Evening journal., 1899-10-05

iceive from the liberal. large minded
men and women OF the North con-
,sideration and help that has never
yet been accorded to them.
WISE LEADERSHIP NEEDED.
other schools should be establish
ed among the negroes Oh the South by
rich men OF the North designed and
adapted for the work of raising up
among the negroes an increasing body
Of men and women able to think and
competent to lead What is impera-
lively needed to-day in the South
among the negroes in order to prevent
evils of the most frightful kind is wise
leadership; bad as the condition OF
things in the South is to-day among
the negroes. IL would have been incom-
parably worse had it not been for the
conservative influence exerted among
them by the men and women who have
been trained in the religious schools
established by Northern Christians and
Iphilanthropists. What has been done
is only an augury OF what could and
ought to be done. The work accom-
plished by these institutions Is but a
fraction Of what It ought TO be. What
has already been done is but a
prophecy Of what may be done and
what ought to be speedily done.
81 speak earnestly on this matter be-
cause / feel deeply about it, and am
sure that 1 cannot overstate the i'm
iDortance and the urgency Of large and
wise expenditures Of money in the i'm
mediate future for increasing the IA
lcilities for the education of the
negroes. The existence Of slavery
in this country brought With it
lirreparable woe. and its over
throw has cost the nation in blood and
treasure a price that makes one shud-
der even to contemplate. The present
condition Of things in the South has in
il the promise and the potency Of even
greater woe for the nation and calls for
Immediate consideration. Il may be
postponed too late / believe that the
Expenditure within the next few years
in the South Of s5O,OOO,O in improving
the educational facilities for the ne
groes would be a most wise outlay OF
money. AS a nation we have just spent
$500 100000 to liberate a million Gu
bans from the thralldom OF Spanish
misrule. Why should we not be will
ing TO spend money freely in the liber-
alton Of 100000 American citizens
from the more CALLING thralldom Of ig-
norance, superstition, helplessness and
suffering which. through no fault OF
theirs, hinders their progress and
threatens peril to the republic"
General Morgan has lately made an
extended tour Of observation in the
South, and writes from recently ac-
quired knowledge. Furthermore, he
commanded n negro brigade during the
civil war. and it is interesting to note
that two men at the head Of COM
Imands. under him were General George
IT, Thomas and General w. r. shafter.
GIFTS TO EDUCATION.
General Morgan. in order to show the
disproportion of contributions to white
youth OF the North as compared with
those to negro youth OF the South, re-
calls great gifts, some of them recent,
made by men to educational purposes
at the North, and against which there
is nothing to negro youth Of the South
to Offset Not long since James b.
Colgate gave s1,OOO,OOO to Colgate Uni
versity, and Seth Low another millionl
TO Columbia. Anthony J. Drexel gave
.$3,000,000 to the institute in Philadel-l
phia which bears his name-a splendid
institution, but still quite young amongl
such seats OF learning. Henry W. sagel
and Colonel Payne together gave a lit
tie more than sS,000,OOO to Cornell, inl
spite Of the fact that it receives aid
from New York State. John ID. Rocke-l
.feller's gifts TO Chicago University reach
almost SS,OoO,OOO to date. SENATOR
Stanford gave, in the first place $780,
600 to the university that bears hlsl
sons name, and since then more thanl
as much again has been given by hisl
widow. Mrs. Hearst has just been giv-l
ing millions to the university at Berke-
icy -S3OOO00O, OF something like that
Jonas G. Clark gave s2,OOO,O0O to found
the university at Worcester, and dur
ing the last five years, since Provost
Harrison became its head money has
been put in the University of Pennsyl-l
vania by the hundreds Of thousands.
A COMPARISON.
Here are the productive funds Of hf-
teen leading institutions at the North.
Some Of them may be below the figurel
because Of recent increases, but none
are above the truth: Amherst, S1,4OO,-
600. BRYAN Mawr. 81 500 600. Coleate