Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-09
The CO1Ored Exodus Discussed bv
COlOred MethOdfsts.

Last evening mass missionary meeting wa.
held at Lincoln Mission, 9th and r streets,
which was attended by over 200 persons, in
Guiding number of members OF the A. NJ E
Conference: Bishop Shorter presided, and
stated that the amount collected would bt
divided between missionary work and aid OF thu
Kansas emigrants. Presiding Elder Derrick, Of
va. was the first speaker, and after stains
rights and privileges OF the people as it is e
speak of aHaileiujah," referred to the mis-
sionary work having been commenced by the
Saviour himself, and said the A. N. E. Churcn
had mission to perform to carry the gospel to
the japanese, Chinese, Malays ana QUIET e esI
ern people to say nothing OF Africa. But they
should look at home ana say 70 tnep ena nf
freedom "GOd speed" This he regarded as a
religious duty, and they should assist these
people to the land where John Brown Knocked
out the lynch-pin OF human slavery. lnere
was just as mucn
MISSIONARY WORK TO DO IN THE SOUTH,
as In Africa; and aid was wanted. To those who
say the movement is Ill matured ne would say,
90 down south and try 1t. and you'll skedaddle
In less than three months. These people are
getting out of The way OF the buldozer, and
have come to the conclusion that 1t is better to
die with the face towards freedom than to re-
main and die beggar in the land OF the Op-
pressor. He did not counsel strife, but this was
question OF manhood. When So per month IS
paid to support a man, his wife ana cn1ldIen,
and when Under a yearly agreement for $40
the man finds out at the close that ne Is $40 In
debt, is it any wonder that they are dissatis-
fed? He believed that black horse needed
the same amount OF food as white one; and II
colOred men are given an opportun1ty-Wftn
the hoe, the spelling book and the ballOt-they
will make themselves respected.
Prof. Johns was the next speaker, and he re-
marked that
THE MICRO COULD NOT BE ExTERM1NATED.
England, France, and other countries had Tried
1t, and failed, and they would be found every
where. Ii you go to heaven you'll find the
negro, and you'll find him, too, in he'll. He then
made an appeal for funds.
funds, and while the audience sang ' Hold the
Fort" and other pieces, $12 were handed in.
Rev. r. Fl. Cain was the last speaker, and he
said that the common SuferfngS OF the race
made them feel sympathy for these people,
were raised. Some of you say they should stay.
He then fecOunted some OF the alleged lndig-
mites and bad treatment OF the cOlOred men.
They had heaped upon them insults and as
race they were getting tired Of it. The mid
always be decile.
THEY ARE BEGINNING TO GET DESPERATE,
and getting mad, and they cannot stand 1t
much longer, and the fire burning down deep
In their hearts will burst out. a voice-God
grant it, Five million OF men will not rest
much longer, and when they rise some one will
be hurt. In South Carolina there are $4,000
colored to %, 900 whites, and In the south
there are black men enough to have 81 electoral
votes and yet there is not colOred man in the
House. He would urge that they pay more at
tention to lettering their condition, let politics
alone and get wealth. He was In full sympathy
with reforms and would advise them TO move,
but If he had his way he would go to Africa
and not to Kansas.
Prof. A. F. Green was called for but the
bishop dismissed the aSSemblage. The choir
during the evening sang number Of appro-
pirate pieces.