The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-21


this republic with civil and religious
liberty for its foundations, a mission
airy among the heather who. gave the
world Washington, whose personality
three times saved the cause Of Amer
lean liberty from ruin when his army
had melted away-a missionary among
he children of Washington. Jefferson,
Monroe, Madison, Jackson, Clay and
Calhoun. Madam, I have baptized into
the fellowship Of the church Of Christ
IN this country more negroes than you
ever saw in all your life before you
left Boston.
Sat the close Of the war there were
thousands Of negro members Of white
3aptist churches in the state. Your
mission is not to proclaim the gospel
# Jesus Christ. Your mission is to
each crackbrained theories Of social
Ind political equality to four millions
If ignorant negroes, some Of whom
ire but fifty years removed from, the
,avagery Of African jungles. Your
work is to separate and ALLEVIATE the
negroes from their former, masters,
who only can be their real friends and
guardians. Your work is to SOW the
,iragon's teeth Of an impossible social
order that will bring forth its harvest
Of blood for our children"
He paused q moment, and, suddenly
facing her, continued: 81 should like
to help the cause you have at heart,
and the most effective service could
render it now would be to box you
up in glass cage, such as are used
for rattlesnakes, and ship you back to
Boston,"
Indeed! l suppose, then, it is still
4 crime in the south to teach the
negro?" She asked this in little gasps
If fury. her eyes flashing defiance and
Ter two rows Of white teeth uncover
ing by the rising of her pugnacious
hose.
For you, yes. 1t is always crime
20 teach ie!"
THANK you. Your frankness is all
me could wish!'
Pardon my apparent rudeness. You
not only invited, you demanded it.
While about it, let me make a clean
,reast of it. I do you personally the
'onor to acknowledge that you are
:onest and in dead earnest and that
GU mean well. You are simply a
anatic."
ALLOW me again to thank you for
our candor!"
Don't mention it, madam. You will
?e canonized in due time. In the
iieantime, let us understand one an
,ther. Our lives are now very far
part, though we read the same Bible,
sorship the same God and hold the
;ame great faith. In the settlement
f this negro question you are an in
client interloper. You're worse; you
re wilful, spoiled child of rich and
owerful parents playing with match
y in a powder mill. l not only will
ct help you, would. if l had the
over, seize you and remove you to
lace of safety. But l cannot oppose
on. You are protected in your play
million bayonets, and back of
l:ese bayonets are banked the fires
+ passion in the north ready to burst
ato fame in a moment. The only
hing can do is to ignore your exist
nee. You understand my position"
Certainly, doctor" she replied. good
'aturedly. !
She had recovered from the rush Of
ser anger now. and was herself again.
She rose to go, smiling.
Before we part. perhaps never to
meet again, let me ask you one ques-
:on." said the preacher. still looking
houghtfully at her.
Certainly, as many as you like"
WHY is it that you good people Of
sere now to help only the negroes, who
eel least of all the sufferings of this
war? The poor white people Of the
south are your own flesh and blood.
These Scotch covenanters are of the
same Puritan stock. these German,
Huguenot and English people are all
your kinsmen, who stood at the stake
with your fathers in the old world.
They are, many of them. homeless,
without clothes, sick and hungry and
broken hearted. But one in ten Of
hem ever owned a slave. They had
10 fight this war because your armies
invaded their SOIL But for their sOr-
rows, sufferings and burdens you have
40 ear to hear and no heart to pity.
This is a strange thing to me-"
1.-The white people of the south can
take care of themselves. If they suf-
'er, it is Gods punishment for their
sins in owning slaves and fighting
gainst the flag. Do I make myself
:lear?" she snapped.
Perfectly; haven't another word
20 say" !
my heart yearns for the poor, dear
black people who have suffered so
many years in slavery and have been
ienied the rights of human beings.
IN not only going to establish schools
md colleges for them here, but I am
an experiment of thrilling
interest to me which will prove that