The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-09-29
HERE and THERE

ciiu VI Sa4iAlo stoit.
II is our objective 10 increase
our funds and go on helping
whoever we can, and whenever
we can. So won't you JOIN US
Sunday and help us. or better
yet, start such an organization
in your own church.
We must stop now. saying
what the young people will
not do; but help TO prove they
will do by giving them q
chance.
On the fifth Sunday night al
-.20 pm. the Warren Ave. S. S.
will sponsor its annual night
Sunday School. Mr.. Roosevelt
Price. superintendent, invites
YOU 10 attend.
We failed 10 tell you last week
that during TIE National Baptist
Convention we were invited 10
make three appearances as guest
speaker in the Southland. Two
for annual youth days and one
for Missionary Day.
We accepted two. and is
slated 10 address the young
people of Holly Grove Baptist
Church. Little Rock. Ark. in
November. Rev. T. Fl. McClain
ic minister. The other of which
we do not know the exact
month. are Memphis. Tenn.
and Aberdeen. Miss.
We were happy 10 meet a dear
Rustic" Rev. B. Robbins, a
classmate al Rust, who is pas
,ciin- one of Mss ssippi's lead
ing Negro congregations.
Young ministers. il pays TO
prepare!
If you are interested IN secur-
Ing someone 10 work IN the
Christian Education Department
Of your church or know Of any
such position open in school or
church. will YOU be kind enough
70 call NJ IS Alven Vincent al
WA. 2-l634o This young lady.
whom we know 10 have the pre-
requisites plus sonallty, very
definitely is interested in such
a position and strange enough.
seldom we find anyone especial
~. a young person. anxious 10
20 all out for Christian educa-
ton.
Today feel deeply Grievcd.
There have been tines Of griev-
ance which could be eased by
the renewal Of environment or
BY keeping myself 10 a task. But
il seems a bit different on this
occasion.
A dear. lon1 standing friend.
o-e which we called sister.
Ms. Laveria P;afo-f. was shot
while wcrshipp'nq in Wash
ington Blvd. Church n ST.
Louis. Mo-. last Sunday by her
estranced husband. who. then.
shot himself.
She remained unconscious
until death came early in the
week
This tragedy reminded me Of
a beautiful flower garden which
all OF a sudden. was picked Of
It's blooms by a lashing wind.
Laveria had lived a beautiful
lfe. moulding girls and boys,
intellectually. during the week
a. a pubic school teacher at
Garrison School. and on Sun
day moulding them. spiritually,
as SUNDAY School teacher.
Just three weeks previous. she
returned from a vacation in Los
Angeles. Calf. accompanied by
nv sister. Mable Tillman. in
whose home the wake was held
or Thursday night.
Al this writing reports are
that The once believed dead.
estranged husband is respond
ing 10 treatment IN a ST. Louis
hospiial where he is held under
police guard.
Mrs Pigfort is survived by
a son. Windell, age II; parents,
DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Parsons,
Tupelo. Miss; a sister. Prince
Ella. who is graduate Of Lin
coin University (Mo). and the
University Of California; three
brothers. Raymond, graduate
Of billiard University. a IN d
Adolph and Warren c.. both
ministers. and graduates OF
Morehouse College, now residing
in Atlanta.
Many. many grieving friends
mourn her loss.
Mr.. Andrew Gates. a friend OF
Cote Brilliante. St. Louis. ac-
companied the family to Selma
Tenn, for last rites.
We received reports that the
Garrison School went by bus
loads across the river TO view
the body.
To comfort my oldest sister.
whom l received report just
three hours ago, is mourning ex-
tremely. and in memory of Vac,
as we called her, ! write this
poem:
In heaven there is no sorrow. nc