The journal of industry., 1880-10-09


and degraded for centuries?
| believe that the latter 10 the true
explanation aud that time and events
VIII prove it, but if it should after all
turn out that our next gener alton shall
be rs far in the rear - We are 70 day;
if it shall BE- seen that we are still hang
| ing on the VI rye Of the white mans civ
ilizatlOn; that We have made no appre-
ciable advance upward, no amount of
logic or learninc will defend 10 from
the contempt and scorn, duo TO a
spir tless people. Men will think and
say that tne system Of slavery has been
urjustly treated, that the negro WAS
better of in that relation than any
where else. But if On the other hand,
we suppIy the world with ample p oof
of our Advancement as believe We
shall, then our light Will break forth
~ tho morning, and oar health vii
spring forth speedily. Our mate c!vi-
llz ny qualities will be Recognized and
We shall be welcomed TO the work Of
general improvement with the rest Of
mankind.
This then 10 the work TO which you
and l, and all of Us have now to adj
dress ourselves. In scripture phrase We
arc to leave the things wh, ch arc b.
hind and press on to perfection. We
are at the bar Of the world Of judge
men,. l cannot call it an impartial
tribunal. II ., think, not en- irely
free from prejudice. 1t has already
formed and expressed an opinion and
that opinion has been adverse to Us.
We shall have TO do our very best to
overcome that Dias, and disprOve that
opinion. We are called upon to prove
that, when left to ourselves, that We
have within ourselves, the ability to
compel nature to bo our servant, and
make for ourselves better conditions Of
existence.
l need not stop hero to paint out the
particular modes of action to be pur-
sued, or the things to be done. You
know them by heart. You know in
the first place that you cannot mako .
hungry man happy, or An empty sack
stand upright.
Money Is said to be the root of all
evil-to my mine tho ant Of money 10
the root Of worry many evils. We are
to-day dispised more for our poverty
than for our race or color. In this
world Emerson says nothing succeeds
80 well a. success. do not doubt
that it is hard for rich man to enter
the Kingdom, but know that it is not
easy for poor man to live in this
world. A man must either support
himself and surround himself with
comfortable circumstances, or beg or
steal, and neither Of the latter invite
respect.
We have been taught to believe that
this world is Of little account, and that
we must turn our thoughts to anOthor
world. A better idea is: The best use
We can make Of any other world is, to
make the best Of this one first, be-
cause it como first. He who fails to
make use of the means of happiness In
this world, gives but little reason to
hope that he will improve his condition
in any other world.
1t is just as natural for men to ac-
quire property al it 10 for bird to
build her nest or , bee to make honey.
Thackery Gays that mon are seldom 90
innocently employed as when making
money. A man + els better and has
more respt Ct for himself when he hiss
property than when he has mono. l
have read Of preacher who borrowed
ten dollars every Saturday night, that
he might be able the better t. speak
his mind in the pulpit on Sunday. We
may pity tho beggar who il a beggar
BY bis own fault, but We cannot respect
AfU JOI 10 UO0O HOt I0SpcCS ulAuS0h.
Money, or stored labor, whether in
the shape Of money, lands or goods, is
the secret and malnspring Of civiliza-
ii N or what is called progress. With
out property there can be no leisure,
without leisure thore can be no deep
thought, without thought there can be
no discovery, without disc We y there
can be no invention, and without inveo-
ton there can be no civilza..onzand
without civilization man remains tho
thral Of nature.
But the question is how shall the
colored man in this county, doomed
to toll with his hands for very small
wages get money? The better guess
ton is rather, how shall he save his
money! know that it ID hard to get
money, and for the sake Of the future