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NORTH CAROLtNA MUTUAL WILL ERECT 1150000
IS RATED AS LARGEST NEGRO INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY EXISTING.
Will Erect Seven Story Fire Proof Structure For Home
Office; John Merrick Founder.
Durham N. C Feb. 26. The fol-1
lowing clipping from the Durham
dally Sunday (white) given the his-
tory of a gigantic business built ond
operated by our group In that flection:
A seven-story fire-proof modern
building in all particulars 1b to adorn
suburbun In the near future.
It la to be the new home of the
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company of this city tho largest
Negro Insurance company In the
world conducted entirely by Dur-
ham Negroes. It 'Is the marvel of
this commercial age.
Founded by the late John Merrick'.
October 18!K It began business April
1. 1899. It had an humble beginning.
No capital just faith. Now It has
the distinction o being the largest
Negro insurance company on the
globe.
Early n Its business career Its of-
ficers Incorporated a plan of co-
operation and fellowship that resulted
in a practical mutual life insurance
comuany a Durham Institution doing
busncss In ten states namoly: North
vi !a' ?" i "i f-aro"na' Borgia outgrown Its present home office quar-
hrida Mississippi Arkansas Ten- tors which embraces the second story
; r T 1 7 V v. - - '-r'ner bdoiii nvne stores a I or wh en
Distict of Columbia; and It expects.it owns. Plans are being drawn
to enter other states later. The com
pany la operating on a regular old
lino basis maintaining the legal re-
serve according to law.
Abxtrui't From IBID Report.
Total Income 11.267.039.62.
Total Assets 1773933.32.
Insurance In force 126534.000.
Having- Increased its Insurance In
force ten million dollars during
1919.
The company collected 95 per cent
of its industrial renewal premiums
and 87 per cent of its ordinary re-
newals. The fact tho people have
kept up their Insurance In this man-
ner gives evidence of the confidence
they have In the company.
The report of 1919 shows that the
company maintained Its legal reserve
and Increased its surplus from $75.-
000 to $117000. and paid more than
110000000 worth o Business which
la an exceptionally good record.
The New Officers In Charge.
John Merrick the founder ond for-
mer president of the company died
on August 6 1910. Dr. A. M. Moore
who had been lu secretary-treasurer
and medical director since its or-
ganiationzation was elected president
C. c Spauliling the other member
of the company who was with It
since Its organization was elected
sucretary-treasurer to succeed Dr.
Moore. J. M. Avery vice-president;
12. . Merrick assistant secretary;
C. H. Donnell M. D. medical director.
W. J. Kennedy r. was added to the
board of directors.
The company will not suffer on ac-
rROKRSKIOXAL SERVICE ADYEUTISIXU MIST HA VK NEW
1DKALH.
By BERT MOSES
In Western Advertising.
SOME little back there appeared in Western Advertising tho fol-
lowing startling Information:
"According to the Tucson Citizen the State Dental Board of Ari-
zona exacts the following oath from every dentist to whom a license
Is granted:
"1 hereby pledge my solemn oath that I will not advertise as a
dentist In any capacity and will not associate myself In tho practice
of dentistry with any dentist or firm of dentists or corporation en-
gaged ln-performlng dental work or service that does advertise.
under the penalty of revocation of my license by the State of Arizona.
This Is a blanket Indictment of the whole Institution of advertis-
ing. It carries the broad Inference that advertising. Is something
unholy unchaste and un-clean. No attempt whatever Is made to dis-
tinguish the rcpu'iblo advertiser from the disreputable. Before a
license to practice dentistry Is Issued in Arizona a dentist Is
oblidged to waive by oath one of tho most precious rights of Ameri-
can citizenship the right of free speech. Literally Interpreted he is
liable to have his license revoked if he hangs a sign on his ofllce
door; If he prints a card with his name upon It; If by word of
mouth he so much as intimates that he can pull a tooth fill a cavity
or make a plate for all these things are advertising.
hiding osiK's i.k;ht unijek a iirsiii-.i.
What Is there about dentistry that calls for secrecy? What Is
there about it that exempts it from tho full light of publicity? In
what respect Is It so holy that advertising polutes It? Is It not a
distinct affront to the Institution of dentistry shun It as a plngue
or as a thing of evil? Whiit is there about a dentist that raises
him above an advertiser In the matter of morals manhood or good
citizenship? Wherein Is dentistry superior to advertising?
Now the point of It all Is right here: Is dentistry a good thing
for the people? Is It something that will not corrupt the morals
of a community? Is It something proper for children to hear discuss-
ed? Is there anything about It that should be concealed for the
general good of the public?
In answering these questions the average man or 'woman would
say that dentistry lsa reputable institution nnd that good teeth
contribute largely to good health and good citizenship. This being
dentistry secret. I ask In the name of the prophets In a dentist
dentistry secret. I ask In the name orr tho prophets ir a dentist
can change a foul mouth Into a wholesome mouth If he can stop
decay and the propagation of disease bacteria If he can restore the
charm of a smile by restoring tho teeth If he can remove the cause
of untold diseases that find their way Into the digestive tract through
an unclean oral cavity why it Is disreputable to tell all about It in
a public way?
GOTHAM LEADS HACKWAIinS.
Among the New York IScgents' rules governing dental ad-
vertising after January 1 1916 It Is forbidden to advertise dentistry
either by sign or printed advertisement under the name of a cor-
poration company association parlor or trade name; to advertise
personal -superiority or ability to perform services in a superior or
unusual manner or to advertise definite fixed prices. Hero agnin
the marked economics that come through dentists associating them-
selves together are denied and the distinct benefits to the pubiio of
dentistry by specialists are coldly. The rest of tho world
of endeavor profits by organization sysxeni and co-operation while
dentistry maintains a strangle hold upon the old idea of one-man
power. It makes advertising a disgrace and association a thing of
dishonor
It seems to me there Is a very broad principle Involved In this
matter that Is of peculiar Interest to the newspaper and magazine
busness. Advertising is one of the most important things a
publisher has to sell yet here is a great profession which discredits
advertising and forbids its employment under a penalty which takes
away the right to make a livelihood. Is the time not here for Or-
ganized Advertising to clean up a situation that not only places ad-
vertising In a disreputable light but cuts down the earning capacity
of .the publisher by abridging the use of advertising? There are mil-
lions of people ignorant of the dangers of diseased teeth and the
blessings of good teeth. It is represented by those who ought to
know that not more than thirty people In 100 visit a dentist's office.
Ignorance keeps most of the other seventy away. Advertising of
dentistry would supply the information that la so badly needed by
so many people.
THH PUBLIC 1VKF.D" KNTAI. PUBLICITY.
Advertising would develop much new work for the dentists and
add greatly to the Income of advertising departments In newspapers
and magazines. The public would have better health through better
teeth and millions of bacteria In millions of mouths would be des-
troyed. There are big possibilities In dental advertising and the field is
one that has never been developed. The trouble has been that the
one-man dental office can hardly afford to advertise for one pair
of hands cannot do enough work to pay for the advertising nor
can one pnlr of hands porform all the work that the advertising
produces. The only solution seems to bo the company or association
plan. Such a plan la already being employed successfully by a few
progressive dentists but the profession of dentistry Itself aeems op-
posed to It. as the Arizona incident shows.
I hope WESTERN ADVERTISING wll start a discussion of this
matter of dental advertising and assist in overcoming the organized
opposition there exists against It today. There is a field here that
if developed will create a lot of new advertising and do a lot of
good for the whole people by promoting oral hygiene.
count of tho death of John Merrick
because he had drawn around him
a trained set or operators. The Car-
olina Mutual "Is doing business un-
der strict supervision of . competent
actuary and also the lnurance de-
partment of the otate of North Caro-
lina and has $100 ADD deposited with
It for the protection of Its policy-
holders. Ohm Liberty Mends.
The company owns 300.000 worth
of Liberty bonds of various Issues
and has paid out over two and a
half million dollars In claims since
lis organization. It stands in the
forefront of all good works for the
advancement and upbuilding of the
Negro race. Inculcating thrift and
economy and- is also hand-ln-hand
with the white people In everything
that tends to the growth and de-
velopment of Durham. Its officers
are nil men of the highest moral
integrity nnd business rectitude.
Mill Ilulld a New Home.
Tho company's faltii nns grown with
its years .and has succeeded In such
wonderful manner that It has far
ror trie erection of a seven-story
fireproof home office building to be
built on Parish street This building
will have all modern equipment and
Is to cost not less than $150000. The
company gives employment to about
one thousand persons.
One of Its Hjr-ProdMets.
The Mechanics and Farmers Bank
s one of the North Carolina Mutual
Life Insurance Company's by-prodcts
having zeen organised by the officers
of that company together with some
of Durham's other leading Colored
citizens with the line ohn Merrick
as its president The bank has re-
surces amounting to $250000. The
Colored citizens with the late John
has resources amounting to $250000.
The Colored people are using It for
making their small savings and it
is teaching them thrift to a marped
degree.
Will Mark New Eporfc.
The erection of this seven-story
building on Parrish street by the Ne-
groes of Durham will mark a new
epoch In the history of Insurance for
that race as well as their Industrial
and commercial development as a
race and their pride in Durham and
the community in which they are
noral and financial builders In the
welfare of their people and such up-
building and enterprising spirit along
side of their white friends. This seven-story
building will be a monument
to the thrift of Durham Negroes and
a statute of shining example to the
Negroes of America illuminating their
pathway with proofs of what can
be done by tiller own efforts with
faith honesty integrity and thrift.
The Durham Daily Sun.
NEGRO HEALTH
OFFICER MAKE?
YEARLYREPORT.
WORK AGAINST TUBERCU
10SIS IN OUR GROUP WILL
BE PUSHED.
Austin Texas Feb. 26. Tho new
leaders for 1(120 In anti-tuberculosis
work In Texas were elected at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Texas Public Health Association
at Austin. February 10.
I The officers of the Association for
1920 will be: Dr. Z. T. Scott Austin
president: Dr. Elfa A. Wright Hous-
!'.'". vce President; J. H. Allison
I''"1 Worth. 2nd vice-president; J. H.
Hawllngs Fort Worth secretary; H.
A. Wroe Austin treasurer; and t. M
Alexander Fort Worth attorney.
Twelve new members were elected
to the board of directors making a
total of 48. They are: Ira P. Jones.
Houston; Mrs. VV. S. Benson Alvin
John W. Everman Dallas; Howell
Johnson Fort Stockton; Dr. Morris
lioerner nnd Dr. Frank Gregg Austin;
Dr. W. C. Farmer and Dr. C. S. Ven-
nhle San Antonio; Dr. John Potts.
James H. Allison and Mrs. E. A. Wat-
ters Fort Worth; and Mrs. Florence
Moore Cleburne.
H. A. Wroe president of the Am-
erican National Hank of Austin
placed $100 with the executive com-
mittee of the Association to be used
to stimulate health educational work
among the state normal schools. The
pluns or the prize contest have not
yet been completed v
The report of the executive secre-
tary D. K. Breed for 1919 showed
the extent of health work done by
the Association.
It showed that 1171942 pieces of
health literature sent out from the
Association carried health education
to thousands of Texans; 431 lectures
.126 school talks and 1066 conferences
brought the field workers Into con-
tact with 134017 Texans to whom
they brought knowledge of good
health.
The Association carried the Modern
Crusade to 416.000 school children in
135 counties of Texas In 1919; the
public health nurse examined 2.827
children in 60 Texas Okies and talked
to over 17000 school children about
health habits.
The Association realized that in
order to keep tuberculosis from
spreading the health of the Mexican
and Negro population must be cared
for and a Mexican secretary and a
lecturer to Negroes were employed.
The Mexican worker lectured to 4-
904 of his people formed health so-
cieties and distributed 4.4R1 pieces of
literature among them. The lectur-
er to Negroes visited over 60 cities
of the state traveled 8149 miles ad-
dressed 30654 school children and
personally talked with 55541 of his
own race on health.
Other important work of the As-
sociation for 1919 was: co-operation
with other health organizations; in-
spection of sanatoria of Texas; health
surveys mode in foud Texas cities
nnd a special study made of the In-
digent Migratory Consumptive prob-
len; employment of a publicity sec-
retary to assist in public health edu-
cation; publishing a monthly health
mugnzine; free distribution of health
literature; the sending of a Mexican
Health Exhibit the only one of Its
kind in the United States among the
Mexican people; assistance of local
anti-tuberculosis societies; the sup-
plying of speakers on health to sum-
mer normal institutes; sending a
field worker to 11 army camps where
he lectured to 18025 soldiers and
distributed 24750 pieces of literature
to the men in khaki; Bending a work
er to talk on health on the tour of
the West Texas Chamber of Com-
merce and other Important activities.
The Texas Public Health Associa-
tion has made plans for an extensive
fight against tuberculosis in 1920
and will rapidly extend Its activities
declares the Executive Secretary.
Ohio Voters Enler Three Can-
didates to G. 0. P. Conven-
tion. Cleveland. Ohio Feb. 26. It has
been announced that three Negroes
will enter the Auril prlmnrv contest
fur doletratcs to the Republican Na-
tional Convention. Tbcy sre Fred D.
Patterson of Orer-nfleld for delpgote
at large. Jacob F. Ttced and Samuel
K Woods of Cleveland for district
delegates of the 20th "and 21st Con-
gressional districts.
Tho race hopes to put over all
fhree of these men. af whom were
prompted to enter the race solely
because they believe the time has ar-
rived when the 150.000 Colored voters
In Ohio are entitled to a voting re-
presentation In the Republllnn Na-
tiotinl Convention nnd In All emmetl.
I of that party to which party they
belong and nave always voted with.
The "entlment It is reported. Is
strong for race representation and
the light for it which will be stratcd
with the filing of the petitions of
hose three on or before February
27th will be continued until the party
LTnnts the recognition the men nnkn
I for. From reports received from
others sections or tne state It Is pos-
sible that other Colored men rrfay
enter as district delegates in other
counties where the race has a large
vole but only'ono Fred D. Patter-
son will enter for delegate-at-large
to he voted hv the entire state. The
I entrance of these three men a promi
nent white official recently declared
"is a notification to the party bosses
and leaders that the contingent which
gave more han 400.000 of Its best
young men to fight for democracy
on foreign fields means business and
the party must govern Itself accord-
ingly. It will be suicidal to ignore
this appeal for voting representation"
I.OCKKTT PLACF.n 1ST STATE PEN-
ITKNTIARY. Lexington. Ky. Feb. 26. Wil-
liam Lockett whose trial in Lexing-
ton caused the killing five men and
the wounding of seventeen a few days
ago has been placed In the state
penitentiary where he will be kept
till his execution on March 1st.
While conditions have about re-
turned to their normal state the
military patrols have been withdrawn
gradually in order that quiet might
be guaranteed. It is suld that Gon-
leral Marshall paid a tribute to the
people of Lexington and Fayette
I County for their ready submission to
martial law and characterized it as
! "the first evidence of a big reaction
In the whole country which is begin-
ning to switch back from Bolshe-
vism to law and order."
News From These Towns
Omitted Because of
failure of Agents to
Send in On Time.
RUSK
CLAUK'SVII.LE
FORNEY
LINDA LE
-ITALY
MeKINNEY
KEMP
PLANO.
"POCATELLO. IDAHO.
LUFKIN.
KELTYB.
N.'.COODOCHES
MINEOLA.
MEXIA
RIESEL
HRENHAM
FERRIS.
TAYLOli. 1
SAN ANOELO
CAMERON
This week's news from the
nhove towns reached our office
Wednesday which Is 2 days
late. Same will appear in March
6th Issue.
We dislike to disappoint the
readers but we cannot hold the
presses hack on account of the
slow agent
KAFFIR CHEMICAL
LARORATRORIES
INCORPORATED.
ENTERPRISING OMAHANS
LAUNCH OUT IN COMMER-
CIAL FIELD WITH $50000
CAPITAL
Omaha; Neb.ViV The Kaffir
Chemical Laboratories is the name of
a new corporation which has Just
been successfully launched ho nH
l destined to become in the course of
j time one of the biggest concerns
or us Kind nnanced by race capital.
In the country. As a small concern
.Its goods have been on the market
for some months but It was decided
to Incorporate and go out after big
business. To tdvertlse and mmh it
I products required capital. This called
ror in corporation. This company
which has Just been Incorporated un-
der the laws of Nebraska one of the
strictest Btates In the union on cor-
porations is engaged In the manu
facture of pharmaceuticals chemicals
drug preparations and medicines. The
'corporation's authorized capitalization
lis $500000.00 divided Into 50.000
I shares nt $10.00 eacn; 20000 shares
I being common and 30000 shares 7
I per cent cumulative preerred stock.
I The Incorporators who also form
the board of directors are Medree
Penn Grace M. Jones vice-principal
Plney Woods School Braxton Miss.;
Eleanor C. Hnynes; Dr. A. E. Fletch-
er; John Albert Williams; Fred C.
Williams and Larry N. People. The
officers arc Madree Penn president;
G. M. Jones vice-president; E. C.
Ifnvnes. secretary and John Albert
Williams treasurer.
The company has on hand several
thousand dollars worth of prepara-
tions including a pyorrhea preventive
tooth paste a face cream an antl-
pholgistic compound a blood anti-
septic a hair tonic and others of
proven value which it places upon
tho market simultaneously with its
tock camraign. For several months
tho company has been quietly but ef-
fectively at work organizing and In-
corporating and lining up its re-
sources and workers and now enters
the field of big business with every
assurance of becoming one of the
frreat successful commercial enter-
prises conducted by the race.
Mrs. Hunter Humiliated in
New York.'
Mrs. A. W. Huntnn .reiently return-
ed from France where she did duty
-s Y. W c. A. worker among our
boys was discriminated against re-
cently In a most humiliating and
flscrnnt wnv Pni Mvaai . i
had been III nnd through her phy-
leian sne nan secured room in a
private sinatarlum where she helped
for complete rest and skilled atten-
tion. formerly this place had been pa-
tronized almost exclusively by Np-
wroes but lately It seems that white
patients have been admitted and Its
nroprietnr. as Is susually the rule
had begun to feel that Negro pa-
trnnsge was no longer needed.
When Mrs. Hunton finally appeared
nt the door last Saturday evening
nfter a long taxlcab ride through
the biting zero weathor. Miss Mul-
derig tie owner of the place .threw
up her head In dismay and said
In most excited terms to Miss Kathryn
M. Johnson of 372 Grand avenue
Urooklyn. who had preceded the sick
woman Into the building. "I didn't
l:nnw she was a Colored woman; the
doctor didn't tell mo she a Colored
woman."
Hut the friend knowing the weak-
ened condition of the patient said
nothing to Mrs. Hunton until she
had finally climbed the three flights
of stairs without assistance or a
word of sympathy from the several
nurses who stood around os If they
were paralyzed and possessed of a
spirit as frigid as the weather from
which they had Just emerged.
Woman Owner Objects.
After helping Mrs. Hunton to lie
down the friend had a conference
with Miss Mo I berg who declared she
couldn't permit a Colored woman to
stay In that room; that to do so
would cause all of her white patients
to leave; that she was running two
houses one for white the other for
Colored; that the house for Colored
patients was full but she would move
Mrs. Hunton down to the first floor
Into a room where ne had another
Colored patient But Mrs. Hunton
had not arranged for such accommo-
dations and Immediately had her
friend arrange for a comfortable
room at the Rose Hotel. This was
done nnd after another conference
with Miss Muderlg during which a
number of Indignant words were
passed another taxlcab was called
and the sick woman removed.
STRUCTURE
NEGROES QUES-
TION PRESIDEN-
TIAL ASPIRANTS.
REPLIES WILL BE GIVEN TO
NEGRO PRESS THROUGH-
OUT NATION.
The National Association for the
Ajfvnncement of Colored People 70
Wlfth Avenue New York announces
tnat a questionnaire has been sent
to every man prominently mentioned
ns a presidential possibility asking
I o state his vews on a program
;Pr. betterng race relations in the
I nlted Mates. The replies are to be
published in the Negro press through-
out the country.
The questionnaire is as follows:
'If elected President: '
1. Will you favo the enactment of
Inws making lynching a Federal of-
fense 2- Whn.t Is your attitude toward
the disfranchisement of Americans of
Negro descent (a) will you advo-
cate that Congress enforce the 14th
Amendment and reduce the represen-
tation of states which disfranchise
their citizens or (b) will you advo-
cate the appontment of United States
Commissioners to enforce the 16th
Amendment?
3. Will you endeavor to bring
about the abolition of "Jim Crow"
cars In Interstate traffic?
4. Will you withdraw' armed or
othor Interference with the indepen-
dence of Haiti?
6. Will you arge national aid to
elementary education without do-
mination against Negro children?
6. Will you pledge the apportion-
ment of Negro soldiers and Negro
officers in the armed forces of the
United States in proportion to their
numbers in population?
7. Wll you abolish racial segrega-
tion in the Civil Service of the United
States?"
The questionnaire was sent to the
following men: Herbert Hoover Wil-
liam O. McAdoo Governor Goodrich
of Indiana Nicholas Murray Butler
president of Columbia University; At-
torney General A. Mitchell Palmer
Senator Hitchcock Governor of Ohio;
Senator Pomerene James W. Gerard
Senator Underwood General Wood
Senator Warren G. Harding Gover-
nor Lowden of Illinois Senator Hiram
W. Johnson Senator Polndexter Gov-
ernor Coolldge of Massachusetts and
General Pershing.
DYER APPOINTS NEGRO
WEST POINT CANDIDATE.
R. A. Jackson Former
Slaves' Son is to Try For
Academy.
St. Louis Mo. Richard A. Jackson
a Negro 19 years old of 321 South
l.cffingwell avenue received notifica-
tion from Congressman L. C. Dyer
that he had been apolnted principal
candidate for West Point from this
city the examination to be held at
efferson Barracks In March.
Jackson graduated from the Sum-
ner High School last June and was
i meriber there of the Dramatic Club
debating team and basket-ball team.
Ho is the son of Mrs. William ack-
son who was a slave at the time
of the civil war near Brandenburg
Ivy. Jackson has a brother- Wendell
24 an Instructor at Payne's Univer
sity Selma Ala. Richard was in the
ervice with the Tenth Cavalry on
tho border during the war.
According to Col. John Parker head
of the United States Army recruit-
ing station here there have only
been two Negro graduates from West
Point an officer by ne name of Alex-
ander of Norh Carolina who graduaed
in 1886 and Col. Charles Young
of Ohio a graduate in 1889. Col.
Yonn g now is military attache for
this country In Liberia Africa Jack-
son he suld is tho first Negro ap- J
polntco from Missouri.
Some Country-That South
Africa.
That South Africa is a wonderful
place for every one to live beside the
nntlves themselves Is clearly shown
by the following:
Klmberly. South Africa under Brit-
ish rule is a country where the native
must get a pass to live with his
wife another pass to visit his family
'lown the street and another to work
for his tiny wage of a shilling and
a half a week. There is a Labor
party to which no laborer can belong
a Socialist party which Is smothered
to death and a church which has
had a special law put throuah the
English Parliament to keep the na-
tives out.
Natives pay the general tax and
a special tax In addition to punish
them for being natives. With the
nrocedes of these native taxes the
nrttlub build schools for white child-
ren only.
The Negro In South Africa cannot
rise above the serf condition since
ho Is not allowed to buy land. And
he cannot leave a Job that pays him
$10 a month for one that pays him
$15 without the written consent of
the first employer.
SLAYF.H OK I'lTTSIIflUl ItEIXMAM
' INDICTED.
Pittsburg Pa. Feb. 26. Earl
Price white visitor in Pittsburg who
a few weeks ago shot and killed Al-
'iert Loving bellman of the Henry
Hotel has been Indicted for volun-
tary manslaughter and his case will
come up In march.
The murder was unusually cold-
blooded and uncalled for. Loving was
hot In tho back as he walked out
f a side entrance of the hotel. So
far no reason has been given as
..umclent to have provoked It
The Indictment comes as a sur-
.!.. t n M.ttnn whn nei'ln to hflvA felt
that on account of the position of I
Price nothing would De done one tne
District Attorney has shown unus-
ual vigor In the prosecution.
NEGROES WELL REPRESENTED IN THE
800 PASTORS PRESENT
Co-operation Needed to Guarantee Suc-
cess to This Great Religious Movement.
The Inter-Church World Movement
Convention has Just closed here. At
this conference of over 800 mlnlators
of tho Protestant Denominations
there were about sixty Negro dele-
gates who helped In the planning and
study of what Is destined to become
the greatest movement for humanita-
rian purposes ever launched by the
churches of America.
A union meeting of Negro minis-
. L. a" denominations was held
early Thursday morning In the base-
iimnt of the First Presbyterian church.
Several of the whole leaders address-
ed the meeting at . which the slogan
was adopted "Keep on praying and
see the salvation of God." After the
meeting those present went to the
meetings of the denominational groups
with which they were affiliated.
Blending in perfect ' harmony the
voices of the Negro ministers attend-
ing the Methodist Episcopal group
meeting were raised la a song of
praise Thursday Just at the noon
hour. Other group meetings being
held In tho church paused to enjoy
the music.
Dr. J. L. Kecney spoke on the
centenary. He said that $10000000
had been paid in last October. $13-
000000 to date and that $18000000
was apportioned for the first year.
This money must come in at the
rate of $1600000 per month to reach
tho figure set he pointed out.
"The biggest thing we can talk
aboua Is tlie evangelistic campaign"
Dr. Keeney said: "A little over 100000
converts have been reported In our
campaign for a million souls for
Christ by June 1." The great em-
phusis of the evangelistic campaign
is to create a new spiritual conscious-
ness." Approval of the "spirit and pro-
gress" of the Inter-Church World
Movement as presented at the Dallas
conference Is given in a report sub-
mitted by the findings committee at
at the closing session yesterday after-
noon of 4.he pastors' conference of
the Inter-church movement at the
First Presbyterian Church. Tho re-
port represents the composite senti-
ment of the more than 800 minis-
ters In attendance at the conference
and embraces approximately twenty
Protestant denominations in North
America. Members of the conference
voted unanimous acceptance of the
report as submitted.
Substance of Report.
The report follows:
"Fathers and Brethren: We ack-
nowledge with gratitude the gracious
leadings of Gods providence In all
things. We record with reverent
hearts the profound conviction that
this movement is of God.
"It has been a session of spiritual
fellowship when more than eight hun-
dred pastors of our Protestant church-
es of Texas have been sitting to-
gether for three days thinking about
and praying about the common inter-
ests of the kingdom of our common
Lord and Master. Our hearts have
Francis X. Bushman Jakes
Portland Man as Valet
Portland Ore.. Feb. 26. Charles
Wagner for the past eleven years
In the employ of W. H. Norman owner
of the Tncoma Hotel and also the
Spokane first as waiter and then as
head-waiter and captain resigned
from the service las tweek and ac-
cepted a position as valet to Francis
X. Bushman tho great actor and
screen favorite for an indefinte time.
I r : ' i'- . .iv-.
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Wm. M. McDONALD Jr.
MKMOKY.
McDONALD Sacred to the memory of our Son. WILLIAM MADISON
McDONALD. Jr. who departed this life two years ago to-
day February 18 1918.
In the grave yard safely sleeping
Where the flowers quietly wave
Lies the onei' we love so dearly:
In his lonely silent grave.
Thou art gone but not forgotten
In this great world of strife;
Thou shalt always be remembered
As long as God gives us life.
More and more each day we miss you.
Friends may think the wound is healed;
Hut they little know the sorrow.
That lies In our heart concealed.
Days of sadness still come o'er us.
Tears of sorrow silently flow;
Fond memory keeps our beloved one near us;
Though Heaven claimed blm for their own.
Devoted Father and Mother
WM. M. AND HELEN McDONALD.
been moved with this earnest of the
fellowship that Is to be ours after
the victory is won.
"The lner-Church World Movement
Is not. a scheme for organic union
1 Pft!3 yh?l'''by tno Protestant
churches of America may co-operate
m carrying on their educational mis-
sionary and benevolent programs at
r fr'' abrcmd' " frt of all.
an effort to survey the needs of the
whole world and measure the who e
responsibility of the Church This .
."...( VmeKln h.iKt"ry tht th!
C.hdstlan churches cf North America
have ever attempted to study the
condition of the whole world These
surveys stand before the Christian
church as the greatest challenge It
has ever faced since it received the
great commission and they have re-
vealed the magnitude of the unfin-
ta"k a"d the Inadequacy of
the efforts which the church has as
yet put forth.
ti1 f'rt"el' proposes a program by
which the churches may unitedly at-
tack their common task. That task
Is four-fold: To bring the whole Ilia
and possessions; to enlarge the scope
and Improve the methods of mis-
sionary education; to win souls the
chief business of the Church and to
enlist the whole life of the Church
for Christian service
llrllrve All Nhouro Co-oprrat.
"We approve the kplrlt and progress
of the movement since the world sur-
vey conference as presented to us
by the inter-church leaders at the
Texas Pastors' Conference. We feel
that this is a program in which all
the churches of Christ could co-operate
and venture to hope that the day
may soon come when they will be
bound in such fellowship of ser-
vice. "We recommend the approval of the
findings of the Atlantic City con-
ference. "We urge that our pastors In their
respective ecclesiastical fellowships
use every Influence to secure ade-
quate support for the ministry and
an adequate provtsU.fi for the care
of the aged and Infirm ministers and
tholr dependents and we are uer-
suaded that the realization of this
program will make this possible.
"We recommend that all pastors
co-operate in the holdings of the
county mass meetings in order that
this program and the fellowship of
Its service may be brought to all
local churches.
"We urge that every minister sym-
lathetlcally study this movement and
mnibly and earnestly pray that God
may guide In all things and give us
the graco to follow where he leads."
Just prior to adjournment mem-
bers of the conference -passed resolu-
tions expressing their appreciation of
the work accomplished by the men
composing the Dallas team of the
inter-church movement and voic-
ing their thanks for the use of the
Fu st Presbyterian Church while in '
this city.
Old Slave Market to be Ne-
gro Theatre.
Nashville Tenn. Feb. 26 The old
building in Cedar street here. In ante
helium days one of the largest slave
markets In Tennessee and In later
years the site of one o f the South's
most widely known saloons and
gambling houses on Sundays to give
warning of Impending raids by the
police.
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