The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-06-08

uduIly.
"I gave it to Richard Howe, and if he's
alive tomorrow, I'm going to eat the
other one myself"
The Solution Of the Negro Problem.
Editor The Bamberg Herald:-There is
a great deal being said about the negro;
what We shall do with him, etc. I wish
to give my views to the public on this
question. 1t is very easy problem to
solve if we will only go at it as God would
have US do. The key to it all is convert
the negro to God; this will bring all things
right. We as a white race are largely
responsible for the condition of things
today. We have not done our duty to
God and man, and I wish to say that the
negro is man. He is one of Gods crea-
lures the same as We are, only he is black.
He is our brother in black. His heart,
his mind, his soul, his strength are made
of the same material as we are. The only
difference is God painted his skin black.
This was curse sent upon their father
for sin, and they are no more responsible
for this sin of their father than We are
responsible for Adams sin. The negro
has soul to save as well as the white
man, therefore we are held just as respon-
sible for his salvation as we are the saliva
ton of the heather in China, Japan, OF
any other heather nation. We have the
right to give the gospel to them; we have
the same obligation to the negro as we
have to any other race of people. 1t is
the wicked one that has our eyes and
mind blinded on this question. He would
have US as white race not to see our duty
here so as to enable him to get the white
man as we'll as the negro, and it is sad
thought but nevertheless true one. He
has the world blinded today and nearly
all men are being deceived by him. The
world at large is making rapid march
to destruction.
,, Now I do not want to he misunder-
stood on this question. I am not adVoca-
ting social equality, but far from it. lido
not believe God would have US do this as
he has made the negro separate race OF
people he would have them remain so, so
far as social equality is concerned. He is
to remain the white mans servant, a
newer of wood and a drawer of water,
but his interest and ours are the same.
His justice is the same; he has the same
right to justice as we have; he is a de-
scendant of Adam, therefore he is one Of
US; he is a man, creature of God. This
makes him our brother in black.
Now let US consider the command,
"Love all men, do good to all men; defraud
no man; be honest with all mankind; 60
ye into all the world and preach the gos-
pei to every creature" Now listen to
what Gods word says: "1t ! man say
love God and hateth his brother he is a
liar, for he that loveth not his brother
whom he hath seen how can he love God
whom he hath not seen." 1st John, 4th
chapter, Goth verse. So you see we are
under obligations to the negro race as
much so as any other race. His interest
and ours are the same. If we will help to
elevate the negro we will be elevated.
You may say love the negro? 1 answer
yes, but not in social equality sense,
no, no, but love him with that love as
God would have US love; look to his well
fare, seek to save his soul, be as much in
terested in his salvation as We are in any
other nation, because we are all one.
Listen, mo man liveth to himself and no
man dieth to himself" If we try to down
the negro we keep ourselves down in so
doing. We will never be elevated where
God would have US be. We hear men
say they hate the negro. He that hateth
his brother let him be white or black or
of any other color loveth not God.
Now will take Gods holy word to
prove my assertion that the negro is our
brother in black, he is one of US, and l
want my reader to follow me closely so
as not to misunderstood me.
In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth, the sea and all that
are in them, then he created man and put
him on the earth. This was the only