The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-25
A THREE-SIDED DEBATE.
A Queer Subject Discussed by Ne
groes in the County.

The following DEBATE TOOK pldCe III
the county by negro debating So
ciety recently. The account given
here was written by one OF the
among those present..
]. w. Davis. president: J. F. Abney,
= secretary.
Exercises open by singing Jesus
Lover of Ny Soul" and I'VE shall
meet one another up in Heaven"
Mr.. Davis introduces the speakers:
Dear friends we have most i'm
oo-tant subject 20 introduce to you.
While attempt to speak TO you l
wish YOU would give me your best
attention.
The subject to debate is: There
was lady that was carried way OFT
ov storm and lost, and in that time
three men came along On the sea-
shore; the first man, he spied her;
the second man he went after her
and the third man he cured her.
Now, the question is (which man
haves the most right to that lady:'
{Mr. Davis sits down and he is
then introduced by Mr. "Reuben.")
The speaker that I will introduce
TO you is the man that spied her,
which will be Mr. J. W. Davis.
Mr.. Davis: Gentlemen, while |
shall attempt to speak to you | wish
You to give me your best attention. |
am speaking about the man that spled
her, which was John, because if the
first man had not have spled the
woman The second man &C Id not
have went after her. For that reason
I say that John ought to have that
woman.
When the world was in darkness,
rhen Christ looked down the line OF
time and saw the condition OF things;
h said in iour thousand and Jour
wears he would come and redeem the
world from darkness. He saw mans
condition and that is the reason say
John ought to have that woman. Ii
Christ had not nave saw mans condl-
ton the world would have yet been
in darkness, and for that reason I
say that the man what spied her
ought to have that woman. There
fore I say if John had not have
found this W nan way off in the dis
tance Bill could not have brung her
away.
Now if me and two other men were
walking along and spied ten dol
lar bill, and if one Of them picked it
up and give it to the other one and
didn't give it to me, there would be
somebody to go to the graveyard
right away. Therefore I say that
Tom had no right to that money;
therefore she should have the man
that sDied her, for he flaves the most
right 10 her. For that reason l am
gong 20 impress upon YOU that
Iohn haves the most right to her.
N=-.ow ii this lady was way OFF there
lo>t. The other men having. as long
eve, a John. neither one being blind,
al! aaving the same kind OF eyes. now
] ,r> thar John was a GodSend to
Ghi> woman: he looked c.ost on the
water and spied her. Therefore I
sax That Bill whic!? we know had no
Ugh 10 this woman.
Dear friends, am here to tell you
that whatever you do look at John.
the man that spied her
want to state to you in conclu-
sion that John ought to have that
woman.
Dear friends, the next gentleman
that I will introduce to you will be
Master J. L. Lake.
Mr. Chairman, gentlemen OF the
juror and gentlemen and friends like
wise. I am before you to tell you
which has the most right to this
lady. The man what went after her
has the most right, meaning old Bill.
What man would have done this?
OF course you know, gentlemen, that
now she should have belonged to old
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