Arkansas State press., 1945-08-17

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You of the radio audience may
send a small offering Ia me and
j will deliver it TO them on Tues
day before they leave on Wed
nesday | Ike to think that This
is true Americanisn and Chris
tianity in Action This spiritual
something, This inner care and
concern. this love for others. even
the minority Dear friends this
spirit is so different from the
slappine, hating, spirit abroad in
The world today. Lift up your
eyes and look
AS look today | see his grave
in France. Somehow | feel that
If | could 60 there | would kneel
and say
MY dear American soldier. |
live back in Little Rock. where
you once lived. | press my hand
Ia the dirt thai marks your rest
ing place, yes ! press my praying
lips 10 the cross. that stands in
the midst Of chaos. This seems
Ia be the last remaining symbol
of hope and redemption, love and
good will. You are still my
neighbor. This cross knows no
racial barriers nor national boun-
dafies. love The Cross and Christ
who sanctified ii with his blood,
! thus love you, for If we say we
love God and hate our brothers
we lie and truth is not in u.s.
This cross stands for Faith and
Fair play and freedom from sin
and hatred. Here at this sacriflclal
alter | find two friends. Christ
and you. Both Of you died for
Inc and my loved ones. Some
thing has happened down deep
inside me. shall live and let
live. | shall love and seek love,
| shall not claim anything for
myself that | am not willing In
share the same right with others.
shall seek no political favors, |
shall cease calling myself Chris
tan unless | am willing 10 give
my life TO Christ on Monday as
we'll as Sunday and do His Will
on the street car as we'll as the
street and on the play ground
as well as in the pew, | shall
try harder than ever To do what
Jesus would do. He loved the
mothers and their babies, shall
do what can for your wife whom
you loved and your baby that
would be calling you Daddy" If
you were home. | have no army
and seek none but ! shall take up
the fight for freedom on the
home front as you persued it
here. | have no gun, not even a
sling shot but | have a burning
heart and a desire for justice and
mercy, hungering after right
eousness and good neighborlinoss.
| have prayer and | have God
With the atomic bomb now pres
ont, | clam the Atoning blood as
never before ! know its Christ
oi Chaos ! choose Christ anew
today and am willing to ion
hands with our minority groups
IN America the Indians, 1apa-
nese Citizens, many of whom have
fought and died under the stars
and stripes for me, and The Jew
ish race who have sworn their
allegiance to our flag and are my
neiEhbors and to the colored race
who live among us and are citi-
2ens here and LET us sing Rlest
he the Tie that binds our hearts in
Christian love. May The Prince
of Peace give ug peace Amen"
My friends. | oovct your pray
crs take the cross SO help nc
God | know what happened to
the prophets in days gone Ivy who
stood up for freedom and fair
play Many Of them were kill
%. ! know what happened to
Jesus and the disciples when they
cried out for Justice and mercy
and the Kingdom of God ou
earth. They were hated and de
splscd and suffered even unto
death Are you willing 20 Gift
up your eyes and look'o
! seek a message from Heaven
and God not hell