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ST- PHILLIPS NEW COAT OF PAINT The Episcopal Church of St. Phi lip, the Deacon, has a com plete coat of new paint. Mate rial for the same was furnished by Eugene M. Bell, the oldest member of the church, and the work done by Messers Eugene Bell and Ellsworth Pryor, was all donated to the church by thee two men. The exterior will be painted bv these two men this week .thus, completing the paint ing inside and out. • ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday services at our church was one tba is to be long remem bered Be:ng the first Sunday we have had testifying, meeting and night service, was completed by the taking of the bread and wn,e of our Lord. Morning serv ice. we were favored with one convers.on. Our financial drive ■s stiil going on, hroughout this v’“ek end we are having a won* derful time. 1 ov th of July was a gratid ce ebr.- t'on. The men folk of the church spen* the entire day shov eling and hauling the d’rt and „ leveling off the hil' for a play \ ground. The women did their share by serving all kinds of de licious food. At the close of the dayA everyone was tired but happy Mrs. Harold King, Reporter District Convention, Mt. Christ Temple, 26th and Burdett street, 0. J- Burckhardt President of The Omaha District. The annual district convention of The Church of Crrist “holi ness’’ Convened at Chnst Temple June 24th. A splendid opening program was arranged by the present pastor, Elder S. J. Mc Intyre, who succeeded Bro. Burckhardt Jan 1st. The pro gram was of high class consiting of songs by the choir and solo, by members of the church choir. Short addresses were made by the pastor, also by Elder I)- J. Wash ington, our pastor at Kansas City, Kans. The chief address was made'by the president, who re viewed the year work, and dis cussed at length the general church conditions of the country, and especially that of our race groups. Tuesday afternoon the eonven lion opened up for regular busi-1 ness. Sister Bertha Mallory our secretary, read the minutes of our lat years reports. The president proceeded to make np the pro gramme for the conventional work of the week. In this pro cedure the president had the hearty cooperation of Elder Mc Intyre, and Elder .D. J. Washing ton. The w’ork aeeomplished by the church at K- C., under Elder Washington, and the accomplish ments made here at Christ Temple by Elder S. J. McIntyre during the past six months, gave inspira tion to the convention. The eommttees were as follows: Finance committee, Elder Walter Irving, chairman; Bro. John An derson and Sister Mattie Middle ton, coworkers. The enrollment commttee, Sister Willie Vann nad Sister Minnie Forest. Committee on time and place, Elder F. H. Hunley, eharman; Sister Amelia Anderson and Sister Ollie Love. Ihiring the conventional week Sister McIntyre proved to be use ful to the convetion. The con vention, as a whole, was beyond our own expectatiori. Elder D- J. Washington wras the Evangelist for the week and his messages were real s piritual wine, which seems to grow with age. There is only one Bishop Washngton, and I think you, who heard his brother, Dan, will read ily agree with me that there is only one Dan Washington. Ilis sermons were plain, logical and spiritual, and some soul will be richer in the judgment because of the w’eeks service. In conclu sion as president, I want to thank the good people of Omaha who helped us by their prayers and at tendance to make the convention a success. O. J. Burckhardt, 1236 Washington St., Lincoln. President of District. OMAHA ALL NATIONS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 2302 Grace Streets Elder J. E. Greenfield, Pastor Sunday. July 21, at the even ing services, a rich spiritual treat awaits you. Two Chicago young Saints. Sisters Ardella Smith and Carrie Matthews will be in charge. They are both musicians. Sister Smith is director of the Young People’s Choir, and the noted Raido Choir of the Langley Ave. church. A blessing is in store for you The Willing Workers club of the Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ, met at the home of the president, M r s. Gertrude May berry, on Wednesday evening, July 10, with the president pre" siding. There were 10 members pres ent. Rev. R. W. Johnson made a brief talk on what a wonderful progress the club had made. The club is only 7 months old and will make its partial report on the money that has been raised in the club and through the club in their next meeting. Many beautiful thoughts were brought before the club by the president, after the business meet ing was over. Mrs. Mattie Thom as and Mrs. Mary Parks were the hostesses. A delicious repast was served by the hostesses. A our next meeting, Mrs- G. M 'vberrv and Mrs. W. Varner will be hostesses. You are wel come to lunch with the Willing Workers. Price per lunch, for visitors. 15 cents. Mrs. Gertrude Mayberry, Pres. Mrs. Will Varner, Reporter. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH On July 14th, Zion was filled with members and friends. Ser vices began immediately after Sunday School. The Senior Choir is singing this month. On Monday evening the Deac ons, Deaconess’ and special work ers of the on-coming rally enjoyed the appetizing dinner sponsored by Deacn Jenknis, who was or dained with several other deacons on Sunday, July 14. MORNING STAR CHURCH Sunday school opened on time. At 11 o'clock the pastor was in charge of the pulpit. At 3 o’clock the choir spon-! sored an age rally. At 6 o’clock j the junior B. Y. P. U was elosed j with an oratorical program with Oscar Washington as the main! speaker. Mr. W. M. Cooper, City B. Y. P. U. president gave echoes from the Congress. Rev. May field, a national B Y. P. U. was present. Mrs. G. W. Stromile, Reporter Rev. F. B. Banks, Pastor ___ ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday climaxed the great fi nancial drive that has been going on for the last two weeks. Among the churches that participated were: Zion, Church, Mt. Nebo, Pleasant Green, Church of God, Calvary Bautist, St. John A. M. E and Morning Star. Morning Star was the Star church of the drive. We raised $103.50. The closing sermon was preaehed by Rev. C. W. Conway, pastor of Clair chapel A. M. E.' church- Rev. Conway crowned I our pastor and Sister Porter Johnson as captains of the drive. Mrs. Harold King, Reporter Notice, Subscribers: If you don't get your paper by Saturday, 2 p. m., call Webster 1756. No reduction in subscriptions unless request is com plied with. Nationally Known Organizations Unite Cincinnati, Ohio, July 17, (CNA)— Three nationally known organiza tions, the International Labor De fense, National Association for Ad vancement of Colored People and the American Civil Liberties Union, joined hands to save the life of John Montjoy, worker sentenced to death for alleged rape in Covington, Ken tucky. The case will be carried to the Court of Appeals, the highest judicial body in the state. “Our Cincinnati branch,” said the American Civil Liberties Union, "has investigated the case and reports that Montjoy’s trial was viciously unfair. The evidence against him was a con fession obtained, it is said, after six days and nights of beating, and the testimony of the white woman who^ made the charge and with whom Montjoy is said to have had relations for some time. No Negroes served on the jury. No physical examina tion was made of the woman. The judge’s charge to the jury was pre judiced. “The case has all the earmarks of j a frameup. We join with the inter-1 national Labor Defense and the Na tional Association for Advancement of Colored People in supporting the defense.” ____ Mothers—Let your boys be Guide newsboys. Send tbem to the Omaha Guide Office, 2418-20 Grant Street. WEEKLY SHORT SERMON By Dr. A. G. Bearer (For the Li.erary Service Bureau) Theophilus—‘‘A Friend of God” (For the Li.erary Service Bureau) Text: It semed god to me al so—to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus—Luke 1:3. Little is known of this man Theophilus. However he must have been an important and hon ored personage, as Luke ad dressed to him the Book of the Acts of the Apostles and the Gos pel of St. Luke. But the name itself is s i g nificant, meaning ‘‘The friend of God.” In this Theophilus is a pattern for all men; for every man should be a friend of God. DEPENDENCE AND NECES SITY- Man. is a dependent creat ure. He cannot supply his own needs. He must of necessity have help “from above.’’ So, this very | rate of dependence would make it indispensable that re be a i friend of God and in return have , Divine friendship. RECIPROCAL AND DEVOLV ING OBLIGATIONS. Christ ians sing: “Praise God from whom all blessings flow,” and right they are, for all blessings ,do flow from God. Then, since I God demonstrates His friend ship toward us, in sending these | blessing, His friendship should beget reciproaclcal friendship and bind us to Him, as His friend. FUTURE BENEFITS CON SIDERED. All of the present and future blessings are available to and for and bestowed upon the friends of God. These include blessings in both time and etern ity. So, in order to have these blessings upon which present and future happiness will ever de pend, it is necessary that each in dividual hall be “a friend of God.’’ Then, let each be a The ophilus, in this way, whatever may be our names. Mothers—Let your boys be Guide newsboys. Se»d them to the Omaha Guide Office, 2418-20 Grant Street. | Proverbs and Parables By A. B. Mans (For the Literary Service Bureau) (For the Literary Service Bureau) .. To Shakespeare is credited the assertion that “Life is a stage and men are the actors.” This.was so understood hv the dying king whose closing words were, “If I have acted my part wrell, let me leave the stage w’th your ap plause.’’ This must have been the thought in the mind of Alex ander Pope whe nhe wrote “Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well thy part. There all the honor lies.” Let it be remembered that the success of any play will depend on hnrmony cooperation, coordin-1 ation and faithfulness of actors So, human progress depends on such among the actors in life’s tremendotis drama. Let it not be I forgotten too, that each actor is first responsible for his own part; that failure of one actor and one part will mar the entire play, and that, at the time of the “Great Assizes,” each one will be judged by his faithfulness in acting his own part. Notice, Subscribers: If you don’t get your paper by Saturday, 2 p. m., call Webster 1750. No reduction in subscriptions unless request is com plied with. Terrorize Witnesses Of Framed Worker Brooklyn, N. Y„ July 17, (CNA)— Waren Street (Negro section) is be ing terrorized by the police. Wit nesses, who formerly were willing to testify as to the police murder of Aubrey Knight, are now afraid to speak. On April 16 a delegation of Negro and white visited the office of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia to demand the arrest and prosecution of the guilty policemen. An open hearing date was set but no efforts were made by the city administration to hold it. The police, in order to prevent the possibility of an open hearing have been intimidating witnesses. The Brooklyn Council of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights s taking steps to halt the police terrorization and re-secure the witnesses. CRUSADER NEWS Necessity dictates an opposite course of action, The times require, stubborn and militant struggle agianst i lookng forward to the establishment of a complete equality. As one whose husband has repeatedly demonstrat ed that he is out against that ideal I would not expect Mrs. Roosevelt to be committeed to it. After all she’s just a politician out cadging votes and the sooner Negroes look beneath her mask the better. 30 Boys Sign Up At Traihing Camp Fort Riley C. M. T. C. Comprising the only camp in the entire Seventh Corps Area for colored students, the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Riley opened Wednesday, July 10th, with over 130 boys from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa, reporting at 1 :00 p. m. Held each summer under the auspices of the War Department, teh various courses of instruction | at the camps have among their objectives teh physical, morale and mental development of the American youth, the stimulation of interest in military tranng as a benefit to the individual and as a vital asset in the problems of National Defense, and to teach Americanism in its true sense, in cluding the privleges, duties, and responsibilities of American Citi zenship. In camp the students will isleep in tents—Army fyshiou— roll out at the break of dawn for military calesthenies. and will mess at teh well known 9th Cav alry Mess one of the most famous i messes in the Army. The pro gram of instruction, which has been approved by General H. J. Brees, Corps Area Commander, provides for a morning devoted to drill, target practice, classes in, Hygiene, Firs^ Aid and Ctizen sh’p, to be followed by an after noon of supervised athletics, in cluding swimming in the beauti ful 9th Cavalry pool, boxing, baseball, volley ball, tennis and track events Various forms of recreation have been panned for the evenings and for holidays. With the processing of candi* dates having taken place on the opening day of camp t,he formal opening exercises for the camp were planned to take place the following day, July 11th, at 10:30 a. m., in, the Camp Area, which is located just west of 9th Cavalry Headquarters, with the follow ing program: March... .Ninth Cavalry Band Invocation-. .Chaplain Browne, Off-Res. Admin, of Oath..-Lieut. Curtis AddressColonel Martin, Benediction. .Chaplain Browne, Off-Res. March... .Ninth Cavalry Band The camp Staff is composed of the following officers: Executive—2nd Lieut. R. W Porter, Jr., Cavalry. Adjutant—2nd Lieut. James C. Curtis, Jr., Cavalry. Supply Officer—2nd Lieut. Franklin F. Wing, Jr. Cav-1 airy- j Company C o m manders—2nd j Lieut. Hamilton H. Howze.l Cavalry, 2nd Lieut. Glenn F. | Rogers, Cavalry Surgeon—1st Lieut. Paul II. Jenkins. Medical Corps. Chaplains—1st Lieut. Albert Lilburn Browne, Ch-Res. 1st; Lieut Ison Kelly Hicks, Ch Res. --* Notice, Subscribers: If you don’t get your paper by Saturday, 2 p. m.r call Webster 1750. No reduction in subscriptions unless request is com plied with. OPEN CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER _ New York, July 17, (CNA)—Death —or relief! A flood of leaflets, un der that heading, were being dis tributed last week by the Harlem Unemployed Coucil as the spearhead of its newest campaign for a 25 per cent increase in relief and no discrim ination against Negroes* The signal for the renewed effort was the collapse and death of Wil liam V. P. Wescomb, 27, n front of the Emergency Relief Bureau. Starvation. At the time of his death, Wescomb had received no allowance for three weeks. His last food check came onj May 24. He was “suspended” on May j 29, for failing to meet the residence required under the Wicks law. According to the medical examin er’s report, the young man died of “coronary thrombosis and embolism.” The Unemployed Council, however, called it starvation. According to Wescomb’s father> j William Wescomb, Sr., a watchman at 17 W. 135th street his son was bom at the Sloane Hospital for Women n 1907 and had lived in the city continuously exxcept for a brief period fve years ago. Demands. The circulars of the Unemployed Council cite, also, the death of Mary Bryant in Harlem Hospital recently. Although she had lived at one ad dress for six years, she was refused relief for many weeks because of “lack of residence proof.” It cites, too. the case of a woman who attempted suicide at the Relief Bureau in desperation over her in ability to obtain relief. The demands of the council are: (1) 25 per cent increase in relief, (2) committees elected by the unem ployed to take part in relief control, and (3) no discrimination against Negroes. The address of the council is 109 W. 133rd street. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS Merry Six Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Wm. Shafroth. 2315 Madison, Thursday, July 18, at 12 P. M., after the two hours of meeting, a seasonable repast will be served by the hostess. Mrs. James Lewis, President Mrs. Wm. Shafroth, Secretary WILLIAM —THOMAS NUPTIAL Miss Vivian Williams, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Williams, 2218 N. 21, was given in marriage to Mr. Willie Thomas, 6118 S. 26th Street, Monday, July 1. Mi: s Williams is a member of the young popular set of the proud St. John’s Church. They will preside at 6118 S. 26th Street. A SPECIAL PROGRAM A special program is to be given at Bethel Church at 29th and T Streets, the second Sunday in August, at 7 | o’clock, for the B. Y. P. U. It is to be sponsored by Mrs. King. Mr. J. Henderson, President Mrs. Natalie Shoals, 2304 Madison, who has been confined to her bed for several days is much improved and able to be up. Notice, Subscribers: If you don’t get your paper by Saturday, 2 p. m., 1 call Webster 1750. No reduction in • ubscriptions unless request is com plied with. -_ Churches Make Protest Against War On Ethiopia New York, July 17, (ANP)—Selec tion of August 18 as a Sunday of Prayer and Protest by the clergy of all faiths in the United States against the declared intention of Italy to sub jugate Ethiopia, the little nation in Africa governed by Emperor Haile Selassie, has been announced by tha Committee for Ethiopia with offices at 228 E< 4{>th street, this city. Cler gymen of the Protestant Episcopal church, Congregational and Christian chlrches, Baptist church, Diciples of Christ, Evangelical church, Friends, Presbyterian church, Methodist Epis copal church, Moravian church. Re formed Church in America, United Brethren, Jewish Reformed Syna gogue, Russian Orthodox church, Greek Orthodox church have signified their intention of acting in behalf of the oldest/ Christian nation in the world, according to the Committee. “A cry for help has come ringing across the waters”, declared the state- \ rnient of the Committee, from the oldest Christian nation in the world, Ethiopia. The hand of the despoiler is at her throat. She looks to the i United States, peopled with lovers of Peace. Believers in Justice, as the only genuine disinterested friend she has on all the earth. there is time tio halt the ravish ment of this little nation, that has asked only to be let alone to work out its own destiny ever since St. Mark entered Ethiopia thirty years after the Crucifixion and founded the AbyssJnian Coptic church, oldest of Christian denominations. “The 18 h of Auglst was selected as Protest and Prayer Sunday because the Conciliation Commission now sit ting n consideration of the pleas of Bthopia to the League of Nations, of which Ethiopia is a member, must report to the League the week be ginning August 25. Organized to support Ethiopia s ap peals to the League of Nations under! Article 10 of the Covenant guaran-' teeing territorial integrity and Arti-1 cle 15 providing for arbitration of international disputes, the Committee for Ethiopia also will circulate pet'i- j tions among American citizens askng the United States Government to ten der offers to mediate and to act to prevent war between Italy and Ethi opa under the Kellogg-Brand Peace Pact, accordng to Robert Harris, sec retary for the Committee. “Distribution of petitions asking the United States Government to act under the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact will begin immediately,” said Mr. Harris. “Italy signed the Pact along with the United States, France, Great Britain and other nations. The Com mittee fully expects to secure several million signatures to these petitions^ Surly if there are more than 10,000, 000 citizens of Great Britain who be- j lieve in Peace, out of the 125,000,000 persons in the United States we j should at lea:t equal the recent Brit ish poll. “The Committee expects the full support of all American lovers of Peace in its efforts toward uniting public opinion agan't any attacksi up on the Ethopian nation.” Leads Legion Parade St. Paul, Minn., July 17, (ANP)— The Leslie Lawrence Post of 'the American Legion retained the lead in the American Division of the American Legion Junior league Sat urday, when its baseball team defeat ed the North St. Paul Po. t 3—1 Washington, pitcher, let his foes down with two hits. He made three hits for his team. Leslie Lawrence Post has won seven games and lost erne. . What About Mattie? What About Mattie’s Brother? Memphis. Term., July 17, (ANP)— In respect to the large number of persons, white and black, throughout the country, who are taking advan tage of the relief offered by the states and the federal government to escape legitimate opportunities to work. The Commercial Appeal of this city posed a question last week. The editor of the newspaper chose for his illustration of the point the story of a colored girl, done to suit his taste, and set up the implication j that the relief agencies are spoiling good < ervantjs. The Commercial-Appeal has been notorious for the viciousness it has shown in re. pect to the sharcropper problem in the outh. Its policies have been obviously dictated by the plan ter class and it has parsed up no op portunity to impede and destroy the organization of the sharecroppers. Though it has no heart for there American slaves, white and black, The Commercial-Appeal shows much concern about the problem of what it calls families of “raibstantial Tennes see citizenship,” presumably white. | It, therefore, makes the following edi- j torial query, entitled “What About Mattie?”: “Back in 1928 a family fairly rep resentative of substantial Tennessee citizenship employed a 17-year-old colored girl as a domestic servant. She was untrained but willing and agree able and in due course of time became what is colloquially known as ‘good help,. She made up in loyalty and honesty wha'ever she may have lack ed technically. She was paid in money the prevailing wage for that sort of 'service and in addition was rewarded in ways typical of such situations. “Things went along on the forego ing basis until tjhe early part of 1935, at which time Mattie became obvious ly indi-erent about whether she gave any degree of satisfaction whatever. Eventually she was dismissed and went her way nochalan-tiy. In a few day3, however, the family began to wonder about Mattie and the man of the house went down to see her. She was found on the front porch, rock ing and fanning. Inqliries revealed the fact that she was on relief and not to be put up to the vulgar neces sity of work as long as Mr. Roose velt was president. She also bestow ed the information that she was not only eating but also eating better than she had been during the years preceding, during which period, of course, she had had the same meals as her employers. “What about Mattie, anyway? Her case presents in little a very se-! ---“ Help Kidneys » If poorly functioning Kidneys and ^P Biadder make you Buffer from Getting Up Nights. Nervousness. Rheumatic • Pains. Stiffness. Burning. Smarting. Itching, or Acidity try the guaranteed Doctor’s Prescription CystexiSiss-tex) —Must fix you up or money UyStCK back. Only 76/ at druggists, S.J I rious and an increasingly grave prob lem for those of us who are at work and paying taxes. It is presumably unreasonable to expect Mattie, or any one of the millions like her, to work as long as she can live without it. There are plenty of folks who will take ju:t as long as any one will give and without lifting their hands or bothering their minds about find ing work to support themselves. It is a mistake to think otherwise, and yet there are undoubtedly others who have been unable to find work. It is admittedly difficult to draw the line, and still it must be drawn if this country is to avoid the perman ent pauperization, and the Inneces sary pauperization, of large blocs of population. “df Mr. Roosevelt and his aides want to perform a genuine service to this country, they can do it by estab lishing a sharp distinction between the ability to find work and the chance to choose it. 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