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I' PAGE T^O THE CAROLINA TIMES SATtJRDAY, AUG. 15, 1953 THE CHAUfllGE OF THE SNRIS WWID 10 CHmSIIANlIY CHARLOTTE In the small but significant incident which occurred when Negro Vacation Bible students were not allowed to. , play on a “for whites only” playground in Charlotte, one gets a bird’s eye view of Christianity at its worst. The hurried action of irate white citizens of the conununity in having the Negro Vacation Bible students driven from a playground in their neigh borhood makes one wonder what kind of ministers the white churches in the South have for pastors. ^ Strange as it may seem, the white church is lagging behind the sports world in its attempt to rise to the level of universal brotherhood. In many southern states today Negro and white baseball players play ball together while some of the same church members who cannot worship God together cheer both Negro and white players when these players happen to perform well on the dia mond. Thus the idea that it can’t be done in the churches appears to us to be one that originates in the warped minds of weak preachers rather than in the hearts of the people. It can be done if the white church will have the courage to take a stand against the unChristian cus tom of segregation in the House of Cr(^. The white citizens of the community who took upon themselves the nasty task of keeping Negro and white Va cation Bible students from playing together may have saved white supremacy, but they did nothing to uphold the supremacy of God, which in the end will not be moved one iota from its age old stand that God is no respecter of person. Someone has said that the greatest hour -of discrimina tion in this country is be tween that of eleven and one o’clock on Sunday morning when Christian Americans gather at their churches to worship God. This is an in dictment on the church, one that honest Christians should not allow to go unchallenged. Certainly if athletes can en gage in all kinds of sports to gether, Christians ought to be able to worship God together, whether it be at prayer meet ing or in a Vacation Bible School. THAT BYRNES APPOINTMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS NATIONAL Whatever President Eisen hower has done in the'past for Negroes or will do for them in the future, his appointment of Governor James F. Byrnes of South Carolina as a delegate to the United Nations will be looked upon by all thoughtful Negro leaders as one of the most dastardly acts ever com mitted against their race by a president of the United States. In fact, the appoint ment more nearly fits into the category of treason than it does that of statesmanship or loyal American citizenship, for it not only takes a back hand slap at the 15 million Negroes in this country but says to the overwhelming number of colored pteoples throughout the world that ambassadors of race hatred and white supremacy are still recognized as leaders in the United States. On this appar ent attempt at political pay off to Byrnes for revolting the -Democratic Party may hang the fate of millions of Ameri can lives in a third World War. In last week’s issue pf the CAROLINA TIMES, we pub lished a detailed account of the record of Byrnes, the con tents of which must have been known to the president. That he as Chief Executive would deliberately appoint such a character to the high position of delegate to the United Nations appears to us to be too high a price to pay even for the hope ot breaking the solid South. If Governor Byrnes can not uphold in its entirety the Constitution of the United States even after he has sworn to do so under oath in such high offices as repre sentative in Congress, U. S. Senator, Secretary^ of State and member of the U. S. Supreme Court, we are won dering by what stretch of imagination the president of the United States thought he would uphold the Declaration of Human Rights of the Unit ed Nations. The appointment n^st be decidedly embarrassing to the Negro Republicans in this country who have striven so hard to convince members of their own group that the Democratic Party is not the only major party that is re spectful of their rights. The president may have gained a few southern votes of the white supremacy vintage, but he has frightened away the many Negroes all over the country who have been on fence about which of the two major parties offered the bet ter haven. He hks also arous ed much suspicion in the minds of the last growing segment of liberal whites in the South as to whether the GOP has what it takes to lead the world back to the paths of peace. THE CHURCH VS. BASEBALL DURHAM At Durham a few Sundays ago two mixed baseball teams engaged in a game at the lo cal league park. Both teams had Negroes as managers and captains, and the umpires were all Npgm«»s TVip game was well played and enjoyed by white and Negro specta tors alike, who sat wherever they cared to. Because it was Sunday there were no preachers and prayer meet ing Christians present, but there was a lot of the Chris tian spirit exhibited by both players and spectators. The fans, many of. whom went to church that morning, prob ably got a greater lesson in brotherhood than they got at their churches which oppose the idea of worshipping God together. During the game we saw a Negro player hurriedly grab a glass and take a drink of water. No sooner had he set the glass down than a white player grabbed it and took a drink of water. Those athletes could drink water out of the same glass, but few of our white and Negro minis ters would dare take the Lord’s Supper together out of separate glasses. If there is such a thing as a “Heaven Bound Train^ soBie Gi our white folks are going to raise hell (or be lowered to hell) when they find out that there are no special'seats on it for them. There is only one curse of the church in America that is greater than denominational- ism and that is the segregated church. In spite of it all the signs of the times plainly show that in the not too dis tant future the segregated church, like all forms of dis crimination, will be a thing of the past. However, the pic ture is not so bright on the matter of denominationalism as was plainly indicated by a group of 'peanut head min isters of the Orange Presby tery who ousted their pastor because he insisted^at being a Christian was more import ant than being a Presbyter ian. There are some preachers, a type especially prevelant among Negro preachers, who will sit up all night tearing their hair and racking their brains to prepare a discourse on “Why I am a Baptist,” “Why I am a Methodist,” or “Why I am a Presbyterian,” who would do far better tear ing their hair and racking their brains on a discourse en titled “Why I am Not a Bet ter Christian.” These little simpletons are doing the cause of Christianity more harm than all the Sund^ baseball games that afford one of the few places in the South . for a brotherhood which is more than the lip- service practice of the ideal. The big question that looms before us now is whether or not it wouldn’t be better to have more unsegregated Sun day baseball games and leDs segregated Sunday church services. DEEP SOUTH SPEAKS BY ROBERT DURR (For Ctdvin New$ Service) WE MUST REMEMBJR FOR THEM CHARLOTTE The summer months have been hazardous ones for school children trying to en joy their vacation. A number of them made the mistake of choosing the streets instead of the public parks as play grounds. In the past four weeks, three children were struck by automobiles as they tried to cross the street in the area between Oaklawn Mar ket and Kozy Comer on Oak lawn Avenue, one of the most dangerous areas in the city for pedestrians. Gas-happy motorists are a street from between two continuing, despite pleas fflr parked cars or from behind a caution from publitf officials, parked bus or truck. They to use Oaklawn Avenue as a should be told that the street speedway, casting all caution is never to be used as a play- aside in their selfish attempts ground, to satisfy their speed mania. But even this safety mea- This situation makes it sure cannot by itself reduce doubly imperative for parents the appallingly high rate of to impress upon their chil- child accidents which ruin dren the importance of cross- many an otherwise pleasant ing streets correctly and of summer for Charlotte chil- observing traffic signs. Chil- dren and their families. Mo- dren should be taught to look torists also have a responsi- both ways before crossing a bility to our children. During street. ’They should be cau- the summer months especial- tioned against trying to enter ly, all drivers should be mind- SATURDAY Cime0 aug. 15,1953 L. E. AUSTIN, PublUher C. M. ROSS, Managing Editor M. E. JOHNSON, Business Manager PubUahwJ Every Saturday by the UNITED PUBLISHERS. Incorporated at 5U E. Petticrew St, Kntcred a« aecond daai matter at the Post OMioe at Dttrham, North CaroUaa uadcr the Act of March >. im. National Advartlainc Bepraeentatiie: Interstate Umtad Newmapara. Manber, NMPA. No (luuantae of publication of unaoUdted mata- rlal. Letter* to the editor for publication muat be dcned and confined ta 500 words. Subscription Rates; 10c per copy; Six months, $3.00; One Year. 13.00 (Foreign Countries, «4.00 per year.) PEOFLB AKE TIRED OF WAS! It seems to me that after World War 11 only atateunen with a grubworn vision could tail to see that splitting tip of Korea in a North and South Korea could result into any thing but conllict based on the old divide and conquer form ula. After World War 11 waa the time for the tbon top allied power, the United States, to ait down aromd the connctl table and tarry until a way founded on Justice was achi eved to keep Korea nndlvided. Such a procedure would, in my opinion, obviate the aggressive communist action and the po lice action by the U. N. forces In a Korea divided potential ly against itself. Nothing truly and lastingly good can come out of a carved up Germany with its British, American and Russian sec tors. As long as we have this sort of setup in Germany, we have a situation which may set the world on fire. The Lesser Peace (cessation of hoatilltlea) which muat pro duce the Greater Peace (spir itual unification of mankind) within a maximum of ten yeara ought to Inaplre Buasia, France, Britain and the Unit ed States to put their whole souls, might and strength into a “take no” effort to unify Qermany. A divided Germany Is a threat to world peace. There muat be unity based on Justice and freedom before there can be the Greater Peace. Now is the time for nations to agree to let every nation worship its God under their in dividual vine and tig trees so long as their ways of life do not violate the Divine rights of others to be free indeed. This is no time for automobile salesmen statesmenshlp. As it afamds oew, them la absolutely /notklng la our various poUtlaal philosopUes which we practice whleh would prevent our finding ourselves involved In a total global and Idiotic revolution ary war Just about avery SO yeara. There is but one people to day who can co'me in the court of peace with clean hands and with a valid claim that it has not lifted up its hands in an aggressive war against an other nation or people. And that is the so-called Negro people. If the world is to be saved, it seems the Negro is the one and only people to do the job. There Is literally too mueh white face In high places with no experience at feeling for the colored of the world. And no white faces can truly re present colored faces any place or at any time and most certainly without their stud ied consent. White heels standing on the black necks have inspired al most all peoples to crave to stand on some one else’s neck, to break their backs and stup- ify their minds and doom them to a demned state of second class citizenship and double serfdom. People are tired of fighting wars to perpetuate this sort of thing, 6ecauae it is a cause of war which we have not come within the shadow of remov ing. Hence, another world conflict beckons us In the not too distant future. Defense Of Byrnes Appointment By Max Yergan Called Ironic NEW YORK Max *^ergan’s commenda tion of the appointment of Gov. James F. Byrnes to the United States delegation to the United Nations is “incredible,” Walter White, executive secre tary of the National As^cia- tion for the Advancemei^t of Colored People, said this week in reply to the former ex ecutive director of the Coun cil on African Affairs. Dr. Tergan, In a letter pub lished In New York dallies, said: “The appointment of Governor Byrnes to the Amer- ful of the fact that there are thousands of, carefree, vaca tioning youngsters who may often forget to be careful. But motorists can and must re member to be careful, for their own sakes and for the lives and happiness of our children. lean delegation is In the in terest of this country and is to be commended.” Ignoring the South Carolina governor’s long record of an ti-Negro pronouncements and activity, Dr. Yergan praised ■ Gov. Byrnes because of the latter’s anti - communist po sition. He also attacked White for his opposition to the Byrn es appointment. Recalling Dr. Yergan’s earl ier conciliatory statement on Prime Minister Malan ot South Africa, White, In his re ply, said that this defense of Byrnes “causes one to wonder wliat has happened to Dr. Yergan’s principles and Jug- ment.” Dr. Yergan’s break with the Communists was “a traumatic experience,” White asserted. But, he added, “this is no excuse for his loss of per spective or for his equating an- (Please turn to Page Seven) WASHINGTON AND "SMALL BUSINESS” Socialistic waste. 'Hiat’i what Congressman Ralph Gwlnn of New York terms the TennetsM Valley Authority, or TVA. • « • Bnt many hold whether or net TVA to waste by aoclalltm, bln^ bnalneas atutdsrda oondeimi ii. * * * Qovemmenti needs to re-{ duce both pub-l 11c indebted-1 ness and taxes. While no one seems to knowl just how much has been pour ed into TVA, I there arel strong feelings C. W. Hardsr that government could realize' $27 billion by selling TVA to pri vate operators, coiUd save fSOO million per year on bond inter est, other costs. * * • In mid-turtle* TVA was start ed to provide Irritation, power,' and to control floods, althoogh Army EnKineers claim Hie Tea-| nessee Valley will not flood more than once every 500 year*. « • * The efficiency of TVA as a source ot hydro-electric energy is held open to question, too. Congress is asked to build a to tal ot 9 steam generating plants, presumably to meet greater needs for electricity. • • * There to evidence In Wasb- Ington that administration may come to grips with the TVA question in order to Jnstlfy its billing as • bnalneasmen’s ad ministration. Bot tl|ere are many smoke screens of emotion and falsa premises to cut tbronffh. • * • Besides the cry ol Socialism, thelv is the argument that the tax tree TVA doesn’t pay the tax es of private utilities. • * * This last wrfimient to probab ly a haU-trBtli as thsra to co*' ^ NtUoaal Fed^ntloo of Todtpendcnt BuiIimm By C. WILSON HARDER sMeraUe deabt any atllttr paya taswa oat a( prollla, iMt hiataai adds them to onnsomw ratw. Baoently, the Padflo Oaa • Bao- trio, one *t the nattoa'a blgfsal ■ttUtles, told stocklMfldan m raio tBoreaaea are plamied, ■*- leas taxes are inoreaaed. thaa admitting that nnllke IndlvUaala and small businesses, tama da not come oat of proflto, bat otrt «( the onstomers. Thto sttaatloB coold bo rnnedled, howavar. • • • The big point to that the P O & E Is located In California with more irrigated acreage than rest ot U. S. And business deato have been worked out lil~Calltoniia which It applied In the Tennessee Valley SO years ago would have kept the government out of the power business. • • * A greap of farmers needed a dam tai the BaBrby Sierras tor Ir- rigattoi water. Ihe dam to owned by the farmers’ organisa tion, bnt the power boose to owned by the ntUity. And In ex* change for permitting the water to ran through their generators, the ntmty company pays oft the dam’s bonded taitebtolness by semi-annual payments. • * * When TVA waa started, It was necesiary for the government to drive out of business 17 dlfier- ent private utility companies. A deal similar to the above would have given area even greater benefits without permit ting bureaucrata to waste mil lions. * * * Many pla&s have been dratted for taming TVA over to free enterprise Ih a itiitow that will net resalt in merely changing frmn sovemment monopoly to private meeopoly. Bat Waahing- ten has given no anthority to solve TVA question on basis ot somid bnslness and under a free enterprise system to reduce na- tlonal debt by 127 bllllaa, save at least halt bilUen yearly. The World Will Be Reluctant, Until The Ball And Chain Are Removed." by Alfred Andersen Within and Among Dear Fellow Seekers ... As has been noted, the resort to war, with all its baser mo tives and deceptions, was a serious blow to the values which were notable affirm ed and lived by the early Quakers. That of Quaker spir itual values which were in corporated in the Declaration of Independence were some what carried over to the fram ing of the subsequent Con stitution. But they were sec' ondary to the essential char acter of the new nation state as the “Landlord” class vis ualized it. At the time of the Constitu tion, and increasingly since, the concessions given the Quakers were largely of the appeasing character. And as time went on the Quakers found themselves mere and more out of spirit with estab- Hahiwi ynTOrnniMit, nvtin In their home state of Pennayl- vania and their home city of Philadelphia. This, of course made for in ner tensions within the Quak er movement. Those who were active in Quakerism at the time of its coming .into power and influence in pioneer days were piilned to see it pushed aside by more aggressive ele ments. Thus did new revolu-_ tlonary Quakerism lose many of its “fair weather friends." The Hlcksite Friends con tinued as the revolutionary branch; it is this branch which ultimately gave birth to the American Frlenda Service Conunlttee, noted the world over for Its humanitarian ser vices. It to this branch too which come more and more In direct conflict with govern mental units, botti local and national. Thto led to much travail and an ultimate with drawal from "polities” to a large extent. From “way back” the Friends thought of themselves as a kind of separate society with diHarent valuas than conventional society. But they brought their JafiQehce to bear in innumerable concrete ways op (fonventional society never- 'theless. In this new country. Which many must have thought th^ would be able to call their own and help to govern by direct participation, it was hard to accept the fact that here too they must be a “thorn in the flesh” If they were to remain true to tlteir essential nature. The advance of formal stat- Ism through war and the emo tional aftermath, pins the sfan- Utic philosophy all over the world, was too mnck for even the deeply rooted Quaker con stitution. More and more conflict and confusion set in, and they have barely struggled through to the present day as a con tinuous body. It is sad today to look on the diluted and confused character of modern Quakerism as compared to its glorious tradition. Today pacifism to a snutll minority element in Quaker ism; and the State, at one time so courageously disciplined with deep spiritual convlotlon, to today compromised with In numerous expedient ways. Thto because the Quaker prin ciples and qtlrit have been compromtoed little by little along the line. Quakerism has justified it self hundreds of times over. In its tradition lies the clue and the very seed for the spir itual revolution so needed in our day. And today we have a new opportunity. For today the obstacles which faced Quakerism 100 jrears ajjo have largely Sj^nF themselves.-The modem national state to at the height of its revolutionary, In- 'fluence, but also at the brink of its decline. Note how rapidly have eome and gone the totalitarian states of Europe. And now there to indication that Russia to deteriorating from within. The United States will prob ably be the last ot the major forms to stand; so It is in thto country that the baaie spirit ual issues regarding the llgi- tlmate place of the State will gradually be revived and re- The other obstacle, which is still more fundamental, and which is now largely removed as to intellectual foundations, is that of the mechanistic phil osophy and the philosophy pf materialism which it support ed. Thto mechantotic philosophy has in the meantime all bnt deprived us of our “sense of values,” for by it there to no place for values as snch. But note today the number of re ligious hooka written by pram- Inent gclentists: Bddington (a Quaker who anrvlved), Xaans, MlUlkan, Plaak, Whitehead, Einstein, Du Nouy, Barmin, to name a few. Next week we shall deal fur ther with this new opportunity awaiting one vision and cour age. Spiritual Insight “YOUR MASTER'S TRADE MARK" By Reverend Harold Roland Pastor, Mount Gilead Baptist Church “It any man has not the spirit of Chrtot, he Is none of hto . . .” Bom. 8:9. Do you bear the Master’s trade mark? Can the master’s H>irit be easily dtocemed in your personality? Does your character bear the imprint of his Spirit? If you claim Christ as master, his mark ought be easily recognized? A manu facturer’s product bears hto trade mark. The cattleman marks his herd—^the owner’s mark to there. A cliild of God ought bear liis master’s mark. Our dtoposition should reflect the spirit that was in Ctutot Jesus. The spirit of the Christ ought to be Interwoven into the very texture and flbers of yonr charaeter. What makes up the owner’s mark? The Holy spirit to the trademark of the Child of God ... “If any man has not the spirit Of Christ he to none of hto . . .” Thus every soul that is bom of the Spirit of God ought bear the trade mark of the master. What to the spirit of Christ? It to the “8PHtIT OF OOD THAT DWELLB’TH IN TOC . . .” The nuster at the Bap tismal waters of the Jordan received the conseeration ot the Holy Spirit for our sakes. He bore the stamp—the im print of the father. He was sealed and bore the marks ot the father. And we too ought bear the mark—the sign of heavenly power. The final test ot the genuine ness of a Christian to the pos session of the Holy Spirit ’Thto must forever remain the real test of belonging to Christ. The possession of the Holy Spirit to your trademark. This is the owner’s mark. Do you meet thto test? Is the pattern of your character sliaped by the HOLY OR THE UNHOLY SPIRIT? The possession of the spirit means certain fruits of the spirit. Do you edify'or de stroy? Do y^u make peace or confusion? Can you honor others or do you want to be honored? Words, creeds and dogmas may not count In the final analysto. The thing ^t really counts to the measure of spirit of Christ in your character. Hie spirit of Christ should find expression — a fivefold expreaslan — In yonr gentle- naas, stsength, sympathy, hum ility and Holy seal. Can yon qnailfyT Do yon bear the (Please turn to Page Sevra)
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