The national forum., 1910-09-10
METROPOLITAN A. M. E.
CHURCH.

street, ~ w. Sunday MT $50 A.
NJ; Church Services at A, NJ. and
$ p, NJ; League Meeting at P. NJ;
Prayer Meeting, s p. NJ Wednesdays;
General Glass, p M Thursdays.
Preaching at II A. M. Sunday--Dr O.
j. Scott may hold the fort--come early
TO secure convenient seat.
Several of sur Sunday-school teachers
have returned from their vacations, but
many are still away; many of the young
men and women have returned and We're
at their classes Sunday last. OF our
teachers, Miss Mabel Hall, has Just re-
turned from Pittsbug, Pa; Miss Max
well, from st. Paul Mimi, and Miss
Ella Brown. from visit to her sister.
in New York; Misses CLANCY and Emma
Patterson left this week on ten days
trip to New York city
The Smday-school is swelling in mum.
bers. Three young men Joined the New
Movement Bible Glass of young men, last
Sabbath. The first assistant superinten.
dent was at his post Sunday, and will
be so henccforth until the superintendent
is able to return to the work. The pas
tor and presiding elder addressed the
school Sunday, which was ''reclaiming
day."
The proceeds from the illustrated lee
tme on ST. Paul, delivered by DR.. Wat.
son and Miss NJ. II. Ross, helped to raise
the required amount needed to beautify
one of the primary rooms, which has
been painted in several beautiful colors
and supplied with suitable furniture and
apparatus to meet the on-comng rush.
Promptly at II o'clock A. NJ, the peals
from the big pipe organ and the sounds
! of the young, sweet voices from upstairs
told us below that church service had
begun; our junior choir is certainly rem
dering sufficient service this summer,
The senior choir will have to do some
hustling to lead these Young men and
women this fall and winter. Too much
praise cannot be given Mr.. Il. S. For
| tune leader, and Miss p Woodson, super
intendent, of the choir for their untiring
and vigilant work with these young peo-
pie.
There is movement on foot to en-
large the seating capacity of the choir
| to accommodate $50 voices-then the big
bass notes of the violin will chase those
of the smaller; the trombone. those of the
flute, and the mighty pipe will peal forth
and repeal its laundering tones upon the
hysteric audience until they will run to
each others arms exclaiming, "0pollo
strikes the Tyre"
Presiding Elder Stepteau preached q
powerful sermon at II o'clock His dis
course was the earnest, penitem plead
ings of the blind man to receive his sight;
his telling applications were that those
who RnoD that they are spiritual blind,
but because of their connection with the
church, deceive themselves and continue
in gross darkness; and that those who
are Blind and don't know it nor take
time to investigate self so eager to note
the mistakes of the better element of the
world, have greater accountability to
face than the unfortunate blind man sit
ting by the wayside Sunday being Com
munion day nearly 300 knelt at the
alta9 ,Bev., s&ll& 5f South Carolina, as
sisted with the communion. The even
ing service was very impressive, A full
house was out. Among those who joined
the church during the day was a sister
from Big Mt. Zion, of Jacksonville, Fla.
At p, M. Drs. Stepteau and Ross went
out to preach for the people of Brown
Memorial and Allen Chapel, respectively.
Labor Day" scalnpered out of sight
and gave way to joyful day" Monday, as
far as our church is concerned, for our
own Rev. DR.. o. j. Scott was due to
come out of the West" A large dele
cation met him at Union Station headed
by our noble hearted pastor, Dr. Ross
and in carriages, taNicabs and auto
mobiles, struck bee line for the church.
where they demanded Speech" Then af,
ter shaking hands and patting each other
on backs, they moved upon the financial
department. Dr. Scott will lecture ON
"The Mysteries of the Philippines" next
week.
Presiding Elder Stepteau held his sec
ond quarterly conference at the church
Monday night. A large membership was
out to hear what the different boards had
been doing Rev DR.. Scott came in and
was given great chatauqua salute; he
made a few happy remarks. Rev. Drum
mons, of York, Pa, was introduced. The
meeting was II great success Dr.
Stepteau must feel proud of this one of
the many in his circuit There were
about Is reports from boards and other
organizations and all showed advance
ments over that of last quarter-those
of the trustee, steward and Sunday
school boards lead both financially and
numerically. The trustees have reduced
the full Indebtedness of the church since
last quarter from S20,0S9.42 to $lS,,
1923, notwithstanding the summer sea-
son, our pastor is some hustler. The
Smday.scbool report was the fullest and
best presented in some time There was
nothing for the 'kickers" to kick about;
of course. the king. kicker happened to be
away. The presiding elder was loud in
his praise of the excellent work done
4 Mr.. and Mrs. j. c, Bailey have just
returned from an extended trip to the
Blue Mountains, and to Asbury Park
| n. j.; Prof j. Henry Lewis has return
ed from ffteen-days' trip to Atlantic
City, NJ J and New York city.
Editor White, of the Forum, has ap.
pointed Mr. j. /. Mundell, sale agent Of
the Forum, at our church. 1t is hoped
that our members viii encourage Mr.
Mundel by buying copies.
The members of the church are earnest
ly requested to hand in short articles
relative to their social and other pleas.
ant functions every week They may
hand them to US or to Miss Mamie Ross
or Mrs. A. f. Waddleton not later than
Monday morning OF the week desired
for publication. Anything over five lines
will be published on a sliding sacel Of
ten cents per line