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MADDEN IMPROVES
Washington, Oct. 24th. Con
gpsssmftu Martin B. Madden, who
was taken with illness on the way
to his office in the Capitol last
week, continues to improve. His
son-in-law, Assistant Postmaster-
Getteral Henderson, announces
that Mr. Madden is greatly moved
by the numerous telegrams and
letters from his colored friends
throughout the country inquiring
about his condition and express
sing wishes for his recovery. Mr.
Madden is 68 years of age and the
active life he is living as a leader
in Congress has been a severe tax
upon his vitality.
Marcus Garvey’s bail, original
ly fixed at $25,000, was reduced
to SIO,OOO through energetic rep.
resentations of his counsel,
George Gordon Battle.
669 Hancock Ave.,
Athens, Ga.,
Oct. 19, 1923
Prof. J. L. Brown,
Athens, Ga.,
Dear Editor:—
Please allow me space in your
timely and uplifting paper
far the pastor, officers and
members of Union Temple A. M.
B. Zion Church on River and
Thomas Street, this city, to give
thanks to the following pastors
and some of their members for
helping us so faithfully in our ral
ly. Revs. A. L. Haywood, W. L.
Wheeler, Wm. Few, Rev. Dr.J. H.
Horton, Revs. W. B. Hayes, C. H.
Robinson, W. A. Fountain and
Dr. C. S. Haynes. All of these
ministers preached wonderful ser
mons and gave largely in the col
lections. Rev. Haywood and Rev.
Wheeler stood by us from Wed-
THE ATHENS REP U B LI Q U E
nesday night until Sunday night-
The grand total raised including
all money $125.50. Many of the
members paid $5.00 and $6.00 each
and some of the clubs of the First
A. M. E. Church helped us very
much. Mrs. Lady Jackson,of the
First A. M. E7UKufW, raised $2.15
for us. The pastor, Bro. Marion,
raised $30.45 in this rally. He
raised half this amountamong his
friends in Chicago: $5.00 in gold
was presented to the pastor by
Mrs. Sallie Spratling and the
church donated him $15.00 for bis
faithfulness, it was presented by
Bio. H. P. Davis, with some time
ly remarks. Mrs. Sprailing also
spoke and asked for the pastor’s
return. Sunday, Oc h . 14th will
long be remembered at Union
Temple.
Dr. C. L. Jon s stood bv us
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faithfully in oar rally. Mr. and
Mrs. Billups gave a big dinner to
the following: Rev. W. L. Wheel
er, Rev. A. L. Haywood, Rev. W.
B. Hayes, Dr. C. L. Jones and
Bro. Marion. We had everything
that could be had.
The pastor reports a happy aud
pleasant trip up North He spent
two days in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
with Rev. Dr. A. L. Martin and
his daughter and they made my
stay a joyful one. He has a splen
did church and his members were
very nice to me. I also spent 3
days in Knoxville, Tenn, and had
a happy stay with many of my
members from Geoi gia. I preach
ed there for Dr. H. T. Medford
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and took seven of them in chuich
there. I went on to Chicago and
spent five weeks with my sister
and many friends there and in
East Chicago, Ind., Gary, Ind.,
Indianapolis. Ind. I preached two
sermons every Sunday and during
the week. It was a happy reun-
ion to meet my sister and her
family and many friends after
being away for two years. Many
of the people are doing well in the
North and some of them will stay j
while others are not making good
and they are coming back every
day and planning for farming in
1924. Some of our people are
making conditions bad in the
North in many ways. Therefore
I think the farm is the best place
for some of them.
Yours in Christ,
S. H. Marion, Pastor.
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Miss Sallis Newsome and Mrs
A. T. Howard have just returned
from Jefferson where they attend
ed the county fair. Both of there
ladies are successful teachers in
that county and had some very
nice work on exhibit.
THANKS
Please give me space to thank
these friends for helping Miss An
nie Robinson to solicit aid for the
Jeruel Missionary Convention.
Rev. E. D. Harris 25c; Mr. J. L.
Brown 10c; Rev. S. M. B. Usry
10c; Mrs. E. M. Hill 10c; Mrs.
Annie Pell 10c; Mrs. Mary Brown,
10c; Miss Christii e Smith 10c;
Rev. S. H. Marion 25 c; Bro. M.
Thomae 25c; Bro. Sp ed Watkins
10c.
Faithfully Yours,
Cora B. Jon *>B
SHORTCUTS
The Knights of Honor, frater
nal order of Louisiana, has $lO3,
280.40 total balance to its credit.
Robert Bridges, bosom friend of
S. Coleridge Taylor, and poet-iau
leateof England since 1913, will
visit America and spend the colle
giate year at the University of
Michigan in confoimance with an
October 27, 1923