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The Progress of the Races
prepartion which he has made to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the abundant success which has attended his way for the short time he has been in the ministry, would easily ascribe to him the name of a modern Timothy.
“The Man Who Wins”
The man who wins is the man who works.
Who neither labor nor trouble shirks :
Who uses his hands, his head, his eyes;
The man who wins is the man who trie*.
CONCLUSION
The writer now comes to the end of his story, like all of us some day will come to the end of our journey. But if one has done well in the service of God and man, he may take a retrospective view of the past that will touch him to deepest and loftiest reminiscence. And as he goes on his way rejoicing, through the path of the just, which is as a shining light, he will catch a vision of the future, and of that, light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
If righteousness exalteth a nation, it will exalt a people or a race. It will do more to make the world better than a League of Nations or a World Court; it will recognize the independence of nations and assist them to make progress; it will stop imperialism and oppression, and even war.
I would therefore implore the colored people to have faith in God, cultivate a friendly spirit with all with whom you may come in touch, educate and acquire wealth. Doubtless you will then be in a position to demand all of the civil rights you are now deprived of in the United States of America.
I would exhort the races everywhere to accept the religion of Jesus Christ, the religion that brought peace on earth, good-will toward men, the religion that makes one pure and undefiled before God, the religion that detests hypocrisy, the religion that will eliminate prejudice and race discrimination, the religion that saved our fathers, the religion that will save the races and bless humanity in this world and in the world to come, the religion that loves God supremely and your neighbor as yourself.
Faith of our fathers, living still.
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword,
O how our hearts beat high with joy,
Whene’er we hear that glorious word.
Faith of our fathers, God’s great power Shall soon all nations win for thee;
And through the truth that comes from God,
Mankind shall then be truly free.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
Appendix
Bill Asks To Adjust Claims For Slaves Freed By Lincoln
Representative Larsen of Georgia Introduces Measure in Behalf of Citizens All Over Nation
lly the Associated Press.
The long quiescent claims of persons whose slaves were freed by Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation for property losses sustained under it might be brought before the Court of Claims under a bill introduced yesterday by Representative Larsen, Democrat, Georgia.
In introducing the measure, Larsen said that he had no monetary interest in the proposal, that his parents “never owned a slave or resided in the South until after the Civil War.”
The measure would confer jurisdiction upon the court to pass upon the claims.
Under it American citizens who were owners of slaves would be required to present proof of the value of their slaves “without reference to loyalty during the war period from 1861 to 1865, or prior or subsequent thereto.”
In a formal statement, the Georgian said passage of the measure would “only do justice to a class of citizens now residing in every State of the Nation whose rights have already been too long delayed.”
Decisions of the courts, both State and Federal, can be cited wherein slaves were held to be property, and while Mr. Lincoln undoubtedly had the right to deprive the citizen of such property upon the grounds of military expediency or necessity, still there is no reason why a person thus deprived of property should not be compensated for it,” Larsen said.
“Many of those who were thus deprived of property were either women and children, or persons decrepit from age, or temporarily residing in foreign countries who never raised a hand or uttered an unkind word against the Federal Government during this dreadful war. And, again, many who did fight against the Nation were forced to do so.
“The Constitution provides that no person shall be deprived of property without due process of law, nor private property taken for public use without just compensation. My sole purpose in seeking legislation is to obtain that legal adjustment of rights for American citizens which we do not deny to citizens of foreign countries, even though alien enemies.”
To the Editor of the Tribune, Sir:
A Bill to Pay Ex-Slave Holders The recent bill introduced in the House by the Honorable Representative from Georgia, asking the Congress to adjust the claims for the slaves freed by Abraham Lincoln, is nothing new in the history of this country. But it seems absurd at this late date to attempt to revive a dead issue. The ex-slave or his children would have no objection to this bill if the Representative had been kind enough to provide for the ex-slave’s services rendered to his