The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-12
MAY Be SOLVED
BY" CHRISTIAN LOVE
5, Says Rev. 1 C. B. mas0"
of Race Problem
Puts truth BEFORE RACE
,.wasrlugson Speaks Before the
Negro Congress.
,rc truth BEFORE RACE
!. nsass A RETURN OF GOOD FOR EVIL
r., Curious Note in Washington's Ad-
.... Which is Somewhat Difficult
70 Communicate in Brief
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ea Aug. 9.-The general
of tolag.s sessions of the Negro
peoples CHRISTIAN and Education
.. .re The Educational Life
The interest conferred in
,.-.. of Booker 7. Washington
a.. the morning session of
.na.r.nrc. Roy. DR.. r. B. Scott of
orleans. presided and introduced
u..h.r-toa. who was greeted With
arol.,-e. The subject of Prof.
.ing-on.s address was;
'.~r' Contribution of the South to the
,,-.,-on Of the Race
'.+ r,ra1urin2 his address, Prof. Wash
stated that it must be borne in
-rl that the negro was brought here
.1r..nlI force. and that he should
q claim upon the sympathy and
-,mI kindness Of he people of all
.. Of the country. The negro race,
Washington stated, had ever striven
.ro., itself OF service and not a
.rlr and he cited the fact that few
..a-5 Deg.ars are seen.
.utH. v. have been Of service to his
~,~." he continued, we have OBJ
.r.. much. both in slavery and free
lam that has fitted us for the duties of
useful crzeuship.'
Prof. Washington then cited several
instances TO illustrate the degree in
,t.r the negro responds to outside in
srso..s telling Of two negro townships
in 1ahama, one of which had not been
.r.l or reached by outside influence,
and the other which had been given the
advantages of education and proper
raining. In the first township the
mass. of the people were without land,
living in one room cabins with their
r0. mortgaged and deeply in debt,
rt.. ignorance and immortality were in
Evidence. In the second township were
rs negro homes containing 667 persons
and the negroes are paying taxes on
4.o0 worth of property. He further
.aI facts TO prove that the material
o. Industrial bctterment of the people
bad improved their moral and religious
UlI.-i0u.
81 want to see an influence go out of
ibis meeting that shall, if possible, take
ever. young negro from off the street
0..s and from the barrooms, North
and South. I wan to see a lifting up and
purifying Of the character of our min
Nars in every part of the country.
No race can hate another without
tar race being weakened, narrowed and
.graIod. Let us cultivate friendship
and love for all races and individuals
and 1arlgr hatred for none. If others
ag.Il BIC little. let us try to be great;
1o'-"rs would hate us, let US try to love
Them. lf others would be cruel to us,
- as he maTcifuI; if others you'd break
u. .#, let us respect it; if others would
sta to push us down, let us seek to
.~s. them. In the long run it is the
-a.e that helps 10 push up that succeeds.
FINALLY. let us never grow discouraged.
We have made immense progress as a
l'... Let us remember that the surcst
.-.#.on VIII he our usefulness to the
"----fE in which we live
'-e-s other speakers at the morning
S5.o- OF the conference were Rev. w.
..Aas9n, of Washington, ID. c.; Rev.
b. Mason, Of Cincinnati; Rev. II.
'"iIo". o. Philadelphia. and Rev. w.
weaver. of pittsburg. Separate con-
t.".'a upon educational subjects were
I'LL Inc various churches of Atlanta
~-7 The afternoon.
Considerable interest in an address of
"' NJ. g.. b. Mason. CORRESPONDENT
'E q. The Frccdman's Aid and Ed
''-"I Society, Of Cincinnati. He
'r'A the public spirit and results
H. '''ea.ioaal work of the Methodist
-9'a' church for the negro. After
r.'." o. the accomplishments of the
-.r. AID and EHIrca tinnaI Snoiatv
m- '''l"''mont in education through
south, Dr. Mason said that he
.,l no theory for the race prob
Out that The gospel. when given in
l -.nse would solve all prob
al. -'"" distinction and annihilate
-. ..a.I relations.
tr r "'.'i be- gained he said, eff
@. '".' century the much abused
c-..t '"..Iehip could be entirely
ra.. .. "''i negro must be bigger
a. ~, .' placing truth first and
SOP. .a..-..oa ho said.
IT, '.. task Of the white man of
.t a. 3d." f9rbcaring, generous and
aut. ~" challenge his respect by
ahr. ."''-Atness, integrity and use
.9u9n .""- show him hat the cd
-l .... 't4@ates, no more spoils
rg.f.. .." ..aa the white man"
"eto H.. upon educational subjects
aa eff. ~ '+-al different churches OF
1a'rs .. .'-A"u the afternoon. The
e~Ie.t,, '". Peoples Tabernacle, an
Gs H.. '--'i1Hcc for school teach
"as.r,. '' over by Booker T.
HE.. -A'LDN8 the cnqakarS at