Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-25
Theme DiIatod Upon by Rev. Mitch
ell Of WiIberforoe University.
ELEVATION OF NEGRO RACE.
speaker iieiieves that ~ Il Constantly
CoinH On Race Preiudices, How
ever, are Gsttlng stronger.

rev John q. Mitchell A. NJ. y. D..
dean and professor Of Systematic the.
oiogy ut Wnbarforec universally ohio.
aud o. recognized leader Of the colorod
race Be- ln the city ms announced Ga last
evenings Slows"
Rev Mitchell camo here 20 deliver o.
lecture ON love md Law which De
dll at et Marks school house last
ulght Almost hia entire ne has BEEN
spent in training the coiorcd ministry.
"a work boo which Doc hnH placed bio heart
ana mind, lle haa rutire charge 20 Che
theological department no WliherfufCe,
One W tho best schools Tor the Coiurfd
race. ln the world in speaking of the
race conditions. Dean Mitchell Hnid be-
believed thHre wa great Improvement
in the usFrl'a condition dur.ur the past
f.W igars and that iho Improvement Do
iio has not been IN the South FOR o.
long time. however, and the Impression
h0 received then would not be- uppllcH-
bic Go 20 solution " the rnco problem
now. ua thUrc has boon great changes in
s'ailmcnt the white people d. mo-!
foOl Hu favorable towards tho cnlurcd
people now uH they di1 iu former years
The nEht ON tho racial line has hecome
more diHHureful the prejudice being
moro Intense. There uru many IN the
South who doHlfr, evidently, TO crush
out every noble inspiration ~ the coll
0rod man. while others aro moro friend
iy and fcol that tho colorod man ouEht
tp BE- elevated ana are willing 10 90
their part IN accomplishing that work.
Dean Mitchell expressed aH hl4 upln.
ION aH 10 the only way 90 overcome the
great prejudice against the race, was
Cor pc ncsro Go develop hia mauhool
nnd become n responsible. law abiding
citizen. Although he ia mot given much
" chance ln tho South. and not as
much hf no. should have in the north.
Row Mitchell thinks that thcrs d more
faelinr against the neFru ln the north
today than there WAS several years ago.
due. largely, t0 The fact that "a great
many norihcrner7 are ready 10 make
sacrifices uf principle ln order 10 cons
Clllntu the south. Also that the reports
from tho south relative 90 the cuiowd
mans conduct have initiated nriiunt
him. hut history can be cited. ln 0yl-
dDnce of the fact. that tho race D. be-
coming more elevated The difference
iu the wcc from thirty years back. u
ua the day 90 the night in the SOUTH
crn stntos today thoro are 10000 schools
Tor colurrd people. and $1,000 Culurod
tctchCra are employed ln them Tho
school attendance numbers about 600
600. which o. about Go Der cent df the
number that should he there. The coi-
urnl people are very anxious tu be- rdu-
Gated, much more than they were short
~ after the war They want learning
~ q, :. Smith said; "rhe desire ~ thg
colurod people Tor education. consider.
lrT their past environments. constr
tufes the eighth hnder Of the world"
Grent EFFORT be- being put forth In the
education of ministers. Tor tho educated
minister has more influence with his
people than any ono else. The colorod
people are generous and contribute lib
orally 20 the work
Or Mitchcia arrival wna uncertain
therefore the attendance nc hin lecture
in H. Marks school. last night. was
rather monErc illH theme was Law,
and Law" and he took nH his text
the words OF the Apostle Paul. "Loy,
D. the fulnulng ~ the law" He said
law was u rilo Of conduct enforced by
some authority Natural law ~ th'
present Thought of the Dloty. The best
| definition of law iH formulated thought
| Tor tho control OF activity. Moral iaW
g. written upon the tablets " the soul
and means utter conservation 90 God
/ The moral law Dr. love. The moral laW
| has crown COR 90 who keen her, O.
l whip OF scorpions Tor those who lmori
l her. Tho two mighty forces Of "a,
] universe are love and law and IN
| greater uf those o. love, n swallows ul
] alu aud death and holl
DR. Mitchell continued IN n mosI
! interesting and learned discussion of hii
/ theme. Hr Dr. pithy, tcrae aud clear.
man M Ideas. and De- rare ability Tor pre-
| California one Of the largest churohol
| Will Doe secured and o. better opportunity
! given tho people Co hear this scholarly
/ rGurpHDutntlyu uf hlH race,