The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-03
A BRAYING BISHOP,
The Georgia Lynching Subject for
Fiery Discourse.
NORTHERN PEOPLE WARNED
They Must Rescue the Negro or
Pay the Penalty in Blood.
Bishop Walters Let's
Down the Bars.

Down the Bars.
The New Jersey annual conference
Of the African Methodist Episcopal!
Zion church was opened Wednesday III
Jersey City, Bishop Alexander Wal
ters, D. D, presided.
The visiting bishops were: J. ".
Hood, D. D., Ii. D C. c. Petty, a.
NJ, D &C R Harris D D G. ".
Cliaton, D D., and J. B. Small, D. D.
Bishop Walters in his address at the
afternoon session bitterly denounced
the Georgia lynchings and said:
The civilized world has been shocked
BY the unprecedented butchery and
burning of Samuel Hose, colored, near
Palmetto, Ga, on Sunday, April %.
The fendishn IS Of the crime beggars
description. Samuel Hose was charged
with killing Alfred Crawford. white and
assaulting his (Crarford's) wife. 1t IS
said that he confessed to the killing OF
Crawford but denied to the last assault
ing his wife. 1t is generally believed
by the fair minded that if Hose did kill
Crawford it was to avenge the killing OF
6ye colored men by mob said to have
been led by Crawford at Palmetto
March 49,
After referring to newspaper COM
ments that Hose outraged Mrs. Gran
ford, the bishop asserted that the charge
or assault was manufactured as a jusu'
ication for the lynching, adding that
within fortnight his statement would
be irrefutably established.
II" said bishop Walters. the good
white people Of the north are not dis
aliusioned and do not put stop to this
sweeping tide of lawlessness, it will not
be long before they will be again called
upon by God of justice to give their
best blood to pay the penalty Of the
crimes Of the South.
Continuing, Bishop Walters said:
''The Cubans and Filipiuoes whom We
have spent SO much money and shed so
much blood to free from Spanish op-
preston, were never treated so baroarl-
ousiy in time Of peace by that govern
ment as some Negroes have been in the
states of Arkansas, Texas, North Car
olina, South Calolina and Georgia.
1t is rather amusing to Intelligent
Afro Americans to read in the great
dai!ies and weeklies of our country OF
the purpose Of the Americans to give
to the Cubans aud Filipinos an equlJ,
able and benefcieut government, when
they are powerless to even secure life
and liberty to their citizens at home.
The greatest problem Of America
today is not the currency question, nor
the colonial possessions, but how to
avoid the racial war at home. You
cannot forever keep the Negro out OF
his rights. Slavery made coward OF
him; for 250 years be was taught Il
fear the white man. But he is rapidly
emerging from such slavish fear and
ere long will contend for his rights a:
bravely as any other man.
Zone Of two things must be done Ii
order to avoid trouble. The Negro
must be treated fairly Or furnished
with sufficient money to return to the
land from whence his ancestors wert
stolen. 1t would be burning shame
on the boasted Christian civilization o.
America to be obliged to confess before
the nations Of the world that she wa:
unable to overcome her prejudice
against the Negro and therefore ezpa
triated him.
Those who speak hippantly Of ou1
determination will ind, when tha
work is begun, shat all the white peo
ple Of America will not be against the
Negro, any more than they were during
the civil war.
Why will not the intelligent ant
far-seeing white people call a halt t,
these irjustices befors it is too late
Have they SO soon forgotten the hlsto
ry of the past? 1t was the policy o
Cancellation and the condvning of th'
sin Of slavery that led to the loss OF 81
much blood and treasure Well dlt
Thomas Jefferson say before the con
f;ct, in speaking Of the injustice Q
whites toward the blacks: I trem5l
for the future of my country when
remember that God is just.
The first Sunday IL June has 5cel
set apart as a day of flstiag aud praye
to Almighty God for aid iu tais hour0
distress by the bishops Of the colore'
Methodist church aud ministers o
other colored DENOMINATIONS through
out the country.
we appeal to al white minister
and Christians VITO believe N fair pla
to unite with US i. ou. petition.
Commenting on the above the Go
lumbia State says: Bishop Walter
of the 4. NJ. 4 church is making trou
bic for his race By such speeches as tha
at Jersey City. Ifthey adops his thee
~ that by violence they can revens
themselves upon the white people Q
the south for such exceptional crlmc
as thoseln Georgia they vii. be wine
out It is fatal idea to cherish. En-
Negros only hope is in peace and las
In race conflict he must iuevicabI
aud signally fail. The Negro leader vi
, do the best service to their race by az
mitting and combating its crimes as th
, white pulpit and press admit and con
Dat the crimes of white men. Recrln
ination aud threats are purely mi:
, chievous. Each race must try to r'
form itself.
Our. Losses.
, In McClure's Magazine for May, o
car kiug Davis, the correspondent {
:, the New York Sun at Manila, will r.
late some stories and sive some remjl
isnences of Admiral Dewey as Mr.. D.