The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-12
DEESTS RACIAL SUBJECT
TOPIC WAS BEFORE THE
SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB
Paper Read Last Evening BY
Rev. J. M. Balm; Discussion
Follows

on Inter racial brotherhood OF Man"
before the Social Science club last
evening. 1t was the regular meeting
OF the club In the Andrews library.
The following is Rev. Bain's treat
ment Of the subject:
Our topic for, the evening Is SO vital
and far reaching that 1t oan but claim
the attention OF all thoughtful citizens
because alike affecting, the individual
as well as the nation.
II IL akin to the race~question and
includes labor, finance. national and in
Ter state questions that stand out be-
fore US to a day. as issues with which
The farther delve into our subject the
greater my humility in undertaking It's
leadership. and only comforted by the
man Of the pen following mo whom !
am confident win both supplement and
greatly enrich the platform we present
for discussion. =,
The world today beyond anytime In
the past is graphing with rare problems
not because of the ohivalry there may
be In them but because they are thrust
upon US as a vital issue that cannot De
perilous conditions. Individual ana ma
tional prosperity depend alike upon cor
rect solution Of our subject,
subject Of great worth in itself. con-
stitutes the body structure OF our
theme. S..r
men. there is plenty room along many
Man unouestionsbly tho highest speci-
men of workmanship turned out OF the
laboratory Of Heaven. created Win IN
tellectual and spiritual faculties a.er
the image and likeness OF his CfeatUI
has had the entire earth teeming WIN
wealth Of inexhaustiye value on ana ar a, IN
vossi for his well being and happiness.
While admitting evolution as sclence
of real worth sleaving its imprint upon
pesis 70 me With greater force and favor
man thaS Of tracing him back to species
found in our geological gardens.
Man. however Is yst in the T wsW & not
be that people a thousand years hence
may look upon our civilization as we
do upon the Stone Age. So here man Is
man being ling Of 81, cart. Gtsat snd found %a
o occupying every part Of the globe cap
able Of existing in all ATTITUDES
Whether or no FL sprang from the
same original stock is not within our
province now to discuss, but simply
Viewing him as he stands before US we
may roughly group him into five class
Caucasian or white race: originating
near Mount Caucasus: Monaghan or
yellow race Of Asia: Malay or brown
race in southern Asia: Indian or rec
Africa, with many shades In each class:
others formed by inter-marrying OF the
races.
Leaving man for the present we We
our subject as q fraternrl bond OF COM
mon humanity, or social and econoRic
conformity with each other; Broth
hood is a God given race di rnac ir ~, 70
far reaching sense in proportion TO ms
degree OF Christian civilization. The
germ Of brotherhood Is love; taking un.
der its mantel fraternity. II has climbed
mountains Of service. independently OF
many difficulties with its banner OF
loving service descended into the darkest
mines of distress with the soTea OF OF
hospital camp life along the pathway OF
storm. famine. and pestilence 1t was
brotherhood that gave US the Golden Rule
that has brought many Chinese youth
ro the greatest colleges and universities
Of the world.
IT was brotherhood that delivered Gu.
pTompted our nation to enter the worlds
struggle for humanitys sake alone TO
give TO all nations true democrscy.
such as we enjoy. Indeed the whole
in the thirty four countries already
,nenbesr Of the League OF Nations and
fourteen others applying for admission.
or eovensnt either as II is now worded
or with ouch notifications as not In the
least to interfere with the integrity OF
our beloved land.
As clearly revealed in our past his
tory, we will not be slow in giving the
helping hand wherever the voice OF dis
own dictation. keeping our national
constitution. SO far as our nation is con-
cerned. above that Of any other creed or
platform We may associate with.
and brotherhood we invite into our circle
the inter-radical member Of our word
subject which at once creates a problem
Of how we are 10 harmoniously live
In color, facial and form habits, intel
tesence. language. religion. ethics.
etc.
But here they are and still coming,
giving to us a worthy yet collosal task
Of SO judiciously exercising brotherly at
titude toward them that the may be-
come Americanized instead OF menace
to society.
gin beyond the seas so In Justice to our
selves and ancestry Il will not do to fg-
rore or lightly consider the rights OF
those coming homie with us from abroad:
the assurance that the blood Of the best
brain and Drawn Of all Europe flows In
j our veins. But here are other races
some brought here by force and others
coming voluntarily to better their own
conditions and still others. the original
possessors Of the land we now own, whom
we with our superior intelligence nave
IN large measure dispossessed.
The races within our borders that
esve the grea1sst claim upon us pc
cause Of their needs. our ability TO help.
our obligation as a nation are the negro.
Japanese. Indian. and Mexican races
We DO not forget that the negro was
brought here forceably and generally
most cruelty solely for the labor that
could be brought forth by him. his per
sonal welfare not considered: that the
North as well as the south kept slaves
The north not finding slavery economic
al and profitable abandoned II. while the
South continued in human chattel. I'M
til by national edict. all slaves were CIV
en- their freedom with equal rights Of
their former owners. and masters, at
once deslt out to them.
The Negro, although not legally en-
shaved. but free man. with the rights
and privileges Of a citizen given him in
the statutes Is still with us a growing
quantity, one tenth c& our population
creating a race problem we must solve.
A large part Of the south still believes
that the negro was created to serve
the white man and Ter no other pur-
pose. A large percentage Of the poo
pie do no believe in educating the negro
for they reason that II we do educate
him. he will not be satisfied to be our