Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-06-07

of the church show in the daily
life of our times?
Too often the church is said to
be like big, exclusive Sunday
Club in its clanishness, that closes
/ it doors until the next Sunday,
Everywhere we hear the COM
plant that the church is losing it's
influence in our American life.
Had the churches added to their
program the kind of humanitarian
welfare work practiced by the
Rotarians, Kiwanians, Lions and
other luncheon clubs Of business
men, it would have been a real
progressive impetus to a dynamic
religion in everyday life.
The church and it's people must
lead US as the only force that can
do so, the way back to the Christ
the only hope to save discour-
aged world.
The above newspapers headlines,
then, are some of our National
problems in a world of discourage
ment and almost despair to which
you are the heir.
What Can You Do About It?
Meeting and passing resolutions
will not rectify matters.
Neither white nor Negro organi-
zation Of any kind, unions or poll
tical organizations can save the
democracy we love and feel is an
example for world peace and pro-
gress.
1t would be natural FOR you to
ask, concerning such colossal prob
lems-'what can | as an individual
do about it,? 1t seems foolish to
even think-"What can |, just an
infinitesimal part of our world, do
about these national and even glob-
al problems"
Correcting Our World Troubles
Is An Individual Matter
Little as you may think, YOU,
the infinitesimal unit, are the solu-
ton. Until the individual conscious
ness is awakened and we leave the
"f" off in the true facts of life
which changes facts into acts as
an individual the world will con-
tinue in chaos.
What you, as just one individual,
do yourself and what you teach
and talk to make each person you
contact understand that there has
to be an Individual awakening -
can help.
Every white person and every
colored person will have to become
a missionary of the true American
way Of life to all individuals.
Isn't there a thought that reads:
Its better to light a candle in
the dark than to curse the
darkness?
Isn't there a beautiful story that
is highly suggestive along this line
of a ceremony, where one person
in gathering of acres of people
light candle and each individual
lights his candle from another in
dividual and soon there is great
glowing light over the acres?
Cannot each individual light in
the heart of another the glory of
Of Fro
thrift and the way of Christ-All
of which are embraced in 'The
American Way Of Life"
If we are to develop real demo-
cratic idea of life, every individual
regardless as to his color, must
feel that he is wanted in the world
This creates a feeling that he is
of the life of the state as well as
in it.
He must know that his rights
as an individual and a citizen are
secure in what seems to be a
rather insecure world.
What / say today in regard to
"what can you do about it" will be
as an infOrmer not a refOrmer.
/ feel that it is difficult to con-
vert anyone-one usually converts
himself, by thinking out problems
in a clear and practical manner.
For number Of years we have
been taking away the necessity
which makes our people think.
When one gets out of work, we
give him unemployment compensa-