Evening journal., 1911-09-19
SEES CAUSE OF
RACE PREJUDICE
Dr.. Gilbert Finds Much Of
the Condition Due to Over
Estimation
BELIEVES SOME NEGROS
ARE THE CAUSE

In Gilbert Presbyterian Church
(coloredl on Sunday. the Rev DR. c.
l.. Jefferson the pastor, preached on
Race Prejudice Much of the cause
Of an increase in race prejudice as ne
sees It. can be traced to some negroes.
Dr. jefferson thought In part he said
The Cause and Cure Of Race
Prejudice is certainly a big subject.
for there is no single evil more uni
yersal or the cause Of so much law
( lessness as race prejudice. From what
does 1t originate? This is q compound
question as there are several factors
which combine to cause race preju-
dice. In its primary state, II. springs
from oyer-estimatiOn of self. II men
would only remember that at their
best they are far below what God
intended them TO be, that they are far
from perfection, they would not bel
disposed to look with disdain upon the
less fortunate brother Again. if men
would keep in mind that it is by the
grace of God that we are what we are,
there would be no room for boasting
or vain pride.
"The Bible asks, Whence then isl
boasting? What hast thou that thou
didst not receive2' st. Peter says in
Acts 1O:2S, God hath shown me that
| should not call any man common or
unclean.' The remedy for this undue
self pride is the love of God shed
abroad in the heart, for with proper
love for God there will be a proper
love for His creatures. The Apostle
speaks very plainly in First John.
ago, For he that loveth not his
brother whom he hath seen, how can
he love God Whom he hath not scent 2
But what is the reason for the in
crease Of race prejudice against the
negro in this country? First, there has
sprung up an impudent. r0wdy, self
assertive class of negroes, who make
themselves offensive by acting as
though they owned the earth They
come into the northern cities aud
seem to try to make themselves con-
spicuous for bold audacity. They have
never dared hold up their heads down
south lest they should get them
knocked off, but when they get up
North they take liberty for license
and become generally obnoxious. They
provoke the rowdy element of the
whites to assault, the other whites
feel called upon to help chastise the
'nigger,' the police condone the chas-
tisement, and even the public press
makes matters worse by a sensational
stating OF the case, magnifying the
matter out Of all due proportion by
calling il a race riot
"A second cause of the increase of
race prejudice is the tendency of
some negroes to pull out from their
race and play white. Now. If a man
despises his own, is it not natural that
the white man should despise him
II fN9w the colored race should stand to-
gethee and show the white man that
we are not begging him for anythins
hut a fair chance and a square deal
Who would want to buy horse if the
owner spent all his time picking out
its faults?
4 Let us talk up the race Let the
newspapers publish our good traits
and not merely our demerite. Let the
press be faithful in denouncing the
wrong and injustice done Us in state
and in church. Let the pulpit speak
out for a square deal. Let the strong
men and women of both races unite
in one common bond to see that yir-
tuous, industrious. and worthy efforts
are encouraged and protected regard
less of race or nationality. and there
will comes a saner and safer treatment
when each shall do unto others as be
would have them do unto him"