The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-02

/ trading stations. These young men 90 out
| seven years. The bulk OF their wages is
not paid them until the completion Of
their contract. They establish themselves
in ali the ports, in the towns in the in
terror and In the villages OF the native
chiefs and thus secure trade for their en-
plOyers- The name OF America and its
meaning Is known throughout all Africa
American and he viii understand that
II he understands nothing else and he be-
comes your friend at once. They are
suspicious Of the Europeans. The natives
love especially to meet an educated man
OF their own color. They feel proud Of
MN ana ne can get any favor OF them.
If American trading companies would
SEND out educated young cOlOred men
as agents they could draw the trade away
from the Europeans. and the rich stores
Of ivory and gold dust and coffee and rub
Der and palm oil, and a hundred other
thlnSs which now come TO this country
10y way OF Europe, would come here direct.
and our American merchants would get
the profits both ways. on the good sold in
Africa and the African products sold in
America"
Bishop Turner urged African emigration
on the ground that the negro has no op-
Portunity here for the development of
higher manhood, that he will never be
anything else in this country but a newer
OF wood and a drawer OF water. The ne
groes were sent 10 this country by the
providence OF God. he said, to become
Christianized and civilized that they might
in later years return to their own coun-
try and carry civilization and Christianity
with them. He told the negroes that in
Africa a black skin was something to be
proud OF and illustrated this by an anec-
dote He said that he was travelling once
in Africa and came to a village where
everybody was black but one white man.
whom he noticed standing out in the sun
with arms folded, looking up at the sky.
He inquired why that man stood in the
hot sun so long, with his face turned up
TO the sky. The reply was that he did
IL in order that the sun might tan his
skin and make him black like the rest
Of the people.
Bishop Turner closed his remarks with
some words Of advice to the emigrants,
as to the conditions with which they
would meet in their new homes, and ad-
vised them where TO settle In order to
secure the best lands.
1t was supposed that the steamer would
start in a short while, and the bishop
invited the crowd to join him in singing
God be with you till we meet again"
Warner then lead the crowd in singing
the old song, II am on the ocean nv the
years of jubilee" The song was espe-
cially appropriate to the occasion. Dr.
Warner added several verses of his own
improvisation as follows:
l am on the ocean
In the year of jubilee;
am on the ocean,
What VIII become of me?
Good morhinf, Brother Pilgrim,
oh! tell to me your name,
ana where II Is you are going.
Also from whence you came.
My name, it is Bold Pilgrim;
/ am for Africa bound:
am from a bowling wilderness,
From the enchanted ground.
You'd better stay with me all night.
And give your journey DER;
Your country is far out of sight,
Your face wen see no more.
Oh! no, says the Bold Pilgrim,
Your offer / disdain,
A happy land awaits me,
There l shortly will obtain.
And If we meet with trials
And troubles on our way,
I'll cast my care on Jesus
And not forget to pray.
1 am on the ocean
In the year of jubilee;
l am on the ocean;
What will become of me?
Rev e. X Love of the First African
Baptist church made a few remarks to
the emigrants. Dr. Love spoke very inn
pressively. He told the emigrants that
prayers would be offered in all the
churches for their safe voyage and for the
success of their undertaking in their new
home. He then lead the crowd in sing
ing, II am goin home to part no more"
agents of the society and other songs were
sung. The exercises came to an end
ABOUT IL o CLOCK. Everybody expected to
see the ship cast off her fastenings at
once, but she did nothing of the kind The
VeXatiOus matter of securing another en-
gineer was still unsettled. Capt Dickman
was up in the city all the morning endeav-
oring to secure one. 1t was finally seen
that no engineer could be secured here
and that the vessel would have to re-
main over another day.
Capt. Dickman secured the permission
of the collector to drop down to Fort Jack
son and await the arrival of an engineer
there. This was done in order to keep
the emlgrants from straying from the ship
and to, get rid of the crowd, as we'll as to
vannah liquor, the effects of which re-
suited in two of the sailors spending the
night at the police barracks. The two
men were delivered on board at noon by
the detectives. At las O'Clock the yes
sci moved down the river amid the cheers
of the crowds which still remained on the
wharf.