The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-25
RICHARD CARROLL At SUMTER.

RICHARD CARROLL AT SUMTER.
Lecture in That City Recently Attended by a
Large Crowd.
AS Richard Carroll. the we'll known
negro preacher, is to lecture in the court
house here next Sunday afternoon, the
following article from the Sumter Item,
concerning his recent lecture in that city,
will be of interest to our people:
Rev. Richard Carroll, the we'll known
negro preacher, lecturer and educator, OF
Columbia, who is rapidly winning a repu-
tation for himself as safe and conserva.
tive teacher and leader, delivered lec-
ture in DR.. Tracey's tent yesterday after
noon to an audience of white and colored
people. The tent will comfortably seat
at least 1900, and there were few vacant
seats. The whites were in the majority,
but there were several hundred negroes,
representing the best educated, most pros
porous and best colored citizens OF Sum.
ter, present.
Carroll spoke for considerably more
than an hour and the close attention OF
the audience throughout the lecture was
q striking tribute to his ability as
speaker.
He has the rare gift of entertaining and
amusing crowd while he teaches. he
is earnest and humorous, eloquent and
forcible, clear and lucid talker with a
well developed appreciation OF the dra-
matte.
So much for the method and manner Of
the man. The subject of his lecture was
"Vision of the Sunny Southland" and
from within the wide compass OF the sub
ject he selected was presented in the most
forcible manner for the consideration OF
his hearers the most striking facts rela-
tive to the conditions in the South as
affecting the relations of the two races
that the Providence of God has brought
together in this section to work out their
own and this country's salvation. He
recognizes the gravity of the problems
that must be solved, but he does not des.
nair and the faith that is in him that the
right solution is assured if the white
people and the negroes each do their part
shines out in every sentence. BE takes
the ground that the best friends the
negroes have are the Southern white
neople and that the best friends Of the
Southern whites are the negroes. The
beginning of the solution OF the negro
problem he maintains is the getting closer
together of the Southern whites and the
negroes, in better understanding and
mutual help. He repudiates the idea of
social equality, and says that each must
occupy it's own sphere. On the part OF
the whites there should be justice, help,
good pay for service, good advice and a
good example in morality, business and
religion. On the part Of the negro, faith
ful service, uOucSLy, uoA ANY, SASs@hA '1oS9S
and self improvement by adopting the in
dustrial habits and education example
set before them by the best element
among the whites.
There is truth in what Carroll says,
and if he can get the negroes and the
whites to hear and heed him the worst
and most serious phase OF the problem
will vanish. That the elevation OF the
negro in morals, manners, intelligence
and industrially will help elevate the
whites is true saying and worthy of all
acceptation, and if Carroll can keep up
the campaign good will surely result.
Richard Carroll is putting his theories
into every day practice on the industrial
farm which he established near Columbia
for the training and education of the des'
titute and homeless waits of the negro
race, and for the support and enlarge
ment of this farm and school he solicits
support. He should receive liberal sup
port and encouragement for it is from
such men and such institutions that the
settlement of the negro problem will come