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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR Number 105
Colorado Annual
Conference Holds
Brilliant Session
The session of the Colora
do Annual conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal
church which was brought to
a close Sunday evening last at
Shorter Chapel was declared
one of the most brilliant and
successful in his history.
Large increases in member
ship and conference claims
were reported, a well arrang
ed and varied program cover-
Rev. A. M. Presiding
Elder, of the Rocky Mt. Dis
trict of the Colorado confer
ence. Elected delegate to
the General conference in
May 1916.
ing five days was rendered
and a fine spirit of fellowship
pervaded the entire session.
The young people and laity of
the conference were given a
larger place on the conference
program which so fired the
hearts of the public, that
Shorter's large auditorium
was crowded at almost every
session and overflowed at all
the Sunday services. Our
local churches made flatter
ing reports, Campbell Chapel
surpassing all previous records
and Shorter Chapel rolling up
147. S dollar money and report
ing 203 accessions to its mem -
bership, which is the largest
ever reported from this charge
Shorter did herself credit
in the very splendid way in
Rev. Robert L. Pope, B. D ,
whose report to the Confer
ence last week, was the larg
est ever made from Shorter
Chapel, and who elected lead
er of his delegation to the
next General Conference to
be held in May, 1916, in Phila*
delphia, Pa.
The Denver Star
which she entertained the
delegation. A beautiful rest
room for the ladies was an in
ovation which met with pop
ular favor. The entertain
ment of the conference was
under the auspices of the sev
eral auxiliaries of the church:
Deaconess, Stewardess, Mis
sionary society, Sewing Cir
cle, Ladies Aid society, A. C.
E. League, Ushers club and
Sunday School. Each vied
with the other in their efforts
to make their day the best.
This being the final year of
the quadrennium, unusual in
terest was manifested in the
election of delegates to the
centennial General Confer
ence to be held in Philadel
phia, Pa., May 1916. The re
sult of the election was as fol
lows; Revs. A. M. Ward and
Robert L. Pope, B. D., dele
gates and Revs. Jas. Wash
ington and J. M. Endicoti, al
ternates.
Bishop Parks never appear
ed to better advantage than
in presiding over this confer
ence. His men were charm
ed with the way in which the
affairs of the conference were
managed and the fine spirit of
fairness which was evidenced
on all occasions. The desire
for his retttrn to the Fifth
Episcopal district tor another
four years was freely express
ed by both ministry and lay
man. In token of the very
high regard in which Bishop
Rev. Jas. Washington. pas
tor of Campbell Chapel, who
made the largest report in the
history of this church to the
annual conference last week.
Was elected first alternate to
the General conference in
May igi6.
and Mrs. Parks are held by
the members of the Colorado
conference, a handsome
Thermal Bottle and Brief case
were presented the Bishop
and a beautiful hand-painted
dressing table set was given
Mrs. Parks by the men and
women respectively. The con
ference closed Sunday eve
ning to meet in St. Paul A. M
E. church. Pueblo, in 1917.
The following assignments
were made for another year
at the close of the confer
ence:
COLORADO ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE APPOINTMENTS.
Rocky Mountain Dlatrlct—Rov. A. M.
Ward, Preaiding Eldar.
Shorter Chapel, Denver. Rev. Rob
ert I* Pope. B. D.
Payne Chapel. Colorado Springs.
Rev. J. U Williams.
Campbell Chapel. Denver. Rev. Jaa.
Waahlngton.
St. John. Pueblo. Rev. W. T. Big
gera, IX. B.
. St. Paul, Pueblo, Rev. John Adam*.
D. a
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 25. 1915
You Can’t Catch Rabbits by
Beating Bass Drums.
Editor Star :
There is real neccesity for action to prevent the exhibi
bition of the ’‘Birth of the Nation.,, and similar shows which
have for their object insult and humiliation of the Race, also
to increase Race prejudice. The Colored Protective League
has not been tardy in its efforts to protect the rights of the
Race, but on the contrary as early.as four months and a half
ago, when tne colored citizens of Boston were having trouble
to keep "The Birth of the Nation’’ out of that city, the Col
ored Protective League considered the expediency of taking
steps in advance to keep that pernicious play put of Denver,
Of course there were no blaatiof bugles, beating of bass
drums, nor publishing in newspapers about the proposed ac
tion (or its well settled that "You can’t catch rabbits by beat
ing bass drums.” The writer hereof drew a proposed ordi
eance to keep out all such shows a$ the "Clansman" and the
"Birth of the Nation,’ that proposed ordinance was discuss
ed and indorsed by the league and a committee, headed by
the president of the League, wa* Authorized to present the
proposed ordinance to Commissioner Greenlee for intro
duction and passage in the City Council. That committee
presented the proposed ordinance to Mr. Greenlee, two
weeks after he was in office and hq promised to introduce it.
He has not done so. The committee went the same day and
had an interview with Mayor Sharpley and other commis
sioners, all of whom promised' the committee that they
would not allow the “Birth of the Nation" to show in Denver.
But St. Paul said; “All men are liars, and from my experi
ence with some men, 1 have reason to doubt their
words. Hence the necessity of a law on our books
to prevent the coming of such shonupaher than promises.
The organization which "ha -vbeii'n' boasting about the
promises made to it, has been invited to send a committee to
meet with a like committee of the Colored Protective League
to act togetger, if we are to have the proposed ordinance,
which Messers Greenlee and Sharpley each have a copy and
promised to pass. As yet, I have not had a word from the
other organization and no committee. 1 had tried to keep
the public from knowing what was being done in this matter,
for fear that it w juld excite the enemies of the colored peo
ple and that our efforts would meet with opposition. But the
cat is now out of the bag, and let out in search of glory by
those who should have kept secret their efforts —if they
wanted to accomplish any good. The following is a copy of
proposed ordinace: —
AN ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to prohibit certain kinds of shows and
theatrical plays in the City and County of Denver, and to re
peal all and parts of acts in conflict herewith, and to fix
, t he punishment for violation of'.hesame
BE IT ENACTED by the City and County of
Denver, that from and after 'he passage of this or
dinance, it shall be unlawful for any person or per
sons, company, combination, corporation or corpora
tions to advertise, publish, produce, exhibit, or
cause to be advertised, produced or exhibited, at any
time or place, in the City and County of Denver, any
theatrical play, act, picture, pioture show, lithograph
drama, photo drama, drawing, sketch or historical
production, which is coutrary to good order and the
public welfore, and which tends to reflect reproach
upon any race, or incites race hatred, race riot, and
which stirs up race prejudice and tends to disturb
the public peace, or that shall represent or purport
to represent any hanging; lynching, or burning of any
human being, incited by race hatred. Any person or
persons, company, combination, corporation or cor
porations violating this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdeamor, and upon conviction shall be
fined in a sum of not less than two hundred dollars
($200), nor more than three hundred dollars ($300!
for the first violation thereof, and for the second vio
lation and every violation thereafter shall be fined in
the sum of not less than five hundred dollars (500I,
nor more than one thousand dollars (f 1,000); and
said violator or violators shall be confined in the city
jail until said fine is raid. All ordinances hnd parts
of ordinances in confict with this ordinance are here
by repealed. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
B. Townsend.
President of the Colored Protective League.
Salt Lake City. Utah. Rev. D. R.
Jones.
Grace Chapel. Cheyenne. Wyo..
Rev. P. L. Donolioo.
Boulder. Rev. A. Wayman Ward.
B. D.
Grand Junction and Glen wood. Rev.
W. E. Washington.
Sheridan, Wyo., Rev. S. R. Magtnes.
Utah. Rev. B. H. Moore.
( ripple Creek. Rev. T. H. Pool.
Alliance and Crawford, Neb.. Rev
Grant Kirby.
Hock Spring* and luiramie. to be
supplied.
Leadvtlle and Salida to be supplied.
ivarfield Mission under supervision
Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows End Three
Days Session at
Spokane.
Elect Grand Lodge Officers.
Meet in Pueblo, in 1917.
The District Grand Session
of the Grand United Order of
Odd Fellows closed its three
days session in Spokane.
Wash Wednesday, Sept. 15.
The reports made during
the session were very gratify
ing to the order, showing a
better financial condition of
the lodges in the Colorado
jurisdiction than ever before.
All endowments have been
paid and the lodge is left with
a good surplus. The District
Grand Secretary, Geo. S. Con
tee reported that the mem
bership of the order was about
he same as at the last annual
meeting. Several members
dropped out during the year,
a few among those called by
death, and their places were
promptly filled by new mem
bers.
The presentation to the
Grand Lodge of a beautiful
silk pennant bearing the ini
tial of the lodge, the date and
place of the district sessidn by
the Spokane Household of
Ruth number 1242. was a fea
ture of the annual meeting.
The business session ended
with a grand reception to the
officers and delegates.
Pueblo was chosen as the
next meeting place in 1017.
The following officers were
elected:
Dr. P. E. Spratlin, of Den
ver, Colo, District Grand
Master.
Henry Nelsen, of Pueblo,
Colo., Deputy District Grand
Master.
Geo. S. Contee, of Denver.
District Grand Secretary.
\V. E. Proctor, of Colorado
Springs, District Grand Trea
surer.
Geo. E. Anderson, of Spo
kane, District Grand Director
J. T. Davis, of Butte, Mont.,
A. W. Stradwick, of Denver,
1 District Grand Auditors.
John N. Thompson, Spok
ane, District Grand Reporter.
of Shorter Chapel.
Albuquerque District—Rev. J. P.
Howard, Presiding Elder.
Albuquerque, N. M., Rev. J. M. En
dicott.
Phoenix. Ariz.. Rev. R. H. Herring.
Trinidad. Rev. William Hawkins.
Tucson, Ariz.. Rev. W. H. Mance.
La Junta. Rev. J. W. Rodgers.
Clifton, Ariz., Rev. T. S. Johnson.
Raton and Rouse. Rev. W. T. Thor
ton.
Las Vegas. X. M.. Rev. B. F. Me*
Cully.
Santa Fe, X. M. Rev. J. E Wtl*
liaius.
Globe and Miami, Ariz . Rev. F. O.
Graves.
Walseuburg. Rev. T. L. Cate.
Prescott, Gallup and Flagstaff. Rev.
W. 1* X. Baker.
Douglas and Bisbee, Rev. T. M.
Reeves.
Durango and Silverton, to be sup*
plied.'
Five Cents a Cory.
LINCOLN EXPOSITION
MONSTER SOCCESS.
Chicago, 111. —The Exposi
tion has closed. Over 135,000
attended. Mayor William H.
Thompson spoke on Wednes
day evening. It was a glori
ous night. On Thursday
night, which was the last,
over 7,000 people passed thru
the gates.
Major R. R. Jackson, a
member of the Illinois Com
mission, who has worked
faithfully for its success, said:
The total attendance was
135,000. Closing night, 7,000.
Ohio had the best exhibit.
Michigan had a very good ex
hibit. Other states having
exhibits were Indiana, Mis
souri, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Wisconsin, Virginia, Georgia,
Kentucky, Missouri, District
of Columbia, Maryland, New
Jersey, Alabama, Oklahoma,
Mississippi, South Carolina.
Of special attention is the old
grinding mill, 223 years old,
showing the way in which
meal was ground in the day sof
old. The Lincoln exhibit, be
longing to old Man Gunther,
which was priceless. It is es
timated to be worth at least
$500,000.
The convention was a finan
cial success the second week.
1 am thankful to the people
of Chicago tor their liberal
patronage of the exposition
and especially thankful to the
fraternal organizations who
came to the exposition in
bodies of 500 to 2 000 whose
entire attendance was about
22,000. In fact the secret so
cieties were greatly responsi
gle for the success the jubilee
enjoyed. The number of out
of town visitors was in the
neighborhood of $2 6, oo o.
The largest attendance was
on the night of the Knights of
Pythias, attendance being
7,000, and with the Elks and
Foresters tied foi second
place, attendance being 6,000.
On the opening day the at
tendance was 15,000 and 5,000
were denied admission on ac
count of the fire regulation.
That of course being a day of
free admission to the public.
ISAAC FISHER IS NOT
RESTING ON HIS OARS.
Birmingham, Ala, — Mr. Isa
ac Fisher, many times priee
winner in national essay con
tests, is not resting on his oars
but keeps adding to his laur
els. Recently, the Birming
ham News of Alabama laid:
Isaac F'isher, editor of the
Tukegee Negro Farmer, who
has gained nation-wide fame
as a writer on economic and
business questions for which
he has won many prizes, has
written a love drama, entitled
‘When True Love Wins.' So
good is the story that the So
uthern Motion Picture Com
pany, a local firm, has put it
into a play, using a number of
prominent people in the cast.