The Monitor
A National WeekJy Newspaper Devoted to tbe Interests of Colored
Americans __
Published Every Thursday at Omaha. Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub
lishing Company __
Entered as Second-C;ass Mail Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postoffice at
Omaha. Neb., under the Act of March 2, 1979.
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor and Publisher.
Madree Penn. Associate Editor
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OATH OF COLORED AMERICAN YOUTH
‘1 will never bring disgrace upon ray race by any un- |
worthy deed or dishonorable act; I will live a clean, decent, g
manly life, and will ever respect and defend the virtue and |
honor of womanhood; I will uphold and obey the just laws of g
my country and of the community in which I live, and will |
encourage others to do likewise; I will not allow prejudice, |
injustice, insult or outrage to cower my spirit or sour my §
soul, but will ever preserve the inner freedom of heart and 1
conscience; I will not allow myself to be overcome of evil. |
but will strive to overcome evil with good; I will endeavor §
to develop and exert the best pow ers within me for my own |
personal improvement, and will strive unceasingly quicken |
the sense of racial duty and responsibility; I will in all |
these ways aim to uplift my race so that, to everyone bound §
to it by ties of blood, it shall become a bond of ennoblement, |
and not a byword of reproach.”
IfS THEBE A XT BIFT
IX THE (LOI DI
DO YOU see any rift in the cloud
of race prejudice which- lowers
'so darkly and ominously over the
land?”
The speaker was a well known and
substantial citizen of Omaha, the
owner of a beautiful home and other
property, is happily married and is
rearing a family, giving them good
educational advantages. He is a stu
dent and a very thoughtful man.
There was a note of pathetic ear
nestness in bis voice when he ad
dressed this question to us. Our own
heart beat in sympathy with his. for
optimist though we be, we have been
compelled to acknowledge that a
cloud of race prejudice, ominous and
dark, hovers threateningly over the
land. We gain nothing by ignoring
this fact. If it presages a storm, we
should know it and be prepared to
seek shelter. If perchance, and God
grant that it may be so, the genial
sun of fraternal righteousness shall
dispel the lowering cloud of fratrici
dal strife, then we sbould be prepared
to play our part in the enlarged
sphere of social and industrial use
fulness w-bicb will fall to us by rea
son of these changed conditions. The
cloud is there. No student of affairs
can deny it. It overshadows us as
a racial group, and some of us fear as
we enter into the cloud. Comes there
any voice out of the cloud, bespeak
ing courage and hope and good cheer?
In the language of our friend, is there
"any rift in the cloud?"
We believe there is a rift in the
cloud. The fact that by its over
shadowing we are being driven into
a recognition of our own power,
strength and resourcefulness and
fired with a determination to be sat
isfied with nothing less than our full
manhood rights illuminates the cloud
and are the pencilllngs of light which
will dispel the cloud. Moreover, this
sense of power and inherent strength,
voicing itself in sane demands for
justice and a square deal Is finding
a response in the hearts of more of
the dominant group than some of us
are inclined to believe. We are ab
solutely confident that if we as a race
of people do not become weary in
well-doing and refuse to become sor
did and mean, or revengeful and vin
dictive, and will not ‘‘allow prejudice,
insult or outrage to cover (our), spirit
or soar four) soul, but will ever pre
serve the inner freedom of heart and
conscience," the ominous clouds which
lower will bring upon ns showers of
blessing.
Thic in substance was our answer
to our friend’s question, which ques
tion we now pass on to our readers
and would be pleased to have their
reply.
“Do you see any rift In the cloud
of race prejudice which lowers so
darkly and ominously over the land?”
join 50W!!
You who have faith in girlhood and
young womanhood, make your faith
strong by taking out a membership in
the Young Women’s Christian Asso
ciation. The city wide drive for mem
bership is now on and will continue
until July 15, 1920.
The aim of the association is to de
velop the highest conception of Chris
tian womanhood and to aid girls and
women in realizing this conception by
all-around development, by utilizing
every available resource of the com
munity for their interests, and by
offering itself to be used by the com
munity in co-operative service for
women. All girls and women are eli
gible for membership who believe in
the purpose of the association. To
associate young women in personal
loyalty to Jesus Christ as Saviour and
Lord; to promote growth in Christian
character and service through phys
ical, social, mental and spiritual train
ing, and to become a social force for
the extension of the Kingdom of God.
Plans are being perfected by which
full possession of the Center located
at Twenty-second and Grant streets
is expected some time in July. Let
us celebrate our formal opening with
not less than 500 strong and wide
awake members.
ALL TOGETHER NOW FOR THE
W. C. A. Memberships for the year.
$1.00. Girls from 12 to 18 years. 50
cents.
The committee is at work. Help
them.
MRS. D. W GOODEN,
Chairman of Membership Committee.
MISS FRANKIE B. WATKINS,
Branch Secretary in Charge.
IN MLM0RI4X
Dedicated to Mrs. A, W. Parker,
who died June 23. 1919.
"A year ago, dear little mother,
You quietly fluttered away;
There never can be another
Such a heartrending, solemn day.
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"Your memory will live on forever.
For the bonds that we cannot sever,
But blest be the tie that ever will
bind
Me to you still. Mother Mine."
EMMA PARKER.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
HOLDS CONVENTION
Editor of The Monitor:
Please permit me to speak through
your valuable columns of the Negro
Baptist Association of Nebraska,
which met with the Pleasant Green
Baptist Church. Twenty-second and
Paul streets. Omaha. Neb., beginning
last Monday. June 14th, and closing
its session with a meeting of the Ex
ecutive Board Monday of this week.
This Association, starting with three
churches at first, now has ten
churches in its third annual session,
and nearly four thousand members,
represented by delegate# from Lin
coln. Beatrice, Hastings, Grand Island,
Council Bluffs, and the churches of
Omaha. Neb.
The Rev. W. F. Botts, D. D„ is Mod
erator of the Association, H. L. An
derson. secretary; the M. D. U. is led
by tbe Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, as pres
ident; J. W. Andrews, secretary
Women’s Educational, Home and For
eign Convention; Mrs. G. Allen, pres
ident; Mrs. A. B. Safold, secretary S.
S. Convention; H. L. Anderson, presi
dent; Mrs. Mary Dallas, secretary B.
IT. P. U.? Mrs. Harris, president. Each
of these auxiliaries was given a day
for Individual sessions.
Sunday features were a model Sun
day school in the morning, and in the
afternoon a mass meeting of Bap
tists.
Among the many visitor* who ad
dressed the association daring its ses
sion was Dr. Ray E. York, state secre
tary of Nebraska Baptists who said
that "the Negro Baptiat association is
the fifteenth or one of the fifteen Bap
tist associations of the state of Ne
braska. but in numerical strength and
church property it stood second, and
by the next session he expected to see
the Negro Baptist Association in first
place.” Quite a number of visitors
were present, some from as far south
as Texas and as far north as Minne
sota, from the east and from the west.
Owing to the rapid growth of the
association, the S S. School Conven
tion and the B. P. Y. V. will go to
themselves next year, and will meet
with Mt. Zion, Lincoln. Neb. The as
sociation with remaining auxiliaries
will go to Pilgrim Rest, next year.
Rev. Wm. Franklin, pastor.
The reports showed marvelous
growth among the churches. For the
, most part, the churches are all en
I gaged in building or buying church
homes, and have raised, within the
last occasional year, amounts ranging
from $500 to more than $1,300 each.
That is to say, that one church has
raised S1.300, another *6,000, another
*4.000, etc.
The session closed amidst a galaxy
of brilliant addresses, papers read
and expressions of Joy and inspira
tions.
Total amount raised during session
is *970. J. D. CRUM,
Press Reporter.
RESOLUTION
Whereas, Three members of our race
have been lynched at Duluth, Minn,
on the I8tb inst., one of whom died
proclaiming his innocence.
Therefore be it Resolved, that the
Negro Baptists of Nebraska, in asso
ciation assembled, do hereby most sol
emnly protest against such lawless
ness.
Be it further Resolved, that we mos1
earnestly appeal to the Christian
world to arouse to the utmost the
forces of Christ to action till public
sentiment shall overwhelm and crush
out such lawlessness.
J. D. CRUM,
Press Reporter.
(The above resolution was unani
mously adopted by the association in
session.)
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