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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
FISK UNIVERSITY RE0PENS
WITH RECORD ENROLMENT.
Member Of Original Company Takss
Part In Jubilee Day Exercises.

With an enrolment Of $50 students
for the FIRST week Of the new school
year. Fisk university. Nashville. Tenn,
IL emphasizing the slogan, mo step
backward" The music department
with 103 students. n the scene Of great
activity. Jubilee day. which always
brings happy recollections OF the ex-
odus Of the first group Of the Fisk jubi-
lee singers over forty years ago, was
an auspicious occasion for the whole
student body.
The impression which this band OF
sweet singers made on the public back
in those early years Of the races free
dom was the first pathetic note Of
slave songs heard in freedom. and It
reverberated around the world. These
songsters delighted great audiences all
over the United States. They also
toured Europe. where they were heard
by the chief rulers In that faroff con-
tinent.
1t was very fitting. therefore, that at
the jubilee day exercises Mrs. Ella
Sheppard Moore, the pianist Of the
original jubilee singers. who still re-
sides In Nashville. should take part in
the program. Mrs. Moore gave a most
thrilling account of the experiences Of
the company Of young emancipated
colored artists who introduced to the
world a new song of life giving hope
and aspiration. .--.-.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
SPIRIT OF UPLlFT NOTED 8,
As TRAINING SCHOOL OPENS.
President Shepard impresses Aim Of
institution Upon All Hearts.

Durham. N. When Avery audi.
torium threw open its doors and the
large assembiage Of teachers and stu
dents Joined in singing that song of
inspiration and courage. Onward,
Christian Soldiersp' at the recent open
ing of the fourth session Of the Ma.
honal Religious Training school here
a thrill Of Joy pervaded every heart.
After the Bible lesson and q short
prayer service President James e.
Shepard. extended cordial greetings to
the new students and teachers and
welcomed the return Of the old ones.
DR.. Shepard said: There is a true
saying that. when a person becomes
discouraged. II he will stoop down and
help some one then the gloom. de-
spondencies and discouragements will
be lost sight Of. and In the effort to
put hope in the heart of one both will
be saved. This school was founded
primarily to reach the souls Of men
and develop the highest system Of edu-
cation, sending each person. out thus
trained to reach and train others
This year. besides the regular rou.
tine, the work Of the school will en-
brace systematic study of economic
conditions Of ourspeople In and around
Durham that the home. church and
community life may be improved and
the spirit OF upfift. clean living and
efficiency instiIIed In the minds Of the
people. -: x y, I. = f.4.4@sc@
President Shepard believes that true
religion means thoroughness In doing
the things our hands 6nd to do, and
the spirit OF this beautiful sentiment
Is expressed In the everyday life Of
student and teacher: whether. in school
or wOrkroom, Little wonder. then.
that this school enjoys such an infiu-
ence for good in the several states and
communities It reaches through its
students and trained workers.
This school year. 1914. the insti-
tuition enjoys its largest opening In at
tendance, and the number Of applica-
lions fled indicates that 1t will be the
largest year in the history Of the
school. a..
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24

The simple but strictly Christian life
- Liz parents served to kindie the fire
0f hope In young Calvin at very
early age. SO In accordance with their
best wishes and with his own desire to
,see the light be was sent to the public
school. II is not to be supposed that
the schools at that time gave very
great advantages, for they do not now
afIord all the facilities they should.
Yet Alexander struggled on. making
The best Of what was at hand. He had
no knowledge of the fact that 1t had
already entered the hearts Of some Of
the people Of his own race to foster .
school at which he should be permit
tsd to drink deep drafts from the
.-Pierian spring., of knowledge or even
in after years become the chief expo
psnt Of the ideals which were set be-
fore him. --.
After making profession of religion
and being united with the church he
1slt called Of God to the work Of the
gospel ministry. He, entered the vir-
Sinia Theological seminary and college
at Lynchburg. Va. From this institu-
Hon he graduated in 1897 with high
Aonors. .-.
The year 1897 was q great year for
Rev. Mr.. Calvin, for in It he not only
took to himself a real helnmeet. but
was also called to the pastorate Of the
Bbenezer Baptist church Of Staunton,
Va For almost Eve years he served
The Ebenezer church. It was while
there that he In an unassuming way
won for himself the rare distinction
Of not only being one Of the best SER
Inonizers Of our race. but also one
among the very best and most careful
pastors to be found anywhere.
From this place he was called to the
DAstorate Of the Loyal St Baptist
church. Danville. Va. His scholarly
attafnments. work and Christian char
setter soon attracted the attention Of
ne officers and teachers Of his alma
mater. and they gladly conferred upon
him the degree Of doctor of divinity.
He came to his present pastorate
when the church was at low ebb. both
% to spirituality and finance. Great
debts hung over the church. which
discouraged the members and caused
the spiritual fire to burn low. But q
tsw months served to show that Q
master helmsman was at the wheel.
The spiritual tide began steadily to
rise and continues so to this very day.
Along with this was the increase In
1nances Thus the heavy obligations
have been promptly met. and new life
and vigor have entered into every de-
partmcnt Of the church work,
Thus for eleven years he has gone
forth from victory unto victory. and
today the Loyal st. Baptist church is
ono among the best In the land. On
der bis direction the church has long
s1nce purchased and paid for par
sonage on Main street. The interior
of the church has been renovated and
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
Great
UPLIFT WORK
Brooklyn Church Raises Large
Sum at Rally
PERSONNEL OF TRUSTEES.

Third Anniversary Of tho Pastorats Of
the Rev. Or. William N. Moss oeea.
sion For Special Effort to Increase
Amount Of Building Fund-Fsatures
Of Work. ....
Brooklyn.-The celebration Of the
third anniversary Of the pastorate of
the Rev. DR.. william M Moss Of the
Concord Baptist church in this city.
Sunday, Oct 10. was attended by great
throngs Of people from most all Sec
lions of Greater New York. Overflow
services were held In the church In
the morning. afternoon and evening.
The pastor preached two eloquent and
scholarly sermons besides delivering a
most timely address to the Sunday
school.
As q forerunner of the main celebra-
tion the officials and members Of the
church decided several months ago to
observe Sunday, Oct. IL, as financial
rally day and subsequently opened sub
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24

Aug. 10. 1905. he. among other things,
wrote: But why should the cause Of
the Negro be discredited in Americaf
What has he done to deserve such
treatment7 What has he not done to
merit betteri It is consolatory to know
that all the greatest minds who have
ever lived 10. America and now live
there Il say the greatest minds, have
given him and do give him the credit
ne deserves. but they are comparative
" few. These few. however. know
that the Negro was at the bottom Of
the civilization Of the southern states.
This Is obvious at the first. the most
superficial glance at his history there.
Africa furnished the men without
Thom the vast Industrial and agrf.
cultural work In the early days would
have been impossible.
z But the SO called dark continent also
l furnished the women without whom
the still more important work of pro.
ducing the physically and intellectual.
1iy strong men could not have been &C.
complished. The greatest statesmen
whom the United States have produced
were produced In the south, men who
chiefly governed the country until the
great civil war-George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
James Monroe and all that followed,
including Jefferson Davis. John G. Cal;
houn and Robert II. Lee. These men
all had black nurses, and to this
day In the south the traditions Of the
aunties linger as among the most cher
ished memories of the aristocratic
families.
! But since the black auntie has disap-
peared from her post In the great fam
HES ana has ceased to preside at the
cradle and In the nursery Of the south
no such men have appeared as distin-
! guished the history Of that country be-
fore the late unpleasantness. The Sc
cret Of this deficiency is known to the
! African.
I'm geography Africa has been called
Arida Nutrix Leonum-'the dry nurse
OF lions "~'~~- -. -,
so In the early political history Of
the United States the same description
is applicable to the gray haired moth
3er Of civilization Lions In church
and state were born out of her strug-
gles and sufferings." In letter Just at
fhand from DR. MaJola Aabehi. written
'at Iboland. In the interior OF the west
coast. he writes: "Dr. Biyden and my
self had - touching conference on the
steamship Akabo on Nov. 10 last. He
spoke to me as father to his son and
communicated to me certain thoughts.
He was then very poorly from aneu-
rtsm and was taking round trip for
his health. He then remarked to me
that he was living by the day, but be-
fore We parted he was Frightening ND,
though one Of his eyes has grown dim.
He will be eighty years. Of age on
Aug. 8 Of this year."
Edward Wilmot Blyden was a potent
factor in our racial life. There can be
no question that his death has left
vacancy which cannot be easily filed.
He was great man, a great scholar,
q great Negro. and our African cousins
VIII feel more keenly perhaps than We
his loss. He had triple courage, which
impaired to him immense strength.
His physical bra very knew no fear. his
moral heroism was sublime, but above
all these was the courage of his great
intellect.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24

Farmers to Meet at Hampton Nov. 10.
! The annual conference of farmers
will be held mt the Hampton IVA, in
stitute for two days beginning Wednes-
day. Nov 10 Exhibitors are requested
to send list Of their wares to the ag-
ricultural department Of the institu-
ton as soon ms possible In order that
space may be reserved for their ex-
hibits.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
Schedule Of College Football Games.

Schedule Of College Football Games.
The schedule Of games between the
football teams Of Hampton institute,
Lincoln. Shaw and Howard univsrsi-
ties for the month Of November 10 as
follows: Lincoln against Hampton at
Lincoln university Saturday, Nov. B.;
Howard against Hampton Mt Hampton
Nov. IA: Shaw against Hampton at
Hampton Thursday. Nov. n. The
players are already practicing for the
contests with marked vigor.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24

came here from Binghamton, N. Y.
The other members of the board are
also men Of ripe business experience.
They are Charles J. Crowder. Matthew
B. Russell. Alfred r. Nash. Charles 81.
Vaun and Edward L. Faulcon. Each
member Of the board keeps personal
account of all moneys received and
knows Of all disbursements.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
Educating Public Against Disease.

DR.. Oscar Bowling Of Shreveport.
La. president Of the Louisiana state
board Of health. has been travelling
over the state in the "educa tional-hy-
giene exhibit train" recently In the
special interest Of the colored people.
giving close attention to health condi.
tons among them. By lectures and
moving pictures DR.. Bowling and his
assistants have been showing the pub
lie how to prevent tuberculosis. pneu-
monia and other diseases from deci-
mating their ranks.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24

George 7. King Makes Northern Tour.
George F. King. the we'll known
newspaper correspondent Of Wilson.
N. c.. Is making brief trip north on
business in connection with his work.
While In New York he will attend the
emancipation exposition. which opened
auspiciously on Wednesday. Oct %.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
Internal Revenue Collector eIaIoek.

IHtsFHaI HeVoHUo CoIIectoT o1aIock'
There In not anything new or strange
In the reported intention OF Internal
Revenue Collector BlaIock IN Atlanta to
deprive all colOred men Of political of.
fee holding under his administration.
Things were different under the re.
gime Of bis predecessor. the Hon. Hen
~ q. Jackson.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-24
Successful Career Of Rev. Dr.
|. 4. 1 Calvin. 1
RESULTS OF HIS MINISTRY.
Hsw the Pastor of Loyal Street ssp.
! tist Church In DanvilIs Rose 10
Prominssss Through Own Efforts.
heeered by HE Alma Mater For
: EWtsvthy Achievements. .,sS$

Danville. va.-One Of the most ener-
getic and busy men Of this section Of
Virginia Is the Rev. Alexander A. Gal
win. q. q, Of this city. He is president
Of tho Baptist state convention and the
highly esteemed and successful pastor
sf the Loyal Street Baptist church
bsre. where he has thoroughly demon
strated his ability as safe Christian
leader. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

L. F. Clearinghouse, T. w. Reynolds,
Otto Barth, S. c. Petit. J. NJ Averill
r. K Hinkson, Geo. McDermott
Richard Wilson, D. o. Coe, w. H.
Kemper, John Newell, E. c. Brownell,
| c. b. Crosby, DIR. F. L. Loveland, Rev
| Roy B. Guild, E. V. King, ]. J. Hen
derson.
The teams working Wednesday.
Roy L. Bone, captain; F. E. Whit
| ney, Stanley Medlicott, W. G Austin
Lewis, Hugh MacFarland, j. o. Shi-
mer, Robert Fullerton, Charles FL
bridge, Henry Auerbach, c. z. Adams,
, A. K. VanHook, E. F. Strain, III. y.
Harvey, E. H Lupton, Elon s. Clark
Earl Williams, H. A Spielman, Chas.
Matthews.
w O. Rigby, captain; Ed Arnold,
John Nicholson, z. W. Thompson, s.
Anderson, E. w. Rankin, w J. Rick
enbacher, A. H. Purdy, n. P. Nielsen.
r. G. Merrick, Henry McAfee. Dean
w. R. Arthur, j. B. Whelan, Herbert
c. Lagerstorm, Frank Curry, F. P.
Whitmore, J. L. Vincent.
Teams working Thursday:
c. L. Mitchell, captain; Marco Nor
row. Scott Hopkins, b. r. Wheeler, 5.
McEntire, Otto kuehne, J. n.
Abrahams, J. B. Larimer, Charles w.
Hull, H. L. Hall, George a. Guild,
6oOTS0 w. HACKNEY d0OTS0 M CTdW-
ford, William Connors, S. E. Barber.
A F. Coulson, W. A. Dyal, c. NJ. Hill.
Harry Snyder, captain; J. Gerstley,
Arthur Mills, J. C. McCleery, Sam
Lux, jr;: G. G. Shuman, Alfred Bartell,
E. R. Simon, F. B. Simms, r. v. Lee
SON, H. c. Kibbee, w. H. lines, J. c..
Witt, Harry Wright, Arch NJ. Catlin,
Mr.. Wilson, r. 7. Billiard, L. c. Rain,
j. c. Mohler, H. P. Miller, c. z. Bas-
com, Frank Southwick.
Teams working Friday:
j. s Longshore. captain; Charles Ell
lott, w. z. Atchison, Sam Zimmerman,
Roy Penwell, John Brunt, A. J. Mac
key, L. r. Manley, F. P. Metzger Matt
zier, Paul Huycke, T. A. Borman,
Curtis Bailey, n. S. Wear, Geo. Brooks.
F. E. Nipps, F. w. Daugherty, Frank
FARRELL. David Bowie, David Page.
E. W. Thompson, captain; Harold
T. Chase, ]. NJ. Averill, Robert Tasker,
Chas- Barnes, DR.. c. F. Menninger, D.
w. Crawford. J. c. Wolcott, Howard
E Johnston, Matt Glasse, c. D. CIith-
ero, F. E. Goodrich, c. w. Hanchette,
Rad Lee, H. A. Buckley, Ed Tirrell,
Hugh T. Fisher.
Teams working Saturday, February
Is:
]. P. Slaughter, captain; ]. w. r.
Hughes, ]. c. Emahizer, E. L. Cope
land, Ralph McEntire. S ]. Hodgins.
]: E. Griest, F. B. Parker, Chas. A.
Moore, C. B. Merriam, John c. Waters,
A. A. Rodgers, H L. Cook J. r.
koontz. VIM. Schick, Carr Taylor, w.
w. Whitney, Geo. w. Snyder, DR. NJ.
G. Sloo, F. NJ. Spencer, c. E Hawley
c. B. Burge, captain; n. B. Burge,
Geo. McDermott, c. B. Wingett, w. A
Neiswangers Geo. Badders, Geo. Stans-
field, S. E. Cobb, Ed Kellam, 1. D.
Graham, c. NJ. Lawrence. DR.. F. j
Ernest. A. NJ. Leach, ]. C. Torrington,
L. L. Bailey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
TO FIGHT FOR WEALTH
Mrs. Stanley Green Wants $4,000
Old Prize Money.

St Louis, Feb. Mrs. Stanley
Green of Milwaukee has announced
that she will continue the legal fight
begun by her mother, Mrs. Theresa
Blenn erhasse who was buried
here this week, for $4,000, which has
been tied up for more than 100 years
in the admiralty cour in London.
The sum was awarded as prize money
to brother of Mrs. Blennerhasset-
Adams father by the English govern
ment for the capture of a French
ship in 1911, but as he died a few
weeks later, he did not receive it,
and it was only recently the heirs
began fight for possession.
Mrs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was a
descendant of Harmon Blennerhas-
set who was connected with Aaron
Burr in a plot to set up a republic in
the Mississippi valley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

diplomat now stationed in Berlin
that he and Mrs. O'Brien are not
pleased with the thought of leaving
Europe, where they now have most
of their intimate ties of friendship
They are rich enough to live where
they please. and it is understood they
will transfer their household to either
Paris or London after March 4.
bassador Rockhill, now at Con-
stantinople, will probably live in Wash
ington after he quits the diplomatic
service. His wife and daughter are
very popular socially at the capital.
Other ambassadors and ministers
who will acome familiar figures again
in their native land after March 4 are
Henry S. Boutell, minister to Swift
erIand: Curtis Guild. stationed at St.
Petersburg: Larz Anderson. ambassa-
dor at Tokyo, and Myron t. Herrick,
Uncle Sans representative at the
French capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

Washington, Feb. 1.-American am
bassadors. ministers and consuls in
foreign lands are packing their trunks.
Sadly they are preparing for the fate
full fourth OF March, when they must
send in their designations to the new
president.
The majority of our representatives
in foreign capitals enjoy their work.
They are rich and live high. Their
duties are not arduous. It is a pleas
ant life and they do not like to give
it NJ
Among the ambassadors, only two,
John G. A Leishman at Berlin, and
Thomas J. O'Brien. at Rome, have
been in the diplomatic service for any
length of time. and both of them are
credited with intentions TO make per
manent homes abroad They have
learned to like European life.
Mr.. Leishman's oldest daughter is
connected with half of the old fami-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
READY FOR START
Teams Are Picked for CONNER
cial Club Campaign.
One Thousand Paid-Up Men,
berS Is the Goal.
WORK WILL START FEB. II
Campaign Will Continue
Through Five Full Days.
Topeka Business Men Tell Why
They Belong to Club.
WORK WILL START FEB. II

One thousand paid up members in
1913. This is the aim of the Topeka
Commercial club. With a view to
strengthening the forces of this bust
ness organization which is a para
mount factor in the development O.
Topeka, a five-day campaign will be
waged beginning Tuesday, February
IL.
George Godfrey Moore. chairman of
the membership committee will have
charge of the campaign. There VIII De
ten teams of twenty men each in the
field, two teams working each day
Five of the teams styled the Boost
ers'' will be pitted against the other
five which will be known as the
Boosters"
Team Captains.
The captains of the"Boosters' will be
as follows: ]. E. Spalding, Roy L.
Bone, Charles Mitchell, ]. F. Long
shore and C. B. Burge. The BOOSTERS:
E. L. Overton, W. o. Rigby, Harry
Snyder Z. w. Thompson and j. P.
Slaughter.
each other as follows: J. E. Spalding
vs. E. L. Overton, Tuesday. February
IL; r. L. Bone VS.. W. o. Rigby, We'd
nesday; Charles Mitchell VS.. Harry
Snyder, Thursday; '. F. Longshore VS..
E. W. Thompson, Friday; J. P.
The team membership is subject to
change. Any one whose name is not
in the list of two hundred who would
like to work is asked to make him
self known.
The losing five teams in the contest
will entertain the winners at the Nov
city theater. The individual team that
brings in the most money in the cam
paign will be given a decorated box
at the show.
The rule that twelve dollars must
be paid in advance will be strictly adj
hered to in the campaign. consequent
ly it will be only money that will
speak in the contest.
Business Men Talk.
The business men of Topeka are en-
thusiastic over the campaign. Some
of them have told why they are now
members of the Commercial club.
Following is what they say:
f. H. Crosby-'I identified myself
with the Commercial club at its in
ception for the reason that, deemed
it my duty to my town, myself and the
business of our firm, which every
man should do who has investments
whether large or small or an income
from salary where it is not burden
some to meet the required Dues
s. j. Hodgins-''The Comm ercial
club is the clearing house of our city,
where we can get together and talk
over its various industries, depart
ments, etc, and in so doing get the
ideas of others that We in these siren
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

lies of the Faubourg ST. German
through her French marriage, while
the ambassadors son, Jack" Leish-
man, has long been doIniciled in
Paris Mrs. Leishman has often eX-
pressed her preference for Partisan
society, and has maintained a home
there while her husband was offici-
ally living in Constantinople. Rome
and Berlin. 1t is expected that she
and her daughters will Immediately
open an establishment in their old
neighborhood of the Bots de Boulogne
near Jack Leishmans handsome
home.
Mr. O'Brien, now stationed at Rome,
has been away from his old home in
Michigan so many years, at the head
of the legation i'll Denmark and the
embassy in Japan, before going to
Rome-and his only daughter. Mrs.
Chilten, has in the meantime become
the wife of a rising young British
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-01
TAFT'S LAST DINNER.
1t Is Given at White House in Honor
of Speaker Clark.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The president
and Mrs. Taft gave the last set dinner
of their four years in the White House
last night in honor of Speaker Clark
More than two score senators and
members of the house were invited to
break bread with the president at this
final formal affair of it's kind during
this administration. A musicale fol-
lowed the dinner.