The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-08
Awakening Giants.


race shows the unmistakable sign
of rising to higher levels.
In the church, the congregation is
calling fer the minister who is a
spiritual builder and an organizer
of those great spirit forces, which
fix men and women to noble pur-
poses, and undertakings. The old
wrangles over what this piece of
scripture means and as to how deep
convert should be baptized and as
to how much water should be used
in sprinkling a Methodist, are giving
place to the preaching Of gospel
which when analysed turns to COM
mon sense.
In the schools the teacher has
come who while digging up Greek
Roots, does not fail to impress the
student, that the world now has a
call for the man who is efficient, and
that he will not be judged so much
by the diploma fastened to the walls
of the room in which he sleeps. as
by the manner he acts, and by the
way he keeps his engagements.
In farm life, the same signs of
progress are apparent. Cid systems
and signs, which claimed man like
an OK to the pillow are melting away
before the enlightenment which so to
speak, defies the drought and strikes
water from the rocks. Cultivation
which is intense and conservation
which saves to the uttermost, are
some of the new forces, which one
finds stalking in majesty across every
Patch and farm.
In the world of business there is
a great awakening. While the old
| time restaurant. Is still in every
Town maintained. il is not so nasty
and you can eat what is cooked
without getting sick of the mess. The
old time barbershop is yet TO be
tound-very often too many, but the
clean towel is coming to take the
| place of the dirty rag; the sharp
razor in place of the old time wade
md butcher" which rooted out the
beard; the vulgar crowd and lousy
! hangerson, have their orders to conc
and get service. pay and disappear,
and l am glad to say they are obey
ing orders. The newspaper is re-
Fceiving more attention from that ele-
lmcnt Of the race who for many years,
| thought that only white newspapers
contained news worthwhile. Printing
shops are sprung up. Magazines and
| daily papers are being INVESTIGATED
10 the end that their publication may
come to our hands. Even the Co,orcd
author Is receiving prom Ges from
those who have tire money on hand
t. buy his product whenever it
reaches the light Of day. The dry
I tore, the milliner and professional
dress maker, the beauty culturist ant
hair dresser. the harness and shoe
maker, the carpenter and contractor,
all coming into their own and gem
Grafton will live to honor them for
| nightly they are being born who
viii rise up and cal them bic 'sed
As a new wrinkle in the undertaking
business, il was my pleasure to stand
in the work shop of an undertaking.
firm recently at Columbus, Missis-
sappi, (the state blighted, by Jeffer-
son Davis and damned by Jeems Kay
Vardaman) and see Coiored workmen,
making Colored coffilas in which were
10 be buried Colored people. The
boss told me that it had happened
that white man in his line, had
fought and used some. Of his home
made goods in the consignment OF
come white people to their final rest
ing place. At Shreveport, Mr.. Will
iiams and Mr.. Cock, each OF whom
operate undertaking establishments,
also manage factories. where all
their goods are made except those
composed of concrete and metal. AT
Nashville, Mr.. A. N. johnson is said
to own the largest funeral house
under the direction Of Colored men
in the world. The claim is vigor-
ously disputed by Rev. Preston lay
Tor OF Nashville and another man
at ST. Louis. / left them disputiae.
Hand Writing ON Wall fer Dnllas.
| am not going To quit writing un-
! til | warn Colored Dallas. Gentle
men, arouse from slumbeI. arise For
sleeping the time is out! The clock
has struck! In many tlangs where
we led in former time. we follow
lfoebly now. Take for instance the
Dallas Express AT one time ii
could make the truthful boast thai;
it had more paid readers than any
Negro Newspaper in the sontn and
was third in the United States and
the world. That CLEAN Of glory has
departed. Today, we are led by sew
eral newspapers, in the matter Of
circulation which are still poarnal.s-