The sun., 1890-06-07
TIE NEGRO CONVENTION
Plans to Educate, Elevate. and ChrIstIanIze
CItIzens OF ALrlcnn Descent.

LAKE MoHoNK, n. Y, June Cat the opening
OF the morning session OF the Lake Mohonk
Negro Conference. President Gates, Chairman
of the Executive Committee, presented series
OF resolutions emhodylng the results reached
after the various discussions OF the Conference
The resolutions urge education as the keynote
OF the situation education normal and indus
trial. uplifting the home and family and de-
VeIoping true manhood and womanhood.
judge Tourgee made the opening speech Of
the session on The NeEro's View of the Raco
Question" taking occasion to present n series
OF resolutions much more radical than those of
the committee; He was followed by the Hon.
reacefml solution of the race prohism, and Incl. i
dentally regretted the defeat OF the Blair bill
Mr. John Glenn of Baltimore said the SOS:
sions OF this Conference convinced him that IL
Northern an southern men would Gonier to-
gether, as they had here. there would be little
difficulty in reaching peaceable anu wise So
luton Of the threatening troubles.
Gen. BrinkerhofT OF Ohio spoke on the 1ues-
tion from the standpoint OF the white men OF
.Bish9p Andrews Of New York closed c g, the ses;
sion with an encouraging re report p 81 the work Of
At the closing session OF the Convention to-
night the resolutions reported by the EHecu-
tive Committee this morning were acted upon
separately. AS adopted they are in substance
as follows:
essy; that the will S for ,hs
heioys that The wetare Of opr coy country REQUIRES
dence with white Rhbors and fellow citizens and
only principles OF Justice can such relations be
tanned. To this end we recommend:
Frst-tncreased facilities FOR in luetral training. not
ony in the trades but especially In improved agrcu
turs and for the Hr.S in household duties that will ut
them for homo making and Housekeeping.
second 70 fanny is Gods unit of society The
homes of the cOl0red neope the problem OF the colored
will lie settled, The girls and the women OF tho
race must determine the character of the
hune All the Influences which tend to tile purity, tho
easnce, and the beauty OF the homo and to the
nu"linS OF tho women Of the negro should lie
cabin social of the negro race is the reser
NaoT teree tnRt of the lndlan and the ovetorowded
tenement room that OF our city sums.
Third-In the name OF $50 of unrequi ed labor
from which all sections OF our land made proit tho
people Of the United States should hold sacred duty
educated must he OF the RreateHt danger to the
whole nation In thorouKhly Christian education is
our hope for this race as for all other races.
Fourtb-We especially urge II upon all VINO deal with
the that they de as to promote seltrCian
morality. The credit system with store pay aud
lien the crop has uniformly shown itself harm
fui that urge its avoidance whenever possible.
fitth-1o promote those habits of thrift and pro-
ducve economy which must underlie the acquisition
Of property and the ownership of land as well as all ad
vance in civilization We urge tile establishment by tho
United states Government of postal savings system
We believe that such banks would greatly increase tho
general SAVINGS bank business OF the country, and
After the platform was disposed Of the prin-
cipal speech of the evening was made by the
Rev. Dir. Hall of brooklyn. Mr.. Smiley an
nounced that another Conference would be
held next year.