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September 4, 1948
The Omaha Guide
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
The Ministerial Association of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, supports civil rights through education and community cooperation, endorsing the President's Committee report. They held a July 4th Union Service emphasizing equality for all races, led by Rev. Dr. George W. Hallman.
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Members of the Ministerial Association of Sunbury, Penn., composed of ministers and a rabbi, have taken their stand for human rights in their own community and inaugurated an educational program on behalf of them.
The ministers affirm that religion is the eternal spiritual source of inspiration and power for establishing 'real democratic morality' in every sphere of private and public life and they insist that the aim of religion is the advancement of justice, amity, and understanding among men.
In accordance with these principles, to which they firmly adhere, the members of the Ministerial Association have resolved to give their 'wholehearted support to the objectives of the Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights . . . to pledge cooperation with other responsible American organizations in order to uphold the great historical, religious and moral political traditions of our people; to create a permanent committee on civil rights within the Sunbury Ministerial Association."
Looking for ways to apply its program to community needs, the Ministerial Association is now seeking the cooperation of the local Board of Education, the YMCA, the Community Center, radio and the press, various service and social clubs, veteran and union organizations.
Citizens of Sunbury are interested and proud of the leadership their clergy is giving them. Braving the heat of last 4th of July, which was a Sunday, many of them assembled on the court-house lawn to take part in a Union Service dedicating Independence Day to God and 'the truth deeply embedded in the program for civil rights.'
They heard their fellow citizen, Rev. Dr. George W. Hallman, say that the best place for preserving the Declaration of Independence is not in vaults of stone but 'in the hearts, in the minds and the spirits of men.' Quoting the Declaration of Independence he declared, 'All men are created equal.'
What difference can it make that man's skin varies in color? Neither man's skin nor his origin, neither his race nor his creed can have any effect on this most fundamental principle of the equality of all men, white, red, black or yellow?
The principles and program of Sunbury's Ministerial Association are recommended to other communities as a demonstration of the power of religion for freedom and justice in the everyday life of men.
The ministers affirm that religion is the eternal spiritual source of inspiration and power for establishing 'real democratic morality' in every sphere of private and public life and they insist that the aim of religion is the advancement of justice, amity, and understanding among men.
In accordance with these principles, to which they firmly adhere, the members of the Ministerial Association have resolved to give their 'wholehearted support to the objectives of the Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights . . . to pledge cooperation with other responsible American organizations in order to uphold the great historical, religious and moral political traditions of our people; to create a permanent committee on civil rights within the Sunbury Ministerial Association."
Looking for ways to apply its program to community needs, the Ministerial Association is now seeking the cooperation of the local Board of Education, the YMCA, the Community Center, radio and the press, various service and social clubs, veteran and union organizations.
Citizens of Sunbury are interested and proud of the leadership their clergy is giving them. Braving the heat of last 4th of July, which was a Sunday, many of them assembled on the court-house lawn to take part in a Union Service dedicating Independence Day to God and 'the truth deeply embedded in the program for civil rights.'
They heard their fellow citizen, Rev. Dr. George W. Hallman, say that the best place for preserving the Declaration of Independence is not in vaults of stone but 'in the hearts, in the minds and the spirits of men.' Quoting the Declaration of Independence he declared, 'All men are created equal.'
What difference can it make that man's skin varies in color? Neither man's skin nor his origin, neither his race nor his creed can have any effect on this most fundamental principle of the equality of all men, white, red, black or yellow?
The principles and program of Sunbury's Ministerial Association are recommended to other communities as a demonstration of the power of religion for freedom and justice in the everyday life of men.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Justice
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Civil Rights
Ministerial Association
Sunbury
Human Rights
Independence Day
Racial Equality
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Dr. George W. Hallman
Ministerial Association Of Sunbury
Where did it happen?
Sunbury, Penn.
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. Dr. George W. Hallman
Ministerial Association Of Sunbury
Location
Sunbury, Penn.
Event Date
Last 4th Of July
Story Details
The Ministerial Association inaugurates a civil rights educational program, supports the President's Committee report, forms a permanent committee, seeks community cooperation, and holds a July 4th Union Service promoting racial equality.