The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-01-13

mans civilization. The same thing
! is often said of Liberia and of the
people of~our race in many parts of
| the world. IL &--s-~-s
Every individual is either going
! upward or he is going to start back
| ward There Is no such q thing as
| standing still in human progress.
sometimes people suggest to me that
| Iuskegee ought to stand still for a
while. That is simply another way
| OF saying that Tuskegee must be-
gin to die No institution can stand
Stlll. The very minute it attempts
| 40 DO so it begins to die, and so iwth
the individual, the minute we begin
to stand still we begin to go back
ward. .x-A--2 It x-A-s
The speaker then dwelt at length
upon some Of the phases in which the
Negro. slips ~back,-in keeping in
touch with the outside world, in the
cholce OF associations, in taking pride
IN appearance, in economical house
Keeping, IN Christian living and ac-
tlVlty. IN closing, you are going
TO lind hard, difficult problems as
you leave here Here you are taught
TO master hard problems. Some Of
you sometimes shake your heads and
sometimes Grumble a little when
you run up against a stiff problem in
science and algebra, especially in
geometry. You are inclined to say,
what is the use Of it all? What is
the value of it all?--I will not have
this problem when l get out into
actual life The working out of this
problem has for it's object the fitting
you for still SITTER problems when
you go out into life 4 Stick
to your task. Thank God that YOU
belong to race that is surrounded
with difficulties, with problems. Do
not despair because you belong to
race that has task before it, that
mas dltlcult!es to confront. Thank
God for that opportunity I would
not care, as an individutl, to live in
an age when there were no great
problems to solve. " - Ten
times over | would rather belong to
race that has difficult problems to
study On every day than to belong
to race whose pathway is strewn
with flowers. Only as we meet and
solve these great problems in and
out OF school, are We going to be
strong, and finally to be lifted up
into the atmosphere Of the Christ, in
stead of despairing in the face of
problems that We have TO meet out
OF school, let us ttank God every day
that we live, that we have problems
that will complete and bring out fl
nally the best that is in us, head,
hand and heart. God bless you and
God keep you, as students and as
teachers" .. .... ... ..
In, the. afterno Dnss Dr. ssaI w ashfne ON
addressed the Dunbar Grub, the lead
ing literary society for youhg men
IN Fisk University He spoke briefly
upon public. speaking and the con-
comltants of success in that line. The
President of the club asked him to
accept an honorary membership in
the society, which he did, graciously
requesting his secretary to forward
to the club a copy of his latest book.
The Story Of the Negro"
The party left for Tuskegee Thurs
day night.
After considerable effort the color
ed people interested in the welfare
or the less fortunate individuals Of
thelr race, have effected a permanent
organization to work to that end.
Mem oership has been made condi-
tlonal upon the payment Of 81 into
the treasury Of the organization The
names Of the body is, THE United
Charities for Colored People," The
following are. the officers :-fresi-
dent, Rev. e. w. S. Hammond; Vice
President, Rev. Fr. A. G.. Coomb bs;
Executive, Secretary, to be chosen
later; Treasurer, Prof. Fl. l.. Keith
"MERRY MAKERS"