The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-05


after he had pressed pillow q, ,aa-
and hate over its face to smo,Aa,
II 10 death? To those who wanna
TO Kill him he was not human
Lot included in that picture :,
Creation; and that why he hss
killed II. To live. he had crss,ss
new world for himself ana -.
that he was to die.
Again the preachers wora,
seeped into his feelings:
"Son. yuh know what tha' ,r..
wuz. II wuz the tree OF knowl.
edge. 1t wuzn't enuff fer man !,
BE- like Gawd. he wanted 10 know
Why. " all Gawd wanted i'm 4 A
wuz bloom like the flowers in ths
fiers. live as chillun. Man wanted
[ know why n he fell from light
L darkness. from love Z damna.
ton. from blessedness L shama
N Gawd cast EN- outa the gar.
Gen n toll the man he had { git
his bread by the sweat OF hIs
brow n toll the woman she had
Z bring 10th her chillun in main
n sorrow. The worl' turned or.
gin 'em n they had { fight the
worp fer life. ="
the man and the woman
walked fearfully among trees
their hands covering their naked.
ness and back OF them high In
the twilight against the clouds
an anger waved flaming sword
driving them out Of the garden
into the wild night OF cold wind
and tears and pain and death and
the man and woman took their
food and burnt II 10 send smoke
70 the sky begging forgiveness.
"Son for thousan's OF years We
been prayin' for Gawd = take tha'
cuss on us. Gawd heard our pray
ers n said He'd show us way
back { lin. His Son Jesus came
down Z earth n put on human
flesh m lived m died { show Us
the way. Jesus lei men cruelty
I'm: hut His death wuz vie
tory. He showed us tha' Z live In
this worl' wuz = he cruclfed by
It. This worl' ain our home. life
ever day Is a crucifxion There
ain but one way out. son. N tha's
Jesus way. the wav ~ love n for
glveness. Re like Jesus Don't re-
sIst. Thank Gawd tha' He done
chose this wav fer vuh t. come Z
i'm. It's love tha's gotta save yuh.
son. Yuh gotta blieve 'ha' Gawd
gives eternal life thu the love Oh
Jesus. Son. look at me
BIggers black face rested IN
his hands and he did not move
"son, promise me yuh1l stop
hatin' long enuff fer Gawd's love
Z come inter yo' heart
Bigger said nothing.
Won't yuh promise. SON.
Bigger covered his eyes win
ais hands.
Jus say yuhTl try. son
Bigger felt that II the preacne,
kept asking ne would leap up anu
strike him. How could he oel's ~.
in that which he had killed. ~
was guilty. The preacher rvss.
sighed. and drew from his pocA.'
a small wooden cross WIN
chain upon II.
Look. son. Aim holdln' ID msa
hands a wooden cross taken i'v4
tree A tree is the worl sou.
N nailed L this tree is = ss
ferin' man. Tha's what iie -
SON. sufferin'. How kin yon ksss
from blievin' the word OF 's~
when Ah'm holdin' bcfo' 20 eyu
the only thing tha' gives mesu az,
in 4 yo' life! Here. lemm, ~ ~,
IL roun' yo' neck. When yam =.
alone. look at this cross SOU
blieve. a.,
They were silent. The wgOu.s,
cross hung next to the sk,n ~
Bigger's chest. He was feenns 80
words of the preacher iee' ~.
that life was flesh nailed 20 ~
world. n longing spirit imp''''
ed in the days OF the earth
He glanced up. hearing the uV and
knob turn. The door opener Ing
Ian stood framed In II. nesl'"' al.
Bigger sprang 20 his Zee. nhsr
yanized by fear. The prsse"d
also stood. took step pacN"
bowed. and said.
Good mawnin'. sub" .onM
bigger wondered what Jan c0u u",
want ~ him now. was ne ny,
caught and ready for trial NE, mos'r
not Jan get his revenge me
r,,ffened as Jan walked 70 ,sc-
middle OF the floor and sloon ' oc-
,n~ him Then n suddenly oo %,
CURED 10 Bigger that ne nes' "a.
be standing. that he had no ian
son 90 fear bodily harm i.o, snowsd
here IN fail. He sat ana ", 60
his head: the room was quls.
ouiet that bigger heard the p's 'S,,.
or and Jan breathing. Tne .s "a
man upon whom he had w. MIN
bIame his crime stood before Nv
and ne sat waiting 70 hear ."ss,
words. We'll. whv didn't ne ION.
He lIfted his eyes: IAN Wa , '
Ing straight NJ him end ne ' %.
% awav. But Jams face vas ,s y"
:. .rvrv' =, ne were not ansry Wa a
what ala he want! re N
again and saw JAMS lips Ana
sneak. but no words CAM 90,
when Jan did speak his vo'. .srsss
low and there were long ps "a
between the words: Y seem,
ns~~- 49, Ne Vas listening 70