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Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03

His provision for us, Matthew
said, (which of you, by taking
thought, can add one cuhit unto
His statue? Therefore take NO
thought, saying, what shall we
eat, or what shall we drink, or
hat withal shall we be clothed ?"
Tnasmuch as we have no control
of our growth to the same ex-
tent, he provides for His child
rem and things.
st. Luke, 11:6-13, offers a fine
comparison for the provision OF
our heavenly Fathers provisions
for us: (Which Of you shall have a
friend. and shall go unto him at
midnight and say unto him.
Friend, lend me three loaves, for
friend of mine in his journey
is come to me, and | have moth
ing to set before him? And he,
from within, shall answer and say,
Trouble me not; the door is now
shut and my children are with
me in bed: I cannot rise and give
thee" say unto you, though he
will not rise and give him, be-
cause he is q friend, yet because
of his Importantly he will rise and
give him rs many as he needeth
If man shall ask bread of any
Of Won. will he give him a stone !
Or, II he ask a fish, will he fol
a fish give him serpentY Or
Iif he shall ask an egg, Will he
offer him scorpion? If We ther
being evil, know how to give
good gifts unto your children; how
much more shall your heavenl.
Father give the Holy Spirit Il
them that ask him! ! say unit
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03

The Rev. T. J. Griffin, pastor Of
st. James Methodist Church Of
Pine Bluff, has recently returned
from Washington, D. c., where he
appeared before q Committee Of
Army and Navy Chaplains on Of
ficial business. He is now in At
enhance at his Annual Conferences
at Ardmore, Okla.
1t is reported that his church
records show that during the last
eleven months, fifteen new MEM
bers have been added to tt
church and an increase has bssa
made along all financial lines.
Gas has been placed in the par
sonage and church at cost Of
$4,000; new furniture has bsen
placed in the parsonage and the
interior has been redecorated 1t Q
total cost of $4,000, nlilt and
painted a garage at a cost Of $780,
90, new roof has been placed
on the church at cost Of $780,
90, replaced large window in the
hurch at q cost of $500, erected
a church sign and light At front
If church at a cost Of $1,000,
and the records show that Ill Of
this has been paid except : small
note of $31.00 on parsonage fur
niture. A telephone has been plac-
ed in the parsonage and $500
has been paid on street tax. Posts
and chains to beautify and en-
close church property have bsen
purchased, it was stated.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
Move To Unite A NJ.
f. Missionary
Societies
BY Baxter Leach

BROOKLYN, N. "a deter
mined effort to merge the two Mis-
sionary Societies of the A. NJ. f.
Church at the next General Con-
ference has the support of the
ministers and laymen of the LIST
Episcopal District, it was revealed
here this week at the Mid-Year
Conference in session at Bridge st.
A. M. F.. Church. 1t is also the
concensus of opinion among the
majority of delegates and visi-
tors that the movement has the
support Of majority Of the mis-
sionary women, provided as ex-
pressed by one of the leaders, tive
have voice in the method and
means of accomplishing the de-
sired results"
Cut Overhead Expense
The merger Of the two Societies
will bye in keeping with the ten
dency of progressive groups to
cut out duplication Of work and
unnecessary expense. "As the sit
uation is now, there is multi
plicity of leadership and divisive
interests" many believe,
The Parent Body, headed by
Mrs. Christine Smith of Detroit,
Mich, and the Women's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society, read
ed by Mrs. Lucy Hughes, if unit
ed, will make one of the strongest
missionary setups in the country
and will make a strong auxiliary
to the Department of Missions,
Bishop Sims believes, and who is,
it is reported, in favor of the
merger. TIE merger will also serve
"break down sectionalism."
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
HYMN STORY
BY Mrs. E. c. Hatcher
WHEN ALL THY MERCIES,
o MY GOD"

This charming hymn was written
by Joseph Addison, the celebrated
English poet and essayist, in 1901,
in grateful commemorative of his
delivery from a shipwreck in a
storm off the coast Of Genoa. Jo-
seph Addison was the best writer
of his time. He was the son Of
Lancelot Addison, who was rec
tor at Milston, Wiltshire, and af-
forwards became Dean of Litch-
field.
The author was born in Milston
sectory, May l, 1874, and was
educated at Oxford. His gift in
poetry, both English and Latin,
gave him an early reputation as
a writer and composer. At one
time he received a pension from
King William III which was in
creased with further honors. He
died in Holland House, Kensing-
ton, near London, June II, 1918.
Though his hymns are not numer-
US tony five in number) they are
remarkable for the simple beauty
of their style as well as for the
Christian spirit they portray. The
tune (Geneva) was composed by
John Cole, who, early in life, be-
came musician and music publi-
sher. He was born in Tewksbury,
Eng, 1774, and came to the United
States in his boyhood. Baltimore,
4d., was his American home, and
he was educated there. He con-
inued to compose music until his
death, August II, 1856. Besides
Geneva" for real feeling and
armonic beauty "Manoah,' adopt
d from Haydn's creation. deserves
mention as admirably suited to Ad-
lison's hymn.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
First Month Perfect
Spelling Scores!

r. L. Wilson, instructor at South
End School, reports perfect spell
Ing scores for the following pu-
pills: "A Grade, Marie Brown
Helen Carrigan, Swazine New
ton and Ada Smith. 4B Grade
John Cooley, Jesse Parker, Viii
lam Scott, Cleveland Oliver, Mary
Anne Atkins, Emma Jean Askew
Evelyn Collins, Robhis Rodgers
Bobbie Voolfolk and Alice Will
son.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
Gospel Chorus
Sings Sunday

1t was announced this week that
the United Gospel Chorus will
sing at the St. Andrews "A. N. =.
Church (33rd Street at State)
next Sunday, October 5. Rev. p.
P. Davis, pastor Of the church, will
assist A. ]. Pullum who Is spon-
sor of the program and secretarN
to the church.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
ous--RaymoAd Motley.

ous-Raymoad Moley.
Pictures of five Negroes have
appeared on the cover sheet Of
Time magazine. Walter White, N
|AACP secretary; Marian Ander-
son, the singer; Halle Selassie, the
King of Kings; Father Divine, the
cultist; and Joe Louis, the heavy
weight champion of the world
~
Bertrand Russell has this to say:
"One man can do little against .
vast evil, and vast goods arise IN
the same way"
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
FROM MY SCRAP BOOK
"POEMS WE LIVE BY"
BY S. l.. Tuggle
"THE PRAYER OF A MAN

Great God, make me decent orderly appreciatve use
full courageous, and kind in the work of this day.
Let me not weaken myself by anger cheaper myself by
Boosting, or play the fool by lying.
Give to remember that there are others in the world
besides myself and that they are men like unto me
Teach to observe the rules of the game to come thr
defeat victorious and out Of victory mspoiled
Let me not be unmindu of the gift of friend or foe for
both are much of my making
For my own sake for the sake of my comrades keep me
wholesome and cheerful, but if the devil of error
should grip me at times grant me the good sense TO
20 1uietly alone until the impulse to act wrongly
shall have passed.
And at the end of each day bring me to nv bed with
knowledge that greed and malice and envy and
hatred have played lesser part in my thinking:
that my WEAKNESS is the result of welldoing Amen
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
JIM BOOKER
CONTINUED from Page y

Continued from rage ~
reach a figure of some $SO0,OOO,
the amount estimated last year by
the then Engineer Commissioner,
Brig. Gen. David McCoach, Jr.
Over $500 has been recently au-
thorized to purchase kitchen ut
ensils which, as the investigation
revealed, were seriously needed.
The sight of antiquated cooking
stoves fired by wood, served to
speed up action---many aver.
Look Out, Mr.. Fish!
Announcement Of Rep. Hamil-
ton Fish (Rep.) Of New York.
that he will introduce a resolu-
ton in the House, calling for .
vote with respect to Immediate
Declaration of War On Germany"
seems to Individually indicate one
of the longest chances that has
been taking the political annals OF
America. We say: "Look out, Mr..
Fish," because he declared that
such a move was based on his
confidence that the House would
defeat the proposal by a vote OF
2 to 1. Mr.. Fish may be badly mis-
taken as this country is all, II not
mostly, for a shooting war" III
total against Hitler and his men,
New Recreational Center
Dedicated In d. c.
Last Saturday afternoon was
very beautiful and throngs OF peo-
pie motored across the bridge span
ming Potomac River to Anacostia,
stones throw from the CAPITOL
to witness the dedicatory exercis-
es of the new recreational center
for nearby soldiers constructed ~
the Army. OF the speeches maos
See jim BOOKER-Pags i
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
Sunday School
Lesson

Lesson |, Issue 81, Oct. 5, 1871
BY Thos. d. Driver, d. D.
Golden Text: Our Father Who Art
In Heaven, Hallowed Be Thy
Name. St. Matt. SO.
Subject: God Our Heavenly Fa-
ther. Proof, Gen. 1:26; Elk. 34;4-7;
Ps. 103:1-13; lisa. 40:27-31; Matt.
|6:24-34; 22;35-3s; John aga; ID
20 23; Acts 17:24-30; 1st John L.
LID.
EXPLANATORY OUTLINES
l.. What Man Got Out OF His,
Fathers Creation.
2. Gods Provision Proof of His
Universal Partnership.
Introduction
The scholars will notice a little
change in the setting of the les
son. We have shifted the text
to the head, and the subject to
the place of the text. From a theo-
logical point of view, the text
grows out of the subject, which
is eminently correct. The outlines
are purely analytical, and drives
back into the text and threads
through the subject down through
the body of the lesson. Prayer is
an offering up of our desires unto
God for things agreeable to His
Will, in the name Of Christ, with
confession of our sins, and thank
full acknowledgment of His mercy.
First, What Man Got Out OF
His Fathers Creation
Genesis, 1:26-2S proves to US
that God is our Father by an act
Of creation. He is naturally so be-
cause he made us. The first thing
man received out of his creation
was consciousness, a realization of
himself. To know, as well as we
know ourselves, who we are, where
we are and what we are doing.
That classes him and us above the
beast level, because beast does
not know what he is; and placed
him and us next to the angels.
The rule is; when all points
that a thing is, then we know
that is to say, when sight, feel
ing, taste and hearing and
smell are organized and agree,
and are satisfied that a thing
is, it is what it is. When
God breathed into the nostrils of
man, all of this happened, So then
we may say, our first parent was
psychophysical spiritual being,
(mind, matter and spirit.
The next item man got out OF
his creation was relationship. By
the creative act, man became a
son of God. Any man, saint or
sinner, is generically a son of God.
When the apostle John said, BE
loved, now are we the sons of
God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall he; but we know
that, when He shall appear we
shall be like him, for we shall see
him like He is" John means throu-
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
The World Is
Dynamited; The
Explosion Will Be In
The Mediterranean
Sea, Rev. Webb
States

Rev James M, Webb, the Evan
pclist of Chicago. H., will preach
at the Church of the Living God
at 9th and Pulaski SITS. Sunday.
Octoh'r 5, 1900 a. m. Subject,
"Jesus Is At the Door of the
World With Dynamite"
A. 500 p, M, his subject will
b. "The World is Dynamited, the
Explosion Will be in the Medit-
erranean Sea-"
Rev. Webb has just returned
from Forrest City and Wynne,
Ark. where he conducted Camp
Meetings. Everybody is welcome
to ATTEND his meetings at the
above church, Sunday, October 5,
l34l.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
Lacrosse, Ark.

Rev. J. M. Turner, Presiding FL
der of the Newport District, held
is 3rd Quarterly Conference re-
emily. He preached a fine sermon
to enjoy the service. The spirit
ual tide ran high. Reports were
good. Rev. Vaughens, the pastor,
s doing a great work, and all
the members are proud of hip.
Rev. 0. G. Watkins, reporter.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
Bethel A. NJ. E.
Church, Lagrange,
Arkansas

The Third Quarterly Conference
was held recently with Rev. T, d.
Davis as pastor host. The Presid-
ing Elder delivered inspiring SER
mons. The spiritual side of the
meeting was indeed uplifting to
all who attended. The financial re-
port for the quarter, S50.73.
Rev. J. w. Watson, p. E.; Rev.
T. d. Davis, pastor; Mrs. It. d.
Davis, reporter.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03

partation Of the gospel Under the
eminent supervision Of Presiding
Elder P. II. Johnson, the imrarta-
ton of the gospel was not neglect
ed. Revs. w. s. Shelton and j. j.
Brown also preached soul stirring
sermons.
The Presiding Elders sermon IN
Sunday at 11:00 n. M, cllmaxed
one of the greatest conventions
In the history of the Augusta Dis
trict.
The amount of 5000 was raised
during the convention.
Rt. Rev. G.. +. Curry, Bishop;
Rev. P. II. Johnson, p E.; Mrs
IT, d, Alexander, reporter.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
Library Announces
"FavOrite Volumes

According to announcements re-
eelved from the Little Rock
Branch Public Library. many pop
ular fiction and reference books
have been added. Mrs. r. C..
Washington listed the favoritcs
as follows: (Non-fiction) Secret
of Better Health. Reilly; Skel-
ton of Justice, Roper and Lesser;
Tougher Up, America, Heison; Pa
triotic Anthology, Van Doran; Im-
perial Twilight, Harding; Faith to
Fight For, Strachey; Mothers and
Daughters, Cosgrove; Our Ameri-
can Music, Howard, (Fictionl
Purple Ball, Packard; If Love
Means This, Williamson; Seventy
Times Seven, Sanford; They Want
ed to Live, Roberts; Not All Your
Laughter, Gibbs; Ann Minton's
Life, Bring; Prison Walls, Dell;
Next To Valour, Jennings.
Mrs. Washington is attempting
to add to the books already av-
ailable in the Public Library and
build up the reference library, For
the past several months, books
have been added and use of the
library is reported Increasing.
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03

oh the redeeming love of Jesus
Christ all who have confessed that
Jesus Christ is the Son Of God,
for the good of their own souls,
are sons of God.
The next item man got out of
his Fathers creation, was a soul;
the image and likeness Of his Crea-
tor. God breathed into the nostrils
of man and man became a living
soul. The soul can be conscious
of itself without man, or the body;
but the man or body cannot bye
conscious of its self without the
soul. Prof. Scope, and William
Jennings Bryan debated the ques-
ton relative to mans creation
some years ago. Scope taking the
affirmative, man is an evolution
airy process through cons. Which
process does not make God the
creator of man, but, subsequently,
as he evolved out Of matter. Max
ing God the creator of man throu-
Oh secondary process, Bryan
argued the Bible status of mans
creation, which makes God the
direct and immediate creator OF
man, and not left to any evolu-
tionary processes. The Catholic
church came in and said, ats
members could believe any proc
.sses of mans Great OF it chcosed
just so it understood and believed
God gave the soul" God created
man, his origin is in Go, and he
is not a product of chance, but
product of the creative will OF
God.
The next item man received
from his Fathers creation was a
position Of power and domination
He had charge Of all of the crca-
lures Of the earth, beasts, fowls,
vegetation, fruits. fish Of the sea,
and anything else on the earth,
and under the earth as far as he
is able to go. The earth was the
Fatherly gift to man for his use
and enjoyment.
Second: Proof of Partnership, by
His Extensive Provision, For
Man And Things
Our Lord is Father for all crea-
ton. Behold the fowls of the air,
for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather in barns; yet
your Heavenly Father feedeth
them. Consider the lilies Of the
field, how they grow; they toll
not, neither do they spin. And yet,
I say unto you, that Solomon in
all Of his richness, greatness,
honors; with all of his silver, gold,
diamonds, pearls, servants, horses,
cattle, and any other possession
(this simplifies the phrase, "All
of his glory") is not arrayed like
one Of these.
st. Matthew said, Wherefore
il God so clothed the grass Of the
field, which today is, and tomor-
row Is cast into the oven, shall
He not much more clothe you, o
ye of little faith?" To show how
perfect and consistent God Is in
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03

you, ask, and it shall be given
you; seek and We shall find;
knock and 1t shall be opened to
you. For every one that asketh,
receiveth,
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03
l GIVE IT
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bor) do not have force and power
because they have not organized
He attributes this to the Negro
not having "sense enough" More
than that, buddy.
Somewhere in the Book Of Psa-
Inns are found these beautiful
phrases "he that hath mercy
upon the poor, happy is he
knowledge is easy to him that un-
derstandeth :. :"
The article, "What Hitler Told
Me About Christianity" publish
ed in Liberty magazine, Sept. 20,
1871, page II, is worth ones read
ing. 1t treats DR.. Leo STEMS (now
in a German Concentration Camp
three conversations with Hitler as
DIR. Stein told it to Pastor Martin
Niemoller.
He quotes Hitler as expressing
his intentions:
81 thought of making the Ger
man Church the most powerful in
the world. ! wanted to name Ger
man bishops in all countries that
/ am going to conquer. | wanted
to unite all religions and church
es under the spirit of National
Socialism. / thought Of putting Of
ficers like you (Dr. Stein) in
charge"
Hitler, the article says, con-
tinues: III the Christian Church
wants to fight me, | shall ami
hilate it as | have crushed anC
will crush all other enemies.
don't mind walking over corpse'
as long as | reach my goal.
need no Christianity"
Peak Sentences: We have sought
to prosper by not doing things in
stead of doing them--Doroth!
Thompson. Arguing from histori
cal precedent is always danger
Arkansas State press., 1941-10-03

See jim BOOKER-Psss 4
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-04

James S. Plant, nationally known
psychiatriSt.
TO STUDY DEFENSE
An innovation at the yearly con-
vention will be the aIl-day Monday
conference on defense recreation.
Federal officials, local committee
members, army and navy morale
officers, church leaders, representa-
tives of the U. S. O. and lay people
will spend the day thrashing out
recreation problems faced by hun
dreds of overburdened communities
located near defense camps and in
dustrial production centers.
Subjects fol discussion include
school recreation, industrial and
rural programs, church recreation,
joint planning of public and private
agencies, housing, drama and folk
dancing, music, crafts, training and
personnel standards, athletics and
sports, local board membership,
camping community centerS, play
in institutions, nature recreation,
anc. home play.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-04
LET Negroes
Be Janitors,'

PORTLAND, Oregon - (SNS)-
The Boilermakers union, Local II,
with offices in the Labor Temple
here has been accused of "flagrant
discrimination" by the Advisory
Council for Negroes and was re-
ported last week to the Presidents
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice now holding hearings in
Los Angeles.
From copy of the complaint
sent to it by the Advisory Council,
the local NAACP revealed that the
local apparently is keeping four
companies which have stated IN
writing their willingness to use Ne
gro workers in any and all plant
operations from doing SO.
The Oregon Shipbuilding corpo-
ration, Willamette Iron and Steel,
Commercial Iron Works, Albina
Machinist Works, all of this city
are undre contract to the union.
This union is reported to have re-
fused to grant the request of DR.. D.
N. Unthank. chairman of the Ad-
visory Council to abolish its policy
of excluding Negro members.
The refusal was made on grounds
that "the available supply of Negro
labor in this could be absorbed as
janitors."
The wage for janitors is about
TIC an hour. The prevailing wage
for boilermakers is approximately
Sl,25, according to DR.. Unthank.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-04

achieved their goal, was recipient
of endless praises from professional
and business men and women of
the Gate City who, nevertheless,
extended congratulations to Man
ager G. E. DeLorme of the Atlanta
branch.
A special train brought the Birm-
ingham delegation to Atlanta, and
in addition to the COmpany's en-
ployees (honOrees) the group in
Guided agentS wives and profess
siOnal and business men and women
of the Magic City.
The achievements of the Birm-
ingham and Atlanta branches, the
trip to Atlanta and the sumptiOus
banquet fade into insignificance as
compared to the possibilities open to
young men and women in the field
of life insurance-possibilit rich
j in bountiful rewards to those who
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-04

More than $50 Atlantans were
guests of the Atlanta Life Insur-
ance Company last week at BAN
uuet in the beautiful Savoy Ball
room in honor of the agency per-
sonnel of the Birmingham, Ala
bama branch office. The group had
won this distinctive honor by vir-
tue of their achievement in giving
to the Company its first S4,OOO.OO
weekly industrial debit.
The celebration was really a du-
al one because, though trailing, the
Atlanta branch likewise reached
the the S4,OOO.OO weekly debit class,
thereby joining Birmingham in
contributing the Company this
epoch making sequence in life in
surance history among Negroes.
Charles J. Green, Clark College
a1umnus, though whose efforts
the Magic City agency personn
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-04
Twelve Projects
Given Approval

$4,000 and Galveston. Tex, s75 .OOO
In addition are the following
school additions at Fort Huachuca,
Arizona, to cost $4,000; new
scnoo1 at Hinesville, Ga. $4,000.
and new school and alterations,
Pascagoula Miss. $47,862
Local authorities sponsoring the
projects will bear part of the total
cost of the school project at Hines"
vile, Gi., and Pascagoula. Miss.
In each case the amount OF the
sponsors fund will be fixed by
agreement between the local au.
thorities and representatives Of
the Federal Works Administrator
The remaining ten projects will
either receive 100 percent De4e Sc
Public Works agents, be Federally
constructed or built under a COM
bination of the two.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-04

WASHINGTON. D. C.-(S N 81
Presidential approval Of twelve
additional Defense Public Works
projects to provide community
facilities and services for Negro
civilian defense workers and
military personnel was announced
last week by Federal Works Adj
ministrator John M. Carmody.
These twelve new projects, with
total estiniated cost of $641 ,2tt2.
are distributed over nine states.
Included among the latest prof.
ects announced are recreation
centers at the following rlaces: Sa-
vannah, Ca, (alterations) $4.530;
Alexandria, La. $75,0G0: Battle
Greek, Mich, $4,000; Hattieslr1rg,
Miss, s33 $50: Rolla. Mo, s45 OOC;
Hampton. Va, $4,000; Petersburg,
Va. 5000: Lawton, Oklahon' Il,
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-04

M. A. R.-Should I stay On with
my husband after what happened
the other Saturday night or should
l leave before he comes home? He
writes the sweet letters telling me
that he loves me.
Ans: Stay right there and see
if things won't work out all right
for both of you. He wasn't alto
gether to blame for the incident on
Saturday. The woman he went with
before ne met you is trying to
break you two up but if you will