The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-02-09
He TALKED out.
A Colored Preacher Praises Gen.
Wheeler in a Serman.
ShVERLY CRITICJZ I'd

Progress and Yilest Strife
Breeder Between the Races
on The Continent.
A dispatch to the Atlanta Journal
from Macon, Ga, says that the Rev.
j.. G Robinson, d. D., colored, Pas.
to OF the African Methodist Church in
that city on the Sunday after General
| Wheeler died paid a glowing tribute to
that old Confederate hero and veteran
andseverly criticised Booker T. Wash
ington. While he was talking many of
his congregation forgot themselves and
spplauded his utterances as though he
was addres lag an ordinary conven
ton. The remarks made by DR.. Rob
inson created q lite a sensation, and
is the TOPIC Of general dit cassion
among the negroes Of the city.
Among other things he said THE
nation, yea, the clvllizsd world hangs
Its head In mourning today. God has
called from earth's labors one of the
greatest factors Of civilization. L ra
ter ty Gen. Joe Wheeler, the most
dashing military gepu, of modsr
times. This mighty man-this brave
soldiar-this great military hero I'm
pressed his greatness upon the world
by his dare and bravery during the
struggle OF the COS. s. courageous,
yet sympathetic was he that he won
the love, respect and ctnadence OF
every section and every race In this
country. His dashing mi itary OK
ploits, The conquering manner ip
which he saJ In his saddle and led
the famous calvary that made his
name illustrious caught the eyes OF
the world and all nations looked o.
with wonderment and j)lned inD one
voice acc)aiming him the most bril-.
liant cavalryman that ever sat astride
horse.
when Cuba was bleeding on &C
count OF Spain's ctuol tyranny, and
our own dear country had became siok
of the bloody Shirt and our two
treat s6ctio oes7stne north and Che. ltAif.
souUn, s6iii snad b Wid5 g ap bS6ween.
them, the Maine went down in the
Havana hatbor and the sons OF
America called for revenge; yea, their
blood cried for Justice, and when the
lamented Mckinley called men OF
every section and race to come forward
and defend American honor and man.
hood, Gen. Joe Wheeler heard the cry
and said: Let there be no north, ne
south; our country must b, defended
and left the councils Of the na
tlon's congress and rushod to the
front, giving not orly his courage
but his Influenza to wipe Spanish In
tug@o from the face Of the eatth, ano
10 cement the maud, Of love and pA
briOtiSm between the blue ana thc
gray.
The story Of his bravery and mill
tary leadership daring the SpluiSh
American var iB too recent Tor re-
hearsal. / viii not say more. Adisu
General Wheels you have gone up tc
meet JOab, Alexander, Napoleon,
Jackson, Lac, Grant, Maceo and th.
mlitary heroes Of tna ages pas
but among them all no ole will shins
brighter thrCu ,h tue ages +, come, no
name will be more greatly revered, n
the young manhood Of tho word anC
40 character viii be studied more
chan that Of yourself. DlsJ to dust,
ashes TO ashes adiGu, till We all meet
in some brighter CLINE, where all ma
items will know each Other better, and
under the leadership Of tho Prince OF
Poace, the Man Of Calvary, Jasub
Christ, we will dwell In united king
dom to live throughout eternlty."
After paying the above tribute to
General Wheeler, Rev. Robinson be
gan to talk on the questions confront
ing the Am rican people, and Incl.
deptally reft red to the negro ques.
ton. He said:
We are here part Of this coun,
try's population; we followed Wash
ington during the revolutions; we fol
lowed Jackson In 1872; we followeo
Grant and Lee both during the COS,
and we followed Shafter and Wheeler
during the Spanish. American conflict !;
we have tried to abide the will OF the
national and state legislatures during
the forty years OF our freedom, yet
today our existence here and our fu
ture destiny IS the burning topic In
American politics. TO say that our
being brought here and enslavgd uu
der the American white people, where
we could imbiba their civilization was
providentlal should not be questioned
But to take us and thrust the bal
lot in our hands while the country
was yet bleeding and the two sections
we're apart was the greate5t biundof
ever committed bya Civilized country.
Yet the negro was not responsible for
this blunder, and should not be made
to suffer. Other blunders and mis-.
cakes have been made to THAI extent
that the southern heart has become
excited and thus South Carolina pro.
duces Tillman, Georgia q Hardwick
Mississippi Vardaman, Tennessee q
Carmack, Arkansas JEFF Davis, and
Texas q Morris Shepherd, and these
men with eloquence charged with fir
keep the weaknesses before the eyee
OF the world. Coextensive with these
men and their sentilAents has Book
or II. Washington operated to the ex.
ternal detriment of my people.
The better class of white people
want to trust us; want to help us.
They took hold OF Booker Il. Wash
ingGon and built MIN up; then lie ran
north and east, and would hunt white
lodging houses to stop In, thus givlpp
the southern people the thoughts tha;
the negro harbors In his breast a do
| sire for social euualitv Aoain Ua.h