CHARLOTTE, N. C„
Y, AUGUST 25, 1927,
SUMMER SBSKHWXNJJMBIA UMVERSOT,
NEW YORK, AND OTHER NOTES
This summer’s registration is
13,857—the record year. Regis
tration in 1926 was 13,219.
Practically all parts of the world
have representatives here in
graduate and undergraduate
work in the 1200 courses
offered. Two-thirds are study'
ing in Teachers’ College. Colum
bia College, Barnard College,
Teachers’ College, the graduate
and professional schools, and the
cultural and allied interests
linked up with Columbia and the
wonderful equipment offer su
perior advantages in the aca
demic world.
Aside from the regular class
room and seminar periods there
are lectures, concerts and recit
als of the highest order, spon
sored by the University. The
gymnasium (six thousand seat
ing capacity), Horace Mann Au
ditorium, Teachers’ College
Chapel, Dodge Hall, Earl Hall
McMillan Academic Theater,
and St. Paul Chapel, with grand
organ, afford ample facilities for
assemblies of various kinds.
Religious activities have place
at Columbia—a program direct
ed by Dr. Raymond C. Knox,
Chaplain of the University with
headquarters in Earl Hall, a
building erected for religious or
ganizations—Y. M. C. A. social
woric, aid, medical and other
wise, linked up with Teachers’
College religious and social
work. There is chapel service fn
St. Paul chapel every week day
except Saturday, at 8 to 8:20 A.
M.,—a prayer meeting service
consisting of organ and choir
music and general singing and
eight minutes' talk on a relit
-glons ^me^ a TJrOfessor or
some other outstanding person.
Every Sunday at 9 A. M., there
is a brief conference in Earl
Hall on religious activities. At
4 P. M., every Sunday, there is
given a choral service with a
sermon by some American or
European ecclesiast. All of
these services are largely attend
ed, sometimes to the capacity of
house.
Every Wednesday morning at
“Chapel St. Paul,” Dr. Knox
gave one of a series of address
es on knowing the Bible, from
How the Bible Came to be, Fa
mous Translations, the Proph
ets, the Gospels to the Life and
Letters of St. Paul.
Every Sunday evening in the
Gymnasium Auditorium there
were addresses on phases of re
ligious activities, with inspira
tional singing.
The atmosphere of Columbia
is conducive to the best culture
along any line of ennobling hu
man endeavor. There is every
incentive for study and research
—and to see. the thousands in
the various departments, in lab
oratories and libraries, digging
out from the great store house
of past ages and modern times,
gives one a second “grip” on the
great importance of what it
means “to know” and how to
make adjustments contingent
upon social relationships.
In accordance with her demo
cratic ideals Columbia gives an
open door to all who come, with
equal privileges, irrespective of
nationality, race or creed. If
one wants to work, go to Colum
bia. If not, do not go; it will be
lost time and money.
North Carolina leads. Johnson
Among the Charlotte teachers
C. Smith University, Charlotte,
has the largest number of any
institution,—Profs. F. J. Ander
son, R. L. Doughu», J- D. Mar
tin, J. C. Bryant, Thos. A. Long.
Among the Charlotte teacehers
at Teachers’ College, Columbia,
are Mrs. J. M. Pride, Mr. C. L.
Blake, Miss Taylor, Miss Aure
lia Williams and Miss Butler. We
met here Mr. H. P. Harding, our
congenial city superintendent of
Charlotte public schools. Mrs.
C. D. Martin and Miss Catherine
Martin, of Charlotte, are in the
city.
lumbia closes Friday, Au
gust 19th, with tests, graduate
certificates, degrees, etc.
In order to take care of our
transportation proposition of
nearly fourteen thousand peo
ple from everywhere, all the big
trunk lines, steamship compa
nies and connecting branches,
have temporary office on the
campus for one week (the last
week) so that tickets, Railway,
Pullman, steamship, baggage
check may be had to any part
of the world*
St. James Presbyterian church
has taken a step forward in se
I curing its new church home,
beautiful for situation and
structure, on St. Nicholas Ave
nue, over against New York City
College. The church is happy
under the very efficient pastor
ate of Rev. Mr. Imes. Miss Irene
Sanders, while doing work at the
Damrosch School of Musical
Art, gives time and attention to
coaching the Junior choir at St.
James church, and is also A
member of St. James Quartet.
Miss Danetta Sanders is Secre
tary of the Sunday school. These
are Charlotte girls.
“The St. James Forum” is an
asset to the church. The meet
ings are held twice a month on
Sunday afternoon. Dr. Julia
Coleman is the President. Miss
Novella McCrorey, of Charlotte,
who is also a student at the
Damrosch School of Musical
Art, assists in the music work of
the Forum.
The Rendall Memorial church
has purchased the former St.
James building. Rev. Djy. T. J.
tion has already been made of
the inaugural services in this
paper. A feature was the com
ing over the mayor and ex-may
or of Englewood to speak at this
meeting. The occasion was
unique. Dr. Mendenhall, Secre
tary of New York Presbytery,
among others, gave a brief ad
ureas.
The sudden passing of Dr. J.
E. K. Aggrey, formerly of Liv
ingstone College, but then Vice
Principal of the Gold Coast Uni
versity, West Africa, was a de
cided shock here. Prof. Aggrey
was doing research work at Co
lumbia. Dr. F. J. Anderson,
Prof. Aggrey and the writer
dined together Friday afternoon
at Columbia and were in library
together that night. He was
stricken with cerebral hemor
rhage next day, Saturday, and
died a few minutes after being
taken to Harlem Hospital.
Funeral services were held
from A. M. E: Zion church
(Mother), New York, conducted
by Dr. Anson Phelps-Stokes,
President of the Phelps-Stokes
Educational Foundation and
Canon of the National Cathe
dral, of Washington, D. C. This
is the Cathedral in whose crypt.
ex-President Wilson is buried.
Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones had
charge of arrangements. One
son of Dr. Aggrey was present.
The attendance was large; sev
eral professors from Columbia
University were present. The
body was sent to Salisbury for
interment.
THOS. A. LONG,
Columbia University,
New York City.
PINE STREET CHURCH,
DURHAM, N. C.
By Rev. J. E. Avant
The members of Pine Street
church are sad over the loss to
us of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Spears,
who have returned to Charlotte.
They are truly great workers in
the Master's vineyard. Our mis
sionary Society gave to Mrs.
Spears a handsome glass bowl,—
just a small way to show our
appreciation for her splendid
work she did while in our midst.
We cannot say good-bye to our
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YADKIN CENTRAL
CONVENTION
By Mrs. C. A. Wash
Corresponding
The annual meeting
Central District Sunday
Convention of Yadkin Prc
ry, Synod of Catawba,
was held at Grace Presbyt
church, Winston-Salem,
August 4-7, came to a close
expressions of regret on the \
of every member and dele
to the Convention.
We are take our hats ot
the Rev. Dr. J. A. Bonner
his most noble wife, also his ,
people. The church’s name
Grace, and Dr. Bonner with I
of that force of elegance apj
ing before his people from
bath to Sabbath in preaching;
gospel in its purity, has st
upon the minds of the pc
who hear him at Grace chi
profound belief in the Script*
which say, “My Grace is si
cient for thee.
All of us would like to go bapk
to Grace church on any invita
tion that may be extended, ft it
is tomorrow, because of the ip|y
al way we have been entertained
by the good citizens of the me
tropolis city of North Carolina.
The Convention opened Thufs
day night at 8 o'clock with song
service by the Junior chdir of
the church. This service was #d
by Dr. W. D. Clayborn, who lj»
a graduate of Johnson y.
Smith University in the class, of
1911 and from Meharry Dental
College in 1915, and is now p§hc
ticing in the city of Winston
Salem. He is an elder erf Grice
church. The service contimfei
Soj^TS^mfRUtesr*
Then we had the invocation
by the Rev. Dr. J. C. Alston,
pastor of Lloyd Presbyterian
church, Winston-Salem. This
was followed by the address of
the President, Elder C. W. Rob
inson, of Cherry Street church,
High Point. The President used
as a subject, “The Non-Stop Sta
tion.” In this address he made
a profound impression on his
hearers. After the address we
were favored with a solo by Mr.
Leander Hill.
Then we were welcomed in an
unusual manner by the follow
ing named persons:
Welcome on behalf of the
church by Prof. H. Liston, who
is also a graduate of Johnson C.
Smith University, and Dean of
Winston-Salem Teachers’ Col
lege.
Welcome on behalf of Grace
Sunday school, Hon. Jas. S. La
nier. Mr. Lanier has been Super
intendent for thirty-three years.
Well versed in his profession as
a lawyer he is competent as a
superintendent.
Welcome on behalf of the Sun
day schools of the city by Prof.
J. H. Alexander.
Welcome on behalf of the bus
iness men of the city, Prof. J. E.
Grigsby. He, too, is a graduate
of J. C. Smith University and is
now a professor at Winston-Sa
lem Teachers' College. Prof.
Grigsby finished in the class of
1921 and afterwards did grad
uate work at the University of
Ohio.
Welcome on behalf of the aux
iliaries, Mrs. Mamie Vaughan.
Response to all of the welcome
addresses was made by Rev. H.
C. Miller, pastor of St. James
Presbyterian church, Greens
boro.
We were then favored with
two selections by the Quartet of
Mt. Pleasant M. E. church.
' The collection was taken by
Rev. C. A. Washington and Mr.
G. R. Marsh, our missionary of
Yadkin Presbytery. Benedic
tion was pronounced by Rev. C.
A. Washington.
Friday.
Friday morning, August 5th,
praise services were led by Rev.
C. A. Washington, from nine to
nine-fifteen.
Then we entered into our reg
ular business session. First, we
had the roll call and minutes of
the previous meeting were read
and adopted.
Then came the election of of
ficers as follows:
Mrs. J. H. Clement, President.
Mr. B. G. Ellison, 1st. Vice
President. 5
Mrs. J. H. Turner, 2nd. Vice
President.
Mrs. G. A. Bridges, Treasur
er.
Miss Mamie Rogers, Secreta
ry.
Mrs. C. A. Washington, Corre
sponding Secretary.
Mrs. S. L. Young, Assistant
Secretary.
After the election of officers
there was a paper on “The Duty
of a Superintendent to Sunday
School,” by Mr. B. C. Ellison, Jr.
Discussion of this paper was
opened by Rev. Dr. Bonner. Dr.
Bonner complimented the young
man to the highest for bringing;
such a thoughtful paper before
the Convention.
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock
reports from the Sunday schools
were heard. Following there
was a general discussion of
“Does the Sunday School Have
Any Effect in .Aiding the Young
People in Their'Choice of Life’s
Work?” led by Dr. W. C. Clay-!
born.
Friday night there was a pop
ular meeting opening with a
praise service.
After music there was a dis
cussion, “How Can We Make
Our Convention Program More
interesting and Effective?” This
subject was opened by Mr. C.
W. Roberson, followed by Mr.
G. R. Marsh; after which we
were favored with a solo by Miss
Susie Miller, of Greensboro.
Then came the collection, fol
Pwed by the Benediction by Rev.
. A. Washington. y,
Saturday morning, August 6,
the Convention opened with
praise service for fiftees' min
utes, led by Rev. C. A. Wash
ington; after which we had the
reports of former Corresponding
Secretary and Teasurer. Then
we had a general discussion on
the subject, “What Benefit Does
the District Convention Receive
from the Synodical School of
Methods?” Many spoke on this
subject.
Report for the last School of
Methods was made by Mrs. G.
A. Bridges, who was the dele
gate. Her report was one of the
best ever brought before the
Convention.
The election of delegate to the
School of Methods at Oxford re
sulted in the choice of Mrs. Ma
mie B. Rogers.
Saturday Afternoon
One of the pleasantest feat
ures of the meeting of the Cen
tral District of the Yadkm Sab
bath School Convention was the
outing given by Grace Sabbath
school.
The Convention delegates and
visiting friends assembled at the
church where they were greeted
by the pastor, Dr. Bonner and
Mrs. Bonner and Supt.
Lanier, who directed the guests
to the long line of waiting cars.
These cars had been furnished
free of charge by the business
men and women of the city.
The line of cars then moved
off from the church and toured
the city. Many interesting plac
es were pointed out. After a
pleasant drive of two hours the
guests were carried to the home
of Mrs. J. S. Hill. Mrs. Hill was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Ed
ward Hill, Mrs. Mary Webb and
Mrs. Leander Hill.
After introductions were over
the guests were bountifully
served to cake and cream and
j refreshing punch on the beauti
fully decorated lawn of the
home.
Mrs. Hill is a gracious hostess
and a lively hour was spent in
playing old fashioned games un
til driven in doors by the rain.
,Here the merriment continued
, until it was time for the crowd
! to disperse.
Brief talks were made by Col.
Timlic, of the city, and the re
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YADKIN DISTRICT 1
ing. %
An auxiliary of the Yadkin
Presbyterial Society . in the
Western District held its annu
al District meeting in Moores -
ville Presbyterian church. July
28-29.
The meeting was opened at
10 o'clock A. M., with a praise
service conducted by Mrs. B. F.
Murray, President. The topic
was “Christ the Bread of Life.”
John 6:51. Mrs. Murry has hqkl
the position of President for 19
years. The Society gave her a
beautiful bouquet of flowers, for
her excellent service rendered
It was presented by Mrs. L. M.
Onque in words very appropriate
for the occasion. .
Dr. B. F. Murray and Rev. J.
A. Ramsuer, pastor of the
church, and others discussed the
subject at length, after which
the house was declared open for
business.
There were three sessions i*
day—morning, afternoon and
evening. Thursday was taken
up with the enrollment, minutes
of the last meeting and election
of officers. The officers are as
follows:
Mrs. B. F. Murray, President.
Mrs. Matilda White, 1st Vice
President.
Mrs. I. B. Ramseur, 2nd Vice
'^resident.
Mrs. L. M. Onque, 3rd Vice
President.
Mrs. W. A. Hawkins, Record
ing Secretary, <
Mrs. B. L. Abernathy, Asso
ciate Secretary. •£
Mrs. M. S. Cowan, Corre
sponding Secretary. ;
Mrs. Mary Wood, Treasurer.
Mrs. Mabel Waddell, whb . yras
complimented much for bring
ing back such a full report.
Then the reports from the
churches were heard, which
were very good. Eleven church
es were represented by 32. dele
gates with other representatives.
These churches reported 139
members and 50 officers; total,
189; 6 deaths; sent $138.71 to
the Boards. Broad Street
church sent the largest amount.
Ministers present were Drs.
B. F. Murray, J. L. Hollowell,
Revs. J. A. Ramseur, and J.;G<
Murray, Rev. N. Bell from the
Catawba Presbytery, and Revs.
Parris and Rev. Moore, pastors
in the A. M. E. Zion and the
Congregational churches. Mrs.
Bunn, of South Carolina, was
asked to sit as corresponding
member.
The afternoon was taken up
with the reading and discussion
of papers. Some well prepared
papers were read. One by Mrs.
Annie Rodgers on “Respect for
God’s House/’ was discussed at
length.
Excellent music was furnished
by Oakland and Mooresville
choirs.
The popular meeting was
held Thursday evening. The
memorial service, led by Mrs.
Mary Wood and Mrs. Lelia Phi
fer, was very impressive.
Greetings were given by Mrs.
Ramseur and Mrs. Coble.
Friday afternoon was the
Children’s Hour,” which was
very good. The exercise was
conducted by Miss Knox and
Mrs. Bessie Cowan. ^
Mrs. ,‘E. B. Metres,
Prestoyterial President, . was
present and gave an interesting
talk on “Mission Work.” “
Freedom church is the next
place of meeting. ^
Mrs. W. A. Hawkins was
elected delegate to the Presby
terial meeting. Mrs. Murray
will be given a free trip to the
Presbyterial. .
Thus closed another success
ful meeting. Too much cannot
be said of Rev. and Mrs. Ram
seur and the good people of
Mooresville for entertaining us
so nicely.
MRS. B. F. MURRAY, Pres.
MRS. M. S. COWAN, Cor. Sec.
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“M^Jl
Sanatorium, August 20.—Dis
covery of tuberculosis early and
the eventual recovery of the per
son sick with the disease depends
upon the individual and the in
dividual’s doctor. A knowledge
of the seven symptoms of tu
berculosi with a prompt visit to
the doctor should anyone of
these symptoms appear is a
means the individual can adopt
for insuring himself against the
discovery of his disease in an
advanced stage, for tuberculosis,
like murder, will out.
A yearly or semi-yearly phy
sical examination that ■ includes
a thorough examination of the
chest by a good doctor is also
a form of insurance against ad
vanced tuberculosis, or , tubercu
losis at all, as well as other dis
eases. -
‘ The seven symptoms of tuber
culosis are: 1. Loss of weight,
strength or energy. 2. Loss of
appetite, indigestion. 3. Fever
in the afternoon or evening with
a normal or subnormal temper
ature in the morning. 4. A
hemorrhage from the lungs. 5.
Pleurisy. 6. A cough that lasts
longer than three weeks. 7. An
anal fistula.
The discovery early that
active tuberculosis is present in
the lungs means the difference
between recovery and a healthy
normal life for the tuberculosis
individual, or late discovery and
final death from the disease, or
at best years of semi-invalidism
with impaired health and work
ing, abifity.
Ninety-three per cent of all the
early stage cases of tuberculosis
treated: at the North Carolina
Santorium in the past twelve
cent
are living and working. This is
the sanatorium’s answer to the
question: “Is tuberculosis cura
ble?" Taken in time and treated
right, it is.
CARMEL PRESBYTERIAN
, CHURCH, CHESTER, S. C.
Communion was administered
at the Sunday morning service.
Mrs. James Manoney and
family have arrived from New
York and have gone to house
keeping ..in the parsonage on
Loomis St.
A very successful Daily Va
cation Bible School has just
been brought to a close. More
than 100 pupils were enrolled.
Recent visitors to our Sunday
morning service were Mrs. Eu
nice Veal Baker, of Stubenville,
Ohio, and Mr. L. Lightner, of
Raleigh, N. C. Both were for
meriy memDers.
Mrs. R. D. Ayers and two
small daughters, Sarah Mildred
and Vivian Elizabeth, are spend
ing a month in Asbury Park, N.
J.
The officers and members of
the church gave Rev. and Mrs.
J. W. Manoney a shower on last
Monday night. They received a
bountiful supply of groceries
and other useful articles. Elder
J. T. Douglass, speaking for the
membership,..expressed our ap
preciation and esteem for the
pastor, and pledged him the
church’s loyal support.
Rev. Manoney was speechless
to begin with, but when he
found his voice, he told of his
smrprise and joy at having these
gifts bestowed, upon him. He
said that aside from the mate
rial help that they brought, was
the pleasure of knowing that
the church stood back of him.
. Miss Barnett Irwin, of Brain
erd Institute, and little Eunice
Adair are attending the School
of Methods at Haines Institute,
Augusta, Ga., this week.
An interesting program was
given recently by representa
tives from all the churches of
Rock Hill, in the interest of our
Fall Rally. K
The last meeting of the Mis
sionary Society was held at the
home of Mrs. R. S. Torrence. The
meeting was largely attended
and was full of interest and en
thusiasm.
MARGARET ADAIR.