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PAGE TWO
HISTORICAL SHRINES
Reading from left to right:
1- Dr. H. Thomas Primm, one
of the nine hundred delegates
to attend the Eighth Ecumeni-
cal Methodist Conference at
Oxford, England. He was
elected a member of the World
Wide Methodist Council 195]
to 1956.
2- Wesley Chapel, the host
Church to the Conference.
Bishop Gregg delivered one
of the sermons, Bishops Ni-
chols, Reid, Allen, 3aber,
Clayborn, Hemmingway and
Gomez kept the roots of Af-
rican Methodism planted deep-
ly in the Oxford Conference.
3- Lincoln College, Oxford
The birthplace of “The Peo-
ple called Methodist”. In
the south range of the front
quadrangle, on staircase two,
is John Wesley's Room
(Raised window) Wesley
was a fellow of the College
for 25 years. It was here that
a group of learners gathered
around the Wesleys and or-
ganized what was known as
“The Holy Club.”
When John Wesley returned
to the University from
Epworth late in 1729 he
found Charles and two of his
friends were known as “The
Holy Club” or a new set of
Methodist as a wit of Christ
Church dubbed them.
+-The Church of St. Paul Out
side The Walls of Rome
This Church occupies the site
of an ancient Roman ceme-
tary, on the property of Lu-
cina, (A noble Roman lady
converted to Christianity)
where the mortal remains of
the Apostle Paul were buried
by Timotheus, one of his dis-
ciples,
5- The Tomb of John Wesley.
Charles Wesley died on 29th
March 1788: John Wesley on
March 2nd, 1791. To each had
been vouchsafed a half-cen-
tury to witness to the reve-
lation of God's saving grace
in Christ Jesus, Drs, Fred
Hughes and H. Thomas
Primm stand at Wesley's
Tomb. City Road, England.
6- Wesley Chapel City Road
London, This is one of the
places hallowed by sacred
associations for Methodist
the world over. Standing in
the rain on April 21, 1777,
John Wesley himself laid the
foundation stone for
Chapel. Here. he
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this
commis-
sioned and sent forth his
preachers. Here are collected
and reverently
preserved
many precious and evocative
reminders of his person
and
ministry, the rooms in which
he prayed, lived and died, his
personal
books, his study chair and
many other treasures.
7-The Roman Colosseum.
This amphitheatre was used
for naval gladitora] combats
for hunts of wild animals for
the martydom of Christians
who were condemned and de-
voured by wild beast.
h is
possessions,
See
Hebrews 11 :36-37.
3-Mars Hill. The Areopagus
or Mars Hill, Athens, Greece.
Just northeast of the Acro-
polis lies a large triangular
Rock known as Mars Hill.
In(the early days of Athens
it was used as a court for
Crimina] cases.
The court
was held at night in the open
air. It was here on Mars Hill
where St. Paul preached his
famous sermon on the
“Un-
known God.”
See Acts 17:22-34. Dr. and
Primm stand near the
spot where Paul stood while
preaching.
9-The Garden of Gethsemane.
“Then cometh Jesus with His
Mrs.
lisciples
Gethsemane,
His disciples,
unto a Place called
and said unto
Sit ye here;
while I go and pray yonder.
Rev, and Mrs. Primm
are
standing near the spot under
one of the
where the Master went and
prayed “Yonder”. There are
nine olive trees in this gar-
It is said that they are
over wo thousand years old.
See St. Matthew 26:36.
{0-The River Jordan.
den.
“Then
cometh Jesus
old olive trees
from
Galilee to Jordan unto John,
to be baptized of him. Pas-
tor Primm is standing near
the place
where “In
those
days came John the Baptist,
preaching. . then went out to
him Jerusalem, and al] Judea,
and all
the regions
round
about Jordan,” See Matthew
3:1-17,
11- The Tower of David.
Near the Jaffa Gate stands
the Tower of David where he
composed the Psalter. Near
this tower is the “House with
The
Upper
Room where
“The disciples went their way
and came into the city. And
they found as He had _ told
them.... and when evening
was come, He cometh with
the twelve.” It was here on
Mt. Zion where Christ Insti-
tuted the Eucharist. It was
here where the Pentecostal
Fire came down.
12-Calvary or Golgotha.
“And when they were come
unto a place called Golgotha,
that is to say the place of
skull (note the skull shape
in the hill) they gave Him
vinegar to drink mingled
with gall... and they cruci-
fied Him...”’—Matthew 27:-
29-59.
13 - Delphi.
The Amphitheatre at Delhi.
This stadium lies to the north
west on a narrow plateau
suppported by terrace wall
The seats are well preserved.
some are hewn in the rocks.
Many strange tales are told
about the Oracle of Delphi.
14- The Sphinx of Egypt.
Egypt, the land of the Pha-
raohs, is one of the most an-
cient known countries of the
world. Kings Cheops, Chepl-
ren and. Mycerinus were the
builders of the great pyra- |.
mids of Egypt.
15- The Sinai Desert.
“In the third month, when
the children of Israel were
gone forth out of the land of
Egypt, the same day came
they unto the wilderness of
Sinai.” ....“And they were
departed from Rephidim, and
were come to the desert of
Sinai...” Exodus 19:1-10,
Mrs. Primm with guide.
16-World Traveler, Dr. H.
Thomas Primm returning to
America after traveling and
studying in France, Italy
Germany, Holland, Greece
Egypt, The Holy Land and
England. The early part of
the year he toured in South
America, Trinidad and the
West Indies with Bishop W.
R. Wilkes. He will release
very soon his book on “God’s
Other Sheep.”
BROTHER JOHN CHAM-
BERS PASSED
Another Leading Layman
has answered the Roll Call.
3rother John Chambers, of
Sandusky and Dean of the Cai-
to District Sunday Schools.
Brother John Chambers born
August 16, 1870 and died De-
cember 7, 1951. He was a Stew-
ard and Trustee, and for many
years was Sunday School Su-
perintendent and for forty-five
years a member of the St. Paul
>\. M. E. Church, and Dean of
the Cairo District Sunday
School Conyention.
Mrs. Anna Chambers, wife;
children: Pauline Murphy, Ar-
netta Trotter, Orberry Cham-
bers, Marrie Bethel, Helen
-Warren;_ brothers, Richeard
chambers, Price Chambers;
‘ne sister, Mary Crossland, and
1 number of grand-children and
great grand-children.
Program
‘ProeeSsional; Hymn: “We'll
Understand It Better By and
By”; Prayer, Rev. L. M. Dow,
Selection by choir: “If It Was-
n't For The Lord’; Scripture: —~
*residing Elder, R. S. Everett ;
Condolences, Mrs. Pearlie Av-
ington; Special Tribute, Pre-
siding Elder,
Obituary, Mrs. Alice Latham;
Solo: Goodnight and Good-
Morning, Mrs. M. E. Vaughn ;
Eulogy, Rev. W. S. Moorehear,
Pastor. : :
The Pastor delivered a great
message. He paid a fine tri-
5ute to Brother Chambers.
The Cairo Distriet will miss
3rother Chambers, and the
“Servant of God Well Done
“The battle fought and Vic-
R. S. Everett, Reporting
tory won,..”
NONAGENARIAN
HONORED
We read somewhere in the
nent: “There is nothing new
inder the sun.” We dare not
.ontradict the writer of those
vords. We take it for granted’
that was as far as the observa-
tion went. But today, we can
say a new chapter has been
written in the Annual of Afri-
can Methodism, This honor
goes to the prince of bishops,
the one and only Rey. A. J. Al-
len of the Third Episcopa| Dis-
trict. :
On Tuesday, November 28
in historic Bethel A. M. E.
Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania, ministers and laymen.
gathered from the remotest —
corners of the district to honor
R. S.. Everett; 5,
Presiding Elder will miss him. .
Book of Proverbs this state- .
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-C. He used for his subject,—
“For Behold He Prayeth.” He
was accompanied by the choir
of St. Matthew AME Church.
Finance collected this quar-
ter amounts to $104.22.
tre je Dy Davis, ‘P.-E.
“Rev. T. W. White, Pastor -
Miss Lois Alston, Reporter
WILBERFORCE UNIVER-
SITY ANNOUNCES
96TH FOUNDERS DAY
DRIVE
Plans have been completed
for the official kickoff for
Founder’s Day at Wilberforce
University, it was announced
today by Miss Ann Jordan, As-
“sistant Language Professor and
the chairman of the Founders
Day Committee.
Miss Jordan stated that the
Founders Day drive is set at
$10,000 and will culminate as
usual on Founders Day, Feb-
ruary 25, 1952. At this time a
“ special program will mark the
96th Founders Day of Wilber-
force University. The Ohio In.
_stitution which was founded in
1865 has already instituted the
plans for observing thecenten-
-nialin 1956.
Miss Jordan of the founders
day committee in making her
announcement of Founders
Day emphasized that the com-
mittee expects to make every
effort to reach the goal set by
the administration. The Foun-
ders Day funds are used as
part of the school year budget
for the church supported insti-
tution. To raise the necessary
funds, the University calls on
its many alumni friends and
supporters on the local scene
and in various communities
throughout the entire nation to
make contributions.
The chairman pointed out
that the necessity for full con-
_ tributions from all sources are
extremely necessary at this
time of considerable financial
stress among all independent
colleges. The full program for
Day is to. be an-
nounced at a later date. The
program is expected to include
an outstanding speaker, a din-
ner for the alumni and friends
and music by leading Univets-
ity choral groups. The affair
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t
is usually an occasion for alum-
ni and friends to gather at the
institution, and renew old ac-
quaintances. Invitations are,
extended to on and all.
WAYMAN AME CHURCH
| DAYTON, OHIO, HOLDS
FIRST QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE
| The first Quarterly Confer-
ence for this Conference Year
was held Monday night Decem-
ber 3, 1951 at Wayman AME
Church. It was quite success.
ful both spiritually and finan-
cially. There seemed to reign
a feeling of oneness. For it is
together we stand, divided we
fall. Each organization war-
ranted applause for the splen-
‘did reports given and for the
faithfu] cooperation shown in
attaining the goal that was set
before us as a church.
First of all we would like to
say that we as members of the
Quarterly Conference of Way-
man African Methodist Episco-
' pal Church, Dayton, Ohio, wel.
come our pastor Rev. Wallace
McArthur Wright back as our
leader, who is starting his third
term. We _ say starting his
third term, for as sure as April
brings May the flowers; it will
also bring us a new Bishop in
African Methodism in the per-
son of Rey. Wright at the Gen-
eral Conference in Chicago, in
May 1952. -
We are also very happy to
have as our Presiding Elder
for the new conference year,
Dr. Alonzo Ware of Xenia,
Ohio.
We were saddened during PRICE (in leather case) — . ——___..._-__.._-
our conference to learn of the
nassing of the father of our
former assistant pastor, Rev.
Gentry F. Worth. To him and
his family we extend our deep-
est heart-felt sympathy in this
their hour of grief.
A total of over Eight Thous-
and Dollars was raised this
Quarter. We are looking for-
ward to another successful year
as Wayman marches on to
more lofty achievements.
Rey. Alonzo Ware, P. E.
Rey. Wallace M. Wright,
Pastor
Miss Kathryn Robinson, Rep
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a veteran of the Cross, in the
person of Dr. J. C. Anderson.
Bishop Allen had made a plea
to the various ministers to lift
a love offering to be presented |
at the testimonial on the date
stated above.
The evening of the occasion
found the large, and spacious
auditorium brilliantly illumin-
ated with soft mellow lights
corresponding wih the color
scheme of green. Some of the
tables were so arranged as to
resemble a Cross, while others
formed a trapezoid. The ladies
were garbed in their gorgeous
eyening attire, while various
colors, tints, and hues, present- |
ed a scene resembling a vari-
gated flower garden.
The committee had arrahged
an elaborate program with feli-
citations to the honoree. It is
stating it very mild to say, that |
4 sumptuous banquet dinner |
was served to three hundred or
more who shared the festivities
of the evening. The chieftain
of the District was toastmas-
ter. Seated at the guest table
were the honoree, Dr and Mrs,
J.C. Anderson, and the Presid-
ing Elders and their wives, who
were present.
“The program under the
direction of the Mastro moved
with an even tempo. Time nor
grace will permit the mention-
ing of each one who _partici-
pated. The high poirits of the
evening were:the singing of
the Bethe] Church Choir a very
appropriate reading by Miss
E, Marie Coleman, presenta-
tion of testimonial gift, Dr. B.
M. McLoui and the letters of
congratulations by Dr. C. N.
Thompson, response read by
Dr. J. C. Anderson, which con-
cluded the never to be forgotten
evening, by the lowering of
the curtains.
There were a number of in-
dividual gifts, and the letters
sent in by well-wishers are to
be bound and kept. as a cher-
ished monumento.
This was an unprecedented
and an unheard of thing in Af-
rican Methodism. When a
bishop causes his District to
pause to pay homage and re-
spect to a humble minister of
the gospel in the form of a tes-
timonial gift, we say, “This is
a new chapter in our Method-
ism.” The author of this chap-
ter is the Rt. Rey. A. J. Allen.
Rev. R N. Nelson, Reporter
grateful
re
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GREATER ST.. STEPHENS
A. M. E. CHURCH,
ENID, OKLAHOMA
Greater St. Stephens has just
closed its first, quarterly con-
ference, under Rev. J. B. Miller
Pe revand) Rev.) Coup Princes
Pastor.
This meeting was, without a
doubt, one of the greatest held
for years, numerical, spiritual,
financial conditions will ever
‘be remembered. Our church is
to Presiding Elder
Miller for sending us so wide-
awake minister as we find in
Rey. Prince.
This church needs men who
are so qualified as he working
so humbly, energetically and
sacrificially will certainly bring
the Church to a higher stand-
ard.
Union. services of the First
Baptist with his loyal member-
ship, B. J. Johnson was as usu-
‘al at his best. The Presiding
‘Elder Miller preached as usual
‘one of his inspiring sermons [
and seemed rejoiced at the
‘sponse given in every w
our Quarterly Conferences _ if
held as this our first.
Rey. C. J. Prince, Pastor
Lalla M. Johnson, Reporter
CHARLES STREET
BOSTON, MASS.
On Wednesday, December
12, 1951 all roads led to Charles
Street AME Church, Boston,
Massachusetts as two magnifi.
cent meetings portrayed vivid-
ly “African Methodism on the
March.” At 2:30 p. m. The
Elizabeth Carter Brooks Dis-
trict Missionary Society of the
Boston District of the New
England Annual Conference,
Mrs. B. A. Galloway, President
conducted its first Christmas
Meeting.
The members turned out in
such numbers from all over the
District that the meeting had
to be moved from its original
seat, the spacious Ladies Par-
lor, to the Lecture Room in the
first unit of the Church. As-.
sisting the genial Host Pastor,
the renowned and eminent Rev.
Mr. Walter C. Davis were the
following ministers: Revs. B.
A. Galloway of St. Paul’s, Cam-
bridge, Mass.; John W. Lee, |
Grant Memorial,
Mass.; J. K. Baldwin,
We will ever look forward ia
AME Church, Providence, R.
Island.
The outstanding project of
the day was the completion of
the plan for sending substan-
tial checks for Christmas Cheer
to the Ministers on Mission
Charges, the orphans and wid-
ows of the District. They even
remembered Rev. Forest Wor-
ten, Narragansett Pier, Rhode
Island, now completing his
studies at Payne Seminary, at
Wilberforce, Ohio. After the
business session the ladies ex-
changed lovely surprise Christ-
mas Gifts; and were then in-
vited to the beautifully ap-
pointed dining hal] where the
local Missionary Society, the
Sarah Gorham Missionary So-
ciety, under the direction of
President, Mrs. Bessie Raynor
and her assistants, served a lus-
cious Christmas collation. Af-
terwards, most of the members
lingered in the Lounge and the
| Parlor to await the second mo- |.
mentous meeting of the day.
‘Promptly at 7:20 p. m. Dean
B. A. Galloway opened the
worship service which ushered
in the closing meeting of the
Religious Education Leader-
ship Training Institute which |
had been going at such a stu-
pendous pace each Wednesday,
evening for five weeks. After
classes, Dean W. C. Davis in-
vited the excited and exhilar-
ated throng to the dining hall
where the local Religious Edu-
cation Board under the guid-
ance of Superintendent Sarah
Nelson and Miss Sadie Willi-
ams served a luscious Christ-
mas Supper.
It was a magnificent sight—
the long banquet table
beautiful lace napery, crystal
and silver with gleaming can-
dles; at the head of the table,
his face wreathed in smiles,
Dean Walter C. Davis, flanked
on either side by associate Dean
Galloway and the members of
the Faculty and down the
length the student body bubbl-
ing over
laughter and unrestrained mer-
riment. The constant refrain of
all the speeches from the stud-
ents was: “Oh, if the Institute
could have lasted a little long-
er. We are all ready for next |
year! Our instructors were
magnificent. We want them
back for the next year. We
Roxbury, have learned so much about our |
Allen . Church. id
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PAGE THREE
The closing remarks were
made by our stalwart Deans
who had cooperated so nobly
and so untiringly in this new ©
venture. During the course of
the evening, prayers were lifted
for Ellen Galloway Greene, oe
brilliant eldest daughter of the Le aeete
Galloways, who was on the
high seas toward Germany to
join a nursing corps on Uncle
Sam’s far flung fighting fronts.
The spirit. of brotherly love, ~~
of cooperation, of eager assist-
ance, of joy of zeal manifest
during the entire day and
throughout the entire run of
the Institute highligthed the
cavalcade of “African Metthod-
ism on The March” and. New
England is fittingly alerted.
Thanks to these intrepid “Men
of God,” the old Church is safe.
Gladys R. Holmes,
District Reporter |
BESSEMER, depes Fuh \
The firat EAE ses confer-
ence of the Ward Chapel AME —
Church was held December 8,
with the Rev. L. Dennis, pre-
siding. Devotion was con- —
ducted by the pastor, Rey. N.
L. Blackstone; singing a
,Charge To- Keep Tu Have:
prayer by Bro. Albert Deka
mus; scripture reading 24th
!Psalm.
Business session was called
to order; reports were made;
then a short talk by the Elder.
We were, favored on Sunday
morning with a soul-stirring
sermon by the Presiding Elder.
His theme: “Race”. Response
by Pastor, Rev. N. L. Black-
stone; collection $64.00.
Preceding this first quarter-
ly conference, the Line-up
meeting was held at Ward
Chapel with Rev. L. Dennis,
|presiding. All preachers and
lofficers of the Bessemer Dis-
trict were present with round
reports. Business was trans-
lacted in order. Collection was
$90.20.
Rey. L. Dennis, P. E.
Rev. N. L. Blackstone, Pastor
E. DeKamus, Reporter
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PRAYER FOR THE WEEK
Dr. C. Baker Pearle
Most gracious Father, Giver
of every good and perfect gift,
we thank Thee for this oppor-
tunity to give a richer and full-
er interpretation of service to
Thee and Bethel Church. May
our horizons of usefulness to
humanity be without limit and
may we emulate the practical
virtues of Martha and the spi-
ritual conception of Mary and
finally bring us in peace to Thy
Holy Hill, This prayer, we
ask in the name of Jesus.
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NEGRO PRESS | GuEST EDITORIALS—These Editorials do not neceessarily reflect
our opinion or policy while the Editor is away.
FRANKLIN: PEACE VS. FREEDOM
At the beginning of 1755, Franklin printed this New
Year’s message in his POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK,
“Be at War with your Vices, at Peace with your Neighbors,
and let every New Year find you a better man.” This is still,
197 years later, a timely greeting, and we at The Christian
Recorder extend it to you with our best regards, and word
that we are adopting this resolution ourselves.
When Franklin wrote this little 1755 message, his com-
patriots had not yet been put tothe really acid test in their
struggle for freedom. There was plenty of minor war, fight-
ing the Indians; and some disagreements among themselves.
With the exception of some early grumbles about taxation
without representation, there was individual freedom—o:
worship, enterprise, and the press. Later on our relations
with our then Mother Country worsened to the point where
our freedom was taken away from us so that we had to go to
war to recover it. Prior to our Revolution, no man worked
harder for settling the difference by conciliation than did
Benjamin Franklin. However, when all attempts failed, no
man was a more staunch supporter of the war; and no one
more thankful when peace was declared. (
To Benjamin Franklin, without liberty there could be ne
lasting peace between peoples. And the freedom of an‘ indi-
vidual, provided he respected the rights of others, was al-
$2.00! most a part of his religion — a right given by his Maker. A
year before he died, on the eve of the French Revolution,
Franklin wrote in a letter of December 4, 1789, to his long-
time English Quaker friend David Hartley, “The Convulsions
in France are attended with some disagreeable Circumstances
but if by the Struggle she obtains and secures for the natior
its future Liberty, and a good Constitution, a few Years’ En-
joyment of those Blessings will amply repair all the Damages
their Acquisition may have occasioned. God grant, that not
only the Love of Liberty, but a thorough Knowledge of the
Rights of Man. may pervade all the Nations of the Farth. sc
that a Philosopher may set his Foot anywhere on its surface
and say, “This is my Country.” “
HENRY B. ALLEN
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
1 Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1755
2 The Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin
Smyth, Vol. X, p. 72
FIFTH DISTRICT
WHY DISSECT?
WENTZVILLE, MO.
three coast conferences from
the 5th District, the Bishop is
all wrong. Why dissect?
1. Let’s See What the Good
Bishop would do:
A few weeks ago there ap-
peared an article in the Chris-
tian Recorder written by Bish-
op R. R. Wright in regards to
Alaska and the Phillippines,
and our failure to send some-
one to these places; that other
churches have men on the field.
This we should do. The good
Bishops point is well taken but
when it comes to taking the
First he would take Puget
Sound, California and the So
California Conferences and
make a new District and elect
a bishop to put over the same,
and add the places to it that
sound good. I suppose this
would be the 18th District; it
makes no difference what the
District, no, but why destroy
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952.
this District, so as to develop
some new work, : i
Its true there are 9 confer-~
ences in this District, but is 9
conferences too much for one
Bishop to hold, since he has 12
months to hold them and then
have plenty time to rest. We
know that a Bishop over the
5th District, has more area than
any other in the U. S., 14 States
to be correct.
In 1936 these Conferences,
Puget Sound, California and
Southern California, which had
been a part of the 14th were
added to the 5th, and the Bish-
op then assigned Bishop N. W.
Williams, traveled to all the
places, large or small, and did
a fine work as the record will
show, and in 48 the newly elect
ed Bishop D. O. Walker came
and with a courageous spirit
and has lead on until today, and
as we look at the work that has
been done it is mystery, but
here again is the record, not on
paper, but in churches that
stand out that all can see. A
‘large number of these church-
es are in the Conference which
Bishop Wright would make a
new District out of.
2. Dear Bishop Wright: It is
not more Bishops that we need
in the A. M. E. Church, but
more men who are interested in
the Church and not so much
in self, for if the church would
make one or two new Districts
I wonder how much time they
(the Bishops) would spend in
these fields.
Here is a suggestion that
with so many men of fine abil-
ity in the field of Mission work
and who would make fine Bish-
ops, why not instead of elect-
ing a Bishop at a_ salary of
$6000.00 per year; office secre-
tary $2500.00 per year, which
adds up to $8500.00 per year,
-|why not send three good men
to Alaska at $3000.00 each and
it would only cost the Church
500.00 more, but you would
have the service of two extra
men for only $500.00 and these
amounts could be paid from the
General Treasury of these so
they could carry on the work
and not have to worry about
their salary.
I think these men would
give a full day and the Church
would gain more. Then elect-
ing a Bishop and destroy the
5th District. The men ina
large measure who give us the
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THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
Church, went out and organ-
ized and built churches and
brought them into the General
Conference, before they were
elected Bishop —so these men
after four years labor in Alas-
ka, and Philippines could do
likewise.
Bishop, haven’t you said to
the preachers, if you want a
larger church, go out and de-
velop it. If these men want to
be Bishop, let the Fathers of
the Church select the best for
this type of work and send
them.
Then the Bishops of the
Church go and help these men
in these fields since each of
you have lots of time, which
you can give. The 5th District
is in fine condition and why
tamper with it. Bishop D. O.
Walker is doing a job unheard
of out here, —the Gateway of
the West. Each conference
voted for his return and that
the 5th be left intact.
You see Bishop, to tamper
with the 5th District is like
saying, put the 2nd and 3rd
Districts together, for we could
get along with one Bishop over
them. Would you like to see
the Second and Third Districts
put together. They have only
four or five conferences each.
There is not a Conference in
the 5th that wants a divorce,
so why separate it.
3. Bishop Wright, here is
what the 5th Episcopal District
wants:
First, Dr. F. D. Jordan elected
Bishop in 1952;
Second, Bishop D. O. Walker
be returned to the District
for another four years;
Third, And that the District be
left intact.
Let us pray:
Lord, in this hour, hear our
prayer, Guide our thoughts,
and purify our hearts that we
may think right and see
straight. Amen.
Your brother,
I. N. Blake.
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THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
OPEN LETTER
The National Committee to
Abolish Jim Crow, whose pro-
gram as outlined in its “Pros-
pectus” is the complete aboli-
tion of the national system of
Jim Crow, wholeheartedly en-
dorses and supports the. peti-
tion to the United Nattons, en-
titled “We Charge Genocide.”
This petition, we feel, is the
most important document to
come forth since the Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, and as such
MUST capture the attention of
che entire world, and especially
che Negro people and their
friends in the United States.
It is unthinkable that any or-
ganization, movement or indi-
vidual who is dedicated to the
protection, advancement or full
‘reedom and equality of the
Negro people will fail to en-
dorse and alert its membership,
following or associates to ac-
tively support this just de-
mand. ;
This petition which consists
of 240 pages (in book form)
gives undeniable proof that the
Negro people of the United
States have been and are now
victims of the crime of geno-
cide.
THE OPENING STATE-
MENT (Direct quote from the
book, “We Charge Genocide”) | conditions of life calculated to
states, “The responsibility of
being the first in history to
charge the government of the
United States of America with
the crime of genocide is not one
your petitioners take lightly.
/The responsibility is particu-
‘arly grave when citizens must
charge their own government
with mass murder of its own
yations, with institutionalized
oppression and persis t ent
slaughter of the Negro people
in the United States on a basis
of ‘race’, a crime abhorred by
mankind and prohibited by the
conscience of the world as ex-
oressed in the Convention on
she Prevention and-Punishment
of the crime of Genocide adopt-
ed by the General Assembly of
the United Nations on Decem-
ber 9, 1948.”
Inasmuch as the crime and
the law to deal with the crime
of “genocide” is not familiar to
most people, we urge that the
entire book (petition) be read
or a fuller understanding. How
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PAGE FIVE
BISHOPS’ COUNCIL NOTICE
Those planning to attend Bishops’ Council at
Emanuel A. M. E. Church, Charleston, South Caro-
lina, February 20th, 21st, and 22nd are urged to
make their registration immediately by: writing the
pastor, Dr. Frank R. Veal, 144 Calhoun St., Charles-_
ton, South Carolina. The rates of accomodations
will be $3.00 per night per room which will be $1.50
for each person with two in a room. Registration
will be $1.50 which include home assignment, badge,
reception cards, program.
» (a) Killing members of the
the Convention.”
“Tt is sometimes incorrectly
thought that the definition of
genocide is the complete and
utter extinction by force and
violence of a people or group.
Article II of the Genocide Con-
vention, however, defines _ the
crime as meaning ‘any of the
following acts committed with
intent to destroy, in whole or
in part, a national, ethnical,
racial or religious group as
such:
group; (b) Causing serious
bodily or mental harm to mem-
bers of the group; (c) Deliber-
ately inflicting on the group
bring about its physical de-
struction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intend-
ed to prevent birth in the group
(e) Forcibly transferring chil-
dren of the group to another
group.
“Article II of the Convention
provides that ‘The following
acts shall be punishable: (a)
Genocide; (b) Conspiracy to
commit genocide; (c) Direct
and public indictment to com-
mit genocide; (d) Attempt to
commit genocide; (e) Complic-
ity in genocide.’”
Frederick Douglass, Harriet
Tubman, Sojourner Truth,
John Brown and many others
devoted their lives to the aboli-
tion of chattel slavery; shall
we betray their trust and our
cause by failing to meet the
challenge of these times? The
National Committee to Abolish
Jim Crow calls upon its mem-
bership and following as well
as all anti-Jim Crow people to
keep faith with Douglass, Tub-
sever, we will quote “Aspects of !man, Truth, Brown, ourselves
and our children by becoming
fully acquainted with the peti-
tion and supporting the peti-
tioners in every way that can
be found; in the same manner
as we know you will support
the nation-wide signature cam-
paign of the National Commit-
tee to Abolish Jim Crow when > ~~ ee
it is launched in the near fu-
ture. . ‘
by The Executive Board
260 South 15th Street
CHRISTMAS
“GREETINGS
GREETINGS FOR THE
NEW YEAR! !
To our Bishops, General Offi-
cers and Laymen:
Our feelings should run high
with the Spirit of Christmas in
our restless world, when men’s
hearts are failing with fear.
Christmas brings glad and
good tidings of a Savior.
Christmas brings us in the
presence of God in Christ to a
fellowship with us to our com-
fort, to the healing of our sick
bodies, to the healing of our
sick minds, to the healing of
our sick souls, and for the for-
giving of our many sins, to
give us another chance to enter
into the New Year to. bring
about Peace on Earth, Good
Will to All Men.
The Southern California
Laymen’s League
Coley W. Stafford, Pres.
Camilla Leftridge, Reporter
Subscribe to the Christian
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was. his concept that Payne
foremost objectives the training
of leaders for all phases of re-
~ ligious and Christian education..
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IT CAN BE DONE
(Continued from last issue)
Mrs. Fountain’s Contribution
Besides the hundreds of dol-
lars raised for missions, Mrs.
Fountain, the capable, judicious
and efficient help-meet of the
Bishop, with her missionary
daughters of Zion without a
-dime’s assessment, purchased’
and paid for a deep-freeze and
a frigidare for Daniel Payne:
College, and also made a gen-
erous appropriation to the pur-
chasing of scientific equipment,
which certainly expanded and
facilities of our school. God
bless this liberal First Lady
of the Ninth District.
The Educational Program
I stated in the outset that
history repeats itself in Ala-
bama. The Bishop placed acute
interest upon the educational
program of Payne College. It
College is an institution born
out of the spirit for Christian
education, and must take as its
Plans and specifications have
been secured and approved
for the erection of a $150,-.
000.00 dormitory building, the
groundbreaking of which will
be held on Founder’s Day,
March 12, 1952 at which time
the State will lay on the table
at least $100,000.00 for said pur-
pose. The High School depart-
ment has already been deleted
and there are more students in
the college now than were in
both divisions before. The
General Confernce will certain-
ly make no mistake by return
ing Bishop and Mrs. Fountain
to complete this most marvel-
ous educational program begun
at Daniel Payne College.
The Election of Delegates
The delegates, all fine men
were elected to the General
Conference according to con-
ference schedule, and was st-
pervised in a most fatherly and
fair way by the prince of bish-
ops. Many men who are fami-
liar and influential connection-
al characters as in all other
Districts were not elected due
to the limited number decreed
by the Bishop's Council. God
forbid that I should criticize,
let alone question edicts of our
Reverend Fathers in God, but
having observed what has hap-
pened over the church in recent
/mopolitan numb
lourselves. |
elections, nothing particularly
the political injustice, the disso-
lution of warm friendships, the
interference of outside agen-
cies, resulting in the defeat of
strong men who through the
years have made and extended
our great Zion, I’m suggesting
that this rigid curtailment of
delegates does not and will not
bring the anticipated results at
the General Conference. The
unruly hub-hub complained
about at the General Confer-
‘ence would be easily dissipated
if the Council and the Church
would really fomulate a busi-
ness-like agenda and procedure
of operation before the Confer-
ence convenes, and no Bishop
need complain or worry about
his inability to handle the ses-
sions. Our sister Baptist church
in it State and National meet-
ings has delegations numbering
into the thousands and they
carry on business, yet in our
church, the ministers who-work
harder and raise more money
than any on earth are unable
to meet once every four years
as a delegation of a more. cos-
yer and control
Bishop and Mrs. Fountain
: Give Banquet :
Just two days after close of
the Annual Conferences, Bish-
op and Mrs. Fountain called
the State together and gave us
all a free of cost banquet out
of their own purse, serving tur-
key with all the trimmings.
Hundreds made their appear-
ance and many fine expressions
of faith, loyalty and love were
extended the Bishop and his
loving wife. This had never oc-
curred before, and folk are still
talking about what a wonder-
ful time we had. This was a
real family affair; oh, if you
could have been there in the
spacious dining toom of Daniel
Payne College at this time,
_ Resolutions
The capestone to this season
of accomplishments was the
many resolutions from all over
the house in the State Organi-
zation meeting at the close of
the conference petitioning the
General Conference for the re-
turn of Bishop and Mrs. Foun-
tain for another four yeats to
complete the great work
launched in Alabama. Drs. E.
C. Hatcher, E. A. Selbzy, C. L.
Wright, Thomas Jamar, and B.
J. Nolen also are presented to
the Church for consideration
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
death shortly after the alleged
crime by a posse.
Reversing the decision of the
State court, the United States
Supreme Court ordered a new
trial on the basis that “this
{trial took place under condi-
tions and was accompanied by
events which would deny de-
for the offce they seek.
Newsfully yours for the
editorship of the A. M. E.
Review.
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE
ALABAMA
Dear Sir:
I send you the following in-
formation on lynching for the
year 1951.
kind of jury.”
The officer of the law is re-
ported to have said the “pris-
oners ‘jumped’ him” when he
stopped to repair a flat tire” on
a lonely road. The surviving
victim reported that both he
and the dead prisoner were
shot without provocation. The
sheriff concerned was absolved
from all blame by a Coroner’s
jury. This is a glaring instance
NUMBER OF LYNCHINGS
According to records com-
piled in the Department of Re-
cords and Research, Tuskegee
Institute, I find that ONE
lynching was recorded for the
year. Lynchings for the past
ee PE OT Se eae enon 1 where an officer of the law
Rey A ee 3 [seems unnecessarily to have
Fe re 3 killed a prisoner and wounded
ie i another with whose care he
WDAZ wees eee eee veteees a cntniered:
Mota la yia tay Nec akaboe ies 9 LYNCHINGS PREVENTED
The 1951 victim was Melvin
Womack, 26-year-old Negro of }
Winter Garden, Orange Coun- * :
ty, Florida. He died Beh March June 21, near Brandidge, Ala-
31 in an Orlando hospital _ of eae he Jones, ‘S3-year-
wounds received after being ie. alk A nigel es
f g.
forced by masked men irom h’S {rumor had been spread that he
seizure he ea found ei an had peepee’ Ee i ase
orange grove by an officer of seer 8 ay i Beg tats
the law. Taken to the hospital, id 7 Sry ae
he died two days later. Reports NG eo ea apy. Hie Uae
SHE He Gd. Ab IHiOW his ax: farm mother, who, on the way,
sedeaievd: whe” He had’ been ce an automobile accident in
eee d which her baby was injured.
Kidnapped. Ie is thonent ihe | Out of gratitude for the ride,
Bie DE OCHS aD: 5 = |Jones had carried the bleeding
ete baby to a doctor’s office. Up-
on arrival horhe, he found the
THE GROVELAND, mob awaiting him. As he fled,
FLORIDA CASE he was shot in the hand.
Though technically not con- Shortly, thereafter, the sheriff
sidéred a lynching, this release | took Jones into custody and the
feels called upon to direct at- | mother verified Jones’ story of
tention to the November 6 slay- ; what had actually happened.
Lynchings were prevented in
fendants a fair trial before any -
at least three instances: On .
ing of Samuel Shepherd and
the critical wounding of Wal-
ter Lee Irvin, Negroes, by an
officer of the law near Umatil-
la, Florida. Handcuffed to-
gether, they were being remov-
ed from the Raiford State Pris-
D.
On September 2, at Colonial
Beach, Virginia, a town police-
man, Charles White and a
special officer were saved by
other officers of the law from
a mob approximating 500 per-
sons who became incensed over
on to Tavares, Florida eas the alleged mistreatment of a
new trial that had been gran
them by the United States S
preme Court.
The 2 victims, accuse
two others in July, 1949 of rap-
ing a 17-year-old white girl,
had been sentenced to death.
The third, a 16-year-old boy,
was given life imprisonment.
The fourth youth was shot to
ne prisoner. The officer had been
called to quell a disturbance at
d with !2 restaurant. E
| On November 22, near Wash-
jington, North Carolina, Lafay-
ette Miller, 21-year-old Negro
on parole, was removed from
the jail at Greenville to an
eastern North Carolina prison
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because “he probably would
have been lynched.”
charged with killing a young
white farmer and abducting the
victim’s wife in the trunk of
the stolen automobile. ~
Significant Legislation
Proposed ‘
Two states in 1951 proposed
anti-lynching bills of signifi-
cance. In South Carolina, a
-House of Representatives ma-
jority passed an anti-lynching
pill, after a decisive second
reading, on a 51-34 vote.. The
bill would give punishment of
death for “first degree’’ lynch-
ing; that is, where mob action
resulted in the victim’s death.
Recommendation of mercy by
a jury would mean 5 to
years imprisonment. The bill
also takes cognizance of non-
fatal mob action or “second de-
gree” lynching. Punishment
under this charge would result
in imprisonment from 3-to 20
years. Thus intention to lynch
would be penalized. ial
The Florida Legislature also
proposed an anti-lynching bill
somewhat similar to the South |
~ Carolina proposal, also giving
death as the maximum punish-
ment for “first degree lynch-
ing,” each participant in the
lynching being equally guilty.
Minimum penalty for the crime
would be 5 years’ imprison-
ment. “Second degree lynch-
ing”? could be punished by a
maximum of 10 years imprison-
ment. :
Very truly yours, :
F. D. Patterson, President.
MINISTERS AND WIVES
ALLIANCE MEETING
ALLENTOWN, N. J. -
The Ministers and Wives of |
Camden-Trenton District con-
vened at Allentown, New Jer-
sey on Wednesday, December
5, 1951 at 1:00 P. M., Rev.
Frank Davis, the pastor and
Rey. J. L. Russ, the Presiding
Elder of the district. Rev. Dz.
_M. Owens, the pastor of Mt.
Zion, Trenton, who is the pres-
ident introduced Rey. O. By
Smith, pastor of Mt. Pisgah, at
Lawnside, who was master of
ceremonies. The meeting was
opened by singing “OQ God Our
Help In Ages Past,” followed
by prayer by Rev. R. W. Lott,
stor of Bethel, South Wood-
_ Scripture lesson read was
He was 133rd Psalm followed by deca-
4Q | votional
humble
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
logue by Rev, O. E. Smith; the
choir consisting of Ministers
wives rendered the music with
‘ys. D. M. Owens of Mt. Zion
Trenton, the organist and di-
rectress. “Silent Night’? was
sung as the theme for the ser-
mon by Rev. W. W. Jacobs, of
Riverton, New Jersey. The
sermon was found in Isaiah 9:
6, which was enjoyed by all.
Rev. O. E. Smith sang “T’ll
Be Satisfied” which was sung
very nicely. A rising vote of
thanks given Rev. Jacobs for
the wonderful sermon, also a
rising vote of thanks given the
ministers wives for the music
rendered. Following the de-
services the women
departed and each had their
business meeting.
The women’s meeting was
opened by Mrs. D. M. Owens,
the president. Dues was col-
lected and each repeating a
verse of the Bible. Report of
the Doll Contest followed. The
amount of receipts $98.83 with |:
Mrs. Hardeman of Bethel,
Camden receiving a beautiful:
doll as first prize and Mrs.
James Turner of Bethel, Beve-
ley, the second prize. The
president expressed her thanks
to each and everyone who help-
ed make the contest a success.
Meeting adjourned.
A lovely dinner was then
served by the women of the
church. A presentation from
the wives off the district was
made to Mrs. Leli Russ, the
first lady of the district, by
Mrs. Owens. Mrs. Russ whom
we all love expressed her ap-
preciation to all and in her
way she would do
whatever she could to help the
district.
A purse of $105 was then pre-
sented to Presiding Elder Russ
‘from the ministers of the dis-
tric by Rev. Gibson, pastor at
.Crosswicks, New Jersey. Rev.
Russ expressed his apprecia-
ion for the gift and hoped the
spirit that-has extised would
still continue. Time of depar-
‘ure was at hand with everyone
exchanging holiday greetings
-until the next meeting at Hos-
anna, Camden, with Rev. A.
Henley, the pastor.
Reported by Ida May Gaffin
27 Wood Street, Woodbury
N. J., Member of Campbell
A. M. E. Church, Rev. E, M.
| Mitchell, pastor i
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PAGE EIGHT
BISHOP W. A. FOUNTAIN
MARCHED THROUGH
ALABAMA
1
The Central
Alabama AME
Conference, convened in its
Now em-
59th Annual Session,
ber 14, 1951 “fe historic Brown
Church,
Chapel AME Selma,
Alabama.
w/ ABLFOUNTAIN
Vil
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pirit. This is one
Conferences in
he 3 ae District.
Dr. .N Hl Jeltz, host pastor,
Drs J. Thomas Jamar, host
PE. Dr. Jeltz and his good
yeople had everything in readi-
Le prior to the opening day,
ch and parsonage en-
-d throughout
opened at
30 A. M. in a blaze of glory,
Conference
Feast anda testi
After the de-
Wricht. Pre
vith Love
meeting
Dr. C. L
iding Elder of the Mol vile Dis-
h well -hosen words
the isho yp
Rete n charmed
iitiom A Foun: |
se pre- |
hop was in fine | v
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
1
,
Southern Christian
a son of Alabama, and _ its
choice for Episcopal honors in
the forthcoming General Con-
ference to meet in Chicago in
52. Alabama is behind him
and asks the support of the en-
tire delegation to help to elect
him as one of our next Bishops.
Educational addresses by
President J. King Chandler of
| Payne College, Dean Matthews
|and Mr. A. G. Gaston, treasurer
| of the College.
There were many visitors to
this conference. The writer
| failed to record all of their
names. Bishop W. R. Wilkes
lof the Sixteenth District, Drs.
W. O. P. Sherman; Dr. Alex-
ander, President of Shorter
College; Dr. Easmon, also of
the Tw elfth District ; Dr. E. C.
Hatcher, Editor of the South-
ern Christian Recorder; Pror.
E. A. Selby of the A. M. E.
Sunday Schoo! Union, Nash-
ille, Tenn., and most of the
| ministers of the State.
| Too much can’t be said about
Mrs. Fountain; she is truly a
great Missionary worker; she
knows just what to do, and
just when to do. She is truly
in the hearts of the mission-
aries of Alabama.
This was truly a great con-
ference. Peace and harmony
prevailed throughout the entire
conference. All reports were
over and above that of last
year, and everybody is smil-
ing. Alabama is asking the
General Conference that will
meet in Chicago, Ill., in May
1952 to do the following named
things for her: First, to return
he session in his Chesterfield
age that sway red
from st: afd to
ke
the conference
fin sh The people ve ud
heir praise for the return of
ind Mrs. Fountain to
ma: the ministers and
laymen pledged their support
in helping to carry out this
rogram of Kingdom Building,
and to bring Daniel Payne to
ts glory
Secretaries of the Conference
Revs. H. O. Swanson, Ss,
Grant, and B. F. Howze, Jr.
Accounters: Revs. J. C. Jar-
rett, and H. A. Hall.
Great sermons were preached
—Rev, S. Grant, the Annual
Sermon; the Missionary Ser-
mon, Rev, S. M; Dees and Dr.
F. C. Hatcher, Editor of the
| Bishop and Mrs. Fountain to
\labama for another 4 years;
Elect Dr. E. C. Hatcher, Bish-
xp; Elect, Dr. J. C. Jarrett,
Secretary of Education; Dr.
C. L. Wright to the Pension
Department; and Dr. N. H.
lelt7, Secretary-Treasurer of
the Department of Church Ex-
tension and Alabama will be|
happy.
The following ministers were
elected delegates: Revs. E. A.
Williams, R. H. Emanual,, H.
O. Swanson, J. T. L. Dan-
dridge, C L. Wright, W.
Bonner;
Recorder, | preached by Dr E. C. Hatcher,
which was a masterpiece.
Appointments
Mobile District
Dr. C. L. Wright, P. E.
Bethel, Mobile
Rev. J. T. L. Dandridge
Metropolitan
H. O. Swanson
St. Paul
J. J. Tipton
Bayminett
J. W. Goode
Fair Hope
F. A. Anderson
St. Stephens
B. F. Howzer, Jr,
Suggville Circuit
J. M. Reed
St. Matthew Circuit
R. W. Cleaveland
Mount Rose
G. G. Holoway
Friendship
J. J. H. Weathers
Mount Olive
Cleaveland Smooks
Park City
P. H. Roberson
North Mobile District .
Rev. W. M. Bonner, P. E.
Emanuel
Rev. T. H. Brown
Pine Grove
W. McLoyd
Boiling Springs
W. E. Minifee
Fulton Circuit
R. K. Kirkseg
Pleasant Hill
John James
St. Thomas Circuit
C. L. Boykin
St. James Antioch
E. T. Taylor
Rock West
H. P. Plunkett
Daytonand Lindon
W. L. B. Burrell
Gaintown
A. Seltyer
Cole Bluff
Harvey Burrell
Plateau
A. F. Williams
Mt. Sinai
S. M. Dees
West Mobile District
Rev. R. H. Emanuel, P. E.
M.|Samuel Chapel
Rev, A. E. Wiillams
Alternates: T. H. Brown, S.| New Hope and Allen Temple
Grant, W. L. Kindred, E, T.
E. M. Portis
Taylor, S. M. Dees, J. T. Ja-| Ruth Chapel
mar and J. J. Tipton,
The closing sermon
G. Williams
was!St. James
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
J. F. Martin
McIntosh and Carlton
E. C. Johnson
BelmontCircuit
M. Z. Brown
Zion and Cain
C. E. Powell .
Bell Spring
G. G. Mitchel
St. John
J. A. Pendleton
Bethe]
W. L. May
Mt. Boykin
W. M. Johnson
Trinity
F, W. Henry
St. James, Calvert
- A, Gray
Healing Mission
JeD 1. Knox
Selma District
Rev. J. Thomas Jamar, P. E.
Brown Chapel, Selma
Rev. N. H. Jeltz
Quinn Chapel, Uniontown
’ W. L. Kindred
Ward Chapel
S. Grant
Cahaba: Circuit
Burnsville Circuit
J. E. McGinnis
-Grant and Summerfield
L. Howarad
Thomston and Cade
J. D. King
Demoplis
S. L. Bruce
Rock and Cole
James Cox :
Mt. Pleasant Mission
Ballard Williams
New Home Mission
E. L. Baxter
Gee’s Ben|
Freeman Martin
Faunsdale Mission
James Adams
Jones Mission
“ M. Jones
Rev. W. L. Kindred, Report-
er to the Christian Recorder
P. O. Box 274, Uniontown,
Alabama.
JOHN H. LEWIS
BUILDER
By E. J. Odom, Jr.
Every so often there appears
in various lines of endeavor,
certain men who are possessed
with distinctive abilities and
unusual qualities of character,
whose entire life is devoted to
constructive endeavors. Such
a man is John H. Lewis, presi-
dent of Morris Brown College,
- Christian atmosphere.
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
Thousands of men and women
who have been privileged to
know him as teacher, adminis-
trator, pastor and friend whole-
heartedly agree that in him is
found the rare combination of
assiduous worker, thorough
student, and dependable friend.
These qualities fit him well for
the channel of expression in
which he has spent his life,
building for tomorrow.
Many think of him as the
seer of vision who dreamed of
a greater Payne Theological
Seminary and dared to raise
that $200,000 structure to its
presentproportions. They were
captured by his intense sincer-
ity and.unimpeachable integri-
ty, so that they gave to the
support of that project. They
know that the great spire which
adorns that majestic structure
wil] for a hundred years attest |
to the fact that a builder labor-
ed there.
However, Lewis’ power and
acumen as a builder transcends
the ability to erect structures
of concrete and stone. He is
above all, a maker and moulder
of men. It is true that a teach-
er’s life and personality .are a
thousandfold- more important
to his students than the facts
he imparts or the skills he en-|
genders. Indeed one justifica-
tion for the existence of church
related schools is the possibil-
‘ity they offer for bringing the
young people under the influ-
ences of dedicated lives in a
Think
of it!!!! | For 8 years, hundreds
of men entering the A. M. E.
ministry were privileged to
hear, observe and to mould
their endeavors after John H.
Lewis, a man for whom honor
and honesty are -watchwords.
Tt is equally true that Morris
Brown College cannot help but
succeed in building, trained de-
dicated lives that are able and
willing to cope with the per-
nlexing problems of our times
because Lewis is there.
Tohn H. Lewis Is Also A
Builder of Confidence and
Trust
It is interesting to note that
savings banks often construct
their buildings with massive
and imposing columns at the
front. This seems to some like
architectural folly. However,
these columns are more func-
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
PAGE NINE
tional than it seems because
they engender in those who ob-
serve them a sense of security
and strength, so they are will-
ing to deposit their savings and
valuables there with the firm
belief that all is safe.
Similarly, for 30 years when
a situation arose required tact,
insight and the ability to win
friends for_a cause, there has
always been one man, not
doubted, John Henry Lewis,
whose past and present ap-
proaches, label him as a man
of fidelity and trust. I am not
aware of what he desires for
the future. It has not been
my pleasure to see him for al-
most a year. He isn’t aware
that this is being written.
However, if there is a job to
be done, which requires a man
, capable of organizing resources
to complete a material task and
who is equally proficient in
guiding men’s lives upward,
and who is noted for capturing
trust and confidence of large
and small alike, even if that
iob is also the highest gift of
the church, Lewis is your man.
BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA
By A. Beatrice Williams
Bishop John Andrew Gregg
presided over one of the
-ereatest conferences in the his-
tory of the African Methodist
Church, the East Florida An-
nual Conference which con-
vened December 5-9 at Saint
Pau] AME Church, Rey. D. A.
Russell, host pastor.
Happy were the constituents
for the many vital, pertinent
issues brought to task during
the sessions. Dollar money re-
norted amounted to $12,447.85.
This amount, by no means is
the coverage of the year’s work
for education and other phases
related to the East Florida
Conference.
| Itis according to standard of
the reports that local churches
take their places on Presiding
Elder Districts comprisine the
conference as such, Bishop
Gregg announced St. Steph-
ens, located on Fifth and Davis
streets, the head of the North
Jacksonville District, Rev. F.
E.Sneed, pastor and Rev. W.
R. Akrey, Presiding Elder.
Also outstanding leadership
of the conference is given to
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BISHOP W. A. FOUNTAIN | Southern Christian Recorder, | preached by Dr E. C. Hatcher,
MARCHED THROUGH
ALABAMA
The Central Alabama AME
Conference, convened in its
59th Annual Session, Novem-
ber 14, 1951 at historic Brown
Chapel AME Church, Selma,
Alabama.
WA FOUNTAIN
/920
Rt.
Se eae -
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
—1t
a son of Alabama, and its
choice for Episcopal honors in
the forthcoming General Con-
ference to meet in Chicago in
52. Alabama is behind him
and asks the support of the en-
tire delegation to help to elect
him as one of our next Bishops.
Educational addresses by
President J. King Chandler of
Payne College, Dean Matthews
!and Mr. A. G. Gaston, treasurer
of the College.
There were many visitors to
this conference. The writer
failed to record all of their
names. Bishop W. R. Wilkes
‘of the Sixteenth District, Drs.
|W. O. P. Sherman; Dr. Alex-
lander, President of Shorter
College; Dr. Easmon, also of
the Twelfth District; Dr. E. C.
Hatcher, Editor of the South-
ern Christian Recorder; Pror.
Rev. William A. Foun+|E. A. Selby of the A. M. E.
tain, A. M., D. D., LL. D., pre-|Sunday Schoo! Union, Nash-
siding. The Bishop was in fine | ville, Tenn., and_ most of the
health and spirit. This is one| ministers of the State.
of the largest Conferences in
the Ninth Episcopal! District.
Too much can’t be said about
Mrs. Fountain; she is truly a
Dr. N. H. Jeltz, host pastor, | great Missionary worker; she
Dr J. Thomas Jamar,
host | knows just what to do,
and
P. E. Dr. Jeltz and his good | just when to do. She is truly
people had everything in readi-|in the hearts of the mission-
fess prior to the opening day, | aries of Alabama.
with Church and parsonage en-
tirely renovated throughout.
c
ove Feastanda te
meeting. After the
L. W
the Mobile Dis-
mony
votion, Dr. ¢
right, Pre-
siding Elder of
trict chosen
ed the Bishop.
Bishop Fountain
the session in his Chester
message that sw:
from stz
were loud
presen
charmed
the conference
The people
hetr
Alabama; the ministers
Jayme
in helping to carry out
t "" e . .
nrogram of Kingdom Building, | tension and
M. in a blaze of glory, | conference.
sti-}over and above
de-| year, and everybody is smil-
field | Bishop and Mrs. Fountain
r praise for the return of] Secretary of Education;
This was truly a great con-
ference. Peace and harmony
ference opened at | prevailed throughout the entire
All reports were
that of last
ing. Alabama is asking the
General Conference that will
words |meet in Chicago, Ill., in May
1952 to do the following named
things for her: First, to return
to
\labama for another 4 years;
Elect Dr. E. C. Hatcher, Bish-
pp; Elect, Dr. J. C. Jarrett,
Dr.
Bishop and Mrs. Fountain to]C. L. Wright to the Pension
th and]|Department; and Dr. N. H.
pledged their support | Teltz:, Secretary-Treasurer of
: this] the Department of Church Ex-| Plateau
Alabama will bef
and to bring Daniel Payne to | happy.
its glory.
The following ministers were
Secretaries of the Conference | elected delegates: Revs. FE. A.
—Revs. H. O. Swanson, Ss.
Grant, and B. F. Howze, Jr.
Accounters; Revs J. C. Jar-|dridge, C L.
rett, and H. A. Hall.
Great sermons were preached
—Rev, S. Grant,
Williams, R. H. Emanual,, H.
O. Swanson, J. T. L. Dan-
Wright, W. M.
Bonner:
Alternates: T. H. Brown, S.| New Hope and Allen Temple
the Annual] Grant, W. L. Kindred, E. T.
which was a masterpiece.
Appointments ,
Mobile District
Dr. C. L. Wright, P. E.
Bethel, Mobile
Rey. J. T. L. Dandridge
Metropolitan
H. O. Swanson
St. Paul
J. J. Tipton
Bayminett
J. W. Goode
Fair Hope
F. A. Anderson
St. Stephens
B. F. Howzer, Jr,
Suggville Circuit
J. M. Reed
St. Matthew Circuit
R. W. Cleaveland
Mount Rose
G. G. Holoway
Friendship
J. J. H. Weathers
Mount Olive a
Cleaveland Smooks |
Park City Ses ap
P. H. Roberson ~
North Mobile District
Rev. W. M. Bonner, P. Ee
Emanuel ane
Rev. T. H. Brown |
Pine Grove F
W. McLoyd
Boiling Springs
W. E. Minifee
Fulton Circuit
R. K. Kirkseg
Pleasant Hill
John James
St. Thomas Circuit
C. L. Boykin
St. James Antioch
E. T. Taylor
Rock West
H. P. Plunkett
Daytonand Lindon
W. L. B. Burrell
Gaintown
A. Seltyer
Cole Bluff
Harvey Burrell
A. F. Williams
Mt. Sinai
S. M. Dees
West Mobile District
Rev. R. H. Emanuel, P. E.
Samuel Chapel
Rey. A. E. Wiillams
E. M. Portis
Sermon: the Missionary Ser-|Taylor, S. M. Dees, J. T. Ja-| Ruth Chapel
mon, Rev, S. M. Dees and Dr.| mar and J. J. Tipton.
E, C. Hatcher, Editor of the
The closing sermon
'
was!St. James
G. Williams
tional than it seems because
| they engender in those who ob-
{serve them a sense of security
and strength, so they are will-
ing to deposit their savings and
valuables there with the firm
belief that all is safe.
.| Similarly, for 30 years when
a situation arose required tact,
Jinsight and the ability to win
friends for_a cause, there has
always been one man, not
doubted, John Henry Lewis,
whose past and present ap-
proaches, label him as a man
of fidelity and trust. I am not
aware of what he desires for
the future. It has not been
my pleasure to see him for al-
most a year. He isn’t aware
that this is being written.
However, if there is a job to
e which} be done, which requires a man
aj structure | capable of organizing resources
. hundred years attest j to complete a material task and
e fact that a builder labor- who is equally proficient in
: : guiding men’s lives upward,
and who is noted for capturing
>roport hey were
ured by his intense sincer-
and.unimpeachable integri-
hey gave to the
+ project. They
- A, Gray pas
Healing Mission
job is also the highest gift of
‘| the church, Lewis.is your man.
|BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA
By A. Beatrice Williams
|
Bishop John Andrew Gregg
presided over one of the
-greatest conferences in the his-
tory of the African Methodist
Church, the East Florida An-
nual Conference which con-
vened December 5-9 at Saint
Pau] AME Church, Rey. D. A.
Russell, host pastor.
Happy were the constituents
for the many vital, pertinent
issues brought to task during
the sessions. Dollar money re-
yorted amounted to $12,447.85.
This amount, by no means is
the coverage of the year’s work
for education and other phases
related to the East Florida
I one justifica-
e existence of church
ools is the possibil-
James Cox
Mt. Pleasant Mission ©
Ballard Williams.
New Home Mission
BE. Baxter”
Gee’s Ben{
- Freeman Martin
Faunsdale Mission
James Adams neers
Jones Mission __ Fae
".M. Jones. ee
Rev. W. L. Kindred, Report-
er to the Christian Recorder
P. O. Box 274, Uniontown, ©
Alabama.
ple under the influ-
edicated lives in a
‘hristian atmosphere. Think
of it!!!! For 8 years, hundreds
‘Ol; entering the A. M. E.
ministry were privileged to
hear, observe and to mould
their endeavors after John H.
Lewis, a man for whom honor
and honesty are -watchwords.
‘Tt is equally true that Morris
own College cannot help but
eceed in building, trained de-
icated lives that are able and] Conference.
illing to cope with the per-| It is according to standard of
lexing problems of our : reports that local churches
JOHN H. LEWIS |
BUILDER af
By E. J. Odom, Jr.
ecause Lewis is there. take their places on Presiding
i Elder Districts comprisino the
sonference as such, Bishop
Gregg announced St. Steph-
ens, located on Fifth and Davis
streets, the head of the North
Jacksonville District, Rev. F.
E.Sneed, pastor and Rev. W.
R. Akrey, Presiding Elder. |
Also outstanding leadership
of the conference is given to
(Continueud o page 12)
iin Lewis Is Also A
r of Confidence and
9 il tthe ahaa
Every so often there appears
in various lines of endeavor,
certain men who are possess
with distinctive abiliti
unusual qualities of chi
whose entire life is dev
constructive endeavors. Si
a man is John H. Lewis, p
dent of Mor
massive
with
mns at the
Pat
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and small alike, even if that]
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This came to:
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87: 7, “All My Springs art in
Thee”. Summarizing the mes-
sages for the day, one would ed
say, all sermons were delivered
with power and stressed the
need for consectated workers,
willing to make the sacrifice to_
love to a troubled world. They
ward bringing peace, joy, and
emphaszed the need for the ac-
ceptance of personal responsi-
bility, and closed with an ap-
neal for acceptance of the plan
of salvations.
The Business Session of the
quarter opened at 7:30 A. M.,
with Rev. R. E. Vanzant lead-
ing the devotional. At this time
the pastor Rev. Greene, pre-
sented Rev. Johnson, who
talked at length on the program
for the district. Many helpfal
and encouraging remarks were
said to the membership. The
organizatign for the year Is as
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
follows: Mrs. Josie Mae Le-. oe
gardy elected Secretary: Mr.
Dee Williams, Marshall; Mrs.
Geneva Young and Mrs, L. A.
Cox, elected reporters to the
Church papers and the secular
papers.
The Disciplinary questions
<or the evening gave the fol-
lowing information. Number
of full members 600; money
paid to the Ministers during
the last quarter $1300; Total
indebtedness of the church,—
$9,818.67; collected for the_
Quarter $405.53. ‘
The membership of Baker ag
Chape] is indeed grateful to
the Rt. Rev. Josep Gomez, Pre-
siding Bishop, and thankful to
God, the Supreme Ruler of the
universe for sending to us the
true and tried; the most capa-
ble and dearly beloved Rev. W.
E. Greene as pastor to carefully
guide us back into the presence
of God, where nothing, but
peace and joy abides. And for
Rey. S. V. Johnson, Presiding
Elder who alks to‘us as a man
full of grace, and Wisdom.
Rev. S. V. Johnson, P. Ev
Rey. W. E. Greene, Pastor
Mrs. Geneva Young, Rep.
BETHEL CHURCH
GURDON, ARKANSAS
The first Quarterly Confer-
ence of the Drab Circuit con-
vened at Green Hill A. M. E. -
‘Church, December 8, 9, 1951,
Rev. O: W. Walker, pastor.
The business session was at
2:30 P. M., Saturday presid-
Onv Camby aves! Ave ne
Harris the pastor of Bethel
AME Church, Gurdon in the
absence of the Presiding Elder.
Sunday morning the Supt.,
‘Bro. S. M. Miller conducted a
model Sunday School to which
the Presiding Elder was pres-
ent. He commended us for
having so many young people
taking an active part in Sun-
day School and service.
At 11:00 an inspiring mes-
sage was brought by the Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. A. A. Coo-
per from John 3:16. It was en-
joyed by all.
The 3:30 message was by
Rev. Ben Lockhart, pastor of
Tyree Mission, from Micah 7:
7, Amount raised $90.19.
Rev. O. W. Walker, Pastor
Mrs. Fannie M, Austin, Rep. —
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sof our pensioners.
FOR CHRISTIAN AND
WESTERN RECORDER
The Pension Board met here
in the A. M. E. Sunday School
Union Building June 26, 1951,
at which time I gave an account
of my stewardship for the 12
months April 1, 1950, to March
31, 1951. The majority of the
bishops and a large number of
ministers and laymen were pre-
sent and heard my itemized re-
port. But I am sure that the
reading public, the members of
the Church who so loyally pay
the money from year to year,
will be pleased to read a state-
ment as to how the money is}
appropriated.
It would be well Es impos-
sible to give an itemized report
in our Church papers, but let it
suffice to state that the total
paid our pensioners
guarter ending September 30,
1951, was $46,043.00. Tho total }
regular stipend paid pensioners
this quarter is as follows: Min-
isters $21,224.00; Widows $26,-
185.00; Orphans $1, 600, making
a total of $49,009.00.
In addition to this stipend I
have given every preacher, wi-
dow, and orphan $5.00 as
a Christ mas present which
amounts to $11,075.00. This
makes the total December pay-
ment amount to $60,084.00.
As the custom has been, we
send fourth stipend the middle
of December so that our pen-
sioners might have the money
in time for Christmas. It
would touch your heart to read
the many letters of apprecia-
tion which already have flooded
our office since the last stipend
was paid.
The following letter was sent
along with the check to each
pensioner:
December 15, 1951.
My dear Pensioner:
I am sure you can hardly be-
lieve how much I have desired
that we were able to do more
for our pensioners than we have
been able to do, considering the
income on the one hand and
the number of pensioners on the
other.
It has been inexpressibly
embarrassing to me to receive
complaints from a few needy
persons. My daily thoughts
and nightly dreams have been
For more
than bake (2 soos I have advo-
/you can easily see the impossi- |.
las would anything like meet
for the | the needs of our deserving pen-}
PAGE ELEVEN
cated in different niece
the cause of the mission prach-
ers and the widows of veterans
of the cross. And this I did) _
with no idea of ever holding
the office I now fill.
Our efforts to set aside a fund
for the rainy day have been ab-
solutely in the interest of our
pensioners. What kind of De-.
partment would we have if we
had no reserve fund for emer-
gency! Not one scintilla of
selfishness is in anything
that I have done or am trying
to do. My secretary and I
have labored to run this De-
partment as economically as it
is humanly possible to do. And
when you remember that there
are some two thousand three
hundred persons on our roll,
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3 ae, Tt i is more blessed to give than to receive”
—Acts ix: 35
bility of paying such a stipend
sioners. : 4
It is my prayer and hope that
in the-future our Church will
be able to make better provi-|
sions for those “who bear the
hurdens in the heat of the day.”
But for the labors and sacri-'¢
fices of our soldiers of the
ross, the Church would not be ;
what itis today.
Along with your regular Ee x
nend we are sending a little
Yuletide expression which we i
“rust will be of some assistance | SOOO OSS OOOO OOS COS OOS OOOO OOOO
to you. This by no means ex- STEWARDESSES
dresses the deep concern which
we have for you. -And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise ¥
We are wishing each and ev- Steward, Whom his Lord shall make ruler over his house- .
‘ry one a very Merry Christ- hold to give them their portion of meat in due season?”
mas and a most happy and
nrosperous New Year! And aed a
shay Gone Hebaec ilessin dub Ten cen ae pia ate ate ae lguas oe A. M. E. CHURCH
upon you and yours abundant- ‘s Date crs ronaue eauae Ning ac Amount $
wigan pve ast eran ok ee anit Re tg oc ah each eibigs sa chl eceg ee
Svmpathetically yours. : IN ATG ee a ee BES Seay era iaieil cee ene Wigeiwh on
J. E. Beard, Sec’y-Treas.
p cP e ys Aarti Sol See el atlas Rtas eters Macc geek, GR ci gatttate Pastor
MICHIGAN, FLORIDA,
SOUTH CAROLINA, D. C.
PENNSYLVANIA AND
NEW YORK
Bishops Gregg, Davis, Reid
Hemmingway and Nichols
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Yes, from Waycross, Georgia
the traveler made his way to
Tallahassee, Florida to visit
Rishon Gregg in conference.
The President of the Board of
Bishops invited the evangelist
to preach at the mornine ser-
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THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
SEVENTH EPISCOPAL
DISTRICT
Frank Madison Reid, A. M.,
D. D., Presiding Bishop
December 29, 1951.
My dear friend:
Dr. Frank R. Veal, the Gen-
eral Chairman of the Bishops’
Counqil entertainment, with
Dr. T. H. Addison as vice
chairman of the Souvenir Pro-
gram Committee for the Bish-
ops and Connectional Council
meeting in Charleston, have
asked that I write you advance
information concerning the
space in the program.
The shortage of skilled prin-
ters and workers together with
the demand for space in this
year’s Bishops’ Council pro-
gram make it necessary to ob-
serve the following regulations
strictly :
1. All matter must be in be-
fore January 30, 1952 or else
it cannot be accepted.
2. All material must be ac-
companied ‘by cash as no ar-
rangements can be made for
credit, ¢.. :
3. The pages or space on pages
will be assigned in strict ac-
cordance with the date of ar-
rival of each request. That
is to say, after the first three
introductory pages, including
disrict pages, space will be
given on the basis of “first
come, first served.” a
If you are desirous of appear-
ing or having your church and
interest appear in the elaborate
Bishops’ Council Souvenir Pro-
eram of February, 1952, please
vet busy and write at once to:
Rev. Frank R. Veal
Emanuel A. M. E. Church
114 Calhoun Street
Charleston, S. C.
The Rates Are:
$30.00 - full page
$17.00 - half (14) page
$10.00 - quarter (14) page
Single column cuts can be
made by us for $3.50. If you
send a mat, it will require $2.00
to have it converted into a cut.
Checks or money orders made
out pavable to. “Seventh Dis-
trict Bishops’ Committee’ must
accompany all orders. All cor-
respondence is directed to Dr.
Frank R. Veal. Emanue] AME
Churich, 114 Calhoun Street,
Charleston. South Carolina,
Faithfully vottrs, k
Frank Madison Reid,
We Presiding Bishop
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
Bishops’ Council Notice
Those planning to attend
Bishops’ Council at Emanuel
A. M. E. Church, Charleston,
South Carolina February 20th,
21st, and 22nd are urged to
nake their registration imme-
iately by writing the pastor,
r. Frank R, Veal, 114 Calhoun
3t., Charleston, South Caro-
ina. The rates of accomodation
vill be $3.00 per night per room
which will be $1.50 for each
derson with two in a room. Re-
zistration will be $1.50 which
‘nclude home assignment, a.
badge, reception card, and sou-
yenir program,
Banquet Announcement
Tickets for the Banquet to
be served Thursday evening at
6:30 can be secured for $1.00
by the first 350 who reserve
seats for the banquet since the
capacity for the Banquet will
be 350 limitation.
MEALS
Breakfast — $1.00.
Dinner by arrangement $1.25.
It would be helpful if persons
planning to room together
would notify us of the same.
BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA
(Continued from page 9)
Grant Memorial AME Church,
Rev. J. W. Burroughs, pastor.
The eloquent and impressive
annual’ sermon was delivered
to the conference by Rev. Bur-
roughs.
St. Paul, under the pastorate
of Rev. D. A. Russell, proved
itself on the onward march in
that specifications and other
celationships are in shape to
Segin the building of new and
zreater St. Paul at 13th and
Myrtle avenue.
The pastor of St. Paul is a
great builder and has few
equals as a preacher. No pains
were spared to entertain this
conference. 4
Six Bishops Present
Due to vital interests the at-
tendance was overwhelming.
Rev. Russell handled the huge
gathering of the conference like
an expert. People were here
from all areas of the nation.
Bishop Gregg received the fol-
lowing six bishops: Rt. Revs.
D. Ward Nichols of New York
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THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
— F. M. Reid of South Caro-
lina; A. J. Allen of Ohio; Geo.
W. Baber of Michigan; L. H.
Hemmingway of Washington,
D. C.; and’ Joseph Gomez of
Texas.
The ten general officers pres-
ent were: Drs. A. S. Jackson,
financial department; S._ S.
Morris, department of religious
education; E. A. Selby, Sunday
Schoo] Union; P. W. Rogers
church extension; J. E. Beard,
pension department; E. E.
Adams, department of educa-
tion; E. C. Hatcher, Southerr
Christian Recorder; Fred A.
Hughes, Western Recorder:
and acting editor of the Chris-
tian Recorder, oldest periodical
of the race; Dr. Mrs. Ann E.
Heath, president of Missionary
Society; Mrs. A. Beatrice
Williams, editor of the Mis-
sionary Recorder. Each of the
above mentioned gave sermons .
‘of Bishop John A. Gregg.
and addresses.
From staff of board members
and connectional officers: Revs.
M. E. Jackson, Philadelphia ;
H. T. Primm, Frank Veal, A.
Chester Clark, Wallace Wright
Dewey Robinson, Rev. and
Mrs. Harrison J. Bryant, Revs.
- Wilbertorce
Wilberforce, Ohic
(INCORPORATED, 1856)
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER _
Wayman Ward, P. B. Walker,
T. P. Duhart, W. P. Mitchell,
Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Mable
Jones of New York, Mrs. Har-
ris of Baltimore. From the
areas of Florida, thirty-two pre
siding elders, pastors and lay
officials flooded Jacksonville.
pe icestss were elected as
follows: Revs. D. A. Russell,
R. A. King, D. B. Thorpe, J.
W. Burroughs, F. E. Sneed,
W. F. Foster
Alternates: J. L. Joiner, T.
W. peed. Ae R. Akrey, Geo.
Oates, Jr.,
A. Seat
Dr. R. A. King, candidate for
chairman of episcopal commit-
tee, spoke for the conference,
assuring Bishop Gregg that all
reports would be made ade-
quate. Dr. W..F. Ball, candi-
date for Bishop 1952, addressed
the conference, giving the sanc-
tion of the State for the return
Dean J. B. Epperson led the
conference
ers of the institute were Revs.
James I. King and J. L. Joy-
ner. Mrs. J. B. Epperson pre-
sided over the Missionary So- |
H. Milton Mickens, Nelson, Aa
(Continued on page 16)
University
L. Scott, and A.”
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heights each morning. Teach- |
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OFFERS WELL-ROUNDED LIBERAL
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MICHIGAN, FLORIDA,
SOUTH CAROLINA, D. C.
PENNSYLVANIA AND
NEW YORK
(Continued from Page 11)
vice that Sunday. Truly, the
“Lord was in that place!
Then, to Bonita, La. for one
week’s Preaching Mission with
the Rev. , Dr. E. D. Wilson.
Bonita is the charge that has
thirty-six acres of ground right
in the town. It’s a “Black
belt.” You should haye seen
those Negro men driving up to
the church in Buicks, Oldsmo-
biles, Lincolns, Hudsons and
so forth! Dr. Wilson is a great
spirit. I really admire him.
Back to Florida the weary
traveler, day and night, making
his way back to one of the best
friends I have in the World,
(Bishop Gregg) who was hold-
ing a conference (the West
Florida) i in Apalachicola, Flor-
ida. He had, again, invited me
_to preach for him in the morn-
ing service.
As the speaker
preached,.drawing heavily on
Isa., Jeremiah, Ezek., Daniel,
Matt, Mark, Luke ‘and John,
Thee, Jesus!
tory of Bishop M. H. Davis,
great soul, when I left Bonita.
_| politan.
a
Threadgill
one of the most powerful ser-
mons the writer has ever heard.
Vhat was the testimony of His
Reverence, the Right Key. L.|
H. Hemmingway, also. Great
was the praise [ heard from
Bishop Hemmingway, from
Dr. P. W. Rogers and Dr. :A.
S. Jackson on down. “Odom?” }
they said, “Bishop Hemming-
way is a great leader of men!”
Mjchigan is mentioned here
because not much was said
about it on my return from the
Michigan conference. As
sat and beheld Bishop Baber
presiding (in his fatherly, and
brotherly way), I said, to my-
self, “I have no regrets that I
cast a vote for his election to
the Bishopric. He _ has fully
justified all of the confidence
which we all placed in him.”
Back Home — After One es
From Washington, D. iW
motored on home, having a
away, “On the Battlefield” for
more than one year. My wife
was with me part of that time.
She remained in California to
visit our sons: . Odom, at
Sacramento (past
California. Her
husband kept traveling, calling
sinners to repentance. More
From Apalachicola, my next} than 800 (eight hundred) were
visit was to that dynamic great | added to our Church during my
big-spirit, His Grace, the Right
Rey. Frank Madison Reid, in
conference at Orangesburg, S.
C. This Bishop “preached”
the evangelist every day during
the conference. On the second
day, while the Spirit was run-
ning high, he suggested an of-
fering for the “man of faith
who has labored twelve years
without a salary.” In five min-
utes the conference layed eigh-
ty-six dollars on the table.
Then that “beloved Bishop”
said to the committee to add
fourteen more dollars to what
they had to make the amount
(one handred dollars) !
On to Washington, D. C. to
absence from home.
Warm Welcome By
Bishop Nichols
I can never forget him for
‘his! For whatever our mis-
sion, we all like to go home
sometimes. He opened a_ full
lay, Dec. 9, in New York for
he Evangelist, having him to
preach at Bethe] in the morn-
ing at St. Luke at night. Drs.
Hildebrand and A. A. Davis;
nastor these churches, respec-
tively. What a day! Bishop
Nichols also had me made (that
is, he gave his O. K. to my
being) the Order of the Day
in New York City, and in Phil-
preach for that popular pastor|adelphia for the Preachers’
of Metropolitan AME Church,
Dr. G. Dewey Robinson, and
his friends. A great day!
Meetings. :
The men report great ad-
yances under Bishop Nichols’
Bishop L. H. Hemmingway | leadership. Personally, I see no
‘tended the services, even, in
‘he afternoon when the Rev.
r. Threadgill and Waters A.
‘* E. Church from Baltimore
oaid an annual visit to Metro-
reason why young Bishops like
Bishop Nichols, Reid and,
Wilkes could not be counted
on to serve us, as Bishops, for
forty or fifty years. I do not
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
preached
'
euBirst |
the Spirit came! Thanks to Church), and E. ip ‘Jr, e Ghap:
lain, U. S. Navy, stationed at],
As you know, I left the terri-} sa, Diego,
*
believe in fighting our Fathers.
.They are not self-made.
made them. They are ours.
Let us save every one of them!
~The First is solidly behind
their candidates.
Lead On, King Eternal!
'ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH
SAXAPAHAW,N.C.
The first quarterly confer-
ence of the Durham District ot
the Western North Carolina
Conference was held by th:
new presiding elder, Dr. J. D.
Davis, at the St. Matthew A.
M. E. Church on the Saxana
haw Circuit, December 1-2
1951. The business sessior
was held Saturday December
ist at 2:30 in the afternoon.
The pastor, Rev. T. W. White
was in charge of the devotion
after which the meeting was
turned over to the presiding el-
der who, Tead the disciplinary
We
‘ber 2, the superintendent, Mr.
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‘questions, Sata
Following, reports from the
various auxiliaries of the
‘church were read. The co
firming of the Stewards and the
jelection of a delegate to the
district conference were made
before the Daparess session ad-
journed, : :
On Sunday morning, ‘Decem-
Rengaeh W. Miller was at his ©
post. The Sunday Schoo] les-
son was beautifully explained
by the teachers.
At eleven o’clock the Presid- ©
ing Elder, Dr. J. D. Davis de= 7 |.
livered. a very inspiring. ser--
mon. His text was taken from —
St. Luke, 2nd chapter, 7th vs. —
The subject was “No Room for
Jesus.” ae
At seven-thirty the Presid- 9
ing Elder, Dr. J. D. Davis, |”
preached another wonderful
sermon at Johnson Chanel A.
M. E. Church in Mebane, N. <
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HISTORICAL SHRINES
Reading from left to right:
1- Dr. H. Thomas Primm, one
of the nine hundred delegates
to attend the Eighth Ecumeni-
cal Methodist Conference
Oxford, England. He was
elected a member of the World
Wide Methodist Council 195]
to 1956;
2- Wesley Chapel he host
hurech to the Conference.
op Gregg delivered one
the sermons, Bishops Ni-
Reid, Allen, Jaber,
Hemmingway and
Gomez kept the roots of Af
rican Methodism planted deep-
ly in the Oxford Conference
3-Lincoln College, Oxford
The birthplace of “The Peo-
Methodist”. In
south range of the front
quadrangle, on staircase two,
John Wesley's Room
(Raised window) Wesley
was a fellow of the College
for 25 years. It was here that
a group of learners gathered
around the Wesleys and or-
ganized what was known as
“The Holy Club.”
When John Wesley returned
to the University from
Epworth late in 1729 he
found Charles and two of his
friends were known as “The
Holy Club” or a new set of
Methodist as a wit of Christ
Church dubbed them
+- The Church of St. Paul Out
side The Walls of Rome
This Church occupies the site
of an ancient Roman ceme-
tary, on the property of Lu-
emma, (A noble Roman lady
converted to Christianity)
where the mortal remains of
the Apostle Paul
yy 1
ciples,
5-The Tomb of John Wesley.
Charles Wesley died on 29th
March 1788: John W esley on
March 2nd, 1791. To each had
been vouchsafed a half-cen-
tury to witness to the reve-
lation of God’s saving grace
' ;
ple called
the
buried
one of his dis-
were
imotheus,
in Christ Jesus. Drs. Fred
Hughes and H, Thomas
Primm stand at Wesley's
Tomb. City Road, England.
6-Wesley Chapel City Road
at|reminders of his person
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
foundation stone for this
Chapel. Here he commis-
sioned and sent forth his
preachers. Here are collected
and reverently preserved
many precious and evocative
and
ministry, the rooms in which
he prayed, lived and died, his
personal possessions, h is
books, his study chair and
many other treasures.
7-The Roman Colosseum.
This amphitheatre was used
for naval gladitora] combats
for hunts of wild animals for
the martydom of Christians
who were condemned and de-
voured by wild beast. See
Hebrews 11-36-37.
3-Mars Hill. The Areopagus
or Mars Hill, Athens, Greece.
Just northeast of the Acro-
polis lies a large triangular
Rock known as Mars Hill.
Inithe early days of Athens
it was used as a court for
Crimina] cases. The court
was held at night in the open
air. It was here on Mars Hill
where St. Paul preached his
famous sermon on the “Un-
known God.”
See Acts 17:22-34. Dr. and
Mrs. Primm stand near the
spot where Paul stood while
preaching,
9-The Garden of Gethsemane.
“Then cometh Jesus with His
lisciples unto a Place called
Gethsemane, and said unto
His disciples, Sit ye here,
while I go and pray yonder.
Rey. and Mrs. Primm are
standing near the spot under
one of the old olive trees
where the Master went and
prayed “Yonder”. There are
nine olive trees in this gar-
den. It is said that they are
over wo thousand years old.
See St. Matthew 26:36.
10-The River Jordan.
“Then cometh Jesus from
Galilee to Jordan unto John,
to be baptized of him. Pas-
tor Primm is standing near
the place where “In those
days came John the Baptist,
preaching. . then went ont to
him Jerusalem, and al] Judea,
and all the regions round
about Jordan.” See Matthew
31-17,
London. This is one of the}11- The Tower of David.
places hallowed by sacred
associations for Methodist
the world over, Standing in
the rain on April 21, 1777,
John Wesley himself laid the
Near the Jaffa Gate stands
the Tower of David where he | has answered the Roll Call.
composed the Psalter. Near
this tower is the “House with | Sandusky and Dean of the Cai-
Room where|ro District Sunday Schools.
The Upper
“The disciples went their way
and came into the city. And
they found as He had _ told
them.... and when evening
was come, He cometh with
the twelve.” It was here on
Mt. Zion where Christ Insti-
tuted the Eucharist. It was
here where the Pentecostal
Fire came down.
12- Calvary or Golgotha.
“And when they were come
unto a place called Golgotha,
that is to say the place of
skull (note the skull} shape
in the hill) they gave Him
vinegar to drink mingled
with gall... and they cruci-
fied Him...’—Matthew 27:-
29-59.
13 - Delphi.
The Amphitheatre at Delhi.
This stadium lies to the north
west on a narrow plateau
suppported by terrace wall
The seats are well preserved
some are hewn in the rocks.
Many strange tales are told
about the Oracle of Delphi.
14 - The Sphinx of Egypt.
Egypt, the land of the Pha-
raohs, is one of the most an-
cient known countries of the
world. Kings Cheops, ChepI-
ren and. Mycerinus were the
builders of the great pyra- |.
mids of Egypt.
15- The Sinai Desert.
“In the third month, when
the children of Israel were
gone forth out of the land of
Egypt, the same day came
they unto the wilderness of
Sinai.” “And they were
departed from Rephidim, anc
were come to the desert of
Sinai...” Exodus 191-10.
Mrs. Primm with guide.
16-World Traveler, Dr. H.
Thomas Primm returning to
America after traveling and
studying in France, Italy
Germany, Holland, Greece
Egypt, The Holy Land and
England. The early part of
the year he toured in South
America, Trinidad and the
West Indies with Bishop W.
R. Wilkes. He will release
very soon his book on “God’s
Other Sheep.”
BROTHER JOHN CHAM-
BERS PASSED
Another Leading Layman
Brother John Chambers, of
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
Brother John Chambers born
August 16, 1870 and died De-
cember 7, 1951. He was a Stew-
ard and Trustee, and for many
years was Sunday School Su-
perintendent and for forty-five
years a member of the St. Paul
\. M. E. Church, and Dean of
the Cairo District Sunday
School Convention.
Mrs. Anna Chambers, wife;
children: Pauline Murphy, Ar-
netta Trotter, Orberry Cham-
bers, Marrie Bethel, Helen
-Warren;_ brothers, Richeard
chambers, Price Chambers;
ne sister, Mary Crossland, and
1 number of grand-children and
great grand-children.
Program
‘Proeessional; Hymn: “We'll
Understand It Better By and
By”; Prayer, Rev. L. M. Dow,
Selection by choir: “If It Was-
n't For The Lord”; Scripture:
residing Elder, R. S. Everett ;
Condolences, Mrs. Pearlie yee
ington; Special Tribute, Pre-
siding Elder,
‘Solo:
Morning, Mrs. M. E. Vaughn;
Pastor.
message. He paid a fine tri-
5Sute to Brother Chambers.
The Cairo Distriet will miss
srother Chambers, and the
“Servant of God Wel] Done
“The battle fought and Vic-
R. S. Everett, Reporting
tory won,..”
NONAGENARIAN _
HONORED
We read somewhere in the
Book of Proverbs this state-
ment: “There is nothing new
inder the sun.” We dare not
ontradict the writer of those
that was as far as the observa-
tion went. But today, we can
say a new chapter has been
written in the Annual of Afri-
can Methodism, This honor
goes to the prince of bishops,
the one and only Rey. A. J. Al-
len of the Third Episcopal Dis-
trict.
in historic Bethel A. M. E.
Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania,
corners of the district to honor
The Pastor delivered a great
Presiding Elder will miss him.
vords. We take it for granted
On Tuesday, November 28
ministers and laymen
gathered from the remotest —
Ris. Everett:
Obituary, Mrs. Alice Latham ;
Goodnight and Good-
Eulogy, Rev. W. S. Moorehear, -
ae
- Founders
ity choral groups.
THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1952
CS
C. He used for his subject,—
“For Behold He Prayeth.” He
was accompanied by the choir
of St. Matthew AME Church.
Finance collected this quar-
ter amounts to $104.22.
Dr. J. D. Davis, P. E.
‘Rev. T. W. White, Pastor -
Miss Lois Alston, Reporter
WILBERFORCE UNIVER-
SITY ANNOUNCES
96TH FOUNDERS DAY
DRIVE
Plans have been completed
for the official kickoff for
Founder's Day at Wilberforce
University, it was announced
today by Miss Ann Jordan, As-
‘sistant Language Professor and
the chairman of the Founders
Day Committee.
Miss Jordan stated that the
Founders Day drive is set at
$10,000 and will culminate as
usual on Founders Day, Feb-
ruary 25, 1952. At this time a
special program will mark the
“96th Founders Day of Wilber-
-iorce University. The Ohio In-
stitution which was founded in
1865 has already instituted the
- plans for observing the’centen-
“nial in 1956.
Miss Jordan of the founders
day committee in making her
announcement of Founders
Day emphasized that the com-
mittee expects to make every
effort to reach the goal set by
the administration. The Foun-
ders Day funds are used as
part of the school year budget
for the church supported insti-
tution. To raise the necessary
funds, the University calls on
its many alumni friends and
supporters on the local scene
and in various communities
throughout the entire nation to
make contributions.
The chairman pointed out
that the necessity for full con-
- tributions from all sources are
extremely necessary at this
time of considerable financial
stress among all independent
colleges. The full program for
Day is to be an-
nounced at a later date. The
program is expected to include
an outstanding speaker, a din-
ner for the alumni and friends
and music by leading Univets-
The affair
THE CHRISTIAN
is usually an occasion for alum-
ni and friends to gather at the
institution, and renew old ac-
quaintances. Invitations are,
extended to on and all.
WAYMAN AME CHURCH
| DAYTON, OHIO, HOLDS
FIRST QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE
The first Quarterly Confer-
jence for this Conference Year
was held Monday night Decem-
ber 3, 1951 at Wayman AME
Church. It was quite success.
ful both spiritually and finan-
cially. There seemed to reign
a feeling of oneness. For it is
together we stand, divided we
fall. Each organization war-
ranted applause for the splen-
‘did reports given and for the
faithful cooperation shown in
attaining the goal that was set
before us as a church.
First of all we would like to
say that we as members of the
Quarterly Conference of Way-
man African Methodist Episco-
' pal Church, Dayton, Ohio, wel.
come our pastor Rev. Wallace
McArthur Wright back as our
leader, who is starting his third
term. We _ say starting his
third term, for as sure as April
brings May the flowers; it will
also bring us a new Bishop in
African Methodism in the per-
son of Rey. Wright at the Gen-
eral Conference in Chicago, in
May 1952. F
We are also very happy to
have as our Presiding Elder|
he the new conference year,
Alonzo Ware of Xenia,
Ohio.
We were saddened during | PRICE (in leather case)
our conference to learn of the
passing of the father of our
former assistant pastor, Rev.
Gentry F. Worth. To him and
his family we extend our deep-
est heart-felt sympathy in this
their hour of grief.
A total of over Eight Thous-
and Dollars was raised this
Quarter. We are looking for-
ward to another successful year
as Wayman marches on to
more lofty achievements.
Rey. Alonzo Ware, P. E.
Rey. Wallace M. Wright,
Pastor
Miss Kathryn Robinson, Rep
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BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA
(Continued from page 13)
ciety. Recording secretary
and accountants for the confer-
ence were Dr. R. W. White-
hurst, Revs. B. J. Williams, A.
R. Richardson and Frank L.
Rev. E. P. Epps served
as chief marshall,
Closing Session —
Sunday’s services at the con-
ference found thousands in at-
tendance at each session, begin-
ning with the Sunday School
at 9:30 a.m. Two great lead-
ers were heard in fine messag-
es, Bishop George W. Baber
at the morning
Dr. E. C. Hatcher at the even-
ing service. Se
During the Sunday school
the following districts made
reports: North, $58.25; South
36.57 ; East, $19.15; West, $72. |.
.70 for the missionary offering
under the supervision of Mrs.
Lillian B. “Sutton. Bonner.
Bishop Gregg reported for his
Sunday school.class $101.50. .
Mrs. Jennie Epperson, Mrs.
L. M. Jones; Mrs. Louise Gen-
wright, and Miss Will Ella
Harris played prominent parts
in the missionary activities.
At the 11. o’clock worship
Bishop George W. Baber of
the 4th Episcopal District and
president of the financial board
of the AME Church, brought
the Ordination Sermon. His
subject was “Did Jesus Come
Too Soon?” Bishop Baber
mastered this subject with all
eloquence and made each heart
burn with rejoicing for the
many fine words spoken. The
spirit was high and this mes-
sage was far-reaching.
Those ordained were Revs
Joseph Reid, Myles Jones, A.
D. Harris, Eugene Mobley and
Milton Madison for deacons;
Revs. H. L. Edmonds, Richard
Arnold, Z. L. Tyrus, J. C. Can-
non and H. L. Cromartie for
elders.
.. Assisting Bishop Gregg were
Bishop Baber, Dr. Wayman
Ward,Dr. E. C. Hatcher, Dean
Epperson, Dr. L. F. Morse,,
Revs. Morris, Redfield, Akery,
Thorpe, King, Bullard, Jones,
Burroughs, Tyson, Lamb,
Sneed and Jones. Dr. Thorpe
was crowned by Bishop Gregg,
having reported $34.32.
———————
worship and]
”
ds
sad
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
Educational Night
A highlight of the conference
session was the many pledges
made to Edward Waters Col-
lege during the Educational
Night program. The wonder-
ful address by President W.
B. Stewart, ,inspired all pres-
ent to do more for their school.
Dean Epperson of Florida A.
and M, College was heard in a}.
fine message, also Col. John
DeVaughn and Ralph Stewart}}
the new treasurer for the col-
lege. J. L. Williams, the new-
ly elected president of the Lay-
men League, joined others in
soliciting pledges for the
school.
Dr. Hatcher Heard
During the afternoon session,
which was presided over py
Dr, Russell, Dr. E. C. Hatchery
editor of Christian Recorder,
was heard in a great message.
BOBUEWHENCME? DOODAS
Si ee
His subject was “The Bishops’
Compliment,”
Resolutions from the East
Florida Conference were read
by Dr. F. L, Morse on the fol-
lowing: “State of: Country”,
“Law Enforcement” and Em-
ployment Opportunities” pre-
‘sented by Rev. R, L. Lamb.
_ Appointments
West Jacksonville District
Rev. D. B. Thorpe, P. E.
St. Paul AME
Rey. D. A. Russell
‘New Bethel
Rey, A. A. Redfield
-Mt. Moriah
Rey. J. P. Morris
Allen Chapel
Rev. R. E. Lamb
St. Matthew
Rev, J: L. Joiner
Allen Chapel of Starks
Rey. B. J. Williams
Bethel of Callahan
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THURSDAY, JAN, 3, 1952
a
. Rev. J. W. Watkins
Mt. Zion of Lawtey
Rev. J. WsJones
Bryceville Circuit
Rev. H. J. Jones
Campbell Chapel of Baldwin
+ Rev, N. McCray
sethel of New Berlin
‘Rev. Z. L. Tyrus
Mt. Pisgah of Starks
Rev. H. E. Slocum
Arlington,
”“ Rev. Green
Kansas City
* Rey. Richard Arnold
Lewis Memorial fs
>. Rev. G. M. Champion
Cedar Creek |
“Rev: O. P. Potts
Asbury
-Rey. H. L. Smith
“South Jacksonville District
' - Rev. R. A. King, P. E.
(Continued in next issue)
ALLEN UNIVERSITY
‘COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF —
THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT—COMPETENT FACULTY
Class "A" accreditation
American Association
MEMBERSHIP IN:
of Colleges
American Council on Education
COURSES LEADING TO THE FOLLOWING DEGREES:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Education
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
_ Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
Bachelor of Divinity
Bachelor of Theology
Applied Music, Voice
Information, write
SAMUEL R. HIGGINS, President
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