Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE BUNDY'S JUROR IS INSANE CONGRESSMAN T. S. WILLIAMS OF 24. DIST., IN THE CITY M. B. Hon. Thos. S. Williams. Visits the City and Gazette. Congressman Thos. S. Williams of the 24th district spent several days in Metropolis, this week meeting friends and discussing questions of interest with our people. He paid the Gazette office a visit, and in speaking with the Editor about the part taken in the great world war by our people the cougressman said: "Of all the gallant soldiers who fought for the liberty of the world in the great war none acquitted themselevs with more credit, nor displayed a higher courage than the colored soldier from the United States. They did honor to their country, their flag and their race, and made a name for themselves throughout the word. "It is a crying shame that man who give and sacrifice so much for their country and to make it possible for men to govern themselves in other parts of the world to have no voice in governing themselves in several states of the Union. "It is a wrong that outrages, public sentiment will one day will make right." The Congressman is right and nothing will create public sentiment more than agitation by such strong men as our congressman. Card of Thanks To the voters of the First Ward both men and women, I take this method to thank you for your loyal support and influence in Tuesday's city election by electing me the alderman of your ward. I shall always try to do my duty. To the friends that supported my opponent you have my best wishes and good will. I am yours sincerely, Toye Lassiter. Rev. H. A. Boyd, Assistant Sec'y. National Baptist S. S. Congress. Subscribe for the Gazette. Chicago Notes. The returning soldiers of Lake Forest were given a hearty reception, Friday night. A splendid program was arranged and many speakers of prominence were present. At the close of the program the guest were seated in the dining room of the church. Too much credit cannot be given to Rev. Hunter and his committee for the services given. Mrs. Luella Wallace and Mrs. Sadie J. J. Ellison have received news that their mother Mrs. Tina Campbell of Ky, is much improved. The Pyramid Building & Loan Assn. held a splendid meeting Sunday afternoon at Ebenezer Baptist church. Judge Stelk, Geo. A. Jackson, Pres., directors Geo. Humphirey, Walter B. Anderson, Chas. S. Dukes, treas. Sergt. Starks and others discussed Good Housing Conditions. Through the efforts of Hon. Mr. Warren B. Douglas, state representative and chairman of the United Civic League, four members of the Race were placed in the meter installation room of the Commonwealth Edison Co. This department has always been closed to Negroes, but through the efforts of Hon. Douglass, appointment was secured for six men but they could not be gotten. These four soldiers have had a little experience in electricity with the Signal Corps of the United Statos Army. Mrs. Nora F. Taylor, the evangelist, has gone to Trenton, N. J. where she will conduct revival services as well as other eastern cities. The lecture at Quinn Chapel Monday night was largely attended. Teachers from all parts of the country are invited to attend the summer normal from June 16 to July 24, to be held at the Virginia Normal Industrial Institute of Petersburg, Ala. The session will be held for the purpose of training teachers. This institute is becoming one of the greatest of its kind in the country. M. T. Bailey, 3638 State St., Sec-Treas., elect of the W. A. Wallace Bakery Co., has 250 shares of the stock on sale at $10. per share. Proceeds from the sale will go to develop the business in order to net a larger profit for the stockholders. Rev. John F. Thomas, pastor of Ebeneezer Baptist church, is improving as indicated from reports at Excelsior Springs, Mo. United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten met Saturday evening at Bailey's Hall 3638 State St., and organized the committees to launch a large reception for June. At this time many grand officers are expected in the city. The junior members of the Progressive Negro League will meet Saturday evening at 5213 Dearborn St. Senior members are MOTTO: "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY." Boundary Dispute WELL THAT WAS THE BOUNDARY LINE IN AUSTRIA LAST WEEK AW, THAT WAS LAST WEEK, IT'S CHANGED NOW YOURE BOTH WRONG AW, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT A MINUTE, THERE'S LIABLE TO BE A SORAF AW, COME ON! DR. BUNDY TO ASK FOR NEW TRIAL One of the Jurors Becomes Violently Insane and Attorueys For Defense Claim Was So During Trial The Negro Press a Unit For Cr. Bundy and Bitter Against N.A.A.C.P. That "the prayers of the righteous availeth much" and that "God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform" was evidenced last Tuesday when the Associated Press announced that Daniel Davis, a member of the jury that convicted Dr. Leroy M. Bundy on a charge of murder in connection with the race riot of East St. Louis was adjudged mentally incompetent by a commission appointed by County Judge Schneider of Waterloo, Ill. One of the attorneys for the defense says that all during the trial Davis acted in a peculiar manner and could be seen talking to himself on several occasions, and it is alledged that he said to other members of the jury, "I've done something wrong, I've done something wrong." Donbtless these facts, with other testimony that will be presented, will secure for Dr. Bundy a new trial, which every fair minded citizen, white or colored, in these United States feel he is entitled to receive. Dr. Bundy is receiving thousands of letters pledging sympathy and assistance, and Kansas City will do its full share in financing whatever other legal procedure is necessary.—The Sun. invited. Refreshments will be served. Mrs. Anna Goodson, 5139 Wabash Ave., who has been confined for several weeks in the hospital, is improving. term putting his whole time and energy in the work. The Board is supporting the Doctor, for president, as none of his predecessors have made a better presider than he. He is fair Read! Notice! Rev Henry Snowden, 1900 S. 17th, St., Springfield, Ill.. requests every minister and sister, who contemplate of attending the State Association next May, to write him at once giving number of days you expect to be in the city. He wishes to cut rate of Board over last year. This will be to your finiancial interest to write him. J. B. McCrary. For President of Board. Next Saturday is election for members of the Board of Education and President Dr. J. L. Neville, is a candidate for re-election as President. He has served the people one term putting his whole time and energy in the work. The Board is supporting the Doctor, for president, as none of his predecessors have made a better presider than he. He is fair and liberal in his views and we see no reason why he should not be retained. Gibbons Elected Mayor. A. J. Gibbons, was elected mayn of Metropolis in last Tuesday's election. He defeated W. H. Karr, by a vote of 186. Both Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Karr, have served as mayor of the city. Toye Lassiter was elected alderman of the First Ward over ex-County Judge Wm, F. Smith by only 13 votes, the unlucky number.. The others elected to office were Rolla Finney, Clerk, H. A. Evans, Attorney; and Levi C. Miller Treasurer. With A. J. Gibbons, as mayor and the aldermen elect and the other city officers, Metropolis, promises to be one of the best towns in Southern Illinois. Mt. Olive S. S. Convention 10 Weeks Off. To Meet With Unity Baptist Church, Brookport, Illinois Wednesday Before the 4th Sunday in June 1919 Rev. J. B. McCrary. Pastor. The convening of the Mt. Olive S. S. Convention and it auxiliaries will convene with the Unity Baptist church, Brookport, Ill., Wednesday before the 4th Sunday in June 1919, Rev. J. B. Mc Crary pastor. The pastor and members are making elaborate preparations to entertain their guests. Please notify the Supt. Mrs. Ruth Donlow of the names and number of delegates from your school so we can arrange homes for you. A neglect on your part will work a hardship on the committee and the members and may leave you without a home. It is wisdom and intelligence to always notify the committee before the meeting Each auxiliary is bestiring itself, remodeling the spacious brick and stone edifice where the meetings will be held. They are beginning in time to store away hams, chickens, eggs, etc., to entertain this august body. They should not be disappointed in the number of delegates, therefore, I as president of the B. Y. P. U. convention, urge every Union in the district to get busy and rally to the standard. Elect your delegates, have entertainments and represent with not less than $5.00 I ask every B. Y. P. U. to send that small amount. Ten weeks until the time. Any Union in the District can represent with $5.00 Remember the Banner and come prepared to raise $100.00. We must get busy and remember the date and place. Yours in Christ, Edgar McCrary, President. Card of Thanks. We wish to take this method of expressing our thanks to Silver Crown Lodge No. 29, F. & A. M., and Jeptha Chapter, No. 14, O. E. S., and friends for their great kindness to us in our great bereavement in the death of my husband and our dear brother, George Ellworth Masterson. May the blessings of God ever rest upon these noble orders is the prayer of the undersigned. Florence Masterson, Jerry Masterson, John Masterson, Alfred Masterson, Lizzie Clay Martha Flemming. GONE TO HER REWARD Mrs. Will Ella Huntley, daughter of Rev. Thos. and Lucy Turner, was born May 8, 1898, at Pulaski, Ill. She was converted at the Antioch Baptist Church seven years ago and joined the First Baptist Church and continued a faithful christian until death. She was united in marriage to Noble Huntley several years ago, to this union one child was born, who died in infancy. Her husband preceded her to the Beyond several months ago. She departed this life, Sunday night, April 13th, after a long illness of intense suffering, yet she bore it all with christian fortitude speaking words of consolation to her relatives and friends. She leaves to mourn her loss, a father, mother, two brothers Norris, who was a member of Co. M. 370 Reg't.. who saw service in France, now confined in the Base Hospital at Camp Dodge, Desmoines, Iowa; Levi of this city, one sister, Mrs. Flora Davis, of Cairo; two aunts of Mounds, and a host of relatives and friends. The funeral was attended from the 1st Baptist Church, Wednesafternoon at 2:00 p.m. conducted by Revs. Wm. Moody and J. B: McCrary. Peace to her ashes. Unionville ill. Mr. Editor:—The 2nd Sunday in April we had a splendid service. Rev. J. H. Dennis, was at his post at 11:00 a. m., in company with the State Missionary, Mrs. Nancy Brooks, of Dewmaine. Sunday was baptizing day; we had 15 ready for the water, and they went down and was burried with Christ in Baptism by the pastor. 3:00 p. m. the pastor ascended the rostrum and preached a soul stiring sermon and received two more for baptism to be baptized the 2nd Sunday in May. 8:00 p. m. the pastor preached another strong sermon. Collection for the day was $63.11. During my two months here we have raised a total of $207.73 including the $63.73 raised at the Free Baptist Church, Shady Grove. The list of names who donated will follow next week. NOTICE There will be a Missionary meeting held at the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Saturday before the 4th Lord's day in April. Rev. Johnson, pastor. All nearby Circles are requested to send a delegate, and the nearby pastors are invited to attend. Brethern will help to inspire the members of the church and further enlighten this people on the line of mission work. Let the churches of Colp, Carbondale, Sparta, Coulterville, and DuQuoin respond. This people has had a hard struggle and now they have a building moved on their lot. Let us go and raise the financial standard that the church and pastor may be benefited thereby. Let us show what real mission work means by leaving something for their benefit. A program will be rendered Saturday night by the ladies. 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Long, of Choat, was called to Waverly, Tenn., last week to attend the funeral of his sister who died suddenly in Nashville, Tenn., of heart trouble She was a cousin of the editor and we ext-nd a hand of sympathy to the bereft family and relatives, The pastor of of Unity Baptist church, will be at his post Sunday Georg eMcCrary, was a busis ness visitor in Paducah, Ky., this (#riday. ) ; Wash Childres, of Brookport, was in the city on. business, Mrs. Necte Cabott, was down from Brookport, Thursday. Rev. and Mrs. J.B, MeCrary, motored to Joppa, Sunday and were the guest of Mrs. Laura Bradly and Ollie Aker. He oc- cupied the pulpit at the Clover Leaf Baptist church and delivered three sermons which seemed to please and lend inspifation. This is a good church and they need a strong pastor, one who is able to some constructive work along all lines’ They have severkl strong young preachers who need en- couragement and instruction and the good women need to be or- ganized into club work, We were treated royally and invited to re- turn again. We planted this vine there about 18 years ago and pas- tored four or five years and Sun- day was the time that we have paid them a Special visit since we left them. They have had sever- a] excellent pastors since its or- ganization who have done the ‘ watering but but the increase by Jesus Christ."". “Grow in Grace’ Revs. Wm. Moody, M: T. Dudley, and Mesdames Mojlie Moody and Willie Mitchell, were in Joppa, the frst of the week, Rey. [udley is conducting a ten days meeting at the Baptist church Lieut. and Mrs. Blaine Alston, went to St, Lowis, last Sunday on a visit with relatives and friends, Prof. T, L... Alston, «visited his parents Sunday Send us the news. We are informed that Miss Ma- mie Barnett, daughter of Rev. and Mrs, Barnett of this city was marticd recently in Milwaukee, Wis. She was a high class young woman, and the Gazette joins her many friends in wishing her sne- cess George McCrary, who was re- cently honorably discharged from the U.S. service, a graduate of the Barnes’ Embaming College, Chicago, has opened ed-up an Underdertaking establishment at 901 Pearl St., and is’ doing first class work. He prepared and shipped the body of Prof. Mas- terson to.Georgetown, Ohio, re- cently and was complimented by a white undertaker who has, been in the business for 32 years, say- ing that the body was in perfect bl Ri a icine dhe Bnaerty 2} METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL. | Take Notice | Publication Notice, To the Constituents of the mel Olive Baptist Association your at-| tention is called tothe fact, that the Executive Board; Minister's} and Deacon’s Union and the bal E. and M, Convention Board are! called to meet Wednesday before] the 1st Sunday in April with the ‘Mt. Olive Baptist Charub, Colp, lil., with Rev J. D. Davis pastor. Itis highly important that we should meet at this time to com- plete any unfinished business, ar- range for the comiag General Bap- ‘tist State Association, as well as ‘keeping in tact our quarterly meet- ings, |. Weare a great Baptist family ae constitute the 2nd largest | Baptist Association in the State) numerically and with a little more, joyalty and the spirit of Christian giving we doso easily. We hide! the people with the means and loy- alty and the only hindrance is co- operation and a willingness on the part ofthe ministry is, for us to lead off in this line, tell the people what we wantthem to do and we will find a ready and responsive constituency. The great war is over and our army is returning home; the great plan of recor stuction is before us, with new! fields opened up to us, and as Bap- tist we should be on the alert, and be prepared not only to send la-| borers into the great harvest fields but to send monty to assist them. in their evangelization of the teem- ing millions who must have the gospel as given by Jesus Christ | Therefore we call your especial, jattention to the fact that you ae requested to be present with ¢ele- \eate and your church, if you can't jsend a delegate and the amount of $2.00 from your chyrch, allow. : tourge upon you to send us: $2 00 from your church and .50¢. from each deacon and licentiate and $1.00 from cach pastor and ordained minister and 5c for each member. Said money for Miss- ionaries, the poor church fund and the expense of the meeting. We must go over the ‘“Top'’ at this meeting. | Brethern, theeyes of the-world i upon llinois, Jay down. petty grievancés, the love of filthy Iucre | Let there not be one "Slacker" ‘in our camp. Arise the emergen- ‘cy! Come prepared to preach, shout sing, pray and pay aod our duty will have been performed. | Let our Watchword be, On to iColp, with $100.00 in’ April | Uinois belongs to the Baptists, Het us go. up and take it, The pastor and his good people, | will be prepared to care for us as| lheretofore Let us do_ our duty, | | Ii you have any suggestions for ithe good of the cause, write us, | Yours in Him, * J. B. McCrary, Mod F 630 N. 2nd, St. poeey Sopteotela IN. | Carrier Mills, Ill. Rev. J. B. McCrary Please, alfow, space in your pa- per the Metropolis Gazette, the or- gan of religious bogies especially the Baptist : The-Galillean Baptist Church has closed the greatest meeting in the history of the church. The services. continued three’ weeks during ,which time there were many conversions ‘and’ it"%8" trig that every effort was put forth to preach Chsist ‘and, the freeness. of Salvation; this great meeting was the cause of 71 happy souls being converted. Rev. H. J, Norton, our pastor conductor of the meeting had all things in order and the Spirit was higher than ever, before. The church is revived and we areall at work and getting along nicely. Revs. Cale Taborn, Jno, Taborn Wm. Jenkins and Chas. Norton assisted in the meeting, = Publication Notice. State of Mlinois, County of Massac, ss. _In the Circuit Court, April Term, A. D. 1919, Grace Stanley, vs. Roy Stanley In Chancery. Affiadyit. of non residence of _ Roy” Stanley, the above named defendant having beenfiled in the clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of said county, notice is therefore hereby given to the said non-resident defendant that the com- plainant has filed her bill of complaint in said court on the chancery side there- ‘of on th» 13th day of March, A. D. 1919 and that thereupon a summons issued out of said court returnable on the 14th day of April A. D, 1919, as required by aw. Now, unless you the said Roy Stanley shall personally be and appear before the said court on the first day of the next term thereof tobe holdenat | Metropolis, in-and for the said county, on the Mth day of April next, and plond, “answer or demur tothe said bill of com: plaint, the same and thematter there. ‘in contained and stated will be taken a confessed and adecree entered agains! you according to the prayer of said bill ‘Dated Metropolis, Ill. “March 13,1919. colfax Morris, Clerk Notice. The Gazette Publishing Co., has seeured the services of Rev Wm. Moody, thesuccessful pastor of the First Baptist Church of Me- tropolis, who is an authorized a- gent tor this paper, He is duly authorized to take subscriptions and receive money as our agent and recerpt for same, We want good, and reliable a- gents, men, or Women in every community to represent the Ga- zette. Good commission allow- ed. Write 903-Pearl, St-. Me- tropolis, Ill., for information, The, Manager, CENTRALIA. UL To the pastors and presidents of the various cirsles I write unto you in Jesus name admonishing you to awake from your slumber if you are asleep, and do special service for the Master this year. Tax yourself and go to it as to how much you will give year this for Education, Home and Foreign mission God has blessed and brought us through a great war, and many of our loved ones have returned home and others are on their way, for which we praise God, The harvest truly is great and the labourers are few, God ‘wants us to-do real ~setvice for Him. Opportunities have come to us as never belore, now let us rise and shine for Jesus I ask for open doors beloved pastors and presidents of the various*circles in your church that! may look on your work. Let me hear from you either by letter or card and will come. 4 ewe Mounds, Ill Please leave space in your yal- wable paper to mention the church work of the St. John Bapt. church We nict in our regular business meeting with pastor C. W. Nor- ment, who has come to take char- ge of his work in Mounds. He made his arrival here Tuesday with his family. Pastor Norment, preached a wonderful sermon from Rev. 4:7, We had about 500 people in the church, .and the collection was $41.60. The choir rendered ex- cellent music all day. Weare marching onward to Zion. Wm. Benningham. ‘Rev. Dudley preached two able sermons at Firt Baptist church last Sunday. Norice. Chicago, Ill- Feb, 1, 1919. To the Chureheaand Auxilliaries of the Missionary Baptist Association of Ill.: ‘The fifth annual session, will be held with the Mt, Zion Baptist Church, at Springfield, Illinois, Rev. H. W Snowden. D. D., pastor, Tuesday the 4th Lord’s Day in May, 1919. Woman's Convention. Tuesday and Wednes- ‘day, May 2oth, and 21st Asso- ciatione May, 42nd, and 23rd Joint Executive Boards Saturday, May, 17th. % Illinois will be expected to do her part in the following propo- sitions, that will be presented to the body: 1st. Educational Rally and. Home and Foreign Miss ions . 3rd. Aged Ministers Home Our object isto raise at leas $3,000.06 for the above mention: led purposes, In fact, this session ‘will be the most important of out lorganization. Success. or failure lis with the churches and auxillia ries, that make up the organiza ‘tions. ‘‘Ask what ye will in My ,Name,"’ is the Master's order | Brethern pray and work, and we cannot fail Yours for success, Moderator J. F. Thomas, | 3629 Vernon, Ave NOTICE. To the Churches of the East Mt. Olive Baptist Association and pastogs, this notice comes to call your attentlon* to an urgent call made through the columns of this paper, asking the churches to con- tribute ten (10.00) dollars to help pay off the remaining indebted- ness on our National Theological Training School located at Nash- ville, Ten Jt appeared that the brethern did not understand the call, Since our Ex Board held at Marion fast moath I am sure you sow understand. A resolv- was adopted that. we make the Filth Sunday in this month a Dis- trict Rally day for Education, and that each church donate to that School $19.00; the amount to be sent to Rev. W, P. Washington, 1110 Casey, Ave., Mt. Vernon, Mlinois, The meeting on the 5th Sunday inthis month will bh held withthe New Bethel Baptist chur- ch of Centralia. Rev. A. R. Mc- Kee, pastor We are askiag every church to to sehd the amount mentioned a- bove if you can, if not then send what you caa and help make the rally a succets. We are not ex- pecting all the churches to be there ia person, but we are asking every churche to represent. financially Just send P< O, money order to W. P. Washington and your chur ch will receive erhdit for same? Now, my dears, please give éar to this call and let us play oar part in leaving ‘this great educational plant to coming geferatioos of our race as a denominational legacy Not altogether that they may call us blessed, but that they may be blessed after we have gone to our long sought Rest I prayas as these lines are being heralded thru the district: the pas tors and ceurches may be inspired to nobler efforts along educational lines and that our names may ting out at Norioik, Va., with the o- ther names of the noble helpers to make it possible for our race to have a School owned and control- ed by the Negroes, not to be pull- ed up and displaced by our. ene- mies, but a Schoo that will be forever a beacon, teaching men, women and children to hold sacred the Principles and _ Doctrines laid down by Jesus Christ and practiced by His Disciples, with power to keep out heirecies ad strange. Doctrines without fear of being turned out of déors, | WP. Washington, Mod, ‘The Celestial Emptre. Celestial empire 1s derived trom Tien Chau, that Js the heavenly dynasty, meaning the kingdom which the dynasty appointed by heaven rules over. The Inhabitants are called Celestials because they are subjects of that empire. Mrs. Nancy’ Brooks, of Dewmaine, Illinois State Missionary of W. E. & M. of Gen’l. Baptist Assecia- tion of Illinois. eR) se Uae ee So aarnn | i eens eee ae ar cee ie *. a / oe f # ae ' Bre 7 ¥ % ' ae! " La * arev | 2 Commission. Mt. Vernon, Til., May 27. 1917 To the Women's Educational and Missionary Circles of the Mission- ary Baptist Churches of the State of Iinois, Greeting: This is to certily that Sister Nancy Brooks of Dewmaine, Il, is duly appointed to. organize and install Missionary circles wherever needed, revive those that are in- active, gnd solicit membership and solicit membership and money for the State Work. and report the same to the executive board quar- tery, : Each church visiied is request- ed.to pay the travelling expenses We pray youwmay give her due consideration, as we are soliciting the membership of every regular Missionary Baptist*church and so- ciety to join us and make the State work What it should be, Yours for Christ, — > Bettie Wilkerson, Pres Coultervitle, Ut M. B, Taylor, Cor. See Colp,Alt, a! Mace eed sham, Remove EOC Hil Impurities from your body as you would dirt from your home, Constipation is the cause of much disease, Keep your system clean by using Miles e preM itis pivet Safe—Mild—Sure Highly recommended for, Torpid Liver, Biliousness, Constipation and Indiges- tion, t SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS MILES MEDICAL On Elkhart, Ind. » Rally There will bea 50and 25c rally at Unity Baptist\Church Sunday. Themen are asked to give’ soc and the wometi 25c. Please bring or send that small amount, Quite True. * “I have to face the fact,” mnned tne fashionable photographer, as he looked. ever some recent pictures, “that there $re some very ugly featurey tn thle ‘Dbusiness.” a te Page Three Chicago, Ill. To the Pastors, Members, and Friends, who read the Gazette and who are members of the General Baptist Association of the State of Illinois. By order of Rev. J. F. Thomas, D. D., our Moderator, your attention is again called to the setting of the Association on Tuesday before the Fourth Lord's Day in May, at Springfield, Ill. You are hereby 'requested to purl forth your best efforts to make this the most successful session that we have ever had. Kindly speak to the churches and friends of the Association who do not read the Gazette. Rev H. Snowden and his good members are looking forward to the time and are arranging to give us the most royal entertainment that any other church has. Dr. Snowden, gallant leader and preacher, knows how to do things, and his members are true followers. They request that all who anticipate attending the association in May will kindly send in their names. Kindly do this and you will accommodate them very much. Dr. Thomas, left Tuesday March 18th, for Springs in Missouri, to take a few days rest and will be delighted to know that we are pressing on for the success of the Association. Let our watchword be, "ON TO SPRINGFIELD, WITH VICTORY PURCHED ON OUR BANNERS FOR ALL CAUSES." Respectfully submitted, S. R. L. Gibson, Corr. Sec. Statement Of Ownership Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation of the Metropolis Weekly Gazette for April, I, 1919. Copied from a statement and published according to an act of Congress of August, 24, 1912. 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business mg'rs are: Publisher J B. McCrary, Metropolis, Ill. Editor Geo. L. McCrary, Metropolis, Ill. Managing editor Edgar McCrary, Metropolis, Ill. Business Mg'r M J. McCrary, Metropolis, Ill. 2. That the owners are: J B. McCrary, Metropolis, Ill. 3. That the known bond holders mortgager and other security holders holding 1 per cent or more of the total n. mount of bends, mortgages, or other secuities are: S. B. Kerr Metropolis, Ill. Fred R. Young '' D W. Helm '' 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed thru the mails or otherwise to paid subscribers during the past six months is 500. J. B. McCrary, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 31st of March, 1919. other churches of the city to help make this meeting worth while. Let us make the monthly missionary meeting a success and take Southern, Illinois for the Baptist. ON TO SPRINGFIELD Special to the Guzette. The General Missionary Baptist State Association will meet with the New Hope, Baptist church, Dr. Henry W. Snowden, pastor. A great meeting is expected, and as that is true, the ministers' and messengers are to determine what the meeting will be. The Baptist Brotherhood thru-out the State is expected to join in this mighty work to push forward and extend the kingdom of the Master. Brethern of Southern Illinois as well as Northern, East and West are waking up, getting up, and moving up alond mission and educational lines. It must be borne in mind that in the organization of the association that all ministers are o contribute one dollar during the annual session. This important matter was overlooked last year until the close of the meeting. The Association has staged 3 important propositions viz: Missions, education, the Aged Ministers Home and their wives. The Baptist women of the State appears to be in the ascendency of the aged ministers home proposition. They are bringing things to pass too. The advantages this year to attend the Springfield meeting perhaps will be much better than they were last year in Chicago. The Brethern played their part well in the Chicago meeting last year. Brethern let us arise and be doing. It is the proud hope of the Moderator Dr. J. F. Thomas that the Baptist put in their appearance from the four quarters of the State. Let us have a spark from the Brethern every week until the ass'n. meets in Springfield. C. C. Phillips THE CALL. The fifth annual session of the General Missionary Baptist State Association and the Educational and Missionary Associaition, auxiliary will meeting in Springfield, Ill, with the New Hope Baptist Church, Eld. W. Henry Snowden Pastor, May 20-26, 1919. We request that every W. E. & M. Society and District convention within our jurisdiction send a representative to the association. Our hope for the futre depends upon the efforts we put forth to make the world better. I advise you to renew your vision, and press forward for a successful meeting. We must raise $100.00 for our for our old Ministers' Home and we pledged $100.00 to the support of our school in Nashville, Tenn., and $25.00 to our Foreign Mission Board. "The cry for the age is "For ward." Our women are equal to aby women any where, then let us go forward. We are striving to forward in this work and we need the assistance of the entire membership to accomplish the task. Behold the harvest is ripe, will you labor in the vineyard? Why halt ye between two opinions? Remember the place and date, Maggie B. Taylor, Metropolis, Ill., Apr. 15, 19 Mrs. Cornnie Bowman, of St. Louis, Mo., is here looking after the interest of her brother's personal effects, and Liberty Bonds, which he had deposited in the First National Bank of this city. Her brother, John Crabtree, who was familiarly known to almost every one in Metropolis, was a member of Co. M. old 5th Illinois National Guards or 370, U. S. Infantry. He went to over seas and saw service in France, with our own Brave-Heroe, of Metropolis, who went over the Top, and put the Huns on the run. But the rigor of warfare proved to be too great for Corporal Crabtree, and he was consigned to the Base Hospital in France, and he was not permitted to return with his friends and comrades to the states until recently he was allowed to return with other casuals to the United States, reaching the debarkation Hospital, at Hoboken No. 1, Hoboken, N. J., where he METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE, METROPOLIS, ILL died on April 3rd 1919. His body was shipped to his home town, Mayfield, Ky., Corporal H Claude Clemons, (white) accompanied his remains to Mayfirld, where he was given a military burial, afterwhich Mr. Clemons, returned to his home in Peoria, Ill. Mrs. Bowman, his sister is stopping with Prof. A. P. Smith and family on Johnson St., while in the city. Be it said to John's credit that the ten thousand dollars of war Risk Insurance together with the three Liberty Bonds left to his sister endears him very much to his sister Cornnie. We hope she will use this money wisely also erect a monument to his memory. She left for St. Louis, her home to-day. Undestaker Geo. McCrary, had charge of the body. THRIFT SCHOOL PLAN OUTLINED BY EXPERT Dr. Shailer Mathews Explains Scope and Purpose of Great U. S. Educational Movement for Saving. By DR. SHAILER MATHEWS. [Chairman of W. S. S. Educational Committee for Seventh District and Vice Director for Illinois.] Thrift will be taught in the schools of the states constituting the Seventh federal reserve district. The children of Iowa will help prepare the Little Lessons in Thrift which are being written by Prof. Macy Campbell of the Iowa State Teachers' college, under the general direction of an educational committee of the district. Besides the chairman the educational committee consists of W. E. Larson, department of public instruction, Wisconsin; J. V. McNally, Detroit public schools, Michigan, and Macy Campbell, Iowa State Teachers' college. The Little Lessons in Thrift appear fortnightly on printed sheets. The lessons are prepared for the different grades in the schools. They are illustrated and interesting. They teach savings as a phase of good citizenship, give problems of arithmetic in terms of thrift stamps, chewing gum, candy and other things a child buys. It is a new field which is thus being opened up and the war savings organization is rendering a great service to the rising generation. Nor is it all mere theory. The teaching of the principles of thrift is combined with a sort of manual training in thrift, through the sale of War Savings Stamps in schools. Along with these Little Lessons in Thrift the educational committee furnishes the schools with pupils' thrift cards, on which the teacher keeps an account of the amount, however small, which the pupil belongs to her for the purpose of buying stamps. This practice itself becomes educational, because the pupil gets introduced to simple bookkeeping and banking. These plans have received the hearts; co-operation of the school administration in the various states and cities. The parochial and private schools also are co-operating in the use of the material and plans prepared by the committee. The young men and women of the next generation will have a higher respect for thrift and a better understanding as to how to spend their money, for they will learn even in the primary grades that thrift is not miserliness but a way of spending money so as to make it for them. SAVE; HAVE A PERSONAL SHARE IN THE FUTURE BILLIONS FROM THE NICKELS Ever Stop to Think of Vast Sums That Ever Stop to Think of Vast Sums That Can Be Saved, From Small Amounts? If every person in the United States saved a nickel in one day it would mean that at night the people would be just five million dollars richer. And then suppose the people kept this up for one month? It would mean that at the end of thirty days they would have saved one hundred and fifty million dollars. Why not keep it up for the rest of 1019? What would be the result? One billion five hundred million dollars. Sounds like a lot of work for one little nickel to do, doesn't it, yet there are scores of industries in the United States which are paying big dividends on the little nickels gathered day by day. This immense sum if invested in War Savings Stamps would earn for the savers approximately sixty-four million dollars in 1920—the work of "old man interest," who never takes a day off and who is continuously on the job. Keep the Money Saved. Thrift means saving money and keeping it saved. Patriotism does not mean enthusiasm today and indifference tomorrow. Buy War Savings Stamps and hold them. No man's duty TAX PURCHASER'S NOTICE. Metropolis, Ill., Feb. 6, 1919. To Ned Gray, E. A. Borman and G. B. Borman, Chicago, Ill. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED That at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff at the door of the Court House, in the town of Metropolis, Co. of Massac, and State of Illinois on the 11th day of June A. D. 1917, W. F. SMITH, purchased the following Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year A. D. 1916 ... to wit: Lot 59, Village of Round Knob, Massac County Illinois, assessed in name of Ned Gray, Certificate duly assigned to $. Bartlett Kerr. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 11th day of June A. D. 1919. Metropolis, Ill., Feb. 6, 1919. To Mary C. McBane, James Foster, John N. Green, Issac Mizell, George M. Hodge, unknown owners or other parties interested if any. You are hereby notified, that at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff at the door of the Court House, in the town of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois on the 11th day of June A. D. 1917, S. Bartlett Kerr, purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year, A. D. 1916 ..... to wit: Lot I3, Block 102, of the city of Metropolis, Illinois, assessed in name of Mary C. McBane. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 11th day of June A. D. 1919. S. Bartlett Kerr, Purchaser. Metropolis, Ill., Feb. 6, 1919. To W. J. McDaniel, Martha Smith, Jas. F. Daniel, Goldie B. Crebs and Maud Storm, unknown owners, and other parties interested if any. You are hereby notified, That at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff at the door of the Court House, in the town of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois on the 11th day of June A. D. 1917, W. F. Smith, purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year A. D. 1916 ..... to wit: Lot 2 Block 65, of the city of Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois, assessed in the name W. J. Daniel. Certificate of purchase duly assigned to S. Bartlett Kerr. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 11th day of June A. D., 1919. S. Bartlett Kerr, Assignee of purchaser. Metropolis, Ill., Feb. 6, 1919. To John Reeves, Mattie Robbins, Josie Moore, Nettie Rollins of Marion, Ill., unknown owners, and other parties interested if any. You are hereby notified, that at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff at the door of the Court House, in the town of Metropolis, County of Massac, State of Illinois, on the 11th day of June A. D. 1917, S. Bartlett Kerr, purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the year, A. D. 1916 ..... to wit: Part of the S. W., S. E. Sec. 11, Township 16s, Range 5 E. 3rd P. M. Massac County, Illinois, 1-2 Acre, assessed in name of John Reeves. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 11th day of June A. D. 1919. S. Bartlett Kerr, Purchaser. Metropolis, Ill., Feb. 6, 1919. To Andy Rogers, John Lackman, J. O. Berry, unknown owners, and other parties interested if any. You are hereby notified, That at a sale of Real Estate made by the Sheriff at the door of the Court House, in the town of Metropolis, County of Massac, and State of Illinois, on the 11th day of June A. D. 1917, S. Bartlett Kerr purchased the following described Real Estate, situated in the said County, for the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs due and unpaid there, for the year A. D. 1916... to wit: Lot 1 Block 1 Murrays addition to city of Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, assessed in name of Andy Rogers. And that the time allowed by law for the redemption of said Real Estate will expire on the 11th day of June A. D. 1919. S. Bartlett Kerr, Purchaser. Sergt. Henry Hutchison, was a Paducah, visitor last week Centralia, Rev. J. B McCrary We beg for space to say that the AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COLORED PEOPLE We wish to say to our people of Massac County, and the surrounding territory, thereto. Having been solicited by a number of my people, also encouraged by some of my white friends who wish to see, and help secure employment for all returning soldiers, to enter the Undertaking business. I have finally decided to go into that business, with a view of serving my people, as well as having an employment, feeling that I can give them better service than members of the other race, 'though I am in friendly relation with all the other undertakers, and expect to retain that relationship throughout my business career. I am perfectly qualified to give unexcelled service and will guarantee satisfaction. I was born and reared in Metropolis, on 9th and Pearl Sts. Educated in Metroplis Public Schools, graduating from Dunbar High School in 1912. I then entered the Barnes School of Anatomy, Sanatary Science and Embalming, Chicago, Illinois, from which I graduated August 14, 1914, from which school I hold a Diploma. I then worked for Geo. W. Jones, 1914 W. Lake St., and Wm. W. Mason, 1815 W. Lake St., of Chicago, and was associated with the late N. W. Long, of Metropolis, for three years, thus preparing myself for the embalming businesses. We are now located at 901 Pearl St., opposite the Gazette office, and we solicit your patronage. We will carry a small line of caskets only, at present, owing to the advance price on these goods, but we have arranged with a large undertaking establishment to furnish us with anything needed on short notice. Calls answered day or night; distance immaterial. We were in the U. S., Service for six months, trying to make this country safe for "Democracy," thereby insuring the colored man an equal opportunity with other races. 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Phone 364 Proposed Constitution Of The Baptist Minister's Alliance. We, the Minister's of the Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive Baptist District Associations of Southern Illinois, desirous of a more one-ness in perpetuating the principles and Doctrines Legislated by Jesus Christ, and practiced by His Apostles, seeking by the word of God to bring ourselves, and the churches as well, more into the unity of the Faith of Jesus Christ, do now adopt the following Constitution. - Article 1. Name. Sec.1. This organization shall be called the Missionary Baptist Minister's Alliance of Southern Illinois. Sec.2. Officers. Its Officers shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, Recorcing Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and such committees as may conserve the best interest of the body, all of which shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the body. Article 2 Membership. Sec.1. This organization shall be composed of Missionary Baptist Ministers furnishing bonifid membership in any regular Missionary Baptist Church, together with his good standing where he now pastors, or where he last pastored, or the church where he worship's with whether he ever pastored or not. Article 3. Authority. Sec.1. This organization shall have the power to receive to, or drop from its fellowship any Minister or Ministers whom it deems worthy or unworthy of fellowship. Sec.2. This Constitution by laws,or regulations,shall by no means conflict with the rules and regulations of the two Associations namely Mt. Olive and East Mt. Olive. KINKY Hair Made to Grow Long, Soft and Silky AMY STARK says her hair was happy and short until she used Excelsente, and now she can comb it, as it is 24 inches long, soft and full. Don't be fooled all your life by using some fake preparation which claims to be in kinky hair. You are just fooling you, your hair cannot be made straight. 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