The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-04
YOUNG YET.
A Coiorsd Methodist bishop on the
E'uture OF Iiis Race.

Bishop II, NJ, Turner, ID. d., LII, d., q
the NJ, L, Church, now in Louisville, Ky, ia
the first eolored man on whom the degrees
ID, ID. and LII. d. were ever conferred, He Is
n self-made man, one who has acquired hno
education by overcoming the most stupendous
difficulties and il genial, whole-souled gem
tleman, a thorough scholar and an able theolo-
gan, He was recently asked; "What do you
think Is to be tho future destiny Of the negro in
this country"
81 am very sorry YOU nsk me that question,
for take quito different view of it from the
leading men of my race Many OF them be-
lievo we will finally mix up with tho whites
and bleac h out and lose our race and color,
and thus he swallowed up in the great Amer-
can population. | have no words that can ex'
press my contempt for such leaders Such
nonsense not only degrades the race, but
charges God with folly, No, sir' black is here
and here TO stay by the unalterable arrange
ment f heaven. Black men will stride the
earth till the world ends regardless of these
theories, and in the near future the ground
will uemble meath tho thread Of their great
ness There is mighty future for the negro
race, bear in mind. He Is Only boy
yet; il will require centuries TO I'D
vance him to maturity, and millenniums
to bring him to dotagc. His name
will yet shine upon the scroll of fame
like the face of Jupiter on the midnight heav-
ems, But here is what my people do not like
to hear That distinction will not be reached
in this country. No, never! never Such is
not the programme of the Almighty. 1t Is only
10 be obtained on the continent of Africa, and
from there go out to the ends of the earth.
Therefore the colored race must return to Afli-
ca, carry the education and the Christianity and
the other virtues, civilties and groces he has
imbibed from you whites, and there demon
strate his greatness. 1t may take years and
generations to bring it about but il will como
as sure as darkness will come this evening or
light in the morning. Slavery was not
divine institution, but was a providental IN
stitution. 1t possibly took just such an ordeal
us that to Chiistianize and enlighten the negro
race, and place them in condition to progress
in all tho phases of an enlightened civilization.
God saw that they could be missionized more
successfully by bri ging them here ut the
time than by awaiting the tardy motion OF the
corrupt church of that day and ecclesiastical
dispensation."
"Do you think the colored people will IA
vor n return TO Africa in any considerable
numbersY"
"WeI, yes. 1t will be some time yet, how
ever, for they almost hate the name of At
lica at preSc It. Still there is great change
over that which existed some years ago. The
wonderful discoveries of African wealth
which are being brought to notice, and that
people live longer there than anywhere on the
globe, and tha6 great nations and kingdoms
are being found with an excellent civilization,
and that she offers everything desirable to the
negro, will soon begin to attract the attention
OF our progressive young men, and there will
be qui G movement III that direction. Also
our churches have begun to wake up to a
sense Of their responsibility. l am now the
collecting agent of fund to educate and train
teachers and preachers for Africa, and OCCASION
ally get little money for the object. True,
the whites give me more than the c2lored do
for that object. have gathered up enough to
place few students in college for that purpose,
and hope to increase the number soon. God is
raising up friends for Africa in all parts of the
globe 10 II marvellous extent and it means
something. l think it means the speedy re-
demption of that continent and the restoration
of her scattered children to her BOSOM"