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'Wigmppppwyw nmp— , THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. katciidat jvnb ». iw. THE SURPRISES OF THE JUDGMENT By REV. DR. JOHN E. WHITE. Pastor Second Baptist Church u H- 1 1 In [ E hath appointed a day In the vhlch He .will judge the world righteousness." • And many will say to Me In that day, Lord! Lord!" In an old picture, Monica and Au- guailne—rare mother and ton—are ,hnwn In the twilight atandlng hand In hand looking earnestly into the open .kr. The artlat does not tell ua what the picture mean*, but the poet doe*. They are— • Sending their soula into the invisible, gome letter ot thfc after-life to spell." The richest hours of life are those in which we obey the call of the beyond and boldly put to sea In the boat of our deepeat intuition*, In quest of the things that lie beyond the grave. The Seoul never return* empty from its solemn adventure* Into the hereafter. The Bible is the greatest Book in the world, because it Is the Guide Book Into these thing*. The most con vincing of .the many convincing evi dences of the Divine Inspiration of the Scripture* is the fact that what I dis cover of deepest reality in myself, ques tions. longings, misgivings, fears and hope*. I And reflected and aet out on the page* of the Bible. This evi dence may not pass In the court of criticism, but In the court of the In dividual conscience It has the con vincing power of a personal revela tion He cam* near to saying the pro- foundest thing that can be said about the Bible who-declared, "I believe the Bible la Inspired, because It inspires me.” Now, among the moat explicit and positive revelation* made In the Bible it that there Is a great day coming—a day of Judgment. "It Is appointed unto men once to die., and after that the Judgment." He hath appointed a day In the which He "will judge the world In righteousness.” , But the Bible la not author of the Idea of a final judgment. ot \ day of Judgment existed long before there was a written Bible. It exists now In lands where the Bible £ „ kn P. Wn - “Jiff* had keen no Bible, or if every Bible were destroy ed a,| d , t , h * ®?° k f° r »°tten. men would still believe In a day of final Judg- Ski- . *; h "f . ,ha •merrily of tho ®*klIs I* Involved In such a belief, the belief Itself rests back upon the In destructible and unchallengeable moral consciousness of man. If there Is no ‘hi"* ** the day of judgment, then the moral faculty will ba for the first lime caught In a lie. The truth Is one that draws sanction from the very nature of things. Na ture, history, government, reflect and Illustrate It. The human conscience de clares over and over to every man that he must meet the Issues of Ills life In a final arbitrament. This sense of accountability |» ever-present with him. The feeling is Inborn and springs out of the unfathomed depths of moral being. There la no faltering for the preacher here. There Is a great day coming—a great day coming—a great day coming by-and-by—a day of final crisis, when the truth will come out on us all, whether It be good or bad. But a day la coming fast. Earth, thy mightiest and thy last! It shall come In fear and wonder. Heralded by trump and thunder; It shall corns In strife and toll. It shall come In blood and spoil, It shall come In empires' groans, Burning temples, trampled thrones. “Then shall come the Judgment sign; In the East the King shall shine: Flashing from heaven'* golden gate, Thousands, thousands round his stale; Spirits with the crown and plume; Tremble then, thou silent tomb! Heaven be opened on our sight. Earth be turned to living light." The Restful Thought. The Idea of the judgment to come Is by no means always a disturbing thought. As the hymn sings. It Is _ great day," It is "a sad day." but It Is also "a bright day coming." When we can think of It dlaasao- elated from Its personal aapecta, our minds find response In the truth that there Is to be such a time of great vindications. It harmonises with our sense of truth'. Sometimes It Is such a relief to reflect that a day Is com ing that will set things right for once. Tired and fretted, our hearts seek the restful contemplation of the day of judgment, when all noble rausea will command the reslstleaa championship of an Infinite and incorruptible right eousness. When we think of tha confusions of thli world, the controversies that rage, the disputes and contentions of men over questions that separate hu man minds Into warring schools of thought; and remember that there la a day coming when a halt will be call ed upon nuf disputatious race, the case closed, the Imperious and unap- pealabls verdict rendered, and the noisy strife put at peace, the day of judgment becomes a consolation to the mind. Some of these controver sies are oa old as mankind; some of these debates have been running thou sands of years. A moss of the world'* unsettled quarrels, unanswered ques tions, unresolved .problems have been laid In the lap of each new generation to perpetuate age-long strife, to per plex. harass and divide humanity, and to mar the harmony of human life, till the world la rife with factions and full of discord. When we think alao of the wrongs which have gone unrlghted, the un- checked cruelties, the unrebuked tyran nies, the world's crimes and criminals which have flourished and still flour ish, there Is satisfaction th knowing that there le a day of Judgment. Nearly all peeilnilam and much of unbelief would be cured, If men realised the fact of the day of Judgment. It re-harmOnlse* life to be aaeured that evil will not always escape. We can REV. DR. JOHN E. WHITE. sometimes forget the shock and jar and terrifying horror of the thought of doom and judgment In the reposeful reflection that Odd la going to read just the universe to a beautiful order. Truth and Right will alt on central thrones, arrayed In the vestments of perfect law, which wM then l>e seen to be perfect love. Christ will be there, and HI* mur derers. Socrates will be there. Judged In a fairer Juatlce than when he drank the hemlock at the hands of the Athen ians. Paul will be there, radiant and crowned, bealde th# shivering Nero; and the martyr* also broken upon the Judgments of men. tv- ——It ■ And we will not be aorry to see her there. In the sermon on the mount Jeaua Christ drew aside ths curtain to throw a awlft and startling lignt upon tha day of Judgment. The thought which arrests us In what He said la that the day of Judgment will be the scene of great surprises, ot profound disap pointments, of unanticipated chagrin to those who have missed the secret of life. Judgment Not Appeal. "Many will say to me In that day—’’ \Vha,t will they say? It Is made very clear that It doesn't matter what they eay. Here Is one of the great surprises of ths judgment. It Is to be a day of Judgment, not of appeals. Short shrift with eloquent speeches, plsuslble pleas, Ingenious arguments. Half th* cause In uur earthly courts la a good lawyer. But thla tribunal places ths stammerer on a level with the orator. Both are useless there. Have you ever thought of what you could say to God In your owu behalf at the Judgment? We will all try to say something. Give me a hearing with my Ilfs at slake, stand hack and glvo ms a chance to tell my story, to plead my cause at the Judg ment. "I wa* weak—In sin did my mother conceive me. My ancestors left me a heritage of appetite and lust and wll- fulnesa and selfishness. I had a bur den, I was bssel, I was trlsd and tempt - ed. I stumbled, staggered, fell. I strove, I resolved. I was overwhelmed. But I did some good. I pray Thee I was not cruel to men. I obeyed law, I stood for morality. Ask my fallow men. They will give me character. I did thla and this and this." oh, could 1 not make my case at the Judgment ? Who could not? But though I spake with the tongues of men ana of angels. It would profit ma nothing. The day of judgment la a closure upon all pleading of men. The solemn fact Is that the case la all In. The Judge knows the facta To go to God for Juatlce Is to go to doom, If death brings life In sudden review the chances are that w* ourselves will see enough In the black minute to freese every seir-righteou* thought In our soula. Th* Sorrows of God. Agoln, It lo fact startling to ua all that In the day of Judgment good works will not pass ua to aalvatlon. Tho sur prised company cried out, "Lord, Lord, did wo not cast out devils and do many wonderful works?" But what availed It? Nothing. • Now, I believe that no good deed la lost or pasted In God's universe. "No stream from If* source flow* sea ward,-how lonely soever Its course. Hut som* land Is watered, no sun e'er rose or sot without Influence some- whore." If we have learned the mind of Christ we will never apeak In discredit of kindness and merry and goodness. I do not bellave God will deeplss a kind word or n noble service, no matter who renders It. I conducted the funeral of a woman lo this city who was the pro prietor of dene of vlro and her long life Identified with the grossest Immorality of our city, r.wos told, however, that •he was a friend In the poor, a helper of the needy, charitable and moat gen erous to those who were In want. I though! heller of her for that. It re lieved, to some extent, the awful shadow that re*ted upon her ot os It lay In the coflln. And I think tied thought better of her for It. It I- Just that which make* the day of Judgment a time of *uch *orrowful tragedy. Christ looked upon Iho rich young ruler and loved him, loved him an lie • am.- with armful of good word-, loved him as he went away sorrowful, loved him with pity deeper because he had no much, but would not have the one thing needful. In one of our Southern state* the governor found that some one was In the habit of leaving a beautiful ho<iu*t. of flower* at hi* door, also frequently a basket of carefully selected fruit For a long time he did not know the hand of hla unknown friend, but he appre ciated the ttowere and the fruit never- theteas. At l»»t one day a young wo. man waited In hi* office to *•••■ him Shf had flowora and fruit In her hand She than told her atory. Her hr 'h waa In tha penitentiary, n danger* criminal, a guilty murderer. She ed for hla pardon. And thla waa what the flowi t - meant. Can you not Imagine the sorro* r the J overnor whan he was comp* eny her request? She aaked too She aaked more than flower* an could buy. Bhe aaked for the and Integrity of th* law, the safety of the commonwealth. I can net that good works are filthy ragi they cannot avail at th# day of Judg. ment. The man who goo* up to meet God pleading hla good works will m-t a bitter disappointment. God la not bought with things, nor even deed*, tv# are not redeemed with corruptible thing*, auch an silver and gold, hut hv precious love. Even Chriat's b"iv lira la not our redemption—He mm" give Himself to death. Our preparation for the judgment Is a cross In the ht "Were th# whole realm of nature That were an offering far too emnii. Love so amazing, ao divine. Demands my heart, my life, m\ nil THE CREED OF A CHRISTIAN By REV. E. D. ELLEN WOOD, Pemtor Univeraaliat Cliurcli L ET ua go back, In our thought, to a day in the very beginnings of Christianity. The clashing of conflicting creeds had not yet paved the e-ay for infidelity. Warring sects had not yet risen to plume themselves for battle, and to tip their lances with bigotry and superstition. The Chris tian concept of religious truth Issued pure and untrammeled from it* source and he who would might refresh his spiritual being at Its life-giving fount. There came one day to the leader of thla new dispensation one desiring to know authoritatively the fundamen tals of if way of salvation, and ask ing of Him, "Master, what command ment Is the first of all?” Twenty centuries have slipped away since the simple, direct answer, spring ing from the Inspired heart of the great Teacher, fastened Itself by the very authority of Its own Inherent truth upon the mind and aoul of His questioner. Today we have even more need than had th* seeking scribe to go to the very fountain head In our search for the very eSaence of Chris tianity. The call ot many leaders Is upon the air, and tha stemuous notes of command or entreaty do not al ways blend Into “one harmonious whole." Lo. here! Lo. there! they cry, but the united Invitation to a life of righteousness, unfortunately, does not always produce a "concourse of sweet Sound." Far too often, we suspect, the Im pression left upon the mind of the listener Is that of the eager clamor of rival dispensers of "the only original and Infallable and personally tested” panacea for spiritual debility and moral defection. It Is well for us, therefore, to go to Christ for tha foundation of our Christianity, rather than to the makers of creeds and the builders of theologies. His answer to His ques tioner contains no metaphysical trlcaeles, no opportunity for mental confusion, or spiritual misunderstand ing. "The first commandment Is, 'Hear O Israel; the Lord our God, the Lord Is one; and thou shall lov* the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. The second commandment Is this. 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.’” Then, as though to leave In the mind ot His hearer no room for doubt as to the essential character of these precepts as containing all that should be noc- essary In the faith and practice of the new concept of religion, the Master added: "Upon these two command ments hang all the law and the proph ets." All of the law of love and ser vice which a belief In the one true God must bring Into being: all of the law of moral precept and of funda mental ethics which the prophets ot old had deduced from the experiences of the nation for whom they had been called to be the spiritual teachers and leader*. One of the most helpful of our mod ern thinkers was naked one day by a despondent friend, why It was that Christianity, If true, had not long ago redeemed the prophecy and promise of Its early teachers, and come to a place of unquestioned supremacy among the religions of the civilized world. "Be- cause," said hS, "It ha* never been really and genuinely practiced." And when we measure the practices of the Christian world by the uncompromis ing standard of these two "great com mandment#," moreover, when we even try to harmonise these peerless state ment* ot faith and trust and duty with the strenuously advocated teachings of the vast majority of the leaders of Christian thought, we are brought face to face with the. reason why Chris tianity haa not, long ago, come to en tirely dominate the policies ot nations, and to alt forever regnant In the hearts of men. The Christian world haa beei\ led away after strange gods of aenae REV. E. D. ELLENWOOD. and superstition. The Christian church falls short of her highest sucres* be cause her members, yea. and oven the prleat* of her altars, have too often departed far from the "fulth once do llvered to the nalnts." Christ ha* been betrayed In the house of hla friends! He taught that pure and unquestion ed love of Ood which could com* only through a belief In a being altogether worthy to be loved and trusted, even to the uttermost: unil, lo! Ill* priests In their heavenward pointing temples declare unto the hungry anula who look to them for bread, a god Impotent In righteousness, decrepit and defective In morals, and fiendish In malignity, a god conceived In the feverish nnd sensual Imaginations of man upon whose souls the light apd love which are In Christ Jeaua had never shone; a god utterly unworthy a place In the minds of nion touched by the ethic* of modern civilisation; n god abso lutely Impoaaibie lo he worshiped nnd trusted by a sane ami honest mind with that "perfect love which rasteth out all fear.” Thla la the god, sulistl- tuted theae many dreary centuries by ■the church of Christ, for the all-pow erful, all-wlae, all-loving "Father Who art in heaven," lo whom the Master addressed His prnyera, and to whom He directed the worship of ills follow ers, It any wonder that Christian ity has not fully realised the holies and eager expectations of lla mpst sanguine aupportera? And Uien consider haw Christianity haa obeyed the second great com mandment. Christ evidently designed to tench ua that love to God can only be expressed Intelligently by love to men. "How ran a inatvlovc God, whom he hath not seen, and love not Ills brother whom he hath seen?" Behold, how the Christian world "love* hi* neighbor as himself!" From reeking sweat shop nnd suflorstlng mine: from aiming mill and death breeding foundry; from aqunlld hovel nnd den of Infamy, from honest, sweaf- Ing millions whose barks are bent with Ill-requited toll, there goes up th* In creasing murmur of righteous Indigna tion against the Chrlatlan toak-maater and hi* moat peculiar methods of set ting forth In the practices of hla own life the teachings of the Lord Jesua. Ho long os our Inatltutlona of religion, of learning anil of culture shall be hulldeil upon the martyred bodies of lltlle children, denied liielr birthright of untrammeled youth, upon Clio blast ed hopea and blighted ambitions of strong and purposeful men, denied the opportunity for the full development of Intent capacity; upon the crushed and bleeding hearts of loving mothers, In- ronsolalile for the Ions of little ones sacrificed lo the Insatiable greed of • notion'* commercial supremacy; so long as our peculiar administration of ;i| eternal Juatlce aenda to the penlton- I tlary the wretch whose exigency u p- | propria tea * loaf of bread, und to ihe hall* of congress the cultured v iman 1 who steals a railroad; so long a* re ligion and morality are persistency divorced by the prophet* and priests of Christ; so long as uprightne** of j character. Integrity of living nnd no vation are considered to he not synonymous, but only Isolated It •■me I of human thought anil human Just so long shall the Chrlatlan prove unfaithful to the great charge committed to her, nnd just so long I shall Christ continue to be betrayed 1 In the house of Hla friends! Friends and brethren, "th* night Is far spent, the day Is at hand." Then, logical squabbling will never bring the world any nearer to the worship of ■he on* true God or to an adcuoats knowledge of tha Christ. Let us hav, done with dcunclstlon, with charge an countercharge, with our pitiful childish prattling of Infallablllty In Interpre tation nnd In credal conception. I.et ua sllll the profitless clamor c made creeds by the unceasing melody of Chrlst-llke deeds. Become a savior to some needy fellow-man; thus shall you conclusively *how to Him, the Father. “For modes of faith let graceless zea lot* fight; He can't be wrong whoaa Ufa le in th* right." PEACEABLE SETTLEMENT OF THE RACE QUESTION GREA TEST OF THE ISSUES To the dltor of The Georgian: Having been a constant reader of the Atlanta paper you formerly edited, and being one of that numeroua claas of which am proud (the tUlera of the •oil), vslah to expreaa, first, my hearty appreciation of the eucceoa you have made In giving to the public In The At lanta Georgian. What you tn your first Issue claimed for It, a strictly Inde pendent Democratic paper, not to be dictated to by partisan leader*. Espe cially do I commend the conservative, g-nerous and manly tone of your able editorials on the many great Issue* which an vitally concern the best In- '•ocsta of the people of our beloved Southland and the country at large. I say, away with the dominant, selfish Spirit that controls so many of our public men, that they can not ace and commend the good In other* who differ with them politically or religiously. The reverse has been a leading char acteristic of your pen, and that of all Jour able contributor*. I make spe cial mention of your contributor. Mrs. Klla Wheeler Wilcox. Her poem. The Oonward March of Repub lics," is certainly fine. While some '•< the our leading men differ with you on the race problem, I be lieve you are right when you eay that 'he greatest Issue confronting us of the s "u'h, and. In fact, all sections of our ",mmon country. Is a peaceable and satisfactory settlement of thla much vexed question. May an all-wlae God direct to this great end. I believe that had our much lamented martyred pres- rnent, Mr. Lincoln, lived through hi* second administration that colonisation would have been hla policy. If*mem- ory serves me right, hla successor. Mr. Johnson, In hi* first annual- message, remmended their colonisation In the Indian Territory. Having read with much Interest th* views of ail, aa pub lished In The Atlanta New* and else- * here, coming from men of much bet- ,w Information than myself, and all FREE BY MAIL .BOOKKEEPING and shorthand SsESasW** ORAUGHON’S ATLANTA, 122 Peachtree. Piedmont Hotel Block. Columbia or Montgomery. HwJUHMAIL BTjerwsAfallr. nf - Ponmaiufcip. Arith- |V Drawing, Cartooning, ta . ,s *800,000.00 rsqimL *Z.7 e * rfl wjoceea.' Indors'd by loo j ent*r anv t!m«. write ancnrMor Miff MFUitt)., ■ W MUST inort^r to get HonvPtudy FREE, write now. thnt A*Jt»urfjrfvWl H"m4Btudr Offer ta*l« i '' ' mihliAhred at 1 of which I have endeavored to prayer fully and duly consider, I hav. • decided to give to the public, through your pa per, some thoughts that I have In pri vate repeatedly set forth bearing upon this question. I wish to' preface the** thoughts by saying that an all-wlae Ood baa and always will overrule the destiny of races, aa well aa nations, and that the teachings of Hla Holy Word la the only safe guide to the right solution of all questions bearing upon the peace and welfare of our. great nation. From Bible history we learn that. In all ages of the world, the representative* of some races have been servants to those of another, and at time* ware In bond age. Even the posterity of faithful old Abraham had to serve the Egyptians aa bondsmen. All well Informed Amer ican* know how the negro race became bondsmen to the South. I wish to say, with all fairness. In consideration ot this feature ot the question, that the men who were responsible for the In troduction of chattel slavery Into the United States, that their posterity haa reaped "the lion’s share" of th# profits accruing from the labor of Ihe negro while In bondage, when the wealth of those of our ancestor* consisted In owning them as alavsa. Why then should there hav* been a conflict of arms over thla question. 'Well, I thirl thla 1* enough to say on this point. W» therefore can not hold the negro re sponsible for being with ua aa bonds men. An all-wls# Ood permitted It to be thus, and the same God ruled In that, awful bloody struggle which arrayed brother against brother In a contest at arms which resulted In his emanci pation. Now, It la not my purpose to unduly censure the men op either aide who led our people In the great conteat at the ballot box which ended In one of th* bloodiest struggles that ta re corded upon th# pages of history, and which haa for all time to come settled the question of chattel slavery In the United States. A* a cltlsen of our be loved Georgia, while I thought reces sion was not the best course to take, wanted to cast my lot with her. After the contest had been go ing on for a year, I volunteered my service, oh the aide of the loot cause, and spent three years of the hard ships end privations of camp life, un der th* wire leadership of our much beloved General Joseph E. Johnston, whose services, I regret to say, have been comparatively unnotlcedand un appreciated by people and historians, save by th# men who served In his !ove*honor an?!tppreciate him. I have I race problem had been viewed from dS?.i2Jd from th. m.ln,, h U standpoint by the re^erentaUv. nutation but for a purpose, and wUh {men of both race** »**> we haa oeen to make mention of one epeclal act faithful tn our dutlee In this new rela- connected with the war. durfn* the ad- tion to the nerro and hi. posterity, the ministration of Mr Lincoln (a man problem would hare naturally wired whoso "'memory I tare learned to tan- [Self. In our former relation to them, aSd revere); During th* memorable which. In th* main, tad been mutually •lews d of*Vlctaburg. -hen toj^ tt frUlT-ft tStS^SSTdSi and for all of hie fellow-men, and In' tereated In how the conteat should end, Issued the following proclamation: "Lay down your arms: return your allegiance to . the United State* government, and you shall have grad ual emancipation of your slaves, and an indemnity guaranteed from th* government of what would be a Just valuation for your slaves aa property." The terms of the emancipation were, to-wlt: "All slaves forty years old and upward were to be free; all under, when they reached that age were to be free, and all born after the acceptance of the aforesaid terms by birthright would be free." Now, these terms I, a. a Confeder ate soldier, and, l think, the entire Vicksburg garrison, with the exception of som* of our field ofilcera, would hav* unanimously voted to accept. Aa to whether theae terms would he ac cepted by the Confederate government. It was agreed that a delegation from each government meet- at Hampton roads, and. If possible, close the treaty. Our delegation waa headed by that wise, conservative statesman, Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, who labored faithfully to tnaks ihe conference a success, and end hostilities. I refer to the final result, and what followed, tor all to decide who was right and who wrong. I must aay that on the part of Mr. Lincoln It waa magnanimous lo offer such terms. Forty years have passed and gone Into htstdfy, and yet we stand confronted with the race problem not peaceably and satisfactorily settled. I any that the thirteenth and fourteenth amend ments to the constitution of the United States, passed when strife, prejudice tnc hatred prevailed, were wrong, and this votld not have been Mr. I-ln- don'a policy had he served out hi* second administration. These enact ments, clothed the negro, who had just emerged from slavery, Ignorant and went to the field, where we were her vesting the wheat, to notify them of the proclamation. These were hie words: “Tou have served me faithfully aa alavea, and now, by law,- are declared untutored aa ta waa, with all the rights of cittsenshlp. Now thla brings ma to the consideration of what I think I* the main feature of th* race problem, and I wish to appeal direct to tha calm and deliberate Judgment and rea son of my fsllow-cltlsens of the whit# race South, and ask ourselves, who claim superiority over the black race. Have w* done oqr duty to him In tbe premises? I emphatically answer no, and, God being my helper, I hope to show wherein we hav* failed. He served us faithfully as a Slava and, with some eaceptlons, was humanely treated and was well provided for. In health and sickness, by those who were hi* master*. We should never forget, nor fall to appreciate and com ment hla loyalty and devotion to our aged parents, women and children, while the contest waa raging. Me- thlnk* I can now #** the rulings of a merciful providence that prevented an uprising that would have slaughtered thousands of our loved ones. Emanci pation changed the relation of the ne gro race from slave to servant. If th* siege of Vicksburg, seemed the conteat crisis, when the ■ arbitrament of the sword should cease anddh* winged messenger of PS»f* , J lou Jd again brood over our once happy and influences to be the leading factor In a right solution of the question. After Mr/ Lincoln had Issued his eraan counsel of a dear de- proclam. the wise free men. I stlli hold the farm, and If you wlah to remain with me and cul tivate It under my direction, I will see that you and your families still have a home with me, and a Just compensation out of the proceed* of the lands for your services. Now, 1 suppose you will think and say among yourselves that you have labored all tha while for me without compensation, but time will convince you that I have been labor ing and providing for your welfare, as well as my own." Such a proposition, made by. their former opner, waa naturally contrary to their Idea of what freedom should be. If we remain and labor under his direction for a living, wa are not free. Hence, most of them sought homss In the cities and elsewhere, and, never having had ihe responsibility of pro viding homes, food and clothing for themselves, they would naturally seek a change, nnd conclude that freedom (In the main) meant freedom from ta bor. Prompted by auch motives and with his natural Inclination (unre strained) tn Indolence, with the excep tion of those who were raised to be Industrious, he haa become Indolent and shiftless, thereby rendering him self unprepared for the full rights of cltlsenshlp. Now, as my life, from childhood up to the present, except when In the school room, ha* been spent upon the farm, by association and dealing with the negro, before end since, emancipation, has given nie an opportunity of studying his leading characteristics, nnd natural l>*nt of mind, I wish to eay In connection with my association with him through life, that I have always thought It best for the peace and harmony of the two races, that socially the line of distinc tion should he closely drawn, but In all other relation* of life, aa expressed by Rev. Atttcus Hnygood, "To remember that he le our brother In black," and has a human soul, lo be saved or lost, and a mind susceptible of Industrial, moral and religious training. On thin line, I wish to mention two Instance* connected with my personal experience since emancipation. From early child hood, by consent of their mothers, I took Into my home two little boys (Wesley Smith and Bird Oliver), and In assuming this responslbllly, 1 felt that It was as much my duty to train them on th* above-mentioned lines aa that of my own children. In the ear nest and prayerful study that I am now giving thla all-absorbing questldn, I realize how far short I have com* to my duty In a general way to all acces sible to me. I ought lo have enlarged on the work of teaching them to be come Industrious, frugal, Ood-fearing and law-abiding In their sphere of life. In the family, »■« taught these two boy* to be truthful, honest. Industrious and respectful In all their dealings and associations In Ufa. and In a limited way, gave them primary teaching In a literary education. Wesley, the first named, remained with u* until he tad about reached manhood, and went to north Alabama; bought som* of th* cheap land, married, and when h# loot wrote me, was making a good living; waa a church member, and teaching vocal music. The other (Bird) still remains with me on the farm; has a family (wife and four children), la honest, respect ful, trustful and duly appreciated by both white and black; is a member of colored Baptist church; can write ads the Bible s,n:y. I think tilldrcn should be provid'd with public school Instruction In separata schools. These two Instances of my persons) experience constrain me say that thla was the course that should hav* been taken by the white rare of th# South at Ihe beginning of emancipation, which I believe would have resulted In n satisfactory solution of the problem, and, as separate and distinct races, we could have remained together In one common country und been a blessing to each other. Here In I* where I emphatically affirm that we have failed In our duty to them As s nation claiming lo have a civil government, baaed upon democratic principles and republican In form, snd professing the religion of the meek and lowly Jesua, whose gospel with Its mis sionary spirit Is world-wide In Its ap plication, we should not neglect to aid In giving them an opportunity for mor al, religious snd politics) training. Let me say that, on a political line, Ills education has been right the reverse or what It should have been, and those who have used him as a voter are rs- aiKinalble for hie not being qualified at this time to exercise the sacred right of tha elective franchise. I have had some experience as a candidate, but I can truthfully aay I never sought his support by any corrupt means. We are sending consecrated men and women lo Africa and other foreign fields, while w* have and are greatly neglecting the representatives of the race whose lot has been cast with oura. Here 1 think Is a good field for home mission work. At this time, I suppose that God only knows what Is to be their final destiny, but let us strive to do all we can to make them a better and more law-abiding people. Let ua wlae- ly and judiciously guard against every tendency, either publicly or criminally, that tends toward amalgamation of the race a. and to see that by law they have full protection of Ilf* and prop erty. Lei us co-operate with and en courage every laudable effort on the part of their wisest end best men look- ng to their betterment Industrially, morally or religiously, and, whether as employer or master, take the teaching of God's holy word as our guide, and b* a laborer on the farm or elsewhere, or aa servant# In our homes, pay them a Just rompensatlon for their serv ices, snd. In this way, gain their con fidence and eateem, hoping thereby to restore Ihe friendship that once ex isted between the two races. Could such be the result, 1 emphatically aay that I do not believe that we can ever get a better clasa of laborers, so well adapted to th* farm and all other enterprises that require manual labor. It Is sllll pleasant from memory, In my declining years, to revert back to. scenes and relations connected with 1 ante-bellum days, when. In boyhood, I romped up and down th* banka of tha Chattahoochee river, fishing and chas ing the 'possum and 'coon, or on the farm, working side by olds with Ihe boys of this race of people. There I* etIII living, near me, In comfortable circumstances, with her son, a very aged negro woman whom I still delight to address aa Aunt Rachel, and she In return to address me as Morse Berrien. She It wa* that nursed me In baby hood, and cooked for the family. She always speak* of our family a* tar whit* folks. From th* beet record* ob tainable, she I* supposed to- be In the nineties, and still retain* a clear mem ory, and has of late years repeatedly said to me what she most needed now was the grace of God to support her In old age. and that when death cornea she may get to a better world than this. Away with th* false doctrine that "the negro Is a brute, and has no thony Brown), who wa* my father'* ox-teamster. He left her * farm of (0 acre*, which wa* purehaaed after emancipation, with funda (1(00 In gold) saved up while In servitude, from tha •ale of fish, 'possums, and other game. Thla purchase was adjoining our old family homestead. Here ahe resided until four ye are ago. Hhe sold It, and went lo make her homa with her son. During har stay there she waa made to feel free to come to my homa when ever she wished. Thla she would often do, and sometimes remain for months, and, being of Industrious habits, would not be aatlafied unless employed at something pertaining to household af faire. For such services, wa would always pay her. There are others who •re gelling old that I might mention, but don't deem It necessary. Will aay that should 1 ba living whan they pass away I aspect to see that they have a decent burial. In conclusion, I wish to aay, "Let th* dead past bury Its dead,” and wisely dealing with the present, and hopefully looking to the future, let our wisest and best men of both race* act Ju diciously, and co-operate with each other, and I believe they can and will rightly solve th* problem. If what I liava written, bearing upon tha ques tion. which, I assure all, are Ihe ex pressions of an honest and sincere heart, merit* the consideration of any who may rend, take them for what they are worth; otherwise, pass them by unnoticed. Will say, being a na tive son of our beloved Georgia, that I am proud of the noble past record she has made In founding and perpetuating tha great and good government bo und queathed to us by our forefatlu of har Illustrious eone, whoso mimes adorn the pages of her history that Justly entitles tar to the claim ■■( be ing the Empire Htale of the So mention th# names of some of her worthy sons; Urewford, Lumpkin. Hie Cobbs, Tim,mbs, Hlevens, llrown. Hilt and Gordon, Let us ho),' iimt iwr fair, banner may still wave triumphantly, over Ihe "home of the free, land of th* brave," and that Ood may, from th* ranks of her living noble give us wise statesman, who will lie j successfully soil Ihe peace and prosperity of , land nation, and whose names new luster to tar fair eaeftUi on* of old, I ran aay, "HM to laava thee, or to return r stHtal 111 add I L'taJ ii*» not [ m fol- ! I lowing after thee, for whither thou goeat I will gu, and where thou Imlg- I eat I will lodga; thy people shall lie, iny people, and thy Und my On Where thou dleat, will I die. and thei will I be burled." Your feUow-dtlsrr B| B. H. BROWN. [Flowery Branch, Gs., It. F, D. No. THE LOVERS OF ART. Who live In Atlanta will i » gratinud ta leem that Mr*. Edna Freeman, wife of, George Freeman, the well-known snd nnce-famous English portrait painter] and miniature artlat. daoaaiiefi, ha* lo-(l Srated In thti city. Bho wits for threai year* the pupil of Mr. hi reman, andi under his direction had the finest of' advantage* abroad. Mrs. Freeman may ,1 he seen every day at Motes' Htuilloll from II to 1. where samples of herjl work will always bo on exhlbtlon. •*••■ TELEPHONE TRADE Tlic wise merchant known the value of orders that come over tho telephone. If tho telephone ib always “busy” It’s equal to cloning a main entrance. Be snre your fncilitieH are ample. 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