Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1937-09-01
TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT
II CUSTODIAN'S MESSAGE
OF THE
,AFRO-AMERICAN SONS AND
DAUGHTERS
AT THE
Twelfth Grand Lodge
IN MOUND BAYOU, MISSISSIPPI
ON AHGHGT IL 10 2l 1927

When contemplate the glory of the earth, the har
mony of it's arrangement, the perfect symphony which
God hath wrought unrestrained in saying, have
and not and hear not, souls and feel not
JAS let greatest of all Senses that of sight go out
nd encompass the magnificent work which the greatest
Builder of all times has placed before view,
Ter if thoroughly appreciatve of the works of
lis hands. My friends, fear that not
times stand amazed at the spectacle and bemoan the at
titude of Gods most perfect creation Man
entirey Of his Creators love toward him, and
yet He hath placed him little lower than the angels
TO have dominion and land Still man is thought
LESS and careless about the wonderful works of nature
trees the flowers the birds represent that unpara
eed harmonious chord which bursts forth daily and
hourly into the most beautiful symphony of all times
Helen Keller who stricken with malady which
ef her deaf and blind said that if people who have
sight should be totally deprived of this and left in
utter darkness for few days they would learn to ap
precate nature and her works. I, humble creature
feel that entirely unmindful of the things about
u.s. If we were to wake up morning and find the earth
stripped of it's background of and it's rainbow of
colors to bedeck it's lovely Dress then would keenly
value the former beauty.
We often go thousands of miles away from home to
view man-made sight of scenery We herald these
achievements with great acclaim. We tell friends
what marvellous structure ST. Peters Cathedral at Rome
is. We the magnificent skyscrapers of our
cities We revel in remembrance of the National
Capital with its we'll planned streets its lovely parks
and imposing buildings and glorify man for his
achievement. But do THINK OF Niagara rails OF
the Great Gulf of Mexico of the Mississippi Delta with
the richest soil in the world? fear that take these
things too much for granted, because they
us. How ungrateful we mortals be- The things around
have charm for They too close to to arrest
the least bit of our attention. Yet they
Last year there appeared in the columns of our Of
fetal organ the AfroAmerican Courier article which
lauded highly the hospital organizations in several of
largest cities These hospitals reputed to be CIV
ing disqualification for minimum of three cents day.
The country astounded. Some of our own readers
wondered how such seemingly ncredulous thing could
be- Did these thoughtess beings consider the
fact that the AfroAmercan Sons and Daughters hos
ptal provides disqualification, efficient and cheerful
for less than cent day? We have here in this
state the sole all Negro hospital approved by the state
board which approves hospitals We have here two of
the most competent physicians of the South We have
here staff of who we'll versed in their chosen
field of work Unfortunately, attach little sig
nicance to these startling facts, and why? You
ask. convinced thoroughly and not hesitant about
saying that it is due to lack of observation part
We do not them because instead of prasng
too busy trying to tear down with all strength
Where else in Mississippi do we find many color
ed girls employed in office work find at own
home office. Capable young women have come out of
school with absolutely nothing to do. We gave them
work in order that they too might honest living