New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-28
Prof. billiards. Lecture

Prof. Gilliard favored the ladies and oer-
tlemen of the Fifteenth-street Presbvtorio,
Church with his lecture son the Future or
the African Race of America" A brior ..
nopsis of the lecture can only be given Cor
want of space. Mr.. Gilliard is a pleasir,,
speaker, and we trust that he will meet ,bo
success that his ability entities him to. Mr.
Gilliard began by saying "that freedom was
ordained by Cod and flowed as clear rs tbo
crystal waters. 1t is n human institutio,
and therefore we claim the right of freedom
OF thought, freedom Of will, and freedom If
action. lie proved, according to Scripture
that OF one blood God has made all nations
OF the earth. lie refuted the assertion that
has long been made by many opposers Of tbe
race, that the cOlored race is an inferior o,o
and never have accomplished any GREAT
achievements. He quoted briefly from a,;.-
totle, Pericles, Cicero, Demosthepes and
others, and no one, even though a fool. couId
stumble by listening to such arguments
The colored race was well represented a.
lawyers, doctors, ministers, merchants col.
dicrs, and sailors.
The first vessel that ever made y suc,oss.
iul voyage around the world was commanded
by colored man. y few weeks AGO 4 ycssoI
sailed from New FORK to Liberia, commanded
by John Brooks, (colorcd, ofBoston. $50 ooo
scholars of the South, who but a few wears
ago were ignorant, have now comparafivel,
a fair education. He spoke in the highest
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terms OF Frederick Douglass, J. u. Lanrstop
John NJ. Rock, and others as Representative
OF the race who have added many hrigbt
pages to the literature Of this country. Tho
ancient Egyptians, according to historians.
were Philippians. Rome and Greece were
not civilized until after five hundred wears
civilization in Egypt. Africa has given to
the world her philosophers, orators. lin
gusts, lawyers, and doctors. Aflica has her
institutions of learning, science, literature.
and art, and to-day she proves to the world
to have the truest form of republican GOV
eminent
He spoke in the highest terms Of Howard
University and other similar institutions that
will send forth many who will be blessing
to the world. The colored race is in advance
OF any other race according to the advan-
tages which they have had. He referred to
the anti-slavery workers, such as Gerit
Smith, Lovejoy, Wendell Phillips, Thaddeus
Stevens, Henry Wilson, and others. As
Moses smote the rock and abundant water
gushed forth, just so Abraham Lincoln, the
martyred President, God bless his name J
smote the expressions of slavery, and free
dom spread over the land. Liberty and en-
reimbursement shall be the American motto
to all races. The cOlored Americans in all
times of peril have been found defending
their country's right. and have gained for
themselves many bright laurels, especially
in the late civil war. Now that we have
formed institutions Of learning and are repre-
scented as professors, members of the bar
Legislatures, Congress, &C., he concluded by
making an earnest appeal that the race
would cooperate with the whites of this
country and establish morality, civilization,
and religion. Then we shall be proud of the
land which gave us birth, and it will become
the admiration of the whole world"