St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21


age, on mans thinking.
Kitagawa said that millions Of
people have no appreciation for
the earth. The earth is almost
alien to many men.
He said too many people do not
appreciate the mystery Of the
world because it cannot be analysed
technologically.
Too many people concern them
selves solely with making a living"
and never think Of living a life,
the speaker declared. Brotherhood
is essential to civilizations con-
tinued existence, he said.
Prayer and invocation was given
by Rev. H. C. Boyd Of st. Peter
church.
Rev. John Simmons, pastor of St.
Marks Lutheran church, read the
lesson; Rev. l.. p. Ashford, pastor
Of Wayman A. NJ. f. church, offered
prayer. Cecil f. Newman, presi-
dent of the Urban League, gave a
brief greeting from that organiza-
ton.
He said in part: The Urban
League, a pioneer organization
in the area Of human relations,
likes TO believe that out Of these
services and others like them has
come an awakened public con-
seriousness Of the need Of the
practice Of real brotherhood
365 days u year."
The combined ,chOirs Of Mime
apolis Negro churches made an ex-
cellent showing at the service at
st. Mark.
Among those chorus members
who were directed by Mrs. Emma
Sims, ST. Peter A. M. Z. chorister,
were Mines. Eddie Smith, Lucille
Jordan, Elizabeth Joyner, Ella
Walker, E. C. Harris, Ella Warder,
Katherine Allen, Mamie Battles,
Ethelyne Walker, Ernestine Mar
shall, Richard Smith, Nellie Gibbs,
Pauline Parks, Blanche Cooper,
Maize Ashford, Lawson Porter,
John Williams, Ruth Morris, Mary
Crump, Beulah Peters, E. L. Sims,
Bessie Harris, Lewis Caldwell,
Bessie Gresham, Ruth Lynch, Bes-
sic Harris, Carrie Smith, 0nie Nc
Coy, Mildred Vaudeville, Virginia
Collins, Jessie Shannon, Willard
Merrill, Carrie Smith, Mary Louise
Cannon, Willie b. Hale, Edward
Hays, Myrtle Hill, Iva Massengill,
Sue King, Marion Parker, Theresa
Jones, Misses Mary Davis. Jean
Leverette, Daisy Fields.
Also Messrs. l.. G. Leverette,
James Gresham, Ed Brown, Earl
Smalls, A. L. Barnes. Louis Lynch,
Eddie Smith, d. J. Wade, BObbie.
Moore, E. ID. Powell, Louis Cald-
well, Edgar Marshall, Albert NJ.
johnson, Louis Lynch, Edward
johnson, James Ward, Richard Reid
and Otha Sudduth and others.
The choir's excellent rendition of
"The Old Ship of Zion" was so NOV
ing that Rev. Deems, who presided,
asked Mrs. Emma Sims to direct
the entire audience in singing the
song.
Another musical treat was the
singing Of the Twin Cities Sym
phOnic Chorus, an interracial
chorus Of rs voices under the
direction of Clarence II. Russell.
The chorus sang a group Of four
numbers: Mozart's "Gloria from
the 18th Mass" Tchaikovsky's
"Come Let Us Worship" Burleigh's
arrangement of "Steal Away" and
Brahms How Lovely Is Thy
Dwelling Place"
The expertly blended voices of
this chorus thrilled the congrega-
ton and made a fitting climax to
a fine service.
Committee Of this years service
was: The Rev. Kyle Haselden, Pas
tor, Trinity Baptist Church, Chair
man; the Very Rev. c. ?. Deems,
DID, Dean, Cathedral Church Of
St. Mark, Vice-chairman; the Rev.
Daisuke Kitawaga. Director, United
Christian Ministry to Japanese
Americans, Secretary; MIR. Albert
Allen, Minneapolis Chapter, Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People; the Rev
L. p. Ashford, Pastor, Waymar
A. NJ. E. Church; the Rev. II. W
Bolts, Pastor, Zion Baptist Church;
Mrs. W. H. Boldly. Interracial Com.
mittee, Minneapolis Y. W. c. A.
the Rev. II. c. Boyd, Pastor. St
Peters A. NJ. E. Church, President
Colored Ministers Association;
Mrs. II. w. Buljn, President, Fed.
Grated Indian Women's Clubs (Sah.
kah Tay); Mrs. Alice F. Drechsler
representing American Federation
Of Teachers; Mrs. Arnold Gomberg
President, Minneapolis Council OF
AmericaniZation; the Rev. A. F
Martin, Pastor, Bethesda Baptist
Church; Mrs. Helen George Mo
Home Visitor, Minneapolis Council
Of Americanization; Mr.. Fridoli
Pearson, President, Interracial
Service Council; the Rev. T. C.
Parker, Pastor, Border Methodist
Church; Mr.. Clarence H. Russell
Director, Twin Cities Symphonic
Chorus; the Rev. John Simmons
Pastor, st. Marks Lutheran
Church; Mrs. Helen Smith, Urban
League woman's Auxiliary; Miss