| Show THE BATTLE OP OF LIFE tim THE battle of life or the philo ophy ot of race development was the subject of an am address delivered at 1 pa last month by hat eloquent and professional gen leman hon C H J ta taylor y lor reorder of deeds for the district of lumbia we NV q regret that our limited cited golumbia Eo space forbids the insertion f the entire address as it is replete with lessons of value and encouragement to the colored race and tends to bijak the venomous s prejudice from many of f the northern white people we will only iiii briefly i efly review a few ot of the excellent points madi made e by this cul aured speaker life is a battle and the world the battleground battle ground from the moment of coming into being the struggle for or existence begins our training train ifie education eau tation and early experiences perien ces are but bat the drill and discipline requisite to carry on the warfare in in after life why is life so hard hara why must men strive aud aad strucy struggle gle from one conflict to another the answer is it makes us stronger and better men and women what poor puny powerless worthless and vicious creatures we should be were it not for this warfare which brings our energies ill and manhood into active operation out of this struggle comes ae he axiom necessity is ia the mother of invention 2 A much uch of our bp best st literature our songs and our discoveries in art and science were wrung from the human heart in the he agony and excitement of the battle of life work is the common destiny of the human race from the time that adam was put in the garden of eden down to the present it h has as been decreed chatman th atman shall subdue the earth in ill all parts parta of the world the abe rale rogeis the came where the win wintry try blasts 1 says to ao him worker work or vr bvm Aill thee to the bone whee t be rug earth sive to him wark ortha vy en no 70 bread k athe e of nature z with k barohn mal w I 1 ahe ia work or dai e r e u man gr ma ight Z ec 77 in the hla P ay iy a Ms 4 in i S t s sa live and a enjoy i i v r w gravor gr eVor A rv wn f ya i L weapons needa bap av 0 Z e cowic sense 2 s affy i y you yon W 0 poor poo r lebn u r heay m 4 y adrhine W Q d donars 1 li olee e e coln 1 is i W 1 41 Z 4 P pany in your pocket but still you are not poor you have A splendid capital to start with do not say bay you have no friends to patronize you none but a simpleton stands in need of patronage be your own patron Tri friendless endless as you may seem yuu you yet have three powerful friends your health your intelli gence and your character and as long 0 as yow you keep on good terms with these you are all right 0 you are invincible you may you must ini you will 11 succeed a do 0 not be dis discouraged coura ged by what you call unfavorable circumstances M men en that are great are masters of circumstances yea they are creat ors of circumstances such men can dash through unfavorable circumstances cum stances knock them right and left trample upon them and form new conditions that are more favorable do not talk about the times being bad the men who succeeded fifty years ago would succeed now if they had to begin life over one thing we should make up our minds to do that is to tolerate an honest difference of opinion men are arc as different as their faces are unlike think none the less of a man because he does not agree with you yon in all things zo so man is perfect and history fails to record a man who is absolutely without fault all the best man can hope for is to be a little higher than the one next below him great factors in our civilization are mathematical science embracing all the arts aits of mechanics and physics ethical ene enc embr embracing acin t all the arts of civility and drefin refinement eme na legal science science teaching all the arts of justice and ud political theological science science which covers all the arts of religious conduct condu and duty the egyptians the greeks the romans Auman sand and the israelites are typical representatives of these great sciences es och each surpassed in their respective ve application m in these i lines nes these four great ram races I 1 laid a id the four corner stones of our civi libation liza tion Theeo The colored lored race of the present doy day haye have inherited awon derfel place m our civilization I 1 I 1 if r x r we wd ducq succeed produce men of 0 our ur ai own aind kindred rd arac and i race e va sa fw arlve perplexities the pl 0 tr i y t sst s of life tenter the he 1 arena i an er r 1 v ir 41 bifid e reu th i bugl I 1 ifrey t differ abts SS cr stray p i cewe V a sp it t he the heave ave 1 aws ram more for than J v 7 emr fw s A 5 SA 1 I aisan vi v i else of one blood god has bas made all men to dwell on the face of the earth the negroes q are not a distinct race but merely a variety it is my firm opinion that if two boys one white theather th the other edther black blacky in every way blessed with equal health sense and character start out in the batt battle leof of life with the e same opportunities and surroundings i in in 8 the report at the end 0 of f lifes journey w will ill be alike creditable in this country we must equal on all lines the anerk average 15 e men of bf every race variety brains rule the corid world for brains own the world we must therefore have a liberal and many sided education the most inferior training Is is better than none at all nothing is more dan dangerous e rous than universal i ignorance OM orance hence each should strive to obtain as broad an education as is possible the rigid discipline through which our minds will have to pass in getting knowledge will 0 gradually remove our our superstition our pre prejudice jadice and our bigotry it will make us cool coo circumspect and manly without being intrusive or overbearing 4 it will also initiate us into the art of finesse or tact and enable us to deal with our surroundings 0 s we should not push ourselves into circles where at present our company is not agreeable ca do not urge social equal equality it v jhc thc there is as except as relates to ones private concerns his home or his bis family the idea of any discriminations is absurd and outrages the very philosophy of law do not clamor and seek for an opportunity to express your distaste over an imaginary rebuff bg manly and broad we should make our fi resides happy modest and prudent we need nedd a raise our ourn finger nger to protest against race prejudice let ler it alone and ana it will go away silently so that no one will know the day or hour heurit it left let us advocate the right maintain pure and just laws foster morality help to build cities and kome homes and teach our people aua and our children to love their country and we shall be safe and iree free from raped race dice and time will wilk atlant aCU fiad ae two race varieties growing up V gre geaber ther aua and enjoying wealth 11 aad laud happiness a qt CaWa by aai any 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