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opinion, are the more culpable of the two classes of
offenders.”
This recommendation of the grand jurv is considered
significant of its own account. It brings to mind also
the statement of a well-known Southern white man in
terested in the improvement of race relations, to the
effect that “if white and Negro preachers understood
each other and worked together as well as white and Ne
gro bootleggers do, a large part of our interracial trou
bles would speedily come to an end.”
PROMINENT DIVINE ACCLAIMED HERO
OF TRAIN WRECK
Dr. D. D. Crawford Takes Charge in Crisis, Rescues
Passengers and Administers Comfort.
Atlanta, Ga., March 16. Rev. D. D. Crawford, of this
city, corresponding secretary of the colored Baptist Asso
ciation of Georgia, is being acclaimed today by the At
lanta Constitution and other papers as the hero of a
train wreck which took place near Manchester, Georgia,
Yesterday.
“The crash over,” says the Constitutions front-page
story, “the preacher helped to extricate the conductor
from the wreckage and received instructions from him
how to prevent another possible wreck. He sent the
flagman to Manchester to give the alarm and summon
aid, and then took a red lantern and ran back to place
a warning for other approaching trains.
“With three cars and the engine piled into the wash
out and rain pouring down, the preacher began carry
ing passengers to safety. Crawling down to a spot near
the engine he saw that the engineer was injured and
just recovering consciousness. To reach the victim he
built a rough bridge of timber, crawled over it and with
the aid of a trainman carried the engineer across this
bridge to safety. Then he helped bring out more trapped
victims and when rescuers from Manchester arrived he
aided them in their work. All saved, he gave the in
jured his blessing and in several cases prayed for them.”
Brown Harper, Negro fireman, whose home is in this
city, was killed instantly in the wreck and ten of the
passengers and crew were injured. Recent torrential
rains were responsible.
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Chapel Chats
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Richard I. McKinney
The “Chapel Chats” for the past few weeks have been
on the YY'hole, singularly impressive and interesting. There
was the week of the $15,000 Campus Campaign dur
ing which time there Yvas delivered a series of inspira
tional addresses and appeals which will live long in the
memory of Morehouse men.
The Campaign started off with a bang, and it seemed
to increase in momentum each day. Among the student
orators were Crocket, Hughley, J. L. Lewis and others.
Such eloquent speakers as Dr. C. D. Hubert, Dean
Archer and Prof. L. 0. Lewis were stirring in their ap
peals to give to M. C., till it hurts. The evidence of
the effectiveness of these speeches and of the subsequent
activity of the workers was shown by the fact that the
quota of $15,000 was over-pledged by more than two
thousand dollars.
Mr. Lyman Pierce of the firm which is directing the
$300,000 Drive spoke a few weeks ago on College
Spirit. Mr. Pierce said that college spirit is the life
of the college; that the school is much more than its
athletic teams, however, much they are a part of col
lege life. He congratulated Morehouse for its dynamic
spirit, and urged that such a spirit never be lost.
Mr. Leo M. Favrot, field secretary of the General
Education Board, was a recent visitor during the chapel
hour. Mr. Favrot discussed the changes that are tak
ing place in the educational systems today, and said
that the trend norv is to educate individuals rather
than groups. He spoke also of the school as a source
of inspiration to its alumni and former students.
An interesting visitor last month was Mrs. Coleman,
a trustee of Spelman College, and a highly esteemed
friend of Morehouse. Using the theme of one of Eliza
beth BroYvning’s sonnets as a background, Mrs. Cole
man spoke on “Service.” Men are set on earth to toil
and serve, not merely for a short space of time, but
throughout life, until “death’s wild curfew rings.” She
also gave some instances of people who, in spite of their
having physical handicaps and afflictions, devoted their
lives to the service of their fellowman. In closing Mrs.
Coleman, showed that the ideal life of service is that
exemplified by the Galilean Peasant, whose love for
mankind knew no limit.
Negro History Week was quite fittingly observed in
our chapel services. The history and contributions of
the Negro were discussed particularly from economic,
literary, and musical points of view. President John
Hope made a most challenging address on “The Eco
nomic Side of Negro Life.” He told of how the Negro
was first brought to America to relieve a labor short
age, but that he did his work so well that transport
ing them here became a business and therefore slavery
developed very rapidly. The presence of the slaves in
America gave the ruling class opportunity and time to
think and build up a great empire. It is small wonder,
then, that the development of America made such miracu
lous strides. Now the attitude of the United States is
that of a nation determined to rule the world.
Dr. Hope shoYved that at the close of the Civil War
many Negroes had skill and were able to get employ
ment, but gradually the Negro has been crowded out
of his jobs. It is for this reason that the labor ques
tion is by no means settled. The problem is, then,
for the Negro of intelligence to solve it; it is he alone
who can do it. The Negro needs strong banks and an
economic solidarity in order to protect himself and con
serve his interests. Unless the Negro rises to occasions
this will not be realized.
Professor Redding of the Department of English spoke
on the Negro in recent American Literature. Mr. Redd
ing stated that the Negro has done little or nothing in