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' 1 . -1 , i - ? rouR t>.,Kii-u~A nr??Li? D? , , * mniaiiw*- ?tfjr , The Palmetto leader 4?ub. Co. ^ 1310 ASSRMRI.Y sTRKiyr .COLUMBIA* a, <L_ ? .J Entered at the Post ?dice at Oolum* . bia, id. 0., aa Second Class Matter. TELEPHONE 4623 N. J. FREDERICK, __.______JEditor ?A, B.; 'LINDSEY, _ - Managing Editor J. B, LEWIE Fraternal Editor Wr.FRXNK WILLIAMS a.?^ -Contributing-EdHer HENRY D. PEARSON City Editor GEO. Ht .HAMPTON, Manager W. N. WILSON Traveling Agent = ? aPBSORTPTION WATKS; GASH IN ADVANCE. ~ One Year ?_? $2.00 SiT . ' l.flB Three ?__1?-? .76 Single Copy .06 Advertising Rates given on' application. A? ; ' " ' 1 . . Communications intended for this office, (if out of town) not later than Tuesday night. i' '. ty_ news by Wednesday night. S ATU R DAY*, ~S EPTE MBER ~i1. York County Jail, according to __ published reports,. has twenty ^-"prisoners" eontineri fhprpfri 'that number. fifteen. arel,white and five coloret). In yester years the numbers were just the reversal. Strict enforcement, of the law ;ag<unst colored popple _ hag' made them ctrnin?r?Hft5Tw 7. 0 law-abiding, wfiiM leiiruircy to the whites has made, them law less. V V ' v_-The Charlotte (N. C.) Observer seems to think -that the mi. gration nf iviinrnM nnmvfcr fn-tha North is as great as,three years ago when it was at its peak. "^What puzzles it though is where -?they gel the moiiey. If, howev" er, ft would inquire at the Money Order Department of the_ niany post office*, it Jould find out , - where quite a fevw-dollars-eome L.-I:frnm T.t'g pot labor agent^-btrt r he kindred?of-^wany ' of .those -r" r goipg who furnish the money. TSyerynreTlow u]Tl.h(Tre' rnaRihg good is an agent. ?-? 7TT*" " ' ' * _ ..." _ .. 1- ? ? uui'ton r'nllei, the examine? lor-tfte Inter-State Commerce Commission, reeqmjnended to that hndy?that the complaint made by Jv-P. Hayden, a Chicago colored lawyer, be dismissed. The _ attorney., had., sought $25,000 damages against the Pullman Company for alleged failure to furnish him Pullman accomodation frorrr Atlanta, Ga. to Chica???go?Tho agent at Atlanta testis fled that.he never refuses such accomodation when a>)ked for. Because of that, Mr. duller fbund -that., t he .ehargu?of the' attorney was not- sustained ~ Really, the Inter-State Coml merce Commission is too innocent tb~he abroad with out gna,rd . iana. ? " =g=r^ -?Si According to the RecorderIndicator, the Columbia Record refused to publish All flf^nnnt r>f the tragic death by drowning of ?? T.- h. Duckett> for many years a professor in De'ffedicCCoHegu' this city.. The article was *e turned to?Editor Roach who wrote *t Wit h r^f?fiV-n " ' '"Couldn't use this in paper. You J' can run this- as advertisement in Want-Ad Department?Record." Of -7'i'1 right to publish or- reject anyf V? t *-? t+ It r\ lnniina TJiit 1 f 4 V\ a f aw _ tide Sealing with such a sub_1 not "news," xould -it pass as proper TorlTid advertis4ng oolnmnK? Suppnfn Mnurtnn had been arrested for violating some criminal law instead of meeting an untimely death, in what,column wouldJt have been published? Or would an account of it been rejected ? ^ - w , ( v.; J- *y*7~ ? -t? - . . _ ?*? ~J " " I II iL i ^ AtW date for an office in South Carolina vffio^could^buse the Negro ntiMat' . UUM -- - ? .ti <YTA vw-TO- -iiinr^~Ui_ .mwrr iinmctn tongues, stood the best chance J of benig1 elected. However, i things have somewhat changed I now. The candidates must hake. 'I a little more to say besides hollering "nigger, nigger."-. I The Negro' was prominently j touched on by_only two fcandij dates-?one for governor and Tthe ot.her for the U. S.~ Senate. ^Fhioiphaoc however was dealt with lin printed matter rather than in speeches: The candidate for governor had .ah advertisement which said that: v J_ JiXlUL tax <m non.esHuntiala -ig-fche _only tax that South Carolina's 800,000 Nogiut's pay."? j ; This stateninet" was* made to influence voters to support-the candidate who was in favor of taxes on soft drinks. The voters paid no attention to such a stalement for?we suppose, everyone ivvho read that knew of Negroes who owned homes and farms and .1 knew that the Negroes were " certainly paying taxes on them ?and they certainly could not be classed-as "non-essentials." ate, attacking his opponent 4orj his favorable stand on -thp TTnifted >StatesT entering the World -Court,-'-urged voters to support himself instead, because he was opposed to this country entering the World Court trypansp?mi?. erable dictum?the World Court had "three Negro Judges;" Of course, the average man's idea I Of the World Court is like nntn . i the Courts* that he sees function1 ihg around him. To picture then J "three Negro. Judges" is the la?t | thing before judgement. _ Haw f many fell for that kind of stuff cannot be told. At ^ny rate, - the gentleman whoput it forward has not a$ yet been elected,' and the mountain before him scorns prottv steep. ' .'.-Z!: Barring the instances noted ( | aoove, tne campaign-Xhis- year has been rather free of the Negro stuff, which certainly is gratifying atid indicate that intelligence Is beginningJto ?et a hear. ing enter the schools _ Schools are beginning to open "all oveFthe State. Parents who appreciate the value j)f ._education "will see to rTThaTtheTr children are ready to enter and will keep them in school until they close. There are many parents who inHiffprnnt Tlnnnn mnny | who will think more of the few i dollars that their children may ; be earning than the future welfHrn-~ off sprrnprrr- SucTT j parents ought be prevailed npon' to enter their children in school (and keep them thereat any sa1 it,'to,their children, to the race, I to their country. There is not a more pitiful being than an ig! norant young m^ri thp,;p : and times, and it-will be worse fas tlie ^earsi go byV "Every boy7 j III particular ought be trained 1 t.o do'something well. Thocrrm^ i inal class is recruited from the j ranks of the ignorant and- untrained. Educatmn is ^ protnn . tlon. The world is ful| of men apd women who make tjieir living by taking advantage, of the ignorant, ahd no people has sufiJjL'i'cd in llil!J |5?ki Licularmiore limn Ihe NegToT" and no parent .sliogid^efid^his child out into the.world with this jcurse upon him. , It is hard etrained has but precious little "show at aTE From now op, let's all talk school^ think school ami argue schoohwith the indifferent. Get the boys and girls in school and keep them there. "j. ~r! THE PALMET1 |_THR,SF.At :| : b^w^fkani ?iSnniy!,Rvltg ?f the Ncg^ UhureK"" and Ministry^" . As n layman J realize the delicacy of. the Subject which I am about to tpeklcv?But- if the -.ministers-read what I have to say wit'hput,any prejudicial inclinations, I am sure I cannot ,be the object of their censure. In a previous issue I stated that I expected to write an article- from this subject. Tw0 friend ministers they "will havetnreading it T , First, there-are too many Churchea in proportion to communicant^;?h*the financial world it has been proven during the last few years that it-is to' the best interest of all concerned" for banks, insurance companies, etc.. to * merge, -for" inunion "there is strength, Even stores of various Kings uiroutt-nout tne country -nave united during the past few years to fortify themselves against possible detriment. As a result of these unions the -financial jcondition_j)f the?entirecountry is on an unusually sound basis. ~ ? This is a -ringing?example - for -the Church. Of course, I mean the city Churches. The rural'Church cannot possible do -co. because thev arr few ITnd far between as it isn_ But in the cities small churches are thick as ants, and^thisis not only unnecessary, but a hindrance to social and economie progress. . _ ii - Sotae-Ptgures ^LetTTTs enmpnrp"T3pprn (Hhjir/?W niut population, using Atlanta as an example. -' Accordingto the City Ptfectory oT Atlanta,'there were 310 Churches in that city in 1924. Of this number IfWJ were white and 154 colored. A recent estimate of the popuation of Atr lanta, places the number of persons in the city proper of '!??0)0nn The colored people in Atlanta comprise only onrrthird nf the population making 95,000 in round' numbers. Granting that our. people pre, more religious than -whites, it is still startling to dnk that we have built as many Churches as the with only^f third bf the total pop'ulation.___ Suppose the white people of Atlanta have?the?ipropcr?number, of Churches for their population. Then suppose." the colored people had thp same prnponinn as to tneir populationm... .. . 1 L 1- /11. LI'"' xnc nuinoyr m cuiureu yiiurtnes wouin . then be fifty two. Where WeLose < I venture to say'that the"152 Churches above this deduction cOuld be , , ' ' - ' ^ got along without and the, spiritual interest of the people stilhtaken care of about as well as it is with the present number;?I draw this conclusion not only from the fact that thereare. thousands of empty pews, in the large Churches, but also because there?we?so?many?Churches "whuStTT membership " scarcely average fifty. There is a little Church" "within a stone's throw of my house, the memher ship .qLwhichywas- composed of the" pastor and his household. This numbered about six. Keen competition made it hard for the church to re-cruit new members, so the pastor and his family^trot, mit and tho ChiirwU urn taken oy?r by a small group of another denomination. I think their membership numbers about ten. * ~ There are many othe^Lsuch churrhcs^s^dHwvTflr-^Ufct^ m'entione'd. TJnrir pastors are ignorant_and, still worse, some of them are haughty with it. They are to the community as a tick is to a cow?drawing life's blood only to he dried up. into an atom of uselejMiic.'is. Tliey pug thy public year in " andyear out for hard-earned money that should gQ for the support of families and social agenffks that are far mure valuable man they. Hence the race loses. The memberships?pt theses small churches should seek the besflto he had in church life^sermons Ihat.are instructive, system in church organization, activity that gets results and a wider circle of church friends.. This they can do only 1>y closing up ami cmmi'llng themselves " with the larger- churches'"?where trained and experienced ministers are at the helm. Not only will this give them a new benefit of li/e but it will tin I III i ni IIIII I llll 111 inn I' cases is" underpaid, ^r,/] {fop ty byi_givi?g-4t-better church-trntt-" dnrgs and a higher grade of intelli-. gence. r ?*??~~'T 7 ~ ; : iThe Ministers " ; _ What then, you ask, will become of the surplus ministers if-sue^ a ehanffa-. f JTJlflt wanld hn . up to them. There is still much room iar~-men in the -trades and prftfes"" ter jfchQ is a failure at his profession would doubtless be of more service to the race if he tried business, /or die-would be able t0 give employivtArtt 4- /\ XT ? ?? ? * ' * v" poyg ana girlg an I HO LEADER ? ? >rm ir.trr KvWILLIAMS .^|}! I^4M{ well a.s contribute to the wenlth the race.' In a trade or professi to crive his familv '? hatter livirnr a his children a better education. > is not imperative that ~5TT ministi should hold charges. Iknow one the most successful business men -the-rcae who is "a-miirister. ~Ttrere a pulpit open to him whenever feels like preaching. I know succei fui men-m-many professions ^wh0 1 ministers. I am of the opinion tti thev raelize they nrc grng+or Knr factors to the race in their lir, "than they coul^~ hope to be in .'t pulpit. An Everlasting "Church, The church must live and grow. is God's will and mants salvation tl -shall live "through "hll UrAer "If the greatest social agency , in the' u; verse and without it The races chaos. But its future growth w largely depend on the_ type -of min terB that" are to ushWit; Thp cher ignorant, shiftless, sj.onipjng min :ter must go^ -'He ie an- impedimt The consciencious ijut ui^successf minister must give up the pastors ' ..... .v ..??I?" WIIU . VI jr ayiiicnniig lUttl 'IS DCll suited t^T*TiXf ulejit.' This is a'sclen fic age; a canWjiercial age; an age which great accomplishments a made by the efficient few while t inefhoient are frozen out iWtn j endless realm of oblivion. The chur must keep pace with the pye or is; xloomed to give far less, resul than a wicked worltTn^eds, and sum ces:' Conclusion , ? - . The-Negro - is naturally retigioi hence he. needs no encourageme from the white race. We have ben "fitted by imitating the white man almost every'line of endeavor, h since we are more religious^ than 1 we should beware of his encourag ment and paddle our own canoe. Jtt is high time we all knew th the average white man wants us" lose_sight of- our, civil, and politic rights. He figures the best, way attain this end i? to keen our rmn on the church 365 days in the y.ei but we are waking -up. We are b ginning to realize that the neare cut to racpeeti?aa mill .1Unli-ltilizer under thfem. Mr. A, F. Herndon,'the Atlan "Negr6'~hT!tTionaire, is doubtless tl most highly respected man of col in that city. White people "not on respect him, but'many of them" ho "hiirf as an example for their own Do sibilitil'S. Tf WP had a thousand Hnr dons in our ram with^a^QUsawUm nesses equal in finitWiaT standing the businesses andk investments t which he is head, this Negro "pro lem," which is so much like a Chi^ie as the first reader., . __ The progress. of_ the race, must n be helcLin jeopardy by .ministers wl are unprepared and morally unwortl of that high calling which they* present. ^Prepared leaders in" tl ministry are just as essential to 01 spiritual _and sociaL well b^ing i business men are to our econom growth and doctors to our percental gain in heallht?IT IT" up TtT the pe ple to eradicate tho foregoing evils. dr. s. nnhfii?ass ' ivifniiFrt NOTED RACE REVIVALIST, WINDS UP TOUR HERE Florence. Sept. 8?Coming thru I tliana, Michigan and Tennessee, E S. Douglass McDuffie, acknowled-R .vivrll leader nf the Raoo, of New Y0i and Philadelphia; ifludfe his third r ttlrnedvisitrto 'Florence. Dr. McDuffie^ most successful x vival wao at Mcinphis\ Tenii., wlm he preached over the\ radio. TV press then announced \ him as tl greatest eveangelist born since tl davs of th" Ap?c.-tinH[ ? He arrived in Florence fronrt-Cfra tanooga, Term. Thursday?Sept. 2, J his first meeting the white citizens c operated with us and opened the cii W.-irphmirn nthnrn .nnt.,?? ? 7 ? ~ for 4,000 people and long hofnro p. m. nof~~a 'space could.hfl. found wii both Races worshipping together, t the close of this- meeting, ft ;decid? differencer was conceded in a betb feeling between the Races. At th time, the writer wishes to nny that f this hird visit, the evangelist vvi greater fftan ever and^ldng befo: dark not rramt cp he found. Whi people have become so anxious to hei him. Many~men sat on the chur< floor in order to see _him. in action. The world should know of tl greatness of this young man. Soul Carolina ip particularly proutTEgoaffi . ' ; ? his- parents are c>4-_this State. He leaves for Spartanburg, September 10 Jlu upmi wlliLTrliiltvTL3I^l^TuygH7 MM lf BreweH^oi ifix, g| Greenwood, S be;! ,:s .'v' ? 38- Y Vef- ? ^ $ State accredited High : he | Seconcf Grade^State Teach< _?Y ~' : .* < ,at ^ An Ablt ?3 X from'StanJari TBFf , ? |[ | ~ Expense* a~ |X, Two things there are that:never r Qt!-? portunity. - Spring ancLSummoiy Ai ao! X to persons and-seasons^ tin^r-moves 7y ? Time-is carrying YOU to a futi X an old age of puveriyyand regrets. ? wfSiout jeopardizing a future. Eve *ev?i?. -section more surely toward the jun] nr X What you get in this world ddp fts | { you do with your time determines" . X can he'P y?u ^ you will not help 1C .|. fight to make. To earn more, leai ?61 ? you know which wav ymi are t.r dvX yoii cun change your direction if yo -and can remedy-thdm IF YOU WA X your'own fortune. An hour a day IT S^YP Vn'"j flltnrft- ' ' Y Every hour spent in getting k? A Every hour wasted is-LOST FORE tunities. The successful mam-of?ti -?X - future todayT lle Ts distancing" Yt ? ?portunity to improve his attainmer *? y Yuu need-stand "still no 'longer; n. X today,-this very hour, the makig ol >r *!* a better positnion if-ffie opportun JX Pr'ce Pai(i to typewriters and stenoj; e_ *? This "school offers you the tfbnectine ik; j? tut'Lt It dlTgl's you tne opportunity e_1X of PRCiSFEkitY] Grasp tis oppo , ? are assiste(t"i:o locate in desirabl \f "TIMES when you have..yearned fo e-? A ? inrpatiertt with the barriers that si narrow sphere"oF life?when you h< )p, ? whom you know?to be inwardly^ X matter , of DEVELOPED OPPORT urifK ? ? * '""vw. " "? jwui tuiiuuiuii ancipj i want to step out from the crowd a i A thu average? In Othfcl words, wffg Uomombei1; there is alWUVs rdor |wlp you to get there. ThIS school \ tt js golden- with opportunity. ?;j|. It Fits You For Si m 1 y """^^CIc^oifTike to make your res 8.,^_ AyouULy.QH liltr to live in :f- nKe Chicago, or.San Francisco? V X ol<TNational Cifpital?like Washin* at enable you to choose your oWn Iocs er X ^or typewriters and stenographers ( . X tion. - _ is Y mi1| ?;??? Diffi as j Y ?? 1 imf. usually required to ooroplo re'X months. The course yontnina; jJv - . t J. 'fihln^. horilrTnoninCT < Ut: Y ;? wirniicivim law, ~ ~ 7 tuation. -This College .will-ppon Monday,-9< h | WILLIAMS' Bl ie & 4 PROF. ALPHON V .|. Booker Washing ? . For information write: gpj ^VwTIHIilya lte ,h**M,,M,,M":"X"K"W"SM"W,,W,*W,,X^ in ! j Allen Ui ch ? \t y An Accredited Institution ^il_iho ftsr South Carolina, Beneficiary irt % '?^? Educational % Off era exception hi op|wfitmH4e^-ttr J* . ties for the fol { Divinity?in Dickerson Theological nt X Home Economics. Commprcia lC_ ;|; LOCATED IN AN ATTRACTIVE jn { Professorial staff is compose^ of ut'?f Universities of the country. One ,c .r fessor of Science in the College n J J; Religious?intellectual?Physical J. for leadel^hip. at A Student activities and social lil to { share of- attention jind furnish a| Y An ideal place for vounp men n to' ^ 1,094 Students from Seven State ds { FALL TERM begin# Wetlnesda ir |i* dents expecting to reside in the do ,e_ X a deposit of hve dollars for reser . ! A 1 '-> LLIOC i -????ar*l'j/iiv.f*tiviia ait' cuinm; [ Pi'i.udcnt discmiuW promiscuous i ?j-jj- be applied onthe~ applicant's expc ta 'k Notice Extraordinary?Graduation "place ttvncypilf as usual anil a ccrtii or X DAVID HENRY SIMS, . ! & President. - - CI *y |x ( ej 'S-! n. ~ 1 - ' v* of | A Door QLi 3? Coloret Pastor Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church 1 1 - " ?ReV. J. E. Thomas, Kn<nH>n^; g^'L mar jciiooi r School. Graduates receive 21 srs* Certificate. ; ' !; ^ Faculty 3 Institutions ? ' - reModerate lRD, Principal ~ \\ 1? XK~X~xk~X~:~X^~XK~X~X~X~X*<; niversity 4 A.-M, E. Ghureh and the State of? I of the Slater and General . $ bpara, funds . X ~tV?e Negro youth.?HaS'flhe f&Clli-, ^ . lowing courses:- - *!* I Seminary. College of Arts and *|* reacher Traimng>.i;, Highi School.--A 1. ^Vlusic.. . Training School. - *?* SECTION OF COLUMBIA, S. C. graduates of leading Colleges and <|< of the recent additions is a Prft- i apartment/ . ?? -* jg ' t raining- are combined to prepare { ' ' Y _ Pe under supervision receive their A -. pleasant diversion from .stad'y. X nd wqmpn to be. * ?: ?rWere in Attendance Last Year * { y, September^ 13, 1926. All sturmitories are requested to forward *t* vat ion of rooms before September gnTTrapidly and the trustees and *{ residing?in-JJie-City. Doponite wiH ?j? "f not matriculate. otheyWU^" iV wilT "X:.\A inses, Ll'_ - - from the High Sohttol will take $ ^ Scald will ire^wafded flbr the same. | BISHOP JOHN HURST, X lairman of The Board of Trustees. Q ''I'N'vvvvs'VVVV'V/^'X'VV'M'VV'W-'/V lope For The l~1.Race^ |. elurn?thpia-past-and neglected op- A ... . ilumrTatKt-Winter, "indifferent alike *f ' p"- "? ; ?~j? ire filled with bright prospects, or You can't dwadle away a winter x >ry hetn^wasted now bend's your.di- X k heap of worn-out, hli g"'fy. ???? ends wholly upon yourselu .What X absolutely what you Are. 'No one yourself., You have got your own x *n more.- .X ' aveling; backward or forward, and I u will. You know your weaknesses f AiT TO.?^ou- are thtrrrrchitect of i speht in acquiring knowledge, will *' owledge is*n~step nearer success. VElt. The world is full of oppor- V he future is~gettihg ready for hia _ ', JU'becauseTie cmbiateg every op- '? you can climb if you will. Begin < f your, future. Are'you able to fill Y ity presents itselfT The average ][ -? jraphers is from $18 to $35 a week. ?j? r link between thn pnnt nrwl lj?Vii. *" tunit.y. pn IT NflWi?Graduates?? e positions. THINK OF THOSE X r a-future?-when-you have.grown ;ar of the Career of an acquaintant A J t> more capable than you. It is a V T UNITY. The question is, are you JjJ' rospects for the future. Or do you .. mi count for something mere-thaw?? ^rr? ~~~ t4oes pay day mean to you f t 1 [.??? n~ht the top, and thin schgoFwIII y? vill perfect you in'a profession that y iecess Anywhere | idenece inTiusy Cosmopolitan New ? -emmr-quita uiu bOuthem City like ?j? live in some bustling Western City X ??uld you like to li ve in the'quaint ?tpn-^ D. ^.^This- great school will V everywhere. Send In your appitca-"^ > Tfowl j; U> the eoursf i* from three tu "sir1 I1!' orthnnd and typewriting; penmanletter-writfng, dictation and punc- \ )' .t i * ? ?^? rptember ft, 1926. .... < ? -* JS1NESS SCHOOL SO WILLIAMS, President, 1! ton Heights, Elliott- Street..: : Leek Dox 610. CJtBlllltft,; jj, (_!, 1,'