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university, lie expressed deep -and sincere appreciation to the people of Columfeia-amh-South Carolina lor the many honors they have Conferred upon hint, and the many <M>nfide$cc ?tbey have reposed in liinv. He said That it is a pleasure for him to go ~ to South Africa because he feels that it is a field where effective and inteligently constructive work may be doi^e. Bishop Noah Williams, presiding, bishop over the Seventh Episcopal District, frnfimringr Smith rwrn. Tina (in the A. lM. E. Church), was present and made some few remarks. Bishop Monroe Hortensius Davis, president of the Allen alumna** lloh" was present wiUT^a Com/mission from the Second Episcopal District, over which he presides, to discuss the ? possibili^ oT^the merging - 6f Kittrell in North Carolina. and Allen. Accompanying Bishop Davis were Doctors Allen Wilson, of Washington, D. . C., Secretary of the Church -Extension Department of the A. M.E.Church L. L. Berry, Virginia Metropolitan pnttnr, nnH mipnlnt^n l^rnr.J Master of *n Virginia-;?andIhe Jtgv. A. L. Avery, North Carolina presiditiK elder. Students who were graduated with cum laude rating are: Miss Anmaj-inUt* Jackson, of. Darlington, S. C., Mr. John Gilmore, of Jacksonville, Fla., iMiss Theresa E. Kennedy, of Columbia, arid Mr. Harrison Bryant, ? --Of Columbia. The trustees supporting the recommendation of President Sims decided to-change the name of tire scrtboi" -jto Allen Colleger The membership bl t^e trustee uoafd was reduced to ^-Seventeen. The election of a president was deferred and Mr. Abraham Simpson, of St. Louis, Mo., was elected business manager of the school. Election of a friculty was postponed until later during the Summer. Fa culty members were interviewed , . -Severally iby Bishop . a\ Miliums'and given satisfaction -As regards their statusr^ ; . State College^To Accept Teachers' Note For Summer ? School Fees Orangeburg, S. C., June 6.?Iri order to aid teachers who desire to attend summer school this year but are handicapped on account of lack of funds* President Mj F. Whittaker Announces that the State College will accept State Notes issued in lieu of salary checks as payment fo summer school expenses. This arrangement has been made in order that those persons who wish to earn credit toward removal or raising of cer. tifk-ates and credit toward the Bachelor's degree may attend. The summer session Opens June 13 and continue through June 16. Th/s faculty, composed of the regular teachers of the college and outstand ing teachers from other institutions, is prepared to offer vocational and academic courses to meet needs of all teachers of the State. This year ? special emphasis will be placed upon trade instruction fo.- shop work, the ' course * frn'wng been outlined w|-~ j lie assistance of the State .Department - cf Vocational Education. It is thot that ft number of shop men from high schools of the state will be enrolled. Agricultural and Home Economics work will be carried on as usual. | mi... ~i. ? i 1? ? ? ? - - a *it? (iavbiut; atuuui, uuuci supci vis* j ion of teachers of education, will be n itt operation to afford demonstration I of primary apd elementary methods. ' Courses in English, History. Ma- J themaxres, Sqience, Sociology, Eddu- ( r cation and Art W?H be offered by expert! in their respective fields. ' J THE GOSPEL TORNADO AGAIN SWEEPING IN SOUTH CAROLINA I After having spent three weeks in his home town, Aberdeen, Miss.,4 on business, Dr. W. J. Davis is now back In his native State, South Qaj|# rolina working among the saints in I-. Greenwood, S. C., where Dr. Herbert is pastor.' Greenwood has boasted in the past of its spiritual atmosphere, but many are heard on every hand exclaming ENGAGED >^l M 5 Geneva Gertrude Nance Mr. Y. B. Nance of Greenwood, S. C., announces the engagement of his | I., i...I. I >' - ?-l?? miss vjciieva i\ance to Dr.. M. A. Thomas of Atlanta. Ga. Wedding announcements later.Dr. Thomas is an Interne at the State Tuberculosis ^Sanatorium, Alto, Ga., and?Miss Nanee-4x-a?prominent Teacher in Greenwood. Bruce Daily^Heads Class At Morehouse Atlanta,?Gar;?June?10?R'harles BrUce Bailey graduated at Morehouse College last week at the head of his class. Bailey is one of the youngest members of his class, and follows in _the foot steps of his brother, Joseph A. Bailey who graduated a year ago from Atlanta University at the head of his class. His minor work was in history. and hp whs hi.ghly_eommendo ed at the commencement exercises by President Archer. An announcement wase recently^ made in Atlanta social circles of the Marriage of Miss Willie Blakie Farmer formerly of Greenville; South Carolina. Before hur marriaire some .months ago, Miss Farmer was a student at a Boston/ Massachusetts school of business education. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey made their Atlanta, Georgia. Columbia Boy Charles Bruce Bailey, former stur dent^of Benedict, is a son of- Mr; and Mrs. J. W. Bailey of 2013 Marion St. in this city. The recent announce ment cf his marriage in July of 1932, created a deal of interest arnpng his friends in this city. Bruce Jis well known here, and many Columbians had about lost tract of him in the past two years since he has bevn a student at Morehduse College ir. Atlanta. mm_ m ^ ' PINEVILL'E NKWS Successful revival closed at Day Dawn IBaptist Church,5 .June 5 at 9:30 A.?M.?The Sunday .School?. sembled with its usual force. Tht -Supt. introduced-t-he Rev. Peter I'tu. eeau from Alian, S. Grr who reviewed he lesson. * Subject The Re,ward of Faithfulness ... was?nicely handled?to-. i crowded 'school. At 11:30 the pastor Rev. J. Muslapha introduced .the same orator to preach the.morning sermon, which was a soul stirring "sermon from St John 1(5:33. After which the pastel opened the door for joiners. 8 young people came forward to prepare for Baptism. At 3, o'clock the pastor introduced I Rev. Win. Deveaux, from the Reform | Episcopal Church, Charleston, to deliver the afternoon sermon. He si. lected II John 4th -verse. Subject PhViul'o nvo.. Wrti'lrt This was very^soul stirring and?indeed graceful. This ended the day of rejoicing, in the House of the Lard. We repented the Apostle's word, Did not our hearts burn while he talked to us by the wfCy. "that truly this is one of the best and very best that we have ever had. No ether evangelist has just seemed to carry on like the Tornado. In fact we all know that a TORNADO is one of God's most powerful agencies in action. Already there have been four additions to the membership and- the meeting has just begun to warm up. Dr. W. J. Davis expressed himself aa having planned to-be in the Gate City the last-three .nights of next week with Dr. Jones at nPf^nity Baptist Church. It is certain that the . good people of Florence will as usual| giv.e Dr. Davis their support and en- i oAiieanmmanl in iVin (ri'ouf J\rn ip/'tu I IWUlUftVIIIC.H 1*1 Vl.c p.vjvvvu that he is putting over in the name of God. As is the usual cusfbm in every campaign, Dr. Davis is .sincerely boosting the circulation of the Palmetto leader. The good people of Greenwood who are taking the deader, say that it is truly the leading periodical of the state among our group and carries more genuine clean cut news and chronicles, more in- ' spiring events and instructive contributions than a handfull of many sensational journals that come thru the mails. t . i Those who have not read the Leader are now becoming anxious to be, come a-'-quaintcd with tfcie paper and I to be, informed through its columns I'of the REAL NEWS of tha- day.1 Only thou our LEADER be, and we till will follow thee. I taltiti COLUMBIA, S. C.f SATURDA1 President Ganc State Baptist MY, DKAR iCO-WORKKKSs I am rsuve You are cognizant of I our great Sunday School and B. V will he in convention assembled. -Church. 155 rAlexander St., Chart, st and U/'iUnmt -friend,/Rev. J. \V. V and members of this church, as wi erally' aie very enthusiastic ;?v. r <n preparation for our entertainment, unusually large delegation thai wil this year. . Therefmi- > aii^ advts+++e the various ,Sunday Schools' and H. if you have hot made your seUcti* each delegate to the housing commi White, 155 Alexander St., Charles' now of ?.{! messengers and friends will" give the committee time to .se may not 'be able -to get for you i lead lo Charleston in July because day Schools and H. Y. P. U's. of tl tiVe thnusaml llrtl'l:it*u n< tlw.ii The Baptist K uca'tional and .Miunder the leadership of Dr. J. S. 1 diplomat, has just closed one of th? sessions of its history. The bretf strife, bickering and contusion. Th give thanks tc God for His marvt ihese unukual and trying times. T ly permeated the atmosphere. It \ 1 tie brethren seem ncaicr and cka tcrtaimn?nt g fvetrffte"ot>1tVt ft fit, i ~ b\ pie was all thai?heart cniild wish sioii tliough we fell short of bin nc The Woman's Baptist Kducationa .its next sossmirMn T.an'r ns s convent.on is not only a scholar. I if en. at i,n<l irmmly, yet positive .1 presiding officer. The convention h work under her leadership.. Her s Morris College and the cause' of itatUr.ng otter by some friend tin .ar laised above five hundred dulU missionary society of the state wili .very minister urge his people to h jo to Laurens and hetp those?sestet yV e are all one great tamily ami \\ to succeed in our Christian work. From 1.aureus all eyes and e.irs see and hear what the young and will do, in the midst of a financial i "spiritual " development of the gical vehtion is composed of the tniJst this being true our program khbulc .nstructive of any program put ovt that 'wl raim?frer?thousand dollar the chief aim of the Statp Sunday S special ybjeet is to train young nici conducting and buili.iig biggci am! U's. It is a school 01 modern mcl ormation. We want, the young pe \.he beauty, sweetness, joy and etc iiible. When you learn, its saving ing it to others. The ?pint of ('It focd will should permeate every phi ing young men and women of tonic We ai tf endeavoring to give a men nave added a new feature to our leader training -course. Dr. .1. J. will be the chief lecturer an : directc day.- This course of instruction al Charleston. Now as to our financial rive, 1 should and can raise it, and will r; do our best. The link!, of inliwi.ii i..????rrrrr:ial support. The mote, we do for and men will be saved from ruin, letter earlier, but I have been wait ..committew in?thy lower?division -ofthat information. Dr. G. (1. Dan of Georgetown, told me at the Stat and Dr. J. C. Dunbar of Chai'lesto drive at an juarly elate; May GOd -bless, strengthen and I we may -seef^ach other and shake t of- Charleston. S. July 11-17; 1 I remain, Yours for the a vaneci State Elis^To IVteet In /^i ?. cneraw iNext Weel^ A big wel.ome is ready for deli gates and visitors to thi- Klks JStat Convention that will hold ' it thrc days session at Cheraw, S. C. Jim 14-15-16. I.oeal committee . arrangi merits under the leadership if Dr. ( W. Ix>ng have been completed: to en tertain the large host expected. President G. Lee Rati iff in his pre "Clamation, declared the purpose an outstanding features of the comin session .-and issued instructions tha every lodge in the state have a ful representative at the convention. Re ductions in board and?hrrtginjr h.av been obtained according to informa tion. sav the nrc.torieal contest whir is- an outstanding feature at thr eon vention this year; has attracted un usual interest?and some good ,,ia tory may he f'Xpected from the di> tricts representatives. This featui will come off Wednesday night. - -Ki gional Director H. E. I'harrow -wil he present along with many othe. Klks of national prominence to wit ness this event. I'H Yl.lilfi Wllll.ATI.ri?UK AN(fi _Y W. C. A. NOTKS The contest between the Girl Re serves closes on Monday night. v 1; with a program at Sidney Park C M. E. Church Participants will b representative group frojn the sev oral clubs Judging from the man affairs given by the girls in the pas week, 'the contest promises to b ImtJfle- to- t+re ftnt*hr'A-: ^ Many visits were exchanged be tween the groups from the differer fit** i t' I \ V','JUNK lltli. 1932 ly Speaks to the Young People the fact thai iu.Jess than sixty days, . P. L'. Conve.iLi.uii i>t' ^Vtmtmrr with the san?~ of .Memorial Hantisi ton, S. C? <?: which our, much honored rhitc, is pastor. The paster, 6ft':ccr; I'll JVs the. .it'i/.ciis* of Chariosto i- k?.ii ir coir.injf an aiv in \v liiak'n^ ample From ujl indications there will he an 1.attend the convention" "hi Charlostor ?aH?strperinti ndcni s . and?|u csidi ill >?rij Y. P. U>. ,t.o e-hct delegates at nice >h and sen the nailiit iTPd ?d h iss <>t ittee in care of jihe pa-tor, Kev. .1. W ton, S. C, My s ;ndin^ in the namewho expect to attend-the conventinnlect and assign you a home that they n a la-t minute rush. AH roads will messengers from aJl the 'leading Suui; Slate will he lauded that w i.v wilt; ;iul goal. siolinry Convent ?>n of South Caroling a sane. shrewd; a.'u^ intellect ua. > most tiuiet. harmonious and p mcl'ul iron felt 'that this was no tinfe |Yu at it was more profitable to pray ami Ions blpssinrs i?j u in the midst oi ho spirit pi brotherly kindness actual,vas a perfect joy to clasp- glad hands .?.gcli?.'i:>)- worker of the?convention: i.er to n.e '.haii ever h.-lorc*. Tlu* r 7tevrA."T;~\Vrfuh'i and. his good p o llnd hirs-i1 !?_?u itii?a?a inuli i i vn ? u ctis linanciaiiy. 1 and Mis.11na: v_-Lu11y.o.u-Uo11w+d -nobi vino lj'1 lib. 11' TTlie president "i thi-. Hit a bp. ii Under. She kind?eon5 Iter .ruling. She is indeed a lovely as done and i< now doing'a wonderful oul \s. wrapp -i up in the. success of * . i i '/v.ii iii uivie t? miuu iii^ i IK value, you will, take pleasure in teach listian brotherhood, perfect peace uih. tse of our work, because we are train>rro\v. { e con tractive program this war. \V> program this year'. Toe teacher ail StaTk^T president oT Benedict (T>TTeg7_ ?r of tills subject eac'n day except Sttp. one will be. will Worth' yulir trip H * i iw thousand dollars is our goal. We ai.-e H if all of Us j?u.'l together and duns?r?stlllVlvhg i mm lack c? I'uianM orris- College, _the nto.c we do foi. -rm?oH^-ioji > the? tm+rr un. ^ uuu.e. I bad I'lunne to send out this general ing' to -earn the plans of the boostet i-tht? but?J?have?- os ycX. iels. tlu- brilliant and forceful pa-loi e Convention in Benneltsville, that he a., wniiliTr'get together and plan thcii '}\Oep us. and so jn'ovide for us that rtait Tfand- "once- more in the" great city ncnL of the .MtCster's. cause.. ( HAS. K. GA-NDY, Mrs; B. J. Davis Passed i Awav, i tioual Negro I're^s Association Sucuntlis From Apoplexy l" i Thursday Night, 1 . f- 1 Atlanta, Georgia. Fri. - Juno 3rd-... Mrs.. B. J. Davis nassed awav in this . ,city Utst night. The end eanie as resuit tiV- a stroke ol' apoplexy. Funeral ' services will he held at eleven o'clock Saturday. ,1 upe 4th,'from the Friendly ilvip_Baptist C hurch on West MitehpH d Street. Dr. FT K. Carter, a fifty year K pas tor r~-Jurt^l^Tfe live r the funeral orat tion. Thi- news, of her death was re|i reived hy thousands of admirers whc had known her for years, where she 0 Her husband. Honorable B. J. Davis. Kdiur of ?it\he Atlanta Independent I1 and leader in civi and political a tFjiirs in the . state of Georgia for the - past twenty-five years, ,\vas ove.reoryp . by this sudden death. His friends from throughout the nation began at once to send him messages of conL dolence and words of sympathy. It - is expected that a number will be }. here from neighboring states to atr tend the. funeral' services. Mrs. Davis is survived by one son, Mr,-B. T. pavis, dr., one daughter. Miss Jo'nnie KaHu'rine-* Davis and other relatives. 1 | communities and inspite of the fact I that they are working real hard to i accomplish much, in a short space oi n ^ time, interesting games were player! I during recreational period. Among i_ the atfairs given recenty .were A - peanut hunt hy Booker Washington .v Height's Girl Reserves. A Hew R illy by the Kver-Roa !> p Gill Reserves. A Whi-1 Tournament In t he TTirl Reserve ChoraT TTill) " All monies will go to Y W. C. A i work < / *?- iit> if XT IVl'.y I Resolutions XJommend- j !. in^Bishop Williams + hOTtrF HI SHOP AND MK.MJIV , S OF I HK HOARD OF TRl'sTEKS ' | OF A 1.1.FN t Ol.I.KtiF, ) J , _ ' ili^s: ? ~ V'HIr CoimuLlltt-OXX Rcao'lutiotto Peg f ",i<. submit the loilowing: . t Whereas the Quadrennial Gener%, al Confefenee of the African MethoIist -Church, thru its appointing pow- ' ,vi', saw tit to send to South Caro- *" liiici the- Kt. Rev. N'"ah W Williams ^ as Bishop of the Seventh Episcopal j.strict. -and e Whereas, in hitn-wtr have a match- * less leader as has I?w>n ?l .i.. -? -r -v v.. miivouj Miuw n in his &ane-4u4gemtrnt~, ripe scholar-"""? 'ship, rich experience and Christ-like " spirit, and W heron-?wi have?every?i eas'u11?trr ~ .eel that the atTars ol' the college and s hurches in this state shall be carried on to success; ^ Be It Resolved: That, we the members. ol' tliis board of -trustees, mirr- ^ sters of the several charge's in the n tali and laymen in the rank an lili* I of our great A. M. K. Church do 1 hereby pie ge our loyal support to i the bit-hop and his administrationin v - -every way, and also our fidelity ex .pressed and implied tii-tlre extent that * ?ve diall <fc all we are able to do ^ - with lilt1 ils.-i.Jiance of Almighty God to foster the cause of our Allen and - -rurrher' lMiifd tip the 'vorh of l lie ftl j rican Methodist Church in this state " "Under" such potential leadership. Resolved Further: That, we at ^ trusties and ministers, express our ^ appreciation to the Rr. Rev. David s fienry Sims, former president ol Al- t --Urn-College for his cuiisti uctive pt'o- M gram - of education, fruitful admin- h i-t rat ion as president of the college, t -tate and community leader, and civ.- J tion was founded by the Order, ha? there been so much interest in an event as that of the seventh annual Regional Oratorical Contest which is to be held in the auditorium of the h Fla. A. & M. College &t Tallahassee, Fla. Tuesday evening June 2lst. .1 Information has come to the. Pal{met'to Leader frorh headquarters in -j | Atlanta, that large numbers of re- f nervations for rooms 'In ftyi domitories j 1 are being made by ' persons -Team t ^is'orth and South Carolina, Georgia, j iand Florida, and the outlook ;is bright t I for the largest number of visiting f , RTLLS ever to attend a Regional L 1 Contest, despite 'the depression, will ! f be on hand for the annual classic. We are also informed that the j Pride of Leon Dodge at Tallahassee j is andv open house pafiGDr ?hr preparing to entertain all \tsittng : f Bills with one of the finest smokers c and open house ""parties ever to -be ^ staged in the South, Monday night j June 20th. during the contest.. ( Your corespondent visi.tt d the ^ home of RegloTvaT Director' Pharrow >a a few days ago where he is convajessing from a recent severe illness and j found him dictating letters to his j Directors to keep in ttnin for the gre- j( j has ever held! He brightened up j, enough! to say: "The comihg con-|j. test will be our seventh annual edu- j . cational classic. We have some no- i t:Uk> contests in the past which gave g? neral satisfaction. But I look for 11 the coming event June 21st, to be t Hit nio-f nilenu .able "in the annals ot (\ ? tr trurth district, not on!.- from an educational viewpoint, but from the) numbers to be present and their in- , ( teligence."?-- - < I The Regional Director also inform- 1 ed your corespondent that it was his 1 I intention to visit the South Carolina < State Convention and assist Prof. S. L. Finley, State Educational Director < to stage the best contest ever to be \ held in the? state and then go immediately to Tallahassee to make ar- I rangemcnts for the final contest of J' the ypar for the fourth district. The Director further said:"There I . - are no better trained orators in the ^ world than the youngsters from the I ~ 4 - Hi ^ ^ > - . . Kr FIVK C'KNTS PKK COPY. ~~ uutvvor oi the "Pinekney runeral Home," whose' sympathetic nterest and kindness shown was not -J vholly inspired to prepftinn" " Pcause of hmancial gain or profes-. ional-courtesy, for''to"3ate there hat Pen none in evidence. ?? --TIU- 'linedse exhibited throughout he funeral arrangements. frorn__lhfc- ?u^ifieatdmrTJT^death in' Jacksonville; "la., to- interment in the Palmetto' emptery, everything was conduccted nder the personal supervision of Mr. r. H. Pinekney, whom without the isual lirr4 of red tape, so prevalent'in ueh cases, even, in view of the fact, hat there wasn't any?insurance?ttr- 7 ~ teTray expenses incurred. yet w# laven't seen a better funeral job in he City, for'the amount invested. tnd to h,n,yr carried on wittTbirr"mone> r contract in?advance;?rs?evidence uite convincing to the most fasti-, ious, that the T. H. Pinekney is /orthily numbered among Ihe race float Sympathetic fritnds here and Isewhere, and is", indeed, a Chrisian gentleman. He is a sucessful msiness man, who freely indulges a ich riiixtur# of Christian prnrfirr lid hMvine'e^rrtncs^yTrnraliberal ap Ik'ation of ^""vintnrian tmpul>eT elduitl seen evident in the C'ndertakng profession. He truly sets - - * n history at Columbia University at he last commencement, June 1. Pro'essor Gordon spent a year studying it Columbia as the result of a grant rom the General Education IBoard. 6 It is also if interest to know thai1 " 'rofessor. Gordon used as h ft?'Thesis opic: "The Struggle of thd Slaves n South Carolina, for Freedom " This _?_ liscussion was on enlargement on >ne of the chapters in Professor Gor-?~? ? Ion's book, "SKETCHES OF NEGfc? JFE AND HISTORY IN SOUTH "AROLINA" which was xyxitten at he?S. C-.?State College when the lUthor was professor of histuctf thtye ? ? luring the administration of the lata )r. R. S. Wilkinson. Professor Gordon expects to return * o Columbia in the near future -for mother year's study which will coni>lete requirements for the Ph. D. in listory there. .' . . ?outh, and it is the purpose of. our1 listrict to carry a speaker to the National Contest at Lps Angeles, Cal. he _fpuvth- Monday ijn August who vill bring back the first prize." . Grand Exalted Ruler, J. Finley Wilson. Grand Secretary, J. E. 'KeTIey, , ? ^ommossioner of Education, Judge W.* !?. Hucston; Dr. H. Council Trenholm Kducet'onai Director for Alabama; Hon. R. J. Smith; Regional Director >f the fifth district of Clarksdale, Miss., and other notable Elk lead?rs are expected to grace the contest vith their presence. As a parting word, the Regional Director made it plain, that it was ON TO TALLAHASSEE, FLA., lune 20-21st," whete, after the contest a great Oratorical dance willl be given for the speakers and their [riends. 7- . j