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The monitor * A Nation! Weakly New ape per Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americana Published Every Thursday at Omaha. Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub llihiac Company. Entered aa Second-Class Mall Matter July 2, 1916. at the Postofflce at Omaha. Neb., under the Act of March 2. 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. George H W. Bullock, Business Manager and Associate Editor. W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application. Address, The ■obiter, 201 kaffir Block, Omaha, Beb. Telephone Douglas 3224. V , ,, . ..J LINKED TOGETHER 'T'HIS refers to humanity as a whole. Humanity as an organism. An organism is an organized body with part related and corelated to part, each member of the body having its duty to do, its functions to perform, if life is to be sustained and the body or organism grow and fulfill its pur pose. Men admit this if the subject under discussion be a plant, a lower animal or human being. They admit that if an injury be done to the finger or toe, the eye or the ear the whole body is affected by it. It, however, seems difficult, if not impossible, for men to grasp the truth that all man kind or all humanity constitutes one vast organism, or, if you please, one great universal body, and each indi vidual soul, although a complete ent ity, that is to say perfect and com plete in itself, has its duty to dis charge, its function to fulfill, if hu manity is to carry out the divine pur pose for which it has been called into being. This, however, is absolutely true. It is this philosophy upon which Christianity rests. Were it not true Christianity were impossible for it is founded upon the fact that God became not A man, but Man, in or der that He might lift man, that is to say humanity, mankind in its total itv. to the highest possible plane, physical, moral and spiritual. All mankind are brethem and an injury to one is an injury to all. Whatso ever, therefore elevates or degrades, benefits or injuries any member of the human family anywhere has a corresponding effect upon the whole body of humanity. This is a truth we all need to remember. Humanity is indissolubly bound together. We do not realize this hence our petty jealousies and hates, our narrowness and bigotry. SOME COMMENTS ON OI R SPECIAL EDITION A GREAT WEEKLY The Emancipation number of the Omaha Monitor of last week was one that should have made every' man and woman of whatever color, proud of its colored population and grateful that the city had a paper that was able to so timelv and accurately place before the public such strong facts and fig ures as proof that the colored brother in this comunity is no drone or lag gard, and measures up with most Metropolitan cities in his business sagacity, moral responsibility and pride of race. The issue was disappointing in only one instant, and that was that there were so many who were not re presented. The edition was a force ful reminder of the progress of a race long downtroddn, villified and perse cuted, but still undaunted. In fact, it preached and bi "athed optimism in every line, and we hope will do a great good in showing the pessimist in our midst that we are forging ahead unmindful of past dangers of future perils. Its lesson should serve to whip into line some of the erring wrecking, back-biting pessimists that will not see the light of a new day and concede that there is progress in our midst and the light of a new future in our eyes.—The New Era, (Omaha) A WORTHY EDITION The Monitor, the bright and newsy weekly of Omaha, comes to the Colo rado Statesman office as a specially i designed edition. It is a highly pre tentious effort. Its pages are filled with extensive write-ups of practical ly every Race enterprise known to Omaha, and is liberally adorned with cuts of many of the prominent men j and women of Nebraska. We con- i gratulate the Monitor force on this! splendid edition, which so visibly re-: fleets the highest type of journalistic ' enterprise.—Colorado Statesman. (Colorado Statesman) GOURDIN OF HARVARD By William Pickens (The Associated Negro Press) Much has been w-ritten in the last few days by the tardy Associated Press about the great Negro athletic j star of Harvard University. Some i have tried to minimize his achieve : ment, and some have tried to damn j his race, while reluctantly acknow- j lodging him. The New York Daily , New-s, for example said that no other I Negro had amounted to anything in . athletics, implying that therefore it i was a mere accident in Gourdin’s lease. The editor of -hat paper show ed his ignorance (or preudice), for all i others knew of Marshall, of Lewis, of Mathews, of Drew, of Bullock, and even of Earl Johnson, who was run ning away from the field in the Mara thon Race at Pasadena while the little editor was penning his belittling lines. But the truth stands out: that Gour din is the greatest track star that J Harvard has produced, or any other ! American University, so far as we I have heard, and we have not heard of | any foreign university which has pro I dued his equal. Tell that to the Daily News. But we are thinking: W'hat would have happened to Gourdin and to Harvard if such American prejudice as that displayed by this editor had had its way? Gourdin never would have been heard of. If he had gone to Princeton or to Yale, he never would have been heard from. They would have proven that he could not out jump the white boys by not let | ting him jump. That is the effective | American method of proving the Ne groes inferiority,—by putting him down at the tail end of the list with" out leting him compete. Gourdin won for Harvard; the record he made, is made for Harvard; Harvard will get the credit for all time. Other insti tutions are shutting out their own chances by keeping out the Negro, for undoubtedly the Negro students are, in proportion to their numbers, by far the greater athletes. But most of the schools would rather lose than win thru a Negro. Harvard has sense enough to know that as the ages roll by, it will not be said that a Negro heat white boys jumping, but that Harvard athletes beat all others jumping. The permanent gain is for Harvard. Harvard has stuck to Gourdin, and Gourdin has often won for Harvard. When southern schools objected to Gourdin, Harvard has given up its place in the contest rather than to in sult or humiliate Gourdin by asking him to stay out and “be diplomatic” or “modest” to please southern pre judice. But now, if the editor of the New York Daily News or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court had been President of Harvard, when white colleges in Virginia said that inev would not compete with a “nig ger", the colored lad would have been dropped and left in Cambridge, “tact” would have ben used, lies told, and the white members of the Harvard team would have been sent on down to Virginia to compete—and lose. We give it to Harvard, that they chose well, not for Gourdin but for Harvard. Harvard acted, not pro-Negro but pro-Harvard. All tbe credits are theirs, the credits of the contest and the credits of common morals.—Do it again. MUSIC IN RELIGIOUS BODIES By J. Alice Stewart Of all the arts instituted by the Divine Creator, music is the most soul inspiring. It walks side by side with religion and stands hand clasp ed in hand with Christianity. Almost as many individuals have been brought to realize and acknowledge the Divine love of Christ through re ligious music and its powerful in fluence as has been by listening to the preaching of the gospel by theo logians. It is greater tVan poetry', because it is a poem in itself. It ex cels all other arts, because it lifts one above the material, and we find our selves in a realm of song and melody which for tbe time being obliberates all present realities. The entire animal kingdom is susceptible to musical influence; from man who re presents the highest type of animal to the beasts of the forest. We owe our chief musical terms to the Greeks; and they owe their's to earlier sources; for the essentials of their knowledge and practice a^e traced to the Egyptians. Theapis 556 years before the birth of Christ introduced hymns in Greek writing which we, afterward translated. It was the classic Greek who first used music in chanting religious rites, and to accompany military evolutions. They brought the organ into use two centuries before Christ at their Olympic and othr games. Christ introduced hymns in Greek writings which were afterward translated. But the hymn book from which all hymns books have more or less been copied was that which belonged to Winchester Cathe (trill: that music was written on a four line staff and three spaces. Be fore the 16th century, music was used almost universally in the churches. And for that reason, the majority of musicians who desired to maintain a livlihood from music, usually went to Rome. Luther issued a collection of poems for church singing in 1524, which were followed by many others in Northern Germany. And they be came so popular that the thousands who gathered at St. Paul’s Cross joined heartily in singing Psalms be fore and after preaching. The placing of church songs upon the lips of the people has passed from generation to generation, until there is no church mentioned which does not at some time have musical service during the hour of worship. If music was absented from our religious bodies, the service , would become monotonous and devoid of sentiment ' and pleasure as the religion would bo without the divine love of Christ. Henry Date in one of his ploquent ad dresses declared that “Satan trembles MRS. J. ALICE STEWART Prominent Musician whenever he enters a church where everybody sings." And he also said, “The heart that cannot sing, needs Christ." Too much attention cannot be paid to the class and selection of music dedicated to religious organizations. Those who have charge of the music al r>art of these individual organiza tions, should be thoroughly musical ly educated. The members of the choirs should Ire note readers and music lovers. Christianity will never fail while men and women pray,i praise and practice. The secret of the success of the late Moody and Sankry revivals was the manner in which the singing was con ducted. There should be no restrict | ion of musical instruments in the church service. All kinds of musical instruments can be dedicated to God. All that is harmonious and beautiful come from God. Cultivate a love for music in the home, in the Sunday school, in the church, and ail its auxiliaries, and gradually the cultivation of the same would create a deeper reverence for the Creator, a greater love for hu manity, religion would reach a more perfect attainment, and morality a I higher standard. (Continued From I’a^e 1) will make the American white man glad to stand by me. Has No Desire For Africa At a recent convention they discussed taking the Negro back to Africa. I have left nothing in Africa. I have stood on the *pot where Cleopatra trod, where Al exander the conquerer of worlds strode, hut when X stand here on this platform in Omaha tonight, I am at home. Yet I do not get full liberty in the cities after 1 have helped to make them what they are. The white man has com»* to realize f that unless I arise along with him, he cannot arise. I shall not complain. The j hoe has been taken from my hands, and, a pencil placed In Its stead. I have putj on skill and culture. What God hath putj together, let no man put asunder. I am on my way. I shall not try to keep th«*f white man down. I shall try to put him in the skies, and get him out of my way. I shall not buy my ticket to Africa until the white man buys his ticket for Europe.} We came to this country just about the same time the ancestors of the white man came to America, the only difference he ing that the white man’s ancestors cann on first-class passage, while mine cam in steerage. But the same ocean brought us over. Does Not Want Government I would like to have the Negro who constantly abuses the white man and the! white man who constantly abuses the j Negro in my hand*. I would send th*-| Negro to Jail and the while man to the j penitentiary, because the white man knows better. They think the Negro wants to take the Government in hands. The Negro has no such things in hi heart. We do not want the government, what we want is to get into the govern ment. I have never said to the American white man give me your place, turn your possessions over to me, hut thi» Is all < have said: ‘Step up higher.’ Move over that I may loose these chains. When we think of the .Jim Crow cars, I can on!> say again to the Negro Patience.* A Man Today Fifty years ago, I was nothing, but to day I am a man. .1 speak lor the mil lions. I was down In the valley, and all I could sing was "I couldn’t hear nobody pray." Tonight, I stand and sing The Htar Spangled Banner. Mandate Alabama Wilson was the most intellectual rnan we have ever had as president. Understand. I say intellectual. Had I meant sublime. 1 would havesaid Uncoil* Had I meant kind. I would have said McKinley. Had I meant great, I would have said Roose velt. Mr. Wilson invited Congress to take a mandate over Armenia. A mandate I* something you take, when you have no business with It. President Wilson should have taken a mandate over Alabama be fore attempting to take one over Armenia. Great Moral Question The Ifrth provided for prohibition. Pro hibition is impossible. Tire 19th Amend ment provided that women should have equal rights, that 1* that she was man’s equal. She is already man's superior. The great moraj question is not prohibi tion. but how to keep the American from taking the life of another without due process of law. Race With Future I am an American Negro, the only race with Its future before it, not behind it. Liberty has never taught-- this Nation a single lesson. Slavery has taught the great lesson. Slaves hid me speak to you | 'o-night. Abr;Jmm Lincoln and Booker T. I Washington stand out to us as two greate xamples. Abraham Lincoln shows! to us the heiphts to which man can ris<-.) Booker T. Washington shows us the j depths from which a man can rise. Criticizes Judges and Press Judges are afraid to render Just deci sions. The decisions are rendered with trembling hands. Governors are afraid toj do their full duty. \ I saw- nothing In trie papers concerning my coming here to speak to-night, i noticed In The Omaha Bee, wherea Ne gro snatched a purse. Why not fait our names in the paper when wre amount toj something. The great teacher said: "Be-! hold f set before thee an open door, which | no man shall shut. The American White j man is the open door to the American Negro God placed him there, and tho we j pass through valleys and mountains, no thing can shut It. To the preachers, who are the leaders of the race. Ghe Colored race anyway) I say do not allow a doctrine of hate to be preached from your pulpits. It will not! bring the results. Again I say to the Ne gro. have Patience. Subscribe for The Monitor. YORK RITE MASONS STATE OF NEBRASKA, LAN CASTER COUNTY, SS. Request of the Most Worshipful King Solomon Grand Lodge of An cient Free and Accepted York Ma sons. Colored, of Kansas to file Ar ticles of Incorporation in Nebraska. Protested by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masbns for the State of Ne braska and its Masonic Jurisdiction against filing constitution and Arti cles of Association of the Most Wor-; shipful King Solomon Grand Lodge] of Ancient Free and Accepted York Rite Masons. The protest held that the Articles of Association so clearly resemble j the title in use by the Masonic order] whose constitution is already on file as to mislead the public. The case was heard Tuesday after noon, June 7, 1921. at 3:30 o'clock, and we reject the application and find for the protestants. In substantiation of this position we find that the names are similar, in that they both are: "Most Wor-, shipful Grand Lodge of Ancient free and Accepted Masons, Colored.’- That they both seek to have a Grand Lodge in Nebraska. We further find that the “Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons" have a Grand Lodge in Ne braska, which has been organized since 1919. We further find that in 10-cyc-page 154 that: “Enabling acts which provide for granting charters or certificates of incorporation by the Secretary ot State or other ministerial State of ficer, generally prohibit granting i such charters or certificates where] the name assumed or conflicts with the name of existing corporation. Under such statute it has been well held that although the office of Sec retary of State in this respect is a ministerial one, yet his power of re fusing such a certificate i4 not res tricted to cases where the assumed ; corporation name is an exact imita tion of the pre-existing corporation. ] but that he has discretion to refuse such certificate when the name as-! sumed so nearly resembles that of an existing corporation that confusion on the part of the public would be lia-1 ble to rise between the two." In the case of the State vs. McCar-; thy-92-Mo. 355, it was held that the! Secretary of State had the power to refuse a charter to a corporation sim ilar to 'hat of one already in exist- j ence. Therefore, Whereas under the A. F. & A. M. York Rite Masons have aj Grand Lodge in Kansas that author-] ized the colored people to establish subordinate lodges anywhere in j North Ameiica. the Kansas Grand 1 Lodge will serve their purpose for a number of years without being incon venienced. Furthermore, since the contesting party has only four subordinate lodg es in the State, it is only a matter of; justice that the offer be denied and that the protestants be sustained. (Seal! I). M. AMSBERRY, Secretary of State. —Advertisement. STAR STORE SATURDAY SOAP SPECIALS Ivory Soap, I bars 19; Diamond C, 10 bars 25c Swift’s Arrow Borax soap, 10 bars 25c (ioblin soap, 1 bar 3c Pure Silk Women’s Hose, Pr. 89c \ 6-C'up Percolaters 95c STAR STORE 21th and Parker Sts. _ Tht Out Thing That Really Count* No u an ran afford ro work for mon- I ey alone. Simply nrcumulattng wealth •dds nothing permanent to human wel fare Wealth la only « meant to an end It la the purpoae of life that counts moat.—Grit • Get acquainted with the Episcopal Church by attending services Sunday ; morning at 11 o’clock at St. Philip’s i Church, 1121 North Twenty-first street.—Adv. 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School opens September 5th, 1921. For catalogue or further.information, write— F. JESSE PECK, President KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. R. F. D. No. 3