The Christian banner., 1900-01-12

lect reassoring intellect. 1t is bus
ness competition, boards of trade,
trusts and combines. These things
and other engagements come upon us
so extensively that we are lost in
calculating the immense volume of
what me must contend with. AS we
emerge into the twentieth century
our eyes must be open to every inter-
est of the colored man. Since we have
spent forty years in trying to get
away from each other, let us spend
the remainder developing manhood,
last but not least, character. The
pinch of the rope of the midnight
mob and the faggot stake, unjust dis
elimination, prejudice in every walk
of life and even in Christianity form
letter to US saying: MAKE busi-
ness of your own" And those who
by chance are trying to steal their
way into white society do not go far
before they are reminded, "Not
wanted"
2. Development in business This
mnst be done it will be done. His
development in rel gion is phenomi-
nal. He has advanced so far till a
few of them have read Robert Inger-
soil, Tom Payne and few others and
try to be skeptcs. In politics be is
driven like straw before the wind.
The business side Of life seems to be
new discovery. Now, how to pros
ecute the work that that side pre-
sents is the all absorbing question.
The wealth Of the race cannot be de-
MED. They have money of their
own, that the Anglo Saxon race is
using from so to 80 per cent. on the
dollar Why not 60 into successful
| business among their own race. The
reason why that they circulate petit
tions to co operations is that We are
continually divided. These combines
are always too strong for individuals
Now the education of the colored
man in a material way, means ex-
pansion in the business as well as the
professional world. For fear that
we may not he misunderstood, l call
few names with whom we are we'll
acquainted. Why not have as gro
GERS Blakely & Co. , Robinson & Co..
Walker & Co.; Johnson & Co., and
others | might mention. AS for the
whites, they have their Gus Blass q
Co., Joe P. Quinn, Kirst d Co.,
Dickinson & Co., Phodes q Co. and
even to the City Street Railway q
Co., while the Negro has his fifty dol
lar stock, down to ten dollar stock
trying to hew out his fortune with 8
stock of goods not worth over fifteen
dollars. Achievements arise before
us like the Alps above the plains
The services remain permanent
| heritage of the race. We must bt
wiser than our ancestors, plan deep
not that we under value their wortl
but because the hour demands it
Some one has opened to us the king
dom of letters. Another opens to III
the deepest question of the soul IL
his dialogue. Another discovered
new world and doubled our dwelling
A fourth expounded the secrets o
the visible universe and counted th'
stars possible in the heavens. Wher'
is the Negro seen along these lines
Where is his genius There are still
other worlds to discover. The names
of Socrates, of Homer and Moses cal
never be blotted from the pages o
history. So must be the record o
the colored man. Great achieve
ments must be accomplished if WI
wish our books to be balanced cor
rectly. We must have our owl
building and loan associations, If WI
wish correct dividend, and our OWL
school teachers. Indeed business o
every respect must be organized ano