Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-11
HUMBLE VIRTUES
PREACHED To NEGRO
BY COL. ROOSEVELT
Education Must Direct Aver
age Man Toward, Not Away
From His Duties, He Holds,
in Church Speech

That the educational systems OF the
future would tend to direct the average
man toward and not away from his
duties, whether a negro or white man
although he conceded the need of
some people of both races for the
higher education-was stressed by Col
oneI Roosevelt IN his address last
evening before the colored people of
the First Congregational church.
COLONEL RoosEvELTs SPEECH
Colonel Roosevelt said:
1t is a very real pleasure to be with
you. and Il 10 peculiarly a pleasure to
be introduced to you as the mayor has
introduced me. I have little to say save
to psraphrase his words whore he said
that I have the welfare of all citizens
at heart
'Dr. Proctor, I feel that you are do
ing good work for the negro, and for all
the south as well. 1t behooves all OF
us to remember that the raising of ones
self is a benefit to all. Where you can
get the right type Of both races all
chance OF friction disappears.
"A church like this can do peculiar
that end, because. added to it's religious
work, II strives for social and civil bet
terment- I was greatly interested be-
fore I came in, in your gymnasium
kitchen, recreation hall.
wives have less trouble with their
husbands when they cook well. dom
excuse the husband. however, from his
responsibility. He must be good pro-
WIDER, a good husband, and care for his
family. Duty applies to both sexes.
THIS SENTIMENT WAS APPLAUDEO
yesterday saw another instance
that pleased me- At the Knoxville ex-
position I saw a building built by col
ored men, according to the plans or
colored architect, without the assistance
of any white man. All the exhibits
we're from colored people. They were a
credit to the exposition, and spoke well
for the race.
at hail the existence Of churches OF
This nature. We must take into ac-
count two sets of needs in every race
There are certain men and women Tor
whom the higher education is neces-
sary: but the prime need Is to turn OUT
tha average citizen toward, and not
away from, HIS duties.
"T believe tremendously In the ousl-
ness. industrial and mechanical eouca-
ton of colored men. and SO also 40 tos
the whites. / believe that more anu
more in the future we shall form our
educational systems so that the average
man may be shaped move to the larm
and shop" .,z
Here the colonel quoted from status
tics of the negro business league or New
Yorn, showing In how many lines OF Work
the negro was represented.
Until the people Of a race achieve
solid. Industrial foundation, 1t is not
possible to build the superstructure'
There must be a foundation. Each man
must be able to pull his own weight.
DISTRUST THE TALKATlVE.
''Distrust the talkatlve individual, the
colonel said emphatically, who has MS
own plan for the uplifting and improve
ment Of the race, while he himself lives
by his life taking in Washing. This was
greeted with tremendous applause.
Now a mans duty doesn't stop with
his family, but 1t begins there" the COL
onel added. A man. he said, should see
that his family was we'll fed, sheltered
clothed, that the children had schooling