Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-08

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CHURCH SERVICES, &c, 70 Morrow
tI.riSt Church. at ii &. n. and 7:30
=, n, By Rev. II. Suter.
ST. Pauls Church Service a. / a. m.
Al! / .. u. by Rev. Dr.. Norton.
Grace Chmch.-Sc.s:c' c: l q. ID. aud
30 Q. IN.
St. Mays Church Mass at ard ii am.
VcsnerJ at 4 D. N.
Union Presbyterian Chmch (Firs! Church J.
service al II a. Ii. aud 1870 p. N. by R:v. Dr..
bullock.
Second Presbyterian ChurcA-Servica at II
a. 10. and 7:3O ,; m. by Rev. Wa: DIn.iddie.
Meth. Epis. Church -Service at $50 g. D.,
Episcopal Church. No servioo io the moroioc.
.Neth EpiS Church South-Service ct /
q. m. by Rev. Dir. Mcclure and 7:30 p N. by
Rev. f. NJ. Mills.
Meth Prot. Gtuch-Scr7ica at L a N aud
7:30 D. m. b7 Rev. w. r. Graham.
Baptist Cturch-Servica at / d. 10. aud
7:30 p. N. by Rev. w. S. Peuck.
German Llttcran-Ser7iee at y. m.
Young Mems Christian Assoctation-
Prayer meeting 10 tho Meth. Prot Church at
4p m. Aims House at . p. N. Jail at2p. IN.
MITCHELL LYCEUM.-On Thuraday night last
according to previous announcement, If0f. IL.
I. Greco, c5lored, delivered Lecture hs tore toe
above named association. The sutJaat was
"B.tiauiu Eanaakcr, the coiorcd astronomer.
Tho Professor sitter pleasantly alluaing 10 bis
meeting the atG Pref Mitchell as student al
Ooerlio ia 1859. au1 10 his uoir!aS Efforts Us
q student, and bis z.a af c:wards IS an educa'
tor. said that his name was one well worthy
Ct beior embalmeG III the NJ m0Ies OF HE Tel
low townsneD, and that his efforts wefo worthy
examples Of the best, big hest, MOBILES, arc ,rut6:
types of manhood" He then commenced his
lecture by uoticiag tho late article Ia the
"Ncrth American R:viaW" by Mr.. Parton.
entitled, "Autipathy to the Negro" 10 which
he SAYS that ut hes been rinelY years slice
Mr.. Jefferson wrote his notes on Vlreioia, and
get wo cannot name Gee negro Ct pure b!2o1
who has taken the first, The sacoud, the third.
or he tenth rGpk in business, politics, art,
Irraure, scholarship, Silence or philosophy.
10 the present time tho negro nss contributes
nothing to tho intellectual resources Il map.
Tue Professor alter quo.icg. Ibis froln DIR.
Per,o:'s article 10 style bstoksulog the
scholar, the keen observer, &ad the sogicis5,
proceeded 10 cooihst these dic!. thus lad dcWo
lie s.id TIA, to d,spTcyo ;hii swccoiaz asscr
ton f Sir. Pa5:oa be th3GEht j. useless to COS.
front him With thc ruip!a u:atrr Henry Inland
Garrett, O. tbs crater Save ADD present
I;nicd States Marsha! Ct TIC Distri;; Of
Columbia, Frederick Douglass Dor the negro
iis.ro who graduated with tho highest hon
crs at Heidelberg, J. ". &. Peuuioatoa, aud
host tf others he might mention, bnt hat
he wou'd direct the atteutioa Of bis hesrels
20 that original. appreciated end nnc;&l'
irug.d genius, the negro almanac !nhk"r, thu
correspondent 0! THAI great Flr2rlao. lhomES
Jefferson; thr recipient Of praises FROM R:t;eo
house, ADD Rush, Gragoric AID CauGhroet.-
ala;l, u:aticaus, spys Theodore Parker, hHe
Arutimcdes ard Lcvtrrier, 10 not sal!ag up
auopy he J lacks and hoxCs. bu! a The ncrt
thoughtful nat;ora oaig. Explain nc said. 10
hh light Of this dicIum Gus nce:u phcnrin@no3.
lIe then argued that We gathered Cur kaoNl
edge Of BaoUGkrr. rot from any q tnGse VITO
might be suspected OF pre- disposition Of
friendship for tho uc&ra. ba. from DR.. hstrn5a.
Of Baltimore, a ricmhCe Of another raca, aid
be- 100 sharing 10 The secticusl pu iald
against the uasTots 10 ,ic ;a,c slave S:at&S.
The Professor coutDu:G 10 this lice oi areu
,pt Ss ilr sono nirmons, and iheu sr0ko Of The
assi;uity with wn;cn haucakcs pursued his stud
is rccouutgh the difficulties which las had TO
>urmGunt. The Obstacles he had 10 brlsn aside,
:,ut Jet i!a oJalaacd 9Th th7E uli@terlnI 2;a!
=ul csra:stncss with @hich olG waik5 whc0 he
T.. l.boring only inr the ;ru:c 90! unaiG l;&igCo
love of his eok BsUaokar EG sai! WIS
Ut pure blood a0G thcG fore ms sGca2as a!ulj
cot DC attributed. tc the white b!poj II: lis
vaiGs True, he SAID. he had uut lott lis n.-
age 10 marble eni bto,&2, tu: h, bad ida 8
nama which could DOT be erased tjm history q
RACES 50 long as Tic achievements 6 'c ;hiak
crs, AID tie discoveries 10 science have place
10 the records OF ihoSn whose DAMS Ter g7eat
adrauScs arc pcrpa,uatcd.
lie thought that Mr. Pir;na. lG asserting
That Jefferson, FiTgiai,'s philosopher, Inc
author Ct the Decl.r1t'oI ot ladcpcnterc>, the
broad and Comprehensive sta!a5na0, had posi-
tivo!y asserted that the negro coaIi uot amount
10 abythng, only showed bis c?nD!2te lSro
rance of the real history II tho dead paii!o!,
and particularly OF hia letter 10 this acsrc
mathematician. lie claimed thai Fir. IsileT-
sou, though he did write somc things which
sound G!spa.agl1g to the negro coaileuod
his steadiast iricrd, AID iabofcd 10 sIn.i!oFaic
his condition until Bis death. lie claimed that
the South bad produced only tSo ''ti.,hel1aD
,icians both colored, tho ooo tic subject ct bis
kctch the ether James Fuller, who vas na-
i've of Alexandra, the best history ui whose
lie could be found in the Institute in France: y
Tho lecture vas production which would do
credit to anyone. The leolnrtr was frequently
applauded. At the close of the lecture The mca-
btrs the association adjourned to S. MoTiop's,
CO King street, whsro music, aec!analioos, aud
selections, were recitcd, until The reisesh-
uents we're passed around, which wire heartily
e,ioyed. The club dispersed at a late honc, a!l
highly gratiGsd with the evening" entertain
nent.
TRIAL CT A TEACuER.-f CASE IL nli9oei
10 yesterdays issue, Of the charEo! Ct M
Richard Owers against Nlr. SAMUEL hionoJo?,
itr unlasIully assaatiug bis son, James, III
I'll 10 the division CT Washington school uuGer
is tuition, was tried thia morning before jus
i:co Thompson, assisted by Jrs::co Ba.leager.
Mr.. Ovens testified that bis sen bad been
lady marked and struck on The knee, So IS to
sliHen il. in AhirIicg &c received ca Monday