The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-03-17
In Freedoms Role
By ELIZABETH ELLINGTON

Because America Gods country of Freedom, The
Detroit Tribune thankful to be part OF Freedoms role
We thankful to God our Divine Publisher for our cru
SADIE for the nvncble Triumphant Divine Rights OF man
And thankful for being courageous enough to speak
up as representatives OF Our heavenly Father, and the
Sons love Tor the human race.
Reviewing the situation which is continuing 10 exist in
the south cannot help but have deep regrets 1t brings
this writer stronger than before the thought that
il pathetic that segregation and discrimination ever
existed IN this great tSA
However this is the age in which all great thoughts in
the consciousness OF meeting never to part until
the mistakes corrected And the Tribune being among
those which first started the crusade against every form Of
glad that many others have united together
protest against evil and confusion in all walks OF life in
America.
Nsy again remind readers that Negroes too are
and daughters OF America by heritage and these peo-
pie with other friends Of the By the help of God.
are demanding recognition as fuhedged citizens through
Christ Jesus.
The Oh et,e Of this newspaper being to do Gods
business and the Spirit OF Him blending with ours forces
70 speak out against those VINO continue to try to be-
little any segment Of His creation The human wit of
mankind should be exchanged for little discernment OF
spiritual understanding
Seeing the woes Of our fellow countrvmen increased BY
false human beliefs OF selfish tradition and old evil custom
hard 10 behold and say the old feudsts calling them
selves good Americans should be stopped Because every
state in the nted States belong to the United States union
there should not be any criminal powers prejudice, dis
elimination or segregation.
We hope that these Christian ladies and gentlemen will
give up the fight which causing so much suffering and
woe until II Is stopped The Christian family united in one
solid band can 20 far toward healing this nation and all
others Of That old lurking disease of racial prejudice
hate and bigotry must 90 down before Gods love
The south being used TO uncover the human fear and
fear the thing which is causing all of the confusion.
Inc od disease beng uprooted where was first started will
surely be healed Consciousness at the root
order to be healed And getting down to the core the
beginning Of the healing
of vi not vet
mitted their consciousness to be purified BY divine Love
ana yet calling themselves Christians only need to be
awakened by the light Of Gods love The time is at hand
right now our heavenly Fathers kingdom is at hand The
SPIRIT OF Christ IS prevailing suffer little children TO come
unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom
There IS no segregation discrimination in the king
dom and It IS not far-oH place 1t is right here where
are waiting for the human consciousness Of let down
the barriers Of boundaries of limitation
There IS no need OF any segment or group believing
any longer that one group actually be happy and
coniented IN the midst Of human bgotry envy malice and
STRIFE II IS impossible and any people who continue try
10 make themselves believe otherwise actually trying
fool themselves. is confusion because deep down in
me Consciousness and deep down in remorseul hearts
justice is pleading 10 enter
Softly and tendery Jesus pleading stop the Injustice
open up the Sunday schools to all little children open up
the church doors the schools and colleges that all of the
children might enter If not then those who stand out
against such, are wanting for actual love for God for
themselves and their fellow countrymen They are living
IN world OF their own make believe without pure unde
filed divine Love in their consciousness and hearts And
without this be actually happy This is true
because what hurts group in one way or another
hurts all perhaps IN another FORM but it is bound 10
hurt And God bleSses all
We are hoping that the South will eventually listen
TO It's own and in these enlightened times remove the
fearful hypoereal bUnder detrimental 10 we'll being
The following clippings reprinted from The Clip
sheet OF the Church In Acion:"
We hear so much of human rights and degradation OF
men we must ask ourselves in the light of the conflicting
testimony where obtain the concept of the dignity anf
worth OF human nature The worth of human personaty
the gift OF the living God Who has called us 10 be His
children Take out of life the worship and service of God
any conception of the divine within humanity all that We
mean by the soul and you have cut the nerve of democ
racy-Ihe RI Rev Henry Knox Sheriff. Presiding of Tn.
Protestant Episcopal Church.
The Christian of today must be willing to disregard III,
TO live up TO the requirements of mankind as stated in m,
Golden Rule know that 1t is not an easy task for IN,
southerner who has been trained in the traditions of YES
erda but all OF us must set aside the emotional approach
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