Vicinity Items.
Rev. E. W» Carpenter, of 506 N.
Myers street graduated from the
American Correspondence School of
Law, Chicago, 111., on April 21 inst.
The graduation of the Rev. Carpenter
in law ought to be an incentive to
many of our young men. ,
Bishop J. S. Caldwell, D. D., of
Philadelphia, Pa., was a visitor in the
city, Sunday and preached at the
morning service at Clinton Chapel
Church, Rev. N. D. King, pastor.
Bishop W. L. Lee, D. D., of Brook
lyn, N. Y., passed through the city
Thursday.
The concert that was held in battle
? Edck church on last Monday night
was quite a success.
Mr. Logan Hill, of Boston, Mass.,
was called to the city on account of
the serious illness of his sister, Mrs.
Mary Humphreys of E. First street,
who is much improved.
Mrs. Octavia Moore and family
wish to thank their many friends for
the kindness shown during the illness
of Mrs. Moore’s husband and for the
many beautiful floral tributes at his
death.
Mrs. Lizzie Benton-Spencer, of New
York City, is in the city, her mother,
Mrs. Benton, of E. 8th street being
very ill.
Dr. J. H. Moore, the newly called
pastor of the First Baptist church and
Lawyer W. A. Cooper were visitors
at the Publishing House this week.
The First Ward Club entertained
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
A. E. Spears, of E. 7th street.
The Rev. H. P. Lankford of Little
Rock church, his choir and congrega
tion will worship with Rev. N. D.
King and his congregation on next
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ida Arthur accompanied by her
daughters Misses Maggie and Estelle
motored to Gaffney, S. C;, Sunday to
be with Mrs. Arthur’s mother who is
iii. i ' ‘ ;
Rev. D. H. Sansom of South Bre
vard street left for Gastonia, N. C.,
to attend tbe Midyear Conference.
Mr. E. W. Quinn, a progressive
groceryman, has moved in his new
building on S. Caldwell street.
Rev. Z. A. Dockery, of StaiesvTle,
was a visitor in the Publication
'House this week.
Mrs. M. L. Bailey, of S. Alexander
street is up v and doing fine after
several"*weeks of severe illness.
On Tuesday, May 8th, a baby boy
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Pharr, of Biddleville.
The play “The Maids of the Mist”
that was to have been given in Little
Rock church. on May 17th has been
postponed until May 24th.
Born to Prof, and Mrs. Hodge
Johnson of Washington Heights Fri
day, May 4th a baby boy.
There will be a Rose Social in
Little Rock church Monday evening,
May 21st under the auspices of the
Lillian B. Lee Sunday school class.
Miss Edna Gaddy, of Biddleville is
much improved after a few days
of illness.
Dr. J. Francis Lee, the Editor of the
Sunday school Literature delivered the
baccalaureate sermon last Sunday at
Lancaster N. and I. Institute, Lan
caster, S. C.
The Editor left Monday night to
attend the Philadelphia and Baltimore
Conference.
CHILDREN’S DAY PROGRAM
READY.
The Children’s Day Program is
ready. It is really out on time, and
is a Yuli one. Dr. J. W. Martin,
General Secretary of Education, has
selected for this field of his depart
ment the most up-to-date of the
material available- There is a general
section for the adults, a home mis
sion section and a primary section.
Its mechanical beauty is one of its
most striking features. The music
selections are choice, racy and appro
priate, and vary with each section as
do the recitations, dialogues and
drills. It is all that the Church could
wish for and we dare say, no better
Children’s Day Program will be issued
this year than that of the A. M. E.
Zion Church. Arty number may be
ordered from the Publishing House,
Charlotte, N. C., for 8 cents per copy.
Order at once. A sufficient supply
Is waiting. Make all orders payable
to the A. M* E. Zion Publishing House,
J>r. S. D. Watkins, manager.
THE LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE
ALUMNI.
The Alumni of Livingstone is
called to meet on Monday, May
28th, instead of Tuesday, May i
29th, as previously announced. I
Throughout the country, interest
in this meeting is being constant
ly aroused, and it is expected to
have the largest alumni meeting
that the institution has ever wit-1
nessed upon a commencement oc-1
casion.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CON
GEST HELD BY MECKLENBURG
COUNTY TEACHERS.
( The colored teachers of Meckl^n
, burg county under the direction of
,Mrs. F. O. Butler, county he per,
, held their annual commencement and
county contest meet at Lytle Grove
i church and school, April 13.
Despite an almost constant down
pour of rain all day, an immense
crowd of interested parents and
friends greeted the chi dren and
teachers and their well arranged
program was carried out without a
break save at the point where the
exercises were to have been conduct
ed on the yard*
| The parents and teachers .were in
terested and the children were hap
py and everybody enjoyed the pro
gram to its full.
Many of our good friends from the
city were present and assisted great
ly in making the program the success
that it was. Among them were the
following: Prof. Douglass, Prof.
Wiliams and Rev. and Mrs. West,
of Biddle, and Prof. Torrence, Mr.
and Mrs. Hemphill, Rev. Mitchell, of
Grace church and Rev. Lankford, of
Little Rock church, Mise Schenck,
city librarian, Miss Brandon and
others. The gathering was further
honored with the presence of Mr.
Hudson, (white) of the State Agri
cultural Department, Ra eigh, and
our own Mrs. A. W. Holland, state
supervisor elementary schools.
Mr. Hudson was very interesting
and instructive in his remarks on
how best to till the soil for the most
profitable results and the great im
portance of everybody’s cu tivatin g
a garden, while Mrs. Holland very
beautifu ly told of some of the many
things that the state is doing for
Negro education and called special
attention to the recent rating given
to the Slater Normal School, Win
ston and the large appropriation re
cent y made to that particular
school.
The contest scores were as fol
lows:
Spelling—-Grade 2—4, CaldweL
school.
Spelling—Grade 5—7, Caldwell
School. C. E. Graham, teacher. .
Rapid addition—Grade 2—4, Cald
well.
Rapid addition—Grade 5—7, Hun
tersvile.
Oratorical,
Recitation—Derita.
Declamation—John’s chapel.
Handicraft—
1st prize—Derita.
2nd prize—McClintock.
3rd prize, Lytle Grove.
Shuckmats—McClintock.
Plain sewing—
1st prize—McClintock.
2nd prize, Lytle Grove.
3rd prize—Derita.
Spreads and other articles for
variety, quantity and work.
1st. prize—Zoar school.
2nd prize, Ben Salem.
Charlotte, N. C.
ADDRESS. — “'THE HUMILIATION
OF THE SON OF GOD.”
(Continued from Page One)
may also say of Him that He was
the Creator of all things for “all
things were made through Him and
without Him was not anything made
that hath been made.” In fact the
Eternal Son was one of the God-head
three.
It is true that the Holy Trinity
seems to us- mysterious and unfath
omable, but yet it is not more so
than our ,own being, which being
made in the image of God, is a’so
triune. Who can fathom the mystery
of the human trinity—body, soul and
spirit?
Yes, He was God and sat upon
the throne of God, and with the
Father, He shared not only the rul
' ership of the universe, which had
» been created through Him, but also
“the glory which He had with the ,
Father before the world was.” Thus
He was under obligation to no one,
for He was supreme in all things
.and from His throne He looked' out
upon a bound ess creation all His
own.
Christ’s Infinite Descent.
From a position of such infinite
height and glory did the Son of God
step down in order that He might
travel the long road of His humilia
tion. In the passage of the inspired
Word which we are considering to
day we are told of seven distinct but
measureless steps which bore Him
from the throne of glory to the cross
of shame.
F.rst of all, “He counted not the
being on an equality with God a thing
to be grasped.’’ It required a consid
erab e length of time for me to come
to see that this was really a definite
step in His humiliation. We are told
that He did npt grasp, or cling to,
equality with God, nevertheless it is
a fact that He stood on such equality.
His refusal to cling to it, as a robber
clings to his booty, did noi deprive
Him of His high position; He was
still there on the throne and in full
possession of His own. Yet, these
words reveal an attitude on His part,
which, had He refused to assume it,
would have rendered His actually
stepping down from the throne an
impossibility. Thus in reality the
assuming of this attitude was the
first step in His condescension.
(Concluded Next Week)
WOMEN TRUSTEES METROPOL
, >TAN A. M. E. ZION CHURCH,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
(Continued from page 1)
the largest amount or work for the
church all these years.
3rd. Because the business side of
the Metropolitan church at the pres
ent time meeds the intelligent help
and balance of its loya , law-abiding,
i consecrated womanhood.
I For one week a campaign was wag
ed with*. enthusiasm and intensity—
•personal Canvass, telephone calls, spe
cial deliveries, and conferences were
i methods tfeed in covering a large part
of th§ magimberfihip.
, The slogan was: “Women trustees
for Metropo itan church.”
The splendid team workers who
i canvassed the field for petitioners and
who backed up the proposition to the
\ last notch were Mesdames Mamie
; King, Ophelia Cost, Lola Archibald,
Bessie Clopton, Sadie Duncan, Mary
S. Lipscomb, Daisy Johnson, Char
i lotte Smith, Rosa Small, Misses Em
ma Manning, Elizabeth Woods, Ev
erlin Nash.
The number of petitioners and the
personnel of the group were of such
(that the pastor forthwith nominated
two women, both of whom were elect
ied. Mrs. Mary Sigmon Lipscomb, no
i finer type than she, have we anywhere
I in Zion, outstanding church worker**
i leader in civic affairs, high school
teacher. The board Of trustees is to
be congratulated in their unanimous
i choice of this honorable, capable wo
man as treasurer of the board—the
»church is pleased.
i Sister Butler, as she is endearing'y
I called was a fitting selection. For
(forty years she has stood at her post
of duty, not a figurehead, but active,
(With a practical knowledge of church
work and a far more comprehensive
grasp of present day church problems
than the average church member.
> A reception in their honor comes
.next.
Birmingham, Ala.
HAITIANS WANT COLORED AMER
ICANS TO VISIT.
(Continued from page 1)
Churches Getting Active.
The Haitians for the most part are
.Catholic, yet they have a cordial re
ligious tolerance. Much interest is
, manifested in the coming 'here of
.Bishop John F. Hurst, of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, an out
standing figure in that great denom
i ination, and himself of a native of
i the black republic, although he left
i here many years ago. Bishop Hurst
will come here with a vision, and he
will be cordially received by all.
Haitian climate is a marvel, and
■ Colored Americans little know that
has already become one of the
, greatest winter resorts in this part
i of the world, with possibilities for
i the future a thousand fold. What will
Colored America do about it?
A group of Haitian business mem
will arrive in the United States soon,
men and measures for the
NEXT GENERAL CONFERENCE.
(Continued from page 1)
the higher l.fe in Chruitiamly.
, The congregations are increasing
each Sunday and members are con
stantly joihing the church. Tha col
-ecLons have gone up higher and
many people are taking an active part
in the church work who have never
dtone so before. j
Dr. Morrisey, the pastor, has al
ready planned a great campaign for
the salvation of souls in our cMurch i
to be conducted by our noted evan
gelist, Dr. B. G. Shav» to begin the
second Sunday in July.
Truly the interest of Zion is safe
in the hands of Dr. Morrisey, who
out of past experience as successful j
pastor of foremost churches south
and north and former missionary sec
retary in Zion, is ful y qualified to fill j
i the highest places of usefulness and :
honor in Zion.
i In making slates for General Offi- :
icers and bishops for the next quad
rennium, along. 6vith Dr. W. J.
Walls, our worthy editor of The Star
i of Zion, Dr. E. D. W. Jones, Dr.
i E. L. Madison, Dr. Alleyne, Dr. F.
M. Jacobs and others do not leave
off the name of Dr. Morrisey.
In any of these positions Zion needs
men of his special type and fitness
to help put over the top her progres
sive program for the future.
LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE ALUMNI
MEET.
i The Livingstone College Alumni is
i called to meet at 4 o’clock, Monday,
May 28thr at the Hood Theological
i Chapel. Business of the most serious
importance is to be acted upon. The
president will submit the program
for the coming year confronting some
i of the most stupendous . emergencies
the institution has ever met. Every
i alumnus who knows the thrill of “my
Livingstone” and is loyal to th«
, “modest black and blue” is appealed^^-,
.to by this, to be present with p ana,
suggestions and enthusiasm, to hel£
our dear Alma Mater weather th€:
storm through which she is now pass
ing .
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