And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and _they brought_ of the pomegranates, and of the figs. And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. _Num. 13:23, 26._
I come to you to-night my friends, to deliver the last of my series of lecture sermons, under the general topic, "The Disadvantages and Opportunities of the Colored Youth." Three of these talks many of you have already heard. During the delivery of these lectures I have said a great many things that have displeased some people, for which I am very thankful, and I have said some things that have pleased others, for which I am more thankful. I have said some things that some of my friends have thought ought to have been left unsaid. That's a difference of judgment. But I have endeavored to speak the truth, which I hope to continue to do. I expect to displease a great many people as my ministry is prolonged. Certainly I shall do so if I speak the truth.