The Colorado statesman., 1920-03-27

be a Negro, who will bear himself ac-
cording to his own ideas of colored
man, who will encourage his women
TO dress themselves by their own
taste, to select the rich colors they
/ love, to follow out their own natural
bent, and not adopt other peoples stu
! pid and shop-made fashions. The Ne
gro woman has the best artistic eye
for color of all the women in Amer
| ica."
"The Negro is a new man, a free
man, spiritual man, a hearty man
and he can be a great man IL he viii
avoid modelling himself on the whites.
No race ever became illustrious on
borrowed ideas or the initial qualities
of another race"
NO race or nation is great or IL
lustrious except by one test-the
breeding of great men. Not great
merchants or traders, not rich men,
bankers, insurance mongers or direc-
tors of gas companies. But great
thinkers, great seers of the world
through their own eyes-great tellers
of the truths and beauties and colors
and equities as they alone see them.
"The Negro will never take his full
stand beside the white man till he has
given the world proof of the truth
and beauty and heroism and power
that.are in his soul And only by the
organs of the soul are these delivered
by self-respect and self-reflection,
by philosophy, religion, poetry, art,
love and sacrifice.
God send wise guides to my black
fellOw-countrymen, who shall lead
them to understand and accept what
is true and great and perennial and
reject what is deceptive and change
able in life. purpose and hope.
"As l said in the beginning, so long
as American citizens and their chill
dren are excluded from schools, the
aters hotels or common conveyanceS,
there ought. not to be and there is
not among those who love justice and
liberty. any question of race, creed
or color; every heart that beats for
humanity, beats with the oppressed.
Mrs. Jean Darden died Thursday,
March 18th. at o :25 p. m, born in the
state of Iowa thirty-five years ago.
When quite young she made profes-
sion of religion at her home town and
joined the A. NJ. f. Church. Amid all
her wandering she never failed to at
tend the worship of God. Mrs. Darden
joined the A. NJ. f. Church in this city
last spring. She was liberal to any
cause for humanity and stood ready
TO help with all her might. Her re-
mains were taken to her home IN
Iowa for burial She leaves to mourn
her departure r. III. Darden, husband,
and two brothers, two sisters, father
and mother and host of friends. Fun
eral services were held at A. NJ f.
Church, Rev. ]. NJ Endicott officiated-
Mr.. Clarence Mays of Akron. Ohio.
was n visitor in the city. MIR. Mays
departed Saturday for Casper Wyo.
Mrs. Corine Mitchell has recovered
from her recent illness.
Mrs. Otis West was Ill during the
week
Mr.. ]. II. Moss and Mrs. Moss have
returned from Pueblo.
Rev. c. o. Smith, who is Ill at his
old home in Hutchinson, Kan, is able
to sit up few hours each day.
Mr.. f. V. Cammel of Denver passed
through the city on March 18th, ell
route to Laramie.
Mrs. VIII Chetum arrived Sunday
Aaron Lewis, son of Mr.. Jackson
Lewis. Sr.. is i'll at st. Johns hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Frazier reside Mt
9OS West 18th street.
"T. B." Bennett resides at Oil West
18th street
Rev. Lund, Free Methodist Evan
gelist preached Sunday night at the
A. NJ. f. Church to large audience
The A. NJ. T.. Church Choir gave an
excellent concert Tuesday evening
Mrs. James Smith deserves praise for
her untiring efforts to secure such an
excellent choir.