Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-26

CHURCHES.
In 1866, the first of January, there
was but one organized colored church
in the county, this was the Virginia
street colored Baptist church, of Hop
kinsville, with membership of $50
to 200, the house of worship valued
at $500. This property was decided
to the trustees of the Main street
White Baptist church for the colored
brethren; as the colored brethren
were slaves they could not own any
property, though they bought the
property, the white trustees have
never turned the property over to
them. Will somebody please tell
Jehosephat to give Ham his own
property as he is of age, so he can
have it incorporated as any other in
dependent organic body. We have
% colored Baptist churches in this
county with the present membership
of 4,742 and property estimated at
$l9625. Only 2 churches are with
out house of worship. We have
seven Methodist churches with the
present membership of COS, property
estimated at $7,700. Most of these
churches both Baptist and Methodist
have been rebuilt, some of them as
often as the third time.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
In 1880 the writer called eonveL-
ton of clergymen and sunday school
workers of this and adjoining coun-
ties to meet in the Virginia street
church in May for the purpose of or
ganizing a Sunday School Conven-
ton. Some ten or twelve schools
were represented. We laid before
the brethren our plan. The organ
izing of a Sunday School Convention
was effected. The writer was elected
President, and P. II. Kennedy, of
Henderson, Vice President, and IL.
NJ. Coleman Secretary. This Con-
vention has now 80 Sunday Schools
with 1910 pupils and "a teachers,
though her boundary is from Bow
ling Green to Hickman, Ky, on the
Mississippi, yet she had her birth in
Christian county.
POOR HOUSE.
The general average is five whites
to one colored pauper in the county
poor house.
Levy oftaxes paid by the colored
people:
County taxes. ............. $l57, 635
| City taxes. ................ 66,59U
Value of school house prop. 5,953
Church property. ......... 1885
Total value of property form
. all sources. .$232, 4St
In 1870 he was admitted to tn,
rights of suffrage. Well, of course
{ the colored man is Republican but he
|. is young in politics, yet he is OLE
enough to know that he has beef
treated wrong by his party. A full
ticket of the Republican party wa
! put in the field but was defeated from
, Alpha to Omega. The coon wa
afraid to come out of his hole for fea
, he would get shut out. AT that tim
prejudice was running high betweeI
v Republicans and Democrats. Than
him who has said that Ethiopia shaI
stretch forth her arm, the black fla
e of prejudice has been buried never t
4 be resurrected again. The dark cul
tain that hung over the colored man
f ewes has been pulled back and tn
n colored brethren can see thing Q
e two. In 1874 in primary electio
the Republican party nominate
John Dickens for county attorne
and Alex. Thompson for jailer. Som
= executive committee told uncle JOIN
8. ny to stand aside, when they needle
y him they would send for him. TIL
v was done against the wishes of h
q colored brethren. On the first MOI
d day in that year the scratching rage
d among our white Republicans, an
a they scratched Brother Thompson 81
le times-the white Republicans electe
If by 500 majority and Thompson d.
) feated by 500 majority. In a print
o ry election in 1878 the colored r.
;. publicans nominated John Dickel
). for jailer on the first Monday in Ma
il The convention cancelled Dickel
IS and inserted Morgan. In this Il
X colored Republicans showed their il
,s dependence by making Mr.. Dicker
rs run on, and the first Monday in Al
v gust defeated Mr.. Morgan. TIL
,e caused split and both Morgan an
h Dickens were defeated. In 1882 til
|. Republican party nominated Wa
: for iailer, Kelly for coroner All
h Glass for constable. The same oil
d disease that did the work for Thoml
: son was applied to Watt, Kelly an
J. Glass. Kelly was not well known
q be colored man, and Glass being j
d one district, Mr.. Watt suffered I'll
h most from that disease, but he wt
well seen after. He was defeated b
500 majority, Kelly elected by "a an
Glass by So, the white Republican
d by 800. We have asked the whit
0 Republicans TO support the colore
Q nominees for l6 years, but they hay
n left us in the cold.
n We have tried to show you in tn
@ brief sketch the colored mans. prt
G gress in Christian county for twent
S years past, religiously, financial.
@ educatiOnally and politically. W
= see the planters have given him
/ showing to battle for sweet life; tn
II warehousemen and bankers hay
d given him chance; the merchant
s, have accommodated him. Judge {
T. A. ChamplIn, the County Commii
IS sioner of the common schools ha
If given our sons and daughters. flu
= representation as teachers in commo
y schools of the county. In Wester
% Kentucky Lunatic Asylum we sc
l. that Dir. Rodman has given colored a
l. tendants over the colored male and fl
+. male departments. Politically,we hay
d elected one coroner and one constI
/ BILE, although there are 1915 Repul
licans. The Republican majority
the county is about 600; 2,875 colore
and 700 white Republicans. FL
k about II years in vain the colore
c Republicans have asked the viii