Telegram-herald., 1886-09-13
REV. GRAVES TALKS
An Address on Colored Eduea-
ti0n Delivered Yesterday.
"Is.8lC0LDhE8@ta lE AItIIh
Ths c. lered Scscois - Encourage
msnts ana 1iscouragsments- fhs
Christ. zaiz.ag of africa-Ihe
People ~ slcoms tae Doctor.


lnau tae Nor1 ~ c0loret education in t1e
southern States. aai particularly ia the
Atlantis Bap .-t Seminary, oi ehch the
venerable divine j. noe the President Al
re conclusion ol q prsyer mutually toach-
as 10 pastor aud peope Rev Aer p.
I4.ger. -he present pastor II tie church.
afase aAl --.4
-I believe 4 voice Lhe sentiment of this
enure consr sgal9n-l Know I speak Hy
osn hearts feeling when say that Ne
are nos only gralhed bat h4nored or The
presence among Us today of one Nho f1r So
long vas a resident Of oar city. au iniuen-
tial factor TOR GOOD in our community ano
The beloved pastor Of this chuFca Ae,. ID.
Graves. of Atlanta. Ca" TIE vensr-bis
locror. after fee words of greeting, made
an aldress.
I'd Is quite as great a surprise 20 'aysef
hat I ana here TO-DAY De- ,ala. - l- IS to
ang of YOU, Tor / had TO idea ef comlng
North uI three days before / started
have be-n Tor the Pas, Two mouths uucer
laedical Treatment. and, after consulting
WITH nay physician. be Consented 10 m}
coming. provided / would co nothing 10
and 90 lud myself here in this thrice
lall9Ned place. looking into your familiar
fsces and touched by tie lender memories
and ASSOCIATIONS that center here. Your
pastor invited me 90 preach, which de
cllued % 10. since / have not mptei 90
Do 50 but twice during my stay South,
bu. consented 90 talk o. you m reference 70
nay work. the impressions / have received
and The convictions that haye taken hold Of
mr in reference 10 the importance Of the
wofG / 4m engaged IN. The war FOR the
Preservation OF the Union resulted II the
overthrow Of slavery freeing OF OOO.-
GO of Doadmen, so ills prepared Tor tie
RESPONSIBILITIES Of freedom that 10 Is q Won
der the race did not perish III the transition.
Immediately after the war many men OF
culture and character volunteered their
services % do what could be done 70 meet
the exigencies Of the case. and formed inst-
rutes In the South IN which were gathered
tbs pastors of the cOiOred churches, many
OF whom were able 10 read bur little and
others not AZ all Out Of these have sprung
the present existing schools Of the South,
OF which there are fifteen connected with
our own denomination They range from
the grade Of high schools North to uniyeTsi-
ties with fuli college courses. In
the schools are one hundred teachers,
$50 pupils, .476 men. and l65l women;
three hundred and sixtYnye are preparing
for the ministry and one thousand and
eighty nine for teaching IN tbs pub
lie coiOrsd schools Of the South. The
Home Mission Society, under whose aus
/ pice- these schools are conducted, paid for
/ their support last year SOL l,6l7. Other de-
nominations have also schools OF the same
/ .T4de and the total aggregate of such lnstl-
tutions is about forty. Connected with
mAny ~ them IS an industrial department
supported ia part Oy the magnificent gilt OF
The ate W l. Safer. of Norwich, Conn,
( who donated $1,000 600 for that purpose.
/ The Atlanta Baptist seminary, with which
/ / am connected, was founded about twenty
/ years ago and has passed through a varied
: experience
It's location is unfortunate, and the semi
nary building inadequate 10 the neets re-
Quired ana now Regulating for an eli
I giole site just outside OF the CRY limits.
/ The prospects. II my plans come 10 pertec-
\ ton. are hauelug. Connected VITA the
seminary are one hundred amt nf'y-two
/ students over One-third of whom are pre-
p-rirg for the minis ry. It is the only
school under our denomination of this
grade for cOi0re1 people ia the State OF
/ Georgia which contains l3O COO cOOred
Barlsts and white aud OiGcx together
+ 5000 MICHIGAN has about = ,0U0) The
i course Of study IS SIX years. four ia the
I normal and lwO In the theological course.
I am greet.y encouraged BY what hss al
srzsy been done siJain the few years since
lhe coiored neoPle were emancpsted; ny
TOE marked cnRrso ol sentiment oi the
+ S1ufherners in regard t0 this work finding
myself met with ENCOURAGEMENT or ali
sIiss instead Of being Ostracised. as was
me case with instructors in earlier years:
( nv the eageruess of pupils % lears. often
/ dndiug them almost fierce IN their desire
t0 acquire knowledge, making u JOY q
teach them. by the aii.ctionate regard tney
have fer their teachers.
But there are also discoufagemeuts-th
. great mass ~ ignorance and vice - be dealt
/ Nith the col0red population Of tbe SJuth
I n0w being 7.e0OO ssul-, an Immense
/ number compared with those 10 the schools;
their c0nceits aud jesi0usies. which are
I stages in their eIucaiion. their crude no.
7 tons of equality with whites. thinking that
Z freedom and slavery were the only differ
I encss. but finding That no. the case they
/ considered the a1.hty 10 real aud wIiie, TO
I have bank account often 10 more than
tNeniy five centsl and other like mis
+ aprreheusions of fact 20 be the real
dld-rsnc.. aud the separation IN their idess
oi religion and morality, the former being
I simply sho1fing and getting happy, honesty.
I property and purtg having no connection
/ with if Bui the highest inspiration - me
is that the coiOred men Of this country are
/ God chosen agents for the redemption Of
Africa a fact established In my mind bF a
series ~ Ir0videnCes So marked that they
csu raiut t4 no other end. "a fDr instance
abe freedom IT the blacks occurring syn
clroUoasiy Eifh the opening of Central
Africa ro civilization aad Christianity, and
fhe RENAL Sabls interest fhe European DOW
srs have taken in that coan ~ ere forma-
dou of the free state 0f Congo under their
protection fsi rbat gre work I am nov
doing 3 f1r A.rics and that 90 viii 90 on
for years after I am tsad And the colore'l
men bold hat idea Zoo. and many 0f them
srs sfuaginz with that end in view. among
Lem being FcunE man Who was brought
no av Aiexsnder IT Stevens fhis work
my brethren, IS Christian, phi'authropic
ana pai-i8fic'
A a. illustration of the morsi ohliquitF
- the coIarsd folks Dr. Graves told the
fiaNinE story ub'eh he said vas true to
iie a colored mar was gnce asked II he
were a preacher he replied Yes SAL
The irferr0zsfrr fafn sssed why he did
nof teli BE people nee to steal chickens sni
E aarns and ror f1 fef or ssh responded
the preacher 'sst w1uIi nshoer to-Hets ?
lt vsrd re~ snch coldness oher
.Ie uneef'r The sfo.T provoked au8inle
rrFrrtment ir fae a.eierre
Az f6e eorc Igs'or 20 che service he 6u (
~ she r~at.. 8 rresent sbeos hands rifh ~.
u.t Mrs trsees end rerrreef them aorle
Fse ssr ~ fI0H ess col - - a. sd ior
zrat a-sa -lraeuts In re SEMINARY