The Washington bee., 1910-06-11
SDrIngIIeId. MSS. ]

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Carolina made a powerful appeal at
the church of Unity last night for the
money that Is needed to establish the
national religious training school at
Durham, n. c., an institution intended
for the industrial, physical and moral
education Of negroes. This is the
main object of the school, but another
and almost equally important part Of
the program IS the series Of "Chau
tauqua" courses by which it Is. in
tended to improve the mental and
moral condition of the COlOred preach
ers who are now faulty leading their
own race. The president of the
school, James L. Shepard, also spoke
last night The audiences were given
envelopes and cards for pledges or
contributions. The amount received
in cash was $I9S, and there were
several pledges besides, one of which
was for SIOO. Springfield was the
only city in New England at which
meeting in the interest of the school
was arranged Rev. Augustus ?.
Record, pastor Of the church of the
Unity, presided, and an organ recital
by Arthur H. Turner prefaced the
meeting. The new school, which is to
undertake an important work IN an
swer to a great need, will be opened
July ). Three buildings of the school
are now completed, and a fourth is in
process of construction.
Prayer was offered at the start OF
the meeting by Rev George House
of Orange, n. J., and pleasant enter
tainment was provided in the jubilee
singing of members of Rev w. n.
DeBerry's church. Rev. Mr. Record,
in introducing DR.. James Z. Shepard,
president of the school, said that it
now remained to be proved whether
emancipation was worth while. The
be5towal Of freedom upon the negroes
would not be justified, he said, until
they had been given the opportunity
to prove themselves equal to the re-
sponsibilities as we'll as the privileges
of freedom. One of the most hopeful
signs, he said, was the founding of
schools where the principle of moral
vigor upon basis of physical health
was instilled
President Shepard Speaks.
DR.. Shepard said that he did not be
lieve that any dollar expended for the
higher education of the negro or the
industrial education of the negro had
been wasted. When the negro was in
slavery it was not a hardship to deny
him an education. The best kind of
education for a race that has recently
been emancipated he believed to be
religious education, largely because Of
its moral effect in the prevention OF
crime, vice and violence.
In the new school religion and work
will 90 hand in hand. Beside the in
StTuCtiOn in various kinds of work, the
school will provide summer courses
for the negro preachers, who at pres
ent are in the position of the blind
leading the blind. OF the 10000 negro
ministers in the United States only
10 per cent are trained. and most of
them cannot go to the theological
schools because they-are too poor. In
the Chautauqua department the negro
ministers will have the opportunity
to come into association with the best
minds of the country. Young Mems
and Young WOmen's ChristiOn assO-
citation workers will also be trained.
One reason why the North should
concern itself about the Improvement
Of the condition of the negro is that
the worthless and ignorant negroes
flock to the North for the sake Of
the liberty they think they will have
whereas their conception of liberty IS
only license to do as they please The
safety of the North demands that the
negroes should be morally as strong
as possible.
Ex-Gov. G1enn's Address.
Ex-GOv Glenn was introduced by
Mr.. Record as a representative of
the saner element of the Southland,
where as many different opinions or
the negro question exist as in the
North. and as a "SOutherner born and
bred" Mr. Glenn began by saying he
came in the name of humanity to ap-
peal for the lifetime of the cOlOred
man to a higher and better state. Ii
has often been said that the negro
was the white mans burden Rather
it should be recognized that the negro
Is the CO-labOrer with the white man
IN trying to make the country stronger
and better.
Mr. Glenn said that his father did
not believe in slavery although he
died fighting for the South, but that
he himself had known negroes in
slavery on the estate of an uncle
They were his friends. companions
and playmates, he said To illustrate
the reliability and devotion of the old
southern negro, he told the story Of
a southern captain who had a faith
full body servant, Matt" and who left
his children to be taken in charge by
the negro, and his valuables to be
brought home after he had been
fatally wounded in battle. The story,
told with great pathos, got an unex-
pected grip on the feelings of the au-
dence. when Mr.. Glenn, pausing for
minute, said, That captain was my
father"
The logic of the North's interest in
the education of the negro was tell
inglv set forth by Gov. Glenn's ac-
count of the growth of the institution
of slavery in this country. The north
erners brought the slaves to this coun-
trv from Africa. but could not utilize
them, and for a fair consideration sold