The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-30
MEETING OF WHITE AND
COLORED MINISTER'S
Adopt Resolutions in Columbia De-
precating Facial Unrest
URGE BETTER RELATIONS
Resolutions Lay the Spirit of Disquiet
Now Prevailing at Door
of the War

tween inc "hlte and negro races, the
local ministers of both races, meeting
IN conference here yesterday, appoint
ed committee to draft suitable reso-
lutlons on present conditions. These
resolutions, signed by Rev. Kirkman
u. Flnlay, rector Of Trinity Episcopal
church, for the white ministers, and
Rev. N. r. Hagood, pastor of Sidney
Park Methodist church, for the nc
groes, were completed this morning.
they call on the members of both
races to do all in their power to avoid
friction and to endeavor to bring the
public mind to normal, on the minis
ters to use the power of their Office
y more tranquil relations, and on the
" 'ia!s to bend every effort to up-
i.' standards of law and order.
&c resolutions lay the spirit Of
"isG:'2t at the door of the war which
"pApt standards of conduct, and
.:s:c .a't the disruption of the
''a': ;;'i,';;; 9f harmony and feeling.
b"t"sc en- the two races during the pc
u conflict wCuld be nothing
snort OF a national catastrophe. The
resolutions follow:
"Resolved, first, That in view of GER
tain recent events that have occaIrgI
in Sole parts OF our country ana Of ::
feeling: of unrest and irritation thai
we bel eve is more or .c%s prcvaicn,
we feel the time has come for law
abiding and patriotic citizens to ex-
press in no uncertain terms their con-
dtmnation alike ftha actions that
gave rise to these oitbllsts Of vio-
lence and Of the vio,er"c itself. We
believe that both the Otfon2vs and the
illegal methods Whereby punishment
was meted out are reTugnant to the
vast majority of both race.
"We believe that these events which
we so deeply dcplore are in large
measure the result OF the abnormal
conditions incident to the recent war.
1T has ever been true that war brings
forth along with many heroic virtues
by-product of lawlcsaness and vio-
lence. This war has not been an ex-
cept'nn. we believe that all the coun-
tries which have been engaged in
this terrible conflict arc now PASSING
through an experience similar to our
own, and in some cases much more
widespread and violent.
"The circumstances, however, that
in our country two races are Of neces-
cssity brought into continual contact
imparts to these out1ursts of law!ess-
ness and violence a seriousness that
should be recognized. There is danger
that what in other countries would be
regarded as simply an evidence of in
dividual epravity or personal violence
be magnified into an occasion of ra-
cial antagonism expressing itself in
deeds of violence and cruelty.
ave believe that the splendid CO.
operation between the races during
the period of actual warfare whereby
the soldiers of both races fought and
laborcd with splendid loyalty for their
common country and the people at
home gave and worked with the same
high spirit of devotion notwithstand-
ing the persistent and insidious eff
folts OF our enemies to undermine
the loyalty of the colored race, is
evidence that it is possible for both
races to live together and work to-
gether for the realization Of the noble
ends for which we fought.
eve believe that during the terrible
days when the clouds u war hung
over our heads and we knew not what
day might bring forth, the races
were brought to kindlicd feeling and
a better understanding lhan ever be-
fore. We feel that it would be moth
ing shOtr of national catastrophe
should the conduct Of vicious or un-
thinking members Of either race be
permitted to destroy or seriously i'm
pair that which the stress of our com
mon danger and united labor produc-
ed.
Resolved, Further, That in view OF
our cHlviction that the present unrest
is but temporary condition brought
by abnormal circumstances and by an
and highly contagious ner-
vous tension and yet full of menace
to the best interests ,f both races,
we call upon all patriotic and right
persons Of both races to do
all in their power to avoid all occa-