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to manners. This is the largest hotel
in town for us, am told.
had the pleasure of going to Eben-
ezer Baptist Church for communion last
Sunday and met the pastor, Rev. ]. F.
Thomas, D. D., one of the great men of
the race. They made a report that
caused me to open my eyes. They
showed a cash balance of sl3,65s.23.
What do you think of thati The collec-
ton for the year had been SS,913.9s;
expenses, s5,62O.O7; applied on building,
$3,293.9l; brought forward from 1916,
S9,5OO.lO; cash over expenses, s2,293.91;
total, $l2,7s+Ol; special fund from
1916, s57763; interest on the two
amounts, s2s6.59, and that left the
amount told you about. Then what
else happened in the church, They
baptized 3s; received by letter from
other churches 80; took in by telling
what the Lord had done for them COS;
under watehful care of the church 126,
and you will see just how many new
fellows got into the church which now
has a membership of 1882. They had
lost by death &c, and went out by the
letter way 6. While I am at it will
give the names of the deacons:
Ben johnson, Ed Seals, 7. ]. Lewis,
Ben Shelton, Frank White, James l..
Mack, VIM. Crudup, W. W. Brown, Il.
C. Rodney, Arthur Jackson, Lloyd
Lewis, John Edwards, L. n. Powell, w.
H. Taylor, T. W. Goodloe, James II.
Digs, Alexander Bass, Claud Ferguson,
Wesley Davis, ]. L. Griffin, A. Jones,
John Hunter. The trustees are: Ben
johnson, Ben Shelton, B. Hightower,
T. ]. Lewis, Samuel Mccall Henry
Humphrey is church clerk, Mrs. A. Fitz.
patrick and Mrs. Josephine Crawford
are assistant clerks; Mrs. Pearl Warner
is organist; Nine. Blanch Peyton, Choir
lister; B. Hightower, VIM. Page, Robert
Lewis, finance committee; William
Crudup, superintendent of Sunday
school; Robert Lewis, president B. Y. P.
L. This is all 1 could remember about
the church.
Now, then, 1 spent last Sunday morn
ing at Bethel A. NJ. E. Church and had
the pleasure of hearing DR.. Charles
Stewart preach there for Rev. Cook. II
was the last Sunday downstairs, I was
informed, and if you want a seat up
stairs there next Sunday you will have
to 90 early. While in the church I met
one of the finest musicians of our race
Mrs. Cornella hampton Forest. She is
the daughter of the late E. W. hampton
who was one of the bishops of the Afri
can Methodist Episcopal Church. This
young lady was the first to take bach
elor's degree from the musical depart
ment of Howard University. She took
on some other work at Oberlin-in fact
she has just been studying music until
she is now an accomplished musician
and will be giving concerts in a short
time, and when you see it announced
that Miss hampton is going to give 6
recital 1 want you to hear her.
Last Sunday afternoon went to the
Literary society at Bethel A. N. E
Church, presided over by President
Sandy W. Trice, who is one Of the mos
noted men Of our race in Chicago and
an example for the young men. BE
shows what a man can do If he viii
only prepare himself and then establish
the reputation of honesty, industry and
reliability, and this is what he has done
1 wish you could just hear Judge Johr
G. brennan speak Of this young man and
his worth to the Illinois Central.
It was one more fine meeting and DR.
| A. wilberforee Williams made one mor'
big speech to the society. It was prac
teal, eounon sense taIk, and I enjoyed
il 50 very much. I could just take NJ
the paper to tell you about it, but vii
not do that.
Have you heard of the Colored Com
mereial Clubi Well, It is . real thing
and Is destined to be one Of great valu'
to the whole race, especially the busi
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