Arizona sun., 1948-12-10
OBSERVATIONS
BY Mack c. Nance

(The views expressed in this COL
umn are those of the writer and
do not necessarily express the edi-
torial opinion of The Arizona Sun.
The Editor)
Non-Factual and Misleading Spir-
itual Leadership
I condemn, with all the power
within me, a clandestine, bacchuS
inflamed orgie, too often called
spiritual advisement; that appeals,
only, to cringing emotionalism;
such as crying, shouting, bane and
feigning spasms, sweating and
stinking of a people, sorely afflict-
ed with mythical illusions. Jesus,
at all times; appealed to the sani-
ty, sound, normal and healthy
mind of his bearers. This CAM not
be accomplished under the perni-
cious influence of an opiate; an
alien substance to Gods Christi
anity, let us review, briefly, the
actual and uplifting works of Jes-
us, while he tarried here on earth.
Did Jesus form habit of Fleeing
the poverty stricken, common man
of his few shekels, in order to pull
Off a costly, annual publicity stunt,
under the auspices of a district
convention? Did Jesus take the
matter of who should reign king
over the billions of dollars, snatch
ed from your and my pocket, to
the highest tribunal of this land?
At one time; Jesus, flogged and
chased the mammon mad, money
changers, out of the House of God.
Just why should the Bishopric Dio-
cese, and his dollar mad satellites,
live in a mansion fitted for kings,
ride costly 'Limousines, quaff i'm
ported liquors and throw expen-
sive parties at the expenses of the
common man who like myself,
finds it hard to obtain beans, bread
and bus fare. This, of course, is
capitaliStic stunt, handed down to
the grinning and poverty stricken
Negro, by his more fortunate bro
ther, the white races. The poor
Negro can not afford such frivu-
lous and exhibitory fragments of
imagination. At the termination of
these meaningless, and frivulous
'shindigs' do the delegates return
to your ghetto afflicted commun-
ity with potent and worthwhile
program, to make of this world-a
better world in which the Negro
must live? After the convention,
do the common man, woman or
child (Negro) find their socio-eco-
nomic burden any easier to bear?
Isn't it fact that the Negro is
still the last to be hired and the
first to be fired? Are we (the Ne
gro) still froze to lowly, menial
and Scavenger jobs, even after the
convention? Here then, are potent
interrogatives, the Negro must
ask of himself and answer them
factually, before financing anoth-
er annual convention. Personally,
I wouldn't contribute "a Chinese
'pfenig' for all the periodical, Ne
gro conventions, held since a ques-
tionable emancipation. Do the in
mates of these false, expensive and
non-constructive annual pow
vows spiritual and ritualistic)
take up the serious and aggravat-
ing activation of forced plebianism
and legislative 'detours' establish
ed openly, to prevent the Ameri-
can Negro from enjoying equitable
opportunity to improve his indus
trial, financial and general eco
nomic conditions? If not, these
publicity mongers' top heavy, as it
were, should be hurriedly eradi-
Gated, through non-support, by
members of the Negro race. Ne
groes, should, in future, finance,
patronize and support, only, such
organizations, that will pick up
their justly cause; thrash it out
and at least offer SOnon worthV and