Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-27
CELEBRATED WITH SPEECHES.
A Day Of Much Rejoicing Among the Col
ored Citizens.


ored Citizens.
In G. A. r. Hall yesterday the MEM
bers Of Wayman A. NJ. Z. church cele-
brated Thanksgiving in fine style. DR..
G. w. Bryant preached at IL a. m. on
"Wnat God Has Done for U.s." A grand
dinner was served between 1890 and
2:30 p. M, q large number OF invited
guests being present. Prof. L. Nell.
Jones acted as toast master. A tele-
gram was received at noon from Mrs. D..
M. Langston saying that Hon. j. M.
Langston, who was expected to be pres
ent was seriously Ill and could not at
tend. DR.. G.. w. Bryant, Commissioner
General Of the Monument Association,
I'll ed his place.
The spacious G.. A. r. was crowded
to its utmost capacity by quite nun
Der OF our white citizens and the elite
OF colored society. Professor McClel-
lan's Orchestra discoursed grand music.
The pupils OF tho colored schools who
participated in the matinee dnripg the
day sung, "John Browns Body lies
Wondering In the Clay" Rev. j. j.
Jones led in prayer, after which the
whole assembly sang, my Country IT'S
OF Thee" In the evening Rev. j. j.
Jones then introduced Prof. j. McHenry
Jones as president of the meeting. Pro-
fessor Jones made an eloquent and inn
pressive address and then introduced
DR.. George Wellington Bryant, Com
missioner General Of the National Eman-
cipation Monument Association, as the
speaker OF the evening.
DR.. Bryant said that he would not un'
dertake to descant upon the subject as
signed TO Congressman LsngstoD, "rhe
Thanksgiving Day." but would speak
briefly of what "Emanc patton had done
for the Afro-Amercan." During the
days of reconstruction the negro was
the cement that reunited the late Con-
federate States with the Union, and his
tory would prove that no legislative
journal of the late reconstructed States
would produce an act or law introduced
by negro that possed one jot OF retail
alton for the days and years of past SER
vitude. That the most astute and
learned lawyer, broadly read in legal
jurisprudence, could not find one scln-
tilla OF tyranny or revenge; that amid
Southern gentlemen the negro had many
warm friends, who counselled, a ded and
assisted him.
In lieu OF the auction block we have
the pulpit; in place OF the bullwhip the
school teachers rod; the thumb screw,
the piano and organ keys; the slave pen,
the college and school house; the red
bandanna, the badge OF serfdom, the
stars and stripes, the one nag OF a
united nation.
In the South we own and control IL
colleges, "a academies, 40 high schools,
16 sculptors, % painters and artists; we
have 342 students in foreign lands; we
have 995 male and female graduates In
medicine, 195 of these are surgeons and
1T dental surgeons; 1927 lawyers, 45
inventors; 140 telegraph operators; 30,-
600 skilled workmen aud mechanics; j.
45C engineers, l.6O0 captains, pilots ETC.,
of vessels; 1870 bookkeepers, steno-
graphers, pharmacist, etc; own 20 miles
OF steel railroad In Pine Bluff, Ark; %
miles of railroads in North Carolina:
se63, 900 worth Of shipping; 100000
wharf and banks with capital OF
SO, ,OOO, 900 and pay taxes on 1894, 100000
Vi picpSsPJ'
Mayor Seabright was then introduced
and made some humorous and happy
remarks which were received with roars
Of applause.
Commander Seeley, Of Holiday Post,
was then introduced and made some
very feeling remarks.
Rev. J. j. Jones, then spoke OF Dr.
Bryant's mission, soliciting funds Tor
the monument and desired that the
doctor remain in the city and visit the
warm. hearted. generous white citizens
and present the cause as well as preach
at Wayman A. NJ. +. Chapel next Sun
day night. The doctor will do so.
Dancing was the next order OF the
night and winds up another successful
stride Of colored citizens In the line OF
good citizenship.