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Fisk Singers gave two
jnments here this Week,
iday evening they appear
5re the general public in
ty Auditorium and on
,y evening they sang at
unber of Commerce. "The
nance on each occasion
ghjy pleasing and well
ed the reputation of the
jpT." t.; ■'
s report of Tuesday even
ntertainment the Char
al1^ the
. white people” must stand
ther to “work out the salva
vw-of the South and that of
"tfifiwb -races* & A". Myers* lead*
er of the Fisk University troupe
of singers, made A brief address
last night at the Chamber of
Commerce during the course of
the program given by the sing
ers to an audience of white peo
ple of Charlotte that practically
filled the auditorium of that
building.
“Myers made a strong plea for
funds’ fajr.^the .university, .stat
ing that it is through education
that the Negroes are to be
taught how to serve best.
“The singing was of the kind
that the true southerner pauses
to listen to every time he hears
a Negro crooning a song as he
works. The music was all sim
ple and forceful, drawing its
force both from the simplicity
of the thing and the smooth
trained voices of the Negroes.
of the crudeness of the work
J song is banished in that or
te trained Negro singer.
‘The singers were applauded
the echo at the conclusion of
song,* As a reader, Myers
_ J that he is one of the best,
readings were, like the
simple Negro dialect
and they pleased the
__ much more than the
average musical comedy.
Owing: to lack of space, several
iteresting articles mast be car
ied over till next week.
he southern workman.
In the current Southern WorKj
f Hampton In-"
lund an 8-page,
bn “The Rec
t and Colored
nin£ the work
sau of Colored
r Service, Inc.r
taken*
Other editorials on Negro high
schools and on educational prog
ress in Virginia are encouraging.
“Significant Days in Negro His
torPr% Benjamin Brawley,
gives a resume of events of im
portance in Negro history dur
ing the last three centuries.
Under the heading, “Refugees
at Tbessaloniea Institute," are
printed personal letters giving
first-hand infonnation of the pa
E&t.
Part II of the book, “Virginia
Public Schools” hy the Virginia
Education Commission and.the
Virginia Survey Staff, Is review
ed in this issue.
In different sections of the
South there are tens of thousand
of oar people who are anxious
to move North to escape dis
heartening conditions. . In some
seettfflirwe are living almost in
slavery. Bethel Labor Exchange
is arranging to place hundreds
of honest, industrious men and
women of our race in good pay
ing positions such as workers in
steel mills, cement works, rail
road shops, on farms, on wharv
es, and in domestic service. We
do not want any but honest,
healthy men and women. But
no one must come until he has
written to us and received a re
ply and been given full instruc
tions so he may go to work at
onee.- -WewULnotreeeive any
persons who have not first writ
ten, and who do not bring with
them a Work Card, signed by
Bethel Labor Exchange. Al
ways enclose a 2c stamp for re
ply.
■ Address all letters to Bethel
Church Employment Bureau,
Dr. C. M. Tanner, President;
42nd and Grand Bou)evard, Chi
cago, 111.
EBENEZER CHURCH, NEW
BERN.
Mrs. G. P. Dudley wishes to
thank the “Ladios’ AsLCIub” of
Our pastor, Rev. 0. E. Sand
ers, returned to New Bern last
Friday morning after having at
tended the Wfflpfeers^Oonference
at Irmo, S. C.
Rev. Sanders received a letter
today from Mrs. Oleona P. At
kins, of Slater State Normal
School, at Winston-Salem, con
taining a Postal Order for $20,
for our building fund. This,
came as a very pleasant surprise
to the members Of Ebenezer and
we are grateful to Mrs. Atkina
for -her liberality.. Mrs. Atkins
was formerly of New Bern and a
member of Ebenezer.
It was indeed gratifying to
our superintendent, Mr. T. T.
Street, and his co-workers to see
a number of parents at Sabbath
school last Sunday afternoon.
We hope they will continue their
visits.
Sabbath morning, January 28,
our pastor being out of the city;1
Elder R. W. Williamson conduct
ed the services at Ebenezer. He
spoke from the subject “Faith,”
and his addfess was enjoyed by
all who were present. .
Sunday morning Rev. San
ders preached to us from Mai.
3:17 (first clause): “And they
shall be mine, said the Lord of
hosts, inthst. d**y when I make
up my jewelS.” In this interest
ing sermon our pastor gave rich
thoughts that will ever remain
with us.
After the sermon Rev. Sanders
ive. SBMrief report of the work
MR^dohe at the Workers’
Vacation ended and lam
in Biddle. While I knew thatj
hud returned to travel a
mile in the making of a
youth mto something our slavi
parents prayed for wnxie^ ■
Pharaoh’s brickyard, I found
quite difficult to get by beani
For a week I was in a labyrinth
of doubt up to the hilt of mt
spiritual and mental mechanismc'
I felt that metempsychosis o;
some kind of transmigration o
my very soul was making ev •.
dept this faith of the ancient
Egyptians. The change u> th'
student body was soradieal tha, t
everything seemed different!
Dr. Mattoon was dead and hi!
family had left; Dr. Carrol Cut
ler and his family were occupy
ing the Mattopn house; many o
my classmates had fallen.out oi
the class; mapy of the old stqd
ents had given up the str^i
for various reasons; some oi tn<
familiar faces had graduate*
and gone to return no more as
students. This is the case, no
doubt, in the life of every stud
ent on his return to college m
the quiet autumnal days when
vegetation is draped in colors
that give the passing days of
autumn a somber appearance.
But I soon found myself at Bid
dle among new classmates and
forming new acquaintances and
studying new subjects. We tried
to recite our first Latin lesion
under i*ro& Geo. E. Davis. We
studied Harper’s Inductive Meth
od. We did the best we could
and that was next to nothing.
We' must Have worried Prof.
Davis, for he told us that he was
going to die ten years earlier for
teaching this class beginners
Latin. Since I have been out oi
school and have had,
perience
found
teaching the class which nut ted
years out of his terrestrial life,
and the boys loved him.
> The days '.passed , on ant
Christmas came; and at this sea
son all who could went home tc
spend the Yuletide season—but
those who remained were satis
fied to remain here and call ii
home. A few went to the coun
try where they were planning tc
teach thecoraing vacation. But
Prof. Duncan was very kind and
thoughtful of those of us who
had to remain ;.and on Christmas
night he gave a reception in hon
or of his aged mother and invited
the Christmas “left overs.” The
program was brief and the oc
casion lingers with me. Will
Haig and Jesse Hutton sang “Old
Black Joe” and “I Believe It For
My Mother Told Me So,” to Prpf,
Duncan’s mother’s delight Al
ter which Prof. Duncan passed)
around oranges, his mother hav
ing brought several boxes of the
delicious and juicy fruit with her
from Florida where she had been
hibernating.
Of course the campus was kept
‘alive by a group of lively, big
hearted fellows who saw noth
ing but thfc brightest side of
even though they be in the vail
ley of the shadow of death or
treating death’s dark maze with!
griefs spread around them. They
keot all hearts aglow by mi ex*
hihition..of willingness to aceept;
of the smaller things of life and
inflate them with a wholesome
spirit of levity and good will to
all.
The yulelog is smouldering;
small streams of blue mid some
times fleecy smoke are emitting
from tiie chimneys which seem
to say: “The season of ‘ifcerry
Christmas’ of 1889 is numbered
with the annals of the past ; it is
‘Happy New Year !”’ This was
one of the National Holidays
which Prof. Duncan celebrated
by giving; the boys a big oyster
tables in historic
s said that he was
hat some of the
^oma£hs were not
5 .the degre of rel
Payne, who was the Feld Agent
of the Freedmen’s Board, Would
often “drop in” on us digging at
difficult problems in mathemat
ics and Would ask different ques
tions.
Commencement of 1890.
This commencement passed
into history with only four grad
uates: Messrs. P. W. Russell,
of Newberry, S. C.; S. C. Thomp
son, of Winnsboro, S, C.; J. M.
Boger, of Concord, N. C., and R.
W. Williamson, of Rmgold, Va.
These men were fixed in matured
and envied habits and thought.
They were men in years,*feody,
and mind. They were looked
upon as of the teaching force
and* not of the student body.
^Nobody moved without Mr. R.
W. Williamson’s signal. We was
the bell-ringer. All moved at
his orders. He was standard
tithe. He served as solicitor in
one of the court circuits in East
ern North Carolina some years
Ago and won quite a distinction
as a safe legal attorney. Mr.
Boger died soon after conpleting
his theological, course in Prince-*
ton Theological Seminary. Mr.
Thompson "died: m the ministry
some years ago in the State of
Alabama. The Department of
Greek in Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity and the Greeks' in and1
about Charlotet can tell you all
about our good friend Pinckney
|W. Russell. He is a man of a
I few words and only speaks when
something to say and
mai something is not shallow,
ifeland. S C.
ent ser
oh
hie and
see if
in nite,
everlas
The <
meeting
The pr
duets,
Kindly
by four
,,,JLLI, _ lh me,
[ know^hiy heart. Try
w my thoughts, and
be any wicked way,
I- lead me in the way
held its regular
Sunday night,
insisted of solos,
readings. “Lead
was pantomined
__ „_, Misses Flossene
Dixon, Earline Dusenbury, Ruth
Neely, and Gertrude Mabry.
There was a duet by Miss Annie
Mabry and Rev, Anderson,
“Lead Me Gently Home.”
Elder Frank Dusenbury has
been sick for the last two or
three weeks. We hope to see him
back in his seat at church soon.
Miss Ethel Mabry left Satur
day night for New York.
JT- The home of Mrs. Amanda
Gilchrist was saddened last
Friday moyning by the death of
her niece, Miss Minnie Goss.
The Ladies’ Missionary So
ciety met with Mrs. Earl Thom
as last Friday night to perfect
the plans jfor a pre-Valentine
party.
“BEE.”
SELDEN, S. C.
Beaufort Salem Church News.”
The church has been nicely re
modeled and made twelve feet
longer. With this new addition
we are able on special occasions
to seat the people. Most of our
membership are faithful in at
tending church services each 4th
Sunday when our minister is
present, and keep up well with
the saliry and running expenses
of the church
The expenses of the cnurcn
have been quite heavy and a
number of cur members thought
the church couldn’t be lengthen
ed and remodeled in a time liket
this, but I told them to follow
me and they took courage and
we have gone over the top.
We listened to a great sermon
last Sabbftth by our minister,
Rev. T. A. Thompson, based on
Rev. 7:9, subject: “The Grand
eur and Glory of the Triumphant
e pastdr was in
and quite a num
''sAodT mission
52=
A WORD TO CATAWBA
PRESBYTERIAL.
_ At the last meeting of the Ca
tawba Missionary Society action
was taken to send our Presby
terial President to the nest
General Assembly as an express
ion of the Presbyterial’s appre
ciation of her splendid service.
To this end it was unanimously
voted that each local society
send two dollars ($2.00) to the
Presbyterial Treasurer.
Several societies have already
met this obligation. The com
mittee appointed to look after
this matter urgently requests
the societies that have not sent
the $2.00 to the treasurer to do
so at once if possible.
Mrs. Esther White,
Chm. of Committee.
Mrs. H. L. McCrorey,
~~ Secretary-of'Committee?
An article from our Synodical
President, Mrs. W. J. Rankin,
was to have appeared this week
but it has in some way miscar
ried.
Our missionary societies will
be looking forward with pleasure
to read next week some word
from their beloved leader, Mrs.
Rankin.
Only a short time remains for
the four Presbyterian socieites
of Catawba Synodical to accom
plish the work >whfch^ wffl add
another page to the fine record
of the missionary women of
Catawba: It is the ambition of
each of these Presbyterials to
make this the banner year. Let
the few remaining weeks be full
of prayer and work.
=====
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Mrs.R.E.
haw* N. C., _
passing of two
ary workers.
m.
OlM
President of the Woman’s Mis
sionary Society for two years,
and was a faithful worker, un
tiring in her efforts to hold up
the standard of the Church.
She had been in poor health
for more than a year, but was
patient in her affliction and con
tinued to pray until the last.
Mrs. Janie Gladden departed
this life August 20, 1922. She
was an active member in Shiloh
Presbyterian Church, Waxh&w,
and a missionary worker for
more than twenty years.
God has plucked a beautiful
flower from his garden.' The
memory of her quiet and beauti
ful life is sweet and will ever be
cherished by us. We shall emu
ate her life and strive to meet
her in heaven.
NOTICE.
Catawba Presbyterfal.
There will be a District Mis
sionary meeting at New Hamp
ton Presbyterian Church, Satur
day, February 17,’198&,^at 11
o’clock. A representative from
each missionary society in the
District is expected.
Mrs. G. E. Davis, Pres.
Mrs. M. J. Alexander,
Leader
H. F. Russell, Cor. Secy.
ary, arrived in the afternoon
•from Beaufort City, andgave a
splendid address, making many
timely suggestions^ on Sunday
School administration and work.
He £aVe many strong reasons
why we should take our church
paper and read it. We have
mail mrfttnrii nratly
the best and most helpful.
We are often favored witjh
visits from Miss Beulah and
Miss Ruth Thompson. They are
noble workers, in the Woman’s
Missionary society, the Chris
tian Edeavor society and the
Brotherhood. The women and
the men and the young people
cheerfully follow their leadership
and all gladly welcome them and
have learned to expect them. In
fact, many express disappoint
ment when they are. not with
their father.
We feel that every. 4epfti&nent
of our church work is succeed
ing nicely. I am only sorry to
say that a number of our young
people are moving to Pennsylva
nia.
Yours faithfully,
Edmond Hipp,
Clerk of Session.
Sheldon, S. C.
J. C. SMITH UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS NOTES.
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1
(By A. H. Prince, ’24.)
Dr. J. 0. Nichols, representing
the American ' Social Hygiene
Association of New York City,
made three splendid addresses
to us last week on the issue of
sex relations. Dr- Nichols was
anxious that we should get a
higher conception of the future
welfare of those that we shall
eventually come in contact with
as our life companions. Such
addresses as these are considered
assets to the University.
The Fiske Jubilee Singers, who
sang at the City Auditorium last
Monday evening and at the
Chamber of Commerce (white)
last Tuesday evening, were en
tertained at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. McCrorey. ~
Mr. Joseph Jones, a student of
Brainerd Institute, Chester, S.
C., was on our campus last Mon
day. Mr. Jones is a brother of
Warren C, Japes, .of .the. Junior
class. ' v •1 ^ '
Mr. R. L. Allen, of the
Dr. A. L. Winslow, a success
ful physician of Daimljfo V*.,
was on our campus la&t Sunday
evening
Chapel services last Saturday
arid Sunday evenings were con
ducted by Dr. Partee.
Senior Th
ere con- ^
*8P
ed at Chester, S. C., last Sun
day. The church there is being
competently supplied by Mr. H.
L. McCrorey, Jr., ofcrthe Senior
Theological class.
Messrs. 0. L. Westbrook and
C. B. Campbell, spent last Sun
day in Mooresville, and Mr. J. W.
Graham went to his home near
Huntersville.
BROOKLYN CHURCH NOTES.
I (By Mrs. C# B. Maxwell.)
Last Wednesday night, Janu
ary 31, part of Brooklyn church
congregation listened to an ex
cellent sermon delivered by our
evangelist, Dr. I. H. Russell. His
text was, “And Simon answering
said unto him, Master we have
toiled! all the night and have
taken nothing. Nevertheless, at
thy word I will let down the
net," St. Luke 5:5. Dr. Russell
was passing through from ?Irmo,
S. C., where he had attended
the Workers’ Conference and
was kind enough to stop over
and preach for one of the clubs.
This sermon will long be remem
bered by all of his hearers.
After the sermon a collection
of $4.75 was taken.
Sunday morning Dr. F. L.
Brodie spoke to us from Psalm
10\*2, “Bless the Lord O my
soul, and forget not his bene
fits”
Mrs. A. T. James was a very
pleasant visitor at our Sunday
school on last Sabbath. The
school on last Sabbath. _JL
Adult Bible class Was very glad
to have her back, and hope she
can come every Sabbath. *,•*
Mr: Chas. Rhyne, our supers .
intendent, is still si«L We hojwSfe
for him an early recovery.
The Teachejr-Training class
met at the home of Dr. F. L.
Brodie, South Caldwell street,
last Friday night. 'All present!
seemed to have enjoyed it.
Mrs. Maria
South Church
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