Newspapers / Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.) / Aug. 6, 1936, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
like Africo - American Presbyterian CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST Mr. H. L. MeCROREY, D.D., I.L.D. Editor W. E. HILL, AMoeUte Editor Sot. & P. PITCHFORD, 11—Iti— Manager Dorotod to th* Educational, Mata, vial. Moral and RaUgiooa tatosaot* «f our peapia In tha Sooth, and pub* ‘ished at Charlotte. N. C., avaT* fburadar. /iv TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Mingle copy one year_RN •hi months_ rT& fhree months __-*1 Entered at the Poet Office at Char ntte. N. C.. as second elate matter THURSDAY, AUG. 6, 1936 THE NEGRO RACE HELP ING ITSELF The more one is disposed tc do for himself, the more other are inclined to help him. ; Thr same is true of a race. It is belt by some that the Negro mce if disposed to ask too much heir from others and to do too littlr for Jitseflf. While this mav he true as regards certain indi viduals, it is not true, in ou* opinion, when applied to thr race as such. We do not thini that any other race has strug gfled harder |to advance JitseW educationally, economically an<’ religiously than the Negro rac< in America, notwithatardin/ the tremendous odds agains which it, as an underprivileger ' race, has had to struggle. We do not have in mind more striking example th' disposition of the Negro racr to advance its own interests ii cooperation with aid from oth ers than in the case of the activ ities of the Rosenwald Fund ii the interest of schools for Nf groes in the Southern States. Of the $28,408,520 contribut ed for school buildings, grounds and equipment b(y the Rose® wald Fund and the public white friends and Negroes com bined—from 1913 to 1932 th Negroes themselves, out of theh meager earnings, contributes $4,725,871, or 16.64 per cent. PRESBYTERIAN YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONFERENCES By Rev. A. B. McCoy, D. D< Director, Summer Conferences The Presbyterian young peo pie of the four Synods withii the bounds of thirteen State: are this year experiencing th joy of sixteen conferences - twelve Presbyterial and fou Synodical. They began in Jun and will not end before the las' of August. All Presbyterial con ferences are directed by the lo cal Sunday School Missionary on the field. The faculties h these conferences are product: of the Synodical Conferences The leaders give their time an( service, and a fine piece of worl is accomplished. Two mow \Presbyterfal Con ferences were added to our lis this year. Rogersville Presbyte ry, for the first time, set up he, conference under the direction of our efficient leader, Miss E. E. Goins. Miss Goins hat' the loyal support |of the pas tors of the Presbytery in thi:. effort. LeVere Presbytery wil be offered the next opportimi ty. Rendall Presbytery, in Okla homa, reconstructed its ole' Sunday School Convention pro gram this year and went or record with its first Presbyteri al Summer Conference for young people. Dr. Cousins, ouv fdithful leader for /Oklahoma is its Director. Th- Director hat’ as one of his most enthusiast* supporters, Mr. Crowell, who is the President of the Conference and who has been the pillar o' the old Convention for a num-i ber of years. While One of the Stanaardr of the Presbyterial Summei Conference is to have a place to meet where /the tielegattlm may be housed in dormitories on a school campus, yet three of our conferences are compelled to carry on, for the present, at least, without this added con venience, but, under the c*rcum stances, they find themselves doing a splendid work. The ifour Syriodical Confer ences are growing in populari ty and efficiency. They are tru ly becoming the “College” u the system of Summer Confer ences. They are now issuing two certificates: its o#n- certifi cate for the first three years, and a diploma the fourth year. A certificate of the “A” and “B” series courses, given by the Board of Christian Educa tion in addition to the Confer ence certificate, leads also to the Baud’s diploma. These four conferences sustain also- a “co operating” relation to the Board of Christian Education and the leaders in this Bpard are doing everything they can to help us succeed. An interesting point about all, these conferences gs the fact that their faculties )are made up almost exclusively of our own group. We do not boast ot this, but are proud of it. Our white friends who have stood loyally by for all these years rejoice with us in that we have developed with their help thi.^ leadership among ourselves' Last year and this year those who teach the “Series” courser qualified through the Leadershiv Trashing Department, ft was| and is heartily gratifying tc note that during these two years only one person war with held the unrestricted sup port by the Director of Leader ship Training of the Board. This is a victory. Thus “Tim' Marches On.” ...... A Jdigtinfcuished visitor ir the person of Dr. Wm. Ralph Hall, Secretary of Young Peo pie’s Conferences of the Board of Christian Education, will be in Augusta and in Oxford. DR. AND MRS. McCRO REY RETURN FROM AT LANTA Dr. and Mrs. H. L. McCrore' returned home last Saturday morning after spending a week in Atlanta in attendance upor the annual meetings of two na tional gatherings of educators Dr. McCrorey participated in the deliberations of the Nation al Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, of which he has been President and is now a trustee. Interest in the work of !the Association is growing in all sections of the country as its achievements ar becoming known. Mrs. McCrorey attended th> ilOth Annual Convention of th' National Conrges.s of Colore' Parents and Teachers. Thsi bo dy was the guest of the Geor gia Congress of Colored Parent; and Teachers in a four, day ses sion held alt Spelman College July 26-29. Mrs. McCrorey is i life member of the Parent; and Teachers Congress, anc Chairman of its Committee or International Relations. fh< general theme of the Congres; was ‘'Character Building Through Parent Teacher Asso ciations.” The program wa: comprehensive and provided foi the discussion of many of the perplexing educational • and civ ic problems of todfry.' ■ NEGRO LEADERS OF THI DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN National Chairman James A. Farley announced today at Dem ocratic Headquarters the set up of the Colored Division of the witji the country divided ar National Campaign Committee follows: Eastern Division, un der the management of Julian D. Rainey, former assistant Corporation Counsel of Boston and the Western Division with headquarters in Chicago under the supervision of Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell, Represent ative of the First District of Illinois. New York City is not includec in the foregoing set up but wil' be managed by members of the local organizations. The name of the State Direc tors will be announced by the Chairman of the Democratic State Committees. Mr. Rainey said that he wil) be pleased to receive all persons interested in the re-election of President Roosevelt, at Head quarters to oe esuumsnea m New York after August 15. Congressman Mitchell is al ready engaged in conducting his own campaign for reelectior from his law offices located ai 417 East 47th Street in Chica go, and can be reached at that address until the opening of the regular offices in Chicago late in August . Jesse Owens and the other Negro athletes at the Olympiad in Berlin have won glory for the United. States. All the peo ple of the country should be proud of them. SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS By Mrs. H. W. McNair, Secre tary of Spiriteal Life Groups, Catawba Synodical. My dear Missionary Ladies! of the Catawba Synod: | I am hoping you have gone deeper into (Spiritual life Groups. Are you not challenged to do more after having gon deeper? I know you feel stronger to put over the great program in missions in which we as wom en are interested. To give, to relieve the suffering, to help the wandering ones fii&L the way, to help give that light that ne ver grows dim is our task. I am hoping there is not a missionary society that has not organized the prayer groups. If you have failed to do so, you have missed the most essential thing that gives strength, cour age and faith. Some of us may think it is a sacrifice to keep our prayer groups going. Do we stop to think that if we get anything worth while we must sacrifice? For all worth while movements somebody must pay the price. The whole Christian Church, must sacrifice if the world is to be won. The greatest and most funda mental distress of the Church is fts spiritual distress. {Material need hats awakened fc. Realiza tion of the essential nature of Ghurth. Its leadership Is deeply engaged in a serious pro cess of self-examination an"’ self - iansflysis* Protestantism recovnizes how much of the world has penetrated the Church. Once again it, seeks the purity of evangelical teaching and life. We need in this time of stress the spiritual coopera tion of every missionary soci ety. Most urgently of all, howev er. we need more praying, more witnessing for him. We need an innermost understanding Let us remember that there is no other message and no other salvation than that which is promised to us all in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers invo his harvest.” I recommend to each society for your Spiritual Life Groups the following books: “Lord, teach Us to Pray,” by Emma Bailey Speer, (price ten cents. “Private Prayer Suggestions and Helps,” by Rev. A. Herbert Gray, M. A., D, D., and Rev. George Barclay, M. A., price fifteen cents. “Great Souls and Prayer,” by Mary De Bardeleben, price twenty-five cents. These books are very fasci nating. They will strengthen prayer 'groups'. They also jex plain why a Spiritual Life Group. These books can be gotten from the District Office, Miss R. Marie Preston, Secretary 77 West Washington Street Chicago, 111. Ingleside-Fee, Seminary, Burkeville, Va. EMMANUEL PRESBYTERI AN CHURCH, SOUTHERN PINES, N. C. By Miss Clara McNair It has been a very long time sifllce our .frierids have /heal'd ijrom us. JWe )pre very happy to state that our church is still moving forward. During the past two months we have been very busy carrying on our Bi lle School at whicn there was an attendance of 115. Everybo dy came to learn the stories of tje Bible. The whole town seems to have been helped by our school here. The closing was in deed very interesting. We took a nice, long hike with the teachers and students, and there we played games and had a fine dinner. We were very happy to have the Young People's League meet with us here the 10th of July. Many young people were present for this meeting and took great interest in the pro gram. Since Rev. 0. J. Hawkins has been with us the program of the church has moved along nicely. The Young People’s or ganization has taken on new life. He hag added one member to our church since he has been here. We larte looking forward to the Sunday School Convention which will meet at Carthage, August 11-14. We are hoping to see many of our friends at Ox ford. Rev. Peter P. Johnson, of Maxton, passed quietly away in Highsmith Hospital at 6:35 Monday morning, July 13. Fun eral service was conducted in Freedom East Presbyterian church, Raeford, Wednesday, July 15, at 3 P. M. Rev. Johnson, at the time of his death, was pastor of Free dom East churph, Raeford, and Mars Hill church at Hope Mills, N. C., which charge he held for 28 years. Quiet in his manner and approach, he held the high esteem of his brethren of Cape Fear Presbytery and the Church at large. His sudden illness and pass ing was a Shock to this com munity and those with whom he had labored' so long. On Friday morning Rev. Johnson left his hame in Maxton appar ently in good health for Rae ford, for a meeting at noon at ,his church. Arriving there at the appointed hour, he found himself suddenly ill. He was taken to the home of one of his members and a physician was called in; also his wife was sent, for to be with him. Find ing him very ill they remained there until Saturday morning, at which time, he being some what revived, they returned to their home in Maxton. The doctor called soon after Rev. Johnson reached home and gave medical attention, but his condition 6; seemed to grow worse. After the other mem bers of the family had gotten here the family decided to take him to Highsmith Hospital, Sunday afternoon, July 12, at which place the end came on Monday morning. Rev. (Jbhnson ■was (born De cember 11, 1867. in Franklin County, N. C. He was the son of the late Thomas P. and Je mima Johnson. He confessed Christ at an early age, was bap tized and united with the fami ly church. Soon after he united with the church he heard the cal1, to tiie ministry. Because of poor educational conditions he '..as tvi’.ir time in preparing himself for his life’s work. He received his preparatory education in the State Norfnal School at Franklinton, and up* on graduation, he entered Lin* coin University in 1892, and .graduated from the Theological Seminary in 1898. The same year he was ordained by the Presbytery of Chester. --At the time of his graduation he had before him two oppor tunities: one to remain North, the other to return South. He returned South to his; native State of North Car-1 olina, where he labored for nearly 40 years as a minister and educator. He was a faith* ful minister on the following fields other than the field he pastored at the time of his death: Whiteville, Maxton, and Red Springs. I As An Educator As an educator he founds the Freedom East School which later became the present High School at Raeford, and he was jts first principal. Under his ad ministration the first building was erected on the present site. Other points where he served as principal were Wilsor Chapel School, public school of Shannon, Piney Grove School and Midway. As an educator Rev. Johnson was dignified and graceful and well represented the schools from which he re ceived his training. As a Presbytery .. j Rev. Johnson was always V al to his Presbytery. He was alt every Imeeting ^nfless hin dered by some cause. At the time of his death he was chair man of the committee on Evan gelism. A number of times he has been moderator of Cape Fear Presbytery, and twice had. the honor of being a commis sioner to the Genjenal JAssem bly. It was his wish never to’ retire £dom {active fcervipe.. “T want to die in service/’ he said, and bn featurjlay mpfming; he preached his last sermon in bed The funeral was preached by' Dr. John H. Hayswood, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian church, Lumberbon, and Pant thersford church at Buie. The funeral was well attended by the ministers of Cape Fear Presbytery, the Presbytery to which he belonged, and Yadkin and Catawba Presbyteries were represented. The white Presbyterian church, of Maxton, through their season, sent words of condolence by their pastor, Rev. Appleby, who also made touching remarks at the funer al. The white Presbyterian church, of Raeford, was repre sented through Dr. Fairley* the pastor, who had known Rev. Johnson for a number of years. The funeral service was as follows: Processional Music-—“A Charge to Keep I Have." 1st Scripture Lesson —Rev. R. C. Semen. Invocation—Rev. C. A. Wash ington. Music—“My Faith Looks Up to Thee.” Obituary—Rev. J. W. Smith Telegrams, resolutions and condolences—Miss Annie Hodg es."’-/'.'.' ' p-: Three minutes talks from the following persons: Rev. James Appleby, Maxton, on Rev. Johnson as a Citizen; Dr. F. J. Fairley (white), of Raeford Rev. Johnson as a Pastor; El der J. 'D. Purcell, of Freedom East church, Raeford, Rev.1 Johnson as an Educator; and Mr. J. T. Pearson, of Red Springs. Eulogy—Dr. J. H. Hays wood. Solo—Miss Clara B. Stack house, Maxton. Master of ceremonies, Dr. L. B. West, Charlotte. Members of the family are Mrs. P. P. Johnson; Mrc. Lula B. McManus, daughtei, Win ston-Salem; Miss Inez John son, Maxton; Rev. J. P. John son, pastor of Church Street church’, Salisbury; Mrs., Irene A. Harris, Spring Hope, N. c and a sister and a brother. “Servant of God, well done! Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master’s joy. “The pains of death are past; Labor and sorrow cease; And, life’s Jong warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace.” Maxton, N. C. ST. JAMES CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY ' On Sunday morning, July 26, Dr. Wm. L. Imes spoke from Johli 1:12. The theme of his discourse was: “Power That Endures.” The children’s ser mon, “The Indians Had a Word For It,” was a very frank and inspiring: talk with the children about a terrible vice that threatens the world today. At 8 P.M., Dr. Imes preached his final sermon in a Sunday evening series on “Great Reli gious Lessons for Today.” The evening’s theme was “Great Religious Drama.” The St. James choir, as well as the pas tor, made their last appearance until the first of September. The services of the Holy Communion were observed the morning hour, August 2. These services were conducted by Mr. E. G. Hawkins, B. A., pastoral assistant, and Rev. C. E. Eleock, M. A., of the Presbyterian Church of Brit ish Guiana. The 8 P.’ M. sermon was preached by Rev. Elcock. We welcome him to our church, pulpit and city and hope his stay will be an inspiring and enjoyable one. Dr. Imes Goes Abroad The pastor is spending his va cation ,abroad thjs summer, having sailed August 1st for Scotland and England, in the interest of International Peace, and promoting international movements for good will and the breaking down of barriers of prejudice against the darker races. It is his earnest hope to return for the September Com munion, Sunday, Septmber 13. Mr. Hawkins, Fellowship Stu dent, and assistant to our min ister, will fill our pulpit during the vacation period. This wifi be the last church news until after September 13, as the writer will be on her va pa+j/Yn f MARY L. COLEMAN. A CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their kind assist ance during the illness and death of Rev. P. P. Johnson. WIPE lAND FAMILY Maxton, N. C. Frank C. Shirley, Supt. of Ac tivities The Board of Directors of the Conference has worked out an excellent, weBl-bal&nced pro gram for the meeting at Bar ber-Scotia Junior College on August 19th, 20th and 21st. The main items on the program are as follows: 1. There is the plan for im proving your work in the church. This is contained in the six classes that will be held during the morning sessions of the Conference. Mrs. G. J. Shirley will leaSd thle cjpiss in planning for the children in the local church. Miss A. A. Chres field will direct the group in planning a Young People’s So ciety Program. Improving jthe Adult Class will be led by Rev. A. H. Prince. Mrs. A. H George will have charge of the class in “How to Improve the Opening Service of the Sunday School.” “How to Improve our Sunday School’ will be taught by Rev. H. Wilson, D. D., and Dr. J. D. Martin, Sr., will lead a class in “Our Presbyterian Church.” These are all first se ries courses of the Standard Leadership Curriculum and each delegate will be permitted to take one of the courses and will be given a certificate of credit if it is completed suc cessful^. 2. There will be an open fo rum discussion on what is be coming to be a live issue in the Church, “The Youth Budget Plan.” v 3. Rev. A. P. Corley, D. D„ will lead the vesper services. Dr. Corley is pastor of Btran don church, and we are sure his messages are going to be of great spiritual help to the mem bers of the Conference. 4. The evening popular meet ings will command the interest of a wide group and we are sure they will be well attended. On Wednesday evening the young people of Westminster church will sing and Mr. Chas. P. Ritchie, Superintendent of the Sunday School of the First Presbyterian church, of Con cord, will deliver the address. Thursday night the excellent Sunday school choir and or chestra of Seventh Street church will furnish the music, and there will be short address es by several young people, closing with a special message by Miss Ruby Rhyne who was sent by the Catawba Young People’s League to the Chris tian Youth Council of North America which met at Lake Side, Ohio, in June. 5. [A / splendid; ^recreational program is being arranged by Mr. E. L. Rann, Jr., and Miss Catherine D. Yongue. The above are some of the activities that will <[be carried on by the Conference. The Board of Directors is certain that it is offering a program that is in keeping with what the Church has been emphasiz ing for its Sunday schools to day. And the Board again is calling upon the ministers, su perintendents and other church leaders to rally to the support of the meeting at Barber-Sco tia Junior College, August 19, 20, 21. Remember the cost per dele gate will be only $1.25 for the whole time the Conference will be in session. Those planning to attend are asked to send their names to Rev. H. Wilson, D. D., 17 South Georgia Avenue, Concord, N. C. Please do this at once. LE VERE PRESBVfPRY The Presbytery of Le Vere will convene on August 27, in the Maryville Second Presbyte rian church, at 7:30 P. M. Reports from standing com mittees will be had at this meeting. AH persons planning, to attend will please notify the Rev. 0. C. Wallace, Alcoa, Ten nessee. W C. HARGRAVE, S. C. A CORRECTION . In “News Flashes From Cal vary Church, Wilson,” in last week’s paper, (the names of Wilson teachers attending the summer session of the State Nbrmal School iat Fayettevile should have read: Mrs. E. P. Reid, Mrs. 0. E. Sanders, Mrs. Bedford S. Lucas, and Miss Martha Robertson.
Africo-American Presbyterian (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 6, 1936, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75