Franklin's paper the statesman., March 27, 1909, Image 1

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Franklin's Paper The Statesman
Twentieth Yea*
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
WELCOMES NEW PASTOR
REV. D D OVERS OF ZION
PREACHES STRONG SERMON
WITH TELLING EFFECT
HOUSE CROWDED ALL
DAY
I
If Zion liuptist chnrch keep# up the
larK** attendance It had Sunday; if
Rev Overs still preaches th« strong
-• -noons which he preached Sunday
night on the Three Parable**' of
4e»u*. the future success of Zion is
a sail red. The nov«J was there, the
attention and the religious awakening
wa- there also, and th«* j>ointod.
weighty and philosophic logic was so
plainly put, hut that the most Ignis
i ant man could understand and get
'into touch with the Master. He dwelt
»n the pnrnhle of "lost money.”
which, he said, must have |>een taken j
h> JeMia to show the "losg” of merely
the 'intrinsic value of the money
thtotigh negligence or possibly unin
tentionally. The "lost sheep" ex|K>*-
'*'1 to the winds, rains, wild beasts,
without protector and without home,
unlike the other ninety and nine, must
Ih made to -how how utterly “help-;
less " ia one w ho strays away or get*
lost out of the flock and that the All
Seeing Eye Is si III w atc hing and pro
tecting hint although lost and undone.
Then came the moat pathetic unu Il
lumined parable, that of the "lost !
on. which was given to show what
i “starved soul” ran do spiritually |
when he "arises. bark to his ;
father and repvnta of his sins Hei
was especially impressive Sunday
night His sermon Sunday will be
Baptism The Statesman desire* to
congratulate Zion on her rich acquisi
tion In the way of the new pastor and
may peace, harmony and prosperity
flow like a river from now on
Ile\ Counter, who has been pastor
inu Zion for the past three inuiiihs.
left this week for his son's home in
Kansas City. Mo, to Ik* at the bedside
of his daughter-in law Rev Counter
ih a unique and lovable old gentleman,
whose Are of youth of doing things
has not yet abated, although he is be
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURD> Y MARCH 27 1»09
ing burdened on by the weight of
three score and ten years. Think of
: him holding Zion for three mourns'
I Our words are too feeble to reach his
praise We can only bid him God's
j speed and .» remaining life of useful
ness to God and man
W. C. T. U.
Take Alliance Sunday—Attorney Hipp
Wins Many to Cause.
Th« Alliance is th<* plac-e. n public
forum where ail kinds of questions
are discussed, religious, spiritual,
iolitieal economic and otherwise.
They gav<* a special day called "Tern
peranee" day that all those who op
|K>»ed the W C T T. and kindred or
gan I gallons in their work could hare
an opportunity to refute or deny or
disprove anything that could or would
1h» *aid in favor of the prohibition
uBt to our surprise not one single
person denied anything said in the
• able paper by Mrs Elmira Whirxar.
I who took up alcohol and gave its de-
I rival ion. history and its effec t upon
fhe human body, or in the address by
Attorney Hipp. who told of conditions
in Colorado and throughout our coun
try. The* W C T C worked like
heavers in distributing their litera
ture among the audience*. Mrs A. L
Etonian in a fitting and woman like»
.manner Introduced Attorney Hipp.
who spoke S3 minutes, showing thef
evil effect of drink, and after lie tin-
I ished many grasped his hand and
j pledged him their moral support In
the saloon question. Mr Clyde An
drews failed to appear The follow
ling program was read for Sunday:
Vocal solo. Mr. Harry Gilmore, ad
dress. "Essentials of American Citi
lenshlp. Hon. James Brinson, deputy
| attorney general; vocal solo. Miss
Ruth Hoffman; literary selection. Mias
Cam Karr; vocal solo. Mr Willie
Burns, literary number. Mr Cornelius
Rice, and piano solo. Miss Rhoda An
derson. April 4th will he Business
Sunday and election of officers The
hoard of directors a.e requested to
meet at :30 p. m. at Dr. Jones' of
fice. Mar h 30th. The Alliance will
convene romptly at 4 p. m Sunday
owing to the length of the program
Every hod is invited.
WAUDS CHAPEL NOTES.
The s< 'ond quarterly meeting of
Ward's A M. E. chapel will be held
at the ch ipel. 7<»3 Inca street, to-mor
row at 2 10 p. m. Rev. J. C. C. Owens,
the presi tug elder, will preach ip the
morning nd afternoon. Dr. Randolph
will prea h at 7:3o p m The pastor
atn! nu*m *ers want to make this meet
ing a re letter day for Ward’s.
Everybod is cordially invited to at
tend all hese services. The quarter
ly confe ence will be held Monday
night at 1 p. m
St renin us efforts an* being made to
hold the ally on schedule time. The
fourth St nday in April is the day set
to rains the required amount of
money tc pay off the indebtedness of
th«* Chun b. and from the outlook the
entire eh irch membership of Denver
will havt reason to rejoice that the
sevenieei year-old debt of Ward’s
. Chapel h ts at last been wiped out.
The rail will be held at Shorter’s
, A. M E. church a; 3 p. m. A strong
sermon e id special music will be fea
tures of the service.
I A C. MURPHY. Pastor.
SCOTT l. E CHURCH GETS NEW
MINI TER—TAKES CHARGE
SUNDAY.
At the Wednesday nigm service the
now mil' slot of Scott M. E. church
was proi- tiled to the members out by
Mrs. I. vY. Holmes, the former pas
tors wif. Rev. Wallace Carter comes
highly i commended and has some
very pm ainent relatives in this city.
He is a man with a family and the
entire n mhership has pledged him
their su iport The Statesman wel
«>mes S ott’s now minister and truly
wishes h * work will bo so progressive
and fruit fill ns to meet the needs of
not only the church hut to extend to
the enti e community. Sunday will
be his fl st day when he will actively
enter up »n his duties as pastor.
Five Cents a Corr
NEGRO VOTERS ACTIVE.
•uffrags Ltigua at Baltimore Will
Fight Disfranchising Amswdmasit.
Thr Negro Suffrage League of the
State of Maryland, at Baltimore, baa
begun an aggressive light against the
proposed suffrage amendment which
has for Its purpose the disfranchising
of the colored voters of the state.
Mass meetings will be held and an ef
fort made to organise the voters
throughout the stale and alao enlist
the support of all the white voters
who believe in justice and equality be
fore the law to vote against the
amendment when It comes before the
people at the coming fall election. To
that end the league has sent broadcast
the following address to the people of
Maryland:
"This proposed amendment, its his
tory, its every discussion and Its main
purpose, la to disfranchise the Negro
voters of this state because they are
Negroes, and for this reason, so freely
expressed by the supporters of the
amendment. It is clearly a violation of
the constitution of the United States.
"The educational and proi*erty quail
Sections supposed to apply to all vot
ers. both white and colored, in no way
present the exact intention of the
amendment it ts clearly a violation of
no white voter need apply for reglstra
tlou under either clause, and all white
voters and no colored voters will And
refuge under the grandfather clause,
which will guarantee every white
Toter his vote.
"Thus every white voter Is protect
ed without test as to educational or
property qualifications and every col
ored voter deprived of his vote unless
to tested, which is an absolute denial
to the colored voter of his political
rights. Aside from the legal phase of
this amendment, it is not only an act
of Injnatlre to the colored Toters of
this state, but it will pnt a lasting
stain of dishonor on white cltlseua.
“It is manifestly unfair to deprive us
of the ballot, which is admitted to be
an essential to all other people for
their civil development and for the
protaction of their lives and property.
"If this amendment becomes the elec
tion law of Maryland It will discour
age Intelligent, law abiding people of
the state, who are doing whai they
cun to better the masses of their pe..
pie.
“It will also Increase the responsible
tty of the white people, who wUI el
ther have to carry the burdeD of the
colored people or permit us to decline
In moral and civil life because they
take from us the privilege to elect
state and municipal officials so thai
we can demand from them protection
because we have the right to vote.
"In this uew election scheme we see
It cau. If it becomes the law- of ih*