The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-26
FUTURE OF THE NEGRO.
Fred Douglass Speaks at The Ameri-
can Missionary Association Meeting.

LOWELL, Mass, Oct 25.-At the opening
of to-day's session of the American Mis-
sionary Association convention. Franklin
Fairbanks, of Vermont, made his report,
which was practically an Endorsement of
the financial report. submitted yesterday.
The afternoon meeting was devoted to
women, during which reports were heard
from many sections of the country Miss
d. F. Emerson, Of New York, secretary of
the Bureau of Woman's Work of the asso-
citation, also presented her report. The an
nual business meeting of the association
was held and the following officers elected:
President, Merrill E. Gates, Amherst, Mass;
corresponding secretaries. Rev. Z. NJ.
Strickby, ID. D.; Rev. F. P. Woodbury., ID.
D., New York; assistant secretary, Rev. J.
c. Ryder, d.. d.; recording secretary, Rev.
NJ. E. Strickby. d. D.. New York; treas
urer. III. w. Hubbard, New York, Invita-
lions for holding the next annual meeting
were read from B~inghamton. N. Y; Min
neapolis and Detroit After a lively discus
sion 1T was decided to let the matter rest
perding the decision on the place Of meet
ing OF the national council.
The closing services of the great conven-
ton began at Z O'Clock by devotional exer-
man Abbott, ID. d., of New York, who was
followed by Hon. Fred Douglass. The lat
ter said ne was aware that some think
enough had been done for the negro, and
that ne should now be left to himself. and
that he had himself been accused of saying
something like that. In answer to the
question What should be done with the
negro?' he had often replied, DC nothing
with him. Give him fair play and let him
alone" Emphasis had been put on the
last words of his statement, ignoring what
had preceded them. Mr.: Douglass dwelt
upon the destitute condition of the negroes
when em~ancipated and commended that the
American people should do everything N
their power to educate and improve their
condition. The apparent reaction against
the negroes by the whites of the South was
the inevitable result of the negroes progress
and is not against him as a negro, but be-
cause he has emerged out of the position
gentleman and a fellow-citizen. He con-
cluded by saying that he looked TO the
churches, to the American Missionary AS
ISOLATION and like organizations for con-
rinued aid to the negro, which had now an
opportunity to lift from degradation a long
enslaved and prosecuted people by con-
tinued firm adherence to and exercise OF
the power of truth, humanity and religion.
Christian Missionary Board.
RICHMOND, VT, Oct. 25.-The Foreign
Christian Missionary Board of the Disciples
National Convention closed its session TO.
night. 1t was resolved TO send a missionary
to Africa during the coming year. Fifteen
hundred dollars was raised towards sending
Secretary Mclean on a tour around the
world 10 visit the missionary stations of the
denomination. The convention elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
idents, F.. NJ. Rains, Ohio; j. a. Lord, Ohio;
G. A. Miller. Kentucky; G. b. Ranshaw.
Ohio: recording secretary. l. J. Spencer.
Kentucky; corresponding secretary, A. Nc
Lean. Ohio: treasurer. w. S. Dickinson,
Ohio.