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Editorial
November 5, 1938
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Dean H. M. Smith, speaking at the Negro National Congress in Chicago, urges the Negro Church to adopt a courageous, militant stance like Moses against injustices, rather than timid acceptance like Uncle Tom, emphasizing Christianity's role in fostering dissatisfaction with human suffering.
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More Moses, And Less
Uncle
Toms Is Need
CHICAGO, Ill.-Speaking to the
Negro National Congress meeting
here last week, Dean H. M. Smith
of the Chicago Baptist Institute
declared, ". . . the Negro Church has
always succeeded when it has been
courageous and militant. It has in-
variably failed when it has been
cautious and timid
"Certain selfish and sinister forc-
es at work in our present social or-
der seek to have church people, in
both the pulpit and pew, feel that
the business of religion in general
and christianity in particular is to
make people satisfied
with their
lot in life, no matter how desperate
and difficult that lot may happen
to be.
"As a matter of fact the Bible,
Negro History, and the life of Je-
sus are all one in driving home the
fact that christianity is at its fin-
est and best when it make men
dissatisfied with
injustices and
human suffering.
"The Negro Church today need
men who like Moses will lead their
people out of the land of bondage
-the Uncle Toms in Negro life
should stay out of the pulpit and
remain in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.
Uncle
Toms Is Need
CHICAGO, Ill.-Speaking to the
Negro National Congress meeting
here last week, Dean H. M. Smith
of the Chicago Baptist Institute
declared, ". . . the Negro Church has
always succeeded when it has been
courageous and militant. It has in-
variably failed when it has been
cautious and timid
"Certain selfish and sinister forc-
es at work in our present social or-
der seek to have church people, in
both the pulpit and pew, feel that
the business of religion in general
and christianity in particular is to
make people satisfied
with their
lot in life, no matter how desperate
and difficult that lot may happen
to be.
"As a matter of fact the Bible,
Negro History, and the life of Je-
sus are all one in driving home the
fact that christianity is at its fin-
est and best when it make men
dissatisfied with
injustices and
human suffering.
"The Negro Church today need
men who like Moses will lead their
people out of the land of bondage
-the Uncle Toms in Negro life
should stay out of the pulpit and
remain in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Negro Church
Militant Leadership
Social Injustice
Moses
Uncle Tom
Christianity
Racial Bondage
What entities or persons were involved?
Dean H. M. Smith
Negro National Congress
Chicago Baptist Institute
Moses
Uncle Tom
Jesus
Negro Church
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Negro Church Needs Militant Leadership Like Moses Against Injustice
Stance / Tone
Advocating Courage And Militancy In The Church
Key Figures
Dean H. M. Smith
Negro National Congress
Chicago Baptist Institute
Moses
Uncle Tom
Jesus
Negro Church
Key Arguments
Negro Church Succeeds When Courageous And Militant, Fails When Cautious And Timid
Selfish Forces Seek To Make Church People Satisfied With Desperate Lots
Bible, Negro History, And Jesus Show Christianity Best When Making Men Dissatisfied With Injustices And Suffering
Negro Church Needs Men Like Moses To Lead Out Of Bondage
Uncle Toms Should Stay Out Of The Pulpit