The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-11-05
OUR BROTHER IN BLACK.
published by request)

The history of the black man ii
America is Que of he most slr'k
ing chapters in the PrOvidental
dealings Of God with this country
He is a factor that enters, some
times most picking, into every
problem, social, financial, religious
or po itical, that agltates the pub
lie mind.
There is no use of saying: "W
dislike him; we will have nothing
TO do with him. He has to DO
with us, whether we wi or not.
"But,D says some one, "he Ough
not TO be here; he ought 10 he
driven away, cOaxed away, colo.
nized or killed" All this is un
wise and sinful before God, whu
his created both white and black.
He is here, and in my humpl
opinion, lie is here to stay. And
we work againSt our own iuterrs
and contrary to the Bible when W..
say we don't care what becomes at
him. His interests and ours are
Identical, aud each has sra ana
sympathy ia the prosperity of all.
The highest AMI lowest, he igrO-
rant aud the cultnrel, the Ilborer
and the capit.llst, the man of mus
Gle and the man OF mind, are so
blended aud united in our rivil
system, that their real lnterest j
ours. Wnat will hahn them, will
harm MS: what will dem0ralizr
them will denoralize our boys an
make them bl0oi- -tnirsty.
| am slow to b .liere that the
negro is getting worse. Compare
nov and ten ye r. ago.
What then, is the b Bble way of
dealing With our brother in hleck:
Give him his tights, cOrdi lly and
frankly. He is now a fir man,
by he highest organic law of our
government, hy tn Constitution
of the United Sfa'eS aud by The
separate action of the respective
S uthern States. DIR M My say
"Hr is not Il b be, TO b. fondIed
and petted iD time Of ection aud
beginning OF thr yea; he is nor a
brute to b. tramplel an drspi>ed;
he is not II fi'.nd or savage tO De
shunned and dreaded, nor an avg
To be admired and flat,rrel. BIZ
simply II human b lng, with tn
same shortcom ngs Us the white
man. hrir 10 III" SAM temp afion-.
and i'eing a weak rae, laple to
commit II ack crime, Just ike ma il
Of our whi nruthrrS are dong;
aud furthermore, be- is o be le.
deemed hy the same blood--the
blood of Jesus"
| wish to admit ght bare, th 4
at times it is diflic-lt t., know whit
is right in dealing with the color
ed man. This being the case, it
shows us thai we have Il problem on
hand that must be solved 500 er
or later, and in the Chr stian spirit
we ought to fad the sOluI ion.
DIR. o ken, in an eloquent speech
before Ihe Mississippi Association,
said. sTLe Two races cannot th,ive
together twenty-fiyr yer $ longrl.'
Maybe so-if we continue as we
are tO-day-but the solution must
be found, for here ar they to go?
Aud it ill not do 10 kill them II
we kill them we shall answer for
murder at the bar of God in the
Judgment, which thing | am de-
termined not to do. In the rame
of right and peace, wish to make
the following appeal:
1 al TO the col0red pas
tors to preach duty to til 'ir con
gregations, du y to obey the laws
of the land, duty to give the viii
man honesl work-duty to tell the
truth and duty to make good citi-
zens.
2. Then, let the white man give
the negro honest pay IDEAL han-st-
IL in trades aud tell him the who'll
truth.
5. Let the fa'mers have a labor
system and carry il our. Dom
take negro off your neighbui'>
place BY te ling him your bacon is
fatter than his.
4. Do Il or Ter them off thsif
homes. 1t is wropg. Besides. th
boys, l am told. belong to thns,
clubs hat st, L. ,hemsrlves "Rpg T.
latOrs.' These bJys are being
taught aWlrSsnrss.
5 Give the negro education.
so he may see things like some
white men do, hig and nOhle.
You say eluration makes fi"l> OF
them. Wtll, ma br 81. / have
never seen ,ny educated yet, d
don't know how il IL would affect
them. L lucaliun is 20 d for the
white man, and | believe it wonli
help the dai KEY, rghlly taught.
6. Last ), abb eal give Them
the gosp |. We know that is good
fol Do jew anu Gcntii ---hoDd
and fr, e.
Some say there are no religions
negroes alno. g them. Wen, my
brother, sou are mis- AIKEN. AZ il
compare now -n.i y,ars gUne. At
Louisville; K4., ts,y have mos
excellent churches, intelligent rOn-
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