The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-04

whom they labor and suffer is made
\ more painful because the arm OF COM
plctc relief has not thus far been able
! TO reach them. our missionary impulse
, should be large enough and strong enough
, for both.
While We will not turn away from
them, nor allow encouragement TO de-
sir0y activity In their behalf let us not
forget the missionaries I'm our own land
who need our aid, 10 whom We owe a
duty and who can be reached.
1t seems TO me that IL the Christian
people of our land estimate at iis real
value the work which the Beard OF
Home Missions has in charge, and IL
they can be made TO realize SIS extreme
Importance the means 10 carry on ana
extend this work will be easily forthcom-
ing: and / hope that such an unusual
interest may be aroused In behalf OF
the cause. by the movement OF when
this meeting Is a part, as will suggest
to many heretofore Indifferent mat
among the most comforting OF their pos
sessions will bc a share In the triunphs
ana achievements OF homo missions.
when the President had concluded, the
Rev William G. Roberts. ID. D.. offered
mp prayer Then Rev. Sheldon Jackson,
II. D.. superintendent Of missions for
Alaska. made an eloquent address. Ihen
followed Rev. Dr. Talmage and Rev.
Charles l.. Thompson.
BOOKER r. WASHINGTON SPEAKS.
After Mr.. Thompson had concluded his
address the ushers took up the collection.
after which President Cleveland intro
duced Booker r. Washington principal OF
/ Tuskeegee Institute, Ala, as the last
speaker. and he promised the audience a
treat I'm hearing Washington's address.
He said he would have 10 foregO part OF
that treat owing TO the fact that he had
TO leave for his post of duty in Washing
ton The speaker was greeted with ap-
plausc lie spoke IN part as follows.
The American church has never yet
cOmprehended its duty 20 the millions or
poor whites in the South who were but-
feted for two hundred years btween siaV-
cry and freedom. between civilization and
degradation. who were disregarded both
10y the master and the slave 1t needs
no prophet 10 tell the character OF our
future civilization when the poor white
boy hf the country districts of the South
Is I'm school for three months and your
hoy I'm school ten months My friends
there is no escape, you must help MS raise
our civilization or yours VIII be lowered.
When the South IS poor you are poor
when the South is ignorant. you are ig-
norant. when the South commits crime
You commit crime When you help the
south NUfi HtiN ABtlifftNfHs " ftH YOU
help the poor whites YOU help the negro.
So long as the poor whites are ignorant
! so long there will he crime against the
negro and civilization.
MY countrymcn, ] make, neither does
the great missions society OF the Presby-
teriln church make. any selfish plea:
IL is a plea TO save yourselves. Let us
do our duty. and the keeper Of us all
will perform his The negro can af-
ford to be wronsed. the white man can
not ford 10 wrong him.
MANY DISAPPOINTED.
At 70 A. shortly after Washington be-
gan. President Cleveland left after which
the interest in the meeting seemed to
an extent 10 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. great crowd was ex-
pected 10 see the President. and as some
must he disappointed. the second meeting
was arranged.
IL was presided over b. Rev J. Balcolm
shaw. of The West-End Presbyterian
church. who said that the field Of work
for the Home Missions was limitless It's
Vastness, goodness. and possibilities he
thought iucOmprehensible.
Booker r. Washington. Rev Theo. r..
Cuyler and Or Shaw also addressed tho
meeting.