The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-15

In oTder 10 BocNre SatiS1aEfQTy ana
defective labor from any tsce said
Tile speaker. stwo thing 81 As neces-
1sagy: First, ths1 Aple ofs that race
must be- tapst nave love sffor
|labor, Thu aught the sdis-
ttrailsd Nm PR sths Per:
liormance.ot III Awords..s. To
Iohtain effective ~ ABt have
lskilied labor. In ace, II
We Wish to obtain W ~ we
ilnlst not only, TRAIL Ind
educate the mind Of - ers;
Itbut we must awe kenSth9, 4bitionsf
I've must give them soA1ething Ato
work for. No man works except he
has motive for doing so2, 4. 81 ~ -
Hes argued that the white race of
the South can best help the Negro
race Shy taking a, greater interest In
their welfare and giving them longer
terms Of schools, visiting, their col
leges and taking. note Of and " enc
couraging the Negroes progress. Re-
garding this he said: 'iIs r." II r
- Let me say, In beginning, these re-,
marks, that was Surprised at the
progress Of the Negro race and 5at the
evidences of friendship existing be-
tween the two races. 49,, *,
There is one respect In which both
races in the South generally suffer at
the hands of public opinion of the out
side world. The reason for. this Isl
that the outside world heara of our
difficulties, hears Of our crimes, our
mobs and lynchings, bnt it hears very,
little Of the normal, healthy progress
that the people of both races are maxi
ing every day In the year. 1t, sees.
few of; the evidences of the racial
friendship and good will which +
have found to exist in every one of
the communities of the J Southern
States which 1 have visited. And yet
do not believe that any one can find
another section of the globe where
two races which are, in many %ras
spects,J so dissimilar, and which dwell
together in SO large numbers. have
succeeded I'm eating on better in ali.
the AFFAIRS OF life than the black man
and the white ;. man have. done and
are doing at the present time In the
Southern States" - ~. Z s. I. NIL.
Fhe lecturer said that the people, of
the South should discriminate be-
tween the two classes Of Negroes;
that ssthe wi ols race should not bai
dsn1ne6 beeanee there :. Wase IN
aiHo en- ~ I $ isgssa
bad for, there Il are thousands o.
Negroes throughout this ! land :, who
are grasping every. opportunity pos
sible to be progressive and Iaw-abid-
Ing citizens and 1t is the duty of the
white man, after whom the Negro
patterns, to lend a helping hand.
+ Not After Social Equality. ~.
He 'said the black race did not
seek. social equality with his white
contemporary, and (, that he never
would. In regard to this subject he
continued -.
=. Now there is one, thing which I
am sure has a tendency to keep our
white friends In the South from CO.
operating with and helping the Ne.
gro in his efforts to improve himself
In all. lines that would make him--a
more useful citizen. I refer to the
bGghear Of what is sometimes spoken
of as social equality.| I know the.
people of my race pretty well. I am
constantly meeting members of them
both in the North and In the South.
and let me say of alIr.~th subjects
that the discussed, that is the one
that is the most rarely referred to.
Let me say as emphatically as am
able, that Judging by my observation
and experience, no where in this
country is the Negro race seeking to
obtrude itself upon the white race,
Nowhere does the Negro desire to in
termingle. In social: way with the
members OF the white race, and es-
pec1ally Is this so in the South.
think you will find that the more the
Negro is educated, the more he gets
10 understand himself and the world.
the more he finds satisfaction in the
company Of his own people, the less
ne desires to force himself in any
place that he, is not wanted" .r.>'
The commencement exercises OF
the Meharry Medical, Dental and
pharmaceutical Colleges held last
night at Ryman Auditorium were
largely attended. The institution,
which Is for the colored race, this
year graduated a class Of 1o2 doctors
ana four nurses. The departments
OF tile institution were represented as
follows; Pharmacy, 10; dentistry, 19;
medicine TO; nurses 4. H<There were,
Two female doctors graduated and
the same number in pharmacy. The
exercises, being open to the public.