Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-23
Mrs. Johnson, Guest
Speaker For Local
White Women 4 Iyl|

l.
white Women's Missionary Society
representing the Christian Service
Of the Methodist Church held its
monthly meeting Monday of this
week at the local church with a
large attendance. The guest speak
er was Mrs. Retrha LaBranche
johnson of the Prentiss Institute
who addressed the women or the
contribution the race has made To
the making of the Nation MIS-
Johnson was invited and asked
to talk along these lines in keep.
ing with study the women are
making. Her address was indeed
Informative and ended with
challenge and appeal for freedom
and democracy for all. She said IN
part:
I'm all of these fields which rnea-
tlre our civilization and culture,
the Negro American has played a
prominent part. 1t is our personal
belief, however, that in the days
that lie immediately ahead, the
Negro will supply our Country VIII
his greatest contribution. 1t VIII
be in the form of a challenge to
our basic principles of Democracy
and to our Christian religion
America is known as the land Oh
equal rights and opportunities FOR
all, irrespective Of race, colcr, or
creed. Our Christian America Is a
Christian melting pot. Herein hes
tie challenge"
1T is our hope that Christianity
and Democracy will survive. the
Negro will then have contributed
to America its greatest test: test
of the fatherhocd of God and
The Brotherhood of man
This is a challenge individuals
as well as group responsibility.
Each must work and pray UNI
ceasingly, accepting every oppor-
tnnity in our daily affairs TO
realize what we pray: THY
KINGDOM COME"
And now, as pass hastily 10
the erd of these remarks, may
ask your indulgence IN a word
of appeal for assistance Ill Cur
effort to reach worthy goal IN
the New Day ahead. Much as we
appreciate the success of the post.
we find ourselves most concerned
about the immediate future. We
hear of the probable post war
conditions-of new order to be
established throughout the world
The transition is to be CONSIDERED
carefully; fer while it is sure TO
be r a u g h with much
good, it may offer many chances
to go wrong We as minority
group cannot 9fford a reconstruct
ion that IS to be remembered only
from misunderstanding and clash |
es between races and peoples
such as mark the saddest pages |
in the history of the South. IF we
know each other we cannot fail |
to understand each other"
How imperative it is then, that |
we get a little closer together:
that we pray together, sing to-
ESGIIGIJ dIltl uiSClas'o pt'SCeliCI tihpo@
problems that often vex our souls
and that we do this with a frank
ress that represents truth and
IF you want to do some real
Home Mission work, l suggest
and urge that you try Mississippi
as you have never done before
Help the leaders of nv group to
lift million a Negroes who love you
and who will respond tremendous
ly to your gracious influences"
''This would indeed assist US in |
cur effort to prepare for a better
and more useful citizenship. We
love America. We too stand to |
Guard her peace and HARDNESS
Nothing can turn us around
whether on FOREIGN soil or on the
Home Front. To her flag. We daily
pledge allepiance. And when these
United States. ever proud 81
standinc in the front rank Of h,,-
man PROGRESS. shall take her seat
as the Queen of Nations. the Ne.
oroes' achievement shall add glory
to the annals If her history