The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 14, 1932, Image 1
VOL. VIII?NO, 20.
I 7th Ariiiyial Convention
Directors' and Emb
Of South
MAY 24-25, 1932, SI1
CHESTER, South Carolina, May V
?The following are'the officers and
members of the various committees
and the program for each day's session
during the Convention.
-??= -A. E. Bythawood?-P>',esi<lenf7 Orange
_ . burg^ J, P. L"^ Fiedings. First Vice*
President, Charleston; E. W. Biggs,
Second Vice President, Greenville; J..
"E. Spann, Corresponding Secretary,
(vice E. E. Mickey, Charleston, fnov.
ed to Brooklyn, N. Y.) Chester; tE.
- P. Palmer, Financial Secretary, Sum
ter; Mrs. Pearl C. Williams, Treustir
?Newberry;?Rev.?A. ?Spears,
Chaplain, Sumter; Willis C. Johnson.
Ex-President, Columbia. *
Local Committee?J.^W. Woodward
' chairman and secretary, Spartanburg
? <-H. W. Hayes, Spartanburg; Laymon
Smith, Greer; R. H. Foster, Gaffney
W. I. Peek, Anderson; E. W. Biggs,
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vrrcvNMjiw; d w oouwaTO,-"Spartan
burg; W. C. Abram, Spartanburg;
J. E. Spann, Chester.
Finance?L. A. Richie, Abbevile;
'T, H Pinckney, Columbia; R. II.
Foster, Gaffney.
Time and Place?A. R. Collins.
Camden; F. B. Pratt, Newberry; A.
H. Jenkrnsj,?Charleston
-?Grievance?J- B? Moultrie, Charles-^
, ton; J. B. Williams', Newberry; J.
M. Lewis, Bishopville
Membership?Albert A Aiken, Sum
merville; W. C. Champion, Columbia;
J. E. Spann, Chegtcr. ?:
Honorary?Rev. J. C White, Winston-Salem,.
N C.; Kelsey L. Pharr,
Miami, Fla.; Norris A. Dodson, Wash
? ington, D. C. ??-? ""
. In Memoriam?Eugene Gadsden,
Charleston; .A A. Alstp-iv, Georgetown
E. N. Isom, Chester; T. A. Williams
Newberry; N* C Boags. Charleston;
. E. A Harleston, Sr., Charleston; E.
A. Harleston, Jr., Charleston; W.
A^ Jackson, Aj_ken; Paul B Hickurn
bottom, Chester; Wm. -Robinson,
Rock Hill.
Tuesday, May 24?3:00 P. M.?At
Woodward Building, Short WotToid
Street. Meeting called to order by
president. Opening Ode?"Blest, be
Commencement Progra m
IZiT-7 Dr Earnest Hall of Cleveland C
Columbia. S. C7 May 11,?Dr. Er-|
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nest Hall prominent .minister of Cleve-'
land, Ohio will be the Commence
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ment speaker at Benedict College
-Tuesday morning Mnv :i\
. five graduates are' scheduled- to be
awarded the bachelor degrees*
The Commencement season begins
Tuesday May 24, when four graduates
>? from the Theologicat Department will
receive the bachelor of divinity degree.
The Reverend R. C. McQuilkin,
president of the.Columbia Bible
College yrill deliver the address to
these graduates.
Sunday May 297 President-Emeritus
C. B. Antisdel will deliver the Baccalaueate
sermon. ,
? . -Monday May SO, will be AIunffnT
?Day. Many iBenodict alumni fnnn ntr
parts of America have been called
on by Dr. A. W. Brown of Richmond.
Virginia pastor of the famous John
Jasper Church of Richmond, and president-of.
the Alumni AssociatioiL.tdr
te present. '1 ri
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nr. jonn J^ .Nlarktf first Negro pre-sident
now compleUng.his second year
will confer the degrees on thirty-five
bachelors after the address has been
delivered by Dr. Hall of' Cleveland.
Commencement Day exercises will begin
promptly at ten o'clock Tuesday
morning May 31. Following! t"he
graduation exercises ground will be
broken for the new Auditorium that
is to be at R coiit of $60,000."
On Friday evening May 27, the
Annual class play by the Graduating
class will be given in the C0^ef?e
Chapel. The title of the play to be
r^
given this year is "A Man of Honor,"
a Drama in three acts.
Bolden. Union and Spartanburg; Welcome
Behalf Funeral Directors, II.
W. II ayes, Spartanburg; Welcopje
Behalf Ministers and Churches, Rev
S. H. Lewis, Spartanburg; Trombone
Sc-lo, Wilbert Manigault, Columbia;
Sfrlo, "When They Ring"'J. E. Spain)
Chester; Introduction of Principal
Speaker; Mrs. Anna Manigault, C<>Inpibia;
Address, W I. ' Pppk,?AnJerson;
Clarinet Solo, T. H. Pinckney
Columbia Music, choir; Introduction
of President Colored Funeral Directors
and Embalmers' Asso., S. C%
by J. W. Woodward; Memorial, by
Rev A. P. Spears; AnnoUncemen's;
Benediction, Rev. J. W. Cole marc, Pas
Idi- Majority Baptist Church; Spa'
tanburg
__ Wednesday, 10 A. M.?Business
Meeting, Woodward Building. CallOde?
Invocation, Rev. Spears; Reading
Minutes; Unfinished Business:
New Business; Addresses?Mr. W. C.
Champion, Columbia; Prof". N A.
Dodscn, Washington, D.>C.; General
Talks, Ethical Rules and Problems,
Echoes..from National Convention, bv
K W. Biggs Delegates; "Recessr
We;:nesday, 25, 3:00 P. M.?Report
Committees Election ? Delegates
to National Convention. .Election
And Installation jbf officers. Place of
Next Meeting. Adjournment.
At Benedict Announced
)hio Will Speak To Graduates
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Orangeburg To Be
Host To Federation
Much interest, is being manifestet
Ml1 the meeting of the South Caroliiu
Federation of Colored Wlomen to bt
held in Orangeburg, June 20-23.
Have you elected your delegates'
.Semi names to Miss Flora Fordham
,Chairman, Housing Committee, 151
North boulevard St The Clubs u
Orangeburg are making ready to en
tertain you.
uAll Junior delegates to the Federa
lion ^>11 bcrv entertained in Bradhan
Hail, State College, under the direc
tion of Mrs Louise F. Holmes, Chair
man u? Girls', Work, fcet every^is
trict vice chairman see^ that her dis
triet is well represented by Juniors
Friday evening-, May 13, the Sun
and a veal treat is promised to thos<
who come.
Etta B. Rowe, Corresponding
. Secretary, South Carolina Fed
eration of Colored Womei
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ACTING EDITOR ADDRESSES
CLASS ON EDUCATOION
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./zation in.- Woodland ^Center today.
"When Ira Bryant ' secretary-trea5
surfr of the Sunday St'hool Union,
read that part of his report where
these charges are made, tho unrealwas
. such that the presiding bishop
^ j was compelled to order some of the
I delegates to leave their Seats.
' I The changes came after Bryant reporu-d
that $21,250 is still owed 'by
r -various conferences, to the Sunday
Schorl Union and that some of the
^ nshops arc responsible for the delay
_ n the payment. - I
i Wonders About Payment
"IIow shall we proceed to collect
^ >vhttt jg finy thiydepartmont without
e trigging down upon our head the wrath
n of the eonventon at large? We once
brought suit against a certain bishop
y and he has never forgiven us.
i- ^Tahy of these conference debts
were left unpaid by the bishop un|.
ler whose administration they were
made and in many case* by his per~
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vices are nprnird lu' llic ptM.ti.- ;md u
cordial invitation is extended by the
administYation to friends of the ntanineient
charecter and superlr intellectual.
ldader and patron. ? .
I>i'. Wilkinson was educated at West
Point. Obe-rktn and Columbia University.
He received his first tea.hing
experience in Kentucky. At th.? a~?7 '
lishment of the South Carolin.r State
^College he accepted the ^position as
Professor of Greek and Latin". LateF
lie btepnrrmpTit
of the school. In 1911 he was elect*
ed president, which position he held
with dignity and honor until his death
Two months ago.
I)r. Wilkinson married Marion Ro-i?it.
w.. uiv nimmy anur- coming to
State College. She has largely contributed
to -the deyelopement of Ktho
known because of her connection with
the Women's Federation, and other
general State and National uplift organizations.
ite Second Anniversary
f
celebrates its first anniversary will
join the present seniors in appropriate
cdmmemoratory exercises. Prominent
graduates expected to be present
are: B. E. Mays of Atlanta,
Georgia: E. A. Grant of Tuskegee,
Alabama; John R. Garrett of Tuskegee,
Alabama; and H. D". Gregg
of Washington, D. _C. Mr. Gregg
jllinil?EHTTPQ" ,g.
school' and 'Director of sumnier
I ,il;!hool for teachers and who is
now Professor nf Pnval
, - ? - v*. i^uuv.auuii tK
Howard University, Washington, D.
C., is a member of the class of
1912 and is expected to have charge
of the program. .. ?? ??*onal
appeals. Many of them repreented
debts coming over to a bishop
from his predecessor.
"Toti many oveipaid do-ncthing
officers have killed practically everything
that Negroes have attempted
that might te looked updiT*as orgaJ
nized efforts". Too much Gf the spirit
;o glorify and nianify man rather
han God is showing itself in the
' -huFeh, ?
| ."God's church will never' die. but
i an organization thai turns its hack
on God by turning.back on His teachings,
and goes out money-getting at
the expense of soul saving forfeits
its right, to he called God's- church
and the days of such a church are
surely numbered," Bryant's report
read.
Other Report *--Given
t Other reports mow before the dele.
trntos and before various commit tots
are those of the Edueationul department,
read by I'rof. A. S. .Jackson,
secretary; of the "A. M. K. Church
Review, presented by the Rev. Dr. J.
,(I Rcb'nson, c-ditor; of the Southern
Chiistian Recorder, road by C. W.
! Alien, editor. ?
I Prof. Jackson made recommendations
as to the consolidations of some
nf the, and t.he ni'ganly.flMon
of the A.' M. E. Church int0 educational
district. Nearly $100,000 have
bean collected fcr the 12 colleges and
schools- of the A. M. E. Church in tiie
past four years, he reported.
| The Rev. Dr. Robinson said thf
total receipts for the A. M. E. Re(
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leaders of the N ii i n inal -Convent inn
of." America ' will meotT here at the
.same time the Sunuay. Sphool Congress
is in session. June 8t"H~to l.'Uh'.
It is understood here hy the local
. inmniiiteo of arrangement?rhm?this
action was taken at the last, session
held in Chicago and that their purpose
of coming Tu-K- is to maki^a'prnC
gram for the . lb:}:* session of their
Convention. that is to.he held in Houston.
Texas next September.. line
calling of the. Board to x-onfre to this
. ci Ly__^.ua rah tees a.n?incrou; m.1 ntten? i
dance over that what was.' expected,
from the Congress messengers,- because
it will bring the Executive officers
of tTTc Parent Body, the Clmirman
and?Secretary?of?the ; evc'ml
Buards anil the ollicei s?rost-n?rrf?the
Woman's. Auxiliary ?uid while they
will be deliberating on the ^Houston,
Texas meeting, selecting individuals
to appear before thatNational Body.
THE GOSPEL TORNAIH) SJVM I
MAKING CLEAN SWEEPS
Justifiable jubliant over the unprecedented
triumph of having- raised
more than three hundred dullars--cash
, and added eighty persons to The
Trinity Baptist Temple in Florence,
~S.: C., the Rev. Walter J. Ihivis was
quamtance of this .\lan of God. l>r.
j.Roberts. The young men of the State
| regardless of denominational afliliaj
tibn would dO well to emulate the veiY"
fine example of this eminent eharacter.
( Returning to the original subject of
"this marrative, the writer feels asham
ed to -say that \vt? are Jiving in the
midst of ingratitude of the l/ascst
sort. It would seem that some of
the members of the tfustee board or
some one else in authority would
have offered a resolution of thanks
I to Dr. Davis for having turned more
[than FIVE llUNDRED Dollars rnto
I the coffers of Morris College at a
^tinie when it was so much needed
" and \Vhen lVien of all~creeds and kinds
[were busily trying to convice the
I world' that the times were too hard
ttrr even* send up one dollar now and
' (then to keep the president encouraged.
1 i It is also true that Dr. Davis gave
'more money in the Baptist State Convention
than any dther one man and
had no strings tied to any of it nor
' was he on any of the PAID commit(Continued
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SCHOOLS IN
CLOSING EXERCISES
B< )()t< K K W ASH! N(JTON* HKI(IHTS
Beauty and the Bea>t. !
Since the world began boys and , .
girls in- eyvry countly have listened
U? -these tale> Hi at we love o hear.
I his pageant .holds in store a treat
for those who revel in the delights
and mysteries ot fairies, goblins, giants
and. castles. .
The details and arrangements -for
the pageant are being planned and
workelCJfpT by comniittej^s composed
of representation of each school. The
General Pageant. Committee is as
follows; . : -
Mr. W. A. Perry, Chairman; Miss
Jtaisy Poach, .Secretary; Mr. C. W. '
.Ma iden, Business Manager; Mr. T! T
K. Potts. Chairman of the Advert i -=- ing
Committee;-Al+ssr P. Nerissa Mance
j ChainPan of the. ruOliciiy Committee
ENTION PROGRAM
NATIONAL BAPTIST CON YENSVENE
IN JACKSONVILLE '
EUDA
it will only consume- about two or
day.- time.. The remainder of
lkeii s-lay will be- given over to the
Sunday School Congress forces'. Rev*.
jL-ALs?Hursts?th?t+n?of- Kansas City,
Sliss'uri. is the-president of the Con-?
vent ion and will "preside over the _
C. P. Madison I). D... of Norfolk, Vai
:s the Recording Secretary, while Rev.
..Win" fTrimhlo. DT H7. of 'Aie.candi ia.~?~~
Lii.?L.-; the f'nrrmr ponding Scuetaiy
-,,d the Rev. S. S. Jones, D.'D.. Chi
go, 111., is the Field Secretary and
Historian. Other officials arc located
in various parts of the United States.
One of the Assistant Secretaries of
the Convention is the Rev* W. R.
.Mack, who not only resides here, but
is pastoring one of the local churches
and is Secretary of the Florida entertainment
committee.: and is said
i fliciales as Recording Secretary of
the scission in case the senior seere
uviaincii. ai?uaeir nome.
CITIZENSTHRONd TO PAY TKI ?~
1UTE TO.THE PASSING OF
CHARLESTON. S. C.. May -iUh?
On Tuesday al'u.utioon. p May .'Sri,
1-IWS2. the remains of Rev. Wai^
-Hampton"Moore. of. ChaMestoh, S. C.,
was funerali&etl at Emanuel A. M."
"E. Church, at 2:30 P.. M. Relatives
' urn! Ira mm 1'niiff mu in * wr 1 mtr*
hers to pay their tribute to-ohe who
lias so faithfully, and loyally served
las Deacon, an5, as a Leader for,.over
| 50 years. Rev. James W'hite.^Pa.7-.toi
in charge, Master" of Ce remonies?The
(list hymn, "And Must
This Body Die" was rea i bv Rev.
I White; Prayer by Rev. J. Middleton;
Solo; Mr. Benj. Lawrence. Sr.; first
scripture lesson, Rev.. J. S. Mo rant;
second scripture lesson, Rev. M. Mc
Fadden;' Obituary. Mr. S. L, Jones;
Rem arks by Rev.~Wni."Tapncr and
Mr. Wm. Elmore.; second hymn read
'by Row R. M. Turner, "Jerusalem my
Happy Home"' which was the d'e-?'
cease's .favorite hymn; sermon hy Rev.
comftyting:; Mrs. 'Flora" B. Miller^,
beautifully sang "Some Swoet Day"
etc. The commitmbnLjrfes then read,
by Rev. J. S. Morant,. Rev. Wm.
WaipiHV. ' sprinklled the body, with
the Benediction by -Rev. Williams.
Rev. Moore, was one of the pillars
1 cf Emanuel, and never failed to stand.
up anil speak for "/inn'?when .t'Yl'f
he Jaw fit. And if he H-lt that lie
was right in his'belief, you had hint
less character. He shall be greatly
missed in his home, by the church
anJ in the community.
At the time of his passing on Saturday.
April 30% 10.12. he was at the
ripe old age of 70 years; one month
and 3 days; having been born in .
Winsnobro, S. C.. March 27. 180?.
He leaves To niourn- his sain led ;
memory, a loving wife. 2 ' sons, %
(faughtors. J0 grand chilrirenTS great
grancls, 1 sister and a host of friends
among white and colore."!.
Interment was Tn TTnianuoTV Ne,w~
! Cemetery, May 3. 1932. The mound
I was completely covered with nui
merous, floral offerings.