Evening journal., 1918-01-28
NEGROES LOYAL IN
NATIONAL Crisis
While Sons Are on Battle
Lines Women are Doing
Bit al Home
DIR. KING CALLS
OTHERS TO SERVICE

In EziOn NJ. T.. Church yesterday
morning the Rev. Dr. j. w. King preach
ed on The subject, "The World War
Negro possibility Democracy"
81 appeal Co the members OF my race
% do their Bit First. because we are
AmoriC citizens. Yes. In the truest
sense of the word. Naturalization pa
pers are unknown 10 the masses OF us,
Tor We were born on American soil. We
have cleared the forests. titled the soil
and caused the hills and mountains and
plains TO rejoice because OF our pres
encc.
I'VE have protected her institutions; /;
obeyed her laws without ever lifting an
anarchisiic hand again her sovereignty.
1--WE have defended her flag to the
death, safeguard her national honor
with impuni,y Because OF this we have
been granted constitutional recognition
as citizens. But we must not forget that
citizenship implies responsibility We
must do our biz.
"ln the second place we are under OBJ
legations TO this country for the bless
ings we have received We might have
been today In gross barharism without
the vaguest conception Of Jesus Christ
and the immortality OF the soul had it
not been FOR the birth Of our sires upon
American soil.
And though unletiered and untrain-
cd. our fathers and mothers In the
kitchen OF the big house and In the
galleries OF the churches caught SUM-
Client information and Inspiration 10
klndn n flame Of sacred love Ia their
hearts that never went out
Again, In She days OF reconstruction,
vhen we were left without homes and
wut9ui money. a steady stream OF
Northern philanthropy poured into the
Southland wmuk resulted ln the build
ing Of schools. Witnr ihnse walls we
read with impunily our hrsl lines; and
the erecting Of churches at whose h-ars
we paid our vows and whose sweet
communl0ns were our souls delight.
I'm the third place we have a re-
sponsibillly because we are our broth
er's Keeper No political ostracism, no
discriminate legislation. no injustices OF
whatever character justify as In the
non-performance OF our duty. Two
wrongs do not make one right BE
not overcome OF evil, but overcome
evil with good saith the Scriptures.
We must hold up before a critical
world the New Testament standard
The FalherhoOd OF God and the Broth
erhood OF man. This doctrine, how
ever. Is no apology for the derelictior
OF duty on the part OF any other race
| Tor we must an appear before IN,
/ Judgment scat OF Christ that every
one may receive the things done In hi
| 4 a.. "a IuN
whether 10 be good or bad
FINALLY, the object OF our conflict ]
real democracy, a democracy that no
only takes hold OF each respective ma
iional government nomlnally, but ha
as one Of its chief aspects fairness anl
impartiallty 20 all racial constituencie
and correspondingly TO every member
Of that race.
"For years we have as an American
people lifted our voices In passionate
condemnation OF the butchery ant
slaughter Of Turkey.
To-day we stand IN appalling amaze
ment at German atrocities perpetratod
upon the remnant cltlzenry OF blood
soaked Belgium And while our boys
In black are marching 90 the canton
menis and the trenches with the song
on their lips. My Country. "Tis of
Thee. sweet Land OF Liberty their
kinsmen writhe In eXcruoiatlng pain
while red-hot Irons bore out their
eyes until they breathe their last In
the presence Of a bowling mob with
out ever being confronted by judge or
jury. We have appealed 10 our black
brother 30 be loyal and true; 20 rid
himself of those charscteriSics and
deeds that make him liable 20 the bar
barity of the frenzed mob
But we also appeal 90 our white
brother whose intellectual sun fixes
the pendulum at MONDAY. and from
whose lips we FIRST heard OF Jesus OF
Nazareth 20 speak from platform, pull
pit and press In such clarion notes
against wrong and in defense Of right
that as our boys bare their bosoms 10
the fray they may feel that the whole
OF an undivided nation Is behind them.
"And in the meanwhile we eXhort The
members OF our race 20 play your part
i'm the conservation Of our resources,
IN the Red Gross, the War Savings
Stamps. the Liberty Bond movements
prATNcvT VANTA WOMEN