Show White Congregation Of Rural Church Greets Negro Pastor STAFFORD Conn The The people people peo pee plc or so in the small all rural church at Staff Conn recently greeted their new pastor the Rev Roland T T. Heacock a Negro without with out any fuss But nut the former army chaplain noting many strange faces sermonized sermon sermon- It SIt is a sad commentary on the state of democracy and Christianity Christianity Chris Chris- that when an obscure un untalented talented Negro minister takes over the pastorate of a tiny rural Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- church that It is big bIt news Why should it ft be big bin news Why shouldn't we we human beings be be- ings lags just accept one another regardless regardless regardless re re- re- re of the color of our skin or our eyes If we are decent and worthy The plain truth is and I take this opportunity of saying so so that reporters may report it the Christian church should hang It Us Its I head in shame at its snobbery racism racism rac rae ism and class consciousness That was the inaugural sermon of the slender year old minister Mrs Ina ma Fragel chairman of the church council said the decision to call can Mr Ilea Heacock cock was based on our confidence In him I We Ve knew him to be a friend popular with everybody in town and able to cope with any situation and in our town we arent aren't interested in the the- color of a person Mr Heacock leacock was pastor of a Negro church in Springfield Mass for 17 years lie He lives on a 30 acre farm near Staffordville and is chaplain chaplain chaplain chap chap- lain of the towns town American Legion post A small rural American community community has again taken the lead |