The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
AB.ble view Of .ae N:gro Problem.

10 SpiNc the negro problem from d
human standpoint ] Will try with your
permission, TO give you. IN my humble
NAY, The Bible solution, which is the
only true ono. ] can tclI you how IL was
solved once. ard could Zoe again, but IT
is impossible OF accomplishment. Much
might be done even now 10 improve and
change the condition of things, il the poo
ole. with the aid OF the Government
would act upon The lines laid down, but
we cannot hope Tor IT, for you can never
get The people to believe that il was wrong
10 free the negro. notwithstanding the
flain truth OF The lSibie that God mace
Him a Slayc More than four thousand
lcarss ago God cursed Canaan The son of
liam and he curse is Stiil upon him. and
lie is barbarian sim and viii continue
10 he until God in His own time and
Way shall remove it, You may change
his condition from slavery 10 freedom.
and in some measure thwart the Tt'r-
poses of Sod, but you cannot change his
nature or the color or his skin; he will
be a negro still. Up 10 This Time he has
5Eoyen himself TO he utterly unreliable,
3tsld the best OF them while appearing
very religious il seems to DC Of e kind
inst docs not restrain him from the COM
mission of the sins peculiar TO that race
In considering this problem We arc not
dealing with any Of the other dark
skinned races. upon whom there seems 10
be no special curse EXCEPT the color OF
their skins, which may be a curse in
some degree, though the Bible does not
tell us so. but with spccial race and
special curse SO plainly pronounced that
ii is impossible 10 he mistaken in regard
TO it. And" lie said, cursed be Canaan;
q servant of servants shall be unto
his brethren. Blessed he the Lord God
of Shcm; and Canaan shall be his ser
want God shall enlarge Ja3het and he
shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and
Canaan shall be his servant.
Wo need not err in placing a proper
construction upon these verses, for they
can have but one meaning. a servant OIL
servants IS The lowest place in the So
ciaI scale in which man can be placed,
and that is the place of a slave. II inns
l,c true, and it cannot be denied, man
did not bring about the condition of ser
litudc for tho negro. but God himself.
This curse not only emphasizes the fact
7hat Canaan shall be the servant of every
nation on earth, but is mentioned three
times. which denotes severity, as in the
ease Of the Jews Beviticus - 1t also
meant that he should not only perform
The most mental service. but that he like
wise should be in a condition of serNltude.
seeing be could not be kept a servant
Of servants II left TO the freedom of his
own viii.
This is the true meaning Of the curse.
no unbiased reader of The Bible can IAN
10 sec that God approved Of slavery poth
in The Old and New Iestalnehts on NJ
name and Christian lines. Masters give
unto your servants mat Which - 80
and equal" II it had been conducted on
this principle. it would not have been
a hardship. bat the arcHtcst blessing 10
that race As it was with its abuses
IL was i blessing, IS can DC seen ~ -
earring The antc-be.iuin negroes WIN '..oSe rs
Of to-day All the tfou9Ie VIII ~ -. 80
comes from mans iiiteiieiStiSS -
condition OF sefNlSide III 49, l.a,,
dcncc placed hlm our up"niG 80
when The people OF INC -Eot y! ,tio1,
the aEitatllh oil tAe Si'f' go, .c,r
which increased IN violence iLol'A
10 gear, until 1t cuimlh2tsu III '.'e -
l5N ASSASSINATION OF INC 'it"it 80. $50.
tho negro, and one OIL me 'iooLi. .!I,;ll,,
Of modern times 4 ON It,S - 49,
upon the man ana hatl3u Miio 49, -,
10 alter Or change the LlNl,ls usG1 ~
servant 81 SSt 't .. -, 80 1,,d any
thy fIrethrcn" We have NOT itau ~,
peace with MN since d'iu 1'''
plan and iheoilae as we may ~,
Now That thefropteiil S'4''tot -,
hE ImttlnS ann III sian q ''7''''''
ton illen IS, not ne" Il7't ,,, I,i,r, in
him but now nearly ne ~ ~ ~
INC iiIec ''7't -, ~, ,s,,,,,, IN ms
4" be hard one, ana our i,sai - -,
olt in sympathy iof nm Sut - ,,a,Id
it is the work OF GOD an" s",yS Nc, in
l'ot be "rons or ui'fI ,o;',i ~ Nm me
harmony with the LlNi'ic ,,,is,,,ilia[l
people in thelr isii9t"'iSe '','S, ~, f,or
9'hHmlhf"lS ate Wy ~ 60, -, I,,,~
under he curse but y 20" WI ~; 4.op 80,
cnough 10 reflect at2ms inns M a.
win sec your error me ltes s'l'''. -. ~
for The uplifting OF inc nSs' y 900 ~, T.,
pressed recently IN inc l4l'sns, ,,.it,,
he education VIZ iiot man, dow,
Inc curse, you cannot ~ - vim
;md lit' INN up al 'lis S'ii.e ~ ;,-r5t|tin,
make him constant source ~ - ii
thorn IN The l!esh rom "iiieit Ia, 9I W.,
pray in vain 70 be dellNc'e"' ~ "'tl -
nam ~ a'',solis.,' - -, him more
snd more 10 hatred ana ABUSE anu t.. ,iit,
lation 10 crime MAKE l','t 80, l,i,r,
with his chNir@hlReh's, arc -, w,