The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-08
BROTHER
IN BLACK
Under Most Critical Obser-
vation.

Dead = DIR. Thorn on Sandy
Springs To Prevent Lynching-
A Negro Inventor Against Negro
Education in the South.
The Negro race Of the United
States has lost a very able and learn
ed friend and co-worker in the up
building Of the race in the United
States, as a man and citizen, in the
death of Hon. Hiram R. Revels, ex-
United States senator from Missis-
sippi. DR.. Revels died January 16,
while preaching to his congregation
in one of the annual conferences in
the state Of Mississippi. His life
has been long and useful one, both
to himself and his race. He reared
large and interesting family, and
all Of his daughters ripened into
womanhood and became useful wom-
en- quite number Of years before he
himself passed away. Whether as
preacher in Maryland or as a CO.
worker of the anti-slavery league, or
as chaplain in the war, or as a
preacher and teacher in Mississippi.
or as secretary of state during re-
construction days, or as United
States senator in the halls of con-
gress, or as president Of the first col
ored college in the South, or as pre-
siding elder in the Methodist Epis-
copal church, DR.. ReVels always was
a complete success. From early man
hood until he died he labered in thu
cause Of the Negroes and his effort,
were always crowned, as said above
with the utmost success. Ere he was
called to his heavenly home, he had
long since reached the octogenarian
milestone, and during the last years
of his life he could say without sue
cessful contradiction that he had
done what he could for mankind, ir-
respective Of race or color or creed
and was ready and willing to render
an account of his stewardship when
ever the Master saw fit to call him.
Unlike most men of his race, who
was once active in politics, DR.. Revels
say the handwriting on the wall in
1875, and permanently retired from
politics, taking no part whatever
therein, but devoting his entire time
and talent to preparing the younger
persons of his race for better citizen
ship and to be better prepared to
fight the battles of life from a prac-
tical standpoint The efforts Of DR.
Revels for the Negro are perfectly
well known to the writer, from the
very fact that for seven years was
himself a student at the college in
which the ex-senator was president,
and from whose walls so many young
men were sent out to become teach
ers, preachers, farmers and mechan-
les in the state of Mississippi, is able
to speak Of him from personal expert
ence Many Of the boys who did not
take kindly to his fatherly chastise-
ment while at school learned to
love him in after years and to COM
mend him for such fathprly chas-
tisement as he gave them while in
the school. Perhaps every boy that
was under his tender care at Alcorn
University dropped tear Of regret
when the Associated Press dispatches
announced his sudden and unexpect-
ed death. That he was held in the
highest esteem by all manner of men
without regard to color or race was
shown in the fact that at Holly
Springs, Mississippi, the entire pop
ulatiOn, both black and white, turned
out en- masse to do honor to his fun
eral occasion. The hundreds of per-
sons who viewed the remains while
it lay in the halls of his home at
Holly Springs were addressed by tn
leading men Of both colors Of tina
city, and his entire life was held u
to the young Negroes by them a.
one most worthy Of emulation. The