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THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1980
SENATOR BLEASE REJECT
ED.
Some colored people in South
Carolina who are capable of
judging, say Senator Cole Blease
is a sort of dual personality—
there is Blease the man, and
Blease the politician. As a man
he is sympathetic and kindly in
his dealings with Negroes; as a
politician he is a firebrand. Sen
ator Blease was defeated this
week in his race for re-election
to the United States Senate.
The horse that had carried its
rider through many a battle fell
from under him this time, and
one of the Senator’s opponents,
Congressman Byrnes, rode to
victory. In his campaign speech
es the Senator defended lynch
ing and expatiated at length on
“white supremacy,” His slogan
did not carry. Evidently the
white people of South Carolina
doubted the sincerity of the
Senator, or they are not afraid
of the Negro.
THE BLACK SHIRTTS
A few demagogues in Georgia,
hoping to reap financial profit
from the economic distress of
the poor white people of
that State, are gathering
them into an organization
named The Black Shirts. The
object of the order is to secure
for the unemployed white men
of the State desirable jobs now
held by Negroes. The movement
is being frowned upon by the
best white people of Georgia.
Most of them prefer colored
men and women in the places
which this new organization
seeks.
WHY JUDAS WAS TRUSTED
WITH THE CASH
Dr. John A. Hutton, editor of
the British Weekly, was con
versing with Dr. G. Campbell
Morgan.
“Do you know,” said I, “what
is the deepest, truest, most
'beautiful thing I ever heard you
say?” “No, what was that?”
“Well, you were dealing with a
subject on which I had supposed
I knew everything that could be
fairly said; you were dealing
with Judas Iscariot. How Judas
kept the bag. Suddenly you
quoted the words, ‘Jesus knew
what was in man.’ Why, then,
you asked, make Judas Treas
urer? And you answered it, ‘It
was our Lord’s way of saying*
“Judas, I know you as only one
who loves you knows. I know
your weakness but only as some
thing from which I would fain
deliver you. Your weakness is
money. Money is your snare.
Gain the victory there, at that
one single point, and you win all
along the line. There’s the bag!
There’s your field of battle!
Forward! And I am with you all
the time!’ ”—N. Y. Christian
Advocate.
CATAWBA SCHOOL OF METHODS I
By Rev. F. C. Shirley
On August 31st at “Beautiful
Albion” the Catawba Synodical
Convention_and. School of Meth
ods closed its 1930 session. “Old
Timers” say that it was the
best meeting we have ever held.
Be that as it may, one thing is
certain, it will go down in his
tory as a definite landmark in
the progress of the Convention
and School of Methods idea.
We are centering this account
of the meeting around certain
outstanding heads:
The Delegation
The spirit of youth predimi
nated; fulljr two-thirds of those
in attendance were young peo
ple, and even though youth pre
dominated the spiritual atmos
phere of the meeting was none
the less evident. Another com
mendable attitude or character
istic of the delegation was that
all had “a mind to work.” As a
matter of fact there is nothing
in the atmosphere of Albion
conducive to loafing or shiftless
ness.
The Evening Meetings
We speak of these next be
cause the Convention opened
with an evening session. The
following programs featured
the ever' ig meetings: Monday,
the Pre: ident’s address; Tues
day, the annual social; Wednes
day, Anniversary Night;
Thursday, a Suggestive Mission
ary Program; Friday, Young
People’s Night; Saturday, Mu
sical Program. All of these pro
grams were commendable, but
we will speak specifically of
two.
Dr. H. C. Miller, the acting
President, delvered the address
on Monday night. It was a brief
address but very comprehen
sive. He sounded the keynote
that became the Convention’s
anniversary watchword which
was: “Forward.”
In addition to the Tenth An
niversary Roll Call On Wednes
day night we had -three signifi
cant addresses: “Hooking Back
on Ten Years of Leadership
Training,” by Dr. McCoy; “A
Pastor’s Estimate of the School
of Methods,” by Rev. H. Wil
son, and “Looking Ahead for
Another Ten Years,” by Mr. J.
M. Somerndike. In these ad
dresses the path was outlined
for the forward march sound
ed Monday night by Dr. Miller.
The Class Room Work
The work in the class room
this year was without doubt the
best we have had yet, from the
standpoint of presentation on
the part of faculty members
and the response given by the
pupils in the classes. These
splendid results are due to defi
nite plans towards which we
have been working for several
years, and the general interest
manifested on the part of both
teacher and taught this year
convince us that we are ap
proaching our objective so far
as class room work is con
cerned.
Assembly Periods
The first assembly period at
ten twenty-five has always been
of great value because one cen
tral theme has been discussed
during the entire week. This
year the theme was: “Our
Church in the Missionary and
Benevolent Fields.” Out of his
vast storehouse of infromation
Mr. Somerndike gripped the
delegates as he unfolded to
them the place our church
holds in these fields.
The noon day assembly peri
od has not always been so satis
factory, but this year it was
impressive and deeply worship
ful. The noonday assembly this
year was really an object les
son in the proper way to con
duct a worship service.
Athletic Activity.
A Convention without a sharp
contest between the “Reds” and
“Blues” would show a ‘missing
link.’ Early in the week the
two groups began grooming for
the battle royal FYiday after
noon. In all the games a high
degree of skill was exhibited on
both sides, but the “Reds” fin
ally came out victorious and
thus were awarded the “Som
erndike Loving Cup” for 1930
1931.
Vespers
The thirty minutes spent in
this service each day at sub
set are the most sacred mo
ments of the week. It is at this
time that we really major in
worship, not in an academic
sense nor because of any for
mal cut and dried plans hut be
cause the trend of events dur
ing the day bring us at sunset
to the point where we sponta
neously yearn for fellowslnp
with the Master. The messages
this year brought by Dr. Beth
el were opportune and inspiring
and made us all feel the sense
of our absolute dependence up
on God our Father.
Saturday’s Outing
On Saturday afternoon Dr.
Savage and the delegates hav
ing motor vehicles, placed them
at the disposal of the Conven
tion for transporting the dele
gates to Kittrell College for our
annual outing. We left Frank
linton at three P. M., carrying
our supper with us. Kittrell
College which is 9 miles from
Franklinton is an ideal place
for an outing. While there
interesting games were played
by the youngsters. Some of the
older folk sat down in the shade
to look on, while a few of the
more romantic couples betook
themselves to quiet spots on the
campus where they could talk
unmolested. At six o’clock the
delegates assembled on a beau
tiful hillside near the school
lake where we ate supper. Fol
lowing supper we joined in a
sunset worship service which
had been prepared by the young
people. Rev. J. T. Douglass de
livered the message. At the
close of the sunset service we
boarded our cars and returned
to Albion in time for Dr. Long’s
Musical Program. We certainly
thank those who put their cars
at our disposal and also the
kitchen force at Albion for pre
paring our supper so we could
take it out with us.
The Sunday Services— -
Sunday was a busy day.
There were four -services held
in Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian
church situated on the national
highway near Albion. The fifth
meeting was the final vesper
service held on the campus at
6:30 P. M. At the morning ser
vice hour Rev. F. D. Nance, of
Norfolk, Va., was the preacher.
His sermon was appropriate to
the occasion and he led,us into
spiritual realms that were alto
gether exhilirating. At the
close of this hour three! young
men presented themselves for
membership in the church and
another young man joined at
the afternoon service. At three
thirty in the afternoon in addi
tion to the consecration mes
sage and the awarding of certi
ficates the Sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper was reverently
administered. Dr. Bethel deliv
ered the consecration message.
He also preached the closing
sermon on Sunday night. We ap
preciated very highly all the
messages brought by Dr. Beth
el during the week. In keeping
with past years Sunday was
filled with spiritual treat after
spiritual treat, and at the close
of the day we were reluctant to
leave the “Mountain Top.”
This year the camp was in
charge of Rev. W. C. Jones, of
Macon. Ga., assisted by Mr.
Nestos Freeman, Jr., of Wilson.
We did not have as many boys
as in former years, but those
present were interested and
alert and got many thrills out
of camp life during the week.
Some got some new experienc
es, especially those who broke
some of the camp rules. Such
boys would have to go to the
barn at night to sleep by them
selves or walk down “the line.”
The boys will understand what
that last expression means.
The Convention Music
As usual Dr. Long with his
choir was ready at every ser
vice. A punctuality was exhibit
id that was in every sense of
the word commendable. No ser
vice was ever delayed because
the choir was not in place. In
addition to the regular Conven
tion choir this year we were fa
vored with the presence of the
Junior choir of St. James
(Continued on page 4 )
MR. EVANS COMES BACK
Editor Africo-American Pres
byterian::
Permit me again the use of
your columns not for argument
relative to the question I asked
several weeks ago, “What must
or can the Negro section of the
great Presbyterian Church do
to attract a requisite amount of
the leadership brain of our
strong young men to the Chris
tian ministry?”
Since Mr. Hector couldn't or
did not give the answer to this
question, he should not contra
dict the , facts that led up to
the asking of the vital question.
The facts that co-operated in
my asking thfsf^question are,
“The number of vacant church
es in quite all of our Presbyte
ries, the diminishing congrega
tions, the unilluminating servic
es in nearly all of our churches,
and, added to these, is the fact
that in 1930 only one Presbyte
rian minister graduated in our
great Johnson £. Smith Theo
logical Department, while^from
the same college there >were
great numbers of graduates
prepared for employment in dif
ferent professions. *
My question is, what ca® or
must be done to attract# th#
greater number of brainy young
men to the church house as
ministers, instead of the court
house as lawyers.
If the sage Bro. Hector will
tell the laity just what and how
to do, my question will be an
swered. If he fails, then the
jury, which is the public, will
believe that his wholesale con
tradiction of the facts set up in
my proposition is his smoke
screen, to hide from the public
the lamentable condition of the
colored contingent of the great
Northern Presbyterian Church.
In the process of law, indict
ments are brought before the
grand jury to find the facts.
If there are no facts the case
is thrown out and the defense
has to make no answer. But if
the facts are found, a true bill
is rendered; then the defense
answers. If there was no true
bill of. facts why did Mr. Hector
file his answer ?
W. P. EVANS.
Laurinburg, N. C.
GEORGIA MAY WASH
“BLACK SHIRTS” WHITE
Atlanta, Ga., Sept.—(By The
Associated Negro Press.) The
“Black Shirt” organization,
formed primarily to uphold
white supremacy by ousting
Negroes from jobs, is destined
to have rough sledding through
out this Satte if present indica
tions mean anything.
Already an injunction has
been issued restraining the or
ganization from securing a
charter until a full investigation
is made by State officials, and
several cities have placed a ban
upon the sale of “The Black
Shirt,” the official organ of the
American Facisti.
Here in the capitol city, the
mayor has issued an edict pro
hibiting the sale of the news
paper which sets race against
race and urges the firing of all
Negroes from jobs which might
be occupied by whites. Accord
ing to the ihayor, the publica
tion seriously endangers the
amicable relations which exist
in this city between the races
and threatens to undo all of the
good work done by the Inter-ra
cal Commission and other or
ganizations working to bring
about better feeling between the
two groups.
In Athens and Macon, similar
edicts have been issued by city
officials and efforts are being
made to abolish the organiza
tion, which boasts of thousands
of members and which has been
termed as more dangerous and
more pernicious than the Ku
Klux Klan.
State officials and leading cit
izens who recognize the worth
of Negro labor and prefer it to
foreign labor, and in some in
stances, to native white labor,
have denounced the organiza
tion, its methods and purposes,
with the idea of washing “the
black shirts white." On the oth
er hand, the charterless organ
ization is going ahead securing
members from the army of un
employed whites and Negro
phobists throughout the State
through appealing to race prej
udice.
ST. JAMES CHURCH
GREENSBORO
By Mrs. T. B. Jones
As has been before, St. ,
James church was well repre
sented at the School of Methods j
We sent a delegation of twenty
one and during the week the}'
following members spent sev- •
eral hours in attendance: Mrs. ‘
Lottie Morrow, Misses Alma
Morrow and Hettie Lash, Dr.
William Morrow, Messrs. Bar
ber, Bergin, W. L. McNair, Jr.,
and Edward McNair.
The younger members who
attended returned very much
inspired and encouraged. They
are especially interested in
working up the Cradle Roll De
partment in our church.
In the absence of the pastor,
Dr. D. G. Gilmer filled the pul
pit the last Sabbath in August.
During the month of August
the two missionary circles held
no meetings, but beginning this
week they will resume their reg
ular activities.
Mrs. E. B. Meares spent last
week in Raleigh visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. H. L. Trigg.
Friends are glad to welcome
back Mrs. S. W. Carter. Mrs.
Carter spent three months vis
iting relatives and -friends in
South Bend, Ind., and Chicago,
m.
Mr. Julian Meares is at home
for a few days before his re
turn* to Hampton. He has as
guest Mr. Lewis Hughes, of
Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Rosa Daniels, of Jamai
ca, N. Y., has been a pleasant
visitor in the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. W. L. McNair, Sr.
Miss Marietta Meares left last
week for Jacksonville, Fla. Miss
Meares will teach Home Eco
nomics at Bethune-Cookman
College in Daytona Beach.
At the morning service which
was a communion service sever
al members were accepted into
the church by letter and one
by confession of faith.
Dr. Miller spoke to the chil
dren briefly on “How Daniel
Was Selected.” He related how
Daniel, even though a foreign
er, was advanced or promoted
over all others of the kingdom
to be prime minister. The chil
dren were held by his gripping
story of the fact that what one
knows or possesses, nor even
how good one looks, will not
make one great, but rather his
disposition and personality are
the qualities that make for
greatness.
One’s own spirit determines
not only one’s success, physical
ly, socially and religiously, but
also determines one’s happiness
and contentment in this life.
Therein lay Daniel’s success.
The pastor quite fittingly
chose a theme of sacrifice for
the brief communion service.
Brief but indeed rich in food
for thought might well be said
of his discourse. He found the
idea of his sermon in Exodus
12:26. He briefly showed how
the feast of the Passover was
instituted in Egypt and passed
on unmolested for more than
4,000 years; how each Jew and
Jewess carefully instilled into
his or her children the meaning
of the passover and its signifi
cance. He also related how the
coming of Christ into the world
where He lived, died and arose
again; and how He instituted
the Last Supper, which all
Christendom observes until to
day (2,000 years afterwards,)
and here the speaker forcefully
and in most appealing terms ut
tered his subject, “What Means
This Feast.” Further, he asked
does one-tenth of all Christen
dom fully appreciate the signifi
cance of sacrifice?
Do we expect reward for duty
or for sacrifice? He emphasized
that there is no greatness ex
cept through sacrifice. He point
ed to Abraham, whose greatness
dates to his determination to
obey the commands of God no
matter the sacrifice. In conclu
sion the speaker gave a brief
summary of the meaning of this
feast: 1. Great Deliverance; 2.
A Sacrifice; 3. Jesus’s Great
Sacrifice; 4. A Challenge to you
and to me to put over God’s
program in this world, in this
country, in the Southland, in
the State, the country, the city,
and last, but by no means
least, in our church.
HENDE
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By Mrs. RoaaE. Fulwood
On August 19, our Daily Va
cation Bible School opened at
ienderson.. Grove church, On,
tccount of the public school be:
ng in session, our Bible School
could not open" until 3' o’clock."
Under the leadership of Miss
Martha L. Smithy of Statesville,
;he Bible School proved to be a
Treat success and a help to the
oeople of Henderson Grove and
the entire community. Tips be
ing the first year that the Bi
trie School has been conducted
in this section of the country, it
was a new feature and a very
helpful one. We were sorry thatA
it did not run for three or four
weeks. We highly appreciate the
service rendered by Miss Smith
end hope she will return to u$
at the next opportunity.
On Friday, the closing day,
we had a picnic for the children,
ft was very much enjoyed by •
all who attended.
Mrs. Mollie Evans, Mr.. ioe
Horn and Mr. Clay are on the1
sick list. We hope for them' a
speedv recovery. ;
Eight different churches of
this community have organised
themselves as a unit for $ sing
ing Convention to be held the
every fifth Sunday. The various;
churches sing alternately. This
organization has been in opera
tion for four years under the
leadership of Prof. Byrum, one
of Union County’s teachers. If
has proven to be a great success
and an enjoyment to the com
munity.
On Sunday, August 3i, this
Convention was held at Hender
son Grove. At an early hour the
crowd began to gather. Atl
the churches took part in the*
Sabbath school which made it
very interesting and helpful.
The collection was very good for
the Sabbath school.
After Sabbath school they ^
entered into the singing service.
The church and church ground *
were filled to their capacity. A
large number of .white friends
were there and enjoyed the sing
ing.
First the singers held a me
morial service for three of tne‘
members who died since they
last met; after which they en
tered into their program. It
was a great pleasure to lefe.'
what wonderful talent some of
those people had for singing.
At the close of the services,
Mrs. N. T. Henderson, sister qi -
Mrs. Fulwood, and a public
school teacher in Baltimore,
Md., was asked to come for
ward and give some remarks on
the singing. Her first statement
was that she being a Hender
son, and the church and a good
number of its people .bearing -
the same name, they were
closely connected, and she was
verv proud to be connected with
such good, talented people. She
coinmenaea tnem very nigmy :
for their good singing and gave
them some good illustrations of
how much honor the Negro had
won for himself by singing. She
was at, Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va., for both terms of
summer school. She said a se
lect band of Hampton singers
are now traveling in Europe and'
had won great fame and honor
for themselves and the whole
Negro race. The people have a
verv little knowledge of the
Negro. Mrs. Henderson has had
the pleasure of hearing Roland
Haves, and she said he and the
Hampton singers sang some of
the same pieces that our chorus
had sung that day.
After Mrs. Henderson’s talk a
collection was raised. One man
man was selected from each
church to lift this collection.
From $40 to $50 is the regular
amount, but since times are a
little hard, they fell somewhere...
between $20 and $30 that day.
All the money that they raise
is left at the church where they
meet, and the church officers,
use it for pastor’s salary or any'
church expense that they see
fit. This closed a very success
ful day.
The next fifth Sunday the
Convention is to meet at Red
Branch Baptist church.
Mrs. Lola Harrison, a sister
of Mrs. Fulwood, accompanied
,bv her husband, Mr. Chester
Harrison, motored from Cam
den, N. J„ and spent a week vis
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