National Republican., 1884-11-28
HOPE FOR THE CoLoREp RACE.
A Thoughtful Discussion OF the Present Po-
Iitlcal Outlook.

At the Bercan Baptist church, on Eighteenth
street. between and NJ streets, Thanksglv-
ing service was held at IL O'Clock, and the
pastor, Roy. William Warlng, preached II
thoughtful and forciblo sermon upon the
present political outlook and the future of the
colored people in the United States. He as
sumed that God would give strength to Il race
or nation sufficient for 1t to battle with all the
difficulties and stumbling blocks In its way if 1t
possessed virtue, love of justice II high sense
of honor and those moral qualities which CON
stitute true manhood Therefore the question
ofhighest Importance for any nation or any
people was whether these essential qualities
were possessed. With them success would
certainly come; without them there could be
no hope of COnquCrng.' The peculiar relations
of the colorod people to the government were
considered, and the question was asked How
much do they possess calculated to give
strength aud leadership among mcn2 They
will endure and overcome If they would
advance with the world aud gain n secure
position. The present outlook for the
colored people was peculiar, as n man hud
been elected President of the United States
from that party that from its earliest days had
favored slavery and opposed the enlightenment
of the negro The man who could see nothing
dangerous In this was either insGnsble tu fear
or the future was clearer to him than to many.
Still God rules the world and gives strength
according to the need. The speaker assumed
that the negro with all his laundering aud
haltlng and seeming weakness, was becoming
possessed of the qualities which ho needed to
enable him to take his proper place among the
strong races. Despite hatred and uniayOriug
circumstances, hc continued TO live and to n-
crease. llO has come to stay; he can never
again be enslaycd as the moral sense of the
nation would not permit II, and neither would
the negro submit to il. He would fight for
| freedom as never man fought before, aud the
| swamps of the south would be flllioi black In
| diaus 1t is said that the old democratic
party-the party of slavery--is dead, and that
| the party soon to come into power Is a new
one and viii have4 bright careeras patriotic,
| liberty loving, and Just organization, with re.
| form for It's watchwOrd. II was said
that the negro need have no fear
| of this party, but the speaker believed II to be
| the same force that always has protested
| against the emancipation of the blacks. The
words that have of late come from the men
| who are high in the COunSels OF the party are
| encouraging, and II may be likely that gen.
uine effort will be made to keep everything
intact, and to let the political current move on
| unreslraned. There were two Things now for
| the coorcd people to do First to stand still
| like wise men until they find out just where
| they are. They are of course, surprised at the
| change, but they should let the world know
| that they are not dlsmayCd by threats nor be.
| guilcd by promises, and should look ut the
| situation like American citizens And then
| the second thing 10 bC done was tOaCquit them
| selves like meu-to 20 forward in ull material
things which make men strong ana great
| They should gather prosperity like the best of
| the white race; they should stand up boldly
andmnke everybody see that there was some
| thing In them Tho race must know more,
must increase aud grow In all directions, and
| IN every possible way acquire strength.