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DR. JOSEPHUS ROOSEVELT COAN Returned Missionary after nine years of faithful and far-reachinf •ervice in the South African field Formerly, Superintendent ol Wilberforce Institute. Dean of the School of Religion, Transvaal, South Africa. General Superintendent of the Missionary Work of the A.M.E. Church in South Africa. Demonstrated for two quadren niums high standards of Execu tive and Administrative ability. Now, Professor of Missions and Old Testament, Morris Brown College. He is willing to dedicate his life to the cause of the Advancement of African Methodism abroad. He will eliminate the charac teristic weaknesses of discontin uity and bring African Methodism in the foreign field to its rightful place of power and prestige. For greater advance in foreign Missions, Elect J. R. Coan in 1952, as a Missionary Bishop of the Church. I S.W. Lay League Holds Convention The second annual conference of the South West Laymen’s Or ganization held at Allen Chapel,' Kansas City, Missouri was one of( the more informative and inter- ( esting meetings of the series. “A1 panel discussion on “The Duties of a Layman” proved educational' and extremely helpful to unor-j ganized groups. Sub topics of the discussion were Personal Evangel ism, Miss Mary L. Peeler; Chris-' tian Stewardship, Mrs. Cecil An derson; New Areas of Service, Mrs. Mitchell; Circulations of Church Papers, Mrs. Laura Boyd; Ministerial Support, Mrs. Albert Carter; Training for Leadership, Mrs. Arzelia Gates and Connec tional Fellowship, Mr. Raymond Burgin. Vice president, Mrs. Cecil An derson told of some very effective work done in organizing unit throughout the conference. Officers elected were: Clarenci Owens, president; Cecil Ander Eon, first vice president; Leste Smith, second vice president Louise Peeler, secretary; Cliffori Hopkins, treasurer, and Mrs. Fan nie Dunn, chaplain. President George Jones wa present and outlined the Dougla hospital project and other im portant issues of interest to lay men. Mr. J. L. Bell, president S Paul Lay League, St. Louis, M J. Parks, president Nebraska La organization and Mrs. Rubie V Shakespeare, editor of the Lay it an’s Voice, were introduced. REvl^^^GOKENs"*--11 WILL LIVE ON Every true African Methodi has been touched over the sudde passing of Rev. J. S. Brookens, high churchman, a firm and a In stone in our building; he was proven friend of the laymen, much so that he became one our choice candidates for bishopr In 1952, he felt and acted the pa of a general officer. All of Sout] Meeting Continued from Page 1) minder, president 4th Districl ~ Laymen; Mr. ft. J. Gardner, presi I dent 3rd District Laymen; Mr | John F. Shack, presicl nt 1st Dis | trict Laymen; Mr. H. It. Sumlin, 1J Dayton, Ohio Dr. J. W. Wibsrton land Dr. R. L. Flagg, I .e nphis; Dr. J. S. Bimm, Pennsylvanir; Dr. |:Carlisle Stewart, Ebenezer, De troit; Rev. Mason, 3rd Distri t. Dr. S. S. Morris, Secretary-Treas urer Dept. Leligious Education; Dr. Singleton, Des Moines, Iowa; Dr. M. E. Jackson; Dr. E. C. Hatcher, Editor, Southern Chris tian Recorder; Dr. A. O. Richard son, Georgia; Dr. Mason, P. E., Ohio; Mr. John Day, Indiana; S. M. Porter, Trinity, Kansas City, Kansas; Dr. Davis, Texas; Dr. O. A. Burk, West Virginia; Dr. Anderson, Youngstown, Ohio; Dr. Bell, Zion, Philadelphia; Dr. Blakely, Arkansas; Dr. Brookins, I Editor, A.M.E. Church Review; Dr. W. E. Alexander, Michigan; | Dr. Pointer, Prof. Mimms, Mr Moses S. Thompson, N. J., and Rev. David Readye, Joliet, 111. Attorney Freeman L. Martin. I General Chairman, represented the Honorable Mayor, Joseph M. Darst, in extending the keys of the city and the gavel of authority to the convention. Attorney Mar tin, an able and loyal layman, is president of the Missouri Confer ence Lay Organization, a former , Alderman of St. Louis Attorney J. Ernest Wilkins, < Chicago, was a guest speaker, ex- : plaining the working o fthe Judi-,; cial Council of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Lucille Wilkins, was also present and extended greet- i Ings. S A workshop was conducted by < Mrs. Eleanor Woodcock, of d Ebenezer, Detroit, assisted by Mrs. i Herbert L. Dudley, Mrs. Pearl V. 1 Collins, Youth Director of the 4th ( District Lay Organization, and: Mrs. Bertie DeLyles. Addresses were made by Mrs. Woodcock on ; the “Role of the Laymen in the, Local Church” and Mrs. Dudley ■1 on “What the Modern Psychiatric < Social Work can contribute to the Church.” 11 After substituting the name R. f J. Gardner, for Dr. R. R. Williams, < the officers were re-elected, i The Convention opposes Com- ] munism in any form and renews its unchanging devotion to the constitution of the United States. A Judicial Council is on the ! Mason Devercau, Jr.y To Study At Wilber force. O. Mason Devereaux, Jr., left on Wednesday, October 10, 1951 to enter Payne Theology Seminary, Wilberforce University, W’ilber force, Ohio. Mr. Devereaux is a n e iber oi the St. John A.M.E. Church Omaha, Nebraska where he has been a very active worker. The ast 6 years he has served ns the Official Reporter for St. John siting in the Om^ha Star, West ern Christian, and Scuth Christian Recorder, and the Guide. He has been a member of the \v:t h r.en Club, Men’s Chorus. Served as Secretary of the Minute Men and | Auxiliary for over 2 yerrs, a member of the St. John Usher Board. For the past 3 years he nas,; served as one of the Religious Counsellors lor the St John, Jr Choir. The past year ht was the President of the Youth Advisory Council of St. John. Mason Devereaux was born and reared in the city of Omaha, ttending Public and High School; where he was quite active in civic affairs. He worked part time in order that he could com plete 3 j’ears at the University of Omaha at Omaha in the Col lege ol Business Administration. He has worked with the Hi-Y, ' Z.C.A. and the Urban League. On leaving for Ohio Mr. Dever :aux asked us to thank his many friends that did anything to make his progrestive Christian effort ?cssiole. Tiie State of the Church California Conference Repor' on ‘he State of the Church as given by .Mrs. Georgia Marshall, vice presi dent of th.- Fifth episcopal district Laymen’s meeting held July 31st and Aug. 1st in St. Louis, Mo. MRS. GEORGIA MARSHALL In these times of stress and strain, with the world in a turmoil af confusion with all the suffering! we look to the church more than ?ver for solace. Religion still bolds its place in this modern life. When we say “The Church” wre do not mean the materials, edi-1 'ices, members, etc., yet these are desirable assets, and may be used tr an ultimate end; but the church s a force, a power and a mani festation of the kingdom of God tt is no longer localized at Je rusalem, nor in the Holy Lands vhere the fathers of old wor ihiped, but it Is wherever and vhenever man enters that spirit ial state ..hat lifts him from the ow plan of life ind living up into ^mmunion with God. The primary objective of the j Church is to call a people to bear Christ’s name and to carry out His will on earth; or better yet, to call men from the low walks ol life to the true mission of the kingdom of God, and to es' ablish that kingdom in their hearts and lives. The Church has a program of Evangelism, Christianizing the people and preparing them for active, faithful, Christian service. It also has a great expansion pro gram and a program for the youth. Nearly two thousand years this Did Zion of ours has been moving Dn. It is the great part of God’s Universal Church. In speaking of this great Church Df ours, recognizing and admitting her shortcomings and imperfec tions, nevertheless this A.M.E. :hurch stands today the greatest arganization for Negroes. To be cont. agenda of measures to be sup ported at the 1952 session of the Heneral Conference to be held in Chicago. The body went on record re- ( lewing our faith and belief in the undamental traditions and ten ets of our denomination; and everence and respect for our episcopal and Ministerial Fathers and pledging our devotion to the oyal laymen and lay women, whom we are privileged to rep resent. The generosity of the following newspapers is acknowledged: St. Louis Argus, The Associated Ne gro Press, St. Louis Globe Demo crat, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Chi cago Defender, The Voice, Lin coln, Nebraska; Common Sense Historical Reviews, of Chicago, Pittsburgh Courier, Kansas City Call, Atlantic World, Amsterdam News, New York, Los Angeles Eagle, Detroit Tribune and other members of the press for the news releases they have carried. L DR. O. A. BURKS r | CANDIDATE FOR BISHOP y Vote for him he has all the faults that a good man should have. The Candidate is Chairman and Treasurer of Connectional- * Commission of Evangelism. ern California will cherish the 1 memory of his presence at our an n nual conference Aug. 15, 1951, as 3 sisting our pishop D. Ormonde e: Walker in closing one of the a greatest conferences here at First 50 A.M.E. church, 8th & Towne, Rev. ^ Alvin A. Shaw, host pastor. lt: Coley W. Stafford, President. r* Camilla Lcltridge, Reporter REV. A. O. WILSON Pastor Steward Chapel A.M.E. church. Endorsed as the Connectional “Good-Will Candidate” for the bishopric—1952 by the Evangelis tic convention of the African Methodist Episcopal church, July 28, 1950 at St. John A.M.E. church,! Birmingham, Ala. He is true and tried—often de nied, and willing to be tried again. He has been faithful to the church through every crisis. He is a hard worker, faithful servant, and a brother to all men. Give him your prayers and a vote, e chance. CARLYLE F. STEWART Pastor of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Detroit, Michigan. Re cently elected President of the Detroit Pastors’ Union of the Detroit Council of Churches, the first Negro minister to be elected to the office of presidency. Can didate for the Bishopric at the 1952 General Conference. Be sure your church is in the news. Choose your reporter today. JONATHAN A. DAMES Minister Bethel A.M.E. church, Indianapolis, Indiana. Candidate for the Bishopric 1952. IThe Southwest Mo. i Laymen's League PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS C.E. Owens To the Bishop D. Ormonde Walker, Presiding Elders, Officers, Members and Friends of the Lay men’s Organization of Southwest Missouri Annual Conference. GREETINGS: We have assembled here this afternoon to report on our stew ardship for this past year. We have gained considerable ground : since 1948, when the General Con ference granted us the privilege to organize the Laymen into units. THIS AWAKENED us to the great opportunity afforded the League to join in the task of cre ating a more wholesome atmos phere otward correcting many of the complained evils in the church. MANY MINISTERS have trained and encouraged a knowledge of the law of the Church and or ganization of leagues in the Church. There are other ministers that have made no attempt to organize at any time, but the movement is here to stay. THE PROGRESSIVE and highly qualified pastors seldom protest, for they know that as the intelli gence and economic standards of the Laymen are raised, they will be relieved of much of the detail work and obligation operations of the Church, permitting them op portunity to devote proper time to the spiritual and social service of the community in which they serve. THE LAYMEN are interested in the problems and welfare of the Great A.M.E. Church, and are eager to serve in every possible way. IT’S PURPOSE, as stated by J. R. Gardner, President of the Third District Lay Organization; is to enlist and coordinate the manpower of the local congrega tion for an effective performance of the essential Christian activi ties; to cultivate the Christian life of the laymen through study, worship, fellowship and service We give thank to God for the progress made in several churches. Mentioning a few: EBENEZER brought to Kansas City the Connectional Lay Organ ization president, Atty. Herbert L. Dudley, of Detroit; Bethel pur chased and presented to the Church, an oil painting of the as cension; Ward Laymen purchased a large number of disciplines and catechisms; others have made con tributions in many ways. The Southwest Missouri Con ference had the largest representa tion of all the conferences attend ing the Fifth District Connec tional Meeting held in St Louis, Missouri July 31st through Au gust 4th.
