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PAGE SIXTEEN THE CHRISTIA
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THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT | Scott, A. C EF. Lea gee
CLOSES A SUCCESSFUL YEAR th nd Towne ¢ mads an elnae :
IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL AND) 5Jca for articipation of Yout
UE CONVENTION ° «ground in th religious - y
a — : _ he Church is a family of families.
not the unique possession of any
It has its foundations in
it builds for the future. Its
ail! constituency includes the very young-
ssed|est and the most aged. It must use all
make any contribution to its
e and to its world-wide task.
1st strive to meet the life needs of
-n and Young People and Middle-
yery Old. Youth has
ys been a mystery to old age.
ult | His exuberant spirit of abandon, ad-
enture and reckless daring is utterly
hout explanation or justification to
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whose spirit
sobered by the burden and conflict of
After visiting the Church and see-
ing Youth’s true place in the Church,
that what they really want
to do that is really worth-
e: work that is real; work that is
And think — how
churches have any plan for chal-
x young people to devote their
How
many churches really give their youth
then we
ma
f| lengi
leadership.
yes to Christian
2 its proper place in the Church, The
institution which cannot produce its
own leaders must inevitably disappear.
The one way to discover those leaders
must the Youth. Not until
all are co-operating with Youth can it
ake its proper place in the Church.”
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N. W. Williams
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J. S. Flipper
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BISHOP DAVID HENRY SIMS
AMENDING THE CHARTER
On the morning of August Second at
en o'clock the Publication Board was
convened in the Episcopal rooms of the
en Building, Philadelphia, Penna.
hop David Henry Sims presided, for
c purpose of taking steps to amend
charter of the Book Concern. The
riginal “Articles of Incorporation”
drawn in 1885 when the confer
s were few. The president was Ja
P. Campbell. Since that time the:
1 not been amended to meet th
ceds of a growing church.
ith the new program of rehabilita-
tion and expansion that has been ably
jachostectechestoctoshenkastectashostnclectarteotnnd
, ted hy Manager G. E. Curry there
: an evident need of so amending the
4 charter that each episcopal district shall
a have representation. “Such an amend-
4 nt was offered by him and unani
Be usly adopted. Under the new
‘ arter a Bishop will be president. It
4 will conform to the Discipline of the
4 African M. E. Church. Thus the Pub-
4 heation Board takes the lead in carry-
f ng out the decree of the General Con-
B ference, .
ee lt was predicted at the meeting that
‘nder the present management \ the
Book Concern, and the Christian Re-
Corder are due to experience unparal-
leled prosperity. At the next annual
Meeting of the board most encouraging.
reports will be submitted both by the
Manager and the Editor. The predic-
tion has also been made that under the
*piscopal -supervision of Bishop Sims
‘he First District will take her rightful
vat ac Ya ae
Ee ee
Aen ds
OF THE AFRICAN-METHODIST- EPISCOPAL CHURCK,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937
ASTHE-OFFICIAL,
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
AMENDING THE CHARTER
TRUSTEES ALLEN UNIVERSITY
MEET
By I. M. A. Myers
Columbia, S. C.—Yesterday, July 27,
in the year of our Lord 1937, the trus-
tee board of Allen University elected
Eugene Howard McGill, a graduate of
Allen and also a-graduate of the South
Carolina State College for Negroes—
President of Allen University, the school
that gave the race our own Bishop
Monroe H. Davis, Wm. D. Chappelle,
A. J. Wilson, Bishop Fountain and the
distinguished columnist, Editor George
A, Singleton.
The same board at the same time
elected the writer a member of the
faculty in the School of Education, and
the writer is an alumnus of Allen and
also of Hampton Institute.
The happiest thing to be remembered
about the whole affair is Bishop Flip-
per’s opening address and his unique
procedure in presiding over the trustee
board-“I have neyer~ seen a Bishop
handle factions among Negroes with
such “uniqueness” as does Bishop Flip-
per. LIreiterate: “He is ina class with
Henry McNeil Turner as a bishop.”
The committee on teachers presented
two fine men for the election of presi-
dent of Allen University: Rev. E. H.
McGill and Rev. E. F. G. Dent. Mc-
Gill led Dent by three votes and was
elected. They are both Allenites. Now
that McGill is elected he will have the
hearty support of Rev. Dent. If Dent
had been elected he would have had the
hearty support of Rev. McGill. That's
that.
The men appreciate the presence of
Bishop Davis.~ It was a delight to his
maiuy friends.
Now that the trustees have elected an
Allenite president of Allen University,
what’s next? Let every Alumnus of
Allen in the United States of America
give loyal support to the administration
of President E. H. McGill. If Bishop
Chappelle could call forth from his
tomb—he would cry out with a loud
yoice—Amen !
OLIVE BRANCH A. M. E. CHURCF
Mt. Pleasant, S. C.
The first Sunday and the first day of
August will be long remembered by
Book Concern will be free of all
debts by the next General Conference
in 1940. Members present * Bishop D.
THE 13th EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
WEST TEXAS
Rey. E. J. Howard, Bishop; Dr. J.'S
Kelly, presiding elder, South Memphis
District.
We held our third quarterly confer-
ence with the Galilee A. M. E. Church,
Royelle St., Memphis, Tenn., on the
second Sunday in July, 1937. He
preached a powerful sermon on Sunday
night from Exodus 12:11. “Eat it with
haste, a master peace.”
Monday night, July 12, was the busi-
ness session. All report were fair. The
members of our church are pleased al-
ways to have the Presiding Elder with
them.
REV. S. W. G. WILSON, Pastor.
J. H. DAVIS.
the members and friends. After a
brief Song Service by the Choir and
the Gospel Singers, the Rev. C. S. J
Moletté, pastor delivered the sermon
Subject: “Three Lambs.” It brought a
demonstration of the Spirit like that
of Pentecost. Afte® the sermon the
Communion service followed with 16)
persons partaking. The writer has
been a member of Olive Branch Ch
ch
for many years, but never witnessed a
H. Sims, Manager G. E. Curry, Editors
blace, and the Philadelphia Con
‘erence will lead the — connec-
lion, with the necessary cooperation the
ae Se
George A. Singleton and J. G. Robinson,
Drs. H. H. Cooper, Sec, M. M. Ward,
and H. H. Thomas, brothers Arnett
Rambeau and H. H. Lowber
service of this kind. We are grateful
to God for such a message and also
the servant by whom it was sent Kev.
Cc. S. J. Molette, pastor.
THEODORE GREEN.
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BISHOP HEARD SAILED TO SCOT-
LAND TO ATTEND THE WORLD
CONFERENCE ON .FAITH AND
ORDER. He has been a member of this
Conference for several years. He repre-
sents the A, M, E, Church,
\dorsement for the
REV. JAMES W. WALKER, D.D.
UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED
FOR THE BISHOPRIC
The Rey. James W. Walker, DD.,
Presiding Elder of the B is
trict, West Alabama Cor
tinues to get endorsements the
Bishopric for 1940.
The recent round of District Confer-
ences of the West bama Ce
each gave Dr. W
He is prepared, loy o the church,
faithful to duty, ripe in exper
ad h
preacher of the first rank
broken success in his min | career,
whether as pastor or Presiding Elder
Last series of annual conferences in
Alabama he received endorsement
conferences, and W. H. an Miss
ary Societies, and interest in his cadid-
acy has become stronger anc
No stronger man t
by our State for the
Other strong men of the connection
in our next article
A.C. CALHOUN
Es a
will be name:
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The Daily Altar—Rev
Stewart $
Sunday School Lesson. .
Editorials :
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Sunday School Literature 4
Annual Conferences ........-. 4
A Militant Church ... sate a
Pomted Points:. ..3.--..- 4
Churchman Afield
Young People’s Page............-. 6
First Negro Church In Philadelphia
—Miss Irene’ C. Baxter........ 6
From Other Papers 10
Letter to the First Episcopal District
REM SHOD: SUIS! oui 9 Sed nce ss 12
Women’s Page—Violet Hill Whyte 14
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THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
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The
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Daily
ltar
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By Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart
Minneapolis, Minn.
RRR RRR HR ERE EEE EEE EEE EEE
The Lord is nigh unto all them that
call upon him, to all that call upon him
He will fulfill the desire of
he also will hear
in truth.
them that fear him;
their ery, and will save them.—Amen.
alee eee
Saturday, August 14
YOUR SPEECH
to the
t cases
Amen
Sunday, August 15
PREVAILING PRAYER
Men ought always to pray and not
Luke 18:1.
{ Luke 18;1-14
Peravstence
irture much
f prayer is
needed in our day, We clamor contin-
uously for things of little consequence.
\ friend of mine loves to play the game
golf, He spares no use of time or
to improve his ability to make a
core on the golf links, He prac-
Whenever told that
i improving, he derives sat-
neessantly
tion that he ean not conceal, Most
wasnredly we who are followers of the
Christ ahould be equally presistent in
one endeavors ta improve eur lives and
social, political and
ing iv a b
iritual order,
Lord, help as to live from
rayer
day to day, putting the best that we
have in owe efforts and keep us fron
fainting while we remain persistent i
prayer, In Jesus name, we pray.
Monday, August 16
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
I A yur < yur ene
I say unto you, Loyg you
ration has travelled
Christ. ‘he
mple teachings of Man of Gahie
the panacea tor all of our ills
the
siuhborn are our hearts and
r steps. leach nation, 4rm-
o the teeth, is proclaiming, raucous
peace. Lhe price
must be paid. Long, long,
ago, Jesus gave the only solution ;
Loye your enemies.”
our charch enmity
In tne hie of
trife, sedition, and all manner of con-
ails, preventing us from be
effective in our labors, because we
the admonition, nay
Lord.
U Lord, 1aake us alive to
accept
the command of our
Prayes :
Thee. May we not only taik with our
lips, but live daily loving vur enemie
and doing good to those who despite-
fully use us. In Jesus,name, we pray
Amen.
. sees Tuesday, August 17
JOTHAM’S SECRET
So Jotham became mighty, because
he ordered his ways before the Lord.”’—
IL Chron. 27:6.
Read Il Chron
Th
y who have achieved somg nian
ner of distinction in this life, no mat-
constantly being
by and
asked to give the secret of their suc-
are many and
Here in this pasage is summed
simple and unmistakable langu
e the Jotham’s might
mighty, because he
ways before the Lord.”
Not in repeating formulas nor in the
burning of midnight oil but in hum
ble, trusting obedience Jetham lived
effectively.
Prayer: “O Lord, our Lord, grant
unto us quickened minds, stirred emo-
tions, and dynamic wills as we definately
set ourselves to make the will of God ef-
fective in our selves and in our genera-
tion.”
Amen,
ter in what field, are
jnterviewed the inquisitive
cess. The answers
varied,
up im
secret of
‘Jotham became
ordered his
In the name of Jesus, we pray
Wednesday, August 18
“UNTO THE END OF THE END’
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“Be thou faithful unto death, and
will give thee a crown of life.”"—Rey
2:10.
Read Rey, 2:1-16,
THURSDAY, |
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us alive upto Thee. For Jesus sake—
Amen.
d veteran of the Way
Christian experience.
Among the many quaint and etc
things she said was this: “I am fight-
7 tain that never lost a =
3 rans expect to be dis-| We love Thee, O Christ, because Thou
attle %
i i » Her life was) hast first loved us.~ Make our lives
Se, fre eo at of God.| living epistles, telling forth our
She had grown worn, aged, and tired,’ fulness for all the evidences ol hy
t her faithfulness to the Cause had| great Heart cf Love. Continue with
a diminished. Weary and broken in} and in us and bless this meal. For
health, she was willing to follow unto} Thy name’s sake. Amen. Z
the end of the end. : aaene oe eae a
Prayer: Father, we want our lives )
to be faithful unto the end of the end.
li Thou art with us we will continue
all the way. Strengthen us today, for
Jesus’ sake.—-Amen,
I heard an ol
relating her
“GRACE AT THE TABL!
Fight the Good Fight with All Thy
Might
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Tight the good fight with all thy might!
Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy
right;
Lay hold on life; and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.
penieenirs ok
Thursday, August 19
“THE NEWNESS OF LIFE”
Run the straight race through Gad’s
good grace, ep.
Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face;
Life with its way before us lies,
Christ is the path, and Christ the
prize. Zs
“So we also might walk in newness
of life”’—Rom. 6 4.
Read I Cor. 4:6-18.
Whenever we accept the Jesus way
of life, become soundly converted, and
endowed with the Holy Spirit, life
ani tent 3
takes on new meaning and con . be i A
A man in Christ is a new creation Cast care aside, lean on thy Guide,
His outlook is new. His ambitions have His boundless mercy will provides
been “reconditioned.” A different kind Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
of joy enters his life. How many| Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
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churca members do we find, grumbling : : 4
complaining, and pouting. The remed, | Faint not nor fear, His arms are near,
for the most of our church ills lies in| He changeth not, and theu art dear;
getting our people to the newness 0 Only believe, and thou shalt see
life in Christ Jesus. That Chist is all in all to thee—Amen
(Dedicated to Mrs. Kathleen Forbes,
Organist St. James, Cleveland, Ohio.)
“Rarth’s crammed with heaven,
And every living bush afire with God
But only they who see take off thei
shoes; ‘
rest stand round and pick
blackberries.”
ODPPPEOPPPPOOSPSOD<PY,
The
Prayer: Wear God, Our Father, w
want to keep alive to the things o
the spirit. Quicken us today; and gran
that we may be crucified with Chris
that we may live with Him—Amen.
Revive Interest
Friday, August 20 x
ALIVE UNTO GOD
ee
“Reckon also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God,
thru Jesus Christ, our Lord.”’—Rom.
6:11 t
Akead Romans 610-16.
Every Christian must be dead and
alive at the same time. If a man is
alive unto sin, then he becomes, fron
the nature of the case, dead unto God
Sin is at enmity fith God. Where
sin dwells, God cannot abide. When
ever we die unto sin, we become aliv
unto god. “Alive unto God” was an
expression that John Wesley | oved t
use. What a wonderful blessing when
By putting a new A. M.
E. Music Hymnal in the
hand of every Choir
Member at these Un-
the church and ministry become really usually low prices. _ 4
dead unto sin, but “alive unto God.” Single Copy a $ 1.25
Quarrelling and bickering will cease Half Doz of $ 6.50
ungodly ambition will die; unserupulon One’ Doz =. *$129$
seeking for place and power will be no : "
more: and the church will become A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN
great power in bringing the world to
God
Prayer: Dear Lord, let not sin hav
dominion over our mortal frames, Mak
Phila. Pa.
was a sacrifice. The widow’s mite in
the time of Jesus was an illustration
of the real self-denial that had been
characteristic of the Jews through the
years.
The Jews as a people are generous
This statement is, of course, contrary
to the accépted belief but it can be
proyed. The Jew is careful of the pen-
“5 nies, just as careful as the Scotsman
August 22) jun in large things he is generous. [
Am have found that in Forum offerings it
— PLACE OF RELIGION IN A smy church when Jews are present ther
NATION’S LIFE is a generous sprinkling of green
money—vyery conspicuous by the side
son Text: Exodus 25:1, 2, 8, 95] of the pennies and dimes usually contri
29:43-46; 40:34-38 buted by Gentile audiences!
Point was given to their gifts wher
5 | And Jehovah spake unto Moses | the people heard the words from Mose
ive, 2 Speak unto the children of} commanding them in the name of th
nei, that they teke for me an of | Lord to build a sanctuary. How often
every man whese hear | jn history men haye built, at the en
1 him willing ye shall take iy) of a long road of conquest, first a tem-
x, ple in which they might worship and
Lesson
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cold, selfish, shiftless people. Is that
a hard sayiig? I am sorry, for na/
tuvally I try to like all people, but I
am trying to show you how bestially
many people exist. To eat, to sleep,
to reproduce, even to work all the time
is animal. Animals do all of those things
teaching in every school—hut he had
to wink at the war in Ethiopia, Na-
lions need Ged just as individuals do.
You and I need God in our business.
He is a necessity. We need God for
strength, for moral stamina, for guid-
ance, for comfort and for future hepe.
and sometimes de them better than
men. A beaver is a model for work. POINTERS
Lions do not haye insomnia. Indiges- By Roy L. Smith
tion is not common among animals
when left to themselves. A bull is a
gentleman. I teil you many people) not come from a willing heart.
actually live below the animal grade.} It is hard to hold a real revival in
If it is merely a buisness of having a dirty church building.
bread and jam, of having clothes upon] M )’s devotion to God will be shown
one’s back and a roof over one’s head, in their care of God’s house.
if life for a man is only vegetative—then | No church is glorifying God which is
no God is needed. exhausting its energies finding fault with
You will notice, however, as you its leadership.
study your history and sociology that!
tribes have always
No gift is ever an offering that does
No church deseryes the support of
and everywhere the community if it is not going ahead
worshiped the best they knew or could of the pecple.
imagine. The church that is tr
ing to please
Stimulate Enthusiasm
\nd let them make me.a sanctu
bow down in thanksgiving. It was
at I may dwell among them 9 true of our forefathers, who came to
ording to all that I show thee, the
Hern of the tabernacle, and the pat
» of all the furniture thereof, even
| ye make it.
h 43 And there I will meet with
ildren of Israel; and the Tent
HN] be sanctified by my glory. 44
i | will sanctify the tent of meet-
d the altar: Aaron, also and
sons will I sanctify, to minister Lo
the priest’s office. 48 And [
dwell among the children of Israel
will be their God. 46 And they
l know that-I am Jehovah thei
that brought them forth out of
land of Egypt, that I might dwel
me them Iam Jehovah thei
4+ Then the cloud fovered th
{ meeting, and the glory of Je
led the tabernacle. 35. And
«< was not able to enter into th
meeting, because the clou
c thereon, and the glory of Je
h filled the tabernacle. 36, And
n the cloud was taken up from ove
abernacle, the children of Israel
onward, throughout all their jour-
7 but if the clord was no
up, then they journeyed not till
that it was taken up. 38 Fo
loud of Jehovah was upon the tab
cle by day, and there was fr
by night, in the sight of al
.ouse of Israel, throughout all thei
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DLDEN TEXT: Blessed is the na-
whose God is the Lord—Psalm
GRIPS WITH THE LESSON =
By Albert Buckner Coe
\
se is the putting of people to
The people who are at work
‘’ church are on the whole’ the
lest. The people who give of thei
) are the happy people, whether
church or in a society. We re-
! to that for which we are abl
‘e either of our ‘money or our,
Pscs challenged the interest of hi
' in religion by calling upon then
ake an offering of what they pos
| They gave whatever they had
was of value: precious stones
» brass, linen, etc. We may as
that whatever they gaye there
C secret of developing loyalty to!
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this land in the Mayflower. They gave
generously that-they might wership
The followers of Moses’ :¢ver lacked
for action, never lacked for opportuni-
ties for victory, never lacked occasions
for praise.
But this interest-in religion was not
for the moment enly. It was not an
“impulsive thing. It was deep-seated,
real and lasting. Religion must never
be at the center of the life of any
nation, These Hebrew people built
their tent at the center of their lives.
When the people moved, the tent
moved first. It was the house of God
and God must lead. Over the tent was
God's cloud. ‘ithin the tent was
God’s light: It suggested to them» the
pillar of sloud that led by day and the
pillar of fire by night.
During these later centuries the wor-
ship of God has added to it the ethical
deiands of religion and naw God, in-
cluding ethical demands speaks tous
in the words: “Do justly, love mercy,
walk humbly with thy God.” -t
Many religionists today have a dream
that sometime in this American nation
we may find industry placing this satve
God of justice in the leadership with
ethical content-_so effective that human
beings, not expediency, will prompt
the establishment of reasonable hours
of work and adcquate wages. The
same religionists dream that steel mak-
ers and munitions makers will put be-
hind them greed for gain in a new
zeal for a warless world.
.THE LESSON BROUGHT DOWN.
TO DATE
By John R. Ewers
Can we gct along without God? It
depends. Dr. Miles Krumbinc, 0
Cleveland, never spoke a greater truth
than when he said that one can get
along without higher matheristics if
one does not have to build an Empire
State building, or construct a Wash
ington bridge. One may exist. upon
the lower ranges without definite faitl
in a divinity.
There are many people and not all of
them poor—who live upon a plane
but little above the animals. In fac
T admire an honest, toiling, gentle horse
tore chan I do same peopfe, who ought
to know better. I Ike a faithful, re-
sponsive dog much better than many
(
There has always been al
projection out. into space, out inte the
future, up into the higher Reals a
reaching after something superior.
Hands were reaching, feeling out into
the darkness after God. Usually they
found something that lifted them up
and gave them strength and guidance.
They called what they found God.
Even in the Old Testament story we
find a_ constantly emerging God—a
progressi® conception of deity. Je
hovah was only a tribal god, orly a
little better than the gods of other
tribes. Jehovah got angry, was jealous
went to wat, was pleased with sacri
fices, liked the smell of burning flesh
wanted to be flattered. Not much of a
god to tell the absolute truth. Then
you come on to
good laws and finally to a universal
Father with a high ethical character
This God in turn, gave way_ before
the Father of Jesus Christ and you
and I are stili trying to get clearer
pictures and more beautiful, powerfu
and ethical conceptions of what we call
God. “Blessed is that nation whose
God is the Lord.” We could amend
that text by saying, “Blessed is the
nation which holds the highest possible
Conception of deity.”
Today we see Germany fashioning
‘its own gods. Rosenberg wants the
old tribal gods back—he wants Thor
‘and Wodin and Valhali+. Hitler repu-
‘diates everything Jewish in religion.
This is absurd because the Jews have
always had a genius for religion. In
Russia we are witnessing a repudiation
the God who gave,
of all religion. They sweep out the
whole business—the churches and all
their works. They want the complete
“liquidation” of religion because it i
only “the opium of the people.” A
‘new drive is on-right now. if you tell
me that they are morc tolerant, tha
they allow priests to vote, that the
new constitution affords relig ous free
‘dom, it is only that they are the mor
confident that they have religion licked
But some tell us that without the con
straint of religion a new immorality
js breaking out in ssia which may
idefeat the Soviets. Prudential moral-
ity never has been streng, prudential
morality does not stand up well against
temptations. One is often willing to
sacrifice prudence to satisfy a strong
urge. In Italy the Pope and Mussolini
reached a concordat, but fascism always
demands everything under its own tent.
everyone commands the respect of no
one. -
There was no time when the people
could see all the way across the wilder-
ness, but there was also no time ‘hat
they could not see at least one day’s
journey ahead.
PRAYER THOUGHT
By WilXom Chalmers Covert
Wilt Thou, O God, of the nations,
enlarge within our life a people the
place of Thy dwelling. Make radiant
at the center of our life something of
Thine own, cheracter through the ex-
ample and personality of men
appointed to govern our affairs. May
our public servants never forget that
the foundations of nation were
laid in prayer. May our citizenry give
due consideration to God and his moral
law. int
snder
which many would claim license to do
evil. Wilt Thou bless all influences of
education «sid religion! May they work
to enrich the endurins life
and refine the motives and ideals of
men women who with us
responsibility for the future
and progress of this nation.
we be a nation whose God is the Lord,
godly
our
May there be a growing re
on our part amidst the treedc
values of
and
stability
And may
To the glory of his name
Amen.
DAILY ‘BIBLE READINGS
M. Exodus 25:1-9. F. Psalm 27:1-6.
2 s 29 338-46. S. Psalm 122:1-9.
W. Exodus 40:34-38 S. Rev. 21:1-8.
T. I Cor. 3 :16-23
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- R CORDER : nia, See
THE CHRISTIAN RE roblem wher tension is created
petween the rising tide of blacks
and poor whites on the level of
ompetition for subsistence. There
js also @ hangover of attitudes
form the old plantation system
Ae. dren into a jurior choir. They sery |*
as Altar Boys, assist with the offer-
ing and record the names of contribu
tors. The Churchman addrest th
Sunday School, and met many ok
friends.
London, England | gg o@<
Se Birthday Greetings
es
he : WV.lor- i hurch
rity. Bishop Noah W.]or-resolutions. The c Must :
the priority How are you and family? We had
CLP O OSS
Williams enjoys the rare distinc-| “prove that it offers to manking
tion of having within the area of|“more pride and dignity than the
nd. Your purpose clear.
and do
is right; your cwn
great session in Oxford. We are her
for a week. The ‘occasion is history
OPPO
ope
Rule ee the Fifth District over which he] modern movements which haye : is. Dr. Scott is one of tne bes | We will go to Scotland from here.
. » id the slave regime. onan eel P ; -
; tthe most, | supervises the first, and second] often assumed its place. CIS ge eeevclenimine eto Gig An in the connection, It i Vous:
‘S People, those who count the mest, : re a Pr . . ealing to see pastor and people z , > ar
ba si mi Ik: to those churches in the connection froma] It is ee Rio. see HE ALABAMA COURT| work. d people a W. ME, BARNES
i MEMB: : © ge teal aner : pat ey re-|men and women gathere ; =
NATIONAL NEORO PRESS Who spill out in foolish words point of view of Dollar Money S ney fror ranted aes ie: re of the alti) ORC ER ERNa
ASSOCIATION iS5''os redence goes ~ | ported: Bethel at 8th and Towne, | the ends of the earth in “common Scottsboro a Len foneemust a theaChurchmin caw George Ti Dedr br. Singleton: .
cs VENTS =. . a = ” : . : = A r a SNe
Fe Zaunod Wh the Post Office at Philadelphia, George Elliston. }y7 9. Angeles, California, pastored | front for international friendship, not cee ee. ee ppSa SUSE Kersey, a trustee, undertaker aud for--| The spirit that dwelt within his clay
2 a a. 20 Seen nee oa by Henry Mansfield Collins, and|for greater justice and truer jus ne dill in hee Ne mer member of the Ilinois House of] sent upon the painted scene Iago, Ham-
: A. M. B. BOOK CONCERN ‘ < St. Paul, St. Louis, Mo., the oldest botherhood in industry, for bring. out to tO R Staouaune cee Uae isin W. Crews,| let, Lear, MacBeth.
76 3. NINETEENTH ST. ee : « ciccippiline folk. of various races oa é one-time editot of the Bronzeman and} Kind remembrance from
Sea: Ex Editorials society West of the Mississipp1}ing folk o to live \VHILE WE PRESS STRONG | able teache®. His sister, Nettie BISHUP & MRS. RANSOM.
River, pastored by Frank Madi- together in mutual courtesy and ly against mob law we Watch the] Crews-Woods, Clarence Lee, Hzrvard (The catd represents the tomb of
ee: Reet Rie con Reid: consideration. Such a common Hate of the wages and hours bill. schoolmate, and his brother James] the wmiortal Shakespeare.)
oye | SUNDAY SCHOOL The Annual Conference season| front, as Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin Mm Dre’ Pearson and Robert S. Al- Superintendent of the Sunday School
. i wher, Mr. Arnett Rambeau a : Ss & ean 4 id 3 ati f + Jen, writing In the Philadelphia} Cora Giddens, former puril, and a
i LITERATURE is always. fraught with keen in-| has said in preparation for th em ed eae mm diceteeinessc ile ‘ pupil, an
ot terest. Ministers assemble in conference, allows those who forn ammo?" y 8 glorious company of saints. The ser-
still on calendar strike as roots of
opposition fo FD: Re’
NOTICE! — i
solemn conclave to render an ac- it to keep their preferred forms
count of their stewardship, such | of organization and go on with
vice was uplifting as the spirit of God
CONTRIBUTORS, TAKE
burned in the hearts cf the people.
The Sesqui Centennial Council
fs De but of Bishops which recently met in , There is the wage and hours bill,| ‘The immortal shades of William Paul
t jay ext Memphis, organized a Depart |as conversions, new members, their accustomed modes of wor- vhich puts the Negro of the South] Quinn, end Turner were present.
' ve manuscript | + of Religious Education in|monies raised for local and con- ship; but those who stand together en eo os fee ae See
pt short g with the Discipline of the nectional purposes. Bishops visit and work together cannot help . es pee Op ecme beanie Nothing is =2 beautiful as a golden MRS. J. G. ROBINSON
only {learning much from one another, sun on the Western plains. This eve POISE Me cra Ree 3s
nd directed that its home | from conference to conference an jt completes frem the economi Philadelphia, Penna.
iewpoint— the emancipation
vhich Lincoln started.”
ning the sun goes down in a clondless
sky. The west is sea of burning gold
The greer trees that line corn fields
growing to respect and appreciate
be in the Allen Building, Phila-|General Officers are on the move ?
whatever is of value to the man
delphia, home of the Book Con- | representing their departments.
MRS. IFF 7INNIE-WADE
riptians or merchaa
1 er business letters, to
must be ad
cern,
the A. M. E.
the plan sug
we are pleased to report that the
Sunday School Literature is now
being set up and printed by the
Book Concern. The Primary Quar-
terlies are ready. All literature will
I time. Pastors and
Superintendents
x ready on
Sunday School
are requested to place their orders
it once with Prof. E. A. Selby, 716
So. 19th Street, Philadelphia
Penna.
Both the Council of Bishops, and
the Connectional Council agreed
that they and the entire church
would support the new depart-
ment with Prof. E. A. Selby as
Secretary-Treasurer, and C. W.
the Christian Recorder, and It is a time of high inspiration.
Review.. Following; These meetings do untold good.
ested by the bishops|Last year the conferences
‘ported in General Claims $211,468.-
at one’s side.
re-
97 plus $30,613.83 brot forward,
or $242,082.80. Into the current
fiscal year Dr. Hawkins reports
having carried forward $33,283.27. Ray
Increases generally are expecte
The quadrennium should see the
finances of the church well over
one million dollars for General
Claims. The eyes of the connec-
tion are watching the Ontario and
Puget Sound Conferences.
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“A MILITANT CHURCH
There is a remembered prayer
of Rowland Williams which would
Sir Walter Moberly, recently
vice chancellor of the University
of Manchester, in commenting on
the state of the world, observes
that there are three possible up-
shots: either the “crash” will oc-
or the world will go pagan,
d.JOr there must be a genuine Chris-
tian revival. But as that lost lead-
er, Bishop Brent, said poignantly
a little time before his death,
“the world is too strong for a di-
vided church.” It must embrac
mankind.” —New York Times
Fs
Pointed Points
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THE REV. J. H. ELLIS, PAS-
OR of Haven Methodist Church,
Little Springs, Ark. conducted a
ne-man “Sit-down, Strike” by
reiusing to preachjuntil the con-
cation had contributed $1,000
o refinance the church indebtness.
He refused to preach, after open-
ing the services, but passed the
ollection plate and pronounced
he benediction. There was $71C
on the plate. Other pastors will
all in line and the people will get
h respite from preaching. “Sit
Down Strikes” among church
members is nothing new.
The Churchman
Afield
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and adorn the rapidly passed towns
the berried ranks of wheat shocks throw
their shadows eastward making a mov-
ing picture no artist can paint, except
He be the divine Artist Himself.
Intrepid pioneers threaded their way
thru the forests in the early frontier
days with hymn books, bible and rifle
and
empire.
serve,
planted the cliurch in
, maintain and transmit it
generations yet unborn.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
this vast
By the grace of God presen
day churchmen are determined to pre-
tc
Oxford, England
July 21, 1937.
My dear Dr. Singleton:
The Conference here on Life and
Work has taken a high ground on the
attitude the Church must take in seck-
MR. A. WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT
DETROIT LAYMEN’S ORGANI-
ZATION
A. Williams, Detroit, who at the regu-
lar meeting of the local A. M. E. Lay-
man’s organization, July 12th was re-
elected for the fifth consecutive tern
to succeed himself as president of the
organization.
Mr. Williams was a lay delegate to
the last general conference of the A.
York City, in May 1936. He is also a
has achieved national significance
Springfield, Ill
MRS. E. R. DUCKETT
Columbia, S. C.
MR. CHAMP SINGLETON
Springfield, Ill.
MISS MARGARET MOORE
Springfield, Ill.
DR. J. M. BROWN
Union Bethel
New Orleans, La.
PERSONALITIES
For a quarter of a century W. H
Fouse has been principal of the Dunbar
High School, Lexington, Kentucky. It
He
was chosen president of the Kentucky
M. E. Church, which was held in New | Ass
ciation of Feachers at their last
session. His school is one of the three
G. | Abington as Editor of S é « . F eeacuins i 2 mbership
ciel as : gto if ditor : 2) Sunday be especially appropriate for repe- MRS. PEARLIE WOOD Rk > ing to lead the World to put down all member of the Episcopal Committee. Negro institutions that has membershit
CONCERN School Literature with its 2bie tition by the great church council PORTS a successful quarterly forms of Human Inequality on merely| He presented a bill for equal lay rep-|in the National Education Association
A. M. E. BOOK “iphi: F of assista ; The C 5 a i, * eae sige 3 i : z 3 0 Nie aN A OM Aras award-
718 S. loth Street Philadelphia, Pa. aft if bre The eee now sitting in Oxford represent- conference at Cambelton, Florida. \board the Green Diamond, Ilinoi sites ap eee resentation in the annual conference. e Cope ig Se Rr :
has decided to build a strong de-}]. Shee 3 oni y Central li train to Spring- Ve go from here to Edinburgh with 5 Ey : Sl
3 ra - ee pe ing hundreds of Christian denomi- Total mon. $76.19. Rey. ug Kel vag eae ane ae even higher hopes on Christian World PARDON, PLEASE! His thesis was “The History of Negro
eRe RRR eet beer | partment of religious education. Griffin the 6th Episcopat Distric ield and St. Louis. It is a thing o or : E ! i esinsion Principal
nations of the earth:
Unity, as a result of the Conference
God bless the venture. reported having raised for all pur-fbeauty and mechanical skill. It gs thy] ea : —. Nec. ‘ Bs Be ter
Week| Thought salient epee By the agony of man’s striving ;| poses $319.95. ast word in speed. When a passenger there on Faith and Order. The Roman| In the cditorial on tne demise of pgnse alma SUBNES: sige : Eh mt
by men’s heads bowed in shame urchases a ticket his seat is assigned Catholics did not participate but quit | Marconi under the _ title “Presente”| Westerville, Ohio, gave him the honor
PRR ER EERE EEE EE
to eccnmulatin
Arthur Brisbar
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Weekly Poem
ANNUAL CONFERENCES
The series of Fall conferences
vill begin at Chatham, Ontario or
August 18, when Bishop J. A.
Gregg convenes the Ontario An-
nual Conference. On August 25,
Bishop Noah W. Williams will call
the Puget Sound Conference to
and eyes filled with tears ; by their |-
iecks weighed down with burdens,
their feet and hands perplexed and
and by their strong crying out of
misery to their God; be moved, O
Lord, to arise and amend the
ACCORDING TO FIGURES
complied by Power W. Bethea
assistant superintendent of edu
- cation in Greenville County, S.
bound; by- their hearts often| during 1936-37, $1,222,634.09 wa%
pierced and tears of blood flowing | expended: fot ‘education. Of thal
amount $1,118,651.65 was spent ©
white schools, and $103,982.23 was
spent on Negro schools. Negroes
make up one-third of the popula
and baggage checkt. Stops are thu
very brief, The interior is gold, canary
own, silver and light blue. Th
mmodernistic lines reect the influence
‘of the Century of Progress Exposition |
he lighting is invisible and indirect
nmen are extremely polite. Ever
the ushers who conduct passengers t?
their seats. A registered nurse is pro
ided. While the train speeds acros
all Nen-Romans are moving rapidly
towards a very close collaboration.
Your brother,
My dear Dr. Singleton: 3
We have had two very fine weeks
at Oxford University
World’s Conference on Life and Work
We go from here to Edinburgh, Scot-
attending
the
which appeared in the issue of July 29
the statement: “Imrortality*is like an
eclipse with two focii” should have
been, “like an ellipse with two focii.”
Ed.
NATIONAL TEACHERS ASSOCIA-
TION -
The meeting of the N. A. T. C. S. in
Te
{", He Gs
African M. E
ary degree, “D
in St. Paul
Lexington.
enjoyed the hospitality of friends who
were eager to have them see points of
interest in the Quaker City.
Through the courtesy of Mrs. Geo.
M. Rogers and Mr. W. A Tooks these
ladies enjoyed visits to Independence
RRR RR RH RRR E rt ordet at. Tecoma, Wattingtaa earth. ; tion but received one-tenth of th@rviling prairies, green corn fields and| land where we pitch right in again at] Philadelphia last week offered a splendid | Hall, Betsy Ross House, Dclawate ee
? Witla Ae thay Oh the a As our. correspondent says in|money expended, And some peop Shockt wheat, music comes from the} the World Conference on Faith and| opportunity for meeting old friends and | er Be ar: and Mother
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY Eviscovat ‘Dist rth} his words sent by air across the will not join the Christian fichrvlio. Every seat in the car is occu- Order. 2 making new ones. Among the out of Bethel eure Nhs em
“piscopa istrict, over which ocean, it was most noticeable in for justice. 2 pied. The Churchman’s seatmates are] After then we shal! visit London,| town Persons who took advantage of | After this most enjoyable trip through
Let \ fear of talk
the current of your way
Bishop Gregg presides, the Chi-
cago Conference leads the con-
nection in Dollar Money. The
Philadelphia, or the mother con-
the opening talks that there was
an absence of any expression of
mere pious hopes for
THREE QUESTIONS 0!
a better |SERIOUS moment engage our a!
world. There was a militant tone | tention along the frontier of inter
2 white lady and gentleman. The day
will come when a passenger of color
Will be permitted to ride first class
even in Arkansas.
Paris, Brussells and a few other places
of interest, then home.
that
You should be here
you were along. Pray for us.
for
Wish so much
African
this opportunity were Mesdames Eliza
Lawless, Ida Nance Givens, and Viola
LeBlane, three charming matrons of
Louisiana who are enrolled for Summer
School sttidy at Columbia University,
out the city the party returned to the
home of Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Gray
where they were guests at dinner with
the following friends: Mrs
King, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gray, Jr.
Cornelius
As vou run or walk 7 Mabe nee : | Methodism should know more of these
erence of the church, under Bish-}as contrasted with “passive os justice; namely, the me” This morning the Churchman was| {wo meetings than’ we can write,|New York City. anil Mr. Jos: L. Jones a4
Tons ie aeutae® Wenn ee oo) op David Henry Sims is preparing | preaching.” There was a sound oe cottsboro case, the Wien the guest speaker at Quinn Chapel | Dreams of Richard Allen are dawning. ‘Aside from the benefits derived from Other Louisiana friends who sai¢
uiways they will to move to the front. The Balti- an Nuys Anti Lynching p Chicago, It was inspiring to see how Cordially and Sincerely, attending a meeting of the nature of “hello” during the afternoon were : Mrs
Please yourself and net the world,
Let your dreaming fll
more conference lead by Bishop
M. H, Davis is ready to challenge
of ihe in the tops of the | and the wage and hours bill. At t!
mulberry trees. Evils are not to the basis of the racial situation '
the econ
be overcome by mere exhortations ' the United States is
1 ‘: he U: Stat
diz.
il
the minister has organised the chil-
_S. L. GREENE.
this one of the N. A. T. C. S., they
Aquilla Rice and Dr. F. G. Clark.
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TO KNOW ALL IS TO FORGIVE)
FOUR FACTORS THAT | of
ENTER INTO A BOY'S LIFE
y show the effects
Possibilities for Boy Training
Grim Facts to Face
Ex. of Union League Boys’ Club
mir children de
fourteen per cent
misand finish Col |
Three fourths of all boys from
ei
have no play
blind alley jobs.
We have accustomed ourselves to a
Mind faith in leaving this training sole
ly to the Pablic Schoot
city | ife tas grently limited
the Influence of the home
all families five On the mere sub
Every third nother
is a wage earner, The average parent
had only HC
wee rate is increasing ~apic ly
indicate that in the
he father neve- becomes th
hop McDowell has well said, %
ill be not at th
America breaks, it
oint of character.
of the United States are out
xf the church membership.
burch will always remain th:
andre! eighty
as for
pends one
as mich -for candy
religious education, and that
fourths of all boys from six to eighteen
ure without systematic reiigious train
six times
thre
This .ecortunat- high percentage o
adverse home influence makes propor
tionately greater the responsibility upon
ium for imparting education to boys
and girls, but also as the chief agency
upon wish
| for character building and instilling high
gation.
The recent effort of a national pub
lication to arouse interest in the nee
of formal moral teaching in the school
America called forth expressions o
earty approval from many represen
tative leaders of various religious be-
liefs. The movement-according to on
of its supporters was undertaken be
young people shows a crying need for
the introduction
definite moral
controversial religious implications. Of
ourse there is no d anger of overdoing
| the moral code in the schools, rather one
of under doing it.
Finally, in considering the influence
f the school upon the training of the
future citizen one must rememer tha
nearly forty per cent of our chifdret
are out of school altogether before fin-
i x the eighth grade. Only ten pe
t graduate from a standard Higt
School and only fourteen of each one
thousand finish College.
Lo! We see that even at best, the
home, church and school leave mucl
undone and many unreached in th
child’s preparation for the business of
living—which is citizenship.
If you have ever been guilty of say-
ing, “there are too many of these boy
work organizations,” look back ove
the figures I have quoted and then you
will realize the necessity for our be
coming interested in Scout Troop, Roy
Club or a Citizenship Club or s om
young people’s organization.
From the ages of ten to sixteen, th
social instinct leads the boy into his
“eang,” the girl into her “crowd.”
In the gang is developed loyalty
protection of comrade, cooperation
and its effect is far reaching in one o
the other directions, according to en-
good results or criminat tendencies,
The guilding force behind thése “gang”
tendencies in the last two decades ar
Boys’ Clubs, Hi Y, Roy Scouts, Camp
fire Girls, Big Brother and Big Sister|feast the following officers: teacher,
ECORDER
THE CHRISTIAN R
PAGE SIX 4
Young People’s
a sixth grade education. Federation and
jx per cent of our crime is comy
mitted by comparatively young people.
City wide “boy surveys” made by
r average
alti: nor intelligence, but at
as a means ci contact. Not
for more than one half the
The rc
bulwark|lege. It is here the agencies providing
itization, yet the fact remains that clean speech, sport and activities count
s¢ I system as nt culy the med-
we are forecd to depend
ideas of personal and citizenship obli-|
cause of the general evidence of a lack
f clear cut moral thinking among our
and teaching of a,
standard withovt any
vironment and leadership either too|St. Peter A. M. E. Church, Decatur. Ii.
similar movements.
Too much credit cannot be given for
the training in leadership, initiative
and clean living exerted by their pro-
ee yet scouting as an outstanding
example of this wonderful type of in
fluence and one of the largest in scope
reaches but ten per cent of America’s
five million boys or twelve to sixteen
years of age. ‘
" The period of later adolesence brings
a tremendous new problem.
Practically speaking, it is
reach of school influence since only
thirty eight to one thousand enter col
ond the
for much
‘| The ¥. M. C. A—Y. W. C. A. are
rendering wonderful service. They
must have the interest and coopera
tion of the public and it is one of the
citizens’ first «duties to keep informed
as to their needs. Meare
Bad Propaganda, Why Not Good?
The need of today is not that o
awakening the public to the necessity
for the citizenship training of the youth
That should be evident to every one
who thinks, who reads news papers,
everyone who has the power of ob
servation,
The Need
Is for active and general support of}
the agencies that are carrying on this
work for many more shoulders to the
wheel in personal service and for more
light upon the question of “how to
effectively carry on the character
building of the junior citizen.”
J can think of no greater field for
seryice than working with boys, girls
and young people. In giving your
service in such a compelling challenge,
it gives one a personal satisfaction
and reward in the glow of really wortt
while accomplishments
J. I. RUSSELL.
SNAPPY STORIES
Clothes Make The Man
A minister who wore a broad-brimmed,
low-crowned hat took advantage of a
man in a horse deal. The next day the
man came in the lane with the horse.
Seeing him coming the minister cried
out, “The deal’s closed, I won’t take
him back.” “I hardly thought you would”
said the unhappy purchaser, “but I
thought maybe you'd loan me your hat
until I could sell him.”
Took Him Seriously
A couple wished to be married
following the sermon. At the proper
moment the preacher said, “Will those
who wish to be united in the holy bond
of matrimony please come forward?”
Thereupon thirteen women and one
man proceeded to the altar.
—TID-BITS
WHAT BENEFIT IS THE ORGAN-
IZED CLASS TO THE S. S.
By Amelia Oliver
To organize the S. S. is to systematize
or to arrange the class. Organization
is not a choice but a necessity.
An organized class should have at
president, vice-president, secretary, a,
treasurer. It shall have at least th,
standing committees, as follows : meq
bership, devotional and social. |;
not required that the class shall hay
three committees, which are held ;,
sponsible respectively for these thre
kinds of work, The Executive commit,
where there is such, may act as a con
mittee on membership.
The organized class gives strenggf
and permanency to the Sunday Schog
It makes S. S. a spiritual center anq
social unit. Develops and fixes respoj
sibility. Most commonly discovers
developes individual workers. It {uf
nishes to the School and church 4
agency for christian service. A |iy
well-organized, working class attrac
others. Which increases the membe
ship. It holds young men and women j
the S. S., and thus solves a perplexiry
and dificult problem. The group spir
is fostered and cooperation bec:
the rule of the S. S. The org:
class recognizes the work already af
tained, while it seeks a higher goal.
is by far the most desirable arrangemey|
and one which is likely to help th
school as a whole the most. It creat
the spirit of fellowship and cooperatioi
between all and unites them ina grea
forward movement to interest men an
women in the systematic study of th
Bible. The type of work to be accom
plished will often determine the yj
of class.
The youth will\advance step by st
and the adults will gain inspiration a
information and we all will keep abreag
with the times and our Sunday School
will remain in the ideal class and a lead}
ing Sunday School.
FIRST NEGRO CHURCH IN
PHILADELPHIA
No doubt the public knows very littl
about two Negro Churches whose fou
ders did much to influence the religiou
and civic activities of Negroes in ti
city of Philadelphia.
While we are observing the celebra
tion of the United States let us pat
fo pay tribute to two famous Ameri
Richard Allen and Absalom Jo
These two gentlemen were fast fri
born and reared in bondage with gem
erations of slavery as a lineage. Dur
the trying days. when the colonie:
obtained independence from Engle
Allen and Jones were struggling to 0)
tain religious and social independenté
for the Negro.
As a result of this independence mov
ment, when these two men were as
by trustees of St. George’s Metho«'
Episcopal Church to sit in a segregate!
section of that church, they led the fey
Negro members out of the organizatio
entirely. 4
The first organized group was know
as ‘the “Free African Society” esta)
lished 1787 which had the characteristic
of a benevolent and reform organiz#
tion, which was the first for econom'
and social co-operation among Negro“
in this country.
palian and the first-Methodi
of worship, ‘ be ee
In 1791 a special meetin
The society grew financially as wll
by 1790 there was a balance of for'y’
two pounds, nine shillings and one pen"
deposited in the Bank of North Ameri
The foundations of the first Episc°
Ghurche
for Negroes were laid in this socict
However, they felt the need of a pla:
ciety was held to adopt a plan of church
government. A dispute arose as to
denomination. It is reputed that Allen
and Jones were the only two in favor
of the Methodist, the majority voted
for the Church of England. However,
Absalom Jones agreed to stand by the
will of the majority. Hence, the “Afri-
can Episcopal Church of St. Thomas”
was organized and affiliated with the
Protestant Episcopal Church, with Jones
Richard Allen believed
as their leader.
the Methodist denomination suited the
masses of Negroes better because of
it’s simplicity. For that reason “Bethel
African Methodist Episcopal” was or-
ganized by him,
Even though Jones and Allen differed |
in opinions of church offiliations they
continued tobe life long friends. There-
fore, Allen would not solicit funds for
his church until Jones had finished so-
liciting for his venture.
The Free African Society did not
come to an end with the organization
of the churches, but served as a training
‘round for the leadership of them.
The Episcopalians purchased a large
lot at the corner of Sth and Adelphi
Streets, near Locust where they built
a church and laid out a grave-yard.
The dedicatory services of St. Thomas
took place July 17, 1794 and on August
12,.1794 the founder and trustees unani-
mously consented to be governed by
the Protestant Episcopal Church of
North America. They were graciously
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$1.00 annually and the expenses of in-
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In 1809 the African Society for the
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formed.
~ In 1828 the first pipe organ was in-
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installed a new one in 1935,
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congregation are descendants of some
of the founders, among them, Mabel
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one of the most active founders.
The church is now housed in a very
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below Walnut, a most valuable spot in-
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The first church building erected by
the African Methodists was built from
material of an old blacksmith shop,
bought from a Mr. Sims. The lot and
building material-were purchased by
Allen who was known to have been a
At his
death it was reputed that -his estate was
worth $3,000.00 Bethel African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church was dedicated
Richard Allen was ordained a deacon
by Bishop Asbury in 1799, thus becom-
ing the first Negro in the United States
to receive an ordination from the Meth-
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WORLD RELIGIOUS LEADERS
CONFER
BABER
ELPASO DISTRICT
Vernon, Texas
Allen Chapel A, M, E. Church
The Third Quarterly Conference was
held 1937, At Allen Chapel
NX. M, I With onr great
worthy Presiding Rider, Dr. J, Bennett
Brown at hig best, at 11: A. M, Presid-
June, 5-8,
Church anid
,
THE CH
x to reports and press de-
- conferences have been
To be sure they are need-
ure pleased that these fine
ure present to represent the
draws no line of distinc-
ore the altar of God, because
of race, color or social station. The
African M. E. Church has the oppor-
tunity to lead the religious forces of the
vorld in the practical application of the
fatherhood of God, the redemptive work
of Jesus and the brotherhood of man.
~ WM. E.
ing Elder Brown Stirred Allen Chapel
from this Subject: “God Will Deliver
His People”. Text Exodus 3-8, Many of
the old veterans of the cross were on
hand who sat and drank until their cups
ran over, but soon got up and shook it
down! In this great hour of service it
seemed that all Vernon was stirred, Two
PAGE EIGHT RLSTIAN RECORDER ~—
united with us in this service. Collection
$8.47.
At 3:P. M. Dr. Bennett
on the scene and preached to an over
flowing crowd from the Theme: “You
Can’t Detour the Grave.” Dr. Brown is
yne of Texas’ best preachers. You should
have heard him in this broad-cast over
heaven’s Radio. Two united with Allen
J Chapel. Collection $14.40.
At 8:P. M. Dr. J Bennett Brown,
Pp. E. came forth and preached to people
of all color and shades of belief. Subject
“Who's on the Lord’s Side.” 78 persons
communed. Collection 9.60.
Monday Evening June Fat SP; M.
Presiding Elder Brown called the busi-
ness part of the Quarterly Conference
to order stressing the needs of Paul
Quinn College and the great See
Congress in Waco, Texas, August 25-
29th. After which the Roll was called
which showed all officers and many,
many, friends were in attendance. This
Quarter marked the greatest Quarterly
had both
spiritually and financially. Mr. J. Ben-
our District Missionary
President was presented and delivered
Brown came
Conference we have ever
nett Brown
a very impressive message on part ‘of
our mission work. Our worthy pastor
Rev. F. Oliver was paid a high tribute
by the P. E. in his fidelity and stability.
Every round goes higher-and higher, was
led and sung by the P. E. and confer-
ence. We do really thank our Great
Bishop Geo. B, Young for our Great
P. E. and wife and ‘pastor they are
truly the best we have ever had to serve
us on this South Plains.
All looking forward to the Semi-Cen-
tennial S. S. and Young people Con-
gress, Aug. 11-15th, Amarillo, Texas.
H. S. SHELTON
THE CENTERVILLE DISTRICT
CONFERENCE MARYLAND
REPORTS ONE HUNDRED
PER CENT
The Twelfth Session of the Center-
ville District Conference of the Balti-
more Conference A. M. E. Church con-
vened at Union Bethel A. M. E. Church
Cecilton, Maryland, Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, July 27th and 28th. The Presid-
ing Elder, Dr, J. R. Nelson, presiding.
The session was one of the most suc-
cessful ever held in the entire Baltimore
Conference. The charges reported $323.
Sermons were delivered by Reverends
Joseph Garner, H. R. Tomlin, and A. D.
Holder. Addresses were delivered by
Reverends E. N. Anderson, E. E.
Hughes and A. D. Holder. Several visit-
ors were present.
r-
THE ROCK, GA.
Liberty Chapel
Last Friday marked the close of the
Griffin, Ga Sixth Episcopal District,
Sunday School, «Missionary, and A. C.
THURSDAY, A
The Calendar
August 3-18—World Conference on Faith ang
Order—Edinburgh, Scotland.
August 10—Georgia State League, Sun-
day School and Missionary Con-
vention, Savannah. W. O. P,
Sherman, President; W-. A. Foun-
tain, Bishop.
‘| August 10-1$—Florida Young People’s
Meeting, Jacksonville, L. M.
Moore, President; R. A. Grant,
Bishop. Be
August 11-13—South Carolina State,
and League Convention, Colum-
bia, S.C. J. S. Benn, President;
J. S. Flipper, Bishop.
August 16—Michigan Young People’s
Congress, Kalamazoo, George W.
Baber, President; John A. Gregg,
Bishop.
Avgust 17—A Religious Convocation including
the A. C. E. League, Missionary Soci
cties and Sunday School Conventions of
the Baltimore, Virginia, Western N. C.
and N. C. Conferences, at Kittrell Col-
lege, N. C. Rev. J. A. Valentime, Pas
tor and Charman Publicity Committee.
M. H. DAVIS, Bishop
August 18—Ontario Annual Conference,
Chatham, Ontario, Rev. W. C.
Perry, 251 Park Street. Bishop J.
A. Gregg.
August 24-26—Kentucky Congress of
Youth, Monticello, Ky., Rev. A. P.
White, President. :
August 25—Puget Sound Conference,
Tacoma, Washington, Rev. J. L.
Sanders, 1407 South Yakuma St.
Bishop Noah W. Williams.
Sept. 1—Michigan Annual Conference,
Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Rev. G. L.
Hayden, 821 Francis Street. Bishop
J. A. Gregg.
Sept. 7-10—Religious Education Insti-
tuts.
9th Episcopal District, Montgomery, Ah.
Drs. J. W. Walker, Pres. I. H. Bonner,
Vice Pres., A. Wayman Jennings, Ex.
Sec., L. Sybl Taylor, Rev. Harry Rich
ardson, John Dawkins, A. Woods, and
J. L. Calhoun, Directors.
Sept. 8=Northwestern Annual Confer-
ence, Keokuk, Jowa, Rev. Lewis A.
McGee, 415 N. 7th Street. Bishop
J. A. Gregg.
California Conference, Parks Chapel,
Oakland, Calif., Rev. A. W. John-
son, 1326 Ashby Ave. Bishop Noah
W. Williams.
Sept. 15—Southern California Confer-
ence, Los Angeles, Calif., Rev. Il.
M. Collins, 8th and Towne Streets.
Bishop Noah W. Williams.
Sept. 22—Indiana Annual Conference,
Kokomo, Ind., Rev. H. L. P. Jones,
1047 N. Kennedy Street. Bishop J.
A. Gregg.
Colorado Conference, Albuquerque,
- New Mexico. Rey. A. L. Hamilton,
311 West Cole Street. Bishop Noah
W. Williams.
FE. League Convention, Rev. E. J. Odom, Sept. 29—Illinois Annual Conference
P. E., Rev. M G, Garland, Pastor
Rey. L.*J. Lewis, Pastor of Griffin
Circuit ,preached the opening sermon.
Organization followed the opening ses-
sion. Miss R. Smithe of Macedonia was
elected Secretary, with Mr. Jesse Jack-
son, Assistant Secretary. Miss F. L.|September 29-30—First
Holt Chorister.
Cairo, Ill, Rev. J. A. Randolph, 420
17th Street. Bishop J. A. Gregg.
Nebraska Conference, Trinity
Church, Kansas City, Kans., Rev.
L. P. Bryant, 438 Gree}y Street.
Bishop Noah W. Williams.
District Mid-
Year Conference, Wilmington,
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kev. M. M. M
62nd Street.
jiams. :
Mexico and Rio Grande Conf
ence, Kingsville, Texas. Rev.
W. Thomas. Bishop George
Young ees f
Oct. 13—East Texas Conference,
Athens, Texas. Rev. J. Frances
Baker. Bishop George B. Young.
B.
Palmetto Annual Conference,
Kingstree, South Carolina, Rev. S.
M. Hughes. Bishop J. S. Flipper.
Oct. 20—Northwest Texas Conference,
Abiline, Texas, Rev. J. R. McGhee.
Bishop George B. Young.
North East Annual Conference,
Florence; South Carolina, Rev. W.
St. Bishop J. S. Flipper. -
October 27—Columbia Annual Confer-
ence, Union, S. C5 Rev. ey
Robinson, 849 McBeth St. Bishop
J. S. Flipper. 3
Southwest Texas Conference,
Weimar, Texas. Rev. W. P. Perry.
Bishop George B. Young.
South West Missouri Conference,
Allen Chapel, Kansas City, Mo.
Rev. A. R. Fox, 813 East 10th St.
Bishop Noah W. Williams.
Oct. 30—North Missouri Conference,
Macon, Mo. Rev. W. M. Jackson,
107 East 3rd Street. Bishop Noah
W. Williams.
Noy. 3—Texas Conference, Pt. Arthur,
Texas. Rev. E. W. Prince, 432
West Tenth Street. Bishop Geo.
B. Young.
November 10—South Carolina Annual
Conference, Holly Hill, S.C,
Rev. L. L. Farmer. Bishop J. S.
Flipper.
West Texas Conference, Som-
erville, Texas. Rev. N. H. Melton.
Bishop Geo. B. Young.
Missouri Conference, St. James
Church, St. Louis, Mo. Rev. J. A.
Dames, 4311 St. Ferdinand Street.
Bishop Noah W. Williams.
November 17—Piedmont Annual Con-
ference, Greenville, S. C., 109
Green Avenue, Rev. J. W. With-
erspoon. Bishop J. S. Flipper.
Northeast Texas Conference,
Terrell, Texas, Rev. J. Mark John-
son. Bishop George B. Young.
November 24—Central Annual Confer-
ence, St. Matthews, S. C., Rev.
David James. Bishop J. S. Flipper.
North Texas Annual Conference,
Wichita Falls, Texas, 316 Park St.
Bishop George B. Young.
Dec. 1—Central Texas Conference, San
Marcos, Texas. Rev. F. D. Cran-
shaw. Bishop George B. Young.
ee
trified the vast audience with a gripping
message. The presiding Elder’s address
followed that of “His Grace”. And the
following charges made ‘the reports
satisfactory to the Convention St.
Philips, Griffin: Rev. H. E. Thornton,
St. Mary, Thomaton; Rev. D. B. Barrow
Grant Chapel, East Point; Rey. A. A.
Hightower, Neal Ct. Rev. E. Muckle,
‘er- | row, pastor St. Mary's Station, Thomas-
T.! ton, Ga. delivered a soul stirring gospel
4
Kansas Conference, Emporia, Kans. Woodall, Zebulon; Rev. T. B. Bladen-| We are asking all lovers of the church
hews, 312 West|bury, Woodbury; Rev. M. M. Piccard, Overs Omata cer
ishop Noah W. Wil- | Bethel and Cross Road; F. A. Brazier.
Wednesday evening Rev. D. B. Bar-
message on the subject, “Individual
| Responsibility” taken from St. Luke
14:13. The Building was filled to its
capacity. Noonday sermons were
preached Thursday and Friday by Rev.
R. King and Rey. E. Muckle. Thursday
evening and Friday evening by Rev. R.
T. Bussey and Rev. A. A. Hightower
respectively. j
Memebers and friends of Liberty
Chapel gave the Convention one of the
greatest entertainments in its history.
Visitors at the Convention were:
Bishop W. A. Fountain, Rev. A. Thomas
H. C. Carswell, and Dr. D L. Stanton, ,
who held the audience “Spellbound” for
more than one hour, His subject was:
“The Bible’. The following delegates
were elected to the State Tri-Conven-
tion; Miss F. L. Holt, Miss A B. Gris-
son, Miss Severa Hartsfield, Miss Mat-
tie Barrow, Mr. Jesse Jackson,
R: Tt. BUSSEY
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COTTON PLANT ARKANSAS
The third Quarterly Conference was
held at St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Sun-
day, July 19. Dr. W. T. Eskridge our
most efficient Presiding Elder preached
at 11:00 o'clock. 12 united with the
church at 3:30 o'clock Rey. E. G. Stew-
art, pastor Gregory, preached , Second
Timothy-1-19, Subject “Having This
Seal. The Lord Knoweth Them That
Are His”. We were graced with the
presence of Mrs. W. T. Eskridge, the
queenly wife of our Presiding Elder
who expressed herself as being happy to
be with us. At 8 o’clock P. E. preached
from Luke 15-12, “Father Give Me the
Portion of Goods That Falleth to Me”.
Our church is marching on to success
under the leadership of Rev. D. J. Web-
ster our most worthy pastor and his wife
of whom we are proud. He has been here
only six weeks. And ask for his return
Our Church is doing a great work un-
der his leadership. We have reaised
$30.00 for trustees, raised $32.91. All re-
ports were very good.
MRS. EVA STEWART.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK. DISTRICT
“The Third Quarterly Conference of
Bethel A. M. E. Church. 9th and Broad-
way, met on July 11, 1937 with the Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. Roundtree. At the
5 a iB:
ay morning, the i
sermon which sho ‘ed
gave us a ;
the Lord was with him. The Night Ser-
eat 8 o'clock and were enjoved
The attendance was
vices We
by thos: present.
small due to the incliment weather.
Tuesday night, July 13, 1937 the regu-
to help us in our church struggles.
H. E. CAROLINA
REV. W. A. JENNINGS TAKES
CHARGE OF VERNON A. M. E.
CHURCH
Tulsa, Oklahoma
i There’s a new day at Vernon A. M. E.
Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma, This church
which is one of the leading churches in
the Twelfth Episcopal District, has
been blessed to receive as its Pastor,
Rev. W. A. Jennings of Birmingham,
Alabama.
It is with no small degree of pleasure
that the membership of Vernon accepts
and welcomes this man of dynamic per-
sonality and prepossessing qualities.
His very first sermon, which was preach-
ed on the 25th of May, 1937, was far-
reaching its spiritual awakening.
This message, which was interwoven
with that certain radiating vitality and
intellectual quality, which are his chief
characteristics, found quick and eager
response in the hearts and minds of
those who came to see and hear him for
the first time.
The following Wednesday evening
was Love Feast, and to our pleasant
surprise, more than sixty persons came
out to enjoy that sacred and most im-
portant occasion. There was an uplift-
in
ing of spirits that night, which was quite
evident on the various
that seemed all aglow from the radiant
spirit within.
Last Sunday night, July 25th, Rev.
Jennings preached a special sermon that
was given him through Divine inspira-
contenances
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tion. Without the aid of any sensation-
al advance-advertisement, the church
was filled with more than 816 persons.
His text was taken from Phil. 1:18.
At the close of this unquestionable
God-given message, fourteen persons
came to the altar for prayer, and four
persons united with the church.
During the very short time Rev. Jen-
nings has been here, there have been
nineteen new members. This record in
itself shows that the members of Ver-
non, and the people of Tulsa are justly
proud of their new pastor. There is
little doubt but that he will get the sup-
port and cooperation of the entire mem-
bership, because he is indeed worthy.
MRS. SALLIE D. SLUSHER
Rey. Jennings is a son of the Manse,
a preacher and pastor of large experi-
ence and success. Vernon Chapel will
go forward under his ministration. —
Editor.
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TYLER, TEXAS
. Sun-
day School was @ live wire as our dis-
Sunday was a high day with ¢
trict Superintendent was with us, Sis-
ter T. A. Dickerson in Sunde School.
pO yeAe 5. Campbell preached at il
~ Subject, “Hang out your sign”
2:18. Our
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Jar Quarterly Conference convened
after the Praise Service. Rev. A. O.
Wilson, the pastor presented the new
Presiding Elder to this charge, who in
turn gave an inspiring address. It was
very enthusistically received.
The Conference was organized.
Brothers Towns and Daniels were elect-
ed Marshalls. Brother E. U. Elston was
elected Secretary and Sister H. E. Caro-
The convention was very largely at-
tended, Practically all charges being
represented.
The pulpit was graced on Wednesday
Morning with the presence of our own
great leader, Bishop Fountain who elec-
Del. Rey. A. C. Clark, David H.
_ Sims, Bishop. ~
October 6—Chicago Annual Conference,
pete Ill, Rev. G. W. Williams,
aypole Street. Bishop J. A.
Gregg. ‘ ol
Macedonia, Rev. H. A. Rhodes, Hamp- lina was elected Reporter for the Church
ton Circuit; Rey. R. T Bussey, Thoma- | papers.
ton Circuit; Rev. J. W. English. The| All departments of the church report-
Rock circuit; Rev. M. G. Garland Yates-|ed in full. The collection was good—
Ville; Rey. Rev. R. King, Griffin circut; more than one hundred dollars collect-
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¢ is the 9th Ss : =
1 the short-| words to the effect that so will all Ne-
i tth chapter oes be treated, if they “hurt white
of the 7th|PCople,"—making no distinction about
holines
A. M E. MINISTERS’ WIDOWS|
ORGANIZE; PRESIDENT
IS MRS. L. M. LEE
alled
ssion
DY
¢ at the home of M
ws of minist
in th
Ministers’ Widows
group discuss
ips and serve to
1¢ plan
resent pledged
help make it
¢ the ideals for
ing the initial convocation, the
grour assembled at the home of Mrs
10, and officers
year of ser-
tency
was named
the other officers are
Mr I thews, vice president;
f I, L. Hadley, recording secretary;
{ra, M. B. McLendon, assistant record-
g se Mrs, M. M, McGhee,
Mrs. I. D. Davis, financial
; Mrs, R. Ay Adams, chaplain,
snd Mra, R. D. Stinson, critic,
3, the organization adopted
watchword, “Stick to-
the imperative
ganization extends a cordial in
itation to other AME widows desiring
to affiliate with it, ~The Atlanta World,
ALA’S LEGAL LYNCHING
(By William Pickens for ANP)
In Florida, near the offices of Gover-
nor, a mob took two Negro boys of 18
yeara age aut of jail and shot them like
doga,—or rather as men do not shoot
degs, There is no use in going into the
charges againat the boys; they were
charged with “stabbing” a policeman
with a pocket knife— but only one of
the boys cut the policeman, the other
hoy simply being present at the time
ah and the 19th
the 26th chap
of God is not |
.
to the
African
h, an effec-
{. It
ed. It was
of forming itself into
were |
cation, even in Massach
thout prov
etts; m
two Negro bo:
nan wa:
a po
| ak
a
rs, > = >
a n’s word, It is the same as 1
d the policeman: “You dar
vhite man a liar, nigger!
w how th
reported k
it what the boys were suffer
‘hak. Phe! hurting in self-defense. This denial of
|the right of self-defense is the most| Now that the court debate it ended, it
| brutal aspect of the whole situation. If|is_ pertinent to ask just how sincere
member of the mob saw a man tor-
enting a dog and the dog bit back,
|the dog would be defended. But not so
3 |
e of Negroes.
Meanw in Decatur, Alabama, the
authorites go forward speedily
their legal lynching on nine Negro
om all the disinterested world
to be innocent of the charges,
hom most of the world outside of
has tried to defend. One man
which gave one of the boys
ause the court had for-
ury to give him death, re-
at the question of the FACTS
| state
hidden ¢
marked t
re never considered by the jury,—
| the question of the boy’s guilt or inno-
not even debated by these
od men tnd true,” but only the ques-
n of how many years they could give
the penitentiary since the court
arred death, and the limit by state
is 99 years. There was some delay
ause one of the jurors wanted to
e him only 75 years.—just to treat
|him as preceding jury had treated one
| other of the defendants
| The New York TIMES makes this
| mistake: it says that from this instance
it seems that this entire community
(that is, the white community) has
agreed almost to a man that all the Ne-
groes are guilty.” That is not true: they
| have human minds, and the same over-
whelming evidence of the boys’ inno-
cence must have had the same effect
on their average minds as on the minds
of the rest of mankind. They have not
|sgreed that the boys are guilty.
They have in their minds that the boys
are innocent, but they have agreed that
the boys must be punished—TO DE-
FEND SOUTHERN “TRADITIONS”
AND TO SAVE THE FACE OF
WHITE ALABAMA.
What are we going to do about it?
We cannot do less than fight until they
have finally put all of those boys in
prison, those that are not killed— and
then fight on after they are in prison
in an effort to get them out. Let us en-
list “for the duration of the war.”
CHURCH WOMEN TO MEET IN
INTERRACIAL CONFERENCE
New York, July 20—(Ry ANP)—The
fruit of the past year’s study of “A
Preface ta Racial Understanding,” is
to be gathered in two regional confer-
Asd yet we all know that boys, even
white bays,
ences of church women on “The Next
is to be supposed that
in Florida will “attack” it :
“questioning” the boys| Park, N. J., October 14-15 and one in
And if a Negro disputes] Local groups are making themselves
he hands of the officer,—only
lis the mob pinned on the dead bodies} National Council of Federated Church
tion industries does not depend upon any
cesses, and whether Negro labor is act-
ually used or not it remains as a threat,
Banner because James Stahlman, the
owner of that paper, is not only promi-
nent among -publicists through virtue] her
of his office as president of the Ameri-| +
can Newspaper Publishers Association,
u-|of church women on “The next chap- campaign for cheap labor. His own
ter in Racial Understanding” this
autumn, one in the East at Asbury
the Midwest at Evanston, Ill, Novem-
{| responsible for arrangements—the New
€
”1! Women and the Woman’s Department
soring of the Church Women’s Com-
mittee of the Department of Race Re-
Women.
‘LOVERS OF THE CONSTITUTION”
were opponents of President's plan in
their professed love for the Constitu-
tion and constitutional methods.
It is manifestly unconstitutional for
Negroes to be taxed for the support of
education and then denied their equal
share of that education.
It is manifestly unconstitutional for
Negroes to be barred from the ballot
by a system of terrorism which arouses
the emulation of Hitler, Mussolini and
Stalin.
It is manifestly unconstitutional for
Negroes to residentially restricted to
ghettoes as they are so restricted.
It is manifestly unconstitutional for
Negroes to be “spirited” from jails and
lynched without investigation or trial
when officers whom they support with
their taxes are supposed to protect them.
And yet, although, these American
practices are clearly unconstitutional
how many of these professed lovers of
the constitution intend to do anything
about it?
They spent much money to defeat the
court plan, wrote copious briefs against
it and devoted months in debate, these,
lovers of constitutionality. ~
How much time and money and effort
will they spend to enforce constitu-
tionality where the Negroes are con-
cerned? ‘
The Negro remains as ever the test
of white America’s sincerity.
—Pittsburgh Courier
—
SOME SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS
VIGOROUS IN OPPOSITION
TO UNIONS
: The economic status of the Negro
is such that this racial group offers a
newspaper is open shop throughout, ant
day after day on his editorial page |,
pounds upon the idea that labor union.
are Communistic. Even Sidney jj)
man is described as “a well-knoy,
Communist.” -
There is also a good deal of attentio,
given to the familiar drive againg
“outside agitators.” An outside agitato;
is anybody who comes from the Wrong
side of the track. In most cases he jg
also described as “alien.” And along
with this campaign goes frequent ey.
couragement to the American Legioy
to act as a strike-breaking force on the
excuse that it is assisting the establish.
ment of “law and order.” ;
—Heyward Brown,
Philadelphia Record
NEWS
Los Angeles, Calif. (C)--The finan-
cial report of the First A. M. Ff.
Church, Eighth and Towne Avenues,
Rev. H. Mansfield Collins, Pastor, for
the quarter ending May 25, showed
$4,886.45 had been raised, and there
was a balance on hand of $2,453.55.
Aiready $1,611 has been collected on
conference claims to be reported at
the annual conference in September,
Rev. Collins was sent here from Chi-
cago in January by Bishop Noah W’,
\Jilliams to fill the unexpired term ci
the Rey. J. F. Williams who died a
few months after being assigned to
the church.
Philadelphia (C)—On the eve of the
fifteenth annual meeting of — the
National Bar Association at the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania Law School
this week, it was announced by the
local ‘ommittee, F. W. Khodes, chair-
man, that there ire 1,130 colored law-
yers in the United. States, the largest
groups heing lozated as follows: New
York, 113; Washington, 88; Chicago,
69; Detroit, 60: Cleveland, 52: St
Louis, 40; Philadelphia, 29, About 500
are members of the National Bar
Assccia. on, which was estal lished ani!
incorporated in Chizege in $925, being
organiz d by. Ho George 1H. Wood
sm cf Tes Moines, Ia, one of the
most Feominent colored ricn of the
Wust. President of the orzanization
have been Hon. Charles S. Calloway
Kansas City, Hon. C Francis Strad-
ford, {hese Hen. “;mond Pac:
Alexander, Philadelphva; Hon. [2:0
S. Heslip, Tledo, fiew. 1, Wash sr
ton Khodes, Philadelphia; and the
Present incumbent, Hon. George W.
Lawrence, of Chicago. ;
Ss ,
+
vast surplus of cheap labor which keeps
labor cost down, It is not easy for the
Negro in the South to get much craft
training, and so the competition is large-
ly that of unskilled labor. But with re-
cent progress in inventions a very large
amount of the work in the mass-produc-
high degree of handicraft. Semiskilled
labor is sufficient for most of the pro-
Recently I subcribed to the Nashville
monster membership
delegate contests for the National, and
annual meeting,
Philadelphia (C)—Alabuma State
Teachers College of Montgomery sent
the largest delegation to the National
Association of Teachers meeting here
last week, 35 arriving in the college
bus, with all expenses paid, Tuesday
morning for the opening session, Since
31 the college summer school at
Montgomery «and Mobile have staged
campaigns and
have sent at least 2) Persons to each
7 Preside "
Council Trenholm, nt Harpez
Chapter in Racial Understanding” is to
: but also a vigorous industrial leader,
do not stab at policemen | be gathered in two regional conferences | Stahiman has been quite candid in his
versity of Chic;
Universities.” Three other
‘or esentatives hai
arom,
attending the Uni-
age this summer :
7e to deliver ¢ came
ated Effort of Negro Co;
THE PASSING OF DR. H. N. NEW-
SOME
at Newark, New. Jersey.
bama African Methodist as a candidate
for the Bishopric. He shas through his
ministry added many souls to the church
and has been an enthusiastic
builder.
the African Methodist Ministry of Ala-
bama by Resolution hereby express its
appreciation and high valuation of the
services of the active life of Dr. New-
some to the race, to the church, and
to humanity at large: and, Be it re-
Solved that we hold in grateful remem~-
the true, the beautiful and the good.
| of God we will not allow the banner of
He was three times endorsed by Ala-
church
His was a busy life.
We therefore deem it befitting that
brance this worthy life as an asset to
Resolved Secondly—that by the help
African Methodism and the Kingdom
to trail but will carry on in the name
of God. Resolved third—that we com-
mend the bereaved family to the protec-
tion, provision and care of our heavenly
father, and that a copy of these resolu-
tions be tendered the bereaved as our
expression of sympathy. Resolved last-
ly—that we bow in humble submission to
this transplanting of Dr. Newsome by
aa address on “Coordi-
Al
In the demise of Dr. H. N. Newsome
one of the tall, great, fruit-bearing trees
of African Methodism has been felled
by the Scythe of Death. :
Just a few days ago at the Sesqui-
Centennial at Memphis, Tenn., the Rey.
II. N. Newsome was present, and he ap-
peared to be a perfect picture of health.
He was significantly cheerful and pleas-
ant. The following Saturday, June 26,
1937, the Master Death raised his Sickle
and felled our friend, our brother, a
dutiful husband, a devoted father, a
loyal race man, a teacher, an adven-
turous business man, and a veteran min-
ister of the gospel. Verily “In the midst
of life we are in death.”
Dr. Newsome held almost every office
in the church during his life time, e. i.,
Steward, Trustee, Class Leader, Local S
Preacher, Sunday School Teacher, Pas- f
tor, and Presiding Elder. For several
years he was Dean of the Theological
School at Greater Payne University and
aspired to the Bishopric of his church.
Truly one of the stars of African Metho-
dism has been extinguished on earth to
shine forever in heaven.
Dr. Newsome was a man who could
not be circumscribed by the narrow lim-
its of one vocation, but was found in
nearly all of the most important avenues
of racial development. He projected the
National Negro Fair at Mobile, Alaba-
ma, h¥ organized an Industrial Insur-
ance Company with, headquarters at
Atlanta, Georgia, he organized afd was
President of a Negro Bank at Mobile,
Alabama, he attempted the colonization
of a Negro Community in Wilcox Coun-
ty, Alabama, he was determined and
succeeded in the education of his child-
NM
ren. ei
“In church activities, he has served
‘Emanuel at Mobile, Alabama; Eufaula
“Station, St. Luke, at Opelika, Alabama};
Metropolitan at Mobile, Alabama; St.
John, at Montgomery, Alabama; Brown
Chapel, at Selma, Alabama; and St.
John at Birmingham, Alabama. He was
once Presiding Elder of the Camden
istrict of Alabama and of the Hunts-
ville District of this same state. His
- last appointment was the large church
Selection—‘Abide With Me”—St. John] 59
Choir. Scripture Reading—90th Psalm
—Rev. J. S. Brown, D.D. Remarks—
Rey. G. R. Polk, D.D Remarks—Rev.
E. C. Mitchell, D.D. Remarks—Rev.
“There is a Land of Pure Delight’—
Rev. J. S. Thompkins, D.D. Telegrams
and Letters—Rev. J. M. Dawkins, D.D.
Obituary—Rey F. H. Jackson, A.B.
Sermon—Rev. J. R. Burghes, D.D. Re-
marks—Rt. Rey. W A. Fountain, A.B.,
D.D., Bishop of the Sixth Episcopal Dis-
trict. Remarks—Rt. Rey. B. G. Shaw,
A.B., D.D, Bishop of the Seventh Epis-
copal District, A M. E. Zion Church.
Solo—Rev. J. T. Jamar, D.D.
Pall Bearers th
Rev, W. F, Colvin, Rev. S, Hill, Rev.
W. M McSpadden, Rev. J A Scott, Rev.
R. W. Hayden, Rev. W. F. Roper, Rev
E. M. Gooden, Rey. H. P. Pyles.
fe
Honorary Pall Bearers
mighty God from earth to heaven.
“Servant of God Well-done!
Praise be thy new Employ ;
And while Eternal Ages run,
Rest in thy Savior’s joy.”
In behalf of the Alabama Ministry.
JAMES W. WALKER, Secretary
Trustee Board
G. R. POLK, State Chairman] 615 Rosedale Avenue, Johnstown, an-
P. T. MATHERSON, Secretary
Presiding Elder’ Council
PROGRAM
Funeral of Dr. H. N. Newsome
St. John A. M. E. Church—Saturday,
July 3, 1937.
Master of Ceremonies—Rev. P. T:
fatherson, D.D.
Procession—led by Rey. P. T. Mathe
on. Song—Hymn—Rev. A.W. Patte'
son, D.D., “Servant of God, Well Done”
nvocation—Rev. G. W. Mitchel, D.D.
Rev. P. R. Thompson, Rey. J. C. Bon-
————
County 56 years.
school while quite a young man.
began preaching in the
Paul. A. M: E
the
W.
Dr. A. Thomas the great sicser, and
preacher, the globe trotte:.
Dr. L. T. Trailor, the gifted, the pious
man. The late Dr. J. M. Suiten, the
singer, the preacher, the scholar, the
music man the man that taught three
generations music.
community have given to the ccnnec-
tion more educated and able preachers
- PAGE ELEVEN
years and taught school in Monroe
He started teaching
Hg
historic St.
Church cf Hollygrove —
P. R. Thompson, D:D. Remarks—Reyv.| Aikansas. These are they that came
H. M. Mickens, D.D. Resolutions—| out from St. Paul.
The Ministers’ Wives Council.” Resolu- The late !i. H. G. \..rtgomery,
tions on the behalf of the Ministry—| the orator, “> scholar anc the preach-
Rev. J. W. Walker, D.D. Hymn—] ng man. The fate Dr. « W. Cramp
great evangelist. ‘Ihe late Dr. G.
Willorn, the lovable man. The late
The late
This church and
an any other church in Arkansas.
Dr. J. W. Butler is the last of this
lass to ascend to the skies.
His funeral was in St. Paul A. M. E.
hurch? where he licensed lo
preach. Great crowds both white and
black came to attend the iuneral.
Preachers, presiding elders from all
ner, Rev. F. H. Hambrick, D.D., Rev. over the state were present. The funer-
R. F. Williams, Rev. J. C. L. Rumph, | al oration was delivered by the writer.
Rey. J. J. Tipton, Rev. A. C. Calhoun, Dr. Butler leaves a wife
Detroit and a host of friends to morn
Rey. A. H. Harris
t
JOHNSTOWN MINISTER
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Mr. und Mrs. Richard Jones, Sr. 9
nounce the coming marriage of their
daughter, Elizabeth, to Rev. James A
Jarvis, pastor Bethel A. M. E. Church
The date of the wedding will be an-
nounced later.
Rev. Jarvis is the er son oO
Presiding Elder and Mrs. Joseph WwW
Jarvis of Uniontown and brother t
Rev. J. Milton Jarvis of New Yorl
City.
REV. J. W. BUTLER, D. D.
a PASSES
r-
This ureat charchman preached fo
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CONFERENCES:
ALABAMA
NORTH ALABAMA
CENTRAL ALABAMA
EAST ALABAMA
SOUTH ALABAMA
WEST ALABAMA
PRESIDING BISHOP
DAVID HENRY SIMS
RESIDENCE
21) N. Sded STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
First and Ninth Episcopal Districts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
EPISCOPAL, HEADQUARTERS
DELAWARE
LEN BUILDING NEW JERSEY
nh ST. PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, PA. NEW YORK
EPISCOPAL HEADQUARTERS NEW ENGLAND
iSth STREET BERMUDA
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
BISHOP D. H.
SIM’S LETTER
To The First Episcopal District
Philadel
DEAR BROTHER
The Bish
the dutie affairs of th
hop Heard I wish to assist in promoting cvery
s of looking after the
hard and put us back in the Allen Building.
my first call Yhere are some back taxes
therefore
before the
ise at least $
I hope that you will ccoperate with ree in this my
WEST PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
The Presiding Elders of the Harris
HOLDS GREAT SESSION ders of the Harrisburg,
Philadelphia and the South Philadelphia
Districts were present and presided
Annual Sunday|over a definite period Dr. George A.
the West Phila-| Singleton, Editor of the Christain Re-
i ew ned Wednesday | corded was present and gave us a very
vid Thursday Joly 28 and 29 at Mt. | interesting talk. ‘
4 Church, 40th and Lo- At
took Concern is one of our most important faciors.
rt Street, Rev, E. K. Nichols
The session was
pastor
the greatest ever held
he Distriet, It was a source of inspi-
ration from the beginning to the end.
The theme
of the convention was ser-
e plus loyalty; Miss Anna Walker
of Ward Sunday
ecretary and Mr
assistane, Mrs
School was elected
Fluellen of Tyree
Edna Gullins of LaMott
Sunday School waa our most efficent
choriater, Mias Burnette of Mt. Pisgah
was pianist. Mrs, Florence Johnson of
Ardmore was elected reporter for the
Christain Reeorder and Rev. Mims for
the evening session Mt. Pisgah
Sunday School presented a pageant;
The challenge of the cross.”
The Thursday morning ion was
one of much interest, the papers pre-
pared by the delegates of the various
schools were both inspirational and edu-
cational, the young people were given
an opportunity to discuss the papers
pro and con. This drew invaluable
thought from the young minds and also
displayed much intellegence and inter-
lectuality. The Presiding Elder, Dr. M.
M, Lewis was loud in his praise for his
phia, Pennsylvania
July 28th, 1937
¢ First Episcopal District. In the
connectional and district interest.
first effort and make it worthwhile.
Yours for His cause,
D. H. SIMS, Bishop.
THE FOREST CITY DISTRICT
MISSIONARY CONVENTION
The Forest City convention Branch
Women’s Home and Foreign Mission-
ary Society held its annual session in
Bethel A. M. E. Church, with Mrs. S.
A. Fowler president presiding.
Although greatly handicapped because
of the destructive flood that hindered
the progress of many of the local socie-
ties, we were blessed to have a large
number of delegates registered who
were spiritually alive; who met with
the intention of putting over a great
program for Christ. Which consisted
of spiritual songs, papers and addresses
pertaining to the cause of Christian
mission.
The President said in her most timely ,
Council of the A. M. E. Church in its last session held in Memphis, Tennessee, placed upon
same
spirit of
Our manager, Rev. G. E Curry, has worked
He did it without asking any help and now I am making this D
duc on the building that must be pa‘d at once.
each presiding elder and pastor to liit a special collection for the Book Concern on or
hird Sunday in August and send it 10 me Monday morning, August 16, 1937. You are asked
I anv
ing sermon.
After thanking the local churches for
their kindness bestowed; the officers
were elected, for the ensuing year and
the convention adjourned.
(MISS) CATHERINE ADAIR
FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS GOAL
For the redemption of Paul Quinn
College and the raising of the standard
from a Three Year College to an A
Senior College. Five gala days of know-
ledge getting Educational advancement
and feasting with counciling and college
instruction; be given by the Honorable
L. W. Woods, State Superindent of
Education and Mr. W. A. Nelson, chief
jot the Examing Board of Education in
Revs. J- v.B. Go s, L: L.’ Reese, T,
Clemens, and Mrs. Georgia Robinson,
Mrs. F. B. Green, conference contest-
Mrs. M. L. Lewis, conference contest-
ants. Unit No. 4 Southwest Texas con-
ference: Captains Revs. H. A. Young,
, J. Furgerson, J. A. Howard, and Mrs.
L. A. Gladney, Mrs. M. L. Jamison,
conferenée contestants. Unit No. 5
East Texas conference: Captains Revs,
}. B. Butler, E. A. Anderson, J. A. Jones,
and Mrs. L. E. Gilispie, Mrs. E. M. Mil-
ner, conference contestants. Unit No.6
Central Texas conference: Captains
Revs. E. E. Moody, R. S. Jenkins, E.
M, Bracey, and Mrs. Lillian Robinson,
Grace Howard, conference contestants.
Unit No. 7 North Texas conference:
Captains Revs. J. H. Smith, M. L.
Pendegraff, W. N. McGrew, and Mrs.
Katie Warren, Mrs. A. M. Williams,
conference contestants. Unit No. 8
Texas Annual conference: Captains
Revs. W. O. Boyd, L. J. Sanders, E. D,
Cooper, and Mrs, Carrie Bell Robinson,
Mrs. E. L. Strowe, conference contest-
ants. Unit No. 9 Rio Grande and Mexi-
can conference : Captains Rev. A. John-
son, and Mrs. M.B. Hughes, Mrs.
Blanche Thomas, conference contest-
ants.
Requirements
Each member and friend in the A. M.
FE. Church, are requested to pay ONE
Dollar. The Sunday Schools and League
of the entire Episcopal District are to
make a donation. The league and Sun-
day School making the largest donation
over $25.00 will be awarded a valuable
prize with the merit of honor. Let every
Sunday School and League, enter the
contest, it will be worth the while. The
Missionary Societies and Stewardess
Boards as organized will report as per
request of the Bishop.
inner all grand and largely attended
sponsored by the Bethel Staticn; Mys
terious members
ants. Unit No. 3 Northwest Texas annual} clubs respectively. The new roof on
conference: Captains Revs..M. P, Har-| the church is causing mich fayorable
vey, J. W. Bennett, B. L. Simpson, and] comment; a fine. job financed by the
Loyal Knights
Mrs. Zepha Baker, adds much to th
spiritual success of the church. Bethe
PAGE THIRTEEN
trict with the welcorae program furn-| Presiing Elder called for the business
ished a real spiritual and interlectua | side of the conference.
treat to all present i All reports were adopted as read with
The second day evening session was| one dollar, and the Presiding Elder
giyen to the work of the Juvenile] seemed to be quite pleased and fall of
Society, with the Superintendent, Mrs | fun as always.
Essie Hill, presiding rendered a pro Sunay School das opened at 9:30
gram with the Juveniles, which was o'clock by the Superintendent, Mr.
thrilling, During the session of the| Denson, presiding. The lesson cas re-
yvieue by the Presiing Elder. Sunday
and Loyal Knights
The vested choir under direction of
has been host to several Fraternal or
ganizations during the past severa
weeks, namely: The Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters; Joseph White
Camp, Spanish War Veterans; th
K. P’s and House Hold Ruth; Oregor
Washington Jurisdiction of the Grand
Order of Masons and Eastern Stars,
and the California Jurisdiction of Ma-
sons and I.E. S. Rey. Martin preached
the memorial sermon for each of these
as
to its capacity.
taining to the Connectional work of
the church. Presiding Elder, Rev. Geo.
S. Allen, presided over the fourth and
last quarterly meeting of this confer -
second night’s service, Dr. Gibbs hay
ing ended his sermon the Holy Spirit] School is progressing very nicely with
filled the house end two accepted Chris | the collection of $225.
a great meeting with resolution and
yote oi tnanks to the Local Churenes
and friends for hospitalities generously,
bestuwed the Convention closed with
the following elected officers:
Mesdames:
Rosa Onington, vice-president; M. E.
Jones, recording secretary ; Lula Camp-
organizations and Bethel was crowded) bell, corresponding secretary; A. A.
Coleman, treasurer; Essie Hill, Juvenile
Rev. Martin attended theEducation- Supt.; Leola T. Jones, Reporter. Holly
al Board’ and Council meeting per- Groye, Arkansas.
Dr. L. Dickerson held his third quar
ence year at Bethel, July 11th and 12th; terly onferene at St, Pau! A. M. E
The orning service opened at 11
o'clock cith the choir rendering splen-
did music for the occasion. Invocation,
Scripture Lesson bf the pastos, Rey.
R. H. Dans. After the usual proce-
dure the presiding elder was presented
their personal Savior. This ended
L. A. Tate, president;| to preach the merning sermon which
was taken from the Sth chapter of St.
Matthew, “Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.” He preached a wonderfdl
sermon. He left to hold his quarter
at York, and was back to St. Paul for
the night service and he preached the
sermon of his life on Sunday night.
There was one added to the church.
This was the climax of the
OCALA, FLORIDA
*swork
The Presiding Elder was
All departments had excellent reports Churh on Friday night, July 23rc | ways and some left over for the treas-
Collection of Do'lar Money this yea through the 25th. Rey. R. H. Dans } rer.
is being handled in such a unique man pastor. Devotion was conducted b_ REV. R. H. DVIS, Pastor
ner, the members deém it a pleacure as the pastor, and after a wonderfui dis MINNIE TISDALE.
well as a privilege to respond.
August activities include—Men‘s Day
August 10, Womens Day, August 15
Annual Church Banquet, August 20th
and the White’s Concert Artist, August
23rd. Bethel is the friendly hospitable
church and has shared in welcoming
and making comfortable the sceres cf
visitors who are vacationing in Pert
land,
MARY M. DUNCAN,
MISSIONARY WOMEN HOLD SUC
CESSFUL MEETING, JULY
Each pastor will bring to the Congress
his church ledger and read the names
of the members and friends, paying the
One Dollar or more also the names of
the members not paying. The members
and friends paying in this particular
financial rally their names will be in-
scribed upon the scrool of honor.
To Her Honor
Mrs. A. We Taylor,.of Johnson Chapel,
22-23, 1937
The Clarendon District Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society held
its Annual District Convention in W al-
nut Grove A: M. E. Church, Mero, Ark.
ithe Mocs! 1a eA Latex the president
rresiding.
In spite of the fact that work
man
Fort Worth has fasted and prayed two
weeks for the sucdess of this Congress.
What will you do?
R. S. JENKINS.
P. O. Box 2367, Dallas, Texas.
ae Si
BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Portland Ore.
Rev. Geo. F. Martin, Pastor
Bethel’s program for this confer-
ence year is near completion. It has
been a busy year crowded with activ!-
of the societies were hindered by th
flood. The dargest delegation in the
history of its organization, T registerec
and intered with enthusiasm the work
of the Convention which from start to
finish was inspiring papers and ad-
dresses on topics pertaining to Chris-
tian Mission.
Every delegate seemed to have
cavght the trae of spirit ‘mission and
vowed to make each session a realy
spirital feast us well as a forum of
inspiring and helpful information not
only to the delegates but to the large
i assembled at each
course of the Scripture
Go ee ee
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spiritually , numerically and financially,
a church spiritually alive outomatically
increases its membership and finance
ceases to be a problem, hence the sucz
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and a leadership par excellent.
All the departments of the church
have worked with untiring efforts in
completing the year’s program. Some
of the more recent activities include a
Post Mother and Daughter Banquet ;
“Coronation of King Cotten”, A style
show, and the annual fried chicken
raceting.
The Presiding Elder of the Claren-
don District, Dr. J. .M. Brown was
present during the session, and gave
yery helofal and wholesome instruc
tion and advices.
The high pcints of the Convention
were the sermons delivered by Rev. C.
D.. Davidson, pastor of Marvell Sta-
tion; Rev. R. E. Green, Pine City;
Rev. G..N. Shipp, Clarendon Station, |
and the Rey, OC. Gibbs, Holly Grove
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UNION BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCE |
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ed Pastor were unable to ebuils
heen the ' ud neither eredi
nor funds M
The f \ ered th | fot N
da | the ! falfillec Mr
it# mission were sorrow ne Wel View
could see a procession ¢ father f
and mothe now sleepi e@ grass
plot behind the old chu as they
labored aa ing and prayed and Mr
; even asx they exhorted Go to “be with] Detroit
as alway A fow of these men and] dent
women gave so abundantly of their
lives that I am constrained to ment oF Mr
them by nam The eroll record | umbia
Wesley Henderson and wile, Aon
Helen Brooks, Edward I Holland an
wile, George Hardy, Thaddeus Brown
Moses Brooks, Morris i, H Wand, Wil
fam Fieteher and wife. Mra. Esthe
Ann Veck and scares of others whe
labors quite as diligently Our gen The
eral church history records two whe | itory
grass plot
floors, its
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July 27. 1937
W intor
Detroit A M. E
Movement
PAYNE THEOLOGICAL SEMI-
goes forward. The various rooms are
being furnished completely by groups
of interested persons and the Alumni.
The Pittsburgh Conf. Rranch of the
Women Mite Missionary Society un-
der the leadersitip of its president Mrs.
H. H. Bumry and Mrs. Sadie “C. An-
derson pledged to raise $150. The fol-
toward this sum
prominenc in the active min-
they toe sleep peacefully in the
behind the church, They
: Peck, or. who
ame
Jecs, 'r; in Kan-
Peck ot Detroit) and}
Fill, Sz
Hill, Jr,
son
| whose
pastors at Oakland } lowing donations
have been paid:
From the Conference of 1936..$ 9.15
From: the’ <¥. Ps" Dy 26 aan 7.50
(Continued on page
rent year a former
e¢ came home. She
bad
vell in other churches
)
and
many ye s
LETTERS TO THE MANAGER
21 N. Del. Ave., Atlantic City, N. J.
July 30, 1937.
She returned to
she craved the com-
hip of the home}
My dear Dr. Curry:
Please accept my congratulation on
your return to our old Book Concern.
Yours for continued success
CARRIE HOXTER EARLS.
mpossible because
scarcely stand th
to werk and}
aith in God sh
avings. Sh
red them
rt time
ich a
WOODVILLE, MISS.
Rev. C. F. Billing, presiding elder of
the Natchez District, held his third quar-
ter July 25-26, at Allen Chapel A. M. E.
Church.
He preached two soul stirring ser-
P d joy}
its mahogany
colored walls, its
its splen&l stardy|™0ns morning and evening.
t ws all screened. Reports for the quarter, $166.78 was
Cora. O» Brooks, has raised during the quarter. The church
is moving forward and meeting its
financial obligations. Paid the Presiding
Elder for this quarter $23.04,
MRS. LUCY SHANN
REV. W. R. F. POTTER, Pastor.
live.
al
Conference
is, Bishop
, Presiding El
pile McCOMB, MISS
The third quarterly conference of the
McComb Station on the Brook Haven
District was held with Rey. S. L. Perry,
Bethel A. M. E. Church, July 18-19, 1937.
The Conference was graced with the
presence of Dr. R. A. Scott of Jackson,
Mississippi, who delivered the message
Sunday night, which was very much
needed. 5
The Presiding Elder, Dr. S. P. Stevens
chairman of the conference opened in
order. Board and auxiliaries made their
Jacksonville | reports which were very good.' The
Presiding Elder commended them. The
pastor with his co-workers had all claims
ready. Pray for our success.
1820 Federal St ee
Pa
METROPOLITAN .A. M. E. CHURCH
Washington, D. C.
Stewart,
Jacksonville,
Jacksonville
Olan, Underwood,
July 29, 1937
Perrin
Milley M. Cottee
Ind
1219 Downey
_The Women’s Mite Missionary So-
ciety held their monthly meeting June
407 Seber con at the Parsonage. The president,
; , Mrs. Elsie Beckett, presiding.
Regular business was transacted. In
addition a delegate appointed for the
third quarterly missionary meeting to
be held at Long Green, Maryland, June
17th. ;
Mrs. Estelle P. Webster, instructor
of music in Armstrong High School
fave a splendid address in “The Negro
and Spirituals.”
The July meeting was held at the
church, July 12, Mrs. E. Beckett, pre-
siding. Regular business transacted
the report of the third quarterly inecting
held at Long Green, Md., was given by
the delegate, Mrs. Jean W, Shute.
Owing to the intense heat the program
was omitted.
Juy 31, 1937
L. Phaire
D. C. Rayford, Box 13, Prairie
August 2, 1937
A. Williams,
Mich
1826 Mullett
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Presi
laymen’
Organizer
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Jackson, 2546 W. Col
Phila., Pa,
NARY
Wilberforce Ohio
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12,
CHAPEL HILL, N. C.
The third quarterly conference of St,
Paul A. M. E. Church, Chapel Hill, N.
C., was held June 27, 1937. Dr. B. H.
Lucas, presiding elder of the Durham
District preached both morning and
evening to an overflowing congregation.
It was generally conceded that never
before in the history of the church was
there such an outpouring of the Holy
Spirit manifested while he unfolded
the Scriptures. 3
Men, women and children were lifted
up and rejoiced in the God of their sal-
vation.
We can truthfully say that Bishop
Davis made no mistake when he ap-
pointed Dr. Lucas presiding elder of this
District.
Monday evening, June 28th, the Pre-
siding Elder opened the quarterly con-
ference at 8:30 o’clock in the usual
order. Your humble servant was elected
secretary.. After taking over the Dis-
ciplinary questions, all of which showed
a great work had been accomplished.
Dr. Lucas called for the reports. The
William Carter club reported $154.00;
The Pastor’s Aid club reported $125.00 ;
The Stewardess Board reported $43.05;
Steward Board reported $275.00; Trus-
tee Board reported $200.00; Sunday
School reported $100.00; Women’s
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
reported $20.00. Grand total $1000.50.
Our pastor, Rev. J. E. Holt is a great
organizer, as well as a preacher. He
takes the lead in all the public affairs,
and is honored and respected by both
races in our city.
He is now serving his 5th year and
we regret giving him up even when the
limit expires.
MRS. ESTELLA OLDHAM
QUINN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
~ Chicago, IL.
Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church held
eyening previous a good spiritual Love
Feast was held and on Sunday morning
n| Good attendance and i
Te ckE: real “
refurnishing the dor | has been ‘shown by all. Br ge
of Payne Theological Seminary MRS. JEAN SHUTE.
work of
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her 4th and last quarterly conference
of the church year July 7th. On Friday
Be tony
residing elder, Ri
church prea
moll. a
Vednesday 5
ik with Rev. Taylor in charge. There
were xcellent reports made by the va-| g)
rious @
ceived
had bee
ty social
will prove t
membership is
church, The church has been recently
decorated and paid for at a cost of near-
ly $1500.00. The church is doing well
and a harmonious spirit prevails. July | t
» marks the 90th anniversary of the
church. A great celebration has been
planned, with Mr. Geo. T. Kersey as
chairman, The conference voted for
the return of the pastor, Rev. T. Deans
scott and the presiding elder, Rey. B.
U. Taylor.
baptism and the membership
n increased by 10. A communi-
1 club had been formed which|a
o be a great asset as the
far removed from the} 1
MRS. CORA GIDDENS.
Jee
FIRST NEGRO CHURCH
IN PHILADELPHIA
(Continued from page wn)
was elected and consecrated the first
Negro Bishop 1816.
For about twenty years there existed
a bitter fight between Bethel A. M. E.
urch and St. George’s M. E. Church.
The latter maintained that it had a right
to control the African Church. Eventu-
ally the articles of incorporation were
rec gnized in Harrisburg, a copy of
\hich is among the church documents.
Bethel Church is responsible for many
beginnings among Negroes. The first
egro Day, Night and Sunday School
was started there.
From Bethel came the first Publica-
tion House for Negroes. Bishop Allen
was founder and the first manager of
the A. M. E. Book Concern which is
ae. :
ev. B. U. Taylor | T!
4 a powerful sermon. At 3/oldest continuous Negro periodical in
B. Lucas of the Institutional | the United States is a creation of the
ched the Communion ser-| African Methodists. The church main-
His choir rendered the music.|trained a secret station of the Under-
night was the business ses- | ground Railroad to help escaping slaves.
uxiliaries. Twenty-two had re-| It is alleged that the first home for the
Negro Aged was established and the
Jand paid for by a Mr. Stephen Smith
Church erected a monument to Richard
Allen in Fairmount Park. The base
was made of New Hampshire granite,
a cost of $3,500.00 executed by a Mr.
Alfred White a sculptor of Cincinnati,
Ohio.
tended the ceremonies and Dr. John T.
Jenifer delivered the dedicatory address.
the original site, Sixth Street near Lom-
. Rowan
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The tour ended at Bethel A. M. E.
Church where Mrs. Lyle and her execu-
tive committee received the guests.
After they had visited Richard Alten’s
tomb and had been shown the relics
and records, Mrs. Boswell and her com-
mittee served refreshments to the
guests,
The ladies of the comntittee were
beautifully arrayed in colorful colonial
costumes.
The executive committee includes,
Ethel Lyle, Executive chairman ; Bertha
DeShields, Recording Secretary; Lela
Garth, Corresponding Secretary ;
Blanche Robertson, Treasurer; Irene
C. Baxter, Publicity Agent.
Committee chairmen: Laila Law-
rence, sight-seeing tour; Ethel B. Sear-
geant, Reception St. Thomas ira Of
Church; Blanche Robertson, Reception
Bethel A. M. E. Church; Bertha De-
Shields, Registration; Marie Chase,
Costume; Evangeline Hall, Research;
Essie Boswell, Refreshment. Bertha
Rhodes, Florence Madison Hill, Verona
Beckett, Alberta Norwood, Mamie
Davis, Nora Waring, Crystal Bird Fau-
set, Thomasina Walker, Lelia Walker
Jones.
On September 12th the committee is
sponsoring a Constitutional Celebration
Mass Meeting to be held at the Tindley
M. E. Church, 750 South Broad Street.
IRENE C. BAXTER.
he “Christian Recorder” which is the
The first National Convention of Ne-
rroes was held in Bethel Church.1830.
member of Bethel Church.
During the Centennial Exposition of
876 the African Methodist Episcopal
he bust was made of Italian marble at
It is said that 7000 people at-
Bethel A. M. E. Church is located on
bard. The present building is the third
to be erected, the property is estimated
to be worth a quarter million dollars,
the cathedral windows alone are worth
$25,000.00. Among the many prized
possessions is @ tomb of Richard Allen
and a plaster cast of Allen made by the
late Henry O. Tanner.
Mrs. Carrie Fisher is a direct de-
scendant of the founder, Richard Allen.
Since the time of its organization Bethel
Church has had thirty eight. pastors,
the present incumbent, a very capable
gentleman, is the Reverend Henry P,
Jones.
The sight-seeing tour which was given
on Wednesday by the Constitution Com-
mittee of 100 Women in honor of the
delegates to the Convention of the Na-
tional Association for Teachers of Col- §
ored Children began at St. Thomas
Pp. E. Church, where they were received
and conducted thru the building b:
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From the Tea
From the Collection ....
From St. James Church
Trom St. Paul Church
From Homestead Church
From Greensburg Church
From Connellyille, Clairtcn,
Trinity
The followir
F. G. Temple, Mrs Mao
J. C. Anderson: Mrs. Hattie A
Mes. ks, irs
Mrs. .. Tate. Mrs
Lefy White, Mrs
Worris, Mrs. M. A.
Blair,
J. W. ange Mrs
Mrs. Elizabeth Wares.
An Aumni group of the I
ed to fu
This
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Leona Palmer,
Mrs
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Mrs. Hanks
Ella H. Brooks,
Storms,
hiladelphia
Conference has plec
room at the cost of $150
Joh
is headed by the Rey.
of Mt. Zion A: M.
It is our hope that the w
September 20,
finished by
who plan to aid im this great
ing are urged to hasten
CHARLES S. SPIVEY, Dean
Diy es AERA AE]
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‘ual sermon was preached by ee eee
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17 and Acts 4:13, Subject:
nee of our union with
Fountain Fille vith Blood he pa Christ Jesus and the results which fol-
1 comclusion of the sermor
Davis extended the invita-
young lady accepted Christ.
nm the importance of the
perience was emphasized.
ure in the church and
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
senses esa Tales COLO SESIAN
act that in too
spiritual side had
and worship become
SENIOR AND JUNIOR STEWARDS | Philadelphia, Penna. Rev. Herman F.
Saint Matthew African M. E. Church, | Tyree, Minister
ker brought fraternal
Portsmouth Dis-
¢ was delivered by
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Presiding Elders
Pastors
PROMINENT MINISTER KILLED |COUNCIL OF BISHOPS—AFRICAN
|e IN AUTO WRECK METHODIST EPISCOPAL
carl ( dow of the late Rey. T.) + CHURCH
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Emporia, Va., July 29.—The Rev. T
W. Cotton, D.D., presiding elder of the Atlanta, Ga. July 21, 1937
Norfolk District of the A. M. E. Church, |'Rev. Geo. A. Singleton
pISHOP REVERDY C. RANSOM |was killed when the car in which he was | Dear Doctor:
riding turned oyer near here last Tues-| I have appointed the following per-
Bishops Reverdy C. Ransom and S|day Dr. Cotton was killed instantly. | sons to represent the African Methodist BISHOP S. L. GREE
Greene attending the World Con | Other occupants of the car, Rev. M. E. Episcopal Church to co-operate with | -
erence on Faith and Order—Edin- | Davis, and a man who was driving for the United States Constitutional Sesqui- | ‘"S elder. 5 7 I Seg
x, Scotland. the minister, escaped injury. Centennial Commission to celebrate More Than Life to Me”, prayer by
. .. R. Collins, scripture lesson,
the one hundred and fiftieth annivers- brother L.R e y Seer cys
eighth chapter of Romans, text 17 verse
the visitors. The Mission-
was preached by Rev. M.
oe
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502 Allen Building
SPECIAL ary of the formation of the Constitu- oe ENS i
ner eet Obie eMule ae lore | ionlwhich egiis September: 17, 1997 /°! Same chapter. mbes sctmices wae
than a half million dollars was made | and ending April thirtieth, 1939. palrugt cone Rol called, officers ite"
re ieee tae a cacy AL) Taha gee iYsay Oty We Paid our Presiding pen
Pee treat ilccdh eek Gas | Waahitigion Seulevard), Kaneax| City, [2 {wl and some for our pastor Gu
Governor Martin L. Davey approved | Kans.
without change the item of $506,750.00 Bishop H. Y. Tookes, D.D., 2118 Cross
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QUINN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
OF CHICAGO, ILL.
Newly Decorated
\fter several weeks of repairing,
overhauling and decorating Historic
is only a small number of us here but
we aim to rally forth. We encreased
from 34 to 37 this quarter thanks God
BISHOPS
J.S. Flipper
' p for Wilberforce. St., Little Rock, Ark; Rev. E A. Adams, ieee aes she La {
\ wks by. BERRY ADVERTISING SERVICE| 3 Quinn Gee eens aoe Ay DD., 2113 Lady St, Columbia, S. C; . ee AE ear aes Son t
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‘ ape ‘ I | offers your church a new idea in pro- | the oldest Negro Church in u Fol Rey. Joseph Gomez, D.D, Pastor St. 2) Jaa us : d a . ron
sf grams for your services. EE i vill soon celebrate her 90th birthday. Gates AME Charch, Claveland, Ohio; sons or daughters have He ri¢ ile
| For information, write SE geen Phe church which has been for more!“Redemption Drive” as it approaches to say none have crossed the narrow
eae é: Rev. Geo. A. Singleton, Editor Chris-
han 40 years in its present location,| it’s close. Thus far we have raised,| tian Recorder, 716 So. 19th St., Phila-
1s been made to look like new inside. | $2,673.40, two thousand six hundred delphia, Pa; Rev J. H. Clayborn, D.D., M. RIGGINS
stream of death
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| 502 Allen Building
J. Hamilton Berry, Mgr.
fith
R. A. Grant
Green
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N. W. Williams
D. H. Sims
H. Y. Tookes
E J. Howard
W. H. Heard
W. T. Vernon
W. A. Fountain, Sr.
d te Res. 2306 Christia 5 : co ip Q » walls have been done in a rich] and seven three dollars and forty cents. # ——_—__—_—_—
| errata. pape + sf cream color; the beams and woodwork | We hope to reach the three thousand SRA st ee aa aes PRESIDENT E. H. MCGILL
a tec 4 SESE : n a contrasting dark walnut; the| dollar mark soon. We feel more se- J. S. FLIPPER. ALLEN UNIVERSITY
| ‘ | : at fi si dee numerous post supporting the large|cure than we have felt in many years. At a meeting of the Board of trustees
adi t t fa) | pa Pa fs F 5 gallery in a gold finish; likewise the} Our last contract was violated in 1932, of Allen University last week Dr. E. H.
, te ee exe a Ls j S candle’ sHeka dlemnination and radiators | and ahers after we have been allowed| FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT McGill was_electe« president of the
\ hi Fees! t £ Pies ‘ ¥ * under the gallery are done in the same|to remain in our church home on Springfield, Illinois institution He is an able man alum-
| ‘ T had 4, THE B. & B. SHOE SHOP + = predominating gold color; the dome] the mercy of those who held the mort- ; : nus of the school and follows a long
} Te Fad oct $ over the organ in a deeper blue and the|}age. We have about concluded nego- The third quarterly conference of} line of successful executives. Bishop J.
at lt aia is ; angelic host in a tone more resembling | tiations for the building under a New St. John’s A .M. E. Church was held] S, Flipper is president of the board.
subject, ywitdae of Trot”, Mr. H. Banks, Jr., Prop ‘ pe our group. The inscription “God Is| Practical Contract. This Herculean June 21. Presiding Elder, George A. ae ee Y
Fel ells a t ' —_ ' cats { eX ste Love” has» been made to shine more| Task has been accomplished by our able Brown, presided. : ‘ 3
Provid deri a “ brilliantly, over the alter. The large|leader, Rev. Jos. L. Roberts, and the The church is making rapid progress In This Issue
MRS. CR MITH 1732 South Street Phone: Pen. 7694 f ‘ Dointed stained windows of various | cooperation of the loyal membership of under the able leadership of our pastor,
hues, having been cleaned lend an im-| Coppin. Five months ago when Rev. Rey. K. J. Siddall. Persons are being
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te ty Posing richness to the whole interior.| Mr. Roberts was assigned to the past- converted during the regular worship The Daily Altar—Rev. € ae.
THE NORFOLK DISTRICT CON. i A new pulpit carpet and extra furni-| orate of Coppin, conditions were crit- | SeTvices. Seven converts reported for Pant a . *
FERENCE EASTERN FURNITURE CO. (4 ug for, the study has been planned.|ical, for in addition to the heavy He SS 3 may Schon I ésson vases 3
i y: # The progressive pastor under whose| financial responsibility which was upon Financial report for the quatter : eaters: CEREALS
Repairing & Upholstery * guidance the trustees haye been able to| us, many of our most 'oyal members este Dept eeneat: ae ae Use of the Bible in
The Norfolk District Conference met | 5635 Vine Street Phila, Pa. ¢ : Ft accomplish and pay for this great work] \ere discouraged and disheartened. In- Sate Depts): gsaxe ve a Aaa 4
in Shorter Chapel A. M. E. Church ’ a te : 's the Rev. T. Dean Scott of whom the|deed Rev. Mr. Robert has wrought Peper sorcerer 3 0 Gareless 4
Biriduetown, Va., July 25-28, 1937 F Phone: Sherwood 8992 ‘ ‘ loyal members of Quinn Chapel are| well, confidence has been restored and Missionary: =>.- 06-6 ++ HAS Youth epenGons 4
Because of the recent de f ee justly proud. Coppin is a veritable bee hive, in which Broun League 7 «ra: 178 A . : 5
Presiding Elder, the f Sent OF Whe | ee ees + ee t MRS. CORA GIDDENS Ms Ree adi hi 1 ts Th eee SE. Pointed Points ....... S)
é siding Elder, the Rey. T. W, Cotton, =e i . each member does his or her bit. e . ‘ igitinan AGeld 5
ne M. RB. Davis, presiding elder of the Rm) G. E. CURRY, Manager a Spiritual life of the church is fine, and ies oe eames ail tecke Eek P. 6
Heber District presided; who con MR. DOCK TRIBBLE, of 5635 Vine mi Ny oe A. M. E. CHAPEL IN a fine class of New members is being Beene eecge hie The Christian Recorder Tate ae
dueted the devotic 4 ; ~ REAT “RED i : :
eet levotion after which com-|Se,,, wishes a job as Common Labor 14 : 8 See DELVE iaices fei tue er mierh every. week. HELM, MISSISSIPPI From Other Papers ....++-+++-++- 10
m Was served by Revs. W. R rs 7 16 S 19th St Phil d 1 hi P. = Whenever you are in Chicago, pay us aba ae i : eh oc ie caee es 1
Howerton, J. A, Young and Albert | Call She. 8992, . ° liade Pp 1a, “Ae The Ministers, Officers and Members |a visit, a cordial welcome always awaits ur third quarterly conference con- us Rey Allan B
Long, : ; & em * of Coppin Chapel, Chicago, are very|you at Coppin. vened, Saturday, 10th, three o'clock) The Spy Glass—Kev. ‘lian ©. rr
yy, a i ah ‘ i % GOODers susan ERS ERK
Rev. D, V. Young was elected secre- ve happy over the fine results of thia| REV, JOS, L, ROBERTS, Minister. |°*4ing on the 11th, CS: Jones, presid P
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