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#001 The Worlds Congress Auxiliary Scrapbook, p. 0539
NOT THINGS, BUT MEN.
PRESIDENT, CHARLES C. BONNEY. Treasurer, LYMAN J. GAGE.
VICE-PRESIDENT, THOS. B. BRYAN. SECRETARY, BENJAMIN BUTTERWORTH.
The World's Congress Auxiliary
OF THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY.
GENERAL DIVISION OF AFRICAN ETHNOLOGY.
Report in Behalf of the General Committee, by its Chairman,
Joseph E. Roy, D. D.
Hon. Charles C. Bonney, President of the World's Congress Auxiliary--
Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of progress in
preparation for the Congress on Africa. This report falls naturally into five divis-
ions. They comprise the origin of the Congress, preparations and progress, views
and utterances of African specialists, speakers and subjects, and conclusion.
I.
GENESIS OF THE CONGRESS ON AFRICA.
In 1849 Thomas Carlyle wrote : "In intellect, faculty, docility, energy and
available value our black population equals, perhaps, one of the streets of
Seven Dials." Do I, then, hate the Negro? No! Except when the soul is killed
out of him I decidedly like poor Quashee. To save men's bodies and fill them
with pumpkins and rum is a poor task for human benevolence, if you have to kill
their soul. How to abolish the abuses of slavery--alas! I do not pretend that
1
| Title | World's Congress Auxiliary Scrapbook |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Subject IDA | Religion |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Identifier | WCAS |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
| Title | 0539 |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Identifier | WCAS |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
| Transcript | #001 The Worlds Congress Auxiliary Scrapbook, p. 0539 NOT THINGS, BUT MEN. PRESIDENT, CHARLES C. BONNEY. Treasurer, LYMAN J. GAGE. VICE-PRESIDENT, THOS. B. BRYAN. SECRETARY, BENJAMIN BUTTERWORTH. The World's Congress Auxiliary OF THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY. GENERAL DIVISION OF AFRICAN ETHNOLOGY. Report in Behalf of the General Committee, by its Chairman, Joseph E. Roy, D. D. Hon. Charles C. Bonney, President of the World's Congress Auxiliary-- Dear Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of progress in preparation for the Congress on Africa. This report falls naturally into five divis- ions. They comprise the origin of the Congress, preparations and progress, views and utterances of African specialists, speakers and subjects, and conclusion. I. GENESIS OF THE CONGRESS ON AFRICA. In 1849 Thomas Carlyle wrote : "In intellect, faculty, docility, energy and available value our black population equals, perhaps, one of the streets of Seven Dials." Do I, then, hate the Negro? No! Except when the soul is killed out of him I decidedly like poor Quashee. To save men's bodies and fill them with pumpkins and rum is a poor task for human benevolence, if you have to kill their soul. How to abolish the abuses of slavery--alas! I do not pretend that 1 |
