Phoenix tribune., 1923-11-24

''How shall we escape if we are indifferent to sal
vation great as that offered to us?11 23.
Much has been said and written What Must
Do to Be SAVED? 1t will serve the purpose Of this
message better to ask instead What Must | Do to Be
Lost e? We do this because it WILL hope, good
people-church members social leaders, and many of
those who counted among the best people of
community, vet who fail to engage in the activities
which make for the betterment Of the community
where they iveto consciousness of the peril to their
souls occasioned by Indifference to known duties Many
good peop people of wealth, culture and refinement
are IN danger OF hes torture not for doing that which
is evil, but for leaving undone that which is good
Answering the question: ''What Must I Do to Be
Lost?" let me say-NOTHlNG.
l. Do Nothing to Let Jesus Into Your Life-de-
spite the fact that He sto seek and to the
lost Jesus will enter into mans life who will not
Invite Him in Though He knocks constantly, if you
do not open the door, He will never in. If He
never comes in, you are lost. Many otherwise good
people become so absorbed in household industrial bus
iness professional and social cares, that they
have no time for God time to think His bless
ings time to give in service in the program Of the
church for kingdom building 1t behooves us to guard
against this fatal neglect.
An attitude Of Indifference toward God is very easy
to FORM because will not hurt our business and social
standing One need not be Christian to succeed in bust
ness or lead society That explains why many people
that God has blessed most show absolutely regard for
His wishes in their lives.
g. Do Nothing to Cure the Ills of Earth How prev
aent those ills, commercial ills political ills, industrial
ills and ills racial Since time and space forbid discus
sion of all these ills let call special attention to the
ills of race relations.
s.What must I do to be lost? Do nothing to cure
the ills of this country they relate to its white and
black citizenship, wonder how many of have thought
personal salvation depends upon the sincerity, per-
sstence and enthusiasm with which labor to bridge the
chasm between the white people and the Negroes OF this
country who must live by their side? If you will reflect
upon the lynchings prescription exploiting and other
unfair treatment under which the Negro lives and will
consider that in proportion he is able the Negro
sents and hates back will decide that any man who
fails to do his bit in promoting better relations between
the endangels his own soul.
If you are white man and engaged in the enact
ment enforcement of laws to keep the Negro from
ENJOYING the full Of citizenship enjoyed by
yourself you making the most positive investment
in your eternal destruction Even if you have had no
active part in such inustices, you still cannot escape
unless you have lifted your voice against them. You
are guilty just the for having allowed them with
out your protest Look at the soroWfu face of Jesus
las He says Inasuch We did it not to the least OF
those (Negroes) We did it unto me, and get the
evidence that doing nothing to remedy the racial ills
Of our beloved o. s. A. is sure way to be lost.
But the white. is not the only American upon
whom responsibility in the matter of rea
tons The Negro too is equally responsible If he fails
Ito do his part toward bringing about better relations
betweenthe races, he is doubly losost here and lost
hereafter
Negroes are in the habit of justifyng themselves
lin cultivatng hate thoughts and practicing the re-
sentiment such thoughts breed the ground that the
White man was the tllSt offender. That conclusion
will not meet the approval of Him who said, Love
your enemies and pray for your prosecutors He gave
us that advice because public peace and individual
curty dependent upon it.
Since our best welfare from the standpoint of
earthly existence depends upon cultivatng the good
will of white neghbols and peace with all man
kind, and since this is also a condition precedent to
eternal salvation let us, and of my race,
do all we can to cure the ills in relations. If we
do not rest assured that we shall lose much in the
life that and infinitely in the life to
HOLIDAY