Arkansas State press., 1942-07-10


It's not science or christianity,
but christianity and science. The
current worlds conflict is large
ly due TO non-christian thinking.
Purify mans thoughts >. -.
and you will have humanity pure
man. The American scholars are
drifting in their educational think
ing. The christian church, through
its new program Of education
must offer the solution for sober
thinking. Richard Allen, the found
err Of the African Methodist Epis-
eopal church, gave the black man
enc of his greatest needs, new
spiritual birth.
The A. NJ. f. Church must CO.
ordinate its efforts in racial de-
velopment. One united evangelis-
tic and educational pull must be
made in order to accomplish for
the race and for mankind that
which he so richly deserve. The
church's chief objective is to save
the world and it can best do the
job by first saving itself through
a cooperative program, sponsored
by the protestant churches of the
world
In this great developing pro-
cess for mankind every where,
if we do no more than unite the
religious forces in one common
cause, thus saving the millions
that are out of the church, the sac
rifice made will be worth while.
The church in general, and the A.
NJ. Els, in particular, must launch
a new crusade, not necessary one
for finance. We are collecting suf-
ficient money now to adequately
prosecute the present church pro-
gram When judiciously allocated.
We need to launch a crusade Of
evangelism. the kind that will
fnild morality, morale and christi
anity. Morale without morality
and christianity is dangerous. HUI
mainly desperately needs today a
moral and spiritual rebirth re-
vitalization of religion.
Every where you hear the cry
1--WE must build and maintain our
Too often that cry calls
for no higher spirit or attitude
than a desire to fight or prepare
one to fight for physical conquest.
When America drops to that lev
Ell in its philosophy Of life, then
we shall be like cur enemies, re-
verting to the law of the "survi-
val of the fittest," which only
means physically fat. 1t is vitality
important that we should MAIN
tain a morale now at the highest
level possible. 1t is also equally
that we link with it
morality and christianity, if we are
to have a nation worth living for,
worth preserving and dying for if
necessary. If we Americans build
Il fighting machine that can de-
feat the enemy and do not have
character and christianity we will
be a menace to world peace. Phys
ical fitness will not solve our prob
lem, neither will it develop the
race economically or rellgiously.
Victories won through blood shed,
will not insure lasting peace.
The church today must aid and
should make the first step in bet
ter housing facilities; care for
the underprivileged, the neglect
ed, If we are to correctly inter-
pref God to the people. The church
today and tomorrow If Its to in
tergratc itself in the program of
salvation, it will have to inaugu-
rate a program of better feeding
and less Fleeing. The church is a
body of christian believers. Its
purposes are two-fold. Its frs,
duty is to teach man how to seek
eternal life, seek the kingdom of
heaven and its righteousness. End
how to live best with his neighbor.
All other things that are to be
added, will come as result of
christian connection. The Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church
in order to make contribution to
race building, race solidarity and
race continuity, must provide jobs
TOR Its members; organize social
centers, build recreational parks,
thus giving the black man a taste
of social justice, In many seq
lions the black man Is not allow
ed to participate in labor Unions.
The church should organize the