THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OfTHt AFRICAN NUMBER EIGHT CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROIJNA THURSDAY. TOBRt*ART 21. lv*« tOt.f'MR rtwtt ROOSEVELT MEMO RIAL CHURCH HAS BIG CONVENTIONS. DR. CORROTHERS KEEPS? BUSY. Newark, N. J.^Feb. - 7.-^Tih& In dependent’ Negro Voters’ Association • of America has issued a call for the national convention through its pres ident, Dr. Sylvester L.- Corrothers, which will convene At Roosevelt Me-' morial Zion Temple, 324-6 Washing-' ton Street, beginning February 12/ Delegates from • practically every state v in the Union will be at this meeting. Subjects to be taken up and > prominently discussed will con sist of .“The Housing Condition As 'it Effects- the Negro ’ in the North,” “Migration and Its Ben efits, to the Southern Negro Coming’ North,” National Political Situation As -It'Effects tha Negro ” These sub jects: will-be discussed by some of the leading men of the race and prom inent white men as well. Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York has been * invited and has expressed his willingness to attend, as well as Gov ernor George S. Silzer of New Jer sey, Hon. Charles P. G’llen, com missioner of parks and public ^prop grtyj Hon. William J. Brennan, di rector of public safety; Mayor Brie denbach, Dr. George E. Cannon of Jersey City, who is a candidate for delegate-at-large to the national con vention, and many other notables. A Courier reporter interviewing the president as to the political signifi cance of the meeting Was informed that the purpose of the Independent Voters’ Association was to support men and measures regardless of par ty affiliations. He also stated that the local body of independent voters was solidly behind the candidacy of Dr. George E- Cannon as delegate at large and Dr. W. G. Alexander as alternate. There has been a rumor going around that men high up in politics from other parts of the coun try are coming to the convention with one purpose in view; that is to line hp behind the national leader ship of Dr. S. L». Corrothers, who has fostered an independent move ment among the voters of the state And the union for a number of years? and'who/i&s alleged, > responsible for whatever political recognition the Negrd' in the state of New Jersey has received so far. A number of po litical- appointments in the city and state can be traced to the political influence of Dr. Corrothers, It is claimed that no other Negro in pol itics today can gather around them the big men of the other race as Cor rothers can. Special stress has been put on the splendid work he has done in putting over the Roosevelt Temple proposition, a thing that was doomed a failure by his critics when the pro ject was begun. Corrothers organized a citizens committee consisting of the biggest white men politically in New Jersey, regardless of party af filiations and this alone has enabled hiitfto meet all financial obligations pertaining to the work. He is con sidered by many to be the foremost and most fearless political leader in the northeast and is practically a sure fact that' after this convention Corrothers will be acclaimed National leader of Negro voters everywhere. Services at the Roosevelt Memorial Zion Temple were very inspiring Sunday. The Rev. Dr. Sylvester L. Corrothers, oastor of our church, had for his subject, “The old and new time religion; which have you?” It was ably and elegantly discussed by the Doctor and much comment has been heard in regard to the sermon to the street. The temple is growing more and more popular in the esti mation of the public because of the great program of community wort that Is being carried on there- Bach day large numbers of Unemployed men find their way to the temple where hot meals are served them free of all charge and where the So cial Service Bureau secures employ ment for them. When this work was begun it was financed wholly by l)r. Corrothers and a few other members of the temple congregation, but now since seemingly it is a permanent un dertaking, .wgich has attracted the attention ' of. the general public, con tributions .from different sources have begun to come in thus relieving those that started the work of some of the expense. At. this community cep ter tljere is no discrimination. Food and clothing, thus been given both white and black. Each day from ten to hf teen down and ouut whites find their way to the temple where they may get the Bame treatment as the color ed. - NO NEGRO PROBLEM. ♦ By L Garland Penn. Boston, Mass., Feb.—>- (For The Associated. Negro Press) On the an niversary of Lincoln’s birthday the school of religiohs education and social service of Boston University, as well as the students of the uni versity heard Dr. I. Garland Penn, Cincinnati, Ohio, corresponding /sec retary of the Board of Education for Negroes, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, deliver an address, “L'ncoln and the Negro’’ and “The Fruits of Fifty-six Years in the Education of the Negro.” Concerning ‘‘Lincoln and the Ne gro” Dr. Penn said in part: “Mr. Lincoln showed great statesmanship in putting more emphasis upon sav ing the Union rather than freeing the slave since the emancipation of the slave was to be a result of the saving of the Union. There could be no union with slavery. I “Lynchings,’ said he, ‘‘and the vio lation of any of the amendments to 1 the Constitution constitute a great national disgrace now recognized by theJ&est of citizens of the North and South. It is not so much a question of who is lynched, or who violates i the law, whether it be an individual i or a section of the country: The big ! question is shall Amer'ca be disgrac ! ed with disregard for constitutional ; law? We might well emanate the ex j ample of Mr. Lincoln and put the | emphasis upon Americanism and re spect for law, which would take care of subsidiary questions. ‘‘There also grew out of Mr. Lin coln’s leadership the emancipation of the slave which made possible the transfer of Negroes from liabilities to assets. At emancipation there was (Continued to page 8) METHODS OF CHURCH WORK. RESERVATIONS FOR I SPECIAL EFFORTS FOR SOUL SAVING. By James P. Foote. ■’ In my judgment it is a fine thing when it can be done to have one room set apart in the church parson age so that persons seeking spirit ual advice might come and get in structions from the minister. Just one room to be exclusively used-for the advancement of the Kingdom. Like a lawyer or physician, have cer tain hours for persons seeking infor mation. In my plans for my church work I set apart two months in a year (March ahd November) for protract ed meetings with a view to the in gathering of souls. That means that no recitals, concerts or> entertain ment of any kind under the auspices of any board or club shall be held during that period. It has proven that such efforts are rewarded rich ly by our Master. Revivals or protracted meetings (Continued to page 8) AN OBSERVER’S VIEW. BISHOP CLDKNTS DIS TRICT LEADS IN CHUBCH BUILDING. Rer. H. T.IWM. Bishop* Goo. C. CImmM earn net only bo styled •• Ml apoatla of cation la Zion. Hit Bplpeopal DMrhl under his adm’alattntan has aeon the foundaton and ^mtipnal at the Johnson High School la MWelsMppl and the building of the madam and commodious Boys* Dormitory at At kinson College, Mtgssaffih, Ky At 'each of these schaals anpmeedensed sums of money hsvt tag mlsed hy the community eenstltaoney thrsnah his leadership. Bishop Clemenfi planeer and slonary spirit shams 9 the flneet ad vantage as he lends Ms tame lath* ence and Bp'eeapM snppert la thus eh buying and building. Nat In aeration the magnificent aaaam|llsbmeat« at Cleve’nnd. Ohio, and Chattaaaesa, Tenn. at eeri er dates, srtthtn the pest year he has hsaa called ggen te dedicate nine seedy eeastmrted churches on hf« dlitlhl at the Who In* points: Colemhaa sad Mesa'Non. Ohio. New Kens'agtaa. and Ceraopo lls. Pa.: Drakeshem. Rorkport end NortonvlMe. Ky.. Ptaaatnta City. Tenn-, and P"pe. Mins. Brerr e«h ference ore- r h'ch he pvnsldes desire* the honor, and Hein of h's none and nmerrsslve leadership through an other quadrerntum. Irrsepoetise at where any re-ervanfiMaat May tanve the conference. If*J& In psisd front the district not a few of hie pnetovn and presiding elders express e deter mination to follow, and serre with him in new lields. Young CsmidatM. t* is noticeable now. that sb^*il tight tenths of the asn'ranta for Bpls ceoal resnonslbi’ity are what wa ***• ally class as “young men** In the Church. Seeing so many of them aspiring to the bishopi'c, one »e led to ask. what will be the results If several of them are elected? Here we can only forecast the future by the nast. A retrr^pect over the past of the A. M. E. Zion Church will show she has never suffered by elec tion of voung ageress’ve men: soim would hold thgt the oppos te is true in several cases. Limited Rr>ece and knowledge forbid our going into an .extended review as to the age at which several of our bishops were elected. I hear them speak of the youthfulness of the la mented J. J. Clinton when chosen. They say that Alexander Walters and Oeo. Wiley Clinton came to that sta tion when very young. I remember in 1912. four years prior to his elec tion, wh?n Geo. C- Clement was running, ihe Board of Bishops were caBed ppcn to decide if a man in his fortieth year was eligible. The Clin tons, andJ Walters were churchmen, race advdcates, and epoch makers of national'fame end influence, and Bishop Clement is rapidly traveling where these “saints have trod.” Many Said at Louisville that L. W. Kyies was being elected too young in years, and too/ limited in experience, but after oily eight years, nobody says that noy. We ale not overlooking the fine work accomplished and that is being accomplished by bishops elected at a more mfture age, but only the matter of thosejwhose youthfuluess was ques tioned f in consideration now. It seems great injustice t^ both the individ al and the denomination to w ork i s sons in. organizing, church build:m, preaching and soul saving until hi ilth gives away, or until they have pssed the acme of usefulness; until tley have come to that age I'hen m nkind looks backward, rath ir than forward, until they are no longer progressive and aggressive, and thin throw upon their well worn PASSING OfSDtVA tect tfeat a prifir wK*tiH mmM mat l| fowl at tft* lift* ft N ftp W« warm busy nMn •! at am at tb* MM-rwr tofttorst* ft ft* ft*M ' h*r* tft* in* Wednesday la Fftftfi ary w* bop* to m**t am T*r*—t—ary obilgatoos la fall, (tear* aft*th*r tor Bridgeport, Coo*.) Now, to lay friends scattered all | over tft* cooo*ctloa, frofti aakbaot | California to rock-fto«ftd Mato*, aai from mighty Michigan to groeft-clad Florida; to tar grand old Church to general and to the General Confer ence powers that be. In particular, may I say again that I bar* cast my hat in the ring and that your earnest consideration is solicited. i Continued on page S) VIEWING THE CANDI DATES. THE OFFICES. By Rev. G. W. Maize. v The Hendersonville District is ft part of the Blue Ridge conference. It is made up of thirty-five churches and miss'ons and seventeen pastors. Most of them are real lovers of our Zion, and are Striving against odds to carry the banner to the highest peak. Notwithstanding the exodus of our people from this section of tlfe mountains, the few remaining are faithful and cheerful givers. We lost by fire the fine church built at Rutherfordton last year by (hose faithful members and friends led by the Rev. E. F. Strong. It will doubtless be rebuilt in the very near future. Our friends are appealed to, to as sist us in the undertaking. Send the donation to Rev. E. M. strong, or Mr. W. C. Bryant, Ruth erfordton, N. C. The brethren are now preparing for the convocation as per the Bishop's schedule. Each of the district officers is put-' ting new life into their department, (Continued to page 6) FLASHES FROM MT. KENTUCKY. H I -Mr? tv tton Say what jnm will « an. • •n anagMito te thle imh «fcw*| ’• of ottr» "Ui «" Hof ear frwlwt— 4 * ; to think for wfceace ni^Hlkr • OodV sake loavr the oM fcrttfcw M * home you iapfoo>d‘ to lm kerted, bat loft the hudte itlcktw oat "Mi * U*’* stop Ion* enough to pet lafott* ' 4 er on men lid measures. Mt tko 1 proper men bb idfocttld or at bait those who possess the aMI!ty anil the '* proper meA for elevation. • If Is understood that there will be * four* men elevated to*dpfscopel Hon- % on. We are not together as ide * shduld be, this near die‘General Coo* " ference. Bisjiop J. S- Caldwell, our aenlpr Bishop, has a great vision of get together. The matters must be law*. fully and rightfully thrashed out, .if " we are to do any good- Railroading; ^ ! steam rolling will not put over our program, neither concocted ptuns w’U, but lawfully and rightly they ^ will work through the conference sometimes, but when facing the field we all see how they worh. Let us profit by our mistakes. “Let - us” elect men not because they hare, * ! but because they can and will. We * I need to look ahead and not behind. , | Men often fail to repeal themselves. a ! We do not elevate men to build churches and put on big rallies, yet it is well to soma extent to speak off ♦ their labors, and notice it for -what • they have been able to do. "Let us” not eleyate men to; the; bishopric as rewards for service; no! thrice •* no. We must elevate men who are a prepared and able from every angle to supervise and steet the