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EDITORIALS!
Unite and Win
Hivide and Lose
We sometimes wonder if we as a minor group in
a will ever reach that stage in our development
\v! . :v wt. will unite and win our just rights—we ask for
nothing more- mtinue to divide and lose. We won
; we are hopeful that this will eventually en
look abroad in the land a little cloud;
. t larger than a man’s hand, which in-!
dicates an abundance of rain to enliven, refresh and en-,
ur now nearly arid and parched plain. Groups of!
our people are uniting, here and there, demanding and se-i
curing employment, for example, of members of our race!
jr patronage. Such representation may
be riispropo ite and inadequate but it is a good be
gin the little cloud which presages showers of
bit This uniting of small groups, here and there,
for a definite and fixed purpose, is the little cloud of
p:ise which gives us hope. Notable examples of this
ar, furnished by such cities as Chicago and Toledo, to
me: non only; two. Beginnings of a similar nature have
beei re in our own city with some measure
cf -hvf-s. This indicates what could be done if a large
Proportion of our citizens would unite for some one fixed
pnr;~ • One of our number speaking of Omaha the oth
r ii:i. -aid truthfully, “If we could only unite our race in
Ok,ana, we could get anything reasonable that we might
demand for there is no real hostility towards our people
tn ‘his city. I do hope tha^someday we may realize how
much unnecessary division harms us.”
Why can we not, so far as our community is con
cern*-.:, adopt for our slogan this year ‘‘UNITE AND
WIN”? Shall we unite and win those things to which wTe
nr. justly entitled or shall we continue to divide and lose
.-or: e >f the rights and privileges which we now enjoy?
W1 , -hall it be UNITE AND WIN or DIVIDE AND
LOSE?
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Political Aspirants
i ne unemployment situation, from all indications, is
cau;-'ne many new faces to appear on the scene.
To the political aspirants, we should like to offer
the following suggestions:
1. Be guided by your own convictions.
2. Beware of stool-pigeons.
3. Select a man whose past record has proven his inter
est in your people.
4. Beware of the candidate elect who is afraid to come
in your community and submit his platform.
5. Job.- are not always given to the persons holding a col.
lege diploma, but to those who exercise common sense.
6. Try to see the man through his heart and not through
his pocket book.
THE FATAL DOCTRINE OF HATE
(The Star of Zion)
Perhaps there is nothing in this country that is
harming the Negro race more than the fatal doctrine of
hate whieh our so-called “leaders” are instilling into the
hearts of our people. There is no occasion for it. It
makes us bitter and savage and is turning twelve millions
of people who are by nature friendly and genial into a
mental mass that will work eternal injury to this race
if it continues.-the Negro claims to want to follow
in the footsteps of one by the name of Christ and asks
others to follow after Him. What can there be in this
strange religion that preaches human love and fosters
human hate?
Every man and woman in this world who thinks
at all knows that there are wrongs and injustices on this
earth that need tobe righted, but can these be righted
with hate? Need we manifest bitter dislike for every
man and woman of other races because a few wrong some
other few? Let us get some idea of perspective into
these skulls of ours and stop hating and preaching hate.
Meet The Situation
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Despite conditions, sincere cooperation is being
fostered through our many charitable organizations. The
wonderful spirit shown in the social uplift of the com
munity is indeed gratifying—and yet there are many, des
perately in need, who are not securing help. It isn’t al
ways the most ragged and dirty fellow who is in need.
It isn’t just fair to refuse help to the individual
who happens to have a few of the comforts of life left
over from the good old days. A telephone is not a lux
ury, it is an essential. Let’s look this situation square in
the face and put yourself in the other fellow's place.
Match your pride with his pride, you’ll see that things
being equal to the same things, are equal to each other.
Many of us have possessions of which we can’t dispose,
yet we can’t make them answer for the necessities of life.
Every effort should be put forth to remedy this
situation in our community and see that proper investi
gations are made before refusing help.
It should be well to remember that in this struggl
ing world the pendulum always swings back.
Salem Uaptiyt Church,
22nd and Seward Sts,
Rev. t. S. Goodlett, Acting .Pastor,
Mr. Wiu. Cooper, Reporter.
The spirit was with Salem Sun
day. Sunday school and BYPU. depts
had large attendances. Rev, Goodlett
was in the stands and delivered two
soul stirring sermons. 11 a. m. sub
ject “Life Insurance Here and Here
after” 1st Tim. 6 and 19. 2 p. m,
subject “Watching, Waiting, Waiting’
Rev. Fort will be in the stands 11
a. m. January 22nd. Also there will
be a 3 o’clock service by Rev. Young
of Zion Church. The Mission Circle
is sponsoring a Banquet Thursday,
January 26th with a turkey dinner.
Always read the Omaha Guide for all
important dates at Salem.
Zion Baptist Church.
2215 Grant Street,
Rev. C. C. Harper, Pastor.
Rev. J. R. Young, Asst.,
Irving W. Greene, reporter.
Sunday School 9:30 a. m.
H. L. Anderson, Supt.
A large congregation was out Sun.
day morning to hear Rev. J. R, Young
deliver a wonderful sermon.
The Mission Circle gave the grand
est dinner Sunday prepared and serv
ed by “The White House Chiefs”,
Mrs. Hattie Hill Brown, Mrs. Mary
Hamler, Mrs. Ousley, Mrs. Stovall,
Miss Carter and directed by Mrs. C.
C. Harper.
Old Zion is expecting and looking
for each an everyone to be present an
report to the birth month Rally, Sun
day. January 23, 1933. Look for the
date of musical comedy appearing
soon at Zion Baptist Church. Rev.
Full Bosom and his singing band,
sponsored by the Ruben.nites of Zion
Church.
Rev. Anderson of Atchison, Kansas
preached a sensational sermon, Sun.
night. There were many visitors for
the day. Zion Baptist Church ex
tends its sympathy to the Green Fam
ily for the loss of their mother, Mrs.
Mary Williams, who passed away last
week. Mrs. Williams was the mother
of Mr. Grant Green of 3510 Blondo
St., and Mrs. Green of 3257 Evans St.
and a number of grandchildren and a
host of friends. The body was taken
from Mr. J. D. Lewis’ mortuary to
Dalton, Missouri, for burial
Christ Temple Church ,
Rev. O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor,
Mrs. Verda Gordon, reporter.
We had a fine Sunday school. At
11 a.m. Elder J. W. Goodwin brought
us a message full of good Bible
truths. We had a good League meet
ing. Mrs. Mitchell makes a fine wor
ker in the League and Elder Hunley
is back home and is delving in with
all of his might to make the League
b success. The Pastor preached a
Sunday evening sermon to a nice
crowd on the subject of “Doing
Things”. You are cordially invited
to come and worship w'ith us. Our
Choir is again active. Mr. John Par
ker is the instructor. Our Bible class
on Tuesday night is proving a great
factor for the community as well as
the Church membership. Mr. Park
er is our teacher. Come to our serv
ices and get real spiritual help. You
will always find a hearty welcome.
SECOND QUARTERLY MEETING
AT CLEAVES TEMPLE
Dr. L. E. B. Rosser, presiding El
der of this CME. District will be the
speaker at t#e second quarterly meet
ing before the Missionary Society
Sunday night, January 21st, at the
Cleaves Temple Church of which Rev.
J. C. Clay is pastor.
Sunday will be the closing day
with services three times. Dr. Ross
er will speak morning and evening.
In the afternoon one of the ministers
of the city churches will deliver the
message with the choir of the said
church furnishing the music. The
entire membership of the ministers
alliance will be present in a body to
honor this distinguished churchman
and pulpiteer.
A lovefeast was conducted on Fri.
day night.
Pilgrim Baptist Church,
25th and Hamilton Sts.,
Rev. Jas. H. Dotson, Pastor.'
Sunday school was opened promptly
at 9:30 a. m. with a very good at
tendance. Under the leadership of
Booker Gordon and his staff of teach
ers, the school is progressing rapidly.
At the morning service, our Pastor
Rev. Dotson, gave to us a wonderful
message. The service was very well
attended with members and visitors.
Deacon E. Green was presented with
his license enabling him to preach.
We are indeed proud of Bro. Green
who has been an earnest Christian
worker since coming to us, and we
wish him success in his new under
taking.
BYPU. was opened at 6 p. m. by
the President, J. W Dacus and the
program was presented by group No.
3. These programs which are pres
ented each Sunday in BYPU. have
proven to be a source of inspiration as
well as enjoyment.
Bro. Green, newly licensed, deliver
ed the evening message and we can
all truthfully say that it was Gospel,
and was enjoyed by all.
Don’t forget our prayerr services
every Wednesday evening. Morning
worship begins promptly at 10:45 a.
m.
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH ELECTS VESTRY
At the annual parish meeting of the
Church of St. Philip the Deacon, held
Friday night the following wardens
and vestrymen were elected for the
year: William G. Haynes, senior war
den; Dr. Herbert Wiggins, • junior
warden; Robert B. Allen, Henry W.
Black, Saybert C. Hangar, J. Dillard
Crawford, Leslie Shipman, Charles T.
Smith and George Watson, vestry
men.
They will be formerly inducted into
office at the 11 o’clock service Sunday
nfoming.
The following were elected as dele
gates and alternates to the diocesan
council which meets in Trinity Cath
edral February 15th. William G.
Haynes, Mrs. Herbert Wiggins, Mrs.
S. H. Dorsey, Jess C. Hutten, Bemie
B. Cowan and Leslie Shipman.
SERVICES AT ST. PHILIP’S
CHURCH
The services at the Church of St.
Philip the Deacon, Sunday, which is
the third Sunday after the Epiphany,
will be as follows: 7:30 a. m. Holy
Communion; 8:30 a. m. Morning pray
er; 10 a. m. Church School; 11:00 a.
m. Choral Eucharist with sermon and
induction of Vestry; 12:30 Confirm
ation Class; 5:30 p. m. Vespers and
Young Peoples’ Fellowship.
The Morning Star Baptist Church
Rev. F. B. Banks, Pastor,
Sunday school was well attended.
Mrs. A. J, Johnson is our newly elect
ed Supt. At 11:30 o’clock, the pas
tor Rev. Banks brought to us a won
derful sermon, text found Luke 11th
chapter, 7th verse. BYPU. at 6 p.
m, with a nice attendance. Mrs. G.
W, Stromile was reelected President
of the BYPU. At 8 pm. we re-as.
sembled for church service. Before
preaching we were honored with two
numbers from the Gateway Quartette.
On Thursday evening the, Happy
Heart Club was entertained by Mr.
Henry Moore, 969 North 27th St., at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Jackson. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Roberts, 2614
Blondo St.
BIBLE FATHERS
by Dr. A. G. Bearer
Zacarias—The Strong Minded Father
(The Literary Service Bureau)
Text: And he asked for a writing
table, and wrote, saying, His name is
John—St. Luke. 1:63.
Zacarias had a vision. He was in
formed that Jehovah would bless him
by giving him a son; and he was
given the name by which the child
should be called. When the child
was bom friends and relatives were
determined to call him Zacariah, after
his father as was the custom of that
period. His mother named him John
but they objected. Zacarias still was
speechless, but he settled the con
troversy by writing, “His name is
John.”
In his obedience, his strength of
character, his refusal to be influenced
to depart from what he knew to be
Tight, Zacarias set an example for i
all fathers—fathers of all ages. Too ,
many fathers are unstable and wav
ering in regard to their children,
their conduct and the general conduct
of the home. They surrender to sen
timent and to custom and neglect dis
cipline. Consideration of the spirit,
the courage and the dogged determ
ination of Zacarias will help strength
en such fathers for their duties.
Booh
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SELECTED SERMONS
by Rev. J. H. L, Rhone
(Smith Printing Company, 109 Bridge
Avenue, Waco, Texas)
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been reading the feature, “Fifty-two
Sermons a Year” in the Waco Mes
senger. And although I was sur
prised, I was not unfamiliar, with
“Selected Sermons” when it arrived as
one of the many presents received last
Christmas.
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This book contains fifty Jour select,
ed sermons of the author, the Rever
end J. H. L. Rhone, well known
throughout Texas. One of these ser
mons appears weekly as a feature in
the Messenger, which, incidentally, is
edited, presumably, by his son, L. J.
Rhone.
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The sermons, as they appear in
print, stripped from all emotionalism
of the pulpit orator, cover a wide
range of thought and appropriately
tie up the subject of religion, Christ
like ways, precepts, etc, with events
and actions of today.
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Judging from the sermons, Rev.
Rhone recognizes the imperfections,
weakness, and lack of concentrated
effort of the church as it exists in
this day and time, and very frankly,
logically, and forcibly explains what
the church must do in order to assume
its rightful place as leaders in the
present-day work of bringing peace,
happiness and content to all human
ity, from eut of the wreckage and
chaos that now exists and under which
the people are floundering.
Clifford C. Mitchell.
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Guide’s Platform
Local
Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God
and the Brotherhood of Man must prevail. These are
the only principles which will stand the acid test of good
citizenship in time of peace, war and death.
(1) We must have our pro-rata of employment in
businesses to which we give our patronage, such as groc
ery stores, laundries, furniture stores, department stores
and coal companies, in fact every concern which we sup
port. We must give our citizens the chance to live res
pectably. We are tired of educating our children and
permitting them to remain economic slaves and enter in
to lives of shame.
(2) Our pro-rata of employment for the patronage
to our public corporations such as railroad companies,
the street car company, the Nebraska Power Company,
the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and other
establishments which we are forced to support by right
of franchise. Also our pro-rata of employment in re
turn for the taxes we pay in our city, county state and
federal government.
(3) To encourage the establishment of a first class
hospital that we may get the best that there is in medical
science from our doctors whom we know to be nearest us,
also to encourage a high respect of them and encourage
more of our girls to take nurse training.
(4) A one hundred per cent deportment of our cit
izens in our public or private places of business, especial
ly on street cars. If we are to be respected we must act
respectably, especially in public places where we are con
stantly before the public’s eye. ,
(5) A one hundred per cent membership in the Om
aha branch of the NAACP. should be had to encourage
the efforts put forth by the founders of the organization
and to assist the general office to establish a five million
dollar endowment fund to maintain operating expenses
and to further the principles of the NAACP. All peo
ple of all races must be educated up to a higher principle
and a more thorough understanding of interracial rela
tionship that our country may in reality be a government
of the people, for the people and by the people in whole
and not in part.
(6) The re-establishment of the Christian Religion
as Christ taught it, for the uplifting of mankind, elimin
ating financial and personal gain. A practical Christian
Religion, week day as well as Sunday. An attitude to
ward our fellowman as a brother in order to establish a
principle which will guide the destiny of each other’s
children; our neighbor’s children today are our children
tomorrow.
(7) Courteous treatment in all places of business
and the enforcement of the State Civil Right Law.
(8) To encourage and assist in the establishment of
the following financial institutions near 24th and Lake
Streets: A building and loan association, a state bank,
administering aid and assistance to our widows and
children.
(9) To encourage the erection of a one hundred
thousand dollar Young Men’s Christian Association
Building near 24th and Lake Streets.
(10) To enlarge the Young Women’s Christian As
sociation that it may supply sufficient dormitoiy accom
modations.
(11) To teach our citizens to live economically with
in their earning capacity by printing in each issue a bud
get system for various salaries.
(12) To make Omaha a better city in which to live
by inaugurating a more cosmopolitan spirit among our
American citizens.
(13 To put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a
State law making the mistreatment of a wife or a hus
band by either of them, a criminal offense to be decided
by a jury, first offense, jail sentence of a short duration;
from one to five years in the penitentiary. This, we be
lieve will make men and women think before marrying,
second offense, one of longer duration; third offense,
(14) We must become owners of the city govern
ment by paying a seemingly higher salary to those whom
we employ to administer its affairs, a salary that will st
and, also, a first-class trust company for the purpose of
I tract men of high calibre.