The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-28
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NEGRO CHURCH
Or. D. w. Of Chicago Will
Be at Head OF Campaign
for Barnes MethodiStS.

Frs Annua; evangelistic services
OF Barnes NJ f. church, West
Twenty-sic ana Nice streets, will
pegin Sunday morning under lead
ership Of Dr. D W. Bowen of Chi
cago. q nationally known speaker
and religious leader of the M. E.
conference.
The Rev Robert Shelton, pastor,
declares that DR.. Bowen is 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
aissance" OF the Negro in arts. and par
ticularIy in literature. is in reality a cul-
tural movement Of long standing. declares
LLOYD Morris. author Of The Re5ellious
Puritan" and other books. writing in the
New York Tribune.
His essay dates in 1878, 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
isb." writes Morris. Two writer's with
coIored blood. Pushkin and Dumas, were
among the most eminent of nineteenth
century European men Of letters. Freoerlc
Nfsree1iu. some Of whose novels merit
translation into English. wrote with as
+frction Of the life Of his people in Haiti.
And the most celebrated OF contemporary
u,az,iian writer's OF fiction. Machado dc
Assis Is Negro"
Homecoming and banquet was gwen
members and friends Of the Simpson NJ. L.
church by the pastors council. composed
Of the presidents Of auziNarles' IhuISuSS
night. ct,o Tarts
short talks we're given by members who
had taken trips. Those taxing part were
,srs Ina BLACK. Mrs. Ada Stevenson
MURRAY
Nfusical selections were given by the
teachers chorus Of School 26 and Clarence
md carolvn Lucas. Remarks we're made
-, The Rev NJ w. Clair Jr. Cecil Morris
WAS master OF ceremonies and Mrs. Carrie
Y Martin chairman Of the program COM
nittee.
Pre-communIon services will be held at
yritbcrsDoon 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 be observed
Sunday morning. The Rev. J. P. Cowan
OF Greenfield will preach w. E. Grubbs,
principal of School %. will talk at the
evening hour on his trip abroad. The
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" al 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
Bsptist church. will preach at the morn
ing and evening services sunday. pop
ularity contest between junior and senior
choirs will be held at 3 p. m. This con-
test is being conducted to buy music for
both choirs.
A Tomb Thumb wedding will be given at
the church tonight under auspices of
Comnanv c and sisters Of Help.