The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
barometer of Public Opinion
when Noah started Something.

Editor World. In the Barometer Of Public
opinion, OF your Thursday Issue Of The World,
MfA Eunco u, Davis makes statement that
the writer desires TO challenge as unreasonable
ana Incapable Of substantiation.
Mrs Davis stated follows "IIc Noah be-
came drunk . and the result OF thaf 'spree'
today is the coIorcd race, with hie riotoua
tendencies, his ignorance. his thr,ing, lying
and general wort hlcssncss ha demand Tor
equality Which II permitted. would include the
white race Ia the curse pronounced against the
descendants OF Ham, for his disrespcct toward
dltlon.'
1t IL admitted that many preachcrs and sun
day school teachers have been guilty of spread
lhk such a beHef as that embodics in the above
statement by teaching that the negro race
sprang from Ham, and that the negro Is the
result OF N0ahs curse, but their error probably
dates from their own msinformation secured
during their own childhood when they were
susceptible TO such teaching.
The following If the story in brief as related
In Genesis. Noah fell asleep after an excess
OF wine and was uncovered in his tent. His own
white son, Ham, came In and probably be-
cause he could not help It, saw his fathers con-
dhion He went out laughing and told his
shectfully covered their father. Noah awoke
and pronounced the following! Cursed be
Canaan, a servant OF servants shall he be to his
Now Canaan was Noah's grandson, who had
as yet done no evll deserving OF curse. neither
were his descendants guilty of any wrong do
ing, being yet unborn. Noah intoxiCate ed
and the teaching that an intoxicated man can
arouse from his stupor and pronounce a curse
that viii bring uron the world all the evils tina
have arisen through race strife is very absurd.
scriptures do not ascribo to n white mans God
any characteristics that would cause Him to
curse the whole human because OF the
poorly concealed mirth of Ham or the drunken
Cursings Of Noah.
1t has been explained. probably not without
some elements OF reason, that Noah had pre-
viousiy through his prophetic vision, forseen
that Canaan and his descent would fan into
such sin az tn cauae them TO alnk lower In the
scale OF ability than their fellow man. and that
as consequence they would be forced into
servitude. This matter was supposedly upper
most In Noah's mind when he had his tongue
looScned by wine and anger, and ne gave us
the benefit Of his thoughts in the form of the
curse.
For the information OF anyone that has mis-
taken Ideas as to the origlnation Of the Negro
race there s nothing reasonable to show tha
any full-blooded negro ever resulted other thar
as the descent OF full-blooded negro parents. II
happens that way now and II thus
That the negro race sptang from white stock
Ia an unreasonable and untenable falsity. II
IL as reasonable "a. assume that the white race
sprang up as the result OF blessing pronounced
on some son of a righteous negro while enjoy,
ing the fruits of his righteousness as to assume
the opposite as stated by Mrs. Davis,
An intelligent negro should resent such ar
man should ever suscribe to the doctrine tha
! the white race ever fathercd any creature.
other than white.
MOVES B. LIVINGSTON.
Tulsa, sept 20, 1917 North Boston.