After reading a 1952 Watchtower quote about segregation that Blondie posted, I thought I'd have a look at the newly resurrected and cloned Quotes site to see what other gems there might be.
*** The Golden Age, July 24, 1929, p. 702 ***
Question: Is there anything in the Bible that reveals the origin of the Negro?
Answer: It is generally believed that the curse which Noah pronounced upon Canaan was the origin of the Black race. Certain it is that when Noah said, 'Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren,' he pictured the future of the Colored race.
They have been and are a race of servants, but now in the dawn of the twentieth century, we are all coming to see this matter of service in its true light and to find that the only real joy in life is in serving others; not bossing them.
There is no servant in the world as good as a good Colored servant, and the joy that he gets from rendering faithful service is one of the purest joys there is in the world.
[Emphasis Added]
Nothing beats that Golden Age for some reeeeel goood collug ejumucashun....
Can you feel the love?
by ringo5 5 Replies latest jw friends
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ringo5
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prophecor
They have been and are a race of servants, but now in the dawn of the twentieth century, we are all coming to see this matter of service in its true light and to find that the only real joy in life is in serving others; not bossing them.
There is no servant in the world as good as a good Colored servant, and the joy that he gets from rendering faithful service is one of the purest joys there is in the world.If history be true, then these are ones who need to be congratulated for thier insightful leanings into the heart and mind of the negro. My hat's off to thier observations.
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atypical
Good thread. I was appalled when I found out that the society used to print such things, and that assemblies used to be segregated. It took days for that to sink in. There were always little things that bothered me about the org, but I always truly believed that as witnesses we were the only ones that truly didn't have racial barriers. I am ashamed for the org that there is such damning material out there. How many active black witnesses do you think have any idea what the society used to teach?
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John Doe
"There is no servant in the world as good as a good Colored servant, and the joy that he gets from rendering faithful service is one of the purest joys there is in the world."
Hmmm, I guess the rank and file publisher is today's "colored servant," eh? Afterall, they speak of "rendering faithful service." lol
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ringo5
Proph, I guess your being facetious?!!
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prophecor
Proph, I guess your being facetious?!!
Facetious? Why whatever on earth are you talking about?