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& NO. 21. 1812 Ninth Street, N. W. Washington, D. C., May 15,1925. I Editor Africo-American Pres! byterian: In your issue of May 7, 1926} appears the following from the pen of Mr. H. E. Dunn: "For some reasons, Rev. C. J. Baker, D. D., to whom a pastoral call was extended (to serve as associate pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian church, Washington, D, C.,) is not go ing to accept. A call has been extended to Rev. H. B. Taylor, of Paterson, N. J.” In justice to all concerned, a a statement of the facts in the case is imperative. They are as follows: Dr. Baker's name was present ed to me during the last John son C. Smith University com mencement as available for as sociate pastor of the Fifteenth Street church. It was stated that others were getting out of the special work in. Wmefc he was engaged, and as it appeared that this phase of the general Church work would soon be dis continued, Dr. Baker was desir ous of returning to the pastor ate. Letters also were written our committee Stressing his availability, and two brethren returning South from a Chicago meeting last December took the matter up with us informally. We accordingly wrote Dr. Ba ker making an appointment for him to fill our pulpit. To safe guard ourselves, we stated what salary the position paid, includ ing all the details, so that he would know not to come at all if not in position to accept, if elected. After his election, our feel ings can better be imagined than expressed when we received-* letter from the Committee on Program and Field Activities, General Council of the General Assembly, stating, “When we face what it would mean * * * to lose the experience of Dr. Baker* * * we decided that under no circumstances should we release Dr. Baker if it is ajfc all possible to induce him to continue.” Dr. Baker also wrote our committee. Being secretary of our com mittee appointed to secure an associate pastor, I had hurriedly taken the notes when our com mittee interviewed each minis ter invited to preach for us, for the purpose of reading them to the congregation. I am also secretary of the Board of Trus tees of Johnson C. Smith Uni versity. And 48 hours prior to the date set for said congrega tional meeting when an associ ate pastor was voted upon I re ceived a telegram calling me to the University for a meeting of the Board. Turning my notes over to another I caught the first train South. Now, at my best I am no ex pert with the pen, as I can prove by the linotype operator who is trying to decipher this manu script. But when I write hurried ly well—. The result was that the con gregational meeting gained lit tle from the committee's report on any of the candidates—noth ing regarding the qualifications of Rev. H. B. Taylor, of Pater son, N. J. Upon hearing from Dr. Baker we again held a congregational meeting at which I read my own notes, and Rev. Taylor was chosen on the first ballot, with three in the field. The election was then made unanimous and I was accorded the honor of being sent to Paterson to present the call to him. As an expression of our con fidence in Rev. Taylor we have voted him the highest salary our church has ever paid. We have also purchased a manse for him for $10,000 cash, and we are looking forward to his com ing in June with great pleasure. A cordial welcome awaits him and his very interesting fami ly. You will doubtless be pleased to know that Dr. Grimke is over joyed at the conclusion of the whole affair. Upon the coming of the associate pastor the entire work of the church will be turned over to him. Upon his shoulders will rest the entire re sponsibility. But Dr. Grimke will continue as pastor for life. Fifteenth St. Presbyterian church will never forget his splendid record of ser vice. Of course, I shall be present at the Johnson C. Smith Alum ni re-union and I shall be glad to meet aiU of my old friends there. Sincerely yours, JOHN EDGAR SMITH, Class of ’97, Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL CULTURE. At Princeton the men in charge of the School of Engin eering prefer to concentrate on Hie fundamentals of their art and on general culture, and to regard training in the minutiae of engineering technique as quite secondary. The most suc cessful engineers, according to Dean A. M. Greene, are the men with a broad liberal education. Professor Greene believes that "the imagination of the engineer should be equal to that of the novelist, the artist, the poet, or the preacher.” In this country, it seems to be generally admit ted, that aspiration has been re alized. It is precisely in the en gineering profession, and its al lied art of architecture, that the American imagination has soared boldest and most success fully. We have been more our selves and more triumphant in our bridges, aqueducts and sky scrapers than in our novels or pictures or <|K)t|ry. ^ T^e^y’gument for culture ^^^e^^^rwne^c^tos "for en gineering has been claimed for law, medicine, journalism; and for that matter it is being in creasingly claimed for business. We have here another forward movement in the evolution of professional education. We have been rapidly outgrowing the an cient rule-of-tfiumb training by apprenticeship. We have decided that better lawyers can be pro duced by formal study in the class-room than by the ancient method of cleaning ink wells in a lawyer’s office; better doctors in the colleges than by running errands for a practitioner. It is still a mooted question whether better journalists are made in schools of journalism than in ru ral printers’ offices, but the trend is to the schools. The lat est step involves the theory that even in the professional col leges better results are attained by minimizing the instruction in elaborate technical method. With a grounding in the funda mentals of his art, the profes sional graduate is sent out to ac quire those details in the law of fice, the hospital and the city room.—Editorial in Neto York Times. PROMINENT METHODIST MINISTER DIES. The Rev. H. B. Bennett, D. D., presiding elder of the North Charlotte District of the Wes tern North Carolina Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church, died at his home in Salisbury last Saturday night afte^ sev eral weeks of illness. Dr. Ben nett was born at Wadesboro 71 years ago. He was a faithful worker in the Church of his choice. He held many important charges, and was an earnest preacher of the gospel. About li years ago he was made presiding elder by the late Bishop G. W Clinton, and held that position tc the time of his death. The funeral was conducted from the A. M. E. Zion churcl of Statesville, Rev. H. E. Wilson pastor. Bishop L. W. Kyles hac charge of the service. Dr. W. H Goler delivered the eulogy Short addresses were made bj several ministers, and resolu tions read setting forth the higl Christian character of the de ceased. Ten children and man] other relatives survive. ELDER F. R WATKINS, M. D. iif; .III j1 . V. y '■ ' I By Rev. H. Witeoa. .• ;: •! v rni i i ■ : The passing of Eider F. H. Watkins, M. D„ removes from our midst a citizen and church man whose services could hardi ly be estimated. He was strick en with paralysis Thursday, April 16th at 5 P. M., and died Friday the 17th at 7 A. M. Frederick Henry Watkins was born in Richmond County, Feb ruary 17, 1874. He received his A. B. degree from Biddle Uni versity, now Johnson C. Smith University in 1896, and after he roic sacrifices and struggles with adverse circumstances he com pleted his medical course at Leonard Medical School, Shaw1 University, Raleigh. About 18 years ago Dr. Wat4 kins came to Concord. Hsi prac tice here, as elsewhere, grew steadily and his services were! constantly in demand. He won the respect and confidence of all whom he served. As a physician he was recognized as skillful and efficient. He was devoted to hisj profession and was constantly in demand. This, however, did not prevent him from giving his* home and family his every care,; striving to promote comfort andi happiness for his wife, children! and friends. His doors were al-! ways open to his friends. He and his devoted wife enjoyed! entertaining their friends at all times. j Another beautiful characteris-i tic of Dr. Watkins was his de motion to his church. He was re installed an elder of Westmin-' ster chureh in 1919. His pastor! believes he has not been absent more than twice during the past five years. He was frequently called out of Sabbath services, and sometimes he was detained on professional business, but al ways he came to church. As church clerk he was accu rate and courteous to every member. As assistant clerk m the session he WSsfan in valuable help to the pastor. He was an un tiring church booster, constant ly inviting others to the servic es. He never refused to go to Presbytery if other elders elect ed could not attend. Consequent ly he was well known in Cataw ba Presbytery. He was Modera tor of the Presbytery in the spring of 1923, and attended the General Assembly the sanie year in Indianapolis, Ind., as lay com missioner. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Lytle Watkins, and five children. Three sons of a former marriage also survive. They are Messrs. Sylvester E., Frederick H., and Willie J. Wat kins, all of Plainfield, N. J. The funeral services were held at Westminster church, Sunday, April 19, at 2:00 P. M. It was attended by a large number of people from other cities. He was a member of the Ma sons, Pythians, Odd Fellows and Easter Star, and was buried with the honors of these orders. “His life was gentle, and the ele ment/ So mf wd in him, that Nature migfft Stand up and say to the world, ‘This was a man!”' Resolutions by the Session. Whereas: It has pleased Al mighty God, our Heavenly Fath er, to call from labor to reward Dr. F. H. Watkins, a faithful of ficer and member of Westmin ter church; and, Wheras: His passing is the cause of giteat sorrow among the membership of our church and congregation; therefore, be I it Resolved: First, that the | church has lost a faithful and I enegetic member. Second: That the session and , official Board have sustained the i loss of an officer whose unselfish service, helpful counsel and op 1 timistic spirit have been a bless i ing to the church. , Third: That we bow in hum 1 ble submission to Him who giv . eth and taketh away, for nis , own honor and for his own glo ■ ry. u Fourth: That we extend our i sincere sympathy to the beloved wife and children and to the r other relatives in this their hour of grief. IT: teijiui* > fii O' ,,-mrki'i/: • 'Vsfo?; ;• That a copy of these ions be spread upon the of our churcli and one to the Afrieo-American for publication, by order of the session Westminster church, this the day of April, Nineteen hun and twenty-five. ED. BARRINGER, » H. L. CALDWELL, REV. H. WILSON, Modi MRS. W. L. METZ’S MOTHER 3T DEAD. ■♦'Mrs. Mary Jane Jones, the ler of Mrs. W. L. Metz, died : New Haven, Conn., on the 30 April, where she was living th her youngest daughter, h R, S. Dickson. The body ar fed in Charleston Sunday ling, May the 3rd, at 6:30 M., accompanied by Mrs. ?kson and her brother, MrJ rd Perry Jones, who lives New Rochelle, N. Y. The funeral services were icted by Rev. W. T. 3F*rar D. D„ at the Humane and iendly Cemetery and partici fcted in by the Rev. Dr. J. R. irson, Revs. M. A. Sanders, E. Henderson, and iRev. M. Mouzon, D. D., of the the! M. E. church of Charles Just twenty-three years ago Jones was preceded by her bland, Mr. John Joiles; by third daughter Beulah, elev years; and by her second Suiter, Mrs. Alexena Ceruti, Los Angeles, Cal., nine years o. Mrs. Jones enjoyed peculiar vileges before the civil war that she attended school in charleston in the days of her childhood, as there were schools in Charleston for certain class es of colored people in the days of slavery. Mrs. Jones was a teacher in George Street Presbyterian church, of which the Rev. E. J. 4$ypns. was. pastor and wh&was one of our first colored mission aries to come South after the civil war. She was also one of the leading singers in the choir of George Street church. She lived with her daughter, Mrs. Metz, before going to New Haven about four years ago Mrs. Jones always enjoyed ro bust health until she fell and sustained a broken limb nearly three years ago.. She was never able to walk any more, but ac tive in mind, and, being a dress maker by profession, used the sewing machine with ease until taken ill of tonsilitis four weeks before her death. She died in her eighty-fifth year. CHURCHES WANT M1NIS ^ TERS. Grace Presbyterian church, of Muskogee, Okla., is vacant. It has a frame building about 30x 50, and about twenty members. With a good, educated, conse crated Christian preacher the work can be easily built up. Mus kogee is a city with over 35,000 inhabitants, 10,000 of which are colored, They are anxious to have a pastor to serve them part or all of the time. With the help of the Church Board, they can pay a pastor about $65.00 per month. Send all applications for this work to D. J. Wallace, S. C., and chairman of the Committe on Vacancies and Supplies, 617 E. 6th Street, Okmulgee, Oklaho ma. Mt. Olive Presbyterian church of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, is now vacant. Rev. V. McPherson has resigned as pastor of said church to take up work in Los Angeles, Cal. The, said church has a nice brick' building well furnished, and a 5 room, modern bungalow manse. It has sixty members, about half of which are active. The church desires a pastor who is an educated, energetic, consecrated Christian man with a family, who is a good, expe rienced preacher and pastor. To such a preacher we Will give about one hundred dollars per month. Send all applications for said church to D. J. Wallace, S. C., chairman of the Committee on Vacancies and Supplies, 617 E. 6th Street, Okmulgee, Okla. By Mrs. W. J. Jones, Reporter. Dry” was fittingly observed Sunday, Hay 17th, at St. James'Presbyterian church. Mr. A. M. Scales spoke at the 11 o'clock service on “Egypt and the Holy Land,” to a large mid appreciative audience. At night Copt. Dx J. Gilmer spoke, sub ject, “St. James Presbyterian Church.” The music for the day was furnished by a chorus of 24 men. Two numbers were rendered by St. James Male Quartette. The slogan for the day was “Say It With Men.*' The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. Edna Hunter on Thursday, May 14. Quite a number of members were pres ent. The usual routine of busi ness was transacted. At the close of the meeting a delicious repast was served. The Choral Club sang at “The Church by the Side of the Road,” (white Presbyterian), Thurs day night, May 14th, upon spe cial invitation. The large audi ence: was so weU pleased that the club was asked to render a special program at a later day. Mr. Carter, of Jacksonville, Fla,, a brother of Mr. S. W. Car ter, and Mrs, Wood, of Salisbu ry, were among the visitors at the 11 o’clock services Sunday. ! The attendance at the Sunday School -yesterday was unusually large. “The Earnest Workers” and “Up and Doing class” made a tie both in finance and attend ance. The Workers’ Conference meets with Mrs. W. J. Jones on Friday evening. Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Mears and family motored to Method on yesterday to attend the com mencement exercises of Berry O'Kelly School. Mrs. Julia Nocho met with a painful accident last week by having a fall. Mrs. Hazel Sevier, daughter Of Mrs. Annie Sevier, is out again after an operation from which she was confined for sev eral weeks. Mrs. J. F. Watkins and Mrs. C. A. Waugh have been indis posed. Their many friends are glad to see them out again. Mrs. W. J. Jones has recently received announcement of the marriage of her nephew, Mr. Willie W. Chaney to Miss Kittie Mae Hood on December 26th, 1924. The couple will live at 964 HOlbrook Street, Danville, Va. Mr. Chaney is a former Bid dle man. Mrs. Mary Adams Shepherd, of Durham, was one of the week end visitors to Greensboro. Miss Irene Rodgers, sister of Miss Mamie Rodgers, made a flying visit to her sister’s last week. Miss Mamie Rodgers is Synodical Sunday School Secre tary. She has held this office for a number of years and is also one of our influential graded 1 school teachers. WALLINGFORD PRESBYTE RIAN CHURCH, CHARLES TON, S. C. Sunday morning, May 3, our pastor, Rev. W. T. Frasier, preached a very interesting ser mon from Mark 10:49, subject, “The Master is Calling for You.” At night his sermon was tak en from Acts 16:25, subject, “Singing at Night.” Both servic es were well attended and all present felt spiritually benefit ted. We have finished up our church work for 1924, and have entered our new church yjbax with a clear record, all debts be ing paid. We have been having a ten nights' revival. During the re vival we received the message of our Lord from some of the best ministers of other denom inations of Charleston. It was one of the best revivals we have had for quite a while. Ten young converts were added to oUr membership. We are praying that they will continue in the footsteps of their Heavenly Father, and that as they grow older in age, they will grow stronger in grace. The men of the church, under the pastor’s leadership, have had theinterior of the lower en trance Of the church beautifully painted. The members'itHujflefel grateful to Bros. Thos. and Hor ace Rivers, who did the work so willingly free of charge. V The Willing Workers’ dob gave a Ham Contest on May 4, for the benefit of the church. Elder Joe. Bryan won the kicky number. . .. - * bs On Wednesday night, May 6, Dr. Thomas Koontz, of Oft tOfty, Penn., preached a very touching sermon from the subject, -Al most Persuaded/’ There was a large attendance and other ministers present were, . Dr. J. R. Pearson, of Olivet ; Rev. G. E. Henderson, of Zion, and Rev. M. A. Sanders, pastor of the Presbyterian church on James Island. The whole congre gation was spiritually benefttted and all went home feeling glad that they had been there. All of our clubs are wide-awake and busy in raising funds to wards getting new pulpit furni ture and a new carpet for our church. , u ■ We are grateful to our Heav enly Father for what He al lowed us to do in the past year, and we are praying that he will bless us even more abundantly in the future than in the past. H. MITCHELL. TheWaxhaw PubHd'Sbhoof fids had a very successful year. The new Roeenweid buifcfcng and the spacious campus gave now life to our work* The closing ex Wednesday night, Apt and ended-*'-Friday night, April 24. Rev. F. J. Anderson, < D. D., of Johnson C. Smith University, delivered a powerful address'to the students, parents and many of our best white friends of the county on “Education snd Its Uses” The i flimsy— and practical illustrations which drove his thoughts into the minds and hearts of his hearers. The Johnson C. Smith Uni versity Quintette have a great pull on the white and colored citizens of Waxhaw. They, too, acquitted themselves very credi tably. .h ?.-a :vrn?x. A coincident that had: never happened before was the closing of the Waxhaw High School; (white), and the colored public school at the same time. To be with us and to hear the address of the evening and the Quintette of Johnson C. Smith University, the Principal of the Waxhaw High School abberviatod his program. So we had the County Superintendent and wife, Prof, and Mrs. Ray Funderburk, the Register of Deeds of Monroe, the Faculty of the Waxhaw High School, and other distinguished white citizens of the town. They spoke in high terms of the ad dress and of the music rendered by the Quintette. Our friends are very welcome to come again. Thursday night the weather was ideal and standing room was at a premium in our school auditorium. The children in the primary grades acquitted them-, selves well. Friday night the advanced grades performed. The program Consisted of 1 dialogues, jpTays, recitations, declamations and music. AH who were present seemed to have enjoyed them selves. We are very proud of the Waxhaw Public School builds ing. With great sacrifice of time and means, we have succeeded. And we will take this opportu nity to thank Prof. G. Davis,* who was instrumental in our get ting the building, and who en couraged us to do our bit in or der that the building might be made possible. Mt. Pisgah Church, n & Sunday, April 26, was an ideal day for worship and Marvin and Simfield A. M. E. Zion congro gations with their pastors were with us in the afternoon. At the morning service, Rev. S.. I+t Fulwood, our pastor, spoke very effectively and earnestly from Eccles. 3:1, and in the afternoon from Matt. 6:19-21. Mrs. Minnie Morris was received into full communion of the church on con fession of faith. /WS4' > MRS. ROSA E. FULWOQD. *
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