The Denver star., 1918-07-20
Long Overdue
In He'll
Two Americans---TilIman and GLADDEN.


There died last week within twentytour hours OF each
other both ct whom were known at least ny
throughout country The first to die Dr. Washing
Gladden. the Congregational minister author and
philosopher. who died at Columbus Ohio L he secono 10
die BENJAMIN R. T,lman United States Senator from
South Carolina Each has passed the allotted three score
and
At time when group of Colored people in Colum
bus Ohio desired to ablsh Coored Congregational
Church they sought Dr. Gladden. of the largest and
notable white church in Ohio tor en-
His reply was this terse sentence 80 long
pews my church will not favor sep
church for Colored.
Dr. Gladden. was Of those enthusiastic
gaors rights and privileges for the race but was
sanch believer the Constitution and regarded that in
which conferred EQUAL Rights upon
All American citizens without reference color
and he during his eighytwo years OF living gave Ut
to single designed be hurtfu
To him color skin simply the design OF
Of the God, who gave to him his white sk'n ana 1t
neither the special privileges or denied 10 hm
equal privileges
Senator Tlman lost aud opportunity to assa the
discedt in the OF the world; until God IN
His .nsyseesous his wo~ders tepesfef@ parayzed
the tongue that had struggling which had
nauRht Senator Tman save to till his soil and to
make possible him his State in the United
States Senate denial Of suffrage from the tar South to
North he bitterly tradueed and for When that
vile tongue touched with paralysis il vas sted tor
while Blu. he had partially recovered from his hrst
pnayc stroke he resored bitter OF
a patient. long suffering. loyal psopie.
Washington GLADDEN.. perhaps the most famous and
most widely ministers always spoke
lv of and for Although cold calculating analyt
cal student desgoedy erected single bar to race
he rathee pulled down bars which hedged
Benjamin X. TilmAn. perhaps superficial q man as
ever sovereign State the United states Sen
always spoke the in derson and dscouraGment
Never mouth did he discuss the but he
il in btterest merely for cheap notoety
merely to satisfy promote his political ambitions he
piled high very bars which Dr. Gadde" would have lev
eed down.
When Death paused the bedside Of DR.. GLADDEN. to
seal ps which had uttered single hurttui word
AGAINST our race the smile which covered his told
how sweet to him been the satisfaction ofvng life OF
helpuness ALL mankind hen life had left that bod,
weighted down with eighty years voice murmured.
.Well done. my good and faithful servant suffering
race wept DER his parting.
When Death paused the bedside of Benjamin K Till
man to the tongue which had tor year. with
ot rhvme or causehas assailed unot
Tending the lakes the guilt which had espoused
Il, there was NOT A SINGLE moist eye in any of the
thirteen million homes in this broad land Every
Colored person, when Senator Tllmans death an
nounced believed. than ever, that GOD DOto AN
SWER PRAYERS
Because of his goodness of heart his cam long helpful
life recoaoxne men for worth and merit despite the
color Of their SKIN and believing justice had been designed
=. legacy for ALL MEN late Dr. Washington GLADDEN.
"a, the antthesis of Benjamin R. Timan.
Because in his heart there was no place no sympathy
for such as whom God had created with darker skim be
he used position and prestige to dethrone justice
for race which had earned by faithful allegiance %
Country and State by fighting tor il hundred battle
6.ld. BENJAMIN Tiilman the anhesis of Dr. Wash
ington GLADDEN.
for whom v HAVE NO TEARS shed. At least
..vR.s.n Peace: Gods will be done -Amsserdam News