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1310 ASSEMBLY SIUKE'I.
COLUMBIA, S. g. Entered
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bia, S. C.. aa Second Class Matter,
7 Tfci.kl'lloNK ~ 7 . 3523
N. J. FREDERICK, _ Editoi
J. B. LEWIE _ Fraternal Editui
W. FRANK WILLIAMS .
Contributing Editoi
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Communications intended foi
the "current issue must r,eacl
this ofiiee, (if out of town) noi
later than- Tuesday nigbt. Ci
ty news by Wednesday night
; Saturday, March a,-1927.
According to announced plan:
Collimhin will ill IVir yniivv lv:.v<
n_ near il I lie s^isuiul largest hydro
electric plant in America, worl
- on which is to bej?in at once
twenty million dollars being th<
initial ccst. The plant is to b<
^constructed by tmancud inter
4-1, ? 1.
goco'.VIA U1>?? _ :?
. . * * *
After awhile, we 'areKgtnng tc
really believe that Georgh
means to atop lynching, flogging
a?nd oh or l'orws Of mob lawless
. ^ r.. ness. Recently, an 18 year ojc
white girl and five men wen
' convicted and sentencedJp one
year imprisonment for Hoggins
.^an aged colored couple. Georgu
i?.:.fwtaini.v shnwirm- Smith ( a.
*. J'c1?^l how to deal with mobs
?_
At any rate, Negroes are safe
.. in Aiken on . Sundays.'- Mob:
dare not pull off a lynching 01
Sunday, since Governor Richards
is enforcing the "blue laws'
without fear or .favor. And the
grand, jury would not hesitate
to indict any one who had se
little religion as to.do any worl
? en SundayT.~&u4R4o-y -rm>-t--be-re
?-?spcctcd even .though'life isn't
- and .vports-are' "verboten.
. **1 * * *
\UUof f h a. -m ot 4 n\? utifu
? r?T 11(119 VUH1
cago? tJun piay seems to be th<
farhion-hi'tf 'twere. Kveneolor
ed people hi.<vc-t-o-bo buried ii
? certain >pots under"thfr'protec
tion of guns. Chicago "World's
__Greatesl Weekly," t_oLherwis<
had better get busy and hav<
. some tilings changed out there
or. quit urging the "poor dowr
Trodden "Southern Negrbes"" t(
flee this clime.
* ?
urgingTTtp~7T
= -?bolshing of all wars, saying thai
wars yre unnecessary, but how
. can war be abolished until individuals
are ready to, adopt oth
. er methods than physical batties?
If there be anyone read}
" to.~practi?e other ways of;' adjusting
difficulties it would seem
that a minister of the ."gospel
ought to be that person. Anc
White person delivered hTmseli
thus in a meeting discussing obediehee
to la-w: _-^Sbme boys
_ tri?iLto -tearrh my 4 year old son
"i how to cuss.?If you want tc
" cu^s,. alright?you-have-that. liberty.
But if you tome and try
to teac'h my boy to cuss, I'll
vmash your nose." Of cohrse^
that's a human Tooling, and that
_ is exactly what bring
Time Is Valuable
Addressing the National^kgro
Press Associ>' ion - at its
, meeting in Chicago,\Mr. Samuel
Imull, the traction sYmffionaire
said "time is mtfney and^ "money
is power." But the average colored
.person has.not as yet rea?
? li'/edAhat. Time means nothing
vo WKi. Maxe fin appointment
w:th average nian for a particular
hour and just ^ apt as
not, he will turn up an half hour
,latej. The preacner waits on his
''c: congregation instead of begining
services e-t the appointed
.time, the school teacher wearies
hif< pr-fience IfSTening to excuses
from tardy pupils; the contractor
with a push job goes into
spasms wondering how long be:
?fore his laborers will turn up
and thus it goes in every line of
activity. If time be monev and
mftney is power, the colored man
aiViiii' ii ~i ii iiMin*fcti rflf'i"'
will have to change his attitude ]
if power is to be his. There is i
; line, the preacher, teacher, tt&- ?
ternal orders^-church and all a- -j
gencies that mean auything. <
j Sam Lowman Lea.ves i
| "I can't live among those peO- i
;. pie. PeuplejyliQ_..c^,ikL^manj
jt that way because they have the^
: upper hand won't do," Maybe
r Lowman was not thinking only
of the lynching of his children !
and his own two years, imprisonment
for some liquor planted beyhlrid
fits chicken house frwoHays
after he and .his whole family
had been t: ken away and held
impriscned when he said that.
1 SNAPSHOT JOTTINGS- '
21 _ _ " " . '' o
L-? By Rev. E. J; Daniel?
i ... _> iL! ' L?! l
in the Storm Branch field, as .a
^monthly meeting of its ministers, and
1 especially its pastors. Insuch niectt
ings a consensus of opinion regarding
various issues and condiitons could
J htt, rcached^-thewininisters Would bet,
ter understand each cither when they
meet in the deliberate gatherings and
. a greater spirit of ministerial unity
~ahd independence .wolild naturally be
j brought into, being..
There, is no. need-, and certainly, riot
~creditable.- for as much niisuntler- "
-jitanding- and variance as uufurlU'
nately do e::i sf" ;TTSTO"rtg"fTie" Baptist
j .Ministerial Brotherhood of-a number
:?out?i'-outh Caiulina fields lu cull- "
tinue to, obtain. As truly as ."lire believe
in tbo democratic forn/of government
functioned by the :Btiptist
^ Church, so "truly do we believe and
sdo advocate a similar organization of
, :iti liiinisiers. wherein the rights and
I ^pinions .of each minister as pcrtainJ
ing tb-thtt best, interests of the peo^'
pie composing the lield niay be heard
' \ roHpoetwd ar.d considered.?
'i' We know that the minister is ever
| ookiiig a f:?vnriililp vnwlirt from bisl
I audience, but we" knbw further that
' | -.his does not"rnc.-m-timt' he must en
/ lighten that same' audience when he
sees that the'v arc in tlie rlnvl* nc fen .
FLORENCE UNDERTAKER
" " . PRAISES ELKS ,
' >;
Florence, S. C.?Recently Perrin '
atvl Singleton, prominent undortak-: j
" ors of Florence, S. C., wen; appioached?i
by a bereaved mother, whom they ! t
had previously, served, JThd whose son !
just died in Cleveland, Ohio. The ]
' woman carried' Insurance with tfie~*'t
North Carolina Mutual Life Insur-. f
"nee Company, which institution, Mr. ;
Singleton also represents, on her son i
and wished- the undertakers to make t
arrangements to Tiavk TiTrrT buried in 1
Cleveland inasmuch as she tvas not j
able to have his fcody brought to his
y V . _ _ - tTX ' * ^
| what they i\ally need from the pul- ,
. j P?t.
j The pulpit ought to shape the
, ehui'vh, not the thurtii the pulpit. The
,1 rare power .to 'convince men belongs...
10-llw minister and unless ho use. this-powcrrrhis
work is a failure, how
....?.
[ .\\V in company, tvith . Prof. R. L.
School motored to ferry, is. G., Sunday
night, where Ave tilled the pulilt'il
at the Piney Grove Baptist
'Church. A very appreciative audi- _
j'bMt i^'eiiled Uk Uid'hi. 11V1.4 sggWB '
, i-o he a sulendid church and is with- ..
, out pastor. Prof. Er~t. Gtfrdon, Prsj
ident of the Perry Union School and
f State Convention is a member.of thnchurch
and in their pastortesS "setv^
j- son; . Bfo: t^rdonzsoes to it" Thai the "
j church suffers not for wholespine
preaching, liev. Prof. Gordon is one
of the most?pleasing and eloquetu ^
^ sons of South Carolina's oratorical
[--platform. ^ *
i gain Sunday, March Oth..
-I The Bethlehem _ Baptist Church,
. j Craniteville, S. C., beginning Moaday
r j night March 7th, Will celebrate the
{ first -anniversary -and installation of
I i its present pastor, Rev. E. J. Daniels.
[ The services will run. all the week.
\ Each night with the exception of Sal(
urday night the meeting will be- in
r"session Great-preachers,- each night
k will grace the pulpit. Moreover.'
I gfcnt~~lay-speakers will appear each
! night with the best musical talent ,|
? in this section. Sunday. March IT
is home-coming day. Dr. J. W. Miles
, the eloqimet preacher and pastor of
^ Second Bnptist-fHnirch, Aiken, S. C.,
will" preach the anniversary-installation
sermon at 1 o'clock. Mr. L.?L. j
Tonc y speaks Sunday morning on the. .
~ nemoLTftcv <vr thu Church. ^
m A splendid outing people of
' Aiken, f na paved, rao hearty !
'.' (.drome greets you. following h
divines will fll the pulpit during the i
i week; Rev. A. B. Coleman, Rev. W. T.
Kenner, Rev.. R. B. Mahry and Rev. j
A*. W, Ilill. Conic down and select -<
your chdpte. ; _ . (
>> LEAJ>KH
. - "t
! sentative of the J^Iorth Carolina ^u,tual
Company, visiting in. the city^
_ \v?n fine nf thn <i|)P:ilti?rJ wtwisiu rti.?
marks drew*1 heavy applause from
t" those present.
I Mr. Mims, temporary chairawn,_aor ;
. nounced the^eommittee would call art[
other meeting in the very near future
when plans would be more fully dis.-j
^ V.Uesed. Ministfij-s. SundayL School
Tf!K I'Al.Mm
\To doubt he had in mind the
'act that after all of that, the
aw htn wrak tn rmsrrt it.
?elf-r-and who wants to live in
\ community where a little band
M' cut throats ami savages hold
sway? Where the decent element
is scared into silence, ever
if not in sympathy with the particular
form of violence.
But Sam has gone, certainty
no one can blame him.^ His native
heath' has; not l;(?en ver>
kind and considerate of him anc
his perhaps, mile*. away, he ma3
be able^ to jrather of tlie tatterec
threads of his lift1 and (bid sonu
cotnfctrt [n his last days. Sure
ly Sam can be called a "man oi
sGrrow.'V
1 ?; ' :
Carolina' home, the" insurance IVcmi
of Bniall value. ' :
and luuiei'taHng firm in Clovclanc
inuli for $loOO.O(k In the meantime
he Florence undertaker wired the ex
alted ruler- of the Elks of Cleveland
requesting him to use his influent*
in having the body put away at a;
minimum a chui^(tHs possible.
A telephone ..tall from the ..Cleve
land undertaker bi-duehl?a thane*
in interment charges, ami in l.ess thai
:icn hoiiy^ ill.'. Vj,inul.lH;il.-pi
was ad.iscd thai ihc body would tn
given a decent Initial for $100.00.
?That ll.i:' old ninthLi' was .-.nved .tin
extra expejise through' the efforts o
.fie IIIks. Do you w'order that Mr
Singleton is loud- in his praises??.
that wiu'.dt'i! til 01 .'.avDin lot', ot whicl
lie. is. a member of the local order:
colohld si'ATK roNVi:NTio>
. .* IN Jl~NJ? .. lane
7 and 8^at Florcnee^S. thi
'. B.P. (>. L. W. ,wiil In'jU U.^i -state
wide conclave, .when mepiLers h*"4
expected to tfeok there and. listen t<
the reports a; dThi,alp.el of tin.' order
riii.s is promised?to- be the meet ii
he history of the order in the .State
G. Lee ItntlifL_ Esquire, Sate Pres
ident of .the order, when recently in
terViywed by a- correspondent of th<
Vs.c.iated Negro Press, ,gavv: out tin
statement that he was. preparing hi:
proclamation, soon to be given to thi
.ifieretu lodges, and. he urged tin
ooperation.an.il support of every: loya
gllk in "''i-'ng. Lii -...iim'U mnwt sac
'c.-s.iil, by* -diiing his share in put
ing over the- .program.???.. *
?iV f I''u'ur.Ua
sured of- its safety. Inasmuch as i
dan not he removed only, by disburse
meat by cheeks that must be-signe<
by..the Treasurer anil bViiiii-Jiiig Sin-;
:etary, ai d cOWiUcr-sigred by-, -tin
i'ie-idi'iit, G. Lee KiUlilT. *
All eyes are foeussed 011 Klorenci
uid 'tile .lylks Cotn eivtion in June. .
CiJi.TMlilA itLllAVK ( Ol.OUIIi.
M. C. A. _
. .A yev: i'ng< Sum lay ^uternocn, !Feb
iuary tlT, in ilie-auditorium -of th1
.iiJMn .Me.: i rial lhsildinif. brought t<
-!j!<T MiTr'VlailS al'c f.Wt inuier wai
V?v a c.doted V, Si. C. A. in the .citj
'f <'"i;:i;:'i;n. and it may inn he von
:r>n?r-bcI'nre t htr*c?pi tin ^ are?rrroltfet
into.-rertlization.
Messrs. Mii.ns and Vance called tin
nicciin vi placed lie;'oi'e l-l 1 o sirn111 rnrrrr
her present facts .substantiating tjn
nicosslty ?f Such an institution foi
! he-Negro-youth" in this city, as ai(
. ther speakers who followed thest
roiiny men.
?iU?L_Ma?1 .i.ey pii iin i nr-it mor
h lit, (tavc a must inspiring ant
Staph < verbal illustrntiori" of the
eeds and accomplishments of a' "Y'
here. *
A--, ti e i peal cr' jggggj then npim
'.?ns .itnd cited their-.-sin'sa'stinns. lis.
tenors wore touched as doplorahh
u_tuations wore brought to their at
ton*:on that are retarding the pro
arress of the Negro youth in this city
And their hearts" were tired with-orr
[husiann as. pictures of accomplishments
were mentally drawn, anc
which would be phy*+enl realities witb
[erring a "Y" would. make possible.
Tdr.s. }.f. II. Gnllin pledged her support
by offering the ttsp of the Griffin
Mcrpornil~for Yr^M. CI. "A." head|Uartery
/or_ all times, ox jnni.il the
lugani/.atn 11 wood o.-.tgorw Ihtoeapantios
that structure -couftft offer. She
'ut'thcr-plcdged to enlarge'the' flooj
space as soo.n as it became necessary.
'1 hose present pledged their sup>ort
In rnbdrg funds, and it behooves
tvery Negro in the fitv r.r-P.MluraWn
o get under tin? ohlijfnt ion, push it
'to ward, make it succeed, that the
S'egro youth may be surrounded bv
he 11 ri r i~r rm i) in I m i i win*j,
'or advancement. - '
A Mr. Chavis, prominent
nan prseent, se mingly has OTtfdiell
he unpleasant circumrtancen tfirit nrn
etarding the progress of the Negro
'outh, gaye a v6ry interesting talk.
Mr. Joseph Jones, special repre
nuini.ltBl IJL'Ut; UC UI1U D. I . r. U. j
* workers should give this their at'
tent ion and crowd the auditorium
I when the next meeting dnte is aiir
nouneed through this jniblicatiom
r AIT. Z1HN A. M.'E. till Ki ll NOILS
^ By Rev. Albert ~Long, D. D; . '
, Charleston, S. C., Feb. 28?The
quarterly conference recently held in
j Mt. Zion A.' M. E. Church by Dr. H.
j \\\ ManeO, is said by those who have
P been member^ of the church for many
7 ; ears u. have been the be^t that has
. been held. jit the church in question
for a, Long time. There are stnalL.
? annual annual conferences in the A.
4 M. E. Church not any more interesttng
than Was the quarterly confei--1
_ cnce in question. Some tWelye de^
jmitments reported. And the "reports.
i submitted by them were full of in-'
ii terest. ' ,
r jjpmc left over problems wore ^
solved, and the church craft was head- !
e- < <! fur s;iipi cs<< Dr. Manee WUS" !VUlS-_
f :er of the situation, and he was futll
of praise for the progress made. He
p. .Was paid up hr full, and left for 'Co-:
Y 1\imbia , his home Sunday afternoon, an
unheard of thing at Mt. Zion. Ilis
assessment presented no?problem,
j here. The arrangement to that^nd
was made before he came, so that he
Had nothing to do but to do his work,
a get his assessment, and. go back to
7 ?1siur "Mnn'ee" infa the children. I
. have, never fought a presiding elder,!
} who* did hot fight himself. What, is ,
the use? In this life, it matters not
^ how lonjf it may seem in cpmmg, we
shall reap just we have sown. The
7" fellow who allows himself to tor- !
get this, creates for himself a situr1
7 alien .frnm which liu 1.141 iuii""i*jaiig."
? "Nine sfstorp of "Mt. Zion, . by the per-1
s mission of the pastor, formed-them-1
s seive3 imo a commuiee, iq overiooK;
2 Zion;;and do anything that they sa\V~~
1 rtceded to be done so as to make,
things gen era) Ty look better. The'
first thing they did was to fix up the"'
pastor's study 'n f,ne shapes. New.!
c urtains, shades, rugs and other!
7 Thin g7~Tv^~e "purchased and placed ThT
7"it, ancT "then it was .-painted. Say.'
t when they got through with it, it is ;
a thing of beauty. While this com-7'
j mittee was busy solving that problem, j
another committee was fixing up theV
? pnmunugci?They bought n fine artspare
for the parsonage, line shades j
e for the windowsf'and other things so j
a.s to give the parsonage a cheerful
aspect. ' - i
TuTTTTk I.... Ml <r : ... I... .
. . v,u,lv-M aucmjaiaf <il mi. />iwii lltlD !
been* increased more thair 20?per cent
Cor t he past three^weokS(-the Sunday-lr
School drive for scholars has been on.
Many now scholars, have boon en- .
i. iiilli d. iintl tim-nd a nee to. the Sunday fc
School lids been increased nunc than'
20 per- cent. A membership duive will
be instituted next month. There are
move than 25,000 NegrdmFTn Charlesdon,
and there is no need'.of stealing:
3 " ? ' ,
church mcmbers~from each other here,
a custom which \ obtaiji^ in .many)
1 .smaller places. There arp "hundreds.
j of Negroes here who'dio not,, attend
-church. Them are hundreds of chil-i
dreri here who do not attend any Sun- j
lay School, so we have a anointed co m-;
Oirtli es' tr> -niitta llH'd!tllJ?J\TlAhs, as to j
1 con;litioriC~about us, and to report to
'tis accordingly. ZTo'n is taking on new
life in each of its departments.*
No one can succcssfuly rUn'a church
r -by custom. ; t-*? r
* The minister who tries it^is doom?,
ed. It matter not how well it be
g'inat it will'endinhis disgrace. The'
custom business, will give a measure
of authority to a ring, and the mo?-menfc-tlmt
ring -finds itaelf enthroned
in enough bower to control things,
the lirst thing i,t does is io orush the
_ ^preacher who _wae foolish enough. to.
put them where thoy do not belong.
Try it brother, and the experience no-I
ted will be yours, alright. Law is a
xule. of action, and the. absence of law
always establishes conditions that do
run a church by the friendship busi-"
r$ss?loving some and Kating oth'
ersr : j 1
Tin- 'coniTTiihi .sense application uf
law is the only safe rule. The pros:
( pt pastor has had no trouble at Mt.
Zion. He began With the law, and he
is still with .The .law. The Mt. Ziojr?i
Church is now run by-the law of the <
A. M. 10. OUurrh. We publish a1 lit-?i
He ninthly paper here called, "The
Mt. Zion Star." Thtr February issue 1
is out, and the March issue will be a <
business issue. It is widely read both J
" by the members of Mt. Zion and her i
friends. The Guild Club and tb? oth- !
er auxiliaries of Mt, Zion A. M. Ei <
Church, are giving the pastor and t
1ms family a reception tonight. Many
njutubie ministers here have been in- ,
vited to the affair,.?Alx^.?Dash, Mrs. '
1'. -Brown and others are staging a
great hrmneial effort?here. Today,Mt.
Zion is one among the best organized
colored church in the State,
its splendid choir," Ushers board and i
ten other auxiliaries, are all functioning
the outlook is bright.
Our work him t aken* fine lihap 1 rT"
Charleston, both in out of Mt. Zion.
'ihe pastor of/Mt. Zion was invited
tovread a paper before the ministers'
union the iirst of this month, and the
saiueavas. received with applause.'The
mlOt'-iav. ial Sunday'^ service here, "
found him on thp nrorrrani. jiT7int*~with
flayer b'toney nnd othot'o Qt the oth- Or
group in this city. Monday night,- Feb.
21r-he delivered an address to
a mass meeting held in Emanuel A.
M. E. Church, in the interest of the
t&iirlestoh Mutual\ Savings Bank.
Unknown to him, a Committee belongz
: a. j.1. _ n ?. " j_ ic 1 tt* /^ii v.
iii& xo uie A-iiiitenury i>i. ?j. r ^nurcn
here, called on him. Sunday, Feb. 527, '
and they have invited him to deliver
Tm educational address in the Centenary
M. F.. Church, the third Sunday
afternoon in March. If he were two
men, he could not fill-all of the invi- .
tations he has had,and now have in
X-har!i ^t<oi in mm- lit different nlaCes
and on dilferent - occasions. They
are not, limited to Methodist Churches
and peoplv, hut BupliaL iJnujilcTPfTiHill, I
he above observation is made so
that those who know us may know tlrat
we are not asleep .oh the job
bete. However, it may be observed,
that. the piilpit. of the Mt. 7,ion A. M _
C. Church,'is not an easy place. If
any mag., doubt-s this, try_ it. There,
is a standard of service which they
exj ect. It has had a long line of
hoirghtful men as its pastors. Bish;
n Heard Was its* pastor, then Drs.
('oh. Manet", Peats, 0. 1). Robinson,
Welch, that veteran church " manj
Si'erritt, Felder, Horry and others in
h< ii- line, in thought and capacity
.have been hevp. Whch Dr.- R., W*..
?lance was made the president~0f*Ah?
len University, he was taken from tfrej
pastorate of the' Mt. Zion A. M. E.j
Chui-ch in thi,s city. Sp you see, the
pulpij. j is standardized at this point. |
The brother who spends the most of ia
his. time loafing around in" shoe shops,
pressing clubs and other such places,
will never face the crowd here on
many Sundays.
Tlhov nrnviflo fnr vnn nn/1 tKnv ov.
pect you to provide for them. If you
tail, they will tell you , you have failed.
and if. you have succeeded they-funl
tell you that._you have filled the
here. Bro "Holler" or Bro. "Moan"
has no place here.' For the man who
ljas no message this is not his place.;
Other view* of Charleston will follow?
these notes. Look out lor tnem. 1
?Mt. Zlon.'is--0. K.; the outlook?fer
i right*. .
Slate*College News
. T
Miiio ,fehan .four thousand sthool |
children,. tt*achersi and, parents of
(:i 11 .no- campus, Friday, lid, tor the |
third annual field? day exercises. A j
procession, more than a mile long,
Voi i. r.i cf the school children, headed.
!.y State College band paraded
'hrough the main streets of our city
making an inspiring sight. On returning
-to the -campus- a formation
was made on the athletic field, where"
add.esses were delivered on matters
of general interest t roural people
by W. lu__Glaaii>-County Supormtenvvent
of, EdueuLiuii, w. A. gchlffley, ~
AsMS'tfl'flt Agent of Negro SchOols?r
and President Wilkinson. A. heavyrain
prevented the afternoon program
of athletic games and contests Mr -1
Agent of thTs County, is largely resposible
for this annual event which
forward to by. .all with a
iri-l, .! ~ C .O rri'
v. i..ni-.<w vii I'lvusure, ine coming
<U rural boys and girls to the campus
not- ony- inspire a groator approoia J
tion of opportunities for "service to ;
that group of our people, but gives
them. aspiration ami desire' for higher
ideals in life.
-"Aitiong the recent tripa^. President . ^
Wilkinson went to Charleston to ad- j
(Jres* .the .County Teachers' Aseociation.
Many members of that organi-1
have made application to the1
college 16 do home studying with a]'
view of earning a college credit, and
this Is being considered by the ad- < '
rniu.strilflW.?IM'of. I. M. A. Myersj!
Ilse uttve Secretary o-f the State'
. ... . ^ j^pmpaniea.
Doctor Wilkinson**?^ Jbrge vthe teach- j
ersjofCharleston CeitnLv to he pres- j
bnt'at the annual meeting of the body !
tH-ftruttrtvllte, Match V6?Kb. ? 0
. 1' of. F,. A. TTcaht of the Agricul- ]
tural Department, and Miss Marian' 1
Gardiner, of the Home- Economics 1
Department, attended a community 1
meeting at the Williamsburg County ?i
SehooJ, GrcelyvUle, last week, and hd-j
iressed patrons and frfends OTV bet-'
.er.farms,.better gardens, and better <
Saturday, March 5, H*27r
home Hfe^- 'This is . on phase of our
college extension work; If adds
greater responsibiliiiy to the wurkeis .
who are sent out from lime to time
to help the people. Mrs. M^J. Miller
Erale is the principal of. the" school
at Greeleyville.
Dean Howard D. Gregg, of the department
of education and Mr. W. J.
Spann, Registrar, >vill represent the '
college atttte meeting;: of^Deans-1 and
Registrars at TusTtegee, March 4 and
f> ' . '
The semi-annual meeting' of College
Presidents and Deans of South
Garloinn was held here, Saturday, ~
February" 2C. Representatives from-7
alf colleges of the 'State and a large.
miml.nr nP m.rimihiT-y - P?*ht>f>ls were?
present. 'Mueh- Constructive work iyas
done, from which it is hoped beneficial
rcsults concerning Negro cducation-in
the State will be obtained..
Reclassification of many high schools*.
revisions of- courses in the colleges, . * 1
and other important matters in keeping
With Jim advancing trend, of cdti??
cation were attended, to. Several important
changes were made, while
others were taken under advisement
by various committees of the counoiI
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_ The 11)27 Summer School plans are
taking shape, and well . under ^way. a .
The sdSSlon will begin this year June
20, and . continue through July 23.
^ n" niifiTt ii nrltnyir ?t7m71i v - rrf--~ivip;T*r*?-===^--^=
trained and expdribriced workers liasi
been selected from-tluLrcgirUtr college
group and from othr ..institutions.
?Cour.sch of the Regular school year, *
together with ,'i series Of snc-cial suh
jects, suited to the needs of "teachers,
undergraduates who have deficiencies
to make up ?nd high'school students
who are planning-to-enter college
will lie offered! These courses will
be so arranged that aitplieapts will
be permitted,to. take such work as
may be credited toward graduatiion '
or .renewal of teachers' certificate.- ?
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RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Sunday was an -exceptional good
dhy at Ridgewood Chapel Church.
Sunday School began at the usual
hour with all the officers and teach- ~
ers present. The lesson was- discuss4.
ed thoroughly by the different classes.
Our Sunday School is. wide awakc.
We had present with us,- Mr.
Will'am Strother. *
o'clock, ^wo~^yirrrrt hlgidv , -=
honored to have Rev. 2. E, Dennis,
the pastor of Tabernacle -_lia;Uist? ?_
CtTUTHt.-v'tf fter entering the net rum
he began -stM'-vk-e-byr?singing a hvmrt
then scdeoted as a texl-,-Matt.'-l-TsG,
"And behold a voiefc "oy.t of a cloud 7
which say, this is' ni\* beloved" si>n,
in whom I am well pleased, hear ye
him." !te preached "a wonderful sermon.
The .sermon was full of good.
whoTCi Wi; ; a! ways
glad to have such noble men' a:> Rev. -.
Dc-nnis, with us and we were also glad
t-e?many r.f hi* members ncet?riipanyingr
him tupnnd here." 'We *
extend a-standing invitation to all.
This, sermon was preached for the - benefit
of the Willing Workcvs Hub! -?
hl3 post of tluty and elnnvo fty a text^ ?hzekiel
10:10. Rev. Robinson Oroneh
ed to a very-large congregation at
Of much in tore st was the wedding
of Miss Agnes Dither and Mr.
Heyward Blocker, whihh took place
Sunday afternoon.? February l'T.-M7.:IiQ.
o'clock. The ceremony was per
formed at the Itidggwoud T. B. CanVp
by Rev. J. B. Elliott, arch deacon'of
the diocese of j'l'Pr''
?Entering with-Mr Davir, the bride ?
took Jter place In the living room,
of the large bridal party awaited her.
fiowncd in white satin, fashioned
cauyiiig u loyoly bouquet of' carnations.
Mi^s Prober made a striking pie?'
ture. The two brides-maids, Misses
Darltuo Scott and ihilliu Davoll1. wore
gowned inr pastel1 tattota fiT.cks-.of
period derigns, -groomsman, Messrs.
William Moore ami Matthew Coleman.
Fred Veal played the musical
thcmesT^" After the ceremony a re eption
was given to the guests. The
bride is the daughter of Mrs. Rebecca
Dreher and. has jonade her home in
Ridgewood.
Heyward Blockeris th<- son of Mr
and Mrs. Etkl-e Blocker nf Ridgewood
^nd has many friends, wh6 wish him
great happiness.: :r T- ?
timothy 1). Hat pu, i u|Ji>rlt'i'. "TVOUNG
NORTH ~(\\ W >1 .1N A.mfl
_ i.rciAx is qi EST ifiZmr
JQIIN EVANS* /
Mr. Freddie rendarvisr a native of
south Carolina. :i f n ?
Pdtinly -+hte-TTty^ visiting ,
Mr. John Evans, the popular son of
Dr. M. A. Evans of this city. Mr.
Pendnrvfs comes from A. & T. College
of Groenghoro V r
s a member of the.Senior Class.
While in the state, the" visitor will
journey to hi3 homo town to see the
iporio- 1 1 4
ma cnya-nood days, <