THE MESSENGER.
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SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1883.
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fine start, has a lively field to play
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The Fair Play, is another neatly
printed, well-edited paper in Lex
ington, Ky. It well deserves the
support of every Kentuckian.
A«AIX IN CONCORD.
It was our pleasure to visit Con
cord Thursday of last week to wit
ness the laying of the corner-stone
of a colored baptist church. The
Odd Fellows of the town turned out
and performed the ceremony, the
address being delivered by Rev. J.
A. Tyler of this city.
Friday was a donation day with
the Presbyterians, and though it
was a little rainy in the morning
about twenty men gathered and
went to work completing the re
building of the old church, it having
been removed from the seminary
grounds. It was a contribution of
labor instead of money.
A festival was given Thursday
night which an immense crowd at
tended and made it a completo fi
nancial success. We stopped with
that pleasant and hospitable Mrs.
M. J. Johnston, where one always
finds himself happy. And one is
not only entertained by the over
flowing wit of Miss Emma, but she
fingers the keys of an instrument in
such away as to make you wish you
could sing.
Friday morning we visited Scotia
Seminary in company with Revs. J.
A. Tyler and J. M. Hill. Here we
heard a class in U. S. History, and
afterwards met many of our friends
all of whom seemed happy and in
good health. It is always a pleas
ure to us to visit Scotia, for it is
here the great work is being done
for the salvation and elevation of
our race. Those are truly the groat
moral and social guides of our coun
try ; and though they are called the
weaker sex, they have the lever and
such advantageous position that
they turn the world as they will.
Woman truly is the noblest of God’s
handy work, and she should learn
her power and exercise it.
PtBUC BAPTISINU.
Is it right to baptise in public, ir
responsible crowds 7 It is common
for large crowds of people to assem
ble at baptisings and behave very
disorderly. The question arises, is
it right for a church to have these
mixed crowds gather upon the oc
casion of these sacred rites, for mere
sport. If it is wrong, the wrong
consists in the evil done by the
crowd on the outside.
The pools are generally so ar
ranged that only a few persons can
witness the baptising, and the great
mass of people that generally go to
see and to be seen, engage in such
conversation as best amuses them.
Methodists spend much of the time
commenting upon the remarks of
the ministers, which they invariably
construe into abuse of all other"de
nominations.
We suppose these ceremonies are
held in public so they may have a
good effect upon unbelievers, but it
is feared the opposite is the result.
If they are to be in public why not
go where the public can be accom
modated ? where all . can see, so
their attention may be upon the
work. We think a church should
always have the pool on the inside
of the church, and members of the
church and friends of the candidates
only admitted to baptisings as in
taking communion. Order can be
preserved in a church but it cannot
be had with our peoplo elsewhere,
it matters not upon what occasion—
not even a burial.
We believe three of the strongest
agents in demoralising and break
ing down our people operate in the
name of the church, and charitable
societies. They are campmeetings,
excursions and public baptisings.
The pulpit and the press are the
powers in this country. Let them
unite to bring about moral reforms
in our people. Let us care less for
popularity and go for the right re
gardless of popular opinion. Until
this is done our preaching and
teaching is in vain.
OUR Cl TV EI.ECTION.
An election was held in this city
on the 7th instant to elect a Mayor
and twelve aldermen. The Demo
cratic party was organized and
made the fight strictly on party
lines. One half our city is largely
Democratic and the oth&r half large
ly republican, hut it has for a long
time been the custom in the colored
wards to give the other side repre
sentation on their ticket. As the
whites had the advantage in regis
tering in consequence of the books
closing ten days before the election,
they would not accept of our terms
this time and drew the party lines
throughout the city.
On account of Republicans being
so very magnanimous as to pretend
to support DeWolfe, he baffled them
on the day before the election, and
Dr. R. M. Normcnt, a Republican,
received a complimentary vote
from the Republicans. Maxwell
was elected “by a largo majority.’
The Democratic nominees for aider
men were not opposed in wards one
and four. In ward three a number
of colored men voted against Mr.
Goode, yet he came out 23 votes
short of election while there were
just 23 more whites registered on
the ward than colored.
As to wardjtwo It is a reproach
upon the colored men of that ward
to speak of it. There were 27 more
colored men than whites registered
and this ward that has had colored
men on the board more than a doz
en years, by false promises, treach
ery, cheap whiskey and a little mon
ey, failed to elect a colored man.
Those who came out that day and
worked and voted for Democrats
against our best colored republicans
should be known and deserves to be
branded as traitors to their race.
A man who will sell his vote will
steal. A man who works against
the interest of his race, the upbuild
ing of his people for money or the
promise of a place is worse than
Benedict Arnold and deserves Ar
nold’s late. It is a disgrace upon
the colored race in America to see
votos sold, and so cheap. It seems
that men are losing their integrity
fast. But they shall get their re
ward.
OarVasUagtn Letter.
Washington, D. C., May 17, ’B3.
Some vigorous opposition to the
proposed National Convention is
being met with from unexpected
quarters. Prof. R. T. Greener,
whose name was attached to the
Committee on Call, has withdrawn
and is now using all efforts to de
feat the Convention. On Monday
night a company of gentlemen as
sembled at Simm’s Hall and issued
a protest against it. And thus
strenuous efforts are in operation to
crystalfze a sentiment against what
will prove an event incomparably
grand in conception and results to
the colored race. Those who op
pose the Convention say that the
callers are not representative men,
and therefore ought not to have is
sued the call, that it is not an op
portune time, that Washington is
an undesirable place to convene, etc.
Take an impartial and candid analy
sis of the objections.
In the first place it is evidently
absurd to deny Mr. Douglass and
the rest the right of call. Such a
spirit and course are contrary to
those democratic and catholic prin
ciples which form the very mudsill
of our social and political structure.
Any man has the right to call a
convention. That is one of the
unalienable rights which constitute
the common stock of our citizen
ship. In democratic America it
sounds little short of the autocrat,
the ignoramus or the zealot for any
man or set of men to deny other
men this right and then to arrogate
unto themselves the same sacred
right. It makes no essential differ
ence who calls the convention. We
should be and are concerned about
the convention, not the calL The
interests are too varied and numer
ous, the issues too pressing and the
time too opportune to kill out a
convention, where we might voice
the sentiments and determinations
of the race, in the petty attempt to
oppose the callers. Again, are the
members of that committee rep
resentative men ? The Hon. Fred
erick Douglass is the typical rep
resentative of the Negro-American.
A half century of sacrifice and toil
as tho champion of human rights in
America ought surely to justify him
in the issue of a call, the ultimate
end of which is to secure more fully
those rights for the attainment of
which he has said and done more
than any man in this country. Prof.
James M. Gregory is the most suc
cessful colored scholar in America.
The former is President of the Com
mittee on Calls, the latter Secretary.
The members of the committee are
too many to be taken up in detail,
but they are all representative men,
in some sphere, and with rarely an
exception hail from the different
States. Any discussion as to this
point, however, seems to me entire
ly unprofitable, for I repeat, wi
want the convention, not the call,
and with 288 representatives from
the different States we need enter
tain no fears as to the results.
Is the time opportune ? As was
stated in the 6th resolution of the
call that we are on the eve of a
great political revolution, and race
interests should be determined and
regulated in some mcasuac before
this great revolution is over. Aside
from the political phase of this
movement, our civil rights are yet
infringed upon, and will be in direct
proportion to our indifference.—
Whoever thinks the time inoppor
tune, however, should read the reso
lutions which accompany the call.
As to tho place of holding this
convention, “we all differ. Os
course, sectional pride comes in for
a large share of tho favor. It can
not be denied that Washington is
decibedly unpopular and unfavora
ble as a place for holding a conven
tion where independency is to be
asserted and tolerated. Tho Com
mittee is willing to designate any
place for holding tho convention
provided that it meet with the pre
ponderance of favor, otherwise
Washington will stand as determin
ed upon.
There is one fact in connection
with this call which has boon entire
ly overlooked. This committee is
not in any sense self-appointed but
it is the appointment of tho Emanci
pation Celobration committee, both
of which arc entirely distinct and
separate in their makeup.
The commencement exercises of
the Senior Theological Class of
Howard University were held in
the Fourth Presbyterian church on
the 4th instant. Tbore were six
graduates among whom was Rev.
John C. Watkins, of Madison, N.
C., whd gave a forcible and able ad
dress on “Theology, the Science of
Sciences."
At the Bethel Literary on Tues
day evening Miss Carrie Svphax
read an essay on “Self-Made Wo
-1 men,” and Mr. J. F. Carle presented
a paper entitled “Soccess in Life,”
which was especially interesting and
humorous in portions.
The reunion of the grand Army
of the Potomac took place here yes
terday. It was a clear, crisp .day (
and the people took possession of it •
by storm. President' Arthur re- j
viewed the procession and together i
with ovations, orations, and poems 1
everything turned its best side and
the day passed off very gloriously.
Commencement season is full up
on us. The graduating exercises of
the Spencerian Business College and !
the National Deaf Mute College i
were held on Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings respectively.
Mr. Geo. C. Scurloek will leave
for Fayetteville in a few days. Ar
guments are being given in the Star
Route case —Judge Wilson, for
the defendants at present. The
Frecdmen’s Bank has declared its
final dividend of 7 per cent payable
Monday next. E. L. T.
Just before goiDg to press we re
gret to learn of the death of Mr. E.
B. Craig, one of Biddle’s last gradu
ates. He had been in ill health for
some time. Mr. Craig graduated
with the first honors of his class.
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WE are prepared to furnish a cart-buggy
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W. C. SMITH.
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Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Ky.
To take Effect on Monday,
June 12th, 1882.
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cnif - ... ttwam
topi, .... 0.15 am
sauiord, -0.46 am 7 lvau
Jonesboro, - 7.20 am 735 am
swanu s statiou, - - 000 a m oudam
Opout springs, - - • 8.56 a m P.U6 a m
Little Liver, ... y.;iuaw 036 am
Fayetteville, -j 10.16 am
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