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Personnel Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Raleigh
of Weston, Massachusetts,, are
among the new visitors here.
They are guests at the Hotel
on-the-Cay.
Mr.. Raleigh is Executive
Vice President of the New
England Council.
Here on their second visit to
st. Croix are Mr.. and Mrs.
John Colby. The couple visit
ed here before and will depart
within a few days but they
plan to return and possibly to
emain.
They are the house guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril Marshall.
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Pilgrim Baptist Church
Oldest Negro Church in
State of Minnesota

study. The sanctuary and fellow
ship hall were completely redec-
GRATED, and the kitchen fully
equipped with service for 300.
The property has a valuation Of
over $4,000 and has more facili-
ties Of any Negro church north
west Of Chicago to and including
Seattle.
Pilgrim church is a member Of
the National Baptist Convention,
U.S.A., Inc, Of which Rev. Massey
is vice president; the American
Baptist Convention and Rev. Mas
sey was the first Negro to be elected
to the Council on Missionary CO.
operation; the st. Paul Council Of
Churches in which the pastor is
vice chairman Of the board of di-
rectors.
On a Sunday morning you will
find three choirs, a pipe organ, a
grand piano and a spinet furnish
ing the musical portion Of service.
A congregation with a warmth, and a
minister with a message, all dedi-
Gated to the glory Of God through
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
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MT. oLIvET BAPTIST NEWS


Rev. Hunters subject at the
morning of worship was, Hind
rance To Prayer" His text was
taken from LIST Timothy, 2nG chap
ter and the Sth verse.
The music was furnished bv the
Gospel chorus directed by Mr.. Silas
Smith, accompanied by Mrs. Viola
Cassell. The special selection was
Servants Prayer" rendered by
Mrs. Mary Mitchell.
We were pleased to have Mrs.
Mary Willis, Detroit, Mich, wur-
shipping with us at the morning
services.
Sunday, March LIST, Mt. Olivet
will observe her 3lst Anniversary.
Rev, +. l.. Mcintosh will deliver
the message at the morning serv-
ice, and at the $3.50 services, kev.
Floyd Massey, Jr., pastor Of Pill
grim Baptist Church, will deliver
the message.
A banquet celebrating the Slst
anniversary will be given on Wed.
March I, 1858, in the church base
ment
The Senior Choir will present the
Royal Jubeliers at the church Sun
day, March Sth.
Let us not forget mid-week pray
er service every Wednesday at the
church at 500 p.m.-Edith Massie,
reporter.
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Carter Chapel
CINE Church Is
II Years Old

Carriers Chapel C. NJ. E. church
was founded a few years prior to
the pastorate of a Rev. Jackson in
1921. The congregation worshipped
in a store-front on Indiana Ave. A
Rev. Cogin was serving as presid-
ing elder at that time.
A Rev. Gamble succeeded Rev.
Jackson in 1923, and the site of wor-
ship was moved to a building on
Waters Street. Rev. CANDLES pas
torate lasted approximately three
and a half years. During this time
the church was moved to Rondo
and Midway.
1t was about this time that the
Colored Methodist Episcopal church
in st. Paul entered a dark age"
so much so that services were dis
continued altogether until 1915.
On January 81, 1945, the Rev.
S. A. Curry reorganized the church
located on Kent and Rondo. Rev.
E. P. Murchison, present editor of
the Christian Index, was serving as
presiding elder.
Rev. Curry served year and was
succeeded by a Rev. Lewis who
did not remain to complete his APP
pointed term. Rev. J. S. Turner
finished the unexpired term of Rev.
Lewis and remained until 1949.
Under Rev. Turner, the first church
location was in the Old Presby-
terrain church on harrington. The
second was the present site on st.
Adams and Aurora, purchased
from the Methodist church in 1913.
Other ministers who have served
at the present location are a Rev.
Triggs, through most Of 1919; Rev.
C. w. Williams who served out Rev.
Triggs' unexpired term and then
returned to serve a year on his
own; Rev. Adams who came in 1851
and served one year, followed by
Rev. T. C. Simmons, present pastor,
who was transferred from the
South Georgia Annual Conference
and appointed as pastor of Carter
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Zion Baptist
Organized in 1906
By Rev. Wifhers

Zion Baptist church Of Mime
apolis was organized In 1905, with
ten charter members, by the Rev.
M. w. Withers Of Kentucky. Rev.
Withers had previously conducted
community Sunday school services
in a store front on Washington
Avenue. After his resignation
from Bethesda Baptist church in
Minneapolis, this community Sun
day school became a part of the
newly organized Zion, first located
on Fourth Street N. and Sixth
Avenue.
Desiring a better location, Zion
later purchased a site on the cor
ner Of Seventh Avenue N. and
Hoag. An attempt to move the
church to these premises met with
organized resistance OF the COM
munity. The building was left
standing in the middle Of the
street on Hoag Avenue until the
dispute was settled by court ac-
ton. Undaunted, the membership
continued to hold services in a
store front on Fourth Street and
Fifth Avenue N. until the courts
granted permission to move the
building onto the property at Sew
enth and Hoag.
The first cornerstone was laid
In 1905. The edifice was then re-
modelled to include a baptismal
pool. AS far as can be ascertained,
Theodore Woodland, now living at
1903 Lyndale Avenue NJ. and Miss
Gertrude Lewis, now Mrs. @. l..
Bell. 1913 Olson Highway, bap-
tized in 1915, are the only living
members OF Zion baptized by the
founder. Mr.. Woodland Is now
chairman of the Trustee Board.
Mrs. Bell is church clerk. Mrs.
Elizabeth Rodgers, 3409 Cedar
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No one seemed to know the origin
Of the fire but at that time the
janitor, whose name was Davis
Robtrt Reese, was allowed sleep
ing quarters in the basement as
part payment for his services. No
one ever knew Just how it hap
pened but everyone seemed to
think he must have lain on the
bed to smoke his pipe and fallen
asleep. He persisted in the flames
before anyone hardly knew the
church was on fire and there
wasn't enough of him found to
even hold a funeral service. The
structure which was later rebuilt
was again completely destroyed
by fire in May of 1851.
A new building for st. Peters
at 41st and Fourth Ave. So, is
now nearly completed under the
pastorate of Martin Luther Sim
mons.
Worship services are being held
regularly in the lower structure
while the main auditorium Is be-
ing completed.
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Avenue, is the only one of the
Zion pioneer group still living.
In 1918, Mrs. Fay Bacon was
elected chairman OF the first
Usher Board, and Mrs. Carrie Vim
egar organized the first choir,
which purchased the first new
piano owned by the church.
Zion Uoined the Iowa-Nebraska
Association and was responsible
for changing 1t to the Iowa
Nebraska and Minnesota Baptist
Association. In 1919, the Iowa
Nebraska and Minnesota Baptist
convention was held at Zion. A
delegation Of 113 arrived in the
city, among them two native Az
ricans, educated at Spellman uni
versity.
Under the leadership of Rev.
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business circles as hay
Trautman & Son.
History of the Trautman
concern was covered dur
ing an interview Friday
when it was learned that
Mr.. Trautman, known as
tibet "Mender of Men,"
started his artificial limb
business in 1907 with little
knowledge on the subject.
BY patient study he has
added to his knowledge
down through the years
until today he is interna-
tionally famous for his
work in this field, as evil
denced by the demand for
his products all over the
world. The firm makes reg
ular shipments to Canada,
Nj. TAl II C4l
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Chapel in October, 1852.

SHdpcl III OSbODCAg A0O@'
The foregoing sketches Of Carter
ChapePs past does not seem to in
dicate progress at first glance.
However, in light Of the way some
held on during the dismal years"
the church did move forward.
This church has had its share of
opposition both from within and
without. 1t is impossible to record
the names of all those who carried
on and made their contributions,
and then moved away or have
passed on.
The photo, elsewhere in this
paper, is one Of only a few MEM
bers, along with some Of our good
friends who share our cause. Others
whom we wish to mention with
pride are Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Ruff
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Cannon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Donaldson, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Austin, Mrs. Minnie Abb
ston, Mrs. Julia Harris, Mrs. Ida
Buckner, Mr.. Frank Thurston, and
Mr.. Felix Turner.
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BY G. w. WILLS
Senior Warden

Pilgrim Baptist Church, the old
est predominantly Negro church in
Minnesota, was organized in 1868
by the First Baptist church Of St.
Paul. Rev. Robert Hickman was
the first pastor. Among the first
members were John Dodd, Fielding
Combs, ST., William Kinnsrew,
Owen Davis, Anderson Peters, John
Trotter, and John Hickman.
The congregation has erected
three structures; A small frame
building on Cedar near Summit in
1868 under Rev. Robert Hickman;
a brick building was erected on
the same site in 1896; brick sane
tuary and Fellowship Hall were
erected at Central and Grotto in
1928 under Rev. L. w. Harris. The
site was purchased during the pas
torate Of Rev. B. N. Murrill in 1918.
In 1949 a three-stOry Educational
building was erected TO complete
the building plans.
In the 90 years Of existence Pill
grim has had 10 pastors: Reverend
Robert Hickman, Byrd, Gray, Sheaf,
Hill, Underwood, Quarles, Chonor,
w. ID. Carter, E. H. Mac Donald,
Murrill, Hodge, L. w. Harris, s. Z.
Ware, and Floyd Massey, Jr. Rev.
Harris held the longest pastorate,
1021-I93o.
The present pastor, Rev. Floyd
Massey, Jr., came to Pilgrim in
August, 1914. He and his wife,
Ethel, were newlyweds. Today
they are the proud parents Of two
boys, Floyd III, and Ronald Bruce,
Rev. Massey's pastorate has been
marked with tremendous success,
The membership has enjoyed these
years In harmony and growth. The
congregation numbers TOO with rs
per cent financially active. The roll
Is checked every three months "a
keep IL up to date. The program Il
well organized. There is Board OF
Christian Education that directs the
church school; Baptist youth fell
lowship; youth activities; summer
camp work; vacation church school;
Boy Scout troop; visual education
and recreation activities for all
ages.
There is n Social Action commit
tee which represents the congrega-
ton in all civic, economic and po-
litical activities which are for the
good Of our citizens; and the Serv-
ice mems committee keeps in touch
with our boys and girls and visit
ing boys and girls in the uniformed
forces. There are multitudinous
clubs and committees to insure a
well rounded program.
The greatest building achieve
ment Of this administration has been
erection Of the Educational Build
ing in l949 at cost exceeding $780,
900. This 3 story structure has a
nursery, individual church school
rooms for all departments, church
officers rooms, church parlor, bap-
tismal dressing rooms, assembly
room, church office and pastors
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BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH
NEWS

NEWS
The subject Of Rev. Harris's ser
mon last Sunday was, go Tell the
Fox That Pm in Town" He used
as his text st. Luke 1882. The
senior Gospel choir and the Mu-
sicette furnished the musical por-
ton of the service.
Sunday afternoon Rev. Harris,
the choir and members attended
the second quarterly meeting Of the
Minnesota-S Dakota Baptist assO-
citation, that met at Pilgrim Baptist
church in st. Paul.-Sarah Benson,
reporter.
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Trautman Limb Firm Aids
Thousands of Handicapped

Fitting over 1000 handicapped persons with arti-
fetal legs and braces to enable them to living
aoms equal that of physically normal people has been
the accomplishment of Ray Trautman president of the
Minneapolis Artificial Limb Co, a firm known also in
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5S5 Fuller Ave, St Paul, MINI.
Rev. Jerome +. Del PinO' Minister
Res. 631 st. Anthony Ave, st. Paul,
MINI. Telephone, ELkhurst 1870
Rev. c. r. Parker, Assoc. Minister
Res. 9l2 Bryant Ave. N, Minneapo-
lis IL, MINI. Tele. Juniper 1855
Church School General Supt, Mr..
Joseph Camp.
Organists, Miss Olga Anderson, Mrs.
Hattie Smith.
Director OF Music, Mr.. 2. T. Munson
Church School ..........9 $3.50 A. N.
Morning Worship ..........l1 A. NJ.
Youth Fellowship ......,.6:30 p. M.
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CARD OF THANKS

The family of the late Leonard
Green wish to express their sin
cere thanks to their many friends
and neighbors for their acts OF
kindness shown during his recent
illness and death, for cards, tele-
grams, and floral tributes.
We especially wish to thank
Father Denzil Carly and Father
Louis Johnson for their consoling
words and Mrs. Alma Freeman for
her solo.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, mother
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mann
ing, sister and brother in law,
Mr.. ii. r. Hunter, uncle
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called TO the church from st. Paul.
Under Rev. Burton, Zion printed
its first church bulletin, the first
Brotherhood was organized, and
Rev. Burton conducted the first
81, 900 rally. The second Usher
Board was organized with Mrs.
Matte Owens as chairman. Mrs.
Sarah Vaughn Is the only living
chairman of the original board.
A Rev. Harris of Fulton, KY,
succeeded Rev. Burton. He was
lions only bachelor minister.
In 1929, the Rev. II. w. Bolts
began his pastorate at Zion. He
had delivered his trial sermon at
Zion in 1925 and favorably i'm
pressed the congregation but was
not accepted for the charge be-
cause he was unmarried. In 1929,
he returned with his wife. Mrs,
Ursula Bolts.
Zion rallied to the leadership of
Rev. Bolts and in 1880 he led his
membership to a larger edifice,
the present structure at Lyndale
and 18th Avenues N. The men,
bers marched from their old home
on Hoag Avenue and Seventh
Street to the new building, once a
Catholic church and later a manu-
featuring concern, singing Were
Marching to Zion" Their men,
bership had increased from So
members in 1908 to 200 members.
During the first year at this
new Zion, the winter was unusu-
ally severe. II resulted in frozen
pipes and defective furnaces. Zion
was forced to hold worship serv-
ices at Phyllis Wheatley Settle
ment House until the weather per-
mitted return to the church with
coal stoves furnishing heat in the
basement. where services were
held. The Volunteer club came
into existence at this time with
Mrs. Ethel Saunders as its chair
man. This clubs first project was
the purchasing of heating sys-
TEN.
The first mortgage burning GER
emonies of the mortgage on the
present building was held August
IS, 1874. In 1945. negotiations
were completed for the purchase
of the parsonage and property ad-
joining the church. A drinking
fountain was installed by the
Trustee Board, a microphone was
purchased for the convenience of
speakers.
With the annual income in
creased to nearly $4,000, a re-
modelling program has begun, to
be financed by pledges Of MEM
bers.
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James Myers, third Zion pastor,
the church purchased property on
Eighth Avenue N. at Seventh
Street. The first pledges of 500
each were paid by Mrs. Mary Will
liams and Mrs. Lucy Harris. This
property was later sold.
Rev. ]. Jackson succeeded Rev.
Myers in 1922. At this time Zion
held its first public baptism at
Glenwood lake.
In 1927, Rev. G. Burton was
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With the annual income in
creased to nearly $4,000, a re-
modelling program has begun, to
be financed by pledges Of men,
bers.
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America, Portugal the Philippines Israel and the West
Indies.
Further evidence of the Minneapolis Artificial Limb
company's scope of operations is in the fact that
the firm furnished 5000 limbs for amputeeS of World
War and contracted to supply 90sS of the artificial
devices required by Army veterans of World War ii
total of $4,000 limbs.
in unhandicapping the handicapped found in the Traut
man firm itself where so per cent of the personnel is from
the ranks of the physically handicapped
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ST. Peter Church
History As Told
BY Mrs. Common
AS told by
MITTIE B. CANNON

1 have been asked to write a
few facts about the early history
of st. Peters Church and the
members of it's first choir.
An attempt previous to this
history was made to establish the
church at Fourth Avenue South
and Fifth Street but some dis
agreement arose and the project
was abandoned.
My first work with st. Peters
Church began about the year 1887
while they were worshipping in
Freyer Hall at 5O51z Washington
Avenue South. The hall was on
the third floor and there was no
elevator and when you reached
the top you felt like you at least
had won the right to hear a good
sermon. 1t was a large hall and
it was nearly always filled to its
utmost capacity and at times
people were standing around the
walls.
The people were seemingly all
employed and contributed freely
at each and all meetings. In fact
the collections were so large that
the pastor Rev. L. H. Reynolds,
and a few faithful members, con-
ceived the idea Of building a
church. This idea was enthusiast
tically received. John L. Neal, Sr.
and r. C. Marshall taking the lead
as a committee to secure a build
ing site. They picked out the site
at 915 East 22nd st. The ground
was purchased from a retired
quaker preacher, whose name was
Parry.
When. the committee told the
congregation where the location
was they said, why away out
yonder on the other side of no
wheye?" Mr.. Neal answered and
said, TT may seem like going a
long way out now, but you will
see the day when you will be COM
ing in to st. Peters" and that
prophesy has indeed come true, for
more of our people live between
22nd Street and the city limits
than they do between 22nd Street
and Washington Avenue South. |
-
Well, we built the church and
named it st. Peters; the mother
church being st. James located
on the east side of the river and
there being more of our people |
on this side of the river, 1t was
thought best to have a church
over here also. 1t was all done
with a friendly feeling. st. Peters
Church was dedicated in the year
1888. A few of the faithful work.
ers were: John L. Neal, Sr.; r. c.
Marshall; James A. Cunningham;
George Turner; Atonia Ellis;
Charles c. Carter; Lizzie Burke;
the Mitchell family, consisting of
seven brothers and the mother,
Sallie Williams, the 1st Mrs. Cum
ningham; Matte Thompson; Mag
gle and Eliza Freeman and their
sister, Mrs. Mary Bolden, and my
self. There were many others, of
course, but sixty-four (64) years
is long time ago and my men,
DRY may be a little hazy on re-
Numbering names.
I remember one cold March day
when Mrs. Cunningham and
were out selling bricks for the
purpose of raising money for the
building fund. 1t was very sloppy.
She got her feet soaking wet. She
went home and to bed and never
got up. In less than three weeks
she had passed away So you see
many suffered hardships and even
gave up their lives for the cause.
The church prospered and was
well attended until about the year
1893 and then one night the
church caught fire from the in
side and burned to the ground.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Wife Of Tommy English
Arrested on Vice Charue

Mrs. Jean English, wife of the
notorious Tommy English, Tri-
State gang member of the 1930s,
was charged with running a dis
orderly house again in a vice
raid last night.
Mrs. English, SO, of the 1900
block of Fifteenth street NV.
was arrested by detectives just
after she flushed two marked S.
bills down the toilet in an at
tempt to destroy evidence, police
said. They said she had accepted
the bills from an undercover
man and had disrobed.
Raiding officers, who came
through the doors and windows,
seized a shoe box full of narcotic
syringes and other equipment, a
paddle and a whip as well as a
quantity of indecent pictures.
Police also arrested Tommy
English. 40, who was present but
who listed his address as the 900
block of Delaf1eld place NV. An
assault charge against him was
dropped this morning.
English was a member of the
famous Black Face gang of the
early 1930s-so nicknamed be-
cause members used charcoal to
darken their faces in holdups.
He also was member of the Tri-
State gang which terrorized the
Mid-Atlantic States and which
was the basis for a recent motion
picture.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
British 0kay Reported
On Red China Goods
BY the Assoeiated Press

LONDON. July 29.-Britain
has authorized the immediate
export of nearly SO million
worth of non-strategic goods Or
dered by Red China, an unoff1-
cial East-West trade group said
today.
It added that British business
men are seeking permission to
export an additional $40 mil
lion worth of goods in a border
line category between Britain's
definitions of what is strategic
and non-strategic.
The Board of Trade Com
merce Department. would not
comment on the information
given out by the private group.
which goes under the name of
the British Council for the Pro-
motion of International Trade.
Its main purpose is to foster
trade with Iron Curtain coun-
tries.
Council Director Roland Ber-
ger said licenses have been re-
ceived from the government for
the export of such items as
wool tops, chemicals, fertilizers,
light engineering products, some
scientific instruments, surgical
and medical equipment-all con-
Sidered non strategic.
Licenses are awaited, he said,
for automobiles, electrical equip
ment, electric cables, generators,
electric motors, switchgear. small
tools, lathes, cranes, metals and
pharmaceuticals.
Evening star., 1953-07-29
Public Health Official
And Porter CHARGED

A Public Health Service official
and a 35-year-old colored porter
were booked by police last night
on two charges of sodomy.
The official. Edward F. Kelly,
IS, of the 210O block Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, was arrested
in the home of his co-defendant,
Roosevelt Washington, of the 100
block Of r street NE, a porter
at Georgetown University.
Pvt. A. D. Messier and j. L.
Costello in a 18th Precinct scout
car, said they went to Washing
toms address in answer to a call
about fight. There, they said,
they received a complaint from
WaShington's wife and her
nephew concerning the charge.
When booked, Detective Karl
Howe of the sex squad said Kelly
first gave the name of Edward F..
Phillips and his address as the
1900 block of Fort Stevens drive
NV.
An administrative assistant at
Public Health, Kelly was con-
victed of soliciting Pvt. Frank
Manthos for lewd and immoral
purposes in September, 1948. He
later won a reversal in the
United States Court of Appeals.
At the time, the appellate
court warned trial court judges
not to accept the uncorroborated
word of a policeman in such
cases.