Richmond planet., 1890-08-02
ATTENTION NE BLACK SONS OF
TOLL AND TRIBULATION.

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TOLL AND TRIBULATION.
There isl great question before the
whole people of this country in the
| form of the "LODGE BILL" which
has passed the lower house of Con-
gress and is now knocking at the
door of the Senate for passage. The
| friends of this bill say that it will
cure the great wrongs which have
been perpetrated upon the ballot
and free suffrage, especially of the
black man who has been a great suf-
ferer both before and since the ballot
has been placed in his hands. The
enemies Of the blu say that it viii
me- condition OF the Negro
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property, prospe say
J nothing Of bis ID, - s.gnts The
Isame things were said when they
were speaking for and against the
freedom of the Negro. Now, wheth-
er the bin is for or against us one
thing we do know and that is, that
there is great battle going on be-
4 tween right and wrong.
What position shall we occupy in
this great battle? Daniel, 2nd chap.
21st verse, says: "God changes the
time and the Seasons; He removeth
kings and setteth up kings" Then
4 If this is Gods time TO stop another
great wrong, "To your tents, oh
Isreal, with a silent tongue, a listen
ing ear, and prayerful heart asking
God TO give victory to the right and
Idefeat to the wrong, lay aside your
own sin and go to Him with clean
hearts and hands in the same posi-
tion as our fathers did OF old.
Shun those street and bar-ro0m
discussions of these infiaming ques-
tions as you would the doors OF
hell.
Now, forward, guide right, march.
LET every one that confcsseth the re-
ligion OF our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ, ask God morning, noon and
night to give victory to the right
= and defeat TO the wrong OF this
great question. We hope the minis
sers all along the line will catch the
ound and send il on. If we could
My get a certain class of our peo
= to stop taking the family, religi
us, and political matters to the
hite mans bar-room, and there un
r the influence of few glasses o
q buss head "whiskey opening NJ
,eir minds, great good could b'
lne. There is another class who
cry time any one steps on theil
g calls on thecourts TO decide it.
Tack man must learn how ts
xena afnall ro@ffnrR I'D
!. tkIe.lew who when they TAIL out witt
! leach other shut the doors and call IL
= enough disinterested Jews to decide
, the dispute between them. WheT
l. our enemies get us drunk or in court
THAT is the time they get the advan
s tage OF us. You hardly ever SCI
e published any of the good deeds o
"a the Negro race. To prove this JUS
K notice the fireside, street, and high
way conversation about the Negro
the articles written, speeches mad
in the Legislative halls, nearly all bh
"a speakers and writer's who live nenr
I est TO the great body of the Negroe
- tell all of his bad deeds and not on
y good one. The truth is not disclese'
q until that writer orapeaker who live
farthest from the mass of Negroe
a. happens to look over our defamer'
shoulder and find him standing be
tween the evil and the good tryinl
to hide the good deeds of eight mi
lion people with the evil deeds of fiv
ID thousand. "Now TO your tents, oil
eel Isreal as you know it is Gods bus
60 ness to change times and seasons a
lyon have seen and felt the effects o
- his changing before "Now TO tn
n pulpit. press and people, catch tn
isl sound and send it down the line wit
is increased power.
e., / remain yours with charity to al
CO and malice toward none,
ss s',Ss WM. W. BRowYG. w. NJ,