Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-21

QlilOl hs wei, u uut ueAleTi luhu We
can tell you for | contend that | Ven-
ture nothing in saying that the white
aud black men of the South are better
acquainted with each other than any
other two distinct races or portions Of
races upon the face Of the globe APP
plause. aud It is only by the dust
raised In the great upheaval that has
caused a change Of position, that blind.
ness In part happened 10 Us both. APP
plause.1 But, thank God, It has al
most subsidized with the best conse-
quences to us all. Your eyes open
muca faster than ours laughter but
| assure you that many thousand
"blind will receive their sight" by your
proceedings to-day. LApplause.
Mr. Chairman, | ask, how can the
unenlightened perceive the viciousnesa
OF vice? How can they guard against
the plausible decisions Of POpery,
whose keen artillery is turned upon
US to-day? Applause. How stand
sgainst the sweeping leluge Of intem.
perauce that is rolling down upon US
like a fiery food? Echo repeats It,
how? General Conference, in all this
you can assist us. Yea, more, you a
tell the unbelievers among your own
people, IL any there be, that the Atri.
can NJ. {. Church aud the race of its
members are your friends, aud not
your foes. Applause. You can
pUur oil upon the troubled waters Of
ignorance aud strife among our peo-
pie. You car protect them in all those
high privileges you have so generous
ly accorded them. Above and beyond
all, you eau educate them. Ignorant,
they love you but educated, they will
love you more. [Great applause.
This General Conference can form q
grand galaxy of States around the
great Empire Stale of Georgia, that
has done 80 nobly for the education Of
her colored citizens, so that they will
even vie with her in lighting the indy.
ing fame Of intelligence that shall illu-
inmate continents and worlds when it
shall burst forth in its glory upon the
Christian armament. Then | ask you,
brethren, beloved In Christ, will you
not do II? Applause.
One other request, and | ask no
more aud let it be written upon the
eternal rocks. : Mr.. Chairman, aud
brethren, will you not see TO it, that the
great honor you have to-day bestowed
upon the last interiors OF heaven-f0r
all nations shall BE- therein permitting
, Us into II Of the highest ecclesiastical
courts OF the world, shall forever stand
~ the criterion for all lesser and inte-
rior places where we ought to be.
Mr.. Chairman, we declare our heart
to you as a body, we desire to reverse
the principles OF the Arab Of the des-
ert, whose "hand il against every man
aud every mans hand against him.
{ aud stretChing out our hands first to
you and then TO the human family, we
desire 10 Join our voice with the united
| declaration Of Melhodism, everywhere
/ breaking out like the sound Of many
waters, In the immortal words Of the
: First Founder, Dur Common Wesley,
when he said, al have a league offsn-
{ sive aud defensive with every soldier
of Christ" Applause.
, 1t has ever been a fact, that great
men we're born out of the demands OF
the times In which they lived. We
: have ever affirmed, and | believe II TO,
{ day that If the colored people OF THU
: country are ever elevated, and thai
: they must be, II could only be donG
. through their personal efforts, sane,
! toned and encouraged by the white
9 people of the land. And | believe fur.
. thur, Mr.. Chairman, that the strong ad,
i vocate of African American Method.
lam aud the African race, the EARNS OIL
: whose hands shall be made strong by
D the hands Of the mighty God Of JacOb,'
: that advocate, ] believe, is yet to arise
out of The assembly OF massive intel
lects and fearless moral heroes who fol
d low the lead ofthe conscientious Christ
e ian men Of your honorable body-meu
8 who have ever been ready to peri
u their lives and their all for the righI, al
they have understood it 10 be the right
Great applause. God speed the daj
J OF his coming. Let him arise. Ire
newed applause.l
Let his voice be heard for the pool
and the oppressed! God give bic
u speech The wings Of the lightning aut
The power Of the eartt quake to pro
E claim "peace on earth and good will L
& men" [Applause.
% Now, Mr.. Chairman, | must havt
n done. ["Go-go oD."l But let me as
Is sure you chat the religious truth whicl
o was planted by your missionarie
Ie among US, in the days long ago, ha
ever b zen guarded with all the vigil
Is ance of the sacred fire. The sam,
) hymns and spiritual songs" whicl
81 stirred the depths Of those dsys, ar
es still to be heard IN ell our sanCluaries
j. Aud there are those among US VIII
IS will speak with the most a~tFectionat
es regard OF your holy aud devoted min
y listers, Bishops Capers and Wightmau
the Rev, Drs. Pierce aud Evans, God
ID frey, j. W Burke, aud a host OF other
n Of the former pastors aud guides. Ap
ID plause.
ar God Oless the Church aud Genera
b. Conference, and increase ii NOR
il abundantly, [Amens. And II eve
ut there Is to be an organic unihcation 0
oil the Methodist bodies, you may de
4. pend upon It, we shall not be foun,