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SEVENTH STREET CHURCH NOTES _ By Mrs. O. E. Flow* We were fortunate in having Rev. John S. Williams, pastor of Hillside Presbyterian church, Omaha, Nebraska, as our guest speaker Sunday morning. Rev. Williams is the moderator of Omaha Presbytery, and is the only Negro minister in that Presbytery. In delivering the morning message, Rev. Williams select ed as his text Matt. 22:42, choosing as his subject, “Life’s Supreme Question.” The speak er said in part: Nineteen hundred and thirty seven ydhrs ago in the stillness of the night, in that blessed Judean city, a little child was born. This child was of such significance that the heavens broke forth in matchless splen dor, revealing one of the great est spectacles that has been seen since the creation of the world Then, besides the ap pearance of a wonderful star, a chorus of heavenly hosts was seen and heard. Indeed for the first time in the existence of man, the harmonies of God were heard by man. Then Mary, the mother of this child, a woman of unusual charm and piety, was filled with equal wonder and amazement as she looked into the face of her first born Son; and al though knowing that a sword should sooner or later pierce through her heart and his, it is not beyond reason to think that with the pride of a moth er’s heart, she questioned the other women of her village, “What think ye of my Son, my baby boy?” The child is now a boy of 12. We see Him in the nation’s Parliament, asking and answer ing questions; questions and answers that they had never heard issue from the lips of their major superiors. Surely we can see them as they gazed on each other, wondering audi bly and inaudibly, <fWhat think ye of Christ?” Christ healed the sick, fed the hungry, comforted the sor rowing, raised the dead and gave hope to those who had been lost in sin. v There were some who sought to discredit him by finding fault with his moral character. Others sought to discover a flaw in his spiritual character and so asked questions in order to embarrass or discredit him. And so one day, sitting with his friends, he presented the ques tion that had been on the lips of his contemporaries for 30 years. This question, the most su preme question of life, has been on the lips of all the people of the world. It has confronted every man and woman who has listened to the gospel of the Christ, the Son of God. The question is not, what think ye of religion? The reli gion of man can never save him. He can only be saved through the power of the gos pel and the love of God in his heart. Praise services were held with Mrs. Mary Gilliard and Mrs. Mary Durr Sunday afternoon. At each home, a collection was taken from those present and the donations received were left with the sick one. The Federation of the Brotherhoods o f Seventh Street, Brooklyn, Brandon and Biddleville churches gave its annual supper Monday evening in the Sunday school auditorium of our church. The principal speaker was Dr. Wim. Lloyd Imes, of New York, who made a very fine address. DR. DOUGLASS FOUNDERS’ DAY SPEAKER AT S. C. STATE COLLEGE Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Douglass and Dean and Mrs. T. E. McKin ney of Johnson C. Smith Uni versity report a delightful visit to State College at Orangeburg, S. C., last Thursday. The oc casion was the first Founders’ Day celebration at the college, and Dr. Douglass gave the prin cipal address. The event called out a large gathering of peo ple from all parts of South Car olina. Both Dr. and Mrs. Doug lass are former teachers of State College and met many old friends who vied with one an other in making it pleasant for them and Dean and Mrs. Mc Kinney. Reference to the day will be found in another column. BROOKLYN CHURCH NOTES By Mn. D. W. McGill Last Sunday morning Rev. A. H. Prince spoke from the text I Peter 5:6: “Humble your selves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.” He urged that Christians must humble themselves before Christ, so He can use us in His service. Mr. W. H. Huntley, of Law rence Chapel, Pineville, and Mr. Charles Graham of the Bran don church, were visitors in the morning service. Mr. Charles Coles, of John son C. Smith University, was the speaker at the Young Peo ple’s Forum Sunday evening, with Miss Helen Brodie presid ing. “High Ideals” was the basis of the message delivered. Wednesday evening the reg ular midweek prayer services are conducted. All members are urged to attend. The third Sunday of this month is “Benevolence Day” in the Sabbath school. All mem bers are asked to give liberally. Efforts will be made to balance the benevolence quota. The Woman s Missionary Society will hold their monthly business meeting at the home of Mrs. Estelle Smith Thurs day evening, March 17th, at 7:30 o’clock. All members are urged to be present at this meeting. Next Sabbath at 3 o'clock, the young men of the church will sponsor a program in the inter est of the Youth Budget Plan. Last Sunday evening we were delighted to have Rev. John Williams, pastor of Hillside Presbyterian church, Omaha, Nebraska, to preach. “Faith of Our Fathers” was the basis of a very inspiring message from the minister. The Rev. George E. Ceasar, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was also pres ent and made remarks at the services. The Pioneer Boys Group met last Monday afternoon at the church. NEW HAMPTON CHURCH You have not heard from this church in a long time but we are still marching on along all lines under our pastor, Rev. J. M. Alston. We are the first church in Catawba Presbytery this year to pay out our Gen eral Assembly money in full, and on last Sunday we had a big rally and paid our pastor out in full. We have also raised big sums of money to help sick people in the community and we are planning to pay our be nevolence in full. We have on a drive to raise this said money. Our church is leading souls to Christ, and trying to train up Christian workers and de velop Christian character. This church is wide awake to its task. We have had a num ber of white friends visit us from time to time, worship in our services, and also help us in our church work. On last Sunday our minister’s text was Matt. 7:26. His sub ject was “What Kind of Foun dation Are We Building Our Life On,” He said that we are building our life on some kind of foundation every day, and that we should see to it that this foundation is built on a rock so that it will be able to stand the test. And, above all, the right kind of material should be put into the founda tion so that it will not be too weak to stand the test. He stated we ought to put prayer, love, faith and the grace of God in the foundation so that when the storms of life come we will be able to stand. The church was filled and all who were there were inspired to put this sermon into prac tice. After this sermon we had a white man to stand up in the church and ask the church to pray for him . that he might build his foundation on the Rock. On Monday morning at 4 o’clock the death angel took one of our members from us in the person of Mr. Annual Davis. His funeral was conducted Wednesday, March 1. We are inviting you to drop in on us any time you feel like it, and see for yourself just what we are doing. Our visitors on last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Flowe, Mr. and Mrs. R. Partlow, Miss Hines and a number of others whose names we were unable to get. Mr. and Mrs. Flowe and Mr. and Mrs. Partlow and Miss Hines were from Charlotte. MARY POTTER REDSTONE ALBION ACADEMY Oxford, North Carolina BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED WELL EQUIPPED AN IDEAL PLACE FOR STUDY A SAFE PLACE FOR YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS CHRISTIAN TEACHERS And MOTHERLY MATRONS * For further information, address Rev. H. S. Davis, Principal Oxford, North Carolina SWIFT MEMORIAL JUNIOR COLLEGE Swift Memorial Junior College is a co-educational school approved by the Tennessee State Board of Educa tion as a Standard Junior College; it has connected with it a Senior High School which is a member of the Associ ation of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States. Swift is under the care of the Unit of Work for Colored People of the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, with headquarters at 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The rates are reasonable; the climate healthful, the loca tion is ideal. For catalogue or other information, write the President, REY. W. C. HARGRAVE, D. D. Rogersville, Tennessee COULTER MEMORIAL ACADEMY Cheraw, S. C. An accredited four-year High School An accredited two-year Normal Course (Junior Collere) Graduates from the Normal Department receive First Grade Elementary Teachers' Certificate issued by the Educational Department of the State of South Caro lina. For Information, Address GEO. WALDO LONG, D. D.. Coulter Academy, Cheraw. S. C. SHADY SIDE PRESBYTE RIAN CHURCH, LEXIN6 (Continued from Page 1) shoulders to the wheel and help push. A short while ago the Sun day school put on a drive for new Bibles and raised more than $20, for which we are very thankful. Whenever the cause is worthwhile, God will bless it. He never fails us; it is we ourselves who fail Him. Mrs. Hannah Jackson, of Philadelphia, Pa., was a pleas ant visitor in our afternoon service Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cavaks, Miss Helena Davidson and Mr. William Davis were at the evening service; also Mrs. Martha Luther, who comes to us often. Mr. Green Gilchrist is still on the sick list, also Mrs. Maria Thomason, who has been very ill the past few days. We trust they will both improve soon. The older women of the church are working faithfully and pleasantly on the quilt, which they hope to have on sale in short. We were grieved to note the death of Mrs. T. J. Smith, Mrs. Heppie Ross’s mother. Mrs. Ross is known and loved by some of the members of Shady side and she has our deepest sympathy. Remember we, too, are build ing for the Master Builder, and we ask your prayers while we pray for you. Last but not least, we want publicly to thank Rev. H. N. Sullivan for standing by us so faithfully in our hour of need. May God bless him and his dear family. Moses was a great adventur er, and was engaged in a holy task.—Sel. PEE DEE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PEE DEE, N. C. A very interesting program was rendered March 6th by Company 2430, World War Veterans of Rockingham, N. C., led by Mr. S. S. Frasier of our church for the painting fund. The opening song was No. 195. Rev. J. V. Zimmerman prayed a very touching prayer. Song No. 194 was sung, and then the Scripture was read by Rev. Till man. Then remarks were given by Prof. E. D. Caldwell on “The Work of the Company.” A se lection by the Glee Club was followed by a short talk by Mr. A. S. Dudley on “How to Train the Young People.” Another selection was given by the Glee Club, and then a paper was read by Mr. Henry Holmes on “Education, Self-Help, and Heaven.” A talk was made by Mr. Shadd on, “Cooperation, Morals and the Careful Selec tion of a Wife or Husband.” There was another selection by the Glee Club. A very timely poem was ren dered by Mrs. Daisy Robinson, “On the Colored Soldiers.” Mr. S. L. Wiggins, the' Sunday school instructor for the Com pany, was master of ceremon ies. Two spiritual selections were rendered by the Diggs Quartet. The house was full and every one seemed to enjoy the pro gram. Mr. Henry Diggs and Miss E. V. Frye lifted the col lection which amounted to $9.45. Yours for Christ and His C&US6 MRS. C. A. ROBINSON, Pee Dee, N. C. All progress follows the ad venturer. Civilization becomes stagnant when adventure ceas es.—Sel. CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, WILSON, N. C. By Mrs. Rem Lee Williams A Candle Lighting Service On Wednesday, January 6th at 7:30 P. M., “A Candle Light ing Service for Christmas and the New Year” was given by the young people of the church, sponsored by Miss Naomi Free man. This was a beautiful and impressive service and was largely attended. A Musical Concert We enjoyed an unusual musi cal treat on Sunday, January 23rd at 4 P. M. “The Handel Chorus” and the First Baptist choir rendered a musical con cert to a full house including several white friends. This was sponsored by our choir. Miss Meta P. Hayswood was accompanist for the chorus and Miss Jessie Brown was accom panist for the choir. Mr. Hart ford E. Bess was director. This musical concert was highly en joyed by all present. The program is as follows: w 1. Negro National Hymn— Chorus and Choir. 2. Invocation—Rev. Thorpe. 3. Response — Chorus and Choir. 1. Swanee River—Mr. Black.! 2. Massa In De Cold, Cold Ground—Mr. Black, leader. 3. I Passed By Your Window, by Brahm—Chorus. II 4. I Have Set Watchmen (an them) — Choir. 5. Nearer, My God, to Thee (anthem) Choir. 6. Great Is the Lord (an them) — Choir. III 7. The Lord Is My Light (an them) — Chorus. 8. River of Jordan — Chorus —Mrs. Whitfield, leader. IV Lord I Want to Be a Chris tian—Hattie Ross, Chorus and Choir. Study War No More—Hattie Ross, Chorus and Choir. Roll Jordan, Roll —Hattie Ross, Chorus and Choir. Will the Lighthouse Shine On Me—Hattie Ross, Chorus and Choir. : ... y Massa Dead — Chorus. 0 Be Joyful In the Lord (an them) — Choir. Bright Mansions Above — Hartfprd Bess and Chorus. Offering — Prayer — Re sponse. Benediction by Rev. 0. E. Sanders. BRAINERD INSTITUTE NEWS By E. M. Jacobs On last Monday afternoon the Senior class demonstrated its loyalty and appreciation for the school by planting a tree on the campus. A very fine and interesting program was given. The invocation was given by Mr. Dwight Nelson. Misses Sarah Brown and Willie Mae Bennett read beautiful poems about trees. “Trees” was sung by Mr. George Brown. The tree was presented by Mr. Harry Shaw, president of the Senior class. Prof. Brown expressed his appreciation and commend ed the class for having such a fine program. In observing a World-Wide Day of Prayer, we were happy to have friends join us at this period. We were happy to have Dr. D. C. Crosby and Rev. Hil liard, of this city, present and to share in the program along with Rev. Moses Belton, Rev. J. W. Manoney, Prof. W. M. Oglesby and Prof. L. S. Brown, principal. “Teach Me To Pray” was sung by Miss Sadie Robert son. There was much information and inspiration gained last Sun day from both the Sunday school and the morning wor ship service. “The Divine Spring” was our consideration at preaching service. Rev. Manoney expounded this truth to us: “Those who drink at the spring of assurance, happiness, fellowship, and perfection will be fitted to perform the duties of life, having goodness, wis dom and power/* Much help was gained from a spiritual debate at the Young People’s hour. This debate was sponsored by the members of the Senior class. “The World’s Greatest Need ia to Establish World Peace,” was the question debated. Many helpful ideas were brought out by each speaker. MT. VERNON CHURCB, WOODLEAF, N. C. By Mrs. L. E. Lucky Sunday, Feb. 20, Sunday school was conducted at 10:8? o’clock. Devotions were led by the Junior class. Mrs. 0. E. Watson, director of Young Peo ple, was in charge of the music. After the Sunday school lesson had been discussed the school gave a program in honor of Abraham Lincoln. This pro gram was very timely. An ad dress was given by Dr. L. M. Onque, which was very good. Sunday, March 6, Dr. Onque preached from the theme “Be ing Perfect.” His text was Matt. 5:48: “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect.” Christ did not tell us to do anything that we can not do. It is very easy to live a perfect life if we will walk in Christ’s 3 footsteps. At 1:30 o clock the Woman s Missionary Society had their meeting with the President, Miss Belvelia Knox, presiding. Devotions were led by Mrs. 0. E. Watson, which were full of the Spirit. Scripture was read by Spirit. The 84th Psalm was read by Mrs. Willie Neely. Prayer was offered by Mrs. Sa rah Wood. A business meeting outlined the new year’s work. We are glad to say Mrs. L. M. Onque is somewhat improved, but is still sick. We ask that our fellow Christians pray with us that she may recover. SPRING MEETING OF MC CLELLAND PRESBYTERY The Presbytery of McClel land will hold its Spring session with the Salem Presbyterian church, Anderson, S. C., on April 7th, 1938, at 7:30 P. M. The opening sermon will be preached by the retiring Mod erator, Rev. E. A. McCorkle. Statistical reports, General As sembly assessments and Ses sional Records will be called for. All persons planning to at tend this meeting should notify Mrs. Alma Flack, 503 Bradley Avenue, Anderson, S. C., who is chairman of the entertaining committee. L. E. GINN, Stated Clerk. Presbyterial: . ^ * NOTICE To the Leaders of Young People’s Societies of Yadkin I mailed out your annual Re port Blanks Feb. 15. If there are any societies that have not received one, please write me at once and I’ll be glad to mail you as many as you need. Please study them and fill them out and return to me on or be fore March 15. We want to make this year’s report the best in the history of the organiza tion. Fill out your blanks and mail them to me on time. Yours in the Christian work, MRS. J. H. CLEMENT Mary Potter School, TRIBUTE OF A FRIEND (Continued from Page 2) as the “wife.” This word has the force and meaning of charm. There is a daughter,* Mrs. Heppie Ross. She being the only child, has always been rich in the love and the devo tion of both parents. There is also an adopted daughter whose care and tenderness in the home make her measure up to the full meaning of the name; and a son-in-law. Our friendship was formed while Mr. Smith and I sat in class together from 1896 to 1899. It has not been high flown and showy, but rather hearty, fraternal and genuinely sincere, which time has not changed. Monticello, Ark. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Born March 6th, to Reverend and Mrs. F. D. Battle, Lenoir, N. C., a son, Harold Leonard. Mother and son are doing flne. Christianity is a religion of adventure, daring and trust. No one can tell where God will lead him when he accepts Christ. —Sel. POEMS WANTED FOR NEW ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO VERSE, “Colored Vote*#, 19S8" Address: 4T Editor, 62 Grand Cen tral Annex, New York City, N. Y.
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