The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-26
AMERICAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
FRED. Douglass Delivers Most In
teresting Address on the Negro
INSTRUMENTATION People shouId
Treat the Black Man Kindly.

Lowell, Mass, Oct 25.-At the opening
Oh today's session of the convention of the
american Missionary association. Frank
airoanks, of Vermont, made his re-
port, which was practically an endorse
nent of the financial report submitted
yesterday This was followed bv q, short
address by Rev. Dewitt Clark. of Mas
sachusetts
Inc afternoon meeting was devoted to
women. during which reports were heard
from many sections of the country. Miss
DE Person. of New York, secretary of
the bureau of womens work, also sub
mitted her report
me annual business meeting was held
ldent, Merrill E. Gates, Amhearst Mass :.
Tlce-presidents, Rev. p. A. Needle d n.
Chicago; Rev. alexander Mckenzie,
EHa9 n Ieg Mass; Rev. Henry Hopkins,
son, New York; Rev. Washington Glad
den, Columbus, o.; corresponding secre-
1 Ydyl,. Key ev:,s F: P Woodbury., ID. New
ryder, D.D; recording Secretary, Rev.
p. M. Strickby, ID; treasurer. III. V.
MMu u6oaT Mew ~ York; auditor Peter W.
Executive committee for three years
Kew. w. w. Hayward, New York; Rev.
59seph E. Mitch Mitchell Hartford, Conn;
years, a. J. F. Behrns Brookline, Mass.
The closing services of the great con-
vention began at o'clock by devotional
exercises, followed by addresses by Rev.
who was followed by Hon. Fred Douglass.
The latter spoke as follows:
He was aware, he said, that n,any
and that he should now be left to him
self, and he, himself, had been accused
of saying, something like that. In an
done with the negro he had often re-
Piled, do nothing with him. Give him
fair play and let him alone"
Emphasis had been put on the last
words of his statement, iirgonring what
had preceded them. Mr. Douglass dwelt
on the destitute condition of the negroes
when emancipated, and contended that
in their power to. educate and improve
their condition. 9 The aPtarent. reaction
against the negro by siel whites of the
south was the inevitable result of the
negro progress. 1t is not against him as q
negro, but because he has emerged out of
the position of slave and servant and
has become gentleman and fellow citi-
zen. He concluded by saying he looked
to the churches, to the American Mission
airy association and like organizations to
lift from degradation long-enslayed and
herence to and exercise of the power of
truth, humanity and religion.
The closing address was delivered by
A. H. Stimson, of New York, who spoke
of the purposes for which the society was
organized fifty years ago, and he COM
pared the condition of the negro during
slavery times and his position in society
now. THAT its mission had not been in
vain,' he added, "is proved not only
by the statistics that have been spread
before this assembly, but also by the
great number of those who, through the
passing years, catching the spirit of their
teachers and filled with the new love.
have become messengers of Christ to their
and friends. The tale of
such instances has been the most thrilling
part of the testimony that had come to
US in the course of this great meeting.
eff, therefore, we feel the power of such |
testimony, our answer to the appeal of |
society should be in constant devotion to |
the cause