The Chicago world., 1900-01-27
NIX RELIGION WITH CORN.
,h,rT. Washington Tells the Ne
oro 10 Mix Religion with Corn,
Coal, Etc, t. Make 1t Good.
u.yF PART IN THE BEST THINGS OF LIFE
.,dress of Prof. Booker t. Washing
pefore the Mems sunday Club
., Quinn Chapel Last Sunday Aft
,n-Hundreds Turned Away.

roon-HundredS Turned Away.
rh. Sunday Mems club and their
..;.rd. were entertained last Sunday
,,ornoon at Quinn chapel a. NJ. f.
l,.cb by an address from Prof. Book
r Washington. of Tuskegee, Ala.
y. has been safely estimated that fully
200. people were crowded in the
Lnr:.h while hundreds were unable to
.ofr admittance. The gallery was
I.ortifulIy decorated with flags and
h,rtino while just over the speaker
lnro 1hp pictures of Prof. Booker L.
Wasfinoton. Rev A. j. Carey, pastor
of Quinn chapel. and Mr.. a. Ii. Rob
.rt. preyident of the club. On the ros-
+rrm and at right and left of the speak
.r were palms arranged with splendid
taste, lust enough to make one feel
,bav we're at home. Mr.. Roberts intro
lncpd the speaker. His address was
,rood and but for the fact that the
.npech was a little lengthy would have
scored great hit. Despite the great
crowd the audience was good-natured,
and listened patiently throughout the
entire programme. Quinn Chapel choir
rendered splendid music; thus Mrs.
Adams. the directress, sustained the
reputation well earned.
The address Of Prof Booker T. Wash
mgtcn follows:
Mr. President, members of the Mems
Sunday club. and others say others,
hecau,p there seems to be few others
here this afternoon: | assure you,
ladies and gentlemen. it is a highly-ap-
preciated pleasure TO have the oppor-
tnitv Of being here this afternoon,
and to receive this solemn tribute at
rour hands. ! do not and cannot take
this a. anything other than as trib-
ute-not to anything an individual has
done, or attempted to do-but | take
this to mean the interest of the organi-
mtion in the humble work which
number of us in the southern part Of
tbecountry are trying to do in uplifting
our people in the south, and the many
evidences Of your respect will give us
newcourage. new strength for the work
that has been ours to do. i thank you
for this manifestation of devotion this
afternoon.
There are some tremendous prob
lens that are confronting the Negroes
of Chicago. | am inclined to say that
YOU have too black belts here in Chi
cago. Now. the matter of employment
is becoming a serious one for the young
men and young women of the race,
ard unless we prepare ourselves for
the obstacles which are constantly
arising before us, it will become a still
more serious one, especially here in the
north. | repeat what | said upon an
other occasion; YOU may send your
children TO the high schools, to the
universities and to the common schools,
and the doors are open to them, but
when the Negro father or mother seeks
employment for the educated girl or
boy, then YOU will find that the doors
OF the factories or stores do not fly
open 10 them, and for this reason the
matter Of occupation and employment
becomes a tremendous one to us, as a
race, in this country, and it is that phase
OF the question that | wish to discuss
to-Gay.
Frequently we hear this remark:
Ihere is no difference between the
condition of the black man and the
Whlte man in this country" Well my
hut H. ,1I -
an audience cheer; it makes them
throw up their hats, but when we lay
mus aside and apply logic, we must
aHmlt that there is a differenee-not
dh inherent one. but a distinct one,
growing out of a lack of principles that
'Ne TWO races have had in the past.
NoW' we will take two young men
VINO are attending the same college.
'"e Is white and the other black. They
"'' 'akIng the same course; they are
"'o'r the same professors, and receive
"er diplomas at the same time. Nine
U"' oI ten Of the white boys, when
''7H come out. either enter life as a
-" '"eF or manager of business that
ms Ia1her grandfather or great-grand-
.'"5F mas established and planted for
''"' Years ago, and nine out of every
vases. where the black boy. attend
inc same college, and receiving the
i', oIploma, he finds no such business
I'"ohshed for him, and therefore |
"'" mat while the black boy is 60
through college, or after entering
'.~y The black boy should be educat-
'N such manner as to be able to
pare and create a business for him
IN IT'S primitive state. as a race,
5; ,HT "hitc man planted himself or estab-
L., ,0 himSelf 200 or 300 years ago, by
e'NAlhg with the little things in this
,''"'rl' and the black man must do
W ~, same before he can ever expect to
r0'eo ~. As race. An unfortunate
S' ana common one among us. is
nat our young men come into contact