The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-06-07
BY S. 7. McCants

To the College, high school and
grammar school graduates, also to
all young people especially of the
Negro race in Seattle and all
America, we extend our most pro-
found congratulations and saluta-
tons this the most beautiful sea-
son of the year, 1910. Our Good
Neighbor message this issue will
be direct to you. After more than
a half century of close observa-
tons and personal experiences
along the road of life, in the diff
ferent parts of this and other coun-
tries, am passing on to you some
of my most important discoveries
and results which I hope you will
give your most serious considera-
ton.
First and formost of all, when
but a boy I accepted Christ as my
leader and guide and with the
prayerful advise of my widowed
mother, at the age of fifteen my
adventure in this rough and tum-
BILE world started, and went forth
to seek better economic condi-
tons. Not only for myself, but
for my mother two younger Sis
tiers. Some of you boys or young
men leaving school this summer
may not be able to return next
fall, with the economic conditions
as they are today. Some of you
have already dropped your studies
and are assisting your families.
To you, want to say that the
noblest deed that you can perform
on this earth is to come to the
rescue of those who love you and
are giving their all that you might
be able to make your way through
life.
Please heed this one advice from
me: Above all others, take Christ
as your friend and guide, strive
to be the Good Neighbor that he
has told us that we must be to
prove our love for Him. Pray
daily for Him to fill your hearts
full of his love for all mankind,
and then dispense it to all with
whom you are associated. AS true
as day follows the night, a happy
and successful life will be yours.
My best friend and the only
friend that ever stood by me in all
my wanderings and travels in this
life was he that said, Love one
another as I have loved you" We
all need that Savious more today
than at any time during the his
tory of this world. 1t is impossible
to have a full and successful life
when we leave Christ out. Remem-
Der, you cannot fail with Him as
ruler and guide down through the
years to come. You must also
remember that your faith and love
for God will be tried in various
ways, but try with all your hearts
to see God in everything that
comes to you down the road of
life and you will soon find out to
your own souls satisfaction that
it is a glorious act on your part
to always trust, love and obey
this most wonderful master.
The people of the earth have
made a riddle of life, but have
found to my utter surprise that
all of life and the giver of all
life requires only that we the peo-
pie of the earth love God with all
our hearts and our neighbors as
ourselves. when we will have full
filled this the greatest command
given the inhabitants of this earth,
we are then fit subjects to be
known as true worshippers of the
God who made us and gave His
son for our redemption.
My mother some As years ago,
on my leaving home, kissed me
kindly and said to me, "Remem-
Der, don't forget to pray, want
you to be something. I thank
my God today that I didn't forget
to pray and I have made every
effort to be something. Young
people, your parents laboring I'M
der the cruel injustices of those in
authority, are making every sacri-
flee that you may be a success,
and under the present economic
conditions, their daily burdens are
heavy. You are the only one that
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