The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-09
NEGROES DISCUSS
 VARIOUS REFORMS Want Changes in Social and
 Moral Standing TALK ON TEMPERANCE Symposium Is Held on Negro's Con trIbutlon to His Own Develop
 ment-Booker Washington
 VIII Speak Today.
TALK ON TEMPERANCE

Atlanta. August S.-The general theme for today's sessions of the Negro Young Peoples Christian and Educational Con- gross were moral and social reform. mis- sionary questions. and the general sub ject of temperance, and many interesting addresses were delivered by clergymen and educators from all sections of the United States. The attendance upon all the sessions and the interest and enthus-. iasm manifested were very gratifying to the promoters of the conference.
 The activities of the day began with sunrise prayer meetings held at the va rious colored universities and seminaries of the city. ''The Conversion of the World" was the general subject consid- cred at the early morning meetings.
 The Rev. Dr. E. Watts of Petersburg, Va, acted as chairman of the first reg ular session of the congress. held at Pied mont park. Dr. c. ". Hayes, president of Virginia seminary, Lynchburg, Va, delivered 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.; the Rev. G. L. Blackwell, Philadelphia the Rev. J. w. Kirby, Raleigh,N C.; the Rev. A D. Albert, New Orleans; the Rev. J. A. Bray, Athens, Ga; the Rev. R. D. Jones, New Orleans, and the Rev. Rerdy c. Ransom, Chicago.
 What Negro Has Done.
 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. Healing, of Philadelphia; the Rev. N. c. Cleaves, Washington, D. c.; the Rev. s. D. Griggs, Nashville, Tenn; the Rev. w. J. Howard. Washington, D. C., and R. L. Smith. Oak land, Tex.
 In the afternoon the delegates gath cred at the various evangelical churches of the city for the discussion of mis- sfonary questions and other subjects con- nected with the social and moral advance ment of the race. At all of these meetings considerable attention was given to the question, ''To What Extent is the Race Addicted to Drink; Its Evil and Cure"
 R. E. Jones of 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. eff the white man won't help us we will make him. It is no longer for the white man to say, and say we will. If the white man does not extend to us the helping hand we will force him to it.'
 He also declared in bitter terms that the negro in the south was not given a fair chance and that he must make for himself his position among the peo- pie.
 White Man Must Help.
 The Rev. J. A. Bray of Athens, Ga, in his spepech on the good of secret societies among the negro race, said that if the white man would cooperate with the negro in lawfully executing criminals and hunting them down. the negro would go to the very mouth of hell to protect the women of this coun- try. The civic and material status of the race was the subject touched upon at the night session of the conference. One of the principal addresses on this subject was delivered by the Rev. Jo- seph Booker of Little Rock. Ark.
 The Rev. c. H. Morgan of Rochester, Mich, and the Rev. W. D. Hampton of Washington. D. C., also spoke at the evening session.
 The feature of tomorrow's session will be the address of Booker T. Washing ton.