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PAGE POUR THE NEWBERRT SUN FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1941 People of America Need Return to The Faith of Their Fathers, Says Farley (Address of the Honorable James A. Farley, Former Postmaster Gener al of the United States, at the Third Annual Communion of the St. George Association of the New York Post Office, held at the Hotel Astor, New York City, on Sunday morning, May 25, 1941.) If there is one thing to be learned it seems to me, from this represen tative gathering of men who have as sembled here today from every blanch of the postal service, ft is the lesson that there are still God-loving men in our midst, despite the ravages of materialism, atheism, selfishness and crime. Our country was developed by rel igious men and women. Its progress has been due in large measure to the deep religious faith o£ the pioneers, tiasting in the help of the Almighty Faith watches over the cradles of na tions; atheism argues at their graces. The founding fathers recognized God at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, and at Plymouth Massachusetts, in 1620. Our colonists trusted in the power of prayer and all their records bear the name of God. Our coins have the in scription, “In God we trust”. The United States Senate and the House of Representatives have each “who strut and fret their hour upon the stajje, and then are heard no more”. George Washington said in one of his addresses: “Of all the disposi tions and habits which lead to poli- 'tical prosperity, Religion and moral- a Chaplain, and every session of Con- Jty are indispensable supports". As a gress is opened with a prayer. An matter 0 f f ac t there can be no real oath is administered to those who tes- p roS p er ity, political or otherwise, tify in all our courts to remind them with(>ut ‘R e ijgj on an d morality. The ~ ' ' p a ther of his country was wise enough to foresee that those rulers who seek to drive God out of the lives and hearts of their subjects are raising up to themselves a dangerous Frankenstein that will bring on their own destruction and the destruction of their people. As a rule, faith and morality are bound together in unshakable union jCordiality Between White and Colored People Argues Well for Both Races that they are in the presence of God; 1 that their testimony should be truth ful and just. Everywhere we turn we find evidence of the deep faith of our forefathers, and their abiding trust in a Supreme Being. If we are to continue the work they have begun; if we are to build on the solid foundation they have laid so that we may erect a structure which will withstand the waves of op-. There are two opposing standards un- pression and the winds of doubt, we, too, should be men of faith and trust, men of prayer and humility, men with the conviction that all things are pos sible to those who follow' the rule of justice and practice the precept of honest dealing. There is no force in the world to day, nor has there been in the past ages, that can destroy foundations established on the bedrock of eter nal truth. At times it may have seemed that the godless were in the ascemdacy, that those who sneered at or openly ridiculed religion were the masters of civilization. Time has showm and will continue to show that the enemies of religion and de cency, however, are merely actors SOME DIPLOMA - TIC GIFT IDEAS FOR GRADUATES Set&ct yoe/R Lane fhJlcfi Hope Chest NOW/ Thi» ccnstrvidve modern design is of beautiful V-matched American Wal nut and Oriental Wood. Equipped with Lane's patented automatic tray. 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It has accomplished nothing in his tory except the destruction of all that right-thinking men and women hold dear. It never bred a nation, nor built a city, nor created a civili zation, nor inspired a good life. The law of Idealism, on the con trary, has inspired individuals in all ages to the noblest accomplishments of mankind. It has inspired all the great dreams of prophets, statesmen and poets; it has been the fountain head from which came the power and might of those Empire builders and temporal rulers who fashioned the institutions and monuments which now constitute the glory of modern civilization. Idealism is never lost except when faith and morals are permitted to wither and decay. It has lived through the ages, teaching hu man beings the lesson that the salva tion of nations and individuals rests upon faithful adherence to the higher law of life. The lesson of what man may ac complish by holding fast to the ideal ism of the forefathers is too plam to go unrecognized even in this age of force and materialism. But it will accomplish nothing unless we as in dividuals are ready and willing' to accomplish the teachings of Christ in our lives. Each of us can make a contribution to improve the world by living an exemplary Christian life and giving good example to those around us. That is what the world needs today; the faith of Christ living in the hearts of men and women and the love of man for his neighbor; wheth er that neighbor be robed in purple and gold or clothed in sackcloth and ashes. That is the message that goes from this gathering today where men have laid aside the routine of business to take part in this service, giving God his rightful place in their lives, and asking His blessing upon all thedr works. In the olden times Abraham be sought the Lord to spare the world from the deluge if but ten just men could be found among the people. And God promised Abraham that He would save the world if ten such men could be found. One sometimes wonders why the Almighty is so pat ient and forgiving in the ligb» of what is happening in the world today. I sometimes think that the only bulwarks now protecting humanity from universal catastrophe is the hast of human-souls who gather to gether, on occasions of this kind to pay homage to the power of the Al mighty and who join the faithful throughout the world in praying for the gift of Divine Mercy. For with- trut that gift, everything attemptted by mankind is barren and worthless. I am glad to be here to join with you in asking God to preserve our country and our people. I congratu late you upon your excellent show ing today and I extend to your Chap lain, your officers and your members my best wishes for the continued suc cess of your splendid work. I’ve lost confidence in the weather man, that’s the long and short of it; you can’t tell what he’ll do next: when you prepare for cold he sends blist ering heat; when you are ready for heat he sents artic freezes. Appar ently he has lost all sense of propor tion. Friday, for example, I went to Charleston wearing winter raiment, just as I was similarly arrayed in Columbia the day immediately pre ceding, being Thursday (as the law yers say). And the weatherman turned on all the heat left over from last summer. 94, said The News and Courier. If the weatherman would definite ly ally himself with the ice man or the coal man it would be acceptable; or if he would break away from both of them and become neutral, it would be O. K. of course, now, no body understands neutrality in this day of trouble. The Russians are neutral, the Japanese are neutral, the Swedes are neutral, and we are neu tral, but we are pouring out forty billion dollars as neutrals! Naturally that got the weatherman all “balled- up.” Perhaps he thinks he’s neutral, too, blistering us and freezing us by turn;;. There is a possibility that the weatherman is trying to work both ends against the middle, which only an astute politician can do. Or he may be trying to hold the good will of both ice man and coal man by giving each a shot at us, but not letting us cut out one for the other. Be yburself, weatherman, and rem-1 Writ, ember that the Council of Defense expects you to be easy on coal; we need it. CHURCH SCHOOL SEEN IN CRISIS LITTLE GREEN TENTS The little green tents where the sol diers sleep, And the sunbeams play and the wo men weep Are covered with flowers today. And between the tents walk the weary few, Who were young and stalwart in sixty-two, When they went to the war away. The little green tents are built of sod, And they are not long and they are not broad, But they have lots of room. And the sod is part of the land they saved When the flag of the enemy darkly waved, The symbol of dole and gloom. The little green tent is a thing di vine; The little green tent is a country’s shrine. Where the patriots kneel and pray. And the brave men left, so old, so few, Were young and stalwart in sixty- two, When they went to the war away. —WALT MASON. respondent wrote, that the negroes are courteously treated in the stores. Courtesy begets courtesy. The court eous Colored person usually finds a responsive attitude of cordiality among the White people. Here in the South the negro knows the White people and their habits; the Whites know the negroes. Usually there is no friction. The negroes have their own schools and churches, their own community life, and are happy. Outsiders don’t understand all this and though usually well-in tentioned, they blunder into a happy community and stir up trouble. Our negroes are learing to stand on their own feet; they are establish ing themselves as good credit risks. I say this with pride, that most of my Colored tenants get their loans thru the Crop Production Bank. Some time ago one of my tenants asked me to call a physician for him. I told him to call the doctor himself and establish his credit. Of course, I would have called him if it had been necesary. Today any physician will go to that man’s house day or night, and gladly. The man has es tablished himself. Montreat, May 25.—Dr. W. L. Lin- gle, president emeritus of Davidson college, said today that “church col leges and seminaries are in an acute crisis because of the world revolu tion, decreasing financial support and competition of state schools.” Speaking before the general as sembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States (southern), Dr. Lingle said that church colleges were necessary in training men for the ministry and in training Christian leaders and citizens. “The Christian college is a bul wark of civil and religious liberty,” he continued “and the theological seminary is the cornerstone of Chris tian education. It prepared men for the organization and machinery nec essary to carry on now.” The new Anderson auditorium was dedicated this afternoon. Dr. R. C. Anderson, president of the Mountain Retreat association, was in charge of the ceremony. The building cost $70,- 000 and replaced one destroyed by fire April 1, 1940. The Baptists of the South, through their convention, call for larger aid for Britain. We Baptists are not drawn particularly to Britain because of her naval power—though some de gree of affinity might be establish ed—but because Britain gave as our Bible. The church militant is built on the King James Version of Holv Congressman H. P. Fulmer, who is chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture in Congress, has renew ed his fight to insure cotton crops. The only businesman absolutely de pendent on rain, sunshine, cold and heat is the farmer. Nor does ho de pend solely for profits; his capital is heavily involved. His investment or rent,value of chop land, the seed, the labor, the fertilizers—all depend on the weather. If the merchant doesn’t sell his stock he has it, Shopworn, de preciated, but something. If his or ders are lost in transit he is insured. The farmer, like the man of faith he is, trusts it all to the hazards of time, pets and elements. Why shouldn’t a part of his risk be spread over all of us? That is insurance. The church is militant, not bellicose or pugnacious. Militana implies sol dierly qualities; and the members of or pugnacious. Militant implies sol diers of the Cross. At any risk or hazard, the soldier moves forward when ordered to do so, never shirking. The Bankihead-Fulmer bill pro vides for loans up to 85 per cent of parity on cotton, com, rice, tobacco and wheat. The parity loan value of cotton would be 13.49 cents a pound, corn 69.87 cents a bushel. To appreciate how the farm ex ports have shrunk, consider these fi gures on wheat. We shipped abroad 90,000,000 bushels of wheat in 1928- 1930, but only 8,000,000 in 1933. That looked as though the bottom had dropped out; but even this figure fell to 233,000 bushels in 1935. The automotive industry will re lease 70,000 workmen so that they may work in defense industries need- weeks of 1940. ing skilled labor. Jesse Jones says that the demand for labor raises the price according to the law of supply and demand. I thought all such things had Been superseded by far-sighted planners of a new day. If the law of supply and demand were allowed to operate freely, what would labor be worth when twelve million seek employ ment ?No, it is too late to talk about the law of supply and demand. Did not the Government itself put a floor under wages and a ceiling over hours ? Since the Government set aside the law of supply and: demand, and dis regarded individual capability by put ting all on high levels, shall the Gov ernment admit that it has no inter est in wages? Is Government in this day seriously concerned about equity and right, or justice for all? Or is its interest measured only by the number of votes involved? Elloree, South Carolina. Do vou know where His? It is a thriving town in Orangeburg County near the Santee River. That may be a little indefinite, for Orangeburg County and the Santee River run along to gether for many miles. But if you go from St. 'Matthews to the San tee you will pass through Creston, then come to Elloree. It is a town in the heart of a fertile country, but it is a town of wide-awake people, people who enjoy living and who are alive to their finger tips. Elloree has been in the papers in recent months because of public oc casions there, big events in the neigh borhood from horse-racing to barbe cues. The community is all a-tingle and aglow and bubbling over with good times. A colored man of Sumter writes to The State about the good spirit prevailing in that good town between the White and Colored people. Sum ter is a fine city and it is a fine city because it is full of good people. Whenever White and Colored peo ple live in peaceful and cordial rela tions, as is true in Sumter, it argues for both races. All of us wno were reared in old Carolina have known Colored people all our days. A White man used to have a protective atti tude toward hi^ “darkies”; he would stand by them in trouble and would do whatever he could to prevent trouble. Sometime ago a Colored man was put in jail in my County because of a car wreck. I did not hear of the trouble until a couple of days had passed, I called the jailer and asked about this man and said “This is one of my darkies and a good fellow”. The jailer responded with a question “How many of you claim this man ? You are the second white man who has telephoned me about him?” It is true, what the Colored Cor- Automebile production during the first two weeks of May totalled 262,- 990 units, or 33 per cent above the production of the corresponding two Retail sales were 35 per cent above the same period of last year. The same story is again found, that more business, greater volume result in smaller profits because of higher wages and taxes. For example, Gen eral Motors sold $649,000,000 during January, February and March or 42 per cent above the first quarter of 1940. Eanings for this quarter were $129,775,000 against $85,355,000 for the same quarter of 1940, Taxes were $65,152,000 compared with $18,- 303,000 for the same quarter of last year. The profit for the quarter of 1940 was $1.50 a share, but only $1.44 for the quarter of 1941. NEW COTTON TIRE CORD READY FOR COMMERCIAL USERS Memphis, Tenn.— Following the completion of final tests, the Cot ton Research Foundation, new uses section of the National Cotton Coun cil, has announced that it is ready to begin commercial licensing of the pro cess for manufacturing the new superior cotton tire cord announced last fall. The new tire cord, looked upon as the cotton industry’s best answer tc the threat of rayon tire cord, has 35 per cent great breaking strength and 300 per cent longer flexing life than the best conventional cords of the same guage. The royalty charges to manufac turers will be low enough to encour age the widespread use of the process in the tire trade. Funds derived from tire manufacturers will be devoted to the cotton industry’s program to dis cover new uses for cotton and cotton seed products. PAN-AMERICAN THEME IN /SUMMER COTTONS Memphis, Tenn. — Thanks to the influence of the Latin American countries, the Pacific islands and our own Southland, this seaSbn’s cottons are appearing in a galaxy of colors and designs, the National Cotton Council reports. Richly colored blooms and grill- work so typical of old New Orleans are to be found on such ribbed cot tons as dimities and piques. From Brazil comes designs of tropic birds and primitive Indian stipes es pecially designated to meet the sea son’s demand for exotic cotton prints for sports wear and evening fashions. Of equal importance are Pacific Island prints. 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