C&ABLOTTB, NOBTR OAROUNA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1924
VOLUME
ITY-EIQHT
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OIL OF GLADNESS
IN AFRICA
By Henrietta Petos, Missionary
After five consecutive years in
West Africa, the duration of my last
trip to our motherland, 1 returned to
this country to attend General Con
ference, “faint yet pursuing.” Por
over seven consecutive years my
husband had been On the field and
although our fUritmighv were loniH
overdue when he came home, because
of our love for our Chosen work, I
remained at my post two years alone
except for the time when Rev. Flor
ence Randolph was with me.
We went to General Conference
and mingled oUr voices with those
of the residents of Africa and their
representatives in crying out for
closer supervision and more funds
for our expanding territory. With
what joy we accepted the gift from
their hands of a resident Bishop in
Africa and assurance of better sup
port. Immediate plans were made
for the $25,000 Drive to culminate in
October.
It may interest you to know that
the idea of the Drive originated in
Africa, and we had a wonderful cel
ebration of our Twenty fifth anniver
sary there, for we would not have
you think that we are forgetful* or
unappreciative of the sacrifices and
services of the pioneers and path
finders of our work in Quittah. I or
ganized our people and w© started
there a financial campaign which has
encouraged our dear friends in this
country to und^tak© more for us,
again proving the adage , that God
helps those who help themselves.
Where we can give dimes you can
give dollars, but all -mingled together
as a thank-offering to God we believe
will help immeasurably to gain for us
the redempton of Africa- If ever?
donation made is accompanied by a
prayer kow soon should we be able
to gain the day for Christ! £an we
not carry upon our lip? the earnest
whisper and entreaty, “My b eart- j
desire and prayer to God for Africa
is that they might be saved."
Many times JLn that far away lane
I have wept and remained awake al
night praying for a spirit, meek ant
submissive, to endure the various
hardships we have had to* suffer jus'
because of. the lack of intelligent in
tcrest in the work. In my solitude
cou’d feel that our people 5n ,Amer
fica loved the work but did not under
stand its pressing needs. Our spirit
burned to ashes and our souls bowe<
in mourning cripd out but n°t
vain until we have received “beaut;
for ashes
mourning.
Deep in my soul’s recesses, burie<
«n the mine of my heart, arev th
pleadings of our people in Afric
that we should return to them wit:
a bishop, and although, it itfas
somewhat difficult decision to. mak<
we have reconsecrated and reded:
cated qur lives upon the'altar, belies
ing that the majority of our coi
stituency will help us to carry oi
the task. You cannot go but will yo
assist us who are willing to go?
There is need for . haste in th
King’s busdness for today, as we ai
in thds country, our East Gold Coai
Conference, is 'left a8, sheep havii
no shepherd . No missionary is wji
them and there are dozens waitli
to be received into full connectioi
having filled their probation peitt<
and hundreds awaiting baptism, i
Christmas time we try to make it
time of rejoicing for .all the peop
in the community. Our schools clo:
In December for one month, ami 4t
needful that we should be on t]
ground to make preparations for t]
reopening, in1 January . There- a
books and school equipment to
ordered, in fact they should be c
dered in England eu route and soi
carried with u- from ’ America
that they can be there on time. It
, imperative ti^at we do this becas
when we keep our schools up to t
standard the English Government
pleased to render ns financial dssi
since commensurate witti our o1
efforts for the maintenance and up
'keep of our Educational Institu
tions- Tfien there are some schools
there that have not sufficient appar
atus to merit them receiving Govern
ment aid and it is our hope -to so
equip them that they shall be deserv
ing of help also'.
%As far as Quittah District is con
cerned, Bishop Alieyne is going to a
Conference that k alive, eager and
expectant for any inspiration he has
tS give them. They have sent mes
saged to this country thanking the
Church tdr this assignment, and
praying that we may all go to them
speedily.
As your humble missionary, I
therefore pray that you will send him
in time and not allow him to go emp
ty handed. He will need more mis
sionaries to occupy the waiting ter
ritory, more native workers to man
the stations waiting his arrival tor
further development, funds to en
large the Girl’s Boarding Depart
ment, farming tools and acces
sories for Liberia, a residence
and furniture for himself and
family, with special clothes, boots
and outfit for bush traveling and
some mean3 of conveyance (a boat
for Liberia and an auto tor the Gold
Coast.)
When we ask for money, I believe
people give with more Willingness if
they know what we want it for and
believe we will expend it upon the
object for which.it is solicited.
- Bearing this in mind, we pledge
ourselves to keep faith with you and
it you will give the heeded help we
j ^m go forth to occupy our field of
labor- The fare for each person going
to Africa will be at least five hun
dred dollars one Why. It takes not
less than one month to .reach there
by the fastest route and even more
when there are delays tin making con
nections, hence you can understand
v.:hy we are requesting everybody to
report in October at tfie Coavoca
tion. We are depending upon you and
surely you will not fail us. You do
not have to be fearful of us as "To
whether we can do the work when
we get thete and also we have^ prov
en that we are willing to remain in
Africa after we get there.
I trust that Zion will Have the
same vision, if not a greater- one for
foreign work that our other denom
inations have. Bishop Brooks has
built in Africa, upon the ages of a
dead past, a school which stands in
Monrovia, a thing of beauty and a
jey to the community there.
Rev. J, E. East, Secretary of the
National Baptist Convention Foreigr
Mission Department, accompanied tt
Africa this year, seven missionaries
and placed them in the interior o:
Liberia. We came home on the sam<
i steamer and since that time he hai
raised 'thousands of dollars througl
his own efforts in the Baptisb church
es and elsewhere and has two mor
missionaries rea<Jy to go out.
v Will you allow your bishop to kee]
up and forge ahead if capable, o
shall we keep the place that we hav
today in the forefront of misslonar
activity. Other Boards are awakenin
and working, and X believe the. tim
has almost, come when we can orgai
ize' a Foreign Mis&on Council of N<
gro Churches in America that sha
work intelligently and systematical]
with enthusiasm and prayer, an
thus allow the colored folk in Ame:
ica to become known international]
as a people that believe i
the fatherhood of (Sod and brothe
hood of man. As we climbs let ns li
jg our brethren in Africa, giving the
it. “beauty for ashes and the oil of j<
nt for mourning.*” * . - >
Misunderstood As Usual—The
RoUtjcai Horizon.
By E. M. Argyte.
My good Brother Abbott of Arkan
iai, in hie very pungent and compll •
mentary article at a to# Weeks ago,
referring to thia write*, avers that
my writing smaclcs* of heaviness;
gad infers that beneatd the surface
there lurks a germ of dissatisfaction.
writer got all he asked for at the
last General Conference; that wee e
right about face on dUr financial eytf
tem; and we expeeted no more at
this time- That was what' we had
contended for the past twenty-five
years. W.e could not' make ourselve3
understood; but we kept hammering
away amid the Jeers and anathemas'
of those higher up in the> Church.
They misunderstood usfj .we have
never been disloyal to the Church.
We could not be / disloyal to tho
Church of our grandmother.
who
BISHOP W. L LEB^ D. D.
Fourth Episcopal 'District.
gave her a l to the spread of Zaon,
when many of those whoaow enjoy
the fruits-Of her labor and sa'crlfices
were in their swaddling clothes.
We never were more happy in an
ticipation of a more glorious pros
pect for Zion. And we thank* God
tha^ our lives have been spared to
see the change. We have no sm-e toe,
as a certain bishop wrote us; we
have no chip on our shoulder. We
were grossly misunderstood. ' We
take no second place with any pas
tor, presiding elder, general officer or
Bishop, in doing every thing possible
to put over the new program, and
bring the Church up to a highe:
standard of excellency. _ It is indeed
hurting to be so flagrantly misun.
derstood. ./
When a man’s whole heart ant
soul is wrapped up in a project, an*
his whole life yearns for ceftaii
change that will redound to the goto*
of all. it hurts to b^ misundersood
There is no heaviness in our heart
The sun seines as never before W<
did think we ha^ been mistreated b:
some; but If they can make it to th1
city of. eternal rest, we shall hold n<
grudge, nor interpose their entrance
All’s well that ends well
The Political Horizon.
The political horizon U tatter be
clouded for our • race group in thi
year of campaigning for ascendenc
in government of these United State*
There is a class that do not and wi
not of their own volition accord th
members of our group any reeogn:
tion, other than that of “hewers c
wood and drawers of water." The
howl about race superiority, as
Nordic supremacy. They harp upo
the hateful adage that one race :
predestined to rule, etc. And withot
regard to political affiliation the s<
called superior race have practical)
eliminated t^e Negroes from tl
arena of political activities.
There are a few, however, who ai
struggling hard to keep in the Hm
light, and court fayors with thoi
who stand for recogniton of the rac
The crux of the whole
summed up in a nutshell. Once up<
a time race leadership was soug!
Utical powers, nut it unauy proveu
Unworthy and treacherous to ^ the
race’s interest, and Anally dropped in
to innocuous desuetude, and became
worthless as a factor with the pow
ers, and we lost out. So today we
have no political leaders of the race.
Sordid greed for place and power
has left, us upon the rock of desola
tion and despair politically. '
Of the three pasties in,the field we
can only expect just a crumb of com
fort from the Republicans, because ’t
is the party that first advocated the
principles of "all men up and none
down*.” This Rooseyeltian idea waa re
affy t^^ilo^n-ftiat^Bcuraged our
people; but of late years it has be
come very obsolete and a mockery in
politics. Our humble advice is to
stay out of politics and get closer to
1 God! He will see to ft that our ene
mies come to confusion and nought ■
'He has taken care of us as a Church.
He hds taken care of us as Individ
uals. He has taken care of ;us as a
race, and He will direct our politi
cal future to our best ihterest if we
tut trust Him. Ood will never go
back on those who trust Him.
Hickory, N. C.
HAYNES ON INTER
RACIAL CO-OPERA
TION.
*
Nashville,'Tenn-, Sept. 12, 1924.—
Speaking here today before the Na
tional Baptist Convention, Dr. George
E. Haynes, Secretary of the Com
mission on the Church an$ Race
Relations, Federal Council of
Churches, said in parU
“The practice of the principles of
Christian brotherhood between the
races <jomes as a special challenge
to the Churches. The Federal Council
recognized the force of this challenge
'and Negro churchmen have had a
share in its organizatoin. and work of
Evangelism, of Social Service and of
other phases of applied brotherhood.
Especially has the work of the Com
mission Oh the Chuich and Race Re
lations appealed to the Churches'.
“During jthe, past three years the
campaign to array the churches
against the lynching evil has been'
one of several important forces in
reducing the number of. such atroc
ities last year, to 28, the lowest ip
the records of the evil, and during
the first Six months of 1924 there
were only 5 cases recorded. We are
bending every effort so to marphal
the forces of justice through the
Churches that another year or two
will see this black blot wiped off
our enire land- There are other evils
which have long challenged the Chris.
tianity we profess which the organ
ized forces of the Churchy must also
attack and abolish. The Christian
conscience of this land will no long
er tolerate these evils when the
Churches attack them with convic
tion and power.”
*. Continuing further the speaker de
scribed interracial conferences which
have been held In Northern and
Southern cities with the assistance
or under the auspices of the Race
Relations Commflssion of/the Federal
Council and the interracial commit
tees that have been started by this
means dn such Northern cities as
Toledo, Ohio; Wichita, Kan., and
Chicago^ He said:
“After an intensive study in thous
ands or clashes in Churches aill over
the nation in 1922 and 1923, white
and colored Christian men and women
are facing squarely the facts of rac®
relations in America and propose to
do something about the situation.
They have taken note of the misnn
destandings, prejudices, friction and
suspicion that are all too widespread.
The Churches are slowly but surely
tackling the task of removing these
ill feelings and replacing them with
cooperation and good will in the
everyday relations of life. On each
2nd Sunday in February the past twt
years in ; hundreds of Churches,' Y.
M. C. A’*,, and Y. W. C. A’s, hai
been observed. Race Relations Sun.
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what has been known as the Macon
Industrial High sidfe- held In the
chapel of the school^Sept. 20tk, with
Bishop B. D. Wi Jones- presiding; ft
was decided that the name of Uri
school should hereafter be “Price
Memorial Institute.’' It Is In honor
of the great Immortal president, of
Livingstone CoB^A
life to Negro education, wltmu
confines of his oVra Church and Is the
only school in our Connection named
to perpetuate his memory; The
girl’s dormitory will hereafter also
be known as Bridges* Half In honor
of Prof . J • B. Bridges whq organized
the school, gave us on« of \he finest
campuses and spacious o£
thirty-two acres and then turned it
over to Zion to be used'tor the edu
cation of young jwomen and men of
our racial group. V{ - '
Prof. J. H. Hammonds, Bachelor
cf Arts from Maryville College in
^Tennessee, is the principal. He in
ably assisted his wife, who teaches^
and is matron foi*'the girls "and others
wh6 have prepared ' themselves for 1
the work. j
A local conference board' of tru»*
tees representing the', patronizing
conferences was’ eledted and have
been duly qualified according’To the
laws of the State. The schpol open
ed September 15ths and the prospect*
are bright for a fine year . Classen
are being heard and the appearance
of the surroundings presents a pleas
ing and encouraging scholastic alar.
Board and lodging on sflhool gvcmnds*
"""Among some of the trustee#: elect*
ed were Bishops E- D. W. Jone»* E.
A. Wal’ace, Prof. W/ J. Trent, J.
B. Bridges' key. J. B- Campbell,
Revs. S. Goodwin, Charies Tucker,
B r D. Mclver, S.; H- Marian, R. B.
Williams, S; B. ! BrUtheip, A* L.
McEntyre, J. D. Caines, A. B.
Roax. Laymen, S. E. frhomas, of
Rayle, Ga.; J. W. Walker of Gough;
T. J. Allen, Harlem, Ga.; W. J.
Walker. Atlanta. Ga.; Revs. A^H.
Hatweod, J. M. Cornell, W. H.
Smith; of Key West; C. Campbell.,
and Dr. R. A. Carroll.
Zion Church in Georgia is looking
up alid moving forward.
for $10.00 a month,
sideration for morefh
earn;, family.
i
I have been informed of Bjsnop
W. L. Lee, D^-D., N*
Y., that the Beard of BishOfifc./rpted
that I should take out of th^ ^tftlief
Department $200.00 to pay the fuiferdl
expenses of a certain minisVaaf, who
passed from' labor tojflewftrd ,ft few
weeks ago.
I haye donated toward the expens
es $10.00, and I am willing $o debate
$10 00 or ,$15.00" more,<but be it
kpown to Zion^ Church . that C. S»
Whitted will not take pne penny of
. the money sent to this office for su
perannuated ministers, widows and
orphans of tpe A. M. E. Zion
Church, for any other purpose. I
wouldn’t be «true to my bondsman,
wouldn’t be true to my Church, and
wouldn’t be true to my God nor to
myself.
We‘have letters coming ttrfMs of
fice daily from claimants of the De
partment asking for aid.- I 6m sorry
to say that we cannot comply with
|their wishes. I wish we_ eduld. Th*
’ greatest amount' the; Department has
had to distribute- among the ctaim
iante since my election wae $S,140.US>
4wdth the exception of 1920 when
‘treasurer of the Tercentenary Fund
■paid me a$ the close of thes General
leonference at Knoxville. Thnn.,
■$1,266 .00 and in Salisbury, IT. ©-» *»
1921 $1,500.00.
• *$400,000.00 ii
Tercentenary:
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