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CHICAGO.—Holding its annual
meeting Aug. 4-6 in Chicago, the
Laymen’s Organization of the
AME church advocated a bold re
organization and education pro
gram for the African Methodist
Episcopal church.
The tenor of the meeting was
spearheaded by the inspired ad
dress of National President Her
bert L. Dudley of Detroit. Recom
mendations made by Dudley in
his speech were indorsed by vari
ous panel groups and committees.
The meeting covered ten areas
of improvement for the church as
a whole:
Public relations—A public rela
tions officer should be appointed
by the bishops council.
The general conference—A sev
en point program covering admin
istrative procedure and elections
was recommended.
Church departments—Eliminate
various departmental boards and
reorganize them into one general
board
Connectional overhead expense
—Reduce overhead expenses so
that they will not be a burden on
local churches, the backbone of
African Methodism.
Dignifying the active pastorate
—Cut out “rat race” among min
isters seeking the bishopric so they
m*. r serve their churches.
Ep. pal districts—Reduce the
number of districts, and do not
add any new ones.
Episcopal pronounce m e n t s—
Regular statements concerning
church policies should be issued
by the Bishop’s council during the
interim between general confer
ences.
Education—Reduce the number
of schools and improve the qual
ity by reorganizing the whole
setup.
Qualifications and fitness of
bishops—All candidates for bishop
should be screened in advance by
a special committee which will
make its findings available to the
Laymen without recommendations
of any kind.
Youth—Build up a catechism to
improve religious education; set
up junior churches. Appoint a
director of religion or committee
on religious education at each J
church.
About 150 delegates registered
for the meeting held at Grant
Memorial AME church at which
the Rev. Harvey Walden is pastor; :
thus making it the largest meet
- ing in the laymen organization’s
history.
Two bishops, Presiding Bishop
George W. Baber of the Fourth
Civil Rights Champions
Sen. J. Howard McGrath
1 * i ilifll WlilHI IW — lliirtlil ii i inn
—Courtesy of Lincoln J uirnal.
McGrath found no glamour in
the justice department, where he
was once solicitor general
He went to Providence college
and Boston university: was U. S,
district attorney for Rhode Island.
Mr. McGrath proved himseli an
ardent civil rights supporter dur
ing the Truman campaign.
Episcopal district, the host area,
and Bishop John H. Claybome.
attended the meeting. 1
McGrath Given!
Senate’s Okav
The senate Thursday unaaaai
mously approved President Tru
man s selection off Sen. J BtwwnS
McGrath fdLT R l> a® ssiCTteed
A tty. Ges. Tons Clark, after ap
proving Clark's mmmmaaimm to the
supreme court
McGrath arfflB resign iaeki Ins
seat in the senate and fcm- picas at
chairman of the demo mafic na
tional committee. WHSiissni 3&cyie
of Kansas City,, mrw toecadicrutiar
vie e-c hairman is us. Quae tk® gjrrt
his party pest.
Both. Clark and McCkr*,m are
relatively young Car them ne*
posts. Clark,, who-, will he SB Sepc
23, is a native of IDfeHtts,, Tex. He
took office as afitomey ggeresrail
June 29, 194.3 after snrring m
assistant attorney general m
charge of the ertannai dmumsm. He
was a leading campaygasr fer the
Truman ticket last year.
McGrath, who ran. the Dust Tru
man campaign, is a aaCsw off
Woonsocket. EL 1L He ik imiDy 45
He resigned the ^sveraarstt-p Oc
tober. 1945 after serving aJhtitst
three Senas to- bemuse .sdiiniSar
general of the UT. &. and remised
a year later to- ram ftar toe sessete.
Tboma* Campbell Clark
—'Court*-*.* of Lancoln Jouruai.
Clark has proven himself a
tiXiiffiplOIi of dvll rights. He in
sisted that the Federal Bar asso
d&tkm admit Negroes.
Despite a sullen mutter of dis
approval from the nation’s press
! low ebb,’’ snorted the New
Tank Herald Tiibune), few voices
aS protest were raised in the sen
ate Mr. Clark was well liked by
the men on Capitol Hill, who ap
preciate a man whose ability is
not oppressive and whose prin
ciples are not alarming.
New Home Office Buildin^^edicated
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Universal Life Insurance company of Memphis, Tenn., now the fourth largest
Negro insurance organization, celebrategd its 25th anniversary and dedicated its
new half-million dollar home office building on Thursday and Friday. Thousands
of visitors from all over the country attended the two day exercises. C. C. Spauld
ing, Durham, N. and Mayor Watkins Overton of Memphis, were the principal
speakers
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The %faove ifficers it the icrnggiry jeM, to rigtit include: B. J. Olive. Jr., vice
.resident-agency directnr* JL W. YiT* lsc nae president: Dr. J. Z. Walken^presi*
presadssfc-acTuaryt J. A. Swaysaf tase pr-emomfi sad Dr. Julian Kelso, rice presi
ient-medical director.
" The stone and 3r*ck mlcdng vm rteRumec ai*c buAi by Negeo architects and