The colored American., 1903-01-17

written by those men and women whose
names are cherished because of the real
soul quality which they possessed, and
who presented the brightest side of life.
Rev. w. T. II. Addison made some very
fitting remarks in which he characterized
Re- Withrows work as eminently sue
cessful. and said he had always known
him as a Christian gentleman OF the
highest type. Miss Effie A Johnson rem
dered the Hymn and Recitation Jesus
Lover of My Soul" Miss Johnson dis
played remarkable talent as an elocu-
ZIONIST and her recitation was attended
with almost bre Ithless attention.
Mr.. H. r. jackson read an Interesting
Anniversary paper. He said: we have
assembled tonight for the love and es-
TEEN we have for him whose Anniver-
sary We celebrate. We have assembled
to do honor to one of our own noble sons,
who by his Christian walk, pure and
chaste conversation, manly bearing, and
education and perseverance, has won for
himself a place in our hesFrts which can
never be eradicated. We come not mere
ly TO celebrate. but we come because
duty demands it We come not to f1att-
er the dear brother but TO give honor TO
whom honor is due. How easy 1t is to
tell the atmosphere in which person is
brou ght up, Let the best born lad in the
ed be reared in the worst environments
and what would be his fate? We are the
creatures of our environment. Man is
made and developed by environment, and
all that influences him, conscious or un-
conscious. is environment Mr. Jack
son closed with the hope that the success
which had attained Rev. Withrow
through life. and ach day grow brighter
until he should reach that Haven OF
Rest
Mrs. Nj. F. Dawsey then treated the
audience to an original poem which we
give entire:
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
-'On Bethlehems plain abiding,
The shepherds vigil keep.
But angels break the silence
With strains of music sweet
In joyous rapture bringing,
Tho news desired long,
The birth of Christ revealing,
They sing their Christmas song.
Prophetic writings tell US.
a Christ child should be born,
They see. through distant ages,
How He. to living fountains
Our thirsty souls. would lead.
\ Prince OF Peace, He'd be to US
\ Friend in time of need.
Blest Savior. adore Thee,
Our Prophet. Priest and King.
The song that woke the shepherds,
Let all the nations sing.
The angels in their chariot,
Proclaim Good viii TO men.
May all who know the Savior,
Take up the sweet refrain
Mary +. Dawsey.
The last address Of the evening was
that h. Rev. ". IL Moses pastor Zion
Baptist Church. and was withal a mas
terIy effort repIete with forcefuI logic
and at times thrilling with brilliant out
bursts of oratory- He said in part: Let
pause here and note briefly the
things for which Rev. Withrow has been
struggling these sixteen years in the
Christian pulpit In the first place, he
has been endeavOring TO present to the
world man OF the highest type in the
person of himself In the second place,
he has been laboring TO have others con-
form TO the type OF Him, who is chiefest
among ten thousand and One altogether
lovely. An aduOus task indeed; too
sublime and great to be undertaken by
small souls; too long and tedious TO be
successfully worked out by impatient
self-seekers of the world. Many have
been the struggles and sacrifices 10 that