The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-13
THIRD edition,

Ki@hsp Turner's Views Not Endorsed
Because OF my great love 10. Bishop
Turner. as sincere Christian gentle
man. / nm loath to express myself
upon his views. But loyalty to duty
compels me TO speak. for ito him that
knoweth to do good and aoeth 1t not.
TO him Is a SIM Jas. 4: IL. 1t 1t Is
crime against God and humanity for
any one to keep SILENT when duty de-
mands expression.
hear great deal OF talk about
Bishop Turner's advice to the colorod
people OF this country; many OF my
people are seeking my opinion con-
corning his views thereof. l am In
duty bound to close my heart against
my sympathies, and Dc true to my
conscience and my people.
sat for two hours and half and
heard him lecture in Bethel A. Nj. l..
Church on Tuesday evening. During
his discourse he said many good
things which II would be we'll for our
people to heed, but l am sorry to say.
no also. said many unwise things
which we dare not heod.
No sane person will deny the fact
that the negro race is factor in the
moral forces OF the world. and there.
Tore ought to help others; ought to be
a producer and not only a consumer,
and that II he would fulfill the end of
his Creator, he must develop the lat.
ent powers OF his soul. But IL by no
means follows that he must go to
Africa and build up new negro gov
eminent before those latent powers
can be developed. ...
He might, as we argus. that In order
TO be genuine Christians, men must
al
primitive Christianity.
Although he would not have to con
tend with race prejudice there, yet
he would meet other and greater hin
derances.
II he cannot thrive In the sunlight Of
high civilization. much less can he dc
! 30 In heathendom.
4 But II is universally admitted fac
that he Is thriving, he is developing
hs is coming to tho front. The rapid
~ Of his material, moral and Intel
tectual advancement has no parallel il
history. Moreover, tue power ant
faculties of the soul are not developed
by removing all obstacles, but by over
coming the difficulties.
Don't move the environments. but
surmount them Ia the law of spiritual
development.
The good Bishop should first prove
the In posslblllty OF negro greatness
! In this country, before he advises
negro emigration.
T. The fact that the constitution OF the
United States recognizes the equality
OF the negro as citizen Is q strong
argument for our attaining our ac.
, corded equal rights.
Again, III proportion as our people
become Intelligent and refined. there
will be less ana less occasion for dis,
elimination and in proportion, as the
white citizens become Intelligent and
christanized. they will more and more
exercise the Golden Rule"
think the Bishops logic is wretch.
edly at fault when he infers because
the North falls to lay summary hands
upon the South for outraging negroes
kthRt the North Is, therefore Iosponsi-
! bic and guilty OF the same crime.
what Is true OF part, is not ncces-
sarily true OF the whole.
Therefore, this whole government is
not necessarily an enemy to the negro
because some OF the Southern people
! are. No matter how great the anxiety
OF tho North may be for the welfare
OF the negro, it Is prescribed In action
Z, by the principles OF "Sta es' Rights.
which the several States and even the
spect.
While 1t Is shamefully true come oil
the Southern States have formulated
laws discriminating against Its Colored
cluzens, 1t Is also gloriously true that
many OF the Northern States have re
Eclnded such lnws, And, moreover IN
those States where there Is Legislative
discrimination. the thing denied Is moi
an essential to negro greatness, is moi
an absolute necessity to the highest
/ development OF the negro
can be a first class Christian gen
tiemnu without riding IN cur with .
white man. do not necessarily have
To marry white woman ere | reacl
the highest civilization.
II it were so, should prefer to re
main In low civilization. l beliove
represent the nobility and Intelligence
OF my race. when | say we do not de
sire, and would not have absolut so
cial equality. We believe in the dlytn
fitness OF things.
There are always two classes OF PEG
Pile In every community, viz lhos
who think for themselves. and thas
who do not think, but wait for anUthe
to think for them.
This latter class become tho tools II
The hands of any who desire to US
wherefores, consider ITO oouseuuen
ces, but act on the mere invitation
The good BIZ hop should remember h
too often speaks to this thong ut los
claes, and the result of IL Is that man
oil our contented peaceful, induslrlou
citizens are made suspicious, restless
doubtful and unstable Like tho II
borer who joins the strike out oil sym
palhy, throws away decent living.
warm friend, and gets in return Ditto
poverty and II strong enemy. "Bless
ed is the Peacsmahern Is good dootrin
tor races as well as individuals.
Let whoever desires, whether whit
OF black, 20 to Africa But let's n
member the bridge that bore us acros
the stream. And IL the language {
DR.. J. II. Morgan to the Howard scho,
graduates last June. let US teach OF
people to learn trades, acquire weAl III
learn self-rsspeet and worship Co
and all other needed blessings will 10
low" Rev. c. j., JEFFERSON.
The AidicLs' Case,
The case OF j. Edward Adlicks. q