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The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04
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Doctor Woodson, in his book, "The
Education of the Negro Prior to 1861"
tantallzes with constant references to
people and events of which the reader
would like to be more fully informed.
Rev. Josiah Henson, for example, is
mentioned only twice, and then in
most casual way; as an exemplar of
the "ante-bellum' thinking Negro he
deserves liberal allowance of space.
Although he lived until 1881, "Father"
Henson, as he was called, was born in
the eighteenth century, probably June
10, 1887. This pure-blooded Negro,
native of Maryland, was brought up in
slavery and supplied a model for Mrs.
Stoves Uncle Tom. AS young man
he preached to his fellow slaves, and
once took his masters people" over
into Kentucky, to prevent their being
attached by the planters creditors. He
had master named st. Glare, whose
young daughter probably suggested the
little" Eva of the story. Henson had
paid $500 toward the price of his free
dom, but was taken to New Orleans
to be sold by his masters son. The
white man being stricken with fever,
the black man nursed him and took
him back home. Finally Josiah es-
capped; he and his wife and children
made their way cross-country through
swamps and all to Cincinnati, and at
last got to Canada. Father" Hen
son was prominent in a colored COM
munity there. In 1912 or so he learned
to read and write. He met Mrs. Stowe
and told his story to her. In 1858
he published his autobiography, with
an introduction by Mrs. Stowe. In
1850, 1852 and 1876 he went to Eng
land, lecturing and preaching, and, as
the books of reference note with pious
care, he was entertained at Windsor
castle by Queen Victoria. Henson may
be read with more entertainment and
not bit less profit than Woodson.
Or the colonization movement the
author writes more freely and more
connectedly than of other parts of the
history. The idea of segregation or
colonization was of early origin and
found footing both North and South.
In 1779 Jefferson was member of a
committee appointed by the state leg
tslature that reported plan providing
for the instruction of slaves in agri-
culture and the handicrafts to prepare
them for liberation and COLONIZATION
under the supervision of the home gov
ernment until they could take care of
themselves" Most Southerners condi-
toned their theoretical concession of
the Negroes right to education with the
practical assertion that when educated
he should be separated from his fel-
lows. Some who had scruples against
compulsory expatriation to Africa ia
vored colonization in 'some part of
the United States," which meant any
thing west of the Alleghanies.-Ne
York Sun.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04
BASEBALL IN THE BIBLE

Where are the nine? Luke II II.
They shall run like mighty men
Joel 2:7.
And one went out into the field. L
Kings :39.
And gave judgment upon him. L
Kings %: g.
Search you out a place to pitch
Deuteronomy, 1 :33.
And the bases which Solomon had
made. II Kings % :16.
And they said one to another, let us
make captain. Number 14:4.
Now the men did diligently observe
whether anything did come from him
and did catch 1t. 1 Kings 20 :33.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

A few earnest Negro-music students
have studied the man-so broad, genial
and human-carefully and thoroughly.
Some Negroes have real musical
accomplishments. Harry T. Burleigh,
a pupil of Dvorak, is baritone soloist
at st. George'e church, New York
city, sings in the choir of the Jewish
temple, Forty-fourth street and Fifth
avenue, and is musical editor at
Ricordis. Mr.. Burleigh's songs are
published by Ricordi Co., G. Schirmer.
the leading publisher of America, and
Presser of Philadelphia. Nathaniel
Dett. very young man, recently from
Oberlin School of Music, and now di-
rector at Hampton, has in his de-
veloped "Listen to the Lambs" pub
lished by Schirmer. proved his right
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

Better housing conditions and the
establishment of an open-air school for
Negro children will be two of the prin-
cipal endeavors of the st. Louis Tu-
berculosis society this winter. This
was decided at a meeting of the board
of directors.
A surf ey has been made showing
the death rate of Negroes from con-
sumption in st. Louis to be four to
one white person in proportion to
the population. Mrs. e. A. De Wolf,
who originated open-air school work in
st. Louis in 1909. is head of the COM
mittee for the establishment of the
fresh-air institution. DR.. S. 7. Lip
sitz is the physician in charge.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04
SPEAKS OF THOSE "EARLY VICTORIAN MAIDEN AUN1S'
COLONEL CONCERNED WITH ROUTING THE Will.
soNIAN HEckLERs AND ADVISING CHEER FOR THE
MURDERED BABIES AND RAvAeEp WOMEN

Denver Colo Nov 2Te astonishing
ooseets
been preserved the snographers
n meeting came too swift for the
OF the demonstration
The text of Colonel Rooseves speech
OF (Which
OF Amerieansm it had not known
engagement with
The Incompatible relished
to
part showing the high lights
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

In the town of Belgrade, Me-, live
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren 2. Cummings.
Mr.. Cummings was eighty-eight Febru-
ary "a this year, and Mrs. Cummings
was eighty-six February 25. They
settled on the farm where they now
live when they were married, 6S years
ago. Mr.. Cummings still takes his
goods to market two or three times a
week.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

Fernald o. Everett of Auburn, Me-,
has discovered gold mine on his farm
in East Poland. He recently had sam
pies from ledge on the farm assayed
by the state assayer at Orono, and 1t
yielded from So to $40 in gold to the
ton of ore. The makeup of the ledge,
a combination o feldspar, quartz and
lava. makes it difficult to work.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

Music brought forth from q large
choir under modern chorister methods
did not appeal to r. III. Boyd, an aged
delegate of Nashville, Tenn, Sunday
night at a mass meeting of Negroes
attending the national Baptist conven-
ton at Kansas City. The song under
protest was an old southern religious
plantation melody.
That's not the way my nanny
used to sing it down in the cotton fields
of Mississippi" declared Boyd inter-
rupting the chorister. He then drilled
the chorus and audience in the ancient
song with hearty accompaniment of
amens from the older members of the
audience.
Convention hall, the largest audi
torium in the city, was the scene of
continued mass meetings Sunday for
the various branches of the conven-
ton.
A Sunday school meeting in the
morning drew 1000 delegates. The
evening service was in charge of DIR.
w. S. Ellington of Nashville, Tenn,
and DR.. q. FL. Mcdaniel of Chica.o
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

Boston's newest post office, the Back
Bay postal station in Huntington ave-
nue., opposite Symphony hall, is fast
nearing completion. In architecture
the new building is a replica Of the
Wall street branch of the New York
post office.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

The considerable demand for anti
mony during the last year has stim-
ulated the development of certain
Alaska deposits of that metal, from
which ore to the value of about $74,-
600 was mined and shipped during
1915, according to report published
by the United States geological sur
vey.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

A machine has been invented for
chopping out young cotton plants at
the same time the crop is being cult
waited, work that heretofore has been
done by hand at much expense of time
and labor.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

A Kansas City electrician claims to
have perfected electrochemical appa-
ratus for producing gasoline from ker-
Osene and natural gas at fraction
of its present cost.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

A government chemist in Hawaii
has discovered method for neutra-
lizing the harmful action of man.
ganese upon pineapples grown on land
impregnated with that mineral.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

Experiments on the Philippine is
land of Mindanao seem to indicate
that the finest qualities of rubber can
be produced there with profit.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

The motor of the automobile which
carries 1t operates new machine
which bores four holes into the ground
at once for posts or other purposes.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

Adelina Patti made her debut in
Santiago de Cuba, and thence in the
summer of 1859, she made her first ap-
pearance in New York, at Castle Gar
den, and created furore in America.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

During the first half of last year
more than $22,OOO0OO worth of din
monds were produced in South Africa
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

The Thames carries to the sea an
average of 1,S65,903 cubic feet of sedi-
ment year.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

Tests have shown that the best
sound deadening partitions for build
ings are those made of two walls Of
tile with an air space between.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

In a costly watch made for exhibi-
ton there is a wheel that makes rev.
olution sut once in four years, oper-
ating a dial which shows the years,
months and days.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

A machine has been invented for re-
linking typewriter and adding machine
ribbons.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04
TRAGEDY AND COMEDY OF GREAT
ROOSEVELT MEETING REVEALED
IN THE STENOGRAPH!C REPORTS

FULL STRENGTH INCOMPATIBLE coLoNELs ARGUMENT
CAME IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE HEcNERs
WHO QUESTION
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04
SUMMER SALAD

Better than gold-real teeth.
Hymn before battle-Here comes the
Bride.
A man Of mettle may have too much
brass.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

to be taken seriously by his musical
public. Carl Diton, graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, student
er in Atlanta, Ca, is a thorough mas
ter of the science of music. Melville
Charlton, both because of tempera-
ment and technique, is considered as
ranking with the first organists of New
York city.
Last, but greater than all of these,
l must name comedian, not mu-
sician, George w. Walker the late la
mented partner of Bert Williams. His
las been the greatest influence in the
development of modern Negro music.
AT twenty-eight he could not read a
note and could hardly write his name.
yet day and night he talked Negro
music to his people, urged and com
PEELED his writer's to give something
characteristic. Each year he wanted
bigger and better things. He engaged
the best Negro voices in the United
States, and their success in ensemble
singing was as great in London, Paris
and Berlin as in New York, Boston
and Chicago. Dvorak would have
been proud to know such man. In
all reverence e-Dvorak-George Walk
er. They had high ideals and they
showed the way. Perhaps in the vast
hereafter. these two men may meet.
The rough, uncouth, but genial Bohe-
mian master; the uneducated but high
ly-polished, ebon-hued African. with
the cleaning ivory mouth. Do you
doubt that with one impulse their
hands will join and the mastiff-like
smile of the Bohemian will match the
lazy grin of the American Zulu. as
they both whisper the one word
brother" New York Sun.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
Washington County Leads
in Sunday School Work

Montgomery, September 30.-(Spe
cial 1.-The Washington County Sunday
School association has reached and
helped every Sunday school of every
denomination in the county during the
past convention year. This fact was
learned at the annual county conven-
ton in session at Aquilla, September
N-22, when the district president re-
ported that every Sunday school had
been represented in at least one of the
IS district conventions held in the
county during the past year, that every
school had sent in a statistical report
and made a contribution to the organ
lied Sunday school work of the county
and state. Miss Freda Bose, secondary
division superintendent of the Ala
bama Sunday School association, then
announced that the county had re-
gained it's standing as a Gold Star"
county. A large map of Alabama show
ing the standing of each county had
been hung in the church, and a happy
feature of the convention was pinning
the big gold star on Washington county
by Prof. c. C. Smith, and Mrs. II, S.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
How Rolla Got Its Name

From the Youths Companion.
''You have given quaint and beautiful
names to some of the cities of your
state" remarked a visitor in Missouri.
Il have often wondered where you OBJ
tanned them There is 'Sedalia.' for in
stance And there is Rolla.' Every stu
dent of history knows of Rollo, but
whence came this more beautiful word?
Has 'Rolla' any connection at all with
'Rollo? -
Not even the remotest," was the re-
Spouse of a professor in one of the state
educational institutions. for to him the
question was addressed.
How, then, did the name originate?
Can you tell?''
Yes" answered the professor, with a
smile 1.-THE origin of the word in its
present form is part of the folklore of
at first very largely of immigrants from
North Carolina, who were not much
given to the study of spelling, but who
cherished a pride in their native state.
and determined to give the name of it's
proud old capital to their new city in the
west The capital of the Old North state
was named for Sir Walter Raleigh of
the spacious days of great Elizabeth
The Missouri immigrants, not recalling
the correct photography of the name
spelled it phonetically, as it seemed TO
them, for they supposed that a final "a
was equivalent to final " They spelled
it R-o-l, rawl la, ly. And that was the
origin of the word that seems to give
you so much pleasure"
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REV. BYRNES BEGINS
Passionate TONIGHT
Pastor-Elect of First Uni
tartan Church to Preach
at Evening Service

Rev. Thomas P. Byrnes pastor elect Of
the First Unitarian church of Birming-
ham, will preach his first sermon to that
congregation at 8 o'clock this evening.
Rev. Mr.. Byrnes comes to Birmingham
from Erie, Pa, where he has held pas
torate for u years, and has been known
as a leader among religious and civic
movements. His coming to Birmingham
means an additional worker in the civic
and social life Of the city.
Mr.. Byrnes has been a leader in all the
social and civic work of Erie for the last
IL years He promoted for years and fl
nally saw the Social Service Federation
of Erie, Pa, organized and put into sue
cessful operation, federation of all the
charities and philanthropies of the city,
financed and cared for by one central or
ganization.
Mr.. Byrnes has been on the board of
the associated charities for the last ten
years. He is a member of the Chamber
of Commerce, the University club, the
Mems Liberal club, the Masonic, Odd
Fellows and Knights of Pythias fraterni-
ties in Erie, Pa, and he will be interest
ed in all these institutions in his new
home.
Mr.. Byrnes is also a member of the
International Lyceum association, he has
been with the Redpath and BrockWay
Lyceum bureaus. and is at present sue
cessful chautauqua and lyceum lecturer.
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SPECIAL MUSIC TO
FEATURE SERVICES
Quartet Choir at Southside-Orche-
ira Sextet at the First Bap-
fist Church

Mrs. Laura Jackson Davids announces
the following musical numbers for the
morning and evening services at the
Southside Baptist church today.
PROGRAMME
Organ prelude, at 1o:45 a. M, "Marche
aux Flambeaux" (Gui1man)
Morning chimes, 20 Come All Ye
Anthem, "Te Deum in B flat" by
Shelley.
ofertory prelude, "Allegretto.' by
Foote.
Offertory duet, Power Eternal from
"Stabat Mater" (Rossini), Mrs. Elm G.
Turrentine and Miss Elizabeth Cunning
ham.
Organ postlude, allegro Quasi Marcia"
Cole.
EVENING SERVICE.
Organ prelude "Hosannah" Chorus
magnus), by Dubois.
Evening chimes.
Anthem, Praise Ye Thee Father" by
Gounod.
Offertory prelude, "Berceuse," by De
Lille.
Ofertory anthem, There Is a Safe and
Secret Place." by Marston, Mrs Turren-
tine and the choir.
Organ postlude, by Cole.
The choir-Miss Elizabeth Cunningham,
soprano; Mrs. Elm G. Turrentine, alto;
Mr.. Baxter Eastburne, tenor; Mr.. Erin
Farley, baritone.
FIRTH BAPTIST
The following is the programme fol
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CHURCH NOTICES
PRESBYTERIAN


Ensley Highland Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school at $50 o'clock, communion
service and reception Of members at II
O'Clock. Christian Endeavor at o'clock.
Evening worship at 7:45, subject THE
Ministry of Little Things" by Rev. L. e.
brubaker, pastor. A cordial welcome is
extended to all.
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Norwood, Twelfth avenue and Twenty
seventh street The pastor, Rev. Upton
Il Wood, will preach at Il and 7:45
O'Clock. Sunday school $3.50, H NJ. Stiles,
superintendent Morning subject, THE
Spread of the Gospel" Evening subject.
The Policy of the Open and Closed
Door" Christian Endeavor meets at
Gas
Independent Presbyterian Church of
Birmingham.-Services will be held on
Sunday at the Temple Emanuel at IL
O'Clock and at the Lyric theatre at g..
DR.. Edmonds will preach at both serv-
ices, taking for his subject IN sne morn
ing, Freedom" and for his subject at
night, The Conclusion of the Whole
Matter" Sunday school at $50 at the
Temple EMANUEL Mid-week service
Wednesday evening at o'clock at the
temple.
First Presbyterian Church - Fourth
avenue and Twenty-first street. The
pastor, DR.. John S. Foster, will conduct
the services at IL o'clock and 7:45
The communion service will be held in
connection with the morning worship
Or. Foster will take as his morning topic
The Cleansing Blood of Christ" and as
his evening topic 1.-The Rest Which
Comes Through Jesus" Rally Day exer-
cises will be held in the Sunday school
at $3.50, at which time an interesting pro-
gram of promotion and inspiration will
be carried out. The Bible Study Hour
Will be held Wednesday at 7:45 o'clock.
Handley Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Conner Thirteenth avenue and Twenty
fifth street, north. j. Frank Turner,
pastor Sabbath school at $50. w. G.
Montgomery, superintendent. Morning
service at II o'clock. Communion of the
Lords Supper. Evening worship, q
o'clock, topic, More Than Conquerors. I"
Second Presbyterian Church.-Sunday
school at $3.50. Services at Ii and 1880
o'clock. Morning subject "a Wicked
Council" Evening subject Doors AS
Well as Hearers" Prayer meeting Wed
nesday at 8 o'clock. Rev. w. j. Garri-
son, pastor.
Third Presbyterian Church.-Avenue G.
and Twenty-second street. Sunday morn
at IL o'clock, Walking With Jesus"
Evening Subject, 1.-The 1 Wills of Jesus"
Rev. j. A. Bryan, pastor.
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Christian

Fifty-seventh Street Christian Church.
Bible school at 10 O'Clock. Promotion
exercises at IL o'clock. Preaching at 7:4o
o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Harold E.
Dickins; subject Disciples of Christ.
Everybody welcome.
First Christian Church.-F'ifth avenue
and Twenty-first street. Pearce Atkins,
pastor Bible class at $50. E. B. Pen
nington, superintendent. Christian En-
deavor at GAS o'clock. Morning worship
at IL o'clock. Evening worship at 7:45
o'clock. Morning sermon, THE Gospel of
Jesus Christ" Evening subject, The
Light of the Blind"
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Methodist

Norwood Methodist Church. Blazing
New Paths will be the subject of the
morning sermon by the pastor. Rev. S.
T. Slaton. At the close of the morning
service the Holy Sacrament will be serv-
ed Rev. J. B. Cummings Will preach at
the evening service, 7:30 o'clock. Sunday
school at $50 w. D. Britt, superintend-
ent; McLin ]. Carter and H. H. Ellis,
assistant superintendent. Sunday Will
be promotion day in the Sunday school.
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Episcopal

st. Andrew Sooner Eleventh avenue
and Twelfth street. Early celebration of
Holy Communion at $50. Sunday school
at $50. Adult Bible class in the church
at 9:45. Litany, Holy Communion and
sermon at 8 o'clock On Wednesday eve
ming prayer and address in the parish
house at o'clock. All are cordially in
vited to attend these services. Rev. Will
mer S. Poyner, rector.
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Lutheran

Zion Lutheran Church.-Corner Avenue
and Nineteenth street. Rev. Fl. Reuter-,
pastor Divine services in the English
language will be held Sunday morning at
1920 o'clock; subject Gratitude" Ger
man services at 7:90 o'clock; subject,
elijah Before Ahab." Sunday school
begins at o'clock. The Ladies' Aid
meets with Mrs. w. Schaffner Thursday
afternoon.
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Unitarian

The First Unitarian Church.-Rev.
Thos. P. Byrnes, minister. Sunday even
ing services at o'clock. The subject of
Mr.. Byrnes, first sermon will be THE
Liberal Faith of a Religious Love and
Brotherhood Services in the Pilgrim
Congregational church building, corner
Of Seventh avenue and Nineteenth street.
All the liberal minded people of the Bir-
mingham district are urged to attend this
opening service Of Mr.. Byrnes ministry.
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MUSIC STUDY CLUB HAS
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR
VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON

vember recital which, it is felt. will be
rare treat.
Then comes the Barere ensemble,
which is an orchestra of woodwind
instruments. In 1906 Walter Damrosch,
conductor of the New York Symphony
orchestra, induced Barere to come to
this country, and wherever he has
played he has brought a conception OF
the possibilities of the flute, an insight
into it's literature. delight in its ex-
quisite tonal beauty, and an acknowl-
edgment of his supreme mastery of it.
In New York this little orchestra was
welcomed by both the press and music
loving public in no uncertain manner.
and these quaint and aristocratic con-
certs stand today among the estab-
lished events of the New York concert
season.
A choral concert will be another at
traction to be given by the
club and there are others to be an
nounced later. Tht Music study club
already numbers over 800 members, and
with a membership of 1000 as goal
the club will wage membership cam
paign in the near future. Withya mem
bership of this magnitude, the club
will bring to Birmingham such artists
as Mischa Elman and others OF like rank
rank.
The annual dues for membership in
the club are only So.
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Christian Science

Second Church of Christ, Scientist
Auditorium Chamber of Commerce. Mrs.
Louise c. Martin, first reader. Services
Sunday at IL and o'clock; subject, I'm
reality" Sunday school at $50. Wednes-
day evening testimonial meeting at .
o'clock. Reading room and free loan IL
brary, 206-7 Chamber of Commerce build
ing, open daily except Sunday from 10 to
o'clock. The public is invited to attend
the services and visit the reading room
First Church of Christ, Scientist
South Twenty-first street and Eleventh
avenue. John Sparrow, first reader.
Services Sunday at IL and o'clock; sub
ject, "Unreality." Sunday school at $3.50.
Testimonial meeting Wednesday at 3
o'clock. Reading rooms, I'LL American
Trust building, open week days from 10
to o'clock, except Thursday from 10 to
o'clock. All are cordially invited to at
tend the services and to avail themselves
Of the privileges of the reading rooms.
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Altrurian

Altrurian Church. L. A Feafy
pastor. Ths following services will be
held at the Artrurian Church, 411-12-13
Farley building: Sunday school, 10
% clock. Morning service at IL o'clock,
subject Praise Him" Evening service
AZ s o'clock, subject Tn His Name"