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Suturday, January 3t. 1 f>25 CHURCH NEWS OF , COLUMBIA. J By DR. J. C. WHITE. The month pf January?has J been a hard one in the church: ~ life of Columbia, the preachers," ? in particular frave been -"hard hit" bxJ*e^SQja,.QjLjthfi. very bad i weather, and further, because of < - lavreage Negro church " is operated. For "Hambone" says: "dat whinsoevef we hab: bad , weatbftr nr> Snndnyg thn prrneh . 1 ers hab d6 blues on Mondays," " which is indeed true.?Inclement ~ means a small audience, 'and! | sometimes no audience . at all: j I. which of course means no moneys raised to meet the current expenses, whlcfr includes pastor's ?? salary. And as true as the east is east, and west is.jwe&t, no ; preacher can "Jive on earth and: board in heaven" very long ~ At a subsequent dat^ we shall. give to our many readers of this paper, some observations of, together with our varied experience on, how to finance a church: Last Sunday was a high day! m tne church -life of the Capital | flifv hof>oiteo of ? w-v^ | mwmuwiv ay . /. ... ZION BAPTIST CHURCH when the pastor, the Rev. J. C^T Jfflhit&waikedJntodna^^^ pit to the door. Tbechoir was = at its best and the big congregation was responsive and bubbling j with enthusiasm. Pastor White portrayed a vivid picture of David in a perilous combat with L Goliath. The crowd was unpon-j ___JaPollable at times. At the close; the pastor gave an invitation-?or-jjoiners and 6 came foif\vai-d andt : united with the church. A col-i lection of $145.00 was lifted, beside other collections. Sunday" , school was large, most"" of thn teachers were at their places,.! the collection amounted to $6.80.! B. Y. carried out a beautt4 - ful program. . At the night ~ service, Rev. ?^White preached on "God's Call to' Repentance" to -a?erowded " house. Collection $49.00." ~ Be ~ Churcft. - . was crowded Sunday morning ~~ fs Dr. E. A. Adams, the pastor is said to have the-sweetest sing-! ing choir in the city, but Sunday | _ mornihg they oang aa it seemed; that they never sang before. * The Rev. Dr. Adams took as his text St. Luke 15:25. ; Sub-[ ject: "The Fiye Gifts" "from (' which~he-gave_his almost impa-! $ient audience a wonderful dis-+ course, \yhieh was repegnant; with thot divine. The Sunday! School at Bethel was unusually i large; teachers and officers in j their rHHimelive places.?The+ ~=Ghristian Endeavor was up Tot ? ' the usual standard of good. | MinrVif onvTTinnn J ' OV^i V iLUO wcic gl clliu clS the pastor faced his cuiigrega- i tion for a second time, j Collec-j tion $160.00. At ^JNIOPTBAPTIST CHURCH !i The Rev, Dr.T. IVL Boykin | i had, as he always does haver aT1 crowded house. Rev7 Boykin H was in fine trim for preachnlg,;1 because he had-just coneludedf one of the biggest revivals in the j1 histjory ~~T3f~^~Benedlct "College, p _where more than sixty students . were converted." .Dr. Boykin - was feeling-fine when he-faeedhis congregation using as. his subject: "ChristComforting His'< ? Disciples.?' HepreacKed again at night to a crowded house, 10 i persons were taken into the i church, one-baptized. Collection ^ Y. P.' U. fine/ $10.0fr collected < in Sunday School. ~~ 1 1 gidney Park C. M. E. Church.? was packed to its capacity morn-. : 'lug and 'evening services.?H Rev. Dr. W. E. Farmer, the hon- ] ored pastor, preached to one of i ?thamost enthusiastic and re-,1 sponsfve congregations he RaeT i had during the years he has i J ' . ' V ______ ' I majLs^ - / . .... * . T tr ' " " / been here. The collection wasjch among the best in three years, or Dr. Fanner- preached from thcjvt familiar text: "Behold I Stand,tin at the Door?arret Knock," etc. m The spirit like wild fire C, as"the man of God, pled with | smjjor^^_^-_coine-.. to-repen-j-ec tanee. 193 scholars In Sunday in School an^ a good Christian Em : pi deayorA ? .f r IF II^STXALYARY BAPTIST. jar Dr. Paul P. Watson, State fc Baptist Missionary and Finan-'tt eial Agent -preached to a full1^ enurcn. At tho movnW var.. [u vices his subject was: "Cruci-'T! (/~<i??? T~, ~ t~F ing services his "subject; was: 41The Church on Tier Knees," in which, t h e~T)octor .portrayed how the church in an upper room prayed for the deliverance of Si Peter. ~The membership is un- rc stinted in their praise of Dr, P. i fs P. Watson's services last Sunday. The Sunday-School-and?B/V. jst P. U. ..were- gramL Collections. i a^ goodr~Th5~FirsT Calvary church jm is renovating their parsonage in h( preparation of their new pastor' tl Dr. Long who will be here in'tl March"," it is "safcfT Dr. Long is' . a product of Howard ITnivprsi. b( ty and is said to be one of tfftTtvr strongest pulpiteers in the Bap-pH t.ist. churchy He is winding up n? Fia. ?ZTT-""""".. . ~ [T SECOND CALVARY BAPTIST., ki The. Rpv. Dr. H. M. Moore was ** one of the largest congregations a; 1 e hasJiad for years. Dr. Moore I31 used the^ubjecCoL_the "Wise Men Visit Jesus!" This was ^ said to be one of the hest ser- ai mons ever preached By Dr. ls Moore since being in~~C6Iumbia. 111 Collection $75.00.- The qhoir? which is*one of Columbians best, | sujtpassed itseICSundav moi ning. = Dr. Moore preached to another splendid crowd at might. The ^ aunciay scnooi was; good. And}"' the B. Y. ~P.~ whlcifts the best ^ in the city was at her usual stan- 4 dard , - k 2ND NAZARETH BAPTIST. ^ The-Rev. Dv.--R-.~~M. Myers ? preached to a full house Sunday *r morning at Second Nazareth Kendalltown, subject: "The Re- ^(( morse of Gonscieneer" and at--"4' Macedonia Baptist on Huger St.,;01 at 3 p. m.'/ "Restore Unto me f the Joy of Thy Salvation." Ps. j jr tie Z10117 a new church atAr-.j? thurtown at 4:0Q-p-. "m.. ancTaijj'jj Macedonia at night.?He reports a general good day. < EBENEZER BAPTIST ~ w / That promising young preach-1 w QYj a student of Benedict Col-1P lege Charley Simons preached toT % a highr rcsp(^sive-aufhence\SunT?'l r day morning, \thile the pasloi*-]-! Rev. J. G. Green preached at fTOeneze^TJaptist at night. This is a comipg church ancfthe Rev.j GnauUsa "live wire'' in the phl-j.h W~ - _ St. Mary Episcopal Church, j te The rector, the Rev. T. T. Pol- j Ft lard, preached to an apprecia-p tive audience at 11:00 o'clock. j~ The Sunday School was extra?j;J good. "'Dr. Pollard, besides serv- $ ing St. Mary finds "time to rln X Sther church work up invNew-!.{. berry county together with the!? ehurch school ht' St. Mary's. U*. Fhls school is in an excellent.? condition having about 75- stu- ? dent.^ aifd four'grades. ?rO ^ - || Y. M. C. A. An Imperative Need ? ?o?-Columbia Colored People, t & Among the many things need-! & eth by the colored neonle nf fY?-Y tUfnbifTTff Y. M. (J, A. is thelmostr| imperative. A young boy qom-ilj! ing in Columbia, should he a-: mount to anything in life, it is IX by mere ^accident. There^is ab-j $ solutely jlo incentive TieTH out to| $ m to higher heights of useful- ^ ness and manhood, as will bej$ found in other cities. There rio forum where he may display ;! and develop his powers of ora- $ bory; no irynrnasiums where he may develop his physical pow- $ ars. Barring the fpct of the ? THE PACSfET lurches there is nowhere a col- r ilpoed: ^There- is no place on i ie American continent where a ore urgent need is for a^YnVT. J Ar-than in Columbia. ~ The biggest problem which p urfronts-the church- of Christ "this dty" today is the " boy-" o obiem.?Negro boy? ranging t om 6 vears old, up to 16 years p e^blrhg^ daily bfpiight^xip be- c tre( the police judge, sent to 11 ie detention home or to the re- p ivmnfni'w urUw.K i... . .r . TIIIH,!! IW Will I ITU HI in If ir worso than thc-penitentiary r~o hese boys return from the re- 1 Mmmtory ^hardened criminals, J id the last state of that boy is c iverHdmes Avorse than the first, t A little black waif witlr a^shoe-o line box under his arm all day c unday, and scores of boys a- p >und these public places, are imiliar sights to be seen on ashington, Assembly and other reets of -this city. We neerl I public forum whoro-fftcoirbtryB ^ ay be cared for and taught a- * jut Jesus Christ, the care^ of s le body, and how to develop ^ le piind. . ' v _} \Vfr have got to do for our s totes a re. doing ""for. their boys: J >end money to develop' those- i if onf . riisnli'fiAn ~ 1-A^ ^ ?^uftiincaj.?wiietiier iiioy . j physicalr-snontal .or- spiritual hen too, this place could be liid_of?a -public center where 1 lings pertaining to the" public c elf are where allthe neople mav ? ssembloj-and discuss matters of * .lblic interests -* ? - v Columbians the only city _of 2 s size with its boasted-culture 5 id religion where some effort c not being made to save theii en of^tomoTrow. More anon. _f =0 ! 3 Rev. R. W. Baylor Observes t 69th Birthday. - t "The Rev. R. W. Baylor, 807 a 'ashington-street celebrated-his * 9th birthday last Tuesday, t aietly at his home. Only the < rmily ancTaTew of-feis Triends _r new of the affair. A modest f jpper was served by the fami- > ?Dr:-Baylor has been preach^ f ig_ToT_52 "years. He is wellnown in this city, havipg serv- ^ 3 years. Rev. Dr. Baylor is msidered to be one - of ^the . congest men of the race, hav- 1 ig.finished. .atBenedict^College * rfhe early nineties Tji spite. L the Doctor's 52. years of ron- f nued service, he holds two of ^ le state: Smyrna and Bushy ^ ond. , The Palmetto' Leader ^ IcViOC? "F Al* T^V PotrlrtM ?vi O ^ j'" -' jlui aiiui) mure 100ns of a life filled with use- * ijness. ~ ?~ e ?o c EV1VALBEGINSAT JONES 1 CHAPEL A. M. E. ZION ~ r, CHURCH, SUNDAY 1st. g Revival Services will begin at c lurch, corner Blossom and Sum- ] :r streets, Sunday morning, r eb. 1st. Dr. R^ Alexander Car- 1 I. S, LI Depar?m< ?BIG LINE OP CI Men, Women & Chi A Specialty. Shoe! making and Tailorir Connected witl First Class Barber t Beauty Park I. s. o Pepai'tnK 1131 WASHINGTON C0LUMB1 y ^ : ? T&j r vDER oil is the new pastor assigned here this year. Dr. R. Alexnder Carroll is a natrveTdl Maryand, But he was sent from aclcsonvllli,. FliT.,* here. Dr, Carroll is a man of broad ecp religious__pietv?he is on^ f the leading literary writers of he race, anduaaa lecturer and lulpiteer has bufr fofr equals. 'olumbians.will have the oppoi> lity to hear one ef-the-greatest ulpit orators of the raeedn this eviVal, who hao?come within ur gates to make this his home. ^he officers and members of ones Chape!" X. 'M- E- Zion Hurch, are asking the coopera ion or tne pastors and members f all the other churches to ome out and hear their new >astor. You are welcome. 'r ' ...??o ; -__MRS. AGNES HUDSON I- T' *? * * *.. -? . - . Mrs. Agnes Hudson, wife of -Tr G. U.Th id nipon and Williams streets, passed tway at their home on Sunday, an. 18th,-after a brief illness, drs. Hudson's death came as a hock , to her "many friends, as he was flppparantly in good iealth_ While "attending her he suffered a stroke of apoplexy roth/ which . she- never regained onscipusness. Mrs. Hudson^ haidon name was Aghes kiiritrk: >f Irmojoher first husband was ames Jtichardson, of that union hree children were born, all of vhom survive her. Her second lusband was Mr. C. H. Hudhant on Williams street.1, Mr. - ? * r ? ? ? IMson came here from Barnwell several years ago having bought l considerable' amount of propecy. Mrs. Hudson was a woman if quite a bit of*intellect and of in aggressive spirit. She was i loving wife, , kind anil sympa;hetic' -mother, 0^. neighbor md withal a demoted church nembef~~7HerTuheral was held :rom the Zion Bantist ch+irrh of ,vhich. ^le was a faithful niemier. ' ??o? [TIE INTEHDENOMINATION?aAL MINISTERS' UNION.' sters' Union met at its usual dace of meeting, ^Sidney Park 3- M.TE^chjurcTfTlast Tuesday it noon. After the usual prelimnaries of devotions and collecinn of fpps, Tir R AlpvnjfrW ,arrofl, new pastor of the Jones Chapel A. M. E. Zion church was idm$ted to'the membership'of he^bdy. The Rev. W. P. Petirsoft pastor of the Baptist hufches of Chapin and Newber M was also admitted -tci the pcmbership^ . ?, - Dr^VV. E. Farmer, who has iowfed this organization sa ac:eptably in the past made a ittlendid^-speech?^evicvvrn^? past year's work, and recomnending that new men be seected as officers for the year Igggg NOTHING FOR?? f ldf[err Boys Suits | 3, Millinery, Dresstg. Large Assort- | nd the Best Quality I ' - ?" 4* s - ?? : . $ l our Store Is ? '' ' ' V rliop for Men and | ? tor Women $ ST., PHONE 7567 1 [a, TTBTl nVi i iiiiit i niifl'i ifciiiiiil 'I i i 11 -V i , I ' * CHURCH DIRECTORS {_ BFTHFI. A M F Clrfl HCIf j_ Corner Suniter and Taylor Sts. '*j Rev. IZ. A, Adams, Pastor. I SERVICES : ?-?. , ! Mornings-serviced ' "r 11:15 A: 31.' A.-C."E. iA'^frue C:30 P. M.j Evening Serviee TTTT" 7:30 P. ST ] " S SIDNEY I' A It K C; M. E. C HT R H~ 1100 Biock Hlanding Street Rev. W. E. Earmpr, Pastor. iSnmtajfe Scho<4 _ "jn IQ'tlO A. Morning Service ,11:30 A. M. Epworth league 5:30 P. M.I ^Evening Bervlce~ ^. _ 7:30 P. 517^ I?^ ?-f JONES CHAPEL A.. M. E. ZION j I" "T ~ mrwrH * ! Corner Sumter and -I^ussoih Streets Rev. R. Alexander Carroll,- - Pastor. SERVICES: Sunda^ School 210:0.0 A. M. Morning Service 11:00 ,A. M, (V. C. E. Society GfdQ, JV MrjEvening Service . .. 8:0'0*P. M. I 2nd. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1500 Block Bull Street Rev. H. M. Moore, Pastor, i , SERVICES: 1 Sunday School .10:00 A. M. 4-Morning--Servtce =cr-tl____4 l-s4 5- At. M-t | B.-Y: P. U~ [ TSvenltlg Service __/ ___ __ 7:30 P M. f?? . -1st. CALVAftV^BAP?HSfc ?lpRC?= Kichland Street ! I SERVICES:_ t i Sunday School 19jOU A. iM.} Mornipg Service 11 -rift /V M ; ;b. y. p. it. mj Evening Service ^ = 8:00 R M. ? wesley m. e. church ?? j , Corner Gervais and Barnwell Sts. Rev. N. S. Smith, PastorT ! Sunday School 10:30 A -M Morning Service ^,11:30 A. M.! League = -'.,^7 (*30 P. M. Evening Service*** 7:3tT"P. M. ZIOX BAPTIST CHURCH ~ Rev. J. C. White, Pastor. " SERVICES: Sunday School 10:00 A. M. -i-Merntng^Service ... ; - 111:30 A. M.;B. Y. P. U. : CTOO P. M. Evening Service 7:U0 -P. M,, "j xr A r0 A nm.IT T-. . T\rt..WW. ?? t I ii DAriiM tiilKth 1 ?Sunday.jSchool .J.., 10:30-A, M.i ; Morning Service __i_^_12:30 P. M.+B7T. P. U. ?J'fEFiEjZji 5:0(1 P. M. < FTvenin^Service-^--!. 7 an P AT | .^ j 11925. ... The election resulted as-fol-' lows: Rev.' J. C. .White, Pres.; Rev. E. A. Adams, Vice-Pres.; Rev. 'Mr. Pollard, Secretary; and trre tcev: w..K. Farmer, Tr-aa^-1 ; Mr. Tr B._ Lanham and ]\.Ir. Schnell (white) of State Y M.* asked the cooperation _of the ministers and churches, in the < coming 2nd Annual Conference ^of,Older Boys* which convenes at Allen Lhriversrty and Benedict College in February. The Union heartily voted to back up the j-Cortferonee in every way possible. - ' --? ! ?O REVIVAL AT BETHEL A. M. r~~~ E. CHURCH. T Dr. Jetz will be in Columbia, '"St bl-n"ay MarCh W I t {I - _ lX ^" ' V PHONE :.|? f ' | ^ A; w A ;| - Real Estat | - "HOMES ON E J 1107!2 Washington Street, ' Jv " * * $ AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN^] \ mrsTaTt. s | BOARDING and LOPC ? BREAKFAST FRO? $ '"1.l:\CiHJPROM-- ? X ' . DIMMER FRtWI ^ $ If We Please You, Tell Otl | 1016 Washington St. > - - ~~ *>?/ 9 ?* - -v'rA.?a? . :t r'i"iriEr?Mlft'llTIi ** : FIVE? . UNION BAPTIST CHURCH ^ . - Divine Street ? Rev. T. M. Boykiti, Pastor. *s -- ' SERVICES: _ ;;3j Sunday Srhotrf-? : 10:00 A. M. J M-orning Service 11:30 A. M. _ j . * B. Y- U-'U. 7:00 P. M. ,r Evening Swrvioo 8:00-P. M.-- g I BETHLEHEM. BAPTIST CHIT writ ; LyWi Street SERVICES!- r Sunday -School 10:00 A. M. ? r ~ i LMuicmK owrvice -11:30 A. M. B Y. P. I'. ?, M. - Evening Snrvit-a B:0(^ P. M.? 'J""" SI. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHCRCH Uev-. T; T. Pollard, Pastor. ' * SERVICES: Sunday .School ? 10:00 A. M. Morriing Service 11:15 A. M. Afternoon Service 1 4..P M _: nd. NAZARETH BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. R. M. Myers, Pastor; ??? SERVICES: , , Sunday School -i?T"?. 10:30 A, M. . ^ -Horning Service -11:30 g Y.;,Pr IT, 6-.00 P. $rr~ Evening Service ----- 8:00 P. M. ' J MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH ; ? ' RevTR. M. Myers,.Pastor. " ?SERVICESr. - 1 Sunday School .-,.?...10:30 A. M. ~ . S^lernoiiM SUPVlte f.-lwT P M :?:?? & Vn\ u?6:GO -R ^-Evcning Service : ft-OQ- Pv M. ? ?- t -""" '" ' ' ' CIEAPrEEEF^TATONA. 'M, E, = CHL'RClt: ' JL: Corner Senate and Pine Streets. Rev. L. GvBowmany Pastor. yj/K VICES: " 7 Mprning Service ^4.1:30 A. M. Sunday JSchool 3:00 P. M. A. C.--E. League "8:30, P. M. Evening Service ^ 7:30 P. M. :_ SfRVICES:' Sunday SchfrOl -.10:00 a t\t??? 1 ; Afternoon Service _____ 3:00 P. M. B.- Y.- P,rU. 6:00 P. M. Evening Service _r- 8:00 P. M. - ~ Re\|. I. D. Davis,* Pafttor. '? A- -f -> SERVICES: ^lorning^Service J 11:15 A. M. Christjan^Endeavor 5:00 -P. M. ? conduct ia Revival at Bethel'A. M. E: Church. Dr. Jetz is an Evangeli&t of the A; M. E. ^ church, with headquarters in Ohio. *' . . ~~r~ *"* M^yte-Man ?Negro Acquitted. (By The Associated Nepro Press.) 1 *-? -Ealeigh, Nr-C.-Jam?Samuel Haskins, truck driver, was acquitted of -all blame by a' jury in connection with the death of Ernest' "WI" r etzger, "white, on December l8\: The evidence? showd that .the white man-had? itfen flHi.vnic.arm mile* an hour T and that the.truck was standing still at_the time of the accident, thtr^whrtemian^UTrhing into it. ~ 6487 WKINS' IdC? e Agency' j- | 1ASY TERMS"? ~f " ' Columbia,. S. C7 f ~~~~ ^5S^2^52Ht_ . ^7 ?^t? - PLAN. X AMON, Prop., ;; ?? 1ING by Day or Week.' ^ -~r< ^ 17 TO 9:30 A. M. ? o . 12 TO 3;80 P. M. ? ?4n- -= 12:00 P. Mr? rrri . iers; If We Don't, Tell Us. ;; , Columbia, S. C. ^ Mii^aMMwB