Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1936-05-01
FRIENDLTNESS

Jerome K Jerome made the following beautiful state
ht concerning friendship-"There are evergreen men
Id women in this world praise be to God-not many of
them, but few. The of prosperity makes the
green of friendship brighter the frost of adversely
kills not the leaves of their affection.'
There is no greater possession than the possession of
friend. We seldom think of ones wealth in terms of
anything except dollars but the greatest wealth
boast of, wealth of friends, real wealth is
. ured only by inward values We have known many rich
people to be dissatisfied to be weary to sufer-money
cannot buy friends, and, there time in everyones
life when friend is of more value than any other earth
ly possession The finest inspiration is the friendship of
and good person. and have been told that
to have friends one must~be friendly.
The first lessons of friendship should begin in the
home because much happens to the child before the
school the church other outside characterfomng
agencies touch him and oftmes the child has been
handicapped and does respond readily teaching out
side because of the home training is within the power
of all parents to create home atmosphere in which the
children will Graded in reverence integrity kindness
and frendliness Parents should show friendness at all
times and should teach the children rendness broth
and sisters in the home and to others whom they meet
When the child enters school, teachers should aim to
teach frendlness toward schoolmates Because of the
fact that the school family is much larger than the
home circle there is greater opportunity to teach
selfish frendliness and should be emphasized and
pressed at every chance the young eav
ing school will be prepared to fit in life of service
During this of home and school training, the
church plays great part 1t does reasonable
that churches are sometimes unfrendly however,
people who bear the of Christians there often
air of unfrendliness This of could probably be
back to the adoescent period of the adult
making up certain church groups. The Older people OF
the church should demonstrate riendiness in all things
then home, school and church will round out lit CHAR
acter for society.
In this world Just how friendly individual, or
ganzation firm is the success of each. A
person may may not be friendly himself but he looks
for any thing they not friendly; wouldn't JON this
friendness is the root of all successful business have
often heard words this effect q" would go there
for anything they friendly; wouldn't join this
that Insurance. the officers not friendy would
MT put my money in this that bank they friend
y would help Mr. Mrs. Az but he or she isn't friend
yeonsequeny that business that that in
dvdual lost friend whose value cannot be determined
for Paul in letter to the Hebrews, says forget
tu to entertain strangers for thereby have enter
tanned angels unaWares."
Oftmes after all the training one has had to-
there lack of in the daily life
This unfrendy attitude sometimes springs up of
lack Of understanding understanding which is
portant than wisdom and knowledge, because Bible
tells with all thy gettipgtget understandings The
of all prejudice in the world is due to lack of
derstanding.
The Afro-Amercan Sons and Daughters is planted
in frendliness-"A Friend In Need Is Friend Indeed
does not hospital bear this out? Our field repre-
sentaves demonstrate friendness office force and
hospital staff taught to friendly. The CuStodan
DR.. Miller and DR.. Fulove all examples of friendi-
Is there any why the Afro-Amercan Sons
and Daughters should not enjoy the friendship of every
who knows has heard of this great organization
We why good word can not be spoken
for the Afro-American Sons and Daughters any time
anywhere. Policy holders Who because of adverse cir
cumstances, could not remain paying member, should
find JOY in telling the of the organization We be-
eve have thousands of friends, but also know,
one enemy will destroy the confidence of hundred over
night not contented to know that there even
mission is to convert that enemy into friend