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BISHOP L, W. KYLES THINKS FOR OUR ZJO$T
Article I. *
.'iai the A- M. B. Zion
In Her traditions, doctrine,
In f the righteousness
_res the integrity of her
and the loyAlty of her mem
Article II- f ’
that the'A. M* E. Zion
instituted ofv'Gtod and
being as an agefct in the^
‘Mnation and the spiritual
of the Ameriqhn Negro,
dTllisation and regeneration
, ^ltide in*.,
Bve that the first and most
duty of the A- Eton
Is the enlightenment and the
»i culture of the, American No
and that to guarantee success
direction, she should definite
» her home mission territory,
so for more faithful and effi
supervision of the Home Mi*
s work and a wiser distribution- of
Home Mission*funds. ••
Article- IV. **
Article VI.
'believe that in order to secure
most practical and effectual sn
* *on in the hom$ and foreign*
and to guarantee the largest;
the A. M. E. Zion Church
divide the home and foreign
territory into twelve
districts and increase the
of bishops to twelve—the
number.
iRelieve that the second great ob
n of the A. M- E. .Zion Church
civilization and the Christian
*f Africa, and that to guaran
efforts and secure sp
its the Church should
„ -vf foje'gn » mjpeionary
B in, and. provide fer pracv
efficient episcopal supervise
♦be African work . and d^erat
of African missipnarl.es. ,
““o A. M. B.
can best develop a Home
i Department for the protecypn
mission preachers, and py*.
Church Intension program
two separate and'dte-u
LVW„. flntg~ under one general
with two ' general secretaries
the affairs df these depart*
IM
e the wanton waste at mojiey and
needless expenditure of human
•gjr in the present systeim of dis
cing the church and supervising
work.
|i; j Article Vlfl,
Relieve that the growth of the
ness of the various departments
^ a .M- E. Zion Church and the
pan of funds gathered! for their
Hit, not to mention the criti
is coming from the various Qnar
( demand the adoption of modern
isese methods in the conduct of
Artieie IX.
re that the A. M. E. Zion
hoold adopt the budget sys
ld on a minimum Income of
irpd and twenty thousand
er annum raised by straight
intent of One dollar per mem*
Kiira) Claims and one dol*
pay a UTing wage .to
toe gjfe «^nr depMt
Zion Church should rqognize the pos
sibilities of youth and the imperative
n ecessitjr of more thorough training
of the yQu^g people of om^coiBnmn-,
Ion ahd provide for the adequate
equipment of the SundayrvSchool and
the Christian Endeavor departments’
for the' accomplishment bf the work
rqulred of them.
Article XH
L t believe in the “Zionism” of the
A. M. E. Zion Church. In her den?'
otyatic spirit and her religious enthu
siasm, in the fellowship of her min
isters and the dpportonity which she
offers for the development of their
highest self-expression' and the
achievement of their individual and
social aspirations.
. Lynwood Weetinghouse Kyles
(Continued to page 5)
NEGRO
WINS
■: Tampa, Fla., Feb. (By The Asso
icated Negro Frees). Tampa hag in
its colored colony an unusually tal
ented artist, #ho ’ deserves special
mention for his work as a. palter
of Biblidal subjects, His dame is
John Honry Adams, 161$ Lamar
Street, and he has had 27 years ex
perience in art work.
The taost - notablb of his product
tions are two Sep*a paintings,/ which
are faultless in conception and exe
cution. One shows Christ before Pi
“Christ and Nicodemus” is also an
ijnpressil^ work. '\r* *r‘t
^ jAdams has a collection of small
.Portraits that shows' bis yersatilityV
These aje done |n Sepia, crayoh, ofl,^
water color and pen and ink. While
residing in Jadksonviile in 1913, he
sent two of his works to an art ex
. hlbit at Philadelphia and eras award
ed bropze niedal- He is a graduate
rof the Drexel Insitutg' of art in Phil
adelphia and has studied under the
fate Howard Pyle, illustrator and
Prof.‘Chaise, portrait painter.
NEGRO HEALTH
WEEK.
{. Tuskegee, Alabama,
The Associated Negro^-Presa) in ac
cord with the resolutions of7the Na
tional Negro Business League and
in cooperation w'th the Annual Tus
kegee Negro Conference and other,
influehtfalj organisations, an invitar
tion is- extended to the following
agencies and organizations to unite
..in the observance of the Tenth. An
nuel National Negro . Health Week,
from March 30 through April ,5.
The United States Public Health;
Service, the National Health Coun
cil, Thf National Medical Associa
tion, The National Tuberculoses As
sociation, The National Association
of Graduate Nurses; The National
Organization of Public^ Health
Nursing, The American Red Cross,
The American Social Hygiene Asso
ciation, The National Chil<j Welfare
Association, The American Child ^Wel
fare Association; The National Clean
up and Paint-up Bureau, The Na
tional Federation of Colored
Stnen’g Chi
Wjfcr'
Ifcy.o.
son, ana . to .say Interest
the least.
But tS*« crisis ffiwnl
squarely . We are bntH
and the character and I
Vho built yesterday be
tie beat architect *f t
tore love, loyalty, faith,
and true gefiius should
stone for tomorrow. T
uartpentg gf the Ghuri
Those whps? watfch
official diligence has g
fairs of the Church,
iment#.
struetive
eats are being afm$m may I, repe^,
that the church $pday owes much qf
praise and memory bo thole, who in
various wagr»; have done much to
make it a hleseing. Such characters
shall always live and ha' toVedU ; |
But the still progressive and pro
spective possibilities of;'the: church
dh not admit of its being able to pay
off, though. many be worthy 5 The
essential object and unending task
of the church if it Is to face square
ly the task and surmount, mast be
to select and uniform to share to. the
furtottoning head those* who- are
ablest in every way . New occasions
teach new 'duties and the watchword
is onward and the goal is onward
aid the final purpose of Christ in the
program of the Church is beyond
the present success. .
Lei us think sanely jbf some of the
problems j before the' cfiurch. We
have matjy, depleted fields or fere
tories. If the various institutions pf'
the Church need for their futurhJjilj
velopment ,th« Sid of these 'fields
they may* qualify to meet the iacreas
YOUTH
1. I belfeve la God, M the embod
iment and the expression of all good
Immaterial .’T'*’' ”“ter'a'
•2. I beliere In youth, as the ire
7. I believe in Tolerance, w]
Stanford University, Cali Feb.
(By Tba .Associated .Negro Press)!
"The Apaerican . Negro has become so
thoroughly Americanized that tfls na
tive African language; has-entirely
disappeared,” said Prof. G. Krapp,
ytriMrirMfeg!** »t CotamM.
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Capetown, Sputh MTi<XL,, Ff>p.
W? Tb* Associated tf^|#K|||f:
Enfranchieement . of white women
came nearer to realization here with
the adoption by the honae* of the as
sembly of a bill giving to .women, the
.‘•It. h»d been reject
n«ht of suffrage)
ed twice before
nor women ere given the
suffrage in South Africa/.
Neither black men
right to
*By The Associated Negro Press).
.A program strict^ of and by Ne
groes was witnessed at Jbe institute
Chapel at 7:30 at the annual obser
vaion by the Senior Class of the In
stitute of "Negro Night,” which is a
feature of the school calendar strong
ly advocated by Principal R: R. /Mo
tott%d;aa outgrowth of fhe VNeg^o
■tegro to bus!n<
i, inventions, ‘at
©ration of, the
sisted of the' work
the Race as J. R
Hairy T- Burleigh
The 3
the xnoB
himself
0 west ana south
Is our land of the
te brave, are wat<
and concerted action,
to the southwest will':
Mention and help. For
ciltd diffused among th
civilization goes forwari
group leave the south ai
We ar« sorry to no
through the entire state
one finds not a
wtous are the <Sj
ver, Col., and other places whet
Zion •■folks- have gone, a^d irfi^
shelter they drift Into other ^
efl* * - M
The writer Was to Ft, Smit]
yearB ago and conversed with a
her of Zlonites from North
and Alabama; but they told m*
for non-attention they joined
• ‘ ‘ "f - ’• •'&
churches.
We could name a number of
Arkansas; where, we, have , s
planted, Zion, and.some other p
where we built and then lost out
Other denominator
Texas
dur sloW^jprow
im one or all
*7 WMt. We nee# a
«it- Jones. ?
tti>t hd sejf daterngt^
irfl, S^dv^e^tt
own greatness. We want wool bn'
not cfare to make' the saci-i^ce to
tie sheep. Burdens must * be b<
and responsibilities must be assm
if Zion takes her rightful place a
Other progressive denominations
this section of the country.
Eternal vigilance is the priiy
liberty^ . • "
The United States with all
wealth and resources, before wd
all nations bow, could not; hive gt«
to be such a giant, if secession
internal strife had kept her divid
And she had remained halt free
' / (Continued to page &)
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Tiatever may, or may ijot happen
he General Conference* .there will
a large number of whom it , may
ttest of all In connection with
i a statement, those of that class
I ran for the bishopric; and are
holding some General Office tu
Church will be doubly defeated
ie Church does the right thing.
Is not my desire to hara y on
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