Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-01-07

J. THOMAS NEWSOAiE
SPEAKS IN DANVuLE.

According 10 the custom and traul.
tons of tris city, January 2nd-th.
lat being Sunday---wns duly celcbrat-
cd in commemoration Of tho birth Of
our freedom. Chief Marshall n. ID.
Coles planned a mammoth parade,
which did not matcriuli2e because
the three bands formed combine
and declared, mo money no music"
The officers Of the Emancipat .,,n Asso-
citation had no money with which to
pay the bands; so the mo music" end
of the proposition was accepted,
AT 2:30 p, NJ. the exercises began
at Loyal Street. baptist Church by
singing "All Hail the Power OF jesus
Name" The speaker was introduced
Ivy Prof. j. II. Page, who said Of Eman
. cipatiOn Day, "Withont tAis day you
and | might now be Smarting under
the lash OF some cruel slave trader
IL ne drove us half ct;,i TO the auctiru
block In referring to the political
campaign OF last fall he said, with
only Il part Of ohr voting StrcAgt. Il
! supporting thc colorcd ticket. We help
ed to bury Col. Anderson and bis i'll
fdtcd crew so deep in political diSaSt.
CT that they are now fccking how they
may again ScC.ire the services OF the
black man IL. order thu, they may
save LhcmscW cs from pelit ical Obliv-
ion
The Hon j. Thomas &ewsome was
given applause when he arose to speak
The speaker started OFT by tc,ling the
N:ory OF DAT good old deacon who hal
returned TO church FIR tho first tiur
after Il long spell OF sickness. with
rheumatic pains in Nnc knee. Eis pas.
tor calling him forward to tell what
the Lord had dono for him; ar he limp.
cd to 'thc front the; deacon said, II can
tell mighty quick what the Lord Ea:4
done for mo, he mas mighty-nigh ruiz
eli ne. The sp@.ker's application wAs
that the fiattcri;,g introductio ion he had
E'EtiFcd had ah,ut ruined hin. AttcT.-
20! NCW%0mc spoke Of some hinE>, We
, SOS .,iiH nHIisc 'Ec GO MOI L DS:eSS1. in
| speaking of the Negroes happy don't,
j care disposition he said" | saw sever.
I al colorcd men waiting to nc clcrtrOcn
ted, four Of them were singing, rcn Ter
ing az sweet music ns | ever heard,
The others were Sleep
The speaker said our singing aud
happy disposition help us to stand
things. You cannot keep Il singing;
: people down." he exclaimed In speak
MS Jul llttUllltlc> lc SlTcSSpI the I'M
portance Of n higher morality lie ask
Hl the question with deep Solemnity,
! DO we regard our word as we shouid?'
I'VE may have a note in the bank. -
continued the speaker, " the day il
comes due We do not attend TO il ."
The speaker made 1t clear that an IN
hiVidual could not rise very high I'M
less ho duly regards his word The
speaker in Colsing hls address by rclat
ing Il Biblical story. lie said: Il am
treadlng on dangerous grounds and Tire:
preachers may catch me-" The STORY
| was. that Of Dlijah being taken up In n
chariot and aetting his mantle fall on
elisha, and OF EliSha's servant beire
alarmed because Of the enemy seeking
TO take Elisha. With skill the speaker
portrayed how Elisha had prayed Tor
his servants eyes to lie opened; how
the servant had seen the host OF
lGiishas God encamped there for their
protection. The speaker closed with.
these words that had reference to his
own people, open their eyes that they
may see"
Otlrer features worthy OF mcnt iOning
were the excellent singing Of Gilt Star
Quartette and the Double Quartct:c
from MonticcllOr School, the splendid
and appropriate recitation rendered
by Mrs. Grace West Hardy and the
sweet solo by Mrs. Sophonia b. Clay
ton.