Phoenix tribune., 1918-11-30

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drives, loan bonds. registration, going
overseas TO help put down autocracy
and establish universal democracy, he
has never been found wanting. Only
last week Negro in Louisiana paid
for 100000 worth of loan bonds.
Another man in the same state, it ia
reported, has twelve sons in France
and the father is an active worker in
the Red Cross service. One organi-
zation in Augusta during the third
loan bond drive paid for $4,000 worth
of bonds.
The White Mans Payment
''Now, what has the white man
done in paying the debt he owes the
Negro? He has done much, but there
is much more yet to be done before
the debt will be fully paid, and in
order to make this talk practical, and
/ trust, mutually helpful to the col
ored and white races, 1 shall be at
pains to indicate some line of CO.
operation along which both the white
and black ministers should work
''In the first place, think that the
white preachers ought to go among the
colored churches more than they do
and preach to the colored people oft
ener than they do. The need of this
service on the part of the white mini
sters is so very vital that 1 think
that the white pastors should not at
all times wait to be invited to speak
to colored congregations, but that
they ought to seek opportunities go
among their less fortunate brethren
and try to help them up. In doing
this, l think that, while they might
not be following the rules of decorum
and etiquette and all that sort of
thing, they would most surely be fol-
lowing in the footsteps of Jesus Christ,
who not only went about doing good,
but who often sought opportunity of
doing good The brother who waits
until he has been asked to render
help or service to his fellows does
not possess, 1 think, the spirit of the
true and God-called missionary
'Not only should the white pastors
go and preach to the colored people,
but l think the time has come when
the colored minister ought to be given
and opportunity at some time to speak
to his white brethren. One of the
great troubles with us in the South
is that we don't know each other. 1t
would be very helpful to the colored
ministers if the white ministers once
in a while would hold joint minis
terial meeting with their Negro breth-
ren. l am sure that the door of the
black mans pulpit is open wide to
the white minister and that he will
be most cordially received at any
time. l think that the meeting be-
tween the white and colored pastors
similar to the one being held this
morning under the direction of the
White Preachers Alliance should be
encouraged.
Races Should Work in Common
"The white preachers and colored
preachers should often meet together
say at least once quarter-to dis.
cuss matters of interest to the com
munity. There is much in common
that the leaders of the two races can
do by working together What con-
Germs the well being of the white
race in any community concerns the
well being of the colored people in
the community. And what concerns
the well being of the colored race in
any community concerns the well be-
ing of the white people in that COM
munity. Disease, like ignorance and
crime, knows no color line. A white
man can catch influenza from black
man just as quickly as he can catch
it fro manother white man. And it
is altogether within the range of pos
sibility that the colored man may find
it easy to catch influenza from some
white man who is infected
"My brethren, you must learn the