New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00714

H N, Y, AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Sept. 7, IMS Churches Took Top Role In "March^ By MALCOLM NASH If there were any doubts on the kind of support the great body of American Christendom and Jewry would give the mighty civil rights demonstration, they were quietly drowned in the sea of humanity that very nearly swallowed the peaks of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial on historic Aug. 28. For fluttering among the end they told me. leu white signs bobbing above commitments to speak out clearly the crests of that overwhelming on the issues facing ns now,” sea of humankind I saw virtually hundereds of placards that told of the commitment of the church, Christian and Jewish, to the elo­ quent protest against racial in­ justice. “It <the demonstration * should have the effect on ministers of all creeds that this is a fight that goes beyond Negroes — beyond civil rights groups — beyond any segment. UniU then, I thought that in­ stitutionalised religion would send "For the church, we can only only a handiul of its paramount that ignore nr«» and lack of figures to lend boring refrain to understanding, among our mem- what might have been tired bers, must be torn down by us.” rhetoric on the need to extend The Rev. Nathaniel Linsey, a democracy. Of course, the lead­ small, young Negro pastor of ers of the Christian and Jewish Birmingham's Thirgood CME faiths were there, but theirs was Church, volunteered that the no tired refrain., "church — the white church especially — needs to do more." “This is essentially a moral Issue, and many churchmen in the South are actually afraid to speak, although they are la sym­ pathy. They fear reprisals. Churchmen today must rise above fear," be said. More significantly, though, were the thousands of white Christians and Jews for the most part young people, who cheerfully joined the dark throngs in calling for a new birth of faith Their participation,give lively testimony to their pronounce­ ment: “We march together — Catholics, Protestants and Jews — for dignity ad brotherhood of all men under God." Hie -lev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the United Presbyterian Church and repre­ sentative of the Commission on Religion and Race of the Nation al council of Churches, up well the church’s role. w« “Our official for yean have clearly called for a 'nonsegregated church in a nonsegregated society’. But aa of Aug. 38. 1963, we have achiev­ ed neither a nonsegregated church nor a nonsegregated so­ ciety. "We do not, therefore, come to this Lincoln Memorial In any arrogant spirit of moral 'or spiri­ tual superiority to ‘set the nation straight* or to judge or to den­ ounce the American people in whole or in part. "Rather we come — late, late we come — in the reconciling spirit in which Abraham Lincoln of Illinois once replied to a de­ legation of morally arrogant church. “He said ‘Never say God’s on our side, rather pray that we may be found on God's side'.” His statements made clear Charles Englewood, a young white Lutheran from Pittsburgh, condemned what he called the "complaceDcy of Christianity, but voiced hope la Christian and Jewish youth. "Young people, Negroes and whites, can help Integrate churches by inviting each to the other's churches,'* he said. "Un­ derstanding is the enemy of pre­ judice. I think our generation can make great changes, that’s why we are here today." The Effect I rot the feeling that young Englewood and the others of his group were not less sincere and determined than the thousands of young Negroes in hoping that the demonstration would not sim­ ply end on the bills of the monu­ ments to Washington and Un. coin. - , I asked another white youth, James Kaplan, a 14-year-old Jew of Newark, why he had come to the demonstration and what he thought of the participation of so many white persons. "I think this is the first real demonstration of the brotherhood of all races and creeds" Kap­ lan said. The Rev. Frank Churchill of New York's Hood AME Zion Church said this of the demon- KJO-l that while the church had at lastl«*»O°«: made known its position, a mere “It's going to have a great stand would not be sufficient tor Powerful effect on America the future. afld I think the church, Before he spoke at the demon- .waU ** white, has made clear Its intention today of exerting its power of persuasion on all Christians. Stratton, I spoke to white and Negro churchmen, mainly those from outside of Washington and New York, to ask them if they thought the church was figuring prominently in the demonstra­ tions and what must its future role be in civil rights. “I'm greatly impressed, espe­ cially by the presence here of so many white Christians and church groups." The Reverends John B. Wheeler and Carl Harris, white Episcopal priests of St. Andrew’s Mission In Mayo, Md., replied that its participation was more than they expected, adding that clergymen of nil faiths must “ now preach and teach” everwhere the "gos­ pel of love.” A Moral Issae "We need more people (in Styling the New Furs Ywr styles stress shape, whether lean and natural or lightly fitted at front. Capes and cape effects get attention. Sleeves ate standouts, newly important, long and lovely. For little furs, the shorter sleeve shows up but adds shapely width — example, a chinchilla the church) to make personal jacket with bubble sleeves. iMPOftrrO RV DUNCAN Gil MOHR A CO LTD PHILADELPHIA, PA -Dr. King's "Dream" (Continued from Page One) slave owners will be able to sit down together at the generate into physical violence. Again and again we * must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militance which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people—for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come t to realize that their destiny is inextricably tied up with our destiny. They have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone and as we walk, we must make the pledge that wp shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights: “When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of unspeakable horrors of police brutality. Ws can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the Cable of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, sweltering with the heat of injustice, .sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be trans­ formed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a Nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skins, but by the con­ duct of their character. 1 have a dream that one day In Alabsuna, with this vicious racist, its Governor, having hie lips drip­ ping the words of interposition and nulification—one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and little white girli as sisters and brothers. 1 have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted; every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough plaecs will be made plane, the crook­ ed places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it. hotels of the cities. together. We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our chil­ dren are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating “fqr whites only.” Justice Like Water AU God’s Children This Is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith, we wUl be able to hew out of the mountains of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform!, the jangling discord of our Nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro in be able to work together; to play together; to strug- Mississippi cannot vote and the Negro in New York gie together; to go to jail together; to stand up for believes be has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we freedom together knowing that we will be free one wiU not be satisfied until justice rolls down like water day and righteousnes like a mighty stream. ‘ “Go Back!” I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail c$Jls. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecu­ tion and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suf­ fering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi Go back to Alabama; go back to South Carolina; go back to Georgia; go back to Louisiana; go back to the slums and ghettoes of our northern cities knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair . “I Have A Dre<«m” I say to you today my friend so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It. is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this Nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creeds — “we hold these truths to be Sblf-evident I that all men are created equal/’ and I have a dream that one day on the red hills of This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning, “My country ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty,, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, from every mountain side — let freedom ring.” And if America is to be a great Nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring, from the prodig­ ious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring fgrom the mightly mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghen­ ies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow­ capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that, let freedom ring from Stone Mountain in Georgia. Let freedom ring from Look­ out Mountain in Tennessee. Let freedom ring from the hill and mole hill of Mississippi. From every mountainside let freedom ring and when this happens — when we allow freedom to ring; when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet; from every state and every city — we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s chil­ dren — black men and white men; Jews and gentiles; Protestants and Catholics will be able to join hands and sing in the words of that old Negro spiritual: “Free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty, I information^, ~ SOCIAL SECURf What things would you do if you became seri­ ously disabled? First, you would seek the beat medi­ cal acwice available and follow your doctor’s instruc­ tions very carefully. Then, if it became apparent that you would be disabled indefinitely, would you get in touch with the nearest social security office? In any event, the Social Security Administra­ tion sincerely hopes you would. Actual­ ly, the social security people urge dis­ abled workers to apply for benefits aa promptly as possible because any back payments that may be due can be made for only 12 months. To qualify for disability benefits un­ der social security, you must, generally AMSTERDAM _ MEWS Speaking, have credit for at least five years of work under social security during the ten years before you became disabled, and your disabili­ ty must be such that it prevents you from doing any substantial gainful work. Also, there is a six month waiting period before social security disability pay­ ments begin. The wage earner is not the only one in the family who may be entitled to monthly payments. His wife can qualify if she is age 62 or over, or at any age if she has a child in her care entitled to benefits. Chil­ dren under age 18 and adult children disabled in childhood can also qualify for benefits on the disabled worker’s account. Benefits for disabled workers vary from a mini­ mum of $40 a month to the top payment of $127 a month. If there are eligible dependents, the total minimum amount payable to the family is at least $60 a month and can be as much as $254 a month. ■BeKaBHR PEPSI-COLA PRESENTS THE WEEK’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sept. 6—DANCE: Embassy Ballroom; The Five Guys. % Sept. 6— HARVEST MOON FINALS; Savoy Manor; Lou Parks. Sept. 7—DANCE; Savoy Manor; Theualonla Lodge No. 88. Sept. 7—DANCE; Savoy Manor; New Club Superior. Sept. 8—DANCE; Savoy Manor; Order of the Bonnet. Sept. 8—MATINEE DANCE: Celebrity Club; Harlem Dist­ Georgia the sons of slaves and the sons of forrher am free at last.” , rict Coordinators. Baptist Confab Opens ■■ — CLEVELAND—The Na-: Freedon and Jobs tlonal Baptist Convention1 He aaW h« wiU caU ** *pp«<- in- a program that would of the U. S. A. Inc., the al elude the periodic sending of egro delegations to Washington to lob- •dit^by for passage of civil rights world’s largest N e church group, open 83rd annual session Tuesday. here legislation and the formation of a civil rights commission. More than 2,000 clergymen - Dr. Jackson has been viewed delegates, from nearly every by critics as a gradualist in state of the union, padded into civil rights, but he maintains he Public Auditorium to register for believes in protest demonstra­ tions but thinks they should be th e weeklong session. Another 2,000 delegates are ex- backed by a program to develop pected before Thursday, along'Negro financial resources, with an expected 21,000 clergy-; He advocates Negro ownership men and laymen and women. of businesses and the tools of They will be representing more production. than three score Baptist organ!-j Delegates also will be called iaatioos and affiliates In the upon to implement a program to push the church deeper Into United States. Leaders of the NBC hope this practicing what it preaches, Birmingham. Lon Angeles, Balti­ more and scores of other cities. Most important of the New York delegates will be thb Rev­ erends Thomas S. Harten, NBC vice president, and Dr. O. Clay Maxwell Sr„ president of the National Sunday School and Bap­ tist Training Union Congress, an NBC affiliate. Also coming from New York will be the Rev. Dr. Sandy F Ray, president of the Empire State Missionary Baptist Con­ vention, the Rev. Robert E. L. Hardmond, the NBC t United Na­ tions representative and president of the Baptist Ministers Confer ence of Greater New York and Vicinity, and the Rev. David N. Licorish, of Abyssinian Baptist Church. Two men, one of national prom­ inence, the other of local prom­ inence, will be noticeably absent from the session yw’« nr is me presiaem ana u is a He is the president and it is year’s attendance will surpass Large delegationi are expect- ed here from New York City, The Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Jack Philadelphia, Newark, Chicago, son Of Chicago's Olivet Baptist-------------------------------- ------- -------- ----- Church, will preside over the r? i - wi • Exhibit DlSplftVS acts ion. • likely that he will be re-elected Art DV (Ift f WCl to a 13th term in view of the lack of formidable opposition and A painting by Leonardo da to the overwhelming support he Vinci being shown in New York <he has of the 3.000.000 - member for the fjrgt Ume „ MQTa They are the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Rev. Dr. Gardiner C. Taylor of New York. Dr. King and Dr. Jackson have had public disagreements over civil rights Issues and organisa­ tional issues, and Dr. Taylor tion will place great stress this at 'he Oan«F’ East, twice has opposed ^ Jackson C’ year on civil rights, but it is 57 st- 11 wlu rema,n throu’h for.the Dr Jarkson laid the conven highlights of a da Vinci exhibi­ w wr • « I. w likely that unless the NBC’s civil Or,ober rights plank is earth-shaking !t Also on view are three original will be obscured by the now his- drawings and 30 rebuilt and toric March on Washington Both men are expected to play important roles in the second * Na- for brightly painted models of in-| session of the Progressive —-tven tions made from sketches and tlonal Baptist Convention, a rival, plans in da Vinci’s notebooks new body, which is holding its The models, most o' which are session concurrently in Detroit operable, will go on tour after the exhibition. both in 1980 and 1981 Reading Glasses While You Wait WE BUY BIO! WE SELL BIO! 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WMakay IMPvwf 1. keqirtod 1M% Se Periconi Offers Back-to-School Safety Advice Sept. 14—DANCE; Olen Island Casino (Westchester)-; West- chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Sept. 14—DANCE; Savoy Manor; Virgin Islands Nurses Alumni. Borough President Joseph F. Sept. 14—DANCE; Savoy Manor; Bahamas Scholarship Fund. Periconi , Instituted a Back-to- School Safety Campaign last week with a 13-point program of saftey pointers. “If all cooperate with these very simple rules, I feel confi­ dent our borough will remain a much safer place for our school children," he said. The program is as follows; • Watch and wait for pedes­ trians when turning. Sept. 14—DANCE: Hotel Diplomat; Amaku Memorial Foun­ dation. Sept. 21—Red Rose Social Club, Boston Road Ballroom. Sept. 21—DANCE: Savoy Manor; Berry Hill Social Club. Sept. 27—BEAUTY CONTEST: Palm Gardens Ballroom; Miss Sepia U S A. • Sept. 27—DANCE: Savoy Manor; Trinity Progress Oulld. • Don't leave pedestrians strand­ Sept. 28—DANCE: Savoy Manor; Gay Birds Social Club. ed mid-street when signal turns D’Or Club. • Stopping on crosswalk is pro­ Sept. 28—DANCE: Savoy Manor; Octagon Social Club. / hibited • Don’t enter the Intersection Sept. 28—DANCE: Savoy Manor; Bay Birds Social Club. if the next block is full. • Watch for children at play. • Use headlights when driving at night. • Cross only at corners. • Cross at the start of the green signal. • Watch for turning cart. • Walk within and keep to the right of crosswalks. • Don’t cross from between parked cars. • Walk briskly and stay alert. And hen’s another big event: the new tell Pepsi in the 16 oi. bottle Serve more, save more! Material for this spacs is compiled by the N.Y. Amsterdam News. 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