The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-03-17

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duence among the ruling white fac
ors OF the Southland, and the CO.
operation Of such high-grade, color
I'd business men as John Merrick,
DIR. A. NJ, Moore. Of Durham, and
'uch an able educator aa Prof. T. b.
Dudley, of Greensboro, established
1t on a Gibraltar-like basis among
the Negroes of the country. -------
Dr. l., G.. Jordan, Of Louisville,
Ky. Is sending much valuable litera-
ture broadcast throughout the coun-
try touching the redemption Of
Africa. He is doing q glorious work
as corresponding secretary Of the
Foreign Missionary Board of the
National Baptist Convention. He
has issued unique call, requesting
that during the week beginning Sun
lay. March 90, the Baptist churches
unite In n week prayer Dr. Jordan
suggests the following order OF pray
ers for the week:
| Sunday-Pray for all our church
es and schools In the home land.
| Monday-Pray for Holy Ghost
power to come over the great Lay
mems Convention which meets in
Chicago in May; for the Ecumen-
ical Foreign Mission Conference in
Edinburgh, Scotland, In June for
tour National Convention which
meets in New Orleans in September.
and all our annual gatherings. dis
trict, county and state.
-Tuesday-Pray for guidance and
help for all Missionary Boards, and
Econversion of millions in all lands
!during 1910.
Wednesday-Pray for our work
ers in South America and Russia.
/ Thursday--Pray for our workers
In the West Indies.
Friday-Pray for the rulers in all
lands: that they may, acknowledge
land obey the Lord.
-Saturday-Pray for our workers in
West, South and East Central Afrl-
ca.
| Sunday--Plan, pray and work to
help these prayers by obeying our
lord.
All denominations admire DR.. Jor-
dan for the tireless energy ami
Christian zeal he has displayed all
these years In behalf of the benight-
ed people OF the Dark Continent and
wish him abundant success in all
Of his undertakings. This week OF
prayer should bring blessings to. all
mankind.
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ton. Counsellor Albert S. White
spent brief season with us, comm 8
on from Louisville, KY, He will not
be able to secure the Haitian mis-
sion, where DR.. H. w. Furniss is q
fixture, but it is pretty generally un-
derstood that he Will be given rec
ognition that will be gratifying, to
the citizens of the Blue Grass State.
Lawyer Scipio A. Jones, president Of
tine Negro Business Mems League
of Arkansas, was also here, and ru-
NOR has it that he has been or will
be made a special agent of the Cen
sus Office at $500 per day. This is
said to be temporary. after which
he will be given a long-desired as
| o. SDSCLoh
trict Attorney for the District Of Ar
kansas: Mr. Jones was q, tower OF
lstrength to the Taft forces when
delegates were being sought for the
Ohioaf1 just before the Chicago con
ventiOn Of 1908. Former Minister
to Haiti, Hon. John S. Durham, put
in few days here on business, stop
ping at the Arlington. He is bust
mess agent for a large sugar planta-
|tiCn in Cuba and is said to De estab-
lished for life. at Havana. Grand
Master w. l.. Houston, Of the G. u
10. of o. f., came through from Chi
cago, en- route to the meeting Of the
S. g. Of NJ. at Philadelphia. Prof
: w. Carl Bolivar, for sixteen conseou-
E tive years the writer of Pencil
, EPusher's Points" in the philadelphia
= Tribune, came over to meet him.
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Il Former Register Judson W. Lyons
! is making commendable headwaJ
witt, the bill pending In Congress
providing for the reimbursement OF
, the deposttors in the Inflated Freed
, mems Bank, which was inferentiallJ
at least, backed by the general gov
- eminent. The prospects are good
, but Mr.. Lyons thinks 1T would be
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