The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-12-20
Good NeighbOrs
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duty OF all as young people Is TO
show our sincere gratitude to God
and our parent for all kindness
and watchful care so freely be-
slowed upon us. Allow me to ask
of you if at any time in your
lives you have thought seriously
concerning the many sacrifices
that your mothers and fathers
have and are making for you dali
ly?
Please allow me to inform you
that it is impossible for any of you
to really know the many earnest
prayers from those parental hearts
in your behalf. So first of all, try
in every way to return those bless
ings from God and your loving
parents, by striving to perform
those sacred acts of love, that
alone will make you a success in
your future vocation, in life, be
it spiritual or otherwise. Please
note that the depression and the
un-American attitude of the labor
unions and many of on Reading
business organizatios have really
made it next to impossible for
many of our race to exist. All
of this must be taken into con-
sideration by our young people
who through no fault of their own
are forced to share this miserable
plight with their parents and yet,
while our hearts go out for them
and we pray for their cooperation,
we share the sacrifices many of
them are called to bear. 1 have
kept close watch and continued
observation of our young people in
Seattle and Community since the
beginning of this awful depression
and must say of a truth, Seattle
colored youth are among the best
to be found anywhere in the Unit
ed States.
Young folks you are asked to
to continue your patience, love and
many youthful sacrifices, but just
remember, that out of it all a
great good is sure to follow. Be
faithful, make the best of it and
the many shameful sacrifices you
are now called to bear will be
turned to rich blessings for your
children and your children's chill
dren. Make your parents, relat-
ives and friends happy this Christ
mastide, by your being happy that
things are as well as they are.
Cheer Mother and Dad by telling
them that you are aware of the
many injustices placed on them by
those in authority. But, that you
will make the best of what they
are able to do for you and above
all make them happy by trying
to fulfill their wishes and prayers
for our success in life, and to
those boys of the race who are of
CONSUMPTION age, who are being
called to prepare themselves to
defend a so-called democracy that
stands by and see us murdered,
Disseminated, disfranchised, lyn-
ched and burned to death, God
help you to bear this burden, the
heaviest of all.
Yes, democracy with such
discrimination that the only time
the Negro can feel like he is full
fledged American is when he is
rugged up in an American GU. S.
uniform and is being marched off
to be shot. We fail to see the
great good to follow these un-Am-
erican practices on the Negro
race, but just know that God is
above the devil and that he is still
master of all that be and he is not
dead.
I will repay, saith the Lord.
Above all, trust him, at his word.
My varied experiences and obser-
vations for the past half century
along the road of life assures me
of my mistaken confidence in his
promises to all mankind, who love
and trust him. You cannot fight
the unmerciful encouragement
placed on your pathway of life
alone. We must have faith in
God, and just know, that he will
make all things right in his own
time and way. Learn more about
God, learn to love him more, love
your parents more, learn to love
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