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AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TROTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.”—John viii, 32. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,1925 NO. 40. VOL. XLVII. THE EASTERN DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION OF YADKIN PRESBYTERY The 33rd annual session of the Eastern District Sunday School Convention convened with John Hall Sunday school, Carthage, August 13-17th, and was called to order by Mrs. Ger trude Clark, of Marsh’s Mission Sunday school, of Laurel Hill. Very choice music selections were renderecNby the excellent choir of Johm Hall Sunday school, directed by Elder W. A. Blue. The retiring President being absent his vacancy was filled by the very efficient Su perintendent of Blandonia Sun day school of Sanford, Mr. Geo. Roberts, who made a very ex cellent address on short notice. His address was packed full of inspiration and instruction along the line of each of us doing our bit at all times to display our talents in helping to bring the Sunday schools up to the pro gram of today. Mr. Roberts is a splendid worker in his daily activities of the North Caroli na Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Durham, and is Superinten dent of one of the largest and best managed Sunday schools in the Yadkin Presbytery. The welcome addresses fol lowed. First, on the part of the church and Sunday school, by Elder W. A. Blue, who wel comed us in a most friendly tone of speech that made us feel at home. The next was the welcome on the part of the churches of the town by Rev. J. Siler, of the A. M. E. Zion church. In his dis course he. made us welcome to the. city of and especially to his own home where there was yet one or more beds unoccupied. This ad dress was climaxed by Mrs. Si ler, who had prepared a special paper for the occasion, which was a grand treat to the Con vention and visiting friends. Prof. A. C. Pinckney then cli maxed the address of Mr. Blue, telling us that we were a con gregation of Christian Sunday school workers that Carthage needed very badly and that he, therefore, was glad, yes, over joyed, to welcome us to Car thage and that he wanted us to just take Carthage and take it by storm. Prof. Pinckney is the very efficient principal of the Moore County Training School. The response to all these ad dresses was made, by the Rev. J. E. McMillan, of Sanford, who was filling the vacancy of Supt. Wm. H. Byrd without any no tice. Rev. McMillan took spe cial care of the Convention and himself which is one of his characteristics. He began his address by saying that he was sure he could not say what Mr. Byrd would have said with winged words, but that he would gladly accept on behalf of the Convention all these warm words of welcome just tendered us, and we would try our best to expedite business in a way that would be pleasing to Carthage, the Convention and to all concerned. Next was the collection called for by Mr. Wm. H. Byrd, Jr., and Miss Alice Kelly. The report of the Committee on arrangements was received and adopted. The Convention closed with prayer by Rev. W. J. Rankin. On Friday A. M. the Conven tion opened with song service, followed with Bible study by Rev. Baker, of Jonesboro. Next order was the election of officers which resulted in the choice of Rev. P. W. Toney, Aberdeen, President; Vice President, Supt. W. M. Malloy, Laurinburg; Recording Secreta ry, Miss Martha Kelly, St. John Sunday school; Assistant Re cording and Finance Secretary, Mr. C. H. Morris, John Hall Sunday school. Following the election of offi cers reports from schools were heard. They were quite encour aging. Sixteen schools report ed out of 26, 10 being Bible schools that do not enroll in the Convention. The following members and friends of the Convention were accorded seats, as corre sponding members: Mrs. H. B. Marsh, Mrs. Nora Blue, Mrs. P. W. Toney, Mrs. Amy Poster, and Mrs. J. Siler. All these dis tinguished ladies were brought to the front and each one made an encouraging address. At this period Dr. J. A. Sav age, of Albion Academy, walked in on us, and we were so pleased to have him we would have sus pended business to have him talk to us; but we had only to mention his name and the Con vention was glad to accord him a seat as corresponding mem ber and also his friend whose name we do not recall. Dr. Sav age is ours and we always send him a program also a minute of the Convention. And if we had anything else to mail we would include Dr. Savage on our mail ing list, for we feel safe to say that he has brought us unlim ited encouragement from time to time. We were also pleased to ac cord Father W. A. Scott, of Hope Mills, a seat as correspond ing member. Rev. Scott is ours also. We think he is the oldest divine of the District Conven tion. Having served as Presi dent Auditor we regard him as being truly our own Father Scott. deen, represented by Rev. P. W. Toney, Mrs. J. B. Lashley and Miss Theresa Byrd. These faithful workers spared no pains in trying to make the Demonstration helpful. Mrs. Lashley, who is an expert with the children, put on a new feat ure—something we have never had before by any of our schools which was the recrea tional feature inside. Indeed it was a decided success and add ed new life to the demonstra tion. We are willing to confess frankly that Faith church has really put one over on the rest of us, even though she has been handicapped to some extent in the advance program of religi ous activities for our Church. We thank Rey. Toney and his corps of teachers for the splen did and helpful demonstration. The popular program on Fri day evening was a splendid suc cess, conducted by Vice-Presi dent W. M. Malloy. The Catechism contest was an other feature that was looked upon with much anxiety. The winner was Miss Sarah Wilson, of Faith school, Aberdeen, who was awarded the Contest Ban ner for 12 months. The reports from the Synod ical Sunday School Convention and School of Methods was made by the delegates, Miss Vi da Alston and Mrs. Gertrude Clark. It was very encouraging to the Convention to be in formed of the real work of the School of Methods. . Following this report ,Misl Martha Kelly, of St. John’s school, and Miss Alice Kelly of John Hall school, were elected delegates for this year. The literary concert on Sat urday evening was largely at tended and the special program was unusually good and a neat sum of money was realized. Sunday was the choicest day of all the seven, and some of the choicest selections had been ta bled for the Sunday activities. First, was the model Sunday school at 9:45, conducted by Sabbath School Missionary G. R. Marsh, acting Superinten dent. The school was arranged with divisional superintendents and a prize was offered for the two best reports on both mem bership and finance. Class 1 of the Adult Division, taught by Miss Emma C. Barnett, won 1st prize. Class 2, Adult Division, taught by Mrs. B. G. McMillan, won 2nd prize. The collection was $46.29 for the Sunday school. At 11 o’clock the annual ser mon was delivered by the be loved divine, the Rev. J. E. Mc Millan, of Sanford. His special ly prepared .message for the occasion was a real God-sent message to us. W$ enjoyed the message to the extent that We are not able to find words tb|t will express our joy obtained therefrom. A collection of $33.00 was raised by Elder Wm. H. Bylfd, of Aberdeen, and Dr. N. E. Jackson, of Laurinburg. At the close of the sermon a beautiful solo was rendered by Mrs. B. G. McMillan, of San ford. The 3 P. M. sermon brought us to the close of the most suc cessful Sunday School Conven tion we have had for five or six years, for which we feel thank ful to our Heavenly Father for His guidance and sustaining grace during the sitting of the Convention, which was directed by the Corresponding Secretary who is also the Sabbth School Missionary on the field of the Yadkin Presbytery. G. R. MARSH, Cor. Sec. Southern Pines, N. C. WESTMINSTER CHURCH, CONCORD. By Mrs. Mary J. Green. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall * I fear? the Lord is the ber 20th, Dr. H.' C. Miller, re presenting the Board of Minis terial Relief, preached for us. During the discourse he gave some very interesting facts con cerning the Ministerial Relief Fund and made an earnest plea for subscriptions. Quite a num ber of the members and friends responded to this worthy cause. On Sunday evening, Septem ber 20th, our pastor, Rev. H. Wilson, preached a soul-stirring sermon from Jas. 4:8, “Draw nigh unto God and he will draw nigh unto you.” In a very pleas ing manner he took great pains in making the gospel truth so plain and practical that1 the children could understand. One little boy, a member of the church, said to his mother on returning home that night, “Mamma, didn’t Rev. Wilson preach a good sermon?” I wish everybody could have heard it. The Sabbath school is still moving on under the efficient management of our Superinten dent, Mr. S- C. Boger. Our x. r. S. u. Hi., under tne leadership of Mrs. Mary H. Green, is still in progress. In spite of the heat the boys and girls have attended well during the summer. Their service has been noted and it is highly ap preciated by all. Too much praise cannot be given them for their faithfulness. Mr. Briscoe Ewing, who is now making his home in Wash ington, D. C., is in the city spending some time with rela tives and friends. Mr. F. D. Nance, one of the theological students of Johnson G. Smith University, was a very welcome visitor in our city last week. The Church Council and group leaders had a joint meet ing in the annex building Mon day night, September 21st. This meeting was quite profitable. In it plans were made for the fu ture work of the church. The guidebook for the group lead ers was discussed in general. In this discussion, the necessity of thoroughly organizing, of keep ing up interest and emphasizing the social and devotional feat ures were brought out by our pastor, Rev. H. Wilson. Vacation is now over and all (Continued on page 3) THE NEGRO EDCAHONAL CONGRESS' AD DRESS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE In order that our fellow citi zens of the other races may know what progress the Ameri can Negro has made since Lin coln issued his Proclamation of Emancipation on the first of January, 1863, and since the 13th Amendment to the Consti tution of the 1 Sited States be came effective' on the 18th of December, 1865, the Negro Na tional Educational Congress takes pleasure in giving to the public the following figures which were recently prepared by Tuskegee Institute which was established by Booker T. Washington: peace and comfort from one end of our land to the other; the right to participate In every part of our land in conducting the government under which we live, the right to give t# our children the same kind of edu cation which is given to others in order that they may be fitted to discharge successfully all their duties as American citi zens. To our fellow Americans who are not yet .willing to stand up on a platform of this character, whether they live in one sec tion of our country or another, we respectfully recommend that Negro Economic Progress: 1866 1925 Farms owned _____1200 600,000 Gain 598,800. Farms operated___20,000 1,000,000 Gain 980,000 Business conducted _—2,100 50,000 Gain 47,900. Wealth ___ $20,000,000 $1,006,000,000 Gain $1,080,000,000. Educational Progress Literacy _ 10 Pet. 70 per cent gain. Colleges and Normal Schools - 15 Gain 485. Students in public schools- 100,000 Gain 1,700,000. * Teachers in all schools - 600 Gain 37,400. Property for higher education value-$60,000 Annual expenditure for education — $1,000,000 Gain $14,000,000. Number of Churches- 700 Gain 41,600 80 Pet. 500 1,800,000 38,000 $22,000,000 $15,000,000 42,300 Religious Progress Number of communicants - Gain 4,200,000 Number ito Sunday Schools-r—— w. Value of Church Property _ $1,500,000 $89,900,000 600.000 4,800,000 1.000 2,250,000 ■«4 i*. I’jqi ■ Minfit.-r Gain $84,400,000. In addition to the figures, the Congress, hereby, expresses its gratitude to all agencies in our country which have been help ful to the Negro in his efforts to prove himself an asset rath er than a liability, and respect fully submits for the thought ful consideration of all Ameri cans, white and black alike, that in order to promote peace rath er thaa strife, harmony rather than confusion, justice rather than injustice, it is necessary that we learn more and more as we come in contact from day to day the importance of speak ing an encouraging word, of lending a helping hand, of giv ing one another a square deal, of taking a manly stand in fa vor of equality of rights as cit izens—the right to “Life, liber ty, and the pursuit of happi ness”—the right to travel in they make a prayerful study of the rule announced by the Mas ter when he said: “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.” Signed:—Prof. I. E. Page, Okla homa, Chairman; Prof. Robt. W. Boulware, South Carolina, Secretary; Rev. Geo. W. Slater, Jr., Iowa; Rev. N. A. Cooper, Mississippi; Rev. W. B. Wil liams, Idaho; Attorney A. G. Clarke, Iowa; Mrs. R. A. Bair paugh, Montana; Mrs. Mamie Edmundson, Illinois; E. F. Hay den, Missouri; Mrs. M. R. Phil lips, Kentucky; Atty. L. A. Knox, Missouri; Rev. W. T. Green, New Mexico; B. McKin ney Ward, Michigan; Frags McWilliams, Nebraska; Atty. I. J. Bradley, Kansas; C. L. Tim berlake, Ky.; and I. M. A. My ers, S. C. CANADIAN SYNODICAL CONVENTION. By Prof. C. N- Shropshire The Syondical Convention and School of Methods of Cana dian Synod met in Cotton Plant Academy, Cotton Plant, Ark., August 31-September 6th, 1925. For many years the Canadian Synod has been coming more and more into prominence through the Synodical Conven tion and School of Methods. The year just closed was for many reasons the greatest and best of all previous years. This year the delegates came with a bet ter understanding of the School of Methods and with a desire to learn. All ^ of, the delegates stayed up^ tjjje close— a thing they ha<$ never done before. Some Relegates that could not come sooner came Saturday, the last day.y*s'.’v.. There fwere^ delegates that came more thyi 700 miles. The writer sqpfee to one of the dele gates saying:* “You must have made a great sacrifice to attend this meeting.” ; Her reply was: “It was jjpp, sacrifice at all, but a great privilege.” One of our ministers who ' "f . fc.. came from Oklahoma City, Okla-, a little more than 600 miles, bringing his entire fami ly, «aid to me: “This School of Methods has cost me more than $60.00 but I mean to attend next year wherever it meets if it cost me $100.00.” Expressions like these were heard from the del egates all around the campus as they stood in groups and talked. Trained Sunday school and church workers are being raised up all over our field. It has been the writer’s privilege as Sabbath School Missionary to visit on his field churches and Sunday schools that sent dele gates and hear the boys and girls say: “It was at the School of Methods that I was inspired to do this.” “It was at the School of Methods that I got a new vision.” Another feature of this School of Methods was that the entire faculty except two who had ac ceptable excuses and all who were programmed were present and did their part well. Platform addresses, both morning and evening, were fine. Each speaker came with his pa per carefully prepared. To my mind and judging from expressions heard from the del egates and visitors, there was no part of the services more in spiring than the devotional ser vices in the dining room conduct ed by Dr. A. B. McCoy and the vesper services conducted by Rev. H. C. Cousins. We desire to thank Dr. A. B. McCoy and the Board for the splendid and most efficient help ers sent to us from the East. Miss Theodora Percival, who had charge of the Children’s Di vision of Methods and the D. V. B. S., rendered excellent service. Rev. J. B. Barber was certainly on his job in “Teacher Train ing” and “Young People’s Meth ods.” We are always glad to have Rev- Barber with us. Dr. Geo. W. Long, of Che raw, S. C., came in Dr. Baker’s place. His talks on “The Mean ing and Requirements of Chris tian Stewardship” “and “Stew ardship Methods” were full of information and instruction. We were delighted over his happy and humorous manner in pre senting his subject. We would say to Dr. Long: “Come again.” I think he made some tithers while here. Of course it is needless to say that Dr. McCoy was here with the goods. His name was ring ing all over the city even before he arrived- His presence gave added inspiration and from the services rendered he must have saved the best for the last. The afternoon games were fine and were played in the best of spirit. Of course the “Whites” won. Sunday was a high day. At i 10 A. M., a model Sunday School was conducted by Dr. CVHamag, our flatm, imd-Rgof^——< C. N. Shropshire. This was carried out in very fine style- It was truly a model Sunday School for the delegates and vis itors. At 11 o’clock the choir with Miss Theopa Stinson at the pi ano and Prof. C. N. Shropshire with his saxaphone were in their places and ready to furnish the music for the morning ser vices. Rev. W. E. Houston was the speaker for the hour. He gave a most excellent sermon. Dr. A. B. McCoy had charge of the services Sunday night Dr. McCoy always had a crowd ed house. He preached a most wonderful sermon. At the close of his sermon Dr. E- C. Hames came forward and gave out the certificates to the delegates. Dr. McCoy took charge again and gave Communion to the waiting congregation. Rev. and. Mrs. H. M. Stinson spared no pains nor money nor time to make our entertainment ana stay wnne tnere very pleas ant- Everything about the campus was in fine shape. He has just remodeled his dining room, making it much larger. This is much needed for his school. Permit me to say in closing, the School of Methods and Syn odical Convntion has done much in sending back to our various churches and Sunday schools men and women better qualified to render splendid service in the churches and communities. TURNING THE WORLD UP SIDE DOWN. “These that have turned the world upside down.” Acts 17:6. An old preacher divided this text thus: 1. God made this world right. 2. Sin turned it upside down 3. The world must be turned right side up again. 4. The Gospel has enough power for it. 5. We are the chaps to do it. This reminds us of the late Dwight L. Moody’s declaration: “Give me ten fully consecrated, praying men, and I will turn the world upside down.”—Rev. Edmund Kerlin, D. D.
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