The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-01-10

'"r the Negro II is as>urcdly Il s.lv-
hc abb. Ia "Nrrcum. the evil Of rae.
prejudice he should not he ovcrcnm"
By it; but should rather seek to over
come. evil with GOOD Even the Nurdi,,
c"uuot have II race which loves him.
The mamim or Edward Markham vii
ultimately conquer prejudice if m
deed if i conuurrahl.:
lie drew II "ircl" that Shut me ont
ll"r"tic. rebel. a thins I" flout
But lo,. and had the Wit Ia win:
We drew II circle and took him in"
a Srr,irr and not Prnfit should guid'
III" men and wcmrn who stand IT,
the hl@h places of spiritual, moral. IN
t,.'lrctun and social leadership
should he puidrd 10y Tia" m"liv" of
srrN ic" and not Of profit. I'll" money
m"tiv" which has well nigh played
with The. world i leading the Negro
swiftly 10 destruction The minister.
physician, TIL lawyer ih" school
teacher or the business man who prof
iic,.rs ut th, rXprnN" Of the poor
brings his profession imt" diSrcpuir.
The Negro pulpit, III To-" many in
stances. is ON the verge Of intellect
nal dry ROT and moral and spiritual
bankruptcy because th" ministers IN
Of Al nI
shoyG IN itching palm into thpprkciS
Of Gods poor. /, were better FOR this
type Of minister that II miI"Son" wcr,'
tied abnuI II mel and that hc wrr''
cast inlo Inc depths Of he sea. The
doctor who j. m"r,. concerned with
his pay tham with the health al hi,
patient; The lawyer who j. mere ~ =
trr.~icd in Eis f." than III justice. +;
the .rinul teacher who places the pay
roll above the. importation of know
hd.r are practirimg their profession
;mwurthiIy and are u stumbling bl"c!:
in the upward path Of the race.
s Ir>s0nor margi in -. Elite d lOwly
5 Ir,srring OF margin W Eliic&lowiy
Thcrr should be- lcS-rming Of TN =
margin between the rlt" and The low
ly. The cultivated. The upright ami
noble should aud Will rcpl i've the jufl
aipro, il Jon and esteem which i
their ru". but they should and viii
mot vaun' their superiority I" Tia" iii s
comsiturc of lhusr l"-S f"rluu1i"
lhan Themselves. NUblcs~c nbli". :,
the molic Of understanding between
ill.," lory and tie. luWIy such * ovin""d
hy the Caihuli" Priest towards "a"
hrmbl'>i mnmlrr$ within thai i"u
hold f. rlilh. The man fari''
down should h,. tl,r chief c"nc'in -.
lhr "uc highest up for unI"s- f..
E,2ro cit" sail iifi ~ they "'""
ihcy gill find themselves olr,ai"d ''
on inpatient cmin"ncc withour upper
or nci'Icr support.
6 The Resultant Racial Life
The resultant racial life j. i'"
Joint product Of ntcr-raciaI and ir-
irnracim factors. The NcT". in III
state Of hclplc--ur~-. j. peculiarly Il
pendent upon hi Whit" uNirpmcn'
for political economic and industrial
life Ills social lifr. falls mainly win
IN thc splrerc Of hi own race. \ pr"
cialicn Of This distinction gill -p far
'o simplify the problem Of rae" a.
operation nnd rarc self dcyr'"murni
IN Second Negro SanIicdrin
\ SECOND Negro Sauhcdtu .I'-
race conference" las been wlrI foo
meet in Chicago on the 2lnb pf I,3.
1886. This movement offers .I,r OPP
prlmni'y fn genuine rar lta-man
Ship. Tho ORIGINAL Nc-r. oIh'driu.
called by tli wri'"r D. .r '-D.
failed in it, objccljs 1,eu-n TIE
negro mind SO nu 'in va NOT
r"ady for .uch r~,bH ao. 3D..
venture. The negro Iud um roroi,cd