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The Africo - American Presbyterian. Established in 1879. CONSOLIDATED with THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST. KevTH. L. McCROREY. D. D.. LL. L>.. 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 puo lished at Charlotte. N. C., every Thursday. AU 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 dwell at large. There is carefully seler ed reading matter suited to all class es of our people—the farmer, the mechanic, the artisan and the pro. fessional man. The Sabbath School and Mission ary causes will receive special at tention TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Single copy one year.. $1 JO Six months.-...76 Three months.-.. .50 RATES OF ADVERTISING Given on Application We earnestly ask the sympathy end prayers of our brethren and friends at large in order that our efforts in this enterprise may be crowned with success. AGENTS WANTED—t' whom a libera! commission will br »*id. Send all money by ’ . O. Money Order, Registered Le* cer or Bank Check, otherwise ir might cet lost apd the sender ak>n< will be respon sible. Entereu at the Postofiice at Char lotte, N. C., as second class matter. THURSDAY, JAN. 5, 1928. THE NEW YEAR. The Rev. Dr. William Carter, pastor of the Throop Avenue Presbyterian church, of Brook lyn, N. Y., preached a sermon last Sabbath morning on “The Opportunities of the New Year” that was full of suggestions designed to help those who are desirous that the end of the:New Year shall show an advance for them in both material and spir itual values. Dr. Carter said among other things: “Every new year is a new chance for the discouraged and despairing. We learn from experience that the experience of failure is much more im pressive and enlightening than the experience of success. “We learn to rectify our mis takes only by knowing that we have made them. The ignorant and easygoing never know where they have failed and have not wit enough nor initia tive enough to try to do differ ently. Blessed is the man who makes mistakes and knows how he made them! He will do better next time. “Opportunity has no forelock, it must be taken from the rear. The man who waits for oppor tunity never meets it. It is the that gets a grip on it. It already man that overtakes opportunity has a ‘head start’ on you in this new year. ‘Gird up your loins’ and catch up with it and you will have a better year than ever before. ‘There’s a good time coming’ is a poor motto for an ambitious man. The bet ter motto is, ‘There’s a good time going and I am going to catch it before it gets away.’” LYNCHINGS IN 1927. It is reported from the De partment of Records and Re search of Tuskegee Institute that there were sixteen persons lynched in the Unitd States in 1927 as against thirty in 1926. All of the lynchings were in the Southern States and all of the victims were Negroes, four of whom were burned after being put to death. A lynchless year for which law-abiding citizens have been praying and working does not yet appear to be near, for the number of lynchmgs for the past four years ^save that of 1926 has been practically the same. In 1924 there were 16, in 1926 there were 17, and 16 in 1927. NORTH CAROLINA STATE PRISON STATISTICS. For many years the number of. Negroes committed to the State prison of North Carolina has outnumbered the whites, but statistics show that for the past fifteen years or more the .number of white criminals com mitted to prison has increased i.ur more rapidly than that of ixegroea. in 1912, 73 whites ana 112 colored were commit ted to the State prison. In 1917 the number was, whites 77, col ored 89 ; in 1922, whites, 209, colored 188; in 1927, whites 473, colored 305. While the State prison statis tics have been reversed in recent years in favor of the Negroes of the State as compared with the whites, crime is still on the increase in both races as is also borne out by the statistics. This condition is a challenge to the home, the church and the school. SUNDAY COURT AT GOLDS* BORO. Mr. Editor:—Your article in your paper of December 15th is astounding for several reasons, but chiefest of these is the con vening of a criminal court on Sunday! Only last Saturday, December 17th, in this city a murder case was being tried in the Hustings Court. (The parties were white). The case went to the jury about 6:30 P. M. The jury retired to consider their verdict. Promptly at 11:45 P. M. they were summoned to come into court if they had reached a ver dict and when they said they had not, the learned judge in formed them that it was unlaw ful for them to deliberate on a Sun ay and they must appear again in court on Monday at 10 A. M. I write to ask: Is there no mch law in the great State of Nor h Carolina? Why should the Sabbath day be thus used in a Christian commonwealth V Let some Qlje w^o knows tell. Quote us the law that governs such a procedure; for I have a slum bering feeling that it was a case of “railroading” a “nigger” to the electric chair—hence this in decent haste. Yours for orderly govern ment in both Church and State, A. A. HECTOR. Richmond, Va. [The Charlotte Observer of Monday, Dec. 12th, gave a long account of the trial at Golds boro. We are sending a copy of that paper to Rev. Hector. Judge Henry A. Grady, who presided over the court, is regarded as a learned jurist. We presume, ithereforq, there is no law in North Carolina forbidding the holding of court on the Sabbath, although we think public senti ment is decidedly against such a procedure. The accused was convicted but, we understand, is to have another hearing.—A. A. Presbyterian.] SPECIAL NOTICE. To Scotia College Graduates, Undergraduates and Daugh ters of Graduates. We, the undersigned, having ?een the work our sisters are loing in other States, have :aught a vision and we are hop ing that our sisters in this sec tion will catch the same, and will come with us on January 28th, 1928, at 2:30 o’clock, at :he office of Miss Nannie I. Davis, 102 Manning Avenue, Sumter, S. C., for the purpose of organizing a Scotia Chapter o do something for our Alma Mater. We are also asking the minis ters of this county to kindly read fhis notice from their pulpits. MISS HELEN N. USHER, MTSS ISABELLE McKAY, MTSS NANNIE I. DAVIS. Dr. Julia P. Coleman, a well known North Carolinian, now living in New York, was recent ly elected President of the New York Oitv Federation of Wo men’s Clubs. c. The Christmas holidays at Johnson C. Smith University ex tended from Friday, December 23rd, to Monday, January 2nd. Several members of the faculty < ‘•ook avantage ofr the recess to o away for a day or two andj, many of the students went to 'heir homes for the entire sea on. Through the good offices f Mrs. H. L. McCrorey, Rev. A. J. Corley, Supirntendent of 'uildings, and Mrs. Mamie K. Spaulding, Matron, the students vho remained at fhe University rere made to feel very much at home. 'Hie Christmas tree that Yuletide at the University was arranged fifr this year by Mrs. McCrorej£~who saw to it that every student was re membered by soi^e token ex pressive of the Christmas spir it. The exerciser connected with the tree and the presenta tion of gifts took "place Christ mas morning. has become a At two o’clock Christmas day he faculty and Students were entertained at dinner provided by the generosity and thought^ fulness of Mrs. Johnson C. •smith. t)r. and .lift. McCrorey, together with the Superinten dent and Matron, acted as host <nd hostess during this repast ind all passed a delightful hour. Dr. Yorke Jones and Mrs. S. Herbert Adams for the Faculty, md Mr. George Dockery for the student body, expressed the thanks and good feeling of those present. On the suggestion of Dr. Jones it was unanimously voted that Dr. and Mrs. McCrorey send Mrs. Johnson C. Smith a message of greeting and appre ciation from the assembled din ers. All went away with best wishes for Johnson C. Smith University and its gracious benefaotress. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE NEGRO? ^ * The Fact-Finding Stock-Tak ing Confp*|ncev whi<jH has just sojourned in Durham, N. C., has been acclaimed oner of the greatest meetings of its kind ever held. Brilliant addresses oy leaders in various activities marked this very important con rereiiwe. When minutes, reports and recommendations of this gathering are published we are expected to know “What’s wrong with the Negro,” and what we must do to correct these wrongs. And while we await the announcements and findings of the Durham Confer ence we find ourselves speculat ing, so to speak, on the same subject—“What’s Wrong with the Negro?” When we attempt to answer this question we are surely faced with a problem. Perhaps no race on earth has been disgraced, as it were, as often as the Negro. Where he is found to be ignorant his treatment is a school or college. Whe n it is a question of religion immediately a new church springs up. If it is a health prob lem he gets a hospital. And so it goes—a remedy for every con dition. With all of these various reme dies and all of his progress in various directions he is yet in a very bad condition if We accept the opinions of many with whom we come in contact. To some he is lazy and unreliable; to others he lacks race pride; and still others can find a number of ills that are peculiar to the Ne gro. And after all we wonder if many of these criticisms are justifiable. We have often been told that no groiip of peo ple has made the same progress in a given period of time that the Negro has made. He is still making progress and the next thirty years will find him fur ther advanced in the process of finding himself. His greatest need is opportunity, a chance to earn a living, a chance to over come the ignorance and super stition that has been his lot for years; a chance to send his boy and girl to school where they may avail themselves of the privileges that were denied the majority of Negroes a few years ago.—The Florida Sentinel. : ,„»X . .. ■ ■■" HANDLE LIGHT SERVICE IN THE CALVARY PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH, WIL SON, N. C. 7 I I On Sunday, December 18th, the following Christinas exer-1 ;ises were carried; nut under he supervision of Miss Theodo ra Percival and Mrs. Sarah /ick: Prelude: Christmas Hymns. Processional: “Hark, the Her iltl Angels Sing." Prayer. Response :— ‘O, come to my heart. Lord Jesus, rhere is room in my heart for Thee.” Hymn, “Watchman, Tell us of the Night.” (Antiphonal). Prohpecy: (Pioneer Boys). Hymn: The First Noel. Jesus' Birth: (Tuxis Girls). The Shepherds and the An gels: (Light Bearers). Hymn: “Away in a Manger,” (Beginners and Primaries). The Visit of the Magi: (Pion eer Boys). Trio and Chorus: “We Three tongs of the Orient Are.” 0010, “Silent Night, Holy Night.” xiymn: “As With Gladness ivien of Old. ' (Antiphonal). unristmas Message, the Pas u>r. response. nymn, “Joy to the World.” jbeneaiction. ihe Candle lights added jeauty and charm to the occa sion. jfioneers Jesse Gray and Carl rimes made a large star electri cally lighted ana placed it in the tower of the church Christ mas Jive night. This was an innovation, it attracted the at tention of a large number of people. These boys have been the recipients of many words of commendation for their work manship. The Tuxis Girls carried Christ mas cheer in the form of fruits, etc., to the inmates of the County Home for the poor. The Young People's Forum is pnovingAo be pia^e whei^| people of varying opinions mix together to discuss and listen ;o the discussion of the vital jroblems of the day. This Fo rum, fostered by the Tuxis 3 iris and Pioneer Boys, is try ing to provide a place to stimu ate thinking, to build character ind to make better citizens. The attendance thus far has ex ceeded the expectation of the >romoters. The December meetings were as follows: on the second Sun day Mr. J. W. Ivy, Book Critic >f the Messenger Magazine, spoke on “The Need of a New Economic Leadership for Ne groes.” This was an inspiring and informing address. The dis cussions which followed, were enlightening. On the 4th Sun lay the out-of-town students conducted a “Symposium.” The project was a success in every letail. The following schools were represented: University of Michigan, Howard University, Dunbar High School, Washing* ton; Orange, New Jersey, High School, St. Paul, Va., State Col lege, Shaw, State Normal at Fayetteville, Livingstone, N. C. College and J. C. Smith. The following speakers are scheduled for future meetings: Jan. 8th, Mr. L. A. Oxley, of the State Department of Welfare and Charities; January 22, Mr. Walter P. Evans, merchant prince, of Laurinburg; Feb. 12, (Race Relations Day), Prof. C. H. Hamlin, head of the depart ment of Sociology in the Atlan tic Christian College, will speak. Mr. Hamlin is a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and the author of “The War Myth in United States History.” We are expecting to have Mr. Franklin 0. Nichols, of the American Social Hygiene Soci ety to make a special address to men and boys on February 26. “THE SCRIBE.” CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends for the many kind things done for us during the recent illness and death of our husband and father, Mr. L. M. Russell. MRS. IRENE RUSSELL AND DAUGHTER. ons again to the side of a new made grave. Under date of December 21, 1927, ithis message came to us: Dear Friends: Mama passed quietly away this morning at six and will be buried on Sa'turday, 24th, at noon, from ner late home, 2118 Carpenter Street; Philadelphia. Sincerely yours, CHAS. S. BROOKS. Mrs. Hannah Brooks Hargrave came to her death in the city of Her birth, Philadelphia, Pa; She lived a long and useful life, it was in three States—Penn syvamaT South Carolina and North 'Carolina-—that she ren dered resident services. But it was particularly at Charlotte and in connection with the cam pus doings of Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith Univer sity) that Tier noble impress was made. ' " She came to the University at a crucial time, with her husband, .he late Prof. Wm. F. Brooks, ai 1891, when the administra tive affairs of thev school were suddenly chahged from a white co a colmed faculty; in a SftiOth er ly way she entered generously into the lives of the students of the campus, ami' her home soon oecame and continued to be, during her stay oh the campus, a rendezvous ior au uepresseu students seeking consolation for cheir de j ected spirits, And alsalm ior their physical illd: The ser vices rendered by Her iii that way were timely, add the re sults for good could not be com puted. " ’’ ■’ ' ; After-the death of her husband, he Rev. Wm. H. Brdoks;D. p., in 1897, she contihuedto reside near the college campuS, and jin 'ue course; of time, became the wife of the Rev. Prof.- Wm. Hargyave, D. D., Also a teachjer in the school. Her deeds bf cin^ne^.ahd tenderness contin iq4 to, .tpe death Of her laht Husband4 vhMi she, in 1907, Re turned to Philadelphia, whejre she breathed her last on Decem ber 21st ult. I Church Membership Mrs. Hannah Brooks Har grave was a non-resident mem ber of the Seventh Street Pres byterian church, Charlotte, a^d sent her contribution for the financial support of the church regularly as though she attenjd 2d in person. We desire to record this es timate of our deceased friend. She was kindhearted and geh 3reous. She despised not one j>f God’s creatures. She could not cherish malice. It was not char acteristic of her to harm any one. She loved God. In the thunder she hfeard His voice. In the sunshine she saw His smile and in everything His all-per vadipg goodness and jnercy. * Her work on earth is done and she is at rest. ^ “And from heaven 'of heavens above God speaketh • with bateless breath: My angel of perfect love xs the angel rpen; call Death,” (PROF,) J. D. MARTIN. Johnson C. Smith Univ., Charlotte, N, C. PROF. ADAMS WINS DE GREE. Prof. S. Herbert Adams, who has for some years been Reg istrar of Johnson C. Smith Uni versity, has recently passed the examination for the Modern M. A. degree of Durham Universi ty, England. Prof. Adams took his post graduate course in the field of Latin under the tuition of Ox ford University and passed the examination at the first at tempt. G. G. M. JAMES, Head of the Department of Classics, Johnson C. Smith Uni versity. A daughter, Laurette Yo lande. was born to Rev. and Mrs. Thos. B. Hargrave, Dec. 14th. at the Providence Hospi tal. Danville. Va., weight 8 lbs. Mother and baby doing nicely. BLANDONIA CHURCH, SANFORD, By Mrs. Nancy L. Crumpton iast Saturday from Washington, D. C., where he attended the innuai meeting of the American Sociological Society, which was held December 27-30, 1927, at the Raleigh ' Hotel. Colored members present at the meeting were Prof. Monroe Work, Edi tor of the Negro year Rook, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; Dr. Kelly Miller mad Prof. Jones, Howard University, Washing ton, D. C.; Dean W. S. Turner, Shaw University, Raleigh, N, C., and Dr. Thos. A. Long, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N. C. There were more than three hundred members of the Socie ty present representing the fore most colleges and universities of Lhis country, the society being •toe of the Council of Learned Societies of America. Another year has passed into history. Another - milestone naa been reached on the great nighway of life. What has the past year' meant to us ?'- Have we maae -mistakes? -Let us profit by them and resolve with God s helD to avoid like mis cakes in the future. • Has there oeen fancied wrong done us or some misunderstanding be tween us and our fellowman? Let us wrap it in the broad mantle of charity and remem ber it against them no more. Have we been able to do some worthwhile deed? Has some life been made happier by'hav ing come in contact with us ? if so, let us enlarge upon these virtues and strive to do great er and better things this year than ever before. ’ *’••• “True Worth is in being not ' seeming, ■ - In doing each day that goes ! * by ■ . • Some little good, not in dream ing - ! V*-*'" Of greater things to do by and • ■ by.” • ■ :: • The services in Blandbnia church on January 1, 1928, were of a very high order and full of the Holy Spirit. Rev. McMillan used as the subject of his New Year sermon, “The Silent Pro gress of God’s Kingdom.” His text was taken from- St. Matt. 12:19, “He shall not strive nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.” This discourse was very beautiful tod inspiring. Although - the weather was bitterly i cold we had a large congregation pres ent. Among them was a num ber of visitors who come out each Sabbath to hear and; en joy Rev. McMillan’s wonderful sermons: .? The Sabbath school was well attended. The Senior Banner was still retained by Cephas Bible class, Dr. jC. N. Mijlan, teacher. The Primary Banner was taken by tlje Senior class, Mrs. N. L. Crumpton, teacher. The choir rendered a program of Christmas music on Sunday, Dec. 25. A splendid audience was present who expressed them selves as having enjoyed it. A pageant, “The Wonderful Name,” and a playlet, “The Night Before Christmas,” were presented by the Light Bear ers’ Society on Friday night, December 28, at the Odd Fel lows’-Masonic Hall. A neat sum was realized. Mrs. I. H. Blue is leader of this group. Miss Vivian Alston spent the '•ay in Greensboro visiting friends and relatives. Wp had as visitors in church Sunday night Miss Docie Har rington. of Red Springs, and Mr. Andrew Mclver, of Laurin burg. Mr. Mclver gave us some very encouraging re marks. REV. 0. E. SANDERS’ BROTH ER IS DEAD. The Rev. 0. E. Sanders went to Concord on Wednesday, Jan. 3. to attend the funeral of his eldest brother, Mr. Robert San ders. Mr. Sanders died sudden ly on Monday morning, Jan. 2.
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