New-York tribune., 1890-06-07

trr TELEGRAPH TO IHE IBiBuSEi
| Mohonk Lake. y. Y. June 6.-Thc feature OF the
morning session to-day was Judge Toursees address
on the negro problem from the neGro's standpoint
Eloquent humorous. pathetic, sarcastic based On
fact, Of large experience aud abonnding with VIVA
Illustrations it, immediate effect was great. Even
some Of those who were out of sympathy with MN
wcrc not A little stirred by It, and II a tonic vas
desirable for the distinct optimism which charafterzed
the proceedings Of the previous day Of the conference
he certainly furnished II. Beginning with the rather
sensational statement that hc had no religion but MS
politics. he passed on to explain when and now MS
Interest the negro problem began. IL was during
the war when, having escaped from Confederate
prison. he came one day, ragged and hnngry 10 Il
clearing whcr. he saw "A few NEIL ,'oing mp to the
cearng's edge. he managed to attract the attention
Of negro who was singing. Unbeknown u HIS
comrades without pausng in his song, the negro
put In verse which told the w1yfarer to 20 down
in the hollow. wait until evening and then he "onh
come TO him. lie thought that was masterui piece
Of tactics the part Of the negro He felt that
man who couhI think quick "a that negro had
thonght must have a good deal In him. few months
later he had been crrand. and finding that
there too many Confcderatcs ~ his rear he E'd
turned aside into Il little wooded palisade where ne
found cOOrcd sergeant I'm charge OF twenty three men
clad in The United States uniform. Up 10 that tmc
he had felt that IL dscrcd to the United states
70 allow negroe, to bear arm, in her defence But he
had never felt 80 since he saw of those negro
soldiers ying dead under the old Nag. The spectacle
made an iudcblc impression on him.
judge TDurgcc then read "a number Of resolutions
which he presented b. the conference for It's CON
sidcfation. and then, proceeding with his remarks
,ad that the negro question was question OF Color
The effect Of color was Observable in the educational
moral and economical phases Of the problem, and
interviewer into them ALL The white man Of
tho North was apt 10 rgarl the negro ~ a weak
ling. for whom nursing bottle wa, 10 he PROVIDED
with the hope that he would make good use of It,
Christianity is chamcleonc. n takes the color OF
each generation. slavery had bccn introduced IN
one Of the states by 80 les, rcormcr than WHIT
field Whitfield Thought it his Christian duty
to bring ncgroc, from africa 50 that here they could
be Chri-auzcd. just a. it is now proposed by some
10 return them Africa order that they NAV be
rcho1thcniZcd n seemed to be- Whti"ld'S idea that
II was well 20 hold the negroes in slavery 10 per
form mcnia duties. 40 as 10 give the whit" ChriStai'
more tine 10 sing the praises ~ the Rclccmer. one
II the officer Of Howard University had referred 10
tho f,ct that I'm MS father, famy Bible there was
the record Of the birth Of slaves aud their names
alor,.ld ~ the family record Whit Of II That
slave record wa 81 importance than the
ped - horse since IN" ract remained that. during
the day, u slavery. negro could have legitimate
father. Iy The laws OF Virginia no child born in
slavery could have a Surname since he could not have
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tion of 100000 nIcgtmate children upon Itself and
-tu ono heard compIints b. day becau- the negro
YEA. NOT a model q morality. He Is not. but there Is
,, ~ io sd for him Al the Close ~ The war negroes
who had Lc'u living together n man and VII" were
allowed a. crimatlzc their union by coming forv ard
and being registered. The result was that between
80 and ~ per cent r,e,ter~ Would couples IN New
York or lu ohio do "a, we'll r. similar circumstances
The economic phase Of the negro question VIA an
matter ~ color II the freedman had not been black
there wouM have been no trouble about MS opp'r'
tuntcs hi, development lie j. li"Y To iall rom
cr.,c %. hc advances. but It Is cause Of tannulness
thai ho ha- any Christianity ~ ALL For eighty four
Years tr,c ucsroc. could not meet together t0 hom
religious meeting unless white person was present
IA. fear obv u.ly being that thcr wa danger without
h, prc,auton that the three negroe, might prejudice
the Divine Being against Tie superior rrc Tie negro
II The slave taught to do unto others ' ne
would have Others d. unto him. ana AZ hc
.,fne time tbs marriage relation which lie was
,l-o taught sanctincd and blessed the homes 't
the white, va, forbidden 10 him. lie himself was
a Methodist but 1t the terrible distinction oi
the Methodist Church that /, had formulated The
prop,sitlon uit God lad ordained that the negro
should Dc held IN perpetual hondnce i II ah'
wonder II the negro T. not vet good 'hrNudh 'F
recalled a distinguished educator Whose daily PRAYER
had been: "Oh. God keep the negro from beng
universal iuidcl and help H. 10 understand the 'd''n
..,.y to believe that educated negro would III
rviiably be AN inAdcl va, not Christianity rc-oh''b'
for the evil, which his race had suffered Ter
,ainly unlc,. Won deny that the e~ilS from WHICH
con,tantinoplc suffer, ar, % Dee referred 70 Ma
hornctani.,n or that the evils from which Dahomey
snncr, arr to be- referred to heathcni,m
Coming to the question Of cducation' Judge l"uFre'
aid that although he himself had been the first 10
uropo-c Federal aid a. "A Of itcracy, ncvcrLhc
les ne roccd AZ the defeat Of the Blair BILL since ne
regarded II A. palpably unjust 10 the negro nc n"
written a Fools Ermud" III order to establish INC
truth that the cure for darhncss was llSh anu 'lc
cur. for Ignorance was knowledge. Inc bHI OlI
provided for a distribution of money wm'h "ou"
GIVE much 10 Gmtc illitcrc' and little relatively 10
,nc hlac, unt.ratcs Some of the speakers bad
depr.ca,cl the formation Of secret societies al 'hc
south lie thanked tod for them. since tA'y EIc"
ont # the rights which the negro ia0 oD'"'" w. az"
ar, calculated 10 conserve his welfare As for the
Church work accomplished by the negroes oi ,he
,onth il 10 worthy of all praise The African Nc''o
dist church IN the south gave last year Tor f'Hso"
object, So. 1000 40 other church IN the country
ma. dome 49, we'll a, that The members oi thls
African Clmrch started In lfc twenty five years ago.
coming out Of bondage haN oi cv'Sthl"S ->,>'t
sincc IN. days Of the Christians in the CatcombS had
such sclfdcnlal for great cause been "lth'H'eu
In conclusion Judge rourgcc remarked 'hat ne 'ooh
a boncn,I view Of the sirlmtion because he believed
t Ca. - ,h. God whose movement, were seen In
history The development Of the negro race was
bonnd to tall, plncc, II might bo accomplishing Pc"''
fully II might not- Tod would determine However
# came. "A better life wond come with IT, III hVo
states the negro day holds the balance "i Pou."
mower Ne. hoped tiat ho would use that power Tor
,hc nrouotiou Of his welfare, calling whichever party
To pow,r which does most to benefit uc negro ID"
Andrew -. White, who followed Judge IourEcc' Sa'N
that while the fudge bad been depicting thc wrongs
OF the negro he had recalled familiar 'opc' re-"
getting those things which arc behind said Sr "hI'''
~ press forward The present Is no Time ior Fc
crlminatiou Let us press forward and DO what
rcmain, to be done. | came 20 the Conference WIN
heavy heart believe there IL hSro pu1h Tho
lie had travelled IN the SOUTH lie had talked WIN uie
leading men and with the teachers IN inc SCHOOLS
and 40 ne had gathered the impression tn Wirivlc
StrrgyIr fnr ,nnr.macy between the white ana me
negro was impending II seemed to MN that tit 1llc
two ra,es wcr. destined to become more ana more
sonarnt,d The momcltous question was Is thc
evolution to talc place at fearful cooi or or = !. % !" Uo
ncorrh, il Inc nineteenth century was 10 be relcul
hcrcd fnr ANYTHING It would be because Y hd gwen