The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-06-13
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AT THE NINEfH ANNUAL MEET
ING OF THE G-.R- b. AND-R Ns
ISOLATION Ha.D VIM re
RisIN01UN AssoosAx1oh no. 3.
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THIRD AND .Fo6kTH. 1913. -,
Oasces. Dslegsaes and Nenhssa of a.
Golden Ruie Beneasisl - EnAow-
mens A.ociation-Ledie sna Co.
tlenen.- = Atl<l' =
am trsly GRATEFUL to fhs CD - ~
meseiss for having permitasd - - 49,
you in ths Ninth Annual Hfeedse>uf DOR
beloved order. the Golden Rule Hsaeoaah
and Endowment Association. N k2o
plessue {, look into the faces of - uDqt
in shi eve4t sssembly. whose fsc0 -
bren sesn in eve~y annual msedlg sos
our oeunni.asion. Your stsenticn 10 thx
drt,ih sue vour suhoedinass assoeis<Eon
and your regular attendance of the suuu-
n mss1inR-ef the General Associafioa -
. sssioa~y of yous bsyslsy % shisosuna-
isafiun and tl,s re. II wss noe my In
ssntisp n assnps 10 make . .speseh =
tisb Isss&jR4s lzak siap,y - nshe ny ~
part - ihsW whas work had ben duae-
Ror Flsa thes ~osk Sor M 0ossea Rule
BeodDcial 1apd Endowm0k Anociaxf6n.
incs>nning - nsnbss.hip sad sprssdias
iss hneAo among our pssp,e. srs a
szrs1se hporsance than nsking spssch.
Howevse. - i am expac1sd 10 deliver
What - bseoms b. conmnn ssusens -
snnsal sa<lFss. be9in b sayisg: This
h IL nlkiGth year q our freedom IN thb
couuAgy, md shouId Be regarded - =
year of Jubilss BY svsry nRhev of fhs
rsoe. g. ~ ars noe here 70 qaarrsA snd
complain aboss vhse have not bssn doue
for n, bqt rsthr 70 rejoice IN uks1 ws
have hsen ahas 10 do Tor ourss1uss 49,
shsss hfsy yeass of frssdso - iosk ~fsh
oon6dsnoe 70 a. futnrs for the hoDsfhi
signs of the Negro Rass a.d ths Gn1dea
Rnle Bsne6ciel snd Endoumeat AoncS-
elton. = - - 80 -
! an nos unminlasai Of ths fars thas =
. r.ss - - Passiag shnash tie nass
esieinsi prEiod q osr exisssnes slsaE ~
kaRsn6R - afirf6 Anevjean eis1una,.
Rssjndicss Which hsd lsia dosnant for
shea- nfty -yaaD of oas- fsssdom, have
ben Stirred dnEinG The last year, and
sx9ssd it'll - 44nny s>snps - plning
discsiminssfnt tis12 li.itns osr sssisI,
civic and posf5(nl p6uIesess IL b saJd
BY some 70 be indiscreeion on the part Of
some of The members Of our rsse Soscine
their pres<noe On people md in place.
where they are not wanted. IN b thu
cause Of these circumsrTibing laws being
enacssd- Now Ne do NOS deny thas there
ere sone Belonging 70 our rsce Who have
scsed indiscret, and thin is true Of other
rsoss too, but We ssk, u it fair to pun
IN the whole ssce for DE sins Of one or
two. No, ! verify believe .thss every
man shood be puninhed for his own
sins, let HIM be black or white. And it
10 incour. xing to know that eventually
h viii be, il not in this world, in that
which 10 70 come However, do not
belieye that these laws which are born
out Of . prejudiced heart for the purpoe
Of humiliatine, limiting the privileges
and opprsotne one part Of the Americas
citi1ns wtll slways Sand. Bscauss is is
The psssoe.ssvs Of Law 70 deal out justice
70 sverJ man . like and yhen it fsib 20
do that it y not the law OF the Lord, and
csnnos seand No power or device Of
man can prevent the onward march nor
the neihs0 vicsosy Of peopas who .will
do yrfk< Aber- 81 = = nos = nu6h
whs Sf psspls Dor s - whss ~
do = St4slet4 s4dahslx panek<o sh1e
csn1s our prosress 10 b - doe. = Il :.
! ~ bsaisss shas our dsssiny = -lasvuay
In our own hands, and uDdkr God, mus
bs worried out By vs.; and when We do
our bess'the beip We ned Win b pro-
,yidsd. Is hss ben % IN tfss psse and I
believe that it viii b. % in tie iueurp.
No ons can oompsrs our condition - =
is today with what is vss fifty years ego
vithont SEEING shse oar proerso he
bsen pfs<nominxl s1ope IN line, ard nom
bus shsnsL Who ass blinded b. prsjudkoe
win sss.snpt Z, any L. Wip men say
thss We have no parallel in hissory - 70
our prusreo - . rsce- But the men
and women WIN have been inssrumeotsl
In bringing shout ths pv'srns -csnAstion
of our psopis, psor.ily. inseliecsnaIiy a.
nsncislly and rsIigiousiy hsd - fsos
msny dilncuities; end u progrs. along
th>ss kno = 70 consinue, those Who are
noe IN ebsrEe Of de vor< msn ksce an
6custjesg 1hs ssns q Our psop1s ars
pos edasrsaed Mp - the point q NO. lsvs
snd rscs pgids shers esey vans so. -
oas negro any b>sssr 81 Than snoshsr.
Hence your sGorss 10 help our psople ere
looked upon With s,spision-you srs sr
cod - dong s1sisp sx srsf rssIs shsn
ios shs psnpas- So through Se.S al yoo
s,ssiag . bssd thsy xili noe sspposs bus
utI rna1<nv ourm> voug aowk R.m IN