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DENVER, | " | JK1U.IIU NO, 36. ? ? - (jive Ea By Br. John !>I. Genderson Reading, Pa. . "GrtJut men never make a bad usfe" ol" their superiority; they sqe it, they' feel it, and are not less mo'dest. The; more they have, the more they know' their own deficiencies." RoSseau. ?^ ?I?start-this article saying that I ???know that?Hit' African Mdfhoffint Episcopal Church , is nqb'e at heart and that in her ministry there are at thfs moment more than one' hundred" ipeu v/hom if elected to the episcopate" could give the Church and race right?-?ecus nnd'oi?eiont service;?Dul. 'Ikeie arc only thvre vacanci -j-5r? the fioisc. pal tanks which entered thi Closing quadrennium with at least two more bishops than the actual needs of 1024 made' necessary, Just at this hour there is no bishop who has given the. slightest hint that he is . not willing and belieyes-rhtmself able tn ?ntnr upon theivfJrhn. coming quadrennium. Brethren, when - we take an openmined and true-hearted look at our "R ieVi orvn iL 1 1 1 ' auu men iook way oa.CK into their reported request that three bishops be added to their number, who can fail to stand with uncovered hcufi'btfOfg ^TlTgffr? Courageous and earnest,as- they are and_f ull as they^ are . o? the .Vill to work to the last day of strength, yet so great is their concern for the CHURCH that they w.-. .. silently recognize certaitr grim facts ' and what they portend and, with inward thoughts too. sacred for open expression, iask for"additions to the .bench just as in the long ago.the aged " Allen did. " ??"f^T get right at things nracticr.i. let us take it for granted that from a mong the very many splendid men of the Church lensf made Bishops ip. 1928. Just who, among the many fit men, are at the present time standing out far enough to the front to become the cynosure for the critical and searching study not only of the delegates-tu thegencral conference, hut also of the mjghty host whose trusted representatives these delegates are^ There were twenty-five men who re reived twenty oi1 more, votes on the" first ballot for bishops in 1924: On the second ballot there were twentyone who received twenty or more votes but-all of them had less votes than chey had on the firsts ballot except the following:?^ b. foung, who increased frem Sr.111, P W ' Marice who increased from 102 to 113, R: A. Grant from 111 to 155, R. C. Ransom from 221 to 240, J? A. Gregg from 240 to 345 and A. L. Gains who increased from 272 to 3C6 o r?/l J uuu uttiaifu CIUCIL'U. ? Thus you see six survived the dis-~ Criminating test of the first ballot and the ruthless second -ballot left five i PROF. E. H. TREZVANT ACCEPTS THE PR I NCI PA LSI! IP OF STERLING NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE, GREEN-V4LLK, * f " ^^ ; -.r-^ School Opens September 19, 1927. Greenville, &. C., Sept. 8.?Prof. , Ezekiel H. Trezvant of Columbia, S. C., has accepted the principalship of Sterling Normal and Industrial Institute which was formerly held by Prof. E. E. Riley who goes to the Lancaster Graded school, Lancaster. Prpf. Trezyant is a College "gTad ? . s uate of Alien university; he is also V a post-graduate1 of Boston University where he spent three years and received the degree of S. T. B., after which he felt the need of mastering. He then entered Chicago University -wherve ht; worked and teceived thc~tf*T gree~bF "Master of Arts.-" While studying for his Master degree he was ' . connected with the Cook County Juvenile. Courf7~- He and Mr. E. T. Ran""? dall represented the Federated Coun cTT oT Churches, thus pleading and i helping the youth of Chicago to bet Jtfittheir, sociological atatua, ? Prof. Trezvant wds principal last iili'Miii Mi - e;r AI lei COLORS ch land I A;. : , >. sturdy contestants to go through the ordeal of. the 1 third, ballot. Two bishops vyere to- bd*"> elected?t.fr^?m among the five si*rvfyjn|j candidates. With the exception of S. P.feldpr. all of the candidates on the first balr lot had joined with their friends to make a choice "from among the five .on the second ballot. . On Iha third ^mTTot 479 votes woto counted tor it. I ' C. Ransom and 475 for J. A. Grieg#. There stodd the gallant G*. B. Youn^ with 106 votes, the manly R. W. Mance held in his unsullied hands 56 votes, and the mystery man of wonderful promise*. R. ifJT'GraijtV was near enough to catch some ravishing views of the beyond when the gate I closed for thc qu'adrennium. Three were chosen and three were left in honorable waiting. How have they far.ed since that M&y day in" 1924? What have they done since" then to vindicate their just right to stand-closer to the opening gate of 1928 and the splendid host, of jheir brothers whose friends have seen that in them which causes them to push them forward for consideration1? Manee is one among the tiny group of nianly preachers who, without viohuod and of the A. M. E. Discipline, --have-steadfastly maintained , their rights and championed their brethren through Ti night in GetTisemane. We stood outside the closing gate of 1924 beloved and honored in that hour of temporary, defeat as few men are honored even in thermbment of passing beneath the triumphal arch. But since '1.924 npiny great things have happened and many shoton' excepliunal merit. : * ~ ' It has been a hundred years siinee the A. E. Church was confined to a group gf three from which to* select bishops. The-re are a hundred fit men right now, buj. there are the twenty-five who" made a good showing on the first ballot of 11124- There -are- man others who are as^feniote from publicity as was the shepherd boy David when the prophet Sought, the God chosen king. Thei'e are splendid young men lfk'e Gomez, whose "achlCVOiuenis have been those of a giant, there are men who have come triumphantly through^ the test of many years like Lindsqty, there are men of striking personality like And erson. I can name arid* saj?. .something exceptional and dimiricflR'e a-" I Kniit a ViTinrh-nJ rplnruli.l iwnw rit wny ! modest aquaintance. If the coming ! general conference makes as. good a I selection as did the one of 1924, all I will be well. "The~'rTght of commanding is no" longer an advantage transmitted by nature Tike"inheritance; it is the fruit of labor, the price of courage." ?Southern Christian Recorder. 1 year of the Gum Ridge Graded school Salley, S. C. He was in Greenville last Friday in a conference with the trustees of Sterling. The Rev. Chas. F,_Gandy .is chairman of the trustee board. After the conference ProTT Trezvant announced that the trustees had agreed to begin, this school term Mond?V, Sept. 19, lft^L ' Streling has five departments. Academic, preparatory, ministerial, musical and industrial. All students who intend attending Sterling are asked to be present on > the opining date? ospeyially does this refer to boarding students. LIEUT. OX LEY DELEGATE TO CONVENTION OF AMERICAN LEGION ~ '-Raleigh, N, C., Sept. 2?^Tn recognition of his services in organizing the Negro Legionnarios of Stoha, interested Legionnaires of',North Caj l'olina are sending Lieutenant Law,[rence A. Qxley_to the ninth annual | convention of .the American Legion, to be .held in Paris during the week of September 10, 1927. It was Announced here today. . it mm it-'- L^_ * ri Univ< ?i . . VDO EN1 ^ > ' ?? l ? iV.. COLUMBIA, S. Cm SATURDi idate A Booker W< , l 3 PRESIDENT IS?.SUES STATEMENT Registration -for- City Students September 12and ,14?-? Many Expected TERRITORY INCREASED , Sunday School,' .and Teacher t Training Courses Offered by l 9 Experts of the Field ,. \ Allen University will begin its scho- t Iastic year 1927-1928 on Wednesday, a September 11, 1927. The program of , expansion, under the direction of Bish- j couraging to those who wish to see , the great denommatiWnal^school reach j a place Of larger usefulness! Aside- from the -addition of teach- t ers and professors, improvement OJLJ the physical plant, increase of terri- < tor'y, separating the High School and ( (Trammar Training Srhnnl frinn College of Liberal Arts in their loca- ( LIUII. ~ I n rThere is another feature that should v be of interest to students.and the pub- - < tic. The University Chapel Church ' will serve to a larger extent than ev-1 or as an effective religious laboratory , t'or the teachers and students connect- 1 ecL with Allen University. The choir 1 will be under the supervision of Miss 1.. P Hopkins, who will linvn charge Ms of Vocal music and Piano at Allen i 1 University-?She will be agisted by i Captain Carey Thomas, who will have 1 charge of" the band'ahd orchestra. The < choir will be vested" and will give ves- ] per services? periodically. Every Sun- i day will afford regular church services under the pastorate of Rev. i Rruyning. and President Sims. TKe i teachers and.gtudents"XviU be the.off*|J eers for the church, Sunday School^ i Allen Christian Endeavor League and s Missionary ..clubs. ' !;In the college some of the social i service and religious education -emitses that will be beneficial to both pre- i late and laity will be offered. Presi- 1 dent Willis heieyos thr. volin'iniK |t .uiwtivu should function in modern ed- _ ucation and that it is the business of 1 ^ ihe denominational schools to furnishthe dynamics along this line. To thi$ end a real course in Sunday School teacher training, will be offered by real experts in this field, who avp members of-the faculty. ' . . ( 1 i "The American Legion has riot only ^ been CLUj^i to recognize Lieutenant t Oxley's worthwhile contributions in c the field of inter-racial relations in t North Carolina, and his establishment of a constructive and effective pro-' f gtam of public welfare among its f Negro citizens, but it has also-taken c cngni/ance-of-his o""rganization--^L-th.ed^ Negro Veterans of the North Caro- . lina department of the American Le- { Jgion, otalirig nearly .300 members, 4 with nine active-Posts'of Negro Le- a gionnaires,"states General Albert L. | Cox, State Commander-Elect of the } North Carolina Legionnaires. , The trip is considered a sptendid ( compliment to the work done by Lieu- f , A..1- 1- - T\f ii - icuttin v>Aivyr who is uirecior 01 ine t Division of Negro Work of .the State | Board of Charities and Public WeL fare. North Carolina is the only Statf ? i? ?-. h Vpffro Vito-< . e:v.,,ir,? 11 'in ''i mcnt of the Ame'rican ^ Legion,^and there will be Negro dele- j gates from fourteen states including ^ Tttfflnia, West Vtrgttvia arrd Kentucky ~{ at the Paris Meeting. 1 f ^Lieutenant Oxfey came-to thtr State Board of Chtaj^ties and.'<Rublic Wei- i fare in January, 1925, to assume ^his c ; present position-as head--*?1 the Di-- t \ iffidn of Negro Work., initiated nn- , der funds given for the Laura Spel- t (Continued on Page Eight) !j ; v,? ^ : ?t ?? 2rsity ( ertainIE VY SEPTEMBER 10, 1927 Chance ishington i , ^ \ NEW SERVICE FOR^i THE HANDY MAN t'he FaImetto~r,cader Will Have Unusual Service For The Man 1 Who Likes to "Make Things." ' ' Beginning with our issue of the 17 ,ve will print each week plans and irawings for making some popular irticle for home use that can be made ^ >y the Handy Man around .the house vho likes to \$tfrk wm tools. There has been a remarkable j prowth of interest in_this hobby?if 11 iuch a useful past-time may be call- ' :d a hobby?of making things at |a lome; of having a work-shop in tho i d tiomo whore the?man of the?house d lan make those things that strike his s F ancy. - ......... 1 While the development of this in-. s erest in this country has come most- M ... "... '.If y since the war, it is not new in v ither parts of the world. In many * ountries. in Eturlanfl. for, A; t feus long been an almost universal * custom for the man of the hause to J iave a work shop down in the cellar, lp in the attic,- out in the tool shed ? ir garage,?somewhere where he can ^ ' make things'" v In our Own neighborhood,-"there--r .,?eaiioi,F\vit eoc,o-9x?th P hr hh ^ iaVe lately been many evidences of j a he growth of this new interest. Our g boys studying manual training in f ?chool, artr showing Dad how to- uge n :he saw {jirid the plane. It is not a anusualto see even our busiest neigh t Dor "tinkering" around home in the a ;venings. Ilome-made cedar chests, j lorch swings, and the like are no 0 onger unusual. 'j- ? Recognizing this interest, the Pal- v netto gander has just completed ar- 'fc -angements to supply its readers with s i weekly, series of plans and draw- ? ings that will show how to make 0 inch things as work bench, smoking v hand, hili'lii'M ,?t00l, "Sewing cabinet, ind dozens of similar things. .? . c The fost installment will appear { n. our issue of September 17th. j Watch for it, all you handy men and t lear handy mon. ? ?--j . h ELUKliM E MILLS HOPES ENG- 1 " LISH SUCCESS HELPED NE- i] GRO RACE ' E . c New York* Sept. -2'?The NationaLJ? Association for the Advancement of s Colored People, 68 Fifth Avenue. haa.:_; eceived a Ctippinf? from the Bradford, 1 Yorkshire, Observer, in England, con- ^ aining the farewell* message of the v :olored stage star, Florence Mills, to n he English public. , . c In the message she expresses the * lope that for every friend she had n rained by her stage successes, the olorert people throughout the world " vould-also--have gained ~a friend: _ "To return to my heart's one real ^ md great 'ache'," writes Miss Mills, 'dods personal popularity, enthusi- ^ ism and applause count for,anything? t t, had hoped?and, in fact? I go on loping?that for every friend I have nade in this country, the colored peo de as a whole have also gained 'rienrh?Dritain is a Chrtgtiait counry, surely Christianity knows no coor. . . .. . -*-~v . ; 'Because ftTe ?reat Creator made some Of us different enter?h? it T >lack, brownt?-or yellow? is it; in the a lower of anyone honestly and sincere- o y rihf-istinn at heart to look down' t1 Vpon us as something inferior. Black t ;heep ar0 certainly, not to beTounJ h imnng peaplo-of one color only?. "I"nowjretur'iTto America, still hop- t! ng that my efforts .have not beeiv a juite in vain. I shall .return again, tl ind may tTiose friends I?and, I hope, ? ?y people, have gained not TffeTety n emain loyal and-true but multiply h nany, many times. v ' | ' Mian ip ' ? ...I. ,vm,u .. > I'-MI , I Ml IWWUIII liua Z m' ' ~ 3 pens IG COW '. i I ? To Be\ School Prei CONVENTION IN "" * ' MOUNTAIN CITY" National Baptist Convention of j America Invades Rocky Mountain City delegation JjArgk ?Meetings Presided Over by J. ] Edmond Wood of Danviie, Ky. Denver, Colorado ( Special )-^-Carryng the gospel to the people in foreign ands, Christianizing folks at home, nd fostering religious- education un* ler the aiispicos^of t-heir particular 1 lenomination, were throe of the out tanding features of the National 1 laptist Convention of America, pre- f ided over by J. Edmurul Wood of ( )anville, Ky., which* opened its 1927 ' Convention at ' the Zion Baptist 1-J Church, this city on Wednesday morn-, ' ng. It was the first time in the hisory of Denver that this city had lift- 1 d its gates and thrown open its doors I 0 a National Convention of Baptists. E ~Tfie"Gonvention was called to order t y President W_g.od at ten o'clock, this t /as followed by devotion^. The local 1 eception provided for welcomes from ? [i?~Excellency, Governor Wm, Adams, v nd from His Honor, Mayor B. F. ^ Itapleton. There 'were also welcomes ^ rom all the foligiousy-etvie and busi- j1 iess organizations of the city, with j ppropriate responses by memBers.of he Convention. The entire five days 0 re to be -spent in fostering the ob- * o/?f'c tftVt i?iU*aU- *1? ^1 ? ? -- - wwvw, AVA vTiuv.il UIL* - VsllUVeilUUIl was | rganized nearly a half century ago.-p Jvery Board connected with the Com | J ention, which is an unincorporated iody, and which" is known to be a* mis- ' ionary volunteer association, .is makn? its report, most of them in print- * d form. They represent millions in l-pnlthr ftntl-moro- thow'thrn^ milHmVj* ive hundred -thousand in communi- j ants., witlran unusually largo list of 1 >rganized, church, Sunday Schools, j 1. Y. P." TJ. Societies,-State and Dis-HC rict Conventions. --Sortfe of the in- 1 ellectual lights of the race are- to j e found in the dologatioh lh:it holps~ o make up the large attendance here | a this city; The Foreign Missionji ioard reports Stations in' foreign 1 ountries. The Home Mission work ] J f the Convention is operated- by at 1 onvnlA T~? T ..." Epiavc miu uisiiiicv uoraa, and tne j iecretary's. report .cavers?the: actf^i -+ 3 ies of what is termed, "work on home \ elds." The educational Board holds f aluable property, having a Semi- If ary located at Nashville, and will re-! <; ommend the opening of the school ^ or the fall term. There is a Wo- j len's Auxiliary in connection with he Convention with a full list-of- of-1 * cers. They are holding their ses- . 1 idn at the Shorter Chapel A. M. E. j 1 nurcn. The Sunday jneeting and he Friday night's address will he jeld in the City Auditorium, one of j ienver's magnificent structures, -r* --H %, . / * .. . *'* " J fr^vT A. C. P. PLANS TO IN- J CREASE BRANCHES- FROM I 1' * "~L4oo"t6jooo 1 "I New York, Sept. 2?Robert. Bagnall, ? )irector of Branches of the Nation*- T 1 Association for the Advancement r ?j x> 1- i i ~ uuiyimi - f cupie conay announced ~ fiat plans were undfcr way for a naion-wide drive^ToiiJ*rease the num- v or of Bran^ejUt^Tho N. A. A. C. P. c roipjlOO to 1,000: Mr. BaghaTT ~e hat Committees had already been I ppointed in important centers in fur d herance of this plan. F "ThiR wilt give colored people cv- e rgani'zation which is fiphtinfc- their t attles," said Mr. Ragnall. "Often r ?e cannot assist individuals as we a Soon /ENTION . .- V ^ * , ' ^ '. * '' ' *; " V F~. ;. . i ?I :' ' Veighed scnts Play 'THE QUEST i FOR HAPPINESS^ ['lay to Be Staged at Columbia Theatre by Mr. & Mrs. J. Caesar Bryant . C0TUMBIANS IN CASTT ~ ?-7-? Full House Expected?Synopsis of Play Given?Mr. William Brown, Master of Show . ' Synopsis'Of Play . Happiness, a young girl with a pronisihg vok-c, urged onby Dreams deides to leave her home town and go?* :o the city to become famous ai 1 linger.. Mother of Happiness, Father >f Happiness, Strength and Influenzal Citizen try to dissuade - from this .iournev and urcp hur tr> cottlo dnam n her village and marry Strength, jut spurred,on by...Breams.e he..da= ?-? wi-for the city. When Dreams and lappiness arrive inthe city they meet 'alse Hope who tells them that a wonlerful future awaits tfcem- She in? reduces them to Career and Ctelebriy. who promise to do all for Happiless that they are able ?o wjth-Mon?y she has Celebrity-is an expensi*#*^ ~ ' .ocal teacher and Happiness soon is ;??? vithout money to further her studies. "areer offers fret* work in hisoffie?r ??. >ut when she does not comply with ier wishes dismisses her, from his . ( iffi^e. Happiness is next seen on the Meldi^Xrf Hunger where she meets 'assion, Tbmptation, Dishonesty, Des >euation .and Death. She is about to ield to the all .encircling arms of )eath when Strength comes to lead ler victoriously back home. * Tickets on sale at Imperial Drug + ^tore, September 14, 15, 16, 10:0Q A. il.;to 2:00 P. M. " ~ ~ : ' ast ot CharartorB In <W?r Ap- pearance ?. ' ' he Master of the Show?Mr. William - * Brown. . ,, . lossip?Miss Minnie Walker. [he Influential?Citizen?Dr. L. M. 1 Daniels. : . " . "he Mother of Happiness?flftra. A'llca Johnson. " : "fie Father of Happiness?Prof. Wil- IT~ jam Dendy. N vtrenpth?Mr. J. Caesar Bryant. Yearns?Prof; Herbert BpumgardI ner."* "* ' }; * '; ' ~ iloney?-.Mr. Willis Johnson. . 'itrilance?Miss Nerissa Mance. r - ' >? aise Hope?Miss Ruth Butler. .Ureer?Mr.. Japob Eubanks. '.; Celebrity-?Mr. R. H. Paul.' iood Time?Miss Majorie Butler. * )iscouragement?Mrs. L. M. Daniels, ivm-ice?DrrJ. K. Watta. 'ride?Mrs. R. H. Paul. . ' . . ''orgetfulneSs? Miss Wilhelmenja Thompson. )esperation?Mr. William Dendy. lunger?'Mrs. Herbert Baumgardner. ?:?? *-* t ?-r' ~T~T ~ )eatb?Mr. Willi's Johnson. 'emptation?Miss Marjorie Butler. 'assion?Mr. R. H. Paul, ntempcranee?Mr. Jacob Eubanks. lefeat?Dr. Heywood Thompson, 'rue Hoper?Miss Modjeska Monteith. uienqimrss?Lir. Hey wood Thomp- . . son. "' r m 'atience?Miss Nerissa Mance. " { ' . v -1 rould like to because there is no lo aT Branch and we cannot afford the xpmsc erf sending somconfe on a long ourney from the National Office. This rive tor increase the number of J branches ought not Only to put more ommunities in a position to help hemselves; but should strengthen the nass power of the NegTO as a force ffecting American public opinion.**