The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05
GOOD ADVICE AND CHIMES


That was a most wise, wei timed,
d~eliverance made by the more conser-
vative negro leaders in Mcintosh q
ty, the storm-centre In Georgia at pres
emit. They gave the best advice, and
the points selected could not have been
more judiciously done. There are so
much of Judgment, tact and wisdom in
what was said in their address to their
race, We reproduce a part here without
comment:
avoid all fear and excitement on
account OF the presence Of the soldiers.
They are here for the protection Of the
lives of men and women Of both races
equally and to see to it that the law is
upheld and obeyed.
"Avoid every act that has even the
appearance Of lawlessness. Do not
carry any firearms.
Let every woman abstain from all
words that incite to rashness or may
be abusive. Let them stay at home.
1--WE must understand that the courts
are instituted for the settlement Of all
questions of right and wrong The
good of the entire people is paramount
to the interests of any individual"
That colored preacher Of Winston,
N. c., speaking in Baltimore on Goth
ult., w. c.. Brown, talked horse sense to
his listening crowd, as given in yester-
days Messenger. He totes around a
head better supplied with brains than
most of his kind and color. He wisely
condemned unlawfulness among ne
groes while c~ondemning unlawful pun
ishment. He does not accept any OF
the plans urged now for settling the
most vexatious and critical race prob
lem. 1t would be very difficult to pack
Within the same compass more hard
passage:
Three alternatives have been sug-
gested-subjugation, emigration or ex-
termination-but the true solution las
moi been Observation-Disclosures.
Put backbone and grace in the pulpits;
put moral power and courage into the
ministry, both white and black; let
them preach fearlessly the gospel Of
peace and universal brotherhood. Let
the people be taught to fear God and
keep his commandments; let all, both
white and black, be trained ~ respect
the majesty of the law, and this much
vexed race problem will solve itself.
"Let us condemn all rapists, lynch
ing and lynchers. Race preachers are
a menace to the religion of Jesus
Christ"
Preach peace and good will to all
people and races-to all mankind, as the
Saviour taught His disciples to preach.
Let both races unite in frowning Upon
and suppressing all crimes, and then
the laws of the country will have full
sway and all homes will be protected.
But all the preaching that may be done
cannot end lawless punishment so long
as the white women of the south are
in constant danger from eager, brutal
providers who fear neither God nor
man.
Take the Messenger of yesterday and
turn to the Raleigh letter. Three vii
lains brought to Raleigh to save them
from lynching. One a white devil who
assassinated a white man of character.
Two negroes hurried to Raleigh by
sheriffs to prevent their lynching by
outraged people-one raping a four
year old white child, the other at
tempting to rape an eight year old
white child. Cam such things be in
our state? Can these outrages be re-
peated or continued without raising a
storm and inviting swift and condign
punishment?