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WimSpAV, MARCH 18, 1926
.A NEGRO PJONi*ER MER- ?
mm c«ant,
Mr?^#^P. Evans;* a veteran
junenehant Of Laurinburg, N. C;
•'trtfebratedn.his .fortieth anniver
•%af^ in ibusiffess Decemberlast.
?Thi,
!jh‘s lo“8. successful Jinra*
#freer of Mr. EVaftf clearly
'demonstrates the fact tbit the
jfi&gro is capable of slideeedittg*
* vi£({Ousfness as well W in either
-wnes* of ddciip'ationi1 'His-: store
fe»Ns&kkto be the oldest business
house in Laurinburg and ip, large,
of iifiis patronage is "wtdtfQ
fc»s saies:!in 1925 were around
u:-e hundred ^thousand dolfitfi^*
* Ah a ieaer ltom»Mr. Evans^e
quote the* following: “TheSh
long' y%ars'' have been arduous
%ict *. s&SE-sacriticing, /arid/" ft
s&mes, sad and discourkgfngv yht
*i puuea through/ them’ all. If,
reViCwing&her phstand consider
ing the frailty of man, 1 con
x|pue tbft.po man, rich or poor,
shbuicf iso bow over his: desk or
counter, farm or anvil, as to lose
the^ judgment day, the
^Oie graves I feel that
perpetuation of the
White Frojn$. Department
Store, the responsibility should
^dex^ve dn younger men. To
•thaterui/fam writing you to as
certain;;if j!you kn$w any young
men with whom i^yld, form $
corporation and. thus; reduce the
4«rec^nh.urden of my;": responsi
bility ” ' ‘ .'.V V;" "%u^. .
a*:Here is an opportunity* «JFor.
young,, educated Negro men de
siring to fhter^mercantile
ness . career urn
tier most favorable conditions.
ALBION ACADEMY NOTES;
'** - AND AN APPEAL.
jinuox z-iDv: ..
ao$he'*wii?t?er is almost gone and
tM-yd%g.dnd old folks are
ItfiooilShg' bUtr-for the spring and
^uhiiiler, As-to enrollment and
work done, Albion will close in
^fayj.1’926', one of the most pros
t^ymil^ears. v?hfe fire last No
chapel
r ana us to wor
pn lhe campus! The noble
no complaint. But the
I; wither almost exacted the
jyife of,thje Principal. We are to
day^ little more comfortable ia
ourrpgper house. The saw dusfc
floor is a little soft and damp,
but/ad-much better than the
open court. We-serely need a
ootobination buildHig 4tec. class
r&om and chapel.oThifiappealis
. April
tted as
fbrbsjiftipathy an
6^C9eWfhas bees
a special'day of prayer for ABri
^‘Academy. The^Women’s So
£§£& aba^an_
dfffet^ayhrsolhe
her more
hespent
profitably ini
"50*4- igg^g&iy *. •
prayer to our God for Albion itnd
Apr. needs,* ■ifBL&r* .
" Utepr^oiffle.^ portion of
m sense, a deeper wpfk of
£.'|ari*. distribution of
honor and individual
responsibility to the ideals of
Ufe.}: Ke*t' to these we beg to
be made comfortable. Take us
dutof the Weather. We are
eoid; We 'Relieve in prayer.
We wish the whole Presby
terian Church to make Albion
Academy a special object of
prayer. This is our 34th year
here in this work and when the
mantle falls, as surely it must
fall, we wish to leave a glorious
heritage—not the old hardships
to endure, but lines in pleasant
.places. •' - • ■
-t. • Sincerely,
<Xk-yA- SAVAGE.
‘ Franklinton, N. C.
MILLER MEMORIAL CHURCH
NOTES, BIRMINGHAM,
ALA. ' ■ : !
tilt
The spiritual interest of the
’hurch is growing each week.
Members are becoming more
$hd more consecrated each time
fiey hear a sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. Wm. Sample. He puts
thought, energy, humor, emo
tion and theology, as the case
requires, into .each sermon,
which never fails to reach the
mark it is intended to reach. Old
members are being revived and
new ones taken; in. Since the
arrival of Rev. Sample seven
teen members have been added
to the church.
The Ladies’ Missionary Soci
ety presented a pageant, “Christ
iftf America,” at the 11 o’clock
hour Sunday. This pageant has
attracted much;attention
throughput the churches of the
■city. The Mdies have carried
^his; pageant to several churches,
among them the Congregation
al, - Temple Baptist, and Mix
on’s Tabernacle A. -M. E. Zion
church. Neat sums of money
have been collected, which will
go to pay the missionary, quo
ta. '
ffiembhi* canvass of
our chutch will be launched
Sunday, March 21: It is hoped
that each member will make a
liberal pledge to both the
ihurch «md benevolence,
rr The Men’s Progressive Club
met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Tanner. Hie meeting
iRaq. largely attended. For sev
eral; jpaeptings the men have
: .discussed “Stewardship,” and
che ; “Every . Member Canvass,”
The discussions are interesting
and; full of zeal for the church.
With Mr. B. L. Greer, President;
Mr. W. M» Parrish, Secretary,
and Mr. E. t). Bolden, Treasur
the. club is rendering valua
ble service to the church and
is adding much to the develop
ment of the social side of the
jb$rch. It is hoped that other
meEL may come into the club and
help, to do better work. At the
closq pf the meeting the hostess,
Mrs. A. S. Tanner. The meeting
menu; of chicken salad, peas, hot
rolls, pine apple, ice cream and
cake. ,The next meeting will be
beStt<&£~ the home of Dr. R. B.
Maclui, at which time “A
Church Paper In Every Home”
will be discussed.
The Sunday school rally was
ended with a musical. Members
from other churches appeared
on the program.. The rally was
in the €6rm of a contest between
the Reds with Mrs. L. A. Bolden,
captain, and the Blues with
Mrs., L.( C. Curry, captain. The
Blues won the contest with
118.56, while the Reds had
$16.35. The grand total was
$34.91. The amount will go on
the electric bulletin board which
has been placed on oUr church
frobt. -v :
■ One day in each month is
knowh as Fuel Saving Day on
the St. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad at which time a con
ference is held at some 'point of
the system to educate the col
ored firemen. These confer
ences are conducted by the offi
cials of the system. Through
the efforts of Mr. £. F. Roberts
the last conference was held in
our school building. The General
Manager, Jihel Supervisor, Sup
erintendent! Master Mechanic
and oth^r local officials were
jpiisent. . A__few minutes were
given for the assembling of the
student body .who sang and re
cited Bible verses and the Cat
echism. Talks were made by the
officials. Mrs. W. J. Harris was
asked to give a brief outline of
theworkand atfhe close other
talk the officials made an offer
ing of $6.80 for the school. They
enlisted their aid for whatever
we may see fit in the future. :
A prize of five dollars kps
bicn offered by the Sunday
school to any member of the
church who brings the largest
number of visitors to church or
Sunday school for the first
quarter.. Each Sunday our
church is filled with members
and visitors.
MRS. E. P. ROBERTS,
Reporter.
A NEHRO LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY. t
(From The Charlotte Observer)
It was in Durham, 28 years
ago, that the first Negro Iije
insurance Company in. fee
State was organized, under fee
management of Dr. A. Bjj|
Moore and John Merrick, and
we can well remember the eh
couragement and assistant
given it by General Carr afid
other leading citizens pf
that community. Through all
the subsequent years this Ne
gro company has had this
’ame line of assistance, with
fee addea asset, as accomplish
ment justified, of confidence.
The company began business
on April 1, 1899, without cap?
ital stock. It has now devel
oped assets of $2,750,471.86*
These assets belong solely to
the policy holders. The com
pany s loans to Negroes on real
estate and life insurance poli
cies amount to $1,433,518.05.
The insurance in force is
$44,326,283. The total income
for the year 1925 was $2,157-,
331.29, and total payments to
policy holders was $802,134.51,
This is a regular old line in
surance company operating on
legal reserve basis and now op
erates in the States of .North
Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennes
see, Virginia, District of Colum
bia,.. Maryland, Oklahoma and!
Alabama. Jt now lays elaim to
being “tne largest Negro Life
■nsurance company in the
wdrld.” In Durham it owns and
occupies a six-story, fire-proof
building, which cost $250,000,
and it stands as an example of
the progress of the Negro in
the material things.
ljA ?¥.:■■: fg.
MT. TABOR PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, WASHINGTON,
D. C.
Since October we have had
the pleasure to worship and
serve in some of the churches
in Washington, D. C. One
church particularly has r made!
'an impression on the mind; of.
the writer as well as the minds
of the people of Washington—
the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian
church, organized by Rev R. A,
Fairley.
The writer has not attended
a church in Washington where
the spiritual feeling of friendli
ness has been felt as keenly as
it was when crossing the door
sill of Mt. Tabor church and
Sabbath schools The credit fof
this should go to Rev. R. A.
Fairley, under whose nurture
Mt. Tabor is producing fruit.
We were surprised when we
went on our first visit to see
such a gathering. When we say
gathering we do not mean $
handful of people with jiist a
few children, but a large numr
ber of mothers, fathers, young
men and women as well as tl\e
children, Some of Washington’s
best people are members of Mt.
Tabor. As a young church one
is surprised at the success that
has been attained. ^ - i
Having known the pastor as
•a schoolmate and during that pe
riod having been in constant
contact with him, we knew him
as a quiet, unassuming young
man. Having gone from the
the portals of Biddle and entered
Lincoln Theological school,
where he equipped himself for
this sphere of labor, he has
shown in his work the spirit qf
the Biddle bull and the fightf'bf
the Lincoln lion.
It is unfortunate that the
ministry has not more such
young, men as Rev. Fairley. He
is giving his best, not only to
Mt. Taoor, but to Washington,
and, above all, to God. Too much
praise and credit can not be giv
en to Rev. Fairley.
The following reference to Mt.
Tabor church was taken!rom
‘*The Washington City Presby
terian,” a weekly paper pub
lished under the auspices of
the Washington City Presbyte
ty; .
“In giving a list of the church
93 in our first issue we accident
ally overlooked the name of our
t Presbyterian church,
This congregation, under the
active leadership of its pastor,
Rev. Richmond A. Fairley, is
looking about np^ for a larger
and more suitable location. Ta
bor is ministering to a very
large section of our colored pop
ulation and in this service has
fehe valuable Kelp of several stu
dents of Howard University. It
affords a splendid opportunity
for -the men of high purpose at
Howard, both in; the University
rind in the School Of Religion, to
gain experience mid training in
Religious and Social Service in
great city; and to perform a
valuable work besides.”
.? J. D. MARTIN, JR.
SHADY SIDE NOTES,
INGTON.
LEX
, On the fourth Sunday in Feb
ruary Rev. W. M. Wyatt, of the
Summer Hill Baptist church, of
this city, preached for us at
.11 .o’clock.. The Scripture les
ion was read, by Rev. Anderson
and prayer was offered by Bro.
J. M. Hargrave, of the Baptist
church. “Praise Jehovah’s
Name” was sung by the choir.
Rev. Wyatt’s text was taken
from Gal. 6:1-12, theme, “The
Christian’s Restoration.” “If a
man be overtaken in a fault ye
which are spiritual restore such
a one in the spirit of meekness.”
it was a powerful sermon. The
speaker made plain our duty to
bur >fellowman.
In the absence of the pastor
last Sunday morning the prayer
service was led by Elder R. B.
Bitting.
We are very sorry to note
that Rev. Anderson has been
confined to his room for several
'lays on account of illness. We
hope he will soon be out again.
’A visitor in the midweek
prater service was Miss Thenia
Smith, one of our faithful mem
bers, who is making Winston
Salem her home now. She never
fails in hfer duty to her church
here. - • i
Mrs. W. G. Anderson, who
spent some time , in Wilmington
^.siting her sick sistCr, is with
as again. We as well as our
pastor are glad to have her back.
The Ladies Missionary Socie
ty is planning a series of enter
tainments for the benefit of the
church. The first was a play,
‘The Minister’s Wife’s New
Bonnet.” On the first of April
there will be an educational
program and bazaar, also the
sale of a quilt to the highest
bidder. ;
“BEE.”
READ’S S. S. MISSION, DA-_
VIDSON, N. C.
By Mrs. Ada Reid
Our little Sunday school has
.alien a new step under the
great leadership of Mr, L. W.
Ellis as Superintendent, one
.hat w.e feel ,needs special no
tice throughout the Presbytery
jf Catawba. For five successive
Sabbaths we as a school have
istened to him on the different
esson subjects and they have
been beautifully pictured, all of
which we must attribute to his
knowledge of Teacher-Training
gained under Prof. I. M. Martin,
-S. S. M, and Rev. Shirley, Syn
odical S. S. M., each being a
great friend and supporter of
our Superintendent
" Sunday at 3 o’clock Rev. L. J.
Melton,- p. p.,..pastor in charge
of the work at Cedar GroVe
church, visited us with a repre
sentative number and took our
Sunday school under the session
of Cedar Grove church, and
made arrangements to preach
i'or us as often as possible this
summer. i
; Dr. Melton is known abroad
'or his work as a minister and
pastor and we believe with the
present prospects things are
,gomg to go in the next ecclesi
astical year. At least, we hope
so.
The Easter Program is al
ready on the way. Many of the
children are ready now to say
sheir recitations.
* In closing we ask for the
prayers of each Christian that
we may have the blessing of
God and the continued interest
of Dr. Melton, Rev. Shirley and
Prof. Martin until we shall have
won every soul in this commun
ity. ... '
Sunday morning Rev. H. <3*
Miller spoke from Tturieh 38:
1-5, using the subject, *TKe R&
prieve of Heaekiah,” The speak
er by way of introduction
showed how from -a bad father
and good mother came afnoble
son. He also asked : which ex
erts the greater influence over
the child, father or mother 1L
A man's goodness does not
exempt him from trials, neither
does his badness necessarily
subject him to immediate evil or
punishment. When the mes*
sage came to Hezekiah, Set
thine house in order for jrou
must die and not live, on re*
viewing his life this king, found
that he had walked in the /W*3f*
of God. How stands pur case,
should sucha message come to
us today? Some of us have been
cheating God all this year. Some
have been cheating Him of time*
some of tithes, yet God sees and
knows.
Continuing, the speaker said:
‘There are some sad thoughts
n connection with death ; the
saddest is, when the man is not
prepared to meet his God.
The speaker then told of the
message of hope, “I have heard
:hy prayer, I have seen thy
tears.” This message comes to
men today who are passing;
through trials. . n
In spite of the slippery streets,
there was a fair sized audience
out at the morning service.
The Sunday School was well
attended, considering the
weather. The banner for finance
went to Earnest Workers, while
/. It. Nocho class received the
oanner for attendance. .
Mrs. S. B. McBryer is much
improved at this writing. She is
with her brother, Mr. tee
Waugh, at Hannah. '
Mrs. Georgia Caldwell . has
come home from St. Leo Hospi
tal where she underwent an op
eration a few weeks ago. She
hopes to be out in a few day s ! r
The Missionary Society ipet
with Mrs. Chase Brown last
Thursday } Th^; principal Triisi
.iess was the appointment ' “* Of
committees On homes ifotrithe
coming fresbytery;, ‘Delicious
refreshements were sei’yed if
the close of the meeting. ' J ‘
Rev. and Mrs. L: M. OnqUe
pent part of the day with Rev.
md Mrs. Miller last Monday;
They were enroute home frofii
Mocks ville. J
Dr. Sevier gave a brilliant
and instructive lecture on the
possibilities of Africa Sunday
light in St. James church. He
exhibited many beautiful things
made by the natives of Afri
Mr. S. W. Carter and Dr. W.
L. McNair have been enjoying
themselves at Hot Springs, for
.he past month. They are .'ex
pected home within the next
The Choral club of St. Jam£s
two weeks.
will sing the Easter Cantata,
‘The Living Christ,” in the
Palace Theater, Sunday after
noon, April 4th. This promises
to be a rare treat for the music
overs ot Greensboro.
The Christian Endeavor wis
very well attended yesterday,
having as special speaker Dein
Miller of Eennett College; who
*ave a very interesting talk. ’
MISS BERTHA GRAHAM
On March 13, 1926, Miss Ber
tha Graham, loyal citizen, friend
and teacher, passed to her re
ward leavihg a void in this com
munity, for her life was pqq of
service until compelled4 by
diction to relinquish the activi
ties of life. * She never failed&o
respond to all demands of nCr
station.
The Mooresville City School,
in which she f was for jmany
years a teacher, had no^more
loyal and zealous-supporter than
she and she will be greatly
missed by all, but we are sure'
she will not life forgotten. *H«r
work will survive, for she was
willing to spend and be spent
for the cause so dear to her.
Our school will miss her, but
we have the comforting reflec
tion that we are not without
hope, for we are quite sore that
f we arena faitttfulil Shewjus
we shall meet agaln Where there
are no more partings, for $he
has only gone ahead. . p|
At the Graded School of
Mooresville; March H5,'1926;the
Itude for
following
ct, we .
her service: *
Second, that our school has
lost one o fits faithful teachers,
who 'was ever ready to do her
part, as she saw it,, in the Mas
ter's work, and in the better
ment of the world;
Third, that we extend our *
deepest sympathy to her be -
reaved family, near relatives,
mid other loved ones; andthat
a’#>py of these resolutions be
sent’ to the Africo-American ,
ftesbyterian, and a copy sent to
the family.
TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS,
Of the Mooresville Graded
School.
HONOR ROLL OF CHURCHES
WHICH, HAVE PAID THEIR
1925-26 BENEVOLENCE
QUOTAS.
un the suggestion of Dr. G.
W. Long, strongly endorsed by
Dr. J. M. Gaston, the Workers’
Conference at Chester, S. C.,
voted to request the Africo to
publish an Honor Roll of the
churches in .various Presbyte
ries * that have paid their full
benevolence quotas for the year
1925-26. This Roll will appear
weekly in the Africo as soon as
the quota is raised and sent in
to the Central Receiving Agen
cy or to any of the Boards for
proper distribution. .
(Signed) <
C. J. BAKER.
Fairfield Presbytery
Sumter, Second 2;.—w Sumter, S. C.
Shiloh, Second ...... . Wedgefleld, S. C.
dfjork, Second . . York, S. C.
Gheraw, Second - Cheraw, S. C.
L^dson — — Columbia, S. C.
Bethlehem 1st, McConnellsville, S. C.
, V; Knox Presbytery
gt. l?aul . . Cordele, Ga.
Laura Street --*. Jacksonville, Fla.
Moore’s Chapel Albany, Ga.
'Btttler Memorial - Savannah, Ga.
-fr McClelland Presbytery
A,llendale, Second Allendale, S. C.
Jjethesda7 ...;J:.._:. 'J...... Gaffney, S. C.
?irst Church' Irmo; g. C.
i Kiamichi Presbytery
fiew Hope .. Fort Towson, Okla.
■ Bgj^tir JDam— , G#ant, Okla.
: white River Presbytery
Westminster ...ill. Cdttoh Plant, Ark^e1
Hot’Springs, 2nd, Hot Springs, A$k.
-Holmes. Chapel ^ Monticello, Ark.
Hopewell*- 2... Morrilton, Ark.
Smith Memorial _*.. Crockett,~ Texas
.. <H. Cape Fear Presbytery , ■
it. pleasant Franklinton, N. C.
Jethany _ Lumberton, N. C.
Red Springs, 2nd, Red Springs, N. C.
Mt. Pisgah — Rocky Mount, N. C.
"St. Paul, 2nd. - Timberland, N. C.
;, Catawba Presbytery
Trinity. . Marion, N. C.
. Southern Virginia7. Presbytery
Holbrook Street Danville, Va.
! .... . ladRtn miDjrtery
John Hall Chapel __ Carthage, N. C.
?mh Street-Barham, N. C.
^ Birmingham Presbytery ....
Claris Qhapel .Ackerman, Miss.
Miller Memorial Birmingham, Ala.
Rogersville Presbytery
lethesda' :2l. 1. Johnson City, Tenn.
. Hedge Presbytery
Christ church_Augusta* Ga.
'Bethany -__L_ Conyers, Ga.
OFFERS PRIZES.
Durham, N. C.,
January 28th, 1926.
To the- Principals of Colored
School, State 6f North'Carolina:
Gentlemen:
In ah effort to stimulate the
interest of Negro children in life
insurance and to give them an
idea of what it does, the North
Carolina Negro Insurance Asso
ciation is offering prizes of fif
teen dollars, ten dollars and five
dollars to pupils in oUr high
:chools for the three best essays
on “ Why Insurance on Negro
Lives Should Be Placed in Ne
gro Companies.”
We would thank you to make
this announcement to your pu
pils and urge them to begin to
collect material in order that the
essays may be completed before
fhe end ff J;he present school
termf ^ The/ conditions fcf the
contest will be arranged by Prof.
W. A. Robinson, Supervisor of
Colored High Schools, Raleigh,
N. C. He will forward you these
instructions within the near fu
ture.
^ TJhanking you in advance
fjpi| your cooperation, we we
'■ " Very truly yours,
INORTH CAROLINA NEGRO
*NgfJfcANeff ASSOCIATION.
^ *A. E. SPEARS,
* 'T<*!*n**'».....Rresident.