is wishing the pastors,
each pu
to awj
becoming
met s4v
County
frbra kauri:
JU»kiiigham^
ought to mark the greatest for
ward step we have made yet.
The following are some of the
things we desire to accomplish
for this year.
1. Our goal is set for 1,000
new Sunday school pupils by
the time the School of Methods
convenes in August. The Con
vention at its business session
last August voted to enter upon
this campaign for new members.
The Presbyterial Sunday school
missionaries and the Secretaries
of the District Conventions will
be calling on you in the near fu
ture to help you in any way
they can to carry out your lo
cal plans. Several of the
schools have already entered
upon this drive for new mem
bers. May we urge that we
beam early—even now—upon
this task.
2. We should not be satis
fied with anything less than 110
-Daily Vacation Bible Schools in
the S* nod for the coming year.
•That will be an increase of 30
over last year. In a very few
weeks we will be sending let
ters to the superintendents
asking them to take up with
their schools this question, so
that we will know by March 31
all churches in the Synod that
plan to have a Daily Vacation
Bible School for the coming
summer. This will enable us to
make plans to give the maxi
mum amount of service to each
school in working out its pre
liminary schedule. In the next
article we will give the summary
of the work done along this line
last summer.
3. We are still hearing ech
oes from the splendid session of
our School of Methods held at
Mary Potter School, Oxford, last
Summer. This ought to be an
incentive for us to begin early
to make preparations for a larg
er and even 'better meeting next
August. I am sure when the
Executive Committee meets toi
formulate the program, as ini
former years, it will be a pro
gram that will be an improve
ment on all previous ones.
: ,4 We are positive that our
delegation will be larger than
last summer. *Our ^special effort
will be to get m
£
178 schools
sented.
4. Better equi]
sUre few of oi>
isfied with tW
we nave for <w
Sunday school #b
equipment overl|
in <m Institute
reacted the pl|p
especially in M
schools, we musfS
and consider serin
ieta'ef better tgeq
the work of t» a
The day of th| c
day school is pifss
,as that of tw
schbol. Not
give attention tfj
housing hut td'tijj
ternkl equipment!
5. As it is cot
tnora .evident tl
room Sdm
■ as rapid^
e-room day
should we
re adequate
atter of rn
more
ttMKWM.of th« y»
largely the work of
isChbbl, we must begi
t<#cb£tP who are cq
Irymg but this xn
IjTolf ihaCwe dp not;
W-ha# bornMm
of ChristlaS#^6ducafion on
first of last October made' a
great step forward in Teacher
Training. I am afraid that the
bulk of our schools are not pre
pared for that advance, but we
can qualify if we give serious
heed to the setting up of leader
ship training classes in all our
schools.
These are some practical ad
vances that we can make and I
am sure if we work together co
operatively in the future as we
have done in the past the goals
that we have set, will be reached
—not only reached, but sur
passed.
When will I be back ? I plan to
return on the first train leaving
Boston after I have finished the
work I am doing here.
LYNCMNGS DURING
THE YEAR
(From The Richmond Times
Dispatch.)
Figures compiled by the De
partment of Records and Re
search of Tuskegee Institute on
lynchings in the United States
during the year reveal a grati
fying reduction in their number,
as compared with the records
of this nefarious business for
the preceding twelve months.
During 1927 a total of sixteen
persons lost their lives at the
hands of mohs, as against thirty
in 1926. T.iere were forty-two
instances in which officers of
the law prevented lynchings.
Eight of these were in Northern
States and thirty-four in South
ern States. Armed forces fre
quently were employed to repel
mobs bent upon taking the law
into their own hands. It is es
timated that this vigilance and
devotion to duty on the part of
the authorities saved sixty
eight persons from lynching
bees.
While comparison of these
outrages for the years 1926 and
1927 are very gratifying, as re
vealing a reduction of nearly
100 per cent, 1927 does not
out so brightly when $g»'
others twelve
months are
this respect. However, the
record of armed resistance | to
would be lynchers is evidence‘of
a growing protest against such
acts of lawlessness, and The
Times-Dispatc^ is looking for
some Lime ago tnai a muruerer
was a murderer, whether fa*
shot down as an individual or
participated in a lynehin
which reacted in death,
expresses tfte opinion of
iaw-tabiding citizen, no matte?
where -he lives.. ’ Orderly gdv
ernment cannot tolerate this
aggravated form of disorderlj
ness. If mobs are ^permitted to
do to* delath men without tho
semblance of trial by constituted
authority, Justice has been
mocked openly ond-'the courts
have become dead government
al timber. It is one of the cher
ished hopes of civilized peoples
everywhere that all men, how
ever debased they may be, are
entitled to have their peers sit
in judgment upon them; whten
that principle is scorned
civilization we know has
come endangered. ^ V
Every participant in U lynch*
ins, if it be possible, should be
haled to a court of justice and
tiled for murder, just as the
man who, as an individual, kills
in cold blood. There is no dif
ference, so far as the, law is
concerned* ii| their crimes
tion of the creative work of Ne
groes in America in the fine
arts will be held in New York
from January 6 to 15 at Inter
national House, No. 500 River
side Drive, under the sponsor
ship of the Harmon Foundation
Fund in co-operation with the
Commission on the Church and
Race Relations of the Federal
Council of Churches.
The threefold aim of the exhi
bition is to bring about a larg
er interest in Negro art as a
contributing influence to Amer
ican culture, to stimulate Negro
artists to strive for achievement
in the fine arts, according to the
highest standards, and to en
courage the general public in the
purchase of productions of Ne
gro artists, thereby helping to
put them on a better economic
foundation.
"The general exniDit piannea
for this year is in connection
with and results from the award
in fine af ts of the series of Wil
liam E. Harmon Awards for
Distinguished Achievement
Among Negroes,” says Dr. Geo.
E. Haynes, Secretary of the
Commission of the Church and
Race Relations.
“This award has had a Na
tion-wide scop£, entries having
been received from California,
Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Louisiana, Massachu
setts, Missouri, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Virginia and the
District of Columbia.
“Because of the high order ol
work presented by Negro artists
and the favorable public com
ment which the award attracted,
we believe that the productions
of Negro artists should be giver
wider attention. Any^erson oi
African descent in tfC/ United
States is invited to submit his
productions in painting, drawing
engraving, modeling, sculpture
architecture or any other of th(
fine arts.”
Artists will not be charged
for exhibiting their work.—
Lester A. Walton in The Nev
York World.
ge
DESERVING
AGE, LABOR
TELLS CON
fair
me ixegro worx
for his labor,
ent hope for pro
advantisment cojn
the trailing, ef
which he piits
says Secretary
in the Fifteenth
of the Secretary
gress, emphasiz
e time his convic
e industrial ahd
ets of the Neg(ro
•y. a part of Ihdee
erican people/'
text of the reference
itary of Labor to the
industry Appears ‘in
ig paragraphs: r
tense of the absolute
the 'people living in
resident Cpolidge has
well-being of our
uires our constant
amelioration of
ce and the extension
of equal oppor
1 protection uij
k Which are guaran
Constitution.’
assuming the du
ing the Federal De
>f Labor in its work
the Nation’s wage
said;;
no - such ; thing i as
the economics of the
those ; of any other
unerica.* . •• y-* -*5
I fm firmly con
the industrial and:
Our Constitution so decrees it^
and our convictions as a Nation
which is foremost among the
powers of justice of the world
forbid that any group within
our keeping should be denied the
full freedom of democratic gov
ernment* and opportunity, be
cause of race, creed, or previous
condition of servitude.
“The Negro in America has
made his way as a citizen, a sol
dier, and a worker. During the
past half century, particularly
in industry and agriculture, and
| among the Nation’s gainfully
| employed people, he has gone
forward in satisfaction to him
self and to the productive en
richment of America. His con
tinued progress will be an indus
trial asset of value to all the
people. It follows that it is to
the interest of all, both employ
ers and employees, to encourage
the Negro group to continue its
advancement in home life, in
education, and in its respect for,
and loyalty to, American prac
tices and ideals. This means
that it will be but fair and just
to give the Negro worker an
equal wage for his labor, and
the permanent hope for promo
tion and advancement com
mensurate with the training, ef
ficiency and skill which he puts
into his* labor. He will thus be
come capable of contributing a
real share toward increasing out
prosperity and wealth as a Na;
tion.
“He will become a larger buy
er of American. products, reach
ing beyond the mere necessities
of life, rather than a-poorly
paid- competitor, unable to . pur
chase commodities and the. com
fists of life, which increase the
Nation’s business and create ar
increased demand and supply.
' “Upon these principles,-! be
lieve, a substantial measure d
our future industrial success is
dependent.” > ~ * ' -
“De lazier a man is,” saie
1 Uncle Eben, “de mo! anxious h<
is to act .like lie was sbowin
; somebody else how to work.”—
Washington Star...
■ ■ -? *~v ' v-r •• ■ • ■
SWIFT MEMORIAL
COUKUFE
A pantomime and Christmas
pageant were presented by the
Camp Fire girls of Swift under
the direction of Miss E. Valeria
Murphy. -The stage was befit*
tmgly set fen* the* occasion by
colored- lights and furniture. 'Hie
girls taking part in the panto
mime were: Maggie Harris,
Hazel Snapp, Mary Morris,
Brazelton, Audrey Vaughan,
Gertrude Bradford, Ruby Rook
er, Earhne Lomans, Clemmie
Cook, Lessie Lewis, Annie Belle
Thomas, and Henrylyn Williams.
Miss Lois Rooker took the
part of Mary the mother of
Jesus. It was one of the nicest
and most touching affairs th<
students have; ever given
Swift, ' '
The climax-' of" the season’s
social affairs cubninatedin the
foot ball banquet given in the
dining room of
evening of last week,
tor Robert E. Lee, the coach,
deserves much credit fer fAachkg
Swift; In the Winning column of
foot ball after* its seeortd year of
engaging in the sport; Swift
won three games; lost out and
tied one. The dining room was
decorated in gold and blue with
a large bull dog and the famous
pig skin in : the center of the
table. Archie Fain, an alum
nus of Swift,: was the caterer
for the affair. Fifty people were
seated and served. Among the
number, were Dr. and Mrs.
Tucket, Dr. and Mrs. Franklin,
the faculty- and sixteen foot ball
players; Letters were swarded
spoke encouraging wc
future of the sport. . .
Our musical troupe, composed
of Prof. R. E, Lee, Robert Jeans,
Preston Whitley, Harry Cole
man, Miss Durdell Sullivan,
head of the music department;
Bessie Start, Henrylyn Wil
liams, Modeste Brazelton and
Sadie Mills, appeared in a con
cert at the Presbyterian church
at New Market, Tenn., Friday
night, December 16th. The re
ports are that the troupe made
a fine impression on the people.
The church was well filled and
Dr. Hargrave, the pastor, intro
duced Dr. Tucker, who made a
very impressive talk concerning
the work of Swift.
Mrs. C. E. Tucker, the precep
tress of the school, made the
hearts of the students glad with
the Christmas dinner. The
menu consisted of turkey,
mashed potatoes, peas, jelly,
pickles, pie and cake. Each stu
dent was requested to eat all
they wanted.
Many of the students have
been excused to go home for the
Christmas holidays.
Dr. W. H. Franklin, our
President Emeritus, was a pleas
ant visitor to the Boys’ Dormi
tory and the Larimer Y. M. C.
A., He expressed much satis
faction over the way they were
kept and used. He gave to the
Y. M. C. A. a large numher of
St. Luke gospel pamphlets,
newspapers and magazines. „ j
The Swift Memorial College
Alumni Association met in the
Larimer Y. M. C. A. rooms last
Friday night and perfected
plans for the Emancipation pro
gram which is ttrbe held in the
Chapel Monday evening, Janu
1 ary second. Mrs. Laura Arm
strong was appointed chairman
. for the occasion and Hon. Hen
, ry Clay, -one of the prominent
speakers of the State, will de
liver the main address. A ban
quet will follow the program.
I , The Larimer Y. M. C. A. has
s,just received- name plates and
’ Bibles for the use of the Y. M
- C., A. 3&e platea have beer
[placed according-to- instructions
and the Bibles are5 being used
as requested/ "llie bojrs taSe a
greatdeal of interest in the Y.
M. C. A. work. Much praise
and thanks are expressed about
Mrs. Larimer , because of the
great amount of interest she
had shown for our spiritual
well 'being. .
The Camp Fire' girls ' sang
Christmas carols for the* Presi
dent and faculty Sunday mdm
ing at 4:30 o’clock. It was
one of the most unique services
ever held at Swift. These girls
are much devoted to the Chris
tian life which is shown by* their
daily works.'
A HIGH DAY AT HAKE’S
MEMORIAL CHAPEL, PEN
DLETON, n: c.
y., The 4th Suifda^' in December
I ust past was Christmas and for
tunately it was our preaching
day! We succeeded!!* rabteMng
the seventyrflvfe ‘mites, crossing
the three counties, ..and on into
fforthamptOn in five<miies-bf
the^old Virgin*-* lhJe* Mil:«M.
£. 'Hare, tiie stalwart ‘ little
woman of that county for tiie
great church, her daushter,
Mrs. Ruth E." Jacobs, aridjfour
children, faithful to theiijf''W,
with a few friends, metSsat
the church- building With the
merry greetings of the day. Af
ter a little rest and getting
warm-we attempted:* Christmas
sermon from MatthOw ;2: 11,
“And opening-their treasurers,
they offered unto Jiim. gifts,
^pld and frankincense < and
myrrh.” In our final, exhorta
tions we stressed the importance
of- ppening our hearts; |n^ pre
sehtifcg> untb'icamiitatir best.
the service of the day.4
The day was a rally day with
us for far away China and gen
eral benevolence of the Church.
At the 7:30 P. M. service
Mrs. Hare and Mrs. Jacobs had
arranged an elaborate program
with the children and young
people of the community. The
good people of . the A. M. E.
church at Severn, under the
splendid leadership of that con
secrated pulpit orator, the
young Rev. Mr. Grady, came
over and took a part in every
way in the day’s program, also
the good people of the Baptist
church throughout all these
years, allayed no one to excel
them in making the day a-high
day at Hare!s chapel. •
Mr. Vincent is an 'officer and
member in the Methodist church
at Severn and faithful to his
church, but when the Presbyte
rian mission of Pendleton calls
by the ringing of the bell, Mr.
Vincent and his dear family re-'
port, doing what their hands
find to do. This also can be
said of Brother Harrell and
Mr. James Lassiter. :
We called on the people for
money and they came, contribut
ing $17.00. Mr. Geo. Jacobs-,
Mrs. Hare’s son-in-law, and a
useful young mail in the com
munity, lifted the collection and
[made our hearts glad when he
announced the airioufit.
Too much cannot be said of
Mrs. Hare and her' tireless ef
forts tc carry > the church -for
ward in Nothampton and of the
high ambition of her late hus
band, Mr. W.. G. Hare, for a
Presbyterian church in North
ampton County*. ’ • ‘
Wer were disappointed not to
have some instrumental'" selec
tions from Mrfii Harper,-- who
.was present but ' rather .sick. ;i
Miss Vincent gave splendid per-.,;
vice at the. organ. Ovey. 20^/
were preset.
^jpaRTbN harpe&
Blessed is the influence of one
true loving human soul -on an
other.—Exchange. •• :