St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-06-29
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH

Founders Day was celebrated
on last Sunday, which was the
SSth Anniversary of the church.
Scripture Reading by Rev. ]. w.
Junnell.
Rev. Massey spoke briefly on
the founders of the church led by
Rev. Thos. Hickman, group
came from Missouri up the Missis-
sippi River and landed at FIT.
Smelling. Later when they were
permitted to come to st. Paul,
they were received by the First
Baptist church as a Sunday school
class, and then into the organiza-
ton of Pilgrim Baptist church.
The children's story subject was
THE Water Barrel" Moral that
children should do the chores
which parents give them to do.
There was a presentation of
memorial plaques by Mr.. Timothy
Howard in memory of his mother,
Mrs. Adeline Howard, and by his
father, Mr.. VIM. v. Howard, hon
oring the early members of the
church, namely, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
w. James, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T.
Francis. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G.
Hood, Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Hall,
Mrs. Martha Clayton, Mrs. Birdie
High and Mrs. A. v. Hall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tarver was
given an award for the woman
having given the most OutStand-
ing service to the church during
the year, having served in the
nursery.
Jesse kiley was given an award
as the man who had given the
most outstanding service to the
church during the year, after
which a prayer was offered by
Rev. Massey in acceptance of
these awards for the church. The
plaques will be hung upon the
walls of the Educational unit.
Rev. J. L. Horace, pastor of
Monumental Baptist church, Chi
cago, was introduced by the pas
tor, Rev. Massey. His subject was
The Tabernacle of God is With
Men" taken from the 21st chep-
ter, third verse, of the Revela-
ton of st. John. And I heard a
great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle of God is
with men and he will dwell with
them. and they shall be his people
and God himself shall be with
them, and be their God.
The Usher Board presented the
Senior Choir and the Gospel
chorus with collection plates.
The pastor read cards from DIR.
Henry f. Allen, whose group WIS.,
tied our church recently and Mrs.
Wordy Guthrie, who is visiting
in New York.
The pastor thanked the st. An
thony Hill Garden club. Mrs.
Birda Ridley, president, for de-
corating the church for this An
niversary, also the social and Lit
erary club for the fine picnic din
ned at Crispus Attacks Home last
Sunday.
Registered visitors were as fol-
lows Miss Dolores Sears, Mt.
Olivet church; Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Henderson, Chicago; Mrs. Bernice
Thompson, Omaha. Neb.: Mrs.
Annie Haze Hill Shreveport, La. f.:
Miss Lucy M Harrison, Asheville.
n. c.; Mr.. II. Vincent, Asheville
N. c.; c. A. Anderson. Crescent.
Okla; Mrs. c. w. Oliver. St.
Paul; Mrs. II. Dawson, Akron. O.:
Miss NJ. Dawson, Akron, O.; Lee
G. Wiley. Calvary Baptist church.
Duluth; DOrthea Ray, Frankfort
KY; Mrs. DeQuence Nelson. Olivet
Baptist church. Chicago, with the
Eureka Jubilee Singers.
The evening service was well at
tended. The visiting pastor, DR.. ].
L. Horace. spoke from the subject,
The Withered Hand" He stated
that Christ healed the right hand
of a man which had become
withered from idleness. He ad-
vised that we should go into the
vineyard and work for the well
fore of the members generally. as
the job of the minister is unde-
Unable.