The national pilot., 1900-02-01

ton on the ground of color. The
relations between the white and
colored races of this state have al
ways been peaceable n d they
should not be disturbed now. Pas
sengers don't live on cars and
why should it be thought a thing
incredible for white and colored
people to ride from here to Rich
mond in the same coach when they
go far greater distances than that
together on vehicles to say the
least, the thing is ridiculous.
We are here in this land by di-
vine arrangement, and it is the
Christian duty of every one, to
put forth every possible effort to
promote the peace and tranquility
of the two races. The man who
seeks to widen the gulf and set the
two races at variance is, most as
suredly, an enemy to both. The
man who would oppress the other
race to-day, will turn tomorrow
and curse his own he is ba,.
man, you had better watch him.
hat our readers might clearly
see the humiliation of the linn
Crow Car we make the following
clipping from the ''Ship" which
tells the story of colored, but
uredcult, woman:
''The Jim Grow Car as seen in
North Carolina is most hellish
desigh-no it's worse than hades,
for it hasn't even provided for a
fire. The Ship Woman rode quite
a distance in one of North Carroll
mas Jim Crow Cars from a place
below Petersburg, Va, to Will
mington, N. c., over the Atlantic
Coast Line Road; and we must
confess that the devil would not
have made so bad place. The
place set apart for Negroes hold
ing first class tickets, is a little two
bo four pen blocked off faom one
end of the smoder, partition three
fourths of the way up, thereby
giving you all the tobacco smoke
you wish, four seats, nasty wat
er cooler, no tire-nor place for
one, tho the ground was Covegd1
with snow the doors kept coDinual-
ly open by a Gaping gagof poor
white people and j5orer Negroes
from the oter cars b o pass
throuG'1rom time to time-always
JoSing the doors open and gazing
It the occupants of the Jim Crow"
In the gloomy shadow of the a
Dove description of the Jim Crow
Car we would ask the Caucasian
Where is your respect for your
black nanny? The honors of
trail in the dust in Chris
ian Civilizations shame to A.
nerican culture.
THE THING is ADVERSE To CHRIS
TIANITI.
1t is persumable that all law is
)ased upon principles of righteous
less-jurisprudence has no fOun-
latiOn save the word of God and
h thing which distinguishes
Christian nations from heathenism
= faith in the teachings Of the
Scriptures. Men who are preju-
lice,to skin colors are unfit to form
avs for the government of Chris.
ian communities. Had Mr.. Epps,
he patron of the ''Jim Crow Car
3ill", lived in an age when Greek
culture dominated, and advocated
! principle as much adverse to
heir religion as his bill is to the
principles of the Christian religion,
le would have been exiled in less
han twenty-four hours. That Mr..
spps is prejudiced to skin colors
yOes without question.
Racial prejudice was the thing
hat untitled the Apostle Peter for
Christian duties. Therefore it was
necessary for him to be converted
See Luke 22:32. A man who
would deny his Lord and Master
S by no means capable of netting
,ut justice to his fellows-Hence
le needed to be converted. Peters
in the housetop vision
zee Acts 1O:9-35-mark specially
verses "a and 35. Oh, that men
Everywhere, in this Christian ma
ion, who are about to choke to-
leath from racial prejudices would
,e taught of the Lord Jesus and
ct the desired change come over
jhe world; that the lion and the
amb might lie down together, that
! little child's hand should lead
hem.