The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-27
EVANGELIST TO
OPEN DRIVE AT
NEGRO CHURCH
Or. D. w. of Chicago Will
Be at Head of Campaign
for Barnes MethodiStS.

First annual evangelistic services
of Barnes NJ. Z. church. West
Twenty-sixth and Nice streets, will
begin Sunday morning under lead
ership Of DR.. D. w. Bowen of Chi
cago, nationally known speaker
and religious leader of the NJ. E.
conference.
The Rev. Robert Shelton. pastor,
declares that DR.. Bowen is a pro-
found thinker, a scholar and will
have an important message each
night. All pastors and members of
other churches are invited to at
tend these services. Every effort is
being made to make this series Of
meetings the greatest in the history
of the church"
DR.. Bowen will preach each night for
three weeks and Is expected to substan-
TALLY increase the work OF the rapidly
growing north side church.
What is called in America the rem
sissance" Of the Negro in arts. and par
tlcularly in literature. is in reality cul-
tural movement Of long standing, declares
Lloyd Morris. author Of The Rebellious
Puritan" and other books, writing in the
New York Tribune.
His essay dates in 1873. twenty years
before the earliest published work OF
Shakespeare. the appearance Of book
Of Latin poems By Juan Latino, Negro pro-
lessor at the University Of Granada in
Spain.
Negroes have written in Arabic. French,
Portuguese. Russian, German and span
ish." writes Morris. TWO writer's with
coiored blood. Pushkin and Dumas, we're
among the most eminent Of nineteenth
century European men of letters. Frederic
MsrceIin. some Of whose novels merit
translation into English. wrote with dis
tinction of the life of his people in Haiti
And the most celebrated Of contemporary
Brazilian writer's Of fiction, Mschado &c
Assis IS Negro"
Homecoming and banquet was given
members and friends OF the Simpson NJ. Z.
church by the pastors council, composed
~ the presidents OF suxiliaries. THURSDAY
night. r.. r,,t.
short talks we're given by members who
had taken trips. Those taking part we're
Mrs. Ina Black. Mrs. Ada Stevenson
Miss Murray Atkins. and John Patton.
Musical selections we're given by the
teachers chorus Of School rs and Clarence
and CAROLYN Lucas Remarks were made
bv the Rev. NJ. ". Clair Jr. Cecil Norris
vas master Of ceremonies and Mrs. Carrie
V. Martin chairman OF the program com
mittee.
-Pre-communion services will be held at
Witherspoon United Presbyterian church
tonight The Rev. D. F. White is pastor
The Rev. J. NJ. Ball pastor Of woodruff
Place United Presbyterian church. will
speak.
Communion services will he observed
Sunday morning. The Rev. J. P. Cowan
ot Greenfield will preach. ". T. Grubbs,
principal of School "a. will talk at the
evening hour on his trip abroad. Tho
Mems Circle. Of which Dr. H. L. Hum
mons. is president is sponsor.
The Rev. NJ w. Clair Jr.. pastor of
Simpson NJ f. church. will preach on
Creative Ownership, at the morning hour
Sunday. For the evening service he has
chosen. "ISrael"
Elder G. T. Haywood. pastor OF Christ
Temple. Fall Creek boulevard and Paris
avenue. will preach at the forenoon and
evening services. Sunday.
Popularity Contest Slated
The Rev. c. H. Bell. pastor OF Mt. Paran