The colored American., 1903-02-21
WANTED? r1ISSIONARIES.
A Voice From ODE new Posses
sions Cries out Against our
Oppression-Let O6e So called
Heathens From Other Lands
Teach US Ole True Religion
Nv dear Mr.. Cooper:

AS 1 G6aQ In6 u1SITGSSluS u0WS IS-
garding the never ceasing expressions
of our race; OF their disfranchise-
ment; their shut outs; their ever i'm
peded struggles for bread and educa-
tion; my heart bleeds, and can only
seek consolation in a breast that truly
is IN sympathy with the race, one that
is doing unceaSing work and aTectIVt
toll in their behalf. Yet, more must
be done and quickly done.
| have read the Bible for cOnsola-
ton, but when l find SO much white
coated passages (basest untruths),
am forced to believe that the Bible,
as translated at least, was not written
for Negro service, excepting ("ser-
wants of servants shalt thou be ETC., }
though truly the book must be OF
African origin. We are wasteing,
much time and money in our churches
trying to follow a white christianity;
Let us Stop, Let us be christians IN
truth Let us take the golden words,
do to others as you would that they
should do to you," for our standard,
and live under and by these words.
These are enough. For surely they
are from God. Let us lay aside all
this other bosh and hypocracy and
pass onward, upward.
| sit here, far from friends, the
only american III I1lISS VI udIl-C1hA-
Iized country, thinking of some means
to touch those once christian spirits
who once stood out for liberty and
justice. Though 1 am among half
civilized people, where a few mis-
guided words is cause for death,
where cholera, dysentary, bubonic
plague, black and white smallpox,
berri-berri and all the dreaded dis
eases known to mankind, including
leprosy, are raging, nothing Stirrs my
frame or causes fear, except that de
mon prejudice which is eating up
American manhood and will, unless
checked and quarantined, destroy the
most powerful nation of the earth.
Can we awaken Americas sense of
duty to the Negro? l have thought
many thoughts; some cruel as to
cause tears, but one which seems the
easiest and quickest to bear fruit is
a scheme like this. l further show
my eagerness for it's probation by
subscribing 10000 Gone hundred
dollars (gold), to a fund to give it a
trial. The plan is this:
place in your paper and other
popular Negro journals in the United
States, in large type, the larger the
better; an ''ad." something like this:
Wanted Missionaries ! !"
Missionaries, MOhammedanS or Con-
fusicians, for service among the chris
tians in the United States. Must un-
derstand English
Address. E. Colored American.
Also send for publication a similar
''ad." to the leading papers of Turkey,
Abyssinia, China and Japan.
Let it be understood that these mis-
sionaries are for whites.
Let us employ enougth missionaries
for at least two in each state where
lily-whitism" is growing dangerous
ly.
The expenses of these missionaries
to be met by public subscription from
members of our race, and foreigners
who wish to aid us.
These missionaries will be foreign
subjects, and their presence, in such
employment will cause shame and
serious thinking in every community
visited and every paper will take it
up. If the missionaries are mOlested
the United States will have to give
her attention to the matter and eX
plain the t0hy to the nation to which
they belong.
Thus we can force ourselves to be
considered in a very short time. We
will draw sympathy from those at
home, who are now dormant, and
much sympathy, funds and attention
will be given from abroad Do you see