Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-09-27
DIR. HILL, The Undaunted
Pulpiteer, Faces
The Issues
GREAT CLEAN UP
RALLY IS ON!
Second Anniversary OF
Pastor Begins In
October

AMPLIFIER: ~ see you all got
here before l did. How long have
you been waiting for mc?"
MR.. SNOWDEN: Yes, we came
direct here from st. John Baptist
Church, Ginter Park, whose pastor
is Rev. J. NJ. Kemp. Big time over
there Monday night, October 9th,
the great KINGS PAGEANT will be
staged there. This wonderful play
will be directed by Mr.. c. H. Hardy
and Mr.. Walter Graves is manager
The pastor, Rev. Kemp, and the good
people at Saint John Baptist Church
cordially invite everybody to witness
this Great Kings Pageant"
AMPLIFIER: "O-yes, you went to
Saint John Church this morning. |
heard about that great Pageant. l
think I'll go over and see it"
MR.. SNoWDEN: Pardon me,
Ampie-meet my wife, Mrs. Pauline
T, Snowden."
AMPLIFIER: "I'm delighted to
meet you, Mrs. Snowden; excuse for
not rising"
MRS. SNOWDEN: "The pleasure
is mine also, Mister Amplicitor. Why
they say that you are some enter
tainer."
AMPLIFIER: eyes, and they say
that you are some exaggerator. Te-
hee."
MR.. SNOWDEN: "Ampie, 'U-R'
really entertaining. We admire the
wonderful way you tell about the
services, held at various churches.
Yea, you have a disposition to con-
sole those who are sad and despon-
dent. The people of Richmond, espe-
cially the church-going class, should
feel as proud of you as America is
of George Washington, as France is
of Napoleon Bonaparte, as Italy is
of Christopher Columbus, and as
England is of Alfred the Great"
AMPLIFIER: "Now, Sister Snow
den, can you tell me why your hus-
band put on his magnifying glasses
when he thought to take a peep at
me? Why, he makes me feel as
small as the eye of a flea, when he
mentions me with great historical
characters. l wish you (Snowden)
had seen me thru your linear per-
spective. A-hem."
BRO. SNOWDEN: 'T-hi, I-hi; Am
pie, you make me laugh. So much
for that-now, let's hear what you
have to say about the SERVICES at
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, Byrd
Street, between First and Second
Streets, Sunday, September Fl, 1880.
We are listening"
AMPLIFIER: "Well, the Sunday
School assembled at the usual hour.
The lesson was wonderful. Large
number was present. Visitors and
friends were numerous. Bro. NJ. B.
Jones, the active, competent and
wide-a-wake Superintendent, was on
duty as usual. The S. S. o. furnisht
thrilling music. Second Baptist has
one of the best, or rather the best,
Sunday Schools in the State of Vir-
ginia. Their motto is: All the
Church in Sunday School, and All the
Sunday School in the Church. The
pastor, Rev. DR.. JOS. T. Hill, was with
them in Sunday School also"
SISTER SNowDEN: eve would
like to hear about the regular SERV-
ICE next"
AMPLIFIER: "At 1870, right on
time, the pastor, DR.. Hill, assembled
his rostrum. At the same time the
choir took their places. Mr.. Charles
Bland, the organist, ably presided.
The pastor prayed the opening pray
err; it was fervent and full of ear
nestness."
BRO. SNOWDEN: "Why, it seems
as tho he (Rev. HilD always offers
the morning-opening prayer We
wonder why?"
AMPLIFIER: eyes, he always
prays the opening prayer. The pas
tor feels that it is his duty to pray,
plead and mediate to God for the
people, who assemble at the Church
to receive His word and blessings
from on high, especially those who
are less fortunate; yea, those who
are unemployed, those who mix sand
and lime, beat clay and mud, wash
pots and pans, scrub floors, wash and
iron, cook, clean, toll daily in the hot
laundries, tobacco mills, and so on
all those who have to toll hard for
meager living; the pastor, DR.. Hill,
trusts and asks no one to offer the
opening prayer; he himself prays this
special prayer, asking God to bless
the flock; in fact, the people all over
the country. Truly there is power in
prayer. Esther interceded for her
race, she herself could do very little,