Richland beacon., 1889-02-09
NUMB 6.
Communicated.


Mr. ED;ToE-Hieese allow me space
in your valuable columns to give il.
many readers some idea about the
contemplated high school at Delhi
La. VIZ:
While assembled in District Con-
ference capacity, of the Lake Prov
lence P. E.s District. Of the Nortl
Louisiana Annual Conference of the
\. n. T. Church, in the United State
Of America. yleli in the Mi!lkens
Benl Circnit, La. April 25th. 1897.
/ We deeply considered the ieplora
BE condition Of onr poor, ignorant!y
sick people (colored), in this and all
the PARTS Of North Louisiana, the
subject then I'm Ter ccn,idera ION was
what shall b. done for the negro to
redeem him from under tie black
cover ji1nor2nce). Knowing. as We
did, that the whites of this country
have for more than 90 years. cared
for our people, and believing that we
should now look up and lift up try
to effect some plan to help ourselves
(educationaliyl, and being assured
that if we would begin the work o!
helping ourselves, that our white
friends would lead a helping hand
We, therefore, agreed TO establish a
high school at Delhi la. under the
following name. viz: Wavman. Nor
NAL, Agricultural. High School. a
board of nine trustees were then and
there elected. From thence We moved
ont. and on the lith dav OF Sept,
1887, we collected our first dollar by
conducting an Entertainment here at
Delhi. The whole amount raised then
was $l9625. We went Oh trusting
in God, our Father and man, our
brother. In Oct, 1883, we proceeded
and purchased, of Mrs. /. NJ. Aston
. and S. D McMulIen, 3ll acres o!
: land, beautiful location lying and
being west of the town of Delhi, neal
the v, S. & p. Railroad, for three
hundred dollars. We paid one hun
dred dollars cash AMI gave two note;
: for one hundred dollars each, the first
! note ell due Oct. Doth, 1888, anc
was paid on demand; the second noi,
falls due Oct, 1889, and will be paid
The Lord beng our helper. Not
withstanding the newly gotten "a
plan to retard its progress, | WIS., It
inform all who may he interested il
the welfare Of the poor struggling
colored people in this section of Lou
isiana, that we er:end building thi
school to educate the yolng men an
i women Of our race. All c2ndi
j. minde ID people know full well that tn
little town Delh) cannot be burdene
with supporting two high school
We'll, one NAV le low school, Oh
!, will talk all and the other will 10 al
-, for mere lip-labor cannot build
-. school. Therefore. we do not expe
to talk up school. but we hope
q, work it ~. Let ell our colors
- bretheren bury their many excus
!, in TIE grave Of no resurrection, al
catch stingiuess by the throat al
choke it to death
Education to q man is what
mighty steam engine Is to a ship;
gives him power. skillfully regulate
il enables him to mount the loflit
wave on lifes great SEA, and wa
n@ successful war with the fercest s:ol
he of ignorance. Education is the he
'' .al faculty of man, what the grin
stone is to the dull AK. Educati
means instruction, formation of ma
hers, &c. 1t is a great and gra
lever to raise up my poor iGnora
u - people from a low standing in Vi
;cb sin, crime and selfish desig gps, to
lat high standard Of true manhood a
SO womanhood; it is our object, as NH
ar ters of Gods gospel, to lift up {
IGS race everywhere we 90; father a
inp mother care for their little babes,
the cause they are weak and have not
capacity Of thinking and provid
Vi for themselves, and it is the ga
II way with large majority Of our ?
2-3 colored people. They are nte!lectua
for weak and blind, ani cannot do
p, {" themselves because they don't kr
onr how.
or The man who cannot write is G.
PEELED to make his (X) mark,
ioo life is full of crosses TO him if he
the to sign his name often. Now,
per we have begun the work, we Il
age help, and herewith, ask it Of the s