The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-28

| don't know anything about political |
terms. All | know is that it was not |
our convention and was not author |
lied to act for the bishops, whatever |
our personal feelings may be-"
When asked as to the general feel
ing among the colored people as to
the candidacy of Judge Taft, he said
he did not know; that he kept out of
politics, simply contenting himself
with exercising his franchise right to
vote, and seldom heard any discus
sion.
The distinguished prelate reached
home Monday night of this week, after
having delivered over twenty lectures
and sermons in the principal cities
in the state of Virginia. He also at
tended the United Council of Bishops
which recently held session in Wash
ington. He carried off the honors OF
the day in a fifteen-minute platform
speech. He said in part:
I'VE are in the midst of love-feast
of rare character. We are here as
workers, and we feel with you the pull
sations which are brought about by
the many things which surround us.
What does a man amount to who does
not have to contend with opposition.
Opposition brings out the manhood.
We have been in a struggle for 800
years, and let us continue and we will
reach the goal after awhile. l am not
discouraged. The Negro who has been
asleep on the cotton bale for a num-
Der of years is now waking up. We
are getting together, and if the colored
people don't get together we will hang
apart. Clear the forest, and let us be-
gin in earnest race building, having
as the cornerstone truth, obedience,
industry and politeness.
"The work which began forty-four
years ago is now beginning to show
up. We are getting away from the
foundation and it is this which is caus-
ing so much talk now. We are hap
by people. We have been singing all
of our lives, but we have learned that
while we sing we must build. | know
we live in country where a senator
of the United States can go through
the country boasting of killing Ne
groes like brutes, but believe in truth
and Justice and God, and with these
right will prevail Some of our enc
mics advocate closing the Negro
schools and sending the Negro into
/, the field. A Senator from Texas said
this, and the African Methodists in
Texas put on the table for education
$11 900 in one day. We are now be
ing shod with the preparation of the
gospel to meet the occasion"
The joint Council of Bishops issued
} the following appeal
AS the chief pastors of the A. M
E., A. M. e. Zion and G. M. e. church
es, assembled in Washington, Distric
( of Columbia, United States of America
+ we send greetings to our communi
cants in particular and the race il
: general.
:, We desire to render thanks to Al
J mighty God for having preserved u
: in the midst of racial opposition fo
about three hundred years, and TO
the marvellous progress we have bee
enabled to achieve. We congratulate
/ the race upon the religious, moral, II
l tellectual, and financial advancement
u that has been made, in spite of grea
/ difficulties and felicitate ourselves
l. the splendid showing of our progres
u in the churches, our schools, our nun
e orous homes and institutions.
e 1--WE are thankful to the friends
is North, South, East and West, who hav
'e aided us in any degree in reachin
n our present stage of advancement. W
rs congratulate ourselves upon this gret
I iah ho, 1crI
II us together.
Of One is reminded of the religion
Sc convocations of other centuries, tt
ld convocations of the Christian Churc
Councils in which Clement of Ale
OF andria, Irenaeus, Jerome, Oregin, c
ed prian, Augustine, Tertullian and Il
OF carly Fathers sat: great men, piol
In men, jealous men who shaped the de
ur tiny of the Christian Church, so Fl
ne as it's doctrine and it's Ecclesiastic
IL polity was concerned.
to "We too, are shaping the destil
yn of the great African Church which
nd to be one of the largest and most
II luential which the world has ev
10 seen.
i'm America will only be the home
ng this great church; but Africa is to
lg the scene of the greatest operation
ull May the good Lord help us to reali
led our responsibility and our duty
an this future church.
'as 1--WE hail with delight the tic
we wave of temperance now sweepi
po. over the country, and feel assured II
OF cur race will not be the least amo
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