The Washington bee., 1912-03-23

DR.. James Z. Shepard, president of
| the National Religious Training
| School, who Is announced to deliver
| an address next Tuesday evening be-
| fore the Bethel Literary and Histor-
ical Association at Metropolitan A.
| N. Z. Church, will arrive in the city
| on Tuesday morning, coming on from
his New York City headquarters
He will be accompanied by a
number of friends and co-workers,
! Avant, of Newbern, n. c.; DR.. J. Ell
mer Dellinger, Of Greensboro, ~ c.;
c. c. Amey, superintendent of the
Durham Textile Mill; c. c. Spaul-
ing, vice-president and general man
| ager of the North Carolina Mutual
and Provident Association, and Dr.
| {. II. Shepard. a practiCing physician
of Durham, y. {. All are well-knpwn
and popular here.
The program at the church on
Tuesday evening will be in keeping
with the dignity of the occasion. DR.
Shepard's theme will be Religious
Training the Hope of the Negro
| Race" upon which he is an acknowl-
| edged authority. He will analyze the
| peculiar conditions under which the
| Negro labOrs in this country, and
| will offer a remedy that will square
with common sense and will appeal
to the judgment of all right-thinking
people. He will tell of his work at
Durham. where he has built up a Won
| derful institutiOn-one OF the very
| best in the land-and will describe in
detail the results he hopes to accom-
! plIsh through the great Ministerial
| Conference called by him to meet at
Durham next July, as we'll as many
! other features of interest concern
| ing the moral. material and civic de
IvelOpment Of the race
Prof J. Henry Lewis has prepared
rich musical program, which will
/ include, among other things. seleC-
/ tIons by the vested choir of the Met
ropolitan Church, an organ volun-
tary by Prof. William Braxton, and
+ solo by Prof. John T. Layton.
Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford,
of the Supreme Court Of the District
! of Columbia. is to introduce the
speaker and there will be remarks
| by Rabbi Abram Simon, of the Jew
| ish Synagogue. DR.. w. p Thirkield.
president OF Howard University, IS
expected to be present, together with
! a host of representatives OF the relig-
ious. educational, professional and
| business life of the nations capital.
| All local pastors are urged to turn
out with their congregations.
/ Mr. A d. Washington, president
Of Bethel Literary Society, will pre-
side, assisted by his capable official
staff, and Miss Mary Curtis and Mr..
F I. Scott will act as secretaries.
| The Amsterdam orchestra will fur
nish music Miss Mamie II. Bur-
roughs school choir will also sing.
Previous to the speaking. Dr..
Shepard will be rendered a cOmpli-
mentary dinner at Murray's Cafe,
1910 I Street Northwest. by num-
Der Of personal friends This tribute
Is intended as a formal recognition
of the fundamental work he IS doing
+ for the uplift OF his people. and as ali
assurance Of the hearty cooperation
and support Of the substantial citi-
zens of this progressive community.
Tomorrow. DR. Shepard will be in
Paterson. \. J.. where he will ad-
dress the Y. NJ. c. A of the place
During the past week he has filled a
series Of important speaking engage
ments in New York and New Jersey,
and has met with q warm reception
all along the line.
Metropolitan A. NJ E. Church
should be crowded Tuesday evening,
when he comes to deliver his inspir-
ing message.
A Good Financial Sharing.
soaciaf offering at the Nine