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The Africo - American Presbyterian. Established in 1879. consolidated with THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST. Rev. H. L. McCROREY. D. D.. LL. D., Editor. W. E. HILL, Associate Editor. Rev. C. P. PITCHFORD, Business Manager. Devoted to tne uaucauenai, Mate rial, Moral and Religious interests of our people in the South, and pub lished at Charlotte, N. <5., 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 selec. 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-fl.60 Six months_ .f5 Three months..:- .60 We earnestly ask the sympathy and prayers of our brethren and friends at large in order that our effdrts in this enterprise may be crowned with success. Send all money by ’ . O. Money Order, Registered Letter or Bank Check, otherwise it might yet lost and the sender alone wiil be respon sible. r Entereu at the Postoffice at Char lotte, N. C., a3 second class matter THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 1928. EDITORIAL NOTES. Regular employment, sane thinking, wise spending, and righteous living are essential factors in the permanent success of an individual or race. As in dividuals and as a race let us, therefore, think on these things. Those who die or are willing to die for their country are called patriotic, and rightly so; but those who live for their country, that is, live in accordance with the fundamental principles for , whiph the flag of their country stands, also are patriotic. ' » . Prohibition, the great issue in the recent National campaign, was in reality not a political but a moral issue. This fact accounts for the unprecedented disregard of political party lines by the voters. AN OCEAN TRAGEDY. The daily papers of Tuesday gave a distressing story of the sinking of the steamship Ves tris, Monday, off the coast of Vir_ ginia, with several hundred pas sengers on board, many of whom lost their lives. As far as can be determined now, it appears that in the stormy weather which the ship encountered, a part of the cargo was thrown out of place thus overbalancing the ship, and finally causing it to sink. This disaster is anoth er reminder of the peril and tragedy which attend those who “go down to the sea in ships.” ANNUAL WORKERS’ CONFERENCE The Annual Workers’ Confer ence will be held at Mary Potter School, Oxford, N. C., begin ning at two o’clock on the 5th of February and continuing through the 8th. One and a half days will be given to con sideration of work in the sdhools land churches and the other one and a half days will be under the Division of Evan gelism. Synod groups will meet in conference with representa tives of the Division of Evange lism. It is earnestly desired that elders and teachers as well as minister will attend the con ference. Thurssday morning, the 7th, the conference on Evangelism begins and continues through noon of the 8th. In order to carry on our work in the most efficient and progressive man ner it is necessary that every church and church school send as many representatives as pos sible. JOHN M. GASTON, Secretary Division of Missions for Colored People. SMITH UNIVERSITY WINS RECOGNITION OF SOUTH ERN SOCIETY. ■1 —— Johnson C. Smith University has fulfilled the requirements as defined by the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, and work done in this institution by either Prof. T. S. Jackson or Dean Alston will be accepted for face value by all institutions that are accredited by this As sociation. In view of the fact that the Southern Association of Colleg es and Secondary Schools will not accredit Negro institutions, this is an advanced step, as the rating given by this Association means that all work done in the Department of Psychology at Smith University will be accept ed and accredited by the various graduate schools. DR. TAYLOR DOING CON STRUCTIVE WORK. “The Bulletin,” published by the men of Fifteenth Street Presbyterian church, Washing ton, D. C., stated the following relative to their pastor recent ly: “Dr. Locke to Address Ministers’ Association. “To-morrow morning, Novem ber 5, 1928, at 10:30 Dr. Alain Leroy Locke will address the Presbyterian Ministers’ Associa tion on ‘The Rediscovery of Af rica’ in the New York Avenue church. Not only will our Pres bytery be ^represented, but all Presbyteries in the city hold membership therein. “Dr Kelly Miller addressed this association in the spring. So far as is known these are the only laymen of our group who have had that honor. This dis tinct advance toward a better understanding between the rac es is largely-due to our pastor, Dr. H. B. Taylor. “For two years he has been unanimously elected secretary treasurer of the association, thus not only planning the pro grams, but making his own bills and paying them himself, his ac counts being audited annually. “The Bulletin congratulates Dr. Taylor upon the honor he thus reflects upon this church and the race.” NOTICE TO THE CHURCHES OF CATAWBA PRESBYTERY. The special Conference on Young People’s Work which Synod ordered to be held in each Presbytery will be held in Ca tawba Presbytery on Saturday, November 24th, from 11 A. M. to 4:30 P. M. The meeting will be held at the Brooklyn church, Rev. ,A. H. Prince, pastor. The meeting will be in three parts. Part one will be devoted to a frank discussion of the re ligious problems that confront the youth of today. Part two will be fellowship and recrea tion. Part three will be a con secration and commitment ser vice. It is our desire that every church in the Presbytery be largely represented. If a church cannot be largely represented we want it to be represented by at least one young person and one adult. The conference will be called promptly at 11 A. M. and close at 4:30 P. M. to give time to those who come from a distance to get home before late in the night. s Luncheon will be served dur ing the fellowship hour. We are asking the other four Presbyte rian churches in Charlotte to share with the Brooklyn church in providing the luncheon. When the roll of churches is called we want every church to answer present. The conferenc es in the other Presbyteries have been very interesting and large ly attended. The Catawba con ference ought to exceed the oth ers both in attendance and inter est. FRANK C. SHIRLEY. NOTICE. The regular meeting of Sco tia chapter No. 2, of South Car olina, will be held Saturday af ternoon, November 17th, at/$:30, at the home of Miss Nannie I. Davis, 336 Manning Ave., Sum ter, S. C. .—... =*==.. ,.4. DR. TRULL STATES THE POSITION Of THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A., 156 Fifth Avenue, New York. I November 8, 1928. Rev. John A. Savage, D. D., Stated Clerk, Synod of Catawba, Albion Academy, Franklinton, N. C. My dear Dr. Savage:—The resolution passed at the meeting of the Syond of Catawba held in Mooresville, North Carolina, in October has been received by the Board of Foreign Missions and was turned over to this de partment for reply because it is related to the support of mis sionaries. We are very glad to answer the points which have been raised in the resolution and hope our churches will always be frank in writing about matters concerning which they have any question. mere seems to nave oeen a slight misunderstanding on the part of the representative of the Board who spoke at the meeting of Synod. While it is true that shares in the support of Mr. and Mrs. Underhill at $250 a share will be most welcome if they are in addition to present gifts, such money is not outside the regular budget of the Board of Foreign Missions allocated to the Syn ods. Support of Mr. and Mrs. Underhill is included in the Board’s budget for the year just as are amounts for the support of all other missionaries. Of course when new missionaries are appointed, insofar as possi ble we like to secure new money for them because it means an increase in the Board’s expens es. I am sure you recognize the logic of this. If you add to the missionary force you should have more money than you had in the past. However, all gifts for the support of Mr. and Mrs. Underhill are credited to the do nors as a part of their Quotas and apportionments for tffe For eign Board. The Board has an accumulated deficit of almost $300,000. Therefore if churches can contribute to the support of Mr. and Mrs. Underhill, increas ing their gift by this amount, they will be helping to meet the Board’s financial problem just to that extent. May I emphasize again that colored missionaries are not set aplart In any way from other missionaries of the Board. They have been appointed regular Imissionaries; their support is open to donors who wish to pledge to their support as in the case of other missionaries ; and all gifts for their support are credited to donors within the Board’s regular budget. We are hoping that churches and organ izations and individuals will in crease their gifts in order to pre vent the Board from having a new deficit, and this is being urged wherever the work is pre sented, but this has no bearing on the question of colored mis sionaries as such. It seems natural that some, at least, of the colored churches re lated to the Board might like to have a part in the support of the first colored missionaries to go to Africa under the Board in 30 years. There is no thought, however, that there shall be merely colored supporters of colored missionaries. The sup port of Mr. and Mrs. Underhill is open to any who wish to make pledges toward the $3000 neces sary for their maintenance an nually. This department makes record of all pledges and if some of your churches desire to have a part in the support of the Underhills will they please let us know so that we may reserve a share or several shares for them? The General Assembly approved the appointment of colored missionaries, and white churches as well as colored churches are deeply interested in their success. Some of those connected with the Board thought the colored churches would welcome the opportunity to support their own people working among the people of Africa, and it is for this reason there has been a special presen ? ! i ■ tation of the Underhills to the colored constituency. Will you please give publicity to the facts in this letter so that there may be no misunderstand ing in the future? If there are other questions concerning the relation of the Underhills to the Board I trust you will not hesi tate to put them in writing and send them to us. With most cordial greetings to the Synod in behalf of the Board, Very sincerely yours, GEORGE H. TRULL. Albion Academy, Franklinton, N. C., Nov. 10. 1928. Dr. George H. Trull, D. D., 156 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Dear Dr. Trull: The Synod of Catawba was de lighted to hear that the Board has begun the appointment of qualified persons of our group to Christian service to our needy people in foreign countries. The budget of askings is in clusive and should be met promptly and constantly. We have tried to be loyal to all the Boards. True we have not led the Church in benevolences but considering our financial ability we have held to the percentage of gifts. The Board has given us urge for redoubled effort to make sacrifices for the cause and we dedicate ourselves to the task of raising our budget in full. When a church or a group of churches raises its full quota, then the appeal for special funds to carry the work in benighted Africa should be seriously con sidered by such church or churches. t This action of the Board has removed the misunderstanding, while we are still foyal, the sweet taste of appreciation and coop eration and fellowship flows through our system and now our zeal shall know no weariness and our constancy shall brook no de lay. Your letter will be put in the churches. We thank you. Your letter satisfies. Very respectfully and sincere ly, JOHN A. SAVAGE, S. C. Resolutions: Adopted by the Synod of Ca tawba in session at Mooresville, N. C., October 10-12, 1928. The Synod of Catawba in ses sion at Mooresville, N. C., Octo ber 10-12, 1928, having listened to an address by a representative of the Board of Foreign Mis sions,'in which the churches r the colored Synods were urged to buy shares of $250 each for the support of Mr. and Mrs. Underhill, as missionaries in Af rica, aside from the payment c their regular quotas to the Board of Foreign Missions, passed the following resolutions: It is the sense of this body: First, That to expect colored missionaries to Africa to be supported by the colored con stituency of the Church, aside from the payment of their reg ular quotas to the Foreign Board, is contrary to our idea of fair play and Christian co-op eration. Second, That our colored mis sionaries, like other missionaries, should receive their support from the Treasury of the Board of Foreign Missions and not regular appropriations as or dered and allocated to the Syn: ods for the support of Foreign Missions. Third, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Board of Foreign Missions. REVS. H. L. McCROREY, D. D., LL. D., J. A SAVAGE, D. D., H. C. MILLER, A. A. HECTOR, D. W. CLAYBORN, D. D. S. Committee. Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois will lec ture on Africa at Johnson C. Smith University this evening. NEGRO INSURANCE WlIX TO BE OB SERVED The Mecklenburg Underwrit er’s Association announces the second annual observance of Ne gro Insurance Week, which be gins next Sunday, November I8th. All pastors of Charlotte churches have been requested bo preach sermons on insurance at 11 o’clock Sunday morning. Representatives from the Asso ciation will also speak at various churches and Sunday schools in an effort to bring home to the people the need of insurance protection. A mammoth mass meeting will be held at Bethel A. M. E. church on S. Brevard, beginning promptly at 4 o’clock. Lawyer W. A. Jones, of Win ston-Salem, President of the North Carolina Negro Insurance Association, will deliver the ad dress. Lawyer Jones is widely known as a gifted speaker and is certain to bring an interesting message to his Charlotte audi ence. The committee is urging the public to turn out in large numbers. A reception will be tendered policyholders and friends at Second Ward High School at 8 o’clock Monday night, Novem ber 19th. A short program will be rendered and refreshments served. The slogan of the week will be “A New Policy in Every Negro Home by a Negro Agent.” The companies represented in the Association are: National Ben efit Life Insurance Company, of Washington, D. C., Wm. K. Har ris, District Manager; Agents: V. C. French, J. A. McKensie, S. King, E. Thornton and T. B. Havnes. Winston Mutual Life Insur ance Company, of Winston-Sa lem, S. B. Harris, District Man ager; Agents: Edgar Douglass, J. C. Robertson and^ George Monroe. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Durham, A. E. Spears, District Manager; Agents; H. C. Grier, M. K. Mc Beth, C. A. Perry, C. H. Watson, L. M. Ogle, H. Houston and Z. Alexander. Bankers’ Fire Insurance Com pany, C. R. Blake, Jr., Manag er, and Bishop Dale, Agent. These men are going to can vass every Negro home in Charlottee next week in a spe cial campaign to increase their business. If there is any one thing needed in Charlottee it is an awakening of our racial con sciousness, and no better oppor tunity is offered to meet this need than this occasion affords. This newspaper endorses their program and we urge our read ers to cooperate. BILLINGSLEY ACADEMY TO REMAIN UNDER CHURCH CONTROL. Last May Mr. N. C. New bold, who is the State Superin tendent of the schools for colored people in North Carolina, visited Billingsley Academy with the purpose of getting the Academy grounds and building transferred to the city and State. After looking over the grounds and building he gave to the writer his plans, then went to Raleigh and sent letters to the following with his plans and request for transfer: Dr. H. L._ McCrorey, Dr. J. M. Gaston, of Pittsburgh, Pa., to Mr. R. M. Gray, Super intendent of the city schools of Statesville, and to the writer. His plan was to build a ten-room •brick building for the accommo dation of the city and rural children of the high school, of Iredell County. The matter was pending from May until October 22. On the second Sunday in October Dr. and Mrs. Gaston visited the Academy and we all enjoyed the sermon preached by Dr. Gas ton at 11 o’clock at Broad St. church. The people had asked for a conference with Dr. Gaston or the school question. At 3:00 o’clock P. M. the conference was held. In the conference were Baptists, Methodists and Pres byterians who begged that the school remain a church school. The writer sat and listened al ■ - the procedure and was very much surprised to find that the school and the work of the school had taken so deep a hold in the hearts of the people. One Bap tist lady wept freely after she l had finished her talk. On the 22nd of October Mr. Newbold having wired the writ er that he could not be present and asked him to arrange an other day, the conference was held with Mr. R. M, Gray, the city Superintendent, and Dr. Gaston. The conclusion of the conference was that the Acad emy_will not be transferred but it will be developed into a high school. The plan is to change it into a boarding school in order to take care of pupils from the rural districts and it wilt affili ate with Johnson C. Smith Uni versity by training young men for the college course. This is the first time the des tiny of the school has been de cided. Since the decision the pupils are very busy making every improvement #hey can make on the grounds and the building. We shall look for a building or dormitory for our young people to live in. Both school and church are doing well. It is a real pleasure to keep very busy under such con ditions. Mr. T. E. Allison, who finished the college from Johnson C. Smith University a few years ago, has the science and labora tory work of the school. He is doing great things in the class room and on the play grounds. They are making a tennis court and foot ball ground and the writer certainly enjoys their ac tivity. Mr. James R. Walker, author of the “Poetical Diets,” is doing effective work in the class room. Z. A. DOCKERY. GREAT DEMAND FOR PRINT ERS. To All Printers: The Government Printing Of fice, Washington, D. C., is in urgent need of a large number of printers of all grades—ma chine operators, proof-readers, and hand compositors. The min imum pay is $1.05 an hour for an eight-hour day, with 15 per cent increase for night work and 50 per cent increase, if re quired to work on Sundays, hol idays, or overtime. No examination is required; each man is rated on his expe rience. Application for further information should be made to the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. This should be done at once, as the call closes November 28, 1928. This is the finest opportunity that has ever come to printers, and no qualified man should let it pass. Sincerely yours, JOHN EDGAR SMITH. WOODLAND CHURCH NOTES By Lillian McClary On the last preaching Sunday in October our beloved pastor, Rev. R. Z. Beatty, came to us with a soul-stirring sermon from I Samuel 3:4. His theme was “We Are Called.” The sermon was enjoyed by all. We had a large number out to worship with us Sunday. In our Sunday school 137 were present and the offer ing was $6.33. Seventy-four were in the Christian Endeavor Society and the offering was $1.00. The banner class in Sun day school was the Senior class, ($1.75), Mrs. R. Z. Beatty, teacher. We had several visit ors. Last Sunday, November 4,152 were present in our Sunday school, with an offering of $4.81. Eighty-four were in our Chris tian Endeavor Society, offering $1.00. We were glad to have a large number of Morning Star church members out to worship in our services. Among the visitors were: Rev. Mrs. Calvin Davison, Mrs. Strong and daughter, Miss Cornelia Holmes, Miss Mary E. Young and Mrs. Sue Banting. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wells and children visited their son, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Wells. Our choir and pastor rendered service at Moore’s Sanctuary, (Continued on page 3)
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