The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-22
THE PRESBYTERIANS
Discuss tne Work Done A.nong
the Negroes
And Declare That the Solution Of
the Race Problem Lies
In Education.

The ssu.hern General Assembly EAvors
. Plan Of Co-Opsrstion Between the
Northern and Southern Asscpabliss. 81.
NEW YoRK, Msy2L-The third days ses-
sion Of the Presbyterian General Assembly
Wss opened yesterday morning with prayer
by moderator Roberts, DR.. Smith, chair
man Of the committee on the church united,
nade verbal report from that committee
and asked for continuance Of the conmit-
tee. which was granted. 49,,
Dr. McGfl, Of Iowa, chairman Of the board
Of freedmen, presented the report Of that
body. The report showed that coed work
during tho psss yesr had been done among
% freedmen snd tho results wsre highly
srsifying. Tho eolsrsd people during the
year had raised mora than si,oo0 for The
mission work among their own class.
AT the conclusion Of the reading Of the 70:
port Dr. Allen, secretary Of the board, said
the. solution Of the negro question was
simply this: ssEdacato the negro.r He
spoke Of the immense power now placed IN
The hands Of the colored race, q rsoe unedu-
Gated and illiterate The ballot he called
the "thunderboltof Of power, 4" and this power,
he reminded the assembly, was In tho hands
OF the negro. He said the increase Of ths
negro population was 900 day, a number 90
great that we could not build ships fast
enough TO take them TO Africa, as some sug-
gested.
Continuing, he said: "Some may come
and some may 20, but the negro goes on for.
evern In conclusion he made a ringing ap-
peal for the negroes In the South that needed
help. Much interest was added to DR..
Aliens address when 1t was known that his
grandfather, his father and he himself were
slaveholders.
Joseph Williams, colored, a minister
eighty-four years of age, spoke Of the edu'
catisn Of the negroes and made the point
that II they were TO be Presbyterians they
must be educated in the doctrine Of Pres.
byterianism." The report Of the COMMITTEES
was adopted.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 2l.-The fourth
days work Of the General Assembly Of the
6outhern Presbyterians was q busy one
The committee reported favorably on the
plan Of cooperation between the Southern
and Northern assemblies, as previously re
ported by the Joint committee OF the two
,bodies This result was arrived at after .
session Of several hours. The majority In
favor Of this report was about two 70 one
and the feeling Of the assembly in It's favor
Is thought TO be In the same ratio The Co
operation plan viii be advocated without
any modification. This will be in the nature
Of o surprise, as 1t was expected that ad-
verse action would be taken. II this COM
mittee's report b edopted BY decisive vote
Il viii be q long stop towards organic union
Of two grand divlsions Of the churches
North and South. Cooperation 10 recon
mepded In domestic and foreign missions Of
educational and literary work and the evan
gelization OF the negroes w 10 al
The report Of the committee on Sabbath
Observance was submitted. Sunday news
papers and saloons were especially com
plained Of The assembly decided 70 repor!
At the next assembly the Z concentrsted
efforts tn evan Sclize the negro race, q