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PAGE SIXTEEN
FORMAL BANQUET AT ALLEN
CHURCH
(Continued from page 9)
her church: Revs. P. A. Nichols, pas-
tor of Wayman A. M. E. Church, M
L. Breeding, pastor of C. M. E. Church,
L. McNeil, pastor of Zion Baptist
local pastor of
Allen Chapel. Beautiful solos were ren
dered by Mrs. Susie Hogans and Mrs.
M. L. Breeding, who were both accom-
panied by Mrs. M. Earley. Mrs. Ida
Forte and Mrs. G. Goodnight, who
were accompanied by Mrs. Roberta
Words of welcome came
from Mr. Robt. Fields, president of
Viola
Lewis, Executive Sec’y, Y. W. C. A,
Mr. J. Green, Executive Sec’y, Y. M.
Mr. Lansdowne, principal of
Garfield School, Mr. H. P. Lorritts,
president of N. A. A. C. P., Mr. K.
Tate in behalf of the young people,
Church, L. Sumlin,
Hargrave.
the A. C. E. League, Mrs.
ChvA.
Mr. L. Lewis in behalf of the busi-
ness men, Mr. W. Gibson in behalf
of the S. S., Mr. P. Phillips in behalf
of the Stewards, Mr. Wm. Stewart in
behalf of Trustees, Mrs. R. Thomas,
Mrs. M. Upthegrove, Mrs. B. Harvey
in behalé of the three Stewardess
Boards.
Mrs. E. Prear, Mistress of Ceremony,
presented Rey. and Mrs. Ridley through
a roar of applauses. Rev. Ridley withtof Monument Baptist Church.
his matchless, magnificent oratory
gave an arousing response which will
long be remembered. Mrs. Ridley “in
her sweet, charming, dignified manner
responded with the eloquence of a
queen. She concluded with the thought,
Long, long be my heart with such
memories filled!
Like a vase in which’roses have once
been distilled ;
You may break, you may shatter the
vase if you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang
round it still.
MRS. SADYE NELSON
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Dr. G. M. Fleming, P. E. of the
South Chattanooga District held his
first Quarterly Conference in Howard
Chapel Av M. E, Church Sunday,
December 17, 1939 at 4:30 o’clock, The
devotion was conducted by the pastor,
singing for opening Jesus Keep Me
Near The Cross. Prayer by Bro. M. M.
Towers, Scripture, Acts 5. The pastor
presented the P. E., who organized
the conference: Bro. N. E. Turner,
Secretary; Bro. M. M. Towers, Chair-
man of the Finance Committee; Re-
porters—Miss Lenora Acklin for the
S. C. Recorder, and the Pastor for the
Christian Recorder.
We are happy to say this task of
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kingdom building is still a pleasure,
and we feel that we are gaining ground
for the Master. We have in our church
two clubs newly set up >to work for
the good of the church; namely, first
the Lucy M. Hughes Club—This club
works for the trustees; The Eastside
Workers Club—This club works for
the stewards. These clubs though young,
are beginning to do their work. We
have raised this quarter $61.89. We also
raisel $1.30 for General Claims.
Brother N. E. Turner was elected
to represent the church at our Dis-
trict Conference in June, 1940. We feel
with the return of our Pastor and Pre-
siding Elder, that the future holds
great things for us.
At 7:30 p. m. the regular devotional
was conducted by the Pastor. Opening
Hymn No. 133 A. M. E, Hymnal, Pray-
er by Sister Atklin; Scripture Lesson
Luke 2:1-10; Song. Then the Pastor
presented the P. E., who preached to
us from St, Luke 2:14. He’ stressed
the idea of looking for Christ, and
extending good will and glad- tidings
to all men. Dr. Fleming preached a
wonderful and strong sermon. It was-
enjoyed by all. We had present with
us two visitors: Mrs. Carrie Chapman
and her husband, Mr. Walter Chapman
We have really enjoyed this quarter- |
ly visit with our Presiding Elder, and
we are looking forward for the second
quarter.
TUCKER CIRCUIT
Palestine, Texas
The first Quarterly Conference of
Tucker Circuit was held at Green Bay
A M. E. Church, January 13-14, Rev.
L. J. Sanders, Presiding Elder; Rev.
T. H. Moore, pastor The business ses-
sion was held Saturday morning, all
auxiliaries reporting. Sunday morning
9:30 a lively Sunday School. Sunday
afternoon the High School here ren-
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“VIRGINIA SIMMONS
day I reread Marion
ert’s JULIETTE DERRICOTTE
recalling ten full, rich, exciting
HER, AUTHOR, CHURCH-
_ WOMAN IN TEXAS
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TELLA R. TURNER
OMAN’S INFLUENCE
Miss Zatella R. Turner
ontinued on page 2)
is too learned, nor no one is
nt to believe that the church,
months in France and in nine other|t
European countries and Algeria, I was
particularly impressed with one sen-|t
tence: “There is so much more to
know than I am accustomed to know,
there is so much more to love than I am
accustomed to love.”
My thoughts went back to a specific, | i
great experience of the year—attending |tions of unity are for the Negro and
the World Conference of Christian |the Church which has been split and
resplit.
Youth in Amsterdam, July 24-August 2.
It was the eve of European World
War Number Two. Many nations were
making a last desparate effort to mobi_
lize all their resources for the terrible
struggle which has now begun. The
Christian Church
kind of “mobilization call” to its youth.
It called them to bear witness *to the
reality of the universal Christian com-
munity which places allegiance to God
above all national loyalties.
During the last few years some peo-
ple have been gaining a new conscious-
ness of the Church as an ecumenical
society. The layman has felt some of
MITES MISSIONARY PRESIDENT |
of the Methodist Church last spring in
City, where were again united in one
church 9,000,000 Methodists at what has
been called the most important church
eyent in the last century.
an. increasingly widespread ecumenical
spirit, and a structure for a world-wide
church is in the making. There is no
saying what havoc war may play upon
issued a different | it. i
fellowship has been born in spite of
national,
frontiers.
hat influence through the unification |
he great peace conference at Kansas
Some are
mpelled to consider what the implica-
The year that just ended saw abroad
AL MOE Church Women
THE FIRST LADY
A CHRISTIAN IN DEED
But a wider and deeper sense of
racial, and denominational
Older
younger people at the conferences of
Oxford and Edinburgh in 1937 and
Madras in 1938 have been thinking in
terms of a world Christian communion.
(Continued in next jssue)
people and some
W. H. AND F. M. PRESIDENT
M HUGHES
CHRISTINE S. SMITH
WOMEN AND OUR MISSIONARY
PROGRAM
There is often confusion in the minds
he real
of many of our women as to tl
purpose of our Missionary Society and
its function in the lo
to say
often bewil
We might enumerate some
e not expected to do:
v t up to do club work.
dered along this same line.
of the things
we ar
1. We are not s¢
cal church. Strange
some of our pastors are also
This is being done efficiently by the
women of the various denominations
and we should not encroach upon their
program,
2. We were not set apart to do the
charitable work of the local church.
The law of the church has been so
planned that this need is provided for
by the organization of the Deaconess
Board and these women are consecrated
apart for this very specialized
and set
ELEANOR
The White House. ya
My dear Mr. Si
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BETHUNE
MARY McLEOD
CHRISTIANITY AND RACE RE-
LATIONS AT THE CROSSROADS
By Mary McLeod Bethune
In the last few weeks I have travelled
through many of our States., Every-
where I have been conscious of a sense
of urgency, of impending crisis, which
I think most of us feel in these caotic
service.
(Continued on page 13)
PHE GENERAL CONFERENC
EN ET NT ET
(Continued on page 13)
i a are
E. MAY 1, 1940, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
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PAGE TWO
MRS. JOHN A. GREGG
Treas. W. M. M. Society
Kansas City, Kansas
MRS. D. H. SIMS
Mus. B, Howard University; Mus.
M., Chicago Musical College; Student
London University; Supervisor Mis-
sionaries 9th District; Supervisor
Missionaries Ist District.
a
WOMAN’S INFLUENCE
(Continued from page 1)
the home, and the school are the most
potent factors in shaping an individual’s
life. In all three of these character
forming institutions woman js the sus-
taining and guiding hand, although man
has the role of the director or guide.
It is the deacon board or trustee board
that apparently guides or directs the
program of the church, but I know, and
you know, and the deacons and trustees
know that the women of the church
are the ones who are responsible for
the success of the programs that are
outlined. Imagine if you can a church
being conducted for even the shortest
possible time without the help of the
women members. Even on Men’s Day
the women are very much in evidence.
In my experience of church attendance,
I cannot recall a single Men’s Day
when the organist at least was not a
woman and the women far outnumber.
ed the men in attendance.
{ MRS. J. S. FLIPPER ~
Pres. W. H. and F. M., South Car.,
Atlanta, Georgia, Wife of the Senior
Bishop.
In the schoolroom, most people learn-
were given their first rules for playing
the game of life, not from a man but
from a woman teacher who helped them
to endure their first defeat and realize
that both success and failure are a part
of one’s experience. It is true that the
principal doubtless, the superintendent,
and the board of trustees or board of
education were men for the most part,
but the success of the public school as
a distinct American contribution to so-
ciety rests with its women teachers who
far outnumber the men in the teaching
profession.
In the home woman is the sustaining
de . pee
TIAN RECO R
ed their a b c’s from a woman, and they j
OUR BISHOPS
MRS. NOAH WELLINGTON WILLIAMS ~
St. Louis, Missouri ~ Pres.
Missionaries, Fifth District
MRS. M. H. DAVIS
2nd Episcopal District, Baltimore, Md.
force and guiding light in spite of the
fact that we regard the man as the
head of the home. Most children
recognize the father’s presence, wel-
come his return at evening time from
the day’s task, but it is the mother on
whom they consider the molder of their
lives. The child says many more times
mother said, rather than father said.
Abraham Lincoln, the great emanci-
pator spoke well when he said, “All
that I am, and all that I hope to be I
owe to my-angel mother.”
The church, the home, and the school,
have been almost exclusively woman’s
whole world, but in the words of
Tennyson: 3 He 3
Treas. W. H. and F. yw. Soc
Atlanta, Georgia
MRS. H. Y. TOOKES
Supervisor W. H. and F. M.
copal District, Jacksonville,
1lt
“The old order changeth, yieldin
to men
And God fulfills himself in many ways
Lest one good custom should corupt
the world.”
Woman’s influence and
energy are being directed to
sources and she is writing her
on the pages of other fields of «™
deavor. And since Negro women a
women too, the Negro woman is broae
ening her horizon. ;
The first lady of dark America 1004)
is Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, *
mother and a college president but also
a ranking lady in public life, not ass
tant director of the N. Y. A. but
rector of the N. Y. A. among tt
woman's
other
me
‘Negro youth in America.
Dr. W. E. Du Bois in speaking of
the Bethune Cookman College at ee
ton, Florida said, “It is an insti? °
one does not easily forget. But 4
institution has been built and gene
by the indomitable energy of one » i"
woman (Mary McLeod Bethune) ;
her enthusiastic spirit inspires it “
makes it live.”
Another outstanding woman '6
E. Branch, president of Tillotson
(Continued on page 11)
Mary
Col
25, 1940
CHURCH SCHOOL
estly seek to commend yourself to God as a work-
because of his straightforward dealing with the
c truth, has no reason to feel any shame,
breaking toil was the order. Or, if
you do not think of your body as a ma-
chine, you must think of it as giving
significance in connection with the ma-
Shine. What of that army of men and
Women who stand beside the moving
belt in our great factories? The carrier
brings the unfinished machine to them,
Each holds a tool and, in the brief
dause, adds his small contribution to
the general construction. In vast
Slaughter-houses the body of the
animal moyes along in much the same
fashion. The man becomes merely
auxiliary to mechanical forces.
This is the machine age and the big
question now is whether the man can
‘uaster the machine or whether the
frankenstein will crush the human be-
ing. Even in the great offices work
moves mechanically, filing, typing, re-
cording, buying supplies, selling pro-
ducts, arranging transportation. A
bank clicks like a vast machine. Now,
the biggest problem in all this compli-
sated and extensive mechanization is to
keep the spirit alive. Men droop in
die presence of coal, iron, smoke, noise,
swift movement. They ask ,‘Why?”
They are unable to find motivation, The
sense and value of living fade. It is
quite obvious that a man needs another
conception of his body. Therefore, if
St. Paul's idea can be accepted, the
man begins to think of himself as a
Oo?
DING LIFE SACRED
Genesis 1:27-31; I Cor.
; II Cor. 6:16-18; 7:1.
:27 And God created man in
age, in the image of God
he him; male and female cre-
‘them. 28 And God blessed
and God said unto them, Be
nd multiply, and replenish the
‘subdue it; and have dominion
e fish of the sea, and over the
{ the heavens, and over every
ig that moveth upon the earth.
d said, Behold, I have given
herb yielding seed, which is
ie face of all the earth, and
fee, in which is the fruit of a
Iding seed; to you it shall be for
and to every beast of the earth,
every bird of the heavens, and
r thing that creepeth upon the
h, wherein there is life, I have given
‘green herb for food: and it was
1 And God saw everything that
d made, and behold, it was very
. And there was evening and there
S morning, the sixth day.
‘I Corinthians 6:19 Or know ye not
that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit which is in you, which ye have
* rom God? and ye are not your own;
for ye wete bought with a price:|temple. In this church lives the Holy
orify God therefore in your body. Spirit. What an amazing transforma-
HI Corinthians 6:16 And what agree_| tion! What a stimulating ideal!
A temple, of all places, must be kept
sacred and clean. To defile a temple is
the lowest possible act of irreyerence
and blasphemy. If I put resolutely
from me the Epicurean notion that my
body was given me to enjoy, and if I
also discard definitely the modern idea
that my body is only a machine, and
if I accept the theory that my body is
a temple of God’s Holy Spirit, then cer_
tain things follow. I must keep this
temple holy, I dare not defile it. It
belongs not to me, but to God, to whom
it is dedicated and by whom it is sancti-
fied. As the light burns on the altar
in the cathedral so God’s spirit burns
in my heart.
Intelligent and religious people know
how not to defile the bodily temple.
Since the world began there has never
been such care in diets. We eat not
for njoyment alone, but for the health
of the body. Lust, the desire for al-
coholic beverages, appetites—all are
held in control by intelligent people,
But it is the religious person who pos-
sesses the strongest motivation. If
you really believe that your body is
Christ’s holy temple, that his spirit
reigns in your heart, you not only will
not defile the body, you will keep it
sacred for God’s use. That is far from
being a negative idea. To keep the
temple clean is not enough. It js for
God’s cause must be advanced.
o worship. If
beautiful,
ut hath a temple of God with idols?
ye are a temple of the living God;
h as God said, I will dwell in them,
walk in them; and I will be their
id they shall be my people. 17
‘ore
ye out from among them, and
eparate, said the Lord,
‘touch no unclean thing;
d I will receive you,
will be to you a Father,
shall be to me sons and
*s, saith the Lord Almighty.
ing therefore these promises,
let us cleanse ourselves from
ent of flesh and spirit, per-
glorify God therefore in
I Corinthians 6:20.
_ By John R. Ewers
a reyolutionary idea—your
ple. If accepted it would
ew philosophy and a new be
ern. You may have been,
thinking of your body as a
you saw
ers, chained to the job, re-
ir bodies as brick-laying,
ig machines. Even if
s they might find tired leisure
ily and fun, the fact stood
eight hours of the day
were driven like engines,
use.
People must be led t
3 temple,
your heart becomes a tiful
dedicated, clean, and if the Holy Spirit
is resident, God’s worship and work will
be promoted by your life. That is the
one important fact.
THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
POINTERS
By Roy L. Smith
No man can debauch himself without
debauching something of God.
Men would not treat a fine car as
they treat their own bodies.
Any man has sinned when he has
made his mind and his spirit a slave to
his body. .
A drunk in the gutter is the saloon’s
most honest advertisement.
Soft lights, classical music, neon signs
and thick carpets are all powerless to
take danger out of alcohol,
No man ever became a drunken bum
who never took his first drink.
No man has ever built a temple so
wonderful as the temple God gave him
as a gift to start with.
PRAYER THOUGHT
By William Chalmers Covert
We thank Thee, O God, that men
here and now do love and adore Thy
name and willingly dedicate their lives
to Thy service. We acknowledge with
joy and gratitude that Thou dost ac-
cept and honor Thine own approval
those who willingly and completely de-
vote their lives to Thee. Wilt Thou
enable us to present our bodies to Thee
a living sacrifice which is our reasonable
seryice and to do so with increasing
ardor and abandon, not counting the
cost since so much has been done for
us by him.
May we overmaster all tastes and
habits that spoil our taste for high and
holy things and limit our capacities for
serving Thee. May there be in us daily
such active influences of Thine own
restraining grace that even the weaker
among us may know the joy and liberty
of victorious discipline. May doubt-
ful and dangerous customs in homes
and social groups give way to the prac-
tice of the laws of love and Christlike
consideration for others. In Jesus’
name. Amen.
PAGE THREE
STATE PRESIDENT
Pet
DAILY BIBLE READINGS
M.
Genesis 1 :27-31
Daniel 1:
1:17
Daniel
Prove
Isaiah
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MRS. W. SAMPSON BROOKS
Bishop Brooks, New England Conference Branch President,
| Widow of the late
retired teacher city schools, New Bedford, Mass
Member Bethel African M. E. Church, past President Federated Clubs
Sak Negro Women
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Philadskkis Perna: at what is now taking place } leadership. sic ie ase Y Amer. ee hi fm codbury, N. J.
: 3 y eave : through which we can ex-| York. Graduate of Bennett Col- Mrs, Ella Pawley, daughter of
aaa ae Ge eee isa eae = a ae fee cae Since the study of missions has} For as long a time as ite find accurate and unbiased | lege, University of Wisconsin. She the late Rey. W. G. Fields, A.
Bishop M. H. Davis, Vice-President |©P?@2 War—‘that 38 to say, that | grown to include along with wor- | been the practice of thi j ion of discrimination,|teaches French at Wilberforce. M. E. Church, Philadelphia,
aE 3 : S country ta
discriminate against the Negro
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a citizen, for so long a time h;
the nation failed to reach its f
stature as a nation. It }
Penna.
The Rev. H. P. Jones, Pastor,
MISS ZELLA R. TURNER IS Geel ALBEE, Checehs Gon.
a product of the University of eral Conference Delegate, Phil-
Kansas, the same as Etta Moten adelphia, Penna.
Contributing Editors: Carlyle F.|the forces of brutism and greed|ship, social action, evangelization,
Stewart, Josephine T. Washing-|got their start upon a rampage | medical and rural mssons and re-
ton, T. Jefferson Clement, Ho-Jof unholy war and destruction |ligious education, the present day
ward D. Gregg, Milton S, J-J]with the beginning of that con-|leader must C ;
Weight, G. Wayman Blakley, Charles} a:4 wre ik ie mast be obit taj pope with
s of our constitutional
hich affect all of us.
md its progress you find
© Woman. She is unself-
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i. Wedke. touteas oe o not know whether this enlarged program. _ |been a matter of whether the le is the mother and back- and Eda Fouchee of Tulsa, Okla- Cee phindaiohis, ian,
Mitchell, A. Wayman Ward, Harry V.]0F not they are correct in their] He must be interested in country could get along withoy ¢ of her race. She alone will} homa. She holds a Phi Beta Kap-|} ya"). Owens
Richardven assumptions, but we do know that | Christian social attitudes and ac-|the Negro. The Negro ney of unselfishly for the progress | pa key. Teaches in the city college Murphy. A. M. E. Church ss
Bs : s - a . resident )
SUBSCRIPTION RATES the nations who stood by and/tion. Everyone has a responsi-|himself “off on the country but Sin et PC ee eek ber of
ee ; yy % ‘onferen ;
I Year, $1.50; 6 Months, $1.00: Single watched the rape of Ethiopia are | bility to promote a sense of and|was forcibly brought into i Ik hen the President of our we oF ce Society
Cony Se now either in the throes of war {practice in Christian brotherhood, jhis contributions had not bee, nation wanted Reecoae who | SADIE T. MOSSELL-ALEXAN- dos Gullme) President sc
n of “ ” \
Address all correspondence to: The|themselves, or are fearful of be-|in which all are responsible for the | value, it is certain thet | id serve the race without fear|der, “Ph. D.” (University o Gonzella Hughes, Secretary
Christian Recorder, 716 South 19th ing drawn into conflict dail
avor, one who would fight | Penna.) She is a brilliant and suc- The Rev. Joseph Gomez & Family
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
y. It|physical welfare arfd economic] would have
7 eect of the bitter end for racial recog- | cessful member of her husband’s St. James African M. E.
is quite different with them now|security of the other. accord. The whole question
sions to view the charming English
o THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940 | than it was when they stood on| He must realize that the way|a matter of “ifs,’ but one of re sr aera aoe ape nee ee at ee Mpa Ghee A.M. ear ae
the sidelines watching the de-|to ensure the development of actuality. The Negro is act woman—Mrs. Mary McLeo Member o ; rie rican M. E. Pee hers dake |)
“ vastation of crudely: armed Ethi-|abiding religious conviction. in| here and he is actually an ae me, O. M. DIGGS Phare, E hiladelpbia. ae eoriont Spear, thrill at having the
en Perhaps, however, had ag-lour youth and to give them ajcan citizen, Prejudice eni . ant LOIS M. LEE, BETHEL, The Rev. E. L. Kinzer, Pastor Bees
WEEKLY POEM gression against Ethiopia been] world wide vision of missions is crimination make him no Peecbereh Penna: pete Rie Campbell A. M. E. Church, Fellowship w
stopped and’ she had thus been'|to promote religious education. | citizen, although they may ig Christian Recorder in the “smoky Ancelae? sypiecray AM | can be
saved from conquest and destruc-| Rural areas where the unmet]}to curtail his rights and enjoy POINTED POINTS es eee Dees anate of Schen- |! ee ho donot ~
MY PRAYER tion, the situation which mow |needs are desperate will challenge | ments as such. Z Jey High School, the Iron City|] Douglas Memorial Hospital, | | " :
grips the old world would never | him to action. He must be a “Wit-| For years, it has been Business College, and is studying Philadelphia, Penna. E ob-
If I could gather to. my breast, have arisen, _ ness.” World peace will never be]up and down in this cot ‘ in the Pittsburgh School of Em- Bs WS sigecind role ee ing in ; oh
ssa ne bd fare! wee Of course, that is a mere Possi- achieved without world evangeli- the best thing for the v _ “Full many a gem of purest painting. Miss Dee is Gonial Chair. phan! araddic; Pou: to know izzy, unst : a ein
I’d feed each empty soul. bility. But it is not to be denied|2ation. “Ye are my witnesses”|tion is that the two «: ha man, Youth Council of the Urban|| the Rev. George W. Baber, Pas- Sli! abes
;that what has followed the Italo- | means the missionaries also. called, should live hap 0- he dark, nee peice caves League, and Vice President Jun- tor Ebenezer A.M.E. ene tare
I'd give each weary heart a light |Ethiopian war has been“carried| The ministry of health and heal-| gether. And there is no ar of ocean bear. ion Achievement of the Y. W. ENE oe Sectoral
To guide its feet to rest— out in much the same order. |ing is an integral part of the mis-| tion of social intermingli: at Geax | dann
And let each spirit take its toll | Greedy nations have felt that they sions to which Christ has called|doctrine. The waste oi « ANY ARE THE FINE mo: ee
OF pace a might take what they wanted | and is calling His church. A special | finance and time that has been % of the church who ee a THE CUT OF SARAH ALLEN | outers AN RECORDER
Beyond this plane we know not what] Without hindrance, and have| obligation rests upon the mission-|casioned as a result of the aati n Sag Sens, never |Was made from a special sketch Gone aa 1940
The cost of life may be through the medium of armed|ary to make full proof of this ser-|Negro activities of prejulict A ee i h papers: and|DY, Mis. S. W. Smith of Murfrees-|] 716s, 19th Street
But here on earth we meet and feel |force, sought. to satiate their | vice. os whites cannot be computed. Tie in t ec Sc ae at boro Tenn. The accompanying ar- Philadelphia, Pa. Yee
Tie ee greed at the expense of the small-| Above all, he must have a sense | sensible thing for them to ‘ i chad Reece ee ee Py bp Ape era SoA Re eTCED an Re-
Then help as God our lots to cast— as Ne de pee ae Ct esl. reels ete ee rremseive’ 5 the . feeble effort to pre- has rate artishic anny: Noriee for one year. Am enclos-
As thro this vale we go sult is the ‘picture as the world | gift of interpreting and communi-|erroneous ways and me rl sr our women. WE REGRET THAT WE|] i= $1.50
Into sofne vast elysium » Jis presented today—a place where cating his faith, the capacity toap-|Negro to grow up to he 4 Dy Dea tmccieh pictuiew ot dese coe we
F From out this world of woe. fear and insecurity, where insta-|preciate and cooperate with and|stature of American aa EDITORIALS ARE irae Bishops’ wives. We did|| City ree
A happy, sweet and restful place— bality as jnspices ny cave, the (ple ability to identify himself with | There og a. vil buted by Mrs. D. H. Sims os have fier cuts. Apart from u ene
i ‘he cldee whee peaney feats things most apparent to the most | the best interests of other people. will mean so smuch to a Philadelphia, and Olive M.lthe tikenesses which appear in A ROOK REVIEW pote
Nor dark nor samp nor anything | Of us. And we are, with the other —MRS. D.H.SIMS |quility, stability and po? f£ the Chicago Sunday Bee,|inis issue there are other thou- SSS CAD GAL iat
But peace can come again. anxious millions | wondering]_ © —__-o0e———_ * Jof this republic. piG6s Illinois. Mayme Osby | cands of loyal, faithful women in] MY RSE ah aire Wier ievatdd like in a’ foreigni um
- ebro ee aN THEIR ERROR ats Editor of the Louisiana Africa, South America, Cuba, the Te Clieaiopnen elute Company, | versity? Is Lo os fi
a baeeng lt tee Mier Sm ge gather assurance that out of this Se te ‘ a ly was prevented by illness | west Indies, Canada, Haiti, Ja- $150 : hey eae page ‘ ci What
is sie ae present tirmoil will emerge a] The campaign for better race re- _ OUR WOMEN contributing an editorial.| mica and elsewhere who love "Whoever has pape nage ate pee, as eso) ee Genael
And hope renews tomorrow. , world better for its present suf-|lations is very often misinter- a 4 importatt ‘Juanita Jackson-Mit-|the church of Allen and are serv- gn bac | Saya eet be beim gat worden toes in} stan
—Mrs. V. Currin Bond} ferings. We can only wait, and |preted by, the narrow-minded and| . Women have i freedom Minneapolis, Minn. Spe-|ing God according to the dictates ae WONDERFUL YEAR with ac- | there are dag NS) e caneeel
‘ , scarcely dare to hope. Finally,| prejudiced whites. Some of them|roles in the struggle Be speett icles are contributed by|o¢ their consciences. ae satafeesiou? wie BORE wha kin : for aa ee
PTE _|knowledge, out of the force of/ence upon being treated fairly |and other civil . Ives at! mith, Zella R. Turner, of |THERE IS es D. Nas How- ete zh naered she stops at this)|them’ or “What a variety of interest
The picture presented by world] truth, that man’s whole scheme and equally before the law is an} portant that we tell ay ey Chapel, Houston, Texas, |from Sarah Allen to Da ae ee aed Spt by that literary shrine, or Jing sights to sec! pe
f conditions today is anything but|of government has always been,|effort on his part to seek social|the entire world that imgort! irginia Simmons, Wilber-|ard who sing the Bete a0 of God. ae she goes on numerous little excur- RC SRC AON PaES
ae pleasant to look upon. For a long | and still is/wrong. ___fintermingling. Others there are|and always has been - at hiversity, Ohio, and Mrs.| deemed around the thron
time Japan and China have been -—O M. DIGGS | who think that the Negro has no| factor
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THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER
Pe SRiUsvpa TAS halle ghana eee ee
OKLAHOMA, FLORIDA, VIRGINIA ANI
BLANCHE C. FOUCHEE
Graduate from the University of Kan-
Head English Department, High
Librarian in Sand
Springs School, Member Vernon Chap-
el African M. E. Church, Tulsa; Or-
sas.
School, Tulsa, Okla.
ganist for Senior
Choir,
Young People’s Department, Teacher
in A.C.E. League, Co-Chairman In-
terracial Youth Movement.
MRS. HOWARD D. GREGG
Director,
WOMEN IN THE AFFAIRS OF OUR CHURCH
By Margaret Simms
‘ MARGARET SIMMS
Born ina Patsonage, the child of a minister of our church (my father) and
a pioneer missionary evangelist of our church (my mother), I have for the past
twenty five years been connected actively in the work of this great organization.
It has ‘been my happy privilege to know many leading Christian women and to
observe their work. ;
As I grow older, I can readily see and appreciate the sterling qualities of
their personalities and many of the sacrifices which they have made for their
race. These Pioneer Missionary Women ahd Ministers’ Wives were and are
not the dramatic publicity seeking kind who parade fine feathers and shimmering
robes for the sake of publicity and personal attention, but they have been and
still are the sacrificing type, very often their own personal needs, for the sake
of teaching and carrying to the people messages which they find helpful jn
adjusting themselves to the civilization in which they are living and pointing
them to’ lives of Christianity and service.
These women have been interested in “Interior Decoration.” Not only of
physical plants but of human beings.
“Finally Brethren, Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, If there be any virtue
and if there be any praise, think on these things”’—Thus admonished the
Prophet and Poet, St. Paul when he taught the Philistines centuries ago, to
spend at least equal care and attention and artistry on the decoration of their
M.B.C.” Bethel A. M. E. Church|own interiors as to the decoration of physical plants; temples, public halls,
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The greatest thinkers of the world are practically agreed that living is a
fine art, indeed that the making of life is the finest of all fine arts. It has to
do with the most delicate and the most suttle of all materials—(1) Thoughts
(2) emotions (3) inward experiences (4) aspirations—yearnings and longings.
To play one’s part well and produce a life of the most refined and winsome
quality, is a task to challenge the utmost ability of any one of us.
The women leaders of our church have dared to tackle these problems and
many others in the shaping of lives and fitting them for Christian service—
teaching the youth of our race that everything in this beautiful world is ours
that we can take in and make ourselves a part of. “The meek shall inherit
the Earth.” No man can own this earth except by meek and modest practice
of the art of appreciation. These are the teaching of the great Redeemer as
given to us through his apostle. I
Our great women have taught all of these beautiful lessons and many
more by example and precept. Thus, we point to them and their accomplish-
Les | Mets with pride in what they are, what they-tepresent and the places they fill
CHARLES H.
CHEW, Jr.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
2121-23-28 Christian St, Phila.
LT TY tian Women,
in our society. ;
African Methodism has such women as our own Mesdames Emma Ransom,
Christine Smith, Julia Fountain, Annie Heath, J. S. Flipper, John Hurst, John
A. Gregg, M. H. Davis, R. A. Grant, M. A. Carr and the powerful spiritual
leader, Mrs: Lucy Hughes. There are hundreds of others whom we cannot
mention at this time but whose work speaks for itself, Lead on Great Chris-
ate
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Vernon Chapel A. M.E
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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AY, JANUARY 2, 1940
OUR MOTHER
a
SARAH ALLEN
Wife of our Founder
A TRIBUTE TO SARAH ALLEN
We would not be so ungrateful as to
make this gesture without first thank-
ing Dr. George A. Singleton for so
graciously soliciting our help by giving
women’s issue of this great A.M.E.
Church Organ, The Christian Recor-
det, which under his Editorship has
been improved one hundred per cent.
Also we thank him for allowing us
space and privilege to say whatever we
may deem wise, and beneficial to the
paper and to the reading public, as
well as to ourselves.
This being Women’s Week, we are
paying homage to the name of one of
“our most distinguished and worthy
jioneer women, Mrs. Sarah Allen, be-
loved wife of our first Bishop Rt. Rev.
chard Allen, founder of this great in-
tution known throughout the Chris-
in World as “The African Methodist
iscopal Church.”
“Mrs. Allen’s picture found on this
Was made many years ago, the
act date we do not know, and re-
luced with pencil by the writer of
article, which is presented to you
a token of inspiration.
| Although having long since passed
the dim and lingering shadows of
mystic unknown, we feel that her
eet spirit hoovers over us like vapors
burning incense from her altar of
ect peace above and beckoning Ne-
Us recognition as a contributor to the | ———
Women every where to follow the
dom and produce high standards of
Christian living, which is the basic
foundation of true happiness and cul-
ture. Our heritage today from this
autiful life is the benediction of her
, uniting ts into a strong band of
erhood with interests in common
d the high privilege to serve God
ough our fellowman. This being
fe of her, then our hearts should fill
overflowing with love and a burning
sire for the souls of men, and for the
ghest and best which can be found
in Him who said of the woman who
jointed Him at the feast in Bethany:
Matt. 28:13 “Verily I say unto you,
resoever this gospel shall be preach-
in the whole world, there shall also} Souls are grouping i
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BRILLIANT ATTORNEY
MRS. SADIE T. M. ALEXANDER, “Ph.D.” (Pern) Attorney-at-Law
19th and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia,
M. E.
LEE
MRS. GERTRUDE B.
Steward, Bethel A. M. E. Church
Philadelphia, Penna.
Delegate to General Conference
Treasurer Phila. Conf. Branch
ga Sa ES Se ee
this that this woman hath done,
be told for a memorial of her.”
The song “Pass It On,” because it
so beautifully typifies her spirit and
sentiment, we dedicate to her and as
Christian women, let us adopt it as
our own theme song.
Have you had a kindness shown ?
Pass it on;
eam made possible by religious free- ’Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
Till in Heav’n the deed appears—
Pass jt on.
Did you hear the loving word—
Pass it on; :
Like the singling of a bird?
Pass it on;
Let its music live and grow,
Let it cheer another’s woe,
You have reaped what others sow,
Pass it on.
Have you found the heav’nly light?
Pass it on; ‘
n the night,
Penna. Member of Union African
Church.
MR
S. ALMA POLK
Trinity A. M. E. Church, Pittsburgh,
Penna., General Conference Delegate
Great Missionary Worker
Daylight gone;
Hold thy lighted lamp on high,
Be a star in someone’s sky,
He may live who else would die,
Pass it on
Be not selfish in thy greed,
Pass it on;
Look upon thy brother’s need,
Pass it on}
Live for self, you live in vain;
Live for Christ you live again;
Live for Him, with Him you reign
Pass it on
Truly her memory shall ever live in
our hearts to buoy us onward. Today
we love and honor her name, if for no
other reason than that she was privileg-
ed to stand, to labor, and to walk by
the side of him who cherished an ideal,
and had courage enough to dare, faith
sufficient to trust God’s word and went
forth to live by that ideal by building
unto God an Holy Tabernacle, where
PACE SEVEN
MUSICIAN
MRS. J. LEO POTTINGER
Wife of the P. of Bethel, Ardmore,
Penna. Orga , teacher of Music
“THE PLACE OF MUSIC IN THE
CHURCH”
Out of the storm and stress of these
turbulent days, m arises in this hour
est boons of mafi-
10)
as otie of the gre:
(Continued on pag
we His children might worship Him
under our own vii ad fig tree.
Chri
Let us women follow
as
all in our power to
e of the lowly Nazarene
her lead by
o7
further the ca
by going about doing good, and mak-
ing the world better for having-lived in
it
Dear Comrad, you cz 1e torch
of blessed vy
For your sisters y
But behold! Ar
whe!
To insp:
yet unborn
You passed this torch to us
bled
cry
must
this—when tarnished, its
Forevermore !
SAINT SARAH, this priceless heritage
We'll cheerish
As precious ointment for the Master's
G
Selfish praise of our virtues, we'll not
utter
* But throughout the world, let its frag-
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Pee TE Sie Sas Grae ee ae
CHURCH AND BUSINESS WOMAN
TREASURER YOUNG PEOPLE’S
DEPARTMENT
IRS. PAULINE PURYEAR MRS. W. D. MILLER
James A. M. E. Church Avery Chapel A. M. E. Church
Newark, N. J. O} : dt
General Conference Delegate pei >
ALGERITA W. JACKSON :
Teacher - LOIS M, LEE
use Gen Tae eae Siete |
, , der, Bethel, Pittsburgh, P. |
the Sunday School. Auditorium feof Schienl ae
teacher, Booker T. Washington Ele- or b facie le
mentary School. Member of the sys--+ mbalming.
tem since 1927. “B. A.” from Fisk 4 “YOUTH LOOKS AT LIFE’
1921. Has studied at the University of By Lois M. Lee aes
Chicago, Colorado, and Northwestern. ;
Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Only one life to live. \V
Sorority. Miss Jackson’s father was to do our best with it. H |
the late Allie W. Jackson of Waco, : accomplish the most with tt |
br a long time trustee of Paul MRS. ALINE, AND DELORES DEL RIO HARDING = —... |
A Websonc Adios ace tee Members of Avery Chapel, Oklahoma City, Okla. cee om Page MRS. MINNIE M. COOPER Sy |
dette Wi Yadkion Paenedce ee ae ie a Choir Member, while Delores is a Junior Steward, and Missionary = Ae 3 : |
Talsa Teachers’ Rerum om November ? Playing 1s an Bog aie ho aii apiece during the recent THINK IT OVER a Mrs. a M. ee is a Ste Senden and ayes e the se
= € ahoma Conference. citizens in religious and civic circles. aving been reared in Quinn hape |
reste N. E. Oklahoma Annual SE A.M.E. Church, she is still active in the church, filling many important offices ie me mx
Mast ee i 3 - ; : She is a stewardess in which position she has served a number of years MRS. I SI I KI rT
ster of Ceremonies, the Right |of the 31st session of the 12th Episco-jschool population of about 3,000 in ice otithe Sunday Scliod and tis Mite Missionany oie eee aa Pond
Reverend E. J. Howard, General Offi- | pal District of the great African Meth-|action. You will find the following NE ee aly Ce = Scale
cers, Ministers, Members, and Friends | odist Episcopal Church, I bring to you
greetings and words of welcome from
The Tulsa Teachers Forum. Never in
my life has my heart been more deeply
grateful as it no is for the privilege of
performing a task.
Perhaps some of you would like a
word of explanation concerning The
Tulsa Teachers Forum. It js volun-
tary organization open to both class-
room teachers and administrators of
the separate schools of Tulsa, that has
for its purpose the cultivation of the
professional, cultural, and general in-
terests of the teachers. Among this
group you will find nineteen persons
holding Masters Degrees and sixty-five
holding Bachelors Degrees. There are
sixty-two women and thirty-three men.
~So, if you are intrigued by the spell
which this magic city jnvariably casts
over all who enter her portals, and find
yourself wending your way back to take
up your permanent residence here, you
need have no fear concerning the edu-
cational opportunities for your. chil-
dren, for they will be in the hands of
this group of 95 well-prepared, pro-
gressive teachers with experience in
their profession ranging from one to
twenty-eight years. It is hoped that
during your deliberations you will find
time to visit the schools and see the
r
principals graciously receiving you at
the various schools: Profs. E. W.
Woods at B. T. W. High School—a
long-time trustce of this church; C. L.
Cole at George Washington Carver
Junior High School, our show school
so far as architectural design and
equipment -are concerned. He is a
trustee of the First Baptist Church and
Budget Director also; J. T. Braxton
at B. T. W. Elementary School—
Deacon of the First Baptist Church;
J. W. Hughes at Dunbar Elementary
School—Treasurer of the First Baptist
Church. Incidentally Prof. Hughes
has not missed paying his dollar money
since Vernon A. M. E. Church first
came into existence.
Among the things
CONNECTIONAL CHARACTER
that educators
of cooperation, respect for leadership,
and the spirit of perseverance and
loyalty. Because this great church is
a manifestation of these qualities, The
Tulsa Teachers Forum is very happy to
welcome you here, realizing that in your
coming you can bring to this our city
a certain something hardly attainable
from any other group.
The mantle of self-respect which en-
veloped the soul of the illustrious
(Continued on page 9)
MRS. JOSEPH GOMEZ
Missionary Worker
St, James A. M. E. Church
Cleveland, Ohio
2 a
BERTIE L. DeLYLES
Tulsa, Oklahoma
should giye to the youth are self re-> EAR
ee x ‘W LEAF—THE NEW ¥
spect, a spirit of independence, a spirit THE NE Aa tH
He came to my desk with quivering "
The lesson was done. “Meal
“Have you a new leaf for ™° ~
Teacher? ’
I have spoiled this one! + plated
T took his leaf, all soiled 27° 4
all uns
And gave him a new on od
t I smilecy
Then into his tired heart .
“Do better now, my child!
(Continued on pase
raduate from Temple University.
gacher, Philadelphia, Penna. Officer,
ft, Pisgah A. M. E. Church. General
ference Delegate.
a A BOOK REVIEW
g (Continued from page 5)
tella Turner’s book is not, of
me the experience of seeing three
Hish kings, of feeling at home on
lots cherished by a Robert Burns, a
Walter Scott, or a Shakespeare!
YY WONDERFUL YEAR is a time-
resent-day contrast. Miss Turner
dmirably presented a “London to
ove’—and more.
: Virginia Simmons
iss Turner is a graduate of the Uni-
sity of Kansas from which institu-
he holds the A.B. and A.M. de-
S as well as the Phi Beta Kappa
She is chairman of the Depart-
nt of English at Houston College.
le University of London she spe-
ized in Shakespearean drama. Upon
return to the college she has given
se, a complete guide of the places | simmer she was guest lecturer at Lin-
Visited, but it is a lively and re- | oofn University (Jefferson city, Mis-
g-account of her impressions, of } ,ouri) on Shapespeare and Negro liter-
le and customs of other countries. |ature. She is an outstanding platform
urer of the Young People’s Department of West Kentucky Conference.
Mrs. Cooper is a public spirited citizen and is active in many organizations
whose purposes are to advance the interest of all the people and render help to
the less fortunate.
She has for nineteen years been a member of the Public
Aside from these multiplied interests she operates one of the largest Funeral
A business that is successful in every respect Mrs
the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority.
Library staff
Homes in the city.
Cooper is also a member of
long
grea rganization,
two series of public lectures on Shake_ | new civilization into which he was in- s m none but
speare and Negro literature. This} jected Recognizing the need, they set h His Negro
to work and established schools which } leaders es ion. Be-
were the educational oases for our peo- | cause yo s y shown that
ple. A few of these are Wilberforce | Ne 1 do y their lead-
University in Xenia, Ohio, Edward | ers T um wel-
fecturer, editor of a book of quotations | Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida, cme you Lee
entitled GEMS OF LITERATURE and | Paul Quinn College at Waco, Texas, ; Persev e ¢ i a “i 2
f a play, COMIN’ THRU. Morris Brown University in Atlanta, important ¢ lives of youth and age
a Cea Dears Georgia. I could name many more |i they would achieve success? How-
LOVES HER CHURCH both here and abroad, but these will ever noble t purpos¢ none) pit ete
(Continued from page 8) suffice. And the many communicants een Seen elead
of this church, together with those of
church membership, imbued with the
Christ spirit of service and sacrifice
have given of themselves along with
their pocketbooks toward the establish
ment and maintenance of these schools
which offer, as they do, Christian
founder of the A.M.E. Church, Rich-
ard Allen, and the halo of independence
that wreathed the head of that vener-
able father have been bequeathed to
those followers of his down through
the years from generation to gener-
.. Early the pioneers of African
them keep on following the gleam of
truth despite handicaps, they will not
arrive. Out of hard trials and great
tribulations you have come, undaunted
by things that would chill those whose
hearts were not warmed by the “Fire
whose minds were not
a
of Love Divine,”
ation. i For this reason, The Tulsa
' nN i ance of | Education. or this Feast", eo Pay Sa . Ti
Methodist eae ee ashe ene Teachers Forum feels honored to wel-|inspired and illuminated by the Light
formal education—not only the imp roup as this to the city. of Wisdom. Well might you say as
-lc ch a @
f pdoean ;oome such did Dunbar in his “By Rugged Ways:”
(Continued on page 16)
nt the necessity © ;
Negro would satisfactorily
ter the problems of this
tance of bt
tion if the
meet and mas
The church of which this annual con-
ference is’a branch is a direct and con-
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SE TEN
‘ ‘ormation concern- | into hollow wooa and metal ts
ing our first musical instruments and|in the clouds of antiquity ;
early music. In Genesis we find the | know that it has existed s
first mention of musical instruments is ginning of all peoples.
“THE PLACE OF MUSIC IN THE|our most reliable in
CHURCH”
(Continued from page 7)
ining of thes
handle the harp and organ. The harp | ancient instruments
priceless safety valve greater than ever | was the most prominent stringed in-|to the old hand or;
before, We are rushing ahead at a strument mentioned in the richest col- 1
speed ten times that of our grand-| lection of sacred poetry the world has
fathers. Unless we take time for the| ever known—the Psalms.
spiritual regeneration and recuperation | ed upon by David, the Sh
such as that which comes from the!and the captive Hebrews
playing of a musical instrument, inter- harps upon the
pretation of the great works of the waters of Babylon.
master’s, and the hymns of the ages, | the harp is the instrument most closely | gift of the Gods to m
the race, is in danger. associated in the Christian mind with | never intended, as the fooli;
Music calms the soul, rests the mind the Bible, for Art has depicted the merely to afford us idle pl;
more than any occupation or any sport;}Angels in Heaven as playing upon |the contrary, music has for its ideal
it snatches one away from beneath the them. Another musical instrument |and Purpose beauty.
wheels of the grind of modern every- commonly and frequently mentioned in} love of the beautifal,
day life. Civilization today needs| the Bible is the trumpet. It is the
music as it needs bread. I cannot con- instrument frequently referred to as|c
ceive of men and women existing in| used by Divine command.
the emotional whirl pool of modern life, | under the command of Joshua, the walls ; en their hold upon the public.
without the rest that comes through | of Jericho fell. Gideon with his com-|is always the determining ingre
self expression and Particularly through | bination of trumpets and lamps put the | the longevity of musical composition.
: Midianites to flight and Saul and others | It must first of all have melody. When
Someone has said: “Music is the] of Israel’s warriors used it against their melody is combined with striking and
handmaid of religion.” Indeed, since| enemies. Not only in warfare but in appropriate harmonies and both are so
the ole beginning of Biblical times, | times of rejoicing and thanksgiving, of | arranged for instruments that they be-
music has been closely associated with prayer and festival, its use is constantly | come a distinct entity, the composition
the worship of God. Knowing the spoken of. The Shophar, the simple |holds its own indefinitely. We have as
effect of music upon the emotions, it] ram’s horn, is the oldest wind instru- | some concrete examples: Handel’s well-
is but natural that we should find in~! ment in present use in the world. Since|known and loved “Messiah”. (which
terwoven like a golden thread through | the time of Moses it has been used, was written in 21 days); Christmas
all the Bible, its associations with re- continuously and is today sounded in| Oratorio of Johann Sehactiays Bach;
ligion. As music and rhythm are in-|the Jewish Synagogue at New Year’s|Oratorio: “Elijah” by Mendelssohn.
separable and as both are ingredients | and the Feast of the Atonement. Time} and the Great Hymns of the Chorch
of war, it follows that in the life of the | will not permit me to mention other}and numerous known and sung an-
nations of that period music was as musical instruments used in Biblical]thems. These can stand the test of
much a part of war as of worship. To| times. Just when man learned to pro-|real music and are able to survive the
the scriptures, then, we must look for! duce sounds by blowing upon reeds and| popular song of today. The music of
the immortals never grows old—never
loses its appeal to mankind.
In our churches we have been al-
most swamped for the past two or three
years with a type of music which is
certainly anti-intellectual. It has no
real worship value. It appeals to the
emotions and to that part of our mod-
ern life which is cheap and showy. Our
church music along with preaching and
It was play-]in our churches
epherd Boy; | nating one.
hung their
Plato, wlio was Probably the mos:
I think perhaps | this to say of music:
ish suppose,
lasure.
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the week. Are we going to offer them
second rate music in the church on Sun_
day after they have had and enjoyed the |
best all during the week? It will
simply be a matter of time and they
will go where they can hear something
better. — ! ’
This task of selecting and arranging
the music in our churches is too great
a one for the minister alone. He needs
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but we do] Music” is
ince the be- a calling,
The story of | sense as t!
-reeds, and flutes in- valuable s
gan, and its develop- church.
ment through the years into the now
magnificent pipe organ which we have
t | This wi
willow trees by the | musical Philosopher of all time, had eam
Music itself is a
en. But it was
a endjor she honestly he
and the sincere] shares its ideals w
With the passing of the years many
ompositions of music vanish from
By its use| popular interest; while others strength_
Melody gets its proper balance an
dient in] when he puts first thing
CHOIR HATS the service itself including the prayers
VESTMENTS should be one great medium by which
CHURCH human life can be lifted up to a higher | past.
HANGINGS level.
EMBROIDERIES Not enough emphasis is being placed
YARD upon music in our churches. This is
GOODS an age of good music, whether it be
TRIMMINGS classical, sacred or jazz. Our people
STOLES can sit at home and at the turn of the | should be.
ACADEMIC dial some of the best music can be
CAPS heard. Our children are being taught | happened to be present
GOWNS AND in the public schools to appreciate and | F
ie SAY, JANY ARY
help,
more than a
@ Vocation i, ;
n
hat of the mio
choir-mast ‘ FE
€ .
ervice to fh as q
Certain qu
ever, should be requir
er. First of all he oO
member of the A. M
€ | scientious
alificati
Ohs
€d of such 5 °F
§ ve
his ‘ e him or },
sympathetic understa
many things in our ch
member would not
Nding ¢
urch
appreciate. . 4,
»|she should be a man or ne ig
On | chooses to Serve the church } a hy
dey
lieves jy
ith real en,
The choir-master or dir =
Servant and minister of t
the minister of sacred music
or her ministry, like that of th
1 unj
realizes that the center of th
life is worship; everything ols
church’s activity must spring =
Its pastoral and Missionar
ligious education, social service
ing and teaching, all fing
here.
How important then, i
the choir, ministering at the
; way of the holy of holies
self-discipline should be fo
church choir! All of this
only if the leader in the music
or woman of high ideals
religious convictions.
It is commonly said that th
house” of the church js
loft. Unfortunately this
great extent. But it shoul
If the choirmaster and o
comprehend what the se
about and work as a tear
pastor, perfect results can |
and much friction can be avoide
Since the center of the church's lift
is worship—then surely we n¢
more thought to it than we have
Often leaders in
proach the service with no de
gram worked out. It becomes
miss proposition. The ri
a
A. M. E. Church is very fir
is it used as the “fathers” intenc
Every other past
own version of it. Not so |
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en
jas a possible rival some day of the
artistry portrayed by Marion Ander-
son,
In the field of literature, the names
of the women writer are becoming
legion. Georgia Douglass Johnson
“Plumes” is a characteristic study of
Negro life and for sheer beauty, her
lyric, “I Want to Die While You Love
S unsurpassed.
al and peculiar abridg-
Decalogue. Personally, I
end or omitted entirely.
rs ago I was talking to a
in Baltimore, Md. concern-
oh life there among our people.
-me the Catholic Church js
ty sweeping our young and older
© its fold. When I asked
how he accounted for this con-
replied: “I have talked with
tho have gone out from our
here and they all say the order
Juliette Demcote’s task was an un-
finished one, but she had written her
name in the social field, first as Nation-
al Student Secretary of the Y.W.C.A.
and I<
er as Dean of women at Fisk
1es University.
decorum of the Catholic Church Charlotte Hawkins Brown, founder
ils to them; that they like the and principal of the Palmer Memorial
tic type of service.” I would Institute at Sedalia, North Carolina, has
all such persons to know it is proved the truth of Emerson’s saying,
cessary for them to go to the “If a man preaches a better sermon,
olic Church or Episcopal Church to makes a better speech, or builds a bet-
1c same things, for we have much ter mouse trap than his neighbor,
‘in our set up, but unfortunately
our churches use it. It will be
though he s in the woods the world
path to his door.”
at day when one can go from one arsely a field in which
E. Church to another in the woman has not per ated. What will
is ae day and find the same effect be on society of the broaden-
3 ia z f ng of woman’s horizon? If she can
ntical order of service in operation ir voman’s | she
ich and every church.
reach out to new experiences and yet
keep her influence in the three great
hen I was in Chicago last October, 2
tended the Sunday morning service
the Metropolitan Community Church.
jome of you may recall the day when
r sé people were a part of Greater
Sethel. Our own Dr. H. P. Jones,
‘pastor of Bethel, Philadelphia, Pa. was
‘the preacher of the hour. It was a
“most inspiring service from beginning
to the end. Here they have gone in
for this “ministry of music” in a big
way. They have a director of music
with two assistants who are active in
‘the service; and exceptionally fine or-
ranist; and a choir of one hundred
ert orc ter coe small sims ociate minister at Bethel A. M.
‘phony orchestra present who rendered Sagas
; a * : Ward, pastor.
a ‘peas sie ae "Ha one She is the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Grant Snelson, a
sical work of this entire e
A : Tashi j-| Missionary for a number of years in Africa, South America, Bermuda a
a. ses soaigenays dels West Indies, as well as held pastorates in California, Kansas, Mo.,
¥ paeists re Coa Aviat suas Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennessee and Illinois. Paitos
me Pe bls Mae ‘et e Bs nas She is a graduate of Wilberforce University. Is the Supt. Bethel Sunday
with such a musical background?
: ere here thas ie peas Bee ic private secretary to Bishop John A. Gregg at the present one
i ot the sissies! Peer Acted as stenographer to the 12th Quadrennial session of the age
eee ete cod tee Woman’s Mite Missionary Society of our Church, held in Chicago from: ‘ ch
alata «111th to 18th, 1939, Mrs. Christine Smith, Pres. and Mrs. eke ae a
ee he cece Os She is active in all types of civic and social service work of bieaet -
ee 08 IE sire Sse well as served many of the business and professional men and women as
aoe Deas aS et private secretary and stenographer. : freahmnaa ia ‘Woodrow
ae IS ta She is the mother of two children, Banins Ci, Sra res cana Aneel
ee ene Bas Wilson Junior College, Chicago, and Gloria a sophomore in Englew is
and they too, are expectin:
oie ees hecish aoe is a member of the Execu
; Leadership Training School of the
character forming institu the
the school
and the ho
ther
ende
, then
should be no
ors in these
fields
er th
For wl honor could be great-
een the great factor
fe worthwhile
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ww—the congregation has a part to
r in this worship program. What
6 more inspiring than good con-
ional singing—starting the serv-
off with a good lively hymn sung
yim? Of all the features which
/make up our church services, it
hymns that most directly affect
lverage man in the pew. In many
shes it is in the hymns only that
take an active part, and it is
in proportion to his active share
service that he will feel himself
aber of a congregation rather
an audience. I venture to state
e Bible and the hymn book are
© strongest external religious in-
s. It is the one medium by
all can unite in an inspiring act :
ship. I have been in churches thr :
the hymns and the scripture grea
were being selected right in
pit and the people in the con-
1 were sitting looking on.
ras
WOMAN’S INFLUENCE
(Continued from page 2)
lege and the second Negro woman col-
lege president in the United States
‘In the business world which we have
two race
Surely there can be no point to such a
j ‘¢ when no fore thought was
o the whole matter. But how
al part of
many
service,
given t
can our people become a rea
this worship ‘service when in :
cases they have neither hymn books
nor Bibles? I trust that the day is not
far off when these necessary worship
aids will be found in the pews of every
African Methodist Church. We can-
not make bricks without straw.
always considered man’s, ;
women have made monumental contri-
butions, not only because they made a
fortune for themselves, but because of
their contributions to mankind. I am
speaking of Madam C. J. Walker and
Madam Anna Turblo Malone.
Who can ever forget Easter Sunday,
1939 when Marion Anderson sang in
the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D. C. Critics the world
over are enthusiastic over Marion ye
derson’s voice. Tosconini said, “Its
only once in a hundred years that such
a voice as Marion Anderson’s is heard.
{. E. Church]; 1PE MAGAZINE in the December
In short, the music of the Spon
architecture, the lighting, the con va
of the service should all be as beauti
for God is the Supreme
And so, down
this
as possible, {
Beauty of the Universe. *
ough the ages has come to ma
e—the gift of song-
heritag
—Bethel A.
Ardmore, Penna.
Mrs. E. Mae Richardson .
10, 1939 issue heralded Dorothy Manor’ 137 Mather Street Hartford Connecticut
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MRS. J. A.
Bethel African M. E.
An ardent missionary worker.
church lead the connection in reporting
MRS. S. R. MAGUINEZ
Wife of the Presiding Elder i
: of the West Ch istrict
She is a school teacher and received her : hi
from the Y.W.C.A. College, Chicago.
degree, “M.A.”
WOMEN AND OUR MISSIONARY
PROGRAM
(Continued from page 1)
3. We were not set apart to do the
“work of the Trustee Helpers. These
omen have been selected by the local
church to help with all the material
lecessities which may arise in any con-
regation.
i work of the missionary society
definitely planned and staged in
ticle 11 of the Constitution govern-
‘the Woman’s Parent Mite Mission-
F Society as set forth in the Discip-
governing the A.M.E. Church.
rovision is made for assuming the
tus debts of a local church as is so
MRS. WAYMAN A. JENNINGS
baccalaureate degree
She is pursuing work leadin:
,
— Vernon Chapel African M. E. Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
ie is a splendid type of a minister’s wife—makes and holds friends. In
tensely interested in the succe Ss the ristian Recorder. S sored a 91st
t cess of the Christia ord pi
: : ¢ ON.
Anniversary Program in her church which resulted in several s
laymen. , ubscriptions from | ~~
PER mn reer ee i
A CHILD OF THE PARSONAGE
AN INSPIRATIO
THEORGOOD
The Allen Buildi
ETTA MOTEN, “Mus. B.”
OLIVE M. DIGGS
* Editorial Writer—The Chicago Sunday Bee
_ African M. E. Church, Chicago, Illinois
; : ‘
University of Kansas
Bethel African M. E. Church, Chicago, Illinois
Clinic Laboratory
PORTLOCK
Church, New York City
Aided greatly in making her husband and
Dollar Money to the amount of $2335.
often done. One pastor was furious
with me when he was informed that he
could not demand nor take the mission-
ary money in the treasury of that or-
ganization to pay on the mortgage debt
of the church. In no way am I saying
that the women in the missionary so-
ciety are relieved of assuming their
share of the church obligations but I
am emphatically saying that no part of
the missionary funds may be used for
said obligations. Every member of
each missionary society should belong
to a church auxiliary, the purpose of
which is to provide for all of the phy-
sical needs of the organization.
(Continued in Next Issue)
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AND BURTON
ng, 716 So. 19th St.
Philadelphia, Penna.
MRS. JUANITA JACKSON-MITCHELL
Min polis, Minnesota
Contributes to the Christian Recorder. Eer article is wanting in this, issue
because of illness.
CHRISTIANITY AND RACE RE- | selves strong morally instead of with
LATION AT THE CROSS ROADS | bullets and bayonets.
(Continued from page 1) Christ has come to a showdown
times. The .world, indeed, seems to we must decide now whether we are
be at the crossroads. Nation is arrayed |to. accept it and be guided by it or
against nation, race against race, and we will follow the e e of
faction against faction. Even in our other peoples and reject its
beloved country we find racial misun- Those
derstanding, industrial strife and bitter by Christ and
partisanship. Perhaps never in history rhood of God
have we Christians been so challenged. man—give no
We are at the crossroads. Which way sight of God
will we take? r man’s broth
We must stop, get our bearings, de- race, color or
cide now how we as individuals and as d. Dem« y s founded on this
a united nation can meet those prob- | ¢ stian principle and once we cease
lems which beset us, problems which ng lip se and in ¢ actual
bear on our economic life, our polit ractice 1ocracy will
life and our moral and spiritual life, i have w s first and most rtant
dividually and collectively. The world’s and then only can we be as-
ills today are basically moral ones. We | sured that democracy CAN and WILL
can cat as we will, in accordance with rh It is only on such a foundation
those laws laid down by Christ, or we } that America ¢ »e made strong and
can act as we will,.in accordance with arid hteor read cope suc-
always bear in mind that it lies within that
our power whether we shall seek the € As
precepts of Christ that make for peace, ecide now
or whetl we all seek sh anc ¢ k and fight
materialistic greed, fear, e that Christian ideal, so is each
nake for war and world unhappiness eve ne of us forced to decide
Here in America, we are still free willing to work
from the shadow of wat are not]a for bette terracial under-
burdened by a totalitari tator or | star this country.
a controlled press, we have not yet There js much talk today of how
been subjected to race pogroms or to! Christianity has failed, of how we must
the fear of concentration camps, but | sea ch for new ideals, new goals, new
fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five years philosophies to set up and work toward,
back neither were most of the other | However, it is not a question of new
vations of the world. Christianity: then | goals to be set up, new philosophies or
was the accepted religion of over half ideals. We must go back to the
of the civilized world and nations had} old ¢ vals, we must resurrect the old
cworn: fo be ruled by a government |ideals—the ideals set up by Christ which
that was largely based on the principles | alone can su de us to security and suc-
of Christ. What has happe ned to these | cessful living Why search for new
nations within the past twenty years| goals? Why not try to revive and work
can also happen to us. We must, there_ | out the old Christian way of living and
fore, build up from within, make our- (Continued on page 16)
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THE CHRISTIA
Emanuel African M. E. Church,
MRS. D. WARD NIGHOLS
New York City
Works With Young People
LOVES HER CHURCH
(Continued from page 9)
“But twist our sighs and moans and
tears,
We still can smile, we still can sing,
Despite the arduous journeying
For faith and hope their courage lend,
And rest and light are at the end.”
Because you are possessors of this
spirit of perseverance, loyalty, and a
zeal to do, The Tulsa Teachers Forum
welcomes you.
That moving poem of Paul Lawrence
Dunbar that he called, “An Ode to
Ethiopia,” might well be called “An
Ode to the African Methodist Church.”
And The Tulsa Teachers Forum in its
final effort to make you know that you
are welcome dedicates this poem to
you.
“thine.”
ourselves by.
ia YOUTH LOOKS AT LIFE
(Continued from page 8)
is worthwhile? We all ask ourselves
this question when we leave college
E halls. But the first years out of college
Be are apt to be anxious, unsatisfactory,
f disappointing. The world does not
Prove to be the same that it seemed to
be in the quiet college surroundings.
Duty is not so clear nor work’so well
defined. We find that all the theories
taught us fail. It is just a few things
that “my life has found” that I shall
life’s work.
We may drop worry. Eternal life is |@ !ot of mental junk and spiritual debris oral
Worry is that is not worth moving over into the
no more than a disease, and there is) New Year. The best we can-do with
no virtue in it.
We may let go discontent.
eternal years there is no word or place|Pride. Forget any grudges that we
Take life,|™may have; hatred and bittérness never
“As God gives it, not as we want it,”|™ade anyone happy. Then we should
and do our very best with it.
We may let go of our own self-seek- | life is beginning again for us at the
ing. In eternal life there shall be no{ New Year. Let us learn New Year’s
“mine” nor| Wisdom from Old Year’s Failures.
serene it is not careworn.
for any discontent heart.
greed. There
Pretence, worry, discontent and self_| fruitful method of clearing the track
seeking, these are what we may let go. | for a successful race in the future is
On the other side what shall we retain | by repentance, restitution and forgive_
to be wise in our judgment and to guide| €Ss of our past sins as we honestly
_ Let us keep hold of work. But what|so that we may be free to go forward.
é This one ques-| We do not deserve a glorious future
tion meets us when we leave college. } built upon a wicked past unrepented of.
There are questions | The first step, therefore, in facing the
we must think of first in selecting our future is to FACE THE PAST.
Is it legitimate?
mine? Is it necessary? —I mean is it
lawful or does it conflict with any} CHRISTIANITY AND RACE RELA-
present day duty, secondly does it be-
long to me alone, is this what I shall
succeed in, and last will it help the
community, myself and is it uplifting,
inspiring, or strengthening.
Let us not dodge our work. Let us| from it and the resu’* is not encourag- you have been able to do. I hope y%
As long as we live] ing. Let us go back, then, and rebuild
work shall we go to?
We fear to err.
not fail to see it.
we have a work to do, let’s do it:
(Continued from sti 8)
Christianity Concentra;
: the cross roads, tye bet yy
T went to the throne, with trembling | speetly and throw th 48 look cited
» heart. : Seas light within ang icy Prightes ty
The year was done. ¢ us study our own Y Ourselves
“Have you a New Year for me, dear | ness and eee
Master? Sie : that purity, that a, And sgh
I have spoiled this one!” that unselfishness tha ¥ that love
He took my year, all spoiled and blotted, | the fog of fil Lift ug ae
And gave me a new one, all unspotted, =
s,
S$ and seg
human Unjustne § aboyy
Our institutions which
Then into my tired heart He smiled; Christian principle, ae pe baseg on
“Do better now, my child!” ed. The test will pe a bei
A dividual records of oy, fives. tet
FACING THE PAST fore, we must one by onc, .;., __ te XCI. NO. 44 PHILADELPHIA, PA.
white and black, old and yoy
yx—
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or THE'AFRICAN-METHODIST-EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
we
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940
PRICE FIVE CENTS
It is not enough to resolve to do bet-
ter. The best way to begin doing bet_
ter is to face the Past, go back tu those
whose hearts we have broken and heal
them; wipe away some of the tears we
declare ourselves in the |
cardinal principles Bt Christi:
In the days of the Cr
warred for the Christian i
overwhelming Physical
HOP DAVID H. SIMS WRITES ON CHURCH PRESS
have caused to flow from the eyes of
those we have ill-treated, and lift some
of the burdens off the minds and hearts
of those we have burdened. Facing
the past is a fine preparation for facing
the future. It would be well for us to
forget some things—throw some things
away. Let us make wise use of our
wastebaskets. The twelve months just
Passed have seen the accumulation of
SAYS “TOO MANY
PUBLICATIONS”
soldiers of Christianity wor ou:
Turkish and Mohammed
which threatened to annit
day, physical prowess wil} ,
tianity—if the battle against
to be won today it is oing t
on the application of Chris
everyday living.
Last summer an inspiring ,
was received at a great r :
Re-Armament—consi
many of our leaders to b,
necessity—which was held i:
}nia. The message came {;
the largest of the Negro tr
Africa and read—“We se
nine Bantu Races pledged to make
ca God’s Own Country see
great cloud on the Western Sly
meaning Food and Life comes
from the West. Will the
Cloud send life-giving rain to the
world? When a Bantu bride comes to
a new village, people take ;
clean the village. She brings n
that are always acceptable the
world cares to clean surroundings Go!
shall come with new gifts.”
The challenge is ours. Shall
up, shall we look up, that Goc
new gifts? What can I a
simple message? Only thi
and nations part company at t!
roads. They meet at the Cro
Washington, D. C.
A BISHOP PRESCRIBES FOR
CHURCH JOURNALISM
(Albert C, Diefenbach, in “Religion
Today,” Boston Evening Transcript,
December 16)
Methodists listened this week to their
new bishop in the Boston Area, Dr.
G. Bromley Oxnam. It was at the
annual meeting of the Wesleyan Asso-
ciation, a society of laymen which pub-
lishes the 117-year-old Zions’ Herald.
The bishop spoke on “ ‘Lords of the
Press’ vs. The Press of the Lord,”
chiefly a survey of the ‘state of the
church paper in this country.
Among the Protestant denomina-
tions, the situation is bad. All the
papers are declining in circulation and
are facing difficult financial problems.
Indeed, church journalism is in an all-
it is to forget it. Forget a few of our
In all| tights; they usually consist of false
forget our failures. .Remember that
Strange as it may seem, the most
(Continued on page 8)
DAVID HENRY SIMS
UR CHURCH PUBLICATIONS
face them and have them blotted out By D. H. Sims
he purpose of this article and others ; : :
follow between now and the Gen-|has to be very careful in forming his
Conference is to focus the atten- | to debunk as rabid politicians begin to
things which I think we should do | bishops while our overhead expense is
Teak —tTulsa, Okla. in ‘ that it is a good thing that we have s.
: its good. You will remember that
TIONS AT THE CROSSROADS | ry FIRST LADY A CHRISTIAN
IN DEED
Sug ies gee hippers that several departments might worship God untrammelle ;
church are sick. Without re- | Turner prayed for a trained ministry
upon any individual, I maintain | Someone remind us that the A. M. E
ne opinion now.
vledge, and is quite evident in our 5
ch publications. Perhaps we are It is an assured
ee x (Continued from page |
thinking? We have come a long way
may have continued succes
Vv i 1, fact that we don’t
ery sincerely y<
And|the faith of our fathers. We must
: attempt to write. in our work let us lay hold to happiness | choose our way now and give through Eleanor Roos , but the time has come for us ae a ae fee aed eae
2 I’m still in youth yes! but what of|and friendship, for a friend givesous | Our individual living the Christ inter- Bi seriously, soberly and courage. | trained, en selena rac a
4 disap- | pretation of the things we do and say.|FrRsT LADY WINS TOLERANCE If so—why not g
that I find that life is large and great. | confidence.
retain the whole of it in our so few |us.
years of learning and no experience.
is this: We may let go all things which
we cannot carry into eternal life.
“
“I am what I pretend to be,
In our
And I or we as youths cannot possibly | pointments and failures he comforts [The challenge is ours today, so let us
Let us also take a fine grip on faith. ity be re lons ace
What is necessary and worthwhile to |What good to us is-work if we go on | with its principle of idealism. “This is] League for Tolerance een a
us? To start, what can we let go? |blindly without a light or purpose. |the day for united thinking’ in His|day that Dr. John ee
By whom or what authority decide? | Faith, Christian Faith, holds our key |name. With the Christ spirit we must the Town Hall Community a
All of us must reason out our own|to the blessedness of eternal life and|cross the racial lines, the economic] Mrs. Franklin D. Rooseve
answer to these questions. I find, it |what is worthwhile.
So to youth, let go ea
things which confronts and may hinder | Christian brotherhood. Christian real- ; Te ike
We may drop pretense, in eternity |us,—pretense, worry, discontent, and | ism calls for facing the world which ant deed of an
there-is no place for them. Let us put |self-secking. Holding with a firm grip, | today is in upheaval. Our hope is that Catholic organization 28
6 and faith |the young people, who are less bound] Chapman, editor of e
to hide, Let us say nothing untrue | and be worthwhile to those whose lives | by tradition and previous customs, be-| combat anti-Semitism.
and we shall never fear. pee touch and make our goal in life. For | gin to take more advanced steps. One
‘Life is real, life is earnest
About me there is no make believe.” | And it’s grave is not it's goal.”
the unworthy | litical lines, into the great pathway of| woman of 1939.
on nothing and we shall have nothing | work, happiness, friendshi
out a new program.
example, the Recorder.
s Christian Recorder has sus- | Chi ne
ublication. The Western Re-| papers under
good when the Editor is able A report comes to us 7 see
sh it, but like the others it suf-|left the connection in that, - ae $
lack of support: The church | wrong in that state. Here’s hoping
ditor and without giving him | adjusted
‘Ip, ‘expects him to get out a|aspirants ;
his is not right. Neither is it | only those with a Pp
ess sense, or Christian. The | bless Frank Madison
AWARD
NEW YORK, (UP)—The Amer
_ istian Recorder for having done
rearm ourselves spiritually. a
Christianity must be realistic along
ere Se
7 an aul for the lofty offices in our
lines, the denominational linés, the po-| lected as the most tolerant m
* st tolem
The league named as the most '"
ge : Christian Recorder is sick. |men who have achieved nobly
Dr. Eman ‘has worked hard and has |support their contentions.
Voice,” ‘As we all look to De
ite improyements, “but the 2 :
he might have spent in his |the people that compos
‘oying and building a credi-| not pollute an gteash ?
ontinued on page 13) very lives that it may live.
A
INCIL OF BISHOPS, FFB
e it and is di
oS
The award was made to Mrs
a i rae f
who attends an interracial meeting of | velt for “her championing “a
young people is thrilled with its hope of’ Anderson, the colored singer:
Mati
and that those churches return to the fold.
hallowed by the memory of many Ww
“Because I live,
RUARY 15, 1940, ATLANTA, GEORGIA |
CHURCH PRESS—PARAMOUNT
PROBLEMS
No subject to which the coming
Uniting Conference in Kansas City,
will address itself can Possibly exceed
in importance the problem of the
church press. Throughout the history
pf Methodism, the church papers have
receiyed relatively scant consideration.
They have been all but starved to
death. Seemingly, only a few leaders
have ever begun to serse the possibili-
ties that lie in well-guided and well-
supported publicity. We Methodists
have been foolish, foolish beyond all
calculation in our niggardly policy re-
specting Christian propaganda.
The religious weeklies are sorely
needed for the furtherance of cooper-
ation and the maintenance of morale;
they constitute the best link in a con-
time low. Bishop Oxnam divided the |nectional system of church polity and
(Continued on page 8)
“OUT OF THE WEST”
By Fred E. Stephens
One reads many things concerning our beloved Church of Allen until one
opinions. There is a lot of propaganda
pull strings and go through their paces.
of our great church upon some of | One hears some stupid office seeker advocating an increase in the number of
all too heavy now. Then another s
© many offices and so many periodicals.
aid in Charleston, S. C. two years Yet I find the laymen wondering—I see unrest—I hear the well trained
n the Council of Bishops’ sermon vigorous stalwart clergyman, both young and old clamoring against adding
yered before my collegues, the Con-]more taxes to an already overtaxed constituency . W ay doesn’t somegne
onal Council and a large group of remember that Allen founded a church pehieneicy the black man and woman
, d—why can’t someone mention that Payne and
to feed and enlighten our people. Will
. Church is a church, and not a political
is i i fi id, grafting, would be leaders.
ommon | football to be bandied about by selfish, stupid, ; nuld | ’
acta Let us face Some realities: Do we need more bishops? It so—how many?
need six more as some would have us
then let us fill them with honest well-
have papers like the A.M.E, Review?
and give us a real periodical? However
The | let us ‘hats off’ to Drs. Wilson of the Western Recorder and Singleton of the
herculean work in the editing of fine
he severest of handicaps.
abama that over 12 of our churches have
that is true, then something is radically
hat whatever may be the difficulty will be
May God bless all the
beloved church but we hope to God that
ure heart and a clean mind will find their goal. May God
Reid and A. Wayman Ward, sons of illustrious parents—
The West believes in such men and will
troit may we remember that our church belongs to
edicated to the glory of God, May we
ho sacrificed their
ye shall live also.”
MR. W. P. BAYLESS
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—l
of an address on race pride W. P.
the course
Bayless, circulation manager of The
Pittsburgh Courier, at E
Church here, said: “Negroes
more pride in things which be
them. But they cannot have this pride
if they do not know the history and im-
portance of these things. Few mem-
bers of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church know that it was the first group
of Negroes in America that revolted
against discrimination [his denomi-
nation’ was the first to publish a news-
paper. Few know that it started pub
lication right here in Pittsburgh; few
(Continued on page 9)
_
This Thursday
in
The CHRISTIAN RECORDER
The Daily Altar—
The Rey. Carlyle F, Stewart,
The Church School,... as
Our Church—The Rev. A, Lincoln Criglar
EDITORIALS:
Again Our Church Pres
Bishop Wright Write
The Antilynching Bil
A Church Supported: Press.
POINTED POINTS.
Birthday Greetings ..
Thé Churchman Afie
Young People’s Page
Allen C. E, League
News At A Gla
Transitions
Notices—Calenda
A Missionary Tho
Just A Few Dots-
eon
BESsauuussae
Belle Glover 15
a
J. G. Robinson..
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Date
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1940-1-25
