The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-20
sFRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1901
SOUTHERN METHoDl8Ts

People.
Understanding as I do tho excessive
bitterness Of many English people to
wards tho south, watched with con-
sidt rable interest for tho first discus
sionB at tho Eoumenioal council attond,
cd by tho followers of John Wesley
from all over tho civilized world. This
Eoumenioal council 10 now in session in
tho city of London. Tho meetings arc
hold in q building which is intimately
associated with tho acsivo work Of Rev.
John Wesley during his noted oaroer.
TO this spot the hundreds Of dole
gates wero attracted and program had
been arranged covering ovory hour of
tho entire session Of ton days or two
weeks.
Some Georgians arc supposed to bo
present and Bishop Galloway preached
tho opening sermon by invitation Of tho
committee on program. Ho il s,uth.
orn Methodist bishop
SO far, 80 good. Bishop Gallaway
presohed his sermon ard fow hours
later nogro bishop from tho state Of
Now Jersey took occasion to 3enouuoo
the southern statos as favcring lyhoh-
ers and porseoutiDg negroes. This no.
gro bishop from New Jersey declared
that ninety Degruos were lynched in
tho southern states during the ycsr
1900, and only eleven were found guilty
of assault on tho porsons Of white
womon.
The Britons oheered the negro bishop
to the ooho and it is reported that q
good many southern delegates left tho
building in disgust.
With the lights before mo I respeot-
fully assume that the southern mon
found themselves in the wrong pew.
and unloss thero is ooufego enough
uncovered in tho southern delegation
10 tell il detail os tho Lsa7snwortiiiig
affair, tho Akron massacre aud tho hos.
tility of dozens of other localities in
the north and west to negroes, Ghere.
declare that our southern delegation
would do well. to shsko off tho duet of
London and leave the negro bishop and
British negropholists to close oommu-s
nion and ia oial sympathy without $ut. y
teriDg another word in that presenoo.8 .8s
Thoae who Sepj joy5 beipg kicked about
}Sy isgitisla Pans stics, idd 81 by Negro
bishops, may Of oourse endure the kick
ing exercise, but protest they shave
ceased to be representative men from
Southern Methodist church if they fail
TO reply in strong words to the New
Jersey negro, whose poses as bishop,
hofnro hn Ran ntno1
Tho story told by the negro bishop as
to the number of rapists as before sta
ted, is q palpablo mistake, to speak re.
speotfully Of his utteranoos. Sush
speakers as this negro bishop aro among
the informors who have padded" the
reports of the Howard association of
Lcndon with falsohoods Of vicious mag
nitudo in regard to the excessive bru-
tality of tho southern white mon Of our
country towards tho southern negroes.
And it is such cunning, crafty pro
Yarioators who withhold all mention OF
tho burning alive Of negro rspists in
northern and western states.
Tho same orime brings the ssmo pun
ishment whorever white mon are brave
enough to protect their own women
from violence and rapino. Aud
measure my words in the sight of
heaven, and in hearing Of the Eoumon-
ical council, if Mood be; ahon | say it
is sorry white man, unworthy Of the
name, that will refuse to punish the
black fiend with quick and oommensu-
rate punishment that has thus destroyed
his innooont daughter or wife on the
public highway or in her own homo.
1t makes every drop Of blood in my
anatomy tinglo with Indignation to hear
of these apclogists for rape fiends, on
this or on thu other side Of the Allan
tic ocoan.
1t passes understanding that tho ra-
pists victim finds no sympathy among
tush go called religionists as che cred
tho NEGRO bishop over yonder in tho
oity Of London.
Woman as am, I'd tell that crowd
of pietiets fow wholesome truths in
tho pfcaonoo of tho ontiro body Of dole
gates, or l d wash my hands of the con-
corn, and seoodo from tho organization
quicker than you could say ''Jaok Rob-
inson."
Id tell tho story of tho Georgia wo-
man, we'll I'd lcattd, tho happy wife
and mothor If four children, in her own
homo, at paace with all tho world and
trying to do hor duty to hor Makor.
who was outraged for hours bosido tho
woltoring, bloody body Of hor murdered
hueband, in tho presence Of Der own
young daughters, and would ask that
ocumenical council to namo tho pun.
ishmont that would meot tho indienity
and inhumanity Of the situation. They
should reply, or tho town Of London
would not bo big enough to hold us TO-
gether in q so.callod meeting of proach.
ers and official lsymon Of tho Motho.
dist followers Of John Wesley.
After their applause of the words Of
tho negro bishop, that body Of Metho,
dists should hoar tho truth in plain
language, or southern dolegatog should
nevor attompt to fellowship anothor
hour, with such o gang OF fakirs and
fiauds, masquorsding in the psrb Of
religious followers Of j ohm WosIoy.
| am no apologist for any Of tho evils
OF slavery, but am the defender Of in
noconce and virtue. do oontond that
tho wrong inflicted on the innocent wo.
man by tho black fend that pursUes
har lika a ranina xu;th rsh;oo j.n..x,..