The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 29, 1926, Page FOUR, Image 4
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The Palmetto Leader
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N. J. FREDERICK, -Editor
A. B. LINDSEY, -Managing Editor
J. B. LEWIE?.?Fraternal Editor
W. FRANK WlLtlAMS '
1 Contributing Editor
HENRY D. PEARSON,-City Editor
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later than Tuesday night. Ci"
ty news by Wednesday night.
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.... The town of Cateret, N. J., will
build the colored Baptist Church
- ' 'biVnPfl hv a mob some weeks
ago. That's alright but, it would
, ?be better if members of that mob
' J1 were arrested, prosecuted and
sent to prison. Restoring the
r?i i- ] a .i. ' ?.
^nurcn is not restoring respect
for law and order??
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The recent election of the Rev.
as Moderator of New York Association
of Congregational Churches
shows after all-that religion
has some vitality. The
New"York Association is com-*
posed of 65 Churches with 31.000
members, 5 churches only of
" which are colored.
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John "D. Rockefeller, Jr. 'is
abou,t to do what men of means
should have done be#bre- He has
purchased a block Tn New York
" City upon wliich he will have e
rected decent apartments for
colored pooplo.?Colored people,
like other folks, cannot live in
. . . ttajE gtCBBts: SB 'Ml I ml- bp hnpgpd,
houses where they can ? * *
inanK5 10 me viguruus uefense
of Clarence Darrow and
. his able assistant, Thos. F.
Chawke. And the support of the
- - N. A. A. C. P., Henry Sweet,was
T 'acquitted uf the chaTge~<Tf~mur
dcr in eonefctipn witjh protecting
the home of his~Brather, Dr. O.
H. Sweet of Detroit?, Mich. By
that verdict a Michigan jury has
said that it b.elieves "a man's
home is liis castle," even though
it be the home of-a colored man.
, .. if*'
ft is with much regret that
Columbians see the Rev- Dr. W.
E- Farmer leave this City. For
the past few years he has been
the able pastor of Sidney Park
C. M. E. Church. At the recent
* ?fnn Puroni.i, rrf kin
VJV/iiVi M* V/ilVV y> Alio
Church held in Kansas CityVMo.,
Dr. Farmer was transferred to
Birmingham, Ala. We understand
that there were -other
places desirous' of having him,
but Birmingham was the lucky
City. Though the citizens of
this city, irrespective of denominations,
regret to see him go
yet, since it hai been determined
the Dr. goes with the well wishes
and esteern of all
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THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS
Governor Thoihas G. McLeod
is one governor of a Southern
,' State that does not mind adT
dressing colored citizens at any
time his duties allow him tor do
so. And he does not excuse himself
from such addresses either
by the ever conyenient excuse of
State business. For the past 3f
years, Governor McLeod has
made more addresses to the col-'
ored citizens during his term of
office than any other governor
of the State- We believe too]
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MitiMiililtatiMiiMiM
i that no govenor in that time has ',
j impressed' himself upon the
hearts of the colored people to
the degree that Governor McLeod
has. Politically,/ that
-means nothing, hut, from -this,
standpoint of inspiring Colored
people to be better citizens, useful
and upright, it means much.
Monday night last the Governor
addressed the graduating
class of Benedict Cdllege, taking
as his subject "ThejCommonwealth."
No one who had the
pleasure of hearing that address
ycouia neip irom ieeiing tnat He
is a part of thi&Xommonwealth
for its betterments Certainly, it
|'was8 the thing for young men'
land women ab6iftj/to take their,
i places in their respective com- j
munities to hear. Colored citi-l
zens believe in Gov. McLeod,
"his sincertiv^ and ^justice. ?Heads
loo as well as talk;
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REV. D. F. THOMPSON'S
GOOD WORK r
-dn another column in this issue
is published under the head
of "DrvButler Starts Negro Library
Here,"' an article taken
i from the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.,
giving an "account of the;
great work of Rev. D- F. Thompson.
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Dr. Thompson for many years
was the efficient pasrtor of 1st
Calvary Baptist Church of this
City, He was educated at Renedict
College and since ent?rinp
the-ministry has proven himself 1
the type of' minister that these'.,
-daysand time-espeeiaHy^-demandi
He is a f orceable preacher,. a j
crnnrl 0V(yQrn'7or anrl on ontino o I
O vw?A-wx 6U114?V4- Mil ttV/Vi V c ? |
gency in all things that make',
for the intelligent uplift of his (
people. In a few years, Augus-|
ta will have a library for colored i
citizens worth while, due U> the'
i energjt?and intelligence of Dr.
Thompson. South Carolina let
! go one of it's beat, when it allowed
Dr. Thompson to leave it.
However,?this State's loss is
Georgia's gain. ?' '
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FORBEARANCff^?BOTH
' RACES ' ~~
"Both Negro and whites,"
. ssys Clarence Parrow. commftn|
ting on the acquittal of Henry
j Sweet in Detroit last week
| charged with murder in defend- j
[ inrr Vila ? ?
nig iu? ux uttici 0 iiuin^ iruin a
.mol^-wilLhavg:to learn the leg-.
son of forbearance and fconside-j
' ration, me Isegiio s progress
has been slow, but I believe it
- will be sure.?Legislation has
given him the rights of citizenship,
but mutual forbearance
and consideration will give him
more.,than he can get by legisJation."
When Mr. Darrow
speaks, he usually says somer
thing. After. all, is not the
trouble the couhtry over, insofar
as the races are concerned, due
to the want of forbearance ancf
1 consideration ? And it is not,
confined to any particular race.
The- Negro believes the white
jman is bent on visiting all kinda
of injustic eon him simply because
he has the power and can
do sop the whites believe the
Negro is/"uppish" and wants to
lord it over him, iL lie'can or
dare. ^Neither ffie one nor the
other take much time to really
understand the viewpoint of the
_ a l
otnerThe
peculiar thing about the'
whole proceedings is that it gets!
no one anywhere.. Legislation
|lri matters of this TcincT"isn't,
j worth!a tinker's damn. And yet
.there is all kind of fool legislation.
j The whites, having the legislation
in their hands, do not hesitate
to use it in proscribing and
restricting the Negro. Because'
of this, the Negro believes there
is a balm in legislation for most
Of his wrongs and crys aloud for
legislation in his behalf. But
legislation is more than mere
laws written. An unjust law
really does nothing besides caus
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THE PALME1
ing trouble and strife, while a
law, be it even so goodvin its inr
tention, yet if it has. not a decent
feeling behind it will acCOLUMBIANS
HOLD GREAT MASS
MEETING?2,^)00 PRESENT ?
To an audience numbering more
than 2,000 who assembled at Zion
Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock was held the first big mass
meeting in interest ,of the National
Sunday School Congress. This mass
meeting was under the auspices of
the Congaree Medical -Association.
Dr. Julian G. Stuart, President, presided.
Those-occuliyingjhe platform
werq: Drs. F. B. Johnson M. A. Evans
J. E. Watts, J. G. Stuart, N. A. Jenkins,
B. A. Everette, J. H. Goodwin,
Swan S. RhodeSj D. K. Jenkins, D. D.
S.; Mesd^mes L. J. Rhodes ad Matilda
Griffin and Ex-Lieut.^ Gov. Andrew
J. Bethea. The Ministers occupied
tfte choir'stand. The meeting opened
with the congregation standing
and singing.~**Bless be the *Tie that
Binds." After prayer, Dr. WhitP,
Ch'ef promotor of the Congress made
introduvtory remarks and introduced
Dr. Julian G. Stuart,paster of ceremonies,
who took charge of the meet'ing.-,?Music?was
furnished by Zion
Jubilee Choir. Allen s University'
Tl! II I I
q.,...c- -mnia?LiL-ciJ xvivL'f,?anu received
many applauses.
Former Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea
was then introduced." He made
one of the very-^bese specheS deli vet ed
by a white man to a* Negro audience
heard here in many a day. His subject
was: "Assets and Liabilities."
He said the first asset of the colored
people of Solumbia was their great
numbers; 2nd their leadership. He
showed the great importance of having
loaders of whom rSyhite and black
alike t'ould confide In..?Such, leaders
tyQiav among the eolorod people of
Columbia; the 3rd asset was the deep
religious conviction of the colored people;
the 4th, the white folks as a
whole are with you in this CongreSs
and you cannot fail.
That speech was inspiring, well received
and put hope in the hearts of
every colored man and woman who
heard it. r
Dr. M,. A. Evans was the first colored,
speaker. She-thrilled the audU
ence with her'plea for sanitation, in"
our homes, better streets and struck
a death blow against bootlegging.
Drs. F. B. Johnson, J. II. Goodwin, I
N. A. Jenknis, J. E. Watts, Mes'dames
L. Jl Rhodes and Matilda Grittin fol-'
lowed with elegant pleas to the audience
to clean up the homes and prepare
for the great meet. ?
'1. 'At the'CUIlCluslOll bf the speaking
Drs. D. K. Jerikins?lF. B. Johnson, J. ]
II. Goodwin, N. A. Jenkins brought in
suitable resolutions pledging their moral
and financial support and assuring
th<f audience that they would do all in
their power to lopk after the health of
"fneTnany^vTsIlors.
I / Ziop's female quartette made a big
hit with the'crowd when they sang
"Good News." This-quartette is composed,
of Mesdames J.. C. White, JasHopkins,
Annie Rawls and RosaJQik-on.
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~~ There will be .one more mass meet:
ing before the .Congress meets. The
date of this meeting will be Sunday,
Tune the fith at .Tn'clntk. .Most likely
this mass meeting will be held at
the Columbia Theatre where many
hundreds of people may be seated. I
And-" some of the moist prominept
white and colored speakers of the city
wrlHreon the program.
There will be no mass meeting Sun- ]
day owing to the fact that the two
Howard City Schools will have their
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Dr." Butler Starts
T Q fttr XIAKA
ijifiv /ft v nt4! h
Augusta, Ga.,?The nucleus for a
fine library for ihtTusie of the colored
people "bf Augbsta has been procured
by Rev. D. F. ThonVpson, pastor of
the Walker Tabernacle Baptist Church
of this City, and the progress that he
,is making indicates that before very
j long a large library will be available.
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I The present pastor of the Walker
Tabernacle ... Baptist Church took
j charge of his wark less than
charge of his work a little less than
two years ago with an indebtedness
on the church of $40,000 and this
has been reduced to $16,000 and at
tire same ttnre~Improvements aggro-1
gating $7,500 have been made on the
institution, ind+e&ti?g -that development
to the extent of $32,000 has been
recored.
In addition to this, he has enlisted
the support and cooperation of Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president
of_Columbia University, who has given
a set of his own -u/orlru (iAnoiotitw<
of ten volumes, for the beginning of
the library for the colored people of
Augusta, and he has .outlined a ptan
whereby many books are being received,
and there are now oyer 5'/0
books in the library. Dr. Butler indicated
that if one of the largo'rooms
of th echurch was provided fcr the li?
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TO LEADER * .
complish nothing in the end. ti
Not more legislation then for gi
any, but as Mr. Darrow says, tc
"forbearance and consideration." ai
" S.
; brary, properly fitted up, that he ^
would ga_to work on the proposition - ^
and this he has done very effectively
The New York State Library has sent "
276 selected books from available du- lc
plicates in that institution for the use N
of the library, including reference .fcj
books and books of popular character, je
including juvenile fiction with a- particularly
liberal allowance of the latter,
and several contributors 'have
given books and indicated that they
would be glad to keep in mind the b<
work of developing a library for the ej
xolored citizens ^fAugustST The Columbia
University library has also ^
sent 180 books for the library.
It is understood that the ptyn of a!
operation will provide for the bo:?ks "W
to(. be loaned out to the colored citi
zens on , loan tickets, just >as is us- i
| ually the case in any other public lij
brary and it is believed that in the
[near future the library will have two O
j or three thousand bucks. B
L The splendid work beig donj by w
[ Rev. Thompson is attracting ccn- j(
siderable favorable comment on the
part of those who know of hi? ac.?
! complishfnents and they predict spleiu
did results from his efforts. hi
7 ?Augusts Chronicle., ^
My Observation.
By O. A. Parker ^
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The last Conference of the A, ,
M. E. Church held in S. C. was ^
all with a possible, exception of ,
a few -makeshifts.ih
nearly every instance, the
interests of ttie people wkre not ^
conaidcroch?The policy was to
undo everything that was done ?
under the former administration 8*
L ..whether-right or., wrong.- In m
other words is was the spoil sys- ^
tern pure and simple- It was a .
question of men not measures.
The result is, that there is more ^
unrest and dissatisfaction a- ..
ti
^nong the. people than was ever ^
in any period of the Church in
S C. and it does not now appear,
what it shall be. That some one ^
T(
must atone for this condition of
"affairs is a fact, which connot be
contradicted. ' - . ?~
Already efforts are being made ^
f[A an/ldfo flip hlnme rm Prr>f P.nr.
rett and the lavmpn.
, . .
Prof. Gan ell could not have ?
r- %
brought about all this influence ^
even if he were inclined so to do. ,
We know some men higher up '
than Prof. Garrett who actad
with more impropriety than he.
I am not here to defend Prof,
Garrett for I think he is able to ^
defend himself^ neither am I
Trying fir , exonerate him, for ?
Prof. Garrett knows, while I r*
never bore him any ill. I was-a- ^
gainst his policiesand. amr y<g&>
TJut there~are instances duringthe
last Conference, where Prof. ^
Garrett showed a more sympathetic
heart and friendlier p
feeling toward some of the men ^
(ministers) who were his pro%
* ' g]
nounced enemies, than some of
the dignataries higher up, whom P(
you would believe incapable of
doing somethings that were done ^
I have Kept tl\e record and
when the time comes; the public y
will know- \r". " T" "
Executive Board of A. &
T. College Re-elects - -
Bluford President v
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Installation Exercises Today s<
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Greensboro, N. C., May 27.? y
At the regular annual meeting of
the executive committee of the a
trustee board of the Negro Agri- rr
cultural and Technical College, a
Dr. F. D. Bluf ord was re-elected u
prestdefit of the institution. The ?
members of the board, Dr. M. C- ?
S. Noble, of the University of *
North Carolina; Honorable A. M. *
Scales and Mr. C- M. Vanstory *
of Greensboro, expressed their * j
i n?ai ty approval oi tne aiiairs or g
- the college and congratulated *
I Uresident Bluford on the admiii-j
istfation of the institution and , J
the business-like method whfich 8
'has been employed by him du- S
ring the past year. ~ Q;
Today at 11 a. m., installation $
exercises will be held at which ?
me the presidentelect will be! K
iished speakers have consented n
> participate in these exercises, b
nong whom are Hon. A. M.
cales and Dr. M. C. E. Noble, t(
lembers of the truotcc board of
: the college; Mayor E. is. Jel-.r
*esS^~Greensboro, Dr. A. T. Al-, 1';
n, supt. publlic instruction of t<
Orth Carolina; Dr. S. G. Atins,
president of Teachers' Col- d
ge, Winston-Salem and Presi- j F
ant-elect mutord- ~ c
Strong Faculty Elected n
Practically all of the old mem- g
ers of the old faculty were re- U
ected. _ The college, however,! $
ill lose the series, of several n
iachers who have resigned and $
sked for leaver of absence. Rev. a
J. S. Ravenell, A. M., of Colgate o
as resigrled to enter exclusive- r
r into th^ duties of a minister 1
f the gospel. Professors W. A. s
ccomyr Garrett-Phayme and D.
. Taylor plan to pursue the p.
ork leading to advanced de-,o
agrees. . ... |w
Promotions j
Professor T. E- McKinney who|
as been serving durijig the j
ast year as acting dean of the
:ademic department was/ elec- ^
id dean. Mr. McKinney is the
, . . ' ...
resident 01 tne association of
?ans and registrars ifl Negro in- j,
dtutions. Having received the
achelor_of arts degree from t]
[orehouse College and the mas- ^
>r of arts from Boston Univer- .
ty? together with the experi- j
aces obtainod during the part |
:holastic year. Dean McKinney 1
lould prove to be a valuable as- ~
it to A- & T. College.? v
Mr. George L. Washington was 'r
tade director of the mechanical
apartment. Tre director-elect y
> a graduate of the Massachu- n
;tts Institute of Technology. ~o
[r. Washington holds" the dis- y
nction of being the first Negro /
> pass the examination entit- j
rig .him to become a licensed en- ,
ineer in the State of North Ca- y
>U^a^M|^nn n
W- A. Hunton, A, B. and At. M. "?
f Harvard will b econecteenrilh y,
le department of English; Mor-' j
me weaver, a. Jts-, ot Williams "?
ollege and A. M. of* ^Harvard, a
ill teaeh in the department uf ?
nglish and education; C. F. Atins,
B. A. of Tufts College and
f S nf Tnwa will fpnrVi fV^rmVry;
J. N. Freeman, M. S. of Iwa
State College wilTf each poul
*y husbandry; B- H- Crutcher, p
. S. and graduate student of I- 4,
wa State College will teach_dai- 4,
fing; John Itbbinsonv graduate^"71
1 MftjiooohuBotto Im-tituU nf ^
echnology will teach mechani- ,
raduate of Massachusetts lnsti
ate of. Technology will teath (
hysics and electricity?" j.
Under the leadership of Presient
Bluford, surrounded by ,
ach an efficient corps of well -j
reparea Teacners, trie, college is t
estined to hold its own as the v
nly exclusive Agricultural and p
echnical College for the Negro. ^
ouths of America. 0
A CORRECTION j
? a
-Georgetown, May 24?I regret v
ery mucl) to correct a statelent
made by Mr. Wm. N. Wil-Jh
3n in his report of his visit to /
eorgetown, whcih appeared in
our issue of the 22nd. " d
In reportng.his visit to How- o
rd School, he said: "Among the I
lany (achievements he told me d
ibout was that the students, c
ndfirJbte. leadership.. oiL Prof. ?
ttQaQdQBO&Q&tX^
n 1926 SUMMEJ
s State Agricultural and
p ORANGEBURG, SOI
JUNE 21 TO
JIVE WEEKE, SE
Courses in Elementary, Iligl
tlonal Subjects leading to Colk
vT^achers' Certificate.
EXCELLENT FACULT
in every course offered. For
?^ . R. ?
Saturday, May 29, 1926.
toward had* raised $15,000 on a *g
ew school building which is to
e built -very soon."
Wc were certainly delighted
) have Mr. Wilson, and I escortd-him
through our school here..
or" some reason, however, he
ailed to get what I was saying
j him. . r~
First, we did not raise in our?rive,
$15,000, but $1,500; again
'rofT~ Howard did not h,ave
hnrge-jof the wliolo school in the ?
ally, but of,the 9th grade, which
rade, under his leadership,
mI the entire school, raising
157.00- -Mrs., Frasier coming
ext with 8130.00, the Principal
121.00, "Mrs. Sawyer, $108.00,
nd . Prof. 3 Boyd $105.00. The
ther teacliers reported from aound.
$60.00 down to $50.00.
wo reported $25.00 and $28 repectively.
7 ?: mi
_ _ i j i
men too, tne money was
aised Tor the purchase of a Bite
which we hope the authorities
ill soon erect a building. ?
?J- B. Beck. Principal.
L &. T, College Notes
'arowoil Services Held in Chapel
* Sunday at 3ip. m., instead of
lie jLisual .vesper service, which
enerally consists-of special musriiad
lectures; a farewell serv e
was conducted by the'stu-;
onls. Dean J. A. Grimes took
[lie chair and announced the
ong.< anil topic for discuss ton,??
.hich was "Where do we go
rom here?" number of stuents
responded by expressing .
heir opinions as to the timeliess
and meaning of the topic;
tlicrs gave Quotations from the
!\b!e and other hooks of authoriy
After the students had.exressed
their-sentiments^ Presient.
Bluford put the finishing"
ouch with his appropriate relarks.
The meeting was closed
y singing "Blest be the tie that
nids.V This was tfip lnsf mooi.
ig in .the school year; and it is j
fi rnfTTnh11of the expression !
f*the feeling of both faculty
nd student body. ?J '
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?m 9 ? > . \
Weston, S. C.
Saturday, May 22, Robert
)\yrgfrf7his sister, accompanied
y his friend, Lever Davis, mo- i
>
srod clown" to the Graded Schoet
/here they" enjoyedfine pro- 1
i din. and al.!u a 'flue ball game
flayed between Kingstree an,d i
Mnowobd. 4' ~ 4
- Miss Ibiscilla Davis is in the
lity visiting her sster, Lottie
lenson. > " " ,
Sunday School was held at A
3S iui./MoriaE Baptist Church. J
'he lesson was taught by the 1
eacher, Miss Mary M- Davis, 1
/hich was enjoyed by every one A
rcsvfft. A good number of
1'- visiting iricndg.- ?
Following the lesson 'a- good
alk was made by Miss Annie .
ones and Mr. Robert Weston,
ftei' which a collection of $2-30
/as raised. ^
J
. Among .those on the sick list
? Mr. William Davis. We hope
or him a speedy recovery. ,
The Cedar Creek Baptist Sun- 1
ay School Convention and Un
in will meet with the Jerusalem
laptist Church, Friday, Saturay
and Suhdaiy^r- Everybody is
cordially invitfea to come *>ut
unday and enjoy. the. program,
>0:0 o o o'o o o o '
El SESSION
Mechanical Colleen a -
LJTII CAROLINA M
> JULY 2a I
t DAYSEACH. t\
i School, College iind Voca- *
jge Credits and Renewal of x
Y OF SPECIALISTS
further information, write j '
1. WILKINSON, President. g
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