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I NASHVILLE GLOE, FRIDAY MARCH 9, 1917. Theatrical Hews. MILLS AND FR1SBY COMING. Mills and Frisbj-, International Etars, are coming to Nashville. Tli's Indeed will be a rare treat to our theatre-goers iu connection also will be Miss Fannie Wise. l'.a star with Cole and Johnson. M as Wise was obmad in foreign theatres three years. She plnywl . Haniniersteius Broadway, New York, a successful three year- engagement. Later she was with MiUer and Ljles aggrega tion of talent in "Darkydoni." An other star will he Miss Lottie Grady of Williams and Walker. She has teen a lending screen star In the! Afro-American Film Company. Miss Grady wears the finest gowns obtain able and is said to be the best dressed colored woman on theAmeri can stage. She will positively appear in some of Worth's h'test creations. Mr. Luke Scott, character artist, do ing five changes iu leas time than one minute, will also be on hand. The chorus will be a bevy of pretty girls. There will also be a corking up-to4ne-niinute femile orchestra known as Ja.l's band. Full details will be printed later. V J: " -3 I S Scene from the Pretty Girls in PRANCING AROUND at the Orphe um. "PRANCING AROUND." Good music, wholesome comedy and tuneful songs will be a bis feature in the bill "PRANCING AROUND" which will be the offering of the Milton Schuster Company, who play a return engagement at the Orplieum. starting Monday, March 12. There will be matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday, and the bill will be changed on Thursday, starting with a matinee, when "A WINNING WIDOW" wiU be presented. The chorus with the Schuster Com pany is made up of pretty girls, hand somely costumed and are well trained. The many musical numbers and theiY unaccountable dances, give abundant opportunitv to the chorus to show their skill." The bill is a laughable conreit, built around a series of amusing in cidents in New Yorty whereby two Jewish characters are taken in and done out of their money, and their at tempts to get it back takes them on many journeys out of the city and they finally recover their wealth in the end. The comedy is strong in scenic surprises, there beinp; a yatch at the close of the first act under full steam for a trip to Florida, where the com edians meet with all kinds of adven tures with a sharper and aligators. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with matinees Thursday and Saturday this same company will present "The Winning Widow," which is said to be the most charming musical comedy of their repitoire. lYou can have your seats reserved in advance for any performance. Prices at the matinees 15 and 25 cents. Nights, 25 and 35 cents. Half of the balcony reserved for colored people. that I haven't sense enough to run the school, but I know one thing., I have been giving to this institution ever since I have been in the church and since I have been pastoring I haven t missed paying my money and also my church's and instead of tho debt decreasing it is increasing and I feel it is in the management of hings. This seemd to make him a little angrier. He said. "I can't un derstand how you all think that you are not fighting the institution when Jon fight the meii who own the in stitution. Well," he said, "you will have to go t0 some other school to get your education; you can't come, here to school." He then got up and showed me the door nnd said, "Get mi n.l Anl.. . ..... . .. i:Sm me ouingnt ana see whether you can move me or not." ui course you know I hid to go. Now i nave Heard that Dr Booker r.vM nun my statement was not true. He did not tell me that I could not come to the A. R C. Now, good Dr nooKer, i clont believe vnn win tnb lack what you have said thai way. You nre too much 0r a gentleman ti uo so. if you would ;ess than a said it. oiscuss tiie issue nor to settle our district and state trouble. I went thers to enter school and be subject to the rules of the school as I did In the past. But von ralleil hip , you would lie man. You knew vo-i Now, I did not eo them tn Charter March 2, 1SC7. It was one of the most soul-stirring of gatherings because all those who participated in it were identified with the life and fortunes of the University. Notable addresses were delivered by Prof. Richard T. Greener, Judge George W. Atkinson and Dr. W. A. Sinclair. On Saturday," the third and last day of the Celebration, there were reunions by Departments and Classes and a General Alumni Rally, the latter being presided over by Mr. Shelby J. Davidson, the President of the General Alumni Association, who delivered an address of welcome. Ad dresses were also delivered by Mr. John C. Asbury of Philadelphia and Rev. George Frazier Miller of New York. Presidents of visiting colleges were entertained at luncheon Saturday night by the Truste Beoard. Howard University owes its exist ence to the devotion nnd self-sacrifice of General Oliver O. Howard, a sol dier of the Union and a lover of all the races, without distinction of color, and who denied himself that others more needful might have ad vantages which he had enjoyed of op portunity and education. The results of fifty years of work done by the University, as shown in its results, more than justifiesthe faith of its name-sake and lenefartor, who has 'passed beyond the liar where we all Rip & ?JP VOLE HAIR GROWER The beet for more than 16 year ( Manufactured by Trained Chemists Endorsed by aeorea of, leading Phyalelana . Raeoinmended by Thousands ol Satisfied Users nd GUARANTEED TO GROW HAIR llsir and lleauty Culture taught practically a thoroughly. charge you eea and teaeh you more, i THE VOLE COLLEGE Hair and Ileauty Culture Maury & Fain Sim. Nashville, Tenn Have You Yourln ome Protected? Knot, itihould be. your time is your greatest asset, and ihould be PROTECTED and the best protection that you can get is an INCOME POLICY, You ahould Find Th. Criaril Pii!1tnn OF DETROIT, MICH, issues the post ,lDe' v.w.,iT no iouqiui uuouunj wwMeveron-ere(iconta,n,n fev restrictions. investigate the company and its policies today. You may need it tomorrow. out how low the cost is per month from w r T -r. . x- Phone M. 2354. 410 Cedar Street J. R. Brown, Dist. Mtfr. nashviue. tenneseb Tis better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. question aliout our difference and 1 1 hope for him there was no mourning feel that I had as much right to Oi;-1 wlien he went out to sea." fend my stand or what I bplinvn t., ie rignt as you did. Yes, I am against the present management oi the school and shall forever be. Xo more of my money shall go as it has been going. You can get as angry as you please. J. E. BROWX, Pastor Antioch Baptist Church, Vice President V. D. S. S tion. The People's Defender. Conven- SIM.MONS DECIDES NEGRO PACIFISTS. (Continued from Page 1 . SPORT. CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE. The directors 0f th Capital City League conveued at the home of Mr. 8am Allison, 1410 Grant street. The entire evening was taken up in dis cussing 'and electing officers. The house was called to order by Presi dent R. Tabor about 3 o'clock. The clubs represented in alphabetical or der. Each was given opportunity to state their opinion of the coming season. Mr. R. Tabor was reelect ed president; Sam Allison, vice president; Mr. Miller, of the Sox, was elected treasurer to succeed Mr. Marshall Garrett. Neal Boyd, Jr., was re-elected secretary. The secre tary was requested to announce through the Nashville Globe that there still remain threo vacancies in the league to be filled by three good teams. Already the strong Maroon team has expressed its intention of coming into t he league (by Mr. Grav, mana'-'er). Any team desiring to en ter the league is requested to be at our next meeting at (113 Webster street, and if not call Main 3(',C, or address mail to 90(i Morrison street, to the secretary, Neal Boyd. (Signed) R. Tabor, President. Sam Allison, Vice President. Will Miller, Treasurer. Neal Boyd, Secretary. TOY I AM -NOT SCHOOL. IN We must not hate Germany. In the event of war it will not be a war of hate. We can not be asked to bate Germany for then we would be asked to hate Bismark. Germany is the only unconquered nationality in the history of all time. Germany is the greatest nation In the world today because it has spent its lifetime in achieving greatness. Its greatness lies in one ness one people, one hope, one law, one car, one school. It is not divided against itself. Would Stand by Wilson. "This country will never be as great as Germany until it mothers only one people. "We must follow Wilson whether he leads us against Germany, against Eingland or against any other nation. i love to imnK or my country as a virile country. If our Nation is too cowardly to fight then it is too cow ardly to die for. God Almighty some times teaches men by war what he does not teach them by peace. - We know this. Out of war came our freedom. "Several weeks ago I had in my mind the organization of a regiment of Kentucky Negroes. I was going to call it either -the 'Henry Watterson Braves' or 'Booker T. Washington's Own. I was going to ask Dr. Noble to be the chaplain but since I have heard his attitude of war, I am afraid he would not be available at the time of the greatest need of his presence. When a dying soldier would desire the prayers of Dr. Noble I am afraid it would require the combined efforts of the regiment to catch Dr. Noble. "My parting words to you are to fall in line for the Stars and Stripes. Let us be the ones to blow the bugle and to unfurl the flag! Remember, we are descendants of Sergt. Carney. TRYIXO TO KEEF THIXG8 IX THE FAMILY. The Western Hcview, a weekly news journul, Little Rock, published I by one Rev. Dr. R. M. Caver, takes the People's Defender and its editor greatly to task in its issue of Febru ary 2StU. The People's Defender would not take uote of the young man at all were it not that he wishes to can tne people a attention once more to the strenuous attempts to keep everything in the Morris-Booker-Caver family. They had rather die than to have tho truth told. When ever the truth is being told to the people generally, they rush to each other's side and attempt to kill off everybody and everything that would go to give the people a real vision of the one self-appointed guardian fam ily in Arkansas. Certainly, however, by this time every intelligent man in the state hath realized the death struggling ot that self-appointed crowd. He speaks about the gradu ates and under-groduates standing hard by the "old manV and the school Scene from the wonderful moving picture, "God's Country and the Woman" special Vitagraph pro duction at the Bijou Theatre, Friday, March 16. The management of the Bijou The atre anounces that beginning Friday, March 16, and continuing each Friday thereafter, the colored public of Nash ville will have for the first time, the privilege of seeing the great mov ing picture productions that are shown in other cities at prices ranging from 5lc to a dollar. The picture announced for Friday March 16 is the magnificent Vitagraph production in eight ports, entitled, "God's Country and the Woman." this picture has not been shown in any city for less than 25c. The manage ment of the Bijou Theatre announces that the admission for the engagement of this picture will be only 10 cents. Following "God's Country ond the Woman," the Bijou Theatre announc es as its feature for Friday, March 23, "The faU of a Nation" the stupend ous sequel to the "Birth of a Nation." Announcements of future productions will follow in next week's edition of the Globe. will bnild my church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.' Taylor failed at Woodson; Sanders at Eagle; and all the rest of the encroachers upon Baptist regularity ure bound to fail. Ir the ministers, the real ministers of the Union Dis trict and of the state, have in mind but one thing, and that Is to do the right, to see to it that they are in harmony with God and the principles of the church, and then proceed, for God will see to it that they come out more than conqueror. jei no one of us resort to wrong to accom plish any purpose whatsoever. Let us Ren to it that we ar right and then go ahead. The People's Defender. FOOLISH BAPTISTS LED BY A FOOLISH LEADER DOING FOOLISH THINGS. That contingent of the Union Dis trict Association that split off from , . ,. , the regular assoclat on two years ago This of course is most repugnant and . ,,, ' , .. . , ' , , at Henslev, Ark., which is, as to ,1.. - I numbers and Intelligence and finan- knows that the graduates and under graduates are. not standing by the In stitution, but we do not care in this article to deal at length with the editor of the Western Review. We reserve him and his rantings for future consideration when we have nothig of real importance to talk about. Then we will talk about him. We are after big game and regard him as being too small-sized bird to bag; not worth taking home; go back into the woods and grow to killing size; then the editor will take a shot at you. , The People's Defender. My business would not allow me to enter school until about four months after school had begun, so I went to the Arkansas Baptist College to enter school as I did last term. I walked into the office and told the secretary that I wanted to enter school; he told me that I would have to see Dr. Booker, that he wanted to talk with all the ministers that came to enter school. I asked for him and the secretary said he was somewhere on tho campus1. Then I looked for him but failed to find him. I then went home and waited until the sec ond day. I went back again. I asked the secretary for Dr. Booker; he told Dr. Booker that I wanted to see him. Dr. Booker told the secretary to tell me to come in. Then the secretary showed me the door that entered into Mr. Booker's office. On entering the door he gets up giving me a chair; he then sits down iu front of me. 1 told him that I had been there be fore to enter school but the secretary told me that I had to see you. So i am here. He said, "Ye3, yes, yes, well, Brother Brown, I am authorized by the authorities of the school not to allow any of the men who are fight ing the institution to come here to school." I said, well, Dr. Booker, have not fought the Institution. Yes you have, said he, I have been told that you are one of the fighters. said well. Professor, you have not teen anything through the paper, neither have I made any public speech since the trouble arose. I only lined up with the side that I be lleve to be right. And, too, Profes sor, I think that you have the wrong idea about the brethren. He said, "Maybe I have. I am trying to sec the right." Then I said it b not the institution we are fighting, it is the management of things. This seemed to make him a Httle angry. He then told me that I did not know anything about running a school "You haven't got sense enough," said be. I eaid, well, Professor, it may be CELEBRATION OF THE FIF TEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY. (Continued from Page 1. N. Work, Director of the Division of Records and Research at Tuskegee In stitute, and was discussed by Mr. William Anthony Aery of the Hamp ton Institute, and Mr. Fred R. Moore, Editor of the New York Age. On the second day the subject of discussion was -"Education." Dean Lewis B. Moore presided. The Daner was read by Mr. Roscoe Conkling uruce, Assistant Superintendent for Schools for thn District of Columbia. and was discussed by Dean Benjamin u. urawiey of Morehouse Col eee nnd ouier. neaiin anu sanitation" was by far the moat important paper dis- cusseu at tne conference, and the paper was read by Dr. C V. Roman A. M., of Nashville. It was not only eloquent In Its word-painting, but lu minous and conclusive in its facts. Miss Mary W. Ovington and Mr Eugene Kinckle Jones of New York participated in the discussion. In the afternoon "Race Co-operation after Fifty Years" wns discussed by rror. a. fli. irawick and others. The Mass Meeting at the Conven tion Hall was presided over by Ex Chief Justice Stanton Judkins Peelle, LL. D. Addresses on "The Signifi cance of the Fifty Years of History of Howard University and of the Advance o the f Colored Race with which it is Connected" were delivered by the Hon orable Franklin Knight Lane, Secre tary of the Interior; Prof. Carl Kel sey, Ph. D., of the University of Penn sylvania; President H. T. Kealing, D. D., of Western University, and Bishop Wilbur P. Thirkield. The intiBie under the leadership of Prof. Rey W. Tlbbs was excelleut. The Muslcale Ftstival at the First Congregational Church, presided over by Dr. J. H. II. Waring, was a meet ing to commemorate the birth of the University and the signing of the VICTORY OF THE MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHVRCH. The Macedonia Baptist Church, England, Ark., who peaceful worship and church life wan disturbed by a few representatives of church mi nority rule and Baptist Irregularity, and who were thrown Into the courts Dy such representatives, have come out more than victorious as will al ways those who are right and right eous. Rev. T. W. Washington, the pastor, and the officials of that church were sustained in their con tentions against the corrupt practices and designs of the would-be little Professor Moreland and his misled and misguided adherents. The com plete victory In this case is very en couraging, and serves to demonstrate to the world that the courts of our land are not going to depart or per mit others to depart from the regular line of procedure as outlined by the fathers of the Baptist church In their disciplines and well-established rules of practice. The Macedonia Church in its con tentions received an injunction against Moreland and his crowd, re ceived the money that was in the cial strength and church propertj. only a fragment of the real associa tion, led by Rev. R. M. Caver hath attempted to do or to play some very high-toned stunts in the circle of Baptists. Rev. Mr. Caver who is moderator and who seems to be, or who desires to be, if the words of those who are following him amount to anything, chief cook and bottle washer, called the Board meeting h few days ago with the Baptist church of Sweet Home. In said meeting not having anything of a constructive nature to do, and having no construc tive ability, they naturally turned to destructive tactics as would be ex pected by men of the class following him, and by him as leader. The chief thing that claimed their atten tion was to adopt an air-tight resolu tion prohibiting the Baptists of the Progressive movement ot the state, to prohibit the majority Baptists ot the district from entering into any of their pulpits, In fact, if we are rightly Informed, ihe resolution as adopted by them was to the effect that none of the adherents of the Progressive idea in the district, or to be more specific, that none ot the so called Galnesites were to be permitted in the pulpit ot any of the so-called Caverites, and that if any of the Caverltes were found mingling with the Galnesites, that they were to be drawn up before the high ecclesiasti cal court composed of Lord Caver and his chief henchmen, and there severe ly dealt with. We said to start with "Foolish Baptists following a foolish leader do ing foolish things." There is nothing that demonstrates the fool-heartiness of a man in ths lead of a people, there is nothing that testifies of his in ability and unworthiness to lead more than the little, small, selfish, unmanly things accomplished by the body over which he presides. It is extremely foolish for a little crowd of Baptist whole matter demonstrates to the people that the contentions of the editor of the People's Defender are right. Real Baptist preachers who are right in their contentions and who have God and the Holy Spirit as their great guide have something else to do besides closing pulpits against other Baptist preachers, in fact there is no fundamental doctrine or question at stake that calls for j such measures, but foolish loaders will lead the people into any kind of destructive policies, but the people will soon discover it, and turn from them, for Caverism-was never weaker than it is today. There Is not a' first-class man in the whole bunch but what whose heart and mind are turning from their wicked policies. In this regard the Rev. Dr. W .M. Rogers, in whose church the Board meeting was held, is to be congratu lated. He would not sustain them in their ignorant diversions from righteousness and so notified them. The Rev. Mr. J. H. Hammond alsoj turned from them and their policies, and as real men recognize the selfish ness and wickedness of their deal ings, they are bound to . seek other associations, for real intelligent gos pel preachers will not stand for such slavery and such wicked methods. The People's Defender. SEE THE BIG 50c AND $1.00 PICTUB SHOWN AT BIJOU THEATRE EVERY FRIDAY BEGINNING MARC A I6TH, WITH Admission Only lOc "God's Country and the Woman" In 8 Parts Next: 'The Fall of a Nation" (lDDUCIIAfl WEEK MAR. 12- 3 MATINEES UnrntUIVr miltom sciiuster And His Dancing Chorus In 2 New Musical Comedies MR T HALF OF H'ttK LAST HALF OF WEEK" "Prancing Around ' "fl Winning Widow" New up to the minute Catchy Popular Sows, Btautlful CostumesSpecial Scenery. An Entertain.' ment that will make you laugh. PRICES MATINEtS 15.25c NIGHTS 25-35c Matinees Tuesday, Thursdaj and Friday. Half of Balcony Reserved for Color .i People. treasury, and had It not been for the 6pirit of mercy, would have landed preachers to attempt .to close the pul- the little Professor and bis Doodle Gang in Jail. I The church proper was represented by Attorneys Clark and Hibbler while the destructive faction was repre sented by Jones and Booker, who were only too glad to accept tho mercy of the aforesaid counsel. Tbe Baptist churches of the Union District have nothing to fear in the attempts' of these outlawed Baptist preachers, for God has said, "Upon this rock (meaning Christ a;d His word) I pit of the Baptist church against real Baptist preachers. It demonstrates two things: arst of all their down right stupidity, their downright ignor ance; second ot all, it demonstrates their downright meanness, their lit tleness of soul. Tho fact of ' it Is, however, that they have but very few churches to close, and so far as the ministers of the real Union District Association is concerned, they have more work than they can do, more churches than they can fill, but the SUING A CHVRCH. Wickedness and diabolism seems to have reached its climax in the suit brought by the Rev. P. A. Knowles, former pastor of Collins Street Bap tist Church, against that . church. Many years ago ne was elected pastor of that congregation, and served it for a number of years. Being as the facts seem to show a very poor pastor, he was unable to raise his own salary, or the talary that he was supposed to get. From year to year this salary seems to have accumulated until he had gotten into the church debt something near 1,500, desiring to stay there, but the church reallz ing that he was unequal to the task and was not able to feed himself out of his job, dismissed him from Its service, and he, contrary to all New Testament rules and authorities and regulations, went Into court, and there secured a judgment against the church for the above named sum. It has always been the policy of the Baptist church, and is the policy oi the Baptist church today, that the pastor of a Baptist church Is largely responsible for the raising of his own salary. In fact, the people put themselves in his hand, and it is a private, unexpressed understanding with pastor and people that he Is to receive a certain amount out of that which through his Influence and power the church is able to raise. This same private understanding sug gests that In the event that be is unable to raise the stipulated amount, that there Is no debt or deficit, for It would be manifestly unfair for a minister to continually hold on to the throat of a church when he realized that he was involving that church, deeper and deeper in debt, and would not give that cburcb an opportunity by resigning to secure proficient leadership to keep Itself clear of in- cumberances. This the editor of the People's Defender regards as giving the Baptist church the hot end . of the deal, and if the court's ruling in this case is to be a precedence, then it is highly necessary for every Bap tist churoh to be on the lookout and to keep tbelr eyes intelligently open. for any kind of ft preacher may fool himself into the tervices of a church, and not being aulo to raise his sal ary, and yet be able to force himself upon the church, and tbus cause a considerable delt upon the church for which he may sue, get judgment, and force a sale of the church prop erty. If such is to be the order and of the church, then no church can consistently permit any pastor to get behind, for if they do they are In their own light. If a pastor can force himself on tbe services of a church when be is not able to raise his own salary, and then after years of accumulation, walk out and sue that church and get judgment against! that church and sell that church, then that church must see to It that every preacher raises his- own salary, or his resignation must be forthcom ing before a large amount of salary accumulates. - It is to be regretted that such a precedence has been established, it is to toe regretted that one of the oldest Baptist preachers, one whom the district and church has honored to such an extent could be' per suaded to take such an unBaptlstlc step. The suing of a church by a Baptist preacher, to our way of think ing, constitutes an unpardonable er ror, one for which we doubt much but that God is "highly indignant. THE Star Theatre Only Theatre down town own ed and operated by Colored People. Teach your niokle to have mora sense. T. CLAY MOORE, Mrg. fnw (Lijiiiim'wwwwviii , ! M ft- i if is. 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