New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-11-27
Thc Jubiiec singers la DnTi,a'm

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Thc Jubiiec Ringers In DHT;ln'm
The largest indoor gathegus which hes
! taken place in the city Of Durham for many
years was witnessed in The Market Hall on
| Wednesday evening last. The occasion was
/ the visit OF the Jubilee Singers. Il band ur
/ musicians, who under the auspices of the
! American Missionary Association Ci New
! York, and the Frccdman's Mission Aid ~
/ cictv OF London, are now On Il visit Il this
country, cndcav0rng, by their vocal and
instrumental performances, to obtain Hlnds
/ for the endowment of Fisk University, Nash
VILE, Tennessee, an institution which has
| been established for the purpose Of Iroyii-
/ ing for the millions Of negroes, cmau, rated
/ by the great American war. intelligent teach
erS and ministers Of their own race The
! fact OF the whole of the performers having,
| within few years, been in a state of slavery,
! has created a deep interest in their mis- ion,
| altogether apart from the merits of their
music, itself n source Ct great attraction,
! both from the freshness and originality Of
its character, and the clever musical attain
mcnts displayed by the ministries. Large as
are the dimensions of Market Hall, its capa-
bilities were taxed TO the utmost to accomp-
date the immense crowds who sought
admission. Everywhere, except on the
platform, the hall was completely crowded,
and in the centre of the hall the visitors
were iammed and packed together as close
as herring in "a tub. In spite of these neon
venenccs, which on the whole were very
patiently borne, the company cyinccd much
delight and enthusiasm. Many OF those
! in attendance had come considerable dis
/ taTCes. The arrangements, which were Of
I u rDp,t.lpfp rlpr1rtar hol La.,, i'll
out by Mr.. Hall, of Old Elvct, and a jealous
committee. Soon after seven o'clock, the
vast assembly having with some difficulty
! been hushcd to silence,
! The Dean of Durham stood forward aud
| said: Ladies and gentlemen, in the first
! place Just allow me to express my great
| qualification, also to congratulate all Of you
upon the noble and popular appearance tha,
| you make this evening. | lave the hirh
! pleasure Of Introducing to You the Minstrel
! Jubilee Singers, whom we shall listen to
with delight, aad | need not spend many
words in introducing them to you, because |
am sure that their remarkable tllcuts-that
remarkable power of sounding the music
with which God has gifted thcm-will at
once rivct the attention Of the whole, even
Of this great assembly. And, ladies and
| gentlemen, besides their great musical
claims, they haze other claims upon your
dbtCIIIi'u WINCH III 4''hfl i.5ltElttltl IN
assembly Of Engiishmen; they are American,
(chrcrs;) they come to Us from our great
sister country in the west; ard more than
that, they are trccmcn who have been slaves.
And thus they are first using their freedom
and this itself is a great claim on YOUR adj.
miration-thcy are making q noble effort b
extend the blessings Of religious and moral
education that education and training with.
cut which freedom Is Of no value, and with
out which there can be no freedom ut ali h.
those who have Just escaped from slavery
tapplausc.) That, ladie- and gentlemen.
has been the discipline AMI hr-t iu.l. If
those real disciples Of freedom in their
labOurs throughout this country. They have
spoken, they have sung to The highest ami
the most cultivated In the land, aud I need
not say in this town that am certain y..
shall not be behind our nei.hbors and our
friends in giving them hearty, an cuthn,ils-
tic, and au English welcome (apDhusoJ
need not remind YOU on night lil" this.
crowded perhaps az we are. that we ohlulI
be careful to give them that quiet. that
respectful, that beautiful attention ,,1i,f,
viii enable Them h make their rru1rkail.
2iIts Ieit ~ every one IN tEi- meeting, anil
bring home b yDu the truth that we are all
Of one blood, and that ticy are Of The Sam.
family and the same brotherhood 4. our.rlyr.
lapplausc) | Will say nothing more. hnt
simply Introduce 10 you the JILilcc I,n-frrl.
The nance Of the singers are vi. III,
sheppard, Miss Maggie Porter, Ms Jennie
Jackson, Miss Georgia Gordon. Ms iul.t
Jackson, Mis-. M.nuio Tate, NJ. Nal.l
Lewis, Thomas Rutling, BENJAMIN NJ
Holmes, j. +. Dichcr.Ou, and Edward Wat
klns. The first Of the programme contested
Of - steal Away 10 Jesus" with the ford.
Prayer; Children, We shall BE- free when
the Lord shall Appear" "I'm rolling
through an uniriendly world" old Ship
o. Lioni " Ride on king Jr-u.:" ..ishn
Brown - marching on" AMI Didn't ms
Lord Deliver Daniel" There WAS 4 neon.
iiar richness and soitncss Of melody in all
these pieces which constituted their great
charm, but the execution ,ya- very accurate
and throughout the whole Of the piece. ~
most admirable precision was observed ON
the part 81 the performer. Tie min. 'pal
pieces in the second part 81 the Programme
were Swing low, sweet Chariot; " - Mary
and Martha; Turn back Pharaohs
army -" Oh, yes Oh, yes." aud Keen
me from Sinking" Ia the course Of the
evening three solos were sung, slave melo-
dy: " I'm Travelling - the Grave" BIZ
Jennie Jackson; Sweet Spirit. hear my
Prayer" by Minnie Tate; and THE Three
Fishers" By Mabel Lewis. Each Of these
singers ELECTED the warm plaudits OF the
COMPANY by the good taste. feeling and
pathos they displayed.
Just before the musical entertainment
terminated the Dean OF Durham again
ascended the platform and congratulated the
company upon the excellent character OF
the concert they had heard that eyenjn,
lie felt very grateful for the pleasure which
had been afforded him. They had heard
something very different 10 what they had
been in the habit Of hearing, and 10 his