The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, February 28, 1925, Page EIGHT, Image 8
BFr EIGHT
Questions and Answer
In Negro History
P" ,_._(By The Associated Negro Presg
BY GEORGE WELLS PARKER
Aqthor pf "The Children ollhe-Sm
fe. ~
UueBtlona Pertaining to NwptFUj
tory anywhere if of general Intere:
and not tfftrtong, will be answered 1
-Mr. Parker in this column. Whi
space will not permit or the subject
? not suitable, letters will be personal
answered, subjeet to proper limit
tions, and when a stamped envelo]
is enclosed. Address all communic
- tions to George 'Wells Parker, 34:
Indiana' Avenue, Ghicago, Illinois.
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> Was the?wife uf?Napulec
Bonaparte a colored woman?T.
T. W.
Josephine, wife of Napoleic
l. was a Creole horn in the We
Indies and of mixed African ar
French blood:
? Doe* thn Doflart of Sflhni
touch Liberia at any point ?.
W. L. K.r Maiden, Ohio. Loc
up a map of Africa.? itcerfaTi
ly dohs not.^The Sahara_Da
W?jfirt is in the northernpart of A
- ?rica arid several hundred mile
removed from Liberia. /
What products are raised i
Liberia??F. G. N., Des Moine
Iow6r?Goffee was one of tf
chief products berore the w*
when the Germans held ~Tf
hrade, but since then the Libe:
; ians have left coffee lands go 1
' ruins. Hardwood, palm oi
palm kernels, and^eome eorra
are among the .present producl
exported.
Was Mohamiped a Negro ?F.
R. G., Milwaukee, Wis. Ye
he was a mulatto, of the trit
?pfJKoreigh andlhe?House c
Hashim. The Korites .. wei
closely akin to*~tfre Ethiopian
~~~ the latter having founded tli
?= hoiiae__traditionally.
Who was Clitus and what wa
his relation to Alexander tl
Clitus was one of the genera
under Alexander and one of th
.. Jbeat loved. Alexander kille
him in a fit of anger and afti
Clitus was a Negro. What
period, marks the fa
_ , of the power of the dark_races
?H. J. L., New York, N. Y.?
-The downfall of the Moors i
Spain marks thelilese of the ru
of nations of African descen
that Is, in a world wide-jsensi
mi ? ? - - 6 - -
mis was aoout the twelft
century.
when was it practiced??R, I
masonry bears little relation t
- ' ' rancient masonry as understoc
and practiced today. The" I
Vgyptif&rs possed secrets of whic
the modern mason knows n<
.thing and their ritual-was
quire a large volume to mere!
^CQver the subject and apace "dot
- hot permit here to give even
"77 brief resume. 777
Was the conqueror Omar of A;
"flcan descent??F. L. N., Lc
Angeles, Cal. Omar, the grej
Mohammedan conqueror and si
- cond caliph of. the Moslem en
pire was-a?Negro and of tl'
same tribe as Mohammed.
7__r HARRY E. DAVIS SAYS A
FRICA TURNS FROM PRE
JUDICED CHRISTIANS TO
4____M0HAMMEDANIS*r
- Feb.?Harry E. Davis, men
ber of the Ohio legislature, ar
of the Board of Directors of tl
National Association for the A<
: vancement of Colored People, c
February 10, addressed the so
ioology department of Oh
-gtate University, and urged tl
Negro's claims to recognition i
a full participant in America
r" - life.
r.- ^ Mr. Davis asserted thai tl
question of race ; relationsh
was affecting not only intern;
tional affairs but also the sta
us of Christianity liefom ll
world. Mr.- Davis said in par
"Largely because of color pr
judice the Christian missionar
| movement is at 4 standstill ]
s NEWBERRY NEWS
Newberry; S. C., Feb.?Rev.
J. B. Davis preached the raorn
ing sermon at Miller Chapel A.
M. E. Church. It was one of the
old time revival sermons. His
S text was found in Lulte
? anh'jftftt, ^Cod's Divine Plan."
*MTf nrfljt Pull nP
ay body enjoys, and delighted all.
^ Sunday School opened at 3:00
1y Pi M~! lln'th giipprinfonrinry*
a" and-teachers present for one
a- hour. The lesson taught was
good. Attendance was ~good:
Evening service, 7:30" P. M.,
Rev. Geo. C. Johnson preached
>n ,one cat tne Destr sermons ev-v
' heard from II Peter 18-23 ; subject:
"Christian Development^
>n It was a heyday at Miller all dav
st-Sunday.
IC* The funeral services for Mr.
Willie Milford Rhodes were held
a at?Miller?/"tunrid Ar M E
-jChnreh Eeb. 22, 4:00 P. M. of
ag^mcajg.nurcn ne was a mfimuer.
a-jttev P FlHs pastor of the
I assisted by RevrJ-A, Batfin,
3S|paalur .of. Bethlehem Baptist
Church.
n _ Rhodes went to his work Sat^
urday fnorning and died between
16 jthB hour of ten and 11 o'clock.
tr i He was married on May 18, liH.9
, tr> Tilmma .Tnlia Wilson daughter
r" of Augustus and Alice Wilson".
:0 They lived happily until death.
?> Active-pallbearers werer^fes^
^ sie White, Cattle Simmon, Thos.
's Wilson, A. "BrooKs^ Arthur Allen
and Anderson Coats (Bricklayers
~ Honorary pallbearers: T. E. Gall
s? man, Geo. Robinson, _ Joseph
J Nance,/D, B. Cromer and Wm.
^ Gilder (Trustees of Miller Chap'e
| el Church)-. Many beautiful
s> floral offerings were brought
ie as a last tribute to Mr. Rhodes.
_ The Grand ChknctdiorJulras
in the city Wednesday,-Febr-lSr
te j A. Brown spent a few hours
jthe Sir Knights made it pleasant
^ for him while in the city. The
ie | many friends of Mrs. S. L. Moon
? a re very- g4ad to know that s helis
better ancTwill be out again.
N Mrs. HriVh G41deiLis _stilLin bed?;
We-ho?*e she will soon r'ecover
11 I " A 4 . ?
" from her illness. ; -
'=*+-- ?tr.?i D. W i lliams has^begun
! to step on the gas since he has,;
n; purchased a new Dodge in ord'e
er that he may see his patients
t,? | at once. ; ' e*
[ The agriculture teacher and
^ his class of agriculture boys of
Mt. Belhel Garmany School are
^ cloing some community work.
* 'jThey went-out Feb.-18. tthii!.
"led and sprayed one hundred and"
01 four fruit trees for Mr. B. B.
I v^^.t . -i uv,r *TVi5 13LV7U
^"jwith the Agriculture boys work:
" j Bethlehem Baptist Church;
v Feb. 22?Sunday School opened
t-|at 10V15 o^elock with supL_A. .L
5"'Chappelle in charge.- Tile lesson
^y j was taught for 30 minutes. Mrs.
HEunice Allen'was a visitor for
a!the Sunday School. - She took"
| an active part ^in the Sunday
isSchool and gave a wonderful ad)3
dress on the lesson. The report
of "the secretary was read ana
e" ?howed a : cotlection of $7.6L
HThe morning service opened at
j i i :au A. M. Kev. Jas. A. Baten
' road for a lesson Romans 13:1
14. Then Rev. A. E. Trapp,' a
! missionary for the A. M. Er
'Church prepared a soul stirriny
, I sermon. He us?d for a text
?fames'1 Snhjort. "Death
" and I/i^e.V Collection, $34.73.
't(ifTK6TB.^.-Pr4J^openQd its reg^
pular session at 6:30,o'clock with
^ | Vice President S^ VV^. - Allen prem
siding. Thfe topic, opened _ bv
" \Ir. Davenport was discussed.
. I The attendance was jarood.
ie 7? / a '
is|Tndia, China, Japan and Africa,
in | the great 'pagan' reservoir for
I proselytes. Indeed,"it appears
ie that Africa is destined to become
ip a great Mohammedan Rmpire,
a-[The darker races have reached
t- ja point where they will not kindltthy
b; ibrotherhood whenthe denial of
e- Christian people negatives the
y tenets which they are asked to
In accept."
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THE PALMETTJ
" LAURENS NEWS T1
Laurens, S. C., Feb.?The
Sunshine Club of Bethel A. M. j
E. Church entertained -on last
Friday afternoon Feb. 20, 1925^
; at the lioim* uf Miss Mary Luu
Fowfer at 752J-2 West. Hampton 1
i fit, was raited to1
order by the president, Mrs. Emmaline
Nelson, after, the Club j
a selection: "Shine for Jesus." '
Miss Mary Leak. Tlie" Club re - j .
peated the Lord'sxprayer in con i
cei'L The program rendered ?
during Llie afternoon was as lol-;"1
tows: : ~ ~ .'if
Recitation, "Abou Ken Ad !
fiem" by Master l nomas Slud- (
ton; Essay, "Friendship" by
Miss Margurite Leak; Solo,: p
Walter Leakf Select reading w
by Mr.-Donald Burtin;. Essay. | <1
^'Education, for All the. People,"; p
I 1 T^ T T~y 1 * ; * '
iujl iviiss iviai v i^ee v owier: Ad- ^
| |tress,^"Lignt ana Darknass." tix2?
t Tim Riinshinn rUnTTis pvp-| fi
1 grossing; we are planing to put; ~
over sc venal?interesting?pro-^-g
!grams in the near future. Bur o
ling, the latter part of the after- jT
nooh ar deliclous Salad course [a
was served by. the hostess. after~n
which^the president, Mrs. Nel- v
son, called -on .Mrs. SalHe B.
Montgomery to thank the" host-j 1
ess for the kind repast that had a
been given the Club. The pro- o
gram concluded with the clo.;- t
ing song, "Take the Name of p
Jesus with You." . [T
Mizpah. - i . _ - ~
Sunday Feb. 22, 1925 beingHs
a spring like day Bethel A. M.j
E. uhurch was crowded. Our|
.pastor, Rev: J. C. McClellan, ^
|preached a"womTeiTuI sermon. |
His subject was "Man Desires p,A?RoJtpj
rvmnli'y " ^
!4roth fully?say. dhb not uur ?
' hearts burn willdn
preached? He sang the song
i"Savior More than Life to Me,'- "
and Mr. Jesse Cromer came and IT.
leonnectcdv dihnsehf"?with? the^
I church. On Sunday evening; ?
lo;00: nVlnrk. the to^v of Mrs-; c
Amar^a Woody vms ah'-~ T ^tlr
lover six hundred people crowd-; r
j ing4n the church to pay the last |
:tribute of rcspecti. .Our pastor T
[fed them With- Paul's letter :to
The Corinthians (11. 5th""chapter! ;L
: Mi verse). .The . text reads--as??
. follows: For. _-\va.. know Jthat, j C
if our earthly house of this ta-' ?
herrtacle were devolved, we have C
a buildrng' of Cod, a house not" f
imade with hands, eternal in the, j.
! Heavens.
L-ljVIrS. Woody was a loyal mem-; ^
her of t he-church, a Stewardess t
of Board No. 1, Treasurer of the t
Sunday School, and a member of; t
| the "Eastern Star" society..?
| She leaves to mourn her three] t
h'.oim, biuvmi Kilters ami brothers [
other relatives and friends, i't
Sleep on! Mrs. Woody Sleep on!, [
?AncU4ake-thy rest, - - ...| [.
We ,loved thee well but Jpsus I
' Loved thee best. .IJ4J
Sunday 7:30 P.-M., we sat and' 1
listened to the fast sermon for r
the evening. Our pastor used t
as a subject, "A Universal In- |
vitation," his text being "Come I
unto Me all ye that labor and I
are heavy laden and I will give i
you rest." Afier preaching a *
1 - ?'
spiritual serfrion he sang "Whin
the Saints Go "Marching In.".
We were glad to have Dr. Eckle-;
ston of GreenvillerS. ;C. to wor-1
ship with us: he gave us encouraging
remarks for which pi
wp thank him. lie has opened up
a dental parlor in Laurens, t
and we assure him that he will [
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Evening service, 7^10 o'clock^ i_?
Rev. Bat em preached one^of thef^
greatest sermons that was ever ?
i j [
heard. He used for a text II, c
Peter 3:7j8-0, subject ''The Or. r! ^
ThingJ'^ itev. Baten is planning-! E
jto be out of tovyn Friday to one! 9
of his former .charges to preach c
the installation sermon and in., [j
stall the pastor^ Some ot- his -G
members and friends are plan- []
ning to be with him on his trip.! C
E. F.?J. W. White, yi
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*"*? _ *-?y _
^ LEARIjR "
die Famous Williams'
Appear at Allen. ~
The Famous Williams* 'Color^
d Singers, the World's Greatear
at Allen University, Tues-j
This organization MS pleased ]
Columbia audiences for the past j
ve years: and promises to-ren-1
er an even better program thar.
icretofore.
Admisaionr-General 50c: Re?
li tuj mm In .Vbc. _ I
I I LP BURN FT) TO PRATTI
iJy =-The Associated Negro . Press).
uaessa, iyio., T eh.?Thomas
MayJjjerry, 4' ycajf old sorT of
I it and Mrs. Forest Mayberry,
,as burned to death_hefe Tuesay
when the home of his grandLiybei'ry
was-de^troycd by fire.
Jgg body war hurnpd almost
vyond^rwcognUion, the hands, .
ct the patronage of the people .
f this vicinity. The Rev. J. C.
obin of St. Paul Baptist Church
r d^RwrJT-WHVTathias worshiped'
with us :oh"_ yesterday and
e were glad to have therm
Cry-Wednesday night Feb.^TST
D25, Mr.. John Fields Hunter
b4 Mkss Nannie IHae Johnson.
C^thl?eeity woro happily joined-^
gelIter in matrimony by our
p.. tor, Rev. J. G. McClellan.
he wedded, couple was out on
unday -afternoon and both
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Reporter Mary Le_e Fowler.
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The color fine and indicates what
the effect upon them is. Professor
Locke, in "Enter the New
Neffro," writes of the spiritual
emancipation among colored people
that is now in progress.
JtThe day of 'aunties,', 'uncles'
and -mammies,' as gone," he
says^ "Uncle Tom-and -Samb?^
have passed on,?and-aven the
'Colonel' . and 'George' play
barnstorm roles from wtficlT
they escape with relief when the
public spotlight is off. The pop-1
ulnr mqlodrnmtt -has abuuTFpay-1
ed itself out and it la time lu!
scrap t.he fictions, garret?the
^bogeys and settle down to a
realisitic facing of facts/* ~
In "Black Workers and the
City," Mr. Charles Sr-Johnson
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Saturday-JehTuary JL8,, 1925.
traces the development of a city
type. Negro. He finds that a
large percentage of Negroes in
the city are confined to "blind-,
alley" jobs offering little or no??
opportunity for advancement,
skilled trades being largely
closed to Negroes.? Other con^~ ~~
-fcrihulionAlo-the MliWu
iber" -of the Survey Graphic are
"The Harvest of Race Prejudice"
by Kelly Miller; "The Negro
Digs Up His Past" by Ar- _ ,
thur A^. Schomburg; "The Dilemma
of Social Pattern," by
TMrfessor ITcrskovita; "T h o ,zzz:
Rhythm of Ilailein" by Kuiiyad'/"" -?
Rprrnviri; "Amhiighpd in the
City" by Winthropr- Lane; anet?
j articles and illustrations? by ?
Eunice Hunton, George E. Haynes,
W. A. Domingo, Winold
Reiss and~Albert C. Bamesr 1 ^
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