PAGE 2....THE COMPASS MARCH. 1974
Editorial Page
God And Youth
By R. Irving Boone
University Minister
“There is a youth here who has
five barley loaves and two
fish...”
—St. John 6:9
Here is a story that is packed
with human interest; it’s the
story of a youth who made
history’s honor roll; a youth
who is listed among the
immortals; the story of a
youth—thoughtful, resource
ful, alert—who cooperated with
God in a great and miraculous
performance!
The setting of this story takes
us back two thousand years, to
the oriental land of Palestine,
in the southeastern corner of
Asia, at the foothills of Mt.
Horeb.
It was a crucial moment!
There was an impending crisis.
Uneasiness, distress, frustra
tions, gripped the hearts of the
disciples of Jesus. It was near
sunset, at the end of a long and
busy day; The people—Assem
bled there by the thousands—
were footsore, weary and
hungry. The food supply was
practically depleted. It seemed
that terrible embarrassment
and actual suffering were
inevitable. Suddenly, at this
crucial moment, one of the
disciples, by the name of
Phillip, recognized the pre
sence of a lad—a youth who
was among the multitude. It is
this unnamed hero, to whom
the scripture of the text refers:
“There is a youth here who
has five barley loaves and two
fish.”
It was this youth, in
cooperation with the Man of
Galilee, who saved the day. It
was he, whom God used as an
instrument in providing com
fort and happiness for the
hungry multitude. Herein is a
supreme lesson; herein is an
inescapable challenge.
In this beautiful partnership
is contained our central theme:
God and Youth. God and youth
working together in administer
ing to the needs of humanity;
God and youth working to
gether in relieving sorrow and
creating happiness; God and
youth working together, dispel
ling ignorance, disseminating
knowledge, communicating
hope.
This is the message of
history; this the imperative
need of the hour.
In the Divine Economy,
youth—across the years—have
played extraordinary roles!
When the Eternal God would
life the yoke of bondage from a
great people—the ancient Jews
—He appeared to a youth, by
the name of Moses, in the
mystery of the burning bush,
with the immortal command,
“God Down, in Egypt land and
tell old Pharoah, Let my people
go...”
Togetherness
Togetherness is a vital factor
in the existence of the world,
the United States, the Black
Race, Elizabeth City State
University and each individual.
The only way that our
campus will find togetherness
is that each individual get
himself together first. When
we are able to bring our minds
together and face reality we
may be able to get our campus
together.
There are many of us who
talk about the fine band and
choir we have. Well ask
yourself this, “Am I a part of
it?” There are some of us who
were disappointed with our
football team and basketball
team; ask yourself the same
question. There are those of us
who talk about the sororities
and fraternities on campus.
Some of us who complain about
the academic clubs and the
administration. Now think
clearly and ask yourself this,
“What am I doing to change
these things.” If you do not
have a positive answer to these
questions, you are by no means
together and you are not
helping our campus at all.
Many of us are just a number
here. We are looked over,
walked on and talked about. Do
we care? When our toes are
stepped on, do we yell. We
won’t say anything because we
are afraid. We do not have
ourselves together enough to
know our rights as a human
being. Therefore, we do not
seek our rights as a citizen and
as a student in the great United
States of America.
R. Irving Boone
Fellow students, if you would
realize that Elizabeth City State
University is yours, I think your
attitudes about yourself and
your school would change. If
you would only realize that the
school does not make you, but
you make the school. If you
would realize that the band, the
choir, the basketball and
football teams, the honor
societies, the sororities and
fraternities, and other organi
zations do not make you, but
you make them, you may find
that all of us are working for the
same cause and somehow bring
about togetherness.
My Black Brother when you
learn to understand your Black
Sister. When you learn to
respect her, when you learn
that she is here to be your
equal, to work beside'you and
not above or below you, your
mind is one step toward
togetherness. When you realize
that you are a part of this
campus, that you have a right
to take part in all activities on
this campus, you are on your
way to togetherness.
My dear sister, when you
first learn to respect yourself
and your Black brother, you
will be one step toward
togetherness. When you show
your brother that you are his
equal and when you take
ad 'antage of all the opportuni-
tie. before you, and all
activities on campus, you too
sister, is on your way to
togetherness.
TRY IT, YOU MIGHT LIKE IT!
The Editor
When God would set the
moral tone of the universe. He
appeared again to His servant,
Moses, whom He had first
encountered as a youth; this
time He met him on the heights
of Mt. Sinai, and delivered unto
him the Book of the Law.
When God would inspire the
hearts of humanity with great
and enduring music—hymns
and anthems that would live
through the ages—He called
forth a youth—David, the
shepherd boy.
When God would give the
world a true example of
self-discipline, moral integrity,
and manhood. He selected a
talented and courageous, by
the name of Joseph, elevated
him to the office of Prime
Minister of Egypt, and made
him an instrument in the
preservation of a great nation.
When God would awaken
ancient Greece to the folly of
idolatry and corruption. He
disturbed the minds of the
young men, instilled within
them an eagerness for learn
ing, and caused them to seek
counsel of the great teacher,
Socrates.
When God would reveal
himself to the great peoples of
the Orient, and proclaim the
sterling virtues of Reverence,
Truth, Goodness, and Self-
Denial, He appeared in strange
and mighty ways to a
Confucius, a Buddha, a
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Mohammed—each of whom, a
mere youth—in the middle or
latter 20’s.
When the Eternal God would
“empty Himself,” —become
Incarnate, and take on the
“form and likeness of man,” it
was through the person of the
Matchless Galilean — the
Young Man, Jesus of Nazareth.
When God would prove to
the world that genius is no
respecter of ethnic groiip or
color. He inspired the heart of a
young black woman—Phyllis
Wheatley, recently uprooted
from her African background,
who a mere girl, won
international acclaim for her
works in poetry.
When God would light the
torch of progressive education,
and extend the opportunities
for learning to hitherto unfor
gotten millions, He inspired the
heart of a young man—still in
college—by the name of
Horace Mann—who later be
came the father of the public
school system.
When God would give
America and the world an
example of the Ideal Teacher:
dedicated, concerned, and aca
demically equipped, God “mo
ved in a mysterious way,”
sparked the imagination of a
sickly, poverty-stricken, trage-
dy-ridden boy, retrieved him
from the jaws of death, and he
became one of the century’s
most renown scientist—George
Washington Carver.
When the Eternal God would
usher in a new era—even in our
own day—He disturbed the
minds of four Negro youths—
on the campus of a sister
college—A&T of Greensboro,
equipped them with courage,
patience, and a philosophy of
nonviolence; and these young
men, in cooperation with
God—set in motion a move
ment which has changed the
face of history, and given new
meaning to the ways of
Democracy.
Youth and God; God and
Youth—working together, for a
better world; for a happier
society; a greater and greater
University Community.
Youth—like the young man
of the text, and like others to
whom we have referred—pre
pared, ready, willing, adven
turous, and with the good
judgement to yield one’s
talents into the hands of God.
Youth—void of hate; motiva
ted by love and compassion;
dedicated to good deeds!
Youth—with a correct sense
of values, a proper sense of
direction, and a deep sense of
urgency; alert to the gravity of
world conditions, and alert to
the desperate need for creative,
personal involvement.
The times cry out—for just
such Youth!
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