The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-01
lie Eloquently Urges Them to Look to The
Principles of Right and to Remain loyal
to the Party Which Is Their Friend.
The Discourse of Rev. N. L. Haines Last
Evening, on Success in Business.
Rev. DR.. Jeffery's Sermon on "The Model
Wife and Mean HUSBAND" -ServiceS at
Central-Ayenue II. E. Church.
AN APPEAL TO coLoRED MEN.

AN APPEAL TO CoLoRED MEN.
Rev. Ga%zaway Strongly Urges His People
TO Remain Loyal to Their Friends.
The sermon last evening Of Rev. Alex Gazza-
way, the new pastor of the Yermont-street
kregaton of colored Methodists, was one of
timely interest To his hearers, as we'll as to all
colored people. His text was as follows:
For the oppression of the poor for the sigki ne of
the needy, now win arise, saith the Lord.-Psalm
" IL.
DIR. Gazzaway interpreted the text as abiding
TO the sufferines of the Isrselites while in Baby
Ion as slaves, when they cried out to God for
help, and. hearing their cry, He resolved to 60
to their deliverance In the course OF his re.
marks upon this subject he spoke of the results
of oppression in the history
of this government, In speaking Of the
slavery of the negroes in the South he said
'The blichtlng influences of the accursed sys-
tenn spread far ard wide We were bought and
sold like beasts of burden. The light of knowl-
edge kept from Our manhood and
wonanhood insulted and crushed. The
bul-g hip and the revolver did their hellish work.
Incarnate demons - libidinous wretches in
whom there dwelt regard for virtue for
richt-fid their deeds of darkness and of shame.
Every avenue OF light was closed against us.
aud we were crushed: like Israel, our prayers
went up to God. and his strong arm of power
was made manifest in red armed war. and amid
the blaze. thunder and smoke of battle the chains
or slavery We're melted from our limbs.
While the iron heel of oppression was being
pressed upon necks families torn
asunder and sold like beasts of burden-and
some families are scattered and never will meet
untA the end OF tlme--oEr faih hers prayed for
Ieliyfrance. God heard that PRAYER and saiG
For the oppression of the poor, for the signing
Df the needy, now wili arise. And when God
arose in war, four million human beings lifted
their voices in songs OF praise and thanksgiving
For the precious boon of liberty. For every drop
Of blood drawn by the lash and bloodhountis
there has been one drawn by sword and bullet.
nna TINS God caused the accounts to be
balanced.
Tine truth is not satisfied She wants power
She wants TO rule. Government is ordained of
God. He is himself governor. ana just In pro.
portion as governments best subserve the best
interests of the governed. just in proportion do
they approximate TO the IDEAL government of
God The righteous idea of government is ad-
vocated by part of the people of this great Ma
tiou, while a portion are IL favor OF an Cypress
ivp government. and to opuress the colOred man
is the object and aim of the South. have lived
for wears in the South. l have been in the
States of Kentucky, Tennessee. Alabama and
Georgia. and have and know the feeling
against colored people man going
South for few days 70 visit To
make. n few speeches cannot find all
that is TO he known. Go there and live for
years, az | have done, others have done, ard
you Will see crimes the most unjust and revolt
ing practced In the mountain and rural dis
trictS of the States South my people
hardly know they free. They are suffering.
and cheated and killed by the Ku-klnx, White
liners, regulators and such organizations of des
peradoes. There are those who are friendly to
the interests of the colored Read the
amendments to the national Constitution. and
they are the sentiments of n portion of the peo-
pie who are friendly to the interests OF the black
man. Let our enemies get control of the execa-
tive legislative and judicial departments of THIS
government, in other words, let them
have the President, Congress and the Supreme
Court of these United States once in thei. full
power, and the constitutional amendments
granting the right of Suffrage to you all will De
declared Unconstitutional. and that will dis
qualify ali in point of voting. and from that
decision there would be no appeal They would
say, as they have said, that when the amend
ments were made the South did not vote, for
the reason that. being in war. she did not vote,
and consequently the act was illegal and is void
And that is the reason the South to day is kill
ing off our people and destroying every Repub-
iican vote possible.
"t5od has worked in favor as a races He
has orened the door of liberty to us: We have
been brought out with high hand and out
stretched arms; we are nation of freemen,
and let not, for a few paltry dol
put that party back into power which God has
caused TO be put out. Sustain correct PRINCIPLES.
Th4 principles of the liberty loving party are
right. They say that the co!ored man shall be
forever free. He shall be educated He shall
he protected He shall have equal chances in
the race of life. He shall he man. Our enc
say to the contrary. The principles of
those who are opposed to US is 10 enslave or Ge
grade. l beseech you discern between men aud
principles IL a man does you favor return it
If il does make unreasonable dem and
upon You. Look behind the man at the array
CT principles following Look at the regard of
the company in which he is found and tho yrin-
APPLES which accord nearest the TEACHINGS of the
great Cove Inor, God. and all principles that dis
regard our manhood and our interests, ana are
unfriendly othe teachings of the great exemplar,
reject.
Let us look to the interests of rho coming
millions or our race. and all that tends TO raise
rs to a higher and grander manhood. let rs
adopt. Let US remember our iisfranchised hrett-
rpnin the South; let ignore the oikv- toneued
politician. fehethrr ne he white or black and let
ms, to q man, sustain those who are in syn1tathv
with our oppressed brethren in the South
God is on the side Of the oppressed and
amidst all things let us remain faithful 10 God
While Israel were obedient. they prospared
When reSellious, they failed and were distressed
by their enemies Let us ever remember that
Righteousness exalteth "a nation hnt sin j. n "a.
proach 10 any people The mouth Of The Lord
bath spoken it..
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