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XIIE FUTURE OUTLOOK,
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4 THE FUTURE OUTLOOK
' SATURDAY, DECEMBER C, 1941
K'.: SOMETHING NEW.
Beginning this week, the editorial
page of the "Future Outlook" will
have several new feature*. First, of
course, will be the regular editorials.
The new features following this will
be: Feature signed articles by outside
j writers. Following this will be comments
and editorials from "other pa,'
y. pers and further on, 'will be several
poems and selected letetrs fron^ read,
< era. The public Is Invited te comment
- .on this arrangement or on any article
; y ' in the paper.Y
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;; MRS. MARIETTA POPE.
:Many of . the highest contributions
made to the advancement of humanity
, has been done' by teachers who are
seriousand conscientious In their
.: 'sk work. Mri Marietta Pope, before her
I'. death last Thursday, wis such a per-'
. boo, ?roo mr more man rweciy years
; .'jc*"hka been # teacher In. the. city oif
' ' Greensboro.
,jr' /Many of her friends, and "former
students .will remember ber a* a klnd<
ly person f^ll of the'spirit of service
f n.tar the advancement of tboee with
j r .d whom It was hey privilege , to ork.
*/ X If **well done" can be said of us as It
vV-JlsSakTof her; our'Urea too, .will
. ,h,ve^weuspy'.v^, ft
A GOOD WIFE. * ;
7 tbink.. 11"* was^"th<>;^rea t^. FE nglffi
tWg poet' JoW Mil too.' who wrote; .?Wonii
r.^iuy falreat. of
/ V o best" '. While; we wouid^ llke to^ put
' r^AIl of our 'tWomea,'onMR*cif*a'. high
; ' * pedestal, we .cannot always do so.
But In the caAe of UmJ majprlty of
( ^ the mothers, wives [and sweethearts,
y .^wecan triily say: ;*Tb^y are'wonder-.
^^vfiL^The attention of the Future Out^'r
look" was CMlied'-to'thlrf fact In pan
.^^V^tilar*reghtdlnjf. the wonderful ness
t- r "of dDe wo nSa, lli* P. Bi^Bynum, whi
v-j^by ber devotion' to ber.husband du#
? ivilnf his .court trial "and" legal dlffl culottes
of a few months ago;Sind'noV
] ^"ivben the fan fare* has died down, she'
. Is the'same devoted'wtfo carrying <Jnj
v ^ ;wWever she is so - that ibegre; it r*^
ilgious wotk which ahe ind Iter.: By:
. nam did so well In this cvnnnunity
, will' go on and.'^'^It.^^trne thBt
tbetllTe>4pf alleltuat\*
bona 1n which the 'uaezpUJped^doea
V*?dfrretoj? as Waa' liif hi* caw. In, wi>lte
' ?*of thl*, ft Ib lnnplrtnx to know of the
way'Mr*. Byrnnn la atlcklnjr^by.ber
^ hodbaod. it 'maVkalteir ai ooi of the
I' - icood wlrea of this'community and It
should be a pointer'for'others who
ar* Inclined to walk oat .whao. trouble
beflns. .DeaoUoo and loyalty are
I ";!* jyaouT aTEZEN"
}?&1kmjSt Parker aa the No.
Y pjpphf?* ^terS^r ** ***
' WS? n^ booat wb?*? aereral
THK iX
It I* really a disgrace to our Intelligence
to do anything but praise the
Fraternity"! effort In view of Its at- c
tempt to put Negro leadership for- 4
ward, when there are 90 many more ,
serious problems to which we could t
hare addressed ourselves. For example
what about these great erlls in |
our land. j
The lack of training and Job op- ^
port unit lea In the skilled trades for a j
large number of our young men and ,
women. The unhealthy conditions ,
which surround Negroes everywhere. ,
These are but a few. If we would. ,
only see the "fields," we would not .
worry ourselves about the "patches". t
To settle the whole thing for the re- ]
malnder of the year, the Future Out- ,
look hereby, nominates and elects |
every honest, hardworking and up- j
right pere<*? of the Negro Orlgtp as
No. 1 Cltlsert. # % ,
The Secret of Happiness. ,
The yearning of every human heart 1
is for that of happiness. Days pass <
Into months; months Into years; years 1
Into decades for some of us and still
we are not happy. Some of us become
educated, acquire wealth, travel extensively,'make'
acquaintances and
yet, happiness Is farther from us
than when we first began our careers
as making our own way In life.
It Is no wonder that It does seem
elusive, for the truth of the matter
Is that we usually look for happiness
In the future as a state (ft becoming
rather than being 6r think of It as
being found In another city or state
rather than In our present environ
Let us look at the word happiness.
What does It mean? To me happiness
la's state of satisfaction ' mingled
with humble pride derived from dear
thinking Sod hard work. ' In other
words happiness does not exist because
Of .the amassing' of material
comforts bf. life. It'la to'be acquired
ratherthan' Inherited.t Therein, lies
the secret of happiness Issharing
one's'lite with'others. ;
'^Hhw futlu^ it In to heap upon one's
self. ereiT'care and'crown his own
beid iwlth' prilae, becanae Jnafi cannot1
find h np{rfaass~In personal sa tiefa
cllon alone- He muat hare the recognition,
sympathy, and support/of
bis fellow man. If we are to realize
such happiness It la expedient to hare
oar everyday* efforts consistent Trtth
te ""f? ?* ' '
- What are effort^ that; can be pqt
forth to realize happiness? If you
hare' the qualities for good leadership
then lead l If you hare ithe knack of
meeting people and making friends;
then mingle with town folk and get
acquainted!, If you can slng,play an
instrument or speak, then cheer the
sick, the discouraged and the grief
V," V T--.' I I
you hare the ability to explain
j and make dea r^important Issues,'
| then cpnseut, to .teach ort address a
'group:. If {you can not >lead, .then - f ol I
low. These afe only a few of the hoet
of efforts oo our part'^hat make rs
snare oar lives with other* Such coo- E
tsct first of sTl enriches bar culture c
That Is we learn a new way of look
In* St problems -or'a *Dew way to n
solve a problem. ;8ecoodly, we learn ?
to understand bom salty. 80 often 'we ?'
.are misunderstood becsuse we do not r
share our lif* and third. It lb creases t
tiuf ability ^hnd, strengthen*.our dst? t
tsrtninattoa/Arf'of jtbese'jraloes speTl <3
that. mysterious stats ot being known "0
as .>e a
p^B. o: ;
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54 Greensboro Men's Club. i
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2Tb? Orwnaborfl lftti'a Club bew It* b
regular meeting Tuesday erenlog un
TURK OUTLOOK. GRKEN8BOBO,
A TlJST OP CH \RACTERl
One of the finest tests of a man's
haracter Is to observe his reactions
luring a game, of say, cards. This Is
i good method perhaps, to theck on
he character of the person who has'
tot devevloped techniques for coverng
up his true feeling. While each
ndlldual vusea his own, usually
*eudo-scientific method for checking,
he ooe test that we elect Is?the
nnnner In which s person handles
noney.' have seen preachers talk
loqueotly about the serrlce Ideal and
hen complain because of their low
>ay without baring themselves given
t full measure of service. Men of
loose tendencies seem afraid to be
?xact either becaues of the fear of
Delng called "close"- or they are too
lazy to figure to the exact amount
rhen there are those who work hard.
}ut spend their earnings unwisely as
If It Is their one salratlon forever.
Case after case, could be taken to
show just What we are; and always
the true picture of us Is seen by the
tray, we handle money.
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
The-Nature and Work of
v: i The Church \ r.' n
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Christ miss loved tha?church,
and gave himself up for it , V^v
r??r*?
Th? Christian _Churchv.f;^
1. How did the church come Into
being? The fruits * of 1* movement
ire Always more important than Its
roots. Still, we cannot adequately
lodge Its raluq until we know something
qf Its origin. : > V
2.. The Christian movement did not
suddenly burst into a .fully deteloped
Drganlxattoo such hs we now,have" In
the Church}; It began as an Informs^
fellowship.: People' who had a common
Interest. In their.loyalty to the
teaching .of. Jesus qstuisslly came together
' totabate their .faith and experience.
?Rmr? Joined ^Ip the -break:
In* of bread-andT^ prayers." JEatng
and Worshiping' together'Jtreogtb^
med '.the comr^on'bond." Others^ im?reased
by.what'they observed In this
nformsl fellowship, joined the group,
lumbers multiplied Until aofne simple
'orm of organisation appeared nece*
tary*. -The "spontaneous" leadership ;of
he apostles gradually merged into a
rystem of elected err appointed <fflrials.
A recognised procedure* sf
ictivity, - discipline, ritual, and adr
nlntitration came slowly Into being*
Like all growth.^1 from the simple to
ne complex,' this prpcees continued
intil today we sometimes think that
he / Cburch/la overburdened with
nachlnerj and o ffldaqr^ '? , 5 / g
faBWwi ^Ansrf;
ill?,What Is the real jpurpoee of ita
asic objective. ? Paul's statement^of
t' tn^Cbe lessoG hgrdly ^ be . IxnsxmA/'ltg,'
primary purpose is to
reate~Chrlstl[ke character: ."till, we
ill ^attain unto. . . u:, a full-grown
nan, rnito the measure of the stature
f f|he fulneaa of Christ." >r. ,
.i^lJnder .;thla main .objective it
night. be suggested''that. the Church
:;(alJ;An. agency for transmitting
he/Christian.jaessage.'.*Thia can i be
oo^ much more effectively thioogh
ryanixa ti on>/than by haphasird
nethoda.7 Bol t whec. .the ^method. ob-"
cores 'flie message^ the? purpose Is
&L!ffbZtb
rhlph the ChTitian spirit may exreas
Itself' InSrorka of mercy, healng,%t)?>eTolen^>
education, and guldnoe.1
Manfold actltvtles and lnstlm
M &
..-v -- _:*a|
our sectarian. raoronx-nu. It oat- \
reaches our little fence* of race, nation.
creed, and ecclesiastical organization.
It U a spiritual fellowship,
not to be Identified with any particular
building or ritual or system.
"There Is," Paul says, "one body, and
one Spirit. ..... ooe Lord, ooe
faith, ooe baptism, ooe God and
Father of all, who Is orer all,'and
through all. and lo alL" "8o/\ he
adds In tils letter to the Romans
(12:5), "we, who are many, are ooe
body In Christ, and severally members
one of another." Interest ln.our
organization must nejrer obscure this
vision of the greater Church. V;.
5. In the building of this greater
church every Christian has a contribution
to make, aa In the building
of a cathedral every workman has
his part Paul uses the figure of the
body to express this collective unity
of the Christian movement Phillips
Brooks once said something like this:
Slowly throughout the universe the
.temple of God Is being built Whenever
soul catches the vision of the
divine purpose It is caught up like a
living stone and built Into the growing
walls of this eternal structure.
Marks of Living Church
A few years ago a woman, was
told that a prominent American had
died the day before. She made , an
unexpected reply. "How can they
teUT", ahe asked.: That might be a
fitting question sometimes about a
courch. When, la a "church A truly
11 ring fellowship?'And when is. It 'a
lifeless leftover from an earlier <isy,
jjolng through a dull routfDe7'What
should a Urine-church be? Let us
base our Inquiry upon fact In .the
earliest days of the Church.; That
fiet Is'that the church began ln\a
home Long before there were even
the -smallest 1 or pidest 'buildings
'Erected4for Christian worships'tbsrs
was a Church ln^the home." Panf^fefefs
ouCe to 'thechutch to th? bouse?
(Philemon 2). The Churdx'thabwss ,
born'.'In i?meooe's",boifie' ouilit Midways
to heepL'ooi&ifxrt!
a home?Its ho^lkalHy^lti^Wartth
of, lore,' Its protection^ Look brteflyAt
three qualities of
ing three great services that; the
Church' home and may render,:
(The Church la\a fell<iwahj?^a
family, a refuge where one lndlrldiLal
finds himself re-enforced .by'the'^upport
of othera'^Ttiatys j'^hst^^^fl
home gives?shelter "fron^the^.worW,
a 'sense of belonging " In 'a*' snmp.*it
gives teaching.' James Truiow Adams
has sharply expressed thfc 'heed
teaching about the meaning of . Ufe.
"Perhaps," he writes, "It would'be
a good \dfta, fantastic as It. sounds,
to muffle every telephone 'and halt
all activity for sa hour some day,
to. give people ^ a chance r topoodsr
fOC.\a -Sfew minutes what It ,1s /all
aboot and what . they really
I What ia ft aU. about ? How tnrich'die
raoejof man needs light on tl?tlfl%e
Church" brings us light so/thatrweS^S
that/what really matters lasts oa and
has enduring. wbrthl \The'Chmch;hiso
'enriches life with asupporttiig
fellowship.'Someone "has paid fcrfbtte
ito the home by saying, "It Is the one
place on earth where someone cares
whether you come backl" Only those
who hare had that support to .one's
basic .security and sense of significance
which a^ home* gives <^'1mdw
how much lt meaom. 80 irf tha Church
we hava the enfoldlDg support-of fel^
I lnahlp With the disciplesor Jesus."#?" .
I f/l^The Charch, llke, the ^ome. ls'wl
| so'a training grfond. In a true' home
1 the children^ learp .'by; expert encomia, j
[J^^iand-nfjctwwsfy^art '
gether : with .other people,?^?su? j
ordlnating' one's Insistent demands
fof working for a common end. In the !
Church also, there lf??-or should be?
heller art rtmt art '<x*nf^"and * ''
fellowship: it la also a place '
which people so out to work. What /.>'
la true of a single morning ia true
of a span of years. Tbe real glory"
of many a small town la the num- ' \ '
ber of people who hare gope.Lout {J"t"
from that town to lire Una of bse-V
ful service la busibessor profnationally Cylife.
Read tbe obituaries la the morn
las paper pf any Urge dty 1 and^ Jy'
notice " the < small 7$own? in which
many of the most notable art'.nee:
ful cltlxens were born. Tbe glory of ..'A*'
the Church eerrlce should be . the
tame "glory?that from It, as from a.\*?
home la which character and ekl'll
and devotlou are nourished, there continually
go out Hires to serve humanity
and God In the community and
nation and the world. Church eerrlce
Ja not to be rendered entirely - /
with la the walla of organisation *'
the Church; the Impulses and dedl-Vr^
cations generated In the worship, the, '
preaching' and teaching, and the Ufa of
the 'church must be "carried put^rX
of the Church Into the life of the'/V'^
community! ^ r
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F. Nathaniel Gatlin
President Faculty Club
F. Nathaniel Gatlin, Instructor df r; .
music at Bennett College, was elected '
president of the faculty club of the
college at a meeting of the club last,.,V
week. Thoother officer* elected -
Vice president,: Miss Myrtle^Thomp-''
son; secretary, Miss Gertrude Brown,
and treasurer,; Mrs. Mamie B. Me^V^Ts
Laona. . . '/ ' -;'vr:
t?The club voted to support the an-' *
nual Christmas party for trnderprlrl';
leged children which Is being spon- '. v
sored this year by the student Y. W.' ,
0- A. and the Parents Council of Bed-,\?; y
nett Nursery SchooL A. contribution
will t?,douMted. to. the purchasing vt
fond of the toy projection ^U?rthe^^,w
faculty and friends of the ]c^-; V-^'
l^Vwere ?nter?ali>ed( do i jUtprday^fe-^
availing It a> Hitic' 'party ^**4 !itf lthi'
Stewart -ot O reensborb^rThe cWnmH^V?'
tee In charge" bt arTeni?DWnti for thep^,
party' was' asr -follows ??V ^ *'
? Dr. . Albert 'Turner land , M l s a
Erostlne. -Coles, co-chairmen
Oonstande ^larteenW Mrs. MaggleB,? /'
Daniel add a M.
K&p FromMexican ^Tonr
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^Mark .v-.Wollner, ^ Internationally^ A
known-,violin' virtuoso, gave
Mondayevening. December % ia 'pk^fA
Little Theatre of pennett College.
ilr..Wollner^ was presented by ?h?'
Lyceum Committee of the college atyi .vV-.'1
^a* -
"the le?aiii tjtfc*
America, and ih? Jlqlted Sttt?,**?$$}j?
hM been iiighlj'recommended
manic departments o^lendln* Amerl-' :
^ioee redtil 'vu the flrvt In erlee '.*
ol ^ratt^. p by Um I^ceiuu ; ^ ^