The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-02-15

send in one dollar, as much as one
dollar If no more. We are asking
the churches out of Dallas to take
up collection and send in to Rev.
w. l.. Dickson at Gilmer, Texas.
During the month of February and
March, one Sunday, ask your con-
,gregation for an after collection for
the Dickson Colored Orphanage.
Don't fail to do this.
Elsewhere in the paper you will
see the program for Sunday 18th
and the speakers, also the program
for Sunday 23rd at Evening Chapel
c. NJ. Il. church, Rev. j. w. Starks,
pastor. Don't forget the place, don't
forget the date. The orphan children
will be at both places.
Last year, we received through the
juvenile courts more than Is child
rem from Dallas; IL from Galveston;
from Ft. Worth; and / from Wax
ahachie Juvenile Courts through
their commissioner court should help
us and in this way we can better
the condition of or race. Let me
call your attention to this fact, the
Negro in the South and the white
man in the South must have more
congenial cooperation and friend
ship and a better feeling must ex-
list. In order to do that the Colored
man must begin to prove the worth
of his own race, classify, pick up
and straighten UP all the defects in
his own race. Those who have been
successful reach down and help
those who have been less fortunate.
There are many Negroes who have
succeeded as teachers, preachers,
lawyers and doctors and they are
standing to themselves, they should
look down on their unfortunate bro
ther The Negro must do like the
white man. The white man that is
ccessful in business and who has
accumulated wealth reaches down and
helps his unfortunate brother. The
Negro is too much like crab in a
barrel, he can't get out and he won't
let his brother out. The crab that
starts out, another one reaches up
and catches him by the leg and
keeps him back, just so it is with
the successful Negro in business and
profession, he stand off and AFRO
gates to himself that he is lord of
lords and king of kings. He for
gets that this poor washerwoman,
this old cook, the house girl that is
working for small wages has been
the cause and means of his rising.
Among the Negroes of Dallas who
have contributed in a large way are
Dr. ]. w. Anderson, Prof. j. p.
Starks, Lawyer j. l.. Turner, DR..
Hamilton, DR.. Dyson adm DR.. Cooper,
the dentist. These are among the
doctors and teachers who have con-
tributed annually by subscription.
Others have contributed now and
then, when you can catch them and
have handed you $1.00. We appeal
to the citizens of Dallas, preachers,
lawyers, doctors, professional men,
business men, laymen and friends
to stop and consider that these or
phan children are our children. They
are Negro children and should be
looked after. The very reverent
Randolph Ray, Dean of the Cathedral
is laying this matter before his peo-
pie in an effective way. DR.. William
M. Anderson has taken the matter
up with his people. Rev. ]. Frank
Smith has laid the matter on the
hearts of his people and asked them
to get in. All OF the Colored pas
tors of the city are doing their level
best We ere asking the teachere
10 have a special meeting on the End
Sunday iii March at the City Audi
forum at the city hall. where the
teachers can be credited and go to
record as Dallas teachers. We be-
lieve they VIII do it, Prof. j. p.
Starks as chairman; Prof. Thompson
as secretary and Mrs. Julia Cald-
well Frazier as treasurer are asked
to put in time. Prof. Darrell as
principal of high school is hereby
asked to take up tie matter with
his teachers and ask them to CO.
operate with him and let us do a
big thing.
We are closing with an appeal to
every pastor in Dallas. both white
and colored, please do your best.
Very respectfully
REV. w. l.. DICKSON.