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VOLUM X. X THE WEEKLY ECHO FEBRUARY 25, 1914 NUMBER 22
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( Vivacious Dolores Brown wants every soldier, sailor and marine to know that she is their Valentine.
(Come one, come all!) And, boys, Dolores will gladly forward an autographed picture of herself if you
write in and make the request. All letters are to be written direct to the singing star with Don Red
* man’s Orchestra in care of this newspaper. The editors as a contribution to the morale of our fightin
i- *n .vl'l nblige by forwarding the requests to Miss Brown. __ __
I Christianity As A
| Challenge To The
I Races Of The World
I (The above Sermon was delivered
at the First Presbyterian Church
(White) of this City in an Interracial
Service February 13th by Rev. B.
Washington Coates, Pastor of Union
Baptist Church in Meridian.)
k ‘ And he must needs go through
qamaria”—John 4:4.
1 acknowledge with profound grat
itude the gravity of the task whieh
is mine to speak at this instance and
at this place on a program of such
far reaching and deeply significant
effect as we have before us at this
time.
The story that we have before us
is that of Jesus in a dialogue with a
woman who was a Samaritan. This,
I consider one of the greatest of the
niany beautiful Bible stories. In it
the fact comes out that Jesus is pass
ing from one place of much humani
tarian service, going to another. We
note with keen interest the geogra
phy as well as the topography of the
land of Palestine, and we find as some
writers say, that there was no other1
wa^ for Jesus to go. Hence, he must 1
irfeds go through SAMARIA. The |
geography and the theology conflicts
at this point. The geography say>
that there was no other way for Jes
us to go. But the theology says that
all things are possible with God.
Therefore, in going from Judaea in
route to Galilee, according to the
scriptures, he must needs go through
SAMARIA.
Why must Jesus go through Sa
maria? What makes it so binding
that he must go through that way?
Now, according to Biblical history
and the recognized scholars of sacred
antiquity, the Jews, from whose lean
eage Jesus earno. and the Samaritans
had no dealings with each other, both
groups were victims of a religious
and racial prejudice that ran back for
some number of years. And, Oh,
What a cursed thing race prejudice is,
even in c ur times, and sometimes even
among Christians. No doubt it has
its bearing in thi. great global war,
which is causing so much misery and
blood shed, and many homes to be
torn asunaer never to be reunited
again. There was a mortal feud be
tween the Jew and the Samaritani
that it would be an act of cowardic*
The Samaritans were toe auV'ersaries j
of Judah. The Jews were extremely;
malicious against the Samaritans;!
ihey looked upon them as having no t
part in the resurrection, they excom
unicated them and cursed them by the
sacred name of God, by the glorious
writings of the tables a n d by the
curse of the upper and lower house
of judgement; with this law: That
no Israelite eat of anything that is a
Samaritan’s, for it is as if he should
eat of swine flesh, says Dr. Light
foot. And now, this bitter burning
feud was so deeply rooted between
the two races that it effected their '
social customs and daily practices.
This hate and prejudice was taught '
and handed down from one generation ’
to another, on both opposing sides. 1
And thus tiheir racialism became their
hinderance, expressing itself in pride,
bigotry and .over emphasized sophis
tication.
Jesus knew that this kind of a con
dition must not go unchallenged, and c
that it would never do to attempt to t
build a Christian civilization without v
the stamp of his disapproval to these s
kind of conditions. He also knew
on his part to attempt to settle or
rectify such condition by avoiding it
He could have, like Pilate, attempted
to appease and satisfy his conscious
ness by washing his hands, or in a
modern way of putting it, Passing P
the buck. So many attempts are r
made today to settle, weighty, vital, u
agrivating social matters by the way ft
of pacifism. But Jesus, purposely p
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Vegro Newspaper Week Program
Uver NBC To Huns Race’s
uontribuiions Fo The Drive Toward Victory
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New York—In tribute to the con
iibuttons of the Negro people to the
.ar effort, the National Broadcasting
loropany will observe “Negro News
aper Week” with a half-hour pro
.ram on its coast-to-coast network
Saturday, Feb. 26 (3:00 p. m. EWT-).
!)onald M. Nelson, chairman of the
VPB, and Dr. C. B. Powell, publisher
if the Amsterdam News, will be the
>rincipal speakers. Leading Negro
mtertainers and war- heroes also will
ake part.
Nelson will report on the Negro in
.he defense industries. Dr Powell’s
:opic will be “the Negro Press anc
he War Effort.” Dr. Powell is a
:ivic leader and member of the Nev
York State Athletic Commission.
Canada Lee, noted actor, will b<
master of ceremonies. He will b<
joined by Hazel Scott, star of redi<
and motion pictures, and Mnrie
Smith, currently appearing in t h (
Broadway hit “Carmen Jones.’’ Th»
Willie Bryant USO Overseas Unit wil
also entertain.
The NegTo war heroes will be inter
viewed by four newspaper correspond
ents—Randy Dixon, Pittsburgh Corn
ier; David Orro, Chicago Defender
Ollie Stewart, AFRO American; am
Thomas Young, Norfolk Journal am
Guide. Dixon will speak from Lon
don.
“Negro Newspaper Week’’ is beinj
celebrated this year from Feb. 27 t<
March 4. The program has been ar
ranged through the cooperation of th
Negro Newspaper Publishers Assoc
iation, whose president is John P
Sengstacke, publisher of the Chicag
Defender
Ira Avery directs on behalf of NB'
and Richard McDonagh -prepares th
script.
Church New-*
TO RENDER PROGRAM
A program -sponsored by the Pas
tors Aid Club .and the Stewards boar<
r>f Newel] Chapel Church will be ren
lered on Sunday February 27th ai
i:30 P. M. The Aid Club is undei
the auspices of Miss Limmie Spenks
rreasurer. The Steward board under
;he auspiees of the Chairman of the
Steward Board, E. F. Young, Jr.
The Gospel Tone Singers and Offi
ials of other Churches will appear on
he program. This program will be
nteresting and constructive.
RACE RELATIONS SUNDAY AT
ROSE HILL CHURCH
Sunday, February 13th, at 5:00 o’
lock, in spite of the severe cold wea
ker a very, very interesting meeting
fas held at Rose Hill Church in ob
srvance of Race Relations Sunday.
GULFPORT
Report comes to us that Rev. Mrs.
.. B. McDuffie is in the Flint Good
ch Hospital in New Orleans, La. to
ndergo an operation. Her son, R. L.
IcDuffie, is also very ill at home with
hneumonia. We ask your prayers
>r their recovery.
Offiec of Dependency
Benefits
Army wives and other dependents
of Army men and women, with a
single exception, need not pay income
tax on family allowances or Class E
allotments-of-pay, Brig. Gen. H. N.
Gilbert, USA, Director of the War
Department Office of Dependency
Benefits announced today. The ODB
i is the activity of the Army Service
Forces which administers these bene
fits for the Army.
Many inquiries have come to the
ODB f r o m anxious dependents of
1 Army personnel, asking if they should
include the money they have received
in family allowances or Class E allot
ment-of-pay checks as part of their
‘earned income” on the tax returns.
1 The answer is NO.
“The possible exception is the di
vorced wife who is receiving a family
' allowance or an allotment-of-pay in
payment of alimony,” the Director ex
; plained. “Such' dependents should
' consult their local Internal Revenue
' Office for a specific ruling in their
" cases.”
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WAYNESBORO BOARD
DESCRIPTION
• Dear Editor: This will 1 e t the
3 readers know that the March Board
will be at St. Luke Baptist Church.
3 Those coming from the south on No
e 45, come one half mile below town and
turn to the right at Turner’s Full
Home. Coining from the north on
No. 45, come one half mile before you
get to Waynesboro and turn to the
left at Turner’s Full Home. Coming
on 84 or 63, come through town on 45
(Continued on page 8)
Mr. G. D. Cotton of West Enter
prise. His lodge is growing by leap3
and bounds.
Mrs. Cotton is n o w visiting her
brother in Los Angeles, Calif.
MRS. LUCY WEBSTER SUCCUMBS
On February 18th Mrs. Lucy Web
ter of Whynot, Miss, succumbed. Mrs.
Webster was the sister of Mrs. Bel
Lna Baskin and the late Mrs. Maggie
Young, the first wife of Rev. E. F.
Young.
Mrs. Webster has lived at Whynot
i with Mr. Hubeit Baskin and his wife
j Bellena Baskin for a number of years,
j She was born about 1861 or 1862.
HATTIESBURG
Dear Editor: This will let the
many readers know that Lodge No.
481 had a member whose house and
its contents were destroyed by fire.
The lodge gave said member $10.00 in
cash and other household goods, etc.
We added four members in our last
meeting and reported $102.05 in the
treasury. We are getting ready for
tbe March Board. —9^
A. J. Barnett, Ppes.
Geniva Howard, Scct'y
f Released by U. S. War Department. Bureau of Public Relatione
WE HATE TO SEE YOU GO. JOE—The .Army’s expert c*
physical training. Sergeant Joe Louis Barrow, prepares to leave Love
field, Dallas, Texas, in a bomber after one of his exhibitions. Those
present to see him off are members of the 5th Ferrying Group, Ferry
ing Division, Air Transport Command. (Photo by U. S. Army Signal
Corps).
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