The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-07
CARROLL PLEasEs BIG CROWD,

SAINItOILA FLE5SES BIG CROWD.
Rev. Richard Carroll, of Columbia
last night made very pleasing ana
interesting talk 70 a crowd which
comfortably filed the opera house.
The orchestra was reserved for white
people and this part of the house was
we'll filled. The colored part of the
audience filled the baloncy and the
students of Morris College occupied
the stage. =.
Prior to the address and afterwards,
several negro melodies were rendered
by the students of Morris College un.
der the leadership Of their teacher.
The singing was pleasing part Of
the program and was much enjoyed
BY all. Rev. Carroll was introduced
as matchless leader OF the negro
race by R. W. westberry. who piresid-.
ed over the exercises. -
The speaker began his address
by telling a joke and his illustrations
throughout the lecture ELECTED much
mirth and applause. He said it was a
terrible thing to be ignorant. He then
went on to show how he had saved his
garden from worms and insects by
knowing that the frogs would eat
such pests. and accordingly providing
places for them and preserving them
in his garden, while on both sides Of
him the insects and worms had ruined
the gardens, where there were NO
frogs.
His main discourse was BE Kind to
animals whether they are white or
black, and have two or four feet" He
told how he had won the hearts Of
animals since his boyhood by being
kind to them. and he told his audience
that kindness would win where. cruel.
ty would not. He said that he had
entered college by milking cow, and
for months he had literally milk
ed his way through college. He told
or a dog which he attended, when it
was bitten by another dog, and how
that dog had become his best friend.
How. when it was poisoned he had
buried it in his front yard and preach.
ed its funeral sermon in a church in
Columbia. He said that that eulogy
on a dog had been copied in Dumb
Animals and he had received hun.
dreds of letters of commendation from
every part of the country. He refer
red to the horse as mans most useful
animal. while the dog was mans most
loving friend, giving incidents to
show how these animals appreciated
kindness and would do their best to
return it.
He urged the white people to be
Kind to the colored ones in their deal
ings with them. saying that the courts
were in their hands. He told the col
ored people that every white man, no
matter how mean or poor he was, was
better than a colored man, no matter
how educated or rich he was. He told
them that in the courts or in shooting,
the white man could get ahead Of
them, but that they could always. con-
orcr the white man by kindness. He
said that he never. allowed q white
man to be more Of a gentleman than
he was. He told the white people
that as the negroes were not their
equals they should not cuff or curse
them, for by so doing they were put
ting the negroes on an equality
With themselves. as no man struck or
did anything to an inferior, when he
knew it could not be returned. Com
quer by kindness and courtesy" was
the lesson he brought to his audience,
it is man or beast, for this
way was surer and better after all.
AT the close Of his talk. collection
was taken to pay for the expenses O.
he meeting and cards were passed
around giving the white people ar
opportunity to give something to ca--
~ on the work Of Morris College. Rev.
Richard Carroll also gave out paper,
his eulosy on a dog. s.,