Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-05-06
Methodist
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LAS Methodist women, we urge
the study of the Social Greed of
THE METHODIST CHURCH and
take our stand upon the principles
set forth therein and quote them
as the source of authority in all
situations where Methodist social
belief and action are questioned or
defined.
"We urge that Methodist women
assume their full share of Protest
ant responsibility for displaced
persons in our communities in the
| light of the fact that we have not
met our full obligation in this mat
ter.
while members of the United
Nations are studying codes of law
in order to write an acceptable
Covenant of Human Rights, we
must study the issues involved at
home and abroad. We must prepare
ourselves to make our voices heard
by those in legislative bodies-we
must strive to make our record
clear in the area of human rights
within our own country-It is our
task to see that man-made law
PROTECTS rather than denies or
curtails human rights"
A financial pledge of S5,410,543
to carry on its missionary program
at home and abroad, during the
ensuing fiscal year (50-5D was
made by treasurers of the six jur-
additional divisions, acting on in
structions from their constituent
bodies, comprising more than 100
Conference Societies of Christian
Service.
Prior to adjournment, delegates
were presented complimentary cop
les of THE UPPER ROOM, inter-
nationally known book of devotions
issued by THE METHODIST
! CHURCH under the editorship of
the Rev. DR.. j. Manning Potts, of
Nashville, Tennessee. Published BIZ
monthly in ten different languages
and in Braille, THE UPPER ROOM
has world circulation exceeding
two million copies per issue. The
souvenior edition given to dele
gates is known as the Lay Witness
Number, all of the devotions being
written by lay men and lay
women. Miss Clarice Winstead of
the UPPER ROOM staff, repre-
sented the publication.
This was proven last week at
a biennial session of the Demo-
cratic state convention, the Dixie
Gratis let it be known that it is
growing in strength when it won
overwhelming support of resolu-
tons, rules and party platform
statements that attacked the Fed
eral Government on the issues of
Truman's Fair Deal.
Noteworthy was the agreement
to adopt party rules complying
with the new election law put into
effect by the state Legislature.
This law reduces voting only to
those persons who can establish
literacy and property downing quail
ifications. 1t is for both white
and Negro, but the primary pur-
pose is to reduce the voting
strength of the Negro.
1t must be remembered that
there have been no laws regulating
the primaries in the State of South
Carolina since the u. S. Supreme
Court decision held that Negroes
were entitled to vote in the party
primaries back in 1914. This most
recent state law will reduce Negro
voting by more than 60 per cent.
Veteran observers of Southern
politics view this latest Dixiecrat
action as an incentive to the State
Fighters throughout the South.
More important is the fact that
former Secretary James F.. Byrnes
has been critic of the Fair Deal,
and he is candidate for Governor
In the primary next July. Then
too, there are Governor Thurmond
and Senators DIN d. Johnston and
Burnet R. Maybank who have
shown decided interest in the
Dixiecrat movement. Although
they sat silently at the recent BIZ
ennial session, their presence was
demonstrated good faith in what