The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-09-06
DIR. j. X. Starks Said In Parts: The
Institution That Gives Employment
to Many.


By N. w. Harllee.
l wish to speak of the late Hon.
w. Il. King, distinguish race man.
| consider one Of our great leaders.
l know nothing of his Christian life.
You may know that. l know not
ing of his moral life, that you may
know, but l do know that he was a
polished man, great speaker, an
un-compromising for the rights for
his race. do know that he was a
founder of the great Dallas Express.
the one paper that has gotten be-
hind many man that needed push
ing, many women that needed help
in the way of employment, many
boys and girls who needed employ
ment found it with the Dallas Ex-
press.
Now there are a number of young
people still employed in The Ex-
press, making livelihood, making
something for rainy day. 1t was
through that Jealous worker Mr..
King that these young people are now
able to have employment in an in
stitution established by one who was
wise enough to look ahead. What
have you done along the line of
making it possible to give employ
ment to others?
Some of you are ready to say that
l am reversing my position in preach
ing this funeral because do not
know the religious side of his life.
That is great deal of religion in
usefulness to our fellow man, and
think God rewards a man for what
the man really accomplishes in this
life, the good that he does for others.
However his life has been a warn
ing to you men who will tamper with
a woman's affection and it is not
too much to say that when you tam
per with the affections of a wom-
an, you play with your coffin. We
all have our faults, but our friend
King never separated wife from her
husband and as such he was better
in that particular than some men
who are still calling themselves
Christians. Let him who is clear of
sin cast the first stone.
You have doubtless heard the in
cidence that occurred in the church of
the late DR.. Talmage when a GER
tain man who had lived the life that
some of the members thought the de-
ceased should have lived, and there
fore were unwilling that the funeral
services should be held in that
church, so the controversy was re-
ferred to Mr.. Talmage for adjustment,
while the coffin was held at the door
waiting to be admitted for the fun
eral rite and ceremony. It is re-
lated that the venerable minister
STOPPING down like Christ of old,
who wrote upon the ground but
the minister instead of writing on
the ground picked up stones and
handed them to the controversial par
ties saying that the ones who are
free from sins cast stones against
the coffin. The pail bearers bore
the body into the church and the
services delayed promptly took place.
So l say to you tonight you who are
without sin first cast a stone at the
life and character of Editor King.
l can find ground enough to preach
the life of this noble man who has
stood up for the rights of his race
at all times.
Some leaders sell out, some preach
ers use their influence as leaders
and thus sell out, sell out the rights
that they con not buy, not so with
Editor King.
When l go to Meridian Miss,
shall first go to the little mound con-
tanning the ashes of Mr.. King, and /
shall kneel down in generation to his
name for the work that he has ac-
complished. l admired him in is
life, / still admire him in his death.
know him to have had word for
the unfortunate boys and girls, aud
couraging word to them, and babe
them go forward. Such was the
man, such were his lofty actions and
in this we can find an element of
religion.
DR.. w. L. Dickson, president of the
Gilmer Orphan Home also made brief
remarks touching the life and SER
vices of Editor King. The occasion
of THE eulogy to Mr.. King brought
together a large and appreciative
audience, who seemed deeply inter
terested both in the occasion and in
the high tribute paid the dead edi-
tor the Rev. Dr. Starks who seemed
to be at his best in his eulogistic
services.
Rev. Starks spoke at length on the
mysteries of life, quoting from the
Bible and from works of Nature and
calling quotations and the saying of
Job as the future life of man.