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"THE SOONER TRAIL"
1 ALL THE NEWS FROM THE BLACK JACK HILLS AND VALES OF OKLAHOMA
Richard J. Hills Weekly Articles
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T'6DurN^E°oo^iLc HouERcH,ra °:r M d,d °ot ens,s* "■
this work, neither did the apostles,
1 "or did they offer any suggestion to
Before discussing the mission of j the effect the work of the Church
the church, it might be well for us to' should ever differ from the work
state what Is the Church and what which they performed and directed
class of persons constitutes the
church. The word church means a
called out class from among the peo-
ple of the world—1st. Peter 2:9. The
church is called out for the purpose
of being drilled, polished and quail-
fled for Judges during the Millennium
on Judgment day—1st. Cor. 6:2-3.
Before anyone can become a mem-
ber of this church or called out class
one must be baptised Into Christ's
death; that is to say one must sur-
render to the Lord his will and all
his earthly hopes, things and ambi-
tions: .yes, even life itself if he ever
expects to live with the Lord.—Ro
mans 6:3,5,8.
A mistakened idea has long prevail-
ed concerning the mission of the
Church. It is believed by many that
the church should engage in all so-
cial, moral, religious and political re-
form movements, but such idea is ab
solutely wrong and contrary to scrip-
ture. The Church is a class called
out for the purpose of being fitted and
qualified for Judges and teachers dur-
ing the Millennium. While the church
should and does greatly sympathize
with the poor world in its efforts to
us to continue. On the contrary, they
declare that we have the Apostles for
examples of how we ought to walk.
They declare that our Lord's course
was in full, perfect harmony with the
Divine will and plan, and that the
Apostles faithfully followed his ex-
ample. And we are exhorted to sim-
ply become co-workers together with
Cod in his work, already instituted.
Not to order or attempt to improve
on them. There were Moralist and
Moral reformers in our Lord's day;
some along the line of aostinence,
some along the line of ascetician, in-
culcating rigid self-denial in food,
clothing, etc., as essential to a moral
uplift of the people. There were also
political reformers who sought the
establishment of Republican Institu-
tions in his day; and Social reform-
ers, who sought to establish forms of
communism. There were also dress
reformers at that time, who advoca-
ted certain peculiar style of clothing,
beneficial to health, morals and relig-
ious sancitity. Do we find that our
Lord or his apostles ever associated
with any of these, or that they ever
. - — tn any word or act gave sanction or
reform its condition, she is to spend, encouragement to any of these theor-
aH of her time in preparing and mak-'les? No. Not once. If. then,, the
ing herself ready for this all impor- j teaching example of our Lord and his
tant position which when gained she Apostles are our criterion of the will
will be able to permanently reform -
the world. To illustrate the thought.
suppose a certain person was selected
and called out to be trained as a
teacher of a very high position. You
can readily see that while such per-
son would be in symlpathy with any
good move in the way of helping the
people, he could not give his time to
such movements especially if the
time was limited in which he was to
prepare himself for this high posi-
tion.
Now these man-made systems of
churches regardless to tiie names by
which they are called. The people or
the world have been taught by thou-
sands of false preachers that any
band of persons (who meet together,
singing and praying, collect money,
pay a preacher and build a church-
house.) is a church: but. such thought
is absolutely wrong for the reason
that no one can become a member of
the church that God recognizes unless
be fully consecrates himself and a-
grees to do the will of Goc even unto
death. The masses of the people
have not only been mistaught as to
what constitutes the Church' but they
have also been misled as to what is
the Church's mission during the Gos-
pel,, Age. It has been sounded from
the house-top during the latter part of
this Gospel Age by thousands of pin
headed. ignorant and unfaithful
preachers, that the principal mission
of the church is to go slumming for
sinners, joining social, moral, relig-
ious and political societies and seek
to reform the world along those lines
The people are also made to under-
stand that no one could be a genuine
Christian unless he was interested in
some respect, with some of these re-
form movements. But such is a false
idea of the Church's mission. While
the church admires in many respects
and. sympathizes with those engaged
in reform work, she, the Church, real-
izes that all the endeavors of man to
reform the world will end' in absolute
failure and that whatever good is ac-
complished is but temporary at best.
The Church fully understands that the
world will never be truly reformed
until all her members have finished
their testings here below and passed
beyond the vail. The members of the
Church also know that they have been
called out—1st. Peter 2:9—to qualify
or get themselves ready for Judges
during the Mllliannium or Judgment
day—1st Cor. 6:2,3.
The value of these reform move-
ments have been over exaggerated by
the Clergy and many others who have
desired to hide their damtiiable
schemes of graft and trickery behind
a little batch of pretended reform
work; such as giving a poor man a
good dinner one a year. Thanksgiv-
ing, for instance; giving and collect-
ing money to build a home for way-
ward boys and girls and at the same
time sustaining a condition which con
tribute largely to the cause of the
poor man being hungry and the boys
and girls going astray; such as poor
prices for farm products, extortion
of the Lord, the Church's commis-
sion is not to moraliy" reform the
world. But perhaps some one will
say, times are changed from what
they were, and the Church's work
should change accordingly. W|e an-
swer, that the Apostle Paul declares
in so many words, "I have not shun
ned to declare unto you all the council
of God." (Acts 20:27.) Whatsoever
therefore is additional to that which
was stated by the Apostle is not the
council of God. And any council from
any other quarter is not to be received
by Christians, and is sure to be mis-
leading. Again, the Apjstle says to
Timothy, respecting the word of God,
"All scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof. Tor correction, for instruc-
tion in righteousness; that the man
of God may be perfect, thoroughly
furnished unto all good works." (2nd
Timothy, 3:16-17) If therefore, it was
God's design that the Church's mis-
sion should change at some future
time, we should be able to find in the
scripture some intimation of this kind
and some authority for the change.
And if we find no authority for the
change in her mission we should make
no change.
But some one inquires, did not our
Lord especially go alter the Publi-
cans and Sinners and especially wel-
come them; and was not this an indi-
cation to us that the Church's work is
to be largely amongst the tower, de-
praved class of mankind? We answer
that the Publicans and Harlots were
not made the subjects of special mis-
sionary efforts on tile part of our Lord
and his Apostles: It was when these
classes came to his ministry, to his
preaching, manifested interest there-
in and signs of repentance and refor-
mation, that he received them cordial-
ly; he did not refuse to recognize
them, as did the Pharasees. The re-
cord is not that he went on slumming
missions, after the Publicans and Har
lots, but he "Receiveth (Publicans and
Harlots) Sinners," and that many of
these lower classes heard him gladlv.
(Luke 15:2, Mark 12:37)
The chief mission of the church is
toward herself. She is to lift up the
light in the world, the true light-
not with the expectation of enlighten-
ing the world, not with the thought
that her feeble lamp shall scatter
earth's night of sin and darkness of
superstition; for that can be accom-
plished only by the coming of the
morning, the Millennial morning,
when the Son of Righteousness shall
arise with healing in his wings. She
holds up the light of the truth, the
light of the Gospel, during this night,
to attract some—"A peculiar people"
Not to attract and gather all but "E
ven as .many as the Lord our God
shall call." (Acts 2:39) Her message
respecting the Love of God and the
salvation which is In Christ Jesus,
as it rings out into the world, is hot
expected to awaken the world and
lead the world to the Lord. No. She
is merely bearing witness—a witness
righteousness sake, to cultivate his
spirit, his disposition, to bear much
fruit of the spirit in our own hearts
and lives, and thus, under Divine su-
pervision, to be fitted, polished and
prepared for a place in the Glorious
Temple of the future for a share in
the Glorious work of the incoming
age—The Blessing of the World. (1st
Cor. 1:26; Eph. 1:18; 2nd Thes. 1:
11)
Anyone who knows anything at all
about the Bible and God's plan of
salvation knows that Jesus Christ be-
came a man for the very purposes of
laying down his human body for the
redemption of the worm. (1st Tim.
2:6; Heb. 16:4-5; 1st Cor. 15:21-22)
They also should know thnt Jesus was
raised from the dead a life giving
spirit being and not resurrected a man
of the earth earthy. (1st. Cor. 15:45)
And no one' with even sound reason
could expect Christ to give his hu-
man body for the ransom of man and
receive it back. Any one should rea-
son that if^ he laid his human body
down for man, he forever parts with
the right to its possession,. To say
that Christ should receive again the
same body laid down to redeem man
would be the same as saying that a
person could pay one thousand dol-
lars to redeem a pice of mortgaged
property.
This piece is written for the pur-
pose of explaining some points which
time would not permit me to do dur-
ing a debate between Rev. T. H. John
son and my humble self on Sept. 28.
I must say that I do not know what
I have been more surprised in any
one man than I was in Rev. Johnson
during my debate with him. He ful-
ly convinced me and many others that
he knows absolutely nothing about
God's Great plan of salvation; And
ference of the A. M. E. Zion Church.! a swift recovery and an early return
The two little sisters of Mrs. Willie Mrs. C. E. Brown, after spending
Mae Harrold visited her Saturday and * J .
returned home Sunday night. Re-
member the Black Dispatch is sold by
"America's Greatest Wild Animal Life
by Mr. Chas Allnion, rrom St. Louis,
Mo. The show was well attended
enjoy it.
several days as guest of friends in olluw WttS
U«,Monaa, tor b.r „o„, No,1 and I Mr,. U, Dlctac. W, Sunday for (cooper', jSm vMt .o Ok.'ho™ .™.
qriliqj . . ' ' — uiuiwuu itui. auouay ior
home- He has had a1 Mexia to visit friends and relatives
pleasant visit with his father, John
Jordan. We all are proud to see Mr.
Argo s Grist Mill in operation once
more.
brooksville news
The farmers in and around Brooks-
ville are having plenty rain and their
farms are at a standstill.
On account of bad weather Sunday
was a dull day in Brooksville. The
rally at the A. M. E. Church was con-
tinued until the fifth sunday.
Miss Enzie Hawkins is preparing
to leave tor Langston this week where
she will attend school. Mr. Carl Moore
met with an accident Friday morn-
ing, while trying to catch a mule. He
was kicked on the right arm.
Mr. Major Montgomery, from Hal-
lett, is here for a few day's visit.
Mrs. Prisilla Laster, irom Oklaho-
ma City, is here visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hattie Mosley.
Miss Emma Young is spending a
few weeks at home with her par-
ents.
The colored citizens of Brooksville,
in a mass meeting, on Oct. 15, organ-
ized a Republican Club.
H. S. Smith was elected Vhairman
and W. H. Blackwell was elected sec-
retary of the club.
On Saturday night, the 16th, a num
ber of the Republican candidates ad-
dressed a crowd of Brooksville 'citi-
zens. After the candidates had spok-
en, Hon. T. M. Betts, the Negro law-
yer of Texas, addres.se dthe citizens.
Judge Betts gave the audience some-
thing to think of when he attacked
LIMA NfEWS
reports that she has spetn an enjoy-
able week in Holdenville and regrets
that she had to leave so earlv, and
her next visit in Oklahoma will be
longer.
Miss Minnie Redd returned home
Sunday night, after spending several
Rain, rain and more rain, the far-
mers say, and better prices for our
cotton. _ _
All of the delegates of the A. M. E.. days in Oklahoma City, visiting her
Zion Church were present at Luther,' auntie and other friends. Mr. Henry
Okla., to witness the pleasant and hap j White who was called to Fort Smith
py hours spent there. The confer-; Ark., a few days ago on account of
ence was one of the best that has ■ the death of his brother, returned
yet gone on in the history of the!home Sunday evening. Mrs. Pansy
i Nelson and little daughter, Overa, left
for Tulsa Saturday evening where
they will make their future home.
See Master Arnold Young every
Saturday morning for the Black Dis-
patch
state.
frederick 8parks
We are having much wet weather
Many of the cotton pickers are com-
ing back home. There is much cot-
ton around Frederick this yeir but
is standing in the fields in water.
Sunday was a rainy day but some
few attended church and had an old
time meeting. Our ex-pastor, Rev. H
T. Bordens preached for us Sunday
and Monday night. These were in-
deed great sermons and lively times
were had.
tullahassee, okla.
Flipper-Key-Davis
We have been in session Ave weeks
and have an enrollment of seventy-
five students. All departments are
in operation and every one is looking . ..,
forward to a pleasant and profitable has returned from Oklahoma City.
BERWYN NEWS
We have had a rainy week. A11
work has stopped. Last Sunday, our
regular meeting and ray.v day at Mt.
Pleasant Church, was so disagreeable
until we had no services, our Pastor,
Rev. B. E. Givens, was also absent.
The political speaking at the Mt.
Pleasant Church, last Tuesday night,
was well attended. Mr. Eugene Mc
Roy of Pulton, Ark., is visiting with
his relatives, Mr. D. H. Hood and W.
M. Roy. Mrs. Mary F. Elston has re-
turned from Oklahoma City, where
she has been attending the Baptist
State Convention. Rev. E. D. W, John
worse or I, ail, h. attempted to tool !£ S"S"?ort'to"Jotoa
tt liter, to an eter.lt, o, pu.toh- S
fort in its power to carve his citizen-
ship. Judge Betts gave us plenty
good things to think of.
that
ment after death; when ne knew as
well that the 16th Chapter of Mark
has only eight verses recognized as
genuine, from the ninth through the
twentieth is recognised by all Bible
students as an iterpolation. To say
that the School in which Rev. John-
son was educated for the ministry
did not inform him concerning these
interpolations in the Bible would be
casting a too gross a reflection upon
the institution. The only reasonable
conclusion to reach is that Rev. John-
son being hard pushed for facts to
maintain his false position of eternal
torment attempted to stuff this false
scripture down the throats of an in-
telligent audience such as winessed
the debate. He possibly has been
doing this for some time among the
more simple minded persons and been
getting by and perhaps thought that
he could do the same thing during the
debate.
This one act of attempting to get by
with a known false statement should
put all thoughtful persons on their
guard concerning any statements Rev.
Johnson should make concerning the
Scriptures.
Personally, I think well of Rev
Johnson, but frankly speaking, he and
all other preachers of the Church De
nominations who know no more a-
bout the Bible than h*> does, should
stop trying to preach and take les-
sons from some one better informed.
By Richard J. Hill.
year of work. The literary societies
have re-organized for the year and
are giving us each Friday night, in-
teresting and instructive programs.
The different sections of the state
are well represented in the student
body, quite a large percentage com-
ing from Tulsa.
All departments sent exhibits to
the Muskogee fair and although sharp
competition was met, six first prem-
iums and two seconds were received.
The religious department of the
where he has been for several weeks.
Mr. Oonela Childs was called to the
bedside of her grand-son, Mr. Charley
Freeman, at Ardmore, Okla. At this
writing he is doing very well. Mrs.
Inez Elston had a very serious attack
of heart trouble but is better now.
The Cotton crops are very short in
this part of the country on account of
the weevil's. We are planning to
start our public school very early
this fall. We hope the parents will
prepare and be ready to send their
children.
J. W. Wert, Reporter.
Mrs E Wiisnn Prit- v r r.t, 1 ne religious department of the
t and MY. Dock Harris SttSSl ton°D HZ
OklahomaiS^week*8 They «£| dSta" 80CieUeS °Te*M by the stu'
hereIrvisifin0g°kherfl0Ith ■C^HfrntaJ, is! sch°°l ""^r the sSer^teldenc^of ^e are having some rainy weather
Corflnl rtiiphom mother-in-law, Mrs. Prof. H. A. Maxwell, Dean of the Col- 11 is ver7 disagreeable lor the far-
SHAWNEE, OKLA.
ate taxes, and high rents. There are /7Wc u wiH, j8ve t0jdo a1!? w,,th a lu"
other persons not pr-jinentantly con-[ture knowledge and opportunity to be
nected with any of these reform move f)ra"ted t0J-he *'or>d durin* the Mil-
litinillin ChA in InntMil k«t ill r,
ments who have done and are doing
more than many uho are more con
apicious. The Senator, Congressman,
Newspaper man. Merchant, the fire-
• man, the policeman, etc; who ftarless
ly advocates and stands up for what
he believes to be right, even at the
sacrifice of friends or life is contrib-
uting more to the social, moral, relig-
ions and political reformation of the
world than the great majority of these
pin-headed preachers.
The sending of missionaries to for-
eign countries has proven to be a sad
mistake for the reason that the truth
concerning God's plan of salvation
was not sent with the missionaries.
Since the Great War the Heathen is
looking with great surprise upo'n the
God of the socalled Christian Na-
tion. They are declaring an utter
disrespect for the religions teachings
of a people whose God would sanc-
Ilnnium. She is Instructed by the
word of the Lord not to expect that
any but a comparatively small num-
ber will appreciate her light or her
message. As the Prophet foretold so
she has found it. "Who hath believed'
our report? And to whom is the arm
of the Lord revealed?" (isa. 53:1;
John 12:38) As the scripture de-
clares so She, the Church, finds it,
that the vast majority of mankind
are bllnil so that they cannot see
the light. Some are stone blind, so
as to see nothing, while others are
partially blind and can get a little
glimmer of it by which they can dis-
cern some things indictinctly. In
hearing, likewise, the world's ears
are dull of hearing—"Deaf say the
Scripture. Some hear nothing, oth-
ers hear very imperfectly, few hear
the message of Divine Love and mer-
LAWTON, OKLA.
Church goers had a bad Sunday.
Lawton was hit with a cold spell Jind
we had rain most all dav. Mrs. Lar-
cenla Berrv. who has been visiting
Mrs. L. A. Houston, left Saturday for
Colbert. Okla.. and from there to Dal-
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Al-
len, a fine baby boy, at 12 p. m.. Wed-
nesday. Oct. 20. at 315 N. First St.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Patter-
son. a baby girl. Thiirsday, Oct. 21. at
1 East Columbia St.
PERRY HERALD
Service was not well attended at
any of the churches, Sunday on ac-
count of rain. Mrs. E. M. Hamilton
and Mrs. Jackson, delegates to the
State Convention, returned and report
ed a nice time. Mrs. Alice L. Taylor
of Kingfisher, is spendinc a few days
at the home Of Prof, and Mrs. Hamil-
ton's. The mothers Club meets Fri-
day evening at the Blaine School. Mrs
Briggins passed through the city, Sat
urday enroute home.
Corene Durham
It was reported that Mrs. Enuna
house, who has been very ill at her
home, is slowly improving.
Rev. O. J. Jones is painting and
repairing the Banniker High School
Mr. Arthur Hankins will accom-
pany his sister to Langston this week
PURCELL, OKLA.
Services at the various churches
were rained out Sunday, Oct. 24th,
Mr. Spurgeon Martin was an Okla-
homa City visitor Monday, on busi-
ness. Mr. M. Bonner, the traveling
representative of the Millin Drug Co.,
of Memphis, Tenn., was a Purcell vi-
bors of the faculty are: the president
Prof. J. I. Jones, Prof. J. Q. A. Kelly,
Department of Mathematics; Miss
Dorothy I. White, Commercial Depart
ment; Mrs. M. A. Dennis, Ancient Lan
guages; Miss A. R. Johnson, Domes-
tic Science and Art; Misa F. E. Nance
Literature and History; Prof. J. J.
Thurman, Agriculture.
Prof. R. B. Harrison, financial se-
cretary of the University has been
.. , ----- ...working zealously during the sum-
si tor Wednesday and Thursday of lastimer to secure funds for the school
we®k- , ,, and, as a result of his untiring ener-
Mr. L. B. Morrow of Council Bluff, | gy, assisted by the generous citizens
Iowa, is in Purcell this week as the 6f Muskogee and other cities, we
lege Department, who is also instruc- ?}er«- ; Mr- Wallace Richie left for
tor in modern languages. The musi- NMhvHle, Tenn., Sun(la-V' °ct' 2i- to
cal department, the life and spirit of attend Meharry College. Friday night
all educational institutions is well °ct 22' hls friends save a surprise
cared for by Mrs. Houston, formerly j £attI for hini at the home of Mr
of New Orleans, La. Other mem-1 Carrle Tate- A bunch of youngsters
guest of bis brother, J. M. Morrow.
Mr. Jasper Simlus of Kansas City
Mo., was in Purcell last week as the
guest of his uncle, Mr. Geo. Branch
Rev. P. L. Carter of Stradfort. Rev.
H E. Darrington. of Blanchard, Mrs.
Rebecca Goff and Mr. Sie Bradford,
of Cole, Okla., passed through Pur-
cell, Sunday, enroute from the State
Baptist Convention, which convened
at Oklahoma City, the 20-25 of this
month. Mrs. Eva Richardson of Al-
tus, Okla., is in Purcell this week.
visiting friends and relatiies.
Miss Anna L. Cohee and Mr. Wash-
ington Cohee of Washington, Okla., I
were Purcell visitors la.dt week. I .1A<I FL, * , _ '.
.jof. l?9ifr_Jat!?GS Rea(lis_every Sat SrO/l U1llV@YlSTy
have an electric plant In operation,
furnishing light to dormitories, ad-
ministration building ana campus.
The M. K. & T. Rail Road, whose
track intersects our grounds, has de-
cided to build a spur track, by means
of which freight will soon be deliver
ed by the company on tho school
premises.
Many more good things are in store
for us, concerning which you will be
appraised from time to time.
Puts O.K. on Lang-
urday morning for your Black Dis-
patch.
OKMULGEE, OKLA.
SPARKS FROM GRANT, OKLA.
The General Baptist State Conven-
tion of Oklahoma closed its Sixth An-
nual session, which was held at Hu-
go, Okla., with the Hugo Chapel M.
B. C., Rev. J. M. Caldwell, pastor, one
of the greatest in the history of Ok-
lahoma.
Messengers from al) parts of the
state, under the leadership of Dr. a.
S. Jones, D. D. were assombled and
all enjoyed a harmonious session.
Dr. L. L. Campbell of Texas. Dr.
Dixon of Nsshville. Tenn.. Dr. Floyd
of Texas. Dr. A. Banks and many
others were present. The Convention
is now in better shape than ever be-
fore. Re*. D. H. Hill of Texas, was
elected president of our school.
Nearly three thousand dollars -
raised for education and missions
Rev. W. S. Burns. Reporter.
VERNON NEW*
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
. Bureau of Education
Washington
Address only
The Commissioner of education
October 4, 1920
Governor J. B. A. Robertson.
Governor of the State of Oklahoma,
Okmulgee continues to show signs
of progression along business activi-
ties among our group. Three two-
story brick buildings in the heart of ou.lc ui «
the business district our our growing I Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
riL?Wn,ed J- M- W11"6- I- C. | My dear Governor Robertson:
k Sj. 8 Robert Copeland. These I am now having ma,:o an investlga
"®_ mode™ |n every res- j tion of the seventeen Negro Land
. Grant colleges in the South. My re-
were present and every one had a nice
time. Mr. Richie is going to be a
pharmacist. The Eastern Star Chap-
ter, No. 94, gave a surprise party hon
orlng their W. M„ Mrs. Zella Steph-
ens, at the residence of Mrs. Myrtle
Lawrence, Thursday, Oct. 21.
I take this method of expressing my
heart felt thanks to the Chapter for
their surprise party, given me Oct.
21. Dear sisters, I hope this will not
be the last time.
Mrs. Zella Stephens, W. M.
Shawnee had a fartune or misfor-
tune on Sunday inght at 7 o'clock.
Miss Alice Duke anjl Mr. Goodman
was quietly united as one at the A.
M. E. Church by Rev. W. K. Wiilden
We wish her a happy married life.
J. D. Lawson.
LANGSTON NEWS
Eleven o'clock service last Sun-
day led by Rev. Starks. Sunday
fchool opened at 9:30 conducted by
resident Marquess. Supt. Miss M.
McCJowan secretary.
All students attend these services
each Sunday.
The Y. M. C. A. Program for the
bovs on last Sunday seemed to take
effect.
The foot ball boys aie ready to
meet the Mowata team Saturday even
ing. The girls are also getting readv
to play basket ball.
dots from altus
cy clearly and distinctively. The
Church is to realize that her mission
Owing to the rainy weather, services
were not well attended Sunday. Mrs.
Csssle Williams of Cleveland. Okla.,
who has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Agatha Carter, returned to her
, home Saturday. Messers. Reagor. Rose
are attracted by that light and who and Wyatt were called to Tulsa last
come unto the Lord. She is to teach I week to attend the funeral of their
and instruct scch. and to introduce I brother. Mrs. Lucile Bllltnsby of
th^m to the full fellowship of the high | Flagstaff, Arizona, is visiting her sis-
calling by making clear to them, as ter, Mrs. E. J. Carter. The new mar
dw Directed to «wna tneir tin,* Lh* "Wl> t l« the ket of Mr. Willie Doiier has been
« ° ® h0^ of cur calling.' present and fu- completed and is now • your service,
efforts at morally reforming the ture—No* to sitter Aiih Christ for Prof. T. H. 8now. Rev Butler ler;
2* 2^ 01 °f lnDa '•"ot to these the Blind and Deaf.
It Is better that people near nothing him hear*" ''(Rev*^■ S°11
about God and His plan of salvation. , bim (RcT 2 7'3 S' U- 22)
beiore the Millennium or Judrmfent * another part of the Church's
dav if ther do not hear the truth. It m,88'°n ,0 p*r® 'or those who do see
is a fact well known that the person "Kht whichi she holds up. and who,
*"ho has a lot of misunderstood scrip-' " "* ~ * "*
tures in his head Is harder to be
(aught the truth than one who claims
Co know nothing about the Bible
Nowhere in the Scriptures are God's
people directed to spend their time
la
pect and represent an investment of
many thousands of dollarn. The manv
business enterprises of our group
seem to be doing a flourishing busi-
ness. The L. J. Walker Grocery Co.,
the Int. R. R. Co., Brooks Bros., and
Douglass Dry Goods and Grocery Co.
carry a stock of from fifteen to six-
ty thousand dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mack of Paris,
Texas, are domiciled at the residence
of D. F. and B. J. Wilson at 714 W
9th St. Mr. Mack is a printer by
trade.
The wedding of Mrs. Mollie Lyonr
to Rev. Parker Johnson was solomn
ized at the residence of the bride a
624 W. Okmulgee Ave., Tuesday morn
JS* ^ 8 °'c,ock They departed for
Ft. Worth, Texas on the 10:10 train
the same day.
Mr. John Smith, one of oijr popular
young men was happily united in mat
rimony to Miss Lillian Darden. daug'
ter of our good doctor. E. P. Darden
Miss Darden graduated with the clas
of 1920 of the Dunbar High School
A splendid type of wopianhood
The final rally at the Shorter Chap
el A. M. E. Church came to a fln*>
, close Sunday, having gone over the
top raising I1J00. All praise to Dr
T. W. Kidd, the financier and his lo-
al members and friends. Dr. Kldd ha*
raised and paid 12200 on Shorter Char
el which frees it from the mortgag
which has been hanging over it fc
a good while.
Mrs. D. Sanders made a living tri
to Muskogee last week. Rev. Amc
delivered an eloquent sermon at St.
Rev. Welker was at his post Sunday.
Mr. C. H. Hyde of Amarillo, Texas,
is visiting Mrs. Rhoiies, his sister.
Rev. W. G. Gilky was quietly married
Saturday week, by Rev. Rice. We
wish much happiness to this couple.
Mr. Lewis Jtsurueg is over irom ok-
lahoma City, this week.
A great many of our people did reg-
presentative" Dr. Walton C. John, ister and a great many of them could
Specialist in Land Grant College Sta-
tistics of this Bureau, in reporting to
me regarding the conditions of the
Colored Agricultural and Normal uni-
versity .at IifnTstoTj. hm nvHe the
following statements which I believe
be of great interest to you at tms
time.
i ae last time the Institution was
visited by my representative, the Uni-
versity was in a serious state of dis
order. Dr. John informs me, however,
'hat under the new administrative
board and under President Marquess
and his faculty, the institution has
been put on a thoroughly sound ba-
ls both financially and educationally,
tnd that the outlook for the Universf-
'y is very hopeful if properly support-
ed by the State.
I am glad that I can give you this
-eport and continue the good work of
-naintalnlng this institution in a state
^f such efflciencv as will make it of
the greatest value to the Negro old-
ens of the in developing its
wealth and prosperity.
Yours sincerely.
Signed) P. P. Claxton,
Commissioner
not on account of the registrars re-
fusing them. Watch us work now.
WILL RESIST NEGRO IN FRAN-
CHISE ACTIVITY
(By the Associated Negro Press)
luueigh, N. C., Oct. 27.—The fcJcecu
tlve Committee of the Negro Republi-
cans of North Carolina have just is-
sued a call to the Negro voters thru-
out the State to cast their votes lor
the Republican ticket in November
at any cost. The whites are said to
be making plans to resist a whole-
sale casting of the Negro vote.
HOLDENVILLE, OKLA.
Miss Essie Mae King, one of the
inner students of Holdenville School
taken to Kansas HMr to the hos-
•'ital to undergo an operation. She
Is — d to dnl"«r fine at present
Mr. J. M. Anderson of Oklahom:
EXPRESS DE3IRE TO ROLL
DER THE MAGNOLIAS
UN-
Paul C. M. E. Church last Thursday CU„ -.• * iu o. ... ia?t week. worV
ni<J't- ing In the interest of the Woodmen'B
Dr. A. O. Wallace is In M'nnesot* Lodge. A thrilling and exciting mo-
where he expects to undergo aa opera tlon jlcture was shown a 1st Thursday
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Thomasvllle, Ga., Oct. 29—Colored
labftren who left here to find better
Industrial conditions in the North are
writing-letters to relatives and friends
expressing a desire to return to Geor-
gia. The letters state that many fac
toriee are shutting down and that wa
gee are on the decline.
BRING REMAINS OP BRONZED
HERO BACK TO "DEAR OLD
GEORGIA"
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Brunswick. Ga. Oct 28.—Manson
Grey, a Negro soldier of this ctty.
wt o lost his life In Prance during the
recent war was buried here last Sat-
urday. Grey was 23 years old and
was the first soldier of Brunswick to
ioee hie life in France.
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