The broad ax., 1926-06-19

SCnoolS are Deing given
increased appropriations. The ballot Is
freely given to the Negro. Her clergy
and professional men are influential in
national life. All in all, finer degree
OF interracial understanding is all that
Kentucky needs to make itself per
manently potent in national American
life. just at this time the State has
splendid senatorial representation in
Washington. It's Negro vote is all
powerful, and the time is ripe for the
Negroes in Kentucky to take a firm
stand in presenting their case at the
bar of American opinion and demand
ing that their State openly identity it
self with Right and Justice and do
away with intolerance.
Not all Negro Kentuckians can be
"BHr Marley or a Willis Cole; but
all can go through KentucEy's present
trial, with the courage to pray and to
act in behalf Of what has heretofore
been a semi-dormant group, but which
is now thoroughly alive to the prospect
of greater freedom and larger fu
ture
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church
The CoIored Methodist Episcopa1
Church is making an enviab1e record
in its quest for real independence is
shown by its Second Quadrennial Re
port. Accepting the challenge of the
white Christian Church that even in
religious matters, where the Kingdom
of God is the supreme reward sought
by the so-called Christian peoples Of
the world, the Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church has organized itself
into tremendously powerful, religious
machine which is not only seeking sal
walton, but, too, is more than willing
to travel Heavenward under its own
motive power.
Beginning with balance this year
of $2,530.5o the G. M. E. Church at
once raised $17,955.2S in the regular
way, and augmented this sum with
$2,2o3.88 from its various Episcopal
districts, making total budget of ST.
779.75, of which it has disbursed up to
this time $17,22o75. This disburse-
ment, however, has caused no worry;
for the records show that the Secre-
tary on Field Work and Conference
was at once ready to turn over to his
parent $232604O, which leaves the
church organization in healthy con
dition at the beginning of the present
fiscal period.
There is pending before the church
organization at this time a recon-
mendation for a Million Dollar En-
dowment to care for Conference claim
ants and for other needs. Thus has
the G. NJ E. Church accepted the
theory Of separation in religious mat
tiers, as the way of the world, and has
set itself to the task of saving itself.
That it will succeed is a foregone con-
clusion, based upon past successes.
Bishop N. c. C1eaves and his associate
bishops, DR.. Thomas H. Copeland,
National Secretary Treasurer, the faith
full clergy and the loyal membership Of
the c. NJ. E. Church the country over,
are to be congratulated upon the stern
and successful effort they are making
to let the world know that their organ
ization is self-preserving in the annals
Of finance as well as Christianity.
De Hart Hubbard
If there was any doubt that De Hart
Hubbard, crack athlete Of the Century
Athletic Club and prize scholar and
athlete of the Cincinnati Enquirer
(white) is the idol of Cincinnati, it
was dispe1led last Saturday night
when the great Negro sprinter and
Jumper. in winning the 100-yard dash,
eaualed the worlds record of nine and
six-tenths seconds. Shortly thereafter
Hubbard amazed thef spectators by
jumping Is feet 3zs inches in the run
ming broad jump event, scoring in all
10 points for the c. A. "A. And just to
show that American sportdom is try
ing to be fair in lauding the muscular
frames Of Negro athletic performers,
no less notable critic than Big "Bili
Powers (white) one Of the greatest
athletic critics Of all times, said Of
Hubbard, after the meet:
travelling along in an easy, gliding
manner. as if be was being waited by a
gentle breeze, the famous Negro star
caused spectators at the annual track
and field meet conducted by the Gin
cinnati Gym and Athletic Club, at its
grounds in the East End, to gasp as he
led Tom Sharkey (white) noted Miami