Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-10-27

humorist in Bert Williams radio artist in Dorothy
Manor, world famous tenor in Roland Hayes am
contrato in Marian Anderson, Splinter in Ralph Met
calfe college president in John Hope am breaker of
worlds records in Jesse Owens preacher in G. T. Walker
and L. K Williams. composer in Nathaniel Dett boxer
in Armstrong; Knockout punch in Joe Louis, scientist
in George Washington Carver Industrial educator IN
Booker I. Washington congressman in Oscar Deprest
and Arthur MITCHELL | a skin specialist in Dr.
Lawess pathologs in Julian Lewis successful operator
the human heart in Daniel Hale Williams. am
insight in Soourner Truth banker in K. f. Wright
certified public accountant in Jesse Blayton sculptor
in Henry o. Tanner, business man in Alonzo Herndon
a grand specimen of womanhood in Mary Mcleod
Bethune, insurance executive in c. c. Spaudmg, bio
logist in Just of Howard, Historian IN Carter WOodson
am beautician in Madames Walker Washington, and
Malone ball of fire in Richard Allen and aborer in
John Henry.
Is goodness in the act or the motive? To which does
good will attach the external deed the internal atti
tude May correctly conclude that only the fruit of
the tree is important? Or do we stand upon rock
when hold that only root of the tree is essential?
Adding to the complexity of the question is the
fact that motives in the hero sometimes END IN
tragedy AS was the with Othello Again malicious
motives in Williams may end in triumph for the hero as
the with Jesus However, it must be conceded
not the rule. The rule holds that meanness generally
ends in black tragedy whereas purity f heart climbs to
the sunlit heights of God.
Therefore, returned to our original cues
tion us goodness in the act the motive? legalstc
ehic would place the emphasis on the deed; whereas
Emmanuel Kant holds that the good will alone good and
Jesus preaching blazing BLESSED the pure in
heart" must lean heavily on goodness being IN the
motive.
No wise person will deny the value contained in
legaistic ethic Moses and his unforgettabe ten COM
mandments though negative, have value for the good
life that time has not been able to nopros In achieving
perfection must spend some time IN the immortal
house by the side of Eerntys road built by the sage
Moses, called the ten commandments.
1t is easily seen that Jesus, according to his own
word was not in conflict with Moses. No has to
knock
can stand upon their feet with Jesus standing taller
because he stands tiptoe.
Jesus starts his ethic at the of conduct the
heart Moses believed in caring for the child OF conduct
after birth saying what it should not do after it IS
born which good; whereas Jesus believed in giving the
child of conduct prenatal beginning with conception
which is better It is splendid to want and God must have
sweet fruit but it will by cutting the worm
from the apple but rather by taking care OF the root OF
the tree ..,
At that we are not yet prepared to say that good
ness is wholly in the motive against the deed
However, it may be correctly stated that good deeo IS
more likely to come from good rather than Ill WILL
Further good will does something to ones cnaracter
which wisdom would cherish and could not well afford to
ignore Where i'll will is blind vampire of the MIND
sucking the red blood of healthy hopes
The pages of history reveal with unmlstaKaole
clarity that where good will has taken precedence tall
men with strength of soul have been developed.
The Jewish people have their Yom Kippur, and re.
gous festival and they happy The twelve tribes OF
Israel have of the most profound paralesm OF tne
old testament and they happy. By building goodwin
one toward another The Greeks have their standard
of civilization and they happy by using brothery
love The Italians have their standard and they group
themselves together for purpose The Enghshman 40
mires his commonwealth. The Roman his prerogatlve
Of law and art The American white admires his
democracy But we as Coored people must admire
one another for our humbleness before Co.. ana our
achievements in the past.
Two thousand years has brought the world to
noble milestone through christian education and circular
education We not fail to in eyeslgnt the
of people history unfolds itself In TINS
age we must realize fact that talk only brings ABOUT
misunderstanding Work with prayerful consideration
brings about better understanding The hour has come
that we must love another and build our own enter
prses and stop getting mad at other people because they
have their way of life We must work with the wnl!S
neonle We must get along on the basis of goodwill
where other people unified for the common good OF
all there will always be good relation