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VOLUME XI.
KANSAS CITY, MO.. SATHtDAY, JUNK 1, 1SI07.
M'KHKIS
XI
REV. J. W. HURSE, PASTOR OF S church. I am a woman nil nlonc in
T. STEPHEN'S BAPTIST CHURCH, thin world; everything I have I made
THE HIGH HAND FAKER, WHO OV(''- ' ""' folks '' Orphan
HAS BEEN RUNNING AT LARGE '; Home. Rev. Hurse promised me that
SO LONG IN ALL ' ''Vi'ii if li was on his dying bed h'
CORRUPTNESS ' would make mo his Wife. 1 listened
Rev. J. W. Hurse Was to Have Preach
ed the K. of P. E. 4. W. H. Sermon
at the Second Baptist Church, T
enth and Charlotte Streets, Last Sun
day Afternoon, But Because He V?
as Exposed by a Woman Whom He
Had Mistreated This Right Was
Denied Him.
He revolved notice from the pastor
of the church that a man of his cali
bre could never grace his pulpit. Rev.
Hurst has had the people fooled for
a long time, hut his dirt is no longer
a secret. Most of his past history in
this city has heen turned up iiud can
he substantiated anywhere and at any
time.
He has wafted, himself in the con
fidence, love and affections of Annie
Jones of 251 W. 4th St.. to such an
extent that he could spend her money
at his leisure. It is believed that she
was In earnest -with him. but he was
playing the skinning game on her as
lie has done on many others. How
ever. In one of his letters to her. he
as lie talUed and I didn't talk fast
enough for him and he said. "Come
what have you to say about it; and be
ing alone In the world. I finally con
sented ami then I was to leave him my
money Instead of tlte Old Folks anil
Orphan Home. Itecause 1 didn't send
him more money to Memphis and give
him J:!,noo.no, which he tried to mai.e
me believe ho intended to build a home
on my property lor us to live in. hut
tie intended to use the money for him
self. There is many a poor, hard
working gill that he has worked out
of their money the same way he did
me. and they have been afraid to speak
of It.
Of course he had nie under his In
fluence and I put a gold chain on lilni
worth $n4.oii, and he also wore my
large diamond ring worth $200. oo. and
at one time he got $2(10. 00 in cash
from me. He pretended to the mem
bers of his church when they paid me
the money that they had only bor
rowed it. hut he talked to me different
when he got It from me. I took a
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tended wife.'
her many letters of affection.
How much longer will the Negroes
of Kansas City be hoodedwinked by
Negro Inpostora In the pulpit and var
ious other places? The people should
condemn the actions of any man or
woman, any time when the facts are
shown up on them as they are in this
case.
If such a man as this Is to lead
a host of people, then tell us where
he Is leading them? If such kind of
men are going to lead us; then we say
away with the leaders. Christ says:
He ye not deceived; be sure your sins
will find you out. Is Rev. Hurse the
only preacher In town who is guilty
of such? If a close investigation be
made, can others be found and shown
up? These are questions that con
cerned the public. It should he the
desire of every good honest Negro citi
zen to drive out every faker of such
a character in the community. Lift
up your flag higher in the air in this
community and let your colors be seen
by false preachers, and teachers.
The Son stands for clean men and
women to preach and teach. Every
liody knows where the Son stands. If
the Negroes of this community will
support a minister of the Gospel who
will tie himself up with a woman,
when he knows she runs an ill-famed
house, borrow her money and spend
It as he desires, and now when she
wants him to "come across" and keep
his promise, he tries to beat her out of
the money, throw her down, and get
out of all his promises; if the Negroes
will stand for such then they are no
better than he who perpetrates such
deeds.
We appeal to every honest. Intelli
gent, good thinking colored man and
woman to repuliate the deed. If you
are with us then join us against such.
Christ says. "They that are not for
us are against us."
A GREAT CRIME HAS BEEN DONE
THE COMMUNITY.
Immortnl actions on the part of any
one is sadly to be deplored, but when
a minister of the (lospel goes so far
as to make himself immorally libel,
then every Negro should set down on
him, and down hard. There may he
a few who will raise their vollces In
his defense. Why? Because water
always seeks itB level. So does dirty
peopie try to hide other people's dirt.
Now what Is to bo done In the case
of the Rev. J. W. Hurse? Will the
Negro stand Idly by and allow such to
be continued? Henry Grady, a great
Southern educator, said the difficulty
with the negro is that they have too
many Immoral preachers, but doing
his iong career as a writer and care
ful observer ho was glad that the
percentage had greatly decreased. He
also advised the Negro when they dis
covered any to rid the community of
such. Where do you stand? In sil
ent opposition to the Son's policy or
boldly for It. Let your position be
come known by signs or words. What
are his lodges going to do? He be
longs to the Elks, Masons and Pyth
lans. Now what are the lodges stand
ing for In their charters? Let the
world know where you stand.
$150.00, or I wouldn't have gotten any
of It back, though ho didn't want me
to do so. 1 took my diamond ring and
chain from him. When he would ask
me for money he said I was harder
than a washer-woman to" got money
from. All married men beware of
him because he is a notorious pre
varicator anil scoundrel. When he
would go out at night with me. he
would make mo send him homo in a
carriage; as he was afraid to go home
on a car. as ho thought he would be
seen.
To the members of his church I wish
to say that they all welcome to the
$75.00 I gave them for a lawyer to
look after the Park Board, to keep
the church from being moved. I wish
to say that there is many a good mem
ber in his church, but the loader has
no more right to bo In the pulpit than
the gamblers on Independence avenue.
The members are all blaming mo. but
I could not have gotten hint down to
my house if he had not wanted tocome.
I had heen going to his church just a
month when he began to call me up
over the phono and running down here
to see mo. Ho pretended that he was
canvassing and wanted to see me: so
you see your leader is only a wolf in
sheep's clothing. I want to say wash
erwomen, cooks and servant, girls be
ware of him.
Although you worked and made him
what ho is. ho wound not marry any
of yon. He don't believe any of you
are good enough for him. He wants
to marry a woman that has plenty of
money or marry a school teacher that
would educate him in the ministry,
which ho would like to he. If ho had
money and education no woum nor
marry any one at all. He has deceived
so many women that, he could not live
with one in peace. He is nothing but
a notorious prevaricator and faker and
the public should know it.
To the Public.
(ANN IK JONES.)
strides the race has been making In
the Intelligent use of printers ink. This
graphic dennmstrai ion of our journal
istic resources, which will be In charge
of Mr. R. W. Thompson, of Indiana,
will uniptestiouably be one of the most
noteworthy features of the entire exposition.
IN COMMON
CHRISTIAN
SHIP.
FELLOW-
THE AFRO-AMERICAN PRESS.
A PUBLIC STATEMENT TO RISING
SON WITH NAME ATTACHED.
Kansas City. Mo., May 28. 1907.
In regards to Elder Hurse. I thought
churches were a place to redeem fal
len women and men and not to make
them lead a wayward life. But be
cause the pastor of St.Stephens church
is so fresh and getting stuck on all
strange women that come to his
Practically a Unit in Support of the
Jamestown Negro Exhibit A Mes
sage of Cheer from Chairman Callo
way. Norfolk. Va.. .May 22, 1907. For the
past few weeks the special agent of
the Nognf exhibit in connection with
the Jamestown Exposition has been
sending out money orders for subscrip
tions to the entire Negro press of the
land, and up to this time more than
three hundred of our papers have re
ceived attention at his hands, under
the authority of the Executive Com
mittee designated by the general gov
ernment. The magnagers of the ex
hibit are strong believers in the ef
ficiency and influence of the race press,
and in addition to setting apart a
snei ial dav for the entertainment of
the "press fraternity." They are Ink
ing pains to secure copies of every
known Negro publication in order to
place before the public a complete ex
hibit of the journalistic strength of the
American Negro, to ho kept within
readv access of the people throughout
the life of the exposition. Visitors
from all sections will thus he enabled
to find their homo papers constantly
on file, and keep In touch with what is
going on among the friends they have
left behind. There are in this coun
try fully four hundred newspapers,
magazines and periodicals of various
kinds published by colored people, and
when they are are all destroyed In a
Rlncle collection, the effect will be
startling to those wha have not heen
In a position to know the tremendous
Colored and White Baptists Commingle
at Jamestown Exposition President
Morris Receives Distinct Ovation.
Exposition Grounds, Pino Heach.
Norfolk. Va.. Mfy 21. The general
convention of 'the llaptists of North
America, which has been in session
here for the past two days, was one
of the most remarkable religious gath
erings ever held In the I'nited States.
There were 5,0011 delegates present,
white and colored, representing every
branch of the great Baptist faith on
this continent. There wore delegates
from the Southern llaptist church,
which organization lias a history dat
ing from Im;i, representatives from
the Northern llaptist convention, now
live years of ago. envoys from the
Canadian llaptist convention, and a
particularly good looking and numeri
cally strong delegation from the Na
tional Baptist convention, the largest
colored religious organization in the
world. Freely these thousands of rep
resentatives of the great sect, hailing
from :t9 states and territories, com-1
mingled in Christian fellowship, the
Northern, Southern and Negro dele
gates, and even Indians, greeting one
another as brothers in a common
cause as friends and co-workers in a
common faith. As one speaker ex
pressed it. the feeling of sectional
strife which years ago rent the church
asunder, "was buried yesterday in a
watery grave in historic Hampton
Roads." It is the first time the Bap
tists of the North. East, West and
South have united In a national as
sembly since their lamentable separa
tion more than half a century ago, on
account of disagreements on the Negro
and other distressing ante-bellum ques
tions. Likewise, it is the first instance
of the assembling together on South
ern soil of the white and Negro Bap
tists of the country. As varied as the
mixture was. the utmost harmony pre
vailed throughout, and American
Christianity went to a premium. Hx
Governor Edwin W. Stevens, of Mis
souri, presided with great dignity over
the inter-national and inter-racial
throng, and the speeches, discussions
and legislation enacted were highly
Illuminating and intensely practical.
The immense convention hall was
filled at each session with attentive
listeners, and the numerous colored
visitors were seated without reference
to race lines.
t'liquostionably. the oratorical hon
ors of the occasion were carried oft
by Dr. E. C. Morris, the scholarly and
magnetic president of the National
Baptist Convention. He was intro
duced to the body In a most felicitous
speech by ex-Governor Stevens, and
was given a distinct ovation when lie
look the floor. As the duly accredited
representative of a church, which In
cludes in Its membership nnd sphere
of inlluence nearly one-third of the en
tire colored population of the Amer
ican continent, lie was the cynosure of
all eyes. His truly brilliant address
of three-fourths of an hour held the
audience spellbound, nnd the senti
ments suggestive of unity of denom
inational purpose and Christian co
operation, wore greeted by tho heart
iest applause. He was frequently in
terrupted by iletnnnstrations of ap
proval, and at the close of his speech,
hundreds of white delegates rushed In
him and extended tho wannest con
gratulations.
Dr. Morris told in earnest tones of
llu great work the Negro Baptists are
doing for the evangelization of the
race, and showed by statistics the
marvelous progress the denomination
has made in the acquisition of real
property. Hie building of stately edi
fices ,the establishment and mainten
ance of schools, the development of
business enterprises, and the gratify
ing results It has been achieving in
tho domain of governmental thought
and morals as the militant champion
of civic righteousness. Dr. Morris' ad
dress was conceded to be tho very host
delivered during the sitting of the
convention, and his eloquent and well
tempered plea for a closer Christian
brotherhood between the Baptists of
both races and for a deeper spirit of
sympathy for the needs, trials and
painful disadvantages of tho Negro In
his struggle upward, made a lasting
Impression upon the vast assembly.
There Is no doubt that the entire race
has been materially benefited by Dr.
Morris' able presentation of Its case
before the united Baptist court of
Nnnh America, and it is certainly a
"leal her In the cap" of tho Jamestown
Exposition that it furnished the oppor
tunity fur tho Negro's "Brief" to lie so
It . lively presented at a tribunal of
sin li widespread Influence. In the ee
tlmi of ollteers tor Hie ensuing term,
Morris was honored with a place
on the Executive Committee.
The colored delegates to the conven
tion, as far as could be ascertained,
were as follows:
Drs. IC. C. Morris. Helena, Ark.: It.
II. Boyd and E. W. I). Isaac. Nash
Villi', Tenn.; .1. P. Robinson, Utile
Ri -k. Ark.; L. G. .lordon ami C. II
Parrisli, Louisville. Ky.; George W.
Le-. M. W. D. Norman and A. Will
ha iks. Washington. D. C; G. it. How
ard. Petersburg, Va.; A. J. Stokes.
Montgomery, Ala.: A. A. Cosey. Hel
ena. Ark.; A. M. Johnson. Vicksburg,
Miss.; It. II. Bowling. Norfolk, Va.;
W. F Graham. Richmond. Va.: T. J.
Searcy and T. O. Fuller. Memphis,
Tenn.: Robert Mitchell, Bowling
Green. Ky.; F. Franklin Walker. Cin
cinnati. O. ; ind C. F. Johnson. In
dianapolis. I n 1 1 .
While on the exposition grounds, the
dt egates paid a visit to the busy
negro department, and. without excep
tion, they expressed themselves ais
greatly pleased with I lie magnificent
exhibit of tho race's manifold re
sources, soon to be thrown open for
public inspection.
R. W. THOMPSON.
charge
diana.
of Mr. li. W. Thoiup-.m of in
.'.VrflESTOWN exposition notes.
Tho situation at the exposition
grounds is highly encouraging. The
field agents are on the spot, receiving
Hie exhibits, and the space for the
principal displays has been carefully
allotted by the Executive Committee.
The scheme of interior decoration is
being artistically worked out. and In a
short lime tho word will be passed
around 1 li lit they are "ready to receive
company." The officers and tho entire
clerical force are now comfortably es
tablished on the grounds, having re
moved out from the City of Norfolk to
be more closely in touch with tho ac
tual work of "making an exposition."
This is an important step forward.
Two of the larger buildings for tho
concessionaries, to be used for hotel
and restaurant service, are completed,
and the others are being rushed night
and day by an army of skilled work
men. The portable cottage emergency
hospital will bo installed In a few days.
comment, per
sources of In
that the deep
manifested in
From lh newspeper
sonal letters and other
formal ion it is evident
est interest is being
the Negro exhibit by our people every
where. There is no doubt that after
the middle of Juno the crowds will In
coming on in earnest.
The Negro building will be brilliant
ly illuminated by night, the classii
contour of the exterior lo be outlined
with electric bulbs. More than three
lliousand lights will be used through
out the massive structure and the of
feet will be something grand.
Mrs. Leiigenia Moore, of W'ilscy,
Kansas, has patented a unique cook
bucket, which will be among the usi
fin inventions tin exhibition. I he ves
sel is made up of compartments
slides, steamers, etc., and Is so ad
justed that as many as six or seven
different vegetables can be cooked in
il at one time.
Tile fine points of domestic science
will be Instructively detnon.st rated in
i model kitchen in the Negro building
by Prof. N. O. Bruce, principal of the
Itaiilett High School, St. Joseph. Mo.,
and ns n pnrt of the exhibit of that
thriving institution. The food will be
prepared In full view of thn audience,
and samples of Hie finished product
will ho distributed among tho spectators.
A full set of the works of the late
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, together with
many original manuscripts written by
tho dorr-cased bard, have heen kindly
loaned by his mother, and will be giv
en a consplelous position In 'the di
vision of literature.
Tho literary exhibit will Include a
library of negro authors, comprising
over 400 volumes, collected by Mr.
Daniel Murray, assistant librarian of
Congress, Washington, D. C, and Hie
showing of the journalistic strength
of the race In a stand, embracing every
known newspaper, magazine or period
ical published by NegrooR in tho coun
try. It will astonish tho uninformed
to know that thero are fully four hun
dred newspapers issued regularly by
our people, representing every possi
ble Interest, organization and phase of
public opinion. This exhibit will be In
Referring to Noam jnuruulisis in
general and their atiiiude toward tin
great i ace enterprise now being made
ready al Jamestown. Mr. Thomas .1
Calloway, the experience. I and imbj
faiigalile chairman of the i:ccinie
Committee in charge of the work, said
lo a representative of the press:
"One of the espetlullv pleasing ill
Toi l! Rising Sony
i ii lust a iices ci.niieciVd with the task
if getting together the Negro exhibit
for tho Jamestown Kiosiiinii is tin
praciical unanimity with which Hie
movement is being supported by the
coloied press of llie coiuiMV. Ninety
nine per cent of the loo Negro iuurnals
In the land are in hearty accord with
the plans and purposes of Hie Kxecu
live Committee. Thev are not (ill I
cheerfully publishing the fails we ate
giving out week by week, giving ol
their space at no small sacrifice, hut
many of the ediiores are writing us
personal letters of an encouraging ten
or. and volunteering to render any
service within their power to make the
exhibit one of which the race niav he
proud. That such cordial and unsol
lolled assurances are very helpful in
us goes without the saying. We en
deavor to be as careful as we can. and
to give out no statement not hnsolutoly
reliable."
Tho bulk of tho race press." con
tinned Mr. Calloway, "has boon quick
trrtake hold of the Idea that the Negro
exhibit Is mil a "private snap" n
scheme by which individuals are In
reap untold benefits In a monetary
way. They realized from the ery
first Hint. Hie affair is a race enter
prize, pure and simple, and whatever
credit or gain may grow out of if will
bo shared by every colored man. worn
and and child on Hie continent. Onlv
through the Negro press- the people's
niosl natural medium of commiiiiicu
Hon -can authentic Information lie
carried to the masses, and hold the
publishers and their patrons seem ap
preclattlvo of our system of supply
ing them Willi frequent reports touch
ing the progress that Is being made
with the work In which wo are all
vitally Inloresled. We are sending
out weekly five hundred news loiters
lo papers and individuals, furnishing
data Hial could only be obtained
through our committee, taking even
body fully into our confidence.
"I am glad lo have Ibis opportunity
lo l hank most heartily the brethren of
tho press and tho thousands of other
sturdy workers who are contributing
so largely to the volume of tangible
evidences of the race's determination
to bo Hie architect of lis own uplift."
A STATEMENT FROM THE EDITOR
An article apponml in the Son, on
titled "The Awakening or Mayor
Boardsley " In tho article I referred
lo myself nnd others having been
deceived by I ho inavor. I wish It. to
be distinctly understood that this ar
tide was not written for the purpose
of whining alter a Job for I would
not accept any. I'. lis article was writ
ten because I felt he had mistreated
llio Ni'gro liy recogiil.itig old line pn
lillclan. We wish lo bo entirely free
in the (ipiTation of this pnper. Wo are
running ibis paper as the sonant of
tho great body of Negroes. I do nut
owe any obligation to any politician
or political boss. I owe the republi
can party nothing nor any other par
ly. I am independent entirely rif po
litics. Wo nro standing for tho uplift
of the Negroes. There Is no political
Job you can give tno. 1 only want the
Negro to got a square deal and for fie
white republican leaders not to always
bo giving the same Negroes- jobs. Do
you people keep tho samp Jobs for 8.
10 or 12 years. It Micro be a change.
There Is a class nf young negroes In
politics. Such men ns L. Aiuasa Knox,
John T. Morcland, C. II. Calloway, Hor
nco Bidden. M. Jones. Then. Smith.
Lorenzo Hlnes, John Harris and Win
M. nice. These am some of tho men
who are going to shape Negro politics.
Tho people are tired rif Negro politi
cal bosses. They nro calling for n
change In tho faces of men in politics.
A chango will do the Negroes good.
Now Mon with new Ideas. Tho entire
white political status of this city has
boon changed. Will the Negroes brlnu
about, a change? It Is only thourt
that that such can he done as tho
white men can bo easily deceived as
vou have seen In the last few cam
liaiclis It is lor this i"asnn thai 1
don I desiic an Job. lor I would rath
ei stand nut ami bo independent and
allow in v friends and supporters to be
taken car., of fhan for them ( bo de
ceived by dishonest men and dishonest
pollllcs.
Mr. D A. Willis is no longer con
neetcd with lilt! Arlington I lancing
Hall. Mr. Willis, as a manager of
dancing hulls in this city for ten
wars, has been remarkably since
fnl along that line, lie has always
run a wry high class place, ami noth
ing hut high class , pimple attended
We hope thai lie is only taking a vaca
tion ami that lie has not gone out for
good
THE RISING SON QUERY BOX.
This query box Is for tho benefit
or the public. Everybody Is lit liberty
In ask questions, except those ques
tions or the strictest prlvato nnture,
t ic, and to answer any question
sired Yon will please wrlto your
quest ion or answer ami bring or mnll
it to the office of the Son ,911 R.
Street.
12th
What He Wanted to Know.
"There." wild tho groat magnate
when his attorney entered, "look ovor
that dispatch."
"Cm," observed the lawyer aftor
reading tho story, "looks rather bad.
Sixty seven Indictments! Gracious!
I don't like Mint."
"Don't like It? What aro you talk
ing about. I didn't sond for you to
find out whether you liked It or not.
What I want you to do Is to find out
whether I nm going to Europe or to
stand on my technicalities." Chicago
Record-Herald.
Lucky Moment.
For tho tenth timn the poem had
been returned. Tho pool rated and
tore his hair out until he, was com
pletely bald. Groat was his fury.
"But perhaps It Is not so had aftr
all," ho soliloquized, as he gazed at
himself In tho mirror. "Without my
long hair I cannot be a poet, so I
think I will got a pick and shovel and
go to work."
And that night the poet had beef
steak for tho first tlmo In ton years.
Chicago Dally News.
What Ha Wished.
"I wish," said DoBroquo, as he o
tracted a folded paper from an !
vtilopo, "that this bill from my tailor
was like a glass of muddy water."
"What's tho explanation?" queried
his ft load Wiggins. '
"A glass of muddy water," explained
DoBroquo. "settles Itself If allowed to
stand "Chicago Dally News.
Considerable.
"Wriggles, I saw you shaking hands
with tho bride, but you didn't con
gratulate tho bridegroom. Why was
Uiat ?"
"I was afraid ho would think I was
ItiHlncore. I had a narrow escape
from marrying hor once myself, yon
remember." Chicago Tribune.
Managing a Boy.
Anxious Mother I am so worried
about my boy. He Is on the streot
the wholo time, rain or shine. I
should think ho might sit down and
read occasionally, as his sisters do
Old Friend Toll him reading 1
bad for his health. N. Y. Weekly.
"she will
Hopeless.
"No," walled the woman,
never forgive me."
"PerhapB you misjudge her," re
plied the man. "Surely she has pity
In her breast,"
"But I once snubbed her In society."
Chicago Record-Herald.
At Last
"Remember young Bjeaka vb
used to drink bo heavily?"
"Yos."
"He's on the water waton at last."
"Indeed."
"Yea. He't driving a milk cart."
Milwaukee Sentinel.
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