The Africo - American Presbyterian. Established in 1879. '< CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST. Rev. H. L. McCROREY, D. D., LL. IX, Editor. W. E. HILL, Associate Editor. Rev. C. P. PITCHFORD, Business Manager. Devoted to the Educational, Mate rial, Moral and Religious interests of our people in the South, and pub lished at Charlotte, N. C., every Thursday, All questions arising under the va rious subjects above indicated are discussed from a Christian point of view. Each number contains the freshest and best news from the Southern field and from the Church at large. There is carefully select ed reading matter suited to all class es of our people—the farmer, the mechanic, the artisan and the pro fossional man. The Sabbath School and Mission ary causes will-receive special at tention. *■ TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Single copy one year_:_$1.50 Six months_ .75 Three months-- .50 RATES OF ADVERTISING * Given on Application < We earnestly ask the sympathy and prayers Of our brethren and friends at large in order that our efforts in . this enterprise • may he crowned with1 success. ">: AGENTS WANTED—to whom * liberal commission will be paid. Send air money by P. O. ' Money Order, Registered Letter or Bank Check, otherwise it might get’ lost1 and the sender Alone will be respond sible. »'■ Entered -at the Postoffice at Char lotte, N, G* assecondelass matter. THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 19261 WHY THEY DO NOT HELP The fact that it was informa tion given by a Colbred man which led to the arrest of Ed ward Hariris, the Negro who murdered Clarence W.' Bryant (white)*, his two children ahd assaultedhis wife, argues against the oft repeated charge that Negroes will not. Cooperate in the arrest pf criminals of their own race. While it may appear at times that colored people,do not lebd all the support they might ih the capture of members of their race charged with serious crime, it’ is not that they con done these crimes, but because they fear mob violence in case of capture! If Negroes were assured that criminals of their race Would be protected in trial before the law. as was Edward Harris, they would cooperate more readily in their arrest. A FALSE ALARM. , The report with respOct to the health of Dr. Carter G. Woodson is a misrepresentation. He is in good phySIbal condition. He eats much, works hard, and sleeps well. He has npt lost a day for twelve months. Dr. Woodson has sent to , the editor of the “Afro-American” the following letter requesting the refutation of tliis statement which he published. Washington, D. C., - February 20, 1926. Mr. Carl Murphy, Editor, The Afro-American, Baltimore, Md. My Dear Mr. Murphy: I appreciate very much your interest in what I am doing. However, I think that the mat ter which you published on the front page of the “Afro-Ameri can” last week will do this cause, harm. ' , ‘ A physician did tell me some time ago if 1 did not go more slowly I would kill myself soon, but he made no such definite statement as that which you published in your paper. I am working myself to death for the Negrp, but my health is gener ally good. I must request, therefore, that you publish this 'letter in the same conspicuous position on your front page as you did in the case of what you released last week. With best wishes, I am , Respectfully yours, C. G. WOODSON; Director. Lemuel D. Bolton, for three years editor of the Florida Sen tinel, resigns to become, editor bf the colored department of the daily Jacksonville Journal as the successor of the late Prof. W. I. Lewis,—The Florida Sentinel. REV. TURNER^. WILLIAM By Rgf. J. H. Hayswood, D. D. Rev. Turner G. Williamson, pastor of Elizabethtown and Beulah churches, died at noon, February 3rd, 1926, at Eliza bethtown, N. C. Rev. Williamson was born and reared in Nash County near Nashville, N. C. He attended the public schools in his native county. Later he entered the graded school of Wilson, which school at that' time was under the principalship of Professor S. H. Vick, who encouraged him to enter Lincoln University. He was graduated from this in stitution in the class of 1895. He came South and taught school two years. In 1897 he entered Lincoln Univeristy Theological Seminary and graduated in May, 1900. While a student' in the Seminary he spent his vacations preaching within the bounds of Cape Fear Presbytery as an Rvnncpliaf Upon graduation he took charge of Dothan and Wilson chapel churches, Maxton. In Sep tember of this year he married Miss Anna Belle McKay, who preceded him to the heavenly land about five years ago. ;His ministry extended over a period of twenty-five and one half years, during which time he served the following fields: Max ton, Hookerton, Elizabeth City, Whiteville and Elizabethtown. He was a good preacher. He had a fervent, evangelistic spirit and never seemed so happy as when he was speaking of the love of God and of the cleansing and saving power of the blood of Jesus Christ. Fourteen years ago, when he went to Elizabethtown he found a small membership worshiping in a hall. He set to work and laid Plans for a church building, and in a few years he succeeded in erecting a splendid and well appointed structure. He also ; succeeded in securing a building at St. Faul. His next passion was educa tion. He was deeply interested in the intellectual uplift of his people. At each of his former charges he taught a school. He delighted to gather in the chil dren and to teach them not only from the text books but from the Book of Books. At the time of his death he was erecting a school building to take care of his growing school; A tinge of sadness is experienced as one beholds this partially erected frame. One is often at the end of life and does not realize it. His funeral was preached Sat urday, February 6th, by Revs. J. H. Hayswood, D. D., assisted by Revs. R. C. Scriven, L. H. Ful ler and B. H. Brown. Elder W. C. Shaw represented the church. He paid a glowing tribute to Rev. Williamson as a man and pastor. Miss Melvin, one of his pupils, spoke of him as a teach er. The floral offerings were ap propriate and lovely. Long be fore the hour set for the servic es, the church was filled with friends from far and near to pay him their last respects. He .$! survived by six children. He was laid to rest Sunday, the 7th, in the beautiful cemete ry at Maxton. LOOKING AHEAD. Out of a hundred average men, who start out’ together at 25, only ten are self-supporting at the age of 65. Thirty-six of the hundred have died by that time, and the other fifty are de pendent on relatives, friends or the state. One of the ten is wealthy, four are well-to-do, and five live on their earnings. A study Of the same group at 35 shows that five have died, ten have become wealthy, ten well to-do, forty-five live on their earnings, and thirty-five show no improvement over their con 45, nine of the ten who were wealthy have lost their money, only three have remained well to-do, sixteen have died, sixty five live on their earnings, and fifteen are no longer self-sup porting. At 55 the record st&nds: twenty dead, one wealthy, three well-to-do, forty six living oh earnings, and thir ty unable to support themselves. These figures have for some time been more or less a stand ard for insurance men and bank ers. Some of the poverty which they show to be an inevitable portion of the harvest reaped in middle age may be due • to misfortune and illness. Yet without doubt, the compilers Of such - statistics maintain the greatest factor is neglect of sys*’ tematic saving and investing. If each of the hundred youngmeh had saved from the beginning a definite portion of his earnings each month, there might have been a much larger number of well-to-do men after forty years and fewer dependents. The Excelsior Savings Ban!: of New York has tabulated th< [ amount of money that should b< put away each month in order to reach a certain goal—$5,000 $25,000, $50,000—by the age oi 65. It is surprising to see thal in forty years a saving of $8.89 a month will amount to $10,000 * that $22.24 a month .will meair $25,000; and that $35.50 will to tal $40,000. As the age of the saver adi vances, more of course must b$ set aside to insure independence at 65. If you are 30, you must save $21.87 a month to accum ulate $20,000 at your sixty-fifth year; if you are 40, your saving must be $38.84 a month; and at 50 you will have to put away $81.08. The earlier a man begins the better. ~ INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN UGANDA, AFRICA. 1 ‘ In the Elgon High School ,atr Nabumale, Uganda, the boys,1 including the teachers in train ing, turn out with their hoek at 6:20 A. M. and cultivate food crops and cotton for two hours on the five regular working days of the week. Also each boy has a model plot' according to his age, in which he may plan or sow whatever he likes in his spare time, and prizes are given for the best plots. This school has been fortunate in having a government agricultu ral officer who takes a keen and sympathetic interest in teach ing agriculture. ; < •••. For an hour in the afternoon) the whole school engages in the following handicrafts: carpen try of many kinds; brushmak ing pottery, brick and tile) making in small quantities, bricklaying; smithery; the mak ing of sisal ropes, mats, sisal, palm, and plaintain), bags, bas kets, and ponchos (of home cured skins); spinning and weaving. Industrial training tends to dignify manual work and en courages the continuance of use ful native craftis, widening knowledge of local materials and their possibilities; it helps toward self-support and encour ages useful habits, because the work is done for the school. It helps the pupil to decide his vo cation in life and makes him a more useful citizen; it gives scope for originality, persever ance, accuracy, thoroughness, and confidence, and enriches the mind with useful ideas. It com pletes the general education of the body, mind and soul, ena bling the student to rise, as God intends, to his full stature in life and service. , .• a —Southern Workman. KENTUCKY REPUBLICAN WARMLY SUPPORTS RACE EDUCATON MEASURE. Washngton, Feb. 20.—When Bill H. R. 393, ‘‘An act to in corporate Howard University in the District of Columbia,” re cently came up for consideration in the U. S. House of Represent atives, it was vigorously sup ported by Congressman Maurices H. Thatcher, Republican of Ken tucky, who is deeply interested in Negro education, as his re marks show. “I fully approve,” said Mr. Thatcher in debate, “the reason urged by the Committee on Ed ucation for the passage of this pending measure. Its passage will give to Congress explicit and complete authority to make these appropriates. The 250 years, or more, of unrequited* toil of the Negro race in this country; the loyalty of that race, and its sacrifices in every way for the American flag and for white Americans; its utter impoverishment and handicap at the close of the Civil War, and its loyal Americanism and ca pacity for progress so amply demonstrated since that war—, all constitute, in my judgment, all powerful and convincing reasons why this great Republic of ours, which must depend on universal education and univer sal suffrage; as the two great piHars of its support, should make a just and reasonable con tribution toward that; education of the race.” “THOU GAVEST ME NO KISS”* A Polyphonic Prose Poem, By Rev. Yorke Jones, D. D. “Thou gayest me no kiss.”— Luke vii. 15. «•: ■ I “Thou gavest me no kiss.” Was His rebuke gentle To Simon, the Pharisee, proud Host to Jesus at a feast in Simon’s house whereat A woman who felt and wept Her past life of public shame Humbly stole in penitence To the feet of Jesus, Washing them with her tears And kissing them in humble v 'uv-hess, . , , ,w>} ’ . Whereas,' Sitrioh,' scorning the v;omhp' And feeling ho need of Jesus’ Pardoning mercy, had failed In the courtesy of giving Jesus His guest august, the kiss Customary of Welcome, Ahd 'the customary feet-wash ing ! v Of ordinary oriental courtesy. v;r :n\; '• ' V! • / Fellow soul, O may thy life and •h mine, ' - Be not a Simon-the-Pharisee Without humbleness to Him And arrogant and scornful Toward penitent guilt Washing with tears His feet! -Be not thy life nor mine, one, Against which he breathes This blame—this rebuke: “Thou gavest me no kiss.” PRESIDENT COOLIDGE 5: ■ NAMES MUNICIPAL • m COURT JUDGE: • Washington, Feb. 20—The nomination of Hon. James A. Cobb, experienced attorney in the- District of Columbia courts, Vice-Dean of Howard Universi ty; School of Law, and former Special Assistant U. S. Attor ney, has been sent to the Sen ate: b£ President Coolidge for confirmation as Judge of the Municipal Court to succeed the late Robert H. Terrell, who held dt'he. honored post at the time of bis death. . ■ ‘ 1 Attorney Cobb was finally se lected from a long list of candi dates.; .With Judge Albert George on the Municipal Bench at Chicago, and the colored le gal profession making gains in the allotment of Federal posts, the elevation of Mr. Cobb tends to . prove that under the Repub jicap Party, headed by Presi dent Coolidge, the race has much cause to rejoice over the judicial recognition it is from time to time receiving. LAST CALL. The Presbyteries • composing the Synod of Catawba pledged fhemselves to raise a budget of $17,000.00 for the year 1925 1926. The figures of the Receiving Agency, 156 5th Ave., New fYork, including amounts sent’ in up' to Dec. 31, 1925, tell a tale sad ana pathetic. - The Presbytery of Catawba, $564.70; the Presbytery of Cape Fear, $121L73 ; the Presbytery of Yadkin, $612.15; the Presby tery of So. Va., $888.88. We have but a little while to make good our pledges and save our honor as Pi-esbyterians. Will we “lift the level” or will we show our disregard for loyalty and truth? We are expecting every church within the bounds of Cape Fear Presbytery to live up to its ob ligation. 1 "W*-V'r -C. DILLARD, “ * Chairman. COLORED WOMEN AND LEAGUE APPEAR FOR AN T1-JLYNCH1NG BILL. Washington, D. C., Feb. 19, •1926.—Mrs. Mary Church Ter rell and Mrs. Butler of South •Carolina spoke in favor of the Dyer Ahti-Lynching Bill here this week at the hearing given by the sub-committee of the Ju diciary Committee Of ’ the Sen ate. The presence of the Widow of the late Judge Terrell added 'much weight to arguments made by representatives Of the National Equal Rights League, James L. Neill, Secretary and 'T. R. Clarke,1 Esq., and of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, James W. Johnson; HONOR ROLL OF CHURCHES WHICH HAVE PAH) THEIR 1925-26 BENEVOLENCE • - - QUOTAS. •' On the suggestion of Dr. G. W. Long, strongly endorsed by Dr. J, M. Gaston, the Workers’ Conference at Chester, S. C., voted to request the Africo to publish an Honor Roll of the churches in various Presbyte ries that have paid their full benevolence quotas for the year 1925-26, This Roll will appear weekly in the Africo as soon as the quota is raised and sent in to the Central Receiving Agen cy or to any of the Boards for proper distribution. (Signed) C. J. BAKER. Fairfield Presbytery Sumter, Second_Sumter, S. C. Shiloh, Second-Wedgefield, S. C. York, Second_York, S. C. Cheraw, Second_... Cheraw, S. C Knox Presbytery' St. Paul . Cordele, Ga. Laura Street-Jacksonville, Fla. McClelland Presbytery Allendale, Second _ Allendale, 8. C. Bethesda-Gaffney, S. C. Kiamichi Presbytery New Hope-- Fort Towson, Okla. Beaver Dam-1—Grant, Okla. White River Presbytery - > • Westminster Cotton Plant, Ark. Hot Springs, 2nd, Hot Springs, Ark. Holmes Chapel _ Monticello, Ark. Hopewell - Morrilton, Ark. Smith Memorial_Crockett, Texas Cape Fear Presbytery Mt. Pleasant- Franklinton, N.C. Bethany - Lumberton, N. Ci Red Springs, 2nd, Red Springs, N. C< Mt. Pisgah - Rocky Mount, N. Ci St. Paul, 2nd.-_ Timber land, N.C. Catawba Presbytery Trinity- Marion, N. C. Southern Virginia Presbytery >i Holbrook' Street_Danville, Va. Yadkin Presbytery John Hall Chapel _ Carthage, N. C. Pine Street —--i— Durham, N. :C. . Birmingham Presbytery ,.. Clark’s Chapel-Ackerman, Miss. Miller MemoriaL-Birmingham, Ala.1 ' Rogersville Presbytery Bethesda-Johnson City, Tenn. REPORT OF THE COMMIT TEE ON MEMORIALS AT THE WORKERS’ CON FERENCE. “Our days are gliding swiftly by, And we as pilgrim strangers, Would not detain them as they fly, . These hours of toil and danger. “For 0 we stand on Jordan’s strand, i Our friends are passing over, > And, just before the shining shore, We can almost discover. “We’ll gird our loins, our broth er dear; ' ‘ Our distant home discerning, Our absent Lord has left us word, Let every lamp be bumnig. “Let sorrow’s rudest teiripest blow , ■ Each cord on earth to sever, Our King says ‘Come,’ , and there’s our home, Forever and forever.” And since our last meeting the Rev. T. L. Toatley, of At lantic Synod, passed into the “distant home” we discern through an eye of faith on the 12th of January, 1926. Last September, the Rev. D. S. Bak er, of Catawba Synod, gave up all that was mortal to join the saints beyond. Just a little while ago, since we have been in con ference, the sad intelligence has come to us of the demise of the Rev. Turner G. Williamson. It is also sad that' we bring to your attention the death of the Rev. W. A. Yancey, who was one of the first Sabbath Schopl Mis sionaries and labored in the State of Virginia for many years. We note also the sum mons of the death angel to the Revs. A. B. Bourland and C. W. Jackson, of the Synod of Cana dian, and the Rev. R. D. Gold ing, of the Synod of Atlantic. It is with much sorrow tha1 we as a Workers’ Conference bow our heads in humble sub missioin to an immutable will that is divine and pay tribute oJ respect to these dear brethrer and faithful workers who gaye up this receding earth. But i1 was with joy that it was giver up to enter a gate that stands ajar. In the midst of these Ions shadows of the fast approaching and inevitable final day of al things mortal, Be it Resolved: (1) That w< each day of the omnipotence of God and man’s limitation in all things. v • Committee ^on Memorials: GEO. S. LEfePER, • A. W. BICE, TWM "Wfe1 Regular verpers urdajjr and ^ Sunday weve conducte^ by Dr. P, I, Anr t derson, Professor of Philosophy in‘the College Department. His discourse at each vesper was pointed and p^rsuaawe ih .its en tirety. \ : A large and an; appreciative audieilce g^ejetedMiss Cornel- , ,? la Lampton, noted pianist, last Wednesday evening in concert iii the University auditorium.; Miss Lamptph charmed the au- s dience with her superb, perform ance. Several numbers from Chopin ahd Grainger^ particular- , V ly Chopin’s Hocfurhe Sharp Minor) ‘ fmtf . Liillaby frbm Grainger,^ received much' f^p plause from th® ,audience. * 1 The1 base ball team hag begun its practice. Many .; aspiranjts are on the gridiron with the hope of making the varsity. The many n$w stars appearing which are jtrying toshrae for, ’the different positions on the team should ndd strength and power to the varsity this term. Mr. Ralph E. Leach, ar h E. Leach, an alum nus, who hjas coached,the base ball team for several years, "W0J coach it tMs year.,'. Mr. Leach has already ar£}Ved(endis , ready to start out with the team ih practices. Mr. u a. Stewart, h of. the a Junior class, Messrs. W,,E. Bel ton, McKinley Oglesby, W. L, Byifd ahd Hemphill Brown, of the Sophorriore and Freshman classes, respectively, spent' the week-end at Brajnerd Institute, Chester, S. C, farmer studerii ■' Mfs. L. X\ con, Oa., is vis of Prof, apd Mio. v* *» uumub, the former her son,. Friends prill be glad to know that Prof, and Mrs. Williams, who were con fined to their home for several days with eojds, are.out again. MIRANDA CHURCH NOTES. By Miss N. B. Osborne. Although year readers do not hear from us often we are still alive and doing work for the Master*-*; Sunday morning, February 21, bur pastor, Rev. W. R. Mayber ry, spoke to us from ilqhn the 3th chapter, beginning at the ' 59th yerse, and concluding the chaper. Rev. Mayberry brought to us a very strong and inspir ing message which we all en joyed very much. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 we had the pleasure of visiting our neighbor ! church, St. Paul1! 5 Baptist, where we listened to an-' ? other powerful sermon Iran dun” pastor, from John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” We are glad to know that one of our leading members, Mr. Au gustus Kearns, who has been sick for some time, is able tp be out i a