The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
Remarkable UtteraRCes Made al Presbyterian Meeting HtId
 for CdOIed EVang0|izatiOD
ARE ON VERGE OF CRATER
 WITH CAULORON VISIBLE
Resolution Calls Upon Every Presby- terian Minister to Preach One Ser mon Month to Negroes
 of the South.
"In two decades race war will astound the world unless something is done.

"In two decades race war will astound the world unless something is done.
 Were living on the crest of a volcano, and even now the fire and roar of the caldron below is beginning to burst forth"
 There were the climaxes of two great speeches that were delivered before the Presbyterian general assembly last night on the race problem.
 Then came the answer, Mans extrem- ity is Gods opportunity. The Bible and the grace of God will save us!"
 It was meeting with the promise of great results which may have much to do with the solving of the race question in the south, that was addressed by Judge w. c. Wells of Jackson, Miss, the Rev. Egbert Smith of Louisville, Ky, the Rev. D. c. Lilly of Winston, N. C., the Rev. J. G. Snedecor of Tuscaloosa, and the voice of the negro appealing for his own people, the Rev. c. H. Champ ney of Montgomery, commissioners from the colored Presbytery of Alabama
 We know, as you do,'' said the negro, "that there is crisis coming, but God is above us, and with your help we can tide it over, and Gods kingdom will be glorihed."
 Full of Inspiration.
 The meeting was one of those which, 4.Atlfoagil iong. seemed the very outburst of pent-up feeling, and full of inspira- ton from above. As a proof of this a good lady in the audience sent g to the platform, with a slip of paper reading, This is toward $25,O00 for the negroes" and within five minutes the whole congre- gation had given $2S5 in cash from their pockets toward the cause.
 And as further proof a good minister rose in his seat and moved that the pro- posed sum be doubled. and with unani- nous vote the mark for this year was set at s50.0OO The whole 9,000,0O0 of colored people seemed to be upon the shoulders of everyone in the audience, and the weight grew heavy in a moment
 The assembly voted that every minister in the southern negro church be requect- ed to preach to the negroes once month, and many other movements displayed the spirit that pervaded.
 The session was opened last night with the Rev. J. G. snedecor. president of the Stillman institute and secretary of the committee on colored evangelization, in the chair Dr. Brown, with his great voice, lead without an organ the singing of "The Old, Old Story" and "Glory to His Name'
 Recommendation Made.
 Then with few brief remarks the moderator introduced Judge Wells to read the report of the standing committee on colored evangelization. This report called for $15,o00 for Stillman institute s25.0O0 for the cause of colored evangelization, all preachers in the church to preach one sermon month to colored people.
 Ministers in presbyteries 10 create theo- logical institutes In their districts to teach the Word of God to the negro preachers Sending white evangelists to the negro work wherever possible.
 It was moved and seconded that this report be adopted whereupon it was thrown open for discussion, and Dr. Snedecor called upon Judge Wells for an address.
 Might Astonish Some People.
 The judge opened by saying that he was going to speak that which might astonish some people, that he had views which differed from those of many others but that he would speak them fearlessly T know the negro. I am one of the few in this building who was a slave owner. I knew the negro when he was a slave, and since then I have watched him. I have seen him hold the old plan tation while the men were away at war have had my old nanny. when I left home for the fight, break down and cry. l say it boldly, and would never cease to repeat it. I love the negro.
 Now. since the war, this same negro has been on every side. have plead be- fore him as judge. I have had him for a client, juryman, a witness, and, as fearlessly as before. say that the com mon negro of today. the man who meets you on the street, is the most degraded, the most worthless creature that ever walked in our southland.
 Gone Beyond Human Effort.
 'Why, two decades more and we will have a race war that will astound the world! It has gone beyond human effortl We can do nothing. It is almost upon us What shall we do?
 .'But mans extremity is Gods oppor- tunity. and I'll tell you right now it'll take the Bible and the grace of God to rave us. Are you going to give it to them? Are you going home to preach to the negro? Or are you going on to your yure result?
 There is growing sentiment in this day that the negro has no soul. My friends, the other day stood at the bed- ride of the negro who kept my fathers
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