Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-08
18Th Meet OF Nero Organization Society In Williamsburg
DePriest Retains Seat In Congress
Va.Seminary PleadTh Parable Of The
CUP And SaucerAndMan In The Moon

Once upon ClIIle Cnere was
cup that ran over and the saucer
got the surplus, and there was
enough for both, and to spare. And
there came mighty famine in the
land and the cup filled slowly and
finally it did not fill at all, and the
saucer became very dry. After long
time, when much waiting had been
done and the saucer was dry unto
cracking, it addressed the cup and it
spake thus: II know that there be a
famine in the land and that you are
not flowing over with plenty. In
deed when you are not overflowing
| am the first to feel it. Remember,
I pray thee, that when you are not
full, l am completely empty and al
together dry, and must remain de-
solate even though you be but an
eighth Of an inch from the top
And the cup remembered, and al
though it was but little more than
half-tull itself, it had compassion on
the saucer and tilted itself and both
were saved until the famine was
past.
1t happened once that the dwell
lers upon the earth decided to see if
there were really a man in the moon.
The way to tell was to send up at
one time a great shout from all the
inhabitants of the earth. Such an
cutlery would be so loud that if there
were really a man in the moon he
would +,,x, III. baod RI con what xua c
all the stir. The day was set and the
hour and the minute and the second.
The moment set for the universal
din, found all the inhabitants of the
earth gathered beneath the sky wait
ing to join in the demonstrating
shout. But just as the moment ar
will not shout myself, will listen TO
rived an old lady said to herself, 81
see how it sounds to hear the whole
world yelling at once" An old man
said the same to himself, and mid
die aged woman said the same>to her
self, and a boy, and little girl
and everyone everywhere said to him.
self, 81 will not hollow, l will see
how it sounds to hear all the Others
| So it came to pass that the instant
liked for bursting the drums of the
ears of the man in the moon, became
the moment of the worlds profound
est silence. Men could hear pir
fall. Not even the babies cried. And
all because while all wanted the
shouting, each waited for the other:
to do it.
The speaker at the Seminary Vic
tory Drive, November 26, the day be
fore Thanksgiving will be ATTORNEY
E. Washington Rhodes of Philadel
phia, U. S. District Attorney am
Editor of the Philadelphia Tribune
We appreciate the present Difficult
ties involved in raising money a
mong the churches, and how hard
pressed a great number of persons
find themselves, but the cause of tn
Seminary is related to you as tn
saucer is to the cup. Please do no
postpone assistance until you ar
financially "full". Tilt the cup be
fore Thanksgiving. All of us VIII
take pride in Negro achievement
wish to see this institution whicl
he race has brought, by its owl
strength, through half a century
reinforce its foundation and build TO
The ages. Then, be it far from any
one of US to leave the task to 10Th
ers". Let us GAIL pull, and all pu
together" and let us all pull nov
There ought to be another parabl
showing that people seldom do wha
they put off for some later day, bu
the train is coming and I must spen
seven dollars of hard money to g
after some other money which Tn
brethren know they can spare. bu
will not send until I arrive and w
talk it over. If they would send
through the mail, we could use tn
j.! seven dollars to paint the Dean