VOL. LIIL
‘AND YE SHALL KNOW
CHARLOTTE, N. C., THL)
DAY. JANUARY 29, 1931
NO. 5.
CONFERENCE ON SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS
A Presbyterian Conference
on Spiritual Emphasis in the
Church is to be held in the
Seminary Church of the Pres
byterian Theological Seminary,
Belden Avenue and North Hal
sted Street, Chicago, ^Februa
ry 9, opening at 9 A. M. and
contmuing through morning,
afternoon and evening sessions.
Delegates are expected from
Chicago, Bloomington, Free
port, Mattoon, Ottawa, Quin
cy, Rock Island and Spring
field, Illinois; from Crawfords
ville. TndianaDolis and Losrans
port, Indiana; from Cedar
Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque,
Iowa City and Waterloo,
Iowa; from Grand Rapids,
Kalamazoo and Lansing, Mich
igan ; and from Madison and
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The
Conference is ibeing arranged
by the Presbyterian Board of
Christian Education from its
headquarters in Philadelphia
under instructions of the Pres
byterian General Assembly.
The slogan of the Conference
is: “An Awakened Church for
an Expectant World.”
One thousand churches with
in convenient distance of Chi
cago will be invited to send
their strongest leaders to this
Conference. The delegates will
include pastors, church offi
cers, Sunday school officers
and teachers, leaders of wom
en’s and men’s organizations,
Synodical and Presbyterial
leaders, and representatives of
the staff and field forces of the
official Boards.
Rev. Edward P. Westphal, of
423 Witherspoon Building,
Philadelphia, Director of Adult
Education, who is in charge of
program for' the Confer
ence, announces that he expects
addresses to be delivered by
the following church leaders:
Professor Samuel M. Zwe
mer, D. D., of Princeton Theo
logical Seminary, on “The Gos
pel and the Need of the
World.”
Rev. Joseph A. Vance, D. D.,
of Detroit, President of the
Board of National Missions, on
“Reviving the Spirit of Evan
gelism in the Churches.”
Professor Norman E. Rich
ardson, Ph. D., of Chicago.
Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, D. D.,
pastor of the New York Ave
,mie Presbyterian church,
Washington, D. C.
A service of worship will be
conducted by Rev. William
Chalmers Covert, D. D., of
Philadelphia, General Secreta
ry of the Presbyterian Board of
Christian Education.
There will be special music
by the Chicago Seminary Quar
tet and Glee Club.
rne purpose oi xne ^uuxci
ence is stated by Mr. Westphal
to be: To face squarely the
need at home and abroad; to
determine the church’s share
in meeting that need; to dis
cover ways of discharging the
responsibility of the church or
ganization; to carry the enthu
siasm and power and purpose
of the Chicago Conference back
into the local churches in terms
of definite steps to be taken in
deepening the spiritual life of
every Christian and in carrying
on a more spiritually signifi
cant life and work.
The Conference problem, as
stated by Mr. Westphal, is:
“How shall the Presbyterian
Church, facing a new and ex
pectant world, effectively relate
to it the spiritual power of
Christ and His Gospel?”
The plan of the Conference
is to divide the whole body, af
ter the central presentations,
into small discussion groups
under skilled leadership, to
consider the implications of the
present world situation as they
bear upon the life of individual
Christians and upon the
Church's life and program.
The Chicago Conference is
the outgrowth of an overture
sent by several Presbyteries
to the Presbyterian General
Assemly at St. Paul in 1929.
The overture was written by
Dr. Benjamin M. Gemmill, of
Hartsville, Pa., and stated the
“need of a new call to service”
based on the realization that
“everywhere men are longing
for a deeper experience of
Christ ; and the apparent lpw
ideals and lack of enthusiasm
for the spread of the teachings
of Christ ; the lack of an ade
quate number of students for
the ministry and missionary
service; ana tne aosence ot any
great passion for Christ such
as actuated the Church in its
most glorious days.” The over
ture, which was referred by
the General Assembly to the
General Council, urged that
there be held in the great city
centers of America such meet
ings as this initial Chicago
Conference, with the object of
“considering how best to secure
the deepening of the Church’s
spiritual life and to lay the ob
ligations to complete the task
:of winning the world for Christ
in this day and generation, es
pecially in view of the unpre
cedented opportunity now pre
sented for giving the Gospel to
the whole unevangelized world
in our lifetime.”
The main purpose and under
lying principles of such meet
ings, as stated in the overture,
are as follows:
“The Church faces the
world’s need and opportunities
as never before, and yet the
Church is scarcely able to main
tain what is already gained,
and no new work of advance
ment has been Jt^ertekea
rsohie •
of such conventions win be to
face squarely the world’s need
and to determine our share in
supplying it, and, also, to de
termine how best to accomplish
the task undertaken, and to
deepen the spiritual life of
each Christian, and to do all
that in us lies to complete the
task of evangelization of the
world to reward Christ for
His sufferings.
“The way to raise budgets,
quotas and money is not to talk
about these, but to exalt the
cause by giving the people an
overmastering and overpower
ing task and vision of the
world’s desperate need. Then
budgets will take care of thorn
selves.
“A more complete reliance
upon God rather than upon ma
chinery or organization.
“The people will rally to a
call such as *The World for
Christ in Our Lifetime,’ as the
students did 40 years ago to
the call ‘The Evangelization of
the World in Our Day and Gen
eration.”
Local arrangements for the
Conference are in the hands of
Rev. R. H. Elliott, 77 West
Washington Street, Chicago.
AMERICAN WHOLESALE
GROCERS’ ASSOCIATION
, COMMENDS v BUSINESS*
LEAGUE EFFORT '
New York, Jan. 24.—The Na
tional Negro Business League,
which has been promoting a
better merchandising campaign
among Negro retailers, has
been highly commended by the
American Wholesale Grocers’
Association.
“We understand,” says Pres
ident J. H. McLaurin in a letter
to the New York office, “that
your organization is deeply in
terested in the success and pre
servation of the Negro retail
grocery merchants_ and
you may be assured that this
office holds itself In readiness
to lend you, in your good work,
any support consistent within
our power and to that end we
invite you to command us.”
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MARY POTTER
OXFOUUt. C.
\L SCHOOL,
*♦<
i
OLD
Remodeled and an
HALL
Made to it.
MARY POTTER SCHOQ1
AND TIMOTHY DARLING
CHURCH
By Rev. G. C. Shaw, D. D. I
For some time we have
trying to find time to write yo^
something about this fielc
Things are about normal wit!
us regardless of the financu
depression through which w^i
are passing. It is true we fe
the depression keenly but have
set our sails accordingly anc
thus have been able to move oi
We made many improve
ments on our campus durii
last summer. Wells’ Hall
been brick veneered and
brick addition made to
32x70 feet, three stories,
new heating plaid; has been
sta$ed«ncH
rooms added. Our dining room
is now commodious and mod
ern. Our guests could not ask
for a more modern and com
fortable home. An electric
dish-washer has been installed
in the kitchen and other mod
ern and convenient improve
ment added.
Our Gym is completed though
not yet fully equipped. The
students are getting a lot of
Our church work, too, is
moving along nicely. We have
already more than met all our
|inancial -and {benevolent obli
gations for the year, but hope
to make other contributions be
fore April.
( We just closed our rally a
few Sundays ago. The church
Was divided into ten clubs,
each headed by one of our
faithful women with which the
ichurch is blessed. The follow
ing is a list of the clubs and
those who contributed:
Receipts from Clubs
Club No. 9, Mrs. W. G. Ander
son, Captain.
By check _$14.31
Pie sale _ 1.85
KWh — __— 4.75
mm.
Club No. 4, Mr. R. A. Carroll,
Jr., Captain.
Y. M. C. A. Members
From play, Dec. 12 _$ 6.25
Members _ _ _ .75
Mr. R. A. Carroll, Jr_ 3.00
Total ___$10.00
Club No. 8, Mrs. C. M. Sanford,
Captain.
Rally at church_$16.75
ALUMNI GYMNASIUM
Built by Alumni and Students. Have not asked the Board for a
cent. Will cost about $10,000.
wholesome enjoyment ojit oi it.
Visiting teams and friends
speak of it in the highest
terms. Being the only building
of its kind in the county, we
often get requests from our
white friends for its use,
which, of course, we grant.
This building is the gift of the
Alumni. We have not yet asked
the Board for a cent. The build
ing is a brick veneer struc
ture, 46x86 feet, with a gal->
lery, and a fair imitation of our
Johnson C. Smith University
Gym. It represents not only
student money but student la
bor. The concrete porcji, built
entirely by students, under the
supervision of Prof. Hicks, our
manual training teacher, is out
standing. It represents the
gift of the class of 1930, and
cost, or would cost if contract
ed out, at least $500.
(
Mrs. rseiue »miin - .ou
Mrs. Alice Davis ..25
Mrs. Mary Greene _ .25
Mr. Augustus Walker — 1.00
Mr. William Epps _ .50
Mr. C. M. Sanford _ 10.00
Mrs. Meta Cooper_ 6.00
Mrs. Lena Sanford - 8.00
Miss M. A. Tucker - *25
Total .... _143.75
Club No. 1, Mrs. Elijah Clem
ents, Captain.
Miss M. A. Tucker _$ 3.00
Prof. R. L. Smith __- 5.00
Miss Catherine Sanford 1.00
Miss Thalia Moone - 11.15
Miss H. S. Barnes _ 5.00
Mr. Monroe Williamson 4.00
Mrs. Cheevers _ 3.85
Mrs. Elijah Clements _ 40.20
Total _$73.20
Club No. 5, Mrs. G. C. Shaw,
Captain.
Mrs. L. W. Anderson_$ 6.00
Total-$17.60
Club No. 8, Mrs. E. E. To
ney, Captain.
Collection at church-$10.00
Dr. J. B. Davis, Louisburg 2.00
Dr. Ii E. Turner, Durham 2.00
Mias A. E. Jenkins, Ox
ford - 1.00
Mrs. J. N. Mills, Durham 1.00
Mrs. Lizzie Scott, Oxford 1.00
Mrs. hf. J. Turner, Ral
eigh -- 1.00
Mrs. B. A* Hawkins __ 2.00
Mrs. Annie Toney __ 2.00
Dr. E. E. Toney _ 6.00
Mrs. Nora Hicks _ 2.00
Mr. Leslie Bl|ie_._ 1.00
Miss Dorothy Allen_... 1.00
Mr. Willie Barker_ 18.00
4.00
6.00
6.00
.60
1.00
Total -$42.19
Club 11, Miss M. B. Sullivan,
Captain.
Entertainment v__$11.06
Y. W. C. A. _1.60
Mr. and Mrs. Norman_ 6.00
Dr. G. C. Shaw _ 1.00
Miss M. B. SoHivan —... 1.00
Total —
$19.55
jgjgggMgpN! •MStsA:
Mrs. Carrie Daniels_$ 3.00
Mrs. D. E. Peace _ 2.00
Mrs. Pattie Greene _ 2.00
Miss Catherine McGhee .25
Mrs. Martha Barker _ .25
Cornell Pettiford _ :25
Wiley Parker_ 25
Willie Pettiford .25
Mrs. Annie Hawkins.25
Mrs. Alice Pettiford __ 5.50
Total — .1_$14.00
Club No. 7, Mrs. B. B. Greene,
Captain.
Miss C. C. Burton_$ 1.00
Edward Sanford __ 1.00
Mr. J R. Greene _ 5.00
Mrs. Annie Hunt _ 2.00
Mrs. B. B. Greene - 5.00
Pie Sales ... 8.25
Total _$22.25
Grand Total, $315.35.
We are having evangelistic
meetings this week. Pray for
our success.
THE WEEK OF PRAYER AT
SWIFT MEMORIAL COL
LEGE
'By Rev. I. H. Russell, D. D.
Accepting an invitation from
Dr. C. E. Tucker, President of
Swift Memorial College, to as
sist in a week of prayer, I left
Friday, jJanuary #, 1981, for
Rogersville, Tenn. The weather
was unusually cold, and about
twenty-four inches of snow
fell in the mountains of Ten
nessee, yet the trip was very
pleasant.
We began the week of pray
er Sunday, January 11. A sur
vey of the student body re
vealed the fact that five stu
dents were not Christians. Ser
vices were held in the College
Chapel every day at 11 o’clock
in the morning, with the fac
ulty and students, and conduct
ed every evening at 7:80 o’clock
in the church.
A large and appreciative au
dience attended each service.
It was a glorious meeting from
the beginning to the end
Three young ladies and one
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BY THE WAY
By Unde Billie
In a casual study of colonial
history as it relates to the
thirteen colonies and after
wards the United States of
America, one finds that South
Carolina, “George Washing
ton’s favorite triangle,” took
the initiative in many things
that constitute the warp and
woof of a stable common
wealth. This, of course, places
Charleston, being South Caro
lina’s oldest city, and the most
historic city in America, in the
forefront in regaling other
cities of America with “firsts”
in, America. In the Columbia
(S. C.) State’s New Era edition’
Charleston tells the world
without fear of successful con- -
tradiction—and bolsters her
claims by authentic history
from archives, perhaps, wit
nessed by the philosopher
John Locke in its making1—
that the first prescription drug
store is in Charleston, at the
corner of King and Broad
Streets; the first municipal
college; the first chamber of!
commerce; the first insurance*
company was organized inf
Charleston, and a long, inter
esting list of America’s “firsts.”
It impels an alert man, one
who does not concede to second
hand knowledge, to look at a
person, place, or thing a sec
ond or third time with some
degree of peculiar scrutiny,
when these objects are placed
in classes by themselves be
| cause of the distinction en
tailed.
Somehow or other people re
joice arid pose with envied
complacency when , they^jga. ^
conscious of the fact that their
priority in laudale efforts and
achievements can mot be dis
puted, but is affirmed by gen
uine past and present records
to guide those of the on-coming
centuries.
I read in the Africo-Ameri
can Presbyterian a few weeks
ago something that bade fair to
make one of the two in an as
sertion prove or fail to prove
his claim as to what woman
has the distinction of being the
first to be ordained as a ruling
elder in the Presbyterian
Church, U. S. A. The matter
was started by Bro. Hector, I
think; and another good broth
er brought forth his first wom
an ruling elder, and challenged
Brother Hector to come forth
with'the date of ordination of
his woman ruling elder that we
might see who holds priority.
I was anxious to see the final
ity of the whole matter; but it
seems that it volatilized at its
inception and conception. It
went up into ether when it be
gan to appear in the form of
an argument; and it left the
minds, perhaps, of many before
it began to form and take hold
to our desire for this knowl
edge. I am waiting yet; for it
seems to be in the nature of
man to honor the things that
stand out as first.
In the Witherspoon Build
ing, in Philadelphia, I was per
mitted, at my own request, to
look into the files, by a very
kind and willing lady, to satisfy
myself as to the first or oldest
Presbyterian church in Amer
ica. Of course Philadelphia
holds this claim; but the state
ment should be modified, or
made to read: oldest continu
ous Presbyterian church in
America; since Circular Con
gregational church on Meeting
Street in Charleston antedates
in organization and service the
one in Philadelphia holding the
claim of “first” by several
years as a Presbyterian
church.
In these “firsts,” Charleston,
above all other American cities,
rejoices. And what city would
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