Arizona sun., 1962-05-24
A Young Man OF Promise

Phoenix years ago YOU'RE
Negro minister of excellent training to live growing
city fully the difficulty the job he had
deaken and completely dedicated to on its way full
accomplishment
Mr. Charles Harlins an ordained the Methodist
Church. Congregation had undertaken
the task of maintaining church and building congregation
very difficult knew that he might have to
be patme anior occasion if he wanted clean room
for worship that he might at times have to assume the
duties of oganst chomaser he wanted to have good
church for worship service that to have his congregation
consistently must to have the kind of
church they hoped for he must be out in 'front.' All OF this ne knew
before he accepted the pasorate. @ a
At his first Sunday service wife counted twenty
people present told that this good turn out al
though there were about 100 on the churcn ron ABOUT 80 OF
considered active He became at that first service OF
the job he faced in building his congregation *3N
Fortunate Chuck he began to be known by his friends,
had the advantage having through training
for just this kind oftask In 1850 he completed his work for the
BIS degree Cu Laud at Wiley College where he took the basic
sociology and psychology 1857 he completed the work
for the Master of Theology the Southern California School
of Theology with specialization in group dynaes including eom
nifty organization which be of great help him in the prob
lens OF church building in Phoenix Behind him also as valuable
experience youth organization activities including cOunseng
and guidance He had taught in the Texas Public school system
and nterned in the Prison Chapancy in California All of this was
be of great help his work Phoenix Methodist minister
His work here and prospered his people became loyal
and helpful the growth the church He continued
his education at Arizona State University taxing more courses
psychology and sociology The clergy and the people the Methodist
Arizona chose him Director in the
Program Social Relations for Arizona Method He chosen
the Student Religious Conference at ASU He
also became involved community service organizations in Phoe
which membership the board of the Phoenix Urban
League His church grew active membership OF O2 before
reluctantly resigned take work in Phoenix
March the Phoenix Urban League board accepted
resignation of The Executive Secretary and his Administrative Assist
who had decided business venture The Board had
elected Mr. Harns as acting president the when Mr.
planned trip Much of the task of seeking
Director his shoulders Numerous
through the National Office of the League Of those who
by position Executive Director
willing coming Phoenix The salary which
the League offered was not sufficient TO attract the persons proposed
office distance calls and
by mail revealed that the limited support of the Phoenix League was
well known promising Urban League men who might have been
tho
which Mr. Harn had of the needs OF the Phoenix League
began him apply for the position With evident reluctance
finally the election by the board the
Executive Director accepted with the understanding that
Wesley Church until suitable was
chosen and had arrived in Phoenix
When Mr. Harns finally with complete approval of the
ona office Of the League took the Phoenix League March
he again faced difficult task In Memorandum ia
The Study Committee the board on Mar 1862 Gordon Frtch In
term President of the League pointed OUT This report from the
Urban League for the Study Committee and Interested
persons attempt them of the Leagues activities.
Please bear mind read this report that for period of al
from April 1860 March 1861 the League with
out professional staff Mr. Frtc goes on to say that the months
inactivity affected the normal activity of the
League of board that the Leagues Constitution and by
laws and articles incorporation had been revised and the ground
active work had laid The Urban League
eacvaed eorganized and had seriously
the tasks that Guild and should undertake In
spite of setback by the prolonged inactivity Mr. Fch stated nat
activities of the League had been very successful The hgngs OF
activities pointed youth incentive program
Operation School involving schools as well as social
groups attempt to acquant minority youth with the VIDE
range of vocational opportunities available improving the co
selling of minority youth workshops for both youths
and parents been held advisory council OF leaders In COM
research for getting the facts upon
develop UL 4 efforts to STUDY tne cnaacte
families of these people e. settng up NelgnDor
councils Much the already nder way an some
used Mr. Harns testimony before the hear
ing of the CIVIL. RIGHTS COMMISSION.
the hearing Mr. Harn has received copy of letter
written gentleman New York known to be much inter-
National Urban League by member Of the
Commission Dean Griswod letter
Gswod One of the people quite bit in Phoe
named Hans who head of the Urban League there
He made very favorable impression He obviously doing
where IS
although things by bad they might be
Il should think that Hans had the ability and ambition and
energy important the Urban League At
like to write about what favorable
he made and on other members OF the Civil Rights
Commission &s~s -
members of the Phoenix Urban League Board VINO
this letter its entirety very proud the choce
the board made Director Of course is just one
opinion but what man!