Ohio state monitor. (Columbus, Ohio), 1919-02-01

              STAT Vol. 1 COLUMBUS, OHIO, FEBRUARY i, 1919 No. 35 OHI o M N :; WESTERN UNION EMPLOYS COLORED COURIERS Colored Lads Replace Messengers, White as (Special to The Freeman) TULSA, Okla., Jan. 13. The day of miracles has not passed. As a proof of this assertion one has only to behold the colored messenger boys darting hither and thither on their wheels, delivering and receiving telegraph messages for the Western Union Telegraph company, regaled in the headgear and other paraphernalia of the local company. And the messages coming in contact with thier hands do not seem to be polluted. At first one doubted the truthfulness of his eyes, but .the more he looked the more colored messengers he saw and now they are commonplace. When the first two or three colored boys were given employment the white lads stated they would not work with "niggers" and as fast as one quit another Kace youth was employed, and thus colored messengers are greatly in the majority now, and from all angles. No, dear reader, this is not a myth cr fairy tale, but the real, unadulterated truth. And that isn't all. COMMON DISCOURTESY Colletors who go among colored people usually have a full supply of discourtesy on hand which they dispose of among their patrons. Some of them have little or no respect for those with whom they come in contact. They go into colored homes with their hats on and call the women by their first names, regardless to who they are. A case in point is one that occured about a year ago in Savannah, Ga. A colored mail carrier's wife complained to her husband that a certain white -collator, who worked for a leading fur niture house, insisted on coming- in their house with his hat on, in spite of her objections to his conduct. When the colored man saw the collector he told him not to enter his house again in that manner. It happened that a few days afterwards when the colored man was going home to lunch, he saw this collector enter his house again in the same manner with his hat on and a cigar in his mouth: Well, you can guess what happened. The colored man threw threw the collector out and gave him a thrashing. He then went to the police court and paid his fine of $25. 00, and told the judge that he was ready to pay it againg if this collector repeated his performance. When the management heard of the trouble, he sent for the colored man and apoligized to him for the conduct of this white collector, reimbursing him for the $25.00 fine he had to pay out, and then fired the collector. Still there are colored women who permits agents and collectors to walk right in with their hats on, call them "Molly Cottontail," "Sal Scoggins," or any other old name and all they do is grin and stand around like prancing jRCkasses Tampa Bulletin. RECOGNITION COUNCIL In response to invitations sent out by the Ebenezer Baptist church, located on West Broad street, the following churches responded: Mt. Olive, New Salem and Union Grove. Rev. R. Doyle Phillips was chosen moderator of the meeting. After a satisfactory examination as to their faith and practice, a motion prevailed that said Ebenezer Baptst church be set apart and recognized as an independent Baptist church. Rev. G. A. Madison preached the recognition sermon and Rev. R. Doyle Phillips delivered the charge to the church, Rev. W. H. Phillips delivered the charge to the pastor and Father Howell presented the Bible, and extended the hand of fellowship to the pastor and church. We wish for Ebenezer and her good pastor, Rev. W. H. Beasley, a successful career. Prof, and Mrs. A. E. Malone, who have made the "Poro Hair Growing System" so famous, have Just completed and opened for business, in the city of St. Louis, Mo., what Is perhaps the largest office building in the world owned and controlled by Ne groes. It Is valued at $250,000. b $40 000 SUIT 30UGHT BY COLORED SCHOOL BOARD HOPKINSVILLE, KY., Jan. X Suit has been filed in the Circuit Court of this county for $40,000 against the white school board of Hopkinsville for the pro rata of the corporation tax due to the Colored schools of this city. The Colored School Board is the plaintiff, and the suit is based upon the decision of the Kentucky Court of Appeals handed down last April, which held that corporations were neither white nor black but creatures of the people. This decision coming as the unanimous opinion of the court, nullified the Kentucky statue withholding from the Colored schools the revenues from corporations, and was published exclusively in the Louisville News. Since this decision wherever demands have been made, notably at Princeton and Mayfield, the white boards have promptly paid the items without litigation. The situation is incontestable, since the highest court in the state has gone upon record in the matter. In this city a peculiar condition exists. The school census for the past five years has shown that there were more colored children of school age here than white, the excess varying from year to year from 65 to 100. There are two boards, one of which the governement of the white schools, and another having only the tentative management of the Colored schools. Each year the Colored board votes to transfer the control of their school to the white trustees. There has never been any tangible reason for this, and for a number of years the white people assumed that they were doing the Colored a very great favor by taking the management of the schools out of their hands. John C. Duffy, a prominent lawyer and special assistant Attorney-General of the State, has the case for the Colored people, and has filed the suit for approximately $40,000 of the corporation tax, "covering a period of five years. In every county of the state outside of Louisville, and the second and third class cities there is an amount of money awaiting the Colored schools, if asked by the Colored trustees, or whatever management of the institu tions that exists. Louisville News. THE WAR CHANGE OF MANY CONTIONS The war has affected us all, in our hearts, in our minds, our health, our business, some of us are working who never worked before. Some of us who have always worked may now be looking for a new job, we are either richer or poorer, stronger or weaker, more courageous or despondent We must adjust ourselves, there are opportunities all around us now listen: when Sunday comes, if you have not joined some other Sudnay school, we wish would come out and join ours. Our sessions are bright and helpful and we must know that you will enjoy the time spent with u$. We very earnestly desire that our school shall b helpful to yon in your endeavor to live a worhty life and that here you may find those whose friendship will add much to your store of happiness. We want our shool to mean much to you, so much that you will feel glad to in your place every Sunday, entering heartily into the services of the hour and further more that you will be one with us in pushing foward to success the great work in which we are engaged We have a hustling Superinsendent he does'nt talk much, he ACTS and that is what counts and backing him up and endorsing his movements is an efficient and wide-awake corps, of officers and teachers. Come out nsxt Sunday you may be a stranger to us.JUST one that all. We meet every Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. The Union Grove Baptist Sunday School, John Carter, Supt., Rob-art Burn, Asst. Supt., Lucille Chapman Asst. Secty. In addition to the officers elected by the Union Grove Baptist Sunday school for 1919 the following have been elected. Miss Caroline Viney as Asst. teacher of Primary class No 2, and Miss Mamie James as corresponding Sect. Luther H. Banks, who is a railway mail clerk, visited his mother Mrs. M. E. nks 232 N. 22nd St., Sunday . WESTERN UNION MINISTERS INSTITUTE Quarter, Feb. 5, 6, 1919, With Second Baptist Church, Urbana, Ohio Rev. T. J. Carter, Pastor. Wednesday Book of Galations: Author, Purpose, Divisons, Contents. Rev.s J. H. Jackson and F. . Tate. Differentiate between Exegesis and Exposition; Illustrate. Revs. T. J. Carter and B. W. Clark. Outlining in Sermon Building; 2. 3. Advantages. Revs. W. A. Jones and E. W. B. Curry. P. M. Sermon. Rev. D. B. D. Scott; alt., A. Freeman. Thursday, 9 A. M. Rules to Be Observed G. by Churches in the Same Community, vz.: The Lord's Supper; Transfer of Members. Revs. J. B. Anderson and P. W. Eidson. ' Meaning of Higher Criticism; Advantages; Disadvantages. Revs. J. J. Jackson and R. T. W. James. What Is An Ideal Working Church? Suggestions for Attaining it. Revs. L. W. Gray and D. G, Grady. "The Doctrine of Predestina tion." Revs. L. R. Mitchell and P. C. Cayce. P. M. Sermon. .Rev. B. A. Phillips; alt., Rev. W. T. Norris. P. M. Sermon. 8 Rev. Forest Mitchell; alt., Rev. " . ll. L. Johnson. BRETHREN: We will look for you. Come prepared to enter into discussion of the topics. Rev. R. T. W. James, W. C. Allen, President. Secretary, Xenia, Ohio. A CALL TO THE COLORS All members of Shiloh Baptist Sunday school are hereby reminded that Sunday, February 2, 1919, is the beginning of our Reward Contest. On Time, Regular Attendance, Offering, and Lesson Study are vital points in the contest, but the beautiful pins are well worth any effort put forth to obtain. Shiloh Baptist Sunday school will observe the National Father and Son week February 11-17, 1919. All fath ers are requested to be present Sun day, February 9, 1919, at 9 o'clock, to learn of our plans. WM. A. BURKE, Superintendent. RACE HAPPENINGS. Youngstown, Ohio, has its first race girl letter carrier in the person of Miss Ida M. Brown. Washington, D. C, is to have a new colored hotel. The Whitelow Hotel is being built at a cost of $100,000. Lieutenant Robert Campbell was the first man in the 92nd American Division to receive the distinguished service cross for bravery in the fighting in the Argonne. COLUMBUS BAPTIST ALLIANCE MEETING The Columbus Baptist Ministerial Alliance had a very interesting session last Monday. The reports from the field showed great progress being made among the different churches. Each church reported large attendance, good collections and new members taken in. There were a number of visitors present and some of them made some very helpful remarks. Rev. W. W. Brown was the orator of the day. He made an interesting address on the subject, "The Relation of the Home to the Church." The Al liance tendered him a vote of thanks I for his effort These meetings are growing more interesting. A splendid program is rendered each Monday. BLACK WHITE MAN White Man With Yellow Streak There May Be Others. $50 for False Report. ....Charles Garner, 27 Meek Avenue, who' had reported a holdup involving .theft of $5 by a negro with a knife, paid for it yesterday when Judge Os-born assessed a fine of $50 for making' a false report. SHOT TWO FINGERS OFF. COLUMBIA, S. C B. F. Fanning, of Barnwell county, was sentenced in United States court here to serve one year in the federal prison at Atlanta, after conviction on a charge of shooting off two of his fingers to escape military service. BAPTIST PASTOR STIRRED SOUNDS i Wtat About The Charter? I Cincinnati, O., Jan. 24, 1919. Editor of The Monitor: Just a word concerning the Ohio Baptist State Convention. I have hesitated to rush into print because of my distaste or aversion to sentimental extravagance in newspaper notoriety, where persons are to be held up to the public, in an effort to make the people believe that the other fellow has faults to be deplored, while the other writer of the article wishes to be hailed as an innocent and earnest defender of the truth, in endeavoring to safeguard the interest "of "the-Bapttsr by showing the brethren wher the fault lies. V"TM' work in the State of Ohio has come to an alarming state. And every well-meaning Baptist and friend I to the cause must come to the front and let the world know where he or she stands. Unfortunate for us, there are designing men among us, men who parade as God-fearing ministers, but scrupple at nothing to carry a point, and who will go to any extreme to force their wishes upon the Baptist (the cost not being considered). That these men should be respected and have the confidence and esteem of the Baptists of the State of Ohio is to say that the Baptists should license men to plot and insidulously ply their artful intrigues, at the expense of peace and the orderly ad justment of the principles for which the Baptists contend. These men have, or are largely, responsible for the attitude of our women in regards to the movement to regulate the State Convention work so as to arrange a proper or systematic plan for the conduct of the same. They have led our women to believe that the object has been to get con trol of their moneys, and a certain lawyer has been accepted as a splen did ally to this mob, who has dared to go a little bit further than they, who has insinuated that the ministers desire to appropriate the money to their own personal use. The men whom he attempts to malign were on the job before he came on the site. It was at the hands of one of these men that he became identified wun me church and it is unfortunate that the Baptists must claim him as their own and, by the way, I am informed that he is a member of the Second Baptist Church of Columbus, Ohio. The church that holds the membership of a man who does not possess the semblance of respect for the ministry, and one who does not hesitate to make a wholesale thrust at the very head of the institution that reflects a greater honor upon him than his profession can possibly reflect, must deeply regret the reflection that such a man casts upon the church, by insinuating and publishing in every annual meeting of the Ohio Women's Convention that the ministers are not trustworthy and that their motives are sinister and therefore they should not be obeyed. As tor tne respect that has been shown him, noself-respecting or dignified minister of the specting or dignified minister or tne Gospel can further tolerate. l ne work that has been accomplished through our women in the state has Continued Page Gospel can further tolerate. The CIN. BAPTISTS HAVE GREAT CONFERENCE MEETING. CINC1SNATI, OHIO. The Baptist ministers of Cincinnati and vicinity at the 9th Street Branch of Y. M. C. A., Monday, 1:30 p. m. Members present: Revs. Mack Berry, B. M. Bennett, Dr. Browne, Dr. Flem ing, J. L. Francis, Dr. Gray, Dr. Green, A. W. Jackson, Dr. J. Howard Jackson, W. J. Jackson, Dr. W. Augus tus Jones, F. C. Locust, D. C. Ross, Dr. Scissen, W. Simpson, Dr. J. F. Walker, C. W. Williams, R. H. Hills, C. C. Crum, Dr. J. H. Jones, D. Phelps E. J. McCray, Deacons J. M. Armstead and C. L. Lampkins, and a number of visitors. The following reports were made: Walnut Hills, First Baptist, Sunday School good; collection good; pastor preached morning and evening; collection $50.66. Bethel Sunday School, 111 in attendance; collection $6.22; B. Y. P. U., collection $2.26; pastor and Rev. Stiles preached; collection $58.63; one addition for baptism. Fourth and John, Rev. J. H. Jones preached morning and evening; subject at 11' a. m., "Remember the Church''; at 8, subject, "Housekeeping for God." First Baptist, Covington, Sunday School, 60; collection $2.00; pastor preached at 11 a. m.; Rev. N. P. Chap man at 8 p. m.; collection $71.60. Antioch, Sunday School, 125; col- lection .26 p-past 6f"anaRTv."tl. ti Crum preached; 11 added by baptism; B. Y; W. good; collection $5.26; total collection, $90.45. Second Baptist, College Hill, Bible School, 29; collection $1.00;, pastor preached; B. Y. P. U., 7 p. m.; two for baptism; collection -24.47. Southern Baptist, Bible School 105; collection $4.00; Rev. Harmon of Chicago preached; 18 for baptism; collection $125.00. Union Baptist; pastor preached at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.; two accessions; collection $59.21. Second Baptist, New Richmond, O., Sunday School 17; collection 30 cents pastor preached at 11 a. m. and at 8 p. m.; collection $1$6.00. First Baptist, Cumminsville, Rev. McBerry at 11; collection $5.90. Pilgrim just closed revival; Rev. D. Phelps preached; 35 added; 19 baptized; collection $368.00; Rev. H. Mil ler, pastor. Second Baptist, Hamilton, pastor preached at 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.; Sunday School 75; collection $2.4S; B. Y. P. U. 58; collection $2.10; total collection $36.10. The topic, the distinctive belief and practice of the Christian denomina tion was read (without discussion) by Rev. R. H. Davis, the minister of that denomination. A number of visitors were intro duced and addressed the meeting, after a very interesting critic by Dr. Browne, a motion prevailed to adjourn. F. C. LOCUST, President, A. W. JACKSON, Secretary. CITY B. Y. P. U. BIG MEETING The City Baptist Young People's Union held a very interesting meeting at Shiloh Baptist church Sunday at 3 o'clock. The weather being favorable we had a large attendance, which we appreciated very highly. We noted with pleasure the presence of some of our pastors. W e hope they may come again, as that is very encouraging to us to know they are interested in what we are trying to accomplish. We cor dially invite them to visit us often and continue to bring inspiration to our Young People's Union. The B. Y. P. U. will perfect plans of operation that will promote the general interest of the work through the local unions soon. The executive g(,neraJ jnterest of the work through tne jocaj unjons soon. The executive jboard desires that all unions wi,i co- 0,,erat6 in this effort to foster this great cause. 400 MARKS FOR AM. NEGRO SOLDIER OFFERED BY THE KAISER GERMANS DEATHLY AFRAID OF NEGRO SOLDIERS WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPATION. Wherever American negroes have appeared in the area occupied by the Americans they have attracted great attention among the civilians. In Treves, Coblenz and other places during the early days of the occupation, crowds assembled wherever any negro soldiers stopped and it was necessary for the military police to enforce the orders prohibiting gatherings. Even now in Coblenz and Treves, where there are a number of negro soldiers, they attract crowds of German children every time they appear. The German soldier also regards the negro with great curiosity. According to a discharged German soldier in Rengsdorf, the German army early in the war offered a reward of four hundred marks for the capture alive of each negro. The discharged German soldier said that throughout the war e,ven terror of the negroes, and it was German soldiers lived in great fear and in order to overcme this fear that rewards were offered. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A-flOY- G. W. Tuttle. A boy is a steam engine with an ice berg coating. Some teachers feel the ice, and say, "No use!"; others feel the heartbeats underneath, and say: "Good! full pressure of 6team! Will make a mighty useful boy!" When you say "Don't!" to a boy, the echoe in his heart says, "Do!" A healthy, normal boy is an expert on word conservation. Don't expect him to talk freely; be thankful if he talks at all in the Sunday school class. A boy never judges a teacher by his words alone; he gets inside information even if he has to hide behind a lamppost to get it. An ounce of appreciation is worth more to a boy than a pound of blame. Boys are a paradox; all boys are alike and all boys are different see how this fits your class. When a boy realizes that no one expects him to be decent he is careful not to disappoint people. No boy is ever fully understood; we get glimpses only of a boy. Problem ? There is no other such problem in this wide world. A boy is a born actor, he tries to conceal his real feelings,, under a blanket of indifference. When a boy looks absolutely indifferent, and is ap parently absorbed in counting the flies on the ceiling, he is usually thinking his hardest. Remember that a boy's conscience is often wide awake when the signboard his face says: "No interest here!" Remember that a boy becomes trust worthy by being trusted give the boy a fair chance. When you are ready to give up, just remember that the boy may also be ready to give up you hold on the longer! William C. Anderson, who is now an optician, has taken up a course in optometry in the F. P. Barr School of Optometry. He will complete the course May 5, 1919, and will go into business at once. The only colored student in a class of fifty. Is in position to do any kind of repair work now. Lives at 290 N. 22nd street. Major R- R Moton ot Tuskegee In- stitute is now on his way to J? ranee speclepresent ve rtthe U.J5. domg service for Uncle Sam in Ior. eign countries. 11 fa ('.