The national forum., 1910-08-27
METROPOLITAN A. M. z.
CHURCH.
DR.. I. ". Ross, 1444 Q Street, N, w.
Pastor; E. G. Evans, 1915 Q Street
N. W., Church Editor.


In assuming the responsibility as edi.
tor of this column for our Church, we dc
SO with full knowledge of its require.
lnents and demands. Our policy win be
practically the same as that we pursued
the two years served as editor on one
of our State weeklies for onr Alma Mater,
and afterwards as editor.in-chief three
years of our Alumni Department on our
college paper--a practical and conserva-
tive policy, looking forward for the bet
terment of our beloved Church and its in.
stitutions always.
Sunday, the l4tll inst, the following
visitors were introduced at the morning
service: Mr., W.GC. Jones, trustee of Big
Bethel, of Atlanta, Ga; and Mrs. w. q,
Jones, president Of the Stewardess Board
of the same church; Miss Louise Clarke,
public school teacher, at Newport, Ky,
and resident of Cincinnati, o.. Mr.. Jos.
Stanton, of Pittsburg, Pa; Rev. DR.. H.
R. Proctor, pastor of the Institutional
Church, at Atlanta, Ga, and Mr., j, O.
Ross, president of bank at Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. DR.. P. A. Scott, Of Wilkes Barre,
Pa, preached a powerful sermon at the
evening service; Rev. II. G. Garner, of
this city was present and made a few
instructive remarks We invite the Rev.
to call again as our church is always glad
to receive its friends.
The illustrated lecture" by the Rev.
n, Hall p1e. &c
an agreeable success. Miss Ross would
be fair running mate for the once gifted
Miss Anna NJ, Dickerson, the campaigner.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. II. n. Newsome, Of
Mobile, Ala and Mrs. Savannah Carter
and Miss Lena Golden, of Atlanta, Ca,
visited the church and parsonage last
week.
Mr.. !. n. Ross, Jr,. spent a few days
with his parents and then returned to
Cincinnati
Mrs !. n. Ross returned home last
week from the biennial meeting Of the
National Association of Colored Women
held at Louisville, Ky, On her way home
she visited several important points in
Kentucky, visited Cincinnati. her home,
Pittsburg and Washington, Pa. Her ar
rival home here was attended by happy
throng of our church members and friends
who were led by the faithful steward
esses. Ice cream, cake and daintes were
pleasantly devoured,
Our able and gentle pastor and dele
gates were away attending the District
Conference and Sunday-school Conven-
tion, at Camp Parole, Nd. last week.
Prof. E. A. Patten was the church's
delegate to the District Conference, and
he was elected at that conference one OF
the two lay delegates TO our next annual
conference.
Mrs. A. E. Waddleton, Misses c. E..
Martin and |. NJ. Taylor and Mr.. Z. G..
Evans were the delegates to the Sunday
school Convention.
Miss Emma Patterson substituted for
Miss Martin who had not returned from
Canada on her vacation. Mrs. Waddle'
ton had been superintendent of the sun
day school of this District five years. and
there have been much Improvements in
methods and Results since~ She took hold
of the work. s
The Sunday school meeting was a great
suCcSss dlOliS SeNSihi llHSS' biShoP NoP
pins and four presiding elders visited the
convention and put forth their efforts to
instill new ideas and principles in the
minds of the workers.
The following We're elected for the en-
suing year, viz: District Superintendent,
Mr. J. F. Blagbmm; First Assistant
Superintendent, Mr.. j, B. Warren; Sec
ond Assistant Superintendent, Mrs. Julia
Gross; Secretary, Miss Ida NJ. Taylor;
Treasurer, Miss Coriene e. Martin;
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Mr.. Z. G. Evans. The next meeting of
the convention will convene at Garfield,
ID. C.
The services Sunday morning We're in
spring and wholesome-the Ease of
Zion" was the pastors discourse, depict
ing the utter Indifference on the part of
many of the Christians to the surround
ing daily wickedness.
The Junior Choir, lead by Mr.. Fortune,
is rendering excellent music; the members
seem TO have been selected for their
musical ability and not for their appear
ance.
Miss Parthenia W0odson is superinten-
dent of this young choir during this sum
mer
Miss Carrie L. Smith joined the church
Sunday morning.
The midsummer rally" came off last
Sunday and it was led by the class lead
ers, who took advantage of the oppor-
tuity to show the church their true la
tent powers; $2ll.l0 were collected Sun
day and they hope to bring the amount
up to $500 by next Sunday, when all
cards and books will be called in.
Rev, DR.. Rose is called to Denton, Md,
this week to help in an anniversary, he
breaches Wednesday night and lectures
Thursday night,