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ARI) HOLDS MEETING
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Annual Report Shows Increased Inter
est in Missionary W'o-k.
BY CHARLES STEWA>.I\
Special Correspondent The Monitor.
NEW YORK.—What the race is do
ing for itself in ti e way of mis
sions was shown in part by the report
made by Dr. J. W. Rankin to the
Board of Missions of the African
Methodist Episcopal church. April 30,
at the headquarters of the missionary’
department, 62 Bible House. It was,
perhaps, the best report ever made to
the board, and the report to the Gen
eral Conference, May, 1920, St. Louis,
will perhaps be the greatest report
ever made in the history of the church.
The board was presided over by’
Bishop J. Albert Johnson and asso
ciated with him were Bishops John
Hurst. Evans Tyree, Charles S. Smith
and W. W. Beckett. The members of
the board present were Revs. R. J.
Williams, Philadelphia; E. H. Hunter,
Portsmouth, Va.; R. R. Downs, Spring
field. O.; J. P. Q. Wallace, Richmond,
Ind.; N. C. Buren, St, Joseph, Mo.;
W. O. P. Sherman, Fitzgerald, Ga.;
D. H. Johnson, Abbeville, S. C.; C. E.
Brooks, Hammond, La.; H. N. New
some, Selma, Ala.; C. W. Abbington,
Dallas, Tex.; S. A. Harris, Cocoa, Fla.;
C. R. Tucker, Tulsa, Okla.; C. E. Allen,
Detroit. Mich.; Mrs. Mary F. Handy,
Baltimore, Mr., and Mrs. S. G. Sim
mons, Charleston, S. C.
Among the visitors introduced were;
Revs. R. C. Ransom, editor of A. M. E.
Church Review; John R. Hawkins,
financial secretary, A. M. E. church;
A. L. Gaines, leader of the delegation
from Baltimore conference; Mrs. W.
D. Chappelle, Columbia, S. C.; Charles
Stewart, Chicago, and a number of
local ministers.
• Bishop John Hurst conducted the
opening and was followed by the an
nual report of Dr. J. W. Rankin. He
spoke of what was being done by the
Methodist Episcopal church, the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, the
Southern Baptist convention, the Pres
byterian Church for Missions, and
wanted that his church should be lib
eral in their contribution to the cause.
His report showed increased interest.
Amount brought forward from pre
vious year, $3,566.30; collected from
all sources, $58,954.40; total, $62,
520.70; expended for missions, $59,
504.1.3; balance, $3,016.57.
In the afternoon committees report
ed and the work was reviewed by the
board anil several addresses were de
livered.
UNIVERSITY COMMISSION
APPEALS TO COLLEGE MEN
Would Have Them Use Their Influ
ence In Moulding Better Sentiment
In South Which Will Allay Racial
Friction.
(By Associated Negro Press.)
Nashville, Tenn., May l1*.—The Uni
versity Commission of Southern Race
Questions, which held its ninth annual
meeting here, adopted a statement
which will be sent to the college men
of the South to aid in solving post war
conditions. This organization is made
up of whites.
After praising the service rendered
by our soldiers in the war and the loy
alty of others who did their best to
finance it, with the added fact that no
Negro was ever suspected of espio
nage or sympathy towards the Huns,
the resolution appeals to college men
as follows:
“Let us seek to cultivate a more
tolerant spirit, a more generous sym
pathy and a wider degree of co-opera
tion between the best elements of both
races; to emphasize the best rather
than the worst features of inter-racial
relations; to secure greater publicity
for those whose views are based on
reasons rather than on prejudice.
“Because college men are rightly
expected to be moulders of public
opinion, the commission earnestly ap
peals to them to contribute of their
talents and energy in bringing this
program to its consummation.”
Strategic Advantage.
A major, attired in his raincoat, was
crossing the parade ground one rainy
morning when a young medical officer,
hastening toward shelter, came past
and saluted without slowing down.
"Wait there a minute, lieutenant,”
called the major. "Never salute when
at the double time. Strictly again.-t
regulations.” ,
With that the major launched out
upon a long lecture on the significance
and value of the salute, while the lieu
tenant, now standing stiffly at atten
tion, was drenched to the skin.
A few days later the major was af
flicted with toothache and sought the
eervices of a dental surgeon. As he
reclined In the chair, he thought he
detected a peculiar expression of sat
lafactlon on the young dentist’s face.
"Look here,” he said suddenly.
“Haven’t I seen yon before?"
"Tes, sir,” was the answer, "you were
■peaking to me the other morning
■bout saluting—”
“Great Scott!” yelled the major,
leaping from the chair and starting
for the door. ‘Tve had some close calls
In my time, but never anything to com
pare with this one.”—Judge.
THE NEGRO ARTILLERY BRIGADE
Address by General John H. Sher
burne, Commander of the 16th Ar
tillery of the 92d Division, at Mass
Meeting, Monday. May 5, 8 p. m.,
Carnegie Hall, Opening National
Conference on Lynching.
A T this meeting whose purpose is
l\- to secure for the Negro fair play
and equal protection of the law, it is
my privilege as well as my duty to
testify to the high achievement of the
Negro in a line of military activity
in which he had never before been
tided.
The fighting qualities of the Col
ored soldier are too well known to
need comment, but until the German
war their service had been in the in
fantry and cavalry arms and they had
never served as artillery either in the
American army or in any other army.
When I was assigned to the 167th
field artillery brigade the artillery au
thorities of the expeditionary' force
were frank in saying that they con
sidered the experiment an impossi
bility and I joined the brigade with a
sad heart and a full certainty that
the jaws of the trap had at last closed
upon me. Even the ever kind French
friends shook their heads in doubt.
But after the first day with the
brigade my barometer began to go up.
The first impression was the marvel
ous spirit of the men, their neatness
of appearance, their military courtesy
and their discipline was most striking,
and they were so earnest in their de
sire to leam and excel.
The brigade never failed to do cred
itably any task it was called upon to
do, and many appreciative and flat
tering things w'ere said about it by the
military authorities who observed its
work. Perhaps the best testimony,
however, is the fact that when the in
telligence officer of the German di
vision opposite came into our lines at
the close of hostilities, he refused to
believe that the artillery supporting
the Colored infantry was not French
artillery.
But perhaps beyond and above the
performance of the merely technical
duties was the splendid quality of the
morale of the brigade. The courage
of the men under fire was without
criticism. The men looked for leader
ship, but they did not show fear and
were always ready to do what they ;
were called upon for. In some in
stances gun crews and telephone lines
men showed a very' notable courage j
and determination under fire.
At all times and under all condi
tions the men showed a fine cheerful- i
ness and willingness. Their conduct
was almost flawless, and they left
each billet with the good will and af- |
fection of the French civilians.
I cannot pay too high a tribute to j
the splendid spirit of both officers
and men of the brigade. The offi
! cers gave themselves to their task in
the fullest measure, and the credit of
the brigade’s achievement is in a large
part due to their work and especially
to Colonels O’Neil of the 349th, Pross
j er of the 350th, Carpenter of the 351st
i and Andrus of the ammunition train,
; but their inspiration was the spirit of
| the men who have shown throughout j
| an eagerness to leam, a determination i
| to excel and a fidelity to the rules
i and ideals of military service un
i equalled in my experience and measur
! ing up to the highest ideal of Ameri- j
can patriotism.
LA GRANGE. TEXAS
H. L. Vincent, Agent
Prof. M. M. Rodgers, Dallas, visited ;
our city Iasi; week for two or three
days on business and seeing old j
friends. He visited a session of the
La Grange District Association, which
was held at the town of Schulenburg
last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Sutton, wife of Mr. Peter
Sutton, and who are former citizens
of Fayette county, but now of Boley,
Okla., have spent some weeks with
her sick sister, Mrs. John Sanders.
They returned home last Saturday.
Mrs. Lola Sutton is back from a
trip to Smithville.
Rev. G. L. Mills of Bellville was in
the city last week.
Mrs. James Williams has installed
a barber chair in Mr. Will Fields’
cafe.
Mr. Elvy Hunter has screened his
back gallery nicely.
Sick—H. L. Vincent, Mrs. Julia
King, Mrs. I. V. Sutton.
Rev. J. H. Napier held his regular
pastoral services at St. James’ M. E.
church last Sunday. District Super
intendent S. E. Jones will preach at
night.
Pastors from the other churches
were holding services out of town.
Don’t fail to hear DuBois on the
American Negro in the war.—Adv.
Saved to Some Effect.
K« Greenville, N. H., a man who be
lieves in saving coppers and nickels
paid his taxes with $119.55 in buffalo
nickels, $11.80 in old-style nickels, $6 in
Lincoln cents and Indian-head cents.
Buying a buggy, nearly new, at auc
tion, he paid for it in coppers, and he
also paid $27 in cents for a purchase
made away from home.
$10,000 FI ND TO
FIGHT LYNCHING
New York. May 8.—A $10,000
fund has been raised to fight lynch
ing in the United States, it was
announced yesterday at the headquar
ters of the national conference on
lynching, 70 Fifth avenue.
Of this $5,000 was contributed by
Madame C. J. Walker of New York
City and $1,000 by Scott Bond, a
wealthy Negro fanner of Arkansas.
The remainder of the amount was
subscribed and pledged in amounts
ranging from $5 to $100.
The national conference on lynching
is proceeding w-ith the appointment of
a committee, to represent every sec
tion of the country, which will draw
up an address to the American nation
on the subject of lynching.
Moorfield Storey of Boston, ex
president of the American Bar asso
ciation. will announce in a few days
the names of a committee of promi
nent lawyers who will frame a pro
posed federal anti-lynching law.
Charges by Ohio republicans which
are under investigation by the repub
lican national committee, to the ef
fect that republican Negroes were be
ing led away from republicanism met
prompt denial yesterday so far as the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People is concerned.
Mary White Ovington, chairman of
the Association, said she had found
that a group of Colored women in Co
lumbus, O., had changed the name of
their club from the Republican club
to the Independent club in consequence
of the defeat of the civil rights bill in
Ohio.
John R. Shillady, secretary- of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, issued the fol
lowing statement:
“There is absolutely no foundation
for the charge that the National As
sociation for the Advancement of Col
ored People is endeavoring to prosely
tize Negro republicans. The Associa
tion consists of both races of all po
litical opinions and they are united
only in fighting for justice for the
Negro.
“The activities of the Association
with respect to the Ohio civil rights
bill were clear and above-board. We
sent telegrams to Senator Warren G.
Harding oat Washington, to ex-Gov
ernor Frank B. Willis and to the chair
man of the republican state advisory
committee, serving notice that it and
the Colored people of Ohio would hold
! the republican party responsible for
| the defeat of the civil rights bill, if it
I was defeated. The bill was defeated.
| That, is all there is to it.”
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