Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-23
APPEAL FOR THE NEGRO
Meeting of Women Under the Auspices
Of St honioa's League
bishops of the Episcopal Church Ten
OF Work Being Done and
That Needed.

was periodically given over yesterday af-
ternooh py some of the women of this city
TO thought Of the needs ana necessities OF
the colored people of the country. and a
large gathering Of women which completes
~ hiled the spacious sanctuary of the
Epiphany Protestant Episcopal Church, on
street between 18th and l4th streets
northwest met late yesterday afternoon to
near something about the great work among
the colored people from four nrom,nent
bishops OF the Episcopal Church. speaktne
under the auspices of St Monicas League
blshop W. A Leonard Of Ohio, Bishop c.
fenicks, Bishop c. K Nelson of Georgia
ana Bishop t. A. Dudley Of Kentucky four
men who are members OF the church conn
mission appointed to spend their time i'm
the interest of the colored race and who
ARE w1 tiag heart and soul in the cause.
MADE br1ef but eloquent and pathetic ap-
peals for help and for help now
Bishop LeOnard's Remarks
After the opening service Of the church.
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Cole the assistant
pastor of Epiphany. commencing at 4 o. clock.
Bishop Leonard stepped forward ana said
mat this was an era of organization in
all kinds of work. In some things there
was too much Of IL perhaps St Monica's
League was a welcome factor however In
the great work Of the church for the colored
people Many people did not understand
eAic iidStuuery OF the cnurch, nor how their
money went 70 help in the different causes.
Inc great treasury house in New York to
wnlch ali the money flowed al and from
whence II was sent out. might be compared
TO reservoir with its many water pipes
The league had its place and could be a
most important working band in the great
WORK He added that in Washington SO
used had the people become to the problem
that they had lost their vital interest in
IL They should wake up and do something
In the great and needy cause.
Bishop Penfck's Appeal.
Bishop Penick then made touching ap-
peal in the interest of the race This IN
not a parish and not a diocesan work" he
said God has called you to this work.
Here in this city there are $1,000 colored
people. You think OF others afar OF and
too often forget the Lazarus at your own
doors. This is an audience of mothers.
Napoleon, when asked what France most
needed, replied: Mothers That is what
the colored people need-it is mothers The
colored race is stretching out its hands in
helplessness to the Anglo-Saxon race, but
they turn their heads the other way. They
do not know how to live. neither does the
mother know how to take care of her child.
Two and a half times as many negro chill
dren under hve years of age are dying
every year in this country as white chill
dren within the same age" Bishop Penick
told how when he was leaving Africa he
was begged by a dying mother to take with
him her seven children, and do anything
with them, just so they might live. Cant
We be instrumental in saving one of these
souls?' he pleaded. There are twenty-five
bishops, 1000 clergymen and 10000 lay
men in daily contact with the colored peo-
pie of the SOUTH but the young whites do
not love the young colored children they
did in the old days. The coming generation
derstand one another. What is to be done
must be done quickly. There can be no
trfhing, but We must throw our whole
souls into it. 1t needs heroic giving" he
concluded HESS hal m
to do it"
Need in the south.
Bishop Nelson Of Georgia said that there
were ten times many negroes proper
uonately i'm Georgia as there were here.
1t used to become easy to him TO be kind
TO the negroes. but now the problem was
appalling. I'VE haven't even scratched
the surface Of it." said he. What are we
going to do with these people? The color
ed people have religion-more Of IL than
they can use But II is of an emotional
Sort with little morality in it. and almost
worse than none at all. What are we go
ing to do? There have been four distinct
theories advanced. which 1 will merely
touch upon. The first is amalgamation.
This is absolutely impossible. The south
Internationally refuses to accept II as a
solution, and there is no use talking OF IL
any longer. The second idea Is extermina-
ton. but no really Cody people believe IN
that. 1 think, so we need dwell on IL no
longer They are not beasts-they are peo-
pie The third plan is colonization.
This has been much discussed by fntein-
gent people, even, but II you have thought
of IL, don't think OF IL any longer. To de-
port the colored people Of this country
would take every steamboat In the lana
tw enty-five years continual service, taxing
no account OF the children that would be
born during that time. and would cost sew
cnty-five million dollars. Let peoSe deport
IL they want to. but IL won't affect the
problem any, The fourth theory is segrega-
ton This is what I regard as the true So
luton of the matter. 1t will bring them to-
Cether, vet keep them apart. 1t is more
trouble to get the colored people as a rule.
to go to white churches and white schools
Education is not the only thing. They must
have religious education and strive to raise
both body and soul.
Progress Made.
Bishop Dudley was the last speaker. He
said that the colored people were vexed with
the devil of ignorance and superstition, and
the whites did nothing but say send them
away, send them away" Yet no people
ever made greater comparative progress
than the colored race had in the few years
since their savage life. They were places
with RESPONSIBILITIES before them which
were too great The idea OF deporting them
was delirium. They were citizens OF the
United States. They are here to stay" he
said. II used to love the colored people.
Next TO my mother I used to love my coll
or ID n ammy best Of all. Friends. don't put
this away. You must help to bring them
into the fold, that they may be lifted up
and that we may not be pulled down. God
help us to do our duty toward those peo-
pie"