Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02

oASAOP w ~ 0d1hSo.
of Jackson, Tenn. Rev. M. L. Baldwin of
Greensboro, N. c., offered the invocation.
THE Trade and Mechanical Enterprises of
the Race was the subject of paper read
by Mr. L. ]. Rowan of Larman Miss.
Rev. w. R. A. Palmer, president of the
Central Alabama College of Birmingham,
Ala, delivered an address on the theme,
1.-The Learned Professions Filled by the
Race" The chorus then sang several
hymns.
Prof. John ]. Jenkins of Huntsville, Ala,
delivered an address on Farm Lands Held
by the Race" Rev s. s. Lamton of
Orange, S. c., followed in an address which
had a patriotic tingle. He was heartily
thanks was rendered him for his statement
that the race question should be dropped
by the negroes and that they should 'Join
hands and follow the flag
Exhibit at Jamestown.
Mr.. Giles B. Jackson, director general of
the negro exhibit at jamestown exposition,
delivered an address on THE Value Of
Negro Participation in National and Inter
national Expeditions" He said in part:
National expositions and international
eXpositions are the means of educating the
world as TO the capacity of the. negro
They are the means of showing to the ma
lions of the earth the wonderful progress
that has been made by the negro race of
America in forty-one years; they will
stimulate the negro at home they VIII
stimulate the negro abroad; they VIII put
new inspirations into the individual mem
bers of the race, when they shall nave seen
the wonderful things made ard produced.
THE value of the negroes participation in
national and international expeditions cam
not be estimated by any one individual
The field is so broad, the work so marvel
Gus, the accomplishments of the race have
been so wonderful, and 1t has made such
strides that one with knowledge less than
a Messiah could not put the proper esti-
mate upon the negro's participation in ma
.ional and international expositions.
THE history of the negro has been writ
ten by the white man, who does not show
his true characteristics. His characters
tics that are productive of great results
have not been published In various tongues
hence the foreign nations have not been
educated as to the true worth of the negro
In fact. the negro has been so underrated
and his position curtailed to such degree
by the writers of his history that 1t takes
strong evidence to change the adverse opin-
ion of his character and ability.
Accumulation of Wealth.
"The negro of Virginia has reduced his IL
literacy 81 per cent In 1863 you could
travel from the mountains to the seacoast
without even meeting a single negro who
could write his name. Now you can find
e. per cent out of every hundred who can
read and write. He was turned loose the Sd
day of April. 1866, penniless. without one
foot of land or one dollar to purchase it.
In forty-one years he has accumulated
property to the value of SfS,000,00o. He
owns one-eighth of all the land in the state
of Virginia; one-seventh of all the land in
Virginia east of the Blue Ridge mountains
one-eleventh of all the land in twenty-nine
of the 100 counties in the state of Virginia,
ont
of Hanover and has acquired land at the
rate of from fifty to a hundred thousand
acres annually.
There are those of the white race who are
friendly toward the negro; there are those
OF the white race who will do anything in
reason to assist him. 1t is true our friends
are not as numerous as they used to be;
they are leaving us, and have been leaving
US by the scores but can't we account for
this? We need their friendly counsel and
advice now as well as we did forty-one
years ago. They are leaving US because
that Is necessary to be done.
South the Negroes Home.
81 am one OF those who believe that the
south is the best place for the negro.
In the south the negro and the white man
will wirk side by side in building house.
they viii draw the same wages. The white
man viii help to get the negro a job. When
man win lend him money on It, sometimes
taking mortgage and sometimes letting
him have it on his good faith. In the south
there are things that the negro cant do:
after this the negro is allowed to do any.
thing he wants to 10. He can get the PRO-
lection of the white man and his support
In buying homes. and the pursuit of happi-
ness
Session This Afternoon.
The session this afternoon convened at
$50 o'clock. with Rev. p. f. Morris Of
Lynchburg, Va. In the chair. Rev. e. g.
Scott of Montgomery. Ala. opened the
services with prayer. which was followed
by an address By Rev w. L. Taylor, grand
worthy chief Of the United Order Of True
Reformers. OF Richmond, Va, the subject
OF which was Benevolent Societies. Their
Standing and Their Work The rest Of the
program consisted of speeches by Prof j.
McHenry Jones OF Charleston. w. Va. on
Secret Societies-Their Standing and Their
Work. Rev. A. ]. Cobb of HarnesvilIe,
Ca; Rev. H. II. Proctor OF Atlanta, Ga !;