Hickory daily record., 1922-07-24
APPEAL FOR FARM
LIFE SCHOOL HIDDENITE

LIFE SCHOOL HIDDENITE
For Bible and Vocational Training
for mountain negro youths.
The greatest uplift force in the
world today is Christian education.
And in any uplft work undertaken
by negroes for negroes we need the
cooperation of car sbuthern white
friends, the whc.e hearted coopera-
ton Of all who are Interested in the
uplift OF humanity.
Better farming makes better econ
omic conditions, better homes, better
schools, better churches, better cltl-
zenS.
Ask and it shall be given said
Christ the great teacher.
Our plea to you is, help us to
help ourselves. Trained hands, ana
trained heads, and hearts, to think
and direct those hands are the best
known preventatives OF crime ana
vice, irresponsibility and idlcness.
The conservation G fthe moral intel
lectual and physical well being Of ali
the boys and girls of the citizens
Cf the state or nation is Of paramount
| importance.
The mountain negro is not included
in the church organization plans 1oi
rural uplift and the course OF llliteracy
| hangs thickest and blackest oNer
! the mountain people.
Isolated families have no advan-
tagcs fer their children, no school
close enough to send their children 10
school. no Sunday school fer them, no
uplifting influences whatever, one
such case was found near Ashc-
vile March Of this year In the cot:s-
| tv of Alexander there is a family
Of seven children living toe far ffon
any church to- 90 10 SUNDAY Schoot
| Wc need rcii%ious training schools
lall over; il there is the need OF the
Bible vocation school in large well
iorganized city churches, then for the
love of Christ who died for the redem2
ition of all PEOPLE on the face CT the
Globe. pitv the spiritual needs OF the
mountain children. Give We them TO
eat. Christian education will produce
Christian leaders in even the isolated
communities, and to establish a schoo.
for this worth while training is to
render a service that will bring large
and satisfaction results in soul saving
The world for Christ is not an en-
ntv dream. And to lift "The man
! fatherest down" is not an Impossible
ideal.
Life school is to put Bibles in the
homes and copy of the new Ies'A-
ment is given each child.
Handicraft is taught and the Sal7
able CIT put is sold We have haa
orders for more than $4,000 worth o.
bandicraft; also orders for blackbeffJ
lam and jelly there will always be
! demand for all that we have or ca:
have for sale. ,1 ,1.
Nellie Of Washington bought the first
$500 worth Of handicraft last OctG-
her Mrs. Mcneil is from StatesVlile
Mr.. McNeill is from Wilksboro ana
does anv legal work for the schoo'
gratis. The school is included IN thc
incorporation Of an Industrial Educa-
tional Association for the advance
ment of mountain negroes IN the os-
trict Of Columbia.
We need more land. more buildings,
and more equipment.
At Lake Junaluska last summer =
pioneer worker from Tennessee salo
to me that he knew Ayhat 1t was 20
begin a school with nothing. lie mas
had the experience.
But in beginning school for noun,
tain white people they have the lana
and material and can contribute 10
their own uplft work.
Miss Martha Berry who has buliV
great school near Rome Ca, 1ol,
mountain white girls and boys toio
me that she had 200 acres OF lana 10
out into her work that her father
had given her. l had not anything
to nut into mine but my time. ms
talent. my life my all l am glvins
freely if God can use me Tor the
work of r1plift and betterment 10
which He has called me.
Intcracial cooperation along all lines
Of making conditions better IS OF
vital Importance. -, =,
Christian education will solve all
problems making possible stronger
Christian citizenship.
We have g farming club, gardening
club. canning etc. One girl IS growing
fine CROP OF cabbage. another an
onion crop, another tomatoes ana
other garden produce, beans, beets'
lima beans. potatoes squash, cucum-
bers and corn
Our fall gardens will be planted
20 beans, beets, mustard, tufnlps' 10
produce for ourselves and others IS our