The colored visitor, Volume 1, Number 3, Logansport, Cass County, 1 August 1879 — Page 4

TX3CE OOZ-OIBBID 'VISITOie.

The Colored Visitor.

service was held in the First'Prcshyterian church, Rev. L. M. Schofield pastor, in which the city pastors were invited to unite. Bishop Wayman preached the sermon, which proved to be one of the bishop’s happiest efforts.

a destitute and forlorn condition, shoeless, his wearing apparel all but worn out; the time of the mortgage having expired and his farm about to .be sold to satisfy interest and principal; everything going to decay for want of attention. He finds his wife all that is left to him by a merciful God, who has waited all these long, weary months to realize the expectations of their last separation —the event of an emigrant.

Many thanks to the reporter of “Colored Items” for stating the reason the Visitor was not out on time last Friday. If you want a first-class stiave, go to Mr. B. Brooks, on Broadway, opposite the Murdock Hotel. There you will find the old veterans.

pretty generally scattered throughout State. Some have been sent upon lands in Waubunsee county; some to the Dunlap colony in Morris couuty; some to Hodgeman county, and many others scattered in almost every direction, wherever their labor was needed or demanded. With those that are pow here it is difficult to say, at this writing, what will be done. The funds of the association beingexhausted, it is apparent that they will have quite a hard time, but it is hoped that money will be soon forthcoming. The chief cause of it being withheld at present can easily be traced to the lying meanness of such papers as the Kansas City Times. That paper is filled almost every day with the vilest abuse of all persons connected with the relief board, and its matchless lying, is only equalled by its miserable hatred 01 every man, woman and child on earth who happened to be black instead of white. In conclusion, we would say plainly to our poor people in the South, it is a bad plan to move to Kansas without money. If you can bring one or two hundred dollars with you, come on, but if you will be entirely helpless after you get here, it would be wise to wait until a little money can be obtained. The people of Kansas have done most nobly, but there is an end to all things, and their willingness to give to this cause there is of necessity a limit. We love our race, and this love causes us to say to all its members, it is not wise to move to a new country without money.

Logansport, Ind Aug. 7, 7879.

A handsome collection was taken up in the interest of the African Methodist Episcopal church, anil thus closed the services of dedication day, a day that will lie remembered as the grandest of all days in the history of African Methodistism in Northern Indiana.

Colored Citizen.

The Refugees in Kansas.

We daily receive letters from all parts of the country asking questions concerning the colored people who have come to Kansas this spring and summer, and to give a general answer to all such inquiries we write this article: For the past four or five years colored people in considerable numbers have been coming to this State, but their coming attracted no more attention than that of other nationalities, until when they, in large numbers and destitute condition, brought their coming directly before the people of the State in such a manner as to produce considerable excitement, and in some quarters much bad feeling was excited and decided opposition expressed. All of this, however, had no effect whatever toward stopping the influx of these poor destitute refugees; they kept on coming, and are still doing the same thing. As soon as the matter was brought to the attention of our noble-hearted Governor, he joined in with others to organize a relief association, the object being to render temporary aid to the destitute until such time as they could provide for themselves. At first money and clothing in abundance came in from all directions, until the first tour or five thousand were pretty well provided for. But for the last two months very little money has been received, and, as a natural result, the treasury of the association is now empty, and the officers of the relief board are now unable to render any further aid to either those of the refugees who have been here for some time nor to those who are daily arriving, and to speak right out in plain English, unless the great-hearted people of the North again pour out their money there will necessarily be great suffering among this people, and that right soon, to say nothing of their fate this winter. To this date, counting from last March, there have been about, in round numbers, six thousand arrived in this State; that is, about that number have been taken notice of by the relief board. In answer to the question what has been done with these people, we answer, they have been

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A Row Among the Runners.

Monday night Bishop Wayman delivered his celebrated lecture in answer to Col. Ingersoll’s attack on the Bible, at the Murphv hall, to an appreciative audience, and at a late hour left on the eastern bound train for his home in Baltimore.

The parties are Worth, Adams and Wilbur. There were no knocks and no blood shed. The result was they were before ’Squire Shaff’rey and Arthur Worth was fined for provoking an assault; plead guilty; fined $9.75. Wilbur plead guilty on the Same charge; fin ell $14.50. Now, I wish some one would tell why Mr. Wilbur had to pay $14.50. Was it because he was so unfortunate as to be a colored man. I thought that the law in this country did not discriminate in regard to color or race. Mr. Wilbur is a respectable colored man, and those others are what you might call strainers —depend altogether on running for hotels and trying to bluff some one there, big hullys in his mind. All the way they can be noticed is by theii disgraceful ways, and because a first-class runner came here and beat them, they want to impose upon him.

The warmest thanks of the pastor and members of the church, as well as the friends ol the A. M. E. church generally, are due to the generous citizens, pastors and members of the leading churches for the interest manifested in the religious elevation of the race.

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Aspirations of an Emigrant.

Where nature has so fully developed itself and filled the breast of man with unnatural desire, it is then that his roving spirit becomes disturbed with wild desire to see and crown himself with the riches of earth and burden tomankind. When the farmer of the earth becomes entangled with this mode of emigration, and his capital sufficient, and his aspirations uncontrollable, being the owner of a small but valuable farm, his first idea strikes him that a small amount, secured by mortgage to a land broker, would be all that would he required. This is the idea of the ever-grasping farmer is at present fulfilled, time set for his tour •of inspection, and his flattering ideas at present at an end. At last the time of departure is almost upon him, and the flattering ideas having been gathered from first one and then another of these land sharks, that have but a short time ago taken a mortgage upon his valuable farm and farming utensils, and only a small claim upon all that life holds dear is left this emigrant pf but a few short hours, is the loving wife, who is sickened at heart and is almost on the verge of beseeching him to stay, with a wistful gaze she turns to him ami asks, “John, for whom is this step taken?” fie turns with a smile, and seems to answer, “It’s all for thee.” With a depressed heart she goes to the lone chamber and beseeches the Master in prayer. He imprints the kiss of truth, love and trust, with whom only knows the sting of separation (can value the recollections of this imprint), and he turns from her, waves a last adieu, and is lost to sight. Days come and weeks go by, and at last months have passed, and no tidings have come to the almost distracted wife. Yet she waits patiently, and hopes the day will bring to her word that he whom she has waited Long and;'trusted will sooti rectum. Almost a year has gone by, and the one for whom weary watching has only just begun has traveled from place to place, with the idea that he would find what had been pictured out to him by the managers of excursions and the loaners of funds. At last this farmer settles upon a small claim, and improvements are commenced with a dull, saddened, wearied spirit. At last he casts himself upon the silent and undisturbed soil of the tar west, and the reflections of the past are but a reproach to the memory of former days. At last he is at memory of home. The many unreceived letters, with love traced in every line, have suffered to do their duty, wholly on account of insufficient postage. At last he turns his *teps homeward disappointed, with exaggerated notions, a penniless pocket and numberless miles from home. He reaches his destination in

A. M. E. Church Dedication.

At the Colored Agricultural Association to be held on the Exposition Grounds, at Indianapolis, commencing August 26, 1879, a special premium will be given to the best dialled company of colored Knight Templars. Contest to take place on Thursday, at three o’clock, p. m. For further particulars see circular, which will be sent free ot postage, on application being made to N. M. Hill, No. 116 north Alabama street, Indianapolis, Ind.

Sunday, July 20th, was the occasion of the dedication of the African M. E. church in this city. The large and beautiful lot on which the building now stands was purchased some fifteen years since from the late Hon. D. D. Pratt, and a neat little chapel erected, under the administration of Rev. W. S. Lankford, and was dedicated to the service of •Almighty God by the late Rev. W. R.. Revels, M. D., free from encumbrance.

We are in hopes that all who are in favor of a Masonic Lodge here will report or give their names to Mr. Charles Gray, at Mr. Parker’s barber shop, on Broadway. Now, get to work and let us all put our heads together and we can have one of the nicest lodges in the State. We have got six or seven good Masons here, and all wc will have to do is to take one step, and they will meet us half way. Mr. Gray has some names now, and we don’t want any but those who can come well recommended. We are in hopes that our young men will wake up to a sense of duty.

The colored population having increased considerable since the war, the little chapel was no longer sufficient to accommodate the congregation.

BROADWAY

BARBER SHOP.

No. 410 Broadway, up Stairs.

About three years since, Rev. H. H. Thompson, the present pastor, was appointed to the charge, and at once commenced the work preparatory to the enlargement of the building. Like Nehemiah, he resolved to build; and like him, also, he was surrounded with a little faithful band, who, though a few in number, “had a mind to work.” With the assistance of kind friends, the work has been completed—a nice little chapel, 60x40 feet, with a lecture roonn 36x30 feet, finished up in modern style. The cordiality with which the bishop and ministers were received by the city pastors is without parallel in the history of Logansport. At 10130 o’clock a. m. Rev. R. O. Post, of the Broadway Presbyterian church, invited Bishop Way man to occupy his pulpit, and had him to share the hospitalities of his .house, by dining with his highly educated, refined and Christian family.

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Is it because of the color of a man that he don’t get justice? We have two hotel runners here, and one is a colored man. The white man is somewhat jealous because the colored man is a great deal the best runner, and he was throwing slurs all the time. Mr. Wilbur got tired of his slang and gave him a good welt on the noggin. Arthur had him a n ested, and the whole thing cost him $2o, and Mr. Wilbur had Arthur arrested for provoking an assault, and that was thrown but of court. We think that it must be something in the color after all. Mr. Wilbur has proved himself to be a gentleman, and the other has proved himself a villian. Is there no justice for a colored man in this State? The social at A. D. Ashworth’s was a success, and those who were not in attendance missed the treat of the season. Mr. Ashworth always makes a success of whatever he goes at. The officers of the church owe many thanks to Mr. Ashworth for his benevolence. He will always be successful in whatever he undertakes, because he is always ready to take hold of whatever is to help the good work on.

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At the same hour the Rev. W. H. Lankford, of Richmond, occupied the pulpit of the Rev. A. W. Hawkins, of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, where he received the utmost attention, and shared the greatest possible kindness.

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The pulpit of the African M. E. church was occupied by Rev. W. R. Hutchinson at 10:30 o’clock a. m. At 3 p. in. a large and very intelligent mixed audience assembled at the new chapel to witness the dedicatory services, which were conducted by Bishop Alexander W. Way man, D. D., assisted by Revs. Lankford, Thompson, Hutchinson, and others. The bishop announced as his text Math. 28: 30: “Lo! I am with you always,” &c. The discourse was well-timed, able and instructive; and upon the whole, reflected great credit 011 the race and connection. • The collection amounted to about one hundred 'dollars, and the chape! was dedicated most solemlv to the serviceof Almigty God.

We are in hopes that all subscribers and advertisers will excuse us for the failure of our last issue. It was on account of sickness. In our next issue will be some interesting letters from Africa. •

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