New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-08
APPEAL FOR THE NEGRO.
Brooklyn EpiscopaIians Seek Funds
for st. 4ugustine's.

missionary mass meeting Was held last rish,
in Holy Trinity Church. Brooklyn to discuss ~.
work of the Episcopal church among the naz-,s.
and more particularly appeal for funds IN 49,
St. Augustine Church 20 build new chY-ch
The meeting developed into an earnest review a.
the entire negro problem in which Bshop p,,,
CESS Of the Diocese Of Long Island. who prssida4
declared that the fate Of church and state AK.
involved IN the solution Of this problem fo-
If the white people did not elevate the negro the
negro surely wouid drag his white sUperiors % his
own level Christianity alone could 40 II, he said
The Rev Or. c. F. J. Wrigley. archdsacon q.
South Brooklyn feared that mistake had bee,
made in the enfranchsiug q the negro when h
was hardly prepared for the solemn duty. r. this
mistake had been made great must DO the r4ps-a-
ton from the North in money and IN work 20 bring
the negro 70 state where no might work OFT hs
own destiny Industrial education would % he
means for this DR.. Nrigley believed Burtau
Mansfield. of NeN-Haven a member % she mission
board. thought nothing would bring The negro 10 a
level with the white man save Christisnty. he
Rev Or. Ernest NJ. Stires OF St Thomas made
stirring appeal for funds FOR ST Augustine. good
missionary work az home. re declared.
81. AUGCsTINE's NEEDS
Last spring 81. Ausustme's found Itself vi,a 10
church home. said Bishop Burgess. in opening %.
meeting, through the fault Of no one The building
it had occupied had been lent b. Holy Triu,,y
parish afJerward. when il was sold 10y tH~ z-n-
erOus purchaser. but the citys inspectors declared
the building unsafe. and the congregation rad 10
leave it. They had not the money, they yer.
forced to appeal to Others The Bishop said.
The promoters Of this meeting felt that if 10
this race problem. there would be money -aogsI-
We have called you here not on purely ola
want tonight 20 get 2 wider vision. and Sc zpeak-
ers are 10 act as the commander ia chief o. tae
anese army might act If he took each % his Ulcers
70 the TOP of high hill whore he showed him the
entire carpaier. leaving each ofhcer 70 bach 10
better. more Intelligent service shall. feel that
~ i "A o. ONT
The fate OF church and state alike IS At stake b,
this great problem II We don't elevate the colored
people they viii surely drag us down We cannot
leave out Of account the nine millions Ct negroes IN
this country. and look only the whites We
cannot say We viii educate the one race and neglect
tne otAtI; 40 hat!oHaI progress eoltd % made Tn
such conditions. IL in part Of this city negro
oIen IN are aI5gglng downward our young men on
these women from corruption. shall Ne nope 10
our country has been face TO face with tbs dan
ger for The last Two generations Jt has trtUmphed-
ton of the United states is the noblest political
expression o: Christianity the world has
God is no respecter OF persons Jew. Gentle bond
shall ali hear the Gospel fa 4 thy @ls I'll lis 5o8s
Inc [f NJ SIles 7yS an mn sgaI htve ms
well as OF God, be equal The State may not 81
doubtless. navy. and fortresse~. and a' TIE
needs more than anything else % keep 5be t9,a
OF It's forefatherS.
DIR WRIGI-EYS SPEECH
Dr.. WrigIey said that at Tho end Of rss Vsr -
government had thrown on the shoulders ~ %
negroes the burden OF their own Snv s-rmnur. T. e.
they had done we'll considering. aIt man
beginning believe that mistake had been mao
Six States recently had charged -Ae'T S"sS'.,r-
tions. DISTINGUISHING the negroes Y.' MAT '1--S
States asked qualification f"r l.- f-E-crfs" ~'+
surely not ton much. TrjS v.s tre greatest p~-i-
lem or tho -auturv. Ee said AVID n bon 0-- 'f<@
LYMAN Abbott a~d Others rI-0~ a~d ~--'"Ti 4
thinkers ver" hSE5--5~g T." til'ri '3 .2'S' 20 "
beginning had hes" it" "T''-- "a
North have tremendous d1ty j. is'
PractcaIiy state % anarcay ey.st~I
South to-day. Ha said Nen ~ ne 70
10 70 gcrl-j,, AN more 4 errat rr,7-e-7sHt,f-
TO- 10 -, ~, a. f49 rs+fes v-rS-r rhcv ",
wretchedly. ShiftieSsly. Yet hefoT" -
s Son Th f-o,rb,e he believed had f-'7'
riscorcAptiou of VIII liberty mf+rj w.,
1s-fs IF tf. nation, q 57c no vork Ttav 'ie' =
wro0s idra Of ea'3l',y not 1 ,3 IN ~ raS
selves equal in attaiurnouJs, the EQUALITY I'D no'
Negroes IT, tbs condition. Nerr mG17e9, , e. 10
Church IL. stat" 80 tnf[,r-r, -. - e.,,.,.1,5
T ror industrial devel59ucur IT thy I'd 'eade-s
~ ICiTIJ vcrk ana g. clad .r Learn -' work -
The school OF Booker Nt5hin-lo"- .,. 81 t,,As
schools at !.swTeuceV+He snd f,al-,Sa in i' ~
Then when the negro aad MS chance Il .Cws
sdvantase Of it, h. should he reIivsd a. nls p
" r '.e ,re Nor.h must b.sr the burden
fnT
Burton Nia.lsfed bore greetings from 81 I,1Ne
Sew-Fngland outside of Boston "nlcn Hi . 49,
acquired enough money 70 bald NV ealRSe an
80 some LIT for an endowment Inc oiiN h'iT
70 he negro he believed. was in the gensra
IoI .4' 5,i--t.tiarfiry To-. social political and
Economic problems connected v3th the race i@sl,-
could not be touched uut the negro bad neei, 70
.51f,. t-r~isrs.l0iyeI only 20 years i:','
me mas gan negro torn from Africa 10 tHe va -
said and in that time wonderful steps nad 'e
made. III was only forty years trorn tue Va ~ -
present and IN that time more progress nlt -,
made Patience and fo:be rs,nce We're nfe'if'- WI
81 -re~f v-G-- to- cuUV the blacks -,
D. Srres poke briefly OF the 'U-,ti1' r-sJ'-
biitv whir. would % a national diSg-acs n ~
were not solved right then WsdH 2 f'rcFrull
neal for funds fol The mission work - gene :
Augustine's ChU-ch in particular atter WnlEei
collection was tl,srD for The rulIlnS i,nu %. ''
negro church.