The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-24
DR. TINDLEY
ON THE RACE.
He Says God Has a Place
= For the COlOred
Man.

"The I.awlsss Outrages In the South
and the Remedy" was the subject OF u leo
tu,e by Rev. G. A. Tindley, presiding elder
OF tho Wilming ton District OF the Della
ware Conference In Ezlon NJ Il. Church
last night. ~ , 49,.
It was u most eloquent talk, and the
audience which heard him was composed
al The most prominent colored people OF
In OPENING his lecture Mr.. Tindley said
he was full Of the question OF the recent
atrocities in the southland. but he held
other views than those who were cohiih'
uaiiy shaking the bloody shirt from stump
4 and platform and stirring up the war
spirit. He declared that there was too
much OF this.
He continued "Some OF our race are
now on tho war path and our woulG-be
leaders arc continually urging US on ana
Influencing usl TO unsheath our swords
But there Is better remedy than swords
and pistols for tho troubles OF our racs'
''lt does seem at present rs though the
flag was not carrying out It's oblsations
and there are u great many reasons Tor
holding malice and bad feeling against
people Of other nationaiities The lynch
inps in thu South have slckened all the
world. Good people among the whito and
the colored have been sickened
1--WE cannot imagine that all the whites
iority. There are people among the whites
who commit serious crimes.
at does seem that people in authority
are not sufficiently vlgilant In enforcing
tho law. People Of our race are lynched,
without being teisl.in legal manner,
aud oftentimes on suspicion Oh having
committed soma crime.
II am not here to say that this is not
all being done. but wish to say that we
take lhe view that thore are some things
we must foster, which will make us bst-
tor citizens.
1--WE should let the lawless boys and
street yelling yaboos of our race know
that We do moi uphold them anu let pee,
. ple of other races know that we are not oil
alike, not all chicken thieves, beer drink
srs, or growler chasers.
''Thereis no need to dwell on the mat.
ter of lynChings. merely TO mention IL Is
sufficient. wish 10 dwell however, on
thu remedy.
There is only one remedy and that is
Christian Education. 1t will effect great
change and Make be. ter citizens OF Us.
Thank God, that thoro are such things MS
the Freedraan's Aid Bureau and the
Ftsedmaa's Aid Association.
ut is In the hearts Of the peopl, to edu.
cate the mass OF the people The heart OF
the church Is right. The heart OF the
Union is right. Here and there a heart
w WING. \ ho heS ~ - so' ~ N'NNS>
there are some traitors.
k."ln a short time the tilg of our country
will fulfill its full obligations to our
country 1t takes time for largo things to
move or turn. You can't turn II world in Il
minute You can't turn nation oven In
few years.
"Our race is rapidly moving ahead in
citizenship and obtaining places in the So
DIAL halls and places OF pleasure. God for
bid that we should get to those places be-
fore we are ready. II we DO we may be
ioro,d out of them and may never get
there again.
II recall the case of a man Of our race
whom met in car. He talked in loud
voice about the race being FREQ Although
there was CONSPICUOUS sign which stated
no smoking was allowed, the man was
smoking. II had bean stranger in this
country would have taken him a5 spec.
tmen and condemned tho whole race. But
shank God he Is not specimen.
sit is our duty at present to get ready
for higher citizenship. No oAe can keep
you from occupying your proper place II
you are fitted to occupy 1t. We mus get
on a social equality before we can go to
the social hail Don't misunderstood Inc
to say that we are not good or that We are
getting all or even part OF what we are On :
titled to. We should prepare for social
and other privileges to which you are Gu
titled
There Is no use standing still and say
ting you are just as good as you ought to
b., and 8 anding still and fight like crab.
God made The coored race and has u
pace for it rs soou as it is ready for 1t
II the race prepares itself FOL higher place
no one ca keep it from it,
- An educated soul went live in a
shabby honsa. but will acquire good man.
hers, good thoughts.
HEducation has refined anb improved our
race within tho last so years. The people
OF our color now differ very llttla fro m
people OF other races in their Looks and the
shape OF their faces.
"A first class job indoed has been made
Of the race and in time the sons OF Ham
will become one of the most beautiful and
best looking aces in the world, all due to
Christian education"