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Vol. L. No. 16.
“The Twin-Gity American” and “The Colored Gitizen™ Consolidated
- The Afro-American Advance
With a Circulation of over 15,000.
|E RACE PROBLEM
s Thoroughly Discussed by Con
essman George H. White, Prof.
D. ]. Saunders, Rev. C. Dillard
and many other prominent
t Race Men, last Sunday.
Law Enforcement League Held an
rousing Meeting at St. Peter's
A. M. E, Church—Delegates to
the Presbyterian Assembly
visited the League
in a body.
he citizens of Minneapolis need
cel prond of the fact that they
the residents of a city that ecan
w such a strong and important
v as the Presbyterian General
embly, which is in session at
stminster chureh ; and especially
nld the colored citizens rejoice
r the fact for, in consequence
he gathering, it has been our
d fortune to see and meet some
rhe foremost men of the race—
engaged in religious and ed
ional work on behalf of our
e in the south-
but not until last Sunday after
n did we fully appreciate the
eof the work that these men
doing in the South, when each
. in his own way, told of the
'k that was beiag done for the
ancement of the colored people.
liscussing the conditions in the
ith, there was a unanimity of
timent among all the speakers
t Christian eduecation and prop
were the things most needed
our people just now. |
'he following are short extracts
m remarks made by some of the
ting delegates before the prin
le speakers arrived:
ev. Frierson (Charlotte, N. C.):
> colored race is rising in the
ith, despite the difficulties that
front it-
lev. N. N. Gregg tLancaster,
(" ): Iseea brighterday for the
sred brethern of the South—
y will rise in spite of their
fculties.
tev. Gorden of Charleston S. C.
n gave a very practical talk
arding the work of the ministry
the South.
rof. C. D. Green (Dalton Ga. ) :
¢ determination of white supre
*y is a partial cause of the
tion bcgween the races. The
chings in the South are not
wutable to the better element of
whites—the lower classes are
ones who commit these das
dly erimes against law and
er.
he prineiple speakers having
ived, president Gibbs delegated
ansellor L. F. MeGhee, of St.
al, to introduce Congressman
5. White. That our St. Paul
orney was equal to the oecasion
s withoat saying; and, with
- disparagement to any of the
akers, we are justified in saying
t no one was more eloquent and
ceful in his remarks than Mr.
Ghee, notwithstanding the
t that he was called upon unex
tedly to present Congressman
iite. Not only our honored
itors, but our home people as
I, were deeply impressed and
pired by the remarks of Mr.
Ghee: and we feel exceedingly
ud of one who can represent us
sbly when oeeasion demands.
Much was expeeted of the only
ored representative in the Lalis
congress, but his eloguence and
' Very terse and cogent way he
ndmmmmj
chest expectations. He shows
* instinets not only of a well
To the Public:—
The Twin. City American and The Colored Citizen have consolidated, forming THE AFRC AMERICAN ADVANCE, aweekly news
paper devoted to the local and national interests of the colored race, especially those of the race who live in the northwest, particularly of
the Twin Cities. THE ADVANCE is owned and operated by a company of Minneapolis citizens, who will spare no pains nor money in making
this the leading Negro journal of America. J. C. Reid, formerly president of the Colored Citizen Publishing Company, is president of the company,;
J. M. Griffin, formerly editor and proprietor of The Twin-City American, is manager; and McCants Stewart, formerly business manager of
the Twin-City American, is business manager.
We especially desire to call the attention of business men to the fact of our consolidation, because it enables us to control an extra
ordinary large trade. THE ADVANCE reaches the homes of more than twice as many people as either of the other papers, of which it is the
outgrowth; and we solicit your patronage in our advertizing columns. To advertize in THE ADVANCE means a profitable investment for the
advancement of your business; your returns will more than double the price of space. Give us a trial, and note the results,
tramed barrister, but of a states
man as well, and in sending Hon.
Geo. H. White to Congress, the
North Carolina voters have
certainly honored themselves in
selecting one that is eminently
qualified to do justice to their most
sacred interests in the congress
ional ehambers.
Congressman White, among
other things, said that he was de
lighted with the country, the
people and the great possibilities
of the northwest. He saw great
ipoaaibilitiea in the northwest fora
gradual distribution and immigra
tion of our people in the South.
He believes that it is possible for
ithe colored race to accomplish just
as much as other races have ac
complished—all that is needed is a
man’s ehance and fair play in the
race of life.
“We need no speeial legislation’
said he, ‘‘neither for nor against
us—and especially against us
Neither do we want special op
portunities—all we ask for is a
man’s chance. We ask ll{m' no
special favors; we are willing to
work out our own salvation and
shape our own destiny, if we are
only given a man’s chance. No
race of people, under like cireum
stances, has made greater progress
than the colored race- In 65 we
started up the hill of progress and
have been gradually rising ever
since; and the time is not far
hence when we shall stand side by
side with other races.”’
In referring to the praétice of
mob violence in the South, and
the barbarous wrongs perpetrated
upon our people in this regard,
Mr. White spoke very feelingly-
He advises sympathy for the
savage mobs as well as those who
are lynched, ‘'The thing most
needed to check lynch law.'” he
said, is the moulding of public
sentiment against such dastardly
deeds. All whites of the South
are not bad; the trouble is, the
mobs usually get charge of the
situation and those who are opposed
to such lawlessness find themselves
helpless as agninst the infuriated
passionate mobs, all of whom are
| consumunate eowards.”” He thenl
referred to the difficulty with which
justiee could be meted out in these
cases, citing the Baker trial, a case
where one of those who accom
panied the mob that teok his life
served on the jury to determive
how Baker came to his death. It
is very evident that convietion is
impossible when such cowardly
hypoerits have a voice in the de
liberations of a jury. Bat Mr.
not beeome discouraged at the econ
{ditions that confromt it in the
South. The conditions are grad
| changing, avd mueh esn be
{ hoped for in the future
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. SATURDAY. MAY 27, 1899,
When Congressman Whité was
through speaking, counsellor W.
R. Morris was delegated to intro
duee Dr. D. J. Saunders, president
of Biddle University, Charlotte,
N: . In very fitting language,
Mr. Morris very eloquently pre
sented Dr. Saunders, paying a high
tribute to his attainments as a
scholar and an educator. The
scholarly manner in which he wel
comed Dr. Saunders and the other
visitors to our ecity fully justified
the wisdom of the master of cere
monies in seleeting him to intro
duce one engaged in edunecational
work.
DR, SAUNDERS
~ Among other things, Dr. Saun
iders said it was generally conceded
that the race has o capacity for
‘m'quiring an education. The
lqnestion with whites who are dis
posed to eontribute funds for the
edneation of the colored people is
not as to the intellectual m;paa'it ¥
of the race, but it is the kind of
education that should be given.
The question is a much mooted mu-{
among the so called leaders of the
eolored race, and to-day we havej
two distinet schools with their
respective champions—one set of
leaders advoeating industrial edu-l
eation, and the other set maintain
ing that the Negro should be edu
cated the same as other races—as
an American Citizen. “"There is
a great conflict between these two
schools,”” said Dr. Saunders; ““but
in my opinion, the same eduecation
that is necessary for the advance:
ment and the highest development
of other races is neceesary for the
colored race.’”’
He then spoke of the advantage
in having eolored teachers to in
struct and edueate eolored children
maintaining that white teachers
were disqualified to inspire them
in the same manner and to the
same degree that jt was possible
for colored teachers to do. The
professor made another strong
point in justification of his elaims
s to the kind of education the
Negro should have, in stating that
the colored race had not demonl
strated its eapacity or origindityi
as authors andseientists. ““There
fore,”” said he, we insist upon the
same kind of edueation that pro
duces these results in other races.”’
The third and last speaker was
professor Dillard, prineipal of the
Goldsboro, N. C., school. Rev,
D. H. Harris, in his character
istic way of speaking, introduced
professor Dillard, who spoke along
the same lines of the other speakers,
but whose sentiments showed less
the ides that the question of color
ii' the canse of the race trouble in
the South. He maintains that the
{umb-mthfinudtbe m*
that he was respected by the whites
of his eity and eould vote on elec
tion day—provided he didn’'t make
too muen noise about it, He'gave
the race a pretty good roast for
drawing the color line within its
own ranks, maintaining that this
practice was ecalenlated o do us
great damage in the future, He
advises the Negro to make terms
with the very best element of the
whites in the South, where he is to
live and die—this without saeri
ifi«:inl Jis manhood. He elaims
that the essential requisites for the
Negro to command the respect of
other races are property, education
and money; that recognition will
naturally follow, He feels quite
hopeful for an amelioration of the
conditions in the South.
CORRESPONDENCE.
National Capital Items.
Commencement Exercises of the Spence
rian Business College, where the Color
Line is very Peculinsly Druwn Hev,
Frank M, Clendenio's Libernl Frinci.
ples--Work of the Colored Woman's
League Misw Florence Dungee Carries
waway the MHonors of the Musical De
partment of Howgsd University FPro
motion of M. Malachl Gibson Nocial
and Keligious Dolngs of the People in
Washington,
Bpecial to Tup Apvance.
Wasnixaros, D, O, May 22—
It is interesting to note how see
tional prejudices influence people,
Tonight, the annual conmmencement
exercises of the Spencerian Busi
ness College will be held. 1 quote
from a daily paper. ''The grado
ates include eight ladies and
eighteen gentlemen in the day
classes and six wembers of a night
class, ete.”” Observe: the night
classes are for colored students,
who are exeluded from day viasses.
The original college was founded
by the elder Spencer, at Cleveland,
|Ohio. where no distinetions h'"’i
ever been made. Oune of the fa
voflte students last summer was -;
eolored young man, son of Rev.
Chas. Bundy, of the A. M. E.
Chureh. l
The Rev, Frank M. Clendenin,
who led the vigorous protest to the
recent ordination of the Rev. Dr.
Chas. A. Briggs to the priesthood
of the P. E. church, is a native of
Washington, and, like the Rev.
Dr. whom he opposed, was hrought
up in the Presbyterian faith. He
is not only a very intellectual but
a most spiritually minded man
His family held sway in ante-bel
lum times. He is a thorough aris
toerat of the blue-blood type and
st the same time most democratic.
He was for a while rector of Grace
Chareh, Cleveland, but much to
the regret of his parishioners was
foeced to give upehis work thm.l
tecause bis delicste constitation
eould not withstand the rigorous
winters. After going to New York,
he marrvied Gabrielle Greeley, the
youngest daughter of the great
editor. It was while Rev, Clende
nin was rector at Graee Church
he preached a memorial sermon,
which has lived sinee in my memo
ry. | quote from it to show his
attitude on the race question,
"1 commend to you the life of
Mary Aun Green, as an example
of the adaptability of the Chureh
to the spiritual needs of that great
race of which she was onee a ehild,
| Not thonsgnds_but_milligns of the
colored race are in onr ’lfimmml
we must meet the responsibility.
¥ ¥ % Those who witnessed that
very large congregation which as
sembled in this chureh to pay
their last tribute of respect to her
memory, and who heard sung, and
beautifully sung, by her own peo
ple, the hymns of the Catholie
Church, must have felt the Psaln
ist's words were fulfillled: ‘Ethio
pin shall streteh out her hands
unto God.'}"
It was during this time that
Ernest Osborn, a ecolored young
man was the basso in a guartette
choir. One of the books I treasure
most is & book of prayers compiled
by the rector as s Tiinity-Tide
offering, 1885, It ix well to re
member in the darkness that sur
rounds us, God has left us some
good friends, |
Strolling leisurely down Fuurth‘
street, Sunday afternoon, the sign,
“Day Nursery,”' attracted my at
tention. Going in, Mrs, Isabel
Howard aud her sister, Mrs, Jeunie
Lewis, gave me cordial greetings.
This ix the latest work inaugurated
by the Colored Waoman's lLeague.
It was opened less than three
months ago. Its purpose is to
furnish & place where working
women may leave their babies
while they are at their daily tasks,
A charge of five cants a day fur
pishes the hittle ones with milk.
"flwy have six neat little eribs, in
a large, clean, airy room. Mrs.
Jawis has the eare of the children,
One of the most energetic workers
in the League is Mrs. Anna E
Murray, chainuan of the Kinder
garten Committee., Twenty-one
young women have been graduated
from this department—three more
will receive their degree at the next
eommencement in June. It is the
purpose of the League next fall to
open 8 sehool for young women,
who will become Kindergarten
trainers It is expected to eost
not less than three thousand dollars
& year to maintain this new feature.
Most commendable is the fact that
eolored people are duing this almost
unaided The entertainment eom
wittee, with Mrs' Fannie E. Smyth
at ite head, raised the sum of $ll4.
One braveh (Mre. Tsabel Howard,
chairman), to promote the work of
the Lesgue, supported a girl in the
Mavassas School for & year. > Mrs.
Sara I. Fleetwood ix ehnirman for
Mothers' Meetings, whicl are held
once a month at St Luke's Parish
Hall. The lLeague was organized
in June, 1802, incorporated Jan |
18, Mrs. Helen A. Cook has
been the efMcient president from
the first,
Monday night, a Calico Recep
tion was given at G. A, R. hall by
the ladies’ chapter of the Kastern
Star. The entertainment opened
with a musical program, part wipa
o« in by leading local . talent.
-Enéfi wis indulged 1o n late
hour,
The 15th street Preshyterian
church held a China Reception, the
same evening Kach visitor was
requested to bring something; eups
and saucers, table linen and silver
ware werecontributed, Theobjeet
is to have suficient of such things,
ax the property of the church, to
rmulvrlmrrnwiugmmmwmry when
giving entertaivments, lustru
mental music was furnished
throughout the evening
A drama, entitled ""Who shall
Reign at the Festival,'' is under
rebearsal at the Third Baptist
chureh, of which Rev. James .
Loe is pastor. The participants
are young girls, ranging from five
to fourteen years. The piece was
written by Miss Naun Jones, one
of the Sunday Sehool teachers and
a High School graduate. This ix
Miss Jones” third production, |
Tuesduy afterncon, Mrs, Grimke
visited the schools, aceompanied
by Mr. Jac. H. N. Waring
Tuesday, at two o'clock, the fu
neral of Mr. Jeremiah Baldwin
took place at Asbury M. E. chureh.
He was 75 years of age; a native
of West Virginia. A widow, four
daughters and fifteen grandehildren
survive him,
Tuesday evening, a musical en
tertainment was given by the
Church Choral Union of Lineoln
Memorial chureh, at the residence
of Miss K- E, Tayleur,
Wednesday evening, a leeture on
Africa was given by the sou of an
African chief, at 19th Street Churh.
A meeting was held at the 15th
Street Presbyterian church under
the auspices of the Woman's
Lengue. Papers were read by Mrs.
Auna J. Cooper aud Mrs Ida D,
Bailey. A short address was made
by Mr. Archibaid H Grimke, ex-
Consul to Sau Domingo.
Thursday night, Mrs. Mary C.
Terrell delivered the annusl address
to the slumniof Hartshorn Oullege,
Riekmond, Va.
Miss Florence Dungee won the
houors of the Musieal department
of Howard University from six
other eompetiturs. The seventh
anniversary of this department
oel oty i, i
Conticuad un 2ud page.
Price 5 Cents.
The Freedmen's Jubilee,
At Westminster Church, Last
Monday Evening One of
the most Important Ses
sions of the General
Assembly.
Dr. W. H. Weaver, of Baltimore, the
Principal Speaker He held an Aud
ience of 2,000 people Spellbound
by a most Eloquent Appeal
¢ for the Colored Race.
| One of the most notable and
enthusiastic sessions of the Pres
byterian General Assembly was
the one held last Monday evening,
in the interest of the Freedmen,
The service was almost exclusively
in the hands of the colored com
{missioners, Rev, A, U, Frierson,
professor of Greek in Biddle Uni
versity, Charlotte, N. C, read the
Scriptures, and Dr. Saunders,
[ president of the same institution,
;,iu"c'u‘d prayer. Then Dr. W. D
| Weaver, D. D. of Baltimore, one
10! the agents of the Freedmen's
{ Board, delivered a most interest
’mu and instructive lecture onthe
’ Christian education of the colored
race. The lecture was pro
-1 fusely illustrated with stereopticon
| views, which was one abthe best
Jobyect lessons conceivable. The
scenes reproduced were mainly of
!!hv schools and colleges in the
; south which are mainthined by the
! Presbyterian church. . Dr. Weav.
Ler's lecture was, conceded to be
;unc of the best ever delivered in
this city on this or kindred sub
ljects. The Minneapolis Journal,
Lin refering to it editorially, says:
l “A great meeting was held at
g\\’rshmuslcr church last night in
the cause of the freedmen of the
| .
(south, For nearly two hours Rev.,
| William H. Weaver, D. D., col.
!urrd, of Baltimore, spoke of the
{ Christian education of the freed
’m.m, and he held the nearly two
I!humand people before him spell
;b«.uml by a most eloquent appeal
for the black race, Dr. Weaver
gmtmdured his remarks with tell-
Ling sentences that set out in bold
relief the responsibility of this
nation in the work of educating
the colored pcoplc. The colored
man is here, and he is here to
l-my, said Dr. Weaver, and then
i he plunged into the philosophical
(depths of the argument until the
great audience broke into applause
as it realized that upon the plat
form stogd a man who had the
right to say what he was saying,
because he was a living example
of what education can do for the
Negro.
~ The loyalty of the Negro was
touched upon. In the days of the
war it was the black man who was
left at home by the masters to
protect the white women of the
south, and Dr. Weaver asked for
a single instance where that trust
was violated. In that war 185,000
colored troops marched to battle
for the union and thousands died .
on the firing line. This was re
peated at Santiago, sheré, as Dr.
Weaver said, the colored regi
ments displayed such magnificent
courage as to command the ad
miration of the on-looking world.
The lecture was admirably set
out by stereopticon views, made
by Lr. Breed of f% who
years ago fof the purpase of illus
tion. 1t is safe to say that pot
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