The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-16

ston, John r. Lynch, Robert H. Terrell,
Milton M. Holland and James II. Smith
all lawyers except the first named.
Among their eminent and learned min
listers are Francis J. Grimke, Presby-
terrain; Alexander w. Crummell, Epis-
copalian; Walter H Brooks, Baptist,
and Rev. DR.. Jennifer, Methodist
Wealthy Negroes.
They also include a surprisingly long
list of wealthy men, and in looking over
the names one finds that they made
their money very much as white men
have done, though among the smaller
fortunes an unusually large number
were acquired by catering, as in res
taurants and ice cream parlors-a much
larger proportion, 1 think, than would
be found anywhere among white people
Frederick Douglass is spoken of among
them as millionaire, though he laugh
ingly says that one cipher less would
more nearly represent it, and all Amer
leans know his career. John R. Lynch
is quite we'll to do and has made his
money in the law.
The career of Hon. Blanche K Bruce,
recorder of deeds and the last colored
senator of the United States, is familiar
TO the public Hon. John F. Cook, who
was long collector for the District, is
Purvis, WHO was for 10 years chief sur
geon at the Freedman's hospital. DIR.
]. r. Francis and DIR. f. j. Shadd have
also gained wealth by the practice Of
medicine. William H Smith, who was
for many years librarian of the house, is
pointed out the only man in Wash
ington who has made money by poll
tics pure and simple-that is has saved
it from his salary. And John H Brooks
is an equally unique example, for he
has grown quite we'll to do on the saw
ings of his salary a clerk in the navy
department. and investments of those
savings. He still holds his desk and
still saves money out of his SALARY. And
these are but a few of the most promi-
nent of well to do colored citizens of
this District
Fred Douglass Human Catholic.
1 found Hon Frederick Douglass at
his beautiful home on the hills east of
Anacostia, a site overlooking all the
city, nearly all the District and many
miles of both branches of the Potomac.
1t is a typical east Maryland home, with
broad halls, well surrounded by trees
and showing in every detail of the sur
roundings a natural love for country
life. AS we walked about the grounds
in front, the little strip called Anacostia
Wa9 scarcely visible at the 1OOC OF the
hill Beyond it the sluggish waters of
the eastern branch of the Potomac
seemed scarcely moving in the May sun
shine Beyond that the beautiful city
stretched northward and westward till
it faded away in the timbered heights
about Georgetown and ON the upper Po-
tomac. OF course Coxey's army and its
related movements formed the first topic
of conversation, but in that curious way
by which one thing brings on another
in conversation till the subject is entire
ly changed we were soon deep in dis
cussion of the various religions of man
kind.
ST belong,'' said Mr.. Douglass, "'to
the Human Catholic church I usually
attend the Methodist church. but for
many a year have not been able to
bind down my mind to any of those
ereeds which, as it seems to me, make
statements that the ordinary common
sense contradicts
ST have Travelled about some and have
everywhere seen men doing all sorts
Of things to get ON the good side of God
if happily they might induce him to
change his laws for their benefit So far
as my reading goes, find that men
have been doing that through all time,
but am satisfied that the law is in
variable. ALI we can do is to find what
it is and obey it. -
CoIored Roman Catholics.
but Is there not a great feeling of
loss and some anxiety when a man
concludes that he is simply the subject
of an uuchauxiucy laW?''