Newspapers / Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.) / Feb. 1, 1923, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
are called upon. jnday morning our pastor, R. P. Wyche, brought to us ■ strong, practical sermon based upon St. Mark 4:38: “And they oke him and said unto him, ister, carest thou not that we rich.” ' . “We should trust God at all times,” said Dr. Wyche. “God has ways of approach to his peo ple and often times when he is working out his purpose in our lives,or testing our'faith we think lie has forsaken us. He is aboard the vessel. Follow him and all is well.” Suncfay night we listened to an excellent sermon delivered by Mr. C. A. Washington, of the Senior Theological class of J. C. S. University. He spoke to us from the text, Josh. 1:5: “There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee,” Subject: “A Never-Changing God.” This sermon was rich in sug gestion and inspiration to every one who is ambitious to be a forceful actor and factor in the kingdom of God. Principal thoughts brought out were as follows: God’s prom iseses are full of encourage ment; Faith undertakes and ac complishes great things; God never commands his children to do any thing without the prom ise of all needed strength and help, and he will not do what we can do for ourselves. He will always do what he has promised when we do our part. Faith and obedience bring us intb posses sion of all God has for us. m Mrs. Irene Russell of wramedthe members of the church choir and the Sabbath ^school choral, in the Sabbath school auditorium. This was in deed a unique affair. The even ing was full of pleasure and fun for every one. From the time of the invocation by Dr. J. D. Martin until “good night” was said, there was not a dull mo ment. A short, snappy program was carried out with Mr. A. E. Spears, President of the Broth erhood, presiding. After the singing of America, Dr. R. L. Douglass in a^Jovial manner wel comed the ehoir as guests of the Brotherhood. Mr. L. C. Alex ander, President of the Choir, expressed the choir’s apprecia tion of this act of kindness in very appropriate words. All joined in singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” led by Miss Mane S. Lindsay. After the program numerous games were played, introduced by Miss Janie.Wallace. The Jast feature of the evening’s amuse ment was a grand march into which young and old entered heartily. Chicken salad, with accesso ries, cream and cake and black coffee were served in abundance. Mrs. Charles Flowe, of Har risburg, was a visitor m the Sheaves Gatherers’ Bible Class last Sabbath. Mm Finma mother of Myers ville ®hS. OsHW vyxauc, ui UUUUH Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church was a visitor at our momini services last Sabbath. Mrs. Lily Belle Russell, of MyersviUe, has in bloom a gar den full of jonquils. This is an April plant in full bloom in Jan uary. Mrs. Russell is skilled in the cultivation of flowers, and always has some kind of the year around. Pharr, of Bid faithful mem list. We wish ery. and Mr Mrs. Oscar Flowe purchased and moved Into * new home on East Eighth street. Mrs. Flowe has been con fined to her bed for the past week on account of illness. ,Mr. F. M. Simmons, of Bel-' (brother-in-law of' Mrs. 0. Butlet, the supervisor of Mecklenburg county schools), died on last Friday evening. Mrs. Butler attended the -* January 8, born m. Joseph Stevensc 1» North Davidson street, a fine boy, Joseph Stevenson, Jr. Rev. 0. E. Sandersfi of New Bern, spent last Tuesday in our city with friends. \ Mr. E. N. Isom, the success ful undertaker of Chester, S. C., spent last Tuesday in the city on business. Mrs. E. B. White returned home last Thursday evening af ter spending a month in Atlanta with her niece, Mrs. Addie Kil patrick. She reports a fine trip. Mrs. Carrie^Ifcsley returned home.on last FWaay evening af ter spending the week in Ridge way, Va., with her sister, Mrs. Bettie Hereford. The Sheaves Gatherers’ Bible Class met on Thursday evening with Mrs. Amanda Twitty, at her home on East Eighth street. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. Harvey A. Kelsey announces the marriage of his niece Nettie Wylie Kelsey to Mr. Benjamin Franklin Scott Thursday, the twenty-fifth day of January nineteen hundred twenty . - . three Washington, I). C.' At Home, 935 F. Street, N.JW., Washington, D. C. ( Miss Nettie W. Kelsey is the daughter1 of Mrs. Mamie, Kel sey Spaulding. She has visited in this city a number of times and is remembered as a beau-; tiful and cultured young wo man. JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVER SITY CAMPUS NOTES. (By A. H. Prince, ’24) Clarence Cameron White, not ed violinist, was heard by quite an appreciative audience in the* University auditorium last Mon day evening. The demonstra tion of the violinist’s talent was superb in every number execut ed. ' The basket ball team suffered its first defeat last Friday, the 20th, from Lutheran College of Greensboro. The score was 29 t# 26 The celerity of Lutherans was the outstanding feature that proved fatal to J. C. S. U.’s five, Yet is was an interesting game, J. C. S. U. having held them to a tie until two minutes before the referee called time out. Messrs. H. W. Pope, Jr., J. R. Dungee, R. N. Cowan, group leaders of the Hi-Y Clubs, on the campus, were invited by the city Y. M. C. A. (white) to near Dr. John R. Mott, the highest dignitary of Association work in the world, Wednesday, the 24th, in the powedrful address delivered to association men in Charlotte. Mr. Leroy Allen, of the Se nior class, is indisposed at this writing. - ■■■- . .■ - ' - Rev. 0. E.” Sanders, class of ’18, was a pleasing visitor on the^campus last Tuesday. Rev. Sanders is pastoring at New Bern, his church having burned in the recent fire in that city. Chapel services Saturday and Sunday evenings were conduct ed by Dr. Yorke Jones. Dr. Jones is quite an inspiring speaker; and as usual we we're much benefited by the services. Miss Maud A. Kinniburgh. secretary of the Sunday School Department of the Board of Mis sions for Freedmen, was a very visitor on our campus o«y. ’ und Mar HT’ "■ mi l i i i>iMW» Test It for >»•« .elf. Try to de fine some com moi monosyHa bhat tmd fdo express your dif ficulty in «>nm such phrase, ^ know what « means but 1 Jnst cannot express it." The word, “faith’’ furnishes us ma terial for the ex* nefiment What Is faith? Countless Ideas and oplUr tons seek to unravel the' content. of this little word. Synonyms are em ployed to confusion. Little under stood. among those who its® It most frequently, Is this wonderfril word of a Christian’s vocabulary. Most of onr thinking of faith Is In terms-of .specific acts, -without, recog nising that behind the act of faith Is an attitude. Faith is "the new nature* tfc the soul that expresses itself through the same five physical senses as dj»ps "the old nature.” The life of Ood implant ed within manifests Its presence and growth through the activities of mind and body; these become “acts of faith.” But all the acts of a Chris tian are not necessarily acts of faith. He Is capable of act* of unbelief while living a life of faith. These constitute the strange inconsistencies which characterize men and women of God. Two men stood on a hilltop in the long ago and surveyed the landscape in every direction. They had- lived together, sharing fsome very unusual experfencei. ‘Tile time’had come, when they must separate. The older offers the younger first choice. On three sides are brown barren hille—not much to attract one who has grown rich In flocks and herds. Towards the south spreads out a luxurious valley watered by the Jordan. This caught the eye of the younger and he ..hesi tated not In bis choice, so we read, “Lot chose him aft plain of the Jordan,” which- was || the garden of the Lord, leaving the scanty, uninvit ing -pastuses-.of Hebron for -his Uncle Abram. This was a choice of one who was living a life of faith. It does not look like it, for doubtless Lot’s decision of the world. No faith was expressed In suph a choice. “Be pitched his tent towards Sodom.” Sodom did not deter hin£ however, for lie justified his action hy saying God would beep him, and .Sodom needed the knowl edge of jefeovih as much as Canaan. But the results of Lot’s choice were disastrous. Hie steps Were down ward, for he had not acted In faith. Slowly but surely he was drawn Into the awful cesspool of Iniquity and so Identified with it that we should never have known him as “a man of God" had not the apostle Peter referred to him as “righteous.” What a.warning.he is-to Twentieth century Christians, Illustrating the foolish, worldly choices we can make and their Irrevocable consequences. How many Christians have repeated Lot’s experience simply through a choice of residence—a chance to make money—a call to a better social en vironment Alas, their path led away from God and His truth. Broken fel lowship, despised testimony, ungodly alliances, lost property, soul captivity, eternal ruin—"saved so as by fire.” but everything gone. God calls, “Come .ye out from among them-and be ye separate.” Follow thespath of Abram to Hebron, which means “fel lowship.” We must needs 1 e careful of our choices as Christians. Canaan has its Hebron, buj it also has its Sodom, The Land of Promise offers heights of fellowship with God; it also dazzles’ the eye with luxuriant plains of tempting fleshiness and sin. Look at the rewards given to the choices of faith l F. B. Meyer points out; 1. God comes nearer than ever be fore. The path of separation is a lonely one-r-not many, eafthly frlefcds are traveling it, but God is there. What a companion! “We con walk and talk with the King.” O holy Savior, Fii«n<l unseen. Since on Thine arm Thou btdst me Help me throughout life’s changing scene By faith to cling to Thee. Though faith and hope are often tried, I ask not, need cot, aught beside. Bo safe, so calm, so satisfied. The soul that clings to Thee.” 2. God does better for us than we could do for ourselves. We plan and scheme and bargain, and what does It all amount to,, If. God is left out of our calculations? Ask poor Lot. He will take yon to a heap of blackened, charred ruins. That is all that is left of his property. He will point to a pillar of salt—the monument to the unbelief of his family and their sad fate. He will turn the pages of hi» tory that recount the story of Moab and Ammon and will tell yon shame facedly that such Is the result of bis J WOTder “ *« 0.™ _ ^ i n.n* ha* more than half of 8 gold and neartj all of Its PSPife' I* to double amest thing about ■member where to vtollniat has Just called wient. Couldn’t hunuon Were inventive. they would «*h tray fo follow a has the house. ^gilanee ls n«t only the rx.5* °f ab""' e"ri ^ swtmsy abusing the eoaT we’ve forgotten how out 8 shimmy. Is. man rageoi first, consists in assuming river you are meeting hasn't oense than you have. rh doctor savg a woman has troi of self than a man. Also, pore control of a man. more mi she hjig on is to come by radio, sent 8 government. He who hath ir to hear, let him hear. cause she stole a dress said she want eu to lqipjfe Now look at her. , Thtf^en pepper is making its way tnto American menus as steadily as did the tomato three generations a|Hf ?lect-Rite Charts in ffca 1923 Catalog of m a glance the varieties of eMhrejJjrtable to plant for earliness, belt helpful >.atalog we have med is ready to be mailed to » on request. SEE FLO WEB SEEDS Cittlnc Mb bomr you can h»T» them T. I V. WOOD ft SO) 14th St B ^ SOLD EVERYWHERE ?YZON 1 4KING POWDER ! 'Ou use less * Hotse, Colt flH Skins. Make-W life, Muffs and V [ill ua the kind ” Prompt answer. MAKE BIG MONET DISTRIBUTING 5VERSHINE • 1 your locality. Erershlpe cleans and i« all m«alwear like magic. Every dbi atlon a sale. Evermhine is pvt up in -fi ! cent tubes, in an attractive carton. toi m to youw Send, thirty-five cents for an agency proposition, also want two al gents for this territory. LSI iNE CO.. 12S Hurt Bldg* Atlanta, Ca. I CHICKS ' kind tin I Pashall, 200,000 for 1923. 12c up. The . grow. Writs for prices. Frederick '202 Dixweil. New Hanven, Conn BEGAI JIT,0’I p WYANDOTTE8, BUTTERCUPS Bdatlon stock, hatching eggs. ►YDAL FARM, AMHERST, VA. Pedigreed “Strongheart” Police Poppies, *63 C-O.D. on approval. You can't buy a better dog for protection. Airedale pups, 130. Strong heart Kernels, R.F.D., New Brunswick, N. J Sell Our Marble and Granite 'in your own territory. Good com toore Monument Co.. Sterling, 111. SALESMEN—Carry the most complete lint of rapid niltaggpenpils and penholders; com missions bald promptly. -Monogram Pencil Co., 1251 Fourth Ave.. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. FOR SALE—BABY. CHICKS AND EGGS, white leghorns and S. C. Rhode Island red* 1® *°r mailing list, KING’S POULTRY FARMS, BISHOPVILLK, 8. C. Astonlsklni 29 Other Stores in North and South Carol “WE SELL IT FOR LESS” because we can affd want to. You are cordially invited to come in to r see us. You will get courteous treatment. PREMIER HAIR DRESSING Removes dandruff* softens, straightens and grows (Woman’s Glory) beautiful hair. It phases others, why not you? AGENTS WANTED. Box 30 Cents—4 Boxes $1.00 . Address: Premier Hair Dressing BOX 1257 - GREENSBORO, N. C. SCOTIA WOMEN'S COLLEGE CONCORD, N. C. the care of the _ Board of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A„, for the Higher Education and Industrial Train ing of Negro Young Women. A College Course, affording opportunity for those desiring to complete the more advanced studies. A Seminary Course, including the High School Academic for those desiring to prepare for College, and High School Nois mal for those desiring special preparation for teaching* Industrial Course, including Domestic Arts and Sciences, with special instruction in Sew ing and Cooking for those desir ing special preparation in these lines. Also a Course in Music, in cluding instruction in Piano and Vocal Music. There are two large Dormito ries with pleasant rooms, steam heafed, and lighted by electric ity, pleasantly situated in a large and beautiful Campus and con venient to Railroad Station. For catalogue and any desired information, address the Presi dent, REV. THOS. R. LEWIS, D. D. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD (Effective Nov. 13,1922.) Leave Charlotte daily except Sundays: 7:3CT A. M. for Norwood, Mt. Gilead, Star, Varina, Raleigh and intermediate points. Connects at Star for Aber deen, Asheboro and intermediate points. Connects at Raleigh for Wil son, Washington, Greenville, Bel haven and intermediate points. New equipment and improved schedules. . One-way fare Charlotte to Raleigh, $5.64. j: K. POWELL, D. T. A. P. A. JENKINS, G. T. A. The New York Age of Jan uary 20th had a picture and write-up of our Sabbath school miawirautry quartet now tourins the North. if INGLESIDE SEMINARY BURKEVILLE, VA. was founded by the Freedman's Board of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A„ for educating and training young women of Course, Music ‘ancnridustrial Training, Domestic Arts ^and Sciences. Capable and moral loving young women who desire oppor tunity of self* improvement and the atainment of a Higher Edu cation are requested to corre spond with the President Tuition is free. Good Board, with furnished room, electric light and steam heat are provid ■ The school year begins the Wednesday in October. Full information and catalogue sent on application. REV. R.L. ALTER, DCD., President Burkeville, Va. ~ ■ SEMINARY HUHSTON. • ■ • • HJHU A school for Colored Giris for the development of the Heaj*t, the Head* the Hand. Our new Building will be ready August 1, Better and Bigger than ever. Every thing nice and new and clean. Few schools that can offer as good advantages. EXPENSES Board $12 per month of four weeks. Entrance fee $4.00, which includes a medi cal fee—slight ailments only, not doctor’s prescriptions nor hospital fees. Also soap and starch for girls’ laundry. No charge is made for tuition, except music; nothing for room rent, light, heat, use of laundry, etc. Send for Application Blank or information to BEV. JOHN F. SCHERER, President Barber M Seminary,
Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 1, 1923, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75