Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
HOLDS ITS ANNUAL MEETING
AMERICAN NEGRO ACADEMY
PROCEEDS WITH BUSINESS.
Teacher in Local School Presents
Paper on Land Grant College.
Other Discussions.

| Arthur W. Craig a teacher N the NJ
Street High School, read a paper on The
| Work of the Negro Land Grant College.
| this morning in Lincoln Memorial Church.
/; 18th and r streets. at the twelfth annual
| meeting OF the American Negro Academy.
! The academy was founded by the late
| Rev. DR.. Alexander Crummel. who for
| a quarter of century was rector of ST.
| Luke's p. f.. Church. The membership is
limited to fifty. and comprises colored men
who have achieved distinction as teach
| ers. writer's and thinkers.
| Mr.. Craig reviewed the work OF the
| negro colleges which derived support I'M
| der the Morrill, act
! round table" followed in which the
education Of the negro was discussed in
all its phases. The consensus of opinion
was that no kind Of education should be
exploited to the detriment Of the others.
| and that higher education is as essential
! to the negro to other races
Rev. J. f. Moreland. one of the inter-
national secretaries of the Y. Nj. c. A..
will read a paper THIS afternoon. 1.-The
cheney in the Negro Ministry. At the
| concluding session tonight Rev DIR.
Matthew Anderson of Philadelphia will
read a paper on THE Opportunity of the
->S6lo III bOHlcStiC service.
Session Last Evening.
AT the first public session last night
the president, Archibald Fl. Grimke of
Boston. Mass. delivered his annual adj
dress. and Prof Orishatukeh Faduma Of
Troy. n. C.. read paper on Social
Problems in West Africa From the Stand
point OF an African
MIR. Grimke's address was review of
the status of the negro and a plea for the
same treatment is accorded other
races. He spoke on Negro Ideals and
Ambitions" saying. in part:
The soul of our American democracy
is contained In the Christian idea that
one man ls as good as another man. Tn
fortunately for the black man-unfortu-
nately for the white man, too-this mas
ter idea that man is as good as an
other man. with which the republic
started. was not permitted to develop
j freely and fully.
| I'm the abolition OF slavery there came
change. With emancipation was born IL
new era in the life of the slave and of
the nation. and the doctrine that one
man is good as another received a
! fresh baptism
THE black man began to come into his
own The new freedman wanted land.
and more land In short, he wanted ev-
"rythlng that had made his old master
strong. intelligent and dominant
| Lessons Distance Between Races.
Then the nation lessened the distance
! still further between the two men when
! 1t invested the black with the rights and
| dignities of American citizenship. Amer
| lea was closing. as far as law is able to
do SO. the gap which separated the one
The black man had now become a full
| American citizen. and the grand old
American idea that one man is as good
as another man sanl, deep into his mind
and heart. The white mans ideals be-
came. indeed. his ideals and ambitions
The white people must not do for the
| negro in their midst what the Nenetians
a long time ago did for the Jews in their
midst. The negro ought not to be hindered
or thwarted OF what justly belongs to
him in American life
| Prof. Faduma told about the tribal life
of West Africans. and declared that
poltgamy is an evil necessary for some
| African tribes at present He asserted
| that polygamous marriages where there
! is uea rth Of men results in restoring the
| equilibrium between the sexes.
! The speaker remarked that Christianity
will not wipe out polygamy at once but
must in sense condone it for a while.
| for no African will embrace Christianity
! and abandon his wives but one to tie
mercies of the world.
/ Participated in Discussion.
| Those who took part in the discussion
OF the addresses included Rev w 2.
Thirkield, president Of Howard Univer-
i sity: j. c. Ewing. George c.. Cook, Kelly
| Miller and Rev. w. V. Tunnel.
! DR.. Thirkield declared that the negro
! is q thorough American. and has imbibed
the best of the Anglo-Saxon civilization.
Speaking of the suffrage laws of the south
he said he. with others. believed i'll a
property qualification. the ownership
of property means the creation of a per
sonality. out that the laws should be
| fairly executed. the white man not being
/ favored or the colored man d!scrimina ed
| against.
Election of Officers.
! AT the business session yesterday after
| noon officers were elected as follows:
! Archibald II. Grimke of Boston. Mass,
| president: Bishop j. Albert Johnson. who
! has charge of the South African work OF
! the \. NJ. E. Church: W. H. Crogman,
| president of Clark University. Atlanta
| Ga: Rev. Matthew Anderson of Phiade,-
| phia and Kelly Miller. vice presidents
John w Cromwell corresponding secre-
,ary: George VI. Iigntfoot recording SEC
rotary and Rev. Francis j. Grmke, treas
urer Kelly Miller Archibald II. Grimke
j Charles C. Cook. 4. L. Craig, j. F.. More
! land and the corresponding secretary and
| the treasurer will constitute the executive
! committee.
| bishop j. W Smith of the y. NJ f; Zion
| Church gave a dinner yesterday after
| noon AT his residence, 1903 street III
honor Of Rev. H. II. Wells of Eliza beth
/ City. y. G. Those present Included Reys
Smith Logan johnson. ". II. Marshall
and y ~ Ray. and John C. Dancy-
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