The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-05
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At THE PRESBYTERIAN GHIRCH
ABLE PAPERS AND SPEECH
rs; ExCFllFNT GOOD
MUSIC

The sacred conttrt hetd Al Tie fresDy
terisn Church, Rev. X. 4. Johnson pas
tor, Sunday evening MSS the most inter
estlng ser~iee held hire in years. Cal
IA aun's HAIL WAS crowded and for tw'
hours the audience listened to the rendIi
ton Of the program. absolutely impossi
'la in any other city Of the same size j.
the state.
Prayer was offered 10y Rev. l.. r. John
son who al-o sang solo. An instru
n.ntal snlo 10y Mr.. W. V Bridgeforsi
select reading bv Mrs. Helen NJ. Jsms-
Recitation -'Ahon- Ben Adams by Mis-
Ro-s r. Bridgefori
Two qusrtette~. fema'e composed +"
- .'ar.es IameS and Abiitt. Misc
Cobb and Bridgeford, and a male quar-
r-t... e..mp"-ed oi Me-sr- II r Garter
Msr-hau. Irving and Pric, entertaines
with plantation melodisS and grave .
demonstration To the satisfaction Of al
that the old songs of our fathers are mo-
forgotten 10y later generation.
Miss Aile~n Harper refd paper, sub
iect. What Women are Doing for Wo-
msn." She reviewed the work OF th'
= movereents among women Ia bet
ter their conditipns and paid tribut@ T.
Miss Nsnnie Burroughs. founder OF IT,
National Training Srhool for girls Th'
nsnar wss interesting and instructive and
showed that the speaker Is fannilisr with
the e.evsting and humanitarian move
m-nts ieing fosfered 10y her rex.
One Of the ablest papers ever hear
here was rad by Mr.. = l. Garter nfs"s
Whist the Layman Expests of ths
Church" Mr.. Carterreviewedt the wori
of the Church and what it, altitude use''
TO he I'm regard to public questions effect
ing all Of the people, and stated uhst u~
lavman exlectsd the Church Tn take tfs
lead in all movements f"r the elevation
~ mankind. especially socislly and Po-
litically. The speaker mentioned th'
fact that strangers go To chur.'h, remain
the service and neither preach-
er or member will extend "A welco'"e han"
or invite the person To return He EN-
I hasizssl the fact that the layman expert
ri the Church to welcome him and sup
ply that friendship which one hopes C.
receive from Christians
DIR. w. l.. Col-on spoke upon What
the Profe sional I.ayman Owes tn
Church" DR. Colson stated that most
of the leading schools of the country
where the average Negro can take thu
Professions with the exception Of Howard
University are supported 10y the varioi-
churches, that most of tine leading Negro
men Of the country obtained
their training, ar large part Of u. from
these -shools. lie referred tO Drs- A.
MI lCurti-, Dan II. Williams, Rev. j.
r. Price, Dr. W. r. u. Dubois, DIR
Bishop Albert johnson and
many others A. having received part OF
heir edncation in -.-hool- maintained by
hnrches and stated that the professional
ayraan owes the Church much Tor the
,~rvic. IL has aid j. rendering the race.
Two Schools of Thought in Religiour
was the subject of very able
speech delivered Wy Attorney VI.
Catehart lie said one VA the old
-chool Who believed a. our fathers did
that worship con-ists-,i only in attending
church on Sundays AMI prayer meeting
wednesday night. singing. praying and
preaching and when they left The church
religions worship ende-l until they en-
tered again.
The new school of thonght in religious
the speaker said. l--iieved that
tie Church should make their -rrvices -
varied and instructive that they will sp-
peal o. all cla--rs lie spoke Of the
y mnai-nn. the swimming Tool. reading
room. swing circle AMI ~rfflement work
a. example, Il tine work leing done by
the asIherants ~ the new -rlIool ~ Thought
IN Religions worship to interest all cla-s~~
~ young people in religious worship
2 le speaker said IL y impossible for the
old school to get a reasonable proportion
81 tl,e young people into the Church by
following the thought ~ the old -rhooi
and -ooner the thong"t of the new -cbool
y Adopted the letter u viii 10 for tho
rrot,le te~an-e all cla~-es viii then
come into the church and take part in
80 rrliVlou- wor-hip. ior they viii iee J
they are q part Of tb+ -ervice, and u
they rrmains,i away a cog IN the mech
sn,-m Il tl~ -ervicp- will ~ left ont
and unle-- tl,'- ps'licy > sd"pteh p<w-
~ill remain c'nlay anil the q"~stion viii
~till -. How can we ut young peoPle
into the church7''
The adirr-s VA interesting. brilliant
and prsticsl.
Mr.. 4. Edward Hill spoke upon NY
Dream II tl,~ Future Church" The
st<ech wal IT, found el-evhere IN this ~
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Avocsl solo wss rendered BY DIR. W.
'. Bndseford.
jhs singing wss under The direcs'on of
Mr. Irving xith hn- W. v. BridgefcrJ