The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, April 06, 1940, Image 1
VOL. XV?NO. 14
Benedict Professor
Honored
PROF. S. LOUIS FINLEY JR.
I'iofissv.ii S. Louis Finley, Jr.,
J cad <if the Music Department of
Benedict Collect', is called to Chai
lutte. N\ C., Friday, April 6, to
i. dee the State Regional' Music
Contests. Last year Pi ufe.ssui
.Finlev was <-> *1
. ^ V....VXI *.w nvi vc Ml tat'
?^ same capacity both for tho Regional
and Final contests. The
Regional was held at Kinds' Moun
tain, and, the Finals at Durham
at North Carolina State College.
nis contest takes in all of the
leading schools in the Stat. o f
.\o tn Carolina and is imbed an
educational occasion. From here
l lo essor Finley will leav for
Ttskegee Institute to witness the
''fcii.ni11 teleUration."
CAK1.1SLK NEWS
Sunday was a beautiful day.
T Services were good at St. 1, ike A.J
M. E. Zion church. Rev. jlillian
brocght to his hearers a message
from St. Luke 24:29: Tarry ye in
tr.e City of Jerusalem until ye b"
endowed with power from on
high. The congregation seem-u
to have enjoyed the message. Rev.
Sanders the pastor preached" at
James Chapel baptist church foi
toe Daugnters cf Aid society. All
seemed to have been very pleased
with the message. j?'?
Dr. R. (T T>n?Tiu "
_ . VIder
preached at. Williams Chapel
A. M. E. Zion church L unday
night to a very large congregation.
The message was great. Al
ter which Miss Sallie Hiil mng a
very beautiful song. Everyone en
joyed the service to the highest
We were very pleased to have
some of the members from Old
Zion to worship with us Sunday
* night; ? ?I?__
? W e are proud to sav wo have
two quartC-ts at St. Luke ahtT
I ticker: the St. Luke quartet anil
Tne two quartets sang for us Sun
uay at St. Luke which was good.
The Hamilton school and the
hii/.ai otn scnool had very interesting
baseball game Tuesday. The
n vvei i. i .a m fnvor of Klizabetn
school. T'riday was high
seltool day at Oak Grove schuul.
mere were three other schools
represented: Santuc, Red Town.
unu iifivis. ii was reaiiy a grunu
day. Several basketball games
were played.
CoFa. Negro Business
League Celebrates?
Anniversary Sunuay
Sunday afternoon, /. pril 7, at
LoO o'clock the Columbia branch
of the National Negro B.siness
League will celebrate with appropriate
ceremonies the fWtyfirst
anniversary of the fo mding
of the league. These exercises will
be held in the Benedict College
Auditorium. The National Negro
business League wus founded in
lbtla by the late Booker T. Washington,
and has functioned continously
since that time.
In commemoration of outstanding
Americans in various phases
of endeavor, the Post Office Department
has issued a?number. <?t
svuinps. uooKer r. wushington
was one of the individuals honor*
ed by the post office department
tor ms acheivements in the field
of education, and his effigy will
" be piaced.on a tencent stamp. Tus
ke^ee Ipstitute has invited a
large number of prominent citizens
to !its campus to participate
in the exercises relative to the introduction
of the Booker Washington
Stamp next .Sunday. The
Columbia Branch of the National
Negro Business League will give
due attention to the introduction
. " of the Booker Washington Stamp
along with the exercised contin
gent upon its anniversary services.
Several weeks ago the Columbia
Branch offered first and soc
? ond prizes for the best insignia
for usc""5y~ttnr lucal branch. Sev-^
eral hundered school children and
others entered this contest. The
entries will be judged this week,
and the winner given awards
J-^?nday afternoon,
A feature of the Sunday afternoon
exercises will be an address
by the dynamic orator, Professor
- ft NTelnot), of Bepcdict College.
The public is cordiallv invited to
attend.
J?[)e
PALMETTO MEDICA
HOLDS ANNUAL MI
Columbia, S. C., April 4.?The
11th Annual Meeting and Fourth
Annual Clinic of the Palmetto
State Medical Association will be
hold here, April 23-26, according i
to an announcement ? by J. G.
Stuart, M. 1)., chairman of the
program committee. Among specialists
already secured , for the
vi-.l, !.l .-Imii-s are: John W. Chenuult,
former Rockefeller Fellow'"
in Orthopedic Surgery; and now
director of orthopedics and head
of the Tuskegee Institute poliomyelitis
center; R. T. Smith, M
D., director of out-patient clinic
of Hubbard Hospital and assistant
in medicine, Meharry JVIedicaJ
School. Nashville; J. L. Martin
chief of X-ray depal'lllk'lllr Iluo- aid
University Medical School;
Audley F. Connor, M. 1^?aaauciate
attenuiil|* |ihysician, muliLol r
department, and chief of the renal-vasoular
diseases clinic, Provident
Hospital, Chicago, and Claudius
L. Forney, M. D., associate
surgeon, departrhent of eye, ear
aose and throat. Provident Hospital.
Chicago, and Diplomat of the
A Kli.l'i.ii ? 1
t.| \ ?|M!II1H1IU<J1
1>. K. Jenkins, ET IX S7T liT
charge <>f arrangements fpr the
dental clinics, states the services
of the following have been secur
vd for this section of the meeting:
Dr. K. B. Hendrick and Dr.
Adolphus \Valton of Howard University
Dental School; and Dr. R.
T. Sanford and Dr. J. B. Singleton
of the departhienl'of dentistry Mehavry
Medical School, Nashville.
Dr. K, \V. -Tagjjaitr -Birmingham.
Alai anui, cluurin..n of
ihe .executive board id' the Na
tional. Dental Association \. i 11 bi
a; ill fTte hla st?spLakei:!'. ... 1 ?r Taugart
will address the joint
student bodies of Allen and Ben
n the South."
An outstanding feature <>f the
? ? /? o/i ! ? I
>?MVV. 1IKVIU U1 | I lUJi IHII1 'U '' till*
evening meetings ..planned especally
fur tht1 general public... A
key speaker during these meetlip's
will be?ttn?t). Bou.dR'ld, lirector
of Negro health. Julius
Rosen wald Fund, Chicago.
The Palmetto Medical Associatiom?oldest
of its kind
among ".Negroes, tTITR its?officers:
Ur"(?r Teeicv M-. I by- president; L.
W. l.ong, M. I)., president-eleyt;
Durham Counts, Ph. CP, Secretary
and C. C. Brevard, D. I). S.. Treas
urer. Joseph A. Robinson, M.D.,
lean of the medical profession in
South Carolina, is chairman of
the executive board. Other members
of the executive board are:
if. A. Kverett, M. D., J. G. Stuart,^
M, '.p., and \V. H, Young, M. D. I
?In a?rec*mt?li t tor to the iivcnibers
of the allied medical *profesjjM.i-.
ip Sopth Carolina-, Dr. Robnson
stated: "'"TliTrty-Toilr VTH'ttiff''
10 counties do not have drug '
stores operated by Negroes; 17
utilities -do not have Negro phy- 1
sicians- 27 do not have Negro den 1
. ists; and 17 do not have Negro '
- Uunt.sLs <ji: phy s l. l a n s. TVentym?
nf dm b"> dentists seiVc Co '
lumbia, Charleston, Greenville and
.Spartanburg,' while 31 of. the 08
i/.'iysiciuns practice in Columbia,
Charleston, Greenville ami Flor- 1
ence. Many of these counties 1
have only one physician or dentist.
DrUjr stores, of which w? 1
naw few. pay well when pi operly 1
managed. These statistics offer a
"TaT cTVflTl etTtfc to our youth," Dr.- '
Robinson continued, "to make the
inevitable struggle to obtain medical
training and to seek oppor- J
tunities for service and financial '
well-being in many parts of our
state which are "virgin soil" so '
(ai' as our people are conci rned." J
IlKTHKL A. M. E. CHLKCH 1
Rev. \V. It, I.. Clarke, Pastor
Sunday school began at the us- 1
ual hour with officers, teachers ;
and pupils present. The lesson <
The Continuing Task was one of (
beauty. After the class study '
of the lesson the Presiding Elder '
Rev. H. D. Ramsey made timely 1
remarks relative to the lesson.
Sunday we had our second quar ?
teilv conference which was con- <
eluded on Monday night with the
business session. The quarterly *
conference was a success from ev- '
cry angle. Every department of
the church showed some increase
r? c i -
... v..w iiiiiiiuiiK' service i
the stewards Were confirmed. The I
presiding, elder delivered the morn I
in*? message which was very <
much in keeping with this special 1
occasion. The presiding eldor'p !
message beautifully portrayed the I
parable of the talents as found 1
in Matt. 25:15.
We were delighted to have all i
visitors present among whom was
I)r. E. A. Adams, secretary of
Education in the A. M. E. church
who assisted in the services.
ized Sunday after the morning ~
church service. This was conduct
i ed by the pastor, assisted hy Dr.
I E. A. Adams.
Instead of.the regular preachI
ing service Sunday night the Jun
ior choir rendered very beautiful
musical program to the delight of
all present. Much commendation
v'efC given the clioii for the solos
and chorus sung.
Pal
COLUMBIA
L ASSOCIATION
FETING
Notice Extraordinary
A. M. K. PRESIDING ELDERS
CALLED TO MEET
Pursuant to the call of Bishop
J. S. Flipper, D.I)., Presiding Bishop
of >South Carolina, the Presiding
Elders will please meet
Thursday. April 25110 10 11:00
a. ni., in Allen Ttuversity, Columbia,
S. C.. to report their Spring
Ann. a! Rally."
By order of
BISHOP J. S Fl.IPPER, I). I).
Presiding B"isliop,
188 Houston St.. N*. E..
Atlanta, Ga^?,?_
1 V TIIIIM^
".' 8 N. Coit Street,
Floren:?V S.C. ~
P. S. All delegates to Detroit.
Mich., will - please meet in the
Spring Rail*.* Group, so that you
may secure your Traveling Expenses
and arrange for the South
Carolina Headquarters in Detroit.
By order of
DR. J. E. THOMAS,
? Elate ('liaii oiiin
IMi. I. W. J ANKRKTTE, "
Stufci* h'l't ri*tar\'.
SC HOOL BllLDUit
REV. J. C. I'ORTKlt HAS
ENVIABLE RECORD AS
I'RINCIIMIL OF HARBISON
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REV. J. C5. PORTER. A.M., I).l>.|1
President of Harbison Institute i I
11
Harbison Institute, located in
the vicinity of Irnio, is one of the,
progressive schools of the Pros- i i
byterian?denomination--?iu.-.South ! '
L'ni'oliiia?arrrl?tinder the?splendidjJ
leadership of I)r. John 0. Porter, t
*as -iuuL,phimyinenal grow th ovei 1 <
i period of 20 years. -i ^
The program at Harbison is 1
>ne that oilers many educational I ;
jpportunivws to the young men J <
ind women who attend. The aca- t
leinic?training?is thorough?with J
stress on agriculture and manual
'WfTtc; tho short distance of
ten*- mrteSf frmn- -the -woluinbia inarfcet
and an acreage of .'1,000 n
jcivs of the most fertile land in i
:he "Dutch Fork" the opportuni- 1
lies for development in all phases I
>f agricultural science is unlim. 1
ted. Under the farm agent, Mr.'
Jones, agriculture is a powerful :
isset in Harbison's growth. Plen- t
Ly of hogs, poultry, cows weH pas- J
:ured and six, big fat mules make i
life worth while on Harbison's <
campus. |
Dr. Porter served the school as ?
troft'ssor lei ore he was elected i
president in 11)30, succeeding the \
ate I)r. ('. M. Young, with exception
of 3 months during which !
time the otlice was held bv the i
Rev; J. L. Hillwell. .1
The campus is beautifully lo- t
:ated in the forest and the land- j
s.aning has been scientifically
lone. The assembly of 1137 stu- |
lents at Harbison during the noon i
nour is inspiring. They have 1)7 i
hoarders. Hundreds of students j
ire transjKirteo for the grammai 1
school Ivy bus service?frum adja- t
ent school districts in Lexington ?
ind Richland counties. The coun- c
-i eeeperatp The "gym" is a
spacious building built largely *
.vith student labor. t
Tl. L: t - A ?
i in- uig project is agriculture, c
Fhey manufacture their own syrjp
and use grist and meal from 1
their own mill. Dr. Porter i s (
teaching Negro youth the dignity i
of labor and Negro farmers how t
to make a living by farming. 1
Speaking? t^.e language of the ,
ihoughtful educational leader "We t
have not bought a peck of corn '
in ten years. Our 337 students:
md 21 teachers want for nothing ')
We find a good market for all ol ["
our surplus products." j (
Product of Johnson Smith I
President Porter is a native of |
North Carolina. Ha grew up un-i,
(Tor The Shadow xrf Johnson - C. L
Smith University, where he receivet^
his A.B. and B.D. degrees
He later studied in the University
of Pennsylvania, and also in Columbia
University. Having lived
in South Carolina for 30 years at
Harbison he is acclaimed as our
adopted son and ranks first among
the school wizards^ Jil _ our
system of socondary education.
J
Welti
~ SOUTH CARC)UNA, SATL
Kittrell College Makes
Progress Under Presi<
Kittrell, N. C. (HNS)?Founded
in 1886 by tin- North Carolina
Conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church ami ideally
s ti nted in a section of the
"Tar Heel" state known for its
healthy environs. Kittrell College
has shown steady and permanent
growth. Heading this outstand- \
ing institution is the distinguished
l)i- K. F. 0. Dent who assumed
the presidency at a slgnifieahTj
time. With?the-able support ul ,
Bishop M. H. Davis, Chancclloi |
and Chairman" of the Board of |
Trustees, Dr. Dent has been able j
to conduct an administrative pro- (
gnyn which has enhanced greatly
the physical plant. A truly sacri-{
ric'al type of educator, President
Dent has made it possible lor
g.jo youths to a ijuirc a JfTftctical
SOUTH CAROLINA E
HOUI) STATE MEETI
Negi i Kiks throughout t h el
State gathered in Columbia- on I
Thursday for one of the best mid i
j..t. . iiu'.< tin^s ever held in the
J in isdietion, and hundreds oi,r lfrcrr '
women and Junior Klks registered
in-order topUrticipate in the
progressive program of theiCjidw
.especially the civil liberty r^jafhletie.
Scholarship Oratorical
Contest, Junior Klks, and the
promotion of good will between
thy Visitois
came from North Carolina,
iVnnessee, Alabama .and .
Lleoi gia.
i la- Oratoiical Contest to grant
tin* winner a scholarship
>vas iiostponed on account of the
inclement weather. OllU'iatF r~Tri.ajc<'
"f tb?' proeram said it
.vouhl be coiul ucted in the neai
in .ire at lli?oT:~r I'. WashirtRt'Tir licrh
S Intnl.
I he l)irector of " the Athletic
)c;p:ii t tnciil brought jato action
jaskelball teams from tin- Klks
it tiatl nev and Hooker 'I' Vfmt.l
nglon. The si'oiv was: Iloukci
FT W ashing inn rr^ (lall'ney?8: i'I
!u* Capitol Theatre was thrown
for a free moving picture
>resent ing the Grand National
'a rude held hy the Grand Lodge,
Sew York, in - l'.'.'Jf. "Let My
People--Live" was-featured. Lt.was
nesentcd under the auspfivs of
he health director of Elks, Dr. R.
A'. Munce. The performance was
supervised by Daughter Kathlene
5. Lawson, manage" of tin Greeneat'
Cafeteria.
After- the educational perfortVfc "
tnce, the Klks retired to Klks
leudqua iters., 1308 Assembly St.
ivherc a number were inducted ino
the (Mysteries of the -Order, re7"
;eiving the degree by the Na'.iohal
t-iramh Secretary,.James
Kelk-y, of Birmingham, Alabama
tssisted by otlicers and members
if Palmetto Lodge No. 1142, and
he National Grand Organizer,
Prof. Carlos C. Valle. of New
fork City.
The auxiliary received the detree
and a temple was orgjjmized
vith a gyiup of school teachers
tnd professional business women
IV the National Grand Onrani'/.T
Daughter .1. Finley Wilson, o t
Washington, I). C.
The Friday program called for
t re. riving committee ^ to meet
he Ciratul .Kxalted Ruler," Dr. J.
?'ink*y Wilson, and Ilobson It. Key
.olds. Assemldyman for the State
>1' Pennsylvania.
The mid-winer meeting was call
d to order by W. I. Peek of Anlerson,
and the State Association
vas organized.
The - parade assembled at the
lendqua iters, 1308 Assembly St
mil proceeded -to laidy Street to
'ark Street, to Washington . St.,
o Main, to Taylor, to the Township
Auditorium.
Hooker T. Washington's 50liece
band led the parade, followfd
by the marching unit of Palnetto
Lodge and the newly oreani/.ed
temple, the safety patrol,
3oy Scouts and the bicycle patrol
tnd the various lodges from the j
state and the automobile eaval- '
:ade. " -
Fpur hundred officers were in
italleTt~rn^the Auditorium nml pre
>ented to the Grand 1/odge Offi:ers.
The King and Queen of the'
Henih<?r$tVi in /irivn oi'nwnnA \wr
irantl Exalted Ruler at 11 o'clock!
ifter which the Grand March I
ook place. Music was furnished
jy the State Band Director, Hall
Kme, and his Swingmasters and!
:he 50-piece band of Booker T.I
IVushington High School.
Special arrangements were
najpc for white spectators.
DfTicers of the State Association
I. B. P. O. E. of W.
W. I. Peek, President, Anderson-^
C ?L_JL)enton, First VicePresident"
Chester; W. M. Smith,"
Second Vice-President, Charleston;
S. H. Blake, Third VicePresident,
Rock Hill; J. B. Lewie.
Secretary', Columbia; Dr. J. B.
Walker, Rocording Secretary,,
Spartanburg; Dr. L. W. Long.|
rreasurel*, Union; W. H. Young,
Inner Guard,_ Anderson; Herbert
Coleman, l?uiep.-Gi?a<rdV~Nc\VbeiTy,
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I IK
JRDAY, APRIL 6, 1?4U
5 Significant
dent Dent
education at tin- rapidly growini
Carolina institution. An agricul
tural program is now being con
ducted primarily for the purposi
of training young people to us.
I theii hands in addition to theii
, brains. A well prepared faculty
is in evidence at Kittrell -amwhile
extra-curricular activities
are encouraged, students are dis
ciplincd from a religions standpoint.
Kittrell College is today
"one of the outstanding venters?ot
higher learning in African Metli
odisni. Its remarkable progress
has been due largely to vision ami
foresight on the part of the amia
hie Bishop Davis, whose determi
nation to maintain a bigger anu
bi'iui?Klttrt'll Cnllt'L't' h:tg ttrn;
for him the esteem of all persons
in educationaFcircletL
0\5 ???NG
HERE
\V.* C. Johnson. Trustee, 'Chairman).
Columbia; Prof. S. 1.. Finley.
Trustee, Chester; S.. K. Bryan.
Trustee, Charleston; Harold
hue, Suite?Band?Director, t'ulum
bin; ltev. .1. P. Reeder, Chaplain,
Columbiu; Atty. A.C. Piatt. State
Legal Advis'i?, Spartanburg; N.
B. Brown. Chr. Atditing Committee,
Gatfney; Prof. 11. Williams.
A"diting Committee (Irei-n
wood; Kt nest tiamble,' Auditor,
Lancaster; Ben Armstrong. Chr.
Re I ief fTeptV. Miiltrosj Dr. K. W
Malice. Modi al Director. ' 111r:?
i ia.
Of'iccr* of Primrose Lodge hll
Columbia, S. C.
i t.. Andrei.a Puomgardm-. . T
paty; in. 111111 ljr+f Kvans, I'l
liu.uiAiiiL.. Loiii-" Nappcr. Vic.
Dt. kulfi'v- In. ,"ans\ Sing hold, I
Asst. Dt. Kiilt-i ; l)t.' A.I.lit-" I Ac-1
Sanders, In. Chaplain; 1)1. Edna
Butler, Financial Secretary; Dt.
.Margaret Harris, Koooriiing Seeetitiy;?Hit
Kalhie. il S. LaWsoii,
1 nast-ror Dt. (nmc ia I .e v an.
Escort; lit. Maggie Weekly t iate
Keeper; I>t. Louise biackshear,
D.uir Keeper; Dt. Mahlo Williams
Trustee, (Chairman), Dt. Allie
Mae .Johnson, Trustee; Dt. Clara
McDank-ls, Trustee; Dt. Rhodessa'
RaTttiT, "Past-Daughter RuLr,- Dr.
R. W. .Mance, Medical Director.
Dispensation for Temple will be
closed on April ."50, at which time
the Grand Organizer will be here
to initiate in the person ot' ?/t. J.
Finley Wilson and Prof. Carlos
C. Valle.
State Oflicers
State Auxiliary of State Asso
elation ? Daughters
of Elks
Aiiikena .Baumgardncr, Coluntbia,
President; f)t "Xitme"nReTT
Evans, First Vice President, Columbia;
Dt. Edna Louise Butler,
Financial Secretary, Columbia;
Dt. Bertha Rivers, Recording Sec
rotary"; Columbia; BE?Florence
Blake, Treasurer, Rock Hill; Dt.
Louise N'apper, Chaplain, Columbia.
PARKS FINEKAL HOME
Greein. o.k!^ IJig Easter Egg
Hunt
More than four hundred"'*'the
first day of April presenting a
pleasant day throughout Blue Mon
day for all the after-Easter fans
Ami yet going with the wind whs
the talk of the town, hut utter
f o'clock Motuluy afternoon, Mr
J. 1.. Parks of the above named
Funeral Home and his wife, thro
their big heartiness and patriotic
spirit brought to the entire body
a new song known us going with
the egg which is u common talk
of the city. It brought together
hundreds of childrens and thei?*
parents and both Sunday and week
day teachers and friends at the
intersection of Gilinm and New
Market Streets. A joyous ufternoon
with more than three eggs
and more than fouf hundred candy
eggswere both hidden and given
away.Children were scrambling
old folks were yelling and undertakers
smiling over the scene.
Wheu in our citv call and we
can accomodate you to first class
prompt and courteous tunearl
home service.
Royal Circle Tent, J. h
Tiftimonsville Staged
Popular Meeting, Mar
The- public meeting and program
put on by Royal Circle Tent
of Timmonaville, March 80th was
a decided success. It showed that
the Grand United Order of Tents
J. R. C. J. U., is very much alive.
While this organization does not.
pull off big parades nor shout its
worth from the hTiuse tops it
goes quietly ~tm- wtth- its wu 1 k foi
humanity and for Christian womanhood.
Royal Circle Tent is
one of the largest and most progressive
in the state. Following
their noble leader, Mrs. Rebecca
Sparks, they are steadily forging
ahead and will soon reach the top.
There were several numbers on
their program from little girls
; J
1 l'KK ilv
'important Announcen
Concerning The Expo:
| Baptist ' S7s7 BYPU
. Conv. Leaders Plan
" 20,000 Quarter Rally
Dynamo Campbell
!
' Tin- Baptist &und<iy S.chnol and
1- -11??LC I . Convention'Planning
* Board is launching a drive for
20,000 Quarters U> end with thej
t..te convention. Benedict~c6llege,
Columbiar~S\ July i i-2tT Tire
guard met at Chester in the olfice
of 'Secretary, S. L. Fiiilev, with
l)iv ('. F. Candy, president and
Dynamo Campbell,- Dean of the
' .school of Keliiiotls Education and
carefully checked the resources
and. planned for the statewide
1 dri.-tji with Stephen C. Campbell
" -rt^tkhn i al dmyt'tor anil each district
president amtl missionary as
" co-directors-. T~ ! :?1
The plans call for an enrolment
= oi bOU sCliuuls and Ulllunu, ami a-;
donation of Four Quarters from
every pastor, jSupt., president,
V teacher and officer. Hoard mem
wis win report 40 Quarter* i:
lite officers roll call.
Quotas Were assigned each convention
and district worker. 100
oii,ostium schools were listed and
will receive instructions from the
lil ector's oil ice, ? HMi
persons will be asked to enrol'as
life members bv pay ilttf 20
Qiiai lt i s.
Kvery small school which is unsi>ie
to register with doorway will
L>e asked for at least Ko.;i Quar.
s .or the I >t ivo.
XrisDounty contact tours will 1 n
-directed by board members, district
' workers and .presidents. At
hpsr meetings will be one o more
-oiiventioii oil icei s who will speak
H Willi..
1 i,? I>a|ll is(?*1011111 ( outer I'lico
I T lie Baptist ^ Oulii t'onlei'enci
\ ill ope:. \\ edliesda.W J illy- it- -Ul...
ll:Uii it.in. Ilenevlict cJffce e. All
i.ls.amhiiu c\ oung' Uaptist layman
ha;- been < hosiii t<> direct this
cttnl'crcii;e. Leading spt'tllfbrs
fruin colored and white colleges
are an program. Kvery church will
'if :i?trrTt?t-rr ili*lf|r.i lot lonely _
will register' with Ulie Q.iurter
heading minister will conduct all
de\ olions.
The Srhntti -<d?\lvthuih _
The most otTtsTandiiig siuieuls
t?l' religion will teach the courses.
Names ot tilt- (acuity will lie announced
later. . Many. new courses
have liven added and many new
.faces are in tne line up for this
year. It is the greatest array oi
religious workers es'er to be us
semblod at any place in history.
Kach course will make a contri
isthui, p. tin- Quarter Drive.
The l'ageant
l An original pageant will Tie p'resented
on Wednesday night, July
I 17 by leading talent front all secLions
of the state with music unI
-tier the direction of the i-oubh s
> greatestmusicians. Froceeus will
go toward the drive.
Baptist leaders Conference
Baptist leaders from every sec
tion will hold a planning confer
: etk'f on Thursday, July 18 ami
' mis ; promises to hi' the turning
point in Baptist history. Notices
will be sent evn v ort'aiu/at ion
letbucr.
The Ministers' Seminar
<
i
" I nn New l'rogrum of Keligious
Education" will be the course directed
in this great concourse of
I preac.'iers lrom every county in
| the state. An outstanding educa!
tor will direct the discussions.
! The institute Directors Course
1
j This is a new course and .yach
j convention is asked' to send per|
Swiis up for special instruction ir.
this course. A leading school
principal has been named to teach
this course. Field
Day
The, Annual Ftate Field Day will
be "Friday, July 19 at 4:30 in the
Antisdel statium under the directioii
of leading activity directors.
Beein now to plan lo be at llcnedict
college, July 17-20, 1940.
t g. j. i;* of
a Great
ch 30th
from tlie Juvenile department.
These children aie being trained
i in the ritual of the Tents and will
some day he leading Tent sisters.
There was also a quartette o f
youn.r nu n who really >jave music.
On the whole the program was
one of the best.
Sisters Jennette White and A
; M. Garrett, who are deputies were
present with TToyal Circle. Sistei
| Garrett is both a State and National
Deputy and Sister White is
her worthy assistant National Do-,
i puty. These two sisters are work
' inpr Viard for thq? success of the
' Tents in South Carolina. Theii
J motto is: "Every Woman a Tom
i Sister."
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K1VK CKNTS PER COPY
ients
sit ion
All exhibits for the To Years of
Neirro I'n.frre-s Kx position must
ho in (.'olumhia by April l'.M'.*,
whiyh is tile <le;ol hoe
Send tu 1 n"iiiy t-xliihit> to All'-n
University. I n nuaraiitee a sale
return. we arc plunniMU' to insure
all exhibits ,ln ami from Detroit
i h" Kxect tive Secretary informed
me lie is nreally in need ul' finalst??
continue this - work. so please
semi what you can at oiic'e to W.
'11 liou mail. DMn Assembly St.,
' Columbia, S. C\, in order that the
! work may continue witlymt fric
tion.
The Executive Hoard will meet
soon and Secrvtary Huwuian i s
anxiniis to have all finance in, so
that lie can !.e in position to make
plans with the Railroad Company
t or?tin 11 n n pot in t ion?u4-?i-u*?
hibits.
S. K.-H1GGINS.
1 i CsliU'lit
On To Detroit, Mich.
To Klect Or. T..1. Miles
A Bishop
i * I*. T% .J. .\I i 11 > is t :.e *| *?111 t<) bo
l? 11 IWshnj. tioir South t'aroiinii.
II*' has years of' experience;
* : lor the alid a'TofcoFlir
oiospel pveacljer. He has very
few e?;iials.
I ;;* a i. few admirubb '
Christirais. few universal genuises
who are capable ol' mastering a
dozen languages,, arts or sciences
or driving a dozej; tailings al?reas..
lint thanks be In <>od 1J1
Miles i.s admired by the entire
.-late .of South t aiolu.a
Hog lnners in life are* peipetuuil\
complaining . ot the disadvantage
one r - it it* .they labor; but
it is an .indisputable I net that
more persons tail from a iuu111- r~
plicity of puiiiiiLs umi preiei.iJLioi.is
tint11 11 *'iii .'in absolute poverty ol
iesoTu*esT \TT~TaTi~tTpitTfiilly' say-*" t
mat 1 'i'. Aiin-s has made a iecord i
:a Iii . slau-. A kadsng presiding
v lili-i ai tSu- 'tali- lor years, and
worked hard I'nr tia- advanceail-in
i:a- .-i. AI. I-], church and ~~ 1
lor the ui?l-i 11itiyc of fallen human- ^
ity. "I?i- a wr.uk- man at OVtryp
mine". I am sure that this efficient
pi i siding .elder has been a
successful one. In slower times n
success might have been won by
the man who gaVe 1)Ul .1 t'oiuui of;?
bis lira in to the work m hand; but
ni these days of keen competition
it demands the- intense application
of tin- entire thinking' faculty.
-May we all think on thea^ .
things, and iet us all have one desire,
and that is, elect Dr. T. J.
-Miles -a bishop at the forthcoming
General Colli orcnce in Detroit
.Michigan.
Kev., \V. 1-. Williams
- ~ A'l'h-i-soll. S. (
WOODUIFT NEWS
. 9
Triii11y A. M. T.. /-ion Church
kev. I. \. Lipsej, l'astor
The Sunday sci.ool opened at
4-U4.ui o'clock \\itii the .-upt. and
teachers at thcii?post?ol' duty
Willi a gopu attendance present.
Everjoju- seined to be well prepared
on tin- topics. In the absence
or li avl.ci id CjUSri J littleAliss
Patsy Ann Kincanl substituted
and taught the card class.
Uur Sunday school is just fine under
the sujiervi.-ion oi Airs. Nancy
Gilliam.
- i...- \ % *.. n...i
kJVl iiUUj Uigil L ? ^ 1IUU tt VilUWl X Wl
services. Rev. E. \V. Wright as
sistant pastor oi Springlield Baptist
church at l.uurens delivered a
wonderful sermon to us from
Mark 4:41 wnich was enjoyed by
everyone. Just' before service?
Mrs. E. 'AY. Wright sang three se
lections witli Airs. Whitener at
the organ which me really" enjoyed
by everyone. It made our
r.earts leap tor joy to hear Mrs.
Wright sing. She also sang at
New Bet hoi Baptist church Sunday
night. . . _
The spring leAnal W.iil begin at
Trinity A. Al. E. Z. church Monday
nig:.I with the Rev. LeRoy
ilutf of Chester preaching. Every
night dining "the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. David J- Wilburn
were visitors in Euuntai.11 Inn on
Sunday afternoon at the home of
<n. anil .wis. Henry. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smith of
bpnrtatiourg visited 'fnuubi?here
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Palmer,
Miss Grace Walker and Miss
Thompson ol Spartanburg were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. \V.
Cannon Sunday afternoon.
New Bethel Church
Uev. A. David Duncan, Pastor
The Sunday schooi was just fine
and the beautiful lesson Jesus
Meets His Disciple* and Gives
Them Command to Tell of Him
j-.verj w ly! ? ; Also Hi.- Ascension.
Rev. A. H. Dillard of Spartanburg
brought to us a strong message
an I again at night he preach
ed a stirring message. Uev. E
W. .Wright of Laurens also Mrs
i- W. \\!,..ht. Lev. Watson and
Miss Whitencr were with us. Mrs
Wright, sang a few selections.
Rev.-A. R. Dillard and his wife
and. son were the dinner guests of
Mrs, 1>. Parks.
Don' fail t t ad The Palmetto
leader.