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rhe Africo - American Presbyterian CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST «wH.L MeCROREY, DJX, LI*D., W. 8. HILL, Aiodite Editor Devoted to the Educational, Mate, dal, Moral and ReHgfous interest* ■4 our people in the South, and pub. •whed at Charlotte, N. C., evert fbursdai*. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION din trie copy one year_(lit month*___M I'hree month* _. M' Entered at the Poet Office at Chav «tte. N. C.. a* second class matter THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1936 THE AIM OF THE PREACH ING MISSION During the last two or three months this paper has printed several articles on the National Preaching Mission. This move ment, which is nation-wide in its scope, is now in full swing. It may, therefore, be helpful at this time to re-state its pur pose as set forth by one of the leaders in the campaign: “The National Preaching Mission is a united attempt on the part of the churches to bring about a spiritual awakening in America. It rests on the conviction that nothing is so important as tc build stronger foundations of Christian faith in the nation.” fGr peace or war “Do your sacrificing_now!” is one of the Bogans of the rapid ly growing Emergency Peace Campaign organized last Spring to wage a two-year “vigorous cooperative nation-wide c a m paign to keep the United States from going to war, and tc achieve world peace.” The mot to is based on the principal that sooner or later everyone living will sacrifice time, money or life for war—unless instead they make sacrifices of time 01 money in safeguarding peace. “The sacrifice will be made,” says the movement's litera ture.” “The only question is Wirl it be for war or for peace ?’ Participation in a national poll of individuals for peace is one of this fall’s activities oi the campaign. The Emergency Peace Campaign, first suggested among the Society of Friends now includes among its sponsors men and women of aH faiths. National headquarters are al Philadelphia. “Churches, syna gogues and other religious groups have within them many people determined to get rid oi war,” a campaign folder re ports, “because it undermines ’everything for which t h e 3 stand. The campaign seeks tc increase, unify and make more effective this will to peace.” WHAT TO DO WITH HALF-HEARTS (From The Presbyterian) Half-hearts are not worth much. They will not functior strong enough to keep a person going and yet one does not want to cast them out and throw them away. The Christian Church has its full quota of hatf-hearted people. They are interested, yes, in a way, but not enough interested to lift a load or sustain a cause or go forward to victory. Every church session marks many names on the communicant list, and writes one-half. Jesus de clared that there are no “be tweenites.” However, we must be on our guard. Some of us get the no tion that a person is whote hearted, because he rushes about, fussing, talking and tearing. Generally we find he soon wears out, and his zeal was not whole-hearted at ail. Some again think whole-heart edness consists in the strong avowal of a creed and a bitter censure for anyone who may differ by jot, or tittle from the statement thus marked out Many a contender for the faith is more whole-hearted for his own opinion and judgment than for the cause of Christ. Some very calm and charitable people are more whole-hearted than we know. Time tests whole-heartedness. “He that endures to the end shall be saved.” To the end, mind you, in spite of hardship and incon I venience along the way. Whole hearted people suffer much and sacrifice more. They differ from the haSf-hearted in that they dp not seek nor usually get the prizes of life. Now what to with them? We see nothing but constant prayer in their behalf and an example of fiddtty that will as sure them that there is some thing in Christ after all. A MEMORIAL FOR THE LATE MRS. UNDERHILL Sunday, September 20th, 1936, at 3:30 P. M. the ladies of the First African Presbyterian Church, 17th and $ Fitzwater in conjunction with their Pew Ralley, will present he Rev. erend Irvin W. Underhill, Jr., ot Cameroun, Africa, in his first appearance since his return, a& guest speaker. The lunds raised are for the .erection of a suitable Memorial to memory of the late Susan Reynolds Underhill, deceased wife of the Reverend Irvin W. Underhill, Jr., whose beautiful sacrificial life, in Conference with the women of our Mission ary Society, so vitalized their activities, that these good wom en of the Church raised and sent Co the Board of Foreign Missions the sum of $234.00 to aid in cringing for the first time in the history of Christian Mis sions, Christ Jesus to the “Pig my Tribe” of Africa. The late Mrs. Susan Reynd.is Underhill held a conference during her fuifough in 1933 with the women of the Mission ary Society of the First Afri can Presbyterian church, which so impressed them, that at once they began preparing such sup plies as blankets and like use ful artidfes as suggested b> Mrs. Underhill. Returning to their new field, Blatauga, Afri ca, a letter reached the pasto nere telling of how God had op ened the way for the ingather ing of souls, and of one Endenge Pipa, released from a leper camp, completely cured, being used of God mightily in win ning many of his people. Rev. Mr. Underhill desired to have him as a native helper but r funds were in sight. Confident that God alone had opened the door; and that someone would furnish the means, if it were but known, Endenge was sent to work at Soinwate, on the strength of The open door. Tht letter was read to the congre gation and the Missionary So ciety raised' mid sent $109 for on© year’s support of Endenge. in 1935, $336 was raised; $176 was sent to the Foreign Board and $126 went for work among the Pigmy tribe, which resulted in the Board budgeting the “Pigmy” work. The Christlike impression oi Mrs. Underhi! and the conta gion of her contact upon the good women of the Missionary Society have gone forward. When the late Mrs. Susan Reynolds Underhill fell on her untimely death, the society de termined this praise worthy ob jective to perpetuate the mem ory of that sacrificial, heroic Christlike character. We great ly desire that aft our Af ro-Pres byterian churches, and others who care to, may have a share in the most worthy memorial. The memorial is to be a library. ,at the cost of $25000. May we count on your aid? THE WOMAN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY Mrs. Lucy J. Hfl, President, E. A. Mitchell, Ministei P. S. Mr. Russell Carter, <r the Foreign Missions Board, is custodian of all funds raised for this purpose. “ADULT MOVEMENT’ PLANS SEMINARS Regional conferences and ceminars for considerig methods of applying Christian ideals to today’s problems of American adult life are planned for many parts of the United States and Canada by the slew United Adult Movement This movement, whose leaders state that it will work through existing organisations in church and nation without forming “another or ganization/’ was initiated during the summer by a conference at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, attended by 200 men and women, including 55 Pres byterians. The conference was called by the Committee on Religious Edu cation of Adults, of the Internation al Council of Religious Education. Good humor is the world's best logic in most cases. JOHNSON C. SMITH BEGINS ANEW YEAR On Thursday, Sept. 17, Johnson C. Smith University began its seven tieth annual session with the formal opening in Biddle Memorial Hall at 10 o’clock. After the usual prayer ser vice President McCrory delivered a briei address of welcome to the stu went body and faculty. There were also present several visitors, some of them coming from a distance. The President told the students that a group of young people bent on the search for knowledge was always .inspiring to him and commanded his highest regard. He said that these wefle days of unemployment but he would urge students to use well their leisure time so as to be prepared for openings when conditions change. He closed his remarks by introducing the gust speaker, Professor Hardy Liston, class ’ll, Dean of Knoxville College and President of the general Alumni Association of Smith Uni versity. Dean Liston took as his subject, “Being Modem,” which was treated in practical way, yet not without lit erary mterit. Some of the modem trends in present-day behavior were discussed iirom the point of an abundant experience growing out of his long service as an educator. The address will probably appear in the Africo in the near future. Among the visitors present was the Reverend P. N. Boykin, of Car thage, who read the Scripture and later was called upon for a flew re marks. Mr. Boykin is always inter esting as a speaker and upon this occasion his addifess was well receiv ed. He closed hiB talk by promising the President one hundred dollars for the proposed girls’ dormitory provid ed Dr. McCroiey would visit Car thage soon. This the President read ily agreed to do. Other ministers oc cupying sieats on the rostrum and taking part in the exercises were Rev. A. H. Prince, who offered prayer, and the Rev. H. Wilson, D.D., who pronounced the benediction. Dr. C. H. Shute, Dean of the School of Theology, presided at the exercises On Tutesday evening, preceding the' formal opening, a reception -was given the new first year men in-thee university dining hall. There was a program of short talks by profess ors and responses by members of the class. This is always intended to begin the orientation of Freshmen. Refreshments were served and a good time was had by all. The university congratulates it self upon the very favorable pros peet under which it begins this year’s work. A11 professors, with a flew exceptions, attended summer school, and werie back on time. The enroll ment thus far is gratifying and the type of new students above the av erage.! The outlook is indeed ■. en couraging. R. L. D. CHRIST IN THE COMMUNITY The General Council and the Board of Christion Education have cooperated in planning for and preparing materiaii for use by the churches this fall and winter in their participating in a nation-wide emphasis on “Chrst in the Life of the Com munity.’ A booklet, “The Church in Its Community,” will be ob tainable after October 15 on re quest from the Board of Chris tian Education, Witherspoon Buflding, Philadelphia. Approved by the Syracuse General Assembly, this empha sis on the community is in line with similar emphasis this year by 41 communions, members of the International Council of Re ligious Education. The purpose is to help each church become more alert to its responsibility to its community, and to make its community, and to make its its presence effectively felt in the community through Chris tian service. DR. WESLEY NOTES IMPROVEMENT Philadelpia, Sept. — (C) — Dr. Charles Wesley of Howard Universi ty has written Rev. George A. Single ton, new editor ofl the Christian Re-' cqrder, that mulch improvement is, noted in the paper since the new ed itor took charge. I “SEA ISLAND” i COTTON OOMES BACK Washington, Sept*—(C) — The Sea Island cotton industry, destroyed ten years ago by the boll wdevil, is coming back, according to agricul tural experts. The demand for this long-stapled cotton is great in Euro pean cities by manufacturers of fine poods. SUMMERING, By Ruth N. Freeman Article Y. Last week, you remember, we visited Windy Point mid Little Deer Lake, fed the wild ducks from our hands, and saw the West Canada Creek. I neglected to tell you one in teresting fact about Hinckley Lake. Where this body of wat er now stands at one time was the village of North wood. The lake is unsafe for non-swim mers as there are any number of great holes, foundations from buildings, and large stumps in great quantities. As the water recedes one ran see them stick ing up out of the water any where. Another mysterious fact is that there are beaches all around the lake, and the shore is covered with sand and tiny stone, as are all the natural beaches. There is absolutely nothing about Hinckley Lake to make one think that it is ar tificial but it is. wow i shall tell you a few facts about the changing and unchanging beauty of this sec tion of New York State. We all know that there are four sea sons of the year in the United States, but the climate is chang able with the seasons. In this particular section it is subject to change without notiie. Judg ing from my experience of life here I should say there are about six weeks of Summer, two months of Spring, two of Fall, and the rest is Winter. But, getting back to my story, the fact, I want to make clear to you is that the seasons change but the beauty and ac tivities of the Adirondacks are unchangeable. Of course there may be a difference of opinion, but I’ll give you my view-point as I have found them at each season of the year. Needless to say that Spring is beautiful. Everyone welcomes Spring after the long dreary Winter has passed and the blanket of snow and ice is care fully folded and laid away in our sunshine boxes, and every thing seems to bloom and spring into newness of life. Our very souls are lifted up and refresh ed. It is the same here if one drives through as soon as the r'Oods will permit in early Spring. You will find gretn hilfe to greet you, and crocuses shooting up from under the snow; birds chattering, chip munks running through the woods, and other wild animals —all filled with happiness and peace, because of the approach of beautiful Spring. As time advances more veg etation comes to life. Then from the latter part of May to June the 15th all leaves are out Then comes the Summer, but only in season, as the tem perature is still too cool for Summer weather. From that time till the last week of August the temperature rises and falls; then by the last week the sun changes, becomes weaker and looks like the Fall sun of other places. We have lots of rain at this time of year, and every thing is damp. The Lakes all send up a white vapor or fog in the mornings, due to the chilliness of the at mosphere and the warmth of the water. Now for September and Oc tober — the two most beautiful months of the year for these parts. Gardens, that is flower gardens, are in full bloom by the first of September all through the country. The foliage of the trees begins to turn — the Mapel first, which changes to red. Then others until the whole woods looks like one big flower garden. There are so many different colors there, with the evergreens all mixed in. As one rides along up onto hills, down into valleys, and gazes off in the d'stance, drink ing in all this beautiful scenery, you will say surely this is the most beautiful ,'flower gorden that I have even seen—and it has never been cultivated- a sight never to be forgotten. By the latter part of Optober the snow begins to fall and lasts till May first Then with the sun shirting upon it. send ing out those thousands of sparkles as bright as stars at night or diamonds, the scene forces the idea of a crystal pal ace. And the same is true in the heart of W i n t e r when all vegetation is really laden with snow and ice. Does this not {wove my state ment that it is changing but un changeable? With all my ex periences of life I have found that everything has its draw backs. I know your curiosity is working now. You are won dering what could be the draw back to this lovely countoy as I have pointed out one beauti ful picture after another' to you. But I have not said anything about the soil heretofore. It is very unfertile. It is abso lutely no good for farming or gardening. I have seen great fields of nothing but black dirt. Not even grass will grow upon it, and in {daces where it has been justified, only white po tatoes and buckwheat will grow. These serve as the chief diet for the .natives that reside here the year round. In Winter their only means of travel is on snow shoes. These shoes resemble tennis rockets and are fastened to the bottom of one’s shoes With this equipment you cab tread upon the snow very com fortably. Owing: to the fact that there are so many evergreens and j trees here the woods are always green Different sections are used by the Winter sports lov ers jfor skiing and sleighing. | Both of these pastimes are dan Igerous and have taken many [lives. Lakes freeze over ana are used .for skating and ice harv esting. The same condition ex ists here as on lakes. The woodbed is so thickly matted with leaves and underbrush, together with the dampness, that it becomes warmer than the air above thereby sending up the same vapor as the water. Bjy the time this vapor reaches the tops of the trees it freezes to them and makes them look as though | they are laden with snow. /Utica, N. Y. ATLANTIC SYNOD Atlantic Synod meets Oct 22, 1936, with the Ebenezer Pres byterian church, Rome. Ga. All roads lead to Rome, and we are expecting a large representation of, elders and ministers from all of the Presbyteries in our Synod. Plans are being perfected to entertain the Synod comfortably and pleasantly; but we can not do this well unless you inform us of your intention to come. In form the oastor of your coming, and whether your wife will ac company you. Send us also the names of the elders coming from your field. J. A. McDANIEL, Minister, 918 West First St., Rome, Ga. ASSEMBLY ASKS WHITMAN HONOK A large number of churches have indicated their intention to follow the rscommendation of the 1936 General Assembly that they observe the Whitman-Spalding Centennial on some definite date this autumn, according to the Board of National Missions, which offers literature and other helps for such celebrations Other churches earlier in the year celebrated this 100th anniversary of . the, beginning of Presbyterian mis j sions among the Indians of the far ! Northwest in “the Oregon country.” i The celebrating churches are in at least thirty states. In their observance oil the Cen tennial the churches aUe in line with I the United States government which | this summer issued a “1936 Oregon j 'territory” commemorative postage ! stamp; with Washington and Idaho states, which *>ffioia|ly celebrated chiring the spring and summer, with 1 a largie section of New York Synod, j which celebrated in June at Rush | ville and Prattsburg, New York, the towns from which in 1836 Dr. and Mrs Marcus Whitman and the Rev. and Mrs. Henry H. Spalding—pio neer Presbyterian missionaries to the | Oregon Indians—set out for the al ’ most unknown Northwest; with the ! 1936 Assembly, which observed the * Centennial at Syracuse; and with Idaho Synod, which will have a long planned celebration in October. On the Sunday before Thanksgiv ing Day all Presbyterian Sunday schools, according to the 1936 Qen eral Assembly, axle urged to take an offering for missionary work among the Indians and for reconstruction of the historic Spalding church in About a year ago, a young minister dropped by Edisco Island to see £d isto island and her Presbyterian ef forts and' just what Edisto Island looks lfjre, and he went away very poorly impressed. He wait away and said: “Uncle (Billie has nothing over there.” In fact, one is likely to get this impression, stopping over night on any of these islands, rela- ' wye to any denomination or color. « in 11118 a Presbyterian minister (white) was called to the white Pres oyterian church here, and he imnghad at me and criticized me for not hav ing weekly prayer services and preaching every Sabbath night. He was going to have these services and also preaching Saturday before his regular communion services. I told him that would be a fine thing if he could get it to work. But he saw nothing other than something workable. I bade him God's speed. But it Hell down before it began; and Saturday services preparatory to the communion were carried out with the pastor and two good women present; and I met them at the post office and they told me, bn inquiring as to the attendance, that they felt ashamed at the number present. That was the end. For over two hundred years white and black peoples have failed to tax the seating capacity of churches on this island. But they do on some certain occasion. (But Edisto Island is an island where something has been done in fact, and where we have something. Edisto Island is the only island in Charleston County, where a Negro can walk up to the preacher and offer his hand to become a member of the church in the Presbyterian denomi nation or an y other denomina tion here or on any other island. In jther churchess of the Presbyterian faith or other faiths, you may come up and offer your hand, in sackcloth and ashes, under Pauline conversion, but you are received on “probation.” You will have to go out and “seelc” and “ see something”; and come bade and report to some “leader” appoint ed by the church to “watch” oVer vou. A young: minister ofl our Chifreh preached on one of our Islands a few Sabbaths ago; and after preaching he invited sinners to join the church. A large number of young .peopk came tip, and ‘he -thought :th*y>!hwd accepted Christ. They “just. came up to be prayed for* they ba«t £%#&§£ out and seek”. Nobody joined, the church that day; and the elders ;told the poor, disappointed preacher; "That’s right; they has to seek.” We broke that up on Edisto Island, and seventeen have been added to our church since April; and they are still seeking first the Kingdom of Heaven that all other things may be added. And truly we can say that these young people are the direct results of our day school in the Sab bath school. No man can com(e to Edisto Island and spend a week or two or three days and go away without being im pressed with labor done and sacri fices made and results outstanding. One will find it quite against one’s efforts to try to eradicate such ideas out of old Negroes. This must be done in the school room in the hearts of your pupils, and then you will find it difficult; for to educate is easy if the mind is docile; but it is dif ficult to uneducate, be the mind ever so docile and plastic If one wishes to come to Edisto Island to sde just what is being done one need not write me, just come on. For we keep something to eat on hand, our clothes clean, faces washed, yard swept; and we don't break the bed down by sleeping late We retire early, but rise very early and go to work on time to carry out: our program for the day. But some poor preachers don’t have a program. They are like the flellow about whom Horace speaks: ready for anything you are ready fbr; but without any: program of their own. SYNOD OF CATAWBA The Synod of Catawba will meet with the Broad Street Presbyterian church, States ville, N. C., Wednesday, Oct 14th, 7:30 P. M. Those expecting; to attend will notify Dr. Z. A. Dockery, 546 Green Street. H. C. MILLER, Stated Clerk. . Idaho. Churdhfes celebrating the Centennial are asked by the Assem bly to take offerings for these pur poses also. Good humor is the world’s best . moral antiseptic. i
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