Evening journal., 1890-08-29
COLORED MEN IN SESSION.
THEY MET AND DISCUSSED THEIR
GRIEVANCES YESTERDAY.

They Want to Elevate Their Raoe-The
Educational Questions Must Receivs
More Observation-Disclosures Law-Makers
Roasted"
The afternoon session of the Advisory
| Council of the colored citizens of Viii
mington, commenced yesterday in the
German Hall at 2. 80 o'clock In the hall
were about 20 persons OF both sexes,
among whom were the following; w. NJ
Beamer, New Castle; Rev. Solomon Ham
mond. New Castle; William Perry,
Frederick; Joseph Il. Purnell, Chris
tiana; Rev. w. u. Carr, Thomas Bird,
Rev. j. Il. Scott, J. w. Dorelle, Daniel
B Anderson. James Dorman, Rev. }. d
Cooper, A. w. Brinckley, editor of tie
Twilight; Rev. M. F Study, James
schohly, Rev. DR.. ]. II Riddicks. A. @.
Sterling, Rev. w. d Cook, Daniel Scott,
]. II Christy, John Murphy. Rev. B. l.
Ruley, John Williams. A. r. Henry,
William Cannon, Milford Samuel Jones,
Magnolia; P. R. Gibbs.
DIR. j. Hudson RiddiclSs was temporary
chairman, and Rev. ]. b. Cooper, secre-
tary.
A paper was read by w. M. Beam or.
New Castle, on the educational progr sss
of the colored man in the state of Della.
ware since 1867. He said that the num-
Der of schools for colored children in the
state was now SO. and the value Of r.al
estate owned by the negro in the state
alone amounted to over $1, $1,000.
A debate on the Education of the
Negro" followed, which was opened by
w. II. Carr and participated in by Rev.
J. II. Scott, Solomon Harmon, j A
Cook, M. f Sluby, w. M, Besmezs Rev.
Mr.. Edwards, New Castle; A. w.
Brinckley, editor of the Twilight; ]. E
Williams, d. p. Anderson, George
Washington. B. F. Moore Each speaker
was limited to five minutes at time
Mr.. Carr referred TO the delusion that
existed in the minds of other races as to
| the inability of the negro to elevate Linn
self, and was proceeding to outline the
methods which should be adopted to dis
pei that Illusion when the fall of the
presidents hammer announced his time
exhausted Rev. j. H. Scott was the
next speaker. He asked: "What means
shall we take 10 better oar condition."
And answered his own question by say
ing: Educate our children properly,
morally and otherwise, and men of other
races will receive us when our cause ia
just.
Rev. w. d Cook said THE education
Of our people should be threefold that ii
the head, the hand and the heart 1t was
said that light acade mical education
was the most Il colored man could bear,
that he was untitled for the higher educa.
tional attachments and therefore intel
lectually inferior TO men of other races.
We have demonstrated the falsity of
that old and oft-fepeated story by
attaining those eminence3 which it was
so often declared we could never reach.
But there are other heights, less steep,
and other pursuits and 2vocations OF
more immediate Importance 70 the great
bulk Of our people to attain, and from
these, | am sorry to say, our race Is al
| most completely shut out. /
mean the different mechanical
and industrial pursuits. He
/ thought much could be done by an
/ industrial education to raise the race
from being mere hewers of wood and
drawers Of water, and finished by recon
mending Industrial schools for training
colo ed children. D.B Anderson said the
eolored man. had helped to educate the
| white mans child by paying taxes foi
| educational purposes, when his OWL
| children did not receive the benefits Of 3
school education. he thought it would
be only an act of justice for the white
man to assist the negro in his efforts to
elevate his children by education.
NJ +. Sluby declared that Delaware
was the o.ly state in the Union where
| children of the negro race were shut out
from the advantages of a higher educa
| ton, and exclaimed: "As sure as | am
held accountable in the sight of Heaven
for the training of my children. 20 God
will hold the lawmakers of Delaware &C
countable for Withholding the facilities
| for the education of the colored man
Other speakers followed in the same
strain, one OF whom said: Eve ought
not to make enemies Of either political
/ party. Love God bnt do not despist
| the devil, for we do not know from
which party we may have to ask fol
favors"
Another speaker said: mo race on
ear h has so progressed as we have
History fails TO produce Gu other in.
stsrce Of the extraordinary strides
which the colUred people of this nation
have made. Our history can only be
written by one of ourselves aud when ii
is produced the world will be astouished
at the rapidity of our advance The
paper WAS referred to the Committee OF
Resolutions.
ID. B. Anderson then read a paper OF
the advance Of education Ia Wilmin gtoI
since 1867. There are now FIVE schools
in the city and the amount of expendi
lures was nearly $10,0 600 annually.
twenty minutes debate followed, durinJ
which Mr.. Brinckley, Of the Twilight
and Mr.. Anderson engaged In a discus
sion on the difference in the payment o
school tax by white and colored man
The president, Rev. j. H. Riddicks
then announced that the subjects for tn
evening would be Industrial Educa
tiop, ard "A Newspaper for the Colore,
People of the State" He could not si
down without a sheer at "the inrosds o
Romanism, as be was pleased to call Til
recent efforts in behalf Of the education
Of colored Catholics in this city, and wa
getting we'll warmed UP, when he wa
stopped by Rev Mr. Cook, who wautel
to know IL he was going TO discus
"Romanism" then. The meeting the
adj ournei.
During the evening session the hal
was crowded. A table covered with re
freshments stood at the lower en-
/ the management Of humble
, of young women. Anderson's ban
l played sweet airs, and the odor of ca
de cologne filed the place. Polite usher
showed visitors to seats and everythin
, was conducted with great order and res
ularity. After the band had played