The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-17

pendcnce upon him IN TINS great Work, pe-
fore he will crown it with success. Now,
hold that that commandment has never
been repealed-"G We into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every creature"
All the world-not only America, not on
ly down to Worcester, or down to Nahant,
and get the bracing sea air and be refresh
ed, but to
Or. Knox-To South Carolina.
Mr. Garnet-Yes Sir; why don't you go
there2 daughter.
Now let me tell you it is whitening
shame to the colored Christians of the
United States, that among all the religious
people of color in Massachusetts, in al the
New England States, among the hundreds
Of thousands in the Middle and Southern
States, there is but barely one missionary
sent to Hayti, Jamaica, africa. That man
was sent out last year by the Baptist Con-
vention of colored ministers of this coun-
try-only one. It is a shame, let me say,
that we have been so backward In this re-
spect. If the churches would be blessed
we must obey God.
There are some gentlemen, like this
friend here, always throwing in our teeth:
"Why don't you go down to South Carroll
naf' That is the old pro-slavery doctrine.
They say that to all the anti-slavery min
listers in the North "Why don't you go
to the South and preach your doctrine in
stead of standing here?" Let me ask the
interrogation, why don't you go South and
preach2
Dr. Knox-I am no preacher. Laugh
ter
Mr.. Garnet-But you are hero and an
Abolitionist, and certainly you would not
laden other men with grievous burdens
which you are unwilling to touch with one
of your fingers. Good goodD 1t is
very easy to say "Go thou" but to say,
"Let us CO." is another thing.
One other thing and must close. VIM.
Wells Brown comes up and says: " l have
no objections to the principles of the Afri-
can Civilization Society but this one-1
don't like its practice of begging around the
country" About ten years before went
to England Mr.. Brown commenced begging
in the United States. Iaughter.) He
begged from Maine to Georgia-no, he
didn't 90 down there, but nothing but the
line Mason and Dixon drew prevented him
from going to Georgia Great laughter. J
He begged with skill and effect. And
when | went to England there was Mr..
Brown, and, after one of his spirited lee
lures, and before he closed, he said he
should have to crave collection, to pay
expenses. He begged in England, Scot
land, Ireland, and Wales, over the noun
tain and through the wildwood" And
when I got here to Boston to see Mr.
Brown, he is in the State of New York
carrying on the same old trade. Great
merriment.
A voice-That's his business.
Mr.. Garnet-Yes, and like most success
full business men, he goes in for monop-
oily.
Then Nh. Douglass says: go, i have no
objection to civilizing Africa, and volunta-
nv emigration" But / don't like this beg
cling" 1t would be well for you if you,
my friends, could succeed as we'll in beg
cling as he has. He has labored hard and
he has begged hard. Laughter.) He
has done well, and I wish him success.
His fame belongs to our roll, and his tai
ents shed lustre upon the land But GER
tainly by this time he has learned that all
black public men approach 6egg0ry, as
they ascend the scale of greatness. "a
voice-that's SOL So with all these lee
turers going through the country at ten dol
lars per week, and travelling expenses, and
getting that from the people and then say
ing: awe are opposed to this begging"
These brethren are like the fat OK, having
got into clover themselves, they want to
hook every body that comes in to get
bite. Renewed merriment. Every be-
nevolent cause in this country is sustained
by begging, as it is called-by the volun-
tary contribution of every one who choos-
es to give. Is there anything wrong in
that2 l tell you this talk about begging"
Is perfect humbug, as great a one as the
humbug Of O'Connells, who said there was
a bug in Tipperary that could eat any
thing, he could eat iron and digestit as if it
were piece of bread
We have got to put down these hum
bugs among our own people. There are
men who oppose everything they do not
originate They are the very men who
cater to the prejudices of white men.
("Hear hearty When called themselves
to stand up they are as ready to bow
down as the readiest. We must begin at
Jerusalem. That is one of the OBJ
jects of the Civilization Society. We
have to civilize ourselves. l put my foot
on that practice of those Of my brethren
who. if black man comes in their shops,
will not shave him. While you do that
you have no right to talk about the white
men turning you out of the cars and no.
tells. applause
In Saratoga delivered lecture in St.
Nicholas Hall, to an OVERLOOKING concourse
of people. The next night one of the pro-
prietors of the great water-cure establish
ment there invited me to come to their par
lor and repeat the lecture. Five of the
shareholders boarding there walked up to
the clerks office and said: eff you are 60
ing to have a negro speak here, give us