Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-03
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Strong Expressions Of 0Olored 0lsrgymsn
on the Recent LynOhing.
Ii Was the Theme Of Discussion I'm
Many Pulpfts Yesterday-A
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Reaction Predicted.

was the theme for much discussion in the
various colored pulpits Of this city yester-
day. The pastors Of the several local
churches seemed to have been filled with
indignation at the frequency Of these &C.
currences throughout the southland. and
they denounced the most recent one as
dastsrdly and barbarous. The prayers Of
many OF the worshipers were sent UP yes
terday for the protection Of the lives and
homes Of their brethren In the south. The
lynching Of negroes for the least offenses
was bitterly denounced. The several
churches which have been closed during
the summer were opened. the usual services
were resumed, and the audiences were
large. The Tennessee lynching was the
sole theme OF gossip among the parishton-
ers, and the words Of denunciation by the
pastors were heartily approved by the nod
Ding OF heads and the pronouncing Of
''amens."
Rev. DIR. Jennifer's Denunciation,
The largest attendance Of the day was at
the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church. on NJ
street between 18th and 10th. the Rev. Dr.
John T. Jennifer. pastor. The doctor ex-
pressed the following opinion concerning
the episode: These lynchings In the south
are wicked, cruel and unjust 1t Is an ont
rage upon the best sentiment Of the south
that 1t permits such deeds to go unwhipped
OF Justice. 1t Is a duty that the good peo-
PIE or that section owe to themselves and
their country to attempt to suppress the
frequency OF these UBIQUITOUS crimes II
tney 90 not as sure as there is a lust God
ne Will shake this country from center to
circumference. Justice will not slumber
NJ longer: We all know that lynching
Is murder. No one has a right to deprive
another of his life unless with warrant of
law. The south today Is sitting upon a
volcano and there will soon be a mighty
upheaval.
1T is hard to tell how these evils are to be
remed1ed ! think such action as the Ida.
Is. Wells crusade will do much toward
Stopping these heinious offenses. 1 indorse
iaa Weils. She presents facts which are in
disputable. The pamphlet published by her
ana Frederick Douglass, called The Reason
Why. Is filled with golden truths The
BOOK recently published by a white man
present the true facts The Ills OF the
south are its hatred for the negro and its
discrimination against that class of it's citi-
zens. l believe that Ida b. Wells has been
lea out by God, as the great anti-slavery
men were. and the American people will
soon awake to the righteousness of her CALI
Ing, and will help In some way to suppress
the lynchtng, numbering and burning of de-
Our trust is in Cod
DR.. Walter II. Brooks Remarks.
Dr. Walter H. Brooks. the pastor of the
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, express
ed himself as follows: II want to denounce
the lynching Of six negroes in Tennessee in
tne most severe terms. These crimes are
outrages and the American people should
nIt their voices as one man in denunciation
OF them. II ours Is a civilized government,
we should be law-abiding citizens, and we
should accord to every man a fair and i'm
partial trial by a jury Of his peers One
system OF justice for white men and anoth-
er Ior colored men Is against the principles
OF our government But when such women
as Ida Wells al ise and call for Justice to
her people, great reaction Is bound to set
In. They say in the south that the negro
Is prone to the commital Of outrages upon
White women. and it is only for such deeds
that they are lynched, but the recent Incl
dent In tennessee stamps that assertion as
untrue. Here these men were lynched and
murdered in cold blood without a shadow of
trial and with the evidence Of their guilt
incomplete.
IF such deeds are continued the south
Will reap what 1t has sown; the north
which now looks on complacently will some
day see anarchy prevalent in its midst.
There will not be one Chicago riot, but
there Will be many-the sins Of a part of
the people will be visited upon the whole
people II public sentiment didn't favor
This country is now sowing the wind; it
snail reap the whirlwind. The Almighty
Doesn't sleep, and Jehovah doesn't forget
These deeds shall continue to go on until
rs o'ShS"S 0Oo sndh arse ana Out down
the accursed thing. / am with those who
oeneve In standing still and waiting on the
Lord He never fails to correct nations as
well as individuals. The wreck Of worlds
and iniquity. 0'A
The south may hold its conventions and
invite emigration to that fair section but
from its escutcheon emigrants will never
settle there. Men don't love to dwell in a
ana OF murder, and capital doesn't seek a
ana mat Is wet with blood. crying out for
vengeance, for investment. I believe a dif-
Ierent condition Of affairs can only be
Drought about by agitation. I don't believe
pa resenting these outrages. 1 believe In
me Lord and In the power of prayer"
Dr. w. Bishop JohnsOn's Words,
Dr. W. Bishop johnson, pastor of the
Ihird Street Baptist Church and managing
EDITOR OF the National Baptist Magazine,
-aid: 1 consider the recent lynching of ne
sroes In Tennessee a relic of barbarism.
ana consider 1t out Of place in a civilized
country. / believe that the national pov
eminent ought to lay it's hands upon the
monster and throttle the life out of him.
oeleVe that the national government has a
rignt to eliminate any evil that prevents
he reign of law and order in the states
The Constitution says that Congress shall
have power to suppress Instruction and to
'epel invasion. The preamble Of this funda-
Hehtdi law sStS IOrth as Its objects: TO
nsure domestic tranquility, to insure do
nestle happiness. to provide for the COM
non defense and to promote the general
Welfare of all the people
There can be, to my mind no more heart
ess and destructive invasion, no more wide
pread and wicked Instruction than the
growing evil of lyncbing men without law
md order and without fair trial. Nor can
he objects Of the Constitution be fully car
led out unless tho national government
avs its hands upon every evil that menaces
he peace and prosperity Of the people of all
sections. The American people should arise
n the might Of intelligent citizenship and
lrtve back this common foe that confines
tself now not alone to the south, but 1t
hreatens to ravage in other sections hither-
c noted for justice and equity"
Baptist Association Meeting.
The Baptist Ministerial Association held
IS regular meeting this morning at II
'clock In the vestry room of the Mt. Car
mel Baptist Church, on L and 4th streets |
northwest, Of which the Rev. w. P. Glib
ons. jr., is pastor. The association is COM
osed of all the pastors Of the Baptist |
hurches in this city and many from Vir- |
inia and Maryland. The president Of the |
ssociation is the Rev. H. c. Robinson, pas |
or of the First Baptist Church of South |