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SALUE MARTIN SINGERS TO FEATURE FIRST
AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH REVIVAL
REV. RALPH MARK GILBERT
The annual revival of the
First African Bapt'st church. ‘ r Ch u -
Montgomery , and . St. Ju- T
corner
han streets, Dr. Ralph Mark
Gilbert, paster, will open on
] this-coming Sunday at the 11
o’clock hour. r Dr. Dr Gilbert G : 'bcrt ^ will will
preach at the morning and
Commencing w th Monday
night, Dr. Benjamin H. • Whit- Whit-
jng, Baptist pastor church of of '^/rpndship Washington, *•
D. C„ will start preach'ng, and
the special music will he fur¬
nished by the famous Sallie
Uartin Gospel Singers of Chi¬
cago. TIL. the same group that
thrilled Savannah * last year,
and maintained packed houses
throughout the whole cam¬
paign.
Usually the church conducts
its meeting for a full monlh.
but the pastor has explained
Don't miss hearing the great
Sallie Martin Gospel Singers.
Every night at the First Afrii-
can Baptist church, for the
.next two weeks.
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ANNlTERSUaft
The above is the Rev. Wm.
C. Cunningham, whose church,
First African Baptist church
of East Savannah, will cele-
brate his fourth anniversary
as its pastor with a three-
night observance.
Rev. Dunham, the pastor of
Dunham Tabernacle Baptist
church, will deliver the anm-
versary sermon Fr day night,
April 26.
The celebration begins Wed¬
nwnay nesday iu night, S n., April A pru 24, «, with —
the j Uea T church church T- in in “E" charge, charge, and and
sermon by Rev. I. W. Wash-
n ' 8 “'
25 the Sunday school and
| Junlor Church will be in
charge, sermon by Rev. M. Ad¬
| ams, and Friday n’ght, April
1 26, ^ the Senior Choir , and the
I Women’s Women’s Miission Miission will will be in
sermon by Rev. Dun
ham.
REVIVAL MEETING AT
ROCK HILL RAPT. CHURCH
A five-night old time revi¬
val meeting will be conducted
by Rev. J. H. Jones, at Rock
Hill Bapt'st church, 32nd and
Burroughs streets, Rev. F. J.
Stevens, pastor, beginning
Monday night, April 22. thru
Friday night, April 26. He will
preach from the following sub¬
jects: Monday night, April 22
"The Cure for the Crazy
Blues;” Tuesday night, April
23. "The Results of the Seven
Ships in Jordan;” Wednesday
night. April 24. "You May Get
By, But You Can’t Get Away;”
Thursday n'ght, April 25, “The
Pale Horse Rider;” Friday
night, April 26, “Oh! Ye Dry
Bones.”
Have you heard? The
Martin Singers will start in
Revival Services at First Afri¬
can Baptist church commenc-
j ing Monday night.
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MRS RALPH MARK GILBERT .
^ t ^ wm nm fQr only vw0
weeks this year, because it is
always launched directly with
Sund ay y In view of the |
that East er comes late this
year, and the further fact that
f ° r theh ’ mamm0th EaStef ^
rise and ana se rehearsal rehearsal ™; e ’ are are ^necessary necessary,! necessary, I
only, onijfc two two weeks weeks are are left left unt unt'l 1
Sunday in May. which ....
the Krst '......
is the traditional day for - the
> bapfsm.
The wee}C 2 y services will start
each night promptly at 8:30.
Services on Sundays will be at
11 a. m. and 8 p. m. The ‘
church s issuing a special
vitation to all who are without
a church home, lor any reason,
to attend these services, with
a view to becoming a part of
their fellowship.
The above is the likeness of
? -rv. VGn. Daniels, pastor of
Jen ra! Baptist church,
two weeks ago conducted a
• ce L ul rev val at the FAB
church Beaufort, S. C., with
■n :e:s:on of nine converts
Taring he week’s meet ng.
From April 22 to May 5 he will
conduct a series of revival
meetings at Central
church, Hull street, corner Mc¬
Allister street, the church
wh ch he pastors here.
Some general; S suggestions
were sent to each home in the
selected demonstration blocks
by block wardens.
Hear Dr. Benjamin H. Whit-
ng of Washington, D. C., great
gospel preacher, at the Revival
Services, which will be held at
the First African Baptist
Church (the Mother Church),
commencing this coming Mon¬
day night.
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LN MEMORY
FULLER- -In loving memory I
our mother, sister and grand
MRS MARY PULLER
who died April 20, 11M5
the sun is shining,
the day is bright.
there is no sadness,
there is no night.
Somewhere there is no parting.
Dark clouds are rolled away,
In that eternal somewhere
Well meet again some day.
Sadly missed bv:
Son and daughter,
Mr. Jackson Fuller
Miss Adl.ne Fuller
Dorchester, Ga.
Sisters,
Mrs. Sallie Holmes
Mrs. Sophia Barnes
Savannah, Ga.
Brothers,
Mr. James Allen
Mr. Charles Allen
Dorchester, Ga.
Grand children and other
relatives.
KIRBYV—In loving memory of
our dear mother,
MRS. SADIE P. KIRBY
who departed this life April 18,
1945. 4
There’s an open gate
At the end of the road.
Through which each must go
alone;
And there in a light we cannot
see,
Our Father claims Hs own.
Beyond the gate our loved one
Finds happiness and rest;
And there is comfort in the
thought
That a loving God knows best.
Sadly missed by:
Daughters:
Mrs. Vivian Stafford and
Mrs. Marie Singleton
Sons-in-law:
Mr. J. C. Stafford and
Mr. Henry Singleton, Jr.
and grand children.
LAWRENCR -In loving mem¬
ory of
MRS. VICTORIA LAWRENCE
who departed this life April 13,
1945.
Though you slipped away,
Just one year ago today,
Precious memories linger on
Around the home since you are
gone.
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Gone from us who loved you so
But you are happier we know
Without a pain, peacefully
sleeping,
At home with God and in His
keeping.
EH
You are not forgotten, dear
one,
Or will you ever be,
As long as life and memory
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A GREAT EASTER MUSICAL PROGRAM
MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 22ND AT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
•rf'pwim
THE NASH DRAMATIZERS
Of E. St. Louis, HI, ‘
Dramatizing “He Is Not Here He Is Risen”
One of The Finest Concerts Ever Presented
In The City o f Savannah
Also Starring B«ulah Norman, tho Great West Indies Singer; Henry Jones. Chicago's Alluring Basso; Elijah
Wright, World Renowned Baritone, and a Great Quarj arrnvn raptist CHURCH
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will remember
Devoted daughter:
Mrs. Margaret. Brown. New i
city. '
Cousins:
Air. and Mrs. Clafence Wil-
New York city.
Mrs. Anna Williams, New
city* Busch, Savan-
Mrs. Mary L.
in, ua. ,a i
Miss Madeline Bell, New York
Aunt:
Mrs. Matilda Fields, Savan¬
Ga.
Friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor,
York city.
Mrs. Jennie Wright, New
York city. New
Mrs. Inez Washington,
York city.
FIELDS In loving remem-
brance of
EUGENE A. FIELDS
who departed this life April
13. 1943.
Wife, l
Sarah G. Fields
Children,
Percy W. Fields
Alphonso E. Fields
Eleanor F. Tattnall
Grandchildren,
William Henry Fields
Alphonso Fields, Jr.
Percy Tattnall
Margaret F elds
FOSTERi—In memory of our
dear mother,
MRS. WOLA FOSTER
who departed this life April
16, 1941,
our dear father,
MATHIS FOSTER
who departed this life April 6,
1936.
S ■nrese days recall sad memories
our loved ones gone to
A And those who think of you
today,
those who love you best.
When wu we think of you all, clear
paren s
Our hearts are filled with pain,
i, w, rr y o» »* mm.
The world may change
t year to year
Our lives from day to day
But the love and memory of
you all, dear parents,
Shall never pass away.
Sadly missed by:
Daughters:
, Mrs. Leonia Hines
Savannah, Ga.
Miss Hattie Mae Foster
Mrs. Sydney Drexton
White Plains, N. Y.
Son:
Marshall Foster,
New York city.
THE FAMOUS CLOUDS OF JOY
Of Detroit. Mich.
THE GREAT PERRY BROS,
of Youngstown Ohio
m, ■p* 3 :
In Song Battle With The Fa¬
mous Clouds of Joy
Ann eleven erandfioft;
ROGERS An sad but loving
remembrance of our dear one,
JOHN ROGERS. JR.
who passed away April 19, 1927.
Long days and nights you were
in pain.
To wait the cure that was in
vain,
But God knoweth all things
best,
Based your pain and gave you
rest.
The flowers we laid mi your
grave,
May wither and deray,
Hut. the love we have for you,
dear.
Will never Cade away.
Mother and father,
Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers,
sr. 8‘
Brother. Emory Rogers
Sisters:
Roberta Spencer
Mattie P. Wright
New York.
EDWARDS In loving mem¬
ory of our dear mother,
MRS. MAGGIE EDWARDS
who departed this life one year
ago, April 12, 1945.
Without her precious guiding
hand
VUe've sorrowed for a year,
And each day, though separat¬
ed,
We feel her presence near.
Children, Brother.
FOREMAN RAPS PRESIDENT
FOR HIS STAND ON POLL TAX
Continued from page 1
(Bulgaria and Greece to assure
j free elections. to the He has of given
Uhe vote women con¬
quered Japan, but he apparent¬
ly has no concern for the peo
P lp "*0 disfranchised In
the United States.
" Thp tax and
congressmen have killed every
important piece of domestic
legislation which the president
has proposed. ‘ His only hope
, accomplishment , to
of was car-
on the Roosevelt fight
c—
the Senate, Senator Pepiper has
announced thait the bill will
soon be called; fro
calendar.
“As senator, Truman
voted for the federal
of the poll tax. If he
now to let down the
people at this crucial stage
the fight, he is abandoning
Democratic party to its
vicious elements.
“The only southern state
the last eight years that
been able to abandon tthe
tax Is Georgia. That was
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PAGE TTH7FE
riole only because the gover¬
nor h.ui the power to a Wash
the tax for one year by execu¬
tive action. No such power ex
i.Hs In the seven states which
still have the poll tax as a
requi.n te for voting. In all of
these states the vote tax can
be eliminated only by constitu¬
tional amendment. Th s means
that only the people who have
alreudy paid the tax will be
able to say whether or not it
shou'd be aboVshed.
“The abolition of the poll
tax could mean the abolition
of Senators Bilbo, Byrd and
MeKellar in 1946. With the co-
operaiion of the President the
bill could be passed in the
Senate over the filibuster that
these men would undoubtedly
attempt. i* ll . More than ., ffty ... sen-
atorshave , said ... in wrl^ng , that
they would vote for the bill
It comes before the Senate. If
President Truman ts appeasing
the filibusters to the extent of
changing . , . hs . , position on the
' L> " r-OTHl
Senator Pepper is pressing
for early act'on by the Senate
on the bill to abolish the poll
tax as a prerequisite to vote £n
federal elections.
PUBLISHERS UR TED TO SEEK
WHITE AS WELL AS COLORED
SUBSCRIBERS
Continued From Page One
Press-Scimitar, afternoon daily,
Mrs. Mar> Walthen, news edi¬
tor of Rad ! o Station WMPS
here; H. L. Mitchell of Mem¬
phis, president of the National
Farm Laabor Un on, and Row¬
land Watts of New York city,
assistant national secretary of
the Workers’ Defense League,
all participating In discussions
on newspaper or labor prob¬
lems
Time For Change
Mr. Howard urged colored
newspapers to seek white sub¬
scribers with the same zeal
that metropolitan dallies bid
for colored circulation. Mrs.
Walthen said that the radio
and newspaper executive
desks strive to get the facts in
chronicling any news
and that there Is no
tion or coloration of
facts on the basis of
considerations. She
out how objectively the
Columbia, Tenn., racial
ance was presented. She
Interracial press cooperat’on
easy to effect because It,
just ks much what the
newspapers want as it is
desire of the colored
pers, which in the main,
weekly publications and are
direot competitors.
The editors were in
ment that the time is
when colored newspapers
take a partisan stand for
gains on behalf of
alone. They urged that the
member newspapers press
those overall community
which will directly aid
whole population and
ly help Negroes rather
the opposite technique
has so long been the one-s
approach of the Negro press.
National President Attends.
Presiding at thj# opening
iness meeting Was Mr.
w)|h the final business
ing being presided over by
Scott. Master of
for the public meeting
evening in Metroplitan
church was Lewis O.
editor of the Memphis
Phones 2-1141
2-1142
LOUIS C.
Matthews
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ference, who also presided at
Saturday's banquet which cli¬
maxed activities for the visit-
ing and local newsmen,
The opening day was high-
1 ghted by the report of the
annual newspaper celebration,
and the Wendell WUlkie awards
from Frank L. Stanley, of Lou-
isville, Ky editor of the Lou-
Lsville Defender and pres cient
°* th e Ne * ro Newxpaper Pub-
lishers Association, who also
was guest speaker for the pub¬
lic meeting, for which Mr.
Sc.otit was also a featured
speaker.
Want* S ! neeritv of White Press
Mr. Stanley urged greater
reg'onal representation at the
national meet ng In New York
in June, \ wider participation in
the contest for the ,, Willkie .
' lnclude entries
by
wh’te . .. journalists imirnnlKts and anri non- .
NNPA newspapermen and wo-
men, as well as continued ef-
I \ forts to bridge the gap be-
n whot th ; ngs the South-
£, '
i w u of fair presentation of
,
news about colored people.
Pledge Steps to Improve News
The ed tors pledged them¬
selves to stop overworking the
term “Negro” and “colored" In
the presentation of their news;
to more systematically follow
up news stories from week to
week: to fake steps to make
their fundamental editorial po-
sDW’on better understood by the
white as well as the colored
populaton; better relate nat¬
ional and sectional news with
local news; to do more rewrit¬
ing of copy submitted to the
news desks to guarantee a
more readable newspaper: to
strive for Improvement In me¬
chanical makeup of the news
pages; to eliminate wasted
space in news heads, engrav¬
ings, mats and news stories;
to avoid the publication of ob-
ject’onable or grusome pic¬
tures; and they also pledged
themselves to utilize the other
departments of the paper, as
well as the editorial page, in
crusad’ng for various commu¬
nity gains.
In attendance at and- par-
tldpat'ng in the various ses¬
sions, other than the princi¬
pals rment'oned. were J. Don
Dav's, C. W. Cubia and Louis
Jones, all of the Informer
newspapers, Houston, Texas;
C. C. Dejole, Jr., editor of the
Louisiana Weekley, New Or¬
leans; Percy J, Greene, Mr.
and Mrs T. J. Beasley, all of
Jackson, Miss.; Emory O. Jack-
son, Birmingham, Ala.; Bish¬
op J. A. Hamaletit, of Jackson,
Tenn.; the Rev. A. D. Purnell
and Fred M/ller, Mound Bayou.
Miss.; A. Sands, Miami, Fla.;
President Lawrence A. Davis
and Dean F. A. Johnson of Ar¬
kansas State College. Pine
Bluff, Ark.; as well as Dr. Ru¬
fus J. Hawkins of LeMoyne,
Dr. J. E. Walker, Lr. George W.
Lee. J. A. Hubert, the Rev. S. A.
Owens, R. F. Jones of the AFL,
Henry B. White of the CIO,
NaT, D. Williams, the Rev. J. A,
MacDaniels, J. A. Beauchamp,.
Mrs. Gorine Young, La's John¬
son, Mmes T. M. Watson and
A. M. Miller, D D. Springer of
Memphis, and Amos Reese of
Mound Bayou, Miss.
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