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Newspaper

Miami Times

Location

Miami, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1950

Page

3

Ame’s Mammoth Conclave Illuminates Religious Education Leaders

The AMEs set for a large congress in Atlanta feature remarks by Dean Rusk and Dorothy Tilly with other senior church and youth figures. Programs include devotional services, panels on world order, an Oratorical Contest, workshops for all ages, and high profile sermons by Bishops including A J Allen Gomez and Wright.

Dean Rusk Washington, D.C Dorothy Tilly Pres. Roosevelt John Schisler Board of Education the Methodist Church Weaver M. Marr Boy Scouts of America International Society Christian Endeavor International Council of Religious Education B.N. Moore St. Paul Sadie Belle Barrow New Orleans Priscilla Massie Detroit H. B. Frazier Columbia S. C Richard Allen Home and Foreign Missionary Society L. L. Berry A.M.E. Church Anne Heath Woman’s Mission Ary Society Nora W. Link Woman’s Missionary Society R. R. Wright, Jr South Africa Susie L. Flipper Joseph S. Flipper Mary P. King Artishia Jordan Los Angeles Gladys Holmes Boston A. J. Allen Cleveland Ohio Joseph Gomez Waco Texas Atlanta D. Ward Nichols New York John H. Clayborn Memphis Tenn Morris Brown College W. A. Fountain E. C. Mitchell R. R. Wright Georgia

Bishop Gregg's Wife Buried in Two States

Mrs. Melberta Gregg, wife of Bishop John A. Gregg of the Florida District AME Church, was buried in Lawrence after double funeral services in two states. She died July 18 in Jacksonville Fla from lingering illness caused by a fall injuring her spine and hips. A noted German refugee physician from Vienna had developed a silver socket for her hip bone in attempts to heal her.

Lawrence, Kas ANP Melberta Gregg John A. Gregg Florida African Methodist Episcopal Church Gregg Jacksonville Fla Vienna

Oldest Negro Church Honors Longtime Pastor in Savannah

America's oldest Negro church, First African Baptist in Savannah, founded January 20, 1788, honored its pastor Rev. Ralph Mark Gilbert for ten years of service. Ministers, congregations, and over 20 secular groups visited daily as church choirs sang in tribute to Dr. Gilbert.

Savannah America First African Baptist Church Ralph Mark Gilbert First African Gilbert

West Pointers Ordered to Active Duty

Two June 1950 West Point graduates were ordered to active duty here last week. They are David K. Carlisle of this city and Robert W. Green of Oakland. They will report for duty in Yokohama, Japan, where they will then be assigned to their permanent outfits. At West Point they were roommates.

Los Angeles ANP West Point David K. Carlisle Robert W. Green Oakland Yokohama Japan U. S. Military Academy

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