The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-01
M nv rs CApIT0s 0PPoSITl STTHoUSr.
the emphasis: :cleverly changed Is at
tfe peculiar needs of the differenf To-

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'tfe peculiar needs of the different To-
|calities, and types Of Negroes. s He
covered much grounu, dwelling ex-
flk'iattVsty upon the dignity. of labor,
the necessity for correct education
PDducatton for service-the tnfDor3,
lance of maintaining friendly !attiz
|gude toward the best white people oil
|Ene community in which one lives. the
power that comes from a footing In
the soil and the possession of prop
erty, the boon of good citizenship
and the reward of sdependabIeleas in:
We discharge of obligations. He, eff
EsaSeIively laid" the ghost Of social
Feqhality"-held up as a bugabop by
tricky politicians and showed that
while, the, races might live and have
Their being separately in matters So
ISsal, there are, many, relations and
interests which ALI may have in com
mon and which, concern everybody,
regardless Of the coIor-fine; namely
agricultural development, the man
Fhffacture of useful articles SANTA
Etiqn> and health and intelligent ser
vice IN the home OF. opIsthes farm. He
a 3 i1 that we. ,eQm plain less of our
and think more of
efsk hRa4Hda 6d
veftse, our enemies less and our
EflendS more, and to look upon the
orig lftf side OF the darkest picture,
W,a@ can realize our ambition for civ
IL equality sooner by doing our full
duty, by being patient, law-abiding,
and industrious helpers than by idle
eQmplaint, unreasonable agitation
shd a ,,fruitless, quest of the few
Things that are withheld because of.
sentiment and tradition, Make the
best Of your opportunities and be
worthy Of the best" was the kew
note or all Of DR.! Washington's ad-
dresses, and mixed as they were with
Frare humor, plain Illustrations and
timely thrusts at the weakness and
follfes Of both races, everybody found
satisfaction and voted the Wizard"
the sanest reasoner that the state had
Fever heard or, %seen. The thrifty,
progressive Negro was highly cem-
mended, and the, idle, vicious Negro
was condemned in unsparing terms,
as was also the "travelng Negro"
who is 1eternally' moving from place
to place producing nothing, accumu-
tating nothing, He showed that the
white man OF the South is learning
that he cannot keep the Negro down
q n 4,the ditch without remaining there
EMith him. , His shibboleth. was t.AII
EEsae9n;.%u ItA and the effect upon both;
was electrical It can not be
NOTIFIED that a new "era Of good
feeling" is dawning in consequence
OF this wholesome visitation of the
worlds greatest Negro and princely
|evangel Of peace.
Major Motion Introduces "Folk-Lore''
! ss'G Songs.
Z IAN evening meeting was scheduled
FOR Winnsboro Sunday, and when the
cRRarey reached the st. Paul Baptist
church In that thriving little town.
they found it filled to its utmost
capacity, despite the incIement
weather, muddy. roads and an &C
'oadent to the electric light service
when left the town;in pitch dark
.nsa9 about. 900, persons were pres
emit. The balcony was occupied by
of, the neighborhood.
end they gave vigorous endorse
ment Of DR.. Washington's remarks.
RSeys w. B. Fleming, pastor of the
chufch, presided and Bishop Clinton
oneTed prayer. The music by the
choir was we'll rendered and for the
1fll1s time on the trip, Major Motion,
OF = Hampton Institute, who has
wonderfully sweet tenor voice and
cs@~~beat the world singing Negro
songs, led IN the singing of q num-
Der of the charming folk songs"
which Or. Dvorak has described as
the typical American melodies"
Swing Low Sweet Chariot" 1--WE
Are Climbing Jacobs Ladder" Stee1
away and "n You Love God Serve
Him." were some of the selections in |
bis. repertoire and from this time on,
at every meeting, there was an in ,
sistent demand for foIk~songs by the