The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-11

Tor and patron1ze and cooperate with
their own. '"The strength of the law
is much greater than that Of the Negro
because the Jew has concentrated bis
forces"
, She said "Too much cannot he said
of the Colored newspaper men as
many unfavorable things are said of
! us through the white press, and that
these newspapermen through their
organs fight our battles for us and
bring our cause properly before the
people. Enough credit will never be
given to the editors of our newspapers
who are fighting for us all the time.
day in and day out. Such men as T.
Thomas Fortune, Harry c. Smith and
your own townsman ]. @. Adams. who
was among the first to enter the news
paper field"
She spoke of the percentage of Grim
inatity among us and what the won.
ems clubs had done to reduce it. and
said:
"You have right here in St. Paul
young men and women who need to
be lifted up.
I'm the early days when the WON.
an was brought before Christ for adul.
terry, he said to her accusers, He that
is without sin, cast the first stone.'
And there was no one left but Christ
and the woman. He did not rebuke
her, but simply said, Arise, and 20
in peace and sin no more The Me-
groes in St. Paul and Minneapolis are
just the same as the NEGROES in Buff
falo or in$any other city in the United
States. so if you have been guilty of
throwing stones, do stop it. This is
a lesson we cannot afford to forget
a this is one of the tremendou forces
that we must use in this struggle
"The Call of the Hour is for single
standard of morality. We have de-
c1ded that a Young man must not ruin
girl in Philadelphia and 20 to an
other town and be introduced to the
best girl in that town. while the girl
he ruined is thrown aside"
"We must not be selfish. When we
pray, we pray for ourselves, or our
own families, and care nothing for the
family of the other fellow Nineteen
years ago when the National Associa-
ton was formed, they drew about
them great big circle, and so today
our club comprises great big circle.
The club woman must be so broad that
she can go out and bring any boy
or girl into the church, that through
her efforts some one can be saved.
The call of the Hour is for strong
women to come into our National AS
ISOLATION. The white women Of Amer
lea are going to get the right of Suf-
frage, and we Negro women will get it
right with them. so we must be pre-
pared for it. What the Jew has done,
the Negro can do by concentration.
Twenty-Five years ago the Negro
could buy property anywhere he chose
but today it is almost imnossible for
him to do so, as every white person
will object, to keep him out of a GER
tain neighborhood
'The National Association is asking
for the Concentrated effcrt, of the
women in Minnesota. The women
who are the presidents of the State
and CITY clubs are the bridge builders.
The white people are building bridges
for their bows and girls, and we must
build them for our boys and girls The
Climb women in these cities need your
helm. The Gail of the Hour is for
more bridge builders. then we will be
able to show the white women that
we have Crashed the situation and are
trying to solve the problem"
The admirable address was pune
tured with deserved applause through
out.
OF course the address bv~ Mrs.
Duckett was excellent as was the NAV
ing of Master Abby, the vocaliza+ion
Of Miss Bell and the playing of Miss
Ta1bert
Mrs. Sensabough was accomnanist
for Master Abby and Miss Talbert for
Miss Bell.
Mrs. Oh,'man Hicks. who had the
general manaoement Of the lecture
and recital, desires to tbark an who
assisted in ma11ipe the offair A. snc-
cess. Fsnecia'lv the ladies of the
escort cormi++eo who sold tho LARGEST
n"mbo'r Of tickets and to those who
took part in the program.