.DAY, JUNE 17, 19 4 4 '
Bishop Shaw
(Continued from page 4)
hope tliut the ilu.v is not far distnut
wlien the support of trained,
qualified and efficient ministers
will compare favoraldy with tliut
of men in oilier professions.
War and l'eare.
"We agree with tile prevailing
atriiuiiii-ui in me u.uuiuuist cnurcn
in our refusal to condone war us
u method of solving national and
International problems, but we
loyally support our government,
forced into Ibis present war on
account of the treachery at l'earl
Harbor. We do this, however, with
the hope that 'when this war ends
.there shall he established some
kind of international co-operation
that shall find a more excellent
way of settling international difficulties.
Permanent peace must
come tlirough the substitution of
service and co-operation for the
present too prevalent emphasis
upon domination and control.
"1'eace is an inner spiritual
quality which can be attained
only uuder the process of following
the policy ami program ol' the
prince of peace. We feel that the
*" time is at luintl when all the
for-es of righteousness, ^justice
and good-will should unite in such
a manner that the words of the
unciet.it prophet shall lie fulfilled
in our day and generation, and
'nation shall not lift up a sword
against nation, neither shall they
learn war any .more'.
Full Citizenship and Economic
.Opportunity for Negroes.
i, "We deeply regret and are concerned
over tile apparently growing
sentiment for the luniuteuituce
of tin un-American, tm-Christiun,
undemocratic, and often wicked
system of segregation of Negroes
even in public relationships which
Cannot be enforced and practiced
without manifest injustice and inconvenience
below tile standard of
civilized communities. Even if the
fear of intermarriage of lite races
is. tlie alleged excuse, a more
courteous nud less wicked method
should be" used to adjust such
matters.
"It is true that the church may
not he responsible for much of the
race hatred and segregation of
Negroes on account of race, hut
we contend that the Christian
church should not he dominated
. by those wlui (Seek and .desire a
lower, standard in race relations
than is clearly, la'ught in Christianity.
The church should, practice
and make' operative its idealism
or confess itself incapable of
autualiy becoming genuinely
Christian and close its doors in
inevitable defeat by the forces
of evil.
JSoine of Our Needs.
"The rural church: in our jurisdiction
about three-fourths of our
'churches are rural or in towns of
less than .">,000 inhabitants. One of
the g ml test needs of the central
jurisdiction Is a more skillful rural
ministry. A fjrst class rural
minister devoted to the task of
helping his people live a better life
. here as well as hereafter, may by
precept and example transform
' his people economically inj well
1 as spiritually.
"Great preuclier-pastors: One
of the greatest needs among us is
great preacher-pastors who are
I able to deliver a helpful message
to practically every person in his
congreguiio nut least once on Sunday
and at the same time be musters
of bundling congregations us;
- sembled and the people in his purf
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isli. Ministers must not forget that
not nil of tile Christian wisiloin
unil training is in t. > pulpit.
There is an abundance of wisdom
of all kinds in Die pews tiiat can j
be used in a co-operative manner. I
We need ministers who are \vill-|
iug to respect the judgment and i
personalities of all the people.
"Heller worship services: One
of the greatest weaknesses of
Negro churches is the worship
service. Tile great pastors of the
future will lie those who are most
gifted in training Die people to
worship and to make the church
an agency for human uplift and
building a better world.
"A constructive district sttperintendcncy:
I'nder the Intensively
organised Methodism of today the
nffice of the district suporintemleney
was never more iinlispensu
hie. ryr too many dint net superintendents
major in finances. Tliis
is important, hut lm\v much more
Useful a district superintendent
could lie if, along with his promotion
of tlie temporal affairs of ids
district, lie combined the training
of pastors and officers to do efficient
work in many ways and the
improvement of the Christian life i
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and conduct of tlie people. How <
inurli more helpful to the bishop
lie could be if in Ills rounds ho
studied the charges in such atonaii- <
nor us to lie aide to recommend
the type of pastor who would fit
host into each pastorate.
"Knlurghig our herders: The 1
time is at hand when we must 1
visualize ami utilize (lie opportu- '
nitios given us as a Negro group
ip our Methodism, eight million 1
strong, to enlarge our herders hy
taking greater advantage of the 1
numerous opportunities given us
for establishing new churches, <
especially in communities where I
white Methodists have moved out
ami Negroes moved in. Let us con* i
duct ourselves in such a manner I
as Id command tiie respect ami > t
deserve such recognition and co-1 >
operation as to put behind us in
our work nol only tin* power ami
Influence of our own rare group. .
imt tin* great strength ami influence
??l* Metlioilisls of the white ;
rare, among whom we live ami
work together for our common
Methodism.
"Christfaulty applies?the need
of the world : The secret of the
i
marvelous material advancement 1
roops Pre
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t one-sided in this brush?son
lthy, Private First Class Isaia
an forces at Bouganville, folio
American perimeter. Swift, 1)1
as. Fijian casualties in spor;
tremely light. <XJ. S. Army
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?r I lie past two or throe generations
is found in tho utilization of
I ho xreul physical forces of sfoatu,
I'locll'iril.v ami gasoline. Tlioro aro.j
likewise great spnritual forces it|
the world whioh must he utilized
iu I he same maiiiier as we have
Utilized our physioal forces if we
xpect. to produce a good mail in
i good earth. The same devotion,
application and even abandon, is
needed in the utilization of the
I
well known spiritual forces, such
us faith, prayer and love,
"The task of the minister tolay
is not the mere display of
learning, not mere dabbling in
what we call'the social gospel. Ilis
lask is to interpret ami release
[lie spiritual forces and make
them available to the humblest
I'liild in th^? family of Cod.
"There is a l??t of nonsense
passing for wisdom anions the
strong in these days, in spite of
the influence of nearly lw?? thousand
years of Christ lanlty. we
si ill 1.IMMIIU- a scml-i'awiti l>i?>
main, following which failure is
inevitable.
*'<?od invils a wiierutinn that is
capable of becoming an liuurnat
i? >11 of the eternal principles
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taught am] lived in Jesus Christ.
Il?* wants a generation to take the
banner of unselfish service home
by our Lord up Calvary's heights
anil carry ii on unjfc^ve shall be
able to give to the nations tiie
kingdom of tioil. the kingdom of
peace, the kingdom of love and
good-will among men.
"'Lead on, O King Kternal. we
follow, not with feara;
And gladness breaks like morning
where'er Thy face appears
Thy Cross is lifted o'er, us; we
journey in its light;
The crown awaits tIi eeonipiesl ;
lead on. ( < on! of inighl"."
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