The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-08
DISCUSSIONS IN NEGRO YOUNG
PEOPLES CHRISTIAN AND ed
UCATIoNAL CONGRESS
GREETINGS RECEIVED FROM
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
"The Religious Life of the Race"
Theme for Dehate-one Speaker
Says Most of the Negroes Troubles
Grow Out of "EmotionaIism, Which
Is Not Spiritual Power"

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 7.-Strong adj
dresses delivered by prominent leaders
OF the race. made interesting today's
session of the Negro Young Peoples
christian and Educational congress
Fhe Following letter Of regret from
President Roosevelt was read:
I very much regret that it will not
De possible for me to attend, but I
take pleasure in sending to the con-
gress, through you. greetings and best
wishes for it's success in intoxicating in
the young people of your principles Of
right thinking, of answering integ-
rity and of thoroughness in whatever
part they may take in the worlds
work"
In addition to the morning and even
ing exercises, prayer meetings were
held in the morning at the various
theological seminaries, and during the
afternoon many delegates gathered at
the different churches to discuss the
future of the negro race
The morning session was attended by
5000 delegates. An interesting feature
of today's session was the farewell
talk of the delegates of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Bishops John M.
Walden, of Cincinnati, and I. w. Joyce,
of Minneapolis.
The Negroes Religion.
The general subject for discussion in
the morning was 1.-The Religious Life
OF the Race The first paper was on
'The Present Religious Status of Ne
groes in the United States by Rev.
Ernest Lyon, of Baltimore, who indig-
nantly refuted the statement that the
negro had no religious status. Being
man, he said, he is a religious being.
DR.. Lyon claimed for the negro what
he termed the six elements of religion:
Humility, patience, endurance, forgive
ness, charity and brotherly love. Meas
ured by these standards the negro was
religious. Speaking of Iynching, he
said:
The negro has been lynehed and
his body used as fagots for bonfires,
put there IS no record in the courts of
the law charging the negro with lead
ing mob against his prosecutors, or
with putting a torch even to the homes
OF his enemies. The negro is a friend
OF law and order. He is neither a strik-
er, a Socialist nor an anarchist"
lie referred to the work Of the negro
troops in Cuba during the Spanish
American war, and spoke of his posi-
ton IN the various churches.
Rev. George e. Morris, of Morris
town, N. j., the next speaker, talked
on the "Ante-bellum Religi f1s Life Of
the Race
In an original poem Rev. D. Web
ster Davis, of Richmond, Va, declared
that the negro must fight his own ig-
norance and sin more than the hate
and prejudice without
Too Much EnotionaIisn.
In a paper on 1.-THE True and False
in the Revival of the Methods of the
Race Rev. A. G. Gardner, of Wash
ington. D. c., stated that Anost of the
Negroes troubles grew out of emotion
alism, which was not spiritual power.
The subject of revivals was further
discussed in the speech of A. L..
Gaines, of Norfolk, Va.
The need of a properly trained min
istry' was explained by President D.
j. Sanders, of Biddle university, Char
lotte, N. c., and Prof A. w. Pegues,
OF Shaw university, Raleigh, N. C.
The evening session was devoted en-
tfely te- music and elocution Prof
Charles G. Harris, of Tuskegee, led
the chorus of 500 voices The attend
ance rs expected to reach 10000 by to-
morrow night.