The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-17
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and other Northern cities.
1.-THE South, however, still offers the
greatest opportunity for uplift among
the negroes,'' Mr.. Penn said. Thirty
per cent of the population of the South
is negro" he related, yet over 40 per
cent of all the persons engaged in
agriculture in the South are negroes
1t is here the church has its best OPP
/. portunities for the uplift of the masses
of the negro people There are H.
100000 negroes in the United States"
He spoke of the timely aid rendered
the nineteen institutions conducted by
tenary movement, the finances thus
made available saving several of the
institutions from closing down.
Tells of Education.
Some of the outstanding results of
the work of Christian education
among the negroes were given as fol-
Approximately 100000 young peo-
pie have been enrolled in our institu-
tons. Only abouta1 900 can be classed
as graduates. but the fact that they
have been enrolled and have had
training in our institutions has had
marked influence in the uplift of the
negro people along all lines. Many of
the under graduates have gone into
other institutions and graduated.
At the close of our schools this year
we had 6,597 students and 320 regular
professors and teachers. Eleven of the
schools are on the accredited list of
the state board of education, so that
the state grants TO the graduates of
these institutions receiving our diplo-
ma a certificate of first grade to teach
in the schools of that and other states
The churches of the Kansas City
district felt the effects of the slump
IN prices of farm products and the un
employment situation. However,
iargs amount of money was expended
in the construction and remodeling of
church structures. The Central Ave
nue. church of Kansas City erected a,
three-story Sunday school addition
and plans to build a gymnasium dur
ing the coming year
The members of the Shawnee
church built a new structure. which
will be dedicated in the near future
The following churches reported inn
provements in their physical property:
Twin Springs, Bethel, Wellsville, Mon
ticello and ADe Soto. The Eudora
in the near future. Several new par
sonageS were erected in the district
The churches in the district empha-
sized the work of the Sunday schools
and religious education during the
past year.
The feature of the reports was the
one presented by the Rev. +. a.
Hawke, superintendent of the Manhat-
tan district 1t was written in the
form of a poem. This district also re-
ports a successful year. A new church
was erected at Mayfield. At Fostoria
the structure of the United Brethren
church was purchased.
The annual meeting of the Layman'S
association opened this morning with
meeting at the First Congregational
church. The feature of the session
was an address by Fred L. Crabbe, as
sistant attorney general and superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon league of
Kansas on the subject, christian
citizenship and Law Enforcement"
Ralph n. McEntire, of Topeka, an au-
thority in the organization of Sunday
THE Adult in the Sunday School"
Bishop Waldorf Speaks.
The afternoon session opened at 2
o'clock this afternoon at the First
Congregational church, with a devo-
tional service. Bishop L. L. Waldorf
delivered an address and presented
a number of church matters pertain
ing to the conference before the lay
man. Lay Activities was the sub
ject of an address delivered by c. c.
Darnan, of Oak Park, Ill, a manu-
facturer and a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the International
Sunday School association.
The meeting of the Layman'S aSso-
citation will close with a session Sat
urday morning at the First Congrega-
tional church. The officers of the as
ISOLATION will be elected at that time.
The present officers are: L. Luther
Taylor, Pittsburg, president; o. G.
Narkham,.- Baldwin, secretary-treas-
urer; H. H. Heidelberg, of Atchison.
vice president representing the Atchi-
son district; ]. r. Couple, Burlington,
vice president representing the EN-
poria district; c. o. Humphrey, Par
sons, vice president representing Fort
Scott. district; H. J. Hurt, Chanute,
vice president representing Indepen-
dence district; P. H. Ditzen, Kansas
City. vice president representing Kan
sas City district; O. o. Clark, Junction
haitian district. and John Luxton, To-
peka, vice president representing To-
peka district.
The Older Boys conference will con-
vene at $3.50 o'clock Saturday morn
ing at the First Christian church. The
banquet, which was to have beenheld
at o'clock this evening, will be held
at 6 o'clock Saturday evening at the
Trinity Methodist church.