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SERMONETTE
Necessity of Faith

TEXT: "For we know IN part,
and ye prophesy In part."-l Cor
inthians, 1879.
The world in which we live is a
mysterious and wonderful world,
and we really know but little alb
out it. The doctor, the lawyer, the
merchant, the scientist, all must
say: I'VE only know in part.
It is true that knowledge has
anassed tremendously in recent
years anG that man now knows
far more, especially about the ply
steal universe. than he ever knew
before. But still our knowledge is
terribly partial, and we must live
by faith. Our reason and intelli-
gence are at hopeless odds If we
strive to live life alone. To God
we must turn, through prayer and
inspiration from the Bible and the
Church, for that larger wisdom
which never can be ours away
from God. Without God, I am like
a ship without a compass. Lies
sea is too vast and infinite for me-
My faith in God is my pole-star by
which 1 steer.
But He. leaves us not entirely
in darkness. We do know in part,
but we KNOW We know the diff
ference between right and wron
We know that our hearts find in
Jesus Christ the dearest life and
the loveliest Friend of earth. We
know that every page of the Bible
speaks convincingly to our souls.
We know that in humble prayer
we feel the power of God guiding
us toward decisions of wisdom and
experiences of peace. We know
that Christian companionship and
friendship build us up in character
and meet our deepest spiritual
needs. These things we do know
and are sure of. We must walk
by faith: nevertheless we thank
God for what we know, and from
that small center we press toward
the circumference of the full-orbed
truth, knowing that some day our
faith will be sight and we shall
know also as we are known.
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QUESTION BOX

Q.-'Does God punish us here
on earth for our sins ?"
Ale certainly does, and 50
does the nature of things, which is
another name for God in law. The
penalty grows on the same stem
with the offepsc and there is pun
ishment beyoid that"
Off four men, black, white,
yellow and red, were firm believers
in the Bible, in what form would
the Almighty appear to each Of
them?"
At all depends upon their
spiritual consciousness. They would
probably think of Him as the ear
lier writer's of the Bible did, If they
were in an early state of thought.
II they had advanced ia spiritual
culture they would would speak in
the language of the great Apostle,
who says: And now I bow my
knees to the Father, after Whom
the whole heavens and earth are
named"
Q.-"My son, college graduate
Of good morals and a home lover,
frequently speaks harshly to his
mother. How can I correct him ?"
Amy man who would SO far
forget himself as to speak harsh
ly to his mother, and not pay her
the peculiar and particular rever-
ence due her as his mother, has not
yet bec0me a true man. He is mis-
called. He ought to speed himself
toward mans standards"
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Church Notices

Grace Presbyterian Church, Rev.
]. R. Harris, pastor-Services were
conducted as usual last Sunday at
Grace Church with the pastor
preaching at both morning and ev-
ening service.-Next Sunday, Sep
TENDER 16, is designated as States
Rally Day and all members and
friends are urged to attend to
make the rally a success. Services
will be held at IL a. m. and 5 p.
m. A special musical program,
sponsored by the choir under the
direction of Mrs. LeEtta King, has
been outlined. Rev. H. B. Can't,
pastor of the First AM.E. Church,
will deliver the sermon at the five
o'clock service. Pastors and con-
gregations of all our sister chur-
ches are invited.-On September
25 q congregational meeting will
be neld and ell Presbyterians are
asked to attend. At this meeting
the new policy of the church will
be explained.-S Sabbath School at
GAS a. m. Rev. Sims, teacher of
the al 1T Bible class invites all
desiring to learn the Bible thor
oughly to attend at 9:45 every
Sunday. Visitors and strangers
welcome at all services.
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Negro Denominations Form
Fraternal Body At Meeting

CHICAGO. III. amp = With
representatives from the various
major Negro religious organiza-
tions IN attendance, the Fraternal
Council Of Negro Churches Of Am
erica was ia session here Wednes-
day and Thursday at the Bethesda
Baptist Church, Michigan Blvd. &
53rd st. Originally called 1.-THE
Federation of Negro Denomina-
tions in the United States of AM
erica" the new name adopted fol-
lowing considerable debate is 1.-THE
Fraternal Council Of Negro chur-
ches Of America"
The constitution adopted calls
for a president, a first vice-presi-
dent, a vice-president from each Of
the participating denominations, a
statistician. a chaplain, a treasurer.
a recording secretary. a secretary
from each Of the participating de-
nominations. an Executive Board
consisting Of three members from
denominations of more than 100.-
600 memberships and one member
from denomination Of less mem
berships, these to serve from one
TO three years, and an Executive
Secretary. Fourteen Standing Com
mittees were set up-Evangelism
and Worship; Education; Foreign
Relations; Industrial and Econom-
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Clarence r. Anderson
Lawyer
sol MCDOWELL Bldg.

Lawyer
sol MCDOWELL Bldg.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
KING
In the matter of the Estate of
CLARA PEOPLES, Deceased, No.
$3.50, NOTICE OF SALE.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN
under and pursuant to order given
by the above entitled Court, made
herein on the 9Th day Of Septemb-
er 1884. upon the petition Of Mar
garget E. Timm and 2. o. foreman,
Executors of the above entitled es-
tate, filed in said Court on the 9Th
day of September 1894. praying
for an Order authorizing and dir
Getting the Executors, Margaret e.
Timm and q. o. foreman, to sell
certain property Of the estate at
private sale, and shortening the
time of notice to one week, and
permitting the sale to be made at
any time after eight days from
date of first publication of notice
of said sale, sealed bids for said
property. and the purchase price
thereof win be received by the un-
dersigned Executors of the said es-
tate at sol MCDOWELL Building, Sc
attic, Washington, at any time up
to 1000 a. m. on the 18th day of
September, 1884 at which time the
undersigned win sell said property
to the highest bidder. Ten per cent
of the offer much accompany all
bids. Said property is described as
South 47.79 feet of Lots 1, 2,
and 3, Block IS of T1illman's
Lake Front Addition, Division
No. 2.
located in Seattle, King County,
Washington.
Dated at Seattle, Washington,
this 9Th day Of September, 1894
Clarence r. Anderson
Attorney for Executors
sol Mcdowell Building
Seattle, Washington
Margaret E. Timm and
2. o. foreman,
Executors
First 1854, Last s-13-34
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HEADS
ODD FELLOWS
For 24TH TIME

WASHINGTON Recommends
ton that the Grand United Order
of Odd Fellows should get out of
the insurance business and stay
out was made by Grand Master
Edward H. Morris at the twenty
sixth Biennial Movable Convention
last week, which reelected him as
head for the twenty-fourth conse-
cutive time.
you made a mistake" said Mr..
Morris, when you permitted your
selves to be caught in the dust
cloud of compulsory endowment
and carried along to the river Of
depression. You made a try, but
you undertook to do what God
himself never undertook tried
to make men save themselves
when they did not want to save
themselves.
voluntary endowment is all
right" he continued, Compulsory
endowment is all wrong. It's high
time that this order get out and
stay out of the business of COM
pulsory insurance"
The 1886 meeting of the order
win be held in Richmond. Va.
Officers Reelected
The other grand officers reel
ected are: Edward H. Morris, Chi
cago, grand master; Jesse L. Nj
chols, Govans, Md, deputy grand
master; James F. Needham, Phil
adelphis, secretary; A. T. Shirley,
Herndon, Va, treasurer; grand dir
ectors are: Robert T. Thomas, Of
Jacksonville, Fla, James F. Adair,
Brooklyn, Ernest D. Cooke, Bos-
ton, and H. H. Butler, Hartville,
S. G.
There were several changes made
in the roster of the Household OF
Ruth officers, the entire commit
tee of government was changed.
The list now includes:
Mrs. M. L. Hughes, Cameron,
Texas, who heads the southern
branch of the A.M.E. Missionary
Society, was reelected most worthy
grand superior; M. Floyd Henley,
Couth Nashville, Tenn, right wor-
thy grand superior; E. B. Delaney,
Covington, KY, worthy grand re-
corder; Ella ]. Harris, Rockfort,
ILL.,, worthy grand treasurer.
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First A. M. e. Church, Rev. H.
B. CAN'T, pastor Ready for Ser
vice" was the sermon topic by the
pastor for the IL a. M. service last
Sunday marking the beginning of
the second years work. Rev. Can't
urged the members to redouble
their zeal for the work this year
and to cooperate with him in MAX
ing it the outstanding year in the
history of First A.M.E. Church.
Rev e. T. White was visitor en-
route to his new charge. Follow
ing the sermon Miss Cecile Gar
nett united with the church. Next
Sunday there will be a rally to
raise 500 Oh the pastors salary.
Rev. CAN'T win preach. You and
friends are invited to worship at
First A.ME. Church.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. T.
M. Davis, pastor-During the alb
sence of Rev. Davis from the pull
pit this month on his vacation Wis
iting ministers will conduct the
services. Rev. L. r. Lewis was the
speaker for the morning service
last Sunday and the Rev. M. Du-
mas was the speaker for the even
ing service. "a Signpost" was the
subject of an interesting sermon
cite for the Junior church by their
councillor, DR.. F. B. Cooper. The
B.Y.P.U. meeting was conducted
by Miss Rilla Bell. The Mission
airy Society will hold their meeting
Friday at the home of Mrs. Mat
tie Johnson. The choir will fur
nish special music for the services
next Sunday and guest ministers
will preach. We urge you to at
tend the services.
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Women Ousnunber
Men in St. Louis, Mo.

ST. LOUIS - A decline in the
white population of st. Louis and
an increase in the number of col
ored folk resulting in decrease of
1859 in the city's total population
since the 1880 census, is shown in
a tabulation of figures from the
Board Of Education census recent
" taken by CWA workers.
White women outnumber white
men by 1896 and our women out
number the men by $3.50, the fig
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ic Relat ons: Rural Life. Pol:tic4
Civic and Social Justice: Inter
Church Comfy and Cooperation;
Family Life; Financial Support of
the Council; Home and Foreign
Missions; Recreation and Amuse-
ments; Publications; and Progress.
The Council voted to meet in 1885
the date and place to be determin-
ed by the Executive Board. After
1895, biennial sessions are to be
held. No officer, except the sec
retaries, are eligible to serve more
than two consecutive terms in Of
flee. Membership in the organiza-
ton is confined to representatives
of "all Negro Church organizations
of Christ in America having a
membership of 10000 or more"
The purpose as outlined in the
constitution adopted is: ITO unite
various Negro UNCONVENTIONAL or
CARNATIONS for the purpose of ma
king more practical the principles
of Christian religion in their ap-
plication to the Civic, Economic
and Social conditions of the Negro
in America and the World"
Officers named are: Bishop r.
c. Ransom, president; DR.. G. C.
Coleman, first vice-presidsnt; Rev
Roland Smith, recording secretary;
Bishop L. w. Kyles, treasurer; DR..
w. Y. Bell, statistician; Denomina-
tional Independents ami secretar-
les of the participating denomina-
tons, respectively, follow: A.M.E.
Zion Church-Drs. B. f. Gordon,
A. A. Perry; C.ME. Church, B. j.
Smith, d. B. Payne; AME Church,
Bishop w. H. Heard, R. H. Bum
ry; Union American M. E. Church,
Bishop p. A. Boulder, B. M. Fern
anders; National Baptist, incorpor-
ated and unincorporated, w. A.
Page and ]. S. Motion, George Har-
vey and A. Hubbard; Community
churches, Joseph M. Evans, JOS
eph A. Winters.
A National Council for women
is to be set up by the Executive
Board.
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Mourns Death
OF DeIiIah Reasley

OAKLAND, Calif.--(Ws) Death
removed from California one of
the staunchest supporters the race
has ever had when Mrs. Delilah l..
Beaseley, well known writer and
historian died in Fairmont Hospi-
tai in this city last week. She had
been ill for some time and had
been confined to the hospital.
Mrs. Beaseley was on the staff
of the Oakland Tribune, a daily for
years and it was through her writ
ings that the racial relations were
eased greatly in this cosmopolitan
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Homes For Negroes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ANP)-
Building of between 1875 and 100
homes for colored people near Ala
bama State Teachers College will
begin in the near future, it was
announced. Titles to about 200, 900
square feet of land, which is equal
to three city blocks, have been ac-
quired and the homes will be con-
structed with Federal Emergency
Public Works Administrator mon
ey.
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LODGE DIRECTORY

HARMONY LODGE NO. 2. r. q
A. NJ, Seattle, Wash.-Meets End
and 4th Monday nights at Mas
onic Hall, 21st and jefferson st.
]. H. Lee, w. NJ. s16 21st Ave,
Phone East GAL: j. T. Sawyer.
secretary 1112 18th Ave-. Phone
Prospect 2OSs. 1-1-34
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FOR RENT II Modern Broom a.
partment with shower bath, ell
ectrie range, hardwood floors.
Reasonable rent. 1908 e. Madi-
son St, Main 0o74. (9-6)
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FOR RENT = s-room apartment,
newly decorated. Has fireplace
and gas range. Free steam heat
and hot water. Pent SIS. Call
at III 21st Ave. Co-1s)
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FOR RENT 3 room partly fur
nished cottage at 1907 e. James.
Close to car line. Very low rent.
Phone Main 0074. 1929
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HousE ZOE sALE

FOR SALE-rwo story house in
1900 Block on 2srj ave. Has two
flats Of 9 rooms. Modern. Al
ways rented. Priced at bar
gain for quick sale. WIN arrange
satisfactory terms. Phone Elliot
5074 TO
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CLASSIFIEDADS

FURNISHED APARTMENTS
FOR RENT Neatly furnished a
partmsrts, 3 rooms and bath,
hot water day and night. tele-
phone service, garage. Very rea-
sonable rent. Hazeiworth Apart
ments, 1924 E. Spruce. Phone
East 1868 1927
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n -, Puget Sound Lodge
| X9 MI NO. 1o9, !. B. p. o.
! - - EIl<s Of World, Seat
! J. tIe-Meets LIST and
| Srd Monday nights
at 8 o'clock, Chand-
ler's Hall, 1913 23rd Avenue. e. R.
chainey. exalted ruler. e6ss 55th
Ave. So. Phone Rainier 1902; w.
e. vrooman, secretary, 1474 21st
Ave-, Phone East 1854. 1-1-32
QUEEN OF SHE8A CHAPTER
NO IL, o. &. s.. Meets 2ad and
4th Wednesday nights each month.
Masonic Hall, 21st Ave. and JEFF
ferson st. Mrs. Nettie e. Lee w.
NJ. 316 21st Ave-, East 6141; Mrs.
Mary q. Cook, secretary, 3Os 22nd
Ave. So. East Obs.
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OLYMPIC LODGE NO. 5 Knights
Of Pythias Meets End and 4th
- Friday nights at
~ Masonic Hall, 21st
se.S3 q NJ Ave. and jefferson
zs st. Visiting Knight
Street. Visiting
knights are cordially welcome. L.
J. Conway. C. c., 100 22Dd Ave. N,
East $3.50; E. f. Spearman, X. r.
s., 1894 18th Ave. N. w. So. 1868.
--~~~~~~-~-~-~----.--~~-~s - ~.>~~~~~@-~
CAPT. RoBT. ROOT POST, NO.
6s AMERICAN LEGION Meets
LIST and Bird Thursday nights each
month at the Golden Garden, 519
Jackson ST., SEN. 9075. Roy Shelf
field, commander; Thomas Christ
mas adjutant, GOT 22nd Ave-, East
$685.. 1866
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Puget Sound Lodge
NO. 1oe, !. 3. p. o.
EIks Of World, Seat
tIe-Meets 1st and
Srd Monday nights
at 8 o,cIoclr Chan5-
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FOR RENT-5-Room upper flat,
newly cleaned and decorated.
Low rent. 1889 23rd Ave. Phone
Elliot SOFA. 1927
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Knights are cordially welcome. L.
]. Conway. C. c.. 100 22Dd Ave. N,
East $3.50; e. f. spearman, X. R.
s., 1884 18th Ave. N. w. So. 1868.
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EXAMPLE OF INITIATION

T>HOSE who feel that initiation of the cur
rency would be a good thing for the
country ought to get together with the Texas
Negro who decided to 60 in for little infa-
ton of his own.
This chap took 81 bill touched it up with
a bit of green paint, and made it read $1,000
600. Then he took it to bank and tried to
deposit all except 5000 of it, which he asked
for in cash
Unfortunately, it was just at this point that
he fell afoul of the law, and he probably will
have no chance to make any further expert
ments. But his effort was not so different
from that of the infationists, even so.
In each case, morey is pushed far beyond
its real value and made worthless. Whether
you do the trick with green paint or a govern
ment decree makes little difference.
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advise her to be intimate with any
man before marriage? If you have
a son, would you advise him to mar
ry woman who had been intimate
with other men? You have spoken
plain English and 1 am doing the
same thing.
Next, do you believe in lawful
marriage? Do you believe in up
holding decency for self-respect as
we'll as protecting all children born?
If you do not believe in doing so,
then I must accept it as fact that
you do not believe in marriage and
have no interest in protecting the
children born in wedlock and hav-
ing them live a lawful and legiti-
mate life. l certainly do not feel
that it reflects credit upon this pa
per to allow such matter as you
have advocated to be put into print,
with any degree of esteem and re-
spect. 1 do not expect this to be
published nor do l care; but hope
it will De the means Of causing both
you and the paper to reflect.
1t is bad enough for any man to
express such an opinion or offer
such advice to the young, but
thousand times worse for woman.
1 always have held your opinions in
high esteem heretofore, but this
certainly puts a big damper on
them.
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rHrrs1Ar - !. -
FORTY-NINE PARTNERS

Al Warm Springs President Roosevelt tolo
~ representatives Of five southeastern states
that cooperation between The states and the
federal government IS vital 70 the success Of
MS social security program
The President could have gone further. Co
operation between states anc the federal gov
eminent is vital 20 virtually every recovery and
reform undertaking now under way or con-
templsted And. unfortunately there IS more
Of chaos than cooperation among the forty
nine American copartners-
Take relief. In the care Of destitute fam
lies some states are proud and willing CO.
workers with Washington. others are mendi-
cant oliver Twists that never tire Of passing
their plates for more soup. Federal contnbu-
tions ro states vary from 289 pei cent Of total
relief m Massachusetts m more than 80 per
cent I'M South Carolina and Mississippi state
contributions range from 81 per cent Of the
total I'm Delaware 10 nothing At all IN Ala
hama. Florida. Georgia. Mississippi, Nebraska,
Wyoming. the Dakotas and the CaroInas'
Certainly in this matter Of relief We should be
hearing less OF states rights and more OF
states duties.
or take taxes Many states busily arc
tapping revenue sources long considered led
craI I'M character They are taxing TOBACCO
liouor. beer. personal incomes. Some have tax
systems so obsolete that they have had to call
upon Washington for help TO save their school
systems. their essential social services, their
credit. Others foolishly compete for wealth by
dangling income and inheritance tax conces-
sions before the eyes Of rich families State
and federal tax systems must be oo-ordinated
to prevent a general collapse Of revenues.
or take labor standards Progressive states
like Ohio New York Wisconsin or MasSachu-
sets are put TO it to compete for industries
with laerard states. MIRA has tended to equal
ize minimum standards. but in its state labor
law codes the country is still a crazy quilt Of
forty-eieht designs and cOlors-
The same lack Of teamwork is a blight on
MANNED Use of land and natural resources, on
the regulation OF Utility rates. divorce laws,
and many other social controls in which the
forty-nine partners should be working shoulder
10 shoulder
Now. il would seem. is the time to end this
chaos Never in recent years have the Amer
lean people Decn so eager to follow Presi-
dent. never have there been so many projects
calling for united action.
Can ne not persuade the Governors to set
I'D in Washington A permanent laison organ
tzation TO speed cooperative projects and keep
IN touch with house and congress in matters
Of common interest?
II they are to be partners instead Of de-
Tendencies the states must cooperate.
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WE COULD AID ALL

THE depression wouldn't look so bad if it
l. we're not silhouetted against bright sky.
Back Of the unemployment, the privations,
and the lost profits of the last few years there
rises a picture Of what We might have done If
only We could have found some way Of keeping
all the wheels turning.
This picture has now been given definite
form D. the report Of the national survey of
potential product capacity. authorized by the
federal government last March to see just how
far our actual production and consumption
fell short Of what vas possible.
The report submitted by this group is one
Of the most important documents offered the
American people in recent years.
It states bluntly that the wants of every
citizen could have heen met without the neces-
sity for capacity production. In other words,
what some Of US have long suspected is proved
to be true-there is no physical reason why
anybody in America should lack for anything.
In the banner year of 1929. for instance,
we produced food worth nearly s27,0OO,OOOO0
But because SO per cent Of our families get
along on incomes Of less han $4,000 year,
they we're forced to consume diets containing
TOO little meat.
II We had produced S3OOOOOO,OOO more of
food products. every family could have had
proper diet.
In 1929. also We bought 100000 mems
suits: l73OOOOOO dresses 9.27OOOO mems coats
and $4,000 900 pairs of womcn's stockings.
But the clothing industry was capable of.
producing between two and three times as
much, in each Of these groups; every citizen
could have had plenty of decent, well-ftting
clothing without calling on the industry for
capacity production
If all our unemployed doctors and nurses
had been put to work, every person in Amer
lea could have had perfect medical treatment
for SAP year If our building industry worked
at capacity, every family in America could be
occupying a pleasant. up-to-date home inside
of ten years.
Our transportation system could be ex-
panded enormously and run proftably; we
could easily spend s12,OOOOOOOO0 a year on
education, instead of approximately s3725,-
100000, as We 90 now.
How is a Utopian picture like this to be
realized? The board remarks that each of our
27OOOOOO families must have a buying power
of $4,000 year-which, as they say. is good
trick if you can do it.
But. however difficult the attainment of
that goal may be, the Importance of the report
as a whole can hardly be overestimated. Every
body can have enough of everything if we can
just find the secret.