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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12
ST, PAUEis METHODIST

Rev Edwin N, v, tSeMpel, pahto9
 For the remaining Sundays ef tais month and for the first Sunday n ReptembAg, st. Paul's Meth0dlst church wlll have guest speakers et the l0,lb worship services, They will ha as follows August ls, John A, Gae, August 20, Walter 0ldFoyd, local pTeaeheri August 25, Frank MeisingaV, Lay Leader Of our church, and September 8, Paul Befs " of Vale Divinity school, Our Sun. day school viii be held as usual ~ e,aD q, m,
 Mrs, Hampel and the pastor plan 10 spend part Of thelT vacation aE the Methodist Camp Ground D Tefs astyllle and part in Lawrence Massachusetts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12
SALVATION ARMY le2-ta6 Cherry Street

Major Hugo WibeTg will have charge of the regular Sunday eye- ming service at The Salvation Army at eight.
 Other services during the day in- elnde Sunday School at l0;0o ., m, Holiness Meeting at ll;00 q. Hly and ap 0pen-aiF service at North Square at 7:a0 D. m,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
 SCIENTIST

Holmes and Mitchell Avenues Sunday Service l0:AS a. m. Sunday School i0:45 6. m. "Wednesday evening meeting st o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12
AEL SOULS

Gloves Terrace and Hewlett Street Sunday. August B, Holy Commun. ion 6 a. m.-M0rning Prayer and sermon e:30 Q, n.
 Sunday, August 20. Holy Commun. ion Q a. m.-H0ly Communion and sermon e:30 a. n,
 Sunday. August 27. Holy c0mnlaps ion 8 Q. m.-Morning Prayer and sermon e:30 ., m.
 Sunday, September 2, Holy Con- mnDion and sermon e:30 a. n,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12
MOUNT OLIVE 4, M, 2, ZION ReY, 6, ", Weller, paslQg,

o,30 a, m,--Ghufeb school,
 % Q, m,-M0Fning worship end sermon by Rev, R, ", Gillette, bFads dock, Pa, Of the Allegheny eonfers enoe og A, M, E, Zion churches,
 T.s0 D. m,-Eyening worship and sermon, "0nr Blessings"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12
New York Stations

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NEWS
ST. yOIIN's LUTHERAN
 Cooke Street

Services will be held tomorr0E morning at i0:30 o'clock with tilf pastor. Rev. John N. c. Mobrlnann speaking on the subject The Tears of Jesus Over Jerusalem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12
MuEL PLAIN UNION
RAv. IVev VI, Rhufl, nasf0F

kt&t hFNS e. hllhftl PhsMW An
 August 18th s- Worship at lesgg o'clock, ReTmani Tn The steps 0i The Apostle" Rev, Hickey W0eel Vale Divinity student,
 August 20tb " Worship at leieb o'clock, sermon by Carl kToelleh, llda0n Bible Society bepEeseDie' tive,
 August 27tb " Worship at l0'op o'clock, ReTm0ni My Best Rev, Daryl Williams, Prospect c0ngFegss ti0nal church.,
 September s-WoFshlp and Cons mnnl0n at 70 o'clock, sermon bv Rev, 5, Gertrude Gee,
 f0g henagIis, shall be entitled e receive nldsage benefit payments for the remainder es hls life pre- vldad, however, that 10 benefits wlll Do paid for any month ln which ne earns over eile0 ln wages for woFk ln jobs covered by the law.
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Good Night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-12

state farms of the Ukraine an Russia now have 2.l0o tractors.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

Coast church II he doesn't put his neck out by
urging MS listeners TO take action against the day
to-day ills which beset humanity.
Coming back now TO r. ]. Thomas talk, il Is in
teresting to note that he started out as student
for the ministry In UNCONVENTIONAL college, But
he changed his mind about the ministry, he said,
because didn't want to be hypocrite any more"
This important decision in the life of this great
labor leader came shortly after the officials of the
religious college damned the workers in the steel
industry for striking against starvation wages and
a 12-hour day. To the idealstic young man who
felt that the doctrine of brotherly love to be
applied to the welfare of all human beings includ-
ing working men, this was too much to stomach
So ne got out - of the ministry
However" said Pres. Thomas 'I still believe in
Ged, and l am sure that for those who really be-
leve in Him, the aims Of the church and of organ
lied labor exactly alike AS labor leader,
believe am doing just what Christ wanted in try
ing to get little better food little better shelter,
and little better education for the downtrodden"
This is point Of view that perhaps you will
not agree with. Maybe you are one of those who
believes that this world is only testing ground
to discover how much suffering you can take -
on the basis that your rewards will be so much
greater in life after death. Maybe TO you the
teachings of Jesus don't apply TO the things battled
for by the CIO, like equality Of opportunity, price
control, and rent ceilings to keep the landlord from
lacking up the rent.
Millions of workers. however, who manned our
plants before the coming of the big auto union
have different slant. There's Jimmy, for example.
He worked in large plant where he was like a
nameless cog in big machine known only by
number. and called "Hey you" by the boss. There
men hated and feared each other. You didn't dare
tell your gripes to your fellow worker for fear he
was a stool pidgeon and you'd be fired. He mis-
trusted you and you mistrusted him. No matter
how unreasonable a boss might be you had to "take
il and like it, When you tried for promotions you
found il useless. Only the boss friends got up
graded. These same pets" stayed when laoffs came
When you asked for more money for your kids the
boss pointed out the window at the long line al
the employment Office. IF you don't like it, there's
lots Of guys waiting for your job" you were told
Working there in those days Jimmy felt like a lost
person in a world which even God seemed to have
forgotten and where no one recognized an interest
In common with anyone else.
These conditions Of the past Jimmy often de-
scribes to the newcomers to the plant - the women
and the younger men - particularly when they
grippe about some small irritation without knowing
the real causes Of the gripes that Jimmy once en-
dured Il can the hand Of Jesus in this miracle,
SAYS Jimmy who is himself part-time preacher
and full-time practicer.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
THE WATCHTOWER 3, ROY WILKINS

they want. Mr. Roosevelt has gone steadily to the
right since 1910. He no longer speaks for the COM
mon man. Wallace does. Wallace spoke for him
even at the convention, knowing that his own
nomination would come up the next day, knowing
that the knives were out for him and that Mr..
Roosevelt himself had sharpened one of them.
But Wallace spoke his piece, against the poll tax,
for equality of opportunity to work and get an
education without regard to race color or reli-
gion Wallace never cut corner 10 get the nomna-
ton. He the peoples man. but the bosses would
not give him TO the people
Now, the organized and vocal portion OF Labor
may 60 along with Senator Truman, but there is
no guarantee that Negroes will 60 along. With
Wallace gone and with FDR playing very close TO
the Dixie bloc, the Negroes have nothing upon
which 10 lean.
many white voters, are not exactly cheering for
Dewey, but they cannot even get up smile for the
Democratic platform and Truman. 1t may be that
unless the Roosevelt administration does some
thing positive between and November that
great sections Of the Negro population will swing
10 the COP.
Even the Democrats were gathering in Chi
cago, a Negro soldier was shot to death in cold
blood by white bus driver in Durham y. c. This
is the kind of thing that has been going on ever
since the war started The Roosevelt administra-
ton has done nothing about it.
To date the COP is out in front with the crucial,
necessary Negro voters. A million votes IN the
right states Of the North. East and Middle West
will swing the electoral college. The Negroes have
those votes, but you would never know il by read
ing the Democratic platform.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

class cultural group that is more concerned with
building itself than with building good society.
In other words. those churches which do nothing
but give lip service 10 the Brotherhood of Man,
were put on the griddle. They were condemned by
speakers who had what some benighted people
would regard curious notions. For these argued
that churches and church members ought to prac-
tice brothery love in real life situations. Just COM
ing to church for one hour out Of the l68 hours in
each week. isn't enough for them.
All Of which is horribly radical" to many peo-
Pile Imagine someone suggesting to them that they
initiate the behavior Of Jesus and that they act
all Of their contacts with fellow human beings.
Why! Why! 1t would upset all of their life plans
and all OF their ideas. II would disturb their
open their minds.
For to act like Jesus and in order TO apply reli-
gion to life, they would have to consider human
welfare more important than their own prejudices
They would have to treat their fellows with equal
kindness and consideration regardless Of
creed. They would have to extend the same warm
welcome to colored worshippers who might come
20 their Christian churches as white worshippers
now receive in colored churches. They would have
10 insist upon abolishing discrimination against
their fellow children God in the armed forces,
in the Red Cross Blood Bank. in Housing and en-
ployment. They would have to inform themselves
of the forces which exploit and degrade men. And
being informed, they would have to work for their
control. Qmagine shat heaven Mississippi could
become il suddenly all its people began acting like
Jesus) All Of this though is much too radical
and much too hard work II is easier TO listen 10
sermon one hour week Likewise il is easier for
= clergyman to hold his salary in a huge Gold
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

They had already had II when they
came from prosecuted and plumber
ed Ireland, and their experience in
America. far from leveling the old
hatreds, built new ones on top OF
the old. From that time to the
present, two cultures, with different
premises and different traditions,
have lived uneasily side by side
in Boston.
BY the outbreak OF the Civil War
the Irish began 10 feel their polit-
ical strength. BY the seventies they
had representatives in the legisla-
ture, in state and city posts. in
Congress. BY 1885 Hugh O'Brien
was beginning the hrst OF his four
consecutive terms as mayor Of Bos-
ton. and Thomas Talbot, a Repub-
lican but Irish on both sides. had
served two terms as governor. And
the Commonwealth census figures
for the same year showed that chill
dren Of Massachusetts, parentage by
almost ninety thousand. The per-
secuted minority had become a
majority.
But it was. and has 70 some ex-
tent remained, a majority without
majority's privileges. Outmanned
in the hght to control the city. the
Yankees fell back, moved out Of one
district after another as the Irish
moved in. They retreated, but they
did not give up their conviction of
difference and irreconcilability: IL
they could not defeat the Irish at
the polls, they could buy them or
snub them. They have been buying
them and snubbing them TO this day.
AS majority. the Irish have done
what one would expect OF any group
which suddenly found itself with
power over its enemies. The prin-
cipal virtue Of snany an Irish pol
itician is that he defends and pro-
tects the interests of his race and
religion. The Irish control the pub
lie schools they once despised. and
the Yankees complain that the pub
lie schools are 40 longer At for their
children. The Irish run the Police
Department and the city govern
ment The birth-control legislation
for which Protestant Massachusetts
has been agitating for years has
been repeatedly defeated by Irish
Catholic solidarity. They join forces
with the reactionary Watch and
Ward Society against the liberals
of city and state. so that anything
OF which the Church disapproves is
likely 10 be censored along with
what the old guard thinks obscene
The hand OF the Alliance is felt by
novelists LILLIAN Smith is the Latest
and by dramstists Eugene O'Neill''
: Strange Interlude was forbidden
production in Boston,. The OLE
Howard and burlesQue remain
largely untouched.
I, would be false to say that Boz
ton in 1914 10 an armed camp wit
the two forces glowering at eac
other across the Common. Many {
, the Irish have risen TO podtions Z
public esteem n well ~ power
There are plenty Of firm friend
ships between Catholic and Protest
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

the Negro in the armed forces and his well known
nistreatment They merely repeat what the Con-
sttution says and they do not say il as we'll as the
Constitution says il.
The Democratic platform means that although
the southern whites did not succeed in getting in
their white supremacy plank. they did scare the
party bosses so thoroughly that nothing good was
said for the Negro.
Moreover the southerners scored their greatest
victory when they forced the ditching Of Vice Pres
ident Wallace. Negro voters might have taken
weak plank AND Wallace. but il remains TO be
seen whether they will take a weak plank and no
Wallace For Wallace had come 10 be the symbol
of what the average American, white and black.
wanted. Mr.. Roosevelt no longer represents what
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

He talked quietly.
1T was 4:20 pm.," he said. i
was just starting TO take a shower.
Suddenly, l heard loud boom and
felt the ship rock. The room was
filed with a funny-smelling steam.
I thought maybe boiler had blown
UP. yelled, What's going on!
The engine room had been blown
out of the ship.
II saw all the fellows running by.
I didn't even take towel. Just
grabbed my life jacket and ran on
deck. The ship wasn't sinking very
fast. I went TO my station, at the
aft fall (rope for lowering a LIFE
boat. =.
The ship was dead. There WASH
any noise that I can remember.
don't remember what I said. Some
of the guys were getting cans OF to-
mato Juice 10 take aboard the life
boat. The chief officer was telling
Sparks 10 continue sending the sos
from the liteboat.
81 thought how II was almost
chow time. And we were gonna
have fresh pineapples for dessert
that night. We'd been trying to
get the cook TO give them to u
for days. Then this had TO happen
| got mad for a minute or So.
Scarcely had the boat pulled
away. with Arthur still feeling pro
voked about those pineapples, tna'
the Japanese sub surfaced-les
than SO yards away.
81 thought they'd come over m
ask questions" said Arthur. Eve
In Actisa. - Ne NSr(h Atenoes'
they come over and ask questions.
what did they look like!"
! Like the movies" said Arthur
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
Textbooks Should Be Revised

happy and carefree life although they worked
hard" This contention il bound TO DO questioned
when followed by account Of the many attempts at
escape and instruction as well suicide and
self. mutilaiion and when the double meaning Of
slave songs has been brought 10 light.
Most textbook authors agree that statements on
the cruel treatmen, of slaves were exaggerated by
the northern abotionsts But the actual records
of history show that Negroes were straning at the
leash not only as already indicated but also by
suing in courts TO gain freedom Many Of them be-
came free in this way: vet students are told only
that bred Scott was not a citizen and therefore
could not sue in court. Where are mentioned the
many cases instituted IN courts for or by slaves
and won. even in courts IN the South
FREE NEGROES MENTIONED
ONLY INCIDENTALLY
The free Negroes who lived during the period OF
slavery are mentioned only incidentally IN few
textbooks mainly to indicate that there were dis
ordinations against them as a deSpiSed and de-
graded people But IL 10 hardly defensble TO dis
miss the group so arbitrarily when familiarity with
their ideas. sentiments and activities brings TO.
sefhsr q body OF material which goes tar toward
explaining both the pre- Civil War and the post
Civil War history Of the Negro and his relations to
the majority group in the United ciaies. Every
scholarly study Of the free group in slavery Tunes
describes the varying degree of discrimination as
10 freedom Of movement. voting. ownership OF
property, economic life. education, civil, liberties,
and military duty. This applies TO the North and
West we'll as the South In spite OF such restrlc-
tons. regular taxes and sometimes extra payment
Of bonds We're required fhe student should be
made to understand the hampering effects OF such
a life, and the pride and courage that prompted
some Negroes TO seek and demand better social
and economic conditions rather than remain tas
Charles s johnson has expressed ID in the
shadow OF the plantation
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

Here is the platform which those
cotton patch preachers and those
delegate 81 both races will be pro-
claiming in the churches and the
meeting places when they get back
home:
For a peoples world. founded in
fac; and practice. upon the princi-
pies OF economic justice. racial
brotherhood. religious freedom and
political equality.
For the utter defea. Of all fascist
forces. that the peoples OF the earth
may oe free 20 establish such a
world OF justice and brotherhood.
Against the illusions OF pac .hsrn,
naiiNnaliSm. appessement-until the
evil forces which give rise 10 con-
nici are destroyed in Armageddon
and all things are put under the feet
Of the people
For racial equality, without which
there can never oe-a peoples
world o, freedom and good will in
practice
AgainS; the sin OF snti-Seminsm,
vice employed by the agents OF
tyranny 10 divide the people and 10
detea: their efforts toward the es-
Enlistment OF a peoples world.
Agsins. the poll tax, violation
OF political equality and a weapon
used by eight Southern states 70
divide the people; 10 deny them a
voice in their present government
and in he establishing Of peoples
world. 80
For the organizing OF all work
erS into labor unions. the basic In
struneutS OF the people FOR eco
nomi. justice and political freedom
and without which churches, puoli'
schools and other free institution
cannot have any security Of status
| For whole.hesrted support Of IN
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
Convention Of Prophets


Congre Of Applied weeks ago.
Convention Of Prophets
Last month the Republican convention met in Chicago to
draw up platform that would take back 10 yesterday
that would snuff very life of this bornng New South
But when this column off the press. another kind
OF convention will be under in Detroit 800 miles from
Chicago will be convention whose platform would close
the books Yesterday and open the for tomorrow
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
THE QUALITY OF mercy

The most unique thing happened on Bowling bus Sat-
urday The wascrowded Negroes occupying all seats
Negro man boarded the bus apparently paraytlc victim
He was given by young man Later some whites
entered girls occupying the seat across from TINS I'M
fortunate giving the seat to the whites Later
white girl boarded the everyone leaving this poor
man. Hestrembngy feebly haltngy attempted to rise to
elnouh his seat coored soldier took his arm and
wonder OF wonders one white and took the
other arm guiding the the the soldier gave him.
Then white produced cigarette and lighted 1t Tot
the The soldier ST. placing in the mans pocket
Several people donated money The white asked the
soldier TO count 1t, there was $3.50.
With in my eyes thought with all the hatred
greed ruthessness chaos in the world there are still
people with kindness and mercy in their hearts.
Miss Bertha E. Jackson INCLUSION lnformer
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

1. Is the convention o. the Peo-
pies Congress OF Applied Religion
and It's key man is one o, the dad
dies o! the New South-my friend.
Rev. Claude Williams. a poor white
preacher who was once beaten up
by Arkansas planters ana after
wards thrown into Fort Smith tal.
for Organizing together MS share
cropper brethren Of both races.
Now. I've read that Republican
platform which Is enough - make
Brother Abraham Lincoln wake up
from his long sleep in the friendly
ground and 90 back 20 his native
Southern hills. looking for his Win.
chester Brother Abe L!nsoln would
have uncrossed his lonS legs. hitch
ed up his old shabby suit iha' his
wife could never get him - change,
and walked out OF the convention
after they brought in Herbert
HcoverS platform and Herbert
Hoovers candidate. Tom Dewey.
Peoples Platform
Blu: brother Abe Lincoln would
Eel .ha; re Was meeting with his
own folks !, ne attended this con-
vention o. the Peoples CONGRESS OF
Applied Reuzion. The people az
that convention Will be the kind
& 81 folks ne used 20 swap yarns
with across the stove on the Ions
winter eveningS-NeEro and poor
white preachers serving consrega-
/ uonS ~ SouthecnerS working in
war plants as well as consre cations
o, Sou,heruers sill living back in
the homeland. Negro and poor
White delegates from religious. To-
BIZ. civic, political. and iraterna'
. ORGANIZATIONS
And when re heard the y ltforu
read 5v Brother Claude Williams
he'd so. lis the same kind 81
platform that | ran on in 1860. bu
5rorsh; up 70 date !. reckon In
f0T a.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
Claude Williams And His Congress

principles and conditions set forth
at Teheran. that the naked. hungry.
enslsved. exposed and sick peoples
OF the world may be clothed, freed.
housed and healed.
For q dynamic religious program
which Internationally and actively
identifies itself with the peoples OF
the world in their fight against ar
rogance and oppression and in their
struggle 10 establish world OK
justice and brotherhood.
Bible Message
You could never get Tom Dewey
and Herbert Hoover 10 say amen"
20 that kind OF platform. For the
platform Of Claude williams is too
much the platform OF Abe Lincoln
~ suit them-although Claude Will
liams isn't out 20 be president or
even justice OF the peace back
there in those Cumberland hills
which gave birth both TO him and
10 Abe Lincoln
For Brother Claude. shepherd OF
both the white sheep and the black
sheep in that great fold OF the
South's disinherited. believes with
his Master that "he who would be
the greatest among you must be the
servant of all" That is the reason
why his message. delivered by
preachers with weed-stains and
callouses on their hands. Is being
heard in many n clapbosrd church
OF those lowly VINO are Christs kin
folks down in the deltas and piney
woods.
For the message OF Claude Will
llams is the old message OF the Bible
and the Declaration of lndepend-
ence;. that all men are created free
and equal in this world where the
Lord created freedom and equality
when he created the sun and the
rivers -
am buying some copies OF
Brother Clsude's little pamphlet.
The Scriptural Heritage Of the
People" and passing II on "a
preachers know It's the best
Bible commentary that have ever
read because II tells me, ~ the
Scriptures tell me. that God Il
always calling for the people 10 riss
up against slavery, oppression. and
| Injustice"
Even as He called them 20 rls'
Z when He sent q man named Nose
20 lead them against q man name
Phsroah-