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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

some people try everything when
they get in trouble but the Lord, An
ally failing in"all they cali on God
Why not. give Him the first chance
som etimes ?-The BAPTIST 1nfortna,;.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

T. Then began the work of redemp-
ton by these heroic hera1dss OF the
Cross as best they knew, on planta-
tion, In swamp, in hamlet and city,
as they gathered together people
scattered and peeled. and taught
these the way of~life and light. They
Taught them morality. They organ
lied, schools. They were all to this
people who followed them with blind
faith, such as has sever been sur
passed since the Disciples followed
| the Nazarene.
Everywhere under the inspiration
OF their teachings the Negro began
to purchase homes; to have his mar
riage legalized. He took on a sur
name, and his children born in we'd
lock knew the meaning Of the words
home and mother These children
he placed in the schools organized
lasd fostered by Negro Churches and
Negro preachers. And with the
great UNCONVENTIONAL .schools-those
OF the Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Educational Society, the African
methodist Episcopal, the Zion, the
| y. M. F., the Baptist, the Presbyte.
rian, the Episcopalian, the Catholic
and the American Missionary Asso.
citation schools, all working to one
end-the education Of the Negro
| these forces took this dead mass
| breathed into it's nostrils the breath
of life,-the Negro stood I'D and be.
came a living soul.
| All honor then to the great Church
leaders. These men are doing 9
| work that no other men can do, and
1.-THE, Negro even today listens to the
words that come from the lips of his
preacher On Sunday as If coming
from an oracle of God.
| contend here that there is nc
one force which has done SO much
for the advancement Of the Negro
as the Negro Church. When trouble
arises in community between the
races, all seek the preacher. Whet
q great crisis Is at hand, all gather
lat the meeting house to discuss their
grievances and seek egress from
their Affections and trials To seek
to minimize such force,-to leave
the Church out of our calculation.
}for upward growth and bettermen
l Is to betray ingratitude and to elimi
nate the most potent element in out
/ CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
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Suggestive Questions on THE ,Snnd1y School
Lesson by Rev. DR.. L,nscoff FIR 1he go"
International Newspaper Bile Study Club

Copyright 1900 by Rev. II. S. Linscott ~D D.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

1t .is being discuseD that the old
men are fighting the progress Of the
young men. This we want to brand
as an, imaginary. condition prevailing
is the minds OF a few young men
who are. quick to draw conclusions.
There. may be some jealous spirits
both among the old men and the
young men but there is no real fight
on the part Of either and the soon
er we realize. that fact just SO soon
will we see more progress in all OF
our businesses. Can d man fig1t
himself, knowingly? We are one in
progress and the thing that means
hardship for me by the action Of
my neighbor will In time return to
him in double fold. A community
of citizens are strangers when they
have the faith and confidence TO be-
Iieve that the entire community Is
| working for one desired! fruitful
end. It is the duty of every young
man to put himself in demand and
battle his way through the gates OF
victory.--The Birmingham Report
err. ...saxi -
| Professor Munro, OF, Brown Uni
iyersity, RENDERED the nation and The
Negro a signal service by" blazing
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

tennessee has on her broad smile
this week: Company has come and
the Volunteer, spirit is exerting it
self Mr., Washington and his party
Observe every honor. we can bestow
upon them, Nashville Globe, ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

Verses 18-20-What do We need to
be. in. order to be pleasing to God and
to good men?
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. Verse 21-If We deny ourselves
things We enjoy for the sake of 9th
ers. what is the effect upon ourselves,
and do We get as much. or more, out
of the self denial as. we would ont of
self qualification? (This question
must be answered in writing by mem
bers Of the club
II all who drink wine in moderation
would obey the principles of self de-
NAL in this verse, how long would it
be before we should have total prohi-
bition Of the liquor traffic?
Lesson FOR Sunday, December 5th,
1909. Paul on the Grace of Giving.
II. Cor. viii LIS.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

Give an example of how 1t Is pos
sible that one man may do a thing
and please God. while another may
do the same thing and commit sin.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

While we condemn mob law with
OUT moderation and without .reserva-
ton, we likewise condemn the alleg-
ed cause for the majority of the
l We bellii e,,!j the colored
people should be taught and made
TO- refrain from committing these
awful deeds. The careless, Idle,
shifuess Negro should be discour-
aged and made to work; the idle
man, black or white, Is menace to
any community. Morality, eduea-
ton and good citizenship should be
impaired to the child early in life
The Forum.
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25
liberty which always. comes to al
unfettered soul,

liberty, which always. comes to AN
pnfettered soul, ~, 49,. :.
l., And so, Nat Turner. Denmark
Veazey and others of that type. were
but the product of. these, preach
ments, and the light they saw was
but reflected illumination radiat-
ing from the fires that burned on
the altar OF, the. Negro Church. The
Negroes who fed to the swamps and
Ewithstood aster, overseer and
Ebloodhound; the Negroes who fol-,
lowed the North star to a, land OF
freedom, and who through the u.s..
foreground railway found the path:
way to liberty and light, were all In
tfuenced to this effort through the
fpreachment or those; crude. inlet.
3tered men who had faith In Cod and
could deliver his word with s power:
THAT only the consecrated know. =.
The Negro leaders In these church,
es Joined with the abolitionists.
fThey stood with Garrison. Luudy,
Phillips and Harriet Beecher Stowe.a
The strongest of them was that local
preacher. slave, who escaped from
Maryland's Eastern shore debauch-
ling slavery-sFrederick, Douglass. 1
Following in his wake. working
with him, were such men as Samuel
Ringgold Ward, Daniel A. Payne,
Henry Highland Garnet, Alexander
Crummel and the mightiest spirits
of that time, whose names do not
|,wither and whose deeds can never
pass away -; - ~. : \
Their people free, the Negro
Church sang:
- s'w~ W." "''.'-- w '-3~I -. =: =
hn
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

1t Is to be hoped that the 'tWorld-
wide Movement" for the evangelical
ton of the heather Will not forget
to send several missionaries to Cairo,
ILL., If there Is any place in the
world where they are needed it is
there. Do not by any means forget
this important centre. ---Afro-Ameri-
can Ledger.
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Arn.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25

7Fe1!!7N - ~ " ~ -
Sound .. the loud trumpet DER
Egypt's dark sea,
Jehovah hath triumphed. his people
are free.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

Springs, where they spent part of the heated season.
 Miss Daisy Renfroe of Columbus, Ga., Is visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. N. F. Cornett.
 Miss Lenore Watts left yesterday for Detroit, where she will be the guest Of Mrs. Arthur Farmer. Crosse Pointe farms.
 MT. and Mrs. R. E. Walthour leave to- night for New York to visit their mother. Mrs. William Hall.
 Miss Ruby Bishop left yesterday for Denver, where she will visit Mrs. w. R. Young at her summer home, Wheat ridge"
 Mrs. J. l., Sims and her son, John L. Sims returned last night from visit to relatives in Richmond.
 Mrs. E. Brasher Nelson, with Wayne and Olin Nelson, are spending while at Tybee.
 Mrs Annye I.alland has returned to the city after a pleasant visit to friends In Atlanta.
 MT and Mrs James Foster announce inc approaching marriage of their daugh- ter F1ossie Lanise, to MT. James Al bert Davidson. The ceremony will take nlace Wednesday evening at S:30 o'clock at the home of the brides parents, 25oe Twenty ty-second avenue, North Birming- ham.
 Miss Edna Hicks left this morning Tor Atlanta where she will remain the guest of friends and relatives during the next month.
 Miss Margaret Sloan is spending the weekend at Ingram Wells.
 MT. and Mrs. H. l.. Hit have gone to Ingram Wells, where they will remain for few days.
 MT w D. Enslen has gone to Cfncfn- natl and Chicago for short vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Haver have re- turned from Point Clear.
 Mrs. J. C. Haver has gone to Tate Spring.
 Mrs. J. w Lee has gone to Tate Spring to spend a few weeks
 Mrs. F. G. Alexander, In charge of party of tourists who left here July 10 for a trip through the northwest will return to Birmingham tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
FOR SALE


 S7O00-Beautiful new home on elevated iot, overlooking city, South Highlands: $20O0-Beautiful lot Qronts easO; thls IS beauty and near car line, South Hlsh- lands.
 SS50O-With Improvements, renting LOT dor over sSO0 Lot alone is worth Slo,Voo. loVx 19O feet corner, near Terminal statloh' a good investment for somepooy s40OO@7-room cottage, steam heat, etc., on car line. South Highlands. See this s45o0-sFOo cash S45 month; good, well built, e-room, two-story house; patn' etc. corner, North Haven. ss1OO-s-room cottage on hill near fair- view. ,. s75O-Beautiful lot, all street improve ments; sanitary sewer, etc., $50 casn' balance s15 a month, near car nne' North Haven. ,, s1750-Pretty lot, car line. Norwooo' easy terms. - .,, ss25o-Worth $30OO: rooms, bath electric lights. stable. chicken houses, etc.; near car line north of Norwood. sotoo-I.ot 6Ox190 feet, on car line' NOT wood. ,, nrort,, Highlands. oa.+ass s25O cash, S25 a month, broom co.'as. on corner near Fountain Heights car line. n b Investment Real Estate Co., or
 Alabama.
 HARRY LYON, SALES AGENT.
 o10e First Avenue.
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RYAN'S BARGAINS.

$2500-5-room house and barn, vineyard and orchard, with lots; in three blocks of car line; fine place for poultry yard; small cash payment. balance like rent.
 $1SS0A-room house and hall; well located, 11s blocks of car line, in Woodlawn S275O-6-room, 2-story residence; water, lights and gas; terms reasonable; inter est at per cent; at Fairview. $2600-Modern broom cottage, Avenue c, city.
 $16O0-New broom house on corner 1OOx 140; small cash payment. balance like rent; at North Birmingham. S145O-A hrst-class truck farm, 23 acres; 4-room house, barn and orchard; on good nacadamized road. Il miles from Birmingham.
 S20OO--4O-acre truck farm, broom house and barn; good orchard and vineyard; a good freestone spring. % acres in cultivation; miles from Birmingham, on good macadamized road. S1500-S0-acre farm, broom house, barn and orchard; 30 acres in cultivation, bal ance well timbered; small creek run ming through farm; on Louisville and Nashville railroad and public road, 1h miles from Hanceville; will exchange for cottage in city or suburb. Have you seen our beautiful resident lots at the Velma Place, on car line, in Woodlawn? Cement sidewalks ana street Improvements; one-quarter cash balance easy; 1t will pay you to see these lots before you buy
 RYAN REAL ESTATE CO.
 Bell Phone 85 2026 3d Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
kIcklnq Suffranettes
From the New York World

From the New York World
 It was impossible not to sympathize with the British suffragettes in their hunger strike. A hungry woman Is an object of pity, and all the world hoped that the strike might succeed, as 1t ap- pears to have done.
 But we are shocked almost beyond ut terance by the news that the suffragettes have taken to kicking and pummelling the female prison wardens It bodes iii for the success of the cause of female suffrage. The women wardens may have been brutal-who looks for ladyikeness in prison wardens? But suffragettes of all people are supposed to be In the ex- treme van of the march of civilization. In their dealings with enemies of the male sex they may, perhaps, forget this But in regard to members of their own sex, should they not be models of for bearance?
 A kicking suffragette. especially one engaged in kicking another woman, is a thing of horror The movement ought to cast her out as unworthy. She is in- turing the cause. What will male anti suffrasists have to say of her actions? Will they not rejoice exceedingly that she has so far forgotten her high mis- sion?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
THE BABYs ELYsIuM.
This Honor Claimed for Texas by an
 Ardent Champion.

From the Houston Post.
 One of the most striking instances of tax hunger we have observed recently is that Of the Atlantic City board of al- dermen in deciding to place a tax upon all baby carriages on the boardwalk. No progeny pushcart is to be allowed on the boardwalk that cannot show tax evidencing the payment of privilege license. This means that the tens of thousands of mothers who visit the Jer- sey resort every summer must pay some- thing toward the support of the munich pality or have their pleasure and com fort or the pleasure and comfort of their babies greatly restricted.
 Thus 1t seems that everything Is framed up to rob the visitor that popular re- sort.
 Why do they not tax something else or somebody else and let the babies alone? Tn these days, when race suicide Is becoming alarming 1t Is the acme of folly to lay the vandal hand of the tax gatherer upon the effects of babyhood If the Atlantic City authorities were broad-minded and philosophical, instead of greedy they would offer bounty for baby buggies in commission rather than place such an embargo upon the replen- ishment of the species.
 It all goes to prove what we have al- ways contended Texas Is the baby's elysium. In Texas everybody loves babies, everybody wants babies, and most families are supplied with babies, or hope to be within a very short time. The cli- mate is good for them. the products of the state agree with them, and the states annual crop of 100000 Is more highly val ued than the cotton. corn, rice, sugar, wheat. and wood crops put together.
 They have the right of way wherever they go. The automobiles give baby bug gies the thoroughfares. the street car stops while pushcart Is going across the track. and the motornan doffs his hat to the youngster. Babies may squall like scared partners without making any body mad, and they can pull the tails of the cats without getting scratched. So we suggest to Jersey mothers to leave a state or municipality that would tax a baby's carriage and come to Texas, where we exempt all the belongings and paraphernalia of babies and sock it to the railroads until the magnates sweat in January and freeze in July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Bartist Churches,

First church. Sixth avenue and Twen- ty-second street. services at Il a. m. and D. m., by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. James A. Dickinson.
 southside. Nineteenth street and Elev- enth Avenue, south-Seryices at II a. m and D. n., with preaching at both serv- ices by the pastor, the Rev. pr. Preston Blake
 North Highlands. Rush avenue and Eighteenth street, by the pastor, the Rev. James D. Ray. Preaching at both Il Q. m. and D. m.
 West End-Tuscaloosa avenue and Haw- kns street. Preaching at Il a. m. and s D. m.
 Twenty-seventh Street, Avenue and Twenty seventh street-Preaching by the pastor, the Rev. w. E. Hubbard at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
 Ruhama, East Lake. Seventy seventh street and Underwood avenue-Services at Il a. m. and p. m.. with preaching by the pastor. the Rev, J. M. Shelburne. as usual at night.
 Elyton. corner of Cottnn avenme and Banks street. by the pastor, at Il a. m. and D. m.
 First Avondale. pro lch ing at tn ehasual hours by the pastor, the Rev. C. J. Bent. ley.
 First Woodlawn, Fifty-sixth street and First avenue, services at Il a.. m. and S p. m.
 Park avenue, North Birmingham, regu- lar services by the pastor. the Rev. w. B. McDaniel.
 Graymont-Meetin held in High school building at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. in. Sum day school at 9:a0 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:S0 p. m. B. Y. P. U. meet Ing Friday 7:30 D. m. J. Bunyon Kilpat- rick. pastor.
 Primitive-Services held in Simms' hall on Thirty-ninth street. Avondale, one
 block north of East Lake line, at 2:3O o'clock, Elder w, Lively. presiding.
 East Birmingham-Sunday school at 9;3O a. m. Preaching at 7:30 p. m. by the pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
SOCIETY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14.)

------~>---------~--~~--~ Wis, yesterday, where he will meet Mrs. Marcus Well and Mrs. Ben Well and take them to Ottawa Beach, Mich, and on their return home they will remain in Chicago a few days at the Chicago Beach hotel
 Mrs A. F. Sallee and Mrs. w. W. Kirk land of Ozark. Ala, are at Blount Springs for two weeks.
 Mir. l. Micheal of Demopolis, Ala, Is at Blount Springs for several days
 Mrs. S. K. Williamson and son of Mont gomery, Ala, are at Blount Springs for a stay of several days.
 MT. and Mrs. M F. McCarty and daugh- ter, Fletcher, accompanied by Mrs Louie Reese, have gone to Waukesha, Wis, for the balance of the summer. Mrs. Bruce Brewer. who has spent a part of the summer on Lake Erie, is now at Lookout mountain.
 MT. and Mrs. Horace Shaw returned yesterday after an extended visit in the north.
 MT. and Mrs. A. J. Robinson, Miss Celia Neck and Miss Lucille Robinson of Mem phis will spend today in Birmingham en route to eastern points.
 MT. Ben Well has returned from Wau- kesha, Wis.
 Mir. Charles Klotzman left yesterday aft ernoon for Waukesha, Wis, where he will spend his vacation.
 sss
 Mrs. J. Klotzman has gone to New York to visit relatives.
 Miss Hazel Copeland and her mother, Mrs. Thad J. Copeland, have returned from their summer home at St. Clair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
kHEDlVE AS FAMILY MAN.
With Exception of Opposition to Ha.
 rem, He Is Pious Mohammedan,

From Le Figaro, Paris
 In the middle of the day the ruler of bsypt lunches with the only woman who mas ever sustained to him the relation Of wife. His highness could, were he SD inclined, allow himself the compIement or four wives effected by the pious ef- 1endi of the land. He has none the less remained strictly homogeneous The ono Wlie dWells in strict seclusion on inc knedivial domain of Eeubbeh, excent for occasional visits to the great Abdin Pal ace at Cairo. She is a Greek with Cir cassian blood, some five years younper man the khedive-he is nearing 4n-and exqulsitely beautiful It does not appear that any European or American of the male sex has ever gazed upon the fea1 lures of this lady. She is the motbar o, SIX children, five girls and A boy Thf. iatter IS now about 10 years of age ano unlike the eldest born of Mohannmedsn rulers generally he Is to inherit his fa .hers throne This young prince heri- tor' as he Is officially styled, quite over shadows his sisters in importance. The lad Is understood to resemble his motb- CT Tn the fairness of his skin, the slen- oerness of his frame and the tsllness of his form oi
 AS family man the khedive sets an example which the Christian father. as
 ' i'hNA contemporary observes, might emulate with profit The girls studv Fns glish, French. Arabic and Turkish with the ioea. 1t Is said of fitting them for the position of homogeneous wives An pas Hilmi seems to have set his face nrmly against that plurality of wives "hien IS the vogue among the wealthier or h1s subjects. He will not allow a daughter of his to become the inmate of what Is commonly understood by the term harem In all respects but this ba has long been famed as the most Mo hammedanly pious of potentates for his prisons are performed with infinite fer vor and an undertaking regularity. The nVe daughters receive from their moth CT training which, from the point of view or the Mohammedan faith, is orth- odox enough; but their father deviates markedly from Mohammedan ideals fin his relations with his son. The boy Ia to be brought up with the dynastic concen- ton strongly defined in his education. Ha will be the first scion of Mohammedan royalty to inherit a throne upon the formally recognized principle of primo seniture alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
History of the District School.

From Harper's Weekly.
 The new teacher glanced smilingly over the school, and was delighted to sec so many bright young faces among her new charges
 tory so that I may find out what you know. Willie Perkins, you may tell me why Washington crossed over the Del aware"
 "Ahum-er-why, now, er--ahum," be- gan Willie-"why. becuz-'
 Because what. dear? asked the teacher.
 'Becuz he couldn't go under it," said Willie
 Dear me! Willie. what an answer!" calculated the teacher. Polly Hicks, you look like bright little girl. Why did the father of his country cross the Delaware?"
 "Pleathe, mim," replied Pollie. T gueth it wath becuth the Hudthon wath too far away for him to croth that"
 'Mercy,n cried the teacher. Really, you will all have to stay in this after noon and study your history. I will now test you on arithmetic. Maggie Wilkins, if I were to divide three bananas among IT boys, what would be the result?"
 "A riot said Maggie, speaking up like a little drum major.
 .Possibly" said the teacher, but that Is not what I mean. Tommy, you may take the question. Three bananas among three boys-that would be one banana apiece for each boy Now three bananas among 1T boys would be what?"
 "Three bananas, mim," answered Tommy.
 "I know. but three into IT is" said the teacher.
 Three bananas would go into IT boys once and none over," said Tommy, con fidently.
 II vas then that the new teacher re- signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

derwood avenue-The pulpit will be occu- pied by the stated supply.
 Westminster. Twenty fifth street and Thirteenth avenue, notwithstanding by the pastor, the Rev. Frank Marston, at Il a. m. and p. m.
 Avondale, Avenue c and Fortieth street-Preachin at the usual morning and evening services, Il a. m. and 7:30. The Rev. W. G. Woodbridge, D. D., is pastor.
 First Cumberland Presbyterian, U. S. A., Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, preaching by the pastor. the Rev. pr. l. D. Steele at II a. m. and p. m., as usual
 First Cumberland, services at II a. m. and D. m. in the chapel of the Bir- mingham seminary by the pastor, the Rev. J. D. Lewis.
 First. North Birmingham. preaching at II a. m. ana p. m., with preaching by the pastor at both services.
 Woodlawn, Sunday school 9:30 a, m. ; preaching at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m., by the Rev. w. J. Caldwell. pastor.
 Pratt City-Regular services at Il a. m. and D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
An Inuuisitivc Son.

From Home Topics.
 promising youth recently surprised his father by asking:
 Father. do you like mother?' Why. yes. of course"
 And she likes you?''
 "Of course she does" se Did she ever say so?"
 Many time, my son." Did she marry you because she loved your" ."Certainly she did,
 The boy scrutnized his parent closely and after a long pause asked: Well. was she as nearsighted then as she is now?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Christian Science.

First Church of Christ-Services at the chapel on Eleventh avenue, south, be- tween Twentieth and Twenty-flrst streets Sunday morning at Il o'clock. Reading rooms of the church, 730-31 Brown Marx building, open daily from 10 a. m. to 4 D. m., except Sunday. Wednesday even- ing testimonial meeting at o'clock. Sub feet for Sundays lesson, Soul