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MT. MORIAH BAPTIST NOTES
Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, Pastor.
Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, who was sent
as a delegate from the Nebraska Ne
gro Baptist association to the Western
Baptist convention held at St. Louis,
Mo., returned home Sunday morning.
Splendid services were held Sunday,
with seivices both in the morning and
t evening; several converts.
Mrs. M. H. Wilkinson returned Tues
day morning from St. Louis, where she
had been attending the Western Bap
tist convention. She was elected vice
president of the Women’s Home and
Foreign Missions of the Western con
vention.
Rev. M. H. Wilkinson leaves today
for Hastings, Neb., for a few days.
ST JOHN'S A. M. E. CHURCH
Rev. W. C. Williams, Pastor
The usual large audience .wor
shipped in our pews on Sunday and
listened to a very instructive but re
ligious sermon by the pastor.
There were several persons added to
the church on Sunday morning.
The class dues on last week was
$69.
The ushers board had a very in
teresting meeting on Monday evening
at the church.
The Ladies’ Aid society had a very
delightful meeting on Thursday at
Hanscom park.
Mrs. Bragg is very ill at 2211 Clark
1 street.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Woods of 3212 Emmett street passed
away on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and
Mrs. Woods are ardent workers of
j St. John's. The members extend their
j sincere sympathies to the bereaved
parents.
Mrs. Julius Stevenson of St. Louis,
the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. C.
Williams, is the guest of her parents
at 2416 Binney street.
Services on Sunday at St. John's
will be held at Miller park. Every
one is cordially invited to bring lunch
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Pleasant Green Baptist Church
Twenty-second and Paul Streets
RKV. JOHN COSTELLO, PASTOR.
SERVICES
Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; morning service and preaching, 11 a. m.;
B. Y. P. U., 6:30 p. m.; evening service and preaching, 8 o’clock. ;
Prayer meeting, Wednesday night; class meeting Friday, night.
Women’s Missionary Society, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30.
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Twenty-first Iletween Nicholas an<l Paul Sts.
REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, PRIEST
Sunday services, 7:30, 10 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
COME. YOU ARE WELCOME.
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A Heart Chapel, Twenty-second and Blnney Streets. Everybody welcome.
* REV. FRANCIS CASSILLY, S. J., Pastor.
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REV. A. WAGNER, Pastor and G. O. P. $
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at 11 a. m.( 3 p. m. and 7 p. m.
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Rev. J. A. Broadnax, Pastor
The services were well attended
Sunday.
Next Sunday the fourth and last
quarter for this conference year will
be held. Preaching at 11 a. m. At
3 p. m. the Rev. Dr. Rhonenee will
speak and at 8:30 p. m. Dr. A. C.
Terrell will preach.
The Aid Society meets every Tues
day night at the church. Mrs. E.
Clark is president.
The love feast is Friday night.
“Have you subscribed for The Mon
itor?” If not, why?
Subscribers have you paid the man
of God for the paper? If not, why?
The collection for last Sunday was
$68.75. A cordial welcome is given
to all.
PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Win. Franklin, Pastor
Sunday was a beautiful day and
everyone that was present seemed to
enjoy all services. Sunday morning
at 11 a wonderful sermon was
preached by the pastor on the sub
ject “God the Mighty to Save.” Sun
day evening at 6 p. m. the B. Y. P. U.
was largely attended. The lesson was
taught by the pastor, and a beauti
ful solo was sung by Miss Corentha
Hollowell. Eula Union and papers
were read by others.
Sunday night the Lord’s supper was
issued and expression meeting. We
are having quite a few' visitors and
we are glad to have you at all times.
[South Side Notes
Mrs. Annie Redrick, 2515 K street,
who underwent a serious operation at
Swedish Mission hospital three weeks
ago, is slowly convalescing.
Miss Cerildia Tucker of 4416 South
16th street, has been on the sick list
for about a week, but is able to be
out again. Miss Tucker is solicitor
for The Monitor on the South Side.
Mrs. Poke Jones entertained Sunday
morning at a !) o’clock breakfast for
Mrs. Bernard and Mrs. Garland of
Kansas City and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Blue of Omaha.
Mrs. J. Can- has opened a hairdress
ing parlor at 2515 Q street. The of
fice will be open Thursday, Friday and
Saturday from 8 a. m. She is agent
for Madam Walker’s hair preparations
and gives special care to the scalp.
Miss Cleota and Violet Haywood of
Denver, Colo., who have been here
for about a month visiting their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Haywood, will
leave this week for home.
Mr. Robert Severe of 4422 North
26th street, is again at St. Joseph’s
hospital, where it is thought he may
have to undergo another operation
for his head.
Sunday, July 27, is quarterly meet
ing for Allen Chapel A. M. E. church.
All are cordially invited to be present.
NEBRASKA CITY NEWS
The Sunday school of the A. M. E.
church was well attended last Sunday.
Christian Endeavor was held at 6:30.
Mr, Harding Hampton, who has been
very ill is much improved. This will
be good news to his many friends.
There was a social given by the
Blue Ribhon club at the home of Mrs.
Charles Mack last Thursday night.
An enjoyable time was had by all.
The annual Sunday school picnic of
the A. M. E. church was held last
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Bert Letcher. A most delight
ful time was had by everyone.
Mrs. Bert Letcher received a letter
from her son, Raymond, who has been
in Fiance for some time, saying that
he expected to said for home soon.
This will certainly be good news to
all who know him.
Miss Adabooth Penn and brother of
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Kansas City, who have been visiting
with their aunt, Mrs. Eva Ellis, went
home Sunday. They were accompa
nied by Mrs. Sarah Bumeh and their
cousin, Austin Hampton.
Mr. James Martin and wife of Sioux
Falls, S. D., were here visiting rela
tives last week.
Mr. Richard Craig has gone to Kan
sas City to work in the harvest fields.
BUTTE, MONT., NEWS
By Angie Mills-Arnold
Miss Hallie Q. Brown is visiting at
the home of Mrs. M. E. Davis, and
gave a recital Friday evening, July
18, before the Woman’s club.
Bethel Baptist church has purchased
a beautiful $4,200 parsonage at 604
W. Broadway, and will move their
pastor in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed R've s entertained
at their residence Thursday evening
from 6-30 to 8 o’clock in honor of the
Rev. Thomas A. Taggart. The host
anil hostess are among Butte’s most
gracious entertainers. The house was
beautifully decorated and a very elab
orate repast was served.
Rev. Thomas A. Taggart of Omaha,
Neb., is in the city, conducting a se
ries of evangelistic services for the
Rev. E. B. Reed, pastor of Bethel
Baptist church. In attendance and
from a spiritual viewpoint, the meet
ings have been mammoth. Mr. Tag
gart delivered his masterpiece Sunday
night, “The Second Coming of Christ,”
holding an enthusiastic audience of
Colored and white spellbound for more
than an hour. His wonderful sermons
have had far reaching effect.
Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Reed enter
tained at the parsonage Saturday eve
ning in honor of Rev. Thomas A. Tag
gart of Omaha, Neb., who is the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Arnold
of 12 W. Aluminum street. A four
course dinner was served. Those pres
ent were: The Rev. Mr. Taggart,
Mrs. Smith of Alabama; Mr. Hender
son, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Mack Arnold, the host and
hostess.
I,A GRANGE, TEXAS, NEWS.
H. L. Vincent, Agent.
During the last eight or ten days
the farmers have been busv twine to
get their crops in shape. The rains
prior to this have been a great hin
drance to them.
Little Thelma Williams died at the
home of her grandfather, Mr. Levi
Simms, near here, last Tuesday, of
consumption.
Private Professor Simms and Cor
poral Ewing Schermack arrived home
hyre from overseas.
Rev. S. C. Smith, Rockdale, was here
Tuesday, en route home from Prof.
L C. Palmer’s funeral.
Mrs. Lizzie Moore, Fort Worth, is
visiting in the city.
Rev. J. H. Napier is out of town
this week.
Miss Hattie A. Tillman is home
again, taking her vacation.
Sick, Mesdames Pnlb'e Smith, Julia
King, and Mr. H. L. Vincent.
Mr. Will Fields, who was reported
ill last week as a result of a ruptured
artery, died at his home here last
Saturday night, July 12. His funeral
was conducted from the residence
under auspices of K. of P. 1odrre of La
Grange, and his interment ook
place Monday. Julv 14. at 3 o’clock.
Rev. S. A. Tillman officiated. He
leaves a wife, mother and many other
kindred.
Rev. S. A. Tillman was on hand
Sunday and held the regular two-ser
mon seivices at Fhenezer Baptist
church.
Rev. I. D. Coffee held regular serv
ices at St. John’s A. M. E. church
Sunday and Sunday night.
The summer normal he>e is having
its last week before examination. Con
ductor Randolph and his corps of as
sistants seem well pleased with their
work.
Read The Monitor, my friend. You
don’t have to read it simplv because
it is a Negro paper, but because it
is worth your time and money to get
its contents.
PALESTINE, TEXAS
It is raining here and the crops
are doing fine as a result of it.
All of the churches had appropriate
services last Sunday. Several are
holding revivals and all are doing
well.
Rev. J. E. E’lis went to Rockdale
last week to attend the Lincoln Bap
tist Association. The Rev. Mr. E'lis
holds an important office. He report
ed a good meeting both spiritually
and financially.
The banouet given at St. Paul’s
A. M. E. church this week in honor
of the winner of the big rally was all
that one cou'd expect. Mrs. H. E.
Williams was leader of the Blues and
she led the whole affair.
The summer normal has been moved
here from Longview because of some
trouble in that place. The town is
full of teachers.
Mrs. Lulu Farris died on the Six
teenth and she was buried on the
eighteenth. She leaves a houseful of
small children, a husband, mother,
father and a host offriends to mourn
her loss. She was a member of the
Antioch Baptist church.
Prof. C. F. Carr of the high school
has resigned as principal of the high
school and has accented a similar po
sition in Dallas, Tex.
Miss Estelle Massey went to Waco
today.
Mrs. Patterson went to Waco today
for a visit.
HASTINGS, NEB.
Mr. C. E. Briscal and Charles Har
ris motored to Grand Island Thurs
day.
Mrs. R. L. Moore has returned home
after spending her vacation at Con
cordia, Kas.
Mrs. Florence Jones has filed a pe
tition in district court asking for a
divorce from her husband, William
Jones, on the grounds of cruelty and
non-support. She asks for $500 ali
money.
Mrs. Katie Woods has been on our
sick list this week.
Mr-s, ,T fL.tCraig is on our sick list
this week also.
Mrs. S. Moss has gone to Camp
Dewoese as conk for the Y. W. C. A.
girls, who are spending their vacation
camping.
In last week’s paper it was stated
that Mr. James MeKinzie suffered a
fractured collar bone. It was a mis
take made in sending a telegram.
The Tuskegee, Okla., Jubilee sing
ers entertained Hastings people last
week. They rendered some very pop
ular songs. It was greatly enjoyed by
all who went to hear them.
WOMEN SUCCEED
AS POSTAL CLERKS
Philadelphia, July 23.—That the
Colored women can measure up in
any given line of work, especially in
the postal department has been proven
by the efficient work of two young
women of Philadelphia.
Miss Alice Jordan and Miss Blissee
Jones, both of Philadelphia, who have
been working at the terminal in that
city, were recently transferred to this
district of the Fifteenth division as
clerks. These two ladies are the first
Colored ones to work in this depart
ment in the whole Fifteenth division.
They were former school teachers in
their home town. Their work here is
without reproach. They are stationed
at the Liberty avenue terminal at
present.
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Council Bluffs, la., was hostess this
week to the thirteenth session of Des
Moines district conference, which was
in annual conference July 22-26 at
Bethel A. M. E. church, Rev. M. R.
Rhonenee, pastor.
This was one of the most interest
ing sessions in its history. The con
ference opened Tuesday with the fol
lownig program:
Morning Session
9:30—Devotional services, Revs. H.
A. Perry and N. B. Jones.
10— Ritual service, Rev. S. L. Birt.
11— Annual sermon by Rev. R.
Thomas of Muscatine.
Administration of the Lord's supper.
Roll call and organization.
Introductions.
Adjournment.
Afternoon Session
2— Devotion led by Revs. B. F. Hub
bard, C. P. Jones and J. Wilbur Nor
ris.
2:30—Paper, “The Minister’s Task
in the Reconstruction Period.”
3— Discussion.
3:30—Short talks on the Ter-Cen
tenary Celebration and its ultimate
aim.
4— Organization of the Distirct Mis
sionary Society, Mrs._ Izora Mackey,
president.
Evening Session
7:40—Program by District Mission
ary Society.
The delegation was large, renre
sen ting all parts of the district, itev.
M. R. Rhonenee and the people wel
comed all with hearty greetings and
splendid entertainment.
Officers, Rt. Rev. L. J. Coppin, D.
D.,bishop; Rev. J. H. Ferribee, presid
ing elder; Mrs. J. L. Edwards, dis
trict Sunday school superintendent;
Mrs. Ford, president normal depart
ment; Mrs. Izora Mackey, president
District Missionary society; Mrs.
Anna Mae Norris, district superin
tendent Allen C. E. league; Rev. M.
R. Rhonenee, host.
Mrs. E. Miles in in the city looking
over Council Bluffs as a possible fu
ture home. She is stopping with Rev.
Jackson.
Miss Sadie Monteen of Minneapolis
was given in Marriage to Dr. E. Ern
est Graves, the popular Lincoln den
tist. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Botts at the residence of
Rev. Jackson of Tabernacle Baptist
church. The bride was given away by
her brother, A. L. Monteen.
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