The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-18
THE FUTURE OF THE NEGRO.
Bishop Arnett Says the Race Must
Become SeIf-ReIiant.

Promptly at o'clock this morning
Bishop b. ". Arnett, D. D., of WILDER
force, Ohio, called the financial board of
the African Methodist Episcopal Church
to order and made the opening prayer.
After roll call, which showed each mem
Der present a short recess was had for
the purpose OF having the board photo
STaphed in body
Returning to the financial department.
1885 Fourteenth Street northwest. Bishop
ATnett again called the board to order,
and this time outlined the business to
come before them during the day con-
Guiding with a short address He spoke
of what had already been accomplished
by the race through the African Meth
odist Episcopal Church. and declared that
the church represented the manhood fU-
ture of the negro.
The American negro can no longer be a
ward Of charity in any part of the United
States, said Bishop Arnett, "but must
get out and DO for himself We can no
longer walk around begging for jobs or a
chance in the world, but must follow the
example of the white man. make your op-
portunities. make your positions The
African Methodist Episcopal Church is
the result OF American prejudice as far
back as 1871, when Richard Allen was or
deTed up from the Lords Supper in Phil
aGelphid and came out and organized
what is now one of the most aggressive
church organizations in this country
among the negroes, as wei as one Of the
largest
Dr. John Hurst of Baltimore. followed
in brief talk. during which he said that
the African. Methodist Episcopal Church
was making II possible for negro boys and
girls to rise 1t shows to the world, he
declared what the negro is capable of
doing for himself
Dr. Z. W hampton Of GTeenVIIIe
Miss, Grand Master of the Stringer Grand
Lodge Of Negro Masons. which is per
haps the Wealthiest organization in the
South, said that he was proud of what
his people were doing for themselves
Instead of begging we are going to
work tillins the sell, raising cotton, open
ing groceries. drug stors. and in fact
we are going into any business that is
carried on by the white man, and our
people are buying from US. We are edu-
eating our boys and girls, holding up to
them higher and purer manhood and We
manhood. We teach them that It is fit
ness ard character that must win for US
in the futJge. Ware building in the negro
the highest moral character. we are edu-
eating the heads. hearts, and hands of
our boys and girls The negro Of the
North who s interested In the progress
Of his race in this country can help them
by helping them to educate their bow. and
girls, and this viii do them more good
than a thousand race speeches. Work and
not talk IS needed today
The Rev. John Webb A J. Kershaw. of
Florida; y J. McCracken, of Illinois; G.
H Scharfer. Of Kansas; J. s. FlfDDer. of
Georgia; Charles Bundy of Ohio; J.. r.
Nichols. of South Carolina: J. N Turner,
Of Kentucky and J. NJ Henderson. of
Pennsylvania, all made short actresses on
the future Of the negro in this country.
All said that there was a bright future
IN store for the negro, and that the negro
had his destiny in his own hands.
The executive committee reported aIs-s
the auditing committee. Dr. p A Hub
bard. the secretary. in his address before
the board. said that there were many
things to be accomplished by the negro
III the future and he must do 1t himself
He said the church would have to do more
work in the future than 1t had done in
the past, ana in order TO do this the mem
bers throughout the country would nave
to contribute more. He said that il
would require at least s125.0G9 per an
mum TO accomplish the work laid down
for them
The work OF the board will be concluded
tonight and a banquet will be given them
by Dr. Z \ Hubbard and wife