The Africo - American
Presbyterian
CONSOLIDATED WITH
THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST
REV. H. L. McCROREY, D.D., LLJX,
Editor
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THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1936
AN IMPRESSIVE PREACHER
In the death of Dr. I. H. Rus
sell the Presbyterian Church has
lost one of its most effective
preachers. He magnified the
work of the ministry. Many
who remember him as a young
man will recall how he re
joiced over his first adventures
in preaching. He possessed fine
natural gifts as a speaker, and
was always easy to listen to.
He was very original and strik
ing in his manner of presenting
Bible truths, and familiar stories
as retold by him took on new
meaning. He could be humor
ous or pathetic as the occasion
required, and was always im
pressive. His work is done and
he has gone to his reward. It is
the task of his fellow-workers
who remain to carry on.
A KING’S ROMANCE
In Europe, where it is tradi
tional that royalty must not
marry outside of royalty, the
infatuation of King Edward
VIII of England for a beautiful
American woman, Mrs. Wallis
Warfield Simpson, and the fear
of Englishmen that he will mar
ry her, is causing a national
disturbance. The British govern
ment, through the Prime Min
ister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, is
using all the powers of State,
under existing law, to break up
the romance. So far the King
seems bent upon marrying the
woman of his choice, which is
the right of his humblest sub
ject.
Public opinion in England is
divided. There is opposition
to the proposed marriage for tra
ditional reasons and also on the
ground that Mrs. Simpson has
been married twice and is a di
vorcee. There are those, how
ever, especially among the Eng
lish middle class, who feel that
the King should be free to mar
ry whomsoever he pleases. The
matter will be decided one way
or the other within the next
few days.
NATIONAL MISSIONS
BOARD MEETING
(From Monday Morning
The semi-annual meeting of
the Board of National Missions j
was held in New York City, j
Nov. 12 and 13. The new presi-j
dent, Dr. Louis H. Evans, pas-|
tor of the Third Church, Pitts- j
bu**er, presided.
Present: 37 out of 49 mem
bers.
Elected: Dr. Conrad Hoff
man, Jr., Director of the Inter
national Missionary Council’s
Committee on the Christian
Approach to the Jews, as As
sistant Secretary of the Board
in charge of Jewish work to
succeed Dr. John S. Conning,
term of service to begin Sept.
1937; Rev. Robert L. McLeod,
Jr., to succeed Dr. John A.
Rodgers (retired Oct. 1) as Sec
retary for Annuities and Spe
cial Gifts, term of service to be
gin Jan. 1, 1937.
Approved: Policies and Stand
ards for Educational and Med
ical Work; two seminars in the
Southern Mountain field from
July 28 to Aug. 1, one for pas
tors and other adult leaders at
Asheville Normal and Teachers
College, the other for leaders
of young people at Farm School,
Swannanoa, N. C.; cooperation
with the Delta Cooperative
Farm at Hillside, Miss., through
the appointment of a nurse who
will be under the direction of
the Board’s Unit of Educational
and Medical Unit Work (this
action not to be interpreted as
an indorsement of the theory of
the organization or manage
ment of the Cooperative Farm);
the policy of using services of
contractors, mechanics, and
other labor of the area and pop
ulation to be served by the
building being erected; appoint
ment of Dr. James Speer as Sy
nodical Executive of the Synod
of Minnesota; a budget of $424,
693.00 for Building Aid Loan
Fund.
In view of the necessitated
withdrawal of Dr. Louis H.
Evans as chairman of the Com
mittee on Jewish Evangeliza
tion, Dr. George W. Arms, of
Brooklyn, was appointed chair
man; Dr. Henry Little, Jr., of
Kirkwood, Mo., vice chairman;
and Roland B. Lutz, of Abing
don, Pa., as a new member of
the committee.
WHITE EDITOR EXTENDS
GREETINGS TO NEGRO
PRESS
New Yofk—(C)—Honorable
Percy B. Scott, editor of The
American Press, (an independ
ent magazine for the makers of
newspapers), 225 West 39th
street, sends greetings to Negro
editors of the United States as
follows:
“To the Negro Press of America:
“Greeting:
“I have had the opportunity,
through the courtesy of Calvin’s
Newspaper Service of New York
City, ot note the present status
of the Negro press in the United
States. I am glad to say that
the newspapers by and for col
ored people, on the whole, make
a very creditable showing, both
as to mechanical make-up, and
the manner of editorial treat
ment giving news and current
events. Certain of the papers
show marked initiative and en
terprise in the variety of news
and features presented, and in
the unique and attractive typo
graphical treatment.
“The Negro Press is to be con
gratulated on the rapid progress
it is making, and on the construc
tive service it is rendering in the
development of the Negro group
and the Nation.”
DR. I. H. RUSSELL—HE
SLEEPS
By Rev. J. E. McMillan
The ministerial ranks were
once more broken by the silent
reaper death, when at twi
light on Wednesday. Nov. 8,
that great soul, Dr. I. H. Rus
sell, was ushered into eternity.
We could not say it was a sur
prise, for we all knew that he
had been critically ill for about
ten months, but the sense of
our loss caused a great shock to
every one.
Dr. Russell was born in
Union County, N. C., Jan. 1,
1873, and spent most of his
early life in Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County. He at
tended school at Biddle, now
Johnson C. Smith University.
After having finished the semi
nary he became one of the most
eloquent ministers of the col
ored Synods and pastored some
of the most outstanding church
es of the Catawba and‘Yadkin
Presbyteries. He spent ten
years as an evangelist for the
Catawba and Atlantic Synods,
and many souls were brought
to Christ under the influence of
his Gospel preaching. He was
held in high esteem by the gen
eral Church of the Presbyteri
an denomination. With an un
usual mixture of humor and
pathos, he won his way into
the hearts of the people of all
denominations.
At the time he was stricken,
Dr. Russell was pastoring the
Presbyterian churches at Gra
ham and Mebane, N. C.
The last rites were observed
in the Pine St. Presbyterian
church, Durham, and attended
by many of his fellow laborers
and friends. Those participat
ing in the ceremony were Dr.
G. P. Watkins of Martinsville,
Va.; Rev. T. C. Graham, repre
senting the Durham Interde
nominational Ministerial Alli
ance; Dr. H. W. McNair, Prin
cipal of Ingleside-Fee Memorial
Institute, Burkeville, Vi*; Dr.
C. H. Shute, of Johnson C.
Smith University; and Rev.
J. E. McMillan of Sanford, who
presided and was the principal
speaker.
Dr. Russell is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Cora T. Russell; a son,
Mr. Isaac Henry Russell, Jr.,
and a daughter, Miss Cleo Rus
sell.
The remains were laid to rest
in the new city cemetery of
Durham.
Mrs. David M. Thomas, of
Los Angeles, who is connected
with the Board of National
Missions, visited Charlotte and
Smith University one day last
week.
BARBER-SCOTIA COLLEGE
; GIVEN SIX HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS
Contribution Designated For
Single Beds—Total Contri
butions for this Purpose
From All Donors Eight
Hundred Thirty-Eight
Dollars
Several months ago Barber
Scotia College launched a rath
er quiet campaign for single
beds for the girls’ rooms. When
Miss Kitty Sanson of Sommer
ville, New Jersey, learned of
this project, she and her moth
er immediately assumed the re
sponsibility of meeting the dif
ference between the amount
that had been raised and the
amount needed to provide this
necessary equipment.
This gift comes as a direct
response to efforts of Dean Co
zart and the quartette to pre
sent the needs of Barber- Sco
tia on their recent trip.
Gifts for single beds have
been received also from Mrs.
A. C. Corley, of Titusville,
N. J., $18.00; Mrs. William J.
Sloane, of New York City,
$18.00; Dr. R. F. Farber, pas
tor of the Fourth Presbyterian
church, New York City, $18.00;
Hobby Club and Home Econom
ics Classes, $10.00.
The first contributions for
single beds were made by mem
bers of the Alumnae Associa
tion at our last commencement,
and the total received from
Alumnae is $124.00 Total
amount from all donors is $838.
It is most gratifying to re
port that we are now able to
provide the single beds. We
shall continue our campaign,
however, to furnish the dormi
tory comfortably. We are in
need of bureaus for the girl’s
rooms. In fact this need is
imee sR offl, :.; ffl ,ffl
most urgent, it being next in
importance to single beds in
the matter of simple furnish
ings for the girls’ rooms. It is
our aim to bring the entire
plant into a state of good repair
and, with united interest and
effort, to keep it that way. We
believe that beautiful, yet sim
ple surroundings have their ef
fect upon character develop
ment of the youth in our
schools. Gifts, then, to meet
these physical needs represent
investments that help to build
better and more beautiful lives.
FREEDOM CHURCH NEWS
Our church has been doing
some splendid work since we
wrote you last. Freedom had a
church rally sometime ago, and
raised $58.30. We hope that the
next time we will do even bet
ter.
Thanksgiving day was ap
propriately observed. We had
with us Rev. W. L. Metz, D. D.,
jf Edisto Island, S. C., and he
preached a very inspiring ser
mon to us and our visitors.
Our program began at 1:30
P. M. There were selections by
;he choir, prayer by Mrs. Sadie
P. Murdock; Scripture reading
by Roy Summers (95th Psalm);
and papers, recitations and
songs by a large number of
young people. The address of
the occasion was given by Dr.
Metz. He made a wonderful
talk on “Young People of To
day.” The offering at this ser
vice was $2.07. The morning
collection was $2.10.
Our Sunday school lesson,.
Nov. 29, was very beautiful,
and we studied it with smiling
faces. Officers present, 3; teach
ers, 4; number of scholars, 39.
Total, 46.
We are always glad to have
Rev. and Mrs. Sullivan with us
and we believe they like to
come. We greatly enjoyed hav
ing Dr. Metz with us. He was
here three years ago.
We are sorry to hear of the
death of Miss Rebekah Ellis.
DARRAH FREEDOM,
SELENA BRUNER.
Statesville, N. C.
TO SPEAK AT BARBER
SCOTIA
An address by President H L.
McCrorey, of Johnson C. Snrnth
University, will be the feature
of the vesper service at Barber
Scotia Junior College next Sun
day afternoon.
A large crowd witnessed the
foot ball game between Smith
University and Livingstone
College, ancient athletic rivals,
at Sanders-McCrorey field in
Charlotte on Thanksgiving day.
Smith won by a score of 25 to
6,
A LOVELY HOME MARRIAGE
AT HARTSVILLE, S. C.
By Jennie E. Young
The spacious home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Addison was
transformed into a veritable
flower garden on Thursday, No
vember 26th, at six o'clock in
the evening, when their daugh
ter, Miss Sennethia Campbell,
became the bride of Dr. Edward
Henry Allen, son of the Rev.
?nd Mrs. E. W. Allen of Irmo,
South Carolina.
Chrysanthemums, palms, and
numerous lighted candles fur
nished an unusually lovely set
ting for the impressive ring
ceremony which was performed
by Rev. H. H. Butler, and wit
nessed by members of Harts
ville society as well as many
out-of-town relatives and
friends.
Mrs. S. C. Dishar, Mrs. Walk
er, and Mrs. James Cooley fur
nished the wedding music. Mrs.
Cooley, accompanied by Mrs.
Dishar, sang “At Dawning,”
and Mrs. Dishar, accompanied
by Mrs Walker, sang, “Ah
Love, 'Tis But A Day,” and
“Because.”
Miss Otto M. Allen, sister of
the groom, was the bride’s only
attendant. She was lovely in
a rust dress of moire fashioned
on princess lines, with which
she wore gold slippers and a
head-dress of gold flowers. Her
flowers were a bouquet of Talis
man roses.
The brodegroom was attend
ed by Mr. Andrew Rollins as
best man.
Preceding the bride was the
flower girl, lovely little Alta
Mae Johnson. Her dress, which
touched the tip of her toes, was
of green moire, fashioned on
princess lines and she wore gold
sandals and a gold bow on her
hair.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. She was
exquisite in a gown of slipper
satin, fashioned on princess
lines, with a high neck, the neck
line being . studded with pin
point pearls. The bride’s veil
of tulle and lace was held to her
hair by pearlized orange blos
soms and she carried a bouquet
of bride’s roses showered with
lilies of the valley.
Following the ceremony an
informal reception was held.
Centering the lace covered
bride’s table, which was lighted
by white tapers in silver hold
ers, was the three tiered wed
ding cake topped with a minia
ture bride and groom.
Miss Beatrice Brown presid
ed at the punch bowl. The
color scheme of green and
white was beautifully carried
out in the refreshments which
consisted of a salad course, in
dividual bell shaped cakes and
white blocked ice cream center
ed by a green leaf.
During the evening Dr. and
Mrs. Allen left for a wedding
trip to points East, and upon
their return will make their
home at 1506 Sixth Street. The
bride traveled in a swagger suit
of gray wool, with gray fox col
lar and gray satin blouse. Her
accessories were black.
Mrs. Allen is the only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Addison. She was graduated
from the South Carolina State
College and since then has been
employed as teacher of Home
Economics in the schools of the
State.
Dr. Allen is the son of Rev.
and Mrs. Edward Allen of Irmo,
South Carolina. He is a grad
uate of Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity and of Meharry Dental
College. He enjoys a lucrative
practice in Hartsville.
Out-of-town guests were pres
ent from Charlotte, N. C., and
Irmo, Beaufort, Orangeburg,
Sumter, Bennettsville and Dar
lington, S. C.
“GOOD NEIGHBORS” WORK
TO CONTINUE
Passaic, N. J.— (C)—Frank
R. Kent, in a syndicated column
appearing in The Herald-News
here Thursday, headed “The
Swing of the Negroes,” gives
much credit for Democratic
success among Negroes in the
recent campaign to Dr. Stan
ley High and The Good Neigh
bor League. Mr. Kent says:
“In one way and another, the
editors of most of the Negro
newspapers were enlisted un
der the New Deal banner and
they were joined by many in
fluential Negro ministers. The
speeches of Mr. Ickes urging
mixed schools and denouncing
segregation ordinances were a
big help, but the extremely ef
fective work was done by the1
Rev. Mr. (Stanley) High, who
arranged the remarkable series
of Negro meetings on Emanci
pation Day which helped estab
lish Mr. Roosevelt with the Ne
gro voters as an emancipator,
along with Mr. Lincoln. . . In
terest to it is added by the an
nouncement yesterday that the
Rev. Stanley High would con
tinue and not disband his |Good
Neighbor League,’ which is fin
anced by the Democratic Na
tional Committee. One of its
purposes, it was stated, is to
break down racial prejudices.”
ST. JAMES PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, GREENSBORO
NORTH CAROLINA
By Mrs. R. E. Favors, Reporter
Sunday morning, November
19, Dr. Miller preached from
Eccles. 3:19, taking as his sub
ject “Conscience.” This sub
ject was treated in a unique
way, and the sermon was great
ly enjoyed by the congregation.
In short, he said that con
science is the faculty by which
we judge moral acts * of our
selves and others. It is the
voice of God in the soul, and
this voice is supreme amidst
the activities of the human
soul, from which there is no ap
peal. Conscience, that monitor
within us whose voice is raised
in the breast of all creatures, is
a witness for God and immortal
ity. Whether we rejoice in the
prospect of that new life or
shrink from the dread reckon
ing—yet conscious forces this
truth upon us. The being called
the soul is distinct from any
function of the body and will
survive in undiminished vigor
when the body shall have fallen
into decay.
Thanksgiving Service
Thursday morning at' 10:30
o’clock Dr. Miller preached a
short but inspiring sermon on
“Giving Thanks.” The congre
gation was large, including
members, friends and visitors.
Among those home for the hol
iday were Misses Cecelia Miller,
Mary Etta Mears; Messrs. Wal
ter McNair, and Bruce Miller.
Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. Will
iams visited Mrs. Rhucell Black
during Thanksgiving.
Visitors at the morning ser
vice November 29 were: Misses
Betty Evelyn Best, Geneva
Holloman, Ida Scurlock, and
Cornelia Jefferson; and Messrs.
Richmond and Hampton Finger.
Visitors are cordially welcomed
at all services.
The Lucy Laney Circle met
Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 P. M.,
with Mrs. Cooper on Lindsay
Street.
Dr. Miller attended the three
day preaching mission of Ca
tawba Synod at Charlotte, No
vember 17, 18, 19.
Sunday, November 29, Dr.
Miller and congregation attend
ed the one-day preaching mis
sion of the Yadkin Presbytery
convening at the Grace Presby
terian church, Winston-Salem.
Dr. Miller preached at 3 o’clcok.
GIBSON CHAPEL CHURCH
NEWS, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Mrs. Howard Denton, Reporter
Fellow Presbyterians, we are
happy to send you greetings
from the Ozarks. As you may
recall, we lost our church by
fire almost a year ago. We im
mediately rolled up our sleeves
to rebuild. In the midst of our
building program, our pastor,
Rev. J. T. Douglas, whom we
all loved, resigned. We were
then bewildered and distressed
over t*he loss of our good shep
herd; however, we managed to
carry on.
Through the leadership and
guidance of the Holy Spirit and
the help of friends and members
of the church, we have rebuilt,
and we have rededicated our
new church. Now we are look
ing forward to the breaking of
ground for a new manse for
our recently called pastor, the
Rev. J. A. McDaniel, who comes
to us from the Ebenezer church
at Rome, Ga. We feel that we
are quite fortunate in securing
the services of the Rev. Mr. Mc
Daniel. He comes to us well
Recommended and has been re
ceived by our congregation as
one of our most gifted and ef
ficient ministers. He possess
es a dynamic personality and
natural gifts that are destined
to make him one of America's
foremost preachers. We feel
that the program of our church
will go over in a big way through
the leadership of our new pas
tor.
The following program was
given Sunday, Nov. 22 r
.. Dedication Program, Sunday,
November 22, 1936, 3 P. M.
Processional—“God of Our
Fathers”
Doxology ! •
Invocation, Rev. A. B.. Sim
mons '« '
Chant Response
Hymn—“The Church’s One
Foundation”
Scripture, Rev. Talbert
Response
Anthem—“My Faith Looks
Up to Thee,” Choir.
“The Life of the Church,”
Mrs. Mary Ann Jarrett
“The Relation of the Session
to the Church,” Howard Denton
Solo—“Just For Today,” Mrs.
Juanita Rooker
Dedication Charge
Standing of Membership
Song, Choir
Sermon, Rev. J. A. McDaniel
Spiritual — “Somebody’s
Knocking”
Presentation of Guests and
Ministers
Offering
Announcements
Recessional - “Steadily
Marching On”
Benediction t
Mr. and Mrs. John Winfield
entertained our pastor and
family, Nov. 19. A delicious
turkey dinner was served. The
tables were decorated with sea
sonal colors and flowers.
The Brotherhood and the Art
Club were guests also of Mr.
and Mrs. Winfield.
THE HOME MISSIONS
COUNCIL
The Home Missions Council
and Council of Women a few
years ago decided to make a
thorough study and hold discus
sions on some one important
phase of home missions in con
nection with the Annual Meet
ings of the Councils. In Jan
uary, 1935, a National Confer
ence on the Rural Church was
held in connection with the An
nual Meeting, which proved so
successful that another Nation
al Conference on the Rural
Church in the mid-west was
held the latter part of Novem
ber of this year.
At the January, 1937, Annual
Meeting there will be held a
National Conference on the City
Church on January 13 and 14
at The Berkeley-Carteret, As
bury Park, N. J., when address
es and discussions will be held
on problems of the city church,
such as, The Urban Process;
The City, a Field for Social and
Religious Adventure; The So
cial Ministry of the Urban
Church; The Interdenomina
tional Approach to the Modern
City.
All secretaries, ministers, re
ligious workers and laymen
who are engaged, or interested,
in the city church and work in
cities, are cordially invited to
attend the Conference.
FRUIT TREES ENHANCE
BEAUTY OF FARMSTEAD
Fruit trees on the farm can
be ornamental as well as use
ful, said Earle Brintnall, Ca
tawba County farm agent of
the State College extension ser
vice.
Fruit trees placed in strate
gic places can help landscape
the home and make the entire
farm more attractive, he added.
Trees can be set out in fence
corners, around buildings, and
in other places where they will
not interfere with the produc
tion of other crops.
Apple, peach, pear, cherry,
and plum trees are good for
landscaping the home. Pear
trees do well on the lawn. Apple
and peach trees make a pretty
background for farm buildings.
Cherry, peach, and plum trees
can be set in the chicken yard.
The birds will help fertilize the
fruit, Brintnall stated.
A row of grapevines can be
used to form an arbor in front
of certain buildings, or the
vines may be entwined in a
fence to give it picturesque
charm, or they may help bal
ance one end of the garden.
Raspberries can be set in a
border along one side of the
garden where it will not inter
fere with the vegetables. Fig
trees should be grown in shelt
ered nooks.
Fruit trees and berries thus
set out will supply the farm
family with all the fruit it can
use at home. For commercial
purposes, however, it is advisa
ble to have formal orchards.