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AND YE SHALL KNOW THETftUTH, AND THE TRUTH SH^llL MAKE YOU FRERw-John vili. 32. CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY! SEPTEMBER 21, 1933. A NEGRO LOBBY By Dr. Kelly Miller To lobbjy means to influence legislation by bringing outside influence to bear upon members of the -legislative body. The process is entirely legitimate and praiseworthy, if devoted to noble end(S by noble meansi But as lobbying is usually re sorted to by selfish men for self ish purposes, the term has de generated into a by-word of re proach. Every great interest maintains a lobby in Washington to influ ence the passage of measures in which they are concerned. The Negro, most of all, needs a rvell sustained lobby at the na tional capital to watch legisla tion. which too often slips through Congress, detrimental to the welfare of the race. A seemingly harmless rider or amendment to an impending bill may carry provisions of vital racial concern if there is nobody whose duty and business it is to look out for and follow up such matters. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has done much good work in this direction in the past, especially in connection with the Dyer Anti-lynching Bill. But unfortunately it has to work at too great a distance One can not live in New York and keep in intimate touch with the transactions of Congress without a representative on thei spot. The N. R. A. Codes have called into existence what prom ises to be the effective lobby which the race has needed for economic and political science have formed an organization known as “Joint Committee on National Recovery,” The agen-j da is limited to the economic factor, and especially as it af fects and is affected by improved, labor conditions. The organiza- j tion grew out of the intellectual • /.eal of Mr. John P. Davis, a re cent Harvard law graduate. Dr. George E- Haynes is put down! as President; John P. Davis,! Executive Secretary; Nannie I H. Burroughs. Treasurer, and Robert C. Weaver, Technical Adviser. Dr. Haynes and Dr Weaver are among the few col orea men wno nave received their doctorate in economic sci-l cnee. The plan of organization is after the manner of the Ne gro Sanhedrin. The member or ganizations so far listed are: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Public Affairs Com mission of the Y. W. C. A,, the Race Relations Department fof the Federal Council of Church es, the A. M. E. Church, the A. M. E. Zion Church, the Improved Benevolent Order of Elks of the World, the Woman’s Auxiliary of ' the National Baptist v invention, the National Business League, and the National Negro Bar As sociation. The leadership is fine ly educated and technically trained. This is essentially a youth movement, with the intel ligentsia in the lead. Unlike other fanciful movements sponsored by the intelligentsia, this organ ization has undertaken a specific task, and keeps its gun level on the game. They have intelli gently and measurably suc cessfully combatted race dis crimination under the N. R. A. codes. They have ap peared at each hearing and pre sented the claims of the Negro with an intelligence, persistency, courtesy and courage which has gained a respectful hearing. In deed the N* R. A. officials wel come such representation. Most frequently our case ifi lost by de fault because there is present at the critical stage no one who is prepared to represent our cause with adequate information and knowledge. Lobbyists, in the generally ac cepted sense of the term, appeal to the legislative, rather than to the administrative side of, the government. Federally speaking, the Negro suffers very little from the enactment of law but from it? administration. The Civil Service Xaw is absolutely fair on its face, but the Negro competi tor has no earthly chance of sur viving the mechanism of the Civ il Service machinery.. We need a body of trained experts to keep their eyes peeled as to every feature of law or administration of law which can possibly have bearing on the race problem There have been several inad equate and abortive attempts to supply this need. But this is the first movement with intelligent and technical equipment that has yet been launched. In the lan guage of the old familiar hymn, “This is the way I long have sought, And mourned because I found it not.” In order that this organization may succeed it must be adequate ly supported. I do not know whether reliance is placed whol ly on membership tax or wheth er (gejneral contributions are solicited. But in any event the proposition should be sustained Jt may be necessary to require it to broaden its functions and include civil and political rights, or a more comprehensive pro vision fo^r the general welfare. portunities and rights and priv ileges long enough. Here is a leohcrete propositijbn fjon whjich the whole race may well unite on an intelligent and efficient program. Eternal vigilance is the price of opportunity. COULTER ACADEMY The faculty of Coulter Memo rial Academy met September 9th for a business meeting; the ■work was outlined for the year by the Principal, Dr. G. W Long. Many of the faculty mem 1: ers spent the summer studying in various colleges preparing themselves for the scholastic year. The new teachers added to the faculty are: Miss Marjorie Hutchinson, B. S., Knoxville College; Mr. Wilton Robertson, B S., Tuskegee Institute; and Rev. J- 0. Stinson, A. B., B. D., Johnson C. Smith Universi ty. Other members of the faculty are: Mrs- E. P. Wilson, Mrs. J. V. Hanna, Mrs. E. C. White, Misses V. E. Funderburk, W M. Gillespie, V. E. Lowery, A. H- Grier and 0. E. Wilson; Messrs. J. G. Benson and H. L Marshall School opened Monday morn ing with a large enrollment. Many patrons and friends were present. In addition to the other well equipped buildings on the cam pus, Coulter Memorial Acade my is erecting an industrial building. This founding will serve the purpose of the manu al training department, sewing department, all basket ball games and other healthful re creations for the students oi Coulter and the community. V. E. LOWERY. Cheraw, S. C. “Brethren, if any one of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; let him know, thal be which converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, anc shall hide a multitude of sins. James 5:19-20. PROMINENT CHURCH I I The Brooklyn Presbyterian [church, Charlotte, N. G-, held 'exercises in dedication, Septem ber 10-17. The Brooklyn church was organized April, 1911, by the Presbytery of Catawba. It has had seven ministers in its service since its organization. The present edifice, which was fcegun in 1925, has just been completed and the new pews and pulpit furnishings have been installed. The church building also has a commodious basement for Sunday schbol purposes, and provision for a kitchbtf, etc." The Growth of the Church In the last five years the church has grown from a mem through the years, the personnel of ministers serving it and the progress it has made, and urged the chureh not to stop but to move on. Words of congratu lations were also given by Dr. H&pfie. Dr. West conducted the decjskatory services. Dr. Hardie mad®' the prayer of dedication. Appropriate music was fur nished by the choir of the ch_ evening, the Young s choral, under the di of Miss Myrtle Brodie, ced a grand musical. More | four hundred people wit ad this service. Over thirty , mgr people, all members of the ‘Brooklyn church, composed l ■ .'L! BROOKLYN PRES1 [URCH r bership of 119 to 247. It gathered for its financial upkeep more than $2,000 the last year, and has an organized unit of every department in the mem bership of the church. A strong unit of the young people’s work has been developed to the point where spiritual values are easily recognized and considered by the young people of this church. The great concern is the spiritual growth of the people. Special efforts are being constantly made to register a spiritual quality in the life and work of the people of the con gregation- This, in a large measure, has served to increase the membership of the church. No less is there encouragement for the people to make their material well being as bountiful as possible, and to surround themselves with ample provis ion for living and for the educa tion of their children and them selves. Dedicatory Services The services of dedication be gan Sunday morning, Septem ber 10, with the Rev. Lionel B. West, D.> D., Field Representa tive of the Board of National I Missions, preaching at the wor ship hour. Dr. West spoke from ithe text, Psalm 81:1. He mag nified the church as a place iwhere one can find the abundant [life and live it free from world ly entanglements. At 3:30 Sunday afternoon the church was formally dedicated. Dr. C. M- Boyd, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church, U. S., Charlotte; Dr. H- L. MicCrorey, President of Johnson C. Smith University; iRev, Jataes H. Hardie, D. D., pastor of the Second Presbyte jrian church, U- S., Charlotte, I and Dr. L. B. West participated in the services. Dr. Boyd in an I inspiring message congratulated the people for dedicating the church at this time, declaring that we live in a world of con tusion and to be able to present a structure for dedication at a time like this is commendable in any church. i Dr. H. L. McCrorey spoke in the chorus. The Week’s Services Each evening during the week rvf the 10th was given over to a rienomination, except Friday and Saturday evenings. On Monday evening all the A. M. E. Zion churches participated in the services. Grace church and Clinton Metropolitan church. led in conducting the services. The Reverend B. W. Swain, pastoj of Grace church, poached the sermon. Rev. W. A. Cooper, pastor of Clinton Metropolitan church, presided, and music was fur nished by the Metropolitan choir. Tuesday evening all the Bap tist churches were in charge The. Rev. H. M. Moore, D. D-, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church, presided, and the Rev J. H. Moore, pastor of the First Baptist church, preached the sermon. Others who assisted in the services were Rev. W. H Davidson, D. D., of Mt. Carmel church, and Rev- Mr. Long, of Darlington, S. C. Wednesday evening was given over to1 the Presbyterian and the Episcopal churches. A grand musical was presented, with Mr. J. E- Hemphill, the chorister of the Seventh Street church choir, directing. The Rev. Frank C. Shirley, pastor of Jhe Biddle ville Presbyterian church, pre sided, and gave a very inform ing and encouraging message on the place of the Brooklyn church in the community. He declared that leadership was important in the life of any church. It was very inspiring to see the spirit exhibited by the Biddleville church in the offer ing for the evening. Every or ganization in the Biddleville church prepared befjore hand an offering to present the Brooklyn church on thijs occa sion. The system and generosity of this church reflect an encour aging note in the leadership of this people. - Thursday evening the A. M E- and Congregational church es had charge of the services, The Rev. S. H. Giles, of the A M- E. church, Rev. Mr.- Rush, manuel presented an inspiring service, rhe eermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Giles, with the choir from Bethel church rendering < the music* -< > >J ; 1 Friday evening a* popular) meeting was held withProfeesor : Kenneth Diamond in charge of : the music. Mr. Tom Jimison, lo-; ial attorney; and churchman, i was the speaker for the evening, j Mr. Jimieon spoke on: ‘The1 Valued of a Church in the (Life of i 1 Community.”; Mr- JinriOon de clared that the- poorest person , in the world :iis he who has nothing but money, but He who 1 lias character impressed by the ihurch is ha the evening, The music for ippy- T '• furnished by! the Choral Club of the -Recreation Department of the city, was m-; spiring. r Saturday afternoon from : three to six o’clock the children were given an impressive sfcr wee of helpful movies in the [ basement of the church- Many‘ ;ager youngsters enjoyed an' afternoon of wholesome center-1 tainment. Sunday, September 17;, Worship The morning, services at elev- L m o'clock, wXe aptttfa?. Dr.l1 *>xi kjiv/vxvi njp*v "*• .1 Charles ft. Shute, Piofessqr of: theology, in the Seminary of J Smith ^university, preached the : sermon from MaSaefai 3:10. ' rhe sermon was ably and im pressively delivered. Dr. Shute asserfed in no uhcfrtaM ternis that $e are to Bring, Pr^Ve, ahd See Chi be made happjf " in the of the living Gra ins the afternoon thirty o’clock, t: from fte ' (P^ were * idju. _ On Sunday eveningttt 8 o'Cloc the closing services were had. The sermon was preached by the Rev. H. Wilson, D. D-, pas tor of Westminster Presbyte rian church, Concord, N. C. A note of optimism resounded through this message- The text was taken from the book of Isa iah, the sermon topic being: “The Glorious Prospect of the Church.” We expect a better day as we sacrifice and live for the promotion of the Church in these days, said the speaker. A large and apreciative audi ence was present at every ser vice and the weather was con ducive to pleasantness all the week. The inspiration . gained from the fellowship and messag es of this occasion must serve a very useful purpose in the lives of all who witnessed the servic-j es. Each evening a larger audi-j ence greeted the speakers, and showed appreciation in their re response to the financial re quest. Many friends out of the city, and over the field sent messages of cheer and congratulations on this occasion. The local newspa pers gave commendable com ments on the services and the work of the church, for which the church is encouraged and expresses its appreciation. We think of the world as our parish and extend to all persons visiting the city of Charlotte an invitation to visit the Brooklyn Presbyterian church, located on South McDowell near First St. NOTICE The Treasurers of the Preeby-! teries of Catawba,. Yadkin, Cape Fear and Southern Virginia are earnestly requested to secure 1 their Synodical assessments in full for the approaching meet ! ing of Synod, October 11th. Last- year, because of the lack ’ of funds, the Minutes could not ■ he printed A. A. HECTOR, Treasurer of Synod. • The man who works for noth . irg but pay generally gets very . Nttle of that. ■■■MIND PRESBYTERY (FALL SESSION * By Rev. J. H.Wfcy, S. C. The McClelland Presbytery Onvened with Mt. Zion Pres byterian church, Due West, S. 1, September 7, 1933- 'Hie ^esbytery was opened with a fermon by Rev. J. G, Porter, 0. D-, text Daniel 18:3. The lerman of Dr. Porter, the retir ng Moderator* was high dass, yell constructed and couched n the choicest diction. The Rev. L. E- Ginn was chos en Moderator and Rev. H. Y. Kennedy was made Temporary Dlerk. Most cordial and timely vorde of welcome were extended :He ’ Presbytery by the follow ng persons: Elder C. W. Ellis Per Mt. Zion; Rev. E. F- John son for the churches, ami Dr. Ft. C- Grier, President of Erskine ^allege, for tl|e Associate Re formed Presbyterian church yid the town of Due West. Prof. R«.W. Boulware, Dean of Rarbison. College, made a fitting response to the words of wel come, Bor the. Presbytery. Rem HrL. McCrorey, D. D., £.• €• Grier, Xfe EL, L.JB. West, l>D„ and Joseph Taylor; G. G. 9^BRisp«, and D„ H. Ralston, Bh. Dl, of ths Second iwJ&pgy (A. R. fi); D. ft. Jones, of the Western? North Carolina A. M. B. Conference; S? J. Cowan, J.. H.: Bunts, E. F. John son, df the Piedmont A- M. E. Donfwenoe,. and G. T. Dillard, 1>. JD.r^of .the Presbytery of Fairfield, were presented to the Presbytery . and extended the courtesy of corresponding mem# bers. Dr. H. L. McCrorey spoke for the group of corresponding havilir" ax pressed his pleasure in meeting President Grier, Dr. McCrorey; confined his address to the his tory and work of Johnson C. Smith University by request. He thrilled the audience in giv ing many interesting incidejits of hie and his family’s trip abroad Chairmen of the Standing Committees on the various Boards—Revs. C. W. Francis, H. Y. Kennedy, L- E. Ginn and D. T. Murray—made splendid reports. Dr- H. L. McCrorey, a member cff the Board of Chris tian Education, spoke to the re port on Christian Education. He stressed the importance of the Board and the work it is doing in the field of Christian education and urged full co-op jeration on the part of the Pres jbytery and churches. Dr. L. B- West, Field Repre sentative of the Board of Na tional Missions, took care of the interests of the Board of National Missions in his address ta the report. i The Men’s Work, under the I chairmanship of Prof. R. W jBoulware, made a fine exhibi tion. The reports from the va Irious churches showed construc tive work and tangible results. The report of the com missioners to the last General? Assembly, Rev. P. A. Flack and 'Elder C. W. Jones, was very sat isfactory and they merited a vote of thanks for their fidelity, which the Piesoytery gave, i Rev. A- H. Reasoner and Elder E. W. Pitts were nominated j',ommissioneis> ministerial and jlay, respectively, to the next .General Assembly. Rev. H. Y. (Kennedy and Elder A. P. Butler 1 were made alternates, ministe rial and lay, respectively, to the next General Assembly. A commission was appointed, ; with plenary power, to dissolve and reorganize the Westminster church at Spartanburg, S- C. | At the close of the session Friday morning, Rev. D. H. Ral ston, Ph. D., of Erskine College, ’ delivered a very excellent . ser V (Continued on page 4)
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