The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-15

0tJllt COlA H. iy uCu, ItOpeTU H. 1crrell,
Milton NJ. Holland and james H. 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 Il Brooks, Baptist.
and Rev. Dr.. Jennifer, Methodist
Wealthy Negroes.
They also include 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 on unusually large number
were acquired by catering, as i'll 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
Thorn rs millionaire, though he laugh
mgly says that one cipher less would
moro 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 colorcd
senator of the United States, is familiar
to the public. Hon. John +. Cook. who
was long collector for the District, is
very wealthy, and so also is DR.. C. Il.
Purvis who was for 0 years chief sur
geon at the Freedmans hospital. Dr..
j. R. Francis and DR.. f. j. Shaddhavc
also gained wealth by the practice of
medicine William II. Smith, who was
for many years librarian Of the house. is
pointed out as the only man in Wash
ington who has made money by poli-
tics pure and simplc-that is, has saved
1T from his salary. And John H. Brooks
Is an equally unique example, for he
has grown quito well to do on the saw
ings of his salary as 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 few of the most promi-
nent of well to do colorcd citizens of
this District.
Fred Douglass II Human Catholic.
found Hon. Frederick Douglass mt
his beautiful home on the hills east of
-Anacostia, o site overlooking all the
city, nearly all the District and MANY
miles OF both branches OF the Potomac
1t is typical east Maryland home with
broad halls, well surrounded by trees
and showing III every detail Of the sur
roundings q natural love for country
life AS we walked about the grounds
In front, the little strip called Anacost;a
was scarcely visible at the foot of the
hill Beyond it the sluggish watcrs 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 timbcrcd heights
about Georgetown and on the upper ioo-
tomac OF course Coxeys army and its
related movements formed the first topic
OF conversation, but iii that curious way
by which one thing brings on another
in conversation till the subject is entire
~ changed we We're soon deep in dis
cusslon OF the various religions of man
kind
II belong" said Mr.. Douglass, ito
Che Human Catholic church usually
attend the Methodist church, but for
many year l have not been able to
bind down my mind to any of those
creeds which, as it seems to me, make
statements that the ordinary common
sense cOntradlctS.
. I 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 All we can do is to find what
1t is and obey it -
Colorcd Roman Catholics.
"But is there not o great feeling of
loss and some anxiety when a man
concludes that he is simply the subject
of an unchanging law!"
"There is not to me. am complete