Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-30

sembled ourselves here at this hourto
pay tribute Of respect to our departed
leader ard benefac,or DR., Booker T.
Washington. One who By his push.
pluck, principle and indomltable cour-
ape. rosa from the quag, mire and deg
radiation; of $ avery. poverty aud igno-
rance; to the highest point of eminence
aud prominence ever reached by civil zed
man. BY diligence, al aud energy:
he won the esteem and support of the
Chief Officials of this nation. Later we
find that limitless, boundless character
crossing the briny deep to be the guest
of European monarchS. We fud him at
the court OF France telling in hrs roman.
tic and inim,table way Of his struggle for
education, and his method OF educating
and elevating his race, We next see him
with the Emperor of Germany discussing
intellectual, mechanical and industrial
IDEAS. We see him at the Court of Bel
GUM telling the king of his plans and
his method of teaching the colored youth
Of The South how to make two blades of
grass grow. where only one grew before
So greatly impressed was that monarch
with his plans and methods that he in
duced his government to employ three of
the most skilful graduates of Agricul-
ture of Tuskegee; 10 teach his subjects
a oriC,rltura w . r.xyt 6,d L;u, - a.,
Court of England, there we hear Am
| Oassador Choate Introducing him as one
of the greatest of Americans. His ex-
! perience was one in which diligence was
richly rewarded. A vivid verifcation of
Of the Scriptural Proverb, Seth thou
a man diljgent in his business he shall
stand before kings and not before mean
men. But. it is not my purpose to at
tempt to er}ogize the life and character
of Dr.. Washington. His influence, that
scholastic city at Tuskegee; those eight
! thousand graduates; the sentiment which
be nodded; the great industrial idea
which he promulgated. These will stand
as monumentoes, as the greatest eulagies
ever delivered over a departed human
being. Hence my heaters | would have
you consider with me for A short while
some Of the characteristics of this great
man; and they present themselves 10 our
feeble and Incompetent judgment. We
notice that he was industrious, that he
loyed work, We see him when boy
toi!ing in the salt mines of this state.
He loved knowledge. Hence we find him
wandering from his home in search of
Hampden Institute. So self reliant was
be that we find him taking his advent
at that institution bare Of clothes and
Penniless. When asked by Gen. Ann
strong how he expected to get on with.
out money, he replied, "Don's Won have
any work here2' Il mean 10 work nv
way through " Booker Washington d.d
work his way through, "DIgnifed La
4 Dor was hls motto, yea his watchword
Another admirable quality in The life of
this great man was hsthoroug huess. He
believed IN Going the common thjnse Of
''ie so well that they become uncommon.
A great teacher indeed was he. We NAV
search the annals of pedagogue and
there exlml1e aud analyzi the work of
Pestaozzie. Froabel. Horace Mann and
scores or oiAeFS; finally We arr forced TO
conclude tn"t IN his special ID flea of
Ie-chinS; IN ms saSAc.ouS. uoprecedent-
Ell manner OF dealing with perpieXug
C''n'''oaS lA't confronted MIN. and
""'en coNtr0htS ms race, lie stood Sec
Oh" GUY III me "''ld great category Of
teachers 10 tatt Greatest Of Teachers,
'u' L''d an" Master Jesus Christ. An
instructor mo te'ed and fashioned after
'n7 saviour own hsa'f. A man taught
OF "od' liz knew n"t radical SIN; ike
''N heavenly Master; his constant cry to
DIS race was sheath thy sword, On
placN men and d. the things which thy
hAndS hndeth to do. Do them well Yea
40 them WITH patience. When lnterro-
gated with reference to conditions in the
S'ulh' he INV T'absY employed the meth
'd OF the Great Teacher by asking a
question or pointing out method by
"nich the objectionable happening or
conditions could be averted. When his
opinion was sought with reference to the
occasional outbreaks Of lawlessuess in
his locality; which he'd been induced bv
,he Preparation Of stroci ,us crimes com