Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

stroy activity In their behalf, let us not
forget the missionaries In our own iand
who need our aid, to whom we owe
duty. and who can be reached
1T seems to me that IL the Christian
people of our land estimate at its real
value the work which the Board OF Home
Missions has In charge. and II they can
be made to realize Its extreme Importance
the means to carry on and extend this
work will be easily forthcoming; and
hope that such an unusual interest may
be aroused In behalf Of the cause by the
movement. OF which this meeting Is
part. as will suggest TO many. heretofore
Indifferent. that among the most COM
forting Of their possessions will be
share In the triumphs and achievements
OF home missions
When the President had concluded. the
Rev. William c. Roberts, ID. D., offered
up prayer. Then Rev. Sheldon Jack
son. ID. d.. superintendent OF missions
Then followed Rev. DR.. Talmaye and
Rev. Charles l.. Thompson.
BOOKER WASHINGTON.
After Mr.. Thompson had concluded his
address, the ushers took up the collection.
after which President Cleveland intro
duced the last speaker. principal Of
Tuskeegee Institute, Ala, as the last
speaker. and he promised the audi
ence treat In hearing Washington's
address. He said he would have TO fore
go part of that treat. owing to the fact
that ne had TO leave for his post Of duty.
In Washington. The speaker was greet
ed with applause. He spoke in part as
follows:
"The American Church has never yet
comprehended Its duty TO the millions of
poor whites in the South, who were Buf-
fetted for 200 years between slavery and
freedom, between civilization and degree
dation who were dsregarded. both by
the master and the slave II needs no
prophet to tell the character OF our fu-
ture civilization, when the poor white
boy In the country districts of the
South 81 In school 10 rthree months. and
your boys in school for ten months. My
friends, there is no escape: you must
help US raise our civflization. or yours
will be lowered When the South IS
poor you are poor; when the South Is
ignorant, you are ignorant; when the
South commits crime, you commit crime
when you help the South. you help your
selves. When you help the poor whites.
,ou help the negro. So long as the poor
whites are ignorant, so long there win be
crime against the negro and civilization.
"My countrymen, I make. and neither
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the Presbyterian Church make. any sell
fish plea: II is a plea to save yourselves.
Let us do our duty. and the keeper OF US
all will perform His. The engro can af-
ford to be wronged; the white man can
not afford TO wrong him"
At 1045 shortly after Mr.. Washington
began, President Cleveland left, after
which the interest i'm the meeting seemed
to an extent to have gone. as many of
the audience left.
An overflow meeting was held In the
Central Presbyterian church. on Fifty
seventh street. short distance from the
big gathering.
A great crowd was expected to see the
President. and, as some must be disap-
pointed the second meeting was ar
ranged.
1t was presided over by Rev. J. Malcolm
Shaw, of the West-End Presbyterian
church. who said that the field OF work
for home missions was limitless. Its vast
ness. goodness, and possibiltie, he
thought incomprehenible.
Booker T. Washington. Rev. Theo. L.
Cuyler. and DIR. Shaw. also addressed the
meeting.