North Carolina Newspapers

Greater Jejferies Cross Baptist Introduces Unique Plan For Rural Church Financing Members Raise Tobacco to Pay Church Debt BURLINGTON A unique and unusual plan of church fin ancing and management was re vealed this week to representa tives of the Carolina Times when they learned how the members of the Greater Jeffer ies Cross Baptist Church, lo cated near Burlington, had planted and raised four acres of tobacco as a project to pa\ off some of the indebtedness of the church. The land for the four-acre to bacco project was donated by one fo the members, Lloyd Jef feries who also served as its co-manager, along with another member Walter Jefferies, who originated the idea. The plan was worked out by the pastor of the church, the Rev. H. G McGhee who has served in that capacit yfor only a little over one year. The church has a membership of between 300 and 400 After the crop was planted other members jointed in working and harvesting the crop, which was completed September 23. It is scheduled to be sold October 2. Under the leadership of Rev. McGhee a men's club has been organized; a $7,000 Hammond organ purchased and a com plete junior church has been organized. Plans are also un derway to add an educational building at a cost of approxi mately $30,000. Rev. McGhee, relatively speaking, is a young man. His education was obtained at the John M. Langston High School in Danville, Virginia and Vir ginia Seminary and College in Lynchburg. In 1966, he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Evangelism, Dallas, Texas. Rev. McGhee is often r»- gsl FOR "A JOB WILL DONi"— (Cincinnati) —The Rev. Dr. L. V. Booth (c), executive secre tary and general chairman of the 6th annual session of the Progressive National Baptist Convention held recently in Cincinnati, accept* a gift from the F. W. Woolworth Company REV. GRADY DAVIS TO SPEAK AT COMMUNITY BAPTIST SUN., OCT. 1 Rev Grady C. Davis, Pastof of the Union Baptist Church and a member of the Fayette ville State College faculty will be guest speaker at the annual homecoming services of the Community Baptist Church, Barbee Road on Sunday, Octo ber 1, at 3.00 P.M. Rev. Davis will be accompanied by his con gregation. The regular morning services will feature an address by Odell Hodges, of Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church and a solo by Mrs. Lillle Kelly, of West Durham Baptist Church. Dinner will Bf ierved immedi ately following the morning worship services. LES FLEUR GARDEN CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. LYDA WRAY ON MON. The Les Fleur Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Lyda Wray on Monday night, Sep- . tember 25, with Mrs. Wray, the president, presiding. The meet ing was one of planning and organization. The president pre sented her program for the ■ in mm pnji pi I V ■ MEMBERS HAPPILY AT WORK with the latest in machinery for tying tobacco, owned by Walter •Jeffries, co-manager of the pro | v UNUSUAL SIZE TOBACCO— Greater Jefferies Cross fund- measures the height of Lloyd Walter Jefferies, co-manager, raising project and Thomas Jefferies who is 5' qr 10" Lloyd Jefferies, manager of the Jones walk among tobacco that tall. ferred to as a Revival Special ist. He also pastors Brown's Chapel Baptist Church of Gib sonville where, under his lead ership, an annex was built and NEGROES IN THE CIVIL WAR During the Civil War, about 200,000 Negroes enlisted in the Union Army and 30,000 in the for "a job well done." Making the presentation on behalf of Woolworth is Robert J. Brown (r.) president of B&C Associates in High Point. Looking on is Rev. M. Lorenzo Shepard, pas tor of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pa. r H l i r REV. GRADY year, which the members read ily accepted. After a tasty re .past, the meeting adjourned. Members present were: Gar deners N. Toole, E. Lloyd, M. Vass, L. Mason, G. Dillard, M. Davis, N. Thorpe, C. Perkins and L. Wray. ject. Left to right: Mrs. Ethel Cohan, Mrs Marie Parker, Dea con Harvey Jefferies and Clif ton Jefferies. the old edifice bricked at a cost of $15,000 and Mt. Pleas ant Baptist Church, Boydton, Va., where a new church was built in 1965 under his leader ship. He formerly pastored New Navy. Another quarter of a mil lion Negro men and women la bored for the Army and Navy as teamsters, nurses, cooks, AMEZ MfNISTER STAGES POVERTY PROGRAM IN LANCASTER, S. C. LANCASTER, S. C —One of the most successful poverty programs to be found anywhere has blossomed forth in this community, under the leader ship of Rev. C. Miflin Smith and the sponorship of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church. Carolina Community Actions, Inc. is the name of the project. It serves Lancaster County and Rev. Smith is the Coordinator. The program was developed by him and is in line with the tra dition of the pioneers of Zion Methodism in the section. This is attested to by the fact that the project is administered from a building that was built by the AME Zion Church and housed the old Lancaster Nor mal & Industrial School. The program is fully inte grated with members of both races on its staff and the pur pose of Carolina Community Actions is to assist people in Lancaster County toward better education. Jobs and homes. It strives to help people help themselves, to assist the Lan caster communities in locating and solving their problems. The building was formerly used by the public school sys tem, but Rev. Smith has been able to acquire it and the church put it at the disposal of the community. It has been rennovated and furnished. It not only serves as the center of the program, with the staff being housed there, but it is used for the meeting of Boy and Girl Scouts; a summit hall for elderly persons, even those who are infirmed, many of whom have to be brought in wheel chairs; it has a medical clinic; a kitchen-cafeteria; a day care center for children between the ages of 3 and 5. Its NYC program, which is a spe cial out of school training pro gram, is proving highly helpful FUNERAL RITES CONDUCTED FOR MRS. JENNIE WILSON MEEKS Mrs. Jennie Wilson Meeks, i 2105 S. Alston Avenue died at her home September 20. Re quiem Mass was held Saturday, September 23, at Holy Cross Church. Burial followed in Beechwood Cemetery. Mrs. Meeks was born Febru ary 7, 1875 in Charlotte. She was married in 1899 to Walker Meeks who preceded her in death July 15, 1942. Her daugh ter, Mrs. Gwendolyn Meeks Baldwin preceded her in death in January 1965. She was em-, ■ 7 jftr ,>^^ & w " • .-.x- /v # • -/> rf' GREATER JEFFERIES CROSS] Baptist Church, located on Route 62, seven miles from] Mount Zion Baptist Church in Roxboro and went to Jefferies Cross Church July 23, 1966. Rev. McGhee is married to the former Miss Ophelia Irving and they have five ohildren. fortification builders and pio neers, while many more served as guides, spies and scouts. REV. SMITH to drop-outs and adults who have not had educational ad vantages. There is also a swing bank that has become fascinat ing to many disadvantaged per sons. The project has claimed the attention of all the proponent* of the poverty program from President Johnson down. The fact that so much has been done with so little money is a moti vating factor in getting more support for the project. In a detailed report made by Rev. Smith June 28, it was revealed that only $21,086.91 had been expended to completely reno vate the building. Rev. Smith attributes this to the fact that much of the work was done by volunteers, who wanted to con tribute something toward the effort. It is also noteworthy that most of the furnishings were solicited by Rev. Smith from donors, who desired to help. Much of the credit for the successful results, according to Rev. Smith, goes to the Elliott White Springs Foundation, Inc., with offices here. | ployed at Duke University until her retirement. Survivors include two grand daughters, Mrs. Mary Rigby of Washington, D. C. and Mrs. Martha Merritt of Durham, a son-in-law, Chapin E. Baldwin; two great grandchildren, Elaine and Adrienne. In 1799, a full course dinner in any New York City restau rant could be obtained for only 18 cents. i Burlington, valued at SIOO,OOO, i built in 1963. The mortgage WKSNttRNMF- RKV. H. G. McGHEE, aggressive young minister of Danville, Va., who is pastor of the Greater Jefferies Cross Baptist Church, whose plan of financing has given new hope to rural churches. Rev. McGhee is a pro duct of Virginia Seminary and College of Lynchburg. Bible Quote: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Heb. 9:28 Ministerial Alliance to Hold First Fall Meet President V. E. Brown, of the Durham Ministerial Al liance, who, will sound the gavel October 2, at 12:00 o'clock noon when its members, consisting of the pastors and ministers of Durham, will assemble for the first meeting of the 1967-68 session. Due to the Urban Re newal Program of the city, the Alliance will no longer hold its weekly meetings at White Rock Baptist Church where it met for many years. The White Rock structure will be torn down at its present site and re placed by a new and modern edifice to be erected at 3400 Fayetteville Street. The dew meeting place of the Alliance will be the Mt. Ver non Baptist Church, 1000 South Roxboro Street, Rev E. T. Browne, pastor. Rev. V. E. Brown is also pas tor of the Gethsemane Baptist Church, 906 South Roxboro St. where, under his leadership a new church edifice was com pleted in 1962. Persons desiring to visit the meetings of the Alliance are welcomed to do so at any ses sion, said Rev. Brown. Walker Bible Class Meets Sun., Sept. 24 The E. W. Walker Bible Class of the First Calvary Baptist Church met with Mrs. Alma Wallace on 2314 Crest Street, Sunday, September 24. Mrs. Sara Allen conducted the devo tions and Mrs. Belvin Mitchell presided over the business ses sion. The minutes of the pre vious meeting were read by the secretary, Miss Hattie C. White and various committee reports were made. The hostess served punch and ice cream to the follow ing: Mesdames Carrie Huggins, Rebecca H.iskins, Hallie Crews, Beatrice Laster, Nellie Hayes, Rosa Johnson, Bessie S. Smith Sumega Solomon and Miss Alene Mebane. Mrs. Hayes thanked the hostess. burning will oe held December 3. Rev. H G. McGhee is pastor WORKERS AT REST—Taking a break during harvesting of Greater Jefferies Cross tobacco crop are front row, left to right: Lloyd Jefferies, manager; Thomas Jones, Frankie Jones, George Johnson, Jr., Donald TAXATION WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO VOTE Seven Negroes of Dartmouth, Mass., including Paul Cuffe and his brother John, protested on Fettttwry 10, 1780 in a petition to the*volutionary legislature of their state, against the fact m A • m REV. BROWN HI J MESSAGE OF SUCCESS Services at our Funeral home are tailored to meet the express wishes of the be reaved family. The refore, our staff is fully aware that routinized behavior has no place in our establishment. Every service represents a unique challenge and the appreciation of the family is our criterion of success. Scarborough & Hargett DIAL 688-3597 522 E. PETTIGREW ST. DURHAM, N. C. SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 1967 THE CAROLINA TIMES MEMBERS AND FRIENDS of Jefferies Cross Baptist Church who offered help in financial project. Among them are Dea- Jefferies, Harvey D. Parker, Chairman of Trustee Board; Walter Jefferies, trustee, co manager; Saunders Shaw, dea con; Harvey Jefferies, deacon. Back row, left to right: Claude that they were subjected to tax ation without the right to vote. The farmer receives an av erage of 28 cents of each dollar spent by consumers on food, according to the Agricultural Department. Saint Joseph's M. E. Church \ \ "Serving A World Parish With Christ $ Since 1869" M | FAYETTEVILLE STREET DURHAM, N. C. JJJ Sunday, October /, 1967 j 9:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL Subject: "When Prophets Arc Seeded" Miss MARIE FAULK, Superintendent I 11:00 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP \ SERMON THE MINISTER K HOLY COMMUNION ft Subject: "The Broken Which. Mentis" MUSIC SENIOH ( 'HOIK * j MRS. MINNIE GILMER AT TIIE CONSOLE S JOSEPH T. MITCHELL, Directing 7:00 P.M. EVENING WORSHIP SERMON THE MIMSTKH T HOLY COMMUNION I MUSIC GOSPEI. CHORUS K FRED MASON AT THE CONSOLE I qoopoßOßonoanßaßaoßoaoonaoaooMooaooaaoaoapar 1866 1967 j, White Roek Baptist Church J DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27701 LORENZO A. LYNCH, Pastor HOLY COMMU NI O N 11. N. DUKE AUDITORIUM, NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE Sunday, October 1 , 7967 | ! i Annual James E. Shepard Scholarship Day } T 9:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON J jj DR. C. RAY, Superintendent I 10-.30 A.M> -BUNOAY SCHOOL LESSON REVIEW S Mrs. Dorcas Overby and Grandchildren I 11:00 A.M. SERMON THE PASTOR K "In Memorial, Dr. James E. Shepard" S (Isiah 10:11) { SENIOR CHOIR, MR. J. H. GATTIS, Director \ MALE CHORUS, MR. T. FREELAND, Director • 5:00 P.M. BTU Miss AMELIA THORPE, Directress jj 15:45 P.M. THE BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCA- I TION Saint Joseph's A.M.E. Church, 804 \ Favetteville Street. L....... j 5A con Harvey Jefferies, Mesdames Ethel Cohan. If G. McGhee, Marie Parker. Parker, owner of the latest ma chine in harvesting tobacco; Willie Haith, John Cohan, John ny Bradshaw, Clifton Jefferies and Friends Liggons, who was hired to work by Levy Jefferies. Howard Theological Seminary now Howard University, wa' founded in Washington, D. C in 1866 DIAL 682-2913 FOR ADVERTISING DEPT.