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TIfa® V@n®® riJHI.ISHEh WEEKLY 'Dciiuatni to the promotion o/ the cultural, toctai ana tpirttual /if#* of n great i»■ *>>*t#•.** _ Hev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Kdltor tturineaa Address 2225 £ Street Phone 0-1491 If No Answer Call 5-7x08 Hum* VV Shakespeare.... Adveitlatni and Rtisinesa Manager ,'harle* Ooolaby •....... Associate Kdltor, Y MC A Rev, J. B Brooks .....Promotion Manager (inrotby Ureene ....... Office Secretary pfl Joe Qreene . Circulation Manager Member of the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association i ntered as Second Class Matter, June 0. 1047 at the Post Office at Llneoln, i rhraska tinder the Art of March 3, 1879 1 year subscription.....$2.00 Single copy..be 4 MMTMItl AI.H The views expressed in these columns are those of the w. iter and not necessarily a reflection ot the policy of The Voice. - Pub. Faith Will Hold Against The Years At the beginning of a new year it is good to remind ourselves of those things that endure. Life at its center must be anchored in some great loyalty, some tremen dous faith, some moment of in spiration. That is true even in ordinary circumstances let alone when the world is changing, civil ization in a death struggle, and life facing one crisis alter another. We have seen men lose faith in themselves. It becomes difficult for them to make a decision. They no longer are sure of their own action. The light of conviction slowly fades from their eyes. They Jose the God-given right of men to dare, to dream, to adventure, • to live by some great faith. We have seen individuals lose faith In eomeone whom they lo\e. We have seen individuals lose faith tn great ideals. You see, you have to keep the' faith. It is not hard to have faith in yourself when everything is coming your way. It is not hard to have faith in others when life Is one grand romance. It is not hard perhaps to keep faith with God in vari ous periods of our life. But to use Paul Tor an illustration he was able to keep faith in himself when every avenue and door seemed to be closed. Limping along a dusty road, forsaken by all except the spirit of his Christ, beaten, stoned, ship wrecked, defeated, he marched on. He never for a moment lost faith in the worth-whileness of folks to die for, to work for, to live for. When In jail, knowing there was only one way out, - he did not turn his back upon his Christ, but still he kept his faith. There are many considerations which determine our conduct. We are fill influenced to some extent hy the opinions of other people. Many who loudly boast about their independence are abject slaves of public opinion. A great American once said that many people thought it wise to “sit on the fence until they discovered which side the crowd was favor ing, then drop down on that side.” There isn't much independence ir. that attitude, nor is there "much conviction. The spiritual progress of our race is due to the fact that in every land, and in all ages, there have been men and women who have had the courage to stand by their convictions. When writ ing to the Ephesians, Paul urged them to do certain thing because he said: “This is right.” There is a canon of conduct for all Christians: not is it customary, is it popular, is it profitable, but is it right? We do know that in our own land there have been many—probably more than we realize—who have had strong con victions and who have moral backbone to fesist evil. Thank God for them; may their numbers increase. And, in the end, we know it will be provided that the upright man was the wise man. Right living eventually pays up all arrears and does it splendidly. One of our spiritual leaders said recently: “Being urged to do right may sound harsh, unpoetic, but— in the long run—it yields all the poetry of life, the secret of eternal blessedness, and the music of heaven.” Well,.you and I at least know the history of the first 50 years of this high century of hope, and the strangest part of it all, in spite of- the. wars and rumors of wars, we are still children of hope. We have high hopes for a lasting peace. We have high hopes for the solution of the world economic problems. We have high hopes of the solution of the tangled race problems of our day. Not only with individuals, but I think with events, the great movements of life, God strives and works. Plaster of Paris was originally manufactured near Paris, France. Heliotherapy is the treatment of disease by sun baths. There is an average of 1,690 fires daily in the United States. NEBRASKA *V M MIES c. OLSON, Sup^mUnJent STATE ■IITOaiCAl SOCISTT Happy New Year! As we begin this midway year in the 20th century, let's take a look at Ne braska 100 years ago, midway in' the 19th century. In 1850 bills to organize Ne braska territory had been before congress in one form or another for six years, but Nebraska re mained—and would remain for four more years—unorganized Indian territory, administered out of the office of Superin tendent of Indian Affairs in St. Louis, who in turn was re sponsible to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior. (The Indian office had been shifted from War to Interior in 1849.) Principal agencies through which federal policy was ad- 1 ministered in the Nebraska coun- 1 try were located at Bellevue and j Fort Laramie. Bellevue, a fur-trading center since the days of the War of 1812, was the focal point of much white activity west of the Mis souri. Peter Sarpy, the noted fur trader was there, dispensing merchandise, advice and hospi tality. The Presbyterian mission was growing in strength and in- j fluence. And of course, there was the Indian agency. A few miles up the Missouri river, a considerable Mormon settlement was functioning at the j site of Winter Quarters, a cold 1 weather haven for the persecuted Saints during the winter of j 1846-47. For a number of years, Winter Quarters would continue to be the principal outfitting point for Mormon migrations across the plains to Utah. About 180 miles west on the' Platte was Fort Kearny, just a little over a year old, and moved from the mouth of Table Creek (near present Nebraska City) in 1848. Still further west, on the upper reaches of the North Platte, was Fort Laramie, a fur trading post since 1834, but purchased by the government and estab lished as a military post only the summer before (June 26, 1849, to be exact). In the Scotts Bluff region, a mysterious adventurer, named Robidoux had set up a new post near the mouth of Car ter Canyon to continue raking in profits from the emigrant trade —as well as warding off compe \r<L>ro<*s in S|iorls (Continued from II ) l.lo.vd (atHearh and Herbert Mr Henley ol 1’aiiamu and Jamaica IVW.I,, i e**pocti\ ely• showed Kind rniet'K this pail hack Hanson Just why no listing of spiinttrrs and mid-distancers can be com plete without liie mentioning of their names. La Beach estab lished a world's record for the 100-mcter event being timed in 10:2 and did likewise in the 200 meters traversing that journey in 20:2. McKenley was off form a good portion of the season but even at that he was the very devil-himself to outfoot from 100 1 up to 66 yards. Levi Jackson, the gamest playe* we ever saw in years of sports coverage, bowed out as Yale uni versity’s football captain on Nov 19, 1949, against arch-rival Har vard U. Jackson played a great game and was hoisted to the shoulders of his team mates at the close. Marion Motley, the “One Man” football scourge who races thru opposition with all the power and technique of a runaway bull moose, was the best player we have seen since “Bronko” Nagur ski’s day. , Buddy Young was again the fastest thing in moleskins even put-ghosting Joe Perry of the Frisco '49'ers. Bucky Hatchett of Rutgers, Ver non Teague, Wisconsin U., Earl Banks, Iowa U., Jimmy Robinson. Pittsburgh U., and 50 more Negrc football college and pro-football stars made 1949 an unforgettable one. This was also true on the j f'arflung “interracial” basketball scene. Ray Robinson, best fighter the i game has seen in long, long years carved greater fame for himself ! when he all but annihilated thun der-punching Steve Belloise, bald tition from the American Fur Company. By 1850, thousands had gone across Nebraska to Oregon, Utah and California. The rush west ward would continue for years to come. Nebraska in 1850 was! at the peak of its career as the nation’s great roadway to the west. On the maps, though, and in the geography books, Nebraska was simply part of the “great American desert.” It would take settlement and experience to erase that myth, and settlement in any considerable quantity was still more than a decade away. r i headed 100 pounder, OMlon. tho promising former French cham pion, who lost his life In a plane clash admitted lie wanted no port oi Robinson, j In tennis, swimming, billiards, wrestling ("Black Panther, .Inn Mitchell), bowling, checkers, hoi se racing, soccer, cricket, angling and tlier sports, Negro athletes also covered themselves with much glory. The piccolo Is the highest pitched of all musical instruments. In India, the King of England is given the title of Emperor. 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