FAITHFUL IN SHALL /
A. Program for Young People*
Meeting . »- •,
By Miss Annie
A prayer service of ten min
utes by the prayer comm ttee
thft leader and all the officers
of the society.
Singing or other music for
ten minutes.
The leader’s opening words:
“The kingdom of heaven is like
to a grain of mustard
which a jnan took and sowed in
his field.”
Response: “Which indeed is
the least of all seeds; but when
it is grown it is the greatest
among herbs.”
(Make several copies of this
response that all may read it.)
Prayer. :
Announcement of .the topic
and Bible reading from St
Luke 16:1-12.
The leader’s message.
Prayer by the leader.
Singing: “Saviour, Teach Me
Day by Day.”
Discussion of the topic.
James Houston and the Small
Things.
Walter Perry and the Smal
Things.
Jennie Lincoln and the Small
Things.
Miss Murray and the Smal1
Things.
1. Tell some ways in whicr
small things are important.
2. Name some small haibitt
that largely influence us
3. Why did the boys lik<
James Houston?
4. Name some small ?o irte
sies that make you feel wel
come in a strange church
5. Tell about Walter Perry
and how small habits influence'
his life.
6. Tell about some thing:
that heloed Jennie Lincoln to be
successful.
7. Why did Miss Murray sue
8. Name some things thaJ
might be done to make our so
ciety better.
10. What can a young Chris
tian do to make the Christiar
life attractive to other younj
Christians ?
Prayer: Help us, 0 God, iioJ
to despise small things; to re
member that Thou, hast prom
ised to bless those who arf
faithful in that which is least
Amen. %T1 .
Singing: “There Were Ninety
and Nine."
Report from committees.
Offering fend prayer.
Singing*: “Saviour, Like «'
Shepherd Lead Us.”
Report of the Secretary.
Benediction.
The Leader’s Message
Small things! How often w(
we fail to realize the impor
tance of small things!. HftV
great is their power to bring u.<
good or evil! The doctor gives
us a small amount of medicim
and we are well again. It may
have been only a. few days
Some one takes a little poison
only a few dfops, perhaps, but
the person dies. Often there if
great power in small things anc
tremendous results come ac
cording to the way we hav(
handled the small things in oui
hands. We are likely to under
rate the value of small things
and become careless about
them. “It can’t amount to
much,” we say. We forget oui
childhood verse:
“Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.”
The little habits we formed
day by day as we grew have
caused us to become strong
Christian young people or weak
lings; and the things we do and
think each day will continue to
mightily influence our lives. Le1
us be careful about the small
things we do or leave undone.
James Houston and the Small
Things
Nat Clemson and Horace
Moore stood on the steps of
Horace’s home. James Houston
passed by. He was on a truck
with Bill Gardner. James waved
his hand as he passed, bowing
and smiling at the boys. “That’s
James Houston,” remarked
Nat.”
“I know him,” replied Horace,
“I have been to his church. |
Not that I like to go to church i
so much but James is so friend-j
ly. I just went because he asked I
me to go.”
“He has asked me, too, sev
eral times,” said Nat. ‘T have
not been, yet.” i
“You ought to go,” answered
Horace, V“I am going; back there
fself. They are Trice to you—
» you fans, books and all like
t. Shake hands with you and
you to come again.”
\lfThink I’ll go, too/’ replied
“I like James. He is friend
lsk Do you see hi™ on that
tnfck with Bin? He is going to
help Bill lift that flour, feed,
and heavy stuff, and James does
not get a cent for it. He just
does it because Bill has been
sick.”
“That is nice, all right,’ an
swered Horace. “Wonder what
makes him like that? “Well,
James is a church fellow, you
know,” replied Nat.
Walter Perry and the Small
of eighteen years, had a sullen
i look on his downward face as
he followed his father into the
room where his mother was.
“Well, I am giad you brought
him back home,” said the
mother.
“I don’t. know whether I
should have or not,” said the
father, in angry tones. “It cost
me one hundred and twenty
dollars. The next time you
break into a store and steal a
suit of clothes you may go to
the road. This is my last time
to pay you off,” and the1 dis
gusted man left the house.
“I am not going to stay here
I am going off somewhere,”
said ^filter..
, “There is no money to send
you anywhere,” replied hie
mother.
“Well, I can hobo my way,”
answered Walter, as he, too
left the room.
; Tears fell down Mrs. Perry’s
cheeks as she bent over her
sewing. She remembered how
When Walter was a small boy
he would steal cake and other
sweet things. Then it was pen
cils, tablets and toys from his
playmates. Her own pennies anc
dimes would disappear ’.if she
did not hide them, but these hac
t>een small things. She had not
dreamed he would keep it up,
and now—the future looked
dark.
Jennie Lincoln and the Small
Things
Walter Perry, a young man
“I owe you a nickel, don i
you remember? I was in here
yesterday and the 3teak cam(
to thirty cents. I just paid s
quarter and you told me I coulo
bring you the nickel and 1
thank
Jennie Lincoln, a trim young
woman of twenty, walked ou1
of the market. At the next
place where she. bought lose
the girl at the counter gave her
a dime too much in change
which Jennie, smilingly re
turned. It was a year after
wards that a salesman gave her
two counterpanes when she had
only paid for one.
“I am a Christian. I could noi
steal a counterpane and feel
right about it," Jennie replied
as she prepared to return the
article. No wonder she had the
name of being honest, straight
trustworthy. That is why when
she took a place as house girt
she received fifteen dollars a
week with half pay during her
vacation. That is why her re
commendation would place otn
er girls in good places. Sincere,
honest, kind, polite, it was
these things which caused Jen
nie Lincoln to develop a great
character. *
Miss Murray and the Small
Things ,
Mrs. Wiseman paused as she
was about to enter’ Miss Mur
ray’s car. There was the pretty
little church so immaculately
white and the nice, four room
school building just as white as
the church. The shrubbery, the
white, sandy yard, and in the
back ground the dark, green
foliage of pine and cedar trees.
“How in the world did you
manage to do this in such <
backward, out of the way
Djace?” she asked as she took
her seat beside Miss Murray.
There were years of small
things when I had to be brave
and faithful In so many little
things as being kind and polite
to parents and children, attend
ing the church, teaching a Sun
day school cfass,, vjtadtiug fchf
homes, helping with parties and
many other things,” replied
Miss Murray. “Then I did my
best in fljhe shabby {one jroom
school building. I think .1 learned
faithfulness and patience in
dealing with small things from
my mother who was a seam
stress. She was always so care
ful to sew oh buttons, eyelets
and hooks, in making neat but
ton holes, taking out basting
threads, etc. As I helped her
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new
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Colleges and Secondary Schools. . Terms
reasonable. All High School Teachers hold
ing degrees from Standard
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all rooms.
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leges.
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Wholesome Environment
For further information, address
L. S. Gozart, Dean
Barber-Scot»u Junior College, Concord, N. C.
she would often say, “Daugh
ter take care of the small
things and you will have no
trouble with the larger prob
lems.’ ”
COLORED PARENTS GAIN
POINT IN SUIT FOR
HIGH SCHOOLS
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 7.—
Judge Frank I. Duncan this
week overruled a demurrer fije<T
by attorneys for the board of
education of Baltimore coun
ty to the replication of the at
torneys for the colored parents
the county who are suing to
force the board of education to
furnish high schools for col
ored children.
The suit was filed some time
ago. The board of education
filed answer and Thurgood Mar
shall, . attorney for the parents
and for the Baltimore branch
of the N. A. A. t< P., filed a re
plication The board of educa
tion’s attorney then filed a de
murrer to this replication and
it was this demurrer that was
overruled this week. Judge
Duncan’s action means that at
torneys for. the board of educa
tion will have to file a new plea
or go to trial on the replication
filed by Mr. Marshall. It is not
expected that they will do the
latter.
The Baltimore county high
school case, which is being
pushed by the Baltimore branch
of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People and the national office
in New York, seeks to end the
condition 'whereby the county
furnishes 11 public high schools
for white children and not ope
for colored children. Fpir years
thP colored children have been
sent into Baltimore City to at
tend the high schools there.
However, the county has appro
priated only so much money
for tuition for the Negro stu
dent and for many years over
half the colored children eligi
ble to go to high school have
been prevented from doing so
because the county did not fur
nish enough money jfldr their
tuition
The Baltimore county case
is part of the nation-wide cam
paign for educatof^aS 'e.^uallity
being carried on by the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, under
the direction of Charles H.
Houston, special counsel for
the Association.
The divine Purpose does not
force our wills. W|e are left the
choice, but God’s purpose and
man’s will can and do coincide.
PEE COMMUNITY CENTER,
NICHOLAS VILLE, KY.
.. .The Youth Oi Terence under
the auspices < f the United
Christian Miss:< us Society, De
partment of R ligious Educa
tion of the Disophs of Christ,
held its annual n aeting at Fee
Community Centt r. July 6-12.
The Conference was com
posed 4Q r, presentatives
from •' ’ v . ' m Union and
4 demur > , The States
were:. ;T; Chicago, £ *9;
Indiana—•me*; 'r a polls, 2; Ohio,
Columbus, 2 I Jay ton. 2; Mis
siouri—St. Louis, 2; Kentucky
—Louisville, 6; Lexington; 2;
Nichol isville, 2; Danville, 3;
Mt,. Stealing, l; Arkansas—l:t
tle Ro< k 4; Paris, 2;North
M:dd ‘ own, 2,; Germantown, 1;
Lon* n. 1; Midway, 1; Georgia
—AtUnta, 1, ,
The faculty consisted of the
following parsons: Rev. R. 11.
Peoples, General Secretary of
Negro Churches, Disciples of
Christ, and Supervisor of the
Conference, 3412 Franklin Av
enue, St Louis, Mo.
Miss Edith Wilson, teacher
]'n the Louisville Public School
System, and Director ofytjie
Conference, taught “My Way
of Life,” 2216' W. Chestnut [S ’
Miss Edna Poole, (wHJte) ,
Missionary to Belgian Congo,
Africa, taught “Missionary
Program for Young People,’
and “Christianity and Social
Issues.”
Prof. E. Kingsley Poverinure,
(white), Director of Dramatics
in North High School, Colur
bus, Ohio, 2700 Adams Avenue.
“Taught Youth and Dramatics,"
and also directed* the verse
^peaking choir.
Prof. V. G. Smith, social
worker, 943 Beckwith St., S. W.,|
Atlanta, Ga., Dean of the Con
ference, and taught “Better Ac
tivities for Young People," and
also directed recreation.
Rev. Emmett J. Dickson.
Professor in Jarvis College,
Dean of Men at the Conference,
and taught “Life Evaluation.”
. Miss Nannye • V. Butler
teacher in the Public School
System of Paris, Ky., fraught
“Life Problems.". . - *.
Mrs. Z. M. Peoples, wife and
private secretary of Rev. R.. H.
Peoples, taught “Teach in'
Children “in Local Church.”.
Mrs. Geo. E._ Letton, Dean of
Women at the Conference, 405
E. High Street, Mt. Sterling,
Ky. • . \ ,;(l
Rev. Baxter C. Duke, pastor
Second Christian Church,. 2856
Shriver ,AvenueK Indianapolis,
hid., conducted vespers 'and
The Conference adjourned
on the I2th of July at 3 P. M.
to meet at Fee Community Cen
ter next July.
• Plans are under way to .have
a cooperative conference be
tween the Disciples pf (Christ
and the Presbyterian Church,
U. S. A., in Kentucky next year.
Let us look forward to this
great meeting of young people
W. T. BYRD, Director.
Fee Community Center,
. Nicholasville, Ky.
SOUTHERN YA. SCHOOL
OF METHODS
On August 4th the young
people and adults of Southern
Virginia met at Ingleside-Fee
Institute, IBurkevHle, Va. Of
all the schools of methods held
by Southern Virginia Presbyte
ry one can probably say that
this was the greatest
Delegates were present from
various points. The reports
were good and the enthusiasm
high. One was assured of the
future of Southern Virginia
Presbytery as he looked upon
that great gr°uP of young peo
ple.
Rev. Leslie A. Taylor, of
Plainfield, N. J., spoke each
evening at the vesper services
Rev. Taylor took as his general
theme: “Christian Youth Build
ing v. New World.’ Through
i these messages Rev. Taylor
challenged youth to “Live Cre
atively.”
The Convention closed Friday
night with a program by the
young pedple. .Many delegates
expressed themselves as to how
the Convention was enjoyed
We are looking to return next
ear to a bigger and better con
vention-. We must thank our
missionary, Mr. S. L. Young,
for his hard work to give us
such a convention.
A goodly number of our peo
ple are going to the Synodical
Conference at Mary Potter.
SAMUEL G. STE\ ENS.
Resolutions of Thanks
The sixth session of the
Presbyterial Sunday School
Convention and School of
Methods has been a pleasant
and profitable one.
W'ii can truthfully say that
this Convention is advancing
arid planning a way for better
achievements for both old and
yourig in the spiritual world.
We ate sure Of reaching the
standards of our common goal.
We feel sincerely 1 that this
Convention was held for a worth
while purpose, and that it has
been beneficial to all who at
tended.
Therefore, we resolve that
the members of this Conven
tion and School of Methods p'
tend most hearty thariks rind
appreciation to the officials of
IiiglesicLe-Fee Memorial Insti
tute, Burkeville, Va., for the
hospitality and fconsidjeration
shown us during our stay here.
We wish to suggest that this
copy be sent to the Africo
American Presbyterian for
publication.
Respectfully submitted,
SARAH MAE WRIGHT,
Chairman;
LILLIAN S. MANN.
F CHARLOTTE COLEMAN,
VIRGINIA MORGAN,
LOUIS WjATTERSON,
ROBERT GIBSON,
LEON JONES.
MOUNT TABOR’S EVANGE
LISTIC MEETING
By Miss Lillie Mae Rankin
The week’s meeting from
August 3 to 9 was very impres
sive. We were very fortunate
to have the Rev. W. G. An
derson, pastor of Timothy Dar
ling church and also dean of
Mary Potter Memorial School,
Oxford, N. C., to conduct our
revival.
On Monday evening at 8:00
o’clock the theme was “Wiges
and the Gift,” Romans 6:23.
Tuesday evening, theme, “The
Supreme Question,” Matt. 27.22.
Wednesday at 2 P. M., theme,
“Family [Religion,” II Kings
4:26. Wednesday evening at 8,
theme, “Profit and Loss,” Mark
8:36-37. Thursday at 2 P. M.,
theme, “Walking Signs,’ Acts
3:4. Thursday evening, theme,
“How and Where to Find God.”
Is. 56:6-9. Friday at 2 P. M.,
theme, “The Gospel of. Anoth
er Chance,” Gal. 6:1. Friday
evening, “The Christian Race,”
Hebrews 12:1-3. Sunday,
Youth’s; Message. 10 A. M.,
theme, “The Grace of Obedi
ence” Eph. 6:1-2. Sunday af
temoon, at 3 o’clock, theme,
“The Christ We Forget,” Ts.
53:5. Sunday evening, 8 o’clock,
theme, “The Final Judgment,”
Matt. 25-31-46.
• This meeting was a success
and helpful* to every one who
took it in and was enjoyed bv
all.
Visitors duing the 'Week were
Mrs. Susan Knox, 'oi High
Point, sister of Mrs. 0. A. Ran
kin: Mr. Wfillie Rankin, of «
Pittsburgh, Pa., brother of Mr.
F E. Rankin, and Mrs. Mattie
Houston. We were glad to have
them. We wore also glad to
nave the ..friends from the
Methodist and Baptist church
es.
The death:: angel came and
took one of the oldest members
of our church, Mrs. Sarah Jane
Goodman, who departed this
life July 20th, aged 85 years.
She was a faithful member of
Mount Tabor church and a
“mother” of the Missionary So
ciety. •
. She was the mother of ten
children, four of whom are de
ceased. She leaves to mourn her
loss four daughters, Mrs. Alice
Bradshaw, of Whitmdl, W. Va.,
ginia; Mrs. Bertha V. Good
man Cowan and Mrs. Annie
Faggut, both of Cleveland,
N. C.; Mrs. Ada Gray, of the
borne place; and two sons, Mr.
C a Goodm i.i, of Amity Hill,
and Mr. W|. A. Goodman, of
Mooresville. There are fwenty
ohe grandchildren and sis
great grandchildren and a host
of relatives and friends.
On the sick list is Mrs. Ce
cile Goodman, wife of Mr.. C. A.
Goodman. We ar^ praying for
her recovery.
Our Sunday school is moving
along nicely under the super
:ntendency of Mr. M. F. Cowan;
also the Missionary Society,
the Christian Endeavor and
the Y. M. Bible class.
The delegates to the Junior
School of Methods • are Miss
Mary White, Miss.Mae B. Cow
an and Mr. William- Cowan,
Jr.
TRADD STREET C. E. SOCI
ETY.
The Young People’s Christian
Endeavor Society of Tradd St.
Presbyterian church, States
ville, is doing splendid work.
Meetings are held each Sunda'
night, and topics are discussed
and enjoyed by every one.
On Sunday, July; 26, the top
ic was, “TKe Importance of; Lit*
tie Things/’ (I Sam* 17:40;
Matt. 13:32.) From this topic
we learned that inr many in
stances smaller things are more
important than larger things.
Persons usually think of the
smaller things as unimportant
and pay them no attention.
Little things, that keep people
from being Cpris’tiam are such
as clothes, people talking and
iaugh'iig \v: ut them, and
amusements.
Some great qualities of char
acter are kindness, truthful
ness, honesty, sincerity, am1
hpnor. These things are attained
by small acts in our daliy ljfe.
Under this topic a helpful mem
ory gem is:
“Little drops of water, - v
Little grains of sand;
Make the mighty ocean,
And a pleasant land.”
BEAUFORT WOOD, Sec.
NOTICE
The forty-fourth annual meet
ing of the Eastern District
Sunday School Convention an.
School of Methods of the Tad
kin Presbytery will convene
with John Hall Presbyterian
church, Carthage, N. C.; (Moore
Co.), August 11, 1936, at 8
P. M. We are expecting Dr.
John M. Somerndike, Secretary
of Sunday School Missions,
New York City, and Dr. A. B.
McCoy, Superintendent of Sun
day School Missions throughout
3ur four Negro Synods. _
We are hoping to have from
three to five representatives
from each Sunday school in the
District including the Communi
ty Schools and every Superin
tendent on the field.
With this meeting we are be
ginning our first School of Meth
ods for this district, but will still
hold the popular meeting fbr
the younger delegates as here
tofore. The report Blanks are
being sent to., the sch.o»c- The
capitation tax is 5c per mem
ber, and we are asking for an
accurate report of your, enoll
ment.
W. T. BLUE, Acting Dean.
GEO. R. MARSH, S. S. M.,
Director.
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