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Questions and Answers
In Negro History
(By The Associated Negro Press).
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Author of "1'hs ChtldrSft of Tho Sun."
~ ~~ Questions pertaining"to Negro Hlr=
torjr anywhere if of general interest,
_ and not too long, will be answered by
Mr. Parker in this column. When
apaea will not permit or the subject is
not suitable, letters will be personally
answered, Subject to proper limitations,
and when a stamped envelope
is enclosed. ' Address all communications
to George Wells Parker, 3423
Indiana Avenue, Ghieago, Illinois.?:
. F. o! C. of Philadelphia takes
exception 10 what the author of
?this column had-to" say?
" ing Abraham and cites the genealogy
of Genesis in reply. If
, he will consult Cheyne's Ency:
" clopedia Biblion he will secure a
? _ - great deal of information on the
subject. The Bible cannot be
accepted as final authority in
matters of ethnology and race
relations. Abraham was the
common father of many Asiastic
as well as African peoples and
came from a Cushite country,
Ur of the Chaldees.Alt legends
- braham can make him nothing
else but black. ..
Was John James ^udubon,
gisL.an_American. or Creole ??G.
C. L., Molinerm
Audubon was a Creole, the
. eon of a French shlp-masterand
a ^nt.ivfl West Indian colored
Woman. ?
- Are the archeological finds
. now being made om the site of
ancient Carthagg those of an
African_people_?r-=iL K. T.. Louis
ville, Ky.
Yes.'- The Carthagenians were
ft mivtnrp nnrl vorv 1 o-i*r*ol it A {Vi
~ MCI13C
^ they were very Negroid. The
original founders came from
Phoenicia, another dark country.
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great religious controversy, during
the founding and establish-:
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Is Christianity or Mohammedism
in the ascendancy in Africa?
D. C. P., Denver, Colorado.
: ^MOhamiiieUism Is In the as- ;
cendancy and is gaining more i
converts than Christianity. Mo- j
hammedanism is more truly a
black man's"'religion and appeal
more strongly to the natives be=^
cause it teacKes~and practices
the absolute equality of all Moslems!
.
_.\Vhere dose JTRosamond Johnson,
the composer live??H. G.
St. Louis, Mo. <
New York City, N. Y. "
When is Monsieur Diagne, the
delegate from Senegal, coming
to the United States?
?His trip has been delayed^JiL
account of the government crisis
in France: He^aS to^ rOtime
before he will be able to
..leave for this country.
BeimettsviHe News?Special
to The Palmetto Leader:
Will you please allow me space
in your paper to express my ma
ny thankato- my beloved pastor,
Rev. P. B. Mdodana, pastor of
. ^Smyrna Macedonia . Baptist
- Church, Bennettsville, S. C. He
ffl nrlrtdfatt-of t.hg Hitrh Rfhrtnl I
in Cam<Sm, S. C. Again he is
known., as a representative forthe
Gidewell Attachment for the
Ford car. Being my pastor for
a number of^years he kindly called
in to see"me a few days past
and-asked me Td~SiIt)Scrf6e' for
1
the Palmetto Leader and to
i serve as^a reporter frdm~thts"
town. From now. on you will
he'ar from Bennettsville every
week. The farmers are very buILLE
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Six Months $1.25
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_ZILy V , " THE PALMET
sy finishing up their planting/
I had a nice surpHss trip tt) f
St. Mark Church -Sunday/ I al- I
ways admire the preaching ofi*
Rev. W. --H. Shaw? It must.be (
coQfessed that he was at his best 1
-Urn this occasion. ? ? __
The people in that District cer- i
tainly have a beautiful Rosen- t
. wald school. .It- was recently ;
!" completed. -?*
Rev* _Shaw and his people are (
: doing well financially. We bid i
them Godspeed.
The Blerihiem Graded School
i just dosecbwith-qutte- a-sueeessful
term and a wonderful Com-j
mencement. Rev. D. S. Curry,!
Principal, ftlrs. Luttie Curry. |
Mrs. Clarrisa Johnakin, Miss.Vi- i
ulty. Trust they will continue t
! to make the Blenhiem school a ;s
rsiiecess. ^ 1
| The*maany teachrea in andx a- c
round Bennettsville-^&re busy ^
closing their final examinations I
^iir-orden that they may begin f
J their commencement program, f
Professor James McEaddie in . 1
some way injured his hand in t
;a game this week and when the jv
news reached me It came as ad
surprise. Professor MCEaddie .""
is connected with the Bennetts- |
ville Graded'schopr and jo-jnak^ g
ling gnnn. :?: , . ?43a
j Master : James L. Lackus, 6' ?
year old grandson Of Rev. and &
Mrs. -J. A. Sanders, kindly sent ?
fresh candy and cakes this week. js
he is a> student at the Training $
School, Washington, D. C., hav- ?
ing his name on the honor roll ?.
for the month of March/
Miss. Isabella Sanders, sister ?
of the reporter, was on the sick. 8
list, last week. We trust she will p
soon UeTwell again."
Bennettsville carpenters are g
very busy building many beautiful
bungalow homes. - I 8
Very sad to the many_rela- ?
tives and friends of the deceas- S
ed, the body of Mr. Robert ,Mc- ?
Leod arrived* |ome from Nprth ^
Carolina. _ The burial is being deL^
layed until the arrival o? his j j
"Brothers andsisteTs?rom differ- J!
ent parts ot the North. Mrs. J
McLeod mid family are sympirfh-r J
ized with by all. ?.
Miss Sanders was, very much . J
delighted and surprised to-have-^
Mr. C. B. Brown fro^Maxton, ^
N. C. to c'al^ancFsee^ef Sunday 4
evening- We are always"glad 4
to have our many friends call in! 4
to see. us, especially since the 4
death of our beloved father. | 4
> Mrs. Lorn ax and da ughter w iH +
leave Monday^ftiofning for Ta-^<i
itumrS. C. to render their closing 4
i program . They were accomnan-. IA
ied by Miss Cornelia Sanders. I 4
Miss Sallie M. Robinson wasi?
missing from the City this week', 4
as she spent a while with her' 4
homo people. She is a graduate1 4
of the school here for this year. 1 4
- fftr t p Peterkin visited the-r-*
reporter.- - ' "|4
We were blessed with a w?>n-; 4
derful rain this week* *
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Rev. S. S. Youngblood ojfic-' ^
iated at the funeral of Mrs. Dol- <
? "v '
lie McCall. Undertaker Morris j <
.Ji&d the body in charge. ji
"Wo are proud to be able to say-'
j that we never tak^ advantage of the
wttaaiuii to sweii our pronts by ques- |
i tionable methods. We never advise i :
the purchase of an expensive casket ,
just for the profit on it.; In every "
instance where we act as undertakers !
our -advice > is always for the benefit
of the family"fts well as for the dig- '
nlffed Interment of the deftd. ??? ~
Perrin &~Smg4eton ^
UNDERTAKERS-* KMRALMKKS j
Open AH Hours - ?
218 ST DARGAN 8T.
PHQNE8:
Business 971 Residence 875-J
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TO LEADER
Miss C. D. S. Sanders will close!
school May the 8th. She will
:ake a rest trip to Sumter, Oringeburg,
Columbia and CamIpn.
Wp trust her journey will
je pleasant.
?Any one wishing to advertise j
;he Reporter's home, any hour
after-2:30, after the 8th she
.vill be in all day7 Home actiress
33 Ermelia St., Bennetts/ille,
S. C.
Mrs. CaJlie D. Sanders,
Reporter.
Calhoun Falls Locals
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?'The?weather* is considerably
Iry and many of the farmers are;
danting their rntt.nn a?second j
ime fearing they may not get a.
tand. . ~ |
There came near being a seri-'
>us fire in Abbeville Sunday;
vhen the store- ofTrne Mr. Marin
on South Main street was,
bund to be on fire# which con j
l&gration spreaded considerably. i
lTia homes; Mrs. SajlHe Coving- j
on Carter and Mr. J^mes Chiles '
rere completely destroyed, but j
or the timely work of the Fire
! To N ew Customers, ^,.we Jj |
gay try^ouf' -?4
r - . ,?r.r.r.s . ?|t
: and have the pleasure of Q ;
I growing oome ?? ?4
RF.Ai. BUFFS _ ?i
? The greatest-EgB""?nwrkirtg-M-l
existing. 1 O.j
M. SIMPKlNS, ?1|
Newberry, S. C.
5T|
. For Quick Service Call For jgj L
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- With His Big Seven Pas- Wj
senger Sedan Car
Phone 1 98-J ||
NEWBERRY, S.C. ||
>oox>x^o:o^x>aff-cra<^yoxt^yyoyoo
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F_On The I
i Begin to sa
E trip. The~w
| .day and night,
!C The train v
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| 6 o'clock in th
? arriving in Sa\
vannah?oU
Columbia at 6
f* ?L
? The Elks Will Ci
$ will be raade up c
| CiBig Social cvci
SFencertai-nment-of (
| This promises
| You Ca
_ Don't bother w
^ be served on the 1
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y through this pape
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. mi hi iiij
Department much more damage;
would have been done. We learn j
that some of the contents of the
homes were saved.
Mr. P. H. Home one of Abbe-'
jville's most popular undertakers
was called to Lowndesville Sun- 1
d&v and made his return trip via
Calhoun Falls where he is quite j
a favorite in his line.
There was that usual lively
; service at Glovers A. M. E.
Church Sunday, there seems to
have been the real spirit of worship
there. Let's keep it up.
Miss Minnie Lu-jCalhoun left
for Atlanla~Ga._ the other d&y to
be with her sister, Mrs. Rosa
Hilmon, who is. seiiuusly ilLtlArvn
nkrt oAArt
xiu^jc one win ouuil tWUVCXi
?Mra. Oscar Ellison ran across
the line to Atlanta last Mondayi
to do a little shopping before she |
and little-. "Billy!?leave for thej
Metropolitan City to join her |
husband who is one of uncle
Sam's employes in that city. ?-j
Come- to Calhonn?Falls and
worship at Glovers and Mt. Heb-!
ron where"you are always welcome.
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CHURCH NEWS OF CALHOUN
. FALLS, S. C.
Sunday, lyiny 3rd, was ajuost beau|
Day 199 J ??*
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ABOARD 3
ApfSHSfea
Llks Annual E
ve now to take tl
k ole -trip will be
vill leave the Uni
Le morning, Mqn
annah at 1 0:30.
:lock Monday?ni
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Srry their own Base^
)f All Stars frpm the
it-will be staged in
Columbians.
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iu ue me greatest out
.nnot Afford To
ith lunch, refreshmen
train.
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vlDAY MA'
ctrenwifrlAt-F
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Saturday, May 9, 1925.
church. The members were out in
fuih??;-j ' 7- ??^
These people at Springfielcf" are alert.
They have "the spirit of fidelity/
which is the cement of society. It
enables individuals to form communlities
and associations, and is "their .
only guarantee of perpetuity. '
"A large crowd was out,"TcTsee the-"
improvement that has been made on ?
the church by its members and to help
in the..rally? . . . .. : ? . ?
The Supt. E. L. Tennant is on the
job, when it comes his time t? in-struct^
fhe children.
The Missionary sisters of Spring- '
field have gone over the top in raising
money to beautify the church.
llie-JUeaeop Rnnnl ift rpmpnnpri ? -?
men of honest renort. The B* Y. P
U. .Society will be organized among
the* young people at Springfield by
the Pastor-Rev. A r "Ware. ?
At eleven o'clock, Rev. A. Ware
preached an interesting sermon. After
which a collection of $66.16 was
taken. The following choirs rendered
music: Springfiel^ and Riley's.
~ Tlsa. Johnson, Clerk.
NOTICE.
T . T T--^. .T VMmrnm
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? Communications intended for?
the current isstre^ must reach
this office, (if out of town) not
later than Tuesday night. Cily
news hyiJ^ednesday^ night.
>NE-= Niglit G31 I : "
vr&PRATT ?
directors
1 Embalmers
Attended to Day or?
mmrrhr
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Newberry, S. C. "
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day^ May 18, ^
Leaving Sa- t ->
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Colleges and "the ?
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Savannah fo^~4hel^=
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