Franklin's paper the Denver star., 1913-01-04

The gospel of service received an
exposition Wednesday night from the
! lips OF Rev. R. E. Jones of New Or
| leans, who came to the city to be
| the principal speaker of the emanci-
| patton celebration, such as its i'm
portance deserved, and in a style that
DR.. Jones as one of the races great
orators. For two hours the immense
| crowd that filled Calvary church to
the number of at least 1000, was en-
| lightened with facts from history,
thrilled with the vivid portrayal of
great men and inspired to push on.
The speaker has the good fortune to
be possessed of clear, penetrating
voice, which together with his excel
lent enunciation and lucid delivery,
made him easily understood. Then
he was fortunate in his subject for
it was one near to the hearts of his
hearers.
His opening dealt with the central
figure of the emancipation, Abraham
Lincoln. the great emancipator. He
gave the history of the document
quoting extensively from biographies
of Lincoln. He showed how the idea
of emancipation and the military ne
cesSity of the nation were inter
woven. He was especially forceful
| in setting forth the credit due our
race for throwing its fighting weight
with the Union, when its mere in
difference, much less its opposition,
meant disaster to the North, accord
ing to the opinion of Lincoln himself
and others equally as well advised
He showed how the black troops ex-
ceeded expectations.
Then by statistics and by general
comment he took up the later achieve
ments of the race in the world of in
dustry, and made clear the tremen-
dous advance made, which has
caused us to be possessed of land
equal in area to several New Eng
land states combined.
Leaving the world of work and dis
cussing morality, he quoted several
prominent Southerners, who vouched
for the unqualified good character of
the whole race while in slavery and
during the war. Then made the tru-
ly startling deduction. that race so
completely moral and trustworthy a
generation ago, could not be wholly
given over to vicious living so soon.
Then he led his hearers through the
dark gloom of pesSimiSm and despair
out on the broad plain of hope. He
is powerful speaker, in that he adds
every art of the trained speaker to
the keen logic of sound thinker.
And in this address he lifted Denver
up bodily and thrust 1t forward to-
ward the goal of better and truer
service. He concluded by mastery
! appeal for us to lay down the petit
ness which has characterized us in
some degree. and build larger. He
asked that we make ourselves instru-
ments for good. not merely benefi-
Charles of the work of others.
The celebration was a grand one.
such one as will leave its impress
on the lives of many who saw the
panorama of usefulness spread out
| before their eyes as spectacle far
more pleasing than the selfish lives
| they had lived. It was hurriedly got
| ten up. and failed to be worked out
as it would have been had time per
mitted. This hurriedness especially
affected the financial ARRANGEMENTS
so that the committee fell short $50
out of whole sum of $3.50 needed TO
pay all expenses. The cost of the
speaker was the one big item. being
his railroad fare and sustenance for
the trip
The Star realizes the embarrassing
position in which the committee is
| placed because of this deficit. and
suggests to such persons as feel that
the merit Of the celebration was
! worth the cost, that they undertake
to help defray the loss. It Is not fair