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THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OP AFRICAN VfOMSN.

The 19th Annual Conference.

PIET3RMARITZBURG.

18-21 Dec., 1956.

L O Y A L T Y .

We have now come to the close of another year. It marks an epoch of a tedious and turbulent era. Ve look back to the path we nave trodden, we tarn bacA tne pages to inspect the fruits of our endeavours, we glance to the left and to the ri ;ht to per­ceive what is going on in and around the country, and more often than not we feel despondent ana disappointed and we tend to des­pair and we declare our efforts to be vain.

When shall we realise our dream, when shall we ever reach the promised land, when shall o»r aspiraiions ever come to fruit­ion? Yes, these are the trends of thought that haunt the mind of every worthy and well-meaning member of the N. C.A.W. When you experience these sensations of grief^ afc© when you experience these sensations of anxiety( *nd when you experience these sensat­ions of frustration, when you'start questioning the validity and verdcity of your faith, when your very faith in God is being shaken THEN is the time you should realise you are healthy in your mental and spiritual systems. All these reflex actions are a sign of a functioning mental system, all good and moral aspirations are a symbol of the stability of our spiritual faiih ,"All things work together for good to them that love the Lord" says St. Paul.

My worit of advice is LOYALTY and that is why I have chosen this heading for this short address. Loyalty is a very broad term which can be easily misconstrued. Its true interpretation is a case to oe assessed by your sense of values and moral standards.A burglar who breaks into a house is loyal to the motive which urges him ifjto such a commitment, so it is with a murderer who succumbs to the momentary impulses of his hideous purports. We of course, live above such interpretations of loyalty.

Loyalty is that virtue which reveals devoisd allegiance. It binds man and wife, it binds citiZ3n to his or her society, it binds nation to nation, yos it is a gordian-knol that binds human­ity to the Supreme-Being - God Himself. It is this virtue of fidelity that enabled the Hebrew lads, to face the intensified furnace with cheerful expressions. It still is thtf. fioelity that nurtures thousands, nay, millions up to this day.

We are here as leaders of the nation, entrusted with the momentous task of steering the ship whose inmatea,vary from Uni­versity Lecturers to the herd-boy, unkempt and* j*&t$e4r All these sections of our society pin their faith to us and the world is looking and watching to see what a woman can do. She is thereby the kingpin in the machine>yof society. A woman is wonderfully wise, from the womb to the'tomb, from the cradle to the ccffin she handles the menfolk, she settles their rise and their doom.But what do we live for?

The cultural heritage of the society ’ 3 welfare and develop­ment*. is not ours but for those varied groups who hold us as their trustees and who are an integral part in the fabric of South Africa. I herenow appeal to the conscience of each and every N.C.A.W. member here with us to-day,^in the dingy shanties of our cities or out in the wild, undeveloped reserves, to pledge her­

self in the observation and execution of LOYALTY.

”i*et men find no fault in thee” says St Paul remonstrating his scholar, Titui>* May the same be tisp- word3 of remonstration to us by our consciences. Go forth therefore unto the masses end by your loyalty unto their cause you will realise th-2 dividends of your efforts. Your aspirations shall be fulfiIlea,your dreams realisedand y o u r promised land regained.

With the moral standards straight before your eyes watching the death of your pride, you can look your neighbour in the eye unblinking, without a single fear or hope of what he's thinking. You can call a former enemy your friena ana brother, only, I say only when you realise how very much you need each ether to build tho new world.

Collection Number: AD1715

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS (SAIRR), 1892-1974

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