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..voting and Politics." Mrs. Eve
lyn Malone. Atlanta. "Educa-
tlon;e Andrew Smith, Chicago.
Recreation Louis Johnson.
Detroit, "Anti-Lyneh BILL Miss
Clara watts. Gary. Ind. "Hous-
ing" Mrs. Thelma Ayans. Of
Nashville, Church, and Mrs.
Isabelle Lynch. of Gary, Ind,
the summary.
MUSICAL PAGEANT
INTERESTING
The Pre-Congress Musical and
Pageant. and the "All-state Tea
were successful affairs sponsored
by the local committee under the
direction of DR.. Roy Love. chair
man, and pastor of Mt. Nebo
Baptist. headquarters of the con-
gress. Delegates and visitors who
arrived in Memphis Sunday and
Monday were present at the ALI
State tea. and seated at the table
representing their state. The
semi-formal reception was held
at Booker Washington high
school.
Misses Lucie e. Campbell.
Memphis teacher. noted director
of the congress chorus, and nat
ionally known song composer.
and Elizabeth Wallace. teacher
in the Memphis public schools.
directed the mammoth 1000
voiced chorus during the Pre-
Congress Musical Tuesday night
at Ellis auditorium. The musical
pageant was built around the
life of Ethiopia. depicting that
nations development along the
ways of christianity. The pag-
cant was an original production
of Miss Campbell.
Rev. A. A. Banks Jr., pastor
of the Second Baptist in Detroit,
delivered the principal address
Wednesday on the subject. 1.-THE
Task of Christian Leadership
Training for Education In the
Church" Other speakers were
DR.. Charles L. Dinkins, secretary
of the Department of Christian
Education OF the Sunday School
Publishing board; Rev. Oscar
Lee, secretary of the Department
of Race Relations; and DR.. D. H.
Stanton, field executive of the
American Bible society.
DR.. D. v. Jemison, president
of the National Baptist conven-
ton, USA, brought greetings
from the conventin, parent body
OF the congress. Rev. L. v. Booth
OF Indiana conducted the devo-
tional services Friday morning
and Rev. Roscoe Mitchell of New
York gave the major address.
His subject was Stewardship. d"
Dean A. Franklin Fisher of
Atlanta, Ga, delivered one of
the outstanding addresses of
the congress.
THE Task of Christian Lead
ership Training for Educators in
a World Community" was the
subjct of Dean Fishers message
which embraced these notewor-
thy points:
ID To inspire a passionate
devotion to the service of Christ
and the redemption of mankind.
90 To challenge men to face
the truth and stand by it.
(3) To send men forth with a
world vision and a world pro-
gram.
ca To develop the ability to
lead Others through series of
on-going experiences toward a
christian solution to the pro-
blems of daily living.
Rev. M. L. King. Jr., of Allan
ia, guest speaker on the Youth
rally night drew enthusiastic
applauses from the large as
semblage. and likewise well re-
ceiyed were messages given by
Revs. r. L. Taylor of Virginia
and James D. Rucker of South
Carolina.
DR.. Benjamin e. Mays. presi-
dent of Morehouse college, eli
NAKED the general session of the
congress Friday night with an
educational address.
Courses of the congress are ac-
credited by the international
Council OF Religious Education.