The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-10

above all, that understanding of the Bibl,
which makes a man able to guide arigh
and teach Alright his fellow man. H,
added:
THE greatest men in the pulpit hav,
always been those with the creates
knowledge of the Bible knowledge Of it
self may be blessing or curse, bu
when conservation seasons knowledg,
there can be no misuse of it
The annual address by DR.. j. Elmel
Dellinger, of Warrenton. was on 'Th'
Mission of Education and was a thought
full, carefully prepared address, full o
wise counsel from one member of the
colored race to his fellows striving t
solve the same problems and attain the
same ends.
Dr. Dellinger read his address from
manuscript, which he introduced to his
audience in the following happy fashion
Some men are born orators, some meT
attain oratory and some have oratorN
thrust upon them. If / was born an ora
tor / have never discovered 1t, ii have
attained oratory / have never suspected
it, but l am very decidedly of the opinion
that / am today having oratory thrust
upon me. so if you have tears to shed
prepare to shed them now"
And with this he produced from his
breast pocket a huge roll of manuscript
The neat way in which he had done il
brought forth a roar of applause. Look
ing UP with a twinkle of merriment in his
eve, he said:
I'm very much obliged for that APP
plause, which l didn't expect to get, and
which | fear you will regret you gave
me as | proceed
The speaker discussed the mission oil
education from two iewpoints-universal
education as means to the betterment
of mans mental and material condition
and as an institution for his restoration
and final salvation. He declared that ed
ucation and salvation are mutually re-
lated and interdependent.
when Henry Upper came here in
1867 to found this institution, he brought
the gospel of salvation in one hand and
the gospel of education in the other; from
that day to this the same principle and
spirit have guided and controlled here
Nor can the highest achiey ements be at
tanned in any other way
Having discussed at length the neces-
sity and purpose of education, the speak
er turned his attention to the agencies
employed in education.
1.-The proper theory and practice of edu-
cation begins with the recognition of the
fact that not only must the mind, but
the body also, be trained and developed
Education teaches man to exercise his
will over the automatic powers of both
mind and body and unless this is done
his character is formed for him and not
by him. And this lends character and
gives force to the movement for indus
trial education, now well underway and
so much in favor. 1t promotes unity OF
what is best in head and heart with the
best that can be attained by the trained
hand"
Touching political responsibility of the
educated man, the speaker said:
THAT is indeed poor education which
does not give the subject higher sense
of his duty to the commonwealth. That
man whose training has not made him a
better citizen-desirous of upholding the
laws, willing to pay taxes, work the
roads and bear the other burdens of gov
ernment-is not the man who should
WELD the ballot, it matters not to what
race or class in society he belongs"
Dr. Dellinger then turned his attention
for a moment to the movement in the
South to eliminate, by constitutional
amendment or otherwise, the ignorant
voter. He declared that though, in his
opinion, it was a gross discrimination
it meant the dawning of a new era and
was fraught with great good to all races
Il tell you here and now that it is
one of the DEGREES of fate that the thrift
less, tax dodging, ignorant voice at the
ballot box must be silenced forever.
cloud applause.) But the man or woman
with education and the disposition to ac-
quire property, nothing can hold him
down. He is as free in mind as in body
and with face set toward God and doing
the best he can, he will scale any diff
culties that any combination of unfriend-
ly men may put in his path to hinder and
obstruct.
''The ignorant man begs for that which
comes unasked to the educated"
DR.. Dellinger's address was we'll recniv-
| ed and highly complimented by all who
heard it.