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THE OfTICIAL ORGAN OfTHE Af RICAN
NUMBER TWENTY-ONE
r-.HARI.OTTB, NORTH CARO) .INA* THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1924.
VOLUME FORTY-EIGHT
General Conference i
By t)r. W. Hf. Davenport*
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ENDORS
ED BY THE GENERAL CONFER- j
ENCE. '
When the A. M. E. Zion General
Conference was called to order yester
day morning by Bishop L. W. Kyles,
of .North Carolina, the delegates
plunged into the serious business of
the session.' Dr.\ T. J- Moppins, of
St. Louis; B. W. Swain, of Boston;
Oscar W. Adams, of Birmingham, of A
fered a resolution which was'approv
ed, that the administration of Presi
dent Coolidge be endorsed; that an
Anti-Lynchiift Bill be enacted; that
the establishment of a World Court
instituted by President Harding and
supported by President Coolidge.
There was a favorable reaction to
the resolution offered by Rev. I. B.
Turner, of Trenton, N. J., who pro
posed that general officers seeking
the office of a Bishop, and failing of
election to that office shall nof^ be a
candidate for the office previously
held by them.
Bishop L. W. Kyles urged in reso
lutions that a budget system and cen
tral treasury be provided and that the’
Home Mission and CMurch Extension
Department be separate and that an
executive secretary for the Mission
Department be elected and all monies
raised for that department he appro
priated for the ministers on the mis
- siOn fields.
Dr. E. D. W. Jones, of Washington,
D. C. proposed that a committee of
not less than three nor more than
nine be appointed in the Annual Con
ferences to look after the Brother
hood monies; that public acknowl
edgement be made before the Confer
ence adjourns of the monies received
and that the beneficiaries of the De
partment be paid within—days of
their death..
Dr. E. L. Madison, of Pittsburgh,
Pa., insisted that the Connections]
Board be full hedged1 and. that the
travelling expenses of the Executive
Board of this department be paid
and that provisions therefore shall
be madfijby the General Conference.
Great excitemeilt prevailed when
Bev. B. W. Swain, of Boston, propos
ed equal representation in the An
nual and General Conferences. It is
said that the conferences are fav
orably disposed to an equal repre
sentation.
, Missionary Study Course in prep
aration for missionary work, at Liv
ingstone College, was urged by reso
lution presented by Mrs. Ida Wallace
and a printing press be sent to the
Gold Coast office and a book stort
be opened there.
Dr. E. M. Argyle urged thatmem
bers of the boards be nominated bj
the General Conference. Miss Mis
souri Moore, Brooklyn, would equal
ize representation, while R. F. Fiejher
of Kansas City, wanted the Home
Mission and Church Extension De
partment separated. Shouts of ap
proval went up whep it was propose<
that the bishops be, required to liv<
in their districts. N
"Jesus Christ or Chaot” was th<
challenge of J. W. Eiehelberger, Gen
eral Superintendent of Sunday School)
in his appeal for greater advance ii
Christian Education and the adoptioi
of modern method* in Sunday Schoo
work.
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Prof. Aaron Brown, Pensacola, Fla.
reported a lar^e increase in Chris
tian Endeavor activities vin the de
nomination and the genereal recog
nitiqn which the society attained dux
ing the last quadrenniurn
/ W. L. Hamblin, Connectfonal Aud
itor verified the reports of the fiscs
agents df the Church. ’
Dr. J, E. Mason, Rochester, N. Y
financial agent of Livingstone Col
ieger:ri^Jto a
Privilege and;
services to the
that no provision had been made for
his travelling expenses. ■ The presid
ing officer stated on behalf of the
Bo'ard of Bishops that Dr.. Mason
was a full fledged general officer.
The Holy. Hour devotions followed
the stirring activities of the morning. ■
Bishop Caldwell held these devotions
and G. W. Maize with great devotion
offered prayer. ':>■ ", |
F. D. Douglass, Wm. Witherspoon,
Wm. Bascom,^and E. M. Argyle were
called to the platform and assisted
in one of the most spiritual hours
of the session. ' ^ j
The Devotional Committee announc
ed at
11:00 A. M., J. W: Brpwn, D. D., New
York.
3:00 P. M. R. J. Buckner, D, D.,
Knoxville, Tenn. v
7:45 P. M. Rev,. T. J., Houston,
i Asheville, N. C.
The Sunday Services at Tomlinson
: HhlL
Not within the memory of Watch
; ing the Breakers,, who has been at
, tending General Conferences for
J twenty-eight years, has there been
such ^spiritual manifestations as
has been joyously witnessed at this
j Conference. The results thus Tar
; have more than justified the spiritual
program arranged by Bishop J. S.
1 Caldwell. Old Tomlinson Hall fair
ly rang with jubilee singing and the
shouting o£_Jie enraptured multitude.
Bishop Paris A. Wallace, who had
charge of the services, was in the
best of form.' At 9:30 a. m., a model
Sunday School wa,s conducted by Prof.
J J. W. Eicheljberger, that master in
Sunchiy School work. At 11 a. m.,
Sunday mo’rning, Ma'y 11, Dr. J. W.
-Brown, pastor of Mother Zion New
York City church, was called to the
platform and the first Sunday service
of the General Conference began by
singing that devotional classic “Holy
Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,”
•lined by Bishop G. C. Clement, which
was followed by the reading of the
j 13th chapter I Corinthians, by
1 Bishop L. W. Kyles.
, Bishop W. L. Lee offered prayer
and the Beatitudes were recited by
Bishpp P. A .Wallace. The pnging
of “If Jesus Goes With Me Ill *Go,”
lifted up the people and Dr. J. W.
Brown, who was introduced to preach,
asked the congrega ion to sing, “My
in a mother's ismile; power in a
his text “Honor Thy Father add Thy
Mother” from which he preached an
eloquent and effective sermon in ob
servance of Mother’s Day. Among
other things he said, there is power
j in a Mother’s smile; power( in a
j mother's song; power in a mother’s
j love. To honor \our mothers we must
( cultivate habits of industry, honesty,
and integrity. We, should seel% tc
better our hbmes.. Bricks and mor
tar, fine carpets, and tapestries de
not make'homes. Christian char
acter, the family altar, must be back
o’x everything. The congregation was
in tears when the preacher took his
seat, and Dr. G. W. Maize movedvii
! to deeper tears and hallelujahs wher
! in soft and tender notes watblec
. “Will' Mother Meet Me There?’
. j Bishop J, S. CaldweH whs set op firs
[ j and scouted this is the thing ws
.1 needr
Th< Afternoon Service.
Dr. S. T. Hawkins of the Westerr
N. C. Conference, conducted the spir
jtual service, followed by singinj
“Amazing GraOe/’ lined by Bisho]
Wallace and Dr. R. A. Morrisey rea<
a part of the 101th-Psalm for th<
Scripture lesson. The old veteran, J
H. Stone, of Louisville, Ky., addresset
the throne of grace and Dr. R. J
Buckner, the eloquent presiding eldei
of the Tennessee Conference, selects
for his text “Those that ^ go downb
the sea in ships,- that do business ii
greet waters, these shall see th<
works of the Lord, apd his wonder!
in the deen ” * i -
in the deep.*
The preacher said: “A man wiw
has been given a fiery passion, ft
giyen a corresponding intelligence h
control that passion The t
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BISHOPS.
Bishop J. S. Caldwell, JX D.,
First Episcopal ^District.
Bishop G. L. Blackwell, D. D.,
L.D.,' Second Episcopal District.
Bishop L. W. Kyles, A. M.,
D. D., Third Episcopal District.
Bishop W. L. Lee, D. D.,
Fourth Episcopal district.
Bishop G. C. Clement, A. M.,
D. D., Fifth Episcopal pistrict.
Bishop J. WLN Wood, D. D.,
Sixth Episcopal District. ...
Bishop P. A. Wallace, A. M.,
D. I>., Seventh Episcopal Dis
trict. - ^ '. "
Bishop B. G. Shaw, D. D.,
Eighth Episcopal District.v
Bishop E. D. W- Jones, D, Di,
Nftith Episcopal District.
Bishop W. J. Walls, D. D.,
Tenth Episcopal District., * x
Bishop J. W. Martin, D. D.,
Eleventh Episcopal District. v
Bishop C. C. Alleyne, D. D.,
Twelfth Episcopal District.
•GENERAL OFFICERS.
Rev. F. M. J
elected General
Rev. W; H.
elected Financi
Rev. S. D.
re-elected Man
ing House.
Rev. W. H. D
Editor the Star
;Rev. J. Franci
eleced Editor Su
erature. x .
Rev. WyO. C.
Editor Quarter
Rev. W. W.
re-elected Edi
Seeff
jobs, D. D., re
lecsretary.
>leiTi D. D., re
Secretary.
[atkins, D. D.,
jr- of Ptabjish
ivenport, D. D.,
Zion,
jf Lee, D. D., re
ay School Lit
rington, D, D.,
Review,
itthews, D. D.,
Prof. J. W,. Youn&e, Secretary
of Education/ • * a
Dr. C. S. Whitted, re-elected
Corresponding Secretary Minis
terial Brotherhood. *
Prof. S. M. Dudley, Secretary
of Church Extension.
Prof., J. W. Eichelberger, re
elected Superintendent, of Sun
day School Department.
Prof.• Aaron Brown, re-elected
President of Varick Christian
Endeavor.
Mrs. Daisy Johnson, re-elected
President of General Missionary
Society.
Rev. W. L. Hamblin, re-elected
Auditor.
Mrs. S. D. Davis, re-elected
Vice-Presidept of Missionary So
ciety.
/ Miss Victoria Richardson, re
elected Seceretary of Y; W. De
partment.
Mrs. Lizzie Pierce, re-elected
Recording "Secretary.
Mrs. Annie L.> Anderson,
Corresponding Secretary Wo
man’s Home and Foreign Mis
sionary Society*
Mrs. Ida V. Smith, re-elect&d
Treasurer, W. H. and F. Mis
sionary Society^
Mrs. Marie L. Clinton, re
elected Superintendent of Buds
of Promise.
Mrs. Ada L. Hall, and Mrs Ida
Barber, re-elected National Or
ganizers^
| ' Mrs. J. W. Brown, re-elected
j President Supply Department.
I Dr. H. L. Simmons, re-elected
'Treasurer of Tercentenary Fund.
\
er that many of us have we ereal
ourselves. We must expect thi
work if we do not follow God’s wor<
The old chart, by which We navigal
life’s sea, the anchorage of this work
is unsafe.
The old familiar song, “The 01
Sh|p ^ Zion,” the rallying song <
many a great revival, was sung, 1«
by Bishop Caldwell.
l> Flurry' In Thu General Conference
' . The Uplifted Hoar. r
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* like a holt from the sky was the
> effect of 4 resolution offered by Bev,
» E. M. Arfirvle on Tnesdav fjfth
Caldwell thought that the committee
was toe large andr that the confer- ,
ettce should wait before appointing a [
.committee to such a task. Dr. F. M..
Jacobs insisted that the committee |
was not. too large. The failure to
publish promptly the General Confer
ence, minues of 1920 was bought in
to the discussion and all disclaimed
responsibility for their non-publica
tion. Dr. Jacobs disclaimed responsi- j
bility. yf. 0. Carrington declared he ■
would not be made a scapegoat.
Bishop Geo. C. Clement was opposed
to what he designated as one-man*!
rule. This commrtee will put into
the discipline what you want there,
interjected one speaker and the final j
vote’ on resolutions as amended was
as follows: Revision Committee: Bish
op L. W. Kyles, Dr. W. H. Goler, Dr.
W. J. Walls, Bishop Geo. C. Clement
and Bishop J. S. Caldwell.
Dr. W. W. Blair oi North Carolina,
wanted the Rockingham Normal and
Industrial School j merged into Liv-i
ittgstone College. Dr. S. W. Weller,
of Massachusetts stood for a uni
form order of service^. The rules Were
suspended and the resolutions of Rev.
W.'M. Spaulding Of Rockingham, N.^
C., expressing sympathy for Rev. W.
I J. Holmes, of Montgomery, Ala., Who
' was injured in5 an 'automobile acci
dent last Saturday, was unanimously
Dr. A. C. Conk, Clio, S. G;, start
ed the ball rolling when htj proposed
increased lay representation in the
annual and General Conference. Jr
is being.said that the committee on
revision will report favorably on the
resolution for increased lay represen
tation. The desire of^ the west and
southwest for the re-establishmfint
calized in the resolution offered ■ by
Dr. E. M. Argylfe* of' Hickory, N. C-,
and supported by Dr. J. W. Carter, of
Dermott, Arkansas, who is recover
ing- from a painful accident -to his
fb'ot a few days ago. Dr. Argyle also
proposed that Prof. R. ,E. Clement,
J. W. Younge, Bishop L. W. Kyles
and Dr. W. H. Davenport, be the com
1 pilers and publishers of the minutes
'of this General Conference. The
rules were suspended and the_ resolu
tion adopted. . -
The Union of the British Methodist
Episcopal Church, colored, with the
A, M. JE. Zion Church, was urged in
a resolution by Dr. R. R. Ball, of
Connecticut and a prayer made that
advances from that body with that
end in view should be accorded a
hearty welcome. Dr. E. U. A. Brooks
Auburn, N. Y., desired the /Creation
of a board for the governing of the
Harriet Tubman Home, while Dr. D.
C. Suggs, Livingstont College, Salis
bury, N. C., petitioned for a five hun
dred thousand, dollars endowment
fundNtfhich he will probably get for
Livingstone College. He asked the
appropriation co'mmttiee for a grant
of thirty thousand dollars a year
The resolu ion of Dr.SR. A. Carroll
providing for adequate support foi
superannuated ministers elicitecT'em
phatic applause.
Prof. T. A. • Wallace, Pittsburgh,
Pa.,' offered resolutions urging eqUal
lay representation in all the confer
ences proposing that all members of
tfte Unnual conferences shall partici
pate in these elections. At the con
clusions of the resolution hour, the
reports from schools Fere continued
Prof.-J. V. Taylor, Madisonville, Ky..
reporting for Atkinson College, stat
ed that there were 396 students ii
the institution, five teachers and that
the school had graduated 12 persons
It had raised for its maintenance ant
Support, $34,927.00. *Hje asked for ai
increased
teachers my ✓be
Prof. J.
that th
promptly,
i, President o:
re
Livingstone C o i l e g e
N Holds Brilliant Com
mepcement Exercises.
DR. EMMETT J. SCOTT DEtIVER$
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS. ,
Salisbury, N. C.—“Livingstone Colr
lege is the natural offspring <of the
sturdy independence and virile self
respect nurtured by the illustrious
pioneers of militant Christianity who
gaVe force and effects all that the
great African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church means in the life of
the Race,” said Dr. Emmett J. Scott,
Secretary-Treasurer, of Howard Uni
versi y, Washington, D. C., in his
Commencement Address before the
Hood and Carrison Literary Societies
of the Livingstone College, Salib
buruy, N. C., Monday evening, May
26th. 4
“Education, such as Livingstone
College' provides,” continued Dr.
Scott, “is worth all that it costs and
more. Those who would show in a
practical Way their interests in the
uplift of humanity. and their desire
to help the’man farthest down may
fittingly bestow upon this great
institution the most generous bene
factions., They "will find that money
invested n in humanity is the best of
all investments.” r'
In discussing “The Contribution of
the''Negro to Art, Science, and* Lit
the subject of his .Commencemen,t
Address, he explained that' he ’ Was
seeking to kindle in the hearts 'and
minds of the young men and women
<o whom he was speaking an ain
bition and desire to enter-cultural
fields of endeavor and win successes
sUch as have been won by hun
dreds of 5 men and women of the
Race. Mention was made of numbers
of colored men and women- of to-day
who are winning, and who have .won,
high places in the field of»ser™us
scientific research and achievement
and in the world of literature and
art, .•( / ■
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| Regarding the contnoution oi tne
Negro to Art, Dr. Scott said: “The
revelations of ancient Ethiopian Art
which have come out of King Tut
' ankhmen’s tomb seem to prove that
Negro peoples have always been
artists, and have served to empha
size the truth of the statesmen that
‘the Negro is primarily an artist/
The rich, tropical, emotional. natdre *
of the Negro peculiarly disposes hini
toward that artistry so much in evi
dence in his musjp, his paiikting, his
sculp lure, his oratory, and h'is lit
erature.”
• The invitation to Dr. Scott was
extended by Dr) D. C. Suggs, Presi
dent of Livingstone College. Upon
his visit to Livingstone College he
was accompanied by Bishqp E. D. W.
Jones of the Av M. E. Zion Church,
an honored graduate of Livingstone
College, now residing in Washington^
D. C. ' -
Among the other prominent per
sons present, at the Commencement
; Exercises .were the Bishops mid
’ General Officers of the A. M. E. Zion
Church, which supports the school.
The Commencement Exercises were
1 considered the. most brilliant ever
* j held |»y the school. ’*-•' *
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“For God so loved the waadd, the*
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lie gave bis only begotten Son, that
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Whosoever believeth in him should not
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perish, hut ave everlasting life.”—
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