National Baptist world., 1894-08-31
The Negro Problem in the United
States.
AN INTERESTING PAPER READ Be
FORE THE MINISTERIAL UNION
BY REV. j III. VAN LUE, VI
TABERNACLE BAPTIST
CHURCH.

This question has been discussed
from the "Dan to the Beersheoa ol
this country. Every now ana then
we hear Of some one discussing ana
cussing the Negro, from the legisla-
tive halls of the nation we are treated
occasionally to an elaborate dlsserta-
tion on the Negro problem and how
to solve it.
There are two ways to do thing
a right way and wrong way III
solving mathematical problems tne
proper factors must be employed III
orter to reach the desired end, ana
what is true of mathematical prop
lems is doubly true Of this great hu-
man question. The so called negro
Problem.n to my mind, is not halt SO
perplexing as the question OF ahar-
chy that is striking at the very louh-
dation Of our government, anu
among whom no Negroes are to De
'found The wise and the otherwise
have their say on this subject. They
hav+ told some truth and some Vlcl-
ous falsehoOds and ISLANDERS nave
been enunciated, and the Negro nav
inc no press through which he coulo
reach the masses, they stand uncoh-
tradicted. Let me ask you while we
enter briefly into discussion OF thlS
subiect. to consider first that the Ne
proes belong in this country. Every
other race and nationality came u
this country Of their own Volltloh
but we came not Of our own WILL ou
nv the will Of others, Some time al
ter the discovery of this country o.
Columbus, in the year OF l62o' th
Dutch brought the first cargo
20 dawes from Africa, and your hlsto
1fS tell us that not until the lhtro
ducetfOn of slavery did the settlement
that were established in this countr.
succeed, and the truth STANDS ou
very potent that the Negro was an
is a great factor in the making
this country. The north cannot poaS
of itself against the south ana sa
they had nothing to do with SLAYER.
for all are alike guilty in bringing
this question which now seems
perpleX. | class race preJudlce as
full brother to slavery, ana Oh u
twuI sometimes think 1T TO De u
more pernicious in its influence. !
this question churches have spll
ve have Northern Methodists al
Southern Methodists; Northern al
Southern Baptist Conventions al
the Lord only knows what we W
have before this question IS nnal
settled.
Some one is responsible for Il
Negro problem and no one kho
better where the responsibility !
than does the AnglO-SaXon race
this country. So long as the
proes' hands were tied, and his e.
hood -winked by the institution
slavery, there appeared to be a k
Of peace, or 1T least there was
problem; but from the south ca
the cry, more Negroes" AS 81
he was endured; as a servant all
mean the north and the SOUTH "
satisfied. Is it so strange TO the
cnltured mind Of the Negro Wh.
can not be endured as citizen
treated as a man? He has been,
is vet being wronged by the On
ian people Of America, and 10
the wrongs done to him, and re
nerate him for bis labors, w
empty the L. s. treasury
Be not deceived, God is not III
ed, for "whatsoever man SO
that shall he reap" This Is the
guage Of the Holy Writ. Sla
was great crime and the e
country has been cursed D.
blighting influence, and II there
Negro problem now to be SOW
is but the reaping Of what has
sowed by the entire people o
country 1t was predicted I
the war (Which brought abou
freedom of my people, , that for
drop Of Negro blood spilled q
the days of slavery, that those
were responsible for the lnstl
if the same would have to spill
lon-and l believe the prophes
literally verified. The Jews
not see the Christ in the lowly
arene, but their failure to do
ed them as nation. SO 1t ha
with many; and may not tr'
~ say that if this nation fails
or recognize the manhood
covered by the black skin, Q
time of war. or as he may be
a ladder to help some polltlca
rant to climb up into office.
will be seen even though this