The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-25
Lyons-ScoH Banquet
Continued from page four:)


!; While working for elevation of
mind and salvation Of soul, the
church urges the acquisition of real
ty holdings and the development in
to higher possibilities of citizenship.
49,, - The influence of the church as a.
factor in racial DEVELOPMENT can
never be made second to any other
force :; This is as it should be, for
with the coming of Christ men have
been teaching the duty of man to
man. The church through the CEN
turtles, has been the hope of the CON-
mon people. 1t afforded opportunity
for the lower classes to rise when all
else failed.
Through its Influence, Woolsey,
R1chelieu and men of that type rose
to power. and stood by the ;thf6iies Of
Kfnbs ''.h - "..-.t 'iN" .uG.i., 8. :
The Pllsr!# fathers i'hfs had "fG 9ff3 their cir
leaders men, n! q. the, Church. It will
be we'll for us as race if through
all the coming years the Negro
Church, through d al Ned1eA}ed@ nm
istry, through it's splendtdly equip
ped schools, it's preaehments for lib
erty equality and law, through Its
crying aloud and sparing not the
Wickedness Of injustice ana ttfe >taw-
fulness Of caste, through It's fo5rfcae,si,
seen and unseen. temporal and spir-
itual, earthly and heavenly, shall
go on, working for the race, lifting
these people to greater heights and
nobler ends.
AS the highest opponents of the
ability Of the Church to produce
great men-men who by way Of the
Church can rise to prominence In
affairs of State and religion, and be-
come most worthy Instruments for
the furtherance Of the cause they
represent and the uplift of humanity,
we need but behold the distinguish
ed guests Of the evening, the Hon
Ernest Lyons, Minister Plenipoten-
t1ary to Liberia, and Bishop I: B.
Scott, Missionary Bishop of the
!; methodist Episcopal Church to-
Africa. ~ @-....'
Associated with these men in ef-
forts for the upIift Of the people Of
liberia; T. we find DR.. Booker II.
Washington whose presence here we
all appreciate - who has told the
world In the story Of his life that he
early united with the Chruch of his
choice, and in the midst Of various
responsibilities and duties of his
busy career, has bees found always
working for the Church.
- All honor to the Church. Her
work can never be diminished, and
her influence will grow greater as
the years unfold.
Commissioners Office, 25th day OF
October, 1909.
The parties in the suit of Adam
d. Llttlepage vs. T. M. Britton. ad-
ministratrix, ct ais, pending in the
circuit court Of KanaWha County,
West Virginia, will take notice that
On the 18th day Of Deem Der, 1909,
at my office in the Arcade Building,
IN the City Of Charleston, Kanawha
County, West Virginia, l will pro-
coed to execute the decree of refer |
ence to me as required in said de- |
cree showing the personal property
owned by Joseph NJ. Craig, deceased, |
character and value of same, what !
disposition has been made OF same. |
etc; settlement OF the accounts of |
NJ. Britton as ministratrix; the |
real estate owned by decedent JOS
sph N. Craig; the debts against his |
estate and such other matters AZ |
nay be required.
J. II. HUNT,
Commissioners Of the Circuit Court ,
OF Kanawha County, West Vir-