The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-10-07

covefnfnept when a supreme court
WAS organized composed Of Judges
sppolnted directly BY the Crown, this
stimulated reform Ia the lower courts
trates were appointed. In 1922 the
whole number OF Europeans IN south
Africa was only 60 900 In 1873 cape
Colony was divided into two provinces.
the eastern end western. For quite
peric,I the eastern division had very
largely an independent government
The present Importance Of South Affl-
"a in world affairs in general ana
Ire British Empire In particular IN
luence the writer to follow tne
defaiI than he has IN other parts Of
fhe continent. Then too, It IL In this
Dnrt 81 the continent that 4 IS next
10 impossible for q black man 20 iand
Under any conqlslons ~. ~ e rsct4 at
diamond mines on earth are being
worked It Is hero too that the cli-
mate is very agreeable-being SENT
tropical for these and other reasons
we shall push our investigation fur-
Their.
That the native Iiberian responds
quickly to the touch Of the larger
life as 1t IS expresses itself in modern
civilization, finds O. base OF truth IN
the work that Is being prosecuted by
Biehop w. sampson Brooks at Mon
OF the almost infinite possibilities Of
the Lihcrian nation In its approxi-
mately two million strong healthy
natives which make up the population
Of the HinSerlend and crowd the towns
on the coast. i is my contention that
lif the Americo-Liberian would es-
tablish not only q regal but SYM
pathetic contact with this wealth Of
virgin human energy Il could be
moulded into new nation possessing
lIimitless potentialities-but am fully
convinced that this contact must
have in II the Bpirit OF the more
favored brother to get the best re-
suits. 1t is one thing to make a
statement wholly on theory, but quite
another to make one that can be
buttressed by hard facts--this
claim for my contention. II was my
pleasure to be the guest of Bishop
Brooks while in the Republic of LIZ
IBERIA which afforded me an oppor-
his work. 1t was this study that re-
vealcd TO me the wonderful possiblli-
ties OF the native strength and energy
properly directed. The whole race in
this country knows Bishop Brooks
who In the last General Conference of
the A. M. y. church was elevated to the
bishopric by large majority and
when the assignents were made he
was given the work In West Africa.
He seemed not the least daunted by
himself to the task at once to make
his stay felt. there. and before going
ne collected sufficient money to make
o beginning The Bishops. ability to
finance great plans had been fully
proven by his long and successful
record as pastor. eliminating In
what seems to most men, a supper
human task when he took a church
more than ninety thousand dollars
in debt and paid it, remode1ed the
.rt1I ~ n If
$4,000 and paid the whole thing in
4 less than three years and dedicated
! II to God. and the Negro race. He
possesses most wonderful personality
where. He went to Africa where our
work has been Just existing since Its
| organization the bishops who have
been assigned there have seemed
more than anxious to get away, He
saw what Liberia needed In addition
tion and to meet this need
/ he now has In course Of erection one
OF the best buildings on the West
Coast OF Africa-when completed we
have few buildings In this country
erected for the same purpose that
will have any thing on IT, The struc-
ture is OF native stone and cement
construction.
But few men would have had the
courage to undertake such task
when we consider the difficulties un-
der which the work Is being ac-
complished. / have told you that the
Liberian has no means of trans
portatl0n save the heads Of the ma
tives. The Bishop collected a squad
| Of between rs and 100 and they have
carried the material on their heads
for the construction. The cement has
to be purchased in Europe as we'll
as the metal for the roof, the glass
and all hardware. II Is quite a mile
/ from the wharf to the building site
land this cement comes In barrels
and coming up from the river front
1t Is very steep but they roll them w
the Hill and the whole distance tc
the building site. All other material
Is carried from that point when
landed; the sand has to be gotten
at the ocean front about a half mile
away and it is all carried on those
mems heads the whole distance suffici-
emit to make the cement blocks and NOR
tar for the whole building. They have
much lumber Is needed for building
--this material Is carried in from the
forest and cut out by hand-yes every
piece OF plank in the building Is
thus prepared and It must he borne
In mind that all lumber used - hard
wood--the ordinary white pine lumber
we use in building would be eaten
lup by insects in q short while. From
This same group Of men you find
| those who prepare this lumber as
neatly as a saw. from this same
| group you find those who mould those
| cement blocks as well proportioned
as any ] nave feen In this country;
| from this same group you find
those who can lay these blocks with
az much skill as any man In this
country-every thing is being done
/ nv native labor. When you consider
| the amount Of energy required TO
construct three story building as
nearly as / can recall the dimensions
are 1s0x120 under such difficulties
your respect for the dogged courage
Of the Bishop must increase The
church has not appropriated the money
for this building, but he has raised
what he has gotten by personal eff
fort These men and boys OF the
work feel toward him as a chlid to-
ward a father-they love him. / claim
I that people who will work ike
that under the proper guidance would
soon transform the Republic In to
/ heaven for the black mcn, but It
needs a man OF tho brooks type. at the
/ head OF the nation. The Bishop Is
I now In this country conducting a
campaign for $4,000 for his church
and school work on the West Coast
and he Is getting II. One organization
gave him 100000 Of that amount.
Bishop Brooks will be the guest Of
| the citizens Of Dallas Sunday. October
! 22n" and Monday night October 23rsi.
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CJaMTTTEE or RACE MEN TO
VISIT HAITI.
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