Metropolis Weekly Gazette

METROPOLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE OLIVE'S NEW ASSOCIATION BILL GIVES 100.00 PER MONTH TO DISABLED SOLDIERS. REV. EDGAR McGRARY. SET APART TO THE MINISTRY SUNDAY P. M. Rev. Edgar McCray, youngest son of Rev. and Mrs. J. B. McCray was publicly set apart to Gospel Ministry; last Sunday afternoon Feb'y. 15'20, in the presence of a large audience, by the laying on of hands by the council of minister, called a Presbytery. It was said, by the council that he was a bright young man, and stood the test of a pleasing and creditable manner. The council was composed of the following named ministers and deacons: Elders G. W. Rowlett, moderator; T. M. Moses, cate chrier; J. B. McCrary, who delivered the charge, Thos. Turger, who prayed at opening of meeting Thos. Morris, offered the prayer, Deacons Phillip, Summer, Brookport, C. D. Lassiter, Providence Baptist church, Belgrade, George Toombs, 1st Baptist church, Metropolis, G. W. Long, acted Secy. of the council. A splendid sermon was delivered by Rev Moses. It is Elder E. S. B. McCrary, now, and he has charge of the Providence Baptist church for only part of his time where he has some candidates awaiting baptism. We all wish him a great success in the ministry. Duplicate of Dr. J. J. Olive's Personal Letter to Rev. Washington Circular Letter to the Churches Published in Gazette Under Date of 1-30. Cairo, Ill. Feb. 8, 1920 Rev. W. P. Washington, You will find my answer to your circular letter in the Baptist Truth. I sent a copy of it to the Gazette, but I am satisfied they will not print it, as they refused to publish an article once before. Its awfully dirty and unchristianly for professed ministers to get together and misrepresent men, their sayings, and the truth, and not allow them an opportunity to reply. Some men may have stood it, others may stand it, but I will not, positively I will not allow it. You may have a date in my church any day you may fix and I will show you a thing or two old fellow. Notice to Carbondale. We have a letter from Rock Hill Baptist church, Carbondale, but as it fails to have the name of the writer on it according to our rules of publication. We will not publish your name if you do not want it, but we demand this so we will know who to hold responsible in spite of getting back in editors. See? If things are true why with hold your item from publbers Rev. A. Lovelace, in Schoe! Nashville Tenn., Nov. 21' Editor of the Gazette: Please allow me through the columns of your worthy paper, that I am in the city and according to previous plans am attending the National Baptist Theological school (unincorporated convention, every day. The School according to the advertisement of the trustees threw open its doors last Monday the 17th. A splendid program was arranged and great enthusiasm prevailled and after more than a quarter of a century of planning on the part of the Baptist they are enabled to operate the greatest Negro Baptist School in all the world. These buildings are ideal in every department. Mt Olive Baptist Association of Illinois will receive the credit of being here. I was greatly encouraged by our wide-awake moderator Rev J B. McCrary, who is a trusted for this school. I trust that each pastor will take a special collection at once so as to reach me here by the 1st of Dec., or of each month. Any amount will be thankfully received and the same reported in the columns of the paper I wish to thank the pastor Rev Thos. Morris, and the Antioch Baptist church, Metropolis; Macedonia Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant Baptist church, and Mr. C. V. Parker (white) Harrisburg, for the financial assistance and will try to make good. I am yours for the defense of the gospel. Rev. A. Lovelace In care of Rev. J. L. Harding. Let each church of this district lift a collection at once and forward same to Rev. A. Lovelace, Nashville, Tenn, in care of Rev. J. L. Harding, Sec'y.-Treasurer. SPARTA. The S. S. of the New Hope Baptist church is still prospering in its good work. The banner class was No. 4, which contributed one dollar and one cent. We had a man from Africa, on Sunday and Sunday night and made a splendid talk. Subject, "Will the American Negro be a man" The Ideal Cooperative Association held their annual meeting it being one year old. The 27th of January the election for 1920. The officers were re-elected. Mrs. Sallie Williams, was in St. Louis, last week shopping. Mrs. Myrtle Cumber was in St. Louis, last week on business. The Sewing circle met at the home of Mrs Sallie Williams and after quilting out a quilt luncheon was served in the dining room to the delight of all. Mesdames Sallie Williams, Mac Wallace, Anna Owens are sick. Mrs. Foster, and Wyly are able to sit up. Figure in the work. M. B. Bessie B. Britton, Reporter Rev. P. B. French, Pastor UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY FEB 2 OLIS TO: "HEW TO THE LINE, LET OPOLIS, ILLINOIS NEW PER MON Rev. C. W. Normen Pastor of the St. John Baptist Mt. Olive Baptist Association. Mrs. Rhoda Ellis FEB 2 1920 W E LINE, LET THE CHIPS INOIS FRIDAY F W AS MONTH W. Norment. of Mo John Baptist Church, and Association. [Picture of a man in a suit with a white cravat and a mustache]. Rev. C. W. Norment. of Mounds, Ill. Pastor of the St. John Baptist Church, and Treasurer of the Mt. Olive Baptist Association. The body of Mrs. Rhoda Ellis, was brought here last Saturday for burial from St. Louis, Mo., where she died for burial. Her remains were accompanied by her husband Mr. Jno. Ellis, a sister, Mrs. Barbara Singleton, of St. Louis, and Miss Ethel Williams, a niece, of Chicago. The body remained in the home of Mrs. Henry Hughes, an aunt on 7th St., over Saturday night. Sunday morning at 8:30 the remains were borne to the Antioch Baptist church where memorial services were held by pastor, Rev. Thos. Morris, assisted by Rev. J. B. McCrary, in the presence of a large audience. She was a member of the above named church. The remains were placed in the Masonic Cemetery. Peace to her ashes. George McCrary, Undertaker. Dunbar High School The patrons and general public no doubt will be pleased to know that Dunbar High School has been placed on the accredited list to the University of Illinois. The school has struggled all these years for that rank. We have four full years course, which brings the school up to the standard. I am pleased to say to the public we have some splendid minds in our school and your boys and girls need encouragement. Let every father and mother urge upon your children of the importance of getting an Education. Rev. T. Turner, is attending the Executive meeting of the Mt. Olive Anglican Church at Newmain. 1920 WEEKLY THE CHIPS - FALL WHERE THE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20. ASSOC NTH TO D ent. of Mounds, Ill. Church, and Treasurer of the Nashville, Tenn. Bosrobel College Dear Editor: Please allow me a space in your worthy paper to say a few words. I am doing very well, but I wish to get the attention of the district thru this paper. I am asking every church and pastor to take up a special offering on the 5th Sunday in this month to help me through this session. God will bless you. Please don't forget it as I need your help. I was at Mt. Gilead Bapti-t church the 1st Sunday and they gave $1 05 for which it was thankfully received Ira Morgan. Announces In this week's issue of the Gazette will be tound the announcement of Ira Morgan, candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Road District No.6. The write-up follows next week. Sweetly sleeping, silently sleeping. I am now thinking of others who have been our co-bourriers in the gospel and church work in general who have finished their work like Paul and gone to their reward from Southern Illinois and the National field among them are:—Elders H. Allison, F. Robinson, J. H. Knowles, the venerable S. Wilson R. Caldwell, S. Marshall, T. W. Clemons I. W. Winston, G. W. Braddock, E. Holmes our field missionaries Jas. Howard and J. M. Blake, these willing workers have pa-tored churches all through Southern Ill. I have formed acquaintance with them for the last forty years and to know them who love for love them and their work shall stand as moments 7th & Sevier, St Boscobel College Pulaski, Ill. NEW SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED. Just as was previously stated through the columns of this paper that Dr Olive wanted a new association in order to make a place for him and his Southern friend as office holders. He, (Olive) accepted the moderatorship. He was crazy for leadership and as he saw no chance to become the "bishop" that he thinks, and claim that he is in either association Southern Illinois, until he connected himself to them and prov himself to be a man worthy of the steel of Washington, Phillips and McCrary, whom he tried to down by misrepresentations, was willing to try to destroy the work of seventy years by the old fathers in order to fix a place of "majesty" and he soon found a small numb who were willing tools of his hands and they are now bowing the knee to him and hailing him as a great monarch. But we would have him and all his followers to know this passage o Scripture; that who soever humbleth himself shall be exalted, but whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. The much talked of Southern Association by Dr Olive and the Southern brethren and a few of our younger men whom the leader of this move made believe were not receiving due recompense of reward and a fair division of the spoils (offices) was effected last week in Cairo, was predicted. We have not learned who all the officers are yet, but suffice it to say that the lat places went not to these young Illinois preachers. A thing built on falsehood, jealously and prejudice can't stand. Truth crushed to earth, will rise again, eternal years are hers. whose spears are pointing heaven ward. The noise and clamboring now heard in Southern Illinois, is not worth the life work of those silent laborers who have retired and gone from the field to the rest that awaits the people of God. The seventh day of this month was my 87th anniversary which I celebrated with my people at home but the dinner was not such as we desired for we were all stricken down with the influenza. But we are glad to say we are recovering fast and gaining strength. We hope to be able next Sunday to go to the church. Tho' being four score and seven years we are not tired of working, so pull off your coats and come on boys and let us finish the job as good stewards of the household of faith, waiting and watching for the coming of the King. H. C. Armstead. Walker's Indigestian Cure. Rev. J. B. McCrary agent for Dr. Walker's Sure cure for Indigestion and Dyspepsia. $0c and $1.00 bottles. $1.00 by mail. We can cheerfully recommend it. BILL GIVES $100. MONTH FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS Washington, February 17. Monthly compensation rates to disabled soldiers and sailors would be increased to $100. for single men and $120.00 for married men under a bill reported unanimously today by the House Education committee. Mt. Vernon. III. My letter that you claimed that you answered in the Baptist Truth turned out to be a personal answer to me through the mail of which he above is a duplicate. Now, I am afraid to correspond with you personily caused by your prosecution of the truth. Somebody else must know what I say to you before it gets to you. If you were approachable and safe after we separated I would be glad to have a personal talk with you, or correspond with you as the occasion required. Now D. If you mean that you will sho the old fellow a thing or two from a standpoint of argument I will fix a date to meet you in your church and we will show each other a thing or two, but if you mean to fight and draw the blood cats and dogs do that and too it would be hard on old clothes. I would not engage in such a battle. If your fight with me is to be the truth or false over the National Baptist controversy, tell me so and I will fix the date in the next mail Answer me truly and I will come and bind the unicorn and show the membership of the 19th St. Baptist church your (false) shame and to Southern Illinois as well. I am yours for the truth of the National controversy. W. P. Washington, Moderator of the East Mt. Olive Baptist Association of Southern Illinois. Bert Jenkins Bert Jenkins, was born in Metropolis, March, 17, 1876, died at his home Sunday 2 P. M., Feb. 5th, 1920, at the age of 43 yrs. 10 mo 23 days after an illness of double pneumonia which lasted only seven days. Mr. Jenkins, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins and is a well known resident of this city practically all of his life. He is survived by his mother, one brother, sister, daughter and a host of relatives and friends. The funeral was attended from the A. M. E. church. Rev. S. B. Jones, officiated. The revival closed at Antioch Baptist church, Wednesday night. The church is much revived the pastor encouraged and one candidate for baptism. Greater results might have been accomplished but for the non cooperation of the christians many sinners are unsaved. Read The Gazette, $1.50.