St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-17
Segregation In Churches

Segregation In Churches
imagine Minneapolis people
read in the daily that Minneapolis minister Race Re-
laion Sunday advocated racay segregated church
this late date in American history
The speaker DR. Oman Of Wesley Temple
church. Minneapolis who quoted these churches Tin
teaca congregational have become part of the problem
than the answer"
The good Doctor preacher OF the brotherhood of man doctrine Of
change white congregations
changes pattern eghborhood
practical make available their
properties Negro brethren
to attempt to operate interraciai church"
other challenge worshippng
with Christian brethren OF different suggests
that the white chsians fold their tents and flee from contact with
possible Negro members.
may mentioning usually In
flight the white churches old which
nsghbohood Lately however Negro
have generally building churches rejecting the
out castof structures Of the white congregation is be-
neve a good thing,
nothing background Wesley Methodist
pastor but would like attitude
vca In Christians is the which has made the Christian church
which should be the strongest improving relations
u. s. actually the weakest
What Rev. suggested the bgoted
preacher in the Southland the cloth
egaonss who have kept Negroes from obtaining
claimed that Ia better not to Negro and white
oman breaches the theory for the church which
segregatonists use to justify school segregation
As Robert wisha Minneapolis labor
this Monday In indignantly dnouncng
against church desegegaon This offered by
employers workers
fellow citizens be When
tears about the psychological handcaps OF Negro who
dominanty white church" he really
psychological hazards the white
Certainly said Mr. whart Il amazed that pastor a
putab Minnesota church advocates the
late date know in Minneapolis
Negro worsippes and
problem
who are members OF predominany Negro churches and
feeling that the good Lord in Heaven looks down with
such congregations"
Mr. wishart said a VIII
made but does permit further
called this writer who seemed amazed that
the doctrine racial proposed organic
ed church OF today by the minister Minnesota congregation
Race Relations Sunday.
DR. very uthfiy present day church
organized the social worship which
htohp between Negroes and whites within the
uona membership"
Perhaps DR. many employers tor
that employing
In white collar positions None
OF racial escusveness to to
Plymouth Congregational church in Minneapolis OF the oldest
churches with membership of the oldest
families Tor had Negro family
parshoners As far ascertain the family searching
light of true Christianity created problems the predomnant
white congregation Old members speak proudly OF the family
It's contribution to the nfe the
The kind OF arguments advanced by DR. the
why the organized church
the racial intolerance xclsvcness which praeced
less churches in the u why
leader years ago
the question in the United States 20 the
has in $50 years"
may doctrine OF separation on
the basis churches different separate
which the South cling desperately despite
ruling that they violation land
Every time read about minister
segregation remember the time friend Charles
Horn Minneapolis ndusaist philenhropist
church dgnitay who exong the virtues
church do think Wen have Heaven
digntay checked the drinking
off muterng TO himself
wonder what DR. about MT Horns $4,000 aola
question: think Negro who
psychological think
churches for whites and blacks in the Promised Iand'