Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-26

in deluge Of fire, ~ Tut you will. mass
ing through unframed, present to God
your Creator, a character. Do not de-
Jude yourself with the thought that
your character actions are to be gov
erned by your character. This il
wrong and misleading. It is action
that forms character.
WHAT ALL MEN DESIRE.
DO noble deeds and you will possess
that which all men desire. To buiId
such character you must lose sight of
self and the present; go down far be-
meath the rubbish of mere Journalism
and form the foundation Of your char
acter upon the principles and exam
pies OF our Lord Jesus, an individual
whose thoughts were pure, and whose
words were incomperable and, whose
actions, prompted by pure aud unset
Dish motives, always rendered to the
Development of a character that
would stand the test OF eternity. A
christian education will give to one
the real conception of the actions me-
cessary TO the developement of a good
character. A learned writer has well
said that Education of every kind has
two values-value as knowledge and
value as discipline. Discipline is as
necessary to man as knowledge"
Daniel Webster has said, "Knowled pe
does not comprise all which is contain
ed in the large term of education.
SOUND ARGUMENT.
The feelings are to be discisIin ed
the passions are to be restrained. true
and worthy motives are to be inspired /:
a profound religious feeling is to be
instilled, and pure morality inculcat-
ed. All this is comprised Gin. educa-
ton"
Says Sweedenborg. "It is Of no adj
vantage to man to know much, unless
he lives according to what he Knows
for knowledge has no other end than
| goodness and he who is made lpood Is.
in possession OF a far richer treasure
than he whose knowledge is the most
extensive and yet destitute of good
ness for what the latter il seeking bv
his great requirements the former al
| ready possesses
Now, my dear friends. it is our dutv
our God given duty-to utilize the
instrumentalities for developement
that God has placed within our reach
'or the benefit of our being.
A GRAND PRIVILEGE.
God is an intellectual Being whose
ways are past finding out, whose plans
| are incompatible and whose paths are
| in the great seas And vet we are per-
! mitted tC study His weird, make in
quiries concerning His plans and dive
deep down into the mysterious DEPTHS
OF His fathomless and boundiess love
Blessed with intellect, the powers OF
mental conception, the privilege of re-
| search and the noble examples of
Christ, and other noble characters il
would be criminally wicked for us to
appear before God without q noble
character. And another thought. YOU
must not forget that the perfect devel-
loPoment Of the Race depends greatly
upon our developement for, no nation
or race can rise above the level of the
individuals composing it.
OUR FUTURE GLORY.
The future glory and success of the
Afro-American race depend largely up
ON the strenuous efforts fits individua
members in the perfecting of charac
ter. Link by link the mighty chain il
forged strand by strand the giant ca
} bic is constructed line by line the i'm.
; spiring production of the student j,
? brought into being and day by day i
? the character of this race being formed
: Some may think the symmetrical de
; velopement of this Race impossible
But we are as capable of development
? as any other race upon the earth w,
= are in the image of Jehovah, possess
: ing the same soul powers as our favor
ed brother; and If we but do our duty
Iii. educate the head, the hand anC
: the heart of the Race, we shall, er
= long, be gladdened with the sight O
{ our banners, planted high up upon tn
r heights of fame, and our chosen leader
( in the forefront of the nations van
: Iguard. There's a great work for on
= people to do in this country and "
s must be up aud doing.
e There is tide in the affairs of race
h as in the affairs of men, which, take
: at the flood, leads on toSsuccess. An,
& what grand opportunities are present
E ed US as Race for the proper devel
: lopement of our minds, bodies an
souls.
THE PROMISES FOR THE FUTURE.
My brethren, 1T is our duty to ava
. ourselves of these magnificent oppoI
Q TUNES for the christian educating
9 our Race. Our fathers have gone dow
L far down, to the very foundation prir
u ciples of our government and starde
the mighty structure, sealed and CT
mented it with thei= blood and dyinv
Il transmitted their mantles to us Lyme
T and Langston, Bruce and Murray j
n the halls of legislation. have done the
Is duty we'll; Stewart and Scarborough
Booker I. Washington and J. Z. Jone
3 with many others, are doing what the
!. can to help the great course in IL
n school room Taliaferro and Mitche
Al Smith and Johnson in the field
II IL IL n
" our revered and honored Bishop A
"a nett, the silver tongued DIR. Brood
II and the learned Grimke, with a host
le consecrsted heralds OF the cross are
10 their posts, doing yoeman service f
g. God and the Race. And the end is n
j. yet my brethren.
le MAGNIFICENT PERoRATION.
tbs but the morning of glory. II
birds of music are thrilling their swee
est lays; the sweet smelling flower
re scattered DER hill and dale, mounta
e. and plain, are freighting the mornil
Il air with delightful fragrance; t
ut Laughing waters, flushed with the pu
IN pie light of day, seem pre- gnant wi
: life, as they move joyously on to t
ag distant sea And far away in the eal
s. ern sky the burning day king in /
ks chariot of living fire, moves grand
~ on to the encircled throne, midway /
~ tween the eastern dawn and the eve
Is ing shadows. Eight millions of Afr
Am 9ricans are enchanted with t
be wondrOus beauty of the scene. A
Mt ton, world, is asking, what will {
Or noon bring forth2"
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to Pardon for an Innocent Man.
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RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 10
cd Governor Carr has pardoned Hen