The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-11-01
Good Neighbors
GratefuIness:
BY S. t. McCants

GratefuIness:
Yes, Louis Armstrong and his
band, done been here, blessed our
souls and gone. 1 am sure that
many of you who read this column
understand just what I mean by
the above assertion, and to more
fully emphasize the definition. We
go further to say that we were
present, and witnessed all that
this Negro king of the trumpet and
race leader left, for we the citi-
zens of the Northwest, all nations,
races and creeds have pronounced
him king of the entertainers. We
must join the rest of the world in
their claims of his sovereignty. We
begin by saying, that Louis Arm
strong and his band of entertainers
is the most impressive musical or
ganization that we have witnessed
for many years. His scat music
as he calls it, is plenty good
enough for me, and I am hard to
please, as l have some of that
old southern melody stamped on
my very heart.
However, to make a long story
short, Louie certainly did bless
the souls of those who were pre-
sent Monday evening at the Fin
nish Hall. Miss Nudge Williams
and Sonny Woods the vocal enter
entertainers were tops and the ap-
plause rendered their efforts to en-
terrain us was proof of their pop
ularity with those present.
Yes, Louis and his aggregation
of star entertainers rocked Fin
nish Hall Monday evening. Your
good neighbor scribe didn't miss a
blast of Louie's trumpet. When
he played When The Saints Come
Marching In that was too much,
and then my mind wandered to the
Negro Churches, and sincerely.
wished with all my heart, that they
could gather, and be able to thrill
the souls of men, as Louie and his
band of gifted artists are doing
so very successfully. We need a
heavenly thrill ever SO often, and
it is up to the Christian people of
the land to extend this much need
ed inspiration.
Until we who profess to be re-
representatives. of Christ's kingdom
succeed in having our hearts filled
with love and the light of God, our
churches will continue to be more
of stumbling block to the people
of the world.
The channel that separates the
so called Christian of today from
the so called worldly folk is en-
tirely too wide. Christ said that
he came to save sinners, and he
spent the most of his time among
the worldly people, and rebuked
the high priest and leading Church
officials, for their criticism of his
administering to the Publicans and
sinners. Our church programs
seem to have dropped those organi-
cations that administer to the sick
and poor Of their immediate church
membership and friends.
Let us pray that our churches,
all of them, and all denominations,
unite in one big effort to create a
love within each communicate, to
visit the sick, the poor, the needy,
and the souls bowed down. This
is real Christianity, and so much
of it is needed in all churches to-
day. Let's be grateful to our mas
ter for the talented musicians who
have been so successfudl, in ex-
tending the good will of the race
to all peoples of the earth.
1t was fairly demonstrated at
Finnish Hall Monday evening, that
our spirituals and their off-springs,
jazz and swing, and of course Louis
has added one more name. scat
music, which by the way is spiri-
tuals right on, made us all feel
the spiritual power in song and
music. We were all of one accord,
and that heavenly one.