The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-23


Mutual Usefulness.
1.-The perpetuation of mutual usefulness
and good will transmitted from the past
should be the effort of black and white
in the schools. churches and all other hui
manizing influences. 1t should be the ef-
fort to humanize our education and Chris
tianity. This must be done or the races
not only In the south, but on the face
of the globe, will degenerate from the
humanity standpoint into the brute crea-
ton and brutality will be the result that
will finally drift into extermination-we
will devour one another. Without
bringing back of the highest heart of
the old south, all OF the mighty powers
of this age will be turned into the de-
struction of mankind. Therefore, the best
service we can be to the future is the
perpetuation of the virtues of Christianity
as was exemplified in the Development of
the old south, for the tendency OF TINS
age must be checkmated by the common
school and church. We must recognize
this fact and the school master must be
recognized in this regard as the most
powerful benefactor to the human race
This age does not differentiate from the
past ages and we have a right to all we
can get that is valuable from the past.
THE schoolmaster has always been the
great reformer of the human race. lhe
more than twenty millions of boys and
girls in our schools are to produce the
entire population of the future and with
these twenty millions must the work be
DONE
about twenty-five men own more tnan
two and one-half billion dollars of the
monetary wealth of the country. These
men under the influences of Christianity
have been and are doing great good Tor
this country. in the collection OF TINS
almost fabulous wealth. which Is being
applied through elemosenary agencies to
the public uplift and yet. the minds and
hearts of the people-the common people
, must be reached and lifted up. 1t Is
more necessary that this work be done
by common people, poor white men and
our black men. a mans own eHorts
must bring blood into his veins, strength
into his sinews: none of this can be
done by other influences As we must
learn by doing so we must grow strong
by effort.
South Is Rich.
"The south is immensely rich and pow
erful. 1t Is richer and more powerful than
ANYBODY would have dared predict fifty
years ago. Again the south is not only
rich and powerful but the white south
has more and more of the sympathy or
the nation and the whole world. AS the
south gets more power because of this
great prosperity and grows In sympathy
of the world so we as people, must go
up with the south or fall behind In grass
and weeds, where there is no seeming
prosperity.
nrhe building of the race is alone in
| our hands; we can make 1t what we wish.
All the wealth of about twenty-five men
who seem to own the nation cannot make
race of us. We must do 1t ourselves.
| The billions of dollars unless guided by
| good hearts and wise hands will only be
| inducements to final degradation and
death. Mr.. Carnegie's millions. Mr.. Rookie
| feller's millions are simply the collection
of brain. heart and industry. Their spirit
| of munifcence is of less value to the
human race than their lesson and provi-
| dence. We must take the past for 1t Is
the greatest lesson of their lives.
"The solution of the race problem does
not depend upon votes. Houses and lands
| cannot solve it, Wealth and all the power,
! case and comfort which 1t brings may
| argravate It. The race question can be
settled only by each race understanding
its relation to the other. The solution
| of the race question does not mean So
cial equality between the races, but
| II does mean fair treatment OF races in
| inferior conditions by races In superior
| conditions. The solution of the race prob
lem does not mean the triumps of one race
| oyer another: It does not mean the meas
ur;ng of Industrial and literary capaci-
| Ties: It does not mean comparison of
| racial endurance nor comparison of ra-
| cial possibilities. but it does mean, peace
| and mutual helpfulness among the races.
| II this is not to be the result of dis
cussion and present educational effort, our
| civilization is failure and our Christ
| ianity farce"