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K hn? ' I J IJalthrtta Eeahrr PUBLISHED WEEKLY 1110 Assambly St, Columbia, S. C. Entarad at tha Poat Office at Cov. lumbia, S. C\ as saoond claaa ?' matter by an Act of Congress. SUBSCRIPTIONS Om Yaar fS.00 Six Mouths L26 Thraa Months .76 Singly Copy . .06 FOREIGN ADVERTISING AGENCY W. B. Z1FF CO., Dearborn St, Chicago, 11L Official Advertisemanta at tha rata allowed by i?w. The Lead"r will publish brief ana rati onal letters on subjects si general interest when thejr are accompanied by tire names ana address of the authors and are not of a dematory nature. Anonymous communication will not be a toced. injected manuscripts will net be returned. REMITTANCES Checks, Liraxts and tostal or Expreas Money Orders should be made payable to the order of The Palmetto Leader. GEO. H. HAMPTON _ Publisher N. J. FREDERICK Editor E. PHILIP ELLIS _ Field Ag?nt Communication intended for "the current issue must be very brief and should reach the editorial desk not later then Tu?sday of each week. City news, locals, personals and social news by - 1 a .Lr wwmesuay &iguw Buarneas and Editorial Phon* 4628 Saturday. September 11, 1937. CONGRESSMAN MITCHELL TO TOUR THE SOUTH. Congressman A. W. Mitchell is planning to tour the South principally to make observations of conditions as t&ey affect the colored people. His present si calls for visits to the States of ^Virginia, North Carolina. SoQth Carolina, Georgid, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and 0klahoma. The cities in South Carolina he plans to visit are Columbia Charleston and Beaufort. The Congressman no doubt/Will see a plenty and learn muchu He will see everywhere Southern Negroes making slow, but steady progress in everything but civic and political rights. As to those, he will learn, if he does not already know it. that so far as these are concerned the Negroes are as far from those as he was the day after full physical freedom became a fact. ) . V Jr The Congressman will no doubt be welcomed everywhere by the colored citizens. Some will look on him as somewhat of a curiosity, even though he is a colored man. They just will not be able to understand just how he a colored man, can be a Democratic Congressman. Like so many people, white as well as black, they will not realize that times have changr ed and old things, ideas and concepts have passed away, save only in the case of the ignorant and mean. * In his visits, we hope that the Congressman will take time enough to visit some of the rural schools for his- pjeeple. We are sure when he does that and sees just what is provided for them as school houses, he will be ready to give hio earncst^attentlon to the Harrison-Black-Fletchdr Educar_ tional bill now pending in Con" gress to the end that an equitable share, of the money to aid public schools will be really provided~fdrr antLspent for Negroes!, If the visit of the Congressman resdlts in nothing but that, his visit will really be a God send. ^ DICTATOR LEWIS, NOT THE PRESIDENT. Because President Roosevelt wanted to get control of the U S. Supreme Court through a law he wanted Congress to pass, he has been accused in some quarters of desiring to become the Dictator of this country. It seems now however that not he hut John L. Lewis" is the fellow who really has such a thought, and he is not at all modest in disclosing his secret ambition. He in a speech a few days ago gave the President to understand that he has not played ball as he desired. He reminded the President that he contributed a half million dollars to aid in his election, but that having been elected, he has not helped nim as he should in his labor disputes? forgetting that' government officials should not take sides, and especially the President. Even as it Is, President Roosevelt has been accused of being too sympathetic with the ideas and practices of 'Mr. I>ewis and his followers. The administration however has na one to blame for the superciliousness of Mr. Lewis but itself, and it is rather a strange commentary on democratic government that such has come to pass. Why, in the first place, did it allow Mr. Lewis to contribute and it received half million dollars from his union 7 No i corporation could have made such i ? contribution. And certainly no --- -one could be so simple as to believe Mr. Lewis was giving that money with no expectation of being rewarded in the form he desired. He feels that he has been cheated by the President and tells him so. He threatens reprisals and no one can doubt that a man of his disposition "will not at least Uy. .to carry out his threat. Roosevelt and Lewis" seem to be'F gooiT team. I Kampbellgrams <Stepnen C. Campboll" \ II t? I promised the admirers of Kampoellgrams that 1 would not iet tnem nnss a single issue 01 the "Leader". 1 am now enrouK iO California and by time you read these. I shall be there in the National convention. I am now at tin dlue Ridge'station, waiting for th. train. In our party are Mrs. 1 . J. Campbell.^corresponding .stcre/? *1. . w iaj ' r .% ?.. lary 01 me ?. ai. 01 amucimh county and my personal advisor; ivliss Christene Thomas who is going to represent St. Paul Senior iviissionary society and who is a very fine teacher; Deacon T. B. Williams, who won the trip by making the best financial report for the year, and is the delegate I from St. Paul; Rev. H. <R. Asbury secretary of the Rocky River asso-| ciation, who will represent Wilson| Calvary and Mt. Spring churches; Dynamo Campbell, the writer who will represent the Rocky River association, and cooperate with thejther delegates from the s^ate.All are happy and jolly. I have been asked to write on The Technique of Getting a Crowd to?Ghureh,?The nsker says "You are the Dean of Methods and you ought to know. I heard you say, if it can be done, you will <lo it". Well, if you had seen our crowd last Sunday and Sunday night, you would have thought that it was1 a circus in town. There is not any set rules by which to get a crowd. Broadus says in writing about preaching, make the truth pleasing, make it plain and make it move. And some one said, to make people feel what you say. ffeel it yourself. One old ilpflenn?ill Pnvcnn v?iif ft... '..if.. ment on. jGit cited yur sef ami cite us. Have you tried the Special Sermon method? Have you tried the catchy theme? Last Sunday they had a black cat service at St. Paul Another time, they had an automobile service. . Another time they had the Round-Up Sunday when they went out and rounded up all the members. One Sunday they had the special group service. I am of the conviction that the best way to get a crowd, is to do what John the Baptist did: Make your program inclusive anil exclusive and conclusive. Sermons, service^ programs, plans and whatnots, must meet NEEDS. Our biggest task is to know the needs of.those we want and use the Jesus way.. "The common people heard him gladly" because He used the psychological approach and adapted His means and methods to the thought level of His'hearers. Any organization that will take up time with poor folk, bad folk, sick folk, and little folk, will always have people present. Have you tnied the theatrical approach? The theater always let you know what is coming. The circus has an. advertizing crew that goes ahead and bills the towns where it is coming. Jesus used this method. He sent disciples ahead to let the folk know that He was coming. That was what John dWSomebody asked me'to tell how to marry a big man. My answer is, take a little man ar.d njuikc a l>ig man out of him.- -Do what the frog raisers do. ~They tdk?~~pigs that have "Big Hog" capacity and feed hint big hog food and wait on time. A man once asked his wife what did she see on him that made her marry himr^^Rer? she did not see anything on him but she did see capacity, ability and possibility in him. Go thou and do likewise. This is my advice to all who want a big church, a big school, a big job, a big man, grow up but do not swell up and you will stay up. Come to the State S. S. and 11. T. U. convention Wedhesclay brfoic the third Sunday in July and you will see some big folk at Morris College, Sumter. S. C. * I + 0 + Q4 0 0 ' f*' tf |MOUNTAIN CITY | PCHftRS i | By "CAP JIM" | fr<^t,>*XwI-W"X,,!MX"X' The weather man is showing the boys that he is IT. We read where he was throwing asnow storm a few days ago. He seems bent and bound on setting things on fire today. Why the way Old Sol is acting causes one to stop and sorter vTonder about the saying o f some that there, is no such place as . Well maybe not, but there is plenty heat stored up some place. Believe it or not. We wonder why people seeming ly try to keep the running of a city revival under cover?why not long since one of the best Gospel preachers in the State came t o town, conducted a week's meeting and such a few even know that the meeting was on. We fling this out again. It pays to advertise. The rood as well as the bad. i ' ^ T Well, the farmers and their wives went on to pull some big coniert-nce lust Wednesday down ut Mew Alt. Zion. Those tnat were assigned space on the program, uiieu it well. Each speaker hanuied his subject in a way tnat much informauon was hunued out. lhc laige church builumg was ailed, iney were there irom un pHTTS-'ot?coaittw*^~Xhe_la.vuies as usuak handled the utterAvon program ana they really piay eo their parts well, the music was eal goou. 1 hey have a Jumoi choir at tnat piace?that is a crec it to any cnurch. Young Air. Aianus hanuieu the organ. The trios oy the Aiathis sisters were won.ii .wmle. \ou seldom see lour out oi the same laniny, all who can sing aiul piay. Mow don t* thins ihe other young people laileu.?indeed the w.ndle push sang. Then iast but not least, that reinvention tabie at dinner time?well it taraitis' wives cant spread a real unmet* then the '"jig ' is sure up. we are happy to note that as a whole this convention was the usst yet. Greenville and Laurens pulling togetner make sonie team. A ou know about those W. 13. S. Thanksgivings we talked ' about some time. Well we found ourIsefAUis down ?U? Reedy Eork SunIdhy. Lodge No. 5U held her ser vict.sk gouges .no. 01 and 171 wel'e hoiioi* grn^ts. The program Was well carried out. Thy offering was near $15.01). The 'dinner?well we will cut it .short and say: They served'dinner. As it was a W. B. S. service?"Nough" said about dinner. Quite a few of the wide-awake preachers are off tonight for Birmingham?to attend the National Baptist Convention. May the1 meet in- be a gnat one. "Sorter" have a notion to go along with them. The Rural schools are closing in order that the children may help harvest the crops. The cotton fields are white already?so it fits in pretty well for a shut dolvn for awhile. J We "heiird some young Negroes I indulging in-some strange talk not long since.- They had become so odd?until they were planning to pool their cash and opea a business. Good! I hoard a distinguished Divine say not lopg since that experience was lacking- with Negroes in business. How true! But in the name of a dozen black walnuts. tell me where a Negro can pick up some experience?with -nch few Negroes in any_kind of business. So if we mustl have-ot got experience', then "green horns" will have to start and ripen "as they go?or grow. May others gel to thinking along .th<? SJimn lirwi I Today is "I.abor Day." Well the colored man has hut meaner reasons to celebrate. lie is barely get tins the crumbs. Believe it or not Yes, colored Democrats. ST. STEPHEN A. M. K. CHURCH Rev. 1). X, Wilson, Pastor put past.ni is back with us after having two weeks' viet-tion in New York. He preached as never before. The attendance ?vas very good at morning worship. At this I service Mr. Manigault of CVlumj bia of Sydney Paik connected him [self with the churcn. Mr Man: 1 gault is an undertaker and embalmer. We feel assured he will do well in our town. At l'our o'clock the funeral of Miss E. Alston, of Philadelphia I was conducted at the \V ild's funeral parlor by our pastor. Quite ' a number of the members and friends were out -to show th':ii I -last respect ENJOYS VACATION - On last Tuesday night a week ago we left for New York for a ' two weeks' vacation that was criv en to us by the.good ofD'cers and members of our church, St. St?' pheir. We got in Philadelphia on < Wednesday evening. We stayed over with some of our good friends ! and the next morning we went Tovci' to the A.--Mt-K. Boole eoneorn the oldest publishing house of the Negro* race. There we found Dr. ] G. E. Curry, the great manager I lie tool; my wife, children and Miss Essie Prossly of Philadelphia and myself through the whole building and showed us the great work they are doing. Dr. Curry has worked a miracl1'. He-has j saved the reputation of our great church. We don't feel that nlo better man oculd have gone there and done what he has done at such a psychological period. He has redeemed the property and has renovated the whole ..thing. He has also put in new machines to do the work. Dr. Curry is the right man, in the right place at ? i r* b 1 4i nc n T a1 V>/>4 b A whole A. M. E. church should pull off their huts to him arid give him their full cooperation. w e niso went over to Mother Bethel church, wherg Dr. Joner is pastor. There v/e found the ! sexton by his post of duty. He tock us all over the groat historical spot of the A. M. E. church [Took us through the. whole church I there we raw the tomb of Richard Allen; we raw the pulpit he ! pleached from and all of his church records. We also saw sc/rhe of the dresses the people wore to Bethel church in his day. The garmentu are still good. HE PALMETTO LEADER Thoso things were. quite a historical treat to us.* ' We left for New -Ybrk that afternoon. We got there that nrte. There we pilt up with our sisters, nephews and cousins. They gave us a royal entertainment during our whole stay. -On^-that iSunday?wo?went ta Emmanuel A. Si. E. church, : where we were invited by the : grett p&StOr, Dr. D. Ward Nichols i to preach-at 11 o'clock. There we found the church crowded Jtp j its Utmost. S^vices were held , in the basement at-the same time, i Dr. Nichols is'one of the most progressive ministers, of our church. He is highly educated , and dignified, but yet he is very sociable and brotherly. He is i quite an asset to the great A. M. ' E. church in New York. He has made what he has. He started , off with about sixteen members. And today he has nearly a thousand. Acceding to his church bulletin he raises ever, two hundred dollars in- collection every Sunday. He marries from three to four couples every- week. It seems like he fs marrying all of the South-Caroliniansf who go up there single. Dr. Nichols is a great preacher and pastor. He has been 'there over ten years and today the people are shouting over him just like it is his first year. He put a pipe organ in the church that J cost $G.500. - That shows us that I there is nothing greater than a 'great back ground in the church. When we think of. the wonderful work of his -father Dr. L. R. Nichols in South Carolina, we can see that there is not anything for hint in the world in our great church but success. At the conclusion of the services that morning five persons joined the church, i Four from South Carolina and one ' from another state. We pray that | such a wonderful character as Dr. Nichols the great son of South 'Carolina will continue to succeed . D. N. WILSON, i. Pastor of St. Stephen A. M. E. >| church, Georgetown, S. C. j ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH ij Rev. Hale B. Thompson.. Pastor Ashoville, N C.T-The past Sabr bath was an idet^ day and weather i e-- wi~ . twiiuikiuil.') WV?V IJ?V?C IttVUIttUlf 1UI ; worship. Through the many appeals which were made throughout the city to worship, an exceptionally large attendance was made upon Suiutey school. To this inspiring gathering at the close of the lesson our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Monroe H. Davis, delivered a most impressive address. In [response to our Bishop's visit tc .our church school and the adj dress winch came from him warm expressions of appreciation came. | At the hour of morning service an overflowing congregation [was present for worship. Our sen . [or choir was its be^ in the singj ing of the processional and at I the close of the prayer of consecration the atmosphere was trulj set for service. "Isaiah's Vision' ^^x~x~x~x~x**x~x~x~x**x~x | I Benedict I Begins N< | Wednesday, S I ^ ; $= Rc gistration Bt I Ita 1 ? V Write for Information i *f. J. J. STARF I | *? V | WANTED,: 4 FHESHMAj MECHANICALIJY INC1 | PRINTING 8 We will take 4 Fresman stu 8 Benedict, who intend to take 8 Columbia on the following bai 8 1st Year Free Instruction g 2nd Year Free Instruction witl K tion. g 3rd Yfar Free Instruction witl g ti*n and board. g 4th Year Free Instruction, tu g salesmanship?theory anxl g Siiidents, who have made gt 8 and Public Speakinjj are prefe g progress after the first 3 mon 8 September 25, 1987, to | THE PALME g 1310 Assembly St., / A (constituted the* 4 ?f Bishop Davis' sermon taken from Isaiah 6:1. Fire burned upon the altar of the believers' hearts as this matchless message came from God's servant. Visitors came ir large numbers from "within anc without the city to worship anc were made cofortable. Beautifu flowers furnished by our board o! . stewardesses contributed much t< the joy and comfort of worship The Lord's Supper was consecrat ed by our Bishop and was admin istered to "a" large congregation. The evening's service was at tended again by an overwhelmini audience. Our Bishop again deliv ered a great message whose sub ject was "Temptation" taken fror St. Matthew 4:1. The Holy Spiri descended with great power a our Father in God delivered th message and great jqy came to th ' true believers. Communion wa again administered to a larg nrnu'/l Tnvtnltf owrl v* ? ~ ?? v? v?iv?. Aimvij anu it marks were made by*our Bsihoi before the close of the - evening service thanking the congregatioi for the e^xdellent support whicl they had given for the past threi years under the present pastor an< asked for "their continued support Our pastor and congregation re ceived the Bishop very warmly and made his stay very pleasant beyond the shadow of a doubt. '' Early on Monday, morning oui pastor and Mrs. Thompson accompanied our Bishop or drove oui Bishop down to his farm at Marion, S. C.. stopping over in Charjlotte for breakfast at the horm 'of Mrs. I. M. Martin, the aunt ol Mrs. Thompson. Bishop Davis tool them over his entire farm whicl is modern in every way. Our pas ,tor and Mrs. Thompson were en ' tertained highly by our Bishop ant after a wonderful dinner, they re turned to Asheville. All forces art working h?rd for the ^uccessfu ending of our conference year. ' ?m BETHLEHEM BAPT. CHURCH Rev. M. M. Peace, Pastor S. S.-opened, had a-beautiful les son which was reviewed by the pastor. The morning services were at tended by many visitors from New York, Ohio. Penn.. Md., and tht city. The theme was "What Is Your Kame?" The R. Y P.. II started at the usual hour and ev ening worship, operted at 8:15. W< message theme "Shall. We Be Un friendly Toward Jesus?" Both sermons were delivered tn | Rev. Peace.. Our convention driv< ' i ended and the pastor left to de liver the opening convention mes sage in Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robinson ' her brother Mr. Theodore Smitl ' and Mrs. Moorehead^ all of Nev ; York are leaving Saturday, Sep tember 11, having enjoyed a pleas, ant stay at home. . ' Miss Dorothy Patterson has re turned from her vacation in Win1 ston-Salem. She was accompaniet by little Miss Doris and Earstiiu 1 Glenn. I Regular services Sunday, Sep tember 12th. "Visit Bethlehen i the Strangers Home". SUBSCRIBE FOR J THE LEADEK .1 3 College I ?xt Session i ' . leptember 15 th | egins Sept. 1 3th | ?I [S, President i i olumbia, South Carolina. y -I n. students who are i .ined to learn the ; TRADE 1 ft dents. 2 from Allen and 2 from g their 4 years' of college work in g les: g i enough money ^to pay your tui- g i enough money to pay your tui- ? ition and board and a course in g practice. :g ood marks in English, Arithmetic 8 rred. Students who do not show 8 ths will be dropped. Apply after 8 1TTO LEADER J Columbia, S. C. J 1-*~" a"*- ? * ' "V Saturday, September 11, 1937. | STATE A. & M. COLLEGE f I X *?* i | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 'f? ?FALL SESSION t A Beginning September 15* 1937 i & ? !{ =?= | 1* x ii i Courses leading to Bachelor's Degree in Agricul^ | A s If ture, Mechanic Arts, Home Economics, Teacher Train- ? e If ing, Business Administration and Arts and Sciences. $ * If Competent Faculty, Excellent Facilities, Reasonable $ e Expenses. ' V - V X v r X P If For Further Information, Write *! f x x J THE PRESIDENT, j * *< 1 1*1 State College, Or..ngeburg, S. C. ijl X ? X :|* ' w. X* 'X* ^XX* XXXXXXXXXXXXXX***' ^^X^XXXXXXXX^XJXXXXXXXXX* * ,|? y IXX#,?**X*% 'XXXXXX*4**^*^ ;| Allen University ;| ; ; COLUMBIA, S. C. I i I SIXTY-SEVENTH FALL SESSION | j I' BEGINS / < | , I Wednesday, September 15, 1937 | SCHOOL OF RELIGION : ' ' < / . \ ' y i | COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ; I DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER TRAINING | ' ^ For Further Information Write $ * ? S t EUGENE H. McGILL FLOSSIE McCLAIN S ?President "Registrar $ ij Morris College 1 * .| : Sumter, "S. C. f 1 jg "A Monument of Negro Achievement, The Pride jg of Negro Baptists" 0 II ' 1( tor?- >] | I J1 HIGH SCHOOL * I I * i SCHOOL OF EDUCATION I ' || LIBERAL ARTS 0 Cll , ' i . THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL ? *!? Rates Reasonable. Catalogue Sent Upon Requt^jt g n? xt?x ci ? ?-* ~ .jg ncxi session negins September 15,1937 | 'i !!| For Further Information Write - 8 ?! * THE PRESIDENT- 1 a M . IVOORHEES N. & I. SCHOOL | ;f ~ ~ ~* ' ' -m w | rft- High School and Junior College ? : J: , r '& ^ A ' Denmark, South Carolina ! .A X Fall Term Begins September 2X, 1937 I 1 r X : x 'v :|: '\jr Courses leading to two years Junior college ? Teacher Training, First Grade Certificate. { ; I X Business Course ; v? X |!|* Two year Agricultural Course X :jX 1G Units of High School given N X ? *!* Together with Trades. *1 Si - ? : X - i V : A X U . ' X For further information, address y i A X X J. E. BLANTON, Principal ;? , X X LEEVY'S FUNERAL HOME | ^ ra Undertaking And Embalming ? _ Jflj* ^HB&jjB ?SLOGAN? Sr *>\ LOWER PRICES j AMBULANCE SERVICE j\ +. "An Near Aa Your Nearest Pho^B ft. Undertaker for State Ho?q?j^j g I|?NE9MHPWP Phone 9276 I. S. Leery,S 1831 TAYLOR ST. COLUM/. ??{*fi