The Denver star., 1918-03-30
Is America
Testing Her God:
Whom Have We Served?
Real Christianity Clashes with Prejudice
Which Pemeates in America.


Where America Stand in this theory of chosen
}peopIe?" America by laws. traditions christianity
that theory she denies that God has anyone
people His she rather that there
each with its merits and defects and that
Ito each be left working pro bems
We.-he people of the United dStates-Amercans, true
and loyal unable understand, sympathize WITH
people who conceive of themselves chosen people,
en- of Coda people whom all things and actions however
unhuman brutal regarded permissible holy
because of faith in their superior mission and
To such belief direct evidence of Heading but
Ia tagging civilization
Our country is passing thru real test BY FIRE not only
the battlefront and in the trenches of Europe
but those who have remained behind in this country who
asking of the things which unfair
ness testing her God? Who God uponl
whom we calling and relying long? the God
we much faith in tribal racial white man
God God especially tor the United States? Will such
God whom have been serving and whom know likes
not color pejudces discrmnations all kinds of
petty ealouses and nusices bring safely
successfully thru and pretended
of Chrsanity the end Of this perious
ljourney7 o. America examine yourself How often al
ready and how readily does the Negro de-
spsed and rejected citizenship stand oyaly
vaantly cheerfuy and patiently BY pouring life
blood. repairing his broken hesrsrngs injured mobsl
and ynchers bearing his heavy sacrifices of bleeding
while in the United States alone of all civilized
outrages heaped him? America
YOUR rapid strides of progress advancement
uaty have thought of your God God of
God of a particular coor2 If such your selfish
Die.y will avail you much call upon Him. when a,
nations all fighting and struggling alike side
BY side be like Him. developing rapidly you and
others will lie all that the Great Master
Can America afford to preach and teach thing
and actually practice another by permitting Jim
crow Jim depots and Jim apartments in
army while orbidding all opportunities Negroes in
the Navy while she calls fair All Seeing and lust
God? o! America love thee die for thee but we i'm
plore look we'll thy fate the penalty paid
Belgian the Congo by the Turk the Ar
wrongs the Russian the the Jewish
barbarities.
America God whose purpose to create
and racial religious and preiu-
dice The God America should Diey whose Kew
note for the other fellow and whose object is to
bring all sections close together into great compact ma
ton through the understanding of real Justice
ple.. This time of all when the Supreme Being
that Serves should make her strong nation
with a strength Of unity.
Note we'll England might have squeezed ignorant and
uncivized and nations likewise Germany and
their blood freely flowing in Europe This
mind about God this recasting of tribal racial
one whose plan for the world has place for all peopes1
mot which deign give-s part the
peculiar weRhy change attitude of toward
true God who has become the hope saving
and daughters black white brown and yellow
testing fiery trial Of blood carnage and bursting shells
all America search her mind examine the heart
bend her arrogant will discover her soul that
make each and be able endure and
be strong the task which belongs peculiarly But
this ALL For beyond the bounds of life
private well national God acts also the God and
with other of customs and ideals
)oher alegances than Somewav. somehow, and an
other unmportant despsed neglected. back
ward Disseminated person. group of race