The Washington times., 1894-07-16
PEFPER ON MORAL ETHICS.
Young Colored Men Addressed BY the
PopuIist Senator on the Subject of
Christian AssOciatfOus

Populist Senator on the Subject OF
Christian Associations.
The lecture roora Of the colored Young
Mems Christian Association, on Eleventh
street. was crowded yesterday afternoon to
hear Senator PETER dilate on moral ethics in
contradistinction to his usual populistic the
ories in the Senate. The Senator was in an
uncommonly good humor, and rose into the
sphere Of eequence more than once. The
meeting was Of u religious character. and the
young colored men sang with heartiness
proverbial OF the race.
Senator PETER began his talk by compli-
menting the association on the excellent loca-
tion OF the rooms, the general cleanliness
about the place, the good library, and the
wise selection OF newspapers.
The Senator then proceeded to his lecture
He took as his theme young Mems Christian
Associations" He divided his subject into
three branches young men, Christians, and
association.
He said in part: "A young man who has
passed the span of life where the law makes
him responsible citizen should dispassion-
ately review his previous history and then
look into the future, and determine in what
capacity or at what undertaking he would
best succeed"
The lecturer impressed his hearers with the
necessity OF being ambitious and striving
toward the highest notch in the civilization In
which he lives. He laid great emphasis on
the necessity OF education, but secuted the
idea that technical or university education
meant education in its true sense.
He illustrated this point by calling atten-
tion to his own career. The Senator said,
my schooling was very limited, but when
became impressed with the necessity for edu-
cation betook myself in the early mornings
md "a fha Hub fr fba atud,
of books, and by sedulous work was able in
short time to furnish my mind with informa-
tion so valuable that ever since / have been
benefited by it,.
Senator PETER then went into a meta
physical argument to demonstrate that by
constant and applied study the mind grows so
In strength and power that its power Is felt by
society and is called into the service Of men
and gets recompensed for it.
He urged the young men to fit themselves
for the best positions in life, and he guar
enteed to them that they would get rewarded
commensurately with their ability.
In speaking on the point Of Christianity he
said: 1.-THE whole doctrine taught by the
lowly Christ was conveyed in the following
words: As ye would that men should do
unto YOU. even so do We unto Them The appli-
cation of this aphorism in the individual or
corporate life would be Q balm to heal every
wound, to rectify every wrong. and to make
tnlS WOrlO Il paradise more allurluS tDan tue
one which existed many thousands Of years
ago.
THAT motto would settle every perplexity
and arbitrate every difficulty"
He then dilated on the power OF associa-
ton, and said "the 5000 900 young men who
belonged to the associatio on constitute a sub
lime power for the moral uplifting Of the ma
tions."
He entered into discussion on the phiio-
sophical law of interdependence and inter-
relationship. He affirmed the principle Of
association. or combined strength, was right
both in practice and utility.