ony and good will among all the people. "They
shall" then "neither hurt nor destroy in all" His "holy mountain;"
"for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the
waters cover the sea." God hasten that better day! Amen.

TOPIC IV.

SHOULD THE NEGRO BE GIVEN AN EDUCATION DIFFERENT FROM THAT GIVEN TO
THE WHITES?

BY JAMES W. JOHNSON.

[Illustration: Prof. J. W. Johnson]

J. W. JOHNSON, A. B.

J. W. Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Fla., and after
finishing the public schools of his native city he went to
Atlanta University, from which institution he graduated with
the degree of A. B. in 1894. The same year he was appointed
principal of the Central Colored Grammar School, which
position he now holds. In 1895 he edited and published the
"Daily American," an afternoon paper. The publishing of this
paper was one of the greatest and most creditable efforts in
journalism ever made by any member of the race. In 1898 he
was admitted to the bar, and in 1899 to the Supreme Court of
Florida. In 1901 he was elected President of the Florida
State Teachers' Association.

Mr. Johnson is a man of varied talents. He has a reputation
as a pleasing speaker and fluent writer. He has devoted much
of his time to literature, and is a contributor to the
leading magazines. Mr. Johnson is a poet of more than
ordinary talent and ability, and is widely known as the
writer of the words of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a
national hymn for the Colored people of America. He is also
the author of many songs and ballads, and also of the lyrics
of two comic operas.

In answering the question involved in the above subject it becomes
necessary to define the word "education"; for the term, "education
given to the whites," is too loose and broad to be easily or logically
handled. If the word is used in its ordinary sense, then it embraces
every known form of education, from instruction in the elementary
English branches on up through to instruction in the most abstruse
sciences; and I can see no reason why the blacks should not receive
the same instruction as the corresponding class among the whites. Mark
you, I say, as the corresponding class among the whites.

If by the term, "education given to the whites," is meant higher
education as opposed to industrial training, the question can not be
answe