The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27

argument speaks for itself and a care
full reading OF it will Show the gist|
of his reasons to De:
LIST. That Fisk is not a Negro
school, that is-owned by Negroes.
End. That race prejudice in the A.
M. A. is against a Negro president,
3rd. That the place has always been
filled by a white Congregational min
lister and as there are no Negro Con-.
gregational ministers capable of fill
ing it, therefore it always will be held
by white Congregational ministers.
Rev. Jones seems to think that be-
cause the American Missionary As
ISOLATION owns Fisk University it
would never consider the policy Of
placing over it a man Of the race for
whom the school was established and
has been maintained al these years.
He feels that 1t will fail utterly to see
that no better proof Of the success
If the labors of the A. NJ. A. would
be shown than to employ a man of
the race it has helped to educate. No
greater rejection on it's training Of
Negro youth could be given than to
say fifty years of such education had
not produced a Negro capable of
filling the Office of president.
The Freedmen's Aid Society has
had Negro presidents over several
of its schools and have thus not only
developed the highest abilities of
these men but have filed their schools
by so doing.
The Baptists have done the same
thing with the Atlanta Baptist College
Of which John Hope is president. It's
success under this scholarly young
giant is crowding Atlanta University,
and some of the finest young Negro
men of up-to-date type who come to
Chicago every year, + those who
come from the inspiration Of John
Hopes personality and teaching. In
all these cases the miracle was
wrought without the schools in Ques-
ton belonging to Negroes, and the
time is rapidly coming when Negroes
will refuse to patronize schools which
refuse to give honor and position to
they merit it their children. When
this time comes, there will be no
presidency for white Congregational
ministers to fill at Fisk or any other
school for Negroes.
AS to the absurd deduction that the
Fisk University presidency is to be
kept for Congregational ministers, it
needs only to be pointed out that
fitness rather than calling should be
the standard. Princeton University
had always a Presbyterian minister
for president not merely because he
vas a minister but because he had
the requisite abilities for the place,
besides beng a clergyman. When
Woodrow Wilson was chosen. it was
because of his fitness nor was he
turned down because he was not a
minister.
Among Negro educators, The Her.
aid can think of a dozen men who
will give the trustees of Fisk Uni.
versity what they want-a successful
administration, give them a position
which they cannot hope to fill in a
school for white students. Promi.
nent among that number are Kelley
Miller of Howard University. DR.
Bowen of Atlanta, or Dubois of New
York.-Fellowship Herald.
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Y N c A. NEXT SUNDAY 8 p. NJ.
DR. T L. Ballou, pastor of Spruce
Street BaDtist Church, will address
the Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton next Sunday at 3 p. m. DIR. al
'or g a strong preacher and will
bring to us a message that all men
rr~ht f. hear. His subject will be
Strong Drink"
LPsG Sunday Major e. B Stahlman
brought the men a real Association
message" Law yer Young in intro
ducing the speaker referred at length
to his excellent record as a states
man and citizen. The Major expressed
his unwillingness to take unto him
self any special credit for whatever
good he hac done "The Maker of all
good put it ito my heart and the
credit is his" He said: "By helping
some n else you are helping your
self" This is a valuable truth ant
all men, but most especially public
men, should treasure it. HE tina,
would save his life shall lose It,"
Or. N. X. Plus, Dec. IS.