The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-06-06
ST. MARGARETs NEWS
Rev. Father Samueis- Belboder, Vicar

Rev. Father Samueis- Beib0der, Vicar
Madam C. J. Walker, lately de-
ceased, was the touching subject of
last Sunday mornings sermons The
vicar divided the Iife-struggles and
success of this admirable character
into epochs or periods of evolutionary |
progress, eliminating at last in q |
definate recognized economic factor
throughout the country. "The first
epoch would seem to have ended with
the 18th year of her life when she
was married; the second ended with
her goth year, when she was left a
widow; the third ended with her 37th
year when she discovered her hair
preparations. Here definitely ended
certain type Of struggle the mus
cular type---here ended certain type
Of distress against what seemed
overwhelming odds; here ended the
trio Of troubles of the rougher kind.
the coarses kind, free of all relation
ship with the finer soui--that pined
| within her to be free from them, and
| to do something, to rise in the scale
of mind and means.
But here began, too, troubles Of a
new type, viz: to convince people Of
| the genuineness of her new discovery,
and convert them to the use OF it,.
This was task every bit as heavy
as her first task---the task she left
off doing but it weighed heavily up
on different part Of the system
upon the mind and the nervous sys-
tenn. With dogged courage and pa
j tience, however, and lavish demon
stration of personal charm and sweet
ness, Madam Walker won her way TO
! the confidence of the country and in
Il decade became household charac-
ter famous as contributor to the be-
witching beauty of her people.
Her business sense, acute and far
visioned, helped her to build stronger
/ and stronger. She launched out into
| other enterprises and is today the
foremost colored woman in the eco
nomc and cultural life in America.
! 1t is a. wise perscn who, knowing
| himself fitted for better, nobier tasks,
gets about that task as early as pos
sible; with firm faith in God and
self, and will to labor to bring the
knowledge into practical benefit for
i himself and those about him. Most
1 If us rather waste time I'M vain re-
/ grets and bitter lamentations, and
cynical pseudo wisdom. Others of us
force things so violently that we shock
i the atmosphere about us and cause
angry explosions. Yet others of rs
i try to be clever schemers, gat-rich-
quick Wallingfords and bring shame
to our family and reprobation upon
heads. And yet more, some OF Us be-
come Respondent, nerveless, shiftless,
| weak, broken cogs in the human
wheel. One wonders whether this is
4 partly the reason for our peoples dis
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enterprise, their poor business sense,
coming to meetings at least half
hour late-a most pernicious and in
excusable sin,-and looking for profits
almost the very hour after they make
an investment. One wish, one dearly
sish, to be able to tell of the an
xions days and nights spent by Madan
/ Walker, but never, one believe, in des.
pair and faithlessness. Patience
sweetness Of temper, even in the most
trying times, seems to have been ons
of her chief virtues, consideration sol
, all who labored in her factory Older
, women, most of them, and d steady
clinging to her church and her Coz
to guide her, wherever it pleaset
Him." The Vicar recommended thes'
views to the people, and at the clos
). of the sermon prayed for the repos
Of the soul of the great pioneer 0
Negro Womanhood in large and sue
cessful affairs of life.
i The st. Cecilia Guild in roun
table discussion, led by the vicar
. touched upon the things affectin,
most pronouncedly the life Of today
everywhere. German philosophy, it
ruling type-was explained Its dif
! ference from the Anglo French an
American type was noted. The Peac