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Africo* “AND YE SHALL KNOW TH E TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE."—John viii:32. VOL. LIX. CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1938. NO. 8. PROGRAM OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL WORKERS CONFERENCE UNIT OF WORK FOR COLORED PEOPLE, BOARD OF NATIONAL MISSIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE U. S. A. To Be Held in the University Church at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N. C., March 7th to 11th, 1938 Monday, March 7, Rev. J. M. Gaston, D. D., Pre siding 2:30 to 5:30 P. M. Advisory Committee. 7:30 to 9:00 P. M. Advisory Committee and Chairmen of Na tional Missions Committees of Presbyteries and Synods—Con sideration of Larger Parish Plan. Tuesday, March 8 9:00 A. M. Advisory Com mittee and National Missions Chairmen of Fairfield, Knox and McClelland Presbyteries. 12:00 Noon Recess. 2:00 P. M. Devotional Serv ice—Rev. D. T. Murray, Rad cliffe Memorial church, Atlanta, Ga. 2:15 P. M. More Adequate Church Buildings—Rev. A. S. Meachem, Pleasiant Valley church, Broken Bow, Okla. 2:40 P. M. Discussion. 3:00 P. M. The Sunday School Parish—Dr. John M. Somern dike, Secretary Sunday School Missions, Alaskan and Indian Work. 3:25 P. M. Discussion. 3:45.P. M. Missionary Activ ities in the Church—Miss R. Marie Preston, District Secre tary, Chicago Office. Fundamentals—Miss Virgin ia Ray, Field Representative. Publicity i n Missionary Work—Miss Mabel M. Sheib ley, Secretary for Education and Publicity. 4:30 P. M. Social and Recre ational Period. The gymnasium will be turned over for the use of those attending the Confer ence. 8:00 P. M. Rev. Louis H. Evans, D. D., Third Presbyte rian church, Pittsburgh, Penn sylvania. President, Board of ■National Missions. Wednesday, March 9 9:00 A. M. Methods of Secur ing Funds for Current Expens es and Benevolences—Rev. C. J. Baker, D. D., Miller Memorial church, Birmingham, Ala. 9:25 A. M. Discussion. 9:45 A. M. Memorial Serv ices, Rev. W. L. McEwan, D. D. As a Preacher—Rev. H. L. McCrorey, D. D. As a Man of the Word— Rev. Z. A. Dockery, D. D. As a Friend—Rev. J. M. liaston, D. u. 10:30 A. M. Present Day Evangelism—Rev. L. B. West, D. D., Field Representative. Rev. T. B. Hargrave, D. D., Evangelist, Canadian and Blue Ridge Synods. Rev. W . E. Houston, Evangelist, Atlantic and Catawba Synods. 11:15 A. M. Bible Hour. 2:00 P. M. Young People’s Forum. Conducted by Rev. Frederick Thorne, D. D., Secre tary for Young People’s Work. 2:45 P. M. Discussion. 3:30 P. M. Community Bet terment—What Can the Church Do?—Rev. J. B. Barber, D. D., Newton Community Station, Chattanooga, Tenn. 3:55 P. M. Discussion. 4:15 P. M. Recreational Period. 8:00 P. -M. Women’s Night —Mrs. G. W. Long, President Atlantic Synodical, Presiding. Speaker—Mrs. Agnes B. Snive ly, Honor Guest. Thursday, March 10 9:00 A. M. How to make the Rural Church function more efficiently—Rev. M. J. Jackson, D. D., Ebenezer church, Dalzell, S. C. 9:25 A. M. Discussion. 9:45 A. M. The Church and Family Life-r-Rev. S. A. Down er, D. D., East Vine Avenue church, Knoxville, Tenn. 10:10 A. M. Discussion. 10:30 A. M. What the Larg er Parish Plan is Accomplishing —Rev. George W. Long, D. D., Second church, Cheraw, S. C. 10:55 A. M. Discussion. . 11:15 A. M. Bible Hour—Rev. Louis H. Evans, D. D. 12:00 Noon Recess. 2:00 P. M. Cooperation Be tween Church and School— Dean L. S. Cozart, Barber- Sco tia Junior College, Concord, ■ N. C. 2:25 Discussion. 2:45 P. M. Recent Develop ments at Mary Allen Junior College—Dean E. H. Steele, Crockett, Texas. 3:10 P. M. Discussion. 3:30 P. M. An Historical Re view of Mary Potter’s Contri bution to Human Welfare—Rev. H. S. Davis, Mary Potter-Red stone-Albion Academy, Oxford, N. C. 3:55 P. M. Discussion. 4:15 P. M. Recreational Period. 8:00 P. M. Men’s Night— The Mission for the Laity—Rev. Louis H. Evans, D. D. Friday, March 11 9:00 A. M. Gillespie-Selden Institute Today and Tomorrow —Mrs. A. S. Clark, Cordele, Ga. 9:25 A. M. Discussion. 9:45 A. M. The Value of the Teadher Training Department at Mary Holmes Seminary— Dean Mary E. Foresman, West Point, Miss. 10:10 A. M. Discussion. 10:30 A. M. Where Should the Emphasis be Placed in Uni versity Education Today?— Dean T. E. McKinney, Johnson C.‘ Smith University, Charlotte, N. C. 11:15 A. M. Bible Hour Rev. Louis H. Evans, D. D. 12:00 Noon Recess. 2:00 P. M. Promotional Con ference—Rev. Arthur H. Li mouze, D. D., Secretary, Pro motion Board of National Mis sions. Rev. H. C. Webber, D. D., Promotion Department, General Council. 8:00 P. M. Motion Pictures —College Chapel—Rev. Arthur H. Limouze, D. D. Rev. H. C. Webber, D. D. Announcements Personal interviews will be granted to the workers by Mrs. Agnes B. Snively, Miss Virginia Ray, and Rev. J. M. Gaston, D. D., at the Theological Libra ry beginning Friday at 2:30 P. M. and continuing as long as necessary. Every minister is urged to bring from his church as many delegates as possible to attend these meetings. We are espe cially eager to have the elders and young people present. It is expected that the mem bers of the Conference will at tend all sessions. Prof. David E. Carroll and Dr. Thomas A. Long will be in charge of the Conference music. It is earnestly hoped that the local churches will pay the traveling expenses of their min isters to the Conference. The information and inspiration de rived from it should a good deal more than justify the local churches in paying the expens es of their pastors. It will be impossible for the Unit to pay the traveling expenses of those attending the Conference. En tertainment for all delegates will be furnished free, however. Entertainment Committee: Rev. L. B. West, D. D., Chair man; Rev. A. H. Prince, Rev. F. C. Shirley, Rev. W R. May berry, Rev. S. Q. Mitchell, Prof. W. G. Morgan. Write to Rev. L. B. West, D. D., 316 Carmel St., Charlotte, N. C., as to the time of your arrival, and your place of en tertainment will be assigned to you. Doctors Limouze and Webber will arrange to pay for the meals for those who remain through Friday afternoon and evening for the Promotional Conference. THEME SONG All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all. Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, Who fixed this earthly ball; Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, And crown Him Lord of all; Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, And crown Him Lord of all. Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all; Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all. PEOPLE’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, DENVER, COLO. Our church is still marching on along all lines under the min istory of the Rev. M. H. Wilkin son. Every cent of indebted ness against the church build ing and the manse improvement tax has been wiped out, which is great encouragement to all concerned. Congratulation is due the church proper for hav ing encouraged Miss Marie E. Hoard, one of our active young members in all the young peo ple’s activities of the church, who on the recommendation from pastor, as prescribed by our Board, together with vol unteer speakers from the floor of Presbytery, passed a very creditable examination, and was taken under the care of Presby tery, and will be a Freshman student in Barber-Scotia semi nary in the coming fall, looking towards Johnson C. Smith Uni versity after two years. She will be graduated from the Manual Training High school in June. Our Young People’s Day was observed Sunday, February 6th. At the 11:00 o’clock service, Louis Hughes, Jr., presided and the keynote mes sage was brought by Mrs. Will iam Dingle,* of the Montview Boulevard Presbyterian church —“If I Follow Him.” She brought a timely message for the occasion. Miss Mildred Jones was the piano soloist. The vesper service was at 5:30 at which time, Robert White, Jr., presided. The message was brought by Rev. Fred E, Ud lock, of the Clayton Presbyte rian church—“If I Follow Him.” His sermon will not soon be for gotten. He pointed out many things that will happen if we follow Christ. Ihe communion service was observed, when Mesdames Cor dia Wilson, Bessie Hughes, Lula J. Broan and Flora Stell passed the emblems around. This unique occasion was spon sored by Mrs. Virgie S. Farrell, directress; Louis Hughes, Jr., President; Robert White, Jr., Vice-President; Miss Marie E. Hoard, Chairman of Program Committee. A MEMBER. GILLESPIE NORMAL SCHOOL, CORDELE, , GEORGIA Gillespie Normal School is engaged in a very active as well as a very instructive pro gram. Both the students and faculty are seeking to make this a profitable year for all. The first semester closed February 3, and the grades made by the students show a very distinct improvement in their work, and all have enter ed the next semester deter mined to do better work. But while the classroom work is on a very high level, other activities have not been over looked. Young People’s Day exercises were a success almost beyond expectation. A group of seventh grade students took the lead in the Sunday school period; the pastor preached an able sermon at 11 o’clock in keeping with the program; and a very instructive program was (Continued on Page 4) BILLIONS FOR DESTRUC TION BUT NOT TEN THOUSAND FOR SALVATION When a Christian people would rather spend billions of dollars to destroy life than ten thousand dollars to save lives it is time for serious thinking or comment. At the time of this writing the United States government is planning to spend additional billions of dollars to manufac ture implements of destruction. A Christian country is planning to spend our money to prepare to kill human beings, yet it re fuses to sanction the spending of ten thousand dollars to help save a life. This is truly a sit uation to cause alarm from any one who has a spark of that feeling which Christ manifest ed when dealing with human beings. A few weeks past our Sena tors, who represent the people, spoke with all the eloquence and ferver of a Mark Anthony against the Anti-Lynch bill be cause it meant that some coun ty would have to pay money to a Negro family in the event that a Negro was lynched. They Ignored the fact that the Anti Lynch bill affected whites as well as Negroes. They ignored |he fact that lynching is already illegal. They saw only the clause which proposed the pay ment of a sum of money to the family of the person lynched, and by as irrelevant, imma terial and incompetent evidence as has ever been given on the floor of the Senate opposed the passage of the bill. * : Preachers are not the only people who take a text and talk about everything else but it. Any time a man can take a sub ject and talk for six days with out touching it, he deserves honorable mention. Perhaps He should be given a prize. Did $yneone mention the booby? To sidetrack an issue so im portant to human welfare is dis tressing to people of true Chris tian spirit. But to eliminate it in favor of the discussion of ways and means of spending billions to destroy people is a little more than a sensible man can take sitting. “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares.” It seems that we are beating our plowshares into swords. While millions are un employed, we build guns with which to kill. While the Negro is denied even partial protec tion from the dangers of mob lynching, we prepare to go across the ocean to interfere with other people’s affairs. They say a preacher who preaches one thing and lives another has little or no influ ence on other people, that might apply to nations also. It would seem that the more ef fective way to secure a better world would be to see that our own people are protected before we go off to patrol the world. Negroes are United States citi zens, or aren’t they? A decla ration of war will quickly re veal that they are. As Lang ston Hughes would say: “I, too, sing America.” But in the time of peace we take the words of James D. Carrothers: “To be a Negro in a time like this Demands rare patience—pa tience that can wait In utter darkness. ’Tis the path to miss And knock, unheeded, at an iron gate, To be a Negro in a day like this.” If we don’t want our children to play with matches we don’t give them any. It would be rather ironical to give a man a gun and say, “Don’t use it.” When I go to the store for a gun I have use for it, and if I don’t have use for it I am go ing to find use for it. It seems that the last World’s War did not teach us all that we ought to know. Perhaps we yet can make the world safe through war. I can’t imagine nations standing fiat-footed and fighting each other with their bare fists any more than I can imagine Ghrist carrying a gun. J. LESSLEY SMITH. Statesville, N. C. THE PASSING OF MRS. T. J. SIMTH By Rev. Edward W. Carpenter, 408 W. 150th SU New York City The funeral of Mrs. T. J. Smith was held at St. James Presbyterian church, New York City, February 6, 1938, at 2 P. M. Following is the order of service: The 23rd Psalm, Dr. William L. Imes. “My Faith Looks Up to Thee,,” Rendall Memorial church choir. Scripture, I Cor. 15th chap ter, Dr. Wm. L. Imes. Solo, “There’s No Death,” Mrs. Annie Mae Dudley. Poem: “Burial of Moses,” Mrs. Gustava P. Miller, repre senting the Southemnaires of the Physicians’ Wives Associa tion. Solo, “Face to Face,” Mrs. Gladys Stuart. Resolutions, Physicians’ Wives’ Association. Resolutions, Southemnaires Club No. 1. Kesolutions, Mutual Aid So ciety of St. James church. Song, “Blest Be the Tie that Binds,” sung by the Society. Paper, “She and Her Moth er,” Mrs. Icila Wheatlay’s im pressions of the life of the de ceased, read by little Violet Wheatley. A letter of sympathy from the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, read by Dr. Imes. Dr. Imes read or mentioned an unusual ly large number of telegrams from friends from all over the United States. Resolutions by St. James church school. “Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me,” choir. “Mrs. Smith’s Life as a Teacher.” Dr. Thomas H. Amos spoke of Mrs. Smith’s value as a teacher very extensively, as she taught in his school for a long time. He magnified her noble and consecrated life. Rev.'Dr. Thomas J. B. Harris spoke of Mrs. Smith’s life as a teacher—a woman of outstand ing sincerity and helpfulness to her husband, her family and humanity. A paper of sympathy by the N. Y. Scotia Chapter. Obituary Mrs. Johanna Rosalie Ram say Smith, beloved wife of Dr. T. J. Smith, and dear mother of Heppie Ross and Fannie Smith, departed this life at 4:45 A. M. on the 4th day of February, 1938. She was a native of Georgetown, British Guiana, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Ramsay. She had four sisters who preceded her to the spirit world years ago. - She had all the advantages of a Christian home, and in early life was regarded as a bright child; therefore no sac rifice was too great in the di recting of her education. She was a product of Bishop Col lege, Georgetown, Demarara, and was one of the few of her sex to qualify for the Govern ment teachers’ certificate, even after she was recognized by her college. She was very sue cessful m the profession of teaching. It was at this time she met her husband and they were happily united in matri mony the 20th of August, 1893. After Dr. Smith received the call to the Gospel ministry, and had made plans to begin prepa ration in this country, he seemed to her as being loathe to break the family ties. She at once bought tickets for the United States. Reaching Biddle University, now the Johnson C. Smith Uni versity, she soon won the re spect of the late Dr. D. J. San ders, then President of the in stitution, and his amiable wife, Mrs. Fannie P. Sanders, be cause of her scholarship and high Christian character, mov ing easily in the professional circles of the University and the community. - r Being a born teacher, Mrs. Smith was not satisfied to give up her profession. So she took the examination of the Char lotte Board of Education and easily won the First Grade Certificate in 1897. From that year she continued faithfully in the class room, teaching in several of the rec ognized institutions such as Harbison College, Abbeville, S. C., Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Amos then President; Swift Memo rial Junior College, Rogers ville, Tenn., under Dr. W. H. Franklin; the Georgia Normal * and Agricultural College, Dr. J. W. Holley, President, and the Randolph Training School, at Cuthbert, Ga., Professor F. H. Anderson, Principal. She was at one time principal of Wallingford Academy, Charleston, S. C., under the Northern Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen, and a material helper to her hus band in founding and building the Charles E. Kistler Academy at Morganton, N. C. After successful years of service, keen opposition sprang up in the field and her husband not getting the expected sup port from those in authority, and knowing of the untiring and self-sacrificing service giv en the Church, the Academy and the city, she encouraged him not to desert the ministry, but to supplement it with med ical training as a family pro tection. Throughout the years of preparation and medical practice to the 4th of February, 1938, she stood firmly as a wall of encouragement and comfort behind him for which he is humbly grateful. She had the satisfaction of knowing of his appreciation, and was happy. Coming to New York City, she identified herself with the St. James Presbyterian church, and was active in Sunday school work which she followed until her health failed. She loved her minister, her church, her home, where she was al ways kind and considerate, but firm in discipline, as th# go(sd teacher, should be, and, above all, she loved her God in whom her faith never waned. She bore her long illness with Christian courage, cheer fulness and patience. Of a truth she finished her work, crossed the Jordan peacefully, and at this moment is basking in the effulgence of her Sav iour’s light. The eulogy by Dr. Imes was based on I Cor. 15:48: “As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are ' they also that are heavenly.” Dr. Imes spoke, beautifully of Mrs. Smith’s loving, gracious serv ice, of her trust in God, and of what a noble helper she was to her husband. There was a large audience and a load of flowers, showing the high es teem in which Mrs. Smith was held by the church, the Sab bath school, and the family’s many friends. Ihe closing prayer was offer ee by the Rev. Edward W. Car penter. The undertaker was Mr. Le roy Butler, assisted by his ef ficient wife, Mrs. Dorothy But ler, 177 W. 126th St., New York City. The interment was in Woodlawn cemetery. DR. COMPTON HEADS NA TIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWS AND CHRISTIANS Dr. Arthur H. Compton, of the University of Chicago, 1937 Nobel prizewinner and co-chair man with Dr. John H. Finley of the laymen’s committee of the $10,000,000 Presbyterian Sesquicentennial Fund for Christian Education, has suc ceeded the late Newton D. Bak er as Protestant co-chairman of the National Conference of Jews and Christians. This in ter-faith organization, which sponsored the observance of Brotherhood Week, February 18-25, in thousands of Ameri can communities, has three co chairmen. The others are Pro fessor Carlton J. H. Hayes, Roman Catholic, and Roger W. Straus, Jewish philanthropist. The director is Dr. Everett Jt. Clinchy, a minister of the Pres byterian Church in the United States of America.
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