The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-06-05
IN BROKEN DOSES.
Some Plain Talk by Rev. DR.. Gambrell
at Cincinnati.

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Meridian News. .....
In the discussion Of The negroes
in the South by The Baptist Ami
versary at Cincinnati Rev. DIR. j.
b. Ganlbrell spoke 10 he question
with good deal of emphasis.
Commenting on DR.. Gambrell's
speech the Cincinnati Enquirer
says: zs-.t
The speaker who followed Mr..
Greene made tho hit of the morn
ing. He was Rev. j. b. Gambrell.
of Mississippi, one of The best
knogn Baptist clergymen IN that
State. Although he has IA homely
way of putting things, neverlhe-
less he scored some of The strong
est points in The discussion, anC
really left the bet impression as
to the real truth of affairs III the
South.
DR.. Gambrell spoke as follows /:
Brother President-Il seems to
me that some people mike a great
mistake in singing out The negro
as if he were altogether different
from anybody else in the world,
requiring special treatment. | have
listened with interest tp what has
been said about The negro and The
South. There are some things that
ought to be sand, which no one has
said yet. You need to know the
truth, but | am in doubt as to how
much of it you will stand. Just
now, | am in The condition of The
colored man who said to his EN-
player:
"BoSs, | Is been down in de pea
field an see ole Ball down dar
dun dead"
"Yon don't say 50; old Ball
dead 2"
Eyes, boss, ole Ball is dun dead"
"Dld you see anything of old
NedW
"Yes, boss, | see ole Ned too"
"What was he doing5'
ale was jeS' layin' down"
did you 90 10 him {"
"Ye5, | went TO him."
"What did he say?"
"Nulhin'."
Anything the matter with
him ?''
"Nuthin', only he is dead too"
"Why did you not you tell me
all at onceW
"Case, boss, me thunk you no
bore him all at once"
Brother President, | am going TO
tell you some things you don't
know, but yon ought 10 know
them, and having respect to your
weakness, | will give you the
truth in
BROKEN DOSES
50 that you can bear it.
We have heard of the great
work this society has been doing
among the negroes and the results. |
You have not done any too much.
For myself am not gong 10 Ealf
believe in your repentance OF The
sin Of slavery till you spend on The
elevation of the negro as much
money as you sold them 10 us for,
put at interest up TO the present
time. You got The money out Of
hem and we got nothing but
A WHIPPING
md you ought to pay out that
money. -a
President Kingsly: "Was their
work worth nothing to you z"
Answer-I was laboring with
'ou TO bring you 10 sense OF
luty. admit the South ought 10
lelp, and lest you all 90 home
ceiling better than you are enii-
led to feel over what has been
lone, will slate some facts, con- ;
inIng my few remarks to Mis-
issippi mainly, because am bet :
er acquainted there. In Missis- I
ippi | am regarded as a pretty j
,ood 'nigger" preacher.
There have been spent on the {
ducation of the negroes since the
var .-
SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS. {
The North gave s20,000,000 and ;
he South siO,0O0,OOO. Now get
he figures down right, and don't |
orget them. We have free schools l
o which every negro child can 60,
nd they do go, though, sometimes !
hey 90 hungry. | carry Tesla
nents around with me 10 give :
way, and recently six out of seven ;
egro boys found at a railroad sta
ion could read, and | gave each {
me a Testament. Is it nothing
hat these negroes can read the
criptures They learned how in {
he public schools. Il
The State supports a university
or colored people and a normal
raining school for teachers. Is
hat nothing! The colored preach
rs come into our conference, in
tilules are held for them by our
White brethren. Their women.
erving in our families, get Pood
Idvice and constant help from our
wives. Do all these things 90 for
in the mighty uplIftl Oh!
10, you are nat doing II all By
,reat deal, and you must not feel
30 self-complacent. We are do
nc a great deal in many ways. for
'nr colored brethren but it had
'eiter be understood that we are