The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-15
A SOUTHERN MINISTER AND 'THE PROBLEM"

Declaring that The practical test Of Christianity is its at
the weak The ultimate test Of Christianity not the
number adherents who profess its faith the intellectual
and responsibility of its adherents but the only gem
ine trait is Chrisikenessh possession of his spirit Thou
There is substitute for this spirit neither can i be
counteed The Negro Of land is challenge to the high
type of Christianity We brothers keeper We
Dr. William M Anderson Senior pastor Of the First Pres
News of Sunday JAN made plea to America generally Tor
fuller realization the better qualities of the Negro and "a
Making mention Of some Of the more leaders and
their accomplishments and using recent statistics to prove the
progress of the group business education and religion ne
closed by saying Booker Washington in public address to
large Negro audience in Macon Ca asserted that the good
both kept apart by the vicious OF each
The superior duty the inferior which should
justice in the courts irrespective of trace color or previous
Eliminating sectional influences ideals and sinking into
oblivion sectional sbOUs sect nad nrsd and
against nhng and mobbng anywhere North or South and IN
5 that f Ns s bf G Sor w Of GGr the
right to full police protection and equal justice IN the courts en-
his necessities and to- all the blessings Of the Gospel the
Undoubtedly great wrongs have been heaped upon the
gro by both the North and the Soumob violence in both sec
TONS He ynched in South and mobbed in the North ne is
subjected to all kinds of njustice-econoc commercial pot
Certainly such an expression from minister of Christ in the
South gives added hope that the number of American leaders
appreciate fact that the attitude Of Americans every
where must change regard before the ends of justice and
We have long felt with Dr. Anderson that the practical
test of Christianity attitude toward the weak and have
often doubted the sincerity Of the professions to it of our neigh
who by silent acuesnce and public participation have for
long given their sanction gross njuses which easily
apparent
has been of contentious that these inustices
would speedily give place equitable treatment and con-
sderaon if leaders of thought both North and South would
but acquant their followers with the absolute neeo OF sucn
change Lack of knowledge has been the most powerful agent
the increase and spread of injustice and hatred is for
hate their fellows of whom they know but little
Lack of knowledge of mems accomplishments and capae
leads very easily contempt for them and the line OF demarka
ton between contempt and hate is slight indeed.
plea that Negroes be treated as men highly welcomed
that shown by the threadbare statement that he South IS the
best friend to the Negro who knows his place when his place
that accorded him by those who to great
tent pudced against him by tradition ignorant OF his capaca
ties and ambitious and omes DESTROYS that they be allowed to
continue in their ignorance and prejudice
We welcome such hberay of thought is indicated by the
expressions of DR. Anderson And is hope that as ne has
studied and spoken of fuller and practical Christian
ty may others Increasing degree be constrained
admit the truth long but before courageousy IA
ced and discussed t,
Such realization will be productive of good in that it VIII
bring together in effort to increase the good men,
heretofore been able that all American c
whatever color creed they be- have all to
nothing concerted effort to improve the
American good that hampeed and restrained so
ambition of who most hndered that conscious of
short congs but to correct them because OF
lack of freedom to live do and improve do others that we
firm in belief in Chstkeness which makes men strive
obey he royal law that able to pity those who
section prejudice undertake to keep in gnor
poverty semserdom any child Of the Common Father
We have ambition that higher than serving to the height OF
capacity the best interests of common country
The Breckenridge will made public provides for he