Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-12

rem in this country As IL they were new |
revelations from Gcd Take Phillip |
I StrOng's Crucihzion." where the i'm !
mac0iats yong minister pleads for
mis- respectable African sexten's i'd
missiOn to Church raembership, on the
score thas there 10 in thas town no
| Oh areh OF ahe Africans town people"
to which he can be introduced Is
that Christianityf II the author, Mr.
kSheldsn, comes TO this country, let him |
remember there is no church Of "his |
own people" here. Who among us are
/ forced TO 10 only to the churches Of
Zones own peorle3" A well known
| British writer has addressed both ID. |
L. Moe6y and hr. Sheldon on this sub |
| ject, the former repeatedly, the latter !
in long and full letter which aha took ]
/ special eare should reach his and. The
letters we're never returned through
the post. Yet no answers have ever
been received Such Is the American
eour tesy and tehivasry" OF which We
hear so muehl Or did these gentlemen
1 so fully re aliBe that the only answers
they could give would be so unsatisfac-
tory that the least said would be
soonest meudedl"
sfIRLfEG, CuTIc1BE.
Worse than this, IN certain section
Of the British Press there Is disposi-
tion to stihe even sritieism OF Ameri-
can crimes and OF American downward
Tendencies in thought ard manners 1t
is not enough to give utmost honour 70
all that - good in the America OF the
Ipast, and 70 those Americans who to
day stand aRhast to see the American
GOvernmsnt AingiRg the Constitution
to the winds, gagging Its Press and
slaughterlng dark patriots 90 obtain
Idominion over them and their land,
even while lynehinE and degrading the
dark subjects already In it's cruel
, clutches. No, We have ourselves prov
ed that il is not enough 20 applaud all
that ia be ut in America, unless one 80
q also to hrsh mp AL the American evil
? with which that best 10 now in mortal
combat. II she silence which part
even OF our Religious Press oultivetes
. az to American crimes. Qualifications
y aud social degeueraey - desired on
- the score Of our presumed "cousin-
i. ship" IL not that in itself in Hat con-
. trad lotion to all Christian te0chingI
Q It is 1.-The brother" with whom we are
r TO deal krst and most strictly. He
q that is without" is not ct object SoI
seathiag criticism. It 10 indeed the
' load American profession OF Christian
ity which gives US special right to des
a with the American degradation Of it,
Ie fundamental doctrines. We cAnno
n bear the blasphemy which sets q
h ' ought the FStherhood OF God and TIT
10 Brotherhood of Humanity, and ys
n calls its hideoas ideal by the Christian
10 name.
&c "coLOU3 MADNKzs" A MENTAL INTIRxITY
% We might speak sas foOl''-on tn
m model Of the sbreNd Apostle Paul 7
a and say that possibly American reluct
r. ance to live in the same house with In
K dian gentlemen and scholars, may We
b. be due to the natural difidenee of
ed raw new civilization to expose its an
ay trained voices and ill-bred habits {
an the calm, silent establishment OF anc
ent races who were philosophers sE
re cOuxtiers before America was discoV
of cred. But the subject is too serior
- fog badinage.
We simply ennnos aEord to cate
TO this American colour adneBs"-
es, mental inErmity which will present.
%" be elasaee with the dancing mAnias
an the Continent, or the Witch-burnir
A. outbreak Of EAlem. We call on q
ci sensible Americans to take note TIL
o. the intr usion Of sheir national diseai
,us into this country betrAys its real n
wn ture. Their hatred Of the AfricaI
as has been excused On the score of the
do wet nurses of the highest-bred Sout
le" err children y, and on the plea Of the
ich idleness (though somehow they did Z
re- the work that was ever done in q
IVY South and are the favourite serVar
MD to- dayD Above all. il attributed
their alleged "ontrages" on "6outhe
white women" We were told In
word, that this hatred Was not due
for colour" prejudice. but to racial ini
- a sN.r.rs =
ted now the Americans have proved
ave were right
me Do Indian gentlemen "Hmellf'' A
his Indian scholars and merchants idle
ose Have Indian gentlemen outxag
his Southern VII lie womenH Can .
ne A whites" {, ndemn the IndiaE races
in the root OF The great Aryan iEumigl
ad- tion, of which Anglo 6sxonism il
,wn branch No, this American "colo
ash d.sense" originates in envy, hatre
nae malice, and all uncharitAbIeness-
an injured towards those who are eeeapi
her from their power, and il is extend
yay TO Indians possibly chiehJ through
mt Grass ignorance which does not ev
roh know that all dark men are not IN
her GERS.
yes But not even to please the prof
dicee and ignorance OF American gue
MAS In our hotels can We risk sowing see
he of I1-feeling among our fellOW-su
no. jects Of cur great Indian Empire. Ev
ex- as we cannot compel Americans to ri
lete mp their ridiculous Jim Grow" Ct
fe- and abolish their meddlesome mar
re age-lAwB, however much these m
can hurt she feelings of Christian visits
1tly IN the States, so, when Americans col
INV. TO this country, they must learn VIII
aid here TO accept the presence not Oh
tai. Of Indian scholars, but of their o
ect, AfrO-AmeriOan fellOw-citizens, preci
and ~ az they must accept that of q
are clean and we'll behaved Briton.
they will not de this. then they M
make arrangements for themseIv
precisely rs arrangements are ms
q is fer any savage visitors whose "ni
far ners and customs" would make tn
So uncomfortable in civilised society.