The Washington bee., 1901-12-14
WILL TAKE PLACE.
rHRCH-ONE GOD AND No
O>- DISCRIMINATION.
,nke's Church Crowded With
distinguished Congregation on
..t Sunday Morning.

,f+5a most distinguished and
gl. ~,rgregationS assembled IN St.
sec, Crnrch on last Sunday morn
--Arr .r., -yer has been in that magnih-
Is '-'., .-,.-,rr-. Rev. Waller anJiCIpat-
cen. ~. .-.-'..-4-t house made ample pro
Hb f.r the seating o: such a
'.,...' .,-.,'rg The singing by the choir
-----.y.--.rent. iJ being out IN all its
- va, 80 Rev. Algsrnon 5. Crapsey,
u I.''',. n nj Rochester, occupied the pull
y. ~ Hr IS the grand son OF EX-Sena-
p.-' p.--'r-.1l..m tIl Morris Of Ohio. Ihe man
u. I1t ,'.' tn~ Crapsey's delivery OF his
S.-,,, -5. ~, ,,as unique in this city. His
ems en- orruDird about an hour and
.'--'., --.-,a~ but instead Of compelling
q. hearers to listen continuously he
IriJed his discourse into three parts,
.-rs9ersed by hymns.
u,5 subject. THE Race Problt m;
y-''-osI .-'- deals Us. National Practice,
I0rr R4.atioual 10 the Negro and
r'',.rr r-- D, ,,,s0ue Of much interest To-
r.yNmong other things, Dr.Crapsey
.,3"ufhrs country in the Ulden times
,I.-. Vfrr prophets who saw wonder
sI visions of what a government ought
- There should be no privileged
I.ss. zvaryman is born free and equal
ii the sight of the Lord.
HTHis vision was so clear that these
No, dared TO make it reality on
r,,5a s-aIa for the first time in the
ro9.Ps history. But these men tailed
"a sea that there was actually living in
Isr midst a race who had been torn
from their homes to become the hew-
ss Of wood and the drawers of water
K. the master race.
Tbebeautiful ideal seen by the proph-
n, WAS threatened by the terrible real
ivor slavery and was only saved by
visitation Of death ana destruction
ba, desoated the whole land, and eS-
pecaly that part where the evil had
ibp greatest power There were men
who again saw what ought 10 be and
saw the remedy which was the tOunda-
s. ion and basis of the creed that all
men are born fee and equal and have
an equa. right 10 protect their interest
BY their vote. The ideal government
gives protection 10 the humbleSt OF its
citizens, while the real government IS
utterly Imp0,eut 10 prevent the viola
ton Of It's fundamental law that no man
a Is to be deprived Of his life and Liberty
W,h0utaaep,JC of law.
"Iheg- arr DO lhls country to-day
people Ba0 are subjected to un-
uSa. pllslmeI,s, who are burned
q. The stake and hanged, while the
gre4, government of the United States
and OF the various States Of the Union
is p9Ecr.ess in the presence of the
great evil. We may think that this
State may 90 on and no evil beiall the
Tie government Not more surely did
he civil var follow the open violation
oAmelCau freedom than will retribu-
I.a, JUS, as terrible. follow persistent
Violations citue fundamental law Of the
Oa.ed States government that are so
common today.
10 The ideal form Of government
'-iCn presented itself 10 the visions OF
our ia,heTs the right of every man,
'.4eI by himself or his representative,
decide what and for what purpose
Z, should be taxed, was looked upon
~ ,"e essential principle of true and
9' government. And our fathers
'54ia,ed themselves from the home
D-a,I ~ which they dearly loved; en-
'-.ea d long and bloody war in order
'a,sD-sh the principle of taxation
ITPiesentsuOn, the fixed principle
al human governments.
No~, what do We SEQ in reality?
,-9 .1 We : sliI. Jealous Of this great prln-
,.y.s 'oT ourselves and others, or is
--.' ,-''s 1Ot IN reality about US a tenden-
~ -gauoy TINS primitive ideal?
- -. C-'apsrY also touched upon the
g's'4, Gen, status OF the Christian church
.-f .-'s country. lie said that in the
-,'-r '-' every one was supposed TO be
-. -l. u. 'Ar sight OF God, butin reality
r-r,,- '-',5 and black are separated in
---, -,-.' and that the rich and poor no
1I. 1- commune al the same altar.
l,'g l"g a'e told, he continued. THAT
---. "ENENNlll IOI people OF /
-,.. ,.'-t aces and classes to worship |
,1, u tins is SO, the Gospel of the |
D. ,esas IS not true"
,,r.. n. :-5A cited the fact that he had |
,... -.'. ,ae pulpit of a Rochester
=, .,,- .'' twenty two wears, and that
-7 a'sh and low, white and
s s'o'smped together in perfect !
.s,.-. ..apsey h,ld that the root OF the
.r..5'l. NJ, 5'l. Is IN the hearts of the peo.
s,1-.- ives, and concluded by the |
-r-..oA: -r--.oA: Let US then, as we desire |
a,-a.-esS Ia. .-,.-es,S IN the state and holiness
e-.a'cn, see TO it that we have
~ TIE soul. % anu "0iN