The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-02
OUR COLORED SOCIETY.


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rho revival NJ Wesley chapel has
continued this week with good attend
anca ana much lnterent manifested.
Mrs. Jordan Wilson, who has been
confined 20 the house for tho pas,
two weeks with stomach trouble. IA
able TO be out again.
The A. M. ~. church luncheon was
held this week at tho residence OF
Mrs. A. q. Clark Next week Il viii
BIO held nt the residence OF Mrs. g.
q. Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Williams have
moved their residence and boarding
house from tho corner OF u avenue
and North A street TO the large ten.
room house at tho corner OF A avenue
and Second street, where they will be
much better able 10 accommodate
their rapidly increasing patronage.
The entertainment and violin re.
cital given Tuesday evening at the
"a. M. u. church by Felin Fowler
Weir Of Chicago, assisted by the
church choir, was ono OF tho best
musical treats II has been our plea.
sure TO near in this city. Mr.. Weir,
though a young man Of about 20
years. II wonderful player. In both
technique and expression he gave
abundant evidence OF talent and
earnest study, while his grace and
modest dcmoanor, coupled with his
exquisite lingering and bow work.
showed him to be complete master
Of his instrument. The entire pro.
gram was well given and was cred,
II 10 the performers and 10 Miss
Georgia Blackburn, 10 whose manage.
ment the success cf the entertain.
ment Is largely due. The program az
given follows;
Piano Solo, Iaces and Graces'--
Miss Ethel Buckner.
Violin Solo, "caratlna" Felix Fow.
Ter Weir.
Piano Solo, "Mocking Bird, Miss
Eva Hart.
Violin Solo, Austrian Hymn'--Fc.
! Tx Fowler weir.
Piano Solo, "Chage Of the Butter.
hlcs'-Miss Edna Jones,
Violin Solo, 'JIumorcskc" Fcllx
Fowler Weir.
Vocal Solo "Forgotten" Miss
IucIla Franklin
Violin Solo, Sweet Spirit, Hear MY
Prayer Felix Fowler Weir.
Piano Solo, "Sigmond's Love Song
Mis- Jennie Hardy.
Piano accompanist, Miss Jennie Har.
dy.
THAT man IL coiorcd IN not
enough 70 Justify an inference that he
might never have saved anything had
he not received the injury which inca.
pacitatcd him from labor IL tho JudS.
ment OF the supreme court In affirm.
Ing verdict Of $4,000 secured by q.
y. Wright against the city Of Daycn.
port. Wright was rs years old and
suffered a permanent disability
through the negligence OF the city. Ho
was earning from 800 10 $50 month
before be was injured and the SUI
prone court declares his color III not
warrant for supposing ne would not
save"
Deep down IN his heart the aver.
age white man wants 10 DO the right
thing by the negro. II Is nonsense 70
Judge all Of them by the meanness OF
few ~ much a. II Is 20 Judge tho
negro race from few bad examples"
The REV. Horace Graves, minister OF
81. Paul's a. NJ. r. church OF Dcs
Moincg, spoke on tho white man In
me coIorcd mans meeting house IN a
prelude 10 his sermon last Sunday
morning. He spoke Of the time now
passed when c0lorcd ministers preach.
ca 10 d mixed audience. He said that
the change in the style OF worship by
negro congregations, who were get.
ting away from the old time emotion.
ri scenes In their church, which for
merly attracted the curious and often
irrcllgi0us whites, WAS one reason
why there were fewer white people
in the cOI0red church. Another, he
said, was the combatlye attitude Of
ten on tho colored minister, which re-
PEELED white people. lie said In part:
"Thc dove Of peace, the emblem Of
Gods presence, never hoycred around
people more sincere than the old time
negro who worghippcd God IN his
rude and noisy way, which was the
means Of great entertainment for the
irreycrcnt, goddess class OF white pco-
pie who once focked 10 the negro
church. What humor, Wit, and stories
OF different kinds, some yerging up
on the vulgar and ridiculous, which
have been the material for the orator
and the speaker for years gathered
from the negTo's meeting house BY
this class Of people. II there has been
revolution in the last quarter Of the
nineteenth century II has been In the
negro church. II " IN bis church
that nc stands az INC ripcgt fruit o.
Christian education. have seen
white people ia negro churches laugh
themselves almost into Mysteries al
tic mannerisms and calculations Of
the worgbipcrs as well AZ AZ the words