New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
SOCIAL EQUALITY A FARCE'
A NEGRO PREACHERS IMPRISONED PRO-
TEST AGAINST PREJUDICE
THE AFRICAN METHODIST CONFERENCE sTAH
tiled BY Ills INDIGNANT sPEEcH-bisiior
GRANTS INFLEXIBLE METHODS
WORK OF THE SESSION.

TIED Dy HIS INDIGNANT sPEEcH-BIsfioP
GRANTS INFLEXIBLE METHODS
WORK OF TIE SESSION
The proceedings at the session OF the New 10TH
African Methodist Episcopal Conference Yesterday
,.ra marked By a breeziness that has hitherto poem
,,kpown IN the deliberations OF that body. Bishop
Grant has so far presided the Conference Win
marked ability Hic rulings have been pos',"o'
and though brusque and fearless. they are '""'
acterized by an honesty that Is urdouD'eo's p'' :
q, the man. Although somewhat dictatoral. he
allows discussion OF a kind that perhaps more
conservative chairman would probably endeaVor 70
check or subluo The Rev. c. S. Smith. who comes
from Pi,tsburg evidently smartnS "hoer '"s
treatment he had received from steward OH oo" u
a dining car while en- route to the Conference am
allowed his feelings to dominate his farewell speech
Io took occasion TO remark that there was no sue"
thing az social equality and said all the tax ABOUT
Il was a ridiculous farce Il seems That the Stew
ard on the dinng-car. although n colored man
asked him to walt and go TO "A separate tape' i"'
lac declined TO do. and. seating h'n.seit NJ VII" ="
the tables ordered his meal. Although ne WIS "o
served with "A thistle for hg or stone IN Heu VI
bread he complained that the service was geheru's
nriudiced He also spoke OF the treatment the COL
orcd pcoplc generally receive az hotels ana on oodu
steamships. lie questioned the rght or INC S'e''"
ship companies TO demand $50 for whole s'a'eioo'"
when serving colored person. when they au'e'
tlsel $50 regular rate on al o'"c' "NO""
'.rhe North IL fast becoming inbued with '"c
Southern sentiment that condemns our race ne
said 1--WE arc not responsible for our births. we
did not fix compeXions Remember pre'n''l'
that we gain nothing by bowling the head anu
trucking 10 such treatment. The man that recos-
nizes me | will recognize. There Is no such thihe
as social equality There never was such thing
It's all farce. All white people are not SOCIALLY
equal | Will tell you what l want you 10 do' "ha'
70 teach your children to DO. You must teach them
that the white people OF their country nave s'' "
The SPEAKER quoted Marshal McMahons famous
phrase y su' ~ rsi'e h, ,b We connry
be exterminated we Will bring down white man
for every black | am tired OF being rsmPien uPc ~
made this great North star II the black man haa
no; hcpcd the south might n%ye 1re ncet
At this point white visitor interrupted and
asked: Il wonder n he knows what proportion the
negro held TO the white man In the late war ,.
Il know all about IT, was nc reply P.ople
in it, But they had to call on the Niger to help
when they found defeat staring them In the fase
To erect. then. SamsOnlike. "" Will pull down the
pillars and ~t /, crun.blc to the dust. We must
stand something down South. but when we come up
North expect some consideration"
Af;er Mr. Smiths outburst, reports OF pastors was
pute between Presiding Elder Franklin and Pastor
Coster of Blnghamton tat promised to he quite as
siopp~l 10y tho Bishop when he observed the report
the aer, The dispute between the pastor
the Binghanton church. which the latter said was
IN bad condition spiritually and temporarily. To
visited the church IN six months. AMI hat Il was
now very prosperous. The bishop brought The dis
mite.
The ordnatlcns are to take place at 1890 O'Clock
ably conclIic It's lablgs by making the appoint
mcn's for the ensuing Conference year.