The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-26

ing's session of the American Missionary
Association was largely devoted to pa
pers on the Chinese and Japanese mis-
sions. Porto Rico and church work in the
south.
The feature OF the session was the re-
port on Indian and Alaskan missions
presented by the Rev Robert w. Nc
Laughlin, d D. of Grand Rapids. Mich
He emphas sized the fact that the Indians
are relatively few IN numbers. The ne
gro question: numerically, he SAID is
Iorty times as great as the Indian ques-
ton. The Indian reservations today, the
speaker continued. cover an area equal
to all the New England states. New York.
New Jersey and half of Pennsylvania.
The Indian has in the vaults Of the United
Stales government s24o, 900 900. If this
money should be divided equally among
them and the 100000 receiving it should
go upon separate reserves as a nation
they would constitute, per capita, the
wealthiest people upon the face Of the
earth
Thwing on Southern Education.
Dr. Thwng, in his report on educa-
ton in the south, said:
The question is whether the negro
shah be regarded as man. The CUES
ton is whether he belongs 10 the human
race. If he be IL man, ali the rights Whlcn
belong 10 man should be- gwen him;
ii he be d man. all the duties which pc
long TO Il man should he gwen 10 hin TO
40. IL he be a man, The question, there
tore, goes urck 10 the clty oil thnauel-
pnIa, the Gay OF btotneily Love. and
10 the uec4u,at4on Oh Inoepenuence, All
-.a
nave a rIsnt 10 ne, !4perty and lnc
pu4sult VI liapptness. AZ i4e De IL NAN,
che uuSo.4On soNs Duch 10 NlUuul ;oius,l
~ t"r leu CuAn.lA<tiu.4lt nls. ~ ne ~ {"
man, Tie question Dc4ul,sa ~ lac 4Uar
bu.4els-stilu 40 the a. ~ell N04nlnauuturA.,
InVu SHAT 40 Z lily AeisnUor as my
sell
therefore,, the question is a question
not al Inc soutn. nOt VI tue nOi.n. 4sor
Vi the Cnl.eu .otaceo, nor u Aea4cst. ~ Is
/ a quGs,4on OIL nu4nanltS, OF me periecrl~
Dlaty 81 man o. tre auiaicltnEy u GOd
save man, OF me cdy4ptX OF man 70
be saved. tnS1eLoie, ans u4eallOn IS d
J 4ues>.On OF ana I0r the lace, Dt.l il Is
d.~U IL question OI and Tor the NAV ldt,ai.
III tlle Eto,y.u o. me conceive punclpIs
IN human soclety, Ne are hot 10 IUlAet
mat the irSl unit is the lnulNiuudi nlln-
seIt. he luulvldual il 20 August IlnIacIt
TO other Individuals; ne IS 10 De WorlnY
! TO receive LrnuntS from them: he is u
DC "olti@ 10 CONF! oellestta upon cheiH
ho is to make ninseii me ilnest type o.
me nan me poqg a v qt'ny conu d.li''l1
l"s "u Coz OF ' t,n oo' 't,e i,'tei,FS,
and tender 70 love me conscience Keen
10 approVal aud remOtSG ia elnlcal con-
quot and misconduct ne VIA mighty TO
choose the night and mighty 70 refuse
eNil re - t. mae Ni ,,.n ne o., Pc.
49, NJ II ~ 1bat nv ~ h~et he az" man do
he is to be merchant and carpenlr, ii
that be the best he can do; he is 70
tach school, plead cases, practcetao.
teach schooi. preaeil sermons, pie1@
o or books if tGat he his best II e IS to be
-. Gasf Ia - - ~ ne best S,ch :,
d,,tv s,,ch a nriyileee belongs 10 III,
nq'tro as > man
.sl5dnration IS the only force which Inc
.+a,@ formalIy nses FOR lis sorrrily AND
ner,et1itv FOR education represents the
lave Of the family. The value Of the N
!inita which is the essence OF religion. the
( hook and the whO7 power Of personality
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