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Appointed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A. as a Delegate to the World's Alliance of Be
: formed Churches Holding the Presbyterian System.
J" ;; By (Mrs.) Margaret Walton.
REV. JOHN W. LEE, D. D.
i tm i<
honor was eon
ferijed, op.# worthy churchman,
the .Key. John W. Lee, A. M.,
D. D„ field representative of the
Division^of Missions for Colored
People, Presbyterian Church, U.
S. A. The World's Alliance of
Reformed Churches met in
Cardiff, Wales, England, June
23d to 29th, 1925. Dr. Lee is a
graduate of Lincoln University,
Theological class of 1899, and be
gan5 the' Work of the ministry in
a missidnary field in Maryland,
also supplied for a time the Mad
ison Street church of Baltimore.
He-Was called from Maryland to
become the pastor of the First
African Presbyterian church of
Philadelphia in 1901 and served
as pastor of tfcr|t church for sev
enteen years vely successfully.
created aVfcMal wkve^ofevangei
ism-ttmong' the colored Protest
ant churches of South Philadel
phia and gave $ opportunity to
many worthy students who were
preparing for; the ministry to
earn money to pay their tufrion
in their: respective schools to
which they would return in the
fall. .He was alSo active in so
cial welfare work, being-, one of
the founders and promoters of
the. South west Branch of the Y.
M. C. A. of Philadelphia.
when the million dd
lar campaign was project foy
the Y. M. C. A. work of Phila
delphia and ;*o precision had
been made for the work of a.
colored branch/Dr. Lese,
committee of colored citizens,
wrote a vigorous protest to the
Public Ledger of Philadelphia,
the result of which was an in
vitation ^tended to Dr. Lee and
the committee to visit the head
quarters of the Y. M. C. A. This
was seven days after the cam
paign had'-been opened. This
conference resulted in provision
being made for the Colored
Branch. A committee of colored
lat 'period he was ac
gred‘ pi open-air sum
fc setvices in
Ms1 wo**1' he di
summei^&hich
citizens was appointed, oi wnicn
he was chairman, and twenty
two thousand dollars were sub
scribed by the colored citizens of
Philadelphia in the remaining
five days of the campaign, and
that same committee was three
months later instrumental in
collecting the first installment,
which amounted to $8,000.
Dri Lee was appointed in
1917 as a field representative of
the Freedmen’s Board |of the
Presbyterian Churchj^yS. A.,
now the Division of Wjfiona for
Colored People. IflOherefore,
resigned the pasts late of the
First African Presbyterian
Church, and began the field
work -for the General Church.
During the 8 years he has pre*
sented the cause of the colored
work > of the Presbytertfiu
Church in nearly every stJtyf
and Synod in the Union, andMs
a result of his labors 31Afew
churches and missions havebeen
established among our colored
people in different parts of the
country, meny of, which are
growing into: strong, prosperous
churches.,*..! htti* kf.rmfi
Beginning inPhiladelphia, he
has been- intsrumental in estab
lishing.!^ churches as far
south as Washington, D. C., and
Charleston, West Virginia; to
the southwest as far as
Kansas .City, Mo., to the
middle west, Chicago, Detroit
and Q«Mta»Nebraska, to.- .&*
northeast as far as Boston and
the States pf .New York and New
JetaeymSfc }m sm mdmjor
11 consecutive ye^rs.in the Gen
eral As*erobiyer m J?feneral
Assembly .conferences wruch is
the highesteourt ofj the Pres
bytermft
church
is
ular
A short time ago he was invited
to address the Theological Asso
ciation of Princeton University,
on the Race Question, the only
colored man to receive this dis
tinction during the existence of
this old historic educational in
stitution. The address was on
REV. JOHN
D. D
‘‘J^ewly De
nse kmsness
This
y read
try and
re made
t of this
the subject of
vek>ping Race
Among Colored p
address was
throughout the £
favorable commen
concerning the treat:
subject.
In addition to his held labors
Dr. Lee frequently contributes
to church papers and magazines
articles on church development
and raj$, progress In the.f$st
t years, he has traveled mare
iles and yet'
that are being promoted in his
home city, Philadelphia, for the
interest, benefit and progress of
the people of his race.
Philadelphia, Pa.
NEW CHURCH INTRODUCED
BY EVANGELIST MAYLE
IN KENTUCKY.
Permit me as one entering
the family of the great Presby
terian Church, U. S. A., to re
port progress from Bowling
Green, Ky. Our Synodical Evan
gelist, Rev. W. W. Mayle, has
just closed a very successful re
vival. It was an evangelistic
campaign whieh attracted the
attention of the entire city and
community. New members were
added and a large number of
young people were baptized. The
entire membership of the
church was quickened with spir
itual life and organized into the
group system with every mem
ber pledged for service, and ded
icated to Christ anew.
So impressed were they with
the Spirit-filled messages of Rev.
M|yle as a representative of the
[groat .^Presbyterian Church
'whose'program is so far-reach
ing that the entire membership
decided to make an advanced
step. Our church in Bowling
Green has always been affiliated
with the Colored Cumberland
Branch of Presbyterianism.
Since- the churches are practi
cally one in polity and govern
ment, and since consolidation
and organizati<rvis the slbgan
of the hour, qjjKNnPdp of peo
Ijgnammously de
Presbyterian
pie here h.
cided to en
Church; U.
board has as!
take the neces;
this church
Lincoln Pres!
Nair, the Sta
le official
"Mayle tc‘
/} co have
>ith the
/Ret Mc
A, will as
semble the Presby wry in special
session soon to officially and le
gally receive the new body.
The church will bring into
the Lincoln, presbytery a com
municant membership of about
fit gHfifcgijfe
m yy c asa. i/iic
HERE AND THERE IN SO.
VA. PRESBYTERY. Wj
U
By S. L. Young, Sabbath School
Missionary. dilw H
During the past quarter w»
have visited and labored in am?.
eral counties. In Henry Co. we
reorganised one school 4*Iive
Oak, Va., planned for a D. Y. R.
S. at Holmes Memorial, Mt. Leb
anon and Trinity Presbyterian
churches; held workers’ confer
ences in several of our schools.
Two of our schools have observed
Children’s Day and others are
planning to do so very soon.
Mrs. Ethel Ramey, of Holmes;
Memorial church, is the Super
intendent of the largest cradle
roll in the Central District Con
vention. She has some 28 or
more babies on roll.' "'v* .* K
Grassey Creek Mission has
completed Another room to the
old building which makes it
large enough to hold a hundred
people, and under Mrs. Walk
er’s administration as Superin
tendent, is doing splendid work.
At the beginning of the quar
ter, we organized a mission at
Paw Paw, N. C., in Rockingham
Co., a community in which no.
Sunday School has been estab
lished for many years. Thera
were thirty scholars present an&
a young lady of .about sixteen
accepted‘the superintendence Of
the school and she walks three
miles to lead and instruct this
Sunday school. They have
planned to have their first Chil
dren’s Day on July the 28th.
Moyertown Mission, a school
organized about two years ago
in Rockingham Co., is still alive
and by the spiritual attention
given by Rev. W. M. Fowmes^
Moderator of the Southern
Presbytery, we hope soon toj
have a well organized church.
S p r i n g fi e ld Presb; ‘
is pastor, ana ms wile*
Mrs. Fowlkes, is Superintendent,
is moving on nicely with a group
of teachers who can always be
depended upon to be at their
tasks.
In Patrick County we found
Rev. C. M. Dusenbury, pastor of
Cumberland church, Stuart, Va.,
and a group of very loyal church
members; also the husband of
Mrs. Emma G. Dickson, who la
bored for the work. Mr., Dick
son is an elder in the church
and superintendent of the Sun
day school. We organized a
Young People’s Junior C. E. So
ciety here and Miss Augusta
Liggins will look, after the So
ciety.
Our little mission at Red Hol
low, Va., is still alive, and Bro.
W. M. Anglin has quite a num
ber of young people at Work for
Christ.
We have held several execu
tive meetings. One at Trinity
church, Ridgeway, Va., another
at Chatham, Va., in Clarktown
church. They were very well
attended and quite a constructive
program was arranged. Rev.
F. C. Shirley was present at both
and gave many helpful ideas.
From Chatham we went to
Whitmell, Va., to organize a D.
V. B. S. under the direction of
Mr. Willie Griggs, Superinten
dent of Sunday school. We
"spent several days and left for
Lynchburg, Campbell Co. Here
our pastor, Rev. J. Metz Rollins,
is laboring hard to advance the
cause of Christ and the church.
He has his hands on the; young
people of the churchj- teid is
much beloved by his members.
There were fifteen out to prayer
meeting.
In Halifax Co., Rev. A. Ken
drick, at Mizpah Church, South
Boston, made some improve
ments which -\dd greatly to the
church edifice. The churchhafi
purchased a beautiful piano. His
faithful wife is very active in
the church and cottimuhity. We
thank Misses Neal, Leathers,
White, Ragland, and Rev. Ken
drick for their donations to the
Board of National Missions.
/ In Charlotte Co. we arrived
at Saxe’s Station, Va,, an*:
walked four miles out to oui
mission point at Randolph, Va.:
da
a conference with the
of the Sunday school.
Superin
of the Sunday school,
le laches of the missfbn
rgave an entertain
.*«sl
ly morning they had a
l Rev. W. M. Fowlkes
for them. They raised
. sain for the remod
>f the church
srfcektihiPthfc dast on foot
feral miles we reached our
Rev. L. M. Onque, and
Drake’s Branch, Va. On
morning we visited the
school and found it to be
the best in the Presby
This Sabbath was set
yp^^.a vocational exer
Tt was very largely at
. Although a Unien was
ibiS a block around the
all three services were
e morning Mr. Hodge, a
man, was found at his
dpty* as Superintendent
Sunday school. A well
ed school was to be semi
. , Onque has the
.)le of 'his church well
., and has one of the
lized classes of young
have seen in any Sun
il .'The morning ser
le which will be long
•ed there. The ferns
rt was found in Joshua
.VGhoose ye this day
will serve.” And ;ev
.. . decided the way his
mid go. Among some of
i^s said wqte that decis
s are great days, and
i the great decision time
in religion. Speaking of
and vocations he said, nq
girl Can be greater than
k ideal. At the.ielose of
ice a young lady united
i^chnrch.
tyen o’clock the CJ. EvSo
pildiwi
il program. Special music was
•endered, selections recited, and
he Young Men’s Quartet ren
lered special music. A mission
»tory was dramatized. Two of
he members of the society
flayed—one the new piano re
cently purchased, the other the
pipe-toned organ. Six dollars
,vas raised, after which nine
roung people came to the ros
trum, and the dedication address
•rod prayer were delivered by the
missionary. Words of inspire
tion and (encouragement were
jiven by Rev. and Mrs. Onque.
May God bless their efforts.
We ask your prayers in the
jreat vineyard of the Master.
TRINITY AT MAYESVILLE,
S.C.
The Trinity Presbyterian
church at Mayesville, S. C., of
which Rev. I. P. Pogue is pastor,
is making rapid strides in its
development. This is due main
ly to the untiring efforts being
put forth and the splendid
character of the Rev. Mr. Pogue,
whose evangelistic messages are
consecrating the whole of Sum
ter county to the service of
Christ. The exceptional quali
ty of Rev. Mr. Pogue’s service
as a preacher and pastor of the
entire county is obvious even to
the smallest .child who can . cell
his name. He is termed “the
young man's friend.”. All these
ties with those of his
fe and family are the
jiiis' lor the advancement of
church of God in this part of
SP vineyard* ; no
SgJleK, wasr. f,observe*! the
corps of officers in the
Hrfeh composed of men who
pfngly have the church at
as did the Church fathers
old. This church has eight
ers and an adequate number
and trustees to look
, V-duld one unawares enter the
services on any preaching Sun?
Jhy And he« the strains pf thp
>W familiar hymns of Zion, he
vould be seemingly rafted
re the level of this, plain in
i&Ahe presence of a heavenly
l°The Su,day Schooiy >ri*.
lan EB4e»yor ,«n4 X tom*
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A ■? If i > --i -Cife
society are active,
.ZS3F
point of inti
*nd£}K<m
to the* churches by a tie
toaWbe severed without
outburst of broken hearts not
anism permeating the churches
in this section is very noticear
ble as one enters them and ob
serves the attendance in com
parison with that at other Pres
byterian churches in different
sections of our country. Go
down m Sumter County around
Goodwill, Sumter Second, Me*
Him, Congruity, Westminster,
Beulah, St. Charles, Oswego and
to Trinity at MayesVille, the hot
bed of Presbyterianism in the
Southland, and fed at home.
A RECENT VISITOR.
MRS. CREOLA MEANS
HEMPHILL.
The Sabbath School of this
the Seventh Street Presbyterian
church mourns with deep grief
the passing away of her who
endeared herself to all its mem
bers.
Today, touched with profound
sorrow, paused from its regular
routine and ordered thiB expres
sion, to join in offering its tri
bute of respect to the memory
of her in whose honor these ser
vices are held today. When one
has deserved well, his honestly
hnd faithfully worked f<ur the
interest of her church in hU its
departments, has laboriously and
conscientiously performed the
duties of every o$ce Msignod
on a perpeti
moniaV of n
esteem.
to her, it is ffttii
This Sabbath school and
church, in this last service for
Mrs. Creola Hemphill, fed that
it is a service which our de
ceased friend well merited and
that we can perform it not as a
mere matter of custom or form
of duty, but because her pleas
ant and genial disposition,'her
kindness of heart, her^ integrity
of character and her industry
and faithfulness in the discharge
of duty rendered it for her a
just due, mid for us a consola
tion and sad pleasure that wfe
can honestly bestow.
Creola Means as a child grew
up in the Sunday School of this
church, was regular in her at
tendance and always active to
plan and work for the ehurch
and Sunday school.
In her young womanhood she
began playing for the Sunday
school on the request of the Sab
bath school Superintendent. She
stuck’to her post and developed
into a fine pianist and organist;
She was at her post st all times
and without complaints, as train
er of tiie small children, a will
ing worker and an expert.
A Teacher in the Sabbath School
Mrs Hemphill, until a short
while ago, aside from being pi
anist, held a class in the Sabbath
school and did acceptable work
in both capacities. After becom
ing the mistress of a home, her
church work was not interfered
with in the least. Prompt, uh
abating and regular without
complaint was her service.
' The Sabbath school and
church appreciated her se^iices.
The Superintendent of' the Sab
bath school often and repeatedly
told her so. Yea* two Sabbaths
ago— her last Sabbath at
Church.
As a Sabbath school we can
only say, “Thy will be Mfef
and pray that He may give us
gte desired comfort at this time
apd fil! the phwa«fl|p**C**pla
Hemphill in^ikfef church and
iSabbath aaheati >
Respectfully, ••• '.u.
d ,9lqu9<
biW lolst
(Fran the Office of the Dean.)
we featured in our
^ ;
faculty, who
are connected with the Head
uarters Staff of the Board of
ra^cpatf Missions.
' Five, other members are field
representatives of various phas
es of the work of the Church at
large. They are: Dr. A. £. Mc
Coy, Dr„€. J. Baker, Miss The
odora Percival, Rev. J. B. Bar
ber and Frank C. Shirley. These
workers need no special intro
duction, as they are well known
in their respective lines of en
deavor. |
The other eight members
have been selected from various
sections of the Synod of Cataw
ba, and have-been selected be
cause of their special fitness to
handle the subjects that have
been assigned to them.
They Stine Dr. C. A. Ward, pas
tor of Carver Memorial church,
Newport News, Va.; Dr. C. H,
Shute, Librarian of Johnson C.
Smith University; Rev. J. E. Mc
Millan, pastor of Blandonia
church, Sanford, N. C.; Mrs. G.
C. Shaw, Mary Potter School,
o^d'i Pr. J; D. Martin, of J.
C. Smith University; Rev. A. H.
George, j i.pastor of Calvary
church, Wilson; N. C.; Prof. L.
S. Cozart, Oxford, N. C. ;~and Dr.,
T. A*> Long, Director of Music?
Wpuid you love to know more
about : 1. Boys and Girls; 3. The
Church and the Sunday school;
S. Jesus Christ and the Bible?
Then come to the Catawba Syn
odical Convention and School of
Methods, Johnson C. Smith Uni
N. C., Aug.
*8440^1925.
The hot weather is very try
ing to church goers, but the u
devil never takes a vacation, and
in order that the church may
keep up to its spiritual ideal it
caiinot close its doors. During the
early part of June we listened
Ifo twp powerful sermons by J
Rev. W. C. Hargrave, D. D., of
Dandridge, Tenn. The text for
one of these sermons was Eph.
6:18: *• Be filled with the Spir-‘
it." The speaker urged every
one : to be filled with the Holy
Spirit and npt the many evil
spirits around us. Rev. Har
grave is one of the home boys,
and has been laboring in anoth
er field for more tha ntwenty
years. The Lord has blessed the
work of his hands, and he has
been instrumental in organizing
a new church, and in building
two church edifices. One, a beau
tiful brick church that is near
completion, cost about $6,000.
But best of all he has been in
strumental in saving boys and
girls for: Christ. His many
friends in Lexington were glad
to be able once more to hear
his voice and shake his hand.
May the Lord continue to bless
yon, Walter, in your work, is the
wish! of your friends.
Rev* Anoerson was caiiea to
hid former home in Kentucky
recently on account ofthe death
of his brother. Our sympathy
goes but to him.
The captains of the different
clubs are working and looking
forward to the rally, the 4th
Sundi&y in Jttiy.
While some of our members
go others come. We were glad
to welcome home for the sum
mer Miss M. B. SuHivan from the
<$£ Paul School in Virginia;
iim fKk Jt *rom
L of Oxford, Sand
, . IdaThofnas, of Durham.
AU of these are faithful work
ers in the Mi J ~
ary Society,
W Crump,
VTWlffiff
sisters, celebrated her
1^1- day with a little
Mends. The chil
l«Wg«l time end
el With a nice lit
[oy^iiudc account.
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