The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-12-19
Or. GILES ADDRESSES NEGROES
Prominent Divine Protests Against
DISSEMINATION at Washington.
Endorses Negro Morals
Commission.

DISSEMINATION at Washington.
Endorses Negro Morals
Commission.
DIR. Andrew Gillies, Pastor Of the
Hennepin Ave. M. e. Church, ad-
dressed the Negro Morals Commission
last Sunday at Bethesda Baptist
Church. Chm. Eddings presided. Sec'y
Wright, read minutes Of previous
meeting. The Chairman introduced
Rev. Gillies, who gave an instructive
talk on 1.-THE Work of the Commits
sion" His broad knowledge OF Ne
groes, gained during his career as a
Sec'y of the Freedmans Aid of the M.
E. Church and his association with
DIR. M. C. B. Mason, the eloquent d.
vine and Mr.. Solomon Saunders, Of
this city, were his pleasant references.
He said in part: ut is utterly impos-
sible to inaugurate a movement with
out having that movement bring un-
expected results. In this morals move
ment they are going to find out what
side you are on. This Is more to you
than the closing of a few dives. You
are proving to the people Of this city,
state and nation, that you stand for
justice and civic righteousness. Do
not fear consequences, only fear doing
wrong. You are responsible for
character. Not only to be good our
selves, but to try to help the other
fellows. Never, in the history of man.
kind, has the history of your race
been surpassed. The total uplift Of
your race during past 80 years has
been stupendous, and ability to work
in any man is development. The re-
ports Of the Congresses and from
Tuskegee are wonderful. You are de-
veloping great leaders, such men as
Washington, Dubois, and Bowen. DR..
Gillies deplored "the i'll advised and
unjust action taken by the Admnistra-
ton at Washington, which was not
matter Of Social Equality, but a fact
that II a man has brains enough to
work he should be treated as a man,
not as a beast. I am heartily in SYM
pathy with this great movement for
Civic purity. You must sacrifice and
suffer, as the martyrs suffered. We
need more men to sacrifice for cleanli-
ness, for the purity Of women and
children, the uplifting Of the morals
In our city, and God will be glorified
for what you have done and his king
dom will be built upon earth. Mr..
Saunders sang solo-"We shall
gather at the harvest what we SOW"
Rev. Carter, the pastor, heartily COM
mended the work, saying, II am glad
to stand and look you in the face this
evening. II you are trying to make
the people Of this city better, am
with you. We have no right to cast
one from our society without trying
to reform him. May you continue this
work, and after having formed good
circle ourselves let us bring others
into 1t. Rev. e. G. Jackson, of st.
Peters A. M. e. Church, who greatly
aided the organization of this body in |
meeting in his church, said 81 do not
expect to be figure-head but a |
worker. We are facing crisis, be-
ing watched, criticised, often from per-
sons whom we least expect, but tbs
movement should not retrograde. II
every one else quits ! am going ahead.
We must cut off this evil. Churches
and fraternal organizations will be
with you. Civic organizations must
help you or they will be false to their
tenets. Every individual must help
because we are for the uplifting of
our people to plane where they be.
ong. We cannot ask the competitor
20 give us a fair chance, unless we
measure up to his standard of super.
ority. II this organization stands for
character, we will win. We are proud
Of the word Negro before our name.
because we want to serve notice on
the white man that we are for our
betterment Dissatisfaction may arise
among us, but the organization should
be perpetual in our city, that we may
hand 1t down to posterity for the |
uplift of humanity, our duty to our.
selves and our God. Remarks were
made by Rev. R. M. Toombs, Rev. D. |
e. Beasley and others. Chas. Sum.
ner Smith reported the work of the
Special Committee. A collection was
raised for the Church. It was voted
that the Special Committee continue
their work. Several new members
were enrolled.
A meeting was held in Pillsbury
House Dec. Is. to organize a local
branch of the National Assn for the
advancement Of Colored People, called
by Mr.. Gale P. Hilyer, tenn chair.
man. The speakers yyaro H.. :,