The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-07-25
Extracts from Christian Neighbor
Marriages..-BRllOts.

Marriages..-BHllOts.
We see nothing as yet in any of our
Southern exchanges concerning the
statement of the 7eras Christian Ad-
vocate that "the Republican and the
negro will never rule the South again,
ballot or no ballot, count or no count" !"
Why this silence? We still wait to
know whether the religious press of
the South will let such q declaration
pass unrebuked. The matter Is too Sc
rious to be passed over in silence.
That "ballot or no ballot, count or no
count" is pretty serious language for
a republic. y Western advocate.
The CHRISTIAN NEIGHBoR, Column
bia, S. c., though not an exchange of
the Western Advocate, from principle
does not endorse or approve the state
ment of the Texas Christian advocate
quoted above.
When parties agree to submit any
question to the "ballot" they should
accept in good faith the result. Let
this suffice on "ballots."
MARRIAGES.
The following extracts from ex-
changes, made some months back,
were laid aside because we were 10th
to believe them true and did not wish
to bear what might prove to be "false
witness" against our neighbors.
From one exchange was clipped
this:
A CHURCH FOR A MULATTo PoPU-
LATION.
Our Church does not discourage the
intermarriage between the whites and
negroes in the United States.-Chica.
go Christian Advocate, Northern Meth
odist.
From another this:
On being asked if his church discour.
aged the intermarriage of negroes and
whites, DR.. Arthur Edwards, of the
Northwestern advocate, Chicago, says
"Our church I'M. E. Church) does not
discourage race intermarriages, nor
does it encourage them. Our only aim
as q church is to induce proper mar
riages, and the tests are in character
and not in color, save in States where
in the law forbids the marriage of
whites and negroes"
From third this:
The State of Ohio has repealed the
law which forbids the intermarrying
of the white and colored people, and
and the editor of the Western Chris.
tian exclaims "Good-bye Black
Laws of Ohio! May you never re-
turn, and may all your kindred in the
United States be speedily cut off and
perish forever! Amen, and amen W
We think we would rather live in q
state where the intermarriage of white
and negroes is not lawful; certainly
we had rather live where it is not fash
ionable.-South- Western Methodist.
At this time we are unable to credit
the first and second extracts.
Excepting where the South Western
Methodist thinks it "would rather
live," we have seen nothing as yet in
any of our Northern exchanges con-
cerning the main point in these ex-
tracts. Why this silence? Having
concluded that is useless to wait longer
to see whether the religious press of
the North would let such declarations
pass unrebuked, they are now given
publicity in our paper, not as "set off"
against that "ballot," but as something
we would rather not believe.
Although the removal of legal bar
riers to race intermarriages in Ohio
may occasion an enthusiastic, Amen,
and amen yet the matter remains
too serious to be passed over in silence.
Waving comparison between the races
it may affirmed that the difference be-
tween the whites and the negroes was
work of God and that he had a rea-
son for 80 decreeing and continuing
that difference to the present day.
If the difference between the whites
and the negroes should not be regard
ed in the most important relation
which two human beings can sustain
to each other-husband and wife
then, as the greater includes the less,
minor particulars or questions merit
little or no respect.
If those extracts misrepresent the
Western Christian Advocate, the CHI
cago Christian Advocate, or other re-
ligious journals of the North, the
CHRISTIAN NEIGHBoR will assay to
set itself right before all concerned.
We wait desired relief from doubt.
ReportoriaI Integrity.
Who wishes "the facts of the case, "