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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-09
WARRIOR
By
MARY E. MOOR E

child and I was its first president"
"Tell me about the North Eastern Fed
Grafton of Colored Women Clubs,
didn't YOU also help organize that
club ?" EYES," she said, "and my posi-
ton as chairman Of the anti-lynch sys-
tenn is well known throughout Amer
lea" When the League of Women Tor
Community Service was organized DIR.
Simpson was a charter member and
was always on hand to give counsel and
from her years of experience has help
ed in no small measure to carry on the
work of the League.
The Eastern New England Congress
for Equal Opportunities boasts that
she was one of its founders and its most
valiant fighter for Equal Opportuni-
ties. Don't forget" she said, 81 Or
ganized the first Townsend club in Bos-
ton and it is growing by leaps and
bounds" She is the president.
With a great deal of pride she told
me that, when a lynching had taken
place down south during President
Taft's administration, she sent a pro-
test telegram and Taft ignored it. She
sent it to the Springfield Republican;
they published it. Then Mr. Taft an,
swered her telegram. She Informed me
the address which follows was copied
in all the leading papers and maya
zines after she delivered it at New
Haven, Conn. "Have you copy OF
this Magazine?" | asked. With tears in
her eyes, she answered, mo, all my
papers and speeches were lost in the
Chelsea fire" "Would YOU like this
copy?" | asked Had any of you who
read this article been present YOU would
have seen a picture, that will always
stand out in my memory as long as l
live. She stood up for moment, al
most reverently and with emotion said,
Mrs. Moore [ never expected to live
to see this day when Real Flowers are
to be given to me while | live. |
never knew my work was appreciated
before" Believe me when | tell you
readers I have never spent such de
lghtful and happy afternoon. The
memory of that interview will cling to
me, and when you read this speech |
am sure you too will want to add to
the Joy of DR.. Simpson while she lives.
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CARD OF THANKS


We gratefully extended
illness We will him but the good will the Divine Providence has taken
him to his Eternal rest
till he
Their endless flight
till morning
dnipIt GoOdn oht
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auditorium on Tuesday evening, Dec.
u. Mrs. Cornelia James Cannon will
speak, as president, for the Mothers
Health Council; Eugene Belisle, Coun-
Gil Director, will speak on Building
Better Families" and Morris Taylor,
director of Shaw House, will outline
the sob for the Committee of Social
Action"
More than 500 invitations have been
issued for the meeting to churches,
groups, and individuals. The meeting
will be under the direction of Mrs
James Curwood and her committee
members include Mesdames John
Burch, Harriet Hall, Lillian Gideon, r.
Hame, Fannie Lonon, Seaton Man
ming, Hortense Miller, j. c. Smith,
Julian Steele, and Miss Dorothy
Snowden,
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r RESPONSE TO THE ADDRESS
OF WELCOME TO THE NORTH
EASTERN FEDERATION
New Haven, Conn, August, 1903
BY Mrs. NJ. Cravatt Simpson

Madam President and members of
the Northeastern Federation: 1t is
with pleasure that | stand before this
august body and give thanks to AL
mighty God for our preservation
through another year, and accept, in
the name of this grand body of colored
women, gathered from every state in
New England, New York and New
Jersey in annual convention, the cordi-
atty extended to us by the president,
members and friends of the Twentieth
Century Club of New Haven. We have
long been in touch with you through
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spiration from each other and delight
to prune our expanding intellects.
We have done as individual clubs a
great deal of work, | know, this past
wear and there is still a great deal more
we can and must do. 1t was only a few
short weeks ago that educators, both
great and small, met in convention III
one of our largest cities and there ex
changed ideas and pointed out the best
curriculum to be studied by their
pupils.
SO We whilst assembled in this con
vention, should not only map out line
of work for another year but we should
conceive some feasible plan to suggest
to the Government Of these United
States a curriculum whereby they could
chastise their own lawless children (bet-
ter known as lynchers), instead Of con-
templating sending messages across the
water to their sister countries, instruct
ing them what they must and shall not
do as regards their butchering human
souls, while they at home encourage
barbecues of the same kind of souls.
The growing lawlessness which has
existed in a few states Of the Union is
spreading like a deadly tetanus, with
tendency to environ all good-think-
ing citizens Emerson says, "The
civility Of no race can be perfect whilst
another race is degraded" The bar
barians of these so-calIed civilized
lynchers is analogous to the atrocities
of their forefathers who, as early as
the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
had ships plying the African coast,
laden with thousands of human souls
to sell into bondage.-Their revolving
heartlessness in such traffic and the
crimes Of today make the devil wonder
and hell recognize its own likeness. The
death knelI of these American barbe-
cues should be struck, and could its
note Of warning be sounded in any
better place than this?
An interesting fact in Mrs. Simp-
sons career was her musical training.
She was the first trained contralto
singer the race ever had, having
studied for seven consecutive years.
Making her debut in September, 1891,
she had many successful engagements,
She was a soloist at the Madam SeIika
concert given by the late Bishop Wal
tiers in Zion A.M.E. Church when it
was located on No. Russell st., West
End. She also was engaged by Bishop
Walters for a two-night concert in Zion
Church, New York City. She sang in
Madison So Garden, New York City.
My interview with Mrs. Simpson
elected further facts of her musical
career She told me how in 1895 she
was engaged as an understudy for
Black Patti when the latter was on a
concert tour. After practising with the
company for a month, the jealousy of
that DR.. Simpson left in disgust and
the star, Black Patti, was so great
eight years later she found her true
calling, giving up musical career for
the more serious and useful activities
she has been engaged in ever since.
She is delighted to have such Won
derful successor as Marian Anderson,
she said.
Thus we leave our study of this re-
markable and able woman-a "war
horse" in the cause of equal rights,
working side by side with the male
stalwarts of the race and never losing
he's intense enthusiasm. May she have
many more years of useful activity.
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NEW PASTOR AT
CAMBRIDGE CHURCH

CONTINUED from Page y
he is held by Bishop A. S. Thomas of
the Diocese of South Carolina, the
clergy, Pensioners of st. Marks
church and others of that city, speak
volumes for his continued and abund-
ant usefulness as rector Of st. Bar
tholomew's Church.
The church and community are to be
congratulated upon securing such an
able and conscientious, Christian leader
and citizen in Rev Kenneth dep.
Hughes.
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SALVATION ARMY
APPEALS FOR FUNDS
Continued from Page II

to 90 to her neighborhood grocer,
where she may select articles most
needed for her family Christmas meal,
replaces the former Christmas basket
distribution program However, we do
continue the old-fashioned Christmas
dinner for the homeless and unfortu-
nate men, not provided for by other
Salvation Army agenciesw
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HARRIET TUBMAN NOTES
CONTINUED on Page 81

ton Urban League, was the inspiring
guest speaker. Miss June r. Nc
Grady of Ellis Memorial Settlement
made complimentary remarks, in the
absence of Mrs. Fannie Lonon, pres,
on account of death in her family. Miss
Anita Averett, president, was mistress
of ceremonies and poured tea.
Club members assisting were Misses
Gertrude Earle, Vivian Crocher, Vera
Wiley, Marian Averett, Marian Marsh,
Sarah Speaker, Josephine Brown,
Daisy Francis, Ruth Hamm, Rose
Myers, Vera Thompson, Yvonne Jor-
dan, Beaulah Terrence and Cecilia
Butler.
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body loved and admired Ben. His
heart was as wide as the open sea-he
helped everybody-spent fortune do
ing something for others May he
rest in peace and God bless his soul!
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A MEMORABLE INCIDENT

A memorable incident in the poll
teal career of DR.. Robinson was his
bolt of the Ward ticket in 1884 when
he supported the present City Coun-
cillor of Ward 4, Perlie Dyer Chase
against George Demeter.
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BIRTH CONTROL TO HAVE
AIRING

CONTINUED from Page ~
ell at the Robert Gould Shaw House
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Good pals must part some day, and
that is what happened last Sunday, in
the passing of DR.. Benjamin f. Robin
son, in Boston. Ben, as his wealth of
admirers called him, was one of the
swellcst fellows in the world. Every
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-04
$50 BUYS RIDE ''7
ON BOARD TRAIN
TO TWO FAIRS
OFFER GRAND CIRCLE"
TICKETS FROM COAST TO
COAST TO VISIT NEW YORK
AND SAN FRANCISCO

Grand circle" tickets, good for
railroad transportation from your
home - anywhere in United
States-to both the New York
and San Francisco worlds fairs
and back home again, will be
placed on sale by all railroads OF
the country, April %, j. j. Pelley,
president of the Assn. of Ameri-
can Railroads, announced a few
days ago in New York.
The total cost for such a ticket,
good in day coaches, will be 500
First-class rate will be $l35 for
transportation with sleeper or
other special car accommodations
extra.
The rates to be used for the
grand circle" trips will mark a
new low for railroad transporta-
ton. In some instances, the
tickets win be good for as much
as 5000 miles of travelling, which
would be IL cents mile for the
coach ticket.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-04
BOAT CRUISES T. :
Z ARE ANNOUNCED

Cruises to southern sunshine
cities are a yearly ritual of the
vessels of the Clyde Mallory Line.
and this years cruises will be
started on February Is on the
Steamer Iroquois, bound for Mi
ami, Havana and Puerto Rico.
The West Indian cruises of the
line affords the traveller Is days
of a complete and varied pro-
gram of ably directed sports
tournaments, festive dinner par
ties and romantic dances.
Transportation on any of the
cruises of the ships can be ar
ranged by communicating with
or calling on c. E. Smith, agent
of the line at Key West.
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LEY MEMORIAL NJ. E.
CHURCH. SOUTH
0. C. Howell, Pastor

O. c. Howell. Pastor
Corner Division and Georgia SITS
Church school, 9:45 a m. Miss
Miriam Carey, superintendent.
Morning worship, IL o'clock.
Sermon subjects: Guarding the
Affections"
Young peoples department
meets at $50 p. m. Miss Agnes
Thompson, president.
Intermediates meet at $50 p.
m. Mrs. 0. c. Howell as leader.
Evening service, 1880 o'clock.
Sermon subject: 'The Chief Of
Sinners.
Prayer service, Wednesday,
7:30 p. m.
Choir practice after prayer
service. Mrs. j. Roland Adams
pianist.
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SUNDAY CONCERT
AT ART CENTER
EXCELLENT PROGRAM TO BE
RENDERED BY HOSPI-
TALLY BAND

There will be a band concert
given tomorrow afternoon, be-
ginning at 4:30 o'clock, at the Art
Center grounds on Front street.
The program, which follows,
will be rendered by the Key West
Hospitality Band, under the di-
rection of Alfredo Barroso, band
leader:
March, ''The Dashing Cava-
lier", Laurendeau.
Overture, Sky High, Taylor.
Waltz, Blue Bells of Scot
land", Laurendeau.
March, "Zamboanga", F. Villa
fror.
Selection. 1T Happened In
Nordland". V. Herbert.
March, "Barnum and Bailey's
Favorite", King.
Star Spangled Banner, Key
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SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH

{.Duval and Eaton SITS.
Sundays,
Winter Schedule
Low Mass with Communions,
z a. m. 81
Children's Mass, Catechism,
$50 a. m. *
Morning Prayer and Sung Mass,
HOO o'clock.
Evening Prayer, Sermon, Bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament,
8 p. m.
Weekdays
Morning Prayer, GAS o'clock.
Low Mass, Holy Communion,
9 q. m.
Evening Prayer, $50 p. m.
Wednesday,
Low Mass, Holy Communion,
7 a. m.
Morning Prayer, 8:45 o'clock.
Low Mass, Holy Communion, 9
a. m.
Ever ing prayer, $50 o'clock.
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NOTICE or MASTERS SALE

NOTICE Is HF.ItE1f1 GIVEN
that nnder' and }by atithObity of the
S %+afr Of Of rS S@s ann 4 ped H Sy
the honorable Arthur. Gomez, one
Of the Judges of the Circuit Court
of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit OF
Florida in and for Aonroe County.
i'm that certain cause in said Court
as EXecutrix of the Last .Will and
Testament of Virginia 5. Me
Clint0ck,i deceased, Is Plaintiff, and
X. II. Knox, and FIoisenB. Knox,
his Wife, Armour Ferguson. and IL
married - FergusOn5 his wife,
and Island Holding Company Of
Florida, corporation organized
and existing under the laws OF the
State Of Florida, are defendants, 1
as Special Master i'm ChaRcery APP
pointed by the Court in said de-
cree, under and by virtue of the
terms thereof and Of the, order of
Sale. will offer for sale and sell
at public cutlery to the highest and
best bidder for cash at. the front
door of the Court House. of Nom
roe County, in the City of Key
West, Florida, on Monday, the 9th
day Of March, \. D., 1889, between
the hours of eleven o'clock A. NJ.
and two o'clock Il. NJ, the same
being a legal sales day. and the
hours the legal hours Of sale, the
following described property. to
wit:
All of that certain land sit
uate, lying and being In Non
roe County. Florida; namely:
Lots two CD and three CD of
Section fourteen 40 Town
snip siXty-Seven (67 South,
Range Twenty-seVen (27) East
of Tallahassee Meridian, con-
tanning one hundred twenty
six and twelve hundredths
U26.l2D acres. together with
all and singular the tenements,
hereditaments. and appurten-
ances thereuntO belonging.
The said property as aforesaid
together with all THE tenements.
Entertainments, and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, 6Tsfin any wise
appertaining bling bsoId to satisfy
said decree. so... .4....-
Dated this Ord day OF February.
A. D., 1899. rs
j. LANCELOP. LESTER,
Special Master In Chancery.
Fl. Fl. TAYLOR,
HENRY III. TAYLOR, JR,. --
Solicitors for Plaintiff.
feb4-11-1S25; mar4,l939
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
,Old Stone)

Corner Eaton and Simonton SITS.
Joe A. Tolle, Pastor
Il lifted up mine eyes again, and
looked, and behold man with
a measuring line in his hand.
,.. -Zechariah.
Church school, GAS a. m. Ger
aid Saunders, superintendent.
Morning worship, IL o'clock
Sermon subject: Il Didn't Know
1t Was Loaded.
Epworth League, $50 p. m.
Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock.
Sermon subject: 'The Hope of
the World.
Stone Church Service Club
meets Tuesday, 6 p. m.
Choir rehearsal, Friday. 7:45
o. m. Mrs. Joseph Sawyer
organist; Gerald Saunders, direc.
tor.
aye are a colony of Heaven
Paul.
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
William L. Halladay, Pastor
SGT William Street

William L. Halliday, Pastor
SGT William Street
Sunday school, GAS a. m.
Morning worship, II o'clock
Sermon subject: Grown of Life
for Us Through Our Lord Jesus
Christ. Observance of the Lords
Supper.
Christian Endeavor, $50 p. m.
Topic: "All One Body We.
Leader: Miss Marie Knowles.
Evening worship, 1880 o'clock.
Slide Pictures on the Book of
Genesis.
Meeting of Official Board of the
Church, Tuesday evening, 7:30
o'clock.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday
evening, 7::30 o'clock. Missionary
meeting at close of this service.
1.-THE wages of sin is death, but
the gracious gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

White and Washington Streets
John c. Gekeler. Pastor
Sunday school, 10 a. m. VIM
3. Norman, superintendent.
Morning worship, ii o'clock.
Larry Day will be soloist at
the morning service.
Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock.
At both morning and evening
services, Rev. DR.. r. w. Meal
pine will be guest preacher. DIR.
McApline has served 40 years as
a missionary of the Presbyterian
church in Japan, and will have a
thrilling message.
Mid-week Bible study Wednes-
day, 7:30 p. m. Topic: Isaac.
The Well Digger.
Tourists will find helpful
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Sunday School Lesson

that the strange phenomenon
brought forth the query, are these
men Gallileans, and what mean
eth this? Some thought they
were drunk, and Peter stakes his
first great Grafton as the cham
pion of these recipients of UNI
usual spiritual power and to pro-
claim the facts of the new faith
to listening mankind
Read ,PeterIst speech carefully.
Read his letter, the Book known
as First Peter. You will notice
a similarity of thought, indicating
that Peters speech was authenti-
cally Summarized. Paul's speeches
when they are given later show
the different in the two mems
style and ideas. Peter began by
quoting from the prophet Joel and
from David, characters well
known to his Jewish hearers, and
launched into a description of
Jesus, "a man approved of God
among you by miracles and signs
:. as We yourself know, who had
been crucified by them but who
had been raised up from the dead.
He condemned them for their sin
in the crucifixion, and when the
listeners in conviction desired adj
vice as to their course, Peter sum-
married. the necessary procedure
in the following words, Repent
and be baptized, every one of
you, in the name of Jesus Christ,
for the remission Bf Sins, and we
shall receive the giftYdfi the Holy
Ghost. Acts 2:38. ~S''
The change in Peter is a strik-
ing proof that something wonder
full had happened. A Gallilean
fisherman, who had denied his
Lord, transformed into a flaming
evangel for him. A man who
abandoned him before a small
crowd around a courtyard fire,
now standing up in public with
imprisoned oratory and harshly
condemning a large concourse for
their wickedness! Peter had moth
ing to gain, he was turning his
back on his own country, his ira
ditional religion and church, and
forgetting his own safety in the
face of certain persecution from
those he challenged.
mo less marvellous than the
gift of tongues or the eloquence
of Peter or the conversion of a
multitude was the conduct OF
those who accepted Christ as
their Savior, says Prof. Charles
r. Erdman. MANY persons seem
er is attested by striking gifts or
to suppose that PentecOstal pow
ability in public speech; its best
I proof is found in the daily life
of the believer. These early
Christians continued to seek for
instruction from the men who
really knew the Lord; they re-
1joiced in spiritual fellowship. they
observed the sacrament which re-
minded them of the Savior's
death; they met frequently for
prayer and praise; they were
cheerful and contented; they low
ed one another so fervently that
they sold their possessions and
goods, and parted them to all, ac-
cording as any man had need.
The Spirit of Christ bound these
believers into one body, united
in faith and love and hope; and
thus it is not strange that Pente-
cost is commonly regarded as the
true birthday of the Christian
church; nor it is surprising that
such men were held in favor
with all the people and that adj
ditions were made to their num-
bers day by day"
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Lesson Text: Acts 2:5-18; 1914

Our lessons for the next few
weeks are taken from the Book
of Acts and it might be well for
US to consider briefly exactly
now dependable this story of the
early spread of Christianity may
be regarded.
The author is generally accept
ed to have been Luke, the ply
stefan, also the author of the Cos
pei of that name, who was COM
panion of Paul on various mis-
sionary visits. Luke was in close
touch with many of the events he
narrates and as to others his trav-
els brought him into contact with
many who were perfectly capable
of giving him testimony as eye
witnesses of the others.
The style of Acts and the Cos
pei of Luke is similar and there
are many attributes of the two
books indicating identical author
ship. One illustration or two will
suffice for our purpose. Both
books reveal a medical know
ledge beyond that of other lay
writer's, proper terms are used to
denote bones and maladieS. Sec
ond, the style of the Greek is be-
yond that of most of the other
writer's and is such that an edu-
Gated Greek of that day reading
it would recognize it as the work
of a learned and intelligent au-
thor-this applies to both of
Luke's books.
In beginning it would be well
worth the time to run over the
concluding portions of Luke's
Gospel and get the continuity of
the story as it was unfolded by
this author. One of the opening
events shows Peter taking the
initiative in the election of a sue
cessor to Judas and some facts
stated there are important. Of
Jesus, it is said, che Showed him
self alive by many infallible
proofs, indicating that not all of
these appearances had been re-
corded in the Gospel. We are told
that hundred and twenty dis
ciples were together, and "of
these men which have eompanied
with us all the time that the Lord
Jesus went in and out among us,
beginning from the baptism of
John unto the same day that he
was taken up FROM u.s., one must
be ordained to- be witness with
US Of his resurrection. The bold
ness of this statement $50 early
challenges any false accusations
of its. unworthiness.
After the selection of Matthias
the disciples waited in Jerusalem,
in accordance with the command
of their Lord, and on Pentecost
fifty days after the Passover),
and the occasion of one of the big
Jewish festivals while the City of
Jerusalem was filled with Jews
from all parts of the known
world, they received this strange
divine power manifested in the
gift of the Holy Spirit and evil
denced by the stranger physical
fact that all the visiting Jews
heard and understood what these
disciples said, as if spoken in
their own language. No wonder
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FLEMING STREET METHODIST
iUptown) CHURCH
Rev. Jim Lilly, Pastor

rev. Jim Lilly, FaStOT
Fleming at William Street
Church school meets at GAS a
m. Norman ], Lowe, general
superintendent.
Morning worship, ii O'Clock
Hi-League meets at $50 p. m.
Miss Frances Lowe, in charge.
Young Peoples Epw b
League meets at $50 p. m. Miss
Margaret Neffs president. .k5.
Evening service, 7:30 o'clock.
Mid-weck Prayer and Bible
Study, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.
Choir rehearsal, Wednesday,
BIAS p. m. T. B. Klebsattel, di-
rector of music.
Thursday evening, 7:45 o'clock,
Brotherhood Banquest, 619 Will
liam street. f't~ ~
You are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
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tColored)

(Colored)
]. c. Bannerme, Pastor
F. A. Johnson, General Secretary
Division and Thomas SITS.
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m.
Junior A. c. E. League meets
at $50 p. m.
Senior A. c. E. League meets
at els p. m.
Evening service, 8 p. m.
Tuesday, 1880 p. m, class.
Friday, 7:30 p. m, choir re-
hearsal.
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RusrLrNc BooMs

AMARILLO, Texas-Members
of the Southwestern Cattle
Raisers Association believe there
was more cattle rustling in
Texas in 1888 than in any year
since such characters as Billy
the Kid roamed the southwest.