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BARBER COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Anniston, Alabama. This college, established to offer full college courses for young women of the Negro race and a preparation for higher studies, opened September 15th, 1924. It is the only Presbyterian Woman's College for colored women in the world. Like'the colleges exclusively for women, it encourages the ideals of true women and offers courses of study for young women such as the best women demand, and such as prepare them for their spe cial work, Through the noble generosi ty of its founders with Presbyterian ideals, Barber College makes it easier for a girl with energy and ability to be come a College Graduate, and reach her highest usefulness. Graduates, obtaining the College Di ploma, will be able to meet the increased requirements of the State Boards of Ed ucation, and be fitted for all conditions set for teaching and higher studies. With an enlarged Faculty and increased facilities, Barber College offers to capa f ble Negro women a great opportunity for higher development, usefulness, and privilege. With it is associated Barber Memorial Seminary which will continue to offer its secondary courses of study and also act as a Preparatory School for the College. All the advantages of the Seminary, with its able Faculty, increased facilities, and attractive surroundings, will be open to students of the College. Located in the foot-hills of the Blue Mountains in Northeastern Alabama, the situation is unsurpassed. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a bet ter school building. Large rooms. Two in a room. Steam heated. Electric lighted. Newly furnished throughout. Modern in every way. Plain, but plenty of food. Ab solutely pure mountain spring water, none better. Large Faculty. Small class es. Personal supervision. For further information, address the President, Rev. John F. Scherer. SCOTIA WOMEN’S COLLEGE CONCORD, N. C. A well-equipped School under the care of the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Division for Colored People, for the Higher Education and Industrial Training of young women. A Seminary Course or High School Academic Course for those desiring to prepare for College, apd a High School Normal Course for those desiring special prepara tion for teaching. There can no longer be any question among the friends of Scotia as to her being on the accredited list, inasmuch as the graduates of this year were each grant ed by the State Board of Public Instruction an Elemen tary B Certificate for three years. An Industrial Course, including Domestic Arts and Sciences, with special instruction in Sewing and Cook ing. for those desiring special preparation in these lines. Also a course in Music, including Piano, Public School Music, and Chorus Work. There are twoiarge Dormitories with pleasant rooms, steam heated, electrically lighted, and pleasantly situat ed in a large and beautiful campus near the center of the city on Concord and convenient to the Railroad sta tion. Contract has been let for the erection of a new Bath House, and an extra Recitation Room for the Science Classes has been let. It is hoped this building will be completed by the opening of the Fall Semester, October 2nd, 1924. For catalogue, application blanks, and any desired in formation, address the President, REV. T. R. LEWIS, D. D. DENVER PLANNING BIG RECEPTION TO N. A. A. C. P. SPRING CONFERENCE. Denver, Colorado, has begun to organize for the reception of the National Association for the Advancement at Colored People, which will hold its 16th Annual Spring Conference there, be ginning June 24th. A dinner conference held by the Denver N. A. A. C. P. in the Zion Baptist church brought about the formation of local committees to handle the work of the Conference. This will be the first far-Wes tem conference of the N. A. A. C. P., and one of the greatest meetings of colored people ever held in that region. Many dele gates are expected from the Pa cific Coast, as Well as from the Southwest. BOOK CHAT. -hn By Mary White (Chairman, Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of. Col ored People.) “Ah Anthology of Verse By American Negroes.” If * By Newman Ivey White, Ph. D., and Walter Clinton Jack son. Published by the Trinity College Press, Durham, N. C. Price $2.00. By mail $2.10. This is the third anthology of Negro verse in two years, a sig nificant indication of the inter est today in the literary work of ijhe American colored peo ple. If James Weldon Johnson’s anthology is the most literary and Robert T. Kerlin’s with its illustrations the most popular, it can be said of the Trinity Col lege anthology, that it is the most scholarly. We have here, not only introductory life sketches of each poet, such as Mr. Kerlin gives,. but also bio graphical and critical notes. In deed there is as much prose in this volume as poetry. The biographical and critical notes are especially valuable. Much of the material in them can be found in Arthur Schom burg’s “Biographical Checklist for American Negro Poetry/’ to whom credit - is given by these compilers. If we turn to this Trinity College connection, however, for the poetry alone, we shall be disappointed. The selections chosen do not compare in ex cellence with those of either Mr. Johnson or Mr. Kerlin and al though the book has been print ed sufficiently recently to in clude Countee P. Cullen, Gwen dolyn Bennett and Langston Hughes, only Countee P. Cullen is quoted, and he with only one poem. The volume gives much space to early Negro work and shows a decided tendency to ad mire the sentimental. There are 38 pages of Dun bar’s poems—a poet easily ac cessible—while Anne Spencer is hot mentioned. In attempting to rate Negro poets these coim pilers put the first four in or der of merit as follows: Paul Lawrence Dunbar, William Stanley Braithwaite, James Wel don Johnson and J. Mord Allen. The poems of Allen, which are entertaining, do not seem to de serve so high a rating. The following conclusions are reached: One, that Negro poetry has shown a decided and unmis takable progress both in value and quality. Two, that the qual ity of the poetry has generally depended upon the cultural op portunities of the poet. Three, that Negro poets have not as yet as a class risen to the level of poetry attained by many white poets far more richly en dowed by leisure and cultural background, and the compilers end by saying: “A race, unques tionably endowed with humor and music, that has made marked advance in poetry with in the scant sixty years of its freedom, will unquestionably produce finer poetry when con ditions have followed their pres ent tendency for a generation or two. In the light of these facts the present period is, from the larger point of view, likely to witness the real dawn of Negro poetry.” THIRD STREET CHURCH NOTES, GASTONIA, N. C. By Miss F. Odessa Nicholson. Sunday morning, our pastor, Dr. J. A. Rollins preached a wonderful sermon to an appre ciative audience. The Christian Endeavor Soci ety gave an apron social Monday evening, Dec. 22, 1924, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.. J. M. Crawford. A neat sum was real ized which is to be contributed to the different boards of the church. One of the most brilliant so cial events of the year was the New Year’s Dinner Party given in honor of the Highland Facul ty, by Miss Pearl Brumfield at her home, 217 1-2 W. Walnut Ave., on Friday evening, Jan. 9, 1925. -The house was beautifully decorated. Candles, -roses, car nations, and lace fern were used very effectively carrying out a color scheme of red and green. Misses Eva and Iola Brumfield received the guests at the door. Games arid music were en joyed, after which the following two course dinner was served by Misses Pearl and Lona Brumfield: Cream peas in patties, ' Chicken arid dressing. Pickles and cranberries. J'\ . i.u. .! Ice cream and cake. Stuffed dates. Grape fruit candy. ,■ Fruit and nuts. A unique feature was a New Year’s vine from which each guest received a present. Those present aside from the Highland faculty were Miss Mar tha Streator, Drs. C. G. Weaver and T. A. P. Wynter, Messrs. Thomas Adams, Rufus Frone berger, Leroy Elder, Zettie Elder and Mr. R. W. Parker, of Johnson C. Smith University. The Highland faculty is com posed of the following: Dr. J. A. Rollins, principal; Misses Corrie Hart, Eliza Humphrey, Louise Young, Mattie Peeler, Rosa Smith, Vivian Shute, Flo ra Carpenter, Mary Artis, Leon Wainwright, Dulcina Adams, Edna Stinson, Lou Emma Hen ry, Viola Cobb, Amelia Taylor, and F. Odessa Nicholson. HIGH POINT CHURCH NOTES. By Miss Daisy Keno. Cherry Street church has taken on new life since July 1923. Just a word about our be loved pastor, Rev. Washington. He has helped to enlighten our church since he came to us. We were so far back in the dark in some respects that we had no mind to help ourselves. We just stayed in one place. Like a plant set in bad soil, with no one to care for it, so it was with us. Rev. Washington came in the time of need. He began to work with us and worked so hard that we began to grow. He has worked until he has built up a beautiful congregation. We had but three Sabbath school class es. Now we have seven classes. We also have in our church a beautiful piano. We have a Young People’s C. E. Society in full force, and our Society is doing nicely by the help of Rev. Washington and our president, the writer. The Woman’s Missionary So ciety has grown rapidly since 1923. Miss Sallie Robinson is President. The Society entered upon the work of the New Year with renewed vigor and glori ous expectations for the most successful year in its history. Our pastor, Rev. Washington, has struggled hard for us. ' We have services twice every Sun day rain or shine. Before Rev. Washington came here we had services twice a month. Honor is due no man, but honor is ‘due to God. “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that shall humble him self shall be exalted.” CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BOARDS WHERE TO SEND THEM. Beginning with April 1, 1924, contributions should be sent to the Treasurer of the four new Boards, or the Central Receiving Agency, as follows: Board of National Missions— Mr. Varian Banks, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York; Board of Foreign Missions—Mr. Dwight H. Day, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York; Board of Christian Edu cation, Mr. E. R. Sterrett, With erspoon Building, • Philadelphia, Pa.; Board of Ministerial Re lief and Sustentation—Rev. W. W. Heberton, D. D., Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, Pa.; Central Receiving Agency—Dr. W. R. Patterson, Treasurer, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City. INGLESIDE SEMINARY BURKEVILLE, VA. Was founded by the Freed men’s Board of the Presbyte rian Church, U. S. A., for edu cating and training young wo men of the Negro race. The new catalogue provides a cur riculum of Academic and Col legiate studies; special stress in Normal Course, Music and In dustrial Training, Domestic Arts and Sciences. Capable and moral loving young women who desire op portunity of self-improvement and the attainment of a Higher Education are requested to cor respond with the President. Tuition is free. Good Board, with furnished room, electric light and steam heat, is pro vided. The school year begins the first Wednesday in October. Full information and catalogue sent on application. Rev. R. L. ALTER, D. D. President TKXt—One thins 1 know, that whereas I wan blind, now X see.—Johr >:SC. This nameless man is one of the most Interesting characters that ever Rev. J. R. 8chaffer. •-same to the dime of the Divine Healer. Th on sands of halt; lame, blind, sick and disease* came, but this man Is singled oat More words are used So re port his experi ence than to de scribe the won ders of creation. What evidence this Is that- the Bible la God s Book. Had man written It, he would have required volumes to aet forth the Intricate processes ol creation, while this poor blind beggar would never have been mentioned. God baa a different perspective of values. One soul Is worth more than a uni verse of matter, however profuse Its temporal charm and beauty. What makes this man so Interesting! I—First Interesting Fact: He Was Born Blind. “Once I was blind.” "As Jeans passed by He saw a man blind from birth. How strange to be attracted to a helpless mendicant Jerusalem was full of them. Every comer had its unfortunate with his appeal for alms. Most of the throng passed by, they never saw these needy pariahs of life, they did not want to see them— cost too much. They would have time for nothing else. Jesus saw. He had an eye for the hopeless, discour aged and Incurable. He put Him self In their place and suffered with them. He saw not only the wretch edness and woe, but the Joy and bless edness of healing. He made a pack of clay and sent' the blind man to wash. He washed and saw. What could better picture sin? There are whole volumes of doctrine In these two words “bora blind.” Blind means ir responsive to stimuli that act upon the sense organ, the eye. Bora blind is still worse, no visual Images have ever been formed in the Alnd. Snch Is man. Blind to God—heart unre sponsive to God. Bom blind, no con ception of the eternal. And the man knew he was blind. No argument, no tests, no scientific experiments were needed to convince him. He just couldn’t see, that was all there was to It Sin need not be defined In long statements; science has tried to ex plain it away; evolution cannot ac commodate sin in the ascent of man. Philosophy has created an Ideal. All is good, and God Is all, and there Is no such thing as sin. It Is simply dis missed as a possibility by denial Psychology has delineated personality, consciousness, soul, and left nothing but behavior as the reaction to the material or sense environment. But •very man Is a sinner who has not seen God. n—Second Interesting Fact: Ha Was Healed. “Now I see.” There Is nothing more wonderful In human experience than to see. We are told that 80 per cent of all the Impressions come through the eye. We are so accustomed to what we see that we little realize the wonder world we live In. Just thiqk of never having seen the sky, a flower, a bird, the house we live In, the folks who belong to us, the street we pass up and down. Then sudden ly our eyes are opened to ten thousand sights. What an experience! Deep mystery this, to see, to perceive, to un derstand. Deeper mystery lurks ■ In the eye' of the soul with which ws see the Invisible One and the world of faith. HI—Greatest Fact of All: One Thing I Know. The healed man found himself In the midst of speculations. Theo logical accountability—“Who sinned?” Psychological Inquiry—“Is this He?” Pathological Investigation — “How cured?” He was subjected to the ancient third degree, but he had no interest In this cross examination. His answer Is refreshing and conclusive. “One thing I know, I was blind, now I see.” This Is the testimony of ex perience. Tou cannot get back of that. Nothing mofe to be said, final, conclusive! Ton might argue seven years, but nothing can change such tes timony. “I know” is a triumphant certainty. We don't hear the blind man’s creed recited oft today. We have happened upon days of hypotheses, evasions, postulates. Nothing sure. Nothing inspires fear like dogmatism. Too much “Spencer’s First Principles," “Synthetic Philosophy," “Darwin and Huxley on Natural Selection," “Be* haviorist Psychology.” Our fathert talked of experiencing religion and we need’ to inquire carefully if we can Imprbve on such a creed. Christian ity is an experience which can be put to the test in the realm of conscious ness. Two Lessons Are Suggested: 1— Man cannot save himself by the education of resident forces. He must be acted upon by a power from with in. Only Christ can save. He died to make it possible. 2— Intellectual difficulties need not disturb. There are mysteries that cannot be solved by reason, but they yield supremacy to faith. Failure to explain the miracle working that cre ates new orbs does not deny sight Once I was blind—now I see. <©byw« Doran. If he had salted it—bot he Mdn’t, so why speculate? Jim Duran was bora in Arisons, where he learned from the ant, the rat tlesnake and the broneho buster, until his rears were twenty, then he went sway to college. He took a course In Borope, notably in the Argonne. There after we find him in. New York city, and tt is in that period of his career that we most consider the spud. He had been hungry for a long while, but since noonthe day before he had been hungrlerthan ever. Hav ing passed up sapper, breakfast and dinner in order to conserve the spud, he was now bent upon its.destruction. He diced the spud neatly and placed it in the skillet Jim sat down to eat It and, with his mind on chow and noth ing but chow, he did something he should not have done: he sugared,it He got rid of the portion he had taken into his mouth, in disgust and hollow consternation, and sat down on the edge of his bed, staring, panto stricken and hunger-ridden, at the ruins of the feast As his weight bore down on the bed something hard bore upwards along his spine. He thrust a hand beneath the covers of the bed and withdrew a regulation army auto matic. Two minutes later Jim was in the street and moving along through, the shadows. He might have been going to “Unde Levi’s," at the corner, tomor row a few dimes on the holstered col lateral now resting snugly Inside the waistband of his trousers—but ha wasn’t. 1 "I’ll never hang you on no string la no hock shop, old pal. We had to fight to live over there," he went on, ruml natively, “and it begins to look as though we are going to have to do the same over here—” “Put 'em up!" There was no mistaking the nature of that command, nor the threat la it But in the spilt second that ensued before Jim Duran went Into action he experienced another sensation. Hot rage mode his blood leap—rage over the enormity of the thing this precious pair were attempting. And to think that be, Jim Doran, had come out for the self-same pur pose! To prey upon his more fortu nate fellows! ■ i Did good men die over yonder la order to make this little old U. S. A. a safe place for such parasites as these to live and ply their trade? W%> it not for an entirely different thing* having to do with honor, and safety la the pursuit of a livelihood, that rivers of good, red blood had been shed? Those thoughts flashed through Jim’s mind while he acted. With pantherlsh agility he leaped into the darkness of the alley, snapping his gun out of Its holster and firing as he did so. In the flash of yellow light that accompanies the roar of a heavy ana he saw the foremost bandit go down in a crumpled heap. The second thug acted with prompt ness and Jim’s speed In crouching down the Instant he fired probably saved his life. As it was, a sharp pain over his left temple told him that a bullet had reached him. Resisting, des perately, the impulse to relax his grip on consciousness, he lifted himself ? upon an elbow and raked the darkness before him with a storm of lead. . 1 A choking, agonised scream, fol lowed immediately by the sound of a heavy body crashing to the earth— and Jim, with a sigh, Slipped, into the darkness that meant relief from pain, and forgetfulness of all things—includ ing hunger. Jim Duran drifted back to conscious ness again, two hours later, In the emergency ward attached to a nearby police station. A surgeon standing at the foot of his bed was speaking. “Scalp wound; nothing serious,” he was telling the police sergeant who- lin gered near. “Probably wouldn’t have feazed him if he hadn’t been half starved. He has . missed out on a good many mess calls In the past two weeks, or I miss my reckoning.” Guess he won't have to worry none over where the next meal is coming from now—not for a long time to come, at any rate." "Barney Felson and Kid Brackett, both deader than 1 ever hoped to see 'em—and five hundred smackers on the scalp of each of ’em I" The sergeant spoke enthusiastically, albeit a bit en* viously. “Nope, I reckon this lead allnger here wont have to bother none about the eats. ...” j | A hsud reached out and plucked him by a sleeve. '! say, sarge, do you mean I get all that jack?” Jim asked weakly. “Hello, there l You back again?” exclaimed the officer, eyeing him criti cally. “Look pretty fit, too, at that,” he added, by way of comment "As to the money, sure you get It; less a small per cent that goes Into the relief fond. What are you going to do with It when you get It? Spend it to see a balloon ascension?” Jim, entirely conscious now, turned upon his back and gased up at the celt ing. A look of rapture transformed his homely, freckled face, and: he licked out his tongue in pleasant an ticipation. “Do with It?” he repeated. “Why, sarge, I’m goto' to buy me one thou sand dollars' worth of spuds; and set 'em every blamed one of ’em!”
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