The Omaha guide., 1932-10-22

N~-o- WE'RE 81 JonnS Om2na, l.. >
Wilson. s4s5-O0; First AME. Church,
Kansas City. C. F. Flipper. $500 90;
Trinity, Kansas City. T. w. Kidd,
Sz6l-O0; St. John, Topeka, j. C. Hicks
$4,000; Parsons, o. H. Burbridge,
$500; and there were others which
received special commentator.
Bishop j. A. Hamlet, Of the CME.
Church and Bishop w. ID. Johnson Of
the i4th District, AME- Church were
associated with Bishop Gregg in the
work Of the conference. Bishop John
son delivered the ordination sermon,
Sunday morning and Bishop Hamlet
shared IN the same service. The Sun
day evening sermon was delivered by
Dr.. j. A. Clayborne, editor Of the
Southern Christian Recorder. pub
lished at Little Rock. Arkansas.
The entertaining pastor was DR.. j.
r. Ransom, who is serving his second
pastorate at this charge, and whose
report was n Of the two big church
reports that did not show a deficit.
This veteran Of forty-five years SER
vice in the ministry was given a
great ovation when he made his re-
port, and when the bishop assigned
him 70 this charge for another year
Among visitors present were Bish-
Dp w. ID. Johnson, 14th District,
AME. Church; Bishop J. A Hamlet,
CINE. Church; Mrs. ". d. johnson,
wife Of Bishop Johnson; Prof. W. D.
Johnson, president Of Campbell Col
lege. Jackson, Mississippi, and Mr..
Alvin Johnson, sons Of th bishop; DR..
T. H. Simms, editor Of Negro Star
and leading Baptist clergyman; Mrs.
H. 7. Sims, associate editor Negro
Star; Mrs. Celia Gregg, wife OF Bish-
op John A Gregg; DR.. John H. Clay
borne. editor Southern Christian Re
corder.
In mis- annual address and other
utterances, Bishop Gregg expressed
himself forcefully in regard to var
ious issues. He emphatically declar-
"a, The AME. Church stands for
law enforcement and against repeal
OF the 18th Amendment" The Bish-
Cd insisted that he cannot see "the
consistency in changing the national
administration, turning out men who
have had large experience is manage
ment OF large financial interests to
put in those who, q however honest,
must experiment while the depression
hangs on and prosperity is delayed"
Bishop Gregg gave to the ministers
some sound advice in regard to the
conduct OF the affairs Of the church.
IN his address il found this caution:
my advice to ministers is that we do
not add TO the burdens Of the people
BY foolish building programs or IN
necessary expansions; rather let Us
make it a debt-lifting and a mortgage
plying era, and relieve the people Of
these heavy burdens" Another con
vigorous, outstanding, fearless minis
tention was, these times call for a
claim the gospel. by both precept and
example, that the people will see. at
one that their future good lies alone
IN the church"
Bishop J. A. Hamlet took the
try that 50 c~onvincingly will pro
ground that the Negro church must
supply leadership for the race. One
OF the terse statements was, The
Negro Church must save the Negro
people from their own sins and the
sins committed against them by 9TH
ers. il must furnish Interpretation OF
the Christ-way of life; It u supply
leadership for the Negro peoples. for
n o others are as well qualified for
this task; and it must supply the ex-
ample Of the Negroes capacity for
self-government and self-expression-'
Though serving the church in Tex
AZ Bishop W D. Johnson expressed
the fear that the Democrats might
get control Of the government and
Mr. Garner, a radical southerner
make his way into the white House
which would be dangerous for the
. Negroes of the country. He urged
|: Supuort of the Republican party.
The most sensational appointment
. ~ the whole conference was the as
. Segment of Bishop W t. Vernon tC
. the church at North Topeka. IL 4
+. well known that the last General Con
. ference relieved Bishop Vernon q
. Of episcopal supervision for Iour year
; and his explanation Of this acceptance
. " I charge Is, Il am q minister O.
! The gospel Of Jesus Christ; canno
! afford to be idle four years; mus
preach the gospel; so applied Z
Bishop Gregg for work | order ina
l might continue TO preach and rende
service And no doubt, this stan
taken will win to Bishop Vernon IN
rommendation Of all right-thlnkInl