The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
BY Rev, T, 0. Fuller,

Eumondson. Ark, Is a fine little town
on the Rock Island railroad. a few miles
west OF Memphis, There are about 500
inhabitants with three churches, five
stores drug store postoffee, public
school that runs nine months. two
modern cotton gins, and Is in the midst
OF 2 fine farming district, They have
their own mayor and notary public. and
are peaceable, law abiding people,
VISITORS are always welcome and ample
arrangements have been made for their
comfort and entertainment.
HoWe graduates are getting off to
college for their larger preparations
Paine, Murchison and Lanier have gone
70 20 Union university; at Richmond;
TO Morehouse college, Atlanta, Ca, and
Itropius Carr has entered Wberforce,
Others Of the class OF 1919, will 20 later
Some Of the class win teach
The Rev. t. ], Pillow Is in the city
on VISIT to relatives and friends. He
| night. ''N''
". S. Ellington, Jr, sang at Metro
poltan church Sunday night He and
his mother were entertained later AT the
Thomas residence, on Mississippi boule.
ward.
DR.. q, w Irving seems much re.
ireshed from his extended trip. His
many friends are delighted 10 welcome
DR. Irving and his wife back to the city,
-
Or. sutton T. Grlggs will conduct an
employment bureau in connection with
ms church work This field Is by no
means crowded
There will be q reunion Of tho Eowe
graduates at the chapel Of the institu-
ton wednesday night under the aus.
pices, of the Alumni association The
meeting should be largely attended.
Don't forget the special program and
echo meeting at the Metropolitan church
Monday night, Sept 90 under the ans
pices OF the adult department of the
sunday school L, c, Moore, superin-
tendent Of the department.,
Tuesday might the Lodges and House.
holds of Ruth will entertain the elective
officers and delegates at their hall. on
south. Fourth street. Good music and
| refreshments free,
A mass meeting for women viii ba
held at the Tabernacle Baptist church
MONDAY evening, Sept. 90 at 6 O'clock
a large crowd is expected. Principal
u y, Fuller VIII deliver an address
We are doing our best to stabilize
labor conditions in this section and the
premature closing Of the schools without
some, good reason aggravates rather
than helps the situation
Or. A. NJ. Townsend has returned
from an EXTENDED trip to the East
While away he attended the national
convention at Newark and also visited
New York. Chicago and points in Ohio,
He filled his pulpit Sunday and his con
Extensive repairs and Improvements
are under way at the ST Andrews A.
NJ. ~. church, OF which Or, j. @. John.
| son is the able pastor They are spend
| ing nearly $4,000 DR.. johnson Is doing
great work and our citizens hope for
his return to st. Andrews
The Rev. r, r Roberts Is back after
| a pleasant vacation spent in Northern
and Eastern cities, Now for renewal
! of his campaign for $50, 600 church.
The City Conquest was largely at
| tended at st, Stephens church Sund =
| afternoon. President William G. W -
err and his energetic associates are pu oh
ing the battle to the gate.
The more popular we make convie-
! tions and punishment by due process
| OF the law. the less popr ar other meth
DDS will become CIV lizaton Is on
trial and we hope tina 1t will win "a
verdict in its favor
Prof u. w. Wallace since leaving
| Howe few years ago has a fine family
| of seven children and 157 acres of good
| land nearly. paid for, He is located at
| jericho, Ark. .
| -
Rev, James A, Mitchell, theological and
| Greek teacher at Howe institute, Is CON
| tributng some valuable literature to his
| denomination. lie has recently sold
the copyright Of volume, Methods in
1 sunday School Management, to the
/ National Baptist Sunday School board
-! of Nashville, Tenn His next work, OF
| which he is author, is the Prayer
Meeting Quarterly" which was adopted
in the report Of the secretary of tho
| church extension board at Newark, n. j