The Denver star., 1914-07-18
MEETING NEEDS
OF THE PEOPLE
Advance 4n Methods Of RslL
gIous Work Noted.
BEeMnIMe OF A new ERA.

BEeMNIn6 OF 4 new ERA.
Plan and Scope Of the institutional
African Methodist Episcopal Church
In Course Of Erection at Whining
ton, N. c.-Hundrsds Added to st.
Stsphsn's Church In Short Time.
by GEORGE T. KING.
Wilmington. N. C.-Among the lead
ing ministers Of the Afro-American
people in this city Is the Rev. DR.. A.
]. Wilson Of the African Methodist
Episcopal church What has made Dr.
Wilson a factor in the Development of
the race wherever he has pastored is
his splendid way of exhibiting his 1T
ness for the great work that he Is ac-
complishing. He built brick church
in Charlotte. N. c.. which gave his
church large influence in that COM
munity. He also built the beautiful
st. Paul church in Raleigh and dis
tinguished himself by reaching all
classes Of our people in the latter city
and made another unprecedented rec
ord in this state by raising $4,000 in
one rally.
The colored people in Wilmington
have not the advantages that the race
has In many other cities Of the south
for young men and women through
Young Mems Christian association and
Young Women's Christian association
work. % that in Wilmington wfll b
toand quite q SOCIOLOGICAL pcoblem
which requires . man o1 ~ anlfbse oe
Bes V11sslA eos siizs1st - S6lvaG He
has been pastor Of q. stspheA'S \
II. 3. church. this city. for one year
and six months. and during that tizne
he has made quite an exhaustive study
Of the peculiar conditions Of our people.
His influence II very elective, and he
has made record BY adding $50 MEM
befs to this church during this sheFe
period
Not satisfied with having the leading
church In the A. n. n conference.
With q membership Of 1,60o. Dr. Wilson
u now engaged in erecting handsome
brick annex to the St Stephen church
at cost Of $4,000. This Vim be the
nrst movement for an Institutional
church In this section Of the state.
The new edifce b to be four stories|
high and h being erected to meet the|
pressing need for more room for ths|
large Sunday school and other organi-
sations Of the church.
In the basement there will b .
swimming pool. rest rooms for old peo-
pie and doctors once. 1t Is expected
that later a physician win be stationed
at the church to minister to the physi-
cal ills Of the church members and
others who may need such services.
There will also be public baths In the
new ediAce.
On the second door win be the
pastors study and several class rooms
On the third door there will be class
rooms for the Sunday school and
public library. The library feature
win also be 4 very essential conven-
ience for this community since the
colored people are denied the use Of
books BY the city library. The rooms
are 20 arranged that they can readily
b thrown together, making 4 largo
auditorium seating 500 people There
win be in all eighteen class rooms for
The Sunday school. % that each class
can have . separate room. thus In
suxing more thorough teaching than
b possible BY having the whole school
in the one large auditorium.
Domestic science viii be taught and
other features for the development Of
our young people in this city will be
added. DR.. Wilson besides being an
able preacher Is a man with master
mind. which reaches out for the masses
and develops thousands Of them spirit
ually. mentally, morally and physically.
Since this class of uplift work has not
been instituted here. this phase OF
church work will become potent ele-
ment In the character building Of our
people.
Or. Wilson in his unassuming man
I-ner has become factor In educational
circles in this state. The educational
congress OF the conferences OF the A.
N. E. Church Of this state y an idea
Of his.
|Dlhe Ministerial Alliance
will meet At Campbell Chapel
study Monday at 10 4. m.
Business of importance.
BY order of the Presidens,
Jas. Washington.
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