The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
COMMISSION OF NEGRO METHo
DISTS TO MEET IN JOINT SES-
SION, CINCINNATI, OHIO,
JUNE 30, 1915.

Secretary /. Garland Penn of the COM
mission appointed by the General Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, at Minneapolis, Mimi, in 1912
was seen in his office in the Metho-
dist Book Concern building a few
days ago and he stated that all the
commissions had been appointed rep
resenting the African Methodist Epis-
copal Zion church, the African METHOD
dist Episcopal Church in America and
the Methodist Episcopal Church. The
names of the commissioners disclose
the fact that each church has select
ed some of its ablest men.
From the African Methodist church
the following are the commissioners;
Bishops B. F. Lee, chairman, Wilber-
force, Ohio; Levi ]. Coppin. Philadel.
phia, Pa; John H. Hurst, Baltimore,
Md
Ministers-Rev. A. ]. Carey, D. D.,
Chicago; Rev. V. NJ. Townsend, D. D.,
presiding elder Little Rock, Ark.
Rev. G.. w. Allen, D. D.. editor, Co
lumbus, Ga.
Laymen-Prof John Hawkins, fl
nancial secretary, Washington, D. c.:
Prof. A. S. Jackson, educational secre-
tary, Waco, Tex; Ira T. Bryant, Sun
day school secretary, Nashville, Tenn
From the African Methodist Epis
copal Zion church comes Bishops J
S. Caldwell, D. D., chairman, PhPiladel
phia; Alexander Walters, D. D., New
York; George w. Clinton, D. D., Char
lotte, N c.
Ministers-Rev. G. C. Clement, D
Jackson, D. D. financial secretary
Birmingham, Ala
Laymen-President S. G.. Atkins, A
NJ, educational secretary, Winston
Salem, n. c.; Hon. John C. Dancy
church extension secretary, Philadel
phia; w. NJ. Trent, general secretary
Y. M. C. A, Atlanta, Ga.
From the Colored Methodist Epis
copal church comes:
Bishops-C. H Phillips, D. D., Nash
vile, Tenn. chairman; R. A. Carter
D. D., Atlanta, Ca; n. C. Cleaves, D
: D., Jackson, Tenn.
) Ministers--Rev. ]. w. Gilbert, d. D
] secretary African missions, Augusts
: Ca; Rev. j. A. Hamlet, D. D., edit
or, Jackson. Tenn; ]. A. Bray, D. D.
Birmingham, Ala.
Laymen-Prof. D. C. Potts, Mississ
ippi Industrial college, Holly college
Augusta, Ga, and Prof. G. F. Porter
Lane college, Jackson, Tenn.
From the Methodist Episcopa
church the commissioners are Bish
ops Theo S. Henderson. D. D., chair
man, Chattanooga, Tenn; Wilbur P
Methodist Episcopal church was the
first to name a commission the join
session will be the guest of that church
and will be called to order by BishoI
Theo S. Henderson, the chairman ot
the Methodist Episcopal commission
The chairman of each commission is
expected to preside over the joint ses
sions in the order of their appointt
ment. The secretary of the commits
sions of the Methodist Episcopal
Thirkield, d. D., New Orleans, La.
Thomas B. Neely, D. D., Philadelphia
Pa.
Ministers-Rev. R. E. Jones. D. D.
editor, New Orleans. La; Rev. R. E
Gillum, D. D., district superintendent
Mexico, Mo.
Laymen-I. Garland Penn, A. NJ
Lift. D., educational secretary, Cincin
natl, o.. Prof E. H. McKassack, A
NJ, business man and financier, Holly
Springs, Miss; L. ]. Price, merchant
Atlanta, Ga.
Each commission of each churcl
will hold a session of its own on Jun'
80 and the joint session will conven,
in Wiley chapel of the Methodist Bool
Concern, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 80, a
10 a. m.
AS the General Conference of thu
church, DR.. l. Garland Penn, who hai
had great success this quadrenniun
as Freedman's Aid secretary and vel
known as a master organizer has beeI
conducting the correspondence Incl
dent to the joint session. Now tina
the joint commission is soon to NEE
Secretary Penn is happy that the aC
credited representatives of 100000
Negro Methodist are to look eacl
other in the face and reason togethe
as to what they can do, that will max
for the advancement of the kingdom
of Christ in the salvation of men il
general and the Negro race in pal
iticular. The secretary would advanc
no suggestions as to what were tn
items of a constructive nature likel
to be considered, but it is believes
that such matters as to co-operativ
evangelistic and educational endeaN
ors, waste in the duplication G
churches and institutions, and even o.
ganic union will receive attention. Re-
concentrations to the several generi
conferences of the various Methods
g bodies represented that will furthe
a such interest will doubtless be mad
n The movement is epoehal. There
sure to come from this important bod
a pronouncement that will be of grea
: est moment. A great mass meetin
g of Negro Methodists of Cincinnati, G
/, Covington, KY, and Newport, KY,
il planned for the evening of the S9t
to be followed by a banquet The /
: cal pastors cooperating in this al
y Rev. C. s, Williams, d. D., pastor a
Il len Temple, A. M. Il. church; Rev.
g S. Ferguson. Brown chapel A. NJ.
l. church; Rev. d. f., Shelton, d. 1
:. Park Street NJ E. church; Rev J,