The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-27
No have nothing 70 complain thing.

we have nothing to com plain nothing.
/ REneWcd arplause.1
There is not d man or a woman here over
thirty years Of age W no can think OF the
home, OF happy chill dbood without thinking
pleasantly md kindly oh the colcred people.
il Appiause.1 Their faces md memories
.mingle with the scenes. Why, time was
with me, and ! dare say with us all, when
5it waa hard to tell whether we loved the
white mother or. the black N anlmy more.
.[Laugh ter and applanse.1
In The trying time ne well RENE mber. Its
you touched the hearts oil these people when
you spoke tive LETT not only fields and
herds in your care, but wives and children.
Youwere faithful 60; the great trust. Great
and continued applauses No wounded sol
dier among our sons was ever. lifted with q
tenderer hand than yours. Voices. Tint
is sou and great cheering and much tender
ness.l ai; yfl " 4 Is 81 zfis4 M ssihtsa &
b No sentinel ever stood guard over our
homes and helpless families more 1altniul
than you did. [Applause.] i repeat IT,
whatever strangers may have done, ana
friends, falsely so ealled-We have no cause
OF complaint against you. tApplause.] 3.
In this presence, and speaking to these
men, you feel easy to-day. Ithink you had
CELEBRITY as we Methodists say. Laugh
ter and applause.l Youfelt like you were
ameng real friends. [Appiause.l There Is
no doubt about it. [Continued applause
You have referred to the days OF bondage,
and asked us If you were; faithful then.
+" Yes,v IS Yes" and applause.l 1t Is one
Of the most pleasing thoughts OF my lie
that the first book had the. honor OF being
author OF was on the I" Duties OF Christian
Masters" CApplause.l The book has gone
out Of print [great laughterl but it did good
work in its day, and stands as 4 testimony
OF the past.
We are happy to hear Of your educational
enterprises and your faithfulness to the old
doctrines you received from us and the ira
ditions. I'VE would like to- help you; but
the fact is Gas you have alluded to it,, since
YOU left us we feel hardly in fix to help
ourselves. [Laughter.l However, we are
both adjusting ourselves to the situation aud
getting adapted to it in spite OF the little
friction here and there.
We shall regard it pleasure and Chris
tian duty to afford you all the help in our
power. Between you and us let there be no
enmity.
You have spoken Of the prospective and
projected uniication of the colored Metho-
dists OF this country. Go forward. Elk
pect it, il it be possible. When you so
about it you will find a new factor-a new
member OF the family for which we have a
special responsibility. In 1870, at their re-
quest, our colored members were set OF
into an independent organization. The
venerable Senior Bishop Paine and myself
ordained two bishops for them, so that as
far as we could. we gave them the true John
Wesley succession. Laughter ana ap'
plause.] We gave them all the Church pro.
pertv Which we held for them while slaves.
when you come across them we bespeak
for them your best consideration. They are
not as large as your body, but they are true
Methodists, and it gives US pleasure to re-
commend them to you. Whenever you
meet them we suggest cooperation. :.
Your old friends have heard you with
pleasure. This you have seen in their
faces. Brethren, we bid you God-speed in
all your labors for the Lord Jesus Christ
To you and to your Church we wish well
| Cod bless VOL