Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-31
NEGRO LYNCHINC
WAS DISCUSSED
Able Paper by Rev. Washington
Read Before the Minister'S
USEFULNESS OF THE RACE.
suggests n Remedy for Americas
Greatest National Disgrace impor-
lance Of sunday schools

At the meeting this morning OF the
Ministerial association, the following
resolution offered by Secretary J, T.
Axton Of the Y. NJ. c, A. was adopted
Whereas, we feel the deep import
ance Of training our youth IN the prIn-
ciples VI righteousness temperance ana
purity giving them both the Gospel and
science az the basis for such teaching.
and
whereas, the Sunday school Is the
agency through which the church m
nuences and instructs the young there-
fore,
Resolved, that We advocate the con-
tinuance Of the school lesson system
recognizing II as one OF us essential tea-
lures
The other feature OF the meeting was
a paper read by Rev, Washington, pas.
tor of the Calvary Baptist church, ana
chaplain of the Eighth Illinois volun
teers during the Spanish war HIS
theme was the lynchng OF the Ameri-
can negro In the United states The
speaker held that II Is one or the gray
est problems confronting the American
people In the twentieth century, ana u
Is revolving 10 realize that this lana ot
the free should be the scene of so COW.
ardly and contemplate a crime, ana
that il should be on the Increase
Lynching is not adequate to diminish
rape as is proven by the increas-
ing number Of Instances Of this crime.
Al the same time II Is being committed
by white men every day; but they can
be- tried by the courts, and be released
on payment Of q small fine.
The speaker called attention to the
frequent instances Of good citizenship
on the part of the negro, especially IN
responding to the calls Of this country
as evidenced IN the late war The com
ing uf the negro 20 America was
through no choice Of his and now That
ne ls here. he X here to stay, and dur
ing the 40 years OF his Independence has
he not kept pace with the superior race
The substantial business man is always
ready 10 testify % the worth OF the
negro. Any coward can Cypress II pe0-
pie, but it takes a brave man to treat
an meh OF whatever race and condition
fairly. Chaplain Washington then said
~ would rather see every one of the
10 900 900 Of negroes IN this country
driven into the Gulf Of Mexico and sunk
there with clean hands and pure hearts
than 10 live with the life blood OF an-
other race of human beings dripping
from their hands,
The speaker thought II strange that
the Christians Of the land do not pub
llrly take up the cause Of the negro In
this matter lie said there is remedy
lynch law can be put down II dealt with
properly Hold the participants In
lynchng responsible personally for their
deeds Arralgn them on charge Of muir
der and when found guilty punish them
as other murderers are, Then mob
work viii ccase ~ think that much of
the persecution Of my people IN many
parts of this country are the dark hours
before the dawn Chaplain Washing
ton showed by statistics of production
the effective work thesnegro was holng
particularly In the south one negro in
every hundred who can read and write.
is engaged In teaching, preaching and
other professional work Give the ne
gro time and he win astonish the world
In home building-but In his own time
for he is not to be hurried, Whether
the white man treats him justly or not,
he can not be kept down. unless he is
willing to stay down "Nill you not
adopt the proper relation with our race,
love and friendship for all mankind?
DO not struggle against u.s. bur labor
for us for the common good Help MS
crush out this criminal outrage so OPP
pressive TO us as race and should be-
revolving to you az upholders OF the
most independent country on the face
Of the earth Justice and truth are
eternal and indicative Of the true Chris
tianity which besses the world The
chaplains paper was applauded and
while II evoked considerable discussion,
the sentiment OF the association was In
favor OF his position.