'AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.”--Jolm viii:S2.
CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1938
ECHOES FROM CATAWBA AND YADKIN
PRESBYTERIES
By “The Reporters”
Vacation Church School Insti
tute, Charlotte
In^ an effort to substantially
increase the number of Vaca
tion Church Schools and to im
prove the leadership, the Con
ference of Sunday School and
Church Workers of Catawba
Presbytery sponsored a Vaca
tion Church School Institute for
the churches of Charlotte and
vicinity. Because of its access
ibility, Charlotte was chosen for
the place to hold the Institute.
Cooperation was expected from
twelve of the churches in this
vicinity. They were Bensalem,
Biddleville, Brooklyn, Emman
uel, Church Street, Lloyd, New
Hampton, New Hope, Pineville,
St. Paul and Seventh Street, the
last named church being the
place of meeting. Registrations
show that delegates were pres
ent from seven of these church
es: Bensalem, Biddleville,
Brandon, Brooklyn, Lloyd, St.
Paul Presbyterian churches
and Ebenezer Baptist church.
The Institute opened Monday
night, April 25, and continued
classes through April 27, clos
ing with an average attendance
of fifty-four. Classes were or
ganized as follows:
“How To Run A Successful
Vacation Church School.”
“A Practical Program of
Music for the Vacation Church
School.”
“Story Material and How To
Use It in the V. B. School.”
“A Recreational Program for
Children in the D. V. B.
OCIIWl. .
The Institute was literally
turned into a Vacation Church
School during the Music Hour.
The skillful approach and the
pleasing technique used by
P. Prinee ia presenting
her material helped the adults
present to be children and en
joy “A Practical Program of
Music” while being instructed
as to how this part of the Va
cation Church School should be
conducted.
Mrs. M. B. George, who
taught our class in “Story Ma
terial and How to Use It” point
ed the way to a very wide range
of story material and demon
i strated in a very helpful man
ner how these materials may be
used to entertain a group of
children as well as to teach
some of the fundamental prin
ciples of ethics and of Christi
anity.
The theoretical elements of
“A Recreational Program for
Children in the D. V. B. School”
were made plain and their prac
tical benefits were demonstrat
ed by Miss C. Yongue.
The class in “How to Run a
Successful Vacation Church
School” was taught by Miss
Naomi Freeman. This was an
administrative course and was
designed to help those who
would be responsible for set
ting up a Vacation Church
School.
“A Thought For the eve
ning” was presented for the
consideration of the group each
evening by Mrs. Cecelia McCoy
Jamison. Her able discussions
were inducive to sober reflec
tion on ordinary phases of life
activity. The Institute was
quite fortunate in having the
presence and services of Mrs.
Jamison. We appreciate her
services very much.
Reverends A. P. Corley, D. D.,
J. M. Alston, and H. W. Givens
led the group to “higher
\ ground” through a series of
worship services, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights re
spectively.
If a general statement were
to be made in regards to the
Institute and those attending
it, it would be: attention with a
sense of earnest concern seemed
to characterize the manner in
which each person went about
the work of the week. The en
tire group was charged with
an enthusiastic spirit of co-op
eration and a real desire to
know. This fine spirit was en
couraged and nourished by the
very excellent leadership, which
made those present say, We
had a good Institute and a very
good time.”
A Leadership Training Insti
tute, Concord
The second Institute was
conducted at the Westminister
church, Concord, Rev. H. Wil
son, D. D., pastor. The work
scheduled for this Institute was
conducted in a manner similar
to the Vacation Church School
Institute. The courses were
planned to meet the needs of
leaders in this vicinity. Two
courses in Vacation Church
School work were scheduled
along with courses in “Enlist
ing and Developing Church
Workers” and “The Work of
Church Officers.” The class
leaders were Mrs. A. H. George,
Mrs. Susan Prince, Rev. H. Wil
son, D. D., and Miss Naomi
Freeman.
Co-operation was expected
from the following churches:
Westminster, Rev. /H. Wilson,
D. D., pastor; Beliefonte and
Siloam, Rev. J. H. Stokes, pas
tor; Bethpage and Cedar Grove,
Rev. Paul E. Davis, pastor.
The records on the closing
.night showed that three of the
five churches sent delegates
each night. They were West
minster, Bethpage and Cedar
Grove churches. Attendance
records show that there was an
average attendance of twenty
five for the three nights. A
large percentage of the stu
dents registered in this Insti
tute were church officers who
were very enthusiastic over the
work offered for church work
ers. The success of the work
done in these Institutes cannot
he measured by the number of
people present. But the fine
TfrfaflHy- of jwBrk Sbrf ormetHand
the sincere interest of the indi
viduals who were present are
indicative of a degree of suc
cess. In spite of the unusually
crowded schedule of events dur
ing the time that the Institutes
were conducted, we feel that
the Institutes showed a fair
promise of the existing possi
bilities for the development of
this type of Leadership Train
ing. Too much can not be said
of the benefits that have
accrued to the cooperating
churches and to the individuals
who attended the Institutes. We
are looking forward with inter
est and enthusiasm to our Fall
Institute Program.
A very fine spirit of cooper
ation was shown in every
phase of planning for each of
the Institutes. On the closing
night of each Institute the
group was pleasingly surprised
with a delicious repast, served
by the members of the hostess
churches.
Young reopie s league
Meetings
The Eastern District meeting
of Yadkin Presbytery was held
at John Hall church, Carthage,
N. C., April 23. We were very
happy to see so many of the
Young People’s Societies repre
sented in this our regular quar
terly meeting. Delegates were
present from the following
churches: Southern Pines,
Faith, Bower’s Chapel, John
Hall, Lemon Springs, and Silver
Hill. Ministers present were
Reverends H. 0. Walker, P. N.
Boykin, J- L. Brown and 0. J.
Hawkins.
After a very effective devo
tional service, led by the young
people of John Hall church, we
held a very important business
meeting. The officers for the
ensuing year were elected as
follows: President, Miss Minnie
McCrae, of So. Pines; Vice
President, Mr. Raeford Light
ner, of Sanford; Secretary,
Miss Catherine Thompson, of
Jonesboro; Cor. Secretary, Miss
M. L. Clark, Laurinburg; Asst.
Secretary, Miss Geneva Brown,
Carthage; Treasurer, Miss Paul
ine Phillips, Carthage. The of
ficers were duly installed by
Rev. H. O. Walker.
Two very interesting discus
sion periods were held. Mrs.
J. E. McMillan led the discus
sion on the subject “Time, an
Element of Importance.” Miss
Naomi Freeman, our Sunday
School Missionary, was the
leadeg in the next discussion:
“The’ Organization and the
rurpose oi cne league. rsotn
of these were very beneficial to
all of us, since we are trying to
get our League reorganized.
The Inspirational Adress was
delivered by Rev. H. O. Walker,
who impressed upon us the
need for a greater service from
the youth of our churches. His.
message was enjoyed very
much, arid each of us accepted
the challenge to render a better
service to our Lord.
Our stay in Carthage was a
very pleasant one. The local
committee on arrangements
spared no effort for our pleas
ure. After enjoying a very
good dinner Miss E. L. Barrett
led in the recreational activi
ties. Our meeting was informa
tional, interesting, and spirit
ual. The League adjourned to
meet again in July, the date
and place1 to bfe announced
later.
Western District
The Young People’s League
of the Western District of
Yadkin Presbytery held its
quarterly meeting at Booneville
First church, Booneville, N. C.
The meeting was called at 6:30
P. M., Friday , May 13. A repre
sentative delegation was pre
sent. Registrations were as
follows: Mt. Airy, Cherry St.,
Grace, and Booneville First.
The Reverends A. E. Fortune,
C. H. White, L. B. Washington
and H. 0. Walker were the
ministers present.
After the evening devotional
service the house was called to
order for a .business meeting.
In the absence of the President
and the Vice-President Rev.
C. H. White presided. Officers
elected: President, Mr. Mat
thew Black; Vice-President, Mr.
Gilmer franklin ; Secxetary>
Miss Mildred Robinson; Asst.
Secretary, Mr. R. L. Cundiff;
Treasurer, Elder C. W. Robin
son. The officers were install
ed in a very effective ceremony
by Rev. H. 0. Walker, a visitor
of the Eastern District.
After the business the
League was invited to dinner,
which was prepared and served
in a very fine manner, for
which Booneville is noted. Rev.
Washington and his co-workers
did everything possible to
make our stay in Booneville a
pleasant one. We cannot thank
them too much for everything.
The closing worship service
was truly an inspirational one.
Mr. Matthew Black, our newly
elected President, conducted
this service with poise and dig
nity. The Rev. L. B. Washing
ton delivered the address of the
evening. He took his text from
Exodus 4:23^ subject “Using
What Is At Hand.” This very
timely discourse was expound
ed with thoughtful force and
deliberation. We were dismiss
ed with prayer by Rev. A. E.
Fortune. Everyone left the
meeting with a new determina
tion to make our League the
best in Yadkin Presbytery.
THE SECOND WORLD
YOUTH CONGRESS
More than 500 delegates from
youth organizations all over the
world will attend the Second
World Youth Congress at Vas
sar College, August 15-24, to
discuss the problems of youth
and their relation to peace. The
Congress will be' divided into
four main Commissions: Polit
ical Organization for Peace;
Economic Organization y for
Peace; Economic and Cultural
Status of Youth and Its Rela
tion to Peace; and the Ethical
and Philosophical Bases of
Peace. In addition there will
be meetings of delegates accord
ing to category-—Church, Stu
dent, Labor, and Farm repre
sentatives and according to ge
ographical division. The find
ings of the Congress will be
presented in the form of re
ports on the basis of which
future work will be planned.
An abundance is never an ex
cuse for waste.
UNGLESIDEfEE
INSTITUTE
BURKEVILLE, VA.
By Dorothy Cuthbertson
The Commencement of 1938
marks the high light in the his
tory of Ingleside-Fee Memorial
Institute. We are proud to boast
fofiy-one graduates, which is
the largest number the school
has ever sent out.
Our commencement exer
cises were started off with a
bang! Our first program was
a musical recital on Monday,
May 23rd. Our second presen
tation for the season was the
Fashion Revue under the di
rection of Miss Alma Harris,
our Home Economics teacher.
Miss Harris brought to the au
dience a demonstration of prop
er clothes for special occasions.
On Thursday night, May 26, the
Junior class honored the Sen
ior, class with a banquet in the
beautifully decorated dining
hall of Ingleside-Fee. The Rich
mond band furnished the house
of about two hundreds persons
with good classical music which
we all enjoyed.
On Friday evening, May 27,
we were favored with the Jun
ior Prize Contest. The partici
pants were Misses Selma Glass,
Sallie Watson, Daisy Leathers,
Gwendolyn Stinson, Louise
Proffit, and Levonia Thompson.
These young ladies demonstrat
ed real quality and training
of which we are very proud.
Thfe winners of this contest
were Misses Sallie Watson first
prize, and Gwendolyn Stinson,
second prize.
Saturday morning at ten
thirty o’clock we held our Field
Day exercises. Due to the con
dition of the weather, we had
tof present the program in
chipel. This program was un
dejr*the direction of Miss Annie
showed us that she had worked
hard and faithfully this year,
and her efforts were not in
vain. '
Sunday morning’s exercise
was one of the main features of
the commencement program.
The Alumnae Association met
for the annual meeting at ten
thirty o’clock. At this time the
business session was held, after
which the annual luncheon
was served. These loyal alum
nae lai4 on the table $340.00
for the improvement of the
grounds and buildings. This held
us spell bound for the rest of
the day. In the afternoon the
Association gave an interesting
program. The main address
was delivered by Dr. E. B. Har
ris, a well known citizen of this
county and whose daughter is
an instructor in this school.
The Association has already
begun to make plans for rais
ing two thousand dollars by
next year.
On Sunday evening at eight
o’clock, we again assembled in
the chapel to witness the annu
al sermon, which was delivered
by Rev. J. R. Washington of
East Radford Va. Rev. Wash
ington used as a guiding sub
ject to the graduates the words
of Isaiah to God, “Here am I,
send me.” He spoke briefly
and impressively on this
thought.
Monday morning the Senior
High School class presented
their class day exercises. This
was also an interesting feature
on our program. Monday night
the Seniors | presented their
class play, “Mary Ann,” which
was enjoyed.
Tuesday morning at ten
thirty o’clock, an over-crowed
house assembled to witness the
graduating exercises. This
marked the. climax of our
program. Two student speakers
were on the program, one
from the high school and one
from the college division. The
speaker from the high school,
Wilbert Thomas, used as a sub
ject “Youth Building A New
World.” The speaker from the
college division, Lorelia Greene,
used as a subject, “The Junior
College Program and Oppor
tunities for Modem Youth.”
These orations were education
al and inspirational. We were
pleased to have as our guest'
speaker Rev. S. A. Downer, i
D. D., of Knoxville, Tenn. Dr.
Downer emphasized to the au- ;
dience the word THINK. We
know no other word he could
have ' emphasized that would
have been more beneficial.
following the address diplo
mas and prizes were awarded
by Rev. T. A. Robinson of
Petersburg, Va., and Rev. C. E.
Greene of North Emporia, Va.
The Senior class presented to
the school a beautiful Holy
Bible with the class and year
inscribed on it in gold. No bet
ter gift could they have given
their Alma Mater in order that
the Christian work may con
tinue. We are proud of our
graduates and we know they
will remain loyal to their dear,
beloved Ingleside-Fee.
Our Goals:
A Trades Building . .$15,000
Renovation of Girls’ '
Dormitory . 4,00P
A Home Economics
Building . 8,000
Brick Veneering and En
larging Boys’ Dormitory, 8,000
A Gymnasium . 5,000
Athletic Field . 400
Surfacing of School Road. .380
PSYCHOLOGICALLY
SPEAKING
It is said that a single word
spoken in lower Broadway,
N. Y., among the j skyscrapers,
could break every pane of glass
in adjacent buildings and cre
ate a disturbance that would be
felt for a mile in every direc
tion. The human voice, trans
formed into electrical energy
for wireless transmission, de
velops 270 horsepower. The
ppwer of ten men is equal to
one horsepower. The human
voice electrified for wireless
purposes is equivalent to the
power of 2,700 men. In the va
rious processes that step up a
voice for radio transmission
across the Atlantic Ocean, it
becomes 135,OOO^ times hrofe
powerful than when uttered by
the person sending the message.
Thus, starting with the initial
eneergy of 1.1000 of an electric
watt, the voice is boosted by a
powerful station until it is in
tensified 100 million times.
If the spoken word can be
mechanically intensified 100
million times, how much great
er will be its power when ener
gized by the spirit. The spoken
word js energized by spirit if,
when the request is made, the
individual is in contact with the
Universal mind, which has pre
viously been explained.
vve nave nuw uvcrcunuj me
world, the flesh and the devil
and are in the upper room, the
highest place in consciousness.
Jesus thus called to Lazarus in
a loud voice to “come forth.”
It was not the loudness of the
voice that raised but the pow
er it contained, being energized
by spirit. These things really
happen because the power of
energized spirit is unlimited
and nothing is impossible. Je
sus said greater things shall ye
do because I go to the Father.
You have not felt well late
ly. The little things you and
others have done for relief are
not working now, and you are
growing worse. You consult
another source and find what
you have been doing is not con
ducive to psychic teaching,
which is your great need. You
find you must resort to a high
er power than physical treat
ment. You are willing to do
your part, believing there is a
supreme First Cause where sick
ness does not abide.
So you stop talking sickness
and obey the other teaching
and to your surprise you are
feeling better at the first sit
ting than you have felt for a
long time. The third sitting
brought to your body that com
plete vitalizing effect which
made you forget your suffering
and you are now again at your
daily tasks and telling every
body what the power of God
has done for you.
Filmore says: Ii the energy
of spirit were instantly poured
into the body it would destroy
the organism because of the
impurities of the flesh, but, by
and through the involuntary
adjustment of the natural man,
;he spirit not only preserves
5ut raises up the substance and
life of the organism. That
unazing vital energy coming
Into j*>ur body at intervals
turning out fear, pain and fever
Jan have but one effect, that is,
to heal the body speedily. This
will always be done when the
spoken word energized by spir
it is contacted through the
Universal Mind.
J. J. SHEPPERSON,
Bristol, Tenn.
NO ANTI-SEMITISM AMONG,
NEGROES
New York, June 3.— There
is no wide-spread or deep-seat^
sd anti-Jewish feeling among
Negroes, it is asserted editori
ally in the June issue of The
Crisis magazine.
The editorial states that
some JeWish leaders had be
come concerned over occasional
speeches and actions which ,
seem to indicate anti-Semitism.
After decrying race hatred in
any form in any people, the
editorial states:
“But’ that does not mean.'
that Negroes have not been
puzzled and disturbed at times
over the actions of some Jewish
individuals and groups. In
general in the trades union
movement and in the radical
political organizations Negroep
and Jews get along very well..
Certain Jewish philanthrop
ists have made substantial con
tributions to the financing of
programs for Negro advance*
ment and improvement.
But t;he Jewish middle class
(upper and lower), the shop
keepers and merchants and the
landlords, in many cases and in
many localities, leave much to
be desired. The story is still
told in Harlem of the Jewish ^
landlord who told his Negro
tenants they ought to be glad to .
get an apartment with hard
wood floors, tiled bathrooms
and French doors at any rate
rental.
“.... Currently, the 165,000
Negro citizens of Baltimore,
Md., are incensed oyer the flat
refusal of department stores in
that city to serve them—-not
ice cream sodas and luncheons,
but clothing, furniture and the
items sold by such establish
ments.
“Another sore point is that
of employment. Negroes are
rigidly proscribed in many es
tablishments owned and man
aged by Jews. In this the latter
follow the pattern set by gen
tiles, but it does seem that
Jewish employers might b e
peculiarly sympathetic to Ne
groes seeking to break out of
the traditional jobs set aside
for them.”
MAY HALT ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
Columbus, 0., June 3.—One
of the questions which will be
decided by the delegates to the
29th annual conference of the
N. A. A. C. P. June 28-July3,
is whether the association will
continue to hold national meet
ings each year or whether it
will inaugurate the pratice of
biennial conferences, throwing
the next meeting in June, 1940.
The feeling among the sup
porters of ^nnual conferences
that an organization like the
N. A. A. C. P., which has been
on guard on so many fronts
for the rights of the colored
people, must have an annual
meeting because situations
change so rapidly that biennial
conferences would not be able
to cope with the changes which
arise.
Another item which will
come up having to do with the
machinery of the association is
the proposition that neighbor
hood units of the N. A. A. C. P.
be established in order to ex
tend the membership and lead
ership in the asssociation and
give it a broader base.
Throughout its history the
association has permitted the
establishment of only one unit
in a city. In large cities, how
ever, it has been found that the
single unit does not reach all
the people who are interested in
the association’s program or
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