,,life ,,of ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 78,,the ,,black ,,spurgeon407 ,,pastor ,,mt4 ,,olivet ,,baptist ,,church1 ,,new ,,york ,,city4 ,,by ,,silas ,,xavier ,,floyd1 ,a4 ,m4 ,,with ,,an ,,introduction ,,by ,,robert ,,stuart ,mac,a,r,t,h,u,r1 ,d4 ,d4 ,,nashville1 ,,tenn43 ,,national ,,baptist ,,publishing ,,board4 #aijb4 ,copyrighted #aijb1 ,by ,silas ,xavier ,floyd1 ,a4 ,m4 ,illustration3 ,,dr4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker1 #dd ,,years ,,of ,,age4 ,,introduction4 ,there is no species of literary composition more difficult than the writing of a good biography4 ,biographers are under a great temptation at times to create1 or at least to magnify1 the virtues of their subjects2 and the temptation is not less on other occasions to deny1 or greatly to minify1 their vices4 ,the biographies of ,holy ,scripture are models of biographical literary production4 ,inspired writers neither extenuate the defects nor magnify the excellencies of their subjects2 extenuating nothing on the one hand1 they do not1 on the other1 set down aught in malice4 ,the excellence of the inspired writings in this regard differentiates them from the uninspired writings of any country or century4 ,but while to biographize is a confessedly difficult task1 it is at the same time universally admitted to be a form of literary production of great value1 when properly executed4 ,a biography is generally understood to be the history of the life1 actions and character of a particular person2 it is that form of history proper whose subject is described in the facts and events of his individual experience4 ,carlyle1 in his 8,sartor ,resartus10 says3 8,biography is by nature the most universally profitable1 universally pleasant of all things40 ,he also elsewhere says3 8,there is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography1 the life of a man40 ,he has frequently expressed the idea that history is biography2 that the history of any nation is the story of the lives of its great men4 ,in a profound sense this statement is literally true4 ,we thus see that peculiar ability is required accurately to write the life of any representative man4 ,his forbears for many generations ought to be accurately known2 his environment1 in all its essential characteristics1 ought to be thoroughly mastered4 ,the times partly make men1 and men partly make their time2 each acts and reacts upon the other4 ,neither can be exhaustively described independent of the other4 ,the difficulty of writing good biographies is so great that comparatively few great biographies have been written4 ,all the world is familiar with the unique biography of ,johnson by ,boswell4 ,it has excited hearty laughter1 while it has imparted valuable information4 ,lockhart's ,life of ,scott and ,lady ,holland's ,life of ,sydney ,smith1 fill almost a unique place in biographical literature4 ,g4 ,otto ,trevelyan's ,life of ,lord ,macaulay and ,hallam ,tennyson's ,life of his father are among the more recent and valuable illustrations of the biographical literature of modern times4 ,the word biography comes from two ,greek words1 bios1 life1 and graphein1 to write4 ,in order that there should be a good biography1 it is necessary1 therefore1 that there should be a life nobly lived1 and a writer competent to describe it in fitting terms4 ,in the biography of ,rev4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 by ,rev4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd1 ,d4 ,d41 both these conditions are excellently met4 ,by his careful literary training1 his wide experience as a writer1 and his intimate knowledge of the history of ,dr4 ,walker1 ,dr4 ,floyd is eminently fitted to write a readable account of ,dr4 ,walker's life and work4 ,he has been associated in newspaper1 pastoral and evangelistic work with ,dr4 ,walker for the past twenty years4 ,when ,dr4 ,walker was business manager of the ,augusta ,sentinel1 ,dr4 ,floyd was its editor2 and when ,dr4 ,walker resigned the pastorate of the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church in ,augusta1 ,ga41 ,dr4 ,floyd became his successor4 ,he thus has had unusual opportunities to study ,dr4 ,walker's public and private life day by day for nearly a quarter of a century4 ,dr4 ,floyd is a graduate of ,atlanta ,university1 ,georgia1 from which institution he received the degree of ,a4 ,m41 three years after his graduation4 ,for three years he was employed by the ,international ,sunday ,school ,convention as one of its ,field ,workers in the ,south4 ,he is at present in the employ of the ,american ,baptist ,publication ,society as a ,missionary for ,georgia and ,alabama4 ,the degree of 8,doctor of ,divinity0 was conferred upon him by ,morris ,brown ,college1 ,atlanta1 ,ga41 ,june #d1 #aijb4 ,there is probably no other ,negro in the ,united ,states1 and perhaps no other in the world1 who is a better subject for a biography than ,charles ,t4 ,walker4 ,many will affirm that ,booker ,t4 ,washington is the most prominent representative of his race in ,america2 doubtless1 in his special department of effort for his people1 he is the representative ,negro4 ,but all intelligent men1 black or white1 familiar with the facts1 will say that ,dr4 ,walker is the ablest ,negro preacher and pastor in the ,united ,states4 ,his racial characteristics are so strongly emphasized that the most bitter opponent of his race cannot attribute his acknowledged ability as thinker1 writer and preacher to any interfusion of white blood in his veins4 ,he is a ,negro in every drop of his blood4 ,dr4 ,walker had careful training as a preparation for the work of the gospel ministry4 ,too many men1 both white and black1 rush into the ministry with quite inadequate preparation4 ,the time has come when the apostolic injunction1 8,lay hands suddenly on no man10 must be literally obeyed4 ,this injunction is especially important in its relation to preachers and pastors of ,negro churches4 ,they are the natural and powerful leaders of their people4 ,this is a transition period for the millions of the ,negro race in ,america4 ,tremendously important racial problems are now demanding solution4 ,whites and blacks1 both ,north and ,south1 must have great patience with one another in the presence of these pulsing problems4 ,right solutions will eventually come2 and all men must remember that no question is settled truly until it is settled rightly4 ,dr4 ,walker has been an earnest student ever since his school days4 ,he has traveled widely1 read extensively and thought profoundly4 ,in all these respects he has set a good example to all preachers and pastors4 ,there is no standing still in professional life4 ,if a man does not advance1 he must retrograde2 if he does not grow up1 he must grow down4 ,every preacher is like a man on a bicycle--he must go on constantly or go off speedily4 ,dr4 ,walker's ministry in ,new ,york has been remarkable for pulpit power and for practical results4 ,his ministry in this city is a distinct accession to the pulpit force of the entire church1 irrespective of denominational divisions and creedal distinctions4 ,perhaps in the entire history of the city no pastor of any church ever had so many accessions to the membership of his church in the same length of time as ,dr4 ,walker has had4 ,a great future still awaits his ministerial labors4 ,marvellous possibilities are before his race in ,america4 ,booker ,washington1 ,dr4 ,walker1 and a few great ,negroes1 are wisely training their people for a noble future2 they are teaching their people that the time for pitying them1 and coddling them1 as well as for abusing1 not to say lynching1 them has passed1 never to return4 ,they must take their place as men and women among the men and women of the hour4 ,they are to be neither babied nor bullied2 neither petted nor pampered2 they ought only to expect and demand simple justice2 on their behalf these great leaders demand nothing more1 and they will be satisfied with nothing less4 ,to deny them simple justice would be an unspeakable reproach to the dominant race in ,america4 ,dr4 ,walker's greatest days as preacher and pastor are still in the future4 ,that he and his race may worthily perform their whole duty1 and grandly attain their high destiny is the sincere desire of every true man1 earnest patriot1 and devout ,christian4 ,this volume ought to be widely circulated and generally studied4 ,it will give genuine inspiration to all men1 white or black1 who are struggling for higher and better things for time and eternity4 ,its general circulation will greatly help the ,negro toward the realization of his laudable ambitions as a man1 a citizen and a churchman4 ,robert ,stuart ,mac,arthur4 ,study1 ,cavalry ,baptist ,church1 ,new ,york4 ,,dedication4 ,to ,,the ,,young ,,men ,,of ,,the ,,negro ,,race ,,in ,,america ,this ,volume ,is ,respectfully ,dedicated by ,,the ,,author4 ,,preface4 ,for the combination of shrewd common sense1 fine executive ability1 ready speech1 genial acceptance of conditions1 optimistic faith in the future of his race and self-sacrificing zeal in their behalf1 ,booker ,t4 ,washington stands easily first among the nine million ,negroes of ,america4 ,the greatest claim that has yet been made by the ,negro in ,english ,literature1 according to the most competent critics1 has been made by ,paul ,laurence ,dunbar1 who1 for the first time in our language1 has given literary interpretation of a very artistic completeness to what passes in the hearts and minds of a lowly people4 ,the greatest claim that has been made by the ,negro in the field of scholarship has been made by ,w4 ,e4 ,burghardt ,du,bois1 ,ph4 ,d41 the eminent sociologist4 ,but not more certain is it that ,washington stands first in the list of ,negro educators1 and ,dunbar first in the list of ,negro poets and literary men1 and ,du,bois first among scholars1 than that the ,rev4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 who is popularly called 8,the ,black ,spurgeon10 stands first among eminent and successful ,negro preachers4 ,dr4 ,walker's father died the day before ,dr4 ,walker was born4 ,his mother died when he was only eight years old4 ,the first seven years of his life he was a slave4 ,becoming an orphan one year after emancipation1 the years of his youth and young manhood were years of great hardship and privation4 ,in this respect1 his early life resembled that of other distinguished men of humble origin who have been a power in the world1 and whose names have an honorable place on the pages of history4 ,the prophetic reference to ,christ1 8,though thou be little among the thousands of ,judah1 yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in ,israel10 has been paralleled in human lives by a host of men whose names and deeds are recorded in history1 sacred and profane4 ,from the anointing of the ,bethlehemite shepherd boy as ,king of ,israel to the present time1 history has furnished innumerable illustrations of the providential selection of men from obscure localities and unpretentious surroundings for great responsibilities and important fields of influence4 ,again and again1 in the history of our own country1 we have had memorable examples of men who have left an undying influence1 whose early life was without friends1 and whose heritage was void of patrimony4 ,abraham ,lincoln1 ,james ,a4 ,garfield1 ,benjamin ,franklin1 ,frederick ,douglass1 ,george ,w4 ,childs1 ,henry ,wilson1 ,stephen ,girard1 ,horace ,greeley1 and a host of others were such men4 ,one of the most profitable uses of history is the narrative of such lives4 ,having this in mind1 it is safe to say that there is no species of writing of more value than biography4 ,it inspires the young to nobler purposes1 develops higher resolves1 and proves an incentive to the laudable imitation of men who in prominent positions have proved true to principle and duty4 ,it is in this spirit and with this thought in mind1 that ,i undertake to write the story of the life of ,dr4 ,walker4 ,i confess to a great degree of admiration for the man2 ,i glory in his career2 ,i thought that the story of his life ought to be told2 ,i believe that the telling of his life story will do much to encourage1 inspire and incite to new endeavor thousands of young colored men all over the land1 who need to be encouraged and inspired1 and who1 because of the peculiar environments of ,american civilization1 find so little to incite them to high resolves1 honest endeavors and upright lives4 ,if1 therefore1 the story of ,dr4 ,walker's life as told by me shall encourage1 inspire or incite one single human being1 ,i shall have my reward4 ,silas ,xavier ,floyd4 ,augusta1 ,ga41 ,february #a1 #aijb4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,house ,,in ,,which ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker ,,was ,,born4 ,,still ,,standing ,,near ,,hephzibah1 ,,ga4 ,,contents ,,chapter ,i4 ,,parentage ,,and ,,birth #ai ,ancestry--,character of ,dr4 ,walker's ,father--,dr4 ,walker's ,uncles--,dr4 ,walker's ,birth--,character of ,dr4 ,walker's ,mother--,w4 ,a4 ,clark's ,tribute--,a ,generation of ,preachers--,dr4 ,walker the ,greatest of ,them ,all4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,early ,,childhood #be ,richmond ,county ,during the ,slave ,period--,the ,hardships of ,slavery--,the ,evils of ,slavery--,dr4 ,walker ,becomes an ,orphan--,his ,strange ,conversion--,joins ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,the ,,student ,,period #bi ,first ,taught by ,his ,mother--,yankee ,teachers--,enters the ,augusta ,institute--,dr4 ,joseph ,t4 ,robert--,dr4 ,walker's ,struggles--,ready to ,leave ,school--,students ,come to ,rescue--,others ,interested--,mr4 ,bierce's ,narrative--,dr4 ,walker's ,failure to ,graduate--,his ,ordination4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,early ,,pastorates #ce ,the ,call to ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church--,other ,calls--,strange ,custom of ,negro ,preachers--,dr4 ,walker ,teaches ,school--,some of ,his ,early ,pupils--,his ,marriage--,the ,work at ,la,grange4 ,,chapter ,v4 ,,the ,,work ,,at ,,augusta #ci ,the ,call to ,central ,baptist ,church--,the ,unholy ,wrangle ,prior to ,his ,call--,his ,first ,sermon--,new ,life for a ,time--,the ,troubles ,renewed--,central ,baptist ,church ,sold--,tabernacle ,baptist ,church ,organized--,new ,church ,dedicated--,wonderful ,record--,the ,pastor ,goes ,north--,justin ,dewey ,fulton's ,commendation--,dr4 ,walker's ,report on ,his ,return4 ,,chapter ,,vi4 ,,other ,,work ,,at ,,augusta #dg ,business ,manager of the ,augusta ,sentinel--,founder of the ,walker ,baptist ,institute--,a ,dream for the ,future--,director-,general of the ,negro ,exposition--,the ,exposition--,lends a ,helping ,hand to ,many4 ,,chapter ,,vii4 ,,influence ,,in ,,georgia #ee ,offices ,held--,public ,addresses--,interest in ,public ,affairs--,as an ,evangelist--,securing ,competent ,leaders for ,churches and ,schools--,dr4 ,walker's ,unselfishness4 ,,chapter ,,viii4 ,,the ,,visit ,,to ,,the ,,holy ,,land #ei ,provision for the ,trip--,traveling ,companions--,itinerary--,preaches at ,mount ,olivet ,baptist ,church on ,his ,way--,his ,return--,his ,account of the ,journey--,on the ,lecture ,platform4 ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,a ,,colored ,,man ,,abroad #fi ,extracts ,from ,dr4 ,walker's ,writings--,tribute to the ,sea--,first ,sabbath at ,sea--,spurgeon's ,tabernacle--,a ,storm on the ,mediterranean--,manners and ,customs of the ,east--,the ,testimony of the ,mountain--,drifting on ,life's ,ocean--,anarchy--,warning4 ,,chapter ,x4 ,,as ,a ,,national ,,figure #gg ,first ,national ,baptist ,convention--,dr4 ,walker one of the ,founders--,his ,reply to ,rev4 ,h4 ,c4 ,bailey--,resolutions ,adopted--,a ,national ,leader--,at ,indianapolis--8,a ,strong ,man in a ,crisis0--,receives ,his ,degree--,offices ,held in ,national ,baptist ,convention--,chaplain ,u4 ,s4 ,v4--,vice ,president ,international ,sunday ,school ,convention--,calls to ,other ,churches4 ,,chapter ,,xi4 ,,chaplain ,u4 ,s4 ,v4 #hc ,at ,san ,luis1 ,cuba--,great ,crowds ,hear ,account of ,experiences--,resolutions ,passed4 ,,chapter ,,xii4 ,,as ,,an ,,evangelist #hh ,sphere ,limited--,powers as an ,evangelist--,the ,new ,york ,campaign--,at ,atlanta--,in ,kansas ,city4 ,,chapter ,,xiii4 ,,leaves ,,augusta--,,goes ,,to ,,new ,,york #ih ,resignation of ,augusta ,church--,efforts to ,retain ,him--,last ,sunday ,night in ,augusta--,mt4 ,olivet ,church--,his ,success--,officers of ,mt4 ,olivet ,church4 ,,chapter ,,xiv4 ,,colored ,,men',s ,,branch ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 #ajh ,movement ,started--,adopted by ,city ,association--,secretary ,coles--,obituary--,board of ,management--,mr4 ,dugas--,miss ,connelly--,a ,perpetual ,monument to the ,founder4 ,,chapter ,,xv4 ,,called ,,to ,,augusta ,,again #aae ,the ,recall--,mass ,meeting in ,new ,york--,letter of ,dr4 ,bitting--,speech of ,col4 ,powell--,mass ,meeting at ,augusta--,dr4 ,walker's ,decision4 ,,chapter ,,xvi4 ,,extracts ,,from ,,sermons #abe ,what ,hath ,god ,wrought--,go ,forward--,infallible ,proofs of the ,resurrection4 ,,chapter ,,xvii4 ,,extracts ,,from ,,orations ,,and ,,addresses #ach ,eulogy on ,president ,mc,kinley--,reply to ,hannibal ,thomas--,the ,golden ,rule as an ,individual ,motto--,an ,appeal to ,csar--,colored ,men for the ,twentieth ,century4 ,,chapter ,,xviii4 ,,extracts ,,from ,,newspapers #aee ,the ,examiner--,sun--,world--,journal--,trib une--,times--,augusta 7,ga47 ,chronicle--,fall ,river 7,mass47 ,evening ,news--,georgia ,baptist--,augusta ,chronicle--,georgia ,baptist4 ,,chapter ,,xix4 ,,anecdotes #aga 8,the ,black ,sturgeon0--,reading and ,counting for ,negroes--,praying for ,money--,praying for ,converts--,about ,jay ,birds--,early ,religious ,impressions--,electing a ,church ,treasurer--,dr4 ,walker's ,complexion--,the ,negro a ,novelty4 ,,chapter ,,xx4 ,,appearance1 ,,manners1 ,,habits #agh ,description--,still a ,rustic--,democratic--,remarkable ,memory--,shy--,his ,sermons--,the ,bible and the ,newspaper--,hunting and ,fishing--,love for ,little ,children4 ,,chapter ,,xxi4 ,,traits ,,and ,,characteristics #ahd ,patience--,motto of ,dr4 ,walker's ,life--,the ,faithful ,minister and ,his ,trials--,humility--,gratitude--,other ,characteristics--,not a ,perfect ,man4 ,,chapter ,,xxii4 ,,conclusion #aia ,god's ,best ,gift to ,man--,the ,magnetism of ,goodness--,scope of ,influence--,goodness is ,communicable--,the ,real ,forces of ,life4 ,,life ,,of ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker1 ,d4 ,d4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,parentage ,,and ,,birth4 ,it has long been a mooted question as to which ,state in the ,union produces the best class of ,negroes4 ,though there are no scientific data from which to draw definite conclusions1 it is very generally agreed that the best ,negroes--the most intellectual1 most industrious1 wealthiest1 and the best behaved ,negroes--come either from ,virginia or ,georgia4 ,if that be true1 then1 if one is so fortunate as to be a native ,georgian with ,virginia ancestors1 or vice versa1 he ought to be considered a ,negro of superior birth1 to say the least4 ,viewed in this light1 ,charles ,thomas ,walker was born to superiority4 ,in #aggc1 a family of ,negroes was brought from ,virginia to ,burke ,county1 ,georgia1 by the grandfather of the late ,col4 ,a4 ,c4 ,walker1 who was a prominent ,georgia planter and politician and who for many years was a member of the ,georgia legislature4 ,in #ahhj1 ,col4 ,walker1 writing of the ,negro ,walkers who had descended from the family brought to ,georgia by his grandfather1 said3 8,as slaves1 they were noted for their admirable qualities1 and as freedmen they have sustained their reputation40 ,charles ,thomas ,walker was the fourth in descent from this family4 ,his father was a man of the name of ,thomas ,walker1 and was one of three brothers4 ,thomas ,walker was his master's coachman--a position which only the best and most trustworthy slaves were allowed to hold1 and a position which the slaves themselves always considered as a place of honor4 ,the fact1 also1 that he was a deacon in the church of which he was a member attests the esteem in which he was held by the other slaves4 ,two of ,charles ,t4 ,walker's uncles1 ,joseph ,t4 ,walker and ,nathan ,walker1 were both ,baptist ministers4 ,the ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church1 about five miles from ,hephzibah1 ,ga41 and only a short distance from the ,burke ,county line1 was organized for the colored people in #ahdh4 ,in #aheb or #ahec1 this church1 though its membership was made up of slaves1 raised the necessary amount and purchased the freedom of the ,rev4 ,joseph ,t4 ,walker1 at that time their pastor1 in order that he might devote himself entirely to his church work and to the preaching of the gospel in the counties of ,richmond1 ,jefferson and ,burke4 ,in this work1 ,rev4 ,joseph ,t4 ,walker continued until the close of the war4 ,the ,rev4 ,nathan ,walker1 though a licensed preacher before the war1 was not ordained to the ministry until #ahff1 when he succeeded his brother as pastor of the ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church4 ,in #ahdh1 ,thomas ,walker was married to a young woman of the name of ,hannah ,walker4 ,to them eleven children were born--six females and five males4 ,on the #eth day of ,february1 #aheh1 near ,hephzibah1 ,richmond ,county1 ,ga41 about sixteen miles southwest of ,augusta1 their youngest child--,charles ,thomas ,walker--was born4 ,thomas ,walker1 the father1 was buried the day before ,charles was born1 having died of pneumonia4 ,mrs4 ,hannah ,walker survived her husband eight years1 dying in ,augusta1 ,ga41 in #ahff4 ,it is related of her that she was a woman of unusual piety and strength of character1 being a devout member of the ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church1 of which her husband was a deacon4 ,she had high hopes and fond expectations for her youngest child1 and longed to live to see him make a great and good man of himself1 and especially so1 because of the sad death of his father which occurred only two days before the child was born4 ,god willed otherwise1 and took her home to be with him and to watch from the 8high and uplifted0 battlements of glory the career of her son4 ,the following tribute to ,mrs4 ,hannah ,walker is taken from 8,under the ,stars and ,bars2 or ,memories of ,four ,years' ,service with the ,confederate ,army40 ,this book was written by ,mr4 ,walter ,a4 ,clark1 ,treasurer of ,richmond ,county1 ,ga4 ,mr4 ,clark was a prominent officer in the ,confederate ,army2 he is a graduate of ,emory ,college 7,georgia71 and a literary man of great merit2 he is a nephew of the late ,col4 ,walker1 already quoted in this book1 was reared along with the black ,walkers and knows whereof he speaks4 ,his tribute to ,mrs4 ,walker is no less a credit to the memory of the deceased than it is a testimony of the goodness of heart and magnificent manhood of the writer4 8,my heart prompts me to pay its earnest tribute to one whose memory the sketch above recalls--dear old ,aunt ,hannah4 ,how her name brings back to my heart and life to-day the glamour of the old1 old days that will never come again--days when to me a barefoot boy1 life seemed a long and happy holiday6 ,i can see her now1 her head crowned with a checkered handkerchief1 her arms bare to the elbows1 her spectacles set primly on her nose1 while from her kindly eyes there shone the light of a pure white soul within6 ,she was only an humble slave1 and yet her love for me was scarcely less than that my father and mother bore me2 and when1 on a summer's day in #ahfa1 my brother and myself left the old homestead to take our humble places under a new born flag1 there was not a dry eye on the whole plantation1 old ,aunt ,hannah wept in grief as pure and deep as if the clods were falling on an own child4 8,long years have come and gone since she was laid away in the narrow house appointed for all the living4 ,no marble headstone marks the spot1 yet ,i am sure the humble mound that lies above her sleeping dust covers a heart as honest and as faithful1 as patient and as gentle1 as kindly and as true1 as any that rests beneath the proudest monument that art could fashion or affection buy4 ,she reared a large family of children1 the ,rev4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 #8,the ,black ,spurgeon1' among them1 and transmitted to them all a character for honesty and virtue marked even in those1 the better days of the ,republic4 8,wisely or otherwisely1 in the order of ,providence1 or in the order of ,napoleon's #8heavier battalions1' we have in this good year of our ,lord 7#aijj7 not only a ,new ,south1 but a new type of ,aunt ,hannah4 ,the old is1 ,i fear1 a lost ,pleiad1 whose light will shine no more on land or sea or sky40 ,the ,walker family produced a number of able and successful preachers--some say more1 some say less4 ,as already shown1 two of ,dr4 ,walker's uncles--,joseph ,t4 ,walker and ,nathan ,walker--were ministers4 ,the latter is still living1 venerated and honored1 at the good old age of #he4 ,he was one of the founders of the ,walker ,baptist ,association1 and was for more than twenty years its moderator1 retiring about ten years ago on account of the infirmities of old age4 ,the ,association was named in honor of the ,rev4 ,joseph ,t4 ,walker4 ,the ,walker ,baptist ,institute at ,augusta1 named also for the ,rev4 ,joseph ,t4 ,walker1 was founded by this ,association and has been for many years supported by it4 ,in all respects the ,walker ,baptist ,association is to-day the leading ,association in ,georgia4 ,an older brother of ,dr4 ,walker1 the ,rev4 ,peter ,walker1 now retired on account of age1 was1 in his day1 a man of great force and power in the pulpit4 ,a nephew of ,dr4 ,walker1 the ,rev4 ,prof4 ,joseph ,a4 ,walker1 son of ,rev4 ,peter ,walker1 was up to the time of his death1 about eight years ago1 the honored and successful ,principal of ,walker ,baptist ,institute4 ,besides these1 there are two first cousins of ,dr4 ,walker who are among ,georgia's most distinguished clergymen--the ,rev4 ,w4 ,g4 ,johnson1 ,d4 ,d41 ,pastor of the ,first ,baptist ,church1 ,macon1 ,ga41 who is ,secretary of the ,walker ,baptist ,association1 ,chairman of the ,board of ,trustees of the ,walker ,baptist ,institute1 and a member of the ,board of ,trustees of the ,atlanta ,baptist ,college2 and the ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,johnson1 ,pastor of the ,first ,baptist ,church1 ,millen1 ,ga41 and ,treasurer of the ,board of ,trustees of the ,walker ,baptist ,institute4 ,other cousins in the ministry are the ,rev4 ,samuel ,c4 ,walker1 ,augusta1 ,ga41 ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,walker1 ,millen1 ,ga41 ,rev4 ,t4 ,w4 ,walker1 ,wrightsville1 ,ga41 ,rev4 ,solomon ,walker1 ,savannah1 ,ga41 ,rev4 ,matthew ,walker1 ,savannah1 ,ga41 an elder in the ,c4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 and ,rev4 ,nathan ,wilkerson1 ,waynesboro1 ,ga4 ,in addition to these1 there are many of this family who were once in the ministry of earth1 but who have long since gone to join the ministry on high4 ,descended from a generation of preachers1 ,dr4 ,walker towers above them all like ,saul among his brethren4 ,so great is his fame and so celebrated has he made the name of ,walker that the other members of the family find it a passport in many places for them to make it known that they belong to the generation of ,walkers4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,early ,,childhood4 ,the first seven years of young ,walker's life were spent under the hard tuition of slavery1 though1 of course1 he cannot have any very vivid recollections of the hardships of those days4 ,it is fair1 nevertheless to assume that his lot was not different from that of thousands and thousands of other black children in different parts ,of the ,south4 ,richmond ,county1 one of the large 8,black ,belt0 counties of ,georgia1 which had then1 and which has to this day1 a larger black than white population1 was in no respect different in its slave customs and regulations from other slave communities1 excepting possibly the religious privileges enjoyed by the slaves4 ,they had their own churches and enjoyed for the most part the ministrations of colored preachers1 such as they were4 ,they had their own houses of worship1 their own church officials1 and held regular and stated religious meetings4 ,this was true in only a very limited number of places in the ,south during the slave period4 ,in this respect1 ,richmond ,county was somewhat in advance of other localities4 ,but only in this respect4 ,in other matters1 it was the same in ,richmond ,county as elsewhere4 ,the slaves received regular rations or allowances4 ,the monthly ration consisted of eight pounds of pickled pork or its equivalent in fish4 ,the pork was often tainted and the fish of the poorest quality4 ,with this1 they had one bushel of unbolted ,indian meal1 of which quite fifteen per cent4 was fit only for pigs1 and one pint of salt4 ,this was the entire monthly allowance for a full grown slave4 ,the children had no regular allowance1 and often were compelled to dispute with dogs and cats and pigs over the scraps thrown into the yard or into the swill tub4 ,children not large enough to work in the field had neither shoes1 stockings1 jackets nor trousers given them4 ,their clothing consisted of two coarse tow linen shirts per year1 and when these were worn out1 they were literally naked until the next allowance day4 ,flocks of children from five to ten years old might be seen on the plantations as destitute of clothing as any little heathen in ,africa1 and this even in the cold and dreary months of winter4 ,these children had no school advantages--certainly not4 ,it was made a misdemeanor by law to teach a colored person to read or write4 ,these children had no home life4 ,the night for the slave--male and female--was shortened at both ends4 ,the slaves worked as long as they could see1 and were usually up late cooking and mending for the coming day1 and at the first gray streak of the morning were summoned to the fields by the driver's horn4 ,young mothers working in the field were allowed to go home about ten o'clock in the morning to nurse their children4 ,sometimes they were compelled to take their children with them and leave them in the corners of the fences in order to prevent loss of time4 ,john ,wesley1 the founder of ,methodism1 who got his knowledge of slavery while sojourning in the colony of ,georgia1 did not err when he denounced slavery as 8the sum of all villainies40 ,in such a school as this1 ,charles ,thomas ,walker received his early training4 ,how different from the early training of such men as ,henry ,wilson1 ,abraham ,lincoln1 ,william ,mc,kinley1 ,james ,a4 ,garfield1 ,daniel ,webster1 ,henry ,clay1 and other white men who were born to poverty4 ,though these men were born in humble circumstances1 yet they were born to freedom4 ,charles ,thomas ,walker was born poor1 and--what was worse--he was born a slave4 ,these men owned at least themselves2 they were free to go wherever they desired or to pursue any course of study or line of work that they wished4 ,charles ,thomas ,walker owned nothing--not even himself--and was compelled to go wherever his master ordered and do whatever his master commanded4 ,as to this slave system1 the ancient question might well be asked1 8,can any good thing come out of ,nazareth80 ,and the reply is1 8,full many a gem of purest ray serene1 ,the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear2 ,full many a flower is born to blush unseen1 ,and waste its sweetness on the desert air40 ,and how we thank ,god that we can write of this dreadful system of iniquity in the past tense4 ,it did crush and cower so much of genius and intellectual strength and moral grandeur1 and did send to their graves without opportunity and without chance thousands and thousands who1 under any just and equitable scheme of civilization1 might have proved ,god's noblest friends and humanity's strongest helpers6 ,by the exigency of war and the interposition of ,jehovah1 slavery in ,america was brought to an end in #ahfe4 ,one year later young ,walker's mother died4 ,from this time on young ,charles was left to his own resources4 ,moving about as best he could from one relative to another1 finally1 in #ahgc1 he went to work as a farm hand for his uncle1 the ,rev4 ,nathan ,walker4 ,this uncle had by this time come to be a large planter in his own right1 and was renting hundreds of acres of land from his former masters4 ,wednesday before the first ,sunday in ,june1 #ahgc1 while young ,walker was hoeing cotton1 he decided to seek the ,lord4 ,when he reached the end of the row1 without saying a word to anybody1 he jumped over the fence and went into the woods4 ,without eating or drinking1 and without seeing any one1 he remained in the woods until the following ,saturday afternoon1 when he was happily converted4 ,he had remained in the woods three days and three nights4 ,how like the blessed ,christ1 who laid in the grave three days and three nights and then rose triumphant over death1 hell and the grave6 ,this strange way of seeking the ,lord1 this strange conversion1 as it might be called1 was all the more remarkable when it is understood that there was no great wave of religious revival sweeping over ,richmond ,county4 ,a short time before this there had been special prayer services in which there had been numbers of conversions2 but young ,walker's conversion was the result of quiet and serious meditation on his own part and an earnest desire to be a meek and lowly follower of the ,lamb4 ,young ,walker joined the ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church1 near ,hephzibah1 and was baptized into the fellowship of that church the first ,sunday in ,july1 #ahgc4 ,the ceremony was performed by his uncle1 the ,rev4 ,nathan ,walker1 the pastor of the church and the man by whom he was at that time employed4 ,this was the same church of which another uncle1 the ,rev4 ,joseph ,t4 ,walker1 had been pastor during the days of slavery1 and of which young ,walker's father was once a deacon4 ,at the time of his baptism1 young ,walker was fifteen years old4 ,illustration3 ,,home ,,of ,,peter ,,walker1 ,,near ,,hephzibah1 ,,ga41 ,,where ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker ,,lived ,,during ,,the ,,first ,,eight ,,years ,,of ,,his ,,life4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,the ,,student ,,period4 ,from the time of his conversion1 young ,walker was an active and zealous ,christian1 and at once became prominently identified with every branch of church work--the prayer meeting1 the ,sunday school and the preaching service4 ,he had not been long converted before he was deeply impressed with the thought that he was called of ,god to preach the gospel4 ,he felt1 nevertheless1 that he must restrain this desire until he had acquired some education4 ,he had been taught his ,a1 ,b1 ,c's by his mother4 ,she had also taught him to read the fourteenth chapter of ,john4 ,he has preserved to this day the old ,bible from which his mother taught him to read4 ,it is needless to say that his mother's ,bible is to him a priceless treasure4 ,subsequently his entire schooling had been confined to two terms of five months each in the schools conducted in ,augusta1 ,ga41 by the ,freedman's ,bureau4 ,his first teachers were two ,northern young ladies1 ,miss ,hattie ,dow and ,miss ,hattie ,foote4 ,in order to secure better school advantages1 and in order to fit himself for his life work1 he came to ,augusta in #ahgd and entered the ,augusta ,institute1 a school which was specially designed for colored preachers4 ,this school was presided over by the late ,rev4 ,joseph ,t4 ,robert1 ,,ll4 ,d4 ,dr4 ,robert was a native of ,south ,carolina and had been a slaveholder4 ,after emancipation1 he felt moved of ,god to take up the work of training ,negro young men for the ,christian ministry4 ,he wrought well in his day and generation2 he made the ,augusta ,institute a great school2 no man1 before or since his time1 has left a deeper impress upon the history of the ,negro ,baptists of ,georgia2 and there is no man whose name is more honored and revered among them4 ,he was a polished and scholarly gentleman of the old school2 he possessed a great degree of what is called personal magnetism2 and1 by his upright living and ,christian fervor1 he had the power of inspiring his pupils to higher and nobler things4 ,in the autumn of #ahgi1 ,augusta ,institute was moved to ,atlanta1 and the name was changed to ,atlanta ,baptist ,seminary4 ,more recently the name has been changed to ,atlanta ,baptist ,college4 ,it is still the largest and most influential school for young men in ,georgia1 and is regarded as the headquarters of the ,negro ,baptist ministers in the ,state4 ,in school young ,walker was soon celebrated for his thoroughness1 his exemplary deportment1 and for his native talent4 ,he had only six dollars in money when he entered school4 ,with this he rented a room in a private family1 for which he paid two dollars per month4 ,in this room he lived during his first year in the ,augusta ,institute4 ,he did his own washing and cooking--cooking only twice a week1 on ,wednesdays and ,saturdays4 ,he did this in order to save time for study and to keep down expenses4 ,he had only one suit of clothes1 which he used on ,sundays as well as on week days4 ,when he had exhausted his six dollars1 he picked up his little bundle1 and was on the verge of leaving school1 having decided to walk back to the country and find work to enable him to re-enter school at the opening of the next school year4 ,some of his friends among the students1 finding out the reason for his proposed departure1 remonstrated with him and1 presenting him a small sum of money1 urged him to be patient a day or two longer4 ,one of his fellow students1 the late ,rev4 ,e4 ,k4 ,love1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,savannah1 ,ga41 went so far as to agree to provide for ,mr4 ,walker until other arrangements could be made4 ,in the course of time this same ,dr4 ,love came to be1 all things considered1 one of the brainiest and most brilliant ,negro preachers in ,america1 and as an organizer of men in religion1 education1 politics or business1 he was probably unequaled by any of his contemporaries4 ,for fourteen years he pastored the largest ,negro church in the world--the ,first ,african ,baptist ,church1 ,savannah1 ,ga4 ,at the time of his death in #aijj1 ,dr4 ,walker1 who came all the way from ,new ,york to ,georgia to speak at his funeral1 referred with much feeling and tenderness to the strong ties of personal friendship which had so closely bound them for years1 and spoke with gratitude of ,dr4 ,love's ready assistance to him during his student days4 ,through some of the students1 ,dr4 ,robert1 the ,president of the ,augusta ,institute1 was informed of young ,walker's sad plight1 and1 through ,dr4 ,robert1 three gentlemen in ,dayton1 ,ohio--,mr4 ,g4 ,n4 ,bierce1 ,mr4 ,a4 ,b4 ,solomon1 and ,mr4 ,e4 ,b4 ,crawford--became interested in him1 and1 through the kindness of these three men1 he was enabled to prosecute his studies at the ,augusta ,institute for five years4 ,two of these three gentlemen--,mr4 ,bierce and ,mr4 ,solomon--are still living4 ,both are still very wealthy1 and are among ,ohio's most successful business men4 ,in ,november1 #aija1 ,mr4 ,bierce went to ,new ,york to attend the ,jubilee ,dinner of the ,international ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 ,while in ,new ,york1 he visited ,dr4 ,walker at his home1 went with him to the church which he serves as pastor1 and also to the ,colored ,branch of the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a41 #acb ,w4 #ecrd ,st41 which was founded by ,dr4 ,walker4 ,in his speech at the ,colored ,men's ,branch1 ,mr4 ,bierce1 among other things1 said that he had made many investments in his life1 but he believed that the money he had invested in ,dr4 ,walker's education had yielded the largest and best returns of any investment that he had ever made4 ,he also told how he came to be interested in the elevation of the colored race4 ,he said that during the late ,civil ,war he was a soldier in the ,union ,army1 and had drifted with his regiment into ,kentucky4 ,while there he was seriously wounded and left for dead on the battlefield4 ,after many hours he managed to make his way to the house of a white ,southerner1 and asked for shelter and food4 ,seeing that ,mr4 ,bierce was a ,union soldier1 the white ,southerner denied him both1 but called one of his colored servants and told him that he might take charge of the man and care for him1 if he desired to do so4 ,the colored man took charge of ,mr4 ,bierce1 and1 in their lonely cabin1 the colored man and his wife carefully watched and nursed the wounded soldier1 and in a few weeks brought him back to health and strength4 ,after the war1 ,mr4 ,bierce made many efforts to find these faithful ,good ,samaritans and reward them for their kindness4 ,failing in this1 he decided that1 as he owed his life to the attention and care of two members of the ,negro race1 he would let no opportunity pass to help any of the race who might need assistance4 ,and true to his pledge1 ,mr4 ,bierce has been the steady and consistent friend of the colored people from that day to this4 ,dr4 ,walker is only one of many beneficiaries of his kindness1 and ,dr4 ,walker is a conspicuous example of what a little money1 wisely placed in the education of one colored man1 can do toward the elevation of an entire race4 ,though ,dr4 ,walker finished the prescribed course at the ,augusta ,institute1 he was not graduated from that institution4 ,no graduates were sent out from that school until long after it had been moved to ,atlanta1 the first class being regularly graduated in #ahhd4 ,subsequently1 by vote of the trustees1 it was decided that the names of nearly fifty young men who had finished the prescribed course prior to #ahhd1 should be placed in the catalogue and marked 8entitled to rank as graduates40 ,dr4 ,walker's name is in this number4 ,but whether graduated or not1 ,dr4 ,walker easily excels any man who was graduated there1 and no man1 living or dead1 has ever heard him express any regret that he does not hold a diploma4 ,in ,september1 #ahgf1 after two years in the ,augusta ,institute1 and in the eighteenth year of his age1 young ,walker was licensed to preach4 ,the first ,sunday in ,may1 #ahgg1 he was ordained to the sacred office of the ,gospel ministry4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,early ,,pastorates4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker soon became noted as a preacher in and around ,augusta4 ,possessing a fair knowledge of the ,bible1 and at all times an earnest and enthusiastic speaker1 the people literally crowded to hear the 8boy preacher10 as the ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 on account of his age and youthful appearance1 was called for a good many years after he entered the ministry4 ,october #ast1 #ahgg1 he was called to the pastorate of the ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church1 near ,hephzibah1 and assumed the duties of the office on the first day of ,january1 #ahgh4 ,this was the church of which he was a member1 of which his father had been a deacon1 and of which1 before him1 two of his uncles had been pastors4 ,calls to other churches followed in rapid succession1 and by the time he reached his twenty-first birthday1 ,february1 #ahgi1 he was pastor of the four following churches3 ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church1 near ,hephzibah1 ,ga42 ,thankful ,baptist ,church1 ,waynesboro1 ,ga42 ,mc,kinnie's ,branch ,baptist ,church1 ,burke ,county1 ,ga41 and ,mount ,olive ,baptist ,church1 in the suburbs of ,augusta1 ,ga4 ,if it seem strange that one man should be the pastor of so many churches1 it may be stated that it is customary in the country districts of the ,south for one preacher to be in charge of several churches4 ,he will give about one ,sunday in every month to each church4 ,sometimes the churches served by one pastor are all in the same county4 ,sometimes they are separated by many miles4 ,of course1 no real pastoral work can be done in this way4 ,of necessity the people suffer2 no continuous1 well-organized spiritual training can be kept up4 ,but1 as a rule1 the country churches are unable to properly pay their pastors1 and but for this system which allows one minister to pastor several churches1 there are many churches which would be without any pastor4 ,even under the present system it is very difficult for the majority of pastors to secure anything like proper remuneration4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker1 nevertheless1 was not to be doomed to the drudgery of pastoring several churches at one and the same time4 ,after a little more than one year's service1 he resigned all of his other churches to become pastor of the ,first ,baptist ,church at ,la,grange1 ,ga41 in the early part of #ahhj4 ,it was with very great regret that the churches which he had been serving consented to his withdrawal4 ,two of them voted to increase his salary if he would decide to continue to serve them4 ,he had done good service1 and these struggling churches felt that it would be difficult to find any one who would be able to serve as well1 as faithfully1 and as acceptably as he had done4 ,hence1 they objected to his removal4 ,especially was it hard for him to withstand the entreaties of his home church4 ,the members of the ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church held a mass meeting protesting against the withdrawal of their pastor and urging him to remain with his own people4 ,when he announced to them his final decision1 to the effect that he felt that the ,lord was calling him to the new field of labor and that he would obey what he believed to be the call of the ,holy ,spirit1 the whole congregation broke down in tears4 ,it was a sad and trying experience in the life of the young preacher4 ,during the summer months of #ahgf1 #ahgg1 #ahgh and #ahgi1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker taught school in the ,franklin ,covenant ,baptist ,church building4 ,that is another thing that is peculiar to the rural districts of the ,south4 ,in many places1 perhaps in the majority of places1 the public schools are conducted in church edifices1 the ,states having no funds for buildings for schools and the people1 as a rule1 the white people as well as the colored people1 being too poor to erect separate school buildings1 find it convenient to use the church building for school purposes4 ,as a school-teacher he was successful1 so far as the conditions of the time and his own attainments warranted4 ,it must be confessed1 none the less1 that he taught school as a means of support and to help him in paying his own expenses while attending the ,augusta ,institute4 ,june #aith1 #ahgi1 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker was married to ,miss ,violet ,q4 ,franklin1 of ,hephzibah1 ,ga4 ,to them four children were born4 ,three children are dead4 ,one son is still living--,master ,jonathan ,walker1 a lad yet in his teens4 ,one daughter1 ,mrs4 ,alberta ,walker ,hughes1 left a daughter at her death1 and this grandchild is pet of ,dr4 ,walker and wife4 ,dr4 ,walker remained in ,la,grange for nearly three years4 ,while there he was a busy1 active1 energetic1 influential and successful pastor4 ,it was while there that he gave promise of his future eminence as a soul-stirring1 soul-saving evangelist4 ,he conducted two of the most eventful revivals ever held in ,western ,georgia4 ,more than four hundred souls were savingly converted1 and more than three hundred were added to the church which he pastored4 ,after these meetings1 he received many invitations to conduct series of meetings in the leading ,georgia cities1 and accepted as many as he could well afford to accept without injury to his own work at ,la,grange4 ,at ,la,grange he also established a school for ,baptists1 and was instrumental in having a large frame building erected for this purpose4 ,the school finally grew into the ,la,grange ,academy1 a large and influential ,baptist ,high ,school4 ,it was at ,la,grange1 also1 that he read law for nearly two years under ,judge ,walker1 one of the ablest members of the ,georgia bar1 and1 though he was never admitted to the bar1 it is evident that his legal learning has stood him in good stead in the exposition of many a ,scripture passage1 and1 though the law may have lost a brilliant expounder1 it is certain that a great leader and teacher was saved to the church and religion4 ,,chapter ,v4 ,,the ,,work ,,at ,,augusta4 ,the ,rev4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker was called to the pastorate of the ,central ,baptist ,church at ,augusta1 ,ga41 in #ahhc1 and resigned the ,first ,baptist ,church at ,la,grange to enter upon the work at ,augusta4 ,central ,baptist ,church is one of the oldest churches in ,augusta1 and was the first colored church in the city to erect a brick building4 ,the edifice was very large and was a credit to the city4 ,but for nearly twelve months before the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker was elected pastor1 the church had been engaged in a very unfortunate wrangle4 ,the ,rev4 ,henry ,jackson was the predecessor of ,rev4 ,walker1 and he had been the pastor of the church almost from its organization in #aheh4 ,a daughter of ,rev4 ,jackson was the organist of the church1 and it seems that the pastor wanted her salary increased4 ,the majority of the deacons and trustees did not agree with the pastor2 but the pastor called a business meeting of the church1 and1 by high-handed methods1 so it was claimed1 succeeded in having a vote passed favoring the proposed increase in the organist's pay4 ,from that day the wrangle started in good earnest4 ,there were charges and counter-charges4 ,there were plots and counter-plots4 ,the faction favoring the pastor was called 8,jacksonites10 and the opposing faction was called 8,ramrackers40 ,the deacons were divided2 the trustees were divided2 the membership was divided4 ,there was scarcely a meeting held at the church for any purpose but that there were harsh words passed on both sides1 and sometimes there were fisticuffs4 ,many police trials resulted from these disgraceful occurrences4 ,once the lights were put out during a meeting4 ,in the darkness1 some miscreant sent a pistol ball crashing through one of the windows4 ,pandemonium reigned within4 ,the church was locked up several times by injunctions sued out before the courts--sometimes by one side1 sometimes by the other4 ,finally1 the trouble became so acute that it was positively unsafe for any one to attend the church4 ,there came a temporary lull in the warfare of the saints 787 when the ,rev4 ,henry ,jackson resigned and left the city4 ,for a time the factions seemed to have settled their differences4 ,the church came together and extended a unanimous call to the ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker to take up the pastorate4 ,after much deliberation and prayer1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker accepted the call4 ,he was twenty-five years old at the time1 but looked to be much younger4 ,from the beginning he made a favorable impression4 ,his first sermon was preached the fourth ,sunday in ,august1 #ahhc1 from these words3 8,for ,i am determined not to know anything among you1 save ,jesus ,christ1 and him crucified0 7#a ,cor4 #b3b74 ,those who were present on the occasion of this introductory sermon remember vividly the preacher's sermon and his appearance4 ,a youngish looking man of medium height and rather slim1 with frank1 open features2 face very dark2 quiet of demeanor and graceful in movement2 with a sweet1 clear1 orotund voice1 enunciating every word distinctly4 ,with the man and the sermon1 the church and congregation were alike delighted and encouraged2 and never did they seem to sing before with such thrilling effect and such depths of meaning1 8,blest be the tie that binds40 ,illustration3 ,,franklin ,,covenant ,,baptist ,,church4 ,,the ,,first ,,church ,,pastored ,,by ,,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,,walker4 ,,the ,,present ,,edifice ,,was ,,erected ,,under ,,his ,,administration4 ,but church wars never end4 ,whatever may have been the outward appearances1 those on the inside knew that1 though all said that they had buried the hatchet1 some of them at least had left the hatchet's handle sticking a good way out of the ground4 ,none knew this better than the new young pastor1 and none grieved more because of it4 8,the ,jacksonites0 wanted to direct the policy of the new minister1 and so did the 8,ramrackers40 ,each side was jealous of the other1 and1 although siding with neither1 the new pastor found himself at every stem of his journey between two fires4 ,consequently1 though earnestly desiring to do the ,lord's work and praying daily to learn ,god's will1 he was an unhappy man4 ,the troubles continued4 ,by and by the church reached the point where it felt that to discipline a few of the recalcitrant officers might help matters some4 ,the action of the church not suiting the 8,jacksonites10 the church was again closed by injunction1 and the whole affair was dragged again into the courts4 ,by the advice of lawyers on both sides1 since it seemed impossible to harmonize the differences1 it was agreed that the church should be sold and the proceeds equally divided between the representatives of the two factions4 ,accordingly1 the church was sold at public outcry4 ,it was bid in by the 8,jacksonites40 ,the 8,ramrackers10 so-called1 received something over #b1jjj for the sale4 ,the 8,jacksonites0 took charge of the old church1 reorganized and called the ,rev4 ,henry ,jackson as pastor4 ,the other side1 under the leadership of the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker1 worshipped temporarily in the hall of the ,union ,waiters' ,society on ,ellis ,street1 the hall being generously donated by the ,society for that purpose4 ,friday night1 ,august #bast1 #ahhe1 this body was formally organized at the ,union ,baptist ,church1 under the name of ,beulah ,baptist ,church4 ,the enrolled membership at the time of organization was #caj--aae males and #aie females4 ,at a special business meeting at the close of the service ,sunday night1 ,august #bc1 #ahhe1 at the suggestion of the pastor1 the name of the church was changed from ,beulah ,baptist ,church to ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church4 ,plans were at once set on foot for the erection of a house of worship4 ,proper committees were appointed4 ,a lot was secured on ,ellis ,street1 above #ajth ,street1 and work was commenced on the new building ,september #ast1 #ahhe4 ,september #ajth1 the corner stone was laid with appropriate ceremonies1 the address being delivered by the late ,rev4 ,e4 ,k4 ,love1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,savannah1 ,ga4 ,the building was opened for worship and formally dedicated to the ,lord the second ,sunday in ,december1 being the #acth day1 #ahhe4 ,the dedicatory sermon was preached at the morning service by the ,rev4 ,e4 ,r4 ,carter1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,atlanta1 ,ga41 from this text3 8,but will ,god indeed dwell on the earth8 ,behold the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee2 how much less this house that ,i have builded80 7#a ,kings #h3bg47 ,the afternoon sermon was delivered by the ,rev4 ,lansing ,burrows1 ,d4 ,d41 the well known ,secretary of the ,southern 7white7 ,baptist ,convention and for a long time editor of the ,american ,baptist ,year ,book4 ,the sermon at night was delivered by the late ,rev4 ,dr4 ,e4 ,k4 ,love4 ,the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church edifice is built of brick1 two stories high4 ,the basement is used for the prayer meetings1 the ,sunday ,school1 the pastor's study1 and closets4 ,the auditorium upstairs is used for the preaching services and for lectures4 ,it will seat comfortably about #hjj persons4 ,it cost 7for ground and building7 #ac1ejj4 ,dedicated within three months after it was commenced and paid for within less than two years after it was completed1 including a new pipe organ costing #a1ejj1 is a record which has probably not been surpassed by any colored congregation in the ,south1 and speaks well for the ability and zeal of the leader4 ,with a new church building and with a sterling and brilliant young pastor1 ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church soon became the leading colored church in ,augusta1 a city noted for its splendid churches and its able pastors4 ,it was while he was with this church that the ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker made his reputation as a pulpit orator1 a sound theologian1 a soul-winning evangelist1 and a resourceful pastor4 ,at the close of fourteen years of hard labor1 ,oct4 #ast1 #ahii1 it was found from the records of the church clerk that more than #b1jjj souls had been converted during his ministry1 and that more than #a1djj had been baptized by him into the fellowship of the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church4 ,it was in connection with the work at ,tabernacle ,church that the pastor made his first extended tour throughout ,new ,york and ,new ,england4 ,the members of the church had by their own efforts paid nearly #aj1jjj of the #ac1ejj1 which was the total cost of their ground and building4 ,in the autumn of #ahhf1 the pastor1 armed with numerous testimonials and letters of introduction1 went ,north to solicit funds to assist in completing the payments on the church property4 ,he found ready acceptance and willing ears everywhere he went4 ,it was at this time that he preached for the first time in ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 #afa ,w4 #ecrd ,street1 ,new ,york city1 of which years afterwards he became pastor4 ,of his visit to the ,centennial ,baptist ,church1 ,brooklyn1 the pastor1 the late ,rev4 ,dr4 ,justin ,dewey ,fulton1 wrote3 8,my people who heard him pronounce him a preacher of more than ordinary ability4 ,his voice is good1 his bearing modest and impressive1 his language excellent1 and the aim of his preaching is to glorify ,christ40 ,in other churches and in other cities1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker found similar warm friends1 who listened eagerly to his exposition of ,god's word or to his appeals for aid in his work at the ,south4 ,he returned to his work in ,georgia1 satisfied with the financial results of his trip1 but more gratified with the moral support and encouragement he received4 ,in reporting his labors to his members on his return1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker said1 among other things3 8,the ,lord went with me1 and opened up for me many places which were considered very hard1 and enabled me to approach some persons who were at first apparently not at all friendly toward the colored people4 ,when ,i got on the grounds and learned the true situation1 ,i was not at all disposed to criticise the people of the ,north for being cautious about distributing their money to irresponsible persons4 ,i found out that numbers of colored people go up ,north every year begging for money for churches and schools and orphan homes and the like1 which have no existence at all1 except in the imaginations of their impostors or on paper4 ,when members of my own race will do such things they make it hard for a worthy person soliciting for a worthy and legitimate enterprise and you cannot blame people for being careful about giving their money when they know that there are many little schemes being worked by colored men to rob them4 #8,a burnt child dreads the fire1' and the good have to suffer on account of the conduct of those who are dishonest and speculative4 ,but ,god was with me and directed me1 and ,i secured a hearing and received contributions in some places where others were denied4 ,we should all be thankful for this1 as much as any thing else4 ,it pays to be honest1 sincere and straightforward1 and ,i have no patience with those hypocrites who are systematically robbing the good people of the ,north1 who are very willing to give of their means for the uplift of my downtrodden race40 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker ,,at ,,twenty-,,five ,,years ,,of ,,age4 ,,chapter ,,vi4 ,,other ,,work ,,at ,,augusta4 ,not only was the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker notably successful as a pastor while he lived in ,augusta1 but he was also a very active citizen1 taking a prominent part in all enterprises looking to the betterment of the people along educational1 religious and business lines4 ,it may be said with truth that his public spirit1 his generous concern for the welfare of all the people1 was one of the things that gave point and power to his preaching and caused 8the common people0 to hear him gladly4 ,in #ahhd1 the ,augusta ,sentinel1 a weekly paper1 was established by ,prof4 ,r4 ,r4 ,wright1 ,a4 ,m4 7afterwards ,major ,r4 ,r4 ,wright1 ,,ll4 ,d471 who was at that time ,principal of the ,ware ,high ,school4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker was one of its largest stockholders and was elected ,business ,manager4 ,in #ahia1 ,prof4 ,wright left the editorship of the paper to become the first ,president of the ,georgia ,state ,industrial ,college1 near ,savannah1 ,ga41 a position which he still holds4 ,major ,wright was and is one of ,georgia's leading educators and most representative citizens4 ,he has represented his ,state four or five times in ,republican ,national ,conventions1 and was appointed a 8,major and ,additional ,paymaster0 in the ,u4 ,s4 ,v4 by the late ,president ,mc,kinley during the ,spanish-,american war4 ,when ,prof4 ,wright left the editorial chair1 he was succeeded by the late ,rev4 ,e4 ,k4 ,love1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,savannah1 ,ga4 ,dr4 ,love retired in #ahib1 and was succeeded by ,prof4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd4 ,but1 through all these changes1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,walker remained in charge of the business department of the paper until it died a natural death in #ahif4 ,in #ahia1 while ,dr4 ,walker was traveling in ,europe and the ,holy ,land1 he sent a weekly letter to the ,sentinel1 and these letters did much in adding to the popularity of the paper4 ,on his return1 these letters were compiled and published in a volume of #adh pp4 #afmo4 under the name and title of 8,a ,colored ,man ,abroad40 ,the book had a wide sale and found many readers4 ,the ,walker ,baptist ,association in #ahhj passed a resolution to establish a high and normal school for colored children4 ,dr4 ,walker was the author of that resolution4 ,the school was at first located at ,waynesboro1 ,ga41 where it remained for about three years4 ,dr4 ,walker became convinced that the school would thrive better if it was moved to ,augusta1 and he was specially anxious to have the school removed to that place1 because he desired to see a good school conducted by ,baptists in ,augusta1 a city of ,baptists1 and in which the ,methodists and ,presbyterians were already conducting creditable normal schools4 ,it was mainly through ,dr4 ,walker's efforts that the school was finally moved to ,augusta in #ahia1 and even the most doubtful have been led by subsequent events to appreciate the wisdom of his suggestion4 ,the school is now a large and flourishing institution1 occupying a commanding site1 the chapel1 class rooms1 dormitory and grounds being valued at something over #e1jjj4 ,the school is unencumbered1 owned and controlled by the colored ,baptists1 assisted to a very limited extent by the ,american ,baptist ,home ,mission ,society4 ,from the beginning1 ,dr4 ,walker has been the ,financial ,agent of the school1 which position he still holds4 ,he has succeeded in bringing to its support a large number of friends1 both white and black1 ,north and ,south4 ,it is one of his fond dreams for the future to establish in connection with this school a large ,industrial ,school and ,business ,college4 ,his friends believe that it will not be difficult for him to accomplish this1 because the work already done by the colored people themselves in connection with this school1 the excellent showing they have made in the direction of self-help1 will commend itself to a generous public wherever it is told4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,walker ,,baptist ,,institute1 ,,augusta1 ,,ga41 ,,founded ,,by ,,dr4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker4 ,in #ahic1 the colored people of ,augusta organized an exposition company4 ,this company held an exposition that year1 commencing ,december #ah and running through one week4 ,the officers of the company were ,bishop ,r4 ,s4 ,williams1 of the ,c4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,president2 ,prof4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd1 ,editor ,augusta ,sentinel1 ,secretary2 ,mr4 ,charles ,j4 ,floyd1 ,assistant ,secretary2 ,mr4 ,george ,j4 ,scott1 a grocer1 ,treasurer1 and ,dr4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 ,director-,general4 ,exhibits were on hand from colored undertakers1 colored cabinet makers1 colored harness makers1 shoemakers1 contractors1 carpenters and brick masons1 printers1 wheelwrights1 carriage and wagon makers1 farmers1 who exhibited farm products1 cattle1 swine1 poultry and the like1 dressmakers1 needle and fancy work by colored girls and young women1 colored artists1 who exhibited oil paintings1 landscape paintings and sketches in charcoal and crayon1 colored bakers1 tailors1 electricians1 school-teachers1 and the like4 ,in his address to the public1 ,director-,general ,walker said3 8,primarily1 the basic principle upon which the ,negro ,exposition is founded is a desire to show to the world the advancement and progress made by the ,american ,negro1 especially the ,southern ,negro1 and most especially the ,georgia ,negro1 within the past thirty years4 ,but no such exposition can be held in ,augusta without also resulting in a general advantage to the interests of the city40 ,evidently1 the city council of ,augusta1 composed entirely of white ,southern men1 took the view held by the ,director-,general1 for1 upon request for aid from the ,directors of the ,negro ,exposition ,company1 the city council appropriated #bjj from the city treasury for the promotion of the enterprise1 and gave six policemen and all fire protection free4 ,the exposition was a creditable display of the ,negro's progress1 and did much to illustrate the purposes for which it was organized4 ,the ,director-,general was present every day and had charge of the program4 ,the welcome address was delivered by the mayor of the city1 ,major ,j4 ,h4 ,alexander1 to nearly #e1jjj colored people and many hundreds of white people on the opening day1 ,monday1 ,december #ah1 #ahic4 ,at the conclusion of the address of welcome1 the formal opening address was delivered by the ,rev4 ,e4 ,r4 ,carter1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,atlanta1 ,ga41 one of the most popular ,southern ,negro orators4 ,tuesday1 ,december #ai1 was ,educational ,day4 ,all the public and private schools of the city had a general holiday in honor of the event4 ,more than #b1jjj school children marched early in the morning of that day behind brass bands to the ,exposition ,grounds1 where appropriate exercises were held4 ,speeches were delivered by ,prof4 ,lawton ,b4 ,evans1 ,superintendent of ,schools1 ,augusta1 ,ga41 and ,prof4 ,r4 ,r4 ,wright1 ,a4 ,m4 ,music was furnished by a trained choir of #ejj voices of public school children under the direction of ,prof4 ,a4 ,r4 ,johnson4 ,wednesday1 ,december #bj1 was ,military ,day4 ,the address of the day was delivered by ,congressman ,george ,w4 ,murray1 of ,south ,carolina1 after which there was a spirited prize drill by the various companies4 ,thursday1 ,december #ba1 was ,firemen's ,day4 ,a mammoth street parade of twelve fire companies took place in the forenoon1 and1 in the afternoon1 there were reel races1 foot races1 bicycle races1 and a base ball game4 ,friday was ,vaudeville ,day4 ,mason and ,johnson's ,ethiopian ,minstrels gave performances afternoon and evening4 ,saturday afternoon the exhibition closed with a grand industrial parade on the ,exposition ,grounds4 ,the like had never been seen before in this country1 and probably has not been seen since4 ,to no one was more credit due for the success of the entire affair than to the indefatigable ,director-,general1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,walker4 ,he gave himself to the work both night and day without receiving one cent of pay4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in these public ways and in others1 ,dr4 ,walker made his presence in ,augusta known and felt4 ,but not alone for his public spirit is he known1 honored and loved by the people of ,augusta1 as is no other man who has labored there1 but also for the rendering of many private acts of sympathy and help and encouragement1 which the world does not know about1 and which the world cannot know about4 ,the number of those whom he has been instrumental in saving from the jails1 chain gangs and penitentiary2 those he has had released from imprisonment1 whose fines he has paid out of his own pocket2 the number whose house rent he has paid1 and furnished food1 and clothing1 and fuel2 the number of unhappy husbands he has reconciled to unhappy wives1 thereby making both happy again2 the young people he has sent to school and has helped to educate2 the men and women for whom he has secured employment2 those he has brought to ,christ by private ministrations2 the number he has encouraged and cheered by a kind act or a 8word fitly spoken20 the number he has helped and inspired in one way and another1 will reach far into the thousands4 ,the number cannot be known 8,until the sun grows cold1 ,and the stars are old1 ,and the leaves of the ,judgment ,book unfold40 ,dr4 ,walker did these things as if by second nature1 and1 though now and then friends remonstrated with him and told him that he ought not to allow others to impose upon him1 he went straight ahead1 quietly and unostentatiously1 spending and being spent for the ,master1 and his heart filled with the milk of human kindness1 he lent a listening ear and an outstretched arm to every cry for pity and every appeal for help4 ,,chapter ,,vii4 ,,influence ,,in ,,georgia4 ,in spite of his arduous labors and duties at ,augusta1 ,dr4 ,walker yet found time to be interested in all matters which concerned the welfare of all the people throughout the ,state of ,georgia1 and was an active participant in many ,state gatherings of various kinds1 aside from the large number of evangelistic meetings he found time to conduct in many ,georgia cities4 ,for several years he was ,moderator of the ,western ,union ,baptist ,association2 for four or five years he was ,chairman of the ,executive ,board of the ,missionary ,baptist ,convention of ,georgia2 for two years he was ,vice ,president1 and for eight years ,secretary of the same body2 he was ,treasurer for several years of the ,sunday ,school ,workers' ,convention of ,georgia2 he was at one time ,vice ,president of the ,georgia ,interdenominational ,sunday ,school ,convention2 he was for a number of years a member of the ,republican ,state ,executive ,committee2 he has been1 from the beginning1 a member of the ,board of ,trustees of the ,walker ,baptist ,institute1 and was also a member of the ,board of ,trustees of the ,atlanta ,baptist ,college4 ,the filling of these various offices of trust and responsibility indicate in a small way the immense activity which he has displayed in the general welfare of the ,state1 and particularly the welfare of the ,baptist denomination4 ,in addition to these things1 there has not been a convention of any kind called by the colored citizens of ,georgia1 as has frequently been the case during the past twenty years1 which he has not attended1 anxious always to do something to advance the ,negro in the scale of civilization4 ,he has many times visited the annual meetings of the ,state ,teachers' ,association of ,georgia and1 by invitation1 has addressed them1 trying to show what part the teachers ought to take in solving the so-called 8,race ,problem40 ,he has been a favorite commencement orator at many of ,georgia's schools and colleges1 and has never been able in any one year to accept all the numerous invitations which have come to him to deliver baccalaureate sermons4 ,on the first day of ,january each year1 it is customary for the colored people throughout the ,south to hold public meetings1 where addresses are delivered by distinguished men1 in commemoration of the issuing of the ,emancipation ,proclamation by ,abraham ,lincoln1 ,jan4 #ast1 #ahfc4 ,dr4 ,walker's addresses1 delivered at different places in the ,state on ,emancipation ,day1 would alone make a very large and interesting volume4 ,nor has he felt that his duties as a preacher have of necessity absolved him from active participation in public affairs1 or what is more generally called politics4 ,he was for years a member of the ,richmond ,county ,executive ,committee of the ,republican ,party1 and also a member of the ,republican ,state ,committee4 ,he has believed and has taught that it is the duty of every citizen to be interested in the political welfare of his city1 ,state and country1 and1 in his judgment1 no man is entitled to be called a good citizen who allows the vicious and corrupt to do all the voting and all the dictating1 and then sits down and sighs for what is called 8the better and purer days of the ,republic40 ,of his work as an evangelist1 mention will be made in a later chapter4 ,but let it be said now that no one man in ,georgia has held a larger number of special meetings throughout the ,state1 nor has had a larger number of conversions to be attributed to his preaching1 than has ,dr4 ,walker4 ,it is not exaggeration to say that he is the best known ,negro minister of the ,state of ,georgia1 and that more people will go to hear him preach than will go to hear any other colored man4 ,not the celebrated1 plain-spoken1 claw and hammer preaching of ,sam ,jones1 nor the ,holy ,ghost preaching of the pious ,dwight ,l4 ,moody1 of sainted memory1 drew larger crowds to the auditorium at ,exposition ,park1 ,atlanta1 ,ga41 than did the thunderous proclamation of the gospel by ,charles ,t4 ,walker4 ,perhaps in no way has his influence been felt in ,georgia more than in the selection of competent men for ,baptist pastorates and in the appointment of competent men and women as teachers at many places in the ,state4 ,dr4 ,walker's reputation as a safe leader and wise counsellor1 his extensive travels and consequent wide acquaintance with men and women throughout the ,state and nation have proved to be very helpful to all concerned in the recommendations he has been asked to make4 ,no one in ,georgia who knows of these things can recall a single instance in which the recommendation of ,dr4 ,walker1 in the case of a church or school1 has been turned down4 ,so interested has ,dr4 ,walker been in the welfare of others1 and so eager has he been to see competent leaders set over the people1 that he has been known time and again to go #ejj1 #fjj1 and sometimes #a1jjj miles at his own expense to assist those who needed and asked his opinion and advice1 or to help some person to secure a position4 ,not all of those whom he has helped have been grateful2 not all of them will admit their obligation2 only a few of them remember the bridge that carried them over4 ,when told of the ungratefulness of different ones1 ,dr4 ,walker only laughs and says3 8,i do not help anybody with the expectation of being thanked4 ,it is my duty to do my duty toward my fellow men1 whether they thank me or not40 ,thus he dismisses the subject1 and goes to talking about something else4 ,several times larger churches in ,georgia1 that could pay him more money than ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church1 extended calls to him to occupy their pulpits1 but he always replied that ,tabernacle ,church was good enough for him1 and then would assist the churches in securing good men4 ,such unselfishness is rare1 and has helped very much to perpetuate the hold which ,dr4 ,walker has had on the people of ,georgia for so many years4 ,,chapter ,,viii4 ,,the ,,visit ,,to ,,the ,,holy ,,land4 ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church1 ,augusta1 ,ga41 was the first colored church in this country to send its pastor on a trip to ,europe and the ,holy ,land4 ,this it did in the ,spring of #ahia4 ,the church voted ,dr4 ,walker a vacation of three months1 with full pay1 and the church and friends in ,augusta1 white and colored1 furnished money with which to enable him to take the memorable journey4 ,his church was supplied during his absence by the ,rev4 ,l4 ,b4 ,goodall1 at that time of ,augusta1 ,ga41 now of ,charlottesville1 ,va4 ,he left ,augusta ,thursday afternoon1 ,april #ith1 #ahia1 and sailed from ,new ,york ,city on ,wednesday1 ,april #aeth1 at #aa o'clock1 a4 m41 on the steamship ,city of ,new ,york1 bound for ,liverpool4 ,he was accompanied as far as ,london by the ,rev4 ,e4 ,r4 ,carter1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,atlanta1 ,ga41 and ,prof4 ,m4 ,j4 ,maddox1 at that time1 of ,gainesville1 ,fla41 now of ,savannah1 ,ga4 ,he visited ,liverpool1 ,london1 ,paris1 ,turin1 ,genoa1 ,pisa1 ,rome1 ,pompeii1 ,alexandria1 ,cairo1 ,ismailia1 ,port ,said1 ,joppa1 ,jerusalem1 ,bethlehem1 ,hebron1 ,jericho1 ,bethany1 ,mount of ,olives1 ,gethsemane1 ,calvary1 ,beirut1 ,cyprus1 ,smyrna1 ,ephesus1 ,pierus1 ,athens1 ,corinth1 ,venice1 ,patras1 ,corfu1 ,brindisi1 ,basle1 ,heidelberg1 ,mayence1 ,cologne1 ,coblenz1 ,brussels1 ,antwerp1 and some few other places4 ,dr4 ,carter accompanied him during the entire journey4 ,he returned to ,new ,york on ,saturday1 ,june #bgth1 #ahia1 and reached ,augusta on the fourth day of ,july4 ,before leaving ,new ,york on his way to the ,holy ,land1 he preached twice on the ,sabbath at the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 and1 at the request of the pastor and officers1 he preached again on ,monday night1 ,april #acth4 ,the church gave him a liberal contribution to help him on his way1 and he departed with their best wishes and with many prayers for a safe journey and a safe return4 ,the following account taken from the ,augusta ,evening ,news1 of ,july #fth1 #ahia1 will give some idea of ,dr4 ,walker's reception on his return to ,augusta3 ,illustration3 8,,bethel40 8,the impressions of an intelligent1 zealous and popular colored minister about the ,holy ,land are well worth hearing and recording4 8,the ,evening ,news has already announced the return of the ,rev4 ,chas4 ,t4 ,walker from his three months' trip abroad1 and1 indeed1 has kept up with him pretty well in his great journey in ,europe1 ,asia and ,africa4 ,the paper was glad to commend him on his departure1 and welcomed his return1 and these courtesies are both deserved and appreciated4 ,a man who is so highly regarded by his congregation and friends that he is given such a trip1 and whose influence is all for good among his people in this community1 certainly deserves consideration and courtesy4 ,hence1 more space than ordinary is given to this prominent and popular leader among his people4 ,illustration3 ,,ford ,,of ,,the ,,river ,,jordan4 8,a genuine and hearty welcome was given ,mr4 ,walker by his congregation1 and yesterday he preached to his church for the first time in three months4 ,last night he gave an outline of his trip through the ,holy ,land1 and promised half hour talks about places1 scenes and customs for every ,sunday evening4 ,illustration3 ,,sheepfold4 8,after reading of the ,queen of ,sheba's visit to ,solomon1 he took his text from the famous words1 #8the half has not been told1' and declared that those words expressed his ideas about the ,holy ,land4 ,he did not go into details about his journey1 but with a wonderful power of seizing upon leading scenes and incidents and putting them before his audience1 with their vivid illustrations and comforting lessons1 the preacher held his vast congregation spellbound for about an hour4 ,it was in itself a scene well worth witnessing1 to behold this earnest and really eloquent man1 with his deep and resonant voice1 and genuinely magnetic manner1 telling his story to breathless and sympathetic listeners1 who crowded every inch of sitting and standing room in the church4 ,this ovation was a great compliment to the humble man of ,god1 who spoke in grateful terms of those who had sent him on his memorable journey2 and every one of his people must have felt fully repaid when1 in summing up the results of his trip and the analysis of his observations1 he declared that1 after seeing and investigating the ,holy ,land for himself1 he felt more than ever that ,god's word was true4 ,if any one is sceptical about the ,bible1 its history and its sacred truths and traditions1 said this preacher1 let him go to ,palestine1 and he will be sceptical no longer4 ,illustration3 ,,babylon4 8,he also went to ,egypt1 which is scriptural land1 where ,moses1 the greatest law-maker of the earth1 was born1 and where ,joseph and ,abraham1 and even ,jesus went1 and he followed their footsteps back into ,palestine1 through ,joppa1 the gateway to ,jerusalem1 as it also became1 through ,peter's vision1 the doorway of the ,gentiles to ,god's kingdom4 ,the preacher then described the great astronomical miracle performed by ,joshua on the plain of ,ajalon1 when he commanded the sun and moon to stand still2 he made graphic references to his journey along the famous highway over which the ,roman ,emperors and the ,christian ,crusaders traveled to the ,holy ,city1 ,jerusalem1 with its four mountains1 its old walls1 its eight gates1 its well-remembered streets1 was particularly dwelt upon1 and the speaker declared that it was hard for him to realize that he was actually in the great city where the prophets walked1 which was blessed by the ,saviour's presence and consecrated by his crucifixion4 ,he went straight to ,calvary1 he said1 and his description of ,calvary1 as the greatest battle field the world ever saw1 was very interesting1 and was one of the most eloquent and vividly touching portions of his discourse4 ,the effect on the audience was realistic and remarkable4 ,the people leaned forward1 and as the preacher alluded to ,calvary as the greatest battlefield the world ever saw and said that the cross was its eternal monument1 murmurs and shouts of approval went up all over the house4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,pool ,,of ,,siloam4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,eastern ,,harvest ,,scene4 8,the ,church of the ,holy ,sepulchre1 the ,tomb of the ,saviour1 ,gethsemane1 the ,brook ,kedron1 and the ,mount of ,olives1 were in turn dwelt upon2 and the minister said that as he bowed and wept at the ,saviour's ,tomb1 he arose refreshed and wrote in his note-book3 #8,thank ,god1 he is a resurrected ,jesus4' 8,in describing the ,river ,jordan1 in which he bathed while he was there1 and which he visited at the points where ,joshua passed over1 where ,elijah ascended in the chariot1 where ,naaman was healed1 and where ,christ was baptized by ,john1 the preacher was again inspired1 as he described what he said was the most glorious convocation that ever took place on earth--when the ,trinity met at the ,saviour's baptism4 ,illustration3 ,,baptizing ,,in ,,the ,,river ,,jordan4 8,in impressing the truth of the ,scriptures1 ,mr4 ,walker used several striking illustrations4 ,he said that the old prophecies were coming true1 and that even the ,turks1 in their ignorance1 were fulfilling prophecy4 ,they keep the ,golden ,gate--the ,gate ,beautiful--always closed1 the only one entering ,jerusalem which is never opened1 because the superstitious believe that if the ,christians ever enter by it1 they will retake the city2 but the minister declared that the real reason was that it was a fulfillment of ,ezekiel's prophecy found in the forty-fourth chapter of his writings4 ,again1 ,jeremiah said1 twenty-five hundred years ago1 that #8,zion shall be ploughed like a field4' ,the people of a then rich and powerful city came near stoning him for his madness1 and yet the speaker declared1 with his own eyes he had seen the fulfillment of this prophecy4 ,jeremiah also declared that ,zion should be rebuilt1 and on the unearthed ruins of the very towers indicated by ,jeremiah1 the rebuilding of ,jerusalem had been begun4 ,to-day1 they are rebuilding1 as the prophet said4 ,in ,jerusalem and all through ,palestine1 the record speaks in solemn1 sacred and rock-ribbed confirmation of the blessed and everlasting truth of ,god's word4 ,illustration3 ,,arab ,,encampment4 8,the preacher concluded with a strong invocation1 and declared that after all his journeyings over oceans and seas1 there was no sailing like sailing with ,jesus1 and he had come back home with sevenfold more of the spirit of the ,saviour to stir up the people of the city with the truth of the ,gospel4 ,we all need more power and less form2 more of the power of ,charles ,spurgeon1 whose power and influence and magnetism come from communing with ,god4 8,he paid a telling tribute to this country when he said that he would not exchange it for any he had seen4 ,he contrasted the terrors and persecutions of heathen lands with the glorious liberty of ,america1 where ,christian churches raised their spires to heaven1 and all men may worship ,god according to the dictates of their own consciences1 and under their own vine and fig tree4 ,where there is no church there is no civilization1 and he wanted his people to appreciate their advantages1 and aid him by doing their duty to ,god and their fellow men40 ,besides his talks and lectures to the people of ,augusta1 ,dr4 ,walker spent much time during the summer and winter of #ahia lecturing throughout the ,united ,states on 8,the ,holy ,land3 ,what ,i ,saw and ,heard40 ,everywhere the lecture and the lecturer were well received and highly spoken of--in ,new ,york1 in ,boston1 in ,philadelphia1 in ,indianapolis1 in ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c41 in ,st4 ,louis1 in ,dallas and ,galveston1 ,tex41 in ,kansas ,city1 and in other places4 ,dr4 ,walker's success on the lecture platform was immediate1 and1 since #ahia1 he has managed each year to go on a little lecture tour through different parts of ,america4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker1 ,,on ,,his ,,return ,,from ,,his ,,trip ,,to ,,the ,,holy ,,land1 ,,age ,,thirty ,,three ,,years4 ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,a ,,colored ,,man ,,abroad4 ,mention has already been made of the fact that while ,dr4 ,walker was traveling abroad he wrote weekly letters to the ,augusta ,sentinel1 which were compiled on his return and published in book form1 under the name and style of 8,a ,colored ,man ,abroad40 ,extracts from that publication will serve not only to show ,dr4 ,walker's literary style1 but will also be of interest1 instruction and entertainment to the reader4 ,dr4 ,walker's letters from the ,holy ,land were written for the most part from notes taken on the ground1 somewhat as one would keep a diary or a sailor's log4 ,the second day out from ,new ,york1 he paid the following ,,tribute ,,to ,,the ,,sea4 8,the sea is a revelation of the omnipotence of the ,almighty6 ,it carries with perfect ease upon its bosom the greatest ships that circumnavigate the globe4 ,it is the home of numerous animals1 small and great1 as well as the pathway of ,jehovah4 ,it is also the tomb of hundreds of thousands of human beings2 for the sea has wrecked hundreds of vessels and sailing craft1 and holds entombed the bodies of countless shipwrecked people4 ,as we look at the sea1 we are reminded of the grand old words of ,byron3 #8,roll on1 thou deep and dark blue ocean1 roll1 ,ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain2 ,man marks the earth with ruin1--his control ,stops with the shore1--upon the watery plain ,the wrecks are all thy deed1 nor doth remain ,a shadow of man's ravage1 save his own1 ,when for a moment1 like a drop of rain1 ,he sinks into thy depth with bubbling groan1 ,without a grave1 unknelled1 uncoffined and unknown4'0 ,in the following words1 ,dr4 ,walker describes his ,,first ,,sabbath ,,at ,,sea4 8,it is ,sunday morning4 ,the day is calm1 and the sun is shining brightly4 ,divine services were held in the chapel at #aj3cj a4 m41 conducted by the captain1 who read the ,episcopal service4 ,a ,sabbath at sea is a sad day to those who love the house of ,god4 ,no church bell is heard calling the people to their respective places of worship4 ,no soul-inspiring anthems are sung4 ,no heartfelt prayers are heard ascending like sweet incense from the altar of praise4 ,we miss the pulpit ministration and the ,christian greeting that come from the gentle throbbing of loving and affectionate hearts4 ,we miss the ,sunday school1 where the little folks are singing their many beautiful songs1 expressive of our dear ,saviour's life and love4 ,in place of all this1 we observe men drinking and carousing and engaged in all kinds of frivolity2 we see many women and girls reading novels1 but not one perusing the ,bible4 ,give me no more ,sabbaths in mid-ocean40 ,the first ,sunday in ,london1 ,dr4 ,walker visited ,spurgeon's church4 ,following is his description of ,,spurgeon',s ,,tabernacle4 8,spurgeon's ,tabernacle is the greatest church on earth1 and its pastor is undoubtedly the grandest preacher in the universe4 ,eternity alone can tell the good this man of ,god is doing4 ,seven thousand people hear him twice on each ,lord's ,day4 ,he has a ,baptist ,college1 perfect in its every appointment1 a missionary society1 a tract society1 a place for the poor1 an orphan home1 a mission station conducted by the young men of his congregation1 a printing press1 and everything else in the line of an active1 live and progressive church4 ,here the #8rich and the poor meet together2 and the ,lord is the maker of them all4' ,the doctrine of the fatherhood of ,god and the universal brotherhood of man is taught with all the earnestness of which this good man is capable4 ,in this ,tabernacle1 you will find men and women who are worth thousands and ten thousands of pounds sterling out in the streets and alleys of ,london1 bringing the poor1 the wayward1 the blasphemer1 the halt and the blind to hear ,spurgeon preach4 ,we heard him on the ,sabbath1 occupying a seat near him4 ,what a privilege6 ,two rows of galleries extend all round the edifice4 ,just below the pastor's stand1 there is a gallery for orphan children from the home and those who manage the home4 ,the people are rushing for seats--thousands are already seated1 having been admitted because they held quarterly tickets4 ,at five minutes before eleven o'clock1 the signal bell is tapped1 announcing to all persons who have not secured seats to get them anywhere they can find them1 as the holders of tickets have no claim on seats after the tap of the bell4 ,mr4 ,spurgeon comes in1 followed by his assistant pastor and deacons who take seats near him4 ,he then opens the service with a short1 earnest1 eloquent prayer that moves many to tears4 ,no organ is used2 the chorister stands near the pastor1 and the multitude rises and sings a soul-inspiring hymn4 ,the pastor then reads1 with exposition1 the ,scripture lesson4 ,he announces this morning that he will preach the annual missionary sermon4 ,when he begins preaching1 seven thousand pairs of eyes are looking steadfastly upon him4 ,he leads the vast audience step by step as he unfolds to them the word of ,god4 ,every hearer's heart burns within him4 ,it is a grand sight4 ,i wept as ,i looked on such a vast throng of people seated in breathless silence1 catching the words as they fell from the mouth of ,god's prophet40 ,in the month of ,may1 #ahia1 ,dr4 ,walker spent five days on the ,mediterranean ,sea en route to ,alexandria4 ,while on this sea1 famous for its storms1 he encountered a storm which he said must have been similar to the one that ,paul wrote about in the #bgth chapter of the ,acts4 ,following is ,dr4 ,walker's picture of ,a ,,storm ,,on ,,the ,,mediterranean ,,sea4 8,the sea had been turbulent all night4 ,the fury of the sea continued until noon to-day1 when it reached its climax4 ,for nearly an hour the waves united and lashed the steamer in a fearful manner1 as if chastening it for disobeying some sea law4 ,we closely watched the treacherous water during the contest4 ,the ship at first seemed to think itself invincible1 and had a perfect right to move in its own chosen route1 despite the ocean's objection4 ,it was then that the hottest part of the contest took place4 ,the ocean gave one command1 and1 at that summons1 dashing1 foaming1 giant waves came from every direction to reinforce those already at the scene of battle4 ,when they had combined their forces1 they struck the steamer a few times2 she cracked1 reeled1 bowed1 tossed herself to and fro1 shook up the passengers1 made them sick1 and put some to bed4 ,each time the vessel attempted to move out of her tracks she only lifted herself up and came back in the same place4 ,the man on the bridge turned the wheel1 but the steamer shook her head4 ,the wind blew1 the tempest raged1 the captain came from his room1 ascended the bridge1 took charge of affairs1 called up the sailors1 gave orders to turn the wheel and let her drive1 but she could not go4 ,the sea continued to assert its rights1 and when the crew confessed that they were defeated and at the mercy of the waves1 they cast anchor1 stood still1 and waited on the sea to obtain a permit to move forward4 ,the ,mediterranean seemed to recognize that the whole crew were baffled1 confused and beseeching mercy2 so she called in her waves1 sent them back to their several stations1 each bearing a spray of snowy whiteness as an emblem of the victory they had won4 ,and now all is serene on the water40 ,speaking of the people of ,syria and other ,eastern countries1 ,dr4 ,walker wrote the following about the present ,,manners ,,and ,,customs ,,of ,,the ,,east4 8,the manners and customs of these people are about the same as in the days of ,moses1 ,abraham1 ,isaac and ,jacob4 ,men work for years to pay for their wives2 lead their flocks as ,david did2 dwell in tents2 plow oxen as did ,elijah2 water their fields2 sow grain among thorns and rocks2 wear the same kind of costumes with the old-time sandals on their feet2 use donkeys and camels as beasts of burden--all as in the days of yore4 ,the majority of the ,mohammedans and ,arabs have no chairs1 tables1 knives and forks1 with no bedsteads in their houses4 ,they eat with their fingers1 stretch out on the floor or ground1 sleep by the roadside1 just as ,jacob did when he had his vision4 ,the ,mohammedans believe that a person who goes crazy becomes holy4 ,the ,turkish government does not allow its subjects to embrace ,christianity4 ,to ask a ,mohammedan to change his religion is to endanger one's life40 ,following is ,dr4 ,walker's notion of ,,the ,,testimony ,,of ,,the ,,mountains4 8,having made a study of the mountains in this country1 they seem to me to wear an air of dignity at once charming and attractive4 ,lofty1 stately1 queenly1 they look like silent but impressive heralds1 standing as reminiscences of the far away past and as landmarks1 preserving and perpetuating the history of notable events4 ,immovable and unchangeable1 like their ,creator1 they have stood while the mighty have fallen2 they have witnessed the enthronement and dethronement of kings2 the captivity and extermination of nations1 and to-day they are almost the only places in ,palestine that the searcher after truth may feel safe in pointing out the identical location of ,scriptural occurrences4 ,too lofty and unchangeable for tradition1 they are the true historians of past centuries and for ages to come ,sinai1 ,moriah1 ,carmel1 ,ebal1 ,gerizim1 ,tabor1 ,beatitudes1 ,zion and the ,mount of ,olives will bear witness to the ,scriptures in a manner that will be obvious and convincing to the most sceptical mind4 ,well may ,jehovah liken his church to the mountains4 ,and why should not the snow decorate the mountains2 the clouds circle about them2 the sun linger and play upon their summits2 the moon and the stars gaze smilingly upon them1 while the lightnings race and prance up and down like electricity from a galvanic battery8 ,why not the sea crowd the mountain's base1 bathe its feet1 and perpetually sing sweet anthems to its praise8 #8,how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of them that publisheth peace1 that say unto ,zion1 ,thy ,god reigneth4' ,here is ,dr4 ,walker's idea of how some people are heedlessly ,,drifting ,,on ,,life',s ,,ocean4 8,i have been thinking how humanity is drifting on life's ocean4 ,for seven days on the ,atlantic1 our steamer never stopped4 ,the passengers ate1 slept1 walked1 talked1 got sick1 some died--but we sailed on4 ,the ship passed other vessels2 it was often cloudy2 the winds blew2 the rains fell2 storms and gales were often encountered2 the ship caught on fire--but we sailed on4 ,men gambled1 drank whiskey and champagne1 cursed and spent their hours in frivolity--and so they sailed on1 apparently little dreaming that they were rapidly sailing to that eternal shore from whence no traveler returns40 ,in view of the recent sad assassination of ,president ,mc,kinley1 how like prophecy and solemn warning will the following words1 which were written ten years ago1 seem4 ,at last1 the ,american congress1 at the dictation of ,president ,roosevelt1 is turning its attention to this great question which ten years ago ,dr4 ,walker declared must be given some attention4 ,following is the extract3 ,,anarchy--,a ,,warning4 8,in the first-class saloon1 there are seventy-six passengers2 in the second1 sixty2 and in the steerage there are about eight hundred--nearly all emigrants4 ,some are ,jews from ,russia1 fleeing from persecution2 others are ,belgians1 ,swedes1 ,germans1 ,italians1 ,irishmen1 ,welshmen and ,scotchmen1 all going to our home of freedom--,america4 ,many of them are very immoral1 and utterly oblivious of modesty4 ,as a rule1 they are a dirty lot1 some actually nauseating2 and hundreds of them have not washed either their hands or faces on this voyage1 so far4 ,yet these very people come to ,america to supercede the ,negro1 and to boss him6 ,these immigrants have extended to them the rights of citizenship in every particular1 and yet these inalienable rights are denied the colored man who has helped to make ,america what it is4 ,many of these foreigners are of the very worst element in their own country4 ,they are ignorant1 treacherous1 uncivilized1 and many of them heathen4 ,they have no respect for the ,sabbath2 they have no respect for the law2 they have no regard for ,christianity2 they are antagonistic to the principles of liberty as laid down in the ,declaration of ,independence of the ,united ,states4 ,mark this prediction3 ,so sure as we live1 ,america is fast getting a ,jumbo on her hands4 ,she is nestling a ,vesuvius in her bosom that may remain dormant for a long period2 but when the volcanic eruption breaks forth1 seventy times seven streams of lava will be shot out at one time1 and the main pillars that support and uphold the whole fabric of our ,american institutions will be undermined1 uprooted1 and partially1 if not wholly destroyed4 ,chicago and ,new ,orleans should be held in remembrance by our whole people1 ,east1 ,west1 ,north and ,south4 ,the outrages perpetrated by these villains in those cities were comparable to the firing of the first gun on ,fort ,sumter4 ,let the ,american congress spend some time in legislating against these holy terrors1 instead of needlessly discussing schemes to deport the poor unfortunate ,negro40 ,,chapter ,x4 ,,as ,a ,,national ,,figure4 ,the first ,national ,baptist ,convention of ,negro ,baptists ever held in the ,united ,states convened at the ,second ,baptist ,church1 ,st4 ,louis1 ,mo41 ,august #be1 #ahhf1 at #aj a4 m4 ,it was called to order by the late lamented ,rev4 ,william ,j4 ,simmons1 ,d4 ,d41 ,president of the ,state ,university of ,kentucky1 who had been chiefly instrumental in having the ,convention called4 ,there were large delegations present from nearly all of the ,southern ,states and a few from the ,east and ,west4 ,georgia sent only three delegates to this first meeting1 while now she sends annually about one hundred4 ,the three delegates from ,georgia who attended the ,st4 ,louis meeting were the late ,rev4 ,e4 ,k4 ,love1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,savannah1 and the ,revs4 ,g4 ,h4 ,dwelle and ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 of ,augusta4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker took a prominent part in the deliberations of the ,convention1 and served on the ,committee on ,permanent ,organization4 ,it was because of a wise1 conservative and1 considering the make-up of the ,convention1 bold stand that he took at this meeting1 that he leaped1 so to say1 at one bound into national prominence as a fearless leader4 ,it happened this way4 ,on the second day of the meeting1 one ,rev4 ,h4 ,c4 ,bailey1 of ,florida1 spoke on 8,southern ,ostracism40 ,after abusing ,southern white people for their treatment of the colored people1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,bailey said1 among other things1 that the ,southern white ,baptists were figureheads4 ,biding his time1 the next day the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker arose and addressing the chairman1 said that he thought the statement made by the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,bailey concerning the ,southern white ,baptists did them great injustice and ought not to be allowed to go unchallenged4 ,immediately every eye was turned toward the young champion from ,georgia and there followed from him the most impassioned address of the entire meeting4 ,he concluded by offering the following resolution1 which1 though vigorously opposed by many members of the ,convention1 was adopted by a good majority3 8,whereas1 ,in the speech of ,h4 ,c4 ,bailey1 of ,florida1 yesterday1 before this body1 the statement was made that1 as a whole1 the ,southern white ,baptists were figureheads who do not follow ,baptist teachings and who believe that there are separate heavens for white and colored people2 and 8,whereas1 ,such an assertion does great injustice to the white ,baptists of the ,south from the fact that they have many colored missionaries in the ,south paid by them to labor among our people2 and 8,whereas1 ,the ,southern ,baptist ,convention at its meeting in ,january1 #ahhf1 in the city of ,montgomery1 ,ala41 passed a resolution to raise #aj1jjj to expend in mission work among the colored ,baptists of the ,south2 and 8,whereas1 ,such a statement as that referred to is likely to prove detrimental to the #hjj1jjj colored ,baptists of the ,south2 therefore1 be it 8,resolved1 ,first1 ,that this ,convention does not endorse the statement of the brother referred to4 8,resolved1 ,second1 ,that this ,convention hears with the greatest gratification of the efforts now being made by the ,southern ,baptist ,convention to expend #aj1jjj for missionary work among the colored people40 ,this resolution was published in many of the ,southern newspapers and in all denominational organs2 there was nothing but praise for the author4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker left home practically unknown outside of his own ,state2 he returned one of the acknowledged leaders of the ,baptist brotherhood of the country4 ,the advertising he received from this incident doubtless in no small measure paved the way for his success in the ,east1 whither he went a month later to solicit funds to assist him in his church work at ,augusta4 ,again1 in #ahhi1 at ,indianapolis1 while attending the ,national ,baptist ,convention1 he added to his already growing reputation4 ,then1 as in #ahhf1 the ,southern question was up for discussion4 ,many speakers indulged in wholesale abuse of the ,south3 the white people of the ,south were pictured as heathen2 they were vilified and maligned2 race feeling ran high2 there was great excitement4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker gained the floor and made an able speech counselling wisdom and moderation1 and stating that he believed that the best element of white people in the ,south was trying to create such a public sentiment as would make lynching impossible4 ,at any rate1 he stated that the best thing for the colored people to do was to make the friendship of and seek the protection of the people among whom they lived4 ,his speech acted like magic4 ,oil was poured on the troubled waters4 ,reason returned1 and the resolutions under consideration were defeated4 ,again his name got into the newspapers2 his speech was published ,north and ,south2 his name was on every tongue2 some of the papers referred to him as 8a strong man in a crisis40 ,it was at this meeting that he preached the ,conventional sermon4 ,it aroused and stirred all who heard it4 ,at its conclusion1 the late ,rev4 ,dr4 ,simmons1 the ,president of the ,convention1 walked over to the preacher1 shook his hand1 and said3 8,you have won your #8,d4 ,d41' and ,i'll see that you get it40 ,the following summer1 true to his word1 he had the trustees of the ,state ,university of ,kentucky1 of which he was ,president1 to confer upon the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker the honorary degree of 8,doctor of ,divinity10 which he has worthily worn ever since4 ,from the beginning1 ,dr4 ,walker was one of the leading figures of the ,national ,baptist ,convention1 and he is such to-day4 ,for three years he was its ,treasurer1 and for many years was ,vice ,president for ,georgia4 ,he is now ,vice ,president for ,new ,york4 ,he has attended every annual meeting since the beginning1 without missing a single one4 ,not a partisan1 not a factionist1 not a stirrer up of strife among the brethren1 not a division-maker1 a man of peace1 probably no man has a larger and more loyal following among the ,negro ,baptists of ,america than he has4 ,in ,june1 #ahih1 he was appointed a ,chaplain with the rank of ,captain in the ,u4 ,s4 ,v41 and assigned to duty with the ,ninth ,immunes4 ,the appointment was made by the late ,president ,mc,kinley out of a list of more than #ejj applicants4 ,he secured a leave of absence from his ,augusta church1 and joined his regiment at ,san ,luis1 ,cuba1 about thirty miles inland from ,santiago1 in ,november1 #ahih4 ,the regiment was only doing garrison duty at the time1 the leading events in the ,spanish-,american ,war having already been long since concluded4 ,during his absence1 his church at ,augusta was supplied by the ,rev4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd1 at that time one of the ,field ,workers of the ,international ,sunday ,school ,convention4 ,the ,international ,sunday ,school ,convention is the largest and most important ,sunday ,school organization in the world4 ,it embraces in its membership the ,united ,states1 the ,dominion of ,canada and ,south ,america1 with corresponding representatives from ,europe4 ,it has a constituency of more than #bc1jjj1jjj4 ,it is sponsor for the ,international ,lesson ,series1 which was inaugurated in #ahgb by ,mr4 ,b4 ,f4 ,jacobs1 of ,chicago1 for many years past the able and honorable and venerable ,chairman of the ,executive ,committee of the ,international ,sunday ,school ,convention4 ,closely associated with ,mr4 ,jacobs in this great work have been1 for many years1 ,dr4 ,geo4 ,w4 ,bailey1 of ,philadelphia1 the ,treasurer and ,chairman of the ,finance ,committee2 ,mr4 ,john ,r4 ,pepper1 of ,memphis1 ,chairman of the ,committee on ,work ,among the ,colored ,people2 ,mr4 ,john ,wanamaker1 of ,philadelphia1 and ,mr4 ,w4 ,k4 ,crosby1 of ,wilmington1 ,del4 ,the ,international ,convention meets once every three years4 ,at its last meeting1 in #ahii1 in ,atlanta1 ,ga41 the ,hon4 ,hoke ,smith1 ,secretary of the ,interior under ,cleveland's second administration1 was elected ,president1 and ,dr4 ,walker was elected one of the five ,vice ,presidents4 ,he was unanimously presented for this place by the colored delegates present at the meeting1 and these delegates represented many different denominations4 ,it is an honor not lightly to be esteemed for a ,negro to hold an office in such an important religious body4 ,during the past fifteen years1 ,dr4 ,walker has received calls from the following churches3 ,first ,baptist ,church1 ,nashville1 ,tenn42 the ,first ,baptist ,church1 ,st4 ,louis2 and the ,second ,baptist ,church1 ,indianapolis4 ,no one of these calls was accepted by the distinguished pastor4 ,he preferred to remain with the people of ,augusta4 ,,chapter ,,xi4 ,,chaplain ,u4 ,s4 ,v4 ,dr4 ,walker joined his regiment1 the ,ninth ,immunes1 at ,san ,luis1 ,cuba1 the middle of ,november1 #ahih1 and remained in the service for nearly two months4 ,he did not find the service with the army very congenial1 and resigned his commission to return to civil life4 ,he remained with the army long enough1 however1 to get some notion of what army life means4 ,he also learned much of ,cuba1 its climate and its peoples1 and was able on his return to give a very interesting account of his trip4 ,the following report is taken from the ,augusta 7,ga47 ,chronicle1 ,jan4 #e1 #ahii3 8,notwithstanding the rainy weather and the overcast night1 it is probable that never before in its history was ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church so overcrowded with people as on last night4 ,it had been announced the day before that the pastor1 ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 recently with the ,ninth ,immune ,infantry in ,cuba1 was to lecture on last night of his experience in that island4 8,this notice was sufficient to pack the edifice up to the point of almost complete suffocation4 ,standing room was at a premium4 ,several hundred were turned away1 and more than a hundred lingered in the yard on the stairways until the lecture closed4 ,possibly more than #a1bjj persons heard the speaker4 8,dr4 ,walker1 as is his custom1 caught the audience from the beginning4 ,he referred to the pleasure it gave him to be greeted by such a large gathering2 he said it reminded him of the throng which welcomed him on his return from the ,holy ,land seven years ago4 ,he said that there was great interest being manifested all over this country in ,cuba and its people1 especially because the ,spanish yoke of oppression had been lifted from ,cuba's neck1 and the ,american flag now floated over that land1 and the ,cubans1 so long oppressed1 so long cruelly treated1 were now free4 ,he said he was glad it was so1 because wherever the ,stars and ,stripes waved there the ,gospel flag could not long be kept furled4 8,he gave a brief account of his appointment last ,june by ,president ,mc,kinley1 and1 also1 a short narrative of his journey to ,santiago4 ,his description of his entrance into the harbor of ,santiago1 passing ,morro ,castle1 the sunken ,mercedes1 and the sunken ,merrimac1 was truly eloquent and brought down the house4 8#8,santiago1' he said1 #8is one of the oldest cities in ,north ,america--older even than ,st4 ,augustine1 ,fla41 having been founded in #aedb4 ,the streets are very narrow2 the sidewalks are so narrow that two people cannot walk abreast2 the city is extremely dirty2 the water is unfit to drink1 unless it is boiled2 there are about #ej1jjj people in the city--#ae1jjj of them white ,cubans1 and #ce1jjj of them black ,cubans4 ,some of the people are intelligent1 and some few engaged in business2 but the vast majority of them are woefully ignorant and shiftless4 ,most of them at present are completely on the charity of the ,united ,states government4 ,there are about #g1jjj white soldiers in and around ,santiago under ,general ,leonard ,wood1 and about #c1jjj colored soldiers out at ,san ,luis1 about #ce miles away--the ,eighth ,illinois1 the ,twenty-third ,kansas and the ,ninth ,immune ,infantry4 ,the first two of these regiments have all colored officers from colonel down2 my own regiment had all white officers excepting the lieutenants4' 8,he was particularly interested in ,san ,juan ,hill where1 as he said1 the battle was fought which decided the fate of ,spain4 ,he was particularly interested in it1 because in that battle1 the ,twenty-fourth and ,twenty-fifth ,infantries1 and the ,ninth and ,tenth ,cavalries1 all colored soldiers1 led the charge1 cut the barbed wire fence1 captured the block-house1 saved the ,rough ,riders1 and added glory to the ,american nation and ,negro race4 ,he said he had stood on ,bunker ,hill1 he had walked over the famous field of ,waterloo1 had crossed the valley of ,ajalon where ,joshua whipped five kings of the ,amorites1 and the ,valley of ,rephaim1 where ,david conquered the ,philistines1 but he never was so inspired as he was when he stood on ,san ,juan ,hill1 because there his own race was gallantly represented4 ,at this the house thundered with applause4 8,he said ,cuba was a most beautiful country--more beautiful than even ,germany or ,switzerland4 ,the soil is rich and fertile4 ,potatoes grow there as long as walking canes1 and vegetation flourishes throughout the entire year4 ,the weather he found to be extremely warm4 ,december was like our ,june or ,july4 ,no overcoats needed there4 ,he thought the country was very unhealthy4 ,the fever there is worse than ,spanish bullets1 and no one is #8immune' from it1 not even the natives4 ,the people are in a very low state of civilization1 considered as a whole4 ,in the rural districts1 they do not live in houses1 but #8shacks4' ,he had seen living in one little room1 a husband and wife and five children1 and a sow and six pigs4 ,it is common for the people to live in the same room with horses1 cows and hogs4 8,he positively affirmed that1 in his judgment1 the ,cubans were incapable of self-government4 ,he found them to be very treacherous4 ,they hate ,american soldiers1 white and black4 ,they thought ,america ought to have freed them and immediately given them their island to run to suit themselves4 ,it was dangerous for any ,american to go alone at night2 he would be killed by the ,cuban machete4 8,he mentioned the following as imperative needs of ,cuba3 churches1 good schools1 improved farming methods1 and business enterprises4 ,he thought that one thing that would greatly retard progress in ,cuba was ,american prejudice1 many examples of which he had observed while there4 ,he said the ,american carried his prejudice wherever he went1 and if ,american proscription along race lines was carried to ,cuba1 where such a thing had never been known1 it would be an unhappy day for the island4 8,in closing1 he spoke of his success as chaplain4 ,he had more than #ajj converts1 and had a baptism for three successive ,sundays4 ,his concluding words were a pathetic description of a scene which took place at one of his baptisms when one of the soldiers marched down to the water1 singing3 #8,ho1 my comrades1 don't you want to go8 ,let's go down to ,jordan1 hallelu4' 8,at the close he showed many interesting relics1 which he brought home with him4 ,he had four ,spanish rifles1 a large supply of ,mauser bullets1 one machete1 some cocoa1 some coffee1 some walking sticks made of iron wood1 a ,cuban pitcher1 etc40 ,the same night the above address was delivered1 resolutions were unanimously adopted thanking the speaker for his interesting address and expressing the pleasure of the people at his safe return4 ,thanks were also tendered the late ,president ,mc,kinley for appointing ,dr4 ,walker as chaplain with the rank of captain in the ,u4 ,s4 ,v4 ,,chapter ,,xii4 ,,as ,,an ,,evangelist4 ,mention has been made in a preceding chapter of the fact that ,dr4 ,walker has been very successful in the field of evangelistic work4 ,in speaking of his work as an evangelist1 let it be understood at the outset that the only limitation that has been put upon his efforts in evangelism has been due to the fact that all along he has been a stated pastor and has only given such time to evangelistic campaigns as he could spare from an unusually busy pastorate4 ,yet even with this limitation he has been very successful in evangelistic work1 though he has not been able1 for the reason stated1 to accept scores of invitations from great cities to serve the ,lord by conducting revival services4 ,he has the calling1 the spirit1 the gift1 the courage1 the directness1 the sympathy1 the faith1 the fervor1 and the flexibility of the true evangelist4 ,what gives him his greatest preaching power is the enthusiastic warmth and impulsiveness of his speech both in matter and manner4 ,another thing that adds to the attractiveness of his meetings is the singing4 ,unlike most of the world's greatest preachers1 he is a great singer4 ,it has been often said of him that he can out-preach any man1 and then1 without stopping1 put in and out-sing any man4 ,it is beyond the power of man to describe an audience of four or five thousand colored people engaged in a service of song4 ,in addition to the ,gospel ,hymns and ,revival ,songs1 the colored people always use the old time ,negro ,spirituals1 sometimes called ,plantation ,songs1 and in the rendition of these last the colored people are inimitable4 ,with ,dr4 ,walker leading the singing in stentorian notes and the multitude joining in1 its worth a day's journey of any man's life to witness the sight4 ,to be understood1 to be appreciated1 it must be seen and heard4 ,at sometime or other1 during the past twenty years1 revival services have been held by ,dr4 ,walker in every important city in ,georgia without exception4 ,it will be unnecessary to speak of each meeting4 ,the first 8big meetings0 that gave him anything like a national standing as a recognized leading revivalist were held in ,kansas ,city1 ,mo4 ,the papers gave large space daily to the accounts of his meetings4 ,this was in #ahib1 soon after his return from the ,holy ,land4 ,during the progress of these meetings1 invitations came to him to go to ,st4 ,louis1 ,san ,francisco1 and ,chicago to continue the good work4 ,as much as he desired to do so1 he was compelled to return to his church at ,augusta1 after five weeks of hard work1 in which many hundreds were saved4 ,in #ahid1 ,dr4 ,walker was invited to ,new ,york ,city to take part in the great religious campaign inaugurated there during that year4 ,the meetings were held during ,march and ,april4 ,he remained for three weeks4 ,he spoke at the ,antioch ,baptist ,church1 #ceb ,w4 #ceth ,street2 ,st4 ,mark's ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 #aci ,w4 #dhth ,street2 ,niblo's ,garden1 ,broadway1 near ,prince ,street2 the ,academy of ,music1 ,metropolitan ,hall1 near ,macy's1 and at other points under assignment of the ,metropolitan ,association4 ,he was associated with such men as the ,rev4 ,a4 ,c4 ,dixon1 the ,rev4 ,ernest ,lyon1 the ,rev4 ,granville ,hunt1 ,mr4 ,arthur ,crane1 ,leonard ,weaver1 ,mr4 ,theodore ,bjorksten1 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,george ,c4 ,stebbins1 the ,rev4 ,d4 ,j4 ,burrell1 and others4 ,the following is taken from the ,new ,york ,tribune concerning those meetings3 8,the most unique figure in the present evangelistic campaign is1 without a doubt1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,walker1 of ,georgia1 who is better known as the #8,black ,spurgeon4' ,this preacher has been working principally among the members of his own race in the course of his stay in ,new ,york1 and has made many converts of the attendants at the meetings in ,antioch ,baptist ,church and in ,st4 ,mark's ,m4 ,e4 ,church4 ,dr4 ,walker is a man who would attract attention anywhere4 ,he has strong features and his voice1 although deep1 has a remarkably winning intonation4 ,his manner is eloquent1 and in preaching ,christ he follows closely the life of the ,master1 and illustrates his remarks by vivid descriptive phrases40 ,the column from which this is taken is headed 8,the ,black ,spurgeon's ,work--,many ,negroes ,uplifted by ,his ,eloquent ,words--,part ,which ,dr4 ,walker is ,taking in the ,evangelical ,services--,his ,attractive ,personality40 ,the ,new ,york ,sun said3 8#8,the ,black ,spurgeon' met with great success in his work in this city4 ,he is a large and powerful man1 with a deep voice1 but what gives him his greatest preaching power is the earnestness he displays in matter and manner4 ,dr4 ,walker aroused a religious feeling which is finding expression in daily meetings4 ,in ,st4 ,mark's1 three meetings are held each day4 ,the special aim of the revival has been to bring the young into the church1 and to reclaim backsliders40 ,the ,new ,york ,times1 the ,new ,york ,press1 the ,new ,york ,independent and other papers spoke of the 8,black ,spurgeon0 and his work in ,new ,york at this time4 ,the following account of one of the ,metropolitan noon-day meetings is taken from ,sabbath ,reading1 a religious paper3 8#8,showers of ,blessing1' was the opening hymn at a ,metropolitan meeting a few days ago2 and the reports of this and other meetings indicate that showers of blessing have indeed been falling4 ,after several hymns had been sung1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,hunt led in prayer2 ,mr4 ,spencer sang touchingly the hymn1 #8,my ,son1 ,give ,me ,thine ,heart4' ,mr4 ,arthur ,crane then spoke a short while4 ,miss ,anna ,parks rendered a solo on a cornet1 #8,when the ,sea ,gives up its ,dead4' ,dr4 ,walker1 of ,augusta1 ,ga41 who is called the #8,black ,spurgeon1' was introduced4 ,he spoke in a voice tremulous with emotion and enthusiasm1 and the audience gave him their close attention1 that not a word might be lost4 ,opening the ,bible1 he read the first seven verses from ,luke #e4 #8,there are four things to learn from this lesson1' he said2 #8first1 failure2 second1 faith2 third1 fullness2 fourth1 fellowship4 ,these disciples had had a night of fruitless toil4 ,jesus was not with them4 ,they were fishermen and were plying their usual vocation on the lake1 but they hadn't met with success4 ,that was failure4 ,in the morning1 ,jesus came along with a great crowd of people1 and he asked ,peter to lend him his ship for a pulpit1 so that he might preach to the people4 ,peter did so1 and to reward him for his courtesy1 ,jesus told him to launch out4 ,now1 that seemed a foolish thing to do1 because ,peter and the others had been fishing all night1 and hadn't caught one fish1 and ,jesus knew it2 but he wanted to teach them a lesson of faith and obedience1 as well as to reward them4 ,it's just like ,jesus4 ,he always does reward us right away1 and he is continually paying us for what we do4 ,the disciples took ,jesus at his word4 ,that was faith4 ,and you know the story1 how they let down the nets and drew in so many that the nets broke4 ,that was fullness4 ,jesus always honors faith1 even when it is mixed with ignorance and superstition4 ,seeing their companions at a distance with their empty boat1 the disciples called them to come and share the fish with them4 ,that was fellowship4 ,the ,lord intends that each of us shall share our joys with others4 ,while this mighty tidal wave of religion is sweeping over the country1 this is a good time for you to come to ,god and bring your friends with you4 ,jesus blesses us so that we might bless others4 ,as he is exemplified in our conduct1 so shall we win souls4 ,are there none here to-day who wish this ,christ to come into their souls to be their own1 their personal ,saviour8' ,several raised their hands for prayer1 and the speaker said1 #8,thank ,god4'0 ,since #ahid1 ,dr4 ,walker has held successful meetings in ,galveston1 ,texas2 ,houston1 ,texas2 ,kansas ,city1 ,st4 ,louis1 ,boston1 ,philadelphia1 ,nashville1 ,louisville and ,atlanta4 ,the last great meeting in ,atlanta was held in ,april1 #ahig4 ,the meetings commenced in ,friendship ,baptist ,church1 ,w4 ,mitchell ,st41 of which the ,rev4 ,e4 ,r4 ,carter1 ,d4 ,d41 is the pastor4 ,the interest increased so rapidly1 and the number that came was so large that the meetings had to be transferred to the auditorium in ,exposition ,park1 which before that had been made famous by meetings held by ,sam ,jones1 and later by ,d4 ,l4 ,moody4 ,he crowded the great hall1 with a seating capacity of nearly #h1jjj souls1 from the start4 ,there probably has never been just such a meeting on the ,american continent as the one held in ,atlanta at that time4 ,it was attended by the white people as well as by the black people4 ,at more than one service there were more than a thousand whites present--some of them representing the wealth and culture and refinement of ,atlanta4 ,ministers1 lawyers1 members of the city council1 the mayor and his wife1 the merchants and bankers--all came out to hear the 8,black ,spurgeon40 ,and the white people were just as eager1 and some of them just as emotional in their worship as were the colored people4 ,many whites stood for prayer along with colored people2 many were bathed in tears during the preaching2 many of them testified for ,jesus in the testimonial meetings2 many were helped2 some were saved4 ,at the close of each meeting1 the most prominent people would not think of leaving the building before shaking hands with the great preacher4 ,speaking of this meeting1 the ,atlanta ,constitution said3 8,the ,negroes of ,atlanta are stirred up over the wonderful religious revival that has been going on in the ,friendship ,baptist ,church for the past two weeks4 ,the success of the meeting has been unparalleled1 and more religious enthusiasm has been aroused in the two weeks that the meetings have been running than has been felt in this city in years4 ,the meetings are being conducted by the ,rev4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 #8the colored ,spurgeon4' ,he is assisted by ,rev4 ,e4 ,r4 ,carter1 the regular pastor4 ,every night1 thousands are turned away from the church on ,w4 ,mitchell ,st41 and the building is always crowded with people long before the hour of service4 ,rev4 ,walker is proving as great a drawing card among the colored people as ,sam ,jones did among the whites4 ,he attracts fully as large crowds and his preaching is drawing fully as many people into the church as ,sam ,jones' meeting--if not more4 ,dr4 ,walker is pastor of the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church at ,augusta1 and is regarded as one of the leading colored preachers in the country4 ,he attracts large crowds by his preaching wherever he goes1 and his meetings are always attended by wonderful outbursts of religious enthusiasm40 ,in #ahii1 ,dr4 ,walker again held meetings in ,kansas ,city4 ,the following is taken from the ,kansas ,city ,star1 ,april1 #ahii3 8,many a white man would be glad to have the eloquence1 the command of language and the power of thought that ,rev4 ,dr4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 the #8,black ,spurgeon1' displayed in his sermon to a great crowd of colored people in the ,second ,baptist ,church1 ,tenth and ,campbell ,sts41 last night4 ,he is one of the best colored speakers ever heard in ,kansas ,city4 8,the ,rev4 ,walker's home is in ,augusta1 ,ga4 ,he is so well thought of by the prominent people of his city that when the mayor died yesterday1 he received several telegrams asking him to come and attend the funeral4 ,he may return home to-day1 but may decide to remain longer4 8,every seat in the large auditorium of the new colored church was occupied when he ascended the pulpit steps last night1 and long rows of black faces looked down at him from the balcony4 8,dr4 ,walker is a man of perhaps forty or more4 ,he is of medium size2 although his face is as black as a stove pipe1 he says he never drinks coffee because it is deleterious to the complexion4 ,his features are prominent1 he has a sharp mustache and a short head4 ,his voice is not exceedingly strong1 but clear and well modulated4 8,his sermons are sententious and epigrammatic4 ,they abound in original and striking observations1 and his gestures1 though not graceful1 are spontaneous4 8#8,men talk a great deal of the perplexing problems that confront humanity to-day1' he said4 #8,but if men would put the ,bible into practice1 there will be no problems4 ,that book is statesmanship as well as religion1 and it not only teaches the fatherhood of ,god1 but the universal brotherhood of man4' 8,the subject of his sermon was #8,christ the supreme object of worship4' ,in referring to ,god's plan of salvation1 he said3 #8,so many say they failed to understand the plan and sometimes wondered why the ,almighty did not take man into his confidence just a little bit in arranging it4 ,but it wouldn't have done4 ,in this day1 when there are so many trusts and combines1 salvation would have been bought up and cornered and monopolized until only the rich could get at it1 if man had had anything to do with it4 ,as some rhymester has said3 8#8,if religion was a thing that money could buy1 ,the rich would live and the poor would die4'0 8,one of the characteristics of #8the ,black ,spurgeon's' style is his fund of illustrative anecdotes4 ,he used one of these to show that man cannot read the ,bible without feeling instinctively that ,christ was divine1 relating a conversation supposed to have taken place between ,napoleon and ,gen4 ,bertrand on the ,island of ,st4 ,helena4 ,when the latter expressed his opinion that ,christ was only a man1 ,napoleon stopped him1 and said3 #8,no1 ,general ,bertrand1 ,i know men4 ,but ,i never knew one like ,christ4 ,he had that in ,him that no man ever had4 ,he was divine4 ,his army--soldiers of the cross--are now marching on through ages to victory4 ,but who1 general1 think you1 is marshalling any forces for me8 ,in a year or two ,i shall die and be no more1 and my name will be forgotten4 ,but his name will live forever4' 8#8,col4 ,ingersoll and ,gen4 ,lew ,wallace were once taking a ride together1' the speaker said1 #8when ,wallace informed his companion that he intended to write a book tearing the mask from the face of ,christ and showing ,him to have been but human4 ,ingersoll told him that he was the very man to write such a book and commended the idea4' #8,when ,gen4 ,wallace prepared to write the book1' said the preacher1 #8he first set about reading the ,new ,testament carefully as a prerequisite4 ,before he had finished it1 he convinced himself of his own error and wrote ,ben ,hur instead4' 8#8,over and over again1' continued the speaker1 #8,i have read of the ,pharisee who1 after recounting his virtues1 thanked ,god that he was not like other men4 ,and ,i have often wondered who this ,pharisee was like4 ,he was not like ,god1 and he was not like the publican--he must have been like the devil4' 8,dr4 ,walker dealt sanctification a blow in declaring that such a thing as perfection was impossible to man4 ,man was intended to grow unceasingly into ,christian strength4 8#8,the ,lord's our judge1' he said1 #8the ,lord is our ,king2 the ,lord is our law-giver--the judicial1 the executive and legislative combined in one4' 8,but it is his pictures of the hereafter1 of the hosts of saints marching up to glory1 that the ,black ,spurgeon excels4 ,then it is that his voice is raised and his body sways back and forth as he adds stroke after stroke to the grand scene1 and marshals phalanx after phalanx of moral heroes in ,miltonic array1 moving on with steady tread1 glittering1 triumphant1 to the gates of heaven4 ,in the course of a bit of description of this kind1 near the close of his sermon1 shouts went up from every quarter of the church and the audience was worked up to a high pitch of religious frenzy and exaltation4 8#8,i hear the tread of the feet of the great host1' he said1 #8tramp1 tramp1 tramp1 they come4 ,like the angel whose wings ,john1 in his vision saw released1 they are not retarded by polar snows nor equatorial heat4' 8#8,on they come--tramp1 tramp1 tramp1 shoulder to shoulder1 wheel to wheel1 charger to charger2 onward they march--company after company1 cavalcade after cavalcade1 thousands upon thousands and millions upon millions1 marching1 marching1 marching1 on through the ages and forever4 ,the church of ,god is going home to ,zion4 ,ah6 friends many are waiting there for you6 ,that mother that lies buried beneath the sod1 that little son or daughter1 that sister1 that brother--they are waiting and calling for you4 ,be of good courage1 they say4 ,they are not far away2 they see your struggles2 they know your temptations4' 8,then when the emotion of the audience began to find vent in shouts1 the speaker lowered his voice and shifted to another line of attack1 gradually working upon the feelings of his hearers again until he was again compelled to let up40 ,it is not necessary to prolong this chapter4 ,the record of service done in the ,master's ,vineyard by ,dr4 ,walker is one to be proud of4 ,he has led more than #h1jjj persons to ,christ1 has baptized and received into the membership of the church more than #c1ejj1 and has not missed preaching the glorious ,gospel of the blessed ,christ but four ,sundays in twenty-four years--twice on account of sickness1 and twice on account of being at sea4 ,,chapter ,,xiii4 ,,leaves ,,augusta--,,goes ,,to ,,new ,,york4 ,in the month of ,june1 #ahii1 a unanimous call was extended to ,dr4 ,walker to become ,pastor of the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 #afa ,w4 #ec;d ,st41 ,new ,york ,city4 ,soon after1 by invitation1 he visited ,new ,york to confer with the officers of the church with regard to the work4 ,the meeting between the pastor-elect and the officers was satisfactory in every way1 and the former signified his intention of accepting the call4 ,returning to ,augusta1 he presented his resignation as pastor of ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church1 to take effect on the #ast day of ,october1 #ahii1 on which date he proposed to enter upon work in ,new ,york ,city4 ,it is putting the matter mildly to say that the members of the ,tabernacle ,church and the people of ,augusta were in a frenzy4 ,mass meetings were held1 protest after protest was filed by various civic and benevolent organizations1 the newspapers rebelled1 the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church voted to add #ej4jj per month to his salary1 the whole city was literally stirred in an effort to get him to reconsider his acceptance of the ,new ,york invitation and withdraw the resignation he had tendered as ,pastor of ,tabernacle ,church4 ,these efforts were unavailing1 because ,dr4 ,walker said that he felt moved of the ,spirit to go to ,new ,york4 ,as a compliment to the pastor1 the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church refused to accept his resignation1 and passed resolutions to the effect that he be left free to go to ,new ,york if he desired1 but stipulating expressly that he could return at any date to the pastorate of the ,tabernacle ,church1 which he had founded1 and of which he had been the able1 successful and beloved leader for #ad years4 ,with this understanding1 the ,rev4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd was unanimously elected as ,pastor of the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church1 and installed as ,pastor on ,tuesday night1 ,sept4 #bf1 #ahii4 ,illustration3 ,,tabernacle ,,baptist ,,church1 ,,augusta1 ,,founded ,,by ,,dr4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker4 ,the following account of ,dr4 ,walker's last ,sunday night with his ,augusta church is taken from the ,augusta 7,ga47 ,chronicle of ,sept4 #be1 #ahii3 8,last night ,dr4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker preached his farewell sermon at ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church4 ,the church was packed to overflowing4 ,a ,chronicle reporter called soon after the service commenced1 and found great crowds going away1 unable to gain admission4 8,the service commenced by singing1 #8,come1 ye disconsolate1' the hymn being read by the ,rev4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd1 ,a4 ,m41 pastor-elect of ,tabernacle ,church4 ,prayer was offered by ,bishop ,r4 ,s4 ,williams1 of the ,c4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church4 8,dr4 ,walker used for a text ,acts #bj3cb1 #8,and now1 brethren1 ,i commend you to ,god1 and to the word of his grace1 which is able to build you up1 and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified40 8,in his opening remarks1 the speaker referred to the fact that in the #bjth chapter of ,acts the apostle ,paul was delivering his farewell message to the elders of ,ephesus4 ,concerning himself1 the apostle had been desirous all along of two things4 ,one was that he might be faithful1 and the other was that he might finish well4 ,the apostle commended the ,ephesians to ,god--to ,god's providence1 to ,god's protection1 to ,god's word4 ,he commended them in this way for their edification and for their glorification4 8,then leaving the text1 he delivered some very pathetic and helpful parting words to his congregation4 ,among other things he urged them to be a united people3 he plead with them to stand together and to uphold the hands of the young man who had been called to succeed him2 he urged them to be industrious1 progressive1 self-respecting and self-reliant2 with much eloquence he called upon them to be interested in all the affairs of their race--he appealed to them to be law-abiding and to make themselves a credit to the race and to the city of ,augusta and not a disgrace4 8,parting words were also spoken to the officers of the church4 ,parting thanks were expressed to the church1 to the sinners1 to the citizens1 white and colored1 who had stood by him and made his success possible4 8,in closing he gave a brief summary of his #ad years work in this city4 ,during that time he has baptized at his church over #a1djj people1 erected a handsome brick church1 bought an #8,old ,folks' ,home1' the church and home valued at over #bj1jjj1 and done many other things of which he did not speak4 ,many of the congregation were shedding tears at the close of the service4 ,the parting hymn was #8,god be with you till we meet again4'0 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,tabernacle ,,old ,,folks' ,,home1 ,,augusta1 ,,ga41 ,,founded ,,by ,,dr4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker4 ,the ,mount ,olivet ,baptist ,church was organized ,march #aj1 #ahgh4 ,rev4 ,daniel ,w4 ,wisher was its first pastor4 ,the church had its place of worship in ,west #bfth ,st41 until #ahhe4 ,in that year1 by the help of generous white ,baptist friends and the ,baptist ,city ,mission ,society1 they were enabled to purchase the splendid edifice in ,w4 #ecrd ,st41 valued then at #acj1jjj1 in which they still worship4 ,during the pastorate of ,rev4 ,d4 ,w4 ,wisher1 or from #ahgh to #ahii1 the church paid on its debt1 #ci1jjj1 of this #ah1jjj were given by ,mr4 ,john ,d4 ,rockefeller1 ,mr4 ,w4 ,m4 ,isaacs1 ,mr4 ,james ,pyle1 ,mr4 ,w4 ,a4 ,caldwell1 ,mr4 ,samuel ,s4 ,constant1 ,mrs4 ,nathan ,bishop1 ,mr4 ,j4 ,a4 ,bostick1 ,mr4 ,j4 ,f4 ,comey1 ,mr4 ,b4 ,f4 ,judson1 ,mr4 ,r4 ,parker and others through the ,baptist ,city ,mission ,society4 ,in #ahig during the heated political campaign in ,new ,york ,city1 the ,rev4 ,d4 ,w4 ,wisher saw fit to side with ,tammany ,hall in the city election1 and1 it is said1 went so far as to preach a sermon in which he advocated ,tammany's claims and advised his members to vote the ,tammany ticket4 ,as a result of this new departure1 great opposition to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,wisher sprang up in the church1 and for nearly two years there was an unseemly church wrangle by which the church was finally divided into two factions1 known as the 8,wisherites0 and the 8,anti-,wisherites40 ,it would be offensive to go into details4 ,after a series of court trials the 8,anti-,wisherites0 triumphed4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,wisher was deposed in #ahii1 and his followers left the church4 ,it was then that the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church commenced to look for a new leader4 ,the ,rev4 ,chas4 ,s4 ,morris1 ,d4 ,d41 of ,boston1 ,mass41 was called to lead the church temporarily4 ,after prayer and deliberation1 the church looked to ,georgia1 its eye fell on the 8,black ,spurgeon10 and he was invited to become pastor of the church4 ,as already stated1 after conference with those in authority1 ,dr4 ,walker decided to accept the new charge4 ,at first his friends throughout the nation felt that he was making a mistake1 the church already divided1 the people who had kept up with the 8church war0 7so far as they could keep up with it from the newspaper reports7 felt that it would be impossible for any human being to reunite the membership4 ,but ,dr4 ,walker undertook the task1 trusting in the ,lord4 ,he succeeded from the day he took charge1 the first ,sunday in ,october1 #ahii4 ,from that day to this there has not been the slightest friction in the church1 and the membership has increased from about #dcj to more than #a1hjj in the short space of two years and four months4 ,besides1 it is said by those competent to give correct opinions in the matter that from the beginning he has preached to the largest regular congregations of any man in ,new ,york ,city1 white or black4 ,the second ,sunday in ,march1 #aijj1 he baptized #ahd converts at one time1 which is the record for ,new ,york ,city1 and perhaps for the country4 ,it was such an unusual spectacle that all the ,new ,york newspapers gave large space to a report of the baptism and the ,associated ,press sent a long account of it throughout the length and breadth of the country4 ,at the night service the pastor gave the hand of fellowship to #djh members4 ,the second ,sunday in ,march1 #aija1 he had another large baptism1 in which #ie were baptized1 and the second ,sunday in ,february1 #aijb1 more than #ajj were baptized into the fellowship of the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church4 ,in all there have been more than #a1djj added to the church under his administration1 #gjj by baptism and about #gjj by letters and ,christian experiences4 ,these last are usually called backsliders4 ,they are persons who were at one time members of ,baptist churches in other places1 but who have been in ,new ,york1 some ten1 some fifteen and some twenty years1 without connecting themselves with any churches1 while at the same time they lost their identity with the churches where they formerly were members4 ,dr4 ,walker has reclaimed hundreds of these1 and they are making good church members4 ,financially his success with the church has been remarkable4 ,in round numbers1 he has raised for all purposes1 #be1jjj4 ,he has kept up the interest on the church debt and paid #b1ejj on the principal4 ,he has raised #c1jjj for the ,colored ,men's ,branch ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a42 #b1ejj for ,home and ,foreign ,missions1 and more than #b1jjj for various charities4 ,among the regular contributors to the church at the present time are ,mrs4 ,geo4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,w4 ,r4 ,a4 ,martin1 and ,mr4 ,james ,w4 ,talcott4 ,the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church is a commodious structure1 three stories high with a beautiful granite front4 ,the first floor contains the trustees' room1 library room1 the deacons' room1 one large dressing room1 kitchen and ,sunday ,school room and the lecture room--the library room and trustees' room1 by means of folding doors1 can be thrown into the lecture room4 ,the second floor contains the main auditorium and the choir gallery with two large swinging galleries4 ,the third floor contains the pastor's study and room for committees1 choir practice1 etc4 ,following is the list of present officers of ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church3 ,illustration3 ,,mt4 ,,olivet ,,baptist ,,church1 ,,west ,,fifty ,,third ,,street1 ,,new ,,york ,,city1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,deacons ,,of ,,mt4 ,,olivet ,,baptist ,,church4 ,wm4 ,moore1 ,chairman4 ,born in ,hertford ,county1 ,n4 ,c41 in #ahee4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahha4 ,made deacon in #ahhb4 ,served for several years on the ,advisory ,board4 ,fleming ,w4 ,jackson1 ,vice ,chairman4 ,born in ,new ,kent ,county1 ,va41 in #ahcf4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahgi by letter from ,second ,baptist ,church1 ,richmond1 ,va4 ,licensed to preach by ,joy ,street ,baptist ,church1 ,boston1 ,mass41 and also by the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church4 ,served for five years on the ,advisory ,board of the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church and for the past four years has been a deacon4 ,j4 ,a4 ,gardener1 born in ,shirley1 near ,richmond1 ,va41 in #ahdf4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church when it was organized in #ahgh4 ,has been a member of the board of deacons #bb years4 ,g4 ,p4 ,webb4 ,born in ,orange ,county1 ,va41 ,oct4 #g1 #ahej4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahgh4 ,been a member of the ,board of deacons since #ahhe4 ,deacon ,webb is also ,vice ,president ,board of ,trustees4 ,robert ,h4 ,jones4 ,born in #ahej in ,petersburg1 ,va4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahhe4 ,became deacon in #ahih4 ,herbert ,s4 ,royal4 ,born in ,nottoway ,county1 ,va41 ,oct4 #ca1 #aheh4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahhd4 ,served as an usher for three years2 member of the ,advisory ,board for two years1 and made a deacon in #ahid4 ,david ,grant4 ,born in #ahdh1 in ,marengo ,county1 ,ala4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahhb2 made a deacon in #aijj4 ,john ,l4 ,walters4 ,born ,april #c1 #ahfb1 in ,accomac ,county1 ,va4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahhe4 ,served on ,advisory ,board for several years4 ,made a deacon in #ahih4 ,deacon ,walters is1 also1 ,assistant ,superintendent of the ,sunday ,school4 ,general ,grant ,stephens4 ,born in ,newbern1 ,n4 ,c41 ,march #ae1 #ahgj4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahie4 ,made a deacon in #aijj4 ,a4 ,j4 ,campbell1 ,born in ,nottoway ,county1 ,va41 ,april #bj4 #aheg4 ,joined ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahhg4 ,made a deacon in #aijj4 ,w4 ,h4 ,holloway4 ,samuel ,swann4 ,,trustee ,,board4 ,w4 ,h4 ,jones1 ,president2 ,henry ,darnell1 ,treasurer2 ,cyrus ,henry ,trent1 ,secretary2 ,james ,wells1 ,assistant ,secretary2 ,deacon ,g4 ,p4 ,webb1 ,vice ,president2 ,j4 ,e4 ,taylor2 ,frank ,youngblood2 ,p4 ,f4 ,comey 7white72 ,w4 ,h4 ,j4 ,innis 7white74 ,,other ,,officers4 ,j4 ,e4 ,decker1 ,church ,clerk2 ,prof4 ,j4 ,s4 ,brown1 ,assistant ,clerk2 ,j4 ,f4 ,comey 7white71 ,treasurer2 ,wesley ,norman1 ,superintendent of ,sunday ,school2 ,deacon ,j4 ,l4 ,walters1 ,assistant ,superintendent of ,sunday ,school2 ,b4 ,h4 ,green1 ,president ,b4 ,y4 ,p4 ,u42 ,samuel ,tabb1 ,president ,young ,people's ,literary ,society2 ,mrs4 ,charity ,jones1 ,president of the ,c4 ,t4 ,walker ,volunteer ,club2 ,mrs4 ,clarence ,robinson1 ,president of the ,united ,tribes 7auxiliary to the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a472 ,deacon ,f4 ,w4 ,jackson1 ,president of the ,co-workers2 ,prof4 ,a4 ,c4 ,fletcher1 ,chorister2 ,madam ,v4 ,e4 ,hunt ,scott1 ,organist2 ,john ,collie1 ,sexton2 ,robert ,washington1 ,assistant ,sexton4 ,,chapter ,,xiv4 ,,colored ,,men',s ,,branch ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 ,dr4 ,walker had not been a resident of ,new ,york six months before he turned his attention to the organization of a ,young ,men's ,christian ,association for colored young men4 ,he had looked around and had found no place for hundreds and hundreds of colored young men to spend their evenings and ,sundays1 except in saloons1 dives and brothels4 ,without consulting anybody1 though he was at the headquarters of the ,international ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a41 he called a public meeting at ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 and organized a ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 ,nearly every colored pastor in the city1 regardless of denomination1 became interested in the movement1 and gave ,dr4 ,walker almost undivided support4 ,money was raised1 a building at #acb ,west #ecrd ,street was leased for one year1 temporary officers were elected1 and ,dec4 #ah1 #aijj1 application was made to the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 of ,new ,york ,city for membership as one of the regular branches4 ,the application was received and acted on favorably1 and since then the ,colored ,men's ,branch has been one of the regular branches of the ,city ,association4 ,in ,january1 #aija1 ,mr4 ,walter ,c4 ,coles1 of ,aiken1 ,s4 ,c41 was appointed ,secretary of the ,colored ,men's ,branch and immediately took charge of the work4 ,he served only one year1 having been summoned to report to ,god1 ,saturday1 ,jan4 #dth1 #aijb4 ,the following obituary notice is taken from the ,presbyterian ,herald1 of ,new ,york ,city3 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,walter ,c4 ,,coles1 ,,deceased ,,ex-,,secretary ,,of ,,colored ,y4 ,m4 ,c ,a41 ,,new ,,york ,,city1 ,n4 ,y4 8,rev4 ,walter ,c4 ,coles died suddenly of typhoid fever1 at his home1 #cca ,west #eith ,street1 ,saturday1 ,january #dth1 #aijb4 ,mr4 ,coles was the oldest son of the ,rev4 ,william ,r4 and ,mrs4 ,coles1 of ,aiken1 ,s4 ,c4 ,he was a graduate both of the ,college and ,theological ,departments of ,biddle ,university1 ,n4 ,c4 8,it was in the ,biddle ,university where ,mr4 ,coles developed his great power as a #8,fisher of ,men4' ,he organized the ,university men1 whom he held together by his shrewd method of dealing and his heart of love4 8,he engaged in regular pastoral work at ,nimrod1 ,n4 ,c4 and ,aiken1 ,s4 ,c4 8,the ,rev4 ,chas4 ,t4 ,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 came to ,new ,york as pastor of the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church in #ahii4 8,he at once began work among the men1 organized a ,colored ,men's ,branch of the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 ,within a year this organization had grown to be a great power for good4 ,a secretary was needed4 ,walter ,coles was the man4 ,he was appointed ,secretary of the ,colored ,men's ,branch of the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a41 #acb ,west #ecrd ,street1 ,january #aija4 ,he therefore served only one year4 8,in ,september1 #aija1 he was ordained by the ,presbytery of ,mc,clelland1 in ,south ,carolina1 and was married to ,miss ,mattie ,belk1 of ,greenville1 in the same month1 and the happy couple came to ,new ,york to engage in their life work4 ,but alas6 ,how soon was he cut down4 ,he had lived a full life4 ,his work was done4 ,his task ended4 8,a memorial service was held in ,mount ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,sunday afternoon4 ,the ,colored ,branch and the ,ladies' ,auxiliary were present in a body4 ,among the speakers were ,chairman ,walker1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,william ,h4 ,brooks1 ,pastor of ,st4 ,mark's ,methodist ,episcopal ,church2 the ,rev4 ,hutchins ,c4 ,bishop1 ,pastor of ,st4 ,philip's ,protestant ,episcopal ,church2 ,vice ,chairman ,g4 ,w4 ,allen1 ,messrs4 ,a4 ,s4 ,newman1 representing the ,board of ,directors2 ,e4 ,w4 ,booth1 ,general ,secretary2 ,b4 ,m4 ,lewis1 of the ,east ,side ,branch1 and ,mr4 ,bannister of the ,harlem ,branch4 ,the chancel was filled with a large number of handsome floral pieces4 ,sunday evening the remains were carried to ,aiken1 accompanied by ,mr4 ,coles's wife1 mother and ,h4 ,c4 ,dugas4'0 ,the death of ,mr4 ,coles was a serious blow to the work1 but the work is still being carried on in the name of the ,lord4 ,rev4 ,thomas ,j4 ,bell1 of ,altamaha1 ,ga41 a graduate of ,atlanta ,university and ,hartford ,theological ,seminary1 has been appointed to succeed the late ,mr4 ,coles1 and will enter upon his duties ,april #a1 #aijb4 ,the ,association has now #b1jjj on hand for a building fund and more than #ejj in the treasury for current expenses4 ,too much cannot be said in praise of the efforts of the ,united ,tribes in raising money for the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 ,the ,tribes are a company of women of the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 which serves as an auxiliary to the ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 ,deacon ,fleming ,jackson is ,president of the ,united ,tribes4 ,by means of fairs1 the tribes have raised for the work of the ,colored ,men's ,branch more than #c1jjj4 ,dr4 ,walker has found them an invaluable auxiliary4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,t4 ,j4 ,,bell1 ,,secretary ,,colored ,y4 ,m ,c4 ,a41 ,,new ,,york ,,city4 ,the present officers are the following ,board of ,managers3 ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 ,chairman2 ,geo4 ,w4 ,allen1 ,vice ,chairman2 ,john ,a4 ,robinson1 ,secretary2 ,j4 ,f4 ,comey1 ,treasurer2 ,rev4 ,p4 ,butler ,thompkins1 ,rev4 ,w4 ,h4 ,brooks1 ,rev4 ,w4 ,d4 ,cook1 ,rev4 ,h4 ,c4 ,bishop1 ,mr4 ,henry ,darnell1 ,john ,s4 ,brown1 ,jr41 ,e4 ,p4 ,roberts1 ,walter ,handy1 ,anderson ,ferrall1 ,jr41 ,a4 ,s4 ,newman1 ,edmund ,w4 ,booth1 ,a4 ,b4 ,cooper1 ,rev4 ,w4 ,l4 ,hubbard4 ,special mention should be made of a life-size oil painting of ,dr4 ,walker1 the founder and ,chairman of the ,branch1 given to the ,colored ,men's ,branch by the ,ladies' ,auxiliary ,society of ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church4 ,this painting adorns the walls of the ,colored ,men's ,branch4 ,special mention1 also1 should be made of the invaluable services rendered ,dr4 ,walker by his private ,secretary1 ,mr4 ,henry ,c4 ,dugas1 of ,augusta1 ,ga4 ,mr4 ,dugas went to ,new ,york with ,dr4 ,walker1 in #ahii1 and continued his right-hand man until ,october1 #aija4 ,at that time1 ,dr4 ,walker was thinking about going ,south again to live1 and1 with his characteristic large-heartedness1 he looked about to place ,mr4 ,dugas in some good position4 ,through friends he was able to place ,mr4 ,dugas as one of the ,secretaries of ,mr4 ,george ,foster ,peabody1 the millionaire banker1 philanthropist and publicist4 ,mr4 ,dugas has given prefect satisfaction in his new station4 ,he is a graduate of the ,oberlin ,business ,college1 is an accomplished stenographer and typewriter1 steady in his habits1 modest and unassuming in his general deportment1 and indefatigable in the performance of his duties4 ,since ,mr4 ,dugas left ,dr4 ,walker1 the duties of private ,secretary have been ably and successfully performed by ,miss ,annie ,l4 ,connelly1 of ,new ,york ,city4 ,illustration3 ,,henry ,c4 ,,dugas1 ,,former ,,secretary ,,of ,,dr4 ,,walker1 ,,now ,,personal ,,secretary ,,for ,,george ,,foster ,,peabody4 ,the most significant fact in connection with the ,colored ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 is that all efforts to organize an association among the colored men of ,new ,york failed until ,dr4 ,walker came to the city and applied his heart and mind and energy to the task4 ,the instant success of the movement attracted wide-spread attention1 and long after he is dead1 ,dr4 ,walker will be known in history as the founder of the first ,colored ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a4 in ,new ,york ,city4 ,the work is bound to grow and increase with the years that are to come4 ,it is confidently predicted that within a year1 the ,colored ,men's ,branch will have a finely located building that will cost upwards of #ej1jjj4 ,,chapter ,,xv4 ,,called ,,to ,,augusta ,,again4 ,rev4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd resigned the pastorate of ,tabernacle ,church1 ,augusta1 ,ga41 ,nov4 #ae1 #aijj4 ,the resignation was not accepted by the church1 but ,rev4 ,mr4 ,floyd decided to leave the pastorate and took his departure ,jan4 #a1 #aija4 ,the ,tabernacle ,church1 being now without a leader1 looked to its founder and first pastor for aid and comfort4 ,in ,june1 #aija1 a unanimous call was tendered to ,dr4 ,walker to return to his old work4 ,dr4 ,walker greatly loved the people of his old church1 and felt grateful toward them for standing by him so loyally in his earlier years when he was not so prominent1 and felt it to be his duty to return to them4 ,he notified the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church of his intention to leave ,new ,york1 ,oct4 #a1 #aija1 and take up again his old work at ,augusta4 ,there was a spontaneous protest from the whole church and from the entire city1 as may be easily seen from the files of the newspapers of the metropolis4 ,the city was up in arms2 the church passed resolutions1 imploring ,dr4 ,walker to remain in ,new ,york1 and many other organizations did likewise4 ,the strong protest against his leaving ,new ,york culminated in a mass meeting1 held in ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,new ,york ,city1 ,wednesday night1 ,nov4 #f1 #aija4 ,the following circular1 sent out by the church and citizens1 will illustrate the vigorous effort made to keep ,dr4 ,walker in ,new ,york ,city3 8,mass meeting of the officers1 members and the congregation of ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,rev4 ,dr4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 ,pastor1 to be held in the church1 ,west #ecrd ,st41 on ,wednesday evening1 ,nov4 #f1 #aija1 at #h o'clock4 8,the purpose of this meeting is to give expression to our great love1 respect1 affection and regard for ,rev4 ,dr4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 and to show him how strong our desire is to have him remain among us as our spiritual comforter1 friend and adviser4 8,we not only desire him to remain with us1 but we also desire to show him the sincerity and strength of this desire4 8,we desire to show him how much we appreciate his ,christian character1 his polished sermons1 his matchless eloquence1 his bright and versatile intelligence1 his noble manhood1 his genial and kindly spirit1 his undying loyalty to his people1 and all those good qualities which have so endeared him to our hearts1 and which go to make the very highest and best of the ,christian ministry4 8,we want his people in ,augusta1 ,ga41 to learn from us how dear he is to us1 and that we cannot and will not allow him to depart from among us1 and to persuade them to give up all thoughts of inducing him to leave a field of usefulness to us as a race1 which cannot well be filled by others 7let them be who they may74 8,rev4 ,dr4 ,robert ,s4 ,mac,arthur1 pastor ,calvary ,baptist ,church1 ,west #egth ,street1 will preside4 ,addresses will be made by ,right ,rev4 ,william ,b4 ,derrick1 ,bishop of the ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church2 ,dr4 ,cook1 pastor ,bethel ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church2 ,dr4 ,william ,h4 ,brooks1 pastor of ,st4 ,mark's ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,f4 ,r4 ,morse1 assistant pastor ,calvary ,baptist ,church1 ,west #egth ,street2 ,pierce ,b4 ,thompkins1 pastor of ,st4 ,james ,church1 ,west #cbnd ,street2 ,hutchins ,bishop1 pastor of ,st4 ,philip's ,church3 ,dr4 ,w4 ,t4 ,dixon1 ,pastor ,concord ,baptist ,church1 ,brooklyn2 ,john ,d4 ,rockefeller1 ,jr41 ,james ,alex4 ,williams1 ,consulting ,physician and ,inspector ,department of ,health1 ,n4 ,y4 ,city2 ,e4 ,v4 ,c4 ,cato1 ,superintendent of the ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church ,sabbath ,school1 and ,w4 ,g4 ,m4 ,f41 and ,a4 ,m4 ,s4 of ,new ,york2 ,w4 ,r4 ,davis1 ,alexander ,powell1 ,assistant ,inspector ,department of ,new ,york1 ,g4 ,a4 ,r41 and ,past ,commander ,post #bcd2 ,r4 ,h4 ,hutchless1 ,p4 ,e4 ,g4 ,c4 ,k4 of ,t42 ,winfield ,jackson1 ,president of ,saloon ,men's ,protective ,association1 ,no4 #a1 of ,new ,york ,city2 ,alfred ,christian1 ,president of ,bronx ,republican ,club1 ,new ,york ,city2 ,t4 ,t4 ,fortune1 ,editor of ,new ,york ,age2 ,wm4 ,h4 ,randolph1 ,commander ,post #bcd1 ,department of ,n4 ,y41 ,g4 ,a4 ,r42 ,david ,prime1 ,james ,mann1 ,john ,r4 ,bradford1 ,a4 ,l4 ,askew1 ,john ,h4 ,chase1 ,robert ,franklin1 ,jeremiah ,stewart1 ,robert ,p4 ,gilmore1 ,theodore ,warren4 8,music under the direction of ,albert ,c4 ,fletcher1 ,choirmaster of the church2 ,mme4 ,v4 ,e4 ,hunt ,scott1 ,organist40 ,the meeting referred to in the above circular was carried out almost to the letter1 and was said to have been the largest church meeting ever held in ,new ,york ,city4 ,the following letter sent to the meeting by ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,bitting1 pastor of one of the largest white churches in ,new ,york1 is so very full and explicit that we give it space in this book4 8,i would be sorry to see ,mr4 ,walker leave our city4 ,our colored brethren have suffered horribly from incompetent and uneducated leaders in this city1 and are suffering in the same way now1 in many churches4 ,what a well prepared man can do has been demonstrated by the pastorate of ,mr4 ,walker4 ,i wish that he could see his way to remain with us1 and that the example of ,mt4 ,olivet ,church in calling and keeping an educated pastor would be followed by all the other churches4 ,we would have a different story to tell about our work if our colored brethren would not take up with pious and illiterate tramps4 ,this will show you my feeling about ,mr4 ,walker's work and continuance among us4 8,it is a matter which ,i suppose he will settle between the ,lord and himself1 and ,i also honor him enough to believe that he does not need begging to keep him here if he sees it to be his duty to stay1 and ,i also honor him enough to believe that he will go if he believes it to be his duty to go4 ,i have not much heart to meddle with what must by nature be a matter between ,god and ,mr4 ,walker4 ,nevertheless1 ,i earnestly hope he may see it to be his duty to stay and help not only ,mt4 ,olivet1 but all the other churches1 and his race and the city by the continuance of what has been in many respects a remarkable ministry4 ,such a man ought to be allowed to have his own way4 8,yours sincerely1 8,w4 ,c4 ,bitting40 ,illustration3 ,robert ,stuart ,mac,arthur1 ,d4 ,d41 ,,pastor ,,calvary ,,baptist ,,church1 ,,new ,,york4 ,one speech made at the mass meeting is deserving of more than passing notice2 it was delivered by ,col4 ,alexander ,powell1 ,past ,commander ,post #bcd1 ,g4 ,a4 ,r4 ,it reflected the opinion of all present4 ,extracts follow3 8,i state my conviction to you and to my comrades of the ,grand ,army of the ,republic1 who are members of this church1 by saying that ,dr4 ,walker owes a duty to the members of this church which has so wonderfully prospered under him1 that should be as sacred as the one he seeks to discharge in that far distant city of ,augusta1 ,georgia4 ,he has instilled into the hearts of all who have been so fortunate as to hear him preach1 a clearer understanding of ,christ crucified and the forgiveness of those who trespass against us2 the work he bravely and uncomplainingly has done in the building up of the ,young ,men's ,christian ,association1 together with his undying loyalty to us as a race1 has not only touched the hearts of those who know him best1 but has been felt far and wide4 ,i know1 too1 something of the injustice he has suffered while doing the bidding of our ,heavenly ,father1 but with a ,christian spirit he has forgiven those who would spitefully use him1 and prayed for those who wronged him4 8,the gathering memories of olden days always gather about me as ,i cross the threshold of this church1 and to-night more so than ever4 ,the traveler standing in the beautiful ,valley of ,chamonix1 at the base of ,mont ,blanc1 fails to realize the stupendous height of that snow-capped peak1 but when miles distant he turns back and beholds it towering far above its compeers1 he recognizes its claim to be called the ,monarch of ,mountains4 8,it is so with ,dr4 ,walker4 ,now that his resignation has been placed in your hands1 your judgments have matured and you realize the difficulties he has overcome1 the ,christian works he has accomplished1 and the blessings he has brought to the people1 his retention becomes precious and priceless to you4 8,he is the beau ideal of a minister4 ,his ,christianity is the natural growth of his life4 ,his fame as a preacher has come to him unsought1 his administration of the finances of your church has been successful because it has been based on honesty4 ,his achievements since he has been a resident of this imperial city compel admiration2 they touch the finer chords of our nature4 ,they inspire feelings akin to those we experience in listening to the grand strains of an oratorio4 ,his success is not the success that makes fools admired and villains honest4 ,it is not the success of accident1 which bursts forth like a meteor and as suddenly disappears2 it is not that acquired by selfishness1 that is tinctured with envy1 jealousy1 hypocrisy1 or refuses to lend a helping hand1 but it has been a success that was established upon morals1 worth1 courage1 justice and honor4 8,rev4 ,dr4 ,walker1 ,i give you my hand1 and ,i want you to understand1 ,sir1 that when ,i give you my hand as ,assistant ,inspector of the ,department of ,new ,york1 ,grand ,army of the ,republic1 #gh1eii of the boys who wore the blue in that memorable crisis are taking you by the hand and urging you to remain among us4 8,the ,g4 ,a4 ,r4 bids you remain4 ,we wish that your life may be spared many years2 that abundance1 prosperity1 and happiness may attend you and this church4 ,this1 ,i am sure1 is not only the hearty wish of every one present1 but also that of every colored man1 woman and child from the ,battery to the ,spuyten ,duyvil40 ,it is not to be doubted that the great interest shown by all classes in having ,dr4 ,walker remain in ,new ,york had much to do with his subsequent decision4 ,meanwhile the people of ,augusta were not sleeping2 they had a mass meeting1 also1 as the following circular will show3 8,a mass meeting of the officers1 members1 friends and well-wishers of ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church will be held in the church on ,monday evening1 ,november #ah1 #aija1 at #h o'clock4 ,ministers of all the denominations 7white and colored71 professional and business men1 the presidents and prominent men of the fraternal and benevolent organizations1 together with the political and prominent educational leaders of the city of ,augusta1 will be present to join in the urgent request to ,dr4 ,charles ,thomas ,walker not to alter his determination to resume his pastorate at ,augusta1 ,ga4 8,all citizens of ,augusta and vicinity are invited to attend a mass meeting to be held at ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church on ,monday night1 ,november #ah1 #aija4 8,the object of this meeting is to give expression to our feelings regarding the return of ,dr4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker to the pastorate in this city1 and to demonstrate the regard in which we hold him and the real need we feel for his presence4 8,we desire to show the country the supreme regard in which we hold this man whose labors for the betterment of no race or clan1 but of all humanity have made him a worthy servant of his ,master and an able leader of the people4 8,we want our brethren in ,new ,york ,city to feel that we desire not to take from them that which is theirs1 but merely to claim our own4 ,under sufferance we have remained silent until this time1 when we are forced by absolute necessity to call upon our metropolitan friends to return our ,joseph to his brethren and our ,moses to his people4 8,bishop ,r4 ,s4 ,williams1 of the ,c4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 will preside4 8,addresses will be made by ,rev4 ,w4 ,j4 ,white1 ,d4 ,d41 pastor ,harmony ,baptist ,church2 ,rev4 ,h4 ,seb4 ,doyle1 ,m4 ,a41 pastor of ,trinity ,c4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church2 ,rev4 ,c4 ,s4 ,wilkins1 ,d4 ,d41 pastor ,thankful ,baptist ,church2 ,rev4 ,w4 ,c4 ,gaines1 pastor ,bethel ,a4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church2 ,rev4 ,d4 ,s4 ,klugh1 pastor ,union ,baptist ,church2 ,rev4 ,f4 ,m4 ,hyder1 pastor ,christ ,presbyterian ,church2 ,rev4 ,d4 ,j4 ,flynn1 pastor ,congregational ,church2 ,rev4 ,s4 ,x4 ,floyd1 ,a4 ,m41 ,district ,missionary ,american ,baptist ,publication ,society2 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,whitehead1 pastor of ,mt4 ,moriah ,baptist ,church2 ,rev ,g4 ,w4 ,harrison1 pastor ,macedonia ,baptist ,church2 ,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,johnson2 ,rev4 ,a4 ,w4 ,wilson1 pastor ,hosanna ,baptist ,church2 ,rev4 ,f4 ,m4 ,hauser1 pastor ,woodlawn ,baptist ,church3 ,rev4 ,thomas ,walker1 ,dr4 ,george ,n4 ,stoney1 ,dr4 ,w4 ,t4 ,prichett1 ,dr4 ,g4 ,s4 ,burruss1 ,dr4 ,n4 ,a4 ,mixson1 ,dr4 ,a4 ,n4 ,gordon1 ,dr4 ,r4 ,c4 ,williams1 ,p4 ,h4 ,craig1 ,esq41 ,principal ,nellieville ,school2 ,a4 ,w4 ,wimberly1 ,esq41 ,collector ,internal ,revenue2 ,g4 ,j4 ,scott1 ,esq41 ,president ,union ,relief ,association2 ,prof4 ,n4 ,w4 ,curtright1 ,principal ,walker ,baptist ,institute2 ,rev4 ,g4 ,h4 ,dwelle1 pastor ,springfield ,baptist ,church2 ,prof4 ,a4 ,r4 ,johnson1 ,principal ,mauge ,street ,school2 ,prof4 ,i4 ,blocker1 ,principal ,second ,ward ,school2 ,dr4 ,geo4 ,w4 ,walker1 ,president ,paine ,college2 ,w4 ,j4 ,white1 ,jr41 ,associate ,editor ,georgia ,baptist2 ,l4 ,e4 ,moseley1 ,president ,morning ,stars of ,benevolence2 ,h4 ,b4 ,sweet1 ,president ,brothers and ,sisters of ,love2 ,john ,g4 ,williams1 merchant2 ,h4 ,c4 ,young1 merchant2 ,f4 ,m4 ,dugas1 undertaker2 ,a4 ,j4 ,winter1 ,president ,painters' ,union2 ,r4 ,r4 ,battey1 wheelwright2 ,h4 ,d4 ,paschal1 shoemaker2 ,t4 ,b4 ,newsome1 tailor1 and other citizens1 white and colored4 ,music under the direction of ,wesley ,warren1 ,choirmaster1 and ,prof4 ,w4 ,h4 ,e4 ,carter1 ,organist4 ,thus1 two churches1 separated by more than #hjj miles1 were claiming and clamoring for the same man to serve them as pastor4 ,the battle waged for many weeks1 or until ,dec4 #a1 #aija1 when ,dr4 ,walker decided to continue the pastorate of ,mt4 ,olivet ,church with an assistant pastor1 keeping his headquarters in ,new ,york ,city1 but1 in obedience to the wishes of the ,augusta church1 he agreed to become the nominal pastor of ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church4 ,under this arrangement1 he is to visit the ,southern church two or three times a year1 and1 in his absence1 he is to supply the pulpit4 ,this arrangement pleased all concerned1 and1 for the present1 seems to be working well4 ,,chapter ,,xvi4 ,,extracts ,,from ,,sermons4 ,wednesday1 ,june #f1 #ahhh1 by appointment of the ,missionary ,baptist ,state ,convention of ,georgia1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker preached the opening sermon in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the ,negro ,baptist ,church in ,georgia4 ,the centennial exercises were conducted on a grand scale1 running through ten days1 and the fact that he was selected to preach the opening sermon shows the esteem in which he was held by his brethren4 ,following are some extracts from the sermon preached by the great leader and preacher at that time3 ,,what ,,hath ,,god ,,wrought4 8#8,according to this time it shall be said1 ,what hath ,god wrought4'--,numbers #bc3bc4 8,we stand to-day upon an eminence from which we may take a retrospective view of a one hundred years' journey4 ,this is a glorious day4 ,we have come to celebrate the progress and triumphs of a century4 ,we are here to speak of the vicissitudes through which we have passed1 the conflicts we have encountered1 the obstacles we have overcome1 the success already attained1 and the victories yet to be achieved4 ,we are here to pass up and down the line of march from #aghh to #ahhh4 ,old fathers1 worn and weary with burdens and cares of long and useful lives1 their heads whitened by the frosts of many winters1 infirm and superannuated1 have come up to shake hands with the century1 to bid ,god-speed to their brethren1 and1 like ,simeon of old1 to exclaim1 #8,lord1 now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace1 for mine eyes have seen thy salvation4' ,young men have come to get inspiration from a review of the work of the fathers and to return to their various fields stimulated1 electrified and encouraged4 8,we shall discuss1 first1 what ,god has wrought in the permanent establishment of ,his church4 ,the founder of the true church is ,jesus ,christ4 ,he is the ,son of ,abraham1 according to the flesh1 and ,he is also the ,son of ,god4 ,two natures and three offices mysteriously meet his person4 ,he is the foundation of the true church1 the chief corner stone1 the law-giver in ,zion4 ,he has given us a kingdom which cannot be moved4 ,he began in ,asia to ride in the gospel chariot4 ,he sent out twelve small boats at first4 ,on the day of ,pentecost1 #c1jjj were added to the number4 ,in #afcj1 ,he sent ,roger ,williams to ,america4 ,in the spirit of his ,master1 he planted churches in ,new ,england1 and the stone continued to roll until it reached the sunny ,south4 ,in #aghh1 the oppressed1 rejected and enslaved brother in black1 for the first time in ,georgia1 lifted the ,baptist flag under the leadership of ,andrew ,bryan4 ,the handful of corn was sown not on the high1 wild and rocky mountains1 but on the seaboard2 but the wind carried the seed to every part of ,georgia and the barren rocks and sandy deserts became gardens of the ,lord4 ,from that handful of corn have sprung more than #a1ejj churches1 #ejj ordained preachers1 and #aff1dbi communicants4 ,the little one has become a thousand4 ,in the entire ,united ,states there are to-day more than #a1bej1jjj colored ,baptists4 ,i make bold to say here and now that the progress of the ,baptists in this country has been due to the earnest1 faithful and simple preaching of ,christ crucified4 ,the fathers in their preaching did not preach philosophy1 nor did they strive to reach the people with rhetorical strains of eloquence1 but they strove to reach the people by preaching the plain1 old-fashioned1 simple truths of the gospel4 ,the gospel declared in its truth and simplicity will make ,baptists4 8,third1 we shall discuss what ,god has wrought for our race during this century4 ,for our race1 this century was one of hardship1 oppression1 persecution and sore trial4 ,we were slaves2 we had no moral training2 no intellectual advantages during the greater part of this century and the two preceding2 we were run by bloodhounds2 sometimes whipped to death2 we were sold from the auction block1 husbands and fathers being separated from wives and children at the behest of some white man2 we had to get a ticket to go to church2 we had to get permission from some white man before we could join the church2 we were outcasts4 ,but all that has been changed4 ,god was against slavery1 and in his own time and way ,he removed the foul blot from the national escutcheon4 ,emancipated without a dollar1 without education1 without friends and without competent leaders1 like ,hagar and ,ishmael1 we were turned out to die4 ,but despite all obstacles1 the ,negro in ,georgia has to-day #aj1jjj1jjj worth of property and has proven himself worthy of citizenship4 ,we have thousands of children in our public schools4 ,our men will be found in the law1 in the practice of medicine1 in legislative halls1 among teachers and professors1 on the list of authors1 skilled musicians1 journalists1 theologians and business men4 ,god has wrought wonderfully among us4 ,god is still opening the way for greater progress4 ,the cry is loud and long all along the line for consecrated workers4 ,the harvest truly is white but the laborers are few4 8,a last thing1 we would urge upon you by way of application4 ,we need more earnestness and simplicity in proclaiming the gospel4 ,our fathers were men of one book4 ,they received power from on high by constant prayerfulness1 and proclaimed earnestly and plainly what they understood4 ,they felt like ,paul1 #8,though ,i preach the gospel1 ,i have nothing to glory of2 necessity is laid upon me2 yea1 woe is me if ,i preach not the gospel4' ,the gospel is the intervention of ,jesus ,christ to save lost men4 ,it is heaven's appointed remedy for man's malady2 and the directions for taking the medicine must be so plain that the fool may take it assured of the fact that he will be healed4 ,the gospel is a ship loaded with the bread of life1 and must be brought so near the landing that the hungry can reach forth and take the bread of life4 ,the gospel is the announcement of reconciliation between ,god and the sinner1 a message of mercy1 the history of the advent of ,christ1 ,his life1 miracles1 death1 burial1 resurrection1 ascension and intercession4 ,the gospel is the ,messiah's conquering1 triumphal car4 ,there is power and magnetism about it4 ,it is the power of ,god unto salvation to every one that believeth4 ,it must be preached in its purity1 in its simplicity1 and with blood-earnestness4 ,man has been honored of ,god in being chosen to carry this holy message4 ,beginning a new century in the history of our denomination1 let us carry this message with the same earnestness as did our fathers4 ,discourage inactivity1 coldness1 indifference1 formalism in our preaching1 and denounce spasmodic religion among our hearers4 ,contend earnestly for those principles which have been the very life of ,baptists4 ,the gospel must go1 like the sun shining in his strength1 scattering all clouds from the face of the world1 until the moon and the stars shall be lost in its effulgence40 ,,go ,,forward4 ,the following extract is from a sermon preached by ,dr4 ,walker before the ,walker ,baptist ,association at ,summerville1 near ,augusta1 ,ga41 in ,september1 #ahii4 ,following the sermon1 he raised a cash collection of #cdb4jj for the ,walker ,baptist ,institute from poor country farmers4 ,illustration3 ,,dr4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker ,,at ,,thirty ,,years ,,of ,,age4 8#8,and the ,lord said unto ,moses1 ,wherefore criest thou unto me8 ,speak unto the children of ,israel1 that they go forward4'--,exodus #ad3ae4 8,for more than #djj years the ,israelites had been slaves in ,egypt4 ,god's time for deliverance had come4 ,moses1 his servant1 is sent as ambassador to the court of ,egypt with divine credentials to represent the court of heaven4 ,pharaoh refuses to obey the mandates of the mighty ,god1 and ten or more plagues are sent upon the land4 ,the cruel ruler decides to let ,israel go4 ,the mighty host1 about three million strong1 began their march4 ,the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night led them2 they start out on the wilderness route1 a distance of over four hundred miles4 ,they rallied at ,rameses1 and marched out in wide columns4 8,the ,israelites were on foot4 ,they were pursued by ,pharaoh with #fjj chosen chariots1 and all the chariots of ,egypt1 and captains over each of them4 ,the very flower of the ,egyptian army hotly pursued the people of ,god2 and1 as ,israel came to the ,red ,sea1 at a point where it was probably ten miles wide1 they saw mountains on either side1 the sea in front of them1 and the ,egyptian army behind them4 ,many of the ,israelites became faint-hearted and murmured against ,moses4 ,he said unto them3 #8,stand still1 see the salvation of ,god1 for the ,egyptians you have seen to-day you will see no more forever4' ,moses seemed to have been praying to ,god secretly1 for there is no record of his public prayer4 ,yet the ,lord said unto him1 #8,wherefore criest thou unto me8 ,speak unto the children that they go forward4' ,man's extremity is ,god's opportunity4 ,the last of man is the first of ,god--,god takes up where man leaves off4 ,prayer1 diligence and effort go together4 ,there is a time to pray1 and then a time to act1 to move4 ,god seemed to say1 #8,you have prayed--now obey orders4 ,go forward4' ,the leaders moved off to the edge of the sea2 the mighty waters divided--the ,eternal ,god cut a pathway for the moving caravan4 ,it was in the morning watch1 or between #b o'clock in the morning and sunrise4 ,the king of day soon dispelled the darkness1 and all day long the tramp1 tramp of the footsteps of the ,israelites was heard passing between the giant mountains of water4 ,the angel1 who had guarded them and led them1 changed his position from front to rear1 and got between the ,israelites and the ,egyptians4 ,the ,eternal ,god fully protects his people4 ,as the last column of ,israel passed1 the ,egyptian host came in4 ,they traveled for a while as safely as did the ,israelites1 until the last chariot had left the bank1 and when they were all out in the sea1 and all ,israel on the other side1 ,moses stretched out his rod over the sea1 the waters came together and deluged the ,egyptian army1 while the ,israelites saw the dead bodies of the ,egyptians washed against the banks4 8,i would have you notice that 87#a7 ,diligence and action must accompany prayer4 ,jesus taught his disciples to watch and pray4 ,we are to pray for guidance1 for direction1 for strength1 for conformity to ,god's will1 for clean hearts1 for the renewal of the ,spirit1 for the coming and extension of ,god's kingdom1 and then watch and seize the opportunities for work under the guidance of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,joshua prayed1 and then rallied his men while the sun stood still on ,gibeon and the moon stood in the valley of ,ajalon4 ,god stopped the sun and moon2 ,israel did the fighting4 ,a ,quaker going along the ,valley ,forge road1 heard some one in the thick brush praying4 ,he turned aside to see who it was2 he found a man in deep supplication1 face suffused with tears1 calling upon ,god for help4 ,it was ,general ,washington1 praying for the success of the ,american army4 ,he prayed for it1 and then rose up and fought for it1 and was victorious4 87#b7 ,in order to go there must be reconciliation with ,god4 ,the ,lord is pledged to those who have become reconciled to him through ,christ4 ,elijah built an altar1 filled up the trenches1 put the sacrifice upon the altar1 got everything ready1 and then prayed for fire4 ,he was heard1 for he was reconciled to ,god4 ,abraham was called from ,mesopotamia to wander along the banks of the ,euphrates2 he left all he possessed for what was promised4 ,he was reconciled to ,god4 ,the language of the ,christian is3 #8,my ,god is reconciled2 ,i hear his pardoning voice2 ,i can no longer fear2 ,with confidence ,i now draw near1 ,and ,abba1 ,father1 ,abba1 cry4' 87#c7 ,they were not ordered to the right hand nor to the left1 but to go forward4 ,the road to victory is often through seas1 through the fire1 over mountains1 through floods and through flames4 ,we must go through the world's wild forest of tribulation1 through the den of lions1 over the mountains of leopards1 through the fiery furnace1 but we must go4 87#d7 ,the guarding angel went from front to rear and stood between ,israel and the ,egyptian army--so did the cloud4 ,they passed over and saw their enemies destroyed4 ,when you obey ,god1 he secures and protects you4 ,the angels encamp around to deliver4 ,csar said to his boatmen3 #8,you can't sink1 for you carry great ,csar4' ,but the child of ,god can sing with boldness and assurance3 #8,how can ,i die while ,jesus lives ,as my ,eternal ,god8 ,who holds the earth's huge pillars up ,and spreads the heavens abroad4 #8,how can ,i sink with such a prop ,who rose and left the dead8 ,pardon and peace my soul receives ,from my exalted head4'0 ,,the ,,resurrection4 ,the following is an extract from an ,easter ,sermon delivered by ,dr4 ,walker at ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,april #g1 #aija4 ,the sermon was published in pamphlet form at the request of the church3 8#8,to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs1 being seen of them forty days1 and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of ,god4'--,acts #a3c4 8,the presence of the two angels in shining white from the glory world1 and the empty grave were evidences of ,christ's resurrection1 but not infallible proofs4 ,technically speaking1 they would be considered circumstantial evidence1 but our text declares there were many infallible proofs of his resurrection4 8,the infallible proofs of his resurrection are to be found in his appearances at different times in various places1 to different people4 8,first he appeared to ,mary ,magdalene4 ,she recognized his voice1 and said1 #8,rabboni1' which means1 #8,my ,master1 my ,teacher4' ,she recognized his loving voice and turned to grasp his hands1 but he said1 #8,touch me not1 for ,i have not yet ascended to my ,god1 and to your ,god2 but tell ,peter and my disciples ,i have gone before them into ,galilee2 there shall they see me4' ,then he appeared to two disciples on the way to ,emmaus1 #g miles from ,jerusalem1 talking sadly1 as they journeyed1 on the crucifixion1 and of their disappointment4 ,then ,jesus1 as he journeyed with them1 began to speak of the fulfilment of the prophecy1 and to rebuke them for their unbelief of the ,scriptures2 when their eyes became open1 they found it was their ,lord4 ,the same evening he appeared to ten of them shut up in a room for fear of the ,jews4 ,thomas being absent4 ,eight days after that time he appeared to eleven1 ,thomas being present4 ,paul states that he was seen of ,peter4 ,he met the disciples at the ,sea of ,tiberius4 ,and then he was seen of the twelve1 as he gave the marching order from ,olivet's brow4 ,he was seen of five hundred of the brethren at once4 ,he was seen of ,james4 ,then ,paul says1 last of all1 #8,he was seen of me also1 as of one born out of due time4' 8,christ's resurrection occurred at the time of year when nature was being revived from the effects of bleak winter2 spring had burst forth in greenness and beauty1 the birds were singing their cheerful lays--nature was vocal with ,his praise2 earth was putting on her spring costume1 representing a resurrection of all nature from the death and grave of the winter4 ,so our ,lord chose that season of the year to come out from the tomb when all nature was teaching the lesson of the resurrection4 8,christ's resurrection proved several things4 ,it proved that he was the real ,christ1 the ,holy ,one4 ,they had said he was a deceiver4 ,he had said that he would lay down his life and take it up again4 ,real divinity1 which had never died1 resurrected humanity4 ,here the ,godhead sustained manhood and revived humanity4 ,they killed his manhood1 but divinity was untouched2 and on the third day ,divinity restored humanity to life4 8,it settled the atonement1 made it efficacious and gave power to the gospel4 ,if ,christ had remained in the grave the claims of justice would have been unsatisfied2 reconciliation between ,god and the sinner would not have been effected2 heaven and earth could not have been united4 ,paul says3 #8,if ,christ be not risen1 our faith is vain2 we are yet in our sins1 and we are found false witnesses4' ,god sealed him as the world's ,redeemer in his resurrection4 8,it is a greater attestation of heaven's approval than the voice at his baptism1 transfiguration1 and prayer for special glorification4 ,he proved his right to leadership4 ,he dignified and exalted humanity4 ,he reinstated man to favor with ,god4 ,he founded his kingdom on the impregnable rock of truth1 and the kingdoms of this world must become the kingdoms of our ,lord and his ,christ4 8,his resurrection was necessary for our justification4 ,for if he had not risen1 man could not be justified with ,god1 for our faith must rest upon a crucified1 buried and risen ,redeemer4 8,his resurrection was necessary for the payment of the price of our redemption4 ,it was to be a victory over sin1 for he was to put away sin in the flesh and establish the reign of righteousness4 ,it was to be a victory over the world2 he was to have power in heaven and in earth1 and hence must conquer the earth and subdue it2 and his resurrection proved his power over nature1 over disease1 over death and over the grave4 8,it was also a victory over ,satan1 for ,satan was styled the prince of this world4 ,the earth he claimed as his territory4 ,he said to ,jesus on the ,mount of ,temptation1 that the world with all of its glory belonged to him1 and he promised it to ,christ if ,christ would fall down and worship him4 ,christ chose to win the world by entering into conflict with ,satan and overcoming him by his divine power4 8,ten years ago ,i stood on holy ground at the sepulchre where it is believed that our ,lord was laid4 ,and it seemed on that morning that ,i could hear again the message of the angels1 #8,he is not here1 he is risen as he said2 come1 see the place where the ,lord lay4' ,i bowed down on my knees and said1 #8,thank ,god this is an empty tomb2 the ,lord is risen indeed4' 8,his resurrection was not only the stupendous manifestation of his power1 but it was the exceeding greatness of his power4 ,the ,scripture gives us many exhibitions of the greatness of ,christ's power4 ,we have an exhibition of it in his first miracle1 wrought at ,cana of ,galilee1 when he turned the water into wine2 there was a wonderful demonstration of power in stilling the tempest on the ,sea of ,galilee1 when nature heard him and obeyed--the raging1 surging billows calmed down at the voice of him who said1 #8,peace1 be still4' ,his giving sight to the blind1 casting out devils1 healing diseases1 raising ,lazarus1 the widow's son of ,nain1 and the ruler's daughter1 all were wonderful demonstrations of the power of the incarnate ,christ4 ,but the exceeding greatness of his power was not even seen in his causing darkness at high noon1 while on ,calvary1 but it was the resurrecting of himself from the grave4 ,o1 thou living ,christ1 thou resurrected ,jesus1 live on to die no more6 ,the exceeding greatness of thy power was seen in the resurrection of thyself from the dead60 ,,chapter ,,xvii4 ,,extracts ,,from ,,orations ,,and ,,addresses4 ,in this chapter will be found some extracts from orations and addresses delivered at different times and in different places by ,dr4 ,walker4 ,it has not been thought advisable to publish these addresses in full in this volume4 ,for one thing1 it would make the book too large for present purposes1 and for another thing1 it is proposed to issue later on a separate volume of his speeches and addresses1 and also a volume of his sermons4 ,these extracts will1 nevertheless1 serve to illustrate the lucid style of ,dr4 ,walker and give some idea of the scope of the subjects treated by him from time to time4 ,tuesday evening1 ,oct4 #h1 #aija1 public memorial services were held in ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,new ,york ,city1 by the ,saloonmen's ,protective ,union ,no4 #a1 a benevolent association1 in honor of the late ,president ,mc,kinley4 ,dr4 ,walker accepted the invitation to deliver the principal address4 ,more than #b1jjj people were present at the exercises4 ,he delivered the following3 ,,eulogy ,,on ,,president ,,mckinley4 8,it was said of ,franklin when he died that the genius that had freed ,america and poured a flood of light over ,europe had returned to the bosom of divinity4 ,we are here this evening to honor the memory of our late ,president1 who reunited the ,american nation1 was the advance agent of protection and prosperity1 universally beloved and deservedly popular4 ,it is highly appropriate that the colored citizens of the metropolis of ,america should1 in common with all other ,american citizens1 pay honor to the noble-hearted1 high-minded1 ,christian chief executive of the nation1 who so recently passed to the great beyond4 8,president ,mc,kinley came from the common people1 and was always in sympathy with the masses4 ,it was often said that he kept his ear close to the ground1 listening for the voice of the people4 ,it may be as truly said that he kept his ear open to hear the command of his ,maker1 for he had triumphant ,christian faith4 99 99 99 99 99 8,mr4 ,mc,kinley came to the executive chair at a crucial period of the nation's existence4 ,hard times1 strikes1 unrest1 scarcity of money1 were problems with which he was confronted4 ,the war with ,spain was soon waged2 grave problems had to be faced and solved1 and all these he disposed of in a statesmanlike manner4 99 99 99 99 99 8,it has been claimed by many colored people that ,mr4 ,mc,kinley was not specially friendly to the ,negro1 and that colored men did not receive much recognition under his administration4 ,such a statement is made either because of ignorance of the truth or from misconception4 ,i am one of those who believe the colored man should not stop to worry about position and office under any administration4 ,that is a secondary consideration4 ,equal rights before the law1 protection to life and property1 the right to exist1 the right to vote1 the right to earn a living1 the right to be a man1 the right to be a freedman and a freeman1 the right to expect equal and exact justice irrespective of creed1 color or condition1 is a greater privilege than being an officeholder4 ,and yet1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley was the representative of a party which had enacted every piece of constructive legislation that we know anything about for the advancement of the colored people4 ,under his administration practical recognition was given to more colored citizens than under any other president4 ,he appointed twelve men in the diplomatic and consular service4 ,a colored man was appointed as ,register of the ,treasury1 a colored man was appointed as ,recorder of ,deeds for the ,district of ,columbia1 a colored man was appointed ,united ,states ,stamp ,agent2 colored men were appointed collectors of internal revenue in several ,states2 collectors of ports1 postmasters1 collectors of census returns1 land office registers1 receivers of public moneys1 and scores of minor ,federal appointments throughout the country were given to colored men4 ,two distinguished colored men were appointed paymasters in the ,u4 ,s4 ,v4 during the ,spanish-,american ,war4 ,in that same war1 there were #bfj colored commissioned officers and #ae1jjj enlisted men4 ,in the #dhth and #dith regiments1 the ,president appointed #bd ,negro captains1 #ej ,negro first lieutenants1 #dh second lieutenants1 with #b1fhh enlisted men4 ,it is estimated that1 under ,mr4 ,mc,kinley's administration1 colored men drew #h1dgg1jjj4 8,not only did the ,president show his interest in the race by these and other appointments1 but by his visits to several of our ,southern schools1 such as ,tuskegee1 the ,georgia ,state ,industrial ,college1 and the ,prairie ,view ,normal ,school in ,texas4 ,at each of these schools he made excellent speeches1 in which he spoke handsomely of the military prowess and patriotism of #8the brave black boys1' as well as of the industrial and educational progress of the ,negro4 99 99 99 99 99 8,there is uneasiness in some sections concerning the attitude of ,mr4 ,mc,kinley's successor toward our race4 ,we have no cause to fear ,president ,roosevelt4 ,his past record entitles him to the confidence1 love and respect of this ,american nation4 ,he has a public record in times of peace and war of which this ,american nation should be proud4 ,i have but to refer to him as ,police ,commissioner of ,new ,york ,city1 as ,assistant ,secretary of the ,navy1 as ,civil ,service ,commissioner1 where he made it possible for a larger number of intelligent and worthy colored men to hold permanent positions than has been made possible by any other man in the nation4 ,his administration as ,governor of the ,empire ,state was one of fairness and impartiality4 ,he will always be remembered as leading the ,rough ,riders up ,san ,juan ,heights1 through the high grass1 cutting the barb-wire fences1 repulsing the ,spanish soldiers1 capturing the block house1 planting ,old ,glory on the ramparts of ,santiago1 hastening the surrender of ,general ,toral to ,general ,shafter1 and thereby freeing oppressed1 suffering1 bleeding ,cuba4 99 99 99 99 99 8,while ,mr4 ,mc,kinley made a great record as a soldier1 statesman and president1 he stands out conspicuously in the galaxy of presidents for his triumphant ,christian faith4 ,he said on one occasion1 #8,a religious spirit helps every man4 ,it is at once a comfort and an inspiration1 and makes one stronger1 wiser and better in every relation of life4 ,there is no substitute for it4 ,it may be assailed by its enemies1 as it has been1 but they offer nothing in its place4 ,it has stood the test of centuries1 and has never failed to bless mankind4' ,he was shot by a ruthless assassin1 ,sept4 #f1 #aija4 ,the conduct of the president at that tragic moment was like that of the ,lord4 ,in the shadow of death1 as he had done in the executive mansion1 he protested against mob violence1 and said1 referring to the murderer1 #8,let no harm be done him4' ,our dear dead ,president was again like our ,christ when he said1 just before yielding up the ghost4 #8,good bye2 all1 good bye2 it is ,god's way2 let his will be done1 not ours4' ,his last prayer was one of submission and resignation to the will of the great ,god in whom he had so long trusted4 ,and then1 while standing on the interlacing margin of eternity1 he repeated the ,lord's prayer and chanted #8,nearer1 my ,god1 to thee1 nearer to thee4' ,and lifting up his eyes on the land afar off1 he beheld the ,king in his beauty1 and fell on that long and tranquil sleep1 hanging up his garments in the wardrobe of nations to rest until the archangel's trump shall disturb the long disordered creation1 and soul and body shall be reunited4 99 99 99 99 99 8,the race of which we are members feels proud of the part played by ,james ,b4 ,parker in preventing the assassin from firing the third shot1 though prejudice has prevented his receiving his due meed of praise4 ,but let us not despair4 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley is not dead to this ,american nation4 ,he is still joined to us by the past1 and by the still more glorious anticipations of the future4 ,heaven has discussed the sins of ,america as ,lincoln1 ,garfield and ,mc,kinley1 our martyred ,presidents1 have walked the golden streets1 arm in arm4 ,too long have we winked at crime1 lawlessness and anarchy4 ,and we must yet learn that the highest citizen is not safe so long as the life of the lowest citizen is not protected40 ,from ,dr4 ,walker's celebrated 8,reply to ,hannibal ,thomas10 which he has delivered in many ,american cities1 next will be given two or three short extracts4 ,the lecture1 lengthened somewhat by additional facts and tables1 has been published in pamphlet form4 ,the pamphlet contains about #ca pages1 and is well worth reading4 ,,reply ,,to ,,hannibal ,,thomas4 8,allow me to state that the author of #8,the ,american ,negro' has given us a book that will pass as a well-written1 and in some respects1 scholarly production4 ,he has given important and interesting historical information and some advice that no sensible ,negro will object to4 ,on the other hand1 he has made such sweeping charges against his own race--false charges1 slanderous charges1 malicious charges--as to entitle him to pass alongside of ,judas ,iscariot1 ,benedict ,arnold and ,aaron ,burr1 the trinity of traitors4 99 99 99 99 99 8,in his chapter on #8,characteristic ,traits1' ,mr4 ,thomas charges that the ,negro represents an illiterate race1 in which cowardice1 ignorance and idleness are rife4 ,in reply1 ,i ask that ,mr4 ,thomas read the history of the wars of this country from colonial times to the present days4 ,let him acquaint himself with the #edth ,massachusetts regiment in the late ,civil ,war2 let him inform himself of the deportment of ,negro soldiers at ,cold ,harbor1 ,fort ,pillow1 ,fort ,donelson1 ,fort ,wagner1 ,port ,royal1 ,port ,hudson1 ,petersburg and ,palmetto ,ranch4 ,let him learn something about ,san ,juan ,hill and ,el ,caney4 ,then ask him about this charge4 ,it will fall of its own weight4 ,as to ignorance among the colored race1 it may be stated that they have decreased their illiteracy by nearly one-half since emancipation2 they have given #ac1jjj1jjj towards their own education2 they have #ag1jjj graduates2 #ejj doctors2 #djj lawyers2 #a1jjj authors2 #e banks2 #f magazines1 and #ejj newspapers4 ,at the close of the war1 there were not more than #ge ,negro teachers in the ,united ,states4 ,to-day1 we have more than #cj1jjj men and women of the race engaged in teaching school4 ,there are yet many ignorant ,negroes1 just as there are still many ignorant whites1 and the whites had a start on us of #bej years4 ,as to idleness1 there is a great deal of idleness among colored people--that is true2 but you will find a smaller number of idlers1 loafers1 beggars and tramps among colored people in proportion to their numbers than among any other race4 ,his criticism on ,northern teachers who entered the ,south immediately after the war to lift up the recently emancipated ,negro is unwarranted1 as well as is the slap at ,northern philanthropists for making contributions out of their princely munificence toward removing illiteracy among ,southern ,negroes4 ,their money was wisely spent1 as can be clearly seen in the thousands of men and women who have been trained at these mission schools4 ,the great men and women who went from the ,north to teach the despised ,negro did the best work of their lives4 ,hampton ,institute would have done good for the race if it had not educated any other man except ,booker ,t4 ,washington2 for he has inspired his entire race1 and is to-day doing for the race what a thousand ,hannibal ,thomases could not do4 ,hannibal ,thomas is pessimistic2 ,booker ,t4 ,washington is optimistic4 ,hannibal ,thomas is grumbling2 ,booker ,washington is working4 8,with regard to ,negro men seeking to marry white women1 it is untrue of the masses4 ,nearly all of our men are satisfied to marry the women of the race to which they belong4 ,we have women as good and as pure and as beautiful as any other race2 and1 as to variety1 we excel them4 8,i state it as my opinion that the solution of the so-called ,negro ,problem does not depend upon emigration1 amalgamation nor colonization4 ,the ,negro must learn that character1 industry1 education and money are the essential prerequisites for intelligent citizenship4 ,let the ,american white man decide to lend a helping hand to his struggling black brother on life's highway2 give him justice1 equal and exact justice1 ,north and ,south1 ,east and ,west40 ,at the famous ,golden ,rule ,meeting held at ,calvary ,baptist ,church1 ,west #egth ,street1 ,new ,york ,city1 ,march #bf1 #aija1 ,dr4 ,walker represented the ,negro race4 ,the object of the ,golden ,rule ,society is to do away with race prejudice and religious intolerance as far as possible4 ,jews1 the followers of ,confucius1 and ,protestants took part in the meeting4 ,rabbi ,schulman and ,rabbi ,silverman represented the ,jews1 ,wu ,ting-fang1 the ,chinese minister to this country1 represented ,confucianism1 and ,dr4 ,r4 ,s4 ,mac,arthur1 the pastor of ,calvary ,baptist ,church1 and one of the very ablest pulpit orators and lecturers in the world1 ,gen4 ,t4 ,l4 ,james1 ,dr4 ,r4 ,heber ,newton1 ,edwin ,markham1 the poet1 and ,dr4 ,walker were among the prominent ,protestants on the program4 ,dr4 ,walker was the only colored speaker and was next to the last on the list of participants4 ,more than three thousand people were packed into ,calvary's great auditorium4 ,the audience had already been kept for nearly two hours when it came his time to speak1 many hundreds having been compelled to stand during that long time4 ,there was some interest1 at least the interest of curiosity1 to see and hear the colored man1 and it was thought by a few that there was some misgiving on the part of the promoters of the meeting1 because no one knew just what he would say or just what course he would take4 ,an ill-timed word1 an ill-considered expression on his part1 might have cast a dampness over the meeting--might1 in fact1 have destroyed the very purpose for which the meeting was called4 ,but he discussed his subject1 8,the ,golden ,rule as an ,individual ,motto10 without one single mention of the ,race ,question in an offensive and undignified way4 ,he made his mark1 and won a great place for ,negro leaders on that memorable night4 ,of the ten or twelve speeches made that night1 the metropolitan press the next morning united in saying that the honors of the evening were carried off by ,mr4 ,wu ,ting-fang and ,dr4 ,walker4 ,as ,wu ,ting-fang was the honored guest of the occasion1 it seemed courteous to couple his name with that of the man who made the best speech of the evening and won the greatest applause4 ,dr4 ,walker caught the crowd at the outset by announcing that if any one doubted the sincerity of the promoters of the ,golden ,rule ,meeting1 their doubts would be dispelled so soon as they saw him on the platform to make an address2 for1 said he1 so far as he knew1 his race identity had never been questioned4 ,this sally provoked great laughter and applause1 because ,mr4 ,walker is a very dark-skinned ,negro1 and the audience saw at once the wit and humor of his statement and appreciated it4 ,,the ,,golden ,,rule ,,as ,,an ,,individual ,,motto4 8,all men are the workmanship of the same ,almighty ,father4 ,god made of one blood all nations to dwell on the face of the earth4 ,all are alike subjected to sin and infirmity2 all are responsible beings1 and all alike are hastening to an eternity of righteous retribution4 ,all men are members of the same social family4 ,no man1 therefore1 can injure his fellowman without injuring himself4 ,we build up ourselves and increase our happiness in proportion as we labor for the welfare of others4 ,with the ,golden ,rule as an individual motto1 will come the recognition of the ,fatherhood of ,god and the universal brotherhood of man2 and when this doctrine of the unity of the human family shall be believed and accepted by each individual1 then man's inhumanity to man will cease2 there will no longer be that monstrous indifference1 when the question is asked1 #8,where is ,abel thy brother8' that replies1 #8,am ,i my brother's keeper8' ,yes1 we are our brother's keeper1 and this motto will not only connect man with his ,creator1 but will also connect man with man4 8,this motto will include justice and fair play4 ,many of the courts of our land known as temples of justice are misnamed2 they are but temples of injustice4 ,justice should hold an even balance4 ,justice should make no inquiry as to racial identity4 ,justice should have no kin people4 ,with this motto adopted by every individual1 each man will have an equal chance in the race of life2 equal and exact justice will be given to all2 a healthy public sentiment will be created in favor of law and order2 law itself is weak and helpless unless upheld and supported by public sentiment4 8,we should adopt the ,golden ,rule as an individual motto1 for it will produce an era of peace and good-will among men2 it will become the prophetic music of the ages4 ,the ,golden ,rule will cause us to see humanity not only as it is1 but humanity as it shall be4 ,not ,lazarus1 the beggar at the rich man's gate1 full of sores--a mass of corruption and putrifying sores2 but ,lazarus in ,abraham's bosom2 humanity redeemed2 humanity regenerated1 reorganized1 reanimated1 reconstructed and relighted with heavenly glory4 ,this motto will prepare us for the grand reunion of the human family in the last day4 ,the sons of ,noah who separated in the ,plain of ,shinar will one day hold a reunion4 ,i believe in the theory of the unity of the human family1 and that it is the order of divine ,providence that these long separated brethren must meet again4 ,shem went into ,asia1 ,japhet into ,europe1 and ,ham into ,africa4 ,at the reunion1 ,shem will be represented in the person of the despised ,chinaman and ,japanese2 ,japhet in the person of the proud and cultured ,caucasian1 and ,ham in the person of the despised1 rejected and oppressed ,negro4 ,and ,i promise you that the sons of ,ham will make a creditable showing when the reunion takes place40 ,at ,carnegie ,hall1 ,new ,york ,city1 on ,sunday evening1 ,may #bgth1 #aijj1 ,dr4 ,walker shook the country by an able and patriotic address on the so-called ,race ,question4 ,the hall was packed from pit to dome by an audience of fully #h1jjj souls1 white and black4 ,the speech1 which he called 8,an ,appeal to ,csar10 was a review of the ,conference on the ,race ,question held a short time before that at ,montgomery1 ,ala41 and in which such men as ,bourke ,cochran1 ,john ,temple ,graves1 ,dr4 ,h4 ,b4 ,frissell1 ,governor ,mac,corkel and others participated1 and was also a reply to some strictures heaped upon the race in ,carnegie ,lyceum the ,sunday before by ,a4 ,rev4 ,henry ,frank4 ,the newspapers in the metropolis and throughout the country published extracts from ,dr4 ,walker's address1 and the speech won the orator much fame1 as well as the title1 8the defender of his race40 ,following are extracts from ,,an ,,appeal ,,to ,c,,sar4 8,it is my desire to speak to you on this occasion concerning a race of people greatly misrepresented1 despised1 oppressed and hated2 a race peculiarly situated and everywhere spoken against4 ,i appear in behalf of a people born in tribulation and disciplined in the hard school of slavery2 opposed and persecuted1 as it has been1 by some of the brightest minds that ever spoke or wielded a pen1 and yet defended by some of the ablest1 purest and noblest men and women the earth has ever known2 among the latter may be mentioned ,charles ,sumner1 ,horace ,greeley1 ,william ,lloyd ,garrison1 ,wendell ,phillips1 ,henry ,ward ,beecher1 ,mrs4 ,harriet ,beecher ,stowe1 ,dr4 ,nathan ,bishop1 ,mrs4 ,benedict and a host of others4 8,from this great hall on last ,sunday the news went out to the world that one ,henry ,frank1 in preaching the gospel of the ,lowly ,nazarene1 stated in the prelude to his discourse that the ,negro should again be reduced to the slavery of ante-bellum days4 99 99 99 99 99 8,i have now given you a hasty survey of ,mr4 ,frank's utterances and also some of the unfavorable criticisms of the gentlemen who were among the participants at the recent ,montgomery ,conference4 ,now let me give you the colored man's side4 ,first1 the ,negro is an ,american citizen2 he is a member of the body politic2 he has been in this country almost as long as anybody else4 ,the amendment to the constitution did not make us men4 ,god made us men before man made us citizens4 ,the amendment was only a recognition of the ,god-given rights of the colored man4 ,second1 the emancipation of the colored race was the overruling providence of ,god4 ,slavery was wrong1 and the time had come in the ,providence of the mighty ,god that the battalions of the righteous army of ,god should march against the giant walls of slavery1 and slavery fell like ,dagon before the ark4 ,although ,mr4 ,lincoln wrote the immortal proclamation liberating #d1jjj1jjj human beings1 which was the central act of his administration and the most glorious event of the nineteenth century1 yet the hand that wrote the proclamation was guided by the bruised and pierced hand of the incarnate ,christ4 ,the #aeth amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 under which the colored man acquired the right to vote1 was placed there after the nation had been baptized in blood1 and it will require a second baptism of blood to remove it4 ,third1 the colored man's right to citizenship cannot be denied on any ground--human or divine4 ,citizenship is due the ,negro as a reward for his meritorious service on the battlefield4 ,as early as #aggj1 ,crispus ,attucks1 during the ,boston massacre1 led in the bloody drama which opened up a new and thrilling chapter in ,american history4 ,he attacked the main guard of the ministerial army and went down in his own blood before the terrible fire1 the first man to give his life for ,american independence4 ,he is known in history as a soldier1 patriot and martyr4 ,and from that day down to the records of yesterday1 the ,negro has fought1 bled and died for this country1 and his bones have been left to bleach on a thousand battlefields4 ,what has the ,negro done to be maligned1 maliciously assailed and inhumanly persecuted as he is8 99 99 99 99 99 8,the ,negro only asks for simple justice--that is all4 ,he would have an equal chance in the race of life4 ,he wants better opportunities4 ,he wants to be admitted to the industrial and mechanical trades4 ,he wants a chance to earn a living4 ,he is striving to be honest1 industrious1 intelligent1 economical and self-reliant4 ,he wants his manhood recognized and encouraged rather than choked and stifled4 ,he wants his white brother to dethrone prejudice and enthrone reason2 remove hatred and place love in its stead40 ,the following extract is from a lecture by ,dr4 ,walker delivered in many cities during the past year4 ,the subject of the lecture was3 ,,the ,,colored ,,men ,,for ,,the ,,twentieth ,,century4 8,true education is the development of power2 its mission is to prepare men and women for the duties of life4 ,there should be round1 full1 symmetrical development4 ,a cultured brain and a corrupt heart frequently produces a demon1 while a good heart without an enlightened brain may produce a sentimentalist4 ,that education which isolates and walls off from the masses is a curse4 ,we are blessed to be a blessing2 nature receives to impart4 8,we must be mechanics1 skilled in industrial arts1 a noble band of professional men1 of business men4 ,men must prepare for the pulpit4 ,we demand skill and ability in our professional men1 and our churches must demand moral and intellectual strength on the part of those who fill the pulpit4 ,an ignorant man in the pulpit is more dangerous than a quack doctor in a family4 ,the man who preaches the gospel deals with immortal souls1 and it is highly important that he be #8a workman that needeth not to be ashamed1 rightly dividing the word of truth4' 8,i do not believe in special education for the colored man4 ,he needs the same kind of education as other people4 ,he has proven his susceptibility to the highest intellectual attainment1 and1 while he needs industrial training1 he should strive to secure the highest possible development along all lines4 ,every mind was made for growth and development and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance4 ,it is better to have a dead body hung to one than a dead mind4 8,our spiritual development must be commensurate with our intellectual advancement4 ,there will be a series of conflicts between wickedness and righteousness1 between virtue and vice1 between truth and error2 if we would join the crusade of virtue against vice1 the army of righteousness against wickedness1 there must be spiritual progress4 8,the colored man is a bona fide ,american citizen2 he is no ,afro-,american2 he is a full-fledged ,american citizen2 this country is his home1 and the ,american flag is his flag4 ,he is a part of the history of this great nation2 a part of the body politic--bone of her bone1 flesh of her flesh--her near kinsman1 the brother of ,shem and ,japheth4 ,our forefathers felled the timbers1 cleared the forests1 bedewed the soil with their sweat1 tears and blood1 built up the country and perpetuated its history4 ,they fought in all the wars from the ,revolutionary struggle until this time1 and even now are represented in the ,philippines by our brave soldier boys4 ,it is high time that we were claiming this as our home4 ,most that has been said and written concerning emigration has been written by foreigners who came to this country to find a home1 and now1 guilty of base ingratitude1 they are talking of emigration or colonization for others4 8,the twentieth century will demand that class of young men who will support the dignity of their nature4 ,men who will use aright their powers and capacities2 men who will respect the women of their race1 who will feel proud of them and their accomplishments4 8,the new century is coming laden with treasuries1 new gifts of heaven1 hopes1 aspirations1 golden purposes1 rings and bracelets for the adornment of personal character4 ,the twentieth century is coming with new trials1 new joys1 new opportunities and increased responsibilities4 ,the new century is coming as the bearer of glad tidings1 ambassador of peace--herald of the great king4 8,let the men of the twentieth century arise1 prepare to face the problems of life1 to play the men for their people and for the cities of our ,god4 #8,we live in deeds1 not years2 in thoughts1 not breaths2 ,in feelings1 not figures on a dial2 ,we should count time by heart throbs4 ,he most lives ,who thinks most1 feels noblest1 acts the best4'0 ,,chapter ,,xviii4 ,,extracts ,,from ,,newspapers4 ,following extracts from various newspapers will indicate how extensive ,dr4 ,walker's work has been1 and how highly it has been appreciated by the people1 white and black1 ,north and ,south3 ,from the ,examiner1 ,new ,york ,city's ,baptist newspaper1 ,feb4 #bbnd1 #aijj3 8,president ,a4 ,b4 ,sears was in the chair at the meeting of the ,city ,ministers' ,conference4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,n4 ,mitchell1 of ,toronto1 who was on his way to his new mission field in ,bolivia1 and ,rev4 ,james ,t4 ,mc,govern1 who has been preaching at the ,emmanuel ,church1 and was recently appointed missionary to ,spain1 were introduced4 ,mr4 ,w4 ,henry ,grant1 ,assistant ,general ,secretary of the ,ecumenical ,conference on ,foreign ,missions1 presented the financial needs of the ,conference1 and spoke of the great good which will result in missionary stimulus from the meetings to be held in ,carnegie ,hall1 ,april #ba to ,may #a4 ,the paper of the morning was presented by ,rev4 ,dr4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 ,pastor of the ,mount ,olivet ,church4 ,he discussed his topic1 #8,truth from ,another ,angle on the ,negro ,problem1' with so much freshness and power that the conference requested it for publication and voted money to cover the cost4 ,the distinguishing feature of the paper was the fact that ,dr4 ,walker ascribed the prejudice against the ,negro race to racial rather than sectional antipathies4 ,he gave an outline of ,negro advancement along religious1 educational and financial lines1 pleaded for simple justice for the ,negro1 and urged that all avenues of progress should be open to him on the simple qualification of manhood and character40 ,from the ,new ,york ,sun1 ,nov4 #ahii3 8,the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,african1 which was but a few months ago torn by the dissensions between the ,rev4 ,daniel ,w4 ,wisher1 who was then its pastor1 and the majority of his congregation1 demonstrated yesterday that its troubles have not affected the vigor of the church1 but have rather awakened it to new strength4 ,since the new pastor1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 was installed there have been revival meetings seven nights a week1 and new converts have been made to the number of #aaj4 ,of these1 the seventy-six who seemed to the pastor and deacons most worthy were baptized at the morning service yesterday4 8,the news of so great a baptism had spread about among other ,baptist congregations among the colored people of the city1 and had been almost enviously commented upon in ,methodist circles4 ,at half past ten o'clock yesterday morning half an hour before the service was to begin1 every seat was filled and the tact of the ushers had to be exercised to the utmost to dispose properly of the streams of people that came pouring down to the big gray church from the east and west under the shadow of the elevated railroad tracks4 ,at a quarter before #aj o'clock the outside doors of the church were locked and after that only those who were related to the candidates to be baptized were admitted4 ,the candidates themselves had taken the precaution to come very early4 ,for an hour after the church doors were closed a constantly increasing crowd of the disappointed stood on the steps and on the sidewalk and bewailed their lack of foresight in not coming earlier4 8,the volume of sound with which the great congregation rolled out the full strains of the opening hymn1 #8,blow1 ye1 the trumpet blow1' was enough to have raised a less emotional congregation to a high state of religious exaltation4 ,it was some time after the #8,amen' that closed the song before the undertone of joyful exultation quite subsided4 ,the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,walker preached on #8,christ1 the ,living ,rock4' ,his text was3 #8,and did all drink the same spiritual drink2 for they drank of that spiritual ,rock that followed them3 and that ,rock was ,christ4' 8,fifty women were immersed in just twenty-five minutes4 ,it took twenty-six minutes to baptize the twenty-six men4 ,after the closing hymn1 #8,rock of ,ages1' had been sung in a mighty chorus that made the great church seem to sway with the harmony1 the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,walker1 with his wet garments still upon him1 dismissed the congregation with a prayer4 ,few left the church until they had congratulated the newly-baptized members most heartily40 ,from the ,new ,york ,world1 ,march #ab1 #aijj3 8,what is believed to be the largest number of persons ever baptized at one time within a building were submerged yesterday morning at the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 on ,fifty-third ,street near ,seventh ,avenue1 by the ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 who is known among those of his race as the #8,black ,john the ,baptist4' 8,five weeks ago a revival was begun4 ,as a result the membership of the church has increased #dhc4 ,two hundred and thirty-four of the new members had never been baptized4 ,yesterday it was arranged that #ahd of them should be submerged4 8,long before #aa o'clock1 the hour set for the opening of the services1 the big church was packed to its utmost capacity1 and those who could not get inside the doors were lined along ,fifty-third ,street4 ,at #aj3cj o'clock the street was completely blocked1 and a squad of policemen from the ,west ,forty-seventh ,street ,station had to be called to clear the way4 8,the pool1 which is of marble1 is in the rear of the rostrum1 with steps leading to it from either side4 ,the water was between three and four feet deep4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker and ,deacon ,g4 ,h4 ,webb stood in the centre of it4 ,three men stood on the steps on each side to assist the candidates4 8,the first person to be led up was ,octavia ,adams1 who had been cook in the family of ,robert ,ingersoll for ten years4 ,while on the steps of the pool she said that as long as she had known ,col4 ,ingersoll she had been a firm believer in all of his doctrines1 but she now realized the power and the goodness of ,god4 ,she was full of enthusiasm1 and after she had been taken out and dressed1 she went back to the church and encouraged those who were to follow her4 8,first of the men to be led up was the old blind man who is such a familiar sight at the ,fifty-ninth ,street ,park entrance4 ,he is nearly eighty years old and had to be carried to the edge of the pool4 8,the congregation was greatly excited4 ,women in all parts of the church tore their hats from their heads and shouted wildly4 ,during the last half hour of the service six of them fainted40 ,from the ,new ,york ,journal1 ,march #ab1 #aijj3 8,yesterday was a day of jubilee and joy in the ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church4 ,the fruits of the five weeks of the soul-stirring revival were gathered4 ,converts to the number of #ahd men1 women1 children1 boys and girls1 were baptized by immersion amid such scenes of praises as are not likely to be forgotten by the hundreds present4 ,to take the figures of the happy elders1 it was a record breaking event in ,new ,york for #djh recent converts to gather in fellowship in a meeting last night2 this result was especially gratifying because of the recent dissensions in ,mt4 ,olivet ,church4 ,for a time there was the trouble and then came a rallying cry and with it a new leader--the ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 of the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church of ,augusta1 a preacher of forcible ability and intense religious zeal1 sometimes called the colored #8,john the ,baptist4' ,under the pastorate of ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mt4 ,olivet has thrived4 ,the baptismal services yesterday morning attracted a tremendous congregation4 ,long before the doors opened the crowd was pressing at the doors of the pretty church1 #ecrd ,street and ,broadway4 ,the morning sermon was preached by ,rev4 ,silas ,x4 ,floyd1 the successor of ,mr4 ,walker in ,augusta4 ,the subject was1 #8,pleasing ,god4' 8,the baptismal services followed4 ,the marble baptismal tank sunk in the pulpit platform was opened4 ,the candidates for baptism1 #add women in white flannel baptismal robes1 and #dj men in black1 met in the ,sunday school rooms in the basement which was divided into two sections4 8,for three hours1 ,mr4 ,walker and his assistant1 ,deacon ,webb1 stood waist deep in the tank and conducted the baptismal services4 8,the religious enthusiasm of the congregation was intense4 ,three women and two men fainted after leaving the tank4 ,converts and members became hoarse1 with their cries for blessing and approval2 an hysterical cry from a newly baptized convert dripping with water on leaving the tank was followed by choruses of glad cries4 ,the baptism of a little blind girl was followed by a tumult of enthusiasm4 8#8,indeed1 this reminds me of a day in the old ,south1' said ,mr4 ,floyd1 his eyes glowing with religious emotion4 8,with but brief intervals1 hymns were sung with striking fervor4 ,a brother who sat on the platform led a series of old-fashioned1 ,southern camp-meeting hymns4 ,one was3 ,i have a little book ,i carry with me1 ,it tells me all about heaven and ,galilee1 ,bye and bye4 ,when the storm of life is over4 ,we'll anchor in the harbor1 ,we will praise ,god forever1 ,bye and bye4' 8,such hymns were sung with the intonation peculiar to the singing of colored congregations in the ,south4 ,men and women arose1 and as the singing progressed1 their bodies rocked and their feel kept time to the swing of the melodies4 8,the greatest single victory over sin in the minds of those present was the conversion and baptism of ,mrs4 ,octavia ,adams1 of ,no4 #aag ,e4 #bast ,st41 the city home of the late ,col4 ,robert ,g4 ,ingersoll4 ,mrs4 ,adams had been a cook in the family for years40 ,from ,new ,york ,tribune1 ,march #ab1 #aijj3 8,one hundred and eighty-four persons were baptized by immersion at ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,fifty ,third ,street1 near ,broadway yesterday morning4 ,of this number #hi were women4 ,in all #djh persons were received into the church4 ,it was originally intended that #bcc persons should be received in the church by baptism1 but of that number #di did not present themselves4 ,the remainder were received into the church on profession of faith4 ,the baptismal ceremonies were conducted by ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 the pastor of the church1 and ,deacon ,webb4 8,during the baptism ceremonies religious fervor was worked up to such a state that several women and two men fainted4 ,three women fainted while being immersed4 ,all1 however1 were revived4 8,for five weeks1 the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker has been conducting revival services in the church1 and yesterday's ceremonies were the result of the work of conversion4 8,anticipating the crush that would be at the church1 and fearful that there might be trouble in handling it1 ,capt4 ,donohue1 of the ,west #dgth ,street ,station1 detailed five patrolmen from his command to remain at the church during the services4 ,several times the patrolmen were forced to resort to rather rough tactics in order to keep the big crowd in check4 ,finally at the request of the church officials1 the police cleared the big corridors of the church and drove several hundred persons who were late in arriving into the street4 8,the jam about the church was terrific4 ,every conceivable vantage point was taken inside the big auditorium long before the services were begun4 8,people were jammed in the church like sardines4 ,they filled the aisles and stood about three or four deep about the pulpit4 ,some time before the service began1 the church was filled and the police were instructed not to allow more to enter4 ,then began a wild scramble4 ,in a few minutes there were fully #a1jjj persons struggling in the vestibule and on the pavement outside the church4 8,the candidates for baptism were seated in the center of the church1 the women on one side of the aisles1 while the men1 black-robed and in their stocking feet1 were on the other side4 8,the women were all clad in loose fitting white flannel gowns4 ,the majority of them had white ribbons in their hair4 ,the regular sermon was preached by ,rev4 ,s4 ,x4 ,floyd of ,augusta1 ,ga4 8,the women were baptized first1 the children and men last4 ,the first to be immersed was a little blind girl2 as she was brought up dripping from the big tank she cried1 #8,thank ,god1 ,i am saved4' ,the child's cry was taken up by the big congregation4 8,while the men were being baptized somebody in the congregation began singing1 #8,bye-and-bye'2 the song was quickly taken up by the entire congregation and the religious enthusiasm was increased4 ,men and women arose in their seats1 and while they sang they waved books and handkerchiefs4 8,it was announced by the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walker that on the list of converts were men and women from every clime4 ,there were several blind1 deaf and dumb4 ,mr4 ,walker said that among those who received baptism was a colored woman who for many years had been employed in the household of the late ,robert ,g4 ,ingersoll1 the agnostic40 ,from the ,new ,york ,times1 ,may #g1 #aijj3 8,mount ,olivet ,baptist ,church celebrated yesterday its #bbnd anniversary with afternoon and evening meetings4 ,the exercises were held in ,carnegie ,hall which was crowded not only with the members of the congregation1 but with colored ,odd ,fellows and other societies and colored residents of the different boroughs4 8,the meeting was more or less a congratulatory one to the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 whose pastorate began seven months ago1 when he came here from ,augusta ,ga4 ,the ,trustees' report showed that the church had had the most prosperous year in its existence1 and although covert references were made by the speakers to the troubles of the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,wisher1 the old sores have been healed and everybody was in harmony4 8,in ,april of last year the church was in debt exclusive of a mortgage of #ai1ejj1 in the sum of #a1djj with #ajj4hj in the treasury4 ,since then there have been paid for running expenses #f1afh4hh1 and there is now a balance on hand of #hii4ga4 ,within ,dr4 ,walker's pastorate1 over #hjj members have been added4 8,the collection yesterday morning brought in #a1bfi4af4 ,at the evening services this sum was swelled to #a1fcd4df4 ,to this will be added #a1jjj taken in at recent collections4 ,the announcement was made that ,john ,d4 and ,william ,rockefeller were among the contributors in the past and that the ,city ,mission had borne the #8white man's burden' in helping to raise the big church debt to the amount of #i1jjj4 8,the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,r4 ,s4 ,mac,arthur1 of ,calvary ,baptist ,church1 spoke in complimentary terms of the work of ,dr4 ,walker4 8#8,i consider him the most valuable acquisition to the ministry of this great city1' he said4 #8,if you can spare him for some service ,i want him to come and speak in ,calvary4 ,my people want good preaching1 and he is a good preacher4 ,and if you will put up with me1 ,i'll come to you for one service4' 7,laughter and applause followed this remark47 8,dr4 ,mac,arthur then made a plea for general education among the colored people1 and said3 #8,it has made me boil with indignation when ,i have seen the door shut in the face of black men and opened to white men with black hearts4'0 ,from the ,augusta 7,ga47 ,chronicle1 ,march #bj1 #aijj3 8,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 the #8,black ,spurgeon1' who has lately acquired the sub-name of the #8,black ,john the ,baptist' by the big results of the recently held revival in ,new ,york1 delivered a strong lecture at his former church1 ,tabernacle ,baptist1 on ,ellis ,street1 last night to a crowded house4 8,the subject used by ,rev4 ,walker was #8,the ,negro for the ,twentieth ,century4'0 ,he took as a special theme the necessity of the ,negro race patronizing their own enterprises and learning to have confidence in themselves that the white race has in itself4 ,he bore heavily upon the importance to his race of an industrial education4 8,he said that the ,negro must put aside the ante-bellum belief of their absolute dependence upon the whites and stand solely upon their own efforts4 ,he said that prejudice was very general against the colored man and it rested entirely with him whether in the days to come the race will attain that place which it should attain4 ,he especially advised his hearers to spread the necessity of character-building among their people that this end might be reached4 ,they should all think more of upholding themselves individually and collectively2 they must all have more respect for their women1 since in them1 to a great degree1 lives what the leaders of the race are working for4 ,the parents should be especially particular to see that their boys and girls were educated in the trades1 that they may be taught the hurtfulness of idleness and the profit of being always employed at something which would be beneficial4 8,at the conclusion of his address1 to make this point more forceful1 he asked all of the professional and business men present to stand up4 ,a large number responded1 and he pointed them out as an example for the idle to follow40 ,from the ,fall ,river1 ,mass41 ,evening ,news3 8,the people who turned out to hear ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 ,d4 ,d41 speak at the ,royal ,arcanum ,hall1 on ,bank ,street1 on ,thursday night1 were abundantly rewarded for ignoring the rain4 ,dr4 ,walker is one of the best known colored men in this country4 ,he ranks with ,booker ,t4 ,washington in prominence1 and has won this prominence through intelligence and ability4 ,he is now ,pastor of ,mount ,olivet ,baptist ,church in ,new ,york ,city1 one of the largest and strongest churches among the colored people of the ,north4 ,his reputation as a more than local man of note was won while he was pastor of the ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church of ,augusta1 ,ga4 ,he secured the funds to erect the building1 and made the church one of the biggest among his people in the ,south4 8,dr4 ,walker is a remarkable man1 one whom it would repay anybody to meet4 ,he was born a slave in #aheh4 ,left an orphan when only eight years of age1 he worked as a field hand until he was fifteen years old1 when he began to study for the ministry4 ,largely through his own efforts he has become a man of notably large and broad education4 ,he has traveled extensively1 and has a great fund of material for use both in the pulpit and in talks and lectures4 ,when one has heard him talk the main element of his notable success in life becomes apparent4 ,he is a born orator4 ,his gift has been cultivated to fine advantage4 ,he has that quality of voice which makes speaking to large assemblies of people no difficult task4 ,there is no suggestion of the shouting preacher in his method1 but his voice carries naturally and easily4 ,it was apparent that he was accustomed to speaking in much larger halls than the one in which he was heard last night4 ,his voice was rather crowded there when he was specially earnest4 ,he is very eloquent and may well be called #8,the ,black ,spurgeon of ,america4' ,his fund of humor is inexhaustible4 ,this humor took well with his audience4 ,many of those present were old acquaintances40 ,from the ,georgia ,baptist 7,augusta1 ,ga471 ,july #bj1 #ahii3 8,it has been known for some weeks that the ,mount ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 of ,new ,york ,city1 with fifteen hundred present1 had extended a unanimous call to ,dr4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walker1 of our city1 to accept its pastorate4 8,the universal hope of our community has been that ,dr4 ,walker would decline this call as flattering as it is and remain in ,augusta4 ,no man in ,augusta has a deeper hold upon the whole community than ,dr4 ,walker4 ,his success as a pastor of ,tabernacle ,baptist ,church in this city for the past fourteen years has been phenomenal and humanly speaking it does not appear that a man can be found to take his place at this church4 ,aside from ,tabernacle ,church1 all the people of ,augusta1 white and colored1 are anxious that ,dr4 ,walker remain in ,augusta4 ,should he decide to accept the call to ,new ,york1 ,dr4 ,walker will leave behind him thousands of loving hearts whose prayers will follow him wherever his lot may be cast40 ,from the ,augusta 7,ga471 ,chronicle1 ,march #bg1 #aija3 8,will ,d4 ,upshaw1 of ,mercer ,university1 who spent ,sunday and part of yesterday in ,augusta1 left for ,macon at #d o'clock yesterday afternoon4 ,he is returning from a stay of several months in ,new ,york1 where he has been in the interest of a loan fund at ,mercer1 and where1 as press reports and his subscription list indicate1 he did some excellent and successful work for the great ,georgia ,college4 8,speaking of preachers in ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,upshaw said1 #8,many people in ,augusta will be gratified to learn that your city recently sent to the metropolis a man who is preaching to the largest crowds of any man in ,new ,york1 either white or colored4 ,i refer to none other than ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 #8,the ,black ,spurgeon1' so long and favorably known in ,augusta4 ,i confess that as a ,georgian1 ,i felt a great deal of pride and congratulation for my own ,state1 to see with my own eyes the remarkable work he is doing and hear on all sides many expressions of commendation concerning him4 ,i had the pleasure of speaking in his church several times4 ,on the ,sunday night on which ,i spoke1 #a1ejj people packed the house1 and on another occasion1 in company with ,dr4 ,frank ,rogers ,morse1 the accomplished associate pastor of ,calvary ,church1 ,i attended the services and heard the pastor preach to an overflowing audience that crowded floor and galleries1 and it is no disparagement to the white brethren to say that his sermon was one of the most forceful ,i heard in the metropolis4 ,dr4 ,walker's congregations are growing until he has to hold overflow meetings in the lecture room4 ,you will find many ,negroes of fine education and genuine culture while there is a refreshing sprinkling--,i use the word #8refreshing' advisedly--of the old-fashioned #8,georgia darkey1' whom ,alex ,bealer describes so strikingly1 who keeps the speaker in good spirits by the occasional lusty #8,amen4' 8,when ,dr4 ,walker took hold of the church1 it had been somewhat divided by the political sermons of his predecessor2 but the present pastor has had the good sense to steer clear of such breakers4 ,now the large church is united and harmonious1 and much genuine good is being done4 ,dr4 ,morse1 who often acts as an advisory friend of the colored church1 in speaking to me of the new pastor1 said1 #8,mr4 ,walker is a true man1 really a remarkable man1 and the work he is doing is marvelous4' 8,in speaking of the contribution which ,rev4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker is making to the solution of the race problem by his presence and work in the ,north1 ,mr4 ,upshaw said3 8#8,i have heard ,rev4 ,walker deliver an address by special request of the ,new ,york ,baptist ministers' conference1 which1 while true to his race1 as all honest men wanted him to be1 was so fair and sensible that he deserves the commendation of all white men1 and especially all ,southern men4 ,in that ,northern atmosphere1 where many of his hearers not only expected but possibly wished this distinguished ,southern ,negro to flay his former neighbors1 ,charlie ,walker had the common sense not to make one single sectional allusion4 ,he never used the words 8,north0 or 8,south10 throughout his entire address4 ,he discussed the sad fact of undue race prejudice1 not from a sectional but a racial standpoint1 and plead with an eloquence that was as touching as it was thrilling1 that his race be admitted to progress everywhere on the credentials of worth and justice4 8#8,dr4 ,c4 ,o4 ,pope1 so well known in ,augusta1 and now ,president of ,simmons' ,college1 in ,texas1 was in the audience1 and when ,dr4 ,walker sat down amid many cheers1 and maybe1 some tears1 ,dr4 ,pope arose and told the people that he was raised in the community with ,charles ,walker's father1 and having known from boyhood the man who had addressed them1 he wished to bear testimony to the worth of the man1 and the truth and fairness of what he had said4 8#8,it was my own pleasure to supplement ,dr4 ,pope's words along the same line and by an emphasis of what ,i had told the ministers' conference in a speech before ,dr4 ,walker's coming--that if there were more ,charles ,t4 ,walkers and ,booker ,t4 ,washingtons1 there would be less race problems in the ,south4' 8,when the ,chronicle reporter smiled and suggested that he was giving the former ,augusta pastor very high praise1 ,mr4 ,upshaw smiled pleasantly in turn and said3 8#8,yes1 ,i know ,i am1 but ,i am doing it deliberately and unreservedly4' 8#8,i believe that when a worthy ,negro like ,charles ,t4 ,walker1 with faith in ,god and love for man1 a humanity that cannot be spoiled by praise1 breaks through conditions and tendencies that keep so many of his race below honor and progress1 it is only just and right that his more fortunate white neighbor should give him the credit due1 take him by the hand and say3 8,god bless you4 ,if you are honestly trying to lift up yourself and your people1 ,i will honestly help you to be true to yourself1 to your people and to ,god40 ,from the ,georgia ,baptist1 ,nov4 #ae1 #aija3 8,no man1 white or colored1 has gone from the ,south to ,new ,york1 the great commercial metropolis of this country1 and made for himself in so short a time a reputation and friends that our ,dr4 ,walker has4 8,as highly regarded as he has been for years in ,augusta1 his real worth to the denomination1 the country and the race has not been fully understood until he entered the pastorate in ,new ,york ,city4 ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 of which he is pastor in ,new ,york1 is no more anxious that he continue his labors with them than are the thousands of his friends outside of his church4 ,the mass meeting1 called at ,mt4 ,olivet ,church1 ,nov4 #f1 at which hundreds gathered to give expression to the great desire that ,dr4 ,walker continue his work in that city1 was presided over by the distinguished ,dr4 ,mac,arthur1 one of the leading white ministers of the country4 ,bishop ,w4 ,b4 ,derrick led the speakers in eulogizing the work of ,dr4 ,walker1 and urging him to withdraw his resignation tendered to ,mt4 ,olivet ,church4 ,the speakers on the program were men of note of all denominations and leading politicians who1 as a rule1 take no interest in religion4 8,dr4 ,walker's friends in ,augusta1 white and colored1 can but feel gratified at his success in the ,north and the high regard which he has won from all classes4 ,the ,baptists of ,georgia are ardently attached to ,dr4 ,walker1 and if he decides to return to his old charge1 they will receive him back with open arms40 ,testimonials similar to the above could be multiplied by the score4 ,north1 ,south1 ,east and ,west1 ,dr4 ,walker is a man well spoken of by white and black1 publican and sinner4 ,,chapter ,,xix4 ,,anecdotes4 ,it is one of the unwritten laws of ,american civilization that the public has a right to get off jokes on leading public servants1 whether they are clergymen1 statesmen1 business men or what not4 ,very often this habit of caricaturing our ablest men by cartoons and jokes is carried to extremes2 but within proper limits1 if it is possible to define what is proper in such a matter1 there seems to be no objection to it among those who may be the victims4 ,it is true that sometimes a joke1 if founded on facts1 will go further in illustrating a man's real disposition than perhaps anything else4 ,at any rate1 it is customary to include in every biography a chapter giving the anecdotal side of the subject's life4 ,that rule will not be departed from in this case4 8,,the ,,black ,,sturgeon40 ,on one occasion ,dr4 ,walker was preaching before the ,walker ,baptist ,association down in ,georgia4 ,in the middle of his discourse1 and at the close of one of his most thrilling flights of eloquence1 an old colored man1 in a frenzy of excitement1 rose to his feet and exclaimed3 8,my ,gawd6 ,no wonder dey call him de ,black ,sturgeon60 ,the old man evidently had mistaken the word 8,spurgeon0 for the word 8,sturgeon40 ,in speaking of the matter afterwards1 ,dr4 ,walker said1 with a good-natured laugh1 8,well1 ,i'm glad he did not class me with the small fish40 ,,reading ,,and ,,counting ,,for ,,negroes4 ,once a ,georgia ,negro carried a letter to ,dr4 ,walker and asked him to read it for him4 ,dr4 ,walker complied with his request4 ,two or three days later1 the same man came back and said3 8,doc1 you sho did read my letter all right4 ,i took it to two white men since1 and dey read the same things dat you did40 ,somewhat later1 another colored man came to ,dr4 ,walker and asked him how much was #i x #gj4 ,dr4 ,walker told him #fcj4 ,a few days later the colored man returned and said3 8,doc1 you know de uddah day1 ,i axt you how much was #i x #gj1 an' you told me #fcj4 ,well1 ,i axt ,capt4 ,jones 7a white man7 about it and he told me de same thing4 ,i tell you1 ,doc1 you sho knows how to count40 ,in telling these stories1 ,dr4 ,walker always makes the point that it is very difficult to get the average ,negro to believe another ,negro unless some white man will endorse what the colored man says4 ,it seems to be an old and foolish way ,negroes were taught during slavery4 ,,praying ,,for ,,money4 ,dr4 ,walker believes in praying for everything4 ,in #ahhf1 when in ,boston trying to raise money to assist him with his church work at ,augusta1 he was rooming with ,mr4 ,charles ,a4 ,dryscoll1 who was at that time a student in the ,new ,england ,conservatory of ,music4 ,one ,saturday night ,mr4 ,dryscoll noticed that several times during the night ,dr4 ,walker got out of the bed4 ,he asked him if he was sick4 ,dr4 ,walker replied1 8,no40 ,once1 while ,mr4 ,dryscoll watched to see what called him from the bed so often1 he found him kneeling by a chair in prayer4 ,he spent nearly the whole night in prayer4 ,the next morning 7,sunday morning7 he went to the ,first ,baptist ,church1 of which ,dr4 ,p4 ,s4 ,moxom was then pastor1 and made an appeal to the congregation for help4 ,he secured #aji4jj in cash and many pledges4 ,dr4 ,walker always referred to that contribution as prayer money4 ,,praying ,,for ,,converts4 ,once at ,augusta he commenced his revival services by making a request of the people that they would pray that the ,lord would give them #bjj converts during the meeting4 ,at the close of six weeks' work the number of converts was found to be #cbe4 ,but in a short while a large number of these converts proved such miserable failures as ,christians1 ,dr4 ,walker said1 if ,god would forgive him1 he never would pray again for #bjj converts1 and he said that he did not want anybody else to pray that prayer in ,tabernacle ,church4 ,he thought that the best thing to do was to pray for souls1 and leave the number with ,god4 ,,about ,,jay ,,birds4 ,dr4 ,walker relates with great pleasure that1 when he was a boy1 he made it his business to kill every jay bird he saw4 ,he said that the old folks had told him that he would never see any jay birds around on ,fridays1 because on ,fridays all the jay birds went to carry sand to hell4 ,so he made up his mind to kill every one he could1 in order that the number of jay birds engaged in the sand-carrying business would be decreased4 ,he was a man nearly grown before he found out that his ardor in attempting to kill off all the jay birds was prompted by an 8old wife's fable10 a myth1 one of the many hundred superstitious notions that prevailed among the old-time colored people4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,charles ,t4 ,,walker ,,at ,,forty ,,years ,,of ,,age4 ,,early ,,religious ,,impressions4 ,dr4 ,walker's first recollection of any religious emotions run back to the period of his early childhood4 ,he remembers how every ,sunday night all the servants would gather in the hall of the 8,big ,house10 and hold a prayer-meeting with the 8old master10 a ,dr4 ,samuel ,clark1 leading the service4 ,he used to go with his mother to these meetings4 ,the first hymn he ever heard 8lined0 and sung1 i4 e41 the first hymn that he remembers1 was the good1 old-fashioned hymn beginning1 8,when ,i can read my title clear40 ,he remembers well the edition then used had these words3 8,and hellish darts be hurled10 ,instead of the present rendition1 which has these words3 8,and fiery darts be hurled40 ,,electing ,a ,,church ,,treasurer4 ,dr4 ,walker and the late ,rev4 ,t4 ,j4 ,hornsby were once invited by a country church in ,burke ,county1 ,ga41 to conduct an election of officers4 ,bro4 ,hornsby acted as moderator4 ,the custom of the church1 as was true of many others1 had been to elect two members to see after the money4 ,one man carried the key1 and the other man kept the box4 ,as a rule1 the money was counted and the box locked in the presence of the deacons4 ,as a further precaution1 the man with the box was not allowed to carry the key4 ,when the time came to elect the treasurer1 ,dr4 ,walker explained to the church that it would be best to elect one man as treasurer and make him responsible for both box and key4 ,he told them that the time had passed for them to continue the old custom of electing two men4 ,some at first were not inclined to favor this new departure4 ,one or two members made speeches against it and said that it would never do1 but the majority of those present voted to adopt the suggestion1 and accordingly one man was elected treasurer4 ,rev4 ,hornsby1 when he declared the election1 thinking to add a humorous touch to the situation1 said3 8,now1 ,brother ,jenkins is your treasurer4 ,he will have both the box and the key4 ,he can open the box whenever he wants to1 and take out what he pleases40 ,quick as a flash1 an old brother1 one of the opposers1 rose to his feet and exclaimed3 8,dar now2 you hear dat6 ,i knowed when we sont fer ,brer ,hornsby and ,dr4 ,walker dat dere was gwineter be de devil to play here to-day6 ,dog my cat1 ,i tol' you so1 and you wouldn't listen at me1 and now hit's too late60 ,,dr4 ,,walker',s ,,complexion4 ,while in ,london1 on his way to the ,holy ,land1 ,dr4 ,walker1 in company with ,prof4 ,m4 ,j4 ,maddox1 one of his traveling companions1 went to a barber shop to get a shave4 ,evidently the barber had never seen ,negroes before1 and was very much astonished4 ,he noticed that ,mr4 ,maddox was several shades lighter as to his color than ,dr4 ,walker4 ,speaking to the latter about this1 the barber asked1 8,why is it that you've got so much more complexion than your friend80 ,he wanted to know1 of course1 why ,dr4 ,walker was so much darker than ,mr4 ,maddox1 and that is the way he put it4 ,when the barber had nearly finished his work1 he said to ,dr4 ,walker1 8,i'd like to shave you all the time1 your hair is so curly40 ,americans would speak of ,dr4 ,walker's hair as woolly4 ,,the ,,negro ,a ,,novelty4 ,in ,heidelberg1 ,mayence1 ,cologne and other places1 ,dr4 ,walker and ,dr4 ,carter were the observed of all observers4 ,hundreds of people would gather about them and inspect their clothing and feel their skin4 ,in ,brussels1 in a few minutes after they left the station and reached the streets1 a crowd of nearly #ejj people gathered around and plied them with all sorts of questions4 ,they were asked what was the cause of their blackness2 they were asked whether the devil made them black2 one man wanted to know if everybody where they came from was black2 some wanted to know if their color would wash off2 another asked why the palms of their hands were so much lighter than the backs of their hands2 and so on almost without limit4 ,when they started down the street1 hundreds of children followed them the same as if they were following a circus4 ,the children gladly carried the traveling bags1 bundles1 and walking canes1 umbrellas1 etc4--anything to keep up with the strange men4 ,writing about this to his newspaper at ,augusta1 ,ga41 ,dr4 ,walker said3 8,in ,america the ,negro is a problem2 in ,europe he is a novelty40 ,,chapter ,,xx4 ,,appearance1 ,,manners1 ,,habits4 ,the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,walker stands five feet seven inches in his stockings4 ,he weighs #afj pounds4 ,he has a peculiar stoop in his shoulders1 not from age1 but from a constitutional pliancy of his back-bone1 aided by his early habit of incessant reading4 ,in walking1 he has a peculiar swaying or swinging gait4 ,seen from behind1 he looks1 as he walks with head depressed1 bended back1 and swaying gait1 like an old man4 ,but the expression of his face is singularly and engagingly youthful4 ,a smile plays ever on his countenance4 ,the pleasant1 youngish looking face is in marked contrast with his head1 which is prematurely gray4 ,sometimes in referring to his gray hairs1 ,dr4 ,walker says that they cannot be signs of hard work or trouble1 because he was told by his mother that he had a number of gray hairs in his head in his infancy4 ,his skin is very dark1 but there are many very much darker men among the colored people4 ,he never would be taken for a great man1 judging from his appearance4 ,not a large man in stature1 without a commanding appearance1 he never would be looked at for the second time when one passes him on the street and never would be taken for one of the world's most famous preachers in any large gathering with other distinguished men4 ,it is when he begins to speak that the latent powers of the man are at once apparent to the close student of human nature and the practiced observer of men4 ,when seated1 he is like a sea at rest1 calm and undisturbed2 when on his feet1 he is like the sea in action1 or like some dictator suddenly sent from another world to correct the faults and foibles of this world4 ,in manner he is still1 to some extent1 a rustic4 ,his world-wide travel1 his acquaintance with some of the greatest and best of earth and his life in the metropolis of ,america1 have not been able to make much impression upon him4 ,he is an unassimilated man4 ,great1 indeed1 are the assimilating powers of the large cities4 ,a youth will go to ,new ,york or ,boston1 awkward1 ill-dressed1 bashful1 and capable of being surprised4 ,after only a few years' absence1 he returns to his country home a changed being2 his clothes1 his accent1 his affectations1 and his manners are 8,city-made40 ,his friends do not recognize him at first sight4 ,they do not quite understand his language when he speaks4 ,all his ways are changed4 ,he is another man4 ,it is so with most1 but not with all4 ,some men there are--very few1 yet some--who resist effectually or1 one might say1 unconsciously1 and to the last1 the assimilating influence of the large cities4 ,they are the oddities1 the stared-at1 the men of whom anecdotes are told4 ,there is one thing1 though1 which can be said of them which cannot be said of the other class2 there is no affection about them--they do not put on4 ,everywhere and all the time1 ,dr4 ,walker keeps to his ,southern training and his ,southern style4 8,i am not a society man10 he often says1 8and you cannot expect me to be up on etiquette and decorum1 and all those fool things40 ,when asked to do the honors at some wedding feast1 or sit down and enjoy a sumptuous repast in courses1 he has been heard to say1 8,i am not used to that kind of thing1 and ,i cannot get above my raising40 ,but it must not be thought that because it is admitted that he is still a rustic in some things that he is at all boorish1 unmannered or impolite4 ,no man enjoys the society of people1 the intercourse of men1 the mutual exchange and interchange of ideas and opinions more than he does1 and he would not be likely to mistake finger-bowl for drinking purposes4 ,but his politeness is the politeness of tact and good common sense rather than the politeness of the books and of so-called high society4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in some respects he is exceedingly frank3 in others1 no man is more reserved4 ,he likes company and likes to talk about the things which interest him most1 and there are thousands of living mortals who will testify that they have never found any man in general conversation more interesting or more entertaining than he4 ,in ,georgia1 where people are always very democratic in their ways1 for hours and hours great crowds of men1 old and young1 have considered it a privilege and an honor to be permitted to stand in some barber shop or drug store or grocery store and listen to ,dr4 ,walker talk4 ,it is very difficult for him to go one square in his home town without being stopped by somebody who really has no other motive than just to hear him talk4 ,when one succeeds in detaining him for a little while1 that is usually the signal for others to join the number1 and by this process it is not long before ,dr4 ,walker has been intercepted and made to talk4 ,such a thing would disturb and annoy an ordinary man4 ,but when he is asked if it does not tire him to be worried out by people who merely want to take up his time in talking1 he says3 8,it pleases them1 and it doesn't hurt me40 ,he loves a joke--not likes1 but loves--and tells a comic story with great glee4 ,his cheerfulness is habitual1 and probably he never knew two consecutive hours of melancholy in his life4 ,he possesses one of the most remarkable memories for names and faces that ,god has ever given to any man4 ,at one time his membership in ,augusta consisted of more than #a1bjj persons1 and he knew them all by name1 and could call their names as soon as he saw them anywhere and at anytime4 ,in ,augusta1 with a population of #ae1jjj colored people1 more or less1 he knows more than half of them by name4 ,the same is true of the people in the country districts in and around ,augusta where he has been4 ,he knows the leading men and women in religious1 political1 and educational circles throughout the state and nation1 and can call their names without a moment's hesitation1 tell where they are1 and what they are doing2 in many instances1 he knows about their past1 about their family connections1 about any difficulties they may have had4 ,of course1 this wonderful power of memory must of necessity stand him in good stead in his sermon preparation1 in his delivery of sermons1 and in his literary work2 but it is little short of wonderful how one man could1 in the first place1 know so much about so many people1 and1 in the second place1 how1 if he did know1 he could remember it all1 even to the smallest detail4 ,though humble1 meek1 modest almost to the point of shyness1 there is nothing of obsequiousness about him4 ,it is not his way to bow and scrape and cater to any man1 while at the same time he has a becoming respect for the deeds of men and never fails to praise a fellow-mortal for the good that he does4 ,but he hates hypocrisy1 he hates cringing4 ,he has never found it necessary to go out of the way to speak with any of the great men of the world with whom he has come in contact or who have attended his meetings in various places from time to time4 ,sometimes1 when he has been told that ,mr4 ,so-and-,so 7a person of some influence7 is in the audience1 he has replied1 8,give him my number1 please3 if he desires to call1 ,i shall be glad to see him40 ,he is not what may be called a bookish preacher--that is to say1 his sermons do not smell of the lamb4 ,his sermons are1 nevertheless1 always carefully prepared beforehand1 but it is a preparation of prayer1 ,bible reading and meditation4 ,he goes to the pulpit from his knees1 and has often been heard to say1 8,i know what ,i am going to say before ,i come into the pulpit2 ,i know the hymns ,i am going to sing1 the chapter that ,i am going to read1 and ,i know where the text is to be found40 ,his favorite source of information outside of the ,bible is the daily newspaper4 ,he always reads with an eye single to the use he can make of the news in his preaching or in his public addresses4 ,in this way1 he keeps abreast of the times1 and frequently has well-matured opinions on important matters1 and many times has spoken of them in public before some other ministers have heard of them4 ,when he enters the pulpit1 free from the narrowness that must come to the man who uses only his ,bible commentary1 he seems to feel himself under divine compulsion to deliver a message of transcendent importance to dying men2 there is an air about him of a soldier who has a divine commission to fight a great battle for humanity4 ,he speaks directly to the heart1 in language all hearts can understand4 ,humor and pathos1 pleading and scorn1 impassioned exhortation and cutting sarcasm1 all are used in his discourses with tremendous effect4 ,that he is a man of unpretentious habits and winning manners is evidenced by the great love manifested toward him by the children in the city of ,augusta1 where he lived so long4 ,even the children know him and call him by name1 and it is an honor without dissimulation1 and a tribute without sinister motives that the little children pay when they run in great crowds at sight of the affable preacher1 crying as they run1 8,howdy1 ,brer ,walker80 8,howdy1 ,brer ,walker80 ,many times ,dr4 ,walker will stop and talk with them1 ask after their mothers and fathers1 and also about their schooling2 often he will tell them a little story1 and then invite them to church and ,sunday school the following ,sunday4 ,,chapter ,,xxi4 ,,traits ,,and ,,characteristics4 ,one of the leading characteristics that may be mentioned in speaking of ,dr4 ,walker's traits is this3 ,he is accustomed to bear injuries and insults with great patience and forbearance4 ,all the great men of earth from the time of ,christ to the present day have been subjected to calumny1 abuse1 contumely1 and misrepresentation in some form or other4 ,george ,washington1 during his second administration1 was called a traitor1 because he would not go to war with ,england4 ,epithets were applied to him which would hardly have been applied to a ,nero1 a notorious defaulter1 or a common pickpocket4 ,abraham ,lincoln was called a poltroon1 a hypocrite1 because he was deliberate1 painstaking and cautious about issuing the ,emancipation ,proclamation4 ,horace ,greeley1 who1 with his paper1 the ,new ,york ,tribune1 did more than any other individual in ,america to bring about the abolition of slavery1 was most bitterly denounced by the ,american people1 because he dared to go on the bond of ,jefferson ,davis1 the animosity and vituperation having reached their climax in his campaign against ,grant for the presidency4 ,henry ,ward ,beecher1 who was without a peer in the ,american pulpit1 was hounded down by the venomous tongue of slander and dragged into court on an infamous charge4 ,dwight ,l4 ,moody had his bitter with his sweet4 ,on his first evangelistic campaign in ,europe the papers boldly asserted that he was in the employ of ,p4 ,t4 ,barnum1 the great show man1 and that he was making thousands for his own use out of a credulous public4 ,his issuing of the 8,moody and ,sankey ,hymn ,book0 was declared to be a huge money-making venture1 and people were advised not to purchase it4 ,the great and good ,william ,mc,kinley1 the patient1 praying ,president1 was most bitterly assailed1 his motives most bitterly impugned1 and he was called 8the puppet president10 8the tool10 8the manakin40 ,president ,roosevelt has said that the man who has not made mistakes is the man who has not done anything4 ,it might be said with equal truth that the man who has not been assailed and opposed is the man who has not done anything4 ,how could ,dr4 ,walker escape8 ,a man's character is not evinced by the manner in which he is slandered and abused and traduced1 nevertheless2 but a man's character is shown by the manner in which he accepts misrepresentation and abuse and slander4 ,dr4 ,walker has the courage which faces difficulties1 braves rebuke and contumely1 is not afraid of harsh names and ugly epithets2 the courage that can look danger and persecution in the face and not shrink before them1 brave before ridicule not less than before threatening2 the rare courage which in the discharge of duty is not afraid of what men shall say4 ,though he likes popularity--and who does not8--yet no consideration of public favor can frighten him from speaking his mind1 from saying what he believes to be true1 from saying what he believes that the people ought to hear4 ,such courage is of a higher order than an animal instinct1 more difficult to maintain1 and more trying to a sensitive soul4 ,the bravery that bears misunderstanding is more radical than the bravery that returns blows or fights battles4 ,he has repeatedly said that he has tried to make these words the motto of his life3 8,i am determined never to be guilty of ingratitude2 never to desert a friend2 never to strike back at an enemy40 ,i have known ,dr4 ,walker intimately for more than twenty years4 ,i have eaten with him1 slept with him1 traveled with him1 prayed with him1 worked with him1 played with him2 ,i have known some of the indignities1 which have been heaped upon him1 and some of the hard things1 which he has been called upon to bear2 and ,i truly believe that1 in his dealings with those who have wronged him1 as well as in his dealings with humanity in general1 he is the most ,christlike man ,i ever knew4 ,he comes nearer fulfilling in his own life and person the divine injunction1 8,love your enemies2 do good to them that despitefully use you10 than any man of my extended acquaintance4 ,perhaps the following admonition and advice sent to me by him in a letter at a time of great trial in my own life1 will better show his character on this point than anything ,i could say4 ,here is what he said3 8,you must expect that some will misrepresent both your conduct and your motives4 ,you must expect that your best efforts will be thwarted by the folly or wickedness of those whom you propose to serve4 ,be it so4 ,spend no time or strength in unavailing regrets4 ,spend no time or strength in repelling the attempted injury4 ,go forward in the way of duty4 ,let your uniform good conduct be your defence4 ,time is the great corrector4 ,your conduct will one day be seen in its true light4 ,if not1 ,god always sees it in its true light1 and will reward every man according to his works40 ,these were noble words from a noble soul4 ,god does not call his ministers to seats of ease1 nor yet to the enjoyment of undisturbed comforts4 ,their duties are of such a nature and their environment is so peculiar that such a call in this life is impossible4 ,indeed1 it often happens that the more faithful a minister is to his divine vocation1 the more bitter will be the cup he is called upon to drain4 ,had it been otherwise1 the name of many a noble man of ,god1 enshrined in the hearts of millions of the race1 would never have been heard beyond his parish boundaries4 ,in every church1 even those conducted on sound principles1 there are a few polyphagous members whom no gospel preacher can supply4 ,they are ever restive1 ever seeking after novelties1 ever grumbling1 ever finding fault4 ,dr4 ,walker has met people of this class in his pastoral work1 and he has won them by love and kindness4 ,he has proved in this way that the word of the ,master is true1 8,love your enemies1 bless them that curse you1 do good to them that hate you1 and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you2 that ye may be the children of your ,father which is in heaven40 ,humility is also a distinguishing trait in the character of ,dr4 ,walker4 ,the beauty of humility is delightfully displayed in him1 and its influence is extensively felt and acknowledged4 ,hence1 arise the love and respect so generally entertained for him4 ,it has been remarked that scarcely any person could be in his presence for an hour without loving him4 ,there has always been about him a beautiful unmindfulness of himself while engaged in his life-work4 ,in this respect he is different from many1 for self-consciousness and solicitous guardianship over their own rights and honors characterize mankind in general4 ,at the recent meeting in ,mt4 ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 held to protest against his returning to labor with his old church at ,augusta1 one of the most prominent young men of the church spoke in substance as follows3 8,i want to confess something here that ,i have never before told anybody1 not even ,dr4 ,walker4 ,dr4 ,walker has done more to take false pride out of me than any man living4 ,the other day ,i was going down ,broadway1 and ,i passed ,dr4 ,walker4 ,i stopped and shook his hand1 and being somewhat in a hurry1 kept on down the street4 ,shortly after ,i had passed him ,i met a young man whom ,i knew well1 but he wasn't well dressed--in fact1 he was dressed very shabbily--and ,i didn't want to speak to him4 ,i turned my head away from him1 so as to keep from speaking4 ,i looked back to see if ,dr4 ,walker would speak to him4 ,dr4 ,walker stopped and shook that young man's hand and stood up in ,broadway1 with all the people going by1 to talk with him1 and ,dr4 ,walker seemed just as glad to see him as he had been to see me4 ,i learned a lesson from that scene that ,i will never forget40 ,dr4 ,walker1 also1 has a responsive feeling of gratitude for mercies and favors received4 ,this spirit is always associated with true humility2 for in proportion to the ,christian's sense of his own unworthiness1 is his thankfulness for those supplies which he forfeited by his rebellion4 ,dr4 ,walker views every blessing1 both temporal and spiritual1 as coming to him immediately from the hand of ,god through the mediation of ,jesus ,christ4 ,christian charity pre-eminently adorns the character of ,dr4 ,walker4 ,the love which glows in ,dr4 ,walker's heart was evidently enkindled by the ,holy ,ghost and has produced a cordial feeling of good-will toward all men1 of whatever grade or country1 of whatever party or sect4 ,while he is an ardent and uncompromising ,baptist1 his treatment of other ,christian denominations is fraternal and appreciative2 his spirit is broad and catholic2 there is nothing ultra-sectarian in his make-up4 ,those who love him because of this are found in the ,methodist church1 the ,congregational church1 the ,presbyterian church1 the ,episcopalian church1 the ,baptist church1 and in all churches and in no churches4 ,he has a tender fellow-feeling for the poor and afflicted1 and has many times denied himself lawful gratifications for their sake4 ,he has cheerfully submitted to any service1 and thought nothing too low or too mean1 in which to engage1 if thereby he could benefit either the souls or bodies of men4 ,there are other features which ought to be mentioned4 ,clearness of vision1 capacity for hard work and quick decisions1 executive force1 the ability to guide the thoughts and energies of other men into the same channel as his own1 and thus unite their force with his1 and his mastery of details1 are conspicuous elements in his character4 ,charles ,t4 ,walker has his faults1 like other men4 ,these are not to be overlooked1 and ,i mention this fact1 in closing this chapter1 in order to say that ,charles ,t4 ,walker is not a perfect man4 ,a perfect man has not trod this planet since ,christ left it4 ,it is said of ,charles ,lamb1 that he liked his friends1 not in spite of their faults1 but faults and all4 ,and ,charles ,lamb was no less right than kind4 ,the errors of a true man are not discreditable to him1 for his errors spring from the same source as his excellencies4 ,moreover1 it is very difficult to judge character4 ,generally speaking1 those who are familiar with a man are blind to his faults1 and those who are not intimate are blind to his virtues4 ,still1 in summing up the traits and characteristics of ,dr4 ,walker1 it may be truthfully said that he is no ordinary man1 and that one would be compelled to search among sinful mortals many and many a day before he would find one man who1 in all respects1 possesses more of the traits of genuine honor1 manhood and sterling worth than does the present pastor of the ,mount ,olivet ,baptist ,church1 ,new ,york ,city4 ,,chapter ,,xxii4 ,,conclusion4 ,of the countless gifts which ,god bestows upon man1 the rarest1 the most divine1 is an ability to take supreme interest in human welfare4 ,if any pious soul will accurately ascertain what it is in the character of the ,man ,christ ,jesus1 the contemplation of which fills his heart with rapture and his eyes with tears1 that pious soul will know what is here meant by the expression 8supreme interest in human welfare40 ,most of us1 alarmed at the dangers which beset our lives1 distracted with cares1 blinded with desires to secure our own safety1 are absorbed in schemes of personal advantage4 ,only a few men go apart1 ascend the heights1 survey the scene with serene1 unselfish eye1 and make discoveries which those engaged in their own selfish pursuits could never arrive at4 ,but for such1 the race of mankind would long ago have extirpated itself in its mad1 blind strife4 ,but for such1 it never would have been discovered that no individual can be safe in welfare while any other individual is not4 ,in summing up the life story of ,dr4 ,walker1 ,i ask myself what it is that has given this man of ,god such a place in the affection1 regard and sincere esteem of those who know and love and honor him4 ,is it mere intellectual ability8 ,great as is his intellectual strength1 there are many men in his same calling of greater intellect but they are not known and loved as he is4 ,is it official station8 ,he holds no office except that of an humble minister of the gospel4 ,is it wealth8 ,dr4 ,walker is a poor man4 ,in his case1 ,i believe that the secret lies in active ,christian charity1 or what might be called the magnetism of simple goodness4 ,i need not say that ,dr4 ,walker's heart is as large as his brain--that love for humanity is an inwrought element of his nature4 ,it is manifested in a kindness and regard that keep a silent record in many hearts2 in a hand ever open and ready to help2 in one of the kindest faces ever worn by man1 the expression of which is 8,a meeting of gentle lights without a name40 ,how wide1 how manifold is the circle of interests which he has touched6 ,how many1 many minds has he instructed with practical wisdom6 ,how many lives has he stimulated to wholesome energy6 ,how many young men gratefully acknowledge him as their teacher and guide6 ,how many aged people1 how many orphans have looked up to him for succor6 ,how many precious souls have been saved for truth1 for righteousness1 for ,god6 ,his pen never idle1 his lips never still1 his feet never weary1 what a blessing he has been to his day and generation6 ,in his eyes1 the noblest career is that which is given up to others' wants4 ,the successful life is that which is worn out in conflict with wrong and woe4 ,the only ambition worth following is the ambition to alleviate human misery and leave the world better--a little better for one's having lived in it4 ,and this1 verily1 is the greatness which the world at last acknowledges1 confesses1 honors--the greatness of goodness4 ,those who read this story of ,dr4 ,walker's life ought1 therefore1 to be encouraged1 not discouraged1 because the greatness of goodness is a communicable power for the goodness of mankind and1 unlike intellectual power1 unlike official station1 unlike wealth1 may be attained by all4 ,let the reader1 then1 drink from this story inspiration for his best endeavors1 while he thanks ,god that the achievement in ,dr4 ,walker's case has been so large and so effective4 ,the real forces of the world are not those which science chiefly delights to celebrate1 but those other inward spiritual forces1 such as righteousness1 justice and truth1 which lie behind the more visible energies1 giving them all the real power that they possess1 and guiding them1 not blindly1 but intelligently1 to rational and beneficent ends4 ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,archaic spellings have been retained4 ,mismatched ending quotes for nested quotes have not been changed4 ,a number of typographical errors have been corrected silently4 ,la ,grange and ,la,grange were normalized to ,la,grange4 ,normalize old fashioned to old-fashioned4 ,a notable change involving two characters was made3 ,before3 8the judicial4 ,the executive04 ,after3 8the judicial1 the executive04