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EDUCATION Is • The First Step to Being Somebody Doing Something Helping Someone Getting Somewhere PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. V;. ; \ By Walter Raleigh Lovell. ... I suspect that most all my friends . pft Youth’s Corner have read or heard a joke about the nerve-racking noise of some daughter, who was learning to play the piano. Many neighbors * have been annoyed by the sounds of aneyer-ending running of the scales, hurt I am to tell you a story that is’ different. In the house next to> mine lives a •daughter, who, perhaps fortunately , fpr me, has learned to play . the , piano. Not being musical I cannot . judge,, but assuredly she is past the beginner's stage. The side window of the living room of this neighbor , ing house faces the windows of my ,...bed-roo'm, windows that are left open ; .,at . night so that I may get fresh , air while I sleep. And now, to be ..perfectly frank, I have developed y-.ftho questionable habit / of working : late’ at night, sometimes until the wee small hours of the.morning, as • ,the result of which I am not fre -, fluently an early riser. . ,, Very often, therefore, is I lie in . the bed in the morning, there come floating on the sweet morning breeze, J the golden notes of music. Do I com , plain because the industrious daugh ; ter across the way is practicing for the time when she may play with .perfection? By no means, no. How could one be cross or complain, when • there comes out of the stillness, wak ing one so gently that he must pon der a moment whether he is awake . or still asleep and dreaming, the ;-V‘. sublpae strains of Schubert’s Sere fi rnade?' Or again it is a march like ; ‘‘The Stars and Stripes Forever,” or i> l perhaps,it is some sweet melody, such as. “In the Land of Beginning Again,” ■.; t>r a fine old hymn; like “Rock of Ages,” for, be it said to the credit of this young lady, she never plays o.'jazfc; but even so, I could forgive her ' .. if she had the wisdom to choose something like, “Nothing could be finer than to be in Caroljfia in the '-1' morning.” -i But this regular hour at the piano bach morning is no play for this young woman; while she gets en joyment out of it, as everyone should 1 get from his work, it is a matter of •• duty with her. She realizes that constant and regular practice is the Only road to i success. And herein lies the lesson of my story. ■ A friend d£ mine worked for a wealthy man who botight an expen sive automobile, had it made to or der in facft- Whilie it was bejijpg ’ built, this chauffeur friend of mine was at the factory. He watched the men build, up the motor, then he saw ' it taken down. He was then set to the task of building it up himself.. He did it once, twice, three times. When ? the car was finished and delivered the chauffeur ^knew it “like a book.” ■ It never Went to a garage for repairs, the chauffeur had practiced, he knew his car; he cofuld fix it himself. We read the wtfrks of the masters. Shakespeare, Carlyle, Ruskin, Ma caulay, Irving* Longfellow, Tarking ton and others, and we marvel at the ease with which they analyze, des cribe, narrate and visualize in the n most pleasing style the thoughts ■ which they had. But we little real ize the vast amount Iff practice that was necessary before they even got .a hearing, to say nothing of the that made them immortal in him not long ago; and as he went about inspecting the marvfelpus work of the plant wizard, he finally asked, “How do you do it, Mr. Bur bank?” ‘‘Well,” answered the latter, “we sometimes have to spend a num ber of years studying the character istics of a plant, but when we know them, we just apply the laws, and the rest is easy.” Sounds very sim ple; but those yiears and years of practice tell the whole tale. Young people, and old as well, if you would be sure of attaining per fection in any endeavor, don’t be afraid to “practice”. By this we mean “keep doing it, over and over again.” I sometime think the Church would be very much farther on, that Christianity would have reached a greater ascendency in the world if people would practice mote and preach less. It is the same in all walks of life, Some Sunday School teachers were taking a course in teacher-training. The instructor said, “If you want to know how well yOu can teach, or how effective your teaching has been, let one of your pupils teach; the pupil will try to imitate you, and the extent of the ^pupil’s success will be the measure of your efficiency.” v . Truly PRACTICE MAKES PER FECT, short cuts, and “learn how to play in 8 lessons,” all of this is make believe, pure and simple. “There is no royal road to learning”; he who will not practice, can never enter at the portal, “PERFECTION.” Vallejo, Calif. SHORT TALKS TO YOUNG FOLK By S. D.''Redmond. (For The Associated Negro Press) Youth like time, is ever fleeting. ,We are young for a season only. The real life" is not" that of youth but adult life- Youth is only the stage of preparation for real life; hence, we can readily see that m life,1 as in all things else, where there is no preparation as a rule, there is ever failure. In other words, adult life is always just whatever ytfuth madd it. In youth, we are laying the founda tion from every angle- If we lay this foundation well, we shall be enabled to rear a great structure upon it, in after years, but if we are over levit ous, and lay it in sand, doomed must be the superstructure of real Efe. And a bad foundation can be laid in so many ways; in riotous living, in dissipation, in levity and hilarity, in the impairment of health, in idleness, In extravagance, iu a failure td de cide early upon the serious side of life; hence, the importance of adopt ing a real fife program now and ob tain the greatest amount of educa tion and make the greatest prepara tion possible within your group. We can, as a rule, get a very good indication of what a bdy or girl is going to do, quite early in life; for whenever we come across one of some years, who , never gave indication of a serious thought, but seemed content at all times tof “sniggle,” “giggle,” and “good time” the time away, we may very safely conclude that in them there is altogether a sandy foundation being laid and that the superstructure will be worth just about as much as the “sand” in which it is laid. x And when we are talking to the youth of today, we are talking to the men and women of tomorrow, and the men and women of tomorrow, can be no better than the foundations the youth of. today are laying. We shall reap no better than we sow. If -we plant acorns we hre go ing to grow oaks, not chestnuts. If . we set hen eggs,, we need not expect I to hatch turkeys, but chickens ; and so in life, We heed not expect to reap great things at harvest time, when we planted in stubble fields, upon, the rodcs, in soil which had neither nor preparation. as adults as a rule are The World <jf women. Edited by Miss Mary L. Mason. The Opefi Door. Last time we wrote for this column, we were tempted to peep through an Open Door into the new vista of 1925. The glories and wonders revealed tempt, us to explore'. What a world it is becoming for women! Count less pioneer fields waving beckoning fingers; all of the old avenues of ac tivity widening and increasing in Interest! ' In Texas and Wyoming inaugura tions of 'promen, and initial) mes sages to the legislatures. In Texas, “Ma” Ferguson turning with a woman’s natural impulse to pity, and a woman’s revulsion, to bondage to a consideration of the cases of prisoners, and a revelation in the way of a plan to set ajar a door of hope to any one overtaken in crime. Her thought is a possible parole for any prisoner. And then, what an idea for secur ing additional, and we might easily believe, unlimited funds for education by a tax on smokers- How cheerfully the tax will be accepted by those myriad slaves of Nicotine, who can scarcely deprive themselves of its charms long enough to worship. Women and the Law. Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt of California, in her capacictyr of Ass’t. Attorney General is particularly suc cessful In her prosecution of cases of violation of the Prohibition Law Judge Mary O’Toole of the District of‘Columbia Municipal Court, is mak ing a splendid record for far reach ing" decisions. ’ Judge Catherine Sellers of the D. G- Juyenile Court, is in every-sense of the word a woman of broad mind and warm heart. No child can ever be tod poor, too repulsive or too de graded to enlist her sympathy. She always seasons her justice# with mercy. Mrs. Mina Van Winkle, Lieutenant of Policewomen for Washington, D7 C., is in every sense a unique char acter; thoroughly womanly herself, she is a bom proctector of woman hood and girlhood; in defense of wo manhood she has contended against her superiors in office and has won. The Headquarters of the National Association of Policewomen has been established in Washington this month. Dr. Georgians Simpson, the first colored woman to receive the title of Ph. D., in this country, has recently published in French a book on the life of Toussaint L’Ouverture- She is at this writing now engaged in reading the proof sheets Of a text book in the study of French for High School and College students. This is as it should be. Those who have earned for themselves the highest awards of scholarship should make contributions to the education and to the literature of the race. 1 Concerning Our Voyagers. The primitive woman was a tender of the home fires! One thought long ingly of her in connection with com fort and good cheer and light. Hie home fire is symbolic. Woman must ever be a keeper of ideals- for tUe race* She musT'bear altfft a star. She must fan a flame of inspiration. She mwt bweffie a'pieyw «t hope; We have been looking with interest at the pictures which the Missionary Seer so kindly offers for our delecta tion this month- Some of our old friends we ‘ should scarcely have knbwn were it not for their names printed under them, so remarkably young and handsome do they appear. AH this is no doubt the holiday lustre not yet worn o$f. What a noble ship ( carrying the resident bishop to his new home! May his accomplishments be as prom ising as his send off! Always we hear of the meagre gums at the disposal of the •mission aries. We know our poverty. Let us hear more and more definitely in the new era of church administration about how far the little bit in hand reaUy did go. - . ■; • - >ry . , ? As to Ideals. I uTca—■nmgrrtrr-1 REVERENCE Planted in Childhood - will Bear Fruit in Manhood in » BETTER LIVES \ HAPPIER HOMES NOBLER CITIZENS THE MINISTRY OF HEALING. Rev- E. George Biddle, D. D. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and for get hot all of His benefits: Who for giveth all thine iniquities. Who heal eth all thy diseases. Psa. 103:2, 3. What a wonderful, almost startling word this third verse is. FORGIVE NESS of iniquities, and HEALING of diseases; the promise of forgive ness is hot a, particle stronger, or more defiinite* than the promise of healing. Why then do we as a Church teach most emphatically the first half of this verse, and almo’st Utterly ignore the other half. I bleSs the Lord for not only having forgiven me my iniquities, but also for* healing of sickness and diseases. 1 Jesus as certainly bare our dis eases as He bare our sins, and I see no reason why we should be under the burden o'f the one' any moire than of the other. In the great Evangelical Prophesy of Isaiah, it is said; Sure ly He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did es teem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, lje was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. Chapter 53, 4, 5. The Hebrew word trans lated “griefs” in the above verse, is choli and means “sickness, weakness, 'pain,” and is so considered when quoted in the New Testament, (see Matthew 8, 17) “Healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.’ (The Re vised Version substitutes the /word “diseases” for “sicknesses,”) Now since Jesus bare our iniquities, we are freed from them, on condition of faith and obedience; on the same condition we may take our sick nesses and diseases to Him for deliv erance. Why not? He bore both our INIQUITIES and OUR SICK NESSES. And by faith we “Bless .the LORD for deliverance from both ” The Christian CTiurfch of our day has departed from the Faith of our Fath ers, hi reference to Healing. In the Epistle of James, “The Lord’s Broth er”; the very first book of the New Testament, we are advised as follows in reference to sickness: “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with the oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up. and if he have Committed sins, they shall be forgiven him- Confess your faults one to another, and> pray for one an other, that ye may be healed.” James 6:14. 15. 16. This is The Ministry of Healing the Church has very greatly departed from. Jesus is the same today as when on earth in the flesh, and He has ordained that His Church should carry on the same work. He called the Twelve Apostles, and sent them forth*with power against unclean spirits, to jcast them out, and “TO HEAL ALL MANNER OF SICK NESS and AND ALL MANNER OF DISEASE.” Math 10:1. He gave practically the same commission and power to the “Seventy”; Says Luke, Lord appointed other seventy * -—*■ rt?m out two and two;” EAMirsr ALTAR and their instruction wa8 to “HEAL THE SICK'/’ Luke 10:1-9. If our Zion would only honor this commission,—This “MINISTRY OP HEALING,” the result would be a Nation-wide Revival. Said Spurgeon, in his comment on this Psalm: “WHO HEALETH ALL THY DISEASES,” “When the cause is gone, namely, inquity, the effect ceases. Sicknesses of body and soul come into the world by sin, and as sin is eradicated, dis eases bodily, mental and spiritual will vanish, till the inhabitant shall no more say, I am sick ” Many sided is the character of our Heav enl Father, for, having forgiven us as a judge, he then COMES AS A PHYSICIAN.” Treasury of David, vol. 4. p. 448. * Remember Jehovah has said, “I AM THE LORD THAT HEALETH THEE.” Ex,. 15:26. We sing. “The GREAT PHYSICIAN now i§ near;” By Faith, Love and Obedience we may have Him. I have been deathly sick several times in my life time, but in answer to- faith and prayer, “The Great Physician,” has Healed me. Praise Him. North' Cambridge, Mass. WARNING THE MOVIE STRUCK. By J. A. (Billboard) Jackson (For The Associated Negro Press) A story that originates according to its date line, in Los Angeles has been appearing under splash head lines in the colored weeklies headed “Great Demand For Oolordd Film Actors.” The effect of this story is to say the least pernicious. In common with' the rest of human ity, our young fojks are “Movie Mad.” It seems that all of them would like to appear in the movies. The offices of the trade journals have been pestered to death with inquiries about how to get into the. film com panies. Stories such as the one un der discussion encourages these film struck ones to abandon less spectac . ular vocations, their schools and mere jobs to seek the elusive fame so glibly promised by implication in that story. The story reports that 500 calls have been received at one office specializing in Negro talent in 1924. j There is no doubt of the truth of that; but this office has on file the names of 67 file workers who are | bo’oked with reasonable steadiness from that same office. Lord knows how many more are registered in that same office., waiting to catch the crumbs—the atmosphere and mob scene jobs—mere days work at long intervals. If that 67 worked absolutely equit ably there would have been less than 8 jobs each during the whole year. Had those same jobs been divided among the whole registered list, there would have been but little em ployment for each. So do not rush to California. It is> hard for white performers and much more so for Ne groes; for the whites may find occa sional work there; but the Negro’s usual avenues to work are filled with Japanese, Chinese and Mexicans. Another thing to keep in mind is the fact that when the film directors want Negro types in the white com panies, they want real Negroes. Fof ohce the genuine article comes into its own. Where the lighter persons happens to be acquainted with casting offices and if he is of the special type that can. be adapted, he or she may work as a Mexican, East Indian, Carribean, Arabian, Moor, etc., through the scale of darker races. Even in this, if the parts are “Pat” with opportunities, the white artists have become so ex pert in the art off make-up that they have, all the advantage of being firs^ choice at the work available. We share with the California, writer a degree of pleasure in report in* progress for our folks in the ‘Movies’; but the burden of responsi bility that must rest with some one for encouraging the thousands °f beautiful girls ttf a probable will-o-the-wis* warning signals
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