Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-01
THE RAMBLER.
The Recognition of All
Men.
EVILS OF LYNCHINGS.
A School House Abandoned.
BURIED AT MIDNIGHT.
COSTLY FUNERALS-THE DISTRICT
MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Photos in the Minutes.

Toe OF Slavery OoIOTo 06rrlSOn En0 |
Phillips were"One spring" Miss VIII
lard's biographer records, "he msloy-
ed q colored youth to helpsin the task
of sheariDg sheep. The young African
was the first of his people to find his
way into that neighborhood, hnd his
appearance a. church or upon the
streets of the village created n pro
found sensation. But John Hill, (Miss
Wizards grandfather) took the young |
man home and brought him to his Ia
ole. JUST before the family assembled
for the evening meal. one of his daugh
tiers went TO her father with q private |
request. ''Sister Abigail" she said,
''bas very poor appetite. and cannot
relish her food at the table with that |
colored man, can ne wait p" NO." re- |
Piled the father, "she can wait"
MORE WANTED.
We can but say, although dead long
ago, peace to the ashes of John Hill il
we shad thousands OF John Hills to-
day even among the ministers and
laity, the Negro Problem ito great
extent would be solved.
| In Flora, Ind, q district school near
| by is discontinued, because OF lynch
ing that occorred on the school ground
eleven years ago. Then q desperate
taken from the Jail at Delphi by mob,
was hanged Oh a tree in the school
yard. Since then the children have
dropped eff from the school until only
| five children can be prevailed upon TO
attend the school. Other localities
will feel the banefui effects OF lyEching.
| David said, 81 have seen the wicked In
great power, and spreading himself
like q green bay tree. yet he passed
away, and 10. be W as not; yea, 1 sought
him but could not be found"
WILL HELP SUPPRESS IT.
This Spanish-American war, will do
much TO suppress lynching. The idea
of the U. s, spending millions OF dol
lars, and losing lives and property in
suppressing cruelty upon the blacks in
Cuba, while blacks in the u s., are
lynched with inpuDity, and without
Judge or jury, and nothing done about
il by State or Federal officers. A lit-
tie furry may be made, but it soon
blows of, although the lynching is in
direct violation OF the constitution of
the nation. PEOPLE are beginning to
see the inconsistency. and ask why is
such
ALL NOT GUILTY.
1t is evident that all the blacks lynch
ed, were not guilty of the charges. 1t
is almost become a rule, that il there
is q colored man that some want to get
rid Of, and lessen republican votes, or
send him TO heaven or hell, they charge
him with being raPist. or murderer
and swing shim up, from the evil
denae of suborned witnesses. or plain
tiffs, without judge or jury. Such is
an open, fragrant violation of the Fed
eral Cor stItutiou. Amendment says
mo person shall be held to answer for
, capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on the presentment or indict-
ment Of grand jury. nor be deprived
OF life, liberty or property without due
, process of law"
THE LYNCHERe UNPUNIsHED.
Notwithstanding the President il
sworn to defend the Constitution OF
the United States. yet lyncLing goes
on unpublished, and is d stain upon
the nation.
An undertaken who recently died
requested his body to be buried al
midnight, because he had seen sc
much insincerity and vain display al
| funerals that he wanted to be buried
/ as quiet as possible" Many pastors
! know by EXP erience that, what thai
Il undertaken said, is so. Not only il
q there "insincerities and vain displays
but also many busy bodies in fun.
erals. They prevail upon family t.
RlVc bnc1l VIC EC1CCblOH Vi bllc QDOcT-
taker, the casket, the number OF car
riages, and in some cases who shall bt
the preacher, but do not give the fami
~ one cent or Imore to help defray thu
expenses. Many families are in deb
to-day unnecessarily because of fun
eral busy bodies. One such bus,
body, God recently paralyzed anothe
one is in the Central Lunstic Asylum
HONESTY IN THE PULPIT.
The New York Observer, August 4
in an editorial on Honesty in the Pull
pit" says. I'VE want in all of our pull
pits honesty Emore than eloquence
truth more than casulstry, and MAJ
who is willing to be pastor of q charcl
whose creed he does not believe doe
not come up to the standard"
What think ye of such. ye liberal
free will christians, who are like unit
India rubber The words are full O
Laodicean preachers, neither hot no
cold. They travail IS mountains an,
bring forth mice.
Il REFERENCE TO THE MINUTES.
"a EAs the District Convention recent
r travelled in the Capital of the nation
ID and brought forth q mouse $500, to
< mission work in Africa and Cuba. TIL
In minutes Of the Y. B. 8. Convention
that were four months and some day
s, in being printed and bound, tell q
It. thai said Convention last May raise
Y; $1O67.62. How much of that $500 wi
M the Cubans and Africans see ?
ly Two of our annual religious bodies
a. it seems, have gone into the photo
he graph business, and publish in the
ok minutes the photos of their scribe
Of Why not give US the pictures OF the
&, PhRrisees, also the pictures CT the Chi,
he seats they strive to occupy, and 81
vs. not as other men.
"a OTHER CRITIcIsMs.
ie, Who paid for tfose pictures of Il
cit Scribes Were they paid for out
ell the money appropriated for the publ
tn 3ation Of the minutes If they wer
then it was transportation Of MOI