Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-06-07

IN q very impressive ceremony
Chicago.
Bishop Gregg delivered a ,
Il Will Pay My Vows Now" The
preIate, who has had a distin-
Ruished career as pastor, mission
airy 10 Africa, and college president,
before being elected to the highest
office Of his denomination in 1924,
declared that the Church had failed
in making real its preachment Of
brotherhood.
Cash Donations Given
Ministers from many Twin City
churches Of both races were pres
emit, as well as at least one out
of-state pastor. Several Of the
pastors brought cash gifts from
their churches for the building fund
rally. Noteworthy among the gifts,
was the donation Of $25 from the
Mt. Olivet Baptist church, st. Paul,
which Is also raising money TO com
plcte its building; a gift from the
St. Paul's Methodist church, which
has been under a staggering build
ing debt for years; a gift Of $40
from the st. James A. VI. f. church,
Minneapolis, which has a building
fund, and a gift from the Wayman
A. VI. u. church, Minneapolis, also
in a building program. The Pill
grim Baptist church, which gave
$40, is in the midst of n campaign
TO raise money to build the educa.
tional unit, and the Camphor Me-
mortal Methodist church, which
gave SIT, has just launched n
$1,000 rehabilitation program. The
South Dakota pastor gave IS from
his churches, which are small mis-
siona.
Speakers at the dedication serv-
ice included Cecil +. Newman, edi-
tor and publisher Of the Recorder
and Spokesman newspapers, for the
Twin City business and profession
al people; Miss I. Myrtle Garden,
director Of the Halle q. Brown
House, for the social and welfare
organizations; the Rev. c. W.
Hautzcnrader, pastor Of the First
Christian Church, for the st. Paul
Council Of Churches; the Rev. Ger
aid o. McCulloCh, pastor OF the
Hamline Methodist Church, for the
Methodist Ministers Association;
the Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr., pastor
Of Pilgrim Baptist Church, for the
Twin City Ministerial and st. Paul
INSTRUMENTATION Alliances !;
John NJ. Patton for the trustees Of
the st. James Church; Gloria Will
liams, for the youth Of the st.
James Church; MaccO V. Littlejohn
for the st. James Church. Music
was furnished by the st. James
senior and gospel choirs. Chester
s. Russell sang very appropriately
Bless This House" and "A trio com
posed Of Miss Juanald Brown, Mrs,
Cora Moore and Mrs. Geraldine
Scroggins sang, Ave Maria"
Over $1,000 Raised
According to the report, $ll ,6St
had been raised up to the end OF
the last conference year, Septem'
Der. 1915. A total Of S7,5S3.S0 was
reported raised since last Decem
Der until and including Sunday. o.
this amount, the following clubs Ot
the church raised total Of $4,000
rs follows: Senior Usher Board
= Mrs. Evelyn Brent, $4,000; Pro
, gressiVe Club, Mrs. Odessa Brent
$4,000; Senior Choir, Mrs. Will
, Mae Barber, 10000: Mems Club
Ewell Galloway, $500; Service
I. Guild, Mrs. Gladys johnson. $25.
D.. 90: Willing Workers, Mrs. Bernic'
4 Duke, $4,000. The Women's Divi
sion Of the church raised 50, lO7 50
and the Mems Division, $2,l0317
The pastor. the Rev. Il. n. Moore
under whose energetic leadership
during five years most Of tbs
money received To date for tbs
building fund has been raised, re
ported $l,324.73 collected from
friends and churches.
Personnel Of the committees re
sponsiblc for the rally include
mems chairman. Harry s. Brown
co-chairmen George Brooks, Jr,
Rufus Boyd: Maceo V. Littleiohn
secretary: Il. {. Archer, treasurer
T.. f.. Galloway. finance assistant
| Women's Division: chairman. Mrs
Thomas Neal: co-chairman, Mrs. II
N. Moore, Mrs. Lola Sisemorc. Mrs
Leonard Davis; secretary, Mrs
Naomi Thomas: treasurer. Mrs
Matte A. King: Mrs. Viola Lee
finance assistant.
Moore Issues Statement
| Rev. Moore issued the following
statement on the drive: The rail-,
was a great success for the pcopl
Of St Games church and the tota
community II assures the corgre
= cation that the church will be erect
ed the minute restrictions on ma
terials are lifted. possibly sooner
II il an expression of our com
mon faith in God and His church
The church will he a Gothic
structure with modern appoint.
a meats Of all kinds. There will be
A special rooms for church school,
: youth sanctuary, banquet hall.
enlarged kitchen. ministers Of.