The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-15
REV. DIR. HOGE THUS SPEAKS OF
THE PROCESS ADOPTED.
DR.. BLACKWELL ON pURIFIcATIoN
The City Redeemed for Civilization, for Law
ard Order, Deceucy and Responsibility"
CoIored Pastors Advise their Con.
gregatiors to Yield to
ALL
Authority,
Especial to Baltimore Sum-


Wilmington, n. c., Nov 13.-In VIII
mington churches today the sermons
touched on the race troubles of the city,
and thanks were given for the victory of
order and conservatism.
Rev. DR.. Peyton f. Hoge, at First
Presbyterian church, took FOR his text the
words: HE that ruleth his spirit is
better than he that taketh a city" Dr.
Hoge shouldered his gun, under the orders
of the committee, while the recent trou-
bles were in progress and patrolled the
streets to help in preserving order. He is
a thorough student of social and econom-
ic problems, and is recognized both
North and South as one of the strong
est men in the pulpit in America DR..
Hoge, by invitation, recently filled the
pulpit of Dr. Hall at the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, New York, and is
prominently mentioned as DIR. Halls
successor. He is a nephew of the emf
nent Rev. DIR. Moses Hoge, of Rich
mond, Va.
1--WE HAVE TAKEN A CITY"
In his sermon DIR. Hoge said: "Since
we last met in these walls we have taken
Il city. That is much. But it is more
because it is our own city that we have
takeE. The country rejoiced when it
heard of the surrender of Santiago and
Manila But whatever the Righteousness
of the war and the benefit to civiliza-
tion of the victory, these cities were not
our own. But this city is our city. With
many of you il is the city where you
were born. the city of your fathers.
With all Of us it is the city of our love.
Civic pride and patriotism are scrip
tural virtues. The captives in Babylon
could say If / forget thee o Jerusa-
le LET my right hand forget her cum
ming And Paul could boast that he was
a citizen of no mean city,
..As citizens of Wilmington, we love it.
We love its past history and traditions:
we love its climate and its scenery; we
love it's atmosphere of conservatism and
friendship; we love our homes, and we
love the graves of our dead.
This city we have taken, not by IN
vestment and siege, not by shot and shell.
but as thoroughly, as completely as if
captured in battle. 1t has been redeem
ed for civilization. redeemed for law and
order, redeemed for decency and respect
ability. Now we may hope that our
homes will abide in peace; that citizens
may walk the streets without violence or
robbery. our women and children with
out insult
''For these things let us give God
glory But better is he that ruleth his
spirit than he that taketh a city. More
than for the victory that has once
more placed our city under
intelligent and civilized control,
should we give thanks to God
for the moderation that has been given
our people in these strenuous times.
Moderation caused the election to pass
over quietly. and peacefully, and under
such conditions that no possible question
can be raised as TO the lawfulness If
the result. To God be the praise
FOR ANGLO-SAXON CIVILIZATION
when the full extent of the victory
was known our citizens assembled in
such a meeting as /, for one, never be-
fore witnessed 1t was not political
meeting. All past party differences had
been laid aside in a great effort to main
tain the result of a thousand years
Anglo-Saxon civilization. 1t represent
Cd all classes and conditions. 1t had in
its hands absolute power. for the city
government had practically abdicatco
Saturday night, when an executive head
could not be found to suppress riotous
gatherings of negroes. But in spite of
the heated passions of the past few
months This great assembly almost unan;-
mously voted down a Proposition that
meant anarchy, owing to the calm, wise
and temperate speeches of our most con-
sentative men. and acted accordingly.
IAN ACT OF STERN NECESSITY.
Zone resolution deserves attention.
There was one act of that meeting which
was outside the pale of law, but it was
an act of stern necessity 1t was duty
that we owed to our poorer fellow citl-
Zens In our protected homes we might
not feel the need and the stress of it,
but they after living side by side with
men of an inferior and undisciplined
race leaving their women unprotected
while they were at their daily toll, had
a right to demand that such lesson
should be given at this time, that never
again in this community would one dare
to defame the fair name of the wives
and daughters who are as dear to them
as ours are to us.
'But while this was decreed, it was
ordered to be done moderately, ana II
possible peaceably. No blood was to be
she'd no lynch law permitted There
We're probably 1000 men under arms,
with no leaders except those whom they
chose to recognize They were not
massed in a body. where all actions were
under their leaders eyes. but scattered
all over the streets Of the city.
1T was after months of excitement,
when passion ran high and self-restraint
had been exercised to the point where
tension almost snapped. Blood had been
shed by the other side, wantonly without
provocation. There was no city govern
ment, and the citizens turned out en-
masse for the purpose for which they
had armed and organized-to keep the
peace. BY the perfection Of their organi-
zation and the promptness of their re-