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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1927)
I The Monti or i A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS «(• OF COLORED AMERICANS *J* PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE Y MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter, July 2. 1915 at the Postoffice at Omaha. *J* ..ska, under the Act Of March 3. 1879._,t. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS , editor V W. W MOSLEY, Lincoln, Neb. Associate Editor j* LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS ___ Business Manager Y SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 PER YEAR; *I.2S 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS *j* Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application ,tt Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 ^,X**X“X~X~X"X~X~X“X-X~X~X“X“X*X-X“X~X-X~X“X*'X~X“X~X“X I AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. * jf The postal regulations require that for newspapers to X X be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in .•! X advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed for ;i; renewals. At the expiration of this period, where sub scriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. £ X If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publi- X X cation. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving •{• X The Monitor must see to it that their subscriptions are !•! ! paid, as the law requires, in advance. Statements are be- X. X ing sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call— ;[ *!* and unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled X £ to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want X X to do. ;; ;; We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or -> ■ ► pay the penalty. X ' j SOLID READING It is to be regretted that our people in common with the av erage American devotes such little time to solid reading. The average American, and our people fall in this class, is a great reader of newspapers and magazines, but he doesn’t read solid books. Newspapers and magazines contain much that is most helpful and give t much valuable information and so make for intelligent citizen-] ship; but where one confines] himself to such publications! there is a lack of the broadest; and best culture. As the j autumn is approaching, why | would it not be a good plan for some of us to decide that we will add to our reading mat ter one or two standard works on history, science or some such line in which we may be particularly interested as a means of intellectual develop ment? Why would it not be a good plan to substitute a few reading clubs for our many whist and bridge clubs? Wrhy not divide up our leisure time more proportionately and more wisely? A little more substan tial solid reading will do us all good. CHURCHES STILL BIG FACTOR The Living Church, a wide ly circulated and influential weekly publication of the Epis copal Church, published re cently an interesting article, based upon a survey made by the Chicago Daily News, on the influence of the churches over the conduct and thought of the Negro residents of the Windy City. It is contended that the churches have not lost their in fluence, but continue dominant factors in the life of the race. This is unquestionably true. Evil indeed will that day be for the race and nation when our people disregard the teaching of the Christian church. We republish the article from The Living Church elsewhere in this issue. It will be found in teresting and instructive. RACIAL CRIMINALITY (From The New York News) We wonder if the wave of brutal crimes committed by Caucasians throughout the country has been re sponsible for the silence of sociolo gists on “Negro Criminality.” Hard ly a single day passes but the Asso ciated Press reports and gives the de tails of a murder by some white citi zen more wanton and depraved than those of the day preceding. Hardly a day passes but that Hollywood does not reveal some vicious divorce scan dal or triangle crime whose exact na ture is reported as unfit to print. The metropolises of the country have overflowered Reno with their high so ciety divorce proceedings and Paris now has a colony of Americans seek ing to change their matrimonial gar ments as rapidly as the Parisian capi ' tal decrees changes in women’s styles. The north as well as the south has become the land of lynch law, of the floggers and anarchists against constituted authority. The officers of the law no longer content them selves with graft at every turn, but the New York police department has recently witnessed some of the most foul and gruesome robberies and murders by members of their staff that have ever bespattered the annals of crime. The basest plots to rob, with murder incidental, are reported daily. Robbery in itself does not sa tiate the lust for blood upon the part of the preverted principals in these crimes. Kidnapping has not become unusual and piracy on our shores among the millionaire rum-running companies has become the popular outdoor sport of our times. The black race, too amateurish and too young to take equal part in thes or gies, views them with alarm, but it is relieved, for the time being at least, of the prattle of the savants and scientists who bemoan their crim inality a decade ago. LINCOLN, NEB. Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta entertained the new univer sity girls at a tea from 4 to 6 o’clock on Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. O.W.Ferguson. This was followed by a theatre par ty. On Friday night the Deltas held open house for all of the students at the home of Mrs. Ferguson. The forty-seventh anniversary of Mount Zion Baptist church will be | observed Sunday, October 2. Mrs. Lillian Black left Sunday for Omaha and the east* where she is to visit for some time. Rev. H. W. Botts returned from Detroit, Mich., Tuesday, where he at tended the national Baptist conven tion. He reports a big crowd, a grand session, though the weather was exceeding hot. Mrs. E. J. Griffin returned home last week after meeting the women’s department of the national Baptist convention at Detroit, Mich. Sunday was Rev. M. C. Knight’s last Sunday at Quinn chapel A. M. E. church, for this conference year. Three services were held during the day. Rev. Mr. Knight preached his farewell sermon at night. In the af ternoon Rev. H. W. Botts of Mount Zion Baptist church preached a stir ring sermon to a fair sized congrega tion, while his junior choir rendered music. Rev. and Mrs. M. C. Knight left for the annual conference at Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday. Rev. I. B. Smith left Monday night ; for Kansas City, Kansas, to attend the annual conference of the A. M. I E. Church. Rev. H. W. Botts having returned from Detroit, preached a fine sermon to his folks on Sunday morning. At the evening service he gave them an elaborate report of the national Bap tist convention, which was highly ap preciated. and most commendable. Remember the forty-seventh an niversary of Mount Zion Baptist church, Sunday, October 2. Also the seventh anniversary of Rev. H. W. Botts’ pastorate or, October 9. Rev. J. H. Jackson of South Omaha is mentioned as speaker on the occa sion of Rev. H. W. Botts’ seventh an niversary. The fall rally is to ter minate Sunday, October 9. We are elated over the many for eign students coming into our midst and are hoping they will continue to demean themselves in a way that will be commendable to us and their par ents or guardians. Miss Bernice I,ayer is yet confined at the hospital but is improving. SERMON ON “JIM CROW” Salem Tutt Whitney A»«emble» and Publishes Some Facta That All Ought to Read Carefully and Ponder A white gentleman, born in New Orleans, told me that he had no sym pathy for the majority of the colored people. “They are as spineless as a jelly fish, as devoid of pride as a hog, as noncombative as a fishing-worm and as treacherous to each other as a Benedict Arnold. They will sacri fice their pride for a white man's smile; forfeit ‘heir independence for a suit of old clothes; perjury them selves and betray their fellows for the meanest sort of political job. They cry like a brood of motherless monkeys when the key to the solu tion of “jim-crowism” is in their hands. All they need do is to re fuse to be “jim-crowed.” Stop riding “jim-crow” trolley cars and trains, stay at home, walk or ride in their own cars. Stop patronizing the “jim crow” stores, theatres, parks, fa>rt and other places of business and amusements. To do so will cause suffering, sacrifices and inconveni ences, but if they are not willing or i strong ,enough to endure such things they don’t deserve what they say they want. When the change ceases to flow into the “jim-crow” baiter’s pocket it won’t be long before there will be a change in his viewpoint.” When a new “jim-crow” measure is introduced, the promoters of it know that there will be a loud howl from those affected. “Let ’em hol ler,” they say, “all they’ll do is hold a few mass meetings, pass a score of meaningless resolutions and then forget all about it.” If the howl is too prolonged they dish out their “jim-crow” bait; if it is a railroad, they issue free passes to the minis ters, teachers and a few other lead ing (?) men and women. If it is a civic measure, the bait takes the form of jobs that are no longer desired by white men. The amusement “jim I crow” bait has already been de scribed. /•X^XK^WnW^/’X* ‘WMX,4/v v v •H**'.* V •$• £ For LOWER PRICES ? !! FURNITUREf y y Rugs and Draperies y 1 with CREDIT |i A 2 A and the smallest monthly A A payments see X 1 HARTMAN’S | I 413-15-17 So. 16th St. |j | GOLDEN RULE ! 1 GROCERY ? 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