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Pastor, Rev, W. A. Ratteray
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THURSDAY, JANUARY “6, 1938
LORADO ANNUAL CONFER-
ENCE FIFTH EPISCOPAL
DISTRICT
Rev. Noah W. Williams, Presiding
ishop, Phoenix and Albuquerque
R District, Dr. R. H. Harbert, Pre-
siding Elder
_ Prince Chapel AM. E. Church of
Ptucson, Arizona. The first quarterly
meeting was held November 7, 1937
"The attendance of both services was
Peood. Our Presiding Elder preached
IMPORTER.
poth services morning and night. His
q PHILA. PA. heh Bie message was thoughtful, spiritual and
“ inspirational.
Monday evening our quarterly con-
ference opened with Dr. R. H. Harbert,
presiding. Singing “A Charge to Keep
) {] Have” Bros. John Morris leading
with prayer. Scripture ding Ist
Psalms. Singing, “Am J a Soldier of the
Gross.’ Roll call with members
sponding as being present r
jorie Myers was elected sec <
) ports were called for showing a splen-
did progress, the church spiritually and
"financially of ‘every “department and
auxiliary, Our. Presi Elder and
Pastor gave words of encouragement
and appeciation of the work. After
our pastor, Rev. W. M. Camper made
his announcements, Benediction and ad-
journment. We are asking the prayers
‘of the members for our continued suc-
cess of the work,
BRO. JOHN MORRIS
FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
Chicago, Ill.
R.R.WRIGHT SR.
The First Quarterly Confe
yened at Mt. Olive A. M.
Noy. 26, Rev. S. R. Maguinez
At the close of the devotional service
the Conference paused to pay tribute
#6 three fallen comrades: Bros Ed Du-
hart, W. D. Dawkins and Sister Willie
‘Allen. All clubs and departments made
excellent reports. The trustees have
raised $136.16 for current expenses and
$124 building fund during the past
quarter.
The new board of trustees
‘Stalled by the Presiding Elder. He
‘Zave very encouraginp remarks to the
newly elected officers and to the ap-
ciative audience.
A new home is the thought up
~ most in the minds of this congregation.
Inder the leadership °
tor, Rev. J, Langston Pp
arching on to victory.
SAY the close of the business session,
group of young ladies led by
ary Smith served a sumptuous re-
st in honor of the Presiding
id pastor.
2, Church
iding
was in-
Rey. J. Langston Poole.
Pastor
The first Quarterly Conference of
John A, M. E, Church was held on
December 17-19, with Presid
B. Spillman presiding, An unust
change in pastors all reports showed
increases. Three members have b
sonage has been reconditioned
ing the
and buildir
n graciously received
The connection
z who erected
FREMONT, OHIO
cho we took to} was seryec
whicl
e, but he refused
1 time the parsonage Was
is work
banner year.
per-
f our efficient
oole, we are weatl
that fact we had a very mice crowd] TL
present. The P. E. preached, He is
le svored to carry out his ‘PrOBFen)
enc
that mortgage
and in October
apel was ca ceny ated,
easil
Miss) Warren Cl
state
ter’s Chapel A. M. Ek, Church, Rev, Joe
Hillard. We enjoyed the services
Dr. Jones is a very pro- Letters to T
gressive Presiding Elder and we are From Other Papers ..,
Bishop S, L,' Women's Page ..
Elder
administravion,
ut,
was no debt agaisist throughou
happy to serve with him,
Rev, S. R, Maguiner: MRS. oVERLYN WAIKER,
Presiding EWer
FRANKFORT, KY
_ St. John A, M, E. Church
tlder
tended the Love Feast and Oiler t-
Conference on Friday night, Dec
In spite of handicaps due to the
since Conference. In
e Conference th
39 has been raised. The pres
i
nd the Trustees are arrang
of the present p DT
new one. Our new pas-| Wel
r the Rev. Wm, Henry White has} Mrs
only by
John but by the entire commu
the she ne that
been here proven him
great propor
ve him together
presid
nt was p in full.
MR. ANTHONY HAYNES.
WHIGHAM, GA,
conference of the
wad
convened Saturday,
the ladies
Presiding Elder prea
at sermon. May he
Rey, A, J. Washington
fa lly to make this a
I
P. MARSELI The
COLD y WATER, MISS. Sunda
——- EDITORIALS
Quarterly Conference has just
Our
closed, with Dr. Wallace Jones, our
eminent Presiding Elder. The Confer-
ence opened according to schedule, The
ser was unusually cold, in spite of] Pointe
y one of the best pres achers in the} Yo
RD
Frisk U
OF TE AFRICAN: METHODIST: EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
MAN OUR BROTHERD =p
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MERIDIAN, MISS.
St. James Welcomes Rev. J, E. Jones,
Pastor who Came to us November
in This Issue
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aised during this quar- eee Rebbe
terly conference $40.19,
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Minneapolis, Minn. “down by thi : Sy ecarchme, 0 Ged, and
; heart; try me and know my ee 4
and see if there be any wicked y.’
their cry, and will save them—Amen. | “I have no greater joy than to hear] Understand that His name is not a
that my children walk in truth”—3] formula to be tacked magically on to
John 4. our prayers, but a reality to be sensed
—— —_—§_____
1YMNS THAT LIVE
p Raa nape Read Ltoha W and experienced—Amen, :
GOSPEL STALWARTS “Belief must go deep. Mere creeds ae Pass a Pak sree pee
like overhead telephone wires, are apt]. i :
oo
Thursday, January 13
FELLOWH: ELPERS
to go down in a storm” Hugh Redwood
What could give a parent greater
happiness than to know that their
children were following their precepts
and example? Could a minister who
preaches to his people, Sunday after
Sunday, be encouraged any more than
ground,
On which the Lord was laid,
SS ee His sweat like drops of blood ran
“We therefore ought to receive such, down
that we might be fellowhelpers to the In agony He prayed.
truth.”—5 John 8. 2.
by having the consciousness that the | Cooperation is Asercat word. The ere ore oe
members of his parish were putting his world has advanced thru men working ES ea codes
beachines mie eee together to accomplish certain results.| !{ Not, content to drink it up
When we obey the teachings of our Teamwork is used for the effort Sete ee
Saviour, is not his great heart gladdened | ™°? exert to Pr Cmore a: common Cause: a
by the knowledge that we walk in His Wars: will cease; (bickeniseand. guar: 1 CN eal
relling be no more, when men learn the| /20S¢ Precious drops that flow;
lesson of working together despite dif-| !'¢ heavenly load He bore for thee—
é : For thee, He lies so low.
“The elder unto the well beloved
Gaius, whom I love in truth.”—3 John 1.
Read 3 John
“The Elder” writes a brief letter to
one of his staunch friends in the gospel,
Gaius who stood with him against the
opposition of Diotrephes, who led a
faction to rebell against the elder’s
authority. This letter was probably
delivered by a missionary by the name
of Demetrius. The gospel has always
had men, faithful and stalwart. who
were ready and willing to stand by and way?
manifest friendship and interest in the] Prayer: We thank thee, blessed
gospel messenger. Lord, for the joy that comes to those ferences: bass ‘i 4
In our churehes! today. one’ mighit, | *RO death us: when “walls in fate Can you point with pride to some], rae !
aris Bdt diigichd. scathing paper ae light that thou hast shown. We re- worthy cause in which you were a fellow Then lean oe Him the cross to bear
por Dittseples ih ial Monecsiteeae te joice that the joy of right dcine’ helper? Is there someone today further Thy father’s will obey,
teem siete 0x coos a CM ona up the tadder Gb life becrase VontEane And when temptations press thee near
Gains, “well: beloved” yourself unselfishly in support of his Awake to watch and pray—By Request
eames worthwhilStabors7 im eth a of Rev. A. L. Brewster, Presiding Elder
Prayer: We thank thee, O Merciful bo priate
Lord, for those who stand hard by the
gospel and the messenger, in all trying Ee
ee Help us to be among} “Beloved, thou doest faithfully what-
ne number of those who support the| soever thou doest to the brethren, and
word.—Amen, to strangers.”—3 John 5S. :
Read Hebrews 11:1-10
It is meaningless to claim the knowl-
edge and love of Jesus and not give
to him your unquestioned obedience. I
{| do not know of any service that is so
“Beloved, I wish above all things utterly wasted as that given half heart-
that thou mayest prosper and be in| edly and faithlessly,
health, even as thy soul prospereth.— | How many people we find in our
3 John 2 churches that accept responsibilities
Read James 5:13-16. with apparently no intention of ful-
Ii someone were to grant us health filling them or at least that make not
and prosperity in proportion as our, Much effort to do so, i
soul prospered, what kind of condition! Let us resolve to do faithfully what-
of body would be ours? I am afraid’ Sever task is committed unto |
that many members of my church, at hands. “If it is worth doing, it is worth
least, would be desperately ill, There | doing well.” ‘
is an indissoluble tie between physical’ Prayer: Teach us, O God, the lesson | a
and spiritual health. Some cults, like | Of faithfully doing what thou hast
Christian Science, for example, make ' assigned unto our hands, in Jesus name.
much of the mental side of health, | —Amen.
abprie: it is tre that aoman who hag / eo
the right attitude r ii i 2
ig egarding life (the Wednesday, January 12
Christian view) is more apt to enjoy 4
physical health, Henry Ward Beecher hae a RAS PASE. re
said: “Half the spiritual difficulties ,
that men and women suffer arise from! “Because that for hi ’s sake
a morbid state of health.” I would they went Pretty Bie Fa ‘: -
that the opposite is more nearly true. | Read Acts 4:12 as
Prayer; Grant us, O loving Father,! What's in a name?
‘ pir of soul and health of mind | tha
jody. In Thee is perfect love,’ depends
Tuesday, January 11
ON BEING FAITHFUL
“Help us to help each other Lord
Each other’s cross to bear,
And each a friendly aid afford
And feel a brother’s care.” —
KENLEY, N. C.
The First Quarterly Conference was
held November 4 and 5, 1937 at St.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, may we gee A.M. E, Church, Dr. G. W.
take great joy in that we are labourers Larkins, presiding elder, All reports
together with thee in building a new| VST® SP. lendid. Sunday morning, pre-
world. In Jesus name, we pray_’Amen. siding Elder preached a soul stirring
. sermon and Sunday night our pastor,
Rey. John Bridges preached a wonder-
ful sermon. We were blessed at cach
meeting with an out pouring of the
Holy Spirit.
We are proud of our presiding elder
= and pastor. Total raised for the Quart-
“I wrote unto the church: but Dio-| ¢ $31.71.
trephes, who loveth to have the pre-
eminence among them, receiveth us
not.” Se Se i : r Les
Askin oo Cae ay PALESTINE, TEXAS
He could be called by any other name] Services at Grant Chapel A. M. EF.
nd be found in most churches. Take] Church Sunday throughout the day
care that it is not your name, ““Loving] were-g Holy Spirit ran high,
the chief seats in the ynagogues” ; beginning with S. School Brother W.
and loving “to have the preeminence] R. Leusey, superintendent, was at his
among them” is not ci y : Su
New Testament church.
chapter of Romans should
the most of the officers of
great deal of profi
Te
Sunday, January 9
HEALTH AND PROSPERITY
: = Friday, January 14 et
DIOTREPHES RECEIVETH US
NOT Mi
—Geneva Moore
The Lord is nigh unto all them that Monda: ee z in me; and lead me in the wa
= y, January 10 ees rere lasting. Mini. 5 Y ever.
Pape pose Lp ieee upon him THE JOY OF RIGHT DOING Eraviers” Help es to pray in His} and Ee ie ae ioe ‘of nies
ae that f, = iy rier re ee = be at gee. ws k 4 His ame’s know thee, not as in oe Bey
ralnapd nip eae ‘ Aven, Father. May we prophet, but by what we re Md “_
Amen,
Dark was the night, and cold the
January 9
ee
RING FOR A LIFE OF
SERVICE:
i
m Text: Mark 1:1-13
beginning of the gospel of
ist, the Son of God.
en as it is written in Isaiah
phet,
shall prepare thy way;
‘John came. who baptized in the
alderness and preached the baptism of
"repentance unto remission of sins. 5
And there went out unto him all the
country of Judaea,, and all they of
Jerusalem; and they were baptized of
him in the river Jordan, confessing
their sins. 6 And John was clothed
with camel’s hair, and had a leathern
girdle about his loins, and did eat lo-
custs and wild honey. 7 . And he
preached, saying, There cometh after
me he that is migher than I, the latchet
Of whose shoes I am not worthy to
Stoop down and unloose. 8 I baptized
you in water; but he shall baptize you
in the Holy Spirit,
9 And it came to pass in those days,
hat Jesus came from Nazareth of Gali-
be, and was baptized of John in the
fordan. 10 And straightway coming
up out of the water, he saw the heavens
it asunder, and the Spirit as a dove
scending upon him: 11 and a voice
ume out of the heavens, Thou art my
ed Son, in thee I am well pleased.
And straightway the Spirit driveth
orth into the wilderness. 13 And
was in the wilderness forty days
ted of Satan; and he was with
wild beasts; and the angels minis-
ed unto him.
ILDEN TEXT: Make ye ready the
y of the Lord, Mark 1:3.
4
T GRIPS WITH THE LESSON
_ By Albert Buckner Coe
e gospel referred to in verse 1
not mean “writing.” The word
el had not yet acquired the sense
a writing. It means “the new faith.
e 15 explains the meaning: re-
ve and believe the gospel (the
faith.) © In Mark 14:9 we read:
eresoever this gospel (the new
shall be preached throughout
ole world...” The meaning of
may be put thus: The begin-
the faith as given in Jesus
the son of God. ;
is was always connected hla
stream of life-giving . a
ing stream was Isaiah who : :
yoice preparing the Way | fo
. Messiah, Andother in this ed
ream was Elijah whose characteristics
Id a
The voice of one crying in the} ™¢ssage was a call to repentance. John
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Were seen in John the B
locusts and wild hon
hair as clothin
fessor Bacon,
now became sp
‘aptist, who ate
¢y and wore camel's
ig. According to Pro-
Fra characteristics
ecific fulfillme
€xpected appearance of Eiigh sta
Funner of the coming of ‘the Lord’
and ‘anointer of the Christ!” Further-
more Jesus had studied Zechariah
13.4 where the Prophet's garb was de-
scribed and foretold. Jesus built his
life upon the riches of the past.
Jesus Was announced to his world.
A “royalty minded” People appreciated
the announcement of Jesus on the part
of John the Baptist. Earthly kings
were heralded by trumpets and rich
display. Jesus was heralded by a man,
John the Baptist, in the spirit of the
older prophets. To the deeply discern-
ing the style of the announcement
Pictured the style of the Savior—a
lowly man, a man doing good to all
men, the servant of all,
Jesus approved John’s message. That
would have the people turn aside from
their ways, cleanse their hearts and
be prepared for the new light that was
to come into their lives. The people
did repent in large numbers—“There
went out unto him all the country of
Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and
they were baptized of him in the river
Jordan, confessing their sins.”
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ed up to God for power; both were
fearless in the condemnation of evil
men; both dared to die for their con-
victions, The message of each was
that “The Kingdom of God is at hand.”
Both were intolerant of the old, evil
world; both were insistent that radical
social changes had to come at once,
If you will turn the pages of your
church history you will find lesser voices
raised at intervals, crying for the same
things. Augustine wanted the world
to become a city of God. Luther lashed
the corrupt church of his time. Hus
demanded reforms. Latimer and Rid-
ley suffered martyrdom, in Oxford,
while calling for the Kingdom of God.
Jonathan Edwards in New England,
Whitefield, Finley, Moody, Beecher,
William Lloyd Garrison, Strong, Raus-
chenbusch, Parkhurst, Frances Willard,
Jane Addams, Fosdick, Nixon, Niebuhr,
Eddy—these are all names of people
who have been consumed with the fire
of reform, whose desire has been to
see the kingdom come in their day
and generation.
But it was reserved for Jesus, by his
by his intelligence, by his ut-
cration, to do more to create
the rule of God upon earth than any
capacity
ter con
other person who ever lived. Jesus’
home training, the sweet influence of
his mother, his years of toil as a hum-
Jesus was baptized by John.
thing about John’s conduct reminded
Jesus of Elijah. After long thought
“the conviction was slowly
Every-
borne in
upon Jesus that the Baptist was none
other than Elijah preparing the way.”
Jesus came to realize that he was the
people’s Messiah and permitted John
to baptize him,
The glow of that day with the spirit de
scending like a doye is one of the treas-
ures of Christian literature. The dove
is a symbol of moral purity, guilelessness
gentleness and peace. The author pro-
bably had these qualities in his mind
as the spirit descended upon Christ.
Such a spirit drove Christ into the
wilderness and hastened the day when
> and peace should
gentleness and purity
mark his character before the world.
world.
THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN
TO DATE
By John R. Ewers
The Master had a herald. When we
{ to study the scriptures
this fact may strike us
as most strange. How did John the
Baptist come to do this? How did he
know that his cousin was to be so
How did he catch this coming-
n he did? Why did
nerease, but I must
have learned
throughtfully,
great?
kingdom idea whe
he cry: ““He mus }
fecrease”? How could he acl
ae bank
when he saw Jesus upon the banks 0}
“Behold the lamb of God
ay the sin of the world?”
‘arther, how did it hap-
ha
the Jordan:
who taketh ae
- going still furth
ae Beavits Master paid John sutc
t e, giving to him the high-
the sons of women
describing him as “a bara on
ght”? Is it not altogether hike-
exceptional young
1 into deeply religious een
had often conferred and ha
e conclusion that the King-
t be established upon
d powerful,
hot reach-
pen th
mighty tribut
est place among
and
shining li
ly that these two
men, borr
lies,
reached th
j3od mus
dom of God
the earth? Both possess¢
social insights and outlooks;
ble carpenter, his visits to Jerusalem as
a lad, his schooling in the synagogue,
his me tions in solitude upon the
mountains and in the cedar groves—
all of these molding factors and many
more led him to step out into the open
We
cannot measure the direct power of
received into
his heart, but we th
baptism marked a complete break with
and to ask for baptism of John
God which Jesus thus
do know his
the old life and the beginning of a new
type of service. In the baptism experi-
ence he evidently became freshly aware
of his unique sonship and of his clearly
defined mission. As no other man who
ever lived he was to be the Son of
God.
dedication to a task complete
tie broken
The consecration was utter, the
Every
barrier was burned, every
every ambition subdued, every energy
channeled, so that as God’s Son he
ign of God upon
could set up the re
Note the strus
He had to dash aside all temp-
he had to select
s of his temp-
earth.
tations.
tations of the flesh;
methods which were indirect ‘and last-
ing; he had to make sure of his em-
ployme:
was thrusting upon him
must not be abused or abased.
nt of the new power which God
That power
Let us sce distinctly that the success
of Jesus’ career depended entirely upon
the sharpness of his decision. You and
I go forward dragging heavy weights
of reservations. We run the race, but
ability to recognize greatness when it
marches by, :
ples.
gether.
A great call will attract great disci-
Men will still travel across a desert
to listen to a real message from God.
Baptism and repentance went to-
No baptism is of much yalue
which is not accompanied by real re-
pentance.
Folks who insist upon pulpit gowns
and frock coats should remember that
it was not John’s camel-hair clothing
that made his sermons,
A great testing usually follows every
great spiritual experience.
Whenever the Spirit drives a man
into a wilderness
the wilderness has
something to teach him.
PRAYER THOUGHT
By William Chalmers Covert
Wilt Thou, O God, er
e us so to
live that our lives may be a call to
larger tl s in the lives of others! Give
us the true spirit of pathfinders, pre-
paring the way for the feet of those
who come Give us the courage
requisite across untrodden
areas and fill us with the enduring
spirit of pioneers. We bless Thee for
godly men and women who broke the
way o our own wild
ess and, as
vanguards of rel 1 and culture, laid
the foundations ¢ yur society. For
the indomitable zeal of those who dared
to defy the oms and standards of
their times a ad for more Christ-
like vir nobler ideals for men
and mea: we give e thanks.
Underg of our pro-
who i
for deeper v to ger causes
Make keen the conscience of those
who hear their call with indifference
and prejudice. May men rise up and
fe v after. We ask for Christ's sake:
—Amen
DAILY BIBLE READINGS
M. Mark 1:1-8. F. James 4:1-10
T. Mark 1:9-13 S. Jeremiah 42:1
W. Luke 19:1-9. S. Isaiah 40:3-11
T. Psalm 130:1-8
EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS
Wesley Chapel A. M, E. Church
Isaac C, Daniel, pastor
We shot in pieces,
but thank God we can sce the light. We
found the work
received a letter from Bishop Gregg a
nm.
few days ago which gave us inspirat
Bishop Gregg is one of the greatest
characters in the A, M . Church.
First he has the Love of God in his
heart, he measures his life by the gol-
We fight,
we are hobbled and bundled
but we are poorly equipped. We want
to do good, but we also want ease, hon-
To
cour-
or, pleasure and plenty of money,
all into a word, we lack the
make a complete and clean de-
n, Here we see the reason for
lack of effectiveness We
we hesitate; we juggle; we
As a result we are un-
Thus we
put it
age ton
ss com-
our
promise :
procrastimate. "
prepared for great service.
are penalized.
POINTERS
By Roy L, Smith
One of the marks of greatness ig the
den rule, God grant that he may live
long to save this grand old church of
Allen. He
needs him, he is really a God-sent man
has the ability the church
with a message for the people,
The last Mlinois Annual Conference
was the greatest in history, We thank
him for the return of Rey. George A.
Brown, presiding elder of the Quincy
District
erly. The pastors of the Quincy Dis-
trict have pledged him their hearty
support, We are planning a drive to
raise $500 to pay our church out of
debt, Pray for our success,
Rev. Brown is kind and broth-
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safe
Before us is a future all unknown,
A path untrod, Beside us is a friend
well loved and known. That friend is
God.
Sek ta a
Weekly Poem
RHR Reeth eee
A NEW YEAR
He came to my desk with quivering
lips, r
The lesson was done.
“Have you a new leaf for me,
Teacher?
f have spoiled this one!”
I took his leaf, all soiled and blotted
And gave him a new one, all unspotted,
Then into his tired heart I smiled:
dear
THE CHRIST
“Do better now, my Child!” Heat) po Hear” th bees
“This is my beloved Son.”
I went to the throne with trembling
book haunts me. Tt Ca: ar
heart,
The year was done,
“Have you a New Year for me, dear} hear the voice of that oth,
Master? Author: “This is my son, I tike
Pikave spoiled ee caere MS Brother prophets, fellow
isciples——in God’s n
this book. i pestis
The Abingdon Press, New York
Order from A. M.E Book:
Concern, Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
He took my year, all soiled and blotted
And gave me a new one, all unspotted,
Then, into my tired heart he smiled:
“Do better now, my Child!”
—Selected 3
Ce a vania.
i .
. . 006 2
Editorials © $) A REvivat, way nor?
TEE EEE Ether! It is plainly evident oak the
church is not the least serious a-
bout a revival of religion. God
The last and best book by the cian HIS Becdes: ee eciibor
late William Fraser McDowell, ae Bes SouRE Soeonces ae
retired Bishop of the Methodist} P°N4¢d to an article will not bring
Episcopal Church, “In All His Of. ee Why cat we not, why
fices,”—his last will and_ testa- Wall ge net orgaaise Ferra cag
tee ana ._ | nection-wide revival as we do for
oe ree Onn e Prophets: in gathering funds thru our annual
oston University School of The- conieenaee Wh b
RY f y can we not be
ae w il we first saw, heard! enthusiastic about the Holy Spirit
and met him. His dignified bear | ao ate sheet finance, place and
ing, warm handclasp and benign political advantages? ae it not
countenance. That glorious voice high time that the church be a-
tee ee gript ae he! pout the Father’s business? Why
iH ee Me é as passed beyond] not follow up the Sesqui Centen-
seqkeny Ane ee NSE he nial celebration with a well plan-
78 ; ae a ihces,”, Phere) nedvand oreanieed revival effort?
¢ stands in Robinson Chapel] «y move, Mr. Chairman, that this
casting his mantle upon hundreds {
of young Elishas whose days of
prophetic ministry are just be-
ginning. He would have them
preach Jesus Christ in “All His
Offices” as “Son, Prophet, Priest,
King, and Interpreter.”
Bishop McDowell knew Phillips
Brooks and Emerson. He was at
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s
funeral. With Bishop McConnell
he studied under the immortal
Borden Parker Bowne. A rare
spirit was he who brot the Lord
Chist down. It is so difficult to
write these lines. Instead of re-
viewing the book before us we
“IN ALL HIS OFFICES”*
next February in Montgomery.”
Jesus called us to preach the
gospel and to make disciples of
all peoples, The greatest preacher
since the Master himself was an
evangelist,—St. Paul. There are
millions of our people outside of
the church. Full proof must be
made of this ministry. The Con-
nectional Council will gladly co-
Operate with the bishops. The
laymen will fall in line. In this
crass materialistic age following
the world war the church must
preaching, and several other oc-
casions when he revealed Him to
us at Chapel time.
“In All His Offices” brings the
preacher face to face with his
high task in a vividly real and
compelling way. Not a partial
gospel, but a whole gospel, The
preacher's interests and emphases
must not be misplaced. This age
ice in this day,
From the Great Lakes to the
Gulf of Mexico, and from sea to
shining sea, “For Zion’s sake I
will not hold my peace, and for
Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
until the righteousness thereof go
forth as brightness, and the sal-
vation thereof as a lamp that
burneth.”
needs Jesus as Son, Prophet, Jt LG ga ey
Priest, King, and Interpreter. He THE REAL AMERICAN
so moved and performed in his PASTIME
holy ministry that at all times he
was conscious of the Father’s
good pleasure.
Football comes closer to being
Heaven was even| representative of the real Ameri-
voice of the author ; I want to ever] fc
SW
for less than in base ball,
Ne-
gtoes have made hypothet;
| “All Star Elevens,” and have a.
ed on great teams but organi
base ball continues’ its oa.
lan, unethical and un :
exclusiveness.
: Heywood Broun, noted column.
ist, is one of the few nobler Spirits
whose voice is lifted in the inter.
est of fair play and justice. Writes
he: “As a matter of- fact, there
have been Negroes in the Bio
Leagues, but they were introduc.
ed as “Indians,” or “Cubans.”
It would be GOOD BUSINESS
tas abolish the color line without
criticism. IF A MAN CAN HIT
A LONGER HOME RUN OR
THROW A FASTER CURVE I
FEEL CERTAIN THAT THE
FANS WILL BEAT A PATH.
WAY TO THE TURNSTILES.
Our national game certainly
Should not be one professional
sport which insists on remaining
“snooty.”
Football has somewhat to
teach base base ball, and incident-
ally to show the church. When
people cannot play together the)
will not long live together. “Good
usitiess. 4597), Dhe economic
insight always lags behind the
moral.
——00o.
THE SOUTH AND
LYNCH LAW
The South is indebted to Mr.
Virginius Dabney, editor of the
Richmond Times-Dispatch. His
article, “Dixie Rejects Lynching,”
in a recent issue of The Nation
corrects the all too prevalent im-
pression that reactionary South-
ern Congressmen represent the
attitude of most Southerners,
when they oppose Federal anti-
lynching legislation.
One of the chief arguments a-
gainst legislation of this kind is
that it interferes with the rights
of the States and that the States
should be left to deal with lynch-
ing in their own way. Mr. Dab-
ney points out that his own State,
Virginia, has not had a single
lynching since the passage of an
anti-lynching law in 1928. Never-
theless, eight Virginia daily news-
papers are advocating passage of
Federal legislation. }
“Hardly a single leading South-
ern daily,” Mr. Dabney reports,
“ts actively fighting the Wagner-
Van Nuys bill.” He queried edi-
tors in Louisville, Greensboro,
-American
\
‘sistants, 93 persons in its home of-
W Stone office building in downtown
n ingham, New Orleans
itonio who are actiye-
‘ting the anti-lynching
arned that “the volume
it was negligible.” On the
id, he found that “When
sboro Daily News at-
enator Josiah Bailey for
ter against the Costi-
Jagner (anti-lynching) bill] 7
9, the blast brought the| Pr
it batch of: laudatory let-
0 the editor received by the
im seven years.”
ha
tri
lynchings occur. South
ina has had such a law since
—The Phila. Record
Pointed Points
Uo be Ye at at aa ee a a Oe
IN THE DECEMBER NUM- Christian Recorder for publica-
tion news articles concerning the
Workman
“Busi-
ber of the Southern
there is a fine article
ness in Negro Durham” by C. C.
on
Spaulding, whose name is a house- C
hold word, The article should be
fead by every member of the
group, especially Mr. Spaulding
is president of the North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Which operates in seven states
and the District of Columbia. It
hhas $42,000,000 worth of life in-
Surance in force, and $4,837,107
Worth of assets. It employs 1,153{
be vents, 115
eople as follows: 460
anagers, cashers, clerks and, as-
fice, and 485 medical examiners
Te owns without encumbrance a
ix story pressed-bri and lim |
ham.
ALLIED WIPE THEN...
uutual Life Ins. Co. are the He
i r ; Bank with
nics and Farmers Ban
aid capital stock of $214,000.
deposits as of June 30 were
,224,991 and resources of $1,529-
| The Bankers Fire Ins. Co.
is assets of $69,000. The Mutual
wilding and Loan Co. has a capi-
of $224,000. Several smaller
j i far he
Presses center around the
Bat carolina Mutual a
ood like a rock thru the de-
sion.
1 ROM THE FILES OF at
stian Recorder December <
36 Dr. A. G. Wynn was among
day
has the church had a Secretary of
Missions who has traveled in the
foreign field as Dr. Berry. It will
S gone
umphant,
Baptisms.
residing
ig
g
IN BEAUTIFUL EMANUEL,
and Mr. Dabney shows that Portsmouth, V;
yen counties have been fined| table to the memory of Brother
under the law and that no lynch- Jeffrey T. (Wilson, “
ings have occurred in those coun-| years served as Sunday School
ties since the fines were imposed.| Supt., and a faithful member.”
to
THE REV. s. i
Sec. of The Tennessee
A newly-appointed
Elder is Dr. S. L. How-
ard. For years he has
4s a preacher of rare
ability. Dr.
Dabney points out that 22 years P
‘now have laws Providing] Tenn.
heavy fines on counties in| ing
THE CHRIsTIAN RECORDER
eer Fs
Texas
as Conference at Temple, He] preachin
Join the church| upon the walls of zion,
fake place of the gospel. So Florida is
in North Carolina, Tall, graceful pow-
Nothing
DUDLEY, erful,
sie Conference
ey ted, when his conference met] K
at Mt, Pleasant, 146 members, 10] ¢
conversions, 11 new members, and
DR. L. L. BERRY,
muiana.
te
camé to
many
F. Woodso
Stewart,
Sev
the Rev
preach the
103 Psalm.
This is t
Holt, H.
Stroud
the first visitors introduced to the
Preach.
R, Hawkins,
Hale B. Thompson, het
the church,
The Churchman A ae
ing great success,
for missions.”
Af
visitors :
Seated upon th
of Bishop Davis, Drs
C. H. Spivey of Payne
To his left Dean Woodson
Churchman
he ¢
From Atlanta, Ga.
state were present
been known
power, and
Morton,
residing Elder in the E,
Conference is now pastor-
acceptably in Nashville.
a. there is a marble
“who for fifty
ig SEC: ‘OF
eee er rrr | vicsions whois making a visit
to mission points in South Ameri-
ica, Haiti, Jamaica and the West
Indies Islands has sent
status of the work there. A com-
munication has just been received
from him at Georgetown, British
“Enroute for Haiti, Hay-
I see a new
Never before
be helpful to him and beneficial to
: Céncerning the
the
1¢ platform to the right
S. S. Morris and
e Seminary, Ohio.
B. Lucas,
“Jyst use him
Yes,
"Fix
Greensboro, N. C, seat of the
Western N, C. Conference.
Dean emeritus George
Dean C. H. Spivey, C. E
D. Ward Nichols and
I leaders from all sections’ of the
Bishop M. H. Davis is now presenting
Barkley of Winston-Salem to
Thanksgiving sermon Text,
onference of Prof
A, D. Avery, xs" ;
), Cowan, K. C.|
Cc. Av and CS
Lord,” Help yourself.
it
On Friday night the
al hundreds of dollars were
education
The Churchman was pleased to
dinner guest of Dr, A.D Avery
family. Drs. §
and Mr, W
were present.
Holt's with Prof
for
Walker, |New
CG
‘Garrett,
Dr. C, E. Setward.
Greensboro he met Dr
Jackson,
Dear Dr. Singleton:
to the Allow me to congratulate your
It is worth while
Altar,
School Lesson and the
paper.
the
the Family
news ¢
church in general
er of The Ch
years, or more
now than it has ever been.
Iam now retired after
a whole, it is
church fort
until 1935. I had
helpless almost not
May
of the church
has something in store tor you
* on, watch and wait
Respect
W.H
BOOKS RECEIVED
interests
ittrell College were presented. Prof.
. G. Garrett, teacher of other ¢ ys,
delivered a compelling address, Se
given for
3: Morris, CH. Spivey
At Dr. and Mrs, K. C.
Minnie Pearson, two ladies from /
ville, Revs. H. B. Thompson, and Scott
Next morning the Chuachman enter-
tained for Portsmouth, Va. to be with
At the station in
A. J. Allen
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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ig. Nothing like the prophet
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and
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better
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God
fective Ministry,
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The Essentials of an E
A. th by H. A, Boaz, Cokesbury Press,
Among the y
$1.00.
Harpers. $1.50.
Successful Christian Living,
wife
Emerson Fosdick.
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L, Scott, |
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PAGE FIVE
POPC SPOTS
_—_——__.,
NICHOLS
Elder
DR.L.R.
Presidi
REV. I. H. ALSTON
North Carolina
W. FRANKLIN HOXTER
Penna
PROI
Prof, O. M. Travis
Professor O, M, Travis of Kentucky,
an outs.anding
yyman and
man was endors»t for Financial Secre-
tary of tre AM, Is. Churey by the
Presiding Elders Council of the Sed
Episcopal District ani! Kentucky This
district is. presided over by Bishop },
CG Ransom. The connection sees Mr,
Travis as the mosi likely successor
ty the present incambent
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Young People’s
Page
To celebrate this month of Jan.
If Mother Nature on the sly
Would add a tincture of July.
wrong;
past;
To have the strength to let go your hold
Of the not worth while of the days
grown old,
new;
To help your brother along the road
To do his work and lift his load;
To add your gift to the world’s good
cheer,
Is to have and to give a Happy New
Year.
SNAPPY STORIES
DEACONS, TAKE NOTICE
On a
herd of mules
frontier ranch
attacked theme, Terribly. frightened,
they kicked promiscuously, doing many
times as much damage to each other
Finally, a wise old
mule saw the solution to the problem.
He instructed his companions, and that
night when the wolves came the mules
all rushed together, putting their heads
together and began kicking outward.
as to the wolves.
The moral is pl\in.
DON’T BE A CRAB
An old colored man was asleep on
Beside him was a basket of live
crabs, which were climbing up the sides
A passer-by roused the
old man, saying, “Your crabs will get
“O, no dey won’t” was the re-
warf,
of the basket.
away.
ply, “as fast as one just about gets out
anudder will pull him back.”
EAST FLORIDA CONFERENCE
The Sixty-first session of the East
Florida Conference has just closed.
The meeting was held in St, Augustine,
Florida with Bishop R, A, Grant pre-
siding and Rev, L. M. Moore, the
efficient pastor,
The Annual sermon was preached
Wednesday morning by Rev. A. C.
Wells the pastor of Mt. Olive A. M. E.
Church, Jacksonville. In keeping with
the preaching mission, sermons were
delivered each day at high noon by
Doctors S. S. Morris, J. S. Johnson,
id J. B, Epperson.
The reports of the conference were
usually good, with one or two ex-
i
_ There's few things we'd like better than
A WAY TO A HAPPY NEW YEAR
To leave the old with a burst of song,
To recall the right and forgive the
To forget the thing that binds you fast
To the vain regrets of the year that’s
To dare go forth with a purpose true,
To the unknown task of the year that’s
there was a
trirt.
conference.
was gi
people of Florida.
Mrs. M. E. Grant, State Supervisor Nolan’s marvelous program and wise:
of the Missionary together with her ac:ministration,
very fine workers, put over one of the wrought wonderfully, and we are hop-
most interesting and outstanding pro-
grams ever witnessed,
The brethren who accompanied Bish-
op Fountain from Georgia were Revs.
C. A. Wingfield, D. Robinson, Wilkes,
and Jones, Dr. E. C. Hatcher, Alabama’s
leading spirit, Dr. Milton H, Mickens
of the twelfth district and Dr. Page M.
Beverly of the Missionary Baptist
welcome visitors.
Those ,of the State visiting the con-
ference were Revs. R. W. Whitehurst
of the West Florida Conference, J. S.
Johnson, T. D. Tyson of the Northeast
Florida Conference, E_ J. Jackson of
the Central Florida Conference, Mrs.
Heath, the State President of the Mis-
sionary Department; Revs. A. P. Pos-
tell of the Orlando Florida Conference,
Rey. and Mrs. R. W. Logan, Revs. S.
A. Harris, of the South Florida Con-
Jerence, A| W. Williams and CH;
church were also
Boger.
The church work in Florida under the General Conference
leadership of Bishop Grant is going
forward with much ease and satisfac- |
tion to all. The interest of the Bishop
is centered in Edward Waters College
above everything else,
of the conference alone, $1,712.97 was
raised for the college. Eighteen months | _
ago when Bishop Grant took charge of ||
ceptions, all charges were up with their | the c
reports. From beginning to end there] of the schoo
was a wave of spiritual ferver that ran! One Hundre
through the conference that was electri-
fying to every one present. h
Aside from the very fine reports] the next sessi
made by the pastors, Friday afternoon] ference is held, “
upon invitation of the authorities of
the Florida Normal and Collegiate
Institute, the conference adjourned its
session for Friday afternoon and motor-
ed to the institution where the con-
ferenre was served a delirious dinner.
retired to the Auditorium where an in-
spirational meeting was held. Every-
one went away highly elated over the! the conference. The next
afternoon spent at the rollege.
Many distinguished visitors graced] pastor.
the conference with their presence; all
of whom were present and adnressed J, B. Epperson went from Mt, Moriah,
the conference at different times. They] Jacksonville to Bethel, Palatka,
were: Bishops W, A. Fountain, of the] Rey. T. W, Bullard from Bethel to
sixth Episcopal district and H. Y.| Mt. Moriah, Jacksonville This consti-
Tookes of the Twelfth Episcopal Dis-
Bishop Fountain gave one of the| major appointments, Increase in Dollar
educational addresses on Friday night Money over last year $313.30. i
and Bishop Tookes preached the or-
dination sermon Sunday morning. Both
of these Episcopates were at their best] YOUNG CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH.
and added much to the success of the
The following General officers were
present and made fine contributions:
Doctors G. E. Curry, manager of the| held here December 5 and 6, 1937 with
., | A. M. E. Book Concern; S_ S. Morris,
Robert Brewster Beattie | secretary-treasurer of the A. C. E,
League; J. H. Clayborn, editor, South-
ern Christian Recorder; C. W. Abing-
ton, of the Sunday School Union and
Dr. D. H. Stanton of the American] plicabl
Bible Society. Other distinguished visi-
tors were Mrs. K. Bertha Hurst to-
Every night the wolves gether with her son,
came out of the nearby forest and|°f Baltimore, Maryland. Mrs. Hurst assisted by our most efficient Pastor,
addressed the conference each day and] Rey.
ven a very warm welcome by| assigned to the pastorate at the last
the Bishop. Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Heath] annual conference. Rey.
and all of the Missionary ladies and the us after a very successful administration
“ ‘
writing, it has
than Fifty Thousand
ern ‘University
n The School of
ligion |
what the financia’ a
school will be” iy ;
session of the confere: ce an
possible one of the best ent
in the history of the confe:
na
TOPIC FOR JANUARY 9
i —,
they co-
operated with the pastor in caring for
session will |
be held in Palatka, Rey. J. B. Epperson,
Training in Worship
II. The Heavenly Father
« and His Son
John 3:16-18
There were very few changes. Rey.
The Topic Made Plain
Has it ever occurred to you that when
Christians worship they approach three
different Persons as God, and they
use a dozen or more different names
to describe them? These are some
of them: “Father, God, Heavenly
Father, Almighty God, Jesus Christ,
Son of God, Saviour, Redeemer, Lord,
‘| Jehovah, Holy Ghost, and Holy Spirit.”
Why so many names, and how cay
one tell when to use them? The an-
swer is that every one of these names
represents God in some Particular as-
Pect of His dealing with man.
When we are worshipping God be-
cause of His works of creation, anil
His power over the world we call Him
Creator, or Almighty God. But if w:
draw close to Him in His capacity <
our heavenly parent, we call Him Fath.
er. When we think of Him as reign-
ing in the universe and over men we
call Him Lord. But when we wa
to understand Him as coming to eart!
as a man we tenderly speak of Jesus
If we emphasize the fact that He came
as man’s Messiah, we use the tern
Saviour, or Redeemer. But if we dwe!
on the fact that He inspires people to
good works and away from sin, we
address the Holy Spirit or the Holy
Ghost.
The verses in John 3 point out the
truth that God'the Heavenly Father
wished to draw close to men, and
convince them of His love. At the
same time He wished to save them
from the destruction which their sin de-
served. The best way to do it was to
send to earth a very part of Himseli,
His own Son, who should be born as
a human, live as a boy and a man—
but without sin —being as example to
- 301.08] all others of the human race. But
———| to be more than an example,—to be-
717.79 | come a Saviour. He should come to
With these reports out, the Presiding | His death and should go to the tomb,
elder, pastor, and officers of the con-| His death being instead of and in be-
ference expressed themselves as being half of all those whom He came to
and
tuted the only changes among the
- C A. GIBBS.
Huntington, W. Va.
Rev. B. J. Nolan, Pastor
£
The first Quarterly conference was
Rey. D. B. Taylor, presiding elder of
the Wheeling District in charge. The
morning and evening services of Dec.
5 were largely attended, and the pre-
siding elder delivered two strong ap-
le, and inspiring sermons to the
delight of all. Te
The business session was held on
Dr. Price Hurst} Monday night by the presiding elder,
B. J. Nolan. Rev. Nolan was re-
Nolan came to
at Wheeling, W. Va. As a result of Rey,
Young Chapel has
ing that our pastor will spend many
years with us. He is known as the West
Virginia Conferénce’s financier and
preacher. For the quarter, the reports
were as follows: ;
Pastor’s Salary ..............$265.99
Other Steward Purposes
Trustee Purposes ...
Presiding Elder .
Sunday School .....
Other Auxiliaries ...
Total a eae
highly pleased with the progress made | Save- f ;
by the church. We solicit your prayers| Thus we worship God as Father,—lov-
for our further success. — ee ing, seeking, helping all hag ae Be
Virgie and sending Jesus to the earth; an
ss ase le es we worship Jesus Himself, our Saviour,
FE TEM | iio draws near to us, understands us,
and walks with us, as though
| still on earth. aes at
Juniors should learn, then,
devotional sentences, their hymns, their
| prayers, to be careful and thoughtful
In this session
Church of the sth
Noah W. Williams
Rev. S. S, Fraizier,
is the report for the
ing Dec. 12, 1937;
er to Dec. 18, 1937. $200.31
mortgage debt.... $47.76
elinquent light bill ... 10.50
quarter held December 12
A. M. E. Church, Rey, F. F,
esiding elder being absent
ight service the pastor, Rey.
ier preached at 11 a.m, Sub-
“The Church on a solid rock.”
1. a very high spiritual testimonial
ng and every one expressed their
mination to stay with the old
frican Methodist Episcopal forever,
and their faith in Jesus Christ Un-
shaken. 8 p.m. Rey. Moten was pres-
nt having come from Clarksville where
the held a quarter. Sermon, subject:
“ thanksgiving”. He preached a wonder-
ful sermon indeed to a very appreciative |
‘congregation. Lord’s Supper administer |
led, assisted by pastor. Monday night
business session of the quarter with
‘all reporting in full of the work thr.
ods divine Providence. Assessment |
paid im full, and our presiding elder de-
parted in good spirit. The pastor wishes |
to thank the loyal members for their
most hearty support this year i
God should spare us to see the
f appear that you will be as loya
The Juniors Taking Part
a theme like this the Juniors can-
je expected to take active and
al parts. But they can do the
ving things, before, during, and
the meeting.) :
They can take notes of the things
ined by the leader and ask ques-
m points of especial interest or
rly understood. ;
ley can formulate prayers in
pecial attention shall be paid to
nes used in addressing God, and
cular petitions to be used in
ie.
y can look through the pages
more hymn books, searching
ssions and verses which make
to the relation between the
nd the Son.
Daily Verses
Love of Son for Father—
ce 2:42-49,
. Love of Father for Son—
5 :19-20,
5. Fellowship between Son
Father—Matt. 11 :25-27.
The Son pleases the Father.
ohn 8:29. ;
She Son talking with His
er.—Matt. 6:9-15.
The Father just like the
14:9-10.
9. Topic—The Heavenly
er and His Son.—John 3: 16-18,
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THE CHRIS
aN 1940
this dynamic City offers.
coming to Detroit.
progress in the African
Episcopal Church.
General Conferense to Detroit.
confidence and ability.
By Herbert L. Dudley
netted three thousand dollars.
financial efforts as these are only
Connectional President of A. M. E | possible through the workings
Laymen’s College Member Commit-| Close and
M. E. Church
during his pastorate of four years.
As a former son of Texas and one
who has had ample opportunity and
wide experience in travel, I wish to set
forth here yery tersely and succintly
my reasons why I think Detroit is the
logical place for holding the General
Conference of the A. M. E. Church in
1940.
To begin with I wish to state that I
was born in Dallas, Texas and reared
in the A, M. E. Church from earliest
childhood, I came up under such stal-
worth African Methodists, as; The late
Bishop Smith,’ Dr. Abbington, Rev. H.
\. Carr, Bishop G. B. Young and a
host of others, and for this reason I
feel that I have full authority to ex-
Press an opinion on so vital an issue as
this.
For the last ten years Detroit, Mich-
igan has become to be recognized, not
only as the industrial center of the
world, but as the leading Convention
City in America, Within the last named
period it has entertained jin convention
America’s greatest Fraternal, Religious
and Civic Organizations, to wit: Na-
tional Baptist Convention: American
Legion, Knights of Columbus, Shriners,
Natioital Association for the Adyance-
ment of Colored People, Elks, in fact
every majer organization existing in
this country hes ayailed itself of the
splendid opportunity offered by the
ry, free
up by paid workers.
Episcopal Church.
“THE OLD GRAY”
By Rev. E. Philip Ellis
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bishop J. S. Flipper, D.D., LL.D., to the
7th Episcopal District has brought an
era of peace that has never been ex-
perfect harmony between ministers and
laymen here. Both are treated as
brethren and not as slaves. Ministers
are put on their honor as they should.
be and not driven and commanded to
make such reports as will cause them
to mortgage their homes. This has
been done right hure under some of
WHY THE GENERAL CONFER-| ference of the A. M. E, Church comes | ru
ENCE OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH] to Detroit in 1940. These officials are C
SHOULD COME TO DETROIT] willing ty place at the disposal of the] four to six hundred dollars brought fic, that He wont ners
: administrative heads of our Church] over from the Previous a f
every facility and convenience that
Detroit’s proximity to Canada will] his increases, they went to
also offer visiting delegates and friends | that oceitred before tie c xe
a splendid opportunity to visit Canada| debts have been paid and the c
and see the beauties of that country at} has decreed that no nion i
a minimum of expense. The fine feel-| borrowed under him, for getieral
ing existing between the pie: hi ps ference delegates,
r reason why we feel that the of- : % ‘
oad of our er can ill afford to] money we raised, in the last quadrenn-} - their favor and they need to tal,
turn down the opportunity presented in
The Rev. Mr. George W. Baber, who] University. It had to be banked to the Ba ticity i Py hai
will be the entertaining pastor, is a] name of the South Carolina Confer. Sacisceed.. Too
young man who has made marked] ence, so as to keep the ligions of credi-
Methodist } tors from leaving upon it,
He can be relied} awful state of affairs to exist for four
upon to carry out every promise that] years. But in the
is made with reference to bringing the| Flipper has been
His} accounts have been settled, and the
past record of achievement bespeaks| educational money
Just recently he] posited to the credit of Allen Univer-
concluded a six weeks Rally which] sity. That’s the kind
Such} state has now, and that’s why there educated any nuinber of poor de
made] are great changes in our state affairs. i
of a
well-knitted organization
tee of Legal Charters and Tittes A.| Such as the Rey. Mr. George W. Baber
has built up at Ebenezer in Detroit] D.D., A.M. The church has never made
Today Ebenezer has a social service} Carolinian
department that consists of a day nurse-
employment agency, young] he is credit to any district, over which| sane minded person will dare ¢
men’s department and young women’s | re presides, let it be in North or South
department, both of which are headed| His term wi
These things are | home state and he knows it and so do| we have. The people of our com:
mentioned merely to show the dynamic] we. But he is no hypocrite
and progressive pastor who is offering
his church as host to the next General
Conference of the African Methodist
The Old Palmetto State is in the best
condition than at any time in its his-
tory, when it comes to the affairs of
the A. M. E. Church. The coming of
celled in our state’s history. There is.
City of Detroit by holding its mectings
the former bishops, who are in heaven,
here,
or at least out of the land of the living.
Presiding elders, big station pastors, of
cities and those of the rural charges
asy} are accorded the same treatment by
it to] Bishop Flipper, We are certainly en-
joying freedom of speech and actions
under this administration. It is highly
spoken of by people of eyery denomi-
nation, The senior bishop of the A, M.
E. Church is truly a blessing to the
Negro race,
The Naked Truth
Since South Carolina is so well |.
pleased with its bishop, why such smal{
increases on the part of his con-
ferences? This js a reasonable question
but the answer is because of the bank-
Detroit is centrally located, whether
from a point of view of motor travel
or rail, If for no other reason. its ¢
accessibility should recommend
the leaders of our Church,
Hon, Frank Murphy, Hon. Frank W.
Couzens, Mayor of the City of Detroit,
Hon, Richard W. Reading, Detroit's
Mayor-Elect, Mr. Harvey Campbell,
Secretary of Chamber of Commerce,
Hon. George O’Brien, Congressman
from the 13th Congressional District
and practically every major official in
the City of Detroit has expressed a
strong desire, as well as, pledged his
support in seeing that the General Con-
PLA
pt condition in which he
state. Every conference
: dininistration,
This he had to pay, Instead of the
large amounts going to the credit of
that Bishop Flipper ang the late Biss
Heard wanted, : i)
* Be: Miloa
Like Georgia, the oid Baltiter,
has furnished the connection wit
of its best bishops and has al
of sapplings that will be g
timber in a few mor
the defieit
ame. These
ishop
9 Stat
soa
MY tlurites
00d ish,
€ years, Youth :
con
hey may raise it
or walk, Again with all the educational
i ; just a few more |
tum, the money could not be deposited Be ORS irom th
‘old school of experi os
in the banks to the credit of Alle: oo exberience, Com
ing ow
Y, of
Many
wa)
unsuccessful attempts mean Strike tt
and out. Dr. T. J. Miles, is the Slogag
for 1940. He is ripe tn experience,
great gospel preacher and a Wor
ful leader. The church would rey
ashamed of him. His friends are
putting him forti to get filoriey,
to render largér Service t6 lis chi
He is a carididate that fives at h
and boards at the same Place. He
This was an
short period Bishop
here all threatening
is now being de-
of bishop this
u children, He has helped many unfi
see ee eae ee nate ministers. In fact Dr, Miles he
out Carolina is justly proud of her a big heart and such should be ley
gifted son Bishop Monroe H. Davis, Ci cee Me eleva
a more efficient leader. Every South A Bad Law
has an unfaltering friend] That the A. M. E. has laws iy js
in Bishop Davis. Like Bishop Flipper | discipline that are etitirely ignore: ith
As I see it its not a question of
Il come to preside over his | laws, but more respect for thos
, neither is| and especially those of the sou
he any man’s pauper. He rings true to| lieve that one of the worst laws
his friends and any man, who under-| inacted in the church. since Ri a
takes to play deception with him simp-| Allen founded it, was reducing th
ly exposes his treacherousness and| general conference delegates to three
make a fool out of himself, be he bish-}| from each annual conference. .\s it
Sraer cm omom renee vomnvmnomnonnen tomes
A.M. E, MUSIC HYMNALS
a)
Mail Your Orders Today ~~“ We Pay Postage
A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN ;
Philadelphia, Pa.
+ How, mo good
h from such a
on state per capita.
ye with three hundred,
eem right by the
hich we look. The scheme
oO be that of a northerner
ted by a sottherner,
s noise than brain, but 1 don’t
hence am not respon
ment. Some say that
josed when a “Green” bishop
esiding, well I have always be-
that the old and experienced
should preside in the last day’s
n of the General Conference, and
jose fresh from the bishop making
ley are so glad to get the
til they just as soon entertain
otiof to change the plan of re-
loti atid declare it passed.
Editor Singleton
The state was a bit disappointed in
seeing Dr. George A. Singleton at
Of our six conferences. His wonder-
address at the state mecting held
h Columbia, last August was fresh in
memory; and we wanted to hear
again. We note however that he
Was kept busy in other Episcopal Dis-
t iets during the entire conference sea-
Church has today, irrespective of race
or color,
f “LET US
KNEES.”
ADVANCE ON
The Central Louisiana Conference
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, Oakdale, La.
By
ely,
Rev, Thos. J. Brown
| The Central Louisiana Annual Con-
ference opened in Greater Hayes Cha-
i ly of our P
al life, not on ae cB.
ie Nation. They must be fa i hosaene tania)
t honestly, and answer
me
tively before we go any further.
church that lives on
progressive. The con
cite the United States
reason, but they failed
nsideration the composi-
tise Of representatives,
it to be northern Politics
fice of yoting power,
with fifteen ministers is
This
ly on its past
~~" PAGE NINE
The Calendar
January 4, ’38—Louisiana Conference.
St. Peter Church, New Orleans.
Rev. N. L. Lumzey, 1209 Cadiz Sr.
Bishop S L, Greene.
January 26—Orlando Conference: St
Mark, Orlando, Florida. Rev. J, D
will
law.
church must tink it
tons unborn and e
Vital fo the church
TOF FON.
self to the genera-
ver set in bold re-
and leaders of to-
from the Magnolia State Conferences.
Other participants on the program in-
cluded Drs, I. B. Granderson, E, W,
Whitfield, J. M. Brown, J. R, Powe, L.
M. Staves, J. K. Washington, and L,
M, Lumzy of New Orleans; Drs, J. E.
and J, C. Crowe, Alexandria; Dr. E.
D. Wilson and Mrs. Lucile Crosby,
Elizabeth; Dr. A. P. Watson, Rayville,
Mayor S. H. Isles, dentist of Oakdale. Jennings Bishop R. A: Grant.
Dr. G. T. Stinson, Presiding elder] Seburary2—Sierra Leone Conference.
of the Monroe District, and candidate Bishop Edward J. Howard.
for the Bishopric in 1940, delivered the February 23—South Florida Conference
closing sermon, Mrs. L. M. Hughes, Cocoa, Florida. Rey, J. R. Rishard
president of the Women’s Home and son- Bishop R. A. Grant
Foreign Missionary Society of the A —Liberia Conference,
M. E. Church, delivered the closing ad- Grand Bassa, Liberia, Bishop Eé-
dress. Bishop read the appointments ward J. Howard.
Sunday night. March 9—Central Florida Conference
Arcadia Station, Rev. L. J. Kiney,
Pastor, 256 Orange Street, Arca-
dia, Fla. Bishop R. A. Grant.
March 23—Gold Coast Conference,
Accra Gold Coast, Bishop Edward
J. Howard.
I am 4dvovating a new deal in our
Methodism, Int that, I suggest that we
Scrap and juuk alf
and revamp the
We can no long
The Worn out machinery
whole. organization.
€r carry on in the same
Way that the fathers did 150 years ago.
We can no more Teconcile the church
Program of 100 years ago with that of
a declaration of independence, New me-
thods must supplant the old ones; new
applications must be installed. It takes
more money to operate today than it
did ten years ago.
Wednesday night, Dr. J. Ae Chay
born, Little Rock, Arkansas, editor of
the Southern Christian Recorder, who
has been endorsed for the office of
bishop by the States of Arkansas and
Oklahoma as well as several other
states of the Union, brought greetings
to the meeting from Bishop Tookes
and the Great Wonder State. Dr. H.
M. Mickens, assistant dean of Shorter
College, Little Rock, Ark. delivered a
special address, as did Dr. R, A. Scott,
lens,
who
sible
law
DAYTON, OHIO
Response to addresses of
Welcome at the Banquet given
in honor of Rev. P. A. Nichols and
wife by the members of Wayman
Church, December 16, 1937
led on by brave and gallant offi-
refuse to fight,
e heart,
Ladies: and gentlemen, friends and
itt i f »wever, build my haope
president of Campbell College, Jack-] fcllow-citizens, officers, members of wever, b : ny ie
, ij " : i a so-]} for su Ss u Mm an mcreascc be
son, Mississippi, on Thursday night.} Wayman A. M, E Church and Asso-| fc r succe sup ye
Friday morning, Dr, S. L: Greene, Jr.,| ciate Ministers of the city, ship alone, hoy nv
rforc rec as! aki r ife a le ‘ar cede it upon the loy-
i i S Speaking y wife and self, we} sirable and need
Wilberforce, Ohio, recently signed Speaking for my’ wife
e€ ig ° ookha a f eC of few who know no Alps;
presiding elder of the Brookhaven Mis-! want to assure all of you that wel}a of the fe aa
si 5 s ¥ ff vords at o1 com-]| who have a mind to work; wi c
issippi District, delivered a special ad-| haven't sufficient words at our c m-| who hav sa R praia aia
ate S. : ~ 3 ir a eciation for 300 refuse to be °
mand to express our apprecia aie Ne
es 0! f ions of leasure Jid the 9700, but stand erec
Five hundred and sixty dollars was| the fulsom expressions of the pleasure d
upon the enemy and
ion f y give yu, to have us in your m
raised for special education for Camp-| it gives you to have
uth Carolina w t a s rer he. M rs vi by lapping water
i >: : orers i new) rs vine) by tes
3) ir ras proud to| bell College. In the meantime, Bishop | as are € , in t * EAS NORRIS ishe 38 Taye ae a
jhat her so! as Seen icly need the re Personally, I wa su \ r mt dis He 4 i wit
iknow that was, in such de-| Greene, publicly annour : ‘ fuimgaise:| Deri a
and. People i If denominations] ceipt of $1,000 from Dr. A. S, Jack-| I deem it no small 4 mor to be si i hird thing which fills me with
a deno atior $1, Pe Balers : ;
€ pee @ that Dr S ngleton is} son, Waco, Texas, General Secretary] pastor of this great c ae ii hope for success is the Christian icllow
e r. ; Bests Tidus sy rtmen t! i e'character and ability | hope for succ i
t in r i D. £ the ; great in the chara
i Shristi f the E a partment o g
s the Christian| of the Educationa
among the best editors
hip which exists among the ministers
f oble men w ave filled its
A.M. E. Church, as a gift for Camp! {bt those noble men who have fille
rations, in the
from the A, M, E. Edu-
various dent
of whom is] of the
pulpit as
bell Coll pastors—one
bell, College ‘
city
“ 7 >. W
ee esent here this evening, Dr. Geo. » and presages
‘ + 02 Total amount raised] present , i Dey his is,as it should be and presag
OUR | cational Ray Cy a $4\000 in the wholesome This 1s,as h of the timesurayed
for a ses booked into $4,00 . has exerted] the near approach of tl me
Ve ee Bishop J. $. Flipper, | uplifting influence, which it es ad for’ by. our’ blessed ‘Savior ‘that afl His
A telegram from Bishop J 4 . he religious, and] for by ou , heart
i Te : ealing the fact] upon the moral, s e Bye UL suld: be in heart,
Atlanta, Georgia, revealing the evligk thel'c nit) children should
Atlanta, i aoe alee /anct Natelte life of the commu Oe Y 4 one ¢ in pur-
Pea Sin eens the A. M. E.| When I consider the tremendous re ination |to
BERR Ore 1 t fobbtal sponsibility resting upon the shoulders 3 nd build
~ a he olland nterr ond eh .
Church in the Hol
2 DRS UE PE:
8, ON 4 f or o comes to the leadership ¢
938, to select the} of one who c ee
along
a
isness on
confab in Janua
thi uc
t church at this. ere
ten greatest men of America
with ten greatest men of other conti-
with my
quake
Numbers play
inning great battles
et ing effect upon the enemy
assembled in battle
i all energies of my soul, mind ,and body
if Wess i in the name of the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, Amen,
Rey in war—they ¢x-
1 Recorder, and Re in war y
: Brown, editor of the a
ia A. ME, Enterprise,
Miss. brought greetings
Thomas J. y
sissippi-Louisia!
ert a par
when it sees them i
tinuing Mound Bayou,
|
| a vas received, The
! . ents of the world, was received x to requirements forth: to
Jednesday morning} nents of t Peake measure up to req forth
ei | ‘pel Church, here Hepa W. Bap bishop, who recently returned Aes i eavelaheoessi Maher’
t p the: A 7 af ‘9 cente: ¢ O'S: ASS) 3 1 rd en-
| at 10:00 o'clock, when Dr. ii andria | Europe, where he represented a things however, which hearten and en arate
tiste, presiding elder of the { Sermon,| gro Church in the Two World will| courage me to go foward in the be spicitual Hebian
District, delivered the Annual Se ided | ventions at Oxford and Edinburgh, xh fief that success will crown my labors elie rat will
a " i preside SAK ye > s ear lie at suce ns ALE are} t I
. The five day ere: 3 Little | take leave from the United States early The first is the Christianic decls ati Sean an mae
Brand new A.M.-E, Music “over by Bishop S. L. Pe sal in January for Holland, 4 the. re-| ation made to Peters “Upon this Rock | ur a Ghee RG
Hymnals, Bound in semi k, Ark., director of Nga a The conference pais “a ers, | Lowill build me church and na hotka 0 A ain aiehens weed
Morocco with Head Band: | affairs for Mississippi, = Harvey, | solution endorsing Dr tice of A, M.| hell shall not prevail against 1 hru his | ly vikewarm get happy
s 25 oe ined by Rev. E. D. Harvey, | s° ans, for the office of A, } irmly believe that God, thru his ; the Sunday
Single Copy sa $1. | Beane’ by j address from] New Orleans, tor t to suc-| I firmly believe i his | old mut for joy;
i: dres ER, 2xtension Secretary, to s ees ree watches over 5 ‘ 1 sung; class anc
ars 6.50 heard a specia’ ac ive | E. Church Extension assed | Son Christ’ Jesus, aping | School filled with the young;
Rey Mlrenes : 00 Shop, subject: “The Progressive] E- d the late A, J. Wilson, y Pa charch, guiding its. destiny,) shaping | Sct méetings crowded with living
i se aoe e Fat ha hy endorsed | cht ) & ee 3 + oor ne g ‘
One Doz. Nig Aa i | of aie Modern Church,” in sa ie April. Dr. W. H. Hall was endorsed | controling its affairs, and will in a id Velie Sabbathiiseriees
t ee jsm equal} last ¢ eG ecorder and c ‘ i} . ~ way, de- | wi clhtan
and Beautifully stamped i” aquired, “Is our Methodism sduts for the Western agg abu esha his own good time and Gute a due hiobeae will thbsa, wha ex lim as
Gold are. offered at these | e extraordinary period of mod ess | Rev. W. B, Willis, set Sermon| fend it against all those ¢ aid DE GMEeT tensoelad wiser =
‘ ‘ leaders poss ivered the Educational Sermo «ch seek its destruction. s let us go into the house o}
: Au | ation? Do our : in| La., delivere 7. Poatis,| which seek its , per-| unto me let
Prices a devotion set in) La., iii Rev! PW. Poatis, 1 has always done I am f ts
eae as | igor, loyalty and de Thursday night; ; -ssionary | This He has 3 . so to do} Lord’”’— it
i Vigo! ri ? ‘ 5 sionar) Te C, c ‘ ¢, all the
| ion by ihe idathers?, Haye, or Morgan City, delivered the PW. Bap- suaded that He will continue, and go} If this is done, and it can ace Sos
« al energy, the sweep | * Friday night, Mrs. P. W. 32 Mhus, I shall be courageous) é sroblems which vex our beloved Zio
! eons mot hension to} Sermon, Fr Carrie F. Williams, Th p Pe
i izon and spiritual ee vitalizing | tiste and NN the Campbell Col- forward ‘ond thing that heartens me nn be 4 elie aden: woe
y ‘our denomination the v >| Alexandria. heade . ‘ane The second Sy oe lates take thi : rs ain
oe hristiandom? | « jon movement in Lou «.. -The manifest willingness idence of your willingness j
in present day ‘ beal.| en- | lege renovation {by Mrs. S..L.Jis The t : he members to follow and | ¢Y a Bandi ehth: Re cGR RISERS
. we maintained ie Baty which is sponso’ pany With mo, in, building a big he ate Psa anaepe (ae HGR
| ¥ vision © EY chante: iss 1-| cooperate : y erically, | ing co
. ' Beant tions touched the| Greene. M. E, Barnes, presiding: ¢? ver and better Wayman—nume stakes of Zion H
* | st” These questic Siandy | Draw, Me esburg Mississippi Dis-} set? ‘ity, and financially. ‘To this end I here and now dedicate
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The problems of Philadelphia’s Pro-|'in Glebe street early y :
WY yesterday mor,
testant churches have been visualized | Damage was estimated at from $15,
on a big map prepared by the Federa- | to $20,000. :
tion of Churches for the guidance of the] The Rev. R. S, Law:
; x The main
FENCE, Pastor of y discarded Musi-| program will Consist of the reports
clergy, and hung on the walls of the| the church said about ‘ : Drums, bugles, Horns,| from various con i i
‘ = 4 > z ? INsUrane, nmittees and the dis-
Federation offices in the Land Title} Was carried on the 1
building,
Building. surance covered th
The map illustrates that thousands of | Pipe organ, which
the city’s homes are pastorless. The | $500 was spent rec.
Rey, Dr. E. A, E. Palmquist, executive} the organ, value
secretary of the Federation, calls it a} $9,000.
challenge to the more than 800°Protest-
ant church pastors of the city with the
responsibility of serving in designated
areas the pastorless as well as their]
stated congregations.
Dr. Palmquist advocates that minis-
ters in a-given ward co-operate for a
study of their own peculiar conditions
and then divide among themselves the
pastoral responsibility for the “un-
churched” sections. nage
The street locations and denomina-
tions of all the churches are shown,
and centers of Negro and foreign-born.
population spotted on the map.
was Tuined, Nea:
ently for repai,
d at approxim:
ee
ASK 5-YEAR CELIBACY
FOR ANGLICAN PRiEsj.
mitted to the Archbishops of Canter.
bury, York and Wales. .
_ A-group of laymen, headed by Vis
drafted the memorial.
U. S. BIBLE VERSION WILL BE
Said it “might be of real value.”
_REVISED
phasized their scheme sought a solu-
stion for the financial problem of clergy-
men in the country churches and to
reduce the cost of overseas missions
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 18.—Re-
vision of the American Standard’
Version of the Bible has been under-
taken by the American Standard Bible
Committee of the International Council
of Religious Education.
‘When completed in about five years,
the American edition,
1901, will embody “th
modern. scholarship a:
of the Scriptures.”
Appointed in 1929,
It will be presented in English dic-]}
tion designed for public and private | DOG BITES MAN? NO,
worship, at the same time preserving] THE DOG SHOT HIM!
“those qualities which have given to
the King James Version a supreme
place in English literature,” according] shot by a dog while motoring in the
to the committee, country near here, The dog scrambling
The committee was appointed in 1929] about the car, stepped on the trigger
and spent eight years exploring the] of a loaded and cocked saloon rifle
need of further editing the American] which went off and wounded one of
Standard Edition. the party,
It was found that within the last 40], :
years valuable manuscript materials DINOSAUR PASTURE
were discovered which would “consti-| FOUND IN PENNA.
tute resources for the better under-
standing of the New Testament.” _
The committee entrusted with the] — : A
task of re-editing includes two men] WASHINGTON, Dec, 3—(AP)—
who have published their own transla-} The Smithsonian Institution confirmed
tions: Professor James Moffatt, of| today the
Union Theological Seminary, whose] ture, 180,
JAPANESE FLIERS TIED
AT 106 KILLINGS EACH
TOKIO, Dec. 14—(AP)—Two Japa-
nese lieutenants, racing to see which
one first could kill 100 Chinese soldiers,
first compiled in| overshot their mark and tied at 106, the
e best results of newspaper Nichi Nichi reported yester-
s to the meaning] day, They agreed to race on to 150)
The standing December 6 was 8 to
78; December 1 it was 56 to 26.
CAPE TOWN, (UP)—A youth was
, Reptile Tracks, 180,000,000 Years
Old, Uncovered Near Gettysburg
No in,
€ newly Tenovate
irs to)
ately
__ LONDON, Dec. 14.—(AP)—Celibacy
for British-Anglican clergymen during
the first five years of their Priesthood
was urged yesterday in a memorial sub-
count Halifax, president of the council,
The Archbishop of Canterbury, who
referred the proposal to the Anglican
Commission on Selecting, Testing, and
Training Candidates for the Ministry,
The signatories of the memorial en-
The General
is hereby ete es é
A.M. BE. Church,
ma, Wednesday
February 23, 193
mmission
to meet in St. John
Montgomery, Alaba-
night at 7 P. M,,
8, all Cities Wishing
neral Conference will
sent their claims upon
Christian Re-
rch, birth month, ,
¥ be ready to pre.
this occasion,
TS) FLIPPER, Senior Bishop
———.
in Montgomery,
ary 24, 1938, please
The Connectional Council of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church will,
convene in its twenty-eighth annual
session Montgomery, Alabama Wednes-
day noon in harmony with the date
set for the Bishops’ Council,
a d meals $1.50 per day,
M. E. Church,
Ny)
to the Editor of the
SCORDER to be sent
Mission House, Mange
rica, Rev. T. H. King.
cussion of them, hence the various
chairmen are urged to see that a report
be made from every committee. If he
finds himself unable to attend, send
said report to Secretary C. A, Wing-
field, 140 Vine Stree, Atlanta, Ga,
time for him to receive
4]
y. J. S. Hatcher deceased
,d from Mrs, Gertrude
3 1334% Lincoln Avenue,
nati, Ohio.
in
z, fOr it before
leaving for the Council. If you know
at this time that you will not report,
do me the kindness to so inform me,
that I may arrange for the report.
The union of all Negro Methodists
will be given prominent consideration
in the program. Let every earnest
member come to help.
V. M. TOWNSEND, President
J. D, HOWELL, Vice-Pres.
C. A. WINGFIELD, Secretary
sy
ps’ Council of the African
Episcopal Church will meet
lar mid-winter session Febru-
-27, 1938, at St. John Church,
omery, Alabama, Rev. Geo. T.
, 809 Madison St., entertaining
The opening session will be at
M.,, Thursday the 24th.
J. S. FLIPPER, Senior Bishop
. A. GREGG, Secretary Council.
inches, indicating an animal about the
size of a man,
“The creatures were more primitive
and generalized than the later dino-
aid Dr. Charles W. Gilmore,
Smithsonian paleontologist, “but were
in every respect perfect dinosaurs. They
rcourse of millions of years, the
| became the Gettysburg shale of
saurs,”
he institution reported that quarry-
-tnearthed the prints during the
seem to have been engaged in leisu
mt Summer and called them to the
: ‘ feeding. They often dropped forward
nti . Haile, agriculture che Z
oe ener i be 66 nized | 8° that their front feet were impressed
pine ee rs. Hodes in the mud, Most of the front feet
pastaiaesaur tracks. : , | tracks show traces of claws. Their
B from the triassic geologic period,
beginning of the age of reptiles,
nm paleontologists said.
frst creatures which canj
identified from their fossil
mosaurs made their ap-
: ’ they said. “They varied
‘size of a chicken to that of
makers probably were flesh-eaters
haps grubbing their living from the
lake shore ooze. Some show no evidence
of claws. They may haye been plant
browsers, the forerunners of the her-
bage-eating dinosaurs who developed
into the titans of the race.”
THE CHRISTIAN oe
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WILBERFORC:
TS Years of Devoted Serv;
—of—
iN Young Men and Women
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THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
offers
General Courses in the Arts and
Social
THE COLLEGE OF
offers
General Courses in High School and
Special Teacher-training courses in Health and Physical E
Home Economics, Commerce, Agriculture, Music and Industrial Arts.
THE THEOLOGICA
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A course leading to the Bach
THE HIGH SCHOOL
A four year high school offering specialized courses in vocations,
college preparatory and general high school work
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Special courses in vocations ranging from 12 weeks to four years;
valuable for persons desiring to fit the
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Freshmen register on Septembe
September 27th.
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Administration, Journalism and Music, also Pre-Medical,
Pre-Dental, Pre-Law and Pre-Engineering.
of fees will be made for those
For Further Information Address:
DR. D. ORMONDE WALKER, President
UNIVERSITY
ice to the Training
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elur of Divinity Degree
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udents may en
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ot in: y deposit, military
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WILBERFORCE, OHIO |
Altogether about 150 tracks have been
found in the shale. Some of the choicest
slabs have been given to the United
States National Museum by the High-
way Engineering eS ae
Company, builders of a bridge for which
vas being quarried.
rock was being qua
aS ad
monsters of the dinosaur
rgest animals ever to ap-
th, were a few millions of
e future.”
s near Gettysburg are from
‘0 six inches in length. The
le indicated is about thirty
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'ESTERN NORTH CARO- | Sandford Cir—R Ls
r pi CONFERENCE Laurinburg Cir—Rey, W. R M
— head. ; Aare
Bethel A. M. E. Church, Dr, C. A. | Zion Chapel Cir—To be supplied :
Stroud, Pastor Method Mis.—Rev. S. W. Williams -
eon Cary Mis.—Rev. J. J. Richardson
By Rev. L. W. Easterling Aberdeen Cir—To be supplied
— Erie Mills Mis—E. E. Wordley
Greensboro, N. C—November 23,| Louisburg Mis—Rey. J. W. Dalton
1937—Bishop M. H. Davis of the Second] Garner Mis—Robert Lassain
ES
OO!
pulpits and choirs between Negro and
white churches, interracial mass meet-
ings and young people’s group con-
tacts. Re Sead dele
“The major racial problem in Amer-|
Richland, Rev. A. P. Beare,
Rocky Point, Rey. H. 1, ty,
‘Wrightville, Rey. A.J. cx.
ica is the relation of Negroes and| East Wilmin, :
M.! ; ; : igton, Rey. L. ,
: Episcopal District opened the forty- Evangelists whites,” says the message. “There| Spring Branch, Rev. is Na
fifth Annual session of the Western] Revs. J. D. Tredwell, Rachel Bethea,| have been changes in attitudes as our| Scotts Hill, Rey, C. L. inal
North Carolina Conference by adminis-] Ada Scott, J. R. Perry.
tering Holy Communion, with the assist
f ance of the Presiding Elders. The roll Morganton District K
; was called and a few absentees noted. Dr. K. C. Holt, Presiding Elder
Reverends J. A. Hunter was elected] Gaston Chapel—Dr. C. C. Scott
chief secretary, C. W. Roberson, Re-| St. James, Ashville—Dr, H. B. Thomp-
cording Secretary; J. D. Davis, Statis-} son.
tical Secretary and L. W. Easterling} Bethel, Charlotte—Rev. S. G Thomp-
reporter to the Church periodicals. kins. rR
General Officers present: Dr. S. S.| Mt. Pisgah, Hickory—Rey, L. W. East-
Morris, Secretary of A, C. E. League;| erling
Geg. A. Singleton, Editor of The] St. Paul, Lenoir—Rev. GC. S. Stroud
Christian Recorder; C. H. Spivey, Dean] Shiloh Cir—Rey. Lee Pompey
of Payne Seminary, Wilberforce, Ohio;} Glen Alpine Cir—Rev. W. T. Harris
and A. J. Allen, Secretary of the Bible] Mars Hill Mis—Rey. J. W. Baldwin
Society. Yadkins Valley Mis.—Rey. J. C. Wright
Visiting ministers: Drs, W. C, Clea~] Adako Mis——Revy. T. H. Patterson.
af land, D, L. Grady, J. D. Carns, G. W.| St. John Mis—Rev. M. L. Johnson
Larkin, R. E, Ligon, Reverends G. W.| Bethel, Ashville—To be supplied
Troublefield, A. A. Thompson, L. R.| Bethlehem Mis—Rey. W. T. Holland
Pearce and a number of others that I| Stateville Mis—Rev. W. A. C. Carlton
failed to get. Marion Mis—To be supplied
Dr. C. G. Garrett of South Carolina,
Dr. D. Ward Nichols, of New York Greensboro District
pastor of Emanuel A, M. E. Church; Dr. J. D. Cowan, Presiding Elder
Mrs. D, Ward Nichols and Dr. Wm.| Bethel, Greensboro—Dr. W. C. Clea-
M. Dawkins of New York, and many land
of the local ministers of Greensboro.| St. James, Winston—Rev. H. B. Barkley
Come to see us. Burlington Cir—Rey. R. W. Barker
Kittrell College is the center of the] High Point Cir.—Rey. J. F. Gibson
Second Episcopal District. It is the] East Burlington—Rey. C. Hodges
hope of Bishop Davis that never again} Liberty Cir—Rev. J. D, Davis
will the school be closed, , Altomahaw Cir.—Reyv. J. O. Foster
The entertaining pastor, Dr. C. A.| St. Paul, Mt. Airy—Rev. A. M. Jones
Stroud and the good people of Bethei| Bethel, Reidville—Rey. P. O. James
had things well in hand and} Union Bethel, Winston—E. Jefferes
proved themselves equal to the task
of entertaining. The very splendid
choir of St. James A. M. E. Church,
Winston-Salem, N. C., served on Fri-| St. Joseph—Dr. J. A. Valentine
day night, St. Paul—Rey. J. E. Holt
The Annual sermon by Rev. C. W.| Roxboro Cir—Reyv. D. Williamson
Roberson, pastor of Reidville, the Mis-] Graham Cir—Rev. J. A. Hunter -
sionary sermon by Dr. C. C, Scott, pas-| Hillsboro Cir—Rev. G. S, Gant
tor of Morganton, N, C., Gaston Chapel] Saxopahow Cir.—Rey. A, L. White
A. M. E. Church. Education report | Efland Cir—Rey, R. C. Crutchfield
by Rev. L M. Gray, pastor of Milton] Yanceyville Cir—Bro, T, W. White
Circuit. Milton Cir.—Rev. T. P. Moore
Thursday, November 25 was Thanks- | Emanuel Mis.—Rev. J. W. Tabron
giving Day. The conference suspended
all business to hear Dr, H. B. Barkley. Evangelists
pastor of St. James, Winston-Salem Rey. N, A. Rice, Rev, George R. Per-
preach the sermon. This was “a high| ry, Mrs. Ada Scott, Rev. J. A, Thomp-
day in Zion.” son, Rev. R. Bethea, Rev. J. D. E. Smith
Transfers to the Western North] Rey, J, I. Shade, Rev. J. D. Tredwell.
Carolina Conference: Rev. HB. Bark-| The Conference closed to meet at
ley from Florida; Rev, R. W. Barkerj St. Paul, Chapel Hill, N. C., next year.
from Tennessee Conference; Dr. W.
C, Clealand from North Carolina Con-
ference; Rev. P. O. James from North
Carolina Conference. “The housing of Negroes in towns
From the Western North Carolina] and cities and rural districts is a dis-
Conference: Rev. W. M. Fairley to} grace to any nation,” says a race re-
the North Carolina and stationed at lations message being sent to the
Fairmont. Rey. C, W. Roberson to} churches by the Department of Race
Virginia Conference and stationed at| Relations of the Federal Council “of
South Boston, Va., Harmony Circuit. | Churches.
The 16th annual observance of Race
: Saund
Wrightsboro, Rey. John Staal
Kendale, Rey. A. J. James,
Myrtle, Rey. W. Foy.
Moore Town, To be Supplieg
white and Negro people face life to-
gether. There are still, however, many
wrong attitudes and gloring discrimi-
nations against Negroes. It is more
difficult for Negroes to hold their jobs
or to regain them when laid off; during
the depression suffering among Ne-
groes has been tragic. The housing
of Negroes in towns, in cities and rural
districts is a disgrace to any nation.
Educational opportunities for Negroes
are far from adequate in many sections
of the country, and the distribution: of
public school funds is grossly unfair
where separate schools exist. Civil and
political rights are denied.
“As Negroes strive for justice a small
number have come into leadership in
American life in the face of great ob-
stacles; but much larger numbers have
no chance for any decent standard of
living. Justice involves not only recog-
nition of the rights of the leaders but
also better chances for the masses. The
Negro and white leaders must become
more Christian in a common service to
the masses of both groups. It does not
help much for the Negro to tell the
white leader he ought to be more
Christian. God help us all to be better
followers of Him who recognized no].
racial distinctions in His Kingdom.
“God may have Eternity but we have
only a little while to solve our problems
and be Christian!” \
_ Rocky Mount District
G, W. Larkins, Presiding
St. Mark, Rev. J. E. Lee,
St. James, Rey. I, S. Reig,
Rich Square, Rev, R. E. Ligon
‘Weldon Circuit. Rey. W. H Mc\
Kenly, Rev, John Bridges.
Nashville, Rev. I. J. DeBerry
Goldsboro, Rey. A. J. Mattison,
Wayman, Rey. W. A. Johnston
Warrenton, Rey. Geo. Johnson
Wilson, Rey. D. A. Purefoy.
Murfreesboro, Rev. J. E. Mallet.
Enfield, ;
El
ON BOARD THE S. S. “stuy:
SANT,” MID-OCEAN
December 8, 1937
Tam sure by this time that my
friends in America, and the A. \(/
‘Church as well, are fully i:
my Missionary Itinerary in +
of the Missionary field of the A
Methodist Episcopal Church
I am now between
British Guiana—South Ame:
the Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. |
Trinidad two weeks ago wher:
several days inspecting the w
as well as to meet many publi
ings.
I am now passing through Tr
en route to the Republics
Santo Domingo, and Jamaica. |
‘on. this ship for the next ien &
which means that my home will
floating house on the bosom «
Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic 0
Now and then I leave off my
Durham District
Dr. B. H. Lucas, Presiding Elder
NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE
APPOINTMENTS 1937-1938
will
By Rev. W. R. Gullins
Fayetteville District
G. D. Carnes, Presiding Elder
St. Luke, Rey. I, H. Alston
Mt. Zion, Rev. Claud L. Stephens
Atkinson, Rey. L. A. Smith,
Tamahawk, Rev. Thomas Everette.
Fairmont, Supply,
Wilson Mills, Rev. Thompson,
St. Mark, Rev. S. M. Ridick:
Selma, Rey. D. P. Richardson,
Bethel, Rey. H. W. Singleton. —
Pembroke, Rey, Wm. Campbell.
Smithfield, Rev, T. S. Marsh.
Dunn, Rey. Wm, Richardson.
Lumberton Circuit, Rev. H. B. Rouse?
‘
of my ship to be braced by the
and invigorating breezes of the 5
Seas and the Atlantic.
epoch making. I have visited up '°
time all of our churches and scho
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, S' ie
Barbados, Port-of-Spain,
Georgetown—British Guiana,
and Nickerie, also Surinam or !
y maribo—Dutch Guiana. I have
NEGRO HOUSING DISGRACEFUL
cials, from Governors down
been able to make new contac!’
get new pledges and assuranc’s
Wilmington District
D. L. Grady, Presiding Elder
St. Stephen, Rev. C, A. Stroud.
St. John, Rey. Nathan Whittie.
St. Philips, Rev. L, E. Grady.
Rock Fish, Rev, S. D. Durham.
Burgaw, Rev. L, E. Monroe.
Kenansville, Rev. G. A, Gore.
cials in whose lands we are op¢r@
with the Directors of Education"
St, Paul, Raleigh—Dr, T. L, Scott
St. Matthews—Rev. I. M. Gray
St. John Cir.—Rey. W. J. Miller
Pittsboro Cir—Rev. L, W. Compton
"
- what we call in America, Pres!
id Principals, and also)the '*"
staffs of these schools. —
It is interesting to note the pe
French Creek, Rev. Geo. Jones,
Mt, Tabor, Rev. J. J. McIntire —
Evangelist, Rev. ba las
the Negroes in the United States but
also with Mexicans, Indians and
Orientals, was prepared by Dr. Ivan.
Lee Holt, pastor of St. John’s M. E.
pz
Georgetow
record-making and go out on (lie 4
My trip up to this writing ha 4
a highly successful one, as wel
Tring
graciously received by high State
fuller and more active co-op
with the A. M, E, Church, 0" i:
of the Governments, and Sclioo!
We have made and held confer"
Appointments Relations Sunday will fall on February] North West Circuit, Rev. A. Bethea | several Islands, Colonies, on a
Raleigh District—Dr, A. D. Avery, | 13th of this year. Whitesville, Rey. A. H. Douglass , pad ey We has ab Sgt a olmast
Presiding Elder The message which deals largely with| Marietta, Rev. Fred Foy. _ together, with the Head Schoolm!
ae
Since this part
olitan in its hu-
nay look for many
es. In the A, M.
egroes of course,
hinese, East Indians,
S, or white, and the
mind these boys and
h America where
is the official lan-
maribo where we
iown as the Gaines
the late Bishop A.
The Rankin School,
» Rev. J. W. Rankin,
of Missions for the
and The Fountain
Georgetown, British
t Bishop W. A. Foun-
U.S A, also The
hool of Port-of-Spain,
en crowded around us
louble-jointed welcome,
it to be suffering from
sease. = “Color- Phobia,”
if they happen to get
the spirit of some of
and prejudices of the
‘orld, it will be “too bad.”
f the opinion that if the Church
¢ shown the real picture of the
‘of our people in these parts of
prid, and as well as the great op-
pity for Praise-worthy service
and humanity, that the re-
will be very much larger to
Ws amd cries for missionary ac-
6 not believe that the economic
fions in this part of the world are
i balanced as they are in America.
ee it, and together with certain
ation received, the people here
ither yery wealthy or very poor.
mow on this ship with a gentle-
fof East Indian extraction who
himself a Negro. He has been well
ed, and ‘Owns some oil wells and
m of theatres in and around Trini-
He is returning from a vacation
z , British Guiana, and
he purchased a theatre at
000. He was frank enough
E the wealth of this section
atly distributed for the
conomic happiness of his
t should be.
many of the wealthy and
nding people here, and
ywn social courtesies in
ut I have seen more of
id suffering than I have
fortunate ones. We have
fc get those who are in
e more liberal with the
r sections, and join other
doing missionary work
ling of the Gospel, and
cir boys and girls.
yow nearing the Port-of
she follows the winding
flanked on either side
ins which serve as a
Trinidad, and a pro-
hurricanes, which are
follows.
‘BERRY
retary of Missions of
A. M. E. Church.
‘ SCOPAL DISTRICT
hurches, 286; parson~
Chapel in Denver, Dr. Russell Brown,
pdollars last year. The Nebraska confer-
Property is two milli
eighty-eight thou:
Sage debts on all ¢
Seventy thousan
» , ete.,
twenty-seven thousand
fifty-eight dollars or an
four hundred twenty-fiy,
five cents, Do you know
of public servants who
much for such small salaries?
Several churches paid their entire
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: Puget Sound Conference,
twelve thousand four hundred; Cali-
fornia conference debts amount to
four thousand five hundred of which
the Oakland church (Dr, D. G, Hill,
Pastor’ has paid $1,700 since the con-
ference; Southern California Confer-
ence, twenty thousand one hundred;
Colorado conference debt is fifty-four
thousand dollars and I think Shorter
sand dollars; mort-
hurches, two hundred
d nine hundred sixty-
cluding
one hundred
six hundred
average of
€ dollars and
y of any class
are doing so
pastor has made another substantial
Payment on that. He had already re-
duced the debt by over thirty thousand
ence church debts amount to fifty-one
thousand two hundred; Kansas con-
ference church debts, eleven thousand
five hundred; North Missouri, Con-
ference debts were eleven thousand six
South West Mis
ference church debts, forty, nine thou-
sand nine hundred and the Missouri
conference churches owe fifty five thou-
hundred; souri con-
sand two hundred.
Contributed by
Bishop Noah W. Williams
Ed.—Last year the district increast
'y 3.97, and this year by $601.41
Within. two years the increase has
been $865.38.
“AS I. THINK, I WRITE”
While thinking of the Great African
Methodist Episcopal Church, as the
Standard-Bearer of our entire race
group and the wonderful contribution
she has made and is now making, for
the betterment of our group and all
humanity, in exemplifying the Father-
hood of God and the Brotherhood of
man; together with the contribution
she is making along civic, educational,
and religious lines; I am more and
as we move forward
more conyinced, :
in this new day, that the ideals of our
Methodism must be conserved and at
the same time the Church must be ex-
tended.
These are da
of re-standardization "
tion if it hopes to survive,
1, Loss and waste
s of change of valuation,
Every, progres-
sive organiza
must meet this deman :
must be eliminated. In this new day
very organization is bein
ae heat African Methodist are
‘Church; will do well to adjust herself
er several General Departments, as
hurches through-
g tested, So
inh
well as in the local ¢
world. The
Church, as
»| being weighed
>| Therefore,
a membership, who are loyal who know
love and Tespect the law
ment of the African Methodist E
pal Church.
inspiri of Bishop Noah W,
Williams, who in his travels through-
out the Grand Old F
‘District, has caused the Flag of Afri-}
can Methodism, to be hung out em-
out the Connection, to the changing
African Methodist Episcopal
all other organizations is
in divine balances.
she must have leaders and
and govern-
Pisco-
REY. Wm, H. BURNETTE
In order to meet the challenge of
this new day, the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, the
Bearer of our entire race group, as it
as Standard-
regards her educational program, must
place greater emphasis on the training
of her ministry. I refer to a first-class
School of Re
University §
hool of Religion is des-
tined to become, with President Fred-
erick D, Jordan at its head. Under the
tchless am-
blazoned with the fire of
bition and leadership; that it takes to
make an Episcopal District a blessing
spiritually ally, socially, intellect
ually, and financially, So today Afri-
can Methodism. throughout dis-
trict is the “White Ros jon our
breast of hope. This is the splendid
work accomplished by out jop and
his wife, Mrs. Helen Armstrong Will-
jams. In her travels with him, carries
sunshine
But back to the ideals of our Method-
tsm and the extending of our beloved
Church. The African Methodist Episco-
pal Church, as a Constitutional Flag is
over all alike. Therefore, all the Bish-
ops, General Officers, College Presi-
dents, Deans, Presiding Elders, Pas-
tors, Local Preachers and the entire
laymembership of the Church, should
stand unitedly together in conserving
the ideals of our Methodism and at the
same time, in extending our beloved
Church in the large Centers and in the
Districts. Certainly we need
churches in St. Louis,’ Kansas
San Fran-
Rural
more
City, Denver, Los Angeles,
cisco, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, and
in all of the large Centers, W e also
need more and) better churches in the
will attract and
Rural districts that :
hold our people to our Methodism and
service of both the local and General
of si
Gospel,
Christ and Christ
crucified with Him if need be to draw
r i
Zion, such as Western
PAGE THIRTEEN
vival. Such type of revival, that will
not only increase the membership of
our Church, but will
borders into new fields. The business
of the church through its ministry is
soul saving and this one thing the
church must do. Therefore, the church
Cc
also extend her
annot afford to trim her sails to the
wind of human. policies. She cannot
afford to fall in line with men of
cowardly
silence on grave
and unbecoming life.
questions
But through
its ministry, she must declare the whole
which comprehends God in
crucified, and us
all men unto Him. This is the way, by
which the Church is to be extended
Then why not, with Christ the Captain
of our Salyation, extend the borders of
our beloved Church?
Some time ago, in an article Cap
tion, “AS I THINK I WRITE I su
gestec vat South
Islands should be
District. I still cont
we hope to
that fiel
Bishop
ina f
his
that since the
1
ber of eligi
elect, there
elected by th
1940, Then
be conservec
date
a
Secret
NEW YORK, N. Y
On Sunday, Dec, 12th, at the Metro~
politan A. M EB, Church, 132 W. 134th
St., Rev. J. A. Sterrett, minister, Mr
Pauline Puryear, the sister of Bishop
D, H. Sims spoke at the morning
service, subject “The Increasing Im
portance of the work of women in the
world,”
In the evening Mrs. P, Puryear
spoke at St, Luke A. M, E. Church
subject “What is Your Life?” Both
services were well attended, She was
Church, \ : :
Evangelism: There is an imperative
need throughout the Church for a re-
McLaughlin
the guest of Miss M, I
and the dinner guest of Mr, Edward
Mickey and family,
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| sister of A. Wayman Ward of of By
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after brief illness. She Was hy ‘4
Thursday i in Chicago,
‘brothers Present. Rey, 7.
delivered the eulogy assis;
ministers.
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REV. GEORGE W. BABER
Ebenezer A. M. E. Church
Detroit, Michigan
Under the leadership of ;
our church has just succes
its Fall Rally which res
raising of $2,910.40 on Sund
ber 5. Bishop John A. Grege
us and preached. Our past
pear before the General
Commission when it mee
Bishop and Mrs. Reverdy C_ Ransom
FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS
“The sands of Time
Which from our hour glass have flown,
=
SOO ee ee ce ee eee ees)
MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Wm. A. FOUNTAIN, Jr. President
' 2 ees
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are golden. gomery to invite the Gei (
Their constant, shifting flow, ence to meet with us in Det
Has lifted us to fifty terraces of Ser- a
vice, Happiness and Content.
Pain, suffering, bereavements, Children,
and Children’s children :
ave made the heart grow softer,
= “cherish friends and comrades who] The A. M. E. Church Revie.
suryive, /, 235 North Farson Street,
To unscaled heights more glorious than] Philadelphia, Penna.
have been, December 23, 1937, a
Unmeasured by the hour glass of Time. To the members of t ne
We shall await the welcome of the] Preachers meeting of ne
Bridegroom of our souls.” vicinity, Philadelphia, Pa.
Back across fifty years of sacrificial kg : :
service in the ministry of Jesus Christ} Dear Christian Friends: a
and for humanity, fifty years of strug- After wishing for a ie 3
gle and striving to salvage and redeem | joys and blessings of ae :
the race; from mission to the episco-| is to tell you, I ad 4
pacy, outstanding leader, orator, preach- | from visiting conferenc a
er, father, grandfather, statesman, mem- Alabama, ee .
ber of the Ohio Parole Board, founder | and wish you to know, ae ‘if
of the Fraternal Council of Churches, | the church is on the up-g s
President of Board of Trustees, Wilber- | and financially. fener NE
force University, friend,—the esteem-| I have just ae ji ie hem
ed Reverdy C. Ransom, December 1, 193; ci Pde
The above poem reveals the heart, enters a ee Ae CHRISTIAN
mind, and spirit of the Bishop Be-| ‘the editor ae es Be ops
loved. The church congratulates Poe and ai
. Ransom. The Christian Re- 3 :
pape prays God's blessings I shall not ee e ea rd
upon them, ally against sai ,
y show
that steps should be taken tc ;
—Reprint from the Christian Recorder public, that THE NEW ane
Rey, A. M. Snowden passed away at me oo a
his home in Cleveland, Miss, on Dec. 26.} 18 ne wa is Pe eeeie your 7%
The funeral was conducted by Bishop ' ier eye er bishop, Genet!
L. Greene, on December 20. The de-} Pe P..
pea ete one of the leaders in the| cer, presiding elder, pas
‘ot, should be brough
church and a member of the Jast Gener- at, vilifes and cee
al Conference. represents our bishops and lea
Yours faithfully,
J, G, ROBINSON
AN OPEN LETTER
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Geo
hi
V ERI
ord pe
editd
Vera Ward, daughter of Presiding
‘Ber A M, Ward af California, and|
GEORGETOWN, S. c.
é
_E. Curry,
Concern,
Joy came into my heart as I
d with you from the basement
top floor of the Allen Building
ed the real business that was
nh.
have done a great work in the
irchasing of this monument to Afri-
ethodism, If the church will give
sthe Proper encouragement this
i will be free of debt ere the
Bi
| General Conference.
aye reached the place in our
Hlife where it behooves us all to
with our most intimate friends
Seek to muddy the streams and to
eart and hands with those who
to clear the streams that the
of Allen may move on. Count
me to help you reach your goal.
Dless you in your honest, faithful,
efficient endeavors,
Brotherly,
W. B. L. CLARKE.
= ee
ORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Fourth Quarterly Conference
thel AM. E. Church was held
mber 19-29 with Rev. W. T.
idge, presiding elder, Sunday morn-
9:30 the Sunday School was con-
ed by our most efficient superin-|
mt Prof. W. J.C. Hunter, At 11
the edifice was practically filled
© choir was at its best. After
ions, the presiding elder was pre-
by the “Little Giant,” Rey. T.
ndleton, our pastor. The pre-
ler was at his best and he
ied as never before; our hearts
glad.
330 pm, the presiding elder
another soul stirring sermon
inistered the Communion. We
home rejoicing,
7 night at 7:30 the business
the conference was held
Officers present and ready with
ts, We have had a very suc-
» Our financial reports for
fexcelled our last year's re-
we feel that we are growing
mid bounds under the leader-
the “Little Giant,” Rev. T. S.
. Our pastor.
ed the conference with a
r the success of the coming
year
oe
:
WOMEN’S page ie
NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE
By Lulu E, Driver, Bessemer, Ala,
As these lines are being Written the
Weary and stooping form of 1937 is
slowly Wending its Way toward the
western horizon, soon to disappear,
never to return, Just beyond eae east-
ern horizon and so
As iti? Time Passe
S from our
sight into history,
what is written con-
€ in the book which
carries, and js marked
19377”
Ttis Customary for busine:
take inventory
“Volume
‘SS houses to
Or stock at the end of
each year. Might it not be well
to look back oyer our lives
twelve months and do like.
we made our ideals high,
tried to live up to them? Or have we
been content to 80 along in a ca
and unconcerned manner
God, the world and our fellowmen owe
Us everything and we
return? The men and women of all
ages who have been truly good and
Sreat are those whose lives have been
dedicated to God and their fellow men
As we go into the New Year, we
hear much of resolutions, the turning
over of
for us
's for the past
e-wise? Haye
and have we
feel
Owe nothing in
new leaves.
» etc, and there
really is something about the first of
the year that suggests a clear slate and
and new plans, What place does your
church occupy in your plans for
y Year?
time in it
the
Are you going to give some
service, and will you con-
tribute financially to its s support? You
know your cl h deserves all of this,
and as a Christian can you afford not
to do it? As Christians think of your
this My
best
church in way, Church—it
gift to me.
T have united with it in solemn coye-
nant-that it shall have my best in at-
tendance, prayer,
patience, and
represents Christ’s
service, sacrifice,
fe love.
God has wonderfully blessed
ing the year just closed, He f
us succe
zeal, giv
sd
us dur-
as given
in all of our efforts and
for the church and above all
iven us life, strength, love,
struggles
He ha
a spirit of doing which enabled us to
shun not the struggle but face it, What
have we done for him in return? If
and
we have been indifferent and uncon-
cerned let us resolye to “
new leaf” at once and make 1938 the
best and brightest in our life and in the
history of our church. Let’s do real
service. “Service” is a great word, and
when “Christian”
it becomes the greatest and
word in the world
Let's resolve to be living exponents
turn over a
is placed before it,
noblest
of the gospel of peace and good will.
Let’s lay aside so much fault finding
. Let us get down
for God.
criticism, and gos
THE CHRI§ TIAN RECORDER
Win Tt Fergie cass 2
build up humanity;
ore apt ae Parkersburg Station.—Rey_ Alonzo
ets elp Ware, pastor, His Slogan: Give me a
Place on which to stand and with my
lever I will move the world.
Buckhannon
Bryant,
Us, a
*S, and see some beautiful soul w
life isa benediction
Station—Rey G A
! Pastor This Pastor is on the
job, loyal to the cause. Does his work
and leads his People to higher heights.
Morgantown.—Rey. M. D Spiller,
Pastor. This pastor will entertain the
District conference
this church will march on to victory.
Huntington Station—Rey, B
Life is just mies WE put into it,
What are We putting into it? Life is
largely what we make it, We can be
happy or miserable,
views we take
are,
according to the
of living. It js what we
rather than what We have, that
and contented with
and through him
makes us happy
to real business and service
Did you ever notice that those who
are always finding fault with others
usually have a pretty good foundation
of the same things of their own on
which to work? The fault finder has
a wonderful imagination for making the
world go wrong, Let us not form the
onference and the work for the
Mrs, H, C, Morgan,
habit of fault finding, Let's not car-
ry what we think to be the faults of
others, if tempted to do so, look around
Nolen, pastor. The ma
curio an who knows no
In closing this message, I hope that Sie Doe ee
the: "New Year" will bring spiriteat and] Winner, "4 Pastor. The Sout
femiporal blessings and prosperity to Widen Cireuit—Rey. J. DK
ee ne E With Te our ee for the Pastor. Will be heard from expand ing
without Hin.” Tenn ony and never | his work and guthe n souls, A new
or, ot Willithen be a truly! day at this place, “4
happy one and our hopes will be realin Weston Circuit—R T
fi: Let us crown the New Year with| parte Loyal aud faa
honest effort, success and victory; by| pendable. eh aS
making an old year’s mistakes and fail. Franklin Circuit} 1. Fl
°S stepping stones to a “New Year.” ellen, pastor ‘The Ou i a Eg
Success by being patient, forbearing things to pass eee: hea
and forgiving with your fellow men Mannington— R ae.
in their efforts to make a “New Year's”! pastor. Hok Ppa ee
burdens, heart-aches, and weaknesses dependable esa
as the rounds upon the ladder of time Duffield Circuit—Rey J ¢
which he can mount with you to the| paste, Winey eee
height of victory, and when the year head of the yi pies
1938" ‘shall close and if you are still| ing civean on the Distric, "4
among those whose path is along the Everettsville 2 =
course of this life, you shall be cons Johnson, pastor ae
ous that the has not been in yain, of himself : ‘
but that you are a bigger, nobler, and Meriden. — ev. I Pa
truer soul tor, Rey. F rende:
Ste service. The chur;
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One Way.
Wheeling Station—Rey. B. Ros.
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One
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ue. Big of Heart, a
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pass, loved by his people,
Clarksburg Station Rey. RE
lor. Lovable
strer
Tay iat
AS a pure minded woman
Divine the
minds and hearts of his people
Weirton Station, Rey, S. M. McBee,
eminent Entrenched in
pastor. Chivalrous, scholar, colorful fie
ure. Firery great preacher, he is des-
tined to lead the Wheeling district WALTER C. BECKET?
Watch Weirton, 216 W. Coulter St. Phila. Pa
Elkins Station—Rey. W. A, John- PHONE: GER. 0s&
son, pastor. Preacher and pastor a|
great leader his church is going over
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PARIS, TENNESSEE DISTRICT
HOLDS COUNCIL
The Paris District Council was held
in the Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church,
Paris, Tennessee. The Rev. M. T. Ran-
dolph, pastor, The council was called to
order by our new presiding elder, Rev.
G. M. Banks, Tuesday, December 7,
at 10:45 a.m,
The devotions were conducted by
Revs. M. T. Randolph, M. L. Easley,
and E. L. Hickman. After the de-
votional service, Rev, Randolph pre-
sented Dr. Banks to the members of
the council. Dr, Banks stated that he
was very well pleased to have been
appointed presid elder of the Paris
District and that he had come to work
with the men of the district in the
great program of Christ and His
church. He stated that he had come
not to be boss, but to be a berother
and serve with the men. After many
other ver e expressions of good
will and fellowship, the roll was called
and the following pastors answered:
Revs. C. H. Harden, Greater Bethel,
Jackson; M. T. Randolph, Allen Chapel,
Paris; M. L, Easley, Clifton Cir.; Chas.
Eskridge. Greenfield Cir.; and E. L.
Hickman, Quinn Chapel, Paris, Tenn
Bros. C. H. Jenkins, Luther Louis and
Prof. Neblet; Sisters L. Thompson
and Gennie Kerby and others.
The Presiding Elder outlined his
Program to the council and all the
pastors and laymen present expressed
their willingness to line up with the
Program one hundred per cent. The
District is still on fire haying been
lighted in Union City at the West
Tennessee Conference. I feel that the
Paris District will moye forward under
the leadership of our new presiding
elder.
E. L. HICKMAN
CAMDEN, ARK.
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Rev. A. A. Cooper, Pastor
First Quarterly Conference held
since the Annual Conference Dec. 7-8,
1937. Sunday School opened on time,
with the Supt. in charge, Bro. J. T.
Toney. Very good lesson. Money
raised $8.00 11 o'clock the Presiding
Elder preached a wonderful sermon
which was enjoyed by afl. He spoke
from the Subject “Lay aside every
weight of sin that so easily beset you
and run the race with patience.” Our
new pastor, Rev. A, A. Cooper is a
wonderfal man and preacher, sweet
wife and neice, We are proud of them
and we love them simply because they
are ours.
Union services were held at 3 p.m,
We had a strong sermon preached by
Rev. W. M. son, pastor of Lee
Chapel A, M. E. Church, Ellrado, used
for a subject, “lord what wilt Thou
have me to do?”
Business session was held on Mon-
day. Presiding Elder in charge, He
led in the devotional service, after
which organization. The Conference
and every auxiliary responded. Money
raised Dec. 7-8 $50.97. Paid P. E. $30.00;
pastor $20.97.
Rosie Lee Slaughter
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Bethel A. M.
HISTORY Tied Jelte. Guero <e- cuiisi ‘Se
hae’ ine Near following the publication of this poem, acd sett he
pee Ce Jeading eraneclst of his Church and Race. He ts
wu miles, mostly by Auto in every State i he
Canada; Conducted 400 successful Reyivals pin eee
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the Christian Faith. His headquarters Riera 76 South oth secs
Philadelphia, Pa. (AT A, M. E. BOOK CONCERN. 3 1H ‘Street,
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Ri NOTE are NTURY OF FREEDOM
On the twenty-second day of September, in eighteen and sixty two,
AA mighty clarion sounded beneath the Red, White and Blue, :
“Down with arms!—Ye Southern Rebels!” cried Abe Lincoln to the breeze
“Or one hundred days from now, I will set your Negroes Free!” :
But the South received this message with a million scornful sneers,
And pursued the bloody struggle without a thought of fear,
So sure were they of victory upon the gory field,
That they elected to die by thousands before one slave they would yield;
So, at sunrise on the first day of Eighteen and Sixty-three,
Abe Lincoln kept his promise and set the Negroes Free.
Then began the fierce struggle of our fathers to achieve,
The distinction that was fitting in a people that were Free
With his loyal mate and mother sta ing bravely at his side,
The ex-slave embarked upon a voyage o’er lifes tides,
How many storms he has weathered, how many shipwrecks he has braved,
Will never be known, this side of the grave;
The daggers of prejudice that have been thrust in his breast,
Will be numbered mayhaps when he sleeps with the blest,
For no brains of earth, no matter how great, could total the sum of his
Ex-Master’s hate:—When he looked with scorn upon his chattle of yore,
As they stood now as Free men before his door.
“Be gone ye ingrates’—Ont of my sight!
How dare you assert that you have any rights;
To freedom, to love, to happiness or home
To enjoy such blessings, you were neyer born!” Cried the exmaster to the ex-slave with
haughty scorn.
So, the Freedman turned from hs ex-master’s door; without a crust of bread or a place to
Go, a .
But the fire of Liberty was swelling his breast, i
So girding his mantle to master the test: He whispered “God helping me, I'll do my best!
Dead indeed has been cruel Slavery, now for more than fifty years,
But we pine not for her passing, or condone to shed a tear,
Beneath the sod where she is sleeping, let her mold a million years,
While the children of her victims split the breeze with rousing cheers!
For the libérty given, by Abe Lincoln brave and true,
Who decreed this mighty issue and pushed this mighty issue through,
Who crystalized our liberty with the red blood of his veins
And swept away to heaven where slavery does not stain.
But hold!—for one brief instant, what of freedom, how enjoyed,
Has the Negro with due valor, this precious boon employed?
Has he proved his worth to freedom—Has he stood the acid test,
Has he demonstrated without a doubt, that he is worthy of the best?
Yes, a thousand times over, he has stood the acid test!
On the firing line of battle he has stood up with the best:
In the hour of direful danger when the call rang for a man—
Like a bolt from the Blue, he has flashed to take his stand.
In his fifty years of freedom, he has played a potent part, i
In the pulse-beat of this nation. you could feel his throbbing heart,
In her fields or Halls of Congress, or amid the clamoring din,
You could find him keeping step—Marching on with other men.
Through the perils of reconstruction, past the days of blood and strife, is
He has journeyed, he has triumphed, ever yielding all to life, nai
Yer the blood-strewn trail of progress, through the shadows of the night, been
O’er the barrier and the fortress, he has triumphed on his flight; _
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And he’s journeying to the summit or iui
To the land by Angels trod, wate 2
Yes, he’s going back to heaven, i i
Yes, he's going home to God! = ies
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Date
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1938-1-6
