The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-04

the children are taught to be induStri-
GUS and obodient they will not be run
Ing around the streets at nights aud
getting into mischief. The next point
he stressed is the fact that the schools
should teach such lessons as had been
started in the properly regulated
home. There are 1000, 1000 colored
children OF school age in this country
and yet only onc-third of that humber
is at school. He urged the race to be
more cheerful and not be always pre-
pairing TO die and organizing burial aid
societies. The best way 80 prepare
to die is to prepare to live. ~
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tho question which required some
craftsmanship to handle-the negro
preacher. For years, he said, the nc :
gro was led blindly by the carpet bag
gers and the scalawags and socundrels
who had come here. Now the great
est monopoly in the world is that Of
the negro preachers. They control
the negroes almost absolutely and yet
it is said that Of the 10000 negro
preachers half can read only with the
greatest difficulty. He paid a splendid
tribute to the honest, educated
preacher who has dug out the beauties
OF the Bible in many languages. But
there are hundreds of the negro
preachers who are absolutely corrupt
and we preachers must get together,
get down to business and put the ras-
Gals out" he said. Better homes, bet
ter schools and fumigate the ministry
was his remedy for the criminal as
saultS Of which the race is accused.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
E. j. Sawyer, negro lawyer Of
BcnncttSvillc, spoke also. His theme
was an appeal to the intelligent and
humane white citizens Of this country
for more faithful enforcement of the
law against mob violence. He said
that it is beyond the power OF the ne
groes to metc out just and legal
punishment, and they can only appeal
for the punishment to be just and
legal. The lesson is entirely lost when
the punishment is conspicuously H.
legal, and the party who is so dealt
with may be regarded by his neigh
bors more as u martyr than as bruit-
ish criminal. There were 81 lynch
ings in the south alone last year, and
1t Is estimated pated IN those crimes.
They are guilty, murdcrous. rotous,
and yet allowed to go free. What will
the harvest be? There is a remedy
and it can be found by the coopera-
tion Of the law fearing negroes and
the crime dctesting white people.
lie was followed by Rev. r. E. Wall
of Columbia who was assigned to
speak upon the question, "IIow can
more kindly relations be established
between the races" lie advised the
negroes to assure the white people that
they are satisfied with their color and
to show them that 20 work is menial
ASK the white people merely to treat
them as men, pay them their just due
and get out of the negro's sunlight and
our hearts best blood shall be Theirs -
The last speaker was G.. w. Murray
Of Sumter, who once represented
the negroes In congress. He denied the
fact shat negroes seek social equality.
The convention ended Wednesday
morning after having formed perma.
ncnG organization and after having
adopted an address to lie issued to the
people Of South Carolina particularly
To tho white people. In forming a
permanent organization, the purpose
is have stale association with i vco
presidents and 4 assistant secretaries
who shall be the presidents and secre-
taries OF the respective county ass0.
Citations. These county associations
are to get up plcnics and gatherings
at which the people Of the race will he
addressed upon common sense topics
and an effort made TO get them to
build their own homes and to become
more interested in the good things the
world around them. Rev. Nj. G.
johnson was elected president, Rev.
G. II. Dillard vice president, and Rev,
j. A. Brown secretary.
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