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The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
IN DEFENSE OF THE MINISTRY

Last week Prof Kelly Miller Dean of Howard University is
sued article condemnng the ministers that find
to do other kinds of work in connection with their cegca duties
Prof Miller bases his contention the fact that the Ministry
large job to take all of the minister's time to adequately
deal with his church and keep contact with his members
In theory, Prof Mers version sounds very WELL but the
practical value cannot accepted at least for the time being The
race minister who fortunate enough to have church whose
membership large enough to support him adequately may
placed in the preferred class of Prof Mes idea But all
churches afford to maintain modern minister without his
having resort other channels income be admitted
that there churches whose membership from twenty
to thirty such churches found in small communities Yet these
small communities need the gospel just the the metropo
tan cities of the nation The minister does oathe
accept small church, yet there is not the enthusiasm shown
as in sesupportng membership This not be the
right disposition for minister display but cognZance must be
taken of the fact that ministers must live and the of living
and supporting his family just great any Should
church all sections of the country be able support
minister by paying him sufficient salary the theory of Prof Miller
could be accepted So long there churches that
port pastor yet need the spirit of the Creator the minister surely
cannot be criticised too severely for doing other line
junction with the actual work of the ministry
Again. civic economic and nan-
ca world ministers In various communities the minister
expected to make decisions for the of ALL His udg
ment expected to be of the better quality Yet how he
In these capacities unless he versed in the duties of life And
how he be versed without experience The world needs
day week minister well Sunday morning speaker We
do not believe that the minister should worldly methods
but the popuace must be taught how to v have their
being six days in the week as well as the seventh.
When church every community support it's
listers accept the Prof Miller theory Until cannot
too severely crcse the minister with small church who forced
to resort to something not of strict ministerial
meet the necessities of life.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
THE EXHIBITION

Was the second annual exhibition Negro Business
League a success?
The the above question depends upon vision
the who attempts to it. There among
natey who cannot distinguish between the
means to that end.
What the aim of the exhibition? Was the end in
merely staging style show? BY although deeply
in view the choral club the orchestra any
ons the individuals of which labored strenuousy with
out recompense in order to make Hardly
though words of appreciation vain attempt
gratitude for their services.
Was in order that might could display the
ceverest exhibits? No, not that. What was it?
There thousand members St. Paul and nearly
twenty thousand Minnesota bring home to each
ber of group to the majority them that
first there two hundred members among actually
gagged in various business enterprises that these
thriving serving and also depending upon
Second that if it possible for them to exist is quite probable
When this fact home to the public realize
the success of depends less the number
men call by their first andore
business and industrial activity.
there single business venture launched result
OF the inspiration of exhibition during the year. there
single customer gained for single business took
that exhibition then the exhibition will been in vain It.
on the contrary will be great The officers
in particular of the Business League
upon having the vision that made possible exhibition
ond for putting such large you did not come
out missed tremendous oppouyto what possible
for our group to do.
Let trust that the spark struck off by this demonstration
viii blaze into such congon business endeavor that
and child will appreciate results to be obtained by
spending dollars where they appreciated as needed
IA. IL. #. GEORGE w. HAMILTON.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
WHERE is SANHEDRIN is
WHAT EVERYBODY ASKS

(By the Associated Negro Press)
New York, N. Y.-What has be-
come Of the Sanhedrin or All-Race
Conference? This inquiry is being
made by various national organiza-
tions here who were instrumental in
projecting the idea upon the public
mind. Prof. Kelly Miller Of Wash
ington, D. c., is chairman Of the COM
mittee on arrangements. His last
announcement postponed the date Of
the conference which has accepted an
invitation to meet in Chicago from
November to February. Most Of the
national civic, fraternal, religious and
business organizations. 1t is said, have
selected delegates to attend the con-
ference.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
TEDDY" JR. FOLLOWS IN
FOOTSTEPS OF FATHER

(By the Associated Negro Press)
New York. N. Y.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., has spurned the offer
Of support OF the Ku Kux Klan in
his candidacy for governor of the
state of New York.
Il have not heard one thing about
the Khan endorsing me-" Mr.. Roose-
welt said. "I cannot conceive that it
Is so, because I came out fat-footed
against them in a public speech on
Lincoln's birthday last year. The
fundamental principle Of American
ism is that men should be judged as
men, and no distinction made on
racial or religious lines"
The statement was contained in a
letter written to the N. A. A. c.. P.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
BLUE BOOK WILL
GIVE FACTS ON
RACE SINCE 1880

Washington, d. C.-The first
blue" book, a report on the free
Negroes in the United States for the
year 1880 is soon to be issued by the
Association for Study Of Negro Life
In History, to which DR.. Carter G..
Woodson Is director.
This report will give the names of
colored people who were heads of
families in 1880 in this country,
where they were living, how many
were in each family, now many
slaves each owned and what rela-
ton these free Negroes sustained to
the white people. This research
covers also the statistics Of abssn-
tee ownership Of slaves by whites.
The first volume OF the report will be
published within the next six months.
Using 1t as a basis, the director will
make further investigation Of the free
Negroes to determine their economic
status, their social position, the atti-
tude of the southern whites toward
this class, and the opinion Of the
North with respect to them as citi-
zens.
Working in this same field, but de-
veloping special aspects of this his
tory, are George F. Dow and Miss
Irene A. Wright. Mr.. George F. Dow
has been employed to read the 18th
century colonial newspapers Of New
England for facts bearing on the Ne
|gro.
Miss Irene A. Wright Is now ex-
tracing from the Archives Of the In
dies in Seville, Spain, some valuable
documents showing the part the Ne
groes played in the early struggle be-
tween the British and Spanish in
America and especially the records of
the Nose Settlement of Negroes in
Florida and the achievements of the
Negroes in Louisiana. Miss Wright
will also copy all accessible docu-
ments of Latin-America, giving &C
counts OF Negroes in higher spheres
of usefulness.
The Association Is endeavoring to
employ an investigator to render the
same sort of service in the British
Museum and the Public Record Office
in London,
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15

We regard the statement OF Pres
ident Coolidge that refers to outside
Interference" as q surrender to the
dictates Of the South. That has been
the forword Of the South ever since
before the Civil War. It was the "out-
side interference" that saved the
Union and freed the slaves. The
white South has ever since that time
continued to complain about outside
interference every time any kind of
movement has been started to help
the Negroes to help themselves.
We can't believe that the President
was ignorant or failed to grasp the
full significance of his words when
he wrote his message. 1t may be.
however. that he was compelled to
yield to the wishes Of Bascom Slemp
on this point.
These last two words, Outside in
reference" to our minds betray q
weakness In the President of the
United States that will be hard for
him to overcome.
II nothing else In his message
pleases the South, we are quite sure
that that point will give comfort and
consolation to every Southerner who
wants a new lease on lynching and
the whole category of deviltry prac-
ticed against the Negroes.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
st. Louis Argus) }

That part of President Coolidge's
message which made special refer
ence to the twelve million (12,00O,-
000) colored people, was scrutinized
very closely by the thoughtful men
and women Of the race.
OF course. the Argus does not ap-
prove of the Commission" to study
the proper relations of the races to-
ward each other. We contend that a
Commission could not tell more than
Is generally known to the least in
formed person of the country. Its
findings could only be, II truthfully
reported, that the colored people are
lynched and sometimes burned at the
stake because of the most trivial Of
fense. This could be broken up en-
tirely by making 'lynching a Federal
offense.
Then there Is also that abominable
Jim Crow car system. We hold that
II the government can protect cattle
and freight under an Interstate law,
surely Uncle Sam can protect citizens
in their rights to a first-class accom-
mediation while travelling. Those are
two Of the most outstanding evils that
vex the very soul Of every colored
person in the United States. The very
fact that Uncle Sam does nothing for
the protection of the colored people
in cases where II Is the governments
plain duty. that in itself gives en-
couragement to all kinds Of other
evils. such as injustices in the courts
and other petty determinations.
All Of those things are well known
and have not been done in corner
nor under a bushel. A Commission
could compile these facts. But the
NJ A. A. G. p. has done much along
this line. A..
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
CARD OF THANKS
Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Dear Friends and Neighbors:
We can never express to you in
words our extreme gratitude for
many, many acts of kindness occa-
stoned by the long illness and pass
ing Of our beloved husband and IA
ther; especially do we wish to thank
Rev. H. Pinkney Jones for his beau
tiful, consoling words, Mrs. Bessie
Robert, pastor and choir Of Bethel
Church, the Prince Hall Lodge No.
los. F. G A. A. Y. Masons, Sheba
Court and for the many floral trib-
utes.
Mrs. Della Ford and sons, VIM. A.,
M. E. and Marvin Ford; Daughters,
Mrs. Bessie Cant, Mrs. Alberta Moore.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-12-15
Timely Topics
Chicago Whip

That ignorant suspicion, that self
ish jealousy and that lack of faith in
each other which Is characteristic Of
the black race is that which we, the
black people ourselves, have termed
"evil mindedness." It is well
known accusation made by the black
man against himself that he is evil.
When they used to say that black
Is evil" they meant that things black
were tainted with mysticism, that
they savored Of the wicked, that
darkness was associated with crime.
Conjuration and black magic gave the
tinge Of evil to things Of ebony hue
but now with the advance of civiliza-
ton and the growth Of intelligence
nobody thinks that black Is evil ex-
cept those who have remained seden-
tary while humanity marched for
ward. but they do still cry that we are
"evil minded"
We have among US those who bite
the feeding hands, who mistrust their
own benefactors, those who create
imaginary enemies and magnify their
woes, those who misconstrue every
honest motive intended to benefit
them. They are the evil minded who
are too well known by the members
of our race.
The race Of American black people
Is infested with those people who
have distorted minds, they are easily
offended and they go around looking
for the weakness in everything and
fail to see its potentialities. These
people positively and absolutely are
unwilling to think straight for that
reason, II for none other, 1t is ex-
tremely difficult to cement the great
cleavage that keeps US separated up
on those matters which affect US SO
vitality. Honest difference Of opinion
can be condemned by no man, but the
constitutional disgruntled, the dis
trusting and suspicious type, Is one
Of the greatest liabilities Of our peo-
pie.
The "evil mindedness" of our peo-
pie has caused more business to fail,
has dul1ed the ardor of more ambi-
ton, has stilled the spirit Of more in
stitutions and men among us than
any other force that We can estimate.
Evil mindedness caused a successful
bank to fail among US a few years
ago, it also caused bright young
minister to take off his sombre robes
and desert the church, it has poison
ed the minds of many Of US against
our own. Many able members Of the
black race cloister and sequester
themselves from their own people be-
cause of this regrettable state of af-
fairs. When we find a man who is
cold on the race question" and un-
concerned about the conditions Of his
people upon getting into his conf
dence it will be discovered that some
where in his life he has been VIC
timized by the evil minded.
If the mass-mind Is evil and dis
trusting. then the unification Of
forces and ideals is made impossible
and those meta-physicians Of ours
who wish straight thinking and mass
action had better begin to work ON
the minds Of our people. When our
minds are made to function correctly
our actions will count for more. At
the present time our "evil minded
ness" is vitiating all efforts toward
solidarity and cohesion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
Grange Lecturers To
Meet In Two Bodies

The Eleventh Annual Conference Of
the Lecturers Of Subordinate and
Pomona Oranges in Maine will be
first section will be held in Bangor,
Tuesday and Wednesday, January
80 and 81, the second in Auburn,
Thursday and Friday, February
and 2.
This Is being done believing that
more lecturers will be brought to-
gether at the Conference on account
Of expenses. and also because being
Legislative year, they cannot con-
veniently meet at Augusta.
For ten years now these confer
in grange work, and II ths lecturers
hour is "a part Of every grange meet
ing" the better fitted a lecturer is to
perform her duties, the better meet
ings they will have.
The successful lecturer who is re-
elected can be great help to the
new lecturer, and still I'VE are never
too old to learn" and get new ideas.
The meetings will be open to all
grangers interested.
The Bangor session will be held In
the Chamber of Commerce rooms and
will open at p NJ, Tuesday January
so. Commercial rates can be secured
at the hotels.
The Auburn session will open at
100 p. NJ, in Auburn hall on Thurs
! day, February l. All going to Au-
| burn can call at the Chamber Of
Commerce rooms and register and
make them their headquarters. Com
| mercial rates will also apply at the
hotels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
FREEDOM

James Cusick of Gardiner. for
mer principal of Freedom academy,
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Clement at the dormitory last week.
Miss Mary Bennett was at home
for the Christmas holidays. She re-
turned to her studies at Lewiston
on Monday.
The grange drama, "Susette." will
be repeated in grange hall on Friday
night followed by dance.
Freedom academy opened for the
winter term on Monday with all
students in their usual places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Clement and
James Cusick passed the week end
in Belfast. the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Clement.
The Misses Carolyn and Myrtle
Turner We're at home for the holi-
days.
William Thompson has returned
from a weeks visit in Boston. Mr..
Thompson is in Belfast this week
serving on the grand jury from
Montville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Bellows
are visiting in Belfast while Mr..
Bellows is attending jury.
Dirgo grange will install officers
at an all day meeting on Saturday,
Jan. q.
Freedom Lodge X. of p. are maxi
ing arrangements for it's annual
ball.
I. p Critics is the regular CORES
pendent for the journal from this
town. Persons having correspon-
dence to be printed will confer a
favor by handing or sending such
items to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
MONMOUTH

SOUTH-Miss Alma F1ost of Au-
burn was guest of Miss Ellen Frost
for few days last week, returning
to her home Sunday.
Owing to the roads being impass-
able there were no services at the
church on Sunday.
The recent storm blocked the roads
50 that there was not any car service
during Thursday night and Friday.
The mail man was able to get
around over part of his route Satur-
day on snowshoes.
Miss Addie Dixon was a guest of
relatives in Lewiston the past week.
Mrs. Annie Skidgell and daughter,
Ruby, has been visitor of friends
and relatives in Lisbon Falls for a
few days
Mr.. and Mrs. William Chick and
Miss Nellie Chick of Auburn We're
week end guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
c. Chick.
+. c. Maxwell has work in Lewis
ton with his team. He passed the
week end at his home in this place.
Mrs. Rubie Mace has been a guest
at the home of o. c. True for the past
week.
Miss Gertrude McFarlan Of Fair
field has been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Lester Young, during Christ
mas week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
CHINA
J. A. Woodsum returned Saturda

J. A. WoodSum returned Saturday
from Boston.
Donald Darnsworth is now enjoy
ing, entertainments over a radio
which he has been working on for
some time. This is the only one in
the village.
The deep snow on Saturday did not
hinder the members of the Junior
Christian Endeavor from meeting
with their leader, Mrs. Alexander
Douglass. At the usual hour they
appeared on skris ready for the
monthly social and election Of Of
ficers. The following officers were
elected: Supt. Mrs. Douglas; presl-
dent, Phyllis Farnsworth; vice pres,
Lila Washburn; secretary: Lettkl
Bailey; treasurer, Laura keene.
The winter term of school COM
menced Monday. Henry jenkins OF
Danforth is teaching the Grammar
school and Miss Edith Pinkham the
Primary. Mr.. Jenkins is boarding at
T.. NJ. Fosters.
The annual planning meeting of
both mems and women's divisions or
the Farm Bureau will meet next
Tuesday at the Grange hal! at ~
o'clock. At noon, beans and coffee
Will DcS SeINSu III CoItAASNeAoAA "AN--
Basket lunches.
The Dorcas will meet next Wednes-
day for their annual meeting. A full
attendance is requested.
The District Sunday school Con-
vention will be held at the Baptist
Church next Saturday Jan. for
annual meeting. In the forenoon
Mrs. Charles Matti of South China
will give a report Of the State S. 5.
Convention and Miss Gladys Jones
will give a paper on Music. In the
afternoon there will be addresses by
Miss Green, the new pastor at South
China, and Mr.. Champlin the new
pastor at Albion. Dinner will be
served at noon. All unsolicited,
please bring pastry.
Mrs. H. l.. Pinkham visited her
daughter, Mrs. w. Il. Bailey last
week.
The Workers Conference OF the
Baptist S. S. met at the home of the
Supt. Mrs. Ethel Brann, Dec. 26. The
next meeting will be held Jan. IS.
Miss Eudora Frost of Waterville
visited Miss Dorothy FarnswOrth
several days last week.
The Wiscasset train, in spite of the
storm and drifts last week, made all
the regular trips.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
MADISON

At business session held Sun
day the following officers were elect
ed by the Sunday school of the Free
Baptist church for the ensuing year:
Superintendent, Bryce X. Edwards;
assistant superintendent, William HI.
Morong; secretary-treasurer, Miss
Edna Hilton; superintendent OF pri-
mary department, Mrs. Addie Burns;
superintendent of home department.
Mrs. Bina Withee: superintendent of
cradle roll, Mrs. Bessie Maxim: eX-
ecutive committee, Mrs. Barbara
Moore, w. H. Morong and Mrs. Della
Gray.
Officers elected by the Congrega-
tional church Sunday school at the
annual business meeting Sunday
were: Superintendent, Willis Viles:
secretary. Miss Eleanor Daggett:
treasurer, George H. Viles: superin-
tcndent of junior department, Mrs.
Hazen Taylor; superintendent of pri-
mary department, Miss Ruth Mar
den: superintendent of cradle roll,
Mrs. Hattie Blackwell; executive
committee. Wallace A. Weston, Rus.
sell Look and Fannie Tipkham.
Mrs. Charles Welts went to Scion,
Tuesday night, to visit her daughter,
Mrs: Euleta Moody.
Miss Jennie Taylor, who has been
passing the holidays at her home in
Boston, returned to Madison, Tues
day night.
Roland Morse and William Murray
returned to Boston Dental college,
Tuesday afternoon, after passing the
holidays with their parents.
Miles Owens returned Tuesday to
Bates college. after passing a two
weeks vacation at his home in this
place.
Charles E. Davis returned Tues
day night from Portland, where he
has been on a business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
Match Fired Dress
Mrs. George Howe

Mrs. George Howe of Bridge street
was painfully but not seriously
burned about $50 Wednesday morn
ing at her home, as she was light
ing kerosene lamp. She had lighted
one lamp and threw the match down,
thinking that it was extinguished. AS
she turned to light a second lamp
the flame from the match which she
had thrown down, caught upon her
clothing and licked up burning her
side and arm. A doctor was quickly
called and her wounds were dressed
She was reported as resting COM
fortably last evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
OAK Grove

The third in the series of chapel
addresses by the Oak Grove seniors
was given on Wednesday morning
by Beulah Beckwith of Fort Fair
field. Her subject was the "Amuse-
ments of a Roman Gentleman" Miss
Beckwith spoke with apparent ease
and made her subject clear and in
teresting.
The regular mid-week meeting was
held in Sophia Bailey Memorial
chapel at Ills on Wednesday morn
ing. Rev. Walter QuarringtOn, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of
Waterville, was the speaker of the
morning and preached an inspiring
New Year sermon. His theme was
woven about the four ITS" given by
the late John Wannamaker as neces-
sary for success, thinking, Trying,
Toiling and Trusting" Prayer was
offered by Rev. n. NJ. Aubin of Fall
River, who was the guest of the
school for the day.
Stanley Tanner '24, who was de-
tanned at his home in Sidney for a
few days on account of illness, re-
turned on Wednesday morning to re-
sumo his studies.
Mrs. Robert Owen was a business
caller in Waterville on Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-04
BELFAST:
Thomas H. Marshall Post and
Circle Install Officers

Following q dinner served by the
women of the Circle joint instal!a-
tion of the Ladies' of the G. A. H.,
and Thomas H. Marshall Post, was
held Tuesday afternoon. The dinner
was a most enjoyable affair, many
gathering to partake and followed by
a social hour before the installation
ceremony. The installation OF officers
of the Post was very interesting, the
white haired veterans. taking their
parts in a most impressive manner.
The following officers were installed:
Commander, James Dunton; senior
vice commander, Capt. E. S. McDon-
aid: Junior vice commander, Isaac
Kendall; adjutant and quartermaster.
DIR. George f. Morgan; chaplain, A.
w, Hassan; officer of the day, Roscoe
Smith; officer Of the guard, Leonard
o. White.
The Circle
Mrs. Gertrude Knowlton installed
the following officers of the Circle:
President, Annie May Frost; senior
vice president, Ethel Collins; junior
vice president Ethel Frost; council,
Julia A. Ferguson; chaplain, Arabella
Towle; treasurer, Ida Manohey; pa
triotic Instructor, Dora Bridges; con-
ductor Minnie Salter: assistant, con-
ductor, Arletta Blodgett: guard,
Edith Danforth; assistant guard, Mrs.
Bickford. Mrs. KnOwlton was assist
ed in installing by Minnie Shaw and
Arletta BlOdgett.