. D, Dempsey, Orlando District; J. | S. Blake, P. M. Murrell, each of | vhon "liver rT j i | whom delivered strong and inspirational addresses. The laymen who are aspirants for | election to the General Conference at- | tending the conference were: Mes- dames M. E. Harris, Gladys Fields, | and L. R. Randall, who was a member of the conference from Kissimnee. Dr. W. M. Wells, of Orlando, and E. F. Robinson of Lakeland. These fine laymen showed themselves worthy of the honors they seek. Prof. J. M. Dabney a member of the conference was in evidence, and laid his claims before his brethren. Rev. J, 1. Butler delivered a very excellent sermon Thursday evening to the extreme delight of all who heard read it, and prayed that terrible sorri- him. Long will it live in the hearts of reporter; and the appointed the usual | Rev. A. E. Green, chairman of the finance committee, S. | G. Baker, May Day; J. L. Butler, | Day, with Rev. H. W. Gra®in | The New A. Mi SINGIE COPY HALF DOZ ONE £7007. A 76 S 19th Street Ct he IBuy Them Now MF ROCK CONCE PRICE $1.00, Postpaid A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street Phila, Pa .E. Discipline $ .90 $ 4.88 $ Saw) Phila Pa. Minutes NOW READY REV. J. A- PORTLOCK 3ishop D.. H- Sims at. the New York Conference appointed the Rev. Portlock to -the “jmportant pastoral charge of Bethel, New York. Years aco Bethel lead the connection and 4 destined to surpass historic Eighth i eh fering was $2 s members. Rev. Portlock was joyfully and cordially received. TYREE CHAPEL. A. M. E. CHURCH Bay City, Texas The Third Quarterly Conference of Tyree Chapel A. M.-E.- Church, Bay City, Texas was held May 13-15 with Dr. J, A. Howard, presiding elder of the Weimar District in charge. Friday night Love Feast was con- ducted by the pastor. _ The business session was held Satur- day night by the Presiding Elder as- sisted by the pastor. Y Auxiliary department reports were fine. The report of the Stewards and Trustees showed Spiritual and financial growth which may be coupled with the siding Elder, Rev. George A Brown held our third quarterly meeting the first Sunday in May at three o'clock. ithe» Rev. EF. burning message that set our hearts on fire. Wesley, Chapel is taking her place again in the Quincy District. The Presiding Elder was well pleased though he was not well. he will soon recover. to see Mrs. Brown looking so well. Every department of the church was represented and paid the Presiding El- der his full assessment. a smile after the service. invited the members and friends to the parsonage and served ice cream and with his leadership we are show ‘conférence was opened by Dr. W. M ean MSTHE-OFFICI.. COGAN: OF THe AFRICAN METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Sa AN OUR BROTHER; PHILADELPHIA, PA. EDWARDSVILLE. ILL. Wesley Chapel A. M. E. Church Rev. I. C. Daniel, pastor. Ous Pre- B. Stratton brought a We are praying that We were glad We left with Mrs, Daniel We have a great pastor and to cake succeed. a ROLLINGFORK, MISS. The second quarterly conference of Rollingfork Circuit was held in New Hope A. M. E Church May 8-9. The He is a powerful preacher. he delivered a Mothers Day sermon. Weare happy to have a man like him. He is the only indorsed candidate in the State of Mississippi; and why we all love | him is because he is a big hearted man. He never worries over little things. He has a character that no one need be ashame of, The mnisters and laymen of the Vicksburg District are praying for his election in 1940. , J. H. GREEN, Pastor PROF. H. H. WETHERS, Sec. MRS. HATTIE L. TATE WEES ol Ee INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church had a rally for the’ trustees’ department of the church on Sunday, May 22. The report follows: }a part of a book she has written en- a Str al THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS CARRIE T. HOOPER National Evanglist and Author She was knocked to her feet, the conductor rushed in and gave such first aid as he could. The Evangelist asked for anointing oil out of her bag she anointed her heart and while each moment seemed to he the last. She remembered a voice told her some years ago. St. John 14-14. She took her right hand and got her bible from the brief case that was open on the seat beside her. She rested it on the seat and turned to that scripture. As she read it, and prayed that terrible sorri- ful, Mysterious feeling which held her fight and strong stood still, later it pt away, a, Carrie T. Hooper National Evange- list Author and Composer. the only human being that any record can show who had power to stop the great mon- ster death. The Evanglist said good bye to New York City last January 6th and started a tour across the continent she made no previous engagements but stopped where ever the Holy Spirit directed. On March 24th she arrived in Los Angeles, Calif. the next day the Author and Composer went direct ies ae “THe passerigers. Were all alarmed. So they gave her soda while others prayed. ‘ The Conductor phoned ahead Doctors to be at the railroad station She was taken at once to Highland Hospital where she stayed twelve days The Evangelist is now convalescing and will return east as soon as she is able titled, the power that lies in right thinking. After leaving the message at the following churches, The First A. M. E. Church Eight Street and Towne Avenue. Rev. H. Collins, pastor second A. M. E. Church, Rey. C. A: Harris pastor— Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church, Rev. A. Price, pastor, Bethel A. M. E. Church. Rey. A.A. Moore pastor and Grant’s Chapel A. M. E. Church Rey. Robert House, pastor. Evanglist Hooper bid Los Angeles good bye and journeyed on to Bakers- field, Calif. at Cane’s Memorial A. M. E. Church, Rev. Handy, pastor. There she delivered the message that for to travel. Evangelist Bethel A. M. FE. City. Hooper comes from Church, New York ee eg E In This Issue zee - $315.00 Richard Allen Guild . Spiritual Gospel preaching of our pas- tor. . At 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning, Sunday hoo! pened with Superin- tendent C, Robinson in charge. We went immediately into eleven o'clock F Sunday School. © Opening exercise was conducted by -, The Presiding Elder preach- ed a wonderful sermon. ‘ At 8:30 p.m. the Presiding Elder which was enjoyed by ever pray the choicest our pastor, and Pre- Willing Workers 207.50 Volunteers 94.05 Silent Workers 84.50 Ladies’ Chorus 58.13 Sunday School _ 50.00 TAHEES —Riiey sere 31.00 A, C. E. League ..-.- é 26.25 Woman's Mite Missionary So- ciety 20.00 Senior Choir 16.40 Broadcasters 11.45 ‘Deaconesses 3.00 Junior Choir . . 1.50 leat Total PAE nyor es cove $918.78 We thank God for His goodness. ‘ —H. H. Black the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Une gave her to teach all nations. After service the Evangelist retired | The Daily Altar—Rev, Carlyle F. and while she slept a voice told her ERY Ee Sp ee 2 death was coming on her but she would}. throw it off, she could feel in her Editorials : sleep the great monster, the strange Our Children ..,..++s2+s ees: 4 mysterious feeling on her, she could The Little Children ......... 4 see herself throw him off with her, The Children Cry .... 4 ae a Wee ainntioy ehesheerded An African Traveller Bat AY he next day Mon she boarde ” M! Li ie (Sante Hee railroad kes teem: The C, M. E, General Conference ,. land, Calif. , Pointed Points ........5..+ss0 eee As the train neared Oakland the | Churchman Afield ma Evangelist felt that strange mysterious | Young People’s Page - 6 feeling creeping over her, the same as | Allen C. E. E. League . 7 it were in the vision the night before | Voice of the Far West ... 7 she knew it was death, and as she sat | Freely Ye Have, Received, Freely there, decided to tell the passenger oc- Give—Rey. N, W. Brown ret cupying seat with her. Transitions ....sscrsssserererenney 14
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  ===== DSC09330.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN ST. PAUL A M E CHURCH Kenley, North, Carolina Ww The Rocky Mount District Confer- ence March 29-31 at St. Pau] A. M. E. Church, Kenley; N. C. Rev. J. R. Bridges, pastor. Tuesday night the house was called to order by W. Larkin, P. E. of the Mount District who introduced A. Stroud pastor of St. Step- Church. Wilmington, N. C. to After a brief devotion Dr. the Rey. A. J. Mattison pastor of St John’s Golds- to deliver the Introductory Mattison chose for his 19:16 “The son of man to save that which convened Dr. G Rocky Dr. C hen Stroud introduced boro, N ¢ Rev Luke seek and ome to lost” The choir gave a selec- and Stroud the Rey. A. Patrick pastor of the Pente- Church and Prof. Wat- of the High School who The » city school under the introduced Dr ostal Holines on principal , hearty welcome. Thornton rendered selections. morning the conference nine-thirty and Dr. D. ndy, P. FE led. After devotions Dr. Dr: Eons yho preached for us He used text Mark 11:12-13. Dr. De- 81 years old and still active n the pastorate, He Carolina Conference and one of the most efficient pastors. Following Dr. DeBerry’s sermon Holy Com- munion was administered by Drs. G. D. Carnes, Stroud. Grandy, and Pearce. The organization next in order Rev. D. A. Johnson was elected Secretary. Brothers John Atkinson and P. Bolden were elected Sargeant at-arms. The other committees were appointed by the presiding elder Dr. G. T. Larkin. At three P. M. with Dr. Grandy still presiding the roll was called and all the Ministers of the Rocky Mount District answered. All reports showed improvement. The Rocky making wonderful of the Wilmington dy introduced is the father of the N a great Mount District progress under the leadership of our great leader Dr. G. W. Larkin a man who believes in doing business in a business way; with the co-operation of the Pastors of the Rocky Mount District; we hope it will continue to grow The evening session began with Dr. Grandy presiding and after a brief de- votion, Rev, D. A. Johnson was intro- duced to deliver He | choose for his text Psalm 31:15. The | sermon was organized and he electrified the house with his eloquent the sermon. well manner, Thursday morning devotions were conducted by Revs. D. A. Purefoy pastor St. Luke A. M. E.. Wilson, N. C. and C. W. Parker, Noliner. N. C. a student at Kittrell College. Dr. G. D. Carnes was then introduced and he brought us some very helpful re- marks. We always enjoy Dr, Carnes who is the P. E. of the Fayetteville District. Dr. Carnes then introduced Rey, MecMillian who brought us a wonderful message that shall long be remembered. The afternoon session was called to order by Dr. Carnes and following de- votions we had the reports of the var- THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER — MONIS STATION, GA. The Lowel Circuit Third. Quarterly Conference of the Curthbert District was held in Bethel A. M. E. Church, eight miles N.E. of Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia, May 21-22, with the Presiding Elder F. M.- Johnson, pre- siding. He delivered a most wonderful sermon which was highly enjoyed by all. His sermon was found in Daniel 6:10. “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three time a day, and prayed and gave thanks be- fore his God as he did afore time.” He brought out many inspiring thoughts. A large crowd was present, this quar- ter will be long remembered. We raised $26.49, the members of Bethel A. M. E. Church highly entertained the con- gregation with a large dinner spread. They are people with broad hearts and loyal at all time. Both Presiding Elder F. M. Johnson and Pastor Rev. J. A. Jewell gave some most interesting remarks at the closing of the meeting. F. M. Johnson, P. E. Rey. J. A. Jewell, pastor Mrs. N. B. Thompson, Sec. Savannah M. Bennett MARIETTA, GEORGIA The Third Quarterly Conference of Turner Chapel A. M. E. Church was held May 6th to 8th, with the presiding elder Rev. J. F. Moses presiding. Each organization of the church ren- dered splendid reports; The combined reports showed that $578.53 was raised during the quarter, the parsonage has been covered and same paid for and partially beautified inside. Too much praise cannot be given our very effici- ent pastor and wife for the splendid work they are doing. Our spring drive is underway at which time we are striving to raise$500, and the regu- lars say we cannot fail. Two splendid sermons were delivered by the presiding elder, thus we closed a very successful quarterly meeting. Rev. J. M. Moses, P. E. Rev. B. F. Mosely, Pastor Corrie Anderson a ious committees. Dr. Carnes then spoke to us about the necessity of sup- porting our Church School. He de- clared in a loud voice “If the church closes its schools we will loose our civilization.” | The evening session was presided over’ by "Dr. Li Ro Peaece, P. E. of the Newbern District. After devotions Dr. Pearce introduced the Rey. R. E. Ligon Pastor of the Rich Square Circuif to deliver the message of the evening. He selected for his text Matthew 14-16. It was a soul stirring sermon and we are satisfied that our work was well crowned. The total amount of money raised during the district conference was $288.05. We cannot close this report without thanking the good pastor. Rev. Bridges and the good people of Kenly for the kind hospitality and wonderful entertainment given us while we were guests in their city. Rey. Alexander Mattison | Oo, <2 eT Oe GREENWOOD, MISS. The Third Quarterly Conference of the Valley Hill Circuit of the Green- wood District was held May 1-6 with Presiding Elder Rev. C. G. Scrivens. The regular service began at 11:30 o'clock with a splendid attendance. Rev. M. H. Roberson, the pastor conducted the devotional services, after which he presented the Presiding Elder Rev. C. G. Scrivens who made some timely remarks. Nine souls were added to the church this quarter.. We paid the Presiding Elder in full. Amount raised this quarter $291.44. Dr. Scrivens is one of the leading Presid- ing Elders of the Eighth Episcopal District. Our pastor is a preacher and a builder; he is now spending his fifth year here, and we feel confident that our Bishop will return him to us again. Rev. M. H. Roberson, pastor Deborah Hemphill See eG os GRENADA, MISS. Rev. A. W. Jackson, the Presiding Elder of the Grenada District held his Second Quarterly Conference at Ray- born Chapel on the 12th and 13th. Rev. Jackson preached a wonderful sermon on Sunday, after which he gave the Lord’s Supper. Forty pupils participated. The amount of money raised was $10.70. We are glad that the Presid- ing Elder brought Rev. D. W. Wilson back to us this year, we hope for them great success. A, L. Brown SINGLE COPY HALF DOZ. ONE DOZ ; A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street as oT ee | The New A. M.E. Discipline is) ig $ 90 ag Ls $ 4.89 psn c= $9.00 MT. VERNON, Ga, A Glance At Vidalia Dist, The Vidalia District Conference Rey. Singclair seemed to have eve thing ready for the Conference anq hi good people were proud of the Confer. ence. Dr. W. C. Driggers, P. E, ya very happy and his men were smiling but the Vidalia district is a turpenting country and men must know how ¢g work, it for success, but reports seem to be good. We heard one sermoq preached by Rev. J. A. Densy, his tey was from Acts 24:12. For five minute he had the house in fire. Rev. Deng is a great preacher for a young mayJ Dr. W. C. Driggers, PF Rev. Singelair, Pastor Rev. M. H. Pierce DOUGLAS, ARIZONA St. James A. M. E. Church The Third Quarterly meeting ang Conference were held May 8, 9. Th Presiding Elder R. H. Harbert wa present and preached two very inspir ing sermons on Sunday, The reports showed that the church is still moving At the close of the meeting Presid ing Elder Harbert offered a wor prayer for the members of the quai ly conference and the members of § James. Church; in Mis prayer he for unity and cooperation, for there is unity it is strength pow wisdom. Brother Joseph Cl was Baptized on Sunday May the pastor. W.. E. Washington, minister I. H. Johnson, Sec. erful aske _ Phila. Pa. VOLUME XC—NO. 11 Be FRATERNAL COUNCIL By A.C, Wells The Fraternal Council of Negro Churches in America, met in Mt. Car- mel Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. May 11-12-13, Rev. W. H. Jerni- gan, Pastor and President of the Council, x The Council purposes to unite the Negro Churches in a practical Chris- tian program, which will make more ef- fective the principles of Christianity in the civic, economic, social, and political conditions of the Negro in America and the world. It purposes to speak with one voice against all evils effecting the Negro Race. The Fraternal Council of Negro Churches In America was organized six years ago, in 1932 with Bishop R. ‘cy Ransom, of the A.M.E. Church as its first President. He is now Presi- dent Emeritus of the Council, and at- tends all the sessions, his influence is most vital to the Sessions. Representatives At The Council The Council was fortunate to have present at this Session: Dr. W. H. Jernigan, President, Bishop R. C. Ransom, A.M.E. Bishop Hamilton, A.M.E.Z. Bishop Phillip A. Boulden, U.A.M- Drs. Joseph Gomez, of Ohio V. M. Townsend, of Kansas S. S. Morris, C, W. Abington. , J. G. Robinson : Nelson, President of Dillard Univer- sity, Modecai Jobnson, President Howard University. Mr. L. H. King, N. York City. Mrs. J. H. Kyles, “Mr. Brown, of North Carolina. REPRESENTATION FROM FLORIDA The Rey. C. A. Gibbs, Candidate for the Bishopric, 1940, was elected by the A.M.E. Ministers of Jacksonville, to represent the A.M.E. Church in Flor- ida. He was, accompained by Rev. W. P. Mitchell, W. F. Foster, A. C. Wells, of Jacksonville, Florida. The Rev. Gibbs was selected by Bishop Kyles as Secretary of the Council. He was elected Associate Secretary of the Council during the closing Session. Other representatives from Florida were: Dr. J. J. Heath, A.M.E., St. Petersburg, and Rev. Cromwell of the Baptist Church, The Rey. C. A. Gibbs made quite an im- Pression in the Council as a very capable representative and candidate for high- er honors in his church, ADDRESSES AND DISCUSSIONS , (Continued on Page 12) (aa # OF THE AFRICAN: ——— UR BROTH Bishop Grant holds a successful Board BELIEVE IT OR NOT By V. M. Townsend “Can these bones live?” was the di- vine question to the prophet of a past century, and to the prophet there was but one answer, “No’ or “Lord God Thou Knowest” they cannot. It was only a short time ago that I was in the City of Philadelphia, at North 19th Street, where at that time lay helpless and dry the Book Concern of the A. M. E. Church, as I look at this feeble institution as it was groaning under the burden of a century worn program, “Can * and I submitted the * and the Lord knows it. But on this 17th day of May, 1938 I find myself on the opposite end of 19th Street? 716 South, and I have quite this same question came to me, these bones liv same reply, Meeting at Edward Waters College; raised $20,000 for Education. EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL _ June 6th—July 22nd. sie ee acceaie tian SUMMER SCHOOL EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE JACKSON- The aim of Edward Waters College is to offer a thorough christian and use- ful education. ORGANIZATION To better meet the needs the follow- ing organization is effective: The Junior College offering two years of study in the liberal arts and sciences. The Teacher-Education’ division giving two years of work on the college level for the professional training of teachers. The Theological school of- fering two courses; one leading to a degree, the other to a diploma. The high school course leads to a diploma and prepares for college entrance. September 12. 1938 Fall Term Begins CHANCELLOR BISHOP R. A. GRANT Untiring in his efforts to build 2 bigger and better Edward Waters, Bishop Grant has gained the whole- hearted support of the thousands of Methodists in Florida. His program calls for the liguidating of all debts of the college. COURSES he. courses, offered are irtually the saric as those given m the regular session and yield corrésponding credit. The summer school is planned pri- marily for those seeking credit towards college graduation. EDUCATION COURSES made for the needs of the public school teacher and administration. Courses are offered Psychology Supervision and Ad- ministration, Rural Education and such others as may be desired. Special provision is in RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Courses in religious education with special émphasis upon Missionary work, Sunday School and Allen Christiau Endeavor Administration will be ot fered for Academic credit. Courses in ~the departments of {nglish, History and Religion will be offered to meet the needs ot Min- isters, Missionary, Sunday School anl A. C. E. League workers. THE FACULTY AND EQUIPMENT The faculty of the institution is re- tained for the summer session, with such additions from other institutions as may be deemed necessary. The resources of the institution in- |The Christian Recorder Pulpit cluding the biological and chemical | Notices laboratories, will be available for use. (Continued on Page 12) a different answer a at this heavenward, I gaze “Sky Scraper” towering six stories high, with a black girl fly- ing the elevator in perpetual motion while the thunder of a number of giant presses continue their hum, turning out literature of every kind and class, from a post card to an unabridged dictionary, with an army of happy Negro work- men are the beneficiaries of the weekly payroll. ~Ttis here thatthe Ai MLE Sunday School while we Union is domicled wait on the looters who for the present have robbed us temporarily j of the use of our plant at Nashville, | Tenn.. by a technical legal question pe culiar to the State of Tennessee These dry bones do really live, for since the prophet has spoken “Thus the Lord” every bone is alive and through the y the ophet who spoke to the dry bones, Dr. G. E Curry who is manager of this great ac- (Continued on Page 13) Sots Nr a Nb Sata a In This Issue Sa be cD Se ha DN The Daily Altar—Rey Carlyle F. SUA eA es sy 3 Believe It Or Not—Rev. V. M. TOWNSEND: 0... s.cscech es esses 3 EDITORIALS: Leadership Not Drivership .... 4 Backs eiomtes tcegeany ce koe e ks 4 Our Biships Salary— Rey. T. Dean Scott ...:. Pointed Points The Churchman Afield Young People’s Page .. Allen C, E. League .... From Other Papers The Calendar Transitions ......, ===== DSC09331.JPG ===== =e Ns The Daily -~ Alter) ey By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn, The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.—Amen. Saturday, June 4 THE SOURCE OF SERVICE Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.’ Zech. 4:6 Read Zech. 4:1-6 When Sir George Simpson was asked atest discove: he “That I Studying the lives of devout as his g rapturously have a Christians of all ages, one is brought to the inevitable conclusion that each had made a tremendous discovery in e that the turning point, but the focal point became not only of their lives , the “one-eyed preach- "as he was called, was one ¢ » most famous preachers to Wales youthful minister, come out of In writing to a “You will observe that some heavenly ornaments, he said: and power from on high, are visible under the you cannot imitating their in many ministers when Divine ation, which ach to by merely artistic them in their spiritual taste, fervency, and zeal which Christ and His Spirit will only your like unto them in ¢ ‘work in them.’ This cause, not efulness of ction, and propriety of elocution, but | also induce prayer for anoint- Holy One, which worketh the This is the mystery of effective preaching. We must be ing of the mightily in inward man. endued with power from on high,” PRAYER: Dear God, Our Heavenly Father, when we are prone to think that of self- sufficiency we can do thy work, bring us to Pentecost where our hearts may be filled “with power from on high” that will cause us to know that it is by Thy Spirit that we live and work. In Jesus’ name, we pray our own excellence or Amen, Sunday, June 5 THE NEW BIRTH "Verily, verily, T say unto thee, Ex- cept a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” fohn 3:3 Read John 3:1-16, Recently a man, who was a trustee in a Methodist Church and a member of many years’ standing, stood up be- fore a congregation and openly con- fessed that he had never been con- verted. T wonder how many of the per- sons who will read this lesson today know for a certainty that they have experienced the new birth. Do you excellence, without resembling | know that you have been born from above? “That which is born of the flesh, is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” The new birth is real and can be ex- perienced by every one who comes to Christ in faith. Without it, we labor in the church with “a lamp unlit, and with When we are born again we are conscious that we are done with sin for all time. We become like Saul Kane, in Mansefield’s “The Everlasting Mercy.” “I knew that I had done with sin, I knew that Christ had given me birth To brother all the souls on earth.” PRAYER: O Heavenly Father, we thank thee for what thou hast saved us and we pray that Thou shalt ever keep us conscious of what Thou for. In Jesus’ name. loins, ungirt”. from, hast saved us Amen. Monday, June 6 JUSTIFIED BY FAITH “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God thru our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1. When a man becomes a Christian is in a right relationship with God and man. When Christ comes into the heart, there is experienced a release from sin and its deadly influence. He becomes “dead unto sin,” and “alive unto God.” For over ten years, John Wesley struggled fiercely for that that satisfied. Training, privileges, zeal, desire, and gifts—all these he had, but yet there was a great lacking in his heart that did not be- come satisfied until he had had the Aldersgate experience on May 24,1738. There is no need for us to stumble over terms or phrases. What we all must have is a genuinely real and’ vital experience with God in the pardoning of our sins. Without it we blow a trumpet with an uncertain sound. PRAYER: We thank Thee. O Lord, that we are made right with Thee thru faith in Thy Son and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. he something Tuesday, June 7 “STRANGELY WARMED” “Whereby are given unto us exceed- ing great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the cor- ruption that is in the world thru lust.” If Peter 1:4. May 24 marked the 200th Anniversary of an experience that was enjoyed by John Wesley of such vast importance that it changed not only his life, but the entire course of history, if the opinions of such men as Lecky and H. G, Wells are of any weight, For RHE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ten years John Wesley had been strugg- ling to find peace and rest in Christ. May 24, 1728 had begun with Wesley’s reading II Peter 1:4 and then his eye fell on “Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.” 4 Hear his own words: “In the evening J went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was read- ing Luther's preface to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change God works jn the heart thru faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ alone, for salvation ; and an assurance was given me, that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death. I began to pray with all my might for those who had in a more especial manner despitefully used me and .persecuted me. I then testified openly to all there what I now first felt in my heart.” PRAYER: Dear God, Our Gracious and Loving Father, please grant that unto all who meditate today may come a fulfilment of Thy precious promise and that they may enjoy Thy deepen- ing work of grace in their hearts which “Thou art able to “strangely warm” with Thy Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Amen Wednesday, June 8 WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.” Romans 8:16. After John Wesley had experienced his heart warming at Aldersgate Street meeting, his entire ministry took on new purpose and power. He preached with such unction that he had never had before. Crowds of people flocked to hear him, and his preaching was attended with marvelous demonstrations of the power of the Holy Spirit. He no longer doubted himself. He knew that he had experienced the power of God, and his preaching became mighty in the tearing down of Satan’s strongholds. The liquor traffic, hu- man slavery, the terrible housing con- ditions, and oppression of the poor— all found in Wesley an untiring, un- relenting and impacable champion. When_we have received the proper enducement of God, we will not only have the witness within, but also our labors without will be marked with abundant ‘success, and our work for the Master will be a thing of joy. PRAYER: We thank Thee, O God, for the witness that Thou dost give to us as we labor for Thee. We believe, help Thou our unbelief. In Jesus’ name. Amen, Thursday, June 9 THE HELP OF THE SPIRIT “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh in- tercession for us with groanings that cannot be tttered. Romans 8:26. In our weakness we have strong help and assistance. Truly we do not know how or what to pray as we should. No man can be of much service or power in the building of the Kingdom who at- tempts to do his work under his own power or strength. I have often heard men say how much power they had as workers for God: how effectively they _ could preach, ‘ho’ e) ee £ people up. But let us no} - for the real source of our assis’ from the Holy Spirit. John Wesley preached for ; out peace within or success without. When his heart became warmed by the Holy Spirit he became a different man. Many times our labors are not attended with results and we become discouraged, disillusioned, and disgusted, because we are not in touch with the proper source of strength and power. We will have more Wesleys in the church of today when we have more people who are willing to go the “Wesley-Way.” PRAYER:Father, keep our hearts and minds staid on Thee. Guide our thinking and our doing by Thy Holy Spirit, that at all times we may have the glorious witness of Thy Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen Friday, June 10 THE DIVINE PURPOSE IN OUR LIVES “All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28. / Moffatt translates this much quoted verse: “We know also that those who love God, those who have been called in terms of his purpose, have his aid and interest in everything.” We are not to think of ourselves as working or suffering alone; for in all that we do we have the “aid and inter est” of our Father. There come into our lives some experiences that ofter make it extremely difficult for us to sec in them any good; or that a loving Heavenly Father is at all interested in us. But every experience that we have, however, unwelcome or bitter it may our’ lives for. effective service. “He beats us out upon the anyil of the days And tempers us in strong and secret ways He beats us in the passions and the joys And happiness of life—such fires em- ploys; Then cools us in the sorrow and the pain, Heats us and cools—then cools us once again; Till, if the iron be good, He makes us men, Or if the iron be poor, He scraps us then, Z Perchance to try again another day 7 LO temper in some surer, sterner + way.” : PRAYER: Dear Father, we commit ourselves into thy fhands, knowing that thou dost what is best for us. Help us to love Thee with all of our being and never fail Thee in the hour of need. In the name of Jesus, we pray Amen, GRACE AT THE TABLE O Lord, all creatures wait upon Thee that they may receive their good. Thou openest Thy hands and they are filled with good. Help us to remember always that we are depen- dent on Thee and with thankfulness partake of the food before us, for Jesus’ sake, Ame: ’ = BN A * . s be, may have a definite place in ‘shaping / my HYMNS THAT Fa ae ALMA MATER . Alma Mater, pride of earth : Gav'st to me another birth; aven for all hungry souls, _ Feeding them shall be thy goal. ver let thy banner be mblem of the brave and free, welcome true to every one tntil thy work is done. d II gil to thee, maker of men! Honor to thee once again! Sacred truths on firmest ground. ail to thee,-dear Morris Brown. 0 thy precepts, praise accord ‘0 them may we e’er be bound, And bow and thank the Gracious Lord or dear old Morris Brown. —Morris Brown College oy LIVE tN [TENNESSEE GOES FORWADR UN. DER BISHOP E, J. HOWARD For some little time now the public as heard very little from Tennessee, p iar as the African Methodist Epis- ppal Church is concerned. For fear at our silence might be misunder- ood, and some might take it as in- icative of inactivity, we refuse to hold r peace longer. We would like for our connection and e entire world to know of the fine pork which js being done, and the pid progress being made in Tennes- ¢ under the wise and prudent leader- pip of that intrepid, uncompromising. ni consecrated apostle of righteous- s, Bishop E. J. Howard. We mot with words paint an adequate ture of the phenominal achievement fhich Tennessee has made since Bishop loward has been on the scene. You ve but to ask the people through- t the state, or any one who has velled through the state, and ob- tved the work with fair and un- 1 mind. You know Tennessee was in a state i turmoil and upheavel when Bishop Howard came to us. Things were © rough and unsettled that we all tertained fear for the most season- (and experienced bishop that could Ome to us. No one ever dreamed at the Junior bishop.of the bench puld calm the troubled waters.,But 's newly elected bishop came in Midst tumult and turmoil and took ld, not as an amateur, but as an Perienced craftsman, and handled fairs with such ease and dexterity, at friends and foes soon admitted it there was a master mind among us. ur Spiritual Achievements: > here has been everywhere through- t the state a spiritual awakening of 4 churches. Among the first things ich Bishop Howard did when he © to the state, was to issue a general Il to Prayer. He. seemed to have uck a responsive chord. and as a ult, sinners are being converted to rst in our churches at all of our Sular services, and even during our Pnual Conference Sessions. Our Nual Conference is no longer a ‘ded event, when the honest, hard rking minister is held up to ridicule Ore the Public, because he couldn't form a miracle and do the imposs- THE CHRIST, AN RECORD ible; it’s no longer an occasion when so much noise is made about money that it drowns out the voice of Christ, and frightens the Holy Spirit from the scene. But instead it is an occasion to which we all look forward with happy and glorious anticipation, The ministers meet as brethren, with the bishop a big brother in the midst. We make our reports and then give the major portion of our time to the evan- gelical phase of our church work. The “Horns of Hattin” Service has be- come famous in Tennessee. Laymen rush for miles to get to this service every day at noon. The scene has become so heavenly that men and wo- men shout and exclaim, “Behold the tabernacle of God is with men.” Just recently there was held a big Union Evangelistic Campaign ‘in each of the three conferences of the state. one at Chattanooga, one at Nashville, and one at Memphis. Sinners were converted to Christ, and many souls added to the church. Our Material Achievements: Bishop Howard has so stimulated the members of our churches that they seemed to have renewed their interest in the material progress of the church. Many churches that have staggered under heavy, and worrisome debts for years have been so encouraged and helped, that in most instances they have either paid off their mortgages or have their financial affairs so well in hand, that the debts are no longer worrisome or annoying. He has instituted a program of Local Church Extension, and has thereby saved several churches that otherwise would haye passed ont of the hands of our denomination. For instance, our church at Jackson, and at Tullahoma, and Brown Chapel ert in Memphis had: put forth their last efforts, and the creditors had proceeded to foreclose, but they were saved from the auction block through this wise planning and generalship. New churches have been built, and old churches remodeled, so that Afri- can Methodism now takes its rightful place in the Ecclesiastical world of Tennessee. All of this is the result of the genius and vision of Bishop E. J. Howard who is one of the greatest characters that ever donned an epis- copal robe. If our General Confer- ence had not done anything else in 1936, but elected Bishop Howard, it would have been fully justified for the time and money spent. This is the testi- mony, not of a few of his close friends, but of all true and honest persons who know the man. Our plea is, that the General Conference of 1940 give us another quadrennium of the present administration, and all Tennessee will be happy. Revs. W. L. Powell, 4 Ji Wore, A. F. Davis, WE: Pruitt, D. L. Witherspoon, Chr. Committee representing the West Tennessee Conference. TCHULA, MISS. ! RESOLUTION Whereas, our worthy and efficient Presiding Elder Dr. C. G. Scrivens has striven untiringly among us rend- ER. ering valuable services by performing every duty incumbernt upon him, And Whereas he is a great Churchman who possesses lofty ideals which enables him to take the initiative in the most sternuous labor; And Whereas, the rich and fatherly advice so unstintingly given by him has been very impressive, and we know that such achieving ability will lead this unique person on to higher fields. Therefore Be It Re- solved, that we ever reverence and also pray God's blessings upon him. Resolved Further, That We recom- mend him to be elected Editor of “The Southern Christian Recorder.” Respectfully submitted, (Mrs.) Rosa B. Murray (Mrs.) Lillie Dale Williams and members of Lampton .Me- morial A. M. Church A CORRECTION “It was Wm. H. Bond, Jr. and not Mr. C. Sylvester Jackson who had made all arrangements and was re- sponsible for the treat the conference received in the demonstration of the beautiful lights in the forum of the Edu- cational Building at Harrisburg, Pa. on, Sunday afternoon May 15th.” Signed Wm. H. Bond, Jr. Chairman OUR CHURCH By A. Lincoln Criglar The bigest and best institution in the world in my opinion is the Chris- tain Church. The bigest and best unit in the Christian Church with me is the A. M. E. Church. The bigest and best episcopal district in the A. M. E. Connection as I see it is the Second, and the bigest and best conference in the second district for me presently, is the Baltimore. Over this Conference presides the Rt. Rev. M. H. Davis— big in person, big in heart, big in spirit, big in purpose and big in accomplish- ment. He is not a “driver” but a leader PAGE make one for the other. Hence, we should work hard to make good charges for our successors. And re- member, when we make a good charge for those who follow us, we make a bigger one for ourselves unless we get the “swell-head” and “cut the fool” with our bishop or congregation. “Kittrell College must grow,” said Bishop Davis. The Conference replied by raising over $2500.00 at its session. Our bishop shows not the slightest sign of a let-up in his determination and earnest appeal to make Kittrell College potent as an educational and religious center for the church and race. With ten report sheets out, figures show 512 conversions, 796 accessions and a total of $25,500.00 raised during the session and $148,168.75 for all purposes for the year. Our very efficient editor of the Re- corder, (whose graphic description of the setting to the remotest reader) was as conspicuous by his absence as our Secretary of Missions was by his pres- ence. Read the May 19 issue of the RE- CORDER and note under “The Church- man Afield” how he brought the setting of the New Jersey Conference to those who did not attend: The RECORDER is hereft of such description of the Baltimore Conference session by rea- son of the editor’s absence. Thanks to Editor Clayborn who found time to drop in and give us a comment in his Journal. 40 West Bethel Street Hagerstown, Md. pee fi Ss REVIVAL CLOSES AT ROME, GA By L. D. Hamilton Dr. Allen Cooper, the pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church, Albany, Georgia, ntly conducted one of the greatest Paul A. M Revivals ever held at St E. Church, of which Dr. D. W. Wiggs is the pastor. Twenty-four converts were added during the meeting and it was the Reverend Cooper’s third evangelistic ampaign at the historic church, hay- with a program fraught with enough courage and ingenuity to put it over. The Conference knows he has a pro- gram. It is in accord. Hence, coopera- tion is not lacking. In his home con- ference, yet he “carries on.” There is something wonderfully fascinating about the annual session of a conference with the A. M. E. Church. The most stubborn and re- bellious are brought to submission to the spirit and purpose of the meeting. This is not due to fear, but the in- fluence of a mighty purpose seasoned and sustained by the approval of Him who said: “My peace I leave with you.” Every year I attend my conference session I leave with a deeper convic- tion that God still directs, shapes and controls the present program and fu- ture destiny of the A. M. E. Church. “You will make your own appointments thru your reports” said Bishop Davis to the pastors of the conference: Re- ports showing constructive and pro- gressive years’ work for both local and general church not only made appoint- ments for the minister reporting but put into the hand of the bishop ap- pointments he is glad to give our suc- cessors who merit promotion. The bish- op can give us only the charges we ir ng served in two previous meetings, during the pastorate of the Dr. J. H Edge. Large crowds heard the popular candidate for the Bishopric each night, and expressed a strong desire to see the Powerful Preacher elected a Bish- op at the 1940 General Conference. Our pastor, the Rev. D. W. Wiggs has a better, hold on the church mem- bership than any pastor, who has served us during the past twenty years We Romans intend to have him serve us for the next ten years, and if making a one hundred percent report will ob- tain for us our wishes, the Dr. Wiggs will be a Roman Pastor the next ten years. eee THE THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Bethel A. M. E. Church, Bluefield, W. Va., Rev. John L. Little, minister, held its 3rd Quarterly Conference Mon- day, April 25, Rev. A. J. Smoot, Pre- siding Elder of the Charleston District, presided. He congratulated the church on the excellent reports and splendid progress made under the pastor. 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Weekly Yhought MAN What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in facul- ty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beanty of the world! the paragon of animals! —William Shakespeare Weekly Poem SHE WORE A WREATH OF ROSES | ficed, and served!” She wore a wreath of roses The night when first we met; Her lovely face was smiling Beneath her curls of jet. Her footstep had the lightness, Her voice the joyous tone-» The tokens of a youthful heart, Where sorrow is unknown. I saw her but a moment, Yet me thinks I see her now, With the wreath of summer flowers Upon her snowy brow. A wreath of orange-blossoms, When next we met, she wore; The expression of her features Was more thoughtful than before; And standing by her side was one Who strove, and not in vain, To soothe her, leaving that dear home She ne’er might view again. I saw her but a moment, Yet me thinks I see her now, With the wreath of orange-blossoms Upon her snowy. brow. And once again I see that brow; No bridal wreath is there, The widow’s sombre cap conceals Her once luxuriant hair. She weeps in silent solittide, And there is no one near To press her hand within his own, And wipe away the tear. [ see her broken-hearted; Yet me thinks I see her now, In the pride of youth and beauty, With a garland on her brow. —Thomas Haynes Bayly : Editorials : Ss OD St tO oD tO a a LEADERSHIP NOT DRIVERSHIP Speaking of the episcopacy, 3ishop D. H. Sims says that in the bishops we need LEADERS, not DRIVERS. The latter have no business being’ clothed with the panoply of power, Brethren who swagger and brag who are haughty, arrogant and drive the sheep which they pasture ought not to be elected to the holy office Bishop. We must guard the gate and safeguard our episcopacy. ———_000—__—_. | BACK HOME It was a dramatic moment dur- ing the New York Conference when the Reverend Charles W. Stewart of the People’s Institu- tional Methodist Church who left * er the connection a few years ago uttered words of kindness, love and tenderness. The atmosphere was tense. Hearts were a quiver with hope and expectancy. He was on his way back home, Bish- op Davis arose and uttered mov- ing words: “Go back home, get that loving wife, and your sons, and teturn where you have sacri- Tears flow. Strong men weep, Saints shout! The conference sings: “He'll un- derstand.” Cries are heard: “Blessed!” “Well!” “That's it!” “Oh yes, Lord!” Another Pente- cost, THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER promise what you cannot pay? — On Sunday afternoon Dr. D. Ward Nichols read a resolution which was unanimously adopted and Dr. Stewart’s name was en- rolled with the elders of the New York Conference. Sister Stew- art’s with the evangelists. Since Bishop Sims has been over the First District the follow- ing ministers have returned to the fold of Bethel: the Reverends J. J. Derrick, J. H- Slade, “G*-W. Jennings and C.W. Stewart. Three congregations have come back home. God be praised. ——000-—_—_— - OUR BISHOPS SALARY We are nearing The General Conference and many are yelling more Bishops, than the 15 we have. Every man has a right to his own opinion. But every man’s opinion is not the best for anoth- er, unless it is unselfish and Christ-like. ‘ The Church has many great and Noble Sons. Great in intellect, great in service, great in love for God and humanity and therefore no Dunce nor ignoramus regard- less of how much we admire him should be elected. It requires brain and not lungs to lead an in- tellectually growing Church. Therefore our Bishops should be paid a decent salary not a mere pittance, you are simply reducing the office to a small insignificant place, when you pay a Bishop o a General Officer a salary that he cannot support himself and fam- ily and save something for old age, when ungodly men and wo- men do not want them around, when they are old. The success or failure of the Church depends to a large extent upon our Bishops. who shall place men where they are best suited and not because they are friends. Men who know what the Holy Office carries, in responsibility, Social, Religious, Political and Moral will readily realize that the higher a man rises in the scale of public opinion, the greater the de- mands are made upon him. How can he meet these demands with an empty pocket book? Much is expected from him, he represents the Church and the Church should pay him a decent salary. The Church has legislated laws to sus- pend him if he receives more than what is allowed. Is it fair when he is not paid what the Church says, he should be paid? Elect the number you can pay. The Church should set the example in honesty and truthfulness. Why 4 up is changed. © Give the Secretary-Treasu;,, Dr. Hawkins, authority to « men who know something abou financing an institution and wor out a program. Dr. Hawkins h,, proven himself honest and pable. Let him remain at {iJ head and call a few men to helj him work out a program by whic} the Bishop and General Office, will be paid. > The Financial Secretary report ed $228,516.00 received last year 15 Bishops paid each $6,000, total $90,000.00, Bal. $138,516.0) 11 General Officers each $3.600 (1) total $39,600.00, Bal. $98,916.00 t, pay superanuates and other neces sary expenses. Cut out unneces. sary meetings, have one Board meeting to meet with the Finan, cial Secretary—Board of 5 or 7) It can be done and should be done Then elect only the best, the mosf cultured, refined, educated, God like honest, fairminded men and the Church would take on ney life. Not more Bishops but bet ter paid Bishops. If you cannot pay $6,000.00, pay $5,000.00, not less. Pay the Bishop, so that they will not try to be paid af the back door. “The workman worthy of his hire.” ; T. Deans Scott © Pastor Quinn Chapel, Chicago, Ill. Pointed Points Se a a te ee THE SUNDAY SCHOOL, \\’ H. and F. Missionary Society and the Allen Christian Endeavo League Convention of the West Savannah District will convene af Millen, Ga. July 13-17. The mot- to is: “Enlargement and efficiency] in religious education.” The pre siding elder is the Rey.’W. 0. P Sherman. NO WEEKLY CHURCH BUL letin which comes to the Recorde desk is more artistic and beautti fully arranged than that which ' received from St. James, 5! Louis, Mo. It is a fine piece 0! mimeograph work. 9 new mem bers united with the church and the offering was $141.39 for thé week. The Rev. J. A, Dames Minister. es ST. PAUL, NASHVILLE Tenn, is celebrating its 75th An™ versaty. The program covert! 8 days, The Rey, J. C. Caldw?! it} miniater, 14 é, ‘ It can pay $6,000.00. if the old ste BETHEL, LITCHFIELD, IL- ois will celebrate its 60th Anni- rsary on June 5. In less than yo years pastor and people haye id off old indebtedness of $697.- ) and erected a three-room par- nage and owe only a balance of 90.00, Presiding Elder George Brown, son of the late Bishop pitt M. Brown will dedicate the rsonage, The Rey. E. L. Fuller pastor. « FROM THE FAR SOUTH- vest a program of the Phoenix- Ibuquerque District Conference, 1nday School, League and Mis- onary Convention is received. heme: “Go ye also into the ineyard,” .... “Herein is my ather glorified that ye bear uch fruit.”’ Guests: Rev. L. H. mith, P. E., Rocky Mountain District, Colonel L. A. Carter, haplain 25th Inf. Band, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. The conven- fon will meet at Tucson, Arizona. Dr. C. L. Upthegrove will speak n ‘The A. M. E. Church—the ioncer of the Race Through the entury.” The Presiding Elder s the efficient and successful Rev. . H, Harbert. | ACCORDING TO THE buthern Christian Recorder of fay 21, Dr. W. H. Griffin has lead rant Memorial Church, Chicago n raising $2,183.73. For several | ears he has pastored Grant very uccessfully. THE REV. M. W. FRAZIER las resigned the pastorate of Al- len A. M. E. Church, Cape May, \. J. after having served the harge for 5 years, to devote his ull time to evangelistic work. Resignation to be effective June 1. The Churchman Afield Pistbefefesfendectenbecbebeteefo deeb berboberbel desist Bishop Sims is rading from John 15:- |-25 preparatory to reading the Phila- delphia Conference appointments. The beautiful State Educational Building is ‘rowded with between four and five thousand people Bishop J. A. Gregg 1s on the platform. , “Go preach my gospel saith the Lord."Phe Churchman hears the vast *udience sing this grand old ministerial ©ommission hymn which the fathers of other generations sang. Catch the ac- Cents, feel the force and pull: “I'll make my great commission known.” \ J. A. Manning, H. P. Anderson, J. A. ae ae THE CHRIS eae tac ‘aia Harrisburg, Penna. the]a long fer as editor, we remain, Churchman motored to Philadelphia Yours truly, t with Dr. H. F. Tyre who Was returned Rev. J. W. Kelly, Pastor | * to St. Matthew for his 5th year. On Maxine Freeman a Monday the Churchman greeted many of the brethren who were facing their tasks with fortitude and determination. CHURCH REDEDICATED Bethel Church at Providence, R. I. was rededicated on Sunday, May 22nd. The pastor, Rev. J. Julian Jenkins, was assisted by the Rey. 1. A. Brown of Greenfield, Mass. in the dedication services. Three windows in the church received special mention because the services rendered by the donors were | noteworthy. Mr. Henry D. Sharpe, Miss Margaret Williams both of Provi- dence and Bishop David H. Sims. Mr. Sharpe has been a friend of the church for years until recently. But, he was won again by the present pastor who influenced him to make substantial do- nations to the church during the past two years. Miss Margaret Williams, a member of the church, paid for the redecoration of the entire church from The Churchman entrained for Free- port and came via New York City. When he arrived, Bethel, the seat of the conference, crowded with young people. Hundreds were stand- ing both inside and without. Among the visitors were General officers L. L. Berry, and S. S. Morris. Lucy Hughes of Texas. was From the rear of the building the Churchman looks on the second day’s session of the New York Conference. Bishop Sims is in the chair. By his side sits Dr. J. E. Beard, P. E. of the Edisto District, Charleston, S. C. This is the conference of D. Ward TIAN RECORDER > | $ 3 AGE FIVE Birthday 4 I es ae Greetings Nichols, J. A. Portlock, H. P. An- derson, M. E. Jackson, I. S. Jacobs,| op Sims made it possible to’ save the E. E. Tyler, H. S. Tyson J. H. Gor-| church from the block. A foreclosure don S. H. V, Gumbs. Presiding El- | proceeding was begun in November and ders: C. E. Walton, J. A. Manning,| terminated in March. Bishop Sims and A. L, Wilson. | Rey. A. A. Amos, | played such a big part in the saving of Sec. Finance. Committee: D. Ward] the church that the people wanted to Nichols, C. W. Walton, A. L. Wilson, ;do him honor by placing his name in one of the very beautiful windows. The church is beautiful and the peo- ple are encouraged to go forward to reclaim African Methodism in Provi- From the choir stall the Churchman] dence. However, we want our pastor looks down upon a vast throng. White- | back another year. He has wrought haired J. H. Gordon and G. R. Cov- | well. erdale, fathers venerable are conspicu- ous as they sit in their pews. We look disappointedly for R. R. Downs, vet- eran of many a year. eed repairing the roof to the celler. Bish- Portlock, M. E. Jackson, E. E. Tyler, and Wm. Dawkins. —Blanche Smallwood SNOW HILL, ALABAMA Camden District The work of the Seminar and clinic The Camden District Conference met was continued by Dean Spivey, and E. } at St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Snow E. Tyler. The Churchman brot the | Hill, Ala. April 28-29, at 10 o'clock the “Aldersgate Street” message on John| Presiding Elder, Rev. S. M. Davis. Wesley. After devotion the Presiding Elder in- troduced Rev. P. G. Shelborne to Bishop M. H. Davis literally elect-| preach the opening sermon, which was rified the conference in an address on] a master piece. Our hearts were set the Bible. Bishop Wright lectured on | on spiritual fire. Holy Communion Africa. Wm. T. Andrews of the 2lst | followed with an offering of $7.50. Assembly District of New York, and| The organization of the Conference member ot Emanuel Church delivered | was perfected by electing Rev. P. G. an address to the conference. Shelborne Sec. Appointing of Com- ; mittees, as per discipline. The follow- On Saturday morning the ordination | ing visitors were introduced: Alabama sermon was preacht by Dean Spivey. | Annual Conference, Mother E. HDR Bishop Sims, assisted by Bishop Wright | Sims, Dr. G. T. Sims, pastor of St. ordained Calvin Thomas Tookes, David | John, Montgomery, J. E.'s A. J. Polk, Manigault, David N. Shaw, Deacons;|H. M. Walker; Pastors, Rev. J. D. Willis L. Brown, Local Elder; Oscar | Shivers, A. A. Davis, J. W. Johnson, Palmer, Philip Collins, Horatio Hall,|W. E. Minnafee. John T. Harrison, and Benj. Ballard, } Central Alabama Annual Conference, | iivecant Elders. P. E. L. V. Starkey; Pastors, Dr. I. Church, Selma, Ala. who is a candi- H. Bonner, of Brown Chapel A. M. E. | interesting. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Metropolis, Illinois Dear Dr. Singleton: We have long been interested readers ef your ‘Christian Recorder’ and ad- mire greatly the work which you are doing. I think that the goal of 25,000 new subscribers by May, 1940 is com- mendable. When our present sub- q he audience is standing, singing, pray- Ing, Who can describe it? Glorious fospel ministry, scription expires, you can be sure that we shall renew it. Wishing you a successful year, and date for the Bishopric in 1940 and who received the unanimous indorsing of this District Conference, also Rev. H. A. Hall, pastor of the Cahaba Circuit and a host of laymen, whose names | did not get. The District Conference was a success from every angle. This is Rey. S. M. Davis’ first year as a Presiding Elder but he is making good and is loved by all. The following visi- tors brought greetings: Mother E. E. Sims, Dr. Gi T. Sims, Rev. / Polk, Rev. H. M.. Walker, Dr. REV. A. SEON HENRI Minister Trinity Newark, Ohio SORGE A. SINGLETON | ae Christian Recorder Philadelphia, Penna. MASTER ALLIE RANKIN, Jr Lexington, Kentucky MRS. EMMA P. MOORE-HANNAH New York City MRS. WINNIFRED RAWLINS St. Paul Cambridge, Mass The Conference was greatful to these visitors for their fine contribu- tions. The Annual Sermon was preached by the writer; the total a- mount of money raised for all purposes was -255.00. Rey E ORUMOND, FLA. The Dist. Conference of the Daytona Beach Dist. of the South Fla. Con- ference convened in Mt. Zion A.M.E Church, Daytonia Beach, Fla. Wednes- day, May 11th through Thursday, May 12th. Rev. S. A. Harris, Pe E. presiding The entire session was inspiring and We had the honor of hav- ing with us our Bishop Rt. Rev. R A. Grant who made some interesting, encouraging, inspiring and helpful re- marks. Visitors from the Orlando Conference —Rey. White and Rey. Pickett, also Rey. Brookens, P. E. of the Palm Beach Dist. and others. The entertaining committee spared no pains. The session was an enjoy- {able one. Every one went away to their several charges in good spirit to reach their goal, by the order of the poh dae Starkey, Dr. I. H. Bonner. —Estella Rose ===== DSC09333.JPG ===== PAGE Six oe Young People’s : Page Se oe a YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAGE JUNE Various objects June betides— Flags and roses, bugs and brides— While each mug with songs to write her with our satellite FOR Y. P. PAGE MY NEIGHBOR’S ROSES POEM The roses red upon my neighbor's vine owned by him, but they are also mine His the cost and his the labor, too. But mine, as well as his the joy, their loveliness to view bloom for me and are for me as fair \s for the man who gives them all his care Thus [ am rich, because a good nan grew \ rose-clad vine for all his neighbors’ I know from theis that others plant for me And whatgthey own, my joy may also be So why be selfish. when so much that’s fine Is grown for you upon your neighbor’s vine? \braham Lincoln Gruber SNAPPY STORIES Do Your Best With What You Have A dusky lad remarked to his lady- love that he wished he was a centipede The lady asked him what on earth he meant by such a silly suggestion. His reply was: “So I'd have a hundred arms mug you with.” “Why, you dumb bell” she said, “yo’ doan’ use de two arms de Lord did gib yo’ It Works With Folks, Anyway Someone has said that Daniel's trick to keep lions’ mouths closed was this, he went up to each lion, poked a finger in his face, and said, “Make a speech.” Dr. J. K. Washingtin Holds a Great District Conference at Salters Chapel A. M. E. Church Dennis Mills, La. We have just closed one of the great- ext Conferences ever held on this dis- triet in many years Dr. J leader and much loved by all. Our Presiding EI- der, K, Washington, is a great He has the respect and confidence of all who know him, He is a man of great execu- His always uplifting and in- spiring and he has a very lovable dis- position, which people to him This Conference was well attended by the ministers of the district and many from other districts Rev. G, W. Washington, pastor of Salters Chapel in which the Session was tive ability and a great preacher. sermoris are holds the draws and Trae CHRISTIAN RECORDER . MISS:.Ez-S¢ Miss E. S. Maxberry of Covington, Ky., one of the out-standing Evange- lists of Methodism closed a great re- vival meeting Friday night May 13th., in a blaze of glory at Park Place A. M. E. Church, Homestead, Pa., with a large number of conversions and many additions to the Church. Great crowls that taxed the seating capacity of the church followed her each night The meeting on Sunday afternoon (Mother’s day) was one of the largest and most touching ever witnesed in these parts Rev. Miss Maxberry is easily the most effective in her preaching and unique in her program that we have today in all of our methodism. The MAXBERRY Evangelist was ;Accompanied by a national known Gospel singer of the Baptist Church4-People came from a distance to listen to their sweet singing and would each evening join in the Theme-song, “I am on the battle-field for My Lord”. They closed Friday evening rejoicing oyer the souls that were brought to Christ and finance. raised. Park Place sent them away smiling over the beautiful gifts. They began in Camden, N. J., for Rev. Brown, 823 W. Walnut Street. Sunday May 15th. To my fellow ministers who desire a good Evangelist and singer, you will do-well to try to secure their service— Rev. J. H. Mack, pastor held, had every thing in readiness for the Mrs Washington, his wife, who is a great Missionary worker, stood by her husband and saw to it that every arrangement was complete in providing for the entertainment of the occasion conference Presiding Elders Staves, S. L. Greene, Jr. and Hall were present and brought greetings from their districts. Also. several and visitors from various districts, Rev, Thomas Tucker from Greensburg expressed greetings in behalf of the Central Dis- trict of which: Dr. P. W. Rogers is Presiding Elder. The Baton Rouge District is composed chiefly of country charges but the ministers and laity of ministers the district are faithful in every re- spect and never allow the Distriet to fall behind. Their reports showed that the Dis- trict was progressing under their Pre- siding Elder. Many souls have been converted and many accessions. Strong papers were read on special subjects which “brought about discts- sions and very helpful to all. The Presiding Elder, Dr. J. K. Washington, presiding elder of the Dis- trict was highly congratulated for his leadership. High compliments were paid to his wife in her work for the Mis- sionary cause. The Baton Rouge: District is the old- est District in the Conference and has never failed. We all love and highly respect our great leader, Bishop S. L. Greene and under his leadership, Louisiana is safe. J. W. Washington Sia ne ae ELIZABETH, KENTUCKY Friday marked the beginning of the Third Quarterly Conference of Embry Chapel A. M. E. Church. With Rey. B. M. Hughes as presiding elder, an old fashion love feast and class meet- ing was enjoyed by all present. . Sunday the Church was blessed by having two wonderful sermons and large attendances. pe The Conference closed Sunday night with success, having raised $146.17 for the Quarter. Embry Chapel is entertaining the West Louisville District Conference, June 2-3, Everybody welcome. Rey. E, Russel, pastor Miss Mary B, rate ALLEN CHRISTIAN —— ENDEAVOR LEAGUE TOPIC FOR JUNES Training in Making Choices I, What Are the Best Books for Juniors? Ps. 119:9-16. We have just completed some mee}. ings in\which we compared our ideas on pictures, poems, stories, hymns, anj people we Jove. Now we go to som of our best friends and introduce them to all the Juniors who are present This may be a BOOK-SHELF meet. ing. At the front of the room on, table, or better still in a regular book. case with at least one shelf, should }¢ placed all the best books which may b¢ brought by the Juniors, or the superin. tendent, or borrowed from the public library. In making the announce. ment care should be taken to have the Juniors bring only the best books— the sort that could be recommended to others.The superintendent should haye a chance to go over the books ahead of the meeting, so that no mistakes will be made. 5 A Trip Through the Library While a Junior may be chosen to this meeting, the superintendent ae ae have a considerable part of the direc- tion. The leader will explain that in ima. gination all now take’a journey thro a library, filled with books for and girls. There are many rooms, each bearing a sign above the doc, and indicating the kind of books to be found inside. (While all the books may be on one or two tables or stan the use of cardboard signs to designa them will be an aid.) The leader may explain some of the books to be foun in each roora, as progress is made, | in each instance one or two or many Juniors may each tell about some book, giving reasons why it is a good book for Juniors. In some instances b: will be described’ which are not acti on hand. The lists given below are not complete but only suggestive First Room, BIOGRAPHY. Not 2! boys and girls like to read the lives of other people, but some do, and there is a great pull in knowing how other persons have lived. These books, wit! others, might be in this room: Four Great Americans—Baldwin My Boyhood,—John Burroughs A Labrador Doctor—W. T. Gre: fell The Americanization of Edward Bok, —Bok Livingstone, the Pathfinder—Ma'- thews Boys’ Life of Abraham Lincoln.— Nicolay Fifty Missionary Heroes,—Johnson Blazing New Trails,—Wallace _ Overcoming Handicaps.—Walace Heroes of Peace—Wallace Second Room, TRAVEL: Under Many Flags, —Cronk and Sing- master Winning the Oregon Country,—Far's pate limass ab : jf I Lived in Africa—Hooper Children of Other Lands,—Entwistle Third Room, FICTION. Tests fre- quently, made with boys and girls show that when they yote for the books they like best above 70 per cent of them prefer stories, or fiction. The list is too long, but here are some: Little Men,—Alcott Little Women,—Alcott Story of King Arthur and His Knights,— Heidi,—Spyri The Prince and the Pauper—Mark Twain The Story of a Bad Boy,— Aldrich Fireside Stories for Girls—Eggles- ton Treasure Island—Stevenson Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm— Wiggin Tales from Shakespeare—Lamb Pyle Fourth Room, POETRY: Rhymes of Childhood —Riley Child’s Garden of Verse,—Stevenson The Prisoner of Chillon—Byron Fifth Room, RELIGION: Tales from the Old Testament,—Fox The Children’s Bible, —Sherman and Kent Missionary Stories to Tell Story of the Bible,—Hulbut DAILY VERSES M., May 30. Biography. Luke 1:1-4. T., May 31. History. Josh. 1:1-9. W., June 1. The world of plants. Matt. 6:28. 29. T., June 2. The animal world. Matt. 6:26. 27 F., June 3. The insect world. Prov. 6:6. S. June 4, Good novels. II Sam. 1231-6. Sun.. June 5 Topic—What Are the Best Books for Juniors? Ps. 119:9-16. (Consecration Meeting.) —Christian Endeavor World STRAY SHOT’S By Z JOHN HARMON I have just finished reading the Old Testament through, from Genesis to Malachai in three months and four days and hope to read the New Testamennt through and I thought it fine to cele- brate the same by writing a few stray shots to the church. My experience of the years I have served in the general church and the nine general conferences I have at- tended and the many problems and changes we have experienced, and the many changes I have witnessed in the Seneral officers, I am convinced that the time has come for ‘the church to; T mean the general conference elect an assistant to our Finnancial Department, Missionary Department, Church Ex- tension Department, and Book Concern. We! would save trouble and money and it would look more like business. All Concerns have assistants or wnder Secretaries why not the church. I have contended for years that our church needs readjustment in its oper- ations; we take too much for granted, We would not be in the muddle we are in if we had assistants in our de- Partments. Let the. delegates to the next general conference think on these things. We ofen hear that our general de- partments are “top heavy”, that it costs fifty percent of the income to run the department; why not check up and regulate that. It can be done, it ought be done. My experience of a general confer- ence is that it takes 4 weeks to hold a general conference; and do any thing; just to meet, hear reports, elect bishops, and general Officers is not enough. What little we do is often so conglo- merated we don’t understand ourselves what we have done. We hear that the finances of the church have largely increased this Quadrennium, but. as superannuates we have not felt it. We hope our next general conference will remember the Superannuates, the widows, and orphans. We are hear- ing here and there the question of or- ganic union. When the commission met in Birmingham, Alabama some years ago they had the finest opportunity to unite then than we will have again soon. Suppose that the Methodist Churches organize a campaign of evangelism and go after the six million of un- churched people in our group. I am not opposed to organic-union, but the truth is it is not in our bones, and we are further off to-day than we have ¢ver been. Organic union would not mean any thing to us, it would give op- portunity for new branches to spring and in a few years we would be worst off than we are to-day. We have talked about merging our schools, our missionary societies but are still hitched to the post. Our bishops are not to- gether in church management, nearly all of our episcopal districts are work- ing differently, we have not merged out- selves yet. This new deal and new Idea of government and practice have separated us very far apart. There will be no election by ac- clamation in our next General Confer- ence. From our observation at Mont- gomery, Alabama, all of our general officers will have keen opposition, Bro. Travis of Kentucky it is reported will give Dr. Hawkins a stiff fight for Sec- retary of Finanace. He was much in evidence at Montgomery, they tell me he is plenty fit in every way for the job. Lucy Hughes will roll up her sleeves and give Dr. Berry a wrestle for Secretary of Missions. An unnamed candidate told me he was going hard for Secretary of Education. Well; most of the officers announce later. Dr. Morris is being backed by a strong host of friends for Bishop, Dr. Morris is an able man and to my mind would fit in, in great shape, Dr. Baber who entertains the General Con- ference will be hard to beat, the gate will open with Baber in front. Dr, Singleton needs congratulation for his able editorials, his time will come and that speedily. Dr. Clayborn is giving the church a great paper, it looks how- ever he is going up. Be sweet Atlanta, Ga. ———_o——— ' ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. will The Women’s Mite Missionary So- ciety of the West Louisville District eee HE CHRISTIAN RECORDER held its second quarterly meeting at Embry Chapel A. M. E. Church, Eli- zabethtown, Ky, Thursday, March 10. Rey. E./Russel and his good people and their friends spared no pains in making our stay with them a most pleasant one. The District, President, Mrs. Eliza- beth Smith had outlined a very interest- ing program which was heartily sup- ported and enjoyed by all. Among those going from Louisville to attend the Convention were Pre- siding Elder, Rey. B. M. Hughes, Rev. L. A. Haynes, pastor of St. James, Louisville, Mrs. Mayme Walker, presi- dent, Louisville District; Mrs. Sophia Mapp, Mrs. S. B. Smith, Mrs. M. C. Harshaw. The financial report was very good. The hospitality, interest, and attendance of the people of Elizabethtown were very encouraging and shall soon forgotten. Mrs. S. B. Smith CARROLLTON, TEXAS Sims Chapel A. M. E. Church not be April 3 was a high day at Chapel A. M. E. Church, Carrollton. Sunday school at 9:30 o’clock with ‘the superintendent at his post. Bro. O. S. Silverbury. At 11:30 o'clock the stewards conducted the services after which the pastor preached from Luke 22:8. Following the sermon we had an old time class meeting. At 6:30 o'clock, A. C. E. League met, and at 7:45, prayer services conducted by the stewards, the pastor preached from Rey. 22:1. Brother O. S. Silverburg Lucious Price and ; Edward Laffity brought forth the wonderful quilt which the men of Carrollton had pieced and quilted. The castle in Spain every man’s name in the quilt and the pastor's name in the center. The quilt brought $24.88. There were many white friends present to see the quilt, and gave $9.93 to the church; for 47 years our church has been with- out lights but our pastor said we shall have them. We are thankful to God and the bishop and the Presiding Elder for this God-man. Rev. J. H. Casey, pastor Sister Dorothy Price Sims o——— CHICAGO, ILL. The third Quarterly Conference of Wayman A. M. E. Church, Cleveland Avenue and Elm Street, Chicago, was held on Wednesday evening, May 4th, presided over by our very distingushed Presiding Elder, Rev. S. R. Maguinez This quarter surpassed all others in the five years of administration of our Presiding Elder. It is my belief that this was due to the inspiration, enthus- iasm and outlook brought us in the which closed a week prior to the Quarterly Conference. The inspiring and dynamic sermon that was preached by Dr. B. U. Taylor in the opening of the District Conference will long be remembered by all who heard him. This message followed one delivered by the Presiding Elder who spoke with a tongue of fire as the Spirit gave utterance on the Quarterly Meeting day. The report from the Committee on Resolutions tuned our hearts and set our minds in frame for the manifesta- PAGE SEVEN tion of the Spirit of brotherly love as was exemplified in the session of our third’ Quarterly Conference. All re~ ports submitted by auxiliaries were excellent. The total amount of money raised by the Church during the Quar- ter was $2,044.63. The Presiding Elder was indeed pleased with the marvelous success of this people and their pastor. Wayman Church edifice is now a thing of beauty on_ Chicago’s Near North Side, due to recent renovation to the exterior. The Pastor and of- ficers spent the sum of $1,300 in tuck- pointing the four walls, Acid Washing the North and East fronts, Sand- blazing the stone trimmings in the en- tire building and Painting all the wood materials. “Go thou reader and do likewise.” Rey. J. Di Coston. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CLIFTON, TENN. The Presiding Elder, Rev. G. M. Banks joined Rev. M. L. Ez pastor on Monday night and preached through-out the The pastor and congregation ly our a series of sermons week. of the sister churches joined us and there was a great spiritual tide. Rev J. C. Churchwell of the Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. J. C. Ceave of the A. M. E. Church, Rev. B. R Graham of the C. M. E. Church and Prof. J. W. Beard, Mrs. Blanche Graham all spaired no pains in help- ing make the meetir a great success The town was inspirel by the great sermons preached by Presiding Elder, some additions to the church, every body Sunday night at the close of this meeting expressed themselves of being very happy over the wonderful acheive ments. The spiritual tide of the dis- trict is moving by lez s and under the leadership of our great Rey G. M; a great many years since the ader, Banks it has been spiritual tide and the financial tide of our Quarterly Con- ference has reached this mark We paid the Presiding Elder out and had some money left for the pastor. We feel that old St. Steven is coming back to her own again under the le adership of our beloved pastor Presiding great and our most worthy the Elder who is one of leaders Bishop E. J make any mistake in among. presiding didn’t assigning him to elders Howard lead us this year we pray that he may live longer to lead on the old A. M E. Church. Louise Sparks Es be Da SS Os Dc be Da ooo General Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., DC Washington, [RRR REE ===== DSC09334.JPG ===== ‘PAGE EIGHT FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE South Philadelphia District H. H. Cooper, P. E. Total $168.75 Aller Day Returns of the Harrisburg District Rev. R. O. Napper, Presiding Elder Union Phila., Rev. C. H. Foun- | Total 188.30 The Philadelphia District W. L. Johnson, P. E. Total $217-50 West Philadelphia District Rev. I N. Patterson, Presiding Elder} $277.00 DELAW WARE CONFERENCE Rev. J. L. Link, P. E. Total $130.00 Rev. W. N. Brown, P. E. Total Total $106.00 NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Camden-Trenton District Re *. B. Smith, P. E $129.25 NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Newark District Rev. W. H. King, P. E Be eee New Brunswick District Rev, J. F, Vanderhorst, P. E. Total ; . $173.50 Atlantic City District Rey, J. L. Russ, P. E, $115.00 Total -$161.50 EXTRA NEW JERSEY CONFER- ENCE $55.48 NEW YORK CONFERENCE Manhattan District Rev A. L. Lilson, P, E. Total $119.00 CW. Walters, P. E $110.00 | J. A, Manning . $87.00 New England Conference Rev, W. K. Hopes . $110.00 BERMUDA CONFERENCE B. S, Galloway, P. E. $53.75 Total ALLEN DAY RETURNS | | | / | ; Bishop M. H, Davis $162.25 BISHOP R. C. RANSOM $ 93.15 Fourth Episcopal District Bishop J. A. Gregg Total Fifth Episcopal District Bishop Noah W, Total $2145.28 | Bishop W, A. Fountain .,.... $375.0 Fifteenth Episcopal District Bishop J. S. Flipper Eighth Episcopal District - $500.00 Bishop R. R. Wright Ninth Episcopal District : 9 NEW YORK ANNUAL Bishop D. H. Sims $502.00 Tenth Episcopal District CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Bishop George B. Young Totals vase + $30.65 Eleventh Episcopal District Manhattan District . Rev. A. L. Wilson, Presiding Elder Bethel, New York—J. A. Portlock Metropolitan, New York — J. A | Sterrett. j Emanuel, New York — D. Ward Nichols. Flushing, New York—W. M. Dawk- ins. es Emanuel Chapel—Richard Frier. St. Luke, N. Y.—W. L. Freeman St. John, N. Y.—W. C. Crawford Mt. Zion, N. ¥Y.—J. P. Collins. Simon Cyrene—Amos Jones. * Ebenezer—J. D. Anderson. Trinity—A. A. Kinlock. Morris Brown—J. A. Thompson Lincoln Memorial—E. W. Thomp- son. Corona—E. T. Garrison. Flatbush, Brooklyn—R. A. Morton Tompkinsville, N. Y.—C. A. John- son. St. Paul, N. Y.—B. R. Garfield. St. Johns, Brooklyn—I. S. Jacobs. Union Bethel—M. C. Carpenter. Emanuel, Tuckehoe—T. G. Clark. Bronx, N. Y.—R. Dutton. St. Phillips, N. Y. —F. W. Wilson Mt, Olive—J. D. Anderson. Yonkers—W. C. Moreland. Brooklyn Mission—L. C. Newby. Bishop R. A. Grant $500.00 Twelfth Episcopal District Bishop H. Y. Tookes Arkansas and Oklahoma Nothing Thirteenth Episcopal District Fourteenth Episcopal District Buffalo District Rev. J. S. Manning, Presiding Elder Bethel, Buffalo—H. P. Anderson St. Joh, Niagara—H. S. Tyson First A. M. E., Lookport—J: U. Gumbs List A. M. E.. Albion & Lackawana— F. H. Alleyne ‘ Bethel, Glean—N. J, ome Bethel, Elmira—J. W. Douglas Bethel, Owego—James Sterling Memorial, Oneinta—J. E. A. Brown Israel, Albany—P. A. Pitts _ | Payne, Chatham—H. A. Gault Bethel, Kinderhook—J. W. Beavers Bishop E. J. Howard Bethel, Coxsackie—W. Y. P. Delaney Total seh ila eevuaten GOUTEL Glasco-Kingston—L. A. M ‘Clendon WwW arwick—Oscar Palmer Emel, New Rochell—C. H. Wash Bt Larchmont—W. E. Duval ny; Yonkers—C. E. Wilson y, Mte Vernon—W. H. Smith a White Plains—Joseph. Cook e-H. A. Morton — Brooklyn District w. Walton, Presiding Elder Idec Street—M. E, Jackson. pa E. Tyler. eport-G. W. Maybanks. Fock aeaneeten H. Davis. pile H. Thomas. ha shore—S» Bs Reed. q pie B, Barton. tbush—J. S. Daniels. »stead—Heath, rviown—Henry Irons, + Washintgton—K, A. Collins. ekville Center—A. A. Amos. slyn—]. H. Gordon. Paul, Brooklyn—G. H. Taylor. t jcfferson—R. E. Jones. . W. Brown. loi—Oliver Freeman, wiastown—A. A. Medica. Pauls, New York—E. C. Clark. hie! Tabernacle—S. H. V. Gumbs. ne—Solomon Freeman. pkinsville—C. A. Johnson. Evangelists lyn Brown litia Thomas Baskerville Barrell urner : en Brown y Richardson na L. Anderson ie Hayward inces Hebbons rgaret_ Warren y Shepherd nilda Gulmer iry Gillette len C. Smith nces E, Harris che Symonds s Sumner Nic Garrington ty Moseley @B. Jenkins ences Daniels n Flynn trie Hooper mtha Clay ella Callwood bra Smith rie Smith the! Washington Pra C. MacDonald C. DeWitt ttie Brown he! Snipes PB. Hinson bia B. Nash my Humes a Billie Ssie Cumbs Wie Manning “nie G. Brown A. Gilt H. Tobitt ’ Broady “rude Waters vabeth Waters ab: Watson el Carper ith Rapelyea Kathlyne Faucett Lucy D. Waller Adele Stiles Minnie Hurd Julia Murdock Sara Allen Carrie Lee Sarah Jermaine J. W. Reynolds Ella Cunningham Maggie Rivers Mariah Gibbs Mamie Hunter Emma A. Wilson Georgiana Robinson Maggie Chappell Lulu Wright Beulah Benjamin Mary Fulton Eldora Dukes Rosa B. Williams Inez Graves Phoebe Brookins Lucille Braxton Mamie L. Timmons Fanny Washington Mollie Burch Martha Ellison Rosa Williams Dolly Drayton Rebecca Nelson Maggic Simmons Gladys Jarvis Julia Wells E. W. Saddler J. L. Johnson Transfers C. E. Wilson—New England Con- ference. W. L. Kindred—Alabama Confer- ence. C. B. Barrow—New Jersey Con- ference. re CELEBRATION REV. E. L. FULLER, PASTOR The Sixtieth Anniversary of Bethel | + A. M. E. Church and dedication of the parsonage, Litchfield, Illinois, Sun- day, June 5 at 2 o'clock in the after- noon. Program: Selection, Madison Choral Club; History of the Church, Mrs. Mary Carter; Anniversary Ser- mon, Rev. L. W. Wright, Madison. Assisted by Rev. Wright's choir. Ded- jeation of the parsonage, Rey. George A. Brown, Presiding Elder of the Quincy District. Speakers from oth- er churches in city and vicinity. Spir- ituals, Plantation Melodies, Madison Choral Club. Arrangement Committee Mesdames Mary:E. Carter, Lucille Johnson, 3 Mary L. Ewing, Bertie Basfeld, Florence Ewing. Messrs. Daniel L. Basfield and Earl Ewing. Refreshments and Lunch. The public is cordially invited {o attend this mammoth cele! bration and dedication Rally for Trustees, Stewards and Conference Claims. East Florida Conference, PAGE NINE Branch Woman’s Home Missionary Society Meeting The East Florila Conference, Branch Woman's Home Missionary Society met in an instructive executive session last week and the president, Mrs. G. A. Mitchell. presided The meeting took place at Mt Ziin’s parsonage The coming 5, Monday's Mass meet- ing convenes May 29, at Mt. Zion Church beginning $ o'clock. The en- tire group of local societies is urged to ‘urn out bringing representation for every department. The State Super- visior Madam M. E. Grant, Mrs. J. L Brooks, are to assist in this meeting. Monday night of the session the young women’s auxiliary will present “The Call to Service” the drama will benefit the local societies. District presidents. P. E. Gibbs, M. E. Coffey, Sarah Daw- kins, and M. E. Anderson have a large part to play in the interest of this affair. Mesdames Ida C. Alexander, Fannie Foster, C. E. Milliner, E. O, Gibson, F. Rudders, A: B. Williams Lillian Sutton, A. R. Lott, are among other workers to the end for a successful mass meeting. Friends are asked to witness the call to service Sunday, May, 29 at the church. MRS. G. A. MITCHELL, President REV. O. SHERMAN HOLDS RECORD BREAKING DISTRICT CONFERENCE ON THE CAMDEN DISTRICT The District Conference of the Cam- den District Central Ark. Conference Convened at Bethel A. M. E. Church Camden, Ark. Thursday morning, May 12. Rey. A. A. Cooper, pastor.. Rey. O Sherman, presiding elder; Rt. Rev. H. Y. Tookes, presiding bishop. The Annual sermon was delivered by Willard Leak noted evangelist of the State of Arkansas. Other sermons were delivered by Revs. A. Coving- ton, F. J. Jones, and Kolen. Bishop H. Y. Tookes delivered the sermon at eleyen o'clock Sunday morning. The Presiding Elder Rev. QO. Sherman delivered the sermon Sunday afternoon, Rey. A. A. Cooper delivered the message Sunday night. Five accessions and one convert were aded to the $1387.47 was reported at the Conference. The Sunday school con- test between several contestants was very interesting, the first prize was awarded to Mrs.| Roundtree a member of Bethel Church who raised $8.77 the second prize was awarded to Mrs. E. D. Chappelle of St. James who raised $6.51 a total of $32.43 was raised in the contest. Rey. church, Mrs. C. B. Rhone, dent of the Missionary «Socicty sided at the Mass Mecting of the en of the District Friday afternoon. Those who made addresses were, Mes- dames L. C. King, Greenwood, Gillum, I. A. Clark and E. D. Chappelle. Miss Nellie Love of St. James Church had charge of the mesic for and District presi- y pre- vom- the occasion the Junior Choir of St. James sang. The Camden District leads the State of Arkansas in collecting funds for Shorter College. Mrs. O. Sherman, wife of the Presiding Elder was during the sessions present oes MANSFIELD, LA. The Third Quarterly Conference was held at St. James A. M. E May 15. Rev. He preached a soul stirri Church A. Pullin, presiding elder the morning service to an appreciative audience who sat very attentively as he spoke from I Peter :21 which mac the entire congregation feel very u uplifted ; e good “Did not our hearts br as he broke the bread of Rey..T. D the night hour, learning with t adage n wi spying, life to us” Dozier, pastor preached also delivering cresting sermon. Monies raised, $18.20 S. R. Reed ar Rolling Green Located on number 3. Streets stop right at gate. | In Event of Rain, May 30th—2 P. M. Everyone Cordially Welcome West Chester Pike. about a half hour's drive over route West Chester Fast-Line Trolley, from 69th and Market OFFICES N. E. Corner 18th and Christian Streets KINsley 2161-2162 “A GARDEN OF REST—FOREVER BEAUTIFUL” _ DEDICATION SERVICES SUNDAY, MAY 29th—2 P. M. 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Build System, Invigorate, Strengthen, Put Pep, Snap, Grit, Nerye, Courage, Thrill, Am- bitiion, Activity, Stamina, Vim, Vitality, Helps Kidney, Bladder, Back, Stomach, Intestine, Loss Appetite, Rundown Con. dition, Relieves Cough, Asthma, Pain, Catarrh, Burning. Scalding Discharges, Soreness, Weakness. etc. Price $1, $2. Hymnal Both For $2.00: SEE |; | THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER | ee et | [RRR bebe Tt has not been an easy ; eye : preach church consolidation tg. poise! Ol anyjaccomplished actress From Other Papats in-our democracy. — Ba fd her enmpncation Of the “dificult 37 an es citation was excellent. Shee eee bee eee eee rae ee ai a Ee Ce ‘The recitation consisted of the first ( hnsveat tine dol Nia ea n verses of the twtnty-eighth chapter : FIVE TO GRADUAT9 i @ dying { Matthew, giving an account of the { Rah Minister’s Child ill set Hey spool AHei staneeti. Of Coy ction. Previously she gave ; | Rabwey Minister's Childrens Win aar | tielcommuntrall be greatly p, pesurre Sud ‘ Unusal Record 2 7 Seng ame recitation in the Allen Chapel i Pye sock asta ‘f f ices hell Easter Sunday ‘ ; We have too many weak, stry, SCO pic the fete | | Rahway, May 11—A record in gradu-| a4 half-dead churches in oe The girl, a pe a = ne grade of i i vi stablis i vO- c : i deng : ol, is the daughter of Mrs. { ation will be established in a two-week nation. The First Baptist htnrel ‘orth Be oe ig) Heo i period in the family of Rev. and Mrs. the Spruceestrecr Bank jary Thomas . mother j |J. W. P. Collier. of 251 Central Ave- | Nach tig a ? a former school teacher, haying hie ir s i See Cree tity y Eo four years in Kansas Cit , | nue. Their son, Andrew will gradu- apart. We sing in cach other’ fught tog ss x a1, eee ae ‘| ate from Shaw University, Raleigh, It is possible to drown each oth efore GOMER: () acasteks The ‘TN. C., May 31; John Collier, Jr. from Together, weswould heath Othe potlier instructs the child in elocution. | Wilberforce { University, Ohio, June fatuiatin aris the Sei: © stron Other prominent guests who congrat- ! |9; Miss Elouise Collier from Newark | yea ; ioe ve Jated the pastor included Rev. C. i. < e ‘ 3 r, J. W. Westbrook, of the State Teachers College, June 13, and Oh, blessed death! Would that , , ae es ; i the Misses Annie and Virginia Collier f pats. purch’s board of trustees; Judge F i of our churches would die in the | Mee eetidge CLEC Ruble: from Rahway High School, June 14. is ee rank M. Acton; Judge C. E. Ruble; ' The first chee. reviously graduated ane fake One life in union apt. E. Allen Sibaugh; Russell Cun- . -?P y 8! another institution. More pasto ham SaReeMaR semen Decut ! | from Rahway High School, John Col- like thee ham; Pp. ; puty { | tier, Jr. has been called to’ the pasto- ae eon ae ceeeapece Ralph neriff E. I. Moore; Albert (Bud) Ie iS ae 2 eS ey and the Rev. S. M. Goof Biokes; Mrs. Mamie Butcher; Mrs. ate of St. Thomas A. M. E. Church, would hurry the new day we a a ef | | Westfield which duties he will assume | jng §, es es Jara Towt; Harry Kilburger; Prose- k R : i ing for so earnestly. 1: ROpereDAe Preece A. { | mmediately following his graduation ‘ . put ol 3 gsi ‘ . E-oina Walberiorce BE _ The union of their two congregat essler, president-elect of Rotary; C. | is the outstanding event of our y A. Metcalf, Kiwanis president; and | | REDFERN'S GRAVE National Baptist VR o-ce Whiley. REPORTED FOUND Music was furnished during the apie tieea te OFFICIALS spq inner and intervals during the pro- Georgetown, British Guiana, May 17 GOODS WEL MEET fram by the Marysville choir of mixed (AP).—A guide told today of seeing Z s that Presented a program of wreckage of Paul Redfern’s plane, with | . Neooly base ofspeakers, repreg » songs and spirituals. the lost aviator’s grave beside it, “six | "2 the city and county governm ycluded in the choir were Mrs. Allen days travel” beyondthe Baten Giliarta as well as various civic organiza daughter Sara Allen; Mr. and border, near where the Cuyuni River proke. at the: Gog Wyill bancuet Will Wright, Mr. and Mrs. flows into Venezuela. KS tended Rev. S. P. West last and and Miss Mary Fleming, ac- ' | i ' i i ' i ' 4 Alexander Gilbert, Bushman who guided the recent expedition of Theo- dore J. Waldeck, New York explorer, into the Guiana wilds, said the expedi- tion learned of Redfern’s death from an Indian. : This Indian, according to Gilbert, swore he and other natives in a Savan- nah village saw the Redfern plane crash and burn, killing the American flier. EMAUS IS EMMAUS; THEY WANT THAT M! ¢ May 16.—The painter wasn't a very good speller, and so made the railway station sign read “Emaus.” That was back in 1859, Well, somebody did some proof- reading recently and discovered that in the Holy Land, the little town of Emmaus spelled with two “m’s. And the early Moravians named Penn- sylvania’s Emaus after Emmaus. 2300 citizens signed their names to a Petition asking for an additional “m” Allentown, is and today it was filed in Lehigh County Court. a ee BLESSED ARE THE CHURCHES WHICH DIE IN THE LORD The Thankful Baptist Church and the Broad Street Baptist Church of Rome, Ga., merged several weeks ago. Thirty-five years ago Thankful Church was split. The Broad Street Baptist Chureh was organized. Since ithat time the two institutions moved along their separate ways, each feeling that the Lord blessed their efforts, at Allen Chapel A. M. E. Churd East Walnut-st. Principal speaker of the meeting Ray E. Hughes, prominent co Columbus attorney who used as theme ‘;good-will”, tracing its de ment through the past 2.000 years He outlined the rise of his race its emancipation, declaring 10 ol race group of people had adv rapidly in the history of th: Hughes sounded a warning the rise of dictatorial powe: stressing the point that must be maintained by free men.” Mayor J. W. Huddle paid the 0 pliments of the city to Reverend Wi declaring he “had the most | respect and admiration for tl but effective church” and he c t Mrs. Mamie Cooper, ie, also sang a solo. ing over the entire program as sier of ceremonies was H. R. Moss, ppular trucker, who. proved himself pable and witty in that role. , W. E. Viney. secretary of the church ill and unable. to fill his scheluled pot on the program. Rey. West concluded the program by icing his thanks “for the tribute thown him by members of his congre- ation and the citizens of Lancaster. He gave the benediction. —Lancaster, Ohio Eagle Gazette reed vorld note demod JACKSONVILLE, ILL. Report for Third Quarter lated them on the success of their lass No. 1..$3.00 $9.00 $12.00 | dertakings and for their “respect lass Now 2 1.25 7.20 8.45 law and order, their good citizci's plassNo. 3... 4.25 17.00... 21.25 “While I am mayor of Lancas lass No. 4... 3.45 10.10 13.55 S| Mayor Huddle added, “it shall be lass No. 5.. 4.50. 20.00 24.50 duty to assist you in every way th lass No. 6.. 2.30 5.10 7.40 humanly possible.” ; lass No.7... 3.40 12:40. 15.80 One of the features of the ever ass No. 8... 3.10 12.00. 15.10 unannounced in the program wa ‘ass No. 9, 2,05 TU Uo seals a20. Biblical recitation by Jennie ™ Public Collections 74.03 Ulmer, a first grade pupil, which cung Peoples’ Classes well received by her listeners. ‘ass No. ang The six years old tot, who stoo! ° ass Now 2g 40 LSO:y = 1,903 chair to deliver the recitation he! 9 lass No, Ba 330 «50 <2 4s80 audience spell-bound. She disp! lewardesses 37.70. Boosters Club & 4.50 EISNER Ding Hand 1.60 V/s astor's Joy Club 93,00: ‘dies Aid 3.50 otal Amount raised by Steward Department ............ $258.28 Co. in per aal notes that may) be inse pumber of between 1105 / in tre Fible.. Looks ko 8 regu ound Bible. : _ THE CHR ISTIAN RECORDER Total Amount raised by both Depts, four months to ae ve such a goal. We wish to thank the many friends throughout the connection who have given us both moral and financial sup- port in our efforts. The members of our congregation are greatly encou- raged to go forward and follow their Report For Third Quarter Money raised by the Trustee Dept. Raised by Trustees $109.52 Sewing Circle 48.40 Helping Hand . a : 30.50 | leaders. Votal amount raised by Trustee George W. Wade Department, .«. os, $188.42 —————o———_. Total amount paid to Trustee ST. PAUL REPORTS SUCCESSFUL Department 109.52 QUARTER Balance on hand .... mab Fayetteville, Tennessee Helping, Hand + 30.50] The Pastor, Rev. A. J. Simmons, Paid out for Trustces purposes 5 and membership of St. Paul A. M. E. Total Church with many visitors witnessed the, oceasion of the second. quarterly conference. Thi§ conference Money raised by the Sunday School: iN was a Total amount raised this great spiritual and financial success, : Ouantewigees <) 4. 5 $32.70 | and was brought to a brilliant climax AGL OTS ty ete Si ae Sa 17.15] on Monday night, March 21 with the Rev. G. M. Fleming presiding. Balance in treasure .......... $15.55 The order of service for Sunday be- Choir: gan with the opening of Sunday Schoo! Total amount raised this at 9:45 o’clack with a full. program Quarter .. throughout the day. ter thé devo- tional and routine procedure of the ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH Sunday School, we were given a won- St. Louis, Mo. derful and most helpful review Temperance by our presiding elder. At cleven o'clock, morning service on $12,000.00 cut on debt of St. James, St. Louis. Great rejoicing. The Second . Quarterly convened at 8 p.m. on last Monday, with Rey. R. L.. Phillips,. Presiding Elder, Rev. J. A. Dames, pastor.»The following persons were elected to serve during the mecting: Leon Burton, secretary, Harriet L. Williams, as- was opened in the usual form with a large audience that attentively as the and enthusiastic listened Conference Présiding Elder, Rev. G. M. Flemming, gave a on three im- portant issues of the day, and the solu- tion for the turmoil and strife of the world. The topics are as follows: “The soul-stirring message it PAGE ELEVEN E. Church were given a hearty wel- come and the day was brought to a glorious close with much rejoicing. The variety of these three great sermons will not soon be forgotten. What a marvelous experience and in- spiring spectacle was unfolded to all those present on Monday evening to of the second quarterly conference at St. Paul A. M. Ii. Church. The presiding elder called the meeting to order at 8:00 o'clock p.m. with song and prayer, after which he gave touching remarks on Christianity and the work of the Chris- tian. At this time the roll was called with all leaders and heads of represent- ed groups responding with written reports. We are very very happy to have this opportunity to report that through the untiring and unceasing efforts of our AS his lovely family with their tangible and witness the business some excellent new pastor, Rey. Simmons, and far-reaching service; many laten powers have been awakened and inspired and much has been accomplished toward the spiritual wellfare of the church, and a spirit of intense interest and keen alertness is now being displayed in all the various departments of the church. Truly Rey: a wonderful leader, prepared and sent by God to do Simmons is so efficiently, and effectively this ¢ work. It is also eat gratifying to note that his work is being so handsomely heraled among those public causes most worthy of honor and support. Race Problems,” “The Denominational Problems,” and “The Deity of God.” The lesson for discussion that was used sistant secretary; and George W, Wade, reporter. Sixteen » auxiliaries made reports. Statistical report as fol- lowest as a high-light is found in John 4:9, 20 Total Membership . and 24. A beautiful picture was brought Conversions . to the mind’s eye as he so vividly de- Accessions « picted the Deity of God and His power Probationers . for all the ills that make this such a Full members .. complex -world, contrasted with the Deaths love. of God and the spirit of Jesus Wupcliaties Christ portrayed in the lives of His Total raised for current purposes followers. With the. emulation and $2,187.84 | imitation of the example he left for us Total raised for mortgage as a liberation from sin was so dynamic indebtedness. ....++.-++ ..2,540.40 | that it will prove a blessing to all of those who heard it as well as inspira- $4,728.24 | tional and informational for all those Total mortgage & current who are perplexed in this day when the expenses ........20.- 4,205.51 | faith and strength of the true Christian __Jis being so sorely tried. Total, Balance uss. Mec syors $522.73 We were elated to have on Stnday ' Last Quarter. our total mortgage and afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. San- local indebtedness was $24,768.37, but | ford of Neals Temple, Cumberland : Presbyterian Church, with his choir thanks to Almighty God and certain fefinancing measures: by pastor and Board of Trustees, we have been able to reduce said indebtedness 48 per cent. In other words through payment of $2500.00 and agreement of some of our creditors 48 cents has been cut from every dollar we owed last quarter, leaving present mortgage and local in- debtedness of $12,857.36. The business of the conference was harmoniously conducted and. showed a-splendid ad- vance over last quarter. The conference went on record expressive of: its ap- preciation for the inspirational services rendered by the Presiding Elder, Rev. R. L. Phillips. The Pastor, Rev. Js A. Dames, was given a unanimous vote of confidence and praise for the effi- cient services he has rendered during and congregation to worship with us, during which time a strong spiritual message was enjoyed by all. At 7:00 o'clock p.m. W. B. Wilson kindly consented to deliver the message of the evening; he with his members from Mary's Chapel A. M. Rev. REY. JOSEPH of ou and Sunday School Workers. Price — At the close of the session, many ex- pressions of appreciation and tributes of congratulations and commendations were paid to the pastor and all those who worked so strenuous! nd whose loyalty and cooperation was so:splendid- ly shown that the quarter might bea success During this quarter there has been raised, jointly by stewards and Trustees, eight hundred thirty-nine dollars and seventy cents, ($839.70). We thirteen accessions to the church ave had conversions and twenty-five The mothers and fathers of the church state that “this has been the best quarter held here’ in thirty years,” and the Presid- tider, Rev: G. M “it is not only the best in his district, Fleming, says, but the best he has observed in a life time.” With hearts filled with gratitude for the realization that God has been ex ceptionally good to us in the past and with a sincere prayer for the continua- tion for his blessings and guidance in the future, for truly ladies and gentle- men, we are facing the rising sun Rev. G. M. Fleming, P. E Rev. A. J. Simmons, pastor Miss Lionell L. Bright Jee The Humanity of Christ By H. SLADE, D.D. A condensed and topically arranged work on the human composition ur Lord’s Life. It provides valuable and authentic material for the building of sermons and lectures. Especially helpful to the busy pastor — $.30 including postage fof 1G, b : fotal Acampora : Pace piney age Roots, aoe Barks, How silly we are! Seldom it dawns Cae Steve ane Bild: to (BG ; 258.28 | nine years as pastor and especially dur- Sold at the A. M. E. Book Concern | Agi. Make Wig Money sving sel a See de 5 Or otal Amount paid to Pastor... 218,76 [ing the recent Mortgage Campaign. eR SapiBeaks Taking Orders. orn in disorder and i : Hee ae . vigilance both ilade i f Or. E. P. Read, originator of the term REALTH ALLIANCE, et fee ak nourished on Stal Amount paid to Presiding It has required constant vigilan meanness and division, displease God. Divinumy all heal Remediuse | Office: 1422 Lombard St., Phila. “ Cee eeteag 40.00} day and night throughout the past ste Hebe HR RR ERR ER ERE EERE EEE EE EEE EEE EE EEE EEE & ‘ 4” ===== DSC09336.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE The Calendar 25—New England Conference— New Haven, Conn. Rev. L A. 82 Dickerman Bishop David Henry May Y. Tookes, Commence- \ddress, President A. D. June 2—Allen University, Columbia, { E. H. McGill, President. President A. S. Jackson, fi cement Address, C. W. Abingtor Western University, Quindaro, Kan F. D. Jordan, President. Payne University, Birmingham, Ala. r I n Wright, Jr 9—Wilberforce University, Ohio, D ace? Madison C Ss. Augu Sept, Paul Qu McCoy, Pastor, Street Sims. 26—Edward Waters College, Jack- Long, Presi- C.-S: cealaureate sonville, Fla I Whittaker State A. and ement \. Fou n, Jr R. Burghes, President. Bacca- aureate Sermon, Rev. J. C. Jar- ett Commencement Address, »rof. W. B. Doby. 3—Campbell College, Jackson, , R.A. Scott, President. Bac- Rev. George ber, Detroit, Michigan. Com- ement Address, Bishop R. R. Sermon, Ormonde Walker, President. aureate Sermon, Rev. Frank Reid. St. Louis, Mo. Tommencement Address, U. S. enator Robert J. Buckley. st 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- deavor Convention, Melbourne, Australia. 24—Ontario Conference—W ind- sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, 404 Mercer Strect. Bishop John A. Gregg. 31—Michigan Conference— Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rev. W.. H. Jones, 508 James Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. J. W. Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets, Bishop John A. Gregg. 14—West Virginia Confer- ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rey. | Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C, Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- | sociate. 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna,, Rev. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- ville, Ind, Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N, Nelson. Sermon, cement Address by Presi- M. inn College, Waco, Texas. Address, President Notices Please mail in to the Christian Re- corder your name, church, birth month, and date. ‘ In keeping with a resolution that was passed by the Connectional Coun- cil in the City of Montgomery, Ala- bana February 25th, 1938, in which five commissions are to be set up, consisting of five persons, to be appointed by the President at his discretion as soon after the adjournment of the Montgomery meeting as convenient, to study our systems concerning I. Literature, II. Finance, III. Education, IV. Inter- racial and V. Organic Union of Negro Methodist Churches, I am appointing the following: I, Literature: Revs. V. C. Hodges, Baltimore, Md. J. C. Beckett, Washington, D. C. Joseph Gomez, Cleveland, Ohio. S. S. Morris, Philadelphia, Pa. II. Finance: Dr. J. L. Roberts, Chicago, Ill. Mr. O. M. Travis, Montecello, Ken- tucky. Rey. J. D. Howell, Detroit, Mich. Prof. John R. Hawkins, Washington, D.C. Rey. John H. Clayborn, Little Rock, Ark. III. Education: President D. O. Walker, Wilberforce, Ohio. Prof. A. S. Jackson, Waco, Texas. Presidents W. A. Fountain, Jr. At- lanta, Ga. : F. D. Jordan, Kansas City, Kansas. E. H. McGill, Columbia, S. €. IV. Inter-racialship : Revs. Russell Brown, Denver, Col- orado. D. Ward Nicholas, New York City. Mr. H. L. Dudley, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Bertie L. DeLyles, Tulsa, Okla. Rey. J. L. Butler, Savannah, Ga. V. Union of Negro Methodist October 3—IIlinols Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North 14th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. $S—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville. Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry. ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som. Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. | 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky. Rev. S. A. Lv- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som. Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—West Kentucky Conference —RBowling Green, Ky.. Rev. E. R. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis. Asso- crate, East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville. Tenn. Rev. T. E. West. Pastor. Rishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke. Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard, November 9—West Tennessee Confer- ence-——Greater Bethel. Jackson, Pastor, Bishop R. C, Ransom. Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate, » Tenn Rev C. H Harden, Pas- tor. Bishop Edward J. Howard THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Church: Revs. J. N. Campbell, Little Rock, Ark. . E. C. Hatcher, Dothan, Ala. F. Madison Reid, St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. H. R. Baranco, Baton Rough, La. Rev. C. A. Abington, Philadelphia, Pa. Be aay eeye Presiding Elders, Pastors, and Lay- men of the Ninth Episcopal’ District, which embraces the Six Annual Con- ferences of Alabama :+-You are here- by notified the Anntial Meeting of the Trustee Board of Greater Payne Uni- versity will be held in the University Chapel at Woodlawn, Sta., Birming- ham, Ala., Wednesday June 1, 1938, at 10:00 a.m. Each District is expected to report its financial quota, each trustee will pay his dues. This is our Golden Jubi- lee year. Let’s make it Great. G. R_ Polk, Chairman, Execu- tive Board James W. Walker, Secretary Trustee Board J. R. Burghes, President Bishop D. H. Sims, Chancellor SEO Do not forget the Electoral College which meets Monday, high noon, June 6th at Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, Hagerstown. Md. Rural delegates coming by train must come by way of the Western Maryland which leaves the Union Station, Baltimore, 8:42 A. M. and arrives in Hagerstown, 11:35 A. M. Those coming on buses will leaves Baltimore 8:00 A.M. and Wash- ington, D. C. 7:45 A. M. will arrive in Hagerstown 10:30 A.M. Trains leaving for Baltimore 3:00 and 4:25 P. M. For Washington, D. C. 2:20 P.M. Buses leaving at all hours. —A Lincoln Criglar EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL (Continued from Page 1) The library under the supervision of a trained librarian oflers an opportunity for doing reference work and study under ideal conditions. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Students may enter the college at the beginning of either semester or at the beginning of the summer session. However, time should be allowed in the making of the application in or- der for the Registrar to secure the necessary credentials. Students may be admitted to the college by presentation of a certifcate of graduation from an accredited high school, by credentials, or by taking an entrance examination. i EXPENSES A registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00), is charged all students which permits the carrying of a normal load. Boarding and lodging may be se- cured on the campus for four dollars ($4.00), per week. \ For catalogue and further information address stp wg. The President Edward Waters College _ Jacksonville. Florida PRESIDENT "PRESIDENT C. S$. LONG, JR. ago, he has had matty honors conterr. ed pot hitn it recognition of his ability as ati educator. Wilberforce Unive; sity honored him with the degree 9 ELD. FRATERNAL COUNCIL (Continued from Page 1) ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTs WERE MADE: 1. “Totalitarianism, a Logical De. mand of an Imperialistic Nationalism,” 2. “The New Approach of Catholic. ism to the Negro.” 3. “Consideration Emphasizing Uy. gent Importance of Interdenomination. al Cooperation.” 4. “The Negro In American Life 5. “Is There A’ Place For Tt Church Stpported Schools In The Life Of The Negro?” 6. “How Would Interdenominational Cooperation Of Negro Protestants \j- fect, (a) The Civic and Economic Cou. dition of the Negro. (b) The Social and Political Condition. (c) The Negro Business Enterprises. (d) The Negro People of Other Countries. 7. “Interdenominational Cooperation and World Peace.” 8. “The Consumers Cooperatives As A Means To Economic Salvation.” 9. Merits and Demerits Of Con- munistic Philosophy..” PROMINENT SPEAKERS OF THE COUNCIL Bishop Phillip A. Boulden, Drs. Joseph Gomez, Modecai Johnson, Geo. E. Hayness. C. A. Gibbs, Atty. Thomas W. Young, Dr. R. C. Wood, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Mrs. J. H. Kyles, Dr. L. H. King, Miss Dorothy Height, Mr. Max Yergan, Congressman Fish, of New York The addresses of the speakers wer‘ great and master-pieces of eloquent and thought, followed by many helpful discussions by various members of th Council. SAYINGS OF THE COUNCIL “In all of the Negro Churches ther are more things upon which we ag°* than there are upon which we ‘© agree.” “The origin and function or religion. is to control man’s enviro™ ment.” “We have learned how to adopt '"* Philosophy of the Philosopher, 274 do away with the Philosopher.” “Regardless of the amount of stl dents the church schools may hav" they should be sustained and maint2!” ed.”—(Ransom) 5 “Because of the size of the capital” the hands of Negroes in the form ° Like Bishop Grant, President Long is one of Florida's own sons. Since coming to Edward Watet's four year, Cu Sie La Lit d Aside from Printing our literature which consist of Teachers, Adult, Inter- mediate. Primary Quarterlies, Endeavor League books as you will receive at the Proper time, I mean those who are African Methodist at heart, and respect the church to which they belong, they alone will enjoy this literature that is published by the church who gave birth to Negro Sunday School Literature and blazed the way for other such Negro Institutions that have followed in the wake. Aside..from the literature for our Sunday School Union and League that fine Magazine published monthly, not having missed a single issue since its birth three or four months ago, that ‘s the propagater of, and mouthpiece ior this religious education movement carried on by the trio of our church institutions or departments. I stayed during this day, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, the thunder mammouth presses mits; dividends, etc., the Negro’s wages operly spent in the right time and Jace will be his greatest weapon for CONOMIC SALVATION and IN- PENDENCE.” — “The Negro’s RELIGION has been RELIGION of introversion” a re- jon for spiritual exaltation.” “The egro Preacher’s concept of RELIG- (ON has been the same as the layman- NTROVERSION” “RELIGION must e adapted to all phases of human ac- .” “There should be a Negro The White Man’s RELIG- (ON is not practical for Negroes.” The Negro should develop his own ELIGION, * “That which keeps the Negroes apart enominationally are DOGMITISM nd ECCLESIASTICISM.” There were many other sayings of he Council worthy of mentioning for and consideration by the of the churches and race. here were many more representatives { the churches and race present, but ime and space fail us to mention them 1], The Council closed Friday after- , May 13 with the election of of- hought of those ceased, rattling typewriters hushed their mouths and the army of workers was soon stepping Jealers on their starters, and catching street- cars for their homes. Then to my surprise The Business Manager, G. E. Curry, Secretary and Treasurer E. A. Selby, Editor Chas. W. Abbington, and the League man Sunshine Morris as- sembled, with a glee and gayity of four 1405 Pippin St. Jacksonville, Fla. school boys, they inyited me to join in BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER PITAN RECORDER EP i hs Re ee he MEXIA, TEXAS The Mexia District Conference con- vened at St. John A. M. E. Church, Mexia, Texas, May 11-13 with “Baby Presiding Elder R. C. Walker” pre- siding, being his first District Con- ference supervised in the history of his ministerial career. The ministers open- ed his meeting with a working spirit, and after the organization a counsel was held which he gave some fatherly ad- vice to the members of the district. Presiding Elder, J. B. Butler of the Palestine District an aspiring candidate for the Bishopric in the 1940 election. An inspirational lecture was given by Dr. Butler commending Dr. Walker on his executive ability in Proceeding his first district conference. Love Feast was given to twenty-two and each testified to do better in the uplifting of Christianity. Rev. San- ders, Presiding Elder of the Galveston District was a visitor and gave timely remarks. Reports were fair but each are ex- pected to supplement to make the Dis- proximately $232.00 were lections. Eloise S. McDonald Ro Gs Walker, Peis. ARCHERY, LA The Second Quarterly conyened at St. Mark A. all. After this he proceeded PAGE THIRTEEN der in the greatest district in the great+ . est state in the greatest nation. Ap- raised cluding all assessments and public col- in- Conference Church, April 2, 3, with the Presiding Elder, Dr. J. T. Leath in. the chair. After the introduction by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Hinton. He made some timely remarks which were enjoyed by with the business of the Quarterly Conference. Each auxiliary made a splendid report. Sunday School opened at the usual hour, 9:30 o’clock. At eleven o'clock services the Presiding Elder was intro- duced by the pastor and preached a noble sermon enjoyed by all, and we are trict reach the goal. Rey. Browning } all pleased with our Presiding Elder and and his choir are to be congratulated | Pastor. for the very fine sermon and the ex- Peace prevailed throughout cellent service rendered by the choir. | ference. Revs. Graves and Dayis of Waco, and Alexander of Houston were visitors. , Essie Hinton i their joy which seemed mutual, we all entered the same car, and were driven to dinner which all enjoyed at the {Baltimore Hotel and yied with each other as to who would Have the honor of paying the bill. But this honor fell upon fhe Manager who seemed to take pleasury in handing the waiter a five dollar .bill with the words “Keep. the change” and we re-entered the car with the same fine spirit, and drove me to the home’of Bishop Wright where I was inyited to join the family and a few other friends in the celebration of Major Wright's birthday. Aside from the family were Bishop Sims, and wife, Mrs. Lucy M. Hughes and the writer. In all of my life I have never heard a son deliver such an eulogy and pas such a tribute to a father as did Bish- op R. R. Wright did that Monday night. (Continued from Page 1) omplishment. I saw the most modern uipment in the press room, as thous- s of printed matter fell from them like hail from the elements. I saw the unday School Literature for the third warter in the course of development, ¢ hacks were already printed and pil- dup in the office, made by black ands, I saw the manuscript before the ve of those black boys, as their dark ngers like magic was swiftly changing nto lines of lead, being ready for the ress where every line of the Sunday chool Literature is printed. If you Avould know, how great a falsifier any one is who speaks or writes otherwisé, come to Philadelphia, and if you find anything different from what I am Writing, I wifl pay all expenses to and from Philadelphia wherever you are. 513 W. 9th Street Little Rock, Ark. — n ee ee ew Ree ee ee we Oe ew we WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE NICE ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS hieeielarGon, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with Barage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. Several Stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- come, $ ay a ia CONTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 | \ Adams, 5641 Market Street Discussions were interesting and all, gained some knowledge that shall be | beneficial in his particular locality. Bishop George B. Young was a Visitor and emphasized the point of ministers standing in their classes in bringing a round report. The closing sermon was preached by Rev. James Humphrey of Avant Station. Misses Minnie Lee Peters, Eloise S. McDonald, Messers Carter and Kirven were elected as delegates to the Annual Conference. Resolutions of thanks were extended to the people of Mexia for the cour- tesies and to our own Presiding Elder with his sane advice, kind treatment, high moral attitude, executive ability, unquestionable interest in the member- ship of the district, his zeal for right- eousness enable us to truthfully say, we as members of this district will strive to make him the greatest presiding el- PROGRESS ern funeral director predecessor. As the a time of great need 216 W. Coulter St. COLORED MAN'S DISCOVERY * Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of strength and pa Do sauteed TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, WEAK, NERVOUS? Is your manhood weak? How is your appetite? Do you get up often at night? Do you tire quickly? Are you both- ered with minor INDIGESTION, DIZZINESS, FULLNESS, SLEEP. LESSNESS? Then if 90, you might need a good natural iron tonic. Why not give Kirby’s M. M. a trial? Kirby's M. 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WE MANUFACTURF A COMPLETE LINE OF CHOIR GO. N Mrs. J. A. Hadley of Atlanta, Ga. is-visiting her son-in-law and daughter ze fs S . P. Stevenson of ng ola, Kansas Choir, Mesdames PULPIT GO... NS Dr. and Mrs. W the { Was lined by Rev. Earl Martin, Pi, a PR eas Figkha. Thont cy. Jones Tabernacle, she attended the b K The Ri Walk Sheph ; EMBROIDERIES Philadelphia Annual Conference at he oe oe alker Rosie Erwin, and Mr. Amos YARD Harrisburg and extended Greetings | © 2° BaSaS pane Prayer. Th Surving are the widow, Mrs. poSEs fi Georgia on the Missionary pros| com then ssaney Asleep Th Jesus” Tassell, one son and daughter, ron es The first scripture was read by Re “ TRIMMINGS ant ry Rey e grandchildren. STOLES Fae Tom Greene of Kansas City, Kans _Clenmiarc Parke | UPTIALS | 294 was St. John 14. The second hyn \ CAPS STEWART EUAN SS No. 608 by Rev. E. W. Smith, Cofis, GOWNS AND Se itd ville, Kansas, and was followed by th Mrs. Ella M. Tillman of Live Oak, - x htt Btn ae Florida and Mr. H. P. Stewart of | S€0Md Scripture, Job. 14, Rev. Raye BISHOPS, GENERAL OF- tel dab tee Brent, Alabama were solemnly united ford, Chanute, Kansas, : Condolenc RS, MINISTERS, AND LAY- CHURCH cite bedede Dole mia tenone eae and telegrams from friends oyer Kay, 5 HANGINGS eee ride, Wedncaday, May | 8S: Missouri attesting the esteem ,,l—IN OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH. home of the bride, Wednesday, May ‘ ee Abie : ACADEMIC TL at 6:30 Po oe Apert or a rs. Jones. Rey : : ¢ 2 a i i he sol HOODS =i 1 artin then feelingly sang t ) 3 a Ask to see th : ahs Rie egy ee _ Ce “He'll Understand, and Say Well do appealing to you for the suf- 7% 5, S ui Fewer See Hida eeahe Oak The obituary recounting the long <emmpf one that I have known for 30 | ha ee Dae ae et ee Rai South vice of Rev. McTassell was reac for more as a Churchman, his / aes ; Giste as be 5 ‘ Miss Hanley, followed by Lieut. Par, an life has been an open book, z: ES 5 agai ae ose: isitely decorated | imging, “ “Precious. Lord Take \i hink others can or will say the. | ND FOR NEW CATALOGS ne aa Mae Share ee ie Hand” with Mrs. Emma Coker acpi this character. We have one SE with ferns, white chrysanthemums, Con pan iEneWERE oe ery toukloss Whelwe are notuchame of National Academic Cap and Gown Co. Dini Stndigise) ahd lOve ve uucn cen ing as it seemed'to fit in the life of R before the public, as a Christ- beauty roses to coincide with the pink E: y McTassell who always sought the ¢ PHILADELPHIA and white scheme. E 821-23 Arch Sti PENNSYLVANIA The charming bride entered the ecco: God when things lopked : = Three minute talks were given b florid room attended by her daughter, é re es es — : Mio Le hacen H weds following ministers: Presiding Fide Crosses, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion Service ARES. Spies te, OPP: co g L. A. Mathais, Fort Scott D attire consisted of a smart grey tailor- ed suit with a dointy ruffled organdy navy blue accessories and a corsage of violets to accentuate the charm of the costume. Mrs. H. P. Stewart will be remem- bered as the Endowment Secretary of the Independent Order of the Arch- ery, District Grand Directress of the Household of Ruth No. 16 of Florida, Superintendent of the Young People’s Missionary Department of the A. M. Altar Appointments John H. Adams, Topeka District, Walker, Paola, Kansas, McGuir: Cyne, Whitcomb, Girard, T Greene, Kansas City, J. L. 1st ‘Baptist, Iola, Williams, Church blouse, HEE tit intd CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN REV. G E. CURRY, Business Manager. Ms Philadelphia, Pe Carrie Everett, and Mrs. L. A. \ut ais representing Branch of the Missionary Socie Before his passing, Rev. McTas requested that three of his favo /16 S. 19th Street a Giendt: has i : is oa M f{ Mrs. J. L, | mends have sermonettes, anc Viease Kenew my Subscription for One Year ( ) Check oar and Mother of Mrs. J. L Reve Ravrora weeiveectvly, “Wo Please cuter my uame tor a new Subscription for One Year ( ) Check Mires Gaache aTHeN ee Ree: aoe Ones rare They That Die NAMB. cece ee cerned tence edeces nanesanees teres ai? ev geescms ie nice Dobson, Mr. ‘Ralph Tillman, all] (7° Lord! jee Rev, H. M. ’ of whom were present at the ceremony. | he and eee fee favorite : ADURESS ©. nce ies Pilined retewenescowien nas ety nae ee pentteees The many immediate friends, both | S¢ttled It Long Ago”. Lieut. Ps white and colored, who were in at-|'" 2 short shut spomted tally, drew tendance wished the bride and groom a happy voyage on the sea of matri- mony. inclosed find Money Order for $1.56 forth a tiny blade ‘from the scene life. The Rev. Everett was prese' ooo MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President and using as his Text, 2nd.Tim and Subject, Work” brought comfort to the ber RITES FOR REV. HORACE McTASSELL Allen Chapel A. -M. E.. Church, ola, Kansas was filled to its capicity W dnesday afternoon when the last sad rites were held for the Rev. Hor- ace McTassell who passed away at | the Parish house, Sunday May 1, Rev. McTassell had been pastor of Allen Chapel for about two years, and in the Kansas Conference since 1914 com- ing frem the Missouri Conference At 2” chorses he mide an enviable record program instituted by the pastor. spoke of the long years of service companionship enjoyed with the minister and4he thought that prob! never got too hard for him to un take, using God as his bawffer shield. His remarks to the wi and children were inspiring and Courses leading to Bachelor o Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Masic. 000 i Se ohucch building and wihning’| lifting.’ Many’ floral offerings f Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary f e Chist. A quite unasumming | city residents, churches and busi a. vet endow vit houses banked the steel gray cas Schools. Member of Association of American Colleges. : ct endowed» with the Holy | houses banked the steel gray Spirit, he ‘eft mauy landmarks on the sands of time, both materially and spiritually, In Missouri and Kans * stand several edifices that mark the “path he trod. The Rev. R. S. Fverret pastor of Wayman Chapel A. ME. Church, Fort Scott, and former- 1) Presiding Elder of the Fort Scott =o hencraries Interment was mad bsautife’ Hiehland Cenetery in acc ance to the lust wiles of Rev Tassell, How great that the Provi' |of God left him his faculties ths For rurtne: information write to the President, W A FOUNTAIN, Jr. a a ft | deceased’ minister, and it was he \y, ites. ThJ Everett, acting as master , ceremonies opened with Hymn \, 486, “Servant of God Well Done”, q, ark Parke God in Christ, Mrs. Tom Greene. \r the Confereacd picture of the life of Rev. McTas4 and likened him to a tree that cov “I Have Finished } ed ones, gave inspiration to the me bers and friends who must carry ont ceased, and of his great success 5 Officers of the church served as pl bearers, with the ministers acting 4 might express his desires when ! & i ty Carlotta Jones, Misses Rena ‘on, Argerina Shepherd, nnie Lee Hanley, and members ey tieman in person of Dr. W. M. es one who we are asking for to be elected one of the Bishops Great A. M. E. Church to him is to loye him. Bishop Greene came to us in announced the solution govern- he logical candidate for the ic, he said he wanted every have a fair opportunity in the , aud after four years of hard thy 0 ting place fixed and the Bishop | candidates and delegates to ty rif t! found that Dr. W. M. E. had the majority votes cast and Elected and unanimously in- as the logical candidate for pi, and after going to the | Conference and found that ere others who were stronger , returned home with a smile, id, “Oh well, if God be for me be against me?” and he is still $ in the hearts of our people, nd more. Any day he is brought the people of Mississippi they © him his rightful place. He Sned and sane, and he is a man vision. Why not elect such a When God and the Church hch a character. I have known m his boyhood, the church could {4 better man than he for the '. A man with good judge- A man with faith in God. A burageous, and ripe in experi- It has been proved by the » of votes that he is the strong- a have in the state. Why not em de an do up rl nes ‘A k it is now time to seriously the people in Mississippi; and Ple’s man, one who has worked from zero days to where he today and our prayer is one ‘nd the authority may give e ord 4 | quit the walks of life. The ith Mrs. Eureka Thompson r, and Mrs. Emma Coker ac- list, Was composed.of Mesdames, ferritt, Sophrnia Allen, Minnie Cleo on, Alberta Jarrett, Clara Jar-_ | | Dr. A. P. Postel, Man of the Hour ORLANDO, FLORIDA Dr. Postel, P. E., Sanford District spoke as never before in the district conference held in Winter Haven. Fla April 21, this indeed was a great Mes- sage. His address was a masterpicce. It would be a fine step upward if the General church would elect Dr. Postel to the Bench at the next General Con- ference. He has served the church and Florida well from the most Humble Mission church to the largest station church in Florida. The Church needs such men as Dr. Postel who exemplify the highest type of Christian leader ship. He is now the Presiding Elder of the Sanford District one of the leading districts in the Orlando, Florida Con- ference and was leader of the delegation in the last General Conference. Dr. md dealing with all the men,! Postel is a natural born leader of men. Not the type that ‘is thrust upon men , but the type that draws men, and as Jackson, Mississippi, Feb. 5th,'he draws he lifts to higher heights. | d after the election was over The men pastoring the Mission churches are considered by him as the men pas- toring the highest appointments. We need men like Dr. Postel who have love and respect for the church. He is a man who has never forgotten his friends and a man who never has been willing to punish his would be enemies. He has been eminently successful as a preacher after a struggle of more than 3 years, has vision and a program that will greatly help relieve struggling churches that are over-burdened with debt and will release energies that will help to redeem men and bring into the world the Kingdom of God. We, as a church, cannot afford at this period of our connectional life to place men in responsible and strategic positions we are moved by sympathy or by personal friendship, alone, but because of special and pecul- iar fitness for said position of trust. In Dr. Postel we have such character not because of fine words he may have uttered but rather because of fine deeds he has performed in this great chureh of ours. W. M. Wells, M.I). LL ee MT. ZION A. M. E. CHURCH Buena Vista, Georgia Zion Church was host to the because Mt. YM. E. Batnes 4s our leader. | Fast Columbus District Conference. J. W, Williams Angruilla, Mississsippi Th ( The meeting was an overwhelming suc- i cess, All pastors present were making fine reports and further pledged their THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER PAGE FIFTEEN support to the Church Budget under to the welcome program on Thursday the leadership of the Presiding Elder, night. % Dr. M. C. Davis. The meeting came to a close Friday Other Presiding Elders visiting’ the ! night with Mt. Zion Church going into meeting were: Drs. A. A. Duncan and J. H. Hall. Both addressed the Con- ference. Dr. J. S. Bryant, pastor of St. John in Columbus, Ga., was much acclaimed for his masterful way of responding its Third Quarterly Conference for the year. All reports were read. meeting the approval of both the pastor and Presiding Elder Dr. M. C. Rev. J H Davis, P. E. Hall, pastor Sy a = alias BS i ate te ae WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training Young Men and Women ——o0o-——_ THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering THE COLLECE OF EDUCATION offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training; Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations college preparatory and general high school work. 3 \ THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years, valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made tor those who are able to pay in advance. Students may enrol] for the year in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College ot Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military deposit, or books. Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on i September 27th. Ror Further Information Adress! DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO WILD ROSE HAIR GROWER Fermerly East India, now Wild Rose Will promote a full growth of har Will also rest-re the Strength, Vital ity and Beauty ot the hair One Jar 50 Cts sold by Druggists Big Money to Agenty Send tor Wholesale Proce — 8 LYONS $18 N Centra} Oklahoma City, Okla Wild Rose Haw Oktahome City—Sold Everywhere TEMPLE O1L tor DARKENING | THE HAIR { Grower Made 'n ===== DSC09338.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN ——— — UNTO THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA By Vance De Leon Shelto sda cas, Ce THE CHRISTI have been submerged or destroyed by the materialistic philosophies of ad- vanced learning, should occupy a chair in a Christian school, regardless of his COMMENCEMENT TIME is just] scholastic attainments. Certainly we arowu and girls earg shall ascend the platform and receive their diplomas and degrees. reds of commencement speakers putting the finishing touches on Jresses and sermons, believing sat they have something that will set the graduate’s hearts on fire and caus¢ wo out. and conquor every f human happiness and Yes, Commencement Time, t nd time for both young and Parents will be on hand to see the labors and sacrifices, as -ceives his honors. Kisses es, handelasps and back- ting of old friends. stroll- memory lane amid the green grass, luncheon with Ah, what a happy Smiles, here smiles. There will broken hearts among the mill- but only a few will know they r adc to ers and made under a tree souls. of rama ‘or the masses it will be just another d Commencement time. 3ut while the Campuses are all aglow laughter and levity, groups of » will be sitting solemnly behind doors, dealing with realities. the Trustees. They will be their mathematics in an ure logic and through the severest exercise effort to harmonize the differences be- tween facts and realities of the school, and the general optimism creat- ed by august processionals and eloquent speeches. In other words it will be a of “Inside Facts” vs “Outside ” In addition to their financial s, they will perhaps be harassed Old Man Politics.” the Commencement time, I believe, is one thing that keeps many weaker schools from merging. Everybody wants his own commencement, even if not enough graduates to put out a fire. The trustee boards of the smaller schools, together with their bishops, should get together and formulate some plans whereby two | or possibly three of such schools may become one. It is useless to try to hide facts with “outside show,” for in due time the facts will leak out anyway. And besides, we owe it to our children to give them the best educational ad- vantages and facilities as possible. We cannot do it with “run down” and “ob- solete” equipment and an underpaid of poorly paid faculty, Let us lay aside sentimentalism and face the issue fair- ly and squarely, Some of our bishops have been wise enough to close certain weak schools, which were not only a burden, but an embarrassment to the people, Their example should be follow- . ed by other bishops and boards. Another question which should re- ceive the careful attention of Trustee Roards, ig the all-important Faculty. “By their Faculty shall ye know them.” A Christian College, supported by there are small grass nd the corner. Thousands of boys | want the best prepared teachers. But erly await the hour when | 4 church school must select from the “best prepared” those with fundamental Christfan ideals and principles or at least those who hold no views antago- nistic to God and the church. We can- not afford to sacrifice character and Christian principles for scholastic de- grees. Our entire educational program should be unified and strengthened s as to afford the greatest possible ad- vantages to our aspiring youth. To this end I think we need, first of all, an “Iron-clad,” “leak-proof” system for handling educational moneys. That is to say, stricter business methods. I am afraid that we sometimes tax things which play no part whatever in extending the cause of education. Sound business methods will go a long way in opening the pocket books of many who have surplus money, and will create a greater response to our ap- peals. We should endeavor to eliminate duplication and waste. The distance | between the peoples’ pocket-book and the school’s treasury should be shorten- ed. In other words the funds need to be “re-routed.” Much of it is gone over “Jericho Road,” and dangerous, round-about way. People now, are more cautious than they used to be. They put their money in the strongest banks, or invest it in securities backed by honest and reliable companies, and which bring the greatest dividends. So in order to maintain the confidence of the people, the A. M. E. Church should ever be on the alert to make the educational funds go as far as possible in building up strong and highly recog- nized institutions of learning. I admit that some of the schools have made wonderful progress with the money they were fortunate enough to get. Wilber- force, for instance, has come a long way with limited funds. Even today Dr. Walker is working miracles with the limited means at hand. He has beautified the campus with better roads and lights and has done many other things, which alone will be a credit to his administration. All this makes me realize that even “greater things” could be accomplished if our educational Program were on a sounder basis. Every one who has ever been to’ Wilberforce, knows that Payne Theo- logical Seminary is an “eye-sore.” The Seminary students have been neglected, | to put it mildly. They should be en- joying one of the best buildings on the campus. We shout about “trained ministers,” but do very little to make it possible for ministers to be trained. Let us obey the law in regards to our educational funds and give Payne a square deal. ; peeeenene Bak IPF DR. GEORGE A. SINGLETON HAS MEASURED UP AS AN IDEAL EDITOR AN RECORDER | George A. Singleton. I am sure that there are many of my friends who wonder why I take so much delight in praising men, but it is just a part of men to hang my praises upon the right men. inspiring because they come from a man who is a stranger to selfishness and littleness. Then too, you do not have to make him the text and subject of your release in order to have him publish what you write to the RECORDER. ior instance, if you write a article to the CHRISTIAN RECORDER, you do not have to first say that Dr. Single- on is going.to be elected to the Bish- pric on the first ballot, in order to get cur article through the columns of ‘is ably edited paper. : Therefore, I feel that men like Dr. Singleton would grace an Episcopal Deach in any denomination that) has an Episcopal form of church .govern- micnt. Watch him! Allen P-. Cooper pavers ee ES ST JAMES A. M. E. CH \ Memphis, Tenn. i revival in these parts. In a one-day revival held on the enth of April, sixteen souls were happi- ‘y converted and added to the church. On the 24th day of April, we opened vur 10-day Spring meeting, with Dr. S. Thomas Stinson, conducting one of the Race’s greatest preachers and evan- zelists, in charge. a the Lord was / SING] E COPY HALF DOZ. ONE DOZ Dr. Singleton’s editorials are always | Rev. Edward J. Howard, | i Dr. A. P. Gray, presiding CH | We truly have had an old fashioned j 4 The New A. MLE. Discip Four one-day mee tion of 74, whi ence, well over 100 persons. The Church is spiritually alive , these days of depression is doin, financially. ad Dr. Stinson is one of the mos ministers that it has been my pj, _to listen to. Overflowing crowds) him at all of the services: Such 4| is needed in the leadership 4 Zion and the charch will make yy take in elevating him to the pj. in Detroit in 1940. — Visitors present at the meeting, own great leader, Bishop Edy, Howard, Drs. J. ‘W. Hall, \ HE-OrEiGiS. O° SAN: E A we ou & OF THE AFRICAN-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHURCK SS >; RS MAN OUR BROTHER: be EE FET = 3 ewe > ~ PHILADELPHIA, PA. VOLUME XC—NO. 10 CLEMENT’S COMMENTS MAKING HISTORY THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS 75th ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM BISHOP W. A. FOUNTAIN VISITS ST. MARK A. M. E. CHURCH COLUMBUS, GA. Easter Sunday afternoon the children of St. Mark had the pleasure of hear- ing a most encouraging address de- Lewis, J. S. Kelly, A. P. Gra F. Davis, J.:Q. Johnson, A. |. more, and ~ M. Young of City, Tennessee, and other mini Rex. W. L. Powell, pastor i A PRICELESS MEMoOry | In memory of Our Comrades now sleep in Flanders Field and made sacrifices for the Benefit | Country. Signed Sergt. Walter C. Becket 368 Infantry — A Reg ling $ se se $5 4.89 23 er 2$; 9.00 By Rev. T. Jefferson Clement “Often in the nick o’time One man has made the cause sublime.” —Dunbar. THEY WERE SWIFTER eagles, they were stronger than lions, said the prophet of old, but the record goes on to show that the mighty fell. There always comes an end to earthly things and things earthy. Only things ETERNAL stand. The veritable veri- ties of life. Yes, there’s a big thing coming off up the road but only those will be admitted who have drank the cup and haye had the baptism of fire. All must meet the King some day. KR ERE “NO RACE IS FIT for the top until si emai fee ” than says Georgia’s A. R. Cooper, and if 1 may add to that significant statement, no individual is ready for the top whose fundamentals are shakey. Great things are shaping themselves in our Method- ism. We must climb the heights and look far ahead in order to see the true essentials, not forgetting to look back upon the records of those who ask for the top. . Many will.come in my name saying look here and look ‘there, but turn to Paul: “Beware, lest any man spoil you.” RE KK SOME LOOK AT the high, hard things of life, mountains for instance, choose not to run. But Abraham took the mountain-side and got rich, ma- terially and spiritually. This fact must be driven home to the youth of our church. Our neglected future in so many nooks and corners of our great Methodism. They need far more than a few words at Sunday School and the League. They need a general | program backed up by a “go-getter” leadership. ke RR MANY AN ENDORSED candidate has been left wondering just what it was all about. The real endorsement comes via the VOTE route. There’s far more to the African Methodist Church than running for the bishopric, —or “bishopry”, as some pronounce it. BISHOP D. H. SIMS The Philadelphia Annual Conference in its 122nd session made history last week at Harrisburg, Pa. when under the brilliant episcopal leadership of Dayid Hen Sims a new high leyel corps and finance. The Dollar Money’ report alone was $10,556.25 an increase of $725.75 above the amount raised last year. History was thus made when the “Mother” conference, formed by Rich- ard Allen in 1816 went beyond the Chicago Conference which reported last year $10,232.85. The first three conferences now rank: Philadelphia, Chicago, and Baltimore. Bishops »D. H. Sims, John A. Gregg, Reverdy : Oi Ransom, M. H. Davis, and R. R. Wright, Jr. were present as well as every General Officer with the excep- tion of J. R. Hawkins, J. H. Wilson, and’J. H.’ Clayborn. President Lucy M.’ Hughes of Texas remained until the close, also V. M. Townsend. Presi- dent D. Ormonde Walker of Wilber- force and three former presidents. wit- nest the epoch-making conference. Looking on were Dean Emeritus Gok Woodson and Dean Charles H. Spivey of Payne Seminary. ‘A new chapter in African Methodism is being written. The next objective is for the First Episcopal District to pass the 6th and lead Georgia. This seems to be the determined purpose of Bish- op Sims, Presiding Elders I. N. Pat- terson, R. O. Napper, B. W. Arnett, and W. L. Johnson, one hundred odd ministers and fourteen thousand mem- bers. “The church is on the moye.” ess thru the schools, livered by our beloved bishop at the close of the very fine program which they had rendered. The bishop ex- pressed his appreciation to Mrs. Lilla Fuller and the committee directing the program, stating in part that the future church is safe inasmuch as it has such efficient leaders. At 7:30 p.m. a great congregation was eagerly wait- g to see and hear the message of the bishop and after a spirited prayer ser- vice, Professor S. P. Charleston spoke rélative to the work accomplished dur- ing the six months of the pastorate of Rev. J. C. Solomon and how much the church values his service. The pastor presented our presiding elder, Dr. A. A. Duncan who in turn introduced the bishop. Using as his subject, “THE HEART,” the bishop delivered a powerful message. The peo- ple of Columbus are realizing as never before that besides having a great dis- ciplinarian: And business leader, we have in Bishop Fountain, a most able gospel preacher, We want him back again as soon as we can get him. We gave our pastor a one hundred percent attended the in REV. GEORGE W. BABER A gigantic jubilee celebration mark- ing the 75th Anniversary of the free- dom of, the American Negro which will take place in Detroit, Michigan, in 1940;was- officially launched: this week as Governor Frank Murphy of Michi- gan accepted the chairmanship of a Committee, Friday. The me the propor- ‘air at a cost of Nationwide jubilee which will a tions of a world’s $500,000 which has been virtually as- sured by the State and Federal Govern- ments, will be known as “Seventy-five Years of Negro Progress. The rise of the American Negro will be graphic portrayed in ten thou- sands exhibits that will represent every aspect of Negro progress in the last three quarters of a century. The his- | » : ne toric celebration will be enhanced by In This Issue the meeting of the Sesquicentennial at the ee ee report when he district glad to know South conference and we that St. Mark is leading West Georgia Conference Dr. A. A. Duncan, P. E Rey. J. C. Solomon, pastor Mrs. Alberta Vontress are the Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Detroit same time. The acceptance of the chairmanship | The Daily Altar—Rev Carlyle F of the National Committee by the Shenwa tee ss bie vis sais elk ss 2 Honorable Frank Murphy of Michigan | Believe It Or Not—Rey. V. M last week was the culmination of the Townsend .... 3 efforts of a group of Detroit leaders |} EDITORIALS: among whom are Dr. George Baber, Memorial Day 4 Local Chairman, Moses L. Walker, The Midnight Muser Ait Treasurer, Senator Charles C. Diggs, Honoring Pastors ... nae .4 Making His Mark .. Attorney Charles H. Mahoney, John Education in the South C. Dancy, Wilbur Woodson, the Rev. Willian H. Peck, Attorney Harold (Editorial of the week) .....- A Bledsoe, L. C. Blount, Snow Grisby, | Pointed Points Bae, Attorney Charles Roxborough, the Rey. |The Churchman Afield 5 R. L. Bradby, Carlton Gaines, Louis | Young People’s Page . . 6 Emanuel Martin, the Reverend Horace | Allen C. E. League . White, Lloyd Cofer, J. E. McCall, the | From Other Papers . E. Charleston, and the} The Christian Recorder Pulpit ..-. Reverend J. Christian people, for the Christian edu- I have perused the editorial columns soul-saving busin For i is the el to be . or instance, there is the Gospel to Notices cation of youth, should by all means have a Christian Faculty, No person whose Christian ideals, if he had any, of our church papers for thirty years but the A, M. E. Church has never elected a better editor than the Dr, | | 716 S, 19th Street delivered. Souls to be retrieved, re- | churches, foreign missions and politics Reverend J. D. Howell. The National Committee headed by |The Calendar ... as well. In our politics, thanks to the er, we haye ayerted more cala- (Continued on page 8) vived, reclaimed and brot.into the fold. Yes, we thank the African Methodist Mast Church that has been keenly in the the Governor of Michigan will include | Transitions (Continued on page 9) Rey, Threadgill
• June 23, 1938
  ===== DSC09306.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER CARRIE T. HOOPER National Evanglist and Author National Evange- omposer the only iy record can show top the great mon- said good bye to Cit ust January 6th and across the continent yrevious engagements er the Holy Spirit arch 24th she arrived next day n c Calif. the und Composer went direct H l. Calif. to keep an en- her Senario Agent there three pieces of work ititled, Power which as written en- in right lies e message at the First A. M. Towne The et ns, pastor second C. A. Harris Chapel A. M. E. Price, pastor, Bethel Rev. A. A. Moore and Church, Rev astor 1"Grant’s Chapel A. M. E. Churel Robert House, pastor. I ig! Hooper bid Los Angeles ourneyed on to Bakers- Memorial A. M E. ¢ rch, Re Handy, pastor There sl ivered the message that the | and sviour Jesus Christ ga © teach all nations. After t 1¢ Evangelist retired ond he sk voice told her deat As Comin ier but she would *he ould feel in her sleep the reat monster, the strange mysterious feeling on her, she could see herself throw him off with her right hand The next day Morday she boarded the Santa Fee railroad train for Oak- land, Calif, , \s the train neared Oakland the Evangelist felt that strange mysterious feeling creeping over her, the same as it were in the vision the night before she knew it was death, and as she sat there, decided t6 tell the passenger oc- copying seat with her. She was knocked to her feet, the eonductor in and gave such he could. The Evangelist asked for anointing oil out of her bag brief case that was open on the seat years ago. St. John 14-14, She took her right hand and got her bible from the ‘e anointed her heart and while each seemed to be the last. She voice told her some She rested it on the seat arned to that scripture. As she read it, and prayed that terrible sorri+ rushed first aid as ment smbered a ' te her ful, Mysterious feeling which held her so tight and strong stood still, later it crept away. The passengers were all alarmed. So they gave her soda while others prayed. ’ The Conductor phoned ahead for Doctors to be at'the railroad station. She was taken at once to Highland Hospital where she stayed twelve days. The Evangelist is now conyalescing and will return east as soon as she is able to travel, Evangelist Bethel A. M. E. City. Hooper comes from Church, New York QUARTERLY MISSIONARY NEWS LETTER Ten Thousand Miles With A Message By Mrs, M. S. C. Beckett What would you think of a boy run- ning nearly a thousand miles with a message from New York to Chicago that they average a mile for every five minutes. In 1908 the New York .Y. M. C..As- sociation arranged for this exciting race to be run by two thousand athletes. One hundred thousand boys tried to get ap- pointed to run, however all did not suc- ceed in running but there is a universal message to be carried a much more im- portant one delivered to all true fol- lowers of Him “Who went about do- ing good.” Over 1900 years ago Jesus Christ our Lord stood on one of the little hills of Galilee and called for messengers that will save the lives now and forever of millions of people if only messengers found. “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature,” can be Many have gone and left impression- able results. Bishop E. J. Howard of W. Africa; Bishop R. R. Wright of S. Africa and Dr. L. L. Berry are the last elected to run these thousands of miles, Bishop J. Howard who is think- ing in serious terms of Africa. The great crowds waited and thronged to hear his marvelous message which cre- ated a lasting value. Bishop Howard also came in contact with Mrs. Ran- dall, a Native teacher who has a large school with Native teachers under her charge on The Gold Coast and doing a marvelous piece of work. Bishop R. R. Wright's Touching ap- peal published in “Christian Recorder,” “Voice of Missions” and “Woman's Missionary Recorder (which ought to be read by the 25,000 missionary work- ers) inspired by his sincere and sacrific- ial compassion for the underpriveledg- THURSDAY, J ed. It presents an extraordinary op- portunity for contribution. He _tells largely of what as been accomplished during his short stay and possibllities of the future and its needs. The presentation of religion as some- thing worthy of supreme effort calls for a message of awakening men and women to realize, nothing can be gain- ed without cast of some kind physically, educationally, spiritually or financially. Re-read his appeal, especially of the clinic to save infants. Dr. L. L. Berry, the energetic Sec- retary of Missions sat in his study won- dering what next in Missions? He had a vision. A solid rock of endeavor to make a survey of mission work under his charge to carry out the thought for the benefit of all mission workers, him- self the church and others interested, [ he visited and wrote “A Little Mission- ary Journey” to a Great Missionary }- Area.” It is a veritable encyclopedia of genius portraying our work in de- tail causing “gladness and sadness.” To miss this gem is a direct loss to our worker§. It is a book to read and re- read. Its contents will never grow old gathered for you, by thousands of miles } travel it is of absorbing interest, more than a sketch of the West Indies and South America. June number “Missionary Review of the World” The Modern City Number “Two American Cities” (New York & Chicago) each has a population larger than the whole of the United States in 1780. There are 96 cities in the U.S. with over 1,000.000 each &c. Try “to secure one for mission study. SINGLE COPY PLAINS, GA, ~ St. John A. M. E. Church The Third Quarterly Conference wil held at St. John with Dr. J. E. Browal —P.E. The reports were fine, the Pp E. was well pleased at the way the church is operating under the pastop. Rev. F. R. Reid, from Atlanta, Gay also we are glad that the Bishop \y A Fountain sent us this man. He jg great preacher and pastor. Dr. Brow, P. E. is bringing the Americus pjs_ trict back to its place. We fee} thatl we'll be one hundred per cent at ¢h, next Annual Conference. Dr. Brown preached three powerful sermons Suna day, June 19. Rev. T. R: Reid, past< Dr: J. E. Brown, P. | Mrs. M. Wright MITCHELL, GEORGIA The third (3rd) quarterly con{ of Sandy Circuit was held at Si A.M.E. Church, June 4th and 5 The conference was opened } A. P. Solomon, P. E. of the»A District. The conference was well a and everyone seemed-to be ir working spirit. Dr. Solomon delivered a wo sermon, which was enjoyed by raised thirty one dollars and five ($31.25) cents, paid our full ment of thirty dollars ($30.00 combined. report for the quart $176.00: Dr. A. P. Solomon, P Rev. P. T. Thomas, P Mrs: M. L. Lucas DrJ custal ded good Now $ .90 $4.89 $ 9.00 A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street The New A. MLE. Discipline Phila. Pa. yOLUME XG=NO. 14 PROF. J. R. HAWKINS FINANCIAL BOARD OF THE AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH AND GUESTS April 1938 Financial Department Washington, D. 4 Finance of the African et in Washington in fhe Board Ml. E. Church pril and received the annual report the Financial Secretary, Prof. John Hawkins. Bishop M. H. Davis: sident. Receipts: iDstrict Dollar Money Increase rst $30,61908 $648.33 ond 23,861.97 869.53 ird 16,322.75 593.59 yurth 29,724.40 436.04 ifth 27 294.39 971.90 <th 31,559.00 303.35 Seventh 25,077.75 — Eighth 14,793.73 461.96 inth 14,512.23 406.28 nth ~ 17,884.57 867.84 Eleventh 24,493.40 1555.05 velfth + 17,054.37 985.97 hirteenth 14,278.10 420.40 $287,425.74 $8489.74 Pension Fund $81-100.42 Cash Balance 49,879.53 These figures reveal the healthy con- ‘ition of our church treasury. There is a steady increase in the Dollar Money “und which is a good barometer. Dr. ‘lawkins ig a most efficient General Olficer in whom the church reposes ‘biding confidence. \side from the Board Members and Suests associated with Bishop Davis ‘re Bishops D. H. Sims, and R. R. \Vright Jr., Editor George A. Single- ‘on of the “Christian Recorder ;” Dr. S. S. Morris of the A. C. E. League; ‘ud Secretary L. L. Berry, the Dept. f Missions; Mrs, J. R. Coasey, and Rebecea M. Glover, a ud A s Be LIQ Y EEMERSS a IRD ASTHE-OFFICI F AL OP GAN: OF Tat AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. * R BROTH MAN OUR BROTHER PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1938 “PRICE FIVE CENTS BACCALAUREATE SERMON ADVISES RENEWED MORALS Wilberforce U. Class Warned of “Poverty of Spirit” Addressing an audience of 800 people, including the 125 members of the 1938 graduating class, Rey. Frank Madison Reid, pastor of St. Paul’s A. M. E. Church, St, Louis, Mo., discussed “Ideals Can Save Us” as the theme of the baccalaureate sermon he delivered Sunday morning at Wilberforce Uni- versity, opening the annual commence- ment week. “Allover the world, political as well as religious leaders are rising to power with their promises that humanity shall be well-fed, clothed, comfortable and secure,”*declared Rey. Reid, an alumnus of Wilberforce. “When we talk today about a better world most of our talk has to do with bodily comforts. It is thus that we find ourselves in a world greatly lacking in the qualities of high moral resolve. The world is suffering from a poverty of spirit, a lack of inner resources. “The graduate of today steps forth into an era which offers little other than a great challenge, an era which threatens to draw upon all one’s spirit- ual and mental reserve. The discovery of the way out of the world’s present crisis challenges you. You alone have within your mind and soul the key to tomorrow. Advance as fearless adven- tures guided safely by the ideals en- | throned in all that is right, pure and good. Do not under-estimate the value if the properly centered.” The processional, “Marche - Pontifi- cale,” was played by James R. Ander- son. After the invocation by Bishop Gregg, the college choir sang a selec- tion. President Walker read a scrip- ture lesson and after another choir selection and a yocal solo by Miss Ethel Carter, introduced the speaker. SORE Sen EY, aaa HOLMESBURG, PENNA. Sunday, June 5th, Dr. W. L. John- son, Presiding Elder of the Philadelphia District, held the First Quarterly meet- ing and conference, for the conference year at Bethany A.M.E. Church of Holmesburg, where Rev. C. H. Car- ter, Jr. is the pastor. Dr. Johnson delivered an e'oquent sermon on “I 2m about a good work and T can’t come down.” The pastor and members of the church consicerel the text most timely, as they are enter- ing into a thousand dollar rally to reno- yate their historic church. After the sermon, the Presiding El- ter entered into the Quarterly Confer- ence with Mrs. Rachel Stout serving a3 secretary. j The various organizations throughout the church reported the aggregated PALESTINE, TEXAS The Third Quarterly Conference of Grant Chapel A.M.E.. Church, was held. April 30th-May 2nd, with P. E Elder J. B. Butler beginning with Love Feast Friday night. S. School opened at 9:30 by the Supt., Bro. W. R. Lin- sey. After the lesson and reports from all the classes P. E. was pleased to see the work of the Sunday School and its increase of scholars. He gave some in- spiring words which made us feel up- lifted. 11 o’clock P. E. preached from St. John 6:12. Two souls were added to the church of God. The Holy Com- munion was given to a large audience At 3:30 Sunday afternoon the good people from Erhart Circuit and Tucker Mt. Vernon was with us. The pas- tor’s subject: “Leave it alone for anoth- er year.” Sunday night P. E. brought to us another powerful sermon. Monday night the Business Session was held. All reports were good, raised through the quarter $328.68; paid P. E. Every body was uplifted and full of smiles. We are doing good work un- der the leadership of our pastor, Rev. J.D. B. Hightower and our P. E., J. B. Butler, : They know no failure. We are grateful to our Bishop for sending back to us these two men. Rev. J. D. B. Hightower pastor -Mrs. Ola B Jones THE MIRROR Shady Dale, Ga. The District Conference of the Mon ticello District of the Atlanta Georgia Conference proved to be the g ever held on the District. Our very efficient P. E. Dr. Boyd Lawrence led us to the ranks. eatest WwW front A Resolution was read by the wri of this article and endorsed by the Con ference as going on record as endorsing Dr. W. Boyd Lawerence for the Bish opric; and pledged him our unstinted support. And we are asking the dele- gation of our forth coming Genera! Conference to consider him as one of their choice, by electing him to the highést office in the Church. The Mirror reflects that Dr. W. Boyd’ Lawerence, is the man for the Bishopric. The Mirror also reflects for the Secretary and Treasurer of the 7 9 he Opes ON League. We may say as the Scripture to the Brethren, “So run that ye may obtain.” that Dr. W. Reed Wilkes is the man (Rey.) W. Maryland Smith sum of $83.31, There were five accessions during the quarter. —Florence E Carter |by the 28th | the jin the | South Africa Day BISHOP D. H. SIMS Bishop D. H. Sims, D.D., LL.D., at the Presiding Elders’ Council at Metro politan A.M.E. Church on last Wednes- day announced that Tuesday, June 28, would be SOUTH AFRICA DAY. The suggestion was unanimously ap- proved, and every pastor was requested to raise an offering on Sunday, June 26 it to Bishop Sims will be applied to African Clinic which Bishop and Mrs. Wright intend to build and send or bring This South Africa Transvaal A NEW A.M.E, CHURCH AT GLOUSTER, OHIO The Rey. L the A.M.E under W. Stansbury. pastor of Church in Rendville, has dis- a building which promises to be a New A.M.E. Church in the City of Glouster, about twelve miles distant Divine guidance recently covered from Rendville—Glouster is a beautiful City with a population of 3,700 and be- tween three and four hundred colored There is only one colored organization there. The Second Baptist Church with a fol- lowing of some forty or more members citizens in that population. An A.M.E. Church has never been in operation there. The New A.M.E. Church to be, has been kept in reserve for some time by some who were desirous of starting a Methodist Church there. is fully equipped The building with furnishings— Stove, furnace, piano, pulpit, chairs— song books, choir Up-to-date seats, etc. and the opening service were held on Sunday, June 19. Prayers stand fo. success are requested by all Chris- tians, —Rev, J. B. Harewood ===== DSC09307.JPG ===== By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minn. Minneapolis, The Lord is nigh unto all them that | progress of the Kingdom. What more call upon him, to all that calf upon him | noble word of eulogy could be said for in truth. He will fulfill the desire of | us than that we loved our fellowman them that fear him; he also will hear | sincerely? Look around you in family their cry, and will save them—Amen. | society, church and state. I am sure that you will find that the greatest need is that of sincere love in the hearts of the people. Prayer: Holy Father. may we seek diligently to love sincerely our fellow- for as he thinketh in his heart, so | men whom we see so that our lives will he.” Proverbs 23:7 be molded in the way of Christ who so Phis short poem by Henry van Dyke | joyed that he gave. In His name, we worthy of careful thought by all pray. Amen otus Saturday, June 25 TO THINK CLEARLY Four things a must learn to do his record true: t confusion, clearly ; To k owman sincerely; lo act from honest motives ptrely; Lo Monday: June 27 TO ACT—PURELY If he would kee To thi 1 s “And whatsoever ye do in’ word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord in God and heaven se-| Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Col. 3:17. “To act from honest motives purely.” trust curely.” Lhe fir “to think, without, con- on, clearly To much emphasis | Henry Ward Beecher said: “God made ot be placed upon right thinking. | man to go by motives» and he will not age has often been critic ‘or its go without them, any more than a boat Many things that we} without steam or a balloon without vould become loath-| gas.” Someone has said that motives would think clearly. | are the springs of action. Being such guided more by our | our motives cannot be seen but they do than we are by our thoughts. | become manifest in the way we act. 3 we are to “think God’s Jesus was interested in having people after Him.” Therefore there | do the right thing toward their fellow- no place for foolishness in our | man because of the right kind of Wa will be faced with | motive. When we become followers of ns; perplexity and doubt | Jesus, regenerated by His blood and ten we seck help ) filled with His Spirit) our actions will Mind and|be different because our motiyes for all our | living will have been changed. will be surmounted. There It has been said that there are three ‘ever Was a time when we needed to| kinds of motives that classify men: think more clearly in the church and First, “What’s yours is mine; I’ll take tite than at this hour. it!” Second “What’s mine is mine; I'll of thinking persist in doing ome Most to us, if of us ar emotions Christ source of difficulties will find that of Prayer: Dear Heayenly Father, we|keep it!” But third and best, “What’s rejoice that we are privileged to think | mine is yours; we'll share it!” It is only Chy thoughts after Thee, Help us|as we have the third that we can call imidst the strife and confusion of the | ourselves Christians in the fullest sense hour to think clearly. In Jesus’ Name, | of the word. ve pray. Amen Prayer: O Gracious Heavenly Father, -—— | ive us, we pray, the right kind of motives for action that in all of our Ways we may be thine, and that within ---—-| the deep’ and hidden resources of our i nda Sunday, June 26 ‘TO LOVE—SINCERELY” “These things I command you, that | being may we have the desire to do Thy ye love one another.” John 15:17 will. In Jesus’ name. Amen “To love his fellowman sincerely” is a the second thing in Mr. Van Dyke’s Tuesday- June 28 Suggestion,” “Love worketh no ifl TO TRUST GOD—SECURELY to his neighbor.” vf “He drew a circle that shut me out; Heretic, rebel a thing to flout; But love and I had the wit to win. We drew a circle that took him in.” Some ‘actively secking the good of others.” John Ruskin said: father would love me less in me more, ” T haye observed enmities confusion among people of the church that hag greatly hindered the and one has said that love was | be “Trust in the Lord and do good; shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.” Psalm 37:3 The fourth thing said by the poet to necessary is “to trust in God and heaven securely.” Faith in God is to “I wish that my | believe in the ultim ate triumph of right and believe | over wrong. Might made the crucifixa- tion of Jesus but faith brought about the resurrection. To trust in God and heaven securely does not mean to be will always be substantiated by our diligence in working to bring about His Kingdom in the hearts of men, Our trust in God should not be something that deadens our sensibility of the needs of the hour. Real faith in Him is not an opiate but an explosive— something dynamic and effective. “Heaven is not gained at a single bound, But we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies» And we mount to its summit round by round.” “This is our faith tremendous, Our wild hope who shall scorn That in the name of Jesus The world shall be reborn.” Prayer: We beseech Thee, O Lord, to reveal thyself unto us in such a larger way that all of our faith and hope may be in Thee securely» for the sake of Jesus, Amen Wednesday: June 29 WHAT IS LIFE? “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4 Our meditation for today is taken irom a message by Bishop Charles E. Locke. “The grouchy old French’ essayist Montaigne miserably complained in 1592, ‘The world has been its best days and things are not as they used to be’; but even then Shakespeare was not quite thirty years old) and was later to write Hamlet and Macbeth. “Truly all evil is temporary. What- ever ought to happen, will happen. Wherever there is a moral. imperative there is a moral possibility. In Abt Vogler, Robert Browning said, There shall not be one good There shal not be one lost good! What was shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought. And Tennyson in Locksley Hall: ‘I doubt not thru the ages increasing Purpose rns; And the thoughts of men are widen’d with the process of the suns.’ and in the last stanza of In Memoriam: “One God, one law, one element, And one far off divine event To which the whole creation moves” “The survival of the fittest must be irrevocably basic in creation. God must have made man to redeem and per- fect him.” Prayer: Lord of Life we turn our hearts to Thee today in search of the age-long question of life. We know that in Thee we shall find an answer to all our questions and satisfaction for all our desires. Amen Thursday, June 30 ON OLD AGE “The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteous- ness.” Proy. 16:31 A young person thinks that three score years and ten is a long span of life but the septuagenarian does not share the opinion with him. Years pile up so rapidly that seventy seems not much more than the beginning. How- every grow old we must but we need not grow i a Brownings lines smug or complacent. Our faith in God | are familiar to all “Grow old along with me! — The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the firs, was made}; : ; Our times are in his hand Who saith ‘A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God. see all nor be afraid!” Recently George B. Shaw said: "y want to be throughly used up when | die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake, Life is no ‘brief candle’ for me, |; dl a splendid torch, which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” Prayer: O God, help us to see Thee in Thy world. Thou art great ay, marvelous. Let our thoughts of youth, and age be sweet in our confidence in Thee to do all things well. In Jesuy name. Amen Friday, July-1. UNDER A JUNIPER TREE “And came and sat down under ; juniper tree: and he requested {o; himself that he might die.” I Kings 19:4 _Elijah was a mighty prophet of God but like a great many of us had his moments of discouragement. With him we share the moods of frustration out sharing his spiritual power. We are ashamed to be too severe with him be- cause we are all too conscious of our own shortcomings. It is not an un- common thing to see Christians, both laymen and preachers sitting down un- der a juniper tree. “The church is in the hands of dishonest men” they say when they hear of some dishonest minister. Let one bishop, intensely hu- man as they all must be, make a blunder and the folks under the juniper tree lift up a concerted ery that the church is gone to the devil. Thousands may be doing right) seven thousand may be bowing their knees to Baal nor kiss- ing his image, yet the cries of con demnation continue. There is only one cure. God knows what we need and in the very midst of our despair and disheartenment h has food for our broken minds «1 drooping spirit. & Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, help us not to lose heart for Thou tt with thy people today as thou hast always been through the ages Strengthen our hearts in Jesus’ name, Amen rot paS ee en es GRACE AT THE TABLE Be present at our table, Lord; Be here and everywhere adored. These creatures bless, and grant thal we May feast in Paradise with Thee Amen. HYMNS THAT LIVE IF YOU SEE MY SAVIOUR I was standing by the bedside of # ~ neighbor, Who was just about to cross the swelling tide; And I asked him if he would do m¢ a favor, _ Kindly take this message to the othe’ bide, Sehr hemeaaes you saw me. When you saw me, I was on my way; You may meet some old friends who may ask you for me, Tol! them I am coming home some day, ‘ino you haye to make the journey on without me, ; Jr's a debt that soon or later must be paid; \When you reach the Golden City think about me, Don't forget to tell my Saviour what I’ve said. You may come across my father and my mother, \nd the burdens of this life they may recall; You may chance to see my sister or my brother, Please do try to see my Saviour first of all, When we reach the Jordan Jesus will be waiting. “ \nd we go with every burden and all cures; fhen we'll hear from Him these precious words of comfort; Come ye blessed of My Father, enter mm —Christian Review. JONES CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH Mt, Pleasant, Tenn. Saturday before the Sth Sunday in May the Bishop of the 13th Episcopal District, E. J. Howard arrived in our city by invitation through Pastor, offi- cers and members, for the purpose of dedicating the church. On Sunday morning, May 29, at 11 a.m., the Bishop was met at the door by the trustees, stewards and leaders. Dr. B. L. Burrows, the spokesman, presented the keys to the Bishop, after which’ the procession passed up the aisle, with the Bishop and Rev. Boddie reading alternately, 84th Psalm. Ar- riving at the altar, being seated on the rostrum, the choir chanted 122 Psalm. At the conclusion of which, the Rey. S. F. Dudley read I Kings 8:23-51. Selection by the choir. The pastor pre- sented the Bishop who selected a most suitable text for the occasion, A won- derful dedicatory message was deliver- ed. At 3 p.m., Rev. S. L, Howard, Presiding elder of the Columbia Dis- trict gaye a burning message. At this hour sister Annie Ezell was consecrated to the office of Deaconess. After this the Bishop Christened little S. L., Junior, grandson if the Pre- siding Elder. One. lady united with the Church. A wonderful meeting was enjoyed throughout the day. The collection was good, : Rev. S. F. Dudley, pastor Mrs. A. C. Boddie poe eon NS NEW BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH White Springs, Florida The Second Quarterly Conference of the Lake City District. Sunday School at the usual hour; lesson reviewed by the Presiding Elder, Dr. T. D, Tyson, after which the choir led. in singing. The Presiding Elder then delivered a very helpful sermon which Was enjoyed by all. At 3 o'clock the funeral of Sister Maria Yerdy was preached by Rev. T. W. Wright. At 8:00 the Presiding Elder preached another soul-stirring sermon, The P, E. opened with the business of the quarterly conference. Aj] Teports were good. Collection very good in spite of the enclement weather. Rey. J. A, Porter, pastor Lunerdia Bryan) ae “MY ECCLESIASTICAL DEN” By Rev. N. Ward Bagley Tam enthused to write from the fol. lowing Caption, towit, “Unconsciousness versus Counsciousness” seen in the BS M. E. Ministery. These are two great words found in the vocabularies scat- tered throughout the world, in the mammouth libraries available to read- ers. Conscience is the guide of men traveling through time enroute to eternity. Without fair conscience it is impossible to deal fairly and intelligent- ly -with friends, foes, enemies and otherwise. Conscience means from which we build thought, subjects won- derful items to feed upon. Let us see what it means to the human race. It means the moral sense or consciousness within “oneseli” which determines right and wrong. Conduct in accordance with ones sense of right, conscienceless, etc. Hence, from this great word de- Tives Consciousness which corroberates With consciousness from which we get the knowfedge of that which Passes ul “ones own mind the state of being aware, sensation, knowledge gained directly of the presence oi some object, state or influence.” The entire mental life. Psychology treats upon the mind, soul and mental propositions and sub- jects issues and otherwise. Unconsciousness is the opposition to the above word and means not mentally aware, without apparent feeling or life not aware with of “as unconscious of error and done knowingly.” Uncon- sciousness,” Psychology is the science that treats of the mind also a treatise on this science. Socrates wrote upon the immortality of the soul mind, thought, and otherwise. Therefore, we come to elaborate upon this subject—Consciousness jin men direct them to travel life’s path per- tectly satisfied that all is well ahead of them, and behind them because of the great grip, which holds them in the path of righteousness. Aiter one has received the power of the “Holy Spirit” and has been born again from above the conscience of God takes possession of him or her and guides their footsteps in the way of holiness, peace, righteousness, Godli- ness, and otherwise. The Scriptures tell us to be mindful of our steps. When one desires to go wrong, ‘con- science pleads with him and tells him not to go such a route because it is wrong. One who knoweth Jesus Christ in the parting of his soul is led and directed by conscience. The fathers of “yore” were guided, led and directed through time to eternity by conscience. They builded well the foundation of the Church, saved souls for the king- domof God, by thousands, millions, and hundreds until today the church can look upon their graves, castles, tombs, cemeteries, and exclaim that they build- ed by being led, guided and directed by conscience of the mind. Our fathers in the ministry of yester- day and day before yesterday tarried at Jerusalem and waited there until the etc. Pentecostal fire got the best of them, and then conscience took charge of their beings and led them all the way trom there to the hereafter. God be Praised. Bishop Richard Allen and his group of members in the faraway East caught the Spirit of manhood, backed by the grace of God, and was led by conscience pulled out oi St. George Methodist piscopal Church, and organized the greatest Negro Churca in the world. Let conscience be your guide in dealing with your fellowmen and fellow-women and every- thing will be alright in this life and the after life. Nichodemus musterred up enough of conscience one evening to go to iind Jesus somewhere in the city ol Jerusa- jem to ask about the new birth in his lute. Conscience pleaded, begged, and and women are coming to the Cross of — Calvary, singing, I once was lost, but now I am found. And the bishops are pushing ahead by leaps and bounds raising sand collecting educational claims, such as “Dollar Money” en- dowment Day” money Money,” etc., by thousands upon thou- sands of dollars, bringing it to the coffers of the old Church of Allen, are Bishops J. S. Flipper, R. C. Ransom, J. A. Gregg, W. A. Fountain, R. A. Grant, G. B. Young, S. L. Greene, M. H. Davis, N. W. Williams, D. H. Sims, Henry Y. Tookes, R. R. Wright, Jr., and E. J. Howard. These great men some day, will lay their weapons down and study war no more and then go home to rest with Jesus. There are men in the A. M. E. ministry who have consciences and usurped upon him until he came to Jesus, and learned of him and his greatness to save to sin no more. St. Paul on his way to the Damascus City to kill the Church of God by dragging those few handful of people to Jerusa- lem to be tried by the Jewish Court ior serving God. Conscience pleaded with him on Damascus highway and told him God lives in Zion and will do right. Conscience guide, all through life. Job, the richest man in “Ur” and the East in the Oriental decade, was visited by Satan at his beautitul and pasatial home he enjoying the luxuries oi lite, surrounded and three daughters and we think a lovely wile to enjoy liie with him, was halady, is our with seyen sons stricken with an unpleasant sores, ulcers, carbuncles, and otherwise but conscience told him that God lived in Zion and that he must not falter. He, unconscious in time, and said these words, “1 know that my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day, upon the earth and though aiter my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall 1 see God.” Conscience, if you let it guide you will save to the uttermost. The ministry of today seems to for- get and has no réspect for conscious- ness in their dealing with their fellow- men and brethren in their common cause. We can not name all of the fathers of yore who were led, guided by con- science and the Holy Spirit. But we will name a few oi them: Bishop Rich- ard Allen, the founder of African Methodism; Bishop John Brown, Morris Brown, Paul Quinn, Daniel Payne, R. R. Disney, Edward Waters, J. P. Campbell, T. M. D. Ward, A. W. Wayman, H. M. Turner, J.C. Embry, J. A. Handy, W. J. Gaines, B. T. Tanner, B. W. Arnett, Abram Grant, J. A. Johnson, J. H. Arm- strong, L. J. Coppin, W. H. Heard, OvePsRoss, A. L: Gaines,-W. D: Chappelle, W. W. Beckett, M. M. Moore, C. S. Smith, H. B. Parks, W. D. Johnson, J. H. Jones, Evans Tyree and others who were led an guided by the conscience of their hearts and now they are sweeping through the campus of glory, singing, Jerusalem my happy home, name ever dear to me, etc. And following having Bishops who are being led and guided by the Holy Spirit and conscience travelling throughout their dioceses preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ until men there are men who have no special consciences for any body under heaven, save themselves, and such persons should never get the consideration of their fellowmen for any thing in the gift of the church. Conscience only guides and leads them every four years and that’s when they want to be elect- ed to the General Conference. More fibs are told that year than can be carried away by the busses that operate between Tampa, and Jacksonville. It seems that conscience would tell some of our brethren to “reciprocate” kind- ness and fair play sometimes in twenty years. Lord have us for God’s sake. The General Conference will be held in Detroit, Michigan in 1940. Every minister in the A. M. E. Church desires to go as a delegate of course, that is their prerogative if they can be elected. No minister should be told not to aspire in the A. M. E Church. It is reasonable to want to go, and you ought to go. I am going to vote for you to go this time. “If you muster up” check enough to con- tinue to “beg and beg” the men to vote for you and not give conscience God mercy on then “whereabouts.” But let the matters. A person without guiding conscience is brutal, thoughtless, insane, ignorant and total fool and should be sent to Chattahoochee,. Florida for. safe-keep- ing. A man or woman who mindless of this great word “Conscience,” and consideration, knows your us be conscious in is a will steal sob an angel, murder Jesus Christ if possible, sap your hearts blood, and kick you to Hades and laugh at your going there with great pleasure. All such characters are found in the A. M. E. Church ministry. The sooner they leave these winsome shores of life for eternity, the sooner the church will be blessed. They have no respect for “reciprocity’ in human treatment. They want it all fenced in for them- selves and ourselves. God forbid that such characters remain among the Christian Ministry. But God is not dead as yet and in his own time will push these imps the eternity, and let his church roll on to gaining grounds. I would advise that the ministers of the A. M. E. Church respect the great question and subject. “Unconsciousness versus Conscious- ness, in the African Methodist Episco- pal Ministry. Yours for the adyance- ment of the Cause of Christ Jesus. You will hear from “My Den” oc- casionally, Leesburg, Florida, into “Educational ===== DSC09308.JPG ===== PAGE FOUR 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Entered at the Post Office at Philadelpbia Pa, as Second-Class Matter °UBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 76 S. NINETEENTH ST Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS: Bishop D. H. Sims, President Bishop M. H. Davis, Vice-president G. E. Curry, Manager Dr. George A. Singleton, Editor Send all matter for Publication to Christian Recorder, 716 So. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa Se pee in the hands of Mrs. Elisa- ful contestants in oratory during W. Sampson Brooks prize of $15.00 to be awarded to success- ful contestants in iratory during the commencenient at Wilberforce University. Mrs. Brooks has con- tinued the award for four years, tho her distinguished husband has joined the church triumphant. The name of a great man is thus perpetuated and young people are inspired to excellence. oaths Junie Wy) AEE WILBERFORCE’S WALKER Daniel Alexander Payne found- ed. Mitchell, Shorter, Lee, Scar- borough, Jones, and God gave the Cassius Ran- som regards Walker the incum- Gregg, Wright nurtured. increase. Reverdy bent as the transformer. Weekly Thought ravest ones have brave to go, our lives to God man below So hence shall w fresh strength and grace a a full-fed spring, \nd make the world a better place ind life a worthier thing — Wm. D. Howe dete eee Weekly Poem “felted toffee blab TIME TO LIVE » always worrying: d a-hurrying i f joy each day, Lf they've never time to stay Jf you've never time to look- At a picture or a book, Neyer time to stop and talk Or look ’round you when you walk, Never time to give a greeting lo a friend or two at meeting: Never time to stop and say ‘Isn't it a lovely day?” If you're hurry along, Never hear the birds in song, Never watch the changing sky, Or the people passing by, If you've never time for kindness, hen you walk through life in blindness. Life has little joy to give If you've never time to live. Editorials Bebe bette tendered fefocfon fon forfonfenfnfofenfonts PERPETUATING A GREAT NAME While conversing with a group of members of the New England Conference the writer observed a The dynamic personality of President Walker “speaks from curb, angle and stone of every building.” Wilberforce Uni- every ; versity is being transformed under his magic inspiration and touch. An addition to the Carnegie “Li- brary, a bridge across the ravine, buildings renovated, modern drive ways constructed, new campus lights, and the near realisation of a science hall. Over a thousand strong faculty paid to date a happy college family. Reference to his work President Walker says: “The A. M. E. Church never takes a failure and makes him a bishop, and it is to students, the eternal credit of those who have been made bishops who served Wilberforce University that the church rewarded them thus. I have no immediate inter- est in bisopric. the The church has The church has 000 THE FIRST DISTRICT bishopric. The following financial record of the First District under the episcopal supervision of Bshop D. H. Sims is indicative of the re- naissance of African Methodism in this section. Conference D.M. Increase Delaware..... $2,418.50 $ 68.75 New Jersey.... 7,493.50 113.50 Philadelphia... 10,556.25 725.75 New York..,.. 7,561.00 265.52 Bermtidaa. iu 611.35 . 48.39 New England.. 3,162.00 10.00 $31,802.60 $1,231.91 The Philadelphia Conference. now leads the Chicago by $323.40, The First District now leads the Sixth by $203.60, and is only be- THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER. se the Church, hind the Eleventh in the amount of increase by $323.14. The district raised about $5,000 for education and $5,000 for the Book Concern. Four churches have returned with about 2000 members and one congregation has purchast one of the finest church buildings in the connection, rivalling Detroit’s Ebenezer. ibe ssa Recah YOUNG PROPHETS At the New England Confer- ence Alvin Emerson Andrews, senior in Boston University School of Theology was ordained an Elder. Charles Campbell Beckett, senior in the Yale Divinity School, a Deacon. Wm. Greenleaf Johnson, High school graduate plans to enter college. At Boston is Frank J. Veal of Allen, and M. A. from Chicago. A. J. Allen, Jr., W. U. is junior at Yale, William Bauner, Penn State is a senior, Francis ,Thomas of Connecticut Wesleyan is a midd- ler, and Samuel S. Morris, Jr., W U. is a junior. Young Mr. Allen is the son of Dr. A. J. Allen; Mor- ris is the son of Dr. S. S. Morris; Beckett is the son of Dr. J. Camp- bell Beckett, and great-grandson of Bishop Jabez P. Campbell. Francis Thomas is the son of Chap. W. H. Thomas, who in- spired the writer to go to Boston, and grandson of Bishop B. F. Lee. Mr. Dwight Vincent Kyle is a senior at Boston and son-in law of Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. It was a rare treat to hear these young prophets on the young peo- ple’s program in the c onference. With finely trained minds and consecration they ought be lead- ers in the church during their day. We have faith to believe that they will make good. With delight the Christian Recorder hails and welcomes them into the prophetic succession. God bless them. May the number be increast. ——o0o——_—_. FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Dr. J. R. Hawkins Makes Excel- lent Report—$20,672.87 In crease For The Two Years of This Quadrennium The Financial Board, Rt. Rev. M. H. Davis, president, presiding, met in the Department headquar- ters, April 20. The Annual Address by the President, Bishop M. H. Davis was a masterpiece of logic, oratory and inspiration. Com- preherding every phas2 of the work of the Finance Department i ae he The copert GF “thy ‘ Treast':er, eviden el with such clarity the honesty business ae cumen and economic management of the -\Yeirs of the departme),: that thy s1embers of the Board by resolution “reaffirmed thei; faith in God and_ rededicateq themselves to a deeper consecra- tion of service to African Metho. dism and the time honored prin. ciples for which it stands.” By resolution a vote of “Confidence as evidence of their unqualified faith in his honesty efficiency anq integrity of a Christian gentlemay and Secretary-Treasurer of the Financial Department of the 4 M. E. Church” was unanimous|, adopted. The Western Christian Recorder BS THE BOOKER T. WASHING. ton Trade Association of Detroit Michigan has ben in existence courage business among the N; gro citizens in Detroit. Thi eight years. -Its purpose is to stimulate and encouray: business among the Negro citizens in Detroit The eight! annual exhibit was held June 6-12 The president is Dr. W. H. Peck, Pastor of Bethel. THE REV. A. E. ALLEN 1s serving his 4th year as pastor St. James, Pittsburgh. 1 church building is free of debt The congregation owns proper! which in normal times will bring an income of about $150 p: month. Before coming to St. James the Rev. Allen served nin years at Canton, Ohio and buil a $75,000 modern brick churcli edifice. One man, Mr. W. H Hoover gave $21,000 cash. Servei! three years at Dayton, Ohio and | reduced the debt from $97,000 to $55,000. SARAH ALLEN, WIFE OF Bishop Richard Allen was born in the year 1764 at Isle of Wight. Va. She became the wife of the founder of African Methodism in 1800 and died July 4, 1849. A VALUABLE VOLUME was publisht by Bishop B.W. Arn ett in 1890.—the “Quarto-Cente1” nial Conference, African M. | Church,” Charleston, S, C., May 15-17, 1889. It is out of print The copy in the archives of the Historiographer is a gold mine of information, THURSDA j. C. EMBRY WAS A MEM- ver of the Mississippi delegation (o the General Conference of 1876 which met in Atlanta, Georgia. 1» 1896 he was elected to the episcopacy: MISS ALICE ELAINE BROWN aughter of Dr. and Mrs. Russell Brown of Denver, Colorado is nly 22 years of age. She holds 1e degree of “A.B.” from Denver University, and has just received «\, M.” from Ohio State. She concentrated in the Philosophy of education. (0) THE INCOME OF WILBER- force University has increast from $162, 436.60 in 1935-36 to $182,007.- in 1936-37, and for 1937-38 under President D. Ormonde Walker to $212,230.72. Next year it will perhaps reach the quar- 6 cr million mark. LAST YEAR THE PROVI- dent Home Beneficial Society of Philadelphia collected over $220,- 000, paid sick and death claims 568,000, underwriting expenses $89,000, surplus to policy holders $25,350, The Churchman Afield i ee ee et et ope The Churchman was guest speaker at historic St. James» Pittsburgh Com- munion Sunday. The house was crowd- ed. Well organized, beautiful service. Hearts beat strangely warmed. In the cvening the speaker worshipt with Rev. Mack and the fine people of Homewood. This is where the late Dr.-R. H. Bumry fell. Mrs. Bumry S organist. On Monday the Churchman motored with Dr. and Mrs. Allen and Miss Bertha to Wilberforce. For an hour the party stopt in Zanesville where Rev. Harrison J. Bryant, once a pupil at Allens had just raised $925 in a rally. The church was founded by Augustus R. Green, first editor of the Christian Herald in 1848. The Churchman is anxious to get a photograph of this pioneer, The party journeyed thru beautiful Scenery via Columbus to Wilberforce. On the right near the entrance to the campus the tomb of Bishop B. W. Arnett could be seen in the shimmering moonlight. Wilberforce, a shrine of African. Methodism. The very ground is sacred and hallowed. Bishop Reverdy Cassius Ransom is addressing the Board of Trustees: “Let us not disappoint God. God did not send the Israelites into Egypt on a fools errand. He did not send the Jews into Canaan on a fool’s errand, SEE Ee REV. D. WARD NICHOLS by New York City * He was the baccalaureate speaker at the commencement of Allen University» and Morris Brown College. He was THE CHRISTIAN ESA e eR fi i c awarded the honorary degrees of SLED, end D:D.” God did not bring the Negro to Ameri- ca on a fool’s errand... .” } Bishops R. R. Wright fo Dette Sims, John A. Gregg, S. L. "Greene and Noah W. Williams sit on his right. President D. O. Walker on his left. By the side of the Churchman, Dr. Charles E. Stewart of Portsmouth, Virginia. LETTERS TO/ EDITOR Brunswick, Mo. Dean Editor : I have been a subscriber to the CHRISTIAN RECORDER since the days of the sainted H. T. Johnson. It is now in its highest class under your leadership. Wishing you much success. Rey. Fred O. Graves Savannah, Georgia Dear Dr. Singleton: Remember I am with you at all times and simply command me. Allow me to congratulate you; you are giving us a great paper, wonderful editorials. May you live long to carry on. Better things await you. Your brother and friend: W. O. P, Sherman THE DES MOINES DISTRICT MEETING, A SPIRITUAL FEAST The annual meetings of the Des Moines District of the North-western conference, are noted for their high spiritual fervor. To be in these mect- ings is truly a “Mountain Top” First, due to fine leadership of its’ presiding elder, the Rev. W. H Ogleton, spiritual things are first, for he never allows business to hinder or cut short devotional periods. He so} often states this as his motto and gu “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. The 1938 meeting was wonderfully , entertained at Mt. Zion in Ottumwa, Towa, pastored by Rev. H. C. Boyd. Nothing was spared by him and Mrs. Boyd and the fine people of Ottumwa in making things pleasant for the visi- tors. Many were the visitors to the conference, headed by Rev. T. B. Stovall, P. E. of the St. Paul district and Mrs. Stovall, Conference Branch President of the W. M. M. Society Rey. Carlyle F. Stewart of Minneapo- lis, and the fraternal delegate from that district, Rev. G. L. Hayden, of St. James, St. Pau!, Minn.,Their pres- ence and messages added much to this great meeting. Bro. David Reed was also present to render help as pianist. exper- jence ide: | | Much word, did she lea ciety was equally | seek and love | Miss Loren et PAGE FIVE SPP OOS HOTS TS Birthday Greetings Soro eooere eso oooes MRS. LULA B. STANFORD Campbell Media Penna. REV. W. R. GULLINS, SR. Kittrell College Kittrell, N. C. REV. T. M. GREENE Pastor St. Paul Lexington Ky. MRS. W. E. MAYFIELD Bethel Franklin, Indiana Miss Madeline Frazelia Jackson Teacher Florence, S. ¢ spiritual inspir rom the talks gven by ne Coffey of hicago d to spi This great meeting was ypened with a fine inspirati by Rev. W. M. Berry of Missionary So- ng All reports were very satisfactory and The program of the full and ins address of noted growth The district President, M Mackey gation as did won the acclaim of the dramatization, “ OLD RUG- GED CROSS,” produced by Mrs Goldie Fant of Des Moines. The mus | ic was rendered b j of Shorter Cha under the directior Parks The quiet h by Mrs. Mattie Boyd o1 afternoon long be rem 1use of shall hearts the impression it of those presen theme was “Walking Many mention whic were the things worthy oi cannot be, because of the lack of space; br spiritua reviving, this confere ites you to vith it come and be The finar with a fine cooperative spirit existing eports were up to par throughout the district. Offcers elect- Revs. J. W Asst Collins Sess Roe ed were: W. F. Ogleton, Hackley, Treas Officers reelected in the M. M® So- ciety were Sister Izora Mackey, Pres ; Sister Anna Collins, Vice Pres. ; Sisters Goldie Grant, Sec. and Thompson, Asst. Sec Steward delegates to and Alice the Annual Conference were as follows: Mesdames Evelyn Foultz and Nichols, tvans, Bro. Grant Dozier The alternates were Mesdames Slater, Brown, and Black, and Bro. Jackson. —Andrew R. Parks Sophia ===== DSC09309.JPG ===== PAGE SIX Young People’s ¢ Pag REAL FRIENDS It is not a real friend who comes running to you And tells you with ill-concealed zest Of that heard somebody say— something someone A slander that leaves you depressed. Kray A real friend will fight to protect your vod is friend’s peace of mind He won't repeat body said and unkind That was untrue For vicious, lande ar Attracting foul rodents and flies, And the “friend” who comes running h such stuff in disguise. NICK KENNY. i rat SNAPPY STORIES WASTED spent two weeks in a TIME y man and then eminary gave ome he was asked ¢ liked theol ” he replied orroy T learne HARDER TO PRACTISE An old lady had three preacher sons. andone that practised law She was asked by a stranger as to the occupa ef She “Three preach and one practices.” said , tien her sons TRUSTEE MEETING AND COM- MENCEMENT AT KITTRELL COLLEGE, KITTRELL, N. C. Aagust, 1937, Bishop M. H. Davis held a convocation at Kittrell, N. C at which time plans f ented by him for the reopening of Kittrell College were approved by the ministers pre sent representing all the conferences of the Second Episcopal District. Prof W. J. Cochran was elected president Bishop Davis called the trustees and ministers to meet Tuesday, May 31 1938, to review the work of the year There was large attendance of minis ters and laymen from North Carolina Virginia, Baltimore, Md., and Wash- ington, D. C They reviewed with pleasure antl surprise the renovated buildings, the competent faculty, the eager students, the new barns, outbuildings, agricultural implements, and the increase in land much of it under cultivation. The report made by the president, Prof. W. J, Cochran, was a clear statement showing the present con- dition of the institution, Alt buildings are ina good condition, There are calves, and horses on the ground, All these have heen bronght here and made possible by Rishon Davis, We were impressed by the type of students comprising the student body They showed good training and that very mules, cows hogs os os a oe : omething that some- | varbage that poisons the | THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER a good class of our people. There were enrolled in the High School, nine students, six men and three women; in the College, forty- five, eighteen men and twenty-seven women; in the Commercial Arts De- partment twenty-six students register- ed; in the Department of Music, four- teen; and in the School of Religion, seven. | There was only one candidate for | graduation, from the High | School. A school reopening does not | expect graduates the first year. | The faculty is made up of men and women who hold degrees and most of | them have had» teaching experience. | The 49th Annual Commencement was | held in Duke Hall Wednesday, June 1, 1938 at 10:30 a.m. Dr. G. D. Garnes, presiding elder of the Wilmington Dis- , N. C. delivered a splendid Com- Bishop M. H. | Davis made some timely remarks and this one |mencement address. commended the ministers and laymen | for the support given in the work of vv | basis. | Dr. J.R told of the struggles and labors > institution and the work done himself make Kittrell worth- nd overjoyed after fifty years association in the work to see Kittrell | on the way back to its former place in the educational. world. Hawkins in a very feeling | by while to foo much praise cannot be given Bishop Davis for the vision he has for a \Great Kittrell, for the personal sacrifices he is making to bring it to pass and his untiring endeavors. He superintends the minutest details, whether it be in the office with the faculty, out in the fields, or through the District inspiring ministers and laymen to activity. One cannot be near him long without having an im- pulse to help carry on the work of Kittrell so splendidly begun by him and his co-workers. Preparation is being made for the Second Conyocation the entertainment of the Bishops’ Council and the Con- nectional Council at Kittrell August 15 and 22 Am those present from the 2nd Episcopal District, were, Bishop M. H. Davis, Dr. J. R. Hawkins, Atty. W. Ht. C. Brown, Revs. S. S. Morris, G. D. Garnes, J. D, Cowan, M. E. Davis, A Ff. E D. Avery, C. E.*Stewart, Walden, C. C. Ferguson, J. C. Beckett, J. T. Bond, J. R. Nelson, W. A. Harris, G. W. Larkin, H. B. Thompson, H. D. Barkley, V. C. Hodges, T. L, Scott, E. H. Beard, J. T,. Batley Fo Ae Young, K. C. Holt, W. C. Cleland, L. R. Pearce, T. J. DeBerry, DL. Grady, R. L. Tillery, P. S. Mosley, I. T. Walker, C. A. Stroud, H. M. Shields, Say Pee Valentine, I H. Alston, A. L. Wil- liams, and Mr. Albert Fortune, Mrs M. H. Davis, Mesdames C. C. Fergu- son, V. C, Hodges and others. Rev. J. C. Beckett ec arent s , Eee on BISHOPS GRANT AND TOOKES IN PENSACOLA Sunday, May 30 was a red letter day for African Methodism in Pensacolo, with the presence of two bishops, both sons of the soil, born reared and elect- ed from Florida to the Episcopacy. they came from religions homes and ee ae Bishop Grant is now the presiding bish- > institution to put it on a permanent op of Florida. No other prelate in the history of our church in Florida has done so much in such a short time as Bishop Grant. In less than three years ago he found Edward Waters College with an indebtedness of one hundred and seven thousand dollars. Today this amount has been reduced to less than $50,000. He has also established a sink- ing fund of two thousand dollars and a building fund of more than six hun- dred dollars in the copletion of the girl's dormitory which was destroyed by fire. All teachers have been paid up-to-date and on May 26 at the trustees board meeting, the presiding elders, pastors and loyal members laid on the* table, $21,000 in cash. Bishop Grant knows the men in Florida and the men know Reyerence, respect and obey him. The men are not driven to their tasks, he has inspired them and made them want to do. Therefore the task is easy and the burden is light. Notwithstanding all this, he has done in Florida, he leads the entire coniec- tion in General Claims. Can we find an- other man like Bishop Grant? Bishop Tookes the peculiar man, one of hu- manity’s greatest friends, the presiding Bishop of Arkansas and Oklahoma who church in Pensacola since the coming of these prelates. 13 8s Zeigler oe A SUCCESSFUL ONE-DAY | MISSIONARY CONFERENCE Western North Carolina Conference At the call of the District President, Mrs. Margaret H. Scott, the women of the Morganton District, of the West- ern North Carolina Conference Branch, Women Home and Foreign Missionary Society met in St. John Church, at Bridgewater, N. C. for a one-day con- ference, May 29, 1938. The morning session at 11:00 a.m. was taken up with routine business matters and in- troduction of the many visitors who were present to assist in the success of the meeting. Time and space will not permii us to give a complete record of the doing, but to briefly summarize it, we are happy to report interest ran exceeding- ly high along all lines. Special mention was made of the necessity of giving financial support to the Womens’ Missionary Recorder, as well as the other. church papers is doing the impossible things in the 12th District. These two prelates sweep Pensacola. Dr. J. S. Johnson, the pas- tor of Allen Chapel and an aspirant for the bishopric in 1940 had things well arranged for their coming. The whole city of Pensacola was moved and asked, who are these that come to our city today? At 11:00 a.m. Bethel Church of which the writer is pastor and good hope of Warrington of which the Rev. C. Hamilton is pastor, all met and worshipped at Allen- Chapel at which time Bishop Grant delivered a masterful discourse. The message is still on the hearts of all who heard him, and they are still saying never a man spake like this man. At 3:00 p.m., the churches joined in worship at Good Hope. Bishop Grant. again inspired his audience with an- other great message. At the evening worship the several pastors and their congregations assembled at Bethel Church. At this time Bishop Tookes in his own way delivered the message, to say the least he preached to the satisfaction of all who heard him, also on Sunday, the two Bishops, Dr. John- son and the writer dined at the lovely home of Brother and sister U. S. Sims. If better preparations were made for kings, we wonder how it could be done. On Monday the bishops and Dr. Johnson dined at the spacious home of brother and sister N. W. Williams, it was a feast. Mrs. Reaves, a member of Union Baptist Church of which Dr. J. O. Dixon is pastor, prepared lunch in the afternoon. The honored guests left our city on the 4:40 train for Arkansas, where Bishop Grant delivered the Commence- ment Address to Shorter College on June 9. Pensacola is stirred up and is awaiting the return of these two won- der men. Without any emphasis it is reliably known that Dr. Johnson knows how to do things. It will not be strange at all to him, when he is placed by the side of his two friends in 1940, with whom he has had so much to do with their election. Nearly $200 were raised during the day. A new day has dawned for our The visit of our Connectional Presi- dent to South Africa, and her S.O.S call for Foreign purposes, by Mrs. M S. Pearson, our Conference Branch President. Our hearts were= uplifted by the prayers and inspirational songs of the many missionaries and pastors who were present to assist us in our work Mrs. Scott our president had a well arranged program, and kept the in- terest high at each of the three sessions. We were particularly favored by hearing addresses from Mrs. M. S. Pearson, on “The Future Outlook of Missions;” Mrs. Vera L. Holt, on “Health and Missions;” and Mrs. Luke Woodbury, white, on “Individual Dis- cipleship.” A great deal of interest was created through a round table discussion of the Missionary Society as an Auxiliary of the Church in which many mission- aries and ministers engaged. Organization was perfected which resulted in the following: Mrs. Margaret H. Scott, president; elected by the convention. Mrs. Charlotte J. Easterling, vice president ; Mrs, Vera L. Holt, secretary; Mrs. Maggie Fleming, treasurer; and Mrs. Georgia E, Smith, reporter for the Women’s Missionary Recorder. The various committes made their reports. Isracal Chapel on the Mars Hill Circuit was chosen as the next place of meeting. The time to be decided upon by the Conference Branch President. The combined reports of the finance, regis- tration, and annual. dues, committces showed a total of $25.21 collected. The evening service was a spiritual triumph, a most excellent sermon was enthusiastically rendered by Rev. C. S. Stroud, of Lenoir, N. C.. The spirit ran high and nine young men and women came forward and joined the church, casting. their lot- in with the people of God. Thus with resolutions of thanks, was closed one of the most helpful Mis- sionary Meetings that it has been our pleasure to attend. ; Pas THURSDAY, ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE c. E. LEAGUE a Topic for June 26 Training in Making Choices IV. Choosing Only the Best Joshua 24:14, 15 A What the Topic Means For three meetings we have talked and planned about using our powers of choice, and we have tried to find how to make better several of the things which are very important to us,—our reading, the radio, and the movies. Today, while including these things in our thinking, we go out beyond them. Wherever there is any choice to be made we are urged to “choose only the best.” We are not to be satisfied with what is cheap and poor. Sometimes it is hard to tell what is the best. Then how shall we choose? The answer to that is that we are to seek all the light we can from others. Our parents, our friends, great and good people around us, are all ready to lyise us. We are not expected to -each every decision alone. rhe Juniors are to tell what they think are helpful ways of applying the topic The Juniors’ Comments (The following sentences are samples of what the Juniors may discover and for themselves.) Elwood is a great user of slang. He listens to the so-called comedians on the radio, and every new expression, whether it is elegant or course, he be- ins touse. Again and again Elwood’s ather has pled with him to use clean, pere language in expressing himself, but Elwood insists that slang gives a “kick” both to the one that uses it and those that hear it. Is Elwood choos- ng the best? 2. Caroline says she cannot do a ng about her new friends, the Jarvis ssters. “I can’t help it if they do run around nights and go down town alone, and sneak money from their mother’s Purse to go to the movie. They sit ‘ext to me in school and we must be ‘ogether in recess and at lunch time, So I can’t avoid having them as my 'riends. I didn’t choose them.” Is Caroline right? What would you ‘lo in such a situation? 3. One thing that makes it hard for some boys and girls to choose the best 's their unwillingness ever to make a choice, They just take things as they ‘one, letting somebody else get ahead and enjoy the best things, while the lazy nes come along later. There is no place where the habit of choosing well shows up more than in vlaying games. Allen S. will never play 1 “in. He believes that the whole fun ‘ones in winning. His cousin Elsie, though, chooses often to play games at which she herself is not very good, be- “use she says she likes to have the others win, too. Which do you think “omes nearer to choosing the best, Al- len or Elsie? 3 Some Questions to Be i Answered — Should Christians have different “Ny game in which he thinks he cannot | ‘andards for choosing than other per- THE CH sons have? 2. How can we draw the line be- tween choosing the best and selfish- ness? Daily Verses M., June 20. The best in school. Ps. 1:1-6. The best comrades. Mal. 3:16-18. W., June 22. The best in business. Rom. 12:11. T., June 23. The best in reading. Ps, 23:1-6. F., June 24. The best kind of fife. 1 Cor. 13:1-7. S., June 25. The best in pleasure. Psi 421-8, Sun., June 26. Topic—Choosing Only the Best. Josh. 24:14, 15. —Christian Endeavor World T., June 21. METROPOLITAN A. M. E. CHURCH PAYS TRIBUTE Minister and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. J. Campbell Beckett Honored Historical Metropolitan turned out in all its splendor with a most lavish and public demonstration, and most graci- ously welcomed the return of its pas- tor and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. J. Campbell Beckett from the annual con- ference, with a testimonial and very -| elaborate banquet, Wednesday, June 8. Greetings from the various churches were extended by the following mini- sters: Minister’s Alliance, Rev. E. A. Love; A. M. E. Ministers’ Council, Rev. E. H. Beard; St. Luke P. E. Rev. J. E. Elliot; People’s Congre- gational, Rev. A. F. Elmes; Second Baptist, Rev. J. L. S. Holoman; As- bury, Rev. R. M. Williams; Tabor Presbyterian, Rev. R. A. Fairley; John Wesley A. M. E. Zion, Rev. S. G. Spottswood. Greetings were extended by Dr. John R. Hawkins, and many other offi- cers and members of the church repre- senting the various departments and RISTIAN RECORDER — distinguished Dr. William H. Thomas, and has carried on the work faithfully ever since. Dr. Beckett is now planning a Fall Drive to celebrate the one hun- dredth anniversary of Metropolitan Church, and by said effort, hopes to greatly reduce the mortgage fund. The above named ministers with their wives were present, also Revs. J. M. Cox, W. H. Coston, and Mrs. J. A. Brown, J. M. Harrison, Jr., C. E. Walden, and Mrs. H. B. Butler, Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Bailey, Rev. O. G. Wing, Rev. and Mrs. Zebedee Haw- kins, Mrs. Minnie McEaddy, Rev. and Mrs. Julius Carroll, uther ministers and their wives, and over five hundred members and friends who were well pleased with the glamour of the eve- ning. The ladies were extremely faci- nating, and wore their sweetest smiles and most gorgeous ensembles. —Claudia McConel! a= AN APPRECIATION Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Berry, our be- loved Secretary of Missions and wife’s presence in Oakdale was greatly ap- preciated. On Tuesday May 31, in the late afternoon, Rey. and Mrs. Wright, our pastor at Grant A. M. E. Church, Toronto, motored 23 miles to Oakdale and brought Dr. and Mrs. Berry to the A. M. E. Manse. Dr. and Mrs. Berry visited the old homestead of the late Bishop J. Albert Johnson and pictures of the historical place and the group accompanying were taken. The pragrom began at 8:30 p.m. Opening Song O for a heart THE SPY GLASS By Allen R. Cooper Thousands of graduates are being turned out into the world at this season of the year to be influences for good or for evil. graduated from God is a failure to start with. Every graduate that is The Christian institutions must con- tinue to instill into the minds of our young men and young women that science is still an infant, but religion is a full-grown man; and that some day the infant» science, will learn from the man religion that nothing but God can make a sun and a moon and a star. Dr. W. A. Fountain, Jr. has traced his name upon the pillars of immortality by dumping into the lap of African Methodism, a permanent educational plant known as Greater Morris Brown College and forty acres of good land. His remarkable effort represents courage plus determination, multiplied by faith and prayer. There is a Metropolitan pastor in Houston, Texas: the name of Thomas Jefferson Clement, and the “Spy Glass” views him as being one of the ablest columnists that the A. M. E. Church has ever produced and sees him on his way to become Editor of the A. M. E. Review in the future Dr. Clement says his is: “A Review that Reviews.” Dr. D. Ward Nichols of New York City was all Bishop in his baccalaureate sermon to the Morris Brown College I do not know just what the next General by motto Seniors last Sunday afternoon. Invocation—Rey. J. W. Wright Scripture Lesson—C. P. Jones, P. E. Introduction of Mrs. Lillie A. P. Jones Remarks—Mrs. L. A. P. Jones Song—“The church is moving on” By Young Women’s Auxiliary Mrs. Amon Duncan, Supt. A brief address given by Mrs. Berry. It filled our hearts to an overflow to listen and see the wife. of one of our auxiliaries of the church. The speakers pledged allegiance for those they repre- sented. A presentation from the church to Mrs. Beckett of a beautiful leather purse was made by Mrs. Rachel W. Valentine, a fountain pen with his ‘fname inscribed thereon, from the church was made by Mr. J. S. Coage. Dr. and Mrs. Beckett both responded to the presentations, portraying their pleasure and grateful appreciation ot such a tribute paid them. The newly appointed presiding elder, Rev. H. M. Shields, was present and highly pleased by such a manifestation of welcome extended the pastor and his wife. The music was furnished by the combined choirs of the church, andeach selection was pleasingly rendered. The directors are: Miss Maude Smothers, Mrs. Marie Jumper, Mr. James L. Hunt, and Mrs. Millie Edmonson. Mrs. Matilda Wilson was the General Chairman of the reception. Mrs. Julia West Hamilton presided. Midst a beautiful setting of palms, ferns, and June roses, a lengthy table was spread with dainty and delicious delicacies. Mrs. A. V. Thornton was chairman of decorations. Dr. J. Campbell Beckett, a devout Christian gentleman, came to Metro- politan shortly after the death of the Conference is going to do but the “Spy Glass” reveals that good sense and good religion must be every candi- date’s qualifications. casa Sa LYNCHBERG, VA. Marshall Chapel A. M. E. Church First Quarterly Conference was held May 13-15. Friday night, Rey. A. L. foremost General Officers. Before Mrs. Berry left the platform, a corsage of sweet pea flowers was given her by Miss Alberta M. Jones, president. Solo—*Stand by me”— M rs. Helen Henderson Presiding Elder Jones introduced Dr. Berry who preached a wonderful sermon from Gen. 21:6 which preached with much fire and zest as only Dr. Berry can preach. A solo by Mrs. J. W. Wright accompanied by Miss Bernice Washington, followed. Toronto Dr. and Mrs. Berry were the re- cipients of tokens of gratitude. The Presentation from the Society was made by Mrs. Isabella Duncan, the secretary to Dr. Berry. The presentation from the A. C. E. League was made by President Miss Alberta M. Jones to Mrs. Berry. After the program a delightful sup- per was served in the Parsonage to the guests and members. Oakdale people were inspired great- ly by the presence of Dr. and Mrs. Berry and were sorry to see them leave. The program was sponsored by the Mary Handy Women’s Mite Missionary Society at Turner A. M. E. Church. Mrs. Lillie A. P. Jones, Pres. was Williams, presiding elder called this quarter to order at 8 p.m. All boards and clubs made written reports. Raised during last quarter, $276.09. The Pre- siding Elder was very conditions and are thankful Almighty God, our and conference for the return of our be- loved pastor presiding at quarter on Friday night. A reception the close of the business part of the was given to welcome our pastor’s re- turn. On Sunday 15th, the Presiding Elder preached two sermons. Contri- butions during the quarter, $18.09. Rey. A. L. Williams, P. E. Rey. Ira J. Gamble, pastor Sister Sarah P. Byrd with to the pleased we bishop, and elder Ea i Sr se Genera! Conference MINUTES ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one sending $1.19 tn JOHN R,. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C —Miss A. M. Jones epee eee RRR REET PAGE SEVEN ===== DSC09310.JPG ===== PAGE EIGHT — THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER 2 RECORDER THE DISEASE AND THE CURE By Reverdy C. Ransom Medical science has, in recent years, greatly extended the borders of its conquests over some of nost dread- ed diseases that have icted man- kind. Only to me smallpox, 1 a have been able pow- F t vat Cain slew his brot Abe < erme | and ¢ lave preyed upon afflicted ever of which we ha our purpose rion of amine meth : gain fresh kno b 10 ‘discard chart a itive rec the compa that Je systen an ey from what cems t today to have 1 barbarous and inhuma und standard cce ) € pro tection and prese on of the human relations and associations neces n n an orderly society a country unsurpassed by any Other in the wealth of its natural esources, and wh freedom of ac- cess to the material goods necessary to supply the primary needs of human existence in organized society open to all a REVERDY ¢ RANSOM We have an ideal which we call the “American Standard of living.” The and state to| with all of this, we are “the most lawless na- tion in the world.” I do not know how much truth this indictment contains, but I do hold, it can be substantiated, victions. Yet, characterized as that we are not among tiie most cruel and oppressive. Why then does crime so breed and criminals multiply in a on the one land so filled with plenty xand, and with freedom of opportunity n the other? While limits of our present conference, I may seem to Zo beyond the I be- e the ever increasing volume of the the criminal ranks is largely dis- number to due parental, or family | cipline and re int, and to the weak- ess, or comp akdown of some form of religious training strong enough l convictions upon the moral and The to inst social values of haman relations. sence of the recognition of God, a divine power, by whatever name, , constitutes the “floor beneath above us” necessary conduct and attitudes and moral us tirm in our in our social s a conference on “Probation Parole.” Pz a crimina ole presupposes a al presuposes a crime, and law violation of some law, violation fed from the springs and alents that take their rise far back | the environment and training of the violator ‘ > last phase of Nis descent system meets the con- nial. He has been apprehend- indicted, tried, deprived of liberty and citizen- ship. It is this stage ystem him with its helping hand reformation, rehabilita- tion and restoration again to the ranks of society. The Parole officer should be a man x” woman of training rhe convicted, or sent- enced at the parole meets toward g and social under- wholcheartedly de- task of dealing with the committed to their charge. familiar with with both sympathy concerning nt racial origins, as well as relating to foreign birth and parant Without this knowledge they cannot render their best service to assist the Paroled prisoner on the road to rehabilitation and restoration to society. standing o is voted to ‘olees pa They zhborhood have need to be environment, owled, and he differ those In the 1938 May issue of Harper’s Magazine, Mr. Lewis E, Lawes, Warden of Sing Sing Prison, New York, con- tes in an article which I con- sider of much yalue because it is based upon his wide and varied experience in dealing both with the prison and the parole systems. In this article he says, in part: “What is essential for an adequate system of Parole?” In answering the question, I should like to destroy a popular myth, Parole is not a concept invented for the Purpose of mallycoddling the offender; national governments keep this in view jn the enactment and en- Here, in theory at least, under the forms of our Ameri- can Democracy, forcement of the law we have classless socie- where cach citizen may record his fi for the conduct of the govern- ment under which he We have freedom of speech, a free press, free- dom of assembly and freedom for all the exercise of their religious lives con- on the contrary, it was originated pri- marily for the protection of society. \s in the past, about 90% of the men we send to prison will eventually be re- leased. Obviously, it is ‘the concern of the community that those men should not revert to lawless ways. Parole is the last carefully considered phase of the whole process of correctional treat- ment begun when the prisoner enters the institution, “Understanding this, we must ac- knowledge that parole is of little value unless we first reform the inhlate while he is itt prison. Parole originated in a belief that the State should have some control over a prisoner ‘even after serves his time; as a results, the penalties for all crime were increased Parole does not allow rien to spend less time ifi prison than before; in fact, felons now receive longer terms than they did when Parole was not utilized.” I am not a lawyer, and have but scant knowledge of legal forms and legal procedure, but my experience as a member of the Ohio Parole Board often prompts me to feel strongly at variance with the aécepted functions of our courts, and with fixed seiitences for specific crimes that are meted otit without any thought being giveit to the circumstances which impelled the wii- lawful act. Often there coine before us from two to tive young men who have participated in the same_crime, cach having received the same sentence; yet, there may be a wide difference as to the length of time each should serye before being granted a parole. Not only the States that have set up the Parile system, but society itself must its attitude toward the treatment accorded the conviet upon his release from prisoii. On this sub- ject I shall quote a few illuminating sentences extracted from the article by Warden Lawes already referred to: “How can we expect a prisoner to apply himself to the task of learning a trade when he knows before hand that the very State which teaches him that vocation will not employ him at that, or any other trade, when he gains his freedom. Such a man in most of the forty-eight states cannot secure a he change chauffeur’s license, nor any other State or municipal license. He cannot take any. civil service examinations There is hardly an employment agency which will place on its rolls the name of a man who was at one time a prisoner. Most merchantile establishments, in scrutinizing an individual's past, will not hire him for the same reason. In spite of the fact that the odds are so overwhelmingly set against them, the majority of our paroled felons wage a courageous uphill fight to regain their rightful place in society. “Two hundred years of practice have proved that punishment alone does not act as a deterrent to crime any more than electrocution prevents murder. And now parole, a comparative new concept, has been consistently made the scape-goat for the failure of our outmoded penological system.” Mr. John D. Rockefeller, III, is the chairman of the Boy’s Bureau, con- nécted with a private welfare agency. It has recently been revealed that Mr. Rockefeller has devoted part of several years, visiting prisons where he went through cells, dinning halls, and work shops, and discussed their problems with Wardens and guards, and talked with prisoners to find out why they were there and what they thought of time return. The report of Mr. Rocke- feller and his committee is summed up in a little book published by them en- titled “Youth In The Toifs.” Some of the conclusions may be briefly sum- marized as follows; | “A prison for adults is in the nature of a university of crime, So is a large governments. A ‘stack? or two" 5 cigarets will’ buy favors and soft jobs, Every job has its/own grait, and { aré split with higher-ups: Standards of decency are violated if only because they are approved by {),, society that condemned their violatoy, And where normal sex outlets are jo) to be had, abnormal ones find ¢ justification. “In such an atmosphere of cunyiyy farce, graft and immordlity boys soy, to reformatories, or prisons, live a year—or for a number of years “Offenders who are reformable could. be more successfully salva outside of prison, by other more socia|)y constructive arrangements. “There is no seuse of social, D posed to legal, responsibility, Gah boys like these. They are tréated instead io the experience of arrest, of Boing to court, of being fingerprinted, x tc graphed for the rogue’s gallery, h cuffed, transported with others in px wagons, locked in cells for twenty -iy: hours a day alone, and spending other two handing over the rails oi ‘asy for correctional training Mes « is (refornia tory) all tod oftéil a preparatory sctiog| leading to the university. “The codes of prisons are Similay in principle to politically run Municip; tiers discussing with other poy’ every big city in the country :” 1. A special legal code to cover boys between the ages of 16 and 2! years. i 2.4 ney, court, “delinquent minors court,” ti handle this code. 3. A dual system of disposing of these cases through (a) deter: nation of guilt or innocence by an examining judge and (b) termination of punishment, treatment, on an individual b by a special board of legal, sc and psychiatric experts. 4. Settlement of cases swiftly, the book said, swift and sur justice hag a greater deterren! quality than heavy punishment 5. Arraignment of prisoners it mediately on arrest to avoid | “hardening” effects of dalays 6. Sentences of four types: (a) {01 those “who cannot, or will no! reform, “indefinite” segregatio in prisons or penal colonies; (!)) for “the Jess tractable thove! ultimately reformable” offende: * special training schools and work camps sufficiently isolated to pro vide a completely controlled ©” vironment ;” (c) for those “whos chief need is better environme''! Opportunities,” a return | schooling or employment in /' vorable surroundings under “de! nite supervision ;” and (d) “these who can continue in the: usual environment,” freedom on probation. Here in the State of Ohio we are f«! Cases ound supervise’ i] from feeling that our Parole system ‘ its -present form is a permanent sol tion of the crime problem. Like th representatives from other states wh join with us here in this confe cause of their imprisonment.’ “When Mr. Rockefeller’s commit: and the experts who assisted it « pleted its study, they advocated a poiit program for New York “ thre Parole os m, we fg that eel that we owe it to African vodism and to the officers, mem- d friends of St. John in particu- the first time during this ad- istration to give voice to our ments for the current con- rence year, closing at Payne Memor- Me ‘Ist annual session of the Balti- \nnual Conference was held. The ganization and progress of this his- \ conference is generally known. Baltimore is a city of great hes is also common knowledge. ‘will record no finer story he rise and accelerated progress ‘ie Baltimore Annual Conference. the efficient supervision of M. H. Davis, nothing is loss ‘ substantial progress throughout « lougth and breadth of the confer- cc is obvious. Among the splendid lurches in this mecca of Christianity, king progress toward a rehabilita- “ program coupled with strict super- ‘on of parole which shall lead a Jority of our ex-convicts to be suc- “Sully weened away from the as- “ations which led them to crime. Governor Martin L. Davey, and Mrs. ‘rgaret Allman, who is the head of ' Welfare Department, together with " Parole Board, and our entire de- ‘ment of Parole are seeking light ‘ve £0 forward to find for our own ur common country, the at is humanly possible ,“caling with the problem of pro- E. Church May 8, where ! REV. H.R. TOMLIN St. John with its imposing exterior of green sandstone and beautiful situa- tion is purely Gothic both in design and appointments. The equal of its archi- _tectural magnificence is not to be found this side of Europe. From the devas- tating blast of this protracted depres- sion this church and people were not exempt. Harrassed with a first and second mortgage, with a morale com- pletely broken and its entire organiza- tion threadbare, the red flag of fore- closure went up and the massive doors which once admitted many worshippers to pray swung close in June 1936. Only through the generalship» keen judgement and quick.action of Bishop Davis who led this bewildered people in raising $1500 within one month was St. John saved to the Connection. Through the godly judgement of our Bishop, the Rey. Henri R. Tomlin was assigned to the pastorate of St. John, coming here from Campbell A. M. E. Church ir Washington: D. C., where in one year he succeeded in completing the auditorium of Campbell save a small balcony where this con- gregation for many years worshipped in the basement and later in the in- complete auditorium. Rev. Tomlin is serving his 25th year in the pastorate of African Methodism the only com- munion he has ever known. He is a product of Knoxville College, Morris Brown University and also studied un- der the internationally known theolo- gian, Dr. Len G. Broughton. Aside from the inner-urge that sent him forward to herald ‘the Gospel. he was inspired to enter the ministry by Bishop Noah W. Williams for several years his pastor, licensed by Rey. N. B. Morton and given his first appoint- ment by the late Bishop J. H. Jones, Beginning with a mission on paper and on to a circuit rider he has pastored ac- ceptably, New Hope: Trinity, St. Phillip in Atlanta, Ga.; Smythe Chapel Chicago: Virginia Chapel Elkins W. ; Allen Chapel, Portsmouth, Ohio- Metropolitan in Cumberland) Md; and Campbell in Washington, D. C. and is now begipning his second year at his- toric St. John. It can truly be said he is following in the wake’ of many emminent predecessors contribution wrought well making African Methodism the norm of re- ligion, education and business for the Negro race. The following are some of the great churchmen just before Rev Tomlin: Rey. J. H. Lewis, ex-presi- dent of Morris Brown; now president of B..T. Washington Hight School, Little Rock, Ark.; Rey. D. A. Fobbs of Morris Brown; Rey. T. D. Scott presiding Elder of Ohio Conference; Rey. A. J. Allen» secretary American Bible Society; Dr. C. H. Wesley, dean of Education and dean of Liberal Arts, Howard University; the late Bishops who by their in John A. Johnson and John H. Hurst and the present incumbent of the grand old Second, Rt. Rev. M. H. Davis. Assuming the reigns of this stupen- dous responsibility Pastor Tomlin in- augaurated a RECOVER PROGRAM. So through the providence of God, the splendid and whole-hearted coopera- tion our officers members and friends,plus the leadership of our pas- tor, St. John has re-written its his- tory with the record report presented at the recent annual conference the salient features of which follow: 108 souls added to the church: 32 baptisms, $1408.50 for general purposes, $3201.16 paid on mortgage indebtedness, not in- cluding $286.46 for repairs and a dona- tion from the stweards to the trustees of 114.50 at the close of the year wit! a grand total for all purposes of $11. 739.53 the largest amount that was re- of ported by any church comprising the Baltimore Annual Conference for the current year. Ours js an institutional church with a seven day community pro- gram, including 30 auxiliaries, a stand- ard Sunday School with a permanent board of Religious Education, a modern Nursery school with a complete staff, 7 local ministers, 4 vested choirs and a happy. family-like congregation, Rev the unique distinction of beng the pastor of his Bishop and his family of Mrs, Mary Beckett the widow of the late Bishop W. W. Beckett, his presiding elder, Dr. J. R. Nelson and family; Drs J. R. Coasey a mem- ber of the Gene: mission and his wife Tomlin enjoys al Conference Com- Mrs. Mattie B. fame and m So under God, to whom be all the Glory of our efforts, St. John marches on, knowing we must Coasey of Missionary others of prominence. take our turn at the mill we must grind out the golden grain, we must work our ta with a ‘resolute will, over and over again. As a preacher orator and sor ster our pastor’s ser- vices are constantly in demand. 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Virginia is one of th States whose legislatures have Persis, tently voted against the amendment, It is regrettable that the Sou Baptist Convention after APProving cgi. lective bargaining, which is the basic ‘principle of the American Federation of Labor and other bona fide labor op. ganizations, should have then lined with the reactionary forces in our dustrial life who desire to Perpetuate the exploitation of children for Private profit by blocking the approval of the Child Labor Amendment, which j, the only method by which children in every State can be protected from the greed of profit mongers who care nothing 3. bout the injustice imposed upon chil dren chained to the chariot wheels of industry so long as additional gai) is extracted from this unholy and American policy. In sharp contrast to the action oj the Baptist Convention, many other ; ious groups have been unfaltering in their support of the Child Labor ,. mendment as fundamental in the moye. ment to prevent the employment of children for profit in industry and a z commerce. Those who see the present Miss An- derson often forget the difficults and derson often forget the difficulties and overcome. As her childish voice arose clear and sweet in the choir of the Union Baptist Church, she was not the possessor of silk dresses and ermine wraps; there were no large sums in the bank for her musical education. Every step she made toward fame was the result of selfdenial and sacri- fice. She sang for a mere pittance, and just as often for nothing in those early days. The struggle was hard and intense. Money which others spent for clothes and the usual “good time” was saved to pay music teachers and to purchase music. There are others who possess talents the equal of Marian Anderson’s voice. There are those who say, “Isn’t she lucky?” Not lucky—sensible and in- telligent. It is a long way from the small home on Martin street to the medal of the Legion of Honor. There were heartaches and sorrow, there were disappointments and bitterness, but Miss Anderson made the grade—She is a truly great woman. And as she moves on to greater heights her friends in Philadelphia are saying in their hearts things which words cannot convey, because they re- alize that the road was rough and the struggle difficult. ; —The Philadelphia Tribune By Rey. J. E: Stubbs- first session of the Galveston st Conference conyened, May 19 a Chapel A. M. E. Church, ston, Texas. Presiding Elder A ba anders called the meeting to or- {10,00 a.m. as per program. 1. C. Oliphant preached the ng sermon, Rev. A. D. F. Sadler ed the invitation. Presiding Elder was assisted in g the Communion by visiting, P. the Bryan District, Rev. E. D. er, alter Which the offering was nd the organization perfected as is: Revs. J. Francis Baker, secre- |. E. Stubbs, reporter; Rey. an marshal. Time of meeting djournment was fixed. owing visitors were introduced: E. D. Cooper, P. E. of the Bryan ict; Rev. B. W. Wiseman, pas- { Conroe, Texas, Huntsville, Tex. y morning the Bishop, George he of Texas made his appear- and was a welcomed yisitor, a(ter the reading of the minutes heir approval, the Presiding Elder nted the Bishop, who took charge e meeting and talked at length the many things affecting the and Church in general. Especially ic iay stress to the Educational am of our Zion as it relates. to College that has been tly granted Senior Rating by the ard of Education at Austin, . Also a welcome visitor on Fri- yas Dr. R. C. Walker, P. E. of fexia District, East Texas Con- ¢, who also made an interesting n church activities. Dr. Walker high churchman, and a successful when in the trenches, as pre- elder he is making good, is n on his district as the pastor’s r. Walker is an announced candi- for cpiscopal honors. Friday afternoon, Presiding El- anders who is so big-hearted and magnanimous (spirit and it filled enerosity, gave the afternoon to the Mission Sisters. Mrs. ey the very efficient district presi- Proceeded with the meeting after ly praise service, a message was rom one of the women district lists, afterward the Presiding made a few remarks and gave 0 the district president who had Il called after Mrs. A. M. San- the “First Lady” of the district Was also visiting her husband’s Ng addressed the meeting, which "eyed by all, Mrs. M. C. J. of Houston, Texas, the Con- ¢ Branch president also addressed Scting. Sister Smith pioneers in "ary work of the A. M. E. h in Texas, is lovable, affable in tion yet Positive, steadfast and able an earnest worker. She is nber of Brown Chapel A. M. E. , Houston, *« who preached during the meet- . yitsday night; Revs: J. E. * Baker; 8:00 p.m. G. E. Brown, - the fact that many did not bi (uoto, the financial goal of , ict was reached and made * by the following charges who ‘nancial report FERRER EERE REE EE EE EEE EEE MARIAN ANDERSON thern ® Marion Anderson—one of the world’s greatest singers. During this month of June she will receive the medal of the Legion of Honor in Paris. Be- fore she sails for Europe the honorary degree of Doctor of Music will be bestowed upon her by Howard Uni- versity. Since she arrived in America, just be- fore Christmas, she has given sixty-six concerts, which were attended by many thousands of people. Millions have heard her sweet voice through their loud speakers. Presidents and the crown heads of Europe have been thrilled by the high quality of her voice. Marion Anderson—one of the world’s truly great women! Miss Anderson is a colored woman. That is a most serious and difficult handicap. She was born into an hum- ble family. The only advantage she had was a voice and the will to carry up in- mn- AFL News Service Quinn DR. W. A. HINTON TO GET SPINGARN MEDAL New York, May 20.—Dr. William \ Hinton, instructor in bacteriology and immunology and in preventative incdi- cine and hygiene on the faculty of ‘he Harvard medical school, was awarded the 24th Spingarn medal this week by the committee for “26 years of brilli scientific work of the highest technical calibre.” Dr. Hinton is the originator of the Hinton Serological Test for syphilis, which is recognized and used as a most delicate and accurate blood test for ‘! disease. He is the author of a text- book on syphilis. declared by many to be the best written in the English lang- uage, which is used by health author- ities medical schools, and clinics Dr. Hinton is a recognized figure 11 public health circles and is regarded )y the entire medical profession of Ameri- ca and other countries as one of its outstanding scientific leaders. The attention of the committee ws directed to Dr. Hinton’s work this year, particularly, because of the nation-wid’ fight on venereal disease and the out- standing work Dr. Hinton has perform- ed in this field. The medal, which has been donated annually by J. E. Spingarn, Presiden! of the N.A.A.C.P., will be awarded formally to Dr. Hinton at the 20th a0 nual conference of the association i” Columbus, Ohio, on the night of July ! SAA, SALESSELESSAREABARABA REBAR On y/ WINSTON - INTERNATIONAL " LOOSE-LEAF BY?” Or ree fis GUA NOTES THE CHURCH AND CHILD LABOR The Southern Baptist Convention at its recent meeting in Richmond, Va adopted a resolution of its Social Ser- vice Commission recognizing the prin- ciple of collective bargaining by work- ers and urging arbitration as a method tos Over es fo! of settling industrial disputes . For tes orale Another commission resolution adopt- Ee ele be Niko a regular Divin'ty ed by the convention approved child Se> "fcr Mustraterd Catalog of Bibles labor legislation by States, but opposed $ Fs the Child Labor Amendment to the : Federal Constitution, which has already _* OF TEXAS” Reed Chapel, | Shilo, Galveston, Livingston, Rey, AG L. Brown, pastor; and Israel Chapel, Port Arthur. The hospitality and courteousy showered on the delegation and Visitors by the entertaining pastor, Dr. G. E. Brown, his members and friends, as- sisted by his associate pastor, Dr. Baker, of Shilo and members will be long remembered and not soon for- gotten, for truly they saw to it that no stone was left unturned to make the delegation’s stay an enjoyable one. Drs. Brown and Baker were ever on the alert to gratify any desire of the delegation. Hold what you've got “boys” better things are in store for you up the road. May I say to you Presiding Elder Sanders, I hope you will live long that you might continue the good work al- ready begun on the Galveston District, feeling that I voice the sentiment of the constituents of the GREATER GALVESTON DISTRICT, lay and ministerial, read: the “Sparks from the Anvil of Texas” that we are 100% with the program for the success of the district. > o—_—_ FT. WORTH, TEXAS The district Conference, of the Ft. Worth District, met with the St. James A. M. E. Church, Denton, Texas, May Il at 10 a.m. Dr. J. H. Smith pre- siding. After divine services conducted by Dr. P. D. Saddler, Revs. R. T. Thomas, O. T. Mattax and the writer, The P. E., Dr. Smith was introduced by Dr. Saddler to preach the opening sermon. Shouts of Amens, along with moistened eyes, testified to the power of the message. After the reports, we found that the Presiding Elder would easily report with the diginity becoming his office when called at Paul Quinn College, two days before the closing exercises. The programme was full and far reaching, but was carried out without a hitch, how inspirational one had to be present at each to explain. Drs. R. S. Jenkens (Old Hickory} M. L. Pendergraff (Dean of P. Es) Presiding Elders Austin and Dallas districts respectfully, Revs. Davis and F. W. Grant, Dallas pastors were a- mong the visitors, speaking and bringing cheer and good-will to all. Sermons were delivered by Drs. Grant G. H. W. Walker and the writer, to the seeming delight of all, the walls of the spacious building were crowded to capacity each night. Rev. O. T. Mat- tox lightened our hearts with a sweet gospel sermon at 11 a.m. the second day. Drs. Saddler, pastor of Allen at Ft. Worth, L. C. Young, pastor of Johnson and R. T. Thomas, Anderson at Witchita Falls, were much in evi- dence, in the way of teaching the classes in religious education, other different subjects and giving life and impetus to the sessions, Dr. Walker also gave splendid account of himself as he stood for -thirty minutes before his class daily. The instruction on the “four ways to take people in the A. M. E. Church and four ways to turn them out will not be soon forgotten as Dr, Smith by THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER PAGE ELEVEN every step portrayed great thought and | It was a sermon long to be remembered. even meditation on the Discipline and | Rey Polity of African Methodism, indeed fartherly. The Wesley Chapel choir, North Ft. Worth, of which the writer happens to be the pastor, gave first-class account of herself on Wednesday night at ser- vice. . Higgins is a well trained man both head and heart, for the sermon came out of his heart and soul, the con- ference was revived for our hearts burned while the man God preached the gospel. All of the papers that were read were full of valuable information which Many of our fine laymen and women | would be very helpful if we would were present adding dignity and poise put them into practice. to the occasion, such men as brother All reports were very good, most of Champion, Hardee, Lewis Walker, and] the brethren paid out for the May Day sisters Fullylove Sparks, Hattie Jenkens|and the Educational Day. The spirit and others. v4 existed throughout the whole Con- Mrs. Katie Warren of Dallas, pre- | ference. The Rey. Julius Holman and sided through one session on Thursday. | his good people deserve credit for with The pastor, Rev. E, D. Gates and | pleasure they spared no pains in caring his aimable wife left no stones un- for the conference. And also with a turned in the way of caring for the | splendid Welcome Address by the Rey. District Conference, how wonderful | and his people. were we entertained. We closed a After all, African Methodism on the ference with Ft. Worth District shall not suffer comparison under the leadership of P. E. Dr. J. H. Smith and the: stalwart set of men under his charge. J. M. Johnson one very successful con- all hearts praising God. Rev. G. B. Mitchell Sg AN INTENSIVE PENTECOSTAL AT ST. JAMES. ST. LOUIS, MO. A: Dames, pastor SOUTH CAROLINA 18S 8 ned Jno. J. Morant, Special Evangelist The Edisto District Conference con- vened Wednesday May 25, 1938 at Calvary A. M. E. Church of the Edis- to Circuit, with Rev. Dr. J. E. Beard Presiding. The Rey. Julius Holman, entertaining pastor. Dr. Beard succeeeded the late Dr. L. R. Nichols. Under the leadership of Dr. Nichols the Edisto District with the help of Almighty God has reached the top and we are giving God the praise. We are thankful to have Dr. Beard as our Presiding Elder, Our beloved Bishop knows how to fill vacancies. We also had with us the} tongues, and sat on many, who came newly appointed Presiding Elder of the | into the folds. Charleston District, the Rev. L. L.| Sunday night was the closing ser- Farmer a splendid young man. And| vice which was well attended and also the following visitors: Mrs. L. L. Farmer the wife of the Rev. L. L. Just eight days Farmer, Mrs. J. E. Beard, the wife of }|many expressed saving faith. Many Presiding Elder J. E. Beard: Mrs. M. | also reclaimed and many took member- J. Alston, president of the W. H. and|ship as workmen for the Master F. M. Society of the Edisto District;] The Rev. Dr. Dames is one of the Mrs. A. C. Mayes, president of the W. | Connection's greatest pastors, careful H. and F. M. Society of the Charles- | overkind, competent, and forceful. He ton District; Mrs. R. E. Brogdon, the | has few equals wife of the Rey. R. E. Brogdon, the St. James A. M. E Pastor of Emanuel A. M. E. Church | of the first churches of our front line, of Charleston, S. C., who gripped the | and ere lond,-she will be one of the Conference with his eloquence from | champions of merit. time to time, we also had with us Miss Mrs. Dames is N. A. McQueen, daughter of the late | efficient minister’s wives, instructor in Rev. C. W. McQueen, she is a lover | Dietetics in Homer Phillips Hospital of of her Church and a good Church! this city. And by the way, this hospital worker. Dr. Beard delivered a splendid ad- | agement, Tuskegee only excepted, and dress on Baptism, it was a masterpiece. | in Colossial, it occupies first place Many papers were read which were} The colored Orphanage sponsored by very instructive. the most hospitable Mrs. Malone, the Poro magnate, is almost clear of debt, and the best I have seen of, for, and by our group. The Annual Sermon was preached by} St. Louis is a great city, and with the Rev. S. R. Higgins, pastor of the | Drs. Reid at St. Paul, the Mother Mt. Moriah Circuit, text, Acts 1:8: ]of the Western A. M. E. extention; “Bu ye shall receive power after the |St. James, and her resourceful Dr. Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye | Dames, and Jenkins, at Wayman, and shall be witnesses unto me borh in Je- | others, though cmaller in magnitude, rusalem and in all Judea and in Samaria | others, though smaller in. magnitude, and unto the uttermost parts of the | African Methodism, under God, will Earth.” Subject: “Witness for Jesus.” | Continue to grow, = Sunday morning, May 22 at 11:00, the Lord was in his Holy Temple, and after one hour of “battling for God, and his Christ, four conversions and six accessions were the victorious result The “Mid-Week” were good, and great interest manifested and attendants success. Sunday, May 29 at 11:00—Seating capacity was at a premium, and though a complexed program, to witness one of the gre et it was ours atest services for good, during my career. The Holy Spirit was ablaze as cloven many joined the army-starting upon the Christian warfare Church is one one of our most surpasses any one of our groups man- . Night Session ===== DSC09312.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE The Calenda University, Columbia, McGill, President. it Address by Presi- June 2—Allen E. H hittaker, State A. and M. College Quinn College, Waco, Texas. ng President A. S. Jackson Ce ncement Address, C. W. : University, Quindaro, Jordan, President. Address, President Western b.-£ n, Jr. Payne University, Birmingham, Ala. hk eo hes, President. Bacca- laureate Sermon, Rev. J. C. Jar- ret Comm ement Address, Prof B. Doby. 3—Campbell College, Jackson, Miss., R. A. Scott, President. Bac- cate Sermon, R George aber, Detroit, Michigan. Com- 1 t Addre shop R. R Vright, Jr 9—Wilberforce University, Ohio, D nde Walker, President. : Sermon, Rev. Frank Reid. St. Louis, Mo. umencement Address, U. S. Senator Robert J. Buckley. 0—First Episcopal District Institute, J.,Mrs. D. H. Sims, president. August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- Melbourne, deavor Convention, \ustralia 24—Ontario Conference—W ind- C. E. Penny, Bishop John or, Ontario, Rev. 404 N er Street. 31—Michigan Gre Conference— Michigan, Rev V. Hl. Jones, 508 James Street I A yhn Bishop J Gregg Sept, 7—Northwestern Conference— ) ort, I ji We i 13) Streets Bishop R. C Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- socjate 21—Chieago Conference—Chi- veo, Tl is, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 5 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu-} net Street Bishop John A.} Gregg 21—Pittsburg Conference — Vashington, Penna, Rev, E. L, Pastor, Bishop R. C. ! Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- ville, Ind. Rev, M, R. Dixon, Jr 509 East Gum Street Bishop John A. Gregg 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. October $—IIinoi« Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North Mth Street Bishop John A. Gregg. S—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rev. J, Harrison Rry- ant, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- * Revs. J. N. Campbell, Little Rock, >[ Ark. E. C. Hatcher, Dothan, Ala. F. Madison Reid, St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. H. R. Baranco, Baton Rough, La. Rev. C. A. Abington, Philadelphia, a ciate. , 5—South Georgia Conference Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Southwest Georgia Confer- ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel \. M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- leston, S. C., Morris Brown Church, R. I. Lemon, Pastor, 194 St. Phillips St. Bishop J. S: Flipper. 19—Americus Georgia Confer- ence—Ellaville, Ga., S. B. Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A. Fountain. 20—North East Conference— Bishopville, S. C., Rev. A. J. Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 26—Augusta Georgia Conference —Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Foun- tain. 27 — Columbia Conference — Winnsboro, S. C. Rev. V. A. flee EEE EEE EEE “Please mail in to the Christian Re- corder your name, church, birth month, and date. In keeping with a resolution that was passed by the Connectional Coun- cil in the City of Montgomery, Ala- bama February 25th, 1938, in which five commissions are to be set up, consisting of five persons, to be appointed by the President at his discretion as soon after the adjournment of the Montgomery meeting as convenient,-to study our systems concerning 1. Literature, II. Finance, IIl. Education, IV. Inter- racial and V. Organic Union of Negro Methodist Churches, I am appointing the following : I. Literature: Revs. V. C. Hodges, Baltimore, Md. J. C. Beckett, Washington, D. C. Joseph Gomez, Cleveland, Ohio. S. S. Morris, Philadelphia, Pa. Il. Finance: Dr. J. L. Roberts, Chicago, Ill. Mr. O. M. Travis, Montecello, Ken- tucky. Rev. J. D. Howell, Detroit, Mich. Prof. John R. Hawkins, Washington, |p. ¢. Rev. John H. Clayborn, Little Rock, Janerette, Pastor. ‘Bishop J. S. ‘Ark. Flipper. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. November 2—North Georgia Confer- ence—Dalton, Ga., Bethel A. M. E. Church, C. W. Peters, Pas- tor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conference— Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.E. Church, C. W. Knight, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. West Tennessee Confer- ence—Greater Bethel, Jackson, Tenn., Rev. C. H. Harden, Pas. tor Bishop Edward J. Howard. 10—South Carolina Conference— Walterboro, S. C. Rey. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 16—Macon Georgia Conf Milledgeville,.Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 17 — Piedmont Conference — Laurens, S. C. Rev. A. Je Thomas, Pastor, 234 North Caro- lina St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 23—Georgia Conference—Sulyan- ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L. W. Lane, Pastor, Bishop W, A. Fountain, III. Education: President D. O. Walker, Wilberforce, Ohio. Prof. A. S. Jackson, Waco, Texas. Presidents W. A. Fountain, Jr. At- lanta, Ga. "4 F. D. Jordan, Kansas City, Kansas. E. H. McGill, Columbia, S. C. IV. Inter-racialship : Revs. Russell Brown, Denver, Col- orado. D. Ward Nicholas, New York City. Mr. H. L. Dudley, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Bertie L. DeLyles, Tulsa, Okla. Rey. J. L. Butler, Savannah, Ga. V. Union of Negro Methodist I am trying to find Misses Tempie Jane and Qlivia Puryear of Burlington, North Carolina who came North from Greensboro, North Carolina and settled in Philadelphia. They are first cousins of Mrs. Lettitia Worth who is a mem- ber of the Graham Circuit of the A. M. E. Church at whose request this notice comes. Anyone knowing these persons and their addresses please communicate with the Editor of the Christian Recorder or Rev. J. A. Hunter, Box 242, Graham, N. C. The Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers of the Missionary De-| partment of the A.M.E. Church will be held at its headquarters, 112 West 120th Street, New York, N. Y., Wed- nesday morning, June 15th, 1938, at 10 o'clock. Bishop George B. Young, President Dr. L. L. Berry, Secretary-Treas. To Ministers and Laymembers of the A. M. E. Connection The Bishop’s Council at Kittrell, N. 24—Central Conference —Man- ning, S. C., Rev. D, J. Gadsden, Pastor, 213 Rigsby St, Bishop J. S. Flipper. ; BRR EE REREEEEEEEEEEPEEEEEEE | Cin August, makes it Necessary pring 25¢ for registration, a ae desired, toilets-articles and te for personal use during the a session. — ; Competent Faculty will be on hand onduct the classes both in the Sun- School and League Departments. , Personnel of the Faculties will be ed jater. Dhe class work will be ranged that Sanday School Work- jesiring to attend the League class He able to do So without conflicting yica versa for the League. Text Bis will be furnished the delegates the Institute. state wide Choir Contest is one of iio features on Thursday evening. are invited to enter this con- me to call the Connectional Councif summer SELON at noon Wednes August 17, to join the Bishops in consideration of “Union Methodists.” We have appointed the five com sions who will complete their “Set and report at this meeting. Thi ’ consume the major part of the Progra with the exception of the dj Ussiond “Union of Negro Methodists ” y isters, laymembers and Organiratig of other Negro bodies of Method are invited to sit with us and disoy the matter of “Union.” b V. M. Townsend, President C. A. Wingfield, Secretary J. D. Howell, Vice President of N choi nop: and Met ans BGopex wil jn attendance during the session. Ministerial Seminar is being held ‘ction with the Institute and its session on the 26th. Con- ing through the 29th. All ministers invited and urged’to attend. Com- instructors will conduct these 5 Iso et everybody come and make this e greatest of its kind in the The Junior Allen C. F. |,, topics graphically outlined an; lu ing a stimulating program for childn appears monthly in The Journal Religious Education. The materials are prepared } Mae J. Paskin of Allen A Church, Philadelphia. The Journal copies are 10c each O. B. Lisbon, Executive Sec. SPECIAL NOTICE he Mid-summer session of the Bish- cil opens at Kittrell College, North Carolitia, Thursday brining, August 18, 1938 at ten o'clock. ommunications should be addressed Secretary of the Council, 1150 hington Boulevard, Kansas City, The Mid-summer - sessio Bishops’ Ciuncil opens at Kittrell lege, Kittrell, North Carolina, Thy day morning, June 18, 1838 o'clock. , Vommunications should be to the Secretary of the Council { Washington Boulevard, Kansas Cif Kansas. BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER Senior Bishi A. GREGG Secretafj Bishop J. S. Flipper, Senior Bishop shop J. A, Gregg, Secretary (dress all communications for Rev. rence H. Hemmingway, Secretary- r, Board of Church Extension Church to 1535 Fourteenth W., Washington, D. C. Ns. SPECIAL INVITATION BISHOP J. To all whom it may ‘concern, I: J. J: Jines write to say | it inconvenient for me to contin subscription for our vyaluable papel “The Christian Recorder.” Haying no work and no { am yours for the Master’s sak: J. J. Jones 417 Sixth Str Monongahela, Pa. P. S. Will pay what I ow: tal nual conference. » R. R. Wright, Jr., Ph.D., presiding over the South African trict of the A.> M. 7B. Church, ached and told of his activities in buth Africa, at Metropolitan A. M. Church, M. Street between 15th and ospect 16th N. W., Washington, D. C. re day, June 19th at 11 a.m. ! Bishop Wright has a helpful message full of information and inspiration. He and his wife will return to South Afri- ca the last of this month. You are cordially invited to attend our services and bring or invite your friends. Yours cordially, Rev. J. Campbell Beckett ~ Minister oA Re ERRATA In issue of May 26, 1938, article, “There are Reasons” by Rev. H. B, Threadgill, second Paragraph should read: “The revenue for general pur- poses justified the existence of 18 dis- tricts, etc.” instead of “10 districts.” Also conclusion of article some lines were omitted and should read: “...... with Hatcher headed for the Southern Recorder, and most assuredly Travis of Kentucky for the Financial Depart- ! ment. Yes! There are reasons!” The dereliction of our proof reader. MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE By Rev. W. O. P. Sherman The Fifty-Third Morris Brown College, Atlanta’Ga. was held June 7-8 by Bishop W. A. | This was Big Bethel A. M. Episcopal District at the College Chapel | Overloaded Wednesday at 10 a.m. to of Atlanta witness the graduation exercises and Speci re grand style, the Trustees and visitors | address by Hon. P. Weltner, former | with the thirty-nine Presiding Elders | Chancellor of the University of Georgia in the State were very happy over the | Who delivered a powerful address on victory of Bishop Fountain and_ his |the theme, “Honesty.” Pleasing addres- Georgia Regulars in securing a perma-|S€S Were made by Bishop W. A. Fountain, Fountain, Jr. present site and three fireproof build- | ceived diplomas and ings to be erected at once after ten | $taduation. Fountain, Presiding Bishop of the 6th and Big Bethel A. M. E. Church in nent site, fourteen acres with two buildings on the land across from the years’ effort. At the roll call the presiding elders reported $22,786.43 in hard cash amid great applause. : The Trustee Board meeting was favored with a strong address by Senior pal District who extended congratula- tions and warm greetings amid applause. State Sunday School and League I stitute and School of Methods Ministerial Seminar. Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina To the Presiding Elders, Minit Sunday School and League Wort! throughout the State of South Cal lina; Greetings: This is to officially notify you '™ the State Sunday School and }:## Institute and School of Methods " hold the annual session at Allen Ul! versity, Columbia, July 27, 28, 2, 1% We are urging each superintendent see that every Sunday School and /4 gue in the State be represented are also asking the Pastors an! siding Elders to please use th! fluence in getting the Charges '° ° up delegates. All delegates ™'! housed in the University’s Audito™ and board in the Cafeteria charge. We are only asking t)! “" by come, + p<... s WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE i NICE ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- Wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with _ farage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. ‘Stores and dwellings; good business localities, inspection wel- Several ‘CONT INUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 Adams, 5641 Market Street COCHRISTIAN RECORDER Other visitors included Dr. D. Ward , Hawthorne Collins. Alva La’ Verne Nichols the pastor of Emanuel Church Cooper, Annie Mae Cooper, John in New York City, who delivered a Henry Gattis, Lilla Mae Glads, George wonderful Baccalaureate Sermon on,W. Gray, William T. Greene John Sunday at Big Bethel Church, June 5. before an audience of 4000 people. Drs. J. R. Burgess of Payne College, Birmingham, Ala; J. W. Walker: P. E. of the Bessemer District, Ensley, Ala.; T. J. Miles and W. S. Mims, presiding _ elders of the South Carolina Conference , also Revs. W. B. L. Clarke of George- , town S. C. and R. J. Jefferson, of : Greenville, S. C. President W. A. Fountain, Jr. de- livered one of the ablest reports in the Thomas Greenlee. Raymond Grier, Mary Etta Guinn, Geraldine Hartsfield: Alberta Lucille Hill, Beatrice Jackson, Clara Ida Jackson, Robert Floyd Jackson, Albert William King, William Frank Merideth, Jr. Harold Oscar Mims, Paul Owens, Williams Max Pace, Fletcher Mansfield Parks, Charles Emory Prothrow, Jr., Emanuel Frank Ridley, James Columbus Reese, Perry D. Sim- Thelma Annie Lenorard Neal Rodge mons: Flora Mae enior | history of the College; it was indeed a | Michelena Vilato, G. Alice Washburn, masterpiece. Robert Lehigh Williams, John Fuller The Trustees and members voted | Williamson: Henrietta Evelyn Winston, unanimously to tender Bishop and Mrs. a Statewide Macon, Georgia on August 10 during the State Sunday School and Mission- ary Convention as a token of apprecia- tion also to President W. A. Fountain. The Missionaries held a brief session Fountain Timothy Womack. Reception at Commercial Department Graduates Emma Wright Ivey, Alice P Zenobia .G Terry Twit?y, Rosa Beatrice Watson, Katherine Fuller, Leona E Jackson, Emma _ Elizabeth Eppie also. Mrs. J. A. Fountain of Atlanta | Smith Christian Recorder apoligizes for the the Bishop’s wife is the State Super- visor and has led the department on ' Hi fee a matchless way, she was in New York on business but Sister G. H. Dunn, the | Terrell, Frederick Ste Bachelor of Divinity Degree Samuel Henry Rome, Hubert Cecil State president assisted by Mesdames H. M. Parker, E. C. Sherman, H. A. Annual Trustee | Fountain, H. B. Dinkins and others Board meeting and Commencement of., looked Doctor of Divinity (Honorary) Reverends J R vele Coan after the sheets and other | William Ed Faller D. Ward articles for the South African work. Nichols. Beareaprnucice wcetiie Benediction by Dr. D. T. Babcock, Doris Louise Avery; jamin, Abraham Bradley, Bishop J. S. 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McKenna dieq. over eighty three years them were spent as a p and presiding elder in Church. # Sixty ping reacher, » the 4 He preached the Ros CHRISTIAN RECORDER 99 Ftte ; > ped Eel iin ke Ashok aban Lillian Glen the Religious Society and Mrs. W.B. ae Spe mRUaO ‘ to the crowded Church and vision of the Saints of God, hru’ the gates to their eter- Cotton of Henderson, N. C, to the Literary Societies. The college choral club furnished wonderful music through out. Miss L. C. Thorpe the Professor of music was ever-ready.” fi Wednesday the- trustee board held their annual meeting and did much Heave ye all a arching t Fal rewards. : The funeral services began at one clock p.M. Tuesday, June 7th. and Bi at three twenty. : ne The pastors of the Palestine District An interesting revival meeting is being held at Mt. Erie by Rev. Jack- son, of Jacksonville. Much good is be- ing done. Rey. J. L. Butler, the popular pas- tor of St. Stephens Church is still advancing with flying colors. All are happy to have here, co-operation with St. Paul will be held Friday night by D the Leesburg district, going on to com- pletion Sunday night. The Second Quarterly Conference of r. S. J. Johnson, the great head of Mrs. E. B. Baker, wife of Pastor Baker, will be in the city for the sum- mer, next week. Her coming is awaited t business. The trustees commended i : i a : . love and service, and ‘i 7 : and every movement for the betterment of | with pleasure and delight. “ » he, Sixty- , Practiced 4) heartily a; d thi " PULPIT GOWNS S.B.” degree June 10th at the the : pall bearers. , ly approved the marvellous work Ninth Annual Commencement of How- sit on eis He was loved # an act of appreciation for the life J and plans of Bishop Davis in resurrect. ng men nor arg ard University, Washington, Dies Hel noe BERY fey 7 knew by service that Rev. McKenna had lived ing Kittrell College. A great Conver “apasaa also received the Commission Second ae ae e ee - APProay ine congregation gave $30.04 for flow-| cation will be held here in August. Lieutenant of Infantry O. R. C., Army 3 i Fiends that he | other expenses. Another release will tell about that. TRIMMINGS of the United States. Mr. Cochrane a unas aoe finished his wo rs, anc Rey. Nelson Dixon |Every one was happy to see Prof. WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY STOLES will continue his studies at Howard for . eG Ry - ; and he Wrote the Jno. R. Hawkins present and active WILBERFORCE, OHI CAPS the Master’s degree in chemistry. aes ae ie mM every dq THE RESURRECTION OF in all affairs. Singing praises to God, , e GOWNS AND ae eet flog KITTRELL COLLEGE and thanking the Almighty for our 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training CHOIR HATS. TRANSITION eae Cee ant softly) «qj By W. R. Gullins |leaders, Bishop M. H. Davis — the Ay GRADUATE f — hool t £ 1937-1 ee, VesiMe NS \ First Hymn—"My Faith Looks Yj Forty ninth Annual Commence. ee ee F * : a ks Uf The Forty= 5 oe gihechers Adis lave mnths Greeuj oni Canteny i Wei: Bek iw. vent of Kittrell College, Kittrell, North LEESBURG, FLORIDA Young Men and Women Ohio was graduated receiving the] _‘?¥¢"—ev- fe snderson, (Carolina, Wednesday, June 1-8, 1938 —_-— 0. ACADEMIC peep ort s . Second- Hymn—Oh for a Fp; . Renate as “M.S.” degree in Chemistry, June 10th : aay aith yas held and many were the anxious The 35th anniversary of St. Paul HOODS will not Shrink. at the Sixty-Ninth Annual Commence- ment of Howard University. Miss Green will matriculate at Radcliff to study on the Doctorate degree in Chem- nd eager eyes that came to on this occasion. For three s the college stood closed. There THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Ask to see the New Blue and Maroon Robes Church, Key. S. G. Baker, Pastor, closed Sunday night with a fine ser- mon by the pastor. The attendance was Second Prayer—Rey. Watts 4 Song—*Servant of God well done First Scripture, Old Testamen; S were many who did not believe the Conner good at all the services Sunday, and Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical and Caps istry in September. She is an honor s “J eee Il th resurrection,” but loving the school} the spiritual fervor was higher than Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engincering SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS graduate both from Canton and How-|20"8— /¢sus 1s all the world to q of former years, like the weeping sisters | usual. National Academic Cap and Gown Co. PHILADELPHIA 821-23 Arch St. PENNS Vane Crosses, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion _ Service. Altar Appointments Jie a ee CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN REV. G. E, CURRY, Business Manager. 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa Please Renew my Subs¢ ription for One Year ( ~) Check Please enter my tame for a new Subscription for One Year ( ) Check NAME «ip creiiusescssteeeem es ane ae Wo dees ste oat ADDRESS Inclosed find Money Order for $1.58. ttt fateteteatenfafafoata taffeta ahahaha alah affable ttt eg ard University 1936. GRADUATE Mr. Henry Blufard Butler, graduate from Allen University, Columbia, S. C. received his “B.D.” degree from How- ard University at the Sixty-Ninth An- nual Commencement of Howard Uni- versity on June 10, 1938. IN MEMORIAM OF BISHOP W. D. JOHNSON Who departed this life June 16, 1936. Gone but not forgotten, comrade, friend, His race run, flower flown, Removed beyond life’s din. Husband, father, brother ideal Unselfish, unbiased, broad He labored for the common weal And always bore his load LS | UP (60m obscurity to prominence MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm. A, FOUNTAIN, Jr. President ——000o——_ Courses leading to Bachelor oi Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Music Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Member of Association of American Colleges. — —o00—— For further information write to the President, W. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr, PLLC LETT TT TT Cet eS Yet humility was his finest trait. For Christ and the church of Allen His life he laid at stake. Mid affliction-patient always, Mid trials he never complained, He counted time by heart throbs Ne’er felt that he labored in vain. Gone—and perhaps forgotten, E’en by some who felt his touch. But to those of us who knew him best To forget-is to ask too much. We cannot forget he shall live Tho’ he’s gone, His mem’ry we'll rev’rence Tor the strength it Gives, Shall e’er inspire us to press on. Porever he shall always live; . Yea forever and anon; In our minds, hearts, in our very be- ng; Till we meet him in the beyond,» Mrs. W. D, Johnson, wife; five chil- dren and grandson, commoner, Second Scripture—I Thess. 4 k D. B. Hightower Song—“Death is only a drea Resolutions and Telegrams. Song—“He will not let me Remarks by Ministers. Song—“Guide me Oh Thou hovah.” Short Remarks—Prof. Sto: y, @ Carr and Mrs. J. D. McClellay Obituary—Rey. S. J. Conner, Song—“All Alone” Mrs. Port F Funeral Oration—Rey. J. B. Bu Solo—“When the Gates Swing Opé Rev. W. A. Carr—Master of mony. < The above program was carrie as written by the Rev. McKen: cept the first and second prayers, w were by the Revs. Dickerson and Di respectively. Reys. Anderson Watts were not present. The sh remarks by C. F. Carr were also minated because of the absence of R Carr. “ There were resolutions from the fi lowing: The Interdenominational Mi isterial Alliance, read by The | D. Evans, the minister of the I District, read by the Rev. Nel on; The Missionary Society of Vernon A. M. E. Church; Gi Chapel read by Mrs. J. H. Del Antioch Baptist Church; Shiloh A E. Church, Galveston, Texas read E. Crockett, Secretary. Rey. J. F.. Baker, pastor of Shi —Galveston was present, and 1 some very fine remarks concerning life of the Rev. McKenna. Hon. ry Lee L. Langhorn of Madisonvil Texas spoke very masterly of the work and accomplishments of the (¢ Rev. A. D. Duncan of the So. Ua Baptist Church also spoke. The ‘4 grams were read by Miss Ruby W of Palestine. es The funeral oration as delivered The Rey. J. B. Butler was in 4 sense of the word, a master piec¢ text was taken in the twenty tH Psalm, the fourth verse. In reasoml in analysis, in the spirit he p!*if showed that death has no horrows a man of God. “When the Gates Swing Open” * Rey Great tomb of Lazarus, came to the sacred place once again, bringing sweet Kpices of loving memory of Professor ohn R, Hawkins, Mrs. Lillian Haw- kins, R. H. W. Leake, George D- rson) fea ee heltair, “Fix Kes G: n, and others who did _ their rk, threw the torch and reported to God. To the surprise of all they found a miracle had been wrought. he great Magician, who Phoenix-like, as the Rt. Rev. Monroe H. Davis, of the second Episcopal Dis- ho first conducted God, then ex- d the corpse and said, “This dead : can be made alive.” He first 1 very large barn, complete in very way, then from his farms in The inter-denominational ministerial THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION alliance held its weekly meeting at St. Paul Church, Monday at which time much business was transacted. The next federation service will be held at the C. M. E. Church at Lane Park, Rey. J. W. Browning, pastor. The Daily Vacation Bible School will’ be held this year, beginning July 5 and will last two weeks. It will be un- der the auspices of the ministerial Alliance. The Welfare association was re- organized Monday night with the elec- tion of Rey. S. G. Baker, president; Ben Gray, and J. A. Hall, vice presi- dents.. Mrs. A. B. Dabney, treasurer; Joseph Rogers, chaplain. Four of the white workers were present and 30 persons enrolled as members. The next meeting will be held at St. Paul Church offers General Courses in High School and Elementary a Special Teacher-training courses in Health and E al Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music Education, rial Arts. 1 Indu 4 THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations, collewe preparatory and general high school work THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years; valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES outh Carolina and Maryland trans- ferred seven mules, a horse and five cow Special reduction in the amount of fees will be made for those who are able to pay in advance. Students may enroll for the year next Monday at 8:30 p.m. in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of Presiding Elders S. J. Johnson and Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts R. W. Logan mere in the city last must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military Tharsday attending the anniversary of deposit, or books. sixteen hogs and complete farm ments and three German police cleaned and planted the land, ashed everything—even the trees ot things going and ordered every ind everything have plenty food.}|St. Paul Church. Rev. Johnson pre- Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on He bought all the land fronting on the | sided as master of ceremonies and the September 27th. U.S. Highway No. 1, of the Black- Mrs. Mamye L. Mike, Miss K. L. mal estate SRE tie ahteee hate For Further Information Address trying for fifteen years to get. Bishop Davis preached the Bacca- “ureate sermon which was as ex- |, good. Dr. G. D. Carnes of ington, N. C, delivered the An- address. It was masterful in very way. Rey. G. E. Cheek, princi- Pal of Warren County Training School, Wise, Ne G, delivered the address to Sowell and Mrs. R. R. McIntosh, along with others, left Monday for summer schools. : The neat little home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Glenn on Mike Street is near completion. It is a credit to our city. The Afro-American Life Insurance Company will present an exhibition of its activities at St. Paul Church Wed- nesday night. A large attendance -is DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO WILD ROSE HAIR GROWER Formerly East India, now Wild Rose Will promote a full growth of hair Will also rest.re the Strength, Vital- ity and Beauty of the hair One Jar SO Cts. Sold by Druggists Big Money to Agents Send for Wholesale Price E. B. LYONS 518 N. Central Oklahoma City, Okla. Wild Rose Hair Grower Made In Uklahoma City—Sold Everywhere TEMPLE OIL for DARKENING THE HAIR The Humanity of Christ REV. JOSEPH H. SLADE, D.D. A condensed and topically arranged work on the human composition of our Lord’s Life. It provides valuable and authentic material for the building of sermons and lectures. Especially helpful to the busy pastor and Sunday School Workers. Price — — $.30 including postage Sold at the A. M. E. Book Concern 716 So. 19th St. Philadelphia, Penna. ===== DSC09314.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN sig CARRIE T. HOOPER al Evanglist and Author Composer the only y record can show | a F iotts feeling which held -hec ver National Evange- | ful, Mysteriots feeling which CHRISTIA N RECORDE TH E a close and all adjourned till 3 o’clock when another program as Se service | had. i Reading by Miss Ruth Teggens;- Reading, Mrs. Eva Mae Bradford; Solo, | Ermega Brannon; Reading, Luella Jackson; A short talk, by Sister A. B. Stevenson; Solo, Lillie Jones, Song, Sister Fannie McGentry;, Reading, Bir- tha Mae Wesley; A short talk, by Mrs. Pearl McClindon; Solo, Sister Bertha Williams; Song, Mrs. Lue Airington; Song, Mrs. Pearl McLindon and daugh- fea Reading, Mrs. Corine Dumas; Duet, Sisters Irene Parker and Sister- in-law; Song Miss Lillie Lee Jones; and last on program, but not least a great lecture by Sister W. M. Jackson. Alf adjourned again ’till night service. so tight and strong stood still, later it crept away. organized, Trustees: Sister Jackson, Chairman; Jeters, Jacob Wise, Reuben Rushmore ~ ~ Rey. J. H. Gordon was highly Teceived jat Salem hy its officers and Membe, for anothed year. The Church at large has pe. Samuel Williams. Stewards: Brother Samuel \v Johnson, Reuben Rushmore. Stewardess: Sisters Charlotte Jack son, Chairman; Juanita William; Fla riene Stone, Pearl T. Rushmore, \, mig Garner Ruth Nickolson, Lottic Lyongt Bertha Cotter Alice Denton, Trustees meet every first Mond i n re arloty Brother San), illiamg Chairman; Brother Henry Robert jh in} Se ee VOLUME XC—NO. 13 > MEMPHIS, TENN. NICHOLASVILLE, KY. First Quarterly Conference of the Grandjunction Circuit A. M, RB. Church, Springs Chapel and Ewels Chapel, were held by Dr. J. S. Kely, presiding elder, May 21-22, Sister Pinkie Robinson the Evangelist of Memphis was present and Sunday May 22 the presiding elder again intro- Mrs. Pinkie Robinson to a - crowd and she delivered a power- Sunday the 22nd marked the closing of the third quarterly conference of Bethel A. M. E. Church. With the Presiding elder, Rey. W. K. Marshall who helped to put the Danville District on top in its educational reports, pre- siding. All reports from different auxiliaries were good. The Presiding elder brought the morning message. The evening duced ful message on the subject, “The Re- message was brought by our splendid na i Z = widers were cabeajarmed: | a 730°P. My and after a very brief [ihe months. Willing Worker Chi ' x pe haces g a 2 or soda whilé others prayer “sekVice ithe great Evangelist} meets every first Tuesday. p org th So. thiey-gawe: her : predehant er farewell senuian: Her] Aid Club meets every Wei; ayy , ang) Mee ee G Bictae phoned ahead for | text:And I saw the dead. small and Prayer and General Class every y . r Ja 6th. and a e the railroad station. | great,-stand before God and the books evening of the month, Quarterly \{cot 1 aa, the. continent packers oy ie dt once.to Highland | were Gaéwed® and ‘aiéther book ‘was ing third Sunday in July, October, ; Pn, bap akn pees saa yee ai she stayed twelve days. | opened which is the Book of Life.’—[ January and April of each y« punt pe l m, Eh 4 ay Ste whe eis selist is now conyalesting and | Revelation 20:12. Subject: “The Open] Salem is planning to celebrate ity i sas “ty stie cobs uied i Sea at nee as soon as she’is able Books.” Seventy-sixths Anniversary someting les, ( Senet, day Ageing - : in the fall, watch paper for dat : oe acca ent ins t Hooper comes from} Total amount of money raised during | Officer of Salem in general. Rey wod. Calif Ke ay EUS en gy E, Church, New York | these 8 nights was $30.45, and 5 con- J. H. Gordon, D.D, Pastor; rg Win: Ngent these ~ a ‘ A: verts were added to the Christian band I Bertha Cotter. Church Secretary. ( a ¢ eui@h ; ae pee Pe Se ee of Soldiers. We all enjoyed Sister H-|tceze Moore, Assistant Secretary 7 baat 5 B. Mott and all wish for her coming | Charlotte Jackson, Church Tr« Cr pa er LUMBERTON, MISS. again. She is wonderful. Brother Reuben Moorton — Rshinore in pght | " i — If any one wants to get in touch with | Church Accounter; Brother id our great Evangelist, write to Mrs. H. Peters, General Class Leader 7 The A. M. E, Church of Lumberton |B. Mott, Box 292, Elesyille Miss. Church Reporter: Brother ell : ‘ si ‘ P had 8 nights of Revival and had a REV. G. B. BRANNON Pastor | Morton Rushmore, pastor second C, A. Harris pel A. M.. E. stor, Betlrel A. Moore House, pastor dea AS ¢ her but she would the he ould feel in her lee mnster, the strange i ¢ n | he could see hers thre him off with her wht hand Phe Monday she boarded th anta I iilroad train for Oak- ind, Calif 4s the train neared Oakland the Evangelist felt that strange mysterious fe creeping over her, the same as it in the vision the night before she knew it was death, and as she sat there, decided to tell the passenger oc- copying seat with her. She was knocked to her feet, the eonduetar rushed in and gaye such first aid as he could, The Evangelist asked for anointing oil out of her bag brief case that was open on the seat years ago, St, John 14-14, She took her right hand and got her bible from the she anointed her heart and while each to be the last. She remembered a voice told her some beside her. She rested it on the seat and turned to that scripture. As she read it, and prayed that terrible sorri- moment seemed . | ipel BE eS | of Elesvillé> Miss. It ster H. B. Mott was a wonderiul wonderful Evangelist Revival which began on the 29th of May closed on.the Sth of June. Sunday night text “O, Israel thou st not stand before thine enemies.” Joshua 7:13, Subject: “Clean up then | take the city.” alee Te Mo text: “For Son of Man to seek and save that vhich was lost.”"—St. Luke 19:10. Subj. \ Soul, Savir riour.” Tuesday night, text: “And the spirit and the bride say come and let him | that heareth say some"—Revelatior 17. Wednesday night text. Jordan S ven times. Thursday night te escape if we r “Destructicn Subject: Hebrews 2:3 lect.” ru fr Priday night text: "Thou art weigh- d in the bal and art found want- ing.”Daniel 5:12. Subject: “The |, hand ting on the wall.” Sat ht text: “I will arise und Bo to my Father and I will say unto Him Father, I have sinned against Thee.”—St. Luke “The Prodigal’s ‘eaven and before 15:18, Subject: re- turn The Sunday School was nicely carried out by the women, after which at 11 AGNES B. SMITH. Dict. by RMRM 6-14, 738. Buy Them Now oe = $ 90 o'clock the women rendered a program. SINGLE COPY i * Opening song, “Yes Jesus loves me,” HALF DOZ. ae —_ $ 4.89 Solo, Euler Lee Jones; Reading, Doro- ip 9.00 thy Page; Solo, Ermogene Pranno: ONE DOZ Soon $ ‘eading, Dorothy Jones; Solo, Lindsey Mae Smith; Reading, Ordie McGown; Reading, Leoner Brisrest; Reading, Lee Page; Reading, Ersteen 14th Airset Rosie ne = Page; Address Edna Anderson, This brought the eleven o'clock program to « oa Dae A.M. E. BOOK CONCERN ~ quirement of God.” We felt that we I had another day of Pentecost. hen Dr. Kelly in his most masterful iy had closed his sermon we thank God for Dr. Kelly. collection was $26.08. J. H. Davis, pastor Mrs. Pinkie Robinson, evangelist Dr. J. S. Kelly, P. E. See ey ieee MONTICELLO DISTRICT Aucilla, Florida pastor, Rev. E. M. Alcorn. siding elder was paid $30.00 in full. Raised this quarter, $300.00. E. M. Alcorn, pastor Maudie Elmore Se as MORGAN CITY, LA. The pre- Our Leis Chapel A. M. E. Church of which Rey. W. M. Partis is pastor, held its second quarterly conference Sunday May 15; the Presiding Elder, Rey. W. H. Hall, preached two ser- mons, which were enjoyed by all. The church made a splendid report which the presiding elder was well pleased and he was paid in full. The membership and friends of Morgan City are yet thanking God, Bishop Greene, and Presiding Elder W. H. Hall for the return of their pastor, Rey. W. M. Partis who has won ‘the love and friendship of the people of Morgan City and one who is leading the church on fo success. 1 Sunday May 22, the pastor, Rey. W. M. Partis sponsored a community Program, which was one of the most interesting that has been in the city of Morgan City. The speakers who spoke on special subjects were: Profs. E. D: Wright, G: M. Stringle, Busi- ness men; Mr. D. D. Davis, O. J. Wright, Dr. E. D. Jacquett, Zack Palmer. Solos, Mrs. Mable Coleman, Mr. James Smith of Berwick, La and the choir of the church rendered splendid ‘service, this program was largely attended and will be long re- membered in the minds of the people | of Morgan City. Rev. W. M. Partis, pastor The Second Quarterly Conference of ilo A, M. E. Church was held 'y May 22, 1938. The Presiding , Rev. C. H. Burges being absent G. W. Jones, pastor of Philadel- A. M. E. Church, Monticello, Florida, presided in his stead. He con- ducted the conference nicely. The first sermon was preached at the assistance Church Salem (Turkey Scratch) Sun- day morning at 11:00 o’clock by Rey. G. W. Jones, the acting presiding: el- which was an uplifting to falen anity. The second sermon was ched at Shilo A. M. E. Church \ucilla, Fla. at 8:00 o'clock by Rev. W. Jones. Every soul was revived spiritual strength was renewed le Rey. G. W. Jones delivered a stiring sermon. ¥. € collections and the reports were °d from both churches. Rey. D. H. Hackley, pastor Rey. C. H. Burghes, P. E. B. L. Qanders SSL ae DUBLIN, GA. The Third Quarterly Conference: of 4 Dublin District convened at St. Miss Daisy C. Thomas aul Ms M.E. Church, Friday evening, 9 ending Sunday evening, May q ae 7:03 Oa Clark, Presiding elder bee eater ‘the Dublin District Presiding. The Qvarterty Meeting was largely attend. The Second Quarterly Conference ed, all One of Brown Chapel A. M. E. Church was held May 7-8 with our presiding BiderveDr. | J. | Ki, Washington, pre- siding. Our pastor, Rev. R. E. Frierson, had things well in hand for the quarter. Each department reported with writ- ten reports and each report showed. the reports of the church were We Percent reports, this Rental Was a complete success. Two ers of the church have Passed 8reat beyond since the last Namely, Rey. Charlie Isaak Bj Mrs, Carrie Salters. We all nit to the Almighty God our Heay- the Harter, Ind tly PP ‘ birin at teee The reports showed that ference was among the best ever held bice ual, financial interest had grown | in Dublin. the last Conference. This Gon- + A. Jackson if are (THE-OFrF SEIN CHAS ©? GAN: COR THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MAN _OUR BROTHER SIDON, MISS. The Second Quarterly Conference of the Greenwood District was held at Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church Friday night, May 27. Dr. C. G. Cribbin in the chair. Dr. C. B. Bradley has brought on new life, new courage. The presiding elder and Pastor are loved by more than 75 per cent. Dr. Bradley has gone over the top with his assessment every quarter. O. E. Honey bp tB eS wa SMITHFIELD, OHIO St. Paul A. M. E. Church We had with us the Rev. S. H. Williams pastor of our church at Cambridge, Ohio, the home for two weeks like the house was on fire four- teen souls’ were gloriously brought to the Lord. To my mind he is a pastor and evangelist. Great crowds came out to hear him each night as never before. My God ever bless him in his work Smithfield is moving up and onward. W. H. Price, pastor. marked increase over last quarter. the Sunday School Superintendent, Brother H. Muse conducted a wonder- ful Sunday School. The Presiding Elder brought us some wonderful information about the lesson. At 11:30, the pastor conducted the | devotion which was very inspiring. He then presented the Presiding El- der to preach, who selected his text from St. Luke 2:7 from which he preached a wonderful sermon. There were shedding of tears, clapping of hands, and good old time Methodist shouting as we rejoiced in the God of our Salvation. At 3 p.m. our union service began. Brother L. Lee, Revs. L. B. Gorden and T. T. Tucker taking part. A grand time was had by all, the spiritual tide, the collective tide, and also the financial tide ran high. The Presiding Elder was paid in full and we had a neat sum for our pastor. The Presiding Elder commended the pastor and members for such a wonder- ful Quarterly Conference and left re- joicing. May God bless Dr, Washington, also our pastor. May they live long to preach God’s word. Now we want the world to know that Old Brown Chapel is coming back to take her rightful place on the Baton Rouge District. The Louisi- ana Annual Conference and the Eighth Episcopal District and African Method- ism TOR J Re Washington, P. E, Rey. R. E, Frierson, pastor Sister P, Coleman At the usual hour Sunday morning, } son, The Third Quarterly Conference of the Newberry Circuit A. M. E. Church convened at Mt. Pisgah A. M. E. Church, April 31 with Presiding Elder Dr. D. W. Monan. The conference opened at 1:00 o’clock after singing. Prayer was offered by Brother A. D, Donalson: Scripture was read by the Presiding elder, it was enjoyed by all. After the disciplinary questions, all reports were read, which were splendid. On Sunday morning at 9:30, a modern Sunday with ten classes. Amount, $3.92. Service took place at 11:30 a.m. $25.00 were raised. We pray God’s blessings upon our leaders. Rev. B. Moore, pastor Miss Ella Lee Fedd ge NE MACON, GEORGIA The Second Quarterly Conference of the St. James Circuit was held at St. James A. M. E Church May 20 and 22. Dr. G. H. Dunn, Presiding elder and Rey. S. T. Watts, pastor. On Friday night, May 20 the Conference opened for business. The Teports of all. the Organizations and class leaders were | good. We are proud of our pastor and | Our presiding elder and hope they both may live long to carry the good work of the Lord. Sunday we had a ool, our pastor and large Sunday Presiding elder gave some timely remarks on the les- Morning Dunn stirring sermon from I Epistle of I John and first verse, Sunday jnight he prez thew 24:35. powerful Se vices, Rey preached a very soul hed from Mat- His sermon was great and which was enjoyed by all present. Dr. G. H. Dunn, P. E. Mary M. Cliett In This Issue PEER EERE The Daily Altar—Rey. 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  ===== DSC09230.JPG ===== « PAGE EIGHT 1S THE RELIGION OF JESUS of his oracles, CHRIST THE SAME TODAY AS were carried into Egyp IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF JESUS were to be evilly treated for four hun- dred and fifty years after which time he appointed Moses and Aaron to be fter| phasized godly sorrow for sin turning his wonderful | away from the deeds of the old man, CHRIST UPON EARTH? Continued from page 1) the Leaders of his people who a THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER commendments they |of his sins and t t where they] Jesus Christ and the don of his sins and his adoption into the heavenly family, repentance em- —- God had manifested : Luke 12:19-20 record: this truth powers in the Land of Egypt brought | mortified and crucified and becoming {1 will to my soul, soul thou them out and after leading them for|conscious of being a new creature in ast laid up for many forty years in the wilderness until all} Christ Jeius, and when Christ began e ake thine ease, drink and be who came out of Egypt except Caleb| his ministry his text also was “Repent er and Joshua died because of their dis-} ¥¢ for the kingdom of heaven is at ee him, thou fool obedience, brought them into the] hand,” reemphasizing the doctrine of be required of of Canaan land flowing with] repentance as preached by John, show- a those things and honey, God informed Moses| ing the only way to the Father was in = vided “here ac- how to build the tabernacle and the|and through by him and not through both quota~ Ark of the Covenant and through cere-|any form of eternal sacrifices, Christ's Suke” which mor laws to worship their God. |coming was the rehabilitation of the se va) soul, prin- These © peace offerings, sin offer-| Jewish Church on a higher, broader . ings, tresspass offerings, all of which|and sounder basis rendering salvation 10 “Ane went down and when properly observed kept the peo-}| a personal affair, no earthly Priest to. + and embracing him said ple in harmony with their God and| intercede to God for any one but opened urselves for his life is in thus God blessed them, but these}? way whereby every creature could modes of worship were external only,| approach his God, pleading the merits f my servant such worship as was visible to their}of the blood of Jesus and have his m ave che beloved in eyes, so much so that God on one oc-| name written upon the Lamb’s book . well pleased asion said “These people honoreth me | Of life. 1 put rit upon him and with their lips but their hearts are far| There are too many to-day laying 1 1 rent Gen- me.” The Apostle Paul in his} stress on belief only and yet belief to fere we ha yor Si to the Hebrews said “For the] Obtain salvation is necessary because euma 1 3 oul and g a shadow of the good things | the scriptures tell us He that cometh rit > and not the very image of the} to God must believe that he is and that innamon, and rankincense er nad horses ouls of and Kes ysed for where e sound omett and me born ve have Pneuma nenumatos meaning he wind n the 0 “Fea when he had Ided up the s Pneuma f man, life ns and compar-| Preuma have the are nterchangeably used at the Paul who used the expres- ssaloniang peace sanc- nally and | pray God your and be pre ed blameless unto the coming of either used the influence of wecian learning in the schools of ir Lord Jeans Christ” was emphasis. or wa with those sacrifices can ney ffered year by year con- the comers thereunto ally make | perfect? 1 those sacrifices there is a re- membrance again made of sins every year. For 8 not possible that the blood ulls and of goats should take away or ins All of this was the figure for the time en present that could not make him that did the perfect as per- the conscience, these extern- service taining al sa he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, also believe on the Lord Je- suse Christ and thou shalt be saved, but belief perse is not sufficient. There For then would they not have ceased] is more involved than mere belief it- ffered because that the wor-| self, because you cannot repent of once purged should have had| your sins unless you believe that some © conscience of sins one exists to whom you must repent and in this is involved the necessity of prayer that we may approach a throne of grace and lay our sins at the feet of Jesus and plead for his mercy and as a result we become conscious of the power of prayer and realize that our sins are forgiven. Read the prayer of Solomon at the dedication of the temple and see its power when the peo- ple of God wherever they were, turned hrough the blood of} who shall turn it. ie mercy of God] The power of prayer’ is evident in come into a full realization of the par-| the wrestling of Jacob with the ange! the rational soul] #s to s did not reach the heart so| their faces toward Jerusalem. Read the make a new creature out of the| Prayer of Daniel for the sins of his oid man but the law saith Paul was the| People which caused them to go into $ hoolmaster of the people to bring captivity for seventy years, read the them to Christ whose atoning blood| Prayer of Hannah at Shiloh when the was sufficient to purge the heart of its] High Priest thought that she A was sins of of man therefore according to prop-| son that she lent to the Lord in the hecy and the will of God Jesus Christ] Person of Samuel the prophet and last sent into the world that man might | but not least read the prayer of Jesus not only know how to approach God’s| Christ in the seventeenth chapter of throne of grace but also how to be say-| John especially the words, “That they ed frm his sins and become an heir| all may be one as thou Father art in with Jesus Christ me and I in thee that they also may be Under: the new dispensation there} one in us that the world may believe was wi arsus which he carried over into his fate af conversion Paw 4 th aul used the word spirit in the Romans, the Greek The itself onr spirit that we eighth chapter of word is Prewma spirit heareth witnesa with are the children chapter vf God” and in this the ried whether it refers entire word Pheuma is to the spirit of God of man so we come to the cone ‘ston since Paul osed both words in only one verse of all his writings that he himself was a Dichotamist beleving | the two parts ef man body and spirit so that when the spirit or soul is| converted the body becomes a fit teme| ple for the indwelling of the Holy | trheoat Crew chose Abraham the progenitor | of a race who was to j for his own sins and the sing of the | Isaiah saith.” a radical change from the old man| that thou hast sent me.” It has been with his old needs. A man was born] tineteen hundred and thirty eight who was named John who became the| years since our Lord uttered this forerunner of Jesus Christ, Preparing a, Prayer but behold its power working people for the coming of Jesus Christ] and permeating the hearts of men until who would take away the sins of the| to-day we see the unification of the world and as he went forth to preach| Methodist Episcopal Church, the his text was “repent ye for the king-| Methodist Episcopal Church, South dom of heavew is at hand.” This doc-| and the Protestant Methodist Church trine was peculiar and directly the op-| and the Bishops Council will assemble posite of what the people had been| here with the Bishops of the A.M.E. be It fell with strangeness upon Zion Church and others for the pur- © cars of those who heard it and yet| pose of the unification of all Negro mit accepted it and looked for the| Methodist. How wonderful how trans- a of the saviour of the world, | cending, how sublime is the power of No longer outward sacrifices, the slay-| Prayer even though the fulfillment is on of lambs and bullocks and the High | delayed for many years and this pray- riest making a tonement once a year|til all Christians shall be one, as For the Lor People. no mass harmony with God hut | hath purposed and who alt simaesa be the repository rach and every individual must repent! it and his hand is stretched out and THURSDAY, SEPTEMB of God and well has the sacred poe expressed it: As Jacob did in days of old So will my soul do now; Wrestle and on my Jesus hold, Nor will I let the go. : © I come encouraged by thy word That mercy thou wilt show; Except thou bless me blessed Lord I will not let thee go. si & I come to ask forgiveness free Though I have been thy foe; Except thou grant it Lord to me I will not let thee go. I come to open all my wounds My sorrows and my woe; Except thy healing grace abounds T ‘will not let thee go. I come to tell thee all my fears And conflicts here below; Except thy mercy Lord appears I will not let thee go. I come to ask for all thy love And all thou’ canst bestow; Except these blessings Lord I prove I will not let thee go. Belief, repentance and prayer stand out as momentous requirements in the life of both saints and sinners. Look at our condition without sufficient power to save ourselves and we can see that God’s great love from Cal- vary’s heights transcends the highest and sublimest human thought and in its light appears our helpless state and the sacred poet lifts his voice and sings: Plunged in a gulf of dark despair We wretched sinners lay; Without one cheering beam of hope Or spark of glimmering day. With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw and O, amazing love He ran to our relief. through repentance on the part| drunk and its power in the gifts of a]. Down from the shining courts above With joyful haste he fled: Entered the grave in mortal flesh And dwelt among the dead. O for this love let rocks and hills There lasting silence break; And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour’s praises speak. All the cardinal points of religion are embraced in the value and virtue of faith, the Apostle Paul says, That faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, the word substance means the gist, the reality of a thing but this is the derived meaning and does not give the true significance of the expression of St. Paul. The Greek for substance is Hupostasis composed of two words Hupo which means under and histemi which means to place, so originally the word substance means placed under, that is a basis or a foundation. The Latin word for substance is Sunstantia. sub with the accusative or ablative meaning under the statuo meaning to build or place so that from either ER 8 1938 oe THE CHRISTIA Greek oF Latin the idea is the same a} it slowly, frequently, prayerfully. It or foundation. Therefore I con-|is a mine of wealth, a paradise of hat faith is the basis or foun-] glory, a river of pleasure. It is given on which we stand and appro-} you in life, will be opened in judge- o ourselves the grandeur and | ment, and be remembered forever. It of the unseen world and in involves the highest responsibility, will wnis. appropriation lives the evidence} record the greatest labors and will of things mot seen, condemn, all who. trifle with its sacred In St. Mark tenth chapter, we have] contents.” the case of a young man who came} From this book comes repentance running to Jesus, he seemed to have| with a clarion yoice and he who fails been anxious to meet Jesus, doubtless] to preach Tepentance fails to show had heard Jesus before this’ time} what the religion of Jesus Christ de- mands from all mankind. Is the relig- jay and as he came to Jesus the recog-}ion of Jesus Christ the same to-day nize him as Lord and Master by kneel-] as it was when Christ was upon earth? to him and said “Good Master| There is no difference. Its doctrines what shall I do that I may inherit and requirements are the same for], sternal life?. and Jesus said unto him] while we are in a changing world, the why callest thou me good, there is religion and its doctrines as taught none good but one that is God? Thou} by Jesus Christ are unchangeable and :nowest the commandments do not|yet this question must ever meet us kill, do not steal, do not bear false wit-| when we consider the innovations that ness, defraud not, honor thy father}are being brought into the gospel to ind thy mother, the young man an- suit the ideas of people who believe vered and said unto him, Mastor all] there is no God and who believe that these have I kept my youth,” Jesus] their education, wealth and position in did not ask the young man how rich] society do not warrent that they he was for he had great wealth, he did| should surrender their desires and re- not ask him about his position in so-] pent for what they do that is wrong cicty or what exalted office he filled| but that the gospel must bend to fit but looking at him Jesus loved him and| their condition. basis clude t dation priate t peauly he ind his anxiety caused him not to de- ing ak z Th is in. thi Ha 9:30 A. M. . Church School aid unto him “One thing thou lackest, ere is in this country to-day two} 1) 4) su. Morning Worship xo thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast | schools of religious science patterned 6:45 P. M ; Allen League ind give to’ the poor and thou shalt after the-two schools of secular science. 2-00 P.M. ening Worship ave treasure in heaven and come, take| That is one school believes that there | 1p thy cross and follow me. Now|is no such thing as repentance but | Jesus did not mean for the young man| that a person is all sufficient of him- to dispose of all his wealth and become | self to save himself and that by con- a poor man so far as this world’s| stant watch over himself he can grow goods were concerned but Jesus saw] and develop a spiritual life, this doc- that his heart was upon his wealth and| trine discards the Bible in its entirety worldly things. These he must sell|and does not depend on God to work and get-rid of the world and worldly] his will and pleasuge in our lives. If things. In other words what both|man of himself can accomplish this john and Jesus had preached, repent,|then Jesus Christ came into the world forsake the world and its enticements| in vain and all his teachings, his death and in so doing this as a Christian he| and resurrection were to no purpose vould give to the poor, take up his cross | but on the other hand the other school and follow Jesus Christ. There can be| teaches there can be no spiritual life ae N RECORDER Where To Go 6 9 11 7 REV. W., W. JACOBS 9-30-AS Mere Sunday School 11:00 A. M. ...... Morning Worship 6:30 P. M. ...... A. C. E. League 82000 RM eee. Evening Worship Class and Prayer Meeting Every MT. PISGAH A.M.E. CHURCH 8:00 P.M.—Evening Service 8:30 P.M.—-Friday PAGE poe To Church Rey. Herman F. Tyree, Pastor Friday Evening at 830 P. M. Rev. E. K. Nichols, Pastor Locust St. above 40th de 00 A.M.—Prayer Band :30 A.M.—Church School :00 A.M.—Prayer & Praise Service :00 A.M.—Morning Service :00 P.M.—Christian Endeavor evening prayer and class me€ting. Rey. M. W. Thornton, Pastor WARD A. M. E. CHURCH 46th & Aspen Streets Philadelphia, Pa. . 6:30 A. M—Early Prayer Service MT. ZION A. M. E. CHURCH 11:00 A. M.—Morning Service Willow and Wood Streets 1:30 P. M—Sunday School Norristown, Pa. 8:00 P.. M—Evening Service 8:00 P. M—Every Friday—Class and ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH New York and Arctic Avenues } Atlantic City,N J. REV. M. M. WARD, Pastor 100. SA ee Mies cas sae it ac Preaching 1:30 P. M . Sunday School 30 Ey. DA ceils A. C. E. League 8:15 P. M. . Preaching METROPOLITAN A.M.E. CHURCH 20th and Fitzwater Streets Rev. J. H. Slade, Pastor no Christian religion without repent- without the touch of antecedent spir-| 9.39 4 \f,.—Sunday School ance and this applies to the high and|itual life and this conforms to the}1).99 A. M.- -Morning Servite the low, the learned and the unlearned,| teaching of St. John “That he that} ¢.39 p. \{.—A. C. E. League the king and the President in short—| hath the son hath life and he that] g\99 p. M.—Evening Service every creature that breathes the breath| hath not the son hath not life.” of life. i There was a time when men wor-| guard to withstand any doctrine other- shiped idols, the sun, moon and stars wise than that taught by Jesus Christ. but the Apostle Paul said “and the | What we need is what has been called times of this ignorance God winked|the old fashioned religion when men at but now commandeth all men every-| 2gonized over their sins and came where to repent.” : into a full and real knowledge of a The gospel is not hard to preach, the | Change from the old man with his old of thine eyes which thou shalt see Bible says “All we like sheep have gone deeds to the new creature in Christ astray,” what is the remedy? “Behold | Jesus. We sometime laugh at the Lamb of God that taketh away the|0ld people in telling their experience | Jesus Christ upon earth. ; in getting religion, when they said their] a changing world but the gospel is the sins were so heavy when it was day|one and only thing that can stabilize One writer says, “The Bible con-| they wished it was night and when it human life amid its persecutions, hard- sins of the world.” The Bible con- tains this simple message. fains the mind of God, the state of | Was night they wished it was day, not man, the way oe salvation, the doom only was this real to them and it was of sinners and the happiness of be-| not a mere expression to describe their lievers, its doctrines are holy, its pre-| feelings but they are the words of the cepts are binding, its histories are true,| Holy Bible to sustain them in telling ands its decisions are immutable, thad their sinful condition. Turn to Deute- it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and|ronomy 28:66-67, God told the Jews Practice it to be holy, it contains ‘Tight when scattered among the nations of 'o direct, food to support you, it is|the earth that their life shall hang in the travelers map, the’ pilgrims staff,| doubt before thee and thou shalt fear the soldier’s sword, and the Christian day and night and shall have none as- charter. Here paradise is restored,| Sutance of their life. heaven opened, and the gates of hell In the morning thou shalt say disclosed, Christ is its grand subject,| Would God it were even and at even ur good its design, and the glory of thpu shalt say would God it were morn- God its end. Tt should fill the memory, ing for the fear of thine heart wherc- tule the heart, and rule the feet. Read with thou shalt fear and for the sight! Rt ae a 5 As ministers we must be on our! sy. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH 57th & Summer Streets Philadelphia, Pa. Prayer Meeting. BETHEL A. M. E, CHURCH Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr. Pa. Rey. J. L. Brown, Pastor 1:00 A. M—Morning Service 1:30 P. M.—Sunday School 6:30 P. M.—Allen Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service 8:30 P. M—Prayer and Class Meeting Every Wednesday Evening. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Wood St., Bristol, Pa. Services: 9:45 A. M.—Sunday School— 11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship 7:00 P. M—Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M—Evening Worship Union Quarterly meetings every first Sunday of July, Octoher, January and April. Official Board meeting every Monday night. Prayer meeting Wednesday night Rey. A. Norman Clark. Pastor the} day to repent as it did in the days of The gospel of Jesus requires men to- We are in ships and trials. The gospel must be preached with the same power that Peter preached it upon the day of Pentecost when the people picked in their hearts said unto Peter and the rest of the Apostle “Men and brethren what shall we do?” And Peter said unto them, “Repent and be baptized eyery one of you in the name of Je- suse Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Such gospel and such only will save the world and lift men and ask for the old paths where is the good way, and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls.” THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE The Electorial College of Virginia A.M.E. Conference elected the fol- lowing delegates to represent at the General Conference 1940, Detroit, Mich: Mr. William Thorogood, veteran member of St. John A.M.E. Church, Norfolk, Va.; C. W. Traynham, of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Roanoke, Va.; and Atty. Thomas H. Reid, of to the fullness of the stature of Jesus Christ. 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Church held its religious congress in Fort Smith this week. Leaders and laymen from all over Arkansas and Oklahoma, the states comprising the district, were in attendance together with visitors irom as far east as Philadelphia and Florida, west from Texas and north from Kansas and Chicago. BISHOP'‘H. Y. TOOKES bishop H. Y. Tookes, the presiding prelate of the district, was in charge, with Bishops J. A. Gregg and R. A. Grant as his guests. Rev. F. A. Roundtree, pastor of Quinn Chapel at which the congress was held, was host; Dr. G, Wayman Blakely, pre- siding elder of Pine Bluff district, ser- ved as dean of the congress; Dr. J. H. Clayborn, editor of the Southern Chris- tian Recorder, was director of publi- city, Dr. C. A, Abington, editor of Sunday School Literature, Dr. S. S. Morris, Secretary of the Allen League Dept., Miss Myrtle Jones, Pine Bluff, and J. W. Parker, Jr. were among the official staff of the Congress. Other general officers and denomi- national workers present were Dr. A. S. Jackson of Waco, commissioner of education; Mrs. L. M. Hughes, Presi- dent Woman’s Home and Foreign Mis- ston Society; Dr. J. G.- Robinson, cditor A.M.E. Review; Mrs. Garrett Tookes Lamb, Shorter College, Rev. C. A. Gibbs, Jacksonville, Fla., Dr. JJ - Heath, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Archie Gregg, President Shorter Col- PHILADELPHIA, PA. ARKANSAS-OKLAHOMA METHO:- |iege, Dr. O. Sherman and D. W. DISTS HOLD BIG RELIGIOUS | Miller, Little Rock, and Rev. E, C. Hatcher, Dothan, Ala., Secretary to meeting. They Leaders Gather to Study Methods of | Bishop David H. Sims. BISHOP J. A. GREGG Bishop Gregg preached ably at the opening general assembly, he and Bish- op Grant alternating with Bishop Tookes in presiding at the various gen- eral gatherings. Mayor J. K. Jordan oi Fort Smith and C. P. Byrnes, editor of the two local dailies delivered wel- come addresses as did young women representatives of every colored de- nomination represented in the city. | Particularly striking was the interest manifésted and the warmth of wel- come evidenced by the representatives of white Fort Smith. The Congress had a three-fold ob- jective: first, to serve as an education project in various phases of church, Sunday School, Christian Endeavor and Missionary work; second, as a clinic where pastors might study mod- ern methods and approaches toward making the church more effective as a social, economic and spiritual unit in the community; and third, in integrat- ing young people more definitely into church activity. It was a highly spiritual occasion and served to direct attention upon the growth of appreciation for the work which Bishop Tookes is doing in the area. The bishop now serving his sec- ond year has demonstrated a vital in- terest in his men, in the schools and various auxiliaries as well as an un- selfish interest in the welfare of the church, which is binding the people firmly to him. It is probable, Editor J. H. Clay- born said, “that no bishop who has presided over this district has done more in practical Christian stateman- ship or striven harder for the church than has Bishop Tookes,” That senti- =- THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938 Scere OF THE AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. * SAAN OUR BROTHER: WWiAL £ “3AN- PRICE FIVE CENTS ment was corroborated by numerous pastors and workers throughout the described Bishop Tookes as a financier, scholar, great preacher, statesman and leader, but most of all as a dependable Christian brother. Built upon the most approved meth- ods in religious education, the con- gress under Dean Blakely attacked such problems as “How to Teach in the Church School,” “Planning a Young People’s Society Program,” “Improving the Adult Class,” “Guiding Youth’s Approach to Religion,” while for the ministers there were courses in Bible, Pastoral Theology, Homiletics and Administration. Under Mrs. L. M. Hughes, who paused on her way to study mission in Africa, the mission- ary women studied more’ effective pro- cedure. BISHOP R. A. GRANT “This has been a great gathering,” said Bishop R. A. Grant.“ 1 am happy to have come all the way from Florida,” he continued, “just to participate. Bishop Tookes’ success is close to my heart, and I congratulate him.” Bish- ops Tookes, Grant and Gregg had been friends for 25 years, ever since they all served together down in Florida, and since that time have striven side by side for the church and each other. “J am grateful for this gathering,” said Bishop Tookes, “because the spirit has been with us. It has been a bless- ed occasion and gives me strength to go forward toward greater achievement for African Methodism and particularly in the 12th district. The people of Arkansas and Oklahoma are among the finest in all America. We are engaged in Christ’s work and are determined to carry on to a victory which will help our people socially, economically and as Christians.” The congress closed Saturday night. even WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Second Episcopal District The third quarterly conference of St. James A. M. E. Church, Winston- Salem, N. C., was held recently with Rey. J. D. Cowan, Presiding Elder, presiding. The work of this quarter was a great success in every way. However the leadership of the very efficient pastor, Rey. H, B. Barkley RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE GIVES BISHOP TOOKES OVATION Endorse J. H. Clayborn for Bishopric FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug.—(ANP A spark thrown from a speaker’s ad- dress during the Youth Council session of the Religious Congress in session here Thursday led into a wild demon- stration of appreciation and. approval of Bishop H. Y. Tookes. In a spon- taneous moyement, the delegates and visitors rose to their feet and began to sing and march about the church as a tribute to the presiding bishop The youth council’s band swung into action and for an hour Bishops Grant and Gregg, who were alternate pre- siding officers, did not attempt to quell te splendid demonstration which greeted their fellow bishop. Flowers were presented in the name of Bishop and Mrs. Tookes, who was detained at the bedside of her ill mother, and were accepted by Mrs. Garrett Tookes Lamb, his daughter. On petals of the flowers were pinned dollar bills, one for each year of the bishop’s life, 56. DR. J. H. CLAYBORN Equally unpremeditated was the in troduction by a young woman of a resolution endorsing Editor J. H Clayborn of Arkansas for the bishop ric in 1940. No native born Arkansan las ever won a seat in the bishopric, and the resolution was adopted with fervor by the large assemblage. and the loyal support of the members we have raised this quarter $1175. We can truthfully say the church is moy- ing on, REV. H. B, BARKLEY, Pastor MRS, IRENE L. PANNELL ===== DSC09235.JPG ===== RR REE EET The Daily | Altar *h By Rev. Carlyle F, Stewart Minneapolis, Minn. * eee} : The Lord is nigh unto all them that| A great person knows how to be si- call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth, He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them—Amen. lent; A great person is full of trust, full of hope, full of patient endurance. Love never fails. Read Matthew 20:20-28. venly Father, we would Hea in the humble way of all greatness. May be in wn conceits but child-like in hu- and éagerness to do Thy will.— Prayer be great August 27 we not wise u 2 Saturday our A CREED Aunen things foctrine in Monday, August 29 asked to affirm belie does make the ¢ PAY YOUR DEBTS At tercentenary ige, Mass le a call therefore to all their dues. Romans 13:7 We for to think of debts in Y whereas le greatest obligations are those in are prone the di t nderstand t and to the ence to dollars and cents hie which there is no monetary involve- nt at all. How easy it is to receive and blessings both from God man and forthwith take them for ranted to the extent that we are not ; not to speak of show- tion. rccep’ gone follow o calling so be instinct with ¢rent to ogress and rise think of the way pos- who suffered gladly that Pay your moral made have atta 13 1-10 Lord of Life, we lift our hearts to Thee in loving acknowledge- ment that we owe Thee a debt we can never Help us to be grateful reverent; always mindful of the imazing gift Thou hast bestowed upon Amen Read Romans re not] Prayer blind il followers reeds thought pay and us Sunday, Auguat 28 Tuesday, August 30 A GREAT PERSON ASSOCIATION BEGETS ASSIMILATION ever will be great among Matt be your minister.”’ Proy, 13:20 “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.” We are not only judged by the com- pany we keep; we become like our companious. Unconsciously, we find ourselves thinking, acting in a manner similar to those with whom we fel- lowship How often have you heard the expression that such and such a person has been around another until ie a he is just like him, great person? This para Me he Apostle Paul's jmmor worthy of serious At person is patient and kind,” raon know neither envy ereat person is ndt forward and nor boastful and con- ‘ ereat person does not behave un- Keep good company hecoming nor blage (forth in pas- Read Psalm 1, fi anver, nor brood over wrongs; Prayer: Blessed Lord, we would ereat fp vefson finds no pleasure in a fone fo others, but joyfully sidea with the truth; walk with sinners not to partake with them in sin but to lead them to the justice Lamb of God who taketh away the RECORDER _ sins of the world. May we so move among men that they will feel in our presence nearer Thee.—Amen. Wednesday, August 31 THAT GOOD PART Luke 10:42—Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her.” How easy it is to be “careful and troubled about many things” that are not essential. Living in a material world, we easily fall into thinking and acting as though+the world of right. sound, and sense is all that matters. “The world is too much with us, later and soon, We lay waste our powers We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon.” Let us chose that good part which, although we lose all others, shall not be taken away. Read Matt. 6:19ff. Prayer: “Dear Lord, take out of us the carnal mind which is enmity against thee and balance our thinking and ac- tion spiritually, in Jesus’ name.—-Amen. Thursday, September 1 GARRISON YOUR TONGUE “I will take heed to my ways; that I sin not with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle.”—Psalm 39:1. I do not know in any area where we sin more than in the use of our tongues. This prayer of Allen A. Stockdale, published in the Christian Century for October 2Ist needs universal repeti- tion. “Dear Lord, look into my mouth and see what a cruel thing my tongue It seeks to ruin good reputations; it lies, when crowded into a corner; it boasts to satisfy vanity; it Tuns on and on when silence would be golden; it does not repeat matters correctly; it has made trouble for me and my relatives, friends and co-workers. Dear Lord, if you can adjust my tongue to truth and gentleness, love and fairness, you will perform a miracle of compas- sion in the area where I liye, move and haye my being.—Amen, ~ Read James 3, is. Friday, September 2 GIANT OF GRASSHOPPER? “And there we saw the giants—and we were in our own sight as grass- hoppers and so we were in their sight.” Numbers 13:33, Ten of the twelve spies put a low estimate upon themselves and it is not surprising that their foes shared their opinion. The enemy may have been giants but that was no reason the Israelites should have grasshoppers. The words of Phillips Brooks make a formidable challenge: “O do not pray for easy lives; pray, tasks equal to your po’ for powers equal to youn tasks. They the doing of your work shall be no miracle but you shall be a miracle Every day you shall wonder at your- self, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace.of God,» Read Psalm 27. : Prayer: Dear Father, help us to know that with thee nothing is impos. sible. We would have faith to do and dare for Thee, no matter how strongly intrenched the enemy or great the obstacle. In Jesus name we pray— Amen. ; GRACE AT THE TABLE By Josephine T. Washington As Thou hast kept us through the days gone by and proyided all our bodi- ly needs, so, O Lord, may Thy constant care guard us from all harm and still give us our daily bread. To Thee is all glory and thanksgiving.—Amen. Convention days are here. The sound of the gavel is abroad in the land. "Par in advance of the eventful period, tentative plans were made. When the at day dawns it differs from simi- occasions of the long ago remem- bered by a few. Now no linen “dus- ter” envelopes the form, masculine or ieminine. Women traveling by auto- mobile do not need to cover hat and head in voluminous folds. Dusty roads and streets are well-nigh eliminated. Men and women reach their destination in attire little the worse for hours spent on the road. The complaint is made that Conven- tions cost too much, and the money could be used in ways more needed. Many organizations seek to reduce ex- penses to a minimum, this being es- pecially true of those religious and eleemosynary, Most of the women in attendance upon such gatherings dress y and inexpensively. Train fare constitutes the major cost of attend- and for that there is usually a uction below the ordinary charge. O! course we refer to legitimate ex- Penses only, not to the splurging that racterizes people who use dress y as a means of excessive display. do we include graft and other forms of dishonesty that may be found not only among the, so-called inferior Tace, but among others as well. These sre not essential parts of conventions. Another criticism, especially against Women’s organizations, is that they fos- ‘er “movements” Some one malicious- ly refers to women who traffic in HYMNS THAT LIVE IF IT WASN’T FOR THE LORD WHAT WOULD 1 DO? When I was in trouble and my way was dark as night ' Jesus gave me comfort and bro’t me to the light He took away my sorrows and made my burdens light He is everything to me Everything to me. CHORUS If it wasn’t for the Lord what would | do? What would I do? O, if it wasn’t for the Lord what would I do? He is water in dry places, bread in 4 starving land ss He’s my rock and shelter, He holds me in His hand, When all the ‘world forsake me, close by my side He'll stand He is everything to me Everything to me, When my life is ended and I must surely die, “mover 2 3 ment. 44 a ic (will He ithetateway toeseetiome ae ents” and thereby find “a para on high i Moy ‘ 2 Moyer ‘ Nar more good bye Wide: fame: Y mba Piedslevenyttitngl to are me; our own beloved National Association § for the Advancement of ol olored People; through all the gamut Ol lesser examples of federation, are anathema to the petty people who ‘ould keep for themselves all that they ee or may have. se 4 he tendency to ridicule “convention women” began long before the time of Susan B, Anthony, ptanton, Mary Livermore, Be figures of the past. ee who united with others of their * to advance what seemed to them Everything to me. —Sung by Mt. Pisgah Choir Jersey City, N. J. . ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH New York and Arctic Avenues Atlantic City, N J. REV, M. M. WARD, Pastor ; ‘ 3 ; “common good. Such a spirit may | be ee + ad , Vade the lowliest organization and. Hes ao eng s i mee insignificant member, , Me ieee Ae » Leagy esr “wom ‘ B13 P.M. visssssesceess Preaching Te TOME Sameeay tion has widened in recent years. Greatly enlarged also is the Percentage of women in whose lives the convention has become an important factor, Just how much these gatherings May mean in the life of the individual woman, can be judged from the following inci- dent. © “You see that lady?” a friend asked me at a State meeting, indicating the lady meant. I turned and saw a quiet little per- son whom I had noticed slightly at two or three similar gatherings. My friend continued: “From year to year she has been going to conyen- tions. She has made improvement in speech, conduct, appearance. It has been my delight to watch her grow. From a timid little person, she has developed into an alert and efficient woman, taking part in the various ac- tivities of the organization.” Conventions do not cost too much if the outlay in time and money is offset by the benefits derived. That is the criterion by which we judge any- thing of which we question: “Is it worth while?” It should be remembered too, that what one gets out of anything is de- pendent, in large measure, on the per- son, A chance to travel, intellectual de- velopment, intelligent participation in discussion, broadening of acquaintance- ship, recreation ;—and, above all, oppor- tunity to aid in the advancement of some great cause, are among the ad- vantages offered by organizations. Self-seeking in its myriad forms and carping criticism where views differ, twin evils that sometimes rear their ugly heads in conyention halls, have no power over proponents of true right- eousness. KNOW YE NOT, A GREAT WOMAN HAS FALLEN FROM OUR RANKS Next to God, we are indebted to woman, first for life itself, and then for making it worthwhile.—Boyee. Contact with a high minded woman is good for the life of any man. God has placed the genius of women in their hearts, because the works of this genius are love.- The dignity of a wo- man consists in being unknown. Her glory is the esteem of her husband, her pleasure is the happiness of her family. A noted writer said: “Wo- men have more strength in looks than , We have in our laws, and more power in their tears than we have in our argu- ments.” Kindness in women not their looks shall win loye. Hallack says: “Women! with that word, Life’s dear- est Hopes and memories come”. Chris- tianity has lifted woman to a new place in the world and just in propor- tion as Christianity has sway, will she rise to a higher dignity in human life. What she has now, and all she shall Elizabeth Cady|have of privilege and true honor, she and other |owes to that gospel, which took those These were qualities, which had been counted weak and unworthy, and gave them a divine glory in Christ. Victor Hugo says: ; Noone knows like a woman to say things which are gentle and deep. There can be no higher ambition for @ Christian woman than to be 9 faiths ful wife and a happy and influential | morja1 Scholarship of $150 for the boys and girls of the State of Florida, whom she loyed and worked and plann- ed for even unto her death. mother. It is the place which God has given to woman, and she who fills it well is honorable and honored by God and Man. A woman has this quality in common with the angels, that those who suffer belong to her. One writer has said: “Women are the Poetry of the world, in the same sense, as the stars are the Poetry of Heaven. Clear, light-giv- ing, harmonious, they are the terrestial planets that rule the destinies of man- kind.” Woman is like the reed which bends to the eyery breeze, but breaks not in the tempest. Woman was not taken from man’s head to top him, nor out of his feet to be tramped upon, but out of his side to be his equal, under his arm to be pro- tected and near his heart to be loved. Virtue, modesty and truth are the guardian Angels of woman. Woman is.only the repore of man, but his joy, the salt of his life. Women without religion are like flowers without per- fume. A fair test and measure of civilization if the enfluence of its wo- men, The growth and development of any nation depends upon its women. Unborn generations will be giving praise to womanhood. To feel, to love, to suffer, to devote herself to the great task of Christian training will be the text of every good woman’s life. Woman—last at the cross, and earliest at the grave. Otway, a great writer said: O woman, lovely woman, Nature made thee to temper men, We had been brutes without thee, Angels are painted fair to look like you There is in you all we believe of heaven, Amazing i brightness, purity, truth eternal joy, everlasting joy, and love. The future of society is in the hands of woman, if the world was lost thro woman she alone can redeem it. Earth has nothing more tender than a wo- man’s heart. The Christian religion is the only religion that presents woman to man as his companion. To religion do women owe their liberty and from the liberty of women nations have become great Empires raised up and civilization and Society purified. Mrs. Ruth L. Logan will be greatly missed. When I came to Florida from New York in 1936, and met the Mis- sionary Workers of the State, she greeted me so lovingly and after dis- cussing and planning our work for the year, she pledged me her full support and I am happy to say, she kept her word. She loyed her work, her heart was entwined around her work as the ivy around its support. Mrs. Logan was one of the best prepared women in the state, she had had the best of training and she was always glad to serve in any capacity she could. During our ‘first year of ‘activities when we began the Saturday night, Oratorical Contest in the Conferences, with that wonderful alert mind of hers, looked into the future, God gave her great vision and she suggested the State Oratorical Contest and Scholar- ship. Everybody thought of it as a fine idea and with the permission of Bishop Grant, she was able to make her dream come true, and now to her sainted memory this Mary Lewis Me- 9 Dear Missionaries, we cannot afford to let her work be in vain. We must keep the torch burning. She worked to the end. She has gone to receive her crown of life that the righteous Judge has promised to give to those who prove themselves worthy, and work until the end. She is there bathing her weary soul in the seas of heavenly rest. We will miss her, her place will be hard to fill, let us close up the ranks, gird up our lions, make a strong determination to meet her. To her dear husband who was so faithful and loving all through their married life I’ll say, weep not, she would not return, tho she loved you dearly. You can prepare to go to her. We will pray that God may strengthen you, keep you and cheer you in this hour of sadness and may you be happy in the thought she has heard her Master say—“Well Done.” He understands, He'll say “Well Done.” If when you give the best of your service, Telling the world that the Saviour is come, Be not dismayed, when men don’t be- lieye you, He understands, He'll say “well done.” When I come to the end of my journey, Weary of life;and the battle is won, Carrying the staff and cross of re- demption, He'll understand, and say “well done.” If when this life of labor is ended, And the reward of the race you haye won, O the sweet rest prepared for the faith- ful Will be his blest and final “Well Done.” But if you try and fail in your trying Hands sore and scarred from the work you have done, Take up your cross and run quickly to meet him, He'll understand, done.” M. E. He'll say—*Well GRANT, Gen Supervisor PEGRAM, TENN. Sister Mollie Washington one of our good and faithful members of the Pe- gram Chapel A. M. E. Church who was about her domestic duties on Mon- day evening, August Ist about six- forty-five o’clock (milking her cow) fell and broke her arm. Her presence was missed very much on our last Lord’s day. We regret very much her serious accident. She is now in the Vanderbilt Hospital. We pray very much for her early recovery. REV. N. D. THOMSON, Pastor MISS GEORGIE LEE HOOTTEN or Lae oa Sendfor yiustrated Caialog VY’ PYVVTTYYYYRYVVA TNT OCT ===== DSC09236.JPG ===== - THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER = tht ** RRR EERE EEE Be le THURSDA’ evaluation is made of Dr. George] THE PROGRAM 0) op Francis J. McConnell, and |cise a moderating influence over pM ee THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THE REV. C. W. WALTON, PAGE FIVE : Croft Cell’s claim that John Wes- ting threé hundred | these dictat: hich wi idi t . Oe es representing — : ere ors wi will be of | Presiding Elder of the Brooklyn 4 4 Editorials i keys es te a Thru the years the program of Methodist Episcopal churches in | the highest value. District, New York Conference Birthday Greetings SRR ESSN " > ar ae benefit }our church from a point view oj this State and Connecticut, has| IT IS A PITY THAT SO MANY |held the District Sunday School, }% : IS LGEBBOL ILE: 1848-1938 —— ography wi wee press the [organisation has been home ang passed 8 reedioyion decrying the |PERSONS IN AMERICA DO|and Allen C. E. League Conven- Scop Sie MEMBER “MAKERS OF pis | SSS cane ug dvanced| foreign missions and education “plack out” incident to the simu-|NOT TAKE THESE AND tion at Jamaica on August 11-12. REV. W. P. 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As for the Methodist Episcopal TER MEANING. IT CAN NOT |conferences—they are allied with BE EXPLAINED AS MERELY | those from whose hands drips the A PIOUS PROTEST INSPIRED |blood of their martyred fellow church with Dr. M. E. Jackson, pastor. S. B. BROWN REPORTS A successful Third Quarterly Con- ference on the Mably Pond Cir- REV. ROY E- "PETERS Baltimore, Md. Biskop D. H. Sims, President readers to observe and follow the America thé thot ef (NMR tmedon BY A ee ae OF |Christians in Spain. Seta eae ‘dae Aaa J. Be ee, Bishop M. H. Davis, Vice-president | movement in life situations down CAN WE HAVE A REVIVAL? |as the reign of God in the wide “CHRISTIAN ACIFISM.” |—N. Y. Sunday Evening Inquirer ; A LOA Pa DR ” G. E. Curry, Manager the ages. One cannot properly area of human relations. - OTHER PROCEEDINGS OF Dr. George A. Singleton, Editor for Publication to 716 So. 19th Street, all matter n Recorder Weekly Thought § eee Hd appreciate the church as an i- stitution without the ability to see it and the religion which it expresses aS ever unfolding, evolving. and growing under the “|leadership of God-intoxicated in- dividuals. In “Makers of Christianity” Dr. J. T. McNeil, a Chicago Pro- fessor tells the story of a de- veloping Christianity from Alfred The greatest need in our com-} The program of the church munion, yea in America is a re-}must me modified to meet the vival of religion. Men must be needs of the people. There will brot to a consciousness of God]jever remain place for personal and the reality of sin. Society salvation but we refer to the with its fashions, frills and fur-Jevery day problem of food, cloth- belows may have changed but ing and shelter. How can our the hideousness, ugliness, and church be an ark to our group reality of sin remain. Still the|that is foundering on the rocks wages of sin are death and the|of oppression, segregation, ex THE CONFERENCE PRE- CLUDE ANY SUCH INTER- PRETATION. It is clear influences were napable of se- curing excellent results from the gathering, which is not surprising when the record of its episcopal presiding officer is taken into account. What language is strong enough Se ed tnt conmunin {Pointed Points? ON THE FIRST OF JULY Dutch Guina celebrated 75 years of Negro freedom in co- operation with the Netherlands DR. T. ‘JEFFERSON CLE- ment was guest speaker at Ebe- neezer, Detroit on Sunday, August 14, He and pastor Baber enjoy- ed a wonderful fellowship togeth- et for the upbuilding of the King- dom. The Churchman Cambridge, Mass. MR. RICHARD J _ Mother Bethel Philadelphia, Penna. COCHRAN MRS. GEORGIA L. PIERSON Springfield District Sunday School Superintendent ; : ite gift of God is life eternal. If ploitation and disfranchisement; A ; att government. Commemorative Afield Decatur, Illinois urea Dlessng Of Gog |[the Great to Schleiermact©™-|the world is to be halted in its!Why do we not attempt, foster, MM ““PI™E = ucs™es "epi oallO™ postage stamps bearing the pic- an example oO k p S$ 2 s- " . conrerenc: . : sfepee Re rae ond tieany See eo Asi miner mad, head-long rush to destrue-|and encourage —_ cooperatives: i a Rr vee ee a ture of a beautiful Negro girl too ‘dni. tof nee oe ns see -|tion the people of God must take Every society aside from being a Eye F ©lhave been issued in sets of four 7 ; 2 MRS. JANET G. WARD tics, reformers, pathfinders of Nes Garone eS NE United States Government to re- Every night last week the Church J are those who sf ‘ca ey crers of [22 uncompromising stand. rensiOus MEETS E O'S 1S an eco ve thee a th at a complete cost of 30 cents. }man attended some church activity. Bethel - ciel MEUMREMORT EL et oo oF | HA Aya aneaeina aS nomic unit. Why not pool our Bee z Cs ashes ©! Orders may be sent to Mr. H. |Friday night he went to class meeting. Chicago, Illinois ‘ leas days. |modern piety toil, worship and] In most c. urches religi¢ monies and purchase food staples exportation of arms to the so- J. de Vries, Merchant at Para-|Students familiar with the life of the n't do as I do,| move thru its pages with such|cold and there is a lack of inter-| 1. J. cie? There are hundreds called Loyalists in Spain, in order ea This is one of our mis- |'2*¢ Borden Parker Bowne will recall — wes Geom [vividness and realism that bylest, “The old time fires ba¥e]o; ways in which the Negrofmmst these diabotical agents of |r nt. surplus proceeds tmytts Seat wrote of Pilosonhy| ras SINGLETON historic imagination one sees|gone out. Only a corporal’s| 14s might take the leadership (Communism may continue to] i oe the Sicgiiiedt’ Waele bes oie: nea ont . Fe Bags oABNey. |them in their day and generation. )guard attends prayer rel gf RHE seroup. 2 One bladiemtron wage diabolical war upon their Ged ei erieetie! Ee cnomy and Philadelphia, Penna ehhh eee: | Reading such a book is a tonic|The Class and Love Feast are all jhere. these lines are mbeing fellow Christians there? Industrial School for the Surinan} The Churchman calls attention to : and corrective in such a time of}most neglected. In some im) itten is a prosperous grocery This our Methodist friends did. | eco ie neneemae i Luke's account of the Master having —_ t Weekly Poem materialism, doubt, confusion]stances the pulpit is wanting of store owned by—Baptist burch. ey also recorded themselves as Bins i remained all night on the “mountain ine { and uncertainty. One is brot]zeal. Phedtna nicer aadeciere meme: Ne- opposed to President Roosevelt’s E = “6 in prayer before selecting His preach- MRS. NELLIE MOORE Reet | face to face with men and women H om _ , program fi h . THE REV. J. H. SMITH, PRE- Jers and sending them forth. St. Paul edge thes te Lg : Can we have a revival? What|groes. Out in a mid-western ‘city 4 7 m for the augmentation of siding elder of the Ft. Worth Springfield, Tlinois 4 MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY of might who in their way carried has become of the “preaching|a...... Baptist Church ‘owns a ™ nited States navy and called District in Texas contributes a] ©n Saturday the Churchman attended nt ard in the great program of missions?” Can we not stop|grocery store and a gasoline fill- or an overhauling of our present column weekly to the Fort Worth | the meeting of the Publication Board eo Apiar us building the city of God,—which long enough to think on our|ing station, The church must a legislation. In brief,] fing. The paper is very impres- The session was presided over by the Bee rie oui program must ultimately win if]. -_. ; : dofeamethine eleemectd ae merica’s defense must be weak- | sive. president, Bishop D. H. Sims. Dr. MRS. JOHNSO} It hear civilizdtiowss to BD 1 d. Th ways’ We must not permit our : § else besides te ened while th H. H. Cooper, Secretary. Board Philadelphia, Penna my Own nr: uh ke phy ne ae organisational machinery, epis-|ing young people to be school ‘ while the arm of Commun- Sh members present: \G. E. Curry, H. (2 Se a “i eter 4 great, the task is stu-} 4541 programs, departmental| teachers, and sending a few mis F must be strengthened DR. H. MANSFIELD COLLINS |. Lowber, Arnett Rambeau, H. H. TIMELY RENEWAL rthday prayer pening el oe sce of Christian-| tivities and assessments to |sionaries to the foreign field. The ae MORE THAN ONE OCCA. |is pastor of the First African M.|Thomas, M..M. Ward. Prof. E. A. + oe pe ae sr an demands. | -+owd out the essentials of re-|church must lead in harnessing PUREE NEW YORK EN-|E. Church, Los Angeles, Calif. | Selby, Seale ae a oh Doctor George Singleton ails 1€ pees is continuous, In ligion. Grant that the times do|the purchasing power of the peo- sl R HAS AFFIRMED |He has served successfully some Beer: oo gah iota oe te 19th Street an unbroken line they have ad-).4ke certain demands but re-|ple and in organising them 10 AT IT CANNOT ACCEPT |of the most outstanding congre-|/TCCme Piders |. 6 Seat alae near vanced, Into their labors we & HE POLITICAL DOCTR i i i Pep gourd HD aNepper, Drs.iMy dear. Sir: hieie eared! member that the very times are|help themselves.’ : OF INES gations in the connection: aston |eeqcor Waters’ J. W. Mason, ard] ‘Please. fd enclosed eR ot" . } me aa “ae Feel aks others | out of joint. Men need God, and| Practically every Negro church 1s ENERAL FRANCO. IT | Collins held his last quarterly con- | thers. s Sy 5d pane doliach acid Atty! conts foe O 5 boot Thee erat us will come, But only|¢04 needs men, choir uses caps and gowns but on MUCH OPPOSED TO|ference for the year on August - renewal of my subscription to the oda har teeaat nere and there down the years we do not make them. A dozen A EM AS IT IS TO NAZIISM/7. A complete check was made On Sunday St. Matthew Church had | Christian Recorder. I did not mean arless and well content I fay Ne: Ae aie ees stand ont. % pty TIEN ay okt we. POIs churches might purchase coal on ND COMMUNISM. of all who partook of the Lord’s Cent: Ss ast ae Sah of the | to delay this so long, but just neglected os mse and command the attention of |E. J. Howard, M. H. Davis andyin. cooperative basis, But why But it does not require extra-|Supper at the union 3 P. M.| aie ee re aris rai ain eats trent the historian. Like overtower- |. A. Grant, whom God has richly goon?’ Stop: tryinig ta, fmitate ordinary Powers of Ant eeo en eerrice. oS ea e. will be long re- am ons eee i é ar yy ; -- mountain Peaks above the endowed, WEEE BEBE OVER the com | ine other fellowea™ eacleaiastical perceive that a victory for Fran- ae: rouble fade away ills and plains “Makers of Chris- | nection with the prayers of the | » otions ad Wildes ore hich ° will be better for Spain and| SISTER AGNES B. SMITH | The Churchman learned thru Mrs. : tianity” appear apart from the{church. Try to visualise it. J.) i) Be fh f Bee thd or the world than would a vic- reports the Third Quarterly Con-|Thomasina Entzminger-Lewis _ that Spoken dauciusaanct hast nart of Ae by the hand, rowd yet ith " 5 ¢ means of saving or Le & Mrs. T. J. Miles M W. D. Cha service he conducted an old fashioned ‘bir tana bene oe crowd yet with the multitude. |W. Hall, J. H, Smith, Martha group. i hry for those in arms against |ference at Lumberton, Miss. The ifs ans aes pee fies a Clase Mteetiti sis jhe dias The author's task at the outest|Keyes, “Unk” Robinson, and Pim. Tet Rey. G. B. Bronnon, pastor and ee 2 eee nee HTS: : ‘ ae. eine mehr eps ent byes eee ee sh oe ser le were spending a few days : lot understand ' us one of elimination and|Chas. S. Spivey! Can we have a Seton? - Franco has persecuted neither |G. W. Winston, presiding elder.| Christian Recorder readers will re-| Later in the evening the Churchman on ; winding way choice of characters. Within 262|revival? We can if and when AL OF THE WEEK ‘ws nor Christians. A proud member Dr. Chappelle as the son of |heard the voices of George W. Baber Se Re ee pages he succeeds in discovering|the church wants it. Quinn, PPaniard and a remarkably level-]| “MEN ARE INVITED TO|the late Bishop W. D. Chappelle [and T. Jefferson Clement sae For all the lave that, she fies given: us ideas in the “Glorious com-|Grant, Parks, and Tyree. Their CHRISTIANITY ; self to be the tool of either |the hot weather,” is a line taken Se Aa a [eee Durham, ‘N. C., and Birmingham, a4 Thon, love's: Lord, pany of the Teachers.” There |work must be kept alive. Shall —_ ttler or Mussolini. When the|from the St. James A. M. E. ; Alabama where he will assist Bishop Mad td pupal a2 Gena ar the reformers in| we have a revival? Let us do| The New York East annual cof °* !s over and he has establish- | Bulletin, St. Louis, Mo. The| Af the evening service another pro- | Sims with his Religious Education —HENRY vAN DYKE pter VII, Perhaps his best, something about it. The harvest |ference of the Methodist Episc” “8 stable regime, he will exer- minister is the Rev. J, A, Dames. |gram was had and the Churchman | Convocation, In the final chapter a critical’ truly is great, Mig oe pal Church, presided over by B ===== DSC09237.JPG ===== CHRISTIAN RECORDER THE PAGE SIX Zpiscopal District | heights during the course of the an- ng pastor. Dr. ffort to make {held in St. the delegations. | Minneapolis, Minn., were conducted |art, pastor, July 11-15. elder presented| Mrs. Sue M. Rrown, the wife of of Worton | Attorney S. J. Brown of Des Moines 1 sermon. | was given valuable assistance by J. A. his text from | Gregg, Presiding Rishop of the Fourth Lord teach us to Pray”. | Hpiscopal District, Dr. S. S. Morris, y this wholesome | Secretary Treasurer A. C. E. League Bond, presiding | Department of the A. M. E. Church, istrict C. E.|Mrs. S. S. Morris, Rev. T. B. Sto- vall and Rev. W. H. Ogleton, Presid- ing Elders of the St. Paul and Des ‘Young People’s a . | boi ee WANDERLUST ted elected e all helped : Moines Districts respectively. Mrs. “ . Irene Holt, Waterloo; Miss Doralva 4 : following | Mackey, Des Moines and Rev. Boyd $ Joseph | Patrick of St. Paul District leaders M. Cox,|presided at intervals rendering valu- a retary able assistance to the Congress Super- . — brief address by Presiding |intendent. were made by pas Much praise was showered upon ed per cent, all] Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Stewart and 7 a report but|members for the splendid hospitality reported con-|and entertainment received. = After a very| The delegates in attendance especial- ich we all ate |ly appreciated the. sight seeing tour ed Presiding Elder Nelson | under the direction of Mr. Talmadge Carey, National President of the As- sociated Iowa Minneasota clubs. The following consists of a portion of the material submitted by the com- mittee on resolutions and finding and adopted by the Congtess. ( I Stewart the tall ind the hopeful can- f bishops in 1940 Dr. Stewart lifted alley of Dry Bones to and enabled uaa exennl lear view of Canaan. ; As human beings today we are learn- visitors were |ing to appreciate the value of efficient 4 of the Balti-|leadersHip. The progress in evidence ct 3oston, Easton |today we are forced to become aware woUD your ros 1 ( erguson of Bethel |of although life presents for countless ( Baltimore. Each | thousands a barrier of despair and lost a ool and commenda-|hope. We are truly living in a critical val t of the Balti- |age. : 1 rence, Thursday| The demands for efficient leadership pease Sth today are many. The challenges for was made welcome |@ leadership that will satisfy the de- Foes uurch, and |sires and care for the necessities of 1 g the busi-|the human family cannot be ignored. ference was brought | As a race the American Negro presents rest of the time being | unto this advanced age of intelligence ‘rious topics, which |4nd progress leaders that are not to a issed by the minister | be denied recognition in the whose who 1 ‘ the District. The }|of achievements ard contributions. istoric ocecasion was} The African Methodist Episcopal ding Elder Nelson|Church has giver to the twentieth > : oP op M. H. Davis,|century progress ‘as well as to the d Episcopal District nd grace to the gave a brief address cooperate with great program for Kittrell ege, after past illustrious sons of efficiency and success. As American Negroes we are proud of George Washington Car- ver, Dean Pickens, E. E. Just, Mary McCloud Bethune and others. We are in the midst of grief because of hopes of | the recent sudden leath of James Wel- ters to wishing the conference . he left with the SOMETHING TO RE THANKFUL iB ST oe Co Amanat: 15, | dee eaaeee. th W. Johnson brought | However as African Methodists we 9 wet ” rom the M E Church, |*re exceedingly happy to call the at- Nhe M. Shields, presiding elder of | tention of the world to the leadership : District brought greetings Of our own Bishop and Mrs. h L2/, © ‘ : vb eee , District. The Convention | Gregg. well trained, Prepared for real iiningttaj nk enteeee a vened to meet in Harve De Grace, |S¢rvice dignified but yet a real brother ~ paw: dustmemn memkt” in 1099 and sister. Not only the church but ay slap seins Saale a ELMER RB. JOHNSON, |the race and nation appreciate the con- 2 dae oni? pe aD tribution of the manifestation of their ng any better.” THE YOUTH OF AFRICAN METH. Werte se Be It Resolved That the youth of the Northwest pledge loyalty to such leadership Although we are far from the na- ODISM IN THE NORTHWEST PLEDGE LOYALTY TO LEADER. SHIP AND VOICE DISAPPROVAL OF RACIAL PREJUDICE AND PORT DEPOSIT, MARYLAND wasedmaetiictine tions capitol as American Negro citi- ne Twelfth Annual Session of the | Rae ceet desis roca ied ies ape Ceatrevile Diereier mr } 3 ; va Pcs agh e ference con~| Mrs. Sue M. Brown fed the Young “on ‘i hn ie a toca 9 * rf Z. Chews (poms aca ee fcedheas bey s problems of the race, nation ees feryien, Jly tom faeton Caen fes ea Wan world that are threatening the and 2h, Dr. J. R, Nelson the little j Methodist Episcopal Church to greater ok of the. Master Creation \of Rev W. J. Mil-|nual meeting of the young people of African Methodism in the Northwest E. Church, Rey. C. F. Stew- OR THURSDAY, AUGUST We are sorry to admit that many of those who are our Christian brother. and sisters of the Anglo Saxon Face in the consideration of the fact tha 12,000,000 citizens of our country ar, unemployed, forced to live on federay charity, find so much time to encourage race prejudice and discrimination, \W. rcover our faces with shame because of our vrelationship to such human beings as those who care nothing for the life and soul of a human being because the skin is not white, The Scottsboro case and the Ant. Lynching contest in the halls of Con. gress we feel merited the sincere dis. pleasure of ‘God. Be It Resolved That we the youth of the Northwest voice absolute dis. approval of the various acts of preju- dice and discrimination as manifested in this our country. Through the reports received from our respective delegates we are aware of the fact that the Negro receive not justice in the cons‘deration of general employment oppoitunities. We unite in requesting more consideration for Negroes not because of race but be- cause of citizenship. The young people's congress pledged cooperation with other world wide Christian youth movements advocating world peace and fellowship. A very fine setup for next year’s Congress gathering was received from Dr. S. S. Morris and adopted by the Congress. Committee on Resolutions and Findings REV. W. R. STEWART REV. BOYD PATRICK MRS. EVELYN FULTZ LOCKHART, TEXAS St. James A. M. E. Church—Sister L. A. Barr, 10th Episcopal District Evangelist just closed. a ‘successful meeting here at St. James. She left no stone ‘unturned. God is wonder- fully using her in Lis own way. We have never heard nor seen the Gospel preached with so much power in her service while here there were eleven soldiers added to Christ’s army. We hope they will march out on this great battle field with Christ as captain. I know they will lachieve the victory. Friday night,’ July 29th the “Elko entertainers” from Kentucky gave to us a short spicy program. It was won derful to see children so small and young perform as they did. Sunday was Missionary day, the “Dixie Four” from Galveston, Texas came to us and rendered a very inspiring program to a packed house. We can truthfully say they are really carrying the Gospel in songs. Total money raised Sunday, July 31, as. Missionary Day, $30.55. The “Elko Eentertainers” also gave two Musical numbers Sunday night. L. V. BYARS. General Conference ARE NOW READY ON SALE AT THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C, ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE HS, TOPIC FOR AUGUST 28 The Land Where Jesus Lived (A Series of Four Meetings) 4. People of the Holy Land Luke 4:38-44 Introducing the Topic Few countries in the world have had so many changes in their inhabitants through the centuries as has the little jand of Palestine. We must not forget that the basis of occupaney was the promise of God made to Abraham, that Abraham’s de- scendants should occupy the land; that later God promised that from this na- tion should come Jesus Christ, the Saviour. Each Junior Represents a Tribe, Race, or Nation (It is not necessary that they be cos- tumed, although that would be moré impressive.) 1. My people were called Amale- kites and dwelt on the edge of the desert in the south of Canaan. What a time we had when Moses and his way! We made life miserable for them great throng of Israelites came our for a long time They could not drive us out, for we had no land of our own. 2. I come from the ancient city of Jebus, now called Jerusalem, and my People were called Jebusites. Joshua and his people tried to drive my an- cestors out of our stronghold (Josh. 15:63) but they never succeeded until King David did it. 3. Tam a Samaritan, and my people are the only ones who have lived in the promised land since the time of the Hebrews. Indeed we are Hebrews, in part, for our nation is a mixture of Hebrews who stayed in Shechem at the time of the Assyrian invasion, and of the conquerors. Since then we have held Samaria and have worshipped Jehovah, 4. The most important inhabitants of Canaan were my people, the He- brews, called also the Children of Israel, °r the Twelve Tribes of Israel. We ‘ame in under Joshua, drove out the many other tribes dwelling in the land, ind lived there for several hundred Years. We established the worship of Jehovah, built the. temple, and made ’ name for ourselves. Even though | | We were overcome and carried away “aptive by the Chaldeans and Assy- rians, we still hold to the promise of a Siven to our father Abraham, that “'s People should possess the land. al I am a Syrian, and my eat ise atmesies a Jarge part of the Population of Palestine today. We dwell in towns, S., Aug. 27. and give ourselves to industry, to agri- culture and to peace. 6. My people are Turks, who wor- ship Mohammed, and had long posses- sion of Palestine from the breakup of the Roman Empire until the World War in the twenticth century. We built mosques in place of temples and churches, and did away with as many of the Christian and Hebrew relics as we could. 7. And I, the last, represent the Jews of every nation who now find some liberty to go back to Palestine and claim our inheritance. Since 1918 under the control of Great Britain, Babylon falls.—Jer. 50:35, 42. Sun., Aug 28. Topic—People of the Holy Land.—Luke 4:38-44. —Christian Endeavor World. ANNOUNCING LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR SERVICE Institute The Annual State meeting of the Ninth Episcopal District, now known as Leadership Training Institute, aus- pices of Department of Religious Edu- cation will be held at Industrial High School, St. John A. M. E. Church, Host, Rey. W. B. Moseley, pastor, Palestine has been open to us and we Birmingham, Ala, August 22-26. come peacefully. Perhaps yet there} Participating Units are: Allen Chris- will be the fulfillment of the promise to | tian Endeavor League, Sunday School, Abraham. Adult Missionary Societies, Young People’s Department of W. H. & F. Daily Verses M. Society, Boy Scouts Assembly, M., Aug. 22. Canaanites, dwellers by|Camp Fire Girls, Presiding Elders, the sea.—Numbers 13 ;28-33. Pastors, Visiting. Choirs. General T., Aug. 23. Joshua defeats the tribes | Theme: WORLD CHRISTIAN FEL- in Canaan.—Josh. 11:1-8, LOWSHIP. Last year the attendance W.,Aug. 24. Israel conquers Canaan.| was large; this year it is expected the —Josh. 11:21-23. attendance will be larger.. We are T., Aug. 25. Assyrians conquer Is,| training and building for service to rael.—2 Kings 15:29: Isa. 8:7. | future African Methodism, and for the F., Aug, 26. Assyria defeated.—| Kingdom of God. Tsa. 10:5, 6. A number of prominent visitors are Watch This Space} This Space EVANGELIST WE HAVE RENTED THIS SPACE FROM THE MANAGER OF THEBOOK CONCERN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS..... FROM TIME TO TIME AN- NOUNCEMENTS WILL APPEAR HERE, TELLING OF THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE WE ARE HOLDING REVIVALS OR CON- DUCTING SPECIAL SERVICES..... ALSO, SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCE- MENTS TOUCHING OUR ACTIVI- TIES IN WORKING OUT A PRO- GRAM OF “CHURCH EXTENSION AND EVANGELISM” WITH SECT. HEMMINGWAY, WILL APPEAR IN THIS SPACE ..... SEND ALL MAIL FOR ME TO THIS ADDRESS-716 So. 19th St. Philadelphia, Pa. N. H. JELTZ, District Evangelist (1st. Dist.) and special Church Extension Agent. PAGE SEVEN expected. An interesting program has been arranged. Don’t miss this his- tory-making Institute of Religious Edu- cation. Watchword: “For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office, So we being many are one body in Christ, and every one members of another.” a Slogan—On to Birmingham, Alabama, for the Religious Educational Institute. JAMES W. WALKER, President J. M. DAWKINS, Executive Sec. BISHOP D. H. SIMS Chairman Executive Officio, — For The Best Results Try an “Ad” ——IN THE—— Christian Recorder Special Monthly or | Yearly Rates bc a Revive Interest Stimulate Enthusiasm By putting a new A. M. E. Music Hymnal in the hand of every Choir Member at these Un- usually low prices. One Doz. — $12.00 Single Copy —_ $1.25 Half Doz — $ 6.50 A M. E. BOOK ae preted tacfenfnfat fe fatt tt tt pt ttt OEE E ELLY PROGRESS A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his + As the the public re- r predecessor. result of this advancement, ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need. WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. Phila,, Pe PHONE: GER. 0585 ===== DSC09238.JPG ===== THURSDAY, AUGUS a ae THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER f Poe F OCCASIONAL FLASHES how they speak of their choice in Men | Just give us little Appling and we are}2nd—Mrs. W. H: H. Morell — for the Bishopric in 1940, but the bound for success. 3rd—Miss L. B. Roland — ‘Church will be and is now looking for 4th—Mrs. Hallie Jones Men of the hour. In this age of many | Put Watts in the saddle, give Latimore |Sth—Mrs. G. Pointer By Rev Willard Leake winds and storms, Men who are lovers the reigns, A Mrs. M. L. Jennings was electeg lof Men, Men who will still be Men|Put the spurrs to Maddox, give Barton|Conference Branch President of the after their promotion, and the greatest the same, Young People’s Department. Thos. of all Men who love God While Burley and Phillips are taking a|who appeared on the Young People’; this release I am the] We need not forget to hold in the rest, programme: Kenneth London, Emm: : Dr. Thomas J. Cle- light >. Such Men as Dr. | We'll get praying Hawkins and go on|Doakes, Martha Belle King, Wilh e ted writer of “Clement’s | Joseph Gomez of our great Church at to suceess. Rowell, Miss Gertha Coleman. ment for which our great con- | ( , who is of a master mind, a The Annual sermon was preached But I wish to, Chu builder and a sympathizer with |Tf Wilson would try I’m sure he can|by Rev. Hughes’ whose subject was ’ at writer Men; Dr. Frank Madison make it, : “She Has Done What She Could”. vonde pastor | Reid, pastor of our great Church,|Of course H. W. Smith was never] The first day evening sermon wa; é n the privil-}St. Paul, St. Louis, Mo., that Ken- known to take it; preached ‘by Rev. Morell whose sub. g um vant to work |tucky's giant, who labors in Kentucky | Emanuel and Carter, Goodson and the |ject was: “Who Can Find a Virtuo; © g pastors of | will be long remembered. With Men rest Woman. For Her Price Is Far Abov- as Drs. W. H. Peck |like the above mentioned, the Prelates | Will help us go over, we are bound | Rubies.”—Prov, 31:10. : M. ¢ »w of the jof today need not he uneasy when they for success 4 ( f Little ;|must lay aside the Episcopal Mantle Howe 1G Baber, |and hand them down to their worthy | Now Elder, don’t worry about the men’s te @. Hike’ ote work, MR. KISSEADOO OF GOLD COAST : eph Gomez, now of O. TOLBERT If they fail in November it will be the ESTABLISHES NEW YORK I Greenfield, Ohio first, those HEAD QUARTERS- But I’m sure they won't fail, they’re : at your behest To put this things-over, we are bound for success WE ARE BOUND FOR SUCCESS” By William H, Ferris New York, NY. e ong 1onors are By Dr. B..B. Swinson THIRTIETH ANNUAL CONVEN. Se hen R. Dixon | TION OF THE NORTH EAST : hos -waciesieaiial ENN OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE Mr. Asare Kisseadoo of ~Akuapim ; testis, ie eeliios BRANCH OF T Gold Coast, West Africa is in America I : : HE WOMAN’S Chrlations fea lin the North’ Georgia: Conference of HOME AND FOREIGN forthe: BuED Os oul cete Rt ue omer 4 ; A a the A. M. E. Chureh, MISSIONARY SOCIETY ket for West Africa products such as ' not be ap 1¢ mon on the Rome District are will- JULY 21-22 cocoa, kola-nuts, hides, mahogany ‘ Ui; L. Hughe : ng to work, kins, etc. West Africa produces more esident of the W.|Tho, hell may assait—our plans are than half the world’s supply of cocoa, b. . Suckebk will contend alli net and as the producers have a limited Berry for the post|For the roll-call in Dalton, we are Wagoner, Oklahoma market for their products, they do not thought that Dr hound: for: sueceas get proper market value for them Rivera: police idles al Officers: America consumes the greatest part ‘ view. will eotes tac ith Dr. Edge over the district and of such raw products, but unfortunate ple’ and nse be God as our shield, aes ly, with the exception of one or two vith three: or four|Dr. Wiggs at Rome station a migh Tyger eee a t S, products do not reach th im srr to whe: enty | Rev. H. Y Tookes, Bishop , American manufacturers or en. slats the bLet aE ee ckedching (ee Rev. R. A. Devers, Presiding Elder Jers. It is to remedy this that Mr hey ateeail ell’ pray fife: best’ 3 ie H. C. Powell, Pastor Kisseadoo has come to America, e : fison Reid, | And the district will go over for we are] L. D. Springs, Conference} He has established New York Head eorgia; J. M. John. | ond! fide Maeeabe “cn President quarters in room 112 at 217 West 125th vel : Mrs. M. L. Parker, Conference|Street. Hours are from 10 A. M, to . ts | Don’t worry about the budget and ae Branch Ist V. President 5 P. M. and from7P. M. to9 P. M f | little things, Mrs Fuller, Conference Branch 2nd] He will consider any aropceat for A ; Cf f|Preach the old-time gospel and fet \ President the import of cocoa, hides, mahogany. : tiavea Grant to sing, Mrs. Hallie Jones, Recording Secretary | skins, Piassava, etc. and also arrange es ‘ }Por ‘there's’ ae. opie preacher tae pes Callie Simms, Cor. Secretary for export such commodities as flour, ‘ erated 1 connec east, north or west Mrs. E. O. Wiggins, Treasurer tobacco, cement, iorn sheets, asbestos i Evangelism I wish|Can beat this man singing. We bai oo Minette Rodgers, Supt. Y. D. P. |sheets, weaving apparels and such Bt ge st a definite ‘gram to hound for stccess ae iH (ce were held in Shafer | tobacco, cement, iron sheets asbestos etter support sie senate! Chapel A. M, E. Church. E tne. 4 ; : lene be launched Take H Ww lowing districts vetted ee RE pat ene ake Horac ; FS $ cles: i is i y pieas . f 3 # ¥ , vill develope by} And call on Dr. Wilkerson who f President Chiefs for iinbdieni tata aie athe F 0 of Gok!” andi the edonein DO Re Wes | Muskogee District—Mrs. Gussie Mor-|holds a number of option leases f Bishops and Deans of |Go t« ' gan, President i a, 0 tefl Bist Fr concession: i i cology, a program of Evangelism his requ om We Mill grant! Wagoner Distriet—Mrs. H.O. John |gold, diamond, tia, aie be constructive and at tf . ; son, President =! recede hiaberd ee, me IT will conduce a = Mea Mt aes in November for, we are Boley District—Mrs. C. D. M. i apres hee buxide, nickel, mica, fuer a deps Roisivd: fete ) 3 os - ©. D. Merriot lati onference dependents fund aR be Total Number Members Attending 36 ‘ Mae Raked d ‘at at will bring through my plea fifteen Of the Yee Presiding Elders Present : Eastern ¥ x ‘ oh es Coe and do annually. 1 will do y en on the district, not yet one | Tulsa District—Rey. P. W. DeLyles | Africa a aie es oe Sega oN th jobs for one salary. Think it yo ete Muskogee District Rev: R.] Aiea ee er and 1% go to the bat in 1940 You can bead depend on Henderson | Wagoner District—Rey. R. A Fi maaioetl jee ee, d wive the dependents a break ind the writer Total Moneys rais ft Si in Europe and has wide : Ys raised by all icts: i i U6 E. Sth St., Prescott: Arbaudes Though sometime you may think we | $779.84 which includes 153.00 ik ss commercial experience. : ara tabittid’ & vans s 193.00 for chari-| Mr. Kisseadoo would like to see the "4 nts ' But don't fool yourself, we are hound ' THE TWILIGHT agcH Why there's Smith at LeGrange, a man On An As writers te the Cheletian Recorder and t ves ‘ + tead the articles from the great ty. The Tulsa District, of which Mrs. sag ln moh Parker is President, raised Delegates elected to attend the Quadrennial Convention were: Mes- dames: EO: Wiggins, C. D. Mer- riot, Anna Brooks, Love, Ada Roland Alternates 2 N. E. Gransberry amall in size, © who can pastor, pray and organize, 4 Tolbert isn’t slow, tho’ you may think it a jeet Ist—Mrs, American Negro taking up commercia! enterprises’ seriously and on a larger scale and feels sure that with a proper organization, the African producer would be willing to exchange raw pro- ducts for finished goods and that would be the means for establishing proper connection between Africa and Ameri- ca.and ultimately unite them. THE CHRISTIA ‘|who have more ambition than judg- ment, Godliness and aptitude. Back of every aspirant for this holy office should be a record of successful FLINT, MICHIGAN . 4 Fuel Missionary Convention a Great pastorate. I do believe one haying Success years of pastoral experience is better fitted to deal with pastor than one — lacking such expericnce. Remember, ‘ T did not say long years of experience, he Annual Convention of the Wo-j;for where fitness is found in a man an’s Mite Missionary Society of the ibe should be given a chance to be sage jchigan Conference Branch was er novice. Bishop M. H. Davis was cently held in Flint, Michigan. It is , elected in his youth, yet it has not de- nerally conceeded that’ it was one|terred him in his office; contrarily, it the most inspiring sessions ever held, ; has served as a great factor in making d quite an unusually large number him a power among his’ colleagucs. delegates and friends were in attend- Bishops E. J. Howard and Geo. B. ce Mrs. Celia A. Gregg, the | Young were more mature when clected, cond vice-president of the Parent |yet the general church looks within- {ite Missionary Society and wife of expressible favor upon the work these ishop Gregg, was the guest of honor. |two men are doing for the church in he gave a lecture in the form of a their fields. Judging from writings by avelogue of the places in Africa where |men serving under them they are all Ihe and the Bishop had labored which but idolized. Hence, it’s not youth or yas very entertaining and also Educa- | maturity that qualifies one for the bish- fonal. Mrs. Irma R. Williams of opric, but fitness whether found in the Benton Harbor; Secretary-Treasurer | young or old. {the Y. P. D., had a splendid pro- D. Ward Nichols of New York, H am from her group. There was a E. Walden of Baltimore, Joseph Go- arge delegation of young people pres- | mez of Cleveland, W. H. Griffin of nt and after the worship, they con-.| Chicago, Charles E. Stewart of Ports- ucted a panel discussion on “Conse- mouth, Va., Geo. A. Singleton of rated Leadership.” The Mission | Philadelphia, , Prince Jackson, O. H. Study showed marked improvement. Benns and A. W. Harvey of Texas (rs. Ethel Massenberg of Detroit |are among our young aspirants whose ondueted the School of Missions. She | years of service fit them for the office. hsed “Rebuilding Rural America” by | Should youth serve as a barrier to these Dawber as the text. Another unique |men’s elevation when fitness is clearly eature was the address on “Traveling | seen? ith Jesus Through Palestine” given| W. D. Miller of Oklahoma, S. S. by Mrs. Emma Pearce of Flint who| Morris, our League Secretary, J. H. wore the native costume. She had re- Clayborn, Southern Recorder editor, ently spent more than a year touring |J- B. Butler of Texas, J. C. Campbell he Holy Land and spoke with much of Arkansas, T. J. Miles of South thority. Dr. W. H. Peck of De- Carolina, A. D. Avery of North Caro- roit was one of the speakers at the|lina and R. B. Smith of New Jersey nternational Council of Religious Edu-|ate among the more mature aspirants. ation, so he brought echoes from that | Where fitness is found among these great meeting and very ably spoke on what difference does it make if they ‘Religious Educatioh in the Modern | are mature? Its not youth nor maturi- World.” Mrs. Evelyn Howard led |ty- It’s fitness. So it is, so act ac- he soul-stirring meditatiéns each day | cordingly. at noon. The 41st Convention closed} 40 W-. Bethel St., Hagerstown, Md with words of praise, and expressions of gratitude to, and appreciation of its ery capable and untiring leader, Mrs. Anna Wortham, who was elected for another presidential term. BREWTON, ALA. The third quarterly c onference was held at Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church, Brewton, Ala., with Dr. H. M. Wal- ker, Presiding Elder of the Andalusia District, Alabama Conference, presid- ing. The pastor, Rev. A. Lanear had things well in hand and the conference ‘was a success. After a short prayer services the pastor in very fitting words presented the Presiding Elder who gave a splendid address and also gave a splendid synopsis of the work on the District, which was very interesting. After which he took up the business part of the Conference. The Presid- ing Elder preached two powerful ser- mons. Both suited the occasion very much. His text at eleven was, “Cast thy burden upon the Lord,” and at night, “The anchor of the Soul.” Dr. Walker is indeed a good Counselor. We raised in the quarter $15.62. REV. A. LEANER, Pastor ; DR. H. M. WALKER; P+E, AH. W. P. ANTHONY OUR CHURCH By A. Lincoln Criglar In advocating the election of men to the bishopric we must be careful to dis- tinguish between those who are “out for the bishopric” and those for whom the office is out. In other words, dis- tinguish between these who seek the office and those whom the office seeks. 't would be unfair to crush the ambi- tion of any one. Every one has a right to aspire. Yet judgment must accom- Pany aspiration. Where this is lack- ing on the part of the aspirant the church must supply it in vote casting. The A. M. E. Church is too old, too Potent, too renouned and too Christ- like in its doctrine for its important and chief office’ to be filled with men = * N RECORDER i PAGE NINE Where To Go To Church BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr. Pa. Rev. J. L. Brown, Pastor A. M.—Morning Service P. M.—Sunday School :30 P. M.—Allen Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M—Evening Service 8:30 P. M—Prayer and Class Meeting Every Wednesday Evening. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Wood St., Bristol, Pa. ~ Services: 9:45 A. M—Sunday School— 11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship 7:00 P. M.—Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M—Evening Worship Union Quarterly mectings every first Sunday of July, Octoher, January and April. Official Board meeting every Monday night. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. Rev. A. Norman Clark. Pastor REV. M. M. WARD, Pastor A GREAT QUARTERLY CONFER- ENCE CLOSING THE SECOND YEAR OF REV. A. T. WILLIAMS AS PASTOR OF NEWMAN A. M. E. CHURCH, PONTIAC, MICH. ST. JAMES A, M. E. CHURCH New York and Arctic Avenues Atlantic City, NJ. 1:00 A. M............... Preaching] We would not close our conference A AY EE 2 Sore Sunday School year without letting the many readers 7530, Bs OM aise teneise A.C. E. League |of the Christian Recorder, know just 8:15 P. M. "... Preaching | what we are doing at Newman A. M Se See. E. Church. We are closing our second METROPOLITAN A.M.E. CHURCH J year’s work with our loving pastor, 20th and Fitzwater Streets Rey. A. T. Williams who has given ’ Rev. J. H. Slade, Pastor us splendid service. Each Sunday he brings us inspiring sermons, well pre- pared and eloquently delivered with power. Our attendance is good each 6:30 P. M.—A. C. E. League Sunday, and every department of the 8:00 P..M.—Evening Service church has taken on new life since ST. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH | Rey. Williams has been with us. The general acceptability and satisfaction of Rev. Williams are evi- denced by a constant increase in mem- bership of church and Sunday School and all other departments of the 9:30 A. M.—Sunday School 11:00 A. M.—Morning Service 57th & Summer Streets Philadelphia, Pa. Rey. Herman F. Tyree, Pastor services 9:30 A. M ..» Sunday School | church. 11:00 A. M. . Morning Worship] Under the splendid leadership and 6:30 P. M. . A. C. E. League |inspiration of our pastor we have re- BOONE aM wire yesiAy Evening Worship | modeled our church and parsonage this Class and Prayer Meeting Every |year. Friday Evening at 830 P. M. Our fourth quarterly conference which was held on June 19th was 2 Rev. E. K. Nichols, Pastor glowing success both financially and MT. PISGAH A.M.E. CHURCH [spiritually Our beloved Presiding Locust St. above 40th Elder, Dr. R. Francis Washington preached at 11 A. M. and at 7:30 6:00 A.M.—Prayer Band Pio Mt. and) 30 P.M Rey. E. D 9:30 A.M.—Church, School Broyles, pastor of Trinity Baptist 10:00 A.M.—Prayer & Praise Service Church preached and his choir sang 11:00 A.M.—Morning Service Spiritual fervor ran high throughout 7:00 P.M.—Christian Endeavor the entire day. After the evening ser- 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service vice Dr. Washington held the quarterly 8:30 P.M.—Friday evening prayer conference. All reports from every and class meeting. department of the church spoke in unison of the splendid work of Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Williams evidencing the fact of peace and harmony and love prevailing among the officers and members and pastor of the church. All bills of the church were paid up Rev. M. W. Thornton, Pastor WARD A. M. E. CHURCH 46th & Aspen Streets Philadelphia, Pa. 6:30 A. M.—Early Prayer Service i P 11:00 A. M—Morning Service to date. Each report asked in very 1:30 P, M.—Sunday School emphatic and positive terms for the 8:00 P, M.—Evening Service return of Rev. A. T. Williams for 8:00 P. M—Every Friday—Class and another year. Prayer Meeting MISS MARY J. ABSTON ===== DSC09239.JPG ===== PAGE TEN E CHRISTI TH HYMNAL and JISCIPLINE TOGETHER $1.50 Music and Hymnal 3.90 Discipline A $2.40 Value Both For $2.00 Both volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocco and Stamped in Gold. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO ce ————— 4 =e ccecuniubieeserane anceniphos<tnsi-aanseedear-sopssiomnc inate don RIERA ae acters aoc omeia ee * EXTRAORDINARY VALUE | i j j AN RECORDER From Other Papers TO STUDY NEGRO PROBLEMS Stockholm Economist Accepts Carnegie i Foundation Bid Special Cable to The New York Times STOCKHOLM, Sweeden, Aug. 8.— Karl Gunnar Myrdal, Professor of Economies of the University of Stock- holm, has accepted the invitation of the Carnegie Foundation to conduct a two- year study of the Negro problem in the United States. He will sail on the liner Kungsholm Sept. 1. Karl Gunnar Myrdal is an author- ity on Swedish population and eco- nomic adviser to the government. He has given considerable time and study to the problem of Sweden's falling birth rate. In 1937 Professor Myrdal was named Godkin lecturer at Harvard University SRR EEE EEE EEE EE THURSDAY, AUGUS ae ‘10. The discovery of gold in Caij. fornia. oe ll. Acquisition’ of Oregon Territory by the United States. 12. Annexation of Texas. JAMES WELDON JOHNSON, NEGRO AMERICAN (The Christian Century, Chicago, Ml.) Any one who still holds the exploded theory of the racial inferiority of the Negro brain may learn” something to his advantage by considering the char- acter and career of James Weldon Johnson, whose recent death in an automobile accident gives sad occasion for a review of his achievements. Mr. Johnson was first a teacher, convinced that the members of his race were en- titled to an education including the best in the cultural heritage of all races, He was not content that they should have merely an industrial training that would make them more effective hew- ers of .wood and drawers of water. Then he was a lawyer, one of the first Negroes to be admitted to the bar in the South. Then he was a musician. He and his brother, a graduate of the New England Conservatory, formed a for the academic year. He gave a series of lectures on “The System of Public Finance and the Business Fluc- tuation.” DAY. WE PAY POSTAGE. A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN Philadelphia, musical team which produced many popular songs that gained wide fame and brought the composers large royal- ties. He collected and gave to the public many of the melodies of his race and played a large part in giving to the “Negro spirituals” the general ap- preciation they now deservedly enjoy. 716 S. 19th Street Penna a. . + ‘BIGGEST EVENTS” STUMP |i ROOMS $1.50 UP PER DAY j } KINgsley 3879 HISTORIAN Turning to public service, he was : |United States consul in Venezuela and } FOR QUIETNESS AND GOOD FOOD COME TO to Nicaragua and later a special diplo- matic agent. in Haiti, The first Negro THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE Professor Finally Compiles ‘Com-|to hold a post in the consular service, promise List’ of U.S Happenings.|he was distinguished not only for his priority but for the tompetence of his work. Always a crusader for the rights of his own people, he was for many By United Press years secretary of the National Asso- ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.—Dr. |ciation for the Advancement of Colored George P. Hammond, head of the his-| People. He campaigned effectively to L. J. WATERS, Proprietor tory department of the University of | arouse sentiment, North and South,. i448 LOMBARD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. {| New Mexico, attempted to name the | against lynching. In this fight his thet : : tt | most outstanding historical events in} chief weapons were not rhetorical ful- +H the history of the western Americas, |minations but facts, carefully collected but had to compromise with a dozen|and persuasively presented. And al- “world-shaking” events. ways he was a poet, with a clear lyric The list, it was explained, was to be quality, a sense of pathos that never used in connection with the 1939 Golden |turned to bitterness, and a feeling for Gate International Exposition to ‘be beauty as sensitive and strong as his held in San Francisco. love of truth and justice. His death Dr. Hammond named the following’| is a loss to his people and to the nation: as the 12 most outstanding historical but he had done a full lifetime of work events in the history of the Western |before he died at sixty-seven. Americas: - 1. Discovery of the Pacific by Bal- TREX BEATS EASON rs ] j “Exclusive But Not Expensive” j SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 25 CENTS FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) ee es ae potietiaiee MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President . Courses leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science ue in beer following divisions : Science, Social Science, oes cress f the Pacific by M: pretence ‘ “ducation, Languages, Philosophy, C. i oy waveriie oF Ne Estate agel- i alm dagen phy, Commercial, Home Econo- as y fi PASADENA, Calif. (UP),—The 3. Conquest of Mexico by Cortez meanest thief” for the African Meth- 0 4. Conquede of. Peru by Pisstro, ‘ ]odist Episcopal Church here was the Rated by Southern Aayociation of Coll $. Coronado expedition through, BA 2 Schools. Sitti y se? New Mexico and Texas to Kansas. “ggg SESBERERY, Member of Association of American Colleges. 6. Settlement of the California coast by the Portola-Serra Expedition. 7. Louisiana purchase. 8. Revolt of the Latin-American countries against Spain. 9. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo which gave California, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada to the United States, a LO0SELEAR Brown piprere -—000——. ~ ven cid € FOR NOTES For further information write to the President, W A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. Sep nnemrenrmnonnecoraneeasaactenraemctieenewiadnsenencnainsacl os ae eee rd THURSD. an who dashed into the church while Pe collection from the evening service Sr being counted and grabbed the en- tire amount, totaling $4.60. MISSOURI MIGHT ELECT 2nd NEGRO LEGISLATOR: KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Nominated jor the State Legislature in the Pri- mary last Tuesday, James H. Herbert, attorney, will be the second colored man to sit in the Missouri legislature, if he is elected in November. Herbert, who has been practicing law in Kansas City for the past 10 years, is active in social and civic cir- cles. He is a trustee at the Bethel A. M. E, Church, and member of the Beau Brummell Social Club and of the Fourth Ward Republican Club. For years he served on the board of the Kansas City Urban League. U.S. ARMS SALES SOAR IN WAR CRISIS Both Japan and China Are Revealed As Heavy Buyers of Planes. By United Press VASHINGTON—War and war fears in the Far East were reflected Sharply in exports of American military air- planes during June, State Department statistics revealed today. The figures, showing both the licenses granted for exports of “arms, ammuni- lion and implements of war” and actual exports during June revealed that \merican airplane manufacturers are ‘urnishing airplanes to both the Japa- nese and the Chinese. Big Order From Dutch Conditions in the Far East further were reflected in a huge order of ever 4,000,000 of military airplanes for the Dutch East Indies. This was the larg- est single order on which export li- censes were issued during the month. Export licenses for June totaled $7,761,289, a jump of about $2,000,000 over the monthly average for the last year. Actual exports during the month Were valued at $5845,492. It was the first time the State De- partment has disclosed actual exports of arms, ammunition and implements of war. Hitherto the figures have “overed only licenses issued. Officials explained there was necessarily a lag between the totals covered by licenses and actual exports. China Heavy Buyer During June the Chinese Government obtained licenses for $1,236,020, practi- cally all of which went for airplanes °t parts. A total of $912,350 went directly for military airplanes. Actual June exports to China ‘totaled ‘or airplanes and parts, Military air- 82,221,030, of which all but $20,256 went : THE CHRISTI planes totaled $1845,602. shipment covered machine guns. Japan during June obtained licenses for $1,710,049 worth of airplanes and parts, of which $684,080 went for mili- tary airplanes. Actual exports for the month were $1,379, 128, of which $458,640 went for military airplanes and the remainder for commercial airplanes and parts. Hull Plea Ignored Commenting on the figures, officials pointed out that Secretary of State Cordell, Hull's statement of June 11, condemning the sale of American bom- bing planes to areas where such planes are being used to bomb civilian popu- lations, was not reflected in these ex- ports or licenses. Officials explained that American air- plane manufacturers were under con- tract for both military and commercial airplanes which had to be fulfilled un- less prohibited by this Government. So long as there is no actual embargo, the airplane companies can be com- pelled by American law to fulfill their contracts, officials explained. ANCIENT HOLY BULLS FOUND IN EGYPT CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 11 (AP).—The skeletons of six sacred bulls worshipped by ancient Egyptians have been dis- covered in Sharkia Province of Lower Egypt, the Government Antiquities De- partment announced today. Some of the skeletons were said to have remained intact despite centuries of entombment. ROME DISTRICT HOLDS suc. CESSFUL SUNDAY SCHOOL CONENTION i Pastors and delegates from the Sun- day Schools, Missionary and A. C. E. League departments together with a number of distinguished visitors as- sembled in St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Dallas, Georgia of which Rev. J. 'T. Wilkerson is the veteran pastor—Dr. J. H. Edge, Presiding Elder, on July 20th to the 22nd, in the greatest Con- vention held on the District for some time according to reports from those who are quite familiar with the work of the district. On Wednesday morn- ing, Dr. J. E. McClain, the veteran of the Rockmart station delivered the key- note sermon, full of power and food for thought after which the Holy Eucharist was administered by the Presiding Elder and pastors to the delegates and members present, fol- lowed by the organization, Miss Sarah Mae Thomas, a product of Morris Brown College was elected chief secretary with Mrs. Mosell Daily of Cedartown as assistant. Reporters to Church perodicals were: Christian Recorder, Mr. Leroy Scropshire; Southern Recorder, Rev. A. L. Hen- derson; Western Recorder, Dr. J. T. Wilkerson;. Woman’s Recorder, Mrs. A. L.* Edge; A. M. E. Review, Dr. D. W. Wiggs; Secular Press, Chief Secretary, Miss Sarah M. Thomas. Among the high points of the Conven- tion was the annual address of the Pre- \pledged theirs te the Presidiny Elder AN RECORDER: The $20,256 |dism in the state and also President Fountain of Morris Brown . At the close of this masterful address, Rev. B. B. Swinson, the pastor-poet of Douglasville dedicated and recited a poem to the Presiding Elder and pas- tors of the district; Subject, “We are bound for success” as may be found printed elsewhere. Rev. J. S. Grant, the sweet singer of the Cedartown station lifted the Convention to a spiritual fervor after the poem by sing- ing, “I can tell the world about this.” Much’enthusiasm was manifested in the discussions by the delegates from the various charges on the district. Dr. D. W. Wiggs of Rome station and Rev. A. L. Henderson of the Ho- gansville Circuit registered the largest number of delegates in the Convention. The former brought seven and the latter nine delegates. At the evening services on the first day, Rev. A. L. Henderson delivered a strong annual sermon to an appreciative audience after which the local programme was rendered, Mrs. Lillian Moses, mistress of ceremonies. Miss Sarah Thomas responded in behalf of the Conyention. On Thursday morning found the deic- gates in a model Sunday School con- ducted by the scholarly Dr’ D. W. Wiggs who is known for his far searching ability to render any services | desired in the A. M. E. Church. The noon-day sermon was postponed as the Convention gave the right of way to President W. A. Fountain and Prof. Lockheart of Morris Brown College. After listening to that matchless ad- dress on the challenge of youths for a greater Morris Brown, no sane church-loving Methodist (and for that reason) no intelligent Baptists or what nots, can withhold back the meager sum of one dollar ($1.00) for Christian Education when called upon to so do. The Convention unanimously pledged their suport to the pastors who in turn to brmg up the remainder of their edu- cational assessment by th> Tri-state meetiag ‘he la - part of August Rev. W. B. Smith of i aGranze -lelivered the sermon Thursday nite in a master- ful way. He is one of the _ ing young men of the disirict. Fricay the noonday sermcn was delivered by Rey. A. D. Powell of Austeli station and Friday evening by Dr. D. W. Wiggs of Rome. Both of these ser- mons were of the highest fype. full of thoughts backed up by burning of the Tioly Ghost The Missionary side of the Conven- tion was held Friday afternoon by the President, Sister A. L. Edge followed by the oratorical contest. After the decisions of the judges, the following won the highest honors; Miss Robin- son of Rome, first prize, a gold medal; 2nd prize, Miss Hodo of Hogansville, $1.00; 3rd prize of 75c to Miss Terry also of Rome. Among the distinguish- ed visitors were the following: Dr. C. A. Wingfield of the South Atlanta District and leading Presiding Elder in the state; Mrs. Winston of Columbus, Ga.; Rev. E. P. Yopps of Ackworth, President W. A. Fountain and Prof., fire siding Elder who stressed the need for evangelism and education. He was at his ‘best in praise to Bishop Fountain the intreped leader of African Metho- Lockhart of Morris Brown - College, Atlanta and a few others whose names 1 a man as Dr. Edge over the Rome District, for in him we find a Christian gentleman and gospel preacher ;—one who is ever willing to hear the cry of the less fortunate and listen to sugges- tions for the betterment of the District. The poem by Dr. Swinson character- izes the men of the Rome District in a few words better than a scribe can tell in < half day. LEROY SHROPSHIRE TITHING EDUCATION MADE EASY Any church may now put on a Ten Weeks’ course of tithing education, right in the Midst of its other activi- ties, and at a ridiculously small cost. The Layman Company, ‘which has distributed many millions of pamphlets on the tithe, at- tractive series, at so low a price that now announces an distribution to an entire church through ten weeks costs only three cents and a half per family. A set of will be+sent samples and full particulars for thirty cents Please give your denomination, also mention the Christian Recorder THE LAYMAN COMPANY, 730 Rush’ Street, Chicago, Heh becdandobecdenfontond: oolerforfoofofenfenfafenfaetenteatant THE NEW TESTAMENT A Translation in the Language of the People By Charles B. Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Greek, Union University This ‘translator brings to the task of translating the New Testament into the ordinary language of contemporary Amer- ica, a thorough scholarship and rich experience in his subject. A professor of Greek for over thirty years, he has spent twenty years in the completion of this work. This translation is based on the Westcott and Hort Greek Text, which is recognized as the au- thoritative text throughout the English speaking world. Where there have been conflicts in the Greek texts, the Vatican Manu- script, generally conceded to be the oldest and best, has been fol- lowed. Attempting to convey the ex- act thought of the Greeks, rather than to translate its single words.. Dr. Williams has also added explanatory notes at the beginning of each book, and foot- notes, to further clarify the meaning. In reading this book it brings the event before you so plainly until it seems like you were pres- ent at the very happening itself It makes the Scriptures more clearly understood. This book is recommended for the Study Course of the ministers who are applying for membership in the Annual Conference. It may be bought at the A. M E. Book Concern, 716 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The price is $2.50 post paid. worthy Meeeeeecebicteieiein ee eieleteeh hee eee ie beteieeiietetetetetebe bedded the writer-failed to get. Bishop Foun- tain made no mistake in placing such oedeledieteeieit Ss sD er Sa St et et ===== DSC09240.JPG ===== kindly notify the pastor of the made for your comfort, TO THE KENTUCKY CONFER. ENCE OF THE W M M. SOCIETY All Churehes that are sending Dele- ates ta the Missionary Convention, at Barnea Temple A. M. E. Church, 50a PAGE TV/ELVE Se eee ee ee Notices WILLIAMS CALENDAR Annual Conferences of the Sth Episcopal District op Nosh W. Williams. Presiding zust 24—Puget Sound Conference— Spokane, Washington, S14 Pine Cincinnatus Bishop Noah W. Street. Rev J White, pastor. W itHame. Francisco, Calif tor. Bishop Noah W. Williams 14—Southern California Confer- ence—Los Angeles, Calif., 1277 West 25th Street, Rev. H. M Collins, pastor, Bishop Noah W Willame 21—Colorade Conference — Col erado Springs, Colo. 230 S$ Washatch Street, Rev. M. C Knight, pastor, Bishop Nosh W Williams Nebraska Conference—Leven- worth, Kansas, 409 Kiown Street, Rey. G. W. Reid, pastor, Bishop Nosh W. Williams Kansas Conference Fort 416 West 3rd Street, Rew. R. 3. Everett, pas- tor, Bishop Noah W, Williams 26 North Missouri Conference— Jett, Kansas, Glaseow. Mo., 600 Commerce Street, Rew. J. H. Ward, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams South West Missouri Confer- enee—Kaneas City, Mo., Bethel Chureh, 2446 Passeo Street, Rev. T H. Wiseman, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams 16—Missourt Conference — St Louis, Mo. 4309 Enright Ave , Rew, J. C Hicks, pastor, Bishop Noah W Willams ontemplating attending Ohio Annual Conference, mvenes Sept 28th to Oct. 2nd that ample provision can be REV. R. N. NELSON 14 College St, Piqua, Ohio Californian Conference — San 1207 Powell Street. Rev. X. C, Runyon, pas- Hattiesbu Street, Erlanger, Ky 26 will 5 x 169, Erlanger, Ky. MRS. H. L Wayman Temple, 12th DISTRICT CONGRESS THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER he Calendar t. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. Fo We Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets. Bishop John A. Gregg 7 — California Conference— francisco, Cali 1207 Powell reet. | X. C. Runyon, pas- tor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 14-Southern California Confer- nce—Los Angeles, Calif. 1277 West 25th Street, Rev. H. M Bishop Noah Collins, pastor W. Williams. 14—West Virginia Confer- ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop Bt. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate 21—Co rado Conference—Colo- rado Springs, Colo., 230 So. Wah- atch Street. Rev. M. C. Knight, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Wil- liams October 5—Ilinois Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North 14th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- leston, S. Morris Brown Church, R. 1. Lemon, Pastor, 194 St. Phillips St. Bishop J. S. Flipper 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A Gregg 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna. Rev. E. L. Liggins. Pastor, Bishop R. C Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate 6-—~ Mississippi Conference — Miss.,. Rev. J. A rnton, 621 New Orleans Street » S. L. Greene , August 25- write Mrs. H. L_ Barnes, BARNES, President H. L. BARNES, Pastor 1195 Garvey Ave. To Evangelists of the Evangelists Union of the Ohio Conference Evangelists are expected to be Zanesville, October 4, 1938 An Evangelist will deliver the gospel mes- sage the evening before the opening conference. Our uniforms are to white material with black bow All Evangelists of the Ohio Conference please send name an dad dress to the Secretary DR, MORTON, Secretary 4325 Arlington Ave. Ft. Wayne, Indiana MRS. M. PEAK,, President MARY LOU HENDERSON, Sup. The 12th Distriet Congress which was Planned to be held in Vernon A. M, E. Church, changed to Quinn Chapel, Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Rev. Frank A. Roundtree, pastor Tulsa, Okla, has been —_——<———$— THURSDAY, AUGUS? 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- November 2—North Georgia Confer. ville, Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. —Mexico and Rio Grade Conference — Corpus Christi, Texas. Rev. J. R. McGee, Pas- tor, Box 774. Bishop George B. Young. 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- Flipper. ; 5—Nebraska Conference — Leavenworth, Kansas, 409 Kiowa Street, Rev. G. W. Ried. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. ° 12—Kansas Conference — Fort Scott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd St.. Rey. R.S. Everett, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 12—Southwest Georgia Confer- ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel A.M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Northwes* Texas Conference —Brownwood, Texas. Rev. T. B. Reece, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 19—Americus Georgia Confer- ence—Ellaville, Ga., S. B. Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate, 19—East Texas - Conference— Marshall, Texas. Rev. A. I. Hen- ley, 402 Boulevard Ave. Bishop George B. Young. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 20—North East Conference— Bishopville, S. C., Rev. A. J. Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 26—Augusta Georgia Conference —Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Pastor. tain. 27 — Columbia Conference — Winnsboro, S. C. Rev. V. A. Janerette, Pastor. Bishop J. S. Flipper. East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. 26—Southwest Texas Conference —Wharton, Texas. Rev. W. E. Thomas, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 26-—North Missouri Conference—Glas- cow, Mo.. 600 Commerce Street, Rev. J. H. Ward, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. —Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. R. L, ‘Upshaw, Bs i Bishop D. 16—Central Miss: —Hollandale, Miss., Rev. T. W. Wise. Bishop S. L. Greene. 23—North Mississippi Conference— Shaw, Miss., Rev. G. F. ‘Griffin Bishop S. L. Greene. ence—Dalton, Ga., Bethel A. M. E. Church, C. W. Peters, Pas. tor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 2-East Mississippi Confer- ence—Laurel, Miss., Rev. Wm. A, Redditte, 514 East 4th Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 2—Texas Conference— Huntsville, Texas. Rev. B. F. Grovey, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9 Northeast Mississippi Confer. ence—Columbus, Miss., Rev. . W. Williams, 612 South 10th Street, Bishop S. L. Greene. 9—West Texas Conference—Bas- trop, Texas, Rev. T. H. Moore, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conference— Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.F Church, C. K. Knight, Paste: Bishop W. A. Fountain. —West Tennessee Conf=: ence—Greater Bethel, Jac > Tenn. Rey..C. H. Harden, } tor, Bishop Edward J. Howara 10—South Carolina Conference— Walterboro, S. C. Rev. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. ippi Conference 16—Macon Georgia Conference— Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A. Fountain. : 16—Northeast Texas Conference —Corsicana, Texas. Rev. H. F. Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. ‘:h Street. Bishop George B. You: = 17 — Piedmont Confe. - Laurens, S. C. Rev. Thomas, Pastor, 234 Norti lina St. Bishop J. S.. Fli 23—Georgia Conference—S ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L Land, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Fountain, —Ohio Conference -—- 7. <: som, Bishop M. H. Davis, 4 ciate. 5 Bishop W. A. Foun-|30—Northwest Mississippi Conference ....—Sunflower, Miss., Rev. A. Tay- lor. Bishop S. L. Greene. 2—South West Missouri Conference—Kansas_ Ctiy, } 0. Bethel Church, 2446 Pasco Street. Rev. T. H. Wiseman. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 2—Alabama Conference— Atmore, Alabama, Rev. W. M. Bonner, pastor, P. O. Box 54, Bishop D. H. Sims. 5—South Georgia Conference Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, Bishop W. A. Fountain. — December 7—North Louisiana Confer- ence—Monroe, Louisiana, Rev. E- D. Wilson, 515 South 10th Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 9—East Alabama Conference— _ Hurtsboro, Alabama, Rev. J. B. Alexander, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. 14—Central Louisiana Conference -+.~-Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rev. J- january 11—Louisiana Qe eee RE ET OTE EE TLE CG Heit Birmingham, Alabama, St. Luke Rev. C. D. Hayden, pastor, (2817 2Ist St. Bishop D. H. Sims. 16—Missouri Conference — St. Louis, Mo, Wayman Temple, 4309 Enright Ave. Rev. J. C. Hicks, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 23—Central Alabama Conference Selma, Alabama, Ward Chapel, Rev. A. W. Thomas, pastor, 1017 Lauderdale Street. Bishop D. H. Sims. 5 30—West Alabama Conference— Ensley, Alabama, Mt. Zion, Rev. J. C. Bonner, pastor, 1521 21st Street, Bishop D. H. Sims. 23—North Texas Conference— Dallas, Texas Rev. F. W. Grant, Pastor, 2413 Metropolitan Street. Bishop George B. Young. 24—Central Conference —Man- ning, S. C., Rev. D. J. Gadsden, Pastor, 213 Rigsby St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 30—Central Texas omference— Austin, Texas. Rev. \. W. Wil- liams. Pastor 1105 E. sth Street. Bishop George B. Young. Conference— New Orleans, La., Union Bethel, Rev. J. M. Brown, 1323 South Liberty Street. Bishop S. L Greene. COSMOPOLITAN SETTING OF A.M.E. CHURCH BISHOPS By Rev. J. B. Carter The Christian Church, has learned | honor its ministry in general and those churches that have bishops, have long since learned to do honor to this s of their ministry. To this general , the A. M. E. Church is no ex- ception. We do not hold that we have not made some mistakes in select- ing men for this high place of service, during these more than a hundred and 0 let you welp him if he cau heip him- fifty years of house-keeping as a de- ee ee b nomination ineligious affairs, but our intentions have always been «good in selecting men for this high post of duty. .When we take a look at our bench of bishops as it stands today, looking them over one by one, we believe that we can get a man from among them to answer to any calling or necessity of the church or race. There is Bishop J. S. Flipper, he is a fundamentalist of the first water, a safe leader, a disciplinarian, a rock- ribbed Methodist, a parlimentarian with a memory equal to a gray mule or an elephant. He should be relieved from a district at the next General Confer- ence, and made historian of our church. Bishop W. A. Fountain, is a great preacher, a gatherer of the people, a lover of education, a good mixer. He believes that every preacher should cwn something aside from a hymf book and Bible. His [rieadship is worth haviazg. He is a hard worker. His slogin is education ana a prepared ministry. Bishop R. C. Ransom, is a mighty power i Zion, when it comes to defenuing his rece along political and Civic lines. He is a scholar, of no mean standing, and takes high ground in the p<pular issues of the day. He is able to represent our race and church anywhere. His slogan is equal rights to all men regardless of color or oreyisis, conditicous of servi tude. Bishop J. A. Gregg is a lovable character, a big brother, entirely void of sham. He is an inspiration to any young man wo nay be look-ne for an honorable ideal. A lover of education, very mild yet positive in his rulings. A deep. thinker, but does not make much noise about it. A sate leader. His slogan,—is ‘work today. and rest tomorrow.” Bishop R. A. Grant, on first. sight when he is in action, you would most likely believe him to be rough and uncouth, but if you will watch nim through, you wili nind a great cha:acver; cre who is brocherly with a helping hand for the needy, one who can laugh from the very deeps of his soul; a gospel preacher of the evangelistic type. an organizer, a safe business mar. where money is involved, one who hates laziness as the devil hates holy water. He is too sclfish self. His slogan is, that we should | MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES _ FOR SALE WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY | | i} NICE ENVIRONMENTS, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS { i Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with garage, convenient to cars, schdols and churches. Several stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- come; COTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 Adams, 5641 Market Street 7 ; THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ‘ods in church work; a lover of peace, PAGE THIR’ live and operate our business in church |so dear to him marks him as one of and personal aftairs within the limits|the heroes of this day and time. His — of our income. P shop S. L. Greene|slogan is—Africa must be redeemed is he of whom some people said would|by Africans. Bishop E. J. Howard not make good, in the high office of|is an embodiment of all that goes to bishops, but time has shown things to|makeup a well rounded Christian gen- be otherwise. He has strong vision,|tleman. He is a balance-wheel on the is a good preacher, and ne enjoys the|bench, in that he has long experience respect and confidence of his church]in the trenches. He knows what it and friends. His doctrine touching the |means to wax and wane a Methodist brotherhood oi churches is worthy of | preacher. He is a prayer, a meditator his great heart. [is slogan is,—Unity | with an abiding faith in God and in of the Christian religionists. Bishop|his church. He is safe as a leader in G. B. Young, is the pet of Texas, and]our Bethel. He is worthy to sit with the brotherly spirit of our connection. ]the best of people in councils of He is mild and filled with high Chris- ] churchology. His slogan is—Know tian graces, a devoted friend and loves |that you are right, then drive on. and supports education. His sloganl With such men at the head of the is a converted heart and an educated |church as these, plus the general offic- head.’ The church is safe in his hands. |€rs and presiding elders and pastors, Bishop M. H. Dayis, is young and |all lined up behind the Bishop of our vigorous, and is able to stand much |S0uls, the A. M. E. Church should travel and hard work. Some would |take higher ground, with a connectional have us believe that he is slightly af- | Program modern in every respect and flicted with superiority complex, I don’t definitely meet the challenges of this youch for this opinion of him. He is |4ay, for they are many and can only Z really a friend to the downs and outs, |be answered by a competent wide and will go a long way to help save a awake leadership. Our race group is brother minister.He has personality, still in ‘the valley of despond along and is a hard contender for what he|™@?y lines. Much of our city and believes to be right. His slogan is, rural membership still suffer for that Weetur ir erishop Noam Wee los oo ce wnich the church soaly can give. There is hoping for a great upturn towards progress in our Zion. This is our prayer. liams, represents oratory, church ex- pansion, education, good business meth- Birmingham, Ala IBS eer Ge Nae Se . DE QUINCEY, LA s The W. H. & F. M. Society of ty. He believes that every man aught | Bethel A. M. E- Church at De Quin- to have what is justly due him. He|cey, La, held a drive, service was preaches just as if you were within ten |rendered by Bro. Will Blackman, our soundness in doctrine. He is very. respectful towards those who have done worthwhile service and accom- plished something for God and humani- feet of hell, and there is need of your |] ocal Preacher. The congregation was ‘moving at once. His slogan is educa- bubbling over with enjoyment spiritual- tion and church extension. Bishop ly, a sweet program was rendered by D. H. Sims, belongs to that class of | the Mission Sisters’ $11.25 was raised persons, who were fore-ordained to|Bro. Will Blackman is doing fine in have uncommon power. This the /his studies. Bethel is turning on a bioplasm, or plotoplasm if you please. |new light under the leadership of our which gave him being, and the period | presiding elder, Rev.. Paul W Bap- of gestation, accompanied with uncom-|tiste; our pastor is doing great work mon prayer by the carrier, all conspired | here, the congregation is well pleased to give him excellency of character)and working to make a remarkable before he was born. His is a fine |progress, We thank Bishop S. L disposition. He likes to see things | Greene for sending us such a wonderful done on the highest type of fitness. |man for our pastor. On Sunday, July He works hard, in fact too hard. He | 24th “The Colored Trainmen of Ameri- is a combination in character therefore | ca” Local No. 2 of the “Missouri Pa he is at home in most any line of | cific R. R., held their Installation at service. The church made no mistake | Bethel A..M. E. Church in elevating him to the bishopric. His | performed by Rev. W. M. slogan is a better prepared ministry Ceremony Jackson, Past Local Chairman; a spicey program and a more charitable laity. Bishop|was rendered under Mesdames Clara H. Y. Tookes, is bringing things to}B. Black and Gertrude James, Choris- pass in his Office, and his name is a | ters; Master Clifford Gray at the piano. synonym of impetuosity, a ball of zeal] A public collection was raised by the all on fire for the cause that lies close |trainmen of which an appreciated sum to his heart. He is one of those men|was donated to the church. We the who learned to preach “down home,”}W. H. & F. M. Society solicit the and is not ashamed to deliver the mes-|paryers for the recovery of Sister sage of the gospel anywhere. He loves | Ella Benson, our pastor’s wiie. his church and loves the brethren. He REV. LOUIS BENSON, Pastor is a good booster and to have him with MRS. A. J. BEARD you, means that you are in good com- pany. He loves education and proves bad it by what he does for its support. His slogan is;—Conquer or you will General Conference t be conquered. Bishop R. R. 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She was one of the pioneers in educa- tional circles, being the first from | this county to attend Tougaloo College She was a life long and chartered mem- Buy Them Now ber of Federation of Women’s Club, and served every position in the church paStor, she | except was president of jthe Trustee board for more than forty |years. She is survived by three child- | Mrs. Fannie Stephen, of the late Dr. n the wife Stephen of Lexington, o rin Ottowa, Kansas. Kentucky; Mrs. “Charlotte — homas, wife of Prof. Thomas of Howard Uni. versity; Mr. Virden Killian, Furniture Dealer of Chicago; and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing. | Funeral Program Choir chanting—Nearer My God to Thee. Invocation—Rey. L. V. Griffin. Song—Asleep in Jesus. Scripture—Rev. W. D. Campbell, Solo—Mrs. Lottie Campbell—(Un- cloudy Day) : Obituary—Telegrams—Remarks, Song—Does Jesus Care. Eulogy—Revy. H. W. Henning—*She has done what she could”—Mark 14:8. Song—In the sweet by and by. “The pain of death is past, Labor and sorrow cease: And life’s long warfare closed at last, Her soul is found in peace. REV. H. W. HENNING, Pastor MRS. E. S. WATSON, Secretary Port Gibson, Miss The Rey. M. S. Bryant died-at his home in Liberty, Mo., the last’ week in June at the age of 95 years. He had served in the church nearly 60 years or more—Presiding Elder 42. A complete story will be sent in a few days. All of his ministry was in the North Missouri Conference except one year. Rey. Bryant passed at his post as pastor at Hutchinson, Kansas, 2nd week in July. He was a successful pastor and Evangelist. Rev. F. Price was stricken with paralysis a week ago Rev. E. O. Bur bridge of St. Peter A. M. E. Church of St. Louis was stricken in the third week in July. He was a live wire in his charge—and is on the road to re- covery. Rey. W. H. Christophor of ge. | Clarksville, Mo. is seriously ill. Bishop N. W. Williams is called “The Eagle.” He has visited all the charges in the North Missouri Confer- ence except two. The roads were im possible. He will visit the Missouri Conference Branch W. M. M. Society next+week which will complete all con- ference Branches in the Sth except COLORED MAN'S DISCOVERY Used and Recommened by Thousands | NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH Are you in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of strength and EFLAND, MISS. The third quarterly conference of Harvey Chapel A. M. E. Church convened Saturday evening, June 18th those that wee with, the Annual Con- ference. He carries sunshine and in- jration into: every church or contiec- °F The whole District is loud in his tion. i ite at three o’clock, “Ider B. H. Lucas, P The Missionary Conventions have | presiding. ‘ all been well attended and increases We felt highly honored in having have been noted." : our Presiding Elde.: with us. We are F. F. MOTEN : greatly benefited by his clear explana- Presiding Elder. | tions, wise instructions and encourag- , ing remarks. ™ We require to say through the kind leadership of our loving pastor, Rey. G. M. Purnell, we are still moving forward, both spiritually and financial- ly. Our church Boards and other auxili- aries cheerfully responded to their call, all reports were very good. The report of the trustees showed: that an effort is being put forth to repair the par- sonage. Sunday morning a4 eleven o'clock the devotional exercises were conducted DEDICATION OF MONUMENT Sunday, July 31, 1938, Dr. William H. Thomas, late pastor of Metropolitan E. Church, Washington, D. C. A.M. |the Gospel Singers of Burlington, N. |c. rendered several beautiful selec- tions. The evening message ‘was brought by the Presiding lider, B. H. Lucas, every one seemed uplifted who wit- nessed this soul stirring sermon. A selection was given by the Gospel Singers, Prayer, Mr, George Walker, Offering, Remarks, Benediction. MRS. A. L. LOFTEN JAMESTOWN, FLA. The dedication service was held Sun- day, July 24th at the new St. James A. M. E. Church by the Presiding Elder of the Sa»ford District, Dr. A. P. Postel. Opening hymn Jined by Rev. James /Munay, pastor of Ward Chapel A. M. \E. Church, Winter Park, Fla. Prayer "by Rey. E. H. Haines, pastor of De- THE LATE DR. Wm. H. THOMAS Program ‘rs. Julia West Hamilton, Presiding Hymn, Servant of God Well Done. Prayer, Rey. P. A. Scott. Twenty-' ,land. Song by the choir. Scripture third Psalm, Rev. J. C. Beckett. ‘Lesson read by Rev. Munay. Song Tribute—Rev. J. MeKinzie Harrison, py the choir. Decalogue by Dr. A. Potomac District. Tribute—Rev. fee P. Postel, presiding elder; Song by C. Ferguson, Baltimore District. Read- the choir. Paper read by little Miss | ing, “By The Side of the Road”—Miss Jeanette Crodwick, Subject: “Let your Evelyn Cannon, Dedication, Bishop conscience be your guide.” The unveil- | MH. Davis. Benediction, Rev. J.’ ing of a picture, Christ and His mother T. Bailey. by Miss Callie Colston, which was given to this church by Mrs. Mary Committee Aldis, a winter visitor of Winter Park, Fla. Song by choir. Collection $8.25. Sermon by Dr. A. P. Postel, subject: -““Acquaint thyself with God.” The key was presented to the church Mrs. Claudia McConnell, Sponsor; Mrs. A, V. Thornton, Sec’y-Treas Mrs. Lucy Brent. ~ Mrs. Millie Edmondson ‘by the Stewards and Trustees. Mrs. Carrie P, Gant | REV. JERRY HOLLIN, Pastor Mrs. Julia West Hamilton \ MISS FRANCES JAMES, Sec. RRR ERE EEE EEE EEE RE EEE EEE EEE EEE EERE RRR Ree EE WILD ROSE HAIR GROWER Formerly East India, now Wild Rose Will promote a full growth of hair by the pasotr, Rey. Purnell, after which | CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION A. M. E. 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C., found a tried ville and transfer of the property and 5S experiment for racial development funds-to the General Conference of c = functioning to the extent that its ob- the church was filed here Friday in the t = i ectives will eventually make it a United States District Court. The £ = striking factor for wholesome educa- property and funds are given a valua- t = i on and progress. tion in excess of $200,000 in the bill f co t If any one has any misgiving in agri- of complaint. t DR. S. S. MORRIS i culture helping to maintain certain The suit was brought by Harvey EC i” f r educational movements and the orga- Walden and David E. Rice, Negro ; . A > fa A : nizati . sori ame, this rural pastors and James Dorsey, Negro lay- [ ALLEN C. E. LEAGUE LITER-| Rev. C. T. H: Watkins, B.D., A.M, i ra TE. Weladar Wikirell Catan man, all of Baltimore. Defendants, a ATURE—WHERE AND HOW | Springfield, Ohio; Rev. U.S, Rob- i sufficient proof to remove such a mis- in addition to the Sunday School Union, : TO ORDER. inson, D.D., Detroit, Mich., and + civing. The natural resources of this are Ira T. Bryant, secretary-treasurer r Pa, Rev. Frederick Divers, B.D., A.M., t college are being used for its rehabili- of the Union; E. R. Merrick, trustee, The A. C. E. League literature is | Jackson, Miss. Tt ation and make it fit into the life of | Three of the Invincibles of Greenwood | They are left to right: Rev. CB ws The ne» Carolina Mutual Life printed by the A. M. E. Book Con- Tipouriorden foe quan teiesie t he ruralist, as well as city and utban| istrict E. Mississippi Conference | Brentley, pastor ane Miss. ees ae ge Be MRE gO cern, 716 South 19th St., Philadel- | not . tT folk. Who have been untiring in their |G. Serivens, P. E_ Greenwood, Miss., F e in phia. New feat fete: nee le prompey, eyes fees t The significance of the importance | efforts in making the accompanying |Dr. E. M. Smith, pastor Yazoo City. |1936, at a meeting of the church Gen- a } eature now appears once and my immediate attention t of agriculture in its relationship to | presiding Elder, Dr. C. G. Scrivens Miss., Dr. L. P. Poindexter, pastor eral Conference in New York, Bryant in the current quarterly intended| will be given the order. q forward movements is evidenced by educational leader of the state and | Greenwood, Miss. : was defeated for secretary-treasurer i : - 3 "1 = the educ by E. A. Selby but tha i to make the topic discussions Fill out this blank at once and t the following events of national import | the-king-of the Sth. Episcopal. District, 3 ripe z . A, Selby but that ever since more interesting than ever. The|send for your supply t to be held here this month: The Bish- ’ Ac opr mae tongive- over: the staff of associate Editors includes a : ops and Connectional Councils of the | activity is not only confined to members | progress over many rough spots with- ; aces cena ul deplete ao Rex i African Methodist Episcopal Church, | of the A. M. E. Church, but schools | out apparent criticisms. yas s ethied ia eeiry oven AR Ee } August 18-19; the Convocation of! and members of various denominations It is also well to remember oe ade os ie de gata : dete church workers of the denomination, |in this area are preparing to help en- others are loyally co-operating wit! 2 m voted by the boar RN i . ie ‘ is in this especial endeavor. of managers of the union. ORDE cng ugust 15-22. tertain the visitors from all parts of Bishop Davis in t : ; R BLANK = The fields of stately. growing corn; N: lly the inspira- |For years while at Tuskegee Institute The suit also prays for an account- = ‘yg 4 3\the country. Naturally the insp: y ? Re he RoE MG hee Ua as => + the pastures with one or more herds/\tional features and deliberations of tie writer quite often had the,occa- |& Oy Te Ouneay ~< oo] Union and Allen Christian Endeavor League = t of cattle; the hog pasture with more ;yital import to Negro Methodism—an sion to meet one of the prime factors by Bryant. alleging that the affairs Rev. S. S. Morris, General- Secretary = t than 25 Poland China sows, and pro-| anticipation of the unification of the in the present efforts to make Kittrell ee the union ieee personal 716 So. 19th St., Phi 4 = f mising litters of healthy porkers; fields|A. M. E., A. M. E. Z., and C. M. |College a representative @ anstituuon. |Sunirs ane so tangled’.as Co be difficult t., Philadelphia, Pa. +P L eae ee é ? * : Pre- |to separate Beg t with widely diversified cultivated grow- | E. Churches being discussed—give add | This person 1s Dr. A. D. Avery, Pre- ; : ; Date er { ing crops; preparations being made | zest to the occasion. siding Elder of the Raleigh District a n ad par tee Tennesseean of \ = a for a modern poultry project to take| The steady transformation of Kittrell of the Western North Carolina Con- |August 6, 1938. Miinte wee t care of the institution’s needs; a foun-| College from its status, caused by the | ference. He is foremost ae the ? : & dation for a registered dairy herd; a ts of several past years, reveals | men of his conferences in this section 1 EES ES eek eretipdae fed INVERNESS, MISS. \ Number Post Office A. C. E. L. Quarterlies No. of Copies.... Amt. Sent $.... OUR NEW ADDRESS new barn containing five fine specimen | that a leader has asserted his deter- of horse-flesh; recognition Of the value | mination to make this college what it of fruit growing and making the in-|is capable of registering. To as- stitution a “native ideal” for those who|sume the responsibility for the re- appreciate the saneness in a Live-At-|habilitation of Kittrell College, brings Home Program for people in the urban |out the fact that there is a “main and rural districts: the beautification | chance” for outstanding accomplish- activities on the campus—add much | ments by making Kittrell College what ilitie: it is capable of becoming, and a strik- college and reveal that. “Agriculture |ing example of cooperation under a is the Nursing Mother of the Arts.” | level-headed and progressive adminis- The buildings are being renovated | tration. % and the set-up is inviting to the fellow| Bishop M. H. Davis, of the 2nd from the crowded city as well as | Episcopal District. is a stimulating fac- lovers of the open country and its con-|tor in the educational, spiritual and tributions to the basic industries. The|economic phases for the maintenance rolling hills, with its inhabitants being |of this college which is challenging reached and helped by the activities|the attention of the denomination. and achievements of the college, make |Seemingly he is making the agricul- a wholesome environment for the ayer- tural resources of Kittrell College help of the country when it comes to mak- ing Kittrell College a factor in the life of his racial group. Being born and reared in an agri- cultural area of North Carolina and possessing dominant and rugged char- acteristics essential for the type of leadership the times required for ‘the success of such an undertaking as set forth by the objectives of this col- Belzona District To the readers of our great paper, The Christian Recorder nothing is more expedient and worthy than to let you know that the Missionary and League work on the Belzona District is still alive. For its. flag will and lege, it is quite apparent why he raised $6,666.60 in one day for St. Paul A. M. E. Church, while its pastor, and dur- ing his pastorage of five years paid $18,000 and cleared this church of its indebtedness. Dr. Ayery .is determined to make the Raleigh District second to none in the 2nd Episcopal District when it comes to raising funds and getting sup- shall not trail in the dust, as long as it is generalized by our great Captain, the Rey. D. R. Morant, presiding el- der of the Belzona District and pas- tored by his gallant followers of old Zion. Over $100.00 were raised in this meeting at Inverness, Mississippi. There were many appropriate topics discussed which brought tremendous inspiration to many. 716 S. loth Street port for Kittrell College. Bécause of | As president of the Junior Mission- Philadelphia, Pa. age vacationist and seeker for knowl- | solye7its economic problems and in the edge and guidance. 1h Cad oka 3 -|meantime make the college one of the For miles around there is-a bustling |centers for practical and cultural edu- scene of wotthwhileness because of | cation with special emphasis on charac-, his uncompromising activities for his church and his race and being a suc- ary department, I 2am emphatically ap- pealing to youth of today; let us catch more of the spirit of Christ that we cessful presiding elder he has become the cynosure of those vitally interested may help evangelize he world. the coming, of, hundreds: of prominent |ter education. It is quite significant |* uF : e 3 churchmen to attend the forthcoming |to the writer that Bishop Davis and his |in the spiritual and material progress y, , . events at® this growing center, This co-workers are constructively making of his denomination. : Yours for a Missionary cause, MRS, LILLIE B. GREEN, int SE a ee ee
• August 18, 1938
  ===== DSC09242.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN THE-OFFi TH CIAL SPAN: Vit AFRICAN-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. SR mney eee Ne PRICE FIVE CENTS — PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1938 yOLUME XC.—NO. 22. oo CHURCH DEFENDANT IN ‘OFFICE AGRICULTURE HELPING ~ PRESENTING ‘ EDUCATION 3 > SUIT’ “AFRICAN METHODIST g : EPISCOPAL SUNDAY, SCHOOL By Geo. F. ‘King ASKED TO DISSOLVE UNION After a coverage of over 30,000 miles ith Extension Agents, Vocational Agricultural Teachers and other edu- cational rural workers in the South, Suit asking dissolution of the Sun- ‘ day School Union of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Nash- Http: i! a t the writer upon arriving at Kittrell st f College. Kittrell, N. C., found a tried ville and transfer of the property and 5S experiment for racial development funds-to the General Conference of c = functioning to the extent that its ob- the church was filed here Friday in the t = i ectives will eventually make it a United States District Court. The £ = striking factor for wholesome educa- property and funds are given a valua- t = i on and progress. tion in excess of $200,000 in the bill f co t If any one has any misgiving in agri- of complaint. t DR. S. S. MORRIS i culture helping to maintain certain The suit was brought by Harvey EC i” f r educational movements and the orga- Walden and David E. Rice, Negro ; . A > fa A : nizati . sori ame, this rural pastors and James Dorsey, Negro lay- [ ALLEN C. E. LEAGUE LITER-| Rev. C. T. H: Watkins, B.D., A.M, i ra TE. Weladar Wikirell Catan man, all of Baltimore. Defendants, a ATURE—WHERE AND HOW | Springfield, Ohio; Rev. U.S, Rob- i sufficient proof to remove such a mis- in addition to the Sunday School Union, : TO ORDER. inson, D.D., Detroit, Mich., and + civing. The natural resources of this are Ira T. Bryant, secretary-treasurer r Pa, Rev. Frederick Divers, B.D., A.M., t college are being used for its rehabili- of the Union; E. R. Merrick, trustee, The A. C. E. League literature is | Jackson, Miss. Tt ation and make it fit into the life of | Three of the Invincibles of Greenwood | They are left to right: Rev. CB ws The ne» Carolina Mutual Life printed by the A. M. E. Book Con- Tipouriorden foe quan teiesie t he ruralist, as well as city and utban| istrict E. Mississippi Conference | Brentley, pastor ane Miss. ees ae ge Be MRE gO cern, 716 South 19th St., Philadel- | not . tT folk. Who have been untiring in their |G. Serivens, P. E_ Greenwood, Miss., F e in phia. New feat fete: nee le prompey, eyes fees t The significance of the importance | efforts in making the accompanying |Dr. E. M. Smith, pastor Yazoo City. |1936, at a meeting of the church Gen- a } eature now appears once and my immediate attention t of agriculture in its relationship to | presiding Elder, Dr. C. G. Scrivens Miss., Dr. L. P. Poindexter, pastor eral Conference in New York, Bryant in the current quarterly intended| will be given the order. q forward movements is evidenced by educational leader of the state and | Greenwood, Miss. : was defeated for secretary-treasurer i : - 3 "1 = the educ by E. A. Selby but tha i to make the topic discussions Fill out this blank at once and t the following events of national import | the-king-of the Sth. Episcopal. District, 3 ripe z . A, Selby but that ever since more interesting than ever. The|send for your supply t to be held here this month: The Bish- ’ Ac opr mae tongive- over: the staff of associate Editors includes a : ops and Connectional Councils of the | activity is not only confined to members | progress over many rough spots with- ; aces cena ul deplete ao Rex i African Methodist Episcopal Church, | of the A. M. E. Church, but schools | out apparent criticisms. yas s ethied ia eeiry oven AR Ee } August 18-19; the Convocation of! and members of various denominations It is also well to remember oe ade os ie de gata : dete church workers of the denomination, |in this area are preparing to help en- others are loyally co-operating wit! 2 m voted by the boar RN i . ie ‘ is in this especial endeavor. of managers of the union. ORDE cng ugust 15-22. tertain the visitors from all parts of Bishop Davis in t : ; R BLANK = The fields of stately. growing corn; N: lly the inspira- |For years while at Tuskegee Institute The suit also prays for an account- = ‘yg 4 3\the country. Naturally the insp: y ? Re he RoE MG hee Ua as => + the pastures with one or more herds/\tional features and deliberations of tie writer quite often had the,occa- |& Oy Te Ouneay ~< oo] Union and Allen Christian Endeavor League = t of cattle; the hog pasture with more ;yital import to Negro Methodism—an sion to meet one of the prime factors by Bryant. alleging that the affairs Rev. S. S. Morris, General- Secretary = t than 25 Poland China sows, and pro-| anticipation of the unification of the in the present efforts to make Kittrell ee the union ieee personal 716 So. 19th St., Phi 4 = f mising litters of healthy porkers; fields|A. M. E., A. M. E. Z., and C. M. |College a representative @ anstituuon. |Sunirs ane so tangled’.as Co be difficult t., Philadelphia, Pa. +P L eae ee é ? * : Pre- |to separate Beg t with widely diversified cultivated grow- | E. Churches being discussed—give add | This person 1s Dr. A. D. Avery, Pre- ; : ; Date er { ing crops; preparations being made | zest to the occasion. siding Elder of the Raleigh District a n ad par tee Tennesseean of \ = a for a modern poultry project to take| The steady transformation of Kittrell of the Western North Carolina Con- |August 6, 1938. Miinte wee t care of the institution’s needs; a foun-| College from its status, caused by the | ference. He is foremost ae the ? : & dation for a registered dairy herd; a ts of several past years, reveals | men of his conferences in this section 1 EES ES eek eretipdae fed INVERNESS, MISS. \ Number Post Office A. C. E. L. Quarterlies No. of Copies.... Amt. Sent $.... OUR NEW ADDRESS new barn containing five fine specimen | that a leader has asserted his deter- of horse-flesh; recognition Of the value | mination to make this college what it of fruit growing and making the in-|is capable of registering. To as- stitution a “native ideal” for those who|sume the responsibility for the re- appreciate the saneness in a Live-At-|habilitation of Kittrell College, brings Home Program for people in the urban |out the fact that there is a “main and rural districts: the beautification | chance” for outstanding accomplish- activities on the campus—add much | ments by making Kittrell College what ilitie: it is capable of becoming, and a strik- college and reveal that. “Agriculture |ing example of cooperation under a is the Nursing Mother of the Arts.” | level-headed and progressive adminis- The buildings are being renovated | tration. % and the set-up is inviting to the fellow| Bishop M. H. Davis, of the 2nd from the crowded city as well as | Episcopal District. is a stimulating fac- lovers of the open country and its con-|tor in the educational, spiritual and tributions to the basic industries. The|economic phases for the maintenance rolling hills, with its inhabitants being |of this college which is challenging reached and helped by the activities|the attention of the denomination. and achievements of the college, make |Seemingly he is making the agricul- a wholesome environment for the ayer- tural resources of Kittrell College help of the country when it comes to mak- ing Kittrell College a factor in the life of his racial group. Being born and reared in an agri- cultural area of North Carolina and possessing dominant and rugged char- acteristics essential for the type of leadership the times required for ‘the success of such an undertaking as set forth by the objectives of this col- Belzona District To the readers of our great paper, The Christian Recorder nothing is more expedient and worthy than to let you know that the Missionary and League work on the Belzona District is still alive. For its. flag will and lege, it is quite apparent why he raised $6,666.60 in one day for St. Paul A. M. E. Church, while its pastor, and dur- ing his pastorage of five years paid $18,000 and cleared this church of its indebtedness. Dr. Ayery .is determined to make the Raleigh District second to none in the 2nd Episcopal District when it comes to raising funds and getting sup- shall not trail in the dust, as long as it is generalized by our great Captain, the Rey. D. R. Morant, presiding el- der of the Belzona District and pas- tored by his gallant followers of old Zion. Over $100.00 were raised in this meeting at Inverness, Mississippi. There were many appropriate topics discussed which brought tremendous inspiration to many. 716 S. loth Street port for Kittrell College. Bécause of | As president of the Junior Mission- Philadelphia, Pa. age vacationist and seeker for knowl- | solye7its economic problems and in the edge and guidance. 1h Cad oka 3 -|meantime make the college one of the For miles around there is-a bustling |centers for practical and cultural edu- scene of wotthwhileness because of | cation with special emphasis on charac-, his uncompromising activities for his church and his race and being a suc- ary department, I 2am emphatically ap- pealing to youth of today; let us catch more of the spirit of Christ that we cessful presiding elder he has become the cynosure of those vitally interested may help evangelize he world. the coming, of, hundreds: of prominent |ter education. It is quite significant |* uF : e 3 churchmen to attend the forthcoming |to the writer that Bishop Davis and his |in the spiritual and material progress y, , . events at® this growing center, This co-workers are constructively making of his denomination. : Yours for a Missionary cause, MRS, LILLIE B. GREEN, int SE a ee ee ===== DSC09243.JPG ===== a ee —— The Al t 3 ba Meili The Lord is nigh unto all them call upon him, to all that call upon ie trath Saturday, August 20 YOUR SPEECH ned wit Sunday, August 21 PREVAILING PRAYER play the game ise Of time or bility to make a He prac er told that t ‘, he derives sat Most followers of the an not conceal equally persistent in e our lives and political and to live from the best that we have 5 iY effort 1 keep us ante from faint Many persistent in prayer vane, w pray Monday. August 22 LOVE YOUR ENEMIES say unto you, Matt, $44 Read Matt. 548-48 Love your ene- Mies Our age and generation has travelled By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn, He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their ery, and will save them.—Amen. | wa i aa BR ty RISTIAN~RECORDER Daily tar ey the end of the end. The fellowship of kindred Prayer: Father. we want our lives|Is like to that above, to be faithful unto the end of the end, 2 SS If Thou art with us we will continue} Before our Father’s throne all the way, Strengthen us today, for] We pour our ardent pray’rs Jesus’ sake—Amen. + Our fears, our hopes, our aims ar, Our comforts and ourcares, > We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; “So we also might Walk in newness|And often for each other flows of life."—Rom. 6:4. , The sympathizing tear. Read H Cor. 4:6-18. 4 Whenever we accept the Jesus way | When we asunder part, of life, become soundly converted, and | It gives us inward pain; endowed with the Holy Spirit, life] But we shall still be joined in heart takes on new meaning and content. | And hope to meet again. 5 A man in Christ is a new creation. j j a bee bey | Thursday, August 25 “THE NEWNESS OF LIFE” i that | y, bim The the Man of Galilee panacea for all of our ills, toward the Christ. b sbborn are our hearts and] His outlook is new. His ambitions have “MY ECCLEASTICAL DEN” steps Each nation, arm-|been “reconditioned” A different kind ei th, is proclaiming, raucous |f joy enters his life. How mary ‘ F By Rev. N. Ward Bagley at it desires peace s church members d> we find, grumbling complaining, and pouting. The remedy “Incompetentics for the most of our church illg lies in tentcies” getting our people to the newness of dist life in Christ Jesus. t Long. long, only -solutson; Versus — Compe- Shown in the African Metho- Episcopal Ministry. These are two “great words” Chronocled in the Vocabularies of the Nationwide |i. braries scattered throughout creation— The first word of the subject means wanting ability fitness, inadmissible, one our church enmity, way ife,/ sedition and all manner of con- ng us from be 1 our labors, because we}"Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every living bush afire with God, But only they who-see take: off’ their admonition, nay Lord id of our 1c i O Lord, make us alive to shoes ; : , make 4 ; ¢ who has any defect of body, i . € Ma 4 r ; 1 4 S s i A oh r May we not only talk with our |The rest stand around and pick black- |G incom ¥ ) ~ | sidere: on lnk. ee. Seige pee : t d mcompetent to serve as a ' - ne ‘ea nics soldier, Minister, teacher, doctor, or ood to those who despite- otherwise. On sis anea f : d 3 e who- . se In Jesus name, we pray— Prayer: Dear God, Our Father, opis ag We | doing what is expected of “him or her” of|to do or perform intelligently. The ne synonyms of which the following ist} words indicate, incapable unable in- sufficient. The antenymus of which we have “Sufficient, Competent, Quali- fied to act or serve in. any capacity whatever, and otherwise, etc. “We shall call upon the Ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to assist us in discussing this vital subject,” Incompetency in the “School rooms” of the “Modern ‘age” want to keep alive to the things the spirit. Quicken us today ; and gra that we may be crucified with Chr that we may live with Him—Amen. € Tuesday, August 23 JOTHAM’S SECRET Friday, August 26 ALIVE UNTO GOD ity, because ways before the Lord.” _ : “Reckon also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God, thru Jesus Christ, our Lord.”—Rom. 6-11, Read Romans 6:10-16, h| Read Il C achieved some man- this life, no mat- constantly being b the inquisitive and 5 Daa i “| < Fics tal keh Christian must be dead and me ve has played, havoc with the : a re 4 tr i v i : cen ta ee alive at the same time. If a man is chool System” throughout the Unit- alive “unto sin, then he becomes, from ed States of America, Inability upon the nature of the case, dead unto God. the Part of the incompetent teacher to age is summed kable langu- has I + ake Sin is at enmity with God. Where instruct their school, college and uni- ecame seca echoes dwells, God cannot abide. When- versity “pupils and students,” have fe wi fore ‘the “Lora” cxer me ie upto sin, we become alive caused the school authorities and. the epeating “forimiléy nor ae eb unto God Alive unto God”, was an systems to look far into the’ serious i of midnight oil but in home [oxPressiom that John Wesley loved to conditions of the public school, Ele- le, trusting, obedience Jotham. lived use, What-a wondefful blessing when] ™C®t@ry schools, junior and high cctigely the church and mioistry become really schools.’ The various colleges, univer- Prayer: “O Lord, oar Lord, grant Nice unto sin, but “alive unto God,” | Sities and seminaries. throughout cre- unto us quickened minds, stirred emo. fone DS and bickering will cease, | #0m are “tightening up” upon those Hons, and dynamic wills as we definitel ungodly ambition will die ; unscrupulous who are to teach and instruct ‘in these set ourselves to make the will of God uae seeking for place and power will be no | SHOols and colleges. The teachers, e in our and in our genera- MAK “ite tly church will become a and college instructors. of yesterday, tion.” In the name of Jesus we fay: ereat power in bringing the world to} f yore” cannot compete with the God. BOON 2 Prayer: Dear Lord, let not sin have Widhesdias Aasuiars dominion over our mortal frames. Make UNTO THE END OF THE END") Amen) it? Thee. For Jesus sake.— Amen teacher of today or modern age, be- cause incompetency upon their pant to measure up to the standard, Thirty or forty years ago, and less AES Sn a teachers: were required to pass exami- Be thou faithful unto death, « . nations, for third, secon tell give: thibey advownnel aifeeh rot GRACE AT THE TABLE Brades certificates, ones pean 2410 , . aa pea. lasted from one to fiye years respec- Read Rev, 2:1-16 j Our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee | i¥@ly- Aind these certificates per- b esas aot oid vitae Galas tus or these and all other blessings. Con-|™itted you to teach from the pri relating her — Christian experiénce pte ot i ig rant eae mae = - school Aniong the many dus : verte | utntul in Thy service-and forgi grades, etc, io Wines ibe cs bP bo striking our sins. In Jesus’ name wera i He But the incompet ay cies tneaidid ances am fight-} Amen. cain 15 Hie petency of the teachers Ma vet aptain that never lost a f thi day, and the “modern system” yattle ane don't expect to be dis- RATE ecg of this day, calls for coll ered charged until death.” Her fife Ig HYMNS THAT LIVE from college ollege degrees, die ‘s, universities -and. semi- led in obedience to the will of oy ail of naties of th i instituti . God. |} BL. : i ¢ various institutions, ho grown worn, aged, and tired, ve ae THAT BINDS |¥°U have the degrees of A.B, big yet her faithfulness to the Cause had TT |B-S.. EL.D., ete. before you put in not diminished. Weary and broken in 1 “| [an application to # pication to teach.” Incompe- tency is @ frail bark “in the present Comp: ig health, Blest be the tie that binds she was willin ing to follow unto Our hearts in Christian love, * system,” € one delphia, Bethel A.M.E. Church and hundreds of others up in age are in great demand in the church? They are prepared to entertain their people and others alike younger than they are, only desire a chance, and they will deliver the goods—There are great men in the A\M.E. Ministry, who have labored hard in schools-and colleges, and have graduated from respectable colleges, and have their diplomas hanging upon their walls, and will cope with the best minds in the Ministry. Give them a chance and they will bring it to pass. The men who are in the lead by ac- cident, sometimes are not the best prepared intellectually, morally, nor spiritually, and God knows it, to be} true.” is If the test was put on in our ministry throughout Methodism, you would find that two-third of the ministers through- out the Connection hold no diplomas from any school, college or university. The illiteracy in the ministry is at least 75% in toto throughout the con- nection.” Some of them are not really responsible for it, but they were not able financially to better prepare them- selves. There are men even in Florida who have prepared themselves for any positions in the church and will meas- ure up to the requirement asked from records of universities, colleges and seminaries a few of them have been given degrees, which hang upon their home, and parsonage walls.—I hope to name the aspirants and others who de- sire the A.M.E. Church to know that they have prepared themselves to serve’ the connection. I would-be delighted to hear from you. that I may list your names in “my write up,” and what school or college you received your di- plomas. Just a card will suffice—Com- petency is a jewel, and should be de- sired. ‘ fo) the “pass Wor" system of teae the met a M.E, Ministry.” The Same re. ea which effects the incompetent teachers should effect the ministers of the gospel of Christ who_ havent PECs ared themselves for the modern pul- pit of theA.M.E. Church. Ofcourse God calls men to the ministry, and sends them forth, as lambs, among: wolves” and says that he “will and would” be with them. But, St. Paul “tells Timothy, to study to show him- self approved of his calling.” The re- quisite for a God’s call preacher is conversion of the soul and body” Christ said to Nichodemus, you must be born again.” After having been born from above then the call comes from God, who says, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel” and I will be with you unto the end of the world.” Searéh the scriptures for in them you have everlasting life. Go to Jerusalem and tarry there until you are endeed with the holy ghost.” Hence | admire our present Bunch of Bish- ops “whe advise the coming preachers { the A.M.E. Church to go to school and colleges, to better prepare them- selves for the modern pulpits of the Connection: Bishop R, A. Grant, is ite strict upon his young ministers evtering the Conference, and also those vno have recently entered.” He em- phasizes upon a prepared and efficient linistry in Plorida.—Bishop N. W. liams, D. H. Sims, H. Y. Tookes and others of the Bunch, are advising the ministers attend schools and colleges, that they may be the better prepared to take care‘ of the modern pulpits. But it seems unfortunate in our church that “least or Jess” prepared are the ones generally who hold the most intelligent-and classical pulpits of the modern age. Not so in every tse but in many cases, and instances throughout creation. The causes are not laid at their “hands and feet,” nor to the administration of the “Dioceses” but to those Who are carried away with friendship, relatives, buddies. Our Kids” “our this and our thats.” But the day will come when compe- tence will take the place of incompe- tency, in the ministry of the A,M.E. Church.” There is a “Certain class” of would be leaders that harp about, “old “ge and young age” in the ministry. None, age” and “college born” and “college bred” who only have a smat- ‘cring “Common school learning from some upstartwood scholarship.” They say that the older ministers should be relegated, and the young men come ‘orward and possess, creation, If I see t right common sense teaches that a young fool looks worse than an old ‘vol. Common sense tells the intelli- Sent people, that a “fool is a fool” young or old.” The yarious congre- Sations, throughout the connection wane 4 prepared preacher, pastor ‘as Presiding elder regardless to his age. hey want the ministers re will deliver t The “Competency” of Bishop R. A. Grant, H. Y. Tookes of Florida and S. L. Green, G. B. Young, M. H. Davis, ‘D. H. Sims, R. R. Wright, E. J. Howard of recent years, is why they are Bishops. And others of an un- usual competentcy will be elected to the Bishopric throughout. the connec- tion, in 1940. The following are some if the names, the church anticipate will be elected Bishops: Drs. C. A. Gibbs, J. S. Johnson, A, P. Postell, E. J. Jackson, if Flirida, J. R. But- Georgia, J. B..Butler, H. A. Carr, R. C. Walker of Texas, H. M. Collins of Calif., W. D. Miller of Oklahoma, Joseph Gomez, Frank M. Ried, D. Ward Nichols of the far away East, E. A. Adams of S.'C., J. W. Hair of Miss., J. H. Clayborn, O. A. Wilson of Ark., and others. These men I have named had unusual “competency” and ability to make good Bishops if elected. Competentcy is the “red stuff” in men, that incites to success in “any way.” financially, industrially, educa- tionally, spiritually, morally and other- : who can,/wise. The corporations, industries, Bf : he goods, every where.” | business schools, colleges, universities, ich eee ine the young creates bad = denominations, that seconds are backed Fra gs among his cpaeneeacan, even by men constituencies, of unusual com- ‘eis only. ears old—Give our petentcy, plus back-bone, nerves, guts ay Prepared stuff” throughout the‘ and stimina. God only knows what Pag and you will have ‘better jinn would do if they were careful to Taal reports, at annual conferences. | possess, that great word, in their make be is it that Revs. J. G, Robinson,‘ up. Ompetentcy in tots. No busi- Biaall W. G, Alexander, D.D., R. B. ness of worthwhile achieve success, un- on DH. P. Jones of Phila: “less its offigers have unusual compes ‘ 6 gies a tency branded in their forehead.” We hope the day will come when the church, and ministry will see men, just as they are from the point of petency instead of incompetency.” I is hiped, that God in his blessed time, will “revolutionize” the » African Church and let the “Kingdom of God” reign’ in the hearts women, and let the church go forward, to gaining ground. “Therefore let us pray for the church and ministry.” these great words. Versus Competentcies in the African Methodist Episcopal Ministry.” South Boston, Why is God’s House so old, And the yard all full of weeds? Does Jesus know just how it looks? Does He not see its needs? With cattle on a thousand hills, And heaven paved with gems, And angels, with their white robes fair | done and get instruction just how to All crowned with diadems. Why is God’s house not new, With carpets on the floor, And paint, all white like fleecy clouds With welcome portico? Why is the lawn not green With flowers planted there, ‘i And roses sweet, and hollyhocks, And Easter lilies rare? Why is His house so small, Why is God’s house so still, When we love children so; ler, A. R. Cooper, D, T. Babcock of MINERAL WELLS, TE} “Com-| The Mineral Wells District Confer tience, W. H. & F. M. Society, Stewar: : and Stewardess Boards of the|North- the ministty of | Vest Texas Annual Conference, Tenth — Episcopal Episcopal District A. M. E. Church — convened in Mt. Olive A. M. E. Church at Mineral Wells, Texas, May — 11-15, Rev. Mrs. 1. Z. Chance, enter- taining pastor; Rev. J. M., Bolden, Presiding Elder. The opening services were followed by a strong sermon subject, “Church igs Fighting” by Dr. J. G. Monroe. Love Woe Feast, Revs. C. Thomas and I. H. Hubbard. Offertory and organization followed. Only a few of the District Officers were absent at Roll-Call. An- dues and assessments collected were indeed satisfying. Annual ser- mon by Rey. C. Thomas. The subjects discussed were of great 5 importance to practical church life and be much information ecquired by all pres- ent. Educational sermon by Rev. H. oe J. Johnson. One Rey. B. C. Brock joined our ranks coming from the Bap- tist Church, was given Graham as a charge. The Missionaries leadership of Mrs. L. A. Loveand Miss, M. Frison.. The ladies were there in large numbers to hear what we had Methodist of men, and seriously consider “Incompetentcies Let the church 1036 E. Main St. Leesburg, Florida God’s House By Rev. S. H. Davis and Alton A M.E. Churches Dinniston, Harmony nual were under the be able to do more efficient work an- other year. Missionary sermon by Rey, Mrs shorn, Final brought - unspeakable joy to” Chairman and ‘his co-workers. Reports were favorable. De- reports The ministers and friends, out of ap- preciation for successful leadership gave Presiding Elder Bolden a beautiful tie and stetson hat as a token, presenta- tion by Dr. J. G. Monroe. Rey. Mrs. 1. Z. Chance was awarded a crown of honor, by Presiding Elder, And the windows dim with dust, making her queep of Mineral Wells And straight back seats, and carpet | District for having raised the highest And furnace red with rust? amount over her assessment. | The Mineral Wells District reported one hundred percent. The entertainment by Pastor Chance and friends was all It seems all closed to prattle there, | to be desired by friends and‘ brethren. And yet He loved long ago. Where is the song that thrills With prelude soft and low, And the. sacred hush that prayer, That reaches God, we know? CHATTANOOGA, TENN. follows The third quarterly conference of Quinn. Chapel A.-M. E held July 24-25. Presiding Elder, Rev. J.-M delivered the morning and night. The business session was held Mon- day night. The Presiding Elder stressed the need of helping not only foreign Church was Why is God’s house all closed Brown message While people ride afar, * To listen to the radio, And see a racing car? Why does the preacher sit, ‘With bended head and low, missions but to help the local mission, such as St. Peter at Alton Park. f While members yo a-visiting, Rey. Ed. Roundtree, pastor. ‘Total And forget God’s table so? raised last quarter, $362.73, Rey. Z. A. Brown, pastor; Mrs. H. P, New, I love thy house, O God, Secretary Her walls before Thee stand, MRS. B> A. MARTIN Dear as the apple of thine eye, ‘ A A Ne ae And grayen on thy hand. WINSTON=INTERNATIONAz BLACK FACE TYPE Beyond my highest joy, I prize her heavenly way, God’s house, God’s house, shall stand When the earth shall pass away. i ‘And if I live to be one hundred, T’ll love God’s house still, And when I close my eyes in death You may know I have gone to rest, oats ee ens ===== DSC09244.JPG ===== <a ae - PAGE FOUR and conduct. dnce by new behavior patterns | the Father Divine Movement. |League and W. H. and F. For the last few years Father|Society Convention of the Bain. The reign of God is near today | Divine has been a colorful figure | bridge District at Aelapulgus, Ga) but men by ‘their unrighteous }in Harlem. To the public how]on July 27. The Rev. D. Bolden, 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL N@GRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Catered st the Post Office ot Philadelphia, Pa, as Second-Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. EZ BOOK CONCERN 716 3. NINETEENTH ST. Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS: lows. exploitation? ims, President Davis, Vice-president Manager ingleton, Editor end all matter for Publication to ecorder, 716 ia, Pa and present sins. +H f t a a a a Weekly Thought fooleele eee hd power, ungodly striving for place 3aal of money + their hearts are far from me.” No Minister EERE, “2 d up a Parish ; o-operation| HUGHES AND CORRIGAN rship. Any Minister 4 Scarcely had Hughes landed his [COM to naught. 1¢ has | airplane on his return from a feline | Found-the-globe flight within a |, little over three days that a young [rish lad startled the world by flying from New York over the i Weekly Poem detest fete Et i dangerous Atlantic Ocean in a | RRR RRRREEEE EEE EH record-breaking non-stop flight. The man’s NOT BY BREAD ALONE ture and natural forces, ‘ormer is a demonstration of | dan of Western University School A increasing conquest of na-|of Religion is studying during], Time |the Summer Quarter at the Uni- acts delay and postpone its reali-|his real estate and business deals] pastor, Rev. F. Moore, Presiding sation. They are still on the brute ]are financed is a mystery. ‘i level of inhumanity to their fel-|recent publicity has come as the ; What is in their hearts}result of his having purchast an outflows in social action. Whenfestate at Krum Elbow, across }ders reported $7,102 at the meet. will men turn away from war,|the racial prejudice, selfishness and | Roosevelt’s home. li the day of God is ever to come there must be]be faulty, but his economics may|The presiding bishop and presj- personal and group repentance.}not be tabled without discussion. |dent of the Board of Trustees jg {t must begin in the Church.|He believes in economic self-suf-|G. B. Young. Too often our chief concern is] ficiency, industry and thrift, hon- ourselves, and not the group. The | Elder. Hudson from ’ President]ing of the Board of Trustees during the recent commencen)ent, Father Divine’s theology may |according to Dr. R. S. Jenkins. esty and high level of morality. | SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JULY he church has great possibilities |He believes in one race, the hu-]31, the members of Metropolitan o. 19th Street,| but will have to repent of past}man race. Color is no criterion} African M: I. Church, Washing- Passion for}of membership. Father Divine|ton. D. C., dedicated a memorial »|believes in peace. He is a pro-|to their late pastor, Dr. William coveteousness and the modern |phet of a new day and is showing | Henry Thomas at Mt. Ziom Ceme- “This people |some old, hide-bound, pharisaical]tery, Baltimore, Md. honoreth me with their lips but | Christian denominations _ their He may be a false prophet.| THE REV. P. C. WILLIAMS, Of that time will take care. “If|Pastor of Bethe! Church, Harris- the movement be of God it will }burg, Penna., is a Chaplain in the succeed, if it be of satan it will] United States Army Officers Re- He that is not ,Setve. He has just returned from sins. powered, modernly equipt against us is for us. History is Re. Howard, Md) -Wiieie ue att the Baaleaehree fourteen days of active service 000 and reports a very interesting AREER EEE? | encampment. Af the Sunday le . services he spoke on ‘Winning Pointed Points your world—at what price,” and “Eliminating the weeds.” PRESIDENT FRED D. JOR-| THURSDAY EV ENING ugust 11 a reception and banquet as tendered the Rey. A. C, San- be ai iL eg and space yield to the ingenuity |versity of Chicago Divinity Souci ee a ia ind with the dole} 2! ™@" and modern science. The | School. ark, New J ; ee James, ¥ d thy soul latter is an epic and an inspira- ea ee tion. No wealth, no great scien-| ST, PAUL, LEXINGTON, | Rh RREREREEH ER RRR Ree a ees oa ne cafe, great heart. In | Kentucky is succeeding admirably t “yl orrigan we see the crossing of |under the pastoral leadership of The Churchman + , bikie ies tact new frontiers and catch a glimpse | Dr, T. M. Greene, sometime presi- oa : t é saticd keahetion “iui of Rixinr. rata dent of Shorter College in Arkan- Afield i -. a he ai of modern man’s |sas, The modern parsonage was Heeb bbebebbebet py ; fe 2] . " ae a ra bree and his use | built under the pastorate of Frank On Sunday morning last the a. sy Fises tse iw ame whieh era the ees Peery Madison Reid. man was al speaker at Mt. Pisgah wacflen ve eae generations did not possess the ever present, colossal problem [bette et bttetedetfenteteforfetfnfntnne Editorials Ate tetete tet eteteteforerbnbente bef REPENT YE neighbors remains, From the same plane which carried Hu and his brave the earth on a mission of peace might visit as m drop destructive bombs on de- The reign of God is at hand. [fencetece ase: sys This hoy dk anes alae ane "hac, and kill innocent Herald's preaching in the vicinity | men The. o stoi of Jordan. Jesus began his active | ang Corrigaty a i : mi ry by sounding the same four Horeanla oe aoe note, There must of necessity | will not ride in th be a change of mind, a change ii they will fly, at Gacy “THE DIVINE” MOVEMENT of heart from the old life to the new, from formal religion to vital religion, from interest in the law to interest in men and persons, Within tivoted nsec The new order is oncoming. But ‘ ‘ uutive days : . the influ ‘f ‘ men must show signs of repent-| has aives haba bin Space of living together as Ph.D., of Wilberforce University : : ghes |the summer at Columbia Univers- companions around ity. He resides with the Rev.|R any places and |City, N. uP women and old|widow of the beloved and la- of Hughes,| mented Prof, J. W. Morris, at Jersey City, New Jersey. He sub- stituted for Bishop D. H. Sims who was in the mid-west at’ Chicago and Louisville. PROF. MILTON WRIGHT, is doing research work during The pastor of Mt. Pisgah is the ev. H. A. Garcia, a Wilberforcean and Mrs. H. A, Garcia of Jersey }and one of our premier pastors. His work moves forward nicely. It was a pleasure to visit his church and fine family, The Churchman met many friends and a relative. He knew Mrs. Charles Butler-Bennett, daughter of of |the Rey. E. P. Butler of South Caro- MRS. ELLA R. MORRIS, THE of The | Allen University, Columbia, South | ina. and Mrs. Hooper, former students n of the Apocalypse |Carolina and matron is spending |** ae % xt war, but }the summer with her daughter, ‘ : On the trip afield the Churchman M ip a the urehma rs, Ola Ross in Flushing, New was privileged to motor) with Secretary vor. She spent a few days in|and Mrs, E. A. Selby, and daughter. Philadelphia as guest of Bishop |At a special afternoon service the and Mrs. D. H, Sims. Secretary-Treasurer of the Sunday School Union delivered an address to ELNA L, NICHOLS ON RE. an oppreciative audience. — ee Ports @ successful Sunday Scheol,' Returning to - Philadelphiq the i "i ‘ THE TEXAS PRESIDING EL. Church where~Presiding Elder ae Patterson had just delivered the Lai sermon. The Holy Communion was administered. While at Jersey City, the Church- man had a pleasant chat with Prof. Milten Wright, PF.D., of Wilberforce | University. He is studying and doing research work at Columbia University, One of the most delightful experi- ences which the Churchman has is to visit the brethren and to see the church in acts of worship, and in acts of work. One Monday night he was at Trinity, Baltmore and saw $1,241.60 in cash reported and laid on the table. The following Monday night he presided at an official board ameeting. Contact with the church must be kept. ° ‘ ‘ The Churchman is. of the opinion that hundreds of ministers and visitors will go to Kittrell for the meeting of the Bishops and Connectional Council. The Churchman has received a post card view-from Basutoland of “natives working in the fields.” It was sent by President A. J. White. Before assuming the presidency of Wilber- force Institute in South Africa he was a professor in Wilberforce Uni- versity. CORRECTION ops Council Bulletin should have been “Inspirer of Men.” It was by Bishop M. Hf. Davis. BISHOP D. H. SIMS Missionary Institute And Youth Parley HELO AT BORDENTOWN ’ MAN- UAL TRAINING SCHOOL ‘uly 27th, 28th and 29th, 1938 The first Missionary Institute and|Clara Harris of Baltimore, Macylan Youth Parley, of the African Methodist |the connectional corresponding secre- Episcopal Church, First Episcopal Dis-|tary was the principle speaker. trict, was held at Bordentown Manual |address was so convincing and inspir- Training aitd Industrial School, Borden- | ing, town, New Jersey, July 27th, 1938. ‘ authors of the institute, directed the|Mrs. Harris stated that she would be management from the beginning to the | pleased to grant the Bishop’s request. end of the session. largely attended by members of the | tary of missions, gave a demonstration | @S2OS OS SPOS OSS OOS In the previous number of the Chris- | followed by a few minutes of relax- tien Recorder the caption of the edi-|ation, with torial which was taken from the Bish-] rooms, and others on the campus. THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER. Bishop and Mrs. D. H. Sims, co-|der that others may be able to read it. The institute was| At 8:00 Dr. L. L. Berry, the secre- first district, and was epoch making in | in moving pictures of South Africa, the fields of missions. The program] which added much to the meeting. was carried out according to schedule,}| Mrs. D. H. Sims was in charge of with the registration beginning at|the summer school, and is supervisor of nine a.m., and all instructors’ present,|the Mite Missionary work of the en- who took charge of their classes. They|tire First Episcopal District. She were as follows: thanked every one who in any way had Mrs. Carolyn Thomas—Missionary | contributed towards the school of mis- Administration-Finance. * _ {sion to make it a success. Mrs. Pauline Williams—Economic| ,Both Bishop and, Mrs. Sims worked Security. untiringly, even though the wéather was Mr. Elbert Berry—Getting along|very hot. We are very proud of them, with other people. ; and are looking forward to the next Miss Gladys Holmes—Youth’s attitude } school. f toward war. r MRS. MARY WARD, Reporter Miss Alexzina Washington—Christian Stewardship. Rey. Solomon Porter Hood—Youth and Politics. Rev. G. E. Matthews—Christian educatioh and the alcohol problem. Dr. L. L. Berry—Foreign work of the A.M.E. Church. Chapel assembled at 12:00, with Rev. Hill in charge of devotions. Mrs. Owen, wife of the pastor of Chester, Pa., directed the music, with Mrs. Edna Gullins presiding at instrument. Dr. J. F. Vanderhorst introduced our own Bishop D. H. Sims who gave a very interesting address, stating that Mrs. C. S. Thomas, gave him the inspir- ation. Dinner was served promptly, and was The New Jersey Conference Branch Convention The New jersey’Conference Branch Mite Missionary Society, opened its regular session at Bordentown Manual Training Industrial school July 26, 1938. After a very spiritual devotion, an interesting sermon was delivered by Miss Fannie E. Morris, evangelist of Jersey City, New Jersey. Her theme was “Giving the best we have.” The President, Mrs. Caroline Thomas, commented Mrs. Morris for sermon, and stated that at no time had the con- vention heard a more thoughtful mes- sage. Mrs. S. H. Barker, of Trenton, New Jersey, secretary-treasurer of On Thursday at eight o'clock, an |young people’s department led in sing- excellent program was rendered by |ing “I am going through,” and “When the young people, conducted by Rey. |I come to the end of my journey.” David D. Davis, of the New England|Mrs. J. C. Frazier of Vineland, pre- Conference. The participants were: |sided at the instrument. The Rev. Rev. John Collier, Ja., pastor at West-|Shaw, a native of South Africa, was field, New Jersey, Miss Alberta Dyer, | Presented and addressed the audience, Chester Pa., Miss Roxieanne Cooper, closing with a poem, composed by him- Miss Marion Tripps, of the West Phil- | self, entitled “Cloths.” adelphia Conference Branch, Miss} The following persons were present- Minnie Burnett, of the Philadelphia |cd: Dr. R. B. Smith, of Camden-Tren- Conference Branch, Mrs. Adele Emery, | ton District, Dr. J. F. Vanderhorst of of Bethel Church, of New Haven and |the New Brunswick District. Mrs. S. Mrs. Florence Wilson. Shaw, wife of Rev. Shaw, Rev. M. M. The summary was given by Dr. Solo- | Ward. of Atlantic City, Rev. W. A. mon Porter Hood, remarks by Bishop | Dorsey, Woodbury, New Jersey, Rev. some retiring to their D. H. Sims. Warrick, of Newark, New Jersey. The The followings are conference minutes were read by Secretary, Mrs. branches, that participated in the pa- Ada Anderson, of Morristown, New geant, and the countries they repre-|Jersey. The same adopted. The roll sented: was called and reports were good. 1., The Philadelphia Conference | Mrs. M. S: C. Beckett was presented, Branch—Sweden, Turkey, American, }@"d made a very fine talk, on the Italy, Scotland, Mexico, China, Russia,, school of mission, the first Episcopal India, West Africa, Etheophia. district. 2. New England Conference Branch The New Jersey Conference Branch —Spain. has the honor of being the first to start 3. New Maries onterence Branch—| the school of mission, and now the in- India. spiration has spreaded throughout the 4. New Jersey Conference Branch? | West and other sections. : Holland, England, Korea, Japan. The Miss Bunker, of the Philadelphia 5. New York Conference Branch—| Conference Branch was present, and ant Atricay american.” made remarks. Miss Alexiana Wash- Friday morning, the classes re-as- ington, a graduate of Wilberforce Uni- epihierh anthnedded enthusiasms ss At versity, and now a teacher at Shaw H i Birthday Greetings REV. J. E. THOMAS Presiding Elder South Carolina REV. E.. H. BEARD Washington, D. C. REV. IRA J. GAMBLE Lynchburg, Virginia REV. J. LEO POTTINGER Camden. New Jersey MISS MAGGIE O’BAILEY Avery Chapel Memphis, Tenn. MRS. ADA K. GRIFFIN Murphy A. M. E. Church Chester, Penna. MISS JESSIE METTS CHILDS.. Cincinnati, Ohio anna en =o =) PERSONALITIES nn ee ELECTED LAY DELEGATE SOUTH FLORIDA CONFERENCE John W. Brothers of Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, Melbourne, Fla., was elected one of the lay delegates at the Electoral College at Gifford, Fla.; to represent the South Florida Conference at the General Conference 1940 Mr. Brothers was born of a pioneer Are MA CE, He attended Ed- ward Waters College for ten years, fin- ishing in the class 1928. He is a trus- tee and steward of Allen Chapel, 31 years old, married and the father of jone child. family Washington’s address was so thrilling that it brought tears to the eyes of the audience, especially those who had similar experiences The following ministers were pre- sented: Presiding Elder W. H. King 11:30, all assembled for chapel, with | University gave a very beautiful synop- Mrs. Carolina Thomas presiding. Mrs. | S!8 of her experience in Little Rock, di Arkansas, where she has served as teacher. Miss Washington told of the Her | tremendous sacrifice made in Arkansas of the Newark District, Rev. W. C. Cook, of Pensauken, New Jersey, Rey. J. L. Pottinger, of Camden, New Jer- sey, Rev. F. R. Stevenson, of Free- hold, New Jersey, Rev. S. T. Boyd, of Salem, New Jersey, Mr. A. P. White during her stay, but praised God for that the Bishop asked her to put the opportunity to serve her church, the same in printed pamphlets, in or- which. made her what she is. Miss of Plainfield, New Jersey. MRS. MARY WARD, Reporter ===== DSC09245.JPG ===== THE CHRISTI We had a most pleasant motorcade, visiting n of the work. Everywhere and especially from B. M. E « cordial recep- by their Gen- he had made upon them Toronto and ending at Windsor. y secty RRR Young People’s Page | ei | went I ministers, Pheard of t tion « ing a committee, 4 CHILD'S PRAYER Superintendent Dawson to Conference this of further dis- of the two branches We ¢ the people had never Ontario n Canada visited ythers where one ce the time of Bishop lane ! was favorably impressed with at desk my in { find some more con- repair work at Wil- South wledging thei Africa, and am ng them to the list of names already \ vese names will later Wright together with he has promised * their contribu the church papers Paul, $10.00 3.00 harleston, St Mic Holt. Rockford, It uler, Melissa Chap INAPPY STORIES y Society, Litch THAT DOES QUIET THEM A BIT Yiung, .Collinsville, Randolph, Cairo, Ill Collins, Davenport, Majors, Clinton, Ia { Saunders, Muncie, Mounds. Til aborn Detroit 1.00 Johnson, Mt Chester, Il Metropolis, 1,00 5.00 Has 2.00 S) ell, Marion, Ind A DIFFERENT METHOD KINGFISHER, OKLA. AN RECORDER Rev. W. M. Henry, the highly es- teemed pastor of Kingfisher Circuit de- livered the message Wednesday even- ing, Theme: “Christ the source of life and light.” It vas very impressive spiritually . Many responded with “Glory Hallelujahs”. On Thursday in his usual manner of conducting affairs the Presiding Elder gave official in- struction to the Convention, magnify- ing a number of important points in the history of the church. The associate Presiding Elder, brought forth new and encouraging ideas concerning the working and management of the After devotions the routine of At high noon the Con- many church business began. vention listened to a gospel message by | Rev. R. C. Douglass of Hobart Sta. Theme: “Personal Evangelism.” The Presiding Elder of the Guthrie District, Rev. C. C He also brought greetings from his Dis- Hicks brought wise council, trict Thursday afternoon, the Allen Chris- tian Endeavor Leacue rendered an Ex- tremely interesting program. which all enjoyed immensely. Mrs. L. P. Smith, president was at her best. Going into the evening service Rev. Hicks preach- ed. Theme—“Inccuragement.and pray- ere? Friday Mrs. M. M. Vance, presided, beginning with the youths program composed of papers and discussions. These young people Interest and produced many worthwhile and instructive Papers. Closing, Presiding Elder A. D. Burton made some very timely remarks. Ad- monishing the young ‘people to study and learn the facts about the church and its active workers including Bish- ops, Missionaries and General Officers. Afternoon the W. H. & F. M. Society had their say and the happy hours in- sued. It was really a high day in Zion. With the spiritual fire standing at par. Everybody was happy and the service was climaxed by the rendition of the annual address by tae District President Mrs. M. M. Vance, Subject “Peace.” Election of District Officers. The was Missionary day aroused much District Tri-Convention Institute convened at Fred- uly 13-17, with the Rey. rton, Presiding Elder, presid- with his corps of pastors and soldiers : | Tramp! Tramp! Listen! Can't you hear Grogs |v AN OCCASIONAL LETTER walked abreast as fy Bishop JA Lawton District coming, being lead Herculean leader, who displays uch as is required to solve in- oroblems, ead on by this stal- eneral, the people have a mind Ne companied by his Colleague Re J. H. Hall, presiding elder of the | Oklahoma City District, they are putting eat program spiritually, social- ¢ Methodiam anc ind financially, The work began ble anion. Finding jr | Tuesday night when the focal pastor, a “iY at thar time 1 | Res Sister Cc S. Clark, her members A er fo represent |and friends executed a very inspiring awe speak for our | program of weleome Wednesday 10 le 1 Canada, which reall / \. M. the Convention peogle opened tire " Missionary De. | with devotions conducted by Rev w. arime |M. Henry. This started the spiritual ast week, accompanied by Reve J. }fire aburning Opening sermon by ", G. W.. Baber of Detron. | Rev. J. H. Hall Theme “Intercessory. Re \ Williams af tiae, Pre. | Prayer.” It wasa master-piece deliver. : dors Perry and Jones and Rev, [ed in a masterly way. The Revs. Hen- t Windsar, P made an itinerary | ety and Davis conducted a general Love Canadian work, beginning at | Feast Everybody appeared happy. evening devotions were conducted by Rev.R. C. Douglass and Prayer was offered by our little giant pastor at Law- ton Station, Rev. W. D. Davis and Oh! Didn’t he pray. Rey. J. H. Hall still on the scene to help get everything well done. Per request of Presiding Elder Burton, brought a second message Tues- day evening, this too was a great dyna- mo of the spirit. Theme—‘Secking a City”. Saturday the entertaining pas- tor put on a convention picnic for those who would stay and Participate in the greater Sunday service, Beginning with a Modef Sunday School conducted by Miss Emma Weaver, District Super- intendent Elect. $0.70 was the collec- tion. The climaxing service Was ren- dered at eleven o'clock when the Pre- siding Elder, Rev. A. D, Burton, like a belching cannon came forth and de- livered jin thundering tones a firy ser- mon. Theme—“A supreme and def- finite opportunity.” This service closed the Convention. The financial side js sweet to think of, total receips $105.50. M. M. VANCE. ce COLUMBIA, LA. The third quarterly conference of the Monroe District was held July 16-17, Rev. George Jones, pastor, with the Presiding Elder, the Rev. G. T. Stin. son. The quarter was carried out in a A.M. Sunday, the subject was : “Count. ing our Religion by percentage” foung St. Matt. 13:2-9. “is The trustees had no indebtedness oy the Church, had built a three room par. sonage, and it is clear of expense at Columbia, There was also ajoint meet_ ing by the A. M. E. and St. Paul Bap. tist Church Sunday night. The two Missionary Societies rendered a pro. gram. The Rey. A. Ward preacheq the sermon. The collection was $6.09 and was divided between our Mission. aries. Tuesday evening there was a joint meeting, the A. M. E. and the white M. E. South back to St: Paul which was well entertained. The M. E.'; gaye us a nice program. and. inspiring thoughts that we could all remember Collection was $3.90 * MRS. MELOMEE SIGUST RICH SQUARE, N. C. The third quarterly onference of. the Rocky Mount District held in June at St. John A. M. E. Church was @ suc- cess. Rev, R. E. Ligon, pastor; Dr G. W. Larkins, Presiding Elder, ‘ Dr. Larkins always brings a message of cheer to his congregation. His aler; mind and his active energy have never allowed him to settle down into anything so dull and unprogressive as a rut, He has the love of his people. MRS. ESSIEL. SCOTT FUNERAL SERVICES > The Morticians’ Associations at the request of various organizations of min isters, has passed resolutions to th effect that on and after Sept. Ist caskets will not be opened in the Churches dur ing the funeral services. Arrangements will have to be made With the church authorities and- the morticians to permit remains to be viewed before the church service, in cases where ne cessary, but when the service begins the casket is closed and will remain closed. ~ gies We are also advised that all“Lodges will be requested to hold their services at the home or undertaking parlor be fore the regular church funeral service, and that, persons who are not members fof the church will be charged an extra fee; collected by the undertaker and payable to the officiating minister. The purposes served by the proposed arrangements are many but persons interested, desire to save time and save relatives from unnecessary strain, and to make funeral services more orderly and dignified—Mother Bethel Bulletin, Philadelphia, Pa. et ce eT WHAT TO READ “God's great love to man” .....\P8. 8 “Happy state of the godly”. ..,.Ps. 1 “The Security of God's protection eres Pe 3 “David prayeth against his ene- Miles i20/ Tis ees d ee hae “X citizen of Zion described” ..Ps, 15 “The Psalmist's confidence in COE eis erin, Pa 20 # The: Chitreh a: . cco: Seu, tu Pa, 20 “God's glory seen in the creation & Ps. 10 ' ‘ Christian spirit. fe preached at 1) _ ¢ ALLEN CHRISTIAN ¥ ENDEAVOR LEAGUE 7 TOPIC FOR AUGUST 21 ——— The Land Where Jesus Lived (A Series of Four Meetings) 3. Why the Jordan i i. Famous River? Mark 1:4-11 The Topic Introduced ; One Sunday morning when a number of small children were presented by their parents at the altar of the church for consecraticn ad baptism, te min- icter went along the line with the bap- tismal bowl in his hand, stopping at each child in turn. When he caire to one infant, however, he laid aside the bowl, and took from the child’s father a small bottle from which he poured out water on his hands and then placed them on the child’s head. The water in the bottle had been carefully saved for this occasion, having been brought by another relative trom the Rives Jor- dan in Palestine. It meant a great deal to the parents to have their child bap- tized in water from, this famous and sacred river, whos? waters had once set‘ aside Jesus Christ for the work of His holy ministry. But the Jordan is tfa- mous for other things as well. Facts About the Jordan : Four small mountain streams unite to form the Jordan River. In the course of its progress to the Dead Sea, the river includes two lakes,—the s:naller being Lake Huleh, the larger. being the Sea of Galilee (sometimes called Lake Tiberias) . The better known part of the river is that between the Sea of Galilee and ihe Dead Sea. This is a distance of 65 miles, but the river winds back and forth to make its course much Iunger. Along its banks there is heavy vegeta- tion, and because the climate is very hot parts of the valley are almost a jungle. The river is from_three to ten feet deep, and from one hundred to two hundred feet. wide In ancient times there were no. bridges, but at places there were fords, or shallow places, Where the river could be crossed. Reports of the Juniors (The Juniors who have had assign- ments will briefly tell the things which they have found. Certain to be included 4s Important events connected with the Jordan are the following.) 1. Jacob crossed the Jordan on an ‘ventful fourney (Gen. 32:10). 2, The people of Israel went across the Jordan by a miracle as they came ‘nto the Promised Land (Josh. 3:1-17) 3. Naaman the leper bathed in Jor- dan's waters and was cleansed.—(2 } Kings 5:14.) | 4. John the Baptist baptized in the Jordan, cae 5. Jesus Christ was baptized in the Jordan (Matt. 3 :6, 13-17). lans for the Week : If the making of a raised may was Started a week ago there will now be ee interest in completing it, because of ‘e new knowledge of the famous river. ne or more sessions in map-making Should be planned. = Daily vy, hi , ces THE CHRIS M,, Aug. 15. Jacob crossed the Jordan. Gen. 32:10. . Thy Aug. 16. John preached near the Jordan. Matt. 3:1-6. W, Aug. 17. Jesus was baptized in the Jordan. Matt. 3:13-17. T., Aug. 18. Joshua and Israel crossed the Jordan. Josh. 4:15-18. sf F., Aug. 19. Jordan watered a fertile plain. Gen. 13:10. Sy Aug. 20. Elijah hid near Jordan. ‘I Kings 17 ;1-2. Sun., Aug. 21 Topit—Why the Jordan Is a Famous River. Mark 1:4-11. —Christian Endeavor World, nese oS ak ok JUNE GRADUATE ACCEPTS POSITION AT ALMA MATER 1 Rev. Henry Blufard Butler,Jr. form- er assistant pastor of Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Washington, D. C. and at present time pastor of Rethel A.M.E. Church, Denton, Maryland, has accepted a position at Allen Uni- versity, Columbia, S. C. as Associate Professor in the Department of The- ology and instructor of Philosophy in the college, j Rev. Butler is a graduate of Allen University in the class of 1929, when he received his A.B. degree. In June, 1938, he graduated from the School EVANGELIST TIAN RECORDER of Religion, Howard University, with the B.D. degree. While a student at both Allen and Howard Universities, Rey. Butler, maintained a very high scholastic record. His dissertation for his B.D. degree was, “Baalism and Yahwehism as Revealed in an Analy- tical Study of the Pentateuch.” He organized and became the first president of the Allen, University Club of Washington, D. C. Im November, 1937 he represented tht School of Re- ligion.at Auburn, N. Y. in the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Inter-Semi- nary Movement of the Middle Atlantic States. “He was ordained in the A. M. E.*Church in 1937. He is married and a member of the Baltimore Annual Conference. At present he lives in Denton, Maryland. His new duties be- gin September 15th, 1938. BIRMINGHAM, ALA, The Third Quarterly Conference of St. James A.M.E. Church, Avondale, was opened at 7:30 P.M. Friday night, with Dr, P. T. Mattherson, Presiding Elder in charge. The meeting proceeded according to order; and was a great success both spiritually and financially. Our church is doing commendable WATCH THIS SPACE! WE HAVE RENTED THIS SPACE FROM THE MANAGER OF THE BOOK CONCERN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. ....FROM TIME TO TIME AN- NOUNCEMENTS WILL APPEAR HERE, TELLING OF THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE WE ARE HOLDING REVIVALS OR CON- DUCTING SPECIAL SERVICES..... ALSO, SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCE- ’ MENTS TOUCHING OUR ACTIVI- TIES IN WORKING OUT A PRO- GRAM OF “CHURCH EXTENSION HEMMINGWAY, AND EVANGELIS ” WITH SECT. WILL APPEAR IN THIS SPACE.....SEND ALL MAIL 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa. N. H. JELTZ, District Evangelist (1st. Dist.) and special Church Extension Agent. -. PAGE SEV: work, under the leadership of our pastor, Rev. A. W. Patterson. i At 11 o'clock A. M. Sunday Dr. ~ Mattherson came forth with a soul stirring sermon, from Revelations 22:4, — Subject “They shall see His face and His name shall be in their foreheads.” Amount raised this quarter $943.10. Dr. P. T. Mattherson, Presiding Elder. i Dr. A. W. Patterson. pastor. He is leading the North Conference, (Mrs.) Sallie H. Jones, Par The Best Results Try an “Ad” | Christian Recorder | Snecial Monthly or Yearly Rates | Revive Interest Stimulate Enthusiasm By putting a new A. M. E. Music Hymnal in the hand of every Choir Member at these Un- usually low prices. One Doz. — $12.00 Single Copy —_— $ 1.25 Half Doz — $ 6.50 A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN aT eee es PROGRESS A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced-methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his predecessor. As the result of this advancement, the public re ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. Phila,, Pa PHONE: GER. 0585 ===== DSC09246.JPG ===== BY CARRIE National Evangelist New York City, July 28, 1938. My dear co-workers in the gospel grateful to the Almighty Darling Son Jesus for re > me a reasonable amount of th those who were s¢ ¢ the tour across the Contin want to extend my came of every thing pos to my res the trial of sib cing led by the aid st January 6th good bye le messag did not ean is, I did not ead ingelist Hoof ake the dust off go on a littl farther Steelton, Pa. In eclton, Pa. at jhe Monumental A J. C. Spivey 1 the heavy lect hills The and all de ht they had been on Carlilse, Pa Rev, J. H Pa. at Bethel A. MoE Queen was pastor, late in the afternoon the streets make it possible for many use al r with | ting and } ZeTO T. HOOPER Author and Composer | Wayman Chapel A. M. E. Church At Wayman Chapel where the Rev- Coston is pastor, I enjoyed the -|J. D ure as well as a duty to serve in r} th ery large church on a very, very cold night and the wind was blowing strong. but I left the message just the same Olive A. M. E. Church Olive I found a high spiritual Mt At Mt congregation being pastored by the Rev. H. Pool, whom I found to be a great leader and filled with the spirit of the Almighty. I visualized the work which Olive and I feel that time come when Mount e will of the greatest hes in our connection. s doing at Mt will be one Turner's Memorial A. M. E. Mission At Turner's Memorial Bowens Av there I was received by the Rev. J. L. Wingate, the leader of this flock. A man who seems to be doing best to lead this flock victory. They gladly re- ved the message and did their very Ip me continue my journey. the journey that laid before me, I bid Chicago good-bye. The weather continued to be very cold, the | thermometer seven below but I went on-a little farther to Moines. Towa. Upon my arrival re, I went to the parsonage of the St. Paul A. M. E. Church. There I found the well prepared clergyman. the ev. R. WH. Hackley. There’T stayed g and feasting until the Sabbath. Mission on his on to Rea registered Des Bethel A. M. E. Church \t Bethel A. M. E. Church in Des Moines, IT found a very lovely church ind congregation heing pastored by the l and covered with ice there T found a highly spiritual sur ere, T served, left the mes ourneyed on Pittsburgh, Pa In Pittsburgh, Pa., at Bethel A M E. Church, Wylie Ave., where I found Rev. H. BR. Gantt pastor. There T found the great old famous church with ite beautiful decorations and spacious anditoriam, There I served, leaving the message which T have been given to teach all nations, After visiting the Ministerial All ance T said good by to Pittsburgh and journeyed on Chicago, It Upon my arrival in Chicago T found my way to the home of the Hon, Rey. A. Wayman War eall Bishop Ward Conference d, whom we expect to after the next General At once T was given per- Mission to render service at the great Bethel A. M. E. where he is pastor, | alse served at the following churches in Chicago, MM, ; Rev. W. H. Thomasson. There I erved and left the message and jour- neyed on to Kansas City. Mo. Kansas City, Mo. When T arrived in Kansas City, T got in touch with the Rev. Carl Flipper, pastor of that great Ehenezer A. M. E. Church with its many members. I wish to sincerely thank the Rev. Flipper for his kindness, also T want to extend my many thanks to Mid West Temple No. 120, Daughters of I.R.P O.E.of W. of Kansas for their kindness to me— there. T stayed cight days and journey- ed on to Tucumcari, New Mexico, Tucumcari, New Mexico THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER. and that if I could get a chance I would like to hold revival services the next day. He told me there were only about fifty or sixty colored people in the town, and he could not tell me anything ‘ about the church work—but if I would go down the road in a certain direction and turn to my left, I would find a colored man name John Wilson, and he could tell me about the churches. I left my traveling bag in the ticket of- fice with the agent, took my brief case and started down the road, finally I reached Mr. Wilson's home. I was re- ceived with great hospitality. He told me there were 2 Missions there, a Bap- tist and a C. M. E. He continued giving me an idea of what the town consisted of, by saying: There’s just a few colored people here, and he sent his Mexican daughter-in-law with me to see the officials of the Missions who, only lived a short distance across the field. At the home of these officials I was received and extended the privilege of speaking to them the next day. : My escort, the little Mexican girl brought me back to the home of Mr. Wilson where I was to stay. Mr. Wilson’s home was the only house there, that is among the colored people that had a floor, the others were adobe huts mostly butlt flat on the ground—it was just dark when we returned. The sur- roundings were very quaint and the felicity of home began to steal over me. Isat in the big old fashion kitchen and rocked the home made cradle of the Mexican baby while its mother cooked. Mr. Wilson came to and fro through a door that led out the back way. Finally he came in and said to me. Madam, you will be perfectly safe here at my house. I don’t belong to any church, but most all the church people come here to my dance hall. T stayed, teaching Mr. Wilson and his [ house hold the gosnel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ seven days. On the eighth day being led by the Holy Spirit I started out again enroute to Almagordo, New Mexico. Almagordo, New Mexico I arrived in the town about 8:40 P. M. When I got off the train I looked around to see if there were any one around I could get to carry me to a minister’s home whose’name had been given me in the town I had just come from. Standing around the station were some Mexicans. I-asked them if they could direct me to the home of Rev. Weaver. One by stander said, he was sorry, but, he did not know him. I paused for a few moments, then I realized if I could get to the colored neighborhood, I could find him as I was told he had lived there for a long time and was known. I then asked, what direction did the colored people live? T was told and I started in that direc- tion. Every thing was Strange and quaint, my traveling bag aad brief case seemed to grow heavier. I did not go very far before I came to a filling sta- tion, the manager, a former Texas cow boy was standing out side near the side walk. I asked hint if he could tell me where a colored preacher name Rey. T arrived in Tucumeari fate Saturday , Weaver lived, he said he was sorry but, afternoon road station, T went to the ticket office and asked him if there were any colored churches there, I then told who I was Upon my arrival at the raif- he was a former cowboy who had re- cently come from Texas. I told him who I was and he advised me it would not be safe to walk down dark, after I left that block he told me the best thing for you to do is to get the law which meant the High Sheriff to carry me to the preacher’s house. He told me if I cared to I could wait inside by the fire until he came which was about every half of an hour. I accepted the invitation and went in, where there was a cold stove burn- ing nicely. Finally a watchman from next door came in and stood beside the stove, he took from his pocket a gun almost-as long as my arm from the hand to the wrist. He changed it from one pocket to another. The former cow boy said to me, you'ye heard about the West, haven’t you? | said yes. But I don’t believe every- thing I’ve heard. Just then two ladies, white drove up. They were served and went away, but soon returned be- hind their car I saw a big gray contrap- tion, it resembled a car but I saw there was only a seat in for one. I looked again and I saw “t entrance was in through a backdoor. I realized this was the High Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico. 2 The former cowboy put my bags in to the car that was driven by the ladies and I got in our car followed this contraption driven by the High Sheriff. © _We did not go far but made several turns and we came to a house and the Sheriff stopped his car, got out opened the gate and knocked very heavy on the door and said this is the place. I got out and thanked them and by that time Sister Weaver was at the door in side saying, who is it, who is it? I answered by: saying, its Evangelist Hooper from New York City. She quickly opened the door, made a fire in the heater and got my bed ready as it was then about eleven P. M. She told me that she would be going to work early the next morning, but would probably return before I got up. She said she would lock the front door but if I want to go I could get out the back way. The next morning when I got up I found kindling wood and matches at my door to make a fire. After I made a fire I took an inventory of the kitchen’ I found nothing eatable. I remembered she said she would return and fix my breakfast. As I gazed out of the window upon a very high mountain that seemed to be near, I saw her coming. She brought many kinds of good food and she began to cook and talk., She told me on herway to work she went to the home of Rev. G. W. Brown, pastor of Orange Chapel A. M. E. Mission and told him of my arrival. She also said he would call t@see me.’ : Soon after the saw mill whistle blew at twelve o'clock noon for the laborers to eat lunch, Rev. Brown who was employed at the mill rushed to the home of Rev. Weaver to see me. Thera are three colored churches in that city and they are very neighborly. Wherever a big affair is at one, the others join in and the three churches have one big service at one church. It was arranged for me to speak at our church, Orange A. M. E. Mission Sunday morning, 11 A. M. and at.3 P. M. at the C. M. E. Church. After this arrangement, Rey. Brown rushed back to the Saw. Mill and promised to THE CHRISTI after his working hours. | famous Street there for good times, The news of the New York Evangelist in my mind it s perhaps similar to some . in town had spread wide, it was of the places like where the Prodigal dat afternoon and the visitors be- |Son spent his money in riotous living. 1 to come in to look me over. The next day Wednesday, the pastor yi vas made very comfortable by|went from house to house telling the » Weaver and Sister G. W. Brown. | faitfhul ones that I would begin a Re- By of fire wood was kept in my } vival that night. Each night the crowd es I would not be cold. grew larger and larger. On Sunday fter the day was over and I hadJit was impossible to seat the people, tired the Holy Spirit revealed to me}There God manifested His power ny work would be finished there through me, where I spoke to Indians, Wednesday night. The Lord blessed Mexicans, White qnd Colored people. ny work and Friday’ I bid the dear | Being warned in a dream I journyed bres who had been like a mother to me, jon. ood bye and journeyed on. + : ; | arrived in Phoenix Saturday after-] Very tired and worn I arrived in, El Phoenix, Arizona Centro late in the afternoon. I found hoon about 1:45 P. M. I went direct }my way to the residence of Rey. H. > the parsonage of Tanner’s Chapel} Hayter, pastor of Johnson’s Chapel A. M. E. Church. There I was re- M. E. Church. Dinner was being Bived by pastor, Rev. C. L, Upthe- served but I was too weary to enjoy it. ove whom I found to be a very intel- At Johnson’s Chapel I delivered the ctual man. He gave me permission to | message, and also to our A. M. E. peak the next day, Sunday morning|at Imperial, California where M. E. + 11 o'clock. ' Minor was pastor, and at our church On this tour, I was informed by the in Brawley, Calif., where I found no oly Spirit, not to tarry very long, but | pastor, but the Stewards were render- io cet the message to as many people ing real stewardship to the church. s possible. On Monday I delivered my last message Being led by the spirit I went to see |to a large waiting audience in Brawley he pastor of the First Baptist Church. Calif., fifteen miles out from El Centro, found him to be a man that’s filled | and returned the same night. The next ith the Holy Ghost and he received ! day I bid El Centro good bye and jour- me ac a disciple of Jesus Christ. neyed on. We discussed Church work and he San Diego, California ave me an engagement to speak at| In San Diego, Calif., at Bethel A. M. hurch at 3 P. M. the next day. |E. Church where Rev. S. H. Owens y. Favors and his family extend | was pastor, I left the message to his ome that real Southern hospitality and | congregation and at midnight I bade felt at ease there in company with his | Rev. Owens and his Sister Evange- other-In-law who is a former member | list. Kincade who had been very kind § Coppin’s Chapel A. M. E. Church, |to me good bye and aboard the mid- hicago. Finally his daughter who is |night Sante Fee train for Los Angeles, school teacher, announced dinner was | Calif. ; rved. : Ry Los Angeles Tanner’s Chapel Upon my arrival I immediately got in Tanner’s Chapel, the beautiful Church |touch with Rev. H. Mansfield Collins, ith its high white lovely stone steps | pastor of the First A. M. E, Church, ni spacious auditorium and rostrum. |8th Street and Towns Ave. He ar- There I delivered the message which all |ranged an appointment for me and eemed to have enjoyed. there I served and also in the following First Baptist Church named churches in Los Angeles: Rey. C. Favors and his audience were |Second A. M. E. Church—Rey. C. A. waiting my arrival. There I left the Harris, pastor. Message to a spiritual audience and | Ward’s Chapel A. M. E.—Rev. J. W. arted out to locate the Shiloh Baptist Price, pastor. urch, Grant’s Chapel A. M. E.—Rev. Robert Shiloh Baptist House, pastor. At Shiloh, there’I found no pastor |Bethel A. M. E.—Rey. Arthur A. but was givén permission to speak by Moore, pastor. he chairman of the deacon board. | Christian Church—Rev. M. F. Mitchel, fur Foo! A El Centro, California Hhere I served, telling of the second pastor. oming of Jesus Christ. Trinity Baptist—Rey. Dr. Caston, pas- On Monday, I visited the Interdenom- tor. national Ministerial Alliance. There Long Beach, Calif. spoke to them and received God’s| At Grant’s Chapel I found a very Speed for my continued trip. After | spiritual church and pastor. There I this I said good bye to Phoenix and served, leaving the message, journeyed Hourneyed on. : on. ’ Yuma, Arizona t Hollywood, Calif. In Yuma I found only two churches,} In Hollywood, Calif. the Senoria @ Baptist and a C. M. E. I found |agent was waiting for my arrival. While my way to the C. M. E. Church. here I found a:small Mission. pastored |message and returred to Los Angeles. ’y Rev. S. H. Holland. Toundings. The prospect to get a|and I journeyed on. ‘rowd together for a’ Revival meeting Bakersfield, California me to Jeaye Maiden Lane which is a |comfortable and fecl at home. are worne oon M. LEWIS Pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church Ardmore, Pa. REV. M. METROPOLITAN A.M.E. CHURCH 20th and Fitzwater Streets Rey. J. H. Slade, Pastor 9-30 A. M.—Sunday School 11:00 A. M.—Morning Service 6:330.P. M.—A. C. E. League 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service There 1 served, leaving the message that I have been sent to tell all na- tions. That night after I had retired, a voice which has at times spoke to me from childhood said, death is com- ing on you. But you'll throw it off. The next day while the train was rolling fast and the passengers rested | 11:00 A. with ea%e, the great monster came as the Holy Ghost had warned me the night before. Power and as I was told, I threw it off. I could not: complete the tour the way I had planned it, but only God knows what’s best for us. I feel very deeply indebted to all those who took even the smallest part in helping to make it possible for me to make the tour. I do not feel that I could ever pay those who were so faithful to me during my illness. I can not find words as it is beyond human explanation to tell them just how much I thank them for their kind- ness—to the following persons I wish to extend, my thanks for their true loyalty, sisterly and brotherly love. Mrs. Ussie Andrews who took care of me while I was going through the test with the great monster death. Rev. A. W. Johnson, pastor of Parks Chapel, Oakland. Calif., who rushed was given me transacting bnsiness I delivered a short I received communication from the It was a little after 2 P. M. Tuesday |Holy Ghost that my time had expired afternoon when I arrived, as usual I in there, told the dear ones good bye, >egan to take an inventory of the sur- | who had been so kind and good to me, Seemed almost impossible, owing to the |At Canes Chapel A.M.E. Church in ‘act that most of the colored people | Bakersfield, I found a man of God with here are what are usually called good |great expertence. There Rey. and Mrs. “mers and I did not. They would take |R. L. Handy did their bit to make me to my bed-side in the Hospital. Rev. D. J. Hill, pastor of the First A. M. E. Church, Oakland, Calif.; Rev. A. M. Ward, presiding elder of the San Francisco District; Evangelist Jessie Brooks, Berkley, Calif.; Mizpah Tem- ple No. 18 Daughters of I.B.P.O.E. of W. Oakland. Calif. ; Queen Esther Chapter No. 4, O. E. S., Oakland, Calif. ; South Gate Chapter No. 27, O. E. S., Oakland, Calif.; Beulah Chapter No. 24, O. E. S., Oakland; Calif. ; All Courts of Heroines and the entire Masonic Family and others. ~ Yours in Christ, CARRIE T. HOOPER 153 W. 139th St. New York City ST. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH 9-30) AL Moy se eae Sunday School 11:00 A. M. . Morning Worship 6:30 P. M.?. . A.C. E. League 8:00 P. M. ...... Evening Worship Class and Prayer Meeting Every 1 57th & Summer Streets Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Herman F. Tyree, Pastor Friday Evening at 830 P. M. Rev. E. K. Nichols, Pastor MT. PISGAH A.M.E. CHURCH Locust St. above 40th u :00 A.M.—Prayer Band :30 A.M.—Church School 100 A.M.—Prayer & Praise Service 200 A.M.—Morning Service :00 P.M.—Christian Endeavor :00 P.M.—Evening Service :30 P.M.—Friday evening prayer and class meeting. Rey. M. W. Thornton, Pastor WARD A. M. E. CHURCH 46th & Aspen Streets Philadelphia, Pa. 6:30 A. M.—Early Prayer Service 1:00 A. M—Morning Service 1:30 P. M—Sunday School 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service 8:00 P. M.—Every Friday—Class and Prayer Meeting. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, Pa. Rev. J. L. Brown, Pastor M.—Morning Service 1:30 P. M—Sunday School 6:30 P. M—Allen Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M—Evening Service 8:30 P. M—Prayer and Class Meeting Every Wednesday Evening. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Wood St., Bristol, Pa. Services: 9:45 A. M.—Sunday School— 11:00 A. M—Morning Worship 7:00 P. M—Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M—Evening Worship Union Quarterly meetings every first Sunday of July, October, January and April. Official Board meeting every Monday night. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. Rey. A. Norman Clark. Pastor BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Bethel A. M. E. Church held its first quarterly conference of this year July 25th Dr. John G. Drake, presid- ing elder. The club reports were good. It was announced that the next annual conference will be held at our church, and we are looking forward to enter- taining the same. Our building pro- gram calls for completion of the Audi- torium by Conference time. The death of Mrs..G. L. Saunders was reported. Dr. Drake made a good impression as a preacher and presiding officer. Total amount raised by the Stewards $440.85; by the Trustees $751.02. DR. J. G. DRAKS, Presiding Elder REV. EUSTANCE L. BLAKE, Pastor MRS. ELIZABETH BROWN, Sec. MRS. LOUISE WALKER ===== DSC09247.JPG ===== pees ee oi 5 . pa. aaa ¥ F > a THE CHRISTIAN REeURDES THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER | PAGE ELEVEN CS ME MEB EE EE Te All persons contemplating attending BOARD AIR LINE RY. Sept. 14—Southern California Confer- Both For $2.00 ored teacher till be appointed to the livered by Dr. P..D. Saddler, pastor of Allen Chapel in Fort Worth, Texas. Avcust 24—Puget Sound Conference— Spokane, Washington, 514 Pine T. H. Wiseman, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. = Evangelist will deliver the gospel mes- fares quoted above If unable to pur- bes ae 2 ence—Los Angeles. Calif., 1277 | the North Ohio Annual Conf : By R.S. ‘tealkdnd we a onference, 6:43 a.m. ET \ 3 WOES > en 25th Street, Rev. H. M. that convenes Sept 28th to Oct. 2nd RETURNING—August 19th Leave | WACO, Texas—The 1948 Paul Quin ie Bishop Noah W. |will kindly notify. the Pastor of the| Kittrell SEABOARD AIR LINE 1 i in aa same, that ample provisi “b RY. 72 5 ' { the first -colored i y ple provision can e - 7:26 p.m ET ) ee } coun heel ee of New oe, aie om Sept. ee qa — Col | made for your comfort. ‘August 20th Arrive Atlanta SRA-- ) colorft san orado Springs, Colo, 230 §. REV. R. N. NELSO Ee ome ( twelve-year a sp Ne N BOARD.-AIR LINE <RY. HYMNAL { | Rochelle, N. MS follows oe ts zealous African Methodists, friends ang _ Washatch Street, Rev. M. C. 114 College St., Piqua, Ohio, 6:30 a.m. CT |} fight by citizens Bape Ne ae former alumnae madg 'thier annual tra_ Knight, pastor. Bishop Noah W. i the local branch of the National Asso- | 4: ; k k to Waco—th: 3 il ; Sie SER TE eC and ee the Advancement of Col- aiuenal UageraG es a h ee bea TO THE KENTUCKY CONFERS | Abens | ae OF ne dace or Mise [C2 £0F African Metho pe: Tenth Oct. 5—Nebraska Conference—Leven- | ENCE OF THE W. M. M. SOCIETY OF ed SP EOR IS gach es : Episcopal District.--to attend the 57h worth, Kansas, 409 Kiowa Street SS fern SCIPLINE Ethel O. Harris, will take up her e et, i Birmingham—Clergy DISC Feet p meee Scheel Wine oe activities covering six Se Aas pastor, Bishop All Churches that are sending Dele- | Mobile—Clergy : 4 7 oal illiams. 4 oes j . oy i ' tes t Miss o 7 Montgo; —Cl y : TOGETHER { enrolment is ~_— ” cenit. anaes This month of Jute was filled with Cees abe pyar Spee age ees ergy 4 A ment of her appo: eft} is ' SATE: ih .M.E. 3 ‘ eee =e Lig ee er inspiring, nate and ie Sott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd | Fox Street, Erlanger, Ky., August 25- | San Francisco—Clergy .......... 37:18 | : intendent of the New Rochelle Cee eS Or ea ae tory SHOP NCAH W. WILLIAMS Street, Rev. R. S. Everett, pas- | 26 will please write Mrs. H. L Barnes, | Los Angeles—Clergy .......... 36.85 | Board i EA ae from Mrs. Frank for the. Ar ME Churcly esegcially Ble i ‘ tor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. | Box 169. Erlanger, Ky ! Florida 5 - cy n, frot 5 aps . , a ss : , Ky. - i j $1.50 Music Hymnal he 3 i hae = Tenis Weveeen Ie Texas. Fifty-four graduates passed WEA TIS Oct. 26 North Missouri Conference—| MRS. H. L. BARNES, President Jacksonville—Clergy ............ 11205 in D.. Roosevelt, who said+ : from the portals of this widey famed Glascow, Mo., 600 Commerce| REV. H. L. BARNES, Pastor Miami—Clergy 18.35 j and a newspaper report of the appointinent |: tation which has served fuatly oa Serest- Revi) J.. H Waid ry $ of the first Negro teacher to the public Anntial Conferences of. the ~Sth eae ey Ak; pastor, 1195 Garvey Ave. | St. Petersburg—Clergy 16.10 $.90 Discipline schook “io ckdine ch Ween nchalle vat ligious eect oNs for a half of 4 of An Pina en Z Bishop Noah W. Williams. To Evangelists of the Evangelists |Tampa—Clergy ......... 15.30 > “> 7. ; A century atid a decade. f ov. 2—South West Missouri Confer- Uni f the Ohio Conf. G ii é i , G ha oer an oa A .. ae ‘ : nion of the io Conference eorgia j A $2.40 Value peaeie He aoe tee rch he ee The highlights of these activities to Bishop Neah W. Williams. Presiding ence—Kansas City, Mo., Bethel| All Evangelists are expected to be|Atlanta—Clergy ............ 9.20 j | relations: a is understood that a col- wit: The baccalaureate sermon, was de. Church, 2446 Passeo Street, Rev. | in Zanesville, October 4, 1938. . An|chase your ticket through, buy to 3 ‘ sage the evening before the opening | Texas ¢ Yonkers, N. Y., school system in Sep- F <b dah age the g pening be | ees Ais per bg P- | Address to the theological class by Dr. Streets Rees 2) Cincinnatis (Nov. 1¢—Wussouri Conference — St. |0f conference. Our uniforms, are to|Cameron—Clerey ........7..... 4.4% 2 Charles Fisher, professor in Tillotson White, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Louis, Mo., “Wayman Temple,|be of white material with black bow | Savannah—Clergy 7.60 Both volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocco a io er eareg eet aes Aor Se he college in Austin, Texas. The key ser- Williams. AstasEmrisht Avec Rev UC | Hes, All Eyangelists Joh the ) Ohio: |Loulsiana pe i Stamped in Gold, 3 GuuReHa? mee eae Pee roe - Sept. 7—California Conference — a Hicks, pastor, Bishop Noah W.\| Conference please send name an dad- IEF V ‘ rally, delivered by Dr. J. B. Butler, Francisco, Calif. 1207 Powel Williams. dress to the Secretary. bee ONLY AL sees D NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BF presiding elder of the Palestine dis- Street. Rev. X. C. Runyon, pas- DR, MORTON, Secretary SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO DAY. WE PAY. POSTAGE. A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN Philadelphia, 716 S. 19th Street Penna. ee eens —_—— —— ‘ morning August 18, 1938 at ten o'clock. By Charles B. Williams, Ph.D. . % i E SUM ae e Theological J } N ' h, [elder of the Austin District in the Cen- George B. Young i raat ma i ape eh Eig riniat s tral Texas conference eminary was dedicated by Bishop Ed- i op aaia oor “3 cee on Gece ef Grek pay PT ome . s | orn See : EE o the Secretary of the Counci ; niversity tot AeSR MME eRe CURR OH eB f Episcopal Church of Canada voted yes-| In his historical tracings and the start- ard J Rete ate say Hs 2 Washington Bouleyard, Kansas City, | Whose pictures should appear in the ‘ . ing of the educational work of the A PeSICING, : GeeMOlS: AILG = SVEUESS 4 Ne coi souvenir program - of the Bishops’ sat alter th KINgsley 8278 ROOMS $150 UP PER DAY ae to merge with the A. M. E. Ares apse Se ee, 50) peoples aanedl cme! totthercon Kansas. 3 ; } ae pigs C it aa ane This tra nslator brings to the i urc et Oy s ys " benceniesie ta tamtened tors the (dceas Bishop J. S. Flipper, Senior Bishop ” ns tae be de worthy task of translating the j FOR QUIETNESS AND GOOD FOOD COME TO The action was taken at ii 20th | the Metropolitan A. M. E. church in % ne ty oe crhees: THe Bishop J. A. Gregg, Secretary. communicate at once with Dr. Howard New Testament into the ordinary THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE group, meeting at Optario. Represent-|the Pau! Quinn College. It was there : . ‘ \ ‘ mittee, 1500 North Lombardy Street, ica, a thorough scl ing the American Scher y in the Bae ih in Austin, Texas, where the Paul Quinn ae echered Pee aya | pp unore camel, erenan, Ghuren Richmond, Virginia. rich ai in He tions was Dr L. L’ Berry. of New York, | college was started as a high school in pneton ie eecior of thie AME Ye Se Prominent persons in the church|+° professor of Greek for over thirty secretary"and teenduvel BE the Tieme [ihe Me Conta ce | MEAGRE. in Sonday School literature. August 18, 1938 ALL ABOARD years he: Hae Spent fucnty years ie Foreign Mission Board of the A.|1874 and the Rey. J. E. M. Gilliard pi Paul Quinn college. is Bee Ce ‘ f pases TO THE inthe completion of fas syorle FI E, denomination. was its first principal and he was mur- 3 ae righietal Pasco as ie citadel of, eiuladelnia gs eS: BISHOPS AND CONNECTIONAL This translation is based on the ROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) Wher learning under the guidance of round trip coach fare...... $15.10 r | SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 25 CENTS The plans incident to the merger | Point, Texas, while resting under the 4 ordi and invincible Bishop Goa pope amm elie y ante 13-60 METHODIST EPISCOPAL which is recogniz the au L. J. WATERS, Proprietor will be perfected at the annual confer- | shade of a tree. Young, “He is closely allied by the CHURCH thoritative Gext th hout the 1438 LOMBARD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. ence of the A. M. E. Ch ; comparable financier, the polished and Schedule Proposed TO CONVENE IN aah : dias ed urch, which} J, 1875, by motion of the lamented ate F zs English speaking world. Where tt i willbe thefd” in sCannda’ nest mone OE re larly President A. S. Jackson, who | Southern State Special P.R.R. No. 115 Kittrell, NC , August 17-19, 1938 here havetheen ‘conflicts iA the Seat COC eee according to Dr. Berry, Rey. G. E. Taylor, this high schoo! pas as given more than $12,500 in his un- | Leave Thirtieth Street Station, Phila ‘ c f ; < aflicts ah 3 TET TT ne pane. 4 it Pino vest te Wacoiaberas: con ehejceatra! celled service. The Summer School} delphia .............. 11:10 A.M. : er cto te et Manu: Smops Ous8e Of Hocation in the state and designated as pened With a record-breaking enroll- | Arrive Kittrell, N. C. .... 7:25 P. M. | Station, Tuesday, August loth, [0s, script, generally conceded to be the A. M. E. Church who have been MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm, A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President Church is composed founded better than they knew them- Hers Wil raise more than, $25,000. . Passenger Traffic Department OAH ES ENE: pss accpmmnas Poles ctor further yelarity. the Courses leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science bt Fee of American | selves, for this old charter is fully up ..Broad Street Station, [tions have been promised. meaning. degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, 16.060 ‘a He? = Reser stship We ayer to the requirements of today’s progres- STUNG TO DEATH BY SWARM _ Philadelphia. 1 a ee Injreading tips book: xt brings Education, Languages, Philosophy; Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Music, Thee ae de a Slave Department of Education and today G ae Wa Carolina and ,Florida an dother con- until it seems like you were pres- { he first bishop of the Ca adi i + 3 -, a reat Religious Convocatoin and the | ¢j, tes asked to join Georgia ht eA re ——.Q0— cese was Bishop W: lis ee, a a: Bye ars Bing. DeGtessors rath Le a* ne ee Aug. 6 (AP),—Six Bishops’ Council at Kittrell College, eaaee ih = Sort to etd a spe- “a Brice Nee. Sales el born a slave in Isles of h pe i ae ‘ders of a passing caravan were | 17. C., in the 2nd Episcopal District, | cail train f Atlanta to Kittrell ; mad : Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Virginia. He was rane % genes J SSSEREASE SUIS UEEERTEEEEEEES™ ins to death by a swarm of bees’ in August 15-21, 1938, Pastore’ Institute, oe ee es p Speak ies Mies deat 3 Schools, Member of Association of American Colleges. Walter Hawkins and Charles Washing. Sf i Ligh cage A La a a ‘amagar, “According to the only sur-} yy H. &F. isciastnnais: an dthe Trees $13.75 Atlanta to Kittrell, N. C., oe ap i Pete ids igh + ton. Since the death, some years ago, LOOSE: LEAF Ror? Se caravan, which halted neat | Convention of the Baltimore, Virginia int return provided there are at least aac kite af sehnercike sahccngibdlaess of Bishop Washington the British 230 loose-leat pages fo: ee fe an Bee shortly | Go rolina’ Gomfecetices: Pr inionin traveling “together and po. eRe rei Gsikercank Methodists have been ruled by district jpn Pike echoed my, be tasoed in a rif food ad lighted 4 fire to cook | “See the new. Kittrell College. Come! ing and returning together, on the fol- Tene bakcR Cae Aout For further information write to the President, ue an ioe ie outs ike ro Mec necd ofr The vieti et pet He riee cae lowing schedule: E. Book Concern; 716 South 19th 7 One of the ruling figures in British “SendorMlusratet Catalog of Bibles ere Ba see gt an cicecuOne) ers 7 GOING—August 16th Leave Atlanta StrespiPuiladeiphia Pas.’ The W A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. Methodism is the Rev. H. B. Harrison, Stung to death within a few Bl ee VALENTINE 5 SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. sa ae ane =e a brother of the lore Hletars Hack, nh The insects next attacked the Chairman of Publicity 6:10 p.m. CT Price is $2.50 post paid. os els i : Sn Speman eneeneenemmomncencencuncencencarancarcenceeancancenvancanatcaner son, of “Green Pastures” fame, ane A of the ale pened * poy rer le Sk: Durham N.C: August 17th Arrive Kittrell SEA- | Pygeppp pp ppp pepepeteetedetetatabtar “Exclusive But Not Expensive” | ie Canadian Branch Votes to Merge With Its Parent Body By Orrin C. Evans Ending an 86-year split from the quadrennial session of the Canadian Canadian Conference momen me ae ae ecmncmncamcassanay | iesignated to represent the American wing of the denomination are: Bishop J. A. Gregg, and Bishop David H. Sims of the Philadelphia district. Dr. Berry will also be included i in the rep- resentation, 3 The membership of the British Metho- dist Episcopal trict, East Texas A. M. E. conference $7,102 contributed by the several Presid- ing Elders Districts. The dedicatory sermon, for the dedication of the Geo B. Young Theological Seminary, was delivered by R. S. Jenkins, presiding Austin, was the mother or Progenitor of dered on a Sunday evening at Wills a college and was successfully operated and chartered under the laws of the State of Texas, May 24, 1881, as Paul Quinn college with nine departments namely grammar, normal collegiate, theological, medical, mechanical, agri- cultural military and naval. This is the evidence that the fathers sive educational demands of the State tor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. f arts degree on the faculty of Juinn college. ommencement address to the graduat- lent The next great event for the A. M. ‘Sin Texas ig the coming State Edu- Pllonal Congress to conyene on the P™pus of Paul Quinn college in the st week in August. The interest and ®mpetition is so great until it is cer- in that the membership and presiding OF BEES . « The Mid-summer session of the Bish- ops’ Council opens at Kittrell College, Kittrell, North Carolina, Thursday New , York Florida Limited P.R.R. No. 147 5 Leave Thirtieth Street, Phil adelphia ............ 11:39 P. M. Arrive Kittrell, N. C....... 8:20 A. M. For further information: Consult H. H. Lowber _ Rt. REV. M. H. DAVIS, Bishop 4325 Arlington Ave., Ft. Wayne, Indiana MRS. M. PEAK, President MARY LOU HENDERSON, Sup. D, Gregg, Chairman of Program Com- COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN at 6:10 p. m., Central Time over the Seaboard Air Line Railway arriving Kittrell 6:43 a. m., Eastern Time, Aug, 17th. The central transportation com- mittee has made special arrangements with the SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY to take delegates and visi tors to and from the above named Delegations from North and South * ) & THE NEW TESTAMENT A Translation in the Language of the People language of conter Westcott and Hort Greek Text, the oldest and best, has been fol- lowed. Attempting to convey the ex- act thought of the Greeks, rather than to words, Dr. added explanatory beginning of each book, and foot- translate its single Williams has also notes at the the event before you so plainly Meee rice eee eieiieesteeedetedelebeieteieteieleeeteltebeletebelebeeeelebeoeieieeieieebe feb ===== DSC09248.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE San Antonio—Clergy em THE CHRISTIAN R with BISHOPS AND CONNECTION- New Orleans—Clergy - AL COUNCIL, A ; bss ] CHURCH, 7 Clergy S Week of August 15, 1938. Palestine—Cleray | D. E. RICE, Chairman oe cy Clergy acne DOG 417 Laurens St., Baltimore, M Yiela ity—C ¥ ‘ | henge Clergy i 15.10, Individual Coach Fares Memphis lergy hvil Cheney wre gdcteeuaeas 15.00 Nashville—Clergy ees Pee. yu. a0 ee an k : 16.49 One-Way $18.35. Round trip $36.70. litle Roc Clergy ‘ és ; af ; “ How To Buy Your Ticket Ly. Jacksonville 6:30 P M 8:30 en The low fares quoted above are on One-Way $11.05 ot = ae eas ‘ an 2:50 P. M 1:55 M. et agent im advance the Lv. Tar 12:50 I aie oe phe pe =, ‘Be ure to check One-V 15.30. Round trip $30.60. ea ae Ly. Si 19:30 P. M. 11:55 A. M. pent 10.10| One-Way $7.60. Round trip $15.20. psn "3158 |Lv. Columbia 12-50 A. M. 3:30 P. M. Wes “Clone Permit. Fares} One-Way $4.80. Round trip $9.60. Use your ' 4 . ae - 2 ec quoted above from points West of the | Ly Haml t ss a A 5 eae Mississippi River are based on one-| One-Way 92.70 Round trip $5.40. half of the coach fare plus two-thirds Lv Sanford 4 49 A M. 7 ¢ the one-way first class fares from} Once Way $1.60 — trip Direct route - not via Atlanta : v —- n peorcntn ne ay a ni tri . the Mississippi River gateways to thdebe : * Atlanta and rebuy. As quoted herein Ar. Kittrell 6:43 A. M. 9:44 P.M. the t page, there must be mini- ' 3 he first Page teaving Atlanta in| Lv. Birmingham 8:10 A.M. 1:15 P.M.. + prs $1 ‘ 75, « = h party One-Way $12.50. Round trip $25.00. rde the $13.75, coac arty | terete : ling from Atlanta to Kittrell, | ~¥ Atlanta 12:55 P. M. 6 10 P. M. chem, sa ne to see} One-Way $9.20. Round trip $18.40. x atic return sc 6S c F : a age i ie our ticket is routed via the of Ly. Athens 3:52 P.M 03 P. M. EABOARD AIR LINE |One-Way 7 Round trip $15,40. RAILWAY, from Atlanta to Kittrell, Ly. Abbeville 5:25 P. M. 10 :33 P. M. ate One-Way $6.49. Round trip $12.80. aie ‘ Lv. Greenwood 6:00 P. M. 11:05 P. M. tae he Pastor, A One-Way $6.10. Round trip $12.20. homes, write to the Pastor, A- Wee ae mi ge: us OE. Church, Kittrell, Ne (C. Witte | "= Custon OE M. 11:42 P. M. f arg | One-Way $5.55. Round trip $11.10. taday a ee a ea r irther information, address |~" . ‘aim 3 7 \ M. pbs ns M. Rev \. Wingfield, Connectional On Vay 4 6 : 9 trip $9.30. sortation Committee, 140 Vine} ~* . otte 6 40 P.M. ..-.ess esse W.. Atlanta, Ga. Tele One-Way $4.20. Round trip 8.40. Main 7832 Transportation Committee es H. Y John R Wingfield, Chairman Arnett Hawkins Sumter Burnett Stinson J. B. Butler A. Gibbs T. H. Clayborn N. W. Reynolds H. H. Lowber J. ©, Coe And others. 12th DISTRICT CONGRESS The 12th District Congress which was planned to be held in Vernon A. M E. Chareh Tulsa, Okla, has been changed to Quinn Chapel, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Rev. Frank A. Roundtree, pastor Ministers who are expecting to at- tend Bishopa’ Council and Connectional Counell at Kittrell College, Kittrell, N. C., Auguat 17 and 18) 1938, will please notify or write Rev. I, H. Alston, Sec’y, 50 Culbreth St., Fayetteville, N REV. J. A. VALENTINE Chairman on homes. Outline of Train Schedule and Fares via, SEABOARD AIR LINE RAIL- WAY to Kittrell, N. C. in connection Ly fonroc 9:00 P. M. 2:05 A. M. One-way $3.75. Round trip $7.50. Ar. Kittrell 1:36 A. M. 6:43 A. M. Ly. New York 9:30A. M. 1:30P. M. 5:30 P. M. 9:45 P. M. 12:30 A. M. One-Way $10.37. Round trip $20.74. Ly. Philadelphia 11:10 A.M. 3:11 P.M. 8:10 P. M. 11:39 P. M. 2:30 A. M. One-Way $8.12. Round trip $16.24. Lv. Baltimore 12:43 P. M. 4:47 P. M. 9:43 P.M. 1:25.A. M. 4:27-AlM. One-Way $5.75. Round trip $11.50. Washington 1°50 P. M. 6:15 P.M. 10:45 P. M. 2:35 A. M. 9:05 A. M. One-Way $4.80. Round trip $9.60. M. La Lv. Richmond 4:38 P. M. 9:30 P. 1:40 A. M. 5:33 A. M. 12:01 P. M. One-Way $2.40. Round trip $4.80. Ly. Norfolk 3:40P. M. ....8:45P. M. 910 A. M One-Way $2.80. Round trip $5.60. Ly. Petersburg 5:12 P. M. 10:13 P.M. 2:17 A. M. 6:07 A. M. 12:43 P. M. One-Way $2.00. Round trip $4.00. Ar. Kittrell 7:26 P. M. 1:14 A. M. 4:42 A. M. 8:21 A. M. 3:32 P. M. Kittrell is not a scheduled stop for through trains~arrival times shown as information—application should bemade to Seaboard Ticket Agent when ticket is purchased to arrange stop for train used—Seaboard management is agreea- ble to stopping trains on August 15th— 16th and 17th, to accomodate delegates. Coach fares shown are individual fares. Greatly reduced fares are offered for parties of twenty-five or more traveling together. Maryland Delegation should be con- centrated with the District of Columbia and special conch operated on train ECORDER The Calendar irst -Epi 1 District ly 26-30—First -Episcopa' s Bo Missionary Institute, Bordentown, N. J.,Mrs. D. H. Sims, president. ’s Christian En- August 2, 8—The World's Cl mt deavor Convention, Melbourne, Australia. : 10—Poung People’s Congress, —Young People’s Congress, State Missionary Convention— Stewart Chapel, Macon, Ga. D. L. T. Robinson, Minister; W. R. Wilkes, President; M. C.Chisolm, pa et Conference—Wind- 24—Puget Sound Conference— Spokane, Washington, 514 Pine Street. Rev. J. Cincinnatus White, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, 404 Mercer Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 22-26—Institute of Religious Education—Industrial High School, Birmingham, Alabama. Pastors and Presiding Elders of North Alabama Conference, Hosts. Bishop D. H. Sims. 31—Michigan Conference— Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rev. W. Bi. Jones, 508 James Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. J. WwW. Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets. Bishop John A. Gregg. 7 — California Conference— Sanfrancisco, Calif. 1207 Powell Street. Rev. X. C. Runyon, pas- tor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 14-Southern California Confer- ence—Isos Angeles, Calif. 1277 West 25th Street, Rev. H. M. Collins, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 14—West Virginia Confer- ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. ‘ 21—Colorado Conference—Colo- rado Springs, Colo., 230 So. Wah- satch Street. Rev. M. C. Knight, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Wil- liams. October 5—IIinois Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North 14th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. ; 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna., Rev. E. L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate. 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- ville, Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop Sept. desired from Washington at round trip fares of $7.15 from Washington. F..H. WILLIS District Passenger Agent Seaboard Air Line Railway Baltimore, Maryland. John A. Gregg. 3 28—North Ohio Conference _ Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. CG Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. —Mexico and Rio Grade Conference — Cospus Christi, Texas. Rev. J. R. McGee, Pas. tor, Box 774. Bishop George B, Young. 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes. ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry. ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran. Flipper. 5—Nebraska Conference — Leavenworth, Kansas, 409 Kiowe Street, Rey. G. W. Ried. pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. 12—Kansas Conference — Fort Scott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd St.. Rev. R. S. Everett, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. i 12—Southwest Georgia Confer. ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel A.M. E. Church, J. R. Gardnér, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Northwes* Texas Conference —Brownwood, Texas. Rev. T.B. Reece, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 19—Americus Georgia Confer. ence—Ellaville, Ga., S. B. Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A. Fountain. way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—East Texas Conference— Marshall, Texas. Rev. A. I. Her- ley, 402 Boulevard Ave. Bishop George B. Young. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. 8. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H- Davis, Asso- ciate. r 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- 20—North East Conference— Bishopville, S. C., Rev. A. J. Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 76—Augusta Georgia Conference —Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Foun- tain. 27 — Columbta Conference — Winnsboro, S. C. Rev. V. A. Janerette, Pastor. Bishop J. Si Flipper. East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saitt Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. Si Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. e 26—Southwest Texas Conference —Whartton, Texas. Rev. W. © Thomas, Pastor. Bishop Geors® B. Young. 26—North Missouri Conference—Glas- cow, Mo.. 600 Commerce Street, Rev. J. H. Ward, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 26—South Alabama Conferenc? —Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. ®- L. Upshaw, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. * November 2—North Georgia Confer ence—Da!ton, Ga., Bethel A- M. E. Church, C. W. Peters, Ba tor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. THE CHRISTI “2-Texas Conference— Huntsville, Texas. Rev. B. F, Grovey, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 7 9—West Texas Conference—Bas- trop, Texas, Rev. T. H. Moore, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. g—Atlanta Georgia Conference— Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.1F Church, C. K. Knight, Paster Bishop W. A. Fountain. « —West Tennessee Confer- ence—Greater Bethel, Jaci... Tenn. Rev. C. H. Harden, tor, Bishop Edward J. Howara 10—South Carolina Conference— Walterboro, S. C. Key. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St. Bishop J, S. Flipper. 16—Macon Georgia Conference— Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 16—Northeast Texas Conference —Corsicana, Texas. Rev. H. F. Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. : Street. Bishop George B. You: = 17 — Piedmont Confe:’:-ce — Laurensy: 95, Ga, Rev, A--J< Thomas, Pastor, 234 Norti : sro- lina St. Bishop J. S. FI 23—Georgia Conference—S ! ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L Church, R, 1. Lemon, Pastor, 194 St. Phillips St. Bishop J. S. 16—North Alabama Conference— Birmingham, Alabama, St. Luke Rey. C. D. Hayden, pastor, 2817 21st St. Bishop D. H. Sims. 16—Missouri Conference — St. ~ Louis, Mo, Wayman Temple, 4309 Enright Ave. Rev. J. C. Hicks, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams, 23—Central Alabama Conference —Selma, Alabama, Ward Chapel, Rey. A. W. Thomas, pastor, 1017 Lauderdale Street. Bispop D: H. Sims. 2 30—West Aiabama Conference— Ensley, Alabama, Mt. Zion, Rev. J. C. Bonner, pastor, 1521 21st Street, Bishop D. H. Sims. 23—North ‘texas Gonference— Dallas, Texas Key. F. W. Grant, Pastor, 2415 Metropolitan Street. Bishop Georye B. Young. 24—Central Conference —Man- *ning, S. C., Rev. D. J. Gadsden, Pastor, 213 Rigsby St. Bishop "J. S. Flipper. ~30—Central Texas onference— Austin, Texas. Rey. \. W. Wil- liams. Pastor 1105 E. .Jth Street. Bishop George B. Young. THE USE OF AUTHORITY AND —Ohio Conference —- 7... <:- ITS ABUSE Fountain. : som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- By Rev. Albert Long ciate. But few of the hundreds of young men whom we are educating today are entering the ministry of the A. M. E. Church. Many who are deeply con- cerned about the future of our Church are seriously concerned -about this state of affairs. Look over the list of graduates of Howard University or a score of other colleges for our group, and you will find among their graduates only a few men who are offering them- selves for the ministry in any of our churches. It is foolish to assert that all of the young men who are turning away from the ministry are WORLD- LY MINDED, UNSAVED, unconvert- ed. They see hundreds of men Alexander, pastor,’ Bishop D. H.|our ministry who ‘are little more than Sims. SLAVES. They visit some of our 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- conferences and they hear men abused leston, S. C., Morris Brown just as Simon Legree abused SLAVES November 2—South West Miss. -ri Conference—Kansas_ Ctiy, }/0., Bethel Church, 2446 Paseo Street. Rey. T. H. Wiseman. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 2—Alabama Conference— Atmore, Alabama, Rev. W. M. Bonner, pastor, P. O. Box 54, Bishop D. H. Sizas. 5—South Georgia Conference Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 9—East Alabama Conference— Hurtsboro, Alabama, Rev. J. B. in Ye i ee a a a a A | WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY | MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES - FOR SALE © NICE ENVIRONMENTS, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS rw Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms: and bath, hard- woed floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with garage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. Several stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- come. coTINUoUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 = - Adams, 5641 Market Street = ‘ » AN RECORDER in the days of slavery. They also find a TENDENCY in our church along some lines, to place a few where they can get what they want and to take away from the others even the little that they have. Men who are trained in forms of logic can not find any future for themselves in such a condi- tion. They do not have to look very close to find out how many ignorant unfit men are exalted over cultured, refined men. If DIRTY WORK is to be done, then DIRTY MEN must be exalted to do this kind of work. They see favoritism practiced both on the right hand and on the left.) They meet the fellow who has just come out the secret chamber of deception with the leader, and they hear him boast how he got his PULL—and how he paid for it. If you doubt this, talk with scores of exceptional young men as the writer has done and some things will be told to YOU which I shall mention in this short article. We have large Presiding Elder Districts in which not TEN local preachers can be found. We. haye conferences into which only a few uneducated men are applying for membership in them. We have thousands of young men in our church schools who have no interest whatever in the m:nistry of our church. today is not standardized in our church. In many ways the young man finds success founded upon the selfish will of @ selfish-minded man. In such “in- stances the law of success follows what he says do. If he says take the last dollar from your wife arid babies and give it to him, with him that is success. The man who does that is successful and the man who does not do that is a failure. This carries with it the view, that the less that the majority of the preachers have, the more de- pendent and obedient they will be. Men reduced to such condition be- come “YES MEN.” They have no manhood. This condition has slain most of the real leaders in nearly all of our annual conterences. vision The mass of little men know that they are unsafe in such a condition. They know that there is NO SPIRITUAL INTEREST in them nor in their families They see a few men with NICE HOMES and splendid estates wield the big stick over their heads and order them to the STOCKS of POVERTY just like Sen Loy did his slaves in Siberia. The young man observes hundreds of old men wandering from place to place twho have no certain abiding place. jHad we followed into the footprints of our fathers, much of the trouble here indicated would not be with us today. We have thrown aside the SPIRI- TUAL vision for political tricks and graft and in this we have destroyed the inward hunger which hundreds of men had for the MINISTRY of our CHURCH in their day. But few men of the R. H. W. Leak, and the L. R. Nichols type can be found in any of our conferences today. Possibly there are more than 100 men in the ministry of, the A. M. E. Church today who were brought into the ministry of our church either directly or indirectly by the leadership of R. H. W. ‘Leak. The same can besaid of L. R. Nichols, J. I, Lowe and of other men of their type. We haye some SPLENDID PAGE THIRTEE young men in the- ministry of our church today. We need hundreds more of them trained for this day. BIG BOSSES can not capture them” for the service of the church. “YES MEN” cannot attract them. CROOKS land GRAFTERS have no message for them. Only men and forces that have the courage to be what they pretend to be can change the situa- tion before the church today. Hundreds of men who are versed in the modern philosophy of today take no STOCK in the ROT that it is the WILL of God that a few men who are common—place in any given degree of capacity for service should do as they please and have what they want, while another class of men just as deserving and in some respects more efficient, should roll in poverty, want and rags. of life takes this direction: “I am better than you are because I have more than you have. You must do as I say do be- cause I have more than you haye, or I shall take away from you what you have. The gang is with me. We care notHing for the right or for that that is wrong. If 1 kill you no one cares, because we have the thing fixed for ourselves.” hundreds of men in the minisiry today who have This view There are In many ways, success in the ministry | nothing to do with the WILL of God. Any so-called Christian course of action founded upon this yiew_is doomed to fail. The purely material and political view of the value of material things, and the pushing aside of the SPIRI- TUAL VISION of service to God and suffering, mis-directed. humanity, is destroying the inward hunger of hun- dreds of cultured, efficient young men from entering the ministry. of our church today. Our church can change this sad condition. 1. It must ob- serve more care in selecting men to lead its forces. It must elevate men of KNOWN Christian worth to lead its forces. 2. It must destroy the at- tractions in its BISHOPRIC for Si- mon Magus and his brood. It must have no men as its leaders who will preach education in the day and then sell its responsible places to IGNOR- ANT, useless men in the dark. The A. M. E. Church now has some able men in its ministry in all sections in which it operates. We must increase the number of such men. To do this we must keep before them an efficient, honest, leadership that represents the best that the church has to offer. 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Pa, | community a large. Rey. John Henry Smith, son TRANSITIONS Moses Smih was bern in Madison Coun. DS eb, Til. November 13, 1869, departed this life July 19, 1938 at ‘Alton Hospital, Al ton, Illinois after four weeks of dines Age 67 years, 8 months, 13 days. He was conyerted February 10, 1883, joined Wesley Chapel A. M. E. Church at Edwardville, Ill. February 12) 1ggg was given Exhorters License ene Ve 1890;"admitted into the Illinois Conie;, ence August 10, 1890 by Bishop J, M. Brown; taught school in Pulaski co. one year. He served as pastor from the smalles; mission to some of the best charges jy the Illinois Conference; appointed Py. siding Elder of the Cairo District by, DEATH Marion Ross the son of William and Anna Dunmore Ross, 2116 N- Wood- stock Stret- Philadelphia died Wednes- day night, August 3rd from injuries re- ‘ cived'in an automobile accident. Mrs. Ross, the mother is the daughter of a pdominent family of Georgetown, South Carqlina DEATH Miss Anna Payne, Evangelist of Union \. M. E, Church, Philadelphia passed | Bishop L. J. Coppin, October 5, 1918. away alter » brief ilness, Friday even- | Elected delegate to the General Confer! ing, August Sth. ence October 2, 1919. : —— ——————. At the time of his death he was pas ALEXANDRIA, LA. toring Model Chapel A. M. E. Church, — 508 Mitchel Street, Alton, IIl., where In memoriam of the late Rev.gJ. E. |he had been in charge almost two year, Crow, pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church.|He leaves to mourn their loss*his de. To express the deep regret of the | voted wife, Mrs. Mary A. Smiht, a sis membership of> Bethel A. M. E. |ter, Mrs. Sarah DeLacy of Alton, I! Church and community at large in the }brothers, Rufus Smith of Madison, [\). / passing of Rey. J. E. Crow who passed | Edward Smith of St. Charles, Missouri, from life June 14, at Flint Goodrich | several nieces and nephews, five step- a af Hospital at New Orleans, La. In his passing not only his immediate family, the focal church and community realized a great loss, but the general church as 3 . children; Miss Mable Evans, Marie Anderson, Grace Collins, Mr. Jamies E. Allen and Ralph Allen, other relatives and a host of friends Funeral’held at St. Peter A. M well: E, He left the field of service Church, Decatur, Ill. Rey. Geo. T While *planning for a further prepara- | Shaw, pasor lined the first Hymn A. \. tion E. Hymnal. Presiding Elder G. A, For a more modern place of worship | Brown announced as Master of Cere- in our Zion here. He left the example of Service, Design by God in the creation of man monies. First Scripture read by Pre- siding Elder, Rev. C. E.. Brooks, Springfield District, I Cor. 15. Hym by choir, ‘Abide With Me”. Prayer b He went to his reward for service To the great beyond Rev. H. Turner, pastor Salem Baptist Prepared by that Workman Diyine. Church, City“ Song by choir, “Roc! of Ages”. Rev. T. H. Stoner read{ him: His widow, James E. Crow, Jr., one daughter, Miss Willie Mae. a broth Rew. *J- Co 31Crow Phose~ surviving second Scripture, a collection of S tures. Song “I Need Thee Every Hi Condolences. Telegrams and Obit read by Mrs. Caldwell. Eulogy Mrs. Marie Crow, er, now pastor of the Church at Lake Providence, La. | Rev. J. H. Sydes, pastor Ward Ch Other relatives and a host of friends Peoria, Ill. Job 12:10. Brief rema to mourn his death. The yoice and by Reys. F. B. Stratton and Co sentiment of the congregation of Bethel of the Baptist conuection. Pall-B A.-M. E. Church, Alexandria, La.,and ers: Revs, G. W. Brewer, J. H. Fisher, J. M MISS ANNA V. VEAL. Robinson, A. C. Jones. 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Glover Thank God for the fine men leading ’ on, this great Church in Los Angeles. nd the neighboring cities. We speak gst of Dr. J. W. Price, who was con-_ ected in the First A. M. E. Church, Dakland, Calif., and received his first papers from this Church. He has served everal leading churches and served as Presiding Elder of the Los Angeles Histrict eight years. During this time brand new Studebaker that he bought us driven one hundred fifty thousand niles in service to God and His great burch. Dr. Price has never missed a Fo|| call in the Annual Conference. He zs done all his pastoring in California, He is mow pastoring Ward Chapel. jith more than. five hundred members. is the prayers of many that this vete- n ol the Cross will serve on and on. le was a delegate with Dr. Dobbins Re great leader to the last General’ piierence which met in New York. Dr. Frank A. Harris the’present Pre- diny Elder has proyen himself to be a i Brother, a prepared leader and the ie) are moving as he commands, . We think of Dr. A. K. Quinn, of} st Chareh, Santa'\Monica. Dr. A. | Moore, Bethel, Los Angeles, -Dr. A.H —_ 2nd Church, Los Angeles, ye t by. Robert House, Grant Chapel, th Los Angeles, Dr. mg Beach, dre five to 25 are added. New par- mages are built. |New Churches doi Inds of these great men. Dr. Co us ance M. E. Church, 8th the state with three thousand Just visit his great Church im preside, and you will concur Ih the loyal ministers and members the Pacific Coast: “WE NEED MAS A BISHOP” in 1940. We mbers tch | be elected. But we must lead with » Collins) we have many great men. » John Clayborn | is sure to be elected. q » REV.°A. C. JONES has rendered this Church. ANGELES MINISTERS MAK: ' over, pr. J. W. Price, Thirty Years Unbroken « . llins, the giant and great leader |, also praying for Dr. Frank M. Reid | | When we consider the fine service he But he! needs some to help him,’ Think this DR. *‘CLAYBORN, DR. COL- LINS, DR. REID. This will certainly make a fine team Bishop Williams is responsible for | our great success on the Pacific Coast, We are proud of him, and any common sense brother will follow a fine leader- | ship as we have in Bishop Williams. He is always kind, yet Positive. He is, always willing to share his ability. . His love to help his brother. What would we do without Dr. J. M. Wilson? Read his paper. Yeu will see the great brain behind it. He has 40 years on the Coast with unbroken service. He pees in the class with great men like . John R. Hawkins. I always look [its pride upon Dr. Hawkins. You might as well agree with me, Church, You will never find another John R. Hawkins. Hold tight to this great Financial Leader. Yes we will re-elect him in 1940. T’'ll be there to help. Above all God is with him. We have other great men on they’ Coast that are not pastoring this year, | | like Dr. J. B. Isaacs, we all respect his ability. Drs. Harnett, Arrington, S. E. Edwards. Conference Evangelist and a sure enough preacher, Dr. Dona- hoe the pastor of Christ Mission. These men have made great records. The Church is safe. SUNDOWN [Two old people by the closed window | sit, . Brown, First Church, Pasa- | He to peacefully smoke, she to placidly knit. White of | For both the sands have almost run. These are men that love | They've seen friends go one by ohe, Church, their Churches have several | Lheir children grow up, marry, leave; members, and each Sunday | Yet for them they do not grieve. ’Twas part of the work for them to do. Just two at the start, now two cted like Dr. White of Long Beach | Again at the end, wondering if at last The Church is safe in the | They'll go together to the vast Unknown that put them together. —Sarah H. Oliver id Towne Ave., needs no introduction. 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OUR NEW ADDRESS EEE ee as testoote os } I 5 sen ltIUIIII i fe f Philadelphia, Pa. a-, Whe ain live. sissip, RY, MISSIONARY r, MAKES SUCCESS- OF THE BRITISH EPISCOPAL CATHERINES, =F \STHE=OF FICIAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, sai 4, 1938 A very important session of the Council of Bishops will be held at Kittrell on August 18. During the week the Religious Education Con- vocation of the Second Episcopal Dis- BISHOP M. H. DAVIS trict will be held. The Connectional Council will. convene concurrently Bishop M. H. Davis will be the epis- copal host. : its 20th General Conference and to look forward to the connecting of that _| Church with the A.M.E.- Church. caused deep concern and_wide interest throughout Canada: Bishop Gregg realizing “that accord- ing to a pre-arranged schedule, that he would not be able to attend, ap- pointed Dr. L. L. Berry, Missionary Secretary, to represent him and the A.M.E. Church in all matters per- taining to the A.M.E. Church as well as fraternal delegate. This secretary spent several days taking in our work at Toronto, Hamil- ton and Oakville, then being accom- panied by the pastors of these respec- tive places of the A.M.E. Church, visited St. Catherines, the seat of the 82nd Annual and 20th General Con- ference of the British Methodist Epis- copal Church of Canada, which lasted from July 9th to 18th. In this body was the session of the 2%th Annual Session of the Woman's Heme and Foreign Missionary Society, .and the 4Ist Annual Session of the Sunday. School Conyention and Young } Society, The Bev, ea vy Cid Thomas Dawson, D.D., is the General Superintendent of this entire organi- zation. It will be remembered by those who attended the General Conference of the A.M.E. Church in 1928 in Chicago, IIl., that Dr. Dawson was the fraternal dele- gate of the B.M.E. Church to the A:M.E. Church. In presenting Dr. Berry before the General Conference, Dr. Dawson stated that 10 years have passed since he had spoken for the B.M.E. Church as the daughter of African Methodism but he was glad even at this late hour to have a repre- sentative from the A.M.E. Church to bring a word of greeting. Dr. Berry was accorded every cour- tesy and was called upon from time to time to address the different organiza- tions in their annual and quadrennial sessions. It may be remembered by readers of the history of the A.M.E. Church that the American slaves, many in number, sought freedom in Canada throughout what was designated as “The Underground Railroad.” For quite some time many African Metho- (Cintinued on page 5) BISHOP H. Y. TOOKES The Twelfth District Religious Con- gress will be held at Quinn Chapel African M. E. Church, Fort Smith, Ark. beginning August 3. The enter- taining pastor is Rev. F. A. Round- tree; the episcopal host is Bishop H 4X. -Tookes; The district:embraces. the states of Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The ‘educational interests center at Shorter College, Little Rock is the home of the Southern Christian Recorder, edited by DR. JOHN H. CLAYBORN Who has been a connectional figure for several years. The District im- mediately suggests such leaders as A. O. Wilson, J. H. Campbell, E. J. Lunnon, L. S. Overall, O. Sherman, H. T. Primm, F. A. Roundtree, Ber- tie DeLyles, W. D. Miller, Wayman Jennings, Dennis, King, Stinson, W. 'T. Pope, Scipio Jones, Pendleton, ===== DSC09259.JPG ===== Al The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.—Amen. Saturday, August 6 gift * puttir 1 O1 Christ elp us, to ful ser Amen Sunday, August 7 MARTYR FOR THE CAUSE a The Daily kK By Rev. Carlyle F: Stewart Minneapolis, of nted man rtunities | t and un- s pow- habitually who Ss into ‘ a: ee THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER FERRER love to be sincere and whole-hearted May we give ourselves fully to Thee In the name of Jesus, we pray.—Amen Wednesday, August 10 A SAD COMMENTARY tar +| this, let: all -|“Amen.” + Read Psalm 15 Prayer Thought: .chool. E ~ Henderson, conference claims, aS se “We share our mut! “God is love.”—I John 4:8. Minn, cently suppressed by the government, have an abundant life. In Jesus name, of | we pray.—Amen. => | Ships: Monday, August 8 ligion in our civilization. “HARD WORK” “I must work the works of him that again sent me, while it is day: the night | They are the only hope of men; »- | cometh when no man can work.”—John | Christ not Cain must rule the earth, 9:4. Love not hate must come to birth.” From my summer church bulletin I found these words which I pass on to Read I Cor. 13. . you for today’s thought. Prayer: Thou art using us to make “It is a mistaken idea that hard work |# better world, Our Father, may we be worthy followers of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, who came to bring peace light, and life. In His name.—Amen. Hard work never killed a It is the improper care of one’s , | seli, when he is not working that does s | the damage. “The more a man does with his brain, > less his hands will have to do. The better a man’s reasoning and common sense are, the more successful he will It requires hard work these days | Prosper.” —Prov. 28:13. to keep up with the race. You cannot Rev. J. W. R. Maquire of St. Via- make a success unless you work hard. tor College makes this statement : “Why can’t we Catholics get just as stirred or bounds. Success is the pushing for- PP. about economic injustice as we did ward each day by hard) work” about indecent movies? Most of us You may not agree with every word hae eS bos affections yon) the YT One but you will have to admit the truth of ee re ge pe ie ee Pee the idea. As Christians we ought to tain amount of lip cervice to Christianity but have not tried to take Christianity seriously. We have been concerned to save our immortal souls, but we have tried to take as much as we could out of the world on the way.” ‘i Thes e words invite all of us. We have all sinned. Christians must be vitally concerned with every kind of evil.. The time has come for judge- ment to begin in the house of God. ? 4 Our church must be clean from top to “Christ also loved the Church, and Botton 7 we rest, be Eis: gave Himself for it.”—Eph. 5:27, Msatiy Tipe ouster tet I wonder if we really appreciate the kills men. man. Thursday, August 11 SINNERS ALL “He that coveth his sins shall not be. Success comes by inches, not leaps work harder for the bringing in of our zdom. Read Prov. 31-10, Prayer: Blessed Lord, may we be {always busy about our Master’s busi- ne Por the sake of thy dear Son, Our Saviour, Jesus Christ.—Amen,. kir Tuesday, August 9 MY CHURCH In Japan was a shrine called the “Temple of Humanity,” which stood for years used by a certain sect. Re- the magnificent structure was put up for auction and sold for $150,000 to an|Q God, this provision cause of Christ, who died that we might | Osake scrap iron merchant. It is said} to our use, and ourselves that the temple will be dismantled and| vice. Give us grace to relish and 2 the metal therein sold to build battle-| preciate these and all Thy mercig What a parable of modern re-| Through Christ—Amen. “Comrades, go read Christ’s words Prayer: Forgive us, O Lord, our] session. The Indiana Conference 11 «s membership, than any other church the connection, and that church Greater Bethel, Indianapolis. Continuing her honor roll, Indiana has Dr. H. H. Black, one of the most oughtful preachers in the connection, who found a church $40,000 in debt, and has decreased the debt by 50% or more nd has greatly increased the member- ship. Indiana has Rev. S. D. Hard- rick, one of the greatest. pastors who ver lived, of any denomination, who »und a church with 160 members and in indebtedness of $3,500; and now has ‘) members, no debt, and has out- own his present location. Rey. Hard- ick also has the largest Sunday School the Conference. Our mutual — And often for e: 2 For the dear Saviour’ Thy sq HYMNS THAT LIVE AM I A SOLDIER OF THE CR0, Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb, R And shall I fear to own His Cause Or blush to speak His name? ‘ CHORUS And when the battle’s over We shall wear a crown! | Yes we shall wear a crown! Yes, we shall wear a crown! And when the battle’s over — We shall wear a crown In the new Jerusalem. Wear a crown, wear a crown, Wear a bright and shining c 2 ai Must I be carried to the On flow’ry beds of ease, While others fought And sailed thro’ bloody H. D. Saunders, who in eight years, nearly tripled the membership f a church, paid the debt, and is Hoing fine on his present charge. Again, diana has Dr. E. I. Brown, who took suicide appointment and restored it ev te. Indiana's honor roll also contains he name of Rev. M. A. Lowe, grand- bon of Dr. J. I. Lowe, who came to church apon which foreclosure was threatened, and in 6 weeks had burned he mortgage. — Indiana has Rev. MR. on, Jit ee thy son of a noble h will host of this session, in Methodism pre- ity of Evansyille. astors of African e the church in A. Mitcham, . D. Shannon, P. Jones, the ihancier, AL iON Poy » H. Jack: id others, who deserve onorable mention on any All-African Methodism team, Flor these reasons and others, we vite you to Evansville for the week September 28th, Rey. Dixon assures that the city will be at our disposal, Fe efforts are being made to have " governor of Indiana present. For “servations write to Rev. M. R. pi on, Jr., 509 East Gum Street, Evans- ille, Indiana, ‘Own. Must I not stem 1 Is this vile wor! To help me on to God Sure I must fight Increase my courage Lor T'll bear the toil, endure tt Supported by Thy word. » INDIANA’S CENTENNIAL On September 28, 1938, the Indian Annual Conference will meet in Evav ville, Indiana-to hold its one hundreit! ¢.” T Peter 3 44 value of the church in our lives. There failures. Grant us courage and vision a rich heritage in African Methodism as s pee BOYD: I f incarceration of Mar-|@f¢ thousands of members in the to do Thy will. . She is one of the six oldest conference A dreaded Nazi secret | Shurch; and yet how few seem to be ; j ~-|in the connection: Therefore she i Rev. G. EB, Curs D Bier just another Hitler | Comcerned or care dearly for it. Per- FE pe ahve: August 12 . | Vites her other five sisters to come ant 16 So, 19th Stee mi y-five years old fear- | @Ps it would be a profitable few min- PRICE BROTHERHOOD on ae with her. Indiana is the Philadelphia, Bee t, ° t ) Was born in a par-| 4tes spent in “thinking thru” what th B -- | mother of all African Methodism from \ g ind 0) her command, oe church means to you. 4 Love the brotherhood.”—I Pet. 2:17! this point west, Consequently the In lee & the World War, of one of Ger-| Here are the reflections of a sincere The ministry and laity, of the church j diana Conference invites her daught Sema uc sre 60 DE. nost famous submarines, may e f the modern day’s fa- rs for the cause of Christ ruthlessness of the Soviet wed hard by the bitter op the by the Hitler attention is brought to in our own day, of de- the faith being catled upon Wer persecution and even death, (ay may not be far distant when ® our land we may have to face “dungeon, fire, and aword” that the Cause be nat blamed, Read I Poter 3:8-14, Prayer; Dear Lord, help us to be willing to suffer, if needy be for the clergy ur sibility ders of lover of the Church: should be one great brotherhood. There “Here, thru beautiful services, I come shouldbe: a0: strife sor bickering. Op-| honors. close to God and my human lomeddie Pression and injustice ought not to be in worship,” found. Sympathy, understanding, in- “Here in many ways, [ learn truths by which I may live a br: happy and useful life.” “Here I gain Strength by which I become that which I have learned I ought to be.” “Here I find comfort in my sorrow, courage in my struggle, joy in my vic- tories.” ave} place. Tricks, schemes, and collusion, are works of the devil and have no place except in the hearts of his followers. Ungodly ambition and inordinate de- ment when he says: “People talk about Here I hold communion with Christ, | brotherhood as if it were an easy senti- my Master and my Friend.” Read Eph. 5:25-27, ‘ Prayer; Dear Lord, Thou hast given tual discipline, the connection any bishops, lee h s, by ele terest, cooperation, and sharing are tion, nor, the | the things that should have Prominent | eral officers, But, acci Budget, both Bishops Embry were born in wv H. Wilson, Editor J ; Christian Recorder \ sires will go when a real conception of | city. and Dr. Hi; brotherly love grips the human heart. | Baltimore Conference, Richard Crale expresses a true senti- Hoosier, ‘ i men to. connectional ment, a sop, but it can be achieved in| mean that she doe: Practice only by the most austere spiri- | connectional So long as it is emo- of stars tha es Editor, asking him to publish ie As yet neither has appeared, Re both of the same letters sent same time to the other Recorders we appeared. My reason for pub- to come to Evansville to share hie Indiana doesn’t boast of having giv to my knowledge ee t's ave < ‘ding to Arnet ve thanks for their gifts and that “© Publication might influence others The fact that Indi: 1 you and a copy to . know that the usual € is to send such or. I am sending ‘in proportion to | Indiana also has, ig them is that the men might | stated above, and am asking that it be published as written. Now for fear that the other two communications might have miscarried, I am sending _| donors to the repair fund for Wilber- force Institute both mentioned in the previous letters and the additions in this. They are: Rey. M. C. McCormack, Quincy, IIL, $10.00; Rev. M. R. Dixon, East St. Louis, Ill, $2.50; Rev. E.'B. Williams, Benton Harbor, Mich., $2.50; Rev. M. M. People, Streator, Ill, $2.00; Rev. W. P. Henderson, La Porte, Indiana, $1.00; Rev. C. F. Stewart, Minneapolis, Minn., $5.00; Rey. John H. Dayis, Clinton-Riverton, Ill, $2.50; Rev. E. H. Jackson, Lafayette, Ind., $1.25; Rey, A. Knowls. Wabash, Ind.. $1.00; Rey. R. F. Boyd. Jeffersonville, Ind., $1.50; Rev. W. T. Nelson, Elkhart, Ind., $1.50; Rev. H. H. Black, Indian- apolis, Ind., $525; Rey. C. Wesley Stratton, Mound City, Ill., $3.00; Rev. K. J. Siddall, Springfield, Ill, $2.50. Yours in His Name, J. A. GREGG. A. C. E. LEAGUE AND W. H. AND F. M. CONVENTION AT GREEN COVE. Official call and program of the Sunday School, A. C. E. League and W. H. and F. M. Convention of the South Jacksonville District East Flor- ida Annual Conference A. M. E. Church to conyene at Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church, Rey. R. J. Blaine, pastor, Green Cove Springs, July 20-24. This evening—8 o’clock: Doxology, congregation; Hymn No, 1. Rev. J. W. Burroughs; Prayer, Rev. W. H. Zan- ders; Music. Choir of Mt. Zion, Green Cove Springs; Scripture, Rev. Peter B. Walker; Decalogue, Rev. H. D. Ivery; offering for missions, ushers, Green Cove Springs; announcements, presiding elder; Hymn No. 223, Rev. D. W. Williams; sermon, Rev. E. J. W. Day; invitation, Rev. S. H. Hunter; offering, Rev. S. H. Hunter, P. B. Walker, T. D. Davis; words of wel- come, entertaining church (Mt. Zion) ; response,R v. M. Z. Thompson; Dox- ology, Benediction Thursday morning — 9 o'clock: Quiet hour—6o A. M.—Rey. V. T. Rob- inson in charge; Sunday School from 9 to 10:30 conducted by the District superintendent. Mrs. F. Collins; morn- ing service at 10:30, Mt. Zion Choir singing; Hymn No. 326, Rev. T. D. Davis; prayer, Rev. H. D. Ivery; music, Choir of Mt. Zion, Green Cove Springs; Scripture, Sixty-Third Psalm, Rey. S. J. McKnight; Decalogue. Rev. E. A. Todd; Hymn No. 315, Rev. S. H. Hunter; annual sermon, Rev. D. Rus- sel, presiding elder, East Jacksonville District; Holy Eucharist, Rev. S. H. Hunter, T. D. Davis, P. B. Walker; Offering, organization, introduction of visitors; remarks by presiding eld- er; Doxology, Benediction. Thursday afternoon — 3 o'clock: General Assembly. Song service by the District Choir, lasting 15 min- utes. From 3:15-4 P. M—A. C. E. League session. District President Arthur Smith, presiding; C. S. Wil- liams, the State president will be the instructor for part of this period, black board demonstration by Mrs. A. B, Williams of New Bethel A. M. E. Church, Paper—The place of Chris- tianity in every day life, Delegates|the Mt, Zion Church, from Grant Memorial, New St. James. | District Queen Contest. Wayman from Mt. Chapel, several Zion, delegates South Jacksonville; visitors; Remarks, Doxology, Benedic- tion, Thursday evening—8 o'clock; De- votionals, of the district will be at their best. music, District Choir; introduction of | Contest singing and essay contest will give much concern to listeners. low are the prize subjects. contribution of the A. M. E. Church Revs. J. W. Burroughs, W.| during its first one-hundred and fif- endin Saturday evening—8:30: The youth Be- (1) The H. Zanders, M. Z. Thompson. Hymn ty years. (2) The Church’s program No, 327, Rey. J. W. Burroughs; pray- er, Rey. W. H. Zanders; Scripture, Rev. M. Z. Thompson, decalogue, Rey. C. J. Jessie; Hymn, Rey. R. J. Blaine sermon, Rey. J. J. Heath, pastor of Bethel Station, St. Peters- burg. Invitation, Rev. S. H. Hunter; Offering, Doxology, Benediction. Friday Morntag—9 o'clock: hour—6 A. M.—Kev. V. T. Robinson; devotional services conducted with of religious education. ace of a dictator form of government. (3) The men- Sunday morning — 9:30 o'clock: 6A. M.—Quiet Hour, Rey. V. T. Rob- inson; 9:30, Sunday School, conducted by A. M. sermon by Rev. C. J. Jessie; 3:30 P. M. closing sermon, Rey. Shep- Quiet herd Hunter; 6:30 P. M., A. C. E. League conducted by president; 8 o'clock, preaching, Pas- District superintendent; ll the district Revs. J. W. Wright, E. J. W. Day and tor, Rev. R. J. Blaine. Brother Merritt. Reading minutes of the first day’s session paper—Re- quirements of the Sunday School, Mr. L. Gonzallas of Union Commun- ity; The Bible and How to Study It. Dr. C. A. Gibbs, of St. Paul, Jackson- ville; Address and Blackboard Dem- onstration, Dean W. G. Alexander of B. F. Lee’s Theological Seminary; music, district chorus; special num- bers from the following churches: Mt. Zion, South Jacksonville; Man- darin; Fruit Cove; Spring Glen; Sunbeam and Pine City. Christian Age rally ior our institution of learn- ing. Each minister, delegate, visitor and friends are asked to contribute one cent for each year the Lord has blessed your soul and you have been Bethea: BoChureh, district chorus Remarks, a Christian, Music, introduction of visitors; Doxology, Benediction. Friday afternoon—3 o'clock: The Missionary Ladies in charge, seniors and juniors. Firday evening—8 o'clock; Devo- tional Services, Revs. E. J. W. Day, S. H. Hunter; Hymn No. 339, Rev. P. B. Walker; Prayer, Rev. C. J. Jes- sie; Scripture, Rev. T. D. Davis of New St. James; selection, New St. James Choir, Jacksonville; decalogue, Rey. H. D. Ivery; Hymn No. 226, Rev. J. W. Burroughs; sermon, Rey. T. D. Davis; invitation, Rev. S. H. Hunter; Offering, Doxology, Benediction. Saturday, morning—9 o’clock: Gen- eral assembly—A period of thanks- giving of 30 minutes. Individuals sing their preference of song and testify of what they thank the Lord visitors to joiners. Reading the min- —Resolved. P. S.—We are asking each superin. tendent of the yarious charges to elect a- teacher from your Sunday School to instruct the class assigned them during the convention. Special: Bishop R. A. Grant, D.D., LL.D. Florida’s. distinguished leader. | who is responsible for our being in charge, will be with us and as we well know, will. inepire the work and workers. Let us attend every session so we will be sure to hear our bishop the message he will bring. T. P. Duhart, presiding elder in SHAWNEE, OKLA. The third quarterly conference of Shawnee, Okla., was held on June 26-27 It was presided over by our dis- tinguished Presiding Elder, Rey. J. H. Hall. The Presiding Elder preached to an appreciative audience, enjoyed by all Our church is progressing with our pastor, Rev. M. L. Vickers and Rey. J. H. Hall, as’ Presiding Elder, We are much pleased to report the closing of a successful quarter by the help of God All reports submitted by auxiliaries were excellent. We thank the Bishop H. Y. Tookes for these fine leaders. , MRS. EVA'C. FANT SECRETARY AND MRS, §. S. MORRIS Rey. and Mrs. S. S. Morris are in for, Closing this period with an in-|41. office of the Department of Re- ligious.Education at the Book Concern utes of previous day’s session, Debate after having attended the Quadrennial “That Intervention Is] Convention of Christian Education in Necessary to Stop the Japanese-Chi- Columbus, Ohio, and the Youth Con- nese War.” Resolved: “That Cn- gress of the Northwestern Annual Con- gress Shuld Have Power to Override | ference in Minneapolis. the Decisions of the Supreme Court By a Two-Third’s Majority. Paper, Dr. Morris was the guest speaker on the Youth Day program at Allen The Missionary program of the A-| on the third Sunday and brought the M. E. Church, delegates from Bayard, evening message to the congregation Mayport, Union Community, Green | at St, Matthew A. M. E. Church. Picolata, St. Peters, 11 A. M. — The Cove Springs, Grant Memorial. oratorical contest of district con- testants will hay charge of this period. 11:30—Annual reports of Dis- election selecting Remarks, trict officers and place of next convention. Doxology, Benediction. Saturday afternoon—Sight — seeing, Early evening outdoors, play and en- pi * ===== DSC09260.JPG ===== . THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER EL FARMER RE- ccessful meeting at Tus- na of the Phoenix-Al- District Conference ol League and Mis- y Convention, June 22-24. e Rev. Dr. R, H. Harbart is the presiding Elder. Rev. W. M. mper, pastor-host. ple went with Hiae twenty seven y fought and won, no! A. M.E. Church, but denominations, all o white pastors up to this time Now we have a‘few who make out that it is doctrine, but th 7 is not enough difference in 4, doctrine of any Christian Chy;, to have a fuss about. It is pur ly a social and economic questio, That is, the average lay-mem), is not ‘thinking about our dq trines and the preachers, many 9 them, do not understand them, )) not forget that the whole idea , the Roman Catholic Church jg to bring white pastors and nyp to Negro congregations. will stalk one or two suppose priests of our race all over ¢h United States to make out thy they have Negro priests, but r¢ member they have different order of priests and remember too thaf the Roman Catholic Church hg been in this country since its or ganization and has made no pro vision for Negro priests. No us giving any quarter along this ling it is entirely too important in ow economic life. taken nearly every job from us will you turn over the pulpits them also, I mean to whites. Th Jesus | I have passed in the deep. I have » | and “walked no more with Him.”| traveled much, amid dangers Titus would have left Crete but|from rivers, dangers from rob- “T left you behind} bers, dangers from my own peo- in Crete that you may set right] ple, dangers from Gentiles ; dan- 1 ng atten-|gers in the city, dangers in the desert, dangers by sea, dangers remem }among false brethren; in labour esus over-]and toil, with many a sleepless came the world and Titus made|night, in hunger and thirst, in The cross | frequent fastings, in cold and lack is the lot of the prophet. May be]f clothing. And apart from all May be|else, there is that which presses heaven’s will that you battle it]}on me daily—my ,anxiety for all Trust in God,|the churches.” The brother preacher who thinks that he has been mistreated and is having a hard time in this ministry ought read again and again the above religious experi- ence of the chief among the apos- tles and hang his head in shame. Yes, it is the way of the cross, but we glory in it. Many turned away from Paul wrote: the things still requiri Entered at the Post Office at Philadelphia, Ps, as Second-Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. E.*BOOK CONCERN né S$. NINETEENTH ST. Philadelphia, Pa. Brother Preachermar ; ber Elijah won out; J M.. JOHNSON, P. E. ne Cuthbert, Ga. District an- a great name in Crete. hool, and Young People’s Con- ion will convene _ Bluff Springs Circuit, Rte. Lumpkin, Ga. July 27-29. out where you are. preach the Word, live the life and F be faithful until death. The tricks for Publication to|and chicanery of deceiving breth- r, 716 So. 19th Street, iE INDIANA CONFER- erence Sunday School, and Lea- , Convention was held in St. Indianapolis, Indiana July 9-2\. Rev. S. D. Hardrick, pas- Dr. H. H. Black is the Con- ice League Supt., one of the nest and ablest men in our minis- _ Indiana suggests Drs. J. P. ). \Vallace, R. C. Henderson, W. D. Shannon, and H. L. P. Jones. work for a season but in the end righteousness will pre- “For this cause left I thee tHE in Crete.’ : Weekly THE CHRISTIAN IMPERA- a CYRENIAN SPEAKS WHILE CHRISTIANS PRAY the days of Kant students of thot have been keenly aware of the moral obli- gation to do right at all times While American Christians and Christian Americans pray for peace between Japan and China they sell each combatant nation millions of dollars worth. of air- planes, arms, ammunition and im- plements of war for mutual de- struction. In our Pagan and war- crazed world, ungodly ‘men and nations will do anything for filthy The word of the Nazarene uttered 2000 years ago is true today, “They who fight with the sword shall perish by it.” ith scorn because ese shoulders bore circumstances. |JOHN J. MORANT, D.D. IS Presiding Elder of the Port Gib- on District in Mississippi. ill hold his Young People’s Con- Fayette, Miss. on Je is a veteran pre- and leading church- ier of power, and Vangelical zeal. must be permitted to TS HRDS HRDL P * 7 Sie cause a detour from the ethical Why they have hie +++t] path right conduct. t Weeki about patterns and standards. So- idee | ciety has something to say about Some things are sanctioned, others are taboo. The human conduct. Church has stood for one hundte fifty years, through good as wel as evil report, battling for Neg leadership and self-help, will you surrender now? BISHOP N. W. WILLIAMS (In the 5th Episcopal District Pastoral) _ group says it is wrong to lie, On the other hand a categorical imperative binds one to strive to realise. to do, to be ISHOP NOAH W.. WIL- ams is in need of “several new astors” for the Young ministers ho desire to follow the gleam, write the bishop at 4423 Enright Ave., St. Louis, Mo. steal, murder, ad thin to dry i ee te sco EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK i a i i a St So ROMAN CATHOLIC DRIVE FOR YOUTH The most ideal’ human pattern in the sweep of history is Jesus. In Him the race climbed the steep Since the days of His flesh members of the believing community have striven to be like Him, that is to have His spirit, attitude toward others, and vision of the Father’s Kingdom. the highest good represented by Jesus summons us to dangerous cept to find release Pointed Points Sst StS cS MS a Di Me Da DD Se THE REV. NORMAN Brown, pastor of Bethel Church New Bedford, Mass. is the autho! of a forth-coming book, “Whi the Negro Thinks of God.” It's collection of sermons, essays 2% The title of the bo is the same as the subject of t# s the mind at rest Do not forget that the Roman Catholic Church with white pas- tors and nuns are in every section of the United States, visiting from house to house, and are establish- ing missions and schools for our young people. They are in the lit- tle towns as well as large towns. living and noble endeavor in the|What they are trying to do is glorious, cooperative enterprise of [to make up for their tremendous making society what it ought to} losses in Russia, Germany, Spain, Mexico, England and even France and Italy and other places, by taking in the young Negro. One of the great economic assets _ |of the American Negro is his them in}church with pastors ond other im im-| workers, and to turn over forty : pulpits to white pastors tisk of | would be a calamity. That is the From the Jews | battle Richard Allen fought one received forty lashes all| hundred fifty years ago, when he Thrice I have been beat-| refused to allow the white con- ference to send a white pastor to his flock. They took him to court but some fair minded white peo- er’s green tides crest ACCORDING TO PRES. J. R. Burzhes of Payne University, Bir- mingham, Ala. Rev. Albert Rigell Di Arkansas was the first super- Intendent to Liberia. Howned at the conference of the st. Paul, and Stockton rivers a- Alletta Chaffee in New York Sun. vette left tentelonfonfonfonforfonforle Editorials pital detdtetete te “FOR THIS CAUSE” | oe aed fetetetetetetotede BISHOP H. M. TURNER VIS- ce the work at intervals. >urghes was appointed Supt. by “shop C. T. Shaffer in 1900 and ‘mained one year. Correspondent writes: pray for our success in this place. [t is another Sodom and Gomor- Perhaps it is. FOR THE SAKE OF THE C. W. RICE IS EDITOR-PU lisher of the Negro Labor News the only Negro labor paper in tt! United States. Editor Rice sides in Houston, Texas. His a forts to secure justice and {" ness for Negroes employed by railroads has been signal. Alms! single handed he has carried ' fight to Washington against National Mediation Board ®™ Brotherhood of Railway Carm@! doubt that wickedness is rampant im this city, but brother, it may be duplicated in a thousand Sin, meanness, idolatry, and godlessness reign in the earth. Ehjah became despondent and felt like quitting as he sat berieath the Isaiah felt the sting a hard-hearted people and said, “We hath believed our gospel?” EDITOR J. G. ROBINSON IS p siting: St. Louis, Mo.; Chicago, oit, Michigan; Tulsa, Natchez, Miss,; and Ma- From the iast named place e will come to Kittrell College, ». G for the meeting of the Coun- il of Bishops, and the meeting of ne ministers, labours, exceeding them prisonments, them in floggings, with life many a time. surpassing | thousand juniper tree, en with rods, once I have been stoned, thrice I have been ship- wrecked, a whole night and day Saas it ‘THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER zation Bishop John M. Brown pre- Be tS a St SD a OD a oo ided. The Churchman . These fugitive slaves finally decided | 4 Afiel d that since they were under British pro- the Government had promised them, they decided to change their church BF Fa name from the African Methodist Epis- A Christian brother left his home one | copal Church to British Methodist morning for his daily occupation. Be- Episcopal Church. So the B.M.E. fore nightfall he was dead. The fun-| Church of today is just an estranged eral sermon was delivered by the| daughter of the African Methodist Churchman. Episcopal Church and is now desirous of returning to her first love. Three nights later a group of ladies} By reason of authority vested in served refreshments on the lawn of the | Dr. Berry, he entered into negotiations same church in interest of the building | for such a merger, and a committee fund. The Churchman was present | from the B.M.E, Church was appoint- and with others spent an enjoyable eve- | ed with plenty powers to meet Bishop ning. Next evening when the club] Gregg and Dr. Berry in Windsor, Can- was to have repeated the social one of | ada, August 25th, 1938, for the further the leading members, a neighbor, had| prosecution of the desires of the B. gone the way of all the earth. Verily |] M. E. Church to return to the A. M. there is but a step between thee and] E. Church. This committee from the death. ‘ B.M.E. Church is composed of the Rev. Dr. J. T. Dawson. General Sup- Again the Churchman was guest |erintendent, the Rev. Dr. Thomas H. speaker for the Reverend H. F. Tyree | Jackson, Financial Secretary, the Rev. on Sunday morning” ...... not neglect-| Dr. T. O. Stewart, Secretary of the ing—as some habitually do—to meet|Annual Conference, the Rev. E. A. together. . .” Large crowd of wor-| Richardson, Secretary of the General shippers was present. The choir sang | Conference. the “Inflammatus” a capella. It was! During the session of this General splendidly done. Processional: “O | Conference, the life and work of Bish- Worship the King!” op Willis Nazrey, the first bishop of the B.M.E. Church, and then also Pleasant surprise at the evening hour | that of Bishop R. R. Disney were of worship. Dean and Mrs. Charles | memorialized with great solemnity and S. Spivey of Payne Theological Semi-| Praised for the leadership of this or- nary came in unexpectedly. The Sen- | Sanization in its infant days. CP PSOOSOO SOS SHODOF Birthday Greetings i " tection and as an appreciation for what | @@ OOOO <> PODS OO OS® ned J REV. FRANK MADISON REID Pastor St. Paul St. Louis, Mo. DR. J. W. WASHINGTON Baton Rouge, La. MR. C. SYLVESTER JACKSON Harrisburg, Penna. MRS. E. R. DUCKETT Columbia, S. C. ior and Gospel choirs had a sacred con-| During the course of Dr. Berry’s| RS. IRENE F. D. SUMMERSETT cert but the able Dean was presented | fraternal message he told the audience and made brief remarks. He had just that he happened to be a Virginian, the come from Ebenezer, Detroit where the | S¢me as Bishop Nazrey, and that during 1940 General Conference will be held. | his period as a Presiding Elder in 5 Virginia, the section in which Bishop Supremely. happy was the Churchman | Nazrey was born was a part of his to see in the congregation Mrs. Daisy | territory, in Isle of Wight County of Bradley-Holman of Mt. Pisgah, Green- | Virginia. While it is a fact that Bish- wood, S. C. When he was pastor some | °P Nazrey left Virginia in his youthful years ago this lady was the organist. days, Dr. Berry told the audience that She is principal of the West End aside from what he picked up in Can- School in her home city. With her|244 as a young man, he must have Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas of East Orange, |CVidently been inspired by the few N. J., members of St. James, New- Negroes who had landed at Jamestown, ack. Virginia, in 1619, just 20 miles from where Bishop Nazrey was born. His On Monday the Churchman visited address was received with loud ap- the Philadelphia Preachers Meeting. | P!ause and great appreciation. This is an institution. He heard the Rey. J. Leo Pottinger read a paper on BREWTON, ALABAMA Bermuda and Jamaica. Prof. E. A. Sélby delivered an address on the A.| Special to the brother pastors and M. E. Sunday School Union. The|missionary workers of our great A. Churchman made a few remarks on|M. E. Church, throughout the breadth “Freedom of the Church Press?” of African Methodist connection. I have secured the services of one of the outstanding Gospel preachers, and trained Evangelists of the Negro race, Dr. L. L. Berry, Missionary Secre-|to conduct a Revival for our people atry, makes successful visit to 20th} in Brewton, and because of his gifts General Conference of The British and experience and ability, it is be- Methodist Episcopal Church, at St. . fitting that we as ministers co-operate Catherines, Canada. | with him in the work of evangelizing the churcif® He is a great Gospel preacher, and earnest in his appeal, not spasmodic, but strong and force- dists who came back to America to ful, and drives home the thought. Again attend the different A.M.E. gather- , he has had almost unlimited experience ings, many of them were not allowed i” travel, not only from Coast to Coast to return to Canada and were forced in the U..S. A, but abroad. Then to continue in their involuntary ser- | he sponsors a very uplifting program vitude. To offset this condition the that is educational and spiritual and A.M.E. Church set up its organiza- yet has its entertaining feature. Both tion in Canada, and over this organi- | Young and old alike enjoy it. He shows (Continued from page 1) Philadelphia, Penna. MRS. J. G. ROBINSON Philadelphia, Penna MRS. I. B. FINNIE-WADE Springfield, Illinois REV. FREDERICK D. JORDAN President Western University Kansas City, Kans. his trip thru Africa, and Holy Lan on screen by use of Hitype Picture Machine. Any of our pastors who need an Evangelist on Dr. J. order, should get in touch with him at once for your summer and fall Revival He has the ability and gift and is clean in life and deportment, highly endorsed by both white and colored ministers of North and South. He can help you both spiritually and financially. His pictures are an asset to his work and that of the church; he is a National character, yet identified with the A M. E. Zion connection and holds cre- dentials from the said \ church. he is unselfish and labors for all and prompts me to say you cannot go wrong to secure the Noted Evangelist J. P. Woods for your next revival. He sponsors an inspirational program to help you raise your him at once. port, Alabama Box 435. him to all workers in the church. will help you. A. LANIER, Pastor Mt, Zion A. M. E. Church His address is ===== DSC09261.JPG ===== Young People’s Page AUGUST THE BLESSING OF QUIESCENCE NAPPY STORIES Why One Preacher Moved Why She Attended Bishop D. H Edward Howard Methar in Presiding hip Bishop Sims a caurae for all ministers) CThe Pastor and the Misisonary Eaterprise—Rev. Daniel Davis, Howard Mrs. Pauline Wil- tama, Mra, Panline Poryear Missionary Enterprise A. Methoda Mrs. Nora Link B. Methoda in Finance Mrs Carolyn Thomas €. Foreign Work of the A. M. RE Bishop BE. J t tt THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER B. The Pastor and the Missionary Enterprise— Bishop E. J. Howard Rev. Daniel D. Davis 4:00 P. M.-5:30 P. M.— Recreational Period (For Faculty see Schedule) Christian Stewardship — Miss Alexzina Washington. C Problems of Y. P. D. Super- w visors and Superintendents — Mrs. Gladys Holmes. | | | } P | uilding a Program for Young mete Je 7 NORTH WOODBURY, N. J. Mrs. Kay B. Nichols. aa E ia. E eahip fer The Camden-Trenton District Sun- | Young People—Mrs. Alma Ma- day School Convention was called to soe ; order by Presiding Elder R, B. Smith | A » and “Race — Campbell cM E | Gharcha Noctis Daniel D. Davis Woodbury on Wednesday, June 29, 9:30 A.M. After the usual devotional per- SCHEDULE iod the Presiding Elder made appro- | Pa priate remarks and proceeded to organ- Wednesday ize the Convention for business. This aR was followed by reports from the 9:00 A. M.-11:00 A. M.—Registration | schools of the District, and registra- 00 M-11:45 A. M— _ | tion of delegates. Miss. Mildred Stan- | A Missionary Adr stration—Fi- ford, District Superintendent. sub- ¢ Mrs. Carolyn Thomas | mitted her annual report which showed } il Service and Home Mis-|that she had given much time and | Mrs. Pauline Williams | thought to her work. ‘ Leadership for} Introduction of visitors, announ¢e- } Mrs. Alma Ma- ments by the entertaining pastor, Rev. Wm. Hicks, offering and benediction brought the session to a close, The afternoon session was opened with a lively hymn-sing under the ca- pable leadership of the Convention cho- rister and pianist. An annual feature of the Camden-Trenton District Con- vention is a question box which usually Evangelism—Bishop Day—E We loration Period Here”— Groups and Leaders P, M.— s and Problems of Con- ¢ Branch, Local Presi- | proyokes yery lively and interesting lents, and Organizers— discussions. The Convention was in Mrs. Nora Link] the midst of this when D, H. Sims, E 1 Program for a| Presiding Bishop of the District enter- x People’s Society— ed amid great applause. He was pre- Mrs. Kay B. ‘Nichols | sented by the P. E. who said that he cial Action in the A. M. E.| would speak at will. The Bishop de- Church— livered a very instructive and inspir- ; tertaining pastor and the North -Woodbury were | welcome. Rey. J. Leo Px ttinger ENNIS, TEXAS The third quarterly conference 4; Wayman Chapel A. M. E. Church was held on 8th and 10th of July wit, a spiriual Love Feast Friday nite. Th, business session was held Saturday nite with the Presiding Elder Rey, Ay’ W. Bennett, presiding. All boards and clubs were present and made thei reports which showed progress along all lines. Rev. A. L. Boyd, pastor of the Joshua Chapel A. M. E. Church was present and. took an active par in opening of the conference Saturday nite, The Presiding Elder deliverc strong messages at both 11:00 A, y, and 8:00 P.M. Rev. D. T. Tramme|,_ pastor of St Paul Baptist Church qe. livered a very fine message at 3.1) P. M. Rey. J. E. Rogers, pastor Telico was present in each service during the session He has gained much strength after undergoing ay operation—and able to do his work again. The quarter closed with spirit. ual and financial success. We re proud to say that our church is still progressing under the leadership of our most efficient pastor and lovable Presiding Elder. We are proud that the Bishop returned them to work with us this year. We are looking forward to the Educational Congress to be held at Paul Quitn College in August. Also the Annual Conferesce, Our pastor is asking all to pray «hat we will close this year with abundant | Mrs. Pauline Puryear | ing address which was the mountain-top ). Economic Sex . experience of the Conyention.: Associate Presiding Elders, Revs. ne With Other] F. Vanderhorst, J. L. Russ, and W. Mr. Elbert Berry H. King, all of the New Jersey Con- th’s Attitude toward War—| ference brought greetings from their Miss Gladys Holmes | districts; also P. E. Nappier of the hristian Stewardship— Philadelphia Conference, who accom- Miss Alexzina Washington | panied Bishop Sims. ' rn Methods in Presiding| At the evening session the entertain- Udership— ing pastor acted as master of cere- Bishops Sims and Howard monies for what proved to be a very ; M.-12:55 P M.— entertaining and interesting program Forum in Auditorium of welcome ‘by the local church. The hort Address—Rey Hill Rev. Roy Beverly, pastor of the Bap- Madison, New Jersey | tist church brought greetings on be- Rey. Kelly, New Jersey | half of the clergy; Mr. John H. Long song Leader 1:00 P. M.-2:30 Py M—Dinner— on behalf of the church, and Miss Intermission Marjorie Brown on behalf of the S. S./ P M~ 3:10 P. M— To all of these addresses of welcome, A. Home Building— the Rev. G. H. Crayton, pastor of Mrs Kay B. Nichols | Bethel, Moorestown, N. J., fittingly re- RB. Leisore Time— sponded. Miss Elizabeth Thomas Mrs. Mamie Sims, the charming wife C, Youth and Politics— of the Presiding Bishop, honored the Rev. Solomon Porter Hood | Convention by attending the evening D, Christian Education and the | S¢ssion and delivered an unusually in- Alcohol Problem— teresting address on Sunday School Rev. G. E. Matthews | Work in South Africa. Mrs. Sims so Foreign Work of the A. M, E.| impressed her audience that the Con- Chureh—Dr. L. L. Berry vention was moved to organize for the 3:15 P. M.-355 P. Mo : purpose of collecting and sending Sun- \. Report of Findings (Five min- | day School Literature to South Africa. utes each) The intermediate choir of the enter- Looking Ahead with taining church rendered very acceptable 1. The Sunday School— music for the evening session, (Rev. 0. S. Neal) The second day morning session Zi Vie Ke Ge Bs Colac, which was continued into the = after. Church—Dr L. L Rerry Religions Fdyeation A Richard Allen Youth Couneil— IV (Rev. J. J. Jenkins) | "907 was occupied with Departmental 3%. The VP... Das etc. The Presiding Elder succeeded (Mrs. Edna Morgan) | *4mirably in making the Convention in- Summary—Rey, E. L. Kinzer | teresting and inspiring; while the en- \ success. We must say that a wonder- ful spirit wags demonstrated throughout the quarter. REV. J. W. BENNETT, P. &: REV. H. Y. JACKSON, Pastor ; C.’A. BIGGINS OLIVER, GA. Savannah District - The 3rd Quarterly Conference of t! Effingham Circuit met at St. Peter A M. E. Church, Rey. J. L. Butler, P. E. ‘Hymn, “The Lord My Shep herd Is.” The’ 37 Psalm was read Prayer by- Bro. W. M. Stripland Prof. J. L. Ingram was elected Sec Bros. Geo. Lee, Walker and Sidney Lawton as Marshalls. Mrs. C. E Walker was elected to Teport to the Southern Recorder, Prof, J. L. In- gram to other church papers. The P. E., Rey. J. L. Butler gave us some good news from Morris Brown College and other branches of our church which was inspiring. The disciplinary questions were answered by the pastor. Sunday was a high day and the spirit was manifested through the church. Text, Jeremiah 35:12-13. The sermon was ably delivered by the Presiding Elder who is an aspirant for Bishopric. He is suitable for the work. The church will not make a mistake should he be elected. He is very strong in the spirit. Our pastor is fine and able. We are blessed with him and our Pre siding Elder, Rev. J. L. Butler. Total raised this quart. $9198. Rey, J, Lively "pastor C.M. Walker he Topic Explained i Many counties in the United States THE CHRISTIA 1. Why is it good for any one to know about the Holy Land? 2. , What persons should be men- tioned as doing most to make the Holy Land famous? 3. Why do you think God permitted the Holy Land to go into the hands of strangers? CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE ALLEN Topic For August 7 The Land Where Jesus Lived [ (A Series of Four Meetings) 1, The Promised Land Gen. 17:1-9; Josh. 1:1-8 / 4 Daily Verses 7, M., Aug. 1. A fruitful land. Ex. 3:7-9, T., Aug. 2. The spies’ opinion. : Faietecocia Num. 13:17-28. as big as that Bese GH Ana W., Aug 3. Beautiful Sea of Galilee. ich is known in the Old Testament Matt. 13:1-9. the Promised Land. Its ancient me was Canaan, its New Testament e Palestine, and now it is called Holy Land, or Syria. It has natur- poundaries, the Mediterranean Sea the west, the Jordan River in the <t, mountains on the north, and desert the south. ‘The most important places for any son to know are the Sea of Galilee. Jesus did much teaching and per- many miracles; the Jordan which the Israelites crossed ey came into Canaan, and in esus was baptized; the Dead re the wicked cities of Sodom hd Gomorrah were located; Bethle- n, where Jesus was born; Nazareth, here He lived as a boy; Jerusalem, here He was crucified; and Mount rmcl, where Elijah brought down e from heaven. The Holy Land is most famous be- se it was the home of the Hebrew hey prepared for the coming and because it was the home Jesus from His birth to His death. re occured all His miracles; here tre the roads He traveled and the es and towns He visited. ts About the Promised Land It will make this meeting most in- : if the Juniors shall have re-}' ity, previously assigned. For Stance, four or five boys may be illed “the mountain boys,” their duty Bing to discover as much as they can bout the mountains of Palestine, and port on them in this meeting. They ight even take particular names, Bermon,” “Ebal,” “Carmel,” or “Zion.” nother group might be called “the ater girls,” meaning the rivers, lakes hd seas, and they might bear names ¢ “Jordan,” “Galilee,” ‘“Kidron,” T., Aug. 4. Mt. Nebo, where Moses died. Deut. 32 :48-52. F., Aug. 5. Jerusalem, city of God. Ps. 48:1-3, 12-14. S., Aug. 6. Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Matt. 2:1. Sun., Aug. 7 Topic—The Promised Land Gen, 17:1-8; Josh. 1:1-8 (Consecra- tion Meeting.) —Christian Endeavor World ere ELIZABETH, N. J. The First Quarterly Conference of the New Brunswick District convened July 5, at Mt. Teman A.M.E. Church, Elizabeth, N. J. Rev. Francis Vander- horst, Presiding Elder of the District op! Evangelist Dr. N. H. Jeltz APPEAR HERE, he total distance from the town |- Hthest north to the town farthest mth is only 144 miles. With good als and a good auto one could go at distance in four hours or less. °m east to West the average is only miles, And yet in this small area ¢ mightiest happenings in the world’s tory have occurred. he principal city of the Land of mise ig Jerusalem, which was King mavid’s capital, was the place where blomon’s Temple was built, and was , Many centuries the center of re- ‘ous worship for the Jews. : So We are interested in Bethelehem, few miles away, where Jesus Christ fs born. | Capernaum, a small village on the lest side of the Sea of Galilee, was the ‘ce where Jesus spent much of His se during His three.yeats of public MNistry, 3 Fe ; HEMMINGWAY, THIS SPACE... tions for the Junfors to Answer Petey EVANGELIST WATCH THIS SPACE! WE HAVE RENTED THIS SPACE FROM THE MANAGER OF THEBOOK CONCERN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS..... FROM TIME TO TIME AN- NOUNCEMENTS WILL N RECORDER Presiaed over the meeting. "The meeting was opened in regular form Mr. Vernon Mitchell was elected as secretary. The roll of the various boards was called by secretary; immediately after the response from the roll call the reports were given. The reports were highly commended by Dr. Vanderhorst; he asked them to continue the splendid work. Under the past and present leadership of the Dr. G. B. Nelson which only consists of about fifteen months Peace and Harmony has existed continually thruout his benefical administration. Dr. Vanderhorst closed the confer- ence with the following remarks: “As long as Peace and Harmony preyails in a group working for any medium of life whether it be a church group or not. Success is always the outcome of such courageous work. Be kind and loving to each other for “what we sow we certainly reap.” “We, as Christians must remember the fieid of Christianity is not a field of roses nor ease, but one of mental as well as physical struggles.” Man has lost the respect for others which has diminished the appreciation of God for God said in his Divine words: “How can you hate your fellowman and say that you love me and you have never seen me?” Ezel Collier PEPER OI OLE LIE LEGO EG, TELLING OF THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE WE ARE HOLDING REVIVALS OR CON- DUCTING SPECIAL SERVICES..... ALSO, SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCE- MENTS TOUCHING OUR ACTIVI- TIES IN WORKING OUT A PRO- GRAM OF “CHURCH EXTENSION AND EVANGELISM” WITH SECT. WILL APPEAR IN .. SEND ALL MAIL FOR ME TO THIS ADDRESS-716 So. 19th St. Philadelphia; Pa. N. H. JELTZ, District Evangelist (1st. Dist.) and special Church Extension Agent. of the Methodism closed a great revival meet~ ing Friday night, June 8 in a blaze of glory, at Bethel, Warren, pastor. added to the church. Great crowds that taxed the seating capacity followed each night. her preaching and singing. —. jj Snecial Monthly or | POWERSVILLE, Ga. = Rev. L. M. Dayis, of Sparta one outstanding Evangelists of Rev. J. W.' W. Nine converts were The Rev. Davis is most effective in For The Best Results | Try an “Ad” | — IN THE— | Christian Recorder l Yearly Rates Revive Interest Stimulate Enthusiasm By putting a new A. M. E. Music Hymnal in the hand of every Choir Member at these Un- usually low prices. One Doz. — $12.00 Single Copy — $ 1.25 Half Doz —_— $ 6.50 A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN PA IS BREE EEE PROGRESS A wide gulf separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “yndertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude ‘of services which were never expected of his predecessor. As the result of this adyaricement, the public re- ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need. WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. Phila, Pa. PHONE: GER. 0585 a ===== DSC09262.JPG ===== STIAN RECORDER see THE CHRI To" Go To Church NEAR SCOTCH HILL STATION — ‘Somerset, Bermuda | niatey with his exact knowledge on every conceivable subject will be another B. T. Tanner in the editorial chair and will revive fond memories of L. J. Coppin, H. T. Kealing and Reverdy C. Ransom. I met recently in the Union depot of a great city thru which I was passing an old friend—a member of the howling mob that at Cleveland cried out “Cru- cify him! Crucify him.” In our conven- tion he said to me “Hill I’ve been sorry On Monday, June 20th, the Second Quarterly Conference was held at Allen Temple A.M.E. Church. The meeting was convened by pastor, Rev- Eugenius Stowe. Hymn sung 365, led in prayer by pastor. Hymn No. 333 was then sung. Scripture lesson Philippians 3:1-14. The pastor then called the Presiding Elder, Rev. B. A. 4 —_ = DR. S25 ALLEN C. E. LEAGUE LITER- j MORRIS, Rev. C. T. H. Watkins, B.D., A.M., re OK EEEEEEHTMIMMIIMESS sT. MATTHEWS A. M, E. CHURCH 57th & Summer Streets Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Herman F. Tyree, Pastor ST. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH, 57th and Summer Sts. Rey. Herman F. Tyree, D.D.. Pastor é Official Board meeting every Monday night. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. Rey. A. Norman Clark. Pastor SOME THINGS ever since Bishop J. ........ died, of my vote at Cleveland and that he was not reinstated before his death.” I thought seriously of that and I further thought what a FINE _ thing, what a JUST thing it would be to re- instate and re-equip Bishop William T. Vernon and commission him again to “Carry on, for God, the church and the race.” By Innocent or guilty I believe it is the sentiment of the church that he has sufficiently expiated any crime real or imaginary of which he may have been accused. What say you men of Allen! Loose him and let him go, that those mellifluous golden notes may again regale the multitudes as of yore. While rambling among some old papers in a drawer a few days ago, I found a copy of what I conceive to Galloway who preached a soul stirring sermon subject: “Pressing forward to the Mark of High Calling.” He exhorted hiss hearers to press forward in’ doing God’s will. The business was entered into. The reports from various auxiliaries of the church were then given. at which time Presiding ‘ Elder highly commended them for the work done. The singing of the Doxology closed a very successful conference. Mrs. May Jones AVERY CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH Oklahoma City. Okla. The third quarterly conference of Avery Chapel convened on June 6th, Rey. W. D. Miller, pastor; Rev. J. H. Hall, Presiding Elder was a great suc- ‘ : 9:30 A. M. ... Sunday School c cess. ATURE—WHERE AND HOW Springfield, Ohio ; Rev. U. S. Rob- 11:00 A. M. ...... Morning Worship By J. Action Hill be the most manly, the most unique _We haye been blessed by the addi- TO ORDER. inson, D.D., Detroit, Mich., and 6 0 P M A. C. E. League and dignified announcement of can-|tion of 40 members. Our ranks have » VD., , ” :30 Peer we Ee z : ; , | Rev. Frederick Divers, B.D., A.M $00 P. Maa... Evening Worship} Some emperor of old—I think it didacy for the bishopric ever penned. | been broken by death twice. - —_—— f Rp .ny: Daa oat: Ie u The A. C. E. League literature is printed by the A. M. E. Book Con- cern, 716 South 19th St., Philadel- phia. New feature now appears in the current quarterly intended to make the topic discussions more interesting than ever. The staff of associate Editors includes ORDER Jackson, Miss. If your order for quarterlies is not filled promptly, notify me at once and my immediate attention will be given the order. Fill out this blank at once and send for your supply. BLANK Allen Christian Endeavor League Rev. S. S. Morris, General- Secretary 716 So. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa. - POSt. ORC e io 4.6.6 w vclawae se A. C. E. L. Quarterlies No. ee eee of Copies.... Amt. Sent $.... OUR NEW ADDRESS ' SEEEECE TIMI SEEEEEES ‘ Pn nn en ee eee ee ee ae eee ee oe Class and Prayer Meeting Every Friday Evening at 830 P. M. Rev. E. K. Nichols, Pastor _ MT. PISGAH A.M.E. CHURCH Locust St. above 40th 6:00 A. Meares Band * 9:30 A.M.—Church School” 10:00 A.M,—Prayer & Praise Service 11:00 A.M.—Morning Service ~ 7.00 P.M.—Christian Endeavor ~ 8:00 P.M.—Evening Service 8:30 P.M.—Friday evening prayer and class meeting. Rey. M. W. Thornton, Pastor WARD A. M. E. CHURCH ‘46th & Aspen Streets Philadelphia, Pa. 6:30 A. M—Early Prayer Service 11:00 A. M—Morning Service 1:30 P, M.—Sunday School 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service 8:00 P. M—Every Friday—Class and Prayer Meeting. : Fb 222. Se BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, Pa. Rey. J. L. Brown, Pastor 11:00 A. M.—Morning Service 1:30 P. M.—Sunday School 6:30 P. M—Allen Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service 8:30 P. M.—Prayer and Class Meeting Every Wednesday Evening. 8:00 P. M—Evening Worship Union Quarterly meetings every first Sunday of July, Octoher, January and April, A was, Charlemagne, was asked when dy- ing to whom, he was leaving his em- There is not one objectionable word or phrase therein. No boasting, no re- pire. His reply was: “To the worth- iest.” There would be no reasonable ground for complaint if all our elective or ap- pointive offices were filled according to this standard. But alas it is not so to be, possible not until after the millenium. At present we are very prone to get the round pegs into the square holes and VICE VERSA. On nothing. is this seen more clearly than in our church politics. It is matter of current comment a- mong clergy and laity alike that quite rare indeed are the occasions when we feel that the man who won was the best type of man for the place. ’ There are notable exceptions of course. Take at New York in 1936 for instance. More than a dozen de- feated candidates with whom I talked were frank in saying: “I am_ glad Wright got it.” “He is in eyery way the best prepared man for the position that was in the race.” Take the Christian Recorder race. It was written in the Stars that Sin- cital of great deeds done nor achieve- ments accomplished but simply a plain unvarnished statement in the well know Ransomesque manner that car- ries conviction in its every word. , I shall have my printer strike off a batch of them and candidates who are in doubt as to how the thing should really be done may write me for a copy of same, if Bishop Ransom does not object for it is of his leaf of 1924 that I speak. Speaking of the Episcopacy there is not now nor eyer has been a dearth of proper material in the A.M.E. Church, but among the many good and suc- cessful men. Men who are prepared both intellectually and spiritually and with a long and successful background there stands out pre-eminently the little giant of Detroit, Kansas City, St. Louis and Cleveland, Joseph Gomez. As was the case with Wright and Singleton at New York—and long be- fore going to New York—so it seems is the sentiment for Dr. Gomez—that of the many outstanding, Gomez is the man who best exemplifies in his per- gleton should win. Although I did not talk personally with Norris, Potter, Link, and Beckett—I too was in the race—I believe each one of the quintet feels in his heart that the best man won. t Peary did not more carefully plan his arrangements for achieving the north pole, nor Hughes his plans for 1940 with L. C. Ridley for the A. M. E. Review. If there is a more de- serving character than he, he has not as yet appeared upon the horizon. sonality what the bench of this pre- mier Negro Branch of Methodism wants and needs in this decisive hour. Behold what a picture! With Vernon restored and Gomez added, see there standing like a stone- wall; Flipper, the profond, ecclesiasti- cal jurist; Fountain, the modern Chry- sastom; Ransom, the erudite sage; unique, incomparable; Williams and Howard, great preachers an adminis- trators. Match them if you can. 2117 N. 13th St. Paducah, Ky. The Church on a whole is spiritually alive as well as financially so. Our report this quarter excelled that of last quarter. Amount raised this quar- terly more than $1400.00. The Presiding Elder was highly elated over the quarterly conference On the Ist through the 2nd Sunday in July the Young People of Avery Chapel were-given complete charge of the services. *All officers of the Senior Church were filled by the young peo ple beginning with Misses Rosa Pres- ley, Chairman; Celesta Demming, Church Secretary; Edna Bailey. Sun day School Superintendent; Mr. Ken- neth Hudson, President of tt and Miss Freddie Mae, Pian The Stewards, Stewardess, Ushers, Trustees and little penny offering girls were furnished by Junior Church, under the leadership of Mrs. Lula Lacy, pas- tor. League Evening Services were under the auspices of the League, rendered a a very interesting program of local talents, Address delivered by Mr. James Cox, Jr., on behalf of the Young People This indeed was one of the greatest epochs of the church. Money raised by the Ycung People on Class night, Wednesday 6th, $39.45. After evening services the entire church joined Dougale Chapel M. E. Church in a joint meeting of the menisterial Alliance, ALTHEA WADKINS BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH his record breaking flight around the \ be ieee eee iit Ls Bristol, Pa. world than Singleton did for achieving Gregg, the Se Soa 2 Eien a General Conference : td Services: . the editorship of the Christian Recor- Tookes, ae ity pulpiteers ; Nit soli Mi t 716 S | th re 9:45 A. M.—Sunday School— der. He won victory by DESERV- and unyielding as the oak; Greene, mutes > ree | a a la a 11:00 A M. Mtarnine \Worshi ING it. methodical and convincing ; Sims, NOW READY is f 7:00 P. M_Christian Haeayée Such too, I think will be the case in scholarly, oratorical, magnetic; Wright PRICE $1.00, Postpaid A M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street Phila. Pa. ===== DSC09263.JPG ===== $1 2 c L = = 4 i j i : ; i ; i | ! ! ! } : j i I: 3oth ¥ and Stamped in Gold. | SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND } DAY. WE PAY POSTAGE. | A.M. E. 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Eliot Ross, © of Charlottesville, Va., in a talk Tues. day at University of Virginia. — Two syndicated columnists struck similar note in yesterday’s Standard and Times. * “ “There are no fundamentally inferior races,” wrote Rev. Joseph N.- Moody, Ph.D., “and the differences between races, especially the moral and intel- lectual differences, are not nearly so e great as those which exist between jn- Company, joined in a reception Friday | dividual members of the same race.” evening to Bishop Wright by contribut- Not Superior, - ing $10 each to aid in establishing a Dr. Clarence: Js Engler; inthis col- medical clinic in South Africa. umn, “Science and Religion,” wrote: Bishop’ Wright assisted his father in} «py. Church has: no wordilof (praise establishing the Citizens & Southern for the idea that Aryans are intellecti:- Bank & Trust Co., 18 years ago. At ally or physically superior to the Jews, the reception and dinner more than 100 or the Caucasoids to the Negroids, o: persons, including the wives of the do- anylother face to anothers TOES Wer ce DEeS ont Writing in the same issue, Marguerite The bank for nearly two decades has Horan Gowen said: shown special interest in every phase “Out from amongst the Jews came of the welfare and the social better- Cheisiaandiont trom amongst the Jews ment of the people of the city. from the time of Christ, have come Phila. Record some of the greatest leaders and saints of His Church.”* F SOUTH AFRICA GETS ITS OWN ANTHEM CAPETOWN. (UP)—“God save the King” has been pushed into second place in South Africa by the introduc- tion of a special South African national anthem called “Die Stem van Suid Afrika” (The Voice of South Africa). BANKS AIDS DRIVE FOR AFRICAN CLINIC t More than 60 of the most prominent Negro citizens, at the request of the { Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust FLAYS OPPONENTS OF / ANTI-LYNCH BILL oe TAKE IN MEMBERS _ To the Editor: The lynch-murder of Tom Greene in Mississippi quite horrified me. It reminded me of the Black-and-Tan h regime in Ireland when men were tied’ to an armored truck and pounded to death at 50 miles an hour. « Who are these people who oppose the anti-lynch bill?) Are they Christians? Are they humanitarians or>are they. anthropoid apes? Quite a good number of pastors are . aving people join the church. We should take into the church the young people. All baptized children shoul! be placed in the membership and prop- erly trained up in church work. Turn nobody out; you are sent as pastor not to turn out but “TAKE IN” members, the more®the better. If you can not make use of many of them your suc- cessor may be able to do so. If any of them are bad they are your bad mem- bers. aes Instead of thinking whose church oe ca ‘ you can get just build the one that missionary back to visit her relatives you have up to your standard. Some in Muncie, Ind., reports that in the Pastors are constantly wanting some- Belgian Congo wives can now be pur- thing that has been built up by another chased on the installment plan. and they usually bring it “down” to their size. A real pastor knows the limitations of his flock and adjusts his buying to his income. Do not try to live up to $500 or $1000 salary on $200 income. Live with- in your means and get out real live sermons, using young people as much as the exigencies will permit and watch the church grow. P. J. GLENNON PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION IN DARKEST AFRICA . Miss Myrtle L. Wilson, a returned WAR CRAMPS JAPAN’S STYLE TOKIO, July 19 (UP)—The Ministry of Public Welfare, today banned fash- jon shows in all department stores. The action was taken as part of the economy campaign to save all resources for the war. reject learnedly and validly . . . the calumnies and most baneful doctrines” of racism, Catholic scholars have be- aaa —Bishop N. W. Williams in his 5th CATHOLICS TO FIGHT Episcopal Dist. Pastoral RACIAL INTOLERANCE Columnist of Church Paper J. ou Prejadicds 4 — A broadside attack on race prejudice has been launched by American Catho- licism, the Catholic Standard and Times reported yesterday. Spurred by an appeal from Rome “to ~ ah i is stored up in the bread. And when bread is eaten, it transmits that life on—it gives its stored-up life to the world. Earthly Things. Heavenly Meanings When Jesus’ words, promising such enduring satisfaction, fell on the ears of the Jews they said, “Lord evermore give us this bread.” And they were thinking of something strange and far off. But Jesus an- swered: “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger.” That staggered them. They murmured: “Ts not this Jesus, . . whose father and mother we know?” “How can this man giye us His flesh to eat?” Again they saw the loaf, but not the sign. They saw their own humanity, and the humanity of Jesus of Nazareth, but did not see God revealed in Him. They did not understand when He said, “He that receiveth me receiveth Him that sent me.” They saw Him merely as the carpenter’s son whom they had known in childhood. youth, young man- hood and maturity. He saw in them a world of hunger, weakness, emptiness, and He speaks to them and their fel- lows forever in one great sentence, say- ing, “I am the bread of life.” With clearer vision, and after the passage of the centuries, we catch the deep significance of Jesus’ figure and its application. Not many terms can cover and comfort so much human wart as the word “bread.” Jesus’ view of it is exceeding broad. He sees that staple article of food lying on the table of the rich and the poor. the high and the low, the learned men and the ignorant. And in offering Himself in such common language Jesus asserts that His religion is for all men. Chris- tian truth is no rich pastry or dainty for a few choice souls, culled out for esoteric culture; it is plain and whole- some food for the daily universal use of men. When Jesus taught the people On this wise we are not surprised that “the common people heard Him gladly,” though not always comprehendingly. I would today suggest three truths con- tained in that word “bread.” Bread Satisfies THE BREAD OF LIFE © By the Rev. Samuel W, Purvis, D.D. Text: | am the bread of life; he that ometh to me shall never hunger. John 6:25-35. . That was a daring statement. No other of the world’s saviors has ever id such an audacious thing. How mame Jesus to say it? What was the spiritual significance of His figure of speech? oa rhe Lord had fed the multitude of ive thousand, on the hillside near Bethsaida, with the five loaves and he two dried fishes. That night He d the Sea of Galilee to Caper- The next day the people also { over and came to Capernaum secking Jesus. And when they met Him on His way to the synagogue He to them sadly: “Ye seek me, not e ye saw signs, but because ye of the loaves.” Their attachment n was measured by the physical ction He had afforded them. He ot rebuke them for finding sat- tion in the loaves—that was natural t—but for failing to discern the al meaning of His bounty. That discerning is our task of love seck me, not because ye saw s. but be¢ause ye ate loaves.”, What were the signs? The miraculous loaves ere the signs. The loaf was not an |. but a sign pointing to something 1 itself ;- directing people on and So in referring to “signs” and Christ was not speaking of gs but of one thing. He seeks: cken their spiritual vision that y may see the sign within the loaf. For the bread was a mere loaf to the who. ate to be filled, but it was sign to the man who ate and saw in it the spiritual truths taught by the acted parable. 3 Through this whole passage Jesus ns His hearers against entering ical satisfaction by one door and remaining there. He opens a door cn the other side looking heavenward, that hey may Pass on through to the spirit- al blessings. So long as they live they must work for “the meat that Perisheth ;” but they are so to work that they will also be gaining “the meat that endureth.” Our - daily toil can Nourish the soul as well as the body. ‘nd Jetse uses the very instance of Aeavenly bounty cited by the Jews to ‘urther illustrate His lesson.’ “Your fathers did eat manna,” but they be- Heved not God and “put, hot their trust in His help.” And while their meat "as yet in their mouths, the wrath of od came upon them.” They ate Saves, but failed to recognize the signs. y saw the human instrument—Mos- S—but failed to see the Father who. Siveth the true bread from heaven.” In making the loaf a sign, Christ ‘0 points to. the truth that bread Tansmits life. Bread is the fruit—and result—o fe he life of the, wheat Not once for all, of course; few things mental or physical do. ~ But bread used daily, continuously, satisfies. Being a staple article it never wears out, nor palls on the taste as rich pastry would. When Jesus said, “I am the bread of life,” He gives Him- self not once, but daily, a satisfying por- tion. A guilty man comes to the For- giver of Sins hungry for pardon. He opens his mouth in confession. believes and is filled with peace. Christ has satisfied his need. The forgiven man hungers further for righteousness and usefulness . As he hungers, he is filled Blessed are such! As he grows in grace he hungers for a growth beyond spir- itual childhood. His spiritual receptivity and assimilation become larger. The more broadly, deeply and passionately we “hunger after righteousness,” the more are we filled. ‘ Every natural, normal man hungers for food. Appetite is health; lack of it indicates illness—a lack of function of physical organization somehow or somewhere. Every man who is spir- itually healthy hungers after righteous- ness; his heart and flesh cry out after THE CHRISTIAN R the living God. It is a’ natural de-| stronger body. The “daily bread” yor mand—Jesus is the answer to his cry. | ate left you a permanent constitution. Bread Strengthens A starving man is weak and totering.| doned you. He blessed you here, He needs bread that his vitaf force may |and He helped you there. He has be renewed. That renewal pictures Ghrist’s work. He comes to add to the vigor, intensity |}do not have to feel now all that you and endurance of men. Lowered vi- tality gives disease its chance. Satan rules the weak man, and occupies an empty ‘soul-house. Christ comes to strengthen and to fill. He comes that we may have life. and have it more abundantly. With heart-religion theology grows less mechanical and more spiritually helpful. There are times when mere be- lief and church membership is but at- taching fruit to a dead tree. In Jesus there is a remission of sins which drives sin cat by the communication of a new heart and a new life. Thereupon will grow fruits of the Spirit in that man’s life. Religion is a vital process. It is the vigorous appropriation by the life of what ts needed to make it healthy and strong. Flesh becomes ‘firm, nerves steady, the countenance rich in color, because of the healthy process of vita- lization within. We grow spiritually strong, full of force and fire, as we vit- ally appropriate Christ. Christian truth is curative indeed, and of course, but I note that Jesus never called Him- self the medicine of Life—He is the bread of life. He is the food that strengthens us to put down Satan un- der our feet. Darkness is cast out al- ways by letting in light. This -vital process of salvation strengthens men in a true way. A tot- tering, starving man does not want cane or crutch; he wants food. Feed him and he will stand, not by outer props, but by inward vitality. The method of the Master is not to prop men up from without, but to make them stand up and erect in true strength. The strength- ening of the spiritual life by Christ is a process, subtle, unseen, mysterious as the building up of the physical body by food. Can it be explained how the strength of the wheat field becomes human strength? Neither can it be ex- plained how the spiritual strength of our Lord becomes our strength. As we believe on Christ, live with Him, obey Him, His spirit saturates, new life is absorbed, until at last Christ is “formed in you.” He passes into your whole being. He fits you for every duty and trial in life as infallibly as food finds its way into every power and fiber of the body. He becomes your strength and salvation, and the life that you live you live by faith in the Son of God. Bread Enlarges There is more of you bodily today than there was when you were a year old. In eating food you have gathered and retained your increased size. You have eaten and become hungry again—you have exhausted your strength and re- plenished it; but out of the long ex- perience you have brought a larger and Christ enlarges the life. He par- spoken to you by the way, and your heart burned within you as He spoke. It has been a long experience. You ever felt, any more than you have with- in you all the food you ever ate. But gradually out of your experience with Christ you have gathered to yourself a richgr personality, a fuller life. There is more of you now than ‘when you first accepted Him as your Lord and Leader. That salvation which “makes whole” is nearer than when you first believed. The grace which God gives us is not stored up in us, as with grain in a granary; it is food, and is taken up into circulation, and becomes a part of the life. He feeds and builds up His followers, and makes them increase in faith, in hope and loye, until they come “unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the fulness of Christ.” Phila. Evening Bulletin A ic ee D THE NEW TESTAMENT AvGravislation in the Language -of the People By Charles B. Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Greek, Union University This translator brings to the worthy task of translating the New Testament into the ordinary language of contemporary Amer- ica, a thorough scholarship and rich experience in his subject..A professor of Greek for over thirty years, he has spent twenty years in the completion of this work. This translation is based on the Westcott and Hort Greek Text, which is recognized as the au- thoritative text throughout the English speaking world. Where there have been conflicts in the Greek texts, the Vatican Manu- script, generally conceded to be the oldest and best, has been fol- lowed. Attempting to convey the ex- act thought of the Greeks, rather than to translate its words. Dr. Williams has also added explanatory notes at the beginning of each book, and foot- notes, to further clarify the meaning. In reading this book it brings the event before you so plainly until it seems like you were pres- ent at the very happening itself. It makes the Scriptures more clearly understood. This book is recommended for the Study: Course of the ministers who are applying for membership in the Annual Conference. It may be bought at the A. M. E. Book Concern, 716 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The price is $2.50 post paid. single eteekeleefoterdetelelobeieleleieteieteee ee beibinbieebeeiebib eee bee bee eee heer bi ===== DSC09264.JPG ===== THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER tor, Box 774. Bishop George B. PAGE TWELVE PAGE THIRT eeeme ea Se) Evangelist will deliver the gospel mes- Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.E. Great Religious Convocation and the | S48¢ the evening before the opening Church, C. K. Knight, Pastor. Carolina and Florida and other con- tigous States are asked to join Georgia phone Main 7832. Notices — 4 Bishop W. A. Fountain. ; : ua a4 tee, of conference. Ow if 7 i \ Transportation Committee ile, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- Pee West Tennessee Confer- ishops’ Council S aa Sani Te ae aane etharicl its le fe eR AE So ih CHE a Neue C. A. Wingfield, Chairman ‘ July 26-30—First Episcopal District " re sp ey. mn OR z ne Sa 1 jacben N. C, in the 2nd Episcopal : [EA Aer eee Hs bow | cial train. from Atlanta to Kittrell. H. Y. Arnett : ed *, re) - - ot ly a is =i si i - i ‘ Missionary _Institute, oe ee mca sapien sce Pas.| The Junior Allen C. E. League ‘August 15-21 1938, Pastors’ Institute, Gitsegics 5 = Ri uegVORio Fares John R. Hawkins * Bordentown, N. J.,Mrs. Flipper. Tenn, Rev. C. H. Harden, Pas W. H. & F. Missionary and the League nce “please send name and ad-| $13.75 Atlanta to Kittrell, N. C., A. C. Sumter topics graphically outlined and includ- ing a stimulating program for children appears ‘monthly in The Journal of dress to the Secretary. tor. Bishop Edward J. Howard, Dr. Morton- Secretary, 10—South Carolina Conference— 5—Nebraska Conference — , I h, K 409 Kiowa Convention of the Baltimore, Virginia, Leavenworth, Kansas, A Carolina Conferences. and return provided there are at least 25 people traveling together, and go- J. C. Brewer D. H. Sims, president. W. N. Burnett August 2, 8—The World’s Christian En- <et. Rev. G. W. Rie stor. , TG 4 i 2 ; 5 deavor Convention, Melbourne, ci ee oy " ae ges) ine e ie Religious Education. See the new Kittrell College. Come! Sa or Saale ing and returning together, on the fol- T. J. Miles \ustralia gare : Boe ae “| » The materials are prepared by Mr. Commttteyeae ; ; , lowing schedule: G. T. Stinson 10—Poung People’s Congress, ee Fe! Bishop J. S. Flipper. F Mae [a Pastan lot ‘Allee x REV. J. A. VALENTINE, Sat s Peak, President GOING—August 16th Leave Atlanta J. B. Butler Scott, Kansas, 416 West ore 2 16—Macon Georgia Conference ‘ 4 Chairman of Publicity ary Lou Henderson, Sup. SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. C. A. Gibbs Young People’s Congress, Church, Philadelphia. The Journal copies are 10c each. 6:10" p.m. CL nary Convention— Rey. R. S. Everett, pastor. Bishop August 17th Arrive Kittrell SEA- Macon, Ga. D. Noah W. Williams. Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 306 Fayettville St. Durham, N. C. : 3 J. H. Clayborn Rt. REV. M. H. DAVIS, Bishop Prominent persons in the church I N. W. Reynolds tate Supt tewart ~ i : i 12—Southwest Georgia Confer- 309 Liberty: St. Bishop W. A. re whose pictures should appear in th J L. T. Robinson, Minister; W. R. : rs To Minist d Laymembers of : bpear in the BOARD AIR LINE RY. H. H. Lowber Vilkes, President; M. C. Chisolm, ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel Fountain. 2 IN a Ce ate Philadelphia District Sunday School} S°UVoMT Program of the Bishop's 6:43 a.m. ET J. C. Coe ; A.M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, 16—Northeast Texas Conference Babes convention will convene at. Reading, Council, to be held at Kittrell, should] RETURNING—August 19th Leave And others. é Kittrell SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. 7:26 p.m ET August 20th Arrive Atlanta SEA- BOARD AIR LINE RY. Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Northwes* Texas Conference —Brownwood, Texas. Rev. T. B. Reece, Pastor. Bishop George B. communicate at once with Dr. Howard : ; ; i penna. Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. : The Reet me at Kittrell, N. 54 aided Bishop D. He. Sims, Rev. Dd. Gregg, Chairman of Program Com- . in August, makes it necessary for mittee, 1500 North Lombardy Street, . w. L. Johnson, Presiding Elder, Rev. Dies summer session at noon Wednesday, W. T. Stewart, ‘Pastor’ Mr. Lloyd Richmond, Virginia. —Corsicana, Texas. Rev. H. F. Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. 4th Street. Bishop George B. Young. 17 — Piedmont Conference — 24—Ontario Conference—Wind- 74—Puget Sound Conference— h V hington, 514 Pine J. Cincinnatus White, vastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. Young. Laurens, S.C. © Rew, Aly Jui| esto) callie Gennes ce a aaage! in putler, District Supt. - 6:30 a.m. CT soe: Ontario, Bev. ©. E: Peany 19—Americus Georgia Confer- Thomas, Pastor, 234 North Caro- | Ausust 17, to 8 ~ Bienehe ia AT SERRE Hg FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT | Alabama $< ® . C.E. ’ ae x < iderati “Union o! f n irmi egg. ight, Pastor; » A. eorgia Conference—Sulvan- | © Pe ene J i Mobile—Clergy ...... 16, a pemaitlg sd of Religious Fountain. ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L. Ww. We have appointed the five commis- the Non Tee ah hss carga All aboard for Bordentown Indus- i iconeey Cieigy g a Education—Industrial High way, Kentucky, ‘Rev. S. A. Ly- Ohio Conference — Zanes- | ions who will complete taeaeee >” 4 ‘i kindly notify ae pastor ue the | trial School for First District Mission- eairoeaa aes: ] iar gaara te num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- Fountain. and report at this meeting. This will Mig fee ary Meeti d i e | San Francisco—Clergy Jf ok Shock Bingham, Abana, | sam Fat, Ben | Fey MH. Dor ae eae resi ees MS (Olle ee 8 Pe or orice Nacee! Ween [ise Angie Gog se seule pia 4: ciate Zot with the exception of the discussion of i in a gel Ur Baey IRR AR: os ened | 5 North Alabama Conference, ciate. Rey. R. N: Nelson | Thursday and Friday, July 27, 28, 29, | Florida 19—East Texas Conference— “Union of Negro Methodists.” Min- Marshall, Texas. Rey. A. I. Hen. |November 2—South West Missouri]isters, laymembers and organizations Jacksonville—Clergy Miami—Clergy ....... 114 College St., 1938. Hosts. Bishop D. H. Sims. Piqua, Ohio Besure to meet us there!!! 31—Michigan Conference— Giand | Rapkis’ “Nektsaue’ See ley, 402 ingens Ave. Bishop Sarre SEL a es oe Mo., | of te bs. none a. My A, SIMS, President St. Petersburg—-Cleray W. Hi. Jones, 508 James Street. xeorge B. Young. ethel Church, 2446 Paseo treet. | are invite G08 wi ihe and discuss TO THE KENTUCKY CONFER- E. D. COLLINS, Publicity Agent. Tampa—Clergy Bist tole MG 19—West. Kentucky Conference Rey. T. H. Wiseman. pastor. |the matter of “Union. Bishop John aregg- Battin G ey Reve Bi Noah W. Willi VM. T d, Presid ENCE OF THE W. M. M. SOCIETY ca So Sept. 7—Northwestern Conference— —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. ishop Noah W. Williams. . - Townsend, Erest ent ALL ABOOARD Georgia avenport, Iowa, Rev. J. W. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- 2—Alabama Conference— C. A. Wingfield, Secretary il CHOREHES that are sending Dele TO THE Atlanta—Clergy pire am ggh tts Ph ae ee eee SMG NEM Ske egies cates £0 the Missionary Convention, at| BISHOPS AND CONNECTIONAL | Columbus—Clers Bichon ele ee ia Kentack Conference—Mid- Bisho D H si te : The Mid-surumer session of the Bish Barnes Temple A. M. E. Church, $08) COUNCILS OF THE AFRICAN ae 7 — California Conference— precy 2 ees eee sae aves Beatne y < a Fox Street, Erlanger, Ky., August 25- METHODIST EPISCOPAL Savannah—Clergy .....-.--+++++ 7.60 ort! ast Conference— jouth Georgia Conference | ops’ Council opens at Kittrell College, 1 Sleselaite Mrs FL. L. Barnes, CHURCH Pomiens 26, alif. 1207 Powell C. Runyon, pas- 1 W. Williams. ifornia Confer- es, Calif. 1277 Bishopville, S. C., Rev. A. J. Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 26—Augusta Georgia Conference —Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. M.|Kittrell, North Carolina, Thursday Box 169, Bel K E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- | morning, August 18, 1938 at ten o'clock a agers ; y, p osarts \(RS. H. L. BARNES, President man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street,] Communications should be addressed ee 5 a oe REV. H. L. BARNES, Pastor Bishop W. A. Fountain. to the Secretary of the Council, 1150 ‘ A San Antonio—Cle ea Ne ne We ee 4k ., 1195 Garvey Ave.} Train Leaves Atlanta’ Terminal ee eed as ama nference— shington Boulevard, Kansas City, Station, Tuesday, August 16th, 1938, Palestine—Clergy ........-- 2 TO CONVENE IN New Orleans—Clergy .......... 19.10 BISHOP J. A. GREGG Kittrell. N. C., August 17-19, 1938 | Texas CameronClergy ..... 24.45! of the Fourth Episcopal District 25.05] See article on page 3—column 1—Oc- 19.65] casional Letter by Bishop J. A. Gregg. ence-—Los Ar \ treet, Rev. H. M. : ; e — Bi ies, Wont Pastor. Bishop W. A. Foun- Hurtsboro, Alabama, Rev. J. B. | Kansas. : \ Conelave of A. C. E. Leagues} at 6:10 p. m. Central Time over the Oklahoma: Y Williams tain. : Alexander, pastor, Bishop D, H. Bishop J. S. Flipper, Senior Bisho of theme Buetand rae ae Seaboard Air ine’ Railway, aniving JO. City—Clerey.0.-+:+ ++: 20.03 - 14—West Virginia Confer- Wishes a isis, Bishop J) AvsGtres eee meet in Providence on August 3rd and | Kittrell 6:43 a. m., Eastern Time, Aug. Lo ean KITTRELL COLLEGE enco—Williar Foul a page artermerlde Ef ney - : F + 117th. Th + com. | Memphis—Clergy «.-..-----+-- 5.1 The Great Bee-Hive nco—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Janerette, Pastor. Bishop J. S. 13—Palmetto Conference— Char-}* The Sunday School Convention 0! ee Nee Dara: ors é Be mas veertationicom Nashville—Clergy .........-.+-- 15.00 pe Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. C. risa ; : ita ‘ 4 expected to be present. J. Julian| mittee has made special arrangements A i ; : ipper. eston, S. C., Morris Brown | the Harrisburg District will convene a ins, Conference Superintendent, with the SEABOARD AIR LINE Arkansas Kittrell College is a veritable Bee- ween shop M. H. Davis, As East Tennessee coer = Church, RL I. Lemon, Pastor, | York, Penna., Wednesday and Thurs- 193 Meeting ‘Street, Providence, R. I. | RAILWAY to take delegates and visi- Lite Rock—-Clergy i.0.. e000. 16.49| hive every day getting ready to en- Colorado, Conference-—-Calo- ania erie er 194 St. Phillips St. Bishop J. S. | day, August 3rd and 4th, at Bethe! : PAE te tae. tie chove named | Ditect route - not via Atlanta jeriain the fifteen’ thousand) and more rado Springs, Colo., 230 So. Wah- wed Ot Jot yahocaee eae at ooh Alabamia: Conference) CUCici Q To Evangelists of the Evangelists meetings. The very best accommoda- Use’ your, Clery caste, Fares people who will attend the 1958 en stch Street, Rev, M,C. Raiehe ; irmingham, Alabama, St. Luke} Rev. Dwight Vv. Kyle, Pastor UniGarer the Olio Conferknce eee Tare ieeni promised: quoted above from points West of the | vocation, Bishop’s Council and Con- gat, 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Rey. C. D. Hayden, pastor, 2817 Bishop D. H. Sims Momilization Mississippi River are based on -one-]|nectional Council which convenes at \ll Evangelists are expected to be pastor. Bishop Noah W.. Wil- Luke, Nashville, T: R ake, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. in Zanesville October 4th, 1938. An Delegations from North and South liams i Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Ed October $—Illinois Conference—Spring- J. Howard. fi oy field It., Rev Ei J. Siddall, 415 26—Southwest Texas Conference North l4th Street. Bishop John —Wharton, Texas. Rev. W. E A. Gregg T ¥ homas, Pastor. Bishop G 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- B. Young ae ea os cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas,} 26 North 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. half of the coach fare plus two-thirds | Kittrell College opening August 16th. of the one-way first class fares from The following annual meetings will eee ee eee EE OE a a a the Mississippi River gateways to,also be held, viz: The 2nd Episcopal 4 Kittrell, N. C. District’s Missionary Societies, the LE URI iy fae tact rt ol Coen et Das nace MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES coach-clergy fares. Be stre to check Kittrell College is getting help from 2lst St. Bishop D. H. Sims. R. O. Napper, Presiding Elder 16—Missouri Conference — St. Bishops’ Council A. M. E. Church Louis, Mo. Wayman Temple, a Kittrell, N.. C. 4309 Enright Ave. Rev. J. C. August 18, 1938 Hicks, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams, * Fares 23—Central Alabama Conference | Philadelphia to Kittrell, N. C. —Selma, Alabama, Ward Chapel, round trip coach fare ...... $15.10 cow, Mo.. 600 Commerce Street, Rey. A. W. Thomas, pastor, 1017 round trip clergy fare...... 13.60 Com Rev. J. H. Ward, pastor. Bishop Lauderdale Street. Bishop D. H. ‘ Noah W. Williams. Sims. 21—Pittsburg Conference — 2 Washington, Penna, Rey. E. L, Wintinne jerrecnh aris BiaROms Eainereneg Olde with your ticket agent in advance the | every source: God is safe-guarding the fares quoted above. If unable to pur-| health of Bishop M. H. Davis, nature chase your ticket through, buy to is making our farms, and chickens, and Atlanta and rebuy. As quoted herein | hogs to yield abundantly. on the first page, there must be mini-] Air-men have been here getting Schedule Proposed 30—West Alabama Conference— Southern State Special P.R.R. No. 115 Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C —Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. R. Ensley, Alabama, Mt. Zion, Rey. | Leave Thirtieth Street Station, Phila- 4 5 mum of 25 people leaving Atlanta in| angles and view—points to take views Ransom, Bishop M, H. Davis, Ke. 2 Ly pastor), Bishioy, Dy J. C. Bonner, pastor, 1521 21st delphia ............ +» 11:10 A.M. : NICE ENVIRONMENT, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS order to get the $13.75, coach party | from three miles high in the air. The ; Bey Sue, fare, reading from Atlanta to Kittrell, | cities of Henderson, Franklinton, Ox- Street, Bishop D. H. Sims. 23—North Texas Conference— ‘ Dallas, Texas. Rev. F.W.Grant,| New York Florida Limited P.R.R. Pastor, 2418 Metropolitan Street. | No. 147 : sociate Arrive Kittrell, N. C. .......7:25 P.M. 4 i Ae i < N. C., and return. Be sure to see| ford, Durham, Raleigh and all sur- Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hhard- that your ticket is routed via the of- rounding towns are helping to sleep the wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with ficial route, SEABOARD AIR LINE| people. Duke University of Durham November 2—North Georgia Confer- ence—Da!ton, Ga., Bethel A. M. E. Church, C. W. Peters, Pas- 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- ville, Ind, Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. RAILWAY, from Atlanta to Kittrell, | promises many cots and beds ~~ 509 East Gum Street. Bishop tor. Bishop W. A, Fountain, John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. —Mexico and Rio Grade Conference — Corpus Christi, Texas, Rev, J. R. McGee, Pas- 2—Texas Conference— Huntsville, Texas. Rev. B. F. Grovey, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—West Texas Conference—Bas- trop, Texas, Rev. T. H. Moore, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conference— Bishop George B. Young. 24—Central Conference —Man- ning, S. C., Rev. D. J. Gadsden, | Arrive Kittrell, N.C. .. Pastor, 213 Rigsby St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 30—Central Texas Conference— Austin, Texas. Rey. A. W. Wil- liams. Pastor 1105 E. 10th Street. Bishop George B. Young. Leave Thirtieth Street, Phil- adelphia . 11:39 P.M. .. .8:20A.M- For further information: Consult H. H, Lowber a Passenger Traffic Department Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. eee - Garage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. Several stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- f § ‘ ¢ 4 come. _ CONTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 a Adams) 5641 Market Street | N. C., and return. For homes, write to the Pastor, A. M. E. Church, Kittrell, N. C. Write today. For further Revi Ce Ax Transportation Street, S. W., Atlanta, Ga. Tele- The S. A. L. Railroad authorities promise to schedule stop all trains at Kittrell during the Convention. We have 33 “working students” (10 females and 23 males) all of which have enter- ed enthusiastically in canning and Wingfield, Connectional krauting vegetables for the meeting. Read St. Matt. 22:9. W. R. Gullins ===== DSC09265.JPG ===== a ee ee _ PAGE FOUR 8 SE | Mrs. Evans, born in Bowling Green, Ky., was the wife of Arthur Evans, TRANSITIONS Sr., prominent photographer and owner of the Evans Studios, and was the who died Saturday at Waverly Hills, ee Se ee fs hee THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER oat Ny sionary Society of her church and an active worker in the city and state PA. Besides the husband and son, Mrs. Evens is survived by a mother, Mrs. one of the city’s most useful women,] Emma Tate; 2 brothers, Clifton and REV. ERNEST LYON PASSES | after an illness of several months. . Ernest Lyon, dis- | to his father. on day at the ospital in Baltimore, | parlors of the Evans residence on W. Chestnut Street until time for the last C rites, where hundreds of friends came Honduras in] to view the life-like remains. Eastern ister in the} Star rites were held at the residence Church since} Sunday night. copal b appointment of Roosevelt, he be+| the eulogy. resident and a. Upon the in 1911, the requested the this city and Rev. Frank Madison Reid, former pastor.of Quinn and now of St. Louis. Rey. B. r 1 of Liberia in| was furnished by three of the church ¢ sition that he|choirs. The many telegrams and ex- il his death. | pressions of sympathy were announced by Miss Rebecca Guest. Members of Zora Chapter O.E.S. served as flower ladies. They were: Mesdames Sallie Gray, Mattie Dennis, Ruth Simms, r the last sixteen|B s. Honorary pallbears were MRS, ARTHUR EVANS TRANSLATED Louisville, Ky. x, and Dr. P. O. Sweeney. E. Chu for the fun- | wa Morton Evans, Club, ex-president of the Mite Mis- W. H. Craighead, W. P. Offutt of } 25. Charles Morton of Philadelphia; 2 mother of Arthur, Jr., who is assistant | sisters, Misses Thelma and Hattie Mor- ton; a step-mother, Mrs. Hattie Mor- The body lay in state in the studio]ton and a step-father, Walter Tate. Louisville Leader MRS. LOUIS RANSOM DIES Mrs. Louis Ransom of Topeka, Kan- sas, wife of Dr. Louis Ransom, son of Rev. G. Horace Jenkins, pastor, gave] the late Dr. J. R. Ransom, died at He was assisted by Revs. | her hon in Topeka, Sattirday, June Buried Wednesday, June 29. Dr. Louis Ransom is the president of the Laymen’s organization and was a very M. Hughes, presiding | helpful member. of, the last General to permit him to] elder, read the Scriptures and music J Conference, New York, ST. JAMES A.M.E. CHURCH St. Louis, Mo. Phe Third Quarterly Conference was held July Sth, with Rey. R. L. Phil- lips, presiding. The Quarterly Meet- Mary Larke, Carrie Taylor and Rosa}ing of July 3rd was an inspirational service. The congregation was im- Walter White, W. Commons, H. Hun-]bued with deep Christian convictions. ter, Samuel McClain, Milton Simpson’ Rev. J. A. Dames and his wife, had and James Hamilton, Active: Clifford ! Morton, J. O. Blanton, W. H. Perry,|cation among the flower gardens of just returned from a three weeks’ ya- the southland, where Rev. Dames vis- At the time she was striken, Mrs. | ited his father and Mrs. Dames, her was | Evans was matron at Wilberforce. She| mother, and many other relatives of s founder of the famous Congress | Florida. They reported stops in 3irmingham,. Atlanta, Jacksonville, Daytona, and Key West, Fla. They \ a r CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION ‘ A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN r REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Manager. ( 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa , Please Renew my Subscription for One Year ( ) Check "lease enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year ¢ NAME ) Check ADDRESS Inclosed find Money Order for $1.58. HH. MN 8 asa 1] MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm. A, FOUNTAIN, Jr. President Courses leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mics, and Music, —00o——_ Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Member of Association of American Colleges. ——000—— ‘ For further information write to the President, W A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. were well received on their return by the congregation, many of whom secem- ed to have been on a vacation them- selves. during the pastor’s absence. But the sheep will follow the good shep- herd that they may be fed the bread of life. The members and friends of St. James are greatly encouraged and more determined to meet their obliga- tions now, than ever before, on account of the recent favorable financial ad- justment that has been made and are glad to greet Rey. and Mrs. Dames and wish them well and that they may te be returned here for sometime to come, at least, until they go higher up in point of service. There were fifteen auxiliary depart- mental reports made, which showed cooperation and brought efficient and cheerful results. The reports of the Trustees and Stewards were read and approved. Statistical Teport as fol- lows: Total membership. ....2..024: 41005 1233 Conversions 1:26 Accessions ,. + 39 Probationers 603 Full members . 630 Marriages Deathss Auxiliaries .. Total reporting .., Total raised for current ex- penses ...,, Hee - $3,779.74 Total expended ... seecesesees 3,348.96 Total balance ..,, +++ $430.78 It is said that the men did well on Men's Day, June 5th. In fact they exceeded in accomplishments all other Occasions of the kind. But what | | ' October, next? | Well, th Nor are they expected to fail now, bout the women on to go some, nevertheless, ‘ he, A have never failed the church in the Past, The last quarter of this conference y, is expected to excell all efforts. GEO. 'W. WADE ap SALISBURY, MO. The sessions of the St. Joseph-Mop. erly District Conference, Sunday Schoo} Convention and the A. C. E. League of ths North Missouri Annual Confe;. ence, opened Tuesday night. June 28th, in Salisbury,-Mo., with an inspiring welcome program participated in by both white and Negro citizens of the community. A soul stirring sermon by Rev. W. B. Coleman sounded the keynote of the Conference The prince. ly head of the District, Dr. J. 4 Chandler presided with dignity; , queenly wife accompanied him; they both thru their gracious manner and spirit of brotherly kindness have en- deared themselves more to the-members of the district d Our outstanding visitors were Rey. F. F. Moten, presiding elder of the Hannibal-Columbus District, who help. ed Dr. Chandley and gave encoura: talks throughout the sessions, Mrs. F, D. Jordan, Pres. of the School of Re- Jordan, Pres. of the School fo Re- ligion at Western University. Mrs. Jordan brought to the Conference 4 very inspiring and interesting paper; ubject “PLANNING YOUR CHURCH PROGRAM.” This paper Was greatly appreciated and discussed by all of the ministers. 5 The District Superintendent, Mrs. Morlow and District President. Mrs: Roberta Bell, brought to the conven*ion some very helpful and constructive programs. The following officers were elected: District Superintendent, Miss Melba Marlow; Assistant Superintendent, Miss Katherine Thompson; District President, Mrs. Roberta Bell; Vice President, Mrs. Goff. The convention closed with every one happy and. knowing that PEACE and c= HARMONY reigns throughout the dis _ trict. All of the visitors, delegates and friends departed reluctantly from the hospitality extended by Rey. J. 7 Riley, his good wife, the members and friends of our good church at Salisbury, Mo. REV. C. A. LONG SING US Jeeta PRINCESS ANNE, VIRGINIA The first quarterly conference of Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church was held July 2-3, presided over by the Rev. R. 1. | Tillery, Presiding Elder of Richmond | District, wassone of the greatest cou- ferences held in this church for a long time. i i The Presiding Elder was present on Saturday, July 2. Officers were present. The business side as well a5 the spiritual was usually good, and largély aftended.,The auxiliary of the church had their reports ready. The Presiding Elder was well pleased at the work that’s being carried on by our new pastor, Dr. H. Clarence Wal- ker, and his good wife. | ward fu : ae ference for sending us our Presiding | Elder and pastor ing with G. P. Wilson, Superintendent in charge. At the hour of morning service the elements of the Holy Com- munion were solemnly consecrated by the Presiding Elder and administered to an appreciative audience. pastor accompanied by members of under the administration of our ! The church is going onward and up- beloved pastor. Dr. Walker is a grad- uate of Wilberforce. We are great- | to Bishop M. H. Davis, and con- Sunday School opened Sunday morn- | At 3 P. M. the Presiding Elder and Mr. Zion went to the mission church, and there the Presiding Elder preached q splendid sermon, and the people rejoiced. 1 The closing service of the day was held at Mt. Zion at 8 P. Presid- ing Elder delivered another inspiring message. 4 ELIZABETH CASON MAYFIELD, KY. The District. Conference of the Paducah District, West Kentucky Anx nual Conference, A.M.E. Connection, convened in Moore Chapel in the beau- tiful City of Clinton on June 28th. | Rey. A. W. Jackson, Presiding Elder. \ The large attendance of ministers delegates gave assurance that the was being well looked after by the P, E. and that the ministers were playing well their part in pushing for- ward the program of our beloved Zion. The Conference was organized in the regular order, Rev. C. L. Coleman was elected. Secretary and A. Q. Greene reporter. # After appointment of the various committees and being most gently ad-' monished by the P. E. as the business _ of the session, all parties concerned entered the work in the Christian spirit of good fellowship and vieing with each other to make the conference a success, 2 Rey. Jessie Boyd and C. L. Cole- n delivered splendid sermons dur- ing the conference to the seeming hap- by delight and Pleasure of everyone present, i i Rev. J. N. Orr, pastor of Moore Chapel and the good citizens of Clin- ton entertained the delegation in first class style. For three days we labored ost earnestly in the interest and up- building of our Church and Sunday School in our district. f Often during our meeting the can- didacy of Dr, A. W. Jackson for Bishopric in 1940 was mentioned and n this’ district he is loyally proclaimed and heartily supported as Kentucky’s ce and Sunday School Workers, _ Price — ou Sold at the A. M. 716 So. Militant: Be their gaze on the gleaming tops of ferme sent a ene, os camer test the ever-lasting hills and ate not a- ron the Waco District. The Humanity eye B REV. JOSEPH H. SLADE, D.D. A condensed and topically arranged work on the human composition of our Lord’s Life. It provides valuable and authentic material for the building of sermons and lectures. Especially helpful to the busy pastor _ | _ Philadelphia, Penna. Gay Q ae uate E CHRISTIAN RECORDER ; Mrs. M. E. Davis. candidate for the Bishopric in 1940, The Dr. Jackson’s review of the Jericho over to ian; Miss Mildred A. Polk, Sup President turned the meeting | tendent of the Young People’s Depart. 5 Mrs. Bennett, President of the |ment. A Bible drill was conducted by Road ne consider a masterpeace, not Corsicana District for election The|Mrs. L. T. Wadely. Papers were that he is so talented, for the world following persons were elected: Mes- read, title: “Shall I give all I can or nor the Bishopric does not need super- ' dames A. Z. Moody, President; W. M.| Shall I get all I can from Life?” by men. Our Bishopric needs the ayer- Wade, Ist Vice President; C. B. Rich- | Misses Mildred A. Polk and Cleo Nel- age man, the man who is conscientious ardson, 2nd Vice President; L. S. |son. in the journey of life, and aims to do Jackson, Secretary; M. B. McGee,| Dinner was served both days by Dal- a little better. Men who are willing Corresponding Secretary; Sylvia War. | las Howard AME. Church. to give the best in them and who can ‘ner, Treasurer; L. C. Graves, Statistic- Mrs. L. C. Graves fraid of the heat of the noonday sun nor the brightness of the sky, whose hearts are yoid of all selfishness to just simply lead and control; Kentucky presents Dr. A. W. Jackson to the general church and asks your assis- tance in making him Bishop in 1940. WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OHIO 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training Now back to the District Conference: J —0f— All subjects on the program were dis- cussed to the satisfaction of the mem- Young Men and Women bers present. On the evening June 30th the Con-~ io ference was closed in peace and broth- erly loye and with many kind expres- sions of kind words to pastor Orr and the City of Clinton for so royally en- tertaining us. THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS offers General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering. A. Q. Greene THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WACO, TEXAS offers General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training; Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education, Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts. THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY offers A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree. THE HIGH SCHOOL A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations, college preparatory and general high school work. Women’s Home and Foreign Mission- ary Convention of the Waco District convened at Dallas Howard A.M.E. Church, June 3 and 4, with Mrs. A. Z. Moody, District President, in charge. The opening sermon was delivered by Reverend E. B. Burton. The Presi- dent gave a yery inspiring address. This meeting should be classed as one of the greatest meetings ever held We had all kinds of presidents, from a junior mis- sionary president to the connectional president. They were Mesdames L. M. Hughes, Connectional President; M. Jones, State President; A. Z. Moody, District President; L. M. Se- well, Conference Branch President; and | Miss M. A. Polk, Junior Missionary | Ae President. Other visitors were. Mrs. M. P. Hughes and Rev. McGee of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mrs. M. E. Goins, Rey. E. E. Moody, and many others. Mrs. Hughes gave us a very inter- esting address. Mrs. M. Jones gave us the History of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. The study of the Women of the Bible was given by Mrs. L. C. Graves. The second day session opened with a large ‘delegation present. Mrs. L. S. Jackson gaye “current news from the foreign fields.” Mrs. S. Warner wrote a paper, “Individual Responsi- bility for Missionary Work,” read by THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years; valuable for persons desiring to fit themselves as journeymen workers, SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES Special reduction in the amount of fees will be.made for those who are able to pay in advance. Students may enroll for the year in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts must be paid in September and do not include key deposit, military deposit, or books, Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on September 27th. For Further Information Address: DR. D. 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The night prior to holding the Spring Bethel quarterly meeting Dr. Morris Preached to a highly appreciatice au- eit at Flourney A.M.E. Church, sough, Georgia. The eminent Divine took his text from Isaiah 60:1, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is upon thee.” The subject was: “The Victory of the eanestial ‘The sermon was a mas- FPlece of Theological exposition, elo- ny and spiritual fervor, BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER He is; OIL FOUND. ON WESTERN UDMIVERSITY GROUNDS For at least a year a Mr. Bert Hem- inger has tried to lease the forty acres given to Western University in the will of a white friend, in order to drill for oil. We signed the contract im- mediately following our last Commence- ment and he began digging with the result of finding what seems to be a very good well and will soon begin to produce oil. It looks like in a year or two we will have several wells on our school lands. If our Church will only give us the chance we will give them one of the best Schools of Relig- ion in the Race any where, in fact to my way of thinking it is now the best. Any young man or woman who is properly vouched for by their Bishop, or by a church pastor and who has had high school training, or its equiva- lent, may enter for forty seven dollars per year, providing they are willing to do a little work and may finish the course in three years. Do not send some one just to get rid of them. We want only those whom you are willing to take back into your churches as me pastors. NOAH W. WILLIAMS, Presiding Bishop MRS. RUTH LOGAN PASSED She was the president of the Young People’s Department of the Woman’s H. & Missionary Society. of the llth E opal District, Florida. She died in Ocala, Florida, Friday morn- ing, July 22; 1938. She was the wife of Rev. R. L. Logan, Presiding Elder of the Ocala District. known for his individualism, knowledge of Methodist jurisprudence, and the brevity of his sermons. Like T.-M. D. Ward, he rarely preaches over twelve. minutes. * Mighty warrior for God is he, the president of the Coun- cil of Bishops, and presiding Bishop of the 7th Episcopal District. splendid Church. Sunday was a glorious day. Presid- ing Elder Morris reviewed the Sun- day School lesson and all who were present .were greatly impressed and mightily benefitted by the thorough, scholarly, and simplified manner in which the finer shades of the lesson were revealed by him. At 11:45 a.m. he ascended the rostrum and his text was Daniel 3:23: “And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burn- ing fiery furnace.” The subject of the discourse was: “The fatal night.” This sermon will long be-remembered by those who heard it; and its reper- cussions have been felt throughout the entire community. This splendid Church is proud of the pastor, the Rev. A. C. Clark, whom Dr. Morris de- lights in referring to as the prayer of feryent prayer and preacher of power- ful sermons. Prayers are solicited for the continued success of Presiding El- der Morris, his district, and the Church militant, “Amens” and “Hallelujahs” were to be heard throughout the congregation that taxed the capacity of the spacious edi- fice. . : Saturday morning Dr. Morris left for Spring Bethel, a few miles re- moved from Gough, Promptly at 2:30 P.M. he announced hymn number 32 common meter, and offered prayer. He then preached a brief sermon from Psalms 23. In this sermonette he em- phasized the duty of a shepherd; after which the quarterly conference was held. The conferehce was organized in the usual manner. Brother R. WwW. Walker was elected secretary. Re- porters elected were Brother Homer Brown, to the Southern Christian Re- corder, Church publication ; and Broth- er R. W. Walker, reporter to The Christian Recorder, official periodical of the A.M.E. Church, and the- se- cular press at large. The ensuing re- ports rendered revealed to the pre- siding elder that an immense amount of work had been done during the quar- ter by the pastor and members of *his & MRS. J. G. ROBINSON Having voyaged to Sierre Leone, Fraetown, Monrovia, Takirerah and Lagos in West Africa, Mrs. J. G. Robinson, wife of the A.M.E. Re- view Editor, returned to the United States°on the S. S. Samaria, July 11, and landed at Boston, Mass. where she spoke at Charles Street Church Mrs. Robinson reports encouragingly about our at points visited. hold that the Industrial Training School, erected by the WwW. Brooks ought not be disposed of. “To do so missionary _ work the Spec Monrovia ally dogs she Educational, lamented Sampson would be a calamity.” At a reception tendered Mrs the was decorated with an ecaglet of Afri- can gold. ca of the original flag first hoisted over Liberia 1847. The bears a picture of the lady who made it. Mrs Robinson has many beautiful and ar- tistic gifts as tokens of affection, ap- Rob- inson by missionary ladies she She was presented a repli- in flag preciation and esteem from the people ScD oc StS cD ee at SO tN Nee In This Issue i Dat et Da Se Dat Ss cS The Daily Altar—Rey. Carlyle F. Stewart Editorials : Old Testament Religion........ 4 Too Far To The Front........ 4 Boston’s New Dean... 4 Pomtedi\ Points: G28 0s. ee eee: 4. Churchman Afield 4 Birthday Greetings 5 Young People’s Page ......«....- 6 Rey. and Mrs. D. M. Owens Tenderde Reception .. 6 Allen C. E. League 7 From Other Papers 10 Transitions 14 RIENGAR GY rts rat cere ekoae Le
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  ===== DSC09250.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN —— FeoRD —THE-OFFICiAK © °° SAN: ER VOLUME XC-—NO. 21 _ : PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS ~ AFRICAN METHODIST BISHOPS a : + : ‘ = Si v2 a BISHOP R. A. GRANT é : 1 ra Eleventh Episcopal District - i BISHOP NOAH W. WILLIAMS | SENIOR\BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER B DR. S. S. MORRIS, 7 53 Fifth Episcopal District Seventh Episcopal District ALLEN C. E. LEAGUE LITER- ‘Rev. C. T. H. Watkins, B.D., A.M., § ATURE_—WHERE AND HOW ‘Springfield, Ohio; Rev. U. S. Rob- t TO ORDER. inson, D.D., Detroit, Mich., and — fs = Rev. Frederick Divers, B.D., A.M., The A. C. E. League literature is | Jackson, Miss. ~ printed by the A. M. E. Book Con-| If your order for quarterlies is cern, 716 South 19th St., Philadel-| not filled promptly, notify a at ahead ae eta phia. New feature now appears | once and my immediate attention eee Egforopal a ia BISHOP H. Y. 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The meetings of the bish- ops are always significant. One mil- x lion African Methodists, and multi- tudes of our people look to them for leadership and guidance. The church ga : i ¢ continues to be a potent factor in the ; onward march of civilisation Aside 716 S. 19th Stent” Philadel tones of N church and race the: bishops, with 7 Episcopal heads of the other Negro A ; Methodists will consider the vital ques- : ry 2 ’ MB BISHOP JOHN A, GREGG \ ihe BISHOP G, B. YOUNG ~*~ tion of union, For the sake of salvation, ‘ : i ‘ Foutth Episcopal District ; 5 Tenth Episcopal Distric, (Continued on page 8) ‘ ===== DSC09251.JPG ===== THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER _ __ THURSDAY, AUC F UST 1, 1908 WORE CURiSt The Daily Altar fh By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart IAN RECORDER | our great African Methodism. The | blazing a trail that other elements of African Methodist Episcopal Church |the Negro Church will follow. Truly has begun the work of reform to which |“The Morning Cometh.” . Dr. Johnson referred and also mani- Fort Wayne, Indiana. fested an efficiency that augurs relig- ious progress and advancement. Be it recorded for whatever discus- sion may follow that the Detroit Con- ference, Rev. R. Francis Washington, presiding elder, meeting in St. Paul, Detroit. Rey. J. A. Charleston, pastor, after due deliberation passed a resolu- to Sing”. Scripture Lesson, 5th Chap- ter St. John. The above lined Hymn was sung. The Presiding Elder then arose and made some brief remarks in his own ck shall I see my Fathers ‘face,| way feeling proud of us being able to And in His bosom rest? meet and greet each other in another pepe quarterly conference. Thanking God 13SIONARY WORKERS ORGAN- | for the services rendered here through Flidad, Auguseas 1ZE “THE STOP GAP” COM-|this quarter and brought greetings eek ein MITTEE. ig from the West Savannah District Sun- SERVICE’AFTER VISION New York, N. Y. day School Convention. He then de ss and sorrow, pain and death felt and feared no more. ickne: Are heavens opened and behold the visions} Prayer: Dear Father | ay eaves of God. Outward circumstance means | when we think of the hands of auc yery little when there is an inward bleeding for us, we are humbled Bis peace and communion. __. |contrite. May we discover anew the Prayer: In the midst of our diffi-] comfort and love that emanate from culties, O Lord, help us to look sted-|His heart and thereby may we be fastly to thee who wilt give us the] more tender and just in all our cee opened heavens and great visions of] ings, for Jesus sake. Amen. thyself, if we but look to see. Amen. Vien shall I reach that happy place, And be forever blest? j | E HARTFORD, CONN. Sunday, June 27th was quarterly meeting day at Bethel A. M. E. Church, Rey. W. K. Hopes, pastor; Rey. J. G. Drake our new Presiding Elder preached to a large congregation, © Minneapolis, Minn. “This is a true saying, if a man de. - clared that the third quarterly confer-| tion approving the requirement of the] text, Zechariah 4:6., Tuesday evening “Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was | sire the office of a bishop, he desireth At the call of Mrs. Alice S. Walton, | ence was opened for business. First completion of a standard theological] the first quarterly conference was held not disobedient unto the heavenly vis-}a good work.” I Tim. 3:1. ;sionary Worker, and wife of the|in order was the election’ of officers: | course as a pre-requisite to admission | with Rev. Drake, presiding. All de- The Lord is nigh unto all them that | where thou dost reveal thyself to thy ion.” Read I Tim. 3. residing Elder, Rev. C. W. Walton] Sister Katie L. Flanders, secretary. | to the annual conference. This history-| partments of the church read excel- call upon him, to all that call upon him | waiting children. When w ,w im-| Read Acts 26:12-20. This quotation from Bishop Johnson the Brooklyn District, New York) The bounds the inside of the third|making resolution was prompted by|lent reports and showed improvement den Greth. Lo wild faltll che deka afte Paints iebenine of | It is not enough to behold the open-]} of the Episcopal church is not only nnual Conference, a group of Mis-| windows. Bro. Fred Flanders, mar-|the Rey. Dr. William H. Peck, pastor}over last quarter. This is the tenth them that fear him; he also will heer p us to endure as seeing who | ed heavens and the visions of God. Fol-]applicable to a bishop but unto all of onary Workers zealous to serve the}shal. Reporter to Christian’ Recorder,] of Bethel, Detroit. The discussion | year of masterful leadership of our Pica irc:, aiink, GAM doe hee Ae ‘sible lowing each vision must come afus: “A bishop is a missionary rather bman needs of suffering humanity met | Sister Elizabeth Hamilton; Southern | disclosed due recognition of the neces-| beloved pastor, Rev. W. K. Hopes - ase SS RR ae __________| strengthening for service. The apostle] than a potentate—his responsibility js | Thursday afternoon. July 14, at the | Recorder, Sister Lucy Broune; West-| sity for a divine call to preach the}and each club of the church expressed iSee Saturday, August 13 Monday, August 15 Paul could look King Agrippa straight } to go to men with the word and touch rsonage of Bethel A.M.E. Church, } ern Recorder, Bro. Jas. Edwards; Cir- | Gospel. dt also revealed the opinion] their thanks to the Bishop for sending CROSS BEARING TAKE AWAY THE STONE in the eye and tell him that he had not | of Christ—the word of His mouth and y, C. and perfected the organiza-| cular Press, Sister Lovie Lee Smith. that along with the call came the}him and family back to us so that he AE AND DISCIPLESHIP : a. = 3 -— | been disobedient unto the heavenly vis- | the touch of His hand, rather than to bn known as the “Stop Gap” Com-| The Disciplinary Questions were brief- | necessity of adequate preparation for |can build a beautiful church for which ; pT lake the stone.” John |ion. Often we have relations of things |impress them with the dignity of his tee of the New York Conference} ly answered by the pastor, Rev. A. | effective service. The adoption of the} Wwe are striving to do and Rey. Hopes f t b 39 that we ought to do but because of] office. It is a stupid interpretation anch Woman's Mite Missionary So-|J. Martin. Each board made a splen- | resolution foretells the passing of politi- }is a great leader. We all need him sed Lazarus from } innate laziness or lack of will-power we ]of the life of Christ, whether it be y did report. The Presiding Elder made | cal use of place on the examining com- | in Hartford. } 1and those about to} meglect to carry out the things that | English or Itallan, which would ne he energetic women of this group | some encouraging reports and thanked | mittee. It will not come in a day. MRS. S. A FLETCHER. stone from the place}we know we should. The church is}suade a man that he reaches the high- planning big things in the pro-|the church also the pastor for their |It will hardly come in a decade. But Rena caierh cin) laid. He wanted some | filled with ‘people who have had a] est expression of his episcopate by be- m. Next meeting to be held at the | splendid work this quarter. We also|the beginning has been made in the CAMDEN, ALABAMA. rt exerted on their part. Having | heavenly vision. People have been|ing impressive in manner or dress. A \.E. Church Mission House, 112}had a short talk by our own Rey. R. | crystallizing of opinion. Some day after : ; roa h to raise a man from the } gloriously saved and sanctified by the | bishop like any other man, reaches the 20th Street, New York City, T. Broune, pastor of Pearson, Ga. | we have fallen asleep our children will] The Third Quarterly Conference of ere | dead, he could e moyed| power of God but in many instances | highest pinnacle of his glory when he rs elected as follows :— Bro. Jas. Edwards, chairman of the | have enacted it into law. the Camden Circuit was held at St. 1 he There was an act of !have drifted into indifference and even! suffers little children to come unt: Micsdames Alice S. Walton—Chr. Trustee Board thanked the different| In another respect the same district] Paul A.M.E. Church, June 17-19th, ve a Jesus wanted the | sin because they were not: obedient to | him, when he does his full duty to the Kay B. Nichols—First Vice Chair-]|boards for their support., Then the} conference made history. Departing with Rey. S. M. Davis, Presiding El- 1 | frien d around to do. When | the heavenly vision by engaging in| least of these his brethern. i an pastor made the closing remarks which | from the consideration of the subjects} der. Rey. A. Jones, pastor. The ‘ 4 | the taken away, Jesus call- | service. There is no higher task than to know Lettie Manning—Second Vice Chair- | were very inspiring. The class reports | prescribed in the discipline, the con-| attendance was yery good. After dis- h from his lethal slum-} “I would work in the church,” a|your sheep, to feed them, to bind up n s were then made in order. Sunday A.| ference listened to a discussion of} ciplinary questions the reports were : person confessed to me, “but the folks] their wounds, and to keep them in Romane Portlock—Recording Sec- | M. Sunday School lesson was reviewed |“Departmentalizing Church Work.”|made from the various boards. The {i today, needs to take | don’t appreciate what I do.” Obediences | Steen pastures beside the ‘waters of ary 2 by the Presiding Elder. 11:30 morn-| This was not so much theorizing about ]P- E. read, and explained the law of 1 f in order that Jesus | to heavenly vision does not reckon with | life, where the wolf will not devour lien Smith Assistant Secretary ing services began. The pastor read| what to do. It was a presentation of|the church which was helpful to the ; many dead within |the appreciation of errant men but |and the hireling will not fleece. It is Nadel Jones—Corresponding Secre- | 15 verses of the 50th Psalm for the old} what had been done. I believe that |™embership. fere | ors. Before the power | seeks to be true to God. a monstrous task, for sheep are silly, y scripture and the\12th chapter of the|the intensive departmentalization and Sunday the P. E. preached at St. ‘ come manifest among] Prayer: Blessed Father, hear us now} and those who take care of them be- Adele Stiles—Treasurer Epistle of Paul to the Romans. The | organization of Bethel's more than two James at 11:00 a.m., and at St. Paul \ | all of the ob-|@s we lay ourselves upon thy mercy. | Come very eccentric, and you, like the Helen C. Smith—Chaplain and Re-| Presiding Elder then preached a siul] thousand members is a land mark in| 4 7:30 p.m. The sermons will live long d| sta h human hands are capa-} We have seen visions but have often|Test of us are a sinful man entrusted ter stirring sermon from the subject: “A|the history of our Methodism, The{i" the hearts of those present. A- lisciple, |) 8 nancial method un-| failed to carry out in service. Help| With a divine task. In trying to be ary S. Edwards—Adyisor man sleeping on the job.” late Bishop W. Sampson Brooks was |™MOunt raised during the quarter $197. - Ly we iteous living, and hypoeriey are a] US We pray to do thy will and serve |4 bishop, never forget that you are a D. Jackson—Chairman Pro-| At 3:30 o'clock the Alliance an ex-|@ genius in organizing a church in a 34, The FP. E.\ was “paid more. this f the stones that must be re-|thee faithfully unto our lives end. In|™an, prone to be a fool and entirely m Committee cellent sermon preached by the Rey.| financial campaign. Many of our con-| Warter than in any of the quarters et ° g the gladness | the precious name of Jesus, we pray. | dependent upon the grace of God.” Fills Cunningham—Chairman. Mem- | Dixon, Text: “My cup runeth over.”|nectional pastors Have achieved won- this conference year. This is his first Dear’ our | of resto into the church or in- | Amen. Prayer: In all our strivings of place Committee—Manhattan Dis-| At 7:30 o'clock another excellent |derful results in the field of finance.| Year 2s P. E., and from the way he is His name he igh rubs E and preferences help us to remember t - sermon by Rey. R. T. Brown, speaking | Many of our connectional pastors have pupetng thie gS Paceanie anOWs: that r: Heayenly Father, we have Thursday, August 18 that “by grace are we saved and that een Russell—Chairman Member-| from the subject: “Sir, we would see|led their congregations in great spiri- BreroD Pe ree mu take In anal, Seitak Aandl a ee bi bad sah aba 4 bas oe HIS HANDS ae peak: it is the gift of God.” pp nnmittee—Brooklyn District Jesus.” tual campaigns with some gifted evange- yah si He * i as Doe 5 with SEEING THE INVISIBLE che hee bed Pr enews Ran j hat we may humbly serve thee Mabel Terry—Chairman Boosters Thus ended the third quarterly confer- list, like J. G. Robinson, as the preach- 1 Sip ih eg Raab ec ac at : ; pus to roll it away nd when he had said this, he show- | #lWays, in the name of Jesus. Amen. Pnittee—Manhattan District ence. Raised this quarter by Trus-]¢t, and stirred a cosmopolitan com- Mrs A Jones Nina ae " plaadect har or seaboh on us ee fae pie yity John 20:20. GhACe AT ao f Harrison—Chairman Boosters | tees, $80.02; Stewards, $129.95; Sunday munity to its limits. But I believe 7 hiclde wind oe sesh bi - ve a ee RW bo : aie Part E TABLE ttee—Brooklyn District Schiol, $8.87; Presiding Elder, $21.00, | that William H. Peck at Bethel has i our far-seeing | and peace. In Jesus’ name, Amen, |Rer-e3/C.| Hemdenea ae veee pO ae fa ae omy 2 Se Total, $01 12] reached = new Beleht of ‘efficiency as GLIDDEN, TEXAS Rg Ritch tops ge? aoe “1 heel eae pin in Bethel De » may the blessings which Thou pr, Hattie Brown, Social Session. |KATIE LEE FLANDERS, Secretary |# connectional pastor. During’ eleven : imple but extreme Tuesday, August 16 sermon! Was feont “The H aa Be and eee Ry pealth poles ath Roidon—Charman Sick | REV. A. J. MARTIN, Pastor ae Saas ate (ae Bast The Third Q erly Conf tant fact that was s0 obvious| THE HEAVENS WERE OPENED |It was 4 stirring shee Bis OF Jesus | a ee oy ean amen geil mene bninittee—Manhattan District ee ay oF ri erect cherel, Dr: Peck has mas] TO iten Chanel A.M B. Church ave: puentechivot: to. fave’ xeah i Pos neecn ate luau aera idenGhed-by Sis ae and preatly es abana may we cheeriully Florence Tyler—Chairman Sick Com- Bie se Bike AML TON, Jord ny Gnance) and) achieved what} os ag aa a 0 cap uae all the time The Pasteurs ‘Now it came to pass as I ae identified by his heat th pi seats this in Te Soh a We ask F —Brooklyn District. i : Be PiiuehEs te be Benga wey sade: was ah ; ane sh af: ty id the Marconis of the world have} among the captives t Brey sh we nie ee nd. shall know esus’ name. Amen, he Installation Service and Rally “THE MORNING COMENT” ing that staggering debt. He has de-} °" NA Ue a dene At lite leie mies who cestid eakoext te cr ethene med ae i by the’ river of aa y the print of the nails in his cer aca be held on Sunday afternoon, Sep- } penal partmentalized the church in such] Well attended, the lesson was splen- wd t sale, Ww Bray aes Church, 141 W. 126th St., New throughout the great motor city of er, Dr. T. F. Ferguson delivered The hands render an important part ,1 Am Bound For The Promised Land o carried on far * The great a Vi ee s s ning human enduranc % chef life "ne Sleek Ra ee Of! in our lives. The artist conceives a i ork City of which Church the Rey. | The National Negro Congress, at its America. And, what is of greater sig- ae rae tela Se negt bevatise y could see beyond | least expected. Many a : “Y are| great masterpiece but without his |On Jordan’s stormy banks I staud. L. Freeman‘is pastor. All mem-] first meeting in Chicago, adopted the | ™ficance, after eleven years as pastor Bp apie Sawin Sra age a Y the ra the vision of the human|that appear wiicugiehe pov aera hands he would never be able to con- And cast a wishful eye a . aye pork ont cues following among its Findings of Facts: cee sae red aie i Prueh oe, ba eg Bat ea aes oa ) eye for th nred as seeing him |Unwholesome often bring us to este 2 inspiration to others. The |To Canaan's fair and fever nd, eS Society are eligible Bb still feel that the Negro church hore of his ia personality wiclviiacrr Genre at ag ered unto air kis lations and understandings never to be ae i Be sresuumister brought Where my. possessions lie. Nee Mrs. Helen C. Smith Ha ne See aA Cabri for personal ies Bieaotnated Mrs. Eller Ingram cole pool 10 live in a world forgotten and creative. The loss of ta # ae ind hands. They were CHORUS | 5 is e ia er Progress and advance- ‘La lahat 5 : : t sht and sound one's liberty is dreadful. To be a cap- : S$ of mercy as well as hands that I am bound for the promised land, I AY NE GARR EIA NEI CHURCH ahs of our people. his book, See © a a oH personally es be : os is just about as undesirable and lee peli dE ni all they were ae ai bound for the promised land; , BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA WEINGA Take ee PReS Aa James bers Baia a to "seo ss hae Gessnea’daa'dee ior te . = sg a hap ser state nto which a man can waasden ng hapten: but were aN ‘0 will come and go with me? s : that. with ary Ga i Seen of Bethel Church. Every church ‘in I do net live ‘in: Goshen ra ‘ seca ; Phos yet even captivity may bring | of veaterds pi Shots Fanbes. meth am bound for the promised land. The third quarterly conference of| the Ne ro ch a oan oh ib nea Detroit felt the impact of this great LNive in an unbounded dateerie new visions of God and a liberty never | theie prowess tt the (-copivcloa All of ae |: cailedMl@biohaek at a wioreois bar ee | inathitnest yonkens by tbe N po for |Layman’s Personal Evangelism Cam- Sie War avuah cto, ta “pid Bg experienced. Bib leis is Ms the sword or gun. oer those wide extended plains yne Chanel Ae (Me-J5 Raen inna ba a ysthenticero fon paign : ss sie senate oF all the ages €t us not always complain too bit- | redempti ands were wounded for our Shines one eternal day; 5 siding Elder, Rev. J. W. M ; - Nun EE sh A, The @altieh : terly because our lot is hard and cir- erie si The clean, pure, and| There God, the Son. forever reigns, st HA Ne. 666 7 ag, lates af atantiig fee ce an on ard teal ck h mee Prayer: Dear Father, oj cumstances seem to be set hard against and bi Bit of the Master, were torn And scatters night away. Fist Ati ye ‘ R yay Pies ae n thee beak ‘toute Sig gh , Open our eyes | 4S. Out of our misery we lay Bete ceding for us. Certainly the ge f i ise”. Prayer, Rev. A. J.} three days of June was epochal. Our | MOmenal leadership in evangelism are a in then led in singing, “Nearer |connectional historian will find in the | ¢Poch-making. They feature the dawn- Y God to Thee.” Second Hymn lined ‘4 "Oh for @ Thousand Tongues bea Sa that we may see into that contemplati i illi is i 4 ealms | to the place’ where we can ge mplation of such ought to stir us | No chilling winds nor . € the ‘within to be as he wou ; ‘nous. breath Id hav: Can reach t e us be, hat healthful shore | records of that district conference data |!8 of brighter days in our African significant of the future character pf Methodism, The Church of Allen ia f ly © Ane ‘ ===== DSC09252.JPG ===== i , a " m THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER any other man. Having served| curio to say nothing of “Poor as a College President, Secretary} Ben,” and “The Budgets” by of Education and Financial Secre-| Arnett. ‘ tary, he has established a record] Older men like Henry Blanton which has been an excellent exam-| Parks, and L. R. Nichols knew ple of leadership, honestly and in-| Handy, and Handy saw Richard OE ee tegrity. The A. M. E. Church Allen. These men died without Entered at the Post Office at Philadelpbia, acknowledges John R. Hawkins | having left any record of invalua- "Bi a, Senend-Chuae MS as its senior Gen-ral Officer and|ble historic material. What is PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE : ‘ A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN an outstanding Educator. The|the church doing now? The Ses- ms ae a Second Episcopal District wishes | qui-centennial came and was ob- — 2 to honor him upon this occasion|served but no monograph ap- ati a for the great services that he has | peared, not even a composite pho- rendered to Kittrell College. He}tograph of the contemporary has served in the capacity of Gen-| Bishops in the church.” By our eral Officer in the A. M. E.|negligence’ we are impoverishing Church; but in the Second Epis-} unborn generations and blighting copal District he has been in co-|the future church. The fathers! operation with the Bishop, an ad-| “There were giants in those days Y visor to the men, and inspiring —-—-000———_. erwuisdegs ee DO NOT TAKE LIGHTLY During the fifty-two years he has been of service to the A. M. kop D. H Sims, President M. H. Da , Vice-president ¢ for Publication to r, 716 So. 19th Street, FERRER ERR Weekly Thought ieee EAL Saar: The bishopric. the highest elec- &. Church he has inspired more) +i,¢ office in the church must not men to leadership in our OWN)). taken too lightly. It carries church than any other layman. grave responsibilities and great He inspired me in a speech in my opportunities for good or ill. home town of Marion, South Caro- Aside from the program of the lina while I was yet a boy. This) -hurch in the midst of society the b inspiration has lingered with me bishopric controls the destinies of Sede i ig fie IT hel aaa all of these by See! thousands of ministers, and their Weekly Poem He has brought more finance to] ¢, milies, Regardless to the mul- sap College from friends tiplicity of voices which may be PhP | W2tbn and without the Church] ised let the church in prayer OUR FRAIL BODIES, AND Gop |‘!4n anyone else. He has given) seek out the necessary number of OUR PRESERVER more of his personal funds to Kit-] agers to augment our present oe trell than anyone connected with group of Bishops 1 . . > od the School. The John R. Hawkins,| [hese men must be thoroly con- r fear Jr. Building which i used as a dor- secrated Christians, loyal African & the are suffering, You can Phillips g they be, oe mitory for girls is an example of | Wethodists prepared in mind and his benefaction: To the erection heart atin: the church, and aa our bodies stand of this building alone he and good ministers of Jesus Chek right and gray; Mrs. Hawkins c i 2 Be . . : A pe o'er the fand fy, © ; ut iE ep dad five |The bishopric ought not , it must iss away ocr ay: do ra op wire! of | not be taken lightly.. The fathers ne sc S PE 72 Sere or served in the]took care of the church in their pope ® |World’s War. It was in this con- day. We must take care of it in me be gone if intial chee’ i tat el Wr oni flict that he contracted the germ ours! : shea which finally led to his death. oOo ild keep in tune go long, John R. Bawkins is not only a] BISHOP SIMS’ PATIENT General Orficer but a Father, Brother, and Friend.—-Bishop M. H. Davis in 1938 Bishops Council Bi © God supports our frame, God that built us first; Be not deceived the patient that shop Sims said was very ill alvation to the Almighy Name That reared us-from the dust. sulletin. a 7 he " ulletin 5 when he preacht at the Charleston He spoke, and straight our hearts and ae & il i i wi io sbvely ico boi FUTURE Oi tes i nde covery, and the patient may be up and about, but he is still quite indisposed. All of us can help by aid He, flow ‘round the veins; And ‘round the veins it flows. One of the most serious omis- tinted tics eae py ed the present generation of la little more law observance, un- African Methodists is the failure selfishness, regard for the rights t » is “4 “ . Sidiaster bere Books like ihHe of others and downright brotherly Meester by Wi Smith ie love. Some things need not wait ; ayman ; “Fifty i i —Isaac Watts. | Years in the Gospel Ministry” by paint ieee bbe | te wart, and a sketch of the life | -HRRRRRRRREREEEEEEEE EER RRr E é a of James A. Shorter are hardly EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK ditorials } to be found anywhere. Payne’s i a siete tte tier FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT INSPIRES OF MEN tongues, Qur Maker we'll adore, His Spirit moves our heaving lungs Or they would breathe no more. monumental “History of African Methodism,” followed with yol- umes by Smith and Jenifer are} The excellent’ report of Prof. ah ” print. Many young preach-|John R. Hawkins submitted to : crs have never seen Handy’s| the financial board April 20 shows rein dod beg Bn > ae setiee of ae or “African | that department tak casi con- uted odism in the South” by dition with an ine) in th yelopment of Kittrell than y th an increase he ittrell College thanGaines, Tanner's "Apology" is 9 Dollar Money fon the two years John R. Hawkins, Financial "THURSDAY, of this quadrennium of $20,672. which has enabled him to the pensioners regularly. ‘" With a balance of $49,879 53 after the disbursements, shows that the Church is still solvent, Prof. Hawkins was deserving of the Vote of Confidence ¢ x. pressed in the resolutions passeq by the board. Bishop M. H. Dayis is the efficient president. To hin and the secretary, Prof. J. R. Hawkins, belong the credit for the efficient, honest, painstaking and constructive management of the finances of the Church. —The Western Christian Re. corder. Sa i at NSD a i a ee SDD Pointed Points PITTSBURGH, PENNA., HAs about 48,000 Negro citizens. There is only one Negro teacher in the public school system,—a_ music teacher. No councilmen, no hos- pital representing the group. It does have a colored Fire depart- ment. 54th SESSION OF THE DAN. ville District Conference and S. S. Convention of the Kentucky Con- ference convened at Nicholasville, Ky., July 6-7. The Rev. W. kK. Marshall, Presiding Elder; ‘E. MM. Alcorn, Pastor. “THE GEORGIA AFRICAN Methodist” is the official organ of the 6th Episcopal District. lt has an official staf, executive com- mittee, associate editors, conier- ence editors, anda board of direc- tors. The paper is a monthly oi ten pages. In June the editiou featured the closing activities oi Morris Brown College. THE 6th SESSION OF THE Tawawa Assembly, joint meeting of the Sunday Schools and Chris- tian Endeavor Societies of Obio African Methodism was held at Wilberforce University July 5-5 The Rev. L. C. Ridley, Director. REV. R. A. RIDDICK, PAS tor of the Tee Bee Circuit in th¢ Baltimore Conference has publis)t a schedule if church activities {or the entire conference year 0! 1938-39. It is commendable. ‘The circuit has three points. The s® called “big man” is not always found in the large place, This pastor is destine; .o be heard from, j BOTH THE 0i,).EST AN the youngest yetera” f aI ee ees friends of St. Matthew A. M. E. Church, Raleigh, N. C., tendered a M) 750 urSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1938 pniversary of the War of the Re- pellion at Gettysburg, Penna. were Negroes who fought on the |. Union side: William A. Barnes 112 years, from Oakland, Calif., and John Land 88 from Waycross, Ga. THE MEMBERS, A N D reception to the pastor, the Rev. ]. M. Gray and wife on the even- ing of July 19. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunmore, 119 Dover Palace St. O0o——— DR. AND MRS S. S$. MORRIS of Nashville, Tennessee are spend- ing afew weeks in Philadel= phia looking after the business if the Allen C. E. League. Dr. Morris delivered the Sunday evening message at St. Matthe pr July Ve t t The Church + The Churchman Afi ield The Churchman is attending a class necting. This is one phrase of church activities which must not be allowed to fall into disuse. There is a definite place for it and will be so long as peo- ple have confessions to make. Chris- ians delight to tell of their religious xperiences. With Dean Chas. S. Spivey of Wil- berforce, Ohio as guest speaker at St. Matthew, Philadelphia the Churchman spent the Lord’s Day with Dr. V. C. Hodges and the Trinity congregation at Baltimore, and was the guest speak- er morning and evening. The occas- was, the 57th anniversary of Trin- ity. In the audience the Churchman saw Mrs. Minnie L. Gaines, widow beloved of the lamented Bishop Abraham Lin- coln Gaines. After the morning service Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Coasey came by the parsonage, the home of Dr. and Mrs. Hodges to chat briefly with the Churchman. Dr. Coasey ‘has already been elected a lay delegate to the Gen- eral Conference of 1940. Mrs. Coasey isa daughter of the late Bishop W. W. Beckett. : Baltimore is the home.of three wid- ows of deceast bishops: Mesdames W. W. Beckett, K. Bertha Hurst, and linnie Gaines. The two former the Churchman did not see. Neither did he see the widow of the late Dr. John H. Collett, once Manager of the Book Concern, \ While in the city the Churchman SPent a few inspirational and helpful me with M. H. Davis, Bishop of ie Second Episcopal District. The bishop is a lover of the church and a mighty warrior for God. The Church- and at his residence. siding Elder J. R. Nelson entered. He is the real leader of the Baltimore Con- man thinks of Daniel Coker, i i THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER man visited him at his Episcopal office, | Church, Charksburg, W. Va. Rev.|@oooooosoooooorss? Taylor also conducted the quiet hour. ft z A Bible study, “Why Christian Mis- While at the Episcopal office, Pre- | sions,” was conducted by Rev. B. Ross, Wheeling, W. Va. who also installed the newly elected officers. All of the sermons and addresses gave added in- terest to the already interesting ses- sions. Among the visitors to the Convention were out of the State Missionaries from the Ohio Conference. Branch bringing with them the greetings of the Ohio |’ Conference Branch. These visitors were: Mrs. Essie Hamilton, President of the Ohio Conference Branch W.M.M.S.; Mrs. Edna Woodson, ex- ference and had just closed his best District Conference in his ministerial life. There also came in the Rey. C. C. Ferguson, pastor of Bethel on Druid Hill. historic The Church- David Smith, and W. Sampson Brooks. To visit Dr. and Mrs. David Eu- gene Rice is a source of supreme de- light. The Reverend pastors Payne Memorial where the last session of the Baltimore Conference was held. Dr. president of the Ohio Branch and wife Rice came from a family of South]of Dean Emeritus Dr. George F. Carolina preachers. The late Dr. U. | Woodson of Payne Theological Semi- S. Rice, N. A. Rice of South Carolina, | nary and Mrs. F. H. Mason, wife of and W. F. Rice, pastor in Detroit. the former Presiding Elder of the Wheeling District and also vice-presi- On Monday evening the Churchman | dent of the West Virginia Conference accompanied the minister to Trinity to | Branch. Along with the president receive the Anniversary Rally reports] Mrs, Bigelow, Rev. Irvy H. Gary, and to attend a reception. The cap-| pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church, tains laid on the table before his eyes Williamson, W. Va. cordially greeted $1,223.41. From he city of Coker, and] these visitors to the Convention. Davis the Churchman returned to the| The reports were generally above city of Allen and Sims. par for the year. With very few ex- ; ee Ee ceptions most of the Societies of the WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE | state either made their reports by BRANCH MITE MISSIONARY representation or sent them. St. CONVENTION James at Williamson, W. Va. won the i lganners of both the Senior and Junior History was made at Blue field, W. | Societies as a result of reporting the Va. June 30, July 1, 2, 3, when the] fargest amounts of Missionary monies West Virginia Conference Branch. | for the year. Mite Missionary Society held the 27th| On Saturday morning the election of Annual Session in Bethel A.M.E. | officers was the main feature. Mrs. Church, Bluefield. W. Va. Rev. John| Edna Woodson presided over this ses- F. Little is the pastor of the church. | sion. The officers elected which “Interesting and enthusiastic,” may| created much enthusiasm were as fol- adequately describe the Sessions of|lows: Mrs. Grayce D. Bigelow, presi- the Convention. A never to be for-|dent; Mrs. Pearl Flagg, Vice-Presi- gotten scene took place after the able| dent; Mrs. Mabel Little, Recording sermon as delivered by Rev. B. J. | Secretary; Mrs. B. F. Nolen, Corres- Nolen of Huntington, W. Va. Dr. A. | ponding Secretary; Mrs. Nettie Wil- J. Smoot, Presiding Elder of the | liams, Treas. ; Mrs. O. A. Burks, Sec.- Charleston District and host Presiding] Treas. of Y.P.D.; Mrs. Marie E. Elder to the Convention was in charge} Gary, Contingent Treas. and Sec.- of the opening session. Following the| Treas. of Sarah E. Tanner & Mary sermon the Holy Comunion was ad-|F. Handy Funds. Executive Board: ministered by Rev. A. J. Smoot, Jr. | Mrs. Leah Whiteside, Mrs. Thelma assisted by Rev. D. B. Taylor, Pre-| Hamilton, Mrs. Mary Coston. Dele- siding Elder of the Wheeling District} gates to the Quadrennial Convention and other ministers. Following the| meeting in Chicago, Ill. October, 1939 Communion Dr, Smoot presented|were elected as follows: Mesdames Mrs. Grayce D. Bigelow of Clarks-| Marie E. Gary, Nettie Williams, O. burg, W. Va., President of the West|A. Burkes, B. J. Nolen, Grayce Virginia Conference Branch and Veter-| Bigelow. Alternates: Mesdames Pearl an Missionary in the work of the|Flagg, Mabel Little, Thelma Hamil- state. No sooner had Mrs. Bigelow|ton, Mary Coston. Delegate acknowledged in glowing terms the} Y- P. D., Katherine Tibbs. presentation of Dr. Smoot than she{nate: Jennie Lawrence. greeted the Convention and called for! At the cincluding session of the Con- a general handshaking of all persons | vention on Sunday aftefnoon a splen- present. It may be said that this was | did program was presented under the the largest attendance in many years. | auspices of Mrs. Mamie C. Lyles, From every section of the State they | president of the local Young People’s came, bent on the one thing, the keep- | Auxiliary. This program consisted of ing alive of the Missionary work of|talent from the following points: the State. Clarksburg, Omar, Stirratt, Bluefield, Too much cannot be said of the ser- | Va. and Williamson, W. Va. mons and addresses delivered at the| The Church under the direction of Convention. As has been afore men-| the pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. J. tioned, the annual sermon was deliver-|F. Little, Mrs. Thelma Hamilton, ed by Rev. B. J. Nolen, pastor of | president of the Senior Society ably Young Chapel A.M.E. Church, Hunt- | assisted by the co-workers of the ington, W. Va.; the installation ser-| church entertained in a royal manner. mon was delivered by Rev. R. E. Tay- Rey. Irvy H. Gary, lor, pastor of Pride Chapel A.M.E. Williamson, W. Va. from Alter- pastor of Wayman A.M.E. Church, | @ooooooo-7 oO SSS OO + Philadelphia and vicinity was sided over by the President, Dr. M. Birthday Greetings MISS IRENE BAXTER Mt. Pisgah Philadelphia, Penna. MRS. ARTISHIA W. JORDAN Kansas City, Kansas MISS SALINA FRANCIS A.M.E. Book Concern Philadelphia, Penna-. MR. CHAMP SINGLETON St. Paul Springfield, Hlinois MISS MARGARET MOORE St. Paul Springfield, Illinois DR./J. M. BROWN New Orleans, La. REV. T. B STOVALL Presiding Elder North West Conference THE A.M.E. PREACHERS’ MEETING The A.M.E. Preachers’ Meeting of pre- M. Ward, who is pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church, Atlantic City, N. J. The meeting was largely attended: The order of the day was reports of churches, and from the reports made by the various ministers great accom- plishments are being wrought; Dr. B. R. Holmer, President of the Holmes Institute of Atlanta was present with his quartet and rendered fine service The closing address was made by Dr. Chas. S. Spivey, Dean of the Semi- nary of Wilberforce University. Dr. Ward appointed the following standing committees : Religious Conditions, Rev. W. L. Johnson, Chairman. Social Service, Rev. W. R Jr., Chairman. Gullins, Program, Rev. W. A. Dorsey, Chair- man. Education, Rev. W. P. Stenson, Chairman. Political Conditions, Rev. H. Y. Arnett, Chairman Temperance, Rey. J. L. Mims, Chairman. Finance, Rev. R, O. Napper, Chair- man. Auditing, Rev. J. W. Mason, Chair- man. Sunday Schools, Rev. W. W. Jacobs, Chairman. Publicity, Rey. J. H. Slade, Chair- man. Commissioners, Rev. D. M. Owens, Chairman. I lett EEE Et General Conference Minutes NOW READY PRICE $1.00, Postpaid &. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street Phila. Pa. ; hee ===== DSC09253.JPG ===== PAGE SIX THE CHRISTI! Presiding Elder, Dr. S. L Greene, Jr. Young People’s Page RRR EEE POEM FOR YOUNG P. PAGE DON’T don’t rumble, don't bluster STICK TO IT SNAPPY STORIES PANTS AND THE LAW HIS AUTHORITY MT. PLEASANT, TENN was held ing and in- elated with ducted, and waa pleased to iat arsonage would soon erectior } new members were he church this quarter The ine upward and onward he jinistration of ovr he sastor, Rev. S. F. Dudley. In| this quarter, we paid the P, E. in full, with a nice sum left for the pastor We raised this quarf€r $575.00 May Ged bless our Presiding Elder and pastor Rev. 5S, L. Howard, P. E Rey. S. F. Dudley, Pastor Mrs. A. C. Baddie ter onference of | The conference was a large presiding pe attendance and inspiring spirit pre- vailed The several clubs and boards of the church reported: Trustees $63.36; Stewards $86.54; First Stewardess Board $3.00; Second Stewardess Board $5.15 Sunday School $15.44; Choir $1.70; Missionary $19.31; Gardenia Club $2.89; Trustees Aid Club $23.50; raised for Presiding Elder Salary $41.76; total raised this quarter $262.- | 65 | | The Presiding Elder commented that they were good. Thanks were ex- aces the | pressed to God and to Bishop S. E. Greene for sending to the Brookhaven | District the highly honored. to have | these two distinguished character. pre- siding elder, S. L. Greene, Jr, and | Rev. G. W. Smith as our leaders. The church is behind the Presiding Elder pastor to make this the GREATER BETHEL A.M.E, CHURCH Brookhaven, Miss rst year of their administration a Year of Jubilee.” At 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 p.m. Dr. 5. L. Greene, Jr. delivered sermons t were helpful and encouraging. AN RECORDER Church, 2000 West Washington Bivd., Chicago, Illinois on July 7 and 8. The opening session was presided over by the Sunday School District A very impressive and inspirational service was conducted by delegates from Nora Taylor Memorial with a consecration sermon by Mrs. M. F. Butler. Her text was found in Matt. 7:13-14. There was a large registra- tion of delegates from the 13 churches in the district. The Presiding Elder, Rev. B. U. Taylor commented on how wonderfully the young people of the church were responding to their church work and also gave a short history of the A. M. E. S. S. Union. Miss Phillips gave a very interesting report of her work during the past year At the afternoon session Mr. Barney E. Page, District President of the Allen Christian Endeavor League pre- sided and gave his report. He spoke of the meaning of the Allen Life Guard and the progress another or- ganization had made by taking more interest on the activities of the young people. Mr. Fred Seaberry of Grant Memorial conducted a mental drill on the history and work of A. C. E. League. The topic “Do You See The Communion was served at the under orning and evening services the lighted cross Rey. G. W. Smith, pastor Miss Laura Benson COTTON PLANT, ARKANSAS hird Quarterly Conference of the Cotten Plant Circuit of the Au- gusta District, was held at St. Paul \ Church, June 19-20. S. S. 30 A.M. At 11 A.M. our most ¢ PB De Es J Lunon 1 a soul stirring sermon, text 16:18. Subject “Thou Art n this rock I will build my niants were baptised. A. e 6:30. At 8 o'clock the brought to us another wonderful ge. Mark 2:12 text, “Take Up thy bed and walk.” Sub. 4 H’s in the hurch. Ist helpless; 2nd hinders. 3rd 4th hearers. Monday nite business session and banquet, all re- forts good \mount raised this quar- ter, $151.51. The P. E. was paid in full. We ars pleased to say that we have a wonderful pastor and that our church is doing a great work under his leadership. He has done what some said could not be done, that was to pay the 10 year mortgage debt of the Parsonage, but thanks be to the heaven- ly father it has been done And he and family are now living in the Parsonage, where he can enjoy some of the fruits of his labor. The church is on the forward march to with our pastor, Rev. D, J. Webster to lead us, We believe he is a Christian gen- tleman, success Mrs. Eva Stewart CHICAGO, ILLINOIS The Annual Sunday School and Allen Christian Endeavor Convention of the South Chicago District of the Chicago The Third Quarterly Conference of Conference of the A. M. E. Church the Conference year was held Monday | ¥** held at St. Stephen A, M. E. night, July ith, at the church, Our | [UPerintendent, Miss Rosetta Phillips, Need of Any New Agency to Reach Our Objective” was discussed pro and con. Must we make new agencies or improve those that we have. Visitors, including Rev. Robert Thomas, Pre- siding Elder; Mrs. Anderson, N. Chica- go District President of League, and Miss Louise Kemper of Danville, Ky., were introduced. Rey. F. D. Jordan, | Dean of School of Religious Education at Western University, Kansas City, Kansas spoke of the convention of Re- ligious education which he attended in Columbus, Ohio and the importance of adult classes in the Sunday School. The evening session consisted of a program and reception by the local school, league and church. Participants were Miss Donnie Ray, Bernice John- son, Mrs, Pearl Payne, Beatrice Ramey, Effie Pierson, Mr. Fred Seaberry, and Miss Robinson. The address was given by Mr. J. W. Fisher, Conference Sup- erintendent of Sunday School. The Friday morning session was opened by devotions by delegates from Grant Memorial, St. John, Monmouth. The discussion “How To Improve Our Sunday Schools,” was opened by Misses Alva Saffold and Mary Harding. Their points we the importance of the Sun- day School, the need of qualified teach- ers, cooperation of the church and Sunday School use of suitable fitera- ture, and necessary equipment to make school interesting, Delegates gave their points of views and asked ques- tions to solve their particular problems. Rev. B. H. Lucas, pastor of Institu- tional A. M. E, Church, gave a short history of Richard Allen. Following this the convention paid a tribute to the late James Weldon Johnson by singing the Negro National Hymn, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” A Recreational Period under the di- rection of Miss Dixon was held at Union Park. Tennis, soft-ball, and swimming were played by the delegates. This was very successful as a new feature because all took part. At the evening session, Rey, Taylor installed and appointed the Sunday School and A.'C, E, League officers. They were Miss Rosetta. illips, D trict Superintendent; Mr. James Hedrick, Jr.., Assistant District Sup erintendent; Misses Marie Grant, Sei retary; Mary Harding, Financial so, retary; Beulah Achers, Treasurer Messrs. Barney E. Paige, President 9 A. C. E. League; Fred Seaberry, Vic President; Wilbur Reid, Secreta, Fred Mahonney, Treasurer. ALVA SAFFOLD, ST. PAUL A.M.E. CHURCH CLOs; GLORIOUS FOURTH QUARTER Santa Barbara, Calif. The fourth quarterly meeting ay conference of St. Paul A.M.E. Chur, at Santa Barbara, Calif. clS&ed maki it a history making era of this church) Beginning with a wonderful quarterj meeting July 10th. at which time ty wonderful services were held. Ty morning message was brought by thy Presiding Elder, Rev. A. M. Wa who has seen over 50 years in the seq vice of God. Rev. Ward’s messg was inspiring and spiritual. The ey ning message was brought by the Rey G. G. Goodwin, the pastor of oy church at Ventura, California. Re Goodwin’s message was one that wil be long remembered. The choir had wonderful music. at this meeting was announced that the debt of mor than 4 years had been paid. his worl of debt paying was sponsored by th Independent debt club with L. §, Spencer President; Guy Workuf Treasurer, and Mrs. Mamie Wilsonj Secretary; the officers of the club a sisted by its members and members 0 the church, also friends of the city. The quarterly conference was pre sided over by the presiding elder with dignity and poise. The reports werd all very good and much praise wai given by the P. E. for the wonderiul work of this quarter. Financial report for the quarter : Trustees Stewatdsie ics Meciias eee Sr Stewardessiinucni: ganas: J. Stewardess ..... Sunday School .. Choir’) (ecctase ath aa ectarneatmare Missionary Society . A.C.E. League Total: $25 Rey. Ralph R. King. Minister W. M. Fagan EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH Murphy, Miss. The third quarterly conference was held at Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, Dr. D. R. ‘Morant, Presiding Elder. The reports were fine, the Presidil% Elder was well pleased at the w2y the church is operating under the p2* tor, Rev. A. W. Gilmore from Mur phy, Miss., is a great preacher and pastor, Dr. Morant, Presiding Elder is bringing the (Belzoni District back to its place. The Church is spiritually alive and stands second to none this District. We are holding our ba" ner high. Rey, Gilmore does not mea" for the flag to drag the dust. REV. A. W. GILMORE, Pastor D, R. MORANT, Presiding Elder MRS. HATTIE NICHELSON THURS GUST 11, 1938 ALLEN CHRISTIAN i ENDEAVOR LEAGUE Topic for August 14 The Land Where Jesus Lived (A Series of Four Meetings) 2. Where Jesus Lived as a Boy / Luke 2:39-52 An Out-of-Door Meeting” Since this is summer time, with the liklihood of good weather, this meet- ing may well be planned for out of doors, for much of its subject matter will be most effective as it takes into account the blue sky, shining sun, mountains, lakes, and rivers. and all the growing things in nature. Description of Nazareth The Bible tells us that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a little town not far from Jerusalem; that when He was a tiny baby He was carried into Egypt by His parents that He might not be put to death; that when it was safe again His parents brought Jesus back to Palestine and settled at Na- reth, and there Jesus grew up to manhood. If you were to start at the very uthern end of the Sea of Galilee and co straight west for about fifteen miles, u would be in Nazareth, a small village among the hills of Galilee. rk to the east and Mount Tabor is ir; to the west lies Mount Carmel, { less than five miles to the south is the wide, level plain known as Es- jraelon where many battles have taken cy Nazareth is beautiful because of its tlook. In any direction there is the auty of nature. Within easy travel ance is the ocean, or the attractive e Galilee. limbing up to the hills by the town of Nazareth, the boy Jesus could look lown on the plain Esdraelon. Here had been Deborah’s victory over tne Canaanites; here was Gideon’s triumph over the Midianites; here King Saul vas defeated by the Philistines; here Josiah, king of Judah, had come to his death. How real the Old Testa- ment stories must have seemed to the boy Jesus! Talks by Juniors (The Juniors may give brief talks on the subject, “What the Boyhood of Jesus Teaches Me.”) 1. The boy Jesus teaches love ot home, Though we do not know muck about the Nazareth household, we may be sure that there were love, obedience and joy where Jesus lived. 2. Jesus teaches industry. His father Joseph being a carpenter, Jesus learned this useful trade. We can 'magine Him at work at the simple but important tasks of making tables, chairs, wheels, and houses. 3. Jesus teaches friendship. We cannot name any of Jesus’ boyhood friends unless we should include His Cousin John (who later was known as the Baptist) in the number, but we Now that Jesus must have exercised * good influence over them. 4. Jesus’ teaches me to worship. Surely it must have been in Nazareth ‘hat He formed the habit of going 'egularly to His church, the synagogue, ‘nd learned all the beauties of the Old Testament which He so often quoted in later days. Plans for the Coming Week By this time the Juniors should be so interested in the Holy Land that they will be willing to put in some extra time at handwork, The best Project is to make a raised map of the country in a. specially prenared map box, or tray placed on a table. The map itself may be made of sand. lay, or papier-mache. Full descrip- tion is given in the book “Handwork for Junior Societies” (International So- ciety of Christian Endeavor, Boston, 75 cents.) Daily Verses M., Aug. 8. Nazareth among Galilean hills. Matt. 2:19-23. T., Aug. 9. Outlying desert land? in Judea. Matt. 3.1-8 W., Aug. 10. Jesus at work as a car- penter. Marl: 6 :1-3. T., Aug. 11. Lesson learned in the carpenter’s shop. John 5:18-20. F., Aug. 12. Jesus moved to Caper- naum. Matt. 4:12-16. S., Aug. 13. A journey to Jerusalem.— Luke 2 :42-46. Sun. Aug. 14. Topic—Where Jesus Lived as a Boy. Luke 2:33-52 —-Christian Endeavour World EVANGELIST A THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THE THIRD QUARTERLY CON- |siding Elder was paid in full $30. FERENCE OF BETHEL A.M. E, CHURCH Shelbyville, Ky. Sunday, May 15, was a big day at Bethel. Dr. A. T. Clark, the efficient Presiding Elder of the Louigville Dis- | and wife, Rev. trict, was with us in the Third Quar- | Threadgill. terly Conference of this year, and preached two soul stirring sermons which were enjoyed by a very large audience. Cries of Amen could be heard as this man of God preached a burning gospel. Dr. Clark is fast becoming one of the most out- standing Presiding Elders of the State of Kentucky, and the Louisville Dis- trict is taking her rightful place in the State under his wise leadership. | Monday night. May 16th, the church assembled in one of the largest attend- ed Quarterly Conferences ever to be held at Bethel. ‘Every board and club of the church was creditably repre- sented. The ten Class Leaders of the Church were presented and made Fin- ancial reports. The ten Organizations of the Church submitted written re- ports to the Conference, which show- ed remarkable progress made in the third Quarter. A total of $706.85 was raised during the quarter. The Pre- WATCH THIS SPACE! WE HAVE RENTED THIS SPACE FROM THE MANAGER OF THEBOOK CONCERN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.....FROM TIME TO TIME AN- NOUNCEMENTS WILL APPEAR HERE, TELLING OF THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE WE ARE HOLDING REVIVALS OR CON- DUCTING SPECIAL SERVICES..... ALSO, SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCE- MENTS TOUCHING OUR ACTIVI- TIES IN WORKING OUT A PRO- GRAM OF “CHURCH EXTENSION AND EVANGELISM” WITH SECT. HEMMINGWAY, WILL APPEAR IN THIS SPACE...... SEND ALL MAIL /FOR ME TO THIS ADDRESS-716 So. 19th St. Philadelphia, Pa. N. H. JELTZ, District Evangelist (1st. Dist.) and special Church Extension Agent. CPPS EIS TEE ALOR LOG % ae . He was all smiles, and highly com- mended the pastor and officers for the very fine work done this quarter. The church has been painted and many improvements made. We are very proud of our pastor and Mrs. H. B. They are an ideal pair Conference | and are very hard workers. Ruth Montgomery Por Phe’Best Results Try an “Ad” ——1N THE— Christian Recorder ji Special Monthly or i Yearly Rates Eee tS Da a te Revive Interest Stimulate Enthusiasm By putting a new A. M. E. Music Hymnal in the hand of Choir every Member at these Un- usually low prices. One Doz. — $12.00 Single Copy — $ 1.25 Half Doz —_ $ 6.50 A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN SOI Pa PY KS SOC SB OS DB Oo Ft SD PROGRESS A wide guif separates the mod- ern funeral director from the “undertaker” of fifty years ago. Today we have a highly trained professional man, using all the advanced methods of science and offering a multitude of services which were never expected of his predecessor, As the result of this advancement, the public re- ceives protection and comfort in a time of great need. WALTER C. BECKETT 216 W. Coulter St. Phila,, Pa. PHONE: GER. 0585 i ===== DSC09254.JPG ===== PAGE EIGHT 7 | JOINT CONVENTION OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS AND A. C. E. LEAGUES BISHOPS OF THE A.M.E. CHURCH ym page 1) Of the Pittsburgh District of the Pitts- burgh Annual Conference, A.M.E, Church held its sessions in The St. Paul A.M.E. Church Uniontown, Pa. July 12. 13 and 14, 1938 Convention Theme: Christianizing the Rising Generation. The convention opened Tuesday morning with the Rey. J. C./Ander- son, Presiding Elder of the Pittsburgh District, presiding over the sessions. The devotions of the morning were in charge of the Revs. W. B. Ben- nett, E. L. Liggins, and J. M, Wil- liams. Rev. A. S. King of McKees- port gave an inspiring sermon on the subject: “Not Yet.” Holy communion observed. The following com- mittees and secretaries were appointed: Secretaries—Henry Smith, Wash- ington, Pa.; Olive Johns, Brownsville, Pa. Marshalls—Harry Henderson, Wash- ington, Pa., Grant Bentley, Charleroi, Pa. 5 Cheer Leader—Lois Lee Bethel, Pitts- burgh JACKSON f Education General can of was Officers the church Chorister—Lyman Liggins, Wash= ington, Pa. Reporter—Jayne Anderson, Canons- burg, Pa. . Finance Committee—Revs. E. L. Liggins and J. M. Williams, and dele- gate from Edenborn. Next was the roll call and report of the Sunday schools and Leagues. An- nouncements and introduction of visi- tors. | Church.” This subject also dealt wit}, “Religious Education.” An_ interest. ing discussion of the day was “What Kind of Literature Should Young Peo. ple Read,” discussed by Rev. E. se Liggins of Washington. Mrs. Ransom, wife of Prof. Ran. som, III was introduced to the con- vention and gave some encouraging re. marks. The afternoon session was opened by the Rev. Butler Williams. Sermon by Rey. J. S. Smith, “I Am The Light.” Rev. Ransom, III then gaye another lecture, Subject: “Recreation Through Religious Education.” The following subjects were discussed: “What the S. S. Means to Me” “What Part Does the A.C.E. Lea. gue Take In the Development of Chris- tian Life and Character.” Devotionals for the evening session were led by Revs. E. L. Liggins anq Butler Williams. A sermon on “A Vision Needed” was given by Rev. A. E. Morris, Brownsville, Pa. <eekes Lyman Liggins led the devotionals for the Thursday. morning session. At this time the Essay Contest was pre- sented to the convention. The Judges were the Revs. King, Carter, and Liggins. ; Subject: “What Would’Be The Con- dition of the World Without the Holy Bible.” The following delegates were con- testants: Carrie Wilson .. S¢ +--+. Brownsvill: Alva Lowber Connellsyille Chainie Culp 3 Maxwe!ll Gwyndolyn Epps ... . Uniontown Thelma Butler ... Smock Dofothy Holmes . Edenborn The crst prize was won by Miss Alva ETROPOLITAN A.M.E. CHURCH 20th’ and Fitzwater Streets ful discourse of the same Mrs. M. B. Watson was elected secretary. “Where To Go Ee Rev. J. H. Slade. Pastor thi 4. M.—Sunday School s>T. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH | pl Morning Worship 8:00 P. M: Class and Prayer Meeting Every Friday Evening at 830 P. M. Rey. E. K. Nichols, Pastor MT. PISGAH AME. CHURCH Locust St. above 40th Ss) t 6.00 A.M.—Prayer Band 9.30 A.M.—Church School 0.00 A.M.—Prayer & Praise Service 100 A.M.—Morning Service 7.00 P.M.—Christian Endeavor §.00 P.M.—Eyening Service Dr. J. M. Wise held his third Quar- -|terly Conference at St. James A. M. the 10th. Devotion was conducted by the pas- tor, scripture lesson by the Presiding Elder : There was one application for licenses, oo A. M.—Morning Service Brother Mather Spires, Jr. One death 70 P. M.—A, C. E. League this quarter, Sister Maggie Fed. | ) P. M.—Evening Service All reports were adopted as read with ps ee a neat sum ofymoney, of which the Presiding Elder seemed to be well | ._ A. C. E. League | o’clock with the choir rendering splen- Evening Worship | did music for the occasion, Ist hymn No. 295 lined by the pastor, scripture lesson by the Presiding Elder. \ Matthew 6:1-18. And preached a soul stirring sermon. Deyamphet, pastor of St. Luke Mis- Deyamphet’s will be your environment.” He preach- ed a wonderful sermon. A.C.E. League, Mrs. Ethel Roulhac, President presiding. At 7:30 o'clock evening worship. The} Morris Brown College, 14 acres and THE CHRISTIAN To Church MARIANNA, FLORIDA Church on Friday, July 8th through Rey. A. L. Moore, pastor. Psalms 26. After a wonder- Next e Disciplinary questions were asked. eased, and full of smiles. Sunday was high day at St. James , 57th & Summer Streets with the Sunday School opening at Philadelphia, Pa. 9:30 o'clock by the Superintendent, | Rey. Herman F. Tyree, Pastor Mr. H. R. Knight, presiding. The: lesson was nicely reviewed by the | 9 -30 As, Master ites tee Sunday School | Presiding Elder. | The morning service opened at 11, | st. | Subject “Prayer.” F oO} _At 3 o'clock preaching by the Rey. ionary Baptist. Church of this City. Scripture lesson Proverbs 8, read by |-————————— he pastor, Rev. A. L. Moore. Rev. subject “Your Destiny | . I she will visit in interest of foreign mis- sions. \ was often applauded during his mes- At 6:30 the | Morris Brown College was also pres- ent and thrilled the vast delegation with RECORDER M. HUGHES supported by the society of which Mrs. MRS. LUCY The President of the W. H. . M. Society of Cameron, Texas sails n August 19th for South Africa where and Hughes is president. The Christian Recorder wishes her a safe passage and a profitable visit. South Africa is the mission field The Junior League and Missionary department was well represented by a ’ number of Junior delegates also. Rey. W. O. P. Sherman, the Pre- siding Elder wes associated by Pre- siding Elders J. L. Butler, M. T Robinson and J. W. Maxwell during ages. President W. A. Fountain, Jr. of his message on the New Home for The aftetioon! session was opene i pened | Lowber of Connellsville, Pa. The Sec- choir was at its best, Devotions by the buildings with three | the assembly. two wonderful 830 P.M.—Friday evening prayer e second oldest Editor in the church couraging lecture on “The Need For| Kathryn Duff . Training Youth Leaders In Religion,” Jayne: Anderson which dealt with “Religious Educa- | Grant Bentle Charleroi tion.” The young people of the con- Harry Houde Washington vention discussed the subject “Honor Edward Minston E Bethel nee Thy Father and Thy Mother” in such The first prize sas won i Miss ‘Alva an interesting manner that the con-| Jayne Anderson of Canonsburg, Pa. vention is proud to know that it has The second by Miss Reyna Duff young people who are sincere in re-| of Donora, Pa. ; gard to their parents. Donora Canonsbur¢ One of the features of the evening 6:30 A. M—Early Prayer Service 11:00 A. M—Morning Service 1:30 P. M.—Sunday School 8:00 P. M—Evening Service 8:00 P. M.—Every Friday—Class and Prayer Meeting. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, Pa. Rev. J. L. Brown, Pastor $505.00. We are very much pleased with the leadership of our pastor, by following his instructions we were able this quarter to pay off mortgage on the church for which we are very thank- ful. On the third Sunday, July 17, there was mortgage burning at our church. Please come and worship with us all day. with singing b i 5 Taverd” Minviont aft ae ae Mie by se Gyamdolynt ppssorUn- and class meeting. pastor. The Presiding Elder again| more fireproof buildings to be erected] Miss Annie Bell was elected Secre- burgh gave an address on “Finding A ripe Ss bj 4 preached a wonderful sermon from St. | on the new site; this program has gone | tary; Miss Maggie Harris, Ass ; tant Place For Overgrown Sunday School “What te Ge pees a a Rey. M. W. Thornton, Pastor Luke. Subject “Men ought always pray | over after a struggle of 12 years and Secretary. Miss Annie Williams, EDITOR J. H. WILSON Students.” The outstanding speaker Are i Arista EC noiss WARD A. M. E. CHURCH and not faint.” The pastor opened] Morris Brown College has now a per- | pistrict S. Si Superintendent ; Mr. Western Christian Recorder of the afternoon was Prof. R. C. Ran- | test Sas Shon gilesstes uae co 46th & Aspen Streets ECS AOE the church. The Rev.|manent home aside from 20 acres at}A. 1. Sampson, Assistant Superin: Elected in 1928 som, III who gave an inspiring and en- et ais Philadelphia, Pa. R. A. Martin joined. Cuthbert and 20 acres at Savannah |tendent. Howard Minnie ........ Belle Vernon Total monies raised this quarter] the audience cheered and cheered some | The next convention was voted to be held at Metter, Ga. July, 1939 The Presiding Elder delivered a feel- ing message Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. at Millen and another at Waynes- boro, Ga. at 2:30 the upper part of the Savannah District Conventiin has gone Millen Circuit. Thus the 73rd session of the West Savannah District Convention has gone down as a matter of history. LAUREL, MISS. more as they spoke these cheering words Father and Son. Miss Annie Williarhs conducted the Sunday School hour each morning; Mrs. E. C. Sherman, Supervisor of the District Missionary work and Mrs. Roxie Butler district President assist- ed by Mrs. H. B. Dinkins, D. Lamp- kins, M. L. Hobbs, E. L. Payne, R. Chatman, F. Bailey, E. Nedd, L. E. 4 The guest speak 5a: ii . ‘ Pep te ab 1. es Pais evening) session was the presentation of the 11:00 A. M.—Morning Service Rev. A. L. Moore, pastor | Bowman, B. Brady and L. E. Jones M. ; ev. J. C.- Dickerson of |McGif! Choral Singers of Bethel, 1:30 P. M.—Sunday School ie ——__-- -—- put over a great district session. Mrs. 4 Monessen, Pa., who spoke on the sub-| Pittsburgh, who rendered wese- ? tae Sie i The Third Quarterly: Conference of ject: “To Wh ss : 2 eadered severan Se 6:30 P, M.—Allen Christian Endeavor} WEST SAVANNAH DISTRICT |L. S. Childers of Macon Conference € 3 gets Ps om Shall We Go.” The |fections. Another feat f the eve- On ee i Roe . : f Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church. Laurel, tecaptton. tort 4 A ure of the e 8.00 P. M—Evening Service CONVENES extended greetings from the Macon | ‘I! D rain ee: he convention was held I ning was a debate, subject: “Resolved. 8:30 P, M.—Prayer and Class Meeting By Rev. W. O. P. Sherman Conference. Miss. was held Sunday, June Sth. Rev. i this 7 Hae with Mrs. Alice Rose of|That Females Are More Loyal and Eas Siedncsday Evening. Mayor Walter Harris of Millen and|H. G. Rhodes, our most excellent Pre- bigs a Pa. as Mistress of Cere-| Useful to Christ and His Cause Than i . The Sunday School, A.C.E. League | Rev. Scott, the pastor of the White siding Elder and Rev. Wm A. Redditte ; Are Males.” Affirmative, Miss Olive ’ BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH and Missionary Convention of the|M. E. Church gave wonderful ad-|is our most able and energetic pastor epithe 4 Joh f B i i See fetri Ye j d vho knows how to do things cea P ns of Brownsville; Negative, Mr. Wood St., Bristol, Pa. West Savannah District convened at | dresses also to the Convention. and one who nS gs. Revs. E. L. Liggins of Washington |Henry Smith, Washington. The de- Shivicwal Bethel A.M.E. Church, Millen, Ga.| Iltuminating sermons were delivered | The Presiding Elder preached two and A. S. King of McKeesport had|bate was won by Miss Olive Johns. 9:45 A, Mij-Sunday School July 12-17th. Rev. J. E. Grant host-| by Revs. A. Manorfey, Scott Dinkins, soul stirring sermons to a large au- charge of the devotions for the Wed-}] Rev. J. N. Carter of Uniontown was 11:00 A. Aas ‘Worship pastor; Rev. W. O. P. Sherman, Pre-|L. W. Lane, J. W. White, R. P. dience, the spirit was high. Our pas- nesday morning session. “Does it | Presented with a Bible thirty-one vol- 7:00 Pp. M.—Christian Fee evor. siding Elder. Pierce, C. P. Hobbs and S. R. Din-| tom Rev. Wm. A. Redditte spoke in PROF. JOHN R. HAWKINS Pay to Live the Christian Life” ‘was | umes for raising the most money in the 8:00, P Meenvenine Worship This was one of the best sessions in| kins during the session. fitting words his appreciation to each He the senior General Officer in discussed by Miss Lois Lee of Pitts- | district. y X Union aarery. meetings every first | the history of the district, great crowds | Seventy five high school graduates board, has their loyal support for the the charch. Since 1912 Prof. Hawkins = | burgh, Miss Ofive Johns of Brownsville, Reward of certificates were pre- Sunday of July, Octoher, January and| came from far and near to hear Bishop | were counted among the delegates and third Quarter on Monday night. Has been: Secretary: of Finkntd. He DR. J. G. ROBINSON and Rev. King of McKeesport. Dur-|sented to the delegates. ‘ April. : W. A. Fountain, the intrepid leader | the subjects discussed by these young| $69.20 raised. pice honing, tae is always @ very comspicudus figure Editor, The A.M.E. Revi ing the session the minutes of the pre-| Report of the resolation committee by Official Board meeting every Monday | of Georgia African Methodism and he | people proved that the church is do- oe whenever th rcil'of Bishops meets. |The afdest athe i nee payee oom ap day were read by the Sec. Hen- “8 committee was presented. The night. ie \ thrilled the vast crowd with his match-| ing a great work; a number of boys closed by oes The church is \ tribure to him by Bishop M 7 has ot service | ry Smith of Washington. Rev. Ran-| Convention adjourned to meet at St. Pr: Wattine Wear i less addresses during his visit on pro-| were listed among the delegates with ) Moving on- " y Bishop M. H. Jand the oldest active minister in the som, IIT gave another interesting lec- Paul A. M. E. ayer ance rie alata) ght found advice to the pa and es he } active parts on the program. Mrs. Fannie Garner Davis appears on the editorial page. church, Elected in 1924. i Church, Mc- ture on the subject: “In The Local|Keesport, Pa. in July, 1939, ee” ig: . ey od oe Rey. A, Norman Clark. Pastor + ===== DSC09255.JPG ===== LOOK — THE CHRISTIAN 7 2 EXTRAORDINARY VALUE ve RECORDER “THURSDAY, AUGUS From ther Papers counties in the nothern tier and taug} school for a time at Hartsville, Ajj: TAREE REE EEE EEE EEE EEE gany county, N. Y. Bliss married a Rome girl and the | REE EREEEEEEEEEEEEEPEPEEE| quently lived in Tioga and Bradfor, | j ' They returned cac} went to Chicago. KUGUST 11, 1938 that Negroes were kindly asked to be} because the Negroes are denied the excused.” The Negroes did as they |right to vote in South Carolina. If the were requested and left the court toom. | Negroes held the ballot in their hands To say the least this was embarrasing | and could help elect Mr. Johnston to to those Negroes who in answer to the | the office which he secks, the complex- invitation went out to hear their Gov-}ion of the whole situation would be THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER E. D. Hughes, Dr. W. A. Lewis, Mrs. |3RD QUARTERLY CONFERENCE E. C. Hatcher, Miss Irene Thomas, Prof. and Mrs. C. E. Powels, and the Rev. L. G) Duncan, Presiding Elder of the North Mobile District, who sery- lage PAGE ELEVEN Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church St. Luke and Bethel Huntsville, Tex. $1.50 Music and 3.90 Discipline A $2.40 Value ind Stamped in Gold, ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE SEND YOUR ORDER TO- ; SOLD AT THIS PRICE. } DAY. WE PAY POSTAGE. | A.M. E. 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LR 7 tte Hymnal _|be Both For $2.00 volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocco 716 S. 19th Street ae ecm mcemes ROOMS $1.50 UP PER DAY THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE PHILADELPHIA, PA. cadieetieetientiete The briefs, prepared by Osmond K. Fraenkel, New York attorney, main- tained the “identical evidence held to insufficient for holding the four who were released last year is being used against the five still imprisoned.” ‘ | Sos AA ea | THOUSANDS TO JOIN MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HYMN WRITER ; Rodeheaver Will Lead Songs as Tribute to Philip Bliss By Stanley N. Clarke Written for the Associated Press TOWANDA—Around a monument in the little village cemetery at Rome, near here, thousands will gather Sun- day to honor the memory, of - Philip Paul Bliss, composer of hymns, born 100 years ago in a little log cabin, at Clearfield. His songs, known around the world 62 years after his death, will be sung, led by Homer Aodtheaver, song lead- er for the late Billy Sunday. As ac- companist will be B. D. Ackley, who also worked with Billy Sunday. The principal speaker will be Dr. Will A. Houghton, president of the Moody Bible Institute. The: ‘Rey: Do. L. Moody, founder of the institute, dedi- Sunday Schools Contributed. At the appeal of Moody, contriby. tions were made by Sunday schoo! throughout the world and the mon ument at Rome was tnveiled July 19, 1877. “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning; one of Bliss’ most popular songs, \; suggested by the destruction of a trying to find the Cleveland harbor a stormy night. The event was scribed by D. L. Moody, and Bliss o; his return to his room wrote the song. THE PRAISE “YOUR GOVERNOK’ WAS NOT INTENDED FOR NEGROES On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning hand bills were distributed worded as follows: “Olin D. Johnston, your Governor, will speak to you Tues- day, the 14th, in the court room of the Cour tHouse, Sumter, at 8 p.m. Cone one and all, old and young, to greet the man whose efforts and sympathy at all times are with the working man. “He has a special message for and will tell you how he cooperated proposes to continue in close r tionship with our great Presid Franklin D. Roosevelt, to provide anc tery in- 1877. Sung in Every Tongue Bliss, who wrote “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning,” “Hold the Fort,” “Wonderful Words of Life,” “Almost Persuaded,” “Whosoever Will” and {| many other hymns, was born July 9, \ 1938, but the centennial observance was set for the 17th to accomodate Rodeheaver. A returned missionary some years ago reported being astonished on en- tering a Zulu hut to find the natives singing “Hold the Ford.” Numerous Bliss hymns have been translated into every known tongue. " Quaint and homely in words and music, plain and unvarnished, these songs spoke of an honest sincerity and singleness of purpose. This was at the time of Moody the i ' ' | cated the Bliss monument in the ceme- t f ' t Preacher and Sankey, the singer— Sankey who could sing “I Am Pray- ing for You” and “The Ninety and Nine” until his audience wept. Names Widely Known These evangelists with Major Whittle | were at the height of their careers when they heard of Bliss in 1874, and approached hith with a view to his engaging ‘in evangelistic work. As a result the names of “Whittle and Bliss” became almost as widely known as “Moody and Sankey.” When Bliss was. six year old, his family moved to Kinsman Ohio, where they lived three years. Then they re- turned to Pennsylvania. Blisy subse< % protect you against unemployment, age needs low wages and long worki: hours, “To the working man or woman w'io cannot attend the day meeting We &x- tend a special invitation to come ‘0 Sumter Court House at 8 p.m. to hear Olin.” j In answer to this invitation reme’ bering that Mr. Johnston is the Gov ernor of all of the people of Souil! Carolina, irrespective of color, while as well as Negroes went to the a)- pointed place at the appointed time ‘° hear their Governor. But a great sii" prise was sprung when Governor Johnston looked over the court roo” and then he and a few f his supporters retired from the court room for 2 caucus. Returning Mr. John Dukes of Orangeburg, alleged to be one < Governor Johnston’s campaign man agers, addressed the audience thus: “Governor Johnston has no desire (0 bring the racial issue into the campaiz!. but that the meeting had been called primarily for white Democrats, an SASSASAL WINSTON - INTERNATIONAL _ LOOSELEAF Brrr Cony agit gltle FOR NOTES | to whether or not the racial issue would actually be left out of the cam- paign equation of South Carolina’s Governor who is asking the voters of South Carolina to send him to, the United States Senate not as a repre- sentative of the people of South Car- olina white and black, but as a repre- sentative of the white people of our state, A few decades ago the popular pony to ride into public offices was the pony of hatred for Negroes. But in an age like this when culture, refinement and intelligence has covered all civil- ized lands like the stars of the milky way this old time. riddeti pony has lost its usefulness. There are bigger problems with which to grapple, eco- omic problems and so forth. The educated white people of South Caro- ‘ina as in other States are asking the candidates to come forward with an outlined platform which bids fair to the bettering of conditions in the ‘great battle of the people for bread, and not who can heap the most insults on the heads of poor defenseless Negroes. The Governor says that he is one hundred per cent supporter of Mr. Roosevelt's administration. Mr. Roosevelt has, given otitstanding evi- dence of the fact that he is the Presi- dent of the people of the United States { America, white and black, alike. The treatment which President Roose- velt has accorded Negroes has been very pleasing to them. He has never and never will exclude Negroes from a campaign speech of his. this is partly due to his big heartedness and partly to his familiarity wth his- ory and knows that the Negroes have always been loyal-to this Government. The status of the Negroes is indeed Pitiable when we think of the fact that they share in bearing the burden of Government, State and National in the Payment of jtaxes and in the facing of the cannon ball on the field of battle but stand unreprésented. Generations of white people unborn will look back with disgust on the in-) stopped to take time to train his local } The churches of Mobile were graced with the presence of Bishop D. H. Sims from July 16 to 18. His visit to Mobile was not a definite tour, but he came on a definite task. While in the city he preached at Bethel A.M.E. Church, Rev. B. F. Mallard, pastor, Emanuel A.M.E. Church, Rey. E. D. Hughes, pastor; Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Rev. W. A. Lewis, pastor and Samuel. Chapel A.M.E. Church, Rey. J. H. Dillard, pastor. Each church gave our Bishop a big hearing. All present heard him gladly. Monday, July 18, all the P. E.s, pas- tors, and workers of every department of the local churches of the Mobile District and the North Mobile District met in Bethel A.M.E. Church 10:30 A.M. Pastor Mallard had every thing itt trim for the meeting. Opening ex- ercises were conducted by Rey. E. D. Hughes, who presented Rev. \R. S. Catlin of the North Mobile District, who in turn presented Bishop D. H. Sims, of the Ninth and First Episcopal Districts. Each department of the general and the local ‘churches were gone over. And the duty and obligation to each de- partment were most carefully explained. It was more than a mere explanation, but information and electrification which have injected a spirit of devotion and re-consecration to God and the causes of the church of Allen Such has never before been seen in this section in the history of the A.M.E. Church. Mrs. Perhaps} D. H. Sims, the wife of our beloved Bishop spoke to the missionary women of the North Mobile and the Mobile Districts. Her dynamic words on the cause Of missions were so masterly de- livered that it drove her hearers into emotions of enthusiasm that the devil and his host shall never be able to re- tard in the future. It is said by all that Bishop Sims and his dear wife in this visit have given Methodism a new birth in and around Mobile. Never before has a Bishop humane treatment which Negroes now] churches in such a way as has Bishop receive for no other reason saye the| Sims. color of the’ skin. Any section of the world is safe in the hands of this great leader Whether so conceded or not, the| of men. fact remains that Governor Johnston | Monday, July 18 being the Bishop's in the holding of his position as Gov- birthday, a Birthday Party was tender- ‘tnor of South Carolina, in the sight|ed him by Rev. B. 'F. Mallard, of- of Almighty God is representative of all] ficers, and members of Bethel, assisted the people of his State and will be held | by Rev. E. D. Hughes, officers, and accountable for the faithful perform-|members of Emanuel. Mrs. B. F. ance of his duties to God in the final] Mallard, hostess. The Party was held day when the spirits of just men be] in the parsonage of Bethel Church, made perfect. which was decorated in colors of green But what may it be asked is the root|and pink. Seated at the guest table, and ground of Mr. Johnston’s disre-| Bishop and Mrs. D. H. Sims, Dr. and ‘pect as shown the Negroes? . It is|Mrs. B. F. Mallard, Dr. and Mrs. i 4 2 _ > ed as Toast Master. Other guests SCOTTSBORO nag a PARDONS |e and at other times to the, ernor. The hand bills were misleading, | changed. However, the fact still re-| were seated by boards from the other] The: Third Quarterly Conference of — - ; ASK FUL dold home. They had been there j, and instead of reading “Come one and| mains: that in holding his present of- churches of the city, Rev. and Mrs. MEE eer’ a bee was held HYMNAL ‘ PCOMER Ee AL sees the Christmas holidays in 1876 ay all’ to hear the Governor. They should | fice or any other office to which he may] A. E. Williams, Rev. J. H. Dillard, age eg 26 of rane pastor, Revs tae ts SoM ke = ves Fes " “ ee were returning to the city when thei have read come one and all white people | be elected he is a representative of all] E. L. Montgomery, Rey. E. J. Kin- eit ion ak eben Ae he opebine ne { | (UP)—The Scottshoro defense ¢ train fell through the bridge at As) to heat Governor Johnston, aiid the|of the people of South Carolina, And | dred, Mrs. H. V. Morgan, Miss Y. V. | address ee Bldece Rey Ww f | mittee today peace? ee ee tabula. Mrs. Bliss was trapped , Negroes would not have been subject-| may God help him to so see it. Tou Geraldine guar HN i teagee lain pee ee) a Sete oe aug HW ISCIPLINE peals asking full pardons or the ‘a the wreckage and Bliss unable to fres ed to this humiliation. —The Informer Miss Isom, Mesdames Sarah Pine, Ro-| house was opened for business. Re- 4 a Scottsboro defendants remaining her, stayed by her side as flames roareg The Negroes left the cotirt room in pa Ms ‘ i ff : Zit § 4 ‘ b forwarded 1 e sina Dean, Julia Craig, Messrs Henry porters, Mrs. Annie Ruffin, S, C Alabama prisons has been forwarded) trough the crumpled cars. Theig bedierice to command, but with a|BISHOP D. H. SIMS eee, ‘ Y Neeser P| es E 3 kb Grave . ol % , Dorsey, Douglas’ Richards, Eugene | Recorder, Sister Bertha Holt, Chris- TOGETHER to Governor Bi sraves. bodies were never found. large question mark in their minds as VISITS MOBILE, ALABAMA ¢ Scott, Miss Cora Lee Greene Mesdames Hattie Harper, Ethel Porch, Annie Leg- gett, Maggie Holt, Sarah Johnson, Sal- lie Stabler, Eloise Harris, L. C. Cheatam After many expressions by those pres- ent Bishop and Mrs. Sims both spoke out of the depths of their hearts. Pre- sentations were made by Presiding El- der L. G. Duncan, pastor and mission- ary workers of the Mobile District, and Rey. R. S. Catlin, Presiding Elder of the North Mobile and his pastor and missionary workers, Bishop and Mrs. Sims were enter- tained in the parsonage of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Mallard, the honored pas- tor of Bethel Church, and Alabama’s choice for the bishopric in 1940. He | was also served a most lovely dinner in ! the home of Mrs. Oreda D. Brown of Emanuel Church, and one of its most faithful workers. Bishop and his party leaving Mobile Tuesday, July 19 for Selma, Ala., where he will hold another of his great awakening meetings. His party has tian Recorder. Sunday morning the Presiding Elder preached a soul stir- ring sermon from Matt. 16-17 “Who is This?” 3:30 P.:M. sermon. John 14:18 “I am the way.” John 17:19 “We shall have Trials” was the closing ser- mon. Eyery heart was made happy, the collection for the conference $24.10 The pastor and wife made things very pleasant for Rey. Presiding Elder, Baker. Thus closed a very successful quarterly conference. , Rev. B. F. Grovey, Pastor Rev. W. B. Baker, P. E. Mrs. Bertha Holt tet St St Se Si Mo THE NEW TESTAMENT A Translation in the Language of the People By Charles B. Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Greek, Union gone, but his life and teachings are yet living with us. No bishop in the church has ever done the class of so much needed work as is being done by Bishop Sims and his wife. He is do- ing in Alabama just what the Bishops of the A.M.E. Church must do in the future if they intend to hold the high- est respect of the pastors and laymen of this church of Allen. He is a leader and not a driver. Just a smile from him is all needed to bring results from any request he may make in the Ninth Episcopal District. Rey. ‘E. D. Hcghes ATHENS, TEXAS | Alfén Chapel A.M.E. Church. of the Athens District, Athens, Tex. Our Third Quarterly Conference convened June 12, 13, Sunday 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Our P. E., Rey. E. A. Anderson de- livered two wonderful sermons. Mon- day night at 8:15 p.m. the house was called to order-by our pastor, Rey. B. F. Cooper, who presented the P. E. who gave some wholesome advice and proceeded with the business of the Conference. The reports showed signs of progress along all lines and our pastor, Rey. B. F. Cooper is a tireless and fearless worker. When he came to us seven months ago our mortgage debt was $2,533.50. This amount has been reduced down to $183.50 and all other claims of the church cared for, we believe if we will support the pro- gram that our church will go on to success. B. F. Cooper, Pastor E. A. Anderson, P.E. Juanita F, Fowler , ie: University This translator brings to the worthy task of translating the New Testament into the ordinary language of contemporary Amer- ica, a thorough scholarship and ux rich experience in his subject. A + professor of Greek for over thirty years, he has spent twenty years £3 in the completion of this work. This translation is based on the Westcott and Hort Greek Text, which is recognized as the au- thoritative text throughout the English speaking world. Where there haye been conflicts in the Greek texts, the Vatican Manu- script, generally conceded to be the oldest and best, has been fol- lowed. Attempting to conyey the ex- act thought of the Greeks, rather than to translate its single words. Dr. Williams has also added explanatory notes at the beginning of each book, and foot- notes, to meaning. further clarify the In reading this book it brings the event before you so plainly until it seems like you were pres- 4. ent at the very happening itself. 7 It makes the Scriptures more clearly ‘understood. This book is recommended for the Study Course of the ministers who are applying for membership in the Annual Conference. It may be bought at the A. M. E. Book Concern, 716 South 19th : REE EEE EEE EEEEEE-EEE © Street, Philadelphia, Pa. price is $2.50 post paid. ===== DSC09256.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE The Calendar July 26-30—First Episcopal District Missionary Institute, Bordentown, N. J.,Mrs. D. H. Sims, president. August 2, $—The World’s Christian En- deavor Convention, Melbourne, Australia. 10—Poung People’s Congress, Y & People’s Congress, Convention— Macon, Ga. D. Minister; W. R. M. C. Chisolm, tate Missionary i Robinson, 25, President ; Supt 24—Ontario Conference—W ind- 4—Puget Sound Conference— Spokane, Washington, 514 Pine Street. Rev. J. Cincinnatus White, pastor. Bishop Noah W Williams. sor, Ontario, Rev. C. E. Penny, 404 Mercer Street. Bishop John A. Gregg- 22-26—Institute of Religious Education—Industrial High School, Birmingham, Alabama. Pastors and Presiding Elders of North Alabama Conference, ishop D. H. Sims. ‘31—-Michigas Conference— Rapids, Michigan, Rev 508 James Street Gregg. Conferenco— Rev. J. W Streets Grand V. M. Jones, Bishop John A Sept, 7—Northwestern ollins, 11th and Ripley hop John A. Gregg. 1 — California Calif treet. Rev. X. C a Conference— 1207 Powell Runyon, pas- hop Noah W. Williams rnia Confer- Calif. 1277 ect, Rev. H. M Noah anfrancisco, 14—Southern (¢ ence—Los Bishop 14—West Virginia Confer- West. Va. Rev Irvy Gary, Bishop R. C, Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- ociate ence—W jlliamson, Pastor. 21—< Conference—Colo- rado Springs, Colo., 230 So. Wah- sateh Street. Rev, M. C. Knight, Noah W. Wil olorado pastor, Bishop liams October 5—Illinois Conference—Spring- field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 North I4th Street. Bishop John A. Gregg 21—Chieago Conforence—Chi- cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- met Street. Bishop John A. Gregg 21—Pittsburg Conference — Washington, Penna, Rev. E, L. Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- sociate, 28—Indiana Conference—Fvans- ville, Ind. Rev, M. R. Dixon, Jr. 509 East Gum Street. Bishop John A. Gregg. 28—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev, R, N, Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C, Ransom, Bishop M, H. Davis, Associate, —Mexico and Rio Grade Conference — Corpus Christi, Texas, Rev, J. R. McGee, Pas- Lucas, | 26—North THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ae See ee tor, Box 774. Bishop George B. Young. 5—Ohio Conference—Zanes- ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- Flipper. : 5—Nebraska Conference — Leavenworth, Kansas, 409 Kiowa Street, Rev. G. W. Ried. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 12—Kansas Conference — Fort Scott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd St.. Rey. R. S. Everett, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 12—Southwest Georgia Confer- ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel A. M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Northwes* Texas Conference Brownwood, Texas. Rev. T. B. Reece, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 19—Americus Georgia C°nfer- ence—Ellaville, Ga., S. B.- Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A. Fountain. way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—East Texas Conference— Marshall, Texas. “Rey. A. I. Hen- ley, 402 Boulevard Ave. Bishop George B. Young. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- 20—North East Conference— Bishopville, S. C., Rev. A. J. Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 26—Augusta Georgia Conference Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Foun- tain. 27 — Columbia Conference — Winnsboro, S. C. Rev. V. A. Janerette, Pastor. Bishop J. S. Flipper. East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. 26—Southwest Texas Conference —Wharton, Texas. Rey. W. E. Thomas, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. Missouri Conference—Glas- cow, Mo.. 600 Commerce Street, Rev. J. H. Ward, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 26—South Alabama Conference —Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. R. L. Upshaw, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. November 2—North Georgia Confer- ence—Dalton, Ga., Bethel A. M. E. Church, C. W. Peters, Pas- tor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 2—Texas Conference— Huntsville, Texas. Rev. B. F. Grovey, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—West Texas Conference—Bas- trop, Texas, Rev. T. H, Moore, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conference— Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.F Church, C. K. Knigitt, Paste: Bishop W. A. Fountain. —West Tennessee Conf: ence—Greater Bethel, Jac Tenn. Rey. C. H. Harden, } tor. Bishop Edward J. Howara 10—South Carolina Conference— | Walterboro, S. C. Rev. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 16—Macon Georgia Conference— Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A- Fountain. 16—Northeast Texes Conference —Corsicana, Texas. Rev. H. F. Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. Street. Bishop George B. You 17 — Piedmont Confe -e — Laurens, S. C. Rev. 3. J- Thomas, Pastor, 234 Norti ~ =0- lina St. Bishop J. S. Fli 23—Georgia Conference—S-.s!- ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L ji —Ohio Conference --- 7 =- Fountain. som, Bishop M. H. Davis, je ciate. November 2—South West ~ Miss ri Conference—Kansas_ Ctiy, } 0, Bethel Church, 2446 Pasco Street. Rev. T. H. Wiseman. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 2—Alabama Conference— Atmore, Alabama, Rev. W. M. Bonner, pastor, P. O. Box 54, Bishop D. H. S$ 5—South Georgia Conference Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, Bishop W. A. Fovatain. 9—East Alabama Conference— Hurtsboro, Alabama, Rev. J. B. Alexander, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- leston, S. C., Morris Brown Church, RK. I. Lemon, Pastor, 194 St. Phillips St. Bishop J. S. 16—North Aizbama Conference— Birmingham, Alabama, St. Luke Rey. C. D. Hayden, pastor, 2817 21st St. Bishop D. H. Sims. 16—Missouri Conference — St. Louis, Mo., Wayman Temple, 4309 Enright Ave. Rev. J. C. Hicks, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 23—Central Alabama Conference —Selma, Alabama, Ward Chapel, Rev. A. W. Thomas, pastor, 1017 Lauderdale Street. Bishop D. H. Sims. 30—West Alatama Conference— Ensley, Alabama, Mt. Zion, Rev. 4 J. C. Bonner, pastor, 1521 21st Street, Bisiiup D. H. Sims. 23—North Texas Conference— Dallas, Texas Rey. F. W. Grant, Pastor, 2413 Metropolitan Street. Bishop George B. Young. 24—Central Conference —Man- ning, S. C., Rev. D. J. Gadsden, Pastor, 213 Rigsby St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. { 30—Central Texas onference— Austin, Texas. Rev. \. W. Wil- liams. Pastor 1105 E. .Jth Street. Bishop George B, Young. BISHOP NCAH W. WILLIAMS CALENDAR Of Annual Conferences of the 5th Episcopal District Bishop Noah W. Williams. Presiding August 24—Puget Sound Conference— Spokane, Washington, 514 Pine Street. Rev. J. Cincinnatus White, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. Sept. 7—California Conference — San Francisco, Calif. 1207 Powell Street. Rev. X. C. Runyon, pas- tor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. Sept. 14—Southern California Confer- ence—Los Angeles. Calif., 1277 West 25th Street, Rev. H. M. Collins, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. Sept. 21—Colorado Conference — Col orado Springs, Colo.. 230 S. Washatch Street, Rev. M. C. Knight, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 5—Nebraska Conference—Leven- worth, Kansas, 409 Kiowa Street, Rev. G. W. Reid, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. 12—Kansas_ Conference — Fort Sott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd Street, Rev. R. S. Everett, pas- tor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. 26 North Missouri Conference— Glascow, Mo., 600 Commerce Street, Rev. J. H. Ward, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. 2—South West Missouri Confer- ence—Kansas City, Mo., Bethel Church, 2446 Passeo Street, Rev. T. H. Wiseman, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. Nov. 16—Iussouri Conference — St. Louis, Mo., Wayman Temple, 4309 Enright Ave., Rev. J. C- Hicks, pastor, Bishop Noah W- Williams. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. The Mid-summer session of the Bish- ops’ Council opens at Kittrell College, Kittrell, North Carolina, Thursday morning August 18, 1938 at ten o'clock. Communications should be addressed to the Secretary of the Council 1150 Washington Boulevard, Kansas City: Kansas. } Bishop J. S. Flipper, Senior Bishop? Bishop J. A. Gregg, Secretary. Bishops’ Council A. M. E. Church Kittrell, N. C. August 18, 1938 We DS hk Bishops’ N. Cs August 15-21, 1938, Pastors’ Institute, \.H. & F. Missionary an dthe League Convention of the Baltimore, Virginia Committee: Fares — Evangelists of the Evangelists Re to Kittrell, N. C. » Union of the Ohio Conference yound trip coach fare.... . $15.10] All Evangelists are expected to be round trip clergy eg oe 13.60]in Zanesville, October 4, 1938. An Evangelist will deliver the gospel mes- Schedule Proposed sage the evening before the opening Southern State , Special P.R.R. No. 115|of conference. Our uniforms are to Leave Thirtieth Street Station, Phila | be of white material with black bow delphia ...---.- we..s. 11:10 A.M. |ties. All Evangelists of the Ohio Arrive Kittrell, N, C. .... 7:25 P. M.| Conference please send name an dad- dress to the Secretary. New York Florida Limited P.R.R. DR. MORTON, Secretary No. 147 4325 Arlington Ave., Leave Thirtieth Street, Phil- Ft. Wayne, Indiana adelphinetes ee 11:38 Py M. MRS. M. PEAK, President Arrive Kittrell, N. C....... 8:20 A. M. / MARY LOU HENDERSON, For further information: ‘ Sup. Consult H. H. Lowber Passenger Traffic Department.. ee Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. | whose pictures should appear in the jsouvenir program of the Bishops’ Sie E Council, t 4 Great Religious Convocatoin and the uncil, to be held at Kittrell, should in the 2nd Episcopal District, mittee, 1500 North Lombardy Street, Richmond, Virginia. Prominent persons in the ALL ABOARD TO THE BISHOPS AND CONNECTIONAL COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO CONVENE IN Kittrell, N C , August 17-19, 1938 church Carolina Conferences. See the new Kittrell College. Come! REV.J. H. VALENTINE, Chairman of Publicity 306 Fayettville St., Durham, N. C. Rt. REV. M. H. DAVIS, Bishop All persons contemplating attending North Ohio Annual Conference, that convenes Sept. 28th to Oct. 2nd will kindly notify the pastor of the Station, Tuesday, August 16th, 1938, at 6:10 p. m., Central Time over the Seaboard Air Line Railway arriving P Kittrell 6:43 a. m., Eastern Time, Aug. sane, that ample provision 17th. The central transportation com- male for your comfort. mittee has made special arrangements ; REV. R. N. NELSON with the SEABOARD AIR LINE 14 College St. Piqua, Ohio.] RAILWAY to take delegates and visi tors to and from the above named meetings. The very best accommoda- tions have been promised. Mobilization Delegations from North and South Carolina and Florida an dother con- tigous States are asked to join Georgia in Atlanta in an effort to form a spe- cail train from Atlanta to Kittrell Fares $13.75 Atlanta to Kittrell, N. C., and return provided there are at Teak 25 people traveling together, and go- can be TO THE KENTUCKY CONFER- ENCE ORTHE W.M. M. SOCIETY | Churches that are sending Dele- ates to the Missionary Convention, at nes Temple A. M. E. Church, 508 Street, Erlanger, Ky., August 25- 6 will please write Mrs. H. L Barnes, Box 169, Erlanger, Ky. _ MRS. H. L. BARNES, President REV. H. L. BARNES, Pastor 1195 Garvey Ave. WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE V/ NICE ENVIRONMENTS, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS | | | | | | | | ; | Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- | wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with | garage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. Several stores and dwellings, good LENE localities, inspection wel- come. \ COTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 Adams, 5641 Market Street THE THO ee E CURISTIAN RECORDER ing and returning together, on the fol- lowing schedule: GOING—August 16th Leave Atlanta SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. G0s peur Cr August 17th Arrive Kittrell SEA- BOARD AIR LINE RY. 6:43 a.m, ET RETURNING—August 19th Leave Kittrell SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. 7:26 p.m ET August 20th Arrive Atlanta SEA- BOARD, AIR’ LINE RY. CLEAR CREEK A.M.E. CHURCH 6:30 a.m, CT Alabama Birmingham—Clergy ........... $12.55 Mobile—Clergy .......0.ecese0e 16.30 Montgomery—Clergy .....-...- 12.50 California San Francisco—Clergy .........+ 37.18 Los Angeles—Clergy .........- 36.85 Florida Jacksonville—Clergy ... Miami—Clergy St. Petersburg—Clergy ... Tampa—Clergy Georgia Atlanta—Clergy chase your ticket fares quoted above. Texas Cameron—Clergy Savannah—Clergy . 9.20 through, Say to If unable to pur- Louisiana New Orleans—Clergy -........- 19.10 San Antonio—Clergy .........+- 25.05 Palestine—Clergy ....2...--2e00 19.65 Oklahoma Okla... City—Clergy .....+.0... 20.03 Tennessee Memphis—Clergy Nashville—Clergy Arkansas Little Rock—C'ergy How Tc Buy Your Ticket The low fares quoted above are on with your ticket agent in advance the coach-clergy fares. Be sure to check Kittrell, N.C. Macon—Clergy Columbus—Clergy F Use your Clergy Permit. Fares quoted above from points West of the Mississippi River are based on one- half of the coach fare plus two-thirds of the one-way first class fares from Direct route - not via Atlanta the Mississippi River gateways to Atlanta and rebuy. As quoted herein ca the first page, there must be mini- «um of 25 people leaving Atlanta in ‘order to get the $13.75, coach party “fare, reading from Atlanta to Kittrell, N. C., and return. Be sure to see that yous ticket is routed via the of- ficial route, SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY, from Atlanta to Kittrell, N. C., and return. Homes For homes, write to the Pastor, A. M. E. Church, Kittrell, N. C.Write today. For further information, address Rey. C: A. Wingfield, Connectional 140 Vine Tele- Transportation Committee, Street, S. W., Atlanta, Ga. phone Main 7832. Transportation Committee Cc, A. Wingfield, Chairman H, Y, Arnett John R, Hawkins _ PAGE THIRTEEN A. C. Sumter J. C. Brewer ee W. N. Burnett “ G. T. Stinson J. B. Butler C. A. Gibbs J. H. Clayborn N. W.. Reynolds H. H. Lowber Je Cu), Coe And others. Felixville, La. Mrs. E. B. Johnson, sponsored a Missionary Rally June 26. Those tak- ing part in this affair to make it a success were :— Mrs. T. Morgan, of Riverside, B. C., she had a wonderful paper, very in- spiring. Messrs. O. W. Williams of Chapel A.M.E. Church, who several selections also gave a talk. Nathaniel Perkins also of Days Chapel, who gave a wonderful and timely message, subject, “What is your life?” Little Doretha Kent, of Union B. C. and little Elva O. Johnson, and Mrs. E. B. Johnson. Sixty one cents was raised. Mesdames T. Morgan, Mary Jones, Matilda Williams, Fred Jones, E. B. Johnson brought cakes to be served. Bro. O. W. Rogers, preached the sermon, subject “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me.” The Lord was with him in delivering this great message. On the first Sunday in July, was a high day again. We had an old time speaking meeting. Everyone express- ed themselves how wonderful God had been to them. Bro. Eli Hitchers of Matthew Chapel A.M.E. Church just burned within said it was the best meeting he had been in this year. The pastor, preached a soul-stirring sermon St. John 13:18. “I speak not of you all, I know whom I have chosen.” It was a spiritual sermon, very tiemly. The spiritual tide was high. Twenty-six communed. On the ‘tenth of July a rally was given for the pastor, the following min- and their congregations were present, also: Calvary Baptist Church Choir, Rev. S. Hill, the efficient pas- tor, of Union Baptist Church was the first speaker. He stirred the peo- ple, there was a shout in-the camp. He raised $2.61. Calvary Baptist Church Choir rendered several selec- tions. Rey. A. E. Franklin of Baton Rogue represented, his father-in-law the Rev. P. P. Wright, the popular pastor of Mt. Carmel M. E. Church, he preach- ed from the 23 Psalms, The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” And every one was made to rejoice in the God of their salvation. The Holy Spirit was present. Rev. Franklin raised $1.87. Total collection $4.48. Rey. Johnson and his wife are in the | hearts of the people in the community. If the members follow his leadership Clear Creek will take on new life and be one of the greatest churches on the ‘| District. Over 250 people were on the church ground. Rev, C, S, Johnson, pastor Mrs, J, B. Smith Days sang short isters, ===== DSC09257.JPG ===== th her she boarded for Oak- Oakland terious - as > night before { as she sat assenger Oc- the such ier feet, i and gave 1e Evangelist | ng oil out of her bag as open on the seat 14-14. She took her t her bible from the heart and while each d to be, the Jast. 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Sessions were well at- ed and great good was accomplish- Among the visitors present were. \v. H. Burnette, Presiding Elder ie St. Louis-Cape Girardeau Dis- - Dr. F. M. Reid, Pastor of His- rson City; Atty. Geo. W. Wade Morrison, W. H. Fearson and Herron of Kirkwood. Dr. Frank son Reid was given the endorse- t by the District Conference for pric in 1940, At the opening ses- , Committee was appointed to re- report of the Committee was d and reports exceeding any year story of the Conference were In the absence of the Rev. \. Henderson of Sikeston, the g Elder, Dr. Phillips, preached opening sermon. Lay delegates ed to the next Annual Conference his to be held’at Wayman Temple, Mesdames Della Page of Boone- Ima Jackson of Bethel, Wellston, ). W. Murphy-of Quinn Chapel, ouis, and Mr, Harvey Williams nloch. Timely discussions were by the following: Drs. J. C. sof Wayman, C. R. Edgehill of le, S. R. Stanley of Kinloch, R. A. Clinton of Jefferson City. Conference elected Rev. J. H. School Gonvention. Mrs. Gladys Iker was elected the second time District Superintendent. Mrs. C. McAllister received her 5th ap- it as District President. Sec- elected: for Sunday School tion, Misses Nada Collins, for *- E. League, Clementine Bagsby. REV. J. A. DAMES ROSENBERY, TEX. 3rd Quarterly Conference of Chapel A-:M.E. Church was uly 9-10-11, with the Presiding er, Dr. J. A. Howard. aday morning. July 10th, at 11 o’- ock the Presiding Elder preached cnderful sermon, At 3 o’clock Rev. St. Paul; Atty. R. S. Cobb of! sented the prize. » Presiding Elder’s rent and fuel, | vay as recording Secretary. St. | s Junior Choir sang at the Sun- rec ng Sala Be THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER i PAGE FIFTEEN O. M. Fulton of Houston preached a real good sermon, which we all enjoy- ed. At 8 o'clock the pastor, Rey. E. A.-Thomas preached another good sermon. 4: Visitors: Rev. O. M. Fulton and Miss Willie V. Collier, ‘of Atlanta, Ga. Rey. Fulton of Houston, Sunday night the Calendar Contest:| closed; a prize was to be given to the | one raising the highest amount over $1.00. Little Willie M. Snell raised $2.00 and received the prize which was a dress. The Presiding Elder pre- The reports of all ‘Boards and Classes were good. +. Louis; Revs. T. J. Townsend, | Rev. H. Green was present in the Business session on Monday night and made a splendid talk to the delight of all who heard him. Our revival meet- ing started Wednesday night and we hope for it a great success, conducted by Rev. L. E. Goodlow. Rev. O. H. Benns of Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church, Houston visited with the pastor, Rev. E. A. Thomas, and ; Wife last Thursday afternoon Rey. A. A. Coates of Needville. , Total raised in this , $35.02. also quarter was Mrs. E. A. Thomas | LAUREL MISS. | The Third Quarterly Conference of {the Second Allen A.M.E. Church, | Laurel, Mississippi, was held July the {third and fourth by the Presiding El- | ider, Rev. H. D. Rhodes. { | Sunday School was opened at 9:30 | o’clock by the Supt., Mrs: V. A. Hud- | dleston. The lesson was reviewed by ‘the pastor, Rev. G. W. Fisher, which | | was enjoyed by everyone. | the pastor, Rey. G. W. Fisher delivered were , CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION ; A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Manager. r 716 S. 1Sth Street Philadelphia r> 7 Please Renew my Subscription for One Year ( ) Check + Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year ( NAME Jeo yopesces ) Check fe ADDRESS Inclozed find Money Order for $1.58. Hit. Sa a ee Belted bebe de bedded fo bnkn be forlnfn fof onan onhn defn nkefeerfeadeonfenfenbnde Owing to the absence of the P. E. | {a wonderful sermon. ; Following the eleven o'clock service the afternoon service which was con- | dugged by the pastor of the First Allen Church, Rev. Wm. A. Redditte. The business part of the conference was held Monday night, July the fourth. The conference was opened at 7:30 o'clock with P. E. in charge. 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During the week the Religious Education Con- vocation of the Second Episcopal Dis- BISHOP M. H. DAVIS trict will be held. The Connectional Council will. convene concurrently Bishop M. H. Davis will be the epis- copal host. : its 20th General Conference and to look forward to the connecting of that _| Church with the A.M.E.- Church. caused deep concern and_wide interest throughout Canada: Bishop Gregg realizing “that accord- ing to a pre-arranged schedule, that he would not be able to attend, ap- pointed Dr. L. L. Berry, Missionary Secretary, to represent him and the A.M.E. Church in all matters per- taining to the A.M.E. Church as well as fraternal delegate. This secretary spent several days taking in our work at Toronto, Hamil- ton and Oakville, then being accom- panied by the pastors of these respec- tive places of the A.M.E. Church, visited St. Catherines, the seat of the 82nd Annual and 20th General Con- ference of the British Methodist Epis- copal Church of Canada, which lasted from July 9th to 18th. In this body was the session of the 2%th Annual Session of the Woman's Heme and Foreign Missionary Society, .and the 4Ist Annual Session of the Sunday. School Conyention and Young } Society, The Bev, ea vy Cid Thomas Dawson, D.D., is the General Superintendent of this entire organi- zation. It will be remembered by those who attended the General Conference of the A.M.E. Church in 1928 in Chicago, IIl., that Dr. Dawson was the fraternal dele- gate of the B.M.E. Church to the A:M.E. Church. In presenting Dr. Berry before the General Conference, Dr. Dawson stated that 10 years have passed since he had spoken for the B.M.E. Church as the daughter of African Methodism but he was glad even at this late hour to have a repre- sentative from the A.M.E. Church to bring a word of greeting. Dr. Berry was accorded every cour- tesy and was called upon from time to time to address the different organiza- tions in their annual and quadrennial sessions. It may be remembered by readers of the history of the A.M.E. Church that the American slaves, many in number, sought freedom in Canada throughout what was designated as “The Underground Railroad.” For quite some time many African Metho- (Cintinued on page 5) BISHOP H. Y. TOOKES The Twelfth District Religious Con- gress will be held at Quinn Chapel African M. E. Church, Fort Smith, Ark. beginning August 3. The enter- taining pastor is Rev. F. A. Round- tree; the episcopal host is Bishop H 4X. -Tookes; The district:embraces. the states of Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The ‘educational interests center at Shorter College, Little Rock is the home of the Southern Christian Recorder, edited by DR. JOHN H. CLAYBORN Who has been a connectional figure for several years. The District im- mediately suggests such leaders as A. O. Wilson, J. H. Campbell, E. J. Lunnon, L. S. Overall, O. Sherman, H. T. Primm, F. A. Roundtree, Ber- tie DeLyles, W. D. Miller, Wayman Jennings, Dennis, King, Stinson, W. 'T. Pope, Scipio Jones, Pendleton,
• September 15, 1938
  ===== DSC09218.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN Bae! ea YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND The Sixth Annual Session MID-YEAR CONFERENCE First Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church TO BE HELD IN Bethel A. M. E. Church Wednesday and Thursday September 28-29, 1938 onsciousness in the First Episcopal District e a more willing and ready respoase to Wilberforce University, Payne Theological a racial sify and st» al interest of jocal concerns in unlimited possibilities. Teeming with sacred ng and achievements enough to inspire the ame on the persons who know the accomplishments the history of the Church or who have been nourished a few dollars for her support. at her a ringe at raisin, e district traverses the richest territory embraced by A. M. E. where ) HENRY SIMS, D.D., LL.D..... Presiding Bishop VANDERHORST, D.D Presiding Elder BOWEN «<j. ddsiednksnnneae causally duany sme wets Pastor MASO Joias <u ckesa enn Nk District Accountant Wednesday Morning—10:00 ishop D. H. Sims, D.D., LL.D., Presiding evotions con b .. The New Brunswick District ening Hym . Rev. J. S. Brown Invoeatior . Rev. J. C. Choice d Hyme Rev. H. A. Garcia ire f Rev. S. P. Hood . Rey. D. J. Brown . Rey. H. S. Hill Rey. D. D. Davis The Presiding Elders iw Contingent Committee Bishop D. H. Sims Greetings: WA. Fountain, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Sixth Episcopal Re, Rey District Rr. Rev. R. A. Grant, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Eleventh Episcopal District Re. Rev. E. J. Howard, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Tenth Episcopal District Rt. Rev. M. H District Rev. H, Y pal District Davis, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Second Episcopal Tookes, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Twelfth Episco- Recess for Dinner Afternoon Session Devotions conducted by The Brooklyn District Opening Hymn ) Rey. G. W. Maybanks Prayer Rev. J, H. Thomas Seripture Lesson re . Rev. ¥. L. Sims Seeand Hymn Rev. A. A. Amos Presiding Elder Districts Reports of Reeesa Wednesday Evening—8:00 Missionary Night The Penn.-Del. District Rev. G. §. Sterling .. Rev. J. W. Whalen .. Rev. Geo, Emory Matthews Rev. W. N. Brown iieh sas Choir Program by the Conference Branches of the Firat Episcopal District Devotions conducted by Opening Hymn Inveeation Second Hymn Scripture Lesson Selection Mrs. Mayme A. Sims, First District President of the W. M. M. Socirry Presiding Conference Branch Presidents and Secretary Treasurers of ¥. P. D : Philadetphia Conferenee Branch: ‘- i Mrs Edna Gullins—Mre. Alma “ison THURSDAY, SEP ’ New Jersey Conference Branch: Mrs. Carolyn S. Thomas—Mrs. Cora Barker New York Conference Branch: : Mrs. Barnes—Mrs. Kay B. Nichols. New England Conference Branch: Mrs. Lucy Brown—Miss Iola Mae Murray Delaware Conference Branch: \ Mrs. Nora W. Link—Mrs. Ethel Green Bermuda Conference Branch: j Mrs. B. A. Galloway— Helena Williams. (NOTE: Each conference branch will provide one participant from the senior department and one participant from the Vee). fur the evening program.) : ; i Music will be furnished by the following local choirs : Bethel.........- Asbury Park ... Asbury Park . Atlantic Highlands .:. Fair Haven Allen Chapel .. Quinn Chapel .... Fisk Chapel.... Trinity .. Long Branch Reemarks. cc 2c) sce wlhase te samen stunner cua Mier greta ie cde : Bishop Sims Offering S.2...ssecldecsases ses bet ewes eer enemas Contingent Committee Addresses of Welcome on behalf of The District... ..... 26-02 +2000: Rev. J. F. Vanderhorst, P. E. The Church ... i The Citizenry .. Musical Selection . Response Doxology—Benediction Mrs. Mayme A. Sims Thursday Morning—10:00 Devotions conducted by The Harrisburg District Opening Hymn Rey. P. C. Williams Invocation Rey. W. J. Martin Second Hymn .......-.+ . Rev. D. V. ‘Kyle Scripture Lesson .........- io FBLA Dae entra enter gre .. Rev. J. R. Reed Review of Reports by Districts Address—Dr. D. O. Walker, President, Wilberforce University Vagal Selection. \.:/0 008 isen cone w ea abne doten Rev. W. M. Dawkins Address—Dr. C. S. Spivey, Dean of Payne Theological Seminary Report of all Committees Official Roster Rt. Rev. David H. Sims, Presiding Bishop.............+-- President ; Vice Presidents—The Presiding Elders Philadelphia Conference—Revs. W. L. Johnson, R. O. Napper, TN. Patterson, B. W. Arnett. New Jersey Conference—Reys. R, B. Smith, J. F. Vanderhorst, W.H. King, J. L. Russ. 7 New York Conference—Revs. A. L. Wilson, C. W. Walton, J. A. Manning. New England Conference Delaware Conference. Bermuda Conference... . Rey. J. G. Drake .. Rev, J. L. Link ... Rev. B. A, Galloway COMMITTEES Programme—Reys. R. B. Smith, W. L. Johnson, J, W. Mason, I. N. Patterson, C. W. Walton, D. Ward Nichols, J. L. Russ, J. 1 Link, Secretary, J. L. Brown, E. L. Blake, H. L. Moore, C. P. Coles, Mr. Sylvester Jackson, — S Contingent—Reys. M. E. Jackson, J. F. Vanderhorst, W. L. Johnson, A. Chester Clark, D. D. Davis, Hodson Waters, O. M. Johnson, Alexander White. Book Concern—Revs. H. H. Thomas, M. M. Ward, W. H, King, P. * L. Abner, E. K. Nichols, W. S. Drummond, A. L. Wilson, J. H Slade, Mrs, Pauline Puryear. a Payne Theological Seminary—Revs. W. K. Hopes, J. A. Portlock, A. H. Hart, G. H. Crayton, H. P. Jones, B. A. Galloway, N A. Manning, S. T. Boyd, D. L. Davis. Wilberforce—Revs. I. N. Patterson, J. L. Russ, W. M. Dawkins, ]- L. Link, A. C, Saunders, M. M. Lewis, B. W. Arnett,’ Mrs. Blanche Robertson. i Finance—Revs. R. O. Napper, J. G. Drake, D. Ward Nichols, J. W- Mason, S. H. Barker, Mrs. Gertrude Lee, J. L. Link, 'W A. Dorsey, Secretary. ‘ ‘ Publicity—Revs. W.-P. Stevenson, H. Y, Arnett, H. F. Tyree, J. L- Mims, H. A. Garcia, Mr. Baxter R. Leach; Represenrine the Negro Press. . Budget—Revs..R. B. Smith, H. H. Thomas, S. Walton, D, Ward Nichols, M. E, faben Ro eee i. son Waters, W. P. Stevenson, A. Chester Clark, D. M. Owens, J. G. Drake, W. K. Hopes, J, L. Link, J. F. Vanderhorst, H- H. Lowber, A, E. Rambeau, C. C. Harris. : Resolutions—Revs. I. A. McCoy, J. H. Wilson, C. E. Wilson, H. A. Ivey, O. S. Neal, C. H. Fountain, 0. W. Childers, G. Mitchel, N. A. Hylton, P. C. Williams, Mrs. Mabel Groves Special Messenger to the Bishop—Rev. E. D. Newsome. - Marshals—Revs. G. N, Davis, Chief; ie tae, lef; C, W. Walker, R, L, Lowe, W: ca MRS. LUCY M. HUGHES, CON-| THE THIRTY FIFTH ANNIVER- NECTIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN’S HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIE- TY, BIDS AMERICA GOOD-BYE fo the Bishops, General Officers, Of- ficials of the Organization, thousarids of workers and hosts of friends My sailing was changed by Thomas Cook and Sons from August 24 to Sep- tember 4 This information came by wire while attending the Bishops’ Council at Kittrell College. I did” not have the strength to return to Texas and loved ‘ones, go through the scenes of sadness and say Good-bye again. \My nearest relatives are an only sis- ter and nephewwho felt keenly my leaving them for so long a time and such vast distance. Then other loved ones in the home, Churg¢h, and little city where I've tried TO LIVE. Another parting would have tested my strength. So I decided to motor with Mrs. D. H. Sims to’ Birmingham, Alabama, en- joying the coveted opportunity to visit the homes of my. very dear friends, ishop and Mrs, William A.. Fountain and Bishop and Mrs. JS. Flipper, of Atlanta, Georgia. MRS, LUGY M. HUGHES I am better prepared for the trip before me, for having attended two very fine Educational and Religious Schools of Training—Birmingham, Ala- bama and Natchez, Mississippi. At Birmingham, where Bishop David H. Sims holds the reigns of contro!—to say the feast, the organization in Alabama has taken on such proportions and setting until mere words will not do justice to this great gathering, It is most inspiring to see the class-room work being done so methodically and on “clock time.” The class-room work in each Department was indeed en- couraging. I was highly gratified as I took a peep in each Department where we found prepared instructions, but I was thrilled as I sat in the rooms where | ofthe Port Gibson District, who let the classes in Missions were being] the visitors in on the historic signi- taught. Each teacher showed that much preparation had been made in| Dr: M. R. Dixon, Dr. L. H. Heming- presenting the subject assigned them.| way, Dr. W. R. Coleman of New Mrs.. Duncan, on the “Beginning of Missions,” Mrs. Newman, “On Finan-| After devotions and inspirational ad- t r dresses the mornings were given to in- George T. Sims on “Building a Pro-| struction in the three departments, cial plans;” I was thrilled to hear Mrs gram for the Youth.” I’ve never-seen (Continued on page 8) PHILADELPHIA, PA. SARY CELEBRATION OF THE MINISTRY OF Greene, D.D.; LL.D. Rt: Rey. SL. That was a large and enthusiastic defe@ition; Jed <on-by 27 Presiiing El -ders and 400. pastors that converged upon Historie Zion Chapel Church in Natchez, Mississippi, August 23, and during six days executed a program that challenges the admiration of the connection The Key note message was brought Tuesday morning by Bish- op E. J. Howard, DD, of Waco, | Texas, Presiding Bishop of Tennessee and West: Africa. ‘The message set things in motion. The great number on the program: was the celebration proper which took place Tuesday aft- ernoon and night. Dr. J. W. Hair, D.D., Presiding Elder of the Jackson District, presided. Among those who brought felicitations in person was Rt. Rey. W. M. A. Fountain, D_D., of Atlanta, Georgia, who spoke for Georgia, Dr. J.-H. Clayborn Editor of Southern Recorder, Doctors T. S. J. Pendleton and W. T. Eskridge, of Arkansas, Mrs. E. M. Miller, Con- nectional President of Y. P, D. and Mrs. L. M. Hughes, Conrectional President of W. Hy & F% M., who stopt in on her way to Washington and New York, where she is to sail for South Africa. The Response was made by Dr. J. J. Morant, Presiding Elder ficance of the pilgrimage to Natchez. Orleans, S$. W. Miller of Jackson. Missions, for the women, led by Mrs. _ (Continued on pare 8) OF aE AFRICAN-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. PSS AN OUR BROTHERD pe a i SE ee ; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS — Le —————————————————e BISHOP E. J. HOWARD HOLDS YOUNG PEOPLE EDUCATIONAL & RELIGIOUS CONGRESS IN WEST TENNESSEE BISHOP E. J. HOWARD der the leadership. of Bishop E. section of the State. large composed of two latest. models’ with church Howard, Dr. E. L. congregations. tended the Bishop and dele in making it comfortable for who attended this Congress. nesday morning promptly at article. organized the Congress for work. Institute Work MSTHE-OFFICIAL OS” SAN’ five private passenger sedans of the} streamers floating therefrom, arrived in Paris, Tenn. as the sun was slowly hiding her face behind the Western hills; and} He were happily greeted by Bishcp E. J. Hickman and} the family; officers and members of Quinn Chapel- and associated ministers and} day The welcome program and reception ation, was the finest we have ever witnessed. No Mt. stones were left unturned by the pastor | those| The On Wed- | was the Bishop arose and proceeded to KITTRELL COLLEGE GOES FORWARD Under the wise leadership of Bishop M. H. Davis, the Presiding Bishop of the Second Episcopal District, one whom the writer feels is divinely in- spired in the redemptive work of Kit- trell, the second Religious Convoca- tion at Kittrell, was a huge success. As on the campus Monday, August. 15, the spirit of fellowship greeted us. This same find spirit ran through the convocation. Of course wherever the true we arrived entire worshipers of God assemble satan can be found. Job 6:1, “And satan came also among them.” That damnable demagog who so successfully tied up the property of the A.M. 5. Union in Nashville, Tenn. and parades himself to the pub- lic as the only “Gentleman” (in the upper bracet) of this great church of ours, was on the job as usual, distri- He and his trash was soon vacated, and the work buting his vile literature. of the convocation moved on smoothly. Bishop Davis was strongly supported by the bench of Bishops who assisted Perhaps one of the greates: Educa-| him in Peo ine Outtane Of the -Ercatest tidnal and Inspirational meeting ever} p+oorams of the A.M.E. Church. The held for youth <in. West Tanns>,Was |Coneral-.Ofiicers eave. their~ Support sponsored by the A.M.E. Church un- J. Howard, A.M., D.D., which brought | together moré than three hundred and) pp, s. s fifty young men and women from this A motor-cade of young men and women left Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9th, Streamlined Greyhound busses and more than twenty | which contributed to the occasion. The writer feels that Dr. G. A. Singleton, Editor of the Christian Recorder and Morris, Secretary of the Allen Christian Endeavor L ue, are two of the first General: officers the And it is with painful reluctancy that we ask them to relinquish their respective po- sitions which they are filling with so much grace and dignity to the church and move up higher; but the church needs them and will elect them to the Bishopric in 1940 along with Dr. A. Allen, who addressed the conyo- cation Wednesday at the quiet hour on subject (‘Can a man rob God?” and preached the closing sermon Sun- church has ever produced BELLE GLADE, FLA Zion A.M.E. Church Second Quarterly held August 19th Conference through the Nine-| 2Ist. The Presiding Elder, Dr. Brook- thirty the Bishop called the Congress | ins, to order with devotional services be-|sermons. The ing conducted by Presiding Elders, W. A. Lewis, G. M. Banks, W. E. Pruitt and A. P. Gray. The opening sermon church in the Conference, August 21st. was delivered by the writer of this At the close of the message ed good Zion songs. was present with his inspiring reports showed that the church is still moving on. One person was connected to the The Choir with many voices furnish- Mrs. Lillian Briggs, the District President of the Y.P.M.S., brought many good thoughts to us on Sunday, August 2lst.. Amount raised during The institute work was carricd on in| the Conference $31.01. the Public School building, where the (Continued on page 8) Rev, E. King, pastor Mrs, Bertha L, Beekmith * ===== DSC09219.JPG ===== Al By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, Minn tar ie The Lord is nigh unto all them that} loves truthfulness and honesty call upon him, to all that cal} upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them—Amen. | tri! Saturday, September 17 THE TWENTY PER CENT 12:17. long to the dishonest forgive y to iy on of all men and in Thy name .—Amen Sunday, September 18 WALKING HONESTLY Let wa walk honestly,” Romans Read Romans 13 everal years age a ministerial friend and | made 4 journey together in a After we reached our destination | noticed Pullman with some sur brise that he had stuffed several towely im his hand bag. Upon questioning him he was undisturbed nor did he feel that he had committed any wrong, His argument in defence of his thievery Was that 4 colored man could not real- 'y steal from a white man because for two lundred and fifty years the white man lad held the colored people in bondage, thus stealing his fife and la- hor, J still cannot see how such Dhilo- sophy can be squared with the Chris- tan ethics, Above all else a Christian est in the sight of ten payment of each of Monday, September 19 THE GAMBLING MANIA Make no provision for the resh, fulfill the lusts thereof."—Romans ©113:14 Read Galatians 6:7, 8. Recently in our city games of chance slot-machines, dice-rolling, pol- wheels, and v ous other ingenious evices for robbing poor peopleé of their d money were police department in a on gambling devices of face of the fact that the odds of winning the “jack-pot” | were from 2000 to 1 all the way up to 000 to 1, young and old people by the something for nothing is in the thinking of our day. ! influence on the youth, espe- ully often lost sight of, in the in- rdinate desire to exploit them and na indesired money d that is not the worse angle of I fact that ople seem to grant there ne gambling; that Prayer Dear Lord, we repent of the fascination our errors and sins the fascination they give us Strengthen the moral fiber of our be-| name, we pray.—Amen’ ‘Ng, We pray that we may champion that which is good and right. In Jesus ame. —Amen, _ Tuesday, September 20 “THE ART OF ADJUSTMENT” —————————<—crer= | is in thee”—Psalm 84:5, ‘Be not conformed but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind."—Romans 12:2 Read I Peter 3:8-12. In an article under the above title, Dr. Don D, Tallis makes the following obsepvation: “Life is hard at the most, It is especially difficult for those who not be mere putty in the hands of fate, but he will consent to constant ad- eet 4a The Daily a | Heavenly Father, we know aes . éyei i confined to race or] 27d Praise Thy name that thru Thy ionesty is c Help us, we pray, to love the ji ! Hath te = For Jesus | 2d according to Thy will. Help us we & demoralizing in| firm and sure our lives will give but they see no principle| feeble and intermittant harmony. It is Mucs involved is merely an indica-]| our task to constantly keep in touch of the extent to which the gam-| with the source of power. ling mania has spread to this world:] to show his stréngth. member the old carnival where a device was rigged up so that when a man hit a blow with a wooden sledge-hammer or an anvil, a little indicator run up a vertical pole showing the number of pounds exerted in the blow, The fond rslove so ie Gaeta desire of boys and men was to hit the - blow hard enou make things as they are, The wise man will at the top ring. nile neBlcgs formed to this world; but be ye trams- the perverse currents of human exist- ence.” The Apostle Paul seems to have the secret of adjustment: “Be not con- formed to this world, but be ye trans- formed by the renewing of your minds.” The Christian Faith gives men the ability not to-succumb to the entice- ments of their environments but to carry forth against even opposition that is militantly aggressive. Prayer: For all the blessings of life, we thank Thee, Our blessed Father power we canbe transformed after pray, for Jesus sake.—Amen. Wednesday, September 21 LOOSE CONNECTIONS “Walk worthy of the vocation where- with ye are called.”—Eph. 4:1. Read I John 1:7-10. It was a high moment in our worship service when the visiting organist sat down at the console of the organ to draw inspiring strains from the waiting keys. The congregation wait in sus- strictly | P°PS¢ and anticipation of what glorious music soon to swell forth from the skilled hands of the fine musician. There was a flicker of the lights indi- cating that the electric power was turn- ed on the organ. The organist adjusted the stops and firmly pressed his nimble ands put money into them. The fingers onthe keys. From the mute keys there came no response: then a feeble scarce heard harmony. After a delay of several minutes it was found that the switch had a loose connection which interferred with the even flow of power into the motor which furnished bellows for the instrument. Until our relationship with God is <r Seabee justment in order to better withstand] muscles of his doughty right arm but THURSDAY, SEPTEMBE his strength does not depend q the in God and the Godly life. “T will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my strength. My strength cometh from the Lord.” Read I Timothy 4:8. Prayer: Our strength is in Thee, 0 God. Help us to renew it day by day for Jesus sake.—Amen. Friday, September 23 LIGHT AND TRUTH “O send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead: me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy taberna- cles.” —Psalm 43:3. God is light and truth. He that walketh in the way of God will most assuredly walk in the paths of light and truth. I overheard a man decry- ing the church the other day, saying the Methodists had become corrupt and that their system of .government lent itself readily to exploitation and abuse. What the church needs today and in every day is men and women who are willing to love light and truth, and follow them whatever the cost. Are ye able to drink the cup and be baptized with the baptism? ‘ Prayer: Send out thy light and thy truth, O Lord, until into our hearts shall come the passion of righteous and the consuming desire for holiness In Jesus name.—Amen. GRACE AT THE TABLE O Lord, our Shepherd, Thou hast not suffered us to come to want. Thou hast prepared the way of peace and plenty before us. to Thee all thanks, in Jesus’ name — May we still give Amen, Prayer: Our Father, which art in our errors and sins and are sorry for| heaven, grant that no neglect or sin they give us because] may mar our lives and keep us from and are sorry for| being ready instruments in the hands of the Master of our lives. In His BO Nees 5 Thursday, September 2¢ OUR STRENGTH “Blessed is the man whose strength The fond ambition of every boy is Well do I re- All for sin could not atone: Th While I drew this fleeting HYMNS THAT LIVE ROCK OF AGES 1 Rock of Ages, cleft for me; Let me hide myself in Thee! Let the water and the blood, From Thy wounded side which flow’d, ; Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me. from its guilt and power. 2 Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, ou must. save, and Thou alon! ae Nothing in my hand I bring; Simply to Thy cross I cling, 4 3 ‘ Beeaitt When my eyelids close in death, : When I soar to worlds unkno Thee on Thy | ei “Bodily exercise profiteth little.” | Rock of Ages! eis ag Happy is that man who realizes that 5 left for me, Let hide myself in Thee, = get Se we you AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND The Sixth Annual Session MID-YEAR CONFERENCE First Poieropal District African Methodist Episcopal Church Bethel A. M. E. Church ASBURY PARK, N. J. Wednesday and Thursday _ September 28-29, 1938 ee a racial consciousness in the First Episcopal District that will intensify and stimulate a more willing and ready response to the Educational interest of Wilberforce University, Payne Theological Seminary and our local concerns. é ; The District is rich in unlimited possibilities. Teeming with sacred memories of racial striving and achievements enough to inspire the most indifferent. Shame on the persohs who know the accomplishments of the fathers, the history of the Church or who have been nourished at her side, and yet cringe at raising a few dollars for her support. The district traverses the richest territory embraced by A. M. E; Church any-where. . RT. REV. DAVID HENRY SIMS, D.D., UO fo 8 ae Presiding Bishop REV. J. FRANCIS VANDERHORST, D.D ... Presiding Elder REV.. J. S:_ BROWN. Pastor REV. J. W. MASON: REVie dale EINK csc Wednesday Morning—10:00 Bishop D. H. Sims, D.D., LL.D., Presiding bess Devotions conducted by... . The New Brunswick District Opening Hymn.......- ep REVS Dao Brown Invocation...... fp, REV. ELC. Choice Second Hymn......2.2c-cee eee eben pete eee et es Rey. H. A. Garcia Scripture Lesson: .. 2142-0 secre nee pe erst cena ness Rey. S. P. Hood Decalopne:. Ui tipensy sien nese ce sents ermine eh nee Rev. D. J. Brown Third Hymn. ... Rev. H. S. Hill Sermons cai ca Sach Cou ake ete Vier wage fe hus ole ein ee ., Rey. D. D. Davis Communion—Celebrants.... i .. The Presiding Elders Offeritige cee atncr ant exe artis -¥ Contingent Committee Annual Message ....---+--+> isn s Geen Bishop D. H. Sims Greetings: : Rt. Rev. W. A. Fountain, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Sixth Episcopal District. ; Rt. Rev. R. A. Grant, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Eleventh Episcopal District. ; : 3 Rt. Rev. E. J. Howard, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Tenth Episcopal District, ‘ Rt. Rev. M. H- Davis, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Second Episcopal District. ¥ Rt. Rev. H. Y. Tookes, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Twelfth Episco- pal District. Recess for Dinner , Afternoon Session The Brooklyn District . Rev. G. W. Maybanks Rey. J. H. Thomas ... Rey. Y. L. ‘Sims . Rey. A. A. Amos Scripture Lesson... Second Hymn.. Reportsijot vere. Presiding Elder Districts Recess ; \ ' Wednesday Evening—8:00 Po Missionary Night . The Penn.-Del. District . Rev. G. S. Sterling .... Rey. J. W. Whalen Rey. Geo, Emory Matthews Scripture Lésson . Rey. W. N. Brown melection. jcce. ces Choir Program by the Conference Branches of the First Episcopal District Mrs. Mayme A. Sims, First District President of the W. M. M. Soctety ; j Presiding { Conference Branch Presidents and Secretary-Treasurers of ¥. P, .: Philadelphia Conference Branch; : _ Mrs. Edna GullineMrs, Alma Mason : Devotions conducted by.. Opening Hymn Invocation. .... Second Hymn .. ‘New England Conference Branch: New Jersey Conference Branch: Mrs. Carolyn S. Thomas—Mrs. Cora Barker New York Conference Branch: x és Mrs. Barnes—Mrs. Kay B. Nichols. ! % Mrs. Lucy Brown—Miss Iola Mae Murray Delaware Conference Branch: ‘ : Mrs. Nora W. Link—Mrs. Ethel Green Bermuda Conference Branch: Mrs. B. A. Galloway— Helena Williams. : (NOTE: Each conference branch will provide one participant from the senior department and one participant from the Y. P. 1. for the evening program.) Music will be furnished by the following local choirs: / Asbury Park .... Asbury Park | Atlantic Highlands APy ooh Fair Haven Long Branch Allen Chapél oe Quinn Chapel”. i040 1 2-2 see eee Fisk Chapel..)...... ABO ia geen nin Pera His eee ie Sa Mee Me als Lg a alata ae sintes adalat hye Bishop Sims Offering) 2 .ci.25 4 Contingent Committee Addresses of Welcome on behalf of he MIstricts ye via. vice ne rns § Rey. J. F. Vanderhorst, P. E. Phe Church: .i5. 7: ../- The Citizenry .. Musical Selection . M8 d Response 2... csv ieee eee netic eee Mrs. Mayme A. Sims Doxology—Benediction 5 Thursday Morning—10:00 Devotions conducted by.......-..-.---.5-9+ The Harrisburg District i Opening Hymn.....-....6.:. she ses t seer eee ee tees Rev. P. C. Williams Invocation . Rev. W. J. Martin Second Hymn ........ . Rev. D. V. Kyle 4 Scripture WESSON devas Joe Rewed« Rs Reed : Review of Reports by Districts Address—Dr. D. O. Walker, President Wilberforce University Vocal ‘Selection 2.0.00. 6 cee essed nein . Rev. W. M. Dawkins Address—Dr. C. S. Spivey, Dean of Payne Theologica! Seminary Report of all Committees Official Roster Rt. Rey. David H. Sims, Presiding Bishop..........-... . President Vice Presidents—The Presiding Elders Philadelphia Conference—Revs. W. L. Johnson, R. O. Napper, I. N. Patterson, B. W. Arnett. New Jersey Conference—Revs. R. B. Smith, J. F. Venderhorst, W. H. King, J. L. Russ New York Conference—Revs. A. L. Wilson, C. W. Walton, J. A. Manning } New England Conference... ......-..62e-eer eter ees Rev. J. G Drake Delaware Conference as A Ean Rey. J. L. Link Bermuda Conference Mes sy Rey. B. A. Galloway COMMITTEES Programme—Revs. R. B. Smith, W. L. Johnson, J. W... Mason, I: N Patterson, C. W. Walton, D. Ward Nichols, J. L. Russ, J i. Link, Secretary, ). L. Brown, E. L. Blake, H. L. Moore, C. P. Coles, Mr. Sylvester Jackson. Contingent—Revs. M. E. Jackson, J. F. Vanderhorst, W. L. Johnson, A. Chester Clark, D. D. Davis, Hodson Waters, O. M. Johnson, Alexander White. Book Concern—Revs. H. H. Thomas, M. M. Ward, W. H. King, P. L. Abner, E. K. Nichols, W. S. Drummond, A.-L. Wilson, J. H. Slade, Mrs. Pauline Puryear. Payne Theological Seminary—Revs. W. K. Hopes, J. A. Portlock, A H. Hart, G. H. Crayton, H P. Jones, B. A. Galloway, J. A Manning, S. T. Boyd, D. L. Davis. Wilberforce—Revs. I. N. Patterson, J. L. Russ, W. M. Dawkins, J. L. Link, A. C. Saunders, M. M. Lewis, B. W. Arnett, Mrs. Blanche Robertson. Finance—Revs. R. O. Napper, J. G. Drake, D. Ward Nichols, J. W. Mason, S.°H. Barker, Mrs. Gertrude Lee, J. L. Link, W. A. Dorsey, Secretary. Publicity—Revs. W. P. Stevenson,.W. Y. Arnett, H. F. Tyree, J. L. Mims, H. A. Garcia, Mr. Baxter R. Leach, Representing the Negro Press. Budget—Revs. R. B. Smith, H. H. Thomas, S. H. Barker, C. We Walton, D. Ward Nichols, M, E. Jackson, R. O. Napper, Hod- son Waters, W. P. Stevenson, A. Chester Clark,“D. M. Owens, J. G. Drake, W. K. Hopes, J. L. Link, J. F. Vanderhorst, H. H. Lowber, A. E. Rambeau, C. C. Harris. Resolutions—Revs. 1. A. McCoy, J. H. Wilson, C. E. Wilson, H. A. Ivey, O. S» Neal, C. H. Fountain, O. W. Childers, G. Mitchell, N. A. Hylton, P. C. Williams, Mrs. Mabel Groves, Special Messenger to the Bishop—Rev, E. D, Newsome. + Marshals—Revs. G. N. Davis, Chief; C, W. Walker, R. L. Lowe, W, A, Owens, tet ame RS erm ===== DSC09220.JPG ===== 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Zotered at the Post Office ot Philadelphia, Pa, a0 Second Claes Matter °UBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. &. BOOK CONCERN ni 3, NINETEENTH ST Philadelphia. Pa. OFFICERS: Biskop D. H. Sims, President kop M. H Davis, Vice-president ) So. 19th Street : Weekly Thought feceteettt ett tft merit ri mfidence, loy nti fete a+ + felt tl nk eden ttt atte ectable ll bravely in a fen and mor tt mpttttte ated Editorials fete tet tte dictoctebeterbe beter Weekly Poem for Publication to | I e state, and the City of | | | THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Church in ME St. Joseph African F x" example} William Yancy, President Thornwell,}| However, another considerable Durham, N. C. is ag men He would sweep wi business the ocean backward] ment lan be fairly presumed to gdom leaders ir ding. On th ustees| with a broom and stand aguinst A have been the very reasonable at- are two pi two dentists. onward march of civilization His titude of the Negro leaders. They On aes School Principals} ancestors tried it and failed. Like} lated th hi six are mem-|them, he will fail. The Senator is} StiPWiatec that no white worker are three| being against God himseli. should be displaced because of the two-thirds} The tragedy in South Carolina was} new plan, preferring to wait for mbers of] that the state had no intelligent choice] natural vacancies before a Negro between Senator Smith, and Governor] . Re ae : Olin D. Johnston. Both are medieval sloule pS fare eniploy mens obscurantists, and live in a thot world Furthermore, they have agreed to which has long since passed away. One refrain from boycotting stores the Associated] Was just as undesirable as the other.} not participating in the agree- the North Caro-] The Governor carries forard the un-| ment until after a joint arbitra- any | American ideals of Governer Mc Duf- tion committee, with plenary in fie, and Ben Tillman. It is aumost in- . . open| conceivable that an enlightened state PONCE shall have investigated. the} would put forward as representatives The constructive outcome of of the people such men of bias and] this delicate issue must be partly That is the point. They]ascribed to the high caliber and 11] do not represent the people. In South f nas tactful conduct of th ganiza- Carolina hundreds of thousands of ae ria e people, and Negroes do The Negroes are disallowed ballot by church-going, God-fearing| Intense unemployment, when the M hite men. It is written in the stars] charge of discrimination against that this condition cannot last.. The competent Negro workers has r the] inexorable law of justice is against it. Bt Ue 2) il owned and publisht by] South Carolina's house is built upon a Saved at LOG oe aa ea foundation and cannot stand. tion, this type ‘of agrecment is sroup tol Smith won, and Johnston lost. Dem- particularly welcome. Through side God is marching bee the ia) ae Pue aTear® pea = receiving the thoughtful atten- tion which its importance mands. | teachers are me St. Joseph A STRIDE FORWARD the race prejudice. Carolina. Mutt ee tions directing the new consumer the] Campaign. Coming at a time of and is} vote rt the hure nd corder ocracy Justice and s people with inion to sup- ing we will help | taries eee ee a De ee ee make EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK hildren. mibers | ebb bbb surance de- ohesivene: and t for —The Washington Post —o0o—— Se i SD a eae ‘ sak fe ‘ ST. JOHN IN BIRMINGHAM, nomic slavery have won an im-} Alabama, was organised in 1873 Pee NN ae: victory in New York/and re-built in 1923 during the sath thie Adee ay Retail se in the} pastorate of the late Dr. H. N ; as arlem area have a to gi New Heee ‘acing, then Nov. § sci ae greed to give Newsome. Dr. J. R. Burghees ir hats this brief quo- | 4 ast one-third of their white-| was Presiding Elder, and W. A mes’ address at a jobs to members of this] Fountain. Sr. was the Presiding ra Mayor LaGuardia has fitly Bishop. described the arrangement as “a A tribute to common sense and} BETHEL IN BALTIMORE tally the officers and “COMMON SENSE AND JUSTICE.” mpa we, God-fearing, church-go- upporting men and wo- css. return is. pre- ania ehh ‘Negroes fighting what some JUDGE JAMES STATES IT of their spokesmen term “eco- PLAINIY them on pienic t back to a form of Govern- e farmers run the farms ) business, home folks mmunities and the men and justice,” is . a is the mother of i - mee met d ‘4 4 of our Methodism fee ores ae a State The news has a particular in-]in the city The cornerston ay to attain this ideal is} terest for Washi i o : settee f shington bec: i 2 Kl oli at leaks ok ca ig ause it] bears the founding date of. 1797. he whole kit was here a i | . snl als s here that an earlier victory] Daniel Coker was the minister in dle of peo dh Deal politicians who have a von which apparently paved] 1812, Some of Allen's mightiest ught disgrace upon Pen 1 i EY ; : , mh diver ish Pennsylvania the way for the action in New| ment served this char e — ts i iP ner for Govern- York. Five TALS ASO the New. = ne resuce hse i y committed toy Negro Alliance, an organization AT ONCE THE NES Oe : sylvania irom the] of Washi : : ir 6 ashington consumers, pick-| Davi pi j the people restoration to Pp avid Smith, Henry Bandes,: . 8 several local stores, whose| Scipio Beanes Alexander Wa » Pp ig * cus eT S ‘4 i i = ; . The Phila, Inquirer] “¢StomMers were principally Ne-|man, Edward Waters James A , : THE PROFESSIONAL MAN AND THE CHURCH a y said that the eur a tle or no intere ‘ and organised een To be ire the ma liacipline desires to hear the delivered in intelligent tern i jg He iv not to be cen arerl » Paul, the trained, who wave the a Epities and Let te The growp will not be saved when individuals mental prepara fon detach and isolate themselves with a complex which has come because of superior advantages. Profesaional men Wuat mtegrate themselves within the group and help to lift the masses, which will not be saved until the last man haw been redeemed, ss - . groes, with the sj ee? SOUTH f : slogan: “Buy| Ha A erates PRIMARY | Where You Can Work.” The wat Sao pee sb =m " yne, 5 ampsort trategy i 1 deqv ag deun Gis obi isis s ategy had been tried before in] Brooks, A. L, Gaines and M. H * renominated “Cotton Ed” pega cities but it remained for| Davis come to mind h Bal ‘ <n or ; ee ; s when Balti- 1 United States Senate| th Washington group to win the] more is mentioned, ! ( \ few yeraty over the open appos f Presi & Franklin Delve ecu if President fight, Recently the Supreme : e; ano Roosevelt. Senator | Court i Smith is a vestigial left-over of pred » valine ea ate dh ‘Bee jit Rathi Civil War, and Reconstr of view proval by ruling that this bo: idi rulin ycott| Presiding Elders J. Yi Was constithtional tnder the Nor-| R. M. Ever Hide oe One ca democracy and the ris-Laguardia Act. Reverends GC. C. Fer: fon ne monet be seeiaet ome dl, Bi be the issue in Bethel, V, C, Holgi of A out’ Washington doubtless had an in: D, EB. Rice : iz , of Payne Memorial ‘ ' uction points As such he iat uf is a against Christian ph og Negro the least descendant of Robert Barnwell Rhett, fluence on the Harlem merchants, John C. Calhoun, and Jefferson Davis] factor in the New York agree-_ UL. E. Walden, of Ebenezer, R. H. Tomlin, of St. John. There is George Dewey Robinson, and a fine group of younger men who are on-coming. - ¥ The Churchman Afield From Washington, D. C._ the hee BALTIMORE IS A CENTER a a Rove pest Oe BEN Se Meet Churchman with Dr. C. W. Abington, kK. Bertha Hurst 1s Treasurer of and Professor E.,A. Selby motored to the Mite Missionary Society. and] Baltimore, where the Churchman was a member of Bethel; Mrs. Min-| guest speaker at Bethel. The pastor nie Gaines is a member of Trinity. - the Reverend Dr. C. eee . t was an inspiration to think of Daniel Among the very active workers} co °- “David Smith, Stephen Hill, and are Mesdames M. H. Davis, of the long line of illustrious spirits con- St. John, J. R. Coasey, J. R. Nel-| nected with Bethel. From this church son, C. G. Ferguson, Clara Harffis,] W. Sampson Brooks of precious mem- D. E. Rice, Bacon, and Mother] ory was elected to the episcopacy. Hodge. Bethel is a monument to African Methodism and rivals Bethel in Phila- delphia as to priority and present day standing. THE REVEREND R. H. Mc- Cauley, 78, is one of the oldest ministers in Alabama. He began preaching in 1886, joined the church in 1888 and entered the ministry in 1892 under Bishop Abraham Grant. Bethel is the church home of Mrs. K. Bertha Hurst, Dr. B. Price Hurst, “Mrs. Violet Hill-White, sister of Mrs. J. B. St. Felix Isaacs. Mrs. White is a frequent contributor to the «Chris- iH tian Recorder. Recently she was ap- — pointed to the police force in Balti- MRS. LUCY M. HUGHES,|more. Her husband is Superintendent President of the W. H. andJof the Sunday School. F. M. Society. sailed for South Africa on the “Britannac” at mid- The Churchman was pleased to meet night of September 3. She takes Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Jackson of with hen the blessings and good Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Jackson is As- 3 | sistant Police Prosecutor in Cleveland, wishes of a grateful church. This} ,,, officer in St. John. Dr. J. O. Haith- is the first time a connectional cox, pastor, and a member of the Gen- missionary president has ever|eral Conference. Miss Juanita Jack- visited Africa. son, a very popular~ young lady is * joining the Christian Recorder family in a very helpful way. The guest of the church was BISHOP JOHN A. GREGG Reverend Dr. J. D. Cowan, Presiding has just held the 52nd session Of] Elder in the Western North Carolina the Michigan Conference at] Conference, Secretary of the Board of Grand _ Rapids, Michigan. The | Trustees of Kittrell College, and mem- church was organised in 1874 by ber of the Board of Publication of the > F Zi African M.E. Church. The group was Charles R. Pinckney. The first joined by Bishop Davis .in the after- home of the church was a little] noon at the residence of Pastor Fergu- frame house which was also used] son. as a dance hall. The value of a| with Bishop thing is not determined by its ehtgch: origin. Davis. He WESLEY CHAPEL, HOUS- ton. Texas, began in the rear of an old rope factory. The name was confirmed by Bishop T. M. D. Ward. It is very interesting to note that “The Reverend M. work of the Council of Bishops. The Churchman attended the Sullivan of Philadelphia. Galveston, which is now known as | 8° Well beloved was she. Reedy Chapel.” Rev. Clark was eeeeedeor cp ake Chretin (Te Recorder in 1852, succeeding the Rev. Augustus R. Green, edited the Christian Herald in 1848. TT. Jefferson Clement is E.. Church, Philadelphia. is the Reverend Dr. the Water has flowed beneath the bridge since then. There was evidence of a fine spirit of cooperation and zeal for the kingdom. Churchman works the work of Him who sent him while it is day, for after a while night will come on apace when none can work. Members of the A.M My dear Brethren and Sisters: over 50 years as a preacher in Missis- sippi, Louisiana, Alabama and North This is Labor Day. The TO T Rea Box 30, R.F.D. 2, 7 Currie, N.C. To the Bishops, General Officers and Church. £. Church A. After serving the A.} Carolina, I, at 78 years of age, have lost everything by fire, and I am now out of doors. I appeal to you and ask you to please send me a little donation to help me rebuild my home. Any amount will be thankfully ceceived. God will bless you. Yours in His name, R. H. McCAULEY Ang. 28, 1938 MID-YEAR CONFERENCE FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT 5) It is always stimulating to talk ‘oves the The Churchman attended th> Phila- delphia Preachers’ Meeting on Monday and read an editorial from the South- ern Christian Recorder touching the sad funeral rites of the late Mrs. W. H. She was a talented young lady and school teach- er. Had been married only two years M. Clark was the first regularly to her bereaved physician husband. ordained minister who began} The parlor in which the body reposed work in our cause in Texas at} in state was literally bankt with flowers, The services| H. were attended by about a dozen or On Sunday morning the Churchman who | was guest speaker at Ward African M. The pastor Montrose W. Thornton, who while serving Charles} is expected 2 BISHOP D. H. SIMS According to program Bishop W. Sims will convene the 6th Anuual Ses- sion of the Mid-Lear , Conference of the First Episcopal District in Bethel A.M Church, Asbury Park, N. J. Sept. 28 1938. The Conference last year was largely attended. This year a larger crowd xpected. Funds will be raised for “Wilberforce Uni- versity, Payne Theological Seminary and our local concerns.” Among the church notables expected to be present are Bishops W. A’ Foun- tain, R. A. Grant, E. J. Howard, M. Davis, and H. Y. Tookes; Man- ager G. E. Curry, of the Book Con- cern, George A. Singleton of the Chris- tian Recorder, Pres. D. Ormonde Walker, and Dean Chas. S. Spivey< The women will have a night for a Missionary Program, which wili be pre- sided over by Mrs. M. A. Sims. It that this confereace will now the pastor of Wesley Chapel, Street Church in’ Boston some years] reach a new high level in finance, zeal, and George Brown is at Reedy Chapel. — Bs 3 ago handed the Churchman his first] interest and constructive effort in the appointment in the form of a telegram. First Episcopal District. MORRIS League DRS. 'S- Secretary A.C.E Nashville, Tenn DEAN) C. S. SPIVEY Payne Theological Seminary Wilberforce, Ohiv REV. A. LINCOLN CRIGLAR Ebenezer A.M.E. Church Hagerstown, Md. MRS. M. R. DIXON, IR Alexander A.M-E. Church Evansville, Indiana REV. D. F. THOMPSON 16th Street Baptist Church Birmingham, Alabama MRS. JUANITA F. RICE Payne Memorial Baltimore, Md. MRS. R. O. NAPPER Philadelphia, Penna BELWOOD, MISS Ebenezer A.M.E. Church We held our summer meeting from first to —th August. We had a grand Minner preached very service. Rev hardily every used as a “When Every Thing Go° Well Think of Me.” Then he from Revelation, his text “I Saw A Black Horse,” “Demont the night; he text, With preached You words were he used as a subject, Horse,” he outlined text to sinners by saying a black horse means death and demount means get down off the horse. Rey. Minner is from Isala, Miss He is a great preacher. Seven souls were added to the church. The church is doing remarkably well with pastor Rey. A. W. Gilmore, from Murphy, Miss. We have a good Sunday School, We Missionary Society with the leadership of Mrs. H Q. Beloni, Mississippi- have a good Nichelson, from Rey. Minner preached a powerful ser- mon the first Sunday night Dr. D. R..Morant. P. BE: \. W. Gilmore, pastor Hattie Nichelson ===== DSC09221.JPG ===== \ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1938 THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER a i es | - T., Sept. 13. Mary invites Jesus’| Richerson, Recording Sec.; Inez Mc-|vention choirs. A contest was given friends. John 20:1-10. | Tulton, Statistical Sec.; Edward Fors-| by different quartettes from St. Paul, W., Sept. 14. Jesus invites His friends, | ter, Chorister; Wilhelmena Gray, Re-| Miami-and Bethel, Miami. Closing re- THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1935 Se PAGE Six the proper medicinal] FROM THE SWAMPS ful way the convention was entertain. OF LOUISIANA | ed. ‘i ~ Stop! Look! Take Notice! ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR L EAGUE ceeds and the Young People’s t escape By R. E. Frierson and food It Please allow me to say a word for Matt. 4:18-22. | porter marks by the Presiding Elder. Page sring food to —_— one of the greatest men the A.M.E. 7 T., Sept. 15 Taking Jesus’ invitation Saturday morning the convention through Church has produced anywhere an@ JUNIOR SOCIETY to our friends. Matt. 11:28-30.| Evening session at which the Dist. |was called to order by the Presiding Meeting of the F., Sept. 16. Cornelius invites his|Supt. took charge. Reading of the|Elder, S. W. Adair. lesson by the school, subject: “Gideon |next place was elected Key West. . Following God’s Plan.” From Judges Mrs. Gladys Roberson was reelected District Supt. rounds} The Sunday School, A.C.E. League| the greatest Louisiana has produced. and ate or w-}and Missionary Convention of the] A man who can do things and do them ANIMAL DEFENSE TACTICS rs the advisability of dest the} Baton Rouge District A.M.E. Church] in a big way. A successful pastor, MH. Morgan evide f ir d and to some,| convened August 11-14, with Day| Presiding Elder, College President, aa g of excess} Chapel A.M.E. Church, Dr. J. K.} Business man. As a Presiding Elder, from their en-| Washington, Presiding Elder. he has served for 16 years without a ibernating}| Rev. S. G. R. Tickels, pastor-host, | break. for win-| had things well in hand for the re-| We want it known North, South, tomachs] ception of. the convention. East and West that Louisiana is be- induces} The convention opened at 10:30.a.m. hind this man 100 per cent in the por- a liquid] Aug. 11th with Dr. J. W. Washing-|son of Dr. P. W. Rogers, for Secre- ton, pastor of Bethel Station, Baton| tary of the Church Extension. — Rouge, as master of ceremonies, who DR. P. W. ROGERS lined hymn No. 295. Prayer was of- If the Church wants a man who can fered by Rev. C. Green. 1st Scrip-]and will do things elece P. W. Rog- to the ture, Dr. T. Tucker, 24th Psalm. Sec-] ers in 1940. And the world will know ests the] Scripture lesson, Rev. L. R. Fisheg,| he passed that way. en the] * “ pa i. ‘ lays, Acts 9. Decalogue, Rev. R. E. Frier- Now Dr. J. K. Washington, Pre- ‘ . Phang a : papas flying wedge e : eis J. W. Washington pre- siding Elder, of the Baton Rouge dis- ei ee 2 AG ev. G. W. Reed to preach the| trict, is a great man, a born leader ie Nai age spre sermon. i Rey. Reed select-] of men, a-great preacher, and lover of i" ed as a subject “Love,” from which| humanity, a man whom Louisiana has southern} he preached a great sermon. The}sought. out and found in him the Holy Communion was consecrated by] quality needed. His name has been pe T. Tucker, H. A. Belin, Revs. | mentioned for the Bishopric. J. M. Coleman and R. E. Frierson \ man who can put fire on the Bench +} and served to a large group of com-| of Bishops. Rae eA From the Swamps of Louisiana, we J . Washington; then pre-{ can see Drs, Long, Gibbs, and Pos- friends. Acts 10:1-8. S , Sept. 17. An active group. I Thess. 1:1-7.|6:1-8. Sun., Sept. 18. Topic—Inviting Our The Sunday School, Allen C. E. Companions. Nnm. 10:29-32. Review by Mr. G. W. Johnson, at}League and Missionary Conyention —Christian Endeavor World| which Mr. Matthew Fayson gave us|closed Sunday morning. Sermon by a blackboard review. Rev. J. H. Young, of Miami. Text: Psalm 119:11. Thursday night a short program —Wilhelmena Gray with a debate. Resolved “That The International Institution Constitutes For The Best more to the nation than the State.” Friday morning the Sunday school, Results 66 ”? Bh Try an “Ad ) Topic for September 18 Our Society on a Journey 3. Inviting Our Companions Num. 10:29-32 ‘4 sre darker on top eature ¢ foods necessa Making the Topic Clear This topic was chosen to show the importance of inviting others into the enjoyment of the good things of the Christian life. Moses was a good man— there were few better—but he had a wife who belonged to another tribe of people. When Moses and his people, the Israelites, were journeying toward the land which God had promised to them, Moses wished to take his brother in-law, Hobab, with them. “Come a- long with us, and we will do the good,” said Moses. “No, I guess I won't go,” answered Hobab. “I’d be better off in my own land and among my own reople.” But Moses was not through. There was still another reason. He had not tated it at first because it would not have sounded well. But he stated it ge the better » MIAMI, FLA. bird and animal , em The Sunday School, Allen C. E League and Missionary began Wed- nesday, July 27, with a sermon by Rey. J. A. Armstrong of St. Paul, Coconut Grove, his text was St. Luke 23:33. He preached a wonderful sermon. The Lord’s Supper was in charge by Revs. Young, Jenkins, Mayes. | i | A. C. E. League and Missionary Con- vention were called to order, a short | | \ ” program was rendered. Paper, “Evils Follow Hate in Marriage.” paper led by Mr. Jackson. —IN THE— Christian Recorder Special Monthly or Yearly Rates Friday evening the Missionary un- der a program which was enjoyed by every one. Thursday morning business session in charge by Presiding Elder S. W. Adair. Organization as follows: | Friday night the convention began | Emily Clark, Chief Sec.; Emma at 8:30. Music furnished by the con- pai Revive Interest x n ag ir ar of i: parle = K. Washington, the| telle, of Florida. R. B. Smith, F. now. “But, Hobab, we are going to many of our so-called | organize yet who proceeded to} M. Reid, Joseph Gomez, G. W. Baber, camp in the wilderness, and that is * 5 tek fesine. nee. uesel On nvention as follows: G. T. Stinson. \ ust where you are most at home; you Stimulate Enthusiasm s - Bryant, Secretary: Mrs. can be a wonderful help to us there. Watch This Space ather than initiative, watching and imitating Ee J p Bee Asst.; Bros. J. Hunter, | HOT SPRING’S NATIONAL PARK And if you go with us, and the Lord ittle brothers of the unter, E. W. Vinceint, and Alex Arkansas blesses us, then we will share our bless- | + Perry, Marshalls. ings with you.” The convention inter i pitioises Nese : iy ce” but " ed at once in-} The 3rd Quarterly Confe; This is just an excellent example of te et rence of is 4s J TAKE TIME Paige ws Whee Fined reported|St. Paul A.M.E.. Church was held asking other people to come along with z EVANGELIST WE HAVE RENTED xception of one small Mis-|July 24th-25th, with Dr. A. O 7 tis as Christians. There are two sides A iS ae 5 - A. O. Wilson s as jstians. vork—it is the price of a se 1 presiding. Rev. H. C. Dixon, pastor- to it every time. We should ask our THIS SPACE FROM © “Annual sermon was delivered by | in-charge s c ions because we can do good to Rev vy Ny companions ecause we Cc g ev. T. J. Johnson, pastor at Darl- them. And if we cannot, Christ can. THE MANAGER OF ang a dried | triendly—it is ington, from St. John 3:9. The Educational sermon was preach- ed by Dr. G. B. Hill, from Mal. 3:14, Subject, “It Pays to Serve God.” Dr Hill indeed preached a great feonon There were loud amens, heard as ite preached the word. Dr. Hill is of of the fathers of the La, Annual cage ference, being Past 80 years old. : Sunday was a day of spiritual feast- ing. Sunday school 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Z. Sinclair, Supt. morning service 11:00 a.m., inspiring sermon by pas- tor. 3:00 p.m. Musical program by the South Hot Springs’ Choral Club. Evening service—8:00 p.m. Lasting and impressive sermon by Dr. Wil- son. We should ask them, too, because they can do us good. The Junior’s Comments To invite our companions to Christ is much better than to invite them to Christian Endeavor. Of course, the two may go together. It surely should be true that when any boy or girl joins the society, it will not be long until THE BOOK CONCERN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS... ..FROM TIME TO TIME AN- NOUNCEMENTS WILL By putting a new A. M. E. Music Hymnal in the hand of every Choir Member at these Un- usually low prices. During the quarter Rey. Dixon and APPEAR HERE, TELLING OF THE | Ta ine’ é baie i 2 The Missionary - { k : hi A ~ ‘ , iy , ; "Go's 3 337. i rried. rs. Dixon i ss rN 3 = L and be loved—it is | y © and the Lord be with thee.” Rey, | Tulet, unassuming, an Genel glahay ‘i No society is at its best when it has TIME AND PLACE WHERE WE ARE 2 aid or : 6.50 the same members year after year, without the addition of new ones. The new ones bring new ideas, new incen- tives to work, find. weak spots that didn’t show up before, and indeed “be- come as eyes” to the older ‘members. It is the same way in the church and in Wii go-go Preached Friday teacher and has an attractive person- oon, subject, “Have an aim in ality. She: immediately found a place Ween a . our hearts. We pray for them a siding Bldks obtains ee and happy married life. a t be tlissofved pr 4 the New Orleans Dis- ie teach 31st, ney. Willard i a revival fo: eee irs SNAPPY STORIES I. B. Granderson, Presiding Elder|!¥ charged with spiritual ted idee f the gods HOLDING REVIVALS OR CON-Q) oe we noon concrss DUCTING SPECIAL SERVICES ...... Q| ss ALSO, SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCE- PROGRESS MENTS TOUCHING OUR ACTIVI- fis Whe « time t ok around—~it is tod 4 tort a day to be selfish = ) laugh—it is the music of ‘ vu? View “wot its |, And Sone Dace D9 |i "Bw pte Gey Bee ap” Wen ap tae ee 0 Te IN WORKING OUT A FROG: Shots ‘ ede, oe > ped rer See Bnege hs I>, doth Mew: loses rn “Tucks, pastor Greenbar a pine BD in fall. boys and girls may bring. their com- GRAM OF CHURCH EXTENSION anidertaker” of a thin thic My iad -: apy ty bags of the res ree La ; a R. Poms poet ae si ame Bic ary + io as 8 i ead to invite them to AND EVANGELIS WITH SECT. Pe ASkaL oes, pnd all the "tates the pin of ck a epi “MING wa Toe eh] Jay Nem Ones Lt ae cme tthe wey neces? Wai] @ HEMMINGWAY, WILL APPEAR INQ) stars mon occu ation, ed, and when, and how FO sd Oo. this ee the public re- va adders, ¢ ‘ , A ‘ward whom mall town station agent wa All inspi: . . : 2 1e¢ is required, are se.| CUXtomed to cend ve § ac. spired the convention by their 4. How may the society itself be- 4 : ° : bape yon Fst = e tes _ very laborate = addresses and brought greetings from ARE NOW READY come an aid to the Juniors who are 19th St Philadelphia Pa. N. H. ceives protection and comfort in th } iperior Finally, the | their districts ON SALE AT Ti i i i gd > u eat need. H the (rail; never | tiuher® official’ wrote cst od pts ANG CHOr EER FINANCIAL nh Da pio Sor aor se ay Ea 1 i aan on Ht enjoins 4 sig-zag course of | should abbreviate his be him that he Ps was indeed a great convention | and will be DEPARTMENT \ 5. How may Juniors keep from JELTZ, District Evangelist (Ist. Dist.) “fape rather than a straight one; the| The next day eports more ne of the greatest in the history of } he mailed out! to any one getting discouraged when their com- : ° | M WOLTER © BERETS entire Ht or war NE ome; the} INE next day the official received| the Baton Rouge district. sending $1.10 to panions do not respond? and special Church Extension Agent. 216 W. Coulter St. Phila, Pa. “ean the leaping | carams “Dog on track, toot,| Too much praise cannot be given JOHN R. HAWKINS, _— Daily Verses PHONE: GER. 0585 1@ destroy scent Jt gj. | 109, sansage,” Rey. 1541 14th Street, N. Ww. Washington, D. C, M., Sept. 12. Jesus invites us. _ John 1:35-39, GLP SALLE UES RE EET OE VOI Tickles and wife for the wonder- ===== DSC09222.JPG ===== : z THE CHRISTI PAGE EIGHT a MRS. L. M. HUGHES, CONNEC-| meeting that was so TIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN'S HOME AND FOREIGN | ed. Bishop Tookes is MISSIONARY SOCIETY, BIDS} Bishop Took AMERICA GOOD-BYE | E herly 5, is 2 very line ir Wate of this meeting them grow One of the bf ad your tr st be reckon inspirational, and of the A.M.E love was exhibit-} Bon Voy a real big brother.| his fine w . real big brother.| L public press was true, | ¢r, the faithful a: o eve could really observe] me im every po ¢ 12th District nd, Dr. John AN RECORDER Church in America. and membership. Dr. L. Berry, Sec. le way for the trip. h| {’m not saying good-by¢ I am only say- ing good-night, and soon, God willing, I'll be saying good morning. ‘Till then —God bless all. 3 Yours for sirvice, Lucy M. Hughes John H. Clay- — sae hed THE THIRTY FIFTH ANNIVERS- r mother, but ARY CELEBRATION OF THE Lamb, play-| MINISTRY OF BISHOP S L are reautifully GREENE Kittrell, where the = the marvel of African (Continued from page 1) f ontrol, the Rt. Rev. |S: L. Greeue, general supervisor, Mrs. r x vho could taken desert} L. M+ Hughes, Mrs.- E. M.) Miller, ung nvert it into a veritable green| Mrs. C. A.) Harvey, State7President 1 suitable r 1 summer play ground, but} of Louisiana and Mrs. € A. Har- er ion. of € Man’ Bishop Davis, four rington, State President of Mississippi H one us who know| programs of Missions, Sunday School, and Mrs. W. D. Johnson, widow of 1 Ministerial Clinic At the} the late Bishop W. D. Johnson, D.D. - ' m as bees making|and Mrs. S. B. -Divers.. The Min- al a Mrs cat ot in any way ap-]| 'Sters wer led in a clinic by Dean C. ; ‘Dp ’ 4 | iption \ perfect} S: Spivey, of Payne Seminary, Wil Y t yas t r of what we beheld in|bertorce, Ohio. There was at in- n that | 1937 and it does not yet appear what] terest manifest here. Probably under : i evements at Kittrell will be the inspiration of this program, a 4 st " ts “present leadership young Wilberforcéan, Reve) S24 er t irming to see Mrs. Davis,} Greene, Jr., D.D., was elected dean in vife and his two fine}! Campbell College to continue the i t tal work by the side of | Work Of ministerial training in the Mr p Davis, to make everybody hap-| tte . K She fortable. Such unity and The Leadership Training division was : Se kite c President down to the} @der the direct supervision of Dean nt was noticible. A summer Convocation would »lete should one not note the and ¢ eration give Bishop d Mrs. Coasey, Clara Pearson and Hold, Mrs. Julia West Hamilton rica with the scenes of that ibama ut: Tae a | Garden Party Party bidding f age. My constant friend, . . we with | Minnie S. Pearson, assisted by Boland, vem ! ds, Eddy, Scott, and the : si a Mrs. Barclay, all praying . 1 God's bl upon me completing stantial gifts of money, beautiful ce or: spent with|#?d useful gifts for my bag This and his Wife te cause me to make the desperate of ige, all alone with a light heart 1} My own Bishop, the Rt. Rev. G. B ° + : of Texas, Rt. Rev. E. J. How- i dl se ft wae int ny friend, through the years, ‘ f he Ht Prot. A. S. Jackson, the Central Texas : Conference, Mrs, L. M. Sewell. Conf Sa ite Dis- | President. The North Texas Confer- ; S. L,Jence Mrs. Davis, assisted by Dr. P, oer ee ive years|/. Jackson and wife and the entire finisterial Service in the A.M.E. | Ministerial Alliance with their <wives, of an in owe Chareh has} Dallas. Mrs. M. A. Carr and Mrs. aveling, greater cesearch,|Sbington, Mrs. M. Jones, State Presi- ‘ eased finer articles, than hag} ent, my beloved pastor, Rey T. A. Greene, He is a great] Stedham, Mrs, L. L. Robertson L. S. rit and friend. I the last 12 months, | Jackson, Moody, many whose names I Mishepa ¢ as attended two couldn't call, but all joined in making my trip one of the best ever enjoyed ompanied by his} >Y any Missionary who has left these national conferences, upon Ne Was ace Divers, who was able to present to a large number of youth and their lead- ers in the Church School, the Allen C. E. League, and the Young People’s Department of the Missionary Society, Dr. Lindell Charles Ridley and Mrs. E. M. Miller to lead in discussions of the General theme Personal Religious Liying. Dr. S. S. Morris was on hand and gave great assistance in the set-up of our Religious Education program. In the assembly at mid-day we had many fine addresses, among them Dr. Frank Madison Reid, of St. Louis, Dr. J. A.>Damesy.“of =Se- James Church, St. Louis, Mrs. L. M Hughes, Mrs. Wm. D. Johnson, Dr. R. Ww. -ileman, pastor of First African Bap- tist Church, of New Orleans, Prof. E. AS Perkins, Dri (C:3 Ie. 'Stewart and many others from the two states, The afternoons were given over to State Conventions. The W. H. & F. M. Society, and the Y, P. Depart- ments metin the First Baptist Church. The Sunday Schools led by Dri. P. W Rogers, of Louisiana and Prof. F. Lampton Durden, of Mississippi, as State Superintendents held their Conventions in the M.E. Church. The Allen C. E; League Conventions led by Dr. W..H. Hall, State President of Louisiana and Prof. W. H. Cox. State President of Mississippi, held their meetings ,in the M.E. Church has walked these many| Stores. Beautiful gifts from Bishop and Mrs. Sims, Dr, John R Hawkins, s vide. The last trip he was i} ied by his daughter, Lillian, | Or. and Mrs. Hemmingway, Bishop I wax very happy for this motor trip. |and Mrs. ‘Tookes: and the National ever knew whar 4 fine gentlemen | Househald of Ruth. Lovely messages was “th g ¢ Morris, who ig] 4!l ovake me leave these shores light- horoughly prepared for any place the} hearted.» \. MLE. Churely can. give Enroute, 1} T embark at 9:30 Saturday night, the topped by Ft Arkansas, tof $: S § : / mith Britannac, from pier 54, N. t You ong . Youth Congress of Ark-Okla,. led | River Leaving the shore at 12:05 Sun- _ by that Prince. the Rt. Rev. H. Y. | day morning from New York. I take t have f attended any! with me the prayers and best wishes es. Never and had as their special guest the Con- nectional Secretary-Treasurer, Dre: S: : Morris of Nashville and Philadel- phia. GREAT PREACHING: After the great keynote sermon by-Bishop E. J. Howard on the opening morning, each Sermon seemed to have been a definite attempt to live up to the standard Bishop B. G, Shaw, D.D., of the A. M. E. Zion Church, was present as Per program Wednesday night and e by Dr. D. Ward Nichols, of Mission, Mr. Walk- tant, have assisted brought an evangelistic message that | lifted the convention and resulted in five decisions for Christ. Dr. B. J. Jackson, of Shreveport, preached the next morning and was received just as well. Dr. G, C. Borroum brought the message Thursday night to the de- light of the great-congregation. Sun- day morning Dr. S. S. Morris brought the message to a crowded Zion Chapel and Evangelist, Miss Dorothy Warren closed the meeting Sunday night. The entertainment was great, Dr. | H. Hunt and the people of Natchez deserve the highest commendation for the fine meals, the good homes, and their thoughtfulness in providing for our every need. They truly showed us the bright side of Natchez. Rt. Rev. S. L. Greene, D.D. and his companion and partner, Mrs. S. L. Greene, were all smiles as the dropt upon another fine achievement for Mississippi Dr. J. W, Hair, the Chairman, was lavish in his praise of the fine work of this admin- the last six years, and served notice on the general church that Mississippi is satisfied with the leadership of her own son. Hundreds of letters and telegrams came from persons who could not be present but wanted to express tangible interest in the career of our great leader. curtains istration for 439 w. Pearl St.” Jackson, Miss. BISHOP E. J. HOWARD HOLDS YOUNG PEOPLE’S EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS CONGRESS _ IN WEST TENNESSEE (Continued from page 1) young people thronged to listen to the Lectures and study the problems con- fronting the church of today. ekhe subjects that were taught were as fol lows : 3 THE ESSENTIAL MISSIONARY CHARACTER OF CHRISTIANITY. THE MEANING OF ° CHURCH MEMBERSHIP. HOW TO TEACH SCHOOLS. PLANNING FOR CHILDREN IN THE LOCAL CHURCH. BETTER MEETINGS FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE SOCIETY. THE CHURCH OPPORTUNITY IN FAMILY AND PARENT EDU- CATION. ENLISTING WORKERS. HOW TO IMPROVE OUR SUN- DAY SCHOOLS. 2 YOUNG PEOPLE WORK IN THE RURAL CHURCHES. IN CHURCH & DEVELOPING Theological Courses PASTORAL THEOLOGY. a SERMONIZING. . THE PASTOR IN THE COM- MUNITY. THE LIFE OF THE PROPHETS. Visitors General Officers, Drs. S. S. Morris and Abbington; Presiding Elders, Drs. S. L. Howard, A’ U, .Pinkston. of Tenn. Conference, Pr. F. D. Cole- man, pastor of St. John, Nashvisle, Mr. S.S. Morris, Jr. and many others that space will not allow me to mention. — ee et THURSDA Ministers and Laymen are behind Bish- op E. J. Heward one hundred percent. The ‘Faculty The faculty was co: posed of men ¢ women who have specialized in re- Sate education and are graduates of the leading Universities and Colleges of this country ; and are now actively engaged in school work. \ir. H. D. Whalum, A.B A.M, “Some body said it couldn’t be done, But he with a chuckle, replied; Maybe it couldn’t be the on= Who wouldn’t say so; till I tried; So he buckled right in with « bit of a grin; If he worried he hid it, lig Director. A : prof. | We -Eaaseott A.B., A.M.,| So he started to sing as he tackled the Dean. thing; prof. L. C. Ridley, A. B. A.M. of} That couldn't be done; and he did it,” Wilberforce University. Pp. M. Gassaway, A.ib. Ethel Threlkield, A.B. a Dr. Clifford Carpenter Townsend iss Miss PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE \iss Laurentine Nelson, A B. : \liss Verneda Crigsby, A.B BRANCH WOMAN’S MITE \[rs. Homer Northington, A B. MISSIONARY SOCIETY \Mrs. Lorine Thompson, A B. a \rs. Eldora Alexander, A.B. The Forty-second annua] session of the Pittsburgh Conference Branch was held at Bethel A.M-.E. Church, Greensburg, Pa., July 6-9th. A ‘delegation of more Miss Helen Price, A. B. The Results of This Meeting The results of this meeting will never be told in full, nor in a single ; irticle but the information and inspir- | Women were present and was presided ation of this meeting will go a long] ver by Mrs. Mary A. Bumry. In- yavs in building a great Church and creased interest was shown both in creating a greater love for our Metho-|spirit and interest as well as finance. dism. Tennessee has been greatly |The amount raised for the year totaled blessed by the unquestionable leader- $1,417.99. hip of Bishop E. J. Howard. He isa} Many visitors were present, amoug nan of vision, courage and with him them being Mrs. K. Bertha Hurst, there are no Alps. His matchless ad- Treasurer Parent Body, accompanied Iresses and sermons shave fired the|by her son, Dr. T. Price Hurst, Pre than eighty - THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER 11:00 A. M.—Morning Service 1:30 Py MSunday School 6:30 P. M—Allen Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service 8:30 P. M—Prayer and Class Meeting | PAGE NINE Where To Go To Church ) | 11:00 A. M.- -Morning Service 6:30 P. M.—A. C. E. League 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service ST. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH 57th & Summer Streets Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Herman F. Tyree, Pastor 9:30 A.M. ..~ Sunday School Tic00 "ASEM eae Morning Worship 6:30,.P. Meneses A. C. E. League S300 BM se oa Evening Worship Class and Prayer Meeting Every Friday Evening at 830 P. M. Rev. E. K. Nichols, Pastor MT. PISGAH A.M.E. CHURCH Locust St. above 40th 6:00 A.M.—Prayer Band 9:30 A.M.—Church School Rev. J. L. Brown, Pasto: 10:00 A.M.—Prayer & Praise Service BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH 11:00 A.M.—Morning Service Merion Avenue 7:00 P.M.—Christian Endeavor Bryn Mawr. Pa. 8:00 P.M.—Evening Service 8:30 P.M.--Friday evening and class meeting. prayer Every Wednesday Evening. Rev. M. W. Thornton, Pastor WARD A. M. E. CHURCH 46th & Aspen Streets MT, ZION A. M. E. CHURCH Willow and Wood Streets nearts and women from one|siding Elder and wife, Mrs. Clara ‘ Philadelphia, Pa. ; es ce bite State to the other as | Harris, Recording Secretary Parent Norristown, Pa. 6:30 A. geste = Uae Le ae never J BBEOSS anu tuRlecr cAEESES 18 oP ee tk cares Pigclow, Brest 9:30 A. M Church. School _ é ral eee taking her rightful place among the dent West Virginia Conference Branch ae “4h ie : ae aki a a ie aa Ss BS other Episcopal Districts of our Con- accompanied by her daughter, Miss 6.45 re y ree € Ge civencnel (a: Recon Ae, _cl 4 necti Louise Bigelow and Rev. Taylor, of | °° SP. M..... peer eABUC 118 200 PB: M.—Every riday: ass an a 8:00 P. M. Evening Worship Prayer Meeting. Dr. J. W. Hall, the sun crowned | Clarksburg, W. Va. leader that Tennessee offers for Epis- After a very inspiring and successful copal honors in 40 justly deserves pro- three days’ session, the convention motion for he has proven himself closed with the annual election and worthy of every trust the church has election of delegates to the Quadrennial committed unto his hands. He is a Convention. Eight delegates and forceful preacher, organizer and lead- eight alternates were chosen to repre- cr. At the noon hour the young peo-|sent the Conference Branch. Mes- ple symposium was conducted by Dr. dames Mary A. Bumry, R. H. Mor- L. C.. Ridley and the inspirational ris, Lulu Blair, Felicia Morris, Isabelle singing was under the direction of Dr.| £. Temple, Lavada Norris, Sadie An- D. L. Weitherspoon, the popular and|derson, Jessie Hendricks as delegates; efficient pastor of historic Avery|and Mesdames Leafie White, Elma Chapel, Memphis, Tenn. On Wednes-| Veney, Frances Allen, Cornelia V. lay night Dr. L. C. Ridley delivered | Collins, Elsie Meeks, Amy Brooks, an address using for a subject “WHAT | Katie Choice and Ella Frazier as al- SHALL WE DO?” He pictured world | téfnates. conditions and the various answers of- fered by the Modernist, the Liberalist, the Fundemialist and others and cli- maxed with “Jesus reply; Follow Dr. Me.” Dr. Ridley is one of the best informed men in the church and an} We would like for our readers to Orator and Pulpiteer of the first rank. |know, some of the good things we On Wednesday evening a very fine|have been doing since the annual con- Cornelia V. Collins HIGHTSTQWN, NEW JERSEY St. James A.M.E. Church ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH New York and Arctic Avenues Atlantic City, N J. REV. M. M. WARD, Pastor BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Wood St., Bristol, Pa. Services: M.—Sunday School— TOO Ax oMe cee cay ate 9 Preaching | 9:45 A. ; . 1530 Pies Mew eh ERs Sunday School | 11 :00 A. M.—Morning Worship 7:30 Pgh, (nec oi A.C. E. League | 7:00 P. M.—Christian Endeavor 8:15 ME pee oes Preaching | 8:00 P. M—Evening Worship Union Quarterly meetings every first Sunday of July, Octoher, January and April. METROPOLITAN A.M.E. CHURCH Official Board meeting every Monday 20th and Fitzwater Streets night. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. Rey. A. Norman Clark. Pastor Rev. J. H. Slade, Pastor 9:30 A. M.—Sunday’ School in singing | conference from the Macon, Ga. Con- ference, of the Sixth Episcopal Dist., where he had served with credit some he has they met and marched “Bringing in the Sheaves,” and filled the ditting room table with a variety of groceries. There were 26 in number. They were very much surprised. It did our hearts good just to lock into} very prominent charges and 24 years of experience. This is his second appointment in sermon was delivered by Rev. G. T..|ference. First we wish to thank the Garrett. - an Bishop and» Presiding This meeting resulted in more than|ing us Rev. E. G. Walden for our five hundred and fifty person in at-]Pastor, since he has been with us, our tendance each day. These men and church has taken on new life. women were sent home with the spirit] On Friday night before the first of Allen in their hearts to enlargen|Sunday we had love feast and class our stakes and strengthening of our} meeting. The Holy Spirit was in the cords; and even now preparations are|meeting. On Sunday morning the being made for a greater meeting. |Pastor preached a soul stirring ser- Tennessee is a part of one of the great-|mon from the text found in Luke 22:- est Episcopal Districts in the Connec-|19. He used for his subject. “This do tion; and is blessed with a fine set of|in Rememberance of me.” It was in Ministers and Laymen as you can find} On Friday night, June the 10th, we any-where in the Connection; and |had our first missionary meeting at the whatever our failures have been there|home of our pastor, 263 Mechanic St. is a cause for it. There is more in the | Red Bank. N. J. man than in the land; for like Priest] The members planned a surprise for like People. The Presiding Elders,| Rev. and Mrs. Walden on that night, x Elder for send- | mush they’ appreciated what we had the New Jersey Conference. i . They both told us how otic aa —Beien H. Turner eR ERE Rt done. We had some visitors with us from the Baptist Church, and twe from the Zion Church in Red Bank, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Sidney. The house was then called to order by the President, Mrs. Walden tor General Conference our Missionary meeting; first hynir & j“Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross.” Minutes Prayer by the Chaplain, Mrs. Sarah NOW READY PRICE $1.00, Postpaid a. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street Phila, Pa. H. Greer. Scripture lesson by the Vice President, Mrs. Alice L. Brown, 118 Psalm. We had a good spiritual meeting followed by a good business meeting. We made lots of plans for the year. We were then served with re- freshments by Mrs. Waiden. % Rey, Walden was transferred to this RRR EERE EE EEE \ ===== DSC09223.JPG ===== PACE TEN THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, —_----—~ rites has’been proved by actual Obsey vation. They go about this busing, of burying their dead in an Ording News At A Glance EXTRAORDINARY VALUE LOOK! ” SEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE fashion. They have been known , | RIOR IRR NOR AOR ROR NOR NOR SURO) Mb] corm BrOeee OH SDA ERE tad N. C. MUTUAL ENTERS | @ dead body being carried by two; PENNSYLVANIA intervals the two laden ants stoppin = to be relieved of their burden by 4, TYMNAL : x a PHILADELPHIA, The North Carolina Pa.—(ANP)— | 8vo walking next in line. A processig Mutual Life In-] of this kind is sometimes followed and surance Co., has qualified to write] 2” irregular body of ants. Upog insurance in the state of Pennsylvania, ae oe on ae as a groung JISCIPLINE been duly licensed by the state and they immediately begin digging hole, will open an office in Philadelphia] '” the ground, into each of which a within the next 30 days. s The announcement was authorized] the return home is made. by W. J. Kennedy, Jr., vice president C.H.k and secretary of the company from the / 4 home office of the organization in Durham, The honor of TOGETHER ¥“ 51.50 Music Hymnal ‘ ‘ : are 4 SKELETONS FOUND ON SLAVE FARM being admitted to Pennsylvania is one which has long Fi been sought by Negro insurance or- ganizations and the success of North Carolina Mutual, the largest company within the race, is being commented upon favorably in Negro insurance and business circles throughout the coun- try. (e The state requirements of Pennsyl- eo yania are unusually rigid and the only ee cous colored company which the colored Nowone ee remember aiecaveyard residents of the state have been able oe ae: suspicions of a mass murder to patronize is The Keystone Aid, a became rife. Then anatomists ex. mutual assessment organization in age the skulls and declared all were Philadelphia which has operated for a Ncatos number of years Old inhabitants recalled that their 5.90 Discipline A $2.40 Value Both For $2.00 1¢3 beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocco Stamped in Gold. ; \ LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE {| SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO AY. WE PAY POSTAGE. j A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Sept. 34 A farmhand on Cale Douglas’ farm drove his spade deep into an untilled field—and turned up a skull. Then another and a another, until he un- 716 S. 18th Street Penna ant is laid. All graves are filled befora Race ce hee K f ‘SEPTEMBER 15,198 = = THE CHRISTI Be i rie } ‘ nterest woited Renee group of |H. Hemingway. Dr. Curry, after e a brown people” came to Cape-|some discussion regarding the Book Raa year to pay homage at the}Concern, gave good account of the pwn a o purchase of the Allen Building. The pn oll is that there is ah inter-| charters, financial status and work be- & convention for the preserva-|ing accomplished. He told the coun- Africa's fauna and flora, one)cil he would have the Allen Building - of which forbids the use of|free on or before the setting of the ee for hunting. next General Conference. Dr. Hem- aed are to be stopped from using |ingway’s address revealed the condi- neti arrows, then they must be]|tions of the Church Extension depart- P vided with firearms if they are not|ment to which he was recently ‘elected, we of starvation. And to give them which brought much applause from the rearms would be extremely inadvis-|Council. Dr. W. A. Fountain, Jr. pie,” Senator Boydell, a member of|—President of Morris Brown College, I, committee, declared. addressed the Council concerning the F poydell contends that the bushmen, status of Morris Brown College.’ The ould not possibly use enough poison to] president revealed the fact that Morris ake any real difference to the fauna; Brown has a permenent home on the i \{rica, and hopes that the committee Atlanta’ University Site. As long as ,y be able’ to obtain a special reserve} there is an African Methodist in Ga., oy them where they can live as they) Morris Brown will have a home. The ave for 16,000 years. , address also revealed the fact that q Morris Brown is the best rated school in the connection. Other College presidents, present: Drs. D. O. Wal- ker, R. A. Scott—of Campbell Col- lege, Jackson, Miss., Dr. Walker de- bated the necessity of organic union. — Taking the side with the affirmative, i \ his was a very thoughtful and scholarly address. Several other addresses on this subject evidenced much thought and skill of debate. Candidates: for the bishopric there were many string candidates present: Drs. C. S. Long, and Postell, of Fla.; tional oy of OBSERVATION By A. C. Wells The Bishops and Connectional Coun- iis At the call of the senior Bishop S. Flipper, the Bishops of the Af- ican Methodist Episcopal Church met bt Kittrell N. C., August 15. Bishop {. H. Davis of the 2nd Episcopal AN RECORDER Waters College presided over by Bish- op R. A. Grant are making wonder- /ful progress. The work done in the church and school under Bishop Grant's direction in the past two years, is unequal anywhere in the connection. The indebtedness of E. W. C. re- duced from $107,000.00 to $30,000.00 in just two years. The high school and junior college will soon be acred- ited. The bishop’s program of ex- pansion of E.W.C. will make it the mecca of learning in a few years in the A.M.E. Church generally and the State of Fla. particularly. The Tri- State meeting of Fla. Aug. 15-21 was the greatest in the history of the church in Fla. Bishop Grant leading. Rev. L. M. Moore, State President Sunday School, C. S. Williams, Supt. A.C.E. League, Mrs. M. E. Grant, State Supervisor, Missionary Work, Mrs. Georgia Mitchell and other con- ference branch and district, and other local presidents were at their best in making the meeting effective and in- teresting. Mrs. Annie Heath, State President Missionary Work. The pro- grams at noon and evenings were, full of inspiration daily. Mrs. M. E. Grant, the wife of bishop Grant, and the first lady of African Methodism in Fla. is due much credit for the out- standing character of many exercises during the State meeting. She work- | C. A. Gibbs, ed untiringly long before and during | the sessions. The march of scores of | Philadelphia, —— — — - - — — - It is understood that the North Caro- Srandparents told them the tara ‘once lina Mutual will immediately transfer yas Wace bay William Prendergrast, some of its crack salesmen to open up ene eet biggest Slay comers WVes- the fertile territory which the large oy New. Vorle He ssethledathe: site coloren population of the state com.|’” 1G i District was the host to the council { Bishops. All the Bishops looked ell and gave evidence of many more Wears of active service. The physical plant of Kittrell College is one of the Richardson, from Ga.; Drs. J. L. little children bearing photos of the Butler, A. R. Cooper, D. Witte Bab- first bishops of the church and singing cock, from Arkansas, Dr. John Clay-| We @r¢ the children of the church, and born, from Miss., Dr. R. A. Scott, the singing of many of the old hymns W. E. Burnes, J. W. Hair, South tunes which are almost forgoten were PAGE ELEVEN A.M.E. Church, of Barberton, Ohio, wish to show our loyalty to Christ by telling you of the wonderful spiritual revival meeting which was held at our church July 3 to 17. s The minister-was Rev. Dr. W. W. Stephenson, evangelist and practitioner of Columbus, Ohio. He is indeed a spiritual awakener. Ten souls were converted and baptized. Christian souls were revived. The pentecostal fires reigned down upon us. Members of various churches in our community saw fit to accept good council and were with us throughout the meeting. The additional team work aided us much in winning our yictor- ious battle for Christ. Total finance during our amounted to $36.74. A banquet was given after the meet- ing in honor of Rey. Dr. Stephenson and the new Baptist minister. The pastor, Rev. A. H doing a great work Truly hoping that our readers are as thoroughly from heaven meeting Baxtor is conyinced as we are that there is a reality in serving God. 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FOUNTAIN, Jr. ROOMS $150 UP PER DAY —— aoa PHILADELPHIA, PA. ; ' residents _ to- oO many ant communities, Yenerate their dead aud observe funeral rides: Officers of the Chautauqua County Historical. Society/concluded the skulls and bones probably were from an obs cure slave cemetery . established by IN NEGRO SECTION Prendergast for Negroes who could not survive the rigors of New York LAKELAND, Fla Aug. 31 (AP)_— winters. The skulls were turned over More than 200 members of the Ku fo Snes sogle yy Klux Klan paraded through Lake- land's Negro quarters last night in a demonstration which spokesmen said was the result of two Negro slayings here in two weeks. The white-robed and hooded march- ers herded groups of — POISONED ARROWS ‘ OF NATIVES UPHELD g arning against further ohtbreaks. The Parade was ended with bhrning of a wooden cross. African Bushmen Will Starve if Use Is Denied, Briton Says. — i NEW JOE LOUIS; STRONG ‘MAN’ AT 4 By United Press CAPETOWN, Sept. 3.—Unless they are allowed to use poison arrows to shoot game, Africa’s Stone Age men, the bushmen of the Kalahari desert, MOUND BAYOU. Miss. Seo, 6 will die out from starvation (UP)—_Negro rhgtdeats 168d a This is the contention of the Bush- 'y claimed -year-old Sam Mitchel 4 j - its ; they sdesmkh oe iets Giants rican Government, the "Southwese Af- The child carries a 24-pound sack of Hes enlaie catia: And ae flour or two 10-pound gallon buckets Canela ee es as a result o' of molasses with equal ease. LEABESIBISBAIRIISSAS D0 WINSTON -INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHOLARS’ BIBLES SELF-PRONOUNCING iene ‘prepared Helps to ena aes a Attractive Illus- Mende ren. ‘epar ips ANT FUNERALS — » An ant funeral is not uncommon in That they best in the connection—Its location is ideal for a college—There are some welve or fourteen buildings on the ite. surrounded with some two hun- dred acres of good farm) land owned by the school. Most of which is under ivation. The school has several heads of cows'and hogs. Dr. John H. Hawkins, financial secretary A. M. E. Church, spent many years of his life in, the development of Kittrell Carolina, Drs. E. A. Adams and T. J. Miles. From the fifth District Dr. F. M- Reed, from the third District, Drs. Joseph Gomez and A. J. Allen. From the first District Dr. D. Ward Nichols of N. Y. From this list of men and many others the next General Conference will choose the number needed for the Episcopacy. The Apostle Paul asked the question centuries ago, “And who College. This splendid plant is evi-|is sufficient for these things?” Quali- dence of his labors there and will ever | fication—I Tim. 3:1-7. “He that de- tand as a mount to his sacrificial ser-|sire the office of a Bishop desires a vice. Bishops J. S. Flipper, the sen-| good work,” etc The question is rais- ior, W, A. Fountain, R. C. Ransom,|ed tHat the nativity of a certain candi- J. A. Gregg, S. L. Greene, G. B.|date ‘will defeat His election to the Young, /M. H. Davis, N. W. Williams, Episcopacy, because of the disposition D. H. Sims, H. Y. Tookes, E. J. |of another whose nativity was in the Howard, were present—Bishop R. A.|same section. This is to my mind and Grant of ,the 11th Episcopal District | in the opinion of many others an unfair Was attending the Tri-State Conven-| presumption, and an illogical conclus- ion. Bishop R. R. Wright of South| ion. This is the Logic of prejudiced Aftica was absent. These fathers are| white people toward Negroes. The Siving the great A. M. E. Church a| whole race of Negroes are judged by Most progressive leadership. The Con- | one Negro who happened to be a crim- | nectional Council was well attended byjinal. The reason is logical. For oth ministers and laymen from all|no two" persons are alike even in the Parts of the church. Dr. ae M.|same family and even twins. If the ownsend, the president, presided with|popufation of the earth was multiplied dignity and ease. Mrs. L. M. Hughes,| forty times the finger prints of no two Connectional president W.H. & F.M. | person would be identical. Other can- Society and Mrs. Berttie Delisle were|didates: Rev. W. P. Mitchell of Fla. Present and rendered valuable service | for chief secretary. General Confer- during ‘the Council Special features|ence.| Rev. Hatcher, Ala. So. Chris- °f the Council, were the debate be-|tian Recorder. Mrs. L. M. Hughes, tween Dr. John Adams and Atty. Connectional Sec. W.H. & F.M. So- Brown, and the debate on organic un-|ciety. Rev. Baker, Fla. A.M.E. q special features planned by Mrs. Grant. The operetta directed by Prof. Sykes, fhe master artist, in charge of the W. P. A. Music School, planned by Mrs. Grant was worth a dollar to witness. The A.M.E. Churches of the city cooperated in this great musical feat. Mrs. A. B. Wil- liams played a conspicous part in the State meeting. Rev. L. M. Moore, the State President and Candidate for the Connectional Sec. A.C. E. League, evidenced much ability to head up the Connectional Young People’s Depart- ment. Several outstanding visitors were present—Dr. Stanton, of Ga. Mrs. W. D. Johnson, of Ga. Dean Mitchell of Ga. and many others. The Candidacy of Rev. C. A. Gibbs, an inspirational meeting sponsored by the A.M.E. ‘Ministers Alliance of Jack- sonville, was held in the interest of Dr. Gibbs for Bishop in 1940. The meeting was city-wide and attended by all de- nominations—of the city. Many speeches were delivered—creating sen- timent for the election of Dr. Cary Abraham Gibbs to the Bishopric in 1940. Following this meeting, St. Paul A.M.E. Church, the church pastored by Dr. Gibbs, held a similar meeting, which drew people from all parts of the city to help in molding sentiment for Dr. Gibbs. The presiding elders and pastors of the city of Jacksonville, host of the state meeting were on the job and alert to make the meeting the out- standing event of the year. ‘on. General. officers present: Drs. | Review, Rev. Travis, Financial Sec., John R, Hawkins, J. G. Robinson, A.|Rev. Dempsey, Financial Sec., Rev. S. Jackson, J. H. Clayborn, S. S.|J. S- Brookins, A.M.E. Review. Morris, Geo. A. Singleton, Geo. E.|The Eleventh Episcopal District. The Curry; Web) Berry, E. A. Selby, L.|A.M.E. Church in Fla. and Edward ALLEN CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH Wooster Rd., Barberton, Ohio . We, the members of Allen Chapel professor of Greek for over thirty years, he has spent twenty years in the completion of this work. This translation is based on the Jestcott and Hort Greek Text, which is recognized as the au- thoritative text throughout the English speaking world. Where there have been conflicts in the Greek texts, the Vatican Manu- script, generally conceded to be i the oldest and best, has been fol- This translator brings to the worthy task of translating the New Testament into the ordinary language of contemporary Amer- ica, a thorough scholarship and rich experience in his subject. A lowed. Attempting to convey the ex- act thought of the Greeks, rather than to translate its | single words. Dr. Williams has also added explanatory notes at the beginning of each’book, and foot- notes, to “further clarify the meaning. 7 In reading this book it brings the event before you so plainly until it seems like you were pres- ent at the very happening itself. It makes the Scriptures more clearly understood. This book is recommended for the Study Course of the ministers who are applying for membership in the Annual Conference. It may be bought at the A. M. E. Book Concern, 716 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The price is $2.50 post paid. Jee ieb ieee dee a ===== DSC09224.JPG ===== pe RISTIAN RECORDER’ | 7) Face HRTEEy \ i just’ closed another eight days Relig- ious Convocation at Kittrell College, . Calg ietaaen: pastor, 2817 PAGE TWELVE THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER if, ; a2 7 - ast ‘st. Bishop D. H. Sims. Friday night. i The group discussions} An annual pilenineee to Kittrell Col- were not lacking in thought and in-|lege for a Religious Convocation is a MPO EE ees ey ; — Kittrell, N.C. s 2 ; \ He Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom, ence—Laurel, Miss., Rev. Wm, 16—Missouri Conference SE cS At thousand A.M.E's.|terest, An’ extraordinatly feature was perpetuated. You can’t beat honesty, plate She Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. Redditte, 514 East 4th si; Louis, Mo, Wayman Temple, | more cy less, from every part of our] the presence of the honorable Clyde R.| hard w. i 1 will Y H : Notices $ e 4 —Mexico and Rio Grade Bishop S. L. Greene. 4309 Enright Ave. Rey. J. C.| connection thronged the spacious cam-] Hoey governor of N. C., who in eee es ee Lt oe . . . Ni i - < ay C must grow. 4 “ Conference — Corpus Christi, 2—Texas Confereng, Hicks, pastor. Lead Noah W.| pus contributing, their share of -| words of simple language addressed the AO West Bethel Stree : nH HHEEEH | Sept. 7—Northwestern Conference— ‘ fat d est Bethel Strect Peer | Sep’ : Saar Reh we Texas. Rev. J. R. McGee, Pas- Huntsville, Texas. Rev. B Williams. Panerai anor: art finance to bring} conyocation, His address-was followed Hagerstown,, Maryland 7 / sy 2 poet ee Stacks! tor, Box 774. Bishop George B. Grovey, Pastor. Bishop Gey tral pee ES Conference | again Kittrell College to the ‘ront. by remarks from Mr. Flowers, treasur- es ERG SIE DR 2 4 | Colli Ith and Ripley 3 » rt a3 . 3 y Ss | es An Gee Young. B. Young. _Selma, Alabama, Ward Chapel,] As we think of three hundred and! er of Duke University. Many open air| PROF. C. P. JOHNSON WINS sishop Joba A= 6 ZS. 5_“Ohio® Conference—Zarnes- 9—Northeast Mississippi Cong Rey. A. W: Thomas, pastor, 1017 thirty acres of land, ten or twelve] meetings ‘characterized the convoca- DISTINCTION AS POET / a California a. ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- ence—Columbus, Miss., Rey, Lauderdale Street. Bishop D. H. | buildings,, five of which ve large brick,| tion. The Convocation Reception was s | Sanfrancisco, . Be an sie ant, Pastor. Bishop R.«C. Ran- W. Williams, 612 South 10th Steg Sims. hegre ete mineral springs and the} given to the lawn. Bishops E. J. Prof, C. P. Johnson, the son of Dr. | Street ev. } Runyon, P Flipper. Bishop S. L. Greene. 30-West Alabama Conference— ocalitysor the school, we think of a] Howard, W. A. Fountain, H. Y.|F. M. Johnson, Sr., has just completed ne oe ihe pare 5—Nebraska Conference — 9—West Texas Conference—p Ensley, Alabama, Mt. Zion, Rey. million dollar plant owned and controll-) Tookes, J. A. Gregg, R. C. Ransom,| his first volumn of poems Msuneet and + Sacihern forr cs z 2 y 2 c i r a alee i &: - te—Sauthern Californie genes Leavenworth, Kansas, 409 Kiowa trop, Texas, Rev. T. H. Mog yj. C. Bonner, pastor, 1521 21st | ¢4 by the A.M.E. Church Bishop D. H.. Sims, their wives and general] Twilight” which has been favorably ac- ence ot . Street, Rev. G. W. Ried. pastor. Pastor. Bishop George B. Yo, Street, Bishop D. H. Sims. Davis’ daring efforts to reestablish the} officers were the special guests. Mrs.| cepted by the publishers. Mr. John- Nes' Rev Be M. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conferen, 23—North Texas ~ Conference— school is motivated by a resolve that} Lucy Hughes, on the eve of sailing to] son is also the author of a play which Ce Bishop Noah 12—Kansas Conference — Fort Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M, Dallas, Texas Rey. F. W. Grant, such a value will not sscape the hands South Africa, gave inspiring remarks| was accepted for screen production WILLIAMS N * Scott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd St.. Church, C. Ka Knight, Pasy Pastor, 2413 Metropolitan Street. of the A.M.E. Connection. This is} before sailing. He has written several song poems Wil - ~ fi ini . a i ine : : a 0 14—West Virginia Confer- Rev. R. S, Everett, pastor. Bishop Bishop W. A. Fountain. Bishop George B. Young. ~ | the idea Bishop Davis is trying to sell] All active bishops were present ex-| which have been passed on by some of CAP ENDae ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev. Noah W. Williams. —West Tennessee Con{ 24—Central Conference —Man- to the pees of the second district cept Bishops R. R. Wright and R. A.| the leading song producers of the ae ery ay. Pastor Bishop. R. C. 12—Southwest Georgia Confer- nce Greaterh Renan Ja. ning, S. C., Rev. D. J. Gadsden, that they in eum may sell it to their Grant. Their absence was well account-| country and _ th have assured him op Bctee get eee Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- ence— Fort. Gaines, Ga, Chapel Tenn eRey Go eeerten, | Pastor, 213 Rigsby St. Bishop congregations. In this the bishop] ed for. All general officers were pres-| that within the very near future his nn “ saa Disk sociate. S, 3 A. M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, tor. Bishop Edwatd J. Blows |. S. Flipper. . | Should be encouraged and fully sup-/}ent but Rev. J. H. Wilson, of the| songs will be on the market Bishop Noah W. Williams. Presiding ae? Conference aaa Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 10—South Carolina Conference 30—Central Texas »nference— eee ed op voor Perspective ts not) Western Recorder. Your reporter) Writing is nothing new to’ Prot rado Springs Coto se cee io Northwess Tesae Conterence Walterboro, $.°C. Rev. Lee austin, Texas. Rev. \. W. Wil- blurred i a Roa te ia or a] stood at a distance and carefully ob-| Johnson for several years he has been 7—California Conference San gays a Sy oe Brownwood, Texas. Rev. T. B. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn g ns, Pastor 1105 E. ith Street. | 02720" inate : a there are odds] served the conduct of those bishopric| contributing editor for some of the opt / alifor or et — tor Bishop Noak - ¥ . y ira Ss Ss i f ; nae cam } Bishop Noah : it Reece, Pastor. Bishop George B. Hichoo Je ou ainpess Bishop George B. Young. Beak Nahe 2 there 1s the odd of plenty | aspirants. Those whose conduct seem-| leading newspapers of our race. He una = 2 jams Young. 16—Central Mississippi Confe r good schools in N. C. There is the odd] ed to be modified with a greater degree | is now writing a book of fiction, “The Street © E unyon, pas- _¢ ~ = o ren Myst Be kthn Spe 2 v 5 2 ef > : Bish i Noah W Wiha a Sra COU ee ip 19—Americus Georgia CO°nfer-]* —Hollandale, Miss., Rev. T ary 11—Louisiana Conference— of sectional) prejudice: But Hs evs of seriousness as they approach De-| Hand of Fate.” For the past five years tor ishop ; : 1g0, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, Seiad ere S B Sarr fee a Le New OnlQinen eaieniytenm He hel; est odd against him is the surface in-] troit in 1940 were: Revs. H. &. Wal-| Prof. Johnson has been princi of Sept, 14—Southern California Confer- 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu ao eae ee pace tae yee) Ae 3 1 7 terest of the ministers of the district. den, A. J. Allen, C. E. Stewart, S. S.| the James Gri High Sch« enco—Los Angeles. Callf., 1277 : : Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A. 23—North Mississippi Conferenc J. M. Brown, 1323 South] 7: i i i C G 5 = a zai bs < = *' met Street. Bishop John A Boantaia: Sas ine REE OREN Grit See ishoseSa Ly This surfate interest is based upon a] Morris H. Clayborn, Joseph Go-| Gra Ga. The citizenry of Tarrell West 25th Street, Rev. Gregg a ‘ shaw, ag . G. F. Griff ‘ haunting sense of fear that “it can’t be! mez, Geo. A. Singleton, G. E. Curry,] Country both white and colored have Coll Bish Noah W Bi a ie 12—Kentucky Conference— Mid- Bishop S. L. Greene & 1 \ ollins, pastor, Bishop Noa October 5—IIlinois Conference—Spring- ‘ e 2 D3 ook o g done.” The first two odds will not] A. D. Avery, T. J. Miles and the Rev. | had much to say in praising thi ig will se ee E § way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A Ly- 16—Macon Georgia Confe: . . g z i yin Praising: this young } iam ; es field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 Soe peice ‘Bishop Rac Ran Wiledsondle: © 8! Rs "Ss contribute a single factor when once} Weatherspoon, of Tenn. man, «pt. 21—Colorado pegs : North 14th Street. Bishop John coon Bishop. MOH, Davis, hace paar ‘esley Chall pELIGIOUS CONVOCATION — | the latter is removed. ; ote Springs, olo.. 2H A. Gregg 1 Bee : Ne 2 ae Carter, Pastq KITTRELL COLLEGE The kind of loyalty our bishop needs Washatch Street, Rev. M. C 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- 19_Fast T Conf 309 Liberty St. Bishop W (A. Lincoln Criglar) was shown by three ministers: Revs. q Knight, pastor. Bishop Noah W. | le ig)? CS tuegeete ones ea je exas “ ee as Fountain. V. C. Hodges, of Trinity, Baltimore, Ses 4 Williams | Churel.. Wbi i, Becion operant ae a ‘ Box! 4 < ue ee 16—Northeast Texas Conferen a who registered 17 persons at $5.00 Oct. S—Nebraska Conference—Leven- 194 St. Phillips St. Bishop J. S. a . sr evar ve. Bishop —Corsicana, Texas. Rev. H each; H. E. Walden, of Waters, Bal- our Til } \< O oral t worth, Kansas, 409 Kiowa Street, Flipper BEOTRS Da oer Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. *:h Stred timore, whose ingenuity in arranging Rev. G. W. Reid, pastor, Bishop | fe 19—West Kentucky Conference BishopuGesrne Baye i vai i : “ ee 21 —Pittsburg Conference — PET COLE rer eo cr EC GE: v for feeding the people and purchasing bis = — stn, ‘Penrial. Revie aaa e Beene z 17 — Piedmont Confe «.-e necessary things ‘for the school saved , a nna aeimes For Pastor,~ Bishop R.-C: ere ger ats ME aren ¢. Ran- Laurens, S. C. Rev. both money and confusion; C. C. 0 — po E ost) Sr | Ransom, Bishop 'M, H.’Davis, As- ae ishop M. H. Davis, Asso- Thomas, Pastor, 234 Nort! Ferguson, of Bethel, Baltimo1e, whose sagt ae Picts ne. pee sociate. aS ths i ‘ lina St. Bishop J. S. Fli entire time was spent in registering je ee rrp h ‘, , jams. | %5—Mississ Conference — Bish er ee onference— 23—Georgia Conference—S and housing the delegates. There were * orth | one gy bee ake -| Hattie ev. Fata Bae ep): Ca Rev. A. 1 ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. I many others who worked hard. For ~ : aS ommerce | ornton, 621s New Orlesnm Serco: elix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop Land, Pastor. Bishop W. them, their stay at Kittrell was no va- 1 | } eC i¢ d e d t Street, Rev H ard, pastor, | fide Sic iL. eee J. S. Flipper. Fountain. ee a cation. mia Nosh W. Wilk 26—A & LISHOP M. H. DAVIS ishop Noah iliams 28—Indiana Conf Ev ugusta Georgia Conference —Ohio Conference — 7. : < Nev. 2—South W M a Conference—i-vans- 2 ‘ The general theme was “The Power ov, 2~Sout est Missouri Conier- | le, Ind. Rev. M. R. D —Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire som, Bishop M.-H. Davis, /~ i i f ¥ esis Ramses Cte cop Rev. M.R ixon, Jr. Pastor! Bishao Wok % * p M.-H. Davis, nan possessed with that kind-of] of Prayer.” The key-note address was 7 »* , e' FE E ~ t . . - i ’ ‘S es . - ~ ~ ays Clara, 2608 Passes Gece tas ) East Gum Street. Bishop tain P » Foun ciate. . that won’t let him quit in-spite| delivered by Bishop J. S. .flipper. V2, Wineudicaaie Blebow \. Gregg i fs Cet tec oets 30—Northwest Mississippi Conferen against him is the type of man] Revs. A. J. Allen, Geo. A. Singleton, Noah W. Williams se -North Ohio Conference — Wiiniaeee a ee. ----Sunflower, Miss., Rev. A. Ta led in the front rank of leadership] E. A. Selby, D. O. Walker, W. A. et = Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson, Jane POY oe ee ae lor. Bishop. S- L. Greene. se days of waning courage, ebb-! Fountain, Jr.. J. H. Clayborn, Chas. s TO GET WELL! STAY WELL! USE NATURE'S Missouri Conference St - Jancrette, Pastor. Bishop J. S. 2—South West Missout h, and pronounced skepticism. W. Abington and Bishop D. H. Sim REMEDIES PROM HER OWN I \BORATORI Louis, Mo. Wayman Temple ———$—_—_—____—_ Flipper. Ge : 5 : ake ieee 3ishop D Sims SMEDILS FROM HEI N LABORATORIES 4309 Enright Ave, Rev. J c. Friday, August 26th at 12 o'clock noon East Tennes: Conf. onference—Kansas_ Cty, ttingly applies to Bishoup M. made addresses. Bishop W. A. Pout THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL MINERAL HEALTH ‘ ¢ y o ee J nig cee 2 F A i ¥ pon a ‘a the Mes Vast Me enkshconel a 3 : se onference Bethel Church, 2446 Paseo Stred lavis of the second district, who tin preached a most touching sermon SPRINGS ALKALINE, SALINE, LAXATIVE icks, pastor, Bishop Noah Wo] eyo Gop $i sce Las gee noxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West » Rev, T. H. Wiseman. pastd \ It is impossible to divide the springs into well Williams a nei 3 ernon Avenue and Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- Bistion Noah W. Willi ne enn a a a er es es defined classes asmany Mineral Springs hold in "st Str Columbus, Ohio ard. 2—Alaba: i Pitan W solution a dozen other elements besides the one As to your coming, notify Mrs. Es- qT. ma ‘erenc' I A Q giving the water its name.Water forms about sixty- sic Hamilton, Conference Branch Pres. Luke. eae ee or Atmore, Alabama, Rev. W. } EST PHILADELPH UALITY five per cent of the weight of the body and consequently, enters quite PO, 8 138 Davia: Abvetive,; Colanibiis, Ohio. ts bt a ville, enn., Rev. J. S. Bonner, pastor, P. ‘O. Box i 4 largely into the composition of food. The mameral salts, caleup, ing att IG be De emi ; xall, Pastor.- Bishop Edward Bishop D. H. Sims. chlorine, sodium, iron, etc., exist in our bodies in various combina- | Conference : saab astor, 382 J. Howard. tions and consequently must form a part of the food we eat. They Woodland Av Columbus, Ohio 5—South Georgia Conferen are found chiefly in fruits and’ green vegetables. If the Human enes » Oct. 2nd 26—Southwest T. x fy the pastor of the Faithfully yours, —Wharton s pe ew ee Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. Body is deficient in any of these chemical elements, it cannot be heal- ¢ vielen “e SADIE B. (Mrs. J. C.) ANDERSON T Mh eee E. Church, Rev. H. D. Hardé FOR SALE thy. Understand the owners of Virginia. Medical Milueral Health ane eae Se 1268 Montezuma St., Pittsb ki homas, Pastor. Bishop George man, pastor, 415 Ashley Stre¢ Springs make no claim that this natural water or “Tab’s’’ is a pan- ay Third Roiseoval Dist; Wed, Pa. B. Young. Bishdp W. As Fountain ; acea that cures everything. But they do claim that there is nothing NELSON pa! District President. ; er 5 F NICE ENVIRONMENTS, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS better than a full and plentiful-use of Eureka No. 1 Spring. As an RT. REV. R.C. R, December 7—North Louisi: Confet e Ransom, 26—North Missouri Conference—Glas- ence— Monroe anita Rev, cow, Mo.. 600 Commerce Street, D. Wilson, 515 South 10th Street aid for Stomach Discrders, Brights Disease, Sinus Trouble, Diabetis, { Dyspepsia, Nervous Prostration, WHEN you are all clogged up, use Virginia Medical Mineral Health Spings Water, and ger cleaned up Piqua, Ohio. Presiding Bishop CALLED TO MEET MN Bishops pie bi 2 : Rev. ees Ward, pastor. Bishop Bishop S. L. Greene. Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- ! the body, clean out poisonous wastes cf the Kidneys and Bladder nl Nee eie a Mis- Noah W. Williams. 9—East Alabama Conferen Wood floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with which make you suffer and Get Up Nights, and give Pains, Circles Officers Saciiiacs Delegates and ; ‘ % Srusaders and per- _26—South Alabama Conference Hurtsboro, Alab: " gard 2 . i ool tsanieehes: Ss 1 Under Byes, Dizziness, Backache, Swollen Jojuts, Excess Acidity Alternates af the Conference Brac. sons whose names do not appear on the —Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. R ro, Alabama, Rev. J- age, convenient to cars, schools and churches. evera Burning Passages. Help the kidneys purify the blood, starts helping f the Woman's Mite Missionar gs roll of the East Tennessee Conference bk Upshaw,, pastor, Bisho ; D. Alexander, pastor, ,Bishop D. stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- your kidneys clean out the system and soon make you feel strong, eleties of the Third Episcopal Diacien — _ to visit said Conference, Oct H. Sims ‘ ; 2 1 Sims. rire come, ‘ Eureka Sanatorium Health Association,» Philadelphia Office, 1422 AMRF my hae tek, | 19th, 1938, will please notify tho pas * | 4—Central ouisiana Conferen¢ Tombard Streel, KINgsley 2066. x ee ee <a Phe the Pitts. | that suitable homes ins ‘be ad vem ee py ive Georgia Confer- ..—Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rev. RES Dr. G. E. Curry, President; Dr. John Q. McDougald, Treasurer; and the North Ohi ice ma Oho Rey. T. Gene West. pastor nic oe Bethel A.M. B. Villia, 608 Green Street. Bish? COTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 Prof. E. B. Chandler, Director of Sanitation; Dr, W. E, Bennett, encts; you are hereby mat bape .5 328 Mulvaney Ave.. i Bustos AP ee aig Pas-|__S. L. Greene. Chemist, AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE ¢ iO meet Knoxville ‘F : - A. 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She was a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Robt. }. Waters, of the M.E. Church, and a teacher in the Camden, N. J. City school system, Dr. Sullivan, iormerly of St. Stephen in Wilmington, NYG Matthew, is a physician anl member of St. in Philadelphia. HOLCOMB, MISS. A gospel feast was enjoyed in and around Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church during the revival held by the pastor, Rey. D. Todd. Prayer, praise and exhortation was daily, and the same with a burning mes- sage each of the 5 nights. Should we style language as being that part of education that serves as the dishes in which its possessor serves much of the remaining part, we would begin by saying our pastor has proved to be ly able and- ready to entertain and serve most wonderfully in the feast. First night: from Acts 92:1, we were made to see the necessity of that one- ness in songs, prayer and every effort in soul saving for Christ. 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CHURCH brought together by the holy 55 ‘of Tuscumbia, Ala. and the necessity of an inn aa knowledgement, and submitting to divine will of our heavenly Father, Third night: from John 3:7, « must be born, again.” as we look, we saw how mysteriously is the natu, birth. -We did not fail to taste our yéry souls how much more mygtq ious is the spiritual conception , birth, and’ how needful is this seco, birth. Fourth night: Ist Kings 18:2) the Lord be.God follow him, but Baal, then follow him.” We saw yh and how quickly. and readily one sho, be to follow God, out of. ohe of many tests. Let's continue to devon the mode Baal; then let’s continue to work the building up of God’s altar, lay there on ourselyes as living sacrifi to be consumed by the Holy fire, pro ing to the world the reality in follo ing Abraham, Isaac’s and Jacob’s which is our God. Fifth night: “Behold I come quickj and my reward is with me, to give eveq man according as his word shall be: We got a wee taste and that was mo than we could hold of the Christian reward which is a workman in th cause of Christ working to the end All Christians seemingly were engag¢ and consecrated in the feast for so winning for Christ. 6 souls were added to the fold 4 Christ. Florence District s. S. Convention and W. H. & iM. Society and Y. P. Dept. and \C.E. League held its fifty-fifth yal session August 17-19, with the paul A.M.E. Church, Tuscumbia. Hened at 10:30 a.m. Rey. C. L. right presiding. Opening hymn No. 1 “O for Thous- ds Tongues.” = of Scripture I Cor. 13 by E. Cheeseboro. Pray | J. W. McDuffie. (Opening sermon by Rev. W. M. He spoke from the subject y Souls.” Organization. Offi- ers were elected. The address of the strict Supt. of the S. S. Miss Mat- . Pierce, gave her address which ys very helpful extensive lucid in ing the needs and work of the The inn Afternoon Session Devotion—Rev. C. S. Woods. Reports rendered. Modern S. S.— M. Craig and Bible drills con- jnued by various ministers. Evening Session Devotion—Annual Sermon—Rey. J. E Jones, subject, “Serving God with het you have.” The sermon was A servant y and befitting for the occasion. . by Rev. L. C. Maple. Col- BYRN, GA. Local Program Supt. Mistress of Cere- An elaborate program of lect talents from the various church- s and the community singers was ren- which ignited special attention d inspiration. Rey. J. C. Carter oquently responded. District Allen Termple A.M.E. Church h its Third Quarterly Conference on th second and third of July, with Dt G. H. Dune, Presiding Elder. Reports coming from all departmenl were good. The Presiding Eld@ was highly pleased. The inclemed weather prevented preaching Sul day. Hered Second Day Session Reva R.-P. Willis, Pasto Luella Coakley n was read and approved. Devo-_ Kor—Revs. L, C. Maple, F. W. Wil-' liams, W. G, Draper, and W. Eldridge.’ Development of a modern S. S.—Dr. M. Craig. After which a num- ber of papers, from among the dele- ates of the district were read on arious subjects pertaining to the S. s. P. E. turned to the business di- ‘sion reassembled. Second Day—Afternoon Session ‘The A.C.E. League department was onducted by Dr. D. A. Simpson, District Pres. In his lecture he touch- d the high points on League organi- ation. He made several suggestions Ss to how to operate and maintain a orkable League. The A.C.E League Election: Dr. D, A. Simpson, reelected Dis- ict Pres. Miss W. M. Rice, Vice Pres. + Miss Selby, Sec. Miss Finley, Asst. Sec. DIZZINESS, FULLNESS, SLEEP. Consider the low price of wren fear Treasurer, Miss J. E. Turnley~ int eee PRODUCTS f Chorister, Mrs. J. A. Simpson £ ; UNION, & C Visitors: Rev. A. J. James, F. B. BBP hreh, Rev, Holmes, C.M.E, A ; C. M. E. Church, Rey. } The proceeds of the first day ses- | The pentecostal fire seemed to have Grant, of Virginia, Rev. W. C. Conley Sheffield, I. B. Church, Prof. C. E. Lesley, Mrs. C. E. Lesley, P. E. Jenkins, C. M. E., Mr. Patterson Barrett and Mr. Patterson, from Florence, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Gist and daughter, The Field Bro., from Center Star, and the Vocal Star, from Killens, etc. | Rey. T. Oliver gave some timely information on these suggestions; financial reports gave prestige of an onward march. Election of Officers. District Pres., Dr. D. A. Simpson. The power being invested in the Dis- trict Pres. to appoint or elect his | staff of officers. The election of S. S. | officers, of the District: District Supt., Miss Mattie Pieree; Asst. Supt., Mr. William Selby. ‘ Evening Session | Devotion. Sermon by Rev. W. M. Craig, Subj. “Child Consecration”. His sermon was profound practical and logical, his audience was spell-bound. Third Day Session The minutes of previous day’ session was read and approved. Devotion : Sunday School opened by Superin- tendents of Huntsville and Sheffield. The functioning of a Modern Sunday School was manifested. Miss Rice and Master William were in charge. Prize awarded Miss Mattie Pierce who taught the beginners class. The following persons were awarded prizes for best papers on various sub- jects pertaining to the Sunday School: Misses Lottie Mae Smith, Center Star; Ada Mae Hudson, Huntsville; James L. Turnley, Killens; Mattie Pierce, !% Tuscumbia. First prize, Electa Shel- § by- Sheffield. in q / Afternoon Session The W. H. & F. M. Society con- vened their session at 2130, Mrs. Bettie Derric, prestding. A very fervent spiritual attitude was demonstrated. kindled and spread throughout their endeavor. _ The finance was commendable. The young people’s department unfurled its banner with Mrs. L. T. McKay, pre- siding; they brought forth a timely program appropriate for the occasion, and reported in proportion. The Evening Session Deyotion—W. M. Moore, L. D. Shelby, Dr. J. C. Carter, T. Oliver. Missionary Sermon by Rey. C. S. Woods. His sermon was full of ad- monition pertaining to charity, social service and Christian demonstratons | { He nfused the spiritual fervor, we see nothing less than progress under the | ® leadership of our new and most able - His remarks of satis- | § Presiding Elder. faction in proposition, on all reports. We wish to thank the-Bishop for him. The reports being $207.04 which is said to be a commendable increase. The session opened and closed with | peace and harmony, love and prosperi- | ty at our watchword. : REV. C. L. WRIGHT, P. E. REV. W. H, HARRIS, Pastor MISS MATTIE PIERCE. ‘4 CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN REV. G. E. 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A ee | Gregg were appointed for the purpose. Bey This Commission will probably go to = Cuba in December or January. — The Council decided to meet with = the Philadelphia Conference.in June oi == R 1939 and at Atlanta, Ga., in February ina BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER oi 1940. The February meeting oi = x 1939 had previously been decided upon f DR. S. S. MORRIS, 6 Kittrell Convocation Address tor Dallas Texas. + Ems \When I consider man in his creation The Bishops decided to create a i" ALLEN C. E. LEAGUE LITER-| Rev. C. T. H. Watkins, B.D., A.M., Ba am a Dichotomist that is he is com iund among themselves for any arising : ATURE—WHERE AND HOW] Springfield, Ohio; Rev U.S. Rob: sosed np parts soul, or ae oe aes ane needs, such as giving the } d y rE he to ody. The scriptures say “an e Church proper representation at tne i TO ORDER. inson, D.D., Detroit, Mich., and on formed oe of the dust of the World, ea and Federal t — Rey. Frederick Divers, B.D., A.M., ound and breathed into his nostrils | Council of Church movements. Bish + Che A. C. E. League literature is} Jackson, Miss. the breath of life and man became a op W. A. Fountain was made treas- t printed by the A. M. E. Book Con- If your order for quarterlies is ving soul.” When the body was urer of the fund, a beginning of which t € 716 South 19th St., Philadel-| not filled promptly notify me at made from the dust of the earth it had was made by the personal contributions p 4 New feature now appears | once-and my i di 5 1o functions of the various organs but of the Bishops. ; i y immediate attention when God breathed into the body the The Committee on proposed union i in. the ¢ rrent quarterly intended | will be given the order. breath of life every organ of the body of the various Methodist bodies was t o make the topic discussions Fill out this blank at once and performed its functions, He could see, continued, alter a meeting was held f “ interesting than ever. The | send for your supply. DS ve could hear, he could smell, he could BURKS CHAPEL in PADUCAH FOUNDED BY FORMER SLAVE with the representatives of ‘otter’ de: | taff of associate Editors includes can (ea and his mind could think and rea- a ce nominations present had met with r a on, In fact he became a human being é . them. ay with all the possibilities and poten- Church Now Represents One oe. The identity of the Central Okla ORDER BLANK Allen Christian Endeavor League Rev. S. S. Morris, General- Secretary 716 So. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Date et tf TANMAANIIAA tae | ualities peculiar to man. The three reat faculties of the soul or spirit are intellect, sensibility and will. The in- iellect is the power of knowing, reason- ing discriminating from the power to feel, or will and in the conversion of man God appeals to hs reason or in- iellect the first faculty of the mind or soul for thus it is expressed by Isaiah to the children of Israel” Come now Largest Colored Congregations In The City. In 1871, eight years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had de- clared him to be “then, thenceforward and forever after free,” Moses Burks, who had spent his life in slavery near Lexington, Ky., journeyed westward across the state seeking a permanent place in his. new life of freedom. homa Conference, which was lost in the General Conierence of 1932, was restored. The Committee on “CREED OF THE CHURCH,” composed oi Bish | ops Ransom, Gregg and Sims, was authorized to have its report published and distributed to the Church. The Publication and Religious Edu- cation Departments both reported, and Name and let us reason together saith the| On reaching Paducah, Burks decided the Council empowered the Boards oi r Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet] to continue the work he had engaged these two Departments to adjudicate they shall be as white as snow, though] in to some extent long before he was and settle any matters of difference Number: .. .« yscséugu OOS Es tui ayia eee ee they be red like crimson they shall be| freed—bringing the Gospel to his peo- arising in their respective _ Depart- toecevee as wool.” And because God endowed | ple. Soon after his arrival he con- ments. Post Office State inan with reason he proceeds on that| ducted the first meeting, attended by : The Bishops were loud in their praise SURE fh rad So ye tae seeeee line to convince man of the error of.his | five persons, of the congregation that of the entertainment of the Council A. C. E. L. Quarterlies N “a way and because man has this faculty | has since become one of the two largest | by Bishop Davis and his staft of Qui s No. of Copies. ... Amt. Sent $. OUR NEW ADDRESS 716 S. 19th Street te hahtobbefbafebadetetet Philadelphia, Pa. he can better understand God and see the wisdom of God in seeking for him the best in this world as well as the life to come. This faculty after seeing the things which God has prepared for those that love him the sensibility or emotion will be aroused and there will be aroused and there will be a feeling to accept the! way of God, and so the will, the third faculty of the soul or spirit which is the discriminating pow- er to choose between what is right and what is wrong brings man in attitude with his God and so directs his life to the attainment of what is most bene- ficial to him and shuns that which brings him to everlasting ruin. (Continued on page 8) colored denominations in the city. Today the Burks’ Chapel Methodist Church, housed in a handsome brick structure at the northeast corner of 7th and Ohio Sts., has a membership ex- ceeding 400 persons.. The church’s modern plant stands as an example of what may be accomplished by deter- mined work on the part of a congrega- tion. When the need for a larger building arose shortly after the turn of the century every member of the con- gregation contributed both money and effort to make a success of the popular subscription drive that ended in con- struction of the new plant. But without the years of untiring work by Rev, Burks and his five ex: REV. A. L. MURRAY Pastor Burks Chapel, Paducah, Ky. slaye charter members, the church would never have gained its present prominence. After conducting services at various places, Rev. Burks finally secured a permanent meeting place at 901 Tennessee St. in the late 70's. This | workers, This was, by far, one of the most harmonious sessions of the Coun- cil in many years. Bishop Flipper was commended for his wise, judicious and impartial manner of presiding ovér the sessions. J. A. Gregg, Sec. Council of Bishops quarters at 812 Tennessee. Here the congregation remained until 1911, when arrangements for financing the new building were completed. Early in 1910 announcement was made of an intensive drive to obtain location was kept until a growing con- gregation caused him to take new . funds for a new plant, Wholeheartedly the congregation entered into the (Continued on page §)
• September 8, 1938
  ===== DSC09226.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN esau av OF THE-AFRICAN: ‘METHODIST-E aa CHURCH. VOLUME xXC.—NO. PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS ———EE = ————— THE RELIGION OF JESUS 5 % THE BISHOPS IN CUNCIL CHRIST THE SAME TODAY AS | : pec) IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF JE- | A letter irom J. H. Devereaux, Dep- sUS CHRIST UPON EARTH? : : | uty Supreme Chancellor of the Knights % ‘ epee tea pax of Pythias of Havana Cuba, asking Gs Be that representatives of the Council be Ms sent to survey the field of Cuba for ' possible future operations, was read. ry Yhe Council approved the survey, and if Bishops R. C. Ransom, H. Y. Tookes, = b. H. Sims, E. J). Howard and J. A ee | Gregg were appointed for the purpose. Bey This Commission will probably go to = Cuba in December or January. — The Council decided to meet with = the Philadelphia Conference.in June oi == R 1939 and at Atlanta, Ga., in February ina BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER oi 1940. The February meeting oi = x 1939 had previously been decided upon f DR. S. S. MORRIS, 6 Kittrell Convocation Address tor Dallas Texas. + Ems \When I consider man in his creation The Bishops decided to create a i" ALLEN C. E. LEAGUE LITER-| Rev. C. T. H. Watkins, B.D., A.M., Ba am a Dichotomist that is he is com iund among themselves for any arising : ATURE—WHERE AND HOW] Springfield, Ohio; Rev U.S. Rob: sosed np parts soul, or ae oe aes ane needs, such as giving the } d y rE he to ody. The scriptures say “an e Church proper representation at tne i TO ORDER. inson, D.D., Detroit, Mich., and on formed oe of the dust of the World, ea and Federal t — Rey. Frederick Divers, B.D., A.M., ound and breathed into his nostrils | Council of Church movements. Bish + Che A. C. E. League literature is} Jackson, Miss. the breath of life and man became a op W. A. Fountain was made treas- t printed by the A. M. E. Book Con- If your order for quarterlies is ving soul.” When the body was urer of the fund, a beginning of which t € 716 South 19th St., Philadel-| not filled promptly notify me at made from the dust of the earth it had was made by the personal contributions p 4 New feature now appears | once-and my i di 5 1o functions of the various organs but of the Bishops. ; i y immediate attention when God breathed into the body the The Committee on proposed union i in. the ¢ rrent quarterly intended | will be given the order. breath of life every organ of the body of the various Methodist bodies was t o make the topic discussions Fill out this blank at once and performed its functions, He could see, continued, alter a meeting was held f “ interesting than ever. The | send for your supply. DS ve could hear, he could smell, he could BURKS CHAPEL in PADUCAH FOUNDED BY FORMER SLAVE with the representatives of ‘otter’ de: | taff of associate Editors includes can (ea and his mind could think and rea- a ce nominations present had met with r a on, In fact he became a human being é . them. ay with all the possibilities and poten- Church Now Represents One oe. The identity of the Central Okla ORDER BLANK Allen Christian Endeavor League Rev. S. S. Morris, General- Secretary 716 So. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Date et tf TANMAANIIAA tae | ualities peculiar to man. The three reat faculties of the soul or spirit are intellect, sensibility and will. The in- iellect is the power of knowing, reason- ing discriminating from the power to feel, or will and in the conversion of man God appeals to hs reason or in- iellect the first faculty of the mind or soul for thus it is expressed by Isaiah to the children of Israel” Come now Largest Colored Congregations In The City. In 1871, eight years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had de- clared him to be “then, thenceforward and forever after free,” Moses Burks, who had spent his life in slavery near Lexington, Ky., journeyed westward across the state seeking a permanent place in his. new life of freedom. homa Conference, which was lost in the General Conierence of 1932, was restored. The Committee on “CREED OF THE CHURCH,” composed oi Bish | ops Ransom, Gregg and Sims, was authorized to have its report published and distributed to the Church. The Publication and Religious Edu- cation Departments both reported, and Name and let us reason together saith the| On reaching Paducah, Burks decided the Council empowered the Boards oi r Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet] to continue the work he had engaged these two Departments to adjudicate they shall be as white as snow, though] in to some extent long before he was and settle any matters of difference Number: .. .« yscséugu OOS Es tui ayia eee ee they be red like crimson they shall be| freed—bringing the Gospel to his peo- arising in their respective _ Depart- toecevee as wool.” And because God endowed | ple. Soon after his arrival he con- ments. Post Office State inan with reason he proceeds on that| ducted the first meeting, attended by : The Bishops were loud in their praise SURE fh rad So ye tae seeeee line to convince man of the error of.his | five persons, of the congregation that of the entertainment of the Council A. C. E. L. Quarterlies N “a way and because man has this faculty | has since become one of the two largest | by Bishop Davis and his staft of Qui s No. of Copies. ... Amt. Sent $. OUR NEW ADDRESS 716 S. 19th Street te hahtobbefbafebadetetet Philadelphia, Pa. he can better understand God and see the wisdom of God in seeking for him the best in this world as well as the life to come. This faculty after seeing the things which God has prepared for those that love him the sensibility or emotion will be aroused and there will be aroused and there will be a feeling to accept the! way of God, and so the will, the third faculty of the soul or spirit which is the discriminating pow- er to choose between what is right and what is wrong brings man in attitude with his God and so directs his life to the attainment of what is most bene- ficial to him and shuns that which brings him to everlasting ruin. (Continued on page 8) colored denominations in the city. Today the Burks’ Chapel Methodist Church, housed in a handsome brick structure at the northeast corner of 7th and Ohio Sts., has a membership ex- ceeding 400 persons.. The church’s modern plant stands as an example of what may be accomplished by deter- mined work on the part of a congrega- tion. When the need for a larger building arose shortly after the turn of the century every member of the con- gregation contributed both money and effort to make a success of the popular subscription drive that ended in con- struction of the new plant. But without the years of untiring work by Rev, Burks and his five ex: REV. A. L. MURRAY Pastor Burks Chapel, Paducah, Ky. slaye charter members, the church would never have gained its present prominence. After conducting services at various places, Rev. Burks finally secured a permanent meeting place at 901 Tennessee St. in the late 70's. This | workers, This was, by far, one of the most harmonious sessions of the Coun- cil in many years. Bishop Flipper was commended for his wise, judicious and impartial manner of presiding ovér the sessions. J. A. Gregg, Sec. Council of Bishops quarters at 812 Tennessee. Here the congregation remained until 1911, when arrangements for financing the new building were completed. Early in 1910 announcement was made of an intensive drive to obtain location was kept until a growing con- gregation caused him to take new . funds for a new plant, Wholeheartedly the congregation entered into the (Continued on page §) ===== DSC09227.JPG ===== tN a res es CHRISTIAN RECORDER a The Daily Altar kh By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart HYMNS THAT LIVE CONFESSION done for thee.”—Mark 5:9. One of the most genial and polite men I haye known proyed to be a veritable devil at home. His seeming : civility stopped with his entrance across ‘ his own threshold where he unmasked] Things I used to now, I don’t kno and treated his family with an un-| no more (Repeat three times) couthness and disregard beyond their} There’s a great change since I’ve ie endurance. born. > The first place for us to witness “the 2 great things” done for us is in our}Things I used to do, I don’t do nq oe a mat i Minneapolis, Mina. homes and around the family fireside. more Read Mark 5:1-19. There’s a great change since I’ve beeg Pa Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer: born. ‘ % 3 The Lord is nigh unto all them that| ish but have everlasting life —John -|Things I used to see, I don’t see yg call upon him, to all that call upon him | 3:16 more’ im truth, He will fulfill the desire of| Mark Hopkins, once President, of Thursday, September 15 There's a great change since I’ve bee them that fear him; he also will hear} Williams College had an occasion to THE SIN OF INDOLENCE _ born. their ery, and will save them—Amen.|make the following utterance to a 4 althy but obnoxious student; who People I used to see, I don’t see ng PES et sted that his money would pay: baeih No student can pay for what he “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; con- There’s a great change since I’ye bee, Saturday, Septernber 10, gets in Williams College. Can any stu- sider her ways, and be wise.”—Prov. born. UP TO SAMPLE dent pay for the sacrifice of Colonel} :6- : 5 Williams and our other benefactors?] Zimmermann spoke wisely thus: “If]Places I used to go, I don’t go nof os ——-|For the heroic sacrifice of half paid /¥0U ask me which is the real hereditary more professors who have given their lives sin of human nature, do you imagine} There’s a great change since I’ve been what-| that y I shall answer pride, or luxury, or am-] born. oung men might have at smallest cost 1 liberal education? Every man|Dition, or egotism? No; I shall say —Sung by Dr. Herman F. Tyree is a rity student indolence. Who conquers indolence St. Matthew A.M.E. Church te onder that Psalmist cries out: | Will conquer all the rest. Indeed all Sunday, August 14, 1938 What shall I render to God for all}$00d principles must stagnate without , iis benefits toward me?” : mental activity.” == Read Psalm 98 The spirit of the age.is to get by. When we do or give less than our best we lose our self-respect. Read Matthew 20:1-7. Prayer; Father, Master Workman, we pray today that we may be up and about thy business. Forgive our i . Recorder Pulpit laziness and slothful spirit and quicken S {1 w us now for the glorious task of help- ‘ e ing thee to usher in the kingdom of |B God among men. In Jesus name.— Amen. Prayer: Our Father, thou hast given us so much! How can enough we ever be grateful Quicken within us, appreciate Though we oO repay thee, we dedicate y service.- we -pray, the capacity to The Christian our salvatiqn Amen. y The Rev. Samuel W. Purvis, D.D Tuesday, September 13 THE LADDER LDER THE HAND TO THE PLOUGH Tee ‘Text: Behold a ladder set up on the : earth, and the top of it reached to Friday, September 16 as oe heaven. Genesis 28:12. tan haying put his hand to the}4S WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS] ‘Hereafter ye shall see heaven open s ‘ P looking back, is fit for d th i junday, September 21 he in of God Lee gies hd ef a an e angels of God ascending and $0 DIFFERENT FROM. cuateT ek: i “62 descending upon the Son of ~Man ce By) met a man who has PASE John 1:51. succe ssiul in making a failure And forgive us our debts, as we Strange to say, some objecs familiar Ka of his life because ten years ago forgive our debtors.”—Matt, 6:12. to us are not mentioned in the Bible Sys kiisk Mend dd h ia he had a wonderful opportunity There is a member of my congre-| For instance, bridges are not mention- iy Lee “ do ? progress in a line of endeavor for gation who making himself utterly}ed at all, and a ladder but once—and ten uke} which he was fitted eminently, he fet |™iserable and ruining the peace of}that here Yet a bridge and a ladder go o , ow i f i i i ; y ie go f the plow and looked backward, | ™ind of his wife and children because] are not unlike in their frequent need ¥ oOrted to } ye y a f ¢ 2 . “3 y a ep have re ay he is full of regrets. His fife| h¢ has not learned the simpie funda-} fulness, forming as they do a mean 4 seen reading Gosoe ca ‘ . RR ok s ae sh ore — ¢ illed to my mind the words of Oxen-]mentals of forgiving others. Wrongs, }of communication ‘between two place ru ealee ben did Chris. | ham ei 2 i i eeais ; en te rn eo . Oe either real or Imaginary, committedJnot otherwise connected. A ladder, rom hs © answers Christ's insistent cal! |#8ainst him are the main topic of his|like a bridge, is a means 40 an end ust give himself, b ife, his conversati p i 4 3 read the Gospel.sccord lis life, his all, sation and the bane of his ex-}It helps us ascend wher Without one backward look. discover Christ} Who sets his hand unto the plow disillusioned \nd glances back with anxious brow It was the keen witted | His calling hath mistook ; astence. an , e we could not en 4 _Persecution complex” is}by our own height‘or reach. It joins driving his friends from him. His life where we are, jwould become radiant and his joys un-} be. away sadly and with where we would who said: “None” preaches) Chelst dtsiniaarfel ; limited, could he learn to forgive. The story connected with this ladder etter than the ant. and sheen ee aims whol ly for his own, Who is it of us but has not been} vision is like all Bible stories, full of 8a load here says noth Do be Christ's and Christ’s alone,” | ™streated or maligned or wretchedly | intense human interest Jacob the r: Gracious Father God Rea. iL be 007 gobi tree sour Hie net tah Murse a grudge,] son of Isaac, has robbed his brother is sod, we ak Luke 9:57-62 free your life of th i i ‘ are ashamed that w bina of the poison of hate and| Esau of a spirit i ie Che cb are 30 different Prayer Through the long hard days | ™0cor and forgive, said to Esau ens sit Side ea ' orgive our 1 al fae Rage! Sgt te bea — and oii nights, Heavenly Father Read Matt. 5:15. , euilaeniana ems ss aa i : Brace to so live that} We need strength and grace ‘| Prayer: Y eee lle ve apparent in us at all times|on until our peas tee a ae Saat sigue dene journey's end: Wilt thou cause us to be mindful that Thou art ; with us unto the end of the world, In PP no. 2 the name of Jesus —Amen. We do thank Thee, O Saviour Paving paar Senter ae ES: AY: these blessings and pr fi OU GET? Wednesda ; Pray to Thee that| {from the presence of the Lord,” What OR y, Sept Thou wil i i : ‘win Wednmdey, rember ¥ Te at help us to resist the temp-|a lash sin has! It drives out! Judas h javed the world, that he |-————— ME Ma ns t * pron: us at times for sin, | “went out” and hanged Himself, Peter Pi MushetmioloDonrk, — — vay we do better in the future and| “went out” into th i seever believeth in him should aero, PR be: 'o thy friends, and tell ive thanks to Thee for the mereies|bitterly. So Jacob “wet eon nen, OW great things the Lord heck constantly shown us, Amen, » his home in Beersheba on i -oldeus Esau watches his chance for revenge. Under the scour- age of fear Jacob flees! We read, “And Jacob went out.” The same words were for| written of Cain, “And Cain “went out ~ His sake, Our Saviour attire cages GRACE AT THE TABLE Amen Por God ae | of 450 miles toward Padan- yam. ‘There will be hard going, scanty fare, bad weather, exposure murderous men and- wild beasts; plenty enough to remind this prodigal shat there's no place like home. But there is @ worse thing than all these: \ secret whisper at each step, pal need not have been.” | The day is far spent. The night’s coming on. Night’s the time for heart- ache. There are more tears shed at night than in day.. Jacob had traveled 4g miles since daybreak. East going! rear drives like Jehu. The runaway boy has come to his first ‘night from homes The darkness in his heart is deeper than the shadows of night. He lies down to rest. The sky for a roof, cand fora mattress, stones for a pillow. | is easy to sin—it is not easy to lie on sin’s pillow. “The way of the trans- cressor is hard.” Sin says, “You made your bed—lie in it!” There's no soft- yess in sand, and rocky pillows are not feathery, ’ Jacob lies down to sleep. Soon the oot of an owl in a tree, the cry of a jackel in the desert, the howl of a lone wolf on the moor, lull him to sleep. in that cloudless Syrian sky Heaven quickly lights her evening lamps. Jac- ob's spirit is now in the hands of God. \lan’s helplessness is God’s opportuni- “And he dreamed.” The barren aountain side becomes jasper. Its ocky tiers become gold. He’s at Heaven’s front door. A ladder set ni earth is reaching to Heaven. Ang- els are descending and ascending. At the top is God, “I am with thee and will keep thee in all places whither hou goest.” What! God the God of Jacob, the sinner? True! God often peaks, not to the man that is, but to the man that is to be. We some- times think God is far off when He is only a ladder length away! journey to The Labor of Ladder-Climbing Climbing is hard work, but it is worth it-if you are going up! In these days of air-mindedness we give much thought to flying machines, and not much to ladders. We talk in terms of wings and motors when often laithful climbing is far more to the pur- pose. Autos and“ airplanes suggests speed—a ladder slow, painful progress. You do not fly up a ladder, but climb, step by step—only that each rung brings you one round nearer the top. It is tiresome work. Every muscle is called into play. Hands must grasp the-side, feet must be securely planted, legs must bear the weight of the body, the head must meantain its steadiness. It is no place for pranks. Foolishness may cause a fall. And there's a tragedy! Once you start to climb, one misstep, one loose grasp, and you fall, possibly, one loose rise_again. The higher one ascends the more caution is necessary—and that’s true to life! At first-rungs a Hhis foot on the lowest round. began as sinners. To go up a ladder one begins at the bottom. He puts And that must be the beginning in earth’s tasks, too. Whether with a music book or a reading primer. I say books, because books are ladders to the heights of literature and learning. We have to climb to reach all earthly heights ; do we not speak of “the ladder of fame” and “the ladder of success?” And what if we do not reach those heights here? At the. grave of a mountain guide in the Alps, a humble gravestone simply says, “He died climbing.” Fine! And, at last, is not death itself an ascent—an ment? achieve- The Ladder Builders I cannot help thinking of the forces that lift;men up—the ways and means of our rising in the world. The top limb of a tree is highest, but it did not lift itself up to there! Can we count the number of forces or person whose combined efforts re- sulted in so commonplace a thing as the making and placing of a loaf of bread on our breakfast table? When you and I came upon the scene of life the alphabet was formed figures fash- ioned, multiplication table composed. When we came forests had been level- ed, rivers bridged, mountains tunneled; not only were these rocks and rills, these woods and templed hills, that we sing about, made accessible by real and road, but their liberties and laws were secured at Valley Forge and Get- tysburg. The bottom of these ladders are placed not only at Arlington Heights, but on many another known and unknown patroit’s grave. Our churches were built, our hymns com- posed, our creeds inscribed in, the blood of martyrs. Who were these ancient ladder-builders for the race which now is, were, and are to come? Many of us are ladder folks—others are rising on our shoulders. Humble parents toil that their children may go to school. As the life of the window clearner may depend on the helper be- neath holding faithfully, so the future of many a professional man-has been maintained by.the faithfulness of some humble one at home. Life’s Longest Ladder “And he dreamed, and behold a ladder.” It coyldn’t be stated) more truly or more beautifully! Every road in the Roman Empire led to Rome. Any Roman lad could step out his door and strike the high- way with certainty of reaching the palace of Caesar. Any sunbeam, fol- lowed to the end, leads to its effulgent source. The foot of the ladder on the spot on which you stand can lead straight to heaven and God. You do not have to go to Jerusalem, Rome or Mecca to find the first round. of it. Try this just now. Close your eyes to concentrate your thoughts. Now lift fall may .not be serious—a bump Or that thought to God. Straight as the bruise. But from the heights falls are nearly always fatal. We must set the pect of our life Plans on the earth, wel our work-a-day world. ing desires, like shining angels, will climb the mystic staircase. What is based on a/staircase but a covered ladder. We! do not begin our career as radiant angels, but as fallen mortals, We are all alike in this: Then upris- : The holiest saints’ sunbeam’s tracks, swifter than its flight, you are in Divine presence. God has a telephone receiver and sender in the heart of everyone.| How like the angels going back and forth are our thoughts and His! Jacob’s ladder represented com- munication between earth and heaven. ,The ladder must, of course, touch earth or no mortal could rise to it; it must touch heaven or no angel can de> scend upon it. However high heaven|that Tiberias is the only city now on may be, the ladder of prayer reaches|the shores of Gillilee that was there It is not like the Tower of Babel,| when Jesus was on earth. All the a human construction, and so failing} cities of New Testament times such s as Capernaum, Bethsaida, Chorazin and Magdala are in ruins and the ruins it. of heaven’s heights. God’s ladder reaches! No matter the depth of hu- man guilt, it is not too low for the|covered with the sands and debris of Saviour’s reach. The Carpenter of Nazareth constructed a saving ladder—| time of Jesus. that ladder was a sacrificial Cross. of Jacob’s ladder is stated in the words. top! Man at the bottom! “In the gusty hall of life, s Doors slamming, windows rattling, Looking up, and affirming God; He is sunely there.” Isn't the order somehow reversed? Shouldn’t they have to descend be- fore they could ascend? what are these angels, anyhow? I wonder if they might not be’ the an- gels of our better natures, our high- er aspirations—repentance, humility, of the ladder and going upward? And the gifts of pardon, healing, assurance, grace, comfort, strength—be angels coming down the ladder from heaven? The angels of Jacob’s prayer were ris- ing, and the answers were returning— “Iam with thee, and will keep thee in all the places-thou goest.” Make sure your life’s ladder reaches! Remember the old-time illustration ?— Said-a younger man to his college pro- fessor, “When I finish school I have brilliant prospects before me. I ought to become rich and famous,” then?” “I shall marry and much.” “And then?” “I shall settle down and enjoy life.” “I shall grow old and take things easy.” “And then?” “Oh, I suppose like other people, I must die.” then?” He stopped. before that “and then.” to heaven. last In every place where there is a lone- ly life there is a ladder, especially for the sin-weary and the prodigal who is an exile from his Father’s house. Prayer is life’s longest ladder. Have one end on earth—the other in heaven. When* both ends are on earth, it is only a step-ladder, you have to come down without reaching heaven’s heights. If the earth’s end rests on prayer it doesn’t matter where it, is placed’ It may be in the field where Isaac went to meditate at even-tide, or in the lions’ den where Daniel was thrown, or by the Brook Jabbock where Jacob wrestled, or in the prison where Joseph served, or in the jail where Paul and Silas prayed at mid- night. Some, like the early martyrs, make ladders out of their crosses. Jesus, the Son of God, is the stair- case by which we bring the distance between earth and heaven. He said: “Hereafter ye shall see heayen open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon: the Son of Man.” Christ is the ladder of our salvation. The foot of the ladder is at the foot of the Cross—its summit is at the throne of God. —Phila. Evening Bulletin a “BELATED PRAISE” — Bishop Noah W. Williams states faith, prayer—all starting at the foot |tians in the Coloseum. “And then?” | Went called fire down from:heayen to con- sume the sacrifice. these hundreds of years simce the But the Archeologists have taken hundreds of men and dug The crowning factor in the vision]much of-the dirt away and unearthed the ruins of several “The Lord stood above it.” God at the|This, is the way we have determined the size of Jerico during the time when Joshua led all the Children of Israel around it seven times on that I stand in the dark on the lowest stair|seventh day. old buildings. He just walked two miles and a quarter in all seven times. Bishop Williams stated that one of the most beautiful scenes to him was four Angels “ascending and descending.” | heathen temples in Baal Beck. up in Syria, which temples were in use be- fore the days of Jesus. Who and|in ruins but the ruins are wonderfully beautiful, says Bishop Williams, if one has the eye of an artist. beautiful than the Coloseum, for the history of martyrdom of Chris- They are now Much more except The Lebanon Mts. are very attractive and beautiful. In the valleys there will be flowers and gardens and snow on the mountains. Many streams, springs and much snow in these river Jordan and keeps it with water all the year round and in the spring the snows melt you have, “The swelling of the Jordan.” las in these mountains where the rich people go in the summer to kéep cool Bishop Williams states that he his guide drove through these moun- “And tains to Beirout and then skirted the seca Mediterranean Sea through Sidon and Tyree to Haifa from which. place he mountains which feed the Many beautiful vil- and to Mount Carmel, where Elijah One of the most “And thrilling {scenes aside. from. visiting Jerusalem, the Kidron valley, Mount sei fader did alot canct: of Olives, Bethany and Bethlehem was the visit to the Cave of Machpelah and the Oak of,.Mamre. A. fine Mohami- dan Mosque is, built .overthe Cave of Machpeleh. and Christians all believe in the Old Testament Scriptures and guard sac- redly,all Bible places. into the cave of. Machpelah but a The Mohamidans, Jews No one may go lighted buckey is let down through an open that ohe may. get a glimpse of this cave where Abraham and Sarah were buried, where Isaac and Rebeccah were buried and Jacob. and Leah were intombed. The Oak of Mamre is an old-oak tree, more than a thousand years old, all plastered and proped up and evidently came from the tree under which Abraham stood and talked to the Lord about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. You may read all about this in the Book of Genesis. When Bishop Williams crossed the yalley of Elah where David picked up a few rocks and with one of them slew Goliath, the Bishop picked up a rock as a souvenir. By the way he picked up small rocks all over Bible Lands in important places and says he will haye.an aquarium built to represent those lands when he can have the time to draw a picture of these lands. At this time Bishop Williams is very busy and will not be able to talk any more until later when he will take up the discussion of his fourth article, William H, Burnette ===== DSC09228.JPG ===== 1848-1938 MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION Zatered st the Post Office at Philadelpbi= Pa, as Second-Class Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE A. M. BE. BOOK CONCERN né 3, NINETEENTH ST Philsdelpbia, Ps. OFFICERS: Jiskop D. H Jiskop M. H. Davis, Vice president Sims, President ; Curry, Manager Je. George A. Singleton, Editor matter for Publication to order, 716 So. 19th Street, , Pa Weekly Thought Seip e man I want to be is much van I am, that the man | ver be the man I want to xp Hughes me ttt Weekly Poem Nene ee eee em eee ema EXCERPTS FROM HYMN ON THE NATIVITY By John Milton peaceful wan the night n the Prince f Light u yeace upt he earth be wird with wonder whist waters kissed, the mild hile 4s of calm sit brox armed wave ting out, ye erystal sphere ¢ bless our human ears « have power to touch our senses your silver chime n melodious time And let the bass of i | THE CHRISTI With radiant feet the tissued clouds down steering; And Heaven, as at some festival, E Will open wide the gates of her high hall. Editorials oy ae Oe AN RECORDER c *Makers of Christianity, Vol. 3} religion in terms of presei From John Cotton to Lyman Abbott, $2 Henry Holt New York 000 BELIEF IN GOD “Almighty God, in every age In every clime adored. A THRILLING STORY In a superb manner William Warren Sweet tells the story of | Christianity in terms of its great leaders from John Cotton to Ly- man Abbott. The book is the last in a series on “Makers of Chris- tianity.”* In the first volume Shirley Jackson Case begins the narrative with Jesus and ends with Charlemagne. John Mc- | Neil, in yolume 2, begins with Al- fred the Great and ends with Schleiermacher. In volume 3 the author traces American Chris- tianity from its source in England to these schores thru the colonial period and the formation of the | union, As the frontiersmen leap-frog the west and thru welnigh the church their tl way into ead their way venetrable forests in the wilderness accompanies them. Successive waves of re- vivalism sweep up from Jonathan Edwards’ New England, from the “Log College” thru the middle colonies into Virginia and the Carolinas The — evangelical churches reap a ich harvest. Pre »f. Sweet, who is more impres- ive as a writer of history than best in his treatment of “Colonial Awaken- ers,” chapter 3, “Trans-Allegheny chapter 5, and “Mis- sionary Heroes” in chapter 6. To be sure the author was at liberty to his characters, but it would seem that any treatise on “Makers of Christianity” in i teacher is at his pioneers,” select Heaven’s deep organ blow; id, with your ninefold harmony, Make full phony. up ‘oneert to angelic sym For, if such holy song, Enwrap our fancy long, Fime will run back and fetch the age of gold; And speckled Vanity Will sicken soon and die, And leprous Sin will melt from earthy mould And Hell itself will pass away And leave her dolorous mansions to the peering day Yea, Truth and Justice then Will down return to men Orbed in a rainbow: and, like glories wearing, Mercy will sit between, Throned in crystal sheen, America would include Richard Allen. His religious manhood re- fused to permit him to accept the color bar even in the church. His motto: “God our Father, Christ our Redeemer and man our Bro- ther” is universal, and is a new emphasis in American Christian- ity. But the omission of Allen, Quinn or Payne does not detract from the throbbing interest of the story. It is plainly and simply written in a style that is crystal clear. The clergyman, student or layman will find himself amply rewarded who reads this book. The pages about Judson, Finney, Moody are at once gripping, dis- trubing, moving. By saint, by savage, and by sage Jehovah, Jove, or Lord.” The ancient Apostles Creed be- gins, “I believe in God.” What does the statement mean to you and to millions of Christians? In the early centuries of the church there was much word splitting and logic chopping. Men be- lieved in God but how? The idea crass and crude One has only to glance over a few pages of the early history of man to get a glimpse of him emerging thru the gray dawn shadows clinging to belief is some spirit, power or force outside of an external to himself, satisfying- his demands meeting his needs and answering prayer. had been exprest in material forms. 3ut thru the ages men found no perfect or complete for- mulation of the God idea. As man develops and evolves to. higher levels of mentality he sets forth his belief in God in more ethjcal and more moral The highest thot of God is that given by Jesus. God is Father the one hand and Christlike on the other. Jesus incarnated God and brot Him Men beheld his glory, full of grace and truth. God is lov- ing, kind, sympathetic and deeply concerned about the children of men. He is the God of the work- ing man, the disfranchised, the exploited. God of relief, the Lord of all. This God is not cap- ricious but a God of law and or- der. He is a God of purpose whose will becomes concrete in human personality and the world of nature. God is not only in heaven he is in the earth directing events, inspiring men and raising up leaders. We-must not stop with belief in God but cooperate with Him in building the good so- ciety. andi e ype ae OUR RURAL CHURCHES terms. on near. The future advance of the church must’ be along the rural church frontier. Most of our church societies and property are in the country. The hundreds of thousands of our people out there are in need of an enlighten- ed program of sanitation, hygiene, and Company, social life. . Thru the years these churches have been-more or less neglected, The time has come, the hour has struct when a man with a pro. gram is needed. The man of the hour is Chaplain Harry V. Rich. ardson, of Tuskegee. He is very finely trained, and is in a class b himself. He is a vertitable ay- thority on our rural church prob. lem. The Christian Recorder suggests that the next Genera] Conference set up a Department of Rural Church Work. The min- isters and people in the rural areas must be helped along edu- cational, moral, economic and re- ligious lines. The ministers must also be helped. Such work as we contemplate is not being done by any department or agency to- day. It is a veritable Macedonian call, a great need. Let us heed and answer it. DISCUSSION IS INVITED. ———000-———— Se ee Pointed Points eee eee eee PROFESSOR W. R. WOOD, member of St. John African M. E. Church, Birmingham, Alabama and teacher of a Bible Class in the Sunday School has been a school prnicipal in the state for 45 years. For 29 years he has been a principal in Birmingham. He is an instructor in the Alabama State Teachers College Summer School. Principal Wood is an alumnus of the A. and M. College of Normal, Alabama and studied at the University of Chicago. IN CONNECTION WITH the Religious Education Institute of the 8th Episcopal District recognition was taken of the 35th Anniversary of Bishop S. L. Greene in the gospel ministry The Christian Recorder joins with the Mississippi, and Louis- jana African Methodists in con gratulating their episcopal. head. BISHOP G, B. SHAW, OF the A.M.E. Zion Church was a very dynamic speaker at the Leadership Training Institute of the 9th Episcopal District at Birmingham. He left immediate- ly for Natchez, Miss. to preach the 35th Anniversary sermon for Bishop S. L. Greene. GOVERNOD CLYDE HOEY, of North Carolina, delivered a most splendid address at Kittrell economic self-sufficiency and a College during the Council of ~day HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER & 1838 pishops meeting ‘and Religious Education Convocation. He teaches @ Bible Class every Sun- day morning in a Methodist Church. st. JOSEPH AFRICAN M. E. church at Durham, N. C. is plan- ning to erect an annex and mod- ern building which will include a parsonage. Several thousands of dollars already been collected. The pastor is the Rev. Dr. J. A. Valentine who is also Dean of Theology at Kittrell College. ALBERTA HORTON IS A member of St. Paul, Raleigh, N. c. She is an artist and a painter of no mean ability, and friend of Mrs. T. Le Scote. THE MISSIONARIES IN \labama met during the Leader- ship Training Institute in Birm- ingham and reported $819.60 Last year they reported $265. Mrs. D. H. Sims is Supervisor, Mrs. Mary Pyles, President. IN 1812 THE PASTOR OF the “First African Methodist Church” in Baltimore was Daniel Coker, first Bishop elected in the African M. E. Church. The first trustees were: Jacob Gilliard, Don Carlos Hall, Stephen Hill, George Douglas, Daniel Brister, Caleb Guilly, and Nicholas Gil- lard. o: te The Churchman ye Afield Having motored frofn Kittrell Col- lege in North Carolina the Churchman and Prof. E. A. Selby arrived in Greenville, S. C. and spent the night with Dr. J. W. Witherspoon and family in the beautiful parsonage built by Dr. W. F. Rice now of Detroit, Michigan, It was a genuine pleasure to see again’ Allen Temple built by Dr. A. C. Sumpter, pastor ‘of Allen Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio. atin Allen Temple, Greenvillé, is historic in the life of the Churchman. It was there that the Piedmont Annual Con- ference indorst him. On the plat- form Bishop David H. Sims, then President of Allen University and in front of the Churchman, sfts the Rev. J. S. Benn, Jr., who spoke to the mo- tion. A great meeting is being held here in Birmingham. Many visitors: Bishops G. B. Shaw of the A. M. E. Zion Church, W. A. Fountain, Sr., E. J. Howard, Drs. S. S. Morris, C. W. Abington, L. H. Hemingway A. J. THE CHRISTIA Allen, Lucy M. Hughes, E. A. Selby, T. J. Miles, E. F. G. Dent, C. A. Gibbs, L. M. Moore, Chaplain Harry V. Richardson of Tuskegee, D. Ward Nichols and wife, M. W. Dawkins, son and daughter. F On Thursday night the Churchman attended a unique garden party on the lawn of the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Colbert. Fully 200 guests were present: Bishop and Mrs. D. H. Sims, Prof. E. A. Selby, President W. A. Fountain, Jr., Drs. T. J. Miles, E. F. G. Dent, and others. Back of the lawn was a rock garden. Flowers were in profusion. Electric lights illuminated the scene. The pro- gram of the evening was broadcast over station West Alabama Broadcasting Station. Radio music came from with- Bishop Sims was the speaker of the evening. in, The Churchman came thru Atlanta where he called to see Dr. D. T. Bab- cock, pastor of Big Bethel. In Char- lotte he called Dr. H. M. Moore, pas- tor of the leading Baptist Church in the city. Dr. A. J. Allen accompanied the motoring party on the return trip as far as Atlanta. A brief stop was again made in Greenville. At night the group was in Durham, N. C. guests of Miss Hattie M. Jenkins, teacher in the city schools and member of St. Joseph. * Next morning the trip was continued via Richmond, Va. to Washington, D. C. The group spent the night with Dr. John R. Hawkins at the Financial Department. For many years he has been the outstanding host in African Methodism. He was on the lawn awaiting our arrival and looking fine. - BURKS CHAPEL IN PADUCAH (Continued from page 1) campaign giving money and staging bazaars, socials, and other church en- tertainments until, late in the year, the sum of $18,837 was turned over to the church building committee. In the spring of 1911 Monroe Utterback, con- tractor, completed the building and first services were held. Once more, however, the congrega- tion was called on to participate in a drive—this time to save the church (thirty-five cents) which includes the| they had worked for. The passing of] dinner and the YOUTH CONGRESS | the depression in 1936 found the build- ing in the hands of the bank with a | munity welfare, and the second floor N RECORDER PAGE FIVE Rev. George Burks, son. of the}... rea? founder, followed his father as pastor a fi 2 for a number of years. After the lat-| ; B rthd H { g ter Burks the following are among i l ay ree in $ those serving as pastor of Burks’ | ; 3 eee og aed Chapel: A. H. Ross, O. P. Ross, Jerry Reed, Sam, Reed, G. W. W. Robertson, P. A. Nicholas, J. Ww. Hill, Dixie Carter, D. S. Ransaw, T. D. Scott E. H. Harding, W. F. Ball and A. L. Murray, present pas- tor. Rev. Murray, who is serving his third year, was educated in the public! school of Chicago, Moody Bible Insti- tute, and Wilberforce University, Wil- berforce, O. His religious experience includes the charges in Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky. Plans are now being laid for build- ing a two-story community center ad- joining the church. One floor will be devoted to social activities and com- will be reserved for physical disabled members. —Sun Democrat HARRISBURG DISTRICT YOUTH CONGRESS * 264 W. King St., York, Pa. August 12, 1938 My dear Pastor: As an outgrowth of the Harrisburg District Sunday School Convention at Yor, Pa. the YOUTH CONGRESS was organized at the request of the Presiding Elder, Dr. Napper. The YOUTH CONGRESS shall have its first meeting at Bethel A.M.E. Church at- Downingtown, Pa. on Sep- tember the seventh. DR. U. S. ROBINSON Evangelist Detroit, Michigan MRS. ISABELLE DUFF Evangelist Pittsburgh Conference Donora, Penna. PROF. C. G. GARRETT Allen University Columbia, S. C. REV. R. L. POPE Mt. Pisgah Sumter, S. C. Each pastor is asked to put on a membership drive in his church urging the YOUTH between the ages of six- teen and twenty-five to join this YOUTH CONGRESS. The MEM- BERSHIP FEE for one year is $.25 which must be sent in before the day of the Congress to Mrs. Grace Kyle, 264 W. King St., York, Pa. so that each member may receive his member- ship card. Those sent in before the day of the CONGRESS shall be CHARTER MEMBERS. We are looking for a large repre- sentation from your church. The Church with the largest representation will be presented with a banned. Bish- op D. H. Sims and Editor George A. Singleton will be present and speak. REGISTRATION will be Wednes- dal, September the seventh’ at 9 a.m. REGISTRATION FEE will be $.35 BUTTON. Hoping. to hear from your church $1,950 mortgage/against it. A second promptly and to receive the results of seige of popular solicitations and as-| your membership drive. sessments, this time under the direction of the present pastor, Rev. A. L. Mur- Yours in Christ, Grace Kyle, Secretary ray, resulted in regaining of the church} pr, R. O. Napper, Presiding Elder property. Numerous white subscribed to this drive. Now the church, financially sound, engages in numerous extra-church ac- tivities, chief among these being its annual pledges of $500 to missionaries in foreign fields, education of Colored youth, and for superannuated pastors] M. E. Conference ing delegates to represent the state and their widows and orphans. persons! Mrs. Mable Groves, Chairman THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE The Electoral College of the Va. A. MRS. NANCY PORTER St. Paul Springfield, Illinois MISS ALBERTA DRAPER St. Paul Springfield, Illinois MASTER J. WINSMORE MASON, JR. Allen A. M. E. Church Philadelphia, Penna General Conference, Detroit, Mich., 1940. Mr. Wm. H. Thorogood, the veter- an member of St John A.M.E Church, Norfolk, Va. and chairman of the College was elected by 29 votes on first ballot. Prof. C. W. Trayn- ham, of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Roanoke, Va. received 25 votes on first ballot; and Attorney Thomas H Reid, of Emanuel A.M.E. Church, Portsmouth, Va. polled 22 votes the third highest number. With well’ chosen words, Mrs Georgia Roberts, President of the Va Conf. Branch of W.M.M.S.. pre- sented the credentials to the elected delegates who in turn responded in fitting terms for the honor conferred upon them and expressed themselves as being in readiness to serve the best elected the follow-| interest of the church. C. W. TRAYNHAM, Roanoke, Va ===== DSC09229.JPG ===== w trientine \ aa PAGE SIX Young Peop LORD, HELP ME TO BE KIND | SNAPPY STORIE Good Intentions ecutors le’s THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER often that someone asked hi and service. Every activity of the Evangelistic at its bases. to prove it,” he re- church plied don’t have I adtnit it.” - — recreations sponsored by the Church is for but one basic purpose—to tie in allegiance with God, people whom you represent. All operations in the Church are | to tie up the people with Jesus Christ. A We then discussed: “The Program Evangelism vho |B. Modern Methods in Presiding El-}of the Church.” Forms, types and dership ways of worship. h Bishop David H. Sims, Instructor Fifth Question asked was: “What should’ be a worship program?” - Which provoked the question: “What ee is Worship?” July 27 Answers: Cla angelism was called to} ~1. A process of spiritual refining. fer a.m., by the instructor,| (Rev. Shaw) f p who stated purpose of /2. A communion with God. (Rey. 7 nted the question: | Johnson) ss) and or After various after her have a want how my & hen He Admitted It trombenise repeatedly claimed he the greatest in fhe world. He said so slow to}* 3. Praising the Lord by song, pray- r in inspiration Jer and scripture reading. (Rev. Jeltz) are for future| 4. An inward unfolding or reaching c fe asked the class to give|out of the individual after his God. (Rey. Dorsey) 5. An outward expression of the inward feeling of an individual for his onded as follows at ! he hurch divorces itself from I take ut of harmony |God. (Rev. King) da activities (Rev 6. Communion with God through prayer. (Rev. Owens) i f ching Mission 7. Rev. D. Ward Nichols ,gave the : e lethargy on part of religious |amswer as given’ by the Council of s ev. Pottinger) Federation of Churches in America f am. (Rev. Owens) | held in New York City recently as de of life has to do| follows: Worship is an act of realizing preparedness and that]Or recognizing the presence of God by from within that|Teverent communion with him in spirit. se satisfied (Rev. Forms of Worship: Ans: Worship should be prepared A 5. Lack of program of interest and|for different occasions. This prepar- neratior Mrs. Robinson) ation should be stimulated to give the | , f Mental vision for pre-] Proper stimulus for worship. = oss Rey. Hill) It was moved and seconded and car- i consciousness of the|Tied that we create orders of worship eressiveness in which we|t© commensurate’ occasions such as Crayton) Morning *Worship—vesper, young peo- conomic side and social|Ple’s, prayer, patriotic and memorial fficiency and prepared- | Services, etc. B. Arnett) Bishop Sims is to appoint a com- | | | econd question presented by|Mittee for this purpose. | im to}selves together for worship, fellowship | Bishop Sims: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER &, i: Presiding Elders should have a pro- is] gram for a year; they should be good men, honest men, not vindictive, sym- Even a picnic or any of the various pathetic, with their pastors. They should have vision of the work of the Church and the district— they should have executive ability. They should take charge of the pas- tors, elders, evangelists and mission. aries of their: districts and acquaint them with the Bishop's program and win them over that he might get the greatest co-operation. He should assist the pastors in put- ting the program over to the people in- cluding old and young. He should thoroughly acquaint him- self with thé condition of the charges in his district, both spiritually and fin- ancially. He should strive to get the greatest number of people, old and young to accept the Christ way of living or Christ's psychology of life, in order that they may enjoy to the full all the tructor wast “What is relig-| We then discussed: “How to Im- proye Worship.” wae Following suggestions were offered: \n attempt to adjust ourselves} !. Improve decorum in Church ,| harmoniously with the will of God and | Services. ronment, (Rey. Link) 2. Discourage ushers bringing. dis- s answer was developed by our| tinguished visitors to front during tructor; This adjustment is thréee- | Preaching service. é ld iritual, physical and mental 3. Do away with lengthly an. eu) cligion is his conception of his |uncements; use church bulletins. ironment spiritually, physically} 4: Do not indulge in unnecessary vid’ rental talk among ministers in pulpit. 1. Ans. Religion is what a man| 5- Adjast offerings and collections ne ieves Rev. Kinzer) So as not to disturb worship effect. : } This study was continted) 6. In our churches the sermon is Thursday, July 28] ¢™Phasized instead of the worship lay Third Question: “What is Chrig-|80Me stress on the worship. 3 7. Study your scripture lessons, Christianity is Christ's way of ead earnestly with knowledge, tnder- ychology of life, which brings|St@"ding and preparedness. t's conception of God 8. Observe opening and losin ‘ our Father and we are his | time : “a? Summary by Bishop: If these sug- | The chief objective of God in rela-|&¢stions were put to Practice our Har His family is to have a family | Worship in all of our churches would ‘ll men live as brethren and|be revolutionized. In Africa Church acknowledge God as Father Services tianity where prio s open close on time. In : , + 1 Question; “What is the| Scotland, doors are closed on the hour Church?" i i a " : worship begins; late worshipers do as he Church is a group of | not get in. people who love and follow God The B. Modern Meth i [armas Jesus Christ and band petit ethods in Pre- siding Eldership was Presented by . benefit of ‘worship, fellowship and service, that the church has to offer by precept and example. He should be the stimulus in en- couraging our pastors to PREACH the GOSPEL and live the life of Je- sus Christ as the most effective means of soul saving and kingdom building. He should make recommendations to the Bishop according to his Godly judgement. Friday, July 29 Committee reports on Ideas of what Presiding Elders should do and be. Reports were read and given by: Revs. J. L. Johnson, J. Ri John- son, Geo. N. Dayis, J. L. Link, J. L. Vanderhorst, Geo. Crayton, Wm. A. Dorsey. Classes adjourned. Bishop D. H. Sims, Instructor Wm. A. Dorsey, Assigned to present the summary. Class Registration Revs. R. O. Napper, D. B, Barton, Preston D. Shaw, M. M. Ward Jas. Manning, D. L. Davis, Y. L. ‘Sra: J. Leo Pottinger, B. W. Arnett, I. N. Patterson, R. B. Smith, J. L. Link, J. L. Johnson, Geo. N. Davis, S. H. Barker, J. L. Russ, H. H. Thomas, Geo. Crayton, W. H. King, D. “M. Owens, J. F. Vanderhorst, C. W. Walton, Daniel D. Davis, D. Ward Nichols, Mrs. Lulu B. Stanford, Revs. N.H. Jeltz, G. W. Rothwell, J. G. Drake, Mrs. J. McDaniel, Mrs. Ma- mie L. Wright, Revs. E. D, New. som, Wm. A. Dorsey, E. L. ‘Kinzer, j R. Graves, J. W. Mason, E. K. Nichols, R. C. Cone, H. A. Garcia, W. C. Cook, D. M. Franklin, G. A, Mitchell, J. L. Mims. Average attendance 38. General Conference ARE NOW READY ON $ALE AT THE FINANCIAL. DEPARTMENT and will be mailed out to any one sending $1.10 to JOHN R. HAWKINS, 1541 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. Cc. jwrSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 9 THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER — es i W., Sept. 7. Working together. 1 Cor. 3:6-8. ALLEN CHRISTIAN “ENDEAVOR LEAGUE T., Sept. 8. Building a living temple. lt Cor. 3:16, 17. Editor and Mrs. George A. Singleton, Philadelphia, Pa.; Chicago” Ministers Alliance, Chicago; and Chicago Annual Conference. ! F., Sept. 9. Organizing for» work, In addition to these were glowing Topic for September 11 : Neh. 2:12-18.] resolutions and beautiful floral tri- Our Society on a Journey S., Sept. 10., How to help others, butes from every board, department, 2. Setting Our Course Heb. 12:12-15.] auxiliary and club in the St. Paul Sun., Sept. 11. Topic—Setting Our| Church. Course. 1 Cor. 9:24-27. Among the relatives present from —Christian Endeavor out of the city were Comrade Brown, a Civil War Veteran, who is step father to Rev. Hackley and Miss Mae God- frey, Principal of the Opportunity School, of Kansas City, Mo., who is the niece of Mrs. Hackley. ford, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Jos. F. At the unanimous request of the Nelson, Champaign, Ill.; Rev. P. H.] Official Board of the church Bishop Thomas, pastor, Champaign, Ill.; Rev. | Gregg announced that he was placing and Mrs. H. C. Boyd, Ottuwa, Ia.;|St. Paul Church under the supervision Rev. J. W. Collins, Davenport, Ia.;|of Presiding Elder, W. H. Ogleton St. John A. M. E. Church, India-|until the sitting of the Annual Con- 1 Cor. 9:24-27 ‘ Introducing the Topic k The leader may explain how this topic differs from the one last week. It is one thing to set some goals, but quite another to devise methods to reach them. Then we talked of devo- tional goals, organizational goals, so- cial service goals, reading goals, and many others. It is now our task to see whether we have the ability to go ahead to reach these goals. We are in the position World TRANSITION (Continued from page 15) now of the captain of a vessel who has} napolis, Ind.; Mrs. Mary Cobb, Indi-| ference, which is just two weeks received sailing orders. He knows where anapolis, Ind.; E. H. Dansby, Treas. | hence. he is to go, he wants to go there, but St. Peters A.M.E. Church, Deca-}] Bishop Gregg, left Des Moines by he will not set out, if he is wise, until] tur, Ill.; Decatur Branch N.A.C.P.,} airplane in order that he might be Decatur, Ill.; Rev. Russell Brown,|present and open his Annual Confer- Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. A, J.|ence in Windsor, Ontario, Wednesday Slaughter, Decatur, Ill.; Rev. and] morning. Mrs. K. J. Siddall, Springfield, Ill. ; will make the trip a success. Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Henderson, The Juniors will discover and supply| Indianapolis, Ind.; Rey. and Mrs. various means of equipping themselves}T. B. Stovall, Minneapolis, Minn. ; , the journey and striving to reach the goals. he has examined his ship to find out if it is seaworthy, checked up on his crew to determine its size and experience, and found all the other details that DEATH , 6 The funeral of Mrs. T. Ivy was The Juniors Taking Part With guidance from the superin- tendent and the leader, the boys and ls may prepare in advance a great many helpful comments on the society accomplishments, the following being samples :) é |. The organization of our society is like the crew on a vessel. We can- not get anywhere if we do not have a captain (president), a first mate (vice- president), and other persons on whom may depend. _ Committees, too, are necessary, each to take a share in some art of the goals to be reached. 2, No society can ever reach any vorth-while goals without prayer. All church work and all Christian Endea- vor interesting partnership in spiritual things. 3. Another important part in reach- ing our goals is that we all work to- gether. When we are trying to in- crease church. attendance we must all work at it, and not only some of us Taise missionary money and some pro- mote peace reading. Our trying for goals must be otderly and must claim all of us at once, each member doin his share. i 4. Tt will help us if,we can see some Signs of progress. A chart on the wall, or a diagram on the blackboard, with Some sort of mark made to show each Week’s growth or record, will be an encouragement to us. Questions to Be Answered |. Patl said that he was not the kind of fighter that would beat the “lr. How would you apply that to activity in a Junior society? 2. What is the value of working to reach a goal? Watch This Space WE HAVE RENTED THIS SPACE FROM THE MANAGER OF THE BOOK CONCERN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS... .. FROM TIME TO TIME AN- NOUNCEMENTS WILL APPEAR HERE, TELLING OF THE ‘TIME AND PLACE WHERE WE ARE HOLDING REVIVALS OR CON- DUCTING SPECIAL SERVICES..... ALSO, SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCE- ‘MENTS TOUCHING OUR ACTIVI- ‘TIES IN WORKING OUT A PRO- ‘GRAM OF “CHURCH EXTENSION ‘AND EVANGELISM” WITH SECT. . HEMMINGWAY, WILL APPEAR IN THIS SPACE ...... SEND ALL MAIL ‘FOR ME TO THIS ADDRESS-716 So. 19th St. Philadelphia, Pa. N. H. JELTZ, District Evangelist (1st. Dist.) and special Church Extension Agent. EVANGELIST is an Daily Verses. oe , ‘ M., Sept. 5. Getting spiritual power. A $ John 20:21, 22. " Sept. 6. How to run and win. . Heb, 12;1, 2, Ss \ Left PAGE SEVEN — f held at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Sandersville, Ga., June 25. Sister Ivy’s death was unexpected, she died from a stroke of paralysis. Wednesday, June 22nd about 9 p.m., and died within “4 hours, was a great church worker. her church and devotion to God first in all things. who knew her. of St. Paul, Sandersville, Ga. preached the funeral sermon. She was stricken Sister Ivy She put She was loved by all Dr. Lee, the pastor to mourn their loss, one sister and her husband, Rev. T. T. Ivy and a host of friends. laid to’ rest at Macon, Ga. Her remains were Rev. H. J. 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PHONE; GER. 0585 Stimulate Enthusiasm ===== DSC09230.JPG ===== « PAGE EIGHT 1S THE RELIGION OF JESUS of his oracles, CHRIST THE SAME TODAY AS were carried into Egyp IT WAS IN THE DAYS OF JESUS were to be evilly treated for four hun- dred and fifty years after which time he appointed Moses and Aaron to be fter| phasized godly sorrow for sin turning his wonderful | away from the deeds of the old man, CHRIST UPON EARTH? Continued from page 1) the Leaders of his people who a THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER commendments they |of his sins and t t where they] Jesus Christ and the don of his sins and his adoption into the heavenly family, repentance em- —- God had manifested : Luke 12:19-20 record: this truth powers in the Land of Egypt brought | mortified and crucified and becoming {1 will to my soul, soul thou them out and after leading them for|conscious of being a new creature in ast laid up for many forty years in the wilderness until all} Christ Jeius, and when Christ began e ake thine ease, drink and be who came out of Egypt except Caleb| his ministry his text also was “Repent er and Joshua died because of their dis-} ¥¢ for the kingdom of heaven is at ee him, thou fool obedience, brought them into the] hand,” reemphasizing the doctrine of be required of of Canaan land flowing with] repentance as preached by John, show- a those things and honey, God informed Moses| ing the only way to the Father was in = vided “here ac- how to build the tabernacle and the|and through by him and not through both quota~ Ark of the Covenant and through cere-|any form of eternal sacrifices, Christ's Suke” which mor laws to worship their God. |coming was the rehabilitation of the se va) soul, prin- These © peace offerings, sin offer-| Jewish Church on a higher, broader . ings, tresspass offerings, all of which|and sounder basis rendering salvation 10 “Ane went down and when properly observed kept the peo-}| a personal affair, no earthly Priest to. + and embracing him said ple in harmony with their God and| intercede to God for any one but opened urselves for his life is in thus God blessed them, but these}? way whereby every creature could modes of worship were external only,| approach his God, pleading the merits f my servant such worship as was visible to their}of the blood of Jesus and have his m ave che beloved in eyes, so much so that God on one oc-| name written upon the Lamb’s book . well pleased asion said “These people honoreth me | Of life. 1 put rit upon him and with their lips but their hearts are far| There are too many to-day laying 1 1 rent Gen- me.” The Apostle Paul in his} stress on belief only and yet belief to fere we ha yor Si to the Hebrews said “For the] Obtain salvation is necessary because euma 1 3 oul and g a shadow of the good things | the scriptures tell us He that cometh rit > and not the very image of the} to God must believe that he is and that innamon, and rankincense er nad horses ouls of and Kes ysed for where e sound omett and me born ve have Pneuma nenumatos meaning he wind n the 0 “Fea when he had Ided up the s Pneuma f man, life ns and compar-| Preuma have the are nterchangeably used at the Paul who used the expres- ssaloniang peace sanc- nally and | pray God your and be pre ed blameless unto the coming of either used the influence of wecian learning in the schools of ir Lord Jeans Christ” was emphasis. or wa with those sacrifices can ney ffered year by year con- the comers thereunto ally make | perfect? 1 those sacrifices there is a re- membrance again made of sins every year. For 8 not possible that the blood ulls and of goats should take away or ins All of this was the figure for the time en present that could not make him that did the perfect as per- the conscience, these extern- service taining al sa he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, also believe on the Lord Je- suse Christ and thou shalt be saved, but belief perse is not sufficient. There For then would they not have ceased] is more involved than mere belief it- ffered because that the wor-| self, because you cannot repent of once purged should have had| your sins unless you believe that some © conscience of sins one exists to whom you must repent and in this is involved the necessity of prayer that we may approach a throne of grace and lay our sins at the feet of Jesus and plead for his mercy and as a result we become conscious of the power of prayer and realize that our sins are forgiven. Read the prayer of Solomon at the dedication of the temple and see its power when the peo- ple of God wherever they were, turned hrough the blood of} who shall turn it. ie mercy of God] The power of prayer’ is evident in come into a full realization of the par-| the wrestling of Jacob with the ange! the rational soul] #s to s did not reach the heart so| their faces toward Jerusalem. Read the make a new creature out of the| Prayer of Daniel for the sins of his oid man but the law saith Paul was the| People which caused them to go into $ hoolmaster of the people to bring captivity for seventy years, read the them to Christ whose atoning blood| Prayer of Hannah at Shiloh when the was sufficient to purge the heart of its] High Priest thought that she A was sins of of man therefore according to prop-| son that she lent to the Lord in the hecy and the will of God Jesus Christ] Person of Samuel the prophet and last sent into the world that man might | but not least read the prayer of Jesus not only know how to approach God’s| Christ in the seventeenth chapter of throne of grace but also how to be say-| John especially the words, “That they ed frm his sins and become an heir| all may be one as thou Father art in with Jesus Christ me and I in thee that they also may be Under: the new dispensation there} one in us that the world may believe was wi arsus which he carried over into his fate af conversion Paw 4 th aul used the word spirit in the Romans, the Greek The itself onr spirit that we eighth chapter of word is Prewma spirit heareth witnesa with are the children chapter vf God” and in this the ried whether it refers entire word Pheuma is to the spirit of God of man so we come to the cone ‘ston since Paul osed both words in only one verse of all his writings that he himself was a Dichotamist beleving | the two parts ef man body and spirit so that when the spirit or soul is| converted the body becomes a fit teme| ple for the indwelling of the Holy | trheoat Crew chose Abraham the progenitor | of a race who was to j for his own sins and the sing of the | Isaiah saith.” a radical change from the old man| that thou hast sent me.” It has been with his old needs. A man was born] tineteen hundred and thirty eight who was named John who became the| years since our Lord uttered this forerunner of Jesus Christ, Preparing a, Prayer but behold its power working people for the coming of Jesus Christ] and permeating the hearts of men until who would take away the sins of the| to-day we see the unification of the world and as he went forth to preach| Methodist Episcopal Church, the his text was “repent ye for the king-| Methodist Episcopal Church, South dom of heavew is at hand.” This doc-| and the Protestant Methodist Church trine was peculiar and directly the op-| and the Bishops Council will assemble posite of what the people had been| here with the Bishops of the A.M.E. be It fell with strangeness upon Zion Church and others for the pur- © cars of those who heard it and yet| pose of the unification of all Negro mit accepted it and looked for the| Methodist. How wonderful how trans- a of the saviour of the world, | cending, how sublime is the power of No longer outward sacrifices, the slay-| Prayer even though the fulfillment is on of lambs and bullocks and the High | delayed for many years and this pray- riest making a tonement once a year|til all Christians shall be one, as For the Lor People. no mass harmony with God hut | hath purposed and who alt simaesa be the repository rach and every individual must repent! it and his hand is stretched out and THURSDAY, SEPTEMB of God and well has the sacred poe expressed it: As Jacob did in days of old So will my soul do now; Wrestle and on my Jesus hold, Nor will I let the go. : © I come encouraged by thy word That mercy thou wilt show; Except thou bless me blessed Lord I will not let thee go. si & I come to ask forgiveness free Though I have been thy foe; Except thou grant it Lord to me I will not let thee go. I come to open all my wounds My sorrows and my woe; Except thy healing grace abounds T ‘will not let thee go. I come to tell thee all my fears And conflicts here below; Except thy mercy Lord appears I will not let thee go. I come to ask for all thy love And all thou’ canst bestow; Except these blessings Lord I prove I will not let thee go. Belief, repentance and prayer stand out as momentous requirements in the life of both saints and sinners. Look at our condition without sufficient power to save ourselves and we can see that God’s great love from Cal- vary’s heights transcends the highest and sublimest human thought and in its light appears our helpless state and the sacred poet lifts his voice and sings: Plunged in a gulf of dark despair We wretched sinners lay; Without one cheering beam of hope Or spark of glimmering day. With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw and O, amazing love He ran to our relief. through repentance on the part| drunk and its power in the gifts of a]. Down from the shining courts above With joyful haste he fled: Entered the grave in mortal flesh And dwelt among the dead. O for this love let rocks and hills There lasting silence break; And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour’s praises speak. All the cardinal points of religion are embraced in the value and virtue of faith, the Apostle Paul says, That faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, the word substance means the gist, the reality of a thing but this is the derived meaning and does not give the true significance of the expression of St. Paul. The Greek for substance is Hupostasis composed of two words Hupo which means under and histemi which means to place, so originally the word substance means placed under, that is a basis or a foundation. The Latin word for substance is Sunstantia. sub with the accusative or ablative meaning under the statuo meaning to build or place so that from either ER 8 1938 oe THE CHRISTIA Greek oF Latin the idea is the same a} it slowly, frequently, prayerfully. It or foundation. Therefore I con-|is a mine of wealth, a paradise of hat faith is the basis or foun-] glory, a river of pleasure. It is given on which we stand and appro-} you in life, will be opened in judge- o ourselves the grandeur and | ment, and be remembered forever. It of the unseen world and in involves the highest responsibility, will wnis. appropriation lives the evidence} record the greatest labors and will of things mot seen, condemn, all who. trifle with its sacred In St. Mark tenth chapter, we have] contents.” the case of a young man who came} From this book comes repentance running to Jesus, he seemed to have| with a clarion yoice and he who fails been anxious to meet Jesus, doubtless] to preach Tepentance fails to show had heard Jesus before this’ time} what the religion of Jesus Christ de- mands from all mankind. Is the relig- jay and as he came to Jesus the recog-}ion of Jesus Christ the same to-day nize him as Lord and Master by kneel-] as it was when Christ was upon earth? to him and said “Good Master| There is no difference. Its doctrines what shall I do that I may inherit and requirements are the same for], sternal life?. and Jesus said unto him] while we are in a changing world, the why callest thou me good, there is religion and its doctrines as taught none good but one that is God? Thou} by Jesus Christ are unchangeable and :nowest the commandments do not|yet this question must ever meet us kill, do not steal, do not bear false wit-| when we consider the innovations that ness, defraud not, honor thy father}are being brought into the gospel to ind thy mother, the young man an- suit the ideas of people who believe vered and said unto him, Mastor all] there is no God and who believe that these have I kept my youth,” Jesus] their education, wealth and position in did not ask the young man how rich] society do not warrent that they he was for he had great wealth, he did| should surrender their desires and re- not ask him about his position in so-] pent for what they do that is wrong cicty or what exalted office he filled| but that the gospel must bend to fit but looking at him Jesus loved him and| their condition. basis clude t dation priate t peauly he ind his anxiety caused him not to de- ing ak z Th is in. thi Ha 9:30 A. M. . Church School aid unto him “One thing thou lackest, ere is in this country to-day two} 1) 4) su. Morning Worship xo thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast | schools of religious science patterned 6:45 P. M ; Allen League ind give to’ the poor and thou shalt after the-two schools of secular science. 2-00 P.M. ening Worship ave treasure in heaven and come, take| That is one school believes that there | 1p thy cross and follow me. Now|is no such thing as repentance but | Jesus did not mean for the young man| that a person is all sufficient of him- to dispose of all his wealth and become | self to save himself and that by con- a poor man so far as this world’s| stant watch over himself he can grow goods were concerned but Jesus saw] and develop a spiritual life, this doc- that his heart was upon his wealth and| trine discards the Bible in its entirety worldly things. These he must sell|and does not depend on God to work and get-rid of the world and worldly] his will and pleasuge in our lives. If things. In other words what both|man of himself can accomplish this john and Jesus had preached, repent,|then Jesus Christ came into the world forsake the world and its enticements| in vain and all his teachings, his death and in so doing this as a Christian he| and resurrection were to no purpose vould give to the poor, take up his cross | but on the other hand the other school and follow Jesus Christ. There can be| teaches there can be no spiritual life ae N RECORDER Where To Go 6 9 11 7 REV. W., W. JACOBS 9-30-AS Mere Sunday School 11:00 A. M. ...... Morning Worship 6:30 P. M. ...... A. C. E. League 82000 RM eee. Evening Worship Class and Prayer Meeting Every MT. PISGAH A.M.E. CHURCH 8:00 P.M.—Evening Service 8:30 P.M.—-Friday PAGE poe To Church Rey. Herman F. Tyree, Pastor Friday Evening at 830 P. M. Rev. E. K. Nichols, Pastor Locust St. above 40th de 00 A.M.—Prayer Band :30 A.M.—Church School :00 A.M.—Prayer & Praise Service :00 A.M.—Morning Service :00 P.M.—Christian Endeavor evening prayer and class me€ting. Rey. M. W. Thornton, Pastor WARD A. M. E. CHURCH 46th & Aspen Streets Philadelphia, Pa. . 6:30 A. M—Early Prayer Service MT. ZION A. M. E. CHURCH 11:00 A. M.—Morning Service Willow and Wood Streets 1:30 P. M—Sunday School Norristown, Pa. 8:00 P.. M—Evening Service 8:00 P. M—Every Friday—Class and ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH New York and Arctic Avenues } Atlantic City,N J. REV. M. M. WARD, Pastor 100. SA ee Mies cas sae it ac Preaching 1:30 P. M . Sunday School 30 Ey. DA ceils A. C. E. League 8:15 P. M. . Preaching METROPOLITAN A.M.E. CHURCH 20th and Fitzwater Streets Rev. J. H. Slade, Pastor no Christian religion without repent- without the touch of antecedent spir-| 9.39 4 \f,.—Sunday School ance and this applies to the high and|itual life and this conforms to the}1).99 A. M.- -Morning Servite the low, the learned and the unlearned,| teaching of St. John “That he that} ¢.39 p. \{.—A. C. E. League the king and the President in short—| hath the son hath life and he that] g\99 p. M.—Evening Service every creature that breathes the breath| hath not the son hath not life.” of life. i There was a time when men wor-| guard to withstand any doctrine other- shiped idols, the sun, moon and stars wise than that taught by Jesus Christ. but the Apostle Paul said “and the | What we need is what has been called times of this ignorance God winked|the old fashioned religion when men at but now commandeth all men every-| 2gonized over their sins and came where to repent.” : into a full and real knowledge of a The gospel is not hard to preach, the | Change from the old man with his old of thine eyes which thou shalt see Bible says “All we like sheep have gone deeds to the new creature in Christ astray,” what is the remedy? “Behold | Jesus. We sometime laugh at the Lamb of God that taketh away the|0ld people in telling their experience | Jesus Christ upon earth. ; in getting religion, when they said their] a changing world but the gospel is the sins were so heavy when it was day|one and only thing that can stabilize One writer says, “The Bible con-| they wished it was night and when it human life amid its persecutions, hard- sins of the world.” The Bible con- tains this simple message. fains the mind of God, the state of | Was night they wished it was day, not man, the way oe salvation, the doom only was this real to them and it was of sinners and the happiness of be-| not a mere expression to describe their lievers, its doctrines are holy, its pre-| feelings but they are the words of the cepts are binding, its histories are true,| Holy Bible to sustain them in telling ands its decisions are immutable, thad their sinful condition. Turn to Deute- it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and|ronomy 28:66-67, God told the Jews Practice it to be holy, it contains ‘Tight when scattered among the nations of 'o direct, food to support you, it is|the earth that their life shall hang in the travelers map, the’ pilgrims staff,| doubt before thee and thou shalt fear the soldier’s sword, and the Christian day and night and shall have none as- charter. Here paradise is restored,| Sutance of their life. heaven opened, and the gates of hell In the morning thou shalt say disclosed, Christ is its grand subject,| Would God it were even and at even ur good its design, and the glory of thpu shalt say would God it were morn- God its end. Tt should fill the memory, ing for the fear of thine heart wherc- tule the heart, and rule the feet. Read with thou shalt fear and for the sight! Rt ae a 5 As ministers we must be on our! sy. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH 57th & Summer Streets Philadelphia, Pa. Prayer Meeting. BETHEL A. M. E, CHURCH Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr. Pa. Rey. J. L. Brown, Pastor 1:00 A. M—Morning Service 1:30 P. M.—Sunday School 6:30 P. M.—Allen Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M.—Evening Service 8:30 P. M—Prayer and Class Meeting Every Wednesday Evening. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Wood St., Bristol, Pa. Services: 9:45 A. M.—Sunday School— 11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship 7:00 P. M—Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M—Evening Worship Union Quarterly meetings every first Sunday of July, Octoher, January and April. Official Board meeting every Monday night. Prayer meeting Wednesday night Rey. A. Norman Clark. Pastor the} day to repent as it did in the days of The gospel of Jesus requires men to- We are in ships and trials. The gospel must be preached with the same power that Peter preached it upon the day of Pentecost when the people picked in their hearts said unto Peter and the rest of the Apostle “Men and brethren what shall we do?” And Peter said unto them, “Repent and be baptized eyery one of you in the name of Je- suse Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Such gospel and such only will save the world and lift men and ask for the old paths where is the good way, and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls.” THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE The Electorial College of Virginia A.M.E. Conference elected the fol- lowing delegates to represent at the General Conference 1940, Detroit, Mich: Mr. William Thorogood, veteran member of St. John A.M.E. Church, Norfolk, Va.; C. W. Traynham, of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Roanoke, Va.; and Atty. Thomas H. Reid, of to the fullness of the stature of Jesus Christ. I conclude in the words of Jeremiah the Prophet: “Thus saith the Lord stand ye in the ways and see, Emanuel A.M.E. Church, Ports- mouth, Cc. W. Traynham ===== DSC09231.JPG ===== PAGE TEN THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ee ee ee ee eee ert LOOK! EXTRAORDINARY VALUE HYMNAL and DISCIPLINE TOGETHER $1.50 Music and Hymnal $.90 Discipline A $2.40. Value Both For $2.00 Both volumes beautifully and securely bound in Semi Morocce and Stamped in Gold. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO DAY. WE PAY POSTAGE, A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN Philadelphia, 716 S. 19th Street Penna a eee ea eee ———— KINgsley s76 ROOMS $1.50 UP PER DAY FOR QUIETNESS AND GOOD FOOD COME TO THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE . Li x “Exclusive But Not Expensive” SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 25 CENTS | | | FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) L. J. WATERS, Proprietor 14338 LOMBARD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. * MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA ate Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President Courses leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home mica, and Music, Science, Econo- ——000——_ Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Member of Association of American Colleges. -—000——. For farther information write to the President, W A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. aeeeeeneaeenpeteenneneeee a ly Milwaukee Teachers College are as follows: e 1. Possession of a love of human na- ture and a desire to promote its welfare. (‘No one who is not en- dued with this cencept has any From Other Papers CHRISTIAN RECORDER business in any teaching posj- PRAISES FATHER DIVINE tion.”) ; 2. The ability to think problemati- . —— cally. (“Most of the current ills H : of democracy are due to the in- PHILADELPHIA—(C)—In an edi- ability of its citizens to think prob. torial, “The Divine’s Movement,” The lematically on social conditions.”) Christian Recorder, oldest Negro pub-13 The ability to organize intellecual lication America, Dr. George A. materials. (“No mind, not even ' | Singleton, editor, said on Thursday: that of a college sophomore, enjoys | | “Within two consecutive days the in- running in circles.”) | | fluential New York Times has given 4. Understanding of the minds to be t |9314 inches of space to the Father Di- taught. (“The best teaching being done in American schools today is being done in the nursery school.”) Understanding of the skills and techniques of teaching. (“Teach- ing is a profession and not a job.”) Possession of a general education. (“The teacher of physics who fails to go beyond into the field of meta- physics is missing the best oppor- in Movement Father Divine's theology may be faulty, but his eco- nomic may not be tabled without dis-|5_ | He believes in economic { self-sufficiency, industry and thrift, | honesty and high level of moralty. He vine cussion believes in one race, the human race. |¢_ Color is no criterion of membership. Father Divine believes in peace. He is a prophet of a new day and is show- ing some old, hide-bound, pharisaical tunity.”) Christian denominations their, sins...”17. Evidence of a capacity for citizen- The Recorder is the official organ of ship in terms of performance. the A.M.E. Church. (“Colleges need teachers who will teach the realistic failures about American democracy as well as its perfections.”* Possession of a critical attitude to discern social and _ professional needs and the courage to state them. (“No college president who merely receives the reports of com- mittees and counsels with heads of departments * * * can preen him- EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP 8. The average person needs eight hours of sleep every night. The body accumulates poisonous waste’ products during its waking hours which only self on the practice of demo- during sleep can be eliminated more cracy.”) rapidly than they are produced. More sleep is needed in winter than in sum+ mer because the body gets less sun- shine, less outdoor air and exercise. | WHAT MAKES A LYNCHING? Many cases of tuberculosis, pneumonia | MAGAZINE AUTHOR TELLS HOW and nervous exhaustion are caused by insufficient sleep. New York, Aug. 12.—What makes a lynching possible? The question is answered effectively by George. Leigh- ton in the second and final installment of his story of an American city, Oma- ha, Nebraska, appearing in the current issue of Harpers magazine. AVOID TOOTHACHE | | \ ' Many persons believe that there is no sense in going to the dentist if the} In a straightforward and moving teeth do’ not hurt. account of the forces behind the. rise If a tooth aches it usually means and fall and later lame attempt at a that decay has petietrated far into the| comeback of this mid-western rail- tooth and that the acid formed by bac-| road center since the eighteen-nine- terial fermentation is causing a chem- ties, Leighton includes an account of ical irritation of the netve. In such the lynching of Will Brown a packing- cases more skill is reqttired to place| house worker in Omaha snes the a filling and thé filling is less perma-j latter part of ‘September, 1919, for an nent than if the cavity had been dis- alleged attack on Agnes Lobeck, a covered earlier. n ! Periodic visits to the dentist will forestall many a toothaché. It’ is poor policy to wait for an aching tooth ‘to drive one to the dentist. Prevention is by far the wisest plan to adopt.— Hygeia. white woman. Carefully, He builds up the back- ground of this case, showing the po- litical corruption that included control of organized vice, the part played by SESAAARER EEBIAIBABABA Sod , WINSTON-INTERNATIONAL / SUNDAY SCHOOL, ? SELF -PRONOUNCING Contain x prepared He to SAYS GOOD TEACHER — LOVES HUMAN NATURE Dr. Baker Calls This Essential ‘eo Success in College Field : Qualities of a good college teacher f listed last week by President Baker of vee TTs <o-called respectable” business men of the town, railroad jbarons, the giant ytilities with _ their headquarters in the East, the monopolistic: meatpack- ors, With their imal offices in Chieage. \ll these forces, aided by the Ottiaha BEE pushed a press campaign of dander. against Negroes, acctising them Of attacking whites, that, culmi- nated in the lynching of Brown and the Mayor of the town, Leighton says in his article, { t * Leighton takes it cleat that it is not racial hatred, but the desire fot fat profits, built up on the backs of prostitutes and sweat-shop labor, and the crushing of organized labor through organized corrupt politicians that ac- counted for the lynching of Will Brown back in 1919, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HONORS J, W. JOHNSON New York, Aug. 12.—Arthur B. ingatn, vicé president of the Na- tional Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People, was the prin- cipal speaker at a memorial service in of James Weldon Johnson, famed poet and onetime secretary of the Association, held in Columbia Uni- versity’s Horace Mann Auditorium, Sp honor here, August 3, Others on the program were: Dr. \elville Charlton, organist? Jessie Fauset Harris, Dorothy Mainor, the singer; and the Rev. William Lloyd ‘ames. The memorial program was sponsored by the Summer students and faculty of Columbia. ALEXANDRIA, LA. The Third ‘Quarterly Conference of Bethel A.M.E. Church, was held luly 24-25 with the Presiding Elder, Rev. P. W. Baptiste presiding. The Presiding. Elder preached two inspir- ing sermons. At 11:00 oclock from ‘cach all nations baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Subject: “Christian Doctrine of. the gospel of Jesus Christ or the method of carrying ‘ut the principles and teachings of Jesus Christ.” At 7:30 P. M. Acts '26 “And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night ‘ers, bound with chains, and the keep- ‘ts before the door kept the prison,” bject, “An unrealized power.” At 8:00 o'clock Monday evening a large number of officers and members ‘ere present at the business session of the Conference, each auxiliary read its ‘eport, which was very good. Since the last Quarterly Conference death has visited our ranks and took our Pastor, Rev, J. E. Crowe. Rev. E. » Foreman appointed pastor, played his part in the quarterly conference. © are pleased to have. Rey. Fore- ™an and feel that under his leadership ‘ve are assured of success. At the Matt. 28:19-20, “Go ye therefore, and} Peter was sleeping between two sold-| t t ‘ close of the quarterly conference, we were able to pay our P. E. in full $40, which made the pasto- feel en- couraged; total finance raised for this quarter $461.83. i ? Migs Attia V. Veal ALLEN CHAPEL A M E CHURCH ‘ Woodville, Mississippi ‘= sy The third quarterly conference of Allen. Chapel, was held Sunday, July 31, with Dr. S. S. Stephen, Presiding Elder, and Rev. W. R. F. Potter, Bastor: The devotional exeteises were con- ducted by the pastor, Rev. W. R. F. Potter. The Presidiig Elder, Rev. S. S. Stephen preached a soul stirring sermon to a large and appreciative audi- encé with a large number of visitors from out sistet churches in the com- imiinity presetit. Music was furnished by the Allen Chapel Church choir. The Pastor and mettibers were de- lighted to have Rev. Saunders, of Washington, Mississippi with us, who assisted our Presiding Elder, Rev. S- S. Stephen wth the services. The reports of the quarterly confer- ence showed that 13 members had been received into full membership, one baptized. Stewards—$111.99, Sunday School $34.41, Trustees $52.00, Mis- sionaty Society $1.30, Stewardess $1.55, A.C. E. League $4.99: Total $206.24 and the Presiding Elder was paid in full, $25.00. : The Conference was very successful, and closed in a blaze of joy, looking forward to the Sunday School Conven- tion, which will convene with Hope- well A. M. E. Church at Hopewell, Mississippi, August 17-21, and the Mam- moth Home-Coming-Week and Pil- grimage of Mississippi and Louisiana African Methodist, which is to be held in Historic Zion Chapel A. M. E. Church, Natchez, Mississippi, August 23-28. DR. S. S. STEPHEN, Presiding Elder REV. W. R. F. ROTTER, Pastor I. M. SWEENEY CLARKSDALE, MISS. __THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER and faithful All the pastors of the Greater Clarks- dale District were present, with good reports, quite un increase over fast year. The Holy Communion was given to a large crowd. The spiritual tide ran very high. The finance was good. We have 4 loyal set of ministers on this Distriet. They all seemed to have tartied at Jeriisalem until they were endorsed with the Holy Spirit, All the sermons were fine. The Mission- ary ladies also had a very profitable and pleasant meeting on Saturday. Mrs, J. E. Williams, District Presi- detit; presiding. 5 The entertainment of the Confer- ence was all that could have been ex- pected! Too much praise and com- mendation cannot be giyen the Rey. F. R. C. Durden for his consecrated leadership and untiring labor in building up this. great Dist. (Mrs.) L, E. A. Watson WHITE SPRINGS, FLA. New Bethel A.M.E. Church \ The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society, of the Lake City District met at New Bethel A.M.E. Church Thursday, at 12:00, with Dr. T. D. Tyson in chair. Sermon deliver- ed by Rey. E. J. Madison, the P. E. then presented Mrs. Tyson, who pre- sided in a very dignified manner, At 4:00 service conducted by Rev. D. E. Am PAGE ELEVEN Rev. J. McClain, pastor of Atox A. M. E. Church, Dawson, Ga. was also present, who preached Thursday nite, which was enjoyed by all. The ser- mon was full of sourid reason and wholesome advice to all who heard it. The convention had the honor of hay- ing our beloved Bishop present, the Rev. W. A, Fountain, Sr. as he/ came in all stood asid sang “Praise God From Whom All Blessings _ Flow.” Then the P. E.’of Donalsonville Dis- trict presented him as speaker of the hour, During fis masterly address, the bishop touched upon the vital issues affecting they church and race. This message was quite essential to both ministers and laymen. He gave facts and figures showing the condition of Morris Brown when he came hese and how if now stands. May say, “Long five our beloved Bishop.” The spiritual and financial condi- tions. were good. We as coworkers on the Donalsonville District can know no failure while under the leadership of our beloyed P. E Dr. DD.) W Fannie Powell we sie De Morman eS ee ee THE NEW TESTAMENT | A Translation in the Language of % the People By Charles B. Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Greek, Union University Anderson. At 8:30 the choir led. in, singing “Holy,” service conducted by the pastor, Rev. J, A. Porter. The P. E. presented: Rev. D. Maynor to preach. Rey. Maynor preached a soul stirring sermon, which was enjoyed by all. The spirit ran very high at. this service. At the close of the Missionary meet- ing the Presiding Elder held his third quarterly conference, the pastor had everything so well arranged that the quarter was held in 15 minutes. $168.00 was raised during quarter. The P. E. was very much pleased with same —success of New Bethel, under the leadership of Rev. J. A. Porter. A very nice dinner was served at the home of Mrs. L.“B. Jackson, the P. E. and -wife were the dinner guests of Mrs. Ollie Whitehurst. Rev. E. Jt Madison reported a very fine dinner at The Greater Clarksdale District] Mt- and Mrs. King Williams. Conference, of the Northwest Missis- Mrs. Mary Lee sippi Conference convened with the Mitchell - Chapel A.M.E. Church, = eR Clarksdale, Mississippi, April 21-24. The session of the District Confer- ence just held was one of the most harmonious and constructive assem- blies of many years. The Conference took a forward step in its plans to do better work. And SAFFOLD, GA. Bethel A.M.E. Church, of the Don- alsonyille District, just closed its S. S. Convention. Rey. D. W. Morman, our splendid P. E., presided; hymn lined under No. 113 C.M. Prayer was of- also the resolution to concentrate its educational effort in its one outstanding school, Campbell College. The high notes of the Conference was the ad- dress of Dr. F. R. C. Durden. The BISHOPS YET UNCROWNED H. Man whom men are anxious to fol- low his lead, he is known as a leader of men. Dr. Durden has few equals, he helps the people in all walks of life, - es ae a 28 fered by Bro. Clinton Moses. Rev. Brazel led in singing “No Not One.” The P. E. then gave the convention some very interesting instruction, ex- cellent reports from all departments of the church were received, had as visitors: Rev. A. H. Edge, P. E. of Rome District; Mrs. Macie D. Moore of South Fla.; Rev. Powell, Ala: Bro. W. F. Powell, Bro. A. C. Long, Sister A. Wheeler, Miss A. White, This translator brings to the worthy task of translating the New Testament into the ordinary language of contemporary Amer- ica, a. thorough scholarship and rich experience in his subject. A professor of Greek for over thirty years, he has spent twenty years in the completion of this work. This translation is based on the Westcott and Hort Greek Text, which is recognized as the au- thoritative text throughout the English speaking world. Where there have been conflicts in the Greek texts, the Vatican Manu- script, generally conceded to be the oldest and best, has been fol- lowed. Attempting to convey the ex- act thought of the Greeks, rather than to translate its single words. Dr. Williams has also added explanatory notes at the beginning of each book, and foot- notes, to ‘further clarify the meaning. In reading this book it brings the event before you so plainly until it seems like you were pres- ent at the very happening itself. It makes the Scriptures more clearly understood. This book is recommended for the Study Course of the ministers who are applying for membership in the Annual Conference. It may be bought at the A. M. E. Book Concern, 716 South 19th ' Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The ’ price is $2.50 post paid. ===== DSC09232.JPG ===== PAGE TV/ELVE Notices ARR HH WILLIAMS AH W CALENDAR Sept. 7—Northwestern Conference— Davenport, Iowa, Rev. J. W- Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets Bishop John A. Gregg 7 — California Conference— Sanfrancisco, Calif. 1207 Powell Rev. X. C. Runyon, pas- tor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 14—Southern California Confer- Street ence—Los Angeles, Calif. 1277 West 25th Street, Rev. H. M. Collins, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 14—West Virginia Confer- ence—Williamson, West. Va- Rev. Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. (ed Ransom, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- Of Annual Conferences of the Sth sociate Episcopal District 21—Colorado Conference—Colo- Bishop Nosh W. Williams. Presiding rado Springs, Colo., 230 So. Wah- catch Street. Rev. M. C. Knight, Sept. 7—Californin Conference — San pastor. Bishop Noah Wy. Wit- Franciseo, Calif 1207 Powell tems Street. Rev. X. C. Runyon, pas- 21—Chicago Conference—Chi- tor. Bishop Noah W. Williams cago, Illinois, Rev. B. H. Lucas, Sept. 14—Southern California Confer- 3825 Dearborn Street, 4211 Calu- ence—Los Angeles. Calif., 1277 met Street. Bishop John A West 25th Street, Rev. H. M Gregg Collins, pastor, Bishop Noah W. | October $—Illinois Conference—Spring- Williams. field, Ill., Rev. K. J. Siddall, 415 Sept. 21—Colorado Conference — Col | North 14th Street. Bishop John orado Springs, Colo. 230 S. A. Gregg Washatch Street, Rev, M. C!| 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- Knight, pastor. Bishop Noah W. leston, S. C., Morris Brown Williams Church, RK. I. Lemon, Pastor, Oct. S—Nebraska Conference—Leven- 194 St. Phillips St. Bishop J. S. worth, Kansas, 409 Kiown Street, Flipper Rev. G. W. Reid, pastor, Bishop 21—Pittsburg Conference — Noah W. Williams shington, Penna. Rev. E. L. Oct. 12-—Kansas Conference Fort Liggins, Pastor, Bishop R. C Sott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd Ransom, Bishop \M. H. Davis, As- Street, Rev. R. S. Everett, pas- sociate. tor, Bishop Noah W. Williams 26—Mississippi Conference — Oct. 26 North Missouri Conference— Hattiesburg, Miss., Rev. J. A Glascow, Mo., 600 Commerce Thornton, 621 New Orleans Street Street, Rey. J. H. Ward, pastor, Bishop S. L. Greene. Bishop Noah W. Williams 28—Indiana Conference—Evans- Ney 2—South West Missouri Confer- ville, Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr. ence—Kanans City, Mo., Bethel 509 East Gum Street. Bishop Church, 2446 Passeo Street, Rev. John A. Gregg. T. H. Wiseman, pastor, Bishop 28—North Ohio Conference — Noah W. Williams Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R. N. Nelson Nev I16—Mussouri Conference — St Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom Louis, Mo, Wayman Temple, Bishop M. H. Davis, Associate. 4309 Enright Ave, Rev. J. C Mexico and Rio Grade Hicks, pastor, Bishop Nosh W Conference —’Corpus_ Christi, Williams Texas. Rev. J. R. McGee, Pas- tor, Box 774. Bishop George B Ponca Young. 5S—Ohio Conference—Zanes- All perser ontemplating attending ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry- e th Ohio Annual Conference, ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- onvenes Sept 28th to Oct. 2nd Flipper. will kindly notify the pastor of the same, that ample provision can be, PEG PIE EEE ninde tor your coiihdets Friday, August 26th at 12 o'clock noon, REV. R. N. NELSON in the Mt. Vernon Avenue A. M. E. 114 College St. Piqua, Ohio. Church, Cor. Mt. Vernon Avenue and Offic Alternates of the Conference Branches of the eleties A. M burgh, CALLED TO MEET ora antares Delegates and Woman's Mite Missionary So- of the Third Episcopal District E. Church, including the Pitts- the West Virginia, the Oho 2Ist Street, Columbus, Ohio As to your coming, notify Mrs. Es- sie Hamilton, Conference Branch Pres. 138 Davis Avenue, Columbus, Ohio; or Dr. J. H. Arnold, Pastor, 382 Woodland Ave., Columbus, Ohio, Faithfully yours, +| SADIE B. (Mrs. J. C.) ANDERSON 1268 Montezuma St. THE CHRISTIAN R and the North Ohio Annual Confer- ances; you are hereby called to meet , Pittsburgh, Pa. Third Episcopal District President. RT, KEV, Re C. Ransom, Presiding Bishop ECORDER 5—Nebraska Conference — Leavenworth, Kansas, 409 Kiowa Street, Rev. G. W. Ried. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 12—Kansas Conference — Fort Scott, Kansas, 416 West 3rd St.. Rey. R.S. Everett, pastor, Bishop Noah W. Williams. 12—Southwest Georgia Confer- ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel A M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Northwest Texas Conference —Brownwood, Texas. Rev. T. B. Reece, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 19—Americus Georgia Confer- ence—Ellaville, Ga., ‘S. B. Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A- Fountain. 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- way, Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- num, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 19—East Texas | Conference— Marshall, Texas. Rev. A. I. Hen- ley, 402 Boulevard Ave. George B. Young. 19—West Kentucky Conference —Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. E. R Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate. 20—North East Conference— Bishopville, S. C., Rev. A. J. Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 26—Augusta Georgia Conference —Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Foun- tain. Bishop 27 — Columbia Conference —|.. Winnsboro, S. C. Rev. V. A. Janerette, Pastor. Bishop J. S. Flipper. East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn, Rev. T. E. West. Pastor. Bishop Edward J. How- ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. 26—Southwest Texas Conference —Wharton, Texas. Rev. W. E. Thomas, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 26—North Missouri Conference—Glas- cow, Mo., 600 Commerce Street, Rev. J. H. Ward, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 26—South Alabama Conference Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. R. L. Upshaw, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. November 2—North Georgia Confer- ence—Dalton, Ga., Bethel A. M. E. Church, C. W. Peters, Pas- tor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 2—East Mississippi Confer- ence—Laurel, Miss., Rev. Wm. A. Redditte, 514 East 4th Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 2-Texas Conference— Hantsville, Texas. Rev. B. F, Grovey, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9%—Northeast Mississippi Confer- ence—Columbus, Miss., Rev. . W. Williams, 612 South 10th Street, Bishop S, L, Greene, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9—West Texas co trop, Texas, Rev. T. H. Moore, Pastor. Bishop George B, Young, 9—Atlanta Georgia Conference Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.F Church, C. K. Knight, Past, Bishop W. A. Fountain. —West Tennessee Con/-; ence—Greater Bethel, Jac ; Tenn. Rev. C. H. Harden, 1 tor. Bishop Edward J. Howara 10—South Carolina Conference— Walterboro, S. C. Rev. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St, Bishop J. S. Flipper. 16—Central Mississippi Conference —Hollandale, Miss., Rev. T. W. Wise. Bishop S. L. Greene. 23—North Mississippi Conference— Shaw, Miss., Rev. G. F. Griffin. Bishop S. L. Greene. 16—Macon Georgia Conference— Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 16—Northeast Texas Conference —Corsicana, Texas. Rev. H. I. Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. ‘h Street Bishop George B. You: - 17 — Piedmont Confe::--ce Laurens, 7S. Cr Rewer a. Thomas, Pastor, 234 Nort! lina St.. Bishop J. S. Flip: 23—Georgia Conference—S #:: -1)- ja, Ga., St. James, Rev. L 4 Land, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. : —Ohio Conference — 7. -:- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, A=: ciate. ory 30—Northwest Mississippi Conference ..—Sunflower, Miss., Rev. A. Tay lor. Bishop S. L. Greene. 2—South West Missouri Conference—Kansas_ Ctiy, 1’o, Bethel Church, 2446 Paseo Street. Rev. T. H. Wiseman. pastor Bishop Noah~W. Williams. 2—Alabama Conference— Atmore, Alabama, Rev. W. M. Bonner, pastor, P. O. Box 54, Bishop D. H. Sims. 5—South Georgia Conference Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul.A. M. E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, Bishop W. A. Fountain. December 7—North Louisiana Confer- ence—Monroe, Louisiana, Rev. E. D. Wilson, 515 South 10th Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 9—East Alabama Conference— Hurtsboro, Alabama, Rev. J. B- ‘Alexander, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. 14—Central Louisiana Conference ..—Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rev. J. B. Villia, 608 Green Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 16—North Alabama Conference— Birmingham, Alabama, St. Luke Rev. C. D. Hayden, pastor, 2817 21st St. Bishop D. H. Sims. 16—Missouri Conference — St. Louis, Mo., Wayman Temple, 4309 Enright Ave. Rey. J. C. Hicks, pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 23—Central Alabama Conference —Selma, Alabama, Ward Chapel, Rev. A. W. Thomas, pastor, 1017 Lauderdale Street. Bishop D. H. Ensley, Alabama, Mt. Zion, Rev. J. C. Bonner, pastor, 1521 21st Street, Bishop D. H. Sims. 23—North Texas Conference— Dallas, Texas Rev. F. W. Grant, Pastor, 2413 Metropolitan Street. Bishop George B. Young. 24—Central Conference —Man- ning, S. C.; Rev. D. J. Gadsden, Pastor, 213 Rigsby St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 30—Central Texas onference— Austin, Texas. Rey. \. W. Wil- liams. Pastor 1105 E. ith Street. Bishep George B. Young. January 11—Louisiana Conference— New Orleans, La., Union Bethel, Rev. J. M. Brown, 1323 South Liberty Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. BISHOP R. A. GRANT’S SWING AROUND THE FLORIDA CIRCLE By Dean W. G. Alexander BISHOP R. A. GRANT Passing hurriedly from Jacksonville in his rapid moving charger to cover conventions, leagues and church~dedi- cations to bring before forty thousand Alrican Methodists May-Day Balances, State Convention Claims, and the se- curing of bricks for a new $100,000.00 dormitory, Bishop Grant hurried to city-village-town. Pathetic Scenes Touch Ocala & Tampa Whatever was in his mind, the pale horse and his rider halts us at Ocala, the passing of Mrs. Ruth Logan, wife ot Presiding Elder R. B. Logan, re- quired him to delivered the funeral ad- dresses paying a most beautiful tribute to one who had served at the head of the young people for so many years, The address was | | | | | | | | | \ Sims. x ; Certainly there need be no tears as he 30—West Alabama Conference— |™0st eloquently and pathetically pre- | sented this most beautiful life. At Tampa, Bishop Grant paid his re- spects to the late Mr. Cyrus T. Greene, Executive Secretary of the Urban Lea- gue for that city. The outpouring of Tampa represented all Walks and all races testifying to the loss which the entire city sustained in the passing of this leading colored man. One could readily see in the beauty of the ad- dresses where a colored leader has vision, knowledge, initiative and nerve he can readily make a way for his race in any city of Amerca. T. Greene accomplished. At Bradenton The Rey. Dr. Oates at Bradenton, his Sunday School, League and Mis- sionary Workers royally welcomed the Bishop. After his talk about bricks, new girls’ dormitory, Edward Waters College debt, students for B. F. Lee Seminary, donations he proceeded to This, Cyrus for winter coal, take up collection which was royally responded to. In few minutes $37.00 was laid on the table. After the fine sermon by the Presiding Elder and his thrilling clos- ing address by the Bishop, he again returned to Tampa. Tampa Conventions With Dr. C. S. Long, Sr., at Port Tampa, Bishop Grant's presence was hailed with unusual applause. After a very fine introduction $43.00 was collected and the Bishop delivered an address on “Cooperation and Brother- hood.” The address was well received and it is thought that it was a very !fine setting for one of the best meet- ings held by Dr. Long at Port Tampa. St. Petersburg District at Tampa Rey. M. D. Potter, Presiding Elder of this District, had things amply in hand and when the Bishop entered they were leading in several of the great songs of the church. It was a joy to see how the young people responded to the old religious hymns of their mothers and fathers. After remarks by the Bishop, he took the usual col- lection which amounted to $50.00, after which he delivered a very fine and ap- propriate address on “The Demand Not For More Money For The Church But Larger And Systematic Giving.” well received and Ne ce a a a Oe OD WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY | MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE NICE ENVIRONMENTS, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS A Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- woed floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry. Some with garage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. ~ Several stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- come, 4 / ROE a: SET | COTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 : Adams, 5641 Market Street HE CHRISTIAN RECORDER all went away planning to give much more M. largely and more systematically. m. for Stuart, Florida, to Smith. As he entered led by one of the good singers, sang, “The Church Is Moving On.” address of the Bishop was timely—“The Place of Young People and How They] very effective persons. can Be More Influential as Represen-|say here that the music com., Miss A hasty fare-|Paskins, and Miss Copper gave us life wag well was said and the Bishop turned]and light in their songs and song lea- tatives of the Church.” his face toward Miami, Florida. dership. At Miami, with the Rev. S. W. Rev. Mims, the pastor, Conf. Supt. Adair, Presiding Elder of Miami Dis-|and Chr. of the devotions inspired trict, Bethel Church, “Miami, never | everyone. held a more enthusiastic, large and Dr. Sewell, an invited physician, appreciative audience to receive a]gave us a thot which might never leave Bishop than was given Bishop Grant]our minds. upon read, and this occasion. songs rendered, competing choirs agencies, Christian missions, held the boards afternoon and evening. The Bishop’s address on tian open: “Efficient Chris- was indeed an eye department of this Young People,” er. Every district was alive to the task required and the reports were first class. This _ may be true of all the conventions which the Bishop attended. Dean Alexander delivered addresses in all of the conventions associating the Bishop. Personal Courtesies Miami, Ormond, Daytona Beach, St Miami, Ormand, Daytona Beach, St. Augustine, the courtesies extended by Presiding Elders, Pastors and the committee, were extra-ordinary. The was and liam was and Met his thro port Con A tion has come to a close, one which Bishop Grant with congregation at ander was with the Rev. girls’ Presiding Elders and 42,000 more from | the meeting was one of beauty, joy The Bishop hied away next morning at }and Christian Fellowship. eae meet the Convention of the Rey. M.]|same zeal that the composers wrote it. this] Being a great Christian meeting the progressive town and church the people | devotionals were one step ahead of were delighted with his presence and] everything. The | gether with God. Many papers were|proach to Sex. PAGE THIRTEEN — “Being held at Zion A:M.E. Church The league music was sung with the Our Motto: We are working to- The committees that functioned were Thus I might Topic: The Christian Ap- We must not forget the great lecture that was presented by Rey. Slade Three subjects were then presented at various times during the convention The (annual sermon delivered by Rey. J. L. Brown, subject, “The Youth 5 and the Church.”. We must not for- get the chorus of a Hundred voices trained by Mrs. Paskins, rendered the most welcome of music. Intermediate yells and heard for miles around. educational facts accepted. The welcome received by the Pre- siding Elders of the various districts were received on their merits. Helpful classes were organized dur- shouts were Speeches and were thanks of the Bishop gots out to Mr. Dorsey, millionaire real estate man, Jenkins and Dr. and Mrs. Chapman, for extra considerations. The palatial residence of the Rey. Dr./R. B. Brookins and his congenial wife was a veritable home for the Bishop and his part. Great Sunday in West Palm Beach spent the morning Savage and his fine The Bishop at his best and challenged 20 men Rey. Dr Payne. of the great audience to give $5.00 each to the Lord. He closed a happy Dean Alex- A. W. Wil- The service high, spiritual and entertaining from all appearances, African hodism took on a new stride. successful service. s fat Allen 11 a.m. Returning to Jacksonville and look- ing back, the Bishop rightly feels that he will secure 2000 bricks for his dormitory from each of his 29 individual friends and admirers ughout the State; a full May- Day! report on the balance of his $50,000.00; | nearly 1000 people attending his state | meeting; a full Endowment Day re- and he will go-over to the Annual ference in November with flying colors. THE ALLEN C E. LEAGUE CONVENTION Phila, Pa. nother great and ing the convention where discussions were in order. Temperance led by Miss A. Wilson; Social & Recreation by Mr. Glascow ‘Hughes; Working with Juniors, Mrs. H. Batts; Rela- tion of music of C. E. Work—Miss J Cooper, Miss M. Paskins, Mrs. L Gray.. Working with Seniors—Miss E. Thomas Mrs. _ Kaiser, A General Officer was in our midst He received a welcome applause The morning the ened the day with songs rounds Godlike Ballards next chorus op- and Many delegates were registered, there being approximately 125 mem bers. There were many from out of town, the fellowship was running high The South Phila Dist. largest quoto. The standard that was hung around the church gave us added life. The food that was served was whole- some and good and our appetites were heartily appeased. having the The social and recreation com. was ;the largest of all the classes. Mr. {Glasgow Hughes being the instructor. All Com. offered fine reports. Thus we neared the close of the con- , vention. The election of the district organizers was in order. A.C.E. Mizpah. Officers of the convention; Bishop D. H. Sims, Presiding; .Rev S. S. Morris, Sec.-Treas. A.C.E. League. Presiding Elders:. Revs. Johnson, glorious conven- Napper, Patterson, Arnett. Rev. J. L. Mims, pastor and Con- has given us a taste of the goodness ference Supt. of God, Robert Williams, Jr, ===== DSC09233.JPG ===== . ORDER "| THURSD CHRISTIAN RECORDER PAGE FIF CHRISTIAN REC ste : : as ha Sea plo EAD Sot PAGE FOURTEEN a See ‘ : eee ie ef peeve rac ctnik sunt Wale Re War tree i —- Perera ee Rey. Evans’ life as a gospel preache; yy active in the Missionary Society un- had been ill of a heart ailment for two 4 in semi ad Bands Single Copy _ $ 1.50 Mail Your Orders Today shire, pastor. The program as follows:|1 p.m. The pastor, Rev- C. H. Foun- wr as pastor of Bethel ‘A.M.E.]F. Stewart, of Minneapolis, Minn. ; We Pay Postage 1. Ist hymn No. 486, Servant of|tain officiated. The eulogy was give Church and is the son of Presiding|]Revs. G. L. Hayden, and E. A. | God well done, lined by Dr, R. Lee,|by Rev. H. Y. Arnett, of West Elder and Mrs. Joseph W. Jones, of }London, of St. Paul, Minn., W. F. A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN wth St. 4 Philad 7 é P, {Henderson Grove Circuit. H. H. Cooper, Sr., of Morton, Pa J Cedar Rapids, Ia.; and W. H. Thom- 5 ; ee 3. Second hymn No. 500, “Jerusal-|Ben W. Arnett, Presiding Elder off asson, of West Des Moines, all mem- WILBERFORCE, OHIO = os Jaw fefont--L--} bff |: ) . vii ware em, my happy home,” lined by Rev. }|South Phila. District, and R. 0 bers of the Northwestern Conference i H. J. Hunter, pastor of Tenville. Cirs|Nappert Brésttine selder | olMielarrist Of thesA tay Charch’y also: Revs) 75 Years of Devoted Service to the Training Southwest Ga. Conference in Ameri- t + eS He was born in Terrell County, Ga. Oct. 4, 1881 He joined the church late Rev. J. H. Adams on the Al- District of the Southwest Ga. 1900. He joined the bany Conference in He was married to Miss Lucretia Ber- ry in 1900. To this union were born two sons and two daughters. The | funeral services of Rev. Evans were |held at Wrens, Ga., from the First |A.M.E | Church, Dr. J. L. Shrop- | pastor of Sandersville Station. 2. Devotion, Dr. T: T. Ivy, pastor The sermon was indeed a masterpiece shire, R, G. Flowers. » PIONEER MISSIONARY WORKER PASSES ~ pioneer in .Missionary work and on, of the founders of the Philadelphi Conference Branch. She suffered stroke and died Friday, Aug. Sth, 1938, Her funeral was held from Union A, M. E. Church, Tuesday, Aug. 9th, a Chester, Pa. Remarks were made by Revs. J. R. Fortune, of Devon, Pa., ji) her demise and her service to the ed anxiliary and- other boards of BIRTH ; Rev. and Mrs. James A. Jarvis, of 613 Rosedale avenue, Johnstown, Pa., the proud parents of their first seven pounds and fifteen ounces. Mrs. Jarvis will be remembered as abeth: Jones, of this city, the hter of Mr. Richard and Mrs. Cora Williams Jones. Reverend Jarvis is closing his fifth Uniontown, Pa., and brother of Rev. Milton Jarvis of New York City. the | Windsor, months had suddenly passed away. Canada, on Wednesday x amped in +| at an early age and began preaching at] The remains were laid to rest jy church. : i morning it was held at one o'clock on y stamped the age of 12. under a bush harbor. | Wrens cemetery. Dr. E. Reese, P. &) Mrs. Willie B. Kinzer | Tuesday, the 23rd, with Presiding El- 10 e offered at these He was licensed to preach under the Rev. H. J. Hunte < der Ogleton, presiding and Bishop Gregg delivering the sermon. Music was furnished by the three choirs of the church; senior, junior and the gospel choir with special solo were the Rev. Geo. W. Robinson, Moderator, R. A. Broyles, J. W. Tutt and W. M. Shaw, from the Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota’ Baptist Association, which happened to be in session in the city also Revs. Carlyle Ogleton, Muscatine, Ia.; R. F. Boyd, of Ottumwa, La.; W. R. Stewart, of CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION + 2 Rev. Evans leaves to mourn his pg sionary Society was attested by Messages were sent out at once A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN + TRANSITIONS ing his wife, Mrs. Lucretia ns | “ fact that she had been a delegate Bishop J.-A. Gregg, the a REV. G. E. CURRY, Business Manager. \ - sons, Messrs]. Booker and Dayig to every Quadrennium of the Society. bishop of the area and to Rev. O. W. 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Pa + DEATH Evans, two daughters, Miss Amy ang she will be sadly missed by all who H. Ogleton, the presiding elder of the Please Renew my Subscription for One Year ( ) Check TI ee Bernice Evans, and two grandchildren, knew her, and her place will not easily district and plans were first made to Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year (_ ) Check a) Rey. Walter Oscar Evans departed] The following ministers served a, be filled. A large circle of friends and hold his funeral on Wednesday, the NAME ce - Phi i aN t| this life carly Monday morning, July | pallbearers: ‘ jeautiful flowers were a tribute. The | 24th; but upon receipt of information bahia Medes Udleak Cea RO MBS LE CaN en Lacie + new A.M.E Music lth, at 2:35 a.m., at Toombsboro, Ga. Drs. R.. Lee, H. J. Hunter, J. 4: philadelphia Conference Branch turn- from Bishop Greeg that he was plan- ADDRESS t sy ‘ Flue Ellen, T. T. Ivy, J. L. Shrop, out in a body, as well as her local) ning to open his Ontario Conference in Sisk ier Uae Inclosed find Money Order for $1.58. The Humanity of Christ By REV. JOSEPH H. SLADE, D.D. are cus, Ga. Nov., 1907 under the late] The Philadelphia Conference Branc child. numbers by Miss Ethel Bowmer for A condensed and topically arranged work on the human composition Half Doz. mit $6.50 Bishop H. M. Turner. He recéived}of the Woman's Mite Missionary So The newcomer, Cora Elizabeth, ar-|the senior and Mrs. Nellie Darby for of our Lord’s Life. It proyides valuable and authentic material for the his first pastoral appointment under | ciety has sustained a great loss in the rived Sunday morning, August 2lst,} the gospel choir. ' building of sermons and lectures. Especially helpful to the busy pastor One Doz. — $12.00 the late Bishop C. S. Smith in 1908. |passing of Miss Anna B. Payne, q at seven minutes past six, weighing] Among the visiting ministers present and Sunday School Workers. Price — _— — $.30 including postage Sold at the A. M. E. Book Concern 716 So. 19th St. Philadelphia, Penna. WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY cuit burg District. The first hymn was J. C. Main and J. F. Bell, of the M —of— x 4. Scripture reading, 90th Psalms,|lined by the pastor, Rey. Fountain, E. Church and Rey. J. A. Marshall, aan by Dr. C. M. Hewton, pastor A.B.]and the second by” Rev. Slade, of of the A.M.E. Church, of Des Young Men and Women Church, Sandersville, Ga. Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, Phila. Moines. ‘ 5: Dr. Evans as» a Citizen—Bro. |The first scripture was read by Rey. Messages of sympathy for the widow COO tT. C. Freeman. N. A. Hylton, Paschal, and the sec- and praise for the noble services that 6. Dr. Evans as a minister—Rey. jond by, Rey. A. Q. Norton, of Darby, had been renderad by the deceased ae 2 i apne aL ee sa J. H. Flue Ellen, pastor Norwood] Pa.» Music was furnished by the were read from: General Courses in the Arts and Science: Special Courses in Station, Augusta Dist. Reading of}]Senior and Junior Choirs of Unien Bishop and Mrs. J. A. Gregg, Chi- ‘ | telegrams and condolences—Rev. J. Miss Anna A. Grinnage and Miss Mi cago; Mrs. Grace B. Potter, of Wa- Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering. L.. Shropshire, Obituary—Prof. Beas-|dred Gilbert rendered solos. T terloo, Ia. ; Corinthian Baptist Church, ley grams, condolesces and_ resoluti Des Moines; Women’s Christian Tem- 4 | 8. Sermon—Dr. A. E,° Pearson, | were read by Rev. L. W. Stanford, perance Union and Interdenomination- THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION \ / pastor Davisboro Circnit. Dr. Pear- Media, Pa. .There were also resolu- al Missionary Council, Des Moines; L. offers fe ee CO 1 selected his text from Psalms 16:11, Thou wilt show me the path of life in thy presence is fullness of joy: at the right hand there are pleasures for- jevermore.”” (subject) “Man’s Palace From this subject, Dr. or Prison.” Pearson gave a beautiful description of of ber death. tions from every department in the church, testifying to her great activity in the church work. Miss Payne was a member of Union Church for -fift two years, her half century of ac service extending right up to the time She was also consistent- REV, R. H. HACKLEY LAID TO REST Fowler and Son, Des Moines; Women Mite Missionary Society and the Youth Congress of the Northwestern Conference; Rev. and Mrs. A. 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Church held its religious congress in Fort Smith this week. Leaders and laymen from all over Arkansas and Oklahoma, the states comprising the district, were in attendance together with visitors irom as far east as Philadelphia and Florida, west from Texas and north from Kansas and Chicago. BISHOP'‘H. Y. TOOKES bishop H. Y. Tookes, the presiding prelate of the district, was in charge, with Bishops J. A. Gregg and R. A. Grant as his guests. Rev. F. A. Roundtree, pastor of Quinn Chapel at which the congress was held, was host; Dr. G, Wayman Blakely, pre- siding elder of Pine Bluff district, ser- ved as dean of the congress; Dr. J. H. Clayborn, editor of the Southern Chris- tian Recorder, was director of publi- city, Dr. C. A, Abington, editor of Sunday School Literature, Dr. S. S. Morris, Secretary of the Allen League Dept., Miss Myrtle Jones, Pine Bluff, and J. W. Parker, Jr. were among the official staff of the Congress. Other general officers and denomi- national workers present were Dr. A. S. Jackson of Waco, commissioner of education; Mrs. L. M. Hughes, Presi- dent Woman’s Home and Foreign Mis- ston Society; Dr. J. G.- Robinson, cditor A.M.E. Review; Mrs. Garrett Tookes Lamb, Shorter College, Rev. C. A. Gibbs, Jacksonville, Fla., Dr. JJ - Heath, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Archie Gregg, President Shorter Col- PHILADELPHIA, PA. ARKANSAS-OKLAHOMA METHO:- |iege, Dr. O. Sherman and D. W. DISTS HOLD BIG RELIGIOUS | Miller, Little Rock, and Rev. E, C. Hatcher, Dothan, Ala., Secretary to meeting. They Leaders Gather to Study Methods of | Bishop David H. Sims. BISHOP J. A. GREGG Bishop Gregg preached ably at the opening general assembly, he and Bish- op Grant alternating with Bishop Tookes in presiding at the various gen- eral gatherings. Mayor J. K. Jordan oi Fort Smith and C. P. Byrnes, editor of the two local dailies delivered wel- come addresses as did young women representatives of every colored de- nomination represented in the city. | Particularly striking was the interest manifésted and the warmth of wel- come evidenced by the representatives of white Fort Smith. The Congress had a three-fold ob- jective: first, to serve as an education project in various phases of church, Sunday School, Christian Endeavor and Missionary work; second, as a clinic where pastors might study mod- ern methods and approaches toward making the church more effective as a social, economic and spiritual unit in the community; and third, in integrat- ing young people more definitely into church activity. It was a highly spiritual occasion and served to direct attention upon the growth of appreciation for the work which Bishop Tookes is doing in the area. The bishop now serving his sec- ond year has demonstrated a vital in- terest in his men, in the schools and various auxiliaries as well as an un- selfish interest in the welfare of the church, which is binding the people firmly to him. It is probable, Editor J. H. Clay- born said, “that no bishop who has presided over this district has done more in practical Christian stateman- ship or striven harder for the church than has Bishop Tookes,” That senti- =- THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938 Scere OF THE AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. * SAAN OUR BROTHER: WWiAL £ “3AN- PRICE FIVE CENTS ment was corroborated by numerous pastors and workers throughout the described Bishop Tookes as a financier, scholar, great preacher, statesman and leader, but most of all as a dependable Christian brother. Built upon the most approved meth- ods in religious education, the con- gress under Dean Blakely attacked such problems as “How to Teach in the Church School,” “Planning a Young People’s Society Program,” “Improving the Adult Class,” “Guiding Youth’s Approach to Religion,” while for the ministers there were courses in Bible, Pastoral Theology, Homiletics and Administration. Under Mrs. L. M. Hughes, who paused on her way to study mission in Africa, the mission- ary women studied more’ effective pro- cedure. BISHOP R. A. GRANT “This has been a great gathering,” said Bishop R. A. Grant.“ 1 am happy to have come all the way from Florida,” he continued, “just to participate. Bishop Tookes’ success is close to my heart, and I congratulate him.” Bish- ops Tookes, Grant and Gregg had been friends for 25 years, ever since they all served together down in Florida, and since that time have striven side by side for the church and each other. “J am grateful for this gathering,” said Bishop Tookes, “because the spirit has been with us. It has been a bless- ed occasion and gives me strength to go forward toward greater achievement for African Methodism and particularly in the 12th district. The people of Arkansas and Oklahoma are among the finest in all America. We are engaged in Christ’s work and are determined to carry on to a victory which will help our people socially, economically and as Christians.” The congress closed Saturday night. even WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Second Episcopal District The third quarterly conference of St. James A. M. E. Church, Winston- Salem, N. C., was held recently with Rey. J. D. Cowan, Presiding Elder, presiding. The work of this quarter was a great success in every way. However the leadership of the very efficient pastor, Rey. H, B. Barkley RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE GIVES BISHOP TOOKES OVATION Endorse J. H. Clayborn for Bishopric FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug.—(ANP A spark thrown from a speaker’s ad- dress during the Youth Council session of the Religious Congress in session here Thursday led into a wild demon- stration of appreciation and. approval of Bishop H. Y. Tookes. In a spon- taneous moyement, the delegates and visitors rose to their feet and began to sing and march about the church as a tribute to the presiding bishop The youth council’s band swung into action and for an hour Bishops Grant and Gregg, who were alternate pre- siding officers, did not attempt to quell te splendid demonstration which greeted their fellow bishop. Flowers were presented in the name of Bishop and Mrs. Tookes, who was detained at the bedside of her ill mother, and were accepted by Mrs. Garrett Tookes Lamb, his daughter. On petals of the flowers were pinned dollar bills, one for each year of the bishop’s life, 56. DR. J. H. CLAYBORN Equally unpremeditated was the in troduction by a young woman of a resolution endorsing Editor J. H Clayborn of Arkansas for the bishop ric in 1940. No native born Arkansan las ever won a seat in the bishopric, and the resolution was adopted with fervor by the large assemblage. and the loyal support of the members we have raised this quarter $1175. We can truthfully say the church is moy- ing on, REV. H. B, BARKLEY, Pastor MRS, IRENE L. PANNELL
• September 22, 1938
  ===== DSC09210.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN WEST AFRICA CONCERNING ork. At r West Afri t to E yur Missionary least fe use in Mis- Dr. Morant, Among the many things said, he stressed the need of the youth of our church and race, he said that our daughters are as corner stones hewn after the fashion of a palace, and our J. | sons are asa whole what our daughters resic E the Hth| would want them to be. y ct f the A’M.E. The delegates were in large attend- a psseceyipt P.O . 1074, Waco, Texas. | ance. All topics were highly discussed BELZONI, MISSISSIPPI dover by the delegates of the District. Every one semeed to have been greatly up- lifted by having gone to the meeting; so much so that they expressed them- the All pastors ané dele- selves openly. der the leadership] gates of the District were present, and well their paris. The reporter was on hand to ass through Opening ser- E. L. Weood- both played out the entire session. mon, delivered by Rev ard The Missionary sermon, Rey, H. L. Love. * The Young People’s ser- the} mon, Rev.-I. A. Henderson, Educa- ional sermon, Rev. W. M. Jack, each sermon was inspirational and full of al | thought. Reports from .each charge | \ug | showed an increase. Rev. E. A. Deed ( Miss. At}also preached a wonderful sermon. Chu the Rev. | Quite a few visitors were in attend- pastor and host} ance He and his big REV. I. A. HENDERSON. Dains in mak SS oO > much DEVON, PENNA. District )address} A. M. E. Church, Devon, Pa. . The Me President, Mrs.| Rey. J. R. Fortune, pastor. By the r t cellent. | Presiding er, Rey. R. O. Napper, Manufacturer and MONEY! A COMPLETE LINE OF CHOIR GOWN PULPIT GOWNS EMBROIDERIES YARD GOODS TRIMMINGS STOLES CAPS GOWNS AND CHOIR HATS. VESTMENTS CHURCH HANGINGS ACADEMIC HOODS Ask to see the New Blane and Maroon Robes and Caps seiND FOR NEW CATALOGS National Academic Cap and Gown Co. 821-23 Arch St. PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA roases, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion — Service Altar Appointments. Brother the i A | followed by Scripture Lesson by Rev. The first quarterly conference of this conference year was held at Mt. Zion Monday evening, August 21. The Conference was opened by sing- ing, “Am I A Soldier of the Cross’” er, Napper Mrs. Mollie Hopkins was elected secretary and Lucy Long, re- porter. After roll call of officers the business continued. Read in full members three Baptisms one infant, Marriages one, - One death, Mrs. Annie Short, who had been ill a number of years. Delegate for the District Conference, Mrs.. Mollie Hop- Kins The Presiding Elder then spoke of the wonderful work that-had been done in the past three months _ Hoping that the officers and members will continue in. peace and harmony, j The following is the financial report for the past three months: Stewards Be $317.82 Senior Steward 85.00 Ushers 37.04 77 42.84 Senior Choir -- 63:55) Junior Choir ., 9.86 Junior Trustee Aid... 2. 158.25 Willing Workers ...,... 31.97 Out of Town Group... Cemetery Committee . Sinking Fund Leda e77. 29.50 RAYVILLE, LA, By G. W. Yow ! Third Quarterly Conference ‘the Archibald Cirenit convened ns hola lar Chapel A.M.E.- Church August 27-28, 1938, The Presiding Elder, Rey. G. T. Stinson, D.D., called the house we) 0 THURSDAY, SEPTEMB! a wes During the quarter we lost the old warriors, Bro. Ma and Sister Chaney Johnson The Church is moving onward Sunday School opened at 9:30 with our very much respected Superin. tendent, Bro. R. B, Boughton. Song service led by the kiddies from 5 years to 7 years old. : Collection $2.31. Y 11 a.m. Junior Church took charge. The pastor, Rev. E. R. Hutchinson. presented our Presiding Elder, Rey. G. T. Stinson. Text 3rd chapter of Acts, subject, “Look On Us,” which we all enjoyed. We ask the Genera} Church to please seat Rev. G. T. Stin- son as a Bishop at the coming Generaj Conference. Total moniés raised for all purposes this quarter $190.65. Dr. G) TY Stinson, P. Ey Rey. E. R. Hutchinson, Pastor CHRISTIAN RECORDER VISITORS _ g Elders W. L. Johnson, R..O. Nappez, I. N. Patterson, Drs. J. G. Robinson, E, A. Selby, Mr: Sylvester Jackson, Revs W. P. Stevenson, W. J. Town-end, } H. Stephens, J. R. Fortune, G. E. Curry, C. W. Abbington, W. W Jacobs, H. T. Pemberton, N. H. Hy!- ton,“N\ H. Jeltz; S..T. Boyd, A, N Clark, A.C. Clark}'J, L.-Link, D, M Owens, M. M~ Ward, P.-C. Williams. H. Y. Arnett, Mesdames D} H] Sims S. H. Barker, Eya L. Johnson, BE. \ Selby. i Bishop D. H. Sims, Presiding Subscribers C.. Sylvester Jackson, Harrisburg J. D. Comer, J..S. Abram, L. Tanner Moore, Atty, Mrs. Harriett Lemo Mrs. M. C. Ford. A Pleasant Visitor Mr. C.- Sylyester Jackson, officer in Bethel, Harrisburg, Penna. was pleasant visitor to the Philadelphia Preachers Meeting last Monday. Hi: has been a member of the General Con ference since 1928. Mr. Jackson-ha been recently appointed to the Harris- burg Housing Authority and elected Treasurer, The board is composed of four other members. He called at th« office of the Christian Recorder ani renewed his subscription eight montis in advance. Call again Mr. Jackson May your tribe increase, he is a worthy son of Allen. BETHEL A. M. E, CHURCH Nicholasville, Ky. August 28th marked the closing 4th Quarterly Conference Sunday morning at 11 o'clock Dr. W. K. Marshall, the Presiding Elder of the Danville Dis- trict brought the morning message tv a large congregation: At % o'clock Rev S. Lyman, pastor of St. Matthew A M. E. Church, Midway, Ky. brougli! the afternoon message, was enjoyel y a large audience. At 8 o'clock Dr. Marshall brought the evening message. On Monday night the officers wit! the pastor, Rev, EF. M. Alcorn and « large number of members assembled in the Church at 8 o'clock. Al! reports * to order. Opening hymn “Blest Be The Tie.” After which he gave som wholesome remarks. : Bro. R. B. Boughton was elected Secretary. Bro- Green Sanders, mar- shall, G, Ww. Yow, reporter, oe im bee ie ns se were made for the quarter. | en- debtedness has been paid on the churc!! but $500.00. Raised this quarte: 50. The Presiding Elder praised the mem bers and pastors for their work this Conference year. ; i} REV. E. M. ALCORN, Pas! _—-MAUDIE BL VOLUME XC- SSS -E. Slungter Upshaw, Coleman Ham- | ° 7 THE=OFFIC OF THE AF’ PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938 BISHOP D. H. SIMS According to program Bishop W.#H Sims will conyene the 6th Annual Ses- sion of the Mid-Year Conference of the First Episcopal District in Bethel \.M.E. Church, Asbury Park, N. J- Sept. 28-29, 1938. The Conference last year was largely attended. This year a larger crowd is expected. Funds will be raised for “Wilberforce Uni- versity, Payne Theological Seminary id our_local concerts.” , : Among the church notables expected o'be present are Bishops W- A. Foun- tain, R. A. Grant, E. J. Howard, M. H. Davis, and H. ¥. Tookes; Man- ager G. E. Curry, of the Book Con- | cern, George A. Singleton of the Chris- tian Recorder, Pres. D. Ormonde Walker, and Dean Chas. S. Spivey. The women will have’ a night for a Missionary Program, which will be pre- sided over by Mrs. M. A. Sims. It is expected that this conference will reach a new high level in finance, zeal, interest and constructive effort in the First Episcopal District. Oy a ee Seat eee EUFAULA, ALA. The Eufaula District Sunday School, A.C.E.L. and W.H.M. & F, Con- yention opened in Tennell Chapel A. M. E. Church August 18th, 1938, with the Presiding Elder, Dr. J. C. Jarrett in chair. The Rev. J. E. Fields de- by the Communion that was conducted by the Revs. M. McCrosky and H. W. Pounecy. The Convention was epoch making. some of the most distinguished visi- “tors of the 9th Episcopal District. It was graced with |, Dean Calhoun of Greater Payne Col- lege, Dr. E, C. Hatcher, P. E. of Ozark istrict, leader of the South Conference, and aspirant for Editor of the So. Christian Recorder, Revs. J. ilton and E. V. Burkett, P. E. of the Troy Dist., Dr. King, P. E. ‘of the Union Spring Dist, East Conference, (Continued on page 13) Me CCS: OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS DR. JA. PORTLOCK Bethel, New York : ~ 25 Subscriptions WHQ WILL BE NEXT? ° a th o a € D. WARD NICHOLS Emanuel, New York 25 Subscriptions DR. Clara Isley, Burlington, N. CG D.*W. Byrd, M.D., Norfolk Virginia Carter C. Smith, Jr., Durham N. Cc Theodosia Robinson, Durham, N. C. E. L. Brown, Greenville, S. C. Prof. R. B.. Tabb, Greensboro, Ala Richard J. Goins, Baltimore, Md. I. G. Innis, ‘Ardmore, Penna- Thomas R. Pugh, Ardmore, Penna. Clava C. Innis Ardmore, Penna. Pearl Bruce, Ardmore, Penna. Gov. Loyd, Oglethrope, Ga- Sara Smith, West Chester, Penna. Elton Guyton, Philadelphia, Penna. WACO, TEXAS Rev. E. E. Moody, P. E. Rev. H. S. Johnson, Pastor The Third Quarterly Conference was held at St. Paul A-M.E. Church August 14; Dr. E. E. Moody, Pre- siding Elder. 2» The Conference was opened Sunday —Sunday School opened at usual hour ECORDE RICAN:-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHURCH.“ Sa AN OUR BROTHER 2 John 12:32, subject, “Lift him which he so beautifully fed the minds 13 District Sunday School League James August 17-19, 1938, with Rev. IAL CO3AN- PRICE FIVE CENTS o> up,” f youth that they must live for God nd build their thoughts on higher nings of life. At 8 o’clock we were blessed with an- ther soul stirring sermon. The Presiding Elder and pastor, Dr. G. Johnson met with the Mission- ry Society, the sisters seemed to have njoyed their present. St. Paul's Choir rendered music during all of the services. The finance committee reports were all good. \Total $41.78 LOCKHART, TEXAS The 26th session of the San Antonio ALG LE in St and Conyention assembled 1. A. Young presiding. 10:30 a.m. first day, a spiritual pray- er meeting was conducted by Rey. Harvey and Rey. Calton. 11:00 a.m Rey. Young, P. E. of San Antonio District delivered-a message which was enjoyed by all, the spirit ran high. At-8 p.m--after the regular opening Rey. McDonald, One time pastor of St, James, who was visiting from San Marcos, preached out of his soul and fie-spirit ran high. 2nd day morning services were. op- Wilson, local preacher, of Wilder, preaching ened in usual order with Rey The 2nd period of the day was given to discussion, Ist “Christian Ethics” by Rey. Morgan and “Discipline” by Rev C. C. Calton. Afternoon reports. were continued, afterwhich the Presiding Elder gave a splendid demonstration atical Theology.” At 8 p.m. Rev. C. J. ered a wonderful m our hearts burn wit on “System- Pierce deliv- and didn’t in While he talk- ed on “The Seven Great Sins.” They were outlined as follows: 1 essage Pleasure with murdered conscience; 2. Policy without principal; 3. Wealth without work; 4. Knowledge without charac- Business without Christianity ; fice without humanity ; 7. Work- ship without sacrifice. ie Thursday was given to general dis- cussions and 8 p.m. after a spiritual song service, Rev. E. T. Tayior, pas- tor of Luling, delivered a master piece —Sub. “Greatness Through Service.” This sermon wa s delivered with much power from the Heavenly Father. The founder of this, our great church, Bishop Allen, was one who was put before us, a great man through ser- vice, along with other great men, but our Saviour who died for us was our greatest hero through seryice along with this message, may I press this one thought “Let us be up and about our Father’s business” for there is a with Supt. and teachers at their post. P At HL o'clock the Presiding Elder then came forward and delivered out of his soul a great sermon from St, time appointed when we must account for our Stewardship. Lee Ola Harbert ===== DSC09211.JPG ===== 2 re cee THE CHRISTI a The Daily Altar h Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minn Rt By Minneapolis, + The Lord is nigh unto all them that! call upon him, to all that call upon him | scly of those ers of Jesus there will a | sca “Wie wit MAGE Be SAY | . marked difference. Their] Often we are disturbed because of hers, liad: Soeur tele Sow olive, ell, eens Loecaliail ie: a tae te cai the evil plots of men, forgetting that ea ang fies lee ‘ they who work evil against us shall be | Prayer: fo ‘all. of ous seeking © consumed by their own evil misdeeds. eccie: Aeea ae | ehasta tis’ sckls fon, the eiuas The writer of the Proverhs states J ce. "eckelicht In Jesus’ the case quite fluently when he says aly ‘ “Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall there- | fim.” “Be not. deceived, God is - not as | Tuesday, Septecabee 22 mocked. Whatsoever a man soweth es _ that ‘shall heé*also ‘reap? lesire for | tiie re Thy: Ged hicks Prayer: Our Father, who art in of { the land of Egypt.” heaven, free us, we pray from all evil help us to know that no harm can be- s have been crowned | {!! us if we trust in thee. In Jesus’ ' : » of success, it] 7#Me we pray.—Amen. 2 4 us to fall into the nag of , that our attaimment is due SERRE EEE EEE EE EEE EEE ee our own skill, ingenuity] GRACE AT THE TABLE rl | vad ou have heard the story | Sere Reicee ees cone who boasted that he was a| = 4 ! To which a nag re lieved the Lord of a| © Lord, Thou-art most gracious and s 5 provideth for all our needs. Let ‘the er loose sight of the| ™ercies Thou art always showing de- het ut all We accomplish is by the| Scend upon all. Make us always ora God. A contemplation of such} 8tateful for the provision of our food, : ll keep a man devoid of self-| and save us from sin, in Jesus’ name. latior —Amen. F venly Father, may MSM TEES Eee, a unday, September 25 continue, and end sake, we pray. in ete te Ly 7 Wednesday, September 28 ommandments, and liye” i great difference between ting and living’ Living does not i ving ‘three square meals” ta veing housed and clothed, and - F se nol Living is on a higher plain ‘ ‘a animal physical satisfaction Not g must there be a moral impera- AN RECORDER ‘THURSDAY, SEPTEME for us. Said he “the church has done more for me than can I ever do-for it. It took me as a barefoot boy and made me a bishop where I am today.” We often hear both laymen and min- which has done so much for us. Prayer: We know that we can never repay thee, Our Blessed Lord, for what Thou hast done for us thru thy great church. May we love it as thou hast and give ourselves for it. In Jesus’ name we pray.—Amen. In concert with the blood washd band. eee. I'm going there to see my classmates— Who've gone before me one by one; I’m just a-going over Jordan, I’m just a-going over home. I'll soon be free from every trial, My body will sleep in the old church- yard; I'll drop the cross of self denial, And enter on my great reward. I'm going there to see my Saviour,— _ To sing His praise in Heayen’s dome; who call them- Friday, September 30 j_| in.”"—Prov. 26:27. HYMNS THAT LIVE 1 AM A POOR WAYFARING STRANGER I am a poor wayfaring stranger While journeying thro’ this world of Woe; Yet there’s no sickness, toil or danger, In that bright world to which I ii: I'm going there to see my father, I'm going there no more to roam; “Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall there I'm just a-going over Jordan, I'm just a-going over home. The New Era, Phila, Pa. BERMUDA CONFERENCE HOLDS 52nd ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Allen Temple A.M.E. Church, Som- erset was on Thursday, Sept. Ist, the scene of a large gathering of young people, Sunday School workers, and the ministers of the District who met in their Annual Convention Sessions of the Sunday School. y The Rey. B. A. Galloway, Presid- ing Elder of the District, presided, as- sisted by the District Superintendent of the Sunday Schools, Mr. A. Cope- land Simmons. A sight delightful to behold was the large number of Teen- age Delegates from the several schools, many of whom helped in the Devotional Exercises, lining hymns, reading the scriptures, and leading in prayer. Preaching on the subject “The A- bundant Life,” the Presiding Elder, Dr. Galloway, who is regarded as the leading race orator on the island, de- livered a most helpful, inspiring and educative sermon, which cannot but be productive of much good to his hear- ers. Some well prepared, instructive and illuminating Essays, all provocative of much thought and consideration were read by the youthful delegates. | The subjects were “What in your opin- ion ought to be the aim of all Sunday School work.?? 2nd “What effect would disloyalty on the part of the teacher have on the Scholars?” 3rd, “How’ does the use of Intoxicants ef- fect the morals of our Communities?” 4. “What is Christian Education: Its Co-operative effect on the Home and School?” The discussions which fol- lowed the reading of each of these papers indulged in by the ministers and thy coun H ha 3 tel where thy # J ' name Monday, September 26 easure unte me.” Px my at years aga President Harding | Var apeec! fig | Wate 4 speech in Birmingham Ala.,| whieh contal A ‘ whi tained a clause unforgettable Tr people of America be ear 2 ud | heer audacity in appeal- we th disg cf ‘seracelul prejudice and the | warhern white man. Sald the late | pres The Colored’ man is fon. | damentally inexe naably different and eternally Perhaps this is not true | for all human kind have the same as. iyo an ethical idealism. All of life are contained in the way. “If ye love me, keep my mmandments” i# tantamount to the Christ Thursday, September 29 WHAT WE OWE lia cs Having obtained help of God, I con. Mnue unto this day. —Acts 26:22 As we sat it in the conference some one expressed the things he had done I'm just a-going over Jordan , I feel my sins are all forgiven, Sunday School workers present, to- gether with the rare gems of thought which came from the lips of the Pre- siding Elder, must, we are sure, be I'm just a-going over Jordan I'm just a-going over home, I know dark clouds will gather round saying: “If ye would five, keep he very beneficial to all concerned. A ny com Pweg eo) , : very comprehensive re 2 " ts _ No man lives J know my way is rough and steep; | dition of the schools tae es cate ; ~ does y recognize God pth fields lie just before me,| during the year was read by the we rayer; Forgive us, dear Lord, our here God’s redeemed their vigi 4 ee , 2 eir vigil i orgetiulness and negligence Help us keep. ro PAU aidan de? Mr. Copeland © find th f “hp - ‘ ns, an i a ‘© find the source life in the command. | !'™ going there to see my mother— Wilkinson ge / Hee j Ments of our blessed Lord in whose} She said she’d meet me when I h Peed Picea tess os | "ame we pray.—Amen come,|the Convention was the presentation of a beautiful Banner, by the ‘District Superintendent, to be competed for annually, and awarded to the school My hopes are fixed on things above; having the highest average attendance ‘m going o’ver to you bright heaven, during the year. This first year the Where all is joy and peace and love, abner Was won by, Sti Paul Sunday ‘ni wot era tetas pes Pa ae School, Mr Charles Williams, Supt. I'm just a-going over home, for the church. To which the Presid-| ita Bishop replied that we should never lose sight of what the church has done 'sters boasting of what they have done| I pirations, ambitions and ideals under| for the ch é rch, It wou! the same opportunities and incentives, | all of us to thank God Hei for { I know they're near my Father’s|@"d Rev. B. A. Galloway, pastor, elt Miss Catherine Crawford is the very i just s:Going’ Over Jordan; efficient Secretary of the Convention, Tmt jase s-going over hams, Next year we meet at Bethel Church, Pastor Stowe and hi want to wear a crown of glory, corps of work When I get home to that good land; | tained the Coneaaiag. ema want to sing salyation’s story, ‘ C, MeLaren Morgan Shelly Bay, SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Lesson XL Seprembels 25 TRIUMPHANT \FAITH Lesson Text: Psalm 23:1-6; 27:1-6 23:1 Jehovah is*my shepherd ; T shall not want. ; > He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; Nast He leadeth me beside still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul. i He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the val- ley of the shadow of death, | will fear no evil; for thou art with me; 6 Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me, Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and.lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever. 7:1 Jehovah is my light and my sal- vation ; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Eyen mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though a host should encamp a- gainst me, My heart shall not fear; Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident. 4 One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; ’Wesley made no impression until his &¢ mk present position is the best God could do for us under the’ circumstances. Grenfell is great because he gave utter- ly and was brave. David was a mixture ography. Book tables are weighted| of good and evil—how like ourselves! down with such books. There is a rea-'| But God used him, and he will use son for the study of the lives of others; | us. me we may personally profit by their mis- takes and successes. If Moody won many converts by his plain, homely, direct gospel, why may I not imitate him? If empire was extended and consolidated and the plans for a new temple were iw hand. RP Modern men are obsessed by bi- POINTERS By Roy L. Smith | The Twenty-third Psalm is an old man’s explanation of his life. God’s good name is at stal.c every time a man puts his trust in him. “heart was strangely warmed,” I should look to the warmth of my own heart. If Livingstone was buried in West- minister Abbey and won the unbounded admiration of the English people by re- fusing to use the word “sacrifice,” why may I not cease brooding over my own hard work? If Michelangelo struck ow of death is often no more than the shadow. with him if the spirit of mutiny is in his heart. It is well to remember that the shad- No man can hope to have God St. off whole chunks of marble; and worked with a kind of divine fury in making a statue, why should I not know the joy of almost mad'creation? If Jesus did his best work with a small group of men, why should I try to spread my feeble efforts over too large an area? written by a man who was burdened with a sense of guilt. Something divine had happened to David since the day he sent Uriah to fight under the wall, or he could never haye written this psalm. Most of us seek the rod of protec- tion and try to ignore the staff of guidance. Biography is priceless because we can discover how and why others succeed- ed. Those of us who like to read about Edison, Theodore Roosévelt, Washingtin, Lincoln, Gladstone, Petgr the Great, Pitt, Shakespeare, Beecher, Brooks, Spurgeon, -Moody, Wesley, Zinzendorf, Calvin, Luther, Napoleon and all the rest, may well give much at- tention to the biography of David—he Was representative. In him we may see ourselyes. Again and again we must cry out, “How like myself!” How wistful his boyhood! That brave shepherd lad, protecting his flock,| so tuned to the hope of Thine immortal fighting a bear, killing a lion. What a|love and endless keeping yet to be story, the battle with Goliath! What| revealed, that no discordant earthly adventure and What chivalry during| sounds can mar our peace and joy! his outlaw days—a kind of Robin | May the end of this life’s journey be Hood. How beautiful—the classic] clearly seen as but the beginning of friendship with a prince. Fascinating| greater-and more abounding liberties are the intrigues of King Saul, who was|of soul. Let the exit we call death bent upon destroying our hero. Then] be garnished with that never faltering the tragic death of Saul and the cor-| light and glory which shone across onation of David. Years of struggle to| Christ’s own empty tomb In His extend the boundaries of his empire.|uame. Amen. Other years of consolidation, organi- zation, improvement. Domestic trag- DAILY BIBLE READINGS edies, misunderstandings, favorite chil-| M. Psalm 23:1-6. F. II Samuel 5:1-5. dren, rebellion of Absalom, lament of| T. Psalm 27:1-6. S. H Samuel 23:1-5. this son’s untimely death. Power,| W. l Samuel 16-10-13 S. Psalm 101 :1-6 luxury, ease, praise, then the vile sin. T.I Samuel 26:7-11. PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert May we, O God, sing our faith in songs of ardent hope and expectation. May we read of Thy shepherding care of Thy children in ages past and rise with a confidence that no passing dark- ness or peril can frustrate. Forgive our dull and lagging responses as we take Thy goodness and mercy all the days of our lives. May our hearts be He will lift me up upon a rock. © And now shall my head be Sifted up above mine enemies round about me ; F And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will- sing praises unto Jehovah. GOLDEN TEXT: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN TO DATE ~ Y _ By John R. Ewers Today, we may contemplate the en- lire career of the Shepherd King, from early boyhood to sad old age, trying to See in it something representative and typical of human life, even as it is lived by the greatest men and.women, Everything is there: rosy boyhood, carly adventure, outlaw days, chivalry, an encounter with a giant, fighting, Saul’s envy, women’s praise, kingship, plans for empire, children, parental in- dulgence, sin, death of a child, rebellion of a son; disillusionment, death. But 88 @ result of that whole career the * , The killing of Uriah—and the penalty. 20th CENTURY QUARTERLY The visit of the stern prophet. Sad- ness, clouds, planning for God’s house, unable to build it because he was a man AURORA, ILL. This psalm could never have been]” of blood. Death and mourning:nation. How representative it all is; A great man who failed to live up to his boy- hood dreams! Do you remember the fine story of the old man walking in a meadow who was approached by an apple-cheeked boy, who for a moment gazed upon him with wide eyes and then broke into sobbing? “Who are you?” asked the man and “Why do you weep?” “Tam your own boyhood,” was the reply, “and you are such a dis- appointment. Why did you not be- come the man you might have been?” Our weaknesses reduce our height. “Your present position is God's com- promise with your sin’”—someoné has observed. If only we had worked harder; if only we had made better friends; if only we had been more gen- erous; if only we had never sinned; if only we had loved and shared more St. John’s A.M.E. Church, of Au- rora, Illinois, has just completed its Fourth Quarterly Meeting for this Con- ference year. Rev. S. R. Maguinez —the Presiding Elder, was present in the afternoon, as were several visiting pastors. Holy Communion was ad- ministered by the Elder. Rev. Mor- gan Davis, of La Grange, Ill., brought the message—his subject being “Sac- rifice.” His choir accompanied him and gave several fine numbers. Other visiting ministers were Rey. Black- wood, and each brought some of their members. Throughout the year these churches haye assisted each other in their meeting which a fine spirit. ~ On” Monday evening the Querterly Conference was held and Rev. Ma- shows guinez complimented the church on all the splendid reports and progress made pay off the mortgage. At a spe program in July, which was attended — by several influential members of the other race, the mortgage was buried, while the pastor, Rev. Thomas Hen- derson offered a prayer of thanks. The church has much to be thankful for— for many small debts have been cleared — up—and the membership is grateful to the pastor, Rey. Henderson for his untiring guidance during the year. We ask the prayers of all, that wi may continue to progress. | G Rey. Thomas .S. Henderson pastor 4 RUTH CRAWFORD John’s A.M.E., Aurora, Illinois NEW BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH Crestmont, Pa. The Second Quarterly Conference was held at New Bethel on Tuesday evening, Sept. 6. Dr. W. L. Johnson, P. E. of the Philadelphia District, pre- siding. Rey. Matthew H. Nutter, pastor. Sister Mabel Ward acted as Secretary. Bro. Benjamin McNeal was elected Marshal. Fayorable re- ports were read coming from the sey- eral departments of the church, show- ing a decided increase and improve- ment over the first quarter. New Bethel Church has taken on new life under the ‘pastorate of the Rey. ‘Nutter, who is a real minister. of the Gospel and a competent and up- right leader for the people. The members cooperating in every way and special mention is made ef the new method of contribution, a budget system “which makes the finan- cial burden less strenuous. The Pastor’s wife, Mrs. Sadie Nut- ter is also a loyal and untiring worker, congenial and has a pleasing person- ality. Quoting from one of the Conference reports, which says: We thank God, the Bishop, and Presiding Elder for sending us such a Moses. The finan- cial report of the Conference follows: are Amount raised during quarter: SLO WALGS eVisit eck, . $99.41 AGTINSTOES fas me Cenie esd 66.64 Stewardesses Sunday School . Missionary Society ......, Conteréncey Clann "i... 4s: 6.00 Social Club ... 3.45 Young People’s Forum 1.00 Harmonica Club ..../ Total We regret to note that Sister Shellie Johnson, President of the Church Coal Club is ill in the Abington Hospi- tal, Abington, Pa. We pray for her a speedy recovery. Sister Elmira Clark, President of the Stewardess Board has been elected del- egate to the Electoral College Last Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. Nutter preached from the sub- ject: “Jesus Only.” Holy Communion was administered after which two children were baptized. Harold and Donald Sammons. Sunday School was conducted by the Superintendent, Mrs. H. Grasty. In the afternoon Dr. W. L. John- son, our Presiding Elder, brought to us a wonderful message on Love. On Sunday November 20, 1938, New Bethel will hold a “Save-The-Sanctuary Rally’—This is a special drive to re- deem our church, Pray for our suc- truly; if only we had done better work during year. in school; if only we had given our- selves to larger causesea"if only!" Cur the raising of balance of ameunt t One of the biggest achievements was | S38) at Mabel Ward ===== DSC09212.JPG ===== a ; j 1845-1938 MEMBERS ASBOCIATED NEGRO PRESS CALVIN'S NEWSPAPER SERVICE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS CALVIN’S NEWSPAPER SERVICE Entered at the Post Offices at Philadel. vhia, Penna. as Second Class Matter Published Weekly at the AME 716 3 Philadelphia, Book Concern Nineteenth Street Penna. A. Singleton, Editor and Manager THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938 Se t { Weekly Thought Pett etesdtttetetfortefert tfonfden tendon Bette ttt tortion i Weekly Poem — tetetettttttfttertntente tonto tnforferfentnfrfnfe TWO TEMPLES By Hattle Vose Hall th Se ae es a “THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THURSDAY, SEPTE Peewee CHR ee Carey, Dr. Wilson loved Chicago,] schools 1985 liberal arts students, which was his home city. 156 elementary, 108 vocational, As a member of the Board of]267 high school, 427 stimmer Trustees of Wilberforce Univer-| school, 162 part time, 247 prac- sity, Dr. Wilson will be missed.] tice teaching. 176 students were He was jovial and kind. The enrolled in our theological writer exchanged _ pleasantries] schools, plus 90 who pursued ex- with him during the last Wilber-] tension courses. Total students the mother of the African Metho-} j,-¢¢ commencement. Now he] 3596. 299 were graduated from dist Church Press enters — alis gone to realise value and to}our theological seminaries and new experience with this issue. behold the glorious beatific vis- 3330 from college and high school. For years it has had an editor] i. of the Most High. The Chris-] The African M. E. Church is’ ful- BRR Editorials : A NEW VENTURE The Christian Recorder, the oldest journal owned by the race, who was responsible for the liter- ary phase and a manager who was the manager of the Book Concern. .This arrangement did not prove satisfactory and the paper suffered. The Bishops in Council at Kittrell College ap- proved a request by the editor that he be given also the manage- ment. This was agreed to by the manager and the Board of Publi- cation, This means that the editor must finance and build up the paper. He regards it in the words of Dr. Augustus C. Sumpter of Allen Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio as “a ” challenge and an opportunity.” Under God we accept the chal- lenge and face the opportunity. We only have faith in Him and the Church of Allen. We call upon our friends to help us. If you are not a_ subscriber BE- COME ONE TODAY. If you are a subscriber get at least ONE new subscription. In that way you can help. Dr. Ward Nichols leads with 25 new subscriptions, Such loyalty will not be forgot- ten by a grateful church. .Who will follow? The Christian Recorder is ours, Let us make it a great asset. As never before when the church and our leaders are being assailed we need a militant organ for defence and opinion. If the Bishops, of- ficial family, college presidents, | presiding elders, ministers pee people stand by us on our new ven- fig care Planning cach arch with patience ch stone with prayer her unceasing efforts of her wonderous plan “ raven by the eve of man Gene ia the bilder eraple Crumbled into the dust Law each stately pillar fk er conseming rust Hut ¢ Wple the mother builded Will last while the ages roll Por that beantifut ungeen temple Was a child’s inumortal soul wa will be successful. Wil] you send just ONE NEW SUB. SCRIPTION and renew your old at once? ——000—— A MAN OF cop In the sad demise of Robert dmund Wilson the cause of God ost a valiant soldier. He was a born leader of men, a preacher of no mean ability, a good pastor and efficient presiding elder, For years the deceast was one of the Most outstanding leaders of the Fourth Episcopal District. He loved his church and would have Made an excellent bishop but God willed otherwise. Like his good triend the lamented Bishop A, J tian Recorder joins with the be-] ly justified in maintaining her reaved family and HOST of educational system and will do so friends in mourning the passing] as long as certain states discrim- of a fellow statesman, a loyal inate against the Negro in the al- African Methodist, Preacher of} location and distribution of edu- the divine word, man of God. cational monies. On the other oOo hand the church must train her BACK TO SCHOOL leaders and indoctrinate her peo- The cool days of Autumn are ple. Keep the children in school. here and our children are trekking | efepepeepeppelelelefefeiedeledefefelebeedetede back to school. African Metho- . rn Pointed Points dist schools, maintained and op- erated by our people are receiv- ing thousands of boys and girls. Were it not for these institutions supported by tribulation money|tertained the Northeast, South many of these children would not] Carolina Conference with Dr7 have 4n opportunity to be edu-|George C. Johnson, of Sumter, cated. The African M.E. Church} South Carolina. Rev. Withers is has not yet fulfilled her mission] now a member of the Philadelphia of enlightenment and leadership] Conference. In her schools the REV. W. M. WITHERS EN- BROTHER JESSE CLARK IS Payne the father of Trinity in North tionaire to ascertain the number] Philadelphia. He contributed the students receive an indefinable] first fifty dollars toward a build- something which is not ‘to. be}ing. He is a steward and fills his found in state supported or pri-] place with distinction. His pas- . yately endowed colleges. tor is the Reverend Kelsey Keyes. for the race. Paul Quinn Payne University A few weeks ago we sent to cach of our institutions a ques-} THE FOURTH EPISCOPAL of students enrolled and gradu-] District has recently lost two ates at the last commencements.| Stalwart ministers in the passing Reports are available from each}of Drs. R. H. Hackley of Des institution except Shorter Col-} Moines, lowa and R. E. Wilson’ lege, Paul Quinn, and Payne in}of Milwaukee. Both weie per- Birmingham. sonal friends of the Editor. ‘ Studs. Grads. Wilberforce 845° 125] IT GOES WITHOUT SayY- — Morris Brown . 610 54] ing that the Rev. G. Wayman Allen University 605 Edward Waters 760 Campbell College 450 Kittrell College 60 Paul Quinn Shorter College Payne University Blakeley, P. E. is one of the lead- 68] ers in Arkansas. He is a product 51] of Lif School of Theology,\ Den- 1] ver, Colorada. The Christian Re- corder is asking him to be one of its contributing editors, ifs OTHERS ARE THE REVER. : 3330 299} ends Carlyle F. Stewart, author bane Studs. Ex. Grads,| of the “Daily Altar,” F. jet tien ui, pe 44 6|Clement of “Clement’s Com- kerson a ments,” Josephine -T, Washing- Meng 277 2] ton, mother-in-law, of Dr, A, i; ‘ be io 34 11} Allen, Howard D, Gregg, Ph.D. 3. FL Lee 44 90 of Richmond, Va., Prof. Milton Campbell ane, me Wright. Ph.D. of Wilber- os force, C. H. Wesley, P f i y, Ph.D., How- 176 90 19] ard Universit i : f , y, Juanita E. < Devtng the year 1937-38 there|Son, Baltimore, Md., G, Wisin were enrolled in African M, E,] Blakeley, B.D,, LittleRock, Arke Ld THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938 _— ansas, Philadelphia, Pa. and A. Wayman The pastor is the Reverend M. M. tard of Bethel Chicaro. Lewis. It is a beautiful congregation Ward 0 “Be ie B02 and worships in a beautiful church. Bethel is determined to have more | QUARTERLY REPORT OF Bethel, Johnstown has been re- ceived. The pastor is the Rev. James A. Jarvis. Total member- ship 112 with 5 additions. Sunday School 87 with 10 additions 5 re- ceived into full membership and Elizabeth M. Thomas,] was guest speaker at Bethel Ardmore. subscribers to the Christian Recorder than any church in the Philadelptia Conference. A good start has been made. The church leads. In the afternoon the Dr. Lewis was kind enough to take the Churchman to Trinity which is being pastored by THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER PAGE FIVE | Birthday Greetings CIN NDP LPP POP OOSD 4 baptisms. Building fund to date} young Rev. Kelsey Keyes. ‘ Here, is 4 Oe hoe a pastor who is doing a fine job. Fol- $443.42. Friends are requested $0 lowing the service at which the Church- send funds to the minist»r, 615] man spoke the congregation filed in Rosedale Ave., Johnstown, Pa. | orderly procession to the rear of the church where ground was broken for 3 > an annex to house social activities and THE REV. A. T, WILKIE IS > Bil . a religious education program. There i his first Year a5 pasol of Oliver was a great demonstration of church Chapel, Philedelphia. He has tak-] joyalty. The people put on the ground en into the church four men bers,| $175 in cash. membership 19, Dollar Money Aaa $25, education $20. Pays his pre- Trinity is not one of the larger idj lder $5 rie churches but pastor Keyes is making siding elder $o per quarter. it a factor in North Philadelphia. Such a pastor is headed for larger things. DR. J. G.-ROBINSON, EDI-|The Churchman met friends of long tor of the A.M.E. Church Review standing: Rev. Withers, of Summer- h aby. 4 . ton, S. C., friend of Rev. George an ba eeuied by Ses Bishop Johnson who licensed the Churchman J. S. Flipper as Fraternal Dele- to preach; Mrs. Lonnie George, who gate to the General Conference] knew the Churchman years ago at of the U.A.M.E. Church which] Bishopville, S. C. She is a member will convene in Camden, N. J. in| of Bethel, Philadelphia. October. Bishop P. A. Bolden is the presiding officer. | heb eeecbebebebebebebebob il stefeeke The Churchman : Afield Se oe Burnett, Presiding Beebe eee eer Her | Elder; Rev. Frank M. Reid, pastor; Mrs. Fannie S. Stanley, Conference The Churchman is sitting on the] Branch President. ,The Missionary lawn of Bethel African M.E. Church,| Theme was “Faith” and the theme Downington, Penna. as a visitor at| song “Oh For a Faith That Will Not the Harrisburg District Youth Con-| Shrink.” The consecration service gress. The group which he attends is] was inspiring. being conducted by Mrs. Grace Rey. J. C. Hicks, of Wayman Tem- Wright-Kyle. The subject is “The| ple A.M.E. Church, delivered the an-|t economic crisis.” Bishop Wright, her| nual sermon; his subject. ‘He that who died during the year. father, who is in South Africa would] goeth forth weeping shall doubtless Bunting, Mrs. Annie Allison. smile if he could hear his daughter lead| come again bringing his sheaves with the discussion. him,” his discourse was a spiritual feast and put us in an excellent attitude for the Holy Communion, which was ad- ministered by Bishop Noah W. ~Wil- liams, assisted by Presiding Elder, Rev. Wm. H. Burnett and visiting minis- ters. The Convention was then or- ganized for business. After roll call| annual address. and appointing of various committees. The President presented a number of distinguished visitors including Mrs. : C. S. Smith, Connectional President | ing opened The Churchman visited the Congress oie MoM Ss: - in company with Bishop D. H. Sims-! The reports of executive Board was|0f previous day. From Harrisburg come Chaplain and} +eaq by Secretary and the program as esting paper was read Mrs. P. C. Williams, and daughter,| presented by her was adopted as the Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bond, faithful) official program of the Convention. members of Bethel. The Quiet, Hour“was conducted by| Was Very Rey. C. J. Skinner. — The prayer and song service con- DR. J. N. CAMPBELL Pastor Bethel A.M.E. Church Littlerock, Arkansas REV. GEORGE BROWN Reedy Chapel, Galveston, Texas DR. W. H. GRIFFIN TWEN TAC MINH ANNUGE Grant Memorial, Chicago, Illinois CONVENTION DR. ALLEN R. COOPER The Twenty-ninth Annual Conven- R ) Albany, Georgia tion of Missouri Conference Branch Missionary Society convened at St. Paul. Chapel A.M.E. Church, August REV. L. DANIEL KING Pastor Bethel Monticello, Fla. MRS. LILLIE THOMPSON A.M.E. Church Passadena, Calif. serious illness, so Mrs. from Local Church by Mi Ross, President of Senior Young people of the district have assembled for a one day study of pres- ent day religious, social, and economic problems. The pastor is Rev. J. R. Groves. Presiding Elder, R. O. Nap- per. The president is Miss Anna Mae Hampton. Arnita Napper, Vice Pres- ident, Mrs. Smith McClain, Secretary. People’s Department, were ably Reverends J. R. Reed, J. R. For- Ada Lacey. tune, H. Y. Arnett, D. V. Kyle, Pres-| ducted by delegates\ was a ton D. Shaw, W. L. Johnson and oth-| opening for the afternoon session. ers were present. The Churchman Reports of Local Societies were rea heard Bishop Sims to great advantage. and showed that much interest is be- The hosts were the Reverend and Mrs.| ing manifested for the sacred cause of Eulala Herron, J. R. Groves. Missions. Mrs. Lelia Gray, Secretary- Henrietta Thompson, Mrs. Ada Lacey. Miss On the Lord’s Day the Churchman! Treasurer of Sarah Tanner Fund, was | Ross, unable to be with us on account of Fannie Mae Curry held the memorial service for | was inspiring he two Conference Branch members Mrs. Ella address by Mrs. C. S ng| Mrs. Mrs. Sadie Gre Mrs. Nellie T. Cohen Then the welcome addresses comir Minnie Society, Miss Dorothy Richardson, from Young sponded to by. Mrs. Ella Murphy, of Mrs. Quinn Chapel. The climaxing feature of the program was our President’s After which all retir- ed to. the lecture room, where a very unique reception was tendered us by Local Society Friday. morning the meet- with another spiritual de- x t] Mrs. C. dotional service in keeping with tha Then a very inter- “To what ex- tent does the Rural church meet the religious needs of the community,” and enthusiastically discussed by Mesdames Iola Shaeffer, C. S. Smith, Election of delegates to fiitting the Quadrennial Convention was next. Mrs. Fannie S. Stanley was unan- d| imously elected as Ist delegate; other delegates are Mrs. Irene Martin, Mrs. Mrs. Olga Boyd, Mrs. Minnie DR. J. GLEN ROBINSON Editor A.M.E. Philadelphia, Penna. Review MRS. P. O. SMITH Houston, Texas MRS? RIA; SCOTT... Campbell College Jackson, Miss REV. GEORGE C JOHNSON South Carolina DR. L. A. TOWNSLEY Savannah, Georgia POWE James REV..J. R Pastor St. New Orleans, La. The closing of convention was an Smith, which and full of helpful in- formation Officers Elected Eulala Herron—Pres. en—Ist Vice- President nd Vice Pres. ecretary st. Secretary Mrs. Queenie Cart Mrs. Irene Brooks Julia Collins—Cor. Secretary Treas ec.-Treas. Mrs. Minnie Dame Mrs. Edith Yandell— Young People’s Department Mrs. A. Canty Hamilton—Sec.-Treas. Sarah Tanner Fund. Mrs. Sarah Carbin—Sec.-Treas. Mary Handy Fund. M. McAllister—Statistigian Mrs. V. VY. Reid—Contingent Sec. Board Members Mrs. T. J. Townsend Mrs. Pulia Boyd Mrs. E. Bourbridge Mrs. Olga Boyd Mrs. V. A. Phillip Mrs. Fannie Mae Curry Mrs. Doughtit We thank Rey. Frank M. Reid and for the hospitality ac- on the members corded us and pray God's blessing up: them, Julia Collins, Cor. Secretary ===== DSC09213.JPG ===== PAGE SIX THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAGE ELIZABETH M. THOMAS Editor THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE Putting Down superintendent. the Results E CHRISTIAN R Episcopal Church which met in Cleve- land, Ohio, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two \ ECORDER “ DOROTHY VENEY » THELMA MARSHALL EVELYN A. STEWART KATHLEEN WHITE (THE CHARMING WOMAN t down across’ the meadow meetings, second, loss of respect of] Miss Mattie Coleman, Chief Secr i How much have we improved in the] (1932), has seen fit to assign his ex- Your Committee. A pte: the boy at a fast and furious] officers, third, lack of interest in lea-}tary. a Topic for September 25 — devotional life of our members? How| cellency, the Rt. Rev. Reverdy Cas- Cn UOT (SAUCERS > Miss M yrt e is going to marry | gues, therefore a decrease in member-] Master Marcellus Shaw. Recording ' many new Comrades of the Quiet| sius Ransom, D.D., LL.D., as Pre-| FOURTH QUARTERLY CONF. ihat hp number of hearts she will : ere're you going?” a neighbor] ship Secretary. hs Ad Our Society.on a Journey Hour? How has our loyalty to the|siding Bishop of the Third Episcopal : Shae ; : | called to the boy ¥ Some of the solutions were: first.] Bro. W. P. Tolbert, Chief Marsh : (A Series of Four Meetings) church increased? What problems re-| District. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of , George, and Tom Brown| “Don't ask me, ask the heifer,” was hold a commanding position as an of-| Master George Coleman he 4. Gettilng Well Started lating to other people have come to our i the St. James A.M.E. Church was Sp ip kas hi ficer and therefore demand the re-| The Convention was eit Phil. 4:8, 13 attention? _ “And whereas, after four years of|held August 28-29. Elder J. M. Fe e her sake Lee spect of the members, second, use a]The pastor and ood © Se. : Daily Verses heroic leadership filled with noble} Brown presiding. Sunday School was at we pe AD OOOTR eter ciel ars en CHRIS wide variety of programs which willl Pau! A.M.E. Church Aes of St. Suggested Program M., Sept. 19. A real start. 4 | achievements of Supreme excellence in} opened at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Emmit A a TIAN ENDEAVOR CONCLAVE 7 hold the interest of the league mem-|ed no paines 3 Aa pales abate “Tf this is Rally Sunday, the Junior Neh. 4:1, 6-9.| the Ecclesiastical Supervision .of the Henderson, Supt. Having with us our epee SUCCESS bers and third, formulate a plan or/a big success Be een eneon society may have some connection with} T., Sept. 20. Starting in the right| Third Episcopal District as well as in |most esteemed Bishop E. J- Howard, By Samuel Perry budget by which the league may finan: ‘ the other societies in the church, and spirit. Phil. 2:12-16.| the administration of affairs at Wil-| the pastor presented the Presiding e's a cially aid the church. OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CAN this may modify their use of this topic. | W., Sept. 21. How one man started. | berforce University, the General Con-| Elder, who introduced the Bishop. He e t PL Rf Ea ay ee IL es \ motion was passed to make Rey. k ADA This fact should be noted previously, Acts 8:26-31.| ference which met in New York City delivered an inspiring address. Among “aye ficial one his Jenkins, conference | superintendent,! The Fourth and | and some climax provided for the se- T., Sept. 22. Starting as a child. in the year of Our Lord, one thousand | the many things he said, was that we nace a a : reg Rs headquarters for A.M.E. Allen Chris-] ferénce of the pes Quarterly Con- ries.) , 2 Tim. 1:3-7.| nine hundred and thirty-six (1936) has need to learn more about ourselvesy ee se Wa a ins, tian Endeavor League literature for! Church on July 3rd Bers. pithy Mask Piano Prelude: “Brightly Gleams Our F., Sept. 23.Helping others to start.| seen fit to continue Bishop Ransom as | and how to better control our monies. 2 e “t . ee New England ichied SRS @ 34 , was largely at- Barner.” 1 Cor. 9:19-27.| Chief among the Elders of the Third | This pointing and far reaching address ide telantt Actes S vidence,| Those who participated in the pro-| Ejder - Jones, Presiding Call to Worship (unison) S., Sept. 24. Enthusiastic worker. Episcopal District with Chancelior Con- | was enjoyed by all. The message at 4 charmir an!) | 7 nea hey gram were Misses Rita Sport, Mar-| Friday night preceed “In Thy name, O Lord of hosts, Acts 18:24-28.| trol of Wilberforce University; the morming hour was delivered by s le nf | RELI ny i garet Holland, Pettijohn, Rev. Wm.]and General Class ceding, Love Feast In Thy name we come together; Sun., Sept. 25. Topic—Getting Well] “And whereas, during the last six| Elder 5: Mis Brown, ist Corinth sa ae : {Be t © in Y Johnson, and Evangelist Ruth Morris. Sundave cies : . Bless us, guide us, dwell among us, Started. Phil. 4:8, 13. (6) years, the Third Episcopal Dis-|&, subject, Christian Perplexities.” He [st Boston, Mer Bo am ¢s| Rey. Wynn spoke on the interesting] stirring ea Speen ees Now and always. Amen.” : trict hag made greater strides of prog-|Preached with much power, one soul oman, | Tabe iste Sedeua 3 (2 subject, “Building For a. New | To-| Presiding Elder es eas Hymn: “Who Is on the Lord's Side?”| A-M.E. THIRD EPISCOPAL DIS-|ress—even in educational re-adjust-| was saved. The Bishop “was again : t | Cha o, M : Agixee , aaa f 1 iors TRICT WILL ASK BISHOP RAN-| ment of standardization of Wilberforce | Presented, and in choice words, he I Mass. Rev. Jenk At 3 pim, Thi ; Prayer, by four selected Juniors. i A le ery late hours | he : + nxing/ In her message Thursday morning Opening pas ar afternoon: service. The Scripture Verses, read (or recited SOM’S RETURN University—than which the African electrified audience. At 3:30 Rev. P. 3 peaker of he after-}.Pvateeh : song “‘ ¢ ” vi 7 a pereiore A ¥ A} 3 } Willtars tatandas ce ie Eyanrelst Ruth Morris stressed the] by Rey ae or a heart.” Prayer from memory) by a Junior girl. Educational Institute Passes Special | Methodist Episcopal Church had Di Kingings of Allen Temple A.M.E cently] faith of youth in God. the eff ae a eh maeuel of Amherst, Nova « ” Resoluti my ‘ Church delivered a powerful message the Ok Be ae Ede , the effects of! Scotia ; : Hymn: “For the Beauty of the Earth. esolution nown ; 2 uther sharp M.E.| failure, the loss of integrity ie es Sea lesson read by Rey, Offering, with offertory By Evans David Brown from the 23rd Psalm There were po ts y- , Tv. 6 Holle : ering, w : ERT tee res i i ioke (6&, thadeplie me pa aird of the day was “The! morial ae ee: Stewart Me- The Offering Received (the doxology “And whereas, there is every where| other mp aly sta n piss a 5 Jarming ite youth oe ht odel -eague” by: Earl Carter of New fi raaton: sung) The Educational Institute of Scran-| unmistakable evidence of abundant] meeting. On Monday nig ht at 8 pm | ae ane model, league has a EL Review of the previous meetings in|ton District of the African Methodist | cordiality, mutual good-will, and broth- is Sie sa ag pi by coe r own | President, Vice-President, Secretary, Fal LISVILLE, MISS. this series by one or more selected Episcopal Church which convened in| erly love, so highly conducive of the hymn Me ie ate gece we | ‘ : Treasurer, Librarian, Recording Sec- all Revival At Thompson Chapel Juniors the Christ Evangelical and Reformed| best possible success in the Third ] Prayer; scripture lesson 37 Psaim. Aft he speaker urge tary . cist oe E 7 tara ele , the Aa — |the youth on to greater heights i aero, : ASM Re Church Getting into the Topic (see below). Church of Altoona, Pennsylvania three| Episcopal District under continued ree ee ae the Pre bishop t ‘ i ne ees : pete z 5 E . nt inis iv {siding Elder, he onference was P,| id for the Savior. Bake oe for the League ane [oT ag 5 The Juniors Expressing Themselves days, July 26, 27, 28, passed a Special] supervision and administrative leader oe peti Fe anetioric Sticland ty “jhe nasal ray ) ats Program, Social, Sick, of Th a5 en The fali revival (see below). Resolution requesting the Six Annual| ship of Rt. Rey. Reverdy Cassius Ran- s g 1 q ic i al H 4 f er a t t \ ~| Visiting, Flow: 7 z cS ompso! ‘ 2 a is Gi “| i ecretary, Mrs. Marie enderson, aging : | xa B ¥ are Secretard beatae lower, Good Literature, Con- wR oad hi hapel A.M.E. Church Putting Down Results (see below). Conferences that comprise the Third| som who is our Supreme ideal; Pent ins eeu Can dance ° ta Sy I ecording Sec. 4 , and Finance. ; s lucted by our Great Evange- Hymn: “O Jesus, Once a Nazareth and part of the Thirteenth Episcopal , ; Br E G H d re ane i S ar { as Resoc de At the closing session the music was cok eee united with the Chris- Boy.” ‘ District to adopt resolutions petition- “And whereas, a great deal of inesti- Re ie 4 Re wait a Z pein , ; d Nise Bone ag by the splendid Richard AJ cae amily: The meeting was closed Benediction. ing the next General Conference for mable service has been rendered the Ma ei Cae : mt ee ian : A 1 Fi 5 Connie en Choral Club. Little, Miss Esther| nday night, Sept. 4. It was a oR Gath ants’ he Topic ‘ the returh of Bishop Reverdy Cassius | young people through institution of the | Emmitt Henderson, ¢ ister arline il : | I Coleridue: aah the daughter of Rev. H. E. ee aoe fnancially and spiritually, (The leader or the superintendent, or| Ransom to the Third District for a] Annual Youth Program i ahead 12 oo ies ai fe qaiay. Gat as ce harles, Lynn gave a recitation, en- ist, Rey. Sister H. B. Mott beginnin both,, will h h G ‘h third quadrennial term. In attendance} nual Conference of the Third Episco-| it was very pleasing to know that there | Wm. John-} couraging and 5 8 August 29, i 1s ‘oth,, will have much to say about what a aoe ce : & b-| were 12 souls saved this suarter Mi Norma M nd commending remarks h “i Li were Bishop Ransom three Presiding pal District as well as through esta! : 5 | ‘ ma Moore,| were tendered b vi It was a Vetoes ‘ the topic means as a climax to the se- ; a «ny 3 F ” Financially speaking, this is the best 1 Bostor y Rey. H. L. Moore ; soul stirring revival and b : F Eld R ds W. H. Truss, J. C. | lishment of the “Needy Student Fund’ * | ston : aN ie bs nd both ries, and how it may be developed by Faia Ms. cbeaas Oia a de Adios 5 i : i y years ised | Paes hosen by Pastor of St. Paul A.M.E. Church saints and sinners enjoyed it . And J. W. Jarvis, and a large| which has been ipamtammed at Wilber | quarter in imany years, Total raised ake Maradan| en by the super-| Cambridge Mass 'lmuch. Th eae the Juniors.) ‘alates aca Mali $ Bogen ea 1 "] $138.15 this is over $100.00 of previous scuss some very vital] Cole , ss. and Rev. C. P. Kes ; © speaker brought before Paul had the habit of saying things | ®umber of ministers and laymen. Dr. | force University linden (persone vsURcr Pree.) Ritead ackease: of $39.15, over ‘ ; ems. The problems and} Chy vee of Mt. Zion A.M.E.|_\.. People @ sermon each night, that in a way that would stick in the minds J. C. Anderson who presided over the| vision and direction ore ee Cae ‘12 soul ved thi t ' liscussed them are f jurch in Newport, Rhode Island. stirred and revived the souls of eve: f hiehea : session announced that the “vote was| Sarah Ransom, Shifewol the Bishop.and | ars: “SOUS (Save I ta hat are as fol- The reports of the secretary reso blood washed Christian She lifted tees os Tene Orem ee atc Unani! va! beloved Mother of the whole Third There was a strong recommendation at bonis I 5 aE, i . & ed Go thing that he wrote was important,| VRammous. bg Nae idi 9 id ii ag utions, and finance committees were| °°. high that he could be felt in ever ihenan d “Gnally,” re "| The full text of the Special Resolu-| Episcopal District; to the Presiding Elder for the return ’ | Ye-l read, and accepted by the con 1 thing we started to do Th x ne aac etl 0 angen lip oleae rae Ne : e — | ‘ aie ; Fell Rev’ Teuihine datlouis se: clave. We th : : here were that now he was coming to the most| fom follows: “Theref beat sived” that west 2re hoping for his return, because with va is by Evangelist ing of the c inced the next meet- “ people of Lumberton as a important thing of all. ° SCRANTON DISTRICT EDUCA- 1 Neue batt aa é AD his. cooperative, spiritual; ‘co era ¥e rt Y forris Mr Miss Shef : he conclave would be held in whole, regret very much that she Rear h frags “Ie i TIONAL INSTITUTE the Scranton District Educational In-}°" petereen Penoies 2c ngental ac d Newport f ~| New Bedford, Mass. could not remain with us a re) nes ge es isetd poe Al P rege stitute of the African Methodist Epis- tions we can't go wrong, Our motto ; Helping Ott \ At the close of ti as ie i Desa eee fo ane On tne. seey Se og a ear copal Church go on record requesting s “We Know No Failure.” ier Young People ——— s meeting the Dear best things, for that will mak ; : Re r se Christ’ Throws! _ — Evangelist te i gS; will make you) | ia G Cont 7 Rey. J. M: Brown, PE - te see - re League” by aur ae - Lib? God's blessing upon able to do everything that is possible oe ee atin Sea id Rev. F. A. White, pastor gy t Addie Text s Margaret Hol RIE DISTRICT S$. S. MIS-| he h ed to get in touch with within yourself.” Then he goes on aegis ‘ AREA Ta Mr. Ralph Gillert e . Wdis Jenkins, Providence SIONARY SOCIETIES, LEA r, her box No. is 292, Ellisville, Miss in Hermenba a thi ie i254 M. E. Church of Detroit, Michigan in ” e 1 & sist ' How Can Youth Be Victor Over} YOUNG PEOPLE's 5 DE GUE, Rev. G. B. Brannon) pastor happened, fe tips i ray E nd a Pap veenonOucslord one thousand ming beinlefeielelteteieteeieinininieieide eb ke \ wu'd take: my : 2 iss by Carleton Brown, Helen] MENT AND DISTRICT PART- Lillie Jones : pecan elie a nepali Cie AS hundred and forty (1940), be petitioned . y ad ti Phavideude 7 Wage non aes STEW- iat ie Ia, SN j personal testimony,—a second for the return of the Rt! Rev. Reverdy PROGRESS Provid 1 Brown, ESS BOARD rule for getting things done. If the ° ae : id find it an @ brick ars G : FLIPPER CHAPEL A fees 3 af Cassius Ranson to the Third Episco- xeellent plan { The © uthrie, Okla. -M.E. first was “Think the highest thoughts,” ‘es ‘ 3 a 4 charming woman me a te Question of Dancing” by CHURCH a eel ce cena Dan nar ” pal District for a third quadrenium ; pane a vt \ “ , * © z om "re a sensible man.) ah = Johnson, Miss Pettijohn,| The Forty-second Annual District S de ioe) Fla. Christ.” a ; th SNAPPY STORIES The Question of Girl A Par toresc suuvened, test Waal Recut 2 De Seen Dic means iy unt. Taese nee lsiations be we 13 teas i plan ot sega aes A Sid Phas - of Girls Smoking” “+. bole church “ i : 3 es 7 > Sri ern funera irector {irom e | Barbara Smith, Samuel Perry fhe P. E. Rey fe ype es ig Hicks,] The Tallahassee District Sunday bee pete 4 ee a Ne nual Conference of the Third and part “undertaker” of fifty years ago | Spore ' C N. B. Wells, it is necessar, Cy) F apes m z ae a, Homesict |. Onvew Chee ; Rev. A. J. Dial lined Splenic tae pean, A.C.E, League and W. HF. pay atentcn tortie back Fe aad of the Thirteenth Episcopal District Today we have a highly trained free?” asked she een chained to that! Church Memt tons were “Meaning of} No- 202. Rev. J. QO. Wharton fay peed Convention met in session (2-to get power from divine souktee tapas) evcetaios sxiention: fer professional man, using all the Wot © latest arrival of Se, |"Da Youn patil for Youth," and] Prayer. de Malthe, 1938, at Flipper ‘Chapel A. : that a copy be forwarded to every advanced methods of science and On, we ligions f he ri Ople Have Delinite Re Rev. A. D. Burton, P. E., of th 5 f E. Church at 10 a.m. Rey. R B The Juniors Expressiong Themselves. ‘Weekly Secular Paper’ in the United offering a multitude of services © Wave ft erie , ' * sey . ‘sige if e x a Sin ae a s ri \r . . * inte : © chain him te keep Wiebe ohio Lawton District $d Loe Mies ie Heke EES 2 Presiding. 1. Rally Day this year comes as a States of America as well as to every which were never expected of his e in ver ' « wroblems ' , Ss Ft # 'S Ap al owt i 5 fesr Marviand.* en, ‘he’s 30 homesicl| brought about ai when drscussed,|'sson 2 Tim.1:13- Rev. J nN. 3. M inging by the P. E. Prayer, Rev climax as well as a beginning. For cuore anes AGS NSU a eed eh predecessor. As the result of { Seas sabe br eat deliberation, the Walls lead Decalogue. Re w 4 ie ae: singing scripture fesson | fourumpetinge We have talked Lt eee for publication of the same. this advancement, the public re- On Th 7 tach expfessing — sitgacions elders} Walden preached the opening ston as Psalm. Rev. A. H. Hunter was ; ned about our goals and coming acti “Be it resolved Secetar: ik ee ceives protection and comfort in eo Way % heir opiniins o from th a sen secretar mn pele) é 2 5 uest the return of our District Sup- i f d A lazy boy was respective sb n the je text 2 Peter 2:10-15. Subj Ys e P. E. called vities. We have taken o a on a time of great need. OY Was sent out subjects “Mak : . Subject: | for the repirts of A i DSc tee Ny : intendent, the Rev. William Henry heifer, which was to pasture a] During the Fi Make your callin d ; s of the different char, strengthened ou ker pl. ? Ba er Q ch y tied to : jeld Disew an ie an election | After th : larges. eng| our weaker places, and : ” bey, desiring ta take * 4 trope. The] lems of the various reiteg se ote El 3 Ys. Wick of the reports the: poy eavenarcrteody, O80: 5 PiOr. REVERDS C. RANSOM ce vane tfully submitted tole " Lawn , PS nap, tied te e cee were to ie Ele: Peed some ver . . Bhs espec! iy 9 216 W. Coulter St. Phila,, Pa. ~ about his waist and went to we, Be conclave and solutions aid a an Pirowicn of the Lord’s Supper Dosalogy y fatherly advice. : . 2. A Christian Endeavor society SAMPSON M. COOPER bone: 4 py a. Something frightened the animet a” ed. The problethy may be smn al Rev. C iy and administered by| Benediction. ey should always plan in advance,—its SPECIAL RESOLUTION EVANS DAVID BROWN i ce mal and} P as thus: first, daccne ‘i ae eve au ? Hicks, P. E. and pastor tae ‘ ets : meetings, its major events, the reach- “Whereas, God in His all wise Provi- GLADIS M. ROBINSON eague nization as follows: f Dry .R. Be Suttod ing of its goals. It ni : king through the General : ‘4 . a ever depends on dence working throug! CG n caf, oe aA Act. Sec., Rev, A, H, Hunter ===== DSC09214.JPG ===== a] PAGE EIGHT THE BROOKLYN DISTRICT Committee Or CONFERENCE a? Witkeaa Re i. Re *R ale The 4 Yat the Py 1OGls,” lex by Re y sims; and “What the People are Doing for Missions,” fed by Rey 3 Churehstone Lord very Meh ground was explored by these min tatertal brethren. Very lofty and far reaching Merpretations af the wubject wader discussion were courageously > er net _ by the leaders of the setssion. bat by ¢} A ot he participating that were thoroug ative and helpful The following THNTSTOrS aw homed on Committees Committee on Orders Rey Wilkon, Rev. J. Hf Gordon J mims. Rev-C. H. Taylor H. V. Gambs, Rey Coverdale 6 ‘ues ere ( Rey Rey tions hly inform- ap I y S THE CHRIST the 18th of 1el Tab- that date 1 and terwards ceedings months the Strtet ession Their re filled with ind with honor to M.E con- nee Dr iddress What gave to comprehensive at ¢ to the m g of 1} ind mi er. So led 1 expression ittera « lifted f tr ind himself, as a ministry to t souls of men n the esti- ut hearer I o ot the closing ses Cc the Conference, the Re ) Ty $ suddenly switched frorr fel of an address which during the day, to nd| UNTO THE CHURCH PHILADELPHIA IAN RECORDER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER session of the Brooklyn District Con ference. x Jistrict Ways and] people showed forth a very congenial tte I 5. E. Reed,| sort of hospitality that can never be H. Gor-]| forgotten. May God's blessing rest B. M. E.] upon this very loyal and successful church and pastor. Rey. S. E. Churchstone / ¢ ways, even unto the end of the world. | S. Rob-] A —Matt. 28 :18-20 | The genius of Dr. Tyler’s preaching of th was remarkable sermon | IN Vance De Leon Shelto n| WORTHY WORKERS IN ZION Leadership” is always an important ject As we approach the next General Conference the question if | leadership will become more and more *s| a topic of major importance io think ing men and women. It has been said no race can rise higher than it’s lead- rs The tch same may be said of the One of the most urgent needs Zion today is more efficient, onest and progressive leaders. In the not very distant future the representa- tives of the church will be called upon to choose able and qualified leaders to old A.M.E. Church Deepest con- sideration must be given to the ability and character of those who would oc: cupy places of power and trust. \s I gaze upon the historic “Church the world. In this and subsequent let- In Zion,” which I shall. release from time to time, I shall mention these note- leaders. I wish clear however, worthy to make it that there is absolutely in which I group the names of the church’s great and worthy leaders. BABER tucky, Hour is definitely the “Man Of the \.M.E. Church. executive ability years He is a man of rare ‘lity and has been for many @ successful leader in the busi- ness world. By skillful managing arid for the might. He took as 1 ¢ ' power is given to me in hea ind in earth. Go ye therefore the ne of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to obtam pression of all th s that T have com- fundamental truths ve , with detiny lineh emphasis on the lofty mterpretations relating to the Gospel ted tovus for consideration. Our ste Were. stirred “foward herioc Christian endeavors &&% we listened and ccame more and more assired through "8 preaching of Christ “being God's contribution toward the undergirding Of human souls against the forces of 1 Tt was ay lorious message, and a fitting: ¢ limax to this splendid two-days lair dealing he has built up one of the largest and most progressive business institutions to be anywhere among Ne- Broes in America. He employs the soundest business methods in directing the affairs of his attractive enterprise and has never been known to take ad. vantage of anyone, even the most illi- The Far Rockaway membership and Lord manded you: and lo, I am with you al- for its pathos and persuasive power of ex- -] Episcopal Committee, and has attended and participated in more church meet- ings and councils than any other lay_ man in the Connection. — PROF. O. M. TRAVIS y Prof. Travis served in the World War with the rank of Sergeant, being help direct the destiny of the grand recommended for a commission from the ranks. On returning from France in 1919, he accepted a course of Busi- ness Administration at the expense of the government. He later went into After the business with his father. Jn’ Philadelphia” (I' seel-anuabersiof death of his father he took over the qualified and Gnely trained men and business. Since that time the build- women who, in my opinion, arc vemi-| PBS have been enlarged and today the ently qualified to fill the” seyeral po-| *00F sPace is 4,500 sq. ft. In 1927, he sitions which form the bulwark of this| V@s the guest of the Courier Journal the greatest institution for Negroes in and, Times) Ja Jeadine pL auiswillesncn ss }Paper, at the opening of Kentucky ters sub-captioned “Worthy Workers State College. This honor was.extend- ed to him in acknowledgement of his splendid service in the state. In 1932, he was elected delegate to General Conference meeting in Cleveland. He no political significance in the fidanedleee also a delegate to the General Con- ference in New York. In 1937 he was elected Supreme’ Di- I begin with—PROF. 0. M, TRA-|‘Cctor of the Pythian’ Youth \Depart- VIS and DR. GEORGE WILBUR ment of the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Phythias of North America, South PROF. O. M. TRAVIS, of Ken. America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. He has been state guard for Feancel SearetaAIE dhe lodge official for the past fifteen years in the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of Kentucky. Recently he sponsored a W. P. A. Gymnasium for the schools of Monticello, and he alone guaranteed the sponsors amount for the building which was built at the cost of ten thousand dollars. For services ren- dered his community, the board of edu- cation and citizens yoted to name the High School after him. The “Travis High School,” is one of the best in the state, terate. This means, of course, that in h egal Travis’ long. business bape addition’ to his a Pen te ‘as gained for him wide, practica’ abil © his exceptional business knowledge of fi oe ae ability, he is honest, a s nance and banking. Be- ) man of the high- st Christian character and i i Because him for counsel on business matters. They know that His Wo y ‘ RD IS HIS BOND, ‘that his advite is reliable’ There is no layman in the church more loyal than Prof. Travis. He is one of the first laymen to serve on the | ing a constant student of economic and financial affairs he can be counted upon to give the highest type of service as the custodian of the church's funded All in all, his splendid training, ability and honesty not to speak of his un- swerving loyalty to the church, highly recommend him as the most. logical choice FOR FINANCIAL SECRE- ) 4 ( pas i HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938 TARY IN 1940. In Prof. Travis we have a man of experience and honesty for a place which, in my opinion, is the responsible position in the church next to the bishopric. Let us go for- ward with Travis. ‘ It is well known that Mr. Travis js vitally interested inthe dependents of the church as well as the underpaid ministers. It follows then that their interests will be faithfully guarded at all times, the same goes for the entire church. iS { GEORGE WILBUR BABER GEORGE WILBUR BABER, pas- tor of historic Ebenezer Temple A. M. E. Church, Detroit, is a young man of ripe experience and commanding per- sonality, who has» a chain of notable achievements to his credit. He stands out as one of the ablest and most pro- cressive leaders of the church today. Dr. Baber, as many know, has made valuable and lasting contributions to \frican Methodism. His record as a churchman, builder and leader of men is hard to match. His record speakes in no uncertain tones of his fitness for the office of Bishop in the \.M.E. Church. His phenomenal rise to the “Spot-light” position in the church, came by hard work and sacri- fice. In other words he made his way to the front, the “hard” way, the “way” that spares not a fibre of ones being, the one “way” alone which determines the true worth of an individual. About fourteen years ago, Dr. Ba- ber joined the Michigan Conferencé. He was assigned to the smallést charge in the conference, a Mission with six members at Laporte, Indiana. In spite of the small membership he proceeded at once to lay plans for a new church. Within a short time he ob- tained the active co-operation of the}. leading white citizens of the city, and the campaign for building funds began. At one time during the campaign the church. had on deposit in a local bank, ten thousand dollars, to which as pas- tor he had access. But, in spite of the fact that his family was in dire want of necessities of life, he refused to. touch the funds for personal use. Instead he worked as a laborer on the streets to carn a livelihood for his ‘loved ones. | think that this one fact in his life Stands out asa glowing tribute to his honesty. He built a splendid church there at a cost of twenty thousand dol- lars, and upon ‘his departure, left. the) THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER A church free of debt and with five hun- dred dollars in the bank. At Michigan City, Indiana he built a sixteen thousand dollar edifice, paying all the cost of construction, with the ex- ception of twelve hundred dollars. From this charge he went to Benton Harbor, Michigan, where he erected one of the most beautiful teniples of worship in the conference. This im- posing structure which cost thirty five thousand dollars, was paid for in full before he departed for another field of labor. Another high light in his character came to light as he closed his great work at Benton Harbor. In recognition of his efficient service the then presiding bishop offered him a leading church in Detroit, but the big- hearted little giant declined the ap- pointment because he did not wish to dislodge another minister whom he felt was doing a good work there. This fact attests his great regard for his fellowman’s welfare. His next charge, therefore was at Flint, Michigan. Here he enlarged the church and became a prominent figure in civic affairs.” He was the organizer of the city’s Wel- fare Commission, and initiated the ma- jor portion of it’s city-wide relief pro- Christian mother and a great lover of the church. Think on these Worthy Workers In Zion, ye “Church In Phila- delphia.” HERE AND THERE OVER FLA. Jacksonville, Fla. By Mrs. A. B. Williams This morning finds our beloved Bish- op Grant in Texas with Bishop Young. His very absence is felt and although the change for Bishop Grant is so much needed after very hard tasks have been performed. All over Fla. are wishing he’d hurry back. Bishop Grant and Mrs. Grant are full of advice worth heeding, Fla. is making such rapid progress along lines of religion, edueation and finance, that every worker keeps full of enthusiasm and interest. All denominations claim our Bishop, and respond like the A.M.E’s. when the cails are made: Mrs. Grant was presented with enough purse to go away to Chicago on a yacation. The Missionary De- | partment, led on by Mrs. A. E Heath, the Queenly President of W.H7M.S. made the presentation. The gift in money is only the beginning of what the workers are doing for her and will gram. do. She is a servant so worthy. Mrs. His next appointment was to his-|J- lL. Brooks, Mrs. Decker Johnson toric Ebenezer where he now holdslof Georgia, were high lights at the State Meet. Prof. Mitchell, Dean of Morris Brown, gave several remark- able interpretations during Sunday School and League's religious institute. forth. Shortly after assuming charge here, he purchased® for the congrega- tion one of the most spacious and elab- orately equipped church | buildings in the most valuable properties of the A. C. E. League Pres., and Mrs. connection. Strange as it may seem, Dr. Baber experienced bitter oppo- sition in his efforts to secure this building which is now Ebenezer Tem- ple A.M.E. Church. Yet, it is not strange when we consider the fact that there are forces trying to keep GOOD MEN down. Since his appointment to Ebenezer he has trippled the mem- bership, and has increased the Dollar Money from seven hundred and fifty dollars to eleven hundred and sixty dollars. Under his leadership the church is two years ahead in it’s pay- ments on the new church home. The church operates a Boys’ Camp, has an extensive Social Service set up and a comprehensive Young Peoples’ Pro- gram. Dr. Baber is the originator of the Seventy Five Years of Negro Prog- ress celebration, which will be held at Detroit in 1940. In this great project he has the backing of the Governor of the state, city official and a committee of two hundred and fifty leading Ne- groes of the country. Needless to say, the church needs a man of Dr. Baber’s caliber on the Bench of Bishops. MORE SPECI- FICALLY THE CHURCH NEEDS BABER. As we have pointed out, he is honest, sympathetic, efficient, prog- ressive, an organizer of no mean abili- ty, a dynamic preacher and lover of humanity. He should be, and I pre- dict will be amorlg those elected Bish- ops in 1940. Dr. Baber is the father of five chil- dren, the oldest, June is a Junior in Wayne University. His wifé has con- tributed no small share of the inspir- ation which has accounted for her husband’s success. She is an ideal August 16-21. Dr. date for the A. C. E. League. Dept. the Coming Missionary 1939 next June. Drs. C. A. Gibbs, W. P. Mitchell bama during the State Confab. action there. TRY MY HEART PILLS. HOW TO TRY MY HEART PILLS TRY MY TONIC FOR 1368 LELAND STREET Annie Heath, W. H. M. S. President for the successful occasion they en- gineered at Edward Waters College Moore is a candi- 1940, and Mrs. Heath will be hostess to Quadrennial W. F. Foster and L. M. Moore visit- ed Bishop Sims at Birmingham, Ala- These sons returned in jubilance over the re- LUNG AND CHEST BUILDER. PAGE NINE PEGRAM, TENN. Pegram Chapel A.M.E. Church We thank the Lord for the wonder- ful meeting we had at our church Sun- day, August 28. We had two visiting preachers with us. Rev. Sneed, a pro- minent Baptist minister and Rev. Mc- Christer of the Christian Church. They both being filled with the spirit of God, we were overshadowed with the Holy Spirit all day long, while they spoke. Our pastor, Rey. N. D. Thompson opened with a burning zeal and started the fire burning. 1 Sister Mollie Washingtin, President of the Missionary Society, with a Christian heart, donated to Mrs. Eddie Mae Allison $2.70 and to Rev. Sneed’ $3.00. She has never stopped her won- derful work, although she broke her arm a few weeks ago. She is a Chris- tian and does her Christian work con- tinuously. Mrs. Allison is ill and in Herbert’s Hospital at Nashville. Neith- er she nor Rev. Sneed asked for help, but Sister Washington, with her Chris- tian heart saw fit to make the dona- tion, may the benediction of God and peace be with her. Rey. N. D. Thompson, Pastor Sister Georgia Lee Hooten LYNCHBURG, VA. The second quarterly conference of Marshall Chapel A. M. E. Church was held August 5-7, with Rev. A. L. Williams, presiding. On Friday night, WReccee Bhs dantadestcuctare Ss Mogumuchicandok baveaidefor Revs -L. August 5, 1938, Rev. Williams ‘called former Jewish Temple, and located|M- Moore, State Supt. of Sunday ee Bree seree greet cetee OES aM: in the heart of Detroit, is easily one of | Schools, Mr. Cleamon S. Williams, pel pom arc acudance and all report were good. Presiding Elder Williams was very much pleased with conditions. On Sunday August 7th, he preached for us one soul awakening sermon. We always look forward to the coming of Rey. Williams with great pleasure. We are very thankful to say we are moying on nicely REV. A. L. WILLIAMS, Presiding Elder REV. IRA J. GAMBLE, Pastor SARAH P. BYRD Subscribe For THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ANY KIND OF LEAKING. GET WELL —TRY— Mme. Emma FE, Walton’s Tonic CURE ASTHMA. FOR LEAKING OF PALPI- TATION OF THE HEART. GAS OR ANY INTERNAL ~COMPLAINTS Mme. E. Walton DETROIT, MICHIGAN ===== DSC09215.JPG ===== eS PAGE TEN CHE CHRISTE] EX TRAURDINARY VALUE LOOK! A $2.40 Valne Both For $2.00 ally and securely bound in Semi Morocec ¢ 4 HYMNAL and 1SCIPLINE | TOGETHER | i $1.50 Music Hymna and | nscipline | i : j ! amped in Gold, ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE SOLD AT THIS PRIC SEND YOUR ORDER TO AY. WE PAY POSTAGE, A.M. E. 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Roosevelt expressed his views jn letter to Frank D. Schroth, ney publisher of the Brooklyn Daily Eagt. “Once the public realizes that j newspaper serves no interest save th; NEW ORLEANS (UP)—Paul Ma- of truth, it will give that paper , rechal, son of the Belgian Vice Consul, is only 2 nurse in Spanish, in father and to animals in a nearby zoo, and in English to others. RAILROAD CARLOADINGS Increase in railroad carloadings generally business and industrial improvement. During the week which ended Septem- for 1938 and the greatest number since the week which ended November 13, 1937. Taken in connection with other in- dexes, there is good ground for be- lieving that the current depression is being broken and to hope that recovery will continue through the Fall and Win- ter. MICH. GOVERNOR NAMES TWO ON STATE COMMISSION Senator Charles C. Diggs and John C. Dancy, executive secretary Detroit Urban League, have been appointed by Governor Frank Murphy on the Commission to rewrite the Michigan manned by the Dr. J. Ralston Hayden, former vice-Governor Philippine Is- lands, now head of the Department of Political Science, University of Michi- gan. Governor Murphy describes the newly created bidy thus: BISHOP GREGG FLIES TO CONFAB CHICAGO.—(ANP)—Bishop pied : “The matte i icati : Gregg of the A.M.E. Church arrived] po Re i So) lg here by United Airlines plane en route la to his conferences in Ontario, Canada. On the day the conference was sched- uled to open the Bishop had been forced to delay his arrival in order that he might attend the funeral of Rey. R. H Hackley, pastor of St. \ Paul, : Moines, Iowa, one of the well kn Ministers of the church and a fr many years. In order- to ar the second day of the conference he was forced to take his first Plane ride. The Bishop reported the experience ot as delightful, « being Particularly en- thusiastic over a view of the sunset above the clouds, a sight which he says he will never forget. aa IRS he F. D. R. CITES NEED FOR FEARLESS PRESS Service to Truth Alone Wins Public, He Tells Publisher By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—Président Roosevelt today expressed his faith in the press and declared that “in these fatefal times there is vital need for a strong, fearless and free press.” “By a free pe which is ‘ ical kana DETROIT, Sept. 9—(ANP)—State University’s Board of Trustees and apes ss 2 ~ |among the people of Soi ti constitution and which will be chair- a DEORE? Oe ob euemeanotina Des everyt XNown | the University friend Of] white students rive for] wil] Protect the revolutionary idea in one which it is cl: value to South was outlined Statement b: famed co-i cotton picker, has long held t tion’s cotton industry. th allegiance that neither depression or j "3 old, but he talks to his] fortune nor any form of hard time fens f French to his}¢an weaken,” he continued. “Thay faith in the American press just as have faith in the American pecple anj in our democratic institutions. I yep, ture the opinion that the straightSor ward pursuit of truth and justice poin ig] ON€ Way to prosperity and larger in, i i newspapers, q regarded as a sure sign of fluence of American spapers, bot great and small.” ber 3 the figure was 648,039—a record] DIXIE COLLEGE TRUSTEE SAyg HE’LL KEEP NEGROES OUT oF] S. C. SCHOOL BARNWELL, S-C., Sept. 9—AN® —The action of Charles S. Bailey, Co. lumbia, S. C., in filing application fo admission to the law school of the Uni versity of South Carolina, has stirred a “tempest in a teapot” in educational] circles throughout the state. ‘Latest repercussion came last Wed nesday when a statement was given out by Solomon Blatt, member of the Chairman of a committee of three law. yers appointed to pass on Student Bailey's application: Trustee Blatt sounded off: “Considerable interest has developed in connection with the application of a Negro for admission to the law school of the University of South Caro- lina. ‘ “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is taking an interest in this application and I am informed that similar appli- cations will be made at Wintkrop col- lege, The Citadel and Clemson Col- lege. en referred to a committee of three wyers representing the university o/ which committee I am chairman. The white people of South Carolina need not have any fear as to what’ the ou! come of this application is going to be. The board of trustees will do hing in their power to maintain of South Carolina for only and in so doing, I other institutions for white students suppored by the state “Similar situations have arisen in her southern states and thi: appli- cation will receive the attention that it deserves at the hands of those in control of the university.” Se ls MECHANICAL COTTON PICKER MAY BE A BLESSING INSTEAD OF A CURSE | MEMPHIS, Sept... 9.—(ANP)—A “economics and i laimed will be of greal idle cotton pickers of the last week in « y John and Mack Rust, mventors of a mechanical development or which he attention of ‘the na- The Rusts announced iocutatthe of ie Rust Foundation, throw +h which 6 «e FE | ae ; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938 THE CHRISTI Liulas they proposé to apply a large part. of ing its immeasureable power by free- their personal profit on the invention ing part of the Scottsboro boys, the to uplift agricultural workers of the United Supreme Court reversings BE South. A charter of incorporation, | decisions arrived at by juries on which ihe said, would be sought at Nash-} Negroes were not allowed to sit, and jille- i the slow but sure decrease of lynchings a accordance with their plan the in America. Rusts will try out a 10 to 1 experi- In our church are many forms out- ment, under which they will limit their moded by Present day progress that own incomes from the mechanized are being tenaciously held to by those pickers to ten times that received by} in authority ; that is not strange, as the lowest-paid employe. They could history clearly indicates the great re- earn up to $8,320 each year and still] luctance of rulers to relinquish customs pay the lowest paid the experienced} and traditions; quite often the records wage minimum of 40 cents an hour | of history are cluttered with accounts Jecréed by the! Wages and Hours of revolution made necessary by ob- Bill stinate refusal of leaders to recognize “We think the idea of limiting the| the insistent demands of public opin- spread of income to ten to one would jon; but in the end, public opinion make an interesting experiment,” they triumphed ! : said. In addition, all income which No Institution that survives does so they personally realize from their in-| by damning up the streams of human yention, over and above the limited| Progress; God is in all progress and income set for themselves would go] God is no stagnant pool, He is a run- to the Foundation in an effort to make | 7ing stream! 5 the mechanical cotton picker “a bless- We are a progressive church be- ing instead of a curse” to displaced] Cause we are the sons of God; as a haboe growing Christian institution we shall That the philanthrophy of the Rust} follow the method of Christianity that brothers may eventually revolutionize | 2s obtained from the beginning; we working conditions in the South was| Will eliminate the obsolete and add the indicated in their statement: “We] Worthwhile, gathering the truth from have never intended to use our inyen-| all sources wherein God’s reservoirs tion for making money but to better! May be found as the honey bee finds the condition of Southern workers. its honey from the different flowers \s set forth in the articles of in-|°f field. : corporation, the Rust Foundation As the Christian Church has con- Would. aid in rehabilitation of dis-|¥erted the Christmas and Easter cele- loyed sharecroppers and farm la-| rations into Christian institutions of borers of the cotton-growing states, | 0st profound implication, so may we and carry on experiments, research | ¥S¢ the truth when we find it, even and educational work with a view to| though it may not have been ob- mechanical picker will bring about. is seeking ‘truth eery day; it is not We hope our machine will relieve | Wedded to outmoded idols. ons of workers from the back- king toil of picking cotton,” PUBLIC OPINION By J. S. Brookens Perhaps the strongest single force ii American life is public opinion, that egate of group thinking predom- ating above all opposed sets of ideas. Statesmen seek it and when they -have found it, they court it; politicians guide their political maneuverings in fccord with it; no constituted author- ity, regardless of how strong, is able to| duite generally approves for the fine ver-ride it. places on the bench may be found Dr. Public opinion can change national] Clayborne who has made the Southern fame overnight to'national disgrace; it} Recorder a live wire; Dr. George A. an unseat public seryants from po-| Singleton, an outstanding journalist; sitions of highest trust and confidence; | Dr. Butler, who was left at the door in tis able to void any law of the land;| New York; Dr. J. S: Johnson, the And no institution of society, secular | man of courage from Florida; Dr. G. Nor religious, will survive the loss of | R- Polk, leader of the Alabarna dele- onfidence evidenced by the expres-| gation and a big hearted leader of Sons of public opinion. men; then too, there are Jackson and The Church of Allen is not immune| Butler from Texas; Gomez, Reid,Grif- '0 the judgements of public opinion, | fin, Beard, Gibbs, Stinson, Powe, Smith, hurch history records several in-| Wesley, F. D. Jordan, Miles, Morris, ‘tances wherein the Christian Church| and many others tried and true. 4S suffered severe rebukes and great| Just as public opinion will do its final “ss of influence because the church| shiftings in Detroit from these men for ‘\tempted to ignore public opinion. the next five Bishops, just so will it It is public opinion that has eliminat-| determine its next Editors from these “selfish abuses in the church just as it} men: Hall, Brown, Hatcher, Dames, 48 stopped selfish practices in state| Wilkes, Clement, Clark and your hum- P°vernments; public opinion brought] ble servant, Brookens. « ,. the French Revolution that broke} Addena i he shackles of feudalism in France| Public opinion in Alabama says "d gave the people a larger measure| Bishop Sims has fully demonstrated of freedom; it grew and grew in Amer- | that he is worthy of the confidence ex- “in in condemnation-of that vicious| Pressed in ‘him by his ¢lection to the °clal curse, human slavery, until time BisHopric at Cleveland. nd circumstances made ripe the Civil} Public opinion says it will change the at today, public opinion is express-| three delegate law, Today public opinion is germinating throughout the A, M. E. Church as to the selection of its delegates to the next general conference; its bishops and. general officers to be elected at that quadrennial session, in Detroit. Many: personalities shall strive but a few shall be chosen . Looking over the field we see outstanding personal- ities which we believe public opinion will seriously consider for delegates, bishops and general officers. Among those whom public opinion ‘ finding a permanent solution to our| Served heretofore; and public opinion] AN RECORDER _ COUNCIL OF BISHOPS African Methodist Episcopal Church AN OPEN LETTER At the recent sessions of the Bishop’s Council at Kittrell, North Carolina, Bishop E. J. Howard spoke of the urgent need of his going to the West African field early in next year. Be- cause of these straight times, and the scarcity of funds. with the Financial and Missionary Departments for the pur- pose, we the Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church are mak- ing this appeal to the ministers, lay- men and well wishers of missions, to make a special contributions to Bishop Howard for this laudable cause. The ministers are urged to take an after offering and to forward the same to Bishop Howard at the earliest pos- sible opportunity... Any one who wish to make’ individual contributions - out side of the church offering may also send the same to him. Address such contributions outside’ of the church offering to.Bishop E. J. Howard, 1122 Chestnut Street, Waco, Texas, and he will acknowledge the with thanks. same Signed: Senior Bishop Bishops William A. Fountain, D.D. Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom, D.D. Bishop John A. Gregg, D.D., Sec. Bishop Robert A. Grant, D.D. Bishop Sherinan L. Green, D. D. Bishop George B. Young, D.D. Bishop Monroe H. Davis, D_D. Bishop Noah W. Williams, D.D. Bishop David H. Sims, D. D. Bishop Henry Y. Tookes, D. D. Bishop Richard R. Wright, Jr.. D.D. Bishop Edward J. Howard, D.D. Bishop William T. Vernon, D.D., Located Ed.—The above letter from our episcopal fathers speaks for itself. We are certain that it will be heeded. The church must heed and the Macedonia call. answer ST. PAUL, SANTA BARBARA, BURNS MORTGAGE Rey. Ralph King, Pastor Thursday, August 18th will ever be a red letter day in the hearts and minds of members and friends of St. Paul. For 15 years a small but burdensome mortgage had hung over the church, increasing tather than decreasing with the years. In the terms of one “Min- isters came and ministers went, but the mortgage seemed to stay for ever.” Then in late 1935 it seemed as if the final blow was struck when, for rea- sons best known to those then in au- thority, this point was left for 5 months PAGE ELEVEN Bethel in Los Angeles. Here. in less than a year from the time of his ap- pointment, he had erected the beauti- ful edifice that stands on the spot of the former little Westside Mission, which was organized and founded by the late Major George W. Prieleau, Chaplain U. S. A., retired. At the opening ceremonies of the new building about $2000 was reported in cash and furnishings. Shortly after this Rev. King married Mary Stafford Prioleau, © the talented and charming daughter of the late Chaplain. Since leaving this young minister has a record of success- ful pastorates at Bakersfield and Riy- erside, California and at Bethel in Port- land, Oregon. Rey. King came to Santa Barbara. caught up the church of leadership, reorganized his forces and carried on. While backing the payment of the $2400 mortgage 100%, Rey King en- couraged the members to keep up the other oblizations as well. The build- ings were reroofed, repaired and re- insured, and back taxes paid up. The church was revived spiritually and members added to the fold Rey. and Mrs. King contacted many influential members of the other race It was through these contacts, ‘that first, the beautiful, highly valued mural Was presented to the church, And second, on Easter of this year a gift of $1000.00 was paid into the bank on the obligation The debt had at that time, by regular monthly pay- ments, been reduced to approximately $1400:00.. The membership rejoiced and rallied to the challenge and by the last quarterly conference in July raised the remaining $400. their rejoicing, they voted the return of Rey mortgage In the midst of King for another year August 18th saw the culmination of two and one half years strenuous, pray- erful effort. The service was one of beauty and dignity. The was filled to capacity with white as well as colored, rich and poor, saint and sinner. Assisting Rev. King were Rev. B. G. Goodwin, pastor of the Community A.M.E. Church at Ven- tura and former local preacher at St. Paul, other city ministers and the famous St. Paul Choir directed by Bessie Viola Hill. .The burning cere- mony was The mortgage was presented by Nelson Lang, Pastor’s Steward and placed on a silyer receptacle held by Deaconess, Julia Dugger. It was lit by Mrs. J. H. Wilson, Mrs. Eugenia. Chapman, and Nelson Lang. As the choir sang in muted voices “Just Think of His Good- ness to You,” Rey. King gave thanks and invoked God's blessings for the auditorium most impressive. without a pastor. It was during this period that the faithful few, shepherd- ed by local leadership resolved to pay off the mortgage debt. Back interest was paid and each month saw the principal decreased by a few, but all too few, dollars. In March, 1936, Rev. Ralph R. King Was appointed pastor. Rey. King was well qualified for the job... He was licensed to preach in 15th Street Church in Oakland by Rev. J. M. Brown. After graduating from Wil- berforce and Payne Theological Semi- nary Bishop Parks returned him to future. As the last flame died away and a 15 year obligation was reduced to ashes, a tearful audience lifted their voices in “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.” Following the ser- vice a reception was held and a Jarge, beautiful cake bearing the inscription “No More Mortgage” was. presented by Dr. John Van Paing, noted phy- sician of the city. Everyone went home happy and re- joicing, and another African Methodist Church stands free of obligation and debt. Truly “The Church is Moving On.” “Mrs California where he was appointed to Mabel Price ===== DSC09216.JPG ===== Sept. 21 October 5—IMinoi PAGE TV-ELVE THE CH The Calendar Colorado Conference—Col p zs, Colo., 240 So. Wah- Rev. M. C. Knight, Noah W. Wit- eet tor. Bishop 2)~Pittsburg Conference — Rev. E. L. hington, Venna., Pastor, Bishop R. C 1, Bishop M. H. Davis, As- ociate 21—Chieago Conference—Chi- zo, Uline B. H. Lucas, z » Street, 4211 Calu- Bishop John A. rege 2&—Indiana Conference—Evans- Ind. Rev. M. R. Dixon, Jr wy East ( Street. Bishop 2&%—North Ohio Conference — Piqua, Ohio, Rev. R.-N. Nelson, Pastor, Bishop R. C. Ransom po M. H. Davis, Associate. Mexico and Rio Grande Conference aa. Che J. R. MeGee, Pas- Bishop George B. Texa Ke aA 774 20—North East Conference— Bishopville, S- C., Rev. A. ig Felix, Pastor, Box 422. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 26—Augusta Georgia Conference —Wrens, Ga., J. L Shropshire, Pastor. Bishop W A. Foun- tain 26—Baltimore Conference— Baltimore, M Rev. W. H 1009 imondson Ave. treet A.M-I Church 28—Virginia Conference—Hamp- J. E. Harris, 106 Bethel A.M.E Bishop M. H 27 — Columbia Conference — Winnsboro, S. C. Rev. V. A. Janerette, Pastor Bishop J. S. Flipper. East Tennessee Conference — Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. T. E. West, t Re ” a., Re Davis Pastor ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Luke, Nashville, Tenn., Rev. J. S. Foxall, Pastor. Bishop Edward J. Howard. 26—Southw®st Texas Conftrence —Wharton, Texas. Rev. W. E. S—Ohio Conference—Zanes Thomas, Pastor. Bishop George € o, Rev. J. Harrison Bry B. Young FA a Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran som, Bishop M. H. Davis, As<c-|26—North Missouri Confer®nce—Glas- ate cow, Mo.. 600 Commerce Street, 26— Mississippi Conference — Rev. J. H. Ward, pastor. Bishop attiesburg, M Rev 5. a Noah W. Williams 1, 621 New Orleans Street L. Greene Conference—Spring- K. J. Siddall, 415 Bishop John th Mth Street A rege }2—~Palmetto Conference— Char- os a Morris Brown emon, Pastor, i illips St. Bishep J. S Conference sas, 409 Kiowa Ried. Nebraska pastor. \ yah Villiams. Conference For , 416 West 3rd St pastor Bishop oah W. Williams 12—Northwest Texas Conference ence— Fort Gaines, Ga., Chapel A. M. E. Church, J. R. Gardner, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Fountain. 12—Northwes* Texas Conference Rev, T. B. Bishop George B. Brownwood, Texas. Reece, Pastor Young 1%—Americus Georgia Confer- Gia, Se... ae Wright, Pastor; Bishop W. A, Fountain 12—Kentucky Conference—Mid- Kentucky, Rev. S. A. Ly- Pastor. Bishop R. C, Ran- som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso- ciate 19— Fast Texas Conference— Marshall, Texas. Rev. A. I. Hen- ley, 402 Boulevard Ave. Bishop George B. Young. 1%—West Kentucky Conference —Rowling Green, Ky., Rev. E, R. Reid, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran- aom, Rishop M, H. Davis, Asso- clate. ence—Fllaville, way Aun, 26—South Alabama Conference Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. R. L. Upshaw, pastor, Bishop D.|December 7—North Louisiana Confer- H. Sims. November 2—North Carolina Confer- ence—Fayettville; N.7 C., “Rev. IH ton, 530 Culberth Street, St. Luke A.M.E. Church, Bish- M. H. Da 2—North Georgia Confer- ence—Dalton, Ga., Bethel A. M. E. Church, C. W. Peters, Pas- Bishop W. A. Fountain. 2—East Confer- ence—Laurel, Miss., Rev. Wm. A. Redditte, 514 East 4th Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 2—Texas ‘Huntsville, Texas. Grovey, Pastor. B. Young. 9—Northeast Mi ence—Columbus, tor Mississippi Conference— Rev. B. F. Bishop George ippi Confer- Miss., Rev. W., Williams, 612 South 10th Street, Bishop S. L. Greene. 9—West Texas Conference—Bas- trop, Texas, Rev. T. H. Moor. Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conferenc: Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.F Church, C. K. Knight, Paste. Bishop W. A. Fountain. —West Tennessee Confer ence—Greater Bethel, Jac Tenn. Rev, C. H. Harden, 1 * tor. Bishop Edward J. Howara 10—South Carolina Conference— Walterboro, S. C. Rev. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St. Rishop J. S. Flipper. 16—Central M —Hollandale, Mis. Rev: T. W. Wise. Bishop S. L. Greene. 23—North Mississippi Conference— Shaw, Miss., Rev. G. F, Griffin. RISTIAN RECORDER Bishop Edward J. How- [30—Northwest Mississippi Conference © \that convenes Sept 28th to Oct. 2nd ‘ippi Conference | 19th, 1938, will please notify the pastor, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 19, BISHOP D. H. SIMS CLog, SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIp TRAINING INSTITUTE. Bishop S. L. Greene. 16—Macon Georgia Conference— Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A. Fountain. 16—Northeast Texas Conftrenc® —Corsicana, Texas. Rev. H. F. Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. th Streets Bishop George B. Young. 17 — Piedmont Confe::ce — Laurens, S. C. Rev. 4- a Thomas, Pastor, 234 Nortl * =ro- lina St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 23—Western North Carolina Conference—Chape! Hill, N. C., Bishops Fountain and Howard Presen, General Officers and Prominent Churchmen Attend. Mrs. Allie Sconiers Crowned Queen of State.—President J. W. Walker Praised > By E. C. Hatcher Rev E. Holt, St. Paul A. M. Church, Bishop M. H. Dav a Georgia Conference—S! ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L Land, Pastor. Bishop W. A. Fountain. _...—Sunflower, Miss., Rev. A. Tay- lor. Bishop S. L. Greene. 2—South West Missouri Conference—Kansas City, Mo., Bethel Church, 2446 Paseo Street. Rey. T. H. Wiseman. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 2—Alabama Conference— Atmore, Alabama, Rev. W. M. BISHOP D. H. SIMS Birmingham, Ala., the Magic City q the South, was host during the pai week to the Leadership Training Inst tute, auspices the Department of Rg ligious Education of the A. M. 8 Church, of the State of Alaban convened in the Industrial High Sche Bonner, pastor, P. O. Box 54, (The largest High School for Negrod Bishop D. H. Sims. in the world) which was gracoius S—South Georgia Conference given to the A. M. E. Church 4 Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. M. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Glen E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- The Rev. Wm. B. Mosely, assisted } man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, the Presiding Elders and Pastors 4 Bishop W. A. Fountain. ~ the Birmingham area had everythi ready for entertainment of the 3 delegates and thousands of visitoq who attended this convocation. 1 Theme of the mecting was: “WORLI CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.”) Ti Rt. Rev. D. H. Sims, D.D., Bishq of the First and Ninth Episcopal Di tricts of the A. M. E. Church, wif the cooperation of the President, Df J. W. Walker, and the Chairman 4 the Directors, Mrs. Lu Sybil Tayld M.A., had arranged a very uni\( inspiring and progressive program {q the occasion. Classes were conductd in the Sunday School, A. C. E. Leag Boy Scouts, Church Administrati Ministerial Clinic Social Action in th Church, and Missionary Department é Visitors Present $ N . Bishops W. A. Fountain, of Georg t otices and E. J. Howard of Tennessee 21 te 4 West Africa graced the meeting wi their presence and spoke in high pati of the Institute. Among the Gene Officers and prominent. Churchmd present were: Drs. S. S. Morris, H. Clayborn, Geo. A. Singleton, 3 A. Selby, C.. W. Abington, A. Allen, D. Ward Nichols, T. J. Mile C. S. Stewart, C. A. Gibbs (Leadi Candidate for the Bishopric to elected in 1940) D. H. Stanton, ' Fountain, Jr., E. C. Mitchell, W- Dawkins and family, Mrs. Kay § Nichols; Drs. L. M. Moore, W. 4 Mitchell, S. Dent, W. F. Foster, Ch’ lain Harry P. Richardson of Tuskes4 and Mrs. Lucy M. Hughes, Presid W..H. & F. M. Society and primin candidate for Secretary of Missi° All of these visitors made definite © tributions in inspiring the Youth the State and spoke in highest prais -}worthy terms of Bishop Sims, ence—Monroe, Louisiana, Rev. E. D. Wilson, 515 South 10th Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 9—East Alabama Conference— Hurtsboro, Alabama, Rey. J. B. Alexander, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. 14—Central Louisiana Conference .,..—Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rev. J. B. Villia, 608 Green Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 16—North Alabama Conference— Birmingham, Alabama, St. Luke All persons contemplating attending the North Ohio Annual Conference, will kindly notify the pastor of the same, that ample provision can be made for your comfort. g REV. R. N. NELSON 114 College St., Piqua, Ohio. All Bishops, General Officers, Mis- sionary Workers, Crusaders and per- sons whose names do not appear on the roll of the East Tennessee Conference planning to visit said Conference, Oct. that suitable homes may be obtained. Rev. T. Gene West, pastor 328 Mulvaney Ave., Knoxville, Tenn, ‘ ~ RSDAY, : ah Be ae ESS ae siding Elders, Pastors, Lay: Work- ; the doxology, and call to worship, Rev. and Missionary women of the State Jones, pastor in charge, announced hymn 605, “Guide me O thou Great Jehovah.” Prayer was offered by Rey. Sandy Glass, Jr., and next hymn, “Rock of Ages,” announced by Rey. Jones, pastor in charge. At the conclusion of this number the scripture lesson which was taken from the 27th divis- ion of Psalms was read by Rev. E. J. ‘Jones, pastor in charge. “We are Marching” was sung by the choir. At this point, Rev. E. J. Jones, pastor in charge introduced Bishop Ransom of the Third Episcopal District. In a very brief yet inspiring and encourag- ing address the Bishop expressed his delight in being able to be here and the splendid reception he received on visit- ing Mount Union, and Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Jones, the wife who we owe to the success of our pastor. He told of the happening in the Third Episco- pal District, and expressed his appre- ciation of the work being done here. Under the splendid leadership of Rey. Jones, with the wonderful aid of his wife, Mrs. E. J. Jones, generally call- ed “Mr. and Mrs. Divine the Second.” His text was at random, speaking gen- erally from St. John: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ever- lasting. life.” John 3:16. “He spoke of the general unrest in Europe today. is Also of the success we are having here. Why? Because the people have a mind to work. At the conclusion of the sermon the choir sang “The Gate Was Left Ajar For Me.” An offering was lifted for local church extensions. After this Rev. Jones presented, and introduced Mrs. Ransom, wife of the Bishop. She spoke briefly on the won- derful reception afforded them on their visit to our city and parsonage. Mrs. C2°S" Brooks, * wite ‘of “Dr.; C. S$. Brooks responded to the address of Mrs. Ransom, After this Rey. Jones presented Dr. Brooks, who in turn hope his good work will continue for Ester Collins, who addressed the Bish- op. Afterward Dr. Brooks spoke on the occasion he had with Rev. Ran- som sixteen years ago in Frederick, Maryland, before he became a bishop —His address was very humorous, and yet inspiring, just right for the occas- ion. At this point the doxology was Alabama. Golden Jubilee A Success mong the main) features of this eting Was the Golden Jubilee Cele- ation and Coronation for Greater ne University, sponsored by Mrs. “A. Sims, (the lovable wife of Bish- “Sims.) Supervisor of the Mission- - Department and women of the ate, during which time Mrs. Alice oniers, of Enterprise, Ala., was pwned QUEEN of the State and G. R. Polk, of Birmingham was KING, of the State. The jssionary ladies raised more than 50.00 of the $3,500.00 reported at js meeting. Mrs, E. E. Sims, State vanizer and Mrs. M. B. Pyles, State esident assisted by their official staff ntributed in a large way in making is effort a success. The meeting sed Friday night to meet next year Tuskegee _ Institute. Resolutions ere adopted praising President James y. Walker, Alabama's leading candi- te for the bishopric, for the great rk that he is doing and Bishop D. _ Sims, for the fatherly and brotherly hy he is leading the A. M. E. forces ama, and pledged him whole- support to make the forth- series of Annual Conference most successful in the history of ie State. owned pming EUFAULA, ALA. (Continued from page 1) ni many other visitors. The Pre- Elder is a genius and a big , the Educational sermon was livered by the writer. Other great rmons were delivered by the Revs. . Gordan, W. A. Hamilton. Grand total $305.00. The Conven- on went over in a big way. in M. McCROSKY MT. UNION, PA. Bethel Pays Reverence to -Bishop Ransom Rt. Rev. Reverdy C. Ransom, D.D., 4 D., Bishop of the Third Episcopal istrict, presiding at the service. After a ee WEST PHILADELPHIA QUALITY MODERN PORCH FRONT HOMES FOR SALE NICE ENVIRONMENTS, GREATLY REDUCED TERMS Nice selection, containing 7 and 8 rooms and bath, hard- woed floors, hot water heat, stationary laundry, Some with garage, convenient to cars, schools and churches. Several stores and dwellings, good business localities, inspection wel- co me, Sy COTINUOUS BUSINESS SINCE 1880 Adams, 5641 Market Street 7“ ee tere ee as _THE CHRISTIAN RECO RDER v PAGE THIRTEEN — sung, and just before the benediction was pronounced Bishop Ransom told the congregation that Rev. Jones was entirely safe in his hands. These re- marks were greeted by an enthusiastic demonstration of public esteem. Benediction announced by Bishop Ransom of the Third Epi&copal ‘Dis- trict. | every connectional claim. | The report of the Second quarterly Conference, P. E., Rev. A. L. Wil, liams, presiding, Rev. L. P. Herring, pastor, is as follows: Trustees’ Dept. raised $752.76; Stewards, $317.47; Mite Missionary, $6.50; Sunday School, Dr. C. S. Cowan, Supt., $8.06; Choir, $6.70; Usher, $4.44; Parsonage Com- mittee, $8.84; Willard Club, $3.75; making a total of $1108.46. To this amount is addeda gift of $7500.00 to- wards our building campaign. This makes for the three months under Rey: Herring a grand total of $8608.46. Under the strong leadership of Rev. P. Herring a campaign and drive for a new edifice has been launched and we expect to be moving in within a year’s time. We are showing a healthy growth and Rey. Herring is drawing large crowds to hear his mas> terful sermons. Harmony and a spirit of co-operation and Christian fellow- ship prevail throughout every depart- ment. —DOT FORTSON SECOND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT, A.M.E. CHURCH Rt. Rev. M. H. Davis, Bishop Rev. A. L. Williams, Presiding Elder Rey. L. P. Herring, Pastor, St. Paul A.M.E. Church Ve Danville, Va. By Dr. C. S. Cowan Report of Second Quarterly Confer- ence, August 22, 1938. Rey. L. P. Herring came to St. Paul A.M.E. Church at the beginning of our Second Quarterly Conference and under his Christian dynamic lead- ership our church has grown in three months from a small- lifeless, spiritual- less to an overflowing Pe “The church is moving on.” Rev. L. P. Herring, pastor " S.—Also reported at conference one, making our present church build-| «in increase in members, 5; ing inadequate. Noted improvements | 3; death none. have been made in every department. se <= Within the three months Rev. Her- ring has been pastor, the church, which before his coming had never been able to meet its conference claims, has met congregation marriages SUBSCRIBE FOR |THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Y Drink To Health Mi Iw Health TO GET WELL! STAY WELL! 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E way, Secretary-Treasurer Church Ex- tension Department and Ella Heming- way-Pittman of Philadelphia, Penna. passed away at Hospital in Columbia, OUR LOVING PASTOR PASSES the heavenly land We loved him dearly Chr He was a real in pastor, a sweet singer, an excellent preacher and a real evange- list Everybody loved him who heard him. preach, ° Used and Recommened by Thousands was laid to rest in the Campbellton Cemetery, Campbellton, Fla.,| July 10, A darling wife, Mrs. Arie M. Carthon, a Christian worker, was left to mourn his death and an/adopted daughter, a host of friends and relatives. Sleep on, Sleep on Dr. Carthon, take your res; and we will meet you as you asked ys to some sweet day. ' Sallie Martin MARRIED Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Brown an- nounce the marriage of their daughter, Thelma Odelle, of Charleston, S. C., to Rey. Benjamin F. Sumpter, of Sumter, S. C. on Friday the sixth of May, nineteen hundred and _ thirty- eight, at Columbia, S. C. At Home, Cameron, S. C. July 6, 1865-Sept. 12, 1938 Buried from Quinn Chapel 93 Codding St., * Chicago, Ill. Providence, R.1., August 24, '938 Death _ | Editor of Christian Recorder Mack Hemingway of Conway, S. C.,|76 S. 19th Sti the brother of Rev. L. H. Heming- Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Editor; As I have been lately elected reporter for our paper, I am now sending-in a few details from our fiirst quarter Sect last Saturday. The funeral] which was held on August 14th, how- was held in Conway Monday, Sep-]ever, I do feel that this should have tember 12. been sent in and that I am somewhat late, but however after I was elécted during this Conference, I felt it very necessary for me to try and get some Dr. Jacob Capitol Carthon, who de-| new subscriptions for our paper, and parted this life July 6, 1938, at the] have succeeded in doing so and just parsonage at Slocomb, Ala., died at] as soon as I-collect the money I shall his post of duty with sword in his hand. | forward to you the money for same. 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Lawrence made it obvious that he did not desire the continuance of Vann’s august presence in the don- key stalls early last spring. ~ While the publisher has little or no t the 14, 1938, with the new influence in Philadelphia, his machinery esiding Elder, J. G. Drake, presid-| here can do much toward cutting down _ The meeting was opened with] the democratic majority in this strong wotionals. Proceedings of the Con-|hold cf the Earle-Lawrence forces. ence irom step to step beginning] This, balanced against huge Negro de- th the minutes of the last meeting] flections in Philadelphia would edge s called for by the Presiding Elder,| the scales toward the GOP hopes in a G. Drake, and all reports from each] state-wide fight. icial board was carefully written and ad by the Sec.. of each board and were highly applauded and praised | mittee Presiding Elder. the Simultaneous with the State Com- meetings, Negro leaders of Characters] Western Counties conferred over the < then passed, found ‘all im good] week-end preparatory to launching a nding. Then there were a few] sectional organization of those counties mutes of Memorial Service held for] in Pittsburgh next Saturday. At that ie of our young members, Bro. H. s, which was very sad. ig Elder was paid in full for time machinery will be compléted with The] which GOP leaders hope to further the cripple the democrats in what they artcr and was very much pleased in| fee] js their strongest section. instances. Humbly submitted, Mattie G. Smith «, Je SvDgake, buy iss Rey. A. Shack, Pastor E REPUBLICAN The western mobilization will fol- low similar sectional meeting, in the central southeastern districts, accord- mittee headquarters early last week. To be held in Harrisburg and Phila- delphia, earlier in the week, the pre- liminary setups will find the strongest i STATE COMMITTEE] Negro organization ever assembled Front & Market Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in a Republican Campaign. This is due to the fact that the Republican State Negro Council, which has been /TTSBURGH. PA. SEPTEMBER functioning under the direction of the Ble ing itself to “the orderly de- t of the educational system o: on and equal opportunity may ed to every boy and girl in nonwealthy of every race, d and color,” a fighting Republican ¢}] completely organized more than so that an equal standard of} Strategic units in large Negro State Committee for two years, has 17 com- munities in the eastern portion of the state’ To guide and coordinate most of the ty launched its drive to “redeem} Strong drive that the Committee ex- nsylvania” here, last Saturday. pects to wage among Negroes, Chair purred on every hand by huge andj ™@” James F. Torrance announced astic crowds, as the Republica te Committee rolled up its big guns, \-day festivities saw an ever-in- number of Negroes present. re than 20 Counties adjacent (tsburgh and from as far east as adelphia, Negyo adherents of the came in crowds. Observers Hated that approrimately — 10,000 “present at/the outdoor activities nywood Park: Duquesne Gar- S where Judge Arthur H. James tlaimed a “revolution,” also saw ¢ numbers. he definite reference to \’ its traditional guarantee of that Mic right to theechildren of “every » creed and color” during the last Her century. Negro leaders hailed ‘4S meaning that the GOP. lad ‘ake a firm stand in school seg- tion cases, many of which are ring large in various sections of Commonwealth A : ding a new spirit of victory to the FO contingent was the well-ground- Bh that the erstwhile Robert L. " Negro cohorts will turn in for ‘mes ticket in November. While Ucfinite statement could be garnered &. western leader himself, his a with Republican leaders Shout the day went far toward a “freedom | tor, educational opportunity” in Penn-] the pastors were present and made ‘nla marked one of the few times round reports. I am only sorry I am the Party had felt it necessary to not able to describe what a wonderful this week that Joseph V. Baker, board chairman of the State Negro Council had been selected. He said that sec- tional aides would be picked to assist Baker in the complete organization of the work in every Community.—Ady COLD WATER, MISS. Our S. S. Convention just closed at Save, Miss. Dr. L. A. Clark, pas- Tt was well attended. All of S. S. Convention we had; however, it was a great meeting. Dr. Wallace Jones is a great leader, a man with a heart. We love him and want his re- turn to the District. If our church is to live, we must produce more men, like him. The District President, Mrs. L. A. Campbell and her army of sisters were present, and made splendid reports. The District is on its way back to where it used to be. It takes time to build. We are sorry to say we lost one of our great workers in the Missionary Field, who died just a few days before ithe S. S. Convention, Mrs. H. W,. Williams, She came to visit her hug» band, Rey, H. W. Williams at Hers ¥ AN- RECOR DER PAGE FIFTEEN nando, Miss. and was taken sick and died in a few days. The Missionary Society will miss her for she was an induring worker. We mourn her de- mise, but God’s way, His will must be done. We say sleep on and take your 4 ) Aug. 21 by sprankling. The contest, the Rev. Perks put on during the meeting was a success. It consisted of twelye ladies, each lady represented a car, and the cars were ~ racing five hundred miles, a penny ' Rey. rest. We are coming one by one. We are getting ready for our Annual Conference which conyenes November 9, at Columbus, Miss. We are hoping to come with heads up from the ‘Sena- tobia District. So our Chieitian can give us a little chair. JN. Campbell GRENADA DISTRICT, NORTH EAST MISS. CONFERENCE \ The Third Quarterly Conference of the Pleasant Hill Circuit, same being ing the Grenada District, was held with Dr. A. W. Jackson, Presiding Elder, July 16-17. The Conference was opened at 11:30 o'clock’ a.m. Op- ening hymn No. 295 lined by Rev. J. L. Harkless, pastor of Pinny Grove A.M.E, Church. Prayer by Brother Adam Goins. Scripture lesson by Bro. T. W. Watson. Sermon by Bro. Ashford Gains. Text was found Exo- dus 25:212. Afterwhich Dr. Jackson organized the conference G. G. Goins | was elected Secretary. After remarks by the P. E., he then took up the disciplinary questions. 122 full mem- bers, 6 probationers, 2 left, one died— | one given license to preach. The Elder called all reports. Stewards and Stew- ardesses, Trustee, Sunday School, and the Choir. Reports were good. Sun- day at noon, the Elder preached a} powerful sermon and also afternoon —Dr. Jackson is alright, he is a true man. You can depend upon him. He the Pleasant Hill Quartet sings every Saturday night in Grenada at the radio station. The Grenada District is marching on and upward. Rey. D.A. Collin, P.-C. | Rev. A. W. Jackson, P.E BETHEL A; M. E. CHURCH Elreno, Okla. | fe is doing a great work in the District. | for each mile. Three prizes given to Ones raising over five dollars. Mrs. John Carrol won first prize, a ladies’ wrist watch. She raised $10.61, Mrs. Mary Moore won 2nd prize, a brace- let set. She raised $8.00. Mrs. Lil- lian Goodwin won third prize, a Bible. She raised $5.17. The collection raised during the ten nights of the meeting made a total of $10.40. Mrs. Susan Richey DOUGLAS, ARAZONA August 26, 1938 The Fourth Quarterly Conference was held at Saint James A.M.E. Church, Aug. 14 and 15th. Presiding “Ider R. H. Harbert, being present and preached thé 11 a.m also the evening sermon and sermon, his subject was “Forgetfulness,” the sermon brought back memories that was made in the pass to God and to the church In our hearts and with prayers we hpoe his good work will continue for Years to come Rev. W: E remarks, he asked every member to re Washington pastor's move ill feelings if there be any and live for God's Cause, for the Annual Conference would soon conyene and it maybe that the have to part Rev. W: E H. Johnson, Secretary best of friends may Washington, pastor Sa 25D Sse St aD hte Do a De Revive interest ‘Stimulate Enthusiasm The Presiding Elder, of the Okla. | City District, Rey. J. H. Hall, held ‘his fourth and last quarterly confer- lence Aug. 14, at the Bethel A.M.E. | Church. All the members responced nicely and the Elder went away pleas- : ed. The Rev. J. P. Perks, Jr., of New Mexico, ran a ten days’ soul saving meeting at Bethel for Rev. W. T. Banks, our pastor. The meeting was- successful, both spiritual, and financial. During the Perk’s meeting, five members were added to the church. Three con- yerts, for Baptism: Bro. James Moore, Sister Pearl Tucker and Bro. Westley Peppers. By putting a new A. M. E. Music Hymnal in the hand of every Choir Member at these Un- usually low prices. One Doz. — $12.00 Single Copy — $ 1.25 Half Doz — $ 6.50 A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN The Rey. Banks baptized | Feet Ett CHRISTIAN RECORDER SUBSCRIPTION 716 S. 19th Street lease Renew my Subscription for GEORGE A. SINGLETON, Editor-Manager Philadelphia, Pa One Year (_) Check Please enter my name for a new Subscription for One Year ( ) Check ADDRESS bee beneeeemeeearee PR ee Sarr fae SS SO ===== DSC09218.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN Bae! ea YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND The Sixth Annual Session MID-YEAR CONFERENCE First Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church TO BE HELD IN Bethel A. M. E. Church Wednesday and Thursday September 28-29, 1938 onsciousness in the First Episcopal District e a more willing and ready respoase to Wilberforce University, Payne Theological a racial sify and st» al interest of jocal concerns in unlimited possibilities. Teeming with sacred ng and achievements enough to inspire the ame on the persons who know the accomplishments the history of the Church or who have been nourished a few dollars for her support. at her a ringe at raisin, e district traverses the richest territory embraced by A. M. E. where ) HENRY SIMS, D.D., LL.D..... Presiding Bishop VANDERHORST, D.D Presiding Elder BOWEN «<j. ddsiednksnnneae causally duany sme wets Pastor MASO Joias <u ckesa enn Nk District Accountant Wednesday Morning—10:00 ishop D. H. Sims, D.D., LL.D., Presiding evotions con b .. The New Brunswick District ening Hym . Rev. J. S. Brown Invoeatior . Rev. J. C. Choice d Hyme Rev. H. A. Garcia ire f Rev. S. P. Hood . Rey. D. J. Brown . Rey. H. S. Hill Rey. D. D. Davis The Presiding Elders iw Contingent Committee Bishop D. H. Sims Greetings: WA. Fountain, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Sixth Episcopal Re, Rey District Rr. Rev. R. A. Grant, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Eleventh Episcopal District Re. Rev. E. J. Howard, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Tenth Episcopal District Rt. Rev. M. H District Rev. H, Y pal District Davis, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Second Episcopal Tookes, D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Twelfth Episco- Recess for Dinner Afternoon Session Devotions conducted by The Brooklyn District Opening Hymn ) Rey. G. W. Maybanks Prayer Rev. J, H. Thomas Seripture Lesson re . Rev. ¥. L. Sims Seeand Hymn Rev. A. A. Amos Presiding Elder Districts Reports of Reeesa Wednesday Evening—8:00 Missionary Night The Penn.-Del. District Rev. G. §. Sterling .. Rev. J. W. Whalen .. Rev. Geo, Emory Matthews Rev. W. N. Brown iieh sas Choir Program by the Conference Branches of the Firat Episcopal District Devotions conducted by Opening Hymn Inveeation Second Hymn Scripture Lesson Selection Mrs. Mayme A. Sims, First District President of the W. M. M. Socirry Presiding Conference Branch Presidents and Secretary Treasurers of ¥. P. D : Philadetphia Conferenee Branch: ‘- i Mrs Edna Gullins—Mre. Alma “ison THURSDAY, SEP ’ New Jersey Conference Branch: Mrs. Carolyn S. Thomas—Mrs. Cora Barker New York Conference Branch: : Mrs. Barnes—Mrs. Kay B. Nichols. New England Conference Branch: Mrs. Lucy Brown—Miss Iola Mae Murray Delaware Conference Branch: \ Mrs. Nora W. Link—Mrs. Ethel Green Bermuda Conference Branch: j Mrs. B. A. Galloway— Helena Williams. (NOTE: Each conference branch will provide one participant from the senior department and one participant from the Vee). fur the evening program.) : ; i Music will be furnished by the following local choirs : Bethel.........- Asbury Park ... Asbury Park . Atlantic Highlands .:. Fair Haven Allen Chapel .. Quinn Chapel .... Fisk Chapel.... Trinity .. Long Branch Reemarks. cc 2c) sce wlhase te samen stunner cua Mier greta ie cde : Bishop Sims Offering S.2...ssecldecsases ses bet ewes eer enemas Contingent Committee Addresses of Welcome on behalf of The District... ..... 26-02 +2000: Rev. J. F. Vanderhorst, P. E. The Church ... i The Citizenry .. Musical Selection . Response Doxology—Benediction Mrs. Mayme A. Sims Thursday Morning—10:00 Devotions conducted by The Harrisburg District Opening Hymn Rey. P. C. Williams Invocation Rey. W. J. Martin Second Hymn .......-.+ . Rev. D. V. ‘Kyle Scripture Lesson .........- io FBLA Dae entra enter gre .. Rev. J. R. Reed Review of Reports by Districts Address—Dr. D. O. Walker, President, Wilberforce University Vagal Selection. \.:/0 008 isen cone w ea abne doten Rev. W. M. Dawkins Address—Dr. C. S. Spivey, Dean of Payne Theological Seminary Report of all Committees Official Roster Rt. Rev. David H. Sims, Presiding Bishop.............+-- President ; Vice Presidents—The Presiding Elders Philadelphia Conference—Revs. W. L. Johnson, R. O. Napper, TN. Patterson, B. W. Arnett. New Jersey Conference—Reys. R, B. Smith, J. F. Vanderhorst, W.H. King, J. L. Russ. 7 New York Conference—Revs. A. L. Wilson, C. W. Walton, J. A. Manning. New England Conference Delaware Conference. Bermuda Conference... . Rey. J. G. Drake .. Rev, J. L. Link ... Rev. B. A, Galloway COMMITTEES Programme—Reys. R. B. Smith, W. L. Johnson, J, W. Mason, I. N. Patterson, C. W. Walton, D. Ward Nichols, J. L. Russ, J. 1 Link, Secretary, J. L. Brown, E. L. Blake, H. L. Moore, C. P. Coles, Mr. Sylvester Jackson, — S Contingent—Reys. M. E. Jackson, J. F. Vanderhorst, W. L. Johnson, A. Chester Clark, D. D. Davis, Hodson Waters, O. M. Johnson, Alexander White. Book Concern—Revs. H. H. Thomas, M. M. Ward, W. H, King, P. * L. Abner, E. K. Nichols, W. S. Drummond, A. L. Wilson, J. H Slade, Mrs, Pauline Puryear. a Payne Theological Seminary—Revs. W. K. Hopes, J. A. Portlock, A. H. Hart, G. H. Crayton, H. P. Jones, B. A. Galloway, N A. Manning, S. T. Boyd, D. L. Davis. Wilberforce—Revs. I. N. Patterson, J. L. Russ, W. M. Dawkins, ]- L. Link, A. C, Saunders, M. M. Lewis, B. W. Arnett,’ Mrs. Blanche Robertson. i Finance—Revs. R. O. Napper, J. G. Drake, D. Ward Nichols, J. W- Mason, S. H. Barker, Mrs. Gertrude Lee, J. L. Link, 'W A. Dorsey, Secretary. ‘ ‘ Publicity—Revs. W.-P. Stevenson, H. Y, Arnett, H. F. Tyree, J. L- Mims, H. A. Garcia, Mr. Baxter R. Leach; Represenrine the Negro Press. . Budget—Revs..R. B. Smith, H. H. Thomas, S. Walton, D, Ward Nichols, M. E, faben Ro eee i. son Waters, W. P. Stevenson, A. Chester Clark, D. M. Owens, J. G. Drake, W. K. Hopes, J, L. Link, J. F. Vanderhorst, H- H. Lowber, A, E. Rambeau, C. C. Harris. : Resolutions—Revs. I. A. McCoy, J. H. Wilson, C. E. Wilson, H. A. Ivey, O. S. Neal, C. H. Fountain, 0. W. Childers, G. Mitchel, N. A. Hylton, P. C. Williams, Mrs. Mabel Groves Special Messenger to the Bishop—Rev. E. D. Newsome. - Marshals—Revs. G. N, Davis, Chief; ie tae, lef; C, W. Walker, R, L, Lowe, W: ca MRS. LUCY M. HUGHES, CON-| THE THIRTY FIFTH ANNIVER- NECTIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN’S HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIE- TY, BIDS AMERICA GOOD-BYE fo the Bishops, General Officers, Of- ficials of the Organization, thousarids of workers and hosts of friends My sailing was changed by Thomas Cook and Sons from August 24 to Sep- tember 4 This information came by wire while attending the Bishops’ Council at Kittrell College. I did” not have the strength to return to Texas and loved ‘ones, go through the scenes of sadness and say Good-bye again. \My nearest relatives are an only sis- ter and nephewwho felt keenly my leaving them for so long a time and such vast distance. Then other loved ones in the home, Churg¢h, and little city where I've tried TO LIVE. Another parting would have tested my strength. So I decided to motor with Mrs. D. H. Sims to’ Birmingham, Alabama, en- joying the coveted opportunity to visit the homes of my. very dear friends, ishop and Mrs, William A.. Fountain and Bishop and Mrs. JS. Flipper, of Atlanta, Georgia. MRS, LUGY M. HUGHES I am better prepared for the trip before me, for having attended two very fine Educational and Religious Schools of Training—Birmingham, Ala- bama and Natchez, Mississippi. At Birmingham, where Bishop David H. Sims holds the reigns of contro!—to say the feast, the organization in Alabama has taken on such proportions and setting until mere words will not do justice to this great gathering, It is most inspiring to see the class-room work being done so methodically and on “clock time.” The class-room work in each Department was indeed en- couraging. I was highly gratified as I took a peep in each Department where we found prepared instructions, but I was thrilled as I sat in the rooms where | ofthe Port Gibson District, who let the classes in Missions were being] the visitors in on the historic signi- taught. Each teacher showed that much preparation had been made in| Dr: M. R. Dixon, Dr. L. H. Heming- presenting the subject assigned them.| way, Dr. W. R. Coleman of New Mrs.. Duncan, on the “Beginning of Missions,” Mrs. Newman, “On Finan-| After devotions and inspirational ad- t r dresses the mornings were given to in- George T. Sims on “Building a Pro-| struction in the three departments, cial plans;” I was thrilled to hear Mrs gram for the Youth.” I’ve never-seen (Continued on page 8) PHILADELPHIA, PA. SARY CELEBRATION OF THE MINISTRY OF Greene, D.D.; LL.D. Rt: Rey. SL. That was a large and enthusiastic defe@ition; Jed <on-by 27 Presiiing El -ders and 400. pastors that converged upon Historie Zion Chapel Church in Natchez, Mississippi, August 23, and during six days executed a program that challenges the admiration of the connection The Key note message was brought Tuesday morning by Bish- op E. J. Howard, DD, of Waco, | Texas, Presiding Bishop of Tennessee and West: Africa. ‘The message set things in motion. The great number on the program: was the celebration proper which took place Tuesday aft- ernoon and night. Dr. J. W. Hair, D.D., Presiding Elder of the Jackson District, presided. Among those who brought felicitations in person was Rt. Rey. W. M. A. Fountain, D_D., of Atlanta, Georgia, who spoke for Georgia, Dr. J.-H. Clayborn Editor of Southern Recorder, Doctors T. S. J. Pendleton and W. T. Eskridge, of Arkansas, Mrs. E. M. Miller, Con- nectional President of Y. P, D. and Mrs. L. M. Hughes, Conrectional President of W. Hy & F% M., who stopt in on her way to Washington and New York, where she is to sail for South Africa. The Response was made by Dr. J. J. Morant, Presiding Elder ficance of the pilgrimage to Natchez. Orleans, S$. W. Miller of Jackson. Missions, for the women, led by Mrs. _ (Continued on pare 8) OF aE AFRICAN-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. PSS AN OUR BROTHERD pe a i SE ee ; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1938 PRICE FIVE CENTS — Le —————————————————e BISHOP E. J. HOWARD HOLDS YOUNG PEOPLE EDUCATIONAL & RELIGIOUS CONGRESS IN WEST TENNESSEE BISHOP E. J. HOWARD der the leadership. of Bishop E. section of the State. large composed of two latest. models’ with church Howard, Dr. E. L. congregations. tended the Bishop and dele in making it comfortable for who attended this Congress. nesday morning promptly at article. organized the Congress for work. Institute Work MSTHE-OFFICIAL OS” SAN’ five private passenger sedans of the} streamers floating therefrom, arrived in Paris, Tenn. as the sun was slowly hiding her face behind the Western hills; and} He were happily greeted by Bishcp E. J. Hickman and} the family; officers and members of Quinn Chapel- and associated ministers and} day The welcome program and reception ation, was the finest we have ever witnessed. No Mt. stones were left unturned by the pastor | those| The On Wed- | was the Bishop arose and proceeded to KITTRELL COLLEGE GOES FORWARD Under the wise leadership of Bishop M. H. Davis, the Presiding Bishop of the Second Episcopal District, one whom the writer feels is divinely in- spired in the redemptive work of Kit- trell, the second Religious Convoca- tion at Kittrell, was a huge success. As on the campus Monday, August. 15, the spirit of fellowship greeted us. This same find spirit ran through the convocation. Of course wherever the true we arrived entire worshipers of God assemble satan can be found. Job 6:1, “And satan came also among them.” That damnable demagog who so successfully tied up the property of the A.M. 5. Union in Nashville, Tenn. and parades himself to the pub- lic as the only “Gentleman” (in the upper bracet) of this great church of ours, was on the job as usual, distri- He and his trash was soon vacated, and the work buting his vile literature. of the convocation moved on smoothly. Bishop Davis was strongly supported by the bench of Bishops who assisted Perhaps one of the greates: Educa-| him in Peo ine Outtane Of the -Ercatest tidnal and Inspirational meeting ever} p+oorams of the A.M.E. Church. The held for youth <in. West Tanns>,Was |Coneral-.Ofiicers eave. their~ Support sponsored by the A.M.E. Church un- J. Howard, A.M., D.D., which brought | together moré than three hundred and) pp, s. s fifty young men and women from this A motor-cade of young men and women left Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9th, Streamlined Greyhound busses and more than twenty | which contributed to the occasion. The writer feels that Dr. G. A. Singleton, Editor of the Christian Recorder and Morris, Secretary of the Allen Christian Endeavor L ue, are two of the first General: officers the And it is with painful reluctancy that we ask them to relinquish their respective po- sitions which they are filling with so much grace and dignity to the church and move up higher; but the church needs them and will elect them to the Bishopric in 1940 along with Dr. A. Allen, who addressed the conyo- cation Wednesday at the quiet hour on subject (‘Can a man rob God?” and preached the closing sermon Sun- church has ever produced BELLE GLADE, FLA Zion A.M.E. Church Second Quarterly held August 19th Conference through the Nine-| 2Ist. The Presiding Elder, Dr. Brook- thirty the Bishop called the Congress | ins, to order with devotional services be-|sermons. The ing conducted by Presiding Elders, W. A. Lewis, G. M. Banks, W. E. Pruitt and A. P. Gray. The opening sermon church in the Conference, August 21st. was delivered by the writer of this At the close of the message ed good Zion songs. was present with his inspiring reports showed that the church is still moving on. One person was connected to the The Choir with many voices furnish- Mrs. Lillian Briggs, the District President of the Y.P.M.S., brought many good thoughts to us on Sunday, August 2lst.. Amount raised during The institute work was carricd on in| the Conference $31.01. the Public School building, where the (Continued on page 8) Rev, E. King, pastor Mrs, Bertha L, Beekmith *
• September 29, 1938
  ===== DSC09202.JPG ===== PAGE SIXTEEN BOXES SENT BY MRS. LUCY M Arkansas and Oklahoma HUGHES, PRESIDENT OF W. H | Right Rev. H-Y Tookes, S. a & F MISSIONARY SOCIETY, | Little Rock; Rev. J. Campbell, A.M.E. CHURCH, TO SOUTH | Pastor ; Si AFRICA | 2 Boxes of School supplies, maga- f ii | i ines —kindness of Mrs } T. Asi Texas lord, Miss Annie Gilham and Mrs } Alma B. Campbell. . Young, Presiding | / Tulsa-Oklahoma vf 4 Rev. Jennings, Pastor Mrs. B. L. De Lyles, Sewing Ma- | me Boley _— Mrs. Octavia Douglas, 2 50 for astor sterial. “Dickeys”. A full box of nm anc ing for children . of— . Mrs. I Fannie Johnson Ki Oklahoma City Cameron Rev. W. D. Miller, Pastor . of Mrs. Miller :—Young um, Mrs. L. M- | 5 ootes’ Department—A box of thread, Z , s material for embroidery, hooks lott g mi **l and eyes, clasp, thimbles r cad, 2 eo North Carolina t Rev. M. H. Davis, Presiding— North Texas Conference North Carolina Conference Presiden Mrs. K. T. Boland, President Dallas ad, 15 hoops, needles, cloth, pins, and mble Alabama ght Rev. D. H. Sims, Presiding s. Dandridge:—A large box of Tennessee J. Howard, Presiding ight Rev Ss —Box full of medicine. NASHVILL matt Cacoline Right Rev. Jos. . Flipper, Presiding Kindness of ce Sei bs Flipper—6 bolts of cloth for girl's uniforms. Kindness of Mrs. A. E Sanders, Mrs. S. S. Rice, Cop, Pp, D., Mrs. Jessie Pope, Y- P- D. Donation from Mrs. W ells and Rev. Spears. : 30x of clothing material for clothing. Louisiana Right Rev. S. L- Greene, Presiding New Orleans M. B. useful Henry :— articles, Kindness of Mrs \ large box of many stockings clothing, socks, Sixth Episcopal District Bishop William A. Fountain, Presiding Mrs. J. A. Fountain Supervisor Mrs. G. H. Dunn, State President Contents of Box No. 1 1 spread 100 pillow cases 75 sheets Contents of Box No. 2 150 pillow cases 75 sheets 1 spread ] lady suit, white linen ] man suit, white linen 2) bath towels Contents of Box No, 3 Buy Direct From Manufacturer and SAVE MONEY! WE MANUFACTURE A COMPLETE LINE OF CHOIR GOWNS PULPIT GOWNS EMBROIDERIES YARD Goops TRIMMINGS STOLES CAPS GOWNS AND CHOIR’ HATS. VESTMENTS CHURCH | HANGINGS ACADEMIC HOODS Ask to see the New Blee and Maroon Robes and Caps SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS National Academic Cap and Gown Co. 821-23 Arch St. PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA Crosses, Hyma Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion Altar Appointments. Servis 2 spreads 1 man’s suit 1 lady suit 3 bath towels 1 luncheon set 233 pillow ‘cases 47 sheets Total Articles From Ga. Spreads. iiss, aseweoseeen ents 4 Pillow: Casses . 473 Sheets? 5 yicia i ax ayeuses Oraran 197 Towels ee fi sae Man’ sispit=2 32. 525 us p acantenn 1 Man's) coat ocd va Ae eee 1 Woman’s dress 4 Luncheon set 1 Total articles This report is very incémplete for many boxes were sent to my office aft-| er I left, they have been sent on to New York Many Boxes [ did not open but sent directly to Pier, but when I'm in South Africa, I'll check all and hope to give each District credit for everything sent. B Donated by Dr. C. W. Abington, three hundred or more copies of the Religious Journal, Rdited by Dr. Ab- ington, ir Dr. G. E. Curry, Myr. of A.M.E. Book Concern donated Personal Cards, Quarterly Conference Reports, Pas- toral Report Blanks and many other helpful Books. I'm also taking one thousand Cate- chisms, five hundrel- Books of Dis- ciplines, one thousand A.M.E. Hym- nals. I'm told no Mi jonary repre- senting the A.M.E. Church ever left American Shores with more helpful supplics and articles than this, your humbie servant, “God to be praised.” I'm just happy over the wonderful co-operation given me in my appeal to Memb-rs of Executive Board, and Episcopal Supervisors, TO ALL who did the least to make me so happy to THE CHRISTIAN RECORDE THURSDAY, OCTOBE | day as I sail upon this Big Shi God forbid that T should glory aye in the Cross of Him who died for us all, I can now understand mori the fullness of that beautiful “Caption” often released ‘by Dr. Guy: Morning Cometh.” Yes, to me, what. soever has been the sacrifice, The “Morning really cometh.” Ocean Link Number | , Yours for greater service, Lucy H. Hughes EDWARDS CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH Coldwater, Mississippi The Fourth Quarterly Conference Convened at Edward Chapel Sept. 4 5, with Dr. Wallace Jones, Presiding Elder, and Rev. J. M. Campbell, pas tor. The devotional exercises werd conducted by the pastor, a large crowd of members and visitors was present The P. E. preached a great sormo, and our hearts were made to rejoicd The door of the church was. opened and one came forward and joined thd church. * At night the P. E. preached and baptized four. We had a grea May Dr. Wallace Jone: live long to continue the great. work $185.00 was raised during fhe quarter the P. E. was paid in full. - Unde the leadership of Dr. J. M. Campbell he church is taking new life. He i the Prince of pastors, may God bles him and his companion, Mrs. L. A Campbell. We are looking forward « the Annual Conference that convene at Columbus, Miss. » All. we waa from that Conferenée is our pastor and Presiding Elder back, and we feel 4 will be well with the Senatobia District —Perlee McDonal day in Zion. ST. PAUL A.M.E. CHURCH Rev. R. L. Parker, Pastor Richmond, Ky., The Fourth Quarterly -Conferend was held August 8th with the Presid ing Elder, Rev. W. K. Marshall, pré siding. He stated that he was please ‘to find that- we were still moving {0 ward. He complimented the admit istration of the present pastor, becaus he really has a program that is settit the pace in’ the Kentucky. Conferencd The Conference went on record endorsing the pastor as a delegate | the General Conference. Total amou raised this quarter $603.99, 243 perso’ communed this quarter. - (Mrs) Lillian T. Cobb GREENSVILLE, FLORIDA Madison District De: AL. J Richardson, P. E. he his S. S. Convention in Arnett Chap A.M.E. Church, Greensville, Fla. of his preachers were present i made their reports. All were O. K Endowment Committees made > checking up the’ finance. 5 The Missionary Committees w busy, | All the Committees weré on #! job and made their reports, , > Our beloved Bishop was with us 4 that was inspiring. 5 Quite a Religious feast, men and men shouting the salvation of God. Solomon Gibbs Subscribe For VOLUME eRe —NO. 28 BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER BISHOP FLIPPER SAYS BRYANT 1S OKAY, SAYS HEADS ARE WRONG. ~ (By Southern Negro Press) ATLANTA, Ga,—Because he refus- ed to serye as president of the board of the -A.M.E. Sunday School Union does not mean that he is not with Ira T. Bryant, Bishop Flipper, senior Bish- op_of the church, stated in an interview at his home this week. Regarding the law suit which Bishop Monroe Davis brought against Mr. Bryant to recover the Sunday School Union property at Na ashville, Bis Flipper says: he is taking no part. Tra Kia Bryant is the best man in the A.M.E. Church, the senior bishop site “He is honest and he has~not published any lies about the bishops. lf they are lies, why don’t they sue him? “The reason I refused to. serve on the bdard as president is because the bishops including myself asked to have the Sunday School Union charter changed. At present, and under the present charter’ the A.M.E. Church lias nothing to do with the election of secretary-treasurer of the Union. The board elects him. We voted in 1924 to change that charter, and it hasn’t been changed is why I refused to serve the board as president. _ -“However, this has nothing to do with my friendship for Mr. Bryant. He is absolutely right in his fight. At the general conference he put up no fight to be re-elected because the church couldn't re-elect him. I told Selby at the General Conference after his clection that if he got in at Nash- ville ‘the: courts’ would put him in, “What does Mr. ‘Selby know about the A.M.E. Church? He hasn’t been in it long enough. Hei is having trouble . in Philadelphia ‘right ‘now, and came to the Bishops’ Council at Kitirell, for help. ‘ “The, Sunday School Union under Bryant has done more than any other department i in the church. Right now if the church got into trouble the Nash- We ignored it ‘completely. - yille property could save it. ‘ ‘partment. See Gop OUR FATHER QD OUR! “This. is not true of any other de- Take for instance the book (Continued on page 3) 4 PHILADELPHIA, PA. “BIG BETHEL” DR. D. T. BABCOCK Bethel African M.E. Church in At- lanta, Georgia was founded in 1865 on Jenkins Street. The first building was erected-in 1868. The second in 1891, gd. completed in 921 during the pas- torate 0 who would have been elected to the bishopric had he lived. For years the (Continued on page 8) WHOLE DISTRICT QUITS A. M. E’s Philadelphia Afro American for Sep- tember 24th claims: “Dissatisfied with the administration of Bishop W. A. Fountain, the stewards and trustees of the Lowell Circuit, Cuthbert District met here last week and: voted unani- mously to withdraw from the Sixth Episcopal District until his’ term has expired.” The article is misleading and is a glaring example of yellow journalism. At once a “whole district quits.” Again the stewards and trus- tees meet and yote. Grant that they did meet, they are not the chureh. Evidently _ the article is designed to e Tate Dr. Ru Singleton.p— Loretta Erwin in an article to the | -ORDE THE-OFFiCiN oes OF THE: fat AFRICAN- ‘METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. mA AN. OUR BROTHER, .THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 239, 1938 BISHOP FOUNTAIN REPLIES TO MALICIOUS PROPAGANDA BIS > W, A. FOUNTAIN 7s ante 4 5 SENIOR BISHOP WRONG Dr. J. ‘R. Nelson, P. E : tember 15, 1938 Atiantny, Goergia; Septet yer Centerville District, Baltimore Conf. As I read the exclusive release in the ees Afro-American under Caption “Bishop Flipper-for Ira T. Bryant,” Tam forced to. say that I do not believe our great Afro- 3ishop Flipper is for Bryant,” I saw an article in the American entitled “T and said “Bryant is the best mat. in the ers in reflect upon two bishops in the African M. E. Church and to have the church appear in a bad light. We welcome the truth but we resent shady, mis- leading releases by irresponsible re- to disrupt the church of our fathers. The church is not going to be destroyed, but will last thru the years when we pre gone. The call is for loyal sons ef Allen to stand on guard. The hour of decision has come. We called the bishop of Georgia a few minutes ago and he says that things on the circuit mentioned are all right. porters whose highest aim seems to be He preacht there last Sunday and the spirit of God is in the hearts of the people, Let the church pray for her Church.” Out of. 800,000. me the A.M:E. Church Dear Bishop Flipper that Mr. is the best man in the A.M.E. Senior has sensed. the grave responsi- bilities he has inherited from the past as being the spiritual father of a great and “For, instead of try- ing to. compose the difference in his spiritual family, he to every opportunity to widen the breach. If it is true, my 3ryant growing: church. Church, Bishop, will you answer some questions? What did you mean in 1932 at the General Con people ought to leave it seems seize I havé always thought that a-real| ference at Cleveland, Ohio, wh you sincere, Christian leader should weigh,| said that the Church had no. Sunday carefully, his words before rushing into] School Union? And now you say the newspapers to air grievances. T have| A.M-E's. haye property at Nashville been unjustly abused and criticised $0} worth over -a quarter million dollars, much by modern Samballats and To-| H A.M.E’s. have it and can’t con- You said the Heads of the Church are wrong, and the Bishops are prejudiced to Bry- ant’ and yourself. And that is why you can’t do anything about these mat- ters, Well you have branded ail of the (Continued on page 8) biashees that Lam hardened to it now. | trol it, what good is it then? I always consider the from which the attacks, come and dismiss them with the thought that, “I am do- ing a great work and. cannot come down.” (Continued on page &) source PRICE FIVE CENTS — wate eee ===== DSC09203.JPG ===== PAGE TWO Al SHR Saturday, October 1 rHE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 4 J ‘ 3 ver, in la Sunday, October 2 RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT convic ie 1 rom on high S48 we carts wn and unright to t fully consecrate mirselves Emotional on that we spied fa surrendered within the power of God Mat it makes the life a The Daily k By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart Minneapolis, THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER REE Et f | Far Mina, s and blessings of Christian Peter's preaching took on a onvicting power aiter he had power from on high.” To for spiritual power yse who longed ase from the burdened sin and ness, the Apostle outlined A man cannot as stripped himself. 1¢ man or woman Trials, ob- ces of all kinds of- s God. er ior him whose the Spit. On hear remedies for this THURSDAY, SEP’ theless true, “birds of a feather flock together.” One of the finest things about Christian gatherings, whether prayer meeting, convention, or confer- ence is the splendid warmth of heart that is engendered by the fine fel!owship with kindred minds. “The fellowship of : kindred minds is like to that above.” | He’s on the mountain calling His Sheep, The early church had a continuing| He’s in the wilderness calling His sheep, fellowship; it was comprised of men] He’s everywhere calling His sheep, and women who believed, loved, and O hear him. lived. Prayer: “Seal us, O Holy Spirit) When you are weary and hungry and Help us Thy likeness to show; Then cold from our lives unto others Streams of] He'll take you to His fold, rich blessing shall flow.” HYMNS THAT LIVE —— r THE SHEPHERD CALL _ Hear ‘the shepherd calling His sheep, Oh hear Him. Thursday, October 6 A GROWING CHURCH Repeat CHORUS Oh hear Him calling his sheep, Oh hear Him calling his sheep Hear the shepherd calling his sheep, Oh hear him. “And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” Acts 2:47. Read Eph. 4:1-7. Somewhere a large placard read: “Growth is the proof of life.” When] 2. He’s shelter in the time of a storm we stop growing we cease to live. If| He'll keep you from all harm ! no realm is this truer than in the do-| Hear the shepherd calling his sheep, main of the spirit. Oh hear him. Out of the glowing fellowship of 1 and explanaiions for not square with ere will be less explain- at doe, effective Christian reacher and peop'e meet s of a spirit-filled life. spirit-filled men and women came not} By the gospel calling his sheep, - only a remarkable community spirit] By the conscience calling his sheep, but a church that increased daly. All] Hear the shepherd calling his sheep, over our land churches will take one Oh hear him. new life and ‘empty news be filled in proportion as the membership follows} 3. He died to save your soul, the example of those unselfish men of | He now lives to make you whole, God. Hear the shepherd calling the sheep Prayer: Dear God, our Father, give Oh hear him. : us grace to love Thee with such sted- i fast devotion that all of our ways may| In holiness walk with-God. acknowledge Thee and we are assured | He'll carry all of your load, that Thou wilt direct our paths. In]Hear the shepherd calling, oh hear Jesus name. Amen. F him. —Mrs. Lina H 1 us, O Holy Spirit, 13 unpress, we pray; We id be more like the Saviour, h His image today.” Amen, Tuesday, October 4 SUCH AS I HAVE Siver and gold have I nene; but 1 a9 1 have give I thee.” Acts 3:6, Ae 1-10 { ile feel that: if they do not ave nothing to { kingdom build- fact, money, as S$, IS not our greatest ro i matter of put them in hold unto the next day.” Rej Friday, October 7 it AN ENDURING CHURCH “And they laid hands on them, and 3 Norfolk, Va. , St. Mark Church COAL RALLY—AUGUST 28, 1938 ~ Acts 4:3. Read Acts 4:1-12, Sia Here was a church’ that could wit- less under persecution, Coal Rally for Arnett A, iM. E. The spiritual Church, 1416 S. Hanson St.,Philadel- it our ‘finest possession. It > 4 Gedly pattern wait on We Thee, O grac seal , ice today, in for gery Ws Hamme. Amen Monday, October j MEETING THE CONDITIONS t and be baptived every one of the name of Jesus Christ for the om socicg of sins, and ye shall feceive Wve Holy Ghost.” Acts 2-4 a hoya 9 13 2:38, Read Acts There are certain conditions that Mat be met if we are to enjoy the fortunate that our entire culture| %"4er fire. They were willing to wit-| Paid: ‘ money standard. A few hours| "CSS ¢ven if to do so meant to suffer.] 1 Dr. E. D. Newsome... $2.50 uimost any annual conference! M@"Y people today worship God as| 2 Mrs. Florence White Black 1.00 the impression that th church | [998 8 to do so entails no personal|’3 Mrs. Viola Scott Morris 1.00 nore interested in raising money Sacrifice, no inconvenience, But when| 4 Mrs. Jannie Payne. : 1.00 in saving souls, put to the hard test of fiery trials they 5 Mrs. Gertrude B. Meet 1.00 er and John were penniless ana} ™! and fade into the background,| © Mrs. Caftie B. Harris, ; 1.00 Wently had no coins to offer the |°O™P/aining that it cost too much or| 7. Mrs. Mary E. Newsome... 1.00 leading cripple. However, in their }t4t it does not take all of that to make} 8 Mrs. Annie Thomas....... 1. possession was something infinitely | ° Christian. 9 Mrs. Christine W etter a more valuable than clinking coins and Those who falter before the on-|10 Mrs. Mary Sorrell caeee me 48 4 result they gave to the poor ihis! slought of persecution consider these} !1 Mrs. Louevinia Magid be apen man that which money could] “04S Of Milner: “Persecution often| 12 Mrs. Hattie B. N gi Ml) nok buy does in this life, what the last great Waters cee The dire need of the Church toda day will do completely, separated the|!3 Miss Lula M. Newsnneres ie Het for more monied-men but yates ¢ wheat from the tares, 14 Mrs. Clara Rich Meee 1.00 rat women who will give such as they Prayer: Dear Christ, Thou didst 15 Bro. Everett Waterae ee be 4 bear so much for. me, help me to walk| 16 Miss Sarah Richards poe me A ag r Seal us, O Holy Spirit, a Be valley of affliction and perse-|!7 Master Howard Wood 0.25 May we pine own from this hour;|¢"ion with my. mind staid on Thee,|18 Master Lindsay Wood. ay We be useful, dear Master, Seal knowing that Thou wilt never leave me| 19. Master Donald Wate + 0:25 us with witnessing pow’r,” Ariens nor forsake me, Amen, 20 Master Clarence Wai Me 8 aa [Se Ai Det; Go Roni eel on Sa iJ G, insin. .. , 1.00 Wednesday, Octobe, 22 Sunday School ,. A CONTINUIN r 5 Ags the fh CPE 1.90 G FELLOWSHIP : FS. Oy Nappersay 1.00 Sane ately GRACE AT THE TABLE 24 Dr. Hodson Waters... nie And they cont z as » doctrine and fell i aap ee ; trnven $22, Acts 2:42. Read Acts 2:4] ey. Gracious Father, we praise Thy] Everett oe " When a friend of mine was tthe mercy which provides so faithfully for | B 8, Clara Rich, Carrie. ed about his frequent visit $10 a certal, place he replied that he liked the fellowship, Ttisa homely saying, atrers fervor of these men did snot run out | Phia, Pa. ‘us. in body and mind, in draw nearer to Thyself, for Chriat’s These are the ones who M4 ’ « Harri ‘ make us _ stronger | W. rhe Hattie B. Waters, order that we may | Thom By this food i y this food ason Mary E, Mone, ca ; ‘as, Louynia Jackson, Se LULA M, NEWSOME, ee es ‘ Amen, ecret si Me ned, Lesson I Lesson pore Exodus 20:2,3; Isaiah 4! 22; Mark 12:28-34; I Corinthians 8:4-6, Exodus 20:2 I am Jehoyah tay God, who brought thee out of the ‘and of Egypt, out of the house of bon lage. 3 Thou shalt have no othér gods be- fore me. Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for | I am God, and there is none else. Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning to- gether, and knowing that he nad ans- wered them well asked him, What com- mandment is the first of all? answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: 30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy pel menflo find God or create one. strength. shalt There is none greater than these. said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there js none other but he: 33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, ~and with strength, and to love his neignbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered dis- creetly, he said unto him, Tnou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. fore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we'know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one. are called gods, whether in heayen or on | earth; as there are gods many, and lords many; 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord. Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him. GOLDEN TEXT: Thou sbalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 3 2 I THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN You and I begin this autumn with a study of the Ten , Commandments. These are fundamental. Every young person should master the essential significance of each commandment and try to bring that reality into vital re- turn the clock back; God goes march- lation with modern conditions, for these . commandments ne i They grew out of trial and erfor, You word of the Russian, in the Society of ean put ie: down that men have. tried the Godless: “I am an atheist—thank every moral short-cut- It was only when men learned that lying did not pay that they built a moral word in- sisting upon the truth. aa when meh found out by experience that] know that I am God,” Say, if you there was more happiness and more} success in remai| man that a sefitente concerning mon- ogamy waa created, in SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON CEERCEEEEREE EEE of ‘men discovered that stealing caused the| in his own image. My retort is: “Let 'yery foundations of society to crumble| me see your god.” At least it must that they wrote a word about ‘honesty. | reveal your image. : It was only-when people awoke to the| Youth is coming back to God. Hard) it in a very bad runned down condition — act that one day of rest in every seven| knocks will make God necessary. Rus-| and the cost of repairs have been paid, was best that they established such a| sia will come back to God. Germany] with the exception of about fifty dollars, scheme. And it was only when men| cannot get along with only Thor and! which the pastor hopes to pay off be- floundered in morality, in sadness and| Wodin. God is the central fact of the} fore Annual Conference, October 18th, in dullness that they had to nave al universe; I dare not, I cannot ignore and for such achievements the Presid- God. : or deny him. The holy Deity is the} ing Elder enclosed as splendid. Rev. In our University of Pittsturgh a] one right act in the Christian’s life. Hughes thanked the church for its Russian Jew wrote, when ‘asked if he wonderful co-operation with him and believed in God: “Yes, because I need ) his progress. He expressed great ap- him in my business.” Do not laugh; By Roy L. Smith preciation for the splendid manner for that is a profound answer. As a] The think we know is right usually | in which the Church, as host handled. matter of fact that is exactly why I] more troublesome than the thing we] the Missionary Convention and the believe in God. If I did not need him,}| are doubtful about. 2 District Conference. y ee ~J I would live my life without him, but I] Too many people have thought they] Rev. Hughes, inspite of his illness, cannot get along without God. Fresh-| have done their duty when they have} preached two inspiring and uplifting men whose fathers send them plenty| loved the Lord with all thei heart,| sermons, that held the audience spell- ‘of money can get along a year or two] even though their mind was asieep. bound. , ; without God, but living makes God] | You can measure any man’s love for The collection for the day atiounted necessary. Getting married, estab-| God by his concern for his fellow man. }] to nineteen dollars of which amount lishing a home, having children, getting] No ceremony has ever been an ade-} the Presiding Elder was paid sixteen and keeping a job, adjusting life to en-| quate substitute for service. dollars’ on his assessment for which ‘vironment, getting some of the world’s] A man can be “not far” from the he was well pleased. hard kicks, becoming the recipient of] kingdom of God and still be outside. This is the first year for Rev. Hughes some well-earned honor, making friends} It is far safer to judge a man by}as Presiding Elder on the District and and enemies, creating a business, fight- the Church nee been taken by storey s ‘ing for reform—these, and many simi- through his masterfulness, both as a thee , : speaker and singer, The Church trusts lar experiences of daily existence, com- aah ¥ that the Annual Conference will re- turn him as well as the pastoy, Rev. Eugene Russell. whom every member loves. (Elizabethtown marches on.) . E program, it has been redecorated bot! outside and in which makes the church look almost new, for Rev. Russell found 4 ; October 2 THE ONE TRUE GOD POINTERS 29 Jesus his motives than by his emotions. PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert O Lord our God, we’ believe; help Thou our unbelief. Our minds are grop- ing toward Thee but vaguely find Thee. Thou art wrapped in the unfathomable mysteries of Thine infinite being. Yet 31 The second is this, Thou thy neighbor as thyself. other commandment 32 And the scribe Was it Voltaire who observed that men either had to find a God or create one? I am not sure about the quotation but I am sure that I saw a church in ‘ ji x . oy east penengea oe only in Thine infinity of BOWeTy ag ship of God by Voltaire.” He was not holiness, justice, goodness yess ‘ ) an atheist; he only protested, as do| We find that notion of The phic spire The second quarterly conference of many Of us, against a false idea of God. fies the yearning of our Mes amids | the Metropolitan A. M. E. Crurch of Every now and again the notion of God the breathless magnitudes of ree the Potomac District of the Baltimore Hecde to the cent to tthe cleaners oat verse andthe appalling vastness of Our) Conference conyened Sunday and Mon- needs shining up and purifying. We need. We bless ite a oM bei day, August 28th and 29th. a niay be at such an hour right now. come very close Bora /hat nett a Rey. Henry M. Shields the Presiding The conception of God is an evolving | the abstractions Ok asa munds port i Elder, preached at the Sunday morn- ne) Semitic tribes began ¢O seep into | Me2eer Power of, their Liginnay cour ing service. His sermon was just an- the. Palestinian area at an early date. do, has been done for us in the person} other of his master pieces F f Jesus Christ our Lord who is the hwel ly a tribal god—full of | ° : eon tied SRG Be orataetest fullness of the Godhead bodily. May we ality. But Jahweh was never obscene | °O™ po dese throne n ie eee and that is more than you can say of and love hee sevouey: a i Hees 3 * Baal and Ashtoreth. Expanding ex- plain to his words and MOLKS, aa ance to the success of the meeting. perience caused the idea of God to the meaning to us of his life age death. | Two persons joined the Church. flower until, finally, in the genius of Bis yaa catch: mote pectcctly Mie scObs ss on SEEGER "a Ree Ne stewy Ouarouudline concen tion of God of Thy purpose of love sowere es Shields called the quarterly conference Baas aging Hather Weo haye never as we seek to follow him in al! shings. in session with devotion by the presid- peitedietuanatiniea’ although. moder In his name we pray. Amen. ing elder. He made a few remarks as to Beencetna naverchanged olir ideawios the condition of the District as he had HE Geen ae Gol Nou and Eshave a seen it since the last quarter, which Ga APnOralche ciate oh Wer hase lus 2 was not bad, yet could be improved. toeacicer oumnobon ek Godetd liehts T. I Corinthians 8:4-6. We were encouraged to keep up the Pete acca caep acess One of sty W.. Mark 12:28-34. work. of the Church, regardless of op- Beitrids seereticaaivOnemten cays su T. Deuteronomy 6:1-9. position. He also spoke of the won- find God anione ihe eer Macthen John 15 :12-20. derful meeting of the Convocation at ntudisaccientist cases. "1. fd: God Romans 10 :10-13. Kittrell, North Carolina. shroueh iy mitroecone ay Cares Psalm 119 :97-104. The business of the Conference was pealinists Brinsins tiie ieee Uist —The 20th Century Quarterly} taken up. The roll call and the adop- I 7 : = tion of the minutes of the last meeting date, might write: “When I look a-| 5) 17aBETHTOWN PRAISED BY | was taken up. mong the stars, behold Thou art there; -PRESIDING ELDER FOR SPLEN- Brothers Samuel W. Hardy and E. and when I look Scene ENON DID YEARS WORK. W. Harrison were elected secretaries behold Thou ae there. and Brother Charles Edw. Bryan, re- Take your choice. porter. The Presiding Elder and the pastor, Rev. J. C. Beckett stated the importance of the A. M. E_ people to read our Church papers. The re- ports from several departments of the Church were read and were vey pleas- ing to the Presiding Elder. We had an increase in membership and raised $2,173.17 since the last quarterly con- ference. Rey. J. Campbell Beckett is proving to be a leader of the people. We are looking forward to a grand success in (Continued on page 7) love WASHINGTON, D. C. all the His sing- ing and the singing of the second choir, Corinthians 8'4 Concerning there- which is rendering music for the sum mer, was pleasing to the congregation The very warm weather was no hinder 5 For though there be that DAILY BIBLE READINGS M. Exodus 20:2, 3. Deuteronomy 6:5, Dos TO DATE By John R. Ewers But you cannot s Elizabethtown, Ky., August 30th— Embry Chapel A. M. E. Church held its fourth and last quarterly meeting with Presiding Elder B. M. Hughes who was loud in his praise of the great work that had been done here the past conference year under the pastorage of Rey. Eugene Russell who has headed the local church for two years and under him the church has made greater progress than at any other time in a ing on. You cannot ignore God or not outmoded. | ¢Xist. without him. You recall the are od.” You need God to emphasize life. You have to have a frame for your picture. You have to give ex- istence significance, “Be still, then, and It was only will, that a noble. god is the highest | PTs ti oth tect ave eg en te aa year the church for we need God as we need the sun,| » During the prese I rch we has undergone a complete remodeling . ing true to one wo- edhe Bantnce Tt was only when Say, if you must, that man creates god ===== DSC09204.JPG ===== fovttectnntet Ratered at the Post Office at Philadel. phia, 1a4d- 1938 MEMEBERS ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS ALVIN NEWSPAPER SERVICE HK. 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Receipts and vouchers will Willianis ofthe AUGer, heabuces be displayed to our board end to missionaries, please help us house One turns away from reading ‘THURSDAY, SEPTE r n this engagement he goes to and I like the splendid way you are| udice. “It was not to put into notice any getting out the news. one above others. Jt was not an error +1 1 have enclosed an article for which} of the head or, the heart. It was I hope to see in the paper at your near- | simply this: ‘speaking of loyalty, three 7. est future time. ministers flashed into my mind as good «Yours sincerely, examples. They happen to be of the ‘ G. W. Yow Baltimore Conference. The works : a I credited them with was told me of ’ ieee Neder ‘aieht, after having 7 Cameron Place | them: unsolicited with one exception. served at “Ardmore and. ‘Trimty in| Tuekahoe, N. Y. | They did not tell me this with the Philadelphia with the Reverends M. Dear Dr. Singleton: ~ |thot that I would write it. We were M.. Lewis; and ‘Kelsie Keyes, the} Hear I am, better late than never,| merely discussing the needs of _the \ Printer went to West Chester to] and I_trust that you- and the madam school and in the course of: the con- which convened at Edward Wa-. be with Dr. H. Y% Arnett and hispeo-| are well and doing likewise. Want] versation this was told me. Frankly ters College in August. The Rev. ple. The church house and parsonage} you to know that we really enjoy the!and honestly I see nothing remiss L. M. Moore is State President of } ans fine: The CHIE is excellent. Recorder, as you are making it more} about this. ae the Sunday School. Mr. C S. I of a home paper, interesting for all to] Had I talked with Revs. fea al- f On Metaay the Churchman heard] read. entine, Chairman if the Host Commit- ‘| Bishop D. H. Sims deliver am able ad- As you will recall I was teNatheed to} tee, I. H. Alston, H. B. Barkley, Ty 4 and Mrs. Annie E. Heath heads — dress at the Philadelphia Preachers’| this work’ atthe last conference. I L. Scott or any one regardless of the the Missionary Societies. Meeting. The Churchman informed] was blessed of God to organize the}Conference to which he belonged, per- pais 3 the ministers that he had taken full] same July 7th, 1935. “And for a little} haps their names would have been fresh a ae charge of the Christian Recorder and} Mission of three years, my Presiding] in my mind when 1 wrote, and instead , THE CHRISTIAN RECORD- requested their support. a - | Elder, Rev.. Manning, was so pleased] of those mentioned, the above would er offices are now located on the with our first quarterly conierence,| have been named. Just because I STIRTE Anges PN eg that he asked me to send in the secre-] named three of my conference. as eX- REV. J. ACTION HILi ere itz Shine : len Build- Washington, the guest ef Dr. L. H.|tary’s report with the request that you}amples of loyalty does not disqualify Harrodsburg, Ky. ing, 716 So. 19th Street, Phila, ~ Hemingway and family at the Church} kindly publish same in your next issue you a@txamples. The bishop is always Address all mail, articles ard busi- — Exterision Department. The clerical] to encourage these humble folk here, where the Rey. C. C. Ferguson is w|serving his 6th year as pastor. AN ELABORATE PROGRAM _ has been received for the Tenth _ Annual State Convention of the ople’s Department of — Society ill r Sats Ss > Wednesday found the Ghucgkoat in| loud in his praise of your loyaity.. He REV. MARK M. MOORE which swept New England jin} "¢Ss matter to: George A, Sing- work is still being handled by Miss|as we are coming up the laddex of op-}does not mind , telling us what See Pastor St Paul oO 1735; from the “Log -CAllese” leton, Editor and Manager. If > Marie Thomas, who has served under | position and obstacles. We ask yourJof N. C. are: doing. Bishop AVIS, Bellaire, Ohio ad ngleton, Editor and A MACEDONIAN CALL nd the Tenne ee 8) 4 each reader-would get f BES several secretaries. earnest prayers that this little Mission] the three ministers named in my re- au, Manager he (heris eee ot » nnetts m_ the™ liddle ; oe a a wou eet Aor. Ms Just : — may some day plant the flag of “Allen] port, nor any minister of the Baltimore REV. S.-W; DAVIS, P> E- 57 Colonies ; from Peter, Cartwright, ONE NEW subscription we Prof. John R. Hawkins was looking] And God” here in Westchester Coun-§! Conference would approve a report Camden District “Ns fOlthat grand old Methodist back-, Vould be able to double our mail- ~ good. He was busy signing checks for } ty. : which showed partiality. ; ‘Afubama Conference | incl NO} woods preacher; from, Adoniram ing list within a short time. Will, : " widows and orphans ‘of deceast min- Mrs. Morton joins mgin wishing for] Perhaps the misunderstanding ins Sioa i ane | ere Is.a place | Tudson, . Kinney, Dwight _L,| you send one and be the first? isters. He is every inch. a Christian | you and the madam the best of health] traceable to you taking my report “4 REV.. T. D DOZIER bi ila Tt ody and Ee key gue Se You will 1 ge tleman: anda goodly portion of wealth. Thank- | the Convocation to cover those for the Pastor St. James Fhe fesye ts iis an ec ws) aaa I ba be surprised to eels such i ing you in advance I beg to remain, Bishop’s and Connectional Councils. I Mansfield, La *}for a‘ brief spell under the} t¢ady response. The Chucchthan was. terribly shockt Yours in Christ did not report for these. Bishop J. A. USeevim lit } per |matehless power of G, B. Shaw, upon his return to Philadelphia to learn Rey. Haywood A. Morton | Gregg and Rev. C. A. Wingfield of MRS. H. Y. ARNETT | ditor @ took}, bishop in? the MAS ML Sacer = iy ? a Ga. have reported for these councils. Trinity A.M.E. Church si MBER 79. 1938] ut a dime. The print- | 755, mare Christiane: h 4 B| THE REV. N 7 RICE, SO ai wihieg ee cauas te Seé Sept. 3rd issue of the Southern Darby, Penna * : stians,—he is, a ‘ & (thew was ill. } seeak } t be Or, accessories | burnine/and hinj i, r€ Is, 4] Bishopville, Souk Carolina church will pray for him. The Church Recorder and Sept. 8th issue of the 7. ar tire t va slaries § and a shining light. He] writes an interesting appraisal of i 7 conducted class for him and on Christian Recorder. And—Let there Re oa hon nn | confesses that jhe was inspired by} the 1 Pe ae “ Ber aa ; be no strife between us, fo: we be Pastor St. John BGK! Thou pare The} B ¢ lamented Bishop H. M. Tur- Sunday morning he occupied the’ pul- ‘ : ; John | ishop Abraham Grant. Bisho i : paves brethren.” New.York, N.Y | ¢ handled at and| Shaw j f = P| ner. ‘ pit at the expense of disappointing a Respectfully a s a forceful, vivi i 5 CSP! yo Pett | a rent} s Ee urid, / large crowd at Bethel, feeling that he Ratodeain Geutee MRS: ALMA FORD MASON a: aming evangel. » When he Sear ~ was duty bound to stand by his wound- : 5 4 | voms in the Shs a ¢ WE ARE if S a eee 7 Convocation Reporter Allen A.M.E. Church ‘ preaches, sinners are saved. He 7 QUITE CERTAIN. ed comrade. Fotir persons joined the ‘ 2 Pe 4 | ¢ ve have ourls. ‘ I ad 40 W. Bethei Street, Philadelphia, Penna | is a marvellous demonstration of | Christian Recorder readers church: Hagerstown, Ma: | the power of the g are happy to have appear agai : : aa REV. W. 0. P. SHERMAN yur budget | Son gospel of Mary’s PP i In the evening the Churchman filled de rHIs mttetteteth tte “Weekly Poem : ttt ttt BEAUTIFUL WORLD the mart ' F id in which J jive ems wature to give Ged Makey of all # He Rosetta Alexander nerease our Will you, brother Keader, get for us at ubseription? If ire behind, catch up. Do not ippeal aside without vay. Remember ind Manager needs our help. We need more LAY cader We will publish the ames of persons*who send sub- eriptions and names of subscrib- c Wil 1 you share the ¢ hallenge with ws ? We cannot, we will not that you will let us dow n o0o- CHRISTIAN RECORDER OFFICE Che office of the Christian Re- corder, the aldest journa!-in the vorld owned by people of African Dexcent needs ta be equipt with nice furniture, not elaborate, We need fat top desks, chairs, two ‘ypewriters, an adding machine, two floor rugs, venetian blinds, 4 globe, desk lamps, a dictionary, iclieve ‘ Dr, Shaw is a 3ishop in a Methodist Chureh but he does not permit official duties and ‘eccles- lastical minutiae to quench the spirit. Prophets like him should be free to bless the human race. He is so large of soul that de- nominational lines disappear. on his mental horizon. The church needs more spirits like him The Christian Recorder hai Is him as one whose c] arion voice js heard in the wilderness crying, “Repent and prepare ye the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.” G. B. Shaw, man of heaven, am- bassador for God, messenger of Christ, bishop in the church, A leith Pointed Points THE REY, NATHANIEL Jeltz is conductiig-a revival at Ward in Philadelphia. Dr. M, W. Thornton is pastor, Following Presiding Elder Savannah, Georgia WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE Appointments Williamson, W. Va. Sept. 18, 1938 Williamson District A. J. Smoot, Sr.. Presiding Elder gw eiee ihe SHES, Sehool an engagement at Jones Tabernacle, Lesson. It is publisht a week in pastored most efficiently by Dr. W. P. will not be handicapt i in prepara- | 4 ~ Stevenson, Director of Christian Edu- tion. cation in the First Episcopal District. _The program was the culmination of a week of young people’s activities. In MRS. R. A- ADAMS Omaha, Nebr Web DER S sO: THE EDI- ke : his church he is. demonstrating itis pro- ce as ao : Piao Belle Pitts, J H. Carter Jpnic Shaffer for will also appear from gram for the district. The young! peo- Beer cee: L. Sivas DR ihe and Hea time to time. Write us your ae ay, Seg ie par tee! Bluefield, J. F. Little Miledine By Rossy ss criticisms and suggestions, What — : ee idibers written* by the young- Beckley, G. L. Bennett Clarksburg, Tobe supplied c LUCY M. HUGHES ¥ Missionary Goodwill and Corretta, Wm. Saunders Giatto and Freeman, W. E. Clapp is it about your Christian Re- | corder that you like? What is Ite Parkersburg, R. E. Taylor Weirton, S. H. McBee sters were sung. One was a theme song, \ and the other was a hymn seared to}- that yor ie : , a ; Mullens and Lamar, S. A. Simms Morgantown, M.D. Spiller ies do not like? You can~ : “ed ay ara . } Mrs. Lucy M. Hughes! writes on) Tams and Glendaniel, W. M. Mitch-| Elkins, W. A: Johnson Pi Bee i \ ie Pl hewieor Dr. Stevenson isa 1p board Cunard White Starliner Sun- ell \ Buckhannon, To be supplied eal re Sin Re schoolmate at Allen, the daughter day, Sept. 1. eee aetiie eee EA UA ISA DUS Sa AS ec ae L ¥ 7 fibelate D Tr SHaddierand Mire! Feeling very goo is is ewis eston, C, W: Johnson , r ify ARTICLES AND MAT- _ ; | ee cots ny Hela: Georgia, | Sabbath on the deep, God bless you.” | Lester and Slab Fork,G. W. Patterson] Charleston, C. E. Johnson er of advertising nature should _ Yous ‘Tabernacle has one ‘of. the best God bless and-keep her. Raleigh and Mabscott, C. V. Truitt Duffield Ct., J. C. Kemp ee Carlisle and Ameagle. J. H. Maxwell HAGERSTOWN, MD. REC- -Cunningham ? 6 Madison and ‘Logan, J. D. ‘Jackson ; ters of N. C.: sph bebe ebbbbibibiehiiebtt | My dear Fellow-Ministers of 3 i sivand Omar OAs Bikes > Naming, (in my report for the re- A : . ‘Holden and Mallory, N. Burtei, i : 4 r vi it t rs t LETTERS ‘TO THE EDITOR £] cently. hel@ Religious Convocation a Lorado and Bracholm, C.F. Shaffer G accompanied by a contribution, Ne choirs in the connection and a sweet- Our expenses are great. Quar- _ toned pipe, organ. terly Conferences, and. lates E gatherings which elect ‘reporters’ might also help “grease the wheels/" 4: i, eh ih Franklin Ct., J. H. Flewellen Mannington and Grant Town, W.-E. Favors « Meriden, C. T, Green Everettville, C. T.-McNeil Allen Chapel and St. Alban. C. C. . + { f th Bis ic s ; “ m : Kittrell College) [three ministers ° : Mev eekend Puritans Hebty Sarat yechordson iM pore oe ED ie tt Baltimore Conference as exaniples 0 Widen and Sutton, Mitchell Pendleton Broncehst— Te WW. Barketts dante ae \ Dona La. | the kind of loyalty Bishop Davis need- Tggh isiesKtsdetic < Watbenss Bi Gipson, .RoxE. \Cartér, B. Mosby, ohne DID IT EVER OCCUR TO you that it might help by getting 6 and sending in a NEWS SCRIPTION, TRY 1, bas ed to bring the institution to the front was not purported to discredit the work you have dorte and are doing. It was not motivated by sectional prej- * . Lewis, Leah Whitesides, Emma Britt, ~ S M. S ,M a es i SR RE Be Js Jacksons ds iM, Stradford: Mary | E Grace Bigelow, Jennie Foster, | Lilly Smith, M. S. Hasty. Fonzo Davis epee ‘ % "a . N a By Tp an, 2 Sx ea wt . Mary .E, Williamson, Marie Gary,|- fssonnBe oNelat,: Misi, Pearl Plage ne ‘Dede Singleton ita I am a contint radon a the Ch i pes tian’ Recorder, and how. 1 delght in| reading: the es pant of ours, A ===== DSC09205.JPG ===== ED ,938 (THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER PACE Sx , THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER te ; ae YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAGE errr piaraae & MAS Edi b focfoateobecfestecferfootecfectostoctoctest SE ceeeeeereeeecesZanem wrens " nd BEELER EERE EEE PEP EE EME YOR LEAGUE * 2 € omplex is a serious] into a new revolutionary program to} dialities. The Conference response adults find tremen-| rejuvenate the First Episcopal District ] was made by Rev. W. K. Hopes. it; and] and if extenuated the General Church.} Rt. Rev. David H. Sims was pre- Our Presiding Elder made no mistake] sented by the P. E. and spoke on the when he included in his program an in-} subject, “The Challenge -of. the Crisis.” vitation to the Bishop of the District] The Bishop reviewed the varied ave- bly make miatters worse whose words, order and stimulus made] mues in which there lurked a challenge sood reasons, I say that| simenated a sentiment that met even] and cited the need of courage, religious gster a pet is the} a sentiment that not even the rain]|training, vision, co-operation — and WASHINGTON, D..¢. He began by giving a brief construc- the ministers, the leader, our Bishop. Why should we have it? tive and instractive talk. 1. It means expansion. Notwithstanding many of the mem- 2. It will open the way or door for] bers are away for the summery quite a the centennial celebration beginning | two new Presiding Elder Districts and large number were present to mect MAMMOTH CROWNING EVENT |the first Sunday in October through| new set of Conference officers. ‘| the new Presiding Elder and to pledge OF LOCAL UNION, ACE LEAGUES|fhe 17th for result read the columns| 3. It wiflincrease finance, themslves anew for the up building of AT EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE | of this paper. .4, It will be a great asset to the} God’s Kingdom in the hearts of men. — CHARLES E. BRYAN. | general church. We are very happy to say the spiritual Rev. Moore, Prof. Sykes, Miss Lila * Let us look this fairly and unbiased] side of our church is very ‘nuch alive, M. Gibbs and Mrs. Simms Will Be} DR. W. L. JOHNSON, PRESIDING| then be ready to say, Hurrah for the] the pastor has a very great progrant- Big Features Today at 3 P.M. ELDER HOLDS MEETING IN | Columbus Georgia Conference. for= this conference year. Trusting t NORRISTOWN Don’t say we are to make much sac- | God for all our existance, we want our rifice now. We must sacrifice for God] pastor to be able to say at the close (Continued from page 3) s unless dis . wrong course Id will in ng themselves | tures given by the Bishop were evident. | duled topics were resumed, which fol- test in B. F. Lee Seminary Building,| ference was held in Mount Zion A. M well each| best nts can take—more| could dampen nor the clouds obscure] Youth participation. The music was The Local Union of A.C.E. Leagues a a * : t a ually | t esac Part ie ene by Bethel Church. : African Methodist Episcopal Church, A special meeting of the preachers|and humanity. It is only those who] of this conicrence year, “Veni, Vidi, : | M ; ote ers aaa ee s a Ban ; ¢ a iS hursday morning session. after _ conducted their annual crowning event] and workers of the Philadelphia Dis-| sacrifice, will enjoy the words: “Servant } Vici.” I 2 € interesting | re ations and results o e lec-| devotions, the discussion of the sche- of the Miss Christian Endeavor con-] trict of the Philadelphia Annual Con-| well done.” The grim reaper of death visited our | This Conference will be an asset to| ranks this quarter and took away five our Educational work, Missionary and] sculs, consequently we can only say, | and capable with ane Your son of} so that each paper and eceater there-| entertain in a eae me age Mligsy Tila Mae Gibbs was crowned} August 30th, Rey W. W. Jacobs, | our gon Z \ Dee bg i GES, me Beasties se e i t and inefficient if] after presented a flame from that ma-] The afternoon eater ngans for 1938-39. She is a member of New] pastor. The meeting was presided over| As I think I write: “ Hers cated Sek ante ICS resent s a different per-| jor torch, and thruout the session there | discussions whieh ee, ie ae: BethelasM: B- Church and 2 recent pon 1; Johnson, the presiding Tee tice DE Hag Omterence sOnsIS eb cneken probabion; EGabyeconaicais AB sees Piggies? ted ten-year-old brother | was enjamedeeetecueniecrs neta hee nee ae = valuable that high school graduate of Stanton. Miss] elder of the District who called the as- the Columbus and the East Columbus and one marriage. ¥ Ja him about “life,” the big world, | reaspa! Veterans of the Gonfecencel made of Pe © have. pamphlets - Gibbs deserves the honor she will re- semblage there to consider some mat-| Districts. Making two more Districts The reports of the boards and auxili- ae ; bet J declared that ibe shed even aul eee S - and distributed to ceive this afternoon according to rec-| ters of vital importance to the District known as the Lagrange District, con-] aries are ee follows : ; © particularly backward child] messed a more promising outlook, than] pers net ied M ene a ofimentation, : eid pe, E. Church in particular. | sist of Lagrange, mpabervacle Be Cole Bas sleene carey) 311 88 yooteward 4 PG =e ng of only ome’ kind: he lat tae eee , Se ue aia e i us Revs. ’ Miss Ella Mae Stubbs lost the crown The District organization was com- | bus, Prospect _ Circuit, Greenville, ae $839.20; Stewardess Board, a heen h any person who| Rev. JnG (Drake the PreiamerRl eon yey. Davis and) W.K: which she has worn as Miss Christian | pleted, naming Rev. J. H. Slade, pas- Woodberry, Warm Spring, Hamilton $71.19; A.C. E. League, $18.26; Sun- le m ightest consciousness of | der was assisted by his staff and Com- Thursday eyeninw igen Endeavor since 1937, last August, A- tor of Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, and Marshallville and immediate terri- | day School, $62.17; Missionary, $3.96; - ! gay and pendence and strength. Of course,| mittees and had the unqualified sup-| ship ae pelo FAA ee ae oe long with Miss Gibbs are Slnsey Evans pplecelphias ge sercetatyaot thes Dis yess . pra aed amare apap eee ea umulative, the feeling | port of the District; and all pledged to| Perry, J. H. Robin y Revs.’ S. P, of St. Paul, second winner ; Miss Mary trict and Rey. W. W. Jacobs as cor- _ Buenavista District ik pales . 9. - aie é ¢ acy a. being with | stand with him four square for the suc- Shack and c B oe ve Vere HodgesoseMte Olive Hurd winner in mesponding, pectelary-and Rev, E01, cansistsof Busnovists, Epon: Chapel ae pOHORE ee ei Fastey yecom 1ore and more} cess of the work. The P. E. stated] mon was d ti “Crawford, “THe ser- the Miss Christian Endeavor contest,| Kinzer, pastor of Campbell A. M. E.| Doyle, Ellaville, Mountezuma, Ogle- J. BUTLER WATKINS u rfte hear parents | that he, “Was a firm eieuee ei ‘Bish- gale ie a nystcd by Rev. C. P. Cole 1938. Miss Stubbs of 1937 and Miss| Church, Frankford, as reporter. Sey-| thorpe, Andersonville, Preston and Ar- pars rimeamer ass Pen ‘ at I child of]op Sims’ program and was 100% be-| The os ai What is Preaching?” Frenchie Scotto,.who was crowned|¢ral important committees were ap-| Chery and intermediate points. WELCOME MESSAGE BY GOV. : P than he was| hind it.” = ae nister placed a new emphasis May Queen of 1938, are the principal] Pointed among avhich was the commit- - Conference Boundary — CLYDE R. HOEY : r bt fofonfeonfonfenfonfnint The wncnise ce Date ee he part that Preaching plays in escorts with Miss Gibbs today, Prof. | tee on program—Revs. W. W. Jacobs, _ Beginning on Chattahoche River at eared lavas t| instiictivety, ‘aga | eee Aue IE. ee e nae and salvation of men in W. M. Sykes is directing music and C. H. Carter, Jr., Hodson Waters, Florence, Ga., on the west, by Colum- Governor Clyde R Hoey welcomed - t| move lngawiet e| sisted of a ie Deere OF ny Reena “ : . the chorus will sing. C. $. Williams,|H. P, Jones and M. H. Nutter: on] us to Lagrange, on north, starting at the convocation with a very fine mes- feeb iat jumb: animal rs hymn Rev. E. L.. Blake: Tin eee c ee mening the Sunday School Staté president of A. C. E. Leagues| finance Revs. Hodson Waters, J. R,| Lagrange going east by Grcenville,| sage in which he emphasized the im- Spy aie Hac a: pet he sénses, jf H. L. Moore: Seound h a I A. Met eRe es was organized and churches and former Local Union president will] Johnson and K. G.-Keeys; on vange- Wood bec ty gvarshallalle. poraneanat ays meted eucarOny EXAGGERATION a: ther time, that he is a lead Coy; Decativile Ww ae aoe a ares District responding for their relate the occasion and give objective| lism Revs. K. G. Keeys, J. R. John- On the East beginning at Marshall- freedom and faith. He said; “Moral- the “b All the parent has to pt ing; Sermon by O. W. Caer oat ite aett Eke literary program of the of the Local Union. son, J. H. Slade, E. L. Kinzer, C, W, | Ville by- Mountezuma, Oglethorpe and|ity is Paap aeemen: OF tis home i to,se that the youngster uske} tie closest ieee ae pi hae SR directed by Miss Gladys The Rev. L. M. Moore, State presi-| Reid, and on District entertainment, Andersonville. ae } ee God permits us to co-operate . e a was” given,’ nd one responded THEN eae ae irector of Religious Edu- dent of the Sunday Schools, a shining] Revs. E. L. Kinzer, J. R. Johnson, On South, beginning at Andevsonville wit im. Holy Sacrament was cousdcated d ae was far in advance of the form- light during the new era of progress KG. -Keeys, C. W, Reid, Jt H. |e re Barer stony seen ope PEWS, erent es igi edits erved to the members of the Co en a Kaa The young people were ex- of the religious educational setup and] Slade, C. H. Carter, Jr., E. J. Cross. Lumpkin to Florence the starting University spoke in glowing teria OF Twain : for th ind observing its] °"¢e and the audience Closi 5 ee he mien to the parts that should a recognized candidate for the A. C.| Among the visitors were Dr. R. O. Bola 2 Y pea tate Wore afbicon Dae to his inte Nt cive cyen| Part of the morning seenin ome st is s alotted them in the carryiag-on of E. League Department spoke prin-| Napper, presiding elder of the Harris- The following towns would be in this | Mountain peaks hinderances have been , d fempaint siding Elder proceeded to o . we the church. They awakened a new cipally for the crowning service. burg District, Philadelphia Annual Con-| Conference, Columbus with abeut 5500} hurled in the pathway of Bishop Davis at . s welfare never | BY motion Reys. I. A. McCo eal ae in the adult churchman. Rev. A. C. Wells, popular and effi-| ference; Rev. A. D. Hammond, pastor members, Florence, Omaha, Lagrange, | interposing’ a ppanudanie, obstacle ee | : Person greater| @- Richardson were elected a : at f. By delegates to the Annual Con- cient pastor of Mt. Olive, a forceful| Of the A. U. M. P. Church of Norris- cee Myeodbetay, operon. peta mand us esi ed etal tf Be Padie andidavistanis Teese cretaries | ference representing the District are: believer in A! M: E. doctrine present-}] t0wns Rev. J. R. Fortune oi Devon, Hamilton, Marshallville, Mouniezuma,| the same Jehouistic inhuence that em- His Weakness omething to ¢ tie | Johnson eo ened oe Wm.] Bros. Africanus Shack and Wm. ed the speaker. and Rev. H. A. Ivey of Wayne and Oglethorpe, Ellaville, Preston. Rich-| peled poste Papa nonear cd.) Cay animals, lo whiek | Committees on Finance; Resolution fant Gon nie eee itd acto Crowning of Miss Christian Endeav-| Revs. J. W. Mason and C. V. Monk} 2nd and Lumpkin and Buenavista. |14:5) seemingly has fired every fiber a f rladly listens. 4 | Orders, and Admission eh ea fons aug Gertrude Smith. } or was history making in particular] °f Philadelphia. Mr. Miller Barbour This estimated at about 8 or near] of his being, and like Harabel in lead- ' r ; tural vehicle for acquaintance| after which the roll call of | eet The District Conference substantiated which Rev. C. A. Gibbs performed. | W@S Present representing the Capital 008 GUISE J Betas serv) aarp ss We Lo ee ' ‘ \ | friendship with others of his own | delegates. Rev. A. L ae gerd the endorsement of the Annual Con- The successful contestant was the heice| Savings Plan. The ladies of Steward-| 4° We think we write: cieeuc sucwoe alps) this ‘great Moses * t © would be hard to find, and normat| S48 Ill. was introduced te Bi dercuce by adopting a resolution en- of Rev. Gibbs, and he is to be elected | ©SS Board number one, served a very My Dear Brethren: We musti brng}of his Beople Beesittic second et © fact) oe eness, with the poise befitting dinner. : efor hdersing: Rey, W. K. Hopes as a candi- a bishop of the A.M.E. Church 1940. | delicious dinner. They are Mrs. Annie} CU Part of the work up. God will bless| Pal District forward and is causing : 1 barrels bt ay, Sure to follow. Every] The afternoon session was b Sais 30r; the Bishopric ir 1940. Dr. Gibbs is head of the Administra-| Hollis, president, and Mesdames Brink-] 8: VW S@? nave 10 conferences in this] Kittrell Cases ie ste pees pri: — ee ss ‘ have a pet, but the back.| With a devotional period cond eth Be Capenittcely on Resolutions ten- tion, of Business of Edward Waters ley, Dunson, Jones and Taylor and Staterit-each of usdo our whole duty ie prose enon kbayis \\coda bose ‘rd one needs it most of all Revs. Jesse Owens, Wm Tend 7 dered the Sessions grateful apprecia- College and also pastor of St. Paul Moody. Mrs. Sheldonia Myers, and have: the Columbus, Ga., and the] Kittrell College. FOR THE BACKWARD CHILD 1. E. FURANKs | Thos. R. Lawrence. Bishop David H. | entire comin a at peoaessiving. to. the A.M.E. Church. The league topic| Evangélist of Germantown vas also} Sthens: Ga. Annual Conferences. I Re : c oe ais New Par . ie Sims having arrived was presented sal pairs communal forces responsible for "was discussed by Altamese McIntosh. | Present with her son, Mr. James My- have labored it this church more than ain elicht-yvear-old child had “AND DISTRICT con.| si¥en an opportunity t © the splendid entertainment. Attendance and banner’ award Miss|°S:_ The next meeting will be held eee pont yoy ithe ihards PROGRESS ad al.| FERENCE y to make obser- tee ini i yet willi ty and reserved and rather Shes S. CONVENTION| vations and suggestions, which develop- TO onecea es f ; Alma Stewart. Prizes and gifts, Misses | *¢ Trinity A. M. E. Church, Phila- ce " i Se ae : bc Mes ae : i vi : * Po 4 ATH i 1 m calle neither 5 mn to the ‘ads ae nO ake: , Mi ie pea. Ly sg ae ihe — ¥ was of any use,| The District Confe P venture of the First Episcopal en: gree sont bran ey sail: of bert and Miss Morse, are former Miss ate ; ie rc Columbus,” Ca. ‘An- A wide gulf separates the mod- > endly advances of her! New England Oe Session of! °XPansion and work. ; pe Seofembel Sand 4 ae Was held Christian Endeavor winners. ‘ Mrs. rece FOR THE COLUMBUS BJ POWELL ities ern funeral director from the epuleedt But} vened at the call ofthe onference con- ‘ Out for a larger Kingdom” was the ing Elder, Dr J.W cco the Presid- 4 Margaret Simms was featured so- EORGIA ANNUAL CONFER- oe ; ees “undertaker” of fifty cate Reo: ler a ve ming | Presiding Elder Rey ed appointed | Durden of this illuminating and elabo- ping. The Presidin cra” Presid- loist. Paul J. Williams and Mrs. | ENCE 4 ae RUHR, GR Today we have a highly trained \llen A MOR Church, P : Drake, in ya discourse. At the close of Bishop] 11 A. M. ei 3 “i panes eigucea one (uileeny ake st eeters: iz : i i Eacenone samy using all. the a hee atts, she] t. Ang. 10 12, 1938 amet ovidence, R re lecture the financial roll was |.blest with another 5 a Mowers Bure: These are trained soloists and Gepreis, the ase piste ofr the The first quarterly conference of Bee tecu ic ucom cu science aud x to dev with it; but] Hundreds of ae ae) called and each church thru its dele- Rey, Cate pee urning message by sing always into the ‘hearts of their South with her heroic men and ambi- Neen ees y Pit aad held offering a multitude of services *Iplessness and de-}and laymen of the nae Ministers nh or its pastor reported the finances,| Miss. One was b; ti ae of Warsau, ; listeners. f Hous. Presiding Elders, and pastors ica 2 1038. : Reger amactee Cr nis on her heart. She| ference thru three d ge England Con. | Whi¢ h amounted to $411.86, Fealvad?th la ag bee ized. Total amount Edward A. Ellerbe, president of the with quick sagacity, and our gigantic a4 tional BAGS ducted Predecessor. As the result of and wontd aftes | pointed Chapel of yi in the well ap. The evening session after a devo- praying ah ae $101.00. We are ‘ Local Union, Mrs. E. M. Wilson, vice |2"4 far-seeing Bishop Witham A. b ere we A es mee ie this advancement, the public re- That other children af 0 she found | been beautifally decor ee which has css Period was presided over by the}‘a one ORG ee Ks ae es tthe ; president; Mrs. A. B. Williams, and Pee rete Soph KEN te DED! T Pra ae b me vane ete goyeoc comics ty J ed there rhe had tooir pets] pleted hy the person ipo and com-.|! E. who presented Rev. J. H. Rob-| ence and pra: be aad a eet: others did a tangible — number snnual-Gonfernece, tien, - 1 of Vi oi hat f Fas Ww. eo oe eck Beet the other you MS discovery drew] the pastor Rev ps Supervision of | "80M. Jr. as master of ceremonies to| he came to pi iat saiee "on the program. Bishop Grant, Mrs, arena sae Columbus, Georgia Watki eG os stata iG ' the : lee had done Gremuay a¢ nothing| There we listened fe tea Shack, eee pe a program of welcome from| but thank God Pi ey Bone down, — Heath, Mrs. Grant and Dr. Savage and eons cr aceva! eo HGR Wish tO, Ue Enla ies Ay Pinte eR adie ihe i EAS TASS ed he ess and ‘de ; iecard- |. words of Rt. Way s ¢ matchless it by the local citizens, in behalf of| has bruoght b rn ey kindness he others brought _ felicity Mrs. eee ones a dictator, but am writ-| mee ie ala d ‘ fc busi Slept ncotben: St) Fpl. Pe, forms with the other cneaeed friendly] Presiding Bishop of te’ 4, 7: Sims, | ihe City. Business and Religious inter-| church again. the "apie (6k ea Mary B. Williams, Mrs. H. T. James] i"8-a8 I think. . Parnes crete ots Oe PHONE: GER. 0585 ier children Episcopal Dei of the Ist and oth | Sts: Dr. Geo. T. Prescott and piem- gain. - Band icaeden Circle necveds ti Various} Cn we have this Conferencn? We ness. Our new Presiding Elder, Rey. ." ‘ < can, we are able, we have the territory, B. W. Arnett, D.D., in the chair. capacities, Who lead us forth | Pes Of the local church. gave the cor- DEY Wee cai 1 : L _ BRO..C. H. STEAVON © ===== DSC09206.JPG ===== . PAGE EIGHT THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER : nj nalieedicte 2 satin latte. ie 0 A the EO at IS ae BISHOP FLIPPER SAYS BRYANT! 8 G; Dawsoi 1930-1932] perior officérs dr not, their appoint- | rian worked hantel e 13 OKAY, SAYS HEADS ARE / Williams 1933} ments will not suffer. When they Bryant. You re e io Fo : WRONG : Seatt 933-1934 | were defending themselves in the N-| tain if Georgia - ell, e can take Baber 134- Y. Geiteral Coriféreiice from the| care of himself. Yow said the Publi h- “ 16. | charge of “Southern [gnoramuses aid| ing house in Phila. does not belong to | ’ BISHOP FOUNTAIN REPLIES TO MALICIOUS PROPAGANDA ) : dist Episcopal Sunday Schoo! Liter / ‘ \ture dnd the whole Religious Educa-| The Trustees of the Atlafita Uni- S | setup of the A.M.E. Church] versity have just Announced a gilt of ire in Philadelphia by the unanimous | 1414 acres of land to Morris Brown t of the council of Bishops a-} Colles \tlanta, Georgia, located one ‘ ced upon at the Sesquicenterinial} mile from the County Courthouse and Congress held in Memphis, Tennessee City Hall. One mile from Five Points, id-} Sometime ago, and all the bishops, ex-] the heart of the city. This plor of land | ept two, are giving the Department]is situated practically in the middle in Philadelphia their support.’ It is} of the: educational Genter. of Atlanta. os of the fundamentals of the African} Atlanta vis called the Athens of the Methodist Episcopal’ Church +o own| South,’ because more educational in- and control its property, and’ no. self-| stitutions for Negroes are located in at onstituted board in or out of the] Atlanta’ than any other city or coun hurch can dictate to the denomina- try in the World. And the new home ‘ i Mat. | #0" without a protest, of the educated center. of Atlanta. Isdo not wish to. be understood ‘as| part and parcel of the great educa-« ne veing personal, but since the attack] tional center. ame from the highest official of the] The plot ‘consists of 14% 1€res of ah \frican Methodist Episcopal C.urch, I] land bounded as follows: on the forth sal te at could not maintain self-respect atid be] Sunset Avenue; on the east by Mag- This | Silent nolia Street; on the south poy Vine —_———<— Street and the west by West Hunter’ A ; SENIOR BISHOP WRONG street, containing three buildings and ON te ces grounds valued at $75,000.00. These ss (Continued from page 1) Properties are being turned over to | i Bishops as doing wrong. y the Trustees of Morris Brown College In trying ‘to get the control of their] in. fee simple as long as Morris Brown tay) Meth property, that the A.M.E’s. children] uses the Premises for school purposes? honor their | @bored, bought and paid for, You] The grant carries a reversion sighee him to] °*¥ the Church has gone down. If] which provided that in the event Mone a srder | YOU were not a Bishop you would never} ris Brown College failed to use the York. | 2© One in the A.M.E. \Charch, If I] land and property for educatienal pur- . atin “the | Were a young man, I would not say | poses, the property would revert back © ps I'm going to say in answer to] to the Trustees of Atlanta University; © vould never be| ‘hat. Last year at Kittrell you and. I who gave it to the Trustées of Moe M t Episcopat| Y¢'¢ speaking of age, and-I4n three} ris Brown College in ae) 3 This a ¢ ter who has | ¥°4TS older than you. You are 78 and] cludes the idea of the Teustecd é one j thew I'm 81, and I want to say, you don’t] ris Brown College, or the A ME ; re the; Dave to remain a Bishop in the A.M.E.} Church. of Geotwis ever. sell; ; th ¥ | Sen that chirehit® hurch You and Mr. Bryant both| property, of any part of it Bethe ye ji of & members, Cer. | S@% 80. The Church wont miss you. | approval and consent of th. Tite : | vot true in Georwia Tf you feel that way about the church] of Atlanta University 5 ee ™ = | rid: "You take heve in and can't do any good for the people. | This new home ifs Morris 2 | G the preachers are in virual} Pe Church of “Allen” has come over] College, is a ie ates ae % 4 = eee » 18 a part of the old cam f al »00F fellows cannot ex-| OMe hundred and fifty years, and God|the original Atlanta Uni ane Pine Her bis. eheielies has led the Church, and not Mr. Bry-| fore the institution Narr a 5 , : Bishop|*"t- You say Mr, Bryant is honest. College of Liberal firs roe Grad 3 oe Vseacpete cys More tO say. that the W el, Mr. Bryant has, branded every | School, granting fe} res a sea kd ag RATS Wave confidence in| M40 in the Church of “Trust” of being | Part of the hill : whi tA apps Port ble wo Pe Be 8 n a b : J upon which the old ' gio { Py to ek Weir anit Ph gat My ein! Was located and averlook- o 4 on on any atte $ you made a mis-| ¢d bey eptat i — The budget system } be Ried take when you said Bryant put a 36 re ‘that: hae acceptable loc veal my servile slavery fear of | 'Bht to be elected,” Twas the ene who} Morris Brcien. Caren a ae ding Elder or Bishop. ‘They [tliscoveréd. his trie i idally in (Was Ceare Gere . + mi = they do thetr os eal little hand Bills, wane thea pe nian an le Neer of ith : er they ry ; are in the graces of st Jackasses,” did it look like they were No! i: The man or woman, who says that| will duri to, express | the Connectional Council, z Was reviewed and read aicd. all that was said slaves? satisfy yout: the “Georgia Regulars” present administration fear | mselves, unless their expressions are | n accordance with Bishop Fountain’s | puted tainly is misinformed or dehghts to dle the truth carelessly. There can- Hy be found in the confines of the] formed about every thif that ts going frican Methodist Episcopal Church| on that is good. t 4 more courageous, intelligent, selfre-| Well I've been a member of the A. spected drotip 6f mibisters than the} M. E. Church 55 years, and have been ‘Georgia Regu if ¥6i% do fot be-} traveling, around 49 years and the these a Regitlar are | Church has but two men that are right. come and preside over thefit, orf All ‘the- Heads. of the Church are ve the preserit Bishop Presiding,{ wrong. But Bryant is right. I think he ou will discover a hew progressive} there ty -something wrong with the Georgia Not but men with intelligence atid who have the ‘servile slaves.” Senior Bishop,’ ATLANTA UNIVERSITY’S. GIFT. urage of their-convictions. Certain- the property itt Nashville; Tenn. be African Methodist s to the Epis- But her official Meth- val Church By Benjamin Jefferson Davis ote for me] will do afl right.” No cars and-bus Three city and is easily reached hoe the A.M.E. Church. Well, 1 think if you get if touch with Dr. Curry, he He brought ithe Charter and Deeds of the Property to ‘gis: about The Publishing House in his nante. So you sce my. Dear Bishop you are not in- TO MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE % 2 f x , _ | MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE. ‘NOW AND THEN i | When Bishop Foantain came to Georgia the church and school were bankrupts.- No credit’ or reputation. The African Methodist youth in Geor- gia were without a school and had been turned out of the house built by their fathers; but through young Fountain’s efforts the Trustees of the Atlanta University. opened the doors that had been closed to the A.M.E. Church in Georgia at $1.00 per year rent and up-keep and the young Presi- dent has done his job so well the Trustees of the Atlanta University have given to the Trustees of Morris Brown College fourteen and one-half acres of land and the buildings on the west side of Hunter Street until |they can build and improve the prop- erty of the gift. The Trustees of At- lanta University have given the Trus- tees of Morris Brown Gollege a limit of ten years to equip the property they have given them. Everything, th® good and the bad, in this picture seemed to have ‘worked for the glory of: God and the spreading of Christian educa- tion among men. Morris Brown lost property clear pf debt. Here is the re- closure; and today has $85,000.00 in property clear of debt. Here is the re- F cord of W. A. Fountain, Jr., who vas about the time . Morris Brown found a bankrupt institution without rook over, the old deserted unites, friends or money when he took charge. school house corner of Irwin Street Morris Brown College is now an ac- id North Bouleyard. At that time} credited institution. Morris Brown owed no debts on real} memberof the Association of Col- state and was operating. two second- | jeges,- Universities Secondary ry schools. Emory College (white) | scpéolg. ok over the bonds which was a first ien against Morris Brown and the vhite school building. The mani- vulators of this deal mortgaged prop- crty valued at $25,000.00; and tied ‘em both into the deal. They paid BISHOP W. A, FOUNTAIN BEFORE FOUNTAIN’S DAY ; Before, Bishop Fountain came to ‘eorgia, as Bishop the Trustées of Morris Brown College and the A. M. Church in Georgia had covered \lorris Brown’s property with a $60,- 00.00 bond issue against the advice nd consent of Bishop Flipper.~ It and ~ A new home valued at $80,000.00. 21 acres of land valued at $20,000.00. 5 acres of land valued at $5000.00. All clear of debts. ) And all this property and the school in possession of the Trustees of Mor- nly $20,000.00 down on the school} +i, Brown ‘College with no supervision vroperty. What becomes of the bal-|o+-the selection of teachers by white nee of the bond money, Ged only} authorities. The college will be con- nows. The white school house was | trolled entirely by Trustees elected by fered to the public at $25,000.00, but ‘the eight annual conferences in the he manipulators ran it up to $60,000.00, fighting among themselves to get on the ground floor for commissions on he ‘sale to themselves; though they laimed to be working for Christian Education. . Failure to pay interest on the bonds} The Annual Sunday School, A. C. E. and to meet fixed payments on the] League, and Missionary Convention of principal, Emory College foreclosed] the Hot Springs District opened her mortgage and bought the property] Wednesday morning, August 31, 1938, in leaving an unsatisfied judgement] at Visitors’ Chapel A. M. E. Church, against Morris Brown as a corporation; | Hot Springs, Arkansas. The keynote to the discredit of the A.M.E. Church] message was delivered by. Reverend m the state. \ Un-secured creditors] D. C. Coleman, pastor Bethel A. M. threw the school into bankruptcy. |}: Church, Malvern, Arkansas. The Bishop, Fountain paid the creditors of | morning message was followed hy Com- the school 10 per cent of their claims;{! munion and Consecration Services con- and for doing the best he could under] ducted by the Presiding Elder A. O, circumstances that he inherited, he} Wilson and the Pastors of the District. has been charged with mortgaging Bishop Bray of the C. M. E. Church, the school and throwing the college] the presiding Bishop of the Arkansas into. bankruptcy. These charyes are] Diocese addressed the Convention. » In founded on ignorance and the wicked-] the course of his address, Bishop Bray ness of Methodist preachers : Geor-| praised the work in the A. M. E, sia who undertook to destroy the in-| Church and expressed a hope that, in stitution for personal gain. There were] the near future, | these two powerful six preachers in this conspiracy against | bodies of Methodism would be united.: God and man. Four of which are dead ‘The Bishop was loud in his praise of and God has laid the heavy hand of} Dr. Wilson and said that his election State each year. The Western Christian Recorder HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS living. The Bible says Woe unto the any Church; Bishop Bray further stated man who fights the church of God | that his vote was cast now as a well- All is well that ends well. Vengeance} wished for the election of Dr Wilson isthe Lord's and-He will repay. in I ee y HRISTI the Convention went on record as en- dorsing the sentiments expressed by Bishop Bray with reference to Lr. Wil- son and pledged their loyalty and sup- port to the fine leadership which he was giving to Hot Springs District. 0. At the close of the address! % N RECO. RDER. . "3 DR. A.« 0. WILSON The Convention was largely attended by many cof the Churchmen in the State of Arkansas. Dr. John Reed, General Officer in the C. M.._E, Church was present and gave a very fine address on the Mtitude of the Church toward the Negro youth. Mrs.-A. Porter Wilson of Little Rock, Arkansas spoke on some of the practi- cal ‘phases of religion. Mrs. C. V. Stinson, Conference Branch President of the Woman's Foreign and Home Missionary Society also addressed the Convention. Dr, L. C. Fisher, Dean of the Theological Department of Shor- ter College made an earnest appeal for a better prepared ministry. The caus¢ of Christian education was presented by President C. A, Gregg and Dean A. B. King of Shorter College, North Little’ Rock, Arkansas. The delegates and friends left the Convention inspired and informed along the lines of religion, including the econo- most. outstanding committee on resolutions gave great praise to Dr. Primm and his comgrega- tion for the fine entertainment, and to the leadership of our Presiding Elder | for a final lowing: Visitprs’ Chapel Senicr Choir, Frst prize in a, singing contest. Arka- delphia. Senior “Choir; Malvern Junior Choir; Third »: gates to the Convention, Mrs. Mary Moore. Hot Springs, pr for ieading in the special Sunday Schooi rally. The choirs to receive honorable? men- tion were the ‘Visitors’ Chapel Gospel and Junior Choirs, Hot Springs, Ar- kansas. ference of mic and social life of our people ehe'y 4 Se beet teed bette obeedodeetededeefeleetedet ¢ TRY MY HEART PILLS. HOW TO GET WELL ‘ —TRY— ' Mme. Emma E. LUNG AND. CHEST BUIL TRYOMY HEART. PILLS F TATION OF ‘THE: HEART TRY MY TONIC FOR GAS OR ANY INTERNAL COMPLAINTS Mme. E 1368 LELAND STREET incurable affliction on these that are] to the Bishopric would be a credit to} 7OR LEAKING OF PALPI- pa . Walton progre ye program. At the Fellowship meeting on Sunday vening, prizes were given to the fol- prize, ze, the N. Ly Hogan, Carthage, Ark.5 for the largest number af” dele- Seconé Great spiritual fervor matked the closing of the Convention. MRS, N. 0. BLANCHARD Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The Fourth and‘last Quarterly Con- District, held the ~Texarkana Paradise. A.M.E. Church, was Aug. 27-28 the Rev:.B. L. Simpson, P. E., presiding. At 11:30 a.m. pray- er was conducted and songs after- which; scripture lesson y read by the pastor, Rev: F. H. Hutson. The Presiding Elder was presented and his text was “It is Fimished.” Subject, “I \m Going Away.” The spiritual. tide ran high until every one was tifted up inthe spirit. We were blessed to have two to appeal for licenses to preach We also are happy tos: that our chain has not been broken by the monster death Sunday School was well attended and lesson well discussed Jn Saturday night we gaye a banquet. for Psi and his. good wife, who helped to make All asked the P. E’s return tous the coming a high quarfer ‘ar Rev. B.°M. Simpson, P. E Rey. F. H. Hutson, Pastor Mrs. Carrie Riley Subscribe For THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ANY KIND OF LEAKING. Walton’s Tonic ‘DER. CURE ASTHMA. SR DETROIT, MICHIGAN Se oe ee ie et Oe ===== DSC09207.JPG ===== PAGE TEN . PIONEER PASTOR IS 78 YEARS OLD ». Robert E. Arrington, one ieniaaa a Pia ministers in the far west, celebrated his 78th birthday. He is and the last of those ministers who organiz- ‘ed the Puget Sound conference of the DISCIPLINE \.M.E. Church in 1892. In 1895 he joined the California conference and TOGETHER r } had his first charge at Red Bluff. For many years thereafter, the Rev. {| Arrington pastored various Catifornia {| charges, among them Fresno, Bakers- field, Pomona and others. It was un- der his pastorate that the church was built at Pomona. $1.50 Music Hymnal and NEGRO BRICKLAYERS BUILD BENNETT LIBRARY GREENSBORO, N. C., Sept’ 8— (ANP)—Negro brick layers exclusively, are being used upon the new $100,000 Thomas F. Helgate Library under construction here. The building which will be ready for occupancy some time this fall is a gift of the General Educa- tion Board and will cost $100,000 Mr. Henry Pfeiffer of New York the library for 3.90 Discipline A-$2.40 Value Both For $2.00 and securely bound in Semi Morocco ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO- i] ; and Mrs City have endowed DAY WE PAY POSTAGE. maintenance at $100,000. i . tree! a ee A.M. E. BOOK CONCERN ee. saben aig U. S. CREDIT AIDS HAITI Philadelphia, Penna. j BUILDING Backed by United States credit, Haiti is launching a building boom which will include new roads, bridges and irrigation works, The Associated Press reports. / KINgsley sere ROOMS $1.50 UP PER DAY ] _——— ee In studies on anemic dogs it was found that these radioactive iron atoms, serving as tracers of absorption of iron in the body, entered the blood plasma and later the red blood cells: Six hours was all that was needed to show first evidences of this absorption and by the end of three days virtually all the absorbed iron was in the protein of the blood cells. In contrast in the case of non-anemig dogs, there was practically no absorp. tion of the iron into the blood plasma and cells. This is, therefore, the key to rapid diagnosis. ; Participatings in the experiment were Dr. P. Hahn and Professor G. H. Whipple, of the University of Ro- chester and scientists of Professor E. O. Lawrence’s laboratory at the Uni- versity of California. THE MICHIGAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE By J. A. Charleston The fifty-second session of the Mich- igan Annual Conference with Rt. Rey. J. A. Gregg, presiding Bishop, conven- ed Wednesday, Aug. 31st thru Sunday, Sept. 5, in Arnett Chapel A.M.E. Community Church at Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rev. W. H. Jones, pastor. FOR QUIETNESS AND GOOD FOOD COME TO THE HORSE AND THE TRACTOR ! THE NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE The latest report. from Washington } - ° ” tells us that there are 6,812,350 farms ! “Exclusive But Not Expensive in the United States. According to the 1) reports of the manufacturérs of trac- i SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 28 CENTS tors, on 150000 of these farms the i| FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays) ‘ractor has replaced the horse. On i j 5,300,000 of them, horses and mules are | still used. The number of horses in i L. J. WATERS, Proprietor pea ie F tele n HN A. j| 1488 LOMBARD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. the United States is placed at 11,163,000, ee OE ON Sead | mules at 4,477,000. There are some The conference was graced wit! | ttt Tee tt 400,000 more horses than those included] many distinguished visitors among in the figures above, but which are not engaged in agricultural work. We are also told that the breeding of horses has increased rapidly from 464,000 in 1931 to 832,000 in 1937. Great as the decrease in horses has been since 1920, the decrease in horses actually at work in harness has only been about 3,000,- 000, We just happened to see the number of horses reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture 25 years ago. It was 20,567,000. - a eee ee ee en oa MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President 7 Courses leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the following divisions: Science, Social Science, Education, Languages, Philosophy, Commercial, Home Econo- mica, and Music, TRACE ANEMIA IN BLOOD Rochester Doctors Use Iron Atoms | Made Radioactive Rated by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary : Schools, Member of Association of American Colleges. ——000o—— MILWAUKEE (Science Service). —Bombarded iron atoms, made arti- ficially radioactive until they give off radiations like radium, hold the possi- F bility of sérving as a quick test for. ic lore don wee to the te anemia, it was reported to the Ameri- can Chemical Societ: - W A. FOUNTAIN, Jr, 0 Mh thee ode William F. Bale and Frances L. Haven pawn eat of the University of Rochester School -— —000—— of Medicine. I a ce ea whom were Mrs. Celia Gregg, wife of the Bishop; Drs. L. L. Berry, Sec- retary of Missions; John-H. Clayborn, Editor of the Southern, Christian Re- corder; D. O. Walker, President Wil- berforce University; C. S. Spivey, Dean of Payne Theological Seminary; L. C. Ridley, Editor of Negro Journal of Religion; and Geo. F. Woodson, Dean emeritus of Payne Theological Seminary, The Chicago, North West and Ontario Conferences were repre- sented. The Reys. J. D. Coston and A. W. Ward, Prof. E. C. Deas and Mr. David Reid, Rev. and Mrs. Robert Thomas, Rey. and Mrs. B. R. Wa- ters of the Chicago Conference; Rev. H. F. Stewart and G. L. Hayden-of the North West Conference; Revs. C. P. Jones, Thomas Woodcock, Mrs. ‘W. C. Perry and Miss Jeanette Wood- cock of the Ontario Conerence; and Rev. Joseph Gomez of the North Ohio Conference. Grand Rapids lies 147 miles northwest of Detroit on the Grand River, ranking next to metropolitan Detroit among Michigan cities in size and in popula- ‘\ - It is the home of the largest F iture factories in the world, is not- Wee its exquisite beauty and cleanli- z and ts regarded as one of the less rejudiced American cities. _ On the : »ning of the reception, Henorable & W. Welsh, Mayor of the city, ¥ Rev. L. ‘T. Kilpatrick, president ; Grand Rapids Ministerial Alliance eaftirmed this assertion in declarin at Grand Rapids has no race prob- oi people live in beautiful od com- odious homes, scattered throughout Ihe city. The church is medern in ery way, well equipped, spacicus, and { artistic beauty. This edifice was wilt in 1923 at a cost of some $85,000. - ) by the grand old man, Dr. L. Petti- rd, who now pastors George R. Col- ns’ Church at Lansing and who is present planning the celebration of js fiftieth anniversary in the gospel inistry next January. : The great prelate, Bishop John A. Fregg, the model Bishop of Metnodism, resided with dispatch and sagacity, When all reports were ‘in, more than 0 converts, 1000 accessions were add- ( to the church and $13,000.00 were ed. | Few changes were made. Rev. W, Guy was transferred from the ‘orth West Conference and stationed i Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Rev. John Wesley Wright from the Ontario Con- rence was stationed at Ann Arbor, ey. M. J. Hendrieth was transferred » the Ontario Conference and_ sta- ed at Toronto. The appointments as follows: Detroit District F Washington, Presiding Elder, H. Peck—Bethel, Detroit. Z _ A. Charleston—St.” Paul, Detroit ’. E. Guy—Fort Wayne, Indiana Nelson Pryor—South Bend, Indiana W. Walls—Jackson VT. Nelson—Elkart, Indiana [. Williams—Pontiac ~ G. Simmons—Ypsilanti ‘m. Baber—River Rouge E, Walker—Oak Grove, Detroit \. Davis—Port Huron THE RICHMOND DISTRICT CON- FERENCE AND SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE : The Richmond District Conference of the Virginia Annual Conference was held in Bethel A. M. E.~ Church, Hampton, Virginia, July 27, 28 and 29, 1938. The Sunday School Convention and Institute was held at Kittrell Col- lege Kittrell North Carolina, August 15-21, 1938. The District Conference opened Wednesday night in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Mampton. Rey. J. E. Harris, B.D., Pastor; Rev: Dr. R>-L. Tillery, Presiding ,Elder, presiding. After the Devotional exercises the Annual sermon was delivered by Rev. Clarence Walker, D.D., of Princess Anne, Va. Thursday morning the Holy Eucharist Was administered by the Presiding El- der. Roll called; Organization; Ap- pointment of Committees, Paying As- sessment and reading reports. Most of the churches made a full report showing however that the District is in a very healthly condition. Three sermons were delivered the Annual sermon, Doctrinal sermon by Rev. J. E. Reese, D.D., of Suffolk, Virginia and Educational sermon by Rev. ‘H:' D; Gregg, Ph.D., of Rich- mond. These sermons were great mes- sages unusual in spiritual power. An open Forum—Fundamentals of the A. M. E. Church, led by Rev. H. Clarence Walker. Why some pastors fail by Rev. J. E. Harrison; Why some pastors succeed, paper by Rey. J. J. Baker, were some of the high light of the conference. There were inspiring addresses by visiting ministers: Rev. J. W. Pat- terson, pastor. of the» First. Baptist Church; Rey. Russell, pastor of the Queen Street Baptist Church, and the pastor of the Episcopal Church, all of Hampton; Rev. L. M..Thompson, of South Norfolk, and Rev. D. F. Glad- ney of Deep Creek, who brought fra- ternal greetings from the Portsmouth District Conference. Delegates elected to the Annual Con- ference: Mr. W. A. Jordan, J. W. Institute settled down to listen. to lierary papers: Should the quarterly be used more in the Sunday School than the Bible. A paper was read on this subject by Miss Mary E. Cason, of Mt. Zion Church, Princess Anne. The best method of conducting a Sun- day Schoot. A paper was read on this subject by the delegate from Richmond. oe The Qualification of one to teach Sunday School. A paper was read on this subject by Miss Mary Winston of, Hampton. Is one justified in disobey- ing rules and regulations set forth in the discipline governing the Sunday School. A paper was read on this subject by the delegate from Oceana, These were some of the highlights in the. Convention for all of the papers and addresses were informative inspir- ing and helpful. The District Super- intendent address followed which was very good, and showed that he is on the job, inspite of haying been sick. Among the visitors, were: Rev. Dr. S. S. Morris, General Secretary of Missions, and several persons ‘brought fraternal greetings from various Dis- trict Institutes that were assembled at the same time under the same roof the Library building of Kittrell College. H. CLARENCE WALKER Princess Anne, Virginia. CAMPBELL A. M. E, CHURCH Paul Street Below Kinsey Street Frankford, Pa. Rev. E. L. Kinzer, Pastor 4 Sunlay, August 28th was aiarterly meeting day and our Presiding Elder, Dr. We Tee Johnson, of the Philadel- phia District, Philadelphia Annual Con- ference was present and delivered the His text was Matt. morning message. 11:28 and subject THE MEANING OF CHRIST’S YOKE The gospel chorus furnished music for the service with Mrs. Willie B, Kinzer at the piano and William Kinzer at the organ con- sole, The three new members received in this service were: Mrs. Walter M. Levy, Mrs. ‘Gatherine Thompson and Mr. Jams Burt, whose wife Mrs. Inez Burt had joined the Sunday previous. Among the visitors at this service were: Mrs. Marie Caldwell and Minnie Bel- by of Union A. M. E. Church. The Presiding Elder and visitors were din- ner guests of the pastor and wife. Last Sunday the pastor delivered the message from John 19:30, subject: A COMPLETED TASK. One person came to the altar for prayer and con- fession. The senior choir sang with Mrs. Beulah Roundtree, church organ- ist, at the organ console. Mrs. Mary Fletcher, directress of our choir was seen in the congregation. Mrs. Wil- son was a visitor and the Kingrow girls’ quartette rendered a special number. The Holy Communion was administered at both services and at night the pro- gram was a congregationa! hynin fest James Givens continues on the sick list and is now in the Episcopal Hospital at Front and Lehigh Ave. REV~ HAYMAN VISITS Rey, O. J. Hayman, pastor of Ebe- nezer A.M.E. Church, Richmond, was a visitor in the office of the editor last week. While here Rev. Hayman, who is one of the leading pastors in the Virginia Conference, greeted Prof. Selby, Secretary of the Sunday School Union, Dr. Abington, Editor of Relig- ious Literature, and Dr. Curry, man- ager of the Book Concern Subscribe For THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Buy Them Now \. Henry—Wabash, Ind. Traynham, W. E. Barom, and Mrs. L. Clark—Adrian A. B Funn. Alternate Delegates: E. Carr—Albion - WV. Walker—Niles . P. Henson—LaPorte, Indiana avid Houston—Cassopolis R. A. Schley—Trinity, Detroit - E. Jackson—New Hope, Detroit » Knowles—Whittaker homas Stephens—Stephens Mission, Detroit South Detroit District A. Blake, Presiding Elder peo. W. Baber—Ebenezer, Detroit - D. Howell—St. Stephens, Detroit NV. A. Crider—Allen Temple, Detroit F. Rice—St. Paul, S.W. Detroit R. Rhonenee—Flint H. Jones—Grand Rapids S. Harris—Battle Creek B. Williams—Benton Haibor '. T. Alexander—Kalamazoo - W. Wright—Ann Arbor » Pettiford—Langsing _ B. Johnson—Vernon Chapel, De- troit = if oses Williams—Mt. Clemons Mitchel Culpepper—St. Luke, Detroit HALF DOZ. — — $ 4.89 Snelling—Monroe ; J. P. Hutchins—Romeo ONE DOZ _ an $ 9.00 -H. Smith—Roseville P. G. Crawford—Quinn Chapel, Haw- : Cc NV’. E. Smith—Coleman _ trawcks ; A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 'H. Calhoun—Calvin' Center _, J. A. Dean—Saginaw 716 S. 19th Street Phila. Pa. -L. Lawrence—Vernon Chapel, Flint A. Aikens—Michigan 4 ¢ me ee inspired us with his Mr. C. W. Lowe, Mrs. Kattie Owens, Mrs. Rocksy Prince, and Mr. J. T. Lee. Rt. Rev. M. H. Davis, our presiding Bishop graced us with his presence, and wonderful ad- dresses, and the work of Kittrell Col- lege The District Sunday School Institute opened Tuesday, August 16th at Kit- trell College, Kittrell, N. C., Mr. W. E. Barron, District Superintendent; Rey. Dr. R. L. Tillery presiding elder. Convention motto: “Lifting As We Climb.” The devotions were conducted by the Presiding Elder. Miss Mary Winston of Hampton was elected secre- tary; Rev. J. W. Henry was elected | - marshal, and Rev. H. Clarence Wal- ker, reporter. The Presiding Elder appointed all committees. Reports from various charzes were very good. Following the reports the A. D. Evans—Inkster City, .Indiana| A. W. Peterson—Bay City. iF ‘ . SINGLE COPY The New A.M.E. Discipline A ===== DSC09208.JPG ===== O« TV ELVE fencetiiiaeile ee the Calendar tm Indians Conference—Evans- vt PAGE R. Dixon, Jr. “eH Fas Street. Bishop A. Greag 4—Narth Ohio Conference — “ 9, Rev. R. N. Nelson, wp R. C. Ransom, {. H. Davis, Associate. Mexic and Rio Grande Conference Christi, Kas R. McGee, Pas- Bishop George B. Conference—Zanes- Harrison Bry- R. C. Ran- Davis, Ohio Lop H shop M Ass0- 26—Mississippi Conference — tober $—llinois Conference—S5 . Siddall, 415 ith Street. Bishop John 13—Palmetto Conference— Char- e Morris Brown n, Pastor, St. Bishop J. S Conference ansaa, 409 Kiowa pastor. | Kansas Ce t, F * 3rd St erett astor, Bishe m Northwest Texas Conference ence rt. Gaines, Ga,, Chapel ardner F tain ve Texas Conference Texa Rev, T. B tor. Bishop George B 1%—Americus Georgia Confer- ence aville va 5 B A i ishop W. A untain 12—Kentucky Conference— Mid- Ly- Ran- Asso. acky, Rev. S. A Bishop R. C shop M. H. Das p astor is ate 19—East Marshall, Texas le 402 Boulevard Conteorence— Rev. A. L Hen Ave. Bishop Texas ¢ ree B, Young 19—Weat Rowling Green Reid som Kentucky Conference Ky., Rev, E, R Pastor, Bishop R. C, Ran- Bishap M. H. Davis, Asso- iate 20—-Nerth East Conference— S. G., Ree. As. Je Box 422. Bishop Rishopville, Felix, Pastor, Flipper 26—Augusta Georgia Conference a Wrens, Ga., J. L. Shropshire, Pastor, Bishop W. A. Foun tain 26—Baltimore Canference— Md., Rev. W. FR Edmondson Ave A.M.F Church, Davis Raltimore Raker Oak 1008 Street M.-H J8—Virginia Conference—Hamp- Va,, Rev, J. E 104 Bishop font Harris So RECORDER Whe curt t 1 Distr: BF t te nd are hereby au- : Chape! Hill. N. C.,] the hue Episcopa th ch Society be ai Lin St Bethel A.M.E, ee: a st. Paul A.| A.M.E. Church, 8°p.m. Rey. H. ‘ to build and. erect said FE BN Bishop M on. e : ah eee: Bishop M. ‘H. sritae P. E,, will be the Speaker Brett 27 — Columbia Conference ‘a a is Monday, Oct. 3, 8 pom. A.M.p he zasement of the Present structure} Winnsboro, S. C. Rev. V. = Bere ia Conference—S ‘> Churches of Washington and Vicinity! as opened for worship on November Janerette, Pastor. Bishop Xs ia, Ga., St. James, Rev. L . | Guest speakers and choir, - ies and the dedication ceremonies Flipper. : i Tard Pinter: Bishop W. A..| Tuesdays October 4,8p.m. A.M. ere conducted on May 30, 1886. > East ae Pipeycer oe ent Zion Churches . Gest sear an The windows “were memorial ones AK T REN. : ations B E Pastor. »p ard. 26—Tennessee Conference—Saint Rev. J. S. Bishop Edward AT ske, Nashville Foxall, Pastor |. Howard. 26 Tenn., Wharton, Texas. Rev Thomas, Pastor B. Young 6—Nor'h Missouri Confer®nce " 26—South Fras Conference -Enterprise, Alabama. Rev. ee L. Upshaw, pastor, Bishop D. H. Sims. F: lovember 2—North Carolina Confer- hustle - Wee 530 Culberth Bish- 2—North Georgia Confer- Bethel A. M. Peters, Pas- A. Fountain. ence—Dalton, Ga., 1 a af hop W ississippi Rey. Wm. A. 4th Street. East L. Greene * 2-Texas Conference— Huntsville, Texas. Rev, B. F. Grovey, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—Northeast Mississippi Confer- Miss., Rey. 612 South 10th Street, L. Greene ence Columbus 9—West Texas Conference—Bas- Rey. T. H. Moore, Pastor. Bishop George B. Young. 9—Atlanta Georgia Conference— Texas, Madison, Ga., St. Paul A.M.F Church, C. K. Knight, Pastes Bishop W. A. Fountain. —West Tennessee Confer ence—Greater Bethel, Jac Tenn. Rev. C. H, Harden, } tor Bishop Edward J. Howara 10—South Carolina Conference— Walterboro, S. C. Rev. Lee A. Logan, Pastor, 5 Fishburn St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. 16—Central M ‘ippi Conference Hollandale preven beews Wise L.. Greene. 23—North Mis ippi Conference— Shaw, Miss., G. F. Griffin. Bishop S. L, Miss Bishop S Rey, Greene. 16—Macon Georgia Conference— Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap- el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor, 309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A. Fountain. x 16—Northeast Texas Conference —Corstcana, Texas, Rev. H. F. Cooper, Pastor, 105 N. 7:h Street. Bishop George B. Young. 17 — Piedmont Confe.-ce — Laurens, S. C. Rey. 4. es Thomas, Pastor, 234 Nort! © «ro. lina St. Bishop J, S Flipper, 23—Western North Carolina d J. How- |30—Northwest Mississippi Conference Southw®st Texas Conf®rence W. E Bishop George Glas- 00 Commerce Street, Bishop Rev. Street, Confer- | nd contained the name of the Annual on ferences , One was dedicated to the piscopacy another to each of the ‘de- Lrtments of the church, Rev -T. G. reward was the first Pastor who sery- { in the new building. ‘ Yhe present pastor, Rev. J. C. eckett, came to serve. this church in 93, succeeding thé late Rev. W. H. mas. His ‘pastorate bemg the st in the. history of the church _—Sunflower, Miss., Rev. A- Tay- Bishop S. L. Greene. : 2-South West Missouri Conference—Kansas City, Mo., Bethel Church, 2446 Paseo Street. Rey. T. H. Wiseman. pastor. Bishop Noah W. Williams. 2—Alabama Conference— Atmore, Alabama, Rev. W. M. Bonner, pastor, P. O. Box 54, chirenes tee pope Kees out choi Thursday, October 6, 8 p.m. C.M.p Churches. Guest speakers and choj Friday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Centenni Musicale by the Senior choir of Metra politan A.M.E. Church. Miss M. Smothers, Director. Silver offering, Fas oe: Octs 9. all> a.chy , Sermon iGhatlen Wesley. 8 p.m. eSernion lor. Bishop D. H. Sims. a Geo. Singleton, Editor Pbrist 1927 to 1936. oe 5—South Georgia Conference Recorder. oughout this period, from 1838 to Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A.M. Monday, Oct. 10, 8. p.m, Baltim Metropolitan AME. Church has E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde- Annual’ Conference. Guest! ‘speake beacon light for African Methodism man, pastor, 415 Ashley Street, and choir. <i aS he United States. It has been, the ‘ A. Fountain. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m. Interd@fiiMenicr of important local and- national Bishop W. December 7—North Louisiana Confer- ence—Monroe, Louisiana, Rev. E. D. Wilson, 515 South 10th Street. nominational Ushers Union of Wash ington and vicinity, “will furnish th program. Music by the Ushers Unio ssemblies of representative Negroes roughout the nation, and its officers members have been among the ind h ‘ 1: oe eee MOR Bishop S. L. Greene. Chorus ‘ ies ig citizens of the District of Co laba: peas Wednesday, Oct. 12; 8 p.m, Presb mbi wiek, Sree ne As op he terian, Congregational and Episcop lhe following ministers saved’ this Hurtsboro, Alabama, Rev. J- 3-1 churches. Guest speakers ana choiil™urch since its organization: Clayton Alexander, pastor, Bishop D. H. i Thursday. Oct: 13, Baptist Charches Sims. Guest speakers and choir. Friday, Oct. 14, 8 P.M. “Metropol tan Trumphant.” A pageant depicti the History of the Church, and ¢ most Outstanding events ‘d ig one hundred years of its existence an, Edward Waters, who became Adam Driver, Thomas W. nry, Alexander Wayman, who be- € a J. R. Morgan, W.-H. s, J. Je Herbert, M. F. Sluby, a ‘Moore James A. Handy, who ame Bishop, G:.T. Watkins, R. A. hop, 14—Central Louisiana Conference ! Thibodaux, Louisiana, Rev. J. B. Villia, 608 Green Street. Bishop S. L. Greene. 3 16—North Alabama Conference— Birmingham, Alabama, St. Luke} cast of two hundred. The Pagea D. P. Seaton, Daniel Draper, is dramatic, impressive and colo ard Hall; Jos. Thompkins, G. W, gaat Mrs. Claudia McConnell, Author.) rodie, J. W. Stevenson, T. ~G. rector. Admission 25c. t, \JiGea Mitchell F: SW. ‘is Sunday, Oct. 16, Anniversary Ralf eckett (father of the present pastor) Sunday. 11 a.m. Sermon—Rev Jenifer, J. A. Johnson, who be- Notices Se ee tS DC Oe Charles Stewart, former pastor. 8 p Sermon—Rey. “J. Campbell Beckett Centennial Reapers will report durin Bishop, D. J. Hill, O. J. W. W. Welch, I. N. Ross, who ame Bishop, C. H. Steptean, C. M. All persons contemplating attending | the day. ner, C. E. Stewart, W. H. Thom- the North: Ohio Annual Conference,| Monday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m. Anniversa Bs cal the present pastor, J. C. Beck- that convenes Sept 28th to Oct. 2nd} Reception. Guest speakers and choi at will kindly notify the pastor of the same, that ample provision can be made for your comfort. REV. R. N. NELSON 114 College St., Piqua, Ohio. Final Anniversary reports. Anniversary Committee: West Hamilton, thur Thomas, Vice Chairman; Mri Rachel W. Valentine, Secretary ; Nellie Taylor, Asst. Secretary; Mx Virginia B. Jeter, Treasurer. History of Church SUivon) Bethel A.M.E. Church wa organized on July 6, 1838 fellowin meetings of the leaders of the con: gation in the early spring of 18 Israel Bethel A.M.E. Church and U ion Bethel A.M.E. Church were ford runners of Metropolitan A. M Church. , ference of 1872, Union Bethel hecart Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. Th was affirmed by the General Conic ence of 1876 and 1880. The resolutio of the General Conference of 1872 red ommended the building of a Metrop? litan church in the city of Washi ton, D.C. as per request of the offic board of Israel Church of said cit and each annual conference shali be 4 quested to give at least one andre dollars for the purpose.” On accou of the dissatisfaction which had tak place in Israel Beth Mrs. CONCERNING WEST AFRICA Chairman; Mr. : Western Afriea:—This titie under the head of the 14th Episcopal District 1 African Methodist Episcopal hurch, includes. Sierra’ Leone, Gold -oast and Nigeria, which is known as @ part of British West Africa, and the Republic of Liberia. The area covered, Pncluding Liberia, is 471,000 square ules. , This area is greater than the a of the States of Texas, Arkansas, (Oklahoma, and Kansas, with a popula- ‘on 22,894,711, which is more than cuble the population of the States Paned. This great territory of tropi- cal West Africa offers to the Church “ sreat challenge. The Negro there 's looking to the Negro in America who has had the opportunity of Chris-|. Mrs the All Bishops, General Officers, -Mis- Workers, Crusaders and per- sons whose names do not appear on the roll of the East Tennessee Conference planning to visit said Conference, Oct. 19th, 1938, will please notify the pastor, that suitable homes may be ‘obtained. Rev. T. Gene West. pastor 328 Mulvaney Ave., Knoxville, Tenn. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF \ METROPOLITAN A.M.E. CHURCH Washington, D. C. October 2nd to 17th, 1938 sionary ; hercial, industrial. advapcement of A celebration of the one hundred years of the existence of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, located on M Street between 16th and 15th streets, N.W., will be held from Oct. 2nd to Oct. 17th, inclusive. The opening anniversary sérmon will be delivered Sunday morning, Oct. 2nd, by the Revy M. H. Davis, Bishop of has been exposed to the tafe com- fortunate brother millions of whom are Suil_in the immediate. shadcws of ee and primitive darkness. ~ The Moravian: Brethern have the Credit of being the first among Pro- testant Churches to - attempt Christian- ping the people of West Africa, Since |. be ane beginning in the year 1736, * Wesleyan, Baptist, North German ; Sciety of .Sreinan, Evangelical Mie, contiectio# the General Cofference : 1884 recommended bs ¢ “Union Beth ian enlightment and education who. Ameri¢a to bring the light to his ‘less| sion, Free United Methodist, Ainerican ‘Episcopal Board, United Presbyterian, merican Southern, Baptist, American ethodist Episcopal, American -Pres- byterians, United Brethern, and Roman Catholic, have established and main- tained schools and churches. Mis- /sions under the government of Afro- American churches are the African Methodist Episcopal, African Metho- dist Episcopal Zion, and Baptist. ’ \ BISHOP E. J. HOWARD The African Methodists are ihe pion- eers of the the founding of Missions in this, part of the African Contingent. The torch of hopc lighted there by the intrepid and far sighted Turner has continued to burn, The spirit of the Church in America is that race in HE. CHRISTIAN \ RECORDER | lation of 6000 and is considered an im- Bay’ building will accommodate mately 150 children. Port Lokkoh is a town with a popu- is of concrete blocks, the same being made on the ground under the super- vision of the pastor, Rev. P. A. Hope. (The walls of “this building were about five feet high all around, at the time of my visit. About five hundred blocks were on the ground.) This will be a building with a seating capacity of around 500 persons. There is nothing extravagant in the plans. The drawing shows conservative and yet artistic lines. This building should be cém- pleted as carly as possible. It. will mean much in strengthening our work in Liberia by restoring conficence in the officials and citizens of the inten- tion of the A.M.E. Church manently maintain and work in the Republic. We have in Liberia twenty-two preaching points. Our principa! schools are located at Harper, Cape Palmas, Grand Basso and Lower Buchanan. Reverend W. T. White, a very capable and intelligent minister who has charge of the schools there and who elder of the Cape Palmas District, represented us in holding the approxi- ' portant rural trade center. This com- munity is dominated by the, Moham- mendan Religion.’ The leading spirit or chief is a Mohammedan who is very friendly toward the African Methodist Episcopal Church,, (having ‘ attended the boys’ industrial school in Freetown, in his youth). Reverend I. C. Steady, is acting as our assistant and presided at the conference which was held Feb- ruary 2, 1938, in: Freetown. Liberia Concerning our work in the Republic of Liberia, it is known that the building erected under the administration of the late Bishop W. Sampson Brooks, is being used by the Government of Li- beria for school purposes under arrange- ment made with our missionary de- partment. It was ‘promised at the meeting of the Executive Board of the Mite Missionary Society that a primary School be established in the City of Monrovia in the Eliza Turner Memor- tO per- extend its acts as presiding ial Church. The Episcopal Residence} Liberia Conference which was held is used as the headquarters of a] March 1. Definite assistance must be Lutheran Mission. The rent from|#fforded this week as each of the same is to be used in supporting the} twenty-two points are in need. proposed primary school. atten‘ion is called to another A new za Turner Church building} Church which is in course of crection is being erected on a beautiful site} at lower Buchanan, known ’as Bethel, called Kings Highway. The saterial (Continuéd on page 16) Your Drink lo Health the light shall be lifted higher and be smade to -burn with increased bright ness. Sierra Leone After carefully going over our West African Missionary field and checking up on the immediate needs, I am grate- ful. to our heavenly Father to report the work of the three conferences 1s fairly well organized and the spirit of hope pervades the ministers and teachers. I have had letters from Presiding El- ders, H. M. Steady of the Freetown District and the Reverend G. Ademu John of the Port Lokkoh District, both Districts of the Sierra Leone Confer- ence. They informed me of the suc- cessful sessions of their district con- | ferences and of the encouraging out- | They. | look for the future of the worid, are greatly in need of eq@ipmant for the young men’s school and for the girls’ industrial school. range somehow to provide the girls’ industrial school with adequate equip- ment for instruction in the department of Home Economics. ! ‘Our next important plant is at Port Lokkoh in the Protectorate eighty-five miles from Freetown. We have there on a beautiful elevated site of two acres,, on which a neat concrete church is erected with d seating capacity of 200, now used for school purposes also a four-room parsonage of clay stucco, With corrugated iron rod and carthern floors, The erection of a reinforced concrete school building is now in pro- gress. to complete this structure, and when it is finished, it will add much to the effeciency and prestige of our school and church work at this place, This ay, We must ar- | Tt will require at least $1000 Virginia. 4Miedical Mineralge Healt h SPRINGS@ WATER TO GET WELL! STAY WELL! 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Hair, Presiding Elder Jackson District, Mi ippi Conferences and General Chair- af Rev East non the occasion. Mississippi Jackson, i+ + of hallelujahs, shouts and praises. His was a dynamic and highly il- ius ated. The community still hangs on his words, with one accord and of praise and commendation. On ay the 15th—The Bishop and his party—Drs. J. S. Hair, R. A Scott, and W. M. E. Barnes left for the Councit and conyocatiin of ond Episcopal District at Kit- 1 North Carolina. 1am, Alab. the 16th we were met by passenger agent of the Sea » Railroad and he extend- el fficial every thus se- ¢ to Kittrell with a n Atlanta, Georgia. courtesy W. Hair and V erspoon of 1essee joined our party agham and it was a happy a delightful pleasure to vileged to listen in on the pics of discussion in Arriving in Atlanta to Big Babcock in charge, genial, affable and resourceful; ; we began to hold the beauty of we motored Dr 716 S. V98l Philadel tet tt bette ttt ttt ttf fbn fet onfn ntfsd td Brand new A.M.E. Music Hymnals, Bound in semi Morocco with Head Bands jand Beautifully stamped in offered at these Gold are Single Copy _— $ 1.50 Half Doz. —_ $ 6.50 One Doz. — $12.00 Mail Your Orders Today We Pay Postage A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN . h St, phia, Pa. Bette tetettetatetetnte fetta pafntntnttt inf fefnfntnbtetafafnfatntntat Evangelist Nathaniel Hawthorne write: #DR. JELTZ ripe The Preacher 716 So. 19th Street HERR R EE RE RHE iii eip Jeltz, D.D. episcopal ideals, Pledged to help Dr Hemingway extend the De- partment of Church Extension to include Evangelism looking forward to official action on this in 1940. Sery- ing meanwhile anywhere in the connection im conducting Revivals and iarge Interracial Services, For dates M. E. BOOK CONCERN Philadelphia, Penna. CHRISTIAN RECORDER cael the roll of a waiter himself, trict—spared no pains in makin visitors feel at home. us every courtesy. widow, son-in-law, Dr. Cosey ard of the late and sainted Bisho Beckett. this magnificent structure we diplomatic president and son of the roy- al hoysehold—Bishop Fountain, Presi- sitting in the midst of a great cony, Morris] cation with Bishop J. S. Flpper Brown University covered us with the] guest speaker. The Bishop rose to th Georgia hospitality—hence our money Pdignity of the occasion and announce, President Fountain] his subject: and Dr. Babcock took us to their very | jon.” dent W. A. Fountain, Jr. of was counterfeit. fine cafe and served us to a chicken dinner with surrounding THURSDAY, SEP were ar-| the great throng of old folk rested by the talented resourceful and] folks milling around by the hundre, dainties to] T have ever listened to. sy oun ireds At high noon the party and itsey “The Old Time Relig, His message was the greatest apology He captivat, our sufficiency. From thence we were} ed the great throng to start with anj carried to the Greater Morris Brown] held them spellbound for more than 4 University and as the president began] half hour. to unfold the mystery we were charm-]—dynamic and philosophic. ed and bewitched and lost in amaze- ment and the reaction of high praise}tuned in the connectional council ay and commendation for the unspeakable] found the president, Dr. V. M- Toy, work of Bishop and President Foun-}send presiding like Tom Reed at tim tain and the gift in free simple of At-] and at’ other times like Champ Clark. lanta University to Morris Brown of 14 acres of land with buildings includ-] corded the floor and made the greatey ed thus giving the board of trustees 35] defense of African Methodism—Th, To] heritage of the Fathers—and Dr. Joh; compare the old setup with that of the} R. Hawkins that I’ve heard| in man The pen of the] years, truly he is a master in his field ready writers can never tell he true} Leaving this session of the connectiong story nor can the tongues of orators] council to mill around and fraternize, acres in the University Systezn. new is unthinkable. paint the picture but when eyes behold the great wonders, you will conclude] Bishops and-found all who were pres that the half has never been told. But for the background of Wilber-| assemblies and towered as mountain Morris} peaks; and Oh, how we long to joi Brown would take first place—The| this great gallery of high church meq Mecca of the A.M.E. Church. Think] and eminent prelates. force University—Greater about a denominational school talking in terms of millions and this is what] of the 2nd Episcopal District are (first the Georgia regulars are doing led by] youth congress and conyocation—2nd the Chesterfield of the bench of Bish- ops, who is intrepid and invincible, } nectional Council. whose administration is didactic and dynamic. thought of the world. a grand and noble way. At 6:30 p.m. the party entrained by It matters not what others} and his party entrained at Hende many think and say to the contrary,|son, N. C. for the trip back to Missi: Bishop Fountain’s administration in | sippi to make ready for the Youth Con. Georgia will commend itself to the best] gress of the Eighth Episcopal Distri Bishop Flipper} led on by his grace and the celebration and the church made no mistake in]of the 35th ministerial anniversary ol electing him and he is carrying on in]our episcopal leader, Bishop BS) His message was didact At the close of the convocation Attorney W. H. C. Brown was ac I began to observe the bench g ent just superfine’ as they sat in th The high spots of: this youth congre: the Bishop’s Council—3rd, the Con: August 18th 7:00 p.m. Bishop Green Greene. August 23rd finds us in Natcheq the way of Seaboard Airline for Kit-] Mississippi in the midst of the Youtl trell. met by the pastor. lege—The president’s home—and our first view was to see the grandest and} of Natchez the nation is carrying greatest Roman of them all Bishop J. | highway across the country from thé S. Flipper, the Senior of the bench] capital to Natchez known as_ th and whose sun has not reached its] Natchez trace; thus the occasion o meridian heighth filicitated the party. | the two state congress and celebratiot Hearing a Voice saying who comes there, | created a connéctional trace figurative! who comés there, who comes there? speaking to the city of Natchez and It was the voice of a lion—Bishop| representatives were there practicall Davis—the host a descendant of the| from every section of the churck. tribe of Judah in the household of Af- rican Methodism, dresed immiaculate,| were Bishops E. J. Howard, W. A very hospitable and graciously escort-] Fountain and B. G. Shaw, A.M.E ed the party to breakfast and played| Zion Church, Bishop E. J. Howard " the Bishop | the 13th Episcopal District brought thé avis is an ¢minent prelate with fine| keynote sermon, thoughtful in its pre? Great in mind and] aration, powerful in its delivery, in heart, he and the fine men of the dis-| SPiring to the audience which mad ig the} everyone think of the sermon on th They extended | mount and the horns of Hattan. Man! . My cup ran over with joy to see the} bench in the place of the late Bisho? wife| Evans Tyree. The church makes "9 p W. W. |} mistake in elevating men of this tyP¢ A Bishop of precious mem-|\Long may he live, to serve his chur! ory whose work in Mississippi will} and race. LM never be forgotten. I was charmed by the wonderful] Episcopal Distric g ‘ pal District brought t Plant of Kittrell College and gripped by | tional addréss' on Religious: Education fs uae : We went immediately to our] Congress and Thirty-Fifth Anniversar drawing room for our repose August]of our episcopal leader. 17th 6:30 a.m. we were in Kittrell and] moth Home-coming week and Pilgrim b Bishop Greene| age brought to Natchez thousands 0 led his. party to the episcopal head-| African Methodists quarters on the campus of Kittrell Col-] and Louisiana. This mam from Mississip9 Because of the historical backgroun¢ The guest speakers of the occasiol denominated him the preacher of th - Bishop W. A. Fountain ¢ educa’ eo! » and spiritual waters. ve swayed the audience at will and as je made his oratorical flights a thought oi Cicero of yore and of Sefgeant S. prentice of Mississippi and Natchez. his grace explored the field of edu-| history of the African Methodist Epis- cation differentiating between secular}copal Church in Mississippi and Louisi- and religious education, he left no doubt |, ana. in the minds of his hearers as to fun- |) What meaneth these Youth Con- dalmentalism of religious education and | gresseses and Convocations held in the necessity for denominational} each Episcopal District ? schools. He is indeed an orater of a] In my opinion it’ means that rare type and forensic zeal possessing} present bench of Bishops sensed the fine episcopal ideals worthy to emu- Jate. Page: < i |are an answer to the challenge. Lets] ups Bishop B. G. Shaw brought the} go a little further by training our min- message of personal evangelism. An] istry who is the vanguard of leadership. evangelist of the first waters and the dience capght on fire as the pulpit} CONFERENCE BRANCH AND zed; all the sinners came to the altar| RELIGIUOS EDUCATION _five in number—for prayer ‘and while] INSTITUTE the spiritual waters boiled all five of toe them fell beneath the tide and joined} The East Tennessee Conf-rence the church. ‘Truly a spiritual cyclone} Branch of the W. H. & F. M. So- and wife were smiles with the coun- tenance of the lowly Nazerene covered the den for gra crowd was rebaptised with fire from] morning, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. Dr. the skies. : G. M. Fleming, Presiding Elder of the The general officers present were: | South Chattanooga District, presiding; Drs. J. H. Clayborn, editor of the] assisted by Rev. J. M. Brown, Pre- Southern Christian Recorder; S. S.} siding Elder of the North Chattanooga Morris, A.C.E. League; L. H. Hem-} District. Following a very feeling de- mingway, Church Extension; Mrs. L.| votion, the Rev..A. J. Simmons, pas- M. Hughes, President W.H. & F.M.| tor of St. Paul A.M.E. Church; Fay- Society, Mrs. Miller, President Y.P.D, | etteville, Tennessee was presented to of W.H. & F.M. Society. preach the annual sermon. Fellowing ‘ach brought greetings from their}the sermon the conference branch departments and stirred the crowd with] business was taken up with Mrs. J. M. theit eloquence. Dr. C. E. Stewart, dnd district; Dr. Spivey and Ridley,} her annual address which was a master- srd district; Drs. Reid and Dames, Sth} piece. Mrs. M. R. Simmons, was rict; Mrs. W. “D. Jehnson of the] elected reporter to the Woman’s Re- Revs. Pendleton and Eskridge, |,corder. \2th district. These high lights of the} This being Quadrennial year-no of- church followed the trace to Natchez] ficers were elected. io do honor to our eminent pre.ate and} persons were elected delegates to the his refined and cultured wife, Bishop Quadrennial. convention” meeting ~ in” Th M Conference, C. H. Boone, A. L. Pink- é ston S. L. Howard, F. J. McInnis, with glory. Thus passing into history Rey and Mrs. J. W. E. West. Rev. the greatest meeting of its kind in the] B. Frierson, Mrs. G. M. Fleming of] Mrs. Miss McBeth was from East Little Rock,| Mrs. Ethel Green—Delaware Arkansas. Mrs. Wilhelmena Williams—Bermuda talk. Much credit is due Bishop E. J. Howard, for the fine tonstructive pro- —_— THE COUNCIL OF CHRISTIAN swept the congregation and the great] ciety-was called to order Wednesday | THE FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT The The Rev. V- Brown, presiding. The president gave| The Rev, Solomon Hill—Dircctor of * Children’s Program. 5 The tollowing| Mr. Elbert Berry—Director Vacation | God, through Jesus Christ our Lord oil duke. ee ele cn Tennessee Conference. Prof. Mr. Samuel Morris, a stu- t at Yale University, made a short The pastor, Rev. W. J. Han- one hundred . The meeting was a pace setter Tennessee. m he has instituted in Tennessee. —Rey. A. J. Simmons EDUCATION of of A.M.E. CHURCH e Rt. Rev. D. H. Sims, Presiding Bishop—Chairman Ex-officio THE man. Rev. Daniel D. Davis—Vice Chairman and Director of Leader- ship Training. D. Kyles—Director of Evangelism among Youth Adult Christian Education. , Youth Program. , iss Exie Watson—Directress of Bible School Program. Mrs. Mrs. will meet today, September 29, 1938, at’ cock had things well in hand and gave] Asbury Park, New Jersey, at the seat the] usa fine meeting. There were nearly needs of the Church and these meetings | young people present beside the grown- -* PAGE FIFTEEN ple’s Department, M.M.S. Alma Mason—Philadelphia Cordelia Barker—New Jersey Kay B. Nichols—New Yerk Iola M. Murry—New England The Council of Christian Education of the Mid-Year Conference. It is urgent that every member of the Coun- cil be present. —D. H. Sims KINGFISHER, OKLA. This. date comprehends the duration of the holding of the last qaarterly conference of the conference year 1937- 8 at Kingfisher by Rev. A. D. Burton, Presiding Elder. We express it mildly when we say the actions exhibited ant tolerated by this prelate and partici- pants in the different exercises of the conference ment glorious servires, sea- » soned with peace and harmony. This spirit has characterized the actions of the presiding elder throughout the year The Rev. Wm. P. Steyenson--Chair=] and has seemingly held top notch in the heart of the pastor, Rev. W. M Henry, and his official staff. The church is well organized and the de- themselves well, thereby enabling the pastor to pay the presiding elder in full, each Rev. Burton, a man of vision and courage partments have deported time, with a small margin left. Miss Elizabeth Thomas—Directress of | and possessing many capabilities and talents yet undeveloped has a wonder- ful future> through deep consccration of his life and abilities to Aimighty For which we are praying. His work Mrs.--Pauline Williams—Direciress Of] Usually begins with the love feast and and Mrs. S. L, Greene. They brought} Jacksonville, Florida in June, 193r. Social Welfare. a heart touching prayer IE CULE Fri very fine and illuminating addresses, in] Mrs. W. F. Ball, Brs. Biilingsley,] Conference Directors of Christian [day evening 8 P. M. Sunday at 11 fact all addresses from within and with-| Mrs. R. J. Gordon and Mrs. Griffin Education o'clock, A. M. he preached, subject out the district were brim full of infor-] of Chattanooga, and Mrs. M. R.‘Sim-| Miss Elizabeth Thomas—Phitedelphia | “The Fruit of a Thought.”—Jer. 6:19 mation and inspiration. The spotlghts | mons of St. Paul Fayetteville. The Rey. Solomon P. Hovd—New}He, with the pastor, spent the aiter- | the occasion: More than $300.00 was taken up for Jersey pogtat Okarche, the other end of the (1) -Dr. Spivey, Dean of Payne} Missions. Many fine papers and talks] Mrs. Kay B. Nichols—New York circult, where they reported having Theological Seminary, Wilberforce Uni-}-were made on “How To Improve The Miss Glayds Holmes—New England | had a nice meeting. — Sie as to versity had charge of the ministerial] Work of the Missionary Socieiy.” Mr. Idel Taylor—Delaware Kingfisher Sunday evening 8:3C P. M To be supplied—Bermuda He delivered another message filled section and his addresses and ‘ectures]. Thursday and Friday were Institute were wells of living intellectual, moral, E Long live the] assisted by the Presiding Elders and | dean, (2) Dr. Ridley had charge of the|land, Rev. P. D. Kigins, Rev. J.-T.1 youth section with Dr. S. S. Morris} Dentham and Rev. A. J. Simmons. as field marshall and they showered} Miss Florence Simmons assisted by many blessings upon the youth of the} Miss Billingsley had charge of the eighth district. Institute choir. aa 4 (3) The training school for the| . Bishop E. J. Howard of Tennessee youth, Dr. Fred Divers in charge as|and West Africa who has masterfully Dean, - | directed the forces of Tennessee, grac- The Closing—Unique and Colorful | ed our sessions and was the chief sup- Unique because Dr. S. S. Morris ‘ervisor as well as the originator of the brought the Sunday morning message program. Dr. S. S. Morris, Secre- to the youth which captivated the tary, and Treasurer of the A. C_E. hearers, ; .| League and one of the chief directors Colorful because the closing message | of the. Religious Educational setup of was brought by a youth evangelist, a the A.M.E. Connection, made many young woman Eyangelist Dorothy; thus | fine talks as well as explained in de- bringing to a close the greatest occa- | tail the church program as directed by sion ever held within the 8th episcopal | the general church. | district, Prof. L. C. Ridley, professor of Psy- Dr. I, H. Hunt—the efficient, popu- | chology ‘at Wilberforce University lar and affable pastor of Zion Chapel} brought many fine messages, directed a and his great Congregation made elabo- | quiet hour service, questionaire and tate preparation for the entertainment | lectured to the ministers.on “Old Bible of the two state congress and celebra- | Prophets.” tion. Everyone returned to their homes| The following distinguished visitors loud in: praise of Dr. Hunt and the| brought messages and inspiration and Progressive congregation of Zion | ¢ncouragement to our sessions: Reys, Chapel, particularly and the city gen-|J- W.Hall, D, L. Witherspoon, A. F, ‘rally for the wonderful entertainment, | Davis, Prof. Whalem, A. P, Gray,} Our worthy and illustrious Bishop Presiding Elder of the Went Tennessee | aN . Prof. J. R. McBeth, Miss B. E. Rag- The Rev. The Rey. Alexander White—New Jer- The Rev. J. The Rev. Fred Kelly—New Jersey Mr. Elbert Berry—New York The Rev. J. J. Jenkins—New Mr. days: Prof. A. F. Dixson in charge Conference Superintendents of Sunday Schools W. W. Jacobs—Philadelphia sey Conferences Superintendents of A.C.E. Leagues L. Mims—Philadelphia Eng- land Benjamin Rogers—Delaware ‘o be supplied—Bermuda Conference Secretaries of Young Peo- with hallowed fire, which caused dry stubbles to move and one member was added to the church Subject: “A Su- preme and Definite Opportunity.” Rev 8:8. We love our pastor and presid- The Rev. R. B. Barfield—New York ing elder and could hope for no greater Miss Iola‘M. Murray—New England The Rev. O. S. Neal—Delaware To be supplied—Bermuda loye and mutual agreement between two persons than exists between these men who hold the reigns of the Gospel and is our spiritual guide in this com- munity. Taking a retrospective view of events and conditions, and summing and weighing the values, we ieel that the year’s work has been a success. God bless the ministry, that the field may grow more inviting, and the ministers that they may consider the necessity of a deeper consecration of their lives to God, through Jesus Christ.—Amen. MAMIE M. 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All topics were highly discussed BELZONI, MISSISSIPPI dover by the delegates of the District. Every one semeed to have been greatly up- lifted by having gone to the meeting; so much so that they expressed them- the All pastors ané dele- selves openly. der the leadership] gates of the District were present, and well their paris. The reporter was on hand to ass through Opening ser- E. L. Weood- both played out the entire session. mon, delivered by Rev ard The Missionary sermon, Rey, H. L. Love. * The Young People’s ser- the} mon, Rev.-I. A. Henderson, Educa- ional sermon, Rev. W. M. Jack, each sermon was inspirational and full of al | thought. Reports from .each charge | \ug | showed an increase. Rev. E. A. Deed ( Miss. At}also preached a wonderful sermon. Chu the Rev. | Quite a few visitors were in attend- pastor and host} ance He and his big REV. I. A. HENDERSON. Dains in mak SS oO > much DEVON, PENNA. District )address} A. M. E. Church, Devon, Pa. . The Me President, Mrs.| Rey. J. R. Fortune, pastor. By the r t cellent. | Presiding er, Rey. R. O. Napper, Manufacturer and MONEY! A COMPLETE LINE OF CHOIR GOWN PULPIT GOWNS EMBROIDERIES YARD GOODS TRIMMINGS STOLES CAPS GOWNS AND CHOIR HATS. VESTMENTS CHURCH HANGINGS ACADEMIC HOODS Ask to see the New Blane and Maroon Robes and Caps seiND FOR NEW CATALOGS National Academic Cap and Gown Co. 821-23 Arch St. PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA roases, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion — Service Altar Appointments. Brother the i A | followed by Scripture Lesson by Rev. The first quarterly conference of this conference year was held at Mt. Zion Monday evening, August 21. The Conference was opened by sing- ing, “Am I A Soldier of the Cross’” er, Napper Mrs. Mollie Hopkins was elected secretary and Lucy Long, re- porter. After roll call of officers the business continued. Read in full members three Baptisms one infant, Marriages one, - One death, Mrs. Annie Short, who had been ill a number of years. Delegate for the District Conference, Mrs.. Mollie Hop- Kins The Presiding Elder then spoke of the wonderful work that-had been done in the past three months _ Hoping that the officers and members will continue in. peace and harmony, j The following is the financial report for the past three months: Stewards Be $317.82 Senior Steward 85.00 Ushers 37.04 77 42.84 Senior Choir -- 63:55) Junior Choir ., 9.86 Junior Trustee Aid... 2. 158.25 Willing Workers ...,... 31.97 Out of Town Group... Cemetery Committee . Sinking Fund Leda e77. 29.50 RAYVILLE, LA, By G. W. Yow ! Third Quarterly Conference ‘the Archibald Cirenit convened ns hola lar Chapel A.M.E.- Church August 27-28, 1938, The Presiding Elder, Rey. G. T. Stinson, D.D., called the house we) 0 THURSDAY, SEPTEMB! a wes During the quarter we lost the old warriors, Bro. Ma and Sister Chaney Johnson The Church is moving onward Sunday School opened at 9:30 with our very much respected Superin. tendent, Bro. R. B, Boughton. Song service led by the kiddies from 5 years to 7 years old. : Collection $2.31. Y 11 a.m. Junior Church took charge. The pastor, Rev. E. R. Hutchinson. presented our Presiding Elder, Rey. G. T. Stinson. Text 3rd chapter of Acts, subject, “Look On Us,” which we all enjoyed. We ask the Genera} Church to please seat Rev. G. T. Stin- son as a Bishop at the coming Generaj Conference. Total moniés raised for all purposes this quarter $190.65. Dr. G) TY Stinson, P. Ey Rey. E. R. Hutchinson, Pastor CHRISTIAN RECORDER VISITORS _ g Elders W. L. Johnson, R..O. Nappez, I. N. Patterson, Drs. J. G. Robinson, E, A. Selby, Mr: Sylvester Jackson, Revs W. P. Stevenson, W. J. Town-end, } H. Stephens, J. R. Fortune, G. E. Curry, C. W. Abbington, W. W Jacobs, H. T. Pemberton, N. H. Hy!- ton,“N\ H. Jeltz; S..T. Boyd, A, N Clark, A.C. Clark}'J, L.-Link, D, M Owens, M. M~ Ward, P.-C. Williams. H. Y. Arnett, Mesdames D} H] Sims S. H. Barker, Eya L. Johnson, BE. \ Selby. i Bishop D. H. Sims, Presiding Subscribers C.. Sylvester Jackson, Harrisburg J. D. Comer, J..S. Abram, L. Tanner Moore, Atty, Mrs. Harriett Lemo Mrs. M. C. Ford. A Pleasant Visitor Mr. C.- Sylyester Jackson, officer in Bethel, Harrisburg, Penna. was pleasant visitor to the Philadelphia Preachers Meeting last Monday. Hi: has been a member of the General Con ference since 1928. Mr. Jackson-ha been recently appointed to the Harris- burg Housing Authority and elected Treasurer, The board is composed of four other members. He called at th« office of the Christian Recorder ani renewed his subscription eight montis in advance. Call again Mr. Jackson May your tribe increase, he is a worthy son of Allen. BETHEL A. M. E, CHURCH Nicholasville, Ky. August 28th marked the closing 4th Quarterly Conference Sunday morning at 11 o'clock Dr. W. K. Marshall, the Presiding Elder of the Danville Dis- trict brought the morning message tv a large congregation: At % o'clock Rev S. Lyman, pastor of St. Matthew A M. E. Church, Midway, Ky. brougli! the afternoon message, was enjoyel y a large audience. At 8 o'clock Dr. Marshall brought the evening message. On Monday night the officers wit! the pastor, Rev, EF. M. Alcorn and « large number of members assembled in the Church at 8 o'clock. Al! reports * to order. Opening hymn “Blest Be The Tie.” After which he gave som wholesome remarks. : Bro. R. B. Boughton was elected Secretary. Bro- Green Sanders, mar- shall, G, Ww. Yow, reporter, oe im bee ie ns se were made for the quarter. | en- debtedness has been paid on the churc!! but $500.00. Raised this quarte: 50. The Presiding Elder praised the mem bers and pastors for their work this Conference year. ; i} REV. E. M. ALCORN, Pas! _—-MAUDIE BL VOLUME XC- SSS -E. Slungter Upshaw, Coleman Ham- | ° 7 THE=OFFIC OF THE AF’ PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938 BISHOP D. H. SIMS According to program Bishop W.#H Sims will conyene the 6th Annual Ses- sion of the Mid-Year Conference of the First Episcopal District in Bethel \.M.E. Church, Asbury Park, N. J- Sept. 28-29, 1938. The Conference last year was largely attended. This year a larger crowd is expected. Funds will be raised for “Wilberforce Uni- versity, Payne Theological Seminary id our_local concerts.” , : Among the church notables expected o'be present are Bishops W- A. Foun- tain, R. A. Grant, E. J. Howard, M. H. Davis, and H. ¥. Tookes; Man- ager G. E. Curry, of the Book Con- | cern, George A. Singleton of the Chris- tian Recorder, Pres. D. Ormonde Walker, and Dean Chas. S. Spivey. The women will have’ a night for a Missionary Program, which will be pre- sided over by Mrs. M. A. Sims. It is expected that this conference will reach a new high level in finance, zeal, interest and constructive effort in the First Episcopal District. Oy a ee Seat eee EUFAULA, ALA. The Eufaula District Sunday School, A.C.E.L. and W.H.M. & F, Con- yention opened in Tennell Chapel A. M. E. Church August 18th, 1938, with the Presiding Elder, Dr. J. C. Jarrett in chair. The Rev. J. E. Fields de- by the Communion that was conducted by the Revs. M. McCrosky and H. W. Pounecy. The Convention was epoch making. some of the most distinguished visi- “tors of the 9th Episcopal District. It was graced with |, Dean Calhoun of Greater Payne Col- lege, Dr. E, C. Hatcher, P. E. of Ozark istrict, leader of the South Conference, and aspirant for Editor of the So. Christian Recorder, Revs. J. ilton and E. V. Burkett, P. E. of the Troy Dist., Dr. King, P. E. ‘of the Union Spring Dist, East Conference, (Continued on page 13) Me CCS: OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS DR. JA. PORTLOCK Bethel, New York : ~ 25 Subscriptions WHQ WILL BE NEXT? ° a th o a € D. WARD NICHOLS Emanuel, New York 25 Subscriptions DR. Clara Isley, Burlington, N. CG D.*W. Byrd, M.D., Norfolk Virginia Carter C. Smith, Jr., Durham N. Cc Theodosia Robinson, Durham, N. C. E. L. Brown, Greenville, S. C. Prof. R. B.. Tabb, Greensboro, Ala Richard J. Goins, Baltimore, Md. I. G. Innis, ‘Ardmore, Penna- Thomas R. Pugh, Ardmore, Penna. Clava C. Innis Ardmore, Penna. Pearl Bruce, Ardmore, Penna. Gov. Loyd, Oglethrope, Ga- Sara Smith, West Chester, Penna. Elton Guyton, Philadelphia, Penna. WACO, TEXAS Rev. E. E. Moody, P. E. Rev. H. S. Johnson, Pastor The Third Quarterly Conference was held at St. Paul A-M.E. Church August 14; Dr. E. E. Moody, Pre- siding Elder. 2» The Conference was opened Sunday —Sunday School opened at usual hour ECORDE RICAN:-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHURCH.“ Sa AN OUR BROTHER 2 John 12:32, subject, “Lift him which he so beautifully fed the minds 13 District Sunday School League James August 17-19, 1938, with Rev. IAL CO3AN- PRICE FIVE CENTS o> up,” f youth that they must live for God nd build their thoughts on higher nings of life. At 8 o’clock we were blessed with an- ther soul stirring sermon. The Presiding Elder and pastor, Dr. G. Johnson met with the Mission- ry Society, the sisters seemed to have njoyed their present. St. Paul's Choir rendered music during all of the services. The finance committee reports were all good. \Total $41.78 LOCKHART, TEXAS The 26th session of the San Antonio ALG LE in St and Conyention assembled 1. A. Young presiding. 10:30 a.m. first day, a spiritual pray- er meeting was conducted by Rey. Harvey and Rey. Calton. 11:00 a.m Rey. Young, P. E. of San Antonio District delivered-a message which was enjoyed by all, the spirit ran high. At-8 p.m--after the regular opening Rey. McDonald, One time pastor of St, James, who was visiting from San Marcos, preached out of his soul and fie-spirit ran high. 2nd day morning services were. op- Wilson, local preacher, of Wilder, preaching ened in usual order with Rey The 2nd period of the day was given to discussion, Ist “Christian Ethics” by Rey. Morgan and “Discipline” by Rev C. C. Calton. Afternoon reports. were continued, afterwhich the Presiding Elder gave a splendid demonstration atical Theology.” At 8 p.m. Rev. C. J. ered a wonderful m our hearts burn wit on “System- Pierce deliv- and didn’t in While he talk- ed on “The Seven Great Sins.” They were outlined as follows: 1 essage Pleasure with murdered conscience; 2. Policy without principal; 3. Wealth without work; 4. Knowledge without charac- Business without Christianity ; fice without humanity ; 7. Work- ship without sacrifice. ie Thursday was given to general dis- cussions and 8 p.m. after a spiritual song service, Rev. E. T. Tayior, pas- tor of Luling, delivered a master piece —Sub. “Greatness Through Service.” This sermon wa s delivered with much power from the Heavenly Father. The founder of this, our great church, Bishop Allen, was one who was put before us, a great man through ser- vice, along with other great men, but our Saviour who died for us was our greatest hero through seryice along with this message, may I press this one thought “Let us be up and about our Father’s business” for there is a with Supt. and teachers at their post. P At HL o'clock the Presiding Elder then came forward and delivered out of his soul a great sermon from St, time appointed when we must account for our Stewardship. Lee Ola Harbert
• December 15, 1938
  ===== DSC09115.JPG ===== ll Ree Se EN ee = Sesss> B&B : THE CHRISTIAN RECORD THURSDAY, DECE FAT - OPPORTU NITY | Christian Recorder Tab Ratoe!! 19 an. 2 2.00 ‘Corner {TINERARY OF MRE. HUGHES | from page 9) 16—Alexandra Town- Stone of jan. 18—Potchefstroom. 3:00 p.m.—Klerks- )—8 00 p.m.—Kimberly. p.m.—Beaufort Towns River Arrive for a ee a Ra ad Subscription (ampaign Now On VOTE FOR YOUR ‘AVORITE BISHOP As never before the CHRISTIAN K.\CORDER needs your support. The present Editor and Manager has a\umed a great respons He must pay for printing, wrapping, wrs, electric current, mailing, bauling, postage, telephone, clerical help, wnt for two rooms in the Allen Building, office equipment, service fo: cuts, insurance, and inci- dentals. We took over “without a dime,” bt like Payne, with faith —————— VOLUME XC.—NO. 39 Raises $3,000 PHILADELPHIA, PA. A CHRISTIAN RE- en se THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1938 Congressman Mitchell Turned Down By The Inter- TH E-OFFICIAL ORGAN: CUKD DER PRICE FIVE CENTS to the Negro equal accommodations and to justify this denial. The com- 4 Wood Keaationtein| | im God. We thank the Bishops, bretirai ill siters who have stood by. 12th Anniversary CORDER CHRISTMAS state Commerce Commission] ?!2i"t of Congressman Mitchell before 2 1} - ; Sehook Bethel The conference season will soon be over. \Under the law Allen f the Interstate Commerce Commission | ot Park e Day as usually observed will mean nothing nov to the CHRISTIAN | ; 3 Si This is the first Christmas for and the decision of this semi-judicial } 2 Ja fisit School Pi- pie ae on wed oe oe 4 ve ee “ia = the Christian Recorder under the The Interstate Commerce Commission body DESsent a new phase of Jim-crow : or Estate athodiets all ae Se Editorship and Managership be- ||by a split-decision has slammed the| Legislation. The Negro has hitherto I] : 8:00 p.m.—Fare- scription pik Sea a: ete nee 4 abe ee rey a ing combined in one person. Why door of the Pullman Car in the face of | COmtended for identical Pullman accom- 1] ta ity Hall, Subscribe = arise th $e ee eae, eee not a year’s subscription to a | | the Negro race in the person of Arthur modations without either distinction or / ave for South- =< Rar in your c a eee ta ac oF Note oe ca j - friend as a Christmas gift? As W. Mitchell, the only Negro member] discrimination. The Supreme Court / i: ishop. Prove your ve for ay wants eee never before the paper needs your of Congress. This, I believe, is the] has usually, under one pretext or an- / the most popular Bishop. You will help preserve and maintain one of support. Without it the paper first instance in which a competent 4E SEVENTY.Fi Be ee our oldest mantener CHRISTIAN pete We must have cannot live. Rally your sea 3 ia Agency has undertaken aces (Continued on page 9) THE S$ spi 10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US \ = friends, and clubs to stand by the ? a: we mother of the race press. Ree ay member, we took on with nothing I h \i Missionary | tionals, the Presiding Elder proceeded] NORTHEAST FLORIDA 23 but faith. There has been no e Rev. H. H. Cooper Passes Away to business, reports were splendid, ‘all ANNUAL CONFERENCE outside aid. Conferences are Henry Harrison Cooper, the seventh, Philadelphia. In May, 1891, was ad- Stokes, to St. | showed increase.~ Stewards $782.58; & ores end we must have the sym- child of Samuel and Sarah Cooper, was| mitted on trial in the Philadelphia An- / R R. L. Smith, to] Trustees $1,161.82; Sunday School (Continued from page 13) a! pathetic cooperation of the born in Philadelphia, Pa.; educated in| nual Conference, and assigned to Horn- | sta; Rev. D, S.[$121.06; Stewardess $100.00, (A. B. Church. The Editor and Man- the Quaker schools of Philadelphia,| town Circuit, remaining one year; was / Tabernacle, Ma-]C, D.) Missionary Society $23.23; NG a most excellent review of the Sunday _ ie. is literally making brick studied theology and the classics under] in 1892 assigned to Holmesburg Circuit, | r to Flipper Chap.| P. Dept. Missionary Society $1.50; School lesson Bishop Grant immediately . pecnens straw. Do we need the Rey. Thomas H. Amos, of the Presby-| embracing Ashtonville and Tioga. In / pe eaaae ee: ily Gospel opened the morning worship services: : Saisuas Recorder? Ie it worth terian Church, Bishop L. J. Coppin and| 1893 was ordained deacon by Bishop PHILADELPHIA, PA ee pepe bres Le Tt was at this service that he preached vee ie Sead eae : ie aoe oe ‘ah - 5 tn gta ae Guild $9.65; Choir $68.65; A. C. b.| What some consider the greatest sermon , Eqdi vont erecta canich a seed eee ee cl A. M. E. Church, 6th League $17.30; Principal Dept, Club|°* hs career. ‘The spirit caught him s mest” aitomt deve Se hea ER ee alters clow Pine, Rev. H, P. Jones, $69.68; Pastor's Aid, $15.82; Willing | 2"¢ lifted him to such heights that his as _ help by sending some subscrip- WOM eae Berenice. oe seations / t \ r Second Quarterly Con- | Workers $3.95; Missionary Sick Com- Bresane Elders had to hold him and tions or a donation? ed at Cr a “Th eas i hi nites h inday. Oct th, Presiding El_| mittee $8.49. Total for quarter $2,- Step, pe ie was indeed a real old < : creased eae He ret Bet a ii 4) | preached. 728.69 june Ae Bons: ects On Tuesday night, December 6, the reste th he: feb of bi it ne Sahvertbe Oct. 11, was our Ree : A brief afternoon sessiGn: was eallemaa Ee a to th landmark. Th ee wea one i: coeeareus nncndions Coat kee ee mer . P. Jones Pastor at which time the appointments were » New York City, observed the 12th jee ‘ eras 2 Hcetewy dandinarss Che a ite eens sepouated to’ Cons Rev. W. L. Johnson, P. E.} ead The Conference was a very en- vversary of the pastor, the Rev. D. fine spirit of good sportsmanship mani- el ieee, one year. In sete y Fannie H. Simpkins joyable one. ‘Tt exerted ayer Rae ard Nichols, with a most excellent ae by bia eight Sit ise a aR it Beer Shale plected x s %, is 4 > rants was highly commendable. In al recording secretary of conference and j A M E. MUSIC HYMNALS fluence upon the many hundreds of peo- . oe oe ‘tes the addresses not a single direct men- appointed to Norwood Circuit. In 1898 ple who were touched by it. As the — Mhorss The worshipers were attired| tion of his aspiration was made by any at Columbia, Pa. was elected chief DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS Conference adjourned all were thankful t in the height of fashion. After the pig iene a ae ie no refer- oe, of es mother ee ee Hee to God for the preat privile ; rogram the reports were received ence tot e next enera onference nor which position he _ retaine or ten R silently each of the aspirants seemed Other points served by Rev. Cooper next morning the people were still at the Church—Re-union banquet. Eman- uel is’an exact reproduction of Emanuel in Charleston, S, C. The church is an ample of close organization. Every club reported, including each choir. association with Florida’s matchless pre- late, Bishop R. A. Grant. —Rev. Leonard F. Moma have expired and have not been renewed by the last day in De- cember will not receive the paper after that date. Some subscribers owe for several years, We do not want to cut you off but will be forced to unless you cooperate with us. Send us a Money Order today and continue tosay: “HereIam. I present myself. (Continued on page 9) Examine my personal assets! Weigh me in the balances of your Christian judgment! Take me only if you think me worthy and well-qualified! Other wise leave me!” — S 2 This goes a step farther than General Conference enactment of laws prohibit- Brand new A.M.E. Music ‘als, Bound in semi eco with Head Bands and Beautifully stamped in Gold are offered at these SS | In This Issue REV. HENRY HARRISON COOPER Bishop W. R. Nicholson, of the Re- formed Episcopal Church; taught school in Sussex and Kent County, Del- “THE MORNING COMETH” Subscribe to. - “ The Daily Altar—Rey. Carlyle F. t : 5 Single Copy - ‘im pie paver waa Oo receive THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER By William E. Guy ing “headquarters” and lobbying and aware, for five years. Studied the Stewart 2 ——_— ances Sele “At the recent session of the Missouri h id f undesirable “politics.” printing art at the Industrial School of} Sunday School Lesson ... 3 nual Conference new landmarks were pincer evidences:of undesirable politics: the Institute for Colored Youths, and] EDITORIALS: Half Doz, ~ If the great Methodist Episcopal Church has eliminated the semblance of “ward politics’ ’in its episcopal elec- tions within the past fifty years, the A. M. E, Church may be commended should large-lettered “headquarters” (Continued on page 8) founded and established the printing firm of Cooper, Parker and Purnell, Philadelphia , He was converted and joined the A. M. E. Church in 1886. He was licensed to exhort July 31, 1890, and to preach Shaffer, in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Laurels for Morris Brown . Jewish Oppression noted. Besides Bishop Noah W. Wil- 4 4 The Church in the Present uae 4 . 4 4 5 s, the presiding Bishop, and_ his iscopal visitors, Bishop Reverdy C. msom and Bishop John A. Gregg, ht episcopal aspirants were in at- ndance. Bishop Williams’s great rt spoke and each visitor was given Evangelist Nathaniel U--thawna Jeltz DD. Pledged to help Dr. Hemingway extend the Department of Church Extension to include Evange- One Doz. Let Us Stop It Pointed Points... ...5... Churchman aneld lism looking f. ried o) tunit Thursd: Sa aS Se Sa Sa aa es PERT ENT P RY Thomas 6 tak ¥ 2 forward to official action on this in Bie OD PORUIELY ; lursday Was Ow our Orders Today 1940, Serving meanwhile anywhere in the Rout eat day. The Mother of Western Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- What Makes A Sunday School We Pay Po stage nection in conducting Revivals and large Interracial ‘hodism is ‘a great conference. The , . Ss S b George O. Jones ........-..055 6 Services. For dates write: 7 ice of William Paul Quinn seems still manity-Still Carrying on. Each UID= | [Allen C. E. League .......0...0.. 7 News At A Glance ... Transitions unding over the Father of Waters. very earth seems enchanted ground, cat MOST POPULAR BISHOP IN THE CHURCH A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN p vdeo scriber Get a Subscription Philadelphia, Pa, THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN si 716 So. 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna ===== DSC09116.JPG ===== important adjustments. The Old Tes- tament went far for it taught me to love my neighbor as I love myself. ‘That is a yardstick which is obvious. If ant good clothes, rest, good food, "| travel, a fine house, an excellent school, /the best books for myself, I must want [them for you. If I go about to gain these things, I must help you gain them, also. If I want sunlight, fresh air, games, leisure and entertaining com- Panions for myself, I must want all of these good things for my neighbor. doubts is weak. Strong convictions} Of service thai precede great actions.”—J. F. Clarke, j : “Faith is not the ability to believe something in spite of the evidence, it is the ability to dare something in spite Ti of the consequences. Sherwood Eddy.] We open here our treasut Martin Luther, climbing painfully the gifts; ; ; saucta scala in Rome, doing penance} And some if it is gold, and muttering prayers, by an irresisti-| And some is frankincense, le impulse, heard a voice within say-] And some is myrrh; ing: “The just shall live by faith.” For some has come from plenty, The course of his life changed from] Some from joy, a that startling moment, And some from deepest sorrow of fl We walk by faith. Blind flying is soul.’ e become common. Fog, night, nor any} But Thou, O God, dost konw the gif other contrary force, can preyent a i aa The Daily Altar + By Kew Carlyle F Stewart Minneapolis, Text: Matthew §:43-48;. 22: 0; John 13:34, 35; 15: 12-14 Mina bor, and hate thine enemy: 44 but I into you, Love your enemies, and comfort, peace, morality and religion for myself, I must be fair enough to sigh wate all them God. —Genesi§! happy landing when we turn over Our] Our pledge of peace, our promis Ahaha that discal ce want them for you. Wants are largely - : : Bg “A > may_ (ol roe ‘ to all that call) 522 ____| ship to the invisible: pilot. ‘ good will, ~ as soe ie As eae a Peaba ‘his | S0C!@ls that is, you and I want what He will ful6ll ¢ summed} Prayer: Lord, increase our faith! Accept the gift and all the life w oS LR oraeae i easacor f OFF oe we see others wanting, If multitudes that fear bie; he iver us from gross materialism that in to rise on the evil and the good, afd z bring.” . ¢ ey : go to the seacoast, we want to go too; Herbert H.” Hines if crowds go to the movies, we desire to go; and if most of our friends play golf, we want to play. Wants are socially conditioned. We are imitative. The Jewish religion and Christianity insist [that we shall be just as keen, just as resourceful, just as persistent in secur- ing good things for our neighbors as for ourselves. It is all quite simple— what I want for myself, 1 must want for you. This is loving my neighbor as I love myself. Who could ask more? The Master could—and did. Look at your golden text and you will read: “Love One Another—As I Have Loved You.” What a difference that statement makes—“as I have loved you.” We res read the Gospels and in Jesus’ attitudes toward his disciples and toward all men, we find his perfect unselfishness. Did he only love men as he loved himself? Did he make his wants equal to those of his fellows? Jesus always put others ‘| first. He came “not to be ministeréd unto, but to minister.” He regarded himself as the servant of humanity. He measured greatness by the ability to serve acceptably and. inspirationally, He healed, he taught, he preached, he counseled, he gave himself utterly. He became the suffering servant, and at last, he stretched out his arms upon the cross as though he would enfold the entire world. “As I have loved you”—that would be Grenfell in Labrador, turning his back upon preferment in England, to serve the poor fishermen of that rugged coast, “As I have loved you"—that would be Sweitzer in Africa, leaving his. grand pipe-organ and his Bach in Germany deth rain on the just and the unjust. For if ye love them that love you, hat reward have ye? do not even the icans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye. more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same? 48 Ye therefor shall be perfect, as your heavenly ‘ather is perfect. _ 22:34 But the Pharisees, when they rd that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. And one-of them, a lawyer, asked hima question, tryinghim: 36 Teach- , which is the great commandment the law? 37 And he said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with hy heart, and with all thy soul, and ith all thy mind, 38 This is the reat and first commandment. 39 And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40 On e two commandments the whole 4 the prophets. Help us to com- In the. name of vy, and will save keeps us from Thee. Masi t our all to Thee. Amen. | GRACE AT THE TABLE December 17 Jaturday WALK WORTHILY Thursday, December 22 WALK IN THE SPIRIT This I say then, Walk in the spirit} When all Thy mercies, O may God! | d ye shall not fulfill the lust of the} yy rising soul surveys, 2 he — valatians 5:16. Transported with the view, I’m lost 4 In wonder, love and praise, . apostles constantly sought] Ten thousand thousand precious gifts — dance of the Holy Spirit. Tol Our daily thanks employ. _ ‘ he Holy Spirit was a distinct) Nor is the least a cheerful heart ty and His presence was al. That tastes those gifts with joy. { is not uncommon today to 7 —-Amen. n entire service without hear. ntion of the Hdiy Spirit the benediction. Moffatt’s sheds more light on the ad the life of the Spirit, never satisfy the passions In another place he t it you are under the “sway Spirit” you will be freed from Let us not forget that with- we fail. i against the flésh will be won when we are led by : i HYMNS THAT LIVE STAND STEADY 19) elf-righteou Deliver us Lord, and crooked paths straight, May Thee at all tities and Satan is a liar, and satan’s sly (Don’t mind what satan says) Tf you want to get to heaven you Pass him by (Don’t mind what satan says), In Jesus’ name.—Amen ye love one another; loved you, that ye also one another. 35 By this shall n know that ye are my disciples, have love one to another. [5:12 This is my commandment, that love one another, even-as I have d vou, 13 Greater love hath no in than this, that a man lay down ife for his friends. 14 Ye are my riends, if ye do the things which I com- and you. oe GOLDEN TEXT: A new command. ent I give unto you, that ye love one other; even as I have loved you, that also love one another John 13:34. Tuesday, December 20 WALK CIRCUMSPECTLY CHORUS dy Sree Stand steady brethren Stand steady ‘ ‘ (Don’t mind what satan says) O Gracious God, guide us Just stand stea Holy Spirit, that all of our knowledge Thee, In Jesus’ nen. Seeday, December 18 WALK LOVE in OSTEO wisdom ig to } greatest blessings . SS f Friday, December 23 THE LEAST OF THESE ae STL If 2 3 up, sometimes I am The wise man is e plows Sometimes I am down — (Don’t mind what satan says) mes I am almost to the ground (Don’t mind what satan says) the opright, the n the way of truth y brethren, ye have done it ©."—Read Matt. 25:31-40, tmas is upon us} Probably we d hard to remember our LESSON BROUGHT DOWN - ‘TO DATE _ By John R. Ewers ¥ 3 rica. “As I have loved you”—that would ea Watch that sun how steady he runs be Arnold Toynbee, leaving the gray » them in a man whe cs teak : pl nghs in has eae bes find that (Don’t mind what satan says)” towers of Oxford to share his culture * oes HOt sow ., Heonsiderable means fail aay aA f fo : : gre and we! Moffatt’s fine translation vende: “pe| Stticlently: carrying ogee 7 from] Don’t you let him match you with your roung lad I saw the new liberty| With the eit a souls of hes aiding erowing| strictly careful then aboor nic, =*| bestow fect te ur Plans to} work undone io ee at the Chicago World’s Fair and| chapel, London. “As I have loved you . eo: : "wy He fob anal dad we wld a eg et many, (Don’t mind what satan says) —that would be Jane Addams, walking | © sensible men, not likel 4; a ee ike to remember, In 7 2 f h t home to love the \ / . the light of the abov RE nek away from her swee' t ¢ ‘ alerting ayer: We prise 71 that Jesus es phe: Passage we learn Hpie § poor people of Polk Street in Chicago * os for his pains. | for atl nf Thy ‘esileia ee O Lord.) snd Him then rs ‘ae we expect to] When once your hand is on the impressed others, but it became] back to life. “As I have loved you” oie jdom that our walle may aa to the hungry, the sick pier or gifts (Don't mind what satan says) moment in my career. The] that would be Lord Shaftsbury, leaving dee. ound | watehfol adn in Thy sight saa’ a Prisoned. When. jn Big oe the im- Don't turn back till you reach the. thing which Jesus gaye the world] the: luxury of his home to nerve the] wd Is Jes Amen: | t | tO tender secvicn Se orci Pe (Don’t mind what satan says), “interpretation of love. The| poor of England. Our Master “went EN ae the choice ; wit —Su : é : bout doi ood,” not grasping good. sel : eee a hoicest of gifts, ing © Old Testament had| about doing good, ° a zs Poul Wednesday, December 2} "| Check back over your giving, H, ath aoa of soci y Do you know what I see? I see men ins. Bal 2 rele Sea : i. Have i 5 my foot te | WALK BY FAITH ‘ ‘ remembered Him? His should be boro, demanding the best rooms, the best € + me in alt mpl ; —— ae ie Me greatest wift, | meals, the softest beds, the best com- : . For we watk by 7 a : i ii We are great ame —Amen > os aith, not by sight.” PAN partments in trains. ‘ * Lor. $7 \ poor man serves — Gi ¢ the best,” we say: ee “n served by the : E graspers. ‘ive me the , ; Monday, December 1 | Read Hebrews 114-19 thee. seh thee shall make} ‘The members and i] Are we as careful to do good? Are ‘All the strength ane comes from hiv faith in He who believes ix Bethel A, M. E A GREAT BIOGRAPHY | d force of man thingy onsen, strong; he who} we always, as Christians, seeking to Serve? After all, there are only two _| modern attitude: ut of it?, or (2) What can I put into thee strong; Thou shalt be : ce Served thyself by every 1)” he added. is teac! ISTIAN And moreover if I demand security,| ,CORDE it? Which attitude, in your judgement, is superior? Which shows the most strength,— generosity, Christlikeness? Which would you-rather be, a getter or a giver? Why it is that our great get- ters—Carnegie, Rockefeller and the like —ended by becoming givers? Did they nd that only givers really live? Yes, we have gone far when we have learned to love our neighbor as ourselves, but the last and higher step is found in the words ; “As I have loved you.” POINTERS By Roy L. Smith It is sometimes easier to love one’s enemies than to love one’s relatives. Jesus said “do good to them that hate you,” and some of us haye been reading it as if he said, “do them good if they hate you.” If we pray more for those who de- spitefully use us we will not think so much about the despitefulness, __ No man has ever made himself happy by hating another. It is said that revenge is sweet, but look at the sour faces of those who make revenge their business. It is hard to love some neighbors if you do not love God. | It is pretty safe to measure the area of a man’s love for God by the radius of his love for his fellows. PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert Our Lord of love and compassion, the tenderness of Thy heart has transform_ ed a whole world. Thy love that knew no bounds of race or creed or color, but swept across all barriers of human prejudices, has remade the world. With- out the sweet restraints of that love which. Thou camest to reveal that men might live it in their lives, our race would have been doomed to savagery and the rancor of world-wide hate. Break down the many human barriers that yet thwart the flow of mutual love and sympathetic understanding between men and nations. Wilt Thou grant ‘that he might transform a tribe in Af-|- that over the whole earth as we ap- proach the joyous season of good will men may taste the saving joys of mutual love and.do unto others as they would have others do unto them. In our loving Master’s name. Amen. DAILY BIBLE READINGS John 13:34, 35. Matthew 22 :34-40. Matthew 5:43-48. Luke 10:25-37. Acts 8 :26-39. Luke 6 :27-38. I John 3:18-24. —The 20th Century Quarterly a ae ne ee PAYNE CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH Rev. W. H. Thomasson, Pastor Waterloo, Iowa We, the officers and members of Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church, desire} in this manner to thank our most lovable Bishop, Rt. Rev. J. A. Gregg and our worthy “Presiding Elder” Rev. T. B. Stoval of the St, Paul Dist., for ap- pointing to this pastoral charge the Rey. W. H. Thomasson, we welcome him and his most lovable wife, for we s: (1) What do I get|believe it was God's will that they should come to us at this time; and am happy to say we love them, and the church has taken on new life, in every Tespect, on account of their splendid — Christian character. The church is “Safe” in their hands. Rey. W. H. Thomasson is indeed an erudite schol- ar, kindhearted, a forceful, spiritual gos- pel preacher, an asset to the church and community. 2 Already we find our church too small to accommodate the congregation that assembles every Sunday morning and evening for worship. We are looking forward to a new and large church in the near future, that we may be able to accommodate the increasing congregation. Sunday evening, Nov. 20, Rev. W. H. Thomasson delivered an address to more than 800 young people of the M. E. Church (white) they were held spell bound for an half hour with eloquence and most interesting address. His splendid wife is leading the “Mis- sionary Women” on to higher plains, and has named the society “Susan Brooks Missionary Society” after the deceased wife of the late Bishop Sampson Brooks. Sunday, Nov. 27, we held our “First Quarterly Meeting.” Presiding Elder T. B. Stoval delivered a powerful and soul-stirring sermon at the morning and evening services>had one accession. Our pastor, Rev. W. H. Thomasson delivered a very forceful and spiritual sermon at the afternoon service. Theme “Five Phases of Light.” The Spiritual tide was high. At all three services the church was well filled, with a happy group of worshipers. Quarterly Conference was held Mon- day evening by our very efficient P. E., T. B. Stoval; he expressed himself well pleased with the reports (for they were all up) and said our church build- ing is far too small and was looking forward to a new and larger building under-the present administration. He also stated “Payne Chapel” is the only Church in the “Conference” whose “Class Leaders” are 100 per cent in bringing in their report; and are to be commended highly for the same, and the splendid work they are doing; we have the best system of any church. We paid our P. E., Dr, T. B. Stoval in full. Class reports for the Quarter were as follows: No. 1—Sarah Hood ... ....$ 31.90 No. 2—Alfred Hood . 31.50 No. 3—R. G. Potter ... 2485 No. 4—J, W. Coleman . 16.95 No. 5—J. W. Lacy .... 35.20 No. 6—Sylvester Murphy ...... 17.90 No. 7—Daniel Stedman ........ 23.50 No. 8—Grace Potter (Children) 1.05 SPOLAL WM upee dawnt cues a onc $182.85 Trustees Receipts .............. $204 .42 Other receiptey tore A) 32.00 From all sorces, Total ........ $419.27 Under the splendid leadership of our splendid pastor we have had six (6) accessions. _ With closing remarks P. E. Stoval complimented the officers and church for renovating and beautifying the par- sonage, it is comfortable and home-like. We have also installed an oil burner in the church, “Social Room.” Alfred Hood Pastor’s steward ===== DSC09117.JPG ===== CHRISTIAN RECORDER __ THURSDAY, D mar, THE CHR —— — DAY, Ne cH the last to be hired and the first] enough to be used by th gaa a nr : to be fired, we whose living stand-| advertising medium their p Va., also] v ard is inconceivably low because] are not good enough for | of unscientific inhuman attitudes] ple to use in our chur RISTIAN RECORDER Editorials Greetings Thomas Clark} in the Philippine Islands. Memory. | New Bethel A,M.E. Church, Oct. 8-9. the late Bishop Christine Wilson-Ziegler, classmate at Everybody seemed at his best. toe West, Alrica Allen, Henry Robinson, delegate to the] The Organization: lays, “Ji oe” Dendy of Army days ference, Lithonia Circuit, was held in Bi rth day uennens LAURELS FOR MORRIS | 224 notions brot over from slave-| schools. In the near fut General Conference. Miss Ila Griffith was elected Secre- ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS ROWN ry, we whose children are denied] will furnish a list of nam Ree ee tary; (Mrs.) Cornelia Gordon, Re- CALVES NEWSPAPER SERVICE Us > B ..{Christian democracy in the dis-|firms, aha ae i Bethel, New York, “When the Saints} porter. ee f atte C2. During the last decade Morris tribution: of educatiouslimdane bi Go Marching in...... ” How this is] Every organization had its report. : | being sung by the large class meeting} The reports showed 75 per cent increase, at Bethel, N, Y. Fully 1000 are present. | and asked the return of our pastor for African Methodists don’t lose heart.}| another year, who has labored so un- “The doors of the Church are opened.” | tiringly with us for three years. He is Hear the singing, “Am I a soldier of the|a gospel preacher, a Christian gentle- Cross?” The tune is old and ancient.| man, a young man of rare charm, and The main floor«of Bethel is crowded] ability. He has accomplished what the as on Sunday mornings. Classes are] membership said could not be done. He V. T. H. WISEMAN, 1 connectional note and ; | builder, is in the Veterans ital at Wardsworth, Kansas. roke down” while enter- the recent session of the Missouri Annual Conference. In Brown College has been a ven- Thru the years she has been con light to Georgia African nodists. The institution was th Entered at the Post Office at Philadel. ghis, Penna aa Second Class Matter Bel—KINgaley 0497 Published Weekly at the A.M_E. Book Concern 716 3. Ninstesnth Street one section of the United States, we who are good enough to die for a nation which refuses to let; us live for it like human beings, She went into yolun- deeply sympathise with the op- and emerged prest Jews in Germany and Eu- depression like other EBENEZER AFRICAN Church, Hagerstown, Md. Philadelphia, Penna, — —— @ toward the Peay and ee, their God that organized in 1838, one init Bite Of his illness, Bishop Noah in the lecture room downstairs, in the| worked with his own hands, plastering lay. The General] they may be delivered in their day by the RepeTheaes 7. Willi d him to| choir stall and gallery. Leaders LEAD] the church, at the cost of material, lay. The Gene years ago by the Rev. Thom: povvens: retired hint St}. Bethel is on her way] many have united with the church, dur- of anguish. Sympathy for the) : 7 Jews but bullets and rape for Wi Henry a Diomess af has Rehiopue |pastored by a long line of able pastors, including the Rev. : el in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. -Wiseman’s many friends will pray t his recovery. once more to lead the entire connection| ing his pastorate. The P. E., Dr. W. under the Rev. J. A. Portlock. Since] Boyd Lawrene, our P. E., is an ex- conference he has “taken in” over 300] perienced Elder, who knows how to Morris] tue CHURCH INTHE tony, Comppaly athe : ve Saal ny aa anise foornat wok wae PRESENT CRISIS} J#>c2 Pitt Campbell, J. H. wie The Churchman left Bethel and went| ing. Money raised last quarter $262.75. a built. Today we are faced with two v oaasee aa Collett, John ee 2 The Churchman : to Emanuel, where Dr, D. Ward Nichols] Money raised since July $389.80; paid a8 (ae the} Sets of conflicting forces; those ond, and C aplain W. H. Costin. | : and church were observing their 12th] P. E. assessment as we always do, and oe ‘a ae ace — oa A inghton Elite co — btbage! Fee ng for Wat. and ithneeiten The present minister is the Rey. Afield Anniversary. And on a Tuesday night.| we have already raised our conference a oes ie rooe - ee 7s gh rat- ae A. Lincoln Criglar, who is serving “s House literally packt to the doors. Pro-| claims. 4 ‘ A ek est ee oy ¢ old Boule-| P&4°® his fourth term. ‘ gram excellent! Churchman saw.on}) Weare praying for continued success. Those forces which lead to war _|include the unjust treatment of one people of another; Ill will, arrogant and selfish nationalism, _|and the piling up of threatening nd|@™maments. Forces of Peace in- _| clude Justice in relationships be- platform: Presiding Elders, C, W. Wal- (Mrs.) Cornelia Gordon It is always a source of inspiration] ton, Wilson, Reverends Yancey L. o the Churchman when he visits Dr. | Sims, J. P. ees Ww. Mee Sohcerketc in R. Hawkins, Financial Secretary| R. B. Barfield J. S. Daniels, C. G. he Church and veteran General Of_| Hatcher, W. C. Crawford, H. A. THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER x. He was at his best and looking| Leader, and J. A. Portlock. Hon. W. In him the Church -has implicit}T. Andrews. Mesdames Claudia Hall,| | THE MOST fidence and esteem. He has served| Grace Wailes, and George Hall of Wil- DR. A. R. COOPER OF AL- bany, Ga., writes: “I am hoping. to send you 6 subscriptions to the Christian Recorder’ for a Chris mas present.” We hope other, juarters acres addit these pr fs t son as presiden : A oe / fone . will catch his spirit. Perhaps a 2 fs Spat i ° DECEMBER 15, 1938| ,{tween peoples; good will, co- Z . ee ‘connection over a half century. | berforce musical history and fame lL. operative and helpful nationalism, | MOT aPPropriate gift could hard- ES se Popular Bishop 9 Sie and the elimination of threatening ly be given. ; ‘he Churchman called to see Dr. L.| 3:00 A.M. People still at Emanuel.|| Act Now! Hurry! Send in Votes! ees | armaments. Fux Sy emmingway, Secretary of Church] Taxicabs lined up on the outside. On Each subscription will count 20 e has a very attractive the inside the Church raised $3,000. And} \otes in December, 15 votes in department and is in-| on Tuesday night.. Pastor Nichols has into it a new spirit, The| wrought well, and gets stronger as the hurchman has known him all of his} years pass by. life for his honesty, thrift and integrity. THE REV. W. E. GUY OI In the midst of this struggle be- tween the conflicting forces is the _|Christian Church that seeks to] & : bind men of different races and| 10S: He wants to see the Chris- January, and 10 votes in Febru- ary. The most popular Bishop in the church will be honored in Weekly Thought Te not- . ‘ . / % nationalities into a universal fel- Han Recorder grow and be sus- ae BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA Dallas, Texas at the Council of : lowship, transcending all human] ‘med. Too long have our pa- _ The Churchman continues to stand Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church Bishops in February, and award- =f divisions pers had to get along as best they by the side of his stricken comrade, the ed a valuable prize. The bar- could. The time has come when (Rey, Herman F. Tyree, at St. Mat.| The fourth quarterly Conference was|| S#in rates of $1.00 in groups of 5 MISS ESSIE F. PRESSLEY ful mem-| While political and economic thew, Philadelphia. A loyal, faithful] called to order at 8 o'clock by the Pre- Or ae still hold for laymen. people carry on and take ample care} siding Elder, Rev. J. W. Maxwell.|| Presidents, Chaplains, Mission- Becuhe indisnosed shepherd: Rev. A. J. Martin led in singing, “A aries, Presiding Elders, Pastors, ay Charge to Keep I Have.” 1st Hymn, Workers, now is the time to show The Churchman was guest speaker at] “Awake and sing the song”, Prayer| | Your colors. Support your bishop, itial Annual Banquet given by the] was offered by Bro. Fred Flanders. and help put the Christian Re- Scripture 27th Psalm, The Presiding corder in every African Metho- REV. W. R. BOWMAN delphia. An inspiration to see so many| Elder then declared the fourth Quarter- dist home. : Columbia, S. C. high ranking officers of the race on ly Conference open for business. The George A. Singleton, Mother Bethel Philadelphia, Penna. a great church must have a great in the 6th Epis-| Movements of the world strive to eas ess. ‘ t tie, not} copal District, Stand aside, please,| S¢t_ men against each other, the : id “M. B. U.” advances| Christian Church endeavors +o ead of the column bind together all men in the boud ae of human brotherhood. The| t© Places of leadership and lar Wee JEWISH © : Christian Church is doing more] '¢SPonsibility in the Church ou Kly Poem ait PPRESSION | to bring the men and women of{ Have a CONNECTIONS am MRS. HATTIE F. SWINSON Douglasville, Georgia BRETHERN WHO ASPI BS PES Tn tou ieee: ‘glidves 4 ita — the world together than the aver-| !0ok. If they lack it before the an occasion. Captain Peter| business session was carried out in Ses chan of Spe eae BATE Y NICHOLS rHe CHRIST “ on : 619 to the close of the Civil | vu, {28° church member realizes. It] lection, they will lack it afte ham, of the Fire Department is a| order. Sunday morning Sunday School ne ton ee Emanuel 7S MAS FLOWER ected eo a War,} not only binds together individuals] Wat™ds. A bishop must be inte ‘ native of Charleston, S. C., and a sub-| was conducted by the Superintendent. See a ee New York City ae wit dahon _ ; me é oe in a great unity, but it ever keeps ested in EVERY phase of , a the Christian Recorder. The lesson was reviewed by the Pre- £5 iladelphia, i ein "a ithe me of Re- before the responsible Jeaders of ‘Church work. Pension Fi Men 3 pas re Sing-] siding peldes, Jee Wis Maxwell. At line MRS. VIOLET GLASSE ajar ht Riders end chore om Bovernment the adie periodicals as well as Pe eect ere: oa 21600 ofclock, regular, seryicts,, Revs: J; ea : ‘ersand the ku klux| 4; € adjustment of ; cee y . Mrs. Hiawatha, Policewoman of] F. Mann preached a soul stirring ser- MOST POPULAR BISHOP Domadeates’ Calif. an, we who today are disfran, ‘lifferences that need to be made] Money , Bible Cause, d c City is from Greenville, S, C.)mon. Subject: “Why Jesus went : soe d in the former slaves states| votre mee settlement of dis-| 28Y- "7 ae er Chism of New York, Captain}away.” At 3:30 the Quarterly Confer-| THE REY. T. H. WISEMAN 4 . the “Land of the free ar 9 putes. All this is built on the pear et Chicago, “Bill” Robinson and|ence Alliance met. Rev. F. D, Jaa-| 00 cotter webct Susi iocnteal ‘Ward 2 home of the brave," we whe +: «| Christian principles that speak of] SISTER CLARE PIERC ee. | baton George A. Singleton Wardsworth,. Kansas deadly scorching : avelall races and nationalities being ports a successful Quarte: 7:15 o'clock, song Boece led by the ha South 19th Street - Rey. H. J. Wooding, Pastor ; ng heat of| the childr. f fer Beth, ek n choir, Rev. A. J. Martin conducted] Philadelphia, Penna. eosRosie M.: Coffy, Secretary ery stake and the lyncher’s €n of a common God. er ous au ‘& ethel, Pottsy unday evening at Bridge Street| the devotional service. The Presiding| Dear Sir: wi sina VO about our necks, we in Wises The Rev. J. R. Reed] The Presiding Elder Brooklyn. The Rev. M. E.|Elder was the speaker of the hour.| Please find enclosed $.. MONTICELLO, KENTUCKY ears the bay of human hunting Middletown, Penna, | W. L. Johnson. During s the congregation into| Members taken in were three. Amount] for ........... . Subseriptions to the S near bloodhounds is audible, we whe ———100—__—__— ter the church raised $20 6.00 2 1 1urch home in the heart of our| raised, $381.68. Christian Recorder. Send paper} Rey, B. Spellman, P. E. of the ape : ped She STOP IT ter Violette 3, a1 REV, J. W. MAXWELL, P. Be }to ......esesectreesseetsnrees tne Frankford District held his First Quar- y.the cup of see i rahi through the} in a count Pye wane: by tie Ountry where the color of]: ™m REV. A. J. MARTIN, Pastor | ELIZABETH HAMILTON] {I cast my votes for Bishop .. *! terly Conference at St. John Saturday, +| November 19th, All reports were good. Stop trading with and purchas-| Of the Stewardes ‘ er a : one’s skin is the divi gchurch and Sy rte hay . ‘ a the Christ? manhood Pc ivine badge of supplies from firms mvs pare 1) oe as having — PE the shy aris Episcopal District] tre preached as never before on Sun- Hawel Harper Harriy intellectual ad of character and to. advertise j x 3 TEIGBE, i ; LITHONIA, GA. as the Most Popular Bishop day, November the 20th. He was paid remectual ability, we who are chi It, in our Christian Re- IT 2 ———7 - a Nadeem vases : in full. Rev. Wooding served on the * “} our paper is not good of the Fe 7 Be aa fa hee 3 , Jury during the fall term of Wayne ae onticello District, , Ga, Con. MD NEST SMe 84) Cow Cireult Court, & oe = ===== DSC09118.JPG ===== THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAGE ELIZABETH M. THOMAS Editor - THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER | from Germany, It has been translated| gospel steed with his feet in the stirrup| The pastor has re-organized the church into many languages, and is a favorite] and the reins in his hand, and like} and all auxiliaries are launching out. in each. Napoleon and Ceasar rode across the| Where will they anchor? Our goal is | “The First Noel’—This popular carol| Battle field like a mighty Cyclone| to clear the indebtedness on St. James is thought to have originated in the| mowing down every obstacle, breaking|this year. With Christ as our leader west of England, but the word “Noel”| down every idol, and casting out every| We are sure to reach the mark. Our is‘French, meaning birthday. foe. Armistice Day program was quite a . « “We Three Kings of Orient Are’—| The church has entered into a new| success. A nice sum of money was America can lay claim to this hymn also,| day appearantly, the mist have rolled| realized from the effort inspite of freez- for its author, Rey. John H. Hopkins,| in splendor and the church is moving] ing weather Thanksgiving night, we Jr., lived in Vermont. It was written}on. More has been accomplished in| had a full house to witness the Pageant, in 1857, It is best sung when three|two short years than in the former| “The Brides of forty eight States.” The boys or men sing its verses, the first| eight years, and if we will drink the} brides were something worth while to in unison, then one by cach singer, and|.contents of the cup uncomplainingly,| see. On the Ist Sunday in Dec. the the last in unison. with God’s help we will do more, for| Choir sponsored a song fete. There “Brightest and Best”—This stalwart] there is yet much more land to be| were fifteen or twenty choirs, choruses Christmas hymn came from the pen| possessed. The Church in Florida is} and quartetts. of Bishop Heber, of England, in 1811.| on her upward march. < Look for big things from St. James, From very early Christmas times in| It is said that the church is losing Lockhart. England and other European countries| members, that is true, and we want to Rev. C. J. Alexander, pastor groups of children and young people| inform the critics that the same church Lula V. Byars have sung the Christmas carols on|is gaining members, for example the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,| South Florida Annua! Conference alone] WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA They have sung them upon street- CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS corners, at the door-steps of friends Bishop M. H. Davis and in public halls, under the moonlight, place| rich give among their money intelligent-| son taught have a direct or indir ly, to help human beings on this earth. } fluence upon the scholars , reams, | “In their plans for education, distri-]|| The time has come in many sch for their| buting knowledge, combating disease,) when no one but trained Teacher: they dream dreams of a better and] permitted to teach. 4 3 Rinees. y g happier world. Great fortunes are no] (2) Enthusiastic: ~ . ves ‘tories and Carols from Other Lands longer spent to bribe unseen powers and] Enthusiasm is the vital part o! : Isa. 52:9, to bury eternal felicity for the individual] cation, and is very contagious: Sees Smaart ee : and not important soul. The tich man} If you want to know whether or no} he purpose of this “meeting is to of today plans for the happiness of/that you are enthusiastic observ Ine the actual enioy ment oF Christmas 1eth,| those he has to leave on this earth. He] whether the people witli whom you o the boys and girls a week before the over-| dreams dreams for the earth dwellers. | sociate get enthusiastic on the th’ y itself. By singing carols and tell- : avi Already in an imperfect way we see] in which you are mostly interested. 1s 2a pane Fs ul eoned (2) Ambitious: ~~ ‘ ‘giving explanation as to the origin y-men,| realization of what we take to be the Eanes “Tepe A la ea pa he pursuit of | meaning of that text from the Bible. It is perfectly proper for every teach: ae hae ae : eae S a able A young man starting out, even inj er and Sunday School worker to try to ca Be eae & ene i | our distorted civilization, sees visions of} excel, make your class the best, the a Bi iacities Sona a rs ar eautiful is} wealth and power for himself. If he} largest, and your Sunday School the Ee ays a ef i ali e 5 rani : dapted to local needs has been gather- ss, The} has the power he gets wealth, and in| best in the District, remember that the dest i cole MATa RG uiefominee ano thie his old age dreams of a better world,| difference between success and failure Serve fc acale Cuatometend Gea gives back tens of millions to those]is the difference between AMBITION Mit ca Riound the World hy Herbert civapy panei : H. Wernecke, “The Old Orchard Book (4) Conscientious : . ittle or the! Month of the Christmas Spirit (A series of four meetings) 4 The gs of the reverence | old being, | great child, in its last session reported 494 con- verts and 1173 accessions, total ad-]|/ mitted 1667. Now the few that may } for that child’s wel- | from whom he took the money and power that he cannot and would not t himself, yet deeply e future its burden onors ®, guid- 10us youth, ination. »¢ admired ‘outh ¢ cre- take beyond the grave. * We hope that active men, who like heroes, have served their fellow men as few have done, may be able to give up: the hard work and devote their lives from seventy years of age ofiward to S| the dreaming of dreams, the contempla- tion of the marvelous universe that lies] your scholars will have confidence in To live as Christ would have us live it is absolutely hecessary to have “IDEAL TEACHERS.” i you will have a clear conscience and and as we would have our scholars live — Neyer teach one thing and do another, but be sure to live what you teach and Shoppe,” Webster Groves, Mo.) The following Christmas hymns and carols are suitable for use in the meet- ing, and special preparation should be ‘made so that each one plays a definite These points should be made ar in each case: Who wrote the poem? From what country does it ome? What special reason is known under the falling snow. Our fore- fathers brought to America the custom of carolling. But in recent years the number of carolling groups has in- creased many-fold, and the Christmas message is more widely given than ever before. To all the out-of-doors and church carolling may be.added the great these retire others come. ing on your head.” quit will not be missed—much, for as Mr. Cowper Durham District Presiding Elder, Rey. B. H. Lucas; - said “ye fearful saints fresh courage| St. Joseph, Rev. J. A. Valentine; St. take, the clouds ye so much dread, are| Paul, Rev. C. S. Stroud; Roxboro, big with mercy’and shall break in bless-] Rev. G. M. Purne!l; Graham, Rev. J. The critics need] A. Hunter; Hillsboro, Rey. not give themselves any uneasiness] Gant; Saxapahaw, Rey. A. L. White; about the church for Mrs. Voke said,J Effland, Rev. D. Williamson; Melton, “Mountains shall sink to plains, and Grslges Rey. T. P. Moore; Rougemont, Rev. | | her beauty i h E % ‘ numbers of Christmas programs to be : e in child. pei Tite Seon ee a Ht. or its being written? What does it heard over the radio. hell in vain oppose. The cause is| E. D. Bailey; Yanceyville, Rev. T. W. _ eens, ¢ appy : f ‘ ach about Christmas? Some of this 5 . Tnspi ‘ ite: : y pacity for) home-earth, and the intelligent and} Be happy at all times because the me onal the tg Ee reranl topic of bie) Witte menus) Rey. J. W- Tabron. SNAPPY States Que STORIES outh 1 oil us beautiful or as} cut into furrows jonate eager_ the white cloud] | As member wonderful race that will one day in- our race as the| habit it. other, unselfishly | er people, happy in| serene in the} benevolent ‘ j nd beauty| By Geo. O. Jones, District Supt. of the Houston, Texas District. “WHAT MAKES A SUNDAY SCHOOL?” s of the great A.M.E, or the world when| Church have you ever thought seriously Sunday School is one of the happiest | places possible, and no teacher is quali_ fied to teach unless he or she has happy disposition, if Christianity i it will show its self in our every de smile and spoken word. (6) Early: a Hit Be early at all times, make it a habit, to be late for Sunday School is not caused by our work, the dressing of children or cooking meal but it is caused information is given here; rest should be searched out by the superin. s, from the Realms of Glory” 1 Montgomery, an Englishman. vas the author, printing it in his news- aper on Christmas Eve, 1816. “Away in a Manager, No Crib for His ed"—A favorite for children, this arol is one of the best monuments for Martin Luther, the great German re- 1. To have some definite plans for| foes.” singing carols to some people who need their cheer next Saturday night or|angel that ministers to early Sunday morning. should utterly refuse 2. To learn the words and music of| another hour, and every arch angel ‘at least one carol you have not known| throw down his spear and sheathe his sword and refuse to strike in His de- 3. To make a practice of singing|fense, and if évery cherub would ex- Christmas songs all this week and over] tinguish the flames of his burning of- fering in the Holy of Holies, and hang his trumpet on the weeping willows by before. next Sunday. th 4. To read at least one good Christ- Finally my dear readers, if every Jesus Christ to serve him Morganton District Presiding Elder, Rev. K, C. Holt; Gaston Chapel, Rey. L. W. Easterling; St. James, Ashville, Rev. C. A. Stroud: Bethel, Charlotte, Rev. S. G. Thomp- kins; Mt. Pisgah, Hickory, Rev. G. W. Larkin; St. Paul, Lenoir, Rev. J. E. Holt ; Shiloh Circuit, Rev. Lee Pompey; Glen Alpine, Rev. W. T. Harris; Mars Hill; Rev. J. W. Baldwin: Yadkin Valley Mission, Rev. J. C. Wright: Adako Mission, Rev. . veings realize that they live in| about what it takes to make réal Sune Lok IE MTS CASE mas story this week. the river of life. J.D. Smith; ves. Then their fives| day Schools in our Churches. by starting late and not being interested on f “ 5. To carry the spirit of Christmas} And should all these conspire with| Ashville Mission, Rev. A. Gaither; © a eae e 'ed properly that in each| 1 do hope that every interested mem.| 11 OUF Sunday School. ~ or le eae Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella’ “| to at least one person who does not] all the doomed and damned in hell with | Statesville Mission, Rev. A. C, Carl- I { do their best,| ber of the A.M-E. Church will con- (7) Real: An old French carol whose author is} (ioy, it. Satan as leader in the universal rebel-| ton; Bethlehem, Charlotte, Rev. B dirit th the universe illest accomplis! es and the hildren are fore they have rea A the old feelings of an- the closest re-| and hment the put into one men and wo- Ny been chil- sider these few words and if they will | help let us get busy. I. Organization is the foundation for | Success, or failure, if we organize right, | - we will certainly get the right start, 3 5 and if started right will go right and whole hearted lappy telaions) end successfully. Be real because eath teacher should be a real Christian and a real friend to their scholars. het) Do not pretend to be over religious, mix into their joys and difficulties a A teacher’s passion must be a pas: unknown. “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”— Words and music of this old English carol are traditional, “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing”— “he words of one of the best Christmas Daily Verses M., Dec. 12. “Christmas Bells,” Long-| God, keeps step with the direful discord lion; while every soul in the empire of Hemphill; Marion Mission. Evangelists: J. A.. Thompson, J. D. fellow. Luke 2:40-52.| that shakes all creation to its center,} ©. Smith, Chas. E, Johnson T., Dec. 13. “The Other Wise Man,”] still Jesus Christ is able van Dyke. W., Dec. 14. “God rest you merry,] will still be a living fact gentlemen.” Luke 2:9-11.] of human achievements to subdue all Matt. 2:1, 2,| things unto Himself, and the church or in the field . And when (Continued on page 11) Stenography, Expert Typ- ing, Mimeographing England in 1739. The music is ipted from Mendelssohn. “Hush! My Dear, Lie Still and Slum- r’—This beautiful lullaby by Isaac ire cursed with hould be | Be sure that you select the right for service, because Jesus came not persons for your Superintendent and| D& ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matt, 20:28), : En Dec. 15. “Noel.” Matt, 2:1-6.| suffering humanity has uttered its last Neatly Done F_, Dec: 16...“Joy. to the world.” complaint and received its concluding Church Bulletins a Specialty Bis Luke 2:10. | shock amidst the conflicts of disturbed Prices R sh ape S., Dec. 17. Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.”| elements of nature and give the triump- easonable borne by vigor. oth alone . tae! Go ee : Officers, those who are sure Christians ie be, onor for the aged, and] and having the right interest in the ie ee fare work, and living a life that is pleasing Not fame, but service is the meas Watts compares the abs many: 3 ae 1 Peter 3:8.| hant cry of, “It is finished,” and bows vere The : a at.[labor and -selidh. serupate ce hess i acceptable unto God and man, _ | Of success. eg ne baby with'that of Jesus in}. Dec. 18. Topic_—Stories and Carols| his head and die, we quote the words Christian Recorder Office } Pres te ath at they yy eachers : a > Bethle! ee A oe he Clear” from Other Lands. Isa. 52:9, 19. of Mr. Cowper: i 6th Floor ecles of ss you int hile i Min! iS or you to face squarely a PROGRESS eae iain 3 ae Christian Endeavor World| “Dear dying Lamb thy precious blood Allen Building : rthy selfish, petty ambitions The sue eat ‘ é question: What makes a Pe Bigot 7 3 Sas ta m a 1850 ie ; anal neeraoer its power 716 South 19th Street Se tit oe tn freanis of Se deb diate end me . ssful Sunday School? A wide gulf separates mod- S 4 Ee my Bias WT ACEeH) Atk y | esHALL THE CHURCH SURVIVE?’ | Till all the ransomed church of God, Philadelphia, Penna. 2 "Y some} Doverty, anxiety and other evils that| TEACHER.” Me SSH SURE se eee ee ee "All Ye. Faithful—Unde Soba Revs Ci estes Mayes i he eae ame Pivtes ‘ Id age should never know . we eR. ‘undertaker” of fifty years ot pee a latent s 3 The church will still live in the bliss- : ars.| However a hetier day is roe ¢ may have all the modern equip: Today we have a highly train deste Fideles” this carol was i r ful some where near the fountain of ¥ uric) For the first time in ie bie, ment, best literature, wisely chosen] | Professional. man, using (Continued from last issue) God’s eternal goodness in the shaded Pictures, music and maps advanced methods of science and , but these can- a a earth there are entire Aes i lene “- +l vistas of an unclouded day. : , *: : of wae elses “ye eat not make a successful school, if the offering a multitude of American hymn, written by a min- _ Finally the General Conference of} \fore anon. s = Choir : “ f will ad a hink, pit: be lacking, and able teachers} | op Phillips Brooks, in 1868") 1936 appointed the intrepid Rt. Rey Chief Recording Secretary, South sg Pulpit GOWNS ed freue ba Drstame| Selfishness. wit! die should have the following gratifications- his inspiration from a Christ-| Robert A. Grant. Our own son by Florida Annual’ Conference ; out as thought Fine materials. beautiful work, VEeKE? progress pleasingly low prices. Catalog and QQ) Trained, (2) Enthusiastic, (3) hirth to oversee and Superintend the Knowledge 1871 N. W. 62nd Street, Miami little tor 2g © na the majority in ignorance and ms ) Farly, (7) Real, that we had heen putting over great : DeMoulin Bros. & Co. Phe wan whecan Wir the inal 2 : * ) a prosrams, but we finally found out that ST. JAMES, LOCKHART, TEX. 1194 South 4th St., Greenville, m1. swiftly, hee } X Iready we see jn the of eachers should aS i TH i Whe teri cee ave a thoroug’ we had only been playing chitch, The wi , doves the hill i the it w | richest. most powerful oe age of our! knowledge of the Bible, scholars bia The Church is marching on. All Bishop took an enventory of the Dio- cese, then disciplined his recruits, sta- members are happy to have our same ‘tioned his sentinels and mounted his pastor with us for another year’s work. " signs thar The very SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER * whom ail jPriat to a better future methods of teachitig and five the fife of their teaching, see to it that every les- ===== DSC09119.JPG ===== “— CHRISTIAN RECORDER eee SEUSS PAGE EIGHT THE hall. A large table—in shape of T “Muscal Atres wing is the financial report: A (tee) for Thanksgiving—stretched the| Sunday School Orchestra a: + & 2nd quarters . $423.10 : NG COMETH Nee Nir, ; THE MORNI ' « i ell, is justified on the ground that com- bai unasent! Sievenriie ok oeicic a canes 464.9t| length. It was beautifully decorated Quartet oie ete: paratively few colored passengers are ” “ _...s.... 112,51] and red candles, burning along the} Further Development of all forty-third Annual] likely to apply for Pullman accommo- = 17.76| center. A sumptious dinner was served, Talent a : rove out of King-| dations between the points in question. u 65.72| of Turkey and all the “fixins,” and|Fullest Cooperation between Choirs : Quantitative justice, sought to be estab- = : 66.80| vegetables galore, ending up with nuts, other Musical Units of the Ci lished in this decision, sets up some- i 12.10] jelly cake and raisins. Visitors were Social Aims thing new in the theory and practice of it lapse. Our company Rev. A. D. Burton, r of the Lawton District. . Henry, pastor Kingfisher and wife, Mrs. L. P. Smith, of the Y. P. D. of the Mis- American jurisprudence. It subordi- nates human rights to material inter- est. In commenting upon the Okla- homa Jim-crow car case, then Justice now Supreme Justice Hughes remarked that the rights of the individual Negro present from as far as Grand Rapids,|2 Evenings of Music Provided by Mich,, Tuskegee, Ala., Columbia, S. ent within the Church Va ; ! ‘ C., and Washington, D. C. The only|2 Evenings of Music Provided by Cele teid| arter co unn 97.05, thing necessary to complete the joy brated Artists Outside the Church . 216.55 was to have had Bishop M. H. Davis,!2 Inter-Racial Meetings a 4,12' present. A Welcome Party to New Members by 74.81 ee 12.00 “Ree Wier eens Social Service Glak Society; Miss Edith Harper,| to equal Pullman accommodations was | : 3.50! Financial Ai : president; Mrs. M. M. Vance,} not dependent upon the number of Ne- / 20.10 100% of Members Pledging inde rict President of the W. H. & F.| groes making application for such fa- 16.00 CHURCH MANAGEMENT Regularly Through Weekly En: pecs gate ae oh eile pote & ° _____| nian’ for St.) Kecseal fac tee welages : till running smoothly, our ears} This decision if pushed to its logical $1609.03 Year 1938-1939 E CI . 4 d kled with the sweet strains of] conclusion would deprive the Negro of eae ss ee acta Beene = erica e: f our favorite song raised by| the right to travel in a day-coach in PE Suiitaalas R ‘ = : urton “He lifted me” followed] regions where their paucity of numbers Gey rch: : ak Bonded Debt from Ae other “Precious Lord take my} does not justify the expense of separate Sister L. P. Smith offered a ent prayer. Song, Sister Hen- en the Saints go Marching in.” instructive and thrilling sermon- was delivered by Rev. Henry. Miss Edith Harper, “T’will be ry.” Mrs. M. M. Vance, the writer, pated in all of the songs and rded the happenings and various vities which terminated in very al fire. On arriving at our desti- , we were well ready to connect ith the Missionary Society which n full progress; we intered and sed a splendid program of that ment, the rest of the day. Our company remained throughout tire week and enjoyed the con- e preceeding which comprises one business meetings of Church, lead on and chieftain, the Rt, Rev. Tookes, who possesses a very ice personality, and who gave us liberal and valuable instruction inded by his special council and cabi- and body of men and women who re into the making up of this great usiness session, he poured forth an sessant stream of intellectual culture. vial and fatherly he chided his child- f the Church, the life of which Id be emulated from the head of largest churches to the ends of the nallest missions. I express the senti- of our company when I say we animated, to our greatest capacity, the spirit to do things, and we ed our return trip by singing— coaches. Thus the Negro, under such circumstances would be deprived en- tirely of his right of travel on an inter- state carrier. The American people are now bub- bling over with righteous indignation because of Germany’s drastic action against her Jewish minority, But there is no difference in principle be- tween Germany’s depriving the Jew of his property because of race and Amer- ica’s denying Arthur W. Mitchell, its foremost Negro citizen, his property rights in the railroad ticket which he has bought and paid for, solely because he is a Negro. Fortunately the opinion of the Inter state Commerce Commission is not final and may be appealed to the Su- preme Court of the United States. Every fair minded American, white and colored, must be interested in the final outcome of this issue; for if the Negro is to be denied equal rights under the law, his case is not far different from that of the Jew in Germany whom Hitler denies any rights at all. —KELLY MILLER Physical Improvement Aims Bee Ss Doors and windows Repaired and- a Painted, Electrical Replacements __ Repairs on Mother Gaines’ Home—_ Mrs. Ella Wardlow, Chairman 300 New Members Added to Congre- ———. gation SUNDAY SCHOO! WORKER, | 200 Pledged Family Altars—Bro. James CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY | A. Bryant, Chairman ——. {50% of Membership Regularly at th Church CHRISTIAN RECORDER VISITORS 200 in attendance at Class each Tuesday night; 5 new Classes and Leaders ' At least 300 Prospectives at all times, a! through Deaconess, Social Service! and Volunteer workers Revs. Hodson Waters, J. L. Mims, ; H. T. Pemberton, J. R. Groves, W. - W. Jacobs, J. R. Fortune, H. A. Ivey, : G. A. Mitchell, New Jersey, Lt. Clif- it Every Member of the Church a Member] ford L. Miller, New Lisbon, N, y. 100 each very Young Person a Worker in our A. C. E. League Program Greatest Men’s and Women’s Day Ef- forts of our History — Educational Aims \ Standing Committee on Negro In- dustry and Self-help—Mr. J. R. Steele, Chr. | A Standing Committee on Temperance / —Mr. H. G. Elam, Chairman | \ Bible Study Class for Religious | workers—by Pastor | 3 Delegates to Quadrennial Convention, | Chicago, Ill., October a \ BIBLE, DISCIPLINE AND CHURCH PAPER IN EVERY HOME y and support t A GREAT OPPORTUNITY — Special Christian Recorder Club Rates!! r will spend the day quietly at home THANKSGIVING DAY AT KITTRELL COLLEGE} a | | | The price of the Christian Re- | corder is $1.50 a year. It is really worth more. During the month of December we will GIVE a year’s subscription to laymen who subscribe in clubs of five. To get this bargain rate you must bein a club. BETHEL A ME CHURCH Philipp, Miss. Editor and Manager. The Christian Recorder 716 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Penna. Presiding Elder J. L. Montgomery of the Sunflower District held the 4th and last Quarterly Conference at Bethel October 8-9. The business session was held Saturday evening with much suc- cess. Mrs. A. D. Terrell, reporter to Woman's Recorder; Mrs. P. Flowers, Southern Christian Recorder; Mrs. K. B. Freeman, the Christian Recorder. All Auxiliaries and Stewards made good reports. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School as usual, by Superintendent Jas. Cum- mings. good attendance. The P. E. comments on the lesson were inspiring and spiritual. The hour having arrived for service. 11:30 a.m. he choose Nehemiah 2:7 and he preached as never before. “ _4P.M. the A. C. E, League ren- dered a wonderful program. 7 p.m. The P. E. delivered another wonderful message from Acts 9:5. Theme: “Who Art Thou Lord?” The Holy Commun- ion was administered. We hope that our P. E., Rev, J. L. Montgomery and our pastor, Rev. L. W. Wilson will ‘ever keep their hands in God’s hand until they hear a voice say “well done.” Money raised this quarter $100.86. tere —XK. B. Freeman MT 4IONAM EF cHt . RCH Dear Sir: ‘ ~ Enclosed herewith $5.00 for the Christian Recorder. Send. to: : at > Devon, Penna Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH ontinued from page 1) ied this contention. But now essarily without distinction. ale of equal but separate ions for the two races lies sis of separate cars and sepa- every Southern State. lom of Charles Sumner’s dic- identity of rights is essential rights is fully borne out RECORDER REV. H. H. COOPER (Continued from page 1) were Bristol, two years; Norristown, Pa., two years; La Mott, Pa., three years; Zion, Philadelphia, three years; West Chester, Pa., two years. In 1910 he was appointed Presiding Elder of the Philadelphia District. In 1912, he was appointed pastor of Union Church, Philadelphia, which appointment he held successfully for four years. He repre- sented the Philadelphia Conference in the General Conference at Norfolk in 1908, at Kansas City in 1912, and there- after in each General Conference except 1932. He was Secretary of the Board of Publication until his death. Dr. Cooper was Director of the $5,000,000 Drive under Bishop Wm, H. Heard. When his demise came he was pastor at Morton, Pa. He was twice married, first to Miss Mary P. Gibbs, who died a year after marriage; next in 1890, to his present wife, Mrs. Mary M. Cooper. They have seven children. WEST CHESTER, PENNA. Centennial Anniversary and Celebration of Bethel A.M.E. Church, West Chester, Pa. was celebrated by Dr. H. Y. Arnett, Officers, Members and Friends, October 16th to 23rd. Following programs were carried out: SUNDAY, 16th—Special Sunday School, Evangelist, special sermon by Dr. G .E. Curry—Special Young PAGE NINE — W. A. Fountain, October 25-30, 1938. This was the most charming session in the history of the Conference and was crowded from the start Tuesday night at the Welcome Program until the close. Bishop William Alfred Fountain who is marching through Georgia was at his best in the Keynote message; he was eloquent from start to finish and the Conference at the opening gave a vote of confidence and asked his return for the next quadrennium. Presiding Elders of the Conference: Revs. E. Reese, A. P. Solomon, W. C. Driggers and W. H. Morris of the Sandersville, Augusta, Vidalia and Swainsboro Districts. The Annual Sermon was delivered by Rey. W. J. Nelson. The Evangelical Sermon was delivered by Dr. T. J. Davis. The Missionary Sermon was delivered by Rev. J. R. Hurley, who also directed the Institute with the fol- lowing speakers: Revs, J. F. Rodgers, Dean C. L. Hill, President W. A. Fountain, Mr. W. T. Brown, Rev. N. W. White, and Miss Eldora Hayes, Home- Making. Reys. C. A, Wingfield, W. O. P. Sherman, represented the Secular Press; Rev. G. H. Dunn, the Book Concern; Rev. W. O. P. Sherman, the Review and Morning News; Rev. C. A. Wingfield, the Christian Recorder and Atlanta Constitution. Included among the visitors were Revs. J. L, Butler, T. J. Davis, C. H. Harrold, A. Roberts, O. Hicks, J. H. Presiding Bishop; People’s Forum Program and Musical Program at nite. MONDAY—‘Historical Night” pro- gram by “Old timers.” xi TUESDAY—“Memorial Night” pro- gram by ex-pastors. WEDNESDAY—‘Christian Fellow- ship night,” program by city pastors. choirs and visiting members. THURSDAY—‘Fraternity _ Night,” program by the Lodges and Organiza- tions of the city. FRIDAY—“Educational Night” pro gram by the City School teachers State College students and Public School pupils. SATURDAY NIGHT—General festi- yal by the united organizations of the church. SUNDAY—“Rejoice and Be . Glad Day’—Special sermon by pastor at A_M. and Grand Musical Program by Senior Choir at night. The result was a great awakening of special interst, the return of derelect members and invited friends. The Financial Honor Roll Is: Rev. Peter Meads Mrs. Emma Mel- ton, Bro. Charles Fullerton, Mrs. Ger- trude Ridlev, Mr. Edward Ridley, Mrs. Ruthadel Sturgess Mrs. Cinda Waters, Mrs. Sarah W. Arnett, Rev. A. Q. Norton, Rev. E. C. Rice, Mrs. Demp- sey Empson, Mr. W. B. Hall, Mr. A. T. Pierce, Miss Wilhelmina Gibbs, Rev. Benj. Williams, and Mrs. Eta E. Jones. THE AUGUSTA GEORGIA CONFERENCE By Rev. W. O. P. Sherman The Augusta Georgia A.M.E. Con- ference was held at Wrens Chapel, Rev. J. L, Shropshire, host pastor; Rt. Rev. Jones and others. The W. H. and Foreign Missionary Society of the Conference Branch in their celebration Thursday night were addressed by Mrs. J. A. Fountain, the State Supervisor and Mrs. G. H. Dunn, the State Missionary President and District and Conference President, A large number witnessed the Edu- cational program Friday night and won- derful addresses were delivered by the Bishop, President W. A. Fountain, Dean C. L. Hill, and Prof. R. B. Har- ris, the Secretary of the Grand Improv- ed Order of Good Samaritans of Georgia, indeed this was a wonderful meeting and Morris Brown College was moved up a notch higher by the great audience. THE MOST POPULAR BISHOP Send in Subscriptions. Vote Your Choice. 1. Bishop D. H. Sims.........- 290 2.* Bishop MH. Davis:..-...>.. 240 3. Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom.. 140 4, Bishop John A. Gregg.....- 200 5. Bishop Noah W. Williams.. 160 6. Bishop W. A. Fountain, Sr... 100 7. Bishop J. S. Flipper.......... 340 8. Bishop S. L. Greene .. .. 100 9, Bishop D. H. Sims .. . 100 10. Bishop G. B. Young .. . 100 11, Bishop R. A. Grant .. . 100 12. Bishop H. Y. Tookes ...... 100 13. Bishop R. C. Ransom, Tenn. 10¢ 13. Bishop E. J. Howard, Ky. .. 100 14. Bishop E. J. Howard ...... 100 15. Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. .. 100 Each subscription in Dec. will count 20 votes. Each subscription in Jan. will count 15 votes. Each subscription in Feb. will count 10 votes. ===== DSC09120.JPG ===== THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ‘THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER . PAGE ELEVEN he se thout number—telling of | BISHOP DEM the wandering of Joseph and Mary. | Is Among When it gets late everybody goes home r, and goes to bed. Finally, on Christmas Mary are taken in, and feasting and highjinks. after verse, W! IN MEMORIAM for many years also a Stewardess. She was true to her church and her God. “In fond and loving memory of Rey. Richard Henry Morris, D.D. who pass- ed away two years ago, Nov. 30, 1936. He was a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for sixty ; ~ MEMPHIS, Tenn Eve, Joseph and| Dickerson for ANP) Bisho ing- | Thomas Demby, only Tennesse Things| man listened in Who’s W1 h about midnight, when] colored Episcopal Bishop in States, will bid the Sout News At A Gk $ ACROSS A NATION great beyond by 23 years. and there are s: ceived her Bounty from the Govern- metit for her husband’s services as a soldier, but before she bought anything for herself she gave $750.00 for re- modeling of St. Peter A. M. E. Church, n S. Thomas, wife of hi ij it 5 hit a high pite Thomas, pastor of St. it's time to break the Pinata, a pottery with gifts and sweets and sus-| after sojourning here for 35 y pended in a door way where blindfolded ‘ members of the party try to break it.}in February, he said Tuesda: Somebody’s connected, and] 69 years of age and appear: excellent health both physical mentally. He was retired rec ‘bishop of Arkansas at the h bishops’ meeting held in this ci famed bishop lived in Memphis He was originally r He served as pastor and Presiding ‘Elder in the Pittsburgh Conference for over fifty years; was formerly from Ohio Conference; State of Ohio. There is still a yacancy in the Con- ference, and also in his home. are gone but not forgotten my dear. You ar¢ not dead, Life has but set you free. Your years of life were like a lovely song. The last sweet poignant notes of which held long, passed into silence while we listened. loved you dearly listened until the last breath was drawn, would feel that grief for you were surely wrong. You have but passed beyond where we can see you again. For us who knew you, dread of age is amilton, Bermuda Berniuda Saturday, 1938. Mrs. ‘Thomas’ is in the interest of 5 Missionary Recorder of is the Editor. puda safely at 10 A.M. Mon- fovember 2ist. She was met by | Mrs. Galloway, Rev. Stowe st of other friends. “Ministers parts of the Island came to immediately upon her arrival her-to speak at their ‘yarious The people of the A.M.E. f Bermuda have fong antici- d a yisit from Mrs. Thomas and al was-heartily welcomed. Bishop Demby will move was born in the A mother in Israel has fallen. Peace a C ifts. as ici there's a scramble for gi to her ashes, felicity to her soul. (Continued in next jssue) ee CONVICTED CHURCH ROBBERS APPEAL] eight years. for-gotten Christmas Bethel, Rev. W. C. Cleland; St. James, Rey. H. B. Barkley; Burlington Cir- cuit, Rev. R. W. Parker; Liberty, Rev. J. D. Davis; Altamahaw, Rev. W.M. Fairley; S. Greensboro, Rev. J. O. Foster; E. Burlington, Rev. C. Hodges; High Point, Rev. A. M. Jones; Mt. Airey, Rev. J. C. Grady; St. Paul Mission, to be supplied; Mt. Pisgah, to be supplied; Reidsville, Rev. P. O. James; U. Bethel, Rev. E. Jeffries; Persimon, Rev. J. N. Rives. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., (ANP)—New] “T shall come back t interest was given the famous Shorter | often as possible,” he said. “I was College robbery case this week when] a priest and a deacon by the late B: the three convicted men appealed to] Gailor, white, Tennessee is ve the supreme court from penitentiary] to me, as is Arkansas.” sentences of ten years each, banded down in Pulaski First Division Court-] tached to no particular field in Clev: The trio—Willie M, Burns, Hi f Duckworth and Roma In the Snowless South In some sec- » South, Christmas is cele- the swishing and booming ars the traditional er- and small children strain to hear the reindeer on the roof. Oc- casionally snowmen are made of cotton, Nowhere can you hope to find a gayer ent Christmas than in It's truly Old Mexico in substance and in flavor. gs start December 16. the nine-day Posadas. » story of how Joseph and Mary Bishop Demby said he would b ood} land, his wife’s home. Ollison—were] Gailor once said that» Bishop Demby found guilty of robbing Rey. O. Sher-] was ine of the most briiliant H man last June of $2,319, belonging to] scholars in the church. Shorter College, which institution he seryes as member of the finance com-| grees from 12 colleges and univer: in addition to special work in ] Rey. Sherman, widely known in Ark-] Greek, philosophy and psychol You took life so calm until the very last, Tt never lost for you its lovely look, You kept your interest in its thrilling WALLACE TOWNSEND | Who's Who reveals that he has “Wallace Townsend, the eldest : V.M. Townsend, President Connectional Council, A.M.E. passed in Chicago November To you death came, no conqueror in the St. Paul, Rev. C.-C. Scott; St. Mat- You merely smiled good bye, to greet Se rN ERE Her husband preceeded her into the In the year 1927 Mrs. Chestnut re- Mission, Rev, E. E. Worthy. Truly she was a soldier of the Cross. LAWTON, OKLA fs t WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (Continued from page 7) Greensboro District Presiding Elder, Rev. J. D. Cowan; ing Elder A. D. Burton in charge, greater things this year. A. D, Burton, P. E Raleigh District Big é El B Presiding Elder, Rev. A. D. Avery; See Chapel Circuit, Rev. R. C. Crutchfield; Method Circuit, Rev. S. W. Williams ; Aberdeen, Rev. R. E. Peters; Carey Mission, Rey. C. Johnson; Louisburg Mission, to be supplied; Garner, Rev. R. L. Lasome; Kittrell; Boylan Mis- sion, Rey. G. R. Perry; Erie Mills Evangelists: Mrs. Nora Jones, Ada C. Scott, Anna Brown, Rachel Bethea. The lst Quarterly Conference of Barnett Chapel_A.M.E. Church met Saturday, November 12th with Presid- Each auxiliary reported round, and the P. E. received his full assessment. We are happy to say, through the help of the Lord, we have raised since the 4th Quarterly Conference $641.29. Our new church edifice is now com- plete. We are very happy to have our very efficient pastor and our noble Px E. back with>us for another year’s service. With their very successful leadership we know that we will do Rey, W. D. Davis, Pastor thew, Rev. I. M. Gray; St. John, Rev. from crowded inn to crowded inn nine days, then in desperation pick- ansas A.M. E. Church circle, is Pre-] established the Christ Church siding Elder of the Camden District. another friend in Heaven. Funeral at St. Paul A.M.E. We hope to meet you someday at the (Drs Bs 1G: Dawson) 10 a.m. chial and Industrial school fo a likely stable? M.L. Johnson; Pittsboro, Rev. L. W. Subscribe to Compton; Sanford, Rev. C. C. Steel; Laurinburg, Rev. S. B. Luther; Zion THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER So in San Antonio night for nine days before Christ- mas, couples representing Joseph and He was held up as he alighted from his] in Forrest City, Ark., and was car in front of his home in North Little] of three church papers. Rock, and although shot through the neck by one of his assailants, chase in an in-effectual effort to capture Meets Conant them. He has fully recovered from his ging—verse} injury and in recent weeks has been at- Pearly Gate, where we shall meet never more to part. The time seems long and 1900, 38] lonely without you my dear husband. Sadly missed by: _ , November 29th, interment in elphia Colored G yung Townsend was born s past June, at Arkadel- _ He attended the public ; me city after finishing he / Shorter College where he fin-} school, from there he mat- Wilberforce University which he completed his College He afterwards entered Ob versity, Columbus, Ohio where he d his course in the study of law to his sophomore year. } finished in the University of Chi- z >. He was regarded while in school $1,828,034 RAISED FOR lighted door a hidden voice turns them WASHINGTON, Noy. : c The State Department announc tending si various Arkansas Confer-| that organizations gathering co: ences of the 12th Episcopal District,| tion: g ictims i ae s for wa: t i mea nto lead the El Paso District. . ee Cee Mrs. Elizabeth L. Morris 35 Mayflower St.. E. Pittsburgh, Pa. Se total collections up to October 31 Reports from such organization havi a been required since April, 1937. Th Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” we see by the| Said that $1,386,359 has been expendec headlines, “Put Under Ban in Ger- " Miss Lucinda Yubby was born in Newton. Texas, October 1, 1838, of slave parents, who were brought to Louisiana jn the year 1839, and rared in Point Cupee, Parish, on the Banks of the Mississippi river. Miss Yubby was a slave and served as a chamber maid for the Taylor family, and was converted at a very early age, between 12 and 13 years. She often related to me the story while I served as her pastor of how they as slaves would steal away after roll call at night to hold praye n Their favorite song was “What A Friend We Have In Jesus.” Miss Yubby became Mrs. Chestnut inthe year 1867, the wife of A Civil War Veter- an, and a local preacher in the A.M.E. for Spanish relief work, $78,320 was 4 on hand and $412,326 had been use Probably afraid of offending the local] 2dministration and publicity campai to collect the money. ‘ y of Chicago.as being a most bril- tudent, while his career was short > made wonderful contributions. i Townsend was the 2nd of a His two sisters. Miss In Boston's Beacon Hill section, many. of the homes plan elaborate window decorations, and carolers wander thru the streets. Precious art treasures and| the Clyo Circuit was held in Chapel A, M. E. Church Oc! The Conference was opened | Presiding Elder of the Savannah 1 trict,<Rey: Ji Lr) Butler whoedie It’s a giant] hymn 226. Scripture Lessoi Nati “Tam the True Vine”, from Scores of pilgrims trudge|Some very interesting rem hew th w each Christmas Day to] femembere visit this aged monarch of th : sing carols at its 40-foot bas: SAVANNAH DISTRIC The fourth Quarterly Gonfere Sere ort Sollege and Howard University. = taught for many years in Ark. at ¢ is a registered nurse, Wash- _Did you know that we have a Na- tional Christmas Tree? sequoia in General Grant National Park rk, in the Public Schools of |” ice Monroe Town- ‘Daniel Chestnut. fash Bagg ¢ forest and| was elected secretary and repe —— College, Wilberforce an r is practising law in Tt is very interesting how they met ‘each other. She was a slave on a slave he a soldier in the On a brieht Sunday morning the soldiers passed the plan- tation, and as they marched to the beat- ing of the drums Miss Yubby was dancing, and caught the eve of Daniel : So-he took his pencil and ‘note book and marked the house, the bends in the levee, and some trees. 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PHILADELPHIA 821-23 Arch St. PENNSYLVANIA Crosses, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion Service “Altar Appointments. ===== DSC09121.JPG ===== PAGE TWELVE ——— pa EE Notices SS ee WHELWRIGHT, KY THE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Crocus the Departmen eA, M.E ig, Director) appointed to t Committee of the COUNCIL OF RE TION This cc LIGIOUS EDUCA- unce weekly eA. M.E fumn wil the persons thro Church who have received cr s from the International Council for complet- ng courses in leadership training W. 1632 Main, Spo- urse Silb Mathewson ngton—( nez—1127 nsaa 439 N Letcher, Thelma Water, Wichi- ta, Kansas Miller Wichita, Kansas Nannie—933 Wabash Mrs. Jeasie Lois—1717 Ohio, chita, Kansas Stevenson had been] Mar « Leadership Training INTERNATIONAL THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER~™ it in time for the formal opening. ia The Calen a Since the election of Payne Ratner as | governor of the State of Kansas we will have no more of the political fiasco, and December 7—North Louisiana Confer-| the church will again have full power to act in conjunction with the state 515 South 10th] hoard and some kind of decent pros- Street, B S. L. Greene. | perity will insue. Let all who can be 7—East Florida Conftrence—P-| present but all who are so far away Fl St., Rev. J.| that they cannot be present please take Bishop R.| yp a collection with which to buy food \. Gr and send that to us in time for the January 11—Louisiana Conference —| opening. , ns, La., Union Bethel,| Let us make this a great formal 1323 South] opening. op S. L the Nebraska Conferences to an after collection’on the sect day in next January and send Earl M. Lawson of 316 Kiowa | Levenworth, Kansan. The past: derstands this an dis fully in Mail what you raise on Monday ing the second Sunday. Do not forget the survey ber and the revival in January. the Lord add power and blessin each and all of you. Rc NOAH W. WILLIAM Presiding Bishop ad atka, Fla NOAH W. WILLIAMS Presiding Bishop 2$—Orlando Florida Conference Lakeland, Fla., 1030 N. Dakota} COMMITTEE OF THE PRE-CEN- A. Rob Pastor! TENARY AND RECEPTION TO WEST AFRICAN CONVOCATI RSEY MISSIONARY ETY MEETS “New Jersey Conference din Bethel A. M. E. yy October 19, 2:30 P. M. secutive Board, with the Finance of the New Jersey Confer- in special session, with Bishop -D. H. Sims, Mrs. Carolyn See presiding. Thursday morning 20, 9:30 o'clock the first Annual opened with a large gathering legates and conference branch 3. After devotionals conducted . £ CHRIS follows: To Bishop D. H. Sims.. To Mrs. Mayme A, Sims To Dr, L. L. Berry...... To The Four Presiding Elders— 0.00 Caches... ccm er s= aS To Entertainment ..... se eh To Printing and Stationery— Corresponding Secretary... To Mrs. Ida Ashley Brown, - Phone call to Orange.35— Phone call to Camden Rev. H. H. Thomas .25.. To Mrs. C. S. Thomas for tele- phone Service To Mrs. Alice Frazier, Pianist. . To Printing Programs and Bal- n’s Mite Missionary So- Bishop R. A Gr BISHOP AND MRS. NOAH W. First Episcopal District — . Jots to Mrs. C. S. Thomas ‘ ae ag S20 ag ge AS Wess is + ay FORTIETH) AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCO: mc ae eee ane To Executive Baord Travel, R G Crtine Pastor. ISTRY ESO ERS Dulin PAL CHURCH : » of the District, who brought to October 1938 233 55.052 <<. Bishop R. A. Grant. ; “December 18th-19th, 1938 “prief annual message after which] To Executive Board Travel, ALLEN A.M.E. CHURCH y Communion was administered by RGR 1038 4 ec 42s Central Florida Conference—-| The committee appointed in each an- St. Petersburg, Fla. 1912 3rd St.} nual conference in the Fifth Episcopal Rex. J J- Heath, Pastor, Bishop] District, for the Pre-Centenary of Afri- R. A. Grant. can Methodism in the West, and the] poy a Reception given to Bishop and Mrs. tor Noah W. Williams marking the fortieth y anniversary of his being a minister in Rey, Be Atnetty gO ee eee 19th and Bainbridge Sts. Philadelphia, Pa; J. Winsmore Mason, D.D., | 1 8th Connectional Young People’s Con- ‘ der gress and Leadership Training the African Methodist Episcopal fi s ee. Institute Church, will convene at Western Uni- Re Ee ie H. Sims,D.D.; Pre- ishop - ! versity School of Religion on Dec. 14 in connection with the Formal Open- ing. June 11-16, 1939 Philadelphiz, Pa. Celebrated by Churches, Sunda’ Schools, Leagues, Missionary Societi Youth Councils and Choirs. Promoted by the Department of Re- Committee ligious Education, A.M.E. Church All ministers and laymen, interested | BISHOP NOAH W. WILLIAMS in religious education, or associated] ASKS FOR A SURVEY : t IN DE-| Sunday afternoon special m with ildi i i d vi ® Missionary ‘Soc y,_ Ric ard j 5 ark, N. J., New York and Brook: a incil, or Boy Scout will et this conference year be a year| Hartford, Conn., Cambridge, Mass, 1 th - revivals and ingathering of members.| and Boston. : ‘ : here is just as scientific methods for} Monday nigh i ee st y night representative, Bech: ty pie ie Love, the] revivals as for any thing else, only|the First District will meet 5 oes t et me! mg aos Bishops there are seasons and God sends re-| Church, Philadelphia, Pa. Addresses ce hfe oe co- vivals. I am deeply impressed that] by Mrs. Christine S. Smith ‘Bisho 4 ie e i ims, Episco-|this is the year in which God wants|E. J. Howard and Dr. L 2 Ber: 4 = ae that we have great revivals and con-|and music by choirs Ha mie a 1 pois = ness Manager | versions. To this end I am asking| zations will be the high lights of \bington, Editor, Religious|¢very church in the Fifth Episcopal | meeting i = ce NN GENERAL PROGRAM — ongress to be richly reward- Cc h6UWw Perkins, R, 1312 Indiana, Wi ansat Thompson, Mrs. J. W.—902 E. 13th treet, Wichita, Kansas ims, Mrs, H. N.—1108 Ohio, Wichita Kansas Browa, Mes - 65348 Sta rd, Det a Mieh : Nrleht, M fartha W—S866 § Talborn, wood, De Coleman, F ! Chene, Detroit Mich : Mrs. Gertrude H 1949 Bron aide, Detrott, M Garner, Sasie—50) FE lizabeth DBD. lizabeth De trot, Mich W tia ae f a 8, Ma 2310 Newton, Detrott Mich Bruce, Theo.—260@ 2rd Sircer Oak | and, Calif / White uM , i argar 2828 Sutter “reet. San Ff anenco Jones, Viola Margaret—40g veewe Bi WESTERN UNIVE West, Hut en, Kans Robinson, Mrs. Ser, . eeiner— 27 Wee Pullman Museatine, [4 a“ Thompson, Mrs. Alice—o19 wW . Avenue, Musratine, lows (rcenway, Mrs. Dora Maseatine, lows Chapman, [sabet. soy ae 1am Franklin, Den- —BP West Fifth, Albright, Mrs. Izerrs—oa wy, | AOt perish sue stuff that will You will be surprised} $8.00, Mission et ~822 Welton Se, | ‘h as, pot how s Pris .00, Mission Cha: Cte. shon St. | pet cream, par vol paces ny Brits, | how roi feb se grown and] se n E (Continaed on page 16) meal, pranes and aff kinds oe flour, | into the spirit of py know. Get 3 igions Conferences and have reporters elected to the Christian Recorder please have the conference send ® subscription or a donation to help with the expe . ing the paper. na eee IF bs for Deni vedland | tern University Gore ening of Wes- | take place at fruits and vegetables Literature; S. S. Morris, Sec’y.- istri a 5 oe “AEE a Saet to spend the month of Decem.| PURPOSE: To disseminate infor- eas c a careful survey of your city] mation, to gener: inspirati me ee A 2 , to g nerate inspiration, to lead oe a ae y home systemati-| to a larger evaluation and appreciatio: an Pic: nee workers, lt for our missionary responsibilities and irae Ht an and two in _a| opportunities in West Africa: To chal- idiot ee _ every home in| lenge us to the rescue of West A: ate he doe rh live with blanks work, to secure immediate relief re slene y pis Bip! showing, securing funds to assist our Conn Whee coe, oe in each home. 2.| tional President, Mrs. C. S. Smith Warkacce each belong. 3.| making a visit to West Africa an do tet ene : . oe of those who] first hand survey of conditions < rele as y a home. 5. How] possibilities. Also we propose « ate hac Ns sok et our own Bishop Howard in returning cach pastor to make his church Tae, eee ster — quarters and each surveyor return to ee the church each evening and some club | a: furnish supper whi ile they si the table and igpeells M4] visits made. : Pap this up with a revival the ¥ School of Religion wi cidhig ae toe te sdharc Ps nm will yourselves. Does not tak ced uindairo,| preaching if you are prone piles: nize, takes consecration. : When you hold your Quarterly George A. Singleton Editor and Manager The Christian Recorder Each church and each local an ry ee will collect unde: v espective heads. _Presidir Sive pastor reports on|ders and Conference ante will report at Allen A, M. E, Philadelphia, on or before De 19,at4:00P.M. ae Auxiliary Society will ed five (35c‘ cents per capita. Cha Take in| $15.00, Charges By $10.00. Chat RSITY sc OF RELIGION hg ormal Opening Wednesday, Dec The 1938.39 “3 and bring or se residing Elders. President, as, then opened the meeting for} arterly reports from charges and q business of the year. eipts for quarter were as follows: ht forward from July 1938 Newark District. .$ 184.25 New Brunswick Atlantic om Sale of Meals— supper rom Sale of Art.... To Treasurer, Mrs. J. V. Smith for transportation and ser- vices from October 1937 to October 1938 .......... Mrs. Carolyn S. To Mrs. Cordelia Barker, Litera- ture for Y. P. D. To Mrs. Cordelia Barker, Litera- $33.27 15000, ture for Dept. Expense. . - Camden-Trenton To Mrs. C. S. Thomas, Special Bee ait 144.50 trips: Citys Rie . 165.20 649.95] Two to Moorestown...- $10.00 Corresponding 5 Two to Camden .- 10.00 ‘Secretary refund 42 Two to Philadelphia .... 20.00 9.11 May '38 to July 38 office Tele- 5.01 ; phone Service ...- 5.00 al Dues.... 45.00 — To Mrs. Ida Ashley Brown for Sale of Meals— 3 meals prepared and served, petites . 33.00 Sept. 15, ’38 to Rev. and Mrs. R. B. Smith and Use Peete 8.65 Rey. and Mrs. H. H. 1.65 102.84 Thomas on Missionary — business ...--.+--+eee eee: BIBLES-$12.00 i “FOR SALE AT A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN ~ 716 S. 19th Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. ‘Total Receipts........ $786.06] To Mrs, Nettie Crews Woods, Disbursements for the quarter were as| To Mrs. K. B. Hurs| To Mrs. J. V: Smith, Treasurer’s Bag for N. J. Conf. Branch 4.98| Pierce, clerks, and TIAN RECORDER PAGE THIRTEEN. Young People’s Department, Mrs. Mary Parent Contigent .......- 30-00] yanuel and Miss Rose Rice. sesesseees 100.00] After the election, Bishop Sims took To Mission Charges ...-+-++++++ 240.00 charge of the installation service and — installed the newly elected officers into Total Disbursements...... $773.67 office, Thus ended one of the finest annual sessions of th New Jersey Con- ference Branch, held in many a year. Total Receipts .--2-4+-$ 780.06 20.00| Total Disbursements .. 773.67 . Bishop and Mrs. Sims have captivated 92.44 Tier oh the Missionary workers in the New Balance on hand 12.39 Jersey Conference for the fair and im- partial way they handled the work of The Meeting was graced with the} the Master’s Kingdom, presence of our Episcopal District Pres- MARY P. DORSEY ident, Mrs. Mayme A. Sims, our Mis- Woodbury, N. J. .60| sionary Secretary, Dr. L, L. Berry, CGNs eo = ue SS SES Dr. George A. Singleton, Editor and) NORTH GEORGIA A. M. E. CON- 2.85| Manager of the Christian Recorder and FERENCE -2.00| Prof. E. A. Selby, Secretary-Treasurer AieNit Zs of the Sunday School Union, a number By Rev. W. O. P. Sherman 10,00] of Missionary workers from New York, Philadelphia and Delaware were also] Bishop Fountain held the North 44.25) present. Georgia Conference at Bethel, Dalton, After the introduction of visitors, the| Ga. November 2-6, Rev. C. W. Peters, 48.90] President called for the roll call for} pastor; Presiding Elders of the Con- annual dues; dues were collected to the| ference: Rome District, Rev. J. H. amount of $45.00. The annual clec-| Edge; Athens District, Rev. J. S. tion of officers was then held with} Downs; Washington District, Rev. G. 25.00| Bishop D. H. Sims, judge of election,|B. Lancaster; Marietta District, Rev. Mrs. Ada Anderson, Mrs. Lucetta] J, EF. Moses, This Conference was 2 Mrs, Jennie Dan-] splendid success with reports better phienor and Mrs. Eunice Pottinger,| than the past few years. 25.00] tellers. The Conference was visited by the The result of the election as declared! following: Bishop E. J. Howard, of 29.00] by Bishop Sims for the ensuing year Tennessee who delivered a powerful was Mrs. Annie F. Vanderhorst, Presi-| Evangelical sermon Wednesday night to dent; Mrs. Ida B. Garcia, First-Vice] a packed Church, it was great. Mrs. Angie Bell, Second-| Other visitors included Dr. S. Se a P. Anderson,} Morris, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Recording Secretary; Mrs. Anna S.|A. C. E. League Department and can- King, Assistant Recording Secretary; didate for the Bishopric whose stock Mrs. Annie M. Collier, Corresponding | is on the uptrend; Prof, A. S. Jackson, Ida Ashley Brown,] Secretary of Education of the A.M.E. Statistical Secretary; Mrs. Mary P.| Church; each visitor gave charming Dorsey, Treasurer; Mrs. Cordelia E.| addresses on their departments. Barker, Young People’s Department; Greetings by Drs. J. L. Butler, C. Mrs. Hettie C. McWade, Sarah Tan-| A. Wingfield, G. H. Dunn and others. ner Fund; Mrs- Virgie C. Boyd, Par-| The Annual Sermon was preached ent Contingent Fund; Mrs. Lila B.| by Rev, J. S. Grant. The Missionary Russ, Conference Contingent Fund. Sermon by Rey. G. S. Hardeman; each Mrs. Carolyn S. Thomas was made| delivered able messages. Jose-| Missionary night addresses were made f| by Mesdames J. A. Fountain and G. H. Dunn, the State Supervisor and bers of the] President in glowing terms with brief Mesdames | talks by the four District W.H. &F. Gertrude B. Highgate, Ida E. Van| M. Society Presidents. Buren, Margaret Delaney, Mary Mc-| Friday night President W. A. Foun- Wade and Alice B. Frazier; Mrs. Mar-| tain, Jr., Dean C. L. Hill, and Prof. garet C. Cox is an honorary member. R. B. Harris gave able messages on Members elected as delegates to the] Christian Education in a plain and Quadrennial Convention of The Wo- simplified manner? man’s Mite Missionary Society were:| Dr. D. W. Wiggs conducted the From the Newark District, Rev. W.| Conference Institute in a very helpful H. King, Presiding Elder; Mrs. Ger-| manner, speakers included President trude Highgate, Mamie Best, Anna} Fountain, Dean Hill, Dr. H. I. Bear- King, Lucy Kelly, Lulu Hall, Margaret] den, Prof, H. S. Lee; Rev. F. B. | White and Emma Hannah. From the| Wright; and Miss Lovie Lyles. New Brunswick District, Rev. J- Fran-} Bishop Fountain’s keynote address ces Vanderhorst, Presiding Elder; Mrs. surpassed all former efforts and he Fannie Morris, Louise Coster, Minnie electrified the Conference from the be- Stevens, Ida B. Garcia, Josephine} ginning to the close. His return was Shanck, Annie Collier and Lottie Stur-| asked for by the Conference for another Camden-Trenton District, Rev. ] quadrennium. Presiding Elder; Mrs-| Rev. W. W. Stevens, was elected as Ida A. Brown, Ada|treasurer of the Conference; Rev. P. Anderson, Eunice Pottinger, Pearl] Moses, Presiding Elder had 12 one Crayton Hettie McWade and Ada Van| hundred per cent pastors; and Rev. Buren. ; Atlantic City District, Rev. J. H.. Edge was close with 11 one hun- J. L, Russ, Presiding Elder; Mrs. Lila dred per cent pastors. Russ, Mary Ward, Angie Bell, Virgie Boyd, Alice Frazier E. N. Thornley and Margaret Delaney. Life members? Mrs. Carolyn S- Thomas, ‘Annie F. Vanderhorst, Josephine V- Smith, Cor- delia Barker and Mae Hammond. President ; Vice President; Mrs. Ad: 45.00] Secretary; Mrs. President, Emeritus and Mrs. phine V. Smith, honorary member 0 the Executive Board. e Those elected as mem Executive Board were: ges. R. B. Smith, Mary P. Dorsey, Se Subscribe to THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ===== DSC09122.JPG ===== MT PLEASANT, OHIO mately twenty-five pastors, Savannah District . page 10) arrie Mrs. F. S.] rendered by the neighboring churches, | withst: yrder; Mrs. H.] whose members had watched St. James si . \. M.; Mrs.] grow. A special anniversary program Mrs.} was rendered on Sunday of that week, ia disciplin-| The history and developments of the all de.| church were given. vi 1 were read, asked for the W. M. Hol- well in hand, id_report at as the founders of the church. the close of the celebration by a day Elder, Dr. J. for Bishop in alms 42:2, Many grateful remarks about hoped for it. s eae ng Elder, Dr. | under the leadership of eleven’ Bishops, 1 seven Presidiag Elders, and approxi. During the week of October 2, t church celebrated its founding. Amo: the things of interest during this cele The two living charter members of £ arms, Presidi the church, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Gilbert ari His BE aie were presented with gifts and praised Per iepa, The following Monday night marked reception, which was much enjoyed. church were made, and great future is During the reception the pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs; ey Mt ae » A. M. E. Book Concern women and ‘the ne and Paul Quinn District responded to the cal Chieftain satisfactory. Th strategist Presiding Elder J. ard of the Weimer Distric: 5 Weimer Regulars to arms, stood in his place, and bh not be moved, Presiding E Young, that meek and lamb-lik ne the ase send goods ordered below to the address at the bottom of ; | Sunday|F, A. White were presented a cake y g Ate E sed for the] lighted with candles as a birthday token a nett have been thers Fs i 2 Price of 1a ing Elder] for the church, In presenting the cake, oe, ae SRR tothe hee 4 5 _— Se ew merase 7 Bige Love Ante for the success] Mr. A. Vann Frazier praised the pastor n Churches in the Alamo C ee of Article : Total j : sig Jaxiavee sm be for eee on a ade ps Gg anaet Peraeeis aie cua teen pei Pcs 4 Kirott ts i . i maa S- GOL RE! higher plane than it had beén since i asd Sar ic cord . 00s oiere| ise we Mt. Pisgah A. M. E. Charch CHICKAMAUGA, TENM. beginning. These two leaders yee ; j mene sConrerence) Reroudi: served the church for the past three| * diplomat of the highest orde ss Leaders Record ....... ae who will soon find a place a M. E. Discipline, 1936-40 ......- E. Church of] 5 a strides under the leadership Rev. and Mrs. White. ¢ structure ut of Chat- ay. About BAY CITY, TEXAS Tyree Chapel A. M. E. 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VANN FRAZIER ‘ A great Bishop to lead, three strong ev. Hanson,| Presiding Elders, valiant hearted min- has thrived] loyal friends, assembled in Bay City, EXTRAORDINARY VALUE | Bishop S. L. Greene of Littl Philadelphia, Foieic Hee 36-40 Disciplines, per dozen ....... usic Hymnal, Cloth ........-- usic Hymnal (per dozen) sic Hymnal (per 100) .....-..-.- rd Hymnal ‘ord Hymnal (per dozen) - F general officers conducted this driv: it went over big. We hope the 194 Conference will make room for Harve A special was put on to sho : appreciation for the great service dered by Bishop Young conducted by the Rey. E. the pastor of St. James, S: He is a great financier, wh that this man raised moi ful, when he talks t makes them feel, it 0: mnal for Pulpit (leather bound) . nal for Pulpit (Morocco bound and in Gold) - Class Cards (per 100) “Dollar Money Envelopes, per 100 . r’s Salary Envelopes, per 100 .. ding Elder’s Salary Envelopes, per 1002s. ral Contribution Envelopes, per 100 .. ‘ of The need of the Church today men in the bishopric with vision, mei who can advise, inspire, men who cant lead, men who are square-shooters, courageous men, not only great scholars of the leading schools, but men. who are schooled in the University of Ex- } perience and will always be found faith- ful to the cause they espouse. E. W Morgan is the man and he is endorsed for the Bishopric in 1940; by th West Texas Conference. ROLIN ; Tray and 44 glasses Glasses, per dozen Communion Tray-Cover .... Pulpit Bible .......- Ge Small Bibles. each .... = S. S. Teacher’s Self Pronouncing Bible . 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Bowman e in the finance ersions, leav- s in their local thing, this J we are Bishops o be the s of the which (if any) of four even the popu- STIAN RECORDER As never before the CHRISTIAN RECORDER needs your su; The present Editor and Manager has assumed a great responsibili He must pay for printing, wrapping, wraps, electric current, mailin bauling, postage, telephone, clerical help, rent for two rooms in th Allen Building, office equipment, service for cuts, insurance, and inci : dentals. We took over “without a dime,” but like Payne, with faith in God. We thank the Bishops, brethren and sisters who have stood by. The conference season will soon be over. Under the law Allen Day as usually observed will mean nothing now to the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. Before the off-season comes we call upon loyal African Methodists all over the connection te help us in a church-wide sub- scription campaign. Do you love your church a dollar’s worth? Sub- scribe, Subscribe! 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Strong sermons were preached] p Teng Ns PY This Church is said to be one of the finest in the Country, 1 new A.M.E. Music s, Bound in semi ith Head Bands ully stamped in Estell Smith, all of Hartford, Conn.; ~ 2,500 people.—Eastern News Service Photo. THURSDAY, W HOME OF BRIDGE STREET A. M. E. CHURCH, BROOKLYN, N. Y. The above is the new home of Bridge Street A, M. E. The inset is the likeness of Dr., Mansfield E. Jackson, Pastor. DECEMBER 8, 1938 Church of Brook- seating more than DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS fy Lucius Thompson, Virginia Parker, both | of Philadelphia, Penna.; Paul E. Cos- teren, Joseph Y. Dendy, Philip Robin- son, DD.S., all of Brooklyn, N. Ge Mrs. Rosa Powell, Jimmie Bradshaw, Dora Hardister, William H. Dixie, Rev. | Lewis Carter, all of Fort Wayne, Ind. its massive pipe organ is said to be one of the finest in this country. “Greater Bridge Street” easily ranks with the most beautiful Churches of any Con- nection. IDGE STREET A. M. E. CHURCH DF BROOKLYN MOVES AFTER )NE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE YEARS Persons whose subscriptions to THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER have expired and have not been renewed by the last day in De- cember will not receive the paper after that date. Some subscribers owe for several years. We do not want to cut you off but will | } be forced to unless you cooperate with us. Send us a Money Order today and continue to receive your paper weekly, v Church Home One of Finest in Early History of Bridge Street Country Bridge Street African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church was or- ganized in 1812 for in that year the few members who were the nucleus of the church organization, formulated plans to build a church of their own, At- nee ee pe Sen By Baxter R. Leach DOKLYN, N. 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The new rch, located at Stuyvesant Avenue efferson Street, in the up-town jon, is one of the most beautiful spacious Churches in the East. h large assembly halls, class rooms, I mnasiums, boy scout quarters, and ae i ein eee it is ne ‘ 5 o play a great part in the ree Tnterrataliy ual development of our group and igious education of the youth in ion. The new edifice will seat | two thousand persons, and ~__ MOST POPU Evangelist Nathaniel U-+thamna Jeltz DD. Pledged to help Dr. Hemingwa: exiead . Pear of Church Extension to fechate oie ‘ ae looking forward to official action i 940. Serving meanwhile anywhere in nection in conducting Revivals and Services. For dates write: “ THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street eee ee eee Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub-_ scriber Get a Subscription LAR BISHOP IN THE CHURCH __— ON PAGE FIVE with Bishop Richard Allen on the advisability of sending a preacher for this new church among Negroes, and also to ordain several of the. Delegates as local preachers. Contributions from Brooklyn Negroes continued to pour into the Treasury of the organization, and in the Fall of 1817, after a rally in which $130 was collected, two lots were bought on the East side of High Street, between Bridge and-Jay Streets. First Trustees On January 12, 1818 members of the African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church in the Village of Brooklyn,” met to elect Trustees in accordance with the law of the State of New York. At this meeing Peter Conger, Israel Jemison, Benjamin Croger, John E. (Continued on page 9) RD HT HE-OFFICIAL ORGAN: OF THE -AFRICAN-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHU SS = y K. PRICE FIVE CENTS her service and prest dark days of slavery had f to the lite of freedom, s No Church in African Method shines Greater Bethel in Ct Continued on BETHEL IN CHICAGO CELE- BRATES DIAMOND ANNI- VERSARY & Rey. A. Wayman Ward both i and nation. For more than three | ters of a century she has he mould the life of the ve Starting back there in 1 e the 9) page {n This Issue Stewart A Good Thomas Allen C. E. Transitions | The Daily Altar—Rev Pointed Points Churchman Afield .. League 5 3... News At A Glance Carlyle F Sunday School Lesson EDITORIALS: Bridge Street Brooklyn Acquire New 2 Bethel’s Diamond Anniversary. . Home .« Minister’s Wife War's Threat To Learning (Edi torial of the Week) . Young People’s Page- Elizabeth M. | wo nH ap &
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He must pay for printing, wrapping, wraps, electric current, mailing, bauling, postage, telephone, clerical help, rent for two rooms in the Allen Building, office equipment, service for cuts, insurance, and inci- dentals. We took over “without a dime,” but like Payne, with faith in God. We thank the Bishops, brethren and sisters who have stood by. — The conference season will soon be over. Under the law Allen Day as usually observed will mean nothing now to the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. Before the off-season comes we call upon loyal African Methodists all over the connection to help us in a church-wide sub. scription campaign. Do you love your church a dollar’s worth? Sub- scribe, Subscribe! Get your friends, and neighbors to subscribe! Take an offering in your church for so many subscriptions and boost your Bishop The connection wants to know the most popular Bishop. You will help preserve and maintain one of -— our oldest institutions, the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. We must have 10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US? 2 Prove your love for him. jast| ith bree of the Rosenwald Fund expresses the pleasure of the Foundation in being * to cooperate in creating the be- of fund The Presiding Elders’ DR. H. H. COOPER PASSES an endowment for is Brown neil and the 3oard of Trustees of Brown College on being in- ned of this gift expressed deepest the Fund Embree in giving such stim_ reciation to to Dr Rosenwald > a permanent endowment and ¢ to make secure the future titution The Board of Trustees of Morris stated above, means matching the gift dollar for dollar DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS Persons whose subscriptions to : : THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER DR. Bee ss and have not been ! renewed by the last day in De- cember will not receive the Paper after that date. Some subscribers owe for several years. We do not want to cut you off but will be forced to unless you cooperate with us. Send us a Money Order today and continue your paper weekly. As we go to Press the sad news comes of the passing of Dr. H. H. Cooper who died at his late resi- dence, 642 N. 39th Street, Phila- delphia, Penna., Monday night 9:25 o'clock, Funeral will be held next Monday, December 12, at Noon at Mother Bethel. a to receive Jeltz D.D. Pledged to hel D. it - ip Dr. Hemingway te 5 epartment of Church Extension to Maho ie lism looking forwa: rd t icii ‘ 1940. Servin [4 ert aire ee eee THE te M E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna. SS VOLUME XC—NO. 3 ———: Fraternal Messenger 7 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Subscription Campaign Now On VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE BISHOP As never before the CHRISTIAN RECORDER needs your support. The present Editor and Manager has assumed a great responsibility . He must pay for printing, wrapping, wraps, electric current, mailing, hauling, postage, telephone, clerical help, rent for two rooms in the Allen Building, office equipment, service for cuts, insurance, and inci- dentals. We took over “without a dime,” but like Payne, with faith in God. We thank the Bishops, brethren and sisters who have stood by. The conference season will soon be over. Under the law Allen Day as usually observed will mean nothing now to the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. Before the off-season comes we call upon loyal African Methodists all over the connection to help us in a church-wide sub- scription campaign. Do you love your church a dollar’s worth? Sub- scribe, Subscribe! Get your friends, and neighbors to subscribe! Take an offering in your church for so many subscriptions and boost your Bishop. Prove your love for him. The connection wants to know the most popular Bishop You will help preserve and maintain one of our oldest institutions, the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. We must have "10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US? Historic Bethel A. M. E. Church, was crowded on Monday evening, No- yember 14th to hear the Wilberforce ‘University Singers who appeared in a concert in which they made a fine impression. It was the first of a series of concerts that the singers gave in this vicinity, and the large audience present many of whom were former students and graduates of Wilberforce gave the singers a splendid reception. The Wilberforce University Singers under the direction of Paul Rudolph “TO THE UNION AMERICAN M. E. _ CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 19, 1938 Rey. Father in God, and members ot the General Conference of the Union American M. E. Church, General Con- ference. Dear Bishop and Christian Brothers and Sisters: In the Name of the Father, the Son, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, PRESIDENT W. CORDE HEZOFFICIAL ORGAN- fie AFRICAN METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. — PRICE FIVE CENTS A Wilberforce University Carries On : ALKER AND SINGERS THRILL BETHEL NEW YORK : eal 1938 PRESIDENT D. ORMONDE WALKER : (Continued on page 10) “MOST POPULAR BISHO OW PAGE FIVE and’the Holy Ghost, and in the name of | Roberts, and all of whom are students the Bishops and members of the Afri-| of the music department is one of the My Good Lord Done Been Here, Wait. ein can Methodist Episcopal Church, I finest ‘college group of pus He ene in for the Trumpet Sound, Joshua at}! Thi | come to bring you greetings, and wish| country. The voices of the singers Jericho, Ride up in the Chariot, Oh Ma | In IS ssue for you the continued blessings of Al-| are of beautiful quality which have been journey, Let me Ride, Ride on Rive | mighty God, as @ chureh, working He ice! POS iat AF aor aa Jesus, and What a Time. The sing- kingdom building : and ee EY oh we eee discrimi- | ..5 made a sympathetic approach to} _ We congratulate you for the work Taper. Anes singing te remarkable the spirituals, which were effectively “you have done, We note that in June, | for its purity of diction, admirable shad-) \ sented. Miss Roberta Spencer, so-) The Daily Altar— 1813, that Peter Spencer, andy others ape) a peer antare au o ns aes prano who has a beautiful voice sang ROIGATEIE. Gtenarbiecs co? found that it would be best for them] Wilberforce University Singers offered very acceptably “Ruhe Meine: Seele” ct ee ‘sel alah : to get together, and form a church, | a carefully arranged, well balanced and by Strauss. A quartette Daneietings Cele ) ~ where they could worship God without varied program which’ consisted of| Gjreania Hayman, contralto, Roberta EDITORIALS: being molested. Hence the start of spirituals, classics, sentimental songs, Spencer, soprano, George Rainey, ine BONEeU Na ERAS Nel ey your splendid work for the Redeemer’s| and special solos and duets, The pro-|..4 Jean Paul Hubbard, baritone on TUNG ENG Tea oe kingdom begun in 1813, 125 years ago-| gram was well rendered, and gave the fered Rigoletti by Verdi. The Men's] nie The Baden onLite 4 God bless you. singers ‘an opportunity to extend their Ensemble was very impressive in their The Use and Abuse of Power By consulting Bishop Matthew Simp-| powers and appear to the highest ad- presentation of Ave Maria, Du Bist Die (Editorial of the Week) .--. 4 son's history of the M. E. Church we vantage. _ sat} Rub, by Schubert, Allelujah, by Mozart Sak SRR ; find your church is given a very promi- The chorus offered the following | Cant you Hear me Calling Caroline, by ~~ ba Sy : nent mention, Viz:—Union A. M. E. | group of spirituals: I’m On My Way, (Continued on page 9) al isk : aa aN PRR er, ehh hes ate a : SRK: a ps: PE Mpa Se 6 Rey. Peterson Spencer © Fee eee et hoiNecd of the Pupil— e Asbury M. E. Church, ° <i a. nat Tt was originally Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- Mage ae dtd Se REA : ee ed a Sune ee manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub- The Gitristian meeoeden Pulpit .... 7 enlaces ae 1 ay News At A Glance ....---..s5+++ 10 Be eines scriber Get a Subscription Transitions 11 PINTHE CHURCH | ===== DSC09131.JPG ===== By Rew Wimmeagelis. al] that wate te oll feat 5 may our ¢ great lowe Chin whe © of Jews whe is £ wk te 4 “ Use fool. @ of ow indrwities” “Them hast passed on before oer face: He will fulfil | fear hiss; he| aad will cave Carlyle F Stewart Mine 4 he i art w s the kin Bory, Tuesday, Destuber 6 A GREAT LIGHT 915 fought 4 great light into a Ae Mids, Bid man canner ter hy the ated againet th *y that modery 9 What a and of the shade ditferent story m written, had the Jews acce Sromeht to them by one many hundred years ps on d us by Thee. icavenly may b world ten i arilled by rth the v to the audience, way we trace: Thy grace. Father, grant alive with a Help us eg that are all Thy service. ed Christian ), we ask Jesus Monday, December 5 ETERNAL GLORY Jesus came “| earth” were father. had enjoyed & the world s their tress- ose sight of m the midst asa Name, we pray. ve tor you no happiness or peace. grayer: aver ol Ligot, come vur ayes With uune. iu jesus name, Amen. ty wivine Kadiance tua eur uves may be so miled with ihy presence that all oF Us shall be whouy peace. In the name of Alo Peace. Amen. Wednesday, December 7 McoDANIC FRUPAECIES “geholw the days come, saith juagement and justice in the earth.’ yer. 23:5. ead Deut. 18:15. ine prophet Jeremiah is predicting} y ook around you in any co} wie coming ol an ideal descendent ot f Bs: Vavid, a kmg who shall establish a] p+oken hearted and discouraged nteous reign over the people, With. : out gomg into the “whys” and “where- o: Messianic prophesy, it 18}heart where sin has been forgiv suttice to say that the Old Scriptures} },,nished. Comfort does not mean are tull of passages colored by mes- 1 5 ng lores siamic hope and language. tue Messiah was promised but when tle came he was rejected. We condemn the Jews for their re- and for which He gave His life. Saviour and Friend. Amen, the composer aicebled to a perform- ‘ig presence his match- P OKe out mto cman, pain. feet and cried ut, rthy of eG and ever ht ried im atygian darkness. NO hay, c Nave C¥€s 10 see, his ligh: adiant in all the world see a ‘zed world is horrified 1 . toda unbelievable atrociti 4 he ie str irom heaven aise “Thee, O Lord, -Amen, walked in darkness P. they dwell in w of deat he light shined ‘ cee : ed."—Is, 9:2, . light, no mat- _ftow brilfigatiy it may ittumine, ength, “No, bomtng to m our praise, the power, r tis} livi A m8) be] per- Jews in Germany| Wh, ‘ourge, Adolf Hitler, ight have been| To their own ago. “In Him gaphes (: hymn, each was the yer. ago. strive to make it so, Thursday, December 8 THE PRINCE OF PEACE “His Name shall be called Wonder- iul, Counsellor, The mighty God, the everlasting Father, eace.” Isaiah 9:6. Read Is. 9:2-7, We seem to be farther away from peace today than we were one year It is unthinkable that the world should go to war again in the very face of the pleading of the Christ in illions of hearts and homes. In the midst of the clamor of war} Ten Thousand T: and the maddening strife of nations, it brings comfort to read again the prophesy of the lowly Nazarene who was to bring peace to a disturbed and contending world. Make no mistake about it, He is the Let us pray that more dreaded carnage may not be be- fore men everywhere will i mer recogni: that indisputable fact. fehty God, the Prince of Peace, You and I can e 7 To| Prince of p nthrone Him, the ince of Peace, ace, by earnest Christian , ian "gin the midst of class and race brother man, fold to breihae’ q, thy heart thy ere pity dwells, the there; peace of God is Lord, tat 1 will raise unto Dayid a mgoteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shail execute The Prince of The Mighty 0 joy, for all its f the ment. more dearly than life. save sinners, that we may know Him} Amen a In His do this day. Amen. Throng up the step Fling open wide the 2. What rush of hallel Fills all the earth and sky! What ringing of a tho ee Bespeaks the tri day, for which crea And all its tribes - 2.0) thenthie verte On Canaan’s aoe What knitting severe Wher es relations with one anothe we pray, the nations of th the recognition to the source of Friday, December 9 COMFORT MY PEOP) saith your God.” Isa Read John 14:1-14. One eminent preacher close of a long and usef “Tf I had my ministry to group and you will find many eo} Christ brings quiet and peace ting down and doing nothing but rath pt - It is a false conception © e Bt which have reiused to commit ourselves fully} that looks upon Rison Be oe world} to those things which He commanded] To receive Christ means to te a & ‘ s To a a i awake with an awakene ie Heavens) be well versed in the Bible and then) and a consciousness es en r iail to accept what is taught is to accuse] Him, there is no real livin, ourselves of spiritual blindness or hypo- ' es exicy Prayer: Dear Father, stab our he: awake with that abiding comfort Prayer: Reveal unto us, O God, the 4 j thou dost gi : ‘tl God} Christ who came into the world to eve gene is GRACE AT THE TABLE Thou, O God, hast of Thy goodness prepared for the poor. Thou shall eat and be satisfied and bless Thee—a: fs hi mages Ten thousand times ten thous In sparkling raiment bright, he armies of the ransome: Tis finished, all is finishe Their fight with death golden gate = was” si In Jesus’s name ns are not of God. e * GOLDEN TEXT Gre! Fs sain e truth about i JS 20:16 Thou shalt not bear| ss against thy neighbor. speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his ow “members one of another. ; Behold, thou de- irest truth in the inward pacts. Psalm Tet us know the truth. THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN |. TO DATE i By John R. Ewers There is nothing worse than perver- jhistory as sion. Everything ought to be straight. ‘Thinking and acting should be accurate. he cogs of the machine must mesh, been saying here, are we not able to ; ue wall must be perpendicular. The appreciate better the eternal value of music must not be sour. The camera]iine absolute truth? ast give us a sharp picture. The sen-} 5 ow vicious is the perversion of truth? jence must say what ig meant. The} +30 low must be the person who would ce must express what the heart feels-| i:. about a fellow human being! How e handicap must be strong and hon- Paeaal would be the one who would, Trust must bein the inward parts: F4¢ pis own purposes, twist the exact of the heart the mouth speaks. truth about another! shall know the truth and the truth ‘does exist in the inward parts. It is ‘make you free. ” ce which is not true, evaluation, the true ideas men. Jesus said “1 am on insisting that he did? _| biographies are all the wants to live on fables of all accretions, just as scraped from ships. we take ~ Pstraight. _ 3 : impossible for the lover airplane construc-} ):. balanced poetry? Do ill Tight YORE house} walls to stand up in straight perpen- ourself will help you dicular lines? Do ae Men need the dis-| 4, pitch? Do you ics. to bring, about shall be regular and accurate? Do you en te. atte mrautesy want truth in the courts and in the ed the discipline of the| otnit and classroom? insist Ren O SSS may be your photographs to be o that the lying) ¥o., want business a lover of the truth and . In no nd | 5 | ‘Truth is essential. on| thing to take or to ! ‘ngty | taken, accepted, admire ut together, sinks. A musical instru- ment talsely mage, gives lorth distorted , even when accurately played. |A mind, perverted, develops wrong - We must get rid oi everything wh ed, hypocritical, 1alse, perverted,| about another, but it is almost equally sour, off color, oft tone—everything] terrible to be a We must work for}qal, ians 4:25: the true statement the true note, the A dirty lens will spoil Eyen the Gospels should be stripped Let us take our Now, in the light of all that we have Can we not see You see truth : Light) streams through good glass Bive you the freedom Foal a and truth passes, cleanly, through an es sited cng aaa honest heart. Do you like beautiful, 1 acht race. e tru you like your music untruthfully a true picture, the true reaction, the true] half truths. of God and the truth.” A ‘childish A flat note} t We But did he? Debunking good. Who and fancies? barnacles are our science— of the truth to you like your that the tempo ‘strict standard. for daily life. HEW 15 19 For out of the) wach ot us must haye that ideal, must eran ye aR “ eee forth om thoughts, murders,| ,cel himself the incarnation of the truth.| parties, classes, groups and crowds es, tornicabigns. hefts, false wit- Any iact, passing through us, must not o as * BY railings: 20 these are the things) pecome perverted. Our prejudices, our) defend i ch defile the man; but to eat with} enyi ‘ ; 1 efend it. : , © eat with) envies, our jealousies, our peculiar type ee cd not the man.} of bringing up, our twisted education,| who really loves truth. ro 42 Jesus said unto them, If our religious, political, racial, and eco- Fe a ee iy sy: tds, to nstesly [ail not be Honest wath himself. fos I came forth and am come from] wrong conclusions and vicious actions. LF ae BeL bayer comer! mys, This is as sure to happen as if a com-| as it deceives the liar. he sent me. 43 Why do ye not} pass were, even slightly, influenced by rstand my speech? Even because some outside attraction. cannot hear my word.” 44 Ye are} twist may mean a mature wreck. If of your father the devil, and the lusts} the mason is careless about his wall, it of your father it is your will to do. He} wil fall out. a murderer from the beginning, the best arranged picture. standeth not in the truth, because] will ruin the effect of the choir. e is no truth in him. When he) violin or piano, off pitch, will defeat thi ies 5 conductor. A great conductor walke for he is a liar, and the father thereof. off a stage here in Pittsburgh because . 45 But because I say the truth, ye ber one of his first violins either could not deve me Tot. 4 Which of you con=} or would not keep on the pitch and then, E icteth me of sin? If I say truth, why adding insult to injury, when he finally _ do OL believe me? He that is of got back in tune—a string broke! It God heareth the words of God: for this] yas too much; the high-strung con- ‘cause ye hear them not, because ye] ductor ran off the stage. oye. Scholarship must be accurate. PPHESTANS = 4:25. Wherelore,: Duly ‘can even give up the cherry-tree story AGE AWAY falsehood, speak ye truth in Washington’s career, if Parson ach one with his neighbor: for we are SAE cnerowas arches If Washington did not pray at Valley Forge, why go Aj our daily life! Let innocent childhood, | amid the conflicts and confusion of their lives. words wisely and often be laid upon their hearts. Help us all to eliminate the dishonestly inaccurate and the gen- erous exaggerations that beguile our service has been rendered through _ | Annual’ Youth ‘Program. There! . POINTERS » | Be It Resolved That We, the No x By Roy L. Smith East Mississippi Conference of th : : African Methodist Episcopal Church go It is a terrible thing to start a slander | on record requesting that the coming General Conference which shall be held in the Ebenezer A-M,E. Church of Detroit, Mich. in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty, Be petitioned for the return of Rt. Rev. S. L. Greene to the Eighth Epis- copal District for a third quadrennium. Be It Further Resolved That a copy — of’ this resolution be sert to every church paper and the circular press. Respectfully submitted, Drs. James M. Campbell Wallis James % A. W. Jackson J. C. Greene And Others Let us “stand in the truth.” willing listener to scan- Too many lies are told by means of There are a great many people who against One lie always calls another lie to It is never easy for any man to lie God can never trust any man who No lie ever deceives anyone as much PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert Help us, O God, to know and love the ruth and in every way to uphold it in THE MISSISSIPPI. CONFERENCE (Continued from last issue) EVANGELISTS: Agnes Adams, S. F. Boston, R. A. Shumake. d| carly emotions, be saved from the] TRANSFERS: T. H. King, J. M. easy sis and errors of deception. Let} Watkins, H. W. Henning. Ihabits of truth telling be fostered in| MISSIONARIES: M. J. Buggs, May honest thoughts and| Kittie Greene, Allene McLain, Styles Logan, Austin Watkins, G. H. Hall, Lucy Ostein, Elnora Ward, Virginia Copeland. casual conversations. May perfect rectitude and high honor guide students jn our schools and colleges. Save our homes and hearts from all the unhappy consequences of falsehood. We pray Brookhaven District Rev. S. L. Greene, Jr., Presiding Elder Brookhaven Station, G. W. Smith; Summit Circuit, E. Goodwin; McComb in Jesus’ name. Amen. Station, L. G. Moore; Wesson Cir- cuit, L. V. Foster; Zion Chapel, G, DAILY BIBLE READINGS W. Middleton; Ebenezer, John San- M, Exodus 20:16. ders; Pleasant Grove, James Cotton; T. II Kings. 5:20-27. Bear Town Circuit. L. H. McFarland; W. Proverbs 6:16-19. Fernwood, John Tillman; Bude, ¢ T. \Acts 5:1-11. Tillman; Mt. Pisgah, James F. I Samuel 3:10-18. Bogue Chitto,—. S. John 8:42-47. SER BR Es a = A S. Psalm 2431-6, EVANGELISTS: C. E. Tillman, The 20th Century Quarterly Thomas Jackson. TRANSFERS: S. L. Perry. Pie UA SSS ESS SE SPECIAL RESOLUTION MISSIONARIES: B. M. Lee, Zadie Greene, S> L. Perry, Josie Jackson, G. W. Smith, Ada Tillman, Clemen- See ‘ tine Martin. Whereas God in His all wise provi- dence working through the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which met at New York in 1936, saw fit to assign Rt. Rev. oN L. Greene as Presiding Bishop of the Eighth Episcopal District, and; Gulf Port District Rev. G. W. Winston, Presiding Elder Gulf Port Station, J. C. Clay; Hat- tiesburg Station, J. A. Thornton ; North Gulf Port, H. J. Walker; Biloxi Sta- Whereas: After six years of heroic| tion, G. W. Robinson; Wiggins, L. leadership filled with noble achieve-| Dandridge; Ellisville, J. J. Bradford; ments of supreme excellence, in the] Sanford & St. Mark, TJ, Darry Lumberton & Wellstown, L. P. Ash- ecclesiastical supervision of the Eighth Episcopal District as well as in the ad- ford; East Pine, J. R. Wilson; Log- Do you want realistic? Do your phonograph records to ; lying, mo" be clear and sweet? If you do, you are the truth shall make you free—to live beautifully. It is not some- leave—it must be d, employed as ministration of affairs in Campbell Col-| town, Ww. B. Isom; Bay St. Louis, lege. And Whereas: During the last G. W. Tilman: six years the District has made greater| _ EVANGELISTS: H.. B.. Mott, strides of progress. And Whereas: George Harris. is everywhere unmistakable evi- TRANSFERS: L. G, Moore. Sn ony MISSIONARIES: I. C. Reid, 1g dence of abundant cordiality, mutal, goodwill, and Brotherly love so highly conducive of the best possible success in the Eighth Episcopal District under continued supervision and adminis- trative leadership of Rt. Rev. Ss. L. Subscribe to Greene, who is our supreme ideal. And| THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Whereas: A great deal of inestimable | —_—_—_— anne man G. Herbert, J. A. Thornton, B. N. Anderson, A. M. Robinson. se ===== DSC09132.JPG ===== ARIOCIATED NEGRO PRESS Cahiers a «= aw Watered a: the Post Office at Piiladel ghia, P 8 PR Ladeiphin, Week Weekly Poem ei Sa ministers i ave vE RS tte preachments may bs lies al s of our} the weak will have to look to oP OPS God and massed protection. The vther than see the pro- ri the Church, the “club, the ue the God done his! vank, the market, the home and a 7 actil the tonigd Msn tacketeer, ck norkuen autax |pevein! ier Pim God} pressed Reged fee piper and a THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ———$—$5 —————] ir ING Editorials ay ly Lesa. 1938 WE MRED without la¢alisim. waal WUULU HarreN SEWRPAPER SERVICE RTRAUTER : re 18 much dissalisiachon | ERTS seeVICE gn - vamteee ucu ayamist the weacherous torces atiey DK INgsley 0497 Ot Goubt and disbeliet. Down the centuries of the pas the religious press has given spiri (ual nourishment to countless mil Weekly ot the / tole Concorn | Street | Peans ons. inis is the day of the press ern uie, to the aid of the church, the re- Is press is an increasingly important factor in carrying the of the church to the ghttul citizenship of our time. in hundreds of thousands of the religious press is moulding the pattern of American life. message hou homes are 00o——. EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK ‘|THE USE AND ABUSE OF POWER IN THE CHURCH ly inought a had sh a| in these days of dictators and , “| tyrants there is a distinct trend i rulers to either use their power to suppress human rights and spiritual growth, or to abuse their power by usurping the rights of others. In other words the day of the “survival of the fittest” seems to have returned the fruit ot mechanical philosophy, For Seme reason or other, the weak are too weak to stand up under the oppression of the strong and | sir ¢ iurch It says in / “He worked with his own | hands plastering the church.” Un- wa thous every other aspect of human life is based upon this 1€8 a workman , fet he ashamed n truth—the carpenter, Peter}. ae and the weak. This spirit és 7 and Paul was now and then crops out in the “hard Allen was Church—the Protestant Church ut ter, lames A. Shorter ews wt you please. To dane it Ail ig M. Wi Davis was a far-| "POssible: To contral it is:too mer and E. J, Howard was-a pull- hard, to eliminate it is impossible, nan porter. Prom the ranks of The only way is to fepulste it barhe ot blacks, hotel men, anita ~<A mass-protection, The man end enters, soldiers, cook ‘} has been born and y * s rear on toilers G 4nd! underdog tak craks eo some tailers God has called og takes to it as soon as|; many a preacher of righteousness he is raised to power. The slave We are nat ashamed of honest makes a ruthless — master. the Wor ‘ . tk. But work in clean dirt poor a rapacious grafter and become a ruthless tyr ant 7 ‘! amc PALLERN jians lle a an empty thing When religion and idealism go mand in hand he few sheep for our faihe uuuds a rampart agaist despair. ¥ yy hen imevitable Gisappoimtiments tareaten to engult him, he 1s forti- | Lhe power of the printed page is one of the gratest forces in mod- in bringing this power Wish it were possible can sing. 9 when brought tos . forget when we are in change it. Let us bi us be equal. Let us ne when we were used to -_ PRA nek Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Dr. G. A. Singleton, Editor and Managér of the Christian Recorder: You will please find enclosed $1.50 for the renewing of my paper which I do enjoy reading each week. > Yours for business, tian, we can soon bring t to Christ if we act lik Let’s spend more time b Christ and less trying to ke < Negro downy : ~S. A. Moore Bishop D. H, Sims .....-.- God is waiting on 1112 Fairmount Ave. Bishop M. H. Davis .......- “| make time on our jobs. ——— 000 Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom.. : JST hess: CHRISTIAN RECORDER VISITORS Bishop John A. Gregg .....- Rey. M. M. Lewis, Mrs. Mary Cole Gray, Mr. Spaulding North Caro- lina Mutual Life; Miss Kaye of the Stocking Shop. boasts of an Old Folks Ho It is a three-storied build situated at the rear of the churc By his side is Dr. D. H.| Nicks, Selma, Ala.; J. W. Thompson, f the American Bible So- Camden, Ala.; F. S. DeVaughn, Min- ter, Ala:; J. S. Braggs, Uriah, Ala. ; Flipper. on oO .and Rev. S. R. Higgins. Founded 1903 by the Mor: ee A. T. 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Roy Moore, Lumber City, Ga.; W. pipe organ strains); Hicks, Brewton, Ga.: C. A. Tug- ing music are wafted on the gle, Tifton, Ga.; Harmon Mosley, Ous- Praise God from whom all ley,;Gavy Las’ Johnson, Mystic, Ga-; blessings flow.” It is the Children’s] pp. Curry, Fitzgerald, Ga.; G. W. hurch hour. This pastor, trained in Davis. Dixie, Ga.; J. G. Percell, Tifton, MANY ARE TAKING AD: vantage of the Christian Recorder subscription club rates. Many ar helping. Mrs. W. Sampson Broo has sent in the second group five. Dr, N. H. Jeltz sent-in t first. Dr. J. E. Thomas, Sout Carolina representative sent the first seven. ~ i VOTE FOR YOUR MO: Popular Bishop. Votes will en _ University, “S.T.B.” and Ga.:D. A. Bush, Mound City, IN. : J. tabulated and within two w: TM.” from Boston University] yy" Wright, E. St. Louis, Ill.; L. B. realises that the future of our Metho- dism depends upon the proper re- us training of the youth. Miller, Carrier Mills. I!l.; M. Cy. Mc- Cormick, Quincy, Ill.; J. H. 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Dear Sir: bf Please find enclosed $ IN THE > orris Subscriptions to the Send paper I cant my votes for Bishop ; Episcopal District ; ys Yours for success, We eiwanae CRN ie heen dekes ‘fo was held an institute” - STITUTION and paragraph before the last and last line should read: “a champ- ion of civic righteousness” instead of a CAMPAIGN. — : THE MOST POPULAR BISHOP Send in Subscriptions. Vote Your CONANEWNH 20 votes. 15 votes. | 10 votes. instead of Choice, Bishop Noah W. Williams .. Bishop W. A. Fountain, Sr... Bishop J. S. Flipper » Bishop S. L. Greene .. Bishop D. H. Sims .. Danaisr-t 100 -. 100 . 100 +, 100 10. Bishop G, B. Young .. Pe ee NEW SUBSCRIBERS 11, Bishop R. A. Grant .. 100 2 [> Ce it ch aa ‘uaa 12. Bishop H. Y. Tookes .. 100 : } oe of Allen University is Daniel A. Spencer, Benton, Miss. ;] 13- Bishop R. C. Ransom, Tenn. 100 ng as only he can speak. He is J. D. Shivers, Autaugaville, Ala.; A. 13. Bishop E. J. Howard, Ky. .. 100 v ae the cause of education and A. Davis, Autaugaville, Ala.; R. L. 14. Bishop E. J. Howard ....-- 100 . Allen University. In the chair is Bishop SeoudenmAntadgavilles sAlans EleT: 15. Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. .. 100 A Each subscription in Dec. will count MR. ROBERT S. ABBOTT Each subscription in Jan. will count Chicago, Illinois Each subscription in Feb. will count REV. JOHN H, CLAYBORN Editor So. Christian Recorder Little Rock, Arkansas RETURNED TO SAINT PAUL In St. Louis REV. M. Rj DIXON East Saint Louis, Illinois REV. JOHN W.BEAVERS Pastor Bethel Elmira, N.Y. MRS. ALVA M. SMITH Detroit, Michigan MRS, JOHN H. CLAYBORN Little Rock, Arkansas MRS. SAMUEL B, STRATTON Chicago, Illinois The Most Popular Bishop Act Now! Hurry! Send in Votes! Each subscription will count 20 The Rey. Frank Madison Reid : After having made a report of a suc- céssful year at historic St. Paul the Rey. Reid was returned by Bishop Noah W. Williams for another year. He is a Wilberforcean who has made good. At the last General Conference Rey. Reid was voted the third among the unelected episcopal aspirants. He was born in Tennessee and reared in Kentucky, the incarnation of hospitali- ty. votes in December, 15 votes in January, and 10 votes in Febru- ary. The most popular Bishop in the church will be honored in Dallas, Texas at the Council of Bishops in February, and award- ed a yaluable prize. The bar- gain rates of $1.00 in groups of 5 or more still hold for laymen. Presidents, Chaplains, Mission- aries, Presiding Elders, Pastors, Workers, now is the time to show your colors. Support your bishop, and help put the Christian Re- corder in every African Metho- dist home. George A. Singleton, Editor and Manager of The Christian Recorder 716 So. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Penna. _ STRAY SHOT’S By John Harmon Do you know that the Sunday School is not sold to one half the ministers of our church? One third of our preachers never visit the Sunday School unless they have some kind of program they need the Sunday School to help them put over. Seventy five per cent (Continued on page 8) ===== DSC09133.JPG ===== THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THE CHRISTIAN RI! Se re YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAGE ELIZABETH M. THOMAS Editor a0-8E ae SRE NE EM Noteoteclectectonfoa! Wea pichactectoctochecfocton erie T., Nov. 29. ; ase , ast Niet oe to peace-| the grains of sand at the seashore, or| and wide thoroughfares. Men’s meas- . Rom. 12:18-21.| the drops of water in the Mediterranean uring lines have been insufficient, as eo ; DECEMBER cir arrival had not been expected with | his span of life and his habits and ideas vices. Tracing further we W.. Nov. 30. Y. : are well formed. With few exceptions, trained church leaders, teache: T opi ee ese Isa. 2:1-5.| beyond, as to measure the Holy City] narrow streets, cramped courts and al- ne d ms ofl tie s ey pore he will veh : ye wnt aie 3 2 ' é sean ues eee o, yaaa Measure Je- leys, poor drainage, meager water sup- .* rey! oer ee e reform long practice i ae Ane Pal ons q ie oe, : : embiec er Beautiful’ goodwill: ¥ s if a boy wa a tin whistle| plies, inadequate and too few play- ght great | usages which are as much a part of him| dist spirit, and the failure of in, 4 : 1 of the Christmas Spirit : _ | were to attempt Mozart’s Twelfth Mass | grounds prove. In the City of Brother- ’ "hi-fas tiie nérvous'system ina part af the and drilling Methodist enthusiasn ae Earth, Goodwill Toward|S.. Dec. 3. $ Matt. 5:43-48. | Jerusalem! With all the tears that have| ly Love, in Penn’s Woods, in the United . ss ey said, and hed | body. the tender ages. Now then, a ind Men 4 PLE co ae ee been, and will be, wept in it; all the] States, and in a war-fevered, economi- ae , “e glad to bring Now the case is different with that yidual has little pride and liking Luke 2:8-18 _ Seas iyi pie pg uke 23:34, triumphants songs that were sung in| cally—bewildered civilization, today proper ‘and if| of a child, whose possibilities of toeing what he doesn’t know. What ee eth ae ce on Earth,| its streets; all the prayers that have] there is need of an angel to challenge 1 a| the mark are far greater. He has the doesn’t like, most assuredly he canni ting the Topic oes aera at Luke 2:8-18.| gone up at the Wailing Wall; all the the “young man with a measuring line.” ; ; , and| tender age, the age best for all sorts of respect. How can we Gemandeabi a ever Christmas poetry is quot- 2) Gi leeting.) blood and butchery, plunder and rape, The significance of Jerusalem, then, ¢ in | teachings. Fosdick has said, “a child] by our laws where these three are n the Christmas story told, there is —Christian Endeavor World| and cries for mercy that have gone| was not size, but past associations and eS wt lis a bundle of possibilities.” In him is glected? ees ee, > be reference to the theme of quivering to the ears of God. Measure| future greatness. There was more to what he expects to become. Who has So, Mother of Religious Education,” A gels’ song—“peace on earth, Teruel, ; the Holy City than could Be pierre : 1, the responsibility of tending these “pos- | Yours is a big task. You must not S odwill toward men.” Whenever the 4 This, then: the vastness of God’s| With a tape line. Today life is more || sibilities?” The home? Yes, but often| give way to the recalcitrant opposers, mae names of our Lord are men- The Christia design, and impossibility of encompass- than things, that is, material things. te home.fails, The school? Yes, but] neither to the pessimists nor to th ied, the one that summons the ad- Nl ; ing it by any human measurement, is We are so easily deceived by external frequently the school overlooks its scornful, for yours is the way of Light atic nh of all people everywhere is R d P | . the surface and obvious meaning of the appearance. We measure men, for in- f uty. ‘The church? Yes, but, oh, how] by which you shall teach these tender this one—“The Prince of Peace.” ‘ ECOr ef lu pit ae ‘ nmpiacind pornegis ope Wee eee pee through misconceptions of their] ages and all others that the church Jesus Christ was a man of peace, who [Ai See IN ee The Measuring Age their waist, as of a Chinese mandarin. , - make | youndless energy these “possibilities” | one foundation, the guide post in the filled His mind with thoughts of peace, x This is an age that believes in the Or we put the tape line about their e sak Oe one been roughly cast aside. Since School of Life, and ‘further you shall and who encouraged His followers to By The Rev. Samuel W. Purvis, D-D.| measuring line. ; pocketbook—wealth; about their hat- : rese three of the greatest institutions| teach that the need of everybody is the — peaceful living. Until ‘men began to] THE MAN WITH THE “We weigh, we measure, everything, bands, mentality; we even judge men - . fail on whom can we fully rely? | law of the schools , : - have the same purposes and actions as MEASURING LINE We are sceptical about that to which Deahieploudn css otthein, voices: Hee oe ce Rear sein of Religious 4 eee Jesus had, they were full of fighting : we cannot apply our tables of weights eee » “a ee a | ateelge ‘bundle ¥ A bet’ end tend E HARVEST HOME 3 et nd violence. But whenever they have ‘Text: Behold, a man with a measur- and measures. We must sce, hear, was 6-f 4, Li a f e ee pes | * possibilities,’ I will ATLANTIC CITY DISTRICT — jed to be like Jesus they have turned]; Tine i hie heen ry touch, taste and handle. The eternal. Whee pot sy ALincolny (6 fopt-3/ Ring en} give to each its pecular need, but to : ‘ak the ways of peace. stay Te ae aa alr ontene the invisible, th Merehel., But Folin’ Wesley 2s > fA sa belie SHLAIAN wih che Whe : LS Whither goest thou? And he said unto)" V0 the supernatural, cannot) Wellington 5-ft.-3; Napoleon S-ft-3 ; : : g great need, the lay] The Harvest Home of the Atlantic The more we can get people and na- be so dealt with, and thus are left se- : eee wn Se ) two candles] of the school. City District was held at the h ‘tions to do the will of Christ, the more]. to measure Jerusalem, to see what| 44, atone, Time eh Bs tears its Caren Wee, ure and 52 the|: “The'need‘Of the pupil is the law of| the Presiding! ate oe ie ees of “will Ree ee tare a & 4 is the breadth thereof, and what is the We as es Pe when men be-} <i¢ that no man would conquer the and they| the school.” This tirgent waht’can be} Camden, N Wi , Rev. J. L. Russ, ei : Bers: 4 Is cease and] jeneth thereof. Zech. 2:1-2. ieved the heavens declared the glory Of| orld who was over 5-ft.-5. Neither sot the | iH the Daw Séhook thie Suiaeseser ; nN. J., : ednesday, Novembe f ithe ars of violence between the Ma-) There’s a fine lesson and deep wisdom God, and that he held the sea in the hol- washington at 6-ft.-4, nor Wesley at oS a ee satel okt the SeREOSE HAE pies ‘i ool, |2. The houseqvas Beautikally, decorated tions die down. The surest basis for a! i, the incident of the text. low of His hand. the earth was full of 5 4, are judged untae eight ay babies obine Ieee ee ¢ definite-) with plants and chrysanthemums eaceful life is a religious basis, and) The time is about 535 B.C The| weaver: and every bush aflame with} but by their eee tortticiol ante ; Teg me erstanding of| the dining room was laden with refore we ought never to cut down] |, 4 We; God—but not now. me i eer as EtG Oe ny they| the law, the respecting of the law, and| gif i with many on f place. the ruined city of Jerusalem. would judge the Jewish race by height? ttle . en w, and| gifts. %; our efforts to make Christ known to A paved NEN _ one dnd| tite’ abiding by the: law'tel d univer The chetee ine eae arr The people, a band of heroes, patri-}| Then, too, we have a mania for| How tall was “insignificant” Paul, one 4 ty together; so|need. Rules and laws are not faced paittce wae ae i ae Prego Na Be eee ots and,prophets who had returned! judging things by size. We count of that race? Jgpw tall Jesus of Naza- - i tk dad suid| for nothingness... Thy ‘repbesdhtstke| Mt ZiSnm A ee Sia a ee 0 a ae eghed from captivity, viewed the city—walls,| cities for their acreage, factories for|teth? eee — and} customs of a people, a society, and a ant J M | Cc lurch, Bridge- at ag ic Sues ; a . A un-| citadel and temple. Nehemiah led the) their output. banks for their buildings.) Nor. do not judge by a man’s’ birth- mr ; wid dey the} gov rnment. They become written Bethel. Caine apa ek ss oa : Da ae 2) lh aE returned exiles, and Zechariah was| colleges for their endowments, churches place. The first President of the United ald happen But a codes in order to preserve the definite-| the piano. “Le ning Or rae = ead = clippings.) Be ahabs: alain doeys hag Bret #515 Bee peetins a0) 1 hee aay a hae leaietaaon not ry he ma ness o the custom. Their enforce-| lasting Arms” a 5 F ce LES © 1. Ifzat chtitaas time we all give psied sa Feet heart-breaking years) crowds! But. sommetiow, /G0d's: measur Aaa cease: ha od agree mee fev yee ment is necessary that no one person| was followed with m2 jo eee Mee naace idea a large place, that will go by, not unlike the first few years of] ine rod is different from ours. Man is line to measure the simple white cottage d watked slowly alc ee Ree may infringe upon the rights| C. Frazier of iene - oa have a good influence. Thaiend of al- he Bulent colony at Plymouth. It| all for quantity, God is for quality. Man Si Nem england Biants, pry tig. 12d; ¢ sng ages fo ee oe because the right of any|rendered by Mis ak ee fay) Gaying, "Mercy sate Rare was the history of a desperate struggle] is for outward appearance. God is for| houses of famous mid-western states- say THE Vlaks wins idual to do what he pleases is in-| son of Mt. Zi Me ee apa heme Ack OUTG cas peace for life. Now, at the time of the text,| the heart. Man measures with yard-|men. Leave your measuring stick at tears with} compatible with and a detriment to the| Fenwi he . Zion A. M. E. Church, eae s z ln they are thinking of the possibility of| stick, and counts with adding machine. home when you visit the log cabin of goer 4 interests of the whole. “Wh Wickes A apt time’ Mrs. pu earthit); Ore miehtuse Christmas) - ebuilding. God judges by spiritual standards, as Lincoln. How big is your house? It é 1 yeen home-sick}is no law b : ere there| Angie Bell of Gouldtown, explained cards that carry some message about 3 Fi # ef % Ree d stupas eanne and Madelene did} richt Jaw but every man does what is|the purpose of the g oe ie fe peace, instead of PC evowiend One night. while ‘his compatriots| those set down in the Ten Command-| does not matter. Rather, big ‘is ase: sey Be ” boys own eyes, there is the least | which was sweet! oe Be gatherin 2 * Helly? ae slept, Zechariah stole out to the val-| ments, and in the life of Jesus of Naza-} Your personality? I. wonder if we ; ened % bah | real liberty. Rabincce Pein ary Mrs. Myr ae ais i Atos ae a. ley to pray. There, as he prayed|reth. ought to live in a house that is too big yeaches trained Siihciet Our A.M.E. Discipline ING 35, ee pnitg Williamstown -ived inet a sian. Even the’ disciples among the myrtle trees, he saw the| Measure Jerusalem! How can one for our personality to fill? Let me They felt altomether too un-| ‘he !aws and regulations of represents! Armoogan of oa See. BL aot Pera sve com eee cere tadacrels shadowy figure of a man. In_his| measure any city? The present is no know something about the mother's 1 CH REN OF THE | ef singe of that sort | @8tical body. Lo ofponn eccles- talk ouldtown, gave a\tim: we Om emo NS q ©'s! right hand he held a measuring line | token of the future. In the city of love, the father’s example, the loyalty = WE DESERT ft we do for the weg | ships and exiéet ong years of hard- i and a solo was sung by Mrs. Hel ad He not said the right words to gnick The prophet asked the young man London, about a quarter mile or so to one another of brothers and rs reat { ‘wile Sate a ' said) i, cordial edie served to estab- bite of Swedesboro after which em. When one of them Ghoy his| what he was going to do. He an-| from the very heart of the city, there let me know about the books they read ~— ali sac¢ And] sorati Procedures and, the incor. marks were made by Rey. J. E. D ord and would have fought when the] ered with engaging frank that |i ‘tl os ott id R and their table talk, and I'll tell you scking thele shelvee|?°T@ting of these customs hel of Fenwick. S : er iers came to arrest Jesus, the Mas- Race ae mariicness) that aus aaa en ek oe n nee ig i earch of pictures or amy. | Preset¥e our system for th a elped to re ae ate cheering . ae he was going to measure Jerusalem. | wall. If William Penn in his day had how big is the home. andes tines A°Y"| the wholethe’ church ie cea of a Bs the wife of the Os ee a St Measure Jerusalem! The city of the| built a wall around the City of Broth- meee ty the Kingdom j . : tell afl thay | erRY The definiteness of o re (Continued on page 11) rfech “which iat uateriyelated to Living God! To set down on paper, in| erly Love we now would have frag- all ae the YOonE an with the Hiren were getting} Comsidered every four peeee oo E i 3 Pees winlke ieee Take yards, feet and inches. all that was| ments of it farther. south than North Meas he tead line when it that to: mens : « ew misroundiiay, legislative body at ite General S y our | PRona tee ve ; pig ch Ke] cathered in that word Jerusalem! The| st. and farther north than South st.} Urns the affairs of the Kingdom of ‘ noat as if Madeline: woutd However, hoth thé der sit honk: ee SS ‘ en oh ae en ae ne young man’s notion of Jerusalem was| When, in 1818, the church of my last God. © used to them. She might be do not sufficiently understand Ree A wide ate deh ge yan aeoks e will to forgive those who) of a city strictly {imited, compassable! pastorate was built, at what is now How would you measure the Church? 4 heerfal by day: but jist ag! 27 abide by these laws Lie date a fis pe one ree ra oy ie onged them, Pere will Be NO] and measureable, whose dimensions and] 13th and Vine. it was a town joke, My guess is, not by the book of Num- vl * ann set and the shades! To und i scdeeeghae* director from the rther quarrels; but without forgive-|inauence could be stated in figures. dauttine a eliurch so far out inthe bers, but by the four Gospels. T was J # came over the land. a|sary to Fela 2 anything. it is neces~ Today wi of es fifty years” is about the only COS left is te That wasn't God’s Jerusalem at all.| fields.” Tt was “too far from the city Continued on page 11) adow erent. ton, over her little face: bar fed peek. its origin, its growth, proteaaiean ial a highly’ a ‘When this applies to many) God's Jerusalem was vast. iflimitable,| for city folks to attend and too far = a cht thar she missed her] our Mother of rete Here is where} | adyanced m bi using al nd to nations, it means war and|toundiess. It was to be no narrow| for the farmers out near the Schuyl- fe 7 har hale: i a ee plays |, offering i Bia Po ce Pas oh, mountain stronghold, no tiny space| kill to come in.” Blunder—lack of { i newt ieee} united with this Gaa us who are which were ever? enclosed in four walls, but a city that|foresizht—or too much! There was 3 Choir. ¥ a oe ees coxnizant of its system rd are not Predecessor. Ag i i ea thed should be the fofore home of countless | no dream of future housing problems of a. & Pulpit GOWNS THE NEED OF THE PUPIL Siswndbesige, date Ge aed : ur lack of| | this! advancement es 4 multitudes ; its influence so wide that no| thousands of automobiles crowding nar- Vee va 9 ; ee Ny telacitas oar prt. to an’ talitvacene i or the most| | céives protection aad a ; fi eos ramparts could shut it in. row streets and finding no parking Bape ye Caclog aad Z : look extended no farthe y whose ont-| | a time of great nee : What ie 4 iat fat ear “And, behold, the angel that talked| space. The horse cars on Market St. Ppisplenipoinearest,. State your wer bee PRINGRTELD, Mase. Wh hands, wiheve inueredh n than their tte Ae ie ae a \! with me went forth, and another angel} and the Frankford “dummies,” did not DeMoulin Bros. & Co. ‘ Stee te St. | individual haa Wedoane 28 en antto cosmopofitan Ss Not aroused ties can boys and girls use | went out to meet him, and said unto imagine subway rush, and clevated 1194 South 4th St., Greenville, TI Sof 30: years stirroundings, and ow is it possible t sho good- him, run, speak to this young man!"| crowding at 5 o'clock P. M. Market d oth ‘Tell him that he is attempting the im-| and Spring Garden Sts.. Girard Aye. ew mates i age and parts of 2nd St, were blessed with market sheds and buildings. Today, with sheds torn down, they are good whose entiret ¥ Was engro: tracked pertiigation, the Serving pie be has reached the maturity of possible. He is trying to measure the ‘immeasurable. He might as well try af 7.) to count the stars in the midnight sky, See ‘ | > SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ===== DSC09134.JPG ===== HURSDAY, DECI PAGE BIGHT THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER STRAY SHOTS ts e Georgia Confer- | by the Presiding Officer, meeting was Ree panstler Fr t Ee at ‘ : es = 3 heir | called to order for the business of the be, nh ie i ter : Sy apenas cau i ects who] other outstanding candidates for Epis-| Parker i 1 is a for leadership by a] copal aid eA % ; ce It is gratifying to note the admirable | petent wife, one of th bts! Christ faculty consisting of 76 Negro acti Bit nae ? oa 5 Dayis, a candidate Transferred to the Western North coe ma able Daly Apiett bonducta his ert Jatoba Eben Sebed( alte Mean ibenordeinierse Sing Seas pric for West Africa;| Carolina Conference, C. A- Stroud. — juarterly conferences, for we consider}; The) eROKs |WsSs all wel ____,_ | ¢rs came east on this educational tour| S Bey owman, H. J. Head, J.| Transferred to the Western North lim an executive of the higher order and the Presiding Elder at the invitation of Rev. Dr. J. A Stiee Fe it Haplash aMetavessyy paticy sayy, NUS: Da sf EEC a land. attainment, simultaneously having Turner Chapel boasts of tl Portlock, pastor of Bethel A. M E. white ee ad a aS: Warrenton, Parker; Norlina, W. C. | ae : : Mare ye e name: i i ae at Allen A.M.E. Church to work har- has made during pastorate eoureh They appeared during their|not get. The Missionary ; 2 ; Raa eT pe RR RL moniously with him, a youthful minister | H. J- Thibodeaux who is abou week's tour in the interest of Wilber-| Thursday evening by Rev. G.S - oe taste age ODER NEE Nie in the person of Dr. J, Winsmore Ma-|his third pastoral appointmer force in Brooklyn’, Flushing, Jamaica,|man was a ee oe a a og TSO ; of whom it may be said without | Presiding Elders have bee i and Jersey City. The Wilberforce| The business on th : Conf. TS 2 Sen Ue ec fear of successful contradiction that he | each Quarter. Increase University Singers are a splendid group| moved steady and ee Aes aie ig ay sare ot Bard touene bates is a preacher of the first magnitude. general and local church claim of representative students the personel] Mass Meeting Friday Agta , in our iternary yielded to his physical We are grateful to the Heavenly | crease in membership, and our Sunda of which are Coreania Hayman, Mary-| over in a big way, Mr. A. B eee infirmities and the weight of years and Father for the many blessing bestowed School is second on the Shrevepo ‘ ee ek Spencer, Washington, | the treasurer. res, Pannen oe Dees nied tm aRe spon us during the past three months, | District. CRNAs, eorge Rainey, New Jersey, Lutrelle| Hill were at thei 5 ‘ i their post. votwithstanding the grim reaper of We are praying for the return | Long, Florida, George Rahn, New York Saturda: s r f > , aftern Dr. leath visited our ranks and bore away] pastor and Presiding Elder. — Eugene Robinson, Illinois, William Lu- eae Se a at jragiabes bo gatas souls, we do not question our Rev. Wesley C. Sper cas Pennsylvania, William R i i i : : 0 BV. . Spe , evere, Ohio,| nation sermon, one Eld {eavenly Father for the loss of: these AS Tean Paul Hubbard, California, and Paul Deacons were ordained. ee. ae Wee ae ele a Sh ii oe instead we bury ourselves DONALDSONVILLE DISTRIC’ Rudolph Roberts, director New York.] The Bishop well said that this was |on Sesiember 26th, Race @. D ah iss a the rock which is Christ ee RANE as CLEVELAND G, ALLEN] the best Conference thatyhe had ever} Presiding Elder pi Rev Ww er rd and “prepare ourselves more} Mt. Prim A.M.E. Chure! heldsat-any Gi os Sct R 3 uf , é 3 otk pete oo 2 y time, any where or place. | Hi i : ously for that place of rest to which | First Quarterly Conference was h Id ai DALTON, GA. Sunday a.m. a great Conference Be elncd Dick Wwe aioe poe Flos A ones have gone. [the A.M.E, Church, Newberry C Sunday School. This over the Bishop] ring sermon toa large “RAPA ow t re hactares side of Sue Society Presiding Elden Dee Danan NT The 68th Session of the North| presented Dean Hill of Turner's The-|he preached on Sunda; yeni aie | as evidenced by the following report is] opened with prayer and song. Pi Georgia Conference is now history. It| ological Seminary who preached a very |all auxiliaries aide ie ete A Ke ery encouraging : offered by Brother A. A. Godwin Sun- convened in Bethel A.M.E. Church,| able inspiring sermon to the delight of) showed improvement late ike ie t ; i's: Report che ia)s $1,029.34] day morning. Sunday School at the Detion Ge) Nov.y26," Rey. (C., Wi all whe besed Bist: auarters un pastor Rey. Hop with : Report .. 444.87| usual hour. Miss Ruby Lewis gave re- Peters, pastor; Rev. J. F. Moses, the} Resolutions were read and adopted. |the cooperation of the Be ane are ; ~ A. Bas 50.24 marks. Song by Brother Oddie Don- . Church, passed through h Tr enn ee Be a ee WAG aa Silda oleae church Meiies Dany site 56.41) aldson. The Presiding Elder preached Hy Raaiied Et 3 oh ere} The welcome reception Tuesday eve- appointments were read which gave| that was destroyed by fire. We are al il aes y pa M.S; 59.26 | a soul stirring sermon then the pas ne aes if bat a visit] ning was indeed a brilliant affair and general satisfaction, the Conference | ways glad to have our preuaine’ Elder fips we ess 5.40] Rev. B. Moore also Rev. é bf st city, with al ait that could have been expected. Wed-, voted to hold its next ses ion i 2 z i t eS | ) JSR session in Great- , and wife come as they bring us much ’ 127.13) gers fram the Arline toneDastdiot ceaten nesday a.m. the Conference loyefeast | er Bethel A.M.E. Church, Athens, Ga. | encouragement \ : | $ —————| Rev. M. Mike 3 ts was conducted and pufting it mildly : E ; . > | TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED nance $24.10; Bee aa suort tala a Pecsee ci atmeu anes eee Pee VERS Nec MRS o7 SRLETGHER: ab digo eho re ce $24.10; Sunday School $2.50. spirit ran high, was a forerunner for Athens District ox ER ....:. $1,772.64 Flemmie R: ; the service that followed; the Bist ae , odger A 5 e Bishop I oe: J. Winsmore Mason, pastor : ae and statecraft were present,| acsisted by the P. E-s conducted the Ry J. Butler Watkins them the Hon. Earl Russell, | ¢, . \ oy : Euoibartine United’ Stat ‘ormal opening and presented Rey, J. Ruycoeram ‘spodcored iby Miss Bhie | Hr A GREAT OPPORTUNITY _ f ates.|S Grant of Cedartown Station to de-| NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE|A. Claytor of Christiansburg, Va. Sake oekod Special Christian Recorder it liver the Annual Sermon; he was at his Fayetteville, N. C. Primary Teacher of Ivanhoe Rosen- vie Bl Club Rates!! 3 ue - best, preached a real good sermon, fol- ‘ - wald School and a t i pi Pe bar right made a plea for the ‘ . . Bishop M. H. Davis oiler bes iti Rat j Ene, dfor the Christi lowing the holy communion the Bishop Wilmineton District of Hampton Institute, Va. was ren- i The Fourth Quarterly Conference of The price of the Christian Re- _ BS GAN Stes the Christian] geliyered the annual message which . i 8 2 dered at the Pleasant Hill A.M.E Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church was corder is $1.50 a year. It is - eee ous of helpfulness} was brim full of inspiration, informa- ete Carnes, Presiding Eider; St-| Church for the benefit of the Board of ° : / es ith Dr. K opulfonanes ay Wa During the ; a ae Cre Cra tion and occasionally took us to the aa Oa hes ede Trustees and the School. | splendid Presiding Elder at his post of onth o ecember we wil eae) Z mountain of intellectuality, the Con- = i ree 3 msony} Tr. ee) is PHILADELPHIA, PA | ou having preached a ee ane GIVE a year’s subscription se WOEEERTORCH UNIVERSITY ference conceded that this was the best Burgaw, L. E. Monroe; Kenansville, Oe ete ives mane oF | Ss ermon from Exodus 14:13. “And laymen who subscribe in clubs of | } Re a aK that he has ever delivered any time) or Ss Sy Reason a baa Miss\ Claytor, and.'a teacher obnloye iat ‘ Moses mn unto the people, Fear ye five. To get this bargain rate (Continued from page 1) where, any place. Conference orga- ae tM i ee ee >’ }and Montgomery Counties for (30) : : | not, stand stiff and see the salvation ¢ you must be in a cli is : ee izati fected with Revs. G. .S. yhiteyille. A. H. Douglass ; Marietta, | Peary Glaytor Re a s ihe. Lave widahiha cine be a of club. ae oma, and I Got plenty of Nothing, by eae oe cice Beles. cow Fredrick Foy, Mt. Tabor, Nathan cane me ce nN Chey re Saag ) W iv ie " § you is 9 Li hi . 4 ra re , a - * . sentative oO he Southern 1 nsur- ae be} fay. He came out with renewed Editor and Manager 5 seen ea" Miss Coreania Hayman, s0-| peters, J. S. McAlister, assistants et a | ues ance Co. Roanoke. Virginia, Addresses } ede at tation and great zeal, and held The Christian Recorder o who has a fine future on the/+ne Conference set sail, every mo- Neve Herm pester were uenyered by both th : M essts Clay cree} a most affable meeting on Monda: 716 S. 19th Street, and a voice of unusual ment gathering more and more mo- D. L. Grady, Presiding Elder; New tor. GP: ess ic afd ”), Monday||. ‘Philadelphia -Penra Be ie ee cl eidey aan. the North) corey Chases Ls Semen MBH | cfc Claytos brothers! ‘Quer “oper gi ui (la Traviata) by Verdi. ees Fe Hee eau Wicnimtonn heir ee ees Saha ; , i § 1-1 Ga. Mountain Climbers worn and bat- ef dered the music for the day with the Dear Sir: Rainey, who has a splendid u a S. McGuire; Wrightsboro, John Stan- : mine Ba Y Ai i : tle—scared the intrepid general report : 3 exception! of one selection by the Pri- Enclosed herewi é f tenor quality sang commenda- ley; Scotts Hill, C. L. Sanders; Rich- ‘ ie erewith $5.00 fo i Sun . . ‘| that one had reached the summit. mary Grades directed by Miss Claytor, the Christian Jna Furtiva Lagrima, by Doni- ; lands, A. P. Pearce; Mt. Calvary, John re Meehan Ou he Tt iy ee Ph utrelle Long, also a tenor Distinguished Guest Holmes; Mt. Carmel, I. D. Dunlap; oH tbs a atk Ms or ay Bee as ‘ cellent voice, offered a Ah} Among the many high-lights of the Kendall, A. J. James; Myrtle Grove, a pa oak ‘i o, Late as anes Name Douce Image, by Massenet, Miss Conference we were fayored with the] W. Foy; Wrightsville, A. J. McKoy; nares avi eh ae cae ee Mr. Rainey offered a) presence of Bishop Edw. J. Howard| Rockypoint, H. L. Huggins; Moore}’ a re aA a oi . eee J U d d ‘oi de Ma Mere,” and trio , whose message of good-will was de- Town, ——}; Springbranch, Stephen sere al hn Mano . PI an Recommened by Thou 2a, ee Miss Hayman, Mr. Rainey lightfully inspiring swaying the audi-| Fennell, Bishop va ecto sy RUN Lake a PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE . Nase binso offered the Finale ance at will by his BIAtOrY, eloquence Fayetteville District The following students recited :— 4 EARTH «si keeeee ia unod. The program, and powerful magnetism. : : 4 Misses Worthy and Lucille Tidline, and ' e singing of the famous : General Officers C. L. Stephens, Presiding Elder; ee ets ken : dé - a e Alma Mater song. Dr. D.| Drs. A. S. Jackson, Secretary of | St- Luke. L- R. Pearce; Mt. Zion, G. |” Seip ippresabte Ne) Gores bea 4 Se d Name resident of Wilber-| Education, S- S. Morris Secretary A. W. Larkin, St. Mark, S. M. Fete SU bithespastor Bess. tones anied the singers C. E. League and Prof: E. A. Selby, | St. John, D. P.- Richardson; Atkinson, si y Pe: S ) 8 Se i lat : Wm. Richardson; Tomahawk, Thos. he program showed whole-hearte H. Maméa a $1.00 today for low price of pian toon . me the KIRBY'S Dey 18 PIKE AVENUE. 4 ¥ and Heenminiweay ich he told of 4 eG jon was doing | Name Meade yi ccr ys Address py a Atlanta Dist., J and a prominent can ric, G. A. EN ciety, E. M. Baxter, ¥ Sec.-Treas. A.M.B. S. S. Union. The very timely addresses delivered by them | will linger long in the memory of the .|North Georgia Conference. ; and other distinguished ministers, o|C. A. Wingfield, B. V- Thornton, J. L. Butler, Savannah didate for the Bish~ Dunn of Macon D. H. ton, of the American Bible So- Ries Drs. Central M, E. Atlanta, R. E. Romans, At- T. Babcock, Big Bethel and So.| J. Re E. Everette; Fairmont, Joseph Chase; Lumberton, H, B. Rouse; Pembroke, William Campbell; Smithfield, A. A. Thompson; Wilson Mills, —} Dunn, Best; Bethel, S. W. Singleton. Rocky Mount District I. H. Alston, Presiding Elder; St. Mark, ——; Kinston, E. W. Baber; Goldsboro, ——} Richsquare, R. E. Liggon; Weldon, J. E- Lee; Wayman, D. A. Johnson; Kenley, John Bridges ; Severn, J. E. Mallett; Nashville, ALJ: cooperation from each and every per- son in the community of which Miss Claytor was very grateful, Subscribe to THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ===== DSC09135.JPG ===== ISTIAN RECORDER 1E CHRISTIAN RECORDER PAGE TEN THE CHR ‘ 2 : 7 a li 2 eS mama ye ‘eo a vee Mi Mi Bs | an ting spelled out FRATERNAL MESSE “nae four Quadrenniums. ing church official! My soul, the world| miss much. The intangible slips past. ras Ss ntinent | though faint, the printi 3: sil helt (Ganemiuee ese page bea a avidson who passed only a| is not going to be saved by figures! The |/The wind bloweth where it listeth, and Ve “We ourselves ew days ago, always went with her| church is neither built nor destroyed by| is not recorded. I have great sympa- N ws At A ‘Glance : ue the Soviet Un-| clearly since it was dried, ass, castes) the sentence; of membrane ands out more is now on ple are] others. " The section We note the following leaders them are| on which the printing st 'B been elected and served as -husband to his appointments big or | little and suffered with him on the Poor thy with devout folk who sit down with pencil and tablet, Bible, almanac and calendar, to figure out just when the statistics . The only thing that matters is the quality of its spiritual life. There are Es Viz :—Revs. Peter Spencer, é : f higher| exhibition here. tar | detson, Isaac Barney, Ellis Sa appointments. She lived to a ripe old| some things, brother minister, that do] Lord is going to return. But God TODAY'S THOUGHT S ‘aid, this| The only solution of the puzzle 80 af Jno, C. Ramsey, Phillip Bouldon, age (84) and was loved by many, not get into the columns of the de-| doesn’t seem to care for calendars. ‘j offered that appears to. be worthy 0 liam Hitchison, éolonon Hatoks She leaves a son, Joseph H. Dayid-| nominational Year Book, nor into the| How unexpected was the Babe’s Na- “ ly | credence, is that the hog swallowed | ard Williams, Benjamin Jeff Al : “ |son of Detroit, Mich, eight grand-| report to the Bishop. How many of| tivity that first Christmas night! How ted States.| a scrap of paper on which the sentence | lJames C. Wilmore, James H. ; oe aN children and twelve great-grand child-| the spiritually perplexed have been edi-| unéxpected will be His second advent! , ‘ are en-| was printed and, on reaching its SOLE fe Benjamin J. Ruley, Jacobens Ra ; son died at Chicago. Fun-| Ten in and around Selma, Ala. A| fied? How many children held and in-| You cannot measure the Bible by - ¢ Some| ach the printing was transferred to the) | phillip A. Boulden, and Herb \rkay delphia Tuesday. V. nephew, Henry Damon Davidson, foun.| structed? How many disheartened have| books, chapters or verse alone. It is the fields of | living tissue as the result of some sort Ryder, These great ferderenty ky ; der and Principal of the Bibb County| been encouraged? How many grief-| immeasurably more than that. I am o38 te. There} of chemical action. pea mid Sunshitie ane. Shadow’ 46 ¢ : Training School at the Davidson home | stricken have been comforted? How|a preacher, and, I trust, a student. I medical} <a aeGnE DKS MRGLIC aR the Glory of God, and the spreat ran MARRIAGE ~ | town of Centreville, Ala., and a great| many weak and wounded, sick and sore, ‘want the truth about the Word, no ‘ it SINS IN APRICA | the gospel of Heaceue % pe A ‘ .| many relatives and friends to mourn have been strengthened and wounds| matter how it scems to shatter my | CARBON BLACK MADE IN TEXAS Your Discipline General Ruled ae and Mrs. Gilbert HI. Jones re-| their loss. bound up? Tell that church official and| childish beliefs. When he Bible, the are b ing| PANHANDLE ae eet ipline, 4G is Gat rt us the pleasure of your company We commend her spirit to the God| the denominational headquarters to put| Church, or an individual cannot stand | cles 0 eligion, ay ener ke eat of their daugh that giveth. aside their measuring lines. The faith_| criticism, there is something wrong or 2 pant Polity, are all Fundamental, and e _marriage of their daughter PRR COE : ¢ a » bigotry Creation of Soot Plays Part in ene deee hae 3 s Hayend,t to Mr. Edwin J. Rob- ful minister’s ministry, the care of the| weak about it. Do not be confused by Pe Modern Industrial Life pues A F sas ‘he oo FA Saturday afternoon, the third “Servant of God, well done shepherd’s flock, cannot always be told| many books of theology, concerning | HERE'S ONE FOR RIPLEY! ai Seas Bi rae on Race ates a nee of December Nineteen ‘hundred and! Praise be thy loved employ : financialfigures, or crowd —num- eed bones a Rocke: Don I Georgia Farmer Killa Hog—Finds Many strange sights can be seen on t today-be sa sepaeaeetreraners rea thirty-eight, at half after four o’clock The battle fought, the victory won, | P&FS- f ; is” interesting and informative, but it | Piicted Sesion Octiaadiaa Siow: that fat, desolate stretch of land called | "° oda} D: oe Wilberioree, Ohib. Enter thy Master’s joy” The dimensions of a church may not] misses the soul and fragrance of the s BE Ee ae nee the Texas Panhandle, but few more would be members of the-Great Meth-— es , s S 5 be computed by stained-glass windows,| flower. Near “the man with the meas- at s RUSSIAN spectacular than a carbon plant i full ee pare, Mh note you have more — z : : its mighty organ, its conservatory sing-] uring line” stands the wise devil, smil- - 17 (Speciat)—| eration, reports American Petroleum] than members. ae g ~ || THE HARVEST HOME—ATLANTIC| ©: its ritual and rubric, or its eloquent | ing his crafty smile. And over all looks ‘ Institute. From a distance one sees The A. M. E. Church came into be- 1913 ANNIVERSARY 1938 preacher, though his name be Paul,| down the Lord Christ, saying in. sub- - ute meen a group of long, low shed-like build-| ing as a separate denomination in 1816. e ‘ a ae CITY DISTRICT Apollos or Cephas. Put away the} stance “My measuring line is not of «| ings from which rises an enormous The following ministers have been ele You are cordially invited to attend Gaub usalticin/pane?6) world’s measuring line in measuring] this world,” on | black cloud. Under this cloud and in- ted, and consecrated as Bishops Viz: ff Twenty-ffth Wedding Anniversary, the kingdom of God. There may be iy? eae SAB Ae SES, / Ye ee cide the buildings, men, flames, and| Rt. Revs. Richard Allen, Morris Brown, given in honor of Rev. and Mrs. W.| Elder, Mrs. Russ, and a solo was sung| more than 12 inches to the foot, and | hath races tof Machinery are engaged in the scientific] Edward Waters, William Paul Quin: K. Hopes, Monday evening, December] by Mrs. Florence A. Smith of Woods-} three feet to the yard, in the Kingdom bscrit j ait. but eo) Production of soot. Willis Nazery, Daniel A. Payne, Alex- fifth, Nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, town. At the closing of the program] of Heayen. You can take calipers and Subscribe to | abet isikc ll SOs ordinarily is considered as a| ander W. Wayman, Jacob Pitts Camp. from seven to ten o'clock at 180 Clark} a brief talk was made by the Presiding | measure the outside of an acorn, but nuisance. but to many industries it] bell, James A. Shorter, Thomas M, D. Street, Hartford, Connecticut. Elder in the presence of Rey. J. L.| they tell nothing of the dimensions ot THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER +. after the| 8 2 necessity. Carbon black is a Ward, John M. Brown. Henry McNe; he Russ. the oak tree hidden within. e he stomach| Specially valuable kind of soot. Al-) Turner, Wm. Fisher Dickerson, Richa ILL Following the program a wonderful| Tape measures are all right, but thev Harvey Cain, Richard D, Disney. W. ley J. Gaines, Benjamin W. Arn Benjamin Tucker Tanner, Abraham — though used for years in paint, ink, dry and crayon manufacture, not un- <q | til just before the World War did car- » a tub of} color , 1| repast was served. Those present in- Jeveland, Ohio—There lies, at 2292 Sth Street, Cleveland, Ohio very cluded Mrs. John S. Armoogan, Gould- town, N. J.:; Mrs, Emma Cuff, R.D. 4, ty 4) bon black assume world-wide impor-| Grant, Benjamin F. Lee, Moses Buc’ Mrs. Sada J. Anderson, the long| Bridgeton; | Mrs. E. N. . Thornley, . 4 ; _| tance inham Salter, James A. Handy, Wi ne efficient president of the North] Bridgeton: Revs. J. C.. Frazier, Vine- Buy Direct From Manufacturer and Today wherever the automobile, the| liam B. Derrick, Josiah H. Armstron; io Conference Branch, of the Wom_| land: C. C. Bayard, Camden: J. E. printed page, and the painted or lac-| James C.. Henry, Evans Tyree Morris “Mite Missionary Society. Mrs.| Dennis. Fenwick? E. N. Thornley. | quered surface are found, carbon black| M. , fi derson, is the well known widow,| Bridgeton; Mr. ‘Oscar Riley. Gould- SAVE MONEY! Moore. Charles Spencer Smith, plays an indispensable role. It has| Cornelius T. Shaffer © Levi Jenkins — then bacoed and compressed in twelve and one-half and twenty-five-pound paper sacks. Sometimes it is molded into pellets. with more than 1,000,000 communican We have the following departm: Viz:—The A. M. E. Book Con (Continued on pane 1 : he late. S. Major W. T. Ander- son, who was well known in Church hodist Church in the State of Ala- . He was given his first appoint- Bishop. Jaber Pitt Campbell seventies.’ The husband always very affectionate ‘Each always called the town; Verna B. Donaldson, Fenwick; Mrs. Helen White, Swedesboro; Mrs. made possible the development of the| Coppin, Edward W. Lampton. Henry modern, long-mileage motor vehicle| Blanton Parks, Joseph Simeon Flipper. and Army circles. We are sure that| Myrtle Robinson, Williamstown ; Mrs. tre Research is extending its use to| J. Albert Johnson, William Henry when the public in general, and the| Eva Bayard Camden; Mrs Alice B CHOIR GOWNS | improve the strength, appearance and| Heard, John Hurst. William David “AL BEM, Church to particulary inom Frazier, Vineland: Mrs. Lilien far. PULEMT. GOWNS permanence of other products, stich as} Chapelle. Joshua H. Jones. William W. of this, they will remember her, in Vineland: Mrs. Minnola Curtis, Gould- Kiet) and plastics. Beckett, Isaac N. Ross, William Deck their prayers. | town; Mrs. Florence A. Smith, Woods EMBROIDERIES Carbon black is manufactured in the| Johnson Archibald J, Carey, W. Sami Yours faithfully, town: Mrs. Elen Randolph, Woos- YARD oil and gas fields in plants covering 160| son Brooks and others. Thus you rer REV. CHAS. H. YOUNG. | town: Mr. and Mrs. George Sturges, GOODS acres. Tt is produced by the impinge-| elected 57 Bishops during these years| - Be row rss Mary al Weeds as Ln ceatong ment of naturah gas flames on moving} Our beginning as a separate denom| town; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson, STOLES stéel channels. nation beganiias didmmonn ch cunaanneae ae q Woodstown: Mrs. Lydia West, Cam- CAPS The channels shift back and forth iniquitous sin. Race Prejudice But AGED AND MUCH RESPECTED] den; Mrs. Ada Peterson, Woodstown; GOWNS AND over many small flames and as thel Thank God. we have gone on breaetine MOTHER IN THE A. M. E. Mrs. Mattie Shorter, Woodstown ; Mrs. CHOIR HATS was burns the carbon black is deposited | and teaching the Fatherhood as Ge CHURCH PASSES Thelma Statton, Swedesboro: Rodella jou the steel channels later to be re-| and the Brotherhood of man mae ae xen Wiggins, Williamstown; Mary Finel, Gs ait by stationary scrapers. It falls| day, we have 102 annual conferen Emily James Davidson has Woodbury; -Reuben Staton, Swedes- HANGINGS aig ate it is carried] and they are located in every par passed She was the widow of the late boro: Ethel C. Wynn, prcgetons ACADEMIC roianeal epti, 0 the packing} the civilized world and semi-civil ch beloved and great preacher, the | Blizabeth Ferd, Woodstown, ole : HOODS tons. lan hs iat and gases are| world where people of our race Ii oah Davidson, Presiding Elder gist a ok thes aitatine process. It is} We have more than 700.000 memb: pioneer minister of: the African | zs mae aoe CHRISTIAN (Continued from page 7) pastor long years enough to know the T’ve answered: worship of statistics. RECORDER PULPIT| WE MANUFACTURE A COMPLETE LINE OF Maroon Robes and Caps SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS Natiénal Academic Cap and Gown Co. : ; , The P én ad REAL ESTATE FOR SALE lives ily, together} questionaires, and mapped surveys. I h Ss PHILADELPHIA } W | West Philadelphia quality modern porch. ne “| grieved when there were few accessions. || 821-23 Arc t. PENNSYLVANIA Soveidaians ‘ ront dwellings, for Homes or I was concerned when there weré fewer || SINGI E COPY a greatly reduced prices and terms. 4 wid -| coins on the plate last Sunday than on a - L F DOZ, me on : te wre Dollars to have more Cents. Be eae 07 the corresponding Sunda’ of last year. | | Doz ~ 439 mailed upon requ 4 4 d with h hen th : AME i - $ 9.00 PM. Tg ‘ é a the soeiince pene a i Crosses, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion Service ; » M. E. BOOK CONCERN JOHN ‘ADAM RY ies downgraph. Was it my fault? The Altar Appointments. 18S. 19th Streny Phils. Pa 5641 Ma A Markt Se MERE, crowd—the fickle crowd—where was it ! a . ls ect. F last Sunday night? And that look on 1 Philadelphia, Pa, $ Real Estate since 880 the face of an unimaginative, unreason- Specializing in Real ===== DSC09136.JPG ===== TH The Calenda Deceunbar T—North Louis jana Confer- it Rev. | ja time for the formal opening. Since the election of Payne Ratner as Sit Arnett, a ie Russ, 6 Monroe, Louisiana, | . i 5 E. D Wil on South 10th| governor of the State of Kansas we will} an after ae - Z . L. Wilson, C. A. ‘ep Ris Ss Greene. | have no more of the political fiasco, and| day in next January ani A Manning, J. F. Vander. steth MS Coal bag ; aaa. C ‘aference—Pa-| the church will again have full power] Earl M. Lawson of 316 Kic Bi 2 73 Lbs 8e. ahieanaed Ea a s, Ber, 2—Nor gaa «if. | ye HS Sth St.. Rev. J.}to act in conjunction with the state Leyenworth, Kansan. pas rast IOUS EDUCATION—W, pP ow : - Pastor, Bishop R.| board and some kind of decent pros- derstands this an dis fully a Stevenson, J. L. Mims, Miss Gladys — Plewids ) re } perity will insue, Let all who can be| Mail what you raise on Mon i Holmes, Solomon Porter Hood, Miss ; ingstor.| January 11—Louisiana Conference | present but all who are so fat away] ing the second Sunday. Elizabeth Thomas, Elbert Berry. | Sew Orleans, La., Union Bethel, that they cannot be presettt please take) Do not forget the survey i —David Henry Sims, Bishop Bast Avkanens Conference—| w I. M. Be 1224 South] up a collection with which to buy food} ber and the revival in January, : ‘| Liberty Street, Bishop S. L,}and send that to ts in tine for the ee mes, power and bl ie Greene opeiting. fs each atid all of you. et \ ERNAL MESSENGER % Orlando Florida Conference) Let us make this @ great forkial NOAH W. WI (Continued f sWester North Carolinas Con- keland, Fta., 100 N. Dakota] opening R j vanities Presiding : ane es eA Re ; ’ t on. Pastor: NOAH W. WILLIAMS fh 3 Dr. George E. Curry, Business Mana- t ’ R ravi Presiding Bishop = = ger; The Christian Recorder, Dr. Geo. Feb 22—South Florida Conference— SSS 4 : A. Singleton, Editor ands Manaver! «Georgie Conference wderdals, Pia., Box 39,)}COMMITTEE OF THE PRE-CEN- ims, District President Missionary Department, Dr. L. W G Collins, Pastor. | TENARY AND RECEPTION TO eee ba 4s ra Link, President, Delaware L. Berry, Secretary; Financial eran BISHOP AND MRS. NOAH W. First Episcopal District ence Branch « Department, Dr. John R. Haw- Mar. &—Central Florida Conference—| WILLIAMS, IN HIS FORTIETH| AFRICAN METHODIST EPISC pee Ma poe kins, Financial Secretary; Educa- oi hetmeann ‘Canies Petersburg. Fla. 19% St ANNIVERSARY TO OUR MIN- PAL CHURCH Edna Gullins; President, Phila-} tional Department, Dr. A. S. Jackson zs ; He ISTRY. December 18th-19th, 1938 elphia_ Conference Branch Secretary of Bducation: A.M.E. Re- i ALLEN A.M.E. CHURCH ae Vanderhorst, President,| view, Dr, J. Glenn Robinson, Editor; eo The committee appointed in each an- 19th and Bainbridge Sts. — Jersey Conference Branch Sunday School Union, Dr. E. A. Selby, = de Conference —| th Connectional Young People’s Con-| nual conference in the Fifth Episcopal Philadelphia, Pa. Anna Barnes, President, New]Secretary-Treasurer; Western Chris- ee gress and Leadership Training | District, for the Pre-Centenary of Afri- ‘ Paneer U rk Conference Branch tian Recorder, Dr. J. H. Wilson, Edi | a . : is a Ars + 3 i ; 3 ot Institute can Methodist in the West, and the Rev. J. Winsmore Mabon D.D., P: Mrs. Lucy Brown, President, New Eng-| tor; Southern Christian Recorder, Dr. Mesliinass Wichohet Gas June 11-16, 1939 Reception given to Bistop aid Mrs. ie ee NS ae Conference Branch John H. Clayborn, Editor; Allen Chris . Philadelphia, P. Noah W. Wiiti ci i : i Bald i s 5 lelphia, Pa h W illiatns imarkilig the fortieth Rev. B. Ariett, D, D., Presiding Bt oh encanta seen etary ireneanet tian Endeavor League, Dr. S. S, Mor- —— iversary of his being 4 tiimister in der ae ae i oung People’s Depart t, Del Iris, Secretary and Editor; Sunday Promoted by th ithe Fotis . oe x at a MS fh u partmen ela- 7 ‘ 2 West Mihnwar) Con-| "omelet cea ee Episcopal! ie Rev. David H. Sits, D.D. re gap Schoo! Literature, Dr. C. W. Abing- igi i +) : Church, will convene a = ane Sag Aut x i ' Church versity: SchooFbk Religion oe “a7 _Sidiig Bishop Ima Mason, Secretary-Treasurer,|*0™ Editor. To these we add the : and laymen 1] in eon Gennce with the Formal O: eae Celebrated by Churches Bore eeunentE hilagelyiie he air taeda on maeedtated ine Pen! Schools, Leagues, Missionary Soci Mrs. Cordelia Barker, Secretary-Treas- i Hughes Mrs GC. 25. chomas and ’ ae aad ary oe Youth’ Couseleenas Gnome iiver¥-P! Departinenty New: Jer. Mrs. B. L, DeLyles, four women, who ee : re g 5 mmittee Jessen + hold general positions, as General offi- “ eit GENERAL PROGRAM _K. Bailey Nichols, Secretary-| °°TS: ] # Pa easurer, Y. P. Department, New We whave seyeral thousand pastors, } “iP _|BISHOP NOAH W. WILLIAMS) | ; fork | : Presiding Elders, local preachers, Ex- corgia Conference—| ASKS FOR A SURVEY IN DE- Sunday afternoon special mee Tola M. Murray, Secretary-Treas- BESO ase iU jpin neni: B CEMBER AND A COLLECTION| Wil! be held in Chester, Pa., Wil rer, Y. P. Department, New| im extending to you Fraternal and Met FOR LEAVENWORTH CHURCH. | ton, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pa. aad ee Wee _..| | Christian Greetings. | We pray, the yy ark, N. J., New York and Brook, : yn Thomas Presidént Emer blessings of Him who doeth all things rr Let this conference year be a year Hartford, Conn., Cambridge, { : well, upon your deliberations, and upon Alaharna sference ¥ Is and ingathering of members. | 29d Boston. i et Rea ctoe News JETSCy, Conference | your, ichurely) generally. 2 pr itbe al just as scientific methods for| Monday night representatives of Mary Edwards, President Emeri-}| Your aims and objects and ours are Abing Editor, Religions |viva!s as for any thing else, only| the First District will meet at Alle us of the New York Conference | the same. To advocate the Kingdom Morris, Sec’y.-Treas there are seasons and God sends re-| Church, Philadelphia, Pa. Ss 5 Presiding Elders of God on earth. k-Colved Louies Canaan: League and Director Re-} Viva. T am deeply tmpressed that by Mrs. Christine S. Smith, Bishop. adie dink RB. smth) R/O. Nap: The great. and potential subject of m this is the year in which God wattts|E- J. Howard, and Dr. L. [ Berry WL. Johnson, J. G. Drake, W.| “Organic Union- of all Methodist that we have great revivals and con-| and music by choirs and other organi-. ‘ ] versions To this end I am asking] zations will be the high lights o' Herth: Alehama Conference N ‘ exery. church in the Fifth Episcopal| meeting. : a otices District to spend the month of Décem. ber in a careful survey of your city - = ae Visit every home systemati- B I B L E Ss m $ 1 2 0 0 6—Missowri Conference When cally with consecrated work Let | f issi ibi ow Kala ers. Let} for our missionary responsibilit' d e Couinasdae a bai eu pil ay isa = two and two in a opbartunities iaMMaak ne : 5 “sc ers | small district and visit every home in| lenge us.to thi ue d é : rin’, to the Christian Recorder | “hich colored people five with blanks 3 See Nl of Ws please have the conference send| °° be filled out by the visitors showing +—Ceatral Alabama Conference ‘ bana or a donation to Whe eiech pra: i nae alles . sine elp with ¢ ° at church does each G viene ¢ expense of publish- What is church ofetencill Pak: $ Pastor, | ™E the paper, do not belong. 4. Nati a4 ay ty ; ne +5 . 4. Native home. 5. Hi py A. Singleton long in the city. 6, Have work or er at ‘ — West Alshama Conference. -ditor and Manager T think it would be a good idea for Wal enced The Christian Recorder it) WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL or RELIGION Opening Wednesday, Dec 14 Texas Conferen: a . Ww rn Format te ne x Yom lees tre? formal opening of We 4 Comtral Canturenee | ters University School of Refigion «et g.3 C.. Rew | take place at the pire! ition will ’ 3 Rady % Kansas on the ye ‘ in Quindairo, Bishop | pastors an, ¥ of December 14. Aly pper d trostees of ya Tense Canfe | 7%? urged to «ofieh ta atte, Tewas Rew not perish auch Varese, Pastor Oe # re Wit. Pet cream, coffer, Potatoes, rice, writs Rishon George B. Y. treet | real, pranes and "ih Ga tea, flour, = fruits and vegetables and tring ome : sen he institution stuff that wilt each pastor to make his church head- quarters and each surveyor return to the church each evening and some club one supper while they sit around ne fable an We oc: dd give pastor reports on Follow this up with a revival the first day in January. Pastors preach yourselves. Does not take much preaching if you are properly organized but it takes consecration, Take in be and young. You will be surprised a soon the young become grown and much young people know.” Get| ms the spirit of revival, § ef en. too, Tam concerned church in Leavenworth, Keeton Each church and ary auxiliary respective heads ders .and Confere will report at. Philadelphia, 19, at eg ‘3 Each Auxiliary five (35c‘ cents per $15.00, Charges Heche Med y preares pee CHRISTIAN RECORDER | bodies, have been discussed for some time. I want to say to you, that your very fine Christian Bishop,—Bishop P. A. Boulden was present at our last «| Bishops’ Council, held at Kittrell, N. C. and made a very fine impression upon our Bishops, and all present. He, to us, is a Brother beloved, and should our General conference vote for the Union American M, E. Church, and the African M. E. Church, to unite, and constitute one Body, I want that you know, that we will be happy to look upon Bishop Boulden, and a fine Episcopate, and a real Christian man. the point, where we can exclaim with joy, the words found in Eph. 3:17, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith that ye being rooted and grounded in love, be able to compre- hend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height; and to know the love of Christ which passeth Thank God, we are tending toward DR, J. G. ROBINSON knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.” This benefit is not for a favored few, but for “all saints.” The Lord God would have all His children grow up in the full statue of Jesus Christ. What is the “Breadth?” Can you measure it? What does the love of God in-- clude? How wide is it? “There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, Like the wideness of the sea; There's a kindness in His justice, Which is more than Liberty.” And now, “The length of it.” Some people love for a little while, but their love does not last long. The domestic love, the love of country and “the like does not last long. How long will the fove of God last? He loved us from the beginning, and will love us to the end. “Yea, I have loved you with an everlasting love,” you can never out- fine the love of God, The breadth, and length of it cannot be measured, Again, let me in the name of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, greet you, and congratulate you, Let me pledge you our word of faith, that we are praying, and working for the ‘Union of all Christians and for the and not only in name, the Bride of | Christ. Pee B « Yours for Kingdom Building, : J. G. ROBINSON, Fraternal Messenger from the A.M. E. Church. DR. C. B. MOSELEY, PRESIDING ELDER WINDS UP THE YEAR AT CENTREVILLE There was a surprise for Presiding elder Moseley when. he came to hold his last quarterly conference at Centre- ville. tions were answered and the reports were all in and the good Doctor was about to close out the Stewardess Boards Nos. 1 & 2, the Auxiliary and Missionary Sisters led by Mrs. C. H. Thurston, Mrs. L. J. McSpadden, Mrs. Clara Conwil, Mrs. H. D. Davidson, Mrs. one end of the church beautifully decorated ferns, flowers and evergreens and in the center was a long table ladened with meats, fruits, vegetables and sweets fit for a king. When the Disciplinary Ques- Bessie Suttles and others had set off and The way the Presiding Elder enjoyed the viands showed plainly how well he appreciated the feast. Mrs, H: D. Davidson was Mistress of Ceremonies and presented several of the officers and pastors of local churches who spoke in commendation of Dr. Mosley. Rev. Wm. Jeffer- son, pastor of Mt. Sinai A. M.E. Church spared no pains in helping to make the affair a success. He originated the plan. A Member of Mt. Sinai Church REV. FRANK VEAL ANNIVER- SARY SPEAKER AT BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH, YORK, PA. Sunday, October 30 Bethel A. M. I Church celebrated its Anniversary Day with unusual service of the day. The Church School paused from its regular lesson and presented under the direction of Mrs, I van Reeves a unique program centered around the of “The Relation of the Church School to the Church.” Interesting talks and musical selections both students and teachers The Morning Worship Service was conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dwight V. Kyle, who gave a brief survey of the history of the church, The worship service then went into a fervent and spiritual class meeting led Mr Generett, leader of Class No At three o'clock in the afternoon the Official Board held “Open House.” A representative of each auxiliary of the church told of the past work and the present endeavors, and Open House an program for each theme were rendered by by 2 workers, a forecast of the future. was quite a success and was evidence of the Anniversary theme song “The Church Is Moving On.” Bethel Church was more than for- tunate to have as its guest speaker for the evening service, the Reverend Frank Veal, from Boston who brought an inspiring and thought provoking ad- dress. Rev. Veal electrified a capacity audience on the very timely subject “On The Awakening of the Negro Con- science.” The address aroused a feel- ing of greater race pride and was a Church of God, to become in reality,| glorious finale for Anniversary Day, ===== DSC09137.JPG ===== Pace FOURTEEN ous DISTINGUISHED LEADERS THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER mighty work in his field, i rf Howard, those doing k on dame te . vee El Paso| Dr. A. S. Jackson: I see him as T emeaid the RO Grande to-| the Veteran Secretary of Education. carries me back to the time I ( yw L| Memory , Bere ner in his lovely was entertained at din ‘ent answered! home in Waco, Texas. To know Dr. : | Jackson is to always know him. He | \vill be remembered long years after he I see Dr.| has passed to his reward. He will be re than| known by what he has done. the church. é 4 heard) “OF: J+ Glenn Robinson: I see that hero of a thousand battles in « stands| stand old | the pulpits and on the rostrums of these United States fighting the battles for | God and his church, fighting for the be elected chare: nt of From | : ; ae has given his} ™ghts and for a larger place in the ich , affairs of life for his people. I speak ARs of Dr. J. Glenn Robinson who has man with a| taken in more members in the church and Pre-| than any living man in our race, Prof. E. A. Selby: I see this elo- quent young man who is making good as the leader of our young people and |who started out under threatening | clouds. I see the clouds are disappear- | ing, the morning breaks and the distant Stand by river wash suc- low him | lands of success appears. Is through-| him and all will be well. Dr. J. H. Clayborn: I see the heroic, Small in] who is a great brother. When we | ; | conversed together at Cleveland he did not think at the time that he would be I see in wn College ATLANTA, GEORGIA kT3 COLLEGE verses leading te LOR OF ARTS LOR OF SCIENCE thera A see iation of Sev ondde ry Schools ation af Acwer ean Calleges vantale, Je President W ilberfarce University WILBERPORCE O10 The Oldest Educational fwetite- aed Condweted by Negroes in the Workd ton Owned College of Likeral Apts, Educa. tiem, Divinity, High Sehoal ; V mcatione : D. Grenends Walker, President || —t n standing eping watch over|in charge of the Extension Depart- ment of the church. I see Dr Dr. J. H. Clayborn: I see he heroic, sionary leader i ¥ ny | the little Napoleon among the General t church of} tebsineck | Officers, We have traveled together, k ether| S!ept together and talked together. He c the is standing in the watch tower on the see him Western rim of the South land keeping EXTRAORDINARY VALUE LOOK! = HYMNAL and DISCIPLINE TOGETHER $1.50 Music Hymnal and $.90 Discipline A $2.40 Value Both For $2.00 both volumes ca Wily an securely bound in Semi t im utifu and N Oce ind Stamped ir Gold. : ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER O 7. re ree ce ne F VOLUMES BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SE TO TO-DAY, WE PAY POSTAGE > aetna A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna. cent enter = a watchful eye on th they pass. be * Dr. J. H. Wilson organizer, the mighty build church on the Pacific Coas iit the watch tower of the This man with the iron will is the destinies of the church. Rev. S. S. Morris: Yes there 4 Books for Sale by } oh Dr. Morris, sometimes called shine” Morris the great leader people. For eight years we together. As Secretary of hi I see him as dynamic force brin the young church along, — Sal Rev. R. S. Jenkins: I see the might A. M. E. Book Concern ee et ae Phildelphia, Pa. G. EL Curry, Business Manager Von Blucher, the quill driver ose Mee GE NACOH occas ts Soave dave ssgies church, the circuit rider of the s days in Texas. Many are. the Saeey, that we have spent together o ya anager, trains and in his home. ; ne x lease find enclosed Postal Money Order or Certified heck for $...... known as the encyclopedia of A.M.E. Church. ~ eet tee Passing before me I see Mrs. Chr tine Smith and Mrs. Lucy Hi leading on the women of the Mite and Woman’s Home and Foreign Mission- | ary Societies. These are our leade and regardless of the financial conc tions of the country, these valient men and women who constitute our leader. ship are not made of dross or putty or anything that will wither in the sun, or freeze in the cold. But, are created Name of Article Presiding Elder’s “Récord §-:..-...,c0ese0se00088 A. M. E, Church Record .... . Quarterly Conference Record. . . A. M. E. 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We must adopt the : watchword, keep the faith and work on Individual Communion Service Tray, 36 glasses 7.50 up. for the perpetuity of the churc Tray and 44 glasses ....... 9.00. Glasses, per dozen ... Collection Plate Communion Tray-Cover ee PulpituBible) 622... yas .. Small Bibles. each . .. S. §. Teacher’s Self Pronouncing Bible .....-.. .. Christian Workers Testament > ...... Picture of Bishop Allen 12% x 10% .. Certificate orders must not be less than 4 dozen. May be Stewards Certificates (per dozen) Class Leader’s Certificates (per dozen) .. Trustee’ Certificates (per dozen) . Stewardess Certifcates (per dozen) .. . Adult Baptism Certificates (per dozen) .. nfant Baptism Certificates (per dozen) . arriage Certificates (each ........0:s2eee reese 25 up.. Richard Allen’s Autobiography ......-. History of A. M. E. Church—Smith Back to Methodism—Baxter .. “Spirit of Allen—Baxter .......- ‘om Slavery to the Bishopric—W. H. Heard .. 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Stinson, well known and distinguished preacher and Presiding Elder of Louisiana, is a preacher of splendid power and is keen- ly interested in the bishopric consider- ation. +*** Haven't heard from Dr, J- Acton Hill, of Kentucky in quite a sea- son. Amother Class A preacher, as well as a strong man with the pen. ***** Georgia’s A. R. Cooper, strong evidently getting set. Always interest- ew subscriptions to the Christian RE- CORDER. Singleton ene is bring- ing things to pass as an editor-manager and proving himself thoroughly able in filling the job. Dr. J. H. Wilson, of the Western RECORDER, is continu- ing to publish the good and glad tidings ut, healthy sheet and a credit to As we all know, Dr. Wil- son is scholarly and thot-provoking as cle the church, well as keenly stimulating in his work #eee* Dr. Marth is one of the very ablest evangelists Jayne Keys products this, or any other church has produced in this century Not a rusty nail or card shark type, but a real t preacher and psychologist of the Spir- itual realm, ***** PLEASE THINK AND ACT upon his fact: Twenty centuries ago there was a birth in Palestine which stopped ar and made time begin all gain. Not before nor since has on emerged from eternity into and made so startling a change in the world’s life. What He did to the alendar He is destined to do to so- make all things new. His spe- is building. Are you a builder? Iso the Great Teacher. Tuition s FREE in His school. Raine MEME SE sg CAMDEN, ARK, The fourth and last quarterly con- pastor. At 11 o'clock the pastor pre ed a powerful sermon. Text, St. M: 11 28-30, subject: ‘Christian Rest.” Wi are praying to God for the return: of | our dear Presiding Elder and pastor. May they live long and God give them _ power to preach. At 3 o'clock the District Union met. The Rev. Wm, — Pratt preached a.strong sermon. His subject: “The Power of God.” ‘The — Rey. I. M. Stith was acting Presiding Elder at the absence of Dr. O. Sher- man. The following, ministers were present: Revs. Wm, Pratt, J. N. Harris, F. P. Story, T. T. Kings and W. L. Stricton. Amount raised $34.70. Dr. O. Sherman, Presiding Elder; Rev. I. A. Stith, Pastor, L. T. BRODNAX, Madison District—The fourth quar- terly conference of thé New Zion A, M. E. Church was held November Sth - with the Presiding Elder. A. I. G, Richardson, presiding. The Presiding Elder preached an inspiring sermon full of food for thought. Hymn was lined by the pastor, Rev. J. A: Proctor, prayer by Bro. Albert Bright. The reports showed that the church is still’ moving on, The Presiding Elder con- gratulated the members and friends of New Zion for the work they have ac- complished this quarter and asked that they would make a good report to the annual conference. Dr. Richardson is a candidate for the Bishopric and is worthy for the office. The Apostle Paul asks the question “And who is * sufficient for these things.” Dr.A. T. G.. Richardson has all of the qualifica~ tions necessary for the office. REV, J. A, PROCTOR, Pastor SISTER QUEEN E. PROCTOR. HAWKINS CHAPEL The first quarterly conference of Hawkins Chapel A. M. E. Church convened October 30th, Rey. R. H. Horbert, Presiding Elder. The Pre- siding Elder preached at 11 A. M. and at night. Monday night the Confer-. ence went into business as per Disci- pline, roll call and money raised for — the Presiding Elder, $9.00; money for the pastor, $4.58. The Presiding Elder ~ spoke commendable for the work. REV, V. J. BARNES, Pastor — MRS, ELLA MAE HAUTON De 1940. Services. Jeltz DD. - Pledged to help Dr. Hemi: F ingway extend the i partment of Church Extension to include Evange- ism looking forward to official action on this in Serving meanwhile anywhere in the con- nection in conducting Revivals and large Interracial For dates write: THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street GREENVILLE, FLA. ¥ UME XC_NO. 36 Singing was superb. PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1938 OUR DISTINGUISHED LEADERS Sitting in the shade of the old china- _ berry~tree under Southern skies my ' memory awakens while sitting thus, and a-mirage like a panorama passes before me. I see or seem to see the leaders, the directors of the grand old | A.M.E. Church. I see the Bishops and General Officers as I saw and now see them in the years long ago before they filled the positions they now fill the church, Here they go on the "screen of my memory: Bishop Flipper; When I knew him as _ Dean Flipper and as President Flipper - of Morris Brown College, and as Chair- man of the Episcopal Committee. 1 member the loving cup that was pre. sented to him by the Episcopal Com- ittee in Chicago in 1940 after his ction to the Bishopric. I was among the first to invite him to Boston, Ga. at the request of the white and colored citizens. Bishop Flipper will linger long in my memory and will never be forgotten by me for it was he that put me on the A.C.E, League Board and MOST POPULAR OM PAGE FIVE Babcock. ECRETARIAL CONFERENCE AT THE BIBLE HOUSE] “*"“* e Secretaries of the Districts and of the Colored Divisions, Together wih the Secretaries of the Cooperating State and City Societies of the American Bible Society met in New York City For Their First Conference Since the Opening of the New Bible House. Their ‘Gospel TOGETHER AT THE BIBLE HOUSE From left to right—top row: G. B. Cameron, J. J. Morgan, A. F. Ragatz, J. L. McLaughlin, R. W. Bayless, S. R. McCurdy, M. L. Vaughters, David Evans, L. S. Strickland, M. L.. Robinson, J. S. N. Tross. Seated: E. A. Dame, G. G. Dilworth, B. H. Smith, D. H_, Stanton, President John. T. Manson, I. E. €. Powers, A. J. Allen, E. A. S. McElroy, on the Hymn Book commission and appointed me Presiding Elder. Bishop Fountain: I remember him first as Dr. Fountain. 1 remember one night at Wilberforce, when our President, Dr. E. W. Lee, who had just died and we needed a man, when Drs. Fountain, T, N. M. Smith and the writer walked across the lawn to the home of Dr. Scarborough to see Bishop Smith about appointing Dr. Fountain to the presidency of Morris Brown College. I remember him as president of Morris Brown College, and the night of his election to the Bish- opric, I remember those days of the Institute in Alabama and especially the pleasant afternoon that we spent to- gether on the lawn of the church in Prattsville, Ala, talking of the future. Many of the things that we talked have and are now coming to pass here in Ga. He is doing more for the church than was even dreamed of then. I was a visitor then, I am one of his Pre- siding Elders now, doing my bit to help him put over his program. Bishop Ransom: Looking back into the past I see him as Dr. Ransom, Edi- tor of the A.M.E. Review, I see him one night at Wilberforce as he intro- duced me to Bishop J. Albert Johnson. I seem to hear him as he says he is a brother of Bishop W. D. Johnson, but he stands upon his own feet. The morning after his election to the Bish- opric, 1 remember what he said to me. If he could remember what he said now it would mean so much to me. Bishop Ransom is an inspiration to me for he is a great leader of the race. (Continued on page 5) | Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub- scriber Get a Subscription OF THE AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH —THE-OFFICIAL ORGAN- PRICE FIVE CENTS EIGHTS, ILLINOIS Payne Chapel The Post-Conference transfer of Rey. Edward Wittenberg from the In- diana Conference to the Chicago Con- ference has proven a blessing to Payne Chapel, Chicago Heights, Il]., where he Was assigned. Already the church has taken on new life and energy... The weekly financial reports have increased while attendance and interest exceeds past years for some time. The officers and members, as well as the community at large, are, by this means, profoundly grateful to our beloved Bishop and his wife for the appointment of Rev, Wittenberg to Payne Chapel. We also want to thank the General Conference Commission for selecting this District for it’s next General Conference Ses- We are behind 100%, and by, the grace of God we are going to keep the Chicago Annual Con- ference the banner conference in Dollar Money reports. sion. Bishop Gregg On. Tuesday evening, Nov. - 1, an enormous pantry shower was bestowed upon. the pastor by the entire church The gifts continued coming for several days. Rey.) Wittenberg expressed his sincere thanks to the church. On Sunday morning, Nov. 6, the pastor spoke masterfully the subject, “Life’s Burdens.” The Gos- pel Chorus, under the direction of Mrs Arcola Burkley delivered music for the service. Little Sonja Phelps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Phelps was vey from (Continued on page 8) | In This Issue The Daily Altar— Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart...... 2 Sunday School Lesson.......+.+ Woe: EDITORIALS: No Episcopal Time Limit. 4 Trial ofa Preacher.......... 4 Anent General Conference Membership 4 What Bishop Flipper S 4 The President Moves (Editorial of the Wook).. 4 Pointed Points ......... 66s ee eee ee 4 Churchman Afield .......-...52+++ 5 Young People’s Page— Elizabeth M. Tomas ... 6 Allen C. E. League... ot 7 The First Episcopal District— Rey. S. T. Boyd Pn, News At A Glance......+ Peta (!) 11 Transitions i BISHOP IN THE CHURCH | TT
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  ===== DSC09123.JPG ===== ——— se iene — aa a ia SS - — PAGE SIXTEEN THE CHRI COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA); used, yet the reports| > CONFERENCE CLOSED SUC- CESSFUL ANNUAL MEETING By Rev. W. R. Bowman e in the finance ersions, leav- s in their local thing, this J we are Bishops o be the s of the which (if any) of four even the popu- STIAN RECORDER As never before the CHRISTIAN RECORDER needs your su; The present Editor and Manager has assumed a great responsibili He must pay for printing, wrapping, wraps, electric current, mailin bauling, postage, telephone, clerical help, rent for two rooms in th Allen Building, office equipment, service for cuts, insurance, and inci : dentals. We took over “without a dime,” but like Payne, with faith in God. We thank the Bishops, brethren and sisters who have stood by. The conference season will soon be over. Under the law Allen Day as usually observed will mean nothing now to the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. Before the off-season comes we call upon loyal African Methodists all over the connection te help us in a church-wide sub- scription campaign. Do you love your church a dollar’s worth? Sub- scribe, Subscribe! Get your friends, and neighbors to subscribe! Take an offering in your church for so many subscriptions and boost your Bishop. Prove your love for him. The connection wants to know the most popular Bishop. You will help preserve and maintain one of our oldest institutions, the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. We must have 10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US? ME XC_NO. 38 PHILADELPHIA, PA. P. Ellis, our efficient state reporter | was at his best on educational night an Ww Ww Ww “1B enths of his nths of h H s their ad_ CI Di *EL~ sO SAL gag 4 oe a, ca A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN . nt 3. th ge, Philadelnhin. Pa. -, | will tell you later in his r inati qh y elease that| the ordination sermon was above the 2 is the first thing under consideration over a good job. : represented the Book Concern; Rev. E. | Ta: "| A. Parker, the Informer and Dr. Ellis the associated press. ferred from Georgetown and put to Presiding Eldership of the Spartanburg | Cur “|by Revs. Thompson. President E. H. McGill Wright sishop Flipper back to South Carolina] average. a NEW SUBSCRIBERS hen we get to Detroit. The pastor, Rev, V. A. Jenerette, ith the good people of Winnsboro put Dr. J. M. Harrison, M. Davis, Willis, Tex.; Lawrence ylor, Beaumont, Tex.; C. I. Daw-/ »|son, Houston, Tex.; T, N. Oliver ated Buena Vista, Ga.; The majority of the leading pastors Lumpkin, a : 7, oN a a aki f ere returned. Dr. Clark was trans- Ga.; PL 18@ ‘Williams pen ce fo[N. FP. Fedd Columbus, Ga.; j - | Johnson, Forston, Ga.; C. J, : a was removed from Bethel] Leary, Ga.; B. See eee ‘urch in Columbia and assigned to the] Ga. - J. A. Bradwell Blakely pity tis Jones, Blakely, Ga, ; Miss Ww. : ‘ Carroll, Snow Hill, N. C.; wade , | N. C.; Hen: B. Nash and W. M. J. Carter, St. Louis, Mo. ; Mrs. Charles r Mrs. Robert Foster, Rosie Gripes, Mr. J. W. Lumpkin, Mrs. ethel Church in Columbia and Dr. Lewis, 2 strict. Strong sermons were preached] p Teng Ns PY This Church is said to be one of the finest in the Country, 1 new A.M.E. Music s, Bound in semi ith Head Bands ully stamped in Estell Smith, all of Hartford, Conn.; ~ 2,500 people.—Eastern News Service Photo. THURSDAY, W HOME OF BRIDGE STREET A. M. E. CHURCH, BROOKLYN, N. Y. The above is the new home of Bridge Street A, M. E. The inset is the likeness of Dr., Mansfield E. Jackson, Pastor. DECEMBER 8, 1938 Church of Brook- seating more than DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS fy Lucius Thompson, Virginia Parker, both | of Philadelphia, Penna.; Paul E. Cos- teren, Joseph Y. Dendy, Philip Robin- son, DD.S., all of Brooklyn, N. 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Send us a Money Order today and continue to receive your paper weekly, v Church Home One of Finest in Early History of Bridge Street Country Bridge Street African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church was or- ganized in 1812 for in that year the few members who were the nucleus of the church organization, formulated plans to build a church of their own, At- nee ee pe Sen By Baxter R. Leach DOKLYN, N. Y., December 3.— ge Street African Wesleyan Metho- Episcopal Church moyed into its Subscribe to fered at these Single Copy — $1.50 Half Doz. — $650 One Doz. — $12.00 Mail Your Orders Today We Pay Postage THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER it tending the only Methodist Church (white) in Brooklyn at that time, the future founders of “Bridge Street” re- belled against the segregation policy of the white Church, organized a so- ciety, raised funds by subscription and ‘rallies bought land and built a Church of their own. A delegation from this group went to Philadelphia to confer home on Sunday, December 4th, one-hundred and twenty-six years wn-town Brooklyn. The new rch, located at Stuyvesant Avenue efferson Street, in the up-town jon, is one of the most beautiful spacious Churches in the East. h large assembly halls, class rooms, I mnasiums, boy scout quarters, and ae i ein eee it is ne ‘ 5 o play a great part in the ree Tnterrataliy ual development of our group and igious education of the youth in ion. The new edifice will seat | two thousand persons, and ~__ MOST POPU Evangelist Nathaniel U-+thamna Jeltz DD. Pledged to help Dr. Hemingwa: exiead . Pear of Church Extension to fechate oie ‘ ae looking forward to official action i 940. Serving meanwhile anywhere in nection in conducting Revivals and Services. For dates write: “ THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 So. 19th Street eee ee eee Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub-_ scriber Get a Subscription LAR BISHOP IN THE CHURCH __— ON PAGE FIVE with Bishop Richard Allen on the advisability of sending a preacher for this new church among Negroes, and also to ordain several of the. Delegates as local preachers. Contributions from Brooklyn Negroes continued to pour into the Treasury of the organization, and in the Fall of 1817, after a rally in which $130 was collected, two lots were bought on the East side of High Street, between Bridge and-Jay Streets. First Trustees On January 12, 1818 members of the African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church in the Village of Brooklyn,” met to elect Trustees in accordance with the law of the State of New York. At this meeing Peter Conger, Israel Jemison, Benjamin Croger, John E. (Continued on page 9) RD HT HE-OFFICIAL ORGAN: OF THE -AFRICAN-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHU SS = y K. PRICE FIVE CENTS her service and prest dark days of slavery had f to the lite of freedom, s No Church in African Method shines Greater Bethel in Ct Continued on BETHEL IN CHICAGO CELE- BRATES DIAMOND ANNI- VERSARY & Rey. A. Wayman Ward both i and nation. For more than three | ters of a century she has he mould the life of the ve Starting back there in 1 e the 9) page {n This Issue Stewart A Good Thomas Allen C. E. Transitions | The Daily Altar—Rev Pointed Points Churchman Afield .. League 5 3... News At A Glance Carlyle F Sunday School Lesson EDITORIALS: Bridge Street Brooklyn Acquire New 2 Bethel’s Diamond Anniversary. . Home .« Minister’s Wife War's Threat To Learning (Edi torial of the Week) . Young People’s Page- Elizabeth M. | wo nH ap & ===== DSC09124.JPG ===== sisi Ve TIAN RECORDER THE CHRIS You see if you really did places you would haye to pt his past experiences, you would take his health, his family, his ds, his business, his mental insights nd outlooks—everything. Would you be wil to do that? You might be willing to exchange one thing, say, your plain room for his elaborate one— but would you actually trade lives? Enyy is such a superficial thing. But modern life is honeycombed with covetousness. One of my friends is consumed with evil passions because he cannot afford a car. He sees others riding about, while he has to walk. count up my own blessings. How good| us this Godly man, and able preacher. God has been to me, beyond all desery- MISS SALLIE LIPFORD, Sec. ing or even imagining! How can I REV. W. T. HOLLAND, Pastor. covet when I consider God’s goodness! Gratitude overwhelms me. When we are sufficiently mature we will rejoice] RIsHOP FLIPPER’S SUCCESS IN with them that rejoice and weep with SOUTH CAROLINA those who weep. To covet is to be small and mean. POINTERS So the pilgrim’s soul wins through, ‘ $$ ee Finds each morn the strength to do All God asks for me or you— ans This obey.” “Twill Prayer: Deliver us, O Lord, from precepts. pis all our fear and distrust. May we] There is a A ] t a r @ look ever to Christ, who alone can give} ject slaves; a -- joy and peace in the midst of a troubled} which sets world, Amen. libertine boasts of free The Six Annual Conferences of South Carolina, have come to the end of a By Roy L Smith perfect day. The North East South Jesus could have plenty of disciples] Carolina held its own in reporting Dol- if he were willing to act as a distributor | at Money. The other five brought an of estates among those who do not| increase of more than a thousand dol- think they got their full share. lars, plus an equal amount raised during Too many people think they would|the conferences for Allen University. house, thou shalt not bor’s wife, nor his man- maid-servant, nor his ss, nor anything that is man can only be free nizes his limitations and | self accordingly. Hedged Wednesday, December 14 WALK BEFORE GOD By Rew Carlyle F Minneapolis, “The Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, 1 am the Almighty God; nd one out of the mul- rd is nigh unto all them Monday, December 12 walk before Me, and be thou perfect.”, liberty. will enslave ds beyond nto him, Teacher, bid my| He lost the power to count his] «4 tite if they could get the mortgage| General Officers present: Drs. Geo. at call vpon him, to all that call JESUS ONLY Gen, 17:1. : scription. oe Fh ie the inheritance with me. ne ete because he is always paid. A. Singleton, L. H. Hemmingway, spon him im truth. He will fulfill) - — “When we walk with the Lord Said Charles Kingsley: “Th aid unto him, Man, who ee 2 pce He has a fine wile!” One does nof need to have a lot of| L- L..Berry, S. S. Morris and Prof. lesive of them that fear him; he 1, save Jesus only.”| In the light of His Word two freedoms, the false wher one | a judge or a divider over you? | nC lovely chi en—but he does not money in order to let it make a fool] E- A. Selby. All of them were royal- / have a car. When his neighbor, whom he admires, drives up to the curb in his shining new auto, he becomes sullen in rage. He wants that car, he would even take it away from his neighbor, if he could. No, he would not exactly steal it, but he covets it. I know an- other man who is fine until some friend begins to talk about his university. He cannot bear it because he never went to college. When he was of col- lege age, he went out to make money. He never made much and now he thinks that if he could have enjoyed a college training he might have gone farther. When you stop to think of it, the . said unto them, Take heed, ourselves from all covetous- for a man’s life consisteth not abundance of the things which esseth. 16 And he spake a le unto them, saying, The ground ‘certain rich man brought forth fully: 17 and he reasoned within If, saying, What shall I do, be- se-I have not: where to bestow my _18 And he said, This will Ido: pull down by barns, and build ater; and there will I bestow all my and my goods. 19 And I will o my soul, Soul, thou hast much laid up for many years; take What a glory He sheds on our way! s While we do His good will, from vanish, rather] He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey.” ly received. Because Drs. Singleton le are poor in the and L. H. Hemmingway are native sons they got the lion share of praise. Then came another native son, Dr. D. Ward Nichols and added much to the homecoming rejoicing. Bishop J. S. Flipper’s administration was endorsed by the Conferences and enthusiastically asked to return for an- other Quadrennium. Dr. T. J. Miles was also endorsed as South Carolina candidate for the so will hear their cry, and will save of him. Too many peop things that money cannot buy, It is well to remember that there are two sides to every dollar, and on one side there is always a pair of wings. They say that money talks, but some- times it has little to say that is very complimentary. No man can live happily with covet- ousness in his heart. PRAYER THOUGHT bishopric. By William Chalmers Covert When we realize that Bishop J. S. OQ Lord, our God, what shocking} Flipper came up from the red hills of things live unseen in our hearts! How] Georgia, Missions, Circuits, Stations, free to do what he likés, and th @ tru where he is free to do what he ought December 10 UNTO HIM” Nor iron bars a cage; but to recompose, ; Many people in our churches today Minds innocent and quiet ake my universe that feels and} make excuses for their failure to live} phot for a hermitaee: ‘ ; up to the New Testament Standard] y¢ ] paye freedom in my love, — —Browning | of Christian living, Of these it may be "Anid an nig couloanmiince, v9 answer to life’s| truly said: “He that excuses himself, ‘Angels alone, that soar above, est questions. On] accuses himself.” God has always Pnicvicnch Gigerigrs Se t of Transfiguration, His dis-] placed a high requirement for his saints Ps Riahatdearetac for a moment with-}to fulfill, To Abram, whom He had A : am ’ _ Prayer: “Blessed are the undefile’ d appeared in the} selected because of his large qualifica-) i, the way, who walk in the law of the al glory. When} tions for leadership, God commanded:) 7 org.” Grawt ae such frecdontana nou yes of faith we] “Walk before me, and be thou perfect.” dost cheerily give to oseanelicn ee s nt for complete} There was to be no compromise with a Thee, O Great Master of Liberté. , ) Pgh ae and full consolation.” E. R.| lower standard of, living.’ If we are] jaye our sinful desires that © ase, eat, drink, be merry. 20 But majority of our modern miseries are} unworthy Any, thoughts and motives] Presiding Elder, College President long s ’ mas to be effective with men in the building be free. Tit gesus i ee id unto him, Thou foolish one, caused by covetousness. We want| that there lie unexpressed! How pre-| tenure as chairman of the Episcopal : ae ease , t is thy soul required of thee;| What the other person possesses. Life| carious is our standing as Christians| Committee, Thirty years continuously * There have been great characters}oi the Kingdom, we must live the elous contributions | Christ-like life and keep His command- ess of the world, Without} ments. tion and culture would] Prayer: We thank Thee, O Heavenly rer. W. H. Meyer's] Rather, that Thou canst keep our lives he y expresses what every] pure and holy when we walk before Se a ee Png Uh it some time feel about] Thee. Banish from us everything that For our daily food, fand all.'Go 1 am Christ’s and let the name apa pats Si og at gilts; His ay Noi thank q wi # if praised, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. “ is ruined by trying to keep up with the Joneses. Our house seems attractive and satisfactory until we go to the house of Mr. Jones; then, all at once, our house seems to lose its value. We want his house. Our library seems grand and most enjoyable until we enter that of another man. We want his books. We were getting along quite before our fellow men while hidden} as Bishop blameless in life and charac- deeply in us are the base and unlovely| ter, and now the Senior Bishop of a things of jealousy and coveteousness.| great denomination, the A. M. E. Help us, O God, to cleanse our hearts| Church, honest to goodness with the and purify our lives from the taint of| Church monies, never was suspicioned these sins against which no human|of confiscating the same to himself, statutes may be invoked, but whose| careful with appointments, has been an despiritualizing influences work in us|acknowledged asset to the Church to our undoing as Thy children. May) through the years: _ Now what harm the things which thou hast pre- d whose shall they be? 21 So is layeth up treasure for himself, not rich toward God. ‘imothy 6:6 But godliness with tment is great gain: 7 for we nothing into the world, for ther can we carry anything out; 8 having food and covering we shall GRACE AT THE TABLE 4 ¢ you, ze z é r me too He greatly Hath Mie aa aa Oe Amen. erewith content. _ happily in our clothes, until we saw] we wish well to all good men and pray| has he done or what crime has the | iced : z RLRINE CH rind ts : Secs aa ae | ) But they that are minded to be Mr. Smith. His well-tailored clothes,| for the prosperity and health of those| Senior Committed? All the Bishops - ining words I would en- Biche HYMNS THAT LIVE fall into a temptation and a snare| Mis trim figure, his hat, tie, spats, cane,| against whom we hold a grudge for ill] are equal and never in the history of treatment, fancied or real. Let the| the Church haye all the Bishops agreed light and love of pure unselfishness} with or concured in the opinion of shine forth from our personalities. | their Senior one hundred percent, the May Christ’s own transparent character| same is true, with the Supreme Court. as he lived it in a deceptive world] For that you can’t purge either bench, i : many foolish and hurtful lusts,|™anner put us to shame. Our happi- “Now are ye light in the Lord: walk - 3 ‘as drown men in destruction and ness. vanished in envy. To try to keep as children of light.” Eph. 5:8. 2 dis ANS ee Gee rdition. 10 For the love of money|¥P with the Joneses is foolish. To Then in fellowship sweet + Te SUNRISE: ot. # : root of all kinds of evil: which} Covet the house, the club, the car, the We will sit at His feet, me reaching after have been led education, the books, the clothes, the nor and no friend but wa ceemher 11 OHN TESTIMONY » glamour of others has faded » oblivion, we see no oy u : ag s walk, | Jeu ouler® mee Oe Pete peat Or we'll walk by His side in the way; |1. When I shall come to the e ) ray from the faith, and have pierced gardens, the friends the dinners the| cheer and strengthen us as we follow] you can’t purge a political party, you {God."| Prayer: .O God! may we see Jesus Me: He says we will do, my way, BENG wir. Ve mselves through with many sorrows. charm, the conversational ability, or} him. In his name.—Amen. can’t purge your family, you can’t May we not be bimnded to His bias He sends we will go— When I shall rest at the close of DEN TEXT: Thou shalt not} ¢ve stateliness, the nobility of charac. DAILY BIBLE READINGS purge the Church for when you pull y by the splendor’ of others orthe| ever fear, only trust and obey, ayy sien aes Mle a Exodus 20:17. ter, the place in the social register, the M. Exodus 20:17. F. Matt. 26:14, 15. up the tares you pull up too much e wr of th material, Help the Fo never let down the standard of] When “Welcome home” generosity, the power, the mental bril- T i Luke PAO. 1 Kin 21 :1-20 ’"“*| wheat. The Senior Bishop said he was Wi Scutsew! Joab: ta’ Eri hugsial hristian living. Constantly, he ex-] Jesus S8y aC TO DATE liance of others is the height of folly.| .° Sa ee a ze “98-16 25 mis-quoted. He resigned as President horted his followers to high and holy] O that will be. sunrise for me. z < Each man must make his own place. W. I Timothy 6:6-10S. Prov. 28:16-25, of the Sunday School Board, because aE Oe LM living. “Walk as children of light” and| seen M By John R. Ewers Each woman must create her own ty: Matt. 20-20-28. said Board refused to change the Char- covet is to want something that ‘as and to want it so much ‘ould do something wrong to ‘I went into a home the other sphere where she can shine and be —The 20th Century Quarterly, ter, so that the A. M. E. Church can helpful. Each young person must learn to be independent and to play, sing, excel in sports, in oratory, in the arts, Tudideg Deasaae ad “have no fellowship with the unfruit-| CHORU: A CAUSE POR Joy ful works of darkness, but rather re- tomorrow, — ee : prove them.” d Sunrise in glory is wa When we read of the “holiness” of| Sunrise tomorrow, sunri control her own property; then why CHATHAM, VA. “Much Ado About Nothing?” He did 4 not say what they said he said, did you wer th dis were the disciples glad, when{ rw tha Lok” Sole weak the early church and observe the loose-! Sunrise with Jesus : id saw a picture by a famous] in business on his own account. Mul-, Our Third Quarterly Conference of| hear him? A Christian gentleman who 1 John 20-19-23 : ange of our day, we need seek no furth- he : “ie ; inter. He was the best pain-] titudes of people make themselves mis-| New Hope A. M. E. Church of the] is elected by the General Conference , Their fondest hopes shattered, feck! wiike tha failure to do “greater | 2. When in t whi ibe aoe he} erable and cut the nerve of action be-| Ronoake District was called to order] to edit one of the Official Organs of beyond repair; a long night of| “What cf eee: ae King, ik ; ' ae 7 ills, the rooks, the cause they spend their time in covetous_| Saturday evening, October 29, 1938, at the Church and will allow, Tom, Dick ‘ sorrow, intensified by a grip-| her ‘ ne ratianity most needs in| Join with the s to long-! orned cattle with their ness, 8 o'clock P. M. with Dr. A. L. Wil- and Harry to say thru such organs, fear for their own ated valety| ry so ele with every form of un-| si s : heather, the skies and] Is there a cure for this sin? There| liams, Presiding Elder in the chair.| mean things about our chief Pastors, ; ae and then the impossible, They saw “py, 's holy-living.” Christlieb if e 2 ve all the Scotch mist! is. First of all we must learn to see| The business session was conducted in| and he, himself desires the office of a . will the} the Lord! “Then pies here cannot be named a pursuit or ‘ the goodness and beauty in the pos-|a very orderly way by the Presiding| Bishop, should he be thus fortunate he Le were the disciples} ¢ i i { God, | glad, when they saw the Lord,” A” Feet Gee ity tea . sin. of the| He was there is so little possibility of fai : | te see “They accepted ¢ bach gs praying for stesicaaiah - cavenly Pather, our! ax th iad ist’s absence 3 Rip Renal bey barre “om they should have Prayer: Our clic oe pamper | ae ‘eae —, and des-| Heaven and earth are full te a Ae ‘ r C . 4 tawotd- | De wheit-we ses ene joy) We pray that our fives may be filed 1 inthe Oaee.. onan © Jesus’) “Step by step, and day by day, b — to the glory and honor All the way, iy 2m Our Saviour Jesus Christ 4s name, Amen, p sessions of others. Let me look upon| Elder. the law of sowing and reaping. In the my friend’s picture and absorb its| On Sunday morning the pastor, Rey. | language of Hambone would be: “A beauty into my own soul. Let me|W. T. Holland, presented the Elder| Great Deal Heap More Wusser on him walk in another’s garden and build its| who preached an able sermon: Theme,| than the one thus published against. charm into my heart. Let me look}“The Cross.” Our pastor then lifted] But since the article has the earmark upon the fine house and be glad that| the offering, $365.57 was raised dur-| of coming out of a glass house, sympa- another lives in it (and pays the taxes), | ing the quarter. We have a steady in-| thy forbids our reply, or casting a stone, | Let me admire my neighbor's fine farm| crease in membership. For the quar-| More anon. be] and be honestly glad that he possesses | ter accessions, 29; baptims, 23. J. E. THOMAS the] it. And in the second place, let me| We thank Bishop Davis for sending Florence, S, C. the last person ¢h ep away when we look fol pair ato mighty) an . evenatia to a6 ehty | and hor 7 Lata Ae ===== DSC09125.JPG ===== a SS BRIDGE STREET, BROOKLYN ASSOCIATED NEGRO FeO’ ACQUIRES NEW HOME vis yo SERVICE Ls STRAUSER ADVERTISING SERVICE Talered at the Post Office at Philadel. pis, Penna. as Second Class ars Bridge Street African Church, Brooklyn, N. Ys; puia, gave tne Luitor Be iiana- . much, ORL sas stood as a landmark of th Methodist advance. The Beil— KINgsley 0497 Poblshed Weekly at “the Book Concera r of Negro population re- another section. Nineteenth Street - — isioned pastor, ofhcers, Philadelphia, Penna. p : bers of the church took ad- old property and pur- 1odern church edifice, Singleton, Editor and BETHEL’S DIAMOND ANNI- VERSARY gi EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK ition comes that Bethel the brilliant leadership of A. Way- contributing Editor Christian Recorder, and uilder of Shorter Chapel, Denver Weekly Poem r years Bethel has lead forces of our Methodism in reputation of having reported the largest amount of Dollar Money in the history of the denomination Under the present pastor she has ' Chis center and strategic point has suffered many reverses. While 33th and Dearborn Streets there 13 ird and South Parkway was de- congregation has been held together by Dr. H. Y. Tooke \. Wayman Ward who has lead the congregation in paying for the new site and accumulating thousands of dollars for re- build- Bethel must be re-built Let the connection celebrate with a sell the ocean ew and all my wild r by Ged your word Ransom, H. Y. Tookes , and pas- tor Ward by-sending a donation, E CHRISTIAN RECO Editorials sAlrican aM. n opportunity to dis- uppointed in the heart The day of en- yer 18. The Chris- | the entire Afri- family salute the Jackson and his- ssell Brown, Joseph o0o—————_ a Clurc Wulich dues SO much i uae COlMECLION Is WOITHY, but I have been moved to cooperate with you more fully because of an ap- dies made by the Rev. Dr. A. J. Allen at the Ohio Annual Conference held in Zanesville, Ohio, last month. Dr. .| Allen gave a very clear explanation of the changes made in ‘meeting the ex- penses of printing the Christian Recor- der, and made a very urgent appeal to the brethren on your behalf for sub- scriptions to The Christian Recorder. Because of the appeal made by Dr. Allen I am sending you money for two subscriptions for persons who are members of my church I feel that every minister should co- operate with you in this way that you may not have to carry the deficit alone ; hope this will be of assistance to you, OU A GUUY tao nd WiIFk “| when, under thre! ‘our ccles: stical M. B. Gaillard the heanen was permitted to share a motor trip- over Charleston and to get a glimpse of the damage done by the hurricane building is still in progress. ; war a while back, th N a ger on the Cuorisuan awecorder av cathedrals with sai very pleasant surprise last Mon- day evening when sne and Junior proof hideouts —The The} cutered the Cnrisuan Kecorder} Post, and} olices and brot m nve yearly sub- scriptions trom iaymen, iason walks in the way ot brs. v. \Vard Nichols, Charles S. Spi- vey, NN. HH. jeitz, J. &. thomas, and Mrs. W. Sampson brooks. She has set a new standard for the ministers wite. with her duties, and head of the Young Peoples Department in the -Pmladelphia moved art treasu Charleston is a European city in It is at once medieval and It is a long journey in years from the beautiful battery to ‘the green,’ fish vendors and women hucksters. eer Cee Pointed Points MR. MERTON coe we Charleston, S. C., conducts a me market business, which has C isted 54 years. It was started | who died last | October 4. Mr. Gaillard lives the house in which he was bo His wife is Mrs. Zarah Dob a graduate from Allen Universi: whose brother is Attorney Nath Dobbins of Washington, D. Gaillard is Truant Offic They have 01 Is THE TIME FOR US our love for our Bishops, uurch by sending subscrip- o the Christian, Recorder will count as votes for most popular Bishop. The Churchman Planters Hotel, a great watering place saw the ancient REV, A. H. TURNER. during the Civil War. houn’s monument stands in the Citadel . Emanuel stands on The Churchman thinks, fof The Ropers Brownwell Rhett, the Mercury t will be lively and spirited. Beauregard, Major Andrews» and Ft. The 54th and 55th Mass. Reg. of Volunteers, Shaw. . the “Old Slave Market ” new Charlestong John C. Cal- ~The Most Popular Bishop Act Now! ‘Hurry! Send in Votes! Each subscription will count 20 yotes in December, 15 votes in treet. “It can be} Branth Missionary: Society yet she is interested in the Christian C. Clark tell the} Recorder and-has done this fine error and out of| deed. God grant that others may says that the) {0ollew her bne example and lead. From this edi-] fhese subscriptions the old Church| votes for Bishop D. H. Sims as sry much alive and the most popular Bishop in the rmy with banners.| African M. E. Church. God bless this daughter of Wilberforce. Ss ‘you voted? Get and send| Sumter. January, and 10 votes in Febru- ary. The most popular Bishop in the church will be honored in Dallas, Texas at the Council of Bishops in February, and award- ed a valuable prize. 1 gain rates of $1.00 in groups of 5 or more still hold for laymen. rhe Churctiman in Charleston. daughter, Rosamond, age 7 a: in the fourth grade, an : scribed to the Christian R i | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ————— New York City ————o000-———_ Dear Dr. Singleton: There is a decided improvement in mornin} the Churchman was : Gig tie aries, Presiding Elders, Pastors, THE REV. T. H. ADDISO ris Brown with Rey. R. L. Lemon Seven persons bed quickly aes services, headed the make-up and every department of The Recorder since you have taken Workers, now is the tirme to show your colors. Support your bishop. was the successful pastor o \nniversary under She still has the 75 for three succes- The new home at Thru the years s and ity African M. E. Church, Sp burg, S. C. He served his f consecutive year. he been made Presiding Elder of t! Spartanburg District. school days he was a famous a‘! He is a master printer, a has taught at Morris Brown a’ Allen University. over the Editor-Managership. you continued success. Respectfully yours. BAXTER R LEACH Eastern News Service. and help put the Christian Re- Sister Elouise Barron 4 business : corder in every African Metho- The Churchman er place which was in the path Her things were away but she was unharmed. ete!) WAR’S THREAT TO LEARN- Church in Chica- ING e midst of celebrating n for 25 years. George A. Singleton, Editor and Manager of The Christian Recorder 716 So. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Penna. In haste, but with great care, a shipment of rats came to America]. a few weeks back, with this note: “Please keep these rats for us. |Our laboratory is. situated near the big railway termini which will be among the first targets for raiding airplanes and we would like to be sure that some of the most important of our scientific -| materials are out of harm’s way.” These rats are important to sci- ence because they have an unusual hereditary defect which enables scientists to make important ob- servations on genetics. Fear for the safety of these at ani- mals gives vivid insight into what scientific progress might suffer from war. tories and their valuable periments in process and completion would be de along with nonmilitary activiti in civilian centers. The threat to scientific study ie among the greatest of war-men-| Ge : tishops John A. Gregg, Reverdy std eae ould Ot : a : r world back into the Dare Age . The destruction of learning, scien BREAD CAST UPON THE WATER [In the evening the Churchman was est speaker at St. Luke where Rev P.. Ellis is serving his sixth year. > church has purchast a beautiful onage, “the most beautiful in the REV. J. Ri HIGGINS, ONE « the leaders in the South Gar lina Conference, the church will hear fro MOST POPULAR BISHOP ‘and a m m Charleston the Churchman mo- Columbia with the Reverends Lemon, E. P. Ellis and R. E. ogdon to attend the funeral of the ev. John Cleveland McClellan. ‘Editor George A. Singleton 716 South 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna, ent he is Principal of trial pines Please find enclosed $ el, now: pastored by, the Rev Clark, is crowded, delivered by Bishop J. S. tho has been preaching 59 fob 14:14, “If a man die shall The sermon was ten co and very effectively Subscriptions to the Send paper I cast my votes for Bishop Episcopal District as the Most Popular Bishop. Yours for success, .: former classmates, Dr. A. J. Allen A.| My Dear Dr. Singleton, gon, Editor The Christian Recorder. rett,| My Dear Sir: I have been a subscriber and reader of The Christian Recorder for years— 338 tong before you were elected Editor, ~ THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER DR. V. M. TOWNSEND, P. E. Arkansas Supt. THE MOST POPULAR BISHOP Send in Subscriptions. Vote Your 10. Be a2. 3: 13. 14. 15. REV. A.M. COANAKWMRWN ISRAEL E. Grand-Son of Rey. Nichols, S. C. DEAN W. RoW. MRS. PHELORA SELBY E. Sunday School Union Philadelphia, Penna REV. DANIEL J. BROWN Pastor Mt. Princeton, N. | REV R. W Pastor St Tuscumbia, / ene Bishop D. H, Sims ... Bishop M. H. Davis ...----- Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom.. Bishop John A. Gregg Bishop Noah W. Bishop W. ne SUN Sr Bishop J. Bishop $1 Bishop D. H. Sims Bishop G. Bishop R. Bishop H.- Bishop R. Bishop E. Bishop E. Bishop R. R. Woche: af eee Each subscription in Dec. 20 votes. Each subscription in Jan. 15 votes. Each subscription in Feb. will count 10 votes, eS ese > . SINGLETON E. B Mack ALEXANDER Edward Waters College Jacksonville, HODSON WATERS Pastor Mt. Philadelphia, MANCE, M.D Good Samaritan Columbia, S. C C. Ransom, Tenn Js Bord Ky. ===== DSC09126.JPG ===== A CHRISTMAS PRAYER SNAPPY STORIES THERE'S A DIFFERENCE ELIMINATING COMPETITION x were ian Recorder; Miss Jessie High- : ot know-| tower, The Houston Informer; Mrs, c wired the}O. B. Jones, Christian Recorder. The na The bishop! rer Br sh Uaselfish Happiness.” e erlods ensation , and the weht to be 2 oO th and af age and the mown- snantly ptt rould fe. He declared { be all hard m maturity to the day | mn the erawe c fastened ta th beast o east of burden to pull all hig fife was| the Iw irisbane| return of our pastor, Rey. J. D. B. here| | the hard] Gy work, the} y * ploaveh like | ay I Oe THE CHRISTIA : NG PEOPLE’S PAGE YOU Th ditt life for age. $ t and success for himself. boyhood he sees visions, fol- 1 to success or defeat. old age, when man Then comes lreams dreams. cn} Youth is the age of striving and sel- ss: old age the period of dream- reams for the young and for the sre that age is not to see Continued in next issue) PALESTINE, TEXAS | The quarterly conference of | Grant Chapel A. M. E. Church was November 6-7 with Rev. J. B. Presiding Elder. first nday School opened at 9:30 ndent W. R. Linsey, who is always on time. The Pre- Elder was well pleased with the of the Sunday School. At 11 k he preached from Exodus 20:12. fonoring our Father and Moth- ubject: “Mutual Responsibility Parents and Children.” It arkable, every one is as highly {up. Sunday evening and Sunday t the weather was too unfavorable jto have Monday night the | Presiding Elder held the business part Bros. W. R. Lindsey Jones were elected marshals for year. Bro. Anderson see Mrs. othy Daniel’s reporter for Southern Rutler tutler it | | service. | of the quarter and J De rts by the weather being unfavor- fell off, and were not what we hoped for, but we are looking forward pay out with the Presiding Elder next quarter, We desire the prayers f the Christians for future success. ve thank our Bishop Young for the able ELIZABETH M. THOMAS Editor 5 one life for youth, and another The Bible tells in few and beautiful the separation of youth and “And your young men shall see and your old men shall dream N RECORDER Redwood Mission—Joshua Johnson Carey Mission—C. L. Lockett _ Leland District ‘ : Rev. R. C. Perry, Presiding Elder Leland Station—G, C. Borrowum Hollandale Station—C. F. Billings Indianola Station—S. L. Perry Arcola Circuit—C. H. Pugh Itta Bena Circuit—S. L. Murphy Swiftwater Circuit—S. W. Hill Baird Circuit—To be supplied Bourbon Circuit—To be supplied Woodburn Mission—H. Dallerson Yerger Mission—W. H. Holt Belzoni District ‘= Rev, D. R. Morant, Presiding Elder Belzoni Circuit—I..A. Henderson Holly Bluff Circuit—H. L. Love Morgan City Circuit—To be supplied Swiftwater Circuit—E. L. Woodard Isola Circuit—M. O. Evans Silver City Circuit—To be supplied Jaketown Circuit—A. W. Gilmore Bellewood Circuit—E. A. Deed cast Friday night, Sunday] Inverness Circuit—G. W. L. Thur-| Thanksgiving game, but man. Spanish Fort and Fake George—L. Rascal. May Day and Mossy 4sland—Clarence Newell. Belle Prairie and Wolf Lake—McHolts Eldora—O. E. Thurman Louise and Midnight—W. L. Price: FREDERICK, OKLA. The first quarterly conference was held on Frederick Circuit November 18_ 19-20, Rev. Mrs. C. S. Clark, pastor; Rev, A. D. Burton, Presiding Elder. The Presiding Elder went to both ends of the Circuit, and on Sunday a nice delegation from Lawton New came over to Frederick. We had good services all day Sunday. The Presiding Elder preached morning and night. The pastor preached at 3:30 P. M. We want to thank Bishop H. Y. Tookes for returning our pastor, '|kins, Ida F. Banks, report follows: Stewards, $21 As ‘music, | Taught cheer rang out the home S. Vance, 1232 N. Frazie its sleepy eyes in wonder as | University Alumni Ass lumbia, S. C., gave its first Anniversary. we would have our reception celebrating our success in hoping ° help will further the ambitions < next generation that they 1y in the sunshine of the knowledge of dear old Alma Mater. Those helped us to make this a evening were as followers: Misses Althea Crosly, G ba Gladys Thompson, sers Richard Mollétt, Marion | Ernest Murphy, Ellis Watts, Ran Martin, Arthur Wood, Walter M. gan, Fleming Pharr, Jessie Lewi Ragin Mack McNeal and Rev. Fleming. Madames L. Waller, A Davis, Edna Robinson and | ; ley of Chester, Pa.; Messrs. and | ames John L. Clark, Leroy Fos ; Walter Johnson, Robert H. Cotto Thomas Wicks, Samuel McCla William L. Franklin, Robert Johnso and Stanley Squirrel. The member Rev. Mrs. C. S. Clark, and our Pre- siding Elder, Rev. A. D. Burton for another year, Both ends of the Circuit is in fine shape said the Presiding Elder. RB. Butler Rev. J. B. Butler, Presiding Elder; Rev. J. D. B. High- tower, Pastor. MRS. OLA B. JONES. THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE Hollandale, Mississippi Bishop S. L. Greene Vicksburg District Rev. Wm. FE, Barnes, Presiding Elder Rethel Station—J. M. B. Michelle Signal Station—T, A, Simmons en Allen Cirewit—To be supplied Anewilla Cirenit—J. Ht. Hudson Nekaburg Cirenit—k. 1. McGhee the da / h y when! Hampton Cirenit—J. S. Gleese Rolling Fork Circuit—J. H. Greene Magna Vista Cireuit—M. E. Johnson Brunswick Circuit—M. V. Miller ‘ttavema Cirenit—D. A. Dortch y Paul Circuit—E. D. Coleman for our pastor. MRS. OPHELIA WHALEY ST. MARK A. M. E. CHURCH CORONA, NEW YORK Our second quarterly conference was held on Wednesday evening, November 2nd, when the Rev. A. L. Wilson, Presiding Elder of the Manhattan Dis- trict presided. ii bi We are glad to state in this issue of theChristian Recorler that our church has greatly improved under the leader- ship of our new pastor, the Rev. N. Theodore Garrison. Our beloved Pre- |. siding Elder, the Rey. A. L. Wilson has also been a source of inspiration and encouragement, having worshipped with us on several occasions during | this quarter and addressed both church | and church school. Our financial prob. lems are being solved and members are all working unitedly to bring about | | rete The Presiding Elder was paid his full i ati Tightower and our presiding elder, Rey.| assessment, and a nice sum was feft a Seale sca E. Cald who served on the various were: Miss Gardenia Ragin, Mary Shaw, Myrtle Johnson, Henrietta 1 Allen Perry. Me and George Lytes, Paul Bowm: Vance and Henry J. Bu ess raas ti ifts its of the t © suggestions have been faken|S-» Der: ira doy-in heaven: With the organization of the Com- Tultide in Many Lands,” by Mary i Bey: 5:11-14.) unity Forum in the afternoon, the \ th | Sans Dec. 11. Topic—Christmas Every- spirit of fellowship received additional ringle and Clara A. Urann. Lo’ Lee and Shepard Co. Boston, ld it surprise you to know that in ristmas foods covers severa Ss story 2 B one or more appropriate coming from other countries. woodman’s stroke, _ ter and: better 1 Christmas has had a e, although here, too, it , estricted in the Massachu- Colony. We have taken parts of our observance from nds, but in city or country, in ool, church, business and homes the istmas spirit has right of way. The a of Christmas trees with their lovely rations, colored lights in windows ; s outside and inside ornaments, /carol-singing as an act of worship and ie to spread joy, pageants and other ser- vices to recognize the religious meaning | of the day—all these are part of Ameri- ‘| ca’s attempt to put “Christmas every- where.” “Lawrence Hutton wrote years ago: | “Our Christmas carols appear to have come from the Holy Land itself; our Christmas trees from the East by way lof Germany; our Santa Claus from Holland; our stockings hung in the ‘chimney from France or Belgium; and our Christmas cards and verbal Christ- pies from England.” the holy blessing which the world re _| receive, to travel, to sing, to send greet ings, and at the same time to forget. Daily Verses M., Dec. 5. Christ formed in us— HRISTIAN mas greetings, our Yule-logs, our boar’s heads, our plumpuddings and our mince But the chief and underlying cause for Christmas happiness everywhere is : e % ceives from the coming of Jesus Christ. poem from Germany :} 1 Christians must beware of the temp- kis a strong and stalwart SEER: tations to feast, to dress, to give, to pranches up, ches the dew right gallantly a dainty cup; - world is brigh' Gal.4:19. RECORDER PAGE SEVEN ports are increased each year, He is| A-M.E. Church. ‘The public is invited a Trustee of Greater Payne University,| to attend. The officers are: Mr. Ches- Birmingham, Ala., Secretary of the|ter N. Hayes, president; Rev. D. V. West Alabama Conference and Super-| Kyles, vice-president; Mrs. Henry — visor of the instructors of A. C. E.| Hopewell, secretary ; Mrs. Kathleen D. League work in Alabama. Dr. Dan-| Garvin, treasurer; and Miss Rebekah - dridge was delegate to the General Con-| Reid, pianist. ference in 1928-1932-1936—and I pre-| In the evening the choir of the Ebe- dict his election for 1940. nezer A.M.E. Church of Baltimore Dr. Dandridge is a worthy character| gave a program of beautiful elections —A man with a program—just such before a packed house. The Rev. Mr. programme as the Church needs today. Flood of Washington, D. C. preached Elect him for the League and it will|in place of Rev. Monoca, pastor of go. The General Conference will do a| Ebenezer. Mrs. Monoca was mistress credit to the Connection and make a|of ceremonies. The renditions and re- : wise step forward if it elects this giant} sponse made the evening one to be re- worker to this office. membered. Just a word about Dr. Clayborn. He 0 90-—— has worked faithfully for a number of} On October 10, the Second Quarterly years as Editor of the So. Christian] Conference was held at Bethel A. M. Recorder and is well prepared, ripe in| E. Church at 8:30 p-m. The meeting experience and is acquainted with the| was called to order by the Rev. R. O. Church throughout its domain. He is] Napper, Presiding Elder. “Trust and worthy of any honor the Church might] Obey” was the opening hymn and was bestow. We. trust he will be elected] followed by a prayer from Brother Wil- one of its prelates in the coming Gener-| {iam Green. Mrs. Hattie Watson and al Conference. William Blake were elected secretary Again, Dr. Dandridge is Alabama’s} and assistant secretary respectively of Choice for the League. His program| the Quarterly Conference. js sane and constructive. We need just] Following the roll call and the dis- -| such programs as he has. Our prayers] ciplinary questions, the reports of the shall ascend to God in his behalf. Elect] auxiliaries were read and approved. him and see the League step forward. | The members were commended on the H. Ernest Kirkland [spiritual and physical growth of the church, and the industry of the various auxiliaries which raised about $600.00 during the Quarter. There was an in- crease in Sunday School membership of over 40%. YORK, PENNA. Bethel A.M.E. Church had an espe- ing in sj ppings so fair to see, 's precious freight for small and eautiful Christmas tree.” material to be used, either by leader or by the Juniors: (Many I Germany practically every hold has one or two trees well you already know ‘that i : : | cially interesting day Sunday, October} T., Dec. 6. Christ coming to us is|ou, The Rey. R. O. Napper, Sr., Christmas.—John 14:18, 23. Presiding Elder of the Harrisburg Dis- =7, Pleasing God is like | trict Conference, conducted a wonder- r Christmas—1 Thess. ies ful morning service. The congregation T., Dec. 8. Christ in us is Christmas. | },card a delivery so touching and s0 con- PS) Col. 1:27, 28. yincing that there were ten conyerts to F., Dec. 9. The goodwill life is come before the altar, Truly com- Christmas.—I Cor. 13:1-7.| jendable evidence. un, or falling in shade rm of the oak. ween, in apparel green, W.,, Dec: impetus. The forum is to be non-de- nominational and non-political. Mr. Chester N. Hayes, executive secretary of the Crispus Attucks Association, pre- sided. He set forth the following aims: To afford the Negro people of York a place where they can meet to learn and discuss problems relative to their wel- fare; to train young people in adequate fields of leadership; to find means of opening adequate fields of employment; to develop talent of young people who have no means of personal develop- _ where.—Luke 2:25-33. ! —Christian Endeavor World. DEN Ss I lsc WYLAM, ALA. gland? (There act of Parliament in 1652.) | Dr. J. T. L. Dandridge for Secretary A. C. E. League He is a son of the soil—he was born n|at Grovehill, Clark Co., Ala. Brought d|up under good parents, and trained in 1| the principles of the Church. the great home-festival on] He was educated at Selma Univer- day itself is then| sity, Payne University, and the Uni- “in the churches| versity of Chicago. 1 He taught successfully in the public mn each Christmas? — reparation of homes an vine. ment; to develop the understanding of the adult toward youth and its problems and to establish contact with the Di- The meeting was well attended. A- QUARTERLY CONFERENCE St. Paul, Mt. Airy, N. C. The Church has been both benefited and inspired by the wise and spiritual superintendency, of our dignified, kind, intelligent energetic and enthusiastic | leader, Rev. A. M. Jones who has of- fered the highest and best standards of living to the constituents of this eccles- jastical group. He has conducted affairs with such brotherly love and impartiality that he ts now more deeply entrenched in the (Continued on page 8) BipWie) eee Stenography, Expert Typ- ing, Mimeographing Neatly Done Church Bulletins a Specialty Prices Reasonable The Christian Recorder Office 6th Floor Allen Building 716 South 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna. here the school system six years in the State of d, there] Alabama. a i Christmas| Ags a churchman, his equal ¥s hard to Christ-|ind. He built St. Stephen Church at nnon from| 4 cost of $6000 00, and the New Metro- Rome an-]politan Church ‘at a cost of $45,000.00. Holy | hoth in Mobile, Ala. Also Sprinevitfe Church | Church at Lower Peach Tree. Ala. -A- men,| yf. E. Parsonage, one of the finest in see|the State. Saved Payne Chapel in the City of Birmingham, Ala., to the Con- ection and has reduced the debt on his nt Charge, Allen Temple, Bes- . Ala., down to only $480.00. The ership has been increased 250 in ears. Also his Connectional re- ofthe movement were: Rev. D. Vv Kyle, pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church Mr. Henry W. Hopewell, principal o pastor of A.M.E, Zion Church; Mr Charles Ireland, a national youth di rector; the Rev. superintendent of the Washington Annual Conference an Baltimore an ‘Baptist Church. The fortum will meet the day mong the speakers to urge the support Smallwood School; Rev. A. H. Pagan, A. A. Crooks, district Rev. M. Thompson, pastor Bethlehem second Sun- of each month. The next meeting will be held November 13th in Bethel f Choir Pulpit COWNS Fine materials. beautiful work, pleasingly low pri Catalog and samples on request. State your need and name of church. DeMoulin Bros. & Co. 1194 South 4th St., Greenville, ml. ap " d d SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER ===== DSC09127.JPG ===== ===== DSC09128.JPG ===== ee = ee : PACE TEN ' ; A. cy . News At A Glance mn Pennsylvania r> , mr ° ; *5. (oh & OK CONCERN Yeet Phila. Pa, Tur cn rs c-s7++ RECORDER tho, na ESS out all the family heirlooms— us, and| the delicately carved Madonnas, the rich tapestries, the silverware handed down from great-great-grandfathers| figures disclosed Thursday. the y, who dumped British tea in the Boston} debt reached a new record hi Harbor. at an Then automobiles are barred | $38,527,824,089 in the first four and 1 face] wandering thru them, singing carols, | calling on friends, and watching their July 1. - The debt, boosted by the spend program authorized by the last on July 1 and about $1,476,000,000 hi er than a year ago, Spending paced by WPA, was $3; whom] SEVEN-TON CLOCK 796,811 in the period, compared wit TELLS EVERYTHING] $2,846,49,626 last year. WPA sho! payments to relief workers up fi BRUSSELS, (UP).—A clock weigh | $484,078,574 in the four and half mont! -|seven tons which has 144 dials has] last year to $856,229,818 in the sam -| been invented by a 19-year-old Belgian] period this year. ead ,| engineer, Edgard Heirman. The one billion dollar PWA pro The clock records not only the time] meanwhile, caused little drain on the of the day, but the day, week, month,| treasury because federal disbursen >| season, and year, with a special device] lagged behind the initiation of projec for Leap Years. It also shows sunrise] PWA has spent only $31,427,246 of ak and sunset, hours of daylight and] new funds so far in the fiscal. darkness, and tides. Othe (Continued in next issue) D year. Because of a decline in revenue "r dials will be added to the clock, | deficit rose faster than expentihiees i the inventor says, to record phases of] The deficit on November 15 was $1,242, the moon and the planets. 060,237, compared with $680,305,154 on the same date in 1937. neigh | PASTOR MAKES DRAMATIC PLEA| clines were spread alike tee , THEN DROPS DEAD excise and customs receipts and ont — social security taxes were ahead of sure} CHICAGO, Ill., —(A N P)—Last| year ago. Total revenue to Novemb: f | Sunday evening at special services held] 15. wer f } e $2,095,736,573, i at Grant Memorial Church. Rey. cota te R. | $2,166,144,471 in the corespondin i it 166,144, eri Young, 50 years old, associate minister | last year. q de of Progressive Baptist Church, was the ¢: guest Preacher and in the course of his stirring sermon waxed eloquent as he recounted the civic, political and eco- nomic disadvantages suffered by the Negro race. Suddenly, as his oratori< cal eatin reached its height he | S'umped against the pulpit then dropped] the y. ie pulp young people of the i Loti bei bie: of heart at-| It’s the Privilege of the fies Ge br ee ae ‘Oh,| the log down the mountain, towed by | a fountain of tears, tbat ne aie eae wee - : Ws is quite simi | floods for my people!” Yosemite foes is . La Log Rolling: Shortly before ea Christmas at Palmer Lake, Colorad an expert woodsman secretly fells bs tree deep among the pines. Then, on December 22, comes the hunt for it b: ES TURTLE CARRIES 1844 DATE 3 10TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT | BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. | turtle found by | here had the da | shell and resid | , | (UP).—A Terry Easley in a pond te “1844” carved on the! Beth, 1 ents wonder whether jt | is that old or whether someone did the carving for a joke, The turtle meas- | Ures 36 inches from tail to nose, with a shell 15 inches across A.M.E. Church, Abilene, Te: The Ist quarterly conference of Beth A. M.E, Church, Abilene, Texas, wa held November 20th wi z end with Rey, af Presiding Elder The work of this quarter cee a gr success in every way. Hose, leadership of the very efficient baat Rey. M/C, Young our new oa mires BACKYARD TREASURE EVANSVILLE, Ind. —(AP) Far. let down a bucket t water and drew into his well to ge ["P oll instead. Geotogi 2 for this conference year, wi ae | Probably had foxes Gata Prigt 8as | support of the thembird aa ise eme |* plugged oif well nearby, in trom | quarter poh We are growing : RS. PEARL BATE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE West Philadelphia Quality modern porch front d Investment Sreatly redu melleny ced prices and terms. rs to have more Cents, request. Clear Titles Guaran: ‘ JOHN ADAMS, rise ; ttorn 5641 Market Street ES ‘! for Homes or _ List mailed upon nd we t t will. st into the work ence went on recor , Secretary of anied by Bishop E. have visited confer- Mississippi and Ar- Jackson suffered a slight influenza and was advised by pend a few days in bed, its were cancelled. report the doctor ould be on his feet h Ea t Mississippi Annual is now history. — ence in every sense of the ‘Rey. S.- It was a L. Greene is a are with him one p nt. Prof..Ashand Jas. pbell were elected Secretaries. rth East Mississippi Annual] Presiding Elder; Stewart Chapel, Ma- d asking the| con, Rev. D L. T. Robinson; Turner Conference for the return of} Tabernacle, Rev. S ee Hunter reene to the Eighth Episcopal | (Macon) ; St. Peters, Rev. E. F. Rid- for a third term. A good] ley (Fort Valley); Fountain Temple, y of the old regulars were present. . M. E. Barnes, Presiding El- of the Vicksburg District, J. J.| Rev. f 4 ant, Presiding Elder of the Port] Rev. W. A. Pierce; Powersville, Rev. i ‘District, J. T. Stinson, Pre- ng Elder of the Monrowe District Louisiana Annual Conference. Gi Ri D. Rhodes, Presiding Elder of} T. M. Johnson; St. Philip Mission, District, R. A. Scott, Presi-| Rev. J. L. Lewis; St. James No. 2, Campbell College. ‘Friday night, and swayed the au- He spoke _ S. L. Greene, the Queenly of the Bishop was present, and much help to the Missionary and rence Secretary. May she live c tinue to infuse the life of r. C. G. Scrivens was highly en- for Editor of S.. Christian Re- in 1940. We are behind him 100 t. He is a great writer and olar. Sunday, Dr. J. W. Hair was d by the Bishop to preach the 11 lock sermon which e we on of all. Dr. J. W. Hair is ise ar a speaker, cian sion, Rev, E. C. Mack; Clinchfield (to ¢ and Ecclesiastical] he supplied). = 190 we ask the General] Forsyth District, Rev. T- W. Evans, snce to give us a Bishop and| presiding Elder. e S. Christian Record friend to the Christian. ubscriptions soon. —Jas. M. Campbell er. I Will Conference for . Church, Cor-| the Mexican and ge boxes For which we bow in humble submission to him who doeth all things well, All the boards are rallying with good reports. Our Missionary work is grow- ing by leaps and bounds under the presidency of Mrs. I. C. McGee, our pastor’s wife, who is really capable of doing things also the Stewardess Board which is under the supervision of Mrs. E. M. Glass, another stalwart char- acter in the church, along with 5 other active boards. Under the pastorate of the Rev. J. R. McGee we hope to pay for our church in a few months. The receipts of the evening were $40.72, paid-the P. E. $25.00; left bal- ance in treasury. (Mrs.) A. D. Miller THE MACON GEORGIA CONFERENCE Wesley Chapel, Eatonton, Ga. Bishop W. A. Fountain Macon District, Rev. G. H. Dunn, Rev. M. D. McClendon; Grant Chap- el, Rev. S. M. McClendon; St. Luke, W. N. Smith; Bryan Circuit, J. W. Warren; St. James, Rey. S. T. Watts: Maréhallville, Rev. H. T- Stephens; Gordon Chapel Circuit, Rev. HE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Rev. Elijah Smith; Lizella, Rev. H- Nix; Tendalville, (to be supplied) ; Clay Temple, (to be supplied). ; East Macon District, Rev. E. Griggs, Presiding Elder; St. Paul, (to be sup- plied); Grays Chapel, Rev. M. GC: Brown; Cordele, (to be supplied) ; Deversville, Rev. W. E. Edwards; Haddock, Rev. R. P. Willis; Pinehurst, Rey. F. B. Butts; Perry, Rey. O. C. Hardwick; Clinton, Rev. Moses Wil- son; Sand Creek, Rev. E. C. Rober- son; Cedar Grove, Rev. J.D. Seay; St. James, Rev. J. C. Sample; Arabi. Rev. C. P. Pattello; Elko Mission, Rey. Ben Jackson; Kathleen Mission, Rev. Floyd Thomas; East Macon Mis- Forsyth Station, Rev. J. Coleman Lawrence; Allen Chapel. Rev. W. C. Davis (Macon); Sugar Hill Circuit, Rev. J. H. Mahogany; Mt. Zion Circuit, Rev. E. Muckle; Culloden Circuit, Rev. H. P. Pierce; Mosella Circuit, Rev. FE. Rutland; Ocmulgee, Rev. M. M. Mann; Stin- sonville Station, Rev. C. C. Spealley; Bethel Station, Rev. J. P. Seamore; Robinson Tabernacle, Sous Greene; Knoxville, Rev. William Dennis; Greensville, Rev. S. M- ‘Howard; Gains . Barrow; Woods and Evans, Rev. A. J. Harris; Boling- E.| broke, Rev. J. W. Pennison; Barnes- and | ville Rev. W. H. Martin; Kings Chap- el, Rev. Donald Edwards; Belltown and Hanson, Rev. S- S. Starling. the! Milledgeville District, Rev.» J. N. id x cogs 1 Miller, Presiding Elder; Wesley Chapel, Milledgeville, Rev. G. W. Scott; St. Mark, Sparta, Rev. J. H. Jones; Flip- per Chapel, Rev. A. Smith; Warren| The. local welcome program’ will t Chapel, Rev. W. J. Davis; Buffalo] held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Circuit, (to be supplied); Mitchel] The Presiding Elders of the Confer- Spring Circuit, Rev. J. M. Flemister;| Robinson, J. W. Maxwell, L. A. dy Chapel, Rev. S. Stembridge; Clark] pastors will round up reports and report and Napin, Rev. G. W. Wynn; Walk-| at the session that will close Sunday er Chapel, Rev. D. J. Harris. afternoon. Eatonton District, Rev. A. L, Brew- ster, Presiding Elder; St. John, Rev. Dewitt Ealey, Eatonton; Texas Circuit, Rev. G. C. McPherson; Putman Coun-| The last Annual Conference, our most ty Circuit, Rev. S. J. Reynolds; Hunts} worthy Bishop E. J. Howard and the Chapel, (to be supplied); Bethel, Rev. | Conference with Rev. G. M. Flem- A. L. Clark; Mt. Zion, Rev. B. C.| ings, an outstanding P. E. saw fit to Walker; Jones County, Rev. C. R.|send me to the Huntland Circuit, where Johnson. County Line—Whites Chapel,|1 fcund much work to do. We are Rev. W. J. Daniels; Canaan Circuit,| organized and program: We held our Rev. Robert Hoggrove; Union Hill| First Quarterly Conference November Mission, Rev. Charlie Few; Lees Mis-| 20-21. Raised $22.50; paid the P. E. sion, Rey. E. Paul; Stanfordville Cir-| $15.00, and paid pastor $7.50. Elder cuit, Rev, Jacob Dawdell; Eatonton] Flemings preached a great sermon. Mission, Rev. C. W. Maxwell. His text Hebrew 12:1 “Wherefore See- Transfers: Rey. R. H. Porter, to St-| ing we also are compassed about with Paul, Atlanta; Rev. David Norris,| so great a cloud of witness, let us lay Georgia -Conference; Rev. A. M. HUNTLAND, TENN. aside every weight, and the sin which Threets, St. Peters, Atlanta; Rev- J.| doth so easily beset us. And let us O. Childers, St. Luke, Atlanta; Rev.| run with patience the race that is set R. H. Hillman, to Lofton Circuit, Au-| hefore us, looking unto Jesus, the author gusta Conference; Rev. C. D. Thorn-| and finisher of our faith.” ton, Cedartown, North Georgia Con- —Rev. Frank Samuel Sutton ference; Rev. WwW. P. Carter, Monti- cello, Ga, Bishop Fountain will hold the old Georgia Conference the last of the series this week at Bethel A. M. E. ee Sylvania. Rey. 1. 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Continuing : é his un-| But may I ask just here “Are ee CONFERENCE 4 res Rk ay ee slg ‘ a Leaks : oldment. the chureh of the Living God| playing fair with God in supporting his governor of the State of Kansas we will| an after collection on the sec Dr. R. O. Napper, Presiding Elder | d : Ch is i ca ny 2 it » ‘ z ; | have no more of the political fiasco, and day in next January and send. ds % $ oes not see the \program of Jesus urch?” or is it that you do not care WHELWRICHT. KY December 7—North Louisiana Confer-|ij,« church will again have full power} Earl M. Lawson of 316 Kio snce— Monroe ana, Rev Ito act in conjunction with the state Levenworth, Kansan. Th 10th} hoard and some kind of decent pros- derstands this an dis ful Rolpencan’ do justi Christ, because there is too much com- do you give cheerfully and bountifully? ee ae ee eypete to the healthy| promizing in the church with factors) Or, do you give with reluctance. What phere which prevailed from the| unhealthy, Man should love his|is your attitude? Shall the church of moment the 53rd Annual session of the ircet pS. 1 ©. | serity will insue. Let all who can be} Mail what you raise on Mon areehare District Cont brother, not the color of man, but his| your choice live or die; come and go’ ~ 4 sia “ - | perity will insue. d istrict Confe: ‘ i? 3 E 3 . P 1—East Florida Conf*rence—Pa-| present but all who ar far away| ing the second Sunda: Rey. § R_|clared opened b. rence was de-| brother. What we need is a vital Chris-| with me, if you please, and lovingly _ - - . ska. Fla., 115 Sth St.. Rev. J. presenh bat Alb, 00) Sree 5 ees eee es i aemaresr eine pened by the Presiding Elder,| tianity, a healthy Christianity, a Chris-| study the church as she breathes and that they cannot be present please take} Do not forget the survey in up a collection with which to buy food] ber and the revival in January. and send that to us in time for the]the Lord add power and bles tor. Bishop R. id him in very high ristian gentleman. Iu Clay Claybrooks Dr. R. O. Napper at Lancaster, Penna. until the final benediction. No change fell under its full financial requirement. tianity of activity, action, a Christianity | palpitates. of accomplishment, a Christianty of E Our course may be through park and | January 11—Louisiana Conference — ‘ Some service continued the speaker. Evil ; | : opening. each and ail of you. aye However, it falls to the lot of man to| temptations can only be fought success- ead Me eerie aus ane aver He / \ 2 Let us make thi formal! NOA “ develop hi re P 5 y e swelling hills and spacious heaths, be- * ‘ t us make this a great forma OAH W. WIL evelop imself ir:to a leader, a brother, | fully by the strong plus healthy. The| ae the running requested stream Ge THE DEPARTMENT OF - ORE: : Presiding Bi GN j plus friend to man. He who questions| church said the Bishop needs both wis- RELIGIOUS EDUCATION| et NOAH W. WILLIAMS ee Quarterly Conference of Tan- the tawny coast, out on the dark and use dangerous reefs, or under dripping in need of first is wisdom. The deseas¢] cayes and slippery edges. It matters of the Church today is that it is starved] not where we go, most likely we will : for the want of spirit. Spirit cannot) Gnd a church. We write in general, iG el ig Hie: Jot we ne biggest man| be measured or weighed, but he does! hut permit me to be definite, and sub- payecally in our District, the Rev. M.| know that he who has the spirit in him,| mit some historical musings. The first Hamlin to unfold the annual sermon. | can accomplish more than the spiritless.| Annual Session of the South Carolina To us he tabled St. Matthew 9:35. The} We need not_ only preaching, but| Conference A.M.E. Church was held sermon did justice to his size according-| warmth of spirit in us and the church. | i; Savannah, Ga. May 8, 1866. Rt. Rev. - y; to our souls. For the church js the only world insti-| Daniel A Paes Presiding Bishop ap- “To those who have shall be given”| tution that reaches out to every corner pointed the Revs. H. M. Turner, and so said our Saviour. Consequently,] of the world illuminating those corners] A. L. Standford, overseers for the ‘after a wonderful morning and after-| where darkness embraces. The church] state of Georgia. P. H. Cain, and ke noon sessions we were graced in the} i, the only institution of the Living God.|T- Carr for South Carolina. G. Ww. evening by our Bishop, David H. Sims,| Based on his past experience, plus his-| Brodie and S. B. Williams for North a man with a vi8ion, with a program,| torical facts, the Bishop concluded by] Carolina; and Charles qi Pierce for one who is ever eager plus ready to) offering to us the greatest institution in| Florida. In keeping with the wrllcon share with those who thirst for the| the world, the Church. God, under the direction of the Holy aectar of growth. Other speakers included his worship} Spirit, a church was formed in Jackson- It is good to see this gathering con-|the Major, Dr. Dale Cary representing | yille, Tallahassee, sidering the conflicts plus perplexities| the City of Lancaster. Rev. C. E-| west. which confront us today said the Bish.|Wonderly _ representing the City) on June 7,-1967, Rt. Rev. HRA Al op as he rested with us, his subject, | Churches, Dr. T. V. Sterrett represent.| yy \Wayman, Presiding Bishop, opened “The Church.” Take science for in-|ing the Colored Citizens. The District] tne first session of the Florida Annual stance, science has made such rapid | vested the honour in Rev. D. V. Kyle| Conference in Bethel A.M.E. Church, progress that it has swept us off our|to represent it, mn fesponse: Tallahassee, Fla. In the organization, feet. The house was brought to laugh-) The Revs. Samuel Randolph and E.| Rey, B, W. Quinn was elected chick ter when the speaker mentioned the|C. Lindsay were the representative Recording Secretary. fact that the time will come when the | speakers on the day following. wife will give her spouse on leaving for| With the kind of spirit as manifested his work two pills that will go into his | throughout the session, it can truly be yest pocket containing all essential | said that the Church of the Living God factors of food, assuring the house how-| is marching on in the Harrisburg Dist. ever, that he himself has no desire to} Thank God for its great leaders, a ‘ Bishop With a program of activity, a Presiding Elder with action, men an- i f Richard Allen. swering the rues Seaie D. Shaw| Bishop in 1888, J. H. Armstrong elected the want of these factors in our Dist. leader impeaches himself, God gave unto him, he has developed, we are thankful. d Presiding Bishop dom and knowledge, but what we stan: 25—Orlande Florida Conference ! N. Dakota This. oe COMMITTEE OF THE PRE-CEN- This is Rev. Harbert’s t TENARY AND RECEPTION TO 1 the Phoenix Albuquerque BISHOP AND MRS. NOAH W. climate in this ‘district WILLIAMS, IN HIS FORTIETH| AFRICAN METHODIST iffic ANNIVERSARY TO OUR MIN- ISTRY. E. Church was held H, Harbert, Pre- Feb 22—South Florida Conference— ith him oth spiritual and phy- bling him to be at his post Mar %—Central Florida Conference— ot dSt T nu ALLEN A.M.E. CHUR 19th and Bainbridge St Philadelphia, Pa. — he committee appointed in each an- 1 conference in the Fifth Episcopal District, for the Pre-Centenary of Afri- Methodism in the West, and the seeh < 5 3 R bg 5: i ption given to Bishop and Mrs. * My Winsor a Noah W. Williams marking the fortieth 5 sats 1 versary of his being a minister in be ge eee ess African Methodist Episco; > pal i 5 ates Church, will convene at Western Uni- ~ ere oa Hey versity School of Religion on Dec. 14 fact Hes eee § in connection with the Formal Open- Sec Loe ae a ; 's, Missionary Sc Contes Youth Councils and Choirs. ~ i NS eee hegrove returned for the year. i ‘is asjoy to work with such a ler as Rev, Upthegrove. May the d bless and keep these veterans of ross. The report of all the auxil- was excellent. The Class Leaders sted the assessment in full. The ES. is progressing nicely. We have. perative group of young people Official Roll including teachers ‘The A. C. E. League under the ship of Mr. Jerry Ford, Jr. is ing out to new heights. The ; of Stewards was confirmed. Rev. ‘Harbert commended Rev. and Mrs. egrove also Mrs. Hazel. Farmer so. ably represented the church at nference . Rev. Upthegrove thanked members for their hearty co-oper- ion during the year enabling him to ike a round report at Conference. i — —Katie Shelen » Connectional Young People’s Con. } gress and Leadership Training Institute June 11-16, 1939 Philadelphia, Pa Tampa and Key Py ometed by the Department of Re- jgicus Education, A.M.E Church GENERAL PROGRAM > ested|BISHOP NOAH W. WILLIAMS ‘ee i ASKS FOR A SURVEY IN DE.| Sunday afternoon special CEMBER AND A COLLECTION] Will be held in Chester, Pa. FOR LEAVENWORTH CHURCH | ton, Delaware, Philadelphia, Pa ark, N. J., New York and Broo! Hartford, Conn., Cambridge, M and Boston. Thus, the beginning of this mighty movement for God and African Metho- dism, nurtured and fostered by a long line of departed friends and loved ones, whose names we revere, and whose memory we cheerish. Let us bow our Let this conference year be a year -| of revivals and ingathering of members There is just as scientific methods OF revivals as for any thing else, only s|there are seasons and God sends re- Monday night representative: the First District will meet at Church, Philadelphia, Pa. Addre heads in prayer and name a few: The late Revs. Abraham Grant elected this is y it i ti the year in which God wants 0 at we have great revivals and con- versions, To this end I am asking E. J. Howard, and Dr. L. and music by choirs and other f ‘i i 5 : ; Bishop in 1896, and M. M. Moore, dite Re zatio: i] toh Ti ‘ < s , N Morris, 5 Teed cery church in the Fifth Episcopal sieeidg Se a Papen eamissicstrrl | Ccrtet Bishop goood a Revs: Samuel s, eC y.~lrea Vistric at a 7 C8 cague and Director Be J 'strict to spend the month of Decem- : BIB L E S - $ 1 2 s 0 0 H. Coleman, Sr., Robert Meacham, yer in a careful survey of your city vedas mation, to generate inspiratio: to a larger luatic nee ally. with ger evaluation and appre the picsarie loathe. workeegs(s a eee respousbil mall go two and two in a] Opportunities in West Africa district and visit every home jn] len e. hi in ge us to the We vhich colored people five with blanks Tesctie of oO | to he filled out by the visitors showing, The Lord has wonderfully blessed us| Thos. W. Long, B.C. Gibbs, Thomas | this Conference year. On Oct. 30 the| Moorer, A. A. Flemming, A. J. Ker- Missionary Society gave a Mock Con-| shaw, S- S- Herndon, T. hy, (Rabbit) ference at Mitchel Chapel A. M. E. | Thompson, Anthony Gordon, D. Ww. Church. The spirit ran high. The Gillislee, Samuel Morgan, Virgil B. , ‘pastor preached the opening sermon. Brooks, sae era _ sia -_ securi . : : 2 OS Rickon Gok. Greene and| Young, Primus G. Goins, lexan er 1 How many people in each h ecuring funds to assist our ¢ od a5 We thank ishop i See a wines. What churct ome. 2.| tional President, Mrs. C s ee Bycatiae’ Blder, eR ; huechpecerehce fe sit ou 3 We raised and a host of others whose names What is church pref elong. 3,| making a visit to West Afri Boar goat paser; oe ers hs fo Wot bel Preference of those who] first hand “surv: € scone Bee Gone semch ae ‘omg good| sPace Ue ee this groUuP nthe 6 Hoe eave Ako Ww De ae { Christian} We can see only one star left shining in long in the ej . 5. How] possibilities. Also aes Bee A ciar: @ group, ob Chel on 1 would be = good : rasta ¥ the ecclesiastical sky. Viz. the noted or not, | our own Bishop Howard in cetue T think it would bi R is, P. E. of ne ¢ a good idea for| W : ‘ Rev. Samuel Albert Harris, P. F. © ach pa e ‘a for est Africa . Pastor to make his church head-| iate echiet ce alae the Tis} Visit every home systemati- When you h € old your Qu art Conferences Q erly and have reporters eleeted to the Christi rist v please ha ota Recorder work, to secure immediat ave the conference send = cription or a donation to > with the expense of publish & the paper, a , George A. Singleton : Editor and Manager oat The Christian Recorder women. Rosa Brown, President anart ME. Rodgers ise the Daytona Beach District. . = e ‘arters and each sury i % M. E. R S, ‘ minh Bee : : aa é J F eae S Fifteen illustrious Bishops preside We . 43 Ascnue FERN UNIVERSITY scHoon| ..° “neh each eveni a bi ans OF RELIGION v , t : ‘ Bo rig S. McCoy, Pastor) oor this valuable dioce id 5 Wine oral Opening Wednesday, Dee se. The thir- o is , Rt. ,. John Hurst of — sa “ Ta “4 “SHALL THE eed ee Le ena hogy the longest Ay mt en Ame 10 Woediand | t¢ hex 1998-59 format Opening of W. ] : : . By Bere SS = my term, and lifted the church higher in- way, Wes ee 5 tes os seats School of Religion te first: day 7 i ia, 4 Decent a sal . ‘ Tt matters but little what the critics | tellectually, morally Bad enciae than ie: ‘ th wie a school in Quindairo yourselves. x ee ¥ : of the church have to say about it, every | any Bishop before his time. In May, © day of December ve h z van aa Ante human being in this country oF any | 1928, the General Conference appointed Pra . i ial mate a not wae; 9 5 Men! are arsed tn widetee a institution! ota 9 7 Di i * sa _ || where else as to that ae paren Bishop J. S. 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We thank the Bishops, brethren and sisters who have stood by. The conference season will soon be over. Under the law Allen Day as usually observed will mean nothing now to the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. Before the off-season comes we call upon loyal African Methodists all over the connection to help us in a church-wide sub- scription campaign. Do you love your church a dollar’s worth? Sub- scribe, Subscribe! Get your friends, and neighbors to subscribe! Take an offering in your church for so many subscriptions and boost your Bishop. Prove your love for him. The connection wants to know the most popular Bishop You will help preserve and maintain one of our oldest institutions, the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. We must have "10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US? Historic Bethel A. M. E. Church, was crowded on Monday evening, No- yember 14th to hear the Wilberforce ‘University Singers who appeared in a concert in which they made a fine impression. It was the first of a series of concerts that the singers gave in this vicinity, and the large audience present many of whom were former students and graduates of Wilberforce gave the singers a splendid reception. The Wilberforce University Singers under the direction of Paul Rudolph “TO THE UNION AMERICAN M. E. _ CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 19, 1938 Rey. Father in God, and members ot the General Conference of the Union American M. E. Church, General Con- ference. Dear Bishop and Christian Brothers and Sisters: In the Name of the Father, the Son, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, PRESIDENT W. CORDE HEZOFFICIAL ORGAN- fie AFRICAN METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. — PRICE FIVE CENTS A Wilberforce University Carries On : ALKER AND SINGERS THRILL BETHEL NEW YORK : eal 1938 PRESIDENT D. ORMONDE WALKER : (Continued on page 10) “MOST POPULAR BISHO OW PAGE FIVE and’the Holy Ghost, and in the name of | Roberts, and all of whom are students the Bishops and members of the Afri-| of the music department is one of the My Good Lord Done Been Here, Wait. ein can Methodist Episcopal Church, I finest ‘college group of pus He ene in for the Trumpet Sound, Joshua at}! Thi | come to bring you greetings, and wish| country. The voices of the singers Jericho, Ride up in the Chariot, Oh Ma | In IS ssue for you the continued blessings of Al-| are of beautiful quality which have been journey, Let me Ride, Ride on Rive | mighty God, as @ chureh, working He ice! POS iat AF aor aa Jesus, and What a Time. The sing- kingdom building : and ee EY oh we eee discrimi- | ..5 made a sympathetic approach to} _ We congratulate you for the work Taper. Anes singing te remarkable the spirituals, which were effectively “you have done, We note that in June, | for its purity of diction, admirable shad-) \ sented. Miss Roberta Spencer, so-) The Daily Altar— 1813, that Peter Spencer, andy others ape) a peer antare au o ns aes prano who has a beautiful voice sang ROIGATEIE. Gtenarbiecs co? found that it would be best for them] Wilberforce University Singers offered very acceptably “Ruhe Meine: Seele” ct ee ‘sel alah : to get together, and form a church, | a carefully arranged, well balanced and by Strauss. A quartette Daneietings Cele ) ~ where they could worship God without varied program which’ consisted of| Gjreania Hayman, contralto, Roberta EDITORIALS: being molested. Hence the start of spirituals, classics, sentimental songs, Spencer, soprano, George Rainey, ine BONEeU Na ERAS Nel ey your splendid work for the Redeemer’s| and special solos and duets, The pro-|..4 Jean Paul Hubbard, baritone on TUNG ENG Tea oe kingdom begun in 1813, 125 years ago-| gram was well rendered, and gave the fered Rigoletti by Verdi. The Men's] nie The Baden onLite 4 God bless you. singers ‘an opportunity to extend their Ensemble was very impressive in their The Use and Abuse of Power By consulting Bishop Matthew Simp-| powers and appear to the highest ad- presentation of Ave Maria, Du Bist Die (Editorial of the Week) .--. 4 son's history of the M. E. Church we vantage. _ sat} Rub, by Schubert, Allelujah, by Mozart Sak SRR ; find your church is given a very promi- The chorus offered the following | Cant you Hear me Calling Caroline, by ~~ ba Sy : nent mention, Viz:—Union A. M. E. | group of spirituals: I’m On My Way, (Continued on page 9) al isk : aa aN PRR er, ehh hes ate a : SRK: a ps: PE Mpa Se 6 Rey. Peterson Spencer © Fee eee et hoiNecd of the Pupil— e Asbury M. E. Church, ° <i a. nat Tt was originally Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- Mage ae dtd Se REA : ee ed a Sune ee manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub- The Gitristian meeoeden Pulpit .... 7 enlaces ae 1 ay News At A Glance ....---..s5+++ 10 Be eines scriber Get a Subscription Transitions 11 PINTHE CHURCH |
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  ===== DSC09107.JPG ===== THE PAGE SIXTEEN WINNER OF SOULS CHRISTIAN " Tpenial Christian Recorder A GREAT OPPORTUNITY Cheb Bates!’ tes Chure mee w A.M.E. Music nd in semi Head Bands stamped in ld are offered at these ces Single Copy — $150 Half Doz. — $650 One Dox. —~ $12.00 Mail Your Orders Today © We Pay Postage A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN ; ~~. oh oe Philadelphia, Pa. ah, atle | I $s at] r h S v I and lasting to my mind are safe and sound and his RECORDER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, Nae Subscription Campaign | Now On VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE BISHOP HRISTIAN RECORDER needs your support. aac r has assumed a great responsibility. He must pay for printing, wrapping, wraps, electric current, ara bauling, postage, telephone, clerical help, rent foes two rooms gee Allen Building, office equipment, service for cares insurance, an ag dentals. We took over “without a dime,” but like Payne, with fait! in God. We thank the Bishops, brethren and sisters who have stood by. The conference season will soon be over. Under the law Allen Day as usually observed will mean nothing now to the CHRISTIAN As never bi The present Editor and Manage! RECORDER. Before the off-season comes we call upon loyal African : Methodists all over the connection to help us in a church-wide sub. | scription campaign. Do you love your church a dollar’s worth? Sub- scribe, Subscribe! ors: an offering in your church for so many subscriptions and boost your Bishop. Prove your love for him. The connection wants to know ~ the most popular Bishop. You will help preserve and maintain one of our oldest institutions, the CHRISTIAN RECORDER. We must have 10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US? only about seven being of the youth|the roll is called for election at the Detroit General Conference this old Dr. Robinson is a wonderful man, a] venerable sage will be re-elected by the power for great good in the evangelis-| connection with ease. All hail to this age I tic field in the local and connectional| great Preacher, Writer, Scholar and © | field and I am writing from a deep|leader for over a half century in the sense of gratitude and fairness. great Christian cause. He possesses rare ability, physicially, | morally, intellectually, and spiritually | for the work of an evangelist. He is pleasing in personality, strong COLD WATER, MISS. in physique, earnest, logical, and forceful in presenting uth ing ar he it ifferent churches now. Dr reat Editor of the A. M. E, Review, } readers of our lovely paper. he Cream Jug of the Church and when Evangelist Nathaniel Hawthorne Jeltz D.D. Department of Church Extension to include Evange- lism looking forward to official action on this in 1940. Serving meanwhile anywhere in the con- Services, For dates write: THE A. M. E. BOOm CONCERN 716 So, 19th Street Get your friends, and neighbors to subscribe! Take The First Quarterly Conference of and peculiarly effective in| Edwards Chapel A. M. E. Church, ing souls to Christ. His methods| Senatoba District met Dec. 4th and 5th. After the devotion the pastor presented practical deliverances and manly un-|the new Presiding Eller, Dr. Wallace npromising assults on the strong-| Jones, who in turn organized the Con- ds of sin and wickedness, awaken] ference, Bro. J. T. Williams was elect- | arouse the thoughtful, convict the}ed Secretary; Mrs. L. A. Campbell nd constitute a mighty call to] Reporter to the Christian Recorder; ner to forsake the destructive] Mrs. Izara Botton to the Women’s Re- ways of sin and accept the way of}|corder. The Conference was well at- ife tended. Amount raised during the During his two visits to the forest] quarter $174.00. We are marching on as my great pleasure to hear} with Dr. Jones as our leader. The Pe rim ¢a nigh, but three: the daily] E. seemed to be very happy. Sunday y papers gave him special] was a high day, the ‘Presiding Elder nd great crowds were present| was at his best. Monday night the P. night He did immeasurable] E. spoke on high terms of the pastor’s | feed while in Savannah and left a{report to the Annual Conference. The ‘ng impression and several of his} people expressed themselves as bei "verts are leading officers in the| happy to have the pastor and Presiding Elder return. We, the members, send Robinson has proven to be a greetings and Happy New Year to the —G. A. Campbell Pledged to help Dr. Hemingway extend the nection in conducting Revivals and large Interracial PHILADELPHIA, PA. A CHRISTIAN RECORDER CHRISTMAS This is the first Christmas for _ the Christian Recorder under the Editorship and Managership be- ing combined in one person. Why not a year's subscription to a friend as a Christmas gift? As never before the paper needs your support. Without it the paper cannot live. Rally your members, friends, and clubs to stand by the mother of the race press. Re- _ member, we took on with nothing but faith. There has been no ar 3 outside aid. Conferences are prerowereaie, over and we must have the sym- pathetic cooperation of the Church. The Editor and Man- ager is literally making brick without straw. Do we need the Christian Recorder? Is it worth while? What are we going to do about it?—write me “it is too bad you are in such a predica. ment” or out of love and loyalty help by sending some subscrip- — tions or a donation? © the Word was God. the world did not recognize Him. own people gave Him no welcome. father, but from God. _ é FLINT, MICHIGAN Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church Dr. Matthew R. Rhoenee, one of the most successful pastors of the Michi- gan Conference, and the pastor of Quinn Chapel, now serving his third year, held his First Quarterly Meeting October The Divine Word St. John 1:1-18 New Testament in Modern Speech R. F. Weymouth In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that now ex. ists came into being. In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the Light, but he came that he might give testimony concerning the Light. There was the true Light, which lightens every man, coming ino the world. He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him, and He came to His own home, and His Yhat is, to those who trust in His name—He has given the privilege of becoming children of God; who were begotten not by human descent, . nor through an impulse. of the flesh, nor through the will of a human And the Word became flesh, and lived awhile in our midst, so that we saw His glory, glory such as a father bestows on his only son, full of grace and truth. John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, ‘This is He of whom I said, “He who is coming after me has taken precedence of me,” for He existed before me.’ For it is from His fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace. The Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father’s bosom—He has made Him known. THE-OFFICIAL ORGAN: THE AFRICAN-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. as PRICE FIVE CENTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1938 MERRY CHRISTMAS! To the Bishops, General Officers, College Presidents, Army Chaplains, Presiding Elders, Ministers of the Word, Missionaries at home and abroad, members of Allen’s Church and friends: The Christain Recorder, the oldest Paper owned, edited and publisht by Negroes in the world, wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Since we last greeted you our task has been made greater and our burdens heavier. Managing the Chris- tian Recorder in addition to editing is a heavy responsibility. In the midst of your festivities, think of your Editor . and Manager and send him a Christmas Gift of subscriptions. Yours faithfully, GEORGE A. SINGLETON Editor and Manager. But to all who have received Him— pastor. Reports were read from the different departments of the church, which showed an increase in member- ship, and financial report of $5534,30. The Presiding Elder complimented the pastor and members for what they accomplished in the quarter and en- couraged us to go forward, We have great faith in our pastor, Rey. J. Campbell Beckett, he is a man who likes to do big things with pleasure —Charles E. Bryan 30th, closing with their business meeting Monday night. the history of the church. The Presiding Elder, Dr. David A. The church is in its splendor under Blake preached an eloquent and spirit-| the splendid leadership of Dr. Rhonenee _ ual sermon Sunday morning to a large and his splendid wife, Mrs. G. B. udience. At 3 p.m. the Quarterly} Rhonenee. eeting Union services were conduct- ed by Revs. A. T. Williams, pastor of lewman Chapel, Pontica, Michigan, J. A. Dean, pastor of Bethel, Saginaw, Hich., L. L. Lawrence, pastor of Ver-| [Tye Third Quarterly Meeting and ion Chapel, Flint, and F. Fullworth,| Conference of the Metropolitan A. M. pastor of St. James C. M. E. Church,) = Church of the Potomac District of ‘Flint, and their choirs and members also} he Baltimore Conference. shipped with us. Sunday, November the 27th, our Pre- _ The Presiding Elder was very much} .iding Elder, Rev. H. M. Shields was spired over the increase in member-| with us and preached at eleven o’clock, hip and the financial reports. All re-| from Genesis 22:8, “My son the Lord rts beginning with the Trustees and} wil} provide a lamb for the burnt of- ing with the Christian Endeavor | fering.” We were exhorted to follow highly appreciated by the Pre- ing Elder. He also thanked the ers for the kind words spoken of commented on the unity shown the pastor and members. The mount raised this quarter $800.43. The —Mrs. Flora Talbert WASHINGTON, D. C. the example of people who were con- Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub- scriber Get a Subscription crete proof that God would provide for In This Issue us whatever we needed to carry on the | work that He gives us to do. We are not to doubt nor interrogate] The Daily Altar—Rev. Carlyle F. God when He-calls upon us to make a Sy EPS 2 sacrifice whatever it might be. The} Sunday School Lesson ............ 3 service was very largely attended, be- i ‘ cause the members and friends of EDITORIALS : Metropolitan are always anxious to Dhe-Great Event Ves. e.... 0 4 hear the Presiding Elder preach and Raine Hass s. % sing. The Senior Choir of the church ty rendered music under the direction Boiling Water .............460+ A of Miss Maude G. Smoothers. Regeneration of A Klansman On Monday night at eight o'clock HO, 4 the Quarterly Conference was held, : (Editorial of the Week)... after the devotions by Rev. A. H.| Pointed Points .. She Thomas, one of the assistants to the! Churchman Afield ...........-..-00+ 5 Young People’s Page—Elizabeth M. MOMAR Seebeck se viwesy sss 6 PON ere LOARUE eine vee «sa 4 Christian Recorder Pulpit ......... 7 News At A Glance 10 Transitions .. weak MOST POPULAR BISHOP IN THE CHURCH | OM PAGE FIVE ===== DSC09108.JPG ===== mamma THE CHRISTIA By Rew. Carlyle F Stewart Minn«sgells, Misa. to all that call + es, he Our dea cavenly Father, that f ” an | aye ad - 7 ae ecte a. _ vank Thee rr unspeakable vy, aad will sm ‘ POD set 3 i > ever Keep main altars of our hearts. atuvday, Desomber 24 . me, Amen. a THE FULNESS OF TIME” ame, Monday, December 26 CHRIST'S GIFTS captive, and gave 8 ve unto man Rebellious hearts, His leadership, The that he “received gilts Paul, evidently quoting “gave said y” but alters it to read « of the plight this matchless Him are con- sbt that if the ¢ problems x would find a so- With- and truly onored “re- n be- f life who accepts eal living Thee, O Christ, ve unspeakable gifts that Thou ase hly bestowed upon us. May | we ays feel the surge of righteous Dewember Sth GOD 10 LOVED’ ng they the strength that 1 dost Trew y eve Amen Tuesday, December 27 GIFTS TO CHRIST e world ¢ he ven they opened their treasures, resented unto him gifts gold, and ¢, and myrrh.” Matt, 2-11 Eastern custom to ap- n h y with costly gifts. The! sght our Jesus, diligently, ; e bring to him the most siwars comeelved| » 48 ets of the countries anne e and reee € wech ach lived. Nothing is too valu- vod tearing to be used in the service of the = & etft Worship at ite best brings God » net The Magi anderstood that was the Messiah who was to kingdom on te Flim embranee of) hamage that they knew tess and) V earth the and fefore paid re pald greatest pat gilts can you and I bring ~ el ‘ g to stn ' ne tiriat that will show emblems of om | Ereatest love and esteem? We have a | raht to ask ourselve i i | wes this questi ™® of watere emine.| thle tiene eset t far toe staal Wherewith shall I come before the the wee ¥ yeas N RECORDER Builds palaces in Kingdom And she who gives @ baby Brings Saviour Christ again ‘ Prayer: We pray Thee, O Our er, to increase our faith in all of our works shall be to the h and glory of Thy great name. rina Thee for those who nietly Lord, and bow myseli before the mi God? shall I come before Him wit burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?7.... He bath shewed thee, O ge what is good; and what doth the Lor ¢ of thee, but to do justly, and to lk humbly before thy yet each’ Saturday night he came home with a box of candy for his wife. They might not have beef for Sunday, but }t ey had candy Saturday night. This man was devoted, and the affection of |that family was something to see and requir love mercy, and wal preg EY : none ’ oan mee Ad an possible bias Prayer: As the wise men of Old) great pain and mee . Hi ti ae ae Parnas fa Fe ime gitta’ 10 TN Ol} gority the Christ. In His to a degree, yet who would dispense brought p: m tctnge ts The this day|/amen: : with the beautiful custom of making Christ, may we ieasing and desirable. — gifts at this season? The wise men the seen ae om “hail been Friday, December 30 still bring precious gifts. God so loved : a Least Seeia! &: Tape SIMEON SEES THE CHRIST that he gave. Christ so loved that he mu we pray. Amen. ae ee Wednesday, December 28 THE GIFTS OF THE SHEPHERDS SS SS SS Ee And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe Luke 2:16. gave. And we, too, must so love that ‘we'give.” a ha ee But must the circle of love be circum- scribed? Are we incable of loving out- side our own family group? It is strange how events stand out in a life- time of the ministry, but one Christ- mas event I shall never forget. One Christmas eve a woman called me into her comfortable home and told me how she wanted to share her Christmas cheer. God had blessed her and she desired to be a blessing. In her city there was a miserable row of tenement houses which was an eyesore to all passers-by. Pitiably poor people exist- ed in those fetid quarters, The place was cursed by smoke and dirt; it was the lowest place in the city. Putting a generous sum of cash into my hands she requested me to go, on Christmas morning, into this row and hand out the money to the poor souls living there. I went from door to door handing to the astonished and grateful men and women the actual cash. They could not believe their eyes. How strange “For mine eyes have seen thy salva- tion.” Luke 2:30. : Read Luke 2:25-32. Rae Simeon was a very old man but believed the promise that he woul see death, “before he had seen tl Lord’s Christ.” He would see Christ-Child with his own eyes b death! Great was Simeon’s faith. his heart rejoiced as he took up precious babe in his trembling and ble arms and gave his gift: “Lord letest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word; for mine’ ¢ have seen thy salvation, which th hast prepared before the face of ¢ people. A light to lighten the Gen: tiles, and the glory of thy people Israe The blessing of Simeon was a won- derful gift, Would to God-that_the church possessed more saints with tl faith of Simeon. sate Prayer: O Lord God, give to us th: servants great faith to believe th promises and to lay hold on eternal li > Jews? for we saw his star in jt = come to worship him. hen Herod the king heard it, ibled, and all Jerusalem with 1d gathering together all the -and scribes of the people, of them where the Christ shouldbe born, 5 And they said unto 1 Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it lying in a manger.” Read Luke 2:1-18. After the Gloria in excelsis sung by the Heavenly Hosts, the shepherds made haste to where the child Jesus was. David had been a shepherd on these same plains and there was a tra- dition that the shepherds who guarded the sheep for the temple were of a order than the other For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Asrael. _ 7 Then Herod privily called the Wise- little higher shepherds. Did the shepherds bring gifts? And if so, what were they? Unlike the wise men, they had not far to go, nor did they have wealth or treasures. However, both the high and lowly can come to Jesus with whatever gifts are theirs and be gladly received whenever they present their gifts from the depths the star appeared. 8 And he sent | to Bethlehem, and said, Go and arch out exactly concerning the ung child; and when ye have found im, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him. 9 And they, ving heard the king, went their way; ee In Jesus name. Amen, 4 are) ae H : of their hearts. : : as : a lo, the star, which they saw in the/ for someone to enter those squalid eer atic: see Jesus, lo! his star is t, went before them, till it came and| rooms, and bestow real money upon shining them! They had been exploited; they had been cheated; many could not | speak our language, but they soon rea- stood over where the young child was. 10 At en they saw the star, they with exceeding great joy. 11 Above the stable while the angels sing; There in a manager on the hay re- GRACE AT THE TABLE _ clining, ; ees ‘ i ; nd they came into the house and saw] lized the Christmas cheer of a loving Haste, let us lay our gifts before the i ; the young child with Mary his mother;| gif i Molle 5 he 1 ‘ gift. To give money may not have been King Light oF one Wesld 2 clese nae and they fell down and worshipped him] the wisest method, but I am sure that Prayer: O Master, Thou who didst| Enter our homes this Christmas n ' ies nd opening their treasures they offered] upon that occasion, no service could have been more Christlike. Jesus taught us to give to those who were in need. This year’America faces Relight our souls so tenderly, ‘ That we may Grow to be LIKE T _ —Amen give Thyself so freely for us, help us to bring to Thee the gifts of a conse- rated life. Amen, myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into] its greatest need of genuine Christmas own country another way. -|generosity. Nothing is more needed GOLDEN TEXT: God so loved the} than direct contact with those in need. world, that he gave his only begotten] We cannot do all of our charity work Thursday, December 29 A MOTHER'S GIFT eee Saree “And she brought forth her firstborn, ’ rth F , = , that whosoever believeth on him] through paid investigators, no matter Son, and wrapped him in swaddling és 5 j id not perish, but have eternal} how scientific and efficient they may clothes, and laid him in a manger. | Silent night, holy night, All is c: John 3:16. “| be. We have to touch hands; we have Luke 2:7. is bright enna ‘ : ; to see and feel. The government can- not take the place of the church and the church cannot take the place of in- dividual Christians. The greatest tem- perance movement in England was the “Catch My Pal” idea. A strong man took personal charge of a week one and pulled him through to temperance. We have lost our direct contacts. . Rich people send a check—that is too easy— churches make an offering—that is too far removed from suffering. Vast | charitable organizations receive and ad- minister funds through paid workers— that is necessary, but has the weakness of doing away with the direct personal touch of the givers. ! i } - More and more the government it- Christ Child to such an extent that we are prone to forgive his humanity. After all is said, he remains the gift of a woman who went down to the throes of death to bring Him into the world. Tn verse nineteen we are given a fleet- ing glimpse into Mary’s mind: “But | Mary kept all these things, and pon- dered them in her heart.” How Mary felt over her gift is beautifully expressed in the magnificat, one of the greatest Passages in the Bible. “My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit re- joiced in God my Saviour, For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from hence- forth all generations shall call me blessed.” Round yon Virgin Mother an Holy Infant so tender and Sleep in heavenly peace, Sl heavenly peace. f 2 Silent night, holy night, Dar and all is light; : Shepherds hear the angels si luia! hail the King! Jesus the Saviour is here, Jest iour is here.” er loves her child she gives it ling which she can afford, Il, she gives herself. If Silent nigh’ and homage to our Jesus the Saviour ' Saviour is her: Read Luke 1:46-55, 4 self, through machinery set up in Wash- Masefield’s “The Everlasti : eee’ é ington, hands out money to those in aaa fi lasting Mercy” etic djneed. We call it, impersonally, jm ” a With the a relief,” and we make all kinds of complaints about the recipients in general. But we do not know the ‘heartaches, the futile attempts to find “And he who gives a child a treat Makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's street: And he who gives a child a home , scorn, the feel of humiliation. We are too far away. God so loved that he gave his son. Jesus so loved that he gave his life. We must so love that we have somebody for whom we are personally responsible, We cannot allow charity to become impersonal. A man is some- thing better than a “case.” This is a strong appeal for direct action in the administration of Christian charity. Do not forget that our Master laid his hands upon them. We need to do the same. Love cannot evaporate into space; it must touch hands and hearts. - Questions as per Discipline. Report of Boards, $11.75; of Classes, $13.75; Total raised in quarter, $25.50. The services were well attended in spite of the winter weather. At 11 A. M. Dr. Glass preached from Joshua 1:3, At3:30 P.M. praise service by the Union. Dr. Glass in- troduced Rev. M. C. Young to preach. His subject: “The Christian Race.” Rev. Young’s choir furnished the music which was enjoyed by all. Offering, $6.03. 8:30 P. M. Dr. Glass preached from the subject: “They Camped in the Wrong Place.”” We paid the Elder in full. Everybody was happy. We mean to lead the El Paso District. MRS. E. M. KINDRED POINTERS _ By Roy L. Smith The really wise are still gathering about Bethlehem manger. 2 “It often happens that the chief priests know less about the birth of God than 'the shepherds do, Of course they departed another way —men who had seen Jesus could not go A NEW AND GREATER A. M. E. CHURCH WITH MILLIONS OF SOULS AND BILLIONS OF MONEY “With God nothing shall be impossible”. home the same way. Luke 1:37. It is well to note the wise men saw : ; : Jesus and Mary, but they worshiped] The African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Church with a unique and wonderful mission; and destined to sow to heights which the eagle has not reached—heights known only to God. To such sublime heights the Church is now preparing to fly. o! That would ob- literate the name of its illustrious foun- der—Richard Allen—the Saint, the hero, the man She is destined to revel in her own pristine independence of say- ing souls, and taking care of the mil- lions that from time to time come to nestle under her Episcopal wings. A Negro Church! No indeed! God knows nothing about such a Church, She is part and parcel of the Great Church of the first-born written in heaven, and a unit in the aggregate of the great evangelical host of Churches in the Mission Field, whose great objec- tive is to garner souls for the kingdom, and adorn the Church and the world with precious gems of souls redeemed and washed in the blood of the Lamb. Looking thru the biblical looking-glass of the immaculate word of Truth, one may see as the budget of the coming years of the A. M. E. Church, pre- pared by the mystic hand of God— millions of souls and millions of money. J.B. HAREWOOD, Rendville, O. Jesus. Z ¥ All too many people allow others to do their seeking for Christ for them. PRAYER THOUGHT By William Chalmers Covert We praise Thee, O God, for the Son of Thy Love! We bless Thee for the melody of the angel chorus which echoes afresh in our hearts today as the joys of the Christmastide once more overspread the world. Wilt Thou, we beseech Thee, soften the harshness of hate-filled voices and still the clamor and cruelty of war as the world gathers again in loving devotion and grateful praise around the manager of the Christ child. May the unfinished task for which he left heaven and took upon himself the burdens and sorrows of a human career and the ignominy of the cross, be taken up with fresh zeal and indomitable purpose by those who have named his name, as the story of Bethle- hem’s babe once more in all its tender realism is laid upon our hearts. May many who are yet unbelieving and lost in self-centered living, now yield to the irresistible appeal of the Holy Child. May the whole round world, with all its loveless and unloved, learn anew the love of God in Christ. For his own name’s sake. Amen. Organic Union—} DAILY BIBLE READINGS Rx aiMathew: 212. Stenography, Expert Typ- T. John 3:16-24, ing, Mimeographing W.. John 14:15-21. Neatly Done T. Mark 12:41-44. . 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DeMoulin Bros. & Co. 1194 South 4th St., Greenville, Il, y Moy ===== DSC09109.JPG ===== | Editorials 184g 1938 imc Uncal Avoid MEMBERS ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS Csi yiNes WEWSPAPER SERVICE a £. s7RavseR A VERTIOING SERVICE Fuiared ot the Post Office at Philadel. ghia, Penns. a+ Second Claas Matter Hed—KINgeley 8497 word becauic Leal no Published Weekly at the AME Tig & Beek Concern ast of eanth Street Philadelphia, Penns row Llc cvyeil OCc- 1 bum, but tact o u event does or ali excess ver. ¢ Man that man ulons ot s and non- the epochal reckoned ; a different ves a Ww wgletos Editer and = = it, the race gets Manager and brother- nged and Many will , Dickens’ The Other 1¢ will read “It and nd the ", and with nsight behold His and truth. Ace oV°e FAILING HANDS Weekly Thought | her writes: istian Recor. ne year. | have beena pap 48 hands are paralyzed | ‘ { rite better. vat over He is} 1 the African Metho- i. We refrain from name. His hands hid yoeman work in Weekly Poem | i ustry are failing he stands in the sunse THE CHRISTMAS ¢ R i HIMES Glorious fact that and consolation est paper in the » the Christian t brother, God bless o0o- ry REAPING THE WHIRLWIND . ig as Negroes are enslaved ¢ i : anchised, humiliated, lispossest of seare_ their proper- xo klux klanned, mobbed and { at the stake it ig i a $ alrj hen fehow wg ah's chosen people, Jews are maltreated in Ger- many and Italy it makes a differ. ence. It can happen here! f Sawan Coolidge Zw years remark about came ifum atar, gull ~mantied "| his regeneration is sO apparent BOILING WATER Once a train was standing on a He said, “Is there no water the boiler?” The reply by the) Church needs is boiling water. KREGLINEMALIUIN Ur RLANDSIMAIN Lhere is no doubt that Hugo L. biack Was @ member of the Au wiux Duan. here 1s no doubt (ual We Aan Was one Ol the worst uunuences that ever appeared’ in American lue. Violent, reacuon. ary, glorying m racial and relig- ious hatred, the Klan was every- uung we most despise in Nazism. it has been said that “joy shali be im heaven over one sinner that repenteth.” Hugo L. Black’s re- pudiation of Klan principles has been implicit in his recent career. ut with his participation in the Missouri Law School case decision that it must silence those who are still attacking him because of ‘Alan membership, ‘ History is made in the United States when Mr. Justice Black, ot Alabama, concurs in the ma- jority decision which forbids the State of Missouri from barring tion that the post-Ci gresses tried in vain t siding when a gentleman came upja decision which would and inquired why it did not run.} directly contrary to the pri in] professed by the old Klan. engineer was “Yes, but it is not/both from the Old Guard, | boiling.” What the African M. E]the supposed protectors o vidual liberties against the “ EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK only rush forward wav: Bill of Rights when ‘so | porate defendant is under A Negro seeking equality a their line. especially Justice Black’s p; it, will stand as a landmar! American progress toward a: effective democracy. — Phil phia Record. has been returned to the Oza District in the So. Alabama Christian Recorder. He is stat repesentative of the Christian trict raises funds for all the partments of the church, hi = THURSDAY, DE — Birthday Greetings = A. J. Simmons, Fayetteville, Tenn. ; G. W. Hodge, Mulberry, Tenn.; W. B. Wilson, Fayetteville, Tennessee; J. H. Parks, Fayetteville, Tenn. ; J. T. Dentham, S. Pittsburg, Tenn.; F. S. Sutton, Chattanooga, Tenn.; H. G. Morris, Union Spring, Alabama; E. D, Williams, Midway, Ala.; S. Black- stone, Girard, Ala.; E. W. Cook, Phe- nix City, Ala.; M. J. Jackson, Phenix City, Ala.; E. G. Williams, Hatche- chubbie, Ala. ; A. Bellamy, Seale, Ala. ; M. G. 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I forgot whether it was $1.50 or $2.00. If it is $2.00 let me know and I will send the balance. I wanted to get this to you before all the confer- ences closed. I read the Recorder with a great deal of delight and am trusting that your work shall go forward pleas- “| antly and all of your hopes and ambi- tions realized. » Z With the very highest regards, I am Yours very truly, A. S. JACKSON der There were only two diss: of legislative action. BISHOP R. A. GRANT Florida , B. H. LUCAS RE- 821.60 for the Dollar und from the Durham ict, an increase of $61.60. yr the conference $4,949.90, ase of $300 odd dollars. plicant toa law school i pt: The Missouri decisio Houston, Texas My Dear George: © I am shooting five subscriptions thru at this time by way of advertising among the congregation. I pickt these up in the Sunday School, that is four of them, and I am having a little RECORDER rally the 3rd Sunday that all my presidents and chairmen will be complimented by their boards with a subscription for Christmas. Yours, T. J. CLEMENT Swarthmore, Pa. Rey. George A. Singleton, Dear Manager: Enclosed you will find money order for subscription of the Christian Re- corder. Sas Many thanks for copies that you have BISHOP NOAH W. WILLIAMS Missouri REV. P..A. NICHOLS Presiding Elder Ohio Friday night a Methodist Class ing, where hearts beat strangely ed. In such gatherings lukewarm | ~ tians often recapture the radiance last fire. With the people the an stood. f oOo MRS. BESSIE D. JACKSON Bridge Street Church Brooklyn, N, Y. MISS ALICE THOMAS St. :Panl Lexington, Ky. “A VOICE FROM THE YOAKUM DISTRICT” ; Our First Quarterly Conference of Quinn Chapel A. M E. Church, Cuero, Texas. The Presiding Elder was all full of smiles and in good cheer, the business session Saturday night was in high id Jordan to hear again about the of Man. “Behold the Lamb of he mother of Mrs. J. W. DR. J. P. Q. WALLACE Presiding Elder corder. Z therspoon, and J. W. L. Duckett| sent. spirit, all Auxiliaries reported in full Indiana ee South Carolina, re-united with St.| Please pardon my delay for not sub-| s4ve one. io) scribing before this time. 5 Sunday morning, Sunday School 9:30, REV. A. J. FELIX with Mrs. A. B. Ware, Supt. at her Post, all Officers and Teachers were present. 11 a.m. The Presiding Elder THE 9TH EPISCOPAL DI: Pastor St. John Bishopville, S.C Please keep in mind that we shall not fail to request your services to the aft cee eee aman nlled preach at our church here in Swarth- Negroes from the State law z f ne tem ee Ww. » ita more after the first of the year. preached out of his soul. At 3 p.m. MR. OSCAR BRILEY school, i monies are NG 98 ce eames enable caps Yours truly he brought to his hearers another burn- Zion A. M, E. Church Justice Black’s record on the Court has been that of a dissen- ter. He has never before con_| cock has been pastor of Bi jcurred with Chief Justice Hughes] el, Atlanta he has taken in | when there was a divided opinion. More, Justice Black repeatedly] church had 271 accessio: for conversions, $1,400 for edu States’ rights when they were] and for Dollar Money $1 is serving his fifth yea has taken up the cudgels attacked by the Federal courts. His notable defense of the Florida Legislature in the citrus case is only one of a long series, the Legislature from Federal Court protection. But Justice Black put the guarantees of hu- man rights above the guarantees] pacy he has « _ J ordinatior _He and a majority of the Jus-| ception fices decided that a State had noj te of States’ rights, Power to discriminate as between its own citizens on grounds of “race, color or previous condition Presiding rvitu | District This sweeping decision strikes a| Mon of servitude.” blow at all Jim Crow laws, gives|$ to the Southern Negro the eee Money increase raised _in the Missouri case the States’| Episcopal trict rights issue was raised to screen] thousand dollars, _ ing message. This sermon was very inspiring. God bless Dr. Ferguson. May he live long to preach the Word of God. 7:30 P.M. Our beloved pastor, Rev. T. S. Singleton, delivered another burning message. We had a Spiritual Feast all day, and our Quarterly Con- ference was indeed a success. Our Presiding Elder seemed to be Brotherly and in such fine spirit. He $aid to the congregation, “I am your Brother and not your Boss.” He said many fine words that lifted his hearers. The Presiding Elder was paid in full. Our new pastor had only been with us two Sundays. HELEN F. BUNDICK Philadelphia, Penna. annual sermon for the Young Men’s ogressive Club—a fine organisation Matthew. 2 000 rother Tull, a coming-young minis-_ 1 the church brot the message at evening hour of ‘worship. The MISS A. EVALINA BURRIS THE MOST Franklin, Ondiana Popular Bishop Act Now! Hurry! Send in Votes! Each subscription will count 20 f votes in December, 15 votes in January, and 10 votes in Febru- ary. The most popular Bishop in the church will be honored in _ Dallas, Texas at the Council of Bishops in February, and award- ed a valuable prize. The bar- CHRISTIAN RECORDER VISITORS Mesdames Corrie Carroll, Columbia, S. C.; Marion Shatnon, Rev. G. W, Baber, Detroit, Mich. MOST POPULAR BISHOP — rnest T. Wright, and Dock sited the residence of the late THE TOTAL — DO , Cooper. It was strengthen- Editor George A. Singleton 716 South 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna. DI Sas T | gain rates of $1.00 in groups of 5 Rt. Rev. Geo. B. Young, | Dear Sir: sie eae G 2 or more still hold for laymen. — Presiding Bishop Please find enclosed $...............++ years of Bishop Presidents, Chaplains, Mission- Dru. F: Ferguson, PE. [for <.... 0.4.5. Subscriptions to the aries, Presiding Elders, Pastors, Rev. T. S. Singleton, Pastor} Christian Recorder. Send paper ii Workers, now is the time to show Mrs. S. FE. Franklin Cn inkl, “Oe eae sh eR I cast my votes for Bishop of the . Episcopal District as the Most Popular Bishop. Yours for success, _ your colors. Support your bishop, and help put the Christian Re- ‘corder in every African Metho- dist home. : George A. Singleton, Editor and Manager of ‘The Christian Recorder 716 So. 19th Street, 3 OF THESE EGGS MAKE A DOZEN! DUMMERSTON, Vt., An eight-outtce egg—the equivalent of four of standard size—aid by one of his flock of hens was exhibited today by Ernest Mellen. In circumference the egg measured 10 inches one way and eight and one- tary: and conferenc half the other. The State specifies a weight of 24 ounces for a standard dozen. ===== DSC09110.JPG ===== THE EHRISTIAN RECORDER ___. THE CRRIGLIAE YOUNG PEOPLE’ 5. PAGE ELIZABETH M. THOMAS “ fe tae c " i *, 3 in-our land to fats aaa be n, C ; 5 s representative aniong — and-1 tue r | God's plan mean|lehem, or when he ee tik minis yainst such a usly expectant Bat these historical facts are given us background shepherds in the prop by Luke. And so nportant are they| mood would need only some serisol that some scholars believe the loss of| stimulation of light and sound—a star the Gospel of Luke would impoverish| in the east and breeze or hells—ag the civilization more than the loss of any] strong foundation for their spititiial e other historical writing. periente. Yet, paradoxical as it tiay seem, it is the historian Luke who gives us the charming narrative of the nativity in| are heard, not by the ear, but by the poetical beauty. Besides being a trust-]} soul, Henry Ward Beecher, in tune worthy historian, Luke is also a poet|with God in nature, spoke of “the We believe that our surve; will help in a most successful m: that they actually had) which is now under ge ee “ si oo on! | most completed “that is” the s' Ree ape ees sjact? was| are needing help for the wood work. Lt a oe a = seo n in i e seemed to eae pee They goal is 300 additional members conférenée year: Every member: ng women| The people in t ales to the) be blinded to their possibilities. eld at Borden-|see mountains where there ig School, Borden- mountains. They need more Moses to en. Once St. Paul had a dream, and in that dream a man of Macedonia ap- peared and said, “Come over into Mace- donia and help us.” This was a star for Paul. : eae One guiding star is reading, or education. One young man preparing are ho to-win one, At! bid th go forward. In connection with this hres bid nem act} On my trip I spent 14 days with Pp. E.,| that cach of ie pes a eg rif. &. Culmer and preached 8 times at to help care for the gene “ Se program of the church this year. P| Song of the Soul Not all music is vocal. Many songs etre | T a more Palmetto Point to a very large rrowd rogram. Besides | of anxious hearers. Once I preached] give the Brett Bee ve Pure talks, and eve ihe to be.a doctor said, “I don’t wish to be] of the first order. The Song of the] honeysuckle murturing, the violet whis- ‘ ‘ther young| at Savannah Sound, Deép Creek, Green Coming Evetits. a phe ( room should tell the ‘a doctor in America, where there are Angels is Poetry i in the highest arid full_-| pering, and the rose singing each its « ‘es to Borden- | Castle. Finally, look ee and" |so many already at work. I am going] est sense. It is the most beautiful story | individual song.” We hear spiritually | slcinate ¢ pageant, di-) In Nassau the field is white for har-| your church for : to the west coast of Africa where 4|in all literature. And most of the living | just as we see spiritually. The humble “ g: Thursday On| yest ers as they come to er million people are without any doctor,| Christmas stories have in all probability | shepherds of long ago, in tune with . Philadél-| { am praying that the Lord of the} are doing their bit a elp. x . and will be without one until.I come.”| derived their inspiration from the Song| God in their hearts, heard the Song of well’ repre-| harvest will send forth i8re laborers Kindly “Catch-up,” if bel ih aes te ‘For him there was a star over Africa. | of the Angels by Luke. the Angels—“Glory to God in the high- t And so the}into his harvest, and that I be one. weekly envelopes. And make you which is Christ} 4 Some people see the star that calls] Much of the inspiration of this poetic est and on earth peace arnong men of _ I believe that it is possible for the enyelope (marked Dee. 25, 1938 them, but do not follow its light. Sup- | jewel fies in the fact that it is immortal | good will.” It was a song in the univer- a for “| A, M. E, Church to be planted in this] Christmas offering envelop pose the wise men had said they were|sacred music. Besides being an his-| sal language of God to souls of men SNAPPY STORIES re effe t| City and in less than $ years I believe cannot be with us on that day,” a i too busy, or that the western country|torian and a poet, Luke was also an} who were not too dulled by the noise \ M-E.'s will be found every where} return it before Christmas. 4 : eetln the, most appropriate ones! was too far away, or that they had no| accomplished musician. He had learned | of the world. Every time God reveals eS ee ee r with Him.’ | throughout this City. We only need that God will bless us in all that : ; be hosen. Tt is always best. to} way to get there, or that they had no| music, which was universal in— Greek| himself to men it is a song of the Raising The Ante JAH. MORGAN. | ccoresenitatives who know the church} say undertake for good. ntion to the special reasons for] gifts fit to put before a king, or that| education. Five Latin hymns by which | depth and meaning of life, and of the — laud will stand for the rights of the qiang Pasion, they wouldn’t know what to say when|the church throughout the centuries| lifting of the veil, as it were, to grant NEWS PROM THE BAHAMAS | .j..-ci Like Nehentiah, f ati praying J. A. Dames | they got there, or that it was too dan-|has been immeasurably enriched were|to their spiritual eyes a glimpse of } By Rev J. A. Butler io the Father to send me to my native ~ Gomirig Events gerous a journey. They could Have bo ided He Luke: “Ave prea eat EN glory. 3 é e i land to build up the walls of African ce deo Comiiinion . : vith | found many excuses, but they didn’t. nificat,” “Nunc Dimittis,” “Benedicta' No wonder there was light in the . e Bahatias te-| \fethodism. Tam only asking the pro- A " Sidh_Universat Bible Su / } u i} 5. It has always been assumed that}and “Gloria in Excelsis” "—the Song of| darkness for the shepherds! It was “the P tection of the A.M.E. Church, for to oe teri oeken ae Stole! iphone og ee a more ya the Angels. glory hy? the ee They had been ed to the Bahamas : ey thle without {ts pro- . i ust bring gold and frankincense an given a foretaste of heaven. The depths t report at}... as af Heauticg ip re nee Jn_WHUTE GIFT SUNDAY: i al but glowing tree of green,— pats to Jesus. Under such great in- ; History and Poetry Blend of their being had been touched by God a. uhder Rt. Rey When the Bahamians are awakened ie O'clock Pi pi Che kind of meeting in seh spiration they must have given also| No small degree of the charm Per-| and the glory of heaven flashed in upon lto the possibilities within shemeelcosia ¥ People’s Departinertt : encouraged, comment 18) that best gift of all,—their lives. Christ- vading the Christmas season is to be/ their souls. hat heaven is like must cational Money,| oat will be the material harvest, for oe Pier ee ds Ate mas loses its point when the only thing| traced to the Christmas story by Luke] be left until we know. But here were \ hurch Extension} «> +. atte to make a report in 190 Dec. 27th—Class { pean paul d emphasized is what gifts we give and| because of its harmonious blending of] souls whose eyes saw so clearly the . i 7 ® tional Claims were] at the Aniiat Confererice with finance Jan. -Ist—Quarterly sete an what gifts we get. historical fact and poetic beauty. -Our| spiritual in the material, and the mean- Sihtiesly Speaking 2 T was appointed | + he SHON: Ausactnenie oe vival : Daily Verses age needs less explanation and more} ing of the human, that it was to them very success| ot eT batieve I a doit ace eee bear a ee M., Dec. 19. The star leads to Jesus.| appreciation. There is something in| the glory of the Lord. As Borden P. , ; ed many souls}: stealer degrees’: buch abecna Dec st—Wate! Sclmiae Uee) ving John 12:20-25.| the very nature of the soul that gives] Bowne has pointed out, it is not so a 1. tot r as secured a id of the work in the Tstandestiat at 10 P. M. T., Dec. 20. The star leads to the needy.| ready allegiance to historical fact when| strange that shepherds should see and we were ready) ‘ roe ts RET S es TT SE BT Jas. 1:27.|it is bathed in the glow of the divine] lights and hear voices, but that such SEARLS gegen rape ; ing But on the ar-| wait until T get there by appoint NORWALK, CONN. |W, Dec, 21. The steady star. and supernatural, Our lives demand) lights and such voices combined into PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE } ’ ne oe was| Little ‘River “Seean ree oe Everyone _ who reads this second]. : Acts 9:1-9.} an ideal which the fact of life perpet-| such a vision and such a song. In a BRANCH W MoM s baer ingore te ¢ Miami, Florida The Second Quarterly. crete f Matthew's Gospel finds that] T., Dec. 22. Pagan stars. Acts 7:43] ually deny us. very real sense God was making heaven saved Tce Wemyss | a ae ; Bethel A. M. E. Church was held F., Dec. 23. The morning star. ~ Now Luke does not claim to have] visible and articulate to mortal men. era where I had started) ; vember 22. Rev, 2:28.| been an eyewitness of the shepherds} The song is neither a mere ascription e| S., Dec. 24. The star leads to a life of goodness. 1 Peter 1:22. Sun., Dec. 25. Topic—Following the Star. Matthew 2:1-15. ~The Christian ‘Recorder Pulpit THE SONG OF THE ANGELS _ By Harold E. Carlson keeping watch over their flocks on that] of praise to God nor a mere proclama- memorable night. He does not claim, tion of God’s good will to men. The to have heard the Song of the Angels. | words are freighted with divinity. The There is no awkward attempt to pre-|ascription, “Glory to God in the high- sent details with the purpose of cre-Jest,” finds its deep significance in the ating an impression of realism. The} words: “T bring you good tidings of inference is to be drawn, however, that} great joy which shall be to all people he used a written source on the nativity| for their is born to you this day in the which had been made before him and} city of David, a Savior, who is Christ which he had carefully investigated.| the Lord.” Here is set forth in poetic Tt is probable that he had conyersed| beauty of human expression the With those who had first heard the story} heavenly joy born of the serene faith of the shepherds. The Song of the|that the divine had entered into the ‘Angels is therefore a record of personal] stream of humanity. It is natural and experience. spontaneous expression of praise and Tt is not difficult to outline a theory} thanks to God from human hearts given accounting for the spiritual experience] the wings of angelic song. The sur- of the shepherds. The song these] prising fact of this ascription is that Fleuthera where it was ST JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH The meeting was “conducted ne ueceed without| 3t- Ferdinand and Pendleton Ayo Presiding Elder Drake atid Rev. refore I was| St. Louis, Mo. C. Walker, pastor. Theré were f 1. 4% years have Dec. 1, 1938 in attendance including -officérs me, and , members of the board. Dear Friend: totals atid statements report 1 Kisses | This comes to say that we are ex- $1163.40 which wa ; nd a few struggling | Ceedingly happy to begin our 10th year cess. +: , who are very anxious to go|*S Your Pastor and Frlend. Ifwe havel Refreshments + were a bot: wo thiele of encouragement | not gotten to know each othé? as we} auditorium at th sed sanding still, Rey. | should, then we ought to become bet- Ft Meee nie at Deep Creek| ter acquainted this year. Remember. “MRS © build and hag) there are more than 1200 of us here and tates of his church, he| it remains for you to do your part in ave 4 fine building to be| helping to bring about a hetter fellow- the A.M. E. Connection, | ship. not only with your pastor but with k Sound Eleuthera, a| all of the members of St. James, We needing the wood|are honing that this will be the greatest they heard of the strange birth of “the f a org and set out to find 1 now] our elected id find the yaune child Jesus. So pa ed a bright star in the heav- The Gospel of Luke has truly been called “the most beautiful book ever written.” And the Christmas narrative of the story of the angels is the most and there will be another A. | vear of oir tint 5 . * i Here, there is no pastor| we shat! mate ok With God's help charming portion of that work. The| shepherds heard indicates their char-]it makes articulate the. faith of the a | seis! pomagh ecople are seattered. But the} Our Bistids hese hed | literary beauty of the book, however, | acter and gives us insight into the soul} shepherds that the Messiah was to be : 5 Peper * doing his best to keep things| 1. That ot cae is not at the cost of historical fact. Sir] oftheir age. Since they were intensely} not so much King of the Jews as Say- religious men having a childlike belief ior of all men, As the centuries come in angels which they conceived as God’s and pass the verdict of Ernest Renan messengers to humanity, it is obvious] takes on continually increasing signi- that such a spiritual experience as] ficance: “Whatever may be the sur- theirs, related in Luke’s story of the} prises of the future, Jesus will never be nativity, was a natural phenomenon. surpassed,” : Hope ran high in the days before the Proclaiming A Cosmic Fact birth of Jesus that a Messiah would As the song is clearly enough not soon appear and restore again the King- simply an ordinary doxology, neither . dom of Israel. Two common expec-}is it merely a proclamation of God's) | tations of the Messiah were held. The] good will to men. To men of faith and one was that he was to be a second angelic thought no such proclamation Solomon in all his glory, and the other] was needed. But here is a proclama- tion of overpowering faith that God had & wntil help can be obtained membershin pry at a ie ef [ : re share t guide ( William Ramsey, the renowned archae- “ ne : : Green Castle, Eleuthera, there is| We ot and community he made. : f I over the ologist and biblical scholar, has said : , es) a hungry crowd witly no pastor and a) one Plan (0 begin this worl om Weds that he regards Luke as the greatest : ae maple Wirmedibonliitere so historian who has ever lived, excepting mye t . to cover the territ b , wd, Eleuthera, where! For thie we staf feck ool only I ebeiee 3 rl painstaking research that topographical complete church build-| y wy hel ? ~jvou help as? Kindly let ns ¥ healthy congregation| fore Clase Meeting on ea! 5 = 7 : ze = ne ; \ committee will serve di , : ve dinner cach da: | : ame ” reer Spm ms 6PM. except Saturdays and Stn. 1. ree stone building 2. A revival 16 hegin January Ist, someparing taseciat At Paimenta Pp: fear with these af 4 fine severag the same co eikpeand of historical feeling. ould not even ‘guress from Mat- ; that he was to be a superhuman being, ===== DSC09111.JPG ===== The reat Dream he ARKANSAS PRESIDING ELDERS CHRISTIAN RECORDER AND LEADERS BOOST DR. J. |to work by blending our efforts wit H. CLAYBORN FOR BISHOP 49 | others until he, our only mative so! . reaches his goal. 4] Officers, | elected a native Arkan afmembers, »f Semina-| adopted sons, and now we ar and praying that you help us ¢ native son, Dr. Clayborn. WE ARE WITH YOU AND FO: YOUR CANDIDAT reciprocity- whom you want for bi ure with us for the election of Dr. J Clayborn, for the Bishopric for 1940 cast ind they will be for Dr. Clayborn, and rificing family, who stood so nobly by you are with us and for such a program bishop in scholarship, rich in experience. rip ther. He is progressive in ideas ogram and f He is true toa friend, forgiving to an is Now s|and requsites for bishop. He has reared and educated his family; and has pro- from missions, circuits, small and n 1940 jone of the honored General Officers. Used and Recommened by Thousands NATURES OWN PRESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM THE EARTH Are rou in declining health? Do you suffer from loss of ot De you feel TIRED, RUN DOWN, PEPLESS, SICKLY, EAK, NBRVOUS? le yourmanhood weak? How is your appetite? Do you get up often at night? Do you tire qui ick ered with minor INDIGESTION, DIZZINESS, FULLNESS, slice. LESSNESS? Then if so, you might need a good Why ot give Kirby's M. M. a trial? Kirby's M. i bes to wales bus jd seat soba ding ved blood call An aid to health, ; FIVE WEEKS TREATMENT POSTPAID—$1.00 Kirby's M.M. ie sbeotutely quarantecd, Consider the low price of Kirby's MM. Mad $1. ees 51.00 today for a frve weeks’ ireatment delivered KIRBY'S ts rms AVEOR Ee ruonae We have never }an bishopric. We have been loyat to our] the So. ficer from your District, providing you]I have e who will stand with us, and for] me. ard or letter “J. H. CLAYBORN BOOSTERS” % So. Recorder Office,] Remember we are with you, if you are Little Rock. Tell us in your letter] with-us for Dr. Clayborn for the bish- what you want us to do, and we'll obey.; opric, 1940, Detroit, Mich. Tho’ 63 We know of no man more deserving] votes strong in the 12th, we realize we for the exalted and sacred office, the| need your prayers, help, work and’ your s judgement, friendly, sympathetic, ant, but positive. He is truly a] our native son for the bishopric 1940. enemy. He will be the same big brother is elected to the bishopric that We are for him not only use he is a native son of Arkansas, but because he possesses the. qualities vided for them. He has given the 34 ears to the ministry, serving all the whom we | large stations, Presiding Elder and now WITH US FOR DR. CLAYBORN. | cause it was gi We believe in prayer, cooperation and} he was € cas are willing to pray, work, combine plishment. : y ; our forces with yours for the election of JI am any thing; if I have accomplishe ishop, General Of-] to any degree the things iny friends sa: done, the pleasure is mine-God promote the interest of the church. If] We, the leaders and followers of our drop us a card to “J. H. CLAYBORN] other denominations, friends by. the ROOSTERS” 513 W. 9th St., Little] hundreds, white as well as colored, join sane in his advice, calm under fire, cool] ric of our District, Missionary, S. S. ee 4 Jednesday, Oct. S—8:09 p.m.—Re- rice Gatooma. League and We are ax THURSDAY, DECEMBER i Officer who h i ves to continue | We know of no General O: ry I We here bind ourselves to co SO ee em n}H. Clayborn. In four years he b d paid for (himself and sons) s son to the} $18,000.00 publishing plant, (owned by mages Recorder) given by Clayboi — PAGE NINE 5 i RE se é x & THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Wright, Mrs. White, Mrs. Tantsi,) Wednesday to Sunday, Dec. 7-11 and Mrs. Maxake, Pres. Transvaal Mafceteng, Orange Annual Confer- Conf. Branch. — ence. Thursday, Nov. 3—3:00 p.m.—Ermelo,] Monday, Dec. 12—Leave for Welling- Rey. E. K. Nkumande, Pastor. ton,—Bishop, Mother Wright, Mrs. Thursday, Nov. 37:00 p.m.—Piet White, Mother Fortuin, Pres. Cape e asking | and Sons, free of debt to the gre 29,1939 see Rane: Conus Beach: lect our | Connection with one do e ishop and Mrs eRe. Friday, Noy. 4~3:00 p,m.—Introduc-] Wednesday to Sunday, Dec. 14-18— ($100.00) in mah. us gt iene fags ‘ tion of Bishop, Mother Wright, Wellington, Cape Annual Confer- R eae EES? iS go. an ieh Mother Hughes and company to ence. j E, IF YOU ARE}given the church. in ro years after ‘ resident Commissioner of Swazi-| Monday, Dec. 19-23—Capetown. yen erat land. Saturday, Dec. 243 p.m.—Corner lected editor of a So. R a.m.—Arriyal in Friday, Noy. 44:00 p.m.—Drive to Stone, Park’s Memorial Chapel, We, the leaders of Arkan-|corder, which was a martve' AN Re MEME ChFC Mbabane Toney j May we qtiote him; : My _a.m.—Episcopal Friday, Noy. 4—5:00 p.m.—Bromers- 8:00 p.m.—Gregg Chapel and Die 28 Walmer Road, W. dorp-. River, Rev, A. J. C. Abrahams. isto Guest of Bishop and Saturday, Nov, 5—11:00 a.m.—Meet| Sunday, Dec. 25—8:00 p.m.—Laus- . Wright, Jr. King Sobhuza II, of Swaziland, at down, Rev. J. C. Johannison. .|be praised. I owe it all to my gre Rest at Episcopal Resi- Ezitoni, Monday, 26— .| church for having given me the oppo! i 12:30 p. m.—Reception—Bremers_| Tuesday, 27—7:00 p.m.—Simonstown, shall have (63) sixty three votes to] tunity, to my episcopal leaders, my dorp A.M.E. Church. Rey. J..C. Dyani. , the coming General Conference] brethren and friends, and my self sac- : ervices with Bishop and = - 8:30 p.m—Reception in Agricultural] Wednesday, 28—Stellenbosch, Rev. J. 7 Wright at Bethel, Cape- Hall, Bremersdorp. S. K. Mathih. I shall be the same kind and Sym. / ir. F. H. Gow, Pastor. See UGHES Sunday, Nov. Ane a.m.—Sermon}| Thursday, 29—8:00 p.m.—Reception by ) constructive measures as will best] pathetic friend I have-always been Bie Oct. 2—2:00 p.m.—Drive part Lusaka. ‘ by Bishop Wright. Location, Lange. E the city Thursday, Oct. 20—2 :00_ p.m.—Arrive 2:30 p.m.—Missionary Meeting,| Friday, 3, 31—Preachers and Mission- ,| great church, hundreds of Baptists, and unday, Oct. 2—7:00 p.m.—Bethel Choma. Mothers Hughes and Wright speak. aries Institute, conducted by Bish- hurch, Bishop Wright preaches] Friday, October 21—2:00 p.m.—Depart ing, all Swaziland churches. op Wright, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. welcomes Mrs. Hughes who Choma. Monday, Nov. 7~9:00 a.m.—Leave Wright Prof. White, Prof. Coan, Rock, Arkansas. Just address your]us in making known the facts and this speaks. Sunday, Oct. 23—7:30 a.m:—Arrive Swariliads Dr. Gow and Mrs. White, for all prayer for Dr. Clayborn’s elevation. Oct. 3—1:00 p.m_.—Reception Bulawayo. — 8:00 p.m.—Benani, Rev. S. L. Missionary workers of all denomi- iner by W. H. & F. M. So-| Monday, Oct. 24—6:00 p.m.—Depart Lesahle, Pastor. nations.—Bethel Church, Cape ety, Episcopal Residence, Mrs. Bulawayo for Salisbury. Tuesday, Noy. 88:00 p.m.—Springs, Town. mma Fortuin, Pres. Tuesday, Oct. 25—7:30 a.m.—Arrive Rev. Wm, Mdladsi, P. E. Sunday, Jan. 1—1939—Bethel Church, day, Oct. 4—8:00 p.m.—Recep-| Salisbury. Wednesday, Nov. 9—3:00 p.m.—Klip-|___ Cape Town. ; ion at Bethel Church. Wednesday, Oct. 26—7:20 p.m.—De- town, guest of Mrs. C. M. Maxake.| Monday, Jan. 2, & 3—Preaches and than Dr. Clayborn. He is|votes and influence. We'll give you — sday, Oct. S—1 :30 p.m.—Dinner, part Salisbury for Gatooma. 8:00 p.m.—Olando, Rev. C. N. Missionary Institute. .| ours if you share with us. The bishop- \r. Samuels. Thursday, Oct. 27—12:01 a.m.—Ar- Nihobaeactoee = Wednesday, Jan, 4—Leave for Durban. Thursday, Jan. 5—12 a. m.—Leave for j ‘ception by Principal and Mrs.| Friday, Oct. -28--12-01a.m.—Depart Orangia Conference Tour in Company Port Elizabeth. orge J. Golding, Bethel Insti-]| © Gatooma for Bulawayo. of Bishop, Mother Wright, Mrs. Friday, Jan. 6—12 a. M,—Leave Port all workers are with us for a brotherly yours. = rate Friday, Oct. 28—11:40 a.m.—Arrive| ‘rantsi, White, and Mrs. L. Demas— Elizabeth for Fort Hare. Signed: sday, Oct. 6—8:00 p.m.—Recep- Bulawayo. Orurigin' Conferenca.<Branch Presi: 3 p.m.—Leave Fort Hare for Um- O. Sherman, P. E. A at Athlone, Rev. H. A. For-|Saturday, Oct. 29—12:30 p.m.—De-| dent. tata. G. Wayman Blakely, P.E, Fabastor part Bulawayo for Johannesburg. | Thursday. Nov. 10—8-00 ae 8 p.m.—Umtata. G. B. Ashford, P. E. ay, Oct. 7—Drive with Dr. Gow. | Sunday, Oct. 30—3:30 p.m.—Arrive ae 5 A c. oases re! Saturday, Jan. 7—12 m.—Leave Umtata H. Anderson, P. E. aturday, Oct. 8—11:00° a.m.—Salt Johannesburg. aad P 2. for Durban. Sunday, Jan. 8—Durban—Mayville Monday, Jan. 9—Durban Tuesday, Jan. 10—Othlonga. Dr. Dube, J. W. Nefson; P. E. at J. J. Howard, P. E. L. S. Overall, P. E. : River Church, Bezzer, Rey. Stan- 4 Friday, Nov. 11—8:00 p.m.—Blooem- _ ley Johannison, pastor. Transvaal Tour In Company with Bish- KStiein, Revi C iDemas Pi Evand 8:00 p.m.—Reception at Athlone. op, Bishop’s Wife, Conference Pactos id Ae G. W. Blackman, P. E. y, Oct. 9—11:09 a.m.—Simons-] Branch Pres., Supt’s Wife and|caturday. Nov. 12—Theba Klupa Adams College, Shembe Valley In- E. L. Johnson, P. E. ‘own Church up side of Mountain.| Principal’s Wife. puects: Ghiet Maama Rev.!C. H. anda. D. A. Russell, P. E. day, Oct. 9—1:30 p.m.—Kek Bag] Tuesday, Oct. 30—3:-0 p. m—Sophia- VA Pastor. ‘ * “*| Wednesday, Jan. 11—Zululand. Sy. M. Turner re Dinner with Adams Family. fowneGhutch, Rev. To. Mareka- Sunday. Nov. 13_Rothe Chief He- Thursday, Jan. 12—Dundee, Vryhird. Thomas Ray , October 9—3 :00 p.m.—General] Tuesday, Oct. 30—7:00 p.m.—Wilber- Hremia Sokenyane Peceas Friday, Jan. 13—Standerton. E. J. Lemon Missionary Meeting, Bethel, Cape- force Institute Church, Rev. L. C. Monday, Nov. 14—Emily : Vernon SA Ee Peon ena: J. W. Stinson A town. Gow, Pastor. ‘ 4 Schoo! 7 saree! Sunday, Jan. 15—Germiston. Rev. B. J. Johnson, P. E. Oct. 9—7:00 p.m.—Athlone, Spending night with Principal and Mgeeday, Nov Te Matetens. Ree ly (Continued on page 16) Boley District, Okla. ishop preaches, ‘Mrs. Hughes Mrs. White. M. Mantie Pastor i Bea ks. ff Oct. 10—11:38 a.m.+Leave Rey. J. S. Dennis — D. D, Nelson 3 G. A. Gregg, President Shorter College L. C. Fisher, Dean of | Monday, Oct. 31—9:00 a.m.—Students Wednesday. Nov. 16—Hershel. 5 ; : and Teachers greetings in Princi-) Thursday, Nov. 17—Natal Annual Con- or Nulawayo for three pal’s lawn. Picks . : erence Queenstown continue} THE MOST POPULAR BISHOP oo guests « oaF ey oe seuss Sar through Sunday, Noy. 20. Send in Subscriptions. Vote Your —Mrs. Mokone, according to guard of honor of Pathfinders and Monday, Noy 22h 800) am. eave Choice. ES SR Se Jackson Theological arranged by the Bishop. Wayfarers escort honored guest Gieenstown Seminary fie Reale from Principal’s home to Mokone- Bon mi tt 1. Bist ; : Ernest E. King, Dea tip Accompanied by Supt. Gow Hall for reception. nr) ‘00 ee 2 s ee, eS ae ae oo Sa lee Bete M. Mokone of Bulawayo! Monday, Oct. 31—3:00 p. m.—Corner Guerday Noy 22—8:00 a.m.—Leave.' 4 Bichop a ey ae ai V. M. Townsend, Pi ; Stone Laying for New Parsonage 200 ee as sige. ath as Je hs SS a an : Connectional Council at Wilberforce Institute. 3-00 La 3 ein Seah ‘crams : a : se ; a EE 3 -m- . ishop - A. Fountain, Sr... A. M. E. re I oe 1—a.m.—Inspection of Wednesday, Nov. 23—4—Wilberforce| 7. Bishop J. S. Flipper.......... 340 { ' : Institute (Rest). 8. Bishop S. L. Gr 100 - - Tuesday, Nov. 1—6:00 p.m.—Dinner of| ,.- SN Mespean id SE ELA eae : SEE ba ita 2b ee the Executive Board of the Trans- fh eyes i 6 pak é Sa a a aa : . —W.H. “ i a -| 10. Sey COONS Ls ws, E A : u ; vaal Branch of the Women s Home vention, Conference Branch, Trans_| 11, Bishop R. A. Grant 100 oo % Benz ee | and Foreign Missionary Society at vaal, Mrs. C. M. Maxeke, Presi-| 12. Bish H Y. Took i : 00 ba YORK— " ; 4 \ the home of Principal and Mrs, dent : 13. Bishop E. J H iy aes Se condisidelnes te ‘ sete ; z ; A . J. Howard, Ky. .. Conia ee tr es Aa : ie Hughes,| Monday, Nov, 28—Visit Gold Mines.|14. Bishop E. J. Howard ...... 100 RUN St A Tuesday, Nov. 20— 15. Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. .. 100 The report was made G. Young of Corey | Brookline, Mass,, to the ciety of Refrigerating said that in two years u pital of air-con “ heart trouble in rheuma se leaae a ates Rite Wednesday to Sunday, Nov. 30 to Dec.| Each subscription in Dec. will count i has ies et bat an eee: 4—Germiston. Transvaal Annual] 20 votes. OR Dest e ae ty Taspiite Conference. Each subscription in Jan. will count Thursday, eee apart ca Gants Monday, Dec. S—Celebrate Mrs.| 15 votes. eel aa is Hughes: wreene los: Hughes’ birthday. Each subscription in Feb. will count : ; : BEES) Tuesday, Dec. 6—Leave for Basutoland. 10 votes. Se cy AA ===== DSC09112.JPG ===== CHRISTIAN RECORDER rack TEN THE Everywhere — everywhere, re tonight! News At A Glance Christmas in lands of the fir tree and - pine, rT “as ACHOSS A NATION ar Christmas in lands “ vine, . | Christmas solemn and white, and bright, “verywhere, tonight. —Better Homes and Gardens. everywhere, Christmas Pin sibs Secu a st), SCRIPTURE USED TO BAR PASSES ! ; / | SACRAMENTO, Calif. (UP).—In- : stead of depositing free tickets to the Christmas| ~ te Fair on the desks of State of- Everywhere, Tonight Biblical inscriptions : sf "| pass.”—Jeremah $222. “Neither any son of man shall pass.” - | —Jeremiah 2443. | “Thou shalt not pass.”—Numbers 20:18 ‘So they paid the fare thereof and “}went.”—Jonah 1:3, | from Jonah said. P JAPAN AND REICH IN PACT Recognizes Racial Principles to Promote Culture Council, meeting in the presence of a r mutual recognition of the respective racial principles, in ma, radio and. similar cultural ac- Buy The pact is intended to strengthen the anti-Communist pact entered into »y the two governments. T h em Now | friendship between the two peoples. It J | $565,000 BUSINESS BY HOUSTON NEGRO | —— | WASHINGTON, D. C., (ANP), — | Houston, 13th city in size of Negro | population, ranked, according to Wil- liam T ia res hundred fifty-two retail stores operated by 261 active pro firm members rated 259 retail stores. |drinking places classification. Stores of this classification represented 52; per cent, of the stores operated Houston's Negro retail store proprie- ; ; on | ; ; pline Total sales amounted to $565,000. HALF Doz. This was $7.9 pe t. 4 ONE DOZ - : 439 low total safes cyst Ge ex a. 9.00 operated retail ‘ ‘ A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 1929 1° Tetall stores in Houston in 116 S. 19th Street Phila. Pa, a | terre ee bscribe THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Christmas] HENS WOULD STAMP DA’ of the palm tree and] the inventor takes this idea si where snow peaks stand] approve his “henometer,” a devi Christmas where corn fields lie sunny} which would automatically stamp ials, cards were left bearing the fol- the State’s output from 400,000. ibaerele Though they roar, yet they cannot] ..—. 2 16 month period and has floodec , be) The officials did what the quotation I ‘| TOKYO, Tuesday, (AP)—The Privy pared with (463,000 barrels for t! Empercr Hirorito, today approved a tion was reported al pact with Germany providing} onth Th agreement embraces cooperation and for both new and old fields, th sports, literature, arts, music, figures were fixed at 2,455,000 barre’ ities for the purpose of stimulating this year was approximately 14,015,000. Austin, Director of the Census] have been eliminated from all br: burean, 10th among the cities in the|of Italian sport, effective immediat ed States in the number of retail] the United Press was informed operated by Negroes in 1935.] by a most reliable source. prietors| that Achille Starace, secretary of However, 7 fewer} Fascist Party, had sent out ar *“ were operated in 1935 than were| to the party calling for the imm cd in 1929 when Negro proprie-| dismissal of all athletes, officials, | i : , One| tors, mana; i 1 thirty-three of the stores re-| Aryan, non-Italian stock” ported in 1935 were in the eating and] branches of Italian sport. THURSDAY, DECEMBER - left for our pastor. ‘ Our P. E. is a man who moyes things and knows no failure. He stated very forcibly that his mission is to help the churches on his District. He is well pleased with the work. © Vernon and Clearview are well bless- ed by the Annual Conference for send. ing such an able man to lead us as Rev. Burton. We want the people to hear Rev. Burton, a profound thinker and rich in the knowledge of leadership. —C. E. Kemp EACH EGG pa SYDNEY, Australia (AP) EST HALL PASSES — He asked the Health Departm all, pastor of Mt. Zion id, Ill. Funeral services fay at 1:00 P. M., in Cleve- io, at the above named church. all was one of the leading lec- in the National Baptist Sunday Congress and one of the out- be strapped behind each laying each egg the date it was laid. OIL BOOM SWEEPS SOUTHER’ ILLINOIS = . : NORTH EAST TEXAS Wells Completed in Nine Mi CONFERENCE ee Hib eae ud been afflicted for the past eed Output Sextupled * eae DENISON broadcasting on our own frequency of 133 Kilocyles (members) our First Quarterly Conference for the vear of 1938-39. Our Quarter opened Friday night, Dec. 3rd, with a banquet in honor of our Presiding Elder, M. P. Harvey as guest of honor, serving his third year. The banquét was quite a success. A short and spicey programme was enjoy- ed by all. ( Saturday night business session was held with Presiding Elder in charge. The Presiding Elder made quite an in- teresting talk about Mother (Maggie) Tavlor which is the oldest active class feader in the North East Texas Con- ference. We've had during the fast quarter 1 conversion, 4 full members added to our fot. Our endebtedness of Trustees is $18.60 of stewards none. Amt. of Dollar Monev paid was $147.25: Educational $102.00: Missionaries $3.50. We've had two new scribers to the Tournal of Re- s, but was well on the road ery when the end came. By United Press SPRINGFIELD, I!!..—Booming | production in southern Illinois has sent MEMORIAM Rey. J. F. Williams, D. D. to nearly 2,500,000 barrels a mon’ "December 6, 1936 the southern half of the State with speculative fever. Discovery of new fields early in 193: disclosed great untapped reserves of of in the State, and the completion o! many producing wells touched off the boom. ¥ 4 n the first nine months of the vear 1264 wells were completed according data compiled by the State geologica survey, Of thar total 967 produce oil. Bate First available production figures for the new fields were for June, 1937, wh the output was 53,000 barrels, com: st a step or two. ir mortal eyes are holden: _ We cannot get his view immortal; Life eternal— Life, real Life at last. him—the storm and stress and strife nd even death is passed. is—a little while the pain ‘er we step through the veil IS M. RABB, Daughter whole State. A I, RABB, Son-in-Law An increase in produe- each succeeding Watts. Sister S. L. Coleman. During last quarter monies . raised were $326.27. in this auarter $74.19. We vaid our Presiding Elder Saturday night which was $35.00. Sundav morning Sunday School on- ened at 9:30 o’clock with Sunt. C. S. Williams at his post, lesson very inter. asting, 11:00 o’clock service opened on time with Senior Choir and Stew- ardess in place. Devotionals bv our pastor. Rev. 7. C. Austin. Hymn sung No. 1. Scripture. St. Luke 5:1-16. Rey. Austin then presented the speak- er. Rev. M. P. Harvey delivered a wonderful sermon using a text 11 verses of scripture read, Subject: “Follow Je. sus,” followed by a very touching song by pastor, J. E, Austin, “T'll be willing Lord to run all the way.” Afternoon service began at 4:00 o’- clock with our sister churches from Bonham and Sherman. Devotionals by Rev. A. W.. Jackson, of Sherman. Hymn sung “Jesus Keep me near the Cross.” Scripture, St. John 21:9-12. Rey. Jackson then presented the speak_ By September, production in the new ANNIVERSARY fields was estimated at 2,055,000 barrels ea qiahs ie Twin City Union Memorial A. . E. Church requests the honor of your presence at the Silver Wedding iniversary of our beloved Pastor and wife, Dr. and Mrs. Edward B. Wil- liams at the Church, Colfax Avenue at md Street, Monday evening, Decem- r nineteenth, Nineteen thirty-eight, eight o'clock. Reception in Church Parlors follow. Output for the first nine months o barrels enough to supply the nat needs for four and four-tenths days. fa ITALY BARS JEWS IN SPOR’ EVENTS They May Retain Club Member Order Indicates ROME, ~(UP).—Italian Jews y M ey. and Mrs. J. M. Jackson re- sst the honor of your presence at ‘matriage of their daughter Made- wzilia to Mr. Henry A. Black, Wednesday, the twenty-eighth of ber at five o'clock in the after- even twenty-two Mill Street, n, South Carolina. Well-informed Jewish circles a gers and trainers of vas ERNON, OKLAHOMA B. J. Johnson, P .E. of t! District held his First Quarterly ence here at Walker Chapel A. Church last week. The Confer- as a real success in every way. ler the leadership of Rev. John- ar our new pastor, Rev. G. H. “Walker Chapel and the Town phase of the ruling but will take new life and sail a strict inter. ; Jobe | Ta shta cfiret pretation of the edict ant - or | ‘ Be sae ota their immediate dismissal. otal to make a round report All sports in Italy ar 1 ference and left| who delivered a wonderful sermon, sub- ject, “Christ.” The Junior Choir sang. Evening service was very inspiring by Prseiding Elder. “I must say in behalf of our pastor. Rev. J. E. Austin a young man who came to us June Ist not knowing anyone and no one knowing him has made many, many friends and is doing some wonderful work, and a great gospel inger whom we all love. We are asking God’s blessings on him that he may be able to do better and climb on up to higher things. The order adds, it was learn Jews may continue as mem sports clubs, : Boyd Comstock, Californian of the Italian track and fie! Steve Klaus, American coach er of the Italian amateur are not affected by the “1 THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER licjous Education. Namely. Sister T. N. |’ er, Rev. J. T. Langdom of Bonham }J ro - PAGE ELEVEN ference. Bishop Davis gave a report of the © work at Kittrell College. Kittrell Col- | lege has made wonderful progress un— der the direction of Bishop Davis. The school is going forward by leaps and bounds, and is destined to be one of the greatest schools in the A. M. E. Church. The entire Conference went on record again pledging anew to our Bishop our elegance in the interést of the great work being done at Kittrell College, and we only ask to say what is to be done and we are with him one hundred per cent. The wage and hour law which went into effect just a few day before the setting of this conference putting hun- dreds of our people out of work met with an urgent protest by this confer- ence, and a committee was appointed to draft our protest and send to the rproper source. The pastor, officers, members and -people of Hampton deserve commenda_ tion for the splendid hospitality and en- tertainment given the Mid-Year Con- ference. SECOND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT The Virginia Mid-Year Conference of the Second Episcopal District was held in Bethel A- M. E. Church, Hampton, Virginia, October 28, 1938. Rey. J. E. Harrfs, pastor. Rt. Rev. M. H. Davis, Presiding Bishop. The devotional service was conducted by the Bishop. And in the organization of the Conference the Rev. Dr. W. R Howerton was elected Secretary. Bishop Davis inspired the Conference in his usual way after having read the Scripture I Cor. 13, speaking using the words “Looking through a glass dark- ly.” Welcome address on behalf of the Baptist Church was given by Rev. Gladden, pastor of the Third Baptist Church of Hampton. Among the visi- tors were Mrs. Georgia Roberts. President of the Woman’s Mite Mis- sionary Society of the Virginia Annual Conference, Mrs. L. M. Thompson, of South Norfolk, and Mrs. H. G. Gregg. of Richmond. Committees: Finance, Drs. M. E. Davis, J. A. Young, and R. L. Tillery. Christian Education, Drs. C. E. Stew. art, I. T. Walker, and J. E. Reace. Special gifts for Kittrell, Drs. H.]- Clarence Walker, A. L. Williams. and L.S. Roberts. Reports by the ministers from various churches in mid-year conference money, and Christian Education money were viz—Susie A. Brewer and Edmonia A. very pleasing to the Bishop and con-| Watkins. a, a ea H. Clarence Walker Princess "Anne, Virginia CORRECTION Illinois Conference Branch—In the list of delegates for the Quadrennial Convention, two nemes were omitted, Buy Direct From Manufacturer and SAVE MONEY! : WE MANUFACTURE A COMPLETE LINE OF je CHOIR GOWNS | PULPIT GOWNS EMBROIDERIES YARD GOODS TRIMMINGS - STOLES CAPS GOWNS AND CHOIR’ HATS, VESTMENTS CHURCH HANGINGS ACADEMIC HOODS Ask to see the New Blue and Maroon Robes and Caps SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS National Academic Cap and Gown Co. PH H 821-23 Arch St. chalet Crosses, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin Boards, Communion Service Altar Appointments. ===== DSC09113.JPG ===== Christmas wateena!l Wiss Pace TWELVE ——$_—$—__——— | Notices : PLEASE READ AND ACT =i | Hf pow are not receiving your CHRIS-| TIAM RECORDER weekly, write us if you here removed give us your old wad wow adios it you be wor popes, rel ergs them te subscribe GEORGE A SINGLETON Editar and Manager others AN URGENT APPEAL hurehes aewnced on Dece hewerer, are bot 4 ands She are laganese friends The streset! 4 evidenced Melee M ean seeretar - et addition + eceiving the a ast year. Miss It will save expences. and ¢ from December 12 to MO at Ma tia aad expects + apan by next March Last year’s Nii @M As was sent cart : “> fete contributions. [ff ae. th wi be dome agai Ie le Ragas will cet at Jeane £2.50 w f, te the 4.006 persons aver 1 : ‘ at Church aad Mission Pederat wn ©. Bradshaw, Chicago Peder of Charches, Lesile 8. Moss Miasioms Contertnce he coMFent someal A letter weat ant atte Henry Carpeater on, Per James Wyers ed thatly otter ation » Foreign way te true peace and Kawawa without } bot with power irom morning to night Bee hy THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER THURSDAY, DECE: ‘ | las ities. Another fetter from D. H. SIMS. Bishop him? Our part is so small. Let us do it with humbleness and ‘prayer. Last Christmas $1400 went to his work. This istmas we hope we can double that unt. If you could not respond to t year's appeal, can’t you send some- tet-| thing this year—$1.00, $2.00, $5.00, ttle| ten dollars—or more. If you did help last vear can’t you double your amount, kuo}or better still, get some other friend wr friends to give. Take up a collec- and| tion in meeting or church. Many would like to give but only you know the ition and can ask them. -Help bring “true peace and life” now. We will send calendars as we did have asked for a yiantity, which they would sell to thers at fifty cents or a dollar apiece “Kagawa Christmas Fund,” | you like some for this purpose? st write us if you do. Please don’t put it off. Send in your money as on as possible, making check payable J. Henry Carpenter, Kagawa Fund.” We cannot write May God bring “love and to you as you share Kagawa’s January 11—Louisiana Conference - New Orleans, La., Union Bi Rev. J. M. Brown, 1323 Liberty Street, “Bishop, Greene. Ch | St. J. A. Robinson, Bishop R. A. Grant. . 22—South Florida Conferen Rev. G. N. Collins, Bishop R. A. Grant. ays &—Central Florida Conference— St. Petersburg, Fla. 1912 3rd St. Rey. J. J. Heath, Pastor, Bishop R. A. Grant. Some Mar. last year chairmen; Bishop D. H. Sims, Episco- pal Host; E. A. Selby, Sec’y.-Treas S. S. Union and Business Manager C. W. Abington, Editor, Religious Literature; S. S. Morris, Sec’y.-Treas; Allen C, E. League and Director Re- ligious Education. ca DR. DANIEL LEE WITHERSPOON One of the most brilliant affairs in the history of Avery Chapel A. M. E. urch, Memphis, Tennessee, was pulled off last Friday night, when a large crowd of members and friends as- embled at the church to give the pas- ‘tor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Witherspoon, what turned out to be a -yery fine reception. Dr. and Mrs. Yours in Christian fellowship, HENRY CARPENTER t be? for the committee. EMERSON O. BRADSHAW LESLIE B. MOSS JAMES MYERS F. W. TOMLINSON When you hold your Quarterly Conferences and have reporters elected to the Christian Recorder please have the conference send a subscription or a donation to — ux last yea herent Aun aoe help with the expense of publish- Witherspoon, have served us very faith- ai? oe . DAISY Tt TROUT ing the paper. fully and acceptably for three years, d upon the beginning of their fourth ear, we thought it befitting to express in some tangible way our appreciation f the Man -— —-—————— ; George A. Singleton he went over there| WEEK OF PRAYER PROCLAMA- Editor and Manager — He agreed fo talk | TION—JANUARY 1-8, 1939 The Christian Recorder Gon thetvery efficient servicerendered the day gi rf , * Pan : le inl Themes . us during this _administration. The = oan The Committee on Evangelism of the] COMMITTEE OF THE PRE-CEN- affair was headed by Mrs. P. L: Department of Religious Education, of TENARY AND RECEPTION TO BISHOP AND MRS. NOAH W. WILLIAMS, IN HIS FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY TO*OUR MIN- ISTRY. : Strickland, who is one of the most active and conscientious workers of our hs rch. Mr. Frank Davis, secretary of our Trustee Board, expressed appre- » First Episcopaé District, have been ized by Bishop David H. Sims It proclaim January 1-8, 1939 as the eek of prayer to be observed by all to|the Churches in the First Episcopal 1} District EEE EEE to be filled out by the visitors showing, 1. How many people in each home. 2. What church does each belong. 3. What is church preference of those who do not belong. 4. Native home. 5. How Jong in the city. 6. Have work or not. I think it would be a good idea for each pastor to make his church head- uarters and each surveyor return to the church each evening and some club urnish supper while they sit around the table and give pastor reports on _ visits made. é Follow this up with a revivai the st day in January. Pastors preach ourselves. Does not take much ching if you are properly organized it takes consecration. Take in and young. You will be surprised w soon the young become grown and ow much young people know. Get o the spirit of revival. S Then, too, I am concerned about our rch in Leavenworth, Kansas and am trict. The committee appointed in each an- This is the annual week of prayer|nual conference in the Fifth Episcopal ybsers ed throughout Protestantism and | District, for the Pre-Centenary of Afri- _ it is hoped that all our pastors and|can Methodism in the West, and the Churches will cooperate in making it a] Reception given to Bishop and Mrs. ing to] season of spiritual revival. The week] Noah W. Williams marking the fortiet! ) for f Prayer Guide may be obtained from anniversary of his being a minister the Federal Council of the Churches|the African Methodist Episcopal f Chr New York City] Church, will convene at Western Uni- m his|or any local Federation of Churches. versity School of Religion on Dec. 14 in connection with the Formal Open- ing. in America W. P. STEVENSON Director of Religious Education D. V. KYLE Com on Evangelism Committee BISHOP NOAH W. WILLIAM ASKS FOR A SURVEY IN DE. CEMBER AND A COLLECTI FOR LEAVENWORTH CHURCH. 8th Connectional Young People’s Con. gress and Leadership Training Institute June 11-16, 1939 Philadelphia, Pa. — Let this conference year be a ye: of revivals and ingathering of member There is just as scientific methods revivals as for any thing else, k some Promoted by the Department of Re- ri ligious Education, A.M.E. Preach & there are seasons and God sends every church in the Kansas and tlully for} All ministers pers i vivals. I am deeply impressed Jebraska Conferences to take up i bs and laymen, intere this is ‘ : ‘ areyin religious education, ested) this is the year in which God ter collection on thé second Sun or associated} that we have great revivals ; h nd ilding agencies| versions, To. thi rie Allen C. E. peg BB vith in next January and send it to Mr. stich s 1 ich character bu 1 M. Lawson of 316 Kiowa Street, yas the Sunday School, i : - pe tone} League, Mise; . Nery church in the Fifth eyenworth, Kansan. The pastor un- ais Allen Youtp cae mane Richard ee to spend the month of D tands_this an dis fully in accord. er her Ana ee cee : ‘ov Scout will} ber i "a eons y i r 5 true fits . ind the congress to be richly eke r In a careful survey of you: what you raise on Monday follow: “ People. Visit every home syste cally with consecrated workers. — the} the surveyors go two and iops| small district and visit every co-| which colored people five with the second Sunday. ; ot forget the survey in Decem- e revivalin January. May dd power and blessing to health, witheut « unlimited is On to the city of Brotherl, rN ly Love, > Bal ae ri ge of our Methodism! Bish t. A. Grant and H, y, Tookes, al . © NOAH W. WILLIAMS Presiding Bishop, We Fiad | ciation on behalf of the Trustee Board; Miss P. M. Gasaway, on behalf of the young people; Prof, B. T. Hunt, prin- cipal of Booker “Washington High School, on behalf of the citizens; Rey. J .W. Hall, pastor of St. Andrew A. M. E. Church, on behalf of the A, M. E. Ministers’ Alliance; Mrs. L. C. Byas, appreciation for Mrs. Wither- spoon, on behalf of the church. In- strumental numbers were rendered by Misses Josephine Thomas, Addie Kirk, and Beulah Scott. Miss Julia Lux sang, “Give me the flowers while I live”, and presented the pastor with a very beautiful pot of flowers. Prof. W. E. Scott, Superintendent of the Sun- day School, presented the gifts, which consisted of many valuable and useful articles, among which was a very fine Angora Knit-tex overcoat for the pas- tor. Rev. G, A. Long, pastor of First Baptist Church, Beale Avenue, then made a few very appropriate remarks, and presented the pastor a very beauti- ful lounging robe in the name of the Baptists. Rev. and Mrs. Witherspoon then responded in well chosen words. We retired to the dining room of the church, and were delightfully served, as Prof. Scott acted as Toast Master. Miss Samellen White served as Mis- tress of Ceremonies of the occasion with usual dignity. Ministers present were: Revs. J. W. Hall, G. A. Long, B. T, Hunt, A. L. Gilmore, of the city; Revs. A. C. Moore, of Jackson Tennessee. It was a yery brilliant affair but we think it was well deserved by our pastor who is one of the out- standing ministers of the connection. The church has made more progress and greater development under his administration, than it has made under any other administration in the same length of time in its history as was brought out by the speakers Friday night. The church has never been or- ganized as it is now organized and the people haye never worked together in such peace and harmony as they now work. As was expressed Friday night, we only hope that he will be with us many more years, to serve us in the very effective way in which he is now serving us. GEORGE W. HEGLER Memphis, Tennessee. NORTHEAST FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE The winter series of Florida Annual Conferences opened Wednesday, No- vember 16 at Greater Bethel A. M. E. Church, Live Oak, Florida, with the Right Reverend Robert A. Grant, pre- siding Bishop. After the opening ser- vice Bishop Grant-presented Rev. I. S. Roundtree, pastor of Allen Chapel, High Springs to preach the Annual Sermon. It was delivered to the edification of all. Bishop Grant then received the of- fering and led in serving the Holy Communion, assisted by the Presiding Elders and the pastors of the first churches of the conferences. ‘The Con- ference was then organized with Revs. H. J. Jones, J. A, Porter, R: H. Mob- ley, chief recording and statistical sec- | retaries respectively, and J. S. Hines, chief marshall. The Bishop, returning from dinner called for the pastors’ reports beginning with the Livé Oak District which was | tollowed by the North Ocala District, che Lake City District and then the vamesyille District. ereases over last year withthe Lake uity District leading. Butler, preached the Missionary Ser- mon at the night session to a large and appreciative congregation. sions Thursday morning and afternoon were spent largely in gathering in re- ports and in caring for other routine matters. Good spiritual singing and fine addresses iriterspersed the business ses- sions, dressed the conference were Presiding tlder W. B. Coffey, A. P, Postell, R. nart. S..J. Johnson, S. A. Harris, R. pastors were Revs. C. A. Gibbs, W. P. presence of Mrs. Maude E. Grant, wife of Bishop Grant and State Supervisor of the W, H. & F. Missionary Society, PAGE THIRTEEN cause he was confined to bed due to serious illness. Rev. J. C. Surrency read his report on The State of the Country. : Education Night celebrating Edward Waters College was observed Friday night, with the Chancellor, Bishop R> A. Grant, presiding. Rev. Leonard F, Morse, former president of Edward Waters College was presented and read the Report on Education. Bishop Grant next presented Dr. Charles S. Long, Jr., President of Edward Waters College, who, in very fitting words brought greetings from the college and told of the marvelous progress being realized at the college under the match- less leadership and vision of Bishop Grant. Pictures showing various stu- dent groups in their college activities were shown the audience at the close of the addresses , The sum of $600 was raised for the college. Memorial services were held Saturday morning in loving respect for two vet- erans of the Cross who had passed on during the conference year. The spirit ran high and before long Bishop Grant had become happy and then followed a shouting good time. Everybody was lifted to such spiritual heights that the ordination service which followed had all the aspects of an old time revival. It was a day long to be remembered by all who were fortunate enough to wit- ness it. Ordained to the deaconate were Brother A. Cole and George Rutledge. Throughout the entire Conference Bishop Grant was the moving, restless, tireless dynamo, causing his hearers to laugh or cry at will. The great Bishop presided with dignity and dispatch put. ting over a masterly programme. Sat- urday night was given over to the Mis- sionary Society which conducted a pre- gramme that was musical and literary. Sunday morning witnessed the Con- ference Sunday School under the di- rection of Rev. A. W. Bowles, Con- ference Superintendent. After giving (Continued on page 16) All reported in- Kev. J. T. Gaddy, pastor at Lake The ses- + on lam, Among the many yisitors who ad- W. Whitehurst, J. A. Wise, T. P. Du- W. Logan E. J. Jackson, Among the Mitchell, L. M. Moore, S. H. Hunter. fhe Conference was graced with the Mrs. Annie Heath, State President, Mrs. Jennie Brooks, State President Emeritus and Miss G. B. Gardner, State Superintendent. Thursday night witnessed two of Florida’s candidates for the episcopacy as they delivered very fine addresses that showed depth of thought and power of expression, One was the Rey. E. J. Jackson, Presiding Elder of the Fort Myers District of the Central Florida Conference and the other was the Rey. C. A. Gibbs, pastor of Saint Paul, Jacksonville, and Business Man- ager-Treasurer of Edward Waters Col- lege. The church was packed beyond its seating capacity but the yast con- gregation kept cheerful under the magic spell of the two orators. Friday morning and afternoon were given over largely to the reading of the various committee reports and the final perfecting of the financial reports. Rey. E. S. Belvin’s paper on the State of the Church was read for him be- BIBLES-$12.00 FOR SALE AT : A. M. 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The present Editor and Manager has a\umed a great respons He must pay for printing, wrapping, wrs, electric current, mailing, bauling, postage, telephone, clerical help, wnt for two rooms in the Allen Building, office equipment, service fo: cuts, insurance, and inci- dentals. We took over “without a dime,” bt like Payne, with faith —————— VOLUME XC.—NO. 39 Raises $3,000 PHILADELPHIA, PA. A CHRISTIAN RE- en se THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1938 Congressman Mitchell Turned Down By The Inter- TH E-OFFICIAL ORGAN: CUKD DER PRICE FIVE CENTS to the Negro equal accommodations and to justify this denial. The com- 4 Wood Keaationtein| | im God. We thank the Bishops, bretirai ill siters who have stood by. 12th Anniversary CORDER CHRISTMAS state Commerce Commission] ?!2i"t of Congressman Mitchell before 2 1} - ; Sehook Bethel The conference season will soon be over. \Under the law Allen f the Interstate Commerce Commission | ot Park e Day as usually observed will mean nothing nov to the CHRISTIAN | ; 3 Si This is the first Christmas for and the decision of this semi-judicial } 2 Ja fisit School Pi- pie ae on wed oe oe 4 ve ee “ia = the Christian Recorder under the The Interstate Commerce Commission body DESsent a new phase of Jim-crow : or Estate athodiets all ae Se Editorship and Managership be- ||by a split-decision has slammed the| Legislation. The Negro has hitherto I] : 8:00 p.m.—Fare- scription pik Sea a: ete nee 4 abe ee rey a ing combined in one person. Why door of the Pullman Car in the face of | COmtended for identical Pullman accom- 1] ta ity Hall, Subscribe = arise th $e ee eae, eee not a year’s subscription to a | | the Negro race in the person of Arthur modations without either distinction or / ave for South- =< Rar in your c a eee ta ac oF Note oe ca j - friend as a Christmas gift? As W. Mitchell, the only Negro member] discrimination. The Supreme Court / i: ishop. Prove your ve for ay wants eee never before the paper needs your of Congress. This, I believe, is the] has usually, under one pretext or an- / the most popular Bishop. You will help preserve and maintain one of support. Without it the paper first instance in which a competent 4E SEVENTY.Fi Be ee our oldest mantener CHRISTIAN pete We must have cannot live. Rally your sea 3 ia Agency has undertaken aces (Continued on page 9) THE S$ spi 10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US \ = friends, and clubs to stand by the ? a: we mother of the race press. Ree ay member, we took on with nothing I h \i Missionary | tionals, the Presiding Elder proceeded] NORTHEAST FLORIDA 23 but faith. There has been no e Rev. H. H. Cooper Passes Away to business, reports were splendid, ‘all ANNUAL CONFERENCE outside aid. Conferences are Henry Harrison Cooper, the seventh, Philadelphia. In May, 1891, was ad- Stokes, to St. | showed increase.~ Stewards $782.58; & ores end we must have the sym- child of Samuel and Sarah Cooper, was| mitted on trial in the Philadelphia An- / R R. L. Smith, to] Trustees $1,161.82; Sunday School (Continued from page 13) a! pathetic cooperation of the born in Philadelphia, Pa.; educated in| nual Conference, and assigned to Horn- | sta; Rev. D, S.[$121.06; Stewardess $100.00, (A. B. Church. The Editor and Man- the Quaker schools of Philadelphia,| town Circuit, remaining one year; was / Tabernacle, Ma-]C, D.) Missionary Society $23.23; NG a most excellent review of the Sunday _ ie. is literally making brick studied theology and the classics under] in 1892 assigned to Holmesburg Circuit, | r to Flipper Chap.| P. Dept. Missionary Society $1.50; School lesson Bishop Grant immediately . pecnens straw. Do we need the Rey. Thomas H. Amos, of the Presby-| embracing Ashtonville and Tioga. In / pe eaaae ee: ily Gospel opened the morning worship services: : Saisuas Recorder? Ie it worth terian Church, Bishop L. J. Coppin and| 1893 was ordained deacon by Bishop PHILADELPHIA, PA ee pepe bres Le Tt was at this service that he preached vee ie Sead eae : ie aoe oe ‘ah - 5 tn gta ae Guild $9.65; Choir $68.65; A. C. b.| What some consider the greatest sermon , Eqdi vont erecta canich a seed eee ee cl A. M. E. Church, 6th League $17.30; Principal Dept, Club|°* hs career. ‘The spirit caught him s mest” aitomt deve Se hea ER ee alters clow Pine, Rev. H, P. Jones, $69.68; Pastor's Aid, $15.82; Willing | 2"¢ lifted him to such heights that his as _ help by sending some subscrip- WOM eae Berenice. oe seations / t \ r Second Quarterly Con- | Workers $3.95; Missionary Sick Com- Bresane Elders had to hold him and tions or a donation? ed at Cr a “Th eas i hi nites h inday. Oct th, Presiding El_| mittee $8.49. Total for quarter $2,- Step, pe ie was indeed a real old < : creased eae He ret Bet a ii 4) | preached. 728.69 june Ae Bons: ects On Tuesday night, December 6, the reste th he: feb of bi it ne Sahvertbe Oct. 11, was our Ree : A brief afternoon sessiGn: was eallemaa Ee a to th landmark. Th ee wea one i: coeeareus nncndions Coat kee ee mer . P. Jones Pastor at which time the appointments were » New York City, observed the 12th jee ‘ eras 2 Hcetewy dandinarss Che a ite eens sepouated to’ Cons Rev. W. L. Johnson, P. E.} ead The Conference was a very en- vversary of the pastor, the Rev. D. fine spirit of good sportsmanship mani- el ieee, one year. In sete y Fannie H. Simpkins joyable one. ‘Tt exerted ayer Rae ard Nichols, with a most excellent ae by bia eight Sit ise a aR it Beer Shale plected x s %, is 4 > rants was highly commendable. In al recording secretary of conference and j A M E. MUSIC HYMNALS fluence upon the many hundreds of peo- . oe oe ‘tes the addresses not a single direct men- appointed to Norwood Circuit. In 1898 ple who were touched by it. As the — Mhorss The worshipers were attired| tion of his aspiration was made by any at Columbia, Pa. was elected chief DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS Conference adjourned all were thankful t in the height of fashion. After the pig iene a ae ie no refer- oe, of es mother ee ee Hee to God for the preat privile ; rogram the reports were received ence tot e next enera onference nor which position he _ retaine or ten R silently each of the aspirants seemed Other points served by Rev. Cooper next morning the people were still at the Church—Re-union banquet. Eman- uel is’an exact reproduction of Emanuel in Charleston, S, C. The church is an ample of close organization. Every club reported, including each choir. association with Florida’s matchless pre- late, Bishop R. A. Grant. —Rev. Leonard F. Moma have expired and have not been renewed by the last day in De- cember will not receive the paper after that date. Some subscribers owe for several years, We do not want to cut you off but will be forced to unless you cooperate with us. Send us a Money Order today and continue tosay: “HereIam. I present myself. (Continued on page 9) Examine my personal assets! Weigh me in the balances of your Christian judgment! Take me only if you think me worthy and well-qualified! Other wise leave me!” — S 2 This goes a step farther than General Conference enactment of laws prohibit- Brand new A.M.E. Music ‘als, Bound in semi eco with Head Bands and Beautifully stamped in Gold are offered at these SS | In This Issue REV. HENRY HARRISON COOPER Bishop W. R. Nicholson, of the Re- formed Episcopal Church; taught school in Sussex and Kent County, Del- “THE MORNING COMETH” Subscribe to. - “ The Daily Altar—Rey. Carlyle F. t : 5 Single Copy - ‘im pie paver waa Oo receive THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER By William E. Guy ing “headquarters” and lobbying and aware, for five years. Studied the Stewart 2 ——_— ances Sele “At the recent session of the Missouri h id f undesirable “politics.” printing art at the Industrial School of} Sunday School Lesson ... 3 nual Conference new landmarks were pincer evidences:of undesirable politics: the Institute for Colored Youths, and] EDITORIALS: Half Doz, ~ If the great Methodist Episcopal Church has eliminated the semblance of “ward politics’ ’in its episcopal elec- tions within the past fifty years, the A. M. E, Church may be commended should large-lettered “headquarters” (Continued on page 8) founded and established the printing firm of Cooper, Parker and Purnell, Philadelphia , He was converted and joined the A. M. E. Church in 1886. He was licensed to exhort July 31, 1890, and to preach Shaffer, in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Laurels for Morris Brown . Jewish Oppression noted. Besides Bishop Noah W. Wil- 4 4 The Church in the Present uae 4 . 4 4 5 s, the presiding Bishop, and_ his iscopal visitors, Bishop Reverdy C. msom and Bishop John A. Gregg, ht episcopal aspirants were in at- ndance. Bishop Williams’s great rt spoke and each visitor was given Evangelist Nathaniel U--thawna Jeltz DD. Pledged to help Dr. Hemingway extend the Department of Church Extension to include Evange- One Doz. Let Us Stop It Pointed Points... ...5... 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  ===== DSC09099.JPG ===== VOLUME XC.—NO. 41 PHILADELPHIA, PA. WEST AFRICAN MISSIONARY alted Bishop, who is giving his life to the cause. of education in Georgia, and to Morris Brown College, which is rapidly taking its place in the ranks of the leading Negro institutions of higher learning. That the Rosenwald Fund should undertake the task of help- ing towards the building of an adequate, permanent endowment fund to be held in trust for Morris Brown College should be quite significant and encour- aging to the constituency of the A. M. —&. Church, which has been supporting this institution for the last fifty-six years and implies the faith on the part of the Rosenwald Fund that this con- stituency will meet the requirements of the gifts, which are that it be matched dollar for dollar by the friends of the institution. BISHOP &. J. HOWARD CONNECTIONAL MISSIONARY PRESIDENT BISHOP W. A.. FOUNTAIN RRS CHRISTINE SMITH The largest portion of the funds fo: W. M. M. Society derived from contributions made the Negro members of the A. M. E Church. However, it is significant tha $50,000 GIFT GIVEN MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE BY ROS- ENWALD 2h) and President Fountain within the pas First District Rallies For West Africa Bishop Sims’ Missionary Vision maintenance of the College has been by through the efforts of Bishop Fountain _ HE-0 THE-0 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1938 Under the inspiring leadership of Bishop D. H. Sims the presiding elders, ministers, hundreds missionaries, members and friends of the African M. E. Church assembled at Allen in Phila- delphia on Sunday afternoon, and Mon- day, December 19, and 20 in a Monster rally for our missionary work in West Africa, which is presided over by Bishop E. J. Howard. On Sunday afternoon greetings were brot by Bishops Sims, and Howard, and Mrs. Christine Smith, connectional president of the Women’s M. M. Society. .On Monday morning following the Philadelphia Preachers Meeting messages were brot by Bishops Sims, and Howard, President D. Or- monde Walker and Mrs. Christine Smith. The missionaries were lead by Mrs. D.H. Sims. Associated with her were Conference Branch Presidents Lucy Brown of New England, Nora Link of Delaware, Edna Gullins of Philadelphia, of FFICIAL ORGAN- “AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ER. HERZ» PRICE FIVE CENTS OF MISSIONARY PASSION BISHOP D. H. SIMS First-Ninth Episcopal District MISSIONARY TRAVELLER J. F. Vanderhorst of New Jersey and ‘Annie Barnes of New York, and their officers. Distinguisht platform guests and visitors were Bishop E. J. Howard, L. L. Berry, Secretary of Missions, E. A. Selby, Sec.-Treas. of the Sunday School Union, C. W. Abington, Edi- (Continued on page 8) EADS Se ieee ae HAPPY NEW YEAR To the Bishops, General Officers, College Presidents, Army Chaplains, Presiding Elders, Ministers of the Word, Missionaries at home and abroad, members of Allen’s Church and friends: The Christain Recorder, the oldest paper owned, edited and publisht by Negroes in the world, wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Since we last greeted you our task has been made greater and our burdens heavier. Managing the Chris- tian Recorder in addition to editing is a heavy responsibility. In the midst of your festivities, think of your Editor and Manager and send him a Christmas Gift of subscriptions. Yours faithfully, iv t t THE REV. L. L. BERRY Secretary of Missions n This Issue The Daily Altar— eae | ( . ten years, the institution has attracted a - : 1 A $50,000 gift to Morris Brown Col-| the support of many prominent white GEORGE A. SINGLETON Rey, Carlyle F. Stewart...... 2 lege, one of the largest grants made to (Continued on page 8) Editor and Manager. | Sunday School Lesson....-..++++ 3 Negro institutions in the past year, and . EDITORIALS: the largest grant ever made to a ee a ee Laurels for Morris Brown... 4 ‘school of the A. M. E. Church, has ° e All Things New... 4 just been announced by Bishop Wm. Ninety Years Service for God and Hu-|) tic creat American Sin 4 . Fountain, Chairman of the Board og * . a Pointed Points .........-.-.0 er 4 of Trustees and presiding prelate of manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub The Churchman Afield........-++- a Georgia. . cri tion Young People’s Page— This grant marks another milestone scriber Get a Subs p Elizabeth M. Thomas......---- 6 Transitions ..i.ssesceeeseee reer ll in the epoch-making career of the ex-} OST POPULAR BISHOP IN THE CHURCH ON PAGE FIVE a ea ===== DSC09100.JPG ===== PACs THO amd I've locked 1 h e Dai ] y Ws WI Past failures and heartaches; throw away the key as ‘ To seek another room, A ] t a Tr SX RS | || And furnish it with hope and smiles And every springtime bloom. By Kew Carlyle F Stewart Mian Minacapslin, ail thar call He wil lil ar bie: he - 7, and will save A WAY TOA HAPPY NEW YEAR”) THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER And now 1 No, thought | That has } Since Tha Prayer: >| may ghts| glory of thy | Pye shut the door on Yesterday, Its sorrows and mistakes | And every malice and distrust Shall never therein reign. I've shut the door on Yesterday And thrown the key away— song Tomorrow holds no doubt for me bread.” Grant, Eternal God, that we]? use this day to the honor and the promotion of the Kingdom " Wednesday, January 4 THURSDAY, DECE! years ago, “I am going to b Prayer: It was in the Gethesmane that our Lord solved to “go through with it. wrestle against the weakn flesh, O Father, may we cry: “I will’! Friday, January PLACE AND PREFEREN( in church pothers aint, to | mildly. I know of a strong church leader whose wife apparently cares nothing for religion and a child| It is alnays great news when someone] The Ministerial Council of the South — of that family is losing interest. I| can say, “Ihave found the man whom] Memphis District convened at Bethel know another man who puts time and} God has chosen.” A. M. E. Church, Brunswick Ave. money into the church and whose Jesus: ‘has always seen more ina man| Rey H. R, Reynolds, pastor. Dr. C. brother comes only because he is dragg-| than he | has seen in himself. C. Townsend, the newly appointed Pre- ed in. I know of a young man who| ‘There are times in life when it is as] .iging Elder called this meeting to get is a leader and whose mother is most] Necessary to wash nets as it Bibi 8°] a set up for the year’s work. 9:30 was indifferent. Here is a mother who] fishing. the appointed hour. After the de- is one of the most active in a church| A great many churches are spending} yotjon conducted by Evangelist Pinkie ,Jand whose children seem to take no | their time fishing in the shallows. Robinson, with Sister Lola Holmes at interest at all. Every possible combi-| 1f those fishermen in the other boat} the piano, the Presiding Elder who is a ,| nation of this puzzle could be laid be-| had been like some modern church] preacher of splendid power, made a fote us. In a given family you may] members they would not haye come to strong talk on the year’s work, Com- | find convinced Christians and others| the rescue for fear they would not-get| mittees were appointed, All churches in who are quite uninterested. | credit for it. the District made splendid reports. Now notice! Andrew first found his _ Any man who really sees Christ will] New vision, harmony and greater work own brother Peter, It is not for us| 4¥e the feeling that he is, himself, un-) was portrayed. The congregation did to blame anybody in any family. Who worthy. some fine singing they let the neighbor- knows the conditions? Nevertheless) Whenever God calls a man he calls to} hood know they were on the battlefield POINTERS MEMPHIS, TENN. MINISTERIAL : % By Roy L. Smith H COUNCIL ee * within its gloomy walls shall enter this abode a hint of pain, “At the same time came he unto Jesus, saying, Who is the. in the kingdom of heaven?” 18:4. Read Luke 22:24-30. | He is not always rendering the est service who holds the chi nor is he who receives the Ja Jause necessarily doing the me ve found Today.” “Give us this day our daily down your buckets where may also be the slogan of His y Service is the watchword of th Preference and place belong to a1 great name.—Amen. THE DOOR KEEP THE { am the BROKEN | John 10:1-9. ather, Thou hast} There is no more touching or beauti- thou dost! ful passage with hee the name] shall go in and out, and find pasture”. Perhaps not Monday, January 2 __.| gives us a tho unto than the one found here, where Jesus says: “lam the door: by me if any car @ deeper faith) man enter in, he shall be saved, and “| of the new ye: com in a little poem entitled, “January” ,| We pause beside this door- ord of God, that he was! the lake of Gennesaret ; 2| kingdom. we haye a fine precedent right here for something ‘bigger. for the Lord. The meeting was filled going after the other members of our with interest from start to finish. Not family group. Andrew went first to a dull moment during the entire session. ‘his very own brother. He was glow- Dr. J. W: Hall was voted Dean of the ing with new excitement as he made} Q God, our Heavenly Father! In the District and indorsed for the Bishopric. his way to the lake. He had seen Jesus,| presence of Thine own timeless exis-|Prof- W. F. Young presented the was convinced, wanted to secure new] tence our little calendars of days and aide sb rere Dnaid Px Witherspoon, disciples, desired to advance his cause. years are as nothing. Our days are Rey. J. D. Williams, Rev. Hines of If only he could get Peter to follow] swifter than a shuttle! Lead us, as we] Jackson. Tenn: and Mrs. Josie Carr Christ, how he would stir the country-] cross the threshold of another year. Pruitt, Conference Branch President. side! Peter was a great fellow; people] ow unceasing have been Thy mercies! The meeting was well attended. The liked him because of his enthusiasm,] Jy all our experiences through the ladies of St. Andrew A. M. E..Church, because of the wholehearted way in| months now gone Thy grace and guid- Allen Chapel and Mt. Zion brought which he plunged into any enterprise.| ance have sustained us and set our feet baskets laden with all kinds of food and door’—John 10:7. Read “Ts your place a small place? Tend it with care;— He set you there. e fishermen had gone out and were washing their nets. ¢ entered into one of the boats, Simon’s, and asked him to little from the land. And he id taught the multitudes out} 4 And when he had left] he said unto Simon, Put out deep, and let down your nets 5 And Simon answered aster, we toiled all night, By William Chalners Covert from the words of Jesus Is your place a large place? Guard it with care !— He set you there. many of us have thought ar as adoor. Lucy Lar- Whate’er your place, it is Not yours alone, but His Who set you there.—John Orenhai PRAYER THOUGHT : ught in this connection: Prayer: O Spirit of Love and Tr ie Thy year, O God, how shad we enter]. °< : othing: but at thy word I) ye. he must get Peter. He thought! in the paths where we have walked and] @ssisted. the entertaining churches, In in? illuminate our hearts today tha wn the nets. 6 And when} of many words; he planned many adroit! ¢9 Thee we give our thanks. Forgive serying every one was fed and baskets e given| The footsteps of a Child minds shall be centered on servic lone this, they inclosed a great ways of approach. But when he got Fee cla arta a erg ONY re eae left. The devotion in the afternoon d- for] Sound close beside us. Listen, he will] “. "2, cver be forgetful’ of pres of fishes; and their nets were} pain Peter working there by the lake| and hindered the progress of our souls| W2S conducted by Evangelist Lela Hes- ame “head? aa , ence and place. In the name of Je: 7 and the “beckoned unto}... « A + er, Gee White, Alexander. Sol speak! A y swith his fish and his nets, Andrew sim-| in Godlikeness during the year just|‘*e™ , Alexande olo_ by use someone] His birthday bells have hardly round aj.” partners in the other boat, that ply blurted out, “Peter—we have found] closed, Enable us with a new song on| Mrs- Tullie Quinn. Mrs. J. H. Hall, a way to week, should come and help them. And him.” “Yes,” said Peter, looking up| our lips and a‘ deeper loyalty in our District President of the Sunday School “p “egestion from) Yet has he trod the world’s press un- 2 ame, and filled both the boats,| , iontly, “what have you found?” An- hearts to move out into the uncertain} W4S appointed to bring out the three tte : A Way defiled. GRACE AT THE TABLE — “they began to sink. 8 But! gow. ‘replied, with lowered tone and} future . Quicken our minds and con-| Poimts in the Sunday School lesson once n Pixies thane i r, when he saw it, fell down more; ent rgive the Prayer: As ves you fast ginning may w ar that's 0ng,| For lo! I am the Door.” ¢,” he saith, “nor wander deep reverence, “We have found the] sciences as we now study the faith and| * month. The sermon preached at Messiah,” That was news indeed. If hunian frailties of Peter.. Show us the| Might by Evangelists Rosa Means will that were true, the Master must be) way of restraint when unwisdom and be long qemembcceds FOpening of the seen at once. Peter flung aside every-| impetuosity tempt us. May we. too| ss” subject, “Battle Scene.” Invi- thing and away the brothers went to] serye Thee to the very end and receive ane by Rev. I. T. Jefferson. This meet the Messiah. Peter joined then district will go on to higher things led seacah saymg, Depart from I am a sinful man, O Lord. he was amazed, and all that h him, at the draught of the ich they had taken; 10 and so —_— ‘i O God, be Thou to us in our "day and time the light and guide of our Ji We look back into the year that we enter into this be- ¢ always be found seek- ‘ “ ‘ as did he a crown of righteous and ever- Ach ing Him who is the Door. O Lord,| £00¢ and see the workings of Thy also James and John, sons fis dthere. Andrews first venture was stirs ey cae orn a ‘Amen, {bY the Presiding Elder, Dr, C. C. help all that we do to begin, continue; ness. How much more clear do e, who were partners with Simon. the y * | Townsend. uth to let go your hold] and ¢ ’ ‘i providence a sk said u Si: AR i a i cutis: lila’ alt fer Boca and nd with Him who said: “I am the is donee ee now that the us Said unto. Simon, Fear not; Hoge can you Bevin to estiinate what DAILY BIBLE READINGS Our prayer shall ascend to God in * ¥3| door,” ian when we were in th: ceforth thou shalt catch men. Pete cody chulon MmeAne teithereHoreh® M.” John 1:35-42 his behalf. pete , | of its stresses and its uncer en they had brought their 2 ign u x Finance—$34.22. ¢ th & purpose tr Thursday, Jan 4 5 Peter was a spark-plug among the Mas-| T. Luke 5:1-11. ji . f ue, y, January 5 Help us in the year that awa nd, they left all, and followed] ~~, i —Roberta Edmiston we te { the year that’s| SHALL WE MAKE RESOLUTIONS practice Thy presence, to disce: Tiger ee Rae 5 ter’s followers. He made mistakes,} W. Luke 5:27-32. i x VThis 0 iaas Ty + | good guidance of our ives i ah Ks Ssh 5 Sie plenty of them, but he also put fire and] T. Matthew 9:35-38. 4 yrethe Pi b 2 ties I do, forgetting—| Thee even: whee ae ee Z Come ye after me, and| dash into the group. For a whole} F. John 15:7-16. 4 HYMNS THAT LIVE pass nark phil " 3 a4 bite the outcome.—Amen t 2 you to become fishers of} quarter we are, profitably, going to] S$. Matthew 19:16-21. aife Raa 3, 13, 14. Read Phil, < is _ {study this man. We shall see him ad-| S. Ephesians 4:1-13. CChntinked dromiooace a *T resolve not t ke Pyar | vance into the inner circle. He will be —The 20th Century Quarterly give a Happy New flippa if roke “ ee esclu tion SON BROUGHT DOM on the mountain top; he will go into Ring in the love of truth and right, Wher ’ % young friend. - TODATE © 5 Gethsemane. He will draw his sword; Ring in the common love of good. wster Battle a I agree that it is inane to am aw = t es. The rons Amen tions lies 1 the esolves Toesday, Jawuary 3 mS one never intends to t first starting for a desti_ use some people foolish- pr mises they never keep, is argument against my making he will be early at the tomb; he will ORLANDO, FLA. you read about An-] preach on Pentecost. A star was found Ri eh AecouRhe lust of wold; a . : There was some-| when Andrew brought his own brother} The 4th Quarterly Conference of the WEST a dirk ee MEI tae Renate WILD BEL! , Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ane Sys \ , 5 disti to Jesus that day. And notice that! Orlando District was held at St. Mark Ring in the the thousand years of peace. Ring out, wild bells, to the it was firg) that ‘kindled: fire: pela A. M. E. Church, Rev. A. J. Me- Ring in the valiant man and free, The flying cloud, the fr experience that made Andrew like a Comick, pastor; Rev. E. D. Dempsey, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; The year is dying ee torch. Jesus had kindled him. Away}P. E. Services were good all dak Rene oubihedarknessta® the lard. he went, in eager haste, to his own] ginning with Sunday School at Hingiint the Christ that ts to. be. Ring out; Rin; - Teg ‘die: oe al brother. “And he brought him to] o'clock with the Supt. and teachers at Alfred Tennyson, 1850. Ring out old shapes of foul disease; are that no one ever emptiness of resolu- instability of the one Soensodée 4 . ; | 1 f hor Guo gre ; by the meone hag said; “Y, Ring out the o! P J their post; the lesson reviewed rare e THE DAY whatever you resolve to be, ie ve Ring, app bei r : : f z C (a go any further into this} P, E., a soul stirring sermon was Subscribe for * be something in the world, iad 9 The year going, tet bib i 2 any so-| ‘sit down and ask ourselves | preached by the P. E. at ue chan’ THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER omething.—"] cannot,” nevis Ring out the: false, t ent questions: (1) Am I a] worship, with Choir No. 2 rendering | accom When Roland plished anything; wrought wonders.” convin ed. Christian? (2) Ts each and| service at 6 P. M. The Allen C. E. every member of my own family an ac-| League sponsored a program at 7:30 Choir | tiv member of the church? Before] o'clock, At 7:30 o'clock night service. Pulpit COWN Ky ittempt anything else for Christ,| Our distinguished P. E. ascended the SGD aaeeraids Peauetal “work ut should set about winning| rostrum and preached a heart felt ser- pleasingly low prices. Catalog and and the church your own| mon which seemed to interest every pemplen ph, Eeauest a your if ess andien and hold them |} magic of his voice, a hard- struggling ayes setps before hig| Ring in the ce to charm them] With sv spellbound with the Ring cannot you imagine} The black youth saying 1104 Seth ath Ste Greenville, I. “We AML appa were good. A 8 freab tine! 2) Essie Mae ‘Page ===== DSC09101.JPG ===== See cs the Post Office at Philadel. | Wa THE CHRIS zee eh LS WSMBERS ASSOCIATED NEGRO pRess yews SeWwSraAree semvick & STRAUSER aieV SE i I VICE Georgia stitution was hia, Penne. se Second Clase Matter Hed KINgeley 0497 | other institutions Published Weekly at the 4M Book Concers lnew day The . finctecath Street biladelphia, Penna University, 5 | to come in | « million dollars was cived high rating quarters s0f-| acres additional op W. A | f criticism | and vilified | Methodist institution lars,” viends in the 6th E 1938) Stand aside, please, B. I advances to luntary bankruptey and emerg ber face turned toward the sun of a Education | Board undertook to make Atlanta a with Atlanta pellman and Morehouse. Morris Brown, and Clark were invited A modern library costing The insti- tution profited by the affiliation and re- Having left the ald Boulevard site Morris Brown was housed im the old Atlanta University thirty General real educational center and purchast wntrary notwithstanding | tian Recorder gladly hails the Bishop, the President, the loyal “Georgia Regu- and the faithful members and LAURELS FOR MORRIS BROWN During the last decade Morris Brown College has been a venture. years she has been a beacon light to African Methodists. hit by the depression like She went into vol- ed with built about In these progressive movements Bish- Fountain, and his brilliant son aa president withstood a torrent They were caricatured Now the Rosenwald Fund | has given the college $50,000, the largest amount of money ever given an African Morris Brown has won her laurels, her critics to the ,.| than Negro 731.9. The Chri: piscopal District while proud “M. the ALL THINGS NEW le { t ind ] Weekly Poem | ) A HAPPY NEW YPAR] r the t patterns on the People in history there was This ea Of progress that sun under the ecome pessi. t things are * times and set Social | tice re But the cause of soe tic not lost. Out of the : ey come a better day 7 “ e of hope, he All ¥. Glor- mp front the Afri- Charch in 1939 as never Shall we have the vision, . stamina and grace to tine them ? Shall we gird up the 4 6 our minds and save the eee n order that it may save * oncoming? he ihe ~—000- te aie a Hapey Year The test . , B Beattie Mocracy is color, ¢ THE GREAT AMERICAN SIN American de- Thru the The in- head of the TIAN RECORDER of Independence, and the Chris- tian Church to the contrary not- withstanding. Nowhere is this fact more glaring than in the dis. tribution of funds for the educa- tion of whites and Negroes. We quote irom “Racial Inequalities in Education,” a publication of the NAACP. State—Expenditure per pupil en- rolled: Ala.—White $36.43 ; Negro $10.- uy, Per cent White is more than Negro 201.0. Ark.—White $38.15; $13.02. Per cent White is more than Negro 193.0. Fla—White $57.16; Negro $14.45. Per cent W hite is more than Negro 294.9. Ga—White $35.42; Negro $6.38. Per cent White is more than Negro 453.6. La—White $67.37; Negro $16.54. Per cent White is more than Negro 313.9, Md—White $64.86; Negro $43.16. Per cent White is more than Negro 50.3. Miss.—White $5.45. Per cent Negro $45.34; Negro White is more N. C—White $40.07; Negro Per cent White is more than Negro 155.1. Okla.—White $43.86; Negro $34.25. Per cent White is more than Negro 28.5. S. C—White $60.06; Negro $7.84. Per cent White is more than Negro 661.1. Tex—White $38.76; Negro $16.02. Per cent White is more than Negro 141.9. WG Total—White $44.31; Negro $12.57. Per cent White is more than Negro 252.5%. 57 “Here an average of 252.5% more money was spent on each white child than was §$pent on each Negro child in the siaame com- munity—ranging from 28.5% in Oklahoma to 731.9% in Mississippi. In some counties the difference is 1500%,” Were it not for Mississippi and Georgia, South Carolina would be at the bottom. This is the eternal shame of America, the leading democratic nation in the world. This is not a problem for the states but for the national govern_ ment as pointed out by President Graham of North Carolina Uni- versity in a brilliant address be- fore the Western North Carolina Annual Conference recently at Chapel Hill. The states rich in natural resources and. taxable wealth ought and must bear part of the educational burden of the purely agricultural states. If our nation is to survive the citizens must be educated equally irre- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, DECEMBER 29, 1938 Around him sit Bishop E. J. Howard Mrs. Catherine Smith, Mrs. D. H. Sims, Edna Gullins, General Officers GL E. Carry, G. W: Abington, J. G, Robinson, E. A. Selby and Mrs. J. Winsmore Mason. In the chancel are Presiding Elders W. L. Johnson, R. O. Nappier, B. W. Arnett, and I. N. Patterson, Rev. J. H. Slade and sever- al whose names the Churchman did not get. spective of color, and the free, ; : TE telligent use of the ballot must e late Dr. Richard Car- guaranteed to every man. eminent Baptist leader in = : Carolina is spending the Pointed Points Philadelphia, and Wash- “THE NEGRO'S GOD City. While in Philadel- she was the guest of Mrs. Reflected in His Literature” by Benjamin Elijah Mays, “Ph.D. ion Shannon in Croskey et. Mrs. Shannon is an Allen_ (Chicago) has just been put on the market by Chapman an , ad a member of the famous Grimes of Boston, Mass. In due time this publication will be’ re viewed in the Christian Recorder. Mr. Mays is Dean of the School of Religion in Howard Universit. and is one of the most brilliant men in the field of world scholar. ship. Years ago the present writ- er knew of the proposed work. The most perfect exhibition of friend- ship was exhibited in the evening that the Churchman has ever witnest when Bishop Sims accompanied by Bishop Howard returned to St. Matthew where the former was the guest speaker on a program which the society had arranged for the Churchman. Large audience and beautiful response. Mesdames E. E. Sims, D. H. Sims, Christine Smith and Edna Gullins were present. The program was sponsored by the Stew- ards and Stewardesses assisted by sev- eral clubs and persons, lead by Brother Ernest T. Wright, and Sister Helert Cobbs. The committee was Irene Summersett, Pauline Williams, Cleo- patra Andrews, and Dorothy Bayard. Mrs. Williams presided. ojos The Churchman Afield Over the air comes the voice of George Wilbur Baber of Detroit, ‘Michigan with the assurance that he was on his way to Philadelphia. He me. Delightful visit. Conference with Bishop D. H. Sims, a visit to the ook Concern, the offices of the Chris- an Recorder, and the Department of eligious Education. In company with the Rey, A. C. Jark the Churchman with the Rev. aber motored to Wilmington, Del. where Bethel’s second unit is being compleetd. A monument to African Methodism is being built in this Dela- are city. BISHOPS JOHN A, GREGG of Chicago, Reverdy C. Ransom of — Wilberforce, Noah W-. Williams — of St. Louis, and D. H. Sims of Philadelphia, the Reverends Jos- eph Gomez of Cleveland, Ohio, Wayman Ward of Chicago, Way- man Jennings of Tulsa, Okla., D Ward Nichols, and J. A. Portlock of New York, Chaplain Harry V Richardson and Lu Sibyl Taylor of Tuskegee attended the recent — meeting of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America at Buffalo, N. Y. as representatives of the African M. E. Church. Gratifying to note thi large number which was present Of the number attending A. Way- man Ward, and Chaplain Harry V. Richardson are contributing Editors to the Christian Recorder. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Chicago, Illinois My dear Dr. Singleton : May I thank you for calling my at- tention to my indebtedness to your ably edited paper, The Christian Recorder. I have been a subscriber to this paper for over thirty years, and wish to con- tinue on your mailing list. Please find herewith an order for Three ($3.00) Dollars to cover what I owe. We have not forgotten your visit and the most excellent sermon you delivered as our guest speaker during the past summer. We wish for you continued health, peace and prosperity. Yours sincerely, JOS.-M. EVANS From Wilmington the Churchman, nd pastor Baber went to Washington sit at the feet of John R. Hawkins, e Financial Secretary of the African {. E. Church. Hawkins, the beloved. aving called at the Department of Church Extension the Churchmen re- turned to the Union Station where they alkt wtih Dr. C. H. Wesley, and E. _H. Beard. In the station we saw the Rev. S. S. Morris, and Secretary D. -H. Stanton of the American Bible So- THE REVEREND HERMA F. Tyree, pastor of St. Matth African M. E. Church, Philad phia, having suffered a complete breakdown is recovering rapi to the delight of his many frie Bloomington, Indiana Dear Editor Singleton: Please accept our sincerest congratu- lations upon the scholarly and master- rence with Bishop Sims, another visit the Allen Building. To the station iccomplished by Dr. C. W. Abington THE AMIABLE HOST OF THE 108th SESSION OF THE OHIO nd E. A. Selby. Rev. Baber to De- oit and the Churchman went to At- tic City where the Rev. M. M. rd pastors successfully the proud James. CONFERENCE Dear Editor of the Christian Recor- der:—We are simply dropping you these few lines of explanation and also apology for a seeming unpardonable omission in the report of the Ohio Con- ference at its last Session. The omission was brought to our at- tention by finding a few days ago a page of our notes that had not been marked as having been transcribed, and which paid the following tribute of apprecia- tion to Rev. H. J. Bryant the host of the conference. “Rey, H. J. Bryant, tho entertaining a conference for his first time proved himself a Prince of Entertainers, and seemed almost ubiquitous in his at- tention to details of arrangements for the comfort and convenience of all of his guests and visitors. Make room at the top for him in the near future, as the financial an! spiritual reports from Zanesville were up to the best of the churches in its class.” : (Continued on column 4) Nashville, Tenn. on December THE REVEREND A. Wells delivered the sermon ai Annual Union Thanksgiving vice in Jacksonville under auspices of the Inter-deno tional Ministerial Alliance city. He is pastor of Ebe African M, E. Church. Th mon will appear later in “Th corder Pulpit.” THE CHRISTIAN SCI Church has joined t segregationists. This is no Every person who has co} sense knows that there much Christianity in our C religion. The test of is still that of color, legram-from Bishop E. J. How- He came. Glorious meeting. On nday morning St. Matthew had rea-J ) be proud. On the platform sat ops D. H, Sims and E. J. Howard, al Officers G. E, Curry, and E. It was a pleasure to see in ‘gation Mrs. Christine Smith, sident of the Women's Mite Mis- ary Society, : vated _The sermon was delivered by Bishop d. Text St. Luke 18:10. How fatthew Senior Choir sang! on the water,” and the “In- us” a capella. Mrs. Catherine sang: “Talk about a child that Jesus.” Churchman sits on the platform Bishop Sims is speaking. THE CHRISTIAN \ RECORDER a BISHOP REVERDY C. RANSOM ful manner in which you are editing the Wilberforce, Ohio BISHOP E. J. HOWARD 13th Episcopal District Tennessee MR. SIDNEY PURNELL Mother Bethel Philadelphia, Penna. MRS. MARILEE PARKS Shorter Chapel Oskaloosa, Iowa REV. I. H. ALSTON Presiding Elder 2nd Episcopal District MR. ISHMAEL GLASSE Ist A. M. E. Church Los Angeles, Calif. race’s senior journal. May your path grow brighter and straighter as it leads to a seat for you among the fathers of the church. Yours in His Name, Walter Chenault, B.S. THE MOST Popular Bishop Act Now! Hurry! Send in Votes! Each subscription will count 20 votes in December, 15 votes in January, and 10 votes in Febru- ary. The most popular Bishop in the church will be honored in Dallas, Texas at the Council of Bishops in February, and award- ed a valuable prize. The bar- gain rates of $1.00 in groups of 5 or more still hold for laymen Presidents, Chaplains, Mission- aries, Presiding Elders, Pastors, Workers, now is the time to show your colors. Support your bishop, and help put the Christian Re- corder in every African Metho- dist home. George A. Singleton, Editor and Manager of The Christian Recorder 716 So. 19th Street, Philadelphia, Penna. PROF A. S. JACKSON Secretary of Education Waco, Texas BLANCHE ROBERTSON Mt. Pisgah Philadelphia, Penna. MRS. EDWARD KING Pastor Carrier Mills, Illinois MR. LEWIS O. SUMERSETT Union A. M. E. Church Philadelphia, Penna. REV MRS. C. E. STEWART Emanuel A. M. E, Chutch Portsmouth, Va. REV. J. H.. WILLIAMS Pastor Bethel Lebanon, Ohio We beg the pardon of the entertain- ing church, which is justly proud of their affable and successful pastor, as well as of the pastor himself, and his splendid wife for the. unintentional oversight. S. P. West, Lancaster, Ohio CHRISTIAN RECORDER VISITORS Bishop E. J. Howard, D. Ormonde Walker, President, Wilberforce Uni- versity, Mrs. Christine Smith Connec- tional Missionary President W. M. M. Society; Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Drake, New England Conference, Mrs. H. E. Charles and Baby, Lynn, Mass. Revs S. H. Barker, Trenton, N. J., Y- L. Sims, New York MOST POPULAR BISHOP Editor George A. Singleton 716 South 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna. Dear Sir: Please find enclosed $................. POR eS sities dn Subscriptions to the Christian Recorder. Send paper SS NSE i as ac ee ere I cast my votes for Bishop .... of the Episcopal District as the Most Popular Bishop. Yours for success, ===== DSC09102.JPG ===== : DAY, DECEMI THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER __THURSDA YOUNG PEOPLE’S PAGE ELIZABETH M. THOMAS Editor ad EE EE Ee Renae nRER ERIS SAEERE SESE E REE ible reading,—daily chapters, memory verses, helpful history, etc. 4. The fourth step will be the mak. ing of plans for the Junior Society, so |as to better its usefulness in the new year. The Juniors may resolve to make more of Easter, or to arrange for : a better line of summer activities, or ‘3 .| to promote the Quiet Hour, or to at- : tend the rallies and conventions which are open to them, or to do some specific things for children in hospitals, or chil- dren of foreign parentage, or children ‘who have the handicaps of extreme poverty, and so on. Questions to Be Answered 1. What did Paul say (in the Scrip- Florida, under this great gia has. the connection in Dollar M crease, and in many other lines, that she has not scratched | face of its many resources, OF, words the half has not been to the work is just begun. In the Flo Annual Conference alone our Do Money went nearly two hundre: lars over last year and our conting and general conference delegate fi more than doubles that of last yeal have never seen it on this fashion, the thing about it is that the W. Rogers, District Evangelist, Rev. J- £. Harris, District | Evangelist. Missionaries: Co Lb. B. Marshall, M. E. Davs, E. R. H. Clay, J. E. Hall, E. S. Taylor, M. A. Hen- es Lula Robinson, Daisy Casey, Ora / Lacy, Hattie Bymun, Lula Haron, Pre- | cilla Leary, Mary Jackson, Leona Pitts, | M. L. Cole, Mary Sutton, BoE Gars | penter, Lillie Stokes, Elizabeth Rice, | Lela Boyd, Rosie Thurman, By et Covington, M. A. Snowden, Johnie Buffin, Estola Gant. pushed | Supt., Rev. A, asked the pastor, as he a No Up jumped four or me new YEAR $4002” he asked, antd Up jump. and ber two < of the faithful » (leader) : “O sing un- a song; sing unto the the earth. Sing unto the Lord, ame; show forth his salvation ” : NORTH MISSISSIPPI! ANNUAL CONFERENCE African Methodist Episcopal Church Shaw, Mississippi lent Prayer (leader) : { Mis-| ‘ S North oe Shigerssdepgin't Elder;|the people throughout the nS God, from whom come all ture lesson for today) was his chief Annual Conference of the Afri- _ ve ath Circuit Wm. Ashe} working so willingly. Surely a essings, 7 ir aim in making progress? : fethedist Episcopal Church, Friars For ’ is round about us night} 2. How may our society become ‘on here for the| Stovall Circuit, I. Chism; Gunnison Clr- day has dawned for Florida. ay cuit, C, H. Ball; House Circuit, T. R. Visitors from many sections | Miller; Hill House Circuit, H. L. pagar. = seers bts, " The Confere vas presided over by s: Round Lake Circuit, J. H.| were the Drs. JS; Johnson jam c enee was presided over by| Thomas; Roun ake Mee tne the Wee ee haat 5 ‘|known as an outstanding missionary ir heads and try to feel Thee society in 1939? 2 Daily Verses — 1938 EARLY MORNING DIALOGUE ast . to a close Sunday all together silently we pray.” S L. Greene of Little Rock,| Brown; Turner Circuit, J. H. Myles; ‘ rida . ac ee ot, delivered the Artaual ies-| Malvina Circuit, Di Ac ,Neleon,; Pleas} E"Csiayg P. Mitchel and C. A. Gibb Papa apes M., Dec. 26. Singing unto oe ee nference Wednesday| ant Grove Circuit, T. T. Gayles. from the East Fla. Conference I = oh. §:19. ‘A. Patton, W. H.| Glass, H- Ex Davis, and H. Jac Look Ahead (Scripture lesson,|T., Dec. 27. Trusting when afraid. 5 Missionaries: L. es e j tors for the year| Cox, Gertrude Armstrong, Beulah Pat- People from the South West Ga. Co: Z See by a Junior). ey OOK o Ps. 56:3. derable membership in-| ton, Willie Moore ference and Rev. F. A. Haynes of t Airs DSRS ., Dec. 28. Obeying parents. / a! Transfers: D. Todd transferred to| Miss. Conference. Present at yy the superintendent. y Fits Eph. 6:1-3, | the Central Mississippi Conference| conference were three of Florida’ ead On, O King Eternal.”|T., Dec. 29. Being thankful. «| it din stationed at Glenn Allen Circuit, G. C.| pirants for the Bishopric, namely Leader's Halle (see below). ee 1 Thess. 5:18. Missior Borroum, N. E. Mississippi Confer-, Rev. A. I. G. Richardson, a mem iors Taking Part (sce below).| F., Dec. 30. Hearty service. / ze at Jackson, Missis-| ence, Columbus Station, A. T. Hall,| of this conference and the Revs. J. S- ‘ Col. 3:23, 24. / c ipported by the Con-| Central Mississippi Conference, Leland Johnson, and C. A. Gibbs. Eit S., Dec. 31. Trying to be perfect. ed vation in Louis-| Station. E. S. H. Ousley, N. E,|the trio if elected would grace the Matt. 5:48. ‘Sun., Jan. 1, Topic—Making the New Year the Best. Phil. 3:7-15. ~ —Christian Endeavor World bench and for each of them we quite hopeful, The Conference Bran headed by the Great humanitarian an¢ Christian worker, Mrs. M. E. Gra the queenly wife of the bishop was held _ at Fellowship Baptist Church and M Grant was ably assisted by the sta’ president, Mrs. A. E. Heath and Mrs, - Jennie L. Brooks, President em¢ and the very faithful Conference Presi- dent, Mrs. Ella W. Daniels, and of District presidents and local work. ers. i Not many changes in the apy ments, all of the prominent remain the same. The pastor ga a galla entertainment and every fea of the conference went over in , eported an enroll.! Mississippi Conference, Savage Circuit, vundred students and all] G. W. Fisher, N. E. Mississippi Con- | ference, Jago Circuit, J. B. Evans, N. Mississippi Conference, Holcomb R_ A. Scott, President uit, W. L. Harrington, East Mis- ind Drs. L, Greene, Jr.,| sissippi Conference, Laurel Circuit. ool of Religion | ation Sermon was delivered| John J. Mo- f the Port Gib- Bishop | Deaconate re:certain things we should all > accomplish. One is that we { prepare a list of things which ik will make 1939 a good year us, est year we have ever had. e second is that we should pick out s which we have been doing that e worth continuing, both in our own ives and in our society. The third e should start right in to make rements. © ‘i - things are necessary to make he best year, but some are more cessary than others. If we are not ful, we will put down our selfish s first, that is, we will think of to date addresses were de-| E MEXIA, TEXAS The First Quarterly Conference of Gipson Circuit, Mexica District was called to order Saturday, November 26, at 2 o'clock p.m. at Gipson Chapel A. M. E. Church, with Dr. R. C, Walker, PB The P. E. gave an interesting lec- ture, and it was enjoyed by all. After the organization of the Con- ference the business session was carried out in an orderly way. Visitorse were Rev. C. W. Hamlet, | pastor of Mexia St. and Rev. L. E. THE FLORIDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Rev ich The Florida Annual Conference was wae ant Ae the second to be held in the series-of we Bier eRe = | conferences for the Eleventh Episcopal | . Bad y | District was called to order by the | matchless churchman—Rt. Rev. R. A. Grant, Florida’s own son, This was one of the finest sessions ever held in | the bounds of the Florida Annual Con- Greenville Distriet Wilson, Presiding Elder.| ferences, J ‘ shape. Thus ends one of the best s terms of new clothes, new play- tee ——$$$ Matthew Station, T. S$. J, Pendle-| 23¢q dey ite sions of the Florida conferences e1 ngs, a new bicycle, a inttg pans Browning, pastor of Avant Circuit,| i SNAPPY STORIES ation, T. J. Brown;| sounded in the historic Bethel A. M. Reias Z Falls, new books, or-plen- Baar Seer een | ‘t to be supplied; Pace) —_ Church, Monticello, Florida, when 2 —N. Z.G oney to spend. Although these talks. a aon Field Cir-| the gallant men, ministers and laymen sas have some place in the list we shall Sunday) At eae sey Sundar schoe! . ty eo Pye ee answered to their names at the rofl ’ ! »we shall probably serie bce ele bau ahve eae ii 4 : . tl | calf Subscribe: to 2 ‘shall not have the first places. Ss as Supt. ee The sessions were so interestin revit, T, Carter; Stone SOE, At 11 o’clock a.m. the pastor. Rey. re prepare to talk over this sub- is earnestly try to measure the until the church was crowded to the over-flow both day and night. Bishop spplied: Futaw Mission, 'S. V. Johnson, introduced Dr. R. C. THE CHRISTIAN RECO 1 enoit cuit i = i % . e = > B Cirewit, Geo.| Grant is a great spicit andabeere te for us to be and do. Shall Jones: Demopolis, T. B. Claton; Grant Missionaries: C.K. Tot _, conferences filled with holy fever by we get or what we give? Chapel, A. Ww: Turner; Payne and rem eatai a OP Met Mae the occasional song services which make CRE: a e what is done for us, or what Bethel. Moutry; Gees Bend, to be sup- Lube Mac itary: Whee e | the men forget the weight of the carry. PROGRESS for others? Shall it be to seek plied; New Home and St. James. ¥. D. 4 reabbabeatere: KW th Cuba os) He is doing a great work in Florida Se Seen ‘to find it by making others} King; St. Paul, N. D. Jackson: Brant- : ander and there never was a time when the A wide gulf separates Mal Hey, to be supplied. ( csawd: an twee lace Mound Bayou Distriet men of the 11th Episcopal District were} | ef" funeral director fr _ Mobile District a ved before the] Rew. ( jeden, Prudtiog Bile: { siore enthused than at the present. To| | “undertaker” of fifty years — Rev. L. G. Duncan, P. E. Bethel, , wena Mohn Bayou Station, H.W enter the ae things that have been Ear we have a highly tr Mobil, Bo F.. Mallard: > Metro. ning; Cleveland Station. to be supplied:| °” since Bishop R. A. Grant came professional mar us politan, A. E. Williams; Samuel Chap- Shelby Station, R. £. Hutchinson: to Florida, would remind you of the advanced methods of sc el, J. H. Dillard: Pine Grove, T. F. tor Station. T. RB. Willams: ag are PA debt of more than pi oa + ee Marks; St. Paul, Silas Grant: Bay thaw Cireuit. G. F Griffin Hue. | ont Hundre housand Dollars upon were never oo i T. R. Thompson: Gains puckens, BF. Sevith: Duncan, W. M Edward Waters College, has been re- peanettel a tse Town, A. F. Starkey; Sugugville Cir.. J, T. Williams; Fairhope, S. Smith: Fowler: Merigold Circuit. to be sup- duced so Thirty Thoctend Dos Mission, D, Banks; Hurrican Mission, Yelling; Park City, to be sup- “Springhill Mission, W. A. P. H. Robinson. Thousand Dollars up to Pragya p fo an endowment Tt is not news for men to tefl you that} District Workers Rev A. W Whe will give $00 ros ‘ wwards our) Washington, District Sunday School ‘W. Henry; Prichard Circuit, W. B. |on account of race. allied: Rawle Miasi Shed lars and the School i tie ¥ 2. i ‘ ; '. W set ji W., Williams: | jer own, with a faculty O Tiles a “a Chiskasaw Mission, S. B- Parker; St. |, 1. Steele Dunhelthe Ac ye - and every teacher paid up to dale Gol | Mathews Circuit, C. J. Williams; St. ig oyd ; re ee an ‘ ‘ 7 “ ‘ : 4 40785 pun Lethon Howden Lake. J. Knight & sinking fund of more than Two Stevans, D. A. Butcher: Friendship THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER North Mobile District Rev. R. S. Catline, P. E. Emanuel Station, E. A. Kinded; St. Thomas Circuit, S. R. Riley; Cades Chapel, W. L. May; Pleasanthill Circuit, D. W. Bennett; Fulton Circuit, E. L. Montgomery ; Foil Circuit, J. C. Curry; Mt. Sinia, S. N. Davis; Belmont, F. Cheney; Rockwest, J. H. Gill; McIn- tiosh, J. H. Bell; Newhope, J. A. Northorp; Blayton Spring, L. V. She- field; Lindon and Beaver Creek, W. L. Burell; St. Paul Mission, Z. Powell; Chapem and Yarbo, to be supplied; Coal Bluff, McNeiel Campbell. —Rey. B. F. Mallard STAMPS, ARK. The First Quarterly Conference of the year of 1938-’39, Magnolia District, held at Bethel A. M. E. Church (sta- tion) Stamps, Ark., November 27-28, 1938, with Dr. J. W. Stinson, Presiding Elder, Rev. T. O. Crudup as pastor, was a decided success. f Sunday morning, Dr, Stinson preach_ ed from the book of “Isaiah” subject “Highway.” Dr. Stinson preached a very constructive and soul-stirring mes- sage. A message that convinced us all. The church under the pastorate of Rev. T. O. Crudup is well organized, have taken on new interest and all is at work. Our quarter went over the top Monday nite, all Boards, Auxil- jaries and Clubs brought in fine reports which were accompanied with a silver offering. We have an energetic pastor and we adore our P. E. We believe that we have two of the finest church- men in the state. We thank the Bishop for such men as our pastor and Pre- siding Elder. —M. L. Scott —THE SUPREME COURT VS. THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION— “The recent decision of the Supreme Court requires a state to provide equal education facilities for both races or admit Negro students to all levels of state educational institutions, hetherto maintained exclusively for white stu- dents. It is based squarely upon the provision of the Fourteenth Amendment which forbids a state to deny any citi- zen the equal protection of the law. In it’s wider implication, it accords the Ne- gro equal facilities in hospitals, play- grounds, parks, and in every type of public institutions where the policy of the state insists upon separation of the races. This decision like a double, edged sword cuts both ways. It up- practical expediency. We declined the possible in quest of the unattainable. holds distinction but not discrimination It violates the dictum of Charles Sumner that equality of rights cannot exist without identity of rights. On the otherhand it sustains the dictum of President Harding, “both races should have the same rights but they need not enjoy these in each others company.” The higher ground’ of Sumner yields to the lower plain of Harding. When the Honorable Archibald H. Gtimke and myself declined the offer |’ of Senator Joseph B. Foraker to intre- duce a Bill for separate but equal Pull- man accommodations for the races, we were actuated by principle rather than It may well be that ‘insistance upon abstract principle is no longer feasible in face of the decision of the Supreme Court and the evident cast of public opinion. Congressman Mitchell has declared his intention of pushing his case to final ajudication of the Supreme Court. That the opinion of the Interstate Commerce Commission will be overruled now seems inevitable. For the judgement of the highest tribunal cuts from- under this opinion the Doctrine of race discrimi- nation and its justification on account of the expense involved. It is particular interesting to note that this decision was delivered through the mouth piece of Chief Justice Hughes and was concurred in by Justice Black of Alabama, and that the two die-hard Anti New Deal Judge McRenolds and Butler, contributed the minority opin- ion. By this decision the Negro race has won a practical though not idealistic victory. —Kelly Miller THE TENN. ANNUAL CONFERENCE .... West Nashville, Tenn. The Tennessee Annual Conference of the A. M. E. Church, held its 71st annual session at St. Luke A. M. E. Church, West Nashville, Oct. 26-30, Bishop E. J}, Howard, presiding. The Annual Sermon was preached by Rev. N. B. Morton, of Lee Chapel. Missionary Sermon was preached by Rev. J. W.E. West-Dr. L. I. Ber- ry, Secretary of Missions, also spoke. Educational night, Dr. W. A. Foun- tain Jr., President of Morris Brown College and Dr. A. S. Jackson, Secre- tary of Education, of the A. M. E. Church, delivered addresses. Dr. L. C€. Ridley, of Wilberforce University, was the guest speaker at the young people’s service Friday night. Dr. G. B. Dawson, of Jacksonville, Fla., preached the Ordination Sermon, Sunday morning. DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS Persons whose subscriptions to THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER have expired and have not been renewed by the last day in De- cember will not receive the paper after that date. Some subscribers owe for several years. We do not want to cut you off but will be forced to unless you cooperate with us. Send us a Money Order today and continue to receive your paper weekly. TREE ES, Stenography, Expert Typ- ing, Mimeographing Neatly Done Church Bulletins a Specialty Prices Reasonable The Christian Recorder Office 6th Floor Allen Building 716 South 19th Street Philadelphia, Penna. SNORE SSN ESE NAL ALS SEES ST ===== DSC09103.JPG ===== «"K. G Keeys. pastor of ie, pastor ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Partial List for 1908 g services Kinzer, pbell, non Was sastor binson Missions, y, and the Dr Slade FIRST DISTRICT RALLIES WEST AFRICAN BISHOP SIMS’ MISSIONARY Curry, and Carolyn rendered a were de-| 9. Bishop D. H. Sims 1 Porter Hood,|11. Bishop R. A. Grant ....... _L,| 12. Bishop H. Y. Tookes ...... ¢ Smith who will] 14. Bishop E. J, Howard .. Bishop] 15. Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. .. its kind Bishop Sims. Last] 15 votes. 1 the South field presided | 10 votes. The total ¢ $2000 including re For 1 Day the monies re- deg Sos ils Precis j ton, Ohio; L. R. — Nichols, Charleston, S. C ; Ji M. Hen- derson, Franklin, Penna. ; G. W. 5 email, valent Wh ap-| Mitchell; R. H. Hackley, Des Bishop | Momes, Towa, R. E. Wilson, Chicago, Ilinois; J, C, McClellan Columbia, S. C.; H. H. Cooper, hat the leadership| Philadelphia, Penna ; J. S. Den- ontribated by the women} totaled | # was the first to wet back o PREACHERS MEET ie pang Soi ING OF PHILADELPHIA * exhibiting in the enterprise is a challenge to Church, and ought mMusions thronghont Foor thenand dollars raised for Af- | fica iv twee ¢Morts and “nobody hurt.” The azgregate from weted byl and quarterly David Vo) S14000 coarty were com.| minded, CHRISTIAN RECORDER MOR $50,000 GIFT GIVEN BROWN COLLEGE BY ROSEN- WALD FUND ern philanthropic foundations - sral Dr the f} dollar for dollar. Please forgive us. Bishop D. H. Sims Bishop J. S. Flipper... Bishop Noah W. Williams Bishop S. L. Greene .. in-|10. Bishop G. B. Young It} nis, Little Rock, Ark. Die; Miss Beatrice Allen, Pittsburgh, Penna. rd less than two months under the feadership of our newly as- hted to have him and| signed pastor, Rev. E. S. Braceford. «wood Rey.|He tas only been with us thirty days . Waters has added to the Church two] and in that time he has put a new roof ew members and has raised more than | on our- parsonage anl was able to pay $800.00 collars. We have been able|the Presiding Elder in. full. catch up with all of our outstanding | Braceford is a man of ability and knows bills and are going to install a new Heating Plant and it will all be paid for when the work is finished; never in the history of Allen Chapel has any- thing been done like this. Rev. Wa- ters is certainly a Gospel Preacher, he is in demand all over the City, by both white and colored people, Rey. Waters and Choir were at the First Baptist Church Sunday, December 11th. This is a white congregation, aid the largest church in our city. Miss Etta Moten celebrated Stage and Screen Personality, will appear in his good wife, Mrs. Waters. The Eighty-fourth Sessin Annual Conference com Wayman Temple A. M. : sident Fountain of} 23rd and Wash Sts., St. et Wednesday, November 16th; at (Continued from page 1) friends in Atlanta, and of leading nort how to lo’ things. Greene an Dr. J. W. Hair for sening Rey. Braceford to us, and we promise to stand by his program ne hundred We thank Bishop +| Morris Brown College, President Em- 3 bree of the Rosenwald Fund expresses A. M. with the Rt- the pleasure of the Foundation in being holding| able to cooperate in creating the be- avored| ginning of an endowment fund for Morris Brown. The Presiding Elders’ Council and the Board of Trustees of Morris Brown College on being in- formed of this gift expressed deepest appreciation to the Rosenwald Fund and to Dr, Embree in giving such stim- ulus to a permanent endowment and -| thus helping to make secure the future Presi-| of the institution. The Board of Trustees of Morris Williams, presiding. Under the dynam Bishop Williams of whom th Fifth Episcopal District is prouc old inother Conference went ove top in Dollar Money, $5040.39. Bishop Williams is foved an by all of his men because he such fatherly advice to them eacl of the Conference; such know! acquired during the pastorate of years and I am sure if each the man will take such advice and | Brown also express the sincere hope] it become a part of our lives, there ind| that the constituency of the college} no need for failures. “i and its friends will assist them in meet- r| ing to the fullest extent the conditions| Rey. W. C. Davis of Jackson, d}of this generous offer from the Julius} the Missionary sermon by Rev. } Rosenwald Fund, which, as has been] Clinton of Jefferson City, Ma: stated above, means matching the gift] Jordan and Berry spoke on Educati Night and the Ordination sermon the] day morning was delivered by Dr. above reprinted article appear as soon] D, Jordan, President of Western 1 as possible, and in view of the fact that! versity, Kansas. the paper was already made up and ready to be run off when the release! Bible given by the Bishop for ri was received it was printed on the last} the highest amount of money page in the issue of Dec. 8, 1938. : “Georgia Regulars,” we meant well. S Bessellieu of He has the Church well organized anl all auxiliaries are at work. Since his coming to us he has added ten members to the Church; we are happy to say our Church is spiritually alive. Rev. Braceford is a great preacher and Dr. J. W. Hair our popular Presiding Elder, is aspiring for Episcopal honors a Recital at Allen Chapel A. M. E.}in forty, we hope for him much success, Church Thursday 8 P. M., January} for he is worthy. 12th unler auspices of Captain Group No. 5. Mrs. Ruth J. Conley, ark of Wilmington, dan instrumental solo. The e Superintendent, Mrs. Mollie ve her annual message on “Building for the youth”. was well taken. ing session recessed for hen the Rev. P. L. Abner pastor and workers served icken dinner for 25c. tenoon session opened with ice Bessellieu a District Sup- dent presiding; the devotional conducted by Rev. G. E. of Seaford, Dela. mond Griffin of Seaford gave he subject: Using Sun- istian Culture.” T. Bessellieu gave an ad> demonstration on the sub- “Endeavor Methods, MRS» P.-E; PEPPER. ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH EATONTON, GA. The Annual sermon was deliver The election of Trustees were held last week, and the following persons were elected: Professor C. T. Hyte, Jeff Weathers, G. W. Holland, Chas-|the new year was held at the above Holbert, Elena Hillman, The first quarterly conference for Sloss,] named church, Friday night, Deceniber Estella Rice, James Robinson, Ben] 16th, with the Presiding Elder, Dr. A. Porter, George Steward, and Argustus}1, Brewster in the chair. Ed.—In our anxiety to have The meeting was largely attended;; Rev. C. R. Waters, Pastor! jt was one of the best we have had in =—Prote1G. Ls Hyte Mrs. Rosanna Williams receive: We are thankful to God and the Bishop for the return of our Presiding Elder and pastor for another year; and we will show our appreciation by co-operating with them. Raised for the pastor since the last Paid to the Presiding Sunday School. 3 We had many candidates and visito present who wafted us away with theif oratory and assisted the Bishop i unique way in carrying on the work of the Conference. : Some cf our distinguished guests 560] were the Rt. Revs. J. A. Gregg, a . 520] R. C. Ransom, Drs. L. H. Hen:min; 300] way, S. S. Morris, L. L. Berry, J. 200} Clayborne, A: Wayman Ward, . 160] Jordan, H. E. Stewart, W. E - 100} M. R. Dixon, Sr., and Dixon, J 100] Mansfield Colins, Joseph Gome: - 100) W. Baber, Hughes, Buchana: - 100] Travis, L. C. Ridley and Fulle: - 100] The thought had been in our 100] that this Conference would b: . 100] one because of the recent passing o 100] pastor-host, Dr. J. C. Hicks and ) ‘ Gertrude Burnette, the wife of Each subscription in Jan. will count] Wm. H. Burnette, Presiding El rear) s the Missouri Conference, but Each subscription in Feb. will count] that the assistant pastor, Re i ABILENE TEXAS The first Quarterly Conference in this Conference year was held at Bethel A. M. E. Church November 18-21, with Rey. J. M. Bolden, Presiding Elder of Mineralwells’ District. Friday night we enjoyed lovefeast service administered by Presiding Elder,| preached as never before, he preached devotion led by Rev. M. C. Young.| from the subject: pastor. We ate bread, drank water] subject the speaker electrified the con- and feasted on the manna from on high.| cregation and all went away praising 8 Sunday morning 9:30 o'clock, Sun-| the speaker and their God. day School; 11:15 o’clock services very high spirited. Presiding Elder preach_] sou! stirring sermon which was enjoyed ed from John 12:21; Sirs, we would) py aff present. The invitatiin was given see Jesus. How our hearts did rejoice. | hy the pastor, Rev. D. W. Ealey; two At 3:30 P. M. the Minister's Alliance] persons were added to the church. of the City joined us; while Rev. Kendrick and his choir from Stamford,| year under the leadership of our chief- Texas brought to us songs of praises.|tain, Dr. A .L. Brewster. We pray Rey. Guy, president of the Alliance] that he will live long and continue to gaye the sermon at this hour. His] preach God’s word. ‘text was Matt. 27:46, Eli, Eli, lama, sa- ‘bachthani? He preached out of his} District this year. soul the gospel of Christ Jesus. day nite’s services were very good. The quarter closed Monday nite with 11 auxiliaries report- THE MOST POPULAR BISHOP nce Send in Subscriptions. Vote Your tor and Man- Choice. Mes- zabeth Car- quarter. $92.31. Elder this quarter, $32.00. Sunday morning the Presiding Elder Bishop M. H. Davis......-. Bishop John A. Gregg ...... 2g in its effect upon the delegates -one charges were represented, re than a hundred delegates in “Peace” from this 1 4 6. Bishop W. A. Fountain, Sr. We 8 Convention operated on a regis- 5 . Sunday night he preached another fee of one dollar per charge, LELLIE WHITE. I feel that success will be ours this CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH ‘erre Haunte, Indiana y, December 18th was a great he Old Historic Allen. We are praying for success on our ‘ely have a mind to work. Houston, officers and member: things planned and organized v pleasing and remarkable and m it is due this great church fo commendable way in which th tained the Missouri Annual Waters-called the mem- DR. A. L. BREWSTER, P. E. REV. D. W. EALEY, Pastor MRS. LEOLA BURKE business session; a NECROLOGY 1938 \* The Reverends R. C. Hol_ brook, Arkansas; P. S. Hill, Day- to install a New Prox and vile 1 the Church, for a PILGRIM A, M. E. CHURCH WASHINGTON, D. C. The Presiding Elder and Pastor were paid their full salary and all were thank- ful to Almighty God for the showers of REV. C. L. WIL PENN.—DELA | On Sunday evening, December 4th, our beloved Presiding Elder, Rev. H. R. Shiells gave us another of his soul- inspiring sermons. The following Tues- day he returned and held the best quar- terly conference of the year for our church. Mr. William E. Ayers was Sister Inez Houser was granted evangelist’s license; local preachers’ license was granted to Bro. Charles E. Walden, Jr. we can report no deaths this quarter; however we pridefully report five ac- Our financial efforts netted us well over four hundred -($400.00) dollars this quarter. Our church, Pil- - We are striving to ever claim and go forward in Jesus’ name. REV. J. M. BOLDEN, Presiding Elder REV. M. C, YOUNG, Pastor ‘on or about Dec.| RE : ig] BRO. ROOSEVELT HENDERSON Mesdames J. C. Caldwell, Nashville, Tenn.: W. H. Barn- ette, St. Louis, Mo.; M. B, Salter, Charleston, S. €.; L. B. Kinchion, Belton, Texas; Georgi- ana Ward, Jacksonville, Fla iW etotteaihiins H. C. Brown, Washington, around The vision of Bishop ts to avake the church mission. Convention f the Del convened with SISTER B. M. elected secretary. Church, Dover, vember 19th.D CANTON, MISSISSIPPI ber the 9th marked the be- inning of thé first quarterly confer- of Lampton Chapel A. M. E. : truthfully say that n oh new courage PRESIDING ELDERS’ WIVES | : _ FIRST DISTRICT a Fete Mrs. D. H. Sims i The wives of the First Episco- pal District Presiding Elders sur- prised Bishop and Mrs. D. H. Sims with a beautiful reception after the conclusion of the West Africa Day on the night of De- cember 19th at the Bishop's House, 221 N. 53rd Street, Phila_ | delphia. The hour was late but it was a fitting climax to a glorious event. Mrs. Sims was over- come as the ladies presented her + a lavender-heliotrope colored chenille bed spread. The Bishop himself was deeply moved when he observed the fine token of esteem. After the feast of rea- sson and flow of soul the guests were served sandwiches, coffee, fancy cakes bearing the season’s decorations and tri-flavored ice eream. Mrs. J. F. Vanderhorst, President of the New Jersey Conference Branch M. M. S., and of the Presiding Elders Wives Council, presided. ~ She presented for brief remarks Bishop E. J. Howard, Madame Christine Smith, and Editor George A. Singleton. The ladies graciously pledged to make Bish- op Sims the most popular Chris- tian Recorder Bishop by obtain- ing subscriptions. Responses were made by Bishop and Mrs Sims. From the second floor Mother E, E. Sims uttered a brief word of cheer, appreciation and encouragement. All the Presiding Elders were present and Yancey Sims. The mem- bers of the council who shared the evening of festivities were Mesdames: J. F. Vanderhorst, W. H. King, R. B. Smith and J. L. Russ of the New Jersey Conference; J. L. Link of Dtl- aware; J. G. Drake of New England, C. A. Walton, J. A Manning, and A. L. Wilson of New York; W. L. Johnson, I. N. Patterson, R. O. Napper, and B. W. Arnett of Philadelphia. At an early morning hour the guests, wives and presiding elders departed to their several homes singing “Joy to the World, the Lord is come,” wishing two great bishops, a bishop’s wife and wi- dow a happy Noel. grim A. M. E. Church, Washington, D. C., is only a Mission, having been in existence for a mere thirteen vears Despite our youth we are just about ready to complete plans for a new $16,000 edifice to be added to the line of new church buildings in our connec- tion. Harmony in the church is su- preme, so much so that the Presiding Elder is commending it to other church- es on his District; we love our pas- tor. With this and your prayers we hope to make another definite step to- ward Kingdom building. Yours for success, REV. th R, SHIELDS, P:E- REV. C. E. WALDEN, Pastor CHAS. E. WALDE.., Jr. ===== DSC09104.JPG ===== News At A Gla ep FOR GOLD “| 'TALY BANS USE OF ‘PONY’ DIED IN OHIO— IN GERMANY SINGLE COPY HALF DOZ. A.M. E. BOOK CONCERN TY8 S, 19th Street en THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, cCURISTTAN RECORDER — FORMER MISSIONARY AFRICA ms ‘cining} versity of Cincinnati. g. In} According to university museult . ad-| officials, the gravel pit from which the of! fossil was taken was laid down during ¢,|the last of the glacial epochs of the e-| Ice Age .| HUGE LAKE FOUND | UNDER DRY KANSAS TOPEKA, Kans. (UP).—Western 32,304 were) Kansas counties may be dry on the sur- face and included in the dust bowl, but ted only a few feet under-ground is enough gical! water to float a fleet of battleships, ac- d in Ger-| cording to M- H. Davison, an engi- | neer for the State Department of Agri- | culture. The huge underground lake is from 10 to 100 feet below the surface, Davison said, and the water could be pumped up profitably for irrigation of row feed crops that could be used for fattening cattle. However, the cost.of lifting the water would make it impossible to irri- wate wheat profitably, he said. BY BOYS STUDYING LATIN| ciated Press un-Fascist MRS. D. A. GRAHAM THE FORTY-SEVENTH SESSION Ind. was the guest of the New Cory: OF THE CENTRAL ALABAMA CONFERENCE berg: t the use of was the entertaining pastor. And Rey. L. B. Starkey, P. E. Selma, District. Organization The following persons were appointed Recording Secretary, Rey. E. J. Kin- |} red, Rev. R. E. Williams, Statistician, Professor B. J. Roundtree; Rev. E- School session in the morning. 40,000 YEARS AGO UP).—A fossil thigh| n L that} ears on a number of occasioris and told of x re feet i pe "| C. Hatcher Accountant. Mrs. D. H. ‘e'y’ “>! Sims, the Bishop’s Secretary, Reporter to the Church Periodicals, Dr. B. F. Mallard To the secular Press, Rev. J. S. Brookins icture of her own people there that was good to hear. Also she has curios and articles used by the natives there for her audience to examine and see. under- Finance Committee .... .._ | 5t01z, Mts. Sara Stolz and Mrs. Roy Revs. L. V. Starkey, L. G. Duncan, R. S. Catline, I. H. Barner, Mrs. L. don over the week-end. \. Coleman, and B. F. Mallard, Sec. A. Jones; Ward Chapel, A.W ihe ich eet Thomas; Cahaba Circuit, J. S. Brook G. B. Mosley, H. N Walker w ™. aad ne aiee el mi W. Johnson, J Bu Verstian 5: Sie ee ks ee Davis. W s i in oe proms: iS St. John 9:25 “One thing I know, tha’ \. Sims, Miss acy Wat zg ‘danes| cee tara tone: u son, Mesdames} Tt was a master piece. : i atcher, Ella Dillard, S. M, Davis Hattie Johnson, Rev. L. F, Fortsion Pyles, S..N. Blackstore, C. D Hayden, P. T. Matherson (oh x Gibbs, W. P. Mitchel. Transfers é _E. Hughes to West Ala- hama Conference: W, A. tor and Rey. J. H. Tyler of Teague At 3:30 p.m. the P. E. introduced. Rev. C. W. Hamlet, pastor of Mexia St. He chose for his text Job 1 Revs. E. D “For I know that my Redeemer. live th ba Lewis, to! a a Mabama Con ferences UL" Te ae pees ey : : . ora Alabama Conference: Theme i penenimene religion.” YP fe rd, to the Sth Episcopal Dis- The message was eee. eos Other visitors were Re Z 3 onference was a great i 0 ste how so ee success] Smith, pastor of East Mexia, Rev. ; the s i + leadership which Bishop aii) Yohuieed aaa Sister Annie Colli has given this State. deals o) ‘ealing with the men of Alabama js in “tructive and inspirational which all of rs » "© appreciate a thank the Lord and our = Th ishop, the Rt, ; pr bil ‘aoe from the various dis- for giving t¢ Rene B. ¥ i s indicated q decided increase in go gi oni men as Dr. R, C. W; 1 n and Dollar] S. V. Johnson, who cgi sane leaders, And with their 1 ship Gipson Chapel, Friendship. Mexia District will stand secon in the 10th Episcopal Distr’ . accessions, sions of the times Appointments: ee Selma District a y “, V. Starkey, Pp, E. Brown “hapel, T. H. Barner: Quinn Chapel Phila. Pa, Mrs. D. A. Graham, of Richmond, Phe auc seem long dear Son, don Lutheran Church Sunday, Novem—_ Mrs. Graham and her husband were The Forty-Seventh Session of the] missionaries to Africa for a number of ‘| Central Alabama Conference met with} Years and she brought her experiences Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church of} and story of her life there at the evening | Selma, Alabama. Rey. Andrew Thomas service at 7:30. Mrs. Graham visited Portland several months ago and those who heard her at tliat title were very well impressed. Mrs. Graham has visited the Liberian Lutheran Mission her experiences there at the Sunday Mrs. Graham brought a very vivid \ She was the guest of Mrs. Charles Weaver during her stay at New Cory- alker, P. E. who chose for his text, — EMBER 29, 1938 TRANSITIONS d but loving remembrance of out , Lowell W. Sayles, who left “year ago to-day, May 7, 1938- d in Heaven can only know, the stillness of the midnight May wither and decay, ut the memory of you son, never fade away. see you slowly leave tis, helpless we stood by, ‘And drained the cup of bitter grief, When we had to see you die. Since you were called away, Our home is sad and lonely, ‘For we miss you more each day. “Peaceful be your rest dear Son, - It is sweet to breathe thy name In life we loved you dearly, | ind in death we do the same. _ Mother and Father Callie H. Sayles Ivanhoe, Va. Wythe County COMMITTEE ON STATE OF THE ‘CHURCH, ILLINOIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, FOURTH EPIS. “COPAL DISTRICT A. M. E. CHURCH To the Bishop, Rt. Rev. J. A. Gregg, Presiding Elders, Pastors and Members ‘of the 67th Session of the Illinois An- ual Conference. We, your committee yn the State of the Church wish to submit the following report: We are in the midst of another An- nual Conference following the Ontario, fichigan, North Western, Chicago, and Indiana Conferences, held by our be- loved Bishop with great success. We ; should feel very much disappointed, if . would fail to put in action what our associated conferences have demon- rated, by raising standards in acces- erences. ‘ We realize the time is now for leaders ‘There should be in every annual con- ill run the church tomorrow. shall never know where t hurch. ded disinterest routine. erence some special time for the youth. tis is a good way to find out how they tands, what their positions are, ey are thinking about until the rch gives them a definite place in ur conference should be made more than just a sturdy grind every day in chasing of the Dollar, hunting con- nances, and hearing big Il of which constitute the fear we are not preparing the leaders, locally that the church best use tomorrow. Due to the ‘we are not giving the youth today o make his debute. We policy aid polity of our African Meth- only a Methodist Church, but we are Africaii Methodist, Episcopalian, that is we beliéve in the Episcopalian idea or system Or forin of governitient. ~ It’s feared by thany that today as African Methodist we are over coiigte- gational in our connection, by leaving off, the emphasis that should be placed on the term “Episcopal.” Most of our sons and daughters are coming from our schools thoroughly prepared from a literary point of view to lead our church, but they are lacking very much in too instances in the knowledge of the fundamentals of our church. They lack training in the things that they shall soon be called upon to do, and teach the race. Here we have one possessing his Master or his Doctor of Philosophy de- gree from some of the best graduate schools in the country, and they are members, or they will soon become YES officers in the church of their parents. The church that was so largely responsible for their early train-| ing but they know absolutely nothing about it, A.B., B.S., M.A.,.and Ph. D’s. in literary qualifications, but they are beneath the elementary grade in church laws, polity. policy and in doc- trine of the church that they must be tiltimately called upon to rule the church that has made them equals in making its laws. General Representation The Illinois Annual Conference holds a very stragic position in the A.M.E. Church, being a child of the Indiana Conference in. 1871, has become the Mother of the Chicago, and Northwest Membership to provide for three Pre- siding Elder Districts, though much to our disadvantage, the state is sparsely settled with our people, except in the Southern part and a few of the larger cities of the north central parts_ Churches are fairly housed, but many are in debt, and in need_of repair with money hard to borrow unless the local church is incorporated. Our people shifting from the farm to the city, or manufacturing centers, have worked a hardship upon them, as many have lost their homes, jobs, and having to live upon direct relief or Wi P. A. We need not say that this has wrought almost destruction upon many of our churches. tian thinking and points of. service. fare. Mutual Rights Conference, still retaining enough; It is true that all have personal theories, or vagaries of thought or ; fancy, and doubtless there are minor he Points, in which: every Minister differs from the thought of his own church, ‘perhaps that from a long line of Chris- Most ministers, therefore, leave, un- solved, or perplexing problems alone and fail to enlarge upon any difference of interpretation, of which they hold against the thought of their own wel- In the relationship that exists be- tween a pastor and his particular par- ish, pastor and congregation should clearly understand their mutual rights THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER Church laws are the same in different odist Episcopal Church. We are not] places, but legal relationship and rights emphasizing sufficiently the meaning of] vary under different administrations, the three letters A. M. E., we are not] sometime ministers and congregations must appeal to Ceasar, and the “Ipse Dixit,” of a civil court of chancery finally outlines the right and obligation of both parties, So Ministerial prerogative and over sight, trustee contro], and property rights, Membership rights, and the like ought to be understood very thoroughly by all parties concerned: It would be a foolish Minister of course who con- stantly reminds his people that legally he has this particular right or that spe- cial privilege, Just as any people would take the heart out of the Minister by making him feel that they are suspic- ious of his control and must therefore hedge himself in with legal restrictions, nevertheless the Minister will do well to know the law of the church regarding his office, and the law of the state in which he lives, concerning his Minis- teria’ rights, and legal rghts inyolved in his own special contract with the local church. Finances e PAGE ELEVEN ' should train the youth it the doctrine, | under both the church and civil law. | duty toward raising or disbursing the money. Since Laymen have equal represen- tation in our church, we believe this will generally be accepted as wise. The pastor naturally wishes his laymen to have charge of and do well, all lay- men’s work.- The tactful man _ will know how to help without hindering, be present without dominating the financial committee of the church. Church Records Protestants Ministers are woefully careless in keeping records. These sometimes become extremely valuable to persons involved, and yet few local churches make anything like a far- sighted preparation for keeping them. The Roman Catholic Church can teach us some good lessons in preserving records of Baptisms and marriages. Spiritual Last But Not Least The day of the new dealers seem to be passing, what I mean by this is, the systems of financing the church, and the mude of conducting religious service; the foundation of Methodism, is the class meeting and prayer meeting. A live prayer meeting, tho few in num- Laymen are more and more assuming] ber, is the embryo and strength of the control of the church finances. This] church, This has become almost obso- is well, and the Ministry with a univer-| fete in our churches. sal sigh of relief will be glad to leave Love feast is rarely held, Communion money to the membership of the church.| is styled a ceremony for quarterly Some Ministers take an extreme po-| meeting. A fear that the Dollar Money sition here and even refuse to allow| must be raised is an impediment to matters affecting the financial Status of | soul gaining, lack of time, the hesitance the church to be brought to their at-| for new missions. tention. E Dr. Henry Wildes Foots takes the sensible position that a minister should know of the financial affair of the par- ish and set on the board, but have no Peter lovest Thou me Feed the flock. Committee : T. H. Stoner C. W. Stratton Buy Direct From 821-23 Arch St. Crosses, Hymn Tablets, Bulletin CHOIR GOWNS PULPIT GOWNS EMBROIDERIES TRIMMINGS GOWNS AND CHOIR HATS, VESTMENTS HANGINGS ACADEMIC Ask to see the New Blue and Maroon Robes and Caps Manufacturer and SAVE MONEY! WE MANUFACTURE A COMPLETE LINE OF YARD GOODS STOLES CAPS CHURCH HOODS SEND FOR NEW CATALOGS National Academic Cap and Gown Co. PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA Boards, Communion — Service Altar Appointments. a eT ===== DSC09105.JPG ===== THE CHRISTI PAGE TWELVE a ee a PRESIDING ELDERS: Notices PLEASE READ AND ACT Hf vote ave aot recsiving your CHRIS-| ing the paper. George A. Singleton Editor and Manager TIAN RECORDER weokly, write us f vou have removed give ws your old cow addecas. 11 will cave expense “oe > ¢: anti mp a. Pg! The Christian Recorder Bishop R. A. Grant. He spoke encouraging words alo age ~ie | 2 Feb. 22—South Florida Conference— F % ‘ Pare orgs them ubsarilee baseman” Ohi We WILLLADES Re Buiuteniste. ele ee the line of his newly appointed ministers ack A SINGLETON - F Ree GN Colli a pak on the West Point District. He b Editor and Manager ASKS FOR A SURVEY IN DE- Rev. G. N. Collins, Fastor- |i: Je. with the type of ministers he has, CEMBER AND A COLLECTION| Bishop R. A. Grant. the West Point District will put on - | FOR LEAVENWORTH CHURCH.| Mar. 8—Central Florida Conference— ‘ . Otc alae sDevesiie: (eine rear| St. Petersburg, Fla. 1912 3rd St. news: 5 : ar be a year 2 4 i Monday night the business session / ther f members Rev. J. J_Heath, Pastor, Bishop ad held ebhecamonnteon thirty-shee ) ae ew et _ R.A. Grant. | dottars ($36.00) was raised. Fachiream . nd Cat senile ve, | iter that, 620 Good St., Dallas, Texas. | port from every auxiliary was satis-— at] a Pamela Bishop J. S. Flipper, Senior Bishop] factory, do to the fact the church has “i atic h Gah nos Bishop J. A. Gregg, Secretary been without a pastor for several ave great ls and con- LE SOS Te. reeks : / Vos thin: em Bieeeauiae GENERAL CONFERENCE BULLE-| We believe that under the leadership fierch’ fa: thie Fifth. Eplacopal TIN of our new pastor Turner Chapel will * tc spel ha canna ten ' take her rightful place among the — aoacn et vom ity, la view of the fact that we are build-| churches f the City of Columbus. = _ cople. Wislt every home evstemati-|'2& ® Visual exhibit of the African] We thank the Bishop for the return naccrated workers. Let} Methodist Episcopal Church, we earn-/of our Presiding Elder who is well werd, uy. Ge cd ee ently request that you as pastor send] loved by the members of Turner Chapel ots and vislt every tome jai * picture of your church (postal card}and friends of the City of Columbus, et an as col cd people live with blanks py a ae stags of yourself. | also for his wise choice of a minister to MOF PRAYER PROCLA to be ; the visihors showing be also urge Presiding Elders to send, lead this flock to unknown heights of wis c in each home. 2, | their picture. It is our desire to have| uccess. In him we see no. failure. sit belong. 3.|° display, the pictures of one thous- Rev. J. C. Greene, P. E. ference of those who and or more A. M. E. Churches and Rey: G. C. Borrovm, Pastor — re 4. Native home. $. How! their pastors and Presiding Elders. —Nannie Brown the hy! 6: Have wees Gas GEORGE W. BABER pe ae _T think it would he a good idea for| Local Commission Chairman MADISON STATION, MISS. “ 4 make his church head-| 4225 Brush St., Detroit, Michigan arters and each surveyor return to} The Fi s cack avesing aiid oiast cen NEW SUBSCRIBERS the Mdison Can ss aC pper le they sit around} a Paul A. M. E. ison, i . e { give pastor reports on eri ie Piss Sr., At-] tion, a tee ea ee pe, ; made antic City, New Jersey; James Bun-|J. W ii i i : Bs -™ this 1” with i. revival the Lis Pritchardville, S. C.; A. L. the uaual wee. Bathe, Gea anuary ‘astors preach| Brown, Tillman, S. C. ; Robert Pinkney.| was elves Joes not take much Green Pond, S. C.: Geo. H Chaplin, we the Bai uae Pe se properly organized enue S. ©.; Isaac Morton, Char-|and harmony, all seemed to cai | hey. ee imme wert Sf J a Sacre Holly] spirit of the meeting. All reports were e young become grown and|S~ €-+ GC, Glover, Basie ee mS i i Presiding Elder seemed ing people know. Get] W. T. Devlin, Abbeville, S.'C.; T. On, Sante i 1 j t of ' Patrick, Winchester, TG ae ewe ra morning Promptly at F e »0, T am concerned about our} J¢ferson, Smithville, Tex. iJ. A : M f z *Mache acre after being pre- | church in Leavenworth, Kansas and am| ‘ison, Dimebox, Tex.; O ‘T Dawe watch Py ut ee g every church in the Kansas and| Giddings, Tex. ; Filan Date liken ; in hpridaa een en bras = eae pommer = era! tee Sob Pies oe His Text Acts 26:22. With it he Hectiets f3 atte ollectic 0 the second $ Tenn.: G. M Baile peed en ieee to preach from the very depths home 11.16 1998 u ext January and send it to Mr \. C. Butler, Memphis, Tenn "i N. Cc ‘ is soul and. set our Heats i aa wien art M. Lawson of 316 Kiowa Street, Wilburn, Millington, "Peng sg ¢ do truly thank our belovel Bish eve Kansan, The pastor un-| Young, Union City Promated by the Department af Re vm us an dis fully in accord, | Howell, Jackson, Ten bie a eben Hie ey = hihi Rigtowe ares AME Winton ee Memphis, Tenn. : J. H. Brown Wan ine ey a et 2 shi as Tae a : , -} fice in this our great A.M.E. Churc ; , pT ci le hE, (Rint ES an bibeiecieny to-day. He is a scholar, pulpiter, pe z at asenclated | io ’ Vin January, May'Tenn.; J. W Warfield Cokenntie aol ean Prisca C ; as' When you hold your ques! The Calenda Conferences and have reporters ) elected to the Christian Recorder! January 1—Louisiana Conference — | please have the conference send a subscription or a donation to} |help with the expense of publish- AN RECORDER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1 J. C. Greene, the Presiding Elder, p: siding. . ™ ; Being the first service held since th . arrival of the new pastor, Rev. G. New Orleans, La., Union Bethel, Barrom, the Presiding Elder gave Rev. J. M. Brown, 1323 South], the pastor to preach. Rev. Bi Liberty Street, Bishop S. L.]_4m indeed preached two soul stirring Greene. 2 sermons. One member was alded t 25—Orlando Florida Conference|,. church. The Presiding Elder wa’ —Lakeland, Fla., 1030 N. Dakota}... ed down in tears as he opened the St. J. A. Robinson, . Pastor docresot the. church’ ~ Wm. 6p, for returning to us this most effi. a Christian gentleman. ararte Wise agentes power and blessing to Tenn ; ROB Ie wd Aten © wiles’ * you ET, nes, Lebanon, Tenn. ;| pray that i Missienary Saclety Pich NOAH W. WILL Ad, Toombs, Hartsville, Tenn By an ae be te 140 the Genera) (Coa Ken Ween alee hard > AMS | Adams. Hartsville, Tenn. W, ' e in elevating men to that Holy — fs ort at welll residing Bishop | Nelson, Prospect, Tenn. : ¢ ayman | Office of Bishopric will lift this worthy a gress fe he riehhy reward : den, Birmingham, Ala oe Dy Hay- brother up to the place he has | rad es HE BISHOPS’ CoUNCIL Rirmingham, Ala.: D gtk Tifton, | merited, and deserves. A place he w Shthedeee ny Love, the + Mid-winter session mingha ig ison, Bir-| fill, ho ; : ns hatace t cay Methodiem! Bishons| 71 ‘pints mi of the Rist vette rhe Alses- Ge Wright. Bir. nor and credit to the A. R. A. Grant and HOY. Tao he held at St. Tames sham, Ala Church and the race, Therefore Suid: ae 6 6a + a Charch, Dallas Texas in, eaten 7 are soliciting your sufferage for af ad tek. ¥-Treon 5 entertaining pastor The URNER CHAPEL A.M_E —Bro, O. P.: © Mh Gee Nomsge - nes rersion will be at ten diet CHURCH : ee P se = ates Kegtonys, NOreday meen Clock Lierstwre ¢ herning, February 14, 1990 Columbus, Miss. MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA - Morris, Seety..Tr Any coear: : Aten CE. Lesgue and Director * om i mateations for iaghoons Bdtuearion ; the Council Turner Chapel : pel A.M.E. C e held Sunday, De. a The First Qua ‘northern Indiana, LaPorte van City, met in a day of nd Feasting. This day was as “Fellowship Feast Day” and the name implied. meeting opened at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, followed at 11) ith morning service at which the Rev. W. P. Henson of La- was the speaker. Communion erved at this time. Immediately wing the morning service all ad- ed to the basement where a de- s Turkey Dinner was served by the int committee of the two churches. he day was climaxed by the Pro- m and Crowning of the Queen of ie day. Mrs. Mamie Aiken, wife of the Michigan City pastor, was crown- ed “Queen” ending the contest by the $3.69 over the LaPorte Church. The late afternoon and early evening| was devoted to socializing or taking refreshments as desired. orship at which time Rev. James A. Aiken, pastor of Bethel A. M. Be Church, Michigan City, spoke; he de- Incarnate Word.” ‘The day was announced COMPLETE yy all as one soul, Mr. H. Wise, was eipts were $93.76. aN —B. Allen _ TERRACIAL MEETING IN ~ CLEVELAND —_ ra Contributions of Bible are Hailed ~ Old Stone BISHOP M. H. DAVIS rch. ed by the American Bible Society. tracts of the addregses follow: t treasures we possess. ‘mspirations of the Bible set to music.” ) churches in which Michigan City]. - The contributions of the Bible to the ; _ world’s art, literature and music, and its influence upon life and conduct, yere extolled by three speakers yester- yy afternoon, at a service recognizing rsal Bible Sunday, at Old Stone). james A. M. E. Church, located ir. Robert B. Whyte of Old Stone Church, Bishop M. H. Davis of the second district of the A. M. E. Church, id Dr. A. L. James of Roanoke, Va. ched before a large interdenomina- and interracial audience, which gathered to pay tribute to the rlds great classic in a service spon- is grounded in the Bible,| James- accident that in a totalita- here the people have gone with race pride the Bible should urned. Only in those countries the Bible has taken root in the lives of the masses of the people nt to the kind and hearty cooperation of Miss Jane B. Hunter, Secretary of that fine organization. church service in our city has every witness a more distressed worship than this. Men and women from all walks of life joined hands at the close and pledged their support to rebuild at once. worshipped at the Seventh Day Ad- yentist Church, 71st and Cedar Avenue.} until the Auditorium is completed. It democracy flourished. Inspired Greatest Art “The Bible has been the inspiration of the greatest art. “The Bible has inspired the greatest husic. Great musical compositions, such as Handels ‘Messiah, Mendelssohns ‘Elijah’ and Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’ are the Bishop Davis—“The Bible, in spite of the many attacks made on it on scienti- fic, historical and literary grounds, is still unassailable. 1t reveals God to us and makes clear the principles on which He deals with men. “The Bible contains Christ’s words, and Christ spoke with the living voice of God. Speaks Living Word “Only the Bible can speak the living it in our hearts applying any sentence or any statement to us im any circum- stance. The Christian life consists of ‘taking the Bible into our hearts and “The Bible indeed, may be said to be the very life of the Christian. It is the means by which he accumulates a studies and feeds upon the Bible, it molds his life, and the spirit of God will give him more and more of the added to the church and the day's re-|jife in it.” Dr. James—‘From the evidence af- forded by such occasions as this we may see thatthe Bible is continually BISHOP DAVIS SPEAKS AT IN- increasing in influence. It is still the most important book in the world. “This vitally important work gives the underlying basis of the morals of the world and reveals the plan of re- demption for humanity. It reveals to Speak at International Rally at}, what other wisé would have been forever hidden. It is the heart of our Christian religion, the gateway of civilization and the invaluable training book of the worll.” Participating in the meeting were Dr. A. J. Allen, division secretary of the American Bible Society; Rev. O. M. Walton, executive secretary of Cleve- land Church Federation; Rev. Glenn T. Settles, director of Wings Over Jor- dan radio program, and Dr. Joseph Gomez of St. James’ A. M. E. Church. The Cory A. M. E. Church choir presented a musical program. ST. JAMES A. M. E, CHURCH CONGREGATION CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS BY RETURN TO NEW BUILDING Within a few days of one year ago, at 8401 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio was completely destroyed by fire. Hap- pening on the morning of the first Sunday of the New Year, the pastor, ’) Rev. Joseph Gomez and his congrega- tion found themselves without a Church home on the first Sunday of 1938. Distressed and saddened these people turned their faces to God and in solemn prayer, asked His guidance and blessings Before the fire had been THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER BS for assistance and the response was belong expectation. zations of all faiths, Newspapers of our City, Business, Political, Fraternal and Social organizations rallied to the cause, with many, many friends of St. James. al aii “Sy te PAGE THIRTEEN vain. Sunday, December 25th, Christ- mas Day, 1938—less than one year from date of destruction, the congregation of St. James will again worship on the old site in the New St. James. True the buildnig is not completel. There is much yet to be done, but suf- ficient has been accomplished to allow the use of the Sunday School Depart- ment, where all, services will be held Perhaps no Since then the congregation has is a new building from every stand point and one’ that will do credit to this community. We thank the Bish- ops, Ministers and laity of the A. M. E. Church who have come to our aid, We urge payment of all pledges made. May God bless you all, and give you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. ~ It is only fitting that this article be closed with a tribute to the Pastor of his Congregation. Dr. Gomez, who came to St. James, October 1936, by assignment of Bishop R. C. Ransom, having pastored at Detroit and Kansas City, St. Louis and other outstanding churches of the country. The burning of St. James was a severe shock and a great disappointment to him, But God does all things well, through his un- seen guidance. Rev. Gomez was here, qualified, experienced and able to meet the every cause that is created by dis- asters of this kmd. Very few know the extent of the sacrifices he has made. By his courage, initiative and ability he has pointed the way and led gallantly on to victory. A leader of less ability would have made our task hopeless We salute you, Rev. Joseph Gomez, and pray God’s blessings upon you Your understanding, forceful leadership is an inspiration to all. The officers of the Church will submit in booklet form a full and detailed report of all Under the leadership of Reverend monies received and disbursed for the Well Done REV. JOSEPH GOMEZ The appeal was made to the public Religious Organi- Gomez assisted by Business, Political, New St. James. Civic and Social leaders the ground word was lail and the movement to rebuild bot under way. trusted to carry out the plans, are happy to report that the efforts were not in i then went about their task of rebuilding Our| Upon the ruins of the old, a new St. brought under control, arrangements were made to conduct their first Sunday services of the New Year at the Phillis Wheatly Association, 4450 Cedar Ayenue; thanks || WALLACE STOKES. Secretary, Trustees Board S.A. WADE, Secretary, Steward Board JOHN F. MORNING, Publicity Committee Today the pastor and officers, in- BIBLES-$12.00 FOR SALE AT A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. ee EEUU Enea ===== DSC09106.JPG ===== Le amet a me THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER eage WOURTEEM LL ? i H. Leath presiding. «| suitable to the occasion, scripture les- wORTHWEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE edixt Episcopal Church THE son, address, then the ened for further proce Conference was OP- $ Wh othe Aires dure which con- The different re- class leaders, S. S. ly good. ports that were made were fair! +}the Sabbath School. 9:30 a.m. A hymn was lined aiter which the P. E. made his sisted of roll call hearing reports from] can be easily said that Dr. «| Sunday was a high day, beginning with] f¥e preached two able : It was opened] delight of all present. At the ¢ with the assistant Supt. in] o'clock services one came am chair in person of Brother Charley] the church. Monday night a THURSDAY, DE COURSE OF STUDY FOR TRAVELING PREACHERS, EXHORTERS ~ “AND LOCAL PREACHERS OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH : v5 1, Course of Studies for the First Year Introduction to Philosophy—Brightman ... : MONROE, LOUI The Fourth and last Quart Allen Chapel A. M. E. Ch Monroe District, is now hist G, son, the eminent Presiding El at his best throughout this serr . Principles of Reasoning—Robinson .. = ae ~ Books to be Purchased and Read ae . Evangelism — Hannan .seee+ Pastor Preacher—Quayle .. Baptism — Merrill A. M. E. Discipline (Page 1 to Quarterly Conf.) Book—Ransom . G asking his return for another year. ollection Plate .... i Glover. S. S. was opened in due form the business session was held, _ é Phildelphia, Pa. es Hegre Year Pm Pea TEI (al goign V eae : BF iio reer axtanaee ia pases sanizanon wes 8 Bae pa Fi Ft pipen Old Testament History—H. P. Smith ............ tes. Subject discussed was “Hon-}],. Grayson, Secretary; Bro. | . Psychology of Human Society—Ellwood i in All Things-” The Romaicows PCS Marshalls and te Reet reagan? ter oe at New Tendencies in Teaching Religion—Sheridan 2 wonderful lecture, making some. HED porters TA aa aa ‘ Outline of Christian Theology—Newton Clark .. ts on the lesson Bl seemingly] p_ D. Wilson was clearly: dem a betedice Se ME EGAAL Coe = ef enjoyed by all. With Brother} eq in the organization of sco nage: . A. M. E. Discipline (from Quarterly Conference to } es Davis of Sunday School at the encenct Rey tees Sumersyille ees “ z i 4 ; ena) =. | steering wheel,” it is progressing rapid- present and stated that it was t closed Postal Money Order or Certified Check for $...... one Daniel A. Payne—J. R: ' Coan. 2: y, and has high rating. 11:00 pundey quarter he had seen in fifty years, end goods ordered below to the address at the bottom of _. History of A. M. E. Church—Smith . / services were opened by singing; Who-| out, any exceptions. All repo foe si hlkagei peas ‘ i, ; .. Jesus Through the Centries—Case .........---.-++ } <oever will let him come,” led by the good from the various departm Methods of Teaching Religion—Betts and Hart- / _ _. | pastor, Rev. Taylor. Then “Holy, Holy] the Church. The total amount rai raptecaelt kk ‘ a RAR ieee oie! |S. Des. ae ) Ison N. E.| Lord God Almighty.” Hymn 123 was} during the Quarter was $312.80. Name of Acticls - Gel of Studies for Third Year ggPerriced tos Prayer by Brother Spencer} tokens of appreciation were give ing Elder’s Record ....... Ghuralt Hn oreeHiist 4.00 i 2 E a Thomas Choir sang “Is My Name}the Presiding Elder, and past RE 2 A Chiceh Record ys Pe aioe. oh PR in AAG SN ive BLL Pees | Oe oaat ; H. R.| Written There? ; wife. etly Conference Record.......- Ward 4.50 \| erence,} The P. E. read the scripture lesson: Tt was attested by many that Marea Recskd es Py oe ranma Reset Sree se, haat | aed ia apt pa Hymn: “Come Holy Spirit Heavenly] p, Wilson is the best pastor th: ver “afer cin (sg ese ac aA ce ATE a cn ee aga Tei tee ie a ae a Nae 150... (aes ence, Rosedale Cir-] Dove." The decalogue was sung. AN-| has been here. He has proven 40 Bi Disciplines, per dozen ......-. Books to be Purchased and Read ht Miss. Con-| nouncements were made by Sec. Hymn’ the ancient Moses. He came’ h ‘Hymnal, Cloth ......7. <. The Technique of Public Worship—Odgers and Se ee “I Love Thy Kingdom) when our church was facing usic Hymnal (per dozen) ein etaits cmt nah i closure, with three notes behin ic Hymnal (per 100) .... Pe Heal ge RR iia c ae an Naas Sie Dr. N. H. Leath chose for his text] the insurance past due to the am Besa r a ae Pasay baa a gone aay ane meh) - yore above mentioned) of $76.33; a few days after he Hymnal (per dozen) .. : Introduction t Relective Thinking : cripture Read as follows: “As Moses here “hey cecowed* a, noniee just a minal eae pO Wiig Siri a ei aad abe whe -| lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, he had paid one note, that unles : . ePuipit UGS oases, co ale 08 ORG TR ec ig Mae gi Malai ae eS 4i even so must the Son ofman be lifted, | j,surance was paid in thirty days Pulpit (Morocco bound and in Gold) . ai Caibia ob Stidy For Fouth Your ark ate and if I-be lifted up I will draw all policy would be cancelled. Reve ; 100) ie Teli eles icemimmraraint ae o me.” He preached a soul) con did not frown but gritted his te Tails hacen Ae oie beach ari be gict nce iene and went after it, and has been able i A oe ice Stee al es a eas The eae an PRPS ‘ BV St. keep sues church door open for the firs esiding Elder's Salary Envelopes, per LOD Fe ch eee eeallvaeee en one Fields and Methods of Knowledge—Piper and Paul and we pray-our dear Bresidne Hime matics eater te to ee ; pecatetay ion Envelopes, ers nie eaiee os Ward (Pages 161 to 398) ataes Elder will be returned to us pach 4 i ie Educational Money Envelopes, per 100 ........ Bsc llpasar nn MACS! Hermeneutics — Terry .........-+ |. —— ; The entire membership is pleas Individual Communion Service Tray, 36 glasses 7.50 up... crate a es surprised. As an evidence of their ‘ray and 44 glasses .. 9.00. Books to be Purchased and Read LOOK | EXTRAORDINARY VALUE preciation a standing vote was offered 1 soe per am seeebeeeee 1.00. rs .. 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We must have 10,000 new subscribers! WILL YOU HELP US? only about seven being of the youth|the roll is called for election at the Detroit General Conference this old Dr. Robinson is a wonderful man, a] venerable sage will be re-elected by the power for great good in the evangelis-| connection with ease. All hail to this age I tic field in the local and connectional| great Preacher, Writer, Scholar and © | field and I am writing from a deep|leader for over a half century in the sense of gratitude and fairness. great Christian cause. He possesses rare ability, physicially, | morally, intellectually, and spiritually | for the work of an evangelist. He is pleasing in personality, strong COLD WATER, MISS. in physique, earnest, logical, and forceful in presenting uth ing ar he it ifferent churches now. Dr reat Editor of the A. M. E, Review, } readers of our lovely paper. he Cream Jug of the Church and when Evangelist Nathaniel Hawthorne Jeltz D.D. 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Amount raised during the During his two visits to the forest] quarter $174.00. We are marching on as my great pleasure to hear} with Dr. Jones as our leader. The Pe rim ¢a nigh, but three: the daily] E. seemed to be very happy. Sunday y papers gave him special] was a high day, the ‘Presiding Elder nd great crowds were present| was at his best. Monday night the P. night He did immeasurable] E. spoke on high terms of the pastor’s | feed while in Savannah and left a{report to the Annual Conference. The ‘ng impression and several of his} people expressed themselves as bei "verts are leading officers in the| happy to have the pastor and Presiding Elder return. We, the members, send Robinson has proven to be a greetings and Happy New Year to the —G. A. Campbell Pledged to help Dr. Hemingway extend the nection in conducting Revivals and large Interracial PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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What are we going to do about it?—write me “it is too bad you are in such a predica. ment” or out of love and loyalty help by sending some subscrip- — tions or a donation? © the Word was God. the world did not recognize Him. own people gave Him no welcome. father, but from God. _ é FLINT, MICHIGAN Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church Dr. Matthew R. Rhoenee, one of the most successful pastors of the Michi- gan Conference, and the pastor of Quinn Chapel, now serving his third year, held his First Quarterly Meeting October The Divine Word St. John 1:1-18 New Testament in Modern Speech R. F. Weymouth In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that now ex. ists came into being. In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the Light, but he came that he might give testimony concerning the Light. There was the true Light, which lightens every man, coming ino the world. He was in the world, and the world came into existence through Him, and He came to His own home, and His Yhat is, to those who trust in His name—He has given the privilege of becoming children of God; who were begotten not by human descent, . nor through an impulse. of the flesh, nor through the will of a human And the Word became flesh, and lived awhile in our midst, so that we saw His glory, glory such as a father bestows on his only son, full of grace and truth. John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, ‘This is He of whom I said, “He who is coming after me has taken precedence of me,” for He existed before me.’ For it is from His fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace. The Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No human eye has ever seen God: the only Son, who is in the Father’s bosom—He has made Him known. THE-OFFICIAL ORGAN: THE AFRICAN-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH. as PRICE FIVE CENTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1938 MERRY CHRISTMAS! To the Bishops, General Officers, College Presidents, Army Chaplains, Presiding Elders, Ministers of the Word, Missionaries at home and abroad, members of Allen’s Church and friends: The Christain Recorder, the oldest Paper owned, edited and publisht by Negroes in the world, wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Since we last greeted you our task has been made greater and our burdens heavier. Managing the Chris- tian Recorder in addition to editing is a heavy responsibility. In the midst of your festivities, think of your Editor . and Manager and send him a Christmas Gift of subscriptions. Yours faithfully, GEORGE A. SINGLETON Editor and Manager. But to all who have received Him— pastor. Reports were read from the different departments of the church, which showed an increase in member- ship, and financial report of $5534,30. The Presiding Elder complimented the pastor and members for what they accomplished in the quarter and en- couraged us to go forward, We have great faith in our pastor, Rey. J. Campbell Beckett, he is a man who likes to do big things with pleasure —Charles E. Bryan 30th, closing with their business meeting Monday night. the history of the church. The Presiding Elder, Dr. David A. The church is in its splendor under Blake preached an eloquent and spirit-| the splendid leadership of Dr. Rhonenee _ ual sermon Sunday morning to a large and his splendid wife, Mrs. G. B. udience. At 3 p.m. the Quarterly} Rhonenee. eeting Union services were conduct- ed by Revs. A. T. Williams, pastor of lewman Chapel, Pontica, Michigan, J. A. Dean, pastor of Bethel, Saginaw, Hich., L. L. Lawrence, pastor of Ver-| [Tye Third Quarterly Meeting and ion Chapel, Flint, and F. Fullworth,| Conference of the Metropolitan A. M. pastor of St. James C. M. E. Church,) = Church of the Potomac District of ‘Flint, and their choirs and members also} he Baltimore Conference. shipped with us. Sunday, November the 27th, our Pre- _ The Presiding Elder was very much} .iding Elder, Rev. H. M. Shields was spired over the increase in member-| with us and preached at eleven o’clock, hip and the financial reports. All re-| from Genesis 22:8, “My son the Lord rts beginning with the Trustees and} wil} provide a lamb for the burnt of- ing with the Christian Endeavor | fering.” We were exhorted to follow highly appreciated by the Pre- ing Elder. He also thanked the ers for the kind words spoken of commented on the unity shown the pastor and members. The mount raised this quarter $800.43. The —Mrs. Flora Talbert WASHINGTON, D. C. the example of people who were con- Ninety Years Service for God and Hu- manity-Still Carrying on. Each Sub- scriber Get a Subscription crete proof that God would provide for In This Issue us whatever we needed to carry on the | work that He gives us to do. We are not to doubt nor interrogate] The Daily Altar—Rev. Carlyle F. God when He-calls upon us to make a Sy EPS 2 sacrifice whatever it might be. The} Sunday School Lesson ............ 3 service was very largely attended, be- i ‘ cause the members and friends of EDITORIALS : Metropolitan are always anxious to Dhe-Great Event Ves. e.... 0 4 hear the Presiding Elder preach and Raine Hass s. % sing. The Senior Choir of the church ty rendered music under the direction Boiling Water .............460+ A of Miss Maude G. Smoothers. Regeneration of A Klansman On Monday night at eight o'clock HO, 4 the Quarterly Conference was held, : (Editorial of the Week)... after the devotions by Rev. A. H.| Pointed Points .. 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