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the Africo - American Presbyterian . CONSOLIDATED WITH THE SOUTHERN EVANGELIST McCROREY, DJ>- ILb., W> B. imi^ * Ear. & P. PTTCHFORD, Devoted to the Edncatfamal, Mate. «ial, Moral and BeUgfeoe tatiricta •<f our people in tba South, and pub* ished at Charlotte. N. C.. »v*n fburadar TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ■faurle cojrv oaa yoar_|1N Vtx months_ .71 Vhree months .. M Entered at the Poet Office at Char ntte. N[. C.. as second class matter. THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1936 CATHOLICS AND THE ANTI-LYNCHING BILL (From The Interracial Review) In our leading editorial in the July issue of the Interracial Review we cited the first reve lations of the infamous activi ties of the Black Legion and pointed out that lynching and other mob outrages must be eradicated from American life. Last month we cited the killin' of Charles Poole, the Catholic, by the same organization and pointed out that this crime had its origin in the horrible ex ample of the lynching of Ne groes with impunity. In both editorials we emphasized that all minority groups, Catholics# Negroes and Jews, should be foremost in the fight to eradi cate mob violence of every de scription. : Comes now additional evi dence to substantiate our pre vious Contention. Last week the entire nation was shocked by the spectacle of 15,000 people gathered from many miles to witness the public hanging of a Negro murderer in Owensbbro, Kentucky. Here, the hanging of a human being took on all the color of a public sports event amidst the clamour of hot-dogs and soda-pop vendors. This spectacle was the same stuff that motivates mob mur der and lynching. How far re moved are the impulses that prompted the gathering of this vast cadaverous crowd, from those which drew thousands tc witness the spectacle of early Christians being thrown to the lions in pagan Rome, it is not difficult to estimate. Certain it is that the stimu lus and example of unpunished lynching is responsible for al the grim happenings of the last few months. In regard to the Catholic contribution to the solution of these problems, we have been immeasurably encouraged by the outstandingly forthright editorial of last week’s America, which we reprint in this issue, as well as by the increasing support of the Catholic press ir general. The interest of the Catholic press is the most grat ifying in view of the senti ments expresed on another pa° by Walter White to the effec that herein is a distinct oppor tuftity for public service on the part of the Catholics of America.. The Intertraciall Review can sum up its present position in! no better way than by calling upon the Catholic leaders of America to redouble their ef forts in arousing popular Cath olic sentiment in support of the enactment of an adequate Fed eral anti-lynching bill by the next Congress. Again the Cath olic press has pointed the way and there is now every reason why Catholic organizations and Catholic leaders should accept this new mandate whole-heart edly. __ The why of human sufferinj has puzzled thoughtful men and women from the beginning of time down to the present hour. Any answer that offers a rea sonable solution to this question is always of interest. Reverend Dr. William Hiram Foulkes preached a sermon at Montreat on “Suffering and Glory.” Fol lowing is an extract from that discourse: “Many times we hear the question, “Why must a man suffer?” If we read the New Testament aright we find that suffering is a vital port of life. . . . . Suffering results in glory and praise and honor of Jesus Christ. f . . When we suffer we are moving upward, into the ex perience of glory.” NATIONAL PREACHING MISSION BEGINS This week marks the begin ning of the National Preaching Mission, for which preparations have been made during the past two years. Dr. E. Stanley Jones arrived from India on Septem ber 7 to head the group who will conduct the Mission. On* September 8 and 9 a confer ence was held at Beaver Col lege, Jenkintown, Pa., for spir itual preparation and for the consummation of final arrange ments. The chief subjects dis cussed at this conference were the message of the Preaching Mission, the place of prayer in the Mission, , and the kind of preaching needed for today. A group of more than fifty outstanding spokesmen of the Christian Gospel will constitute the Mission. Those who have been invited from abroad in clude, in addition to Dr. Jones, Dr. T. Zi Koo, the student lead er of China; Miss Muriel Les ter, the Christian social work er of London; President John S. Whale, of Cheshunt College, Cambridge, England; and Mr. Henry Louis Henroid, General Secretary of the Universal Christian Council for Life and Work. Among the American leaders are not only some of the most estemed preachers but also several laymen and women, including Hon. Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State; Douglass S. freeman, distinguished biographer of Robert E. Lee; Mrs. Harper Sibley, Mrs. Grace Sloan Over ton and Mrs. Harriet R. Cham berlain. Out of the total group of fifty, fifteen will go together to each of the cit'es that make up the cost-to-eoast schedule. Three of the leaders are be ing heard in radio broadcasts over nation-wide networks, in terpreting the mission—Dr. E. Stanley Jones on September 13 at ten o’clock (Eastern Day light Time), Dr. Paul E. Scher er on September 20 at four o’clock (Eastern Daylight Time), and Dean Lynn Harold Hough on September 27 at one thirty o’clock. The National Preaching Mis sion, inaugurate^, by the Fed eral Council of Churches as a united effort to bring about a spiritual Awakening in America, ia primarily evangelistic in character, It aims both to re MivAe "‘the Religious '.life of; those in the churches isjnd to bring the Christian message and the call to Christian disci pleship to many who are outside the churches. In addition to the great popular meetings there will be conferences for minis ters, for laymen, for women and for young people. There will also be a series of educa tional “seminars” on the Mes sage, Using the Bible, Person al Evangelism, The Christian Family, Christianity and Social Problems, and Christianity and World Problems. The first phase of the Mission will be an itinerary covering twenty-five great centers of population during the next three mbnths. After spending the first four days in four ci ties of up-State New York — Albany, Syracuse. Rochester, and Buffalo-the rest of the program will consist_ of four-, day visits to each city, Pitts burgh, Pa., being the first. The others, following consecutively are Kansas City, Detroit, In dianapolisi, ^Atlanta, Birming ham, Louisville, St. Louis Cleveland, Des Moines, Omaha, Billings, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, (Ore.), San Francsico. Oakland, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Washington, Raleigh, Philadelphia, Boston and New York The second phase of the movement is the two-day preaching missions which will be held in at least five or six cities within a radius of 200 mileR of each of the twenty-five metropolitan centers, with lead ership provided by the church es of these areas. A little later the program of extension is to be' carried still further by the hllding of one-day preaching missions in county-seat towns. In such ways several hundreds of communities in all parts of the nation will be reached. The third phase of the preaching mission in local par ishes, is to beheld simultaneous ly in November, preferably No vember 15-22 or November 29 December 6. The purpose ol these local preaching missions, each of which will continue .for eight days, from Sunday to Sunday, is to intensify the influ ence off the movement in the local churches and secure a per manent conservation of itg val ues. A little hymnal containing Rj\ty of the great hymns of the Church, for use in the Preaching Mission, has been published, selling at a price-so low ($2.00 for 100 copies, $17 for 1,000 copies) that it may be secured in quantities for great public gatherings. Hymns have been selected which have true evangelistic value and at the same time are dignified ana worshipful. A poster in color has been drawn by Lamont Warner to symbolize the spirit of the Mis sion. It depicts the banner of Christ advancing across the nation. A national laymen’s sponsor ing committee has been creat ed to give reinforcement to the movement. It is headul by Mr. James M. Speers, well knoWfi merchant of New York. . f YOUNG NEGRO POET OF LABOR - PEACE GROUP By John Dillingham “America, You Called Us,” the finale to the International Peace Festival presented by the Bryn Mawr Summer School foi Women Workers in Industry, tremendously impressed one of the members of the Emergen' Peace Campaign staff, Sol Ja cobson. Upon investigation we learned that the play was writ ten by an unassuming young Negro woman, Miss Annie But ler, who lives in Philadelphia, It is significant to note that in the 1936 summer session of Bryn Mawr, there were 59 students who represented 17 nationalities. That Miss Butler’s work was able to receive such recognition indicates her rare talent. There were three white members in the cast—an inter preter, an industrialist, and' a worker. The worker gave the following prelude to “America, You Called Us:” America, America, America, You called us t0 your shores, You drew us as ar magnet draws a piece of steel And makes it cling. You promised us security, con tentment, yellow gold, And so we came. We sold our souls that we might come. We came, thirsty men and women, To drink long and deep at your fountain of prosperity, But you failed us. You denied us the right to live as human beings • On equal plane of equal rank. We slaved and made you ished. We plowed your field, sowed the seed, To make the wheat that made your bread Of which you gave us such a little — Oh America! Miss Butler, the author of “America, You (galled Us,” v. the daughter of Reverend and Mrs. H. Butler. She graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1930. She was the first member of the Negro race to be elected to the staff of the Senior Record Book at that institution. She received her first encouragement in jour nalism as a contributor to the Junior page of the “Philadelphia Tribune.” Among several of her published poems, one will be found in the forthcoming issue of the “Forum” magazine. In an interview with Miss Butler in the National Office of the Emergency Peace Cam paign, sne sum: “I am tremendouslv inter ested in the Labor Movement. Dramatics aud play writing, especially creating skits from actual industrial experience, are two of my hobbies.” The Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry was one of the several projects pith which the Emer gency (Pea$e 'Campaign coope rated during the summer. Pro fessor Robert Brooks of the Department of Economics at Yale University was the official representative of the Emer gency Peace Campaign at this school Don’t stay away from a fight that is dangerous if you know which side ig right. WITH SUNDAY-7 SCHOOL MISSIONARY GEORGE R. Using St. James church, Greensboro, N. C., as center, there have grown up recently through the efforts of Mr. Geo. R. Marsh, two mission points— East End and Waugh Memo rial. These, with Hannah Mis sion, make three stations grouped about a central point. Regular preaching services are held at the Hannah station twice each month with, arrange ments being made to extend similar services to the other points in the near future. Mr. Marsh has, in cooperation with the pastor, carried through in a creditable manner the Children’s Day program and the Daily Vacation Bible School at Hannah and East End. Bible school will be carried on also at the more recently re-organ ized Waugh Memorial .station. As w©. have visited these points in company twdth8 our missionary, We found the inter est aflame, with a good attend ance.- This is maintained every Sabbath when weather condi tions permit and our Missiona ry arranges to touch each point iuring the course of the Sab bath. Mr. Marsh is planning to in troduce a library at each sta tion, with books and tracts suitable to tlie various stations and groups. This is quite a for ward move and is destined tc supply a much desired end. A new day i8 visualized, as we co-operate with the mis sionary in making practical the Parish Plan in our Presbytery, rhere is every evidence that the work will be strengthened and enlarged, and, finally, out of many of these related stations, new churches will spring ut and grow. Our Sunday School Board and Yadjkjln Presbytery are indeed fortunate in having such an en ergetic and earnest worker on the field as Mr. G. R. Marsh, whose entir© family pulls with him in making the work go. As chairman of the National Missions Committee of Yadkin Presbytery, and knowing at first hand the type <>f work bein', done by our, Missionary on the field, I am happy to bear testi mony and most eager to coop ate with Mr. Marsh ~ in ^the splendid work he is do H. C. MILLER. Greensboro, N. C. CORRECTION AND AN NOUNCEMENT ? On the 4th Thursday in Oc tober 1936, (on the 22nd day), at 7:30 P. M., Atlantic Synod meets in Rome, Ga., and not Macon, which was a mistake. Our Synodical assessment is 5c per capita, a very small amount; and 'the Synod needs every cent of this amount to keep up the essential expenses of this body. Some—but a very few—do not see the necessity of having the minutes printed. One broth er suggested that we have “one or two printed and save the Synod’s money;” but printers charge according to the num ber of pages and not to the number of volumes. This* I think, is the general rule of pub lishers with whom I have had to do. Quite a number of our church es do not pay one cent from year to year for Synodical as sessment; land ia copy Vpf .the minutes is sent to the pastor of these delinquent churches. We had to borrow money to have our minutes printed this year, from Drs. J. W. Holley, Geo. W. Long, Jno. Graham, Porter and the Stated Clerk. The amount of ten dollars which we had in the treasury, enabled us to have the minutes printed this year, which is the require ment of the General Assembly. And a progressive Church court should feel proud to present an nually a copy of its printed minutes to the General Assem bly’s Stated Clerk and to the General Assembly for review. Young Presbyters, look for ward, make authentic history, and leave no worthwhile record to memory; for memory ceases in the strongest minds; knowl edge passes away; tongues cease to relate past events. ..Continue to have your Syn od’s minutes printed. W. L. METZ, Stated Clerk of Atlantic Syn od. ■ .. -."I ST. JAMES CHURCH GREENSBORO By Mra E. O. Favors Sunday morning1, September 6th, Dr. Miller preached a soul stirring sermon from Matt 7:25, using as a subject for his discourse.' “Builders.” Dr. Miller sa£d in part: “In the parable Jesus inti mated to us that all men are building: that all men are builders—builders of character, and character is the sum total of man. It is not built in a day but a single act or crime may! besmirch it In the building of character each has a choice of material, and each has a choice of foundation Trials are necessary for a strong foundation and only the firm foundation will stand. Men are also divine builders —builders of the divine king dom of God. God's kingdom is incomplete. There are many wrong8 to be righted and from the beginning of time the cry has gone up, “How long, O Lord, How Long?” We were glad to have with > at /the morning service, Mrsi? Griffin, of Waycross, Ga. We hope that Mrs. Griffin willy make our church her church while in the city, j : The Christian Endeavor met Sunday evening, at 7 o'clock with Mrs. Rochelle Black % charge. The topic for discussion was: “Why Work and Why Play ?” Plans were made for a musical to be given on Septemw ber 18. Visitors were Misses Austra lia Cross and Virginia Gares, and Mrs. Nathaniel Alexander. MEETING IN INTEREST OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ■j A meeting was held at Grace A. M. E. Zion church last Sun day afternoon in the interest of ' the work of the American Bible Society; Dr. J. S. N. Tross. Dis trict Representative of the Bi bie Society, presided. * The feature of tht program was a vocal recival by Miss Ja nie Patton, of Asheville, with Miss Leola Dugas, of this city, as accompanist. Miss Patton possesses a beautiful, cultivated voice and at once won the admi ration of the audience. There were two groups of songs — classical*, afld spirituals — al1 in harmony \vith the purpose of the occasion, and the singer's rendition of them was most im pressive. The second part of the program was the presentation of the work of the American Bible So ciety. Speaking in the place of Bishop L. W. Kyles, who sent 2 message, expressing regret at not being able to be present as promised, Dr. B. F. Gordon told something of what the Bible Society is doing. Special attention was called to the splendid work that is being done in this section of the country through the office maintained in Charlotte under the direction of Dr. Tross. Following Dr. Gordon, Dr. Tross exhibited different types of Bibles, and also charts show ;ng the volume and extent of the Society’s service throughout the world. He said the Society not only sells Bibles and Test aments, etc., and distributes lit erature. but ministers to the physical needs of those who are found to be in want. ALLEN MEMORIAL CHURCH JETERSVILLE, YA. We of the Allen Memorial church, Jetersville, Va., are do ing the little things of life a? they present themselves to us. We are pleased to report that the Rev. Samuel G. Stevens, of Richmond, gave us the gospel message Sunday A. M., Sep tember 6. His subject was “The Destructive Power of Sin,” I Chron. 10:13. The heart felt simplicity of the manner in which he presented his force ful discourse will long remain with us as hearers. Our Sunday school is doing well. The Voung people ppon-* sored Saind successfully carried out their plan of D. V. B. S. work. The attendance was not large, but interest was high. The Women’s Missionary So ciety of this church is active. Pray for our little church at Jetersville. Thank you! JUST A MEMBER. OSWALD GARRISON LARD WRITES ON SI TOR WAGNER FORUM New York, Sept. 4.—• “About the most useful Sena tor of the United States, cer tainly in the field of social se curity,” is the manner in which Oswald Garrison Villard char acterizes Senator F. Wagner, of New York, co-author with j Senator Costigan of the famed anti-lynching bill, in an article . just published in the September issue of The Forum, monthly magazine. Mr. Villard, famous journal ist, former Editor and owner of The Nation, a founder and Vice-President of the National * Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, gives to Senator Wagner the title of “apostle of social justice” in this article, one of a series he is . writing under the caption, “P1Mars of Government.” {Sen ator Costigan was the subject of an earlier article in this se ries. Mr. ViHard gives , a fascinat ing picture of Senator Wagner’s varioua fights, many of them resulting eventually in victory though invariably meeting bit ter opposition when first begun. Among them are legislation guaranteeing to labor the un qualified right to organize and to be represented by men of its . own choosing, unemployment insurance, decent housing, fed- • eral aid to the unemployed, and other measures designed to bring a greater measure of justice and opportunity to the masses. Particularly is Senator Wag ner praised by Mr. ViHard for .. his advocacy of the antWynch- . ing bill. The author writes: “He (Senator Wagner) de serves special thanks for join ing Senator Costigan in father ng the anti-lynching bill in tne. :ace of the most determined op- . position of the Southern lead ers of the Party in the Senate —men who insist that this bill s both unconstitutional and an interference with States' rights. Against their belief and Senar , :or Borah’s, he puts his awn be lief in the legality of what he proposes, in order to free the. United States from the shame yf being the only civlized coun try Which permits ven geance — a kind Ql Tepgeafice . which has as’, often destroyed the innocent as the-guilty. .v, URGES GARDENERS T*0 PLANT FALL VEGETABLES In middle September eastern North Carolina gardeners still have time to plant fall vege tables, according to Robert Schmidt, horticulturist at State College. Fall vegetables for the most, part belong to the leafy gr°uP* and require rich soil or heavy fertilization to promote rapid growth, he pointed out. Snap beans and carrots may be planted at this time. Beets should have been planted two or three weeks ago, but they can still be planted on the chance that there may be a late season. Among crops which can with stand the early light frosts are cabbage, turnips kale, mustard, broccoli, tendergreen, Chinese cabbage, coHards, radish, let tuce, spinach and onions. Kale ia one of the hardiest garden crops and it may be sown in the coastal plain and piedmont areas up to October 1. Seed for fall lettuce in east ern Carolina should be sown at once. The Big Boston variety is best for all conditions, but there are other good varieties, Mr. Schmidt stated. Spinach seed will not germi nate in hot, dry weather. If the soil is very sour, lime must be applied to produce a good crop. Spinach should be sown broad cast or in rows and thinned out to one plant every three or four inches. Turnips are good fall crops for both their greens and their roots. They make good food for people and feed for animals. They should be planted at once. Tendergreen, sometimes calle 1 mustard spinach, is a quick growing crop of a mild flavor and excellent quality. Chinese salad is another mustard plant that is delicious either as a sal ad or a cooked food. Don’t stay away from a task chat is difficult; it may have a great contribuion to mak$ to you.
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