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THE OKLAHOMA SAFEGUARD.
Prcacher and Tcacher. 1894
Baptist Safeguard,
INTEREST
PEOPLE.
PrcAchcr-Safcrvar-t. - lift
Oklahoma Saiegaard. 1 0I
Vol. 12.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1905.
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The Oklahoma Safeguard. carefully. Survey the situation,
ana where the Holy spirit leads,
—_ you follow; and you will make
p.., 'I., . ,. no mistake. Sometimes the very
l,y j!iai! v° ,lon;t iikvwoui''
, the best president; if this should j
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C. A. Buchanan,
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J. w. Buchanan,
Editor.
- Manager.
- Solicitor.
W. H. Jernagfin, - Associate Editor,
* OKLAHOMA CUT, - - - OKLA.
Address a]] Communications to the Ok-
lahoma Sakkuuakd or the Editor, .182
West Harrison Avenue, Guthrie, Okla.
THE COMING
CONVENTION.
Negro Baptists In
London, England.
lay aside your selfish notions and
bow to the needs of the cause.
Sometimes the man you like
wants to be president but he is
not competent and would prove I
Bap,ist Preacllers From 'he
your friend a favor to help keep
him out, for you would be
ashamed of him after he gets in.
NEGRO MASONIC
MEETING CLOSES
Most Progressive Session in History
of Jurisdiction Ends in Perry
With Election
States Visit the World's Congress
In London, England.
Our
by
The Baptists of Oklahoma
Territory are getting things in
pretty good shape. Their Dis-
trict conventions are being held
all over the Territory preparato-
ry to the Territorial convent -111,
which convenes in the First
Baptist c hurch, Guthrie, 0. T.,
C. A. Buchanan pastor, Auir
28th to Sept. 4th.
Many tilings of interest are to _
be settled in this convention, j ican government, which
The Negro Business League of
which B. T. Washinton is pres-
ident, held its annual session in
New York last week. From the
accounts given in all the big
dailies of this country it ap-
pears that this organization is
destined to be the most power-
ful and influential one ever got-
ten ui) among Negroes. There
is nothing selfish in the promo-
ters of tins organization but the. Dr. E. C. Morris, the President of Our National Con
good of the masses ever before
vention, Arose to Make His Speech and the
Women Well Represented
Miss Borroughs of Louis-
ville, Kentucky.
thein. The organization is do-
ing more to give the Negro race
its standing in the business
world than all the other organ-
izations combined.
The Ijeague has the notice of
such men as Wanamaker, Roose-
velt, Cleveland and other bus-
iness men, as well as the polit-
ical leaders of the other race:and
the bringing of our business
men in contact and close con-
nection with the business men
and leaders of tlie other race,
can but work good for all the
race.
Again, this League is adver-
tising the true worth and merit
Nations of the. Earth Stood Up to
Give Him Honors as A Leader.
(BY P. E. FRISBY.)
CANNONSBt-RG, Miss.
Editor Oklahoma Safeguard
As it has been a long time since you have heard from me
through the columns of your paper I think it good, to send in a
few dots. i - ., .. .,,
'ti • i-i . , , | proved to be the gtilalQg post
i , §_you greeting by saying that beyond a shadow* of a Masonry in Oklahoma.-—Ex.
doubt the Negro proved himself the hero of the hour in the Bap-
tist World's Congress in the City of London, England, in the
month just closed.
Dispatch to the State Capital.
United P* rry. Okla., Aug. 18.—When the
afternoon session of the most worship-
ful St. John grand lodge of Oklahoma
and jurisdiction was called to order
yesterday afteronoou by Grand Master
Currin, the delegates enjoyed the cour
tesy of the white Odd Fellows of Perry,
extended by placing their cool, commo-
dious and well furnished ball at their
disposal. The Negro Masons of Okla
homa are greateful for the show of true
fraternal spirit.
Two recommendations of the grand
master which were adopted on yesterday
deserve public mention. One doubles
the endowment and the other makes it
a Masonic offense for any member of h
subordinate or the grand* lodge to canvass
for office. The report of the committee
on resolutions, urged thai the good of
the order of Free Masonry be the motive
force behind every official act, and set
forth ways and means by which the Ma
sonic temple will be erected.
The election of officers for the ensuing
Masonic year resulted as follows:
M. W. Grand Master, G. I. Currin.
Deputy G. M., T. N. Hayes.
Grand Senior Warden, Joseph Robb.
Grand Junior Warden, (J. II. Ford.
Grand Secretary, F. P. Bailey.
Grand Treasurer, Win. Harris.
.Secretary-Treasurer, M. B. A, C. F.
Johnson.
With almost only tears of gratitude
could the venerable grand master re-
spond to the lusty call for a speech after
the announcement of his unanimous
choice, follwing an election by a strong
majority. Wisdom, strength and beauty
- .. iL. Jl__ * Q|, jjegro
Overpower
The Sheriff
MOB SEIZED HENRY YOUNG
Progressive and
Harmonious
Meeting
At Perry, Oklahoma,
TOOK HIM TO BASS' PLANTATION
AND LYNCHED HIM.
QUIET AND ORDERLY AFFAIR
Masons Meet in Fifth Annual
Communication.
MURDERER OF EDWARD E. PER-
RY CONFESSED HIS CRIflE.
t,T ... . i ,The thirty-five Negro representatives from America, who
of the Negio race to the Amer- took an active part in the great Congress, did not only represent
will go| the2,110,000 Negro Baptists that are now in these Tinted State-
First of ail the Missionary qu ;r to set at naught the attack
tion, Co operation or no Co-op- made upon the
•ace as being a
shiftless and worthless set by
our enemies in the big daily pa-
pers of the Sonth.
Our business men should stick
to the League, and every year
dig deeper and deeper into the
„ , . t mysteries that keep our friends
oecond. rhe preaching of the at the North guessing about
gospel in Oklahoma.—Shall the
gospel be preached or, shall we
era tion.
We f«.vl that Oklahoma should
throw herself in line with the
majority of the other states on
this question and do what they
can to s]>eed the work of grace
on to sur-cess.
but fairly represented the 10,000,000 of,Negroes of this country
When Dr. E. C. Morris, the President of our National Con-
THE NEGRO
A BEAST
sit idly by and see the small
churches of the Territory stifled
and starved to death for the j Grand Master Currin, of this
^^lf.,nS1fanceVbe<;aUse th«>'i Masonic Jurisdiction was re-
are not able to support a preach-1 , , ,, , , , „ . , .
er and build houses of worship elected Grand Master to succeed
at the same time? Onr first i himself. This of itself shows
mission in the world is to see that his administration was a
that the gospel is preached to all; success, or so considered by the
ly those of our own household, 861 xlces means onwaid and up-
or we shall be counted worst! ward. There may have ap-
than infidels. peared a small opposition, but
1 hird. The President.—T h e from what we can hear, it was
zzzusfs* wr r t ,h:r * ^
ance, for it. is lie who shall give th(' customs that now prevail
tone and color to your future, in a great many Jurisdictions tc
We want a man first converted allowone man to stay eternally in
and full of the Holy Ghost, but office.
not so full that, he will allow the r., ,, 1 m , ,
cup to run oyer and waste the I &ldud Mastw> herels ourm~
holy oil in fruitless places.
Second. We want a man that
is a Baptist sound to the core
and without mixture. A man
who knows the needs of the
Baptists in Oklahoma and will
push forward to supply their
needs and not their wants.
Third. We want an educated
man. We mean that kind of logan County Elected Twenty-five
an education that steadies the; Delegates
head and gives a clear insight
011 things eternal. We mean! Last Wednesday, about two
that kind of an education that: o'clock, p. nr., according to the
■makes the man fear God, love J call, the primary convention of
His church and will do right re- j Logan county to select delegates
gardless of men or devils. j to the Inter-Territorial Negro
Fourth. We want an honest Statehood convention met at the
man, who will not sell out the City Hall. T. D. Jackson was
whole cause of Christ and the elected chairman and S. Ridley
Baptist family to meet his own secretary. After the object of
selfish ends. the meeting was stated, some
Fifth. We want a progress- notable addresses were deliver-
ive man. A man whose mind (J(i, then the following delegates
tends upwards, onward and ever j were elected:
keeping abreast with the times. T. D. Jackson, G. N. Perkins,
Sixth. We don't want that D. G. Franklin, R. B. Brown,'
man who is seeking simply the; W. R. Beamer,C. A. Buchanan,
office. Thev are sometimes found G. H. Spraings, G. W. Chad
vention, arose to make his sjieech the Nations of the earth arose!
and stood up to give him honor, and to acknowledge'that be pre-
sides over the largest Christian body in the world. Just to bis Edward AtkinSOll Arraigns
right sat Dr. R. H. Boyd, our giant and pioneer of our National o .u
Publishing Board. When this great man was concluding hF Southern Negro Policy,
speech there was a thrilling applause tliaUasted ,4>al minutes,'
when it was understood that he was managing the largest publish
, ,, , . - n w . , mg house of any Negro concern iu the world. This impressive Edward Atkinson, or Boston, lm-
wnetner there is really anything demonstration brought about the beautiful nicture of the T ion m,l Ilalien issue w'"' thc allth°r °r a boo
111 the Negro or not. j the Russian Bear fawnin.. at ti,., iw .• ,, i [)"l.ll«hed in St. Louis, entitled ••ti.
The Most Worshipful Saints
John Grand Lodge of the Okla-
homa Jurisdiction was called to
order at high noon on Wednes-
day, Aug. 16, by Deputv Grand
Master H. Beadel in the Hall of
('herokee Lodge No. 37. at Per-
One Hundred (lood Citizens of Desofa County i Ll (lite fitlie Graild Master
Quietly Took Him Prom Skerltf Wither., aS notified of tile
, opening of the Grand Lodge and
.nd Ju.t ... Quietly strun* Him up. escorted to the chair. Bros. c.
without Theatrical incident. H. Ford, John H. Level and A
: S. Nixon were appointed a com-
mittee on credentials. Bro. Win.
LAKE CORMORANT, Miss., Aug. Of Alpha No. 1 was ap
16.—Ileury Young, the negro who shot pointed a reporter for all news-
and killed Edward E. Perry on thc Bass papers. Pending the rcDOrt of
l imitation near here Sunday morning, the Cimmiittow \ r,' !
wa. hanged by an armed mob at the committee HrO. A. B. Whit-
scene of his crime al 0 o'clock tonight. - & very excellent and
He confessed to his guilt, hut pleaded pertinent address on practical
that he did not intend to kill Mr. Perrx. masonary. After thc onr-ini/i*
but did so accidentally while thev were tion of tho ttrinTl 1 L ti t
scuffling tor thc pAssession of a pistol IV?1 °r}'} 'V1',111,1 Lodge the ad-
The mob was quiot and orderly, was ^ Master Was
composed of the best citizens of HeSotu i read by his secretary, Hon. D.
County, and conducted the hanging in It YV. Lewis of Kingfisher Thft
thoroughly efllcient and courteous man-' ,J . «? . •
ner. There was no noise, no drinking,
But, in the midst of this great gathering of the nations there lhat is '"l| a deccndant or
appeared a strange feature in the eves of the civilized world and A,d?m "'!'11;vu' '"'1is
that was to see tKe South,.-n. wh|ten,an go 5.000 miles from bis I!? the'SjETor"hu^bdigS" ThU
home to represent nothing but his white skin, and the Southern hook Mr. Atkinson denounces as a pari
Moloch ot race prejudice. Is it not strange indeed to see the "f thl' P"11"1'"1 machinery employed to
Southern white man of this country so far behind in civilization (lep.rivc ,'I|C Nl'Kroes 01 lhe South of
WhUeSrH^oChrt'Xv^h fhe Congress but his ^Mtkinson contends that the dis-
nitC skin, lie OU^IlI toha\e had sense enough to know that it I rrancbiaement of the southern Hegroes
is the mind and matter t.iat make men, and not his skin. And wrongs not only the Negroes them
Negro Statehood Conven
tion at Muskogee, Aug-
ust 21, 1902.
to be selfish and dangerous men. I wick, 1). C. Spencer, Thomas
Give us the man who,like David, Young, E. I. Saddler, Walter
out upon the plains looking af-1 Epperson, S. D. Russell, B. F.
tor the sheep: God called him Butler, A. K. Young, J. W.
in and made him king over Isra- Walker, H. Reed, S. R. Cas,si-
el and Judea. God never makes ns, W. H. McCarver, S. R.
a mistake but, men do. Rushic, King W. Wells. G. A.
Seventh. Don't give us a man Windsor and H. Lyle.—Ex.
who has broken down ill poli-
tics and now seeks to break
down the church of God. Don't
give us a man who is as full of
political tricks as a Texas steer.
If you do, he will, in time, ruin
your convention and bring you
into public disgrace and ever-
lasting shame. Don't give the
■man the office because he wants
it Fools sometimes rush in
where angels fear to tread. Con-
sult God. Look over the field
FAIR NOTICE.
Parties expecting to attend
the Territorial Convention at
Guthrie. Aug. 28th, Sept. 4th,
will please send in their names
to pastor Buchanan so as to
have homes assigned them by
time of their arrival.
C. A. Buchanan, Pastor.
man who attempts to represent the Fatherhood of God and ignore! !!orth"""nl>1,1
^;h°od P^hing is weak and faulty. Tost IT"
of our white preachers of the South are like the Democratic party"
It has tailed to run this Government every since the death of
thomas Jefferson, from the fact its administration is too narrow
to run this Government.
ground 1 am not," etc. Well, he made the subject so interesting
until he made us all see ourselves in the mirror. ' But while I sat
lookmg, a!I of a sudden the picture changed; and I looked at on,
half as much in-
southem white
ntinuing along this line of
argument Mr. Atkinson, in the current
.North American Review, says.
"Thc States of Louisana. Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Caro
no firing of guns, no refinement of cruel
ty; just a plain, simple matter-of-fact
hanging, such as Judge Lynch holds on
the plains of the West. In the crowd
that witnessed the execution were a
number of negroes, who approved' of it
and expressed satisfaction at the right-
eousness and neatness of the job—The
Commercial Appeal.
Here is another picture of
Mississippi's conduct, which has
grown to such magnitude that
it occurs almost daily. It does,
appear to us that these horrible
scones are enough to make any
people of refinement and relig-
ion blush. They say that the
lynching was committed by the
best citizens of Desoto County.
Well! If the best citizens have
denounced law and order, and
address was partly in the nature
of a report of fhe administration
of his office during the past Ma-
sonic year and also encouched
some very pertinent recommen-
dations. Two deserve special
mention. One doubles the en-
dowment of the M. R. A. and
the other makes a Masonic of-
fense for any member of the
Grand Lodge to use the mails in
canvassing for office. The ad-
dress was well written. The
thoiiglrt was expressed in well
chosen Masonic phraseology and
read in a manner impressive of
its thought and becoming ,
sentiment. Committees were ap-
pointed, covering the work to be
done by the Grand Lodge. The
white Odd Fellows of Perry
nr - "v** ■ ? i ix&ftssshSL tsr
to appeal to. Now that the best I ■ ■ at % dlsI,osal of the (ira"d
citizens '
lync
thcflpHIHI .«*„ „ 11C,C, the g f tl d
shall we appeal for help for the ines],ective of color
outrages committed upon us t)n the ^ (jf
1 here is but one more thing left a banquet was given in the hall
for the Negro to do and that is, j of the local lodge by the Masons
get nd of his possessions and 0f the town and the Sisters of
move into other sections where j the Eastern Star. A blustering
he can have the right to be tried wind and rain came to drive the
by jury for his crimes. They j banqueters from the table and
say that a number of Negroes leave the toasts still "on tap."
witnessed the execution and Oil the morning of the s„eond
gave their approval of it, etc. day, the bearing of reports of
Yes, and if we had been stand-1 committees was continued. Com-
ability was
appeal to. Now that the best i'" > 'J, 'i'i, ■ ,'ra.nt'
itizens have gone into the !^i J of SCT -M8 ^
rnching business, and thev are nv.,,., ' , House,
le upholders of the law. where ,1 ' .essnf H? "fs "x^nded by
n«ii w„ or,,..,,.) f„,.i„.i,. f.„. ti.„ the press of the city and the cit-
nunua, ucui um, DOUin l^aro- I • ^ ll v. 1 .
lina and North Carolina i.ow elect, by mg there, knowing those people j mendable busineu, „aa
counting distrancbised Negroes, twenty- as we do know them, we too j shown iu the reports of the Coill-
six representatives in congress out or would have given our approval, niittees on Grand Secmtfli v'a
fltty-tive. This number, twenty-six. Is To hjwp dnnn ntWwion wau to ' , f , W,dnV oecretaiV S,
iu excess or the number to which they , «ave done otherwise was to Grand Treasurer's and Sec'y-
wouid have been entitled under the bave swung to a limb, and those Treas. M. }{. A.'s Report. Tlie
census or 1900 on their white population Negroes knew it. Yet they I election of Grand Officers came
counted separately, | would have the outside world on the afternoon, of the second
1 suppose thsti---—"-.■Jgroeswerein day with the following results:
hite wo- j the northern states will submit to this I sympathy with the movement. .VI. W . Grand Master, S. I.
To Dinner With B. T. Washington
JOHN WANAMAKER AND HIS DAUGHTER GIVE
SARATOGA A SURPRISE.
Ilial the people ot these states will not
remedy the evil and restore the traucbise
without distinction ot race, under such
conditions of educational or property
qualifications as may to cach ot them be
deemed suitable.
MANY WANT INDIAN LAND.
of the most heineous deeds ever done to a human being from this P"1'1,'''"1 lea(k'r« of the states believe that the \<
StTaNStt6 had T"- ft0 ^ overtaJte? ^ -hite' S "LSZ ti I sympathy wSh thS
man and a JNegro \\ho had eloped together, and how that the! uisp rity, after it has been made plain
white woman was turned loose and given to her parents, and the
Negro put in jad to be turned over to a mob, as it does appear
that the jail houses in the South are in league with the mob
f hen 1 saw mother picture, and the subject was in these
words: If I were a white man, and lam not," that whenever
any of the citizens of the State of Arkansas violated any of its
laws by mutual agreement, they would be punished by the law
and not that some should be turned loose and some put in iail to
await the action of a mob.
Ah! my white brother! You cannot preach a whole gospel
until you preach a gospel that represents the brotherhood of man
as well as the Fatherhood of God.
^ ours for the Human Familv,
P. E. FR1SBY.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Lawton, Okla., Aug.—-Indian Agent
Kanlett states that inquiries are coming
"It will, however, be very certain
that, when it has been made plain that
^Tale-l^r^^lhet^es^at I ^ P" " .v regard
many representatives as now stand for 'nK the leasing of the pasture reserved
the disfranchised Negroes, the same' for agricultural purposes. From these,
political leaders who have been so keen
to get them disfranchised will become an
keen to have the franchise extended as
widely as possible, without regard to
race or color, in order that they may
possibly maintain their present number
of re; r >fniatives iu congress and their
Currin, Dover; Deputy Grand
Master, T. N. Hayes, El Reno;
S. Senior Warden, Joseph Rabb,
Hennessey: B. Junior Warden,
C. H. Ford, Guthrie; Grand Sec-
retary, F. F. Bailey. Hennessey;
Grand Treasurer, VVm. Harris,
Hennessey; Sec'y-Treas. M. B.
A., C. F. Johnson, Perry.
The Grand Master was deeply
grateful for his re-election, ft
was quite impressive to see a
man of huge frame, tall and
strong, tremble in tears.
Tlk. evening session of the last
proportional number of representati'
in the electoral college."—Ex.
to gether with the letters received by
department of the interior, it is estimat
ed that this opening will increase the pop-
ulation of comanche county by 15,(XX) w
bonaflde farmers, for the greater part cf day was^ spent in the "Lodge of
♦his 480,(X)U acre reserve lies iu this county. Sorrow. I he session of the
It is also officially estimated that th<- (jTaild Lodge thus closed was
average rental on this land will be 50! the largest, MlOSt intelligent and
| cents per cent, doubling
I thc land.—State Capital.
the income of
JOHN WANAMAKER AD-
DRESSES NEGRO BUSI-
NESS LEAGUE.
The Negro Educator of Tuskegee Walks Into the great Dining Room of the ^'k' *\UgU"1 18 -John W,na'
maker addressed the convention of the
nited States hotel with Mrs. Barclay Warburton. Negro business league today, telling the
„ v , ,, ^ ! Negro business men that their success
aAUAl UUA, A. l., Aug. 14. 1 he appearance or Booker T. Washington at had no dependence on the color He
dinner yesterday in the great dining room of thc United States hotel caused a mild i aid in nart
- lation among the diners. Mr. Washington was the guest ot John Wanamaker I .
I ostniaster General. He acted as an escort for Mrs Barclay Warburton Mr * be very existence of this business
Wanamakcr's daughter. ' league is to me an indictment against
1 -fli *"namaker walked to the table with J it. E. Roberts As they walked ' exploitation of progress by chance, tavor-
down the long line, every eye was directed upon the Ncero educator and The for.,, .V. v ' " .
er cabinet officer. Many of those present recognized them and there was a general rsj mpathy. ion cannot afford
buzz of conuneut and a craning of necks. t0 st0P a single minute in order to be-
Mr. Washington preached here three times yesterday. lie preached first in the come the ward of the nation."
c'hurch, then in the Baptist and later in the African Methodist church. The league re-elected Bookc T. Wash-
ton as president.—Ex.
Money To Loan.
N. J. C. JOHNSON,
Notary Public,
<^Real Estate Agent
Negotiate loans on Farms and
Cliuttles at clicap late. Make deeds
mortgages, contracts and passing on
titles a specialty. Parties desiring
to locate in Guthrie, or Oklahoma
would do well to call on him for
bargains.
Address, Lock Box 162,
GUTHRIE, OKLA.
Bamford Building,
Uuoma Nos. 7 and H.
most progressive in the history
of the Jurisdiction, in the opin-
ion of those who have been pres-
ent from the beginning. Fra-
ternal greetings were sent from
the Indian Territory, Missouri,
Maryland, Florida Jurisdictions.
More than three hundred dol-
lars came into the hands of the
Grand Treasurer at this Grand
sitting. The Secretary Treasur-
er of the Masonic Benefit Asso-
ciation reported six hundred in
the Treasury after all claims
were paid.
FLOOR NOTES.
"The African Lion" is a stick-
ler for law and the personfica-
tion of insistence. It takes both
to win.
(COMTIMUED OX FOl'BTH PA,IK.)
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