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“VoLUME XC—NO. 16 PHILADELPHIA, PA. THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938
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Isa. 55:7—In the course of his sermon, HOUSTON, TEXAS
he stressed the need of God today, and -
also he discussed Repentance, and pray- The 28th Annual Institute of the
er with repentance as factors in chang- } Woman’s Home and Foreign Mission-
ing life. ary Society of the A.M.E. Church of
During the second day, a model Sun- | thie Houston District met with Brown
day morning service conducted in| Chapel A.M.E. Church, 3206 Wash-
st and strong stood still, later it
record can show gers were all alarmed.
id power to stop the great mon-| So they her soda while others
; atl prayed a ’ pie : ass which the Rev. E. W. Smith, the pas- | ington Ave.. June 9th-10th, with Mrs.
- The Evanglist said good bye to| The Conductor phones “ ; ; ay tor of the A.M.E. Church of Coffee-|M. R. Martin presiding. The mect-
Doctors to’be at the railroad station
ville, Kansas preached the sermon. His | ing was largely attended, and the sub-
subject, “A Cry From the Heart”—|jects were discussed nicely. We had
Text, Job 23:3. The value of prayer |2 important subjects. First, paper by
Bishop Tookes was dealt within the sermon, and also| Mrs. L. L, Lockhart, “How may I be-
the need of God and concluding by com-| come a Christian?” Second by Mrs.
Writes Letter to paring the world to the prodigal son. | Montgomery, “Jesus is alive, what does
The election of officers was as fol-|it mean?” Rey. B. F. Reece, pastor
She was taken at once to Highland
ere she stayed twelve days.
and
Hospital wi
elist is now conyalescing
east as soon as she is able
Hooper comes from
E. Church, New York,
an en- ° : lowers : of Waymon Chapel A.M.E. Church
er S¢ \gent there Twelfth District preached the ppeaiing sermon. Rey.
d on sale three eces of work at s District Supt. of Sunday School—Mr. | O. H. Benns, in for Bishopric, Rev.
ario, entitled, Power which JONES, LA. Mail Your Orders Today We Pay Postage RNS Loyd oe of Lawrence, Kansas.|B. F. Alexander for Editor Church
x eh ten en- : A. M. E. BOOK. CONCERN 3 REQUEST ALLEN DAY RETU Asst. Supt.—Miss Glendoris Hamp- | paper; Rev. C. J. Climet for Voice of
at right second quarterly conference otf ] Little Rock, Arkansas ton, of Chanute, Kansas. Missions; Mrs. L. E. Shilow for dele- BISHOP W. A. FOUNTAIN, DI
id Chapel A. M. E. Church, Mound Fi sf AREY S June 27, 1938 District President of A.C.E. League |gate to General Conference. Next oe ; :
e message at the] District, was held May 21. Sunday, Philadelphia, Pa. —Miss Wilma Neal, of Iola, Kansas. year being the quadrennium alf officers MORRIS BROWN
The | May 22nd Presiding Elder : Stimson fe a So i ca Nile rial et a aimee an To all the pastors and laymen of Ark-| Vice President of A.C.E. League— | remained as they were. We'were fav-
street preached x wonderful ee ee the ansas and Oklahoma— Mr. J. Warren, Ottawa, Kansas. ored with the President of our State,| Not the second bishop in the church
HI. ( pastor second | subject: “Three Lost Things.” It was Greetings: District Supt. of Primary Dept.—|Mrs. M. Jones. We raised $200.25. | 1.44 the Atlanta school which proudly
M hart - hly spiritual ee enjoyed by > My Dear Co-Workers: Mrs. Cleta Shepherd, Paola. Our President was very well pleased|).4-. his name. For a decade_ the
r M. Quite a number of visitors trom
This is to Fear ees Presiding El-} istrict Chairman of Choral Activities ] with the meeting and we are hoping to | institution has been passing thru a
pastor, Bethel | neighboring churches. were present.
: s ¢ is of istrict to kindly | Miss Vivian Hudley of Independence, do bigger 7 and better work. eriod of transition: bankruptcy, de-
E. ¢ ch A. A. Moore | Among whom were Revs. Ed. Franklin, i ie i send te , Manager of Kansas. Aa Ba Strewrete t, Sine “LL. E. Shilow ters nee vita Seid
Grant's. Chapel A. Mi Bt ete ee B UV | hem Now the A-M.E. Book Concern, your Allen| Field Secretary, to the District Con- Thru these years of criticism and mis-
: oberg: House, pastoe:, | Rraumity pasloy ranean ~ : Day Money. Dr. Curry is rendering a| ference—Miss Joyce Elizabeth Cruse, understanding the guiding and stabilis-
1 t Hooper bid Los Angeles All things considered the quarterly | | i fine day’s work for the A.M.E. Church ; Independence, Kansas. ing influences were Bishop W. A.
’ ae yed on to Bakers-| conference was good in re-claiming the Building for our de-| Dept. of Dramatics—Miss Freda Wil- FRIARS POINT, MISS- Fountain, Sr., and President W. A.
at Can Memorial A. M MRS. F. D. TIMMONS. | nomad MRR RST OR Re ale vehd l'on) Ottawa, Kane: Bethel A.M.E. Church Re Ne rae ae ad
. Tandy, pastor a BUENA VISTA. GAL OD cooperation of every body in it and 1] Two distinguished visitors were the : _| vision are fully realised
5 red the message that4 wate, os urge upon you to make full reports to| Rev. L. R. Hayes, pastor of Brown The 3rd Quarterly Conference of) Morris Brown College has a perma-
Jesus . Christ iva’ uate icnaeease ne him immediately. Chapel A. M.E. Church, Parsons, ;Bethel A.M.E. Church just closed. | nent home in the Atlanta Univer:
ns : pepe pe ede eek H. Y. Tookes, Bisk Kansas, and Mrs. Turner, an Evange-| Rev. E. Pullett, our splendid Pre-| tem. with 40 acres of ground for\im-
ihe Evanuehut reared te a Chapel Circuit was held 1. Y, Lookes, Bishop. : i ? shag iider presided: e a1 mn :
’ ‘ ~ ~ list fromr.an Alabama Conference. siding aR mediate expansion. In addition to the
vice told her ra says pot ng? ‘@ ee ag During the conference the Indepen-} Excellent reports from all depart-| Atianta property it has 20- acres in
r but she would | 4° 8 gh Erte | Se : - ments of the church were received. ; acres ant Sate :
feel in. her | Which was a high day of which Rev. | INDEPENDENCE, KANS. dence Junior ea gee ee Fie epikitiall and’ fuaacial condition Socal s pee ee
ip great nster, the strange [E> cue aes mentee geen yal ine slits Bishop : of the church have improved under the | jahoratory facilities as any omes col-
she" cont | So Maer et eet Rey. John A. Adams leadership of our own, Rev. W. M. ee we the ae 5 oa Last year the
hiruall’ A : m off with her | He gives us such wonderful sermons,| The Topeka District Conference of amet Elder : Ash. ates oa ov 600, a eee
S hatts ind makes you think sd deeply about | he Sunday School and Christian Allen J.w * Ria tron See Rey. E. Pullett, P. E Bereta cit yi Fecilcnis feceived
the — he Boarded |Your soul. We are also proud of. our | Endeavor League Conference was held ea eh oN : 3 W. M. Ash, Pastor eS aevecs ies ochicol
‘tient tin for Oak. | P@stor, Rev. T. N. Olives who is la- | it Independence, Kansas, June 15, 16, —Christine Matthews een ae ‘ eee
d. Calif boring so earnestly With us this yéar 17 at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, ; Siew
‘ train neared Oakland the | 24 he too has put the program over. the Rey. R. W. Wisner, pastor. STANFORD, KY
f t felt that strange mysterious | Re% Oliver has turned over a new leaf lhe conference opened with its or- vanes LAY DELEGATES TO THE
ver fer, the sine soe ne anc eaten On eit toes ganization, J. W. V. Warren, of Ot-} 1. Third Quarterly Conference was] | MONTGOMERY, LOUISIANA GENERAL CONFERENCE
: were in vision the night before |*°*" Rev. M. C. Davis, Presiding ; i f ‘awa, was elected Secretary—The ser- held at St. James A.M.E. Church
’ she knew it was death, and as she sat Elder has numbered the page 390) yous - tion was delivered by the Presiding June 17-19. The S. S. was largely at- The Second Quarterly Conference of | The Baltimore Conference:
there, decided to tell the passenger oc-|' adily see that there is nothing else x Llder, Rey. John A. Adams. His ser- tended with the Supt., Miss Mary E. the Shreveport District’ was held at the J. R. Coasey, M.D., 735 George St..
ipving seat with her, Defore: 1 Di Beeson sua iery : leninii mon dealt with the Negro and his re-] Co's. residing. S.S. raised this|St- Luke A.M.E. Church June 19 and” Battimore, Md. os
he was knocked to her feet, the | “onference closed out gt Samuel Chapel T e New A Mi F Disci line lation f9 the unions of he country, the oh 8 80 "Friday night, June | 20- W.#.C. Brown, LL.D. 400 Tea St.
conduetor rushed in and g such |O" Sunday night, Rev. Davis left the a = ine Negro's relation to the white church ae a oe fadsband Dudees meet-| Dr. A. Pullen, P. E. and Rev. I. Neriwect Woiiaston: DG ;
first aid as he could. The Evangelist | ‘88 impression for the day and ; aud the young people. ‘ow, At 11:00 A.M. Sunday morning | Mills, pastor. Sunday the Conference William G. Price, 1617 N. Schroeder
asked for anointing oil out of her bag |“ #”¢ Yet feasting g SINGLE COPY _ “$ 90 During the conference, the Rev. T. me P. E., Rey. W. K. Marstiall of | opened and Rey. A. Pullen preached a St., Baltimore, Md.
brief case that was open on the seat CARRIE M. SHIPP. HALF DOZ. J, Burwell, pastor of St. John, Topeka, the Danville District preached to a soul stirring sermon. Monday night | The Central Florida Conference :
ars ago, St, John 14-14, She took her si cae < _- - $ 4.89 Kansas, gave a number of lectures on large crowd; morning offering $20.00. the business part was held, and all re- R. Reche Williams. M.D., 1330 Cen-
tt hand and got her bible from the Geneeal ‘Coatarence ONE DOZ ri ak ha oe 3 $ 9.00 Baptism and its origin and significance. At 3:00 P.M. the P. E. preached at ports were good. tral Ave., Tampa, Florida
¢ anointed her heart and while each Also the Rey. J. N. Goddard, pastor Boneyville, Ky. to a nice Feat, We are proud of our pastor and our Delegates are requested to send to
Moment seemed to be the last. She Minutes ol St. Luke A.M.E. Church, Lawr-| ty. Fifty-Fourth Session of the | Presiding Elder and hope they both| Rditor George A. Singleton a_ brief
é WT Aes a volce told her some NOW READY A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN. oa Kansas, lectured on, “What is Danville District Conference will con- may live a long Sa fovcarny onethetierorical sketch wot their -livés. which
veside her. She rested it on the seat PRICE $1.00, Postpaid * ‘cligion.” The Rey. T. L. Saunders, Nicholasville, Ky. July 6-7. good work of the Lord. will appear in the Christian Recorder in
and turned to that scripture, As she A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN 716 S. 19th Street Phila. Pa. bastor of Brown Chapel A.M.E. aw. K. Ai P. E. Rey. I. Mills, Pastor | order that the connection may know
read it, and prayed that terrible sorri- 716 So, 19th Street Church, Topeka, Kansas, delivered the Rev. C. H. O. McPhearson, pastor Rey. A. Pullen, P. E.| who is who in the General Conference
ful, Mysteriouy feeling which held her Phila, Pa. oe :
“nnual sermon. His text was found in Mrs. Mary L. Goode Mrs. Elmena Byome | of 1940,
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CHRISTIAN RECORDER
MASON,
1 A.M.E. Church,
Phila., Pa
17th & Bainbrid:
Sts
PIPKIN CHAPEL A.M.E, CHURCH
AND SUNDAY SCHOOL
Chipola, La.
Rey. R. E. Frierson, Pastor
ened at
Church S.
10 o'clock,
he Supt
opened in a Ch ian form. Class
9 iss No. 211; Jr. S. 11; Sr.
9 tal 20. Subject of on: “Fac- |
preme test of Service.”
c tur t found Mark 14: 3:2-146,
G Not What I will but
I
* Mark 14:36. Intro-
Sister L. L, Frier-
by Sister P. Cole-
good lesson.
on, practical application
was called to-
3rother H. Muse
¢ pastor Rey. |
Death has not broken the ranks, and] provements and other accessories the
very little sickness; we realize that] assets of the Department have mounted
through the depression we have not] to $33,075.99.
done what we should, but it is our] The report of Dr. Berry also carried
Motto to strive on and by the help of | respectful, Christian reference to the:
God and the great man, Rev.sJ. M.| passing from labor to reward of the
Brown, presiding elder of North Chicka- | late Bishop William H. Heard, one of
mauga and Chatanooga District we are | the Vice-Presidents of the Board, dur-
expecting to do great things. ing this year.
The Presiding Elder, preached Sun- The Board approved the proposed
day morning a wonderful sermon, but] visits of Mrs. Christine S. Smith and
the climax came Sunday night when] Mrs. L. M. Hughes to West Africa and
the Presiding Elder spoke from the} South Africa, respectively, as presidents
text, “Let your light Shine” ended by | of the Connectional Societies, that they
singing. “The little light God gave one, | might increase théir knowledge as to
I’m going to let it shine. Every one] the needs of the Foreign Work in those
felt the Spirit. countries. Accordingly, it gave author-
We were carried to the mountain top, | ity for such visits. \
but had to descend. Our prayers are The Board also went on record of ;
that God will bless the Presiding Elder | discouraging tnauthorized and indis-
he might live a long time and]criminate trips on the part of any of
preach the word. the workers in the A. M. E. Church
REV. T. C. MOBLEY, Pastor to travel in those Foreign parts of its
MRS. LILLIE CLOUD. | Missionary Work without - authority
from the Board.
Secretary Berry’s visit to the Foreign
Field was characterized as illuminating,
gripping and inspiring.
Not only can the Missionary work
of the Church in South Africa and in
West Africa now look for improved
and encouraging development, as a
result of the actions of this epoch-} Phe Third Quarterly Conference was
making meeting of the Missionary held at Sugar Hill A.M.E. Church
Board, but the West Indian and South | June 11, 12. The meeting was a s\
American work ofthe Church is also | Cessftl one presided over by Presiding
assured of permanent benefits. Chief | Elder J. W. Evans. All reports were
among these benefits is the over-die | 200d and the Presiding Elder was
incorporation of the¢Churches’ Never pleased with the wonderful service Rey.
before has this writer heard from the |J- H- Mahogany, the pastor is giving
lips: ofthese leaders euch. wards “Of We love our pastor and wife and trust
sincerity, nor noted such helpful de- they will return for another year. The
cision by the entire Board, and- which good people and the Presiding Elder
tended to show a sympathetic and clear | 2% Our choice and everything moves
understanding of the intrieate problems along so nicely under their leadership.
that
REV. W. W. JACOBS,
Pastor Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Norristown, Pa.
Superintendent of the Sunday Schoo}
Philadelphia Annual Conference
A SUCCESSFUL MISSIONARY
BOARD MEETING OF THE A. M.
E. MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT
By Rev. Samuel E. Churchstone Lord
YATESVILLE, GA.
On Wednesd June 15th, there con-
vened one of the most successful Board
| meetings in the history of the General
Missionary Department, at the Mission-
Headquarters, 112 West 120th
| Street, New York City.
The genial Rey. Dr. L.-L. Berry, as-
sisted by Prof. W. F. Walker and Miss
Gladys Berry, made it very pleasant
for the Bishops and members of the
Board as well as for the large gather-
ing of visitors at this epoch-making
meeting of the Missionary leaders of
| the Church. "
ary
hat king him for the It has been the writer’s privilege to eircctine aie viaDor es missionagies. in abi ey too much epee
f them. The school was attend other Misisonary Board meet-| ‘© West Indies, South America and eb segs Magee Pi
by the pastor. Next in or-| ings through the years, but never one the Republics of Haiti and Santo Do- Mrs. Ella B. Walker
i lyer service, Opening hymn | so successful in every detail: none so} 8” The missionaries in these
- 4 : ae 4 2 hig by Bi free from hidden undertakings; none i Eek UNG iiade-a good impres-
pia? % ng song “This | so replete with sincere and construc- ir Lay ils Misisonary Secretary DOVER, DELAWARE
my home.” Opening hymn | tive planning for the entire Missionary during his missionary tour among them,
Prayer
Muse. Song:
€ Scripture text: I 5:21.
from
John
Thyself
program was render-
the visitors will come
$1.11. Service
30)
whic hhe
Matthews Chapel, Rey
1; Sherdian Chapel, Rey, L.
Rocky Hills, Rey
he day
Piritually enjoyed.
Rey, R, E
Estella Hitchins
Colemar
~ : ns
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
The
the
Third Quarterly
Cleveland
Chapel, Cleveland, and Park Chapel—
was held with Lee Chapel in Cleveland
Fenn. Sunday, June 12th, the business
session was held Saturday
ports from both churches were fair
The P,
small sum was given the pastor
We
ter,
as offer-| set-up of the A. M. E. Church: none for his recommendations promise to the
: “We | with so much harmony and good-will
it Better Bye and} among those charged with shaping the
vice was enjoyed by} of the General Church
was | to safe-guard the interests of th i i 7 ..
Bi: De [eo ne eee i myrna, Del. preached a soul stirrin:
o'clock by the pas- | partment and to support the Kingdom i ey Ses a
visited the follow- | of Christ far and wide under the Ban-
Frierson, Pastor | Foreign Work, which is characterstic
Conference of | Missionary
Cirenit, including Lee} the Church
The re-| Church raised $29,258.47,
wa idl a ci
‘8 paid his dues, and aJreduced the mortgage debt of the De- | masterly. Christian and brotherly Chair:
are very thankful to know that | Secretary from $15,000
the Lord has blessed us in this quar- | Headquarters, i
,
A class rally Sunday, June 19th i:
work wholesome, helpful treatment in| Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Dove:
the near future. Del. of which the Rev. P. L. Abner
is the pastor. Order of service:
At 11:00 o’clock A.M. the pasto
: reached from the ject: ye:
ewe 1 through the | appointment of a Committee by the] of the World Salhi ag "
Presentatives on the Board. in the| President of the Board, which met on ee eee
integrity and ability of a Secretary | Monday prior to the regular Board
as was shown in those of Dr. Berry.| Meeting. That Commtitee was ap-
Missionary policy of the Church; and One of the far-reaching and import-
none which showed the full confidence | ant actions of the meeting was the p
In the afternoon the Rev. G. S
Sterling of Bethel A.M.E. Church,
itself with the Missionary Secretary; to Fae pncthe “Spallatify ot Jonah an
go in. detail into matters growing out beans Ee! vias gccombusied by
Peltier of the fact-finding survey of the Mis- s oir. In the evening the pastor de-
Ss s in expres- | sionary Secreatry during his tour and vered another gospel message 0!
ner of African Methodism.
Dr.
was well J..M. sions and very frank in his presenta- | of the fact-finding reports of the Mis- pple fk cttaved 7 Aaeapagtor, Rev
was well spent and | tion of the Missionary programme for , sionary Bishops,
,
Abner is serving his fifteenth year with
us and we are proud of him. Under
his leadership our church is moving on
for a revamping of
the entire Missionary set-up of the
A. M. E. Missionary Work. And on. J is
Wednesday this Committee brought ie nines heights. We raised in ou
forward a thoroughly worked out re- rally having every class report $106.75,
tn , port that was thoughtful and in har- oral for the day. $113 431
whee is secure to} mony with the law governing the De- : —Mrs. Nancy Casson
is ke a Fi
dundee id Je _ ‘class con | partment. bi Psuccessfully to helpful decisions, and
ie cae s o perly insured. Credit for this general trend of the| with a sympathetic conside lion for
pies We Ae the Mis-]| meeting, towards beneficial results, -is | the work of missionaries peel pilie
of the A. M. E.| largely due-to the array of facts and] Dr. Hawkins the Vasa femieral
A wholesome Plans Presented by Secre- | Officer. who is Financial Secretary of
erry | tary Berry in his Report, and to the| the A. M. E. Church, was one of those
who spoke at the Board Meeting in
Bi ad Poe tise itd ee Sage on the part | high praise of the Report of Beeiors
, ‘ n the ishop G. B. Young of the Mission- | L. L. Berry. id: is
“ ; . Berry. He said: “Thi the
pitino Yioen t scan cost | ary Board. He is due hearty congratu- | finest Missionary Report‘I h: i Siiacd
, together with im- | lations, truly, for he guided the meeting | ini my life,” coh
future missionary penetration in the
of the man.
The report of the Missionary Secre-
tary showed that the Property of the
The report showed that Dr.
partment during his
| John in the
greater tha’
The character of his murderers adds | vineyard. .
The Christian
Recorder Pulpit
HE DEATH OF JOHN THE
BAPTIST
as
In
By
Text:
brought i
the damsel;
her mother.—Matt. 14:10-11.
and she brought it to | m:
escaped the clutches of resentment,
but when he became personal he was] ferod was not altogether depraved.
involved in trouble. When a man says,
the man,” the dungeon is not far away.
John did not pick out some obscure the tongue and,paralyzes the judgment.
sinner, but one in high place and power,
Higher-ups are often tactfully shielded
The Rev- Samuel W. Purvis, D.D.| beginning of the Baptist’s ministry.
: We are told that he had heard him
And he sent and beheaded} preach and had conversed with him.| \ ith maudlin munificence he offers
prison. And his head was| ‘Lhe king may have invited the popular} Sajome anything, to the half of his
n on a charger and given to] prophet to visit him. He was com-
THE CHRISTIAN
Dir,
4 H
Nathan said to David, “Thou art
the Den of the Fox
How came John in the Fox’s den?
Herod had known of John from the
are
ma:
his
wh:
anded, as we would say, to preach
While Machaerus has the pathos and purple and fine linen.
gloom of Calvary, it hasn’t the after-
light and glory of the latter. It was] of the Arabain king Aretas. When he
the darkness of the dungeon there] was on a visit to Rome at the house |jewels, cloth of gold, a palace? No? A
the “burning and shining light” }of his half-brother, Herod Philip, he} pad woman’s bad man, plus something
x
un-accompanied by any]|b
f out.
orded word of hope or cheer, and | Heradias.
\vas-not interrupted by the splendor of | o
4 resurrection morning, as was the|d
all seems too horrible to be true.
ompels every earnest soul to ask:
\Why is it such things happen?
does God permit them? What purpose | t
jo they serve? A crafty and unprin-
libertine, clother in purple, |1
cipled
spurred on by a heartless and savage | John,
woman murders the man of whom Jesus | head?
them that are born | was like Nathan before David—“Thou
hath not arisen alart the man!” or Elijah confronting
declared: “Am
of women
aptist.”
1 new element of horror to his death.
Herod, the king, was cruel. cunning,
cowardly, capricious.
superstitious. He is the
In the rogues’ gallery of history
sus labels him as “that fox”. And
Herodias on the throne with Herod
vas even worse than he. She had all
term
the cruelty of her husband, and more} geon. There he is to lie, spent and] Christ!
vindictiveness. She was the daughter | powerless, an eagle with a broken wing. | done.
oi Herod the Great. In her veins ran
the bad blood of 'a bad king. She had
the ferocity of Jezebel, and the con-
scienceless daring of Lady Macbeth.
She defied the laws of God and man,
and would brook no criticism.
At the hands of such a couple John
the Baptist lost his life. Oh, the pity
of it! A man who in all things obeyed
God, who knew not the meaning of fear,
« man who has given us an example
ol rare humility and self-sacrifice, a
man who was “more than a prophet,”
because he was the immediate herald
cl the Saviour of the world; that such
« man should fall a victim of the
Vindictive fury of an infamous woman
's one of the mysteries before which
the heart stands wounded and dumb.
It is not surprising that John’s fate
Was what it was: A man who begins
his Preaching and public ministry with, | ome slips in. Her sensuous art, slow,
Ye offspring of vipers,” is foreordained
‘o méet with unsparing opposition. Any
man, any where, who rebukes with|
Words of hot reproof is destined to
vee a crown of thorns. So long as
John’s denunciation was general he
Why | was sin, whether it wore a common
nine frown. Elijah had his Jezebel,
He was vain and| John has Herodias. There’s a sound | shambles. It
only man] like a serpent’s hiss—it’s the curse of] air grows chill.
to whom Jesus applies a contemptuous a bad womans’ tongue. “Heaven hath Great Sea in golden splendor.
Herod had first married a daughter} est Salome hurries to her mother for
in:
ecame infatuated with Philip’s wife, | el:
She was not only the wife
f{ his half-brother
aughter of his half-brother Aristo-
urban or a royal crown. John de-
awful for thee to have her.” Careful, } v
It mattered little to John.
no rage like love to hatred turned, nor
Hell a fury like a woman’s scorn,”
said old Juvenal. The daring prophet
is soon on the stone floor of the dun-
Truth scorches the heart, and the
heart of Herodias is blazing. She is
unable just now to murder John, but
she nurses her wrath to keep it warm.
She has a grudge—and she'll keep it.
Don’t nurse grudges—they increase in
size, and ferment in bitterness! She
waited her. opportunity, and it came.
The devil never fails to supply oppor-
tunities for evil to those who wait for
them.
Herod made a feast—his birthday—
in March A: D. 29, The “big men” of
Galilee were there. Civil dignitaries,
military officers, wealth and position
were present. Flags flutter. The ban-
quet table is spread. There's feasting,
drinking, song and revelry. There are
bloodshot eyes, slavering lips, aroused
passions — “carnival” in its original
sense. After others have danced Sa-
lacvious, suggestive delights Herod be-
yound measure. Always ostentatious,
he is now in a most exuberant and
extravagant mood. Every man has
in him a demon and an angel; every
man has in him the possibilities of a
some influenced by him.
mon’s hour had now come. Drink looses
it unlocks a compartment of the heart
in which the wild beasts of our nature
ness. Herod began to talk like a fool.
kingdom. The promise sounded to him
worthy of a king, but only a man who
before the court. The contrast must} }a, lost his senses in drink will so
haye been piquant as the son of the
It isa tragic and heart-breaking story. | desert, dressed in his rough ascetic] put when wine's in, wit is out!
Next to Golgotha the saddest spot} garb, shod in rough sandals, trod the] Blood-Red Sunset
in the New Testament is the Black | marble floors and appeared in the pres-
Tower—the Fortress of Machaerus.}ence of those who were clothed in] drunken offer.
promise to a cool. designing woman.
thony, asked for the head of Cicero.
Philip but the | It was brought to her.
jeweled hairpin through the tongue 0:
se in the garden of Joseph of Arima-| bulus. He divorced. his own wife and] the great orator—it shall talke no more |
induced Herodias to marry him. She
is now at the court with her daughter,
It is one of the world’s tragedies which | Salome, a child by Philip: John preach-
ed before the court, and to him sin} prey. Quick as a flash she demands—
in her response-
ever leaped with fiercer alacrity on its
His head was worth more to her than
nounces the royal affinity—‘It is not} half of a kingdom. Hate places high
your tongue may cut off your | liead of John the Baptist ona charger !”
He | Bloody request!
he feels he cannot take back his prom- x
pease
DER
Jekyll eh a Mr. Hyde. However,
RECOR
wher:
had sent for John and had been
But the de} ip
matt:
well
W!
imprisoned. It is “an enemy which
n put into his mouth to steal away
brain.” After the head is empty
at comes from the mouth is foolish-
are
the
ly,
Seeing that the monarch is in earn-
structions. | What shall she ask—
se. Fulvia, the wife of Mark An-
She thrust her
ag «|W
pe
she-savage, is swift
No hyena or tiger
Herodias, the
Ask for the head of John the Baptist.”
go: ¢ “on Ww)
value on the heads of its foes. “The
Herod is stunned. But
Our later sins do but execute judg-
The scene now shifts irom show to
is eventide. The dewy
The sun dips into the :
Long
shadows fall across the prison house.
On the damp, vermin-infested floor sits
John: He has heard from Jesus. The
message is satisfying—Jesus fis the
’Tis well. John’s work is then
The light of a torch flickers
through the grating. There’s sound
of heavy sandals and rattling sword. L
It’s the headsman. His errand is quick-
ly told. There are no explanations. No
need of lengthy farewells. There's a
head bowed—a flash of steel in the
shuddering light—and John’s prison
days are done. He now belongs to
eternity. After the Babes of Bethle-
hem, he is the first martyr of the Gos- }
pel. He has met the success of defeat—
Herod has met the defeat of success.
Afterglow
Tradition has it that Herodias com-
pelled Herod to have the headless body
thrown over the battlements for wild
beasts to devour.
But the Word tells us, “and John’s
disciples came, took up the body and
buried it, and went and told Jesus-”
Stunned, bewildered, blinded in their
great grief, what can they do? The
little company of sobbing disciples find
the mutilated body of their - leader.
“Home they brought their warrior
dead.” Loyingly they deposit it in an
promised land—the same land of Moab
is that hallowed spot? No man know-
buried, if we die for, or with, God. No
there was no lamentation no ayowal of
friendship, and no word of praise. There
adequate. Matthew simply says, “When
Jesus heard of it, He departed thence
by.ship into a desert place apart.” He
wanted to be away from the multitude,
that He might have the healing and
solace of the sea, or the quiet of the
desert and the silence of stars.
The prophet of God is in the tomb;
throne.
More than once the king repeats his | throne defiled. Men quote despairing-
And so it
He that sitteth in the heavens laughs.
Herod was not rid of John—he was
more alive than when he preached in
the desert of Judea, He haunted Herod.
cried:
that sins casts itself into a dungeon
but not his voice.
ye ready the way of the Lord; make
prec}
e Moses was buried. Just where
It doesn’t matter where we are
er about this poor body if it is
with the soul.
hen word was brought to Jesus
times when words are pitifully in-
emissary of the devil is on the
The tomb is honored; the
indeed are quoting it today:
“Truth forever on the scaffold,
Wrong forever on the throne-”
seems—but only seems.
hen Jesus came preaching the Gos-
1 of the Kingdom, and men speculated
who He was. Herod declared that He
was John the Baptist.
conscence make cowards. of us all.”
Of the suffering of Herodias our history
And “thus doth
is silent. But in the years of exile with
which her wicked life was closed, who
knows how many times in sleep or
ideawake she rubbed her hands of
invisible blood, and like Lady Macbeth,
“Out damned spot!” The soul
lacker than the dungeon of Machaerus.
ise. x And the good man does not live or
Ahab in the matter of stealing Naboth’s} ment on our former. The Seventh Ps oe atc tectre that | feeder aed
Commandment is not far from the ; ,
~ serveth few; he serveth all who dares
At his denunciation there’s royal femi- | sixth. aire? E Ferd (cut loft Tobin's head!
It still cries, “Make
lis paths straight.”
—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
ZION CHAPEL CIRCUIT
Brookhaven, Mass.
The Third Quarterly Conference of
Zion Chapel A.M.E. Circuit was held
June 11-12. presided over by Rey. S.
. Greene, Jr., presiding elder of the
Brookhaven District, was one of the
greatest conferences held in this Cir-
cuit for a long time.
The Presiding Elder was present on
Saturday, June 11 All officers were
present. All reports showed good.
Sunday School opened Sunday morning
at 9:30 with R. V. Roundtree, Supt.
in charge. At the hour of the morn-
ing service a Children’s Day program
was rendered. The Presiding Elder's
address was encouraging and instruc-
tive in behalf of the children.
The church is going onward and up-
ward under the administration of our
beloved pastor, Rev. G. W. Middleton
and we are grateful to Bishop Greene
for sending us our Presiding Elder and
pastor. Our church loves and obeys
them both.
We raised this quarter $192.90. May
God bless our Presiding Elder and Pas-
tor.
Rey. L. L. Greene, Jr., P. E.
unmarked grave, He was buried there
in the land of Moab just outside the
Rey. G. W. Middleton, pastor
R, V, Royndtree
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was done as Secretary of the stadium ring Schmeling may have] In the congregation the Churchma
- |N. A. A.C. P. Thru his books|a different word to say. It was | saw Attorney Herbert L. Dudley, om
and poems he gript the hearts}]not a matter of race or color. nectionally-known layman and Protago,
of the American people. How he] The better man won. He happened | $* for church central of the Sun
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER 4 PAGE FIVE
a The Daily ;-,— a
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
thing in life to live for which is more
passionate than love because inclusive
of it, more compelling than sex more
relentless than hunger, something as
can never impede progress.
Prayer: Dear Father :,We are prone
to boast of our own prowess. There is
no strength apart from thee. Grant us
day
— could read his “Creation.” The|to be a Negro. : Scheok Union plantiin Mesiuailc inevitable for him as death, and some- | today, we pray, complete surrender unto
MEMBER i i i a ; . thing which will cast a sunset splendor |thee, and thy way. In Jesus’ name
NATIONAL NEGRO. PRESS writer heard him deliver a mov In the contest there were ele- _The Churchman met the Detroit ;. < A ] t a r over the darkness of death. Such a life | we pee. z
ASSOCIATION ing address at the laying of the} ments of racialism and national-|rican M. E. Ministerial Alliance ka : | grows thru the tears by progressive
r
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integration of common things.”
Whether you are forty or fourteen
life will not begin until you realize |
the place of Christ in your heart and
His power to transform your life
cornerstone of the Fisk university ism. Louis won for his America} the first time. The president is th,
library and closed by reading his} and his people. It is true when ies T. Williams, formerly of South
‘favorite’ poem. It was a great] the Negro is given ac arolinate de wae key claemmes
P Es $ given a chance on a fellowship with Dr. W. F. Rice, -.
hour. Greater when across the] fair field he will make good. At], member of the Northeast, and P
» and Pied.
ey
By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart
Minneapolis, Minn.
“Remember now thy Creator in the
days of thy youth.”—Eccl. 12:1. Read
Eccl. 11:7—12:1,
OFFICERS: =e we strolled and talkt| the same time it is prophetic. Peo- | mont South Carolina Conferences. after his way and will. Much is being said today of the ir-
Re a eee about things unutterable. Per-|ple who are unneighborly, un- Prayer: | “Lord, for tomorrow and its | religion of youth, Youth has been
Jishop D. H. Sims, Presiden’ haps he had done his work, yet| meek and who persecute others} 23 months hence the General Confer The Lord is nigh unto all them that neeeds I do not pray: critized as flippant, sacraligious, and
“Gracious Lord, grant us
Prayer:
this day a fresh sense of Thy presence,
Transform our hearts anew into Thy
Bishop M, H
6. E
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin,|jmmoral. My experience does not bear
just for today. out this judgment. In view of the
Help me to labor earnestly, and duly | fact of the poor example set before
the windows of our lives that some Let aoe Gg taped ands deed ia by asia a Hur i
who know Thee not may be constrained Mather today otAmen »|the enept re ay. pee coe #
to come to Thee.”—Amen. ‘ , . . 5 our Church Schoo! s and young people
societies, such training that suffers
Wednesday, July 13 «
LIFE GIVE greatly in methods when compared with
the ‘public what with the
Davis, Vice-president
ence will meet in the ch i
Manager ste a
of which the Churchman sits
car and writes.
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 ery, and will save them.—Amen.
we deplore his passing. Fisk] will not survive. Democracy has
will miss him, all will miss him.] won over the totalitarian state,
The demise of James Weldon | Christianity has conquered pagan-
ill matter for Publication to| Johnson ought be an incentive for | ism. Windsor, Canada. Sitting i
1 Recorder, 716 So. 19th Street,} lovers of freedom and justice to ——000——. manse of Tanner Chapel. ion
; bie rally to the banners of the N. A.| GOVERNOR OLIN JOHNSON] 2?°ve front door of church bears tc
Ay © Po to sebentoc theses MMer7: The pastor is he Bey. Chas
Curry, :
Dr. George A. Singleton, Editor a
likeness. May Thy love so shine thru ee
considering
Send
Saturday, July 9
CHRIST OR THE WORLD?
Christ
Monday. July 11
““Lord to whom shall we go? thou
BLESSEDNESS OF RIGHT
schools,
E. Penny who has served two years,
: Imagine the Governor of an en- | Windsor is’ where Bishop He:
lightened state refusing to ad-|Neal Turner died. 65 miles .
dress a political gathering in a|Dresden. 50 miles distant is Chatham,
court house, the symbol of jus- With Dean Chas. S. Spivey of Payne
tice, because some Negro citizens Senidiary and Geoneel aber the
were present. This actually hap- Churchman crost the Detroit River,
pened in Sumter, South Carolina
Weekly Thought #/aica “se
died.
Coc fofelneeieche[eieebein ieee
Think you that Johnson’s spirit
stops?
That Lovejoy was but idly slain?
Or do you think those precious
hat even as “to work
rip” so to be cheery is to
1 to be happy is the
~Robert Louis
g pious
2 drops Back to the Uni
mie a ited States and Ebe-
From. Eineolvas heat created June 14, A. D. 1938. The invita-|neezer where a brilliant reception .
4 - . bl 6 as
fe eh aaa in vain? tion was to all, “old and young, | tendered pastor Baber. Dean Spivey
trepresented Payne Seminary, from
which Rev. Baber received a bacealau-
reate degree during the commencement
With Dr. J. D. Howell to the Michigan
Central and on to Chicago. ;
to greet the man whose efforts
and sympathy at ail times are
with the workingman.”
Such men as Johnston in places
of political leadership are enemies
to the United States. Such an act
That for which millions prayed
and sighed,
That for which tens of thousands
fought,
For which so many freely died,
Weekly Poem
FREE EEE
“AFTERMATH”
A preculiar ‘feeling of uplift as the
and closely lie God cannot let i
Ls et it come to naught. | - - slice
Aaa ne cool green earth; ae Ai s is a direct invitation to Commun- Churchman watches the lofty gray tow-
PY cooled Wea 7 = ; ow strange it is that only last] ism to bore from within jee ers of the University of Chicago on
he plow against the tur aa i i i : x i igh
oh thermic f . week there appeared in this paper|dice which causes, the severs or “i Midway. Delight to meet Dr.
me sweeping under “Hymns that live” - S. Jackson returning home from
the} eight hundred thousand N
“Nag Pith », ey se ts ee
Negro National Anthem”: “Lift]in South Carolina to be eae
every Voice and sing.” The al-| chised makes possible an Olin D
me in a whirl,
the Board of Missions meet in New
York.
think devoutly
Idance of the
world.”
would be fte Fe i 7 i 7 ‘
oe uld be be aftermath ig erage feeling which] Johnston. But his days are num Sunday, morning the Churchman is
ull that’s gone before we had w i it i cA i
tamer Pct dc ae en selecting it is now|bered. No one man or group can a nye Spa eal
rdly } plain. ity Center, a monument to the late
ie the onward march of the|Dr. W. D, Cook, friend during the
en ightened state. The Negro|schook days struggle. The church is
must and will get the ballot. We | Pastored by Dr. Joseph M. Evans and
illing any more.
Betty Sue Bledsoe.
fefeleleeoroonbndnfnfntnfenfnfefefooonone
Sheltered beneath Thy hand
Firm may we ever stand
| Editorials
“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND
SING”
James Weldom Johnson, diplo-
mat, scholar, teacher, journalist,
man of letters, lawyer, poet,
author, lecturer orator, world-
traveller musician, protagonist for
social justice, friend, is dead. It
is difficult to comprehend the full
import of his tragic death which
came to him last week when his
car driven by his wife crasht into
a train during a rain storm down
in Wiscasset, Maine. The tall,
graceful, eloquent champion of
human rights has left the area of
humanity for all time. “Now he
belongs to the ages,”
No man in America is better
known. His monumental work
In life, in death
True to our God
True to our native land.
——o000——_—_
JOE LOUIS
Joe Louis, a fine type of Chris-
tian sportsman completely van-
quisht the German-Nazi, Max
Schmeling and representative of
Hitler at the Yankee Statium,
New York on the night of June
22. Schmeling had said: “I am
going to stop this black domina-
tion by regaining the crown—the
black dynasty of pugilism must
come to an end.” He “slurred
Louis and the Negro race, talking
about ‘superstitions’.”
We wonder now what the Hit-
ler ethnologists and pseudo-au-
thropologists who talk about
Aryan supremacy will say now.
From his seat on the floor of the
deplore the action of South Caro-
lina’s governor, pity him and pray
for him. This could not have
happened in Russia,
- She Churchman
Afield
Le
The Churchman motored with the
Rey. George W. Baber and family from
Wilberforce to Detroit which was in
addition to an auto trip from Pitts-
burgh to Wilberforce. On Sunday
morning he wsa guest speaker at Ebe-
nezer, and witnest the Children’s Day
exercises in the evening.
It was a pleasure to have associated
with the Churchman, Dr. U. S. Robin-
son, famous evangelist. He is resting
from all evangelistic efforts because of
a throat irritation. Dr. Robinson makes
his home with his sister in Detroit
and is a member of the Michigan Con-
ference,
has 11,000 members. Prof. J. Wesley
Jones has one of the best choirs in
America. People travel several miles
to witness the processional: “All hail
ite Power of Jesus’ name.” They sang:
r i rdison was
the soloist: “It’s real.” It was well
done. There were 13 new members re
ceived.
In the evening the Churchman, ac-
companied by Dr. Jackson spoke at
Grant where Dr. W. H. Griffin is mak-
ing full proof of his ministry. Here we
heard some more excellent music and
singing. In the afternoon the Church-
man had a pleasant visit with Bishop
and Mrs. J. A. Gregg.
eae ee ee
STOP GAP COMMITTEE
The Annual Sermon and Pew Rally,
will be held at St. Matthews A. M. E-
Church, 57th and Summer Streets on
Sunday, July 17, 1938, Rev. H. P. Jones,
Guest Speaker. Singing by the Gospel
Choirs of the city. Mrs. W. L. John-
son President of Stop Gap; Mrs, Edna
Gullins, President of P, C, B,. 3
hast the words of eternal life.”—John
6-68. Read John 6:66-71.
CHOICES “And now, behold. the Lord hath |c
Christ or choas! Peter was vacillat-
ing. tempermental, and impetuous. He
was unstable and without dependability
the fact that there was no alternative
notwithstanding his good intentions and
cenerous impulses. But Peter sensed
for Christ. His sayings seemed to be
hard and many of his followers turned
back because they lacked vision and
will. They were unwilling to pay the
price. But with the twelve there was
no defection.
Today many people tire with the
message of the church. In an age of
new things they demand a new message.
The church may have a new interpreta-
tion but it has the same gospel story,
“Ye must be born again.” If we
break with Christ, to whom shall we
go? b
Prayer: O God help us to realize
the need of Christ in our world.
May we give ourselves fully to his
service that we may be lively examples
of his power of redemption. In His
name, we pray.—Amen.
: Sunday, July 10
LIFE OR DEATH
“Say unto them, as I live, with the
Lord, God, I have no pleasure in the
death of the wicked; but that the
wicked turn from his way and live.”—
Ezek. 33:11.
Life and death are two things that
we are constantly confronted with in
the course of our experience. Christ
came that we might live. “I am come
that ye might have life and have, it
more abundantly.” Men usually die
as they live. God has no~ pleasure in
the death of the wicked. He desires
that they might live. Bewailed a dying
king, “Oh, if I had thought I should
die as I do, I would not have lived as
I did!” Think not that we can live
ingloriously and die triumphantly. Life
is our inheritance. No man has true
life unless he abides in Christ. *
“Christ! I am Christ’s! and let the
name suffice you, \
Aye, for me too He greatly hath
sufficed : ee
Lo with no winning words I would
entice you.
Paul has no honor and no friend but
Christ.”
W. H. Meyers, St. Paul.
way, who walk in the law of the Lord.”
—Psalm 119:1.
friends for years came to the parting
of the ways because one felt that
the world owed -him a living at all
costs and regardless as to how he ob-
tained it.
“Blessed are the undefiled in the
and five years, even since the Lord
spake this word unto Moses—and now,
lo. I am this day fourscore and five
years old.”—Joshua 14 :10-15.
to griw old is the master-work of wis-
Someone has said: “To know how
dom, and one of the most difficult
chapters in the great art of living.”
Joshua came down to a fruitful old
age and could look back with great
delight to the marvelous preservation
of his life by the power of God. His
old age was not broker and disappoint-
ing because, as we notice yesterday, he
l Read Psalm 119 :1-8.
Two young men who had been close
t
t
The other could not bring
himself to compromise with the right.
The teaching of his parents and his
religious conviction barricaded him
against certain methods of living. What
appeared to one as easy money seemed
to be the hardest kind to the other. was prudent and faithful in his tasks
I do not have to tell you the sequel: | 45 former years. Not only had he
One is behind grim prison bars filled | peached eighty and five years but h
with regret and remorse, while the| cjaimed: “As yet I am as strong this
other, who would not yield to a wrong day as I was in the day that Moses
choice, is highly respected in the com-] ent me: as my strength was then,
munity where he resides and beloved | even so is my strength now, for war.
alike by young and old. both to go out and to come in.”
“The measure of choosing well, is. No man can “waste his subsatnce
whether a man likes and finds good in | in riotous living” and bring the conclu-
what he has chosen.”—Burke. sion of his life in splendour and vigor
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, we | To yery few of us will come the privil-
thank thee for the many endowments | ege of living as long as Joshua but at
thou hast g iven us. unworthy tho we | Jeast we can make good use of the days
are. Strengthen us in our choices that | that. we have to the honor and glory
elders and must rebuild it
them with moral, physical and spiritual
they may always be wise and blessed,
in Jesus’ name—Amen.
Tuesday, July 12
LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY
“Forty years old was I when Moses
the servant of the Lord sent me from
Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land,
and I brot him word again as it was
in mine heart.’—Joshua 14:7. Read
Josh. 14:6-9.
ant and hypocricy of the large num-
kept me alive, as he said, these forty | ber of church members, I believe that
youth does exceptionally well. Youth
is anxious to build a new world
world cannot be built apart from God.
Let us assist youth by living before
This
hem as though we believed what we
alk. ,
Prayer: Father in Heaven, we give
thee praise for the youth of our land
who face a world torn asunder by their
Undergird
strength. Deepen them in faith and
enlarge their vision, in Jesus’ name.—
Amen.
GRACE AT THE TABLE
O God our Father and our Friend,
Thanks for the food Thy love doth
send,
As we, Thy bounties now partake,
Make us anew for Thy son’s sake
Amen.
HYMN THAT LIVE
INVITATION HYMN
of God.
Prayer: Father, make our lives use-
ful in thy service. May we be enabled to
live to a ripe old age, if it pleases thee,
and may all our days be dedicated to
thee, In Jesus’ name—Amen.
Thursday. July 14
THE STRENGTH OF JEHOVAH
“T will go in the strength of the Lord
God: I will make mention of thy right-
May sagacious father was wont to tell Teousness, even of thine only.”—Psalm
me that a man did not have common
sense until he was forty. One of the
best sellers of non-fiction a few years
ago was a book entitled: “Life Begins
at Forty.” For Joshua life began at
forty because of the deep insight that
was his and his faith in God and in the
possibility of his people to undertake a
difficult task. Had Joshua lined up
with the dissenting ten life would not
have begun for him at forty but rather
would have ended in despair and dis-
couragement.
Professor Wieman in his book,
“Methods of Private Religious Living”
makes the following stimulating re-
marks: “By the time a man is forty.
or fifty he should have discovered some-
71:16. Read Psalm 71 :12-18.
“The strength of the Lord God!”
What a marvellous resource! Most of
us depend upon ourselves. We think
that whatever we have achieved of
excellence is from the force of our
own wilt and might. Even when we
deny that, our actions refute our denial.
How common it is to hear men boast-
ing of what they did here and what
they did there! The Psalmist said:
“T will make mention of thy righteous-
of Jehovah is a security against failure
and futility. Let a man go in His
strength, let a church march forward
of His strength—then all depressions
recessions, modern trends and the like.
ness, even of thine only.” The strength
1
Oh. how well do I remember how I
doubted day by day;
For I did not know for certain that my
sins were wshed away ;
When the Spirit tried to tell me, I
would not the truth receive
I endeavored to be happy, and to make
myself believe.
CHORUS
Oh, its real, its real, Oh, I know it’s
real;
Praise God, the doubts are settled, for
I know, I know it’s real
2
When the truth came close and search-
ing, all my joy would disappear,
For I did not have the witness of the
Spirit bright and clear;
If at times the
would appear before my mind,
Oh, it made me so unseasy. for God’s
smile I could not find.
3
So I prayed to God in earnest, and not
caring what folks said.
I was hungry for the blessing; my poor
soul it must be fed;
When at last by faith I touched Him,
and like sparks from smitten steel,
Just so quick salvation reached me, O
bless God, I know it’s real.
coming judgement
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i
JULY
en Sol is hottest
And a million brows are fanned,
New Yorkers lie on rooftops
fo get metropolitanned.
POEM FOR Y. P. PAGE
RESPONSIBILITY
“I go alone,” a youngster said
"No! Ne wise old man repl
“Don’t get that notion in your mind:
For walking always at your side
Wherever ye
a may
chance to tread
Are those
vide
from whom you can’t
all you say and all you do
plendid company must share:
This person
you think is you
Has standards yz
ious to bear
easons to be true
At home. abroad and ey
erywhere
you must belon
Your family, «
mtry, city, stat
Profession, trade and all the throng
That « you an associate
hare in your every right or wrong
Which cheapens them or keeps them
great.”
A. Guest
SNAPPY STORIES
Pussy-footing
Bishop Warren, of the MLE
tle preaching t
Churet
does not believe in
rich sinner
some pastor
RO at it in this ‘Brethren, you
Must repent, as it were, and be con-
erted, in a measure, or you'll be
famned, to some extent,”
Scandal
Bobby pointed to” a preacher and
isked
Mamma, who is that man?”
‘Hush, darling, that’s the man that
married me.”
Well, then, what's pa doing hanging
around our house all the time.”
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PROGRAM AT ST. JAMES,
ST, LOUIS, MISSOURI
Rev. Jonathan A, Dames, Pastor
The Class
Meeting Services
been the nuc
have
feus of our church since
3 mcipiency over one hundred years
ago. I[t is there that our
received their Msprration for Christian
The youth of today are
getting ;
but by means of a
of approach
Tnesday night,
forefathers
living
ac-
4 similar inspiration
far different method
cordingly
June 21st, was the
pecial class night of class No, 20 of
between the scholastic ages of high
school and college.
young people, under the trained leader-
ship of Mrs. Harriet Lamb Williams, | tive aptness with which he directs
with the aid of colorful bible pictures | proceedings.
and a projector machine, gave their
own intimate interpretations of
spiritual significance of their
throughout the year, with a sircerety
senior
and inspiring.
Under the caption “Illustrated Testi-
| developed. Group One, led by Miss
Hazel Jones, gave a Character Study
of the Women of the Old Testament.
Miss Gloria Saunders developed the
story of Rebekah; Miss Orie Williams,
the story of
the mysteries of modern science
clude the radio as an instrument
Miriam;
ied,
: Davis, the story of Esther.
Group Two, led by Miss Finetta
Dickerson, explained four vital episodes
di-|in the life of our Saviour from the
‘Life of our Lord” by Chas
sounding cymbals.
to the public. The Performance of
Miracles by Christ was described by Mr.
James Wilkins. Miss Lillie Pearl Da-
casts which
bade Peter to do likewise; and Miss
Hazel Jones related how Christ taught | cated black folk. Of the
z, by means of parables, illustrating one
instance. The last act of Jésus, on the
Cross was explained in its relationship
to the fifth commandment, by Miss
Hazel Carr.
The clim
was reached when the Third Group
gave a Catechetical Study of one of the
Sacraments of the A.M.E. Church | America.
through art appreciation. This group
was led by Mr. Ernest Wilkins, as-
sisted by Misses Ozie Williams and
Marvella Mattingly.
the
itually reverent or
“Wings Over Jordan”
Dr. Settle.
The
e,
Negroes of America.”
tamous painting “The Last Sup-
| Per” by Leonardo De Vinci, was made
,| With a brief outline of the Renaissance
Period.
the class service and the class won the
.| banners -for attendance and financial
report. The Junior Choir sang.
ery under the Spanish re
This program was not only indicative
the United States.
religious education, but showed con-
clusive that the program of the church
can be made interesting to young peo-
brious moanful melody would furnish
ple.
an engaging them for an ambitious can-
didate for the Doctorate. These spir-
itual furnish te cief contribution
which the Negro race in the New World
has yet made to the general culture of
the human spirit. Like all genuine
spiritual utterance, t
of jubilee expressed in the fir:
Settle, a number;
leveland,
and maintained by the Columbia
Broadeasting Company for the Ne-
groes of America.
My only knowledge ‘of Dr.
derived from his relation to thi:
aa ag ey
WINGS OVER JORDAN
“Wings Over Jordan” is the title of
a Sunday morning broadcast
melodies originated by Rev.
Negro Baptist clergyman of C
Ohio,
“When I went down in the
valley to pray,” “N
Trouble I See.”
There was no assignable personal au=
f thorship, they are a social product.
Settle is] Some unknown
is broad- | tle louder than th
: t ie rest caught the re-
east. [am thoroughly convinced how- | frain and Save it vogue. Some white
ever that he is a man of sound intelli- ¢aves-dropped overheard these plaintive
gene : 1 “
gence, deep seated piety and of earnest | melodies and made them a part of the
consecration and devotion to the wel-
ane $f fee | Musical repertoire of the nation. They
. now contribute an essential part to the
musical literature of the World, These
Spirituals come directly from the heart
His conduct of the
ogram is character-
d a reverent and devout spirit
which js deeper than the
Sunday morning pri
ized by
ot. James. This class is made up of
of a broadcast program.
requirement | of the Negro and appeal directly to the
also
por $ One must | heart of mankind,
admire his resourcefulness in de- They have a special mission and
The radio is being universally utilized | heart.
the | as a Sunday morning medium of wor-
study} ship before the regular church ser-
vices begin later on. The air is made] Away to Jesus.”
of purpose which was at once revealing | resonant with the radio matinee pro-
claiming “Lord in the Morning Thou
Shall Hear My Voive Ascending High.”
monials,” the following program was|Had psalmist been acquainted with quision was at one tim
Miss Juanita | praise along with the sound of the]s
Hubbard, that of Deborah; Miss Vivian | Trumpet, the psaltery ond the Harp,
Moore, that of Ruth; and Miss Laverne | the Timbrel and Dance, the Stringed
Instruments, and the Loud and high
We are thus reminded of the origi-
nal broadcast by the Angelic Choir -an-
Dickens | Nouncing upon the happy air, “Peace
which has only recently been’ released | on Earth; Good Will Among Men.”
Of all the Sunday morning Broad-
announcer of this broadcast
ax to this unusual program | States each Sunday morning that it is
maintained by the Columbia Broad-
casting System for the Negroes of
A friend of mine who has
always been on the alert against racial
discrimination remarked, “Why to the
Thave no doubt | Church, Rev.
An analysis of | that there are ten whites to every Ne- ¢
gro listener to “Wings Over Jordan.”
The spirituals sprung spontaneously
from the Negro soul exposed to the
Pecular environment of American slay-
; Twenty-eight young people attended] TY. They did not originate in Africa
nor yet in Latin America where the
Negro has had longer exposure to slay-
‘gime than in | Pastor’s Support
Just why the. pe-
of progressive thought in the field of |Culiar circumstances and situation of
slave contact with the Anglo-Saxon
race evoked this pecular plaintive lugu-
hese spirituals are | things, be” 40 communed. ~
St person, singular | pastor’s 13th year in the mi
THURSDAY, LY
spting froti the ead,
surpasses in Spiritual and Lyric appe
“Swing Low Sweet Chariot” or
of | dies in its musical repertoire. Sha!
shamed of the jewel in his head. R
lee melodies hold an important p
in their spiritual ritual.
Negro voices alone can render these
spirituals with their original intent and
meaning. Jubilee Singers are univers.
lace
bombarded the throne of | ally endowed by white sponsors to de
Heaven, none are more intense with
gave a spiritual interpretation of | Spiritual meaning, and power than those
when Christ walked on the water and | conveyed in the jubilee melodies which
sprung out of the soul of unsophisti-
light and-uplift the soul of white |is-
teners.
I want to urge my readers to tune
to the Columbia Broadcast at Nine o
numerous | clock on each Sunday morning to hear
jubilee broadcasts none are more spir-
“Wings Over Jordan.” Nowhere can
appealing than] the half hour be more profitably devot-
sponsored by|ed to the worship of God in purity of
spirit and the beauty holiness.
KELLY MILLER
et
De QUINCY, LA. Ag
The 2nd Quarterly Conference of the
Alexander District at Bethel A.M.E
Louis Benson, pasto:
convened Saturday, June dith, 7:30
P.M. with the P. E., Rey. Paul W
Baptiste in the chair, Reports wer:
made by each respective board. Re
markable progress under the leadership
of our beloved Pastor commendable
Praise being given for the wonder fu
work,
Ces ~.$138.83
District Conference .. 37.50
Poor and other uses ... 5.05
Quarterly Assessment . 15.00
Total raised by Trustees . 75.75
W.H. & F. M. Society’ . 27.94
Sunday School .........,...... 7.21
POR ert sachet gene oe $307.28
On Ist Sunday our Honorable and
Beloved Pastor preached an uplifting
soul stirring” sermon, “How can these
Being our
inistry, we
honored him with a Jubilee and raised
obody Knows the| for him a purse of $48; we are elated
to have our honorable Pastor’s wife in
her home again after having been in
St. Louis, Mo. in her illness, under the
Negro with voice a lit-| care of a specialist. Sisters E. 1.
Clark, A. Blackman, D. Walker and
A. J. Beard sponsored a surprise for
her'in behalf of W. H. & F. M. So-
ciety of Bethel, a Purse of money was
given, also a large box of groceries and
delicacies, we are Praying for a full and
speedy recovery, we are asking prayers
in the work; our church ‘is free of in-
debtedness. :
Rey. Louis Benson, Pastor
SM Ay J: Beard
: a wea THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938
“ ,
the adolescent members of the church | vising such a spiritual enterprise as | meaning to the would be so
well as his persuasiveness in introducing | Negro of this day and gene
These} the Columbia Broadcasting System to] discover him to himself, rem
support and maintain it and the execu-
Phisticatey
Fation any
inding hin
that the chief contribution of hs rice
the] to the culture of the world May yo,
1 but from the
Nothing yet written in Attierica
ALLEN CHRISTIAN
al
"Steal _ piscussion of the Scripture
a]
The Negro intelligentia ambitious {,
reveal to his white competitors in ,),.
stract scientific and philanthropic dis.
€ disposed {,
he | spurn the jubilee melodies because of
doubtless would have added another | their lowly orgin. I can distinctly ;».
instrument to his orchestra, and we | member whetthe c
hoir of a great No.
would have been called upon to in-
gro University disdained jubilee melo-
e-
Peare somewhere tells of the toad».
ut
the white race evinced the disposition
to take these tnelodies up where jh.
Negro leaves off. Till today the jubi-
ec
—
ENDEAVOR LEAGUE
ae
Topic for July 10
Heroes of Missions in Other Lands
Acts 16:19-35
Could Paul and Silas be called “for-
eign missionaries?” To what country
had they come? Why were they
thrown into prison? Do you know of
i \ other missionaries that have been
i into prison? What other hardships
ae missionaries need to endure? How
were Paul and Silas released from pris-
on? What eflect did their release have
on the jailor? Does God always re-
fease His missionaries when they are
iy trouble? Why? What makes this
, good passage to use in connection
with this subject?
The Topic Explained
The Third Quarterly Conference of
the Park Place A.M.E. Church, Home-
stead, Pennsylvania was held on Sun-
There are at least three subjects on
vhich every Christian should be~in-
- , LS 1 auxil-
formed: (1) the Bible and its plan of day, June 5, with Dr. Jas. W. Jarvis | that he wanted all boards and a
calvation, (2) the principal points in
the formation and history of the church,
3) the way in which missionaries have as we know, in that on Saturday, June
carried the gospel around the world. 4th, the pastor was notified that the
the Great Commission, “Go ye into all | presiding Elder desired to hold the
the world,” has been taken seriously Quarterly Conference immediately af-
in every generation from the apostles ter the eleven o'clock sermon in order
until now. Some of the most courage- | ¢, proceed to other urgent business in
s people the world has known have other parts. Dr. Jarvis delivered a
een the servants of Christ who have} ;eay spiritual sermon followed by Quar-
ne afar with the gospel. terly Conference.
presiding. i
This Church set a precedent as far
What Foreign Missionaries. Teach Us ,The Steward department kept up the
% standard set by our pastor, Rev. J. H.
(Five Juniors should be prepared in| yack in the first quarter under his
sivance to discuss in a conversational | . 4ministration more than 21 months
way the following points, each stating ago by presenting the Presiding Elder
one point, and all asking questions and] with his quarterly stipend before the
fering comments. At the close the sermon, not raising any Presiding El-
rest of the Juniors may present addi-| ger Claims in the Quarterly Conference
ional ideas.) meeting. The claims are always
1. Foreign missionaries teach us| through the budget far in advance of
that no sacrifice is too great to make | ty. quarterly meeting.
or Jesus Christ. Indeed, they do not) [, 1936 on September 27th, when our
ook upon their absence from home and} present pastor came to us, he found
om dear ones as a trial. They have}, scattered flock with more. than 60%
much real joy in service. not only scattered but not attending
2. They teach us that the gospel] church at all and those attending de-
pplies to all people, of every race and pressed and not knowing what to do.
ountry, for wherever missionaries have ,But our pastor came and said to us,
cone with the message, there have been] | come as a brother in Christ, and you
hearts to receive it. 2 are my brothers and sisters.
3. They teach us that prayer will] We are children of the same Father;
solve many problems, and carry the | we love and serve the same Christ, we
believer through many dangers, includ- | shall worship and work for the same
ing storms, sickness, mobs, and war. church, and we have hope for the
4. They teach us that patient labors | ,ame ‘heaven.
‘re rewarded even though the progress And while I cannot give you my com-
s slow; that the time spent in learning plete policy to-night, I can tell you,
a language or in building a hospital or | jike St. Paul, I determine to know
chool is-well spent. _ nothing among you but Jesus; and my
5. They teach us that to live a life] every act shall be guided by love, and
like Christ would live is the best sort|] shall preach the Gospel as revealed
of teaching, for it reaches people whom to me,—nothing more and nothing less.
language or books cannot reach. Any- From that night it appeared that new
body, even a savage, can understand | {ife was breathed into the Church and
the message of a loving heart. over $7000.00 were raised and _the
Daily Verses
ae Jay Z ees Lone) meee F., July 8. Schweitzer, the ater ‘s
= = Seats ¢ Mark 16 :15-20.
" Tuly 5. Carey, the Sens 1S., July 9. Judson and wife, Anne.
Acts 18:1-11.
W., July 6. Williams, the martyr.
: . Topic—Heroes of Mis-
Acts 12:1-5. | Sun.July 10 ai
T., Jul 7, Morris at China’s door. ~ sions in Other Lands. Acts ee 35:
Be \ Rev, 3:20 —Christian Endeayor World
: 1 ON, ~
THE CHURCH WITH A PROGRAM
PARK PLACE A.M.E. CHURCH, Homestead, Pa.
membership increased in the same pro-
portion.
Stewards to make a budget.
ference assessments have been simpli-
y Rey.
fied so that such announcements are | Sermon by Re
uncalled for and eliminated.
colle SSI IOS STR Sate SS
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
The pastor gave the Board to know
aries to function, and the Trustees anc
Elder, Educational, and Annual Con-
The evening service on quarterly con-
ference day was graced with the Rev.
i Editor of |Sherman,
Hae eee age ers taking a part on the program
). W. Stephens, C. P. Hobbs, J. P
Lampkins, D. S. Saunders, S.S. Batey.
A AY.
sermon was delivered by Dr. J. L.
Butler and was a splendid message.
the Christian Recorder, Philadelphia,
Pa. Dr. Singleton preached a great
sermon, he is one of the great Edi-
tors of all Methodism.
Report of the Third Quarterly Con-
ference:
Sunday School np Oo. OL
Woman’s M.M. Society 27.69
Young Woman's Aux. 9.51
Senior Choir 53.32
Usher Board 59.81
Pennie Club A err
Senior Stewardess Board ....--
Stewardess Board No. 2......
Stewardess Board No. 3 ..
Pastor’s Aid
Steward Board ...
Trustee Board
19.82
14.87
Grand total .......-.-+.- $1869.56
Rey. J. H. Mack, Pastor
Rey. Jas. W. Jarvis, P. E.
M. J. Anderson
SAVANNAH, GA.
The Seventy Third Anniversary of
St. Philip A.M.E. Church, West
Broad arid Charles Streets, Savannah,
Ga. Rey. S. R. Dinkins, pastor, just
closed after a week’s celebration June
13-19th, was a grand success. The his-
tory is emblazoned with worthwhile ac-
complishments which started with its
organization on June 16th, 1865, on Hull
Street, occupied now by the Old St.
Philip Church known as the St. Philip
Monumental Church, now pastored by
Dr. D. W. Stephens, where African
Methodism saw the light of day in
this State. For over! forty years it
served gloriously the community from
this location and in the storm of 1896
the old Church was swept away by the
storm. a
one portion decided to rebuild the razed x
edifice and the other portion decided
to move and they purchased a wooden
church from Trinity, white Methodist
Church on Charles and West Broad
Sts. pastored by the late Dr. L. He
Smith, and then the late Dr. R. He
Singleton who built the present brick
church. Ss
pastored by a number of able ministers
during these years and on Monday
night, June 13th, the opening of the
73rd anniversary was begun with a rare
program of numbers by Mrs. Pearl
Leaks, M. H. Jones, Nancy Simmons,
Edith C. Sherman and the fashion re-
view by Mrs. H. B. Dinkins, the Di-
rectress. ‘
Mrs. M. E. Harper and Mrs. M.
De Vaughn acted as the Mistress of
Ceremonies to a crowded church.
night, Mr. S. A.
ceremonies.
it
with Mrs.
Ceremonie:
as follows: t
30.01 | Dr. E. W. Verner, Mrs. Frankie Tap-
98 54| ley, Rev. C. S: Stripling, Rev
16.00 Johnson.
eral Home and St
» PAGE SEVEN
St. Philip Church has been
Tuesday night was business men’s
Jones, Master of
Addresses by Mr. Clements of the
North Carolina Insurance Co. ; Mr.L.
hs
Company; Dr. E. J cs
Royal Funeral Home and St. Philip’s
4 | Choir.
of the Pilgrim Insurance
Smith; Music by
Brooks
Wednesday night was the Baptist
Ministers Alliance of Savannah; Rev.
R. Dudley,
Master of Ceremonies;
C. W. Anthoney.
Remarks by Rev. W. J. Bolden
Thursday night was the Evangelical
Ministers Union night; Rev. W. O. P.
Oth-
Revs
Master of Ceremonies
Aiken, A. J. Glanton. The
Friday night was education night
L. M. Young, Mistress of
Those taking a part on the program
Addresses on Education by
Ezra
Music by S. A
Philip’s Choir
a great day in connec-
Jones Fun-
Sunday was
390.45 | tion with the third quarterly confer-
680.23 | ence.
Selection by the Boys’ Choir of St
Philip- Church.
Church History by Brother J
son.
Annfversary Sermon by Rey. W. O.
P. Shermon, Presiding Elder—Text St
Matthew 16:18. “And I say also unto
thee, That thou art Peter, and upon
this rock I will build my church; and
the gates of hell shall not prevail a-
Brin-
gainst it.”
At 3 P. M. Sunday afternoon Dr.
J. O. J. Taylor, the pastor of Grace
M. E. Church delivered a very able
sermon. 5
The closing was delivered
Sunday night at 8 P.M. by the Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. W. O. P. Sher-
man. Text, Micah 6:8. “What doth the
Lord require of thee, but to do justly,
love mercy and to walk humbly with
God.” :
$300.00 was raised during the Anni-
versary aside from paying the Presid-
ing Elder in full. :
Rey. S. R. Dinkins and officers and
members made this occasion one long
to be remembered and not soon to be
forgotten by the large number who at-
sermon
The congregation became divided as
to the rebuilding of the old structure,
tended the celebration,
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PAGE EIGHT
A MAN WITH COURAGE AND
VISION
In the affairs of today both in State
and Church there seems to be a great
unrest the what
he
and
question arises,
can ¢ to bring the desired con-
ditions?
Springs, Ark., and the A. M. E. Gen-
eral Conference and its sessions. The
A. M. E. Church selected one of its
sons and a native son of Arkansas to
represent the great church and to carry
fraternal greetings to that great body,
in the person of Dr. John H. Clay-
born of Little Rock, Ark. The daily
“In our last phase of our travel we|Supt., Miss Alberta Mae Jones, Paper
must turn to our youth, and much of |—‘What relation is the Junior to the
our success as’ a church and race |Senior?”—Miss Marion Duncan, Th
tomorrow depends upon the type of | Young People entered into the discus.
education we give them today. We | sion wholeheartedly which added much
have “A. B.’s and M. A’s”. almost in| zest to the Convention. A unique pro.
every town. Our “Ph.D’s.” are multi- | gramme was réndered by the following.
plying while they win distinction in]The Toronto Mission Jubilee Singers
every field of knowledge, but these }sang jubilantly, the Oakville Mother
schools are finding that degrees and| Pearls and Allen Star rendered mus; a
diplomas pass as current coin when|and recitative selections which Were
they seek to secure positions or employ- | well received and the Oakville y, Ww,
delivered in a masterly way. But who | ment in commercial business and indus- | A. blended their voices in song.
could believe in advance that Dr. Clay- | trial and civic fabric of the nation’s] The Young People’s hour was envig-
born had sufficient grace of God, the | life. It remains for the church to] orating and added enthusiasm to |
vision and courage to stand in the] direct our youth to lofty ideals, to in- | Conference.
heart of the South and issue such a | dustrial pursuits. and to lucrative posi-]. The A.C.E. League Convention ya,
challege to the white South and the|tions. It has been the race's rolling |so ably conducted by the Dist. Sup
M. E. Church South. He said, in part: | point, its anchor that has enabled us| Mrs. Lillian Wright. Paper—‘Richard
“Yes America’s injustices, inequalities, | to out-ride the storm of criticism, preju- | Allen the man of this hour’—Mic,
lynching, kidnapping, disfranchisement, | dice, segregation and proscription.” Eleanor Crawford; “Ways and Mean,
each offer a challenge to our present} Dr. Clayborn has found that faith | of drawing Young People into the Lea.
day Christianity. We are asking, are}in God through Christ Jesus stands | gue”—Miss Alberta Mae Jones.
there any words that carry the full} head and shoulder above every thing] Sunday School Convention under
safe demands | else, and has meant success to him. energetic leadership of Mr. James Mc-
where his full measure of political,]_ The Government, State and Church} Aleer. Paper—‘Modern Methods oj
economic, civil and social rights? Free-|meed men of his conviction, courage | keeping the Young People interested in
dom, justice and equality are words | and vision to direct their affairs. the church”—Miss Bertha Hackley
that like they have lost their] I do not believe one could find a] Paper—“How to make the Sund
significiance in America. better measuring stick to give his |School more interesting’—Miss D
Nations are ading other nations | papers printed his cut and a write-up
of praise the next day.
All who know Dr. Clayborn knew
his address would be a master-piece,
them of their terri-
The op-
and using them as
and disp
ssesing
eedom. rich are
denomination 1¢
throw the. other.
nations are br 1 into
1 con-
t the
at the
other fellow and blaming him for the ning which youch
Episcopal
[ts denimina-
1 the midst of a seem
v at times is much
a d 1¢ it looked like Christianity genuine brotherhood are| Measure of worth than this address,|thy Duncan; Paper—“A Scholar's
( £¥5 Sink Phe panat The world is asking to-]and I feel that all who want to see] Preparation on the Sunday School
e I ( its holding. }day can America’s Christianity cross | our church take-its rightful place and | Lesson’”—Mr. Alvin Duncan; “How to
f Church Extension
vas color line? Can it stand the stain ;take step toward driving out factions;make the Sunday School go”—Mis;
and test of Jesus Christ?” and strife from the A. M. E. connection | Marion Duncan; “How can we best
\gain he said: “American Christi- ]@nd bring calm, join with the 12th Dis- | harmonize the popular Amusements
ity faces a great social economic, po- | trict and help us elect him to the | with te Sunday School’—Miss All
litical crisis if it continues to com- | Bishopric in 1940 in the coming General | Mae Jones. A worthwhile address on
to keep our | promise and ever surrender and resort | Conference. We believe him to be|Laymen Work in African Methodism
nany|to race hatred, race prejudice and | guided by the grace of God and having | was delivered by Mr. S. S. Scott, the
ion only in a small way.
Missionary Department
was far
to
neet its
Educational
and
2 schools must |quibling over the fundamentals of | courage and vision, and will go for-|chairman of the Laymen’s Movement
hort! inancial De-| Methodism and the teaching of Jesus. | ward. The spirit ran high throughout the
partment was unable to pay 60 per cent | Its tottering and falling from the foun-| REV. JOHN WHITMORE, Pastor | sessions. All papers and addresses
t tions dation of “good-will” “brotherhood” | Shorter Chapel A. M> E. Church, | were well prepared and the discussions
de lation was torn into |and “love, upon which it was built. Okmulgee, Okla. | Were enlightening. All reports were
ind these factions waring | What has it.to offer today? If the excellent. " =
t each other, black Americans can survive the social] TORONTO DISTRICT The Committee on Resolutions
¢ forget we are
the representatives |and political inferno through which
and Christiar which | they are passing, they should take
» the world, loye | Courage and with rapid growing mental
CONFERENCE | through its Secretary, Mr. Andrew
Shanks, tendered a vote of thanks 1
District Conference was | the Presiding Elder, the entertaini
f Christ
hr
ligion
hould only present t;
The Toronto
ellowship, peace. harmony, and service | development they will soon as great | held at Turner A.M.E. Church, Oak- | church, all those participating and the
to God and our fellowman crusaders for justice and righteousness | Ville, Ontario, on Saturday, June 11th, hospitality given to the conference.
The leaders and hope to be leaders|and take their rightful place in the] Rev- C. Peyton Jones, the Presiding] The conference was well attended
tway from Christ and His doc- |-moral, spiritual leadership of the Negro | Elder and host. ;
Ives as the way | and rescue the world from infidel Chris-
followers wilt | tianity.”
of Christ and His
Among the visitors were Rey. Thos
The day began with the sunrise pray- Woodcock who extended greeting
er at 6 A. M. After the devotional| from the Winsor District and Mrs
He severely criticised and scored the | Services led by Brother S. S: Scott of ] Maud E. Bonner, a member of Mothe:
Methodist Episcopal Church South,| Toronto, the Conference began proper | Bethel A.M.E. Church, New York
lead, whether | for the attitude they took as a Chris- | With the Annual Sermon “Occupy until | City gave encouraging remarks. Rev
vay or large way, they|tian body, among the many things.|! come,” enthusiastically preached by |J. W. Wright, pastor of Grant A.M]
eed to rule of he said, “It is strange to think that| Presiding Elder Jones. The Lord’s| Church, Toronto gave unrelenting sup
believe that God stiff }@lmost a century of American growth, | Supper was administered to the confer. | Port to the Convention.
ind are trusting in His only Son | Progress, education and religious toler-]nce- The organization of the confer-] The District Officers elected are :
_the Christ—helieve He will bring | ance. free thinking, the same old ghost | nce, the election of the Secretary §.| District Missionary Pres.—Mrs. |
us safely to the other We stiff}came back that stood around the |S- Scott. Appointment of the commit-|A- P. Jones. ¥
God raise up a man or|Church doors of the great Methodist | tees: The Literary reports given are} District Missionary Secretary—Mrs
where and some time who | family prior to 1844, Slavery! Thus | 28 follows: ; Vera Clark.
the faith, vision and courage !the color line issue came back to the “The Financial Ability of the people District Y. P. D. Supt.—Miss Al
fo stand up in these critical times, in| front in the debate. It is history now throughout the District”—Mr. $, §, berta M. Jones.
the face of persecution, turmoil as to what the Methodist of the white | Scott; “Moral Conditions”—Rev. J. w.| District Y. P. D. Secretary—Miss
Sroup shall do. The only question re- | Wright; “What are the people doing | Margaret Gains.
mains for answering is what will the | or Missions?”—Mrs. Elizabeth: Hack-|_ District A.C.E. League Supt.—Mrs
Methidist of our group do?” ley; “Conditions of Public Schools”—| Lillian Wright.
What man or woman would stand | Evangelist L. A. P. Jones. District A.C.E. League Secretary—
Present them
oO get who
instead
if they get in
ruin
we who
Jesu
side
believe will
men some
will have
; handi-
caps, forsaken, misrepre
sented and pro-
claim Christ
f and His principles. Out
of a life undefiled. When Israel was
in bondage, God raised up Moses. When
Israel had bag ksliden
God raised up| in the heart of the South and issue | The District Missionary Convention | Miss Helen Baird. :
Prophets, When the world was en-|such a challenge. Not since the days | 4S Presided by the efficient President,| District Sunday School Supt.—Mr
couraged in sin, God gave His Son,|f Bishop Henry M. Turner, with | Mrs. L. A. P. Jones. After remarks | James McAleer. ‘
When Christianity was alf but forgotten | ¢nough Christianity, courage and vision | bY President the convention sang heart-| District Sunday School Secretary—
wait a reform needed, God gave ts | to hurl to the world stich stuborn facts ily “I am on the Battlefield.” Miss Ethel Gains. “
Wesley and others When the Ne-|and presenting Christ and Christian The papers read are as follows : The Lay delegates elected to the An-
groes faith in God and a right to wor-
religion as the only cure for such ills.
muzzled, God raised up
Neither education or science did he
offer.
“The Missionary Society and its re-{nual Conference which convenes i!
lation to the local church”—Mrs. Amon | Windsor Aug. 25th are: Mrs. L. A
Duncan; “Ontario Conference, its prob-|P. Jones and Mr. S. S. Scott.
Again he struck a fatal blow at |!ms and possibilities”—Mrs. Vera| The Conference closed midst great
those who say Education is our saviour | Clark; “Temperance and Missions”— | rejoicing and appreciation to the gre!
\ and issued a second challenge in favor | Mrs. Isabella Duncan. The Young | chieftain of the District.
* attention was centered on Hot Of Christ and his Church, by saying, People’s Convention presided by Dist, —Miss Alberta M. Jones
ship was being
a Richard Allen
Tn fact in every age God has raised
uP an emergency man
Just a few weeks ago the Methodist
world’ ,
4 ES
=
Rev. M. W. Thornton, Pastor
WARD A. M. E. CHURCH
46th & Aspen Streets
Philadelphia, Pa.
M.—Early Prayer Service
M.—Morning Service
M.—Sunday School
M.—Evening Service
Pp. M—Every Friday—Class and
Prayer Meeting.
ST. MATTHEWS A. M. E. CHURCH
57th & Summer Street
Philadelphia, - Pa.
Rey. Hermon F. Tyree, Pastor
1.00 A. M—Sermon by Pastor
BETHEL A, M. E. CHURCH
Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Rev. 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.
1:00 A. M—Morning Worship
7: 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
ight,
Prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Rev. A, Norman Clark. Pastor
THE LAITY OF THE AFRICAN
ETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD
THE CHURCH’S PROGRAM AN!
EPISCOPACY
The African Methodist Episcopal
Church js one of the first organizations
Pf this nation. Its establishment fol-
"ered close upon the birth of indepen-
't Methodism in the United States.
Just as the spirit of freedom in re-
‘us, social and economic thought
"mated the followers of John Wesley
| Uifetter their societies from the
hurch of England” so this same
*nt aroused the souls of black men
pd Women. They worshipped jointly
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
Where To Go To Church
with their white brothers but there was
crystallizing hearts and minds a new
hope and desire for an independent and
unrestricted opportunity to worship God
according to the dictation of their own
consciences, as revealed to them by faith
and divine guidance, This spirit ma-
terialized in the foundation of the
African Methodst Episcopal Church
dedicated to the acceptance of God our
Father, Christ our Redeemer and Man
our brother. With this Spirit as the
Churches’ motto the Fathers of Afri-
can Methodism of the first century of
its existence gave to society the great-
est Negro institution known to the
world, Its past history is an open
challenge to the present generation of
Negro culture, to preserve and improve
upon:
The Laity of our church who are
tudents of history. economics and social
science realize and respect the pro-
gram of African Methodism down thru
the years. We read with pride the
records of the sacrificial services of
the Fathers of the early church. The
spirit of Richard Allen, Morris Brown,
Edward Waters, Paul Quinn, Daniel
ee
Church to be several jumps ahead of
any Race organization in a program
to meet the problems ofa new social.
economic, and political order. Our
church leaders in the past were quali-
fied and dared to champion the cause
of our race before legislative bodies, in
fields of culture, and all other depart-
ments of human activities. Our general
conferences, composed of the best brain
and most consecrated men of the
church, enacted such legislation as was
needed to safe-guard and guide the
Old Ship for its first century. The
Episcopacy of the church during that
period held sacred the laws and the
discipline and realized that there were
no liberties outside of the laws of our
church. On such a foundation and
with such a heritage the African Meth-
odist Episcopal Church closed out the
first century of its existence.
We are proud of this “House of
none of them doctors of divinity or
master of liberal art, visualized the
needs of the teeming thousands who
were to enter the folds of African
Methodism. In 1880 shortly after the
session of that general conference the
bishops, in bold contrast to the spirit
of some of our present day leaders, spon-
sored the organization of “The Con-
nectional, Literary, Historical, and Edu-
Payne, A. N. Wayman, Shorter, Henry
McNeil Turner, Abraham Grant and
their colleagues has established for
African Methodism %a place in the
Sun. These Noble Fathers’ deeds have
been engraved upon the tablet of time
and deposited in the chambers of an
indestructible Past. I challenge any
readers of their biography to cite any
instance of selfishness or personal ag-
grandizement in their lives as church] dism to restrict any constructive pro-
men. They were sold to the cause of
the church and only rejoiced in the
cross of Jesus Christ. The early church
cational Association of the A- M. E.
Church” to promote the interest of
African Methodism and to promote the
social, economic and educational ad-
vancement of the Race—the move is the
prototype of the present day trend of
the Lay moyements of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. (See
Turner’s Methodist Polity.)
It is not the spirit of African Metho-
gram of its laity. The A. M. E. Church’s
tradition is to lead rather than follow.
but under our current church program
PAGE NINE
as an approach to dictatorship, facism
and Nazism. The Laity of the A. M.
E. Church. in common with all true
American citizens, hold in contempt
anything that smacks of unrestricted
centralization of power. We hold as
laymen that the democratic form of
government in our church is imperative
and must be maintained if African
Methodism survive in the future.
The policy of the A.M.E. Church’s
Episcopacy in the future will fashion
the destiny of the A.M.E. Church)
From the ranks of our ministry must
come only Christian men with conse-
crated lives. to be elevated to the of-
fice of Bishop. Men who merit the
office by virture of qualifications, char-
acter, and usefulness to the church and
race. Men who buy their way into of-
fice do not make good and are not to
be trusted; already our church has suf-
fered from this growing curse. The
lack of respect for men in office is due
in a large measure to the lack of con-
fidence in the man.
In 1940 the A.M.E. Church should
purge itself of all un-godliness and re-
consecrate itself to the work so nobly
begun by the Fathers of yester-years.
Our Episcopacy, priest-hood, and laity
are equal to the emergency
Without regards to
thet
tionalism,”
-.ext Man Up Policy” and ma-
chine politics. we must put God in the
equation at the General Conference of
1940 to save the Church.
Our bishops of the class of 1940 are
to carry the church program for the
next twenty-five years. They should
be men of culture, sympathetic. capable
of approaching the New World Prob-
lems of a changing social order as well
as holding fast to effective old methods;
balanced in judgement, respecting
church laws and the rights of others;
courageous but calm when under fire;
men walked hundreds of miles, going | our laity is denied the support of our | Progressive in all things and responsive
from one mission or circuit to another,
in order to feed the Bread of Life to
humanity. They -were the victims of
violence, forced to suffer much priva-| partment of the general church and
tion, and in many cases were cast into
prison as aggitators of that epoch of|conference. This is also true of every
history. Truly they were prepared by] other branch of Methodism, with the
the Grace of God and sacrifice to guide
our destiny as “Chief pastors” of the
church.
The’ African Methodist Episcopal
Church took her place in the Van
early life of this Republic.
Life found African Methodism there.
true as the anvil to the stroke:
days of American bondage, our church
was a rainbow of Hope to the slaves;
Episcopacy in developing the Lay Or-
ganization. Yet in the C. M. E. Church
the Lay Organization exists as a de-
is so recognizéd by the C. M. E: general
exception of the A. M. E. Church.
The “collective intelligence” of+the
laity of the A. M. E. Church is unex-
celled by any other group and their
Nearly one
Guard of American Progress in jthe}half million dollars annually is paid
Every mile | by us in dollar money to finance the
stone of advancement in our National | administrative cost of church govern-
A like amout is paid for mis-
In the} sions, education and other charitable
In view of our being such an
indispensible factor in our church we
loyalty is unquestionable.
ment.
work.
to the social economic and religious“
needs of the people of the church—Page
This Group of Men Please!! This A
M. E. Church Needs Them
J. Louis Ransom, M.D.
Topeka, Kansas
Representing “Connectional and Na-
tional Lay Organization of the A.M.E
Church” in the United States and For-
eign fields.
“MOULTRIE, GEORGIA”
The Third Quarterly Conference was
held Friday night, May the 10th, at
Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church with
Dr. C. C. Crouch, Presiding Elder of
the Moultrie District. Rev. A. C.
Danforch, pastor. The business side
during the reconstruction period follow- | should not be denied that representation } #8 well as the spiritual part was un-
ing the civil war the A. M. E. Church ! common to the laity of other denomina- | "sually good, largely attended.
Each
guided the destiny of 4,000,000 freed-|tions. Thru it all we are tolerant but | auxiliary of the church had their re-
men.
we are however, a people of personal | Ports ready.
The Presiding Elder was
Our schools were established as a | initiativeness and subject to the influ-} Well pleased at the work that’s being
medium to eradicate ignorance and | ences of our social economic and spirit- | ¢arried on, of course we have a pastor
superstition as well as to arouse a
ual environment.
Just as all loyal that every one should be pleased with,
sense of Moral and social responsi- | American citizens believe in the un- | he is putting his very soul in the work.
bility in the Negro. The A. M. E.| compromising preservation of the con- Sunday was a high day, the Presiding
Church house was a haven of refuge | stitution of the United States of Ameri-
Elder preached two very able sermons.
for the Negro who was burdened in| ca so do we as the laity of the A. M. | Sunday A. M. he preached from Eze-
mind and soul. In short our church | E. Church hold in reverence the Organic eee His subject pas, ‘the river
awakened the spiritual and intellectual | Laws restricted rules, and the authority of life, " Was a master piece. Eve-
potentialities of the Negro, disciplined | delegated to the Episcopacy of the | ™/ng Services, he preached from Bean
his thoughts and lifted him to the] African Methodist Episcopal Church. 44. God is Oe refuge, TWGAS God
highest plain of Christian living and| The abuse of power or the arbitrary loves and Pities his children. The
policy of any bishop is a repudiation of Presiding Elder closed with some very
It has been the policy and tradition | constituted authority and is construed | ¢Couraging remarks.
good citizenship.
of the African Methodist Episcopal] Allen” the great African Methodist
7
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From Other Papers
HUSBAND'S POCKET
IS NOT HIS CASTLE
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June—(UP).
—Police Judge Silas Orr today upheld
the right of a woman to take money
from her husband’s trousers pockets.
He acquitted Mrs. Edith Swaing on a
charge of stealing $16.50 from her mate.
“The money your husband has, under
your marriage contract, is half yours,”
said Judge Orr. “Therefore you cannot
steal it.”
COURT UPHOLDS DEATH
FOR SCOTTSBORO YOUTH
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June —
(I.N.S). — The Alabama Supreme
Court today affirmed the death sen-
tence of Clarence Norris. one of the
“Scottsboro Negroes,” and fixed Aug-
ust 19 as the date for his execution.
The court last week had affirmed pris-
on sentences of two others of the de-
fendants.
31,819,000 ON FARMS
WASHINGTON, June —(AP)—The
agriculture department reported today
the nation’s farm population on Jan-
uary 1 was the largest since 1910. It
was estimated at 31,819,000 or 90,000
greater than a year earlier.
SON OF THE G. E, HAYNES
IS WILBERFORCE GRADUATE
WILBERFORCE, OHIO ~— At the
seventy-fifth commencement of Wil-
berfotce University, George Edmund
Haynes, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs.
George E. Haynes, New York, received
the degree of Bachelor of Science.
Mr. Haynes has beer especially in-
terested in séciology and social admin-
istration. He is also giving special at-
tenton to psychology and may do grad-
uate work in social science the coming
year. His father is executive secre-
tary of the Department of Race Rela-
tions of the Federal Council of Church-
es, and his mother is well kriown in po-
litical and social circles in New York
and other cities.
METHODIST LAYMEN START
FUND TO FIGHT MERGER
~ Atlanta, Ga.—Formation of a sub-
Committee of 33 to solicit funds in four
Southern States to finance the fight
against unification was announced Sa- |
turday by the executive committee of
the Laymen’s Organization for Preser-
vation of the Southern Methodist
Church.
Milton S. Bell of Milledgeville, Ga.,
was named treasurer. The organiza-
tion is opposed to the church’s stand
for unification mainly because of the
fear that Negro members will be placed
on a basis of equality with the Southern
| PHILADELPHIA — (C) ~
REV. I- B. GRANDERSON ’
e VISITING NEW York
The Rev. I. B. Granderson, Presid,
ing elder of the New Orleans Distrigf
of the A.M.E. Church and a Member
of the Missionary Board, is jy Neg
York attending the meeting of the For
eign Mission Board of which the Revd
L. L. Berry is President.
He has been a subscriber to Tha
New York Age for many years a
was a welcome visitor at The Age of
fice on Saturday. While in the City
he is stopping at the Harlem y, M
Coa. F
He remained over to witness th
Louis-Schmeling fight on Wednesday
night- at the Yankee Stadium.
SAYS NEGRO CHURCH ~
HAS NEW PROBLE
CHICAGO, Ill. — (ANP) — Ii the
church wishes to regain the respect of
the modern Negro, it must help him
with his social problems and forget its}
theological bias, social aloofness and ra-|
cial complex, Bishop W. J. Walls of
the A.M.E. Zion Church said a speec
delivered last Thursday to the student
and faculty of the Divinity School of
the University of Chicago where he
has been doing research work
Bishop Walls said the race can no
Icnge: boast of not having arty infidels
and pointed to the National Negro con
gress which met here in 1936 unde
Communist influence and the tendenc
he found among some of the young
people there to belittle the church
Since then he: has given the problem
serious consideration, and has
that little has been done to aid th
in its every-day problems.
“The church must make itsel! ade-
quate to the task of the present,” 3
op Walls said. “We must get th
tecostal courage to attack with Jc
the things that destroy our peop
set the race with renewed hope
march toward a redeemed destin
must somehow convince these |
that God does care and his church is
a reality of that evidence.
und
race
2 BISHOPS OFFICIATE
WHEN MAJOR WRIGHT'S ]
GRANDDAUGHTER WEDS
Major
R. R. Wright. Sr., President 0! thé
Citizens: & Southern Bank and found’
of the Wright family, gave his grande
daughter, Grace Lydia. in marriage '
Rev. Dwight Vincent Kyle, so" °
Prof. and Mrs. Duncan H. Kyle ”
Clarksburg, W. Va., at the hom? of
the Major, 554 North 58th stree!, ™
Tuesday evening, June 14, as Bisho?
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pishop. David H. Sims, of the A.
E. Church, performed the cere-
Bgl marked by simplicity, the
ding was one of the most beautiful
ithe s¢asotls The spacious living
s bedecked with flowers and
4 ct
Bs while a beautifiil arch of
rgrecns
hite ;
pridal pair.
mhe bridal attendants were Miss Des-
Winfrey of Lorain, O., maid of
nor; Mrs. Gertrude Thomas, sister
the groom; Mrs. Alberta Harris,
ter of the bride and little Miss Gwen-
hyn Wright, daughter of Mr. and
< £. C. Wright, and cousin of the
ig
ide
The groom was attended by his bro-
ier, Page Kyle, of Raleigh, N. C.
The bride was lovely in white mots-
Hine de soie with seed pearl yoke,
| with orange blossom coronet. A-
nd her neck was a beautiful dia-
ond-studded locket, the gift of her
fandiather. Falling from her bouquet
lillics of the valley and white roses
s a lovely rosary, the gift af the
Foo!
OUTH IS FIRST
0 GRADUATE FROM
ARYLAND UNIVERSITY
OLLEGE PARK, Md., June -
NP) — At Saturday’s commence-
nt exercises at the University of
yland Law School, Donald Murray,
12th in a class of 37 students,
ed the distinction of being the first
ored graduate since the school be-
me a state institution. There were
7 white students in the graduation
SS.
furr
rst
*
is also a graduate of Am-
College, and after passing the
ate bar exams, plans to practice in
Itimore. His graduation recalls the
cessful fight waged three years ago
\ttorney’s Charles Hoyston and
hurgood Marshall, NAACP counsel,
have the color bar at the school re-
oved and Murray admitted as a stu-
nt. During the three years he pur-
ed his law studies, Murray became
le of the most popular students on
fe campus.
M.E. CHURCH RAISED $375,510-28
IN 4 YEARS; $42,355.19
CASH BALANCE
JACKSON, Tenn.—(C)—According
the fourth quadrennial report of the
ancial department of the C.M.E.
lurch at the general conference, Hot
rings, Ark., recently, the church
sed @ total of $375,510.28 during the
St four years, and after disbursements
4 venteen items, had $42,355.19 cash
“nce. Prof. George F. Porter is
“ncial secretary, and the auditing
“mittee, composed of J. B. Boyd,
- C. Jackson and A. T. Clark, cer-
‘el the report, saying the Secretary
* Conserved the resources of the
= Practiced economy and faith-
i administered every interest and
“ation entrusted to him.” The com-
tee found the records of the Sec-
ary “in perfect shape,” {
ee en ae Oe ae
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
Chief items of expense were: paid
bishops, $111,150; Department of Edu-
cation, — $60,750.40; Superannuated
Preachers, Widows and Orphans, $54,-
778.40; Kingdom Extension, $26,790.71;
Colleges for “Special Education,” $20,-
176.93; and Religious Education, $18,-
563.18.
peonies and oak leaves awaited |.
— Sa
CITIZENS & SOUTHERN BANK
NEARS 18TH ANNIVERSARY
The Citizens & Southern Bank &
Trust Company, 19th and South Sts.,
is making preparations to celebrate its
18th anniversary, it was reported yes-
terday by Major R. R. Wright, Presi-
dent.
The bank, founded September 15,
1920, still operates under management
of its founders, Wright pointed out in
recalling early struggles for existence.
“Since its establishment,” he said,
“the bank has made slow but steady
progress against the most severe han-
dicaps, and now approaches its June 30
report date and the anniversary obser-
vance shortly thereafter
than 7000 active
books-”
with more
depositors on its
Community Served
The aim, he explained, has been to
create a true community bank, a goal
which officials believe to have been a-
chieved.
“When we first opened for business,”
said Wright, “we were beset by the
most severe handicaps. The bank was
limited at inception to securing its cap-
ital, depositors and its business from
the Negro community in which it was
located.
“We could not even obtain employes
with any previous banking experience,
since no bank in the city ever trained
young Negro men and women in the
field. Therefore, in a group which most
needed inspiration and cultivation in
thrift were almost forced to ‘make brick
without straw.”
Assets Show Gain
The Citizens & Southern now tas
come a long way from that early be-
ginning and is said by officials to have
served at one time or another more
than half the Negroes in Philadelphia.
Lists of depositors and borrowers over
the years show nearly 25,000 patrons.
Assets, meantime, have risen to more
than $600,000.
Today, the clientele covers both Ne-
gro and white patrons, many of whom
have used the bank's services in ac-
quiring homes or jobs.
With the growth of the bank, em-
ment wihtin its doors has been afford-
ed to a number of enterprising young
men and women, according to Wright.
Graduates of the Pennsylvania Whar-
ton School of Finance and Commerce,
and Tuskegee and Hampton institutes
are numbered on its present staff.
‘ —Phila. Record
A ROUND MAN IN A SQUARE
HOLE WILL NOT FIT:
After a thoughtful and serious study
of this great church of ours and the
men of Mississippi I haye decided to
PAGE ELEVEN —
say to the general church, Bishops,
Presiding Elders, Pastors, Delegates in
order that we maintain the fundamen-
tal Principle of this great heritage and
for it to be lifted from the low level to
higher height so that it will reflect cre-
dit to all that is concerned. We should
resolve that we no longer try to get a
round man in a square hole nor a
square man in a round hole that will
not fit. If you will take a retrospective
view of the various places and offices
in our church and those that fill same.
I am sure that you will agree with me.
We should consider a man’s worth not
from the point as a friend or his wealth
but rather his ability, qualification and
efficiency plus his character determina-
tion and aspiration before putting him
in a position or office that he will not
fit. I acknowledge that this great
church of ours (African Methodist
Episcopal Church) give us inspiration
and arouse the ambition of every ener-
getic man who thinks well because it
offers every man a chance, but, which
of you willing to bear the charge of
doing the thing that is destructive by
putting a round man in a square hole
or putting a square man in a round
hole; therefore, I think of the various
aspirants of Mississippi in particular
and the eighth Episcopal district in gen-
eral by contact service and as a leader
who possesses the executive ability.
The church will not have anything to
regret in electing Dr. John Wesley
Hair, as one of the Bishops of the A.
M. E. in 1940. He will fill the office
of Bishop with dignity and poise.
Therefore, Whereas Dr. John Wesley
Hair, the incumbent and efficient Pre-
siding Elder he has so wonderfully
manifested those essential qualities that
the people are willing to follow; name-
ly, ability, determination, inspiration,
aspiration. Resolved That We indorse
him once, twice and thrice as Missis-
sippi’s man to be elected to the highest
office that our church has to offer."
Again, there is another son of the
spil whose labor and work stand as
announcement without question as a
scholar, Orator, Pulpiteer one of great-
est that you would not be ashamed of.
I now refer to Dr. C. G. Scrivens, the
most efficient Presiding Elder of the
Greenwood district who by this ambi-
tion and aspiration and determination
desires a larger field of labor; where
by he can better serve his church;
therefore, through the highest prin-
ciple that he has so wonderfully mani-
fested the church will due honor to ela-
vate him to the office of editor of the
Southern Christian Recorder for he
knows he has the ability. Scrivens for
the Editorship of the Southern Chris-
tian Recorder; Mississippi said so, yea!
the Eighth Episcopal District says
Scrivens, “Lest Ye Forget,” S. G:
Scrivens he is the man for this office.
He will fit.
J. W. Williams
Columbus, Miss.
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The organ is being assembled by Mr.
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This instrument is finished in_ light
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The dedication will take place after
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cording to Rev. Braddock A. Gallo-
way, B.D., P. E., the pastor of the
church, when proper exercises will
mark the occasion.
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THE NEW TESTAMENT
A Translation in the Language of
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By Charles B. Williams, Ph.D.
Professor of Greek, Union
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THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
he Calendar
26-30—First Episcopal District
Missionary Institute,
Bordentown, N. J.,Mrs.
D. H. Sims, president.
August 2, 8The World’s Christian En-
deavor Convention, Melbourne,
Australia.
24—Ontario Conference—W ind-
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.
July
Bishop John A. Gregg.
Sept. 7—Northwestern Conference—
Davenport, Iowa, Rev. A ag
Collins, 11th and Ripley Streets
Bishop John Av. Gregg.
14—West Virginia Confer-
ence—Williamson, West. Va. Rev
Irvy Gary, Pastor. Bishop R. Cc.
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,
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
5—Ohio Conference—Zanes-
ville, Ohio, Rev. J. Harrison Bry-
ant, Pastor. Bishop R. C. Ran-
som, Bishop M. H. Davis, Asso-
ciate.
5—South Georgia Conference
Valdosta, Ga., St. Paul A. M
E. Church, Rev. H. D. Harde-
415 Ashley Street,
Fountain
man, pastor,
Bishop W. A
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-
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.
Dawson, Ga-
All members and those reared in the
Bluff Spring Circuit of the S. W. Ga.
Conference A.M.E. Church are in-
vited to attend the Home coming cele-
bration at St. Paul A.M.E. Church,
July 27, 28, 29, 1938. If you cannot
come please send letter or card to
Prof. D. J. Flanigan, Route 1, Omaha,
Ga.
With many thanks, I am brotherly
yours,
3 F. M. Johnson, P. E.
Cuthbert District, Box 471
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.
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.
3ishop 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 Conference—
Milledgeville, Ga., Wesley Chap-
el, Rev. W. P. Carter, Pastor,
309 Liberty St. Bishop W. A.
Fountain.
17 — Piedmont Conference —
Laurens, S.-C. Rey, A. Je
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.
To Ministers and Laymembers of the
A. M. E. Connection
The Bistop’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.” 2
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 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
Address all communications for Rev.
Lawrence H. Hemmingway, Secretary-
Treasurer, Board of Church Extension
A. M. E. Church to 1535 Fourteenth
Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
pte 5G oes
The Harrisburg District Mite Mis-
sionary Society will meet in Lancaster,
Penna., Thursday, July 14, at Bethel
Church.
Mrs. Marie Wilson, President
Mrs. D. H. Sims, Dist. Supervisor
Rey. E. S. Dennis, Pastor _
Rev. R. O. Napper, Presiding E.
The Sunday School Convention of
the Harrisburg District will convene at
York, Penna., Wednesday and Thurs-
day, August 3rd and 4th, at Bethel
Church.
Rey. Dwight V. Kyle, Pastor
Bishop D. H. Sims .
R. O. Napper, Presiding Elder
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Philadelphia Conference Branch Mite
Missionary Society is changed to
Thursday, July 21, 1938 at Bethel“A. M.
E. Church, No. 10 St. at Washington
Reading, Pa. a UF
Rev. W. T. Stewart, Pastor ..
S. E. Hoxter, Secretary
Edna D. Gullins, President
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Dr. G. M. Fleming, presiding elder of
the South Chattanooga District, opened
his third quarterly c onference in St.
Paul A. M. E. Church Sunday, June
‘9th, the morning worship began with
hymn 226 lined by the Pastor, Dr. W.
F. Ball, the scripture, St. John 4;’-26
was read by the Asst. pastor, DeForrest
Jones, he also read the decalogue, it
was then that Dr. Ball presented Dr.
Fleming, presiding elder who selected
his text from St. John 4:9-20, he gave
us a soul stirring message, he said we
have in the two verses two que.
(1) the race problem, he saiq this
trie, the very same thing exists a
he also said that-God did no; ;,
for us to look at a mah decays
his race, but rather as a man. Q) 4
ligion, where we should Worship Gy
he said many of us are at a log W
we are absent from the Church off
faith, so he stressed the plan o¢
shipping God where ever we are.
Monday nite, June 20th, business
sion of the third quarterly confere
the conference was opened by J
Fleming at 8:15 o'clock. Ist Psalm y
read by the Asst. pastor, singing hy
12 A. M. E. hymnal and praye, ,
offered by Asst. pastor. The conta
ence then organized, Bros. | Ga
and S Jefferson were elected secret,
of the conference, and Bros. Fy
Hill, L- Patton, and Sister Luther py
elected finance committee. DeForrg
Jones, reporter.
First, all classes made their repoq
which were good, next all boar
clubs, Sunday School and A. c”
League reported which were also gog
We have worked hard this quart
and with some of our people heig
out of work, we think we have do
a nice piece of work, raising this qu:
ter $993.28. We further say, we thi
we have a fine Presiding Elder in pe
son of Dr. G. M. Fleming and
always look forward to his quarte
visits. May God ever be with him
his work, and with us to help us ma
our fourth and last quarter the be
in our coneference year, ‘
DR. W-: F. BALL, Pastor
DR. G. M. FLEMING, P. £.
DeFORREST JON
GREENSBURG LA.
The second quarterly conference
Sheridan Chapel A. M. E. Church
held with Dr. P. W. Rogers, Presidia
Elder; Rev. L- B. Gordon, pastor.
Sunday School opened at 9:30 o'clod
with the Superintendent, Brother
Ramsey. We had a very good ‘css0
and a large attendance.
At eleven o'clock service the spirit
tide ran high for the day.
Visiting ministers were
Among them were: Rev. R. E. Friers0
of Baton Rouge District. He preach
a soul stirring sermon, found Hebrél
11:1 “Now, Faith is the substance
things hoped for, the evidence of thing
not seen.” Our hearts were made
rejoice. Rey. Thomas Tucker pastd
of Greensburg, brought a burning ™
sage from Luke 18:1, “Men ought
ways pray and not faint.” There “@
a great shout in the camp, fo ™
preached Christ Jesus out of his 5%!
His offering was $12-40.
Dr. P. W. Rogers is one of the be
Presiding Elders of the connection
is loved by the people of Sheridan
Rev. I. B. Gordon our beloved pasl
is dong a successful work. He ©
gospel preacher and a financier. Une
his leadership Sheridan is safc.
We thank Bishop S. L. Greene
Dr. P- W. Rogers for sending hi
back to us. :
The amount raised for the °
day. $40.50.
pres¢ll
JULIA BROOMFIEL”
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Phone: Pennypacker 5787
Dear Friend:
One of the dire needs of South Africa is health service,
life of thousands of African boys and girls, babies and adults.
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
First and Ninth Episcopal Districts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
DAVID HENRY SIMS, Presiding Bishop
Residence, 211 N. 53rd Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Vhone: ALLegheny 1571
CONFERENCES:
ALABAMA
NORTH ALABAMA
CENTRAL ALABAMA
EAST ALABAMA
SOUTH ALABAMA
WEST ALABAMA
Episcopal Headquarters
807 Madison Ave.
Montgomery, Ala.
Phone: Cedar 3169
June 28, 1938
Particularly will clinics help to save the
I've served the field for four years con-
secutively. I have first hand information. But more recently Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr. has returned
with an appeal which is challenging. On July 5, under the auspices of the First Episcopal District of
the African Methodist Episcopal Church, there will be a great “African Benefit” conducted for the pur-
pose of disseminating information about Africa and giving impetus to the movement for establishing
.a clinic under the direction of Bishop and Mrs. R. R. Wright.
ary service at which Dr. E. E. Tyler will deliver the message.
There will be in the morning, a mission-
In the afternoon, there will be an ad-
dress by Dr. J. H. Jackson, Secretary of Missions of the Baptist Church, and an exhibit explained by
Mrs. R. R. Wright. There will also be moving pictures of South Africh by Bishop Wright and a For-
um on South Africa. In the evening, there will be a great missionary mass meeting with Flashes
from ‘some of the leading citizens and churchmen of the East, as well as, a musicale and addresses by
Bishop Wright and other missionary devotees.
Please lend us your presence.
Opportunity to contribute, if you desire, will be afforded you
either in person or by sending it directly to Bishop Sims on or before July 5, 1938.
Get acquainted with South African problems by the direction of those who know.
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Tenth Milestone. Dr. and Mrs. W.
A. Truss, Pittsburgh Conference, Pitts-
burgh, Penna.
MRS. J. C. CALDWELL
Nashville, Tenn.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. C.
Caldwell were held at historic St. Paul
on Friday, June 24. The Rev. E. Ss
Rose, pastor of Bethel Church, Nash-
ville, delivered the eulogy from the
text—"She Hath Done What She
Could.”
| The services were clearly indicative
| of the high regard and esteem in which
| the beloved wife of Rey. J. C. Caldwell
was held by the entire community and
' elsewhere. Hundreds of telegrams and
' Boral tributes proved this.
Mrs. Caldwell passed away Wednes-
day June 22 after a prolonged illness
| which she bore with patience and Chris-
Itian fortitude.
Active in church enterprises, espe-
cially in missionary efforts, she will
be missed by her co-workers and by
her husband, the Rev. J. C. Caldwell,
pastor of St. Paul as well as by the
many friends she had made in all walks
of life.
W. H. SHACKLEFORD.
IN MEMORIAM
€
Servant of God Called Home
(In memory of Dr. H. N. Newsome,
who passed from life June 26, 1937 at
Newark, New Jersey.
He went from the field of service,
To promise of great reward,
From labor of the earthly
church
To the Pastures of the Lord.
scenes
He passed in the midst of planning
For spread of our Zion here
To view the Eternal Zion
Beyond earthly doubt and fear,
_ THURSD
SEER ORATAG de
So vital in God’s design—
And found the reward for Service
From the Hands of that Workman D
_vine.
(The Newsome
Family
June, 1938)
IN MEMORIAM a
Mrs: Daisy E. Rice Departed J,,
11, 1937.
Oh how I miss you Dear wife
how we miss you Dear mother. We
cannot tell. How charming were yo,
eyes, how tender was your Voice, ho
true your love, and a Christ
were. But you are gone to heaven,
that blessed land above, and sooy
will meet you, to part nO more. Sleq
on, and rest. ;
N. A- Rice, husband; Thelma, Ros
velt, David, Samuel, Emma—\{ary.
Paul and Martha, children. 4
REPORT OF THE FINDINcs
COMMITTEE
Of the Fraternal Council of Church
at the Washington meeting
: -
The Fraternal Council
Churches of America reaffirms its fait
in the potency of spiritual values eve
for a world beseiged by the mos: ulter!
ior and currently persuasive f
It reaffirms its faith in the chur
the most hopeful instrument o
reform and, its belief that the
church is in a position to ser\:
special effectiveness the spiritua!
ests of mankind.
It recognizes the necessity, if 2
itual awakening is to be realized, 0
the closest possible inter-denow
al cooperation among Negro (
with reference to their -prog
of Negrg
missions, Of education, of social ré
form, and of church organization ant
administration .—
The council expresses its deey sat!
faction in the spirit of denomination
unification which at the moment so 44
tively stirs and greatly hopes that th
spirit will find increasing expres:io" i
actual and creative unification
council deplores, however, the hes tan
of some because of the spectre
and the necessity in any “instance 4
achieving unity at the price of com
promising the interests and diing vid
ence to the spirit of a racial minority.
The council particularly urges ™
Negro church to a farger partic
in the work of this council whic!
tentially the united voice of the
lion Negro communicants in
The council views with al
plight of the church supported
reaffirms faith in its importanc
urges upon Negro churches suc!
sures as will insure the maintenan ¢!
strong centers of learning where "
out embarrassment, spiritual values ™
be given their due place and a cr"!
attitude toward all social inst
may be mantained.
The.Council votes to support Hol
of Representatives Bill No. 10:4’.
troduced by Representative Fle!
“To promote the general wl!
through the appropriation of funds
assist the States and Territorié’
itutioll
j RSDAY,
It especially
deplores the desertion of Ethiopia, at
this moment, by the League of Nations.
This action, the Council feels, is un-
Christian, in the deepest sense, for not
only does it place official approyal upon
the seizure by aggression of smaller
and weaker nations, by those larger
and stronger, it also denies to Ethiopia
.. education.” The Council urges
bic se and other church officials
on or write their Representatives
4 ee this Bill and to urge its
we at this session of Congress,
ae urges all ministers and other
Birch officials to request Congress-
ny William H. Larrabee, of Indiana,
airman of the House Committee on]in her hour of helplessness, the sup-
ycation, to hold an immediate hear-| port deliberately and openly promised
on this Bill. her in earlier moments. The Council
mhe council takes cognizance of the
Ioht of underprivileged peoples every-
re and especially calls attention to
ition of the masses of Negroes
domestics; laborers, skilled
unskilled; tenant farmers, and
re croppers, and urges Negro
yrches to become more actively the
pers of and spokesmen for these
pple who are without power and with-
sends to Emperor Haile Selassie its
hearty approval of his final appeal be-
fore the League of Nations, and its
deepest sympathy in this his great mo-
ment of desertion and sadness. It calls
the League of Nations to a repentance
of its action toward Ethiopia and a
changing of its ways in respect to the
weaker nations of the world. The
Council calls to the attention of the
yoice President of the United States its re-
The Council urges that the Negro] yulsion at this humiliating hour for
hurch attack those problems; eco-| Ethiopia, and asks that he use his good
nic, social and political, which af-] offices to bring the Nations of the
t most directly the life of the Ne-} world to a higher sense of their duty
o: that the pulpit, curriculum mater- | toward minority peoples and a rever-
the total program of the ence for the sanctity of pledges.
hurch be directed to the ends of a- The Committee—W. C. Brown, J.
jeving for the Negro the largest pos-
asure of security in the social
der in-which he lives.
he council rejects the principle of
alitarianism as an instrument of ad-
istration whether in matters politi-
lesiastical, educational, or eco-
nic. The council believes that this
inciple, resting as it does upon force,
lical denial or individual right,
the substitution of authoritarianism
objectivity, represents a denial of
most fundamental concepts of the
istian religion ._
here
R. Hawkins, L.
Stuart Nelson.
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COLUMBUS DISTRICT
St. Mark A.M.E. Church
Pampbin. Georgia
Rev. J. S. McAllister, Pastor
The Third Quarterly Conference was
held at St. Mark June 17-19 with Dr.
A. A. Duncan, Presiding Elder. Fri-
day night the Conference was well at-
he council at the same time draws | tended. All reports were ready when
fention to the danger of totalitarian called for. The Presiding Elder de-
ils developing within the frame-work i livered a powerful‘address to an ap-
democracy through dictatorship preciative audience. He also expressed
tinded in economic power, in the un- his satisfaction in the work accom-
astuteness of minorities, and plished during last Conference quarter.
tacial and political majorites—evils Then the Conference opened for busi-
pm which our own nation is not free. | ness. All necessary officers were elect-
pr view of Germany’s present Naziled After the Disciplinary Questions
‘am of excoriation and suppression | the class leaders and auxiliaries all
non-arayan peoples within the | made satisfactory reports for the quar-
ind, the council protests Der |ter. Sunday at 10-o’clock Mr. C. A.
uhrer Hitler’s insistance upon the re-| Jordan, Church School Supt., had a
the former German African | model Sunday School. Dr.~ Duncan
vith the resulting control by | preached at Union Grove Sunday morn-
! of the resources and lives]ing and stirred Union Grove as never
ack people, whom she radically dis- | before. At 3 o'clock he preached a-
Hs, and opposes Germany’s high again at St. Mark and at 8 P.M. Dr.
cdness in general as well as in| Duncan delivered his parting address.
her repossession of these|It looked as if all of Lumpkin turned
out to hear him, and he set their hearts
on fire with the Holy Spirit. Amount
raised this quarter $234.74.
I am happy to report the progress
Incipal
ther!
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uncil condemns unequivocally
reali of pledges by nations,
ther these nations be facist, com-
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AGE FIFTEEN
po AU ARES cates Mine EEE SS
that the St. Mark Station has made un-
der the leadership of their pastor, Rev.
J. S. McAllister, Sr. He has made
good reports, has organized «this Sta-
tion as never before; he has repaired
St. Mark and making preparations to
paint. They were able to make these
repairs by the success of a rally.
The P. E, made a strong address on
the fidelity and loyalty of our Station
in this the records will show us 100
per cent, along all lines. We thank
our bishop for returning to us our
worthy Presiding Elder who has
brought the Old Columbus District out
of the back. Our quarter was a great
success.
—Miss Irene McAllister
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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
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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
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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 !
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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
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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.
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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)
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Date
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1938-7-7
