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ine meeting wound up on Sunday
night with the usual successful and
unique "midnight ramble." The Tornado
reports a very pleasant stay
in Hartsville and was compelled to go
to Florence to keep some more special
engagements in office conferences.
He spent the Monday night last Ti:
the Citv of Grnpnwnrid. X, in the
services of the Rev. Herbert and his.
good people. He report? having had
a glorious time and- regretting that
on account of pressing business matter,
he was obliged to- hurry away
to his home in Aberdeeen; Miss.
He reports that he will doubtless
remain in Aberdeen for two weeks
or more and any one wi-hjng to get
in touch with him before his return
to the state wliCkfnty -write hiii.-aT
P. O. Box 8d, Aberdeen. Mi siss'i pi.
... ?.lVhen?he retums in- thc-n?,rr 'trture,
he will" opt n. his on npaign et
Greenwood and renew his attacks en
thestronghold of Satan in South Carolina.
The Palmetto Leader wishes
him success on his journey home .an j
a safe return to his fields of endeavoi
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E CONVENTION
HERAW JUNE 14-15-16
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City Schools Present
Fairyland Pageant
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Tales to be presented by the Columjbia
Elementary schools on Wednesday,
May 25, at the Townshin AndijU?r+ttrn,-profrpses
to he one of the
I most outstandings - performances
ever presented in Columbia. For
the p&st few weeks joint committees
representing the several schools
have been at work training the children
a,,(i making hecessary plRns
for this gala affair.
This pageant is a condensation of
Fairy" Tales. Each school has se- I
,Ufte.d a Tale and condensed it to a
Ven-mi nute drankifcimition. The
Tales a>'e as follows:
Booker Washington: Primary
Grades -Snow Drop and the Seven
Eh es. Upper Graded ^Episodes of]
t^he Life of George Washington.
Waverley: Primary Grades.?The]
Pied? Piper?xrf Uaineliii. Uppor
Grades??-Ali 'Baha and the Forty]
Thieves.
Howard?-Cinderella?
Saxtrm-The Frog Prince. r~
?Benedict?Hansel and -Gretel.
Leovy?-Sleeping Beauty.
uutgewuod-?Mother Goose Isles.
Hooker Washington Heights Beauty
and the Beast.
- "Iik '' 4htfWJJrop^ afitl the Seven
Klves" Little Snow Drop is sent away
by her cruel stepmother, who-4*~
-jealous?of- hcrr The person ~ who
,to her pleas for mercy and spares
her life. She goes to live with -seven
elver, who?treat hoi very kmdh
ahd succeed in thwarting the plans
of her wicked stepmother who learns
of ^er whereabouts and tries several
times to take her life.
iiamehn, a tiorman town, is plagued
with rats. The Pied Piper,
being promised a thousand gullers,
'relieves the town of rats. The Mayor
i fails to keep his promise and the
Died I'iper lures away all the; ehdjdrtn
except a little lame boy.I
All Babfl. a llOOl* wnnilmon
, i- "iiiu'M bv/c?
'to the forest to cut wood and there
lie discovers l>nn<l nf thieves and
it'tirils mo sex ret ol tile entrance
'to their cave. He enters the cave
after the thieves leave" and finds
| much gold. He tells hVg. brother,
t assim, about the cave and Cassim
goes there but is killed ,by the
thieves. The thioves plan rteyengo
[upon Ali Baba and enter his home
under disguise but their plans are.
thwarted by Ali Baba's clever servanc,
.tbngiana.
Cinderella is mistreated !by her'
-imel stcpriUither?ami?step-eis^ersbut
her fairy god-mother comes to
her aid and gives her beautiful
i lothes tO wear to the ball. In her
haste to get home in time she loses
her slipper, Tho Prince finds the
sippet- and later finds Cinderella who
is the only person who can wear the.
slipper. They marry and live happily."'
The Princess drops her ball in a
pool. -The?haH 4s?found by a frog
who has received a promise from
the Princess that she .will let him
sleep ill hi1!1 ftBtl JUld "dill" ft'Om her
plate if he finds her ball. Aft^r she
lullills. her promise the frog i s
t ransformed into a charming prince.
! Hansel and Gretel are deserted
Ity their parents who low them hut
a re unable to_fetd?ami .care? forihem?
They lose their way in the
woods a?d finally come to the home
of a witch into.which they are lured
by presents and choice foods. The
"""Witch plans to kill Hansel but she
is rescued by Gret'el.
In Sleeping (Beauty; the Princess
is cursed by a witch--who became
angry be.-ause she was not invited
to the christening of the Princess.
Her prophecy, that the Princess
would prick her Ifinger and sleep
one hundred years, comes true. The
Piince-ss is finally awakened from
tier long sleep by a Prince who marries
her.
Mother Goose Isles is another delightful
story of em-hantment which
'will lend color and charm to the
paiurenat. Mother Goose presents
her children who participate in making
tho occasion an enjoyable one:
Beauty, the lovable daughter of
a merchant, has to fulfill a promise
made by-her father: by going to live
I with ..aJjBfcirst. - The beast - allows*3
her to return to her father on a
visit and wfipn she returns to th?Beast
ho is ill. His condition changes
her heart, toward him and her tender
compassion breaks the charm
which changes him to a handsome
pi ince.
I "Episodes. of the Life of George
, Washington" by /the upper grades
or tiooker Washington will be one
of the outstanding features of the
program. This part of the program
is in keeping with the celebration of
i the two hundredth anniversary of
I the birth of the Father of Our Country.
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I The unusual talent a^d gorgeous
costumes that will be displayed TrT
this pageant will make it by far the
most unique event of this scholastic
year. The audierye will he de|
lighted with the attractive colorful
scenery "that will form the background
for each dramatization, there
by giving a picturesque setting that
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COLUMBIA, S. C., Si
SOUTH CAROI
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low all South Carolina rejoices, irro
.'orrr.ed chat Bishop Sinis has more
11 before he"leaves for Africa as I'
LONG SESSfON ENDS
DEADLOCK IN
BALLOTING
Noah Williams. I), H. Sims anc
H. Y. Tooks Named in Vote
(Cleveland I'ress)
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After an all night session in
which seven ballots were taken
i?the A. -M.lv. delegates elected
three bishops for the next quadrennial.
The Rev. Noah Williams
was namod first, Dr. D. II. Sims,
president of Allen I'njversity,
Col u mbia, S. ('., was second
-?ind?fh-Vt^TujKs. laVoTTTe son of
the southern and eastern dele'
Kates, was elected last.
Deadlocked on the electionrbf f>ish
ops, the delegates to the A. M. ?
General Conference spent all da,
and part of the night today and \cs
terday voting for their favorite can
didates.
The count of the" fitst balluL,. take,
at 1 ? a. hi. yesterday and complete
?t 5 p. m., resulted in >13 votes cas!
votes were necessary for the elei
tion were 354. The results indicate
that the Rev. Noah H. Williams, .pa.tor
St. Paul A. M. K. Church, St. Lou
is, Mo., lead by 251) votes. l)r, R. 1
Wright Jr., Philadelphia, editor o
Christian Recorder, followed with 21
votes. The Rev. H. V. Tooks, Tatnpi
Fla., plloed 161); Dr. Chailes 11. We?
ley, Washington., 1>. C., 135; Dr. 1
H. Sims, President Allen University
Columbia, S. C., 126; the Rev. J. I
l Butler, 124; the Re.v. K. J; llpwar<
122; the Rev. S.*S..Morris,. (ieorgii
^-101, and the Rev. -I). Ormonda Waller,
who ' was cxpec.ted to slur
1 sn-enirtn. polled nntv 2.4 votes
I Immediately following tho'annoum
ment of the first ballat. Rishnn R J
'Grant Alabama, presiding oltuG
announced that a second ballot won!
bo taken; each ballot to contain n
more nor less than three names.
Present Solid Front
It was plainly evident that the s?
lid front of several delegations woul
I not 'be broken. The middle-wester
states strongly supported the Re'
Noah H. Williams; Florida was sold
iy_Jbaclc of the Rev. 11.?Y. - TookTexas
stood behind ?the Rev. E. .
Howard; eastern-aiul sumo souther
"delegations voted strongly for hot
Dr. R. K. Wright Jr. and Dr. Charli
..WesToyT T" y
The Rev. Dr. Ormond K. Walke
Dr. J. C. Anderson, Columbus, t
the Rev. J. N. Campbell, Ark., ai
the Rev, J,. C. Caldwell, faced defei
under this solid state delegation vo
ing.
NSHIP AL
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^RY SIMS. A. M.D.1). *
the jrvcal A. M. F. Church smiled favth
('nmlina.?The > li>.*intr dais of llii- '
rpl precedent break'ntr episodes,
t of Alton I'niversiU a Mill-'one of tin
lection. \\ as elocud to the hlpiscopacy ,
lallrrr: South t arolina did itself proud, i
iiii.r Lisi Ul? _ UY L l- V .luyilil'Jl nuj'Ului t **?=
pleasantly rewarded after casting five'
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from Atlanta, (la., as a professor at
st appointment in the Stale .from :Bish- '
e popular pa.-^>r of Ml. I'islrah A. ^1. '
Wil fnade 1'icsiding I'ddor ol the Bnu
ure( ss. He later lieeame the President
most pojmlar forum - peakers of'?the
opular ministers at tins meeting which .
e second in order of the class and the
leclared a Bishop In the chinch.. And ;
spective of denomination. We are in- ,
speaking engagements than he can ,
residing Bishop.
| Delegates waiting patiently thru'
thu^ioug?hours as the otlicial tellers,
counted Stid- announced the ballots.
Supporters of favorite candidates
?treulated among their?dok-gatiotts
?r-^Yolirrg their spirits to?stick?to?
the native sons,
i Th<t conference continued in dead1
lock. N '
South Carolinian Strong
Dr. D.-II. Sims-stiprised. conference
leaders in the strength shown in the
~ lirsi IWu ballots. It was generatty?
conceded hat the. Rev. Noah Williams
and Dr. R. R^ ACiiirht .|i \vi .e the fa
.cored candidates, and practically assured
of election. Dr. Sims, strength
surprised every delegation exceflt his
own from South Carolina,
The election of bishops at this conli-ronec
i'? enlledirthe two and?it?halt
'bus of Palloting^foT thai office" at
i?he .ast quadrennial eonfeteiiee in
Chicago in 11128. i
Without' adjourning, the delegates
" turned ba.k the hands of the clock
to complete theiir work. Favorite
son were then balloted on throut
several Votes 'before the deadlock i
n was broken. Several- leaders-express?
,j' ed the qpipipn that this would be the
t case in this conference.
1 lie battle tor third place 011 the
d bishopric appeared' to hinge anhhid
the support which the Rev. 11. V.i
Tooks, Dr. Charles"11. Wesley' and!
1. Dr. D. H. Si ills could enlist.from do- 1
1 legations other than their native'
states.
WiJJiams Cains on Second
As predicted, the Rev. Mr. Williams
gained on the-seeond ballot and polled
k MOT?vote's; 'Dr. R. R: Wright, 211; |
| Dr. Wesley, 180, and Dr. Sims, 1S4. j
' This ballot appeared to eliminate the
1 Ruv. 'Mi*. Butler aiid the Rev. Air. '
Itowaul from sirious consideration
kN in the final result.
1 ne delegates went fiito llie 1 r i hirer
V Fallot. The Rev. Mr. Williams ap*
. peared to t?e assured of election on
ihis ballot.
" With, the election of bishops well
( under way, delegates were discussing
the* possibility i f the election of
general officers.
Re-election of I)r. John R. Hawkins,
" Washington, 1). C'., financial secretary
for the past 22 years, was reacts
fically conceded. Di^_A. S. Jackson, 1
^iu'o. _ Tcx_^._ edmat luaa 1?secretary,
i* was expected to be returned to thai
rt -office-. Hi.s mm program "fid1 Ytierg-'
h ing the education institutions of the
s denomination has popular support.
Dr. Ira"T. Bryant, secretary of the
r, Sunday School Union; Dr. D. M. Bax);
Ler, manager Book Uqlhc^, the Rev.
id A. J. Wilson, church extension j|ecre?t
tary. and the Rev. -J. Ci. Robinson,
t- editor "A. Al. t. Review, ali were conceded
re-elected.
ivore here. So encouraged weiv many
:>f them over the new1 move and present
plan that, as .soon as the motion
passed and the committee was
appointed, the National Baptist Publish
intr ...'BoartL. =th rouydi??Secrlat .~*
apreed to undertake the settintr u'i
of the type, the printinir ami binding
of the book and the?distributing of~~
these volumes?The President tin "
Convent urn. before* leaving here for
Kansas City, declared it wa> or.e of
the longest stejfs in the "rip!:: direction
that the denomiimtion ha-* taker*
in the preservation . f its unbroken
record as att organized foive" of relihlaanks
or questionaires, ten \r:<rr;sand
VIrc u 1 nrs ' hn'iri'n J,neo-l(ij'era'tio'n
have already been printed and are
being sent out from the Field ,'Sei re- '
tary's > tlice here at L'l> North Ada
Street. As the date is se tired coinoi|j||
IDll IV i 11 I,infill in II II .0 "
ckapter?vvi-l 1 be cThTr*(t~as it n written
and then turned over, to the National
Baptist Publishing Board at Nas.h-'J.
\ille. The first* proofs are expected I
to he ready ; when the Convenybi'n I
ronvunes-September "th. P.'.fj at 1
Houston. Texas, and then the work
will bo pushed rapidly; .
MTTMOKI \ll BAPTIST l 111 K( II
HONORS KKTIIUNO PUKSIDKN i
("a.'tden. S. C, Sunday* .pigm. Ala>.
15 the Mt,. Nloriah Missionary -S??rie*1
y hi'l a v Q-.v?intore-'-! nip o'i , i ?rr~*
honor of Mrs. A. O.'Williayis who was
its president for ftwunty.-iii'U- y: a?
and at which * tiniit the to.loW.ng. resolutions
w ere adopted.
Whereas, we through- .th- 'mercies
of our Heavenly Father,.' hnvF begt I
ok- Veil wit h tip* leadership of thi.-l
:fir worthy President Kmeritus S s 1
ler A. O. Williams, and w heivaas slu .
lias labored'faitjifujly. unselTishl\ audi
unl.ntinglv for tin- past twenty ninV .
ygars. and wluiinrisV^he litis seen lit j
to II'SIV" I'l'-oo a I. I i -.1 1 Ol I. to I t
j'o work at heart always:, and hel| ?
| when, vi-r >ln- can for tin- Vou ??t* tin
society. We the inen.lu-i> yf the \Vi
man's Missionary Society of Mt. ,\1 >
i iah Bhntist Chim-h <! > h??rehy olTei
the "IT" resolutions.
B. it resolved That the I.nrd will
strengthen, sustain. hles> her- ft r the
jrood she has done.
Re it rt solved: That tin. Society
i will always . cherieh for her many
' years?of?strTreTT?SPl'VieO. ftlKl tluY7^
"eaeh muni Her try to emu la t her by
precept pnd example? ? ?
Be it further resolved: That a
copy of thsse resi lutions he sent to
the "President Emrritus. rt yopy.recorded
in the ipinutes of the--society',
an i that tliey h.e' j?uhlish.d in al'
the leading race papers of-the--state-.
? Respectfully submitted.
Miss L. M. Pinch, ?
Mrs. A. M. Ransom
Mrs. S. B. Puyton, Chr. ,
v! MAY 25
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session TTSTif by ' thts body in many
v a vs. The fbYaifcial n was inn
11 We wished. s.r tin-Ill by. Ii.a'
very takiiiy in account the economic
depression.* All phases of .the
work eared for in a very substantial
way. Thirteen hundred dollars raised
in two ay* under these trying
times, an- cijua! to :wan. this amount
one year iicii, We war*' if vei;.
thoroughly undeisti oil that the president
of the convention is hijrhly pitas
.< - at the fine spirit which prevailed
throughout this session ami the-, results
obtained.
W ? Would I ..ike?la?K mm
Now Mr. Editor, we would llke~tp-'
know the writer's name who writes oi
Tic. < inyrs of "The Gospel Tornado."
,tK7"'Rev. \V. .1 Davts? We would
like to know Just when it was thai
illM'. T)avis""*TuYned into the coffers*