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E. 11. Kelly, Jr. (Continued from Page 1) churches have sent 139 sheets; 322 pillow cases; 683 wash cloths; 111 hand towels; 241 bath towels and comment of the administrator: "The partial report on linen from the churches is an indication of the high regard, the ministers and the presiding officer of the 5th episcopal district. We arc grate ful to Bishop Walker for insti tuting this needed drive. Dr. George F. Martin, pastor of Ebenezer AME Church and a member of the board asked for consideration of a station wagon to be used for the transportation of the public and the personnel from the bus line at 27th and Far row. The matter was referred to the committee on administration, Fred White, chairman. A sad note was sounded wnen it was revealed that the wife of one of the board members, Dr. M. R. Dixon, pastor of St Paul AME Church, St. Louis, Missouri passed away recently. Dr. Dixon was remembered by his co-work ers during this period of bereave ment The session closed with a reso lution read by the Rev. E. W. Newton, Presiding Elder of the Kansas City District, Nebraska Annual Conference. The resolu tion praised highly the work done by Bishop and Mrs. D. Ormonde Walker and their daughter, Mrs. < Yvonne Walker Roberts in the ] leadership and guidance given to ^ the work of the hospital. The j resolution was strong in its de mand that the coming General *] Conference return Bishop Walker j to the district for another qua- ( drennium. c Eugene H. Kelly, Jr. AN OPEN LETTER TO DR. S SAMUEL S. MORRIS, DIREC- ] T I O N DEPARTMENT O F 1 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. ! By Dr. J. Louis Ransom, Kan sas Conf. Lay Organization < Dear Sir: ] I have read your Bill to im- ' prove the Ministerial Training in;! the A.M.E. Charch. I am glad ! that you recognize the acute need of a better orientated ministry in our Church. However, the pro posed legislation should also in tegrate the training and orienta tion of lay-leaders for the pur pose of implimenting the lay pro gram of our proposed lay set-up in the A.M.E. Church Connec tion. I am certain that the “Study Program” that you suggest for the first year ' thru the fourth year embodies just what we need in Lay Organizations’ “Study Course” for proper orientation of our leaders and those who are to be led. Our program has been greatly embarrassed because of the need for qualified pastors along the lines you suggest, who should be teaching our lay or ganizations these basic principles of the Lay program. I have been getting my litera ture from the Methodist Publish ing House in Chicago. However, I would prefer our own publish ing department if the material is available. It would be the proper thing for the Lay-Organization to be integrated with the De partment of Religious Education so far as Study Material is con cerned. It is our hope that Our Episco pacy will approve a Lay program for the entire Connection and recommend that proper legisla tion be enacted creating a De partment of Lay Activities with a Connectional Board and a Con nectional President to be elected by the General Conference. DR. J. LOUIS RANSOM, President Kansas Conference Lay Organi zation African Methodist Episco pal Church. REV. F. H. MASON Kev. F. M. IVhisoii Preriding Elder of Columbus District of the Ohio A.M E. con ference, 51 Jefferson Avenue, Co lumbus 15, Ohio. Candidate for Bishopric In 1952 Pulpiteer and loyal churchman. Pastor 27 years. Presiding Elder 14 years. A special friend to rising min isters. Believes in financing Colleges, Universities, Theological Seminar ies and Church expansion. Feels that ever mission church should pay, or be helped to pay, their pastor not less than $25 per week. He has a program which he feels will benefit the great A.M.E. Church. He craves your support in 1952. Chicago Annual Conference Churches, Pastors, Presiding Elders, Extends Greetings Robert Thomas Sr., Presiding Elder 207 E. 50 St. Chicago Grant Memorial, Harvey Walden, 6016 St. Lawrence, Chicago. Coppin Chapel, J. L. Roberts, 6107 Rhodes Ave., Chicago. First Church, Gary, S. S. Morris Jr., 117 E. 20-Ave., Gary, Ind. Woodlawn, T. Dean Scott, 6233 Calumet, Chicago* Arnett Chapel, H. H. Black, 11218 S. Bishop, Chicago. Mt. Olive, P. S. Dick, 6402 Greenwood, Chicago. Argo, C. P. Smigh, 6426 St Lawrence, Chicago. Bethel, Robert Thomas Jr., 449 Michigan, Hammond, Ind. A. R. Robinson, 3552 Rhodes, Chicago. Celia Gregg, George W. Vann, 424 E. 49 St., Chicago. Purrington, J. W. Jefferson, 11848 Watkins, Chicago. Ward Chapel, Freddie Jackson, 6748 S. State, Chicago. St. Marks Mission, W. W. Williams, F. B. McCoy, 6148 Aberdeen, Chi cago, F. C. Lowery, 845 Union Stat., Chicago, ray lor Chapel, Ira Burton, 5164 La Salle, Chicago. Mora Taylor, Mary Butler, 2309 Lake St., Chicago. Chicago Heights, V. B. Plummer, 627 Bowen, Chicago. 5t. James, A. J. Irvine, 9318 Rhodes, Chicago. Presiding Elder A. Wayman Ward, 4508 Forrestville, Chicago. Quinn Chappel, A. J. Carey, 4836 So. Michigan, Chicago. 3t. Paul, D. H. Folden, 336 Washington, Glencoe, 111. Ebenezer, U. S. Robinson, 1107 Emerson, Evanston, 111. Bethel, Evanston, P. M. Reid, 3631 S. Parkway 2nd. fl., Chicago. Wayman, Racine, Wis., A. F. Norful, 1232 Villa St., Racine, Wis. St. Mark, J. E. Bradford, 1517 No. 4th St., Milwaukee, Wis. Frinity, W. H. Thomasson, 309 South Ave., Waukegan, 111. Mien Temple, J. S. Drake, 18 W. 30 St., Chicago. 5t. Phillip, W. W. Hoard, 4850 Federal, Chicago. Hyde Park, J. W. James, 4519 Chaplain, Chicago. St. Mary, f. D. Coston, 1476 W. 112 PI., Chicago. St. John, P. A. McWhorter, 6205 S. Throop, Chicago. Carey Temple, H. B. Mills, 433 E. 42 St., Chicago. Le Memorial, C. S. Spears, 4850 S. Federal, Chicago, J. C. Brewer,' 825 Jackson, Aurora, HI. Bethel, C. Baker Pearle, 1035 E. 49 St., Chicago. St. Stephens, Granville Reed, Jr., 2107 Maypole, Chicago. Wayman, W. N. Reed, 6651 Mary and, Chicago. Carey Tercentenary, Patrick Crigler, 1809 S. Ridgeway, Chicago. St. Paul West Chicago, J. H. Payton, 3527 S. Parkway, Chicago. Mt. Zion, Eugene Guy, 1704 14th, Chicago. Your Community, J. L. Lytle, 1120 Hermitage, Chicago. Timothy Reese, J. H. Robinson, 6345 S. Langley, Chicago. Park’s Memorial, James Webb, 4120 S. Michigan, Chicago. Tooke’s Memorial, Lucius Henderson, 2427 W. Warren Blvd., Chicago. McCracken Mission, Lindsay Butler, 1416 W. Roosevelt, Chicago, j Sis. L. A. McCain, 5762 S. Wentworth, Chicago. Canaan, M. J. Higginbotham, 231 S. 14th., Maywood. Centennial, J. A. Randolph, 322 Calender, La Grange, I1L Brown Chappel, David Readyne, 413 Herkimer, Joliet, I1L Elgin, A. C. Wright, 303 Ann St., Elgin, 111. St. John, Herbert Holman, 795 Main St., Aurora, HI. , Allen Chapel, D. H. Harris, 206 S. Winiebaygo, Rockford. Beloit, Joseph Gaylor, 521 St. Paul, Beloit, Wis. iDelivan, J. E. Reanue, 1114 11th, Beloit, Wis. . Presiding Elder B. H. Lucas, 6733 Eberhart, Chicago. Turner Memorial, E. Paul Beavers, 646 Bowen, Chicago. Parks, L. A. Simms, Chicago. . St. Paul So. Chicago, C. E. Carr, 6355 Langley, Chicago. Scott, H. M. Marcus, 2903 Wentworth, Chicago. . St. Peters, Robert McCray, 11105 S. Ashland, Chicago. , Bethel Milwaukee, Wis., O. D. Suttles, 825 Galena, Milwaukee, Wis. . Coleman Kenosha, Wis., W. L. Childs, 6341 Drexel, Chicago. l Institutional, A. Leon Bailey, 4211 Calumet, Chicago. , Evangelist Temple, Odessa Tumage, 209 E. 58 St., Chicago. t Bethel Robbins, HL, C. R. Waters, 623 S. 14th, 111 Robins. Shaffer, Harvey, 111., David Blake, Jr., 15 E. 152nd, Harvey, 111. Wayman Rock Island, HI., B. E. Evans, 4709 Indiana, Chicago. Moline, J. H. Chappelle, 1222 7th Ave., Moline, 111. East Moline, J. L. Poole, 309 19th E. Moline, HI. [ Galesburg, J. L. Wingate, 593 Tompkins, Galesburg, M. Monmouth, J. H. Dickerson, 908 3rd, Monmouth, HI. Kewanee, C. H., Peugh, 340 5th Ave., Kewanee, HI. , St. Paul, H. E. Johnson, 621 E. Dayton, Madison, Wis. Dixon & Savannah, Major Ashford, 509 7th, Dixon, 111. I I. Corinthian, J. T .Nelson, Chicago. * I I I • . . . Baber Chapel, F. C. Sanchez, 2038 Hastings Blvd., Chicago. Friendly Hill, Burdis Hill, 3127 Douglas Blvd., Chicago, t Trinity, W. W. Smith, 3339 Prairie, Chicago. • St. James, Alfred Knowles, 1041 Wright St., Gary, Ind. . St. Luke, W. H. Jenkins, 3891 Pennsylvania, E, Chicago, Ind. Claybom Mission, Ann McCoy, 416 W. 56th, Chicago. * S|M*rinl Nolire Executive board member* of the Fifth Dintriel lay organization will be a*ked to meet *t» the *eat of the General Conference In Chi cago. Time and place to be an nounced. George June, president, Fifth District Lay Organization The Truth Will Make You Free By Camilla Lcftridge Los Angeles, Calif. Dr. I., S. Goolsby voiced the sentiments of lay delegates of the Southern California Conference concerning the retaining of the Western Christian Recorder and I firmly agree. Thirty-two years ago upon my arrival in California I found the late Dr. J. H. Wilson, builder and counciler for the church, using this paper as a means of building the AME church in California. Dr. Fred Hughes, now editor, worked hard and gave us a great church in Fresno. I served as an agent for both editors and know of its worth and merit. Dr. Hughes is worthy and has earned his place as a bishop in our church. Now the church must move forward with another edi tor, Dr. Jessie L. Glover. The coast deserves something from the connection. The church! is moving westward and the! population is rapidly increasing, j BISHOP WILLIAMS Bishcp Noah W. Williams pre siding prelate of the Fifth District until 1948 has because of his great interest continued active * participation in the connection and affairs of the church. Bishop and Mrs. Williams are remembered best for their work in Kansas City, Kansas as found ers of Bishop Williams School of Religion and giving to the A.M.E. church Douglass Hospital, which is now the pride of the connec tion. I support the Rev. S. F. Boston’s proposal to elect Dr. F. H. Gow of South Africa for bishop. Dr. Frederick D. Jordan, Alexander Davis, Harley Louise Berry, Clezell Colen, Vivian Hale, Billie Jean Jackson, Herman Simmons’ Inset, Filmore Hiller. “The Church that neglects its children and young people does not deserve to be supported,” said Dr. Frederick D. Jordan, energetic pastor of Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church, in the heart of Los Angeles’ growing westside choice residential community. “When the Church moved to this location a little more than a year ago,” continued Dr. Jordan, “it was uprooted from most of its young people who lived on the eastside of town. Our first few weeks the Church School had less than 30 pupils in all of its depart ments, today we have a total at tendance of more than 200 weekly, in four departmental assemblies, a splendid staff of trained teach ers led by our capable superin tendent, Mrs. A. E. Calomee, teacher in the Los Angeles Public Schools.” The appreciation of the young people whom the Church is seek ing to serve, was evidenced re cently in the unusually successful program culminating in Youth Day. A total of more than 100 young people participated in the various activities of the day, in cluding prayer and scripture read ings in the morning and evening services, music throughout the day, and a debate on “Universal Military Training.” The financial1 effort culminated in the closing of “Mr. and Miss Ward of 1952” contest. Alexander Davis and Harley Louise Berry reported $202.26; Herman Simmons and Billie Jean Jackson, $251.48; Fil more Hiller and Vivian Hale, $427.00. This prize-winning re port was made possible because of the earnest support of Filmore’s mother, Mrs. Amazon Clayborn Lee, and other members of the family. A gold loving cup, pro perly inscribed, was presented to each of the contestants. Other re ceipts by the young people during the day brought the total to $1, 063.67. This amount is being ear marked by the Church adminis tration for the purchase of a new modern streamlined bus to further strengthen the youth program of the Church. The youth activities of the Church include a basketball team, which this year successfully defeated all of the teams in its class in the Los Angeles Church Federation Interracial League; an active Christian Endeavor League; four units of the Young People’s Department of the Missionary Society with a total membership of 62; 30 voice Youth Choir, un der the direction of Mrs. Pauline Whitaker Battle; a Mother’s Club; a Nursery with four attendants, under the direction of Mrs. Pinkie Wilson. Mrs. Anthony M. Hart, formerly of Bethel Church, San Francisco, is the co-ordinator of Youth Activities. This well or ganized Youth Program being developed by Dr. Frederick Jor dan in one of the finest Church plants in the city guarantees that Ward A.M.E. Church will make a genuine contribution to the re ligious life of Los Angelee