The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-04-04
THE NATIONAL FIELD

all the untoward influences that can
be brought against us. Let us do our
| duty, realizing that we are not alone,
| We are in partnership with God in
| this great work for the uplift Of the
| world. We are working for. the com
ing OF day when men shall be better
and Christ shall be throned in all
hearts-when sin shall be no more,
and when wickedness shall do more
work tragedies with the sons and
J daughters of men. The man with the
| five talents will be expected to do
his part--a great part-for his gifts
| have been libebral. OF the twotalcnt
| mantle average mantle Divine
| Creator has a right to ask that he put
! all that has been given him into the
| common pool for the redemption of
| his kind, and in return he will be
granted protection, strength aud con-
slant guidance along the right path.
| 1t is the average man for whose saliva
| ton the Y. NJ. G. A. has been inStitu-
ted. TO the average man we must
| look for the continuance in the great
work that it is so molly carrying on
Register Vernon Is in great demand
| as public Speaker, and he is always
willing to say word Of cheer to his
people whenever his arduous duties
admit of his doing so. He has been
compelled to decline many invitations
on account Of pressure of business, but
hopes to get around to them all In
, course of time. Very shortly he is to
deliver an address in Baltimore, and
later On will fill an engagement with
the Boston Literary Society In the
"lty OF Boston. A warm welcome I'M
doubtedly awaits him in both Of these
IF So1 Il
action. Register Verno mis- a man Of
the people, and eminently deserves all
the acclaim that is being showered
upon him from all quarters.
Grand Master w. l.. Houston is in
receipt of letter from the EXPOSE
ton Military Company, asking his CO.
operation in decorating the immense
pavilion which the company will use
at the jamestown Exposition. 1t has
serving capacity of $4,000 persons
per diem, with $500 at a sitting. 1t
is the plan of the management to dec
0rate this monster pavilion in military
banquet style, and the object in adj
dressing Mr.. Houston is to obtain one
of the official flags or banners of the
G. U. o. Of o. F., that the Order may
be represented among others in the
fraternity emDlemS In ana ABOUT the
tent. Manager Buffacutt, who halls
from Chicago, adds that the corpora
| ton is figuring on banqueting the
president of the United States and the
| governor and his staff of each state
on the opening day of the Exposition.
Mr.. Houston will forward the desired
emblem upon his return from points
in Alabama. Georgia, and Tennessee,
where he is holding sessions of the
Grand Lodge.
The pensmiths of the race are ex-
tremely busy, now that the flowers
Of spring are blooming and the in.
tellectual sap, as well as that of Ma
lures great forests is rising. Rev J
Francis Lee, Norfolk's poet-laureate
styled in many quarters as the logical
successor to Paul Laurence Dunbar
has in hand. ready for publication a
volume Of lyrics entitled "The Prince
| in Ebony" 1t will embrace about six,
ty choice selections, in addition to the
| one that gives the name 10 the book
the whole to cover one hundred and
ten pages. DR.. Lee also has in prepare
| ton another volume of verses to be
called "The Heritage of Eden" This