The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-05-11

SUNDAY morning service AZ En-
enezer AME church Viii 20 down
in nv mind as one % the most i'm
pressi'e religious devotional SER
wees that | have ever attended
Ten Bishops ~ he Greaf AME
church participated in the service
and thousands ~ ministers and
other delegates joined most heart
lily in PRAYER and HYMNS Of praise
90 make y most inspiring oc-
cassior. With Bishop John
Gregg presiding. there were nine
other bishops on the rostium IN
Guiding Bishop J. s. Fipper. Bis
hop " A Fountain. Bishop f j..
Howard Bishop VI. n Davis. Bis
hop . II Sims. Bishop \ " WIZ
liams. Bishop ; l.. Greere Bishop
9. p Young and bishop H. Y.
Tookes People of highly developed
Christian characters ard devot!ng
Their abilities 20 the furiherance Of
great religions organ lzation nut
greater character and religions
fervor into the Devotional service
Services IKE this happen oniv eyorv
four years wner The Quadrerriai
conference 81 the AME church con-
venes. One could not ST. there IN
that audience without being en-
quilted with a conscious race o. 10
in this great Negro organization
thar has carried on ,o~ more than
enc hunf-ed and twenty wears
Historic Moment Tor Fhene1er
There is romance in Eberezsrs
growth Just feV wears ago This
was one ~ me sma er caurches
OF our city To-dar no dlag ore
OF the finest rhntCn pvopsr4ss N
the country y becomes We sea,
OF the lAiry frs qsalrcaniai con-
ference * me ANE denomination
Her cho.rs or SUNDAY ih~niea ,ae
delegates ON al o,er me coluir,
with her fine ms4.fc aa.moniss
Delegates from Sog'h Carolina.
virginia F.or.ta and oiher sisfrs
voiced 'aslr pride IN ne ~ -
offered ne convent cr o 'hA com.
pete satisfaction ~ = thair needs
m church 9ope'iv owued tv orc
~ 'hei- oan rrfeaiiors s. 'Ao
SUNDAY wo~r.nr .ei yca vre~ H.-
hop Greg riroalt4i D- Iarxsor
the finarciai secref+rv ~ tne ANF
orEari7a 10 sa ~ wake
siEpiflcsr- statement ~ Won when
l saw mat not dime ~ ,he OK
pense - 'hs conference hs. he4a
charged 20 Us aas beer eri ~e-
ly paid hT ire Fheaeze~ hurch m
wticn lsf Bauer fa- pas'.-
Rev. George Bahe- men stated bow
Ehere,s- bad grown tro,r car-
gregsaon q egt n4t4sed Is oaA
OF me rleler roaSrsga .ar. - tls
city having TAO tes4sarl ard
seven h.n1yAd mem en- ~ ctel
how 'as msfve GUS rhsrcl pro-
perty had beer r~srv pad for 10
JUST few short reas Ha frid
how ne corgrsrai pr lad raised
nearly four Thousand dollars ~ de-
FRAY The eNrerse 81 The conference
Hsnv minister's s.fiIrS Vifh!n
hearing 1ers startled hv mis-
smaziEg an evenen' AZ q.
inpress.v- opnor ahol' me cAv
q pe'ro an ~ 9ossihfres fo~
the Negfo r tie actie, emeni
which Rev bahe~ presented for
the AME orsaalzaiion II Was
his'or z moment Tor th@n~..r
church IN few sh0r wears under
Rev. IA d.esh p auf ".
IND the pofenfa'es ~ That aagus
hodv. the AMI pftiafes. holding
their cuadr-nnia deliberations
within their walls This h.dv has
made history Tor iaems selves and
FOR al ne Negrn popaa'iun ~
Detroi Their coope ant pro
Rressiveress hat- deeply impressed
every delegate 70 mis- convention
When We Think ~ all that they
have accomplished Ne mast re-
member Fred Anderson Tho o.d
reliable treasurer ~ his church
who Tough al1avs for an ART gh
money system that would atconr'
for sverv penny that came into 'ne
church treasury This system has