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LrS rS I IF IFS NEWS ITS IN THE BEE BEEFOR Washingtons ashingto ashm ton Best and Leadt Lead Leading Leading t3 1 TGSS nil ing Negro Ne ro NewspaperThats NewspaperThatsTHE News a PI PTHE erTliatfs FOR THE BEE IS A NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPERVOLXXXII THE BEE BEEvOLXXXII BEEF BEEVOLXXXII I 5 VOLXXXII NO 23 WASHINGTON WASB ASHY GrON rOI i SATURDAY SATURD SA7 IIRDAS NOVEMBER ii ltI9J 19l BAHAI REVELATION REVELATIONInRelation InRelation toChristianity andOther and andOiher andOiher Oiher Religion ReligionSCOPEHISTOi ReligionSCOPE Religiona SCOPEHISTOi SCOPE SCOPEfflSTOAYANIIP3ECEPTS SCOPEfflSTOAYANIIP3ECEPTSBY HISTORY ANOPSECEPTS ANOPSECEPTSBy a PSECEPTS PSECEPTSBy By Louis Gregory GregorjAbout GregoryAbott GregoryAbot About Abot two years ago the writer writerwas writerwas writerwas was asked by The Bee for an article articleon articleon articleon on the Bahai Revelation the socalled socalledNew socaJIedNew socalledNew New Religion We shrank from the thetask thetask thetask task for the reason that no news newspaper newsp newspier paper pier Pattention per articles can do more than call callattention callttention attention to so vast a subject But Butnow ButnoW Butnow now now we find in view of the recent recentvisit recentvisit tvisit visit of Abdul Bahi to England that thatthe thatthe thatthe the British press is teeming with the thesubject thesubject thesubject subject and that many of the arti articles artides artidies des written have hav found an echo in inAmerica inAmerica inAmerica America So the time seems ripe to touse toU touse use every agency to acquaint as far faras faras faras as possible the people ople of the world worldwith worldwith worldwith with the movement and this we hope hopeto hopeto hopeto to do in part through The Bee and andits andits andits its exchanges May the Divine Light Lightinspire Lightinspire Lightinspire inspire hope and cause inquiry The Bahai movement aims aims at noth nothing nothing nothing ing less than universal peace peace and the thesolidarity thesolidarity thesolidarity solidarity of the human family familythrough familythrough through the unification of all nations nationsraces nationsraces nationsraces races and religions That there is isone isone isone one God that the Infinite Essence of ofGod ofGod ofGod God is forever veiled from His creahires crea creatures creat hires resi that the name of God should shouldbe shouldbe shouldbe be one among all men that in reali reality reality reality ty and nd essence all men are brothers brothersthat brothersthat brothersthat that the solution of all human prob problems problems rob robgems lems is to be found in the spirituali spiritualization spiritualization spiritualization zation of the world and that the theknowledge theknowledge theknowledge knowledge of God will cover the theearth theearth theearth earth as the waters cover the deep deepThis deepThis This partly expresses expresses the spirit of ofthe ofthe ofz 1 the teachings Hence it can be seen seenat seenat seenat at once that the Revelation of Ba Baha Balm Bahia ha of 0 llah is not a new Religion It Its Its Its rather a renewal of the Spirit of ofRejigion ofReligion ofehigion Religion ehigion It comes to antagonize no noexisting noe noexisting existing sting church sect or religion butrather but butrather butrather rather to unite all by harmonizing their differences through the power of oflove oflove oflove love The world knows seven great greatsystems greatsystems greatsystems systems of religion They are each eachand eachand eachand and all of Divine origin Their found founders founders founders ers were all holy men who came as asapostles as asapostles asapostles apostles and messengers of God giving giv giving giving ing in each case to the children of ofnien ofmen ofr men light in accordance with their theircapacity theircapacity theirr capacity and perception If their laws lawsand lawsand lawsand and ordinances differed the needs of ofthe oftJ1e ofthe the people also varied at different differenttimes differenttimes differenttimes times But they were all speakers of ofthe ofthe the Word Tord of God that Divine Logos Logoswhich Logoswhich Logoswhich I which is ever the same Spirit and andLife andLife andLife Life to the sons of men Thus a acareful acareful acareful careful perusal per sal of the teachings of ofJesus ofJesus ofJesus Jesus Buddha Zoroaster Krisna KrisnaEnoch KrisnaEnoch KrisnaEnoch Enoch and Mohammed shows that thateach thateach thateach each taught the immortality of the thesoul thesoul thesoul soul the reward of good and punish punishment punishment punishrnent ment of evil heart knowledge of the theSpirit theSpirit thespirit Spirit of God the oneness of God Godthe Godt Codthe the Day of Judgment and all other otheressentials otheressentials otheressentials essentials of true religion religionThe religionThe religionThe The Revelation of BahaV Baha 0 llah Hahthe llahtlte llahthe the glory of God is the latest of ofall ofall ofall all and proves the reality of Jesus Jesusand Jesusaudall Jesusv and audall all the holy ones who have gone gonebefore gonebelore 1 before It does not come to destroy destroyany destroyat destroyatty any at of them but to renew their Di Divine Di Divine Dihie vine hie Soirit and fulfill them To know knowthe knowthe knowthe the reality of one of Gods messen messengers messen messengers messengers gers is to know tnb tl reality of all of ofthem oftbeln ofI I them The light of God is i one butthe but butthe butthe the mirrors reflecting the iight have havebeen havebeen havebeen been many To quote from the Hid Ilidden Hidden IIidden den Words ords of Bahapllah Baha Bahaollah ollah This is isthat isthat isthat that which descended from the source sourceof sourceof sourceof of majesty through the tongue of ofpower ofpower ofpower power and trengtlt upon the prophets prophetsof of the past We Ve have taken its es essences esences sences ences and with the garment of brevT brev brevity brevity i ity clothed them as a favor to the thebeloved thebeloved thebeloved beloved that they may mI fulfill the cov coveiiam coveJInt coyeitannt eiiam of God GodThe GodThe GodThe The new revelation may be ap approached approached approached proached from many angles Its won wonderful wondedul wonoerful derful philosophy philoso 1Y squares with modern mod modern modern ern ern science 5 nce It facinatts through its itsexplanations itsexpiuations itseaplauations explanations of the mysteries of the theBiUie theBibJeand theBible Bible BibJeand and other Holy Books Its di direct direct direct rect fulfillment of ancient prophecies propheciesis is is thrilling Its social and economic economiclaws economiciaws economiclaws laws laws are pleasing alike to the radical radicaland radicaland radicalatul and conservative among reformers reformersIt It reminds every religionist of his hisown hisown hisown own own system And its deep and vital vitalspiritual vitalspiritual vitalspiritual spiritual power brightens the mind mindand mindand mindand and gladdens the heart Already it ithas itbas ithas has performed a great modernday moderndaymiracle moderndaymiracle moderndaymiracle miracle This is nothing less than thanthe thanthe thanthe the union of Jews Christians Mohamiisedans Mohamj Mohamjntedans Moham Mohammec1ans ntedans etc to the extent extent of several severalmillions seeralmiilions severalmillions millions It is not a cult in that peo people people peopie ple of all classes wise and ignorant ignorantrich ignorantri ignorantrich rich ri and poor are numbered among amongits amongits amongits its followers In fact if it did not notappeal notappeal notappeal appeal universally to the heart of hu hut I manity it would not be what its followers fol followers folI lowers I yers claim claim for it a universal re ligion ligionHistorically ligiOnHistorically ligionHistorically Historically the movement centers centersabout centersabout centersabout about a trinity of revelators who have haveappeared havea1peared haveappeared appeared in modern times The First Point the Bab Elijah of ofthe ofthe ofthe the day appeared in Persia in in8g ini8H 1844 8g and conducted a great relig religIOUS ious IOUS and moral revolution He Heattracted Heattracted Heattracted attracted many followers about twen twenty twenty twenty ty thousand of whom were put to death After but six years of teach teaching ing ing the Bab the Door or Gate was washimself wasIllmself washimself himself put to death But before His Hispassing Hispassing Hispassing passing He warned His followers to toprepare toprepare toprepare prepare their hearts for the coming comingof of the greatest manifestation of God GodThe GodThe GodThe The Father Bahaollah Baha Bahao 0 llah the splen splendor splendor splendor dor of God arose soon after the pass passing passing passing ing ing pf the Bab He was a prisoner of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Persian and Turkish Gdvern Gdvernments Gdvernments Gdvernments ments forty years spending most of ofthis ofthis ofthis this time time at Akka the penal colony colonynear colonynear colonynear near Mt Carmal in the Holy Land LandOut LandOut LandOut Out of prison He cometh to reign reignand reignand reignand and Carmal shall see the glory of ofGod ofGod ofGod God He revealed a vast system systemof systemof systemof of laws for the government of the thehuman thehuman thehuman human race and the instrumentalities instrumentalitiesof of universal unity Among these are area area area a universal calendar a universal universaltongue universaltongue universaltongue tongue universal peace and a cosmic cosmicrace cosmicrace cosmicrace race Before his passing in 1892 he hedirected liedirected directed his followers who now num numbered numbered numbered bered about a hundred thousand to toturn toturn toturn turn their faces toward his son Abbas AbbasEffendi AbbasEffendi AbbasEffendi Effendi the greatest branch This Thisson Thisson Thisson son under the title of Abdul Baha Bahathe Bahathe Balmthe the servant of God at the age of 67 67is 67is 67is is now the leader of the movement movementThe movementThc movementThe The writer has seen him There are areman areman areman man others who testify to his sim simplicity simplicity simplicity plicity meekness majesty knowledge knowledgeand knowledgeand knowledgeand and love loveBajiais loveBahais loveBahais Bahais have been the victims of ofmuch ofmuch ofmuch much persecution But the cause causethrives causethrives causethrives thrives best under adverse conditions conditionsVith conditions1Vitli With the usual faith and courage courageshown courageshown courageshown shown in various parts of the world worldthe worldthe the movement has grappled with the therace therace therace race problem in America A few of ofits ofits ofits its precepts are Close your eyes to toracial toracial toracial racial differences and welcome all allwith allwith allwith with the light of oneness onenessThe onenessThe onenessThe The principles of religion is to les lessen lessen lessen sen words and increase deeds deedsThe deedsThe deedsThe The first counsel is possess a agood agood agood good a pure an enlightened heart heartIf heartIf heartIf If you have a word or a fragrance fragrancewhich fragrancewhich fragrancewhich which a brother has not offer it with withthe withthe withthe the tongue of love and kindness If Ifit Ifit Ifit it is accepted the end is attained attainedIf If not with regard to him deal not notharshly notharsh notharshly harshly harsh but pray prayTHE prayTHE prayTHE THE SHEPARD IDEA IDEASpreading IDEASpreading IDEASpreading Spreading Among the WhitesFrom Whites WhitesFrom WhitesFrom From an Exchange ExchangeIt It was many years ago that a wave waveof waveof waveof of sentiment in favor of higher edu education education education cation swept over the race A fewer fewernumber fewernumber fewernumber number of years ago industrial train training training training ing was brought forcefully to our at attentions attentions attentions tentions If we read correctly the thesigns thesigns thesigns signs of the times not many years yearshence yearsI yearshence I hence the religious training in schools schoolsestablished schoolsestablished schoolsestablished established for this especial purpose purposewill purposewill purposewill will be acclaimed everywhere a new newpanacea newpanacea newpanacea panacea for our racial troubles In Infounding Infounding Infounding founding his religious training school schoolat at Durham Dr James Shep Shepard Shepard I Iard ard seems to have originated a line of ofeducational ofeducational ofeducational educational work that will take strong stronghold stronghold stronghold hold not alone on the Negro people of ofAmerica ofAmerica ofmerica America merica but on the whites as well wellIt wellI wellIt It I is a peculiar fact that a Negro Negroleader Negroleader Negroleader leader has thought out and popular popularized popularized popularized ized each new possible solution of the therace therace therace race problem and each of these thesemovements thesemovements thesemovements movements has been along education educational al lines Dr Price stirred the thecountry thecountry thecountry country on the idea of higher educa education education education tion Dr Washington so impressed im impressed impresscd pressed his industrialism that the thewhites thewhites thewhites whites appropriated the idea for their theirown theirown theirown own improvement Dr Shepards idea ideais ideais ideais is now being taken up by the whites whitesand whitesand whitesand and they are beginning to use it on a alarge alarge alarge large scale for their own betterment bettermentnot not leaving the Negro altogether out outof outof outof of the movement however It is isthen isthen isthen then a noteworthy fact that Negroes Negroeshave Negroeshave egrocs egrocshave have worked orked out almost independently independentlythe the ideas for the development of oftheir oftheir oftheir their people while the whites hites have havefurnished havefurnished havefurnished furnished most of the wherowithall wherowithallto to put these plans into operation operationthemselves operationthemselves operationthemselves themselves being influenced by the thetransaction thetransaction thetransaction transaction transactionMuch transactionMuch transactionMuch Much attention is being attracted attractedjust attractedjust attractedjust just now to the American Inter Interchurch Interchurch Interchurch church college being established in inNashville inNashyille in inNashville Nashville Tenn to train individuals individualsfor individualsfor individualsfor for carrying on religious work The Themain Themain Themain main college for whites will be af affiliated affiliated affiliated filiated with Vanderbilt University Universityand Universityand Universityand and Peabody College while the col colored colored colored ored department will be affiliated with withthe withthe withthe the colored colleges of the city The TheInterchurch TheI TheInterchurch Interchurch College has a capitaliza capitalization capitalization capitalization tion of 1000000 There will be beraised beraised beraised I raised 200000 for the colored department depart department department ment making the total endowment 1200000A 1200000 1200000A 1200000A A layman wonders if a movement movementof of this kind means that the church is islosing islosing islosing losing ground and must in this way be bereinforced bereinforced bereinforced reinforced to be saved itself or does doesit docsit doesit it show that the church has failed in infulfilling infulfilling infulfilling fulfilling one of its missions It has hasboasted hashoasted hasboasted boasted of fitting workers for the theMasters theMasters theMasters Masters vineyard Is this important importantfeature importantfeature importantfeature feature of church work to be turned turnedover turnedover turnedover over to religious schools scboolsSouthern scboolsSouthernLife Southern SouthernLife Life Magazine IN INCol TOWN TOWNCol TOWNCo1 Col John Marshall of Chicago Chicagoand Chicagoand Chicagoand and the popular and efficient colonel colonelof colon colonelof lof of the Eighth Illinois regiment spent spentseveral spentseveral spentseveral several days in this city the guest of ofDr ofDr ofDr Dr and Mrs Geo Cabiness Col ColMarshall CotMarshall ColMarshall Marshall is an old Alexander Va Vaboy Vaboy Vaboy boy who took Horace Greeleys ad advice advice advice vice go west young oung man and madegood made madegood midegood good Col Marshall and Dr Cab Cabiness Cabiness Cabmess iness called at The Bee office Tues Tuesday Tuesday day Everybody intends to attend the thecharity thecharity thecharity charity reception It will be the thegreatest thegreatest thegreatest greatest social event of the season I flOlI FROM TUSKEGEE TO TEXAS I COURTS DECISION DECISIONIN IN DR WASHINGTONS AS ASSAULT ASSAULT ASSAULT SAULT CASE ASTOUNDING ASTOUNDINGTO TO ALL SPECTATORS SPECTATORSIn In the Face of the Most Convincing Testimony Two Judges Favor Favorthe Favorthe Favorthe the White Defendant DefendantSpecial DefendantSpecial DefendantSpecial Special to The Bee BeeNew BeeNew BeeNew New York Nov 6 6After After several severaldelays severaldelays severaldelays delays and continuances asked for forby forby forby by Ulrich the assailant of Dr Wash Washington Washington Washington ington the case was called and tried triedtoday triedtoday triedtoday today Ulrich has each time secured secureda a continuance of the trial on the pies piesthat ple plethat pleathat that his witnesses witnesses were not present presentand presentand presentand and yet when the trial was called to today today today day he had no other witness than thanhe thanhe thanhe he has had at previous previous times except exceptMrs exceptMrs exceptMrs Mrs Alvarez who posed as his law lawful lawful lawful ful wife when the assult was com committed committed committed mitted Dr Washington has been beenready beenready beenready ready for the trial from the first and andhas andhas andhas has pressed the case to completion completionas I as a duty he owed his race the public publicand publicand publicand and himself cancelling many engagements en engagements engagements gagements and going to a great expense ex expense expense pense of time and money to be pres present present press ent at each date set for the trial trialThe trialThe trialThe The story of the assault was told toldin toldin toldin in detail by Officers Hagan and andTierney andTierney andTierney Tierney and a Wall Street bank bankclerk bankclerk bankclerk clerk who witnessed it and by Dr DrWashington DrVashington Dr1Tashington Washington Himself So complete Jcompleteand completeand completeand and convincing was the testimony testimonyshowing testimonyshowing testimonyshowing showing how Ulrich and another as assailant assa11ant assailant sailant had brutally beaten the edu educator educator educator cator that the specators were as astounded astounded astounded tounded when after Ulrich and the thewoman thewoman thewoman woman who was variously described describedin in the testimony as Mrs Ulrich Ulrichand Ulrichand Ulrichand and ulJrs Mrs Alvarez had testified the thejudges thejudges thejudges judges by a divided decision cision of two twoto twoto twoto to one decided to acquit the defend defendant defendant defendant ant on the ground that the proof of ofassault ofassaul ofassault assault had not been clearly proven provenTo provenTo provenTo To prove his contention that he had hadnothing hadnothing hadnothing nothing to conceal Dr Washington Washingtonfought Zashingtonfought ashington ashingtonfought fought the case to a finish and is in inno inno inno no way cast down because the judges judgesrefused judgesrefused judgesrefused refused to convict him himUlrich Ulrich and andthe andthe andthe the woman paramour paramourswore swore most mostatrociously mostatrociously mostatrociously atrociously in their efforts to fasten fastenodium fastenodium tsten tstenodium odium upon him He feels he has hasdone hasdone hasdone done his full duty to his race and andhimself andhimself andhimself himself in coming to New York to toprosecute toprosecute toprosecute prosecute his assailant at great ex expense expense expense pense and and loss of time and energy energyUlrich energyUlrich energyUlrich Ulrich Rearrested RearrestedImmediately RearrestedImmediately RearrestedImmediately Immediately following the trialUlrich trial trialUlrich trialUlrich Ulrich was arrested by New Jersey Jerseyofficials Jerseyofficials Jerseyofficials officials on a warrant for desertion desertionsworn desertionsworn desertionsworn sworn out by his legitimate wife who wholives wholives wholives lives in Orange New Jersey JerseyAssistant JerseyAssistant JerseyAssistant Assistant District Attorney James JamesE Smith who conducted the prose prosecution proseI prosecution cution was most earnest in his ef efforts efforts efforts I forts to secure the conviction of Ul Ulrich Uli UIrich i rich it was no fault of his that a con conviction conviction conviction viction was not secured He did his hisfull hisfull hisfull full and complete duty dutyBishop dutyBishop dutyBishop Bishop Walters WaltersBishop WaltersBishop WaltersBishop Bishop Alexander Walters is to be betendered betendered betendered tendered a grand testimonial by the thecolored thecolored thecolored colored citizens of the District of Co Columbia Columbia Columbia lumbia on the evening of December DecemberII II 1911 1911A 19IIA 1911A A committee of one hundred leading leadingcitizens leadingcitizens leadingcitizens citizens hcadde by Dr Corroth Corrothers ers are now completing the arrange arrangements arrangements arrangements ments mentsBishop mentsBishop mentsBishop Bishop Walters is possibly the lead leading leadin leading ing in advocate of the manhood rights of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Negro before fore the civilized world worldtoday woddtodav worldtoday today todayA todav todavA A worthy orthy presentation will be made madeto madeto madeto to the Bishop at the close of the tes testimonial testimonial testimonial timonial Knights of Pythias PythiasSyracuse PythiasSyracuse PythiasSyracuse Syracuse Lodge No No5 5 Knights of ofPythias ofPythias i iPythias Pythias jurisdiction of North Amer America America America ica South America Europe Asia Af Africa Africa Africa rica and Australia initiated the follow followingnamed followingnamed followingnamed ingnamed gentlemen into the myste mysteries mysteries mysteries ries of Pape on the 2d of November November19II 1911 Messrs Addison Smith Philip Thomas and Eugene Gates GatesThursday GatesThursday GatesThursday Thursday the 16th the lodge will willwork wilIwork willwork work the Second Rank or Esquire EsquireDegree EsquireDegree EsquireDegree Degree I VI AVE CHURCH CHURCHDEACON DEACON HAWKINS HAWKINSA A Faithful Hard and Brave Worker WorkerEldridge WorkerEldridge WorkerEldridge Eldridge Hawkins deacon of the theVermont theVermont theVermont Vermont Avenue Baptist Church for fortwentyfive fortwentyfive fortwentyfive twentyfive years is one of the most mostremarkable mostremarkable mostremarkable remarkable men of his age tall un unassuming unassuming unassuming assuming assuming affable but positive and andstern andstern andstern stern in his manner he is a born bornleader bornleader bornleader leader of men menHe menHe menHe He is honest to a fault forgiving forgivingand forgivingand forgivingand and conservative in his dealing to toward toward toward ward those who oppose him himHe himHe himHe He is entirely void of animosity or orrevengeful orrevengeful orrevengeful revengeful spirit and says that every everyHuajtas erery ereryutUs ery Huajtas anac ts my Brother who isright isrightHe isrightHc isrightHe He is is the Senior deacon of the theVermont theVermont theVermont Vermont Avenue Baptist Church of ofwhich ofwhich ofwhich which Reverend Doctor James EWillis EWillis EWillis Willis is pastor and has served as assuch assuch assuch such for twentyfive years yearsHe yearsHe yearsHe He has the absolute confidence of ofthe ofthe ofthe the congregation because they know knowhim knowhim knowhim him to love him and because they theyhave theyhave theyhave have found in him all that goes to tomake tomake tomake make a Christian gentleman an up upright upI upright right official and one who loves right rightand rightand I and who will give give to the least mem ber of the Church as a presiding presidingofficer presidingofficer presidingofficer officer every right due him or her herwhen herwhen herwhen when such members claim comes up for consideration considerationDeacon considerationDeacon considerationDeacon Deacon Hawkins was born in inCharles inCharles inCharles Charles County Maryland and pme cjtmeto pmeto me meto to this city many years ago and for forseveral forseveral forseveral several years has been employed in inone inone inone one of the departments of the gov government government government ernment ernmentHe ernmentHe ernmentHe He early connected himself with withthe withthe withthe the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church Churchand Churchand Churchand and during the twentyfive years of ofDoctor ofDoctor ofDoctor Doctor Lees pastorate he was his hisstaunch hisstaunch hisstaunch staunch friend able assistant and up upon upon upon on whom Doctor Lee relied most im implicity impli implicity plicity pli ty for help and guidance in the theconduct theconduct theconduct conduct of the Spiritual affairs of the theChurch theChurch theChurch Church ChurchAfter ChurchAfter ChurchAfter After the death df Doctor Lee for formore formore formore more than a year before the calling callingof callingof of Doctor Willis Tillis as pastor Deacon DeaconHawkins DeaconHawkins DeaconHawkins I Hawkins was practically head of the theSpiritual theSpiritual theSpiritual Spiritual affairs of the Church with withDeacon withDeacon withDeacon Deacon and Trustee Boards of said saidChurch saidChurch saidChurch Church ChurchThe ChurchThe I IThe The Church flourished under his hisadministration hisadministration hisadministration administration as head Deacon the theChurch theChurch theChurch Church without a pastor continued continuedin in its growth in membership and andfinancial andfinancial andfinancial financial progress He had as his able ableassistants ableassistants ableassistants assistants Deacons Robert Johnson JohnsonChurchill JohnsonChurchill JohnsonChurchill Churchill Armstead Jas Pinn Sam Samuel Samuel Samuel uel Lewis James Porter James Taylor Tay Taylor Taylor lor Auy Augustus Au ustus Johnson 011n5On John Pollard PollardWesley PollardvVesley PollardWesley Wesley Wheeler Theeler James Sewell and andthe andthe andthe the very able and true friends and the theoldest theoldest theoldest oldest trustee tl ustee of the Church Edward EdwardTaylor EdwardTaylor EdwardTaylor Taylor Moses Peyton Richard RichardBrown RichardBrown RichardBrown Brown Alfred Reed Warren Warrenand Warrenand Warrenand and others all of whom have Inieenhis Ijeen Ijeenhis leen leenhis his faithfull faith full allies alliesThe alliesThe The meeting to elect a pt poStor tor of ofthe oftbe ofthe I the Vermont Avenue Baptist IChurch IChurchFriday thurch thurchFriday hurch hurchFriday Friday evening June 9th 1911 was had upon a motion of William Reed Reedwho Reedwho Reedwho who is a leading factor in opposition oppositionto to Doctor Willis together with a few fewothers fewothers fewothers others who after Doctor Willis had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen been elected by a large majority over overhis overhis overhis his opponent a man by the name of ofTaylor ofTaylor ofTaylor Taylor a college graduate brought a asuit asuit asuit suit in Equity to contest their elec election election election tion of Doctor Willis on the ground groundof of fraud This suit brought by byMessrs byMessrs byMessrs Messrs Winslow William Pollard Pollardand Pollardand Pollardand and others upon a hearing before beforeJustice beforeJustice beforeJustice Justice Anderson was promptly dis dismissed dismissed dismissed missed upon an opinion that Willis Williswas Williswas Villiswas was fairly elected pastor of the theChurch theChurch theChurch Church ChurchNone ChurchN ChurchNone None one of this perturbed or in any anyway anyway anyway way ruffled the spirit of this tall tallinveterate tallinveterate tallinveterate inveterate and veritable warlike warlikecharacter warlikeI warlikecharacter character of Deacon Hawkins be because because because I cause he kncjw he was in tile rightand right righti riglttand i and the Judge confirmed his position positionand positionI positionand and views viewsIn viewsIn I In defiance of the dismissal of the thei theBill theBill I i Bill filed by the opposition of Rever Reverj Reverend Revi rend end Willis and the opinion of Judge Judgei JudgeAnderson I i Anderson it is declared that these thesesame theseI thesesame I same parties filed another bill against againstDeacon againstDeacon againstDeacon Deacon Hawkins Doctor Willis and andI andothers I 1 others and have employed three at attorneys attorneys torneys with the hope of ousting oustingDoctor oustingDoctor Doctor Willis and the present officers officersof officersof officersof of the Church ChurchWith ChurchWith ChurchWith With charity to and malice toward towardnone towardnone none when the writer called upon uponDeacon uponDeacon uponDeacon Deacon Hawkins he refused to dis discuss discuss discuss cuss the matter but simply said If IfGod IfGod IfGod God be for us who can be against againstus us usThe The ladies in this church are to be becommended becommended becommended commended for their excellent work workand workand 1 and the support they have given the thepresent thepresent thepresent present pastor and deacons The Themembership Themembership Themembership membership of this church is beyond beyondall beyondall beyondall all doubt among the most intelli intelligent intelligent intelligent gent and refined in the city It is isa isa isa a membership that any minister ought oughtto to feel proud Some of the oldest oldestand oldestand oldestand and most highly respected citizens citizensare citizensare citizensare are connected with this church It is isI isa isa I a paying congregation and notwith notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding standing the fight that has been beenwaged beenwaged beenwaged waged against the present pre ent incumbent incumbentthe incumbentthe incumbentthe the church is not at all embarrassed embarrassedfinancially embarrassedtinancially embarrassedtinancially tinancially It is believed that the thepresent thepresent thepresent present deacon board and the pas pastor pastor pastor tor Rev Willis will by hard work workand workand workand and perseverance make the Vermont VermontAvenue VermontAvenue Vermontvenue Avenue venue Baptist Church one of the thegreatest thegreatest thegreatest greatest in this city Deacon Haw Hawkins Hawkins Flawkins kins is strong because he is honest honestwith honestwith honestwith with his people They have confi confidence confidence confidence dence in him No man is any more morerespected morerespected morerespected respected in the church than he is isHe isHe isHe He is a man above reproach and it itwas itwas itwas was by his wise leadership and andChristian andChristian andChristian Christian bearing that the church is iswhere iswhere iswhere where it is today It is to be regret regretted regretted regretted ted that any opposition to the present presentregime presentregime presentregime regime should exist This continual continualfighting continualfighting continualfighting fighting will eventually weaken the thechurchs thechurchs thechurchs churchs influence influenceNo influenceNo influenceNo No church or organization can cansucceed cansucceed cansucceed succeed without united action The Thememory Thememory memory of the late Geo Lee is isyet isyet isyet yet fresh in the minds of the mem members mem members members bers of the Vermont Avenue Baptist BaptistChurch BaptistChurch BaptistChurch Church There should be unity sis sisterly sisterly sisterly terly and brotherly love among the themembers themembers themembers members If the majority vote voteshows voteshows voteshows shows that the Rev Willis was elect elected elected elected ed and there is no doubt that it does doeswhy doeswhy doeswhy why then should there be any di division division division vision It is to the interest of the thepeople thepeople thepeople people to get together The noble noblewomen nobleI noblewomen I women who fought the battle for forright forright furright right and justice will have a monu monument monument monument ment erected to their memory Un Under Under Under der the wise leadership of Deacon DeaconHawkins DeaconHawkins DeaconHawkins Hawkins the Vermont Avenue Bap Baptist Baptist Baptist tist Church will be a great factor in inthe inthe inthe the religious worldThe world worldThe worldThe The most remarkable thing at this thistime thistime thistime time is the large increase of member membershin membershin membershin shin in the church and to this end endthis endthis endthis this wellknown church worker workerDeacon workerDeacon workerDeacon Deacon Hawkins is working with his hiscoworkers hiscoworkers hiscoworkers coworkers The apparent division divisionin in the church has not effected the thechurch thechurch thechurch church in the least Many of those thosewho thosewho thosewho who left the church are anxious to toreturn toreturn toreturn return and will no doubt return Al Already Already Already ready preparations are in view look looking looking looking ing to the enlarging of this now nowgreat nowgreat nowgreat great church edifice Lots of im improvements improvements improvements provements will be made under theadministration the theadministration theadministration administration of oftbis this present mem membership membership membership bership bershipt READ THE BilE PARAGRAPHIC PARAGRAPHICNE1S PARAGRAPHICNE1ST NEWS NEWSi i Important JlnA rtant News Happenings Happeningsof ll i of the Week WeekDEVBTEDTOGENERALINTEREST WeekI WeekENEDAL1NTEIIEST I I DEVOTED DEVBTEDTOGENERALINTEREST DEVBTEDTOGENERALINTERESTBy TO GENERAllNTEHEST GENERAllNTEHESTI 4 I By Miss MaxfirId MaxfieldAt MaxfirIdAt Maxfi ld ldAt At a recent meeting of the Board Boardof Boardof Boardof of Trustees of the John Rocke Rockefeller Rockeeller Rockefeller feller Fund for education the Gen General General eral Education Board reported that thatthe thatthe thatthe the board has contributed between between60000o 600000 and 700000 00000 to fortyone fortyoneschools fortyoneschools fortyoneschools schools for Negroes These contri contributions contributions contributions butions have been limited to the thehigher thehigher thehigher higher schools which train teachers teachersfor teachersfor teachersfor for the public schools schoolsMrs schoolsMrs schoolsMrs Mrs Anna Maria Iaria Fisher said to tobe tobe tobe be a daughter of Henry Clay died diedlast diedlast diedlast last month at the age of 93 YearsMany years yearsMany yearsMany Many colored persons and institu institutions institutions institutions tions are named beneficiaries in her herwill herwiII herwill will Tuskegee and Hampton Insti Institute Institute Institute tute are to receive 10000 each and 2000 to Harriet and Lillian Shadd Shaddof Shaddof Shaddof of this city cityI cityDr cityDr I Dr Daniel Williams the wellknown well wellknown wellknown known Chicago Surgeon formerly head of Freedmens Hospital of this thiscity thisci thiscity city ci has established estab1i hed an operating operatingclinic operatingclImc operatingclinic clinic at Provident Hospital in inChicago inChicago inChicago Chicago ChicagoThe ChicagoThe ChicagoThe The Boston Guardian celebrated its itstenth itstenth itstenth tenth anniversary anniversary last week The TheGuardian TheGuardian TheGuardian Guardian said The close of ten tenyears tenyears tenyears years finds us busy fighting fig figfight a the same samefight sameficht fight fight on the same principles We Wecongratulate Wecongratulate Ve Vecongratulate congratulate the Guardian GuardianThe I I The campaign campaIgn expenses of jGovFoss jGov jGovFoss Gov GovFoss Foss of Massachusetts will total totalabout totalabout 1 about 16635 According to a state statement statement statement ment issued from the executive of offices offices offides fices 5000 ooo was contributed to the thecampaign thecampaign thecampaign campaign committee 350 for trav travJ traveling trayeling eling expenses and 1128 11285 for print printj printing printing ing and mailing a pamphlet telling tellingof i of the Governors services to the theState theState theState State StateThe StateThe StateThe The United States Government Governmentand Governmcntand Governmentand and the great powers of Europe have havebeen havebeen havebeen been asked to intervene and put an anend anend anend end immediately to the alleged bar barj barbarities barbarities barities practiced by the Italian forces forcesin forcesin fbrcesin in Tripoli by the Turkish government govern government governI I mentThe ment mentThe mentThe The Durham Reformer says A Afifteen Afifteen Afifteen fifteen thousand dollar hotel is to be beerected beerected beerected erected in Raleigh in first firstclass firstclass firstclass class style for colored people HLove HLove HLove Love a successful colored druggist druggistqf dru ist istQf qf Raleigh is the promoter oj 9tJ oenterprise je jeenterprise 1 1enterprise enterpriseCyrus enterprise enterpriseCyrus enterpriseCyrus Cyrus Field Adams for fourteen fourteenyears fourteenyears fourteenyears years Assistant Register of the theTreasury theTreasury theTreasury Treasury is now suffering from a anervous anervous anervous nervous breakdown and is in St StPaul StPaul StPaul Paul Minn Iinn with his brother John JohnAdams JohnAdams JohnAdams Adams AdamsThe AdamsThe JThe The Liquor Journal states that th 15 000000 people who live in prohibition prohibitionStates prohibitionStates prohibitionStates States use 20000000 gallons of alco alcoholic alcoholic alcoholic holic beverages beveragesGeneral beveragesGeneral beveragesGeneral General Booth at the age of 83 is isso isso isso so nearly blind he has determined to toundergo toundergo toundergo undergo an operation in the hope of ofrestoring ofrestoring ofrestoring restoring his sight sightIn sightIn sightIn In Japan the children of the poor poorare poorare poorare are nearly always labeled in case casethey casethey casethey they should stray from home while whiletheir whiletheir whilehers their mothers mot motThe hers are at work workThe workThe The recent somewhat hurried ini initiation initiation initiation tiation of Jack Johnson the Negro Negroprize Negroprize Negro Negroprize prize fighter into a Masonic lodge lodgeof lodgeof lodgeof of Dundee has raised a storm of ofprotest ofprotest ofprotest protest throughout the country countrySeveral countrySeveral countrySeveral Several hundred clergymen of all alldenominations alldenominations alldenominations denominations met and passed reso resolutions resolutions resolutions lutions aiming to end the persecution persecutionof of Jews in Russia tssia and make the Rus Russian us ussIan ussian sian sIan authorities Cease cease ease refusing to tohonor tohonor tohonor honor the passports of certain Amer American American American ican citizens through religious intol intolerance intolerance intoerance erance eranceMadam erancelIadam eranceMadam Madam Walker colored of ofIndiananolis ofIndianafJolis ofIndianapolis Indianapolis Ind has given 1000 1000toward 1000toward roootoward toward the erection of a 100000 YM YIVI YM A building Jpr for or colored men menThe menThe menThe The population of France has hasdwindled lIasdwindled hasdwindled dwindled to such an alarming extent extentthat extentthat extentthat that should war break out an inferior infe inferior inferior rior army and navy would be com compelled COIJtpelled cornpelled pelled to battle with the enemy so soFrance 10France aoFrance France is seriously considering re recruiting rcruiting recruiting cruiting 1000000 Negroes for her Af African African African rican colonies coloniesThe coloniesThe coloniesThe The Board of Education of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York has engaged Mr Matt Henson HensonCommander HenIOnCommander HensonCommander Commander Commandethe Pearys companion to tothe tothe the North Pole to deliver a series series of oflectures oflectures oflectures lectures on his polar trip before au audiences audiences audiences diences in the public schools of that thatcity thatcity thatcity city cityDuring During the months of ofApril April May Mayand Mafoand Mayand and June this year 152 persons were werekilled werekilled werekilled killed and 2996 injured in train ac accidents aC aCcidents accdcnts cidents For the year ended June 30 1911 the bulletin issued shows the to ltotal total total tal number of casualties was 160555 160555of of this number 10396 were killed awl 150169 injured injuredOne injuredOne injuredOne One thousand dollars for immediate immediatetemporary immediatetemporary immediatetemporary temporary relief of American Atrier can citizenssuffering citizens citizenssuffering citizeassuffering suffering at Hankow China as a resuit re result result sult of warfare there has been gent gentY eat entby eatby by the American Red Cross Society SocietyAt SocietyI I At Open Health Mill No NO2 2 Home Homtead HOl1lestead Homestead stead Steel Works in Pittlnir Pitt Pitthurg i urx Paproduced Pa Paproduced a aproduced produced 2475 247 tons of sttel sh el in twen twentyfour twentyfour twentyfour tyfour hours This breaks a arecor arecormade record recordmade recordmade made fifteen years ago agoNovember agoNovember agoNovember November 4 was an anniversary anniversary of ofan ofan ofan an epoch in transportation develop development developUnited elop elopment ment of the United States as eighty eigkfcysix eig eightysix ty tysix six years ago on the said day the thefirst thefirst efirst first boat on the Erie canal sailed sailedHOWARD sailedHOWARD sailedHOWARD HOWARD GRADUATE GRADUATEMade GRADUATEMade GRADUATEMade Made Manager of a Cleveland Drug DrugStore DrugStore DrugStore Store Cleveland 0 ODr 0Dr 0Dr Dr Frank Weaver of Baltimore Baltimorea a graduate of Howard University UniversityWashington UniversityVashington UniversityWashington Washington a registered pharmacist pharmacistof of the state board of Maryland reg registered ieJ ieJistered red redistered istered as assistant pharmacist mPennsylvania 18Pennsylvania inPennsylvania Pennsylvania and recently registered registeredin registerein in Ohio has been made manager of ofthe ofthe Fthe the Peoples Drug Store here The ThePeoples ThePeoples i Peoples is the only drug store in the thecity thecit thecity city cit owned by colored men.