---
title: 'Colored Labor in Relation to the Prosperity of the Southern Farmer'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'David Clay Lilly'
date: 1902-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Election of Infants'
- 'Creeds and Confessions'
- 'Economics, Employment, and Work'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 19'
- 'Romans 9'
- 'Colossians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/lilly-1902-colored-labor-in-relation-to-the-prosperity-of-the-southern-farmer
---

# Colored Labor in Relation to the Prosperity of the Southern Farmer

Argues against adding “all infants dying in infancy are elect” to the creed, saying common belief alone is insufficient. Recommends agricultural training for colored labor to boost Southern farm productivity.

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