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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
ANOTHER GREAT
MEETING GONE
DOWN IN HISTORY
The Mt. Olive Baptist As
sOCiatiOn Held Session
With Mt. Olive Baptist
Church, COIp. III.
Sept. 1928, 1919.

The session was held with the
Mt. Olive Baptist. Church, Colp.
Sept. 23-27. The preaching was
great and the spiritual tide
was high and the meeting was
largely attended. Money realized
Four Hundred Dollars ($4oo iol
ten cents. This does not include.
the amount taken in on the table
Elder J d. Davis, the entertain
ing pastor and his people certainly
know how to care for an Associ-
alton. The Baptists are surely
waking up and getting along hn-
anoialiy and spiritually. They are
not TO be deferred by two or three
men, that are trying to split the
Association, that have not been
in the district long enough to warm
a seat. We may speak specially,
OF three ministers that have bee
in the district three or four years
and have done much TO help build
up the work. viz. Elders @. w.
Dorsey, Carbondale. c. w Nor
ment. Mounds, and J d Davis
Their work speaks for them This
is not intended as a reflection, on
the brethren that have lately come
into the district. but it is both a
reflection, as we'll as rejection, to
those that are attempting to mis-
lead the brethren and deceive the
churches of whi,h h they are called
to pastor, for the purpose OF split
ting up the Baptists, in the dirtrict
and organizing another Association
to take over the milk and cider
SO called Baptist State Convention
and the DIR ( c. Morris, Incor-
porated convention. They are
grossly guilty OF perfdy. They
have attempted to put lot of
things over on the administration
which they knew were not true
One OF the ministers has never visi-
ted the East Mt Olive Association,
and the s. S Convention only one
time, and that was to serve notice
on the convention that if hey CO.
operated with the General Miss
ionary Baptist State association
there would be another ass n, in
this end OF the state. Why
Just be cause the General Baptist
State Association co-operates with
the National Baptis, Convention
Unincorporated. The churches in
this end OF the state for the most
part are sound in the faith; they
do not believe in the Church Fed
Grafton. Alien Immersion, and
Free-Will Ordination so the read
er can see that Moderators Nc
Crary, and Washington, Phillips,
and others are only pretext to
split up the Bapiists in this end
OF the state ior the purpose OF TAX
| ing them over to the Baptist State
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03

Westerv,llc, O. October r.
From this time forward one ot the
most important departments OF the
Anti-Saloon League Of America.
its officials say. will be the home
missionary work
This work will be done not only
among the foreign speaking eie-
ment oi United States. but al
so among other large classes, in
cludiog Negroes.
The Negroes % America own
20, 600, 900 acres OF land. 500. 900
homes. o. banks. 5oS newspapers
and periodicals. 3I.395 churches
worth $40 900. 200.
There are 4 600 negro physici-
ans in the United States, 1000
negro lawyers and ! 900 trained
negro nurses; 10000 negroes
have migrated into the Northern
states from the South since 1910
1t is quite likely. in the opin-
ion OF League men, that a special
denartment will handle the work
OF the negroes.
Prohibition in the Southern sta
ties, IL is agreed by both white and
colored men. has, been of inestim.
able benefit to the negroes. Spe-
aking recently. L. b. Musgrove,
prominent banker and planter oi
Alabama said; Prohibition has
done such wonders'for the negroes
of my state that il it were left to
them to decide. saloons would
never come back to Alabama :
After West Virginia had been
carried dry several years ago, il
was discovered that IL all the whites
had remained and not voted at all
except the wet whites. the dry
negroes cast majority sufficient
to carry the state.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
Family Reunion.

Last Sunday Sept 2Sth a num-
ber OF relatives and friends OF Mr..
and Mrs. Mingo Long, an old and
respected couple OF Powers Dis
trict held family reunion at their
country home
Mrs. Ann TinsIey. the promo
ter of the affair was present and
took leading part in preparing
this feast Everything OF the sea-
son was prepared and great feast
was enjoyed by host and hostess
as we'll as the guests. We hope
they may live long and happy
Many OF the family was absent.
Children-Nancy Crippens. Ma
randa McCrary. Geo Long and
wife. Laura
Grand -chidren-Izora Rodgers
Geo McCrary, Jewell Daisy, AL.
vertis and Rita Long.
Great-grand-children-lcelia Pip
pens, Homer and Loren Towles
and Cyrus Crippens.
Friends-Mesdames Arie Gate.
wood, Nellie Lyons, Leah Reed
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
Lands Exposes Big
Liquor Conspiracy
What Happened When Attorneys For Beer Smuggers Tried 10 G
Ths Trucks Away From Zion City Officials To Save Them From
Destruction Urdr She Illinois Prohibition Enforcement Law

Zion City captured about a dozen
beer laden motor trucks on he
way to Chicago Attorneys for
the truck owners secured a tenn
porary injunction under which the
the trucks were released to their
owners through the appointment
OF a receiver The case was
heard by Federal Judge Sanborn
of Wisconsin who was called into
the case during the absence OF
the focal federal Judge. Upon the
return OF Judge Landis, attorneys
Tor the truck. owners came into the
federal court and asked to have
the temporary Injunction made
permanent When Judge Lands.
learned that the trucks had been
engaged IN Transporting beer from
Wise onsin into Illinois he ordered
Wiseenson bCeweis tnso court 10
tell what they knew about the
case Thisstarted the investiga-
tion which exposed the method OF
brewers and saloonkeepers in car
rying on the traffic in beer sirong-
er than onc-hali OF one per cect in
Illinois since the first of July.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03

MT. OLIVE ASSOCIATION RAISED $4,000 IN COLP, LAST WEEK

Conve ntion, SO called and from
there to the Morris Convention.
Mark you the brother that seems
to be leading the van, visited the
Mt. Olive Ass n. last week ap-
Peared more as spy. or an OBJ
struction'st than any thing else.
Their propaganda" is hate, re-
lection, and misrepresentation.
Now il the churches in this end
OF the state wish another associ-
alton it is alright, it is their privi-
lege, but they are not to be de-
ceived into 1t SO long as | have
feet to walk, tongue to talk and
a hand to write.
When the dust was cleared a.
way last week and Elder ] b. Nc
Crary, was set In the llme-light.
he was over vhelmingly elected
Moderator. All real Baptist want
to know is the real truth and they
will act. They will only go wrong
when they have been misled
Over confidence in the pastor
The appare Mt leader of the would
,be splitter up of the Baptists
was heard 10 ask on the associ-
,atiopal floor. last week if the ass n.
co-operated with the General Bap-
tist State Associationl Let the
achurahes.Ass.sA brethren watch the
way the stratss are flying and who
they are that are kicking up the
dust and trying to hide behind it.
close .,.@ith the following;
! am neither. writing for fame nor
name ] am writing for the sake
OF the truth. For almost 25 years
| have given my best days for the j.
denomination and race. No one.
that knows me can say with good
conscience the revere. Almost
every atom of my brain and qUiv-
er OF my nerve has gone out in the
interest of humanity. II we have
mlsrepresented any person, or per-
sons let he or they take up their
pen and show and | will beg par
don; but not until then.
Respectfully,
c { Phillios Goloo,J,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
Two Convicted in
Chicago Riots.
By Associated Negro Press.

by AssOcldLeu ASeRTo HIess
Chicago. IL, Sept 22.-Wal.
ter Colvin, 10, 1908 South Dear
born street and Charles Johnson,
IS. So West 'Thirty-sixth street.
two Colored boys were sentenced
to life imprisonment by verdict
of jury in Judge SABBATH S court
last night in connection with the
recent race riots. The verdict
marked the first conviction in the
prosecu ion Of riot cases. Sever
Coiored men we're acquitted.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
MT. OLIVE BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION ASUC-
CESS
$4,000 RAISED
Rev. ]. B. McCrary, Reflected
Moderator. Young Ministers
and Delegates Support Him
Pastor Davis. and Members
Royalty Cared for Delegates

The Mt. Olive Baptist Associa-
ton of Illinois just closed one Of
the best sessions in the DOTH mile
post. under the guidance OF Mod
orator McCrary. This association
was organized .in 1850 with Faith
er Livingston as its first modera-
tor. and never in the history OF It's
exis,eoce has this body made such
rapid strides as it did this year.
TAere were s. churches present
which was an increase over last
Thefe Yere more criticism OF the
Moderssor by ministers, who for
the most part had never met the
association before and some had
met it only once. Many unchris-
tan and unmanly things and ef-
lorts were taken by these new men
who recently came into the dis
triet. championing the cause OF the
Morris Convention and the State
Convention with whom We have
no affiliation. Their names are
known 10 all who attended the as
sociation They only brought up
81 90 from their churohs, the
largest churches in the district,
but the smaller churches and their
pastors who are loyal to the Old
Mt. Olive Association who love
their old fathers who are dead and
gone. those who gave their lives
for the cause stood true 70 their
trust and the moderator by send
ing in their money to support ev-
cry department. There was $500
10 raised at this session more than
ever was known, which speaks well
for the administration.
Rev. b McCrary. was elect
ed moderator over the protests of
the enemies of the association who
have charge of some OF our church
cs, who have that rule or ruin
spirit We wish to thank those
who were friends OF the association
for their support. We assure you
we will not allow the old banner
to trail in the dust. but will keep
it where the old fathers left it.
Pastor Davis, and his members
royalty cared for the association in
a way as never before. 1t was
conceded by all delegates were
better cared for on the whole than
at any time. Rev Davis. has a
new church well furnished with
pews furnished by the National
Baptist Publishing Board. Nash
vile. Tenn. Let us look unto
God for our future success.
Much has been said by these
new pastors as to taking Out the
churches they pastor and organize
a new associa' ion. but we have
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03

Truck drivers the Zion City captured about doze
fedora, Grand Jury beer laden trucks HI
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03

Truck drivers aud cwners oil the
federal grand jury under $4,000
bond for violating the Webb-ken-
yon low.
Dozens OF Chicago and north
ern Illinois saloonkeepers held to
the grand jury charged with VIOLA
ton OF the Federal Prohibition law
A Kenosha. Wis, wholesale
beer dealer he d ever to the g'and
Jury under a $ao.poo bond charg-
cd with conspiracy to violate the
Webb Kenyon law
In Illinois State Senator placed
Under $40 ooo bond and held over
10 the Webb-Kanyon law
Officials Of his Milwaukee, brew
esies e-Ilsd into court 40 testify On
alcoholic eentent oi sheH prpdues
and manner 10 ~hich SAME reaches
Illinais aa.siutnrrs. .-..sss.s.is.s~ :. :.
Evidence thar Chicago brew
cry made and sold beer over legal
limit since So fst.
s.sff -,
Chief OF police OF Chicago, IN
VII, +. into courtto hear testimony
~. violations oi liquor law.
S. veral weeks ago officials al
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
Respectfully,
C. {. Phillips. Golconda.
OFFICERS FOR 1920.
Following are the officers for the
National Baptist Convention, Unin-
corporated:

The election of officers OF the
National Baptist Convention. unin-
corporated which convened 10 the
city of Norfolk. Va. resulted in
the selection of Edw. P. Jones.
Evanston, ILL.,, president; ]. E.
Woods. Danville, KY first vice
president; c. P. Madison, Nor
folk. Va, secretary; J. H. Lewis,
indianapolis, Ind, w. w. Hill,
Monroe, La, c. J w. Boyd, Bux-
ton, Ia. and w. II Woods, Tul-
sa, Okla. assistant secretaries:
John F. Thomas. Chicago, H..
treasurer; +. H. Cook. Little
Rock Staristician.
Thirty-four states were represent
ed on the roll and 3,565 messen-
gers were enrolled during the week.
1t was learned from the Conven-
lion officers that the opening OF
the Theological Seminary. Nash
vile, Tenn for October Ist would
in all probability be carried out.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
DIED.

Mr.. John Simon Wingo o.
Shady Grove, died last week al
ter an illness OF several months.
He was a member OF the Free
Baptist Church, having professed
religion last March. He was un-
MAJ ried. Mrs. Jennie McGooden
OF Bfookport, is sister. Mr..
Eli Mason was looking after the
body. The funeral was preached
by Rev. Maxwell. George Nc
Crary. undertaken
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03

decided as long as there are two
churches who are loyal to Christ
and Mt Olive Association. this
old body will be in tact.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1919-10-03
The New Hope Baptist Church,
Sparta, was the banner church
financially having sent in $2l.5O.
Rev. P. B. French, vice modera-
tor is pastor. This spoke well
for pastor and church.

We wish to thank the pastor and
members, of Sloan Bapt. church
Unionville, for the donation OF
$4 90 to moderator as personal
gift to be applied on his expenses
to Norfolk. Va. For the most
part all OF the pastors and church
es have been loyal to Moderator
McCrary.
The next meeting of the Ass n
will convene with the and Baptist
church Centralia. Rev. Carter is
live pastor and is erecting one
OF the finest buildings in Southern
Illinois The pastor and churc,
of Centralia, will have to go soms
to equal the Mt. Olive Church In
caring for the association.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-19

lhe most undesirable often avoidei
detection and investigation. What risk
did hey run? None NJ all"
These figures on the number of for.
ei@nerS living in Paris du.iu. the war
and ~" number of them ollicially ap-
proved will be Interesting fer Amrri-
cans who have been through the or
deal OF getting malriculation IlperS.
permits to live temporarily. permits
To live permanently, certificates of
dOmicile and other little scraps of pa
per. Ii strikes me that the French
police We're a bit OverZealous in cata-
l0guing good, honest Americans
people from home ! know, were most
SCrupulous In appearing before the
proper authOritieS-while thousands
of real undeSirableS were roaming
around unticketed. unmolested.
At the time the Bertha was firing
there was much speculation on wheth-
er or not the Germans got quick indi-
cation of the accuracy of their aim
and ii doesn't seem ut all improbable
that with such large number of their
brother Germans here they had a good
working information bureau.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-19

TINS country In up-tO-date hospitals
win all the appliances that science
could suggest for making well again
the sick and the wounded Men and
women, experts, devoted their whole
tllhe TO the problem of taking care OF
the unfortunate soldiers who found
Their way into the hospitals.
For the second promise. we have
The bureau of compensation and the
bureau of war risk insurance, which
| takes care that n disabled man shall
! receive pension, and in addition shall
! receive insurance according TO the size
of the policy he took out. 1t remains.
now that the war is over. To make good
our third pledge of occupational re-
Mobilization.
I'm this matter, the United States
found herself in a little better posi-
ton than did the governments OF our
allies. While they were busy with
war. private concerns took IN the
question of rehabilitation and are in
general in charge of the problem over
there right now. on the other hand,
in America, there was already organ
lied and in operation board which
had been doing the same work for
civilians that the government now
wants done for soldiers. | refer TO the
federal board of vocational education.
"ln June, 1918, by the vocational re-
Mobilization act. congress turned over
TO this board the entire task of reed
ucating and placing in employment the
discharged soldiers, sailors and ma
rinps who have been so disabled.
I'VE looked about us, first of all, for
facilities where this matter of edu-
cation might be settled. Did we build
schools? We did not. We found that
in the United States there were $780,
100000 worth of school facilities, and
that there was not a principal nor an
instructor in any school who was not
eager to take up his share of re-edu-
eating a disabled soldier. In addition.
shops and factories, offices and farms.
all over the country offered us their
facilities without stint.
barkatiOn hospital over here we have
agents who go to him and put the
before him clearly. He
IS shown that he must not he down
hearted. that he has the backing Of
1000OO.0O0 people. and that on his
shoulders alone rests the responsibility
for making his life a success or a fail
ure. He is advised, of course. wherev.
or ii is possible, to 60 back into his
old line of work, and where that is not
possible. he is asked where his pref
erences lie. He is educated according
to his own desires"
Doctor Prosser gave figures showing
the size of the task which the federal
board has before II in this matter. II
Is estimated that about 100000 men
will need the rctraining.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-19
WILL REBUILD RETMS

ruins. For the reconstruction of the
city 20 complete plans have been sub
mltted by leading architects of Paris,
RelIns and other French cities. No one
plan Will be adopted, but the city will
pick out of each the features that seem
the most desirable and arrive nt n final
plan which will he approved by the
city council.
Among the details already decided
upon are big. broad streets for the
principal arteries; wOrkingmen's ouar-
tiers. with gardens. and three series of
boulevardS. like those of Paris and
Brussels, forming complete circles
there being one inner circle of homie
wards. then a middle circle and finally
an outer circle.
II also has been decided that the
buildings oncircling the cathedral
nearly all of which are now i'm n com.
plete state of demolition. will no
cleared our entirely in order that the
cathedral may occupy Il vast open
square where all Of its beauty NAV be
seen from any point.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-19
BLACK DRAUGHT
CLEANS The LIVER
Enthusiastic Texan Tells of Bad
Fix He Was In and How He
Got Out by Using Black
Draught Liver
Medicine.

Holland, TeXas.-Mr ]. y. Messer,
who lives short distance from here
out in the country, says: BLACK
Draught is without doubt the best liver
medicine made. do not hesitate to
say il Will do all ii is recommended to
do and more.
] am strong and healthy, hut we all
need little active medicine once in
while, and Black-Draught is good
enough for me. Ii does the work well
and cleans the liver, carrying away
bile. the easiest of any purgative
have ever seen.
Once, some years ago. had slow
Eeyer and my stomach was in bad
fix, and Black Draught gave me relief
and helped me a wonderful sight. II
cured me Of Indigestion. and the bad
feeling after eating. | keep it for my
family, they use it and have for years.
and too. il saves doctor bills and is
not expensive
a stitch in time saves nine, and most
sickness is caused by a bad liver. A
few doses of Black-Draught fixes that,
and don't see why people don't use
it. and they would see Us have, what
a help it would be-"
Ask your druggist for ThcdfOrd's
observation-disclosures.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-19
TEACH FIRST AID IN SCHOOLS
9'ner'can Red Cross. With Help Of Boy
Scout Organization. to Extend
Instruct en-.

N"Si'"''"p.-''ir> aid instruction
for ru'.i.' S"rI'l children is 10 he in
trodured under the supervision of the
American Rcd Cross in L. s. schools.
Rcd Cross headquarters here an
n"un""d th"t arrangements had been
mad" for @ddir" The course to the cur
ricu!"m Of the schools of Lou <iana.
mississippi. Alabama, California.
Washington, Alaska and New York
city, and that the plan had been in
C"rS"d in many other States.
The Boy Scouts Of America have Of
ilc.alry "hWupiGned the course. and
a special merit viii he awarded 70
each scout who passes the examination
and receives Il Red Cross certificate.
II is estimated that there are 100000
fatal accidents IN the United STATES
each year. and tirSl-aid authorities of
the Red Cross believe that in many Of
these cases death could be ayerted by
frSt-aid treatment administered while
the doctor was being sought.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-19
BY BURR PRICE.
In thS New York Herald.


faris.-MySteriOus steadily, bra.
zehly in defiance of a law Of the
lahd' the Germans are reappearing in
Paris. They are living without dis
! gulse In the capital. still technically an
| armed camp of war. In greater num-
Der, in holder manner. they are living
III me outlying districts, just beyond
the Notifications.
lhey are reSuming the proprietor
snip of small cafes-as by magic they
are popping up with smiles behind the
little zinc bars from which they disap-
peared so precipitately in 1914
Whence came they? Have they been
hiding In their own wine cellars
throughout the last four years?
lhey are renewing the direction Of
small restaurants. where sauerkraut
once was the specialize de In maiSOn"
go into the kitchens now and there
you Will find the perspiring Teutons.
Have they been hiding behind their
stoves during the war?
They are reOpening corner grocery
stores-only that's not the name for
them In France-and little businesses
or all sorts. They are now freely en-
gaging in the supply trade-it has
been found that throughout the long
hostilitieS many Germans who had sue
ceeded in remaining in French Terri
tory had piled their business of fur
hlShlng war material to the army
AT present the hands of the police
are completely tied by the fact that
~ per cent Of the Germans who ro
manned or have been drifting back are
naturaliZed as Frenchmen, and the
chamber, with characteristic prOcras-
tlnatiOn. keeps putting off passage of
tle proper measures to take this nat
uralization from the Germans and per-
NIT the police to Gust them.
An Illuminating article was pub
lished in La Liberte the other eve
ming signed by III. CALI.
zone wonders at finding in the midst
or the entrenched camp of Paris so
many enemy subjects" lie says. There |
mas never been at any time so many |
foreigners in Paris. do not mean Wis |!
ttors here temporarily. but people |
stopping permanently, doing business, !;
exploiting enterprises and all too often !;
taking the jobs of modified French.
men. Nothing has been done to keeI,
these undesirable citizens out.
In December. 1914, Mr.. Laurent,
who was then project of police. stated
that 10000 aliens were settled in the
capital. Today, according to the Of
fetal figures, there are 111,OOO. The