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VOL. XXXI.?NO. 35.
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NEW YORK, N. Y. (Nov. aof? i I
K'ew M'eiiit)et? oi u Hoard? I
L. to R: Holmrt Taylor, president |
of the H. T. Cal) Co., Houston, Tex. 1
and Hohart C.v Jackson, adminlstrator,
Stephen Smith Home for, |
tiie Aged, Philadelphia, Pa., whose t
election to the Board of Directors '
of the United Negro College Fund ' 1
was announced today by Dr. F. D. 1
Patterson, Fund president. _ j r
Mr. Taylor, a graduate oft
Prairie View State College, has ! i
been treasurer of the United- N.e- <
gro College Fund campaign . i n s
Texas -birye its beginning in 11>44. 1
Mr., Jackson, an alumnus of |
M ort.Vusc College, one of the 31
member colleges of the Fund, is t
vice presidents of the Fund's Phila- i 1
delphia Committee, i 1
The United Negro College Fund t
i3 currently conducting an appeal- <
for $1 iM00t()00 in support of tJie .'11?1
priva'te accredited colleges and i
universities which comprise its 1<
membership. ! (
Election of Hobart Taylor, presi ' t
dent of-the-H^T. Cab -Houston1
Tex., and Hobart C. Jackson, a'd-jl
ministrator of the Stephen Smith i
Home for the Aged Philadelphia,
Pa,, to the United Negro College 1 1
Fund Board of Directors was an-! j
nounced today by Dr. F. D. Pater- '
son, Fund president. j i
Mr. Taylor, a graduate of Prairie""!
Y 'View State College, is the presi- t
j y dpi* . ofv numeioug business enter- f
prides andi s ^live in civic affairs. | r
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Chester Bowles Wil
Address At 1956 Un
College Fund Symp
Chester "Bowles, former . U. S.
Ambassador to India, and ex-gov
eriUUV-bf Connecticut,- will -deliver
-ll Ln.mnt/. o.Mrauo ,,r, infn.-n.,
VIIC IVt- J I IU It C4WW1VOD I'll IIIUI lllltional
aspects of American race
relations at the 1956 United Negro
College Fund symposium to
be heid Dec. 11, at 8:110 p. rri. in
the Hunter College Assembly Hall
(69th St. and Park Ave.)
The forum, "The Negro Southerner
Speaks-," is the eighth in a
series inaugurated in 1949. August
Heckscher, director, Twentieth
Century Fund; Carl Rowan, staff
. writer for the Minneapolis Tri-,
bune; and Quincy Howe, ABCi
radio and television news commentatojft
will interview a panel o fj
iyui iuuuhiv.1 M Ifuuirin,
Panel members will be Dr. Ru-'
, tfus E. Clement, of Georgia, president,
Atlanta 1'iiiversity, member^
of the Atlanta Hoard of Education
and the first Negro to bej
elected to public office in Atlanta
pince Reconstruction; Martin In
?fthe Montgomery bus -boycott,
and minister, Dexter Avenue^Bap- i
list Church; William J. L. Wallace^
West Vrginia State College, first
ftilly-integrated state college in
1 ithe South, and John H. Wheeler of
Nort"h Carolina, president, Mechanics
and Farmers Bank o f,
Durham, and attorney who argued'
school segregation cases in North
k. Cardlina.
Twelve college groups. sponsor- <
this year's symposium. They arej
the New York City clubs of Bernard,
Bennington, Bryn Mawr,'
City College of New York, Mt.I
t iioiyoKCj v.Derun, naucniie, saraa
Lawrence, Smith, Vassar, Wellesf
ley, and the American Association
of University Women. ./-* '
Whitney North Seymour, atJ
- torney, and former president of the
Association of the Bar^of the City
i of New York, heads the committed
of volunteers for the farum.1
I Wor.kinK with iiim ute Mrs, Alvon
L. l!a?.i{h, vice-chn-;man, an i
I Mrs. Kdward R. Murrow, chair-1
I man of arrangomants. v I
V Q
Board Bis
I Bp^B
iMi ^BHMHnBs
got 11
Ic .has served as treasurer of the ruary
L luted Nopro College Fund Ap- your
leal in Texas since the Fund's j ceipt.
"irst campaign. in l".i44. sviil ?
Mr. -Jackson has had hroad ' ex- I '"" *
lerienve-in-wiuctuinnal. health and j me
>usino s fields. An alumnus of j
dorciliouse College, one of the 31 ! IF
neniber colleges of the Fund, he, lliv
las been teacher in the CJhatta-!
tn/Mra 0111 -* t? /. Q/iUaaI a... On i
?v..v j Ing1
>as served as purchasing agent of t.t,rs *
Vtlanta University, with retail ' jail $
lepartment store enterprises and j charl
is public relations director o f
Philadelphia's Mercy-Douglas Hos- j?resi,
>ital. ... , Richa
Chairman of the hoard of trus- J
ecs of the McDowell Memorial | cat_ior
Presbyterian Church. Mr,' Jackson i i>resjt
las many civic affiliations. Among Uistri
.her are: the Gerontological So- j ^|ie ^
riety; the Woman's .Christian Al- j m. e.
iaucu (a child-placement agency); , \valli
md Philadelphia'Community CHest E,anc
'ommittees. He is secretary of the [ ^ j
Conference Group on Homes for ! j
:he Aged and vice chairman of the .\me
frnt-cd?-Negro?HroHege?FrrrrdV "('hurl
Philadelphia Committee. In recoglition
of his civic record,' Mr. L
rackson received the Philadelphia s
Barristers' Club's first " Distin- jj p
juished Service Award" in 1953. AME
The United Negro College Fund e(j a
is currently conducting its 1956 ! addre
rppcal for $1,1500,000 In "support of
;he 31 private accredited colleges X]
md universities which comprise its \
Membership. . Di
I! Deliver Keynote <
tited Negro iKs;;1
iosium IS,
It he 1
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.-\innLiiu.sc* serving on ir?e
symposium committee arc: John at',sc
Mason Brown, Norman Cousin*, tribu
Buell G. Gallagher, Mis. Phillip C. spiri
Jessup, Mrs. 1?. Keith Kane, Mrs. 1HWis
Richard O. I.onward, Dr. P. I).; this
Patterson? George. N. Sinister,] to r(
Miss Cornelia Otis?Skinner?and! inadi
Herbert Bayard Swope. | the
The annual United Negro Col-iChui
lege Fund forums are presented inlleadi
in the interest. mL? education, ?.tai.son
keep before the public the chang-1 A?
ing status of the Negro in Am- hum:
erica. Among the distinguished J saeri
participants in the eight preceding unle:
symposium are: General George futil
C. Marshall, C. I). Jackson, Judge] tion.-i
William L. Hastie, Dr. Margaret; grea
Mead, Madame Pandit, Dr. Peter; respi
Marshall Murray and' others. AnjChri
association of .'11 leading Negro' Thei
colleges, all but one located in the a br
South, the Fund conducts an an- judic
nual public appeal for support. hate,
Free tickets to the Dec. 11. sym-jchri
posium may l?e secured through! Th
_the_ Fund offices. 22 East filth St-,jrhc
New York City. Reservations will find;
be made in order of application. mod<
indiv
ness
1 of n
In
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( HESTER BOWLES 'I'D M VKH? men
senti
ANNUAL ADDRESS INGF ? . its oi
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The keynote address at the and
1950 annual United Negro College t ian s
Fundy symposium on "The Negro ( muni
Southerner Speaks' (' Dec. 11, Hun-, in ou
ter CJlege Assembly Ilall, 8:'J0 { pare
p. m.) will he made by Chester ginni
Bowles, .former. U. S Ambassador ] Hargi
X'j India, and ex-govoir.or of Con- in hi
neiticut. instead of. Senat >x John ! work
Sl.trman Cooper (Ky ) as announ- On
ft: in mil wi iguiiii i ? i iv: tor r?nv. j il oi
2 V tiops
Mr. Bowles is substituting for uanj
the Senator at Mr. Cooper's per- vice
sonal request. As you know, Sena- too 1
tor Cooper is now on-a govermen- in bi
tal mission in the Far East, having Chris
been asked to serve as a special child]
envoy by President Eisenhower, find i
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iiiop Bonner IV
nds, Urging IV]
Do Their Bes
Pastor and Men\bers*.
b l!i.-.h<?p's CouiH-il has as
all Bishops try to raise
of their budget money
lary 1^ 1057. TJie reason
request is that the (lent
uiry of the AME ChurcJi 1
ort of money in 'January; i
vi!i not he in a positionthe.-inning
expenses of
: t t- .11 if h unless some ivioi
ith-e.iniing.
m?trsking you. if possible,
at least ^ part,of your b
lone.v before the first of F
, 1!>57 and turn it ovey
presiding elder and get a
1 .hope you and your peo
ee your way clear to com
tallation Servi
use of Christi
tallation Services for the 0
>f tJie Iteid House of Chri
ervice, 1(55 St. Philip 'StH
eston, South Carolina v
recently at the \Valling?<
yterian Church. Rev. W.
rdson. nastor of St Peters
Church presided; The In
i \vas by Rev. R. E. Brogd
ling Elder of the Kingst
ct. Music was furnished
"outh Choir of Ehenezer
Church, The Junior Choir
iigford Presbyterian Chur
is Brown A ME, Male C'hoi
rinity AME Church, T
uke AME Church, Mt. Z
Church, Emanuel A]
h and NTchoTs ChhpeT.
William Heard Barnes
uke AME Curch introdu<
peaker for the occasion, R
. Butler, pastor of Ebene
Church. Rev; Butler deliv
very forceful and enlight
ss for the occasion as folic
RXT OF THE ADDRESS
ddress To The I$oard Or
rectors Of The Reid Hons
Of Christian Service
Chairman: Members of
I of Directors, Mrs. Ban
utive Director and Friends
is my privilege to speak
on this occasion, which I
a milestone in the life
Reid House of Christian 5
At this'tim(r we should
in Reid, he Sss tRevPO _
te to the Former -Bis
t and dreamer of the * 1
ie of Christian Service. Toi
great center of training st;
unind us of the sac-rif
1 in the past adinihistralio:
African Methodist Episci
eh in South Carolina under
?j hip of Bishop Frank M
Reid,
; Directors and Friends
anity, we must remember tl
ficies of ourselves and oth
<s our work and message
e to the ears of unborn geti
>. We the recipients of
I heritage must realize
onsiliility as transmitters
stian service to our co.mmui
e are many children who i
:,i . ~ - il-- -r
iiige iu iiu*s uuu sua Ul
o, and climb the mountaii
, to clear breathing space
stian tranquility.
io ?worker in Christian to
world over in which we?
; - uR with, a break dowa
nn civilisation, because
idual and organized self
in many places, on the i
ations, races -and individu
Christian service we comi
rstand tlje method hy wJ
came to understand the
al facts, and to establish 1
" right living in a society m
f various races, denominati
individuals. Successful Chi
service applied in every c
ty would salvage what isd
r present civilization and ]
the youth, the children,
ng witn tne wursery and
unian relationships that
1 has yet known,
e of the principal handic
ir civilization, and of the
as a whole thday, is thai
r persons arc giving lip :
to the Christian ideal,
ittle practical Christian Z
ringing about helpful
;tian attitudes among
ren who are to be the i
ivomen of an Interrogated
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IDalnu
JOM'MMA, SOUTH CAROLINA,
lakes An Appeal For
linisters and Pi E's,
I with {his request,
ked | Several denominations take the i
a j Christmas season <as the time to
by | raise - all of their general money,
for j Chi i Unas is the time when most
tral people have the spirit of giving.,
will It is therefore a good time to get !
and dvTe people 10 remember the ehureh I
to whose founder, Jesus Christ, made,
the 'the. Christmas possible. Be sure!
neylto'ask for a special Christmas of-j
'! ferir.g to Help you on your budget
to nii.m*y7
ud- ..With best wishes for you, a
el>-? Merry-Christmas, and a Happy j
to New Year, I am ' '
re- Yours in His Name,
pie I. 11. Bonner, Bishop
ply III!? a'hj
ices The Reid
on
aii uu v ill
iffi- ciety into which we are now movst
ing.
set, The Ruid House of Christian !
/as Service stands as a monument to j
ard. the ideals of Christian brotherE.
hood, "and inler-dcndminatjonal
A. good-will.
vot To the men and women of.Christ
on, iah religious faith, life comes from
ree God. It is sacred and should be
by used by the individual in helping
A, ' the-(.world during a limited period.
of We are surrounded by religious
ch, sources, but we grow only -when
rus we master the laws of life and
rio use wisely our God-given resources,
ion According to the verdict of
tIE history -the forces of creative
C hristian seTvtce rise To their "
of I finest expression in periods of
ced crisis in culture. Mark the time of
;ev. the great sages and prophets of
zer the Hebraic-Christian tradition,
e^. and note epochal social events
ing when conventional normadic, tri;
bual,' national or world societies
of unremitting circumstances to
give way to conditions now sweepe
ing cultural change.
The process of transmission
. from an old order: to a new era
the is always, without exception, char
v..^, I 11vivi ir.cn ainili; iui iiis <Ji SOClill
shock, confusion and in-sincerity,
to I hi t in due time, intrepid souls discon
cover ways of bridging old and
of new modes of life.
5er- As Directors of the Reid House
pay of Christian Service, I am sure we
,M- qe now today, in the year 1U5*5,
hop witnessing changes t^at are accomtoid
panied by arcrte forms of social
lay, shock. This is one reason why the
inds Reid Hi use of C.hristian Service
ices must stand as an example of vision
n ot I and con. Teto~ evidence, of those|
apall who had insight in-to Christian j
the principles amid social changes, and |
aai- racial eonrnot and upheavels.
The proi.ont Adminintratitmrr?f4
of the Afi'can Methodist Episcopal
nese Church in South Carolina is in fai
ters, sighted hands, under the leaderhe
ship of Bishop I, H. Bonner, who
era- was so impressed with the need
this of the service that can he renderour
ed, that. lie, (if I might use the
of expression >, went to the "hat" in
lity. Chicago for 'the funds to carry on
teed the services rendered- by Rcid
pre- House. Many a man following anoi
of thcr would have just let things
of run on and run out of their ownj
accord. Gut our- hats off to Bishop
day. Bonner, in his far vision and unlive
derstnnding of Church?rrrrd?relig-of
ious affair in our. State. ?
erf Each stage of religious develop- '
iriV nrrent has passed on dominant ediart
ucational interest in the history of
ials. the American Church since the
e to foundations laid by the early church
liich men of all races and creeds. Each
es- has passe ! on something of cerlab
tain survival values to succeeding
lade viewpoints, thus, providing for a
ions dynamic continuity of Christian
ist- service. Today, there is a new outom
look upon the world. The worker
icst in Christian service finds the Suire
prenie opportunity to pull togethbe
er all the best in Christian culKin
ture; that, we may be able to stem
the transitory period, where not only
world cultures, but participating
aps religious faiths are under-going
na- marked changes,
t so We congratidate you as Direet3er
ors of the Reid House of Christ- I
and ian Service, and we also congratu- '
eal, late ourselves, that we have at the
and head of the Seventh Episcopal)
the District, Bishop I. H. Bonner, and
nen Mrs. Bonner, -who know not the
so- li Continued on page 8
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SATURDAY, DECEM BE R
Palmetto Confere
Zion Church Is Hi
Now Episcopal L?
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The III. Rev. Herbert It. Shaw
of Wilmington, N. ('., the new
Episcopal I'relate
At the close of the last Ccneru
CShfererice of life"African ^lotlio
(list Ei)iscoi)al Zioi. Clnm-li |iel.l ii
Pittsburg, Pa., last May. Bishoj
and Mrs. Herbert B. Shaw wen
sent; to this area of South Curb
Una, which is a part of the Pal
metto Annual Confluence.
His first session was the 5t)tl
apssion held at Sparfunburg, S. C
^etohevr ItO-Novcmbor ^r,?7tt'5(
Bi-hop Shaw is a young dynaini
leader who is well qualified to cop
with any situation with which h
may be confronted. We feel sur
that his influence for good will b
greatly felt by all.people in tlii
area of South Carolina.
One of the hitrhlij?hls of th
Conference was Bishop Shaw's Ai
ntiol Episcopal Address, in whithe
challenged the conference to
' Greater Increased Spiritual l-'ei
vor."' lie sail that o'li" "Total mil
istry from Fop t ? noilo u must :
all limes otu people th:
we ar<\ their .^tii i'iial lt'Tttti-Ts. ih
fi st concern niasi !.c \hh too Sa
v; lion of so-ils. ami the o'.. iidin
ol lives thai 'have l ion a rc\-k.e<
ui 1 ;?!e roiiahili.ation of lives tlu
ha e Uoeit scared with the wa,\
Til 1 tic Wiir!, I Hi. \ v I ?11 ..!V 1 I.
that the Church ha,s a ;;ront mis:
ion of earth, raid this mission ca
m .or lie fulfilled without inelinin
its oars to tlii' woeful cries to a
a} piesrcd people. He eniphasi'/i
i).a'. "our Church must not at an
ti i v ne;.;'!ort tin Means,'.of (Jrsu
h\ which the Methodist ("liurc
has urowu tinoiiv.li the years."
I i .ii?: address, I'ishop Sha
also staled the need l'or an ud<
jiiate protrrani of Christian Kdi
-ation in which he said, "A pre
~rram of Christian Kduealion i
times like these. When we wet
horn we .entered liie u'ate of liunia
yx+stanee without a^t-onsrmu.'ne.of
race, color or creed, AH thes
were taught,, for people just don
love and hate. They arc taught t
brinvr these emotions into aetioi
an i .direct them against certai
persons and things. The euro fn
juvenile delinquency" is juvenile dc
veiopmcnt."
Thursday night was in the in
terest of education, with spccia
jmphasis da Clinton Junior Col
lege. Rock Hill, S. C. Mrs. JS 1
Moreland, president of the College
reported that the enrollment ha
increased by more than fifty pe
ent since the completion of th
ing and gymnasium. Hishop S. C!
Spottswood of Washington, I). C
delivered the Educational Sermon
The music was furnished by Clin
ton Junior College Glee Club.
The missionaries were in chargi
Friday and Friday night. Mrs. Ar
delle M. Shaw, our Episcopal Mis
sionary Supervisor, who is thi
acme of culture, was gracefully as
Bisted by Mrs. S. Mae Sladc, su>
pervisor of the third Episcopal
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.-idotit; of this conference, iMosda- |J
nies S. Y Mureland and C. G Ward. t
At the close of the caudle-light ser1
vice, in which the ladies of 1 lie con
Terence were beautifully adorned ip
i-.white, .Miv, Shaw, with much poise J
> and dignity, nave a"brief summary n
2 of the missionary activities in the I
- foreign fields. The Missionary Ser- I
- nvon was delivered by Bishop W.
W. Sladc of Charlotte, North Caroa
Una. The music was furnished by
'. MctrppolitanT'hoir, F>rv- .. K Dan- !.
id; purdor.
c The youth from all parts of
e tin- conference, under the direction')
e of Miss M. E. Gordan, were in'
e charge of Saturday's session. A
e choir of young people "for. the eles
ven o'eloi k service was. formed. Cl
Rev. James E. Cook, our youthful ''
! pastor at Suminervilio, S. C deliver ' *'
e- ? . .
| ed t ne message, also assisted Bis- ~
j ! hoo Shaw in administering the > '
||llo|y Comimiuion. The young j *
Will' IMll'IlillUt-'U Ml 111C*
( basement of tlxe church by the con- J
fcrctpo wirh" hincheon and refresht
mcnts. Two motion picture films v
-were also shown for their intertain- v
i r
j ment.
The conference climaxed Sun- ''
j" day, XoveinbOf; -Itht at the, City '
' Auditorium, where more than' 2,?
_ 000 people attepded the services.
? The eleven o'clock message.- was dclivered
by the lit. Iitiv. Raymond I *
I.. Jones, Presiding Bishop of the ^
Fourth F.piscopal District of the ^
M A.MK Zion Church.
1(, More than thirty different choirs
partici)iatcd in the afternoon ser- '
. vice. The Rev. C. II Smith, pastor ) !!
of Old Ship AMP] Zion Church, '
Mobiie. Ala. delivered the closing j
message. At the close of this ser
vice, the appointments were read.
t j There wa- only one change made g
in pastoral appointments. Because J
<>f illness, Rev, A. L.' Wilson was n
temporarily rcllcVc'd of pastoral J
duties, leaving: Clinton Chapel,
I Union, S. C.-to be Supplied.
The confereneq adjourned _lo
e meet October 20, 1957 at Banm V
.^ ! Temple A.ME Zion Church, Sum- 0
0 I merville, Rev. James E. Cook, pas- ^
Mtor' - s
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r?RE\'. bowman ejected?"*
EDITOR OF THE ^ i"
DAI. MT1TTO. LFTAnfc R
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In the Directors meetirig Tuesday ^
/ nijrJit at Allen University, the Rev. ^
>, W. R. Bowman, was unanimously a
s elected Religious Editor of the Palr
motto Leader. He wa^ the News vv
e Editor under Mr. Hampton's Ad
ministration. ; a
Other editors will he elected s]
'. later, as the directors are planning k
i. for a larper and a bigger paper. P
All Religious and ChureJi News
must now he sent direct to Rev. ei
b W. R. Bowman, care of The Pal- a'
- metto Leader. T
President J. A. Holmes an- P
b nounced the firm is in need of a II
-1 good manager for the press, good I
1 salary will be paid for the right I I'
I person.
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Connection Pays F
Co Bishop Allen N
_LLLL M'lMQI' \ r, luSTlUU?
I'.kadi:K LAID TO KKST
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The Rev. S. S. Morris, Jr announced
yesterday his resignation as
astor of First AME Church and
iroetor of Baber Youth Center at
001 Massachusetts Street, to ae- I
ept tiie pastorate of Coppin Cliapel
l.ME Cliurch in Chicago.
Morris made-the .announcement ,
t worship services yesterday and i
t4d his congregation that his Fi,: j
ignation will heconie.effective No- ]
ember 20. . ' |
Succeeding Morris as First AME I
aston-will be the Rev. John Huner,
former pastor of St. I'aul AME
'hurch at l>es Moines, Iowa.
One of Largest
Coppin AME Church, at 50.1.1 S. [
lichigan Blvd. is 6nc oT the lur
est AME congregations in Chica- \
0 witli a membership of more j
han 2,000.
Morris became pastor of First I
l.ME in 1040 and has been active |
1 the city's religious and civic
fe. He was one of the organizers
f the integrated (Jary Minister's
'cllowsJiip and helped found the
iary . Ministers' Council for Civil
Hev. J. W. Killings'
)ies At Home
The Reverend J. \V, Killing.
,orUi. SO, a veil !.nown resident
f this city, died at his home on
londay.- Nov cjnber 20 after a
hort illness.Born.
in fairfiehl County, Rev.
.iiiingswortli received ins formal
duration at?I.ivimyston College '
rul spent many'years there as a
earlier. In 11W7 he wa.-f ordained
s a minister under his* brother,
>r. Frank K. Killingsworth of
Washington, !'. C, 11<-? also served
s an F.vjiiigelist in several
tates and was well known for his
fork in the field of ministry.
Rev. Killing.wortJi lived a full ?
nd rich life and was highly re- I
ppttcri l?y all the "" people who j
new him. Having'ImOwn so many
rople over this state, he requested
f his beloved family that his funral
program be published so that j
II of his friends might read it. j
be following is the program':
roeessional?
ymn?"Oh, God Our Help In Ages
Past"
avocation?Reverend L. C. Butler,
Pastor, Turner Memorial A. M.
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The Connection was shocked, as
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ew's fiasheii over the nation that
ishop A. J. Allen of the class of
Morris Resigns. Ga
fouth Post
Leaving First AMIS Cluirch-for
Xcw Assignment in Chicago
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PRICE: TEN CENli
inal Tribute
ovember 27th
?Bishop of the ?
church, hud entered his eternal,
Wednesday morning, November ^21
lb.r)(>, in Cleveland, Ohio,
Bishop Allen's rise in the rain*i.Ur.V
iof the A. M, E. Church has
been an inspiring chain of experiences.
From the time of his conversion,
at the age of 12 years, he
started a steady climb to the top
honors' of his church.
Certainly, history will ojptaOQ llishop
Allen as one of the outlanding
prelates of Ure A. MT^?,
. Cluirvlu .
? t'pon-his elevation to the, episcopacy,
Bishop Allen served as one
of The Missionary Bishops to the
Hilh I'jni.Homil Ui.nt.iiel ujliinti mill
sists of the Republic of Haiti, Sanger
Domingo* Virgin Island, Windyard
Islands, Trinidad and Barbadocs,
Jamaica, Bahamas Island and
the Republic of Cuba, whore he
left lasting accomplishments. He
will perhaps be remembered best
for his outstanding work in the
Third Episcopal District, where
lie helped pilot Wilberforce University
through many trying ex-',
periences.?The Christian Recorder
ry Pastorate
Rights of which he is chairman.
Morris also is a member of the
(iary NAACP Branch the advisory
board of the Lake County Children's
Home, the Gary-East
go chapter of the f rontiers of
America, the - Masonic order, and
Alpha Thi Fraternity.
When he was assigned to the
Gary pastorate Morris was charged
with the responsibility of building
a- youth center on i>roperfcy-adjotn?
ing First AME and this goal was
achieved with the completion of the
$150,000 Baher Youth Center. Morris
also has increased the First A.
M. E. congregation by more than
700 newmembers pnd baptiied over
200-persons, Under his adminittra- ??
-thm the church's Sunday School enrollment
increased from 300 to 700,
Youth Center
Also, under Morris the Baber ?
Youth Center has become one of
Clary's -outstanding community
centers for recreation and religious
guidance.
A graduate of Wilberforce University
and the Yale Divinity k
School, Mollis studied at Ohio
State University and the University
of Chicago. Be?ore_cjQmiag_to???
Clary he taught at Wilberforce,
was president of Shorter College at
Little Rock, Ark., and was pastor
of churches io Tminntiuui o J
Michigan.
Morris is married to the former
Ermine Smith, a Tennessee State
University graduate. They have
three children. Jovce 11; Ermine t
it, and Samuel 111*3- -s?'
Rev. Morris Jr. was born in St.
John's parsonage on Bute Street
while his father was pastor of St.
John's AME Churc at Norfolk, who
was elected in 1920 as General
Secretary of Allen Cristian Endeavor
League his title now is General
Secretary Division of Christian
Education with offices in Nashville,
Tennessee.
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?K. Church ? *?
Scripture?Dr. J. A. Holmes, *
Pastor, Bethel A. M. E.s Church
Remarks?Rev. C. M. Freeman,
Winston Salem, N. C.
Solo?"His Eye Is On The Sparrow"?Mrs.
Aerfte? Walker
Hcuiaiks?Misy Kwtttft Session
Hynin4-"Oh, Master Let Me Walk
With Thee"
Eulogy?'Text: II Timothy Ch. 4
\erses?7?Dr. B, C. Cunningham,
Presiding Elder of Columbia
District
llymn?"We May Not Climb The
Heavenly Steeps"
Recessional? ?
Master of Ceremonies?Dr. J. A.
Holmes, pastor of Bethel A, M,
x E. Church
* Survivors include one daughter,
Mrs. Lexie L. Soott,' Columbia, a
son, Mr. Roy Killingsworth, New
York City; two brothers, Dr. TR.
Killingworth, Washington, D. C.
Mr. W. C. Killingworth, Philadelphia,
Pa. two sisters, Mrs. Mamie
Lawrence, Sapulpa, Oklahoma and
;Mrs. Sarah Gibson, Ridgeway, 3,
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