Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-25

/ His father came TO this country Win
/ LAFAYETTE to fight for freedom, and
was buried at Falmouth, and Vir-
ginia had refused to allow his son to
/ Be educated ss was desired. The
I schools established in the South for
the blacks had all been filed with
scholars. The eolOred people asked
/ that friendly hand be eX-
tended, and would take one
from any source were not
particular whether it came from the
Southern or Northern man. They had
no preiudices, and he knew southern
men who had gained the confidence
OF the black people. They proposed
TO do some Of the work themselves.
In 1916 the cOlOTed Baptists Of the
North had organized a convention
which had been at work ever since.
The negroes could work best among
the negroes. and only demanded that
some help should be given them. The
400 900 colOred BaptiSts in the South
at the close of the war had been con-
verted BY eOlered Baptist preachers,
in the cabins and Easements of
churches. He did not want to be ad-
mttted to parlOrs. No sensible man
desired to 90 where he was not want
ed. True, the educator Of the negroes
would be the uneducatOF of the men
Of the South.
MORE TALK CALLED FOR.
DR.. J. Wheaton Smith, of Philadel-
phia, was glad to meet his old friend,
DR.. Burroughs. He had made great
progress since he was in Philadelphia,
and was now glad that there were no
slaves in Virginia. In time he would
come to believe that slavery was a
hoax? p per Sc. There was not five
rods square in the North where a
Southern man would not be as safe as
in heaven, and that could not be said
Of the South. He would have fought
any Southern man during the war
across q handkerchief, but now he
would forgive them all; and he want
ed more plain talk, so that the clouds
Of misunderstanding might pass
away.
Vice President Mcpherson wanted
them to take hold and see what could
be done for the negroes.
THE GERALAEs vs.. TIE NEGROES.
DR.. Tichenor, of Memphis, hoped
that if he should say anything they
did not like he would say something
that was not disagreeable. They
might be mistaken in some respects
ia regard to the great work. They
were mistaken as to the magnitude Of
the work. The 100000 of Ger
mans were bound in chains of
sceptieism and infdelity, and they
constituted & grand field Of operations.
There were 4, ,000, GOO of negroes. The
foreign population was mOlding the
society of the North, while at the
South 100000 of the negroes were
Baptists. The people Of the North
should not neglect the danger at
home for the Southern fed. The Dis
trict Association Of Alabama, at the
close Of the war, had responded gen.
erOusIy to 8 demand for the education
Of the cOlOred people Of the South.
The people Of the South we're men
and knew that the elevation of the
coIored men would make them better
citizens. The cOlOred man had been
brought to the South in chains and
ignorance, and had been brought to a
knowledge Of the truth in Jesus. The
speaker had baptised 500 cOlored men
with his own hands,
AN INTERRUPTION.
Rev. DR.. Pierce rose to a point Of
order. He wanted to know if the
speaker should be allowed to make
the statement that while the negroes
were held in slavery he was elevating
them to Jesus.
The President decided that the
speaker was in order.
Mr.. TichenOr-I believe it can be
demonstrated by the facts of history
that the nearest approach the negro
ever made to the blessings Of Chris
tiauity has been IN tho condition Of q
slave. TSensation and prolonged
Kissing.
DR.. FISH rise to a point Of order.
I insist that we shall allow this broth
er to speak his sentiments fIeely.
[ Applause
A VOice-Explain what you mean.
DR.. TichenOr-There cannot be
found a single tribe in Africa to COM
pare with the slaves Of the South in
mental or moral condition.
That's my opinion. II you hiss, It's
all right.
NEITHER Kisses NOR BATONETS
ever turned the convictions Of a man
who was a man in his heart and SOUL.
I want to speak to thinking, reasoning
men.
A Voice-We all think in Illinois.
DR.. TichenOr-I think in the plans
which some of you propose for the
education Of the COlOred people OF the
South, you may do him an injury.
Enlightenment is dangerous TO a man
who is not Christian don't care
what the color of his skin is. 1t gives
him power for evil; makes him
what a demon might be. A gifted
man who is an opponent Of Christ is
more dangerous than a poor, ignorant
man.
The doctor then proceeded to state
that they had schools for the negroes
wherever the number of children re-
oufred one. The schools and Christian
should run parallel. All
real. proper elevation OF a people came
from within and not from without.
DR.. Fish asked Mr.. TichOnOr to eX-
plain precisely wherein there was
danger in the proposed plans.
DR.. TichenOr said all development
in intellect and morals must come
from within, and not from without.
You could not thrust development up
a people from without.
Several questions, which nobody IN
derstOod but the asker, came from the
audience.
A Good-looking Msn-Free speech
in the North.
Another Voice-No choking down
there.
DR.. TichenOr-It seems that some of
my brethren can't comprehend my
proposition.
DR.. FISH can't. Confusion in
the audience and Unintelligible ques-
tiOus.
DR.. TichenOr had no ides he should
stir I'D so much passionate anger.
They were not compelled to accept
his opinions. e then proceeded to
explain that the civilization and
DEVELOPMENT of q people must come
out Of their minds and hearts, though
he would not say that no influence
should be brought to bear upon them.
The negroes had capacity for develop
ment, but thrusting education upon
them now was likesticking flowers on
a stem that had never been vit8ized.
The generations Of Israelites born in
Egypt had perished in the wilderness
because they were born in slavery,
and not adapted to the purposes Of
God in founding a nation in Canaan;
and so it was with the colored people
born in slavery. They could not
reach a high Christian development.
A Woman's voice" The wisdom Of
man is fOOlishness with God"
DR.. TichenOr-AH my life I have
had great respect for the fair sex, and
sinna thav have entered the Rald