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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14,1930
a %e<£ro layman who
SERVED WELL IN HIGH
;w PLACES
: "h • f*~
The career of Dr. I. Garland
Penn, who died in July; illus
trates impressively the capacity
of the Negro to do administra
tive work in a large sphere.
Dr. Penn, a layman, i was 'for
many years the outstanding
Negro in the Methodist Epis
copal Church, North, and held
several positions of honor and
trust. Dr; Kelly Miller, in an ap
praisal ofc his services, says: "
“Dr, Penh served his Church
in impre varied capacities-; than*
. any other Negro has ha& the
privilege to dcb'J&r thirty-five
years hfe has.^topd out ^orpmost
among-Pie race a| the exponent
Of th.er benefit to jbfc£r Negro of
contact and connection with
such a high-powered organiza
tion as the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He enlisted in the
cause as a young man full of
the ardor<and devotion of youth.
His zeal abated no whit down to
the hour of his departure. I
visited him in his last illness in
February, and was struck With
his loyalty to his Church as his
ruling passion, strong in death.
He Was a member of ten Gen
eral Conferences, a record,
which, I. undersatnd, is un
equalled in recent Methodist his
tory. Assistant Secretary, Ep
worth League; Corresponding
Secretary, Board of Education;
Educational Secretary of En
dowments and Field Service;
Trustee of the principal colleg
es of the connection; the only
Negro , member of the joint
Conference on the union of
Northern and Southern branch
es of the Methodist Episcopal
Church ;£ and member of the
Commission on Interdenomina
tional Relations, are somle of
the assignments whidh show jin
what a wide range of functions
he was called upon to serve and
the high.confidenee in which he
was held by the ruling powers
of the denomination. In all of
his intimate contacts and con
nections, neither white nor col
ored contingent could ever say
that he did^not keep the faith.”
Before,„ibe foundation of the
earth some were “chosen ip
Christ.-’ Yes, that is the doc
trine of ; election, there . is nb
doubt about it.. I had a man to
say to me qnee that he quit go
ing to chureh when he was told
that “God wholesales men to
hell.” -I explained To that man
that he had a wrong conception
of the dootrine of election and
that God does not “wholesale
men to hef(,” but what this, doc
trine teaches is that God looked
upon a race that was lost and
had Ife not done something
about it thfe whole race would
have gone to hell And who i
dares to say that God did not
know what, to do to prevent ;
this?—Dr. ‘William Anderson.
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CATAWBA SCHOOL
OF METHODS NOTES
..*RK VI, "»'***?
By Frank C. Shirley ' /
■> ■».—1 • '■
This year marks the tenth :
anniversary of our School of i
Methods. On Wednesday night
of the Convention week we will
pause to give recognition to
this occasion. The ceremony
will not be as elaborate as we
had planned, yet it will be im
pressive and fititng.
Three addresses on the fol
lowing subjects will feature the
anniversary service: “Looking
Baek on Ten Years of Leader
ship Training in Catawba syn
od,” “An Estimate of the School
of Methods From a Pastor’s
Viewpoint," “Looking Ahead
for Another Ten Years.”
We have asked Dr. A. B. Mc
Coy, Rev. H. Wilson, and Mr.
j. M. Somemdike to be the
speakers. Dr. McCoy will discuss
the first subject, Rev*.‘ Wilson
the second, and’Mr. Somerndike
the third. All of these speakers
have had intimate contact with
the School of Methods from its
infancy and know of its past
accomplishments and its future
possibilities. So a real treat is
in store for us on Anniversary
Night. ^ ^
From present indications St.
James, of Greensboro, will have
the largest delegation; their ••
plan calls for 30. Hurrah! for
St. James. The wide-awake,
Brooklyn church will lead the
delegation from Charlotte—^
there will be to reduction in
their delegation due to “hard
times.” Word comes from Rev.
J. Metz Rollins, the energetic
pastor of Carver Memorial, and
Secretary of the Convention,
that this Newport News
church will have five delegates.
This is living up to the fine rec
ord of this progressive church ;
this is another church that has
not surrendered to •- “hard
times.” Registrations have
come also . from Haymount
ciiurch, in Fayetteville. It is fine
to I have this grand old historic
chiirch represented at our meet
ing. Congratulations, .Rev. Da
vis!
From Shady Side church Dr.
and Mrs. Rankin will-come and
they always bring some one
with them; so Shady- Side?s
colors will be waving high-, as
usual.* ‘
Of course, from the nearby
churches, such as Timothy Dar
ling, Davie Street, Mt. Pisgah,
St * Paul, etc., we. are looking
for the usual large -delegation.
These are our last notes for
1930 and may we remind the
delegates to bring toilet articles
such as soap, towels, etc., be
sides two sheets and pillow cas
es. Blankets will be furnished
by the school if needed. Re
member if you do not bring bed
linen you must pay for the use
cf it, because the school is not
supposed to furnish bed linen
free.
Dr. Savage, our host, is look
ing forward to our coming with
interest. His entire force is
sparing ho pains to make our
stay pleasant while we are
there. Those who attended last
year know that the sentiment
of welcome pervaded the whole
atmosphere at Albion. We are
still hearing sweet echoes of the
genial hospitality extended us.
That makes us anxious to “Hur
ry Back.”
We want to again thartk *SHe
Africo-American Presbyterian
for the liberal space allotted to
us for our notes each week.
Through this medium we have
been able to reach a large num
ber of people because of the
wide circulation of the paper.
To our readers we say we hope
to clasp your hands at beautiful
Albion on Monday afternoon,
August 25th. Tin then we bid
•*»u adieu. " :
In speaking of “Some of our
Schools" in last week'll paper
we unintenticmally omitted In
grleside Seminary. Our purpose
was not to mention all of our
schools, blit to refer jfco those
which have annuncements in
the paper Ingleside is doing a
splendid work and Dr. and Mrs.
filter are held in high regard
is “lifters" in the field of edu
cation.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF NEGRO TAILORS
Richmond^ Via., Any. —-(By
rhe Associated Negro Press.)
Bringing to a close what the of
icers declare was the most
Helpful convention in its history
the National Association of
Negro Tailors, Designers, and
Dressmakers, Inc., selected
Boston as the seat of the 12th
annual convention the first
week of August, 1931. So
pleased were the delegates and
visitors with the way the
Richmond . convention commit
tee had planned and handled
the meeting that they elected
the local chairman, t Carey
Whehton, National Presid’nt for
the ensuing year, J. H. Hayton,
Vice - President, Philadelphia,
Pa.; J. Arthur Harris,r4th Vice
President, , Philadelphia, Pa.;
they also elected the local sec
retary, J. L. Loving, one of the
Vice-Presidents. Mrs. ‘ M . J.
Green, of Hartford, Conn., and
C. C. Poole, Henderson, Nr C.>
are the; Mother Vice-Presidents;
M. K. TysOn, Burlington, N. C.,
was re-elected National Execu
tive Secretary, and J. R. Jones,
Tuskegee, Alabama, re-elected
Treasurer." J. B. Willis, of Rich
mond, was made Supervising
General Officer and Mrs. Bessie
Bagley Earle, of Brooklyn, was
made National Fashion Direc
tor.
Although the numoer oi del
egates and visitors present this
year was less than last year,
the discmjsions and demonstra
tiorfs: ’wenrhuch as to be of def
inite valud to‘ those engaged in
the needle trades, as well las
the fieldsTOf dyeing and clean
ing, Thia year’s Fashion Show
v/as easily voted the best one
ever held and Mesdames Clark
and Whes,! of Philadelphia, the
National Fashion Directors, and
Mesdames A. L. Chatman apd
Ella Carter, of Richmond, who
assisted- them,' deserve especial
credit for the event.
The entertainment features
of the Convention, handled by
R. Pollard; and his committee,
added much to the pleasure of
the delegates. The delegates’
supper on Monday night, the
residential Staff Reception on
Tuesday night were affairs
which will linger long h|»the,
m^<$ry.(pf - the visitors. *1 "*
REWARD OFFERED FOR
TUSKEGEE NURSE’S
^ SLAYER i
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama,
Aug. 11. (By The Associated
Negro Press). A reward of $500
is being offered by the Tuske
gee Normal and Industrial^ Insti
tute foHlnformation leadingjtjk
the arrest and conviction of fine
person or persons who mur
dered Mary S. Booth on the In
stitute campus here on the eve
ning of August 11. Persons hay
ing such .information are asked
to communicate directly with
Sheriff C. P. Powell, of Tuske
gee. ( , -i
Miss Booth, who was super
intendent'of nurses at the In
stitute Hospital, and sister of
Mrs. Robert R. Moton, wife of
Tuskegee’s principal, was slain
on the campus not far from the
hospital. Her assassin escaped;
leaving ,nol clues which point to!
his identity. School and county
authorities are co-operating and
using every possible means in
the effort to discover and ar
rest the murderer.
Dr. James E. Jackson recent
ly gave up the pastorate of
$pafiSin, Presbyterian -. Chjrrch,/
Pittsburgh,; and has accepted &
call io the Presbyterian church
at 1' visas C'ty, Mo H t and
Mrs. Jackson and their six
children spent Sunday ir. Char
lotte as ove-*s of Mrs. F. P.
Sanders. They wera enrouto to
Dr. lackson's new field of labor
Their, purr*-se South was to
visit relatives ■« before g VVg
West. They had stopped lir
Washington], D. C., and in
Rocky Mou$t, N. C., and left
Charlotte expecting to visit
Gastonia^, and Columbia, • Mc
Connells ville and Blackville in
South Carolina, and thence
through Tennessee and to their
destination. Dr. Jackson's first
wife was Miss Alberta Sanders.
There are two children of that
union. ..'T
. r_' u
Nature has a way of waiting,
but her. law enforcement never
fails. ;
NOTES FROM YADKIN DIS-1
TRICT MEETING
meeting: of the Western District
of Yadkin Presbyterial was held
in Mt. Vernon Presbyterian
church, Rev. L. M. Onque, pas
tor, July 31-August 1.
This was quite an interesting
meeting from the fact that it
was strongly backed up by all
the ministers of the Western
District. Ministers who were
present and took active parts
in the discussions were: Dr. B.
F. Murray, Revs. L. M. Onque,
W. A. Hawkins, J M. Morton,
J. G. Murray and H. N. Sulli
Other corresponding mem
bers of the meeting were Rev.
Richard Chambers, of Cedar
Grove; Rev.-Te*reH, of Mocks
ville, and Dr. W. J. Rankin, of
Lexington. We could (scarcely
call Dr. Rankin a. visitor from
the fact that he was at home
and among his people. Mrs.
Rankin, Miss Copper and Mrs,
Sullivan, of Lexington, and
Mrs. Chambers, and Mr. Blair,
of Cedar Grove, sat as corre
sponding members and gave
very helpful talks.
The Consecration Service
was led by MesdameeB: F. Mur
ray and J. M. Morton; Theme,
“Our Love for Jesus,” St. John
21:14-19. This subject was
The
van.
Deautiiuny cuscussea Dy rvevs.
J. G. Murray, W. A. Hawkins,
J. M. Morton am] Mrs. M. L.
Neely.
Next came the enrollment.
Twenty-five delegates were en
rolled. We have 15 churches in
the Western District. Each is
showed two delegates. There
were representatives from all
the churches save three. We
are hoping that at our next
meeting which will be in Broad
Street church, Statesville, every
rhurch will be represented.
Reports from the churches
were the best we have ever
had Some "churches have paid
their quotas in full, namely,
Allen’s Temple, Broad Street
and Tradd Street.
The officers were re-elected
save one who could not be pres
ent on account of illness in the
family. Mrs. A. D. Lopd was
elected instead.
Some of the topics discussed
were: .“The Future Missionary
Society” by Miss Morrison. This
paper was a beautiful discussion
of the topic from the fact that
Miss Morrison is a young wom
an herself.
Another paper, “Sincere
Prayer,” by Miss Mae Alma
Phifer, was very good. Other
papers were: “Love, the Great
est Energy Known*” by Mis.
Annie Griffin; “How Can We
Stimulate Greater Interest in
Home Mission Work?” Mrs.
Annie Cowan; “Whajt Should
Be the Aim of the Misisonary
Societies in the Church?” Mrs.
Maggie Brown.
“What Church Women Can
Do To Bring About More Chris
tian Attitude in Regards to
Race Relations” was led by
Mrs. Lord, who based most of
her thoughts upon noble women
of the Bible, such as Hannah,
Ruth, Esther and Deborah.
Mrs. Onque spoke of the
modern women such as the
Red Cross Women.
Greetings were given by Mrs.
M. L. Neely, and the response
was given by Miss Aurelia
Young.
There was a recitation oy
Mrs A. T. Dockery, And solos
by Mrs. J. L. Hollowell, of
Statesville, and Mrs. Richie, of
Salisbury. J
t: Our entertainment was
grand. Rev. and Mrs. Onque and
their people, of Mt. Vernon, as
sisted by the sister churches,
Cedar Grove, Ervin’s Chapel,
and New Shepherd, spared no
pains in making it pleasant for
us.
A fountain pen with initials
engraved thereon was presented
to the President.
The amount of money collect
ed was $14.80. Five dollars was
given to the auxiliary of Mt.
Vernon A splendid program
Was rendered by the young
people.
The Mt. Vernon and District
choirs rendered excellent mu
sic.
A real good report of the
Conference for Women, held in
Winston-Salem, was made by
Mrs. L. B. Doulin.
MRS. B. F. MURRAY, Leader.
MRS. M. S. COWAN, Cor. Sec.
DAILY , VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL AT KNOXVILLE,
TENNESSEE
With an attendance and in
terest that far surpassed the ex-,
jectation of. the workers and
the most ardent and enthusi
astic supporters of the move
ment, the Vacation Church
School held at East Vine Ave
nue Presbyterian, Knoxville,
renn., was a tremendous suc
cess. The two weeks’ sessions
were climaxed with a program
that enabled the large audience
to visualize the work done each
day in the school. It made a
“hit” for the Vacation Church
School movement as well as for
the faculty of the local school,
members of which gave of their
time and services voluntarily
and unsparingly.
Starting out with the decis
ion to sacrifice numbers for ef
ficiency and to limit the enroll
ment to a number that space
and equipment would justify,
the management was forced
to extend the limit more than
once and to send out an emer*
gency call for additional teach
ers. The response was astonish
ing aiid pleasing. The demand
for admission became so popu
lar and so insistent that we
were compelled to steel our
hearts and deafen our ears to
the applicants, both parents
and children. From fifty it went
to seventy-five, and finally to a
hundred and seven; over doub
ling the original number we
planned to have, and with many
denied th$j privilege they
sought. It was pathetic to see
therti go, ; especially as they
would shed tears of disappoint
ment when leaving. Onqf girl
refused to go, accompanying
her refusal with tears and the
words “If I had known it before
I would have been here before.”
Recognizing his share of the re
sponsibility for her not know
ing because the school had not
been advertised before hand,
fearing too large an enrollment
if advertised, the director sur
rendered.
Having a teaching force of
more than ordinary ability the
school was able to function
smoothly and to do a very ef
fective and efficient piece of
work. The teachers directed
their efforts towards correla
tion. In fact, correlation was
one of the big ideas in the plan
of the faculty who regarded
it as an effective mearis^of get
ting the Church School program
across. And it was a treat ta
see it done. Of course, it called
for preparation cooperation
and some hard work.
Personnel of Faculty
Reference has already been
made to the spirit of the facul
ty. Now for their names, and
so forth: Misses Lou Emma
Henry, Anetta Pickett, Portia
Mae Russell, graduates of
Knoxville College, and teachers
in our city schools; Mrs. Inza B.
McAdoo, another graduate of
Knoxville College, and a form
er teacher in the Alcoa High
School; Mrs.,Ethel M. Downer,
a graduate of Scotia and Prin
cipal of the Sam E. Hill School.
These were instructors in the
Beginners,-’ Primary, Junior and
Intermediate Departments. Mrs.
Mamie H. Fowler was instruc
tor in the art department and
Miss Dorothy Vance was in
charge of the music.
Dr. S. A. Downer was pas
tor-director and was loud in
his praise of the spirit of the
pupils and teachers and the ex
cellent co-operation he received
from them and the community.
On the closing day a picnic
was tendered the school at the
Cal F. Johnson Park where an
abundance of lunches, punch
and ice Cream was served. This
treat was the contribution of
the following public spirited
citizens and business firms:
Messrs. Nathan Dogan, A. A.
Felding, William Lee, Carter
Roberts Pharmacy Co., Walker's
Grocery Store, C. D. Kenny
and A. & P. Store Co., and J.
Horne and Co. The director of
the school, and his co-workers
and the children are grateful
to them for their kindness.
Prize Winners
To stimulate interest in
memorizing the Scriptures dur
ing the period set apart for that
phase of the work prizes were
awarded to those that excelled
in that department and Bible
study. The following are the
prize winners in each depart
ment:
Johnson;
Junior, Lucius Ross, n
Young. Intermediate,
Lawson Ross.
CORRESPONDENT.
182 ENROLLED IN DAILY
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
AT HIGH POINT
The Annual Daily Vacation
Bible School was held at the
Cherry Street*' Presbyterian
church, 208 N. Perry Street,
this city, from June 30th,
through July 11th. There were
fifteen officers of administra
tion and instruction, an instruc
tion and instruction, who ren
dered their service free for the
promotion of the work of the
school. 182 children were en
rolled.
The officers of administration
and instruction wore: Mrs. Ge
neva B. Ingram, principal and
directress of religious educa
tion; Mrs. Fannie B. Kirk, as
sistant principal and head of
the kindergarten department;
Miss Ionia Lassiter, associate
teacher of the kindergarten de
partment; Miss Bertha Saun
ders, director of games and
play; Mrs. Annie B. Turner,
registrar; Mrs. Carrie B. Har
ris, financial Secretary; Mrs. T.
Y. Brinchfield, director of mis
sionary education and heed of
;he primary department; Miss
Marie N. Graves, pianist; MiSS
js Thelma Drake, assistant pi
mist ; Miss Elizabeth E. Perry,
directress of music and head of
the Junior department; Miss
Ethel Walker, head of the inter
mediate department ; Mrs. Susie
Hoover, art teacher; Miss Min
nie Ware, domestic art teacher;
Rev. C. H. White, chaplain; Mrs.
Birdie Saunders, matron.
The following visitors were
registered during the Daily Va
cation Bible School: Rev. F. C.
Shirley of Charlotte, N. C., di
rector of the Daily Vacation
B^ble Schools of the Synod of
Catawba; Mr. William Wagner,
Concord; Dr. J. C. Morgan, Mr.
F. L. Blakeney, Mrs. Charles
Drake, Mrs. Ora Page, Miss
Fannie Ware, Miss Luella Mc
Cain, Miss Mary Gregory and
Miss Helen Tillman.
The Public program was held
on last Thursday evening, Abe
10th. Thto program was render
ed for the purpose of giving the
public a conception of the work
that is done in the Vacation
Church School. On Friday, the
11th, a social was given for the
children. The children were
urged to put into practice, the
instructions that they receiv
ed during the Bible School.
Cherry Street Presbyterian
church feels exceedingly proud
of the splendid cooperation the
officers of administration and
instruction gavie for the promo
tion of the Daily Vacation Bible
School.
Mrs. G. A. Bridges of St.
James Presbyterian church,
Greensboro, addressed the C. E.
Society on Sunday evening, July
26th.
Our delegate to the Sundav .^
School Convention which meets
in Mt. Airy, N. C., is Mr. M. L.
Black. Others to attend the
meeting are Rev. C. H. White
<md Elder C. W. Robinson.
The Young People s Division
of the church plans a pew rally
and quartet contest combined
for Sunday. August 17th.
Students’ Day is to be ob
served on September 7th.
Mrs. Geneva Ingram is our
delegate to the District Mis
sionary meeting which will
be held in Winston-Salem at
Grace church on August 21st.
Mrs. A. J. Snipe and little
nieces, Bessie Snipe and Elou
ise Boger, are visiting her
brother, Mr. D. W. White, in
Clarksburg, West Vs.
Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Downer,
Mrs. Frances Monroe, Mrs. Hat
tie B. Johnson and Miss Lou
Emma Henry, all of Knoxville,
Tenn., are visiting Cuba. In a
letter from Dr. Downer, dated
Havana, Aug. 11, he says the
party has had a very delightful
trip. He also says they expect
to come through Charlotte on
their way home.
Mrs. Mamie K. Spaulding,
matron of Johnson C. Smith
University, left the city last
Sunday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Nettie K. Scott, in Wash- .
ington. She is expecting also to
visit other points North.