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WHAT PRICE EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM
Under the guise of religious freedom,
self determination and every Other
freedom imaginable, Negro colleges are
more and more becoming cesspools of im
morality, drunkenness, gambling and so-
domy> Especially is this true in our state
schools where, to comply with the law of
separation of church and state, religiously
weak college administrators have welcomed
with opened arms the excuse to cut out
practically all forms of religious training
and worship as well as vesper hour.
At one of our state schools which has an
enrollment of around 1400 students. Dr.
Benjamin Mayes, president of Morehouse
College, and on6 of the most dynamic speak
ers and educational leaders of the race, re
cently spoke to an audience of around 100
students. At the same college Dr. Mordecai
Johnson, president of Howard University
and one of the most thought provoking, as
well as forceful speakers in America, spoke
to a little over 200, including persons from
the city in which the college is located. The
^tudents were not required to attend such
lectures or addresses and they stayed away
in droves.
When deeply concerned citizens and tax*
prayers begin to ask questions about this ap
parent lack of appreciation for spiritual
guidance that can come only through relig
ious teaching, administrators and instructors
in our state colleges readily declare that
they have been forced to de-emphasize re
ligion for fear of interfering ^ith the law
which separates church and state. They
will tell you that young people of today
must be allowed to choose for themselves
when and where they would like to wor
ship, whether they prefer to stay in bed,
go fishing or go to the movies during ves
per hour or while lectures are going on.
While all this and . more was happening at
embryonic Negro state colleges, loaded down
with Ph. D.’s, most of whom are just one
jump from cotton patches, cook kitchens and
farms, staid and hoary headed old Yale Uni
versity with over 10,000 enrollment and over
250 years of experience in education and
Boston University, with over 20,000 students
and 113 years of educating behind her, were
both experiencing a religious renaissance.
Instead of de-emphasizing religion, accord
ing to the New York Timbs, of Sunday,
April 27, both of these schools were putting
more emphasis on religion.
Elsewhere on this page we are printing in
full the article which appeared in the New
Yobk Times and we are asking our readers
who are deeply concerned about the moral
retrogression in Negro colleges to read it
and take comfort in the fact that some of
our white schools of higher learning in this
country are turning to religion as the one
dependable source of developing character,
manhood and womanhood.
STRAINING AT A GNAT AND
SWALLOWING A CAMEL
Tuesday night a j
headed by the white and Negro ministers of
the city, appeared before the City Council
and were successful in blocking the move
to allow continuous showing of moving pic
tures here on Sundays. If there ever was a
case of straining at a gnat and swallowing
a camel we think the antics of the miiugters
of Durham regarding the Sunday movie af
fair is it.
By their very act these ministers admit
that man made attractions put on at local
theaters have more drawing power than the
gospel they are preaching. By their very
act they admit that they are a failure so far
as their ability to present in attractive m^m-
ner the “Greatest Story Ever Told” to dying
men and women is concerned. This is
capitulation, this is defeat, this is surrender
to the world. For when the church is forced
V to call upon legal force to help it influence
men to do right it only drives wrong under
ground and fails utterly in converting men
to the way of the cross. The ministers, like
the Scribes and the Pharisees are concerned
about the letter of the law rather than the
spirit of the law.
We think the statement made by Dr. Miles
Mark Fisher in the outset of the Sunday
movie brawl, that the church needs some
compejtion is significant. For if the church
(»nnot meet the challenge of a motion pic
ture theater, how does it expect to meet
greater ones. If the church has produced
no program capable of competing with the
theater, we think it is no fault of the pro
gram, but the principal leaders in the church
—the ministers.
When the gospel is preached uncpm-
promlslngly, when tliere isTto^tpology inHtts^
its presentation, when those who proclaim
it have the moral courage and the conviction
to lift Jesus up without fear or favor He will
draw all men from theaters, ball games and
other places of amusement imto Him.
This cannot be accomplished with min
isterial weaklings who are more concerned
with fishing for dollars than they are for
men. It cannot be achieved by ministers
who are afraid of the consequence of preach
ing unadultered gospel. When properly
preached the gospel of Jesus is its own at
traction and needs no law of man to force
men to listen to it.
Well, the ministers of Durham have won
their battle to save humanity. In their blind
and stupid minds ^hey may think they have
dealt a death blow to Satai»and his kingdom.
We think they have done just the opposite,
in that they have driven elsewhere those
poor devils who might have gone to the thea
ter on Sunday’s to seek diversion. So instead
of the theater, we shall have poker games,
bridge, dice, canasta, highballs, swimming,
fishing, while the rich and the well-to-do
will, in addition to these, gather around the
television, go to the beach or go riding in
the family car.
It is hard for this newspaper to under
stand ministers of the g)ppel who strain 90
hard at capturing a theater gnat while
such camels as unequal wages, unequal
schools, segregation and other injustices that
rob Negroes of their God given rights and
human dignity, are allowed to go free. Such
hypocrisy, such washing the outside of the
platter is sickening, it is disgusting. God
save the gospel.
EVERY NEGRO MAN AND WOMAN SHOULD
REGISTER AND VOTE
/
This wedi we call upon every Negro man
and woman in the state of North Carolina to
laglgter during the next two weeks so that
may be eligible to vote in the Primary
' oto May 31. Especially do we appeal to those
to MWtarn Nortii Carolina wh^e Negroes
BSt greater victims of diserimination than
they are in the western part of the State.
There is no easy road to freedom and
humna dignity. The |>rice is long suffering,
patience and sacrifice. Unless Negroes
awaken to this fact and use the only weapon
they have to secure better jobs, schools, pro
tection of the law and other vital necessities
“But A Civil Rights Law, Would Help Too”
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they will never rise above the position of
second-class citizens.
Whatever the price, the inconvenience,
the sacrifice or the embarrassment, every
Negro man and woman should never cease
trying until he is able to vote.
Every club, fraternity or group should
first require that a person be registered as a
voter before lie- is eligible for membership.
Every minister should insist .that all mem
bers of his church become a voter. Teachers
in our public schools, especially thwe in
high schools and colleges, should take time
out to instruct students in the necessity of
exercising this most important right,
whether they are old enough to do so or not.
Not only is voting necessary for Negroes
as a group but if we are to have good gov
ernment, and keep the government in the
hands of the people rather, than a select
group of politicians, the people must vote to
do so.
It is,therefore, for the betterment of the
government and the race that we call iqion
every Negro man and woman to register
and vote. We call upon them to vote with
out allowing selfish dmgning persons to in
fluence them. We cluu'ge them to examine
carefully the several candidates in their
county, city and state and to decide honestly
within their own minds v^ch is the best for
the whole rather than the indiv^ual or a
select group. When they Have done this we
ask them to solemnly cast their vote as the
highest and most noble act citizens living
under a democratic form of government can
perform.
Insight
“Mother: A Scepter Of Love”
By REVEREm HAROLD ROLAND
Pastor, Mount Gilead BaptUt Church
"Love is very patient.. .Love
never disappears.."! Cor. 13:4,8.
This is Family Week which
ends with Mother’s Day cele-
bration. The Home is Smothers
Kingdom over which she weilds
a scepter of love. And this Scep
ter of love which mother vreilds
in queenly dignity is the most
powerful in all the world. Here
is the greatest honor in all the
world: THE HONOR OF
HOTHERHOOD.
Let us look at the home amid
the menacing changes of our
times. Past and present wars
have left their disruptive inlHu-
ence upon the family life of the
tive pressures and strains at
work to destroy the home,
Mother’s royal throne. If the
home is lost, then the nation is
lost. If these pressures crush and
destroy the home and family
life the nation cannot stand.
What are the meancing facts?
Almost a million l>emes will be
wrecked on the rocks of divorce
during this year. What a blow
SMALL BUSINESS
By C. WILSOK HARD .
Despite the heat haze of a
Wairiiington Indian Summer often
credited with driving men crazy,
the Federal Trade Commission
continues to toil manfully, piling
trivia upon trivia.
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The lateat FTO oraokdown
reaches a new record In trivia,
u ezempllfledj
by rtC Stipn.
Ution No. 8188,
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Gotham Hob-1
by Companyl
■ells materials!
to toy model!
buildori. aI
popular item [
ia a tiny temi-l
diesel engine I
to propel mod- H«rd«r
d airplanei or boata for $2.98.
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Bni no longer «an this snwU
company advertise the tiny en-
. gine tor hobbyists aa “oomidete*’
becansa. it does not oome equip
ped at the price ^.95 with a
fnel tanic, or with a flywheel or
propelloTj the FTC roles.
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Of courie, when big heavy
duty full liza Diesel eng^ei are
sold, they are priced without a
fuel tank, or propellor.
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It la not loiown haw many man
hoora at goremment eipanse
were waated in thia allort.
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The motto at tha FTC seems
to be, “Neither hail, nor sleet,
,por storm will stop us from pur
suing trivia, but on major mat
ters wa rest*'.
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FTO haa already invaatigaied
flia atraaga uonoy^ tla-^ az-
IsHng between ante **Mgs’' and
a few tira aad aocaaaary makers,
a a •
But no actloa haa been taken
CD this major matter.
« a a
A nine yaar FTO afaidy ta-
vaatod that eoa aaio giant
ahawed a praflt on oars;
a waOoplag MJ8% pnSt on ao-
■mwmm it airt»M
oeaaorles, the apara
tire, a monopoly of big rabbar.
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The inibUc suffers two ways,
a a a
One ta that «Ua iMtaaM of
bnslneA an aoeasaariea and tiraa
ia shot efl from tha jadnpendant
dealera. The aaeand la tlie pablic
paya higher Mdden prices for
these aooaaaories than aa lad*-
pandent dealer elutrgea.
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One thing ttiat may come o*it
of the i>robe of failure to enforce'
antitrust laws by San. John
Sparkman’s Senata Small Busi
ness Committee ia fliat too littla
men hold down too big jobs,
a a a
For aiampla, tha Wage Sta
bilisation Board anMwnoes It
will not advise dating negotia
tions what ttmiU al wagM the
goveriunent will permit,
a a a
Beason given is tiiat U tha em
ployer grants a hl^er wage than
permlttml, wprkers become an*
gry with tha Wage StabiUzatim
Board rather than tha employer,
a a a
.Object of the aadar Is la In-
sare that If labor ia to be aagry,
the anger shMld be with tha
bass, never the bareaasrats.
a a a
However, the Wage StabUlza-
tton Board, simultaneously an
nouncing aiH>ointment of the new
deputr executive director, prol^
ably unwittingly sheds light on
why bureau orders rafleot ao
little maturity.
a a a
The job la new held by an H.
J. Cooper, who graduated from
Tale Iaw Sehoal In IMS aad had
a wh^ twa years ef privata
business experlenoa before jol^
Ing the boraaa.
* * .*
. Jls opposite number in tha
FTC probably arrived at tha
toy diesel engine ruling,
a a a
Snoh deep eeperlwoe la lha
world snrdy qaaliflai a haraa
erat to mie oa taya.
to the foundation and stability
of the home! Mother’s King
dom, the home, is in danger and
Religion On Campus
Larger Role Is Exemplified By
Programs At Two College*
Heports reaching this depart
ment indicate an increasing in
terest in some institutions of
higher learning. Two univer-
sitiee, both New England institu
tions, indicate the trend - Yale
University and Boston Univer
sity.
The present “religious re
naissance” at Yale goes back to
1946 when Dr. Charles Seymour,
then Yale President, announced
the creation of a Department of
Religion. The new department
was to be as autonomous within
the university family as the de
partment of history, English or
ecnomics. It was frankly an ex
periment.
The experiment worked. Sta
tistics tell only part of the story:
In 1943 there were four under
graduate courses in religious sub
jects; today there are fourteen.
In 1946 only 100 undergraduates
were enrolled in such classes;
today’s total of more than 800
represents almost a fifth of the
university’s undergraduate en
rollment of 4,197.
Six years ago there were
tMirty-four courses for students
'of religion on the graduate level;
today there are forty-five, which,
for the last several years, have
produced an average of fifteen
Doctor of Philosophy degree
awards annually — more than
any other university in the na
tion.
The statistics as well as the
general atmosphere on the Yale
campus seem to bear out the as
sertion made on February 18 by
the Coffin Advisory Committee,
which said; “The Coinmittee be
lieves that religious life at Yale
is deeper and richer than it has
been in many years and stronger
than in most places outside the
university.”
A similar story can be told of
Boston University, where the
role of religion has grown tre
mendously In recent years.
EARLY STEP
Last month Boston University
launched a “pilot study" to de
termine the place of religion on
the campus. The university in
ducted Dr. Franklin H. Littel,
former Chief Protestant Advisor
for the U. S. High Commission
in Germany, as religious co
ordinator. He has identified his
worjc directly with that of the
teachers, saying, “The universi
ty and the church are in accord
in showing a concern for per
sons—their rights, their digni
ties, their common liberties.”
One of the first steps under
the revitalized religious pro
gram at Boston University has
been the creation of a consulta
tive body representing all religi
ous Interests. This is to be a
clearing house of programs, and
a framework within wliich sub
ordinate groups, councils and
commisBions can efficiently
carry forward the best religious
interest of the university and
service to the community.
Further support of the relig
ious program, reaching out into
the Boston community, is the re
cently established Pastoral
Counseling Service. Its pro
fessional counselors have been
busy with the practical problems
of people from all walks of life,
in the universsity and out, who
take advantage of its services.
Other examples of the “prac
tical” religious approach at Bos
ton University are the hospital
visitation program for ill stu
dents, personal counseling and
student aid, active religious co
operation and joint projects
ranging from entertainment to
serious' panels of all religious
groups, and weekly talks and
meetings with distinguished
speakers from this country and
abroad. — NEW YORK TIMES.
South African Prime Minister
Can Learn Much From Hider
NEW YORK
Daniel F. Malan, Prime Minis
ter of the Union of South Africa,
could learn a great deal from
the life of Adolph Hitler. Be
fore the law of life compelled
Hitler to destroy himself, he was
as much of a bigot as Malan.
Hitler had false ideas of German
superiority, the same as Malan
has ideas of Dutch superiority.
In Adolph Hitler’s book, "Mein
Kampf,” he pulls no punches in
telling what he thinks of non-
Aryans.
Jewish people were the main
objects of his wrath and fiiry.
Hitler stated that Jews had
made no real contribution to the
with it pjjir nation and Its wel- Jjprogress of the world. He stated
that Jews were simply clever
at garnering the wealth o the
fare.
Mother and the family are the
fountainhead of spiritual-moral-
etliical values and principles.
Mother and her scepter of love
have supplied the indispensable
spiritual ingredient for a strug
gling race in a cruel and un
friendly world. Mother’s lOve
and the power it generates has
given us something to endure in
the face of great odds rad diffi
culties. Take the love and power
of the home and we are lost.
The warming glow of her man
tle of love has kept us together
in an unfriendly and loveless
world. Mother takes the thread
of love and weaves together the
fabrics of life into a strong, en
during personality. Mother’s
love makes us strong to oidure.
Mother’s love gives us power
to stand the stresses and strains
of life. The lack of this power
may be a part of he answer to
the growing juvenile delinquen
cy in our community and nation.
Mother weilds power of love in
to the delicate nature of her
child. Every safeguard must be
thrown around motherlkood and
the home.
An abundance of medianieal
gadgets cannot save the Hcnae
and family life. The home is
made strong by spiritual and
moral resources. And the key
of its 8t>iritual power is love.
And Mother Is blessed symiMl of
this love. And love is the most
IM«eiou8 jewel of heaven and
earth. Mother and her throne,
the home, must be guarded
against the disruptive forces of
our times. Fine furnishings—
radios, televisions, automobiles,
beautiful structures, gorgeous
dresses, expensive shoes—can
not save the home. A Mother’s
love is the very life blood of a
honle. You may have all of the
latest appliances and devices,
but if you have no love you have
lost the beauty and the joy of
life.
Mother is a symbol of undis-
courageable love. Her Icive
never deserts. Her hand beckons J
us to share her love when others
have forsaken. No night ts too
dark. No sickness is too long.
No burden is too heavy to ahare.
When you are shut out in a.cold
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world after others had created
it. He made it a crime lor Ger
mans to marry Jews.
Hitler’s opinion of Xatins and
Orientals was pretty low, also.
According to his doctrine, tbese
people were not creative md
could only imitate what the
superior Aryans had craated. It
was unthinkable that superior
Germans diould marry Latins
or Orientals also.
Adolph HiUer felt that aU
non- Aryans were low, worth
less forms of humanity; but he
felt that Negroes were the low
est of tile low. He felt that Ne
groes were bom half apes and
it was a criminal absurdity to
to train them.
Yo impress upon the world
G»man superiority, Hitler
formed an army of 11,000,000
men and launched World War II.
This huge army si^tfeMd over
7,000,000 casualties. Mwut one
of every four German man arere
eith^ killed or injured as a re
sult of Hitler's efforts to prove
German superiority. Now, here
is one of the tra^c residts:
German girls can’t find hus
bands. Adolph Hitler had too
many German youths killed
trying ot prove how superior
they were. Many German girls
now advertise in Negro publica
tions for mates. Several national
publications have carried
pictures of these girls and infor
mation concerning their qualifi
cations as wives. Surely Hitler
must turn over in his grave
when these so-called superior
people have to solicit marriage
among those he called half-apes.
Malan of South Africa could
learn from the saga of Hitler if
he would. Just as surely as the
solicitatRlla.^of Negro husbands
by ^rman girU is a nemesis of
Hitler’s evil deeds, so wilf a ne
mesis arise from Malan’s deeds.
The poor natives of South
Africa are shunted off on unpro
ductive reservations where it is
pra^ically impossible for them
to sustain themselves. When
they leave the reservations, they
are required to carry many pas
ses. These passes cost money,
and that is exactly what natives
do not have.
To be caught off a reservation
with no pass means prison and
forced labor on the premises of
any Dutch farmer who makes a
deal for the native’s services.
These and innumerable other
injustices exists in the land of
Malan. And, instead of the con
ditions getting better, Malan
would like to make them worse.
Malan is sowing the wind and
he will reap the whirlwind. He
should remember the words of
the sage warning;
“There is a destiny that makes
men brotiters.
None goes his way alone.
All that we seiid Into the
lives of others
Comes back into our own."
The Cost Of War!
The forward and the venture
some,
Doubly sure will come to grief;
Vegetable, or animal;
No matter, tuere la no relief.
The premature of all will die
And back to earth mcdder and
rot.
There may be precaution and
care;
But love and nature matters not.
•
The spirited, bold, unruly ox
Is slain for such boldness shown
What progency from such great
loins
Posterity might have knowni
The soldier, patriotic, brave.
Rush in ;to fight when de^th is
near,
While quaking men remain be
hind.
Safe, and preserve their lives
through fear.
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And so the worthwhile, and the
pride.
In all our bloody wars are slain;
And those unfit to carry on,
They, must perpetuate the
strain!
Waived the selection, there
would be
Fine specimens of nobler ken;
No^^e men that fortune has
But the men that ought to have
beeni
0
And who shall change this dire
process.
But man himself, when he
awake .
From selfishness, pride and
folly,
And sense he’s the ignoble
stake?
Yes, he, and not the other man-
He ought to know they are the
same-
And if they fight, each other
slay.
How can the dead the dead then
Marne?
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—By Henry T. Bradley