The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-29
CALLSTHE WHITESDEMONRACE
NEGRO PREACHER IN WILMIAGs
TON ON THE LI'NCHING.
Tells the Negroes: "De = Law Unto Your.
selves and Die In Your Tracks'--Calis
the white Man a "NIOnstrOsity Before
God" - Standing by MFR. Elweed.

WILMINGTON, Del. June 2s.-Fifteen thou
sand persons to-day visited the scene OF
the lynching Of the negro White on last
Monday night. The feature OF the day was
the preaching Of sermons in the churches,
either directly or indirectly referring to
the events Of last week and all condemning
the lynching. The members OF Olivet
Presbyterian Church. of which the Rev.
Robert A. Elwood is minister, adopted
the following:
I'VE. realizing the unjust criticism that
has been made upon our beloved pastor,
the Rev. r. A. Elwood, by large portion
of the public press. do place ourselves
on record in the following resolutions.
I'VE express our firm belief in our pastors
honesty, integrity and Christian character,
our appreciation of his ministerial labors
in our congregation, and our admiration
of his manly, Christian courage as ex-
pressed by his pulpit messages and his
life in our midst.
"We record our belief that his message
of last Sunday evening was both timely
and true. sensible and scriptuRal and In
no wise can the action of the citizens on
Monday night be chargeable to that sermon
In Bethel Church. colored. Bishop M. b.
Salter Of Indian Territory this morning
gave his hearers advice without alludins
to the lynching. In the evening. however,
in the same church, the Rev. Montrose W.
Thornton made wild address to the oon-
gregation. He said:
THE negro race is no better nor worse
than the Caucasian. or any other race
His opportunities and advantages have
not been thousandth part as favorable
as those of the whites, but in morals and
good citizenship ne stands well with his
white brother,
II was charitable to whites, but tonight
I am a convert to another doctrine. an
advocate of other methods to deal with
the race that is bent on piing their hellish-
ness upon our race.
The white man, in face OF his boosted
civilization, stands before my eyes tonight
the demon of the world races. monster In
carnatc and which, so far ms the negro race
is concerned means to give no quarter.
"The white is q heather, fiend, mon
strosity before God, and is equal to any act
in the category Of crime. E'
II would as soon trust myself In tho den
of n hyena as in his arms With the courts
OF law and officers OF law in his hands the
despised negro can expect no mercy, justice
or protection.
+The negro is unsafe anywhere in this
country. He is the open prey at all times
of barbariails who know no restraint and
who will not be restrained -..5..
-There is but one part left for the peree-
cuted negro when charged with crime.
and when innocent: Be a law unto your
self
"You are taught by this last lesson Of
outrage to save yourself from torture at
the hands of understanding public; to
save your race from insult and shame:
to be your own Sheriff, court and jury.
and TO be the Outlaw Tracy and die in Your
tracks, perhaps drinking the blood OF your
pursuers.
It was announced this evening that tn"
negroes were to hold a meeting to discll
the matter Of protecting themselves. the
guard IL still kept at the armory, but u i
merely as precautionary measure. There
is much ammunition and supply Of rihes
dist riots.