The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14
HEARS APOSTLE OF RI1IdGgOus
: TRAINING ON ATTRACTIONS :,
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Efficient Leadership
OF the Race Is Urged At Meeting
Of Mu-So-IAts-H appenAigs In the
Educational, Religious and. Polit,
ical Arena. ~ - ..j~,:. !.
CHI r. w. Thonpsof,. J

:, Washington March 12.--Plans are
being perfected to Give the brilliant
young educator, DR.. James p. Shop
ard, q royal reception when he comes
to the capital on the 26th to deliver
an address before the famous Bethel
Literary and Historical Association.
pr. Shepard VIII speak on "Rehgious
Training th9 Hope of the Negro Race -:
q subject of which he is an ackuloWl-
edged authority. DIR. Shepard stands
in the forefront of the nations practi-:
cal educators and is being: supported
by the country's best ythinkers; and
aided substantially by philanthropists
who give literally, but only when a
movement has shown Itself able to
successfully Withstand the '"acid test";
OF reliability. DR.. Shepard is COM
structive statesman--a pioneer in his
special field Of racial uplift In the
South. HIS new propaganda Of moral
training, plus the academic and in
dustriaf, strikes directly at the root
OF the needs Of our people, and his
energetic advocacy Of his system IS
inaneurating a revolution in the .edu-
catiohal methods of the century. Met
ropolitam A., M. e. Church will be
crowded on the 26th to hear DR.. Shep-
ard. Pr. In. Ross. the eloquent pas
tor OF the church, gives the young
educator q rousing endorsement, and
is especially anxious that the religious
and educational forces Of the COM
munity turn out and give evidence of
their sympathy with the worthy cause
for which. DR.. Shepard stands. ::
Previous to the. meeting at. the
church, DIR. Shepard will be rendered
a complimentary dinner at -Murray;s
Cafe by a number of Washington's
leading citizens, as a testimonial Of
their appreciation of the splendid
wolS he is doing for all the people.
The committee in charge of this func-
tton. Is made up Of w. Calvin Chase,
chairman; r. W. Thompson, secre-
tary; w. Sidney Pittman, treasurer;
Hca. john G. Dancy and Attorney Ar
nlond w. Scott. ~" -. ..:
At the. church, DR.. Shepard will be
introduced by Justice Wendell Phil
lips Stafford, OF the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia, and rabbi
>Abram' Simon of the Jewish Syna-
gogue, Will make supplementary re-
marks. Both are staunch friends of
the Negro. 800 49, .'s.
!. DR.. Shepard, who, stopped over this
week, en- route southwark to join his
co-worker, Judge J. G.. Pritchard, spoke
or the fine program Of lectures that is
being presented. this spring at the
National Religious Training School at
Durham. During the present week,
DR.. Russell Fl. CONVEX. %Philadelphia,s
eminent divine, will speak. April 4
Will come DR.. Henry Lewis Smith, the
new president Of the Virginia Union
University, at Richmond, Va. About
) March 28, the school will be visited
by MI Walter HI. Page, editor of "The
Worlds Work" New York City. La;
ter the students will hear DR.. Edwin
~Mtmms, -zofthe-c chariot literature of
the University of North Carolina, now
called to q similar chair at the Van.
'derbilt University Nashville, Tenn,
and others Of like prominence in the
religious and educational arena. !;
The. annual commencement exercises
Will take place May 10. the principal
orator has not yet been announced,
but he will be up to the standard Sc
lected In former years. The bacca4
laureate sermon will be delivered by
pr. Griffin w. Ball, pastor of the First
presbyterian church, Scranton, Pa
the usual large attendance at -tf1g5
commencement is expected.