The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-01-13
Baptist Ministers Confab Observes
Emancipation At Shiloh Baptist

Persons from as far as Pontiac
gathered a shiloh Baptist church
10 Detroit New Years Day at IL A.
" 70 celebrate the Emancipation
~ The Negro from slavery IS years
ago
DR. II + owens the president OF
The conference. in his usual gra-
cious manner presided The Rev
! n Conyers conducted devotion
ais. the New Bethel and Trinity
chors of Pontiac sang the Negro
Anthem aud other songs Of Negro
origin
Dr. T Timherlake delivered the
address. choosing for a text Gen
1917 Arise. walk through the land
IN The length and breath of H.: for
! viii give it unto YOU lie used as
a subject a Races Call and rs
Opportunities. from which he
preached the following message
God here speaks to Abram max.
irg covenant with him, promising
him the land northward. southwark
eastward and westward. and invited
him 20 look from where he was
After inviting him TO look he next
invited him 10 arise and next "a
Walk through tho land. Ahram obey
Cd The Lord God and dwelt in the
land and built an altar unto the
Lord m that land called Hcbeon
II took great amount Of faith
from Ahram 10 accept such chal-
lange ssom God Abran had al
ready incompleielv oheyed God BY
waiting al iIaram until bis father
Terrain bed and until he himself
was IS yrs old before he left the
land where he was. for the land Of
promise.
Becmsc famine came in the
mud Of Canaan. Abram went down
n Egypt lookirg for better times
hli be went down thore living about
't H'io 10 me Egyptans and was
eri o'ii NJ The land and he return
% 20 canaan.
r. i've In anolher mans coin
it d succeed in building ~
incndslips ard equitable relation
shif mr. must ho fair with him.
s"'f an proye his worth 90 others
ih Phi, ilnmn relations
as r. the Negro In thi. land the
educational environment Is selfish
apd makes public sentiment against
ns Sufh books as Gone with The
Wind and stage plays and news
papers using the word niger
'darkey 'pckaninny" and other
objectionable and Jnsinuating re-
marks that make the race the ridi-
Guile OF the nation. while the daily
press Tails 10 give space and Time
publishing The good accomplish
menis Of tie race. end The secre.
gallon of Tho Negro In labor. and
ln social functions ths lack NJ his
t'rv mat carry correct ach,ehe.
mnnis ~ Negroes IN the textbook,
lis'd 90 the puhic schools. the run.
sisien' non-omploymeni Of Negrr
edimalors IN public school system
OF me north and east: the circum.
srriptlon ~ Negroes In civil life
ieil us We have an unequal chanc,
mere. aud must not cd afraid te
show reasons for our proper ac
'rp'nnce o. What We have. aud 1,
ask and work for what we need.
Tie iare cannot succeed with
s't-down strike among US. Abran
i-fi Egypt and returned 10 the LAM
ni promise and to the affairs which
no. bad built unto God AZ Bethe
ano liai IN Canaan. Race develop.
merit must be had nv race consci.
ous mess and race unity and the will.
insness 70 develop others as well
~ ourselves In this connection
ulsh TO call your attention n the
'nhfess OF the Rev A. Clayton Pow.
oil. Jr. who spoke over the radio
ias' Sunday, Dec. 18th. In the pro-
zram OF Wings over Jordan. /"
quoting from the speaker. the
speaker said For rs years we
have been rising fiom out OF the
depths ~ slavery 90 Tie heights
Of freedom. ard yet | pause To
question whether We are really
free DR.. Powell emphasizes the
fact that the Negro l. still a slave
IN mind in his economic life and
~ society The next week on
"djor Bowes' program, THE ANA
Tours Hour Negro. Pete Jack
son sang Why Darkias were
born. A coupla of Chfialmases