The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
TRI-QUARTO CELEBRATION.
EVENT COMMEMORATIVE sEVEN4
TY-FIVE YEARS OF AFRICAN
METHoDiSM WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
TO BE CELEBRATED IN BEFIT-
TING STYLE BY THE HOSTS
OF METHoDlsTs IN ST.
LOUIS, MO.
BEGINNING THE WEEK OF JULY
5 AND CONTINUING UNTIL
THE 9TH.

AND SON OiNAa ON IL
THE 9TH.
Thousands Are Expected to Partici-
pate Under the lnvincible Leader
ship Of Bishop II. E. Parks, Pre-
siding Bishop of the Fifth Episcopal
District, and Many Of the Most
Brilliant and Profound Scholars Of
the Church and Race Will Deliver
Addresses.
MANY KANSAS ciTYANs WILL GO
Seventy-five years. Two genera
tions of men have come and passed
into the silent vista of yesterday.
Those of the second that remain, with
the mighty host of the third that has
entered Zion's gates, will meet in st.
Louis, July 4, 1915, to celebrate the
triumphs of the seventy-five years of
our religious existence west of the
Father of Waters. Our sons and
daughters from the shores of the Pa
cific, from the International line of
British America, from the arid wastes
of Arizona and New Mexico from be-
meath the shadow of the stately and
framing Rockies, will come back to our
Mecca of Western Methodism back
to the shrine of the mother of this
| Western Religious Empire, beautiful
in her robes of righteousness, we gath
er July 4, to bow at her sacred altars
and sing together, the praise of God
| Back to the altars of st. Paul, the
Queen of our empire! What honors
shall we bring in memory of the illus
trious fathers of the past? We be-
lieve that every loyal son and daugh-
| ter of African Methodism in all this
vast territory-these twenty-five thou
sand children of Father Quinn, will
each make an offering according TO
their ability. We are trying to raise
means to carry on our Mission work
in this territory and ask all who can
possibly do so, give us One Dollar If
you cannot give One Dollar give Fifty
cents; give twenty-five, give ten cents,
give five, give as God has prospered
you in life. Those who give fifty cents
or more will have their names printed
in the records of the celebration.
Among those who will appear upon
|
tinguished men and women of the race.
On Sunday, July 4, addresses will be
delivered by DR.. w. S. Scarborough,
president of Wilberforce University,
and Ira 7. Bryant of Nashville, Tenn,
secretary of Sunday School Union.
while Bishop Parks will preach the
opening sermon and Rev. j. w. Ran
kins, secretary of Missions in the even
ing. On Monday, July 5, Rev. ]. T.
Jenifer, Histriographer of the A M E.
church, and Rev R. L. Beal, D D., will
deliver addresses also; DR.. B. F. Wat
son, secretary of Church Extension,
r. R. Wright, Jr., editor of the Chris
tian Recorder and Mrs. Victoria Clay
Haley will deliver addresses at night
On Tuesday, Revs. ]. Frank McDon-
aid, J. R. Ransom, w. C. Williams.
Prof Jno. R. Hawkins and Mrs. Jessie
D. Robinson will deliver addresses.
And at night Dr. S. H. Thompson and
Rev. J. C. Caldwell, secretary of A. c.
e. L., will deliver addresses On We'd
nesday Rev. NJ. S. Bryant, F. j. Peck,
trof. Archie Gregg, Rev. W. S. Brooks
and R. C. Henderson will deliver ad-
dresses While at night DR.. j. C. c.
Owens will speak on Bishop VIM.
Paul Quinn; Rev. A. c. Terril on
Bishop T. NJ. D. Ward" and Rev. Geo.
w. Gaines on Bishop Jno. NJ. Brown" I"
On Thursday addresses will be deliv-
cred by Revs A. .u. Ward, c. N. Doug
lass, w. b. Brooks, ]. B. Barksdale
and C. w. Newton; while at night Rev.
w H. Peck will speak on the THE
possibilities of African Methodism in
the West" and an address will be Civ
en- by Mrs E. Marie Newton. On Fri
day Rev. VIM. H. Thomas, d. D., the
distinguished pastor of Allen Chapel,
: will speak on "The Problems of the
City Church" An original poem will
i be read by Mrs. K d. Tillman, presi-
dent H. T. Healing of Western Univer-
sity, will speak on THE Churches con-
3 tribution to Education" The final re-
port of the Centenary fund will be
read and after closing remarks by the
, brilliant and progressive Bishop of
the District, Bishop H. B, Parks the
Quarto-Centennial Anniversary will
u have passed into history. Many from
this city contemplate attending the
celebration and The Sun hopes to
: have its representative upon the
grounds.