The colored American., 1903-01-17

CONG uutE III the WorlG lIe-SdFlHS
stations.
L am satisfied that he has sOftened
many hard heart; that he has restored
peace, as well as prevented discOrd in
many a home; that many a boy and
girl has been induced TO obtain edu-
cation through his influence, an that
many soul has died shouting because of
the gospel he preached. And I believe
that the endless chain OF goodness start
ed by him viii reach Tar cut into the fu-
ture for the good OF the world and the
glory of Cod
Rev. Moses asked permission to read
the following communication from DR..
W P. Thirkield. Corresponding Secre-
tary of the F a ana s. T. S. He did
so for two reasons. First. because the
communication illustrated the fact that
Rev. Withrow stood in close personal
relation with the leading men of his
church. and that meant with the lead
ing men OF the world, and second. be
cause it was a forcibIe reminder that
the eyes of the world are constantly
upon US and eagerly following our ca
reer with deepest interest.
Cincinatti, Ohio Dec "a. 1902.
Rev Chauncey /. Withrow, Staunton,
Virginia
Dear Brother WithrOw:-
Accept my thanks for your
kindness in sending to me the program
of your Sixteenth Anniversary I am
sure that the program Will not only
celebrate great anniversary of a very
faithful and efficient pastor. but viii also
prove a blessing to the people.
Accept my most hearty congratulations
my dear brother, and may your career,
which I have followed with deep inter
est for many years, be one that shall
never cease in usefulness and strength
through all the years.
Yours Faithfully,
W. P ThirkieId'
DR.. w. P. Pannel. our enterprising
ana most efficient druggist, and a prince
of bass soloists. closed the exercises with
the song, A Hundred Fathoms Deep
We seriously hope the report that the
muIatoes Of Charleston. s. c. have re-
solved TO segresate themselves from
their darker-hued brethren. has no foun-
dation. In fact. be we fair as the lilly or
black as the crow. the Negro has "a cause
in common, and the fates Will not per
nit US to escape our destiny by artificial
makeshifts- United we must stand or
justice for all mankind if permanent re
suits are achieved.
This viii be cheering news for that
class of critics who are eternalIy crying
out that the wave OF industriaIisrn' is
starving out the schools for the higher
education. Atlanta University. Fisk Uni
versity, Nashville and Lincoln Memorial
University. Cumberland Tenn, are the
southern educational institutions sched-
uled for donations from the surplus mil
lion which the executors of the famous
Robert g. Billings estate. of Boston have
left Holly Billings died in 1899 The
executors have disbursed. according TO
the specified charities. the provisions OF
the Will but stiu have one million dollars
left. That sum is to be given to a list
of colleges selected by the executors
1t does not look as If the ''h0oGoO'- Of
the vice-Presidential succession is TO
follow Roosevelt. As record breaker.
he has no equal in American history
When certain prerequisites are set up
as a qualification for the suffrage a
premium is thereby placed on the
same. Whether laws are administered
according to their letter or whether
white men are passed as qualified and
Negroes barred. does not alter Jhe fact
that the written constitution places a
premium upon the virtues enumerated as
requisites. Whatever may be said OF
the methods of administra tion-and moth
ing is too bad TO say-every southern
constitution. in letter. has placed a pre-
MUM upon education. property-Owning
and character. Let US strive TO get them