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1 — - I Z*on Baptist Church. 2215 Grant St. Rev. C. C. Harper, Pastor, Rev. i. 1L Young. Aaat. Sunday School 9:32 a. m. H L. Aadmw, Supt. Sunday morning services was large, ly attended. Re*'. J. R. Young preach, ed a very inspirational sermon from 91 Psalm. 2nd Verse. “I will say of the Lord “He is my refuge and my fortre«*. my God in Him will I trust.” 'H'e Senior Choir rendered some very insipring Hymnals, Mrs. Bessie Kirby Pn-' . Mrv W. W. Anderson, Sec’y. B YPU. was held at 6 o’clock p. m. The program was rendered by group No. Z. A selected poem was render, ed by Miss Mary Jones of Norfolk, Nebraska. Mias Jones an honored vis. itor of tho evening at the BYPU. with group No. 2. Miss Jones is a graduate of Norfolk, and received scholar-hip for University of Minne. sota. where she will attend this fall. Tho Junior BYPU. rendered a trio, “In the Garden’, and a reading by Mrs. Ollie Lewis. A vocal solo by Miss H Madison. Mrs. Lulu A. Thomas, Chairman of Program Committee. T**e Committee of the Zion Baptist Church Picnic held at Millar Park July 4. wishes to thank everyone for their very fine cooperation in making it a success. At the evening service Rev. F. C. Williams brought a very touching and spiritual message from the 17 chap, ter of St. John. Hymns were rend, ered by the Senior Choir. Bethel AME. Church. Cwnril Bluffs, lows. All were happy to see Mrs. Lula Gilbert and Mrs. Irene Teal* back to the city and a*, services last Sunday. Bethle AME. Church won second place in the Tree Rally list Sunday having raised $26.00. Rev. J. C. Clay, pastor of Clair Chapel ME Church of Omaha will he the preacher at the Pew Rally next Sunday the 16th at 3 o'clock under auspices of the Pastor's Aid Society, Mr*. Irene Teale, president, and Mrs. Oline Harvey, secretary, ^fiss Helen Lyons, chairman of Program Com mittee promises an additional fine program. Starting with this Pew Rally Beth, el AME. Church will conduct a two week’s revival with the Rev. Dr. Clay as preacher each night except Sat. urdajr and Sunday. The Bethel Literary Society under the chairmanship of Mias Lula Mae Hall will in the near future sponsor a Council Bluffs Colorad Youth’s Con. pm; Also the Literary Society un_ der the leadership of Mrs. Eva Fin. layson, president, are planning for a big celebration and pageant on Labor Day. Miss Otha McCraney, high ranking graduate of High School of Des. Moines, Miss Washington of Sioux City, and Mrs. M. Johnson addressed the Sunday School last Sunday morn. Ing. Geo. W. Slater, Jr., reporter. Chnst Tnuple. MU and Burdette 8t„ O. J. Burckkardt, Pastor J. W. Goodwin, Aas*t. Mra. Verdu Gerdau, Reporter Sunday reminded us of the happy days in Church work 3n years gone by when pentinent sinners came to the Altar and prayed through and got a reel experience. This happened Sun. day morning when a precious young woman came to the altar and wept her way back to Christ. The services throughout the day were interesting. The pastor brought a soul stirring message at 11 a. m. from II. Peter 1:18 “Grow in Grace and the Know, ledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We had a fine Sunday School and League meeting. At 8 p. m. Elder Hualey brought a good message which we all enjoyed. The Junior Choir furnished the music for the evening. Miss Alma orest is the pi. afist and Miss Oneda Watts the dir. octrees The young people who made up the choir were Masters Abner Irv. ing, Earl Anderson, Samuel Staff ore, Mias Ruth orest, Margaret Anderson, Clars Anderson, Bettie and Hazel Moore. Sunday will be a fine lay with us. We miv expecting u good time with the Lord. Come and worship with us. You should attend our Tuesday even, ing Bible class taught by Brother Jehn O. Parker. You are missing some knowledge about God's word that you need in your every day Christian experience. We a Is* have a community Bible class at 21K N. 2th St., taught by Elder Irving, Both of these Bible classes mill ide you welcome. St. John’s AM’S. Church. The Friendly Church. 12nd and Wilis Ave„ Rev. L. P. Bryant, Paatur. Sunday was a very busy day for Rev. Bryant mini his Senior Choir, as they took part in the annual services at the Lady Elks at 3 p. m. and again at the Church in the evening service All services were well attended. Rev Bryant was at his best Sunday night Some of the outstanding thoughts in his sermon Sunday night were jusl what Christian service means. If people only understood it fully, how different they would be. If there are those who are asleep in the Church at the present time, they should real ; ly be aroused. They should be arous. «d to the duty of giving full support I to thhir Church, and the cause of Christ. They ahould try to arouse I the sinner, which is after all the greatest work of the Christian. St. John is always glad to see the visitors at the Church, and invites them to make St. John their Church home while in Omaha. You are al_ ways invited to attend the Sunday School and Endeavor. The Sunday School meets at 9:5o a. m. and the Endeavor at 6 p. m. The Omaha Guide is making a great effort to carry all you Church and social news. Help your paper to help you by supporting the Guide. The District Conference, Sunday School, Allen Christian Endeavor [ league, and Misionary Convention of ♦he Omaha District-Kansas_Nebras_ ka Conference of the AME. Church was held at Campbell Church, AtcK. inson, Kansas June 28 , 29, 30, 1933. Omaha was represented with twen_ i ty one delegates, 17 of them from St. ! John. Rev. and Mrs. L. P. Bryant, W. S. Metcalfe. Messrs. M. E. Webb, i Oliver Butler, Roy Fouts. Leonard Turner, Hiram and Edsel Webb, Mrs. Anna Burton, Mrs. Ruth McRaven; Misses Margaret Blair, Leona Davis, Tamor O'Neal. District Secretary of the Sunday Schools; and Mr. and Mrs W. H. Shackelford. In the Discussion of such topics as “The Sunday School and Modern Life Today”, “Recreation, Welfare and Service" and “Five Points in Teach, ing”, “Spiritualism", the keynote of our session and wide awake interest was manifested, especially by the younger delegation who led in the dis cusions of these topics. In a round table discussion of “The Survival of the Fittest”, Atheism vs. Christianity, in its influence over mod ern youth,” a decided stand against Atheism was taken by the the youth of the convention, who did not believe it will become deeply rooted in this country, or have a great influence over modern youth. St. John can well be proud of her delegation from the pastor, Rev. L. P. Bryant on down, for all the dele, gates were right there in discussions and commnts from the beginning un. til the final curtain was rung on the sesion when a pageant written by Mfs. Gertrude Shackelford entitled “God's Heart Gifts'* was staged. Dif ferent delegates of the entire conven tion took part in the cast. Tl^ermonett^'o^HM^JurtonJind the paper “Rebuilding the Family Altar” by Mrs. EffLe S. Bryant gave all something ta talk about. Mrs. Bryant received many reuqests for a copy of her analysis on the Lord's prayer. Tamer O'Neal. Reporter. Cleaves Temple CME. Church, 25th and Decatur Sts. Rev. J. L. Glover, acting Pastor Sunday school opened at 9:45 with Mrs. Sarah Stamps, Supt. presiding. The School was largely attended; and a very interesting lesson was discus, sed. At eleven o’clock Rev. Glover brought to us a very inspiring serm. on. The Choir rendered some very marvelous music. The evening service was given over to the showing of the “Messiah". A very lovely portrayal of the life of Christ made our hearts burn within us. Rev. Glover is doing some marvelous work in Cleaves Temple Church. Many visitors were present during the day. We are al. ways glad to welcome our friends. Cleaves Temple held an Educational night Monday July 10. Judge Herbert Rhoades was to have been the princ. ipal speaker, but due to an unavoid, able hindrance he was unable to be with us. Attorney W. B. Bryant fill ed his place. Attorney was to have introduced Judge Rhoades, but in. stead, became the eminent speaker of the evening. He brought to us some very fine ideas of Club work, and how Clubs should be operated. Sunday July 10th, at 3:30 a Pew Rally under the auspices of the For. ward Step Club will be held at the Church. Rev. Z. E. McGee will be the speaker with his congref^a^n and choir in attendance. The Pew Rally is divided into two groups, the lead ers are Mr. Dewitt Smart, and Mr. Levi Jefferson. HOUSING SURVEY FINISHED The Findings Committee of the 0 maha Urban League has just com. pleted a survey of Housing Condi, tions in the Second Ward. The data is being analyzed and interpreted and when completed will be used as the basis for securing better housing con ditions in this district which repres. ents one of the most congested in Idle city. “THE EAGLE AND NOT THE JIMOROW IS OUR NATIONAL BIRD (From, th* Denver Star) You can’t have prejudice, without, at the same time, having hate and fear and selfishness. We only rise above and out of prejudice when we rise above and out of the thoughts and suggestions which cause prejudice. We then clear our minds of the belief in prejudice, hate and fear. Moral: Destroy the cause of prejudice and you destroy the effect of that cause. Jim Crow must go, sometime, somehow, why not, today? Let’s you and I make America,just a little better by daily preaching and practicing it. Prejudice is built on fear selfishness and ignorance. Be it resolved, for this year and all other years, that I will face unpopularity for the sake of truth; I will declare boldly my convictions though they make me despised; I will cleanse my heart from all selfishness to the end that the will of mankind’s common Father may be more fully expressed through my life.” Let this be a lesson to you. “The EAGLE and NOT the JIMCROW is our NA TIONAL BIRD. J> CARD OF THANKS W wish to extend to our many friends, and to the public generally, our thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the death of our son and nephew, Dan Love. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hayden. GO TO HIGH SCHOOL! A teacher at Evander Childs High School recently, without solicitation, gave a colored girl student the follow ing piece of advice: “Unless you intend to go to college, you had better quit high school and go to a trades school.” The girl in question is a member of one of New York’s old colored families. When she returned home she related to her mother what the teacher had said. Unlike many Negroes who, un der similar circumstances, usually indulge in criticism and denunciation from afar, this mother visited Evander Childs High School and demanded of the teacher an ex planation for her impertinence. The teacher’s protestations of friendly interest in the colored student did not ring true and the irate mother did not hesitate to frankly give the school marm a piece of her mind. She expressed the opinion entertained by many Negro citizens that there are some principals and tachers in the employ of the New York Public Schools who make it their business to discourage colored boys and girls from finishing high school. Whether such a vicious practice is a part of a das tardly plot—a tacit understanding between narrow-mind ed, prejudiced servants of the people—to retard the edu cational progress of a group of citizens and deprive them of their Constitutional advantages—is a uestion that should be given serious consideration and careful inquiry. The larger the number of colored high school gra duates the larger the number of aspirants to teach in the public schools of Greater New York seems to be the dom inating thought which influences some principals and teachers to voluntarily advise smart and ambitious color ed students to quit high school and enter trade school. Those of the race studying trades encounter great diffi culty in securing employment after they finish their studies because of the color line. Nevertheless, they should continue to get what they want despite these disadvant ages. Another method of discouraging colored students from continuing in high school is said to be their unjusti fiable flunking by unfriendly teachers. Boys and grls who believe that an injustice has been done them in examina tions should see to it that their parents register a protest with the proper school authorities—heads of the Board of Education—if necessary. Similar action should be tak en by parents whose children meet with the experience of the Evander High School student. Negro taxpayers of New York.do not have to stand tor discrimination of this sort in our public schools. The Board of Education does not encourage it, and city of ficials would not stand for it if these un-American prac tices were directed to their attention. Stifling the am bition of any youth, no matter what his race, color or reli gi°n may be, is a pretty low, contemptible thing to do. WOULD UNITE LABOR UNDER INDUSTRIAL ACT Officers of Omaha Unions Catyed to Meetig Sunday To unite Omaha labor groups to form a solid front on minimum wage enactments under the federal indus. trial recovery act, a special meeting of all presidents and secretaries of lo. cal labor unions has been called for Sunday at 10 a. m., at Labor temple. In announcing the call Wednesday, Charles Nelson, president of the Cen tral Labor union,, said. “Common labor should receive 50 cents an hour under a stabilized in dustrial program. The very lowest minimum for the commonest of com mon labor should not be below 40 cents an hour.” Both Nolson and V. B. Kinney, edi. tor of the Unionist, in whose office an informal conference of local labor leaders was held yesterday, were hopeful for the labor outlook. “I believe the government is going to see it through this time,” said Nel. son. Large industrial groups have so far avoided minimum wages and maxim um working hours in formulating their national codes, Nelson stated. “But I am confident,” he added, “that the government will not let them get away with it.” Organized labor consciousness has been stimulated already in Omaha, Nelson said. “I hear that employes in several fields which have never been organ ized here are now talking about it.” Kinney believes the government may go so far as to demand that or ganized employes from each industry be represented at a national confer ence before the code regulating that industry is ratified. SCIENTISTS IN T H E UNITED STATES TO STUDY BLACK MAN TURNING WHITE CHICAGO—(ONIS)—Scientists here in attendance at the 'Century of Pro gress Fair are anticipating * thorough study of the case of Ysmeond Dau phin, a Haitian black who says his skin turned white with a definite trace of pink after a “voodo doctor” gave him pills to cure his asthma. Dauphin arrived in New York Mon. day, June 19, on the steamer Colum bia. He claimed he was enroute to the Chicago Medical Congress. He was held up by th4 immigration authorities as an illiterate. Doctors there, representing organ izations all over the United States and Canada and including the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, are ex pected to be eager to examine Dau I phin. He was accompanied by R. Henri I Chauvet, Haitian journalist, who car i ried credentials from Dr. Ruix Leon, I director general of the National Pub j lie Health Service of Haiti. Dauphin, now 57, was born blaek of 1 black parents. He suffered from as thma for forty-five years, according j to the letters of Dr. Leon, consulted i several physicians and finally turned | to a voodoo practioner, who gave him pills. Then, according to the story, Dau phin became blind and his skin changed from black to the pinkish white. The asthma disappea/ed, his hair and eyelashes became whiite. Af ter two months, his sight was restored and he sqid he felt no ill effects. __ DIFFERENCES WITH LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT NEARING SOLUTION WASHINGTON—(CNS) — Advice from Monrovia indicts that the differ, ences between the His Excellency, the President of Liberia and the several representatives of the United States sent to the little Republic duing the past three years are nearing a solution. The following statement has been made public: “As a result of conference held du ring the past five weeks between His Excellency, the President of Liberia, and Major General Winship, repre sentatives of President Roosevedt on special mission to Liberia, substantial progress has been made toward sett ling on a basis of mutual accommoda tion the differences between the Gov. eminent of Liberia and the Finance Corporation of America, GEJS AWARD OF HONOR FOR DRIVING TRUCK WITHOUT ACCIDENT WASHINGTON—(CNS) — A “No accident Driver’s Award” of the Nat ional Safety Council has been awarded to Phillip Brisco, a driver of one of the trucks of the trucks of the Wash ington Evening Star. Only 38 of those three year awards have ever been granted in the United States, and Bris coe is the first colored man to be so honored. Nine colored drivers in the Evening Star delivery service have a total mil eage of 200,000 miles. Roy Gray, Will, iara T. Roache, and Charles Prentiss were given the two-year awards, while Henry C. West, Joyn P. Adams, Cor nelius Young, Raymond Bowie, and Joseph Diggs were given one-year awards. Briscoe had a total mileage of 15,000 miles, While Gray had 47,000 for the two years, aad Roach 45,000 for the same period. HOUSE PROBE O F JUDGE LOWELL POSTPONE’ FOR MONTH WASHINGTON—(CNS1)—It is an. nounced by Chairman Gordon Brown ing, Democrat of Tennessee that the House Judiciary sub-committee named to investigate impeachment charges against Federal Judge James A. Low ell of Boston probably will not begin work before the end of July. The committee is proceeding under a resolution adopted by the House at. ter Rep. Howard Smith (D. Va.) had impeached Judge Lowell for his ruliag refusing extradition of Geonge Craw ford, colored, wanted in Leesburg, Va., for the murder of Mrs. Agnes Boeing Ilsley and her maid, Mrs. Mina Buck ner. Lowell based his decision on Vir ginia’s refusal to permit Negroes to sit on juries. The appellate court has since reversed him. “BLACK PATTI," WORLD FAMOUS SINGER, DIES IN PROVIDENCE, R. I. . PROVIDENCCE, R. I. — Madame Siaaieretta Jones, world-famed singer who was known as "Black Patti” died in the Rhode Island Hospital, Satur day, June 24, at 2 p. m. after a short illness. At the time of her death she was living at 7 Wheton street with friends. “Black Patti” retired from the stage in 1915. The last time she was heard in New York was during the season of 1914-15 when Lester A. Walton, then manager of the Lafayette Theatre, brought her to headline a vaudeville bill, the salary for the week said to have been between $400 and $500. For several seasons, “Black Patti" was the star of the Black Patti Trou badours, owned by Voegel and Nolan, The company toured the South Middle West and occasionally the North. Sisseretta Jones had a soprano voice of sweetness and range which won the praise of leading critics. She possess, ed a commanding presence. Mme. Jones, following a divorce years ago, resumed her maiden name, Matilda S. Joyner. She was born in Portsmouth, Va., but came to Provid ence more than 60 years ago with her parents, studied singing and soon be. came one of the most noted Negro singers in the world. For years sihe and the late Flora Bergen, also of Providence, were the best known Ne gro sopranos in the United States, and were on the road throughout the year. She sang before many of Europe’s crowned heads. ^ Funeral services were held on Tues. day from the Congdon Street Baptist Church. HARLEM WORKERS CELEBRATE; PLEDGE NEW EFFORTS TO FREE SCCOTTSBORO BOYS NEW YORK—While an enormous red flag, proundly bearing the emblem of the hammre and sickle, fluttered slightly in the hot afternoon and the Red Front Band rendered stirring working class music over 750 Negro and white workers, their banners showing identification with more than half a dozen language groups, cele brated the granting of a new trial to Heywood Patterson with a militant demonstration. Addressed by both Spanish and English speaking leaders of the I. L. D., at 121st Street and Lenox Avenue, the workers pledged their continued efforts to force release of the Scotts. boro boys, Tom Mooney and all class war prisoners and the destruction of the entire social and economic system responsible for segregation and cap.! italist justice. Paraders who gathered I at the mass meeting were assembled at three points on Lenox and Seventh avenues. Street meetings preceeded the par ade, which drew much attention and hundreds of marchers from the side walk crowds. - ] GERMANY HITS JEWS IN CIVIL , SERVICE RULES BERLIN— The Hitler government 1 amended the civil service laws rad ically today, increasing the severity 1 of restrictions against Jews. 1 Such gentiles as are married to 1 non.Aryans, meaning Jews, are to be ’ discharged immediately and are also * to be barred from entering the serv. 1 ice in the future. It was stipulated 1 further that “non-Aryans” cannot 4 become employes of the reich or of states, counties, villages or public in., i stitutions. < I. L. D. SMASHES RAPE FRAME. UP OF TWO NEGROES Homeless Boys Jailed While Seeking Place to Sleep in Park NEW YORK—Herman Hunter, 23 •/ear old unemployed and homeless Negro worker, was released in the West Side Court Friday morning, a framed-up charge of rape against him crashing completely under the blows of the local International Labor De fense, which defended him. Hunter was arrested Thursday night in Riverside Drive Park while looking for a bench to sleep on. Hearing shouts nearly he went there to see what was wrong. Three men grabbed him. shouting, "This is the man!" A white girl then accused him of having attacked her. Beaten With Rubber Hose In jail that night. Hunter wns third-degreed by detectives with their fists and ruM>er hose, but he refused to be beaten into making a false con fession. After the frame-up was exposed in court Friday morning, police tried to hold Hunter on a disorderly conduct charge, but the I. L. D. forced the dismissal of this charge, too. Kenneth Hamilton, 20, also an un employed and homeless Negro work er, was arrested Thursday night in Riverside Drive Park, charged with having beaten up the companion of a white girl and then attempting to at tack her. Hamilton claims that as he passed by the white man started a fight with -him and when he defended himself the girl shouted for help, then lodged the attack charge against him. The I. L. D. is investigating this case. USE MACHINE GUN TO DISPERSE FOOD RAID OF JOBLESS SOUTH SIOUX CITY. Neb. — Shouting, “We want something to > eat” starving workers raided a food market at 919 Dakota Avenue, Of. ficiaIs were immediately mm«MI Mayor Charles Skidmore, County Attorney Smith and Pntralman C. CUnkenbeard hurried to the scene with a machine gun. The workers dispersed u there was only about o hundred and thwarted an attempted a laughter, Forty were ar. reoted. The news aroused such bitterness that officials had to drop all charges and released them. This is the second raid in six weeks. Previously starring workers attacked the Conncil Oak store and took food. DUNBAR BANK TO OPEN NEW QUARTERS IN HARLEM. JULY 1® i The Dunbar National Bank. 150th Street and Eighth Avenues, founded and principally owned by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; has been granted a permit by the U. S. Comptroller of Currency to establish additional bank, ing quarters at the southwest corner of 135th Street and Seventh Avenue. As a mark of prespect for the elder John D. Rockefeller, the new bank will be opened for inspection between 3 *nd 9 p. m. on Saturday July 8, his 94th birthday. It will open for busi ness Monday, July 10. The Dunbar National Bank, the only interracial banking institution in America, was established in the sum mer of 1928 to accommodate residents of Harlem. It has steadily grown and is one of the few hanks to expand du ring the depression. The clerical force, including tellers and bookkeepers, are Negroes, Robert P. Braddicks, a Ne gro, is assistant vice-president. He will be in charge of the 150th Street bank, the first of his race to serve in this executive capacity in New York. Charles C. Huitt is president, Arthur H. Thien, vice-president, and Albert W. Eiehenberger, cashier. Two Negroes are members of the Board of Directors—Fred R. Moore, publisher of The New York Age, and Dr. R. R. Moton, principal of Tuske gee Institute. John D. Rockefeller. Ill, J. Howard Audrey, Edward L. Bal lard, Everett Colby, William R. Conk lin, Bertram Cutler, Frank A. Dilling ham, Robert Gumbel, Charles O. Hey dt, Robert C. Hill, William Travers Jerome, Jr., and Barton F. Turnbull are also directors. A. M. E. FACTIONS IN COURT FIGHT NEW YORK—(CNA) — A coart battle was started here last Tuesday between two factions of the A. M. E. Church for the po% of secretary of the A. M. E. Board of Home and Foreign Missions. The post is now held by Rev. L. L. Berry, who was elected following the ieath of the Rev. E. H. Coit. His •lection was held illegal by the Bis iops Council meeting in Wilberforce >n June 8. Rev. Berry has defied the Bishops Counci. Rev. Carl Flipper was then elected to the post by the Bis lops Council. Rev. Flipper ha3 peti. joned the court to remove Rev. Berry. Hie petitioner was represented by At torney Wiliiam T. Andrews. Rev. Berry, represented by Assist, int Attorney General Harry G. Bragg ind Aiken A. Pope, opposed the peti ion for an order of mandamus when t was made in part 1 a" the Supreme 3ourt. Rev. Berry argues that the Bis iops Council exceeded its authority ^ md that only the Home Missions could dect its officers. The case promises to have far ■eaching effects on the policies of the tenomination.
