The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
ADVICE OF JONES
NEGRO TEACHER SPEAKS TO
 ATLANTA GATHERING.
Says If His Race is Not Allowed 6 Fair Chance by the Whites, the Negroes Must Use Vigor-
 ous Means.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. S.-The general themes for today's sessions of the Negro Young Peoples Christian and Educational Congress were, moral and so :ial reform. missionary questions, and the general SUD- ject of temperance. and many interesting addresses were delivered oy ciergymen and educators from all section of the United States. The attendance upon all the sessions and the interest and enthu- siasm manifested were very gratifying to the promoters of the conference.
 The activities of the day tegan with sunrise prayer meetings held at the vari- ous colored universities and semlnaries of the city. "The Conversion Of the World was the general subject considered at the early morning meetings.
 Rev, Dr. E. Watts of Petersburg. va, acted as chairman of the first regular session of the Congress, held at Piedmont. Park. Dr. G. w. Hayes. Lrssident or Virginia Seminary, Lynchbuig, Va, oe- livered an address on the social status and needs of the colored woman. Other addresses during the morning were given by Miss Mary A. Lynch. Salisbury, N C.: Rev. G. L. Blackwell, Philadelphla; Rev. J. w. Kirby. Raleigh. N. C.: Rev. A. E, Albert, New Orleans; Rev. J. A. Bray, Athens, Ga.; Rev. '2. E. Jones' New Orleans and Rev. Rerdy C. hansom' Chicago.
 A symposium on the "Negro's Contri- button to His Own Development" was next taken up, and upon this subject there were addresses by H. T. Kealing of Philadelphia, Rev. N. c. Cleaves, Washington, D. C.; Rev. s. E. Griggs' Nashville, Tenn; Rev. w. J. Howard Washington, D. C.; and R. l.. Smith, Oakland, Tex.
 In the afternoon the delegates gathered at the various evangelical churches Of the city for the discussion of missionary questions and other subjects connected with the social and moral advancement of the race. At all of these meetings considerable attention was given to the question, ITO What Extent Is the Race Addicted to Drink; Its Evil and Cure
 R, F. Jones, New Orleans. declared that the time had come when 1t was not for the white man to decide the policy of this country, but for the negro. If the white man won't help us. we will make him. It is no longer for the white man to say. and say he will. If the white man does not extend. to us the helping hand. we will force him to It.
 MT. Jones also declared in bitter terms that the negro in the South was not gtV- en a fair chance and that he must make for himself his position among the peo- pie.
 Rev. J. A. Bray of Athens. Ga, in his speech on the good of secret societies among the negro race, said that, if the white man would cooperate with the ne- gro in lawfully executing criminals and hunting them down, the negro would SC to the mouth of hell to protect the wo- men of this country The negro status in wealth was the subject touched upon at the night session of the conference One of the principal addresses on this subject was delivered by Rev. Joseph Booker of Little Rock. Ark.
 Rev. c HI. Morgan of Rochester. Mich and Rev. w. F. E. Hampton of Washing ton, D. C., also spoke at the evening ses- sion. The feature of tomorrows session will be the address of Booker T. Wash ington.