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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY JUNE ». 1ft*. THE SURPRISES OF THE JUDGMENT By REV. DR. JOHN E. WHITE, • Pastor Second Baptist Churcli “H* 1 ^ in ' K hath appointed a day In the which He will judge the world In righteousness." "And many will »ay to Ale in that day. Lord! Lord!" In an old picture, Monica and Au gustine—rare mother and son—are ■hown In the twilight standing hand In hand looking earnestly into the open ■ky. The artist does not tell us what the picture means, but the poet does. They are— “Sending their souls into the invisible, Some letter of the 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 deepest intuitions. In quest of the things that lie beyond the grave. The soul never returns empty from Its aolemn adventures Into the hereafter. The Bible is the greatest Book ip the world, because it Is the Guide Book into these things. The most con vincing of the many convincing evi dences of the Divine Inspiration of the Scriptures Is the fact that what I dis cover of deepest reality In myself, ques tions, longings, misgivings, fears and hopes, I And reflected and set out on the pages 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 came near to saying the pro- foundest thing that can be said about the Bible who declared, "I believe the Bible Is Inspired, because It Inspires me. Now, among the most explicit and positive revelations made In the Bible Is that there Is a great day coming—a day of judgment. “It la 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 is not author of the idea of a Anal judgment. Pi® kJS, A dly of Judgment existed long before there was a written Bible. It exists now In lands where the Bible nih?« 1 Ji n i°c wn ' tJJLV* h<u * b *® n no 2| b in'a , r fc f o V *T y . Bbe wer ® destroy- SMiFiiV’® B ?° ,t for ft° tI «n. men would still believe In a day of final Judg- menu So, while the integrity of the 2!h.» lr iY olv#d ln ,uft > a belief, the belief Itself rests back upon the In destructible and unchallengeable moral consciousness of man. If there is no , t . hln « •*, ‘h* .day of Judgment, then the moral faculty will be for the first time caught In a lie. * ■The truth Is one that draws sanction from the very nature of things. Na- h l** < > r J r > Bovernment, reflect and llluatrate IV. The human conscience de* Clares over snd over to every man that he must meet the Issues of his life ln a final arbitrament. This senso of accountability Is ever-present with him. The feeling la Inborn and springs out of the unfathomed depths of moral being. There Is no faltering for the preacher here. There Is a great day coming—a greot 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 Is coming fast, Earth, thy mightiest and thy'last! It shall come In fear and wonder, Heralded by trump and thunder; It shall come In strife and toll. It shall come In blood and spoil. It shall corns In empires' groans, Burning temples, trampled thrones. “Then shall come the Judgment elgn; In the East the King shall shins; Flashing from heaven'* golden gate. Thousands, thousands round his stats; 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 "a great day," It Is "a sad day." but It Is also "a bright day coming." Whan we can think of It disasso ciated from Its personal aspects, our minds find response In the truth that tbers 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 coin 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 causes will command the resistless championship of an Infinite and Incorruptible right eousness. When we think of the confusions of this 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 ed upon our disputatious rale, the case closed, the Imperious and unap pealable 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 as old as mankind; some of these debates have been running thou sands of years. A mass of the world's 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 Is rife with factlona and full of discord. When we think also 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 stilt flour ish, there Is satisfaction In knowing that there Is a day of Judgment. Ner.rly all pessimism and much of unbelief would be cured. If tnen realised the fact of the day of Judgment. It re-harmonlses life to be assured 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 Ood Is going to read just the universe to a beautiful tinier. Truth and Right will sit on central thrones, arrayed In tho vestments of perfect law, which will then be seen to be perfect love. Christ will be there, and His mur derers. Socrates will be there, Judged In a fairer Justice than when he drank the hemlock at the hands of the Athen ians. Paul 'will be there, radiant and crowned, beside the shivering Nero; and the martyrs also broken upon the judgments of men. We shall see the young girl who moaned— And we wlU not be sorry to see her there. In the sermon on the mount Jesus Christ drew aside the curtain to throw a swift and startling light upon the day of judgment. The thought which arrests us In what tte said Is that ths day of Judgment will be the scene of great surprises, of profound disap pointments, of unanticipated chagrin to those who have missed the secret of life. Judgment Not Appsal. “Many will say to mein that day—'' What will they say? It Is rnsde very clear that It doesn't matter what they say. Hare 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, plausible pleas, Ingenious arguments. Half the cause In out earthly courts Is a good lawyer. But thle tribunal placee the etammerer on a lovel with the orator. Bath are ueelese there. Have you ever thought of whAt you could suy to Ood In your own behalf at ths Judgment? We will all try to say something. Olve me n hearing with my life at stoke, stand back and give me achanre to tell my story, to plead my causa nt the Judg ment. "1 was weak—In sin did my mother conceive me. My ancestors left ine a heritage of apiietlte and lust and wll- fillness and aelflshneee. 1 hstl a bur den, I wae beset, I was tried and tempt ed, I stumbled, staggered, fell. 1 strove. I resolved, I wa# overwhelmed. But I did some good. I pray Thee 1 evae not cruel to men. I obeyed law, I stood tor morality. Ask my fallow men. They will give me character. I did this and this and this.” Oh, could I not make my ease at the judgment? Who could not? But though I spake with the tongues of men and of angels. It would profit me nothing. The day of judgment le a cloture upon all pleading of men. The solemn fact la that the case Is all In. The Judge knows the facta. To go to Ood for justice Is In go to doom. If death brings life In sudden review the chances are that we ourselves will see enough In the black minute to freeze every self-righteous thought in our souls. The Sorrow* of Ood. Again, It Is fact startling to us all that In the day of Judgment good works w ill not pass us to salvation. The sur prised company cried out, "Lord, Lord, did we not cast nut devils and do many wonderful works?” But what availed It? Nothing. Now, I believe that no good deed Is lost or wasted In Ood'e universe. "No stream from Its source flows sea ward. how lonely soever Its course. But some land le watered, no sun e'er rose or set without Influence some where." If we have learned the mind of Christ we win never speak In discredit of kindness and mercy and goodness. I do not believe Ood will deaplee a kind word or a noble service, no matter w ho renders It. I conducted the funeral of a woman In this city who was the pro prietor of dene of vice and her long life Identified with the grnaeeet Immorality of our city. I was told,' however. I hut she was a friend to thn poor, a helper of the needy, charitable and most gen erous to those who were In want. I thought better of her for that. It re lieved, lo some extent, the awful old fa shadow that rested upoi as It lay In the coffin Vnd I think <H thought better of her for It. It is Jo that which makes the dav "f judgmsi a time of such sorrowful tragi-1 Christ looked upon the rich young rui- anil loved him. loved him ns he c an with armful of good word- loved hh as he went away eorrowfol. loved ho with pity deeper because he had i much, but would not hnve the or thing needful. In ons of our Southern state, tq governor found that some the habit of leaving a benutlfoi hoque of flowers at hie door, also fn basket of carefully selected fruit. Fp a long time he did not kn< of hie unknown friend, hut he appr* dated the flowers and the frul thelese. At last one day u yoi man waited In his office to see I hod flowers and fruit In her She then told bar story. Her wae In the penitentiary, n da criminal, a guilty murderer. Sh ed Tor his pardon. And thle wee what the fiowei • Cf»n yoti not Imagine the eorr. u governor when he was comp deny her request? She asked to She asked more than flowers and fruit could buy. She asked for t and Integrity of the law, the the commonwealth. I can i that good works are filthy r they cannot avail at the dnv nient. Ths man who goes u| Ood pleading his good works a bluer disappointment. <!o bought with things, nor ev. We nre not redeemed with eorruptlbl things, such as sliver ami gol I. l ot »; precious love. Even Chrlet’i Is not our redemption—He i Himself to death. Our prepa the Judgment le a cross In th •>!!>«! pb'fut" ■ dgl ‘‘Were the whole realm of natu That were an offering far to Love so amazing, so divine. Demands my heart, my life. THE CREED OF A CHRISTIAN By REV. E. D. ELLENWOOD, Pcmtor UnlverHnliHt Church L ET us go back. In our thought, to a day In ths very beginnings of Christianity. The clashing of conflicting creeds had not yet paved the way tor 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 rellgloue truth Issued pure and untrammeled from Its source and he who would might refresh his spiritual being at Its life-giving fount. There came one day to the leader of this new dispensation one desiring to know authoritatively the fundamen tals of -it 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, foatened Itself by tho very authority of Its own Inherent truth upon the mind and soul of His questioner. Today we have even more need than bad the seeking scribe to go to the very fountain head In our search for the very essence of Chris tianity. The call of many leaders Is upon the air, and the 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 doblllty and moral defection. It Is well for us, therefore, to go to Christ for the 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 In- treacles, no opportunity for mental confusion, or spiritual misunderstand ing. "The first commandment Is, ‘Hear O Israel: the Lord, our Ood. the Lord Is one; and thou shall love the Lord thy Ood with all thy heart, and with ajj thy soul, and with allthy mind, I Aliy nuui, uuu nmi «»u Ul/ iiiiiuj, id with all thy strength. The second commandment Is this. 'Thon shall love thy neighbor as thyself.”' Then, as though, to leave in the mind of His hearer no room for doubt as to the essential character of these precepts os containing all that should be nec essary In the 1 faith and practice of the new concept of religion, the blaster added: “Upon these two command ments hang all tho law and the proph ets.” All of the law of love and ser vice which a belief In the one true Ood must bring Into being: all oft the lew of moral precept and of funda mental ethics which the prophets of old had deduced from the experiences of tho nation for'whom they had been called to be the spiritual teachers and leaders. One of the most helpful of oar mod ern thinkers was asked one day by a despondent friend, why It wae 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 civilised world. "Be cause," suld he, "It has never been really and genuinely practiced.” And when we meueure the practices of the Christian world by the uncompromis ing standard of these two "great com mandments,” moreover, when we even try to harmonise these peerless state ments of faith and trust and duty with the etrenuouely advocated teachings of the vast majority of the leaders of Christian, thought, we are brought face to face with the reason why. Chris tianity hoe not, long ago, come to en tirely dominate the policies of nations, and to sit forever regnant In the henrts of men. The Christian world has been led away after strange gods of sense REV. E. D. ELLENWOOD. and superstition. The Christian church falls short of her highest success be cause her members, yes, and even the priests of her altars, have too often departed far from the “faith once de llvered to the saints.” Christ has been betrayed In the house of his friends! He taught that pure and unquestlon ed love of Ood w hich could come only through a belief In a being altogether worthy to be loved and trusted, even to the uttermost; and, lo! Hls priests In their lienvemvnrd pointing temples' declare unto the hungry souls who look to them for bread, a god Impotent In righteousness, decrepit and defectlvo In morale, and fiendish In malignity. ill HHiiuiif, niiu ihtiiiikii in iimiiHiiiij'. a god conceived In the feverish and sensual Imaginations of men upon whose souls the light and love which are In Christ Jesus had never shone; a god utterly unworthy a place In the nilnde of men touched by the ethics of modern civilisation; a god abso lutely Impossible lo be worshiped and trusted by n sane and honest mind with ihnt “perfect love which casteth out all fftitr " Thli I■ that vntl ■tittafl. out all fear. This la the god, substi tuted these many dreary centuries by the church of Christ, for ths nll-pow- erful, all-wise, nil-loving "Father who art In heaven,” to whom the Master addressed Hls prayers, and to whom Hr directed the worship of Hls follow ers. Is It any wonder that Christian ity has not fully leailsed the hopes and eager exportations of III most sanguine supporters? And then consider how Christianity haa obeyed the second great com mandment. Christ evidently designed to teaeh ua that love to Ood can only bo expressed Intelligently by love to men. "How ran a man love Ood. whom he hath not seen, and love not hie brother whom he hath seen?” Behold, how the Christian world "loves hls neighbor as himself!" From reeking sweat shop and suffocating ■nine; from otlfllng mill and death- breeding foundry: from.squalid hovel and den of Infamy, from honest, sweat ing millions whose backs are bent with lll-reqmted toll, there rose up the In creasing murmur of righteous Indlgna- proprlates a loaf of bread, halls of congress th< i mini i<! sail and hla most peculiar methods of let ting forth In the practices of hls own life the teachings of the Lord Jesus. Ho long as our Institutions of religion, of learning and of culture shall be hullded upon the martyred bodies of little children, denied their birthright of untrammeled youth, upon the blast ed hopes and blighted ambitions of strong and purposeful men, denied the opportunity for the full development of latent’capacity; upon the crushed and bleeding hearts of loving mothers, In consolable for the lose of little onee sacrificed to the Insatiable greed of a nation's commercial supremacy; so long as our peculiar administration of the rultur who steels a railroad; so lo llglun and morality are p< divorced by the prophet* and priced of Christ; so long a* upright! character, Integrity of living m ration are considered to b synonymous, but only Isolated of human thought and human just no long shall the Christian prove unfaithful to the great committed to her, aqd just s< shall Christ rontlnue to be b- In the house of Ills friends: Friend* and brethren, "the night far spent, the day Is at hand " Then logical squabbling will never bring t world any nearer to the worship the one true Ood or to an udcquatl knowledge of the Christ. Let done with deunclatlon, with chs countercharge, with our pitiful < hlldlsl prattling of Infallablllty In In' tatlon and In credal conception ua allll the prontleaa clamor of made creeds by the unceasing r of Chrlat-llke deeds. Become a to some needy fellow-man; thn- K u conclusively show to Hln ther. For niodei of faith let gracelo lots fight: He can't be wrong whose life Is right." PEACEABLE SETTLEMENT OF THE RACE QUESTION GREATEST 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, numerous class of which am proud (the tiller* of the loll), wish to express, first, my hearty of which I have endeavored to prayer fully and duly consider, I have 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. 1 wish to preface these thoughts by von have saying that an all-wlss Ood has and appreciation of the success you nave w ,„ DV<lrr1I i B , h . ,i,» llnv of made In giving to the public In The At lanta Georgian. WTiat you In your first Issue claimed for It, a strictly Inde pendent Democratic paper, not to be dictated to by partisan leader*. Espe cially do 1 commend the conservative, generous and mnnly tone of your able editorials on the many great Issues which so vitally concern the best In terests of the people of our beloved Southland and the country at large. I say, away with the dominant, selfish always will overrule the destiny of races, as well as nations, and that ths teachings of Hls Holy Word Is the only safe guide to the tight solution of all questions bearing upon the peace and welfare of our great.nation. From Bible history wo loam that. In all ages of th* world, ths representatives of some races have been servants to those of another, and at times were In bond age. Even the posterity of faithful old Abraham had to serve the Egyptian* as bondsmen. All well Informed Amcr- H'lrlt that controls so many of our icans know how the negro race became public men, that they can not see and | bowmen to tho South. I wish to say, rnmend the good In other* who differ w ] t p a ji fairness. In consideration of . .. — - - th)|1 f Bature „f the question, that tho with them politically or religiously. The reverse has been a leading char acteristic of your pen, and that of all your able contributors. I make spe cial mention of your contributor. Mr*. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Her poem, ’The Oonwsrd March of Repub lics,” Is certainly fine. While some of the our leading men differ with you on the race problem, I be hove you are right when you say that i he greatest Issue confronting us of the Mouth, snd, In fact, all section* of our lommon country, Is a peaceable and satisfactory settlement of this much voted question. May an all-wise Ood direct to this great end. I believe that had our much lamented martyred pres ident, Mr. Lincoln, lived through hi* second administration that colonisation would have been hi* policy. If mem ory serves me right, hls successor, Mr. Johnson, In hls first annusl message, ^commended their colonisation in the Indian Territory. Having read with much Interest ths views of all, as pub lished In The Atlanta News snd else where, coming from men of much bet tor information than myself, and all FREE mail BOOKKEEPING AND SHORTHAND ' nVEpersomlnwachcicmtr dselrlngtotsln Ijramsl J retraction. who will wltilu 3) days dip tad BEND this notice to either of PUGHON’S ATLANTA, 122 Peachtree. Piedmont Hotel Block, Columbia c- Montgomery. and for all of hls fellow-men, and In terested In how the contest should end, issued the following proclamation: “Lay down your arms; return your allegiance to the United States government, and you shall have grad ual emancipation of your elavea, and an Indemnity guaranteed from the government of what would be a just valuation for your s(avea as property." The term* of the emancipation were, to-wit; "All slaves forty years old and upward were to be free; all under, when they reached that age wqre to bo fre« and all bom after the acceptance of the aforeeald terms by birthright would bo fro*." Now, these terms I, as a Confeder ate soldier, and, I think, the entire Vicksburg garrison, with th* exception of som* of our field officers, .would have unanimously voted to accept. As to whether these terms would be ac cepted by ths Confederate government, It was agreed that a delegation from each government meet at Hampton roads,-and. If possible, doss the treaty. Our delegation was headed by that wise, conservative statesman, Hon. Alexander II. Htephens, who labored faithfully to make the conference a success, and snd hostilities. I refer to the final result, and what followed, for all to decide who wae right and who wrong. 1 must say that on the part of Mr. Lincoln It was magnanimous to offor such terms. Forty years have passed and gone Into history, and yst we stand confronted with the race problem not peaceably and satisfactorily settled. I aay that the thirteenth and fourteenth amend ments to the constitution of the United States, passed when strife, prejudice and hatred prevailed, 'were wrong, and IMs 'solid not have been Mr. Lin- cion’s policy had he served out hla second administration. These enact ments, clothed the m{H who had Just emerged from slavery, Ignorant and untutored as he was, with all the rights of cttlsenship. Now this bring* me to th* consideration of what I think It the main feature of the race problem, and I wish to appeal direct to th* men who were responsible for th* In troduetton of chattel slavery Into the United States, that their posterity has reaped "the lion's share” of the profit* accruing fronr the labor of the negro while In bondage, when the wealth of those of our ancestors consisted In owning them os slaves. Why then should there have been a conflict of arms over thle question. Well, I thlra this Is enough to say on thla point. W* therefore can not hold the negro re sponsible for being with u* te bonds men. An all-wlee Ood permitted It to be thus, and the same Ood ruled In that awful bloody struggle which arrayed brother against brother In ft contest at arms which resulted In hls emanci pation. Now. It Is not my purpose to unduly censure the men on either side , calm and deliberate Judgment and rea who led our people In the great contest I ton of my fellow-citizen* of the white at the ballot box which ended In on* I race Houth, and ask ourselves, who of th* bloodiest struggles thst Is re- I claim superiority over th* black rare, corded upon the page* of history, and ' Have we don# our duty to him In which has tor all time to come settled | the premises? I emphatically answer the question of chattel slavery In the ! no, and, Ood being my helper, I hope United State*. As a cttlsen of our be- | to show wherein w# have failed. He loved Georgia, while I thought sec**- served us faithfully as a slave, and, ston was not the beat course to take,. with some exception*, was humanely I wanted to cast my lot with treated and was well provided for. In her After the contest had been go- health and slrknees, by those who Ing on tor a year, I volunteered my I were hi* master*. We should never services on the side of the lost cause.; forget, nor fall to appreciate and cont end spent three years of the hard- I mend, hls loyalty and devotion to our ships and privations of camp life, un- aged parents, women and children, der the wise leadership of our much while the contest was raging. Ms- beloved General Joseph E. Johnston, j thinks I can now see the rulings of a whose services, I regret to aay, have ' merciful providence that prevented an been comparatively unnoticed and un- uprising that would have slaughtered annreclated by people nnd historians, thousand* of our loved Ones. Emancl- eave by the men who served In hi* I patlon changed th* relation of the ne- Immedlate department, who learned to |gro race from to servant. Iftho love honor and appreciate him. I have race problem had been viewed from 1 ' - —•- , hl , standpoint by the representative men of both race*, and w# bad been went to the field, where we were har vesting the wheat, to notify them of tho proclamation. These Were hls words: “You have served me faithfully ae slaves, and now, by law, are declared ggjSMsaAi ■> vacation: entwraar tlraa. ' l write somewhat digressed from the main question, but for a purpose, and wish to make mention of on* special act connected with the war. during the ad ministration' of Mr. Lincoln (a man whose memory I have learned to hon or and revere). During th* memorable siege of Vicksburg, when to me It seemod the contest had reached ft crisis, when the arbitrament fif th# sword should cesoe and the whlte- wlngsd messenger of peace should again brood over our one* happy and prosperous nation. “ It was then that this noMe-bsarted patriot, as president and commander In chief of the union (red of th* carnage of faithful In our duties In this new rela tion to the negro and hls (nsttrfty, the problem would hsvo naturally solved Itself. In our former relation to them, which. In th* main, had been mutually friendly and confidential, better pre pared us, left free from outside wrong Influence! to be the leedlng factor In a right solution of th* question. After Mr. Lincoln had Issued hls eman cipation proclamation, well do I re member ths arts* counsel of a Mar d* wise * ua, atsiu nun, UJ lift ft*, am ufiviairu free men. 1 still hold the farm, snd If you wish 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 Juet compensation out of the proceeds of the land* for your servloea. Now, I suppose you will think and eay among yourselves that you have labored all the while for me without compensation, but- time will convince you that I have been labor ing and providing fbr your welfare, os well as my own.” Such a protmelilon, mad* by their former owner, was naturally contrary to their Idea of what freedom should be. If we remain and labor under hls direction for a living, we are not free. Hence, moat of them sought homes in the cities nnd elsewhere, and, never having had the responsibility of pro viding homes, food and clothing for themselves, they would naturally seek n change, and conclude that freedom (In the main) meant freedom from la bor. Prompted by such motives and with hi* natural Inclination funre st rained j to Indolence, with the except tlon of those who were raised to be Industrious, he has become Indolent and shiftless, thereby rendering him self unprepared tor the full right* of eltlxenehlp. 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 and since emancipation, haa given me an opportunity of atudylng hla leading rhuracterlstlra, and natural bent of mind, I wish to aay In connection with iny association with him through life, that I have always thought It beet for the |ienre and harmony of the two races, that Mortally the line of distinc tion should be closely drawn, but In all other relatione of life, a* expressed by Rev. Attlrus Haygood, "To remember that he Is our brother In black,” and has a human soul, to tie saved or lost, and a mind auscsptlhle of Industrial, moral and religious training.. On this line, I wish to mention two Instances connected with my personal experience since emancipation. From early child hood, by consent of their mother*. I took Into mv bom* two little boys (Wesley Hmlth and Bird Oliver), ami In assuming this respnnslbllty, I felt that It was ns much my duly to train them on the above-mentioned lines as thst of my own children. In the ear nest and prayerful study thst I am now giving thla all-absorbing question, I realise how far short I have come to iny duty In u general way to all acces sible to me. I ought to have enlarged on the work of teaching them to be come Industrious, frugal, God-fearing ami law-abiding In their sphere of Ilfs. In tho family, w# taught theae two boys to be truthful, honest. Industrious and respectful In all their dealings and associations In life, and In a limited way, gave them primary teaching In a literary education. Wesley, th* first named, remained with ua until he had about reached manhood, and went to north Alabama: bought some of the cheap land, married, and when he last wrote me, was making • good living: was s church member, and teaching vocal music. The other (Bird) still remains with public school Instruction In separate schools. These two Instance* of my personal experience constrain tne to say that this was the course that should hnve been taken by the while race of the South at the beginning of emancipation, whleh I believe would have resulted In a satisfactory solution of the problem, and, ae separate and distinct races, we could have remained together In one common country and been a blessing to each other. Here in le where I emphatically affirm (hat we have failed In our duly to them. Ae a nation claiming to have a civil government, based upon democratic principles and republican In form, and f irofesslng the religion of the meek and owly Jams, whose gospel with lie mis sionary spirit I* world-wide In Its ap plication, we should not negleot to aid fn giving them an opportunity for mor al, religious and political training. I-et ms say that, on a political line, hla education has been right the reveres of what It should have been, and those who have need him as a voter are re sponsible for hln not being qualified nt this time to exercise the sacred right of thn elective franchise. I liuvo had some experience a* a candidal*, but 1 can truthfully aay I never sought hi* support by any corrupt means. We are sending consecrated men and women to Africa and other foreign fields, while we have nnd aro greatly neglecting the representatives of the rnco whoa* lot has been cast with our*. Here I think Is a good field for home mission work. At tills time, I suppose that Ood only known what Is to bo their final destiny, but let us strive to do all wo can to maka thorn a better and nore law-abiding people. Let us wise ly and fiudlcloualy guard agalnat every tendency, either publicly or criminally, that tends toward amalgamation of the races, and to aee that by law they have full protection of life and prop erty. Let u» cu-opeinte with and en courage ever>- laudable effort on the part of their wisest and beat men look- i iL-l. t.« s a dot InilnsNslallv thony Brown), who was my father's uiwnii/, win# re 111 y iMinvrM ox-t*amat*r. Hs left her a farm of DO acres, which was purchased after emancipation, with funds (MOO In gold) saved up while In ssrvltuds, from the sal* of fish, 'possums, and other gam*. Thla purchase was adjoining our old family homestead. Here she rssldstl until four years ago. Hli* sold It, and went to mak* tier horns with her sen. During liar stay there she was mad* to feel tree to com# to my homa when ever she wished. This slia would often do, and sometimes remain for months, and, being of Industrious habits, would not be satisfied unless employed at something pertaining to household af fairs. For such services, we would always pay her. There are others who are getting old that I might mention, but don't deem It necessary. Will ssy that should I ba living whan they pass sway I expect to see thtt they have a decent burial. * In conclusion, I wish to ssy, "tat the dead past bury Its dead," and wisely dealing with ths present, and hopefully looking to the future, let our wisest and best man of both races act Ju diciously, and co-operat* with each othor, and I believe they can and will rightly solve the problem. If what I have written, bearing upon ths ques tion, which, I assure all, are th* ex- K reunions of sn honest snd sincere can, merits the consideration of any may read, taka them tor what they ar« worth; otherwise, pass them Ing a na- hy unnoticed. Will say, being tlv* son of our beloved Georgia, that I am proud of th* noble past record she has mad*.In founding and perpetuating the great nnd good government be queathed to us by our torefnih of her Illustrious sons, where adorn th* pngs* of her hli-i" jually entitle* her to th* claim Ing th* Empire 8tat* of the 8 mention th* name* of aom>- worthy tone: Crawford, Lump Cobb*, Toomha, 8tev#ns, Bros nnd Gordon. Let ua hop* thin banner may ttlll wav* trlum over the "home of the free. » land of the brave," and that Q< from the ranks of her living Boh give us wlaa statesmen, who equal to tho present am-r K c successfully solve all Issues u th* peace and prosperity of m and nation, and whore * * new luster to her fair escub heot on* of old, 1 can ssy, "Batrent to leave thee, or to return fr. lowing after thee, for wlilih- goest I will go, and where tho eat 1 will lodge; thy people * my people, and thy Ood Where thou dlest, will I die. n will I be burled." Tour fellow- B. II. UK Flowery Branch, Ga., It. F. I No THE LOVERS OF ART. Who live In Attnnta will l« grntlflsd t| learn that Mr*. Edna Freeman. Georgs Freeman, tho waU-kno onre-famoua KnalMi portrait palntl and miniature ortlst. doce.v-.-.i. ha* Id rated In thla city. 8ho was P ysara ths pupil of Mr. Fream under hls direction had the finest advantages abroad. Mr*. Freeman i be seen every day at Motes' from 11 to 1. where sumi-le* work will always b* on exhlbtlon. me on the farm; has a family (wife and four children), la honest, reapect- trustful and duly appreciated by parted father to th# men who bad both while and black; Is a member of faithfully served him. He cam* fr-nt me colored Baptist chprrh: can writ* hla home la Os I sear ID* Sftt, to Malang reads th* BIM* readily- I think :a—.. * here t..» n.M ; eat J«, ' . idldren ahouid be provided with Ing to their betterment Industrially, morally or rellgloualy, and, whether os employer or master, take ths teaching of (loil'A holy word as our guide, and ua a laborer on the farm or elsewhere, or as servants In our Homes, pay them a Just compensation for their serv ices. nnd. In thl* way, gain their con fidence nnd esteem, hoping thereby to restore the frteminhlp that once ex isted between the two races. Could such be the result, I emphatically aay that I do not believe that we can ever get a better class of laborers, so well sdnpted to the farm and all other enterprise* that require manual-labor. It Is still pleasant from memory. In my declining years, lo revert back to scenes ond relations connected with ante-bellum days, when, In boyhood, I romped up and down the banks of th* Chattahoochee river, fishing and chas ing the ‘possum snd 'coon, or on th* farm, working side by side with the boy* of this race of people. There Ja still living, near me. In comfortable circumstances, with' her bon, a very aged negro woman whom I still delight to address as Aunt Rathe', and she In return to address me as Mars* Berrien. Hhe It was thst nursed me In baby hood, ana cooked for th* family. 8h* always speaks of our family as her white folks. From the best records ob tainable, she le supposed to be In the nineties, snd still retains a clear mem ory, and haa of late year* repeatedly said to me what she moat needed now was the grace of Ood to rapport her In old age. and that when death comas •he may get to a better world than thla. Away with Ihe false doctrine that "the n-xro la a brute nn-l ha- no I soul." 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