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hstrffloih* # ; J yal'oH .W ,t .-rK/a'i AND YE SHALL KNOW THE [TRUTH. AND THE TR CHARLOTTE, N, Yj NOVEMBERF 6, 1930. THE ATLANTIC SYNOWCAL CONVENTION ! IN ITS TENTH SESSION, HAINES 1 INSTITUTE, AUGUSTA, GA. By Rev. J. H. Toatley ( Monday evening, August 18,1 1930, marked the beginning of the tenth consecutive session of the Atlantic School of Methods. The- musical Director, the Rev. S. Q.-Mitchell, Principal of Selden Institute, Brunswick, Ga., in a characteristic manner, moved the conference to lift up their voices and sing as trum pets as if to say, “Hail, Hail, we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God." Dean H. M. Scott gracefully presided, and, after fitting in troductory remarks, introduced the speaker of the evening, the Rev. W. L. Metz, D. D., Presi dent of the Convention, who delivered one of the most inter esting annual addresses the conventioners have ever heard. Dr. Metz’s message was histor ic from start to finish, impreg nated with reminiscent features of the Convention’s struggles in days gone by, and showed what tremendous progress the Convention had made to the present day. Dr. Metz possesses an indelible memory. Historic dates were conversant and at his command. His annual address will be printed and put in pamphlet form. Those desir ing a Copy uf this address may secure it from Dr. A. B. McCoy, Atlanta, Ga. The Rev De Witt t. Murray, of Harbison College, Irmo, S. C., was chosen president of the ray evidenced his ability and adaptability to the office as he presided fovetr the subsequent sessions. The Rev. Dr. A. B. McCoy, Director of the Convention, took charge of the Convention at this stage. Just what Dr. McCoy did needs no commendation. He is one that meets the call of duty unassumingly but not without the courage of his convictions and vision. He fits in admirably on most any occasion. His re marks gave the final cue in set ting in motion the work of the Convention. Assembly Period Each day the first assembly period was used by the Rev, M. L. Bethel, D. D„ Associate Chaplain of Tuskegee Institute, who spoke from a general sub ject, ‘Teaching the Sunday School Lesson.” Dr, Bethel has a fine, analytical trend of mind and his addresses each day on the above stated subject were followed with close attention. The second assembly period each day was given over to prayer and worship services. Dr. McCoy handled this period with dignity and ease, and the services gave the Convention the real idea of prayer and wor ship in the church and Sunday school. Tuesday nvwung This memorable event is al ways a fine asset in social gath ering for all. Nobody was over sixteen summers. These social events are designed to teach the youth that they can have an en joyable time without indulging in questionable amusements. Wednesday Evening Silence not unlike death per vaded the audience when it re alized that the time had arrived to memorialize the memory of the late Dean of the Conven tion, Prof. A. A. Adair. Dr. Mc Coy, his chieftain and bosom friend, presided.. The speakers of the occasion were P!rof. R. W. Boulware, Dean of Harbison College, Irmo, S. C., and Miss Marjorie E. W. Smith, of the Colored Division for Missions of the Board of National Missions. Both of these speakers paid due and glowing tribute to the mem ory of a most useful and wor-^ ory of a m ost useful and wor thy comrade who fell asletep Easter Sunday last. The order of the service was unique in every phase. Miss Helen Jones has the credit for the model ar rangement of the memorial ser vices. Thursday Evening Thursday evening the Con vention listened with pride and interest to an address by Rev. J. W. Holley, D. D., Ph. D., on his recent trip to Africa. Dr. Holley, by nature is an orator of the first rank. His mind is always alert for visions and ob servations. He portrayed in his speech a burning passion for the saving of souls, especially for the sun-kissed souls of Afri ca. , Friday and Saturday evenings were in the hands of-Miss Hel en Jones and Rev. S. Q. Mitch ell, respectively. Miss Jones had charge of the young people who portrayed with skill the pag eant, “The Awakening,”, by Miss Bessie Mayle, The musi cale, under the direction of the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, was a gen-, uine and real treat to. music lovers. Sunday The Sunday morning message was delivered by the Rev.. S. D. Thom, D.rD., Synodical, Evang elist Dr. Thom always brings a message of hope and. inspira tion. The hearts of men were touched under the spell of the 'gosheir ssrtftfo<1 the Lord’s Supper was observed* The afternoon and evening services were well taken care of through Revs. W. L. Metz, D. D., and J. R. Pearson. D. D. These divines are well known as pulpiteers and the Conven tion had spiritual food for thought as the members reluct antly dispersed to their various abodes. The Model Sunday School was under the direction of Rev. H. M. Scott and Miss Helen Jones. The Reds and the Blues met with high spirit on the play grounds of Haines. There they fought as Trojans for the toga. The Blues were victorious and the captain, Rev. Murray, was presented the cup until the next Convention. The Revs. J. M. Miller, D. D., and W. B. Woods had charge of the recreational activities. The Boys’ Camp was under the charge of the Rev. W. C. Jones. Rev. Jones is a lover of boys and easily wins the ldve and respect of the 'boys. It is marvelous how well he controls the boys. They cling to him. His Boys' Camp and Camp Fire attracted the attention of the Convention. The court-martial and going down the line were interesting features of his work. The Rev. Mr; Jones has spent of his own means for equipment for the Boys’ Camp. He is a wonder with the boys. Quartet from Coulter Academy This Quartet was the guest of the Convention. The girls are well trained and they do sing and they did sing. Mrs.. G. W,, Long has traveled through the North and West with the troupe under the Di vision of Missions for Colored People, and nothing but com mendation of the highest type has come to our ears. Miss Wil liams deserves praise for the trained voices of the girls. The deportment of the troupe is an index of the fine work Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Long are doing at Cheraw, S. C. Dr. and Mrs. Long have made. and. are now, making themselves felt in the church and school work. The Convention was without =============== the presence of J.M. Som emdike and Mrs. Agnes Snive ly. |We always feel a keen toss, wh^n it is not possible for them to be with nn.'ocrl u > orfl -Lax t Miss Marjorie E. W. Smith cante to us for the first time and! our hearts were made hap py jby her presence. She fits into the work with grace and ease. The Convention was chajmed with her personality. She! is just as interested in the worjk of the colored people- as others who have come to us. She was kept “on the go,” vis iting several adjacent sections of our work.: Miss Smith, gome again; we shall.look with great anticipation tor your return. ■ Tlhe vesper services were con ducted by the Rev. M. L. Beth el, t>- D., Associate Chaplain of. Tuskegee Institute. r The Con vention was exceedingly fortu nate in securing such a high type of man of Christian .bear ing j to lead the Convention to evening prayer. Each evening Dr. Bethel made us feel the presence of him in whom we live and have our being. Miss Lucy C. Laney, Princi pal of Haines Institute, makes an ijdeal hostess and a fine dieti cianj. She is never happier than when she can serve the race of mankind. Miss Trotty is by her side to supplement 'her every act of kindness; . The Rev. A. C. Griggs was ever solicitous of every need of the Convention. He kept the work of the Convention before the 1 eye of the public through the jpress, for which the Con vention feels very grateful to him. It was a genuine pleasure to us to have him with us for the!first time at the Conven tion, T ne; Convention had a mind to ^orjc. • €Little attention w vention to traversing the streets >of Augusta. The Con vention was largely composed of young people of the finest type. President Murray appointed the following persons from the various Presbyteries as Pro gram Committee: Revs. W. L. Metz. D. D., S, Q. Mitchell, J. R. Dungee and C. W. Francis. Reporter J. H. Toatley. Y. M. C. A. RANKS HIGH IN PROPERTY HOLDINGS In a review of the 1930 Year Book of the Y. M. C. A. which recently has been issued it was found that the Y. M. C. A. ranks nineteenth among the large cor porations in the United States. It has a net value of property of $237,782,000. In the ranking of total assets of large business concerns, the Pennsylvania Railroad is first, with the Ford Motor Company second. The operating expenses of the Y. M. C. A. in the United States during 1929-1930 was $62,751,000. Its contributions totaled $16,653,000, 2.8 per cent increase over last year or dou ble that of 1920. There are now 1,086,862 members of the Y. M. C. A. in the United States, an increase of 8.8 per cent over the previous year. The employed officers number 5,124. In comparing the world fig ures for the Y. M. C. A., it has been found that there are 10, 397 Young Men’s Christian As sociations with 1,680,841 mem bers. Throughout the world there are < 6,995 employed officers, which does not include clerical or janitorial forces. In net prop erty and funds the Y. M. C. A. is valued at $275,883,301. Other figures for the United State show that last year 993, 000 boys were served, $5,000, 000 has been invested in camp property whch was used by 92,000 young men and boys last year. The endowment funds have grown.to $31,522,000, an increase, of 7.5 per cent over last year and double the amount of seven years ago.—Ex. OF THE r0UNG PEOPLE'S LEAGUE j T IB -g— Young People’s League of t aie Catawba Presbytery met wit!: the Biddleville Presbyte church, of Charlotte, N. n Saturday, October 25th, ts regular Fall meeting, ife first thing in order was the| enrollment of representa and members of various people’s organizations churches, at which time ribbons were placed on those enrolled. Aft.ir the enrollment a vol ley hall game was held between the f‘Reds” and the “Blues.” The game was swift and the interest exhibited by both teams and onlookers was fine. Although the “Reds” prided thep^elves as the winners, the “Blues” proved to be good spbrts and showed their fine spirit by cheering the “Reds.” Prom the athletic grounds the ‘ group returned to the church for the opening exer cises. Mr. W. S. Brinkley, Pres ident of the League, presided in his usual pleasing manner. After the devotional exercis es aH unfinished business of the ’’previous meeting of the League was discussed. A Constitution of the League was presented by our Director, Rev. F. C. Shirley. After a brief discussion of various articles of the Constitution it was received and adopted by the League, h Director also called the gue’s attention to the im portance of the different youhg people's organizations ■subt&tog for tJig.B.ull^in, ThevoiceofCatawba Youths A hundred copies were distri buted among representatives of local groups, in addition to a large number of subscrip tions which were taken from members. The next thing in order was the reports of the different or ganizations represented. By such reports one could readily see what organizations are wide awake and are doing ef fective as well as interesting work. Our Treasurer, Miss Helen Wilson, gave her report at this time. After Miss Wilson’s re port dinner was served by the church in the Community Cen ter. One could well see the hos pitality of the church exhibited not only at this time but throughout the day. Pep songs, led chiefly by Miss Ionia Shute, and yells, led by Mr. R. L. Jeanes, of Johnson C. Smith University, were some of the attractive features of our din ner hour. Our after dinner speecu was given vy vi guests of honor, Miss Helen Jones, who is engaged in reli gious work in Atlanta, Ga. Miss Jones expressed her keen de light in having l^een present with such a group and spoke of how much she had gained by mere observation. She urged the League to keep climbing the mount of difficulty, never falling along the wayside, but ever keeping in mind the goal to be attained. Miss Ethel Goines, who was also one of our guests of hon or, brought us greetings from Johnson City, Tenn., and also expressed her deep interest in the League and the work that is being accomplished. Th election of officers of the League for the ensuing year was next held. One could read ily see how highly esteemed and respected Mr. W. S. Brink ley was by the League from the unanimous vote he received to continue his services as President of the League. The other officers elected follow: Miss Catherine of Seventh St. Presbyterian church, Vice President; Miss Myrtle Brodie, 1 of Brooklyn Presbyterian church, Secretary; Miss Mar garet Caldwell, of Westminster Presbyterian church. Assistant Secretary, and Mr. Emery Rann; Treasurer. With fine co operation of these officers with the members of the League at large, remarkable as well as in teresting work is expected to be accomplished this year. Rev. H. Wilson installed* the newly elected officers. ■« „ Rev; A. H. Prince brought before the League the rules re garding the contest to be held later on in the year on “Stew ardship" and urged the young j people to take an active part in ! this contest. un. tne account ot tne snort ness of the time the topic, “The Ideal Home,” which was to have been discussed by the League was not presented be fore the group, but instead will be used at our next meeting. The next meeting of the League will be held' at Mourit Olive church. ’ * > Mr. Brinkley, who attended the Youth’s Conference in To ronto, Canada, last June, brought to us an interesting re port of the type of programs had at such a Conference and the views of one race towards another as brought out in many of the discussions at this Con ference. Truly from what Mr. Brinkley gleaned from this Conference, man sees himself as he has never seen himself be fore. One has a chance to ex press himself at such a confer ence, to exchange old ideas for new ones and to adjust himself in those life situations which eall for adjusting. Mr. Brinkley expressed his thanks to those organizations ;and friends who helped to make possible his trip to, Canada. closed with a very lYnpresSive worship service. The theme for this service was: “Sharing Jesus With Others.” It was tru ly the tvpe of worship that made one feci, as he listened to sbit strains of music and earnest prayers, that God was in His holy temple and had taken no tice of all of the proceedings of the day. W. S. BRINKLEY, President. M. A. BRODIE, Secretary. NOTES FROM MT. P1SGAH PRESBYTERIAN CHUJWJM, LAURENS, S. C. Our pastor, Rev. B. F. Mc Fadden, spoke very forcibly Sunday morning from Acts 1: 11, “Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heav en?” He pointed out that we have people that stand gazing up toward heaven but fail to see the need of faithfulness to duty for th.e Master. Every one present was spiritually up lifted. We were pleased 10 nave mr. E. L. Gundiff, our Sabbath School Missionary, with us Sunday. He made a very inspir ing talk on the need of build ing up our Sunday school and launched a campaign for enroll ing new students. He pointed out how other churches are leading in large schools, and that our church was the pion eer church from which a num ber of others had gotten their leadership and said we should hold up the Presbyterian ban ner. He also characterized us as “the sleeping beauty” and urged that we awake from our sleep and go forward in this great campaign. The reason great campaign. The response was very encouraging. Only about five months ago Mr. Cundiff reorganized this Sunday school which had gone down, due to the migration, and since that time he has not spared time nor patience in building it up. Now we are en joying a nice enrollment. We (Continued on page 4) WHITE RIVER PRESBYTE RY, ARKANSAS The summer season is now history. It was the hot test summer experienced here by old residents in many years. It was a burden to keep cool. Blit the activities in White Riv er' Presbytery were more marked than in many preceding summers. The D. V. B. S., cou pled with the evangelistic *rive, conducted by Revs. C. N. Shropshire and T. B. Hargrave, ?ave new life to the Sunday schools and churches. Also *ave the people of this section •of the country a better under standing of what the Presbyte rian Church stands for, which % training the children and evangelizing the world. The success of the workers mentioned above was due to a great extent to the co-operation of the ministers on the field. The D. V. B. S. was conducted during the day and the homes of the children were visited, and by this personal work by the workers many were saved. The Sunday schools entered a contest for a banner and the following points were observed. (1.) Largest enrollment. (2) Largest daily average. (3) Largest number of confessions. (4). General interest. (5) The most efficient work. Each school fought vigorously to win the banner, and these are the outstanding ones from among fourteen. which enrolled: Cotton Plant, 161: Little Rock, 116; Pine Bluff, 114; Camden, 112 and Monticello, 108. The banner was won by Cotton Plant. Also there were twenty conversions during the revival which was conducted at night DurihgTffepast jBmme^^tlSpT r* son the D. V. B. S. reached over one thousand pupils, and the evangelist, Rev. T. B. Hargrave, has had 207 conversions and 105 restorations on the fie’d. The program conducted by our S. S. Missionary and Evange list, was very timely and con structive. It is a scheme no oth j er denomination has introduced j yet. The ministers and peop'e, old and young, over the field are looking forward to next year. But one thing we regretted last summer was the short time of two weeks at each church. The fall season is on and the winter season is not very far away. Let us lav aside every weight that hinders in the Christian race and run it with more pa tience and faith by the grace of God. On the fifth Sunday night of November a special musical program will be rendered, and be conducted by Mr. Edward Alexander. Mr. T. M. Rogers, a member and elder of Allison Chapel for nearly thirty years, passed to his reward on the 8th ult., and was buried on the 12th. He left to mourn their loss a wife, six daughters and three sons, and many friends. Brother Rogers was faithful in the church, do ing what he could through trib ulation. But in the language of Cha pin: “The brightest crowns that are worn in heaven have been tried and smelted and polished and glorifiied through the furnace of tribulation.” Another writer said: “We are born for a brighter destiny than that of earth; there is one realm where the rainbow never fades, where the stars will be spread before us like islands that slumber on the ocean, and where the beings that pass be fore us like shadows will stay in our presence forever.” We believe he has entered the realm sookm of above to be forever with the Lord. CFO. F.. CAESAR. Little Rock, Ark.
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