The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, July 30, 1955, Image 1
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The A. M. E. Stat - ('<
"Freedom and Hn
Challenge cfChri
W ill 4 M raet
' <('OI,l ' M ru A . ? l lie lull ih-"CT:l
It including participants for t li *
t eleventh anni:al state meeting <>l
? the School of UoHgion, Pastetil
PClinic and Congress of Youth 61
tlie African Methodist Kpiscopa
f Church to he held at Allen Uni
[ versity, August 10-20 .was an
[. noijjticed this week 1? y pishoi
J"Prank ' Madison Keid, presiding
| bishop of the Seventh Kpiscopa
- Participants for the five da\
^"slate-wide, meeting in lu !v three
bishops, general officers, h.igl'
[. churchmen, state laymen a n :
youth leaders of the AMK chrrch
| Deliberations for the sessions
[ will center around t h e theme
I "Freedom And Human Dignity
E The Challenge of Christianity To[
day."
i Dr. Samuel H.-Hip-git.s, pr.'s.ii
dent of Allen University, will exI
tend tihr welcome to the annuhl
? gathering on behalf of the instituf
tion where all sessions will , b e
i -Dates for the" annual sessions
of the meeting were postponed to
f August 1(5-20 in order that -hous
I? my accomodations would lie :uio.
quate during a . dpmuLory .rcnovo
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; MISS A. I
I ?i-;t r i.-J lira ml Most Noble Oo\
Elected in Huston, Mass. 1
tit i program now underway a 1
AI'en University.
' 'lie- "Futuraniie Festival" o i
Fr day August lOwiil highlight
the five day, program. Speaker.invited
and expected for this ret
let .or day will include Rishop ('
A. (jihhs, Florida, Uishop -L?HI><
nner. Alabama and Dr. S. I.
Ci.een, .Jr., Secretary of Educatin:i,
Nashville, Tennessee.
State officers who will direct
the five day progenia include Prof
John A. Harris; State Superintendent
of Sunday Schools, Dr. .11. It
llutler, Jr., State President of
Leagues, and Leroy N'esbitt, Presi
dint of the Congress of Youtii. ?
.Ministerial Institute Officers
nr" I)r. E. E. Riehburg, Dean, Dr.
D. I. (iadsen, and Dr. F.D, Dreher,
A.-sociate Deans.
Dr F. C. James, Sumter, w ill decjeliver
the "keynote Hour'' sermon
at the opening session o n
Tuesday August 10 at 11:00 a. m.
Dr. E. A. Adams, Histographerj
AME Ghudch, will preside and
be-panel leader of a panel discus
(Tuesday afternoon on "The
of the AME Church and
tian Forces Toward ComnliWith
The Desegregation Orf-fhc
Supreme Court."
S. R. Biggins, president of
University,'will preside at
Connectional Keynote Hour,"
lay night when keynote nieswill
he delivered hy Miss
elyn Jenkins, Registrar, Conof
Youth, Dr. R. W. Mance,
eial SccretaiV of the AMK
h, and Dr. Bernard Crawforrl
York City.
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ingress Theme:
n: !i? ti -
iMk&u lyigmvy, 1 oe
stianity Today" j
Many Outstanding * |
1 ii; \ ito I church and . lay !
vim v l! participate dur-'.l
I' iitjr. ilii- five, day iiit'ctiny: include-}
f ! r. W.dh' Wrijrht, Dayton, Ohio
r .\v!v?> v. !1 deliver i-he 'Congre's*.' Sef-r
1 dun!, A ednesday morning; Dr. J.
- iv. .!!? ;.: !. Xn.-hville, Tcnnesoc.,
- y religion Department. !'
? \Y. I hi.- Ter.ness e, Dr.* O. Sher-,
; m:.: . 1. t'.ic koci?,. A;i\ansas who!
I *. ill atir.ily :il tile Oeneral Assent-;
- Uly t' I-1, nr-n tny- -tin no t i rrgr~Dr. Wt fc*]"1
1 lildei hrand. Portsmouth, Virgin-j
; ia, \y h o will speak Thursday
i .Night ;?;id Dr. (i.lL.J. Thihode;.-;x
I Shereveport, Louisiana, who . will!
, sjlPak at t.'te morning session 1'Yi- [
; j i ay; .morning.
Twenty presiding elders front
, si-tj. animal conferences who are
ilinifturt in tho 'Futuraihie Drive*
will makereports at the Futuraniir
whoa It is lu>p Frank Madison .'
i;> ! will preside. '
' I he .session will close on Satur.
day .:jJ"tor the election of
> off,; ers' and closing meditation H
-iwice conducted by llishop lieid. |
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1 vs'l'i: I "t "i*< UtS-l^R THK " 1 !
' i>ri:si;s ,\RK:
Way-; of 'I'eaciiinf Prof. OlinjJ
Sniit h ?? - . ?.' !'
? ?- ?im
kihx.don
rernor and National, (Irand I slier
ur.i.
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. ,\ I.:i i it, Christian Education .J
Mrs. Henrietta Feldei I
i , Rec;vational Londorship Miss
Ella Jennings
? | Teaching in tliu Vacation Church
I' School Tie v. Lindsay Crumiin
.j Missionary education in Local
: ('htm-lrr r? M i s. ^hmrictr Fhimtin "7
. The (. iiUi'cii's Program foj Yout,]i
i Mr. nenry Webher
j Planning" and Leading Christian
Worship .-Prof. .1. K. Smith
I The ( lunch's approach "to YoungPeople.
Miss Kuth' Quarles "
I Leadership Training for ACK Lea.
cue Mrs. Henrietta- F. Francis
J. I). Met! hoe, Kcjxorter
! NKHRO BltOkF.KACiK FIRM ()-'
FENS IX WALL STREET DLS,
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i Negro-owned investment broker- ,
age firm in ?the Wall Street fiiii'
uncial district opened here last \
week. 1 . |
j The pioneering stocks a n d ,
, i>onds firm is headed by Philip ;
M. Jenkins who has had considerable
experience in thg^ figld-uiLy-j
high finances. He is a former ad-I
yerti.bng numager fm* thee Aim- ,
lerdam Star-Ne^vs, weekly news- |
"papel-,and at one time headed |
his own advertising agency, spec-I <
i.ili/ing in the Negro market. !
' I.ater Jenkins entered t h C ,
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field of selling; stocks and bonds, (
as a salesman ' for the ^Hurtfhch ;
Hrotihers brokerage house. Just |
prior to opening his own firm |
he headed the Mutual Fund Sale?)
department of Hnleh and Cnm-'i
puny.
m)t}
? Joseph
W. Morris
Teacher Beloved
I5> (ieor;te A. Singleton
. One of tlu- niost unique anil im->
portam personalities in the history
of African .Methodism \v51s
l'rofessor .1.' W. .Mollis. ViiL_Ilia_
rontrTTmtioiiiias been .largely over
looked.Hc was horn in Charleston,
.i fail decade before the War o f
Sm th Carolina, .\py;ust 2?>th ISfiO,
lie Uehellion. His parents John
: ml (Jraee Morris were free
*.?"!ic!i permitted young .Morris to '
enjoy, early advantages* for education.
I:: "childhood lie was sent
to a ' private school taught hy
Simeon Beard, then a distinguish- i
id-'.earber in the city ofCliftiTos- !
ten. At llu* elose of the War of
'he Rebellion .he entered puhLie
schouLs uf his native eity, pa>s d
through .all of the grades, and
Normal school. He then' y.iatricp.
luted<at Howard University.
While attending t h e public
seltowls lie. was sen.t in the after; j
nouns- to learn t.',.e printing trmie, i
whi.-h lie completed under 1 h e. j
lelcnvatod scholar and printer, the.!
1 lui""-'1'1" ?Robert?1 frown Hllio'j-rfwho
was t.'ien editor of the "t'her-f
lesion Leader." This paper was-l
later merged into the. ''Missionary |
Kecord.".ed.itvd_J>y the. lamented j !
Richard Harvey Cain. Morris wa.sT1
.-h'lted l-'riTif jpnl frf a paroeliia! !
school, and while in'this capacity '
he wop!; as* a compositor On the '
* Mis stoma y Reuml," which was a 1
weekly paper.
V,,!ien Morris was a pupil of the 1
Norma 1 school in Charleston,, he 1
^vas twice awarded prizes for pro- fitieney
in Latin by the eminent .1
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nBBHHHnmKSSSSBSH
'I'llK !IKV? II. liKKWKK
l)istriVt IVpiily (irand Nlu.stcr
scholar, Professor F. L. (ordo/.a.
His penchant fur Latin was manifested
linrinjr His student days aT~
Howard from 1 808 to 1875, a per- >
iod of six years. At the Jipiror exhibition
if 1871 lie took. tl'ie'Tirst '
prize awarded 'his class for era- ' !
tory.
' After graduation In* returned to j
'lis home at Charleston, and iti tin ;
tlrtfATT TS7T)" iiM'-youiSirur Howard j
alumnus entoml the I.aw 1 )i-j?ai-t- '
aunt of tin* 1'Diversity of South
Carolina, under the tutelage of the j
al.le jurist and barrister. .Cliief,Justice
F. J. Moses, lie was gradanted
with 'disriUetion from this *
institution a the arte of t\vent-y<jL
six in herein her ISTtl. After a cri-jV
tica! and very searching* exanii-71
nation. .Morris was adiiiitted to'
practice law in all the courts of j
his state, including the Supreme
Court. His first ease was interesting
and prominent, and he won it.
hi 187b lie was elected one of thfc
L'ominissioite-rs- <tf?public?schools j
lor the city of Charleston, but as!
the position would Interfere with '
lis law studies, he declined to no-j
;*ept. The nomination for the!
State Legislature was also receiv- h
J, but again for the same reason
?-rcfnst'il to accept. Ilis friends
lid succeed in prevailing him to
principal of the Payne Institute.-,
While sewing in this capacity he I
' presented his church as a <iele- |
ate to an Ecumenical Methodist t
'onfcrence in London, England, I
h>p,toinl>0r T-'JO, ItfHt. While in
Europe he visited Taris, and tie
icva, Switzerland. <
Upon his return to the United
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District (^ 1:1 nd Master, under win
low ship __i?-Inking mi now lito. Re
niti- sain in new numbers.
~Oddfellows and members of the
likiisehTjld of KiitfT will meet in;
heir annual tfiaml luxlg'e sessions :
ii ('ulumhhi Aiurust 1 thromrh 2nd
>r .hoar the; annual report of offi e*-s
and To plan anotncr year's ~
.vork. * . 1
THD promises to be the largest |
neetin^ of the Order in years due
to the increase in membership"!
uul the interest caused by the fn-jl
tensive campo'.trn iaimched 'last-*!
roar for an increase in member- I I
ship. This is elective" year aiutj"
:tiis will increase .the attendance I
is this gives an opportunity to
[lie mom hers -to enjoy the thrill
of much wire puljinig every two
wears. This: does not mean that
[here will lie any changes in the
almir.isiratioti hut :t dyes jgjve an?ci
.tsimi for nuadi oratory if just
in ptaise of those til ready in of- 1
five. K
District (i,r;Mi'l Master Kolden
ha- < 1' i. 111 iii iii'h in?tilic- IujU. lavu?
voaT.T in increase the membership
T life"< M'dcr and this means that
many new faces will be seen its
we.I ?tv- some old faces who have
beet! reinstated during the last
twelve months;
One thine sere to draw somv
lire works will be the sele<0ion of
i pliiee of meeting for t'he next
wears, Mapy cities are bidding for
the next years meet iag. t?> be held "
with Ti em. Phi- is ihn. Df 'tin. C.,a
!lint tin tv- is an awareness of the
aiw> intf strength of t.he Order.
Many will cunie to see Use ivnovations
made to tin* llea+Uuiarlers
' tdldinjr.. M licit improvement lias
keen made since tiie last meet inn...'
and the hnildimr is time- a creiLin .
to the Order. Some will come just
to see the work dene. <*
The" protrrnnt will heein Monday
aitrlit-. The local haho-; oil! render'
a welcome jirot^rani at ltetlud African
Met.'m.tlst < htliyh. Tayhu
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MRS. SAT>YK
District Grand Sccrctary-Treasi
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NA, SATURDAY, JULY 30,
Meet In
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lSr%t. :M||
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)se d.MianiH' leadership Odd' Fel?011*
this m ;tr w ill show it detiand
.Sumter FtTvetT. followed by,
Sh OTTiTdidval Contest under sponsorship
o Cj vho Distriet Grand
Lodjre _of the' Household of Ruth
No. 112. Mrs. loin .Jones, Hist riot
Grand Kijj'ht Most Noble Cover
nor-will hme charge of this program.
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Tuesday morning, a t 10:00
:)'cJo*.k the Grand Lodge will meet
ir*7 joint business session in the
^dquarters building to transact
the business common to bot.h Oddfellows
and?R'uthitex. ? Pol
lowing the morning session
the two bodies will meet in separate
session for the afternoon.
The heads of both Bodies will,deliver
annual messages expressing
'.heir plans for further expansion
ull tile Ordef.
o it IcIA L ROSTKR DISTRICT
GRAND I .OIK; JO OR ODDPKI.I.OWS
NO. i:t AND DISTRICT "
G.R \mi no! srnoi D or iu tii
NO. 22
Honorable G. W. BbWh.-District
Grand .Master, the Reverend
11 - C. Brewer .District Deputy
Grand .Master, the Reverend G.
Goings Daniels, Distriet Grand
Seerctary, Mrs. Sadye D. Brewer.
Secretary Treasurer Endowment
Department.
Miss A. K. Brogdon, District
lira no .tio,<l .Nolilc (iovernor, .Mrs.
lola .Jones, l'isDict (irand Itiirlit
Most .Nolde liwornor, .Mrs. I!. K.
nines, District (intrnl Prelate.
Mrs. M. 15. Kx.taJ, District (irand (\
Mrs. I.. A. ('triii i deceased > It. (?
1*., Mrs. Ilattie Jenkins, D. ti. J.
M.. Mrs. Y. It, Dixon, District
tiriuuk-W?*rthy""KocriTdcrF "
Protheii M. J. .Perry. District
(irand Attorney. The Reverend-;\\\
I.. Wilson. (irand Director.
Auditors: Drothers .1. K. WiHianis,
It. J. Jackson. K. It. Dewijc,
Mrs. V. It. Dixon, Dr. J. J-'.. Beard.
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wit Knd<mnu'nt Pcpartnu-nt
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leaber
1955 Columbi:
Nite Club To >i
House Bible i'
Institute r
'i A Opening; this fall, in a 1 il<tinu
uK 1818 Park Street, Which, f<?i?- 1"
,'i inorly housed a Negro night club,
; will Ik- lb *T lie 1 Pihlc Institute. a ''{
j scnuui por iraming in me mine. 1,1
Tin* building was erected in ^
iHO# for a Jewish synagogue and
[ served that purpose for twenty-j
thiee years. It was used as a'Ne- >"
gro dance hall until 1 Si4tJ and dur- ft
iiig these years the dance called w
the )>.g Apple Originated here, ai
Then Meyer Bluestein took it d<
over as a warehouse for his' ex-' at
j padding dry goods business:' When g<
lie n >vod to his new location on gi
I.adv Street it, stood idle for a
time,-hut it is now being renovat (;,
biT inside and out for the use ot >
the Bet-hei Btble Institute. AV
Those .whc are planning t.u- ?
. I syhoo! inc lude, Mrs. Robert (\
i McQuilk.in, Rev. Thomas M. Betty *
and Rev. Charles Wenzel. They s,
report tljat a day school and even- j
lug ?VhooI of t.li" Bible will lie'
cc .i hic' eil gi\ ing an onnortunitv
to those- who desire to study the,
Bible and to know its contents.
Tr.e.o will he co..scs in Through
the Bible (hook by book), Chris-itian
l.iving. IVp*rniaf-K.vangel is or
, Knglish, Music Fundamentals -and : ?
'! Missions. . ?
The courses . &re- designed for i.
those who have to work and can j
I only attend a few hours a day
but' bo*iro to?make progress.?.to- I?
ward a diplopia or certificate. !'
Thy. faculty. has not heen-announced,
but those who are interested I
i tnuy secure a free catalog and j
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I THE REV. W. L. WILSON j
(irand Director , st
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"application blanks by writing to '"
he J'ark Street address. 111
The school, according to* its (''
itresident. Mr. Wonzel. )im< :i tti >-<><?. tl;
- fold purpose: First, to train studrents
in a vital relationship with ~
Christ; Second, to provide a wholesome
center where Negro young 111
--people-nf llie citj'Tivaj- enjoy Chris
tian fellowship; Third, to train
meit and women who desire to
equip themselves to he better
Sunday School an<l church work- 1
ers, better pastors and Christian
leaders in the fundanientals . of
the Faith.
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NNBL CONVENTION 'TO'."".
llOl'STON I!
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The.' National Negro Business ! 11
j League. Inc., "will hold its 55th Mi
1 annual convention in, Houston.' F
Texas, Horace Suddutn, preside;it F
of Uie league announced here, re-?f
I cently.
The convention will run frorftCl
Aug. .'><) through Sept. 2. and i s *
To be followed by a trip for dele- 1
gates to Mexico. !l
The league was. founded in 11?01
by the late Hooker T. VVashingtc
si, educator and philosopher.
"To Inspire' Tire Business ami Ec- p
onomic Life of the American \'ii??i
glO." 1
Besides Sudutb, other league '
officers are: ^
Dr. T. R. Howard, J. E. Robin- '
son anfh Kit Baldwin, all vice pre'
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sidents; H. M. Morgan, treasurer: '
B. Dovle Mitchell, assistant I
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[treasurer; Rev. (i. S. Brrin, chap-j0
lain; J. J. JiMidojison. auditor; J. I j<
| R. I/ce," registrar; Dr. Wilson,'t,
' historian, and Roscoe A. Oavitt.'o
secretary. 1 b
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hk i'ki:sii)i:\ i ok tin: wom
iissionaky k\rrisr state c
0 tiik haitjst women ()! s<
ro The Baptist Sist<
1 am. Very jrratefiil for your '-si
; ;?! support in- our effort t.o eu- r
?\v Morris CoHcjft'. Wo hope to n
tvo :i onmplmp 'a.r on-?
iwment drive in the next issue of n
10 palinpttn i,p!iiipi' t'f
We have yet. to- reach our troal
25,000.(10, hut I recognized durtr
the convention that -the sisters
oin every section of the -State
ere inspired ly our jrood reports
id many of them expressed a
'termination to go back to their
ixiliavies and worjc to make a
>od report in our Annual Thanks'vinjr
Rally.
Kemomher our slogan, "Morris
>lleifo Must lie Endowed.".
The. committee that served so
ell in the .Tune Convention wifl
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I)R. G. GOINGS
District Grand
lorris College Endc
)rive Now In Full J
We are in hitrh year in the final T!
aj^e of our Endowment Drive. I li
nr-inur our Kxecutive Hoard meet- R
;r orr'the Campus, last week, tie- R
inisters and t.he nientliers pledjj- I
I an all-out-effort t<? culminate I
e Kndowment Drive l>y Thanks- 1
vintr, flurinur our Annual ^Thanks- h
vinjr Rally. " I
.\ state-wide. effort is hcing I!
iade to get: 11
5n~men lo fdodge $500 I!
100 men to pledge $i?0 F
' 1000 men to pledge $100 li
The following men have pledged I;
$500: .. I!
>v. J. .1. A'nrrey ~ Ti
lev. .T. 1.. I'.rook I
rt-Yr??rh?It'll go - ? f
lev. N. I.. Hiiih - . . ? I
lev. R. 1.. ( melon I
lev. C. K. (inniLv-? ? , 1
r. (1. 0, 1 >aniej-j _ . I
ley. .1. S: Hal!. .H. J
lev. T. M. II am' I
lev. H. *?. Hardin - I
lev. H. H llarvin 1
R\ IT JeiiTm.'s . I
baptists Cheer Spe(
Rev. Joseph Jackst
LON1 >ON AM' The Rev. Jos- ^
pn m. iiaoKSon. pastor of thf !
>livet Baptist Church, Chieajfny-^
eeeived lavish cheers from his c
ellow delegates to the Baptist.|
i'erlri Alliance after telling them (
hat world leaders must agree to '
reak th'e chains thrown over the *
ettered peoples of the world, . j
The Negro AUmsAer,- - president' j
f the National Baptist Convent- I
tn of the United States, spoke
o the 8,000 delegates from nil '
ver the world who were assent- ;
led in historic Albert Hall. J&ev.
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P1UCE: TEN CENTS
tl.st
ws; r.m ( /mo\ u. ami
ONVI-NTION SPEAKS
1)1 III CAROLINA
srhood of S. C.:
< i vc as coiiiiuii tea for the Thanks
ivinir drive ami until our jroal is
[ ached.
nf thu nirttnviiUMii t'utnuttec
for Baptist Woman's State
on volition are:
Alls. Alice?Lx-4iutler, Chairman
of the Endowment Com.
-'Mrs. Sarah Z. Daniels, Secretary
of the Com.
Mrs. Anna I). Reuben
Mrs. Rettv B. J. Goode .
Mrs. Iola Jones *
Mrs. Albertha Simons
- M is.- Ajjnes Walker : T?*?
Mi's. Persephbhe Carr
Mrs. Mary Whitener r^.
Mis. Marian McLester
Gratefully yours,
Mabel K. Howard, I'res.
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Secretary
>wment
wing
ev. w . A-\. jonnson, jr.
lev. \V. A. Johnson, Sr.
lev. A. ('. Jones
lev. .1. Leevev
lev.' \V. R. Martin
lev. J. I'. Neal
lev. W. ll'. Neal
lev. .1. !'. Herder _
lev. J. W. Rhodes
lev. (i. A. Seller*
lVY._jl_J\_Sha44?'-p
lev. Frank Sinuns
lev. K. L. Sitton
lev. R.. \V. Stallinps
lev. II. \\\ Steward
lev. J. W. TQomer
lev. A. V. Vincent lev.
W. Si. Watson
lev. I,, w. Williams
Irvr Wr L. Wilson
lev-.-- K-.-- W. \Vripht ?
lev. .1. C. Wripht.
lev. M. V. Zijn merman1 - lev.
I'au! Myers c
lev. ('. 15. i'laek
lev. I.. W. Walker
ley. O. R. Reuben
lev. .1. 1.. Pridpeoti .
lev. TJ. W. Watson
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;ch By
mi In London
fack/on said: J
" Feacelsnnt a political" weapon
o Tie used by-ono nntHm? to in
lease its power over another.
Peace is a spiritual value and
tfinot be realized without lovcv
ind a regard for the sacredncsy
if human personality. .
"There is a temple of peace in
Geneva today (referring to tho
Jig Four meeting' at the suinnit>
hut nobody occupies it.
"I hope these four powers will
igree, but if they do not agree
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