The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-21
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
BY REV. T. o. FULLER.

A campaign in the interest of law
and order is being planned by negro
leaders in Memphis, Investiga-
tons are being made for the purpose of
finding out what are the underlying
causes of troubles arising, with a view
to correcting the same. It Is the plan
OF the leaders to lay before proper Of
~fieials, such facts as are CLEANED and
to make suggestions looking toward an
Improvement of conditions.
The following resolutions have been
We wish to express our profound
regret over the killing Of Sergt. Brink
Of being humane and considerable OF all
who had dealings with him, whether
personally or officially. The act that
resulted in his death meets with our
entire. d%isapproval, and we join with
all other, aw-abiding citizens In their
grave offense duly punished.
We commend the officers of the law
for their vigilance In seeking to have
the accused tried according to law.
This feeling on our part is not due to a
spark Of sympathy for the crime, but
Is born of a desire to have orderly
processes of the law respected 50 that
the innocent may not fear that they
may at some time suffer through hasty
judgment.
We call upon members OF our race
to abstain, as a patriotic duty and as
n matter OF loyalty to the good name
OF the city, from crimes Of every de-
scription and to submit to arrest peace
ably when approached by the officers
OF the law, trusting to legal processes
to remedy any injustice shown. Any
other, course persisted in can only re-
suit In harm to individuals n injury
IN many ways to the cause of our
people.
While the Christian, moral and civic
forces at work In our race have been
rendering faithful n effective service
In guiding thousands In the right di-
rection. we call upon them to redouble
their efforts and extend their activities.
We ask that they at once devise means
for the reaching of men and women.
boys and girls in all ranks of life
everywhere within our borders, to the
end that we may purge from our ranks
all forms OF criminality.
We ask our white fellow citizens
that they continue TO Judge the thou
sands OF upright colored people whom
'they Know to be such, not by the deeds
OF criminals, which these upright peo-
pie themselves abhor, but BY their own
character as manifested in their lives,
We invite the cooperation Of the
christian forces of Memphis in our Of
forts TO all Of our people To a
higher plane Of living, that none may
be LETT to perform deeda of Violence
that put severe strains upon our civil
cation. N'"
, IN. C, CLEAvEs.
Bishop Of the c, NJ. r. Church
II, l.. PETERSON
Pastor Colored Presbyterian Church,
.p,s.ou a, N. TOWNSEND,
pastor Metropolitan Baptist Church
y w, SANFORD.
President Solvent Savings Bank
SUTTON h, GRIGGS
president National Public Welfare
"r, o. FULLER
Principal Howe Institute >
Prominent negro leaders have
adopted resolutions deploring the un-
fortunate killing Of Sergt. John G
} Brinkley by a supposed chicken thief
! Crime Is condemned and the supre.
! macy of the law is invoked. A yigor.
Gus campaign against crime and Grim
l mails is planned. The resolutions were
signed by Bishop n, C, Cleaves, Rev
{ II, Il, Peterson, Rev, A. NJ, Townsend
Rev. J, Q, Johnson, ], W. Sanford ans
. Rev. Sutton L, Griggs.
/ + Ardella owen, teacher of Greel
, at Roger Williams university, Nash,
vile, Tenn, has returned to Mem.
phim to spend her vacation. She wa.
accompanied by q. r. Wynne, OF Chi.
cago, who taught in the city schools OF
Nashville during the past session.
=
The Melrose school children viii Civ,
, a musical recital at Gilfield Baptis
: church. Wednesday night, June 25' 70
the benefit OF the Willing Workers
club,
! The Junior Progressive Union societ,
/ win entertain the Riverside Jubile,
= chorus with n concert at Beale Avenu,
Baptist church, Wednesday night, Jun,
rs. O, J. Bailey is manager. Rev. II
$ B., Roberts will speak,
o All members of the Immaculates
both male and female, are called |,
union meeting, Wednesday night, Jun,
%, at the odd Fellows hall, IS Soutl
Fourth street, second floor. Samue
0 Moody makes the call,
4 A large crowd gathered at the ply
Y mouth Community house Friday nigh
: to enjoy the band concert, the moyi,
r satan and TO hear the debate, sub
ject, should the United States Becom,
: a Member Of the League OF Nations?'
$ Charles r, Rowles spoke in the affirma
e tive and Lawyer II, NJ. Bomar, tn
, negative. The judge decided in tn
= negative, OF points produced by the. de
haters without regard to their ow
opinions.
: Prof. Wharton S. Jones, OF the cit,
g schools, will lecture to the teachers at
b tending the Howe summer school Mon
day at 1870. City teachers interests