New-York tribune., 1905-07-24
PREACHER ON THE RIOTS.
Negro Pastor Drascs Distinction Be-
taceen Good and Bad Negroes.

The Rev George II. Sims. the colored pastor Of
the Coiored Union Baptist Church. West 6sd-st-
preached yesterday morning sermon dealing in
directly with the race riots that have disturbed
his district It was based Proverbs vi. 1911,
and in the course OF his remarks he said:
The hands that shed innocent blood are doing
the devils work have been wondeTing very serl d-
ing through the world shedding innocent blood will
headed ii Il Would be all over with our country Let
us all stand for law and order. Never take the
mob rulers stand on the Judgment day? God
Brothers and sisters American citizens. ladies
%es sfe m sn and es are ehG not ush TSey ars very
slick. We cannot get hold Of them. but God knows @
witnesses. know some Of them, and the other
fined $40. and the magistrate said he would have
the others there arrested IL wished it. There
Let us stand up. Let the world know that the
der is the churchgoing negro. who is looking to
higher things II We are downtrodden God will lift
We have confidence in the self-respecting white
let the world know II. We must lift up our low
II you are men. we want you to stand up as men;
In New-York we have among both the whites and
we're better Il they y' had no feet, and then they
could not stand up and have the 5 looks ks of T ov,
got 70 hear them swearing and eTrsing and drink d
so. all the more must We stand up and look ike
men.
called on the Police Commissioner last week and
he received very courteously. His side or the
trouble has been published in the papers, and
good negro dislikes the bad negro. We look alike,
but do not act alike Let the police take on the
streets the tough negroes and leave the self-re-
specting negroes alone Don't cow the negro
Don't knock the life out OF him. Thank God we
can bear II all till relief comes. Respect the
against them make them in the proper place. We
have officers who love the colored people. don't
il. know II.
we are still singing. MY country. It's Of thee
and il will be of thee" some day. can see X
coming II will be ''of thee some day. With the
eve OF faith can see it coming.
There was no collection OF arms. as Commis-
sioner McAdoo had suggested. and MI Sims. IN
conversation after the service. said:
regarded the Commissioners request as merely
a rough joke. l won't say none OF our church peo-
pie carry arms for they need them for selt-pro-
lection sometimes But they are not the people
who the trouble. 1t is the hoodlums
white and black OF this district, and II the po-
lice would only look after them it would be all
right
We acknowledge and deplore the existence OF the
colored tough. but doing all we en- 10
raise him This church has nearly seven hundred
members and over one thousand adherents We are
Just finishing q building, which will be used
for the first time next Friday. Our two buildings
worth $1,000. and though there are mortgages
OF &6 coo them, the balance is q large sum 1or
poor congregation to have raised in a few years.
II the police will only differentiate between the
good and bad negroes and not knock on the head
every colored they see In a. rlot, we shsll
be quite satisfied. AS IL IS there Is no SAFETY for
any negro in this part of the city at any time