The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-01-11
correspondence.

(For last week.
er, Texas, Dec. 81, 1918.
Chandler on the evening OF
D. and landed in Dallas under
THE stars. The night Of the
24bft Dallas for Zion Hill Bap-
tiach, which is four miles back
inIcountry from the town of
Tatum.
led here Christmas morning,
arfe not being a Colored man
inL accepted an invitation to
sid white drug store and warm,
urb less a person than Gen
crime Wall Jackson, my host,
cal from his country home, 3
miWay. AS the day wore on
an burning sun somewhat melt
edlce of winted, the crown be-
galgather, and as the shadows
le1ed 1--WE assembled in the
sctouse, a strone's throw from
thbel; where 1 was to address
a crowd from the subject:
"a Pressure" General Stone
wdokson was master Of cere-
mAnd had done what he could
to representative audience. The
Cofolk, the country side about,
hae n Christmas and they were
noble stopped from their fun
to one talk on the unsentimen-
tai ect of race building. AS a
reAW were present, but, | did
nobw the diminutive quantity
to Eere with my interest in the
sutve quality, and proceeded
at to the work in hand. l
waleavoring to demonstrate the
effSf Outside Pressure" The
eff& race prejudice acts like
prd from the outside, and has
a tcy to hold the race together.
In ration of this idea, the late
edJh thor, Prof. H. II. Healing of
Tend Kansas, used to tell the
folk story. "Once upon a time,
on hter evening, child decided
to some popcorn. He began
by Ing the grains from the cob,
andh pan, creased and at the
VroIemperature, the grains were
pouIh the hot receptacle. Almost
imItely, the grains began to
popn and as their snow white
ins1 showed, causing the boys
moJo water, one by one they
jumfrom the frying pan into the
opeb. Seeing his corn lost by
the process which made edible,
he Id over the next pan full
a lihich while it did not prevent
the Eng of the corn. held it in
the
II olored people until brought
with he hot pan of opportunity,
lay the grain of uncooked pop
cor1little value; but immediate
ly grasping the, opportunity
and ing into prosperity and in
fiueIht once jumped out of their
raced THE open fire of other
race he restraining pan of race
preji, is ever-ready to close down
on Colored man, who while
popii into the usefulness which
wouft his own race, to prevent
the vitable destruction which
a jump into the other
races utside Pressure" is not to
be cIended, but there is no gain
sayi1e fact that it is necessary
evil. Inn convinced, however that
with present advancement of the
race, outside Pressure" will soon
ceasd be necessary to keep the
prosIhs ones from having any
desirl get away from their race.
my speech, the time was
take1 by the natives, who con-
ductetsinging class exercise which
was ulated to cure the harsh
ness the voice and make music
instead noise. Mt. Zion, Tatum,
is a bit community and contains
a col of progressive farmers
credit to the race. Among
hose 10 subscribed for The Ex-
press Re John l.. Allen and N. H.
Ward
KilgOre, Texas.
On morning of Dec. Goth, !
anded Kilgore, a small station
IN thu & G.. NJ, a few miles south
If Losew. 1t was bitter cold. A
Colordman saw me gathering
sticks make a fire and came to
,lay good Samaritan. He sue
'eeded my great comfort and sat
sfactiS A white man who was a
lative Mississippi runs a restau-
ant itila ore. 1t has a jim crow
'ountethere he feeds the Crlored
'eopleho live in the country, but
Vhom bunger oftimes overtakes
While tnwn. / enjoyed seeing him
rash de.s. He did his work well.
way lin the day young Colored
nan CD up IL a buggy. # was
son my old friend, Joe D4niels
brotA OF Miss e. ]. Daniels, the
rincippf the school at New Hope
lst SMILES back from the rail
Dad. IN I was at his fathers
ouse d Immediately I had my
Get uIr the table. Three miles
lrther d I was at the school house
hero areat throng met me. They
ad COT from miles around. Mrs
. ]. SIZE is the assistant teacher
. w. ttchell, who owns a 13C
ere fa1was master of ceremonies
he schI children furnished music
aston aved about the time / got
Bile asshnt are two teachers who
ltroduct me. I spoke on "T he
FAR aniits Lesson" The speech
as seetsown in good ground. II
i'll do bd. New Hope is q pros
erous hghborhood. Frank San
srs is b Official" blacksmith, s
ryant obs and operates a cotton
n. A. Eant and Jim Rossum are
70 mer4nts. There are many
nall fafers who own land and
'mes. Along tlose who own from
70 to 16Acres are: w. M. Lacey
P. Da11s. G. w. Sanders, A. T,
lurmond. Jno. Hutchings, A. T.
smpletonE Geo. Jacob. Tom Sib-
ey, r. Snders anl Chas Thur
ond. Jim Rosmm who in addition
owning leo acre Of land, nas