The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-01
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Division OF School Fund. 3.

Editor OF The Times:
Sir,--I notice in The Times OF the Goth
instant, from, mir. c. r. kuyk, under the
heading, "a Preachers View" something
concerning the schooling of the negro
children. / also notice your comments on
his idea in regard to the same.
L you believe, as you have said In your
comment: that the negro is a human be-
ing, endowed with all the faculties of
man, with an immortal SOUL why should
any one ask d division Of the school fund
or a distinction in society, or Il separation
of the children Of both white and black in
the Schools or in railroad travel. or in
any way. whatever. II the negro has de-
seconded from the white .;Ln. or the white
man from the negro, then they are one
and the same. They are both i'll the
image. OF God, and Moses account of the
creation is all a farce and nlisguiding.
The negro has been placed IN the fanli-
~ Of man by the influence fof Atheism in
disregard CT the will Of God, or in obedi-
ence to divine law. So long as such poll
Cies and such doctrines are preached to
the world, just SO long will we have con-
fusion in re gard to laws and schools.
II 1 believed as. you and Mr.. .kuyk do,
/ would never kick against mixed schools.
mixed society. l would receive the
brother in black on equal terms, as be-
and discard the Mosaic account OF divine
creation.
There is no law, sacred or divine, upon
which to base q conclusion, that the ne
gro is the equal OF the white mani any
way whatever. So far as sending him
to school is concerned, / would give
hin, just what he pays for and nothing
more. This. YOU see, Will bring The ne
Eroes all together in few years. It
ni1f tnu ard mi
cation, something that Will have to be
done ere long, or this government so IKE
ancient civilization.
The negro, when left to himself, has
never been known to develop civilization
but Invariably returns to his natural
state. a. barbarian. And, for us to at
tempt to make a man of him. is the
graveSt mistake we can make. and is in
open violation OF divine law. would
not kill him, but protect him in his place
with dominion over him, as was the duty
that was assigned to man in the begin
ming. But as am only one man, and
not intelligent enough to take a place
. in the ranks Of the great interests of the
day. I will content myself i'll watching
and reading the ignorant expressions Of
/ others. r do not write this for publica-
srion. It is not in shape for such. Iwould,
if T had it in my power, eliminate the
also all criminals. ] would elect all Off
GERS by: a vote OF all the celebrates.
would do away with the appointing pow
err. a government by an appointment
/, is not a government by the people. and.
consequently, is no: {. republic. but a
monarchy. isg1 rs -
TIE Constitutional Convention has been
in ses sion long cough to have made. and
ratiiedta dozen Constitutions. and yet
done nothing that the people are able to
gee TO proclaim 4 Constitution: BY the
convention is a square go pack o.: the
promises made by the delegats when they
were elected. The people should. have a
say S 10 whether we remain as we are
Or have a change. -;
Not :sY1ing to intrude upon your time
and hoping that things will work out all
right, viii! close. -,
sa, - ]. G. sPEER:as
ClIntwood. va, Nov. IS, 1901.