Show A STUDY IN PIGMENT if we accept the theory of the fatherhood of god and the brotherhood of man then we must assume that as children of god all inhabitants of the earth whether the pigment in their skin is white black brown or yellow are brothers and sisters in the spirit and that the complexion they bear is the result of earthly parentage climatic conditions where they reside and their habits of life and that they may bear no resemblance to the s spirit p irit within the tabernacle of flesh whether br or not the color we are born to on earth at each appearance is the result of previous conduct is a matter of conjecture but there are a great many persons who will hold that it if is and if it is then it is quite apparent that half or more of the inhabitants of the earth are not batting a very high average and that our game is getting worse instead of better so it is time we took stock of ourselves and our daily conduct if we wish to remain in the caucasian division it is also time that we stopped to consider what may be the result of present trends relative to birth control if continued for another hundred years if the more highly civilized peoples of the earth which include the prosperous classes the best educated and enlightened groups for various reasons such as cowardice t dislike for responsibility and self denial and fondness condne Ss for earthly pleasures fail or refuse to obey the divine command to multiply and replenish the earth and this function is left to the poorer more ignorant and less civit eted groups inc including ludin those with colored pigment in their skins resulting resul tin i g in a predominance of the colored races and of the less desirable channels of propagation it will readi readily be seen that the chances of obtaining desirable tabernacles upon our next journey through mortality will be very remote regardless of our individual conduct during this lifetime so here is 1 a vital question which requires careful planning and intelligent action if the white races are to survive and we are to make progress toward eternal life and omnipotence and it is a question which should receive the best thought and consideration not only of the enlightened christian householders of our time but of physicists and other scientists and since 50 per cent of the cause cause of race suicide is the fear and dread of insecurity and the inability to provide properly for large families we are brought again face to face with the imperfections of our system of economics people of responsibility vision and caution are reluctant to take these hazards when they see the price exacted of parents with large families but choose the easier and apparently safer course overlooking the implication of the future As a result our great middle class not only in america but also in other leading civilized countries are giving tabernacles to far too few waiting spirits wealthy people who could well afford the expense of large families f in n the majon majority ity of cases are too fond of soft living and do not care to tg assume the responsibilities worries and inconvenience of rearing families consequently the situation is growing very grave and threatens the progress of the race now when people corne come to realize that their present appearance on earth is not their only one that in a few decades at most they will be back seeking desirable dwelling places for their spirits during their next course in gods great school they will realize the folly of shirking the responsibilities of parenthood and leaving it to the least desirable subjects and that ultimately the joke is on them when they are obliged to accept parentage in a colored family or in a very ignorant uncultured or otherwise undesirable household because in the more desirable horr homes tes the men and women are too smart to have children HOW ABOUT THE COLOR LINE just what is gods purpose or wish in relation to the color line we know that there is a pretty general feeling of repugnance on the part of people of one color against marrying those of a different pigment Is this in the interest of the general well be being ing of the human family or is it a mistaken notion which is standing in the way of our general progress we of the white skin are inclined to feel that we are superior to those of darker ht hue but are we are there not examples of colored people who have been outstanding in their intellectual development pla placed in the same environment and given the same opportunities is it not quite possible that the colored races might rival the caucasians in intelligence already we have many examples which appear to support such an assumption from a physical standpoint we must acknowledge that we have no advantage over our colored brethren at this writing representatives of the colored fraternity hold the i worlds pugilistic crown the worlds record for fleetness and various other laurels iri music rhythm and some of the other arts and professions colored people are outstanding in commerce industry and agriculture orientals Orient als are among our keenest competitors and when we with the lightest pigment in our skins or no pigment at all expose our bodies to the sun send weather we soon find that we are i no match for those with more pigment beneath their cuticle now since we are all apparently on earth at the behest of deity was it his plan that we should perpetuate the color distinctions and each remain within his color classification or was it intended that the earth should become a I 1 great melting pot for all the various peoples regardless of color if thoroughly mixed and blended would there be just the desirable amount of pigment in our skins to make the them in alluring weatherproof and efficient just what would be th the e composite color or complexion these are questions for our mo modern dern scientists to study and answer to be sure aside from the photoplay green pastures we ve have no example of deity de sporting a black hide but information on this subject is somewhat dearth and there is no positive assurance that all celestial beings have a pure white skin but since the caucasian race apparently prefers to remain white it behooves them to see to it that white tabernacles are available for those spirits who prefer them in the meantime the melting pot solution is open to those desiring to experiment with it but the elimination of the white element would scarcely seem to be the right answer however we do know that the crossing of breeds in various animal and horticultural fields has been responsible for the development of many new and desirable types and also that thal there are many specimens of unusual comeliness among half casts and eurasians Eur asians in the human race apparently this is just one more job that god has left to his children to work out in their own way its solution one way or the other is wholly within the power of the peoples of the earth to adjust in this connection it might be remembered that according to science white is the union of all colors and black the absence of all color whether or r not these scientific claims are applicable to human colorings has not been made clear but scientific truths are supposed to be infallible i 1 of course another way of viewing the human color chart is to assume that the race colorings are for f or the purpose of distinction and differentiation and that it is designed signe d that they should continue at least for some considerable time to come but from whatever angle we view the I 1 question there seems to be no warrant for permitting or encouraging the elimination of the pale faces from the earths population and yet just that is definitely the trend in several of the leading christian countries including the united states france and great britian certainly it is time that something were being done about it and the first step should be to give attention to our economic conditions with a view to reducing the financial hazards of rearing families so that prudent forward looking people may feel justified in assuming these risks and responsibilities this will mean of course the limitation of fortunes and incomes and the development of profitable employment for all those willing to labor or opportunity to enter into business on their own account in addition to t this is t the e example of some of the old world countries notably germany italy and russia of rewarding large families with bonus payments might be followed with advantage and considerable results in one way or another the size of families should be made a factor in determining workers worker sl earnings or revenues I 1 until christianity actually takes root in the world and begins to bear fruit the monster selfishness must be curbed by law and kept within reasonable bounds and opportunity port unity to share in the material things of the world distributed tri buted as widely as possible by accomplishing this we will at the same time have dealt a death blow to race suicide which is recognized as one of the appalling signs of disintegration of our modern civilization furthermore it will make the world a better place to be born into a better place to live in a better place for christianity to thrive in and a far better environment for gods to learn and develop in some of those same isolationists in congress who destroyed the league of nations and laid the scene for the armaments race and the present world conditions are again trying to peddle their destructive propaganda and thereby aiding and abetting the international freebooters |