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cc::33l:-aikd with THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST. Kfv. H. L. McCROREY. D. D., LL. D. Editor. W. E; HILL. Associate Editor. Rev. C. P. PITCHFORD, ... Business Manager., Devoted to the Educational, Mate rial, Moral and Religions interests of our people in the Sooth, and puo lished at Charlotte, N. C., every Thursday. All questions arising under the va rious subjects above indicated are discussed from a Christian point of view. Each number contains the fewhsst and best news from .the Southern Held and from the Church at large* mere is carefully select ed reading-matter euited to all Hess es of our people—the farmer, the mechanic, the: artisan and- the pro? The Sabbath School and Mission, ary causes will receive special at TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: Single eopy oqe year JIAO 81x months .SS._— ,76 Three months .. ... „ *60 RATES OF ADVERTISING Given on Application^. . We earnestly ask, the sympathy and prayers of our brethren'' add friends at large in order that our efforts Ip this enterprise may he crowned with success. AGENTS WANTED—to wtym a liberal commission will be papd.. Send all money by P. O.. Money Order, Registered Letter or Bhak Check, otherwise it might get lost and the sender/alons wiR be respon sible. : ■<;<• Entered at the Peetoffice at Char lotte, N. C., as second class' matter. THURSDAY, DEG. 2, 1926 THE ANNUAL WORKERS’ CONFERENCE. The next Annual Conference of Workers in the Division of Missions for Colored People un der the Board of National Mis sions will be held January 25 28, 1927, at Johnson C. Smith University. Plans are being laid to make this the most interest ing and profitable meeting of our ministers and teachers ever' held under the auspices of the Board. Dr. Gaston, Secretary of. the Division, is now busy making up the Conference pro gram, which will be announced at an early date. One of the notable persons who are expected to . attend this Conference is Mrs. Johnson C. Smith, the gracious lady whose benefactions started the Uni versity on its present upward way. Mrs. Smith is deeply in? tereated in all phases of our work ana always hag. a word of encouragement for those from, the “filing line” where the.,work is hardest, and. the hardships are greatest. . Ampie provision wifi be made for the entertainment .of aft who may attend the Conference, and every minister and teacher and other worker who can possibly cb so snould arrange to come. Begin now to get ready for. the Workers’ Conference of 1927. LIEUT.; OXLEY’S APPOINT* ; >m MENT. Tt is encouraging to the Ne gro race when one of its mem bers is appointed or elected to a place -■ or- responsibility, trust and honor 'by bodies governed and controlled by the white race, as in the case of the re* cent appointment of :LieuL Lawrence A. Oxley -as Vice? Commander of the North Caro lina Division of the American Legion’which appointment car ries wiui it, as we understand, membership on the Executive Committee. Lieut. Oxley is do ing a> fine work as head of. the Bureau of Work Among , No*-, giroes o* the States Board of Clarities and Public Welfare, I DR DILLARD’S APPEAL. -The' appeal that Dr«tClarence Dillard makes to the churches of Cape Fear Presbyteryapplies with only slight adaption to our Other Presbyteftes, All should their, utmost ^ FOB r'minril ^ lo* Fifth Avenue NewYorkiN.Y. November 27, 1926. To Editors of Synodical and Presbyterud Publications: We are offering free to churches an electrotype, size 2% x 3, for use in church cal endars in December. Hie out shows an bid time bookkeeper seated at an ac counting desk and he is called ‘•Ben. E., Vokenee.” The follow ing reading appears on cut : Dear Presbyterians All: It’s hari figuring these days 1927 pearly gone and December ends third quarter of church year. Churches have sent to Boards less than half the budg et. Interest; charges on. funds borrowed to meet expenses are mounting high. * All the folks ill ,ihe^ churches ought to pay sphscriptions right] up to date and every treasurer! Should promptly remit money needed to meet obligations of the Boards. Yours ior pledging and pay ing,, “/• ' i&N. E. VOLENCE. j For the General Council and Four Boards . ; ; i, ■ j The i^eesbyramm Church, in the . U. 8. A. . • : • ; If you desire one of these elec trotypes to use in;ybur publica tion, please send order to Tb$ Cepepd; Council ; Room 1209 166 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. , CONFERENCE ON NEGRO j ■ education. A State Wide Conference on Negro Euucatipn will convene at jshaw University, Raleigh, December U, 1926, beginning at 11 A. M. ; , Dr. & E. §mith, Principal of State formal School, Fayette ville, will preside as Chairman of this Conference, which will consider particularly some of the problems, pertaining to In stitutions of Higher Learning. . Committees have been ap pointed ana are to report their findings on the following top ics: 1. Training and qualifications of College and Normal School Instructors. Possibly, a salary schedule may be recommended to the Boards of Trustees for public institutions, 2. A study of college entrance requirements and transfer of credits. . 3. Outline of policies^ objec tives aik, aims of the various types , oi institutions. Each In stitution of Higher Learning will be allowed to present its plans and policies uirough some repre sentative. CAPE F&tft PRESBYTERY. pear Brethren : I The ..Presbyterian Church is painfully in need of money to hieet its pressing obligations. The fact is, our yreat ’Church is in debt, arid its credit and honr pr are endangered. The Boards must close the Church year Without debt. > : Our Presbytery,' while it did not raise its f aB dppbrtionment last year, it did lead all of She Presbyteries ;*of ‘Catawba Synod in the matter of contri butions. Ours is the banner portion m’ust Presbytery. 0ur the budget ($3534) raised this year by afl means. Wh promised to raise it Md as (oyal Chnatiafcs, we must live up to our premise. I am there fore, urging etery church With in our bounds to raise its ap 1 'irtionment and forward same sopn Us possible. Why not :e special’ efforts during the reaching holidays?* ! ihcerely, v';' - • l* ■ C. DILLARD, > Chairman; m V iki-ii WS' NOi*DOWFPHOUTTHE v ^7 PAPER. ' *' *^-? :aM, *v•>•*■ \ mi Noy. \$y. d. b. McCrorey, D.'t>:, fcarlotte, N. C. ly Dear Doctor: i KI atft ; sewing $1.60 as a re pay 1 subscription for do without the pa v "ft Fraternally, f J. M. mmm 5 r.r' v • ROLAND HAYES ROLAND HAYES TRIUMPHS IN RECITAL AT CHAR LOTTE—BRILLIANT AU DIENCE-CAPACITY HOUSE. The City Auditorium, famous for the great musical perform ances that have been given there in a generation,—musical festivals, concerts, recitals, by artists . and international cele brities, world famed for their achievements in the music art, —was the scene of .a vast au dience, Tuesday evening, No vember 23rd, of nearly three thousand people representing the culture and best; civic life of two races, not only of Char lotte and the Piedmont section of North Carolina, 'but also the cities and towns of the adjacent States, Virginia, South Caroli na, Tennessee and Georgia. More than one third of the audience was white patrons. All came to hear Roland Hayes sing. Mr. Hayes returned to this country in November fresh from his European tour, and started on his Western tour of the United States, the Pacific Coast and South America, be ginning in New. York. This was Mr. Hayes’ premier appearance in Charlotte and the only en gagement in North Carolina and this section of the South this season. ' Mr. Hayes came to Charlotte under the auspices Of Johnson C. Smith University and the in stitution was happy in present ing an artist, irrespective of col or, that the music critics all over the world acclaim the most out standing singer Of .the time. To quote from the “Charlotte Daily Observer” and the “Charlotte Evening News'The recital by Roland Hayes drew an audience to the City Auditorium, the largest in its histoi^, a third be ing white; only on two occa sions before were there as many, One a few years ago when Caruso was here, and last Spring when Marion Talley sang.” The papers say further, “that seldom if ever has a more perfect musical performance been given in Charlotte “Singing with a.gjdi, clear ten or, the singer showea a magnifi cent range of voice and was a full and complete master of ev ery note he attempted.” i Mr. Hayes’ personality , is out? standing in that he preserves a characteristic- modesty, . his graceful air Of unassuming- ac complishments.' . He i$ Admirably equipped with the highest type of musician ship, technique1-’ and . artistic method oi interpretation, with in£eHigehee, feeling, insight, re straint, sympathy, and. free from ah affectation, - possessing a voice distinctively “Hayeeian,” the which music,critics of both America and Europe have said that it has no superior. . Mr. xiayes was given an ova tion when he stepped out on the stage. He waited a while, then by his serious demeanor and a slight wave of the hand to se cure absolute silence, he began the program with a group of two Italian songs! “Sehre Ami ehe,” Gadara, ‘^Elvira rosa,” and Beethoven’s charming “Ad elaide.” The audience was at once en rapport, and as an encore Han del’s “Softly, Gently, Blindly,” was given as a response to in sistent applause. The second group was faom the German leider: “Der jungling and der Quel le,” ((The youth at the spring), Schubert. “Wir Wandelton,” (“We wan dered”), Brahms. • “Es traumte mir”, (“In My Dreams”), Brahms. The singer’s knowledge of the classic style and his excel lent diction gave individual col or and rehnement of tradition, insight and comprehension con sonant with consummate art. Mr. Hayes held his audience en thralled throughout. The third brace consisted of four songs in English: “The Lament of Ian ' the Proud,” Griff es. “The Dreamy Lake,” Griffes. “It was a Lover and his Lass,” Roger Quilter. “In the Silence of the Night,” Rachmaninoff. The climax of the evening was reached in this group. The singing o* “The Lament of Ian the Proud,” by Griffes was ren dered with rare feeling and wonderful dramatic expression of breadth and effectiveness in the varying moods of despair and suuue coloring of tone and unfailing beauty- of diction. Likewise was he superb in poet ic fancy in “Rachmaninoff’s “In the: Silence of Night.” In response to insistent ap plause Mr. Hayes added as en cores Handel’s superb aria, “Ah Spietato,’’ Burleigh’s “Scandal ized My Name,” and “Water Boy.” ; The final offering was a group of spirituals: “Wade in de Water,” “Lit’l David,” “Camp Meetin’ ’’ and. “Steal Away.” The silent tenseness of the audience during the rendition of these simple melodies with uni versal, heart appeal, paid silent tribute to the manner in which Mr. Hayes sang them. At the. close »the . audience completely under the spell of the : etherajly beautiful voice, would not leave till Mr. Hayes responded with “I Got a Robe” and the deeply dramatic and im pressive recitative, “The Cru cifixion,” a most , solemn adjura tion.. -r, : .. V,.; i Throughput the program,; Mr. Hayes showed a complete mas tery of .technique; ranging from the low, soft sweet notes to Hie higher tones with perfect clarity and control. .. ; William Lawrence was the accompanist. His feel and grasp of musical content; rare breadth of faultless technique, possessing sensibility, style, temperament, responsive to the slightest nuance of the singer, the caressing pianissimo effects made his masterful accompani ments, withal, a distinct contri bution as an inseparable part of a most artistic performance. He shared honors,with Mr. Hayes. Many congratulations have come to Johnson C. Smith Uni * As we gue on these quivering embers The pages of memory torn back In our lives like a book that is opened With leaves that are tattered and black. Through the mind in an endless procession The pageants of memory flock, While tile feet of the uncanny marchers Keep time to the tick of the clock. (Hie moment we smile at the follies, Then a tear as we think of the pun, As,' back from the mists of oblivion, Lost mem’ries are ushered again: The comic adventures of .childhood, The half tragic mishaps of youth* Take place in a wondrous rehearsal Presented in person by Truth. Ah! The many long hours we squandered For the shadowy values of wealth, Too wanton the searches for pleasure As we wasted the God-given health. The pathway is seen now and clearer, But truly we never can tread Again through its intricate measures But quick! forward march, straight ahead! Thus we learn from this retrospection; And to learn is a boon after all; So we sit with a strange satisfaction And gaxe as the red embers fall. .... And, perchance, down the heat-ridden vistas Come messages we never hear, ' iTheugh hardly could we .comprehend; them Unless we attune our ear. Presented for publication by Geo. W. Brown, * Department Dramatics, Johnson C. Smith University. Selected from writings' of Luther L. Ramseur. versity for bringing Roland Hayes to Charlotte. TUGS. A. LONG. Johnson C. Smith University. ,!-■ .1 V ...: , .-•*• t X, ‘ BLACK’S MEMORIAL CHURCH, MONROE. Sunday, November 28th, was a good day at Black’s Memorial church. Our pastor, Dr. C. N. Jenkins, and Mrs. Jenkins were with us. Dr. Jenkins spoke to a well filled house. His sermon was based upon the seven say ings of Jesus while on the cross. The Holy Communion was administered, also the sac rament of baptism. Seven chil dren were baptized. In the evening Dr. Jenkins spoke very impressively from II Timothy 1:6, “Stir up the gift of God which is in thee.” The offering for the two church services was $22. The Sunday school was well attended also. We were very glad to have Elder Robinson from pur church at High Point with us. Both the Senior and the Jun ior Christian Endeavor Societies are very much alive and doing ilicely. Miss Mildred Gillis, President of the Senior Chris tian Enaeayor Society, is a splendid Christian young wom an who is always found at her post of duty. MISS ANNIE A. CHRESFIELD MT. PISGAH PRESBYTERI AN CHUKCH, ROCKY MT. tfy Miss Marguerite C. Person Sunday morning, November 21, our beloved pastor, Rev. W. D. Burgess, chose for his sub^ ject, “Called for a Purpose,” which he treated interestingly. The choir rendered appropriate music, • Mrs, Haggle Thomas, former ly of tmsjuty, but now a resi: doit of Brooklyn, N. Y., was a welcome visitor at our church Sunday. Mr. Joseph Jones, a student of csaaw university, spent the week-end in the city with his Bernard Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miss Onristian Cook, a grad uate of Albion; Academy, has accepted a position in one of the Edgecombe County schools. Miss H. Q. Person, accompa nied by Mrs. Benches Harris, of Durham, spent a day at Sanito rium. Rev. j. H. Martin, pastor of St. James Baptist church, will deliver a special sermon at our church Sunday afternoon. Rev. his choir and congrei. Mrs. Sarah Vick and brother in-law, Mr. Robert Vick, of Wil son, spent a few hours in the city last Friday afternoon. Mr. Kennith Shade, of Wilson, stopped in our city a few hours enroute to his home after hav ing attended the football game between Albion Normal and Brick Junior College. Those who went to attend the Albion Brick game last Thursday were Dr. R. iV Winstead and Mrs. Winstead, Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Armstrong, Dr. W. E. Arm strong, Dr. William Sessons, Miss Jennie Braswell, Mr. J. H. May, Mr. A. D. Clarke and Miss es H. Q. and M. C. Person. MT. TABOR CHURCH RALLY By Miss Ethel L. Goodman. Sunday, November 28, at ■%% o’clock our pastor; Dr. J. L. Hol lowell, delivered a very interest ing sermon. The text was “Learn ot me.”—Matt. 11-29. The ladies served a delicious dinner in the grove which was enjoyed by all. At 3:30 o’clock we listened to a practical sermon by Rev. J. A. Raniseur, of Moosesville, from Proverbs 3:9: “Honor the Lord with all thy substance and with the fruits of all thine increase.” Rev. S. A. Davis, of Moores yille, was with us and assisted in lifting the. collection. We are always glad to have him with us.; " Music was rendered by the Presbyterian choir of MooresVilie a n d Oakland church choir of Mt- Ulla. Both rendered splendid service. The reports of the clubs were as follows: Club No. 1, Miss Maggie Goodman, $32.00; club No. 2, Mrs. Ahnie Taggert, $19.42; club No. 3, Mr. Raymond Ran kins, $23.29; Club No. 4, Mr. Millard CoWah, $52.25; club No. 5, Mr. y. Brown, ~ $14.78; dub No. ' 6, Mr.*: Willie Rankins. $18.05 ; ctib No. VMissMargaJ et Cowan,* $14.90; club No. 8, Miss Annie Stevenson, $23.40; total amount from dubs, $198.09. The two clubs that were not ready to report will report the second Sunday in December. - The public collection was $30.96k making a total of $229.05.
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