Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-31
PLEA FOR PINE TORCH.
Thinks Booker T. Washinston's Sue
eessor viii Have Hailed From Here

Thinks Booker 7. WashIn9ton's Sue
eessor Will Have Hailed From Here.
Editor metropolitan: I have re-
ceived for year or two the pine
Torch" the smallest newspaper printed.
to my knowledge, sent by Laurence e
Jones. head of the Country Life School
in the pine woods in the midst OF the
dense colored population near SraN.on.
Miss. The paper is q monthly record
Of life in and about . school for coloreo
, people promoted by as brave young
man as I remember 20 have read OF IN
later years. starting under pine tree
with absolutely no shelter. no means
and nothing TO do with, but now own
ing in the name of its trustees, 10Y
acres o. land, three large buildings
and several smaller ones used as shops
laundry and for o-her purposes.
Last week I received a pamphlet OF
eighty pages 3xs inches in size. Up
Thu Difficulties is the title. 1t is the
story Of the beginning Of work for
humanity's sake. as affecting in ms
simple style as anything I ever read
and I could not lay 1t down until
finished. 1 wish it could have wider
i circulation and p-cna Day extra copies
could be obtained.
lowing the civil war, I had great
doubts as to the possibility OF benefit
! ing the blacks of the south by educa-
| ton. or attempts TO raise them from
the depths It seemed too desperate
an undertaking. not only because OF
the temperament OF the negro race, put
because Of the hostile disposition OF
the whites IN the south. A late VISIT
In Florida has convinced me that this
condition is changing rapidly. A most
| interesting visit to the DaEtona IN
d,strial school for colored girls, wnlch
has been established for, years was
proof positive OF the beneficial effect
of educative effort.
Now, the school at BraHton, MISS.
has a peculiar relationship 10 Marsha.l
county and Marshailtown. AT TINS
place, from our high school IN
1903, was graduated a Young man.
Laurence c. Jones, who obtained MS
| first aspirations for service TO his race
| while stu6e here, and who VIII pc
| following II. the footsteps of Booker
! WASHINGTON when that great man has
gone to his reward Without salary, In
the beginning with insufficient cloth-
| ing. with nothing but an overpowerlng
desire to lift his people from the
| grossest ignorance and most aoIec1
| poverty. Mr. Jones, his wife and as
sociate teachers are doing work that
! I predict will before many years, make
us proud that here in this city. and in
| our schools. Lawrence c. Jones De
| gan his studies. which. terminating IN
graduation from the state university
planted in him an unconGuerable de-
lsire to teach young men and young
women of his own color, who. without
any means Of getting even the simplest
education live in the black belt OF
Mississippi.
Is it not time that Marshall county
should make some concerted effort to
recognize the unselfish. the broad
minded and able efforts Of this young
man to light a torch in the pine WOODS
ct the south. that will be comfort
and spiritual blessing to thousands OF
his race Any gift. however small, is
welcome, and clothing will meet ready
acceptance.
The purpose Of this writing, if you
{ give it space Gard it is written entirely
without the knowledge of Mr.. Jonee)
. is to ask any one who feels inclined
to send any gift to L. c. Jones. Brax-
] ton. Miss twenty-five dollars vii
, pay for scholarship. Ten dollars
5 will buy andother acre of land. and an,
giver may rest assured that every
dollar given will do a good service.
J. L. CARNEY.