The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-29
DR.. J. II. Reed, of Liberia,
Africa, Greeted by'a
Large Audience.
A Great Plea for the Teeming Millions
of Africa.

Probably the most distinguished Wis
itors to the Kansas side this summer
we're the Rev. DIR. and Mrs. ]. II. Reed
of Monrovia, Liberia, West Coast,
Africa. They are of African descent
and were born in New Orleans, La,
and Texas respectively, and are not
only well educated, but highly cul-
tured people, Mr.. Reed being a grad
uate of New Orleans University, and
a former instructor of Mathematics
in n of the American colleges of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Aside from her college education,
Mrs. Reed is a graduate of the Mis-
s~ionary Training School of New York
City, and in the Borough of Brooklyn.
They chose to suffer the affliction
of our people in the Fatherland than
in America. After being saved with
their two children, Walter and Flor
ence, from the Galveston flood. in
which city DR.. Reed was holding pas
torate, they labored for a while in Ar
kansas, and then with the children,
DIR. and Mrs. Reed sailed for the Black
Republic, where they have spent more
than nine years laboring in school and
church under the auspices of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Within a few
years he and his wife will again sail
for Africa, leaving the children in
America to pursue their studies in a
boarding school. They are to return
to that country as educators; and as
principal, DR.. Reed is to establish an
industrial school for the Government
of Liberia, modelling it after the best
of it's kind in America.
DR.. Reed in Ebenezer.
Under the auspices of the Minister
ial Alliance Of the two Kansas Citys
the Methodist clergymen, under the
leadership Of DR.. J.. r. Ransom, and
through the g~raciousness of DR.. w. c,
Williams, DR.. w. H. Thomas, and 9th
eTs, the Ebenezer A. NJ. E. Church
tent on Monday evening was the scene
Of a large and representative gather
ing which listened to one of the most
remarkable lectures that has been
given in recent times. DR.. Reed was
the speaker, and the subject of his
discourse vas "World Empire Its Re
lation to Backward Races" The speak.
Ell told how the great continent OF
Africa, which contains o%ne-fourth Of
the entire area. Of the earth's surface
had become the bone of contention fol
many nations, and of how it had been
divided, subdivided and even the 5000
square miles that had been allotted
the Liberian or Black Republic, hai
been sliced even in recent years in
the greed by two of the great nations
of the world, and he told of the kindly
protection Of the United States. The
speaker declared that it seemed
strange, but nevertheless true, that {
government which permits burning
and lynching of it's own citizens a
home, dares to give protection unde
its flag to those of the same peopl
in Africa.
Concluding, he declared Africa will
be redeemed. She will take her plac,
on the scroll Of nations. Princes shall
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soon stretch forth her hand unto God.
1t was a wonderful meeting.
DR.. Ransom presided. Rev. vii
Jams of Wichita. Rev. w. C. William:
the pastor in charge, Dr.. w. H. Thom
as, DIR. Mcdonald and other prom
nent ~clergymen were seated with Dl
Reed on the platform, and many O
them took part in the services.
/ During their stay here in the West
DR.. Reed and his family found a COZ
dial welcome in the hearts and home
of many of the people. But they wer
anxious always to get back to Africa
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not e daunted by the war CRY
They left for New York City on Thurs
day, followed to the depot by many G
those who learned to love them a
some of the best of all the people tn
writer has ever met.
LYDIA C. SMITH,
General Secretary,
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