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XX VII NO. == “faq Ty [euoTsseagueg Near ans I the difference -be- Negro, as stated rm a This “When the Jew not wanted in any ere any more; but ually pushing him- wanted. uld seem to indicate, a much greater stinctive difference, the 2d step farther, and sk to enter the again, he t what right of law does i are barred. anization He- anch in all rough an ¢ >f American with a br ed to m in the feguard- hts, ynal leading He- law- and is chairman st interests and ci ens of that: race. to the at- on of a City in closing embers of 1 efforts for the general stitution of the United States iments theret terms the Hebrew people ve the in- of the this and h and the pride of them to see to it that not people are be- To points o f difference but the cial history, era] enactments are man- e assertion of loes it appear that he is ng that he is shorn at st ordinary privileges that his citizenship? i reasons may be advanced He has been so long inder wrongs and outrages, oppressors have grown to feel the proper way to treat him. His | trade is secure bec he has no com- | mercial . he golden stream | which to pu his comforts and necessities must therefore continue to flow in the channel, so that h patronage same ever badly he may be He has advocates to champion | cannot be diverted. no powerful cause as in former times, and must de from an increasingly adverse sentiment | the very least modicum of consideration. | vocating the fullest equality and liberty for all the republic have given place to a long of action classes of citizens in advantage, or to appease a hostile senti- ment, may vault with the most perfect ease over every bar which marks the high-water of Negro: privilege. The have swung the ‘door of opportunity open, it is true; but at the same time they have equipped it with all sorts of duplex and triple-action springs, so that is scarcely open before it swings to with a resounding bang. The Negro men who by training, abil- ity and position abundantly fitted to perform similar service for the Negro 1s is being done by Mr. Wolf and ‘or the Hebrew, seem to have htich- that is self- ers ed their destiny to a star centered and does not include in its orbit the aggressive championing of the f Negro privilege Mr. Booker T. W to prepare the ington has don fi 1 much trial opportunity, and des of all or white, but it American: an equal or even greater safe-gu been active in H ervation to Negro: |} the legitimate its of his enfranchise l measure total / p N. H., v 1 oo ge not s ieee be Ss N 1 t Negr wy the Sout s t c ¥ I ex 1 | Supreme ( € | the court inv : i must i t , ' Pp | dah s: this? I we the Je € | a . bd c te | - 1 s | Ts ire f the compromisit 1 sufficient su pitiful commentary, g,crush- —Guilty true of t » section of the the popula- Columbia stature, im ctive in all of d its veins seem ilky stream, boundir nd actio | John H. Paynter. BOARD OF EDUCATION. ; Mrs. Justina R. Hill and Prof. Barton | W. Everman were reappointed members | of the Board of Education Monday by | the ju s of the Supreme Court of e District of Columbia for three years from July 1 next. R. R. Horner was appointed for three years to succeed Dr. M. Atwood. The membership of the board is now Oliver Years to Serve—Mrs Barton W. Everman, R- Three R. Hill, Prof. R. Horner. Two Years More of a Three Term to Serve—Rear Admiral George W. Baird, United States Navy (retired) Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, John_ F. Cook. One Year More of 2 Two-Year Term to Serve—William V. Cox, Capt. James F. Dyster, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. So many foreigners are pouring into Chester, Pa., that it has become a se- rious problem for the American resi- dents. The rents have advanced to such an extent that it has got them worried. i eated, his | pend upon his own prowess to wrest} The Grants, Sumners and Logans ad- | line of political acrobats who, for party | irmed of that} Here | yet its muscles are over- | Justina | {DR. SHEPARD’S 2 IC ‘| AT THE ROME CONVENTION BY MISS BEATRIZ L. CHASE —— 24. e seven colored delegates | | Mr S. Burrell, general secretary, }*fom America, and they reflected credit | YiM N hmond, Va., addressed] on the entire race by their quiet and he prisoners of the penitenti, mond a few Sundays accepted Christ.” Rey. David S. Klugh, D.D., of Prince ton, N. J. elected as the sponding for the nine prison was secretary | Board of the National Baptist Conven- i tion. The president of Howard University | Rev. Wilbur Thirkield, prez | Sunday at St. Mark’s Method | pal Church, Rev. W. New York city. | tor, 4 | Dr. E. P Jones, the delegate of the | Odd Fellows, who was sent to the A. M |C. in England, has | dresses | Mr. Alain LeRoy Locke, who wén a Rhodes made several ad- olarship, is to be | mented again in having won the first y at Rich- . and it is said corre- Education H. Brooks, pas- | compli- GREAT SPE The World’s Fifth Convention closed its Sunday School May session on eultur demeanor. In this convention there were 1,206 duly elected dele twenty-seven countri ; Tépresenti fifty - American the White upenro and The es, which traveled by ar steamship Romanic, took $20,000 for the Sunday school even religious denominations. work of the world. A letter of hearty endorsement was read from President Roosevelt, which was received with warm applause legrams of felicita- King of Italy and the Minister of Edu- The American Ambassador, the Griscom, gave an informal reception to all the delegates, irrespect- | ive of color or creed. The only speaker representing the Ne- groes of America was Dr. James E. Shepard, of Durham, N. C., Field Su- tions were read from His Majesty the | to do the right sage of hope and cheer that I | They are learning the bring. lesson of seli- |help and recognize A race that has enjoyed on- freedom is not given duty. ly forty-four years of strong enough to stand alone in such a d yet, with the tre- ady made, it can- baby race. Com- f the world, small child indeed. sympathy -and helping hand that will rouse within them a de period of time, mendous stride not be altogether a pared with the other races however, itis 4 They ne very the gidace, e to put forth greater efforts to help themselves Of the ten million colored people in the United States, sta that two and one-half millions are seeking show istics an education, and that they have thirty- five thousar chers in public school tea the United States. This is a very cred- itable showing along educational lines. I regret to say, however, that the ngures are not so encouraging along Sunday school lines. The religious statistics are not at all accurate. Denominations, in their desire to have large numbers, and thus be in the lead, as far as numbers go, pad their statistics. From the most we have only one and one-quarter million people enrolled in the Sunday accurate that can be obtained schools of all denomi The invit ations among colored people. school unday presents a most ng field for work, and thee is no > delivered th ent of Morg last week. Karl Hau at Ka n the mu of Pre | , committed sui- g week ir lake Switzerland. The sixty-third annual Zion Confer- mnection A. M. E. Zion c t at the Foote Street Zion A. M New Haven, | Connecticut, ! The steamer Humbolt ived last Monday at Seattle, Washington, from | itneastern Alaska, with $525,000 in ert, aloonkeeper, who shot two United States soldiers of the | Twenty-first Infantry last week, - has | beer arrested. Forty tons of powder, contained in {two buil exploded last Monday night near Gibbstown, N. J., causing | great damage. | While Marshal Collins, of Glen Echo, rresting William Roberts last Sat- ight he was bitten on the hand It is thought that he wa urday j by the prisoner | is in danger of losing the middle finger of his right hand. In the will of Mary Shaw, who died Macrh, 1905, leaving an estate of about fifty thousand dollars, the greater part is bequeathed to the Tuskegee Institute. The one hundred and thirtieth anni- versary of the birth of “Old Glory” was observed in the public schools by the patriotic societies and by the citizens in general yesterday. The graduating exercises of the Wash- ington Normal School No. 2, the M Street High School and the Armstrong Manual Training School took place yes- terday evening at eight o'clock in the Convention Hall Continued on 4th page. , | Varieties the seas. The was c i by sev. | Carey Bonner, the great hymn-writer, of r ; the meeting was presided over by Mrs. H. J. Heinz, the multi-million- acker, of Pitt Pa. His name to en- have made h cle the globe. In a few choice word ed Dr. Shepard ence gave the tior At the The audi- he intro a hearty recep peak speaker n the applause repeated. It conc and emendous ovation was pr was The great speak- id found the heart of his audience. The speech is reproduced below in Ht The World’s Sunday School Ass tion is planning a movement that will | take in the December, a party of Sunday school business entire world. I 1 will start on a cruise to visit the} tions of the world and see] i | different se an be done to help the spread of n and religion, lored people of America will ade to rejoice on account of i movements in their be- Mr. and Members of the Conven | Joseph Mazzini, a great Italian leader, Chairman, | DR. SHEPARD’S SPEECH. | tion: countrymen by the match- “Not my rights, but my du- These magic words permeated his | | aroused hi less words, | ties | whole life, and all of his writings. If ch member of the convention could | make these words part of his life, and if he could hand these words down to his fellowman as he comes into contact with him, and the fellowman hand them down to his fellowman, it would not be long before the farthest man in the far- thest circle would be reached, and “Not my rights, but my duties” would be the rallying cry of the world. I bring you a message from ten mill- ian colored people in the United States who are seeking to learn the lesson of duty, and, as they learn these lessons, to impart them to their children, and thus wil be raised up a people who will ever SHEPPARD. ee Biblical question about the fact that if the na- be stron and lifted up permz , it must be done through and by industrial education, the race In England tion of the children Sunday yand the present educational system of England ay schools. Avove gher s education. above 1 religio educ the eler school > the jay schools. og the colored people education of in in the Sunday ago I noticed elementary Id b schools. A few America gave elementary colored children in the less the giver and the i t was indeed a noble thing, € aching in its effects od and the lifting up of a help- g and ambitious people! uld be convinced that mdation should be first religious be i millic education of ced to give a elem e colored youth through the Sunday the boys and girl 1 the beginning be revealed. With earnest, consecrated of methods will be along lines foundations laid and suc it will do more toward mal ace | them be citizens than gift five nes as large tow industrial or igh er education on stra the scales stand re- lines. God may grant th from duty vest is truly great, ght kind of reaper. ucation of all the State i | believe in people, and | t that the unsafe when the peo; superstitious—an ignorant man is a clog ss. But I believe Christian in the wheels cf pro; character should first be laid, and after wisdom has thus been obtained, knowledge and wealth can easily be acquired The races of the world need a Chris- ti education, for with a Christian edu- cation will come Christian tolerance and | love,which will lessen friction,bridge the chasm of hate, and make a way of peace. I wish that I could stoop down and lift of the childre ee fathers of the races, Ja- th, Shem and Ham, and, if need be, put them in the clouds and tell them to gain inspiration from the heavenly host, learn the lessons of duty to each} other, and to their fellowmen, and dis- te the seeds of Christianity and eeing that this cannot be done, the only thing to do gather the children into hool, teach them a new th, and they will atter seeds of 34 ness earth. But, upon is to seek t the Sunday jesson of love and f be the ones who w kindness.” | The United States contains the larg- est Negro population in the world, save Africa. In forty-four years of freedom avery the progress along indus- from s j trial and educational lines has been sim-| president ; It is a mes- that this is a God-| titude of fu-| ing , are ignorant and | HE BUSWESSLEAG THE N WASHINGTON NEGRO SS LEAGUE HOL- AN-.UAL MEETING »USI- ITS | Officers and Delegates Elected to Attend the Annual Meeting of the Nation-.. al Negro Business League, to Be Held in Topeka, Kan Dr. Booker T. Washington, the National President, Sent Encouraging Letter to League, Through Mr. J. A. Lankford, Organizer, and President The Negro Business Lea District of Columbia held annual meeting Monday night, June 100, at True Reformer Building, corner of Twelfth and U streets, It certainly was a great meeting. From e of the its regular many standpoints it was the most peace- ful, harmonizing, uplifting and business- like meeting held in the District of Cc lumbia for the business welfare of the people for many years. Mr. J. A, Lank- ford, the organizer and president of the League, was nominated by the Hon, W. Calvin Chase and the Hon. John C. Dancy. He was elected by acclama- tion, without a single dissenting vote. So enthusiastic were the members that at least a dozen were on the floor to second the nomination. After the elec- tion of the officers, the delegates were elected to attend the national meeting, which will be held in Topeka, Kan., on August 14, 15 and 16, and some of the most representative business and profes- sional me nof the country were selected to represent the Washington League The delegates elected are as follows: J. A. Lankford, to lead the delegation; the Hon. J. C Deeds; Mr. W. at law, and editor of The Bee; the Hon Dancy, Recorder of Calvin Chase, attorney W. T. Vernon, Register o fthe Treas- jury; Dr. A. M. Curtis, Mr. W. L. Pol- | lard, attorney at law and real estate | broker, and Mr. Artnur Gray, of ay Drug Store; Dr. W. H. | pres’ dent of Davis’ B Mr. Charles F. M. Bro | Mrs. L. R. Clark, preside | of Clark’s Cc nd manager School; Mr. Danie] Freeman, photographer ;Mr | James W. Poe, journalist; Gene For- rester, and Domestic Science exander Underdown,f | delicatessen, After the delegates the president of the League told of th r the desire of the na election of suc- cess of the League past year, al president and organizer and of the great start a nd stated of the need t large business in the District of Colum a amon: red peo ple. He proposed_that 5 mat- cussed mittee be appointed to take up ter at once. The subject was dis ;by many of the business and wl men se who seemed most dete: something in the were the Hon, Calvin Chase, W. L William Davis. Mr. Dancy d that he was with the League with his mind, and purse, 1 _and was ready to take out a thousand dollars and corporation was started in a proper way. Mr. W. Calvin Chase said that he e District for the past start néxt Tew J. C. Dancy, W. Pollard and Dr. month. body and would be willing rth of stock if organization nd been in forty years, and he felt more than ever | like lending his spirit, paper and influ- }ence and money to such an e {| Dr. Davis spoke of the great work {of the National League and its along business and financial li Pollard moved that a committee be a inted by the matter hairman to take under consideration at once and | to bring in a report at the next meetir | ; so that a canvass may be \2 } made of t entire city to establish a successful bus- District of iness of some kind in the | Columbia, The League had a very large attend- emed to be enthused, interested, and expres: ¢ and everyone present self as being with the mov ment, both with the spirit and their finance. Th is no doubt that there will be twen t ve th re and dollars raised in the next Mr. J. A. Lankford and s have done great work for the enterprise which they have so suc- ully and energetically brought about in this line in the District of Columbia. The following officers were elected for a term of one year: J. A. Lankford, W. H. Davis and Edward six months. his associ ply marvelous. Although the wages paid Rouser, secretaries; William L. Pol- in a great many sections of the country | lard_,treasurer; Daniel Freeman, first are poor, a large proportion of them have gone. toward establishing churches , and for the support of the same, and have gone toward the purchasing of property and providing comfortable homes. As a laborer the Negro is ac- ceptable; as a soldier he has always Continued on 4th page. vice-president ; Dr. Mary Williams, sec- ond vice-president; W. R. Griffin, third vice-president, and J. B. Nickerson, ser- | geant-at-arms. William T. Vernon, Register of the Treasury, was elected a member. Mrs. Losh, of Lexington, Ky., has married her son-in-law, SE RIDGES hn aia alt IE