The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-13
For Poor Whites of
the South.
REV. WIN. R. WEBSTER
Makes a Strong Plea for a
Good Cause.

Wisdom and knowledge shall be thu
stability of thy times and the strength
OF salvation. THY love of Christ con
straineth us" Such were the motives
presented by the Rev. DIR. William R
Webster of Boston, in his plea made
Yesterday morning, at Old Soutl
,~, Church, for southern education among
the poor WHITES of Georgia, Alabama
and Florida.
America, said the DOCTOR is a glorious
land bathed by the waters of two great
oceans, with unlimited resources, offer
earth. With loftier, because much
more hallowed and grateful patriotism
than that which led the ancient TO sum
up everything in the declaration, 81
am a Roman" may any Of us say, 81
am an American" Ours is country
to which God has given one of the
most extensive territories ever swayed
by men.
The Anglo Saxon is revealed like a
mighty Colossus with one foot on each
continent. His countenance is calm
and serene, and although he stands
With a sword and a shield in his hands,
they are for peace and not for war
our increase of commerce and popu-
lation by the happy arts of peace will
compel the disarmament of Europe
THESE nations cannot keep one million
each in the field and compete with us
In the last five years, while England
decreased in trade 8. per cent and Ger
many nearly ! per cent, America in
creased 1902 per cent. While Great
Britain In the last s. years increased
but GO per cent in her population and
Germany rs per cent, the United States
Increased 626 per cent Discreet
statisticians predict that in the year
of 1000 this nation will have 100000, 600
population. Mr.. Gladstone, more con-
sentative, said 800 100000. We have
land In these United States which can
accommodate S,6O0,000,00G more than
twice the present population of the
globe. The surface of the country is
Underlined to the extent of $4,000
square miles with coal beds. With
much larger consumption than the
present the supply would be sufficient
10 last several hundred thousand years
Not London, said Gladstone, but New
york Is to be the financial centre of the
world, God evidently intends to have
upon this continent a nation immense
~ numbers and wealth to take the
leading part in the civilization and re-
oemption of mankind. Lyman Beechel
ssid; We must educate, educate
eoucate, or perish by our own pros
MI. Webster then referred to his
VISIT to this city Is years ago, in the
interest of an institution in Louisiana
!ocated in one of the scenes o.
Evangeline," aimmortalized by Long
IeiioW, and now known as the Gilber
industrial and Scientific College o
NW,iinstead. La, the late Winstead L
,'llpert of West Winstead, Conn, hav
ing given, through DR.. Webster
agency, $4,000 for the buildings AM
endowments. Or. Webster is now fell
secretary and financial Representative
OF the Mallalieu Seminary and Indus
trial Institute Of Alabama.
The immediate needs Of the institu
tion, which DR.. Webster go faithful
represents, are so additional acres O
land, a college building where the in
dustrial arts may be taught, and an
other dornitofy. to accommodate thos
who are anxious to enter the seminary
The school. which is non-Se otarian,
under the direction Of the Freedman
Aid and Southern Education Society q
Cincinnati, o. rA p
In his plea for financial assistanc
at Trinity Memorial Church Sunda
morning, DR.. Webster emphasized til
need of education to carry out God
plan in making America the mighties
nation on earth. He said: 1.-THE poo
whites are the most pitiable and un
fortunate people Of the south, and thei
condition makes an urgent claim upo
the patriotism, philanthropy and Chris
tlanity of their fellow-countrymen. Iso
lated from the outside world since tn
civil war, and having no knowledge @
the trades or Of skilled labor, thei
mountain farms have proved unpro
ductive and their condition has mad