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second HBSzxitijra,
f Pays to Advertise In the Rising Gon for It Reaches More Homes of Colored People than any othci Paper In tho State.
VOLUME XI.
KANSAS CITY, MO.. SATURDAY, JUNE , 1907.
NU KM tilt 89
IS THE NEGRO RACE GUILTY OF THIS ONE MATn CHARGE WHICH
THE ANGLO-SAXON MAKES?
They say that our race will shield
Its criminals and smuggle and hide
their dirt.
We have contended that this charge
Is not true about our people, and now
we hope to vindicate the race. Can
we do bo? It is up to the Negroes of
this community now to show where
they stand. We feel sure that every
honest, Intelligent and right thinking
Xegro, who loves his home and the
dear ones there, will take a decided
stand for the best Interest of the
race and for the best right. Hut we do
not feel quite so sure about the would
be leaders, the petty politicians and
ward heelers, and what they will do 1'
they see a few dollars In sight.
The Rising Son, in its last Issue, de
nounced J. W. Hurse because his case
has been Investigated and he Is guilty
of all that has been said about him,
and more, too. The scandal on him Is
true, and what you read In the Son are
fatts about him. Now that the public
knows the facts, . Is time to stop sup
porting and following him, and to get
rid of him. We wonder If St. Stephen's
Church stands for the right? If It
does, it will not stand for its pastor to
remain very much longer.
But if the church will maintain him,
then the church Is not as good as the
pastor, because the minister of the
gospel is always supposed to be better
and live above the laity.
The press represents the voice of the
people, lhe church should be more
interested to expose and discharge
such a dirty preacher, even when they
hear of the rumors of a scandal, than
the people at large, In order to show
the high position it holds in the com
munity. And, to say the least, they
should take the matter In hand when
the ptople expose It.
Now we would like to hear from the
Ministerial Alliance; what is this dis
tinguished body going to do aboi ; a
man who is a member and also Its sec
retary? The Alliance represents all
the preachers in the city (colored) and
surely they will not uphold him or
anyone else In such scandal, as they
represent the different churches of the
city (colored).
' Can you, Mr. Hurse, answer the fol
lowing questions for the benefit of the
waiting public?
We wish to ask what about the Col
man girl affair the 16-year-old girl
who attended your Sunday school some
time ago. Did you promise to marry
the girl? Why?
What about your rooming house?
What can you say about the rumors
i hut were floating before you moved to
1010 Michigan avenue? Do you think
that you can fool all tho people by
telling them that It Is all false?
uf what Is said about you is false and
ylii are not guilty, then why do you
n take the matter in court and seek
ful redress?
Starks handed the papers to Moore,
who paid for them and left.
Sunday night Starks was voted upon
and turned out of the church. It Is
plainly to be seen that it is a put-up-job
oh Starks. And we believe that it
is due to this fact that Starks was the
member of the deacon board who
seemed to not be on Hurse's side in
the Annie Jones affair, which the
trustee board and pastor pa!d her $260,
which money was received by J. W.
Hurso from her.
Mme. Jones Interviewed Starks on
the business matter, which the pastor
heard of and did not like. So it ap
pears Nu thought Starks to be a
rival, and it would be a good idea to
do away with him, and took the chanco
to do so.
John Reed says he is the man that
they should take their spite out on.
We wish to say that the actions of
the pastor and church are Illegal, and
that Mr. Starks has a redress In the
District Association, Ministerial Alli
ance and the State Convention. The
Baptist denomination has no such
laws, rules or customs.
Jones to operas and pleasure driving.
If he had been a God sent man he
would never have tried to preach until
he got himself a wife. Let me say to
tho Christian families: lleware of
theae single ministers, especially the
H.mtlst Church, for our doctrine
speaks bitterly against them. Oui llib',
teaches men a higher standard than
keeping company with 111 characters
and swindling the people out of theit
money. Resurrection morning will find
such like preachers in hell.
HEV. W. J. RICHARDSON.
REV. J. W. HURSE, PASTOR OF ST. STEPHEN'S BAPTIST CHURCH,
THE HIGH HAND FAKER, WHO HAS BEEN RUNNING AT LARGE
SO LONG IN ALL HIS CORRUPTNESS.
PERSONAL.
Tho Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Richardson
of 2316 Highland avenue will leave on
the 21st for St. Paul, Minn., and Al
berta, H. C, unci other parts of Canada.
IE PASTOR HAD HIS SUSPECTED
IIVAL TURNED OUT OF THE
fcHURCH.
in last Sunday night St. Stephen's
Iron and its pastor Inflicted a great
stlce on Mr. Archie Starks, who
a deacon In the church. Mr. Ar
Starks Is in the restaurant busi
ness at e3 inuepenuence uveiiuu, wuu
Mr. ohn Reed.
On last Sunday morning Mr. Reed
had charge of the papers sold In his
place of business. It is believed that
Fannie Isom, who Is housekeeper at
Hurse's rooming house, 817 Independ
ence avenue, told Mr. Moore, another
deacon of the church, that Deacon
Starks was selling the "Rising Son" In
the restauraut. Then Deacon. Moore
comes and asks if he could buy some
copies of the Son. Mr. Starks told him
that Mr. Reed was selling the Son, so
he called Mr. Reed, but Reed was busy
at the time and said to Starks, "There
AN OPEN LETTER TO ST. S
TEPHEN'S BAPTIST CHURCH.
Kansas City, Mo., June 6, 1907.
The reason why your pastor didn't
succeed In getting the $3,000 from me
was because he told me he had bought
the church In his own name and paid
all the bills in his name. If they didn't
pay him his back salary he said he
would close the church and sell It for
$10,000, which would pay him his back
salary and Interest on his back salary.
Since you know I am not your book
keeper or one of the trustees you
know he must have told me. Of cours?
you all know that the congregation is
paying for the church, and If you all
don't take It out of Rev. Hurse's name
you will see where you will land at In
a few years. It can be done easily
by the law making him turn the notes
over and put them In St. Stephens
Church name. As I am a friend of the
church, I am trying to put you next
Derides this, you all know he Is run
nln.'j an Ill-fame house upstairs by the
alley on Independence avenue, be
tween Charlotte and Campbell, and he
has a housekeeper up thereby the
name of Fannie. You all know he
runs this place and that Funnlo col
lects the money, and you can see your
pastor any time associating with wills
kev drinkers and cocaine fiends. And
this Is tho elder of your church!
1 would like to say that the stale
ments made by him that he loved his
church and the people so well that he
would not marry me with nil my
money nil this Is not true, because If
I would have done as he wanted me
to do, I would already be married to
him, because ho wanted mo to con
sent to marry him and keep It a secret
for one year and a half. 1 would not
consent to any such thing and so we
could not. agree.
I was out on Eighteenth street Wed
nesday and was introduced to a mem
ber of his church, who said that, every
time there is a woman to join the
chinch they all say there Is another
victim for him.
Hoping the public will bo enlight
ened and his church members will be-
coino wlsei
(Signed) ANNIK JONKS.
Rev. J. W. Hurse Was to Have Preached the K. of P. E. & W. H. Sermon
at the Second Baptist Church, Tenth and Charlotte Streets, Last Sun
day Afternoon, But Because He Was Exposed by a Woman Whom He
Had Mistreated This Right Was Denied Him.
He received notice from the pastor over to the old folks ami Orphan
The people last week were ver:
eager to secure copies of the Rising
Son. All over town streams of peo
ple came to the various places where
the paper was on sale to Inform them
selves as to the many doing's of tho
people In the city. The publishers
put out 5.000 copies more than our
regular edition.
Every one of th-em had been dis
posed of In a very short time. Dowi-
on Independence Ave. people were
standlpg In line to await their turn
to get a paper. Over on 18th St., It
waB the same way. Thirty newsboys
were carrying the papers into every
hamlet of the NegrocB they could
reach. At our office we had to have
extra forces for relief. The people
are aroused. Public sentiment has
been deeply touched. Everybody who
read the pa)ier knows the paper's po
sition and stand on certain questions
were imperatively sincere. The pow
er or the press is migniy, nui me
power of public opinion Is mightier.
An aroused public conscience
Is a dangerous thing to trifle with.
Whosoever would try to check pub
lic opinion In its onward course for
bettor conditions, will be swept aside
like a frame house In a tempest. IasI
week the people wem stirred up. They
walked blocks and blocks to secure
conies of our paper. If you would
conquer, you must surrender. Cod
moves the public and the public re
moves existing condition. Then-fore
every Negro who rend last week's pa
pent have made up their minds.
CONCERNING REV. HURSE.
Kansas City, Mo.
Dear Editor Allow me space to say
a word concerning the Rev. Hurse.
After rending the article In your paper
I feel it my duty to say a word as a
minister of the gospel. First. I will
say that idleness Is tho devil's work
shop. Had Mr. Hurse been employed
at some dally occupation, ten hours a
day, and studied his Dlble at night he
would not have had time to take Mme.
LINCOLN INSTITUTE.
Commencement, exercises at Lln
coln Institute practically have begun.
Announcements are out and everybody
Ia cordially invited to attend. Pres
ident Allen, faculty nnd students will
spare no pniiiH to add to the pleas
ure of all.
President Allen delivered an ad
dress before a large nnd highly appre
ciative audience at the closing exer
cises of Sumner High School of Kan
sua City. Kansas and he soon will
address the Lincoln Institute Alumni,
or Association Chapter thereof, locat
ed in St. I.ouis.
On Monday morning Immediately nf
ter the devotional exercises tin' mem
bers of the junior class in the pres
ence of the school assembled, pre
sented their well beloved leader, Dr.
Allen, with a life-size, portrait or nim-
lf painted bv one of their mem
bers, (J rant Taycs, from hillings giwn
by Dr. Allen. The nffalr was a per
f..i.i m at Ion In everv sense of the
term. The excellent presentation
tpeieh was made by Professor Mot en
and to this Dr. Allen responded In an
eloquent speech that showed his deep
(. m,i-,. rlnt Ion nf the motives tllill
nroiiuited the act. and the net itseir
The beautiful frame that encased
the picture was the gift of members
of the faculty.
Tuves. n member of the nrt class
i,,.ui:bu considerable talent and
leading bookstores of Jefferson City
Imv.. n nseveral occasions exhibited
his paintings nnd crowds h.-vo rath
ered to discuss the merits of the pic
tures. A group of horses now In the
principal window of "CorwInV l
attracting much attention, as also did
tho r.lrtnre of President Allen when
of the church that a man of his call
bre could never grace his pulpit. Rev.
Hurst has had the people fooled for
a long time, but his dirt is no longer
a secret. Most, of his past history In
this city has been turned up and can
be 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 leisures It is believed that she
was in earnest with him, but he was
playing the skinning game on her as
he has done on many others. How
ever, in one of his letters to her, he
called her, "My dear, loving and in
tended wife." Hc-sldes he has written
her many letters of affect Inn.
How much longer will the Negroes
of Kansas City be hoodedwlnked by
Negro lnpostors 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
cose.
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:
lie e not deceived; be sure your sins
will find you out. Is Kev. Hurse the
only preacher in town who Is guilty
of such? If a close investigation be
made, can others be found nnd shown
tip? These are questions that, con
cerned the public. It should lie 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 Sou stands for clean men and
v.-onien to preui h nnd teach. Every
body knows where the Son stands. If
the Negroes of this community will
support, a minister of the (iospel who
will lie himself up with a woman,
when be knows she runs an 111 fatneil
house, borrow her money and spend
It as he desires, and now when she
i wants him to "come across and Keep
bin promise, he tries lo heat her out of
the money, throw her down, ami gel
out of all his promises; if the Negro) h
will stand for such then they nn- no
belter than he who perpetrates kui h
deed.
We appeal to every honest, Intelll
gent, gooil thinking colored man ami
woman to reinitiate lhe deed. If you
are Willi us hdii join us ngaiusi mu m
Christ
us are
says. 1 hey
against us."
Unit are not for
. PUBLIC STATEMENT TO RISING
SON WITH NAME ATTACHED.
Kansas City. Mo.. May 2S, I'.inT.
In regards to Elder Ihirse. I thought
hurdles were a place lo r deem fal
en women mm men linn noi in mni.c
them lead a wayward life. Hut be
ausn the pastor of St. Stephens hutch
is so fresh anil getting hiid-k on an
strange women that come lo Ills
hurch. I am a woman all clone in
this world; everything I have is made
Home. Itev. Hurse promised me that
even If II was cm his dying lied he
would make me bis wife. I listened
as lie talked anil I iliiln I talk last
enough for him nnd he said. "Conic
what have you lo say about it; and be
ing alone In the world, I llnully con
sented ami then I was lo leave him my
money Instead of the Old Folks and
Orphan Home. Ilccntisc I didn't send
him more money to Memphis and give
him $;:.omi.mt, which he tried to make
me believe he intended to build n home
nn my properly lor us to live in. lull
lie intended to use the money for him
self. Th -e Is many a poor, hard
working girl thai be has worked out
nf their money the same way he did
me, ami they have been afraid lo speak
of it.
Of course be had mc under bis in
fluence nnd I put a gold chain on him
worth $M.hi. ami be also worn my
large diamond ring worth llMHi.Oii, ami
at one lime he got $-Jliii.mi in cash
from me. He pretended to (lie mem
bers of his church when I hey paid un
til e money that they had only bor
rowed It, but he talked to me different
when be got It from me. I took a
mortgage on his horse ami buggy for
$1 .'id. nn. or I wouldn't have goiicn any
of it bnck. though hi' didn't want un
to ilo so. I look my diamond ring and
bain from him. When In- would nsk
me for money lie saiil 1 was liariler
liian a washer-woman lo gel money
from. All man led men beware of
li i :n because he Is a notorious pie
variciitor ami scoundrel. When he
wculil go out at nlulil with me. lie
would make nn- semi Mm home in a
carriage; as lie was afraid lo go home
on a car, as he thought he would ln
sccti. To the members of his church I wish
lo say thai they all welcome to the
ITi.on I gave them for a lawyer lo
look afler tin- Park Hoard, lo Keep
tin- ill u nil li'oni being moved. I wish
to say that Ihcic is many a good iiieui
her in his church, but lhe leader has
no mere right to lie in the pulpit than
lhe gamblers on Independence avenue.
The iiicuilicrs ii i c all blaming me. but
I could not have gotten him down to
I, i house if hehad nol wauled loi-ouii'.
I had been going to his church just a
month when he began lo rail tin- up
over th plume and running down lu re
to see inc. lie pretended that he was
i il'iMlssini; and wanted lo nee me; so
vo.i :-r" vein- leader Is onlv a wo!! in
sheep's clothing. I wahl lo say wa di
eiwonieii. cooks and servant girls be
iiii of him.
Although vim worked ami made him
what In- K. In- wound m l marry ii'iy
ol Mill, lie ilon I believe nnv ol you
are goad enough lor him. He want
to tna-ry a woman that has pbntv ol
tniiMi'i or mn'-v a si hoel lea1 her that
wi aid cdin ut ' l liii In tin- inliiiMn
wliiih In- win!) like lo be. II he had
money and cdiuaHoii he would not
nun ry n n i ti at all. He lias ih-i cived
so mam uoiino iliat he could col livi
with one in l e.i -e. lie h nothing but
a nolorlous i : evarii-ator and faker and
the public s'r-utd I .now II.
To I lie I'"1 lie.
i ANNIE JONES I
0. sliong wave of reform! Sweep
tin- city like a hurricane. Caleb who
you will or may. Come on with tho
i ruth! I. it the people hour. Truth
that two edge dagg-cr will reach it
mark: like the sword of time, will
cut everybody down who stands in
the way of progress. Martin Luther,
when he placed his famous edict, upon
tin door of tho Roman church,
dimmed the time of the clock of his
tory, lie challenged tho whole Ro
man church lo refute him. All tlint
icpresenti'd corruption In the form of
men were arrayed against him. I.00
X, with all bis papal power, bucked
by all the papal legates and cardin
als, took up the fight. From whom
did be net IiIh strength? From Cod
and the great army of common peo
ple. So let It be with The Rising
Son. We are making our fight
against corruption. We are not ex
pecting much help from those- high
in authority. For many have Joined
forces with the leaders of corruption
to suppress the publication of tho
Negro press. Hut lot every low nnd
humble Negro rally around us. Let
us turn (his old city over from (op
to bottom. Lei n certain amount of
cleanliness reign throughout lis
breadth and length. This Is a quiet
city id Cod. The Negroes (herein
should he devoted to common fellow
ship with -each oilier. The great body
of common pi-ople have taken hold.
1. vl there i-oine a change. The voleo
of lhe people Is the voice of !od. (iod
says bis name shall extend through
out the entire domain of the uni
verse. Then must such men as
Crews, I'nthank, Hurse ami others
slop an Instrument of lhe public. O
let us prav. Ii'l our prayer he,
Cod will descend among "
I hero be light. I-! lhe
on.
TO MUZZLE THE PRESS!
Crews, liiibatik and others mot at
Uev. Hurso to devise some manner
in which to cm-lull the liberty of
lln- press. O! Temporal n: Mores:
Fioiii win in-)' comes tin ir power?
Who has given these gentlemen Hie
prerogative lo ad. We haw always
known that T. C. rnthaiik has been
unfi lendly toward the press, but Et
tu Crews? Water seeks Hh level.
Well, this paper has at lust reached
Its anchorage. We have at las' sue-
ceeded In getting all the enenil.-s or
reform before us. Let the people
know Ciem. We are carrying our
fight, before Hie great body of No
groes. I-t Until decide the Issue.
Why nre (best' nien so much inti-i'i'st-ed
in (he welfare of Hurso? Purely
selfish motives, purely political mo
tives. They have combined Willi him
to feather their own nst. They
know if he goes down II Is their po
litical knell that summons llu-m
like Macbeth to Duncan. "To heavm
or to hell." Many and many a (line
men have risen up lo suppress tin
-i
lulu, lint
id' i;od, wl
again. Ha
ntine, liw
He was il
Hi; Willi was
V ry email
and nligliiai-
truth, tlial sweet nubbin
n Mippi'' s-iil will risi
oiiarola. the great l-ior
I in a remarkable aei
ng i on i
cuir Ire 1
j' ciitaloKua J
i
h i
WHITE CITY Et
Mr. J. J. Helm, i
of Elediie Park.
goes "Wliite (it.;
enough (o throw o ofckoenini?
well behaved and r-iphv, ip:n k In in uu
as a place lo go fi'i'i'.or to mm v.
ii.. i... 1...1...,. iinuMt. ' ti r ciuiiyue to
, ' , , in your name and addrr-r
" 1"'" -ler Commercial Collrgo,
gr.i. I ills place should
I'd by our people to Si.
In' will nol lose anything n
ness toward our race. Evi'rj". .."
while man should be exulted. i
Editorials
NATURAL GAS TO EVERY DIS
TRICT INCLUDING THE HOMES
OF NEGROES.
Natural gas has been turned on in
every dislilct of (lie city. There are
;:",,oiHI Negroes in Kansas City and
out of thiit number :i great number no
doubt will take advnntagu of tho cheap
ness of natural gas lo liavo their
homes ami houses supplied wiih the
beneficial fluid. For full particulars
watch a later edition of this paper.
Tin- Negro should make an example
of some one, so lot us begin now.
Now Is your lime. Lot tin; work go
on.
li : I rather of reform,
in aellve sympathy willi
pa'ihg idea of political
lieidoin. lie Was Ih"
ilicari at ii.u ol I rviu living, ami a'
live pi'-lv and Ha- fearless exposerj
i ,f all shams, an iincoiiiproiuisiiig one j
my to blended Immorality, ami cor
ruplion. He lived ill all age of ge at
M-awlaloiis vices. Tho great, body ol !
pniule were with him. A poor wmi':
man le- began his fight against cor
minimi ami political usurpation, lie
began his great crusado against Lor
i-lizi ie .Medici With fioil its his
pllo- and the staunch support of the
people he changed the entire politi
cal statutes of Florence. The people
begin to see their political degrada
tion and (hey awoke to lhe occasion.
Si with the attempt to muzzle the
prohs let the great fight of the people
go on. Carry il right, to the very
door of the enemy. Rise up again,
The sooner the people nro rid of nil
the Negro impostors In tho various
public positions, tin.' better for the
race.
A copy of this paper can he secured
at :u I E. l-th Mroot. Phono your or
der and we will send one of our news
liovs to your home.
If you want tho best work dona
cheap bring all of your Job printing
lo thu Rising Son.
The Son has a lady attendant who
will be hero to transact all bUHlncss
along the newspaper line.
Miss Eva Washington of Kansas
City. Kans., Is doing nicely In her
Millnery and hair dressing and man
icuring business at 019 Washington
Ave.
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they fere; let him have the papers
exhibited.
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