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PACE FOLK THE FUTURE OUTLOOK I Greensboro Negro Newspaper. PUBLISHED WEEKLY 5c Per Copy SI-50 Per Year J. F. Johnson, Editor & Publisher J. It. Williams, Circulation Mgr. Business Office: 1101 E. Market PHONE 3-2177 Address All CommunicaUori* To THE FUTURE OUTLOOK, 1101 E. Market SL . Make All Checks Payable To " THE FUTURE OUTLOOK A NEW ENTERPRISE. The luunchlng of any new project la usually fraught with uncertainty because there are no past trails t<5 point the way to future goals. The New Outlook Is beginning its,life with this issue, full of the usual high hopes for progressive success. It Is beginning fully aware that true success is fraught with luany failures and hard knocks. Yet, it Is willing to pay the price of these things if It realizes the ultimate objective of being of service to the citizens of this community. To us service means: A good-looking and well balanced medium of public opinion; expressed In the best possible language. This paper Is to be directed by a publisher and editors who will endeavor to show skill and foresight. In carrying on newspaper activities in a business-like manner. To this end, we hope to Justify our existence by the type of service that wc are able lo give. SERVICES. No business enterprise has a right to exist which does not have for Its main purpose the serving of the constructive needs of the people in the community where it has its being. While there might sometimes be a doubt as to whether the public always understands all of the conditions well enough to say definitely what Its needs, are. nevertheless, whatever they are, the worthwhile - . enterprise must serve them. To this end, we pledge, ourselves to give our community the following newspaper services: Accurate and complete news coverage; ? A medium to which euch individual can express his opinion on many subjects ; An Institution In which the community can take pride. Our services will extend also to addressing ourselves to any movements which have for their aim, the advancement of human freedom and the defense of our country. Every" effort . will be made to contribute to the welfare of all, so that It will'result In the highest good. - ? -' This century has witnessed many unusual developments which started from small beginnings, but. theme which have continued to exist have contributed to the welfare ' ? community. We hope to bring ourselves to the attention of all forward looking citizens Interested In the welfare of .all the people. THE NEGRO AND SAVING. William Pickens of the United > States treasury department speaking ^efore the students and friends at A.! t y T. College last week urged stu' dents to spread the Idea of saving " r hihI serving among the Negro group. Tills can be done by encouraging them to . purchase defense bonds and '*-'i stamps. His strongest point'In urging ? th/ni.waa based on t|>e fact that they yV": ire the one groux> In thlB country who are r?vn! Americana and have a <v. larger share of the Rood life at stake y jn thfc preaent world crialB than any fei":minor)tr~ group/ One wonders everywhere -realfae by ^^-ac-tlon*. . thnt they^ more tlian -fanv^her jtrdup., *ep resent'-the -triie children of the -detnocrakh- ipijit In America. 6ne suspect*. too.vthat .the ^^'iWaii Ideal of democracy would not ^ ^now he lio strongly developed in this : i* : country were It hot for the encquragej jtp meut that: the Negro has given It Lvjo** during-hlat life here "before and since dyU wrar. r ' '%/. - BMP#** *--"*' m,r head?rar?d^feel r^Atbat'Ve belong to ftala great ^country ? - i ~ hv?. ino f THE F years to make democracy more re. ? Let ua enjoy the fullest possible i Aiuerlcuu life by saving our share i THE MEANING OF COLLEGE EDUCATION. Various people In the field of education have found time to emphasise ' the points they consider a necessary part of a good college education. The matter of a college education by Its 1 very nature seems to Indicate a cer- ' tain distinction which under our 1 present economic order makes It lm- ' possible for a large number of people 1 to enjoy it For that reason,# niuny of those ! who have the opportunity of getting J a college education usually allow the excluslveness of It to blind them to * Its real meaning. Vet when one con- 1 slders the various points which are emphasized under the head of "higher education," one is Inclined to see i that certain outstanding demands I present themselves more forcibly than ' others. I In order to thoroughly understand 1 the whole subject of the meaning of i "college education" considerations are 1 to be given to the following main i points: i "L What is the purpose of the < particular . education under j p consideration? 2. How much does it cost to obtain an education? Can the most desirable people be , brought in contact with educational set-up in such a way that a minimum amount of ' effort is expended towards s getting the proper people | educated? , The purpose of an education is . to prepare Individuals so that they . can perform those higher leadership branches of. activities, which can "be mastered only after much , training. In t?e setting up of f such a purpose of college education, , it should not be forgotten that we have a great deal of conflict in educational circles among certain groups who want education reduced to those usual .situations which one finds* in most of present day activities. These people are called the "very practical" people and they believe in the kinds 1 of education that can be readily applied to numerous conditions as they exist todayr . ^ On the other hand, many people believe that the purpose of an education should be to bring out the higher and more exclusive elements of the human soul and character in such a ' manner that hmnan beings perform i Muma ?* * J L * ? M ' .uu<.uuiig ui iciiuereuip una > genius which In many Instances, lead I thein far- from the common paths In other words, we have educators I who believe that education should deal with life as it now exists. While 1 on the other hand, we have others < who believe that education should be arranged so that It pulls a certain small group of -people* away from ! that which is ordinary and causes them to be pioneers In the unlimited realms of. human endeavor. Many interpretations of education give the feeling that leadership in itself, in the present age. Is the far I reaching need of any group. On the I other hand, the technical skills are also desirable. The evidence seems to Indicate that the motivating branches and saving forces In any society rest not only upon those who are skilled | In the manual arts of their particular age, but also upon those who are skilled In the directing of human activities; along lines that will co-ordlnnte and direct those that have hitherto, never been attracted by It This Is known as management While It la Impossible for us to say definitely, It does seem to imply, that the great need for our group along the line of education. Is not In the field of practical arts. The skilled workers ^ In. America before the depression jjbf. 1920 had brought efO.: ciericy Ji ery #hlgh level, but the ery, b attire , of ; their skill was such that^U:.neglected the. higher . aspects i OfjJeaderahlp.^Tbcn coming' to 'the j scene of such'adamanlc character as the,prefect President of the United! States, brings to mind once again the question of leadership. - -A*' -| S In the field "of all branches of education, the need Is not only for skilled Workers, but also for organizers and o-oruinators. Men . who can create neWv wants and hew uses, metf^llke ho ormnlror of tho klrdorcsrton. tho UTL'RE OUTIX>OK. GREENSBORO, elementary school and the Industrial schools. have been the men "who have set In mutton new forces which have nbsorbed skilled labor in abundance. lu the field of lultor, It Is not the Individual worker only who Is needed, but trained minds to direct the masses uf people who must work for a living. In matters of the financing of big jobs, It la not only the people who own the Btocks and bonds, but the organizing genius who Is capable of using these Investments in the best possible manner, that must be considered alao. In the field of religion, the demand Is for leadership. Not leaders who have been to college necessarily, but lenders who have absorbed, the point of view which causes them to Improve the group with which they must work. x But this question of the meaning of a college education, must further be considered in the light of the cost. The very nature of life's situation has made It Impossible for a large number of people to conic In contact with those forces which tend to lend more to the Improved condition of life. For that reason, the cost of an education must be so fixed that the community ran educate those people upon which It depends for new ideas and'new 1 life. The realization of this duty by the community is partly- carried out by persons who return to the community In the form of leaders who have been 'upported by the community's contributions^ It seems to follow that the community Is responsible for the giving of a good educution to each citlten in line with his capacities. At the same time each prepared student should return to the community Intending to maVe a contribution In service so that the community will be helped. International Uniform Sunday School Lesson For November 2, 1941 tiioldcn Text: If we confess our sins. he is faithful and righteous to for. give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.?1 John 1:9. What Sin Is By LUCIUS II. BUGREE 1. We need a restatement of the meaning of sin In modem terms. Let me first make a negative statement, for I can at least tell you one thing that Bin Ls not. In the words of Dean Inge sin ls "not merely imperfection In the process of .being worked out" But that is exactly the idea of sin that most 'of us have unconsciously adopted?the ape and the tiger in us that have not yet beem tamed. A ' micrpreiauon oi evolution ban ^ given ns this easygoing conception of 1 Bin. Rightly understood, evolution < teaches us no such thing; It teaches rather the tragedy of degeneration , anjl of reversion to type, which Is ! very much in harmony with that con- 1 ception of the seriousness of sin which you will find in the New Testa- 1 ment." ' 2. In the long run we may believe in the ultimate triumph of good over fevll and still believe tremendously in the corrupting power of sin on our personal lives and on the generation to which we belong. Jesus, however, draws a sharp distinction between the slu aud the imperfection of men. With the shortcomings of people He as Tery patient. He bore with the I arrogant boastfulness and even the treachery of Peter. He suffered the I stubborn dullness of His disciples, who could not aeem to understand I His'meaning, although repeated lessons were presented. But to sin against the standard of personal righteousness In one's life ;? It were better to cut off one's hand or pluck out one's eye than to do that Or to sin against the standard of social -lghteousness by' causing even the least of .God's children to stumble and fall?It were better -to hare a millnone hung about one's neck and to be drowned in the midst of the sea. 3. What Is aln, then, In more afIrmatlve terms? "When It la tracked lome to our Innermost being It Is a nallgnant Inward malady. It Is an insound and untrue mental attitude 't 1? n serious mnladhutment, which i. a ?eeds correction or heuling as surely la some malformation in our physical 'rame. It is a disease of the spirit ut ccrrtiinly as tultcrculosis is a disease of U>c body. 4. The people among whom Jesuc lived assumed that sin whs the breakng of some rule or regulation, the milsslon of a rite or ceremony, the icglect of some ritual requirement, res us said In- essence: "You are all vrong. Sin does not consist in those mtward and incidental mutters; it Is in affair of the inner life; for it Is from within, out of the heart, that here proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, nurders, thefts." In emphasizing the same aspect of sin He suggested that nnrder was not merely the outward ict that resulted In the death of unither. The core of It was the Inward ittltude that permitted one to call ils brother a fool. The root of it vas a fundamental lack of respect for t human life and regard for personalty. If your attitude toward other >eople. other races, is one of contempt ind scorn, if you do not respect the nfinite value of a nuinan soul, then he root of every violent evil deed ind outward cruelty Is in your being. 5. Another aspect of siu is its runsgression of law. I am not thlnkng now of any arbitrary legislation reated by man or any set of rules >rdered for the regulation of society; [ am thinking of that body of eternal aw which is built Into the Very structure of the universe. God did lot make it. It is what God Is. It s the expression of His character, [t Is part of the eternal order of hlngs., It lies at the basis of all coniUtutions, all governments,' all exiressions of authority, and air legist atlon of men and Is therefore older ind~profounder Than any of these. C. Slavery is another aspect of this natter. Economically and politically ve_are constantly striving for a largir measure of freedom, but sin Is former undoing our work; for the worst x>sslble bondage Is not that of outcard control but of Inward serfdom, ind we have only to look around us 0 find everywhere the Blavery of ?asslon, lust, and greed. 7. My thought goes back this norning to a boyhood acquaintance? 1 genial and friendly lad whose one noral weakness was the desire to get tomething for nothing and was always plotting some sly game by which le could extract from somebody a ralue for which he had given no squivalenL That false inward attitude lastened itself upon his life until it UVOmp hit onnfrnllI? - .... u.vill.e. 1UC1 ;tory of his career, as Dearly as I lave been able to follow It, has bceni iie working out of this mistaken Idea, rhe last episode, so far as I know, | was his indictment for selling stolen ?on<ls and securities. He has become ft slave to a false Idea. 8. The ultimate meaning of sin Is Isolation. It breaks the adjustment between ourselves and the universe. It is separation from God. It is also separation from society. All criminals are not in the penltenltary but they are Isolated from their fellows by an Invisible wall that they themselves have built If no human authority lays Its hand upon them, they are still made cowards and outcasts elth er oy an inaiYiauai standard of righteousness or by a social standard they have violated. Destiny Itself is against them. Four Steps In Dealing With Sin By HAI.FORD E. I.UOCOCK L The first thing to do about sin Is to see it In ourselves. It Is very difficult. Is It not, to see ourselves physically? Of course, we may look in a mirror; but, even then, our eye* confuse us. About the only place* wt can actually look at ourselves as oth; era see ua la In the triple mirrors In a hat store or a clothing store. (Fro quently that experience Is so hum tollng that we wonder that we havt any friends left) Yet confronting ourselves Is th?) first step.In (poral honesty and spiritual progress. Learn Ing to call things by their right names ''s a great help In seeing one's om j eriL When the good speaks to ? person, and he refuses It, that is sin | When the persuasions of his Iotcpj THURSDAY OCTOBER M, 1MI ? j* self overcomeHhoae of his higher self, *^j^| that Is sio-Ave have all had such.ex '/{? perlences. How would you define sin, 2j not In abstract terms, but In concrete J actions? Here are some simple de- * scrlptlons: "Sin Is man's 'No* -to the . h highest he knows." "Sin Is disloyalty ;;\? to our fellow man." "Sin Is selfish- ,.;j? ness." "Sin Is wrongdoing seen In,re- jv latlon to God." Sin Includes not only sins of the flesh but also sins of the disposition. What traits of the dispo- ;|5 sitlou did Jesus regard as slnfjilY .V How about pride, covetousness, care-. .J? less indifference? It was in recpgnltlon of this danger of overlooking ' ^ the sins of the disposition that. Dwlght L. Moody once said, "I have '-'.y' often heard peo'ple say that our meet- 'Aa tngs were doing good; they were ; reaching the drunkards, the gamblers, the harlots; but they never, realised V-jj[ that they needed the grhce of God for themselves." 2; A second step In successful deal-' "*[ Ing with sin is to acknowledge It. :>)? the publican who prayer, "God, 'be 'si Jesus gave his emphatic approval' to ^ thou merciful to me a sinner." The publican acknowledged his wrongdo- '-yW lng and wrong-attitudes. He did not try to excuse himself and claim that -.4 he "had done pretty -well, consider- $ ing all the circumstances." That Is - Vs what we are tempted to do and often \'J do. He acknowledged that he was a sinner. Ohe cannot shake hands with .19 another person if one's hands are fnU- :jr)l One's hands must be emptied of fond rjl belief In oneself before one can 'grasp >3j the power of God. ^8 3. A third step In being saved ? from the power of sin is to repent * This means' to turn away from our wrongdoing. The word "repent" means, 'j* literally to get a new mln<L.iAman who has been addicted to gambling gets a new ndnd hen he sees the -.3 waste and-dishonesty of it and .turns J** away from It We get', a new mind.$3 when we turn toward the best we'dS know andv away from our worst * or^S our second best Repentance means a .VQ , strong, even .violent right-about-face *ij| In our desires and endeavor. "Sometimes when people ask to be forgiven ; they are not In reality smashing their Rlns but'are merely dusting them pff..^| In turning away from sin one is not j left to the strength of one'a own willing which is not equal, to the task r . one I may have a reinforced. wiU^hlmsetf/39 plus God working,In .him.In"1 Jesus i uuc may- una a dc^ cenier or aneo w tlon, around ; "which the discordant^? elements In one's nature can dome to-j|S gether Into one person. In Jeans one finds a new patertn of living, which, If one gives It a central place In one's Imagination and desires, exerts a palling power like hte pull, of an incpm-'^i lag tide. 4. The fourth step In deaUng' ylth'^ aln Is to displace^ evil actfona-fwlthql good. If we do not take thls:step7W?^B are almost sure, to fan back into, olflffi and evil ways.. Don't leave an eonptfIfl space In your, life; fill It-upJwlthcS positive actions-and Interest W that?* the bad will be crowded onL-Ifa boy learning to ride a bicycle keeps 'j thinking about a telegraph pole, even if though he says to himself over and over, "DoijKTtun tato that. telegraph. * pole," the probable result is that he^J uowi run inu) me poie. Many of naffl know that la tree- from expert enoeEjM The best, thins la to ionret the teleffi graph pole, look In another <lirecti on^j and ateer. poaltlTety for eome.-frthgitt place The same la true In orercpnAncX ertl by filling one's Urea" wlth^good^ activities and deslree-V, | ' STORRS COMING TO Wgjg The first Sunday Fonim moetlngS vponaorod by the IIayCfrTaylotvM^S | morUl- Y.M-qA/:'wm be h<Ad?^jl5M , ?r*?lter.' Mr'^Stgrrs^M^Hra^ I Orwnaboro. ha-rtng aAdrtaHd ' ft*mn <-?rly last y?ar/ ^ ^ ^ V- . *
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