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R.R.WRIGHT SR.
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19TH. & SOUTH STS.
PHILA. PA.
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SALEM, VIRGINIA Rev. W. Boyd Lawrence who was as-
ne pata signed to the Monticello District at the
last Annual Conference.
Madison along with other churches
wring. We are proud of our pastor.| on the district has pledged to Dr. W.
But not able to do for him as we wish.| Boyd Lawrence its unstinted support.
We are praying that the Lord will] The entire district feels that in Dr.
help us in our struggle as we have one} Lawrence, they -have a. man with a
among the best in the State and our| keen insight on the great ne¢ds of the
church has come out so much under him} A. M. E. Church, one who will be a
this year. great asset if he is given his rightful
Our pastor’s wife is having her vaca-} place, that as a bishop.
tion. She went first to Jersey City, N.} Madison, one of the most historic
J. to spend Xmas with her sisters and| churches on the district, has taken on
from there she left last Sunday for St.| new life under the leadership of its
Paul, Minn. to spend some time with} pastor. Rey. C. K. Knight who is both
her daughter. We hope for her a}a pastor and a preacher. We are in
pleasant trip and stay, But we are miss-| line for a bigger and better church and
ing her so very much, Bethel is still] another 100 per cent. year,
proud of her pastor, the Rev. M. C. The reports for the beginning of the
Williams, and it would be a treat for} year showed that the church had a very
you to hear him sing, pray or preach. | fine organization and the forces at
(Miss) Elizabeth Price Madison are being marshalled to the
tune of success. A teception for the
return of the pastor and the coming of
the Presiding Elder, a very, very unique
affair, was given at the home of Mrs.
The First Quarterly, Conference for} L. M. Curgile. Many members and
St, Paul A. M. E. Church, Madison, ! friends in and out of town were present
Ga. was held January 14, 1938 with its] alongwith the pastor of Covington,
most efficient pastor, Rev, C. K,] Rev. C. M, May. The members and
Knight and the new Presiding Elder, friends of Madison extend thanks to
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UME LXXXIX—NO. 45,
REY. J. MCKENZIE HARRISON
The Good Samaritan Herald, found-
ed, owned, and edited by the Reverend
J. McKenzie Harrisor umter. S. C.,,
recently appeared in 28th Anniver-
sary. It contained pictures of Sumter
as it appeared in the early days before
4he automobile, the city council, and
letters of commendation from various
leaders in church and civic life.
Editor Harrison is one of the most
| substantial citizens in South Carolina
4 Bishop J. S. Flipper has appointed him
as Book Stewart for the State. He is
official representative of church peri-
odicals for the Seventh Episcopal Dis-
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op D. H. Sims to Ber:
dance of his Annual Con!
Yours in His caus
JOHN A. GREG
Bishop W, A. Fountain for these lead-
ers and pledge to him their confidence
in his integrity of character and their
support of his great program. | Loyalty
is our slogan. ¢
- A. Bynum, Sec.
MATTOON, ILLINOIS
‘SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT
ILLINOIS CONFERENCE
pee
BISHOP JOHN A. GREGG MAKES
APPEAL FOR ALLEN DAY FOR
THE SUPPORT OF THE A. M. E.
BOOK CONCERN.
SUGGESTED PROGRAM
ALLEN DAY ANNIVERSA!
The Second Quarterly Conference of
the Springfield District was held at the
A. M. E. Church Sunday, January 9,
4 with the Rey. Charles E. Brooks presid-
ing elder in charge.
_ The pastor, Rey. W. J. Smith preach-
the eleven o'clock service and Dr.
s delivered a wonderful message
afternoon service. His sermons
and addresses have always been heard
ly, and his willing services in all
of weather, accepted with genuine
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ment and Opportunity ©
Church.” Sing Hymn. “C°
a Mysterious Way” (A. “
Hymn No. 28). ;
Sermoh—Text: First (°°
27, Sing hymn, “On Christ
Rock I Stand” (A. ™ I
Hymn No. 219).
Invitation for the accc?
bers. Offering for Allen
Allen Day envelopes)
NOTE:
This service may be he"
evening. If held in the |
first hymn should he,
Kingdom Lord” (A
Hymn No. 284.) eb
Have each member cor ut
penny for each year the
been organized,
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The manager, Rev. G. E. Curry, has
wrought a miracle in buying back the
beautiful building that we had lost and
he is\working hard to pay for it. I
have talked with him about the plan
and find that everything is on a sound |
basis. If we stand by him, I am sure
that we will be out of debt in a very
short time and I am calling upon the
Presiding Elders, Ministers, and mem-
bers of the Fourth District to raise
their Allen Day money and send it to
Rev. G. E. Curry, Manager. 716 South
19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Monday
morning following the Allen Day ser-
vices, In the meantime, send me a card
reporting the amount sent to him for
my record.
Dr. Brooks stands high in the com-
District, State, and national
work of the African Methodist
1 Church and is a tireless work-
s district. ;
orts were given in as an im-
Ne first district conference
JC to er,
REY. WILL J. SMITH
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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aAN:
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OF THE AFRICAN:METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
eM AN QUR BROTHER,
REV, G. L. HAYDEN, SUCCEEDING
AT ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH
St. Paul, Minn,
_ Coming from Turner Chapel A. M.
E. Church, Ft. Wayne. Indiana. by
amicable arrangement and authoriza-
tion of our prudent and sagacious Bish-
op, John A. Gregg, Rey. Hayden ex-
changed charges with Rey. Wm. E.
Guy, our former pastor. Rey. G. L.
Hayden arrived at St, Paul, Saturday,
October 9, 1937 and preached his first
sermon Sunday morning, October 10,
1937 to an expectant but nonchalant
congregation. From then on, his. work
can best be told in the following lines:
He came in good faith, a Godsend,
With a family amiable forsooth;
He came with one purpose. explicit,
Preaching purity, wisdom, and truth.
He came with a message, undaunted,
Full surrender to the will of our Lord;
Put aside entanglements that hinder
Be steadfast in the service of God.
\lthough in a huddle, disquieted;
He bade us haye patience and faith,
And bask in the sunlight of charity,
Where peace and harmony awaits.
This preacher, teacher, and master,
For the youth of today he pleads,
Success is just a step farther,
If they follow in the path he leads,
St, James is moving forward,
United in spirit and work;
With Rey. Hayden as our leader
No duty or service should lurk,
Ambitious for souls, St, James has
indeed experienced a spiritual awaken-
ing; from October 10, 1937 to January
2. 1938, 61 accessions including 24 con-
yerts and § reclamations, and 30 from
rches. Our financial revenue
has notably increased under Dr. Hay-
den’s administration, From October 10,
1937 to and including January 3, 1938
more than one thousand fifty-one dol-
lars ($1,051.00) have been raised, and
a goodly part of our floating indebted-
ness is being liquidated. The church
clubs and trustee department under
the supervision of Dr. G, L. Hayden
will soon launch a financial drive to
wipe out the entire indebtedness, All
the official departments of the church,
including the church clubs and choir,
are standing unitedly in support of the
pastor’s. program, working like bees,
other clubs in the act of formation.
The prayer and class service has also
taken on new life, surrendering to the
other cl
reyealin|
a Christian life as preached and exem-
plified by our pastor. \
Old St. James is realizing the dreams
that the faithful prayed for in past
years, The conquering power of Jesus
Christ has changed our dreaded fears.
g inspiration of God's word and] __
THURSDAY, JANUARY
, 1938
DR. D. L. GRADY HOLDS FIRST
QUARTER AT ST. STEPHEN
A. M. E, CHURCH
Greensboro, N. C.
The Quarterly Conference was open-
ed with devotions conducted by the
Presiding Elder, Dr. D. L. Grady, after
which were yery inspiring remarks by
the Presiding Elder, In his remarks,
he spoke of the relationship of the
members to the church. Also the duty
of members in making the work of
the church a success. In other words.
the necessity of cooperation. Mrs. L.
A. LeBoo was elected as secretary for
the year. Reports were from the follow-
ing: The Sunday School, Stewards,
Trustees. Stewardess Boards, Nos. 1, 3,
5, 6, and 7. Woman’s Home and Foreign
Missionary, Ushers, Choir, A. C. E.
League. The P. E. thanked the boards
for the splendid reports given. Also for
the excellent work of each board dur-
ing the past year. The following per-
sons were elected as stewards: Messrs.
L.. D.- Middleton, ‘William Hawes,
Dayid Neal, James Hayes, William Prid-
gen, Richard Howard, L. M. Sim-
mons. Edward Flood. Mr. L, D. Mid-
dleton was elected as delegate to the
District Conference. Mr. David Neal,
Alternate. After the report of classes,
Memorial Services were conducted for
the following persons who passed from
time into eternity: Mr. Edward Quick,
Madames Legusta Hawes, and Kate
Bryant.
Doxology. Benediction, Dr. D. L.
Grady.
Rey. C. A. Stroud, pastor
Mrs. Laura Powell
| INDIANOLA, MISS.
Our First Quarterly Conference for
the year 1937-38 was held with Bryant
Chapel, December 20, 1937 by Rey. R
C. Perry, presiding elder of the Le-
land District. Sunday, the 19th, the
Presiding Elder preached to a large
audience both forenoon and evening.
Our pastor, Rev. G. W, Thomas, had
everything in readiness, Our spiritual
howed their strength and actiyi-
ty. very department gaye written re-
ports. The Presiding Elder was pleased
with the outlook. Our pastor and wife,
Mrs. C. P. Thomas, have just recently
been returned to us for their seventh
year. Collection for the Quarter was
$198.75.
fore
Mrs. E. R. Crawford
May the God of Love, justice, and mer-
cy continue this bountiful blessing and
crown our feeble efforts with success.
Cc. H, MILLER
Church Clerk
ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
The third quarterly conference of
the New Brunswick District convened
January 4, 1938 at the A. M. E, Church
in Elizabeth. New Jersey, Rey, F. Van-
derhorst the Presidi
New Brunswick’ Di: sided over
the conference; the opening service
was given to devotion. Immediately
and after the devotional service the
g Elder of the
rict p)
secretary and reporter were clected.
The Presiding Elder called for all
reports of the various boards of the
church and day school; their reports
were commended very highly.
The Charity Club which only made
its debut in-this church recently has
not only proyen s sful in the fina
n-
cial field, but is
aid also.
1g spiritualistic
Dr. F. Vanderhorst in closing com-
mended pastor and rch or speedy
progress. “In order for church to
succeed PEACE, HARMONY, and
love must (prevail; m
will haye to sacr
any times one
life for peace
s doing splendid
ership-of Your
sake. Your chu
work=arttder the Tea
pastor, but mind you in any church
or organization where peace domin
the old adversary u on the out
side waiting pa oppor-
tunity; the t will overcome
| The Chu
of the obstz
I inspite
h of God will 5
les that confr them
for righteousness, will overcome some
day and be crowned for its endurance.’
MISS EZEL-COLLIER
In This Issue |
The Daily
Stewart ... 2
Stinday School Lesson 3
Editorials :
The Fifth Episcopal District.. 4
Allen Day: o.s.6s4. 05 tel 4
Ts your Church Insured?. 4
Baptists as Good Samaritans.. 4
Pointed Points 4
Churchman Afield .. 5
Birthday Greetings 5
Young People’s Page ...::..:++07 6
Allen Christian Endeavor League... 6
The Christian Recorder Pulpit.... 6
From Other Papers. se 10
TRE CAINE B. tcl tine rye nea rete Fe
Do you Know the History of your
RGOECERA Na tex deco > eh eae 13
National Negro Hour—Rey, Joseph
Gomez
Transitions ....
Notices .....
The Man of The Hour—Rev, W,
TODES vesiees GN Wea CN sane
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The Lord is nigh unto all them that
call upon him, to all that call upon him
in truth. He will fulfill the desire of
them that fear him; he also will hear
their cry, and will save them.—Amen.
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Saturday, January 29
ZEAL BORN OF LOVE
“If I be offered upon the sacrifice
and service of your faith, I joy, and
rejoice with you all.”—Phil, 2:17.
Read Phil. 2-12-18.
The heart of Christianity is the cross.
The cross stands as an emblem of self-
Joy and zeal that does not
point in the direction of the cross will
burn itself out leaving the heart cold
and lifeless and the Christiart life with-
sacrifice,
out meaning,
When your zeal is born of love you
fear
You
never that your labors are
vain will
life to give for my country.”
Prayer. Heavenly Father,
with thee.” In Jesus name—Amen,
Sunday, January 30
LOVE SHOWN IN DEEDS
“Hereby perceive we the love of God,
because he laid down his life for us:”
and we ought to lay down our lives for
the brethren.”—I John 3:17.
Read I John 3:16-19.
“They are the true disciples of Christ,
not who know most, but who love
most.”—Spanheim,
Loud professions of love for a person,
or cause, or for God are of little mo-
ment unless that love demonstrates
itself in action, Gladstone has said that
one example is worth a thousand argu-
ments.
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Jesus put his love for us into action,
In what way are we demonstrating
our love for Him?
Prayer:
“Not for ease or worldly pleasure.
Nor for fame my pray’r shall be;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Only let me walk with thee.”
Monday, January 31
A PRAYER OF LOVE
“Unto him be glory in the church by
Christ Jesus thruout all ages,"
4a The Daily
Altar
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By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart
Minneapolis, Minn.
in
feel about Christ as
Nathan Hale did about his country,
when he said before his execution as a
spy, “I regret that I have only one
“gladly
will I toil and suffer, only let me walk
: if id And] his religion as a pacifier ‘to relieve hi
“See from His head, His hands, His t they would not exchange’ places Prem the wate: BE Mag ae 4
Earnestly, passionate
exhorted the co
We must be obedient unto it.
a great vision must f
thousands have forf ;
Prayer: Give us a great vision,|
blessed Lord, andthe heart to follow|
it. May we too, like Pay 1, be able to et my sinful days be left Dehing
say, “I was not disobedient unto the} And ahead a joyful day to fi ue
heavenly vision.” In Jesus name—] If I’ve err’d, if I’ve strayed og
My Amen. ; If some debt I’ve left unpaid—
Forgive me, Lord, and try me One mor
¢
als January 30
TERING TO SPIRITUAL -
NEEDS
Eph. 3:21.
Read Eph, 3:14-21.
esson. Text: Mark 2:1-12
Prof. Glenn Clark says that this pray- Thucsdlay: February 3 ‘ ¢ time. > Me
er of the Apostle Paul is a model for LOYALTIES 3 nd when he entered again into
all prayers. It is well worth our care- hy : CHORUS flaum after some days, it was
i.
ful study. Nowhere does he pray di- : t = cf hee 2
“Render to Caesar the things that] Forgive me, Lord and try me ono
it an 3 8 SEP ae +
d that he was in the house. 2 And
rectly for the material but for spiritual
Wy were gathered together, so that
iP mos mo if
blessings. The material wants and]|are Caesar’s and to God the things ! time— 4 ere was no longer room for them, no;
needs will be supplied when we are] that are God’s.’—Mark 12:17. Til be yours, good Lord. and you's be ven about the door :.and he spake
“strengthened with might by His spirit] Read Mark 12. t ; MOI 5 f ord unto them. 3 And they come,
unto him a man sick of the
alsy, borne of four. 4 And when they.
‘ould not come nigh unto him for the
in the inner man.” When we are “filled] We cannot serve God and mammon.| If I've fallen, if I've sinned,
with all the fulness of God.” We will] But we can render unto the earthly Let me rise and try again.
be instruments in His hand for redeem-| governments their due and unto God| Forgive me, Lord, and try me one tors
ing a lost world. that which is his. Christ demands time. srowd, they uncovered the roof where
Prayer: that we be good citizens here on earth) he was: and when they had broken it
“Thou my everlasting portion, or we cannot be good citizens ‘of his] — 2 mp, they let down the bed whereon the
Sick of the palsy lay. 5 And Jesus see-
Sng their faith saith unto the sick of the
palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven. 6
ut there were certain of the scribes
itting there, and reasoning in their
hearts. 7 Why doth this man thus
speak? he blasphemeth: who can
Morgive sins but one, even God? 8 And
straightway Jesus, perceiving in his
pirit that they reasoned within
Mhemselyes, saith unto them, Why rea-
son ye these things in your hearts? 9
Which is easier, to say to the sick of
ithe palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to
Say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
Syalk? 10 But that ye may know that
fhe Son of man hath authority on earth
to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of
ie palsy), 11 I say unto thee, Arise.
up thy bed, and go unto thy house.
And he arose, and straightway took
ay the bed, and went forth before them
all: insomuch that they were all amaz-
and glorified God. saying, We never
aw it on this fashion.
kingdom. The difficulty arises whenf
we fail to render unto God the things] 1’™ growing to perfection ev'ry day-
that are God’s. The church is filled pat now and then I err’ on the
with members who pay their taxes £ I've wrong’d some child of 7
levied by the municipal, state, and fed- By some foolish thot of mine,
eral government without a murmur. Forgive me, Lord, and try me ir
Tuesday, February 1 And yet those same splendid people] time.
LOVE TO CHRIST PREEMINENT] will not give to the church, or poor| — 3
More than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey,
Saviour let me walk with thee.
in any sense in proportion to their abili-] RAS
ty and prosperity. Honesty with our Fill my spirit with Thy love div
means and loyalty to God are’ the real | Let my soul a peaceful climate find
Rennarks'ot salvar ine Sakic | If my-heart is far from Thee,
Prayer: | O Spirit of ihe Living God Master, lay your hand on me,
make us ~ willing subjects of thine, Just ai Be Bee geatty ine one
Christ has the supreme claim to our UBossts Beye Halil a ae a‘ oh
affections. As close and dear as the and pt 8 ete pial se
ties of blood are there is a dearer and ;
closer tie that we have with Christ.
There is nothing in this life that should
intervene between us and the Christ.
Loving God with all of our heart, mind,
so
“He that Joveth father or mother
more than me, is not worthy of me.”—
Matt. 10:37.
Read Matt. 10 :32-39.
—W. A. Dor
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
CITIZENS OF TWO WORLDS
The ‘First Quarterly Conierence
- Ward Chapel A. M. E. Chu:
; “They are not of the world, even as| held December 18-21, On Wed
and strength gives to him our complete] 1 am not of the world.’—John 17:16. |'the Presiding Elder Rev. F. A. i
devotion. In the light of this, it is! Read John 17:13-19, prefaced the conference with
not strange that men still give up their Much criticism has been leveled’ at fashion Love Feast. On Sunday
native home, cultural contacts, and| the church on the grounds that its} ing the Supt. Mr, H. H. Pettigr
many things dear to go off into a far preachers have spent too much time | ducted the Sunday School wit
and strange country, infested with telling people about the world to come| Presiding Elder reviewing. At
disease and hostile people to bear wit-| rather than preparing them to live use-| the Presiding Elder preach’
ERS ful lives here. I do not know whether} Psalm 23:1. “The Lord is ™)
_ There will be those reading these] or not this censure is just. But I'do| herd.” Subject, Text—“Dangeross
lines who are suffering the embarrass-| know that religion can be made an| Passable.” Three united with
aren of core and proper clothing} escape from the hard cruel facts and| church. The afternoon ae
im order that they might preach the} prot hod Ik 4% brought to us by Rey. C. A. Harms
gospel in out of the way places, peering Ot ee ete & the ecohd A. oe Church. At 6:0)
P, M. the A.C. E. League was ©”
ducted by the President, Mr. C. Mot’
SOLDEN TEXT: Son, thy sins are
give ark 2:5.
T GRIPS WITH THE LESSON
By Albert Buckner Coe
ESUS was a great diagnostician,
lagnostician looks not so much
ird appearance as upon
inner condition. A young man came
je recently and complained of hav-
cholia, He had read all of the
s he could find on the subject of
the
was
d
with the wealthiest man on earth. sleeves and going to work to make a
¢ I
Prayer: Lord God, Our Father, may better social and political order under | Too much praise cannot be given to ry ia and was now ready to give
our love for thee constrain us to our| Motley for his leadership in his 12% 90k only/a brief conservation
go all] the pretext that the world
the way where thou does lead us. :
rk, At 7:30 P. M. the Presiding Ee
Jesus name—Amen,
In} home anyhow, and will soon be de- A :
an’s religion set der preached to us again a bus
geo message <—
Tuesday evening was th ia
time should be so occupied in hel se i
this world a better| increase in finance. The Presi’!
; i Ay eS from the
ill} der brought greetings to us peal
over that he was worried to sleep
‘Pecatise he feared he would
s job. His fear was well founded
she was not equipped for the po-
was holding, He was told to
position and take another
eping with his training. His
Changed. There was 00
Patite There was no
stroyed; then that m
Christ's. i,
: hictin Bus
Wednesday, February 2 ‘We are citizens of ;
SERVICE AFTER VISION
oy
Christ to mak
Di =| place in which to li
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was| not over emphasize the
not disobedient Es
that der broug
pes ne,| District. He was very well
‘with the way our pastor, Rev. y
unto the heavenly] Prayer: : aegis anit PERG ae
vision—Acts 26:19, talon | Price has his church well or", kaeteaned digits
Read Acts 26 :12-20, the work of Him tha “sent us whi ie] We can ree ata en coi dae ‘oe ps arcaiele
: asta ae Use rede youthful Preacher it is yet day. In Hi me—Amen. ‘ rh ae of Rev 9 ut for maladjustment in his
bata serpin Minin on Xf FSB Eeeeaeed this oo :
“Where there is no vision the people! © GRACE en : i 1
“4g 2 ee ers. e man, sick of the palsy,
perish.” I was more impressed pe Ans lo ask your ak th .
the youth than with what he said, . Pearline A.
4
gested to Jesus t
‘| contributory part in bringing on the
Everyone
id the palsy.
But Jesus also saw, manifestations of an
hat contributed to the pal-
expression that only the
Jesus could detect stig-
‘ hat Conscious knowlege
of mistakes was playing a. large and
ve eye of
disease. Eyen if it were only the con=
sciousness of unforgiven sin, that was
énough. Jesus said: “Son, thy sins ‘be
forgiven thee,” Unicomthunicative peo-
ple often harbor grudges, envies and
lies which so Warp their natures that
disease frequently results, Perhaps
many of us need to tell our concerns to
others more freely.
The introvert, the one Who lives with-
in himself, is in grave danger of being
sickly. The extravert, the communi-
Cative person, the talkative’ person. airs
his thoughts and as a result thas little
fear of inner tension, If people would
only learn to talk over their secrets
with someone else there would be few-
er nevous disorders,
Jésus also ministered to the “great
throngs of people who came to see him
following the spread of his fame. This
throng filled the house, so much so that
the sick man just referred to was let
down through the roof to the feet of
Jesus. Jesus was ministering to the
spiritual needs of this crowd. Perhaps
they were there out/of curiosity. Per-
haps they wanted to “feel out” the pos-
sibility of healing for some diseased
men., Possibly they were spiritually
hungry people who wanted to sit at the
feet of an unusual man, What was
Jesus talking about? Doubtless he was
talking. about the inner life “As a man
thinketh in his heart so is he.” “Ye
must be born again.” “Unless ye be
converted and become as little children
ye cannot enter the kingdom of God.”
This group of people wanted a larger
life and Jésus was showing them how
the large life might be had. When Dr.
Harry Overstreet speaks on “Ideals for
Life” and David Seabury speaks on
“Growing into Life” there are always
crowds to hear thém—crowds eager for
new insight into the way of living.
Someone has said that anything that
keeps us from realizing our best selves
is sin. He who tries to remove the
weeds from the soul and plant good
grain is ministering to our spiritual
needs.
THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN
TO DATE
By John R. EWERS
“SON, thy sins are forgiven”. Does
that mean anything to you? Peter
Ainslie, wise soul that he was, always
stressed the note of forgiveness in the
holy communion. Having been for de-
cades a pastor in the heart of Balti-
more, he knew the needs of men and
women, and he knew that even the best
of us want forgiveness.
The Catholic Church is a mellowed
institution. which knows people. For
hundreds of years this old church has
been dealing with human beings. It
makes much of little children, it em-
phasises the sacredness of marriage; it
comes to men when they are dying; in
fac
OH & Cavin cis HE see wie c
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
| et down through the roof,
who looked on the man knew he Had
the ‘Palsy—a- malady Prevalent in that
day. Jesus Anew that he ha
confidence of their parishioners, know
what the confessional is.
tor’s study is such a place and the tales
that are poured out
would shake society were they not
faithfully kept secret. People lie, steal,
embezzle,
mistreat wives and husbands, deal dis-
honestly
every commandment in the catalogue,
do every fool-thing imaginable,
t it has the art of touching human |
his
Protestant pastors, who haye won the
Every pas-
to him, there,
fight with their relatives,
with their children, break
out-
rage every moral code; they need for-
giveness. Sins, red like crimson, need
God’s power to make things white as
“Pie THRE
life at every high and crucial point.} other men’s faith.
This is the soul of wisdom, Not only
in the above ways does the church min-
ister, but it maintains the “confession-
al” Men want to have the sense of
sin forgiven. There is no cheap way
by which this may be accomplished. Sin
is forgiven when.restitution is made to
the best of one’s ability. In the con-
fessional ‘the priest deals with the sin-
ner and helps him to overcome
wrongs.
Blessed is the man who has friends
who are willing to do the unusual ju
his behalf.
There will always ‘be some scribe
nearby to find fault with a great soul
who is ministering to the unfortunate.
Some people are more anxious to find
blasphemy than to find help.
No physician is fully equipped who is
unable to minister to men’s souls.
The most damning objection some
people can offer on some good plans is
the fact that they never saw it done in
this fashion before.
PRAYER THOUGHT
By William Chalmers Covert
Gracious Healer of men’s souls, in
Thine own way and time and through
us and our consecrated fellow men,
wilt Thou touch our broken humanity
and make it whole again. Unless Thy
healing spirit enter into these distressed
souls of men to make them pure, filling
them with Thy peace, we shall labor in
wool. For there are many sins that we
alone are powerless to correct. When
we have done our best to establish re-
stitution, there remain vast areas which
we can neyer touch,
Suppose We have circulated a lie. How
can we counteract the harm done?
That lie has sped upon its dark way;
many people have heard it and have
passed it on, perhaps with embellish-
ments. Only God can forgive us for
télling that lie. that destructive lie. Sup-
pose we have stolen money (or what is
yery common now-a-days, taken money
without any honest Service to compen-
sate for it).
society for this theft? We may even
return the money, we may go so far as
to pay interest upon it. but we have out-
raged the person from whom we stole
it, we have outraged society and its
practical moral code, and ‘moreover, we
have outraged self. When we have done
all this, it suddenly occurs to us that we
have sinned against God, until we cry
out, with the psalmist: “Against Thee,
It
is in an hour such as this that we deeply
On our
knees before God, we ask that the sin
God-alone
against Thee only, have I sinned.”
feel the need of forgiveness.
be made “white as snow.”
can do that.
Every ‘soul needs its moral bath. Ey-
ery heart needs to be completly cleansed
h the
sense of oppression Which fills those
But there
is a new and vital,side to this business
The transaction of for-
giveness is like a deed of sale—it takes
I cannot
blithely and gencrously forgive you, un-
til you are willing to accept my act.
God cannot forgive me without my ask-
ing for it and without my action con-
cerning it. There is much foolish senti-
ment about forgiveness, whereas it is
There must be rilease for
Who consciously do wrong.
of forgiveness.
two parties to complete it.
How can we make up to
yain as we seek to rehabilitate these ill
bodies. While seeking to cure the soul
may we be in full command of the gifts
of Thy grace. Let there come upon us
something of the healing passion and
skill of those who walk the corridors
of our hospitals treating and nursing
those who are in physical pain. May we
lay our best talents upon this altar of
spiritual healing as we minister to those
about us who have been hurt by sin and
Give to men who
preach, -better knowledge of the dyna-
mic of Thy healing evangel, that with
glowing convictions and persuasive ap-
made morally unfit
peals they make their personalities
and pulpits radiating centers of saving
power and spiritual uplift. Through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READINGS
M. Mark 2:1-12.
T. Matthew 5
Psalm 2.
. Isaiah
Fk. Lu
S. II Timothy 1:7-14
5. Psalm 32:1-7.
RESOLVE TO BE PERFECT
A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
FOR THE FAMILY REUNION
By Rev. A. J. Smith
1202 Argyle Ave., Baltimore, Md.
Dear Lord I have one resolution to
make,
Us into thy protection take,
Do thou keep us through the year
from all of our doubts and our fear.
We resolve to be perfect,
Sake.
for Jesus
All perfection dwell in Thee,
God-head of The Trinity.
And yet, there reigneth enough for me.
if by thy grace his face I see.
We resolve to be perfect
Sake
for Jesus
a solid transaction when valid, It takes |
{wo to work out forgiveness—God and
I. When Iam conscious of my sin,
when I go to God and earnestly ask to
be forgiven, when I am so serious that
I try to reform, God will forgive.
POINTERS
By Roy L. Smith
Some of them came to hear his words,
and some to see his works.
Most of us are the beneficiaries of
This command the Lord has given,
be ye perfect like father in
heaven,
All of this I resolve to reach,
That perfection which we preach.
We resolve to be perfect, for Jesus
Sake.
Some imperfection do remain,
The absolute we have not attained,
Lord make us perfect we ask, In Jesus
name,
your
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De La el OCIS ACR ee
POEM FOR THE NEW YEAR +
New Year's gift—just fit the mouths
of all you meet:
Some reach for a hearty heartfelt
handshake
Yet “where’s my new year's gifts?”
they still repeat,
And I wonder what better gift ciuld be
made for one’s own sake,
Ob! if T were a clairvoyant and into
att
their mind’s could peer
I’d find the names of gifts that might
reach from ear to ear $
But what of these gifts? They are only
for a season’s time ‘3
Soon forgotten worn out, gone fro:
the receiver’s mind.
sand two hundred; Ka
. ee, figs
in space ; a de struction _ - Jam
We pack them there for a lifetime’s urch lan Yhio by re . Clee,
last; a ee 7 Con,
; : ne} gation of A: : e
And recall each one of ages past. hundred and the Missouri con-| De . ntioch Baptist Chir
ference churches owe fifty-five! raised and ¢
owe fi f nd donated
thousand two hundred dollars. —_ rebuilding- Brodin
—Contributed by Bishop Noah :
W. Williams, Se
As they fill the minds they bring a
smile
Pondering thots of the giver—linger
a while
Just as Mary of wise men’s greetings
Treasured in heart for future thots
repeatings.
Jessie M. Stuckey
Texarkana, Ark,
SEER EEE EE EEE EEE
Editorials
Class of Metropolitan
ALLEN DAY :
“Allen Day is hereby revived,
and the same shall be held on the
second Sunday in February each
year, and shall be known as
Founder’s Day. The funds raised
Byrd. The popular Mr
Brown is a member, an
the effective appeal. Su
THE FIFTH EPISCOPAL
DISTRICT of the new Connectional Depart- eee eras
mental Building at Philadelphia,
Penna.” Y p
“The Presiding Elder shall see
at all monies collected on...
llen Day— are forwarded to the|.
office to which they are due,
promptly, . . .” The Discipline P.] E. Church, Jacksonville,
138, Sec. 7. On page 127 questions} delivered the Emancipat
Number of churches, 286; par-
sonages, 215; accessions during th
the year, 3,868 ; number of pastors A
300; total number of members in
the district, 34,169; dollar money,
$26,924.40; money for Western
University School of Religion,
$7,807.06; for Missions, $6,085.90;
value of church property is two
million, five hundred eighty-eight
thousand dollars ; mortgage debts
on all churches, two hundred sey-
enty thousand nine hundred sixty-
nine dollars; pastors’ salaries, in-
cluding house rent, fuel, etc., one
hundred twenty seven thousand} j),, support ‘of the Book® Con-
sx yuchadce eee me cern. Monies raised on February ap Cincinnati, Ohio. His th
tweany live dolleys #ia'eey gare ap a sacred and should be ot Peace on earth.
Do you know of any class of pub- pritins ies et asthe ie
; y of P8?"1 after collection” or’ a mere pit-
HS SCTVADES «WHO Nareee CHIE tance reported several months af-
much for such small salaries? Ceruatdeeune ene 1 fe
Several. churches paid their en- gos apie nae am
tire mortgage debt last year and
we are assured that our debts will
be very much reduced this year.
By conferences, the church debts
in round numbers is as follows:
THE REVEREND
replied that he had “read the] same city. Co-chairman
form of discipline,” and was “will- 0
into full membership he said: “I
will be cheerfully governed by the
Discipline of the African Meth-
odist Episcopal Church.” :
cooperation and law observance,
every dollar of whatever is due| New York, the outlet was
on the Allen Building could be]
paid. ee ee aees
Puget Sound conference, twelve, 15 YOUR CHURCH INSURED?
thousand four hundred ; California PEW? Tria) ae
conference debts amount to four
thousand five hundred, of which] 614 and several of o
the Oakland church (Dr. D. G.linent churches have been.
Hill, pastor) has paid $1,700.00 stroyed or damaged by :
since the conference; Southern Zion, Charlesto /S.C.; St. Jame
California Conference, twenty Cleveland, Ohio: I ring Stre
thousand one hundred; Colorado Springfield, Mass., and fire.
conference debt is fifty-four thou-| aged
sand dollars and I think Shorter! Cheste
Chapel in Denver, (Dr. Russell! churc
Brown, pastor) has made another! heen y
substantial Payment on that. He! cien
The year 1938 is not ;
Tn 1937 paid on chu
$850. 00. Paid on
toward th
: $142.48 (rs
last Sunday The Men’
i Church, Washington, D. c
and donated $10.00 to be s
Rey. Joseph Gomez. The
dent of the class is Mr.
has not been found in all
Pointed Points
See oe a oc
9 and 10, brother Every Apostle address, January 1, at St. Paul,
ter th!
S$ Bibkl
Baptig
Taised
ent fp
p
Robert
. Edge
d mate
ch faith
Wells, pastor of Mt, Olive A.M
Florida
ion Day
ot the
: i -| committee were the Reverend
ing to conform to it.” When read] Carey A. Gibbs, and Joe H. anes.
THE REV. JOSEPHUS R
| Coan, acting dean, Turne -
| logical Seminary, Morris
Thus the fathers provided for| College, Atlanta, Ga., was
Boosters’ Forum speaker Jai.
em
THE REV, JOSEPH GOM&Z,
pastor of St. James, Cleveland
Ohio, was heard over the Colum
ence. On Allen Day, with proper| bia Broadcasting System last Sur
day morning from 9-9:30. From
WABC
FOR TWO YEARS REV)
David Nortis, Pastor Turner Tab-
ernacle, A. M. E. Church, Maco
| Ga During 1936 the church was
month | refinanced, reducing the “ae
most prom- debt from $32,000 to $10,000. Paid
$500 September 15, 1936 for cl**"
ing record charter and
debts $300, Added forty one ™
em
rch debt
Furnace
120, Balance of 7
painting and rep!
iat on debt $128
person
Increas®
IS NOW assured of
appiness and peace of
Il notes are paid in
15, 1938,
te:
FIRST CLASS|N
he New Year, class
lass No. 1 was ob-
Every leader was present
his budget, with 15 of
ing over their budgets,
lected $28.30.” St. James
Bulletin, St. Louis, Mo.
J. A. Dames, Minister,
aron Piper, Leader.
L
iS
B
DGE MYSELF TO BE
true to the Missionary
‘at home and abroad, and
alive the spirit of Missions
ight and Mites” is the Mot-
“the Delaware Conference
W, M. M. Society, Mrs.
ink, President. The society
ts in second quarterly session,
ary 20, Asbury in Chester, | w
ti
HE DAILY CHRONICLE,|#
getown, British Guiana, ¢
ith America under date of De-
© 7 carties a full account of
LL. Berry’s visit to our work
me. It also carries a full re-
and cut of Bishop C. A.
Byne of the A. M. EF. Zion
ch. The bishop’s visit was
Sioned by a cruise on his 32nd] s
dding Anniversary.
C
t
: Churchman at home. Dr. H. T.
so 1, regarded by many as the most
ding editor in the history of
rch wrote that the editor does
work when he has an oppor-
0 spend giant hours in his study.
the holiday season the Church-
d away in his study and read.
the books will be reviewed in
ching” by C. Campbell Morgan,
ving,” by Harry Emer-
he Fine Art of Preach-
wood, and “Makers of
From Jesus to Charle-
Shirley Jackson Case. A
man visited the Philadel-
Meeting and listened
ned address by D. H.
the 9th and First Dis-
is enroute to Balti-
e he will be the guest
eB. Rice and his
les of Daniel Coker,
Samuel Drayton, Stipio Beanes, David
Smith, the Schuremans, Wayman, Wa-
Gaines, Brooks, Davi. i
p i Vis cai
Rei tries the flag
Harris, Coasey
My dear Dr. Singleton:
New Year. The noble services you have
already ‘rendered on behalf of the
Church help to place you in fore front
of our Church leaders, I wish you con-
Room 24, Federal Building
Macon, Georgia
Dear Dr, Singleton:
na. in Macon last month, I did not get to
meet you personally, but I did hear,
Ministry” at Turner Tabernacle, the
Third Sunday in November. I remember
so distinctly the obligation you imposed
on all of us church members of today,
or rather the obligation that is ours be-
mothers went through to leave us the
church as we enjoy it today.
help Rey. Robinson, whom I consider
one of the most, if not the most dynamic
minister that has been sent to Stewart
certainly, in my day, I am resolved to
do everything I can assist him and
from every nook and corner of Arkan-
ts, Handy, Payne, Turner, Hurst,
The Churchman rides but thinks of
elson, Hodges, Ferguson, Shields,
RL ERENT RS RELA S ea
ETTERS TO THE EDITOR ——_
horter Chapel A. M. E. Church
Parsonage,
ridgetown, Va.
This is wishing you a prosperous
nued success,
lam,
Yours faithfully in Christ,
Rey. Samuel E, Churchstone Lord
I
y
( t
Because I had to be out of the city
vyhen the Annual Conference met here
nd will long remember that tremen-
ous sermon you preached on “This
ause of what our grandfathers and
As a layman of Stewart, I have re-
olved to do all within my power to
he church to:carry forward.
Yours for service.
S. H. Lee, President,
Stewart Chapel Choir.
Assistant Supt. Sunday
School.
BISHOP TOOKES HONORED IN
THE TWELFTH
By V. M, Townsend
Little Rock, Arkansas
Bishop Tookes should be one of the
proudest bishops on the bench, if &
pressions of love, loyalty, and apprecia-
tion would make a bishop proud. On
the 4th day of January 1938, in keeping
with well laid plans by the two states
that compose the Twelth Episcopal
and laymembers
District-ministers,
sas met in historic Bethel Church on
Ninth & Broadway Sts. in the city of
Little Rock to pay tribute to the man
who has made himself felt and loved
by all who have come in contact with
Nr aRaapty at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4
a crowd of nearly one thousand filled
the church, and enjoyed such a fellow-
ship as will be long remembered in
Arkansas. Dr. Campbell, the bi
ful pastor had a repast at five o'c ne
for the multitude and all were serve:
We recessed awaiting the 7:30 hour
when the bishop and family would ap-
Pear, and the great program of honor
would be rendered, Promptly at 8:00
p.m, The Bishop, Mrs. Tooks and Mrs.
Lamb, the only child of their union
entered the crowded auditorium, and
this writer acting as master of cere-
monies sounded the gavel that opened
the greatest affair ever given a bishop
in Arkansas,
Great addresses were made extoli
the virtues and labors of this prelate,
by Revs, J. M. Turner, W. T. Pope, J.
H, Clayborn, E. J. Lunon, and D:
Campbell, Judge S. A. Jones. Bishop
Gregg was present and delivered a last-
ing address upon the life of Bishop‘
Tookes and his association with him.
J, N;
ing
Let me say right here that the church
e must be studied to be known.
hem freely and acurately.
does not know Bishop Tookes as he
really is. He is a umique character
whom to know is to honor and love.
Yet he is very apt to be misunderstood,
He
does not claim scholarship, yet he walks
with the Philosophers, and quotes from
TOOKES
BISHOP H.Y.
He claims that he is no orator, yet
the multitudes are moved by the power
of his eloquence. He makes no boast
of his power as a preacher, yet they
fall like dead men before his volley of
gospel truth, and spiritual fervor. His
heart is as tender as a child, and often
weeps because of the suffering of his
brethren. At one conference he refused
to accept a home unless room could be
provided for all of his brethren. He
does not sleep on Saturday night of
his annual conferences until all of the
mission preachers are paid right in his
presence. He stays until it is done. This
Bishop takes his money and gives and
loans to those whom he know will never
The Twelfth District
return it.
not ceasedto pray him to recant from
his position of ONLY FOUR YEARS
for a bishop on a District, and agree to
return to us for another your years.
Out of our respect for him after cele-
brating the Thirtieth Wedding Anni-
yersaty, we presented the bishop with
that
would be a credit to any District. The
only regrets are that we did not do
a purse from Arkansas alone
more. Long live this man of God.
513 West Ninth Street
Little Rock, Ark.
: Birthday Greetings
DOOD OD SOOO OOOO r
DR. A. W. JACKSON
Leader in Kentucky
REV.) S..T. BOYD
New Jersey
MISS AZALEE D, CLARKE
Wilmington, N. C.
MRS. W. C, B. LEWIS
Kansas © Mo.
DAISY K. WILKIE
Mother Bethel
Philadelphia, Penna
. MRS
REV. G. HUNTER WHIT!
St. Andrews Church
Andrews, S. C.
REV. S. H. ALE?
San Angelo, Texas
REV. G. LINCOLN CADDELLE
Dean of Theol
Jackson, Mi
ITASCA, TEXAS
The First Quarterly Conference
was held De
Bethel A: M. E. Church
10-12, 1937 with Rev. L. D. C
pastor, Rey, E.E.Moody, presidi
The reports were good although
weather was very inclement
Sunday morning at 9:45, the Supt.
Brother W, S. Taylor opened the Sun-
day School with teachers at their post
of duty.
At 11:30 a.m. the Presiding Elder de-
livered a wonderful message to the de-
light of all present
At 6:00 p.m. the A. C. FE. League
was called to order by the President,
Brother W, S, Taylor, The League was
has| well attended and the Presiding Elder
spoke very commendable of the effi-
cient leadership of both League and
Sunday School. Rev. S. L. Browning
also made remarks. At
7:30 p.m, we opened our evening ser-
vice,
The Presiding Elder introduced Rey,
S. L, Browning. Rey, Browning was at
encouraging
his best and shouts of Amen were
heard all, through the congregation,
He preached a sermon. The
Quarterly Conference was a success,
Mrs, Minnie Lee Taylor
great
py
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+ Young People’s
A THOUGHT
When’er you cultivate a thought,
Remember it will trace
With certain touch the pictured form
And story on your face.
Whene’er you dwell upon a thought,
Remember it will roll
j Into your being and become
A fibre of your soul.
Whenever you send out a thought,
Remember it will be
A force throughout the universe
For all eternity.
—Clarence Edwin Flynn
“MAKE NEW FRIENDS, KEEP
; THE OLD”
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New made friends like new made wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Browns may wrinkle, hair grow gray,
But friendship never knows decay.
SNAPPY STORIES
SOME DIFINITIONS
Expert—An ordinary man, a long way
from home.
Expert—An exgpurt.
Psychology. Something everybody
knows, expressed in terms nobody can
understand.
High-brow, A man educated beyond
his intelligence.
Bore——A man who talks about him-
self when you want to be talking about
yourself,
Education—The process by which
what’s in the professor's notebook gets
into the student’s notebook without
passing through the head of either.
College Education —Something - to
help us express our negative ignorance
in positive language,
Procrastination—One of the leading
doctrines of the Presbyterian Church
(and many others),
Specialist—A man who knows more
: and more about less and less.
HAD THE QUALIFICATIONS
“I’m sure my wife is an angel,” said
a prominent layman, “she’s always up
in the air; she’s usually harping on
something; and she never has anything
to wear.”
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHIP
EXAMINATIONS
a ee
The National Urban League annouces
its Annual Competitive Examination
for FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL
WORK for colored students, Appli-
cants must be graduates of or candi-
dates for graduation from aceredited
colleges. Successful candidates will re-
ceive tuition and monthly stipends
yalued together at approximately $1000
for the school year, At least two fellow-
Rd
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UNDYING FLAME
By David A. MacLennan
It can be felt, and the f ve
ing through the long day al id nights
of our sojourn by keeping’ close to
Him who is our divine’ Prometheus.
You remember the old G
Prometheus, who went 1 > te 1, | hat more should we do?
lighted his t h at the ch riot o' | Let us list on the blackboard he
‘stin, and stealing fire, brought it | we can_all see them, all the <j He
to earth, The Olympians ne Hhings ‘which we think the shunt
that man should hi Pt right to expert ie Serch hg
fire and endeavored t Pa Hit ae Pre mee
| (@he leader will write on the board
the suggestions as they come from the
: If not many are suggestey
ler may Keep adding others unti
i ll the following are ther
oF any others.)
' | Attendance at Sunday School
Good words about the church
Attendance at church services
Help in singing
Membership in Christian Ende:
Bringing others
Missionary interest
The fire shall ever be burning on the ¢ ask
altar; it shall never go out—Leviticus
6:13.
e boys nd girls, atte d
unday School, attending Clistis, et
r orf attending ‘church a
(Continued from last issue)
Services
In one of his messages to the United
States Congress, President Roosevelt
closed with an impressive quotation
from one whom he called a teacher of
his youth. The philosopher was Josiah
Royce of Harvard. The keyword of
Royce’s thinking was loyalty: “So be
loyal, that is, so seek, so accept, so
serve your cause that hereby the loyal-
ty of all men, through your example
. shall be aided, furthered, increased
—so far as in you lies. Be so loyal to
your cause as thereby to advance uni-
versal loyalty.”
Intermittent attention to a fire never
resulted in satisfactory warmth. So,
intermittent attention to the flame of
social worship, of personal devotion to
bring light and warmth and mas|
into the world of men. BP Je
Reverently, I say that our Lord and
Master, Christ, is in fact all that ti
best of the old stories attributed
Prometheus. +R EAS, RS
And Jesus is the Prince of the Pro
phets and King of Saints. Dr, Burkitt
the Cambrid; t
History of
, and
to
the best you know, never results in a sentations Jesu: S Khowledge
satisfactory religious experience. Op-| to portray him as above Reverence
portunity to display courage in adversi-| a Wise Sage who saw |. Promptness
ty finds us unprepared. Opportunity to| stinct what was essent dl Money
help a lamed pilgrim over a stile finds] and conduct. But hi Worship
us unready, because we have forgotten | acteristic cannot Training
that “the fire shall ever be burning| Sage, the Teache Loyalty
on the altar; it shall neyer go out.” was something Visitation
something so
at the end of
Does someone wish to interrupt here
and suggest that it is well-nigh im-
possible to maintain what St. Paul
called “the spiritual glow’? That in
certain seasons, Christmas and Easter
for example, the fire burns with a
bright and satisfying flame, but that
ing
when Monday returns and the trivial
round is resumed there are only em-
bers left? May not the reason for our
gradual decline of devotion and interest
lie in our expectation that sudden and
great emotions will be sufficient? You
will understand what the saintly Mur-
ray McCheyne prayed for when he
cried, “O Lord, hold me on at a steady
pace.” “A steady pace”—yes. that is
what is wanted; “to go on forever and
fall and go on again.” How can this
be done? How can you keep the fires
ever burning? Well, Stevenson insisted
that a valiant soul could feel. . 2... .
_ Testimony
~ Now from this list all the Juniors are
| speak, and the rest of us will help to
at d how the thing desired may be pu!
into effect and ‘accomplished.
4 (If there are special things which
Mocal church or denomination des
helping in a Junior church, m
ing a Junior church, giving to
stonary fund, taking care of the «
lawn, and the like—the leader w
s¢ribe them carefully, and the Juni
Sheek decide how to do them.)
Pp
moment, to: flas 1 forth a symp
but piercing fadiance, t "
young, that is the ‘life
struggle, to argue, to’con {
the life of a Man . . . Paul is now see-
ing the end of ign; Jesus,
Bear attvetehan ter
it is an ex-
he” ‘No, “4
er but as Prome-
theus, that we worship Chris
who came down from heaven to give
men the Divine Fire. Jes sus himself,
once describe: is mission as that of a
man lighting a fire’ “and whatever
course he aken in doing it,
it is at lea:
The Response of the Juniors
: | (Beingad d'td'speak about one 0!
the” points listed above, each Junior
will tell why the ‘church has a right to
expect’ ‘that. Then he will give some
f sugdestioiis as to how may be don
burned for nineteen cefituries and that| the ‘otHér Juniors will add the of
it is alight still. The way the Fire was| ments. The following are som: 0!
lit finds its justification in the history of} t ifigs that may enter into the P
the, Hires) tr ane f By . j
; ./1. Our church has a right to expec!
knowledge, The Sunday School ‘ss
up~so‘fhat we ‘may learn. We )\*
‘teachers, ‘lesson books. It is no! '*"
any of i$ to refuse to study and
ss) up’ our chance to know about i
ble and the Christian life. (0th
niors may add that knowledge ™
me in Christian Endeavor, by ea
the nates' of the books of a a
in chapters and verses, how
pg ein its leading ©"
. +. in the ink of the slough,
And the sink of the mire,
I know of lands.
Of hearts that faint, and tire;
But I know a Name, a Nai
ships will be awarded.
Some of the schools to which Urban
League Fellows have been assigned|’ That can set th
are the New York School of Social] Its sound is a~
Work, the Atlanta School of Social, N Stott)
Work, the Graduate School for Social
Administration of the University of
Chicago, Bryn Mawr College and the
University of Pittsburgh. “
Applicants must file intentions before
March 1, 1938 on forms furnished b
the NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE,
which may be secured by writing to
Eugene Knickle Jones, E; ecutive |
Secretary, 1133 Broadway, New Yor
in the early spring, =
Our church has a right to exped
its support. While 2 '*"
‘do the whole thing, i ®
‘Christian to hav"
. a
=
ourselves the Westion,
ee core our church Expect of yypr |
Acts 17:10-12
_ Interest in missions,
Acts 13:1-3
26. Learning to give
I Cor, 16:1-3
27. Sympathy for the Poor.
i T John 3:17, 18
28, Interest in the church,
li Psalm 84:1-4
fan. 29, A good life Ps. 1:1-6
n., Jan. 30. Topic—What Our Church
ts of Its Juniors. Mark 12:30,
(Beginning Christian Endeavor
eek.)
™ —Christian Endeavor World
Jesus which reads: “Whoso is near me
s near the fire.” It has the ring of
ithenticity. Men as different in temp-
srament and ability as St. Francis and
Martin Luther, John Knox, and John
Woolman St. Augustine and Phillips
Brooks, David Livingston and Albert
Schweitzer, Calvin and Kagawa have
become light-bringers to humanity be-
Rause they have been near that Un-
d ing Flame of the Spirit of Jesus
He is the Undying Flame. Again and
@gain his vital teaching has been all
but lost, and again and again it has
een revealed in its essence as an un-
lying flame which, when kindled in
fhe hearts of men and women every-
where, will lead a world out of its
shadowed caves of ignorance into an
tra of progress and brotherhood.
Have we failed to maintain the spirit-
lal glow? Have we neglected the fire
on our altars? Keep close to the living
ist! Enthusiasm for humanity will
energize the most altruistic spirit
ever. Enthusiasm for Christ and his
way of living toward God and among
2n will supply the dynamic required
live well. You would have a more
herly society? A more fraternal
j
__ PROGRESS
ide gulf separates the mod-
eral director from the
aker” of fifty years ago.
we have a highly trained
ring a multitude of services
h were never expected of
lecessor. As the result
\dvancement, the public
rotection and comfort
of great need.
TER C. BECKETT
pulter St. Phila. Pa.
: GER. 0585
pPosed to learn how
‘© pray, how to think’
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brotherhood
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every one of us can bring
holy fire. We ca
knowledge,
Come Holy Spirit, heayent
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GREAT REVIVAL AT
ST. PAUL CHURCH
EVANGELIST KEYS
thousand people heard Dr,
ducted at St. Paul A. M. E. Church,
starting on last Sunday morning.
Dr. Keys’ opening message was from
the Restore unto me the joy of
Thy Salvation” which was effectively
delivered emphasizing some of the
things which prevent restoration. Dr.
Keys stated, “Men cannot expect to
have the joy of God’s salvation who
text
absent themselves from the church and the cross roads of progress.
It is estimated that more than two
Martha
Jayne Keys in her opening message of
the series of revival services being con-
church sets on the historical “Natchez
Trace.” Again I say no. If it was be-
cause I stood upon this platform and
delivered a commencement address to
more than five hundred last summer, if
in that address you saw enough in me
to call me back for this occasion, I
thank you. Though I feel unqualified
for this great task. Emancipation ts
no new word for our lexicographers.
Smancipation as the Latins called it
is an act of manumission. To set free
from bondage, To set free from any
thing that prevents progress. All na-
tions to some extent have been slaves.
Israelites were slaves in Egypt; Ger-
mans were slaves under Roman control
for many years. Anglo Saxons under
British tyranny. In fact all nations have
felt the blow of human oppression, The
big brother against the smaller, the
rich against the poor. Why should we
be ashamed of January 1, 1863, when
Abraham Lincoln signed the “Procla-
mation for our freedom.” The Jews
commemorate that day when they left
a few stones at-the “Red Sea.” The
peasants of Great, Britain cherish the
act of the twelfth century instituting
the Magna Charta. America looks back
with pride to 1776. Today, we should
not come with bowed head, but an up-
ward look, and a forwatd march, These
séventy odd years have brought us to
Listen
an atmosphere of christian activity. just over there is the sound of the Jap-
Neither can they indulge in all of the
anese incendiary thunders; there is an-
worldly sins which do not harmonize PERSE sound in Spain. What are they?
with God's will and yet have that joy.”| War? Yes, but I say these are not only
At the close of her message, nine came | Shocks. My country for which my fath-
forward and united with the church,
ers waded in blood like Ceasar in the
Dr. Frank Madison Reid, St. Paul’s “Rubicon, is centuring our progress.
resourceful pastor, declared, “Dr, Keys Seventy years have passed still I hear
is the most powerful evangelist of the the sound of the whipping lash. J smell
denomination and is not to be consider-| the smoke of the lynchers. I read the
ed merely as a great woman preacher| Protest of the Southern Senators a-
but rather one of the greatest preachers | &4inst the “Anti-Lynch Bill” I vision
in the pulpit of today.”
A revival chorus of fifty or more
voices is being organized with Mrs. God! Will this Negro Race Survive?
Pauline Dailey, noted revival singer What saith history Listen! the earth is
and chorus leader of Kansas City, as covered with the wreck and ruin of
director; with Mrs, Frances Terry Rus-| Past civilizations. The crumbling mon-
sell at the organ. With more than two | U™ents of history speak to us of dead
hundred personal workers uniting in| ‘ities. dead nations, dead Empires, dead
a campaign of soul salvation it seems Republics, dead Dynasties, yes
that St, Louis will have one of its| civilizations. Let us go back to the his-
greatest revivals at St. Paul A. M. E,| tory of Babylon, Ninevah, Assyria,
Church. Services start each night at Egypt, Greece and Rome. Some of the
7:30 p.m,
—St, Louis Argus
AN EMANCIPATION ADDRESS
DELIVERED JAN, 1, 1938
Will the Negro Race Survive
By H. W. Henning, B, D.
Pastor S. Peters A. M. E. Church
Port Gibson, Miss,
Ladies and Gentleman:
We have come together today for a
new purpose, From the dawn of his-
torical civilization to the present time
it has been the custom of mankind to
perform the act for which we have as-
sembled. Nor if we pause for a moment
for reflection. is this fact at all difficult
of explanation. It is quite striking to
me, to get an invitation to deliver an
address upon such an auspicious occas-
ion. This town is more than one hun-
dred years old, Why did you invite me?
Is it because my church is the oldest
Negro church in this town? I think
not. Did you invite me because my
ernor could make a fortune in a year,
Mark Antony laid miniature kingdoms
and empires at the feet of the elusive
Cleopatra, only to exclaim in his dying
agonies, “All is lost this foul Egyptian
has betrayed me.” (4) Universal ex-
travagance.
days were covered with diamonds, dia-
the atrocities of the “New Deal.”
When will we get a square deal? My
dead
great civilizations of history are for-
gotten, Excavations in Eastern lands
provide evidence of civilizations which
are nameless, forgotten unknown, lost
in the dust and ashes of the prehistoric
past. Study the evolution of bygone
civilizations. Every civilization that
once existed is strength and glory, but
has passed to decay and death. When
the Roman Empire. was dying there
were five signs of National decay, (1)
Concentration of wealth. Two thous-
and people owned the wealth of the
civilized world. (2) The worship of
wealth. Money could buy anything,
conscience, character, virture, position,
purity power. There was nothing money
could not buy when Rome was dying,
(3) Political Plunder. A Roman Goy-
Society Belles in those
ers
‘monds in the ears, diamonds in the
nose, diamonds on the ankles, diamonds
diamonds! diamonds! (5) Universal
Ignorance. Dancers, cooks, acrobats,
low actors, and professional inagicians
received princely comipensatio. As
Rome degenerated, $6 did the other
Empires. Do not forget that all of the
nations had sonie “good traits. Israel
gave to the world the golden age of
prophecy; Greece the golden age of
culture; Rome the golden age of pow-| -
er; Italy the golden age of -art and
beauty; Germany the golden age of
literature; England the golden age of
knowledge; France the golden age of
Defnocracy. But they failed in the very
thing that was. needed most. God.
“Blessed is that nation whose -God .is
the Lord.” Will America the land of
the free and the home of the brave fin
ally usher in the golden age of tational
brotherhood? May God help us today
to say “yes.” As a part of this great
continent*we shall knock at the door
of American prejudice and disfranchise-
ment, until she flies wide to all nations
alike. Remember Negro, Japan has
broken down her barriers and is stand-
ing in the gallery of the great nations
to take her seat by the British lion. Ne-
gro, what saith thot: of thyself? Will
you come once a year and celebrate fe-
tire for another year? Look out yon-
der, don’t you see the bloody foam of
such men as Crispus Attucks, Toussaint
L’Overture, countless others whose
blood cries out today? Arise, shine for
the light is come.” Negro, “Ye are not
your own ye were bought With a price.
Let us look up to old’glory today as she
unfourls her drapery in the wintery
breeze. Old glory! You are ours, Old
glory! We died for you. Old glory! We
will not deny you. Old glory! you have
denied us. Old glory! We must share
lation, driven here froin den ¢
are part Of this gredt tiation,
black but we. are men. Old
Heaven has your deeds recordeg
geance is Jehovah’s own;
late, you'll be rewarded. y,
reap what you have sown.
The Negro of the Past
The Negro’s history is too va
for erradication. His history go¢
beyond that of any existing Natio;
shines out in archacology like
Pharoah of Egypt, he is the buily
il
‘thematics, he is the first
gteat
western world. Negro history
extinct; Ancient History rec;
story. God sealed it in his sixty
books to be read to unborn genera
ican Civilization
Let us take a cursory survey
work in America. In 1619 on t!
of Virginia we landed. On Janua
1, 1863, we became free. Seve
years ago. The Anglo Saxo
1609. He preceeded us only &
A child cannot be reared in te:
I declare on this memorial da
was no Washington, D. C., no P
Canal; No old glory with
stars, and no Democratic and R
can-parties. Neither had Georg«
ington crossed the Delaware
famous Patrick Henry made int
plasm. We have come up with t
ginning of this civilization. \\
spilled our blood in every battle
H
a ¢
mond in a crucible. The Negro js
Old glory! Though in humble cai."
Contemp.
© den, se
We are
Slory,
» Ven.
And tho
ugh
r
poleon of war. He is the pivot
which civilization swung toward {
ia.
the sphinxs and pyramids; he js the ine
cipiency of Geometry, the alpha o; figs
Ou mug
luable
It
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The Negro as a Beacon light of Amer.
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t pass from our hands. Free-
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sh. We will not cower, we will
il we are heard, understood and
ated. Negro gird about you
pins of liberty and righteousness,
ot, you have not come but a
ears. Be not afraid nor discour-
these ordeals through which we
ing are just God making morn-
child of five, alone in her room,
at night with the thunders boom.
dark came the lightning’s
And the sky seemed rent with
} on crash; She had never known a
der jstorm—Nor watch the coming
the early morn. When she arose
ithe morning light—She asked:
(was the big yoice last night?
§ God making morning? The night
ery! Men and women with brain
With brain and with souls, being bat-
fd for gain. I saw those men tamed
h fash, Then I heard again the thun-
Grash. As Abraham Lincoln, in
fely might. split that dark sky with
ercing—That rent the chains and
é slave His eyerlasting - freedom
Behold the black man’s morn-
FINDING A MAN
fun ye fo and fro through the
s of Jerusalem, and see now, and
, and seek in
Sof, if ye can find a man.’—Jere-
im 5:1,
thus wrote Jerimah in the turbulent
of his time. Thus we say in these
f spiritual apostasy in the A. M.
lurch, God works through human
nicy. He wills that the Church. go
yard and conquer the world in His
e, yet, there are times, when for
of a proper leader, we flounder
| flop, when we should be pressing
the broad places
foregoing text particularly fits
Charch Extension Department. In
¢ days, when the progressives are
izing connectional recovery, and
the slogan of every loyal African
Odist should be “Lengthen your
is, strengthen your stakes, some
ardly souls have the temerity to say
"We should give up the Department.
the department needs is a man;
that man is J. P. Q. WALLACE,
g elder of the Northen District
diana Conference, who, for
un forty years, has labored to
en the ranks of African Meth-
Toamed the streets of his
, with a lighted lantern,
honest man. DR. WAI-
honest man. He is not 4
yer, to rubber stamp and
n blindly, but a man who be-
seeping faith with the church
Authorities,
and with the peopl
serves, eae
despuhatie eee. BL eee
nA incurs dislike.
DR.WALLACE, in the face of the
displeasure of those he sought to help,
has been strictly honest.
DR. WALLACE is a business man.
Tn the district over which he presides,
uearly every church is out of debt.
Some half a dozen of the churches
have burned their mortgages this year.
The very caption under which he
writes implies busitiess. We need more
men who are willing to “Face The
Facts.” Bluster and bally hoo will
never get us anywhere. Only by “Fac-
ing The Facts,” can we put our church
upon a sound business basis. In several
instances, Dr. Wallace has appealed to
autherities in Washington, D. C, in
order to save churches that seemed
doomed to the axe.
Iused to hear one of our bishops
say: “There is more in the man than
there is in the land.” DR. WALLACE
is a man; but not a yes man. Often,
we cast about, seeking jobs for our
men; what we-need is men for our
jobs. The welfare of the Church is
greater than the personal welfare of
any man. So, regardless of personal
preference, the connection should seek
the best available man for Secretary-
Treasurer of our Church Extension De-
partment; and that man is J. P. Q.
WALLACE:
REY. R. F. BOYD.
SOME REASONS WHY THE GEN-
ERAL CONFERENCE OF THE
A. M. E, CHURCH SHOULD GO
TO DETROIT IN 1940.
I am from Indiana and selfishly, you
might expect me to be pulling for the
General Conference to go to Indianap-
olis.
For truly we of the Hoosier State
have ample capacity and ability to en-
tertainly that most renown body the
Race has produced, the A. M. E. Gen-
eral Conference. But I think in mat-
ters that pertain to the general good of
all concerned we should. be willing to
forego our petty interest and work and
even sacrifice, if necessary for the good
of the whole body.
As for me, therefore, I lay aside every
selfish interest and ambition and say
with all my heart, “Let’s go to Detroit
in 1940.”
Detroit is more nearly centrally lo-
cated. In these times of stress and un-
certainties we should conserve. We
should make every dollar bring the
largest possible return. )
May I inject a little more selfish in-
flag of our Mother Country, so far as
the English Language is concerned.
‘violence and lynching. I’ll say more of
It may not be a bad step to create all
possible friendship with our English
neighbors: for when it takes weeks,
months, and even years fo get an anti-
lynch bill through our National Con-
gress we can not tell how long it will
be before some of us, at least, may
choose to lay our bodies to rest in a
Country that does not - practice, mob
this anon, But for the present shall we
not, turn our attention toward Detroit.
If it seems wise in the eyes of our great
.church we shall go to Detroit in 1940.
If itseems otherwise then. I shall trail
along wherever she goes.
Rev. H. A. Perry
Kokomo, Indiana
PAYNE CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Chicago Heights, IIL
Rev. C. R. Waters, Pastor,
Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. each Sun-
day. Divine worship eleven o'clock
A, M. Allen Christian Endeavor 6 P.M.
Mr. Reginold Cowles President A. C.
E. League, Mr. Talmage Walker Sup-
erintendent of Sunday School. Evening
worship 7:30. On last Sunday ‘Rey.
Waters administered the Communion
fo a large audience at the morning
service,
At the 7:30 service the Gospel Chorus
of 28 voices rendered their monthly
musical, Mrs: Arcola Berkley, the direc-
tress deserves much praise for giving
to the audience ‘such.a fine program.
The Watch Night Service was a high
spiritual feast conducted by the pastor
of the church. The Gospel Chorus
gave a fine Xmas party and each mem-
ber received a Christmas present from
the tree. They did not forget the pas-
tor and wife, Mrs..C, R. Waters. They
presented to the pastor a large box of
groceries, and other nice tokens,
The Senior Choir also had a_ fine
Christmas party, and presented to the
pastor and wife some nice gifts.
The membership of Payne Chapel
certainly remembered Rey, and Mrs.
Waters during the Christmas. We cer-
tainly thank each one for their kindness
to us Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the Rey. M. M. ters, the brother of
our pastor, will preach a sermon for the
Senior Choir, at which time the choir
Will conduct a Pew Rally, for the bene-
fit of the Trustee Department of the
Every one is cordially invited
church
to be present.
Payne Chapel Church has taken on
new life and the church is fastly being
organized into its various divisions by
oi pastor, and soon it will get back on
terest at this point. All my life I have
longed to go to California. Especially,
I do want to.see the great scenery of
the West. But I shall not expect to
go at the expense of hundreds of my
brethern, I'll just wait until I can go
, own resources.
Peete has all of the attractions of
ities and besides all of this
ery delegate and visi-
tor an opportunity to go on foreign
This opportunity many of us have
have lived with our hands
plow all our lives right
old U.S.A. By going to
Detroit we shall see just Pay
River Canadian Soil, and can wi at
few paces find ourselves in a ae i
different country under a new lag, the
our great ¢
it does afford ev
soil.
not had. We
to the Gospel
here in good
the old line. . We were glad to receive
into the church at the morning service,
Mr. John James, and Mr. Floyd Fike.
They were assigned to class No. 8; Bro.
Mitchel Driver, leader,
The membership of the church is lin-
ing up behind our pastor, and the out-
look for this year is good. :
The church has taken on new life.
Johnie Tate
ASS 1) hore Pam AEE
GRENADE DISTRICT
Elliott, Miss.
The First Quarterly Conference was
held in Winters Chapel A. M, E.
‘kson, P.
Church, The Rev. A, W, Jac 7
RB, Presiding, The Rey. J. H, Wier,
was elected secretary,
Marshall, A. L. Tyler reporter to The
Christian Recorder, F.
porter to The Southern Christian
PAGE NINE
pastor. The weather was very unfavor-
able, but in earnestness the work was
quite a success along all lines,
Organization: Bros. E. M. Wilson
W.-H. Park;
F. Sally, re-
Re-
corder, Sister A. L, Wier, reporter to
The Women’s Recorder.
Business: The order of services was
per discipline.. The session was spirit-
ually and financially a success. The P.
E. expressed himself as highly pleased
as things looked bright for the future.
Sunday at eleven o'clock A.M. the
P. E. preached a powerful sermon as
evidenced. by the many hearty amens
among the people.
Our pastor, Rey. Wier pastored this
place 26 years ago and the people are
proud of his return, The members ex-
press themselves as complimented for
the high service he is rendering
We are greatly pleased with the re-
turn of our Presiding Elder, he is
ideal to the work, we thank him for his
fatherly care and wholesome advice a-
long all lines of church activities,
We hereby pledge ourselves to do our
best for the cause of Christ this another
conference year. of
F, F, SALLY
ST. PAUL A. M. E. CHURCH
Springfield, IIL
Oct. 10; 1937 marked a new day in
the life of St. Paul A_ M. E. Church,
At that time we welcomed our new pas-
tor, Rey. Isaac S. Stone. The church
has. taken on new life both spiritually
and financially. Rev, Stone and his
goed wife, Mrs. S E. Stone have en-
deared themselves to the hearts of the
people. Souls are being saved and merii-
bers added to the church, Sunday
morning, Dec. 26, the church was filled
to overflowing and the service from be-
ginnihg to end was a spiritual treat, At
our first quarterly meeting, Dec. 5, all
reports went over the top
The following financial report from
Oct. 10th to Dec. 5, a period of less
than two months. First quarterly meet-
ing Dec. 5-6, 1937:
Trustees Report . $144.43
Trustee Helpers 20.50
A. C..E League...) 3.08
Senior Choit /)....: 17.20
Gospel Choir . 1,60
Deaconess Board . 6.67
Stewardéss Board No. 1 11.45
Stewardess Board No, 2 ......., 15.45
Senior M nary Sociéty 25.68
Junior Missionary Society . 479
Mother Pearls 25
Stewardess Helpers 7.70
Sunday School 21.64
Stewards Board ¢.........¢. 45 S2L71
Grand Total .. $582.15
St, Paul is marching on,
MRS, C. V. GOINS
General Conference
MINUTES
ARE NOW READY
ON SALE AT THE
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
and will be mailed out to any ene
sending $1.10 to
JOHN R. HAWKINS,
1541 14th Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
ae aea Reena!
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CHURCH “WEAPON :
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW —
THE GENESIS OF THE A. M. E. POLICY OF
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION —
The Origin of Choral Singing in the A. M. E. Church?
The Indomitable struggles of Bishop Payne?
sk in faith, Amen,”
| He killed two of the vicious
FRR CK ERG,
mer came to his aid
to a hospital, where he
{ From Other Paper
and rushed him
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roduced at St,
; Washington Church ’ Raises s$10 to Help ' dD
ch Rai OWNINGTOWN, Pac
Rebuild Cleveland Edil ve
Downingtown Bulletin,
‘ gtown Industrial an,
cultural school, Prof. J. H. y.
CEU ar Mees ain
MAR
ho says they are “a potent RY CHRISTMAS, BUT FOR
WASHINGTON—(C)—The Men’s
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
WILBERFORCE, OHIO
7S Years of Devoted Service to the Training
The wise sayings of this Father of African Methodism is
SECURE A COPY OF
NEW YORK (UP)—w
fell in love with a girl
down Payment on a diamor
Then he invited her to
with his family,
up and Gesner
‘ ay with another fel-
He learned, too, that she financed
her honeymoon by pawning the dia-
mond ring he gave her,
Bible Class of Metropolitan Church, | Jr., principal, is one of the mog
Robert Byrd, president raised $10 last | able papers of its kind in the
Sunday to be forwarded to Rev. Joseph | The paper had a cash bank ba),
Gomez, pastor of St. James A. M, E.| $396.39 on December 3, and a y
Church, Cleveland, O., which burned] fore, the balance was $363.74,
recently, to help rebuild the edifice, fol- 4
lowing a plea by Edgar
ES WITH DOGs —THEY*
WIN—HE DIES
have Christmas
The girl didn’t show
learned she ran aw.
Daniel Alexander Payne
Christian Educator
By Josephus R. Coan
SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE $1.00
11 “A FALLS, Tex., Dec, 23—
our dogs set upon 71-year-old
rown today and killed him as
tt for his life with a pocket
=>) “s >.
> 5,002,188 CARS SOLD IN 1937
president of the United Government| Second Year American Plant; Pasi
Employes, a member of the class, in]
which he called the Rev. Gomez “a
000,
5,000,000 Mark gs attacked the aged man on
—of—
Young Men and Women
——000——_.
THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
offers
General Courses in the Arts and Science; Special Courses in
Social Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical,
Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering.
found today with his head in an oven
Brown defended | and all the jets turned on. He will
great minister and preacher of the new ith his only weapon, the pock-
Fsocial gospel of mass advancement.”} sales of automobiles by American m3,
| The St. James Church housed a nation-| ufactures in 1937 total 5,002,188 yc)
7 This included passenger
trucks, the second time in hist
Virginia Daily Puts Colored Man On} 5,000,000-mark’ has been pass
Automobile Manufacturers A
announced yesterday.
The 1937 figure was 8 per cen
Dispatch, local daily, included the name] the 4,716,724 units for 1936, y
of W. M. Cooper of Hampton Institute, } year in which sales topped 5.()00)
on its first annual Honor Roll for 1937.] 1929, when the total was 5,62
New York, Jan. 8—(AP)—Pactoy
See ee Pe ee
ally knowwn forum.
Re eS Se eS
eS a
LOOK!
=
EX TRAORDIN ARY VALUE Annual Honor Roll
ibe cies omer
RICHMOND, Va—(C)—The pines
THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
offers
General Courses in High School and Elementary Teacher-training;
Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical Education,
fHlome Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts.
THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
offers
A course leading to the Bachelor of Divinity Degree.
THE HIGH SCHOOL
A four year high school offering specialized courses ih vocations,
college preparatory and general high schoo! work.
Factory shipments in Dece
ability, 7 final 1937 month, aggre
intelligence and tenacity during the{ units, a decline of 12 per cen
twelve months immediately | preceed-
Mr. Cooper’s picture was.
with a citation for h
HYMNAL
376,637 in November, and a dr
per cent. under the 518,958 fo
ber, 1936, the association also «
EERO AR ESS a
_| 8th “International Day” At Wilberforce ed.
OIL WELL DRILLS NOW co?
DISCIPLINE
TOCETHER
Special reduction in the amount
who are able to pay in advance.
WILBERFORCE, O.—(C)—Direc-
tor C. H. Johnson of: ;
national Institute, Wilberforce Univer-
sity, announces the eighth. annual ob-
he Ohio Inter-
TULSA, Okla—(UP)—Oilfi
rating equipment has come a
THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONS
Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years;
valuable for persons desiring to fit themsélves as journeymen workers.
SPECIAL REDUCTIONS OF FEES
deposit, or books,
ce the first well was drilled a
ville, Pa., in 1859. The first
mly 59 feet deep. Today gian
rills are manufactured which
Pable of drilling two miles into
$1.50 Music Hymnal
servance of ‘International Day” at the
University on, February 12, Lincoln’s
birthday. The celebration “is a college| ©
movement for world fellowship. i:
KER EOE KEE EK
Texas Bank Has ‘Astets of $443,138.32 of rock formation.
$.90 Discipline
A $2.40 Value
Both volumes beautifully and securély bound in Semi Morocco
| YELLOW CAB COMPANY
FORT WORTH, "tex! —-(G)—The
nk HIRES NEGRO DRIVERS
Fraternal Bank and Trust company,
Col. William M, McDonald, president,
| has assets of $443,138.32, as of Decem-
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan.
Freshmen register on September 22nd, upper-classmen register on
September 27th.
For Further Information Address:
DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
of fees will be made for those
Students may enroll for the year
in the College of Liberal Arts for $250.00 and in the College of
Education or School of Vocations for $275.00. These amounts
must be-paid in September and do;not include key deposit, military
WILBERFORCE, OHIO
ber 31, it was announced by I. P. An-| Lewis, of 1132 E. 27th street, \
derson, cashier, on Saturday. The bank record this week as the first N«
has individual deposits of $419,138. .
ERK ORE REE
| Wisconsin Baptist Minister Releases| a
Prayer for Race ‘
The fruits of his labor were shown
at the convention, which brought to-
gather in the city of Memphis, approx-
imately ten thousand African Metho-
This was the largest gathering
of this denomination ever known in the
history of the Connection, with the ex-
' the General Conferences,
and Stamped in Gold.
ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF VOLUMES TO BE
SOLD AT THIS PRICE. SEND YOUR ORDER TO-
YAY. WE PAY POSTAGE,
A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN
Philadelphia, Penna.
DR. S.S. MORRIS TO BE
re
erator to be employed by the
Cab Company for its new fleet o!
nd black cars. d
The Yellow Cab Company has
public its policy to hire Negroes
ively to operate its black an
Lewis ‘has been a star
_ By C. A. Wingfield, Secretary
mnectional Councils of the A. M. E.
ae elk Dr. S. S. Morris, Secretary of Allen
: aristian Endeavor League of the A.
E. Church, will be accorded a signal
or at the next session of Bishops and
nectional Councils, to be held in
Ontgomery, Alabama next February.
le occasion for promoting the testi-
is. appreciation of his being
¢ first to conceive the idea of cele-
the Sesqui-Centennial of the
Methodist Episcopal Church,
vas held in Memphis. Tennessee,
BELOIT, Wisc—(C)—The Rev. H.
Zimmerman, 732 Pleasant street, pas-]| cab fleet.
tor of the Second Baptist Church, has| the company for more than eigh' 0"
released the following prayer “design-
Riek 24 ater besieeb ed to bring tothe
Seetieeeeeet tice due us as a loyal group of American
citizens,” ‘which is “to be prayed in].
1938 from January to October, by col-
embers of State
te
which meet every four years.
The program was comprehensive and
rase of church inter-
rE ROE * BH
a included every ph
est, not only to adults but to the youth
of the Connection.
celebration at Mempl
the close of interes ¢
een local celebrations ob-
all sections of the
egro race the jus- The close of the
; : VERY
EAT GRASSHOPPERS TEL get sak Mae
NICELY CRISP? ,
DALHART, Tex. (UP) — © |
Hartshorn of the Dallom county 4
| office is afraid of catching himsc!
‘ing. “Please pass the popcorn—! *
he “hoppers.” s
ding that Dr. Roger Smith, Kan
‘sas State Agricultural College °”
says grasshoppers pro’
are a good substitute for
Hartshorn has been urein
friends to test Smith’s theory.
artshorn said he is willing ‘°
yers, but he is giing ‘° ©
rs prepare them—pull off their !es*
| them without food eight or "
‘sprinkle with salt, oil or bY
S
KINgsley 8876 ROOMS $1.5) UP PER DAY
FOR QUIETNESS AND coop FOOD €OME TO
NEW BALTIMORE HOUSE
“Exclusive But Not Expensive”
SPECIAL PLATTER LUNCH 28 CENTS
FROM 12 TO 4 O'CLOCK (Except Sundays)
1, J. WATERS, Proprietor
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
isiasm and interest awa h
old good in stimulating
Connection to grea
resulted in unt
were brought before the
Officials of the Connection
wo years before the cele-
s observed. Through his
eal, and untiring efforts. he
ct ically every stat ¢
esented his plans before
conferences, conventions
ople’s meetings, receivB
nt of the game,
al committee was appointed at
the celebration in Memphis by the Con-
jonal Council of the
Church to com
testimonial to Dr
Allen, of Clevela:
of the American
1, Division Secretary
Bible Society, is chaire
testimonial com
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May 25—New England Conference
New Haven, Conn, Rev, f A.)
he a en ar McCoy, Pastor, 82 Dickerman
Street. Bishop David Henry} Guy, Steuben 0 ]
Q ‘| Sims. 5 Chapman, Uniontown, Pa.; Mr:
3 January 26.—Orlando Conference—St. H. Davis, North Side, Pittsburgh, s ; ee
: Mark, Orlando, Florida. Rev. J.| yEARTIEST APPRECIATION TO| Mrs. Fanny Collins and Lad How it effectively, win”
D. Jennings, Bishop R. A. Grant.| THE MANY FRIENDS OF MRS.| Bradgord, Pa.; Mi, 5 i eetVely, vithoy |
February 2—Sierra Leone Conference—| Rp. 1. MORRIS, 35 MAYFLOWER| T. Davis, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Miss Maud a
Bishop E. J. Howard. ST., S. E. PITTSBURGH, PA. WHO] Scott, Florence, S. €.; Mr ae Eby
February 17—New Jersey Conference EXTEND CHRISTMAS AND NEW eon eke Pittsburgh, ae : <
Branch, Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church] YEAR GREETINGS TO HER. Coffman, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs.| Branch
2,-0f thie constitutio, for
eS of the Conterene,
an’s, Mite Missionary 5,
j Perry Street. Trenton, New Jersey. ———- _ | Vance Wilson, tsburgh, Pa.; ciety, reads as follows: Section |. ty, | omen, boys and girls, allured
2 Carolyn S. Thomas, Pres. Annie) Bishop and Mrs. R. C. Ransom, Wil-] and Mrs. Bayliss and family, Martins-| object shall be to aid the Boaterast nd wayward ones made worse
‘ M. Collier, Cor. Sec. Rev. S. H-| perforce, Ohio; Rev. and Mrs. A. Q.| burg, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Jennings} Branch Womah’s Mite Missionary a ling Persons telling them that
Baker, Pastor. : Norton, West Chester, Pa.; Dr. John] and ‘daughter, East End, Pittsburgh, | ciety in it’s effort to support the Ton ‘bad, tough, and game sports,
February 23—South Florida Conference| Rp Hawkins, Washington, D. C.; Prof.] Pa.; Miss L. M. Simms Pittsburgh;| eign work of Parent Home and Foreign them further into badness,
—Cocoa, Florida, Rev. J.R. Rich-] ty 7 Summers, Wilberforce, Ohio;| Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Foster, Ganons- Missionary Sociéty, of the frie, People be allured into the
; ardson, Bishop R. A. Grant. Dr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Jarvis, P. E,} burg, Pa.; Doo Jenkins:and family, E.] Methodist Episcopal Church, and toi joodness by telling them that
The General Conference Com-} tyniontown, Pa: Rev. and Mrs. H. G.
y mission—St. John African M. E. Payne and family, Columbus, Ohio;
Church, Montgomery, Alabama-| Reverends and Mesdames G. D. Choice,
Bishop J. S. Flipper, President-| Cjairton, Pa.; J. C. Hairston, Pitts-
The Connectional Council — St. burgh, Pa.; J. W. Curry, Meadville, Pa.;
John African M. E. Church,! cq. Burrell, Pittsburgh, Pa.; C. B.
Montgomery, Alabama. Rev. V.} atten, Homestead, Pa.; C. N. Thomp-
M. Townsend, President; Rev. son, Wilkinsburg. Pa.; A. Lincoln
C. A. Wingfield, Secretary. Craiglar and son, Hagerestown, Md.;
Liberia Conference—Grand Bassa} 4 Allen, E. E. Pittsburgh; Miss
Liberia, Bishop E. J. Howard. | Beatrice Allen E. E., Pittsburgh; Rev.
February 24-27—The Bishops’ Council—| 4 s_ King, M.D., McKeesport, Par
St. John African M. E. Church, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Brown, Richmond,
Montgomery, Alabama. Bishop Va.; Reverends and Mesdames Charles
J. S. Flipper, President; Bishop] addison, Pittsburgh, Pa.; H. R. Tolli-
done good and that there is
n them?
is such a thing as tempting
omen, boys and girls, to be
nd to do right just as they can
ipted to do wrong by telling
me good act they have done or
heard-of good thing they haye
md of faith in good that there
hem. Good men and women, and
bd boys and girls are the salt of the
rand should be told that they are
ood man showeth favor and lend-
says Solomon. The study and de- The following is an indication of the
ppment of human goodness js al industry and loyalty of | Emanuel
E.. Pittsburgh, Pa,; Clarence Roman,
Sr., Martinsburg, W. Va.; Miss Eliza-
beth Truly, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mesdames
Cora Brown, Steubenyille, Ohio; Bren-
da M. Reineman, Thomas Blod.- Miss
Frances Roman, Martinsburg, W. Va.;
Mrs. Elizabeth Bass, Johnstown, Pa.;
Miss Lucy Duddleson, Detroit, Mich.;
Mesdames Blanche Massie and family,
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mary Graves, Home-
wood, Pa.; Messrs and Mesdames
Clarence Wheeler, East Eni Willie
Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mark Sloan,
E. E, Pittsburgh, Pa/; Mesdames Mar.
Ballow, Pittsburgh;" Lulu D. Blair,
in the: Home Missionary work within |
the bounds of the Annual Confer
Impossible, without organizatio;
“Orgatiizé, Everybody’s business, j
nobody's business. Elect your officer,
appoint your comimittees, and nak
your work both interestitig and etic.
tive. Keepitig iii view, your object
Helping to ‘spread the good news of 4
Risen Savior, both in the Home anf
Foreign fields. We must catch the
vision of service, and organize for that
purpose. Nothing can be efiic
done without organization. Org
a
EMANUEL CHURCH
New York City
THE CHRISTIA
and get busy. Build prestige fal art that if faithfully 2 chun , ‘
> a ee 7 3 ria y pursued by| Church, New York, hn Ve Io
J. A. Gregg, Secretary; Rev. ver, Pittsburgh, Pa.; James Hendricks,| Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mary K. Wood, East| Missionary Society in your ow: 1 S public would = ae dc pone Nichols, sie c aisha
George T. Sims, Pastor. N.S. Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Anna Grey,| Liberty, Pa.; Miss Mattie Snell, East] munity. Let the people know re teed war and oreiudic :
bh tral Flicida Cock , ; > ) yon eee ‘ i M , and prejudice. December 7. 1937
Marci §—Cen Flori erence—| Williamsport, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Clar-| Liberty; Mr. and Mrs. Harry W.| in town, and on the job, not 1 f T. REEVES Ree oes)
Arcadia Station, Rev. L. J. Kincy,} ence Roman, Martinsburgh, W. Va.;] Smith, Windsor, Canada; Mack Kline,| getting up your claims, collec! ¢ a Nov lPhyllig Mlilliean a. $28.00
“gk Se es pees Street, At-| Mrs. Lovinia Mosely, Washington, Pa.;] Baltimore, Md.; Chas. E. Jones, Colum-|'church gleanings, or selling your (ag; 2 PERE Hir bi |\No.2 Roxatins Jones
cadia, Fla, Bishop R. A. Grants) wr and Mrs. A. J. Grey, Steubenville.| bia, Ohio; Mrs. Mary EE. Roper,| all this is necessary, of course, DO YOU KNOW THE His- £] No. 3. T. L. Sprinkt 870
73—Gold Coast Conference: Ohio; J. E. Cox, Brownville, Pa.; Net-| Kearneysville, W. Niet é _ <|ttiember the sick, feed the hungry 7 ORY OF YOUR CHURCH? No. 4 Sarah Alston ...
i Pine Coast. Bishop E. J. tie Pelham, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Maude SERS SSeS Sees) cheer the disconsolate, give a he ping 3 “\£)No. 5 Mabel Graham ,
Scions B. Colman, Harrisburg, Pa.; Mr. and F ‘ME ry | hand to the wayward boys and ods : ee eeiiieintiinti | No.6 Alma Hobson....
E - ‘ = SHOULD EVERY A, M. E. CHURCH HY . eee a i
April 27—Delaware Conference.—Sea-| 1774 Noe] Carrington, New York, N. ¥.;]> HAVE AN ORGANIZED © Mis-| Live the life, Lift Christ in yo e5, q No. 7 Martha ‘Dixon
ford, Delaware, Rev. G, E. Mat- Walter Waters, Sr., S. S. Pittsburgh, SIONARY SOCIETY 2? AND WHY?| °Y°ty day. “And Bifl be lifted uw q Who was the No. 8 Belle Byrd ..
thews, Pastor, 506 North Street. Fe i i : Oe ea ,.| from the earth,” said the Savio i to the episcopacy ir No. 9 Anna White .
Pa.; John H. Jenkins, Uniontown, Pa. “ D ” Mit ; %
Bishop David Henry Sims. » «)| Read Before the “Cairo District i ll hurch ? No 10 Fannie Coope
Barnes, New York, N. Y.; Alfred Booth,| yy;.<: Giawardons Con draw all men unto me. ; x HSE ah s2 ie Cooper vee ob
May 4—New Jersey Conference—| Cambridge, Ohio: Miss Marcella But.| missionary. 2nd Stewardess: Conve! Should the A.M. E. Church havea fewWitol was the first circuit rider] No. 11 Geneva Major .......... 1075
Newark, N. Ji, Rev. A. C. Sanne oa te i tion, IIL Conference—April 8th, Mur- tat ee EL ciety, and cher? No. 12 David Jaudon .........- 15.00
ler, Beaver, Pa.; Mesdames Nannie V. a organized Missionary J PA Rus.
ders, Pastor, 95 Union Street. Forre: ee E E. Pittsburgh Pa.: Bi *| physboro, II ~ alates » How long was there agitation for EY
Bishop David Henry Sims. die Gordon Wachinstod i C: fies By Mesgeeeile E. King e (To be continued) a lay-representation in the General Toraleeso em pumene une $259.00
May 11—Philadelphia .Conference— ike 3 ka aire 1 Re ay 5 Aterence before it was granted?
mi Harnbargs Poi: Bee i a Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and) The church, meaning of course the|° MEN ) What is the second oldest church Report (of Glassea
Williams, Pastor, 622 Briggs re ilton Edwards, Pittsburgh, Pa.; visible church, is an organized body of} GOOD MEN AND GOOD NEE Beet cannection? Nos rere riearen Siete $81.80
Street, “Bishop! SURANGA ney Mrs. Irene Askew and daughter, Xenia, Christian believers. The word church] ARE DETERMINED BY AN I ¥ Wholis the author of “Richard| No.2 Henry Tolton ............ 47:40
Sims: Ohio; Mr. A. G. Thornton and family,| in the English language has more than] MEASUREMENT IN HUMAN m—Apostle of Freedom?” No. 4 G. N. Robinson .....4...4 56.62
May 18—New York Conference—Free- Panidiah fet sale ae Mrs: James] one meaning. It may mean a building NATURE THE WORLD OVE® NB—Two weeks hence answers} No. 5 Herbert Seabrook . » 43.08
port, L, I, Rey. G. W. Maybanks Guy and sons, Steubenville, Ohio; Mrs.| for Christian worship, also a body for ary Ba above questions will appear in] No. 6 Ceasar Seabrook ....:... 61.74
Pastor, 59 Helen ja Wes Bishop Susie Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. Christian believers working together,}] Nations may have their notion: * HRISTIAN 'RECORDER. No.'7 Rev. D. Wy Nichols’... 113.70
David Hary Sims. : and Mrs. Webster Dixon, Pittsburgh, | 5, having the same ritualistic authority.] bout goodness and réquire thei: i Nae AY Ts ‘Dylert ices - 5.00
Bes Pa.; Russell Chapman and family, Or, the collective body of Christians the| zens to be measured by them, a: - P . No, 9 Jessie Bennett: ... . 31.45
world oyer. et _ | termine their lives and conduct a THEL A. M. E. CHURCH No. 10 e Chappelle Ee 42.30
Should every A. M. E. Church have or bad, just as they comport with these a ! No TieGabriel Green ‘ ue
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Vesper Choir, Henry Tolton .... 25.00
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League Choir, Earline W. David 20.00
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Senior Female Ushers, Ruth The Jeff Williams Courtesy Club un-
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Excelsior Club, D. B. Wheeldon . 25.00} presented the church with a star of
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Swain
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young women taught by her have mar-
ried and have grown up children. She
ation lies in the fact that wh«
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of our Deaconesses who uses her “auto”
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ices. We pray God’s richest blessings
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blessings accrue both for our
others. Moreover, in discussion
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America and a better world to create
a more abundant feeling of ‘good will
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: distrust and cynicism are deadlier in-} patiently, using all practical
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that these problems are not pu"
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problems. And since these P
are ours as a whole, then w'
struments of destruction than all the
armies of the nations. These curses,
we further believe, can be removed by
educational processes such as this. Thus
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¢ Bishops’ Council of the African
odist Episcopal Church will meet
egular mid-winter session Febru-
y 24-27, 1938, at St. John Church,
pntgomery, Alabama, Rev. Geo. T.
Bs, 809 Madison St., entertaining
stor. The opening session will be at
n A. M., Thursday the 24th.
J. S. FLIPPER, Senior Bishop
| J. A. GREGG, Secretary Council.
The General Conference Commission
hereby called to meet in St. John
iM. E. Church, Montgomery, Alaba-
f Wednesday night at 7 P. M.,
bruary 23, 1938, all Cities wishing
Hhave the General Conference will
cady to present their claims upon
} occasion.
J. S. FLIPPER, Senior Bishop
3
¢ Connectional Council of the Afri-
1 Methodist Episcopal Church will,
ene in its twenty-eighth annual
sion Montgomery. Alabama Wednes-
ogram will consist of the reports
Sion of them, hence the various
2%, 1938
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noon in harmony with the date] Baltmiore...
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f 8:10 A. M. Tuesday, February 22,
cave Philadelphia 30th St., Pennsyl-
vania R. R—9:59 4
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: - . ome | the ingredient :
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PULPIT GOWNS mother, Mrs. Emma Hurd, who died] i116 <oi1 be . chemist RF
from burns sustained in an accident on} on ey nent Sted tO the harves Seeyno plan to attend) Tuary 22.
; ca aa = od things for everybody s’ Council in M
EMBROIDERIES the evening of December 26 while pre- FON 2 Bee nody. On | § ie nigomery,
XARD paring a bottle ofsrubbing alcohol bree cane aed Nene Wrath and py ‘on February 24, 1938, please
GOODS aratory to giving a treatment to her pustice presist; poverty, distress and diy eee T. Sims, Box 481, aie
GS Pp trust germinate and flourish, , Alabama,
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STOLES a Christian woman and was vei ig Meese on enustry, turn act; th feRocm and meals $1.50 per day.
‘CAPS nla “respected in that city. Thus ie contented hum of voices and roar of ig African M. E. Church, ary 22.
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CHOIR’ HATS, who mourn her passing. | logic is final and irrevocable. It ments: Drums, bugles, Horns, n February (Ay
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anes Mrs, Hattie Cooper, 1923 Montrose ever have. The irregularity oj | , ji
Street, celebrated her 88th birthday.| jinds will insure that. Out o ic by Rev. J. S. Hatcher deceased 23.
a8 ar art She joined Allen A. M. E. Church dur-} ences comes progress. The differey “be obtained from Mrs. Gertrude} Attive Montgomery, Ala, A. & W. P.
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nay arrange for the report.
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By Rev. J. L, Butler, D.D., Sr.
To the pastors, officers and members
of the Waycross District, Georgia An-
PAGE FIFTEEN
enema EN lad ata iS
nual Conference A. M. E. Church, My
dear Friends: I take this method of in-
forming one and all that, the Annual
Conference Minutes for the years
1935-1936 were turned over to your
present Presiding Elder, the Rev. L. A.
ToWnsley, D.D. A number of the
brethren have written to me for min-
utes, therefore, you will please be ad-
vised. The entire batch of minutes for
the Waycross District was turned over
to Rey. L. A. Townsley, Presiding El-
der, just as they came from the printer
to me. Sickness has preyented your
Presiding Elder from getting around to
give the Minutes out. I am sure you
may have them by writing or calling
upon him.
Iam your brother,
J. L. Butler, Sr.
P. E. Savannah Dist.
we have been fused into an entity dom-
inated by ideals of freedom. What an
intrigding and soul-satisfying task!
This, to make liberty articulate and re-
alistic.
And so we plead today for an open
mind on the part of those tempted to
hate. ‘The American spirit is one of
sportsmanship. We can at least exem-
plify that spirit. We plead for active
intérést, warm and genuine cooperation
from these hitherto content to remain
on the sidelines. We plead with both
divisions of our economic situation that
they give the unfortunates the change
to make-a living, and thereby a life; re-
membering that morality and economics
are parts of a whole problem. We plead
with governmental and judicial agen-
cies, with the police power of city,
state and nation, that their exercise of
power and dispensation of justice be in
accord not only with the recognized and
written law of the land, but the higher
demands of human rights, the ultimate
peace and progress of all peoples, and
in the interest of national and interna-
We salute the real
America that is, we shall pray and labor
tional solidarity.
for the America that is to be. God bless
and keep us all
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THE MAN OF THE HOUR
A WORTHY MAN
J. W. Hair, D.D.
Since the last General Conference
May 1936, the Great Ship of the Church
. has set its sails toward the forth com-
ing General Conference, 1940.
Many have been the changes, and
many changes may yet come, among
the prelates, itinerary, and laity of the
Great Ship, the A. M. E. Church, The
Fighth Episcopal District, and Mis-
sissippi particularly are proud of the
work of the powerful Episcopal Com-
mittee, and are now marching with
the flag of the Lord Jesus, and the
banner of the A. M. E. Church, un-
furled to the breeze. Seeing and know-
ing better now. the wisdom and guid-
ance of our own Bishop S. L. Greene,
“The Sun of the Soil.” Though elevated
from the great State of Arkansas. But
since the days of Edward W. Lampton,
Mississippi has longed and waited
patiently for the elevation of another
man, Many have been oifered, we be-
lieve perfectly fit for the office, the
highest gift of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. Such men as honor-
ed, S. P, Felder, John J. Morrant, F.
RC Durden, John W. Poe, W. M, =]
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7 ithere were no Negroes. Memphis,
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"One must read the Negro press to be
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One goes among the shanties in the
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quate schools. One sees a few hundred
Pooks in the corner of a Negro settle-
Hment house as the only public library
for a hundred thousand colored citizens.
Ine reads of the beating up of Negro
suspects by the police on almost every
Poccasion; of the shooting of Negroes
whenever they do not stop on the|
Ss as
even in
the first igelel of fhe present cen-
tury, In 1860 there were no public
schools for Negroes. Today the South
is dotted with colored schools running
from the grades up through senior col-
lege. Indeed, there is a better public
education system for Negroes in the
South today than there was for whites
after the Civil War, The lynching fig-
ures haye fallen off considerably, and
there are many organizations of whites
to reduce the evil still farther.
As for the colored workers, it is
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Negroes work while the
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recently a carpenter told me the Ne-
groes were getting the jobs because
they were unorganized. and worked
for lower wages. I asked him the solu-
tion, He said the Negroes must be tak-
en into the unions and their wage scale
made equal to the white man’s.
There is even a change in the atti-
tude of Southerners toward
Southerners which indicates some
slight change in the attitude toward the
Negro. It is true the South is predomi-
nantly agricultural, but so is the West.
Yet a farmer Nebraska
“Yankee” jn the South as a
worker Manchester
me Hope for Remaining
Unique is the Negro
hn Clarence Petrie
is true, but the South does
instance, take the colored ques-
To: any one coming into the old
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is the Jim Crow system. One is literally
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South is Jim Crow. When I first en-
The colored laborer is still badly tered a small church college in Ala-
JANUARY 20, 1938
But there are still living some preachers
who can resent the fact that, under Dr.
Kirkland, Vanderbilt became more and
more non-Methodist, until today it is
about as closely related to religion as
are Yale, Harvard. and Columbia.
Southern Methodism was once a
rural religion—perhaps the religion of
the Southern countryside, Today Meth-
odism with its young ministers emerg-
ing from Vanderbilt, Emory, Chicago,
Union, and Yale has become almost
as intellectualistic as Episcopalianism,
leaving the bulk of the Southern rural
religion to the hew-to-the-line Baptists.
The change may be illustrated by the
experience of Unitarian
the South. It is only
ministers in
ten years since
there was not a single Unitarian minis-
ter anywhere south of the Mason and
Dixon line who was a member of a
Protestant Pastors’ Association. In 1929
aged to slide into the Memphis
ation
at the time when the sec-
retary was a liberal Episco) He
had asked for any new ministers pres-
alian
ent to sign slips, hand in’ their half-
dollar, their name and address. I obey-
ed. It was some time before the news
feaked out that the Unitarian’ minister
had been admitted to membership. One
parson, a stanch Southern Presbyterian
of the old school, resigned in a huff.
s he was’ again back at
sefore he left Memphis he
was my good friend and was wondering
if Unitarians might not find a way to
sneak into heayen as I had sneaked in-
After two ye:
meetings, |
underpaid.
But the visitor to the South does not
See these phenomena in the light of
bama in 1910, my greeting on my first
ain't
night at the’ supper: table was,
Mist from the North,
you? a nigger ‘Mister’ where
you come don’t th Well, we |
treat them like dogs in M ppi. We|
shove a nigger off the sidewalk if he]
doesn’t get off, If he doesn’t take off
his hat, we shoot him.” All this in the}
drawlingest of drawls. That same M
sissippian has been practising medicine |
in Bay City, Michigan, for twenty
years and has learned to get along
beautiful , in my native state where |
they call a nigger “Mister.” The last
quarter-century has caused stich modi-
fications that I doubt if the same re-
marks today would be made to a non-
Southern student in any college in the
r, you're
They call
from,
¢
eminent clergyman said,
fit for the top, until it has do
work on the ground floor.”
Being- jealous of the success
races will not lift our race to
We must cease to balk at
of advancement, and to bra) «
mile-post of progress.
Praises N. A. A.C. P
Dr. Cooper paid a maryclol q
“pute to the NAACP for
dog tenacity in contending for f
passage of the anti- lynchir vill)
‘said, “The NAACP. is the
civic force in America toda)
Conference, There was no one en-
dorsed by the way of 2 motion, but by
emotion it could be read as_ clearly i
in the faces of both ministers and lay-
men. Give us Hair, He is the man of
the hour. We do not ‘know who will
be elected to the General Conference,
but will speak to the church as a whole.
And from my pen comes the voice of
Mississippi. Give us Hair on the bénch
of Bishops, and we will be satisfied.
‘ REV. W. L. JONES
Cleveland. Mississippi
ie, oes es
“NO RACE IS FIT FOR THE TOP
PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS
The First Quarterly Conference of
Ward's Chapel A. M. E. Church was
held, Sunday and Monday, December
26-27,
- Sunday School at 9:30 in regular or-
der, with Mr. T. C. Muldrow superin-
tendent. Promptly at 11 o'clock the
ervices began with’ Rey. P. B. Burton
conducting devotionals. The Presiding
Elder was introduced, who brought to
tis the word of God. The speaker se-
lected for his text Luke 2:26: Glory to
he highest and on earth peace
of of
\
: wi South. : |
UNTIL IT HAS DONE WELL ITS| we may obtain for our race will toward men. BI oath ivehaneibs heaibateellys
WORK ON THE GROUND hood rights. and deserves | C. E. League at Ke anes hi ‘ Sh so long ridiculed by
FLOOR.” abt ALBANY | of every member of the 10" t 7:30 the Presiding Elder) This CONT. Bible Belt and the
PASTOR © } world.” “God has given ¥s nd nother sermon. As he talk- 4 eae cote. antl
y Aaice nesis Zone, ie
cae ¢ i dom,” the minister concluded, 2" learts were made to rcjoice to Sian oT one eet chanel
‘our soul Salvation.
egular business session of the
¢ was Monday night. $28.02
he Presiding Elder on Sal-
up to us to. cultivate our ag
extent that we can keep a
Vanderbilt
him great
and more
BY ts H Jamison, aikely; Gua’
Dr. Allen R, ‘Cooper, the pastor of |
lor Kirkland resigned at
and the newspapers paid
his forty
for
compliments ;
years of service at the tniversity, it
was almost forgotten that Vanderbilt
was begun as 4 stronghold of peas
Methodism, home of the strict old-
time orthodoxy of the bettie
Jigion that was good enough for father,
aking candidate that we will be able to do
ter work this year, with
jent Presiding Elder and
id aquest’ Emanci. 4
f ‘NOW READY
ever heard od g id
‘2 PRICE $1.00, Postre’
. E. BOOK concer
“26 So. ‘19th Street
MATURIA MULDROW
to the Pastors’
Some time later the pastors sought
Association,
to destroy the effect of my member-
ship, which seemed to imply that they
had decided a Unitarian could be a
Christian. So they changed their name
from the Protestant Pasto socia-
tion to the Memphis Ministerial As-|
and invited the
But to no ayail. I
ago one of the leading
sociation Jewish rabbi
into membership.
eard not long
association refer to
“one of ‘the best
Christians in. Memphis.”
members of the
that same rabbi as
The best proof of the changes in the
ng made by a
South is the attempt be
small. group of Southern intellectuals
to make Southern insularity intellect-
ually respectable. But they shout
yain, The process of standardization is
Radio, cifema,
newspaper, public
transportation—all
the old Southern
isolation The South
but one hope for remaining unique,
and that is the Negro, Without him
this section would already be as much
a province of Hollywood atid Broad-
way as are Scottsbluff. Nebraska, and
Kokomo, Indiana,
in
too well under. way,
magazine rack,
school, automobile
these are ‘making
impossible has
—Zion Herald
Ed.—Dr. Petrie is pastor of the First
Unitarian Church, Memphis, Tenn,
erly
NOTES
2
awe “AFRICAN: HETHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SAN OUR BROTHER?
2 et
|
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BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Installation of New
Heating
Rey, I
known
continued to line
made by
year as
progress.
tdward James
as Father
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Mount Union, Pa.
Streamline ..
System Now
Complete
Jones, generally
vine, the second,
up to the standard
the farmer, Starting his 5th
pastor, he s made great
First, he paid the church out of debt
which
parsona
Third,
system ir
This
$1200,
and the
ed to $1000.
built a modern equipped
han $1500.
a am heating
the church at a cost nearing
hich co
more
I
eats both the parsonage
church combined. At present
a drive is on to cover the expenditures,
The men of the chu
pay $15.00 eac
which
with an ample
Rey,
There isn’t
that.be.doesn't
Since coming to Mt. L
will com
Jone
irch have agreed to
The women $10.00 each,
letely
cover the cost
ver,
d-sent man
tempts ta do,
success-of
ha its
nion, his mem-
bership has incre sreatly, owing
| to the fact, the t he preaches,
We wish t Jones
and his splendid cong his
splendid success cere hope
he will continue uture as he
did in the
Irene Dubois
BRR EAR REE EEE
In This Issue
a a ee
Carlyle F
EDITORIALS
A Means of Grace Renee
Bishop Greene And Union 4
Our Membership . one
Editor J.\G. Robinson Against
The AntisLynching Bill..... 4
Pointed Point ‘
Churchman Afield Rig one $
Birthday Greetings 5
Young People’s Page—“
day”—Rev, Rufus E. Cobb.... 6
Allen Christian Endeavor League.. 6
The Christian’ Recorder Pulpit x
From Other Papers . 10
Women's Page—“Studies in Mis-
sions’—Mrs, R. A. Grant lL
Transitions ee ctie 24
The Senior ‘Bisho, The Miracle-
Man—Reyvy. J. E. Thomas....., 4
Notices ....05 15
woe eee te OS
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Date
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1938-1-27
