is what the poet says. And that is true of races as well as individuals. It is important that we realize this, and that every latent energy within us, as a race, be aroused and enlisted in the great work of sowing such seeds as will insure a glorious harvest. If we sow frivolity, idleness, improvidence, intemperance; if we are lax in morals, if we put material things above spiritual things, if we are indifferent to our rights, as citizens, if we are content to be like dumb driven cattle, we will reap accordingly. And vice versa, if we discourage frivolity, idleness, improvidence, intemperance, if we insist upon enforcing a high standard of morals, if we put spiritual things above material things, if we stand up for our rights as men, and cultivate a divine unrest, keeping the eyes of the soul ever turned towards the heights, we will also reap accordingly. Every thing depends upon the sowing, and therefore let every member of this race, in the consciousness of his or her responsibility, say, as one of old, “God do so to me and more also,” if, in my personal character and life, in what I may do or say, I sow anything that will jeopardize the moral, economic, or political future of this race. If we, in this generation, will sow in the hearts of our people the right kind of seeds--seeds of morality, and religion, of civil and political equality, the next generation will catch our spirit and go on sowing the same kind of seeds, and when the harvest time comes we know what the reaping will be. Up then every member of this race! Let us do our level best to ensure a good harvest--a harvest of good men and women and children, of God-fearing men and women and children, of men, women, and children who know what their rights are and how to maintain them. To this end let every one of us here this morning pledge ourselves, and go forth with the solemn purpose and determination to inoculate every man, woman, and child of the race, with the same spirit, with the same purpose, with the same determination. Transcriber’s Note: Changes to the original publication have been made as follows: Page 4 enemies that harrassed them _changed to_ enemies that harassed them an delivered us into _changed to_ and delivered us into Page 8 three companies blew the trumpets _changed to_ three companies blew the trumpets” Page 9 land a Ozama and _changed to_ land an Ozama and tendencies that lead inevitablly _changed to_ tendencies that lead inevitably Page 12 cause of right _changed to_ the cause of right Page 14 upon our civil and poltical _changed to_ upon our civil and political Page 15 under laws which are are made _changed to_ under laws which are made reason except except _changed to_ reason except Page 16 to our race along all line _changed to_ to our race along all lines