New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-13
HEST PoIXT AND THE COLOR LINE.

The Rep Dr. Fon at me Cent5anat BAPTIST church. Brooklyn
The Rev. DR.. Justin ID. Fulton preached
yesterday morning the Centennial Baptist Church
Brooklyn, his text being taken from John w. 30: Lift
up your Dyes and look iu the fields"
Old Things passing away, said the speaker. The
tiunphs the hbery-loyng people Of this land have
lifted the NauOn 10 new plateau. The power Of the
slave olgarchy is broken The South is part OF tins
Nation II must come under the rule OF the Republic.
The rights OF the majority to he respected. The
negro's opportunity has come and ms future depends
on himself Christ offers him help The door OF great
possibility swings open to the IL stand FOR
its rights COored contend for truth and for
freedom Negroes OF the North VINO attend schools
and VINO enjoy advantages must become the helpers and
guides brothers In the South. The Nation has
determined give every man chance, ana 1t Will see
that It's determination results ia the devcrance of all
who are in bondage William NJ. Evlrts was right when
he said must help the South to educate the Southern
coored people. The educational work needs
systcmatizng The South needs. not another Of
bullets to have battle for free thou ght, and the
fight must begin In the North Caste has been monarch
IN the North tho 5outh. IL dies hard but die it
The representative of the subj race in the person
Of the coored cadet help He Will gJtit. The
PETITION sent To the President asking ms replacement
at Point handed to the President by Represent
atyc Lrng, OF MASSACHUSETTS,. lie writes. The Pres
idrnl l. fu OF sympathy" L. looks now II the pres
ent inrumbent at WoSt Point must CO. aud General
Howard ~ to be his Then Whitaker can go
back aud have for protector man IN deep sympathy
with Christ aud with the needs Of mankind The report
OF Major General SchOcld has been received In ali my
life never read anything SO neartlcss. 80 utterly dealt
tut OF the first principles ChrisanIv In IL talks
of "A black man as though his skin made him luathsOmc
ana IA though would be- impossible to get white
ever touch any thug repul-iye. doubt n anything
was ever penued by Southern hre-cater
tnan the report written by tns ior-General
schOfeld this OF q Baptist minister. born In the
North In the North and educated at the National
lie says III his report The education and
elevation Of this newly enfrauchiscd Is work
worthy Of the unifed effort OF al good ozens but TIA,
work cannot be must rather be retiruedDy
forcing cOlorcd into Official positions for whIcn
they have yet become duy qualified, or INTO social
rela where they cannot b. Freely Welcomed The
cOOred be truly free until he becomes nde
pendent OF such rxueous aid, ana tbe degrce OF his
freedom cannot b. increased by depriVng the white
man portion " he liberty he has ways enjoyed
IL MS statement more True OF ooored boys than o
Irish boys l. IL true oi boy raised lD LOVING
home. as was whitaker, or OF boy raised as boot
that material taken IN the ~ plwair un
for Oic fla position and Is II also trur that n u t
education TO cultivate that material Tor IL
rghtIu place the world GeneIai Schofied says I'M
cOlUIed never he trdy free untl lac becomes
independent OF rxtsuecus aid II such ~ the ease L,
be free white boy ever he devo ped
| ExtraneOus AID essential To Tie develop
| ment Of mind. Hence endow colleges
| support teachers. aud ins.st upon the attendance
scnoo of the youth of this land. II co.OIed MAJ
caste spirit. and II nothing ue done 10 III ana DESTROY
| tins srntncn then surrey his future Is hopeless Al
organic sal effort made Danish cOiored peOp
| from the Military Academy. Since the DAYS o
humanity has bOen plotted Il becomes the duty of To-
American people 10 petition Congress To oppose IN
outrage ard 10 call upon the Preicnt TO give thls lad
| 30 outraged, 30 sabooed, an opportunity.