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The Muskogee Cimeter. Vol. 16 HIGH EFFICIENCY IN CHURCH WORK Success of Abyssinian Baptist In New York. UNIQUE FINANCIAL SYSTEM. Ably Conducted Religious Corporation Founded 106 Years Ago Celebrates Anniversary With Series of Public Exercises and Raises $2,040—Results of Intelligent Leadership. By N. BARNETT DODSON. New York.—The Abyssinian Baptist church in this city, of which the Rev. Dr. A. Clayton Powell is the capable and highly esteemed pastor, recently closed a ten days' celebration of its one hundred and sixth anniversary. Some of the most able clergymen and laymen of the race took part in the anniversary exercises. Inspiring and scholarly sermons were delivered by Revs. H. H. Warring, W. J. Lucas, W. M. Moss, W. H. Brooks, W. P. Hayes, W. H. Harrod and S. W. Timms. Mr. Watt Terry, the young real estate operator of Brockton, Mass., who is reported to be worth nearly a million dollars, and Hon. Fred R. Moore urged the race to save money and go into business. One of the features of the celebration was a recital of sacred music by an orchestra of fifty members from the Martin-Smith music school. Never before was a sacred concert held on so large a scale seen in a church among our people in this city. The pastor and officers asked for $2,000 during the celebration. Up to the fourth Sunday in November $2,040 had been reported, and some auxiliaries were to be heard from. This church has a unique and admirable method of conducting its activities. The prayer meetings, revival services and financial rallies are conducted by the eleven auxiliaries. It is the business of two of these auxiliaries to help REV. DR. A. CLAFTON POWELL. TENANT FARMERS AND LANDLORDS TENANT FARMERS AND LANDLORDS Both Classes Face Awkward Situation In South. PERILOUS TIMES PREDICTED Undue Persistence In Cotton Growing at the Expense of Other Products Creates Monopoly For Money Lenders—W. J. Cummings Relates Story of His Trip Through Texas. Before the end of 1915 we will see "night riding" in the south that will make the Kentucky tobacco war look like a church social, is the prediction of W. J. Cummings of Detroit, Mich. While on a business trip to Texas and Mexico Mr. Cummings wrote a letter to his business partner, F. C. Norris, which appeared in a recent issue of the Cleveland (O.) Gazette. He thinks that the south will experience grave troubles before the clearing of the acute situation forced upon the cotton planters by the war which is now going on in Europe. According to Mr. Cummings, the responsibility for the trouble rests between the tenant farmer, who does not know how to grow anything but cotton, and the Texas banker, who, it is alleged, has built up a system of usury to bleed the cotton grower through loans of 12 to 20 per cent. Mr. Cummings makes the following statement in his letter to Mr. Norris: "Among the farmers in Texas 54 per cent are tenant farmers, very largely of the nomadic, wandering type. This forces the landlord to play safe, and as it is hard to steal the cotton crop he will insist upon cotton being grown. On a 100 acre lease they will have ninety acres of cotton and ten acres of corn-no space for pasture, no garden patch, no pigs. The renter has no money, and, not growing any food, he buys everything on credit. Money loans at 12 to 20 per cent and credit supplies at 100 per cent. A very large percentage of the tenant's efforts go to pay usury. Both landlord and tenant suffer by the system. "The farmers absolutely refuse to listen to advice, but blindly continue to grow cotton. The agricultural department has been telling farmers for the last fifteen years to grow other crops. Their talk went unheeded. You will understand how grave the situation is when I tell you that there are more dogs than hogs in Texas; that out of a butter consumption of $12,000,000 in Texas she produces only about $3,000,000 herself. "I was in Athens, Tex., a few weeks ago. This would make an ideal dairying country. This town is about 4,000. Yet the restaurant keeper could buy only two pounds of butter in a whole week. This black belt valley land is absolutely the most fertile land in the world, and yet if a hog tight fence were built around this Brasos valley every person in here would starve to death in sixty days. The Texas legislature has refused to pass any law forcing the reduction of cotton acreage. Other states will follow Texas' lead because this state produces 85 per cent of the United States crop. did away with the well known table method of getting a collection and inaugurated the pledge card and envelope system instead. The change has made a marked improvement in the order and spiritual life of the congregation and has actually increased the finances of the church. The success of the change from the old system is due to the intelligence and willingness of the officials and members of the church to follow the able and wise leadership of Dr Powell in conducting the financial as well as the spiritual affairs of the church. The deacon board, the board of trustees and the various organizations of the church each has among the members composing them men and women of influence and experience in Christian work and who vie with one another in their zeal to get the best results from their efforts. Another reason for the success of this congregation is a well organized Sunday school ably managed and whose influence pervades the entire church The young people are not pushed back, but urged and encouraged to go forward. They are given a chance to exercise their talent and gain experience in the best methods of doing social and religious service in all departments of the church in its endeavor to reach the entire membership and as large a number of the needy in the immediate community as possible. Thus many persons have been reached through the personal efforts of the members. Still another strong lever of uplift and inspiration in the progress of this church is a well trained choir, led by Chorister Page. The music rendered by the choir is a feature of service at the public worship of the Abyssinian church which is greatly enjoyed by its parishioners. Professor Page knows how to get the best results from his efforts, and the members of the choir seem to delight in making thorough preparations for their work. 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Cotton Taken in Full or Part Payment. Lots 50x132 1-2 Feet Call or write Room 1-2 Twine Building 209 1-2 South Second Street, Muskogee, Okla. --- Oklahoma, National Convention Delegates Oklahoma National Convention Delegates will leave Oklahoma on Special Train leaving Muskogee on the morning of Sept. 7th. The Texas delegates will leave Dallas and Ft. Worth Sept. 6th in special train coming via Frisco lines through Muskogee, there being entertained by the Muskogee Baptists also joining the Oklahoma delegation arriving at Chicago 8 a. m. Sept. 8th. The following committee has been appointed to look after the welfare and comfort of the delegation: Write the following for routes, rates both railroad and Pullman: Rev. E. Arlington Wilson, Rev. S. S. Jones, Muskogee. Revs. C. P. Dandridge, R. Pickens, Muskogee. Revs. G. W. McClendon, J. W. Perkins, Muskogee. Revs. R. A. Whittaker, Tulsa. Revs. B. J. F. Westbrook, J. W. Stewart, Oklahoma City. Rev. E. W. Perry, Oklahoma City. For Pullman berths you must write either Rev. E. Arlington Wilson or S. S. Jones, Muskogee, for they will have the Pullman charter. Railroad and Pullman fare in next issue: