Arkansas State press., 1948-05-28

Fear A Sign Of Weakness
ny A. r. CUNNINGHAM. ATKINS

The world today is upset and fear has gripped the hearts of men
everywhere. President Roosevelt said that w have nothing to fear
but fear. Fear came into Adam in the garden of Eden when he knew
that he had trangressed the low of God. Before this Adam had no
fear, When we violate principles our conscience tells Of the same
and We arr seized by fear. We no lsnger have courage. We are guilty
Fear is abundant in the hearts and minds of men today because the
memory Of wrong doing is before them
Fear seeks an ahbi to protect itself when faced by the truth.
Adam hid himself and made himself garments of leaves to hide himself
from justice. Men today are hiding themselves in all the walks Of
life when their sins arr uncovered by the light Of truth.
The great stir today in the political world Of our country fear
abounds in the minds Of men because of their sins of commission and
their sins of Omission. In our country the omission of section Cd of
the 18th Amendment to the Constitution Of the I. s. in behalf of its
minor groups whose hands have helped to defend the country in its
darkest hours, has caused fear unbounded to come into the hearts Of
many of our leaders in government. The have solemnly sworn that
they would defend the constitution Of their states and the laws Of
the U. S. Their practice has fallen far short Of their oath of ALE
glance.
The cry among them is Viz, Our way of life and traditions will
be destroyed. We would like to ask" does the strong have to vio-
late the laws of right and justice to protect itself from the weak7
Does courage have to fortfy itself against tmidity II a man will
not stand by his oath is he fit to lead? If he is not willing to hold
up the laws of his country does he deserve its protection Fear isl
fear to do Justly by his fe[owman' 1t matters not how weak and
humble.
The wicked feeth when no man pursueth" has been well said by
the scriptures and it applies forcibly in this day and time. The civil,
rights bill is a fundamental in the constitution of this government
Without it W would have a toitarian government as the n " e now
hate 81 much. We are trying to cover ourselves with the garment of
white supremacy which has worn threadbare according to the Holly
scripture which says that out Of one blood God created all men. The
thin coat of traditions can n longer protect us from the sunlight and
heat of education and Christianity. When the u rises darkness must
disappear. The gospel of Christ which this country believes in cannot
To " trodden beneath the feel Of selfishness. This gospel is
not mans gospel. 1t is Christs who came to redeem man from the
of sin. The constitution of this country and the Holy scripture
m in harmony concerning the conduct of men.
Men Of today should be IS Adam when he was cornered, admit to
their wrongs. Fear has always caused men to seek an albi and for
mulate excuses. When we know that we have not done our whole
duty to our feIowman our conscience condemns u and fear sezes
us. We feel our guilt 1t stares us in ur face especially, il we have
wronged the innocent and helpless.
The fifteen million Negroes Of this country r. patient, but there
comes a time when patience ceases to be a virtue. The Nenro has al
most forgotten the days Of slavery. There are but fw living that can
remember those dark days They are trying to build a racial sruc-
ture on the principles of the Christian religion and hols no malice
against anyone, but wants to be recognized IS a part of the country,
equal to the service he has rendered and to the responsibility he has