The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-07
GHE WHITES WILL AID US
Better Glass Want Us Wise, Intellig.
ent and Thrifty.
GOVERNOR GAMBLER MAKES AN ADDRESS
The Negro Young Peoples Christian and Educa-
tionaI Congress the Largest Convention
OF CoIored People Ever Held
in iho II,ion
in the U7ion.
(By the Associated Press.)


Atlanta, Ca, August Gully seven
thousand negroes gathered this afternoon
in the agricultural building at Piedmont
Park for the opening session of Negro
Young Peoples Christian and Educa-
tional Congress, which is the most exIen-
sive convention of colored people ever
held in the United States Bishop Wes-
ley J. Gaines. of the A. NJ e. church,
is the president OF the conference and
his address was the feature of the open
ing day Addresses of welcome were
made by Governor Gambler, of Georgia,
and Mayor Minis, OF Atlanta, and re-
sponded to by Prof. j. G.. Garland Penn,
of Atlanta; Rev. DR.. e. d. Isaac, of
Nashville; Rev. DR.. w. ]. Jones, of
Charlotte, N. c.; Rev. DR.. w. H.
Weaver, of Pittsburg, Pa, and Rev. w.
B. Arnett, Jr., of Springfield, Ohio.
The greetings of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church was extended by Bishop
John NJ. Walden, of Cincinnati
The address of Bishop Gaines was in
part as follows:
''The race question will adjust itself
naturally under such conditions. for
God has ordained that a good and wise
people will prosper anywhere and every
where Let respectability, intelligence
and Christian character clothe a man,
despite his race and despite his color.
No oppositions will prevent his progress,
happiness anr prosperity.
"I believe that the better class of
white people in this country are anxious
TO see the negro become a wise. intel
ligent and thrifty citizen Many of them
are helping forward his education by
their money and influence. We would be
lacking in gratitude to the white man,
both of the North and the South did
we rot gratefully acknowledge their
philanthropic gifts to the cause of ne
gro education. The white people are not
our enemies, and though often the werst
elements of our race bring shame upon
US, they are wise enough and generous
enough to discount those of us who are
honestly trying TO make good citizens.
In this movement we will have the
hearty Endorsement of the better class
of white people of this country and the
negro, who has intelligence and charac-
ter has nothing to fear from this class
who wish him to better his condition.
They furnish no barrier to his industrial
betterment, but will gladly open to him
avenues of employment and useful labor.
when the negro shall have justified
his position by thus fitting himself. both
in character and intelligence, for the
best citizenship, his rights before the
law will be more sacredly regarded and
all complaints of injustice, now some
times unfortunately too we'll founded,
will be at an end
Tonights session was devoted to Sun
day schools and young peoples societies.
Addresses were delivered by Rev ]. A.
Whitted, d. D., Raleigh. N. c.; Rev. ].
s. Caldwell, d. D., Philadelphia Rev.
e. D. Isaac, d. D., Nashville; Bishop
Isaac w. Joyce, Minneapolis; Rev. w.
b. Johnson, D. D.. Montgomery, Ala;
Rev. G. w. Duclxett, d. D., Hopkins
vile, KY, and Rev. w. D. Chappell, D.
D.. Nashville.