The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-25


alley, dilapidated hut, forgotten, neg.
lected, burden to his own people.
living by the aims of the few, yet
faithful in memory and delighting in
the "reminiscences of the past, never
forgetting to be polite and respectful
especially to his former Mars Henry"
Miss Sally" Young Miss and
Young Boss"
rs Uncle Remus' true story,
papa?" your little boy has perhaps al
ready asked you, dear reader. Tell
him yes, thank God, it is a true, true
story, for Joel Chandler Harris. that
joyial, big-hearted and warm-hearted
southerner, in that true-to-life char
acter pictured the faithfulness, the
sincerity, the trustworthiness of that
class of people whom l, among many.
love to honor and respect and hold in
loving remembrance.
Yes, friends of the feeble God did
not exclude the old-time negro when
he enjoined upon all Christians to
visit the sick, the sorrowing, the in
firm and the afflicted. Charity truly
begins at home, yet should extend
from pole to pole. from shore to shore,
boundless as ends of the earth, bless
ing him who received, and great bless
ings to him who gives.
The Rev Richard Carroll has touch
ed tender chord in the hearts of
every true southerner, be he sire, son
or grandson, daughter or granddaugh-
ter of the one-time negro slave owner.
May you, Richard Carroll live to hear
the full notes and joyous music over
good deeds accomplished
The religion of Christ has less senti-
ment about the past and more activity
for the present; fewer flowers for the
dead, more food, more clothing, more
necessities for the living Don't wait
till ran is dead to herald his vir-
tues. Jesus came not to minister to
the dead, but to the living. Let the
dead past bury its dead" The Christ
religion is practical If anything. Is it
fitting, is 1t merciful, is it true benevo-
lence to erect cold marble shaft or
to build and fit a memorial home for
the helpless? Monuments are good,
monuments are fitting, but supplying
the needs of the living is more ap-
propriate and more imperative.
What more pitiful sight in the world
Is there to behold than an old, worn
out, decrepit, ragged, feeble uncle" or
'auntie" unable to work, too proud
to beg. We have sometimes wonder
ed why a merciful God leaves them so
long in misery and neglect-but we
have 1t now-"man's extremity is
Gods opportunity" These are missions
of mercy-opportunities priceless for
cultivation of acts of benevolence and
mercy from among the more fortunate.
Shall we pass on the other side" or
take the part of the good Samaritan?
URGES QUICK ACTION.
Let these be suggestions to be act
ed upon quickly by the Daughters of
the King, Sons of Veterans, Daughters
of the Confederacy, Widows of the
War and all other Christians who
want to help needy and most appre-
ciative class of fellow creatures.
Some heartless and depraved human
beings who call themselves men are
credited with the belief that the ne
gro has no soul. I'd a thousand times
rather take the chances of many a
good old black nanny" than any
such white man, and | positively as
sert that II there are no such black
mammys" in heaven then l for one,
don't want to go there.
In the thrilling accounts of the
great deeds, heroic endurance, the
matchless bravery of an unconquered
people, where Is the poet or the paint
er or the historian who has suitably
portrayed the heroism and the faith
fulness of the old ex-slaves of the
south?
Within the next 90 days the writer
of this appeal will be installed in Co
lumbfa as cashier of the new Peoples
bank of Columbia and will be delight
ed to cooperate with the white and
colored people through the state to
formulate plans to raise funds to build
home memorial in or neal the cap
ital city to suitably provide for the
'old black mammys" and "daddys,"
the ex-slaves of the south, and to this
end | hereby subscribe and donate the
nucleus Of $780,
WHITFIELD w. WATSON,
Bishopville, S. G.