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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05
Nashville. Tenn. July 81. 1911

Nashville, Tenn, July 81, 1916.
Especial to the Kansas City SUM-
The National Association of Teach
ers In Colored Schools has just closed
its 18th annual session. The meet
ings began Wednesday, July 26, and
were continued through the week.
closing with Educational Sunday"
Special interest was exhibited in
this meeting owing to the fact that
it was here at Nashville that this or
ganization was first launched twelve
years ago. Each year there has been
steady growth, bringing together the
leaders in education throughout the
entire country. At this meeting there
were representatives from sixteen
states. Prof. j. F. P. Brock, Princi-
pal of the City Schools of Philadel-
phia, represented the east, together
with Miss ]. V. Pinyon of New York,
and hen came representatives from
the District of Columbia and right on
through the south and west, covering
Texas in the southwest and Missouri
in the central west. Missouri was
represented by Principal ]. R. E. Lee
of the Lincoln High School of Kansas
City, who took care of the State AS
sociation's interest as well as the in
terest of his own school.
The program was made I'D of such
talent as Mr.. W. T. B. Williams of
Virginia, agent of the Slater Board;
DR.. F.. A. Mckenzie, President of Fisk
University; DR.. Geo. Z. Haynes, Di.
rector of the Urban League Of New
York, and Nashville, President N. B..
Young of the State College in Florida:
DR.. J.. E. Moreland, the International
Y. M. c. A, Secretary of Washington.
ID. c., together with a large number
of other Negro educators throughout
the country.
From beginning to end the program
was full of interest and pertinent with
suggestions bearing upon education,
both rural and city. Among tibet ton
for discussion we're: "The Trans
fer of Students From One College to
Another" Industrial Courses in the
Negro Colleges" Courses in Eng
fish and Their Effectiveness" "The
Teaching of Negro History" over
coming the Static Condition of the
Colored Public School," Practical
Training in Normal Schools for City
and Rural School Work"
No teacher who is interested in
making progress could fail to find
helpful suggestions at every sitting of
this session. The president, during
the past year, Mr.. John Hope, Presi-
dent of Morehouse College, had made
special preparation that the topics to
be discussed during the meeting
should have direct bearing upon the
educational problems of the race.
Practically all of, the officers who
present were reelected. except
president, who, by the Constitu-
ton, does not succeed himself. The
new president is Principal w. II. Sin
sleton, of the Howard High School,
Chattanooga, Tenn. The next meet
ng will be held in New Orleans, La.
July, 1917.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

The cores of visitors to the boys
camp Inspiration have been impressed
with the discipline and fellowship of
the campers. The boys are loathe
to return to the city. MI. F. C. Stew
art, who has spent his vacation in the
camp, says that it has been most
pleasant and profitable from the stand
point of health. President H. T.
Healing and DR.. H. w. Thomas of
Allen Chapel were surprised and
elated with the spiritual atmosphere
of the camp. Doubtless next years
attendance will double this years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

Reservations for rooms are coming
into the Association from all sections
of the county from men who are to be
in attendance at the various conven-
tons this month. A large number
can be accommodated from the fact
that a number of the regular dodgers
are temporarily out of the building.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

ECONOMY MOVERS and
HOUSE CLEANERS
TRANSFER
Family moving. packing, shipping and
storing-skiiIfuI workers-AIso
Sanitary Basement Cleaners.
SERVICE sPEAks-woRK TELLS
Bell Phone East 754
Home Phone East 1888
ETA. ROBINSON
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

. sHoE-MAKING AND REPAIRING.
NOAH THOMAS 1902 Vine Street. Phones, Home, East 4132; Bell,
East 559.
TAILORS.
o. c. RICHARDSON, 1917 East 18th Street. Bell phone, 1850 Grand.
THEATRES.
OLD KENTUCKY, 1902 East 18th Street, j. L. Williams, proprie-
tor, Bell phone East Abs.
UNDERWRITERS.
II. B. MOORE, 1881 Independence Avenue. Bell phone Main 3398W.
Home phone Main 3341.
G. Fl. C0UNTEE, Licensed Embalmer, 1920 Vine St, Bell Phone, East
1886, Home East 334l.
WATKINS BROS, 1879 Lydia Ave. Bell Phone Grand 97, Home
Main 1889. Res. Bell East 1881 A
A. 7. MOORE UNDERTAKING e. EMBALMING co, 1920 East 18th
Sta Phones, Bell, East 4224J Home, East 1920.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

Mrs. NJ. C. Mitchell, 26OS Highland
avenue, entertained her niece, Mrs,
Mabel Davidson, of Sapulpa, Okla,
last Tuesday at dinner and afterward
with an automobile party, and we're
shown over the bouleyards for sew
eral hours.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05
Y. NJ. C. A. Notes

7. NJ. c. A. NOTES.
Mr.. Fortune ]. Weaver, president
of the local Business League, is one
of the recent additions to the swim
ming class. His classmates say that
the pool overflows when he is in.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

That everybody is asking the
question, Who will be the next Grand
Master?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

THAT when a Negro owes you and
doesn't mean to pay, he can never
look you in the eye and always try
to avoid you. Do you know any like
that? The Sun does.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

THAT every girl who is not mar
ried is going to try to get her a hus-
band during these four big conven-
lions coming on. Well, now's your
chance, girls.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

That as a Convention City, Kan
sas City holds the palm. And that's
no dream.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

The coming of the Grand Lodge of
Masons next week marks a distinct
epoch in the history of fraternal or.
CARNATIONS in this city and will be
undoubtedly attended by the most dis
tingnished and representative citi-
zens of the state and country. Kan.
a City will demonstrate as she has
in the past that she is capable Of en-
PERTAINING to the highest degree any
organization that meets in our city.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

THAT it is not going to stay hot
always and you'd better begin to buy
coal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

That the uncouth and unclean Ne
gro is a tremendous handicap to the
race
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05
KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES.

KANSAS CITY, KAN. CHURCHES.
First A. NJ. e. Church, Sth and Neb
Pleasant Green Baptist Church, LIST anc
Splitlog.
Eighth St. Baptist Church, Sth and
Oakland.
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and
Washington.
Bethel a. NJ. E. Church, Water and
Steward Streets.
St. a A. NJ. E. Church, 2lst and
Ruby.
First Baptist Church., 5th and Neb.
King Solomon Baptist Church, 3rd and
State.
Quindaro a. NJ. E. Church, Quindaro.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Rose
dale, Kan.
NJ. E. Church, 9Th and Oakland.
A. NJ. Z. Church, 4th and Oakland.
Salter Mission A. NJ. E. Church. South
Park, Kan.
Protestant Episcopal, 3rd and stewart.
Second Baptist Church, Gath and Ruby.
Wesley Chapel NJ. E., log Shawnee.
81. Paul A. NJ. E.. Zion Church, 1000
Adams.
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church, Rosedale. Kan.
Mt Zion Baptist ChuIc Oh, 4th and Vir-
ginia.
Ebenezer A. NJ. E. Church, Sanford and
fremont.
Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church,
Rosedale.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05

Take Your Meals
at
THE VENDoME
The Best Place in the City
A. Marshall, Prop.
1910 Dodge ST. Omaha, Neb.
open $50 A. M. to 9 p. NJ.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05
EDlTo s..

Good morning.
Always be polite and obliging. 1t
pays.
The Republican ticket is a good
one.
The Republican party will not coun-
tenance bossism.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-05
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Bethel A. NJ. e. Church, Path Il Flora.
St. stephens Baptist Church, Goa Char
lotte st.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01

First OVERWHELMINGLY Corner az Ninth
and state streets. Rev. r. NJ. Donald
son. pastor. Sunday school at 10
o'clock. Morning service at l1.1a:
evening service at 7.30. Christian I'm
deavor ut 6:45 p. N.
Second Presbyterian church-Third
street, and Reclamation avenue. south
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01
Conversion Of Saul.
(Acts kill, 1919


The conversion Of Saul il indeed a
wonderfully interesting study. Still it
has an awfully sad and serious side to
those Christians who follow their unen-
| Iightened consciences to such miser-
ably weak and sinful extremes, as did
Saul.
There are thousands and thousands
of Christians in the church as well as
out of the church, who religiously fol-
low their own eonseienees not dream
ing that their consciences may not be
inspired or moved by the spirit OF God
Think Of the terrible suffering and mis-
cry Saul caused by his efforts to do his
duty and serve his god in his >persecu-
tion Of the Christians. The fact that
Saul consented to and took part in that
terrible maltreatment of the early
Christians, for Gods sake, did not at
all relieve him of the duty Of knowing
more about God before prosecuting
Gods followers for Gods sake. Hor-
rible things have been done all through
the ages In the name Of the church, OF
Christianity. yea, in Gods own Holy
Name
Today we have extremely religious
minds apparently unwilling or unable
to distinguish between their own die
tatoriai willfulness and the divine viii
of the Father as revealed in the teach
ings and life Of the Master. These
same religious minds have a certain
peculiar way Of appointing themselves
a kind of martyr makers; that is, they
seem to think that they must place
upon others the necessity of believing
certain doctrines and of doing certain
duties which, because of the difficulty
and hardness in the believing and in
the doing. are great developers of
Christian character and hence, are
most acceptable and pleasing to Al
mighty God These are they that would
make the path to heaven pass through
he'll. These are they that stress the
letter OF the law and obedience there
to. not discerning the justice, mercy,
and righteousness to be found in the
spirit OF the law. which giveth life.
These are they that believe in the
beauty OF blind obedience TO law on the
part OF those under the law and yet
forget or ignore the greater RESPONSE
bility resting upon those that make
and enforce the lava responsibility
t4Aht udEEs HOT diiaW IpAly ana injustice
to be hidden or embodied in the law.
The time Is fast approaching when law
makers and those in authority in
church and state Will be held more re-
sponsible for the utter folly they allow
to be wrapped up in laws. for if Il Is
right for the people to obey law. It
is certainly the duty OF those who make
and enforce the law to see thai the
highest possible order or intelligence
and Righteousness make up the spirit
and, as far as possible. the letter OF
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
International Sunday School Lesson
By Nathaniel c. starke, Phi. B.
that law.

that law.
We live in day Of Christian and
secular education, and 1t is impossible
to educate the consciences and minds OF
/ people without provoking them TO
think; and when they are being taught
to think by church and state. the
church and state must not be surprised
that these same people should ask why
certain beliefs and laws are forced
upon them. This of course simply
means that the more enlightened peo-
pie become, the less arbitrary must law
makers and leaders become. IntelIi-
gent obedience demands as much in
teiIigence as possible in the laws (civfl
and religious) to be obeyed.
Had Saul been less dogmatic, a less
dictatorial. less arbitrary. less self
wiIled man, he would not have carried
his follow to such awfully cruel ex-
tremes; nor would It have taken such
a miraculous display Of divine light
and wisdom to show him his God and
his relation TO his God. Pride is nearly
always strong in educated religious
leaders; and l doubt not that Saulss
pride died hard as he felt the full
meaning and force of his terrible
plumbers that an educated and strong
minded leader should have avoided.
However. we must remember ever
Saul's sincere repentance. his genuine
conversion. and the completeness and
willingness with which he finally gave
his life for the sake Of the teachings
OF the Master; but what distance be-
tween Saul the prosecutor and Paul
the martyri
I am satisfied that there are earnest
honest seekers after Gods truth, who
are overbearing in their commands and
demands upon those whom they would
teach and lead. In their respect for
and almost worship Of obedience to au-
thority (and especially to their own
authority. they forget that the law
and commands they would enforce.
mrst contain the best and most work
able intelligence possible and that the
law itself must be modified as those
whom it effects become enlightenee
sufficiently to appreciate and yield
themselves to higher expression Of
that law.
No wonder religieusly conscientious
characters like Saul are struck blind
when the light of Gods real truth
shines with all its might into their
hearts and reveals to them their hidden
motives SO full as they SO often are Of
self-will, pride, love Of control except
seif-control, desire vor power: and
when such motives are wrapped ia 8
sort Of feeling that the motives are
.God-given and hence carry with them
a kind Of divine right. the extremes TO
which such motives and feelings can
and may move these In authority are
readily seen in the horrible misery. We.
and bloodshed that have been done Il
frrnnti....aa 81. -. zz..h.-n
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01

tp. m.
Wright Congregational church-Rev
B. w. Rice, pastor. Preaching service
at 1880 p. m. Sabbath school at 1915
a. m, B. F, Allen, superintendent Jun
Tor Endeavor at 1850 a. m. Senior
Christian Endeavor at $3.50 D. m. Pray
er meeting every Thursday evening at
1880 p. m. Ladies' Aid meets the first
and third Wednesdays of each month
Mission band meets the first Friday of
each month at 1880 p. m. Choir prac-
tive every Wednesday evening at 1880.
Episcopal.
st. MtchaePs Cathedrai-Eighth and
State streets. Ri. Rev. James B. Fun
stem. d. D.. Bishop of Idaho; Rev. AL
ward Chamberlain, arehdeacon; resi-
dence. SIS North Eighth street Holy
communion every Sunday at q m
except on the first Sunday of the
month. when 1t Is at 11.30. Sunday
school and adult Bible classes at 10
a. m. in Bishop futile church house.
Morning prayer and sermon at II: 80.
Evening prayer and sermon at 7:30
p. m. Special Lenten service every
morning Saturday excepted) at sis
a. m, during the Lenten season;
1880 p. m. with a series or addresses
on church history and Christian doc
trine.
Christ Episcopal church-Fifteenth
and Ridenbaugh. Rector, Rev David
IL. Jones. Services, Sunday at 1880
a. m, and 1880 p. m. Sunday school at
t10:l5 a. m. Lenten services Wednes-
day and Friday evenings at 7:45 Holy
communion administered the first sun
day morning of every month.
Grace Episcopal church-Corner OF
Walnut and East State street Sunday
school services at 10 o'clock Miss
Elise Funston. superintendent. Even
ing service at 1870
Friends Church.
Friends church=-Corner OF Eastman
and Twelfth streets. Rev. c. l. whit
lock, pastor. Sunday school at 10 a. M.
W alter Stanton. superintendent
Preaching at IL a. m. Christian En-
deavor at $3.50 p. m. Preaching at 1870
p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday even
ing at 7:a0 with teacher training class
following. "A cordial invitation ex-
tended to all.
German Evangelical.
st. Paul German Evangelical church
--s17 Franklin street q. G. Albert
pastor; residence. 1906 North Twelfth
street. Sunday school conducted in
English at 10 a. m. Morning worship
at IL a. m.
latter Day saints.
Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter Day
saints-Corner OF Fourth and Jefler-
son streets. George w. Lewis. presid-
ing elder. Sunday school, 10 an
Evening service at 8.
The Re-organized Church OF Jesus
Christ Of Latter Day Saints (non-
Mormon at the O. A. r. hall,
ia State street. Sunday school at 10
s. m. Preaching at II n m. Prayer
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01
Pastors Notes From the Boise
Churches
Churches

church at 10 o'clock and bring a lunch.
Mrs. R. E. Irwin and other ladies will
accompany them on the hike.
The district conference Of the Boise
district meets at Middleton. April to
g. The district steward. the superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, the
presidents Of the Epworth league, the
w. F. NJ. S.. the w. H. NJ. S. and the
Fellowship class. the class leader are
all members of this conference and it
Is hoped that they may be present.
Remember the mid week service on
Thursday night at o'clock. DR.. W. w.
VanDusen will give his address on
Some of the Social and Religious
Problems of the City" all our folks
viii want to hear this talk. which is
the result OF his observations on his
trip east
Unless otherwise announced our ev-
ening services will begin at o'clock.
On Sunday evening. April 9, the
womans Home Missionary society will
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01

meeting Wednesday evening at 8 D. m.
Religo Friday evening at p. m. T. B.
Jackson, pastor.
Lutheran.
Emmanuel Lutheran-Corner of Sew
enth and Fort streets. Sunday school
at 1918 a. m. English service the first
Sunday at II a. m. and the second
and third Sunday evenings at 1880 p.
m. each month. Swedish service the
third Sunday forenoon at IL a. M,
and the first and fourth Sunday ev-
enings at 7:30 p. m. c. E OLSON, pas
tor. Residence, s15 North Seventh
street
Methodist.
First Methodist Episcopal church
Tenth and State streets. Rev. Wilisie
Martin. pastor. Residence 1920 State
street. Phone s45 Sunday school at
10 a. m. Excellent classes adopted to
every age. Men are cordially invited to
attend one of these excellent classes for
men, the Daniels. the Fellowship and
the Baraca- Public worship at 11:1s
a m. and 8 p. m Edworth League
at s 40. Morning subject. Prepared
ness" evening, The Function Of the
Modern Church" In the evening sacred
musical program by Royal 4welsh
singers.
Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal
church--Fourteenth ana Eastman
streets. Rev. Ira r. Aldrich, pastor.
residence 1913 N. 18th street; Phone
1888. Sunday school at 10 a. m, NJ. 1.
Church, superintendent. A live school.
up to date in spirit and method. Or
ganized adult classes. Morning worship
Ills; evening service, 8 o'clock. Ep-
worth League devotional meeting at I
p. m. Christian Workers council
Thursday evening at 1880.
Whitney NJ. E. Mission-At Whit
ney school house on the bench. ].
H. Ross. pastor. Phone 17-K-4. Preach
ing only in the evening at 1880.
First Free MISUNDERSTANDING sew
enth and Resseguie streets. Rev.
James Sprague, pastor. Residence, 2s17
Idaho street. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
o. W. Zurcher, superintendent. Public
worship at II a. m. and p. m. Glass
meeting Sunday evening at $3.50 D. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at
8 p. m. On Tuesday at p. M, inter-
.cessory prayer meeting at the various
homes. All are cordially invited to at
tend these meetings.
Collister Methodist Mission--Rev. W
W. Van Dusen, pastor. Sunday school
at 1880 a. m. Preaching service at
IL 30. Choir practice and reading cir
Gle Monday evening at 1880.
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal
ehureh--0n Front street, near Sixth,
south of railroad track. Rev 8. C.
Bailey, pastor. Sunday school at 1880
D. M W. J. Gudger. superintendent. c.
z. League at 7:15 ?. m. preaching at 8
p. m. Choir service every Sunday
evening.
Eagle Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. N. J. Hershey, pastor. Sunday
school at 1880; Epworth league At
s:45; preaching at 11:45 a. m. ana )
.. N.
Presbyterian.
First Presbyterian--Corn az Ninth
and State streets. Rev. r. III. Donald
son. pastor Sunday school at 10
o'clock. Morning service at l1.1a;
evening service at I. 30. Christian I'm
deavor at is D. N.
Second Presbyterian Church-Third
street, and Reclamation avenue, south
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-01

side. Rev. @. William Barnum, pas
tor. Manse Phone, 1884. Sunday APP
pointments: Morning worship, IL a.
M; evening worship. 1880 p. m. Bible
school. main division. 10 a. M: Broth
erhood Bible class for menl at the
manse. 10 a. m; Ivywild division, D.
m; Holcomh division. p. m. Junior
Christian Endeavor society. p. m. !.
Senior Christian Endeavor society,
$3.50 p, m. Prayer meeting, Thursday
evening, 7:3o p. m.
Westminster Presbyterian church
Twenty first and Brumback streets.
Rev. McLain W. Davis. pastor. Morn
ing worship at 1880 a. m. and 1880 p.
m.
Bethany Presbyterian church-on
the bench near the Cole school house.
Rev. r. "A. Finiayson. pastor. Sunday
school at 1915 a m. George II. Curtis.
superintendent Preaching at 1880 3.
m. and 1880 p. m. Christian Endeavor
society at 6:45. Bible study and choir
rehearsal Wednesday evening at 1870.
Collister chapel-Rev. 2. N. Murphy.
minister. Sunday school at p. M.
Robert w. Adams, superintendent.
Preaching at 7.a0 .. m. Loyal Temper
anee Legion meets the first and third
Sundays Of each month at p. m. NAL
colin Anderson, president. Public IL
brary open Tuesday evenings from
1880 TO $50 o'clock.
Pierce Park-Rev. e. N. Murphy.
pastor. Sunday school at 1878 o'clock.
John d. Bell. superintendent. Preach
ing at II o'clock. Christian Endeavor
At 7:a0 p. m. Mid-week prayer meet
ing Thursday at 1880 D. m.
United Presbyterian.
United Presbyterian church--Nines
teenth and Eastman streets. W. A.
Spalding, minister. Sunday school at
1880 q IN. Preaching az i1.a0 a. m
and 1880 b m. Midweek meeting
Thursday night at O'Clock. Devo-
tional meeting Of the Young Peoples