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The Negro In The Methodist Church According to press reports the Commission appointed to draft a scheme of unity for the three white branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church has outlined its report to be submitted to te next quadrinnial ses sions of the several General Confer ences. It is noticable that only three of the six branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church were included in the overtures of the union. The three colored branches, the A. M. E. Z. Church, the A. M. E. Church and the C. M. E. Church were not included. The evident purpose is to unite white Methodism while leaving the colored brother outside of the ennobling bond of the union. The Negro mem bership in the Methodist Episcopal Church North has always occupied an equivocal poston. They form a group whch s ecclesiastically ess imi tated hut socially segregated. They are the only Negro group which gave the consolidators any concern. How decently to dispose of this colored contingent has been bothering the mind of Methodist statesmanship for forty years. I remember reading a book some forty years ago by Bishop Foster, -who, at that early day, for saw that the setting aside of the colored membership would be inevi table. The committee has consolidat ed the three white Methodist church e* by dividing them into five region al conferences based roughly upon the geographical divisions of the United States according to the cen sus. But they have set up a Con ference composed of Negro mentner ship that covers the area of the United States. This Conference, for some reasons neither ecclesiastical nor gecgranbic-1, the call the Cen tral Conference. It seems that they use this term to get around a racial designation. It is somewhat curious that the colored membership of the M. E. church tries to dodge rac.al designation when the three indepen dent Negro Methodist churches in clude the terms African or colored in their organization. Thus we have the African Methodist Episcopal church, the African Methodist Episcopal Z.on church and the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. You cannot dodge segregation by a name or get rid of jimerowism by circumloeutionflry phrases. The off-colored hrother is still in the woodpile, albbcit. he may be covered with a thin layer o^ chips. It is the uneasy conscience which causes men to deviate from plain, straightforward speech: “Nor florid prose nor honeyed lies of rhymne Can blazon evil deeds or coiisecrate p. crime”. The colored members of the M. E. church for more than a generation have been restive under two conflict ing feelings. On the one hand, they hope for complete unity with the whites on the basis of Christian brotherhood, on the other, they yearn for ecclesiastical self-expression. They were often taunted by the Inde pendent Negro Denominations for permitting themselves to become ec clesastical slaves in the “house of bondage" of their Episcopal over lords. I’o soothe their chafing spirit ar d appease their reasonable aspira tions the Consolidating- Committee P’*“' that tin- Central Conference should have proportionate Episcopal and clerical presentation in the Sup er-General Conference which was to have final authority over the six re gional Conferences. But the Negro membership which now constitutes one-fifteenth of the M. E. Church of the North would only then constitute one-thirtieth of Consolidated Method ism. Thier represents on at the Gen eral Conference would therefore, be rather titular and technical, without any particular influence or effect up on the general management of the Church. v\ e live in a practical age. Priest craft throughout the ages has been characterized with the same sort of guile which has stigmatized politic al statesmanship. The absolute is the goal of the odealist; the attainable is the goal of the practical exegenci es. The Consolidating Committee was doubtless charged with the task of formulating the most feasible plan of union. They doubtless felt that they had hit upon the best scheme which stood any chance of adoption. The very nature of their appointment re quired them to compromise with race prejudice rather than to offer it bat tle to death. We all know' that race prejudice is as persistant and stub born a factor which colors and com pp!,cates all of our political, econom ic, social and religious procedure. The Ten Commandments, the Golden Rule, The Sermon on the Mount, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States either balk or break down at the col or line. It w'ould be perhaps expect ing too much of human nature to suppose that the Methodist Church could or would meet the challenge of race prejudice. Christianity at its best, has engaged to overcome race Pre" Mce. it must either Lve up to this, ..gagement or stultify its high pretentions. A Christian is required by his creed to do right though the heavens fall. The practical statesman keeps the heavens from falling by doing right. The sum total of effect of the con solidating movement as now propos ed is not to unite the six branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church into one solid phlanx of spiritual unity but to divide it into two compart ments along the cleavage of the col or line. The honest and straightfor ward designation of the resultant or ganizations, after the six branches 1 2ve been reduced to two. would be: th- Mothodist Ep^.opal Church White and the M-ihcxLst Episcopal Church Colored. Apology must be made to the great Head of the Church that this is the best that race prejudice will permit it to do. If American Methodism has not the re quisite spiritual courage to subdue race prejudice, it should at least nave the moral candor to say so. Navy Threatens Fed erel Troops To Break Shipyard Strik A threat by Navy Department officials to call out the Marines was recently made to force. the striking workers of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Cam den, X. J., to accept arbitration. The possible use of the federal armed forces to break the fifteen week-old strik was indicated im mediately following the sending of a letter by J. F. Metten, presi dent of the corporation to Henry L. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, in which Metten sug gested that the navy issue a twen ty-four hour ultimatum to the union to agree to an arbitration proposal -satisfactory to the com The principal barrier to ar pany. bitration is the question “who represents the majority of the men.” The union takes the posi tion that “this is not a proper quetsion for the arbitration board to decide, it being alread yappar ent that the union represents the majority-’ Metten denies that the union represents most of the men. Notice, Subscribers: If you don’t gret your paper by Saturday, 2 p. m.. call Webster 1750. No reduction in rubscriptions unless request is com plied with. Pullman Porters Stage Victory Parade in Harlem Banners Call For Freedom of Angelo Herndon—Scottsboro Boys NEW YORK—(CNA)—In a pic turesque parade up 7th Avenue in which the left wing Unemployment Council participated, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters celebrated its tenth anniversary and magnifi cent victory in its long fight to force the powerful Pullman Company to recognize the rights of porters and Maids or organize in unions of their own choice. Placards carried by the marchers called for the defense of Ethiopia against the attack of Italian Fascism for the Freedom of the Scottsboro boys, Tom Mooney and Angelo Herndon, for prevailing wages on WPA projects and for the abolition of child labor. The line of march was headed by A. Phillip Randolph, presi dent of the Brotherhood; Ashley L. Totten, its national secretary-treas urer, Milton P. Welsh of Chicago, and other leaders of the Brotherhood. An elaborate mass meeting was held ;n the evening at Salem M. E. church, at which Mr. Totten presided. Among the speakers -were Mayor La Guardia, Hubert T. Delaney, Tax Commssoner of New York Cty, Nor man Thomas and Frank Crosswaithe of the Socialist Party and A. Phillip Randolph. Mothers—Let your boys be Guide newsboys. Send them to the Omaha Guide Office, 2418-20 Grant Street. Two Men Tarred And Feathered Santa Rosa. California, was the scene of a return to frontier days when on August 22 Jack Green and Solomon Mitzburg, w'cre tak e nfroiri a home, tarred and feath ered and driven out of town. Meanwhile, the sheriff of Sonora County, in which Santa Rosa is located, claims that he will take no action since the event was not offieiall vreported to him. The two victims had been organizing fruit pickers. M ires have been sent by mem bers of the National Committee for the Defense of Political Pris oners in California, as well as by the New \ ork offic e, urging Gov ernor Frank F. Merriam to inves tigate and stating that “other wise continued lawlessness will be encouraged.” NORTH 24 TH STREET AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING By Buddy It was crying Jim before you jumped into the ocean, be careful or in the future it will be singing Jim. That retired gent that is now squirting suds and jerking caps, still gets a thrill when he hears or sees the little red wagon go by. Go on you scamps! The housemaids in 'a leading hotel in town think they are as solid as the rock of Gibraltar. Everything that goes up, must come down, and you still have to pass the kitchen. The two men that were on their 10-day vacation at the same time, a week or so ago with pay, could not drink anything without the govern ment seal, so they said. But the iast four days of the ten, they were seen in the moonshine,—so happily. A lucky strike is a nice blow in all sorts of games, but don’t let papa pinch hit, as he might knock a home run, and clean the bases. The two waitresses that speak Chinese should make their menu out in the American language, so we can make out what it reads a little easier. The gent that was layed off last week for a few days has started to work at the same place. He has started crowing again now. While he was off he was so quiet that you could hear cats walking on cotton. I don’t think he was getting them often, getting one, maybe, and jump ing two surely. That co-pro pretor of a cafe says that he is going out to Calhoun if he strikes it lucky, for his health. If he stays where he is now, he will get tho diabetes. Quite a few of those that hang around 24th and Lake, that make frequent trips down town and else where for 10 cents per, finds the go ing rather tough in rainy weather, flat tires, wet wires, leaky tops, etc. It makes the kitchen mechanics restless at times. That private club bar porter, down town, will be on his vacation next week. Perhaps he will see how many different mixtures he can blend together by memory. That little ex-cab driver that is working in a tavern at present, should have taken up prize fighting, ar. he certainly can swing a nasty left* On the opposite sex anyway. Rubber Back that lives on Decatur street, has a job that he goes on at 7 p. m., goes to supper, at eight, to the show at nine, reads the paper at eleven, goes home at twelve and still wants shorter hours. When is that man going to work. Pretty Boy Floyd has to comb and brush his hair before he can intake a 10 or 15 cent trip, is gettng bald headed already from that practice. If you want service from him, call WE. 3199. METROPOLITAN SPIRITUAL CHURCH 1816 N. 24th St. In spite of the rainy weather, the Metropolitan church held their services, and carried the program out wonderfully. We all enjoyed tht services’ text, Sunday morning, ‘A Better Home’ Sunday night, ‘The Greater Judgement Morning.’ Rev. R. W. Johnson, Pastor. Georgia Peoples, Reporter. She Just Can’t Stay Away Miss Lois 'Williams, a cousin of Mrs. Walter Craig, who lives in Seattle, Washington, was the house guest of her cousin in the early spring, returned to Omaha to make her home. Miss Wililams is a very lovely girl, with an ex ceptionally nice personality. Her many friends are pleased to hear of her return. SPECIAL REVIVAL Evangelist M. B. Bilbrew, D. D. of Dallas, Texas, and one of the outstanding ministers of the Na tional Baptist convention will ar rive in Omaha, Sept. 7th to con duct a series of meetings with the SALEM Baptist church, 22ud and Seward. All churches and friends are cordially invitied and urged to attend. N. Williams, Clerk. Tubby Returns I From School Coach “Tubby" Johnson of the Fisk Bulldogs returned to the campus this week fresh from sum mer school at Columbia University with a bag full of tricks to be used on Southern gridirons this fall. However, some of “Tubbv’s” football mainstays have been on the campus all summer working on the new athletic field. At the same time they have been enjoy ing good work-outs at the noon hour running and practicing aerial plays to be used against the teams which kept Fisk from scoring last year. “Tubby” knows that probably one of his hardest bat tles to win wil lbe the first on the schedule, Xavier University, and the Bulldogs are sparing no pains to make their first appear ance in New Orleans an impres sive one on the well-coached Xavier eleven. Tuskegee is back on the Fisk schedule, after an ab sence of a season. The prospects of not only good material but plenty of reserve men increase the chances of a Fisk victory over Tuskegee in Nashville consider ably. Fisk’s Homecoming game will be played against its ancient rival, Morehouse College, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28th, in Nashville. The season’s schedule follows: Oct. 12—Xavier-New Orleans Oct. 19—LeMoyne_Nashville Oct- 26—Knoxville College_ •- Knoxville Nov. 9—Open Nov. 16—Talladega_Tallade’a Nov. 28—Morehouse-N ashviile WEEKLY SHORT SERMON By Dr. A. G. Bearer (Far the Literary Service Bureau) CAPERNAUM (PENITENCE) Text: And thou Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought do"wn to hell.—Matt. 11:23. Jesus condemned Capernaum. He ; pronounced woes against this wicked city in which He had done so many of His wonderful works. Capernaum was punished because of its sins. In this it shared the fate of wicked j cities of all ages. For people of to day this city has its lessons. M anting.—There comes the warn ing that as Capernaum was punish ed so will the wicked cities of this age be punished for their sins. The punishment will not be so much the I punitive assessments of God as the fruits of sins. The woes of the an cient Capernaum will be those of modem cities. Admonition.—The upbraiding of the cities and the threatened punishment set forth in this chapter carry ad monitions as well as warnings. The term Capernaum means penitence; so Capernaum must have repented. I Nineveh repented and escaped the punishment which was threatened because of its penitence. So, if the modem cities wrould escape, they must repent. Failing in this they will be as was said of Capernaum: “Once ex alted unto heaven,” and then “brought down to hell”. SPORT NEWS By George E. Horsley This week brings baseball to head the sport column. The Bismarck All Stars will clash with the Nebraska Ford V 8’s, champions at Western League Park, on Tuesday evening, 8:15. Sathcel Paige, one of our lead ing pitchers will be on the mound for the All Stars. Paige held the 1934 championship for colored pitchers. There is considerable interest being manifested in the game between the two clubs. Among the prominent and ardent baseball fans whose presence is alwmys expected are: Frank B. James, Booker McKenzie, Bud Law son, Jim Bell, and the three muske teers, Rich Martin, Frank Martin, Cnas. Martin. A large delegation of our people are expected to attend. The Omaha Arena brings another fight program to the fight-fans. Who love to see fighters that fight. Tues day night brings Jimmy Wooten and George Kennard together in the main event in the 155 lb. class, for 3 rounds. The semi-finals brings A1 Soukup and Don Phillips for 6 rounds in the 135 lb. class, Smiling Spight versus Jackie Kelly, 6 rounds in the 175 lb. class, Jack Doty versus Chris ty Dean in the 145 lb. class. From all indications it looks as if a nuetral ring. Next week’s edition will bring some real facts about the up and coming Joe Louis and Max Baer fight. Tavid Kaaiar. Poultry Market is now under new man agement. We are row in a ncsiticu to give you the best selection of live and dressed poultry and strictly fresh eggs. Wholesale and Retail. 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An derson Receive Schol arship Awards. Miss Theresa E. Curry and Miss Vonceil Andereson have been inform ed that they have been granted a $250.00 scholarship award in the School of Religion, at Bishop Col lege. in Marshall, Texas. They are planning to leave Omaha Thursday, September 12. Miss Curry is the daughter of Rev. Curry, pastor of Zion Baptist church. She was a student at Spellman Col lege in Atlanta, Georgia, last year. Miss Anderson was a June gradu ate of Central High school where she w'as a member of the A’Capella choir and a A-l student. They will be missed by their many friends and associates. Attends Convention Mrs. Estella Watters of the Pleas ant Green Baptist Church has return ed from Davenport, Iowa, where the •Towa South Ilakcrta-Nebraska Bap tist Association held its 53rd annual session. Mrs. Watters is treasurer of the district convention, and also a member of the education board of the state convention. Mrs. Watters also visited Rock Island, 111. 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