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PAG* TWO CHURCH HEWS Woman’s Day Will Be at 1st Sun. t MRS. SADIE CARTLEDGE The Sisterhood of First an Baptist church will sponsor Woman’s Day programs day, September 13. At the morning service. 11:15 o’clock the speaker will be Mrs. Sadie Cartledge, a member of Methodists Contribute $401,538 to Race Relations NASHVILLE — (ANP) — Ac- cording to Dr. James S. Tho- mas, of the Methodist Board of Education, members of his denomination throughout the country hare contributed $401 St. James AME Church The Rev. Charles W. Pitts of Turner’s Monumental A. M. of Atlanta was the guest of the Greater St. James AME church for its communion services. He also brought the message for the evening service. He was the house guest of Rev. and Mrs. B. C. Carswell while in the city. The communion service was also highlighted by a solo ren¬ dered by Mrs. Geraldine V/ard of the senior choir. A represen¬ tative of the delegates to the State AME Sunday School con¬ vention thanked the church for riving theim the topportunity to attend this convention. Mrs. Eugenia Durden introduced the visitors. Plans were made for the forthcoming Women’s Day pro¬ gram which is under the lead¬ ership of Mrs. Viola Carswell, and for having pictures taken of the Sunday School and Youth groups of the church on the third Sunday, September 20. The Rev. B. C. Carswell, Sr., is pastor of the church. F. B. B. Usher Board The Usher Board of First Drvan Baptist church met Sun¬ day, August 9 at the church Those present were Mesdames Louise Heidt, Julia Chatman Clenlva Polite, Mamie DarlSy Blanche Braxton, Annie Lou Smook, A Snype, Dorothy Sim¬ mons, Bertha Coursev, Mattie Gannaway, Rosa Hill. Evelyn Turner, Mable Gilmore, Helen Grant, Emma Swangin. Daisy Harvey, Janie Bryant and Jack Johnson, John Butler, Arthur Robinson, Henry Darby, Moses Frazier, Lester Williams, David Jackson and Chas. A. Sim¬ mons. BAPTIST BOOK STORE 152 Barnard St. BHoles, Church and Sunday 8cheel Supplies, Books Choir Robes ADams 4-7881 MAKES YOU LOOK W OLDERTHANYOUARE LOOK YOUNGER, - Get SUCK BLACK ,AT YOUR DRUGGIST MRS. CLY.NET A F. MARCUS st, John’s Baptist church, At the evening services, 7 °’ c! ° c ' k aj.rog^m j^bepre- sented. Mrs. C. F. Marcus, a i member of First Bryan Baptist \ church, wil] be the speaker, Mrs. Alethia Green is presi- dent of the Sisterhood. 538 to a Special Race Relations j Offering, | Dr. Thomas characterized the I | amount as the largest since the inauguration of the offering in 3941. St. Philip AME Church The Sunday Sch ° o1 of St PhIlip AME church wiU hold its I annual promotion Sunday, Sep- j tpmber 13 ' Last Sunday at 13:30 a. m. the pastor, Dr. John S. Bryan, delivered the Labor Day sermon on the subject, “Labor With God.” One mem¬ ber was added. The committee on Women’s Day met after the service and elected Miss Susie Maynard, chairman; Mrs. Irma Fields, co-chairman; Mrs. Al- fredia Martin, secretary, and Mrs. Dorothy Fuller, treasurer. Other officers and committee chairmen will be hundred ninety-four took the holy communion. Palen Methodist Church Communion services on Sunday at Palen M. church were j largely attended. The pastor. Rev. J. Reddick, delivered two impressive messages. The mu¬ sic was rendered by the senior choir and the Men’s choir. The senior choir will sponsor the Simmons Singers on Friday night, September 11. St. Philip Mon. AME Communion servics were well I attended at St. Philip Monu- mental church Sunday. Pastor Jaudon delivered the messages i ihroughout the day. Three per-| sons joined the church. In the; afternoon Pastor Jaudon 1 as¬ sisted by some of the officers 1 )f the church, communed the! sick and shut-in members. FOR PIES Like Mother used to make* jt. Mary’s To Celebrate ^astor’s Anniversary s-s sim The twenty-ninth Anniversa- i ry of Rev. Richard D. Cooper, as pastor of St.Mary’s Baptist church, Ferrell street, will be celebrated with special pro¬ grams on September 11 and Sept. 13. Friday night, Septembber 11 at 8 o’clock the Deaconess Board will be in charge of the pro¬ gram, Mrs. Mary Gilmore, pres¬ ident. Sunday morning at 10 o’clock Sunday School will be conduct¬ ed by James Cooper, superin¬ tendent. At 11 o’clock the reg¬ ular order of service will be followed. Tjjj,e ,Home, Mission will be in charg^'; of the spe¬ cial program, Mrs., R. B. Small, president. F. B. B. Senior Choir The senior choir of the First Bryan Baptist ^church will meet at the home of - Mrs. Merejene Colson, 1221 Scptimber Augusta Ave Thursday, 17 ,at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Sallie Freeman is president; -Miss ‘Mbnii Gregory, ] reporter. St. - Thomas AME j i A successful revival meeting: closed at St. Thomas A. M. E. church Friday 'night.. ( The re-; vival was conducted by Rev. B. ch Carswell, jaastor of St. James AME church. Communion ser- vices were well attended Sun- ■ day. Maceo Pf^jftn was fellow- ; shipped into the church. Plans' are being made for Woman’s observed on' ; Bailey have returned to the city. Mrs. Alma Thomas was a ! shut-in last week because of a home accident. Others on the i sick list are Mrs ’ Cora Warrpn ’ Mrs. Maria Rainey, and Mrs. Louise Day. “Delinquency Lessened by So¬ cial Investment.” Become a Member of Greenbriar Child¬ ren’s Center, Inc., the week of September 14. UNIFORMS Lister Board, DeaconVts, | * llurtes. ,|4©ther of Church, Missionary, Prayer Band Nylon, Dacron, Cotton, Poplin* Sizes 5 to 52 Long, Short and 3-4 Sleeves BADGtS FOR USHERS AN| ORGANIZATIONS lowest Prices Available WRITE FOR FREE CATAIOC #7 SPRINGER FASHION UNIFORMS 701 N St.. N.E. 77 Alabama St., S.W. Washington 2 , 0.C. Atlanta 3, Georgia THE SAVAITWAH TWiSTWI c h ureh Membership 'Continued mm One' 337,541 or 2.1 percent over 1957. Per member contributions annually: For all causes- $63.- 27. an increase of 4.1 percent ever 3957. i For congregational ' xpenses — .'59.39, an increase f 3.9 prreent over 1957. For benevolences — $ 1288 , an in¬ crease of 5 4 percent over 1957.) Thr e figures are based on re¬ ports from 41 church bodies, and released by the Depart¬ ment of Stewardship and Bene¬ volence of the National Coun¬ cil of Churches. New construction of religious buildings for all faiths: $363,- 900.000. This compares -with >868,000.000 pent in 3957, an all- ime high. The 1958 figure is more than double the 1959 fig¬ ure of 09.000.000. These fig¬ ures are based on U S. Depart¬ ment cf Commerce re,ports. Religious education statistics (Sunday and Sabbath schools) are based on reports made by 229 church bodies as against 230 reporting the previous year. There were 274,770 Sunday or Sabbath schools, with 3,335.782 teachers and officers, and a total enrollment of 41,197,313 in 1{| -n Protestant churches, which generally emphasize the Sun¬ day or Sabbath school, reported 80.8 percent of the 1958 enroll¬ ment ,as against 92.2 percent of the total in 1857. Total Pro¬ testant enrollment in 1958 was 37.404,867. The Yearbook comparison of current religious education fig¬ ures with previous years shows the following trend: i s JhnnT 'hoots with !Tw were e an 184 enrollment ’ 686 11 Su " d ay of, | oa 23,206,374 one Q- 7 ., persons in , 1 n 9 o 2 , 3 There were 246,240 schools with ! ■an enrollment of of «> 29,775,357 vvs mw in in I j 1950. , / in p Protestant n r ;j yS ‘ S Sunday f* f e ffr0 and ™ Sab- s bath schools shows that ap- proximately as many adults (24 and over) were enrolled as 'S.437 o/m^r- cent of the equivalent popula¬ tion age group. The youth brac¬ ket (ages 12-23) accounted for _ 7,370,346 members 23 or per- pent of the population age group. The cradle roll (to age 2» figure was 2.969.605, sll ? h tly more than one-quarter 01 '‘ le Population age group, The analysis of age group- ings is the second time the Yearbook has provided such in¬ for mation. The findings are based on statistics from 44 Protest ant and Eastern Ortho- dox denominations, The latest church member- sbip figures indicate the gen- eral upward trend of the last the percentages were as foI ~ lowis: 1910—43 percent; 1920—- 43 percent; 1930—47 percent; 1940—49 percent; 1950—57 per¬ cent; 1956—62 percent; 1957— 61 percent; 1958—63 percent. Church membership by ma¬ jor groupings for 1958 is as follows: Protestant, 61,504.669; Roman Catholic, 39.509,508: Jewish congregations, 5,500,000; SIDNEY A. JONES FUNERAL HOME Provides Highest Class Service — At Lowest Cost Quick and Careful Ambulance Service We now offer choice burial lots in beautiful EVERGREEN MEMORIAL PARK (Formerly old Wright cemetery) Conveniently located—high and dry $5.60 down and small monthly payments. Gem Thoughts foP^ilditation “For who upon the hearth can start a fire, And never warm the stone? Or who can cheer another’s Wdr1{, And not his own? I stilled a hungry infant’s cry,. With kindness filled a stranger’s cup, And lifting others, Found that I was lifted up.” <^5iclne\j nexf ^Jones ones ^jj-uneral Twnerai <J~Co Lome SAVANNAH, GA. PHONE ADams 4-7226 Eastern Orthodox, 2,545.318. Three of the four major groups showed Increases for the year. Figures for the Jewish congregations were unchanged from the previous report. Reports received from 224 Protestant church bodies in 1958 showed a total of 81,504.- 669 members as against 59.823. 777 reported by 227 bodies in 1957. The rise of 1,716,892 rep¬ resents a 2.8 percent increase. • The reduction in number of denominations reporting is ac¬ counted for by the fact that the Presbyterian Church in the U.S A. and the United Presby¬ terian Church in North Ameri¬ ca—have now united as the United Presbyterian Church in the UBA. Two other bodies with a total of 382 members failed to report fer 1958. The Roman Catholic bership total indicates a 10 per cent rise in 1858 over 1957. It includes Roman Catholics “in the United States. Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands, includ¬ ing all families of the defense forces both at home and abroad, and the diplomatic and other services abroad,” accord- ing to the Official Catholic Directory for 1959, the current compilation. The increase in membership of 3,481.498 over 1957, according to the Directory, “includes the 2,000.000 ed for the first time by the Military Ordinariate.” The Roman Catholic church regards all baptized persons, including infants, as members. The great majority of Protest¬ ant churches list as members only those persons who have attained full membership, us- ually at age 13. The Yearbook that between _____™ 90 to nB percent of Protestant church membership is over 13 years of age. Protestants represented 27 percent of the total population of continen t a i United States in 1926 Thjs rose to 28 7 percent in 1940. It was 33.8 percent in 1950, 35.5 percent in 1955, 35.5 percent in 1958. Roman Catho¬ lic percentages were as fol¬ lows: 1926—16 percent; 1940— 161 P^ent; I960 — 18.9 per- oent; 1 g &5 _ 2 o .3 percent; 1958— 22.8 percent. The largest Protestant church body in 1958 in the U6. is the Methodist Church, with 9,670,690 members. Next in or¬ der among the most numerous Protestant church bodies are: Southern Baptist Convention. 9,202,205; National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc,. 5,000,- 000; United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., 3,094,633; Pro¬ testant Episcopal, 3,042,286; National Baptist Convention of America, 2,668,799; United Lu- BACK STRAIN Bending, twisting or lifting can cause vertebrae to be misaligned: pain and bodily ills may result. Correct this cause with CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS DR. R. A. MILNER CHIROPRACTOR 402 W. 38th Street, Savannah, Ga. Phone AD 3-0949 For Appointment ian and Evangelical and Re¬ formed/ 2,187,489; Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, 2,234,- 844; Christian Churches (Dis¬ ciples of Christ) International Convention, 1.943,599. All the above church bodies, with the exception of the Sou¬ thern Convention and the L’llthfTan Church, Missouri Synod, are -members of the National Council of Churches. The Yearbook does not con¬ tain a Membership count for the Church of Christ, Scientist, whosey "numfeering regulations forbid the of people and re¬ porting of such statistics for publication.” According to the 1936 census of religious bodies, the last taken by the U. S government, there were 270,000 Christian Scientists in the U.S When Protestant church bo¬ dies are grouped into “famil¬ ies,” the Baptist are the most numerous. Miajor “families” are as follows: Baptist (27 bodies), 20,493,- 381; Methodist (21 bodies), 12.- 213,097; Lutheran (18 bodies), 7,791,248; Presbyterian (10 bo¬ dies), 4,125.583; Latter Day Saints (6 bodies), 1,546,751. [ TRUE LOVE BAPTIST j riillDpu LflUKCrl T/T I rri ttLtuKA CDD ITr 1 L j 35TH ANNIVERSARY i True Love Baptist church, 777 j Gwinnett street, Rev. Fred- dle Bonds pastor ^ celebra t e its 35th anniversary beginning Monday night, Sept. 14, through Sunday, September 20. The following churches will partici¬ pate: Monday night. Sept. 14, First Evergreen Baptist church. Rev. E. A. Capers, program by Deacon ™ri Board; 7 Bofton Tuesday Street^BaptM night, s 5 Church, Rev. W. .. N. Robinson, „ .. P as or program by Deaconess 16, Mt. Tabor Baptist church. Rev. L. Kelly, pastor, program by No. 2 choir; Thursday night ,\ Sept. 17, Bethel A. M. E. church, Rev. A. B. Wilson, pas¬ tor, program by B. T. U. and Mission; Friday night, Sept. 18, 2nd Bethlehem Baptist church, Rev. H. D. Cooper, pastor, pro¬ gram by Usher Board and Sun¬ day School; Sunday morning, | Sept. 20, 11:30 o’clock. Second Bryan Baptist church. Rev. Shellman, pastor, program by Senior choir; Sunday afternoon, 1:30 o’clock Macedonia Baptist and First Beaulah Baptist churches, Rev. F. Bonds, pastor. A man has to live with him¬ self and he should see to it that he always has good company. SEE PAUL and ANDY For Ignition, Starters, Generators and Carburetors Phone ADams 2-0221 ________ Memorials RADFORD—In sad but loving • remembrance of our dear mother and grandmother MRS. LOUISA J. RADFORD who departed this life three years agio September 11, 1866 She is not dead, she’s just away. Sadly missed Mrs. Susanna J. Primus Mr. Clarence N. Robinson, Sr. PITTS—In loving memory of our daughter LOIS FRANCfNA PITTS who departed this life Sept. 3, 1958 \ Sleep on, my little one, God and His angels Watch over your little grave For our sake. And they will welcome you To heights eternal On that immortal day when you awake. Sadly missed by Mother, Mrs. Katie Lou Pitts Father, Mr. Marion Pitts, Sr. Grandmother, Mrs. Mamie Byrd New York City Grandfather, Mr. inmon Bryant Sisters and brothers LEE — In memory of DEA. THCMAS B. LEE, JR. who passed from labor to reward September 5, 1949 Gone, but not forgotten, To your home beyond the skies; We think of you so often, As the years pass swiftly by. We still keep the pathway j That took you to your rest; We hope to meet you some bright day, When we, too, pass the test. Lovingly remembered b Wife, Mrs. Millie Lee Daughter, Mrs. Thelma T. Lee FRIENDLY GIRLS BEAUTY NOOK NEW LOCATION 504 WEST BRYAN ST. Phone AD 2-9370 Mrs. Martha Charlton, Prop. V S. SH E To See Better See Us Optometric Service 112 Whitaker St. — Phone ADams 3-3476 EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED “Vision Is Your Most Precious Possession” READ! ©hr SHIumr 10 CENTS A COPY On The Following News Stands Every Thursday CCA CONFECTIONERY DlIFFY & EAST BROAD CHICK’S SHOE PARLOR 803 WEST BROAD ST. CROSBY BROS. DRUG STORE 1202 MONTGOMERY ST. CROWN’S CONFECTIONERY 434 WEST BROAD ST. FOREMAN’S CONFECTIONERY 649 KLINE ST. HARRY’S CUT RATE DRUG STORE 709 WEST 37th ST. SATURDAY, SEPT. 12, 1959 iMURPHY—In sad but loving memory of ANNE F. MURPHY who passed away two years ago September 9, 1957 Devoted Sister, Mrs. Alberta M. Payne Brother, St. Clair Murphy BROOKS—In memory of my dear husband JESSE BROOKS who departed this life September 11, 1948 He bade no one a last farewell, He said goodbye to none; His loving heart just ceased to beat Before I knew he was gone. My heart was filled with sad¬ ness, Miy eyes were filled with tears; God alone knows how I miss him At the end of these long years. Sadly missed by •his loving wife, Mrs. Sarah Brooks CARDS OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all the neighbors and friends for their kindness and loyalty during the illness and death of our uncle, Deacon Lark H. Hooks. Rev. Willie Gaskin Mrs. Ruby Harvard CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Mrs. Lula Grant Kemp wishes to thank their many friends for their kindness shown them during her illness and death. Special thanks to those who donated cars, beautiful floral designs, cards and telegrams, the Sidney Jones Funeral Home for its fine service and cooperation. WASH&DRY (One Day Service) $1.00 (Max. 25 Lbs.) IIOWX J&C CONFECTIONERY SWINNETT & ATLANTIC KNIGHT’S SUNDRIES HENRY & WEST BROAD LEE’S DRUG STORE 347 WEST BROAD ST. RYALS CONFECTIONERY MAPLE & WEST BROAD ROBERT SAM’S CONFECTIONERY 730 WATERS AVE. UBELE’S CONFECTIONERY 2611 WEST BROAD ST.